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Walk-in clinic to open soon

Staff Prairie North Health Region is purchasing the Twin City Medical building, located at 1102 - 103rd St. in North Battleford, with a plan to set up a walk-in clinic.

Analysis of data and interviews with individuals using the emergency room at Battlefords Union Hospital made the need for a walk-in clinic

clear, according to health region officials.

The clinic is expected to open within the next several months.

Hours of operation have not yet been nailed down, but the focus of the clinic will be on giving patients with non-emergent situations, who can’t get to their family physician, an alternative to the emergency room.

For more turn to Page 3.

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Walk-in clinic should be open within months

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

The Prairie North Health Region is purchasing the Twin City Medical Building in North Battleford in order set up an extended-hours walk-in clinic to give patients an alternative to long waits in the emergency department when they can’t see their family doctor.

Vice-president of Primary Health Services Vikki Smart says it should be open within the next several months.

“It’s been long overdue and we’ve had difficulty having that set up on a continuing basis,” said Smart Tuesday.

Using a facility already set up as a physician’s clinic made a lot of sense in getting it open as soon as possible, she said.

An analysis of data along with interviews with people using the ER, said Smart, has made the need for a walk-in clinic clear. Many people interviewed said they were using the ER because they needed to get some help but their family was away, or they were told to come to the ER because they couldn’t get in to their doctor’s office right away, or it was after of-

fice hours and they need someplace to go.

“Without a doubt everyone felt, really, the most appropriate place was a walk-in clinic because our ER is set up to do what it does best, emergencies,” said Smart.

“When people come with other issues, they need to wait while the people who have the emergent issues are dealt with, so it means long waits for people to get care.”

While one part of the solution is the walk-in clinic, another is to make people aware of other resources, she added. One of them is the province’s HealthLine, accessible by telephone by dialing 811 or online.

“Sometimes people come [to the ER] because they are a bit concerned about something and sometimes talking to somebody on the HealthLine or going to HealthLine online is helpful for them,” said Smart. “That is something we are encouraging people to do.”

In addition, she said, some people can get help by going to their pharmacist.

For example, she said, there are people coming into ER because they’ve had a reaction to the smoky atmosphere caused by forest fires who could get help from their pharmacist.

She also noted, if their prescription has lapsed, pharmacists can extend their prescription until they are able to get into their doctor.

“We are really trying to help people make good decisions around when to use the ER.” Still, the biggest difference will be having an alternate walk-in clinic for those things patients can go to their family doctor for, said Smart.

It’s likely there will be up to four physicians.

“There are currently physicians in what’s called the SIPPA program, so they have come and started to practice and we will be helping them, once we have the space, to get set up.”

The Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to practice family medicine in Saskatchewan.

“Part of what we’re looking for in collaboration with them is to have extended hours in a walk-in clinic seven days a week,” said Smart.

While she couldn’t confirm what those

hours might be, she said “We’re looking for a longer time into the evening.”

Smart said generally there are just over 30,000 visits to the ER every year and the data shows more than 15,000, that’s 51 per cent, are patients that can actually go to the family doctor to get their needs met.

“But in the Battlefords we don’t have another option for them.”

Offering the service of a walk-in clinic will be budget friendly for the health region.

“We are actually going to be reducing the strain on one service which will then save dollars that way by introducing another.”

She added, “These are fee for service physicians. They will be paying their way so it doesn’t affect our budget. In the end it will mean better care for our patients.”

Twin City Medical Building, located at 1102 – 103rd St., is where the practice of Dr. William Lipsett is located.

“He’s the only one there now but there’s room for other physicians,” said Smart.

“Even though we might have a walk-in clinic he can continue doing as he is doing.”

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No bail for kidnapping accused Staff

Judge Dan O’Hanlon has determined that Stephanie Sample, charged with kidnapping, will continue to be held in custody, with her next court appearance by CCTV to be July 13 for election.

Judge O’Hanlon delivered his decision Tuesday after hearing from the prosecution and defence Monday.

Sample has been charged with a single count, kidnapping, while four others have been charged with kidnapping, pointing a firearm, uttering threats, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault.

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Secret to Whitecap Dakota First Nation’s success

By Ravina Bains

A small First Nation community called Whitecap Dakota, located just outside of Saskatoon, had a lot to celebrate last National Aboriginal Day. Whitecap Dakota describes itself as a modern and progressive First Nation with a proud culture and a strong sense of community. It has 630 members — 47 per cent live on reserve — and it is governed by one chief and only two councillors.

For the past 21 years the community has been led by Chief Darcy Bear, who was first elected as chief at the age of 26. When he took office the unemployment rate on reserve was 70 per cent, the on-reserve education system was broken and the small community was running a deficit of $350,000. With the support of his council and community, Chief Bear has brought the unemployment rate down to five per cent and has created business opportunities that have generated over $6.7 million annually in own-source revenue. The community now has an education system on reserve that is so successful non-First Nation parents in

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neighbouring Saskatoon want to send their children to his reserve school.

So what is the secret to Whitecap Dakota’s success?

Partnerships, openness to business and getting out from under the Indian Act. In regards to education, a recent Fraser Institute study demonstrated that the lack of education standards has left some First Nation schools with no core curriculum to meet provincial standards and no requirement that educators on-reserve have provincial certification. To address these issues, Chief Bear developed a partnership with the local Saskatoon Public School Division. “We created a joint governance committee, joint operations committee, all second level services are provided by the local school division and all teachers in our school are members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation,” he said. These standards have increased graduation rates and created an exceptional education system at Whitecap Dakota.

To stimulate economic growth, Chief Bear knew he had to get his community out from under the archaic Indian Act land provisions. “The Indian Act was not created to enable First Nation communities to be a part of the economy. It was created to segregate us from society and keep us out of sight and out of mind,” he said. In fact, our research has shown archaic land provisions and lack of property rights on reserve has made First Nations members wards of the state and unable to enjoy the same economic opportunities as all other Canadians. In 2013, Whitecap Dakota joined the First Nations Land Management regime, which eliminated land provisions under the Indian Act and allowed the community to create their own land laws and move at the speed of business without intervention from the federal government.

Chief Bear also attracted private investment to his community by opening up the band’s financial books, making Whitecap Dakota’s audited financial statements public long before the First Nations Transparency Act required the public disclosure of a band’s audited financial statements.

Furthermore, the council’s salary and expenses are funded through the community’s own-source revenue. No taxpayer dollars go towards paying the chief’s or councillors’ salaries.

And it’s all paid dividends for the community. Today, Whitecap Dakota has approximately $100 million of capital investment in their community from the private sector and a five per cent unemployment rate. “All these revenues enable us to move forward and build a sustainable community,” he said. This prosperity has also benefited the city of Saskatoon. Whitecap Dakota now employs more than 500 people from Saskatoon and recently contributed $2.7 million towards the construction of a new Saskatoon school where only 10 per cent of the student body will be from Whitecap Dakota.

There are many other communities like Whitecap Dakota which have silently achieved tremendous success across Canada, such as the Haisla Nation in British Columbia and Fort McKay in Alberta.

So while it is important to highlight communities who are struggling with high unemployment rates and substandard living conditions, let’s not forget to celebrate successful communities like Whitecap Dakota, and inspirational leaders like Chief Darcy Bear. As Chief Bear said “when First Nations are successful the region is successful.”

— Ravina Bains is the associate director for the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at the Fraser Institute. www.troymedia.com

By Becky Doig Editor

The accomanying cartoon seemed appropriate earlier in the week, especially Sunday when my digital thermometer was recording a blistering 35.5 C in my back yard. Not so much today, Canada Day. After days of stifling heat, a poor excuse for a thunderstorm Saturday afternoon and the arrival of smoke, we now are gifted with a drizzly day.

Hopefully the drizzle will amount to significant moisture for parched crops and yards, and perhaps it will bond with the smoke and clear it from the air as well.

The smoke is a nuisance to us, but much more than that to thousands of people who have had to leave their homes because of the wildfires in the northern part of the province. About 200 of those displaced people are spending time in the Battlefords. Let’s do our best to make them welcome and to make their time away from home as free of anxiety as possible.

Also in the news this week is Prairie North Health Region’s move to establish a walk-in clinic in North Battleford. The need for that has been on the newsroom whiteboard under the heading “editorial topics” for months. It was a difficult one to write because at that time the region’s stance was it was up to doctors to establish such a service, not the region.

It’s encouraging to see the health region is addressing that need. Let’s hope, when it is up and running, people will use it as it is intended and take the pressure off the emergency room at Battlefords Union Hospital.

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Alberta’s government doesn’t get it on CO2 Shortly after coming to power, the new NDP government in Alberta has started moving on its climate change and associated greenhouse gas policies.

The early indications are not promising.

Alberta governments seem to have developed an uncanny ability to kick the province’s primary industries while they are down.

This happened during the last royalty review under the Ed Stelmach regime, and now it’s happening again under the new premier, Rachel Notley.

While this most recent royalty review gets underway, they have begun ratcheting up carbon pricing. It’s set to double in two years.

What most people don’t know is Alberta is actually a leader on this front, having had a price on carbon dioxide produced by large-scale emitters for some years now. The money collected is supposed to

go into a technology fund.

Saskatchewan has looked to this concept to model its policies on.

The technology fund is not supposed to be a tax. Rather, it’s meant to be something companies can draw upon to pay for new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

With a doubling of the carbon fees, one would expect a lot more money to be going into that fund.

What it looks like right now is the Alberta government is trying to take a page from the playbook of the Ontario Liberals. There, former premier Dalton McGuinty decreed Ontario was getting out of coal-fired power.

Alberta is very much dependent on coal to produce about 40 per cent of its power, a number pretty close to Saskatchewan. But Alberta’s new government doesn’t seem to be too interested in following Saskatch-

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Association 2012 Columnist of the Year ewan’s lead on coal power.

In the past year Saskatchewan has put together the final pieces of the carbon capture and storage concept in a commercial concept. With the Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Project in operation since last fall, we now have a commercialscale power plant generating coal-fired power. We have an associated capture plant capturing nearly all the carbon dioxide (and sulphur dioxide, to boot, good in dealing with that whole acid-rain issue). We have

If things are going well, don’t mention it Another week of sunbathing weather. Good for young people wanting a tan, but not so good for the crops. The crops are late. They need to hurry up. Winter is coming. This heat will get things moving ahead, but it would be really nice to have some rain. Wheat is heading out at eight inches high. This is not a good prospect for a large crop. The situation is similar to the weather we have had in the past.

The crop struggles to make grain without any rain.

Then it will turn and when it starts to rain we will get swamped. The grain that is there will have the grade ruined and the second growth that will come will ruin harvest. For the grain farmers, this is not going to be a nice year.

With this drought, the hay crops are going to be very short. A smart cowboy plans ahead for years like this and will be two or three years feed ahead. Then you don’t get caught trying to buy feed at expensive prices and big trucking bills. I cleaned out my bale yard back in 1981 with the thoughts of fresh feed that fall. There wasn’t any. Winter came early. I was buying feed. I swear the old cows ate twice as much of that expensive feed. That was the last time I got caught. We had a good supply of feed for 2002 and no problems for us that year. The same thing could happen this year, shortage of feed, early winter and the cowboys are in trouble.

On the home front, the crew has all the windows in and now they are working on replacing the insulation and gyprock in the basement. I was able to buy

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an injection well research project called Aquistore meant to store captured CO2 into the deepest accessible geologic formation in the province, where it should stay forever. But most of that carbon dioxide is pipelined 70 kilometres down the road to the Cenovus-operated Weyburn unit, a depleted oilfield that has been producing since the 1960s.

It was thought this oilfield would run dry decades ago, but the use of new technologies, including the CO2 miscible flood 15 years ago with North Dakota-source carbon dioxide, have kept it pumping for generations, and will continue to do so, likely for generations to come. That oilfield, 60 years old, is so valuable it figured largely in a royalty lands deal just today between Cenovus and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

A few weeks ago I attended the grand opening of the Carbon Capture Test

Facility at the Shand Power Station. Its purpose is to prove out the next generation of carbon capture technologies, specifically the chemicals known as amine used to collect the carbon dioxide from the exhaust of a power plant.

Alberta’s NDP does not seem convinced CCS can work. We, in Saskatchewan are proving that indeed it does work. Alberta could retrofit much of its coal fleet in coming years with capture units – the costs of which are expected to come down as the technology matures. SaskPower already thinks it could save a good chunk of money on its next generation capture facility over the first.

This would allow Alberta to continue to take advantage of its wonderful bounty of coal, in a manner that negates the climate change issue. It also would provide the oil industry with

Regular contributor to newsoptimist.ca some smaller. I think that there should be a lot of the chicken dances. I think this band can play anything.

This dance will be open to anyone. I hope everyone comes. We are all going to have a good time. No presents please.

Belated birthday wishes to Bev Stewart of Maidstone who tells me she is now double sevens.

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The mold resistant insulation costs $10 a bag more and the mold resistant gyprock cost more than double the ordinary stuff.

All these products were not available when we built this house 35 years ago.

This morning, when it is cool in the shop, the crew is installing the throw out bearing and the used transmission. Last week when I mentioned how things were falling in place on the truck project, did I ever hex myself. The throw out bearing was rough, so we decided to replace it. A mechanic went to knock the old bearing off and the housing fell on the floor and broke the guide off that the clutch forks go in. That caused a delay as parts had to come from Edmonton. Now there is a problem with the shifting forks. The truck is still not operating. The lesson here is, if things are going well, don’t mention it.

On a personal note, the planning for my 70th birthday party on July 25 in the Waseca Hall is going along. Yesterday I filled out the permit and made an order for the liquor we need.

The hall has been booked for two months already.

The band has agreed to come and play. I have 15 grandchildren, some bigger,

carbon dioxide that would refresh production from long-depleted oil fields throughout the province.

(But doesn’t that produce more CO2 in the end? The argument is oil is going to be produced anyway, might as well do it in a manner that reduces the CO2 versus baseline oil production).

Any money from increased carbon taxes should go towards CCS projects.

Alberta is at a crossroads. The changes made by this new government could squander its natural advantage, or allow it to surpass Saskatchewan and become a world leader in clean coal development.

Clean coal is a reality. I can see it from my house.

They just have to be willing to pursue it, as Saskatchewan already has.

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

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The Battlefords, Thursday, July 2, 2015 - Page 6

Evacuees hosted as smoke envelops B’fords

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The rapidly escalating wildfire situation was evident for almost everyone in the Battlefords Monday.

The entire community was covered in a haze of smoke from the wildfires all day, with the region among many in Saskatchewan that was under an air quality advisory.

In fact, communities around the province includ-

ing Saskatoon were experiencing similar conditions Monday, a result of the wildfires still burning in the north.

Officials with the province held a media briefing Monday morning. Steve Roberts, executive director wildfire management from the ministry of environment, said the smoke in the Battlefords area was coming in from northern Alberta.

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porters on the evacuation efforts of those from the northern communities impacted by the smoke.

Emergency social services co-ordinator Deanna Wysoskey confirmed 120 evacuees were being accommodated at a hotel in North Battleford as of Monday.

“We do have Red Cross and ministry staff on site to support the people,” Wysos-

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the smoke is coming from very large fires in northern Alberta, and it is being added to our local smoke in the areas like La Loche and bringing it down as far south as Saskatoon.”

He told reporters there was a low chance of precipitation and high temperature and low humidity were expected to continue.

Officials also briefed re-

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Media were provided with a further briefing on the wildfire situation Tuesday morning, with the province continuing to suffer from smoky conditions.

Provincial fire centre manager Scott Wasylenchuk said to date 522 wildfires were reported in Saskatchewan; 68 were over 100 hectares.

As of Tuesday morning there were 108 active fires.

Nineteen were out as of that morning, but 11 new fires were reported.

There was news of some additional evacuees staying in North Battleford. Karri Kempf manager of information and emergency services for Social Services, reported 192 individuals were staying at a hotel in North Battleford, up by 72 from the previous day.

Kempf indicated another group was due to arrive that day at a second hotel in North Battleford.

Those staying in North Battleford were individuals from La Loche and also the Turner Lake areas.

A growing number of evacuees were being housed elsewhere in the province as well. In total, the number of evacuees across the province stood at 3,023 as of Tuesday morning and Kempf said the number will grow. In addition to shelters in Saskatoon and Prince Albert a new congregate facility has opened up in Regina.

key said.

Right now, they have used only one hotel. They were hoping that will be enough but they did have other hotels available if they need to use them, Wysoskey said.

“They don’t have a huge amount of hotel space but they do have a bit more than what we’re using now,” said Wysoskey.

In total more than 1,000 people had been evacuated and were under the jurisdiction of Social Services. Most were staying at hotels and facilities in Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

Wysoskey said there would likely be more people in the next few days and additional facilities would be available.

Also, recreational activities had started at the facilities and hotels to give people something to do.

Right now there are two major fire situations in the province. One involves the area around La Loche, Turner Lake, Clearwater First Nation and Buffalo Narrows on the western side of the province, while the other area is in the vicinity of La Ronge and Lac La Ronge.

Duane McKay, commissioner of emergency management with the ministry of government relations, noted the hot and dry weather continues to “create a very volatile fire situation in the north and we are seeing reports of heavy smoke conditions in all northern communities and even today, we’ll see some of that drift into the southern part of the

province as well.”

All communities in the north suffer from severe smoke conditions. Montreal Lake, Wadin Bay and Sucker River were under a direct fire threat, but no buildings had been lost, due to “strong value protection” efforts as well as efforts of local and provincial fire suppression teams assigned to those areas. There were no direct threats reported in the La Loche area, McKay said.

Communities around the La Ronge area and also the La Loche area have had people moved out due to the heavy smoke conditions.

In all, there were 116 active fires, with more than 47 in excess of 100 hectares as of Monday. That brought the total fires this year to 510.

A buildup of resources from the province and neighbouring provinces have been put together to deal with the situation. The provincial operations centre in Regina is currently operating under a level 3, said McKay, which means they are pulling together significant management resources to deal with the issue and co-ordinate efforts across the province.

The City of North Battleford issued an advisory Monday, stating residents with respiratory issues should reduce or reschedule outdoor activities until the Air Quality improves.

The city also says people should reduce or reschedule outdoor activities especially those who suffer symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath.

The soldier walked the length of the train again with no luck, so he went back to the same seat next to the same woman and said, “Please, madam, I have been fighting at the front for months, my feet hurt and I’m very tired.

May I please sit here?”

The woman told him, “I cannot believe how rude you are! I have already told you that my darling little Miss Fluffy is sitting here.”

At that, the American lost his temper, picked up the poodle and threw it out the window.

An elderly man who was sitting across the compartment looked at the American soldier and said, “You Americans do everything wrong. You drive on the wrong side of the road, you eat with the wrong hand and now you’ve thrown the wrong bitch out of the window!”

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The Battlefords, Thursday, July 2, 2015 - Page 8

Land-based learning brings native and non-native cultures together

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

It’s a camp, but it’s not “just a camping trip.”

For the second year, Living Sky School Division’s land-based learning camp has brought 54 First Nation and non-First Nation students together to share a common history, despite their cultural background differences.

Hunter-gatherer skills, such as making fire and finding food on the land, are common ancestral legacies to all people, not just First Nation people, notes experiential archeologist Kim Pasche, one of the instructors of the camp.

“In these classes we have kids that come from both cultures,” says Swiss-born Pasche. “It is important for kids of native culture to realize the importance of keeping their own culture, but it’s just as important for western people to understand that it is a blessing to have First Nation culture alive.”

It’s been gone for a long time in Europe, he points out.

Mike Mercredi, community co-ordinator with the Experiential Learning Initiative, adds the camp is an opportunity for kids, native and non-native, to learn to walk in two worlds.

Students are taught by elders and land-users and by their schoolteachers in a way that aligns learning traditional skills with accomplishing provincial curriculum goals, earning class credits in what has proved to be a life-changing experience for most students.

Mercredi says, “With the teachers, we co-teach so that the curriculum matches the present western education way of things.”

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This year’s program featured two four-day camps near Chitek Lake in May and June, one for the Grade 10 students who attended last year’s Grade 9 camp, and one for a new round of

Grade 9 students. The participating schools are Cando Community School and Leoville Central School.

Tammy Riel, the Cando School principal, who has been described as “relent-

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less” in spearheading the land-based learning project, says it’s a learning experience for everyone – elders, instructors and students.

The program also included a weekend camp for teachers between the two student camps.

“It’s a community of learning and it’s really a unique opportunity,” says Riel.

The program was inspired by a 2012 Cando School project that took Grade 9 students to a similar camp at Old Crow in the Yukon. The division recognized it as a life-changing experience for many of the students, and a catalyst behind Cando producing more three-year graduates than ever before, tying into the provincial education sector

plan calling for increased graduation rates, especially amongst aboriginal students.

At the camp, students learned from Mercredi and Pasche traditional skills such as making fire, canoeing, finding shelter and foraging for food. Each camp was attended by four elders who passed on traditional and spiritual aspects as well.

It’s a complement to what they learn from their teachers, says Mercredi.

Learning to harvest and process animals and fish for food helps students lean biology in a hands-on way. Elders’ teachings about medicinal plants and what plants can be consumed is botany in scientific terms, he adds.

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students are out on the water learning the different ways to travel on a lake, on a river and on creeks and tributaries, that’s hydrology.

“It’s just turning all the traditional lifestyles so it applies to basic schooling.”

That’s the basic concept behind the work of the Experiential Learning Initiative, says Mercredi, who established the ELI in his home area of Fort Chipewyan, Alta.

“Elders have stated to me that the traditional way of life is disappearing along with the land use practice of the First Nations, so it was my job to figure out a way to do that so that the traditional lifestyle does not disappear, but it had to coincide with education.”

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Cando Community School principal Tammy Riel (left) has been spearheading the drive to include land-based learning in Living Sky School Division. Kim Pasche (centre) is an experiential archeologist who teaches ancestral skills such as making fire and tools. Mike Mercredi (right) is part of an initiative to bring traditional learning and mainstream education together. Photo by Jayne Foster

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Swiss archaeologist finds in Canada what is lost in Europe One of the facilitators at this and last year’s Living Sky School Division’s landbased learning camps is a Swiss-born experiential archeologist who brings a European perspective to Canada’s cultural differences. He says Canada should cherish the fact that its First Nation culture is still alive.

“We lost that in Europe a long time ago,” says Kim Pasche, who holds a trapping concession in the Yukon and spends more than half of his year in the bush.

He says, “The European perspective here might be that we, as European white western culture, used to be hunter-gatherers, too, a long time ago. But that’s still where we all come from. That’s what I can bring here as a European living in Canada.”

As an experiential archeologist, Pasche says that instead of digging and trying to Land-based learning brings cultures together

Continued from Page 8 Mercredi explains, “The classroom is out in the bush, the elders and the land users are the teachers and the teachers come along to check off to say, ‘Yes, that could be applied [to curriculum].’”

The students are heavily engaged, he says, “because it’s not an 8 to 3 lesson, it’s from when we wake up and when we go to bed because we’re out on the land and everything is there.”

A week long camp can change a student more than

interpret things from artifacts, his work is a hands-on relationship with artifacts.

“Trying to rebuild the artifacts, trying to use them and see if the theories that go along are right or wrong, that is one aspect of my job.”

He’s been teaching workshops on ancestral skills for 10 years.

“That’s my passion in life, I love to go back to nature, trying to learn where we come from,” says Pasche. “I would say that by knowing where we come from we might know where we go.”

Pasche says, growing up, “I had no clue and no one could give me a clue how to really have a deeper understanding of nature, and when I say nature I’m really talking about the wild nature, untouched, the bush the forest, not to do with human activity.”

four months in the classroom, he says, and even the kids who, in the beginning, say they don’t want to be there end up not wanting to leave at the end.

“Everybody engages everyone else,” said Mercredi, “The cool thing is even the teachers had said this is a side of the students they’ve never seen. They see the students in the classroom from 8 to 3, but after hours it’s almost like a different person.

They see the person as a whole because they wake up with them, they learn with them, eat with them and all go to bed together at the

same time in the same area and are waking up and doing it all over again.”

It’s also gratifying for Mercredi to see how the students from two different cultures and two different schools come together.

“It was just like they were all the same people by the end, all hugging, ‘I’m going to miss you guys,’ the bond they created from that, now they are not going to be strangers anymore, they are friends for life.”

Mercredi says respect was the growing theme from the last night when each student was asked what they

In Europe, he says, what he called the dialogue with nature was gone.

“Here in Canada it is still alive and maybe people don’t realize this, so maybe that’s the aspect I can bring,” says the man who goes mainly barefoot and teaches others to make fire from nothing. “I am maybe more conscious of this as a white person coming from Europe.”

The First Nation point of view that there is no “pass” or “don’t pass” in their way of teaching – “we teach you until you get it” – is different from mainstream education and it applies to learning opportunities such as Living Sky’s land-based learning camp.

“No one is left behind,” says Pasche.

“It’s not about getting to a specific point and some people have credit and some people don’t.” learned.

“Respect elders, respect the land, respect each other, respect what we’re doing, respect themselves. They have that change and you can see that.”

They all had something to say, even the ones who were out of their comfort zone speaking to groups, he said.

“It put a smile on my face to see that.”

Living Sky School Division Director of Education Randy Fox says having facilitators like Mercredi and Pasche and the participation of elders makes the program

He agrees with Mercredi that at camp there is no separation between school and everyday life.

“I feel like life is this school and maybe they get a better idea of that in the bush with us.”

Pasche says with today’s technology, life tends to be more complicated in the sense that our needs are still the same, but the way to get things has changed.

“All of a sudden, by being in the bush, we are going back to basic … Going to those ancestral or traditional skills brings us closer to our needs and fulfilling them ...

All of a sudden everything makes sense because it’s directly related to our needs, and I think this is important for the mind somehow,” says Pasche. “It settles something.”

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what it is.

“If we don’t have people like [them] to help, it just becomes a camping trip, and we don’t want it to be just a camping trip,” he says.

He hopes the program can continue, even though it is not recognized by any extra provincial funding.

“We’ll budget … certain funds, but there’s always some fundraising that goes with it, too, and that will probably be part of it again,” says Fox. “We’ll sit down and do reflection on the two weeks and start building our plans out of that.”

They will work to find a

way to make it happen, he says.

“There’s no additional dollars, but the board believes in it and believes it’s important to put board dollars towards it,” says Fox. “We’ve seen how important and how meaningful the experience is to the students.”

Other schools are interested, he adds, but it would have to be carefully planned so any additional camps could live up to those that have happened so far.

“To go and not have those same opportunities, I don’t know if it would be worth it.”

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Archaeological event to be hosted

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society’s travelling caravan will be visiting the Fred Light Museum in Battleford July 9.

Children and adults are welcome to attend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The purpose of the ArchaeoCaravan program is primarily to assist community museums with the identification and interpretation of their archaeological collections.

Time will be set aside for the collection at the Fred Light Museum. Manager Bernadette Leslie says she is looking forward to having the archeologists inspect the arrowheads, obsidian tools and leather items in the museum’s aboriginal artifacts collection. She expects they will be able to provide more information on when they were made and by which native groups.

The second component of the ArchaeoCaravan is public education. Executive director of the Saskatchewan Archeological Society, Tomasin Playford, says there will be several hands-on activities offered so people today can better understand how people in the past lived. They may include

hide or rock art painting, pottery making (with plasticene), ceramic reconstruction and bison hunting with the atlatl, a spear thrower.

There will be also be a display on Saskatchewan archaeology and master’s archaeology students Tasha Hodgson and Kayleigh Spiers will be on hand to answer questions.

The public is invited to bring any artifacts they want identified.

The ArchaeoCaravan program started in 2012 and is a five-year program. It targets different geographical areas of the province every summer and works with the Museum Association of Saskatchewan network museums. So far it has visited museums in central, southeastern and southwestern Saskatchewan.

This year the ArchaeoCaravan is travelling throughout the Northwest and next year it will be travelling in northeastern Saskatchewan.

The program is organized by SAS staff but is completely funded through external grants. The SAS hires two archaeology master’s students to deliver the programming and since its inception it has reached almost 8,000 people.

Fred Light Museum Manager Bernadette Leslie says she hopes to glean additional information on some of the museum’s collection of aboriginal artifacts when the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society’s ArchaeoCaravan visits July 9.

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Five-year sentence for attempted BMO robbery Staff A Red Pheasant First Nation man has received a fiveyear penitentiary sentence in connection to a March bank robbery in North Battleford.

Kevin Peyachew was given that sentence in provincial court in North Battleford Wednesday. He was sentenced for robbery and unlawful confinement in the March 16 incident that took place at the Bank of Montreal on 101st Street.

Peyachew, who has been in custody, is credited 151 days as time served. He also was ordered to give a DNA sample and a lifetime firearms prohibition has been imposed.

According to the facts outlined in court, the incident took place shortly after 4 p.m., closing time at the

bank. Peyachew had been inside the bank for about 30 minutes but was asked to leave at that time.

As he made his way to the exit, Peyachew grabbed a female employee by the neck.

Peyachew then confined nine employees to a location inside and proceeded to hold up the bank. He made various demands for cash from the bank teller before finally receiving an amount of just over $1,000.

In the meantime the burglar alarm had been pulled and that prompted a response from the RCMP to the scene within a few minutes.

Peyachew tried to exit by the front entrance, but made his way back inside when he saw the police arriving.

He then grabbed the bank manager in a chokehold and

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Police ultimately entered the bank and chased Peyachew, who was eventually taken into custody.

In outlining the facts to Judge Kim Young in provincial court Wednesday, lawyers noted the incident was not a textbook bank robbery situation.

Prosecutor Alexandra Findlay noted Peyachew did not have a weapon and also did not seem to know what he wanted, first asking for $10,000 and then $5,000 and $2,000.

Defence lawyer Cameron Schmunk pointed out this incident was not planned out for months in advance.

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The profound impact of the incident on staff was acknowledged, with the two women suffering injuries.

There were some mitigating factors in sentencing, with mental health issues of the accused as factors. The

early guilty plea was also considered in sentencing.

Peyachew’s family was present in court and there were letters of support for Peyachew from Red Pheasant First Nation.

Marijuana use was a factor, and the Crown suggested it was an aggravating factor in this instance.

Judge Young ultimately went with a five-year sentence, which was within the range that the Crown suggested.

The judge noted the “profound impact” on the victims as well as the fact that there was “actual injury.” He also noted it was not a “spur of the moment” robbery.

Manslaughter case back in court Staff The Moosomin manslaughter case against Jeremy Gamble returned to North Battleford provincial court Monday morning.

Gamble was present in court. The main news from his latest appearance before Judge Dan O’Hanlon was that the accused has retained private counsel.

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Quad theft thwarted in the Wilkie area Staff

described the suspect attempting to load his quad WILKIE — An alert as being a First Nation male resident of the RM of Buf- approximately 12 to 16 years falo in the Wilkie district of age with medium length successfully halted the theft black hair dressed in a grey of his quad June 12 at about hoodie with jeans.

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The truck was driven According to police, the away when the home owner man heard a vehicle in his approached and the quad, yard and heard his quad start along with a pressure washand drive out of the yard. er stolen from another resiThe resident jumped into his dence that morning, fell out truck and followed his quad of the back of the truck when that he discovered was be- it took off towards Highway ing loaded into the back of a No. 29, police report. Also white truck. recovered were jerry cans, The owner of the quad a lawn-mower and the spare

wheel from the suspect vehicle, the make and model of which is unknown, according to RCMP. Ownership of the pressure washer was established and pictures of several suspects involved in a break and enter from that same morning were caught on camera.

Unity RCMP are looking for any information on the identity of the suspects involved in these break-ins and thefts.

Unity RCMP is also looking for information on ownership of the fuel cans and the wheel.

Caboose Preservation Supervisor Patricia Malo and Army cadets Nicole Frenchman; Zachauriah Houges, Riley Heyden and Devlin Alm together with CN veteran fireman Zenko Baziuk help apply the final coats of paint on former CN caboose 78338 recently. The North Saskatchewan Regiment Army Cadet Corps No. 2537, through Captain Marnell Weikle, engage in public service as part of the cadet training and hard work in hot sun was the order of the day. Battlefords and District Co-op made a donation of brushes and paint rollers to apply the additional coats of paint that are so necessary to protect the outdoor artifacts from our wonderful Saskatchewan weather.

Thieves hit a hole in one Staff

UNITY — If a bargain on high-end golf clubs is offered, call the Unity RCMP. Police say two large storage sheds at the Unity and District Golf Course were broken into between 10:30 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m.

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being resolved just prior to 7 a.m.

Sutherland later told the Regional Optimist the end result was a positive one thanks to the responding agencies pitching in and working together, including the North Battleford Fire Department, which launched a boat on the river.

stole only newer, namebrand clubs.

Several complete sets of Taylor Made clubs were stolen. Other brand names targeted were Callaway, Ping and Nike.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in reporting any suspicious advertising of high-end golf clubs for sale at lower than fair-market prices as it is expected that with the quantity of golf clubs stolen, they are being sold by the thieves, rather than being kept for their personal use.

Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects involved in these offenses is urged to contact the Unity RCMP at 306228-6300 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477, or *8477 on the SaskTel Mobility Network or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers. com.

cause of a flat tire. When the owner returned to fix the tire, the vehicle had been burned.

• A motorist reported at 3:22 p.m. Monday that a man jumped out onto the road in front of his vehicle on Highway 40. He had to brake heavily to avoid hitting him.

Officers found the man, who was intoxicated and breach-

ing and undertaking. He also had outstanding warrants.

• Officers attended a residence on the 1400 block of 114th Street Tuesday, after someone called to say that they had found a man in their home who was unknown to them. The 22-year-old man was sitting at the table eating when officers arrived.

The storage units contained multiple golf carts and golfing equipment. Police say a large number of brand-name clubs were stolen, including several complete sets, with one valued at $4,000.

Police say some property owners reported the thieves went through their bags and

Man threatens to jump off bridge Staff

An incident involving a distraught man threatening to jump from one of the Battlefords Bridges Monday morning ended positively, says RCMP Insp. John Sutherland.

North Battleford-bound traffic was backed up for a short time, with the incident

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Concern For Youth celebrates 25 years

By Nicole Fidelak

Executive Director, Concern For Youth

There are many agencies and organizations in the Battlefords working with young people in the community.

Concern For Youth is one of those agencies, and 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of incorporation as a nonprofit organization. July 8, Concern For Youth will be hosting a barbecue for “lunch in the park” sponsored by SaskEnergy. The barbecue will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of Downtown North Battleford’s Live @ Lunch summer events.

Concern For Youth was officially incorporated June 22, 1990. Its early begin-

nings actually date back to the previous year when a group of volunteers used their own vehicles to begin driving around the city later at night to “check up” on the youth who were on the streets. Their concerns stemmed from a growing sense there were too many young people out at night, unsupervised, who seemingly had no direction, and no one looking out for them.

It quickly became apparent a consistent effort was needed to connect with these youth, build relationships with them and provide supports for their needs. The belief was that by providing for some of the basic needs of these youth and by developing relationships with them,

By Michael Brokop The Battlefords Art Club is planning a summer gallery field trip July 28 venturing to Kerrobert, Herschel and Biggar. The club looks forward to the ARC Creative Studio exhibition in July and August in North Battleford Everyone continues to work on their art work and preserver with the smoke in the air.

We are thankful for the studio space very Tuesday at the Don Ross Centre to assist in bringing local artists together.

The Chapel Gallery will be hosting its members’ exhibition Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 Puppet artists will be at the Chapel Gallery from July 8 to 12 to learn, share work and perform. More information can be obtained from the Gallery.

ever needs the youth present the outreach staff has supports available to connect the youth to. These partnerships have led to initiatives such as the Youth Mentorship Program – a focus on a target group of males aged 12-17 who are young offenders. This program provides youth a positive male role model to help them develop life skills and reintegrate into our community.

Our partnerships with community agencies also enable us to provide services to youth we wouldn’t otherwise be able to provide. The Food Bank has been a wonderful resource, providing bottles of water and nutritional snacks to hand out to youth our outreach staff connect with on the streets and the BATC Community Development Corporation has provided a grant for nutrition so that we are able to provide more substantial, healthier food choices such as fruit and sandwiches, as well as our weekly barbecues in the skate park that are free for youth. We also have a relationship with our community’s Sexual Health Clinic,

which provides us with an outreach worker Wednesday evenings to provide sexual health information and harm reduction products, such as condoms. We would not be able to provide services and assistance to youth without the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford, as they continue to be huge supporters of the organization.

Concern For Youth is proud of being a part of the Battlefords community, and we are grateful for the continued support we receive from our community and its members. We have grown a great deal from our early days. We now have a vehicle that is easily recognized by our community’s youth and dedicated staff and board members who are looking toward the future. It is our organization’s hope that we will continue to grow in the upcoming years, and that we can continue to provide much needed services and programming to our youth and their families.

We look forward to seeing the community out at our barbecue on July 8.

the eight rights is The Right To Be You. Prepared by the MemBattlefords and Area Early Childhood bers of the Community Planning Network BECCPN asked BatBattlefords Children’s Charter tlefords Do you dress the way children of you want to? Do you listen various ages what it means to the music you really like, to have the Right to be You. or what others think is popu- These are some of the things lar? Are you working the job they told us: of your dreams?

• “To be respected for It is harder than ever to who you are — the same, be yourself when others yet different from everyone want you to be different. else.”

But no lifetime, no matter • “To be proud of who how successful, will be truly you are - your values, faith, rewarding or happy if you sexuality and abilities.” cannot learn to love yourself • “To speak your lanand be yourself. guage and to practice your Dr Seuss says: “Today traditions and culture.” you are you, that is truer • “To feel good, proud, than true. There is no one not to be left out - one with alive who is youer than you.” family and friends.”

The Battlefords ChilHow many times each dren’s Charter (2013) sets day do you mean to say one out a vision for our children thing and say another inand is based on the United stead, because you’re worNations Convention on the ried about what others might Rights of the Child. One of think? How often do you

wake up in the morning with one idea in mind for what you want to accomplish, only to find yourself doing something else because of pressures or anxieties?

Rita Mae Brown says, “About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you.

Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.”

Our children want us to love them for who they are and not what we have dreamed they will be. Accept them, tell them often that you love them and appreciate what they do at school, at home and when they are with their friends.

You have been given the most important job as a parent and now it is up to you to ensure that your children know how much they mean to you. Spend time with them, play games, read stories, make supper together and watch a movie. You are sharing so many values and life lessons with your children every day, make those moments worthwhile. They are watching you and learning from you. Embrace who they are and love them unconditionally.

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City of North Battleford/Battlefords RCMP there was a better chance they would not cause problems.

From those humble beginnings, the program has grown and matured over the years. Under the leadership and guidance of the executive director, there are two full-time outreach workers, and five casual outreach staff who now connect with youth from Monday to Friday, 1to 9 p.m. As well, youth have 24-hour telephone access to outreach services. Presently, these outreach staff connect with more than 100 youth on any given night, providing them with a variety of services including food and referrals, as well as building relationships.

Concern For Youth is

governed by a board of directors. Kent Lindgren is chair and Amber Kotzer vice-chair. The board consists of representatives from various community agencies. These include: Child and Youth Services, City of North Battleford, Town of Battleford, RCMP, school divisions, BTC Justice, Boys and Girls Club and a member at large from the community. This board governs the organization, while the executive director manages the day-to-day operations.

Concern For Youth partners with various other agencies and organizations to provide more than just nutrition and relationship building. It is critical to build those partnerships, so what-

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Break-even year for Battlefords North Stars

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

No news is perhaps good news when it comes to the financial situation for the Battlefords North Stars this past year.

The club held its annual general meeting Monday at the Civic Centre where the club reported a near breakeven performance for the past year financially.

According to numbers presented from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. the club posted a small net loss of $7858.94.

Those numbers were through the end of May, but it was noted the numbers did not include some revenue

that came in later, so the loss is actually closer to $2,000.

The items that took the biggest hit on the balance sheet was their Growing With the Stars agricultural project, as well as revenues from the ice fishing derby.

The agricultural project brought in $58,719, short of their $85,000 budget. As well, the fish derby brought in only $7,904.59, well short of the budgeted $25,000.

Conditions for the fish derby this year at Jackfish Lake were particularly impacted by a winter storm that made travel treacherous through the area.

Still, the overall situation for the North Stars is better than what some other teams

recorded this past season, with both the Weyburn Red Wings and Kindersley Klippers undergoing well-publicized financial troubles this past year.

The indication at the meeting was that those teams have programs in place now to address their debt, and all 12 franchises will be back for the coming SJHL season.

Also at the meeting, general manager and head coach Kevin Hasselberg gave his report. He expressed optimism about next season.

“Our leadership is going to be phenomenal,” said Hasselberg. “We’ve got a group of leaders who are invested in our community.

They all grew up here, and that’s going to be led by Kendall Fransoo, who will be our captain this year, and we’re three months ahead of schedule in that selection process. From a team perspective we’re really ex-

cited.”

As well, Hasselberg said the team had secured 20 of its 28 home games on Fridays and Saturdays this coming season. The league is also going back to a showcase event that features ev-

ery player on every team in the league. And there will be the same division and playoff structure as before.

“We want to set our goals high and win a championship here and that’s our mission.”

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Beavers gnaw out big 14-6 win in Wilkie

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It’s been a tough season so far for the North Battleford Beavers, but they managed to get a big win on the road in Wilkie.

The Beavers crushed the Wilkie Brewers 14-6 in North Saskatchewan River league action Tuesday night.

The win moves the Beavers to a 4-8 record on the season heading to their final two home games of the season, against Mervin Monday, July 6 and Unity July 10.

For Wilkie the contest was part of a stretch of three games in four nights, in-

cluding a contest Monday night against the Meadow Lake Sox which they won 11-1. They were also scheduled to be home Thursday to the Macklin Lakers.

Other action from around the league this past week included games Sunday in Lloydminster, where the Meadow Lake Sox had an unusual road doubleheader against two different teams.

In their first game the Sox lost to league-leading Border City Blue Jays 2-0, but rebounded to beat Lloydminster Twins 6-5 in the second game.

Monday the Standard Hill Lakers beat the Midwest Expos 14-7 and the St. Walburg Reds beat Mervin Flyers 17-12.

27 duffers hit the links Twenty seven golfers participated in the New Horizon’s golf scramble Monday morning scramble. It was a very warm and very smokey day.

Taking first place, in a count back, was the foursome of Brian Erickson, Faye Erickson, Bruce Chadwick and Jim Fraser. Coming in second with an identical score was the team led

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Oilers, Flames win big on NHL draft day Before I start this column, I want to make it clear I don’t have a crystal ball and I don’t know how all these players will perform in the future. These are my initial reactions about players I’ve read about and watched play over the past season leading up to the draft.

The Boston Bruins are no longer the “big bad Bruins” after the moves they made. On the surface trading Dougie Hamilton looks like one of the dumbest moves an NHL franchise has made in recent memory.

When you delve deeper, it still looks dumb. The ninth overall pick in the 2011 NHL draft is essentially everything you look for in a defenceman. At 6’5’’ he has the reach, great skating, hard shot, knows when to jump into the play and puts up big points from the blue line. So why did they trade him? It’s obvious they moved him because they knew they couldn’t sign him.

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didn’t think they could afford to sign him. They allegedly gave him a six-year, $33-million offer which Hamilton refused. The Bruins were cutting it close with the salary cap so they moved him and also Milan Lucic to the LA Kings. The Calgary Flames took advantage of the Bruins moving Hamilton and gave up only three picks for him, 15th, 45th and 52nd overall in last weekend’s draft.

It was a small price to pay for a number one defenceman. The return for Lucic was better, 13th overall, goaltender Martin Jones and defenceman Colin Miller.

The Bruins ended up with three consecutive first round picks, LA’s 13th, their own 14th and Calgary’s 15th. And yet when they took to the stage to make their selections, two of the three players they took left people scratching their heads. Jakub Zboril was an

understandable pick at 13, but Jake Debrusk from the Swift Current Broncos may have been a little bit of a reach at 14. The worst was at 15, Zach Senyshyn, who would have been available in the second round. The Bruins passed on one of the most offensively dynamic players in the draft in Matt Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds to take those three players.

Right after the 15th pick, the New York Islanders jumped on the phone and sent 2012 fourth overall pick Griffin Reinhart to the Edmonton Oilers for the 16th and 33rd overall picks.

Surely enough, the Islanders took Barzal at 16th overall.

I have a feeling the Bruins will regret not taking him for years to come.

Acquiring Reinhart from the Islanders was an excellent move for the Oilers.

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After trading away their first three picks in the draft, you would think the Flames wouldn’t get a top prospect.

Luckily for them, a Swedish defenceman by the name of Oliver Kylington (pronounced Schillington) was

available at 60th overall.

This time last year, Kylington was seen as a potential top-five pick for this year’s draft. Consistency and attitude issues dropped him all the way to 60 for Calgary to scoop him up. If he lives up to his potential, that will be an absolute steal for the Flames.

Aside from getting Reinhart and Connor McDavid with the first overall pick, the Oilers also bolstered their goaltending by trading for Cam Talbot of the New York Rangers. It will be interesting to see how Talbot

performs now that he’s not playing behind one of the best defence groups in the NHL. Regardless, he’s better than what Ben Scrivens or Viktor Fasth offers in net for Edmonton.

It could be a sad few years for Canucks fans as the Oilers and Flames got exponentially better over the weekend. I think the Canucks will look to make some trades to acquire young players and draft picks to build for the future.

They’ve waited over 40 years to win a Stanley Cup, what’s another decade?

Marvin Cole — all-star catcher and outfielder Submitted Marvin Howard Cole of Sherwood Park, Alta. will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame individual category, as a player, Saturday, Aug, 15.

Cole was born in Semans, Sask., June 17, 1941. It became obvious at an early age that Marv possessed exceptional athletic ability.

He excelled in track and field, curling and hockey. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013, but baseball was the game he loved.

Cole played minor league baseball through juvenile as a catcher and was known as the best in the entire region.

At the age of 15, he began playing with the Semans Senior Baseball Club in the Last Mountain Baseball League. He was with them for the 1956, 1957 and 1958 seasons.

The first tournament Cole played in was Raymore where he played second base.

Semans defeated the always powerful Govan Angels 1-0 to make it to the finals against the Lestock Red Sox team. Cole laid down a suicide bunt in the eighth inning, scoring the winning run.

This same team, the Semans Baseball Club, won first money against tough clubs in many tournaments during the 1956, 1957 and 1958 seasons.

Among some of the tournaments won were Raymore,

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This team was a force to be reckoned with and a major part of that was the impact made by Cole’s steady and consistent play.

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Besides catching, Cole played third base, outfield and second base, for which he was an early pick for the all-star team. Cole ended his baseball playing days as catcher for Saskatoon Apex.

Cole played the game the way it is meant to be played, with honour, passion, sportsmanship and skill. Cole was a leader and he just did not have a bad game!

Marv Cole will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in August. Photo submitted

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Finishing on the podium at that event for their age groups was Michael Higgs who was first in the 40-44 Men’s Sprint Triathlon and 12th out of 127 overall; Greg Gubbe who was first in the Men’s 45-49 Sprint Triathlon and seventh out of 127 overall; and David Odishaw placed second in the Men’s 45-49 Sprint Triathlon and was 17th out of 127 overall.

Gubbe’s overall time in the Sprint was 1:59.03, Higgs finished with 2:03.31 and Odishaw 2:04.28.

This was Gubbe’s second time at this event and the first time for Higgs and Odishaw. Odishaw reports he and Greg have both trained together for about 10 years, but started participating and training in triathlons two years ago.

Both also competed in the Bike Doctor Moe’s triathlon June 13, a non-sanctioned and shorter event in Saskatoon. The long course featured a 500-metre swim in Riversdale pool, followed by a 15-kilometre bike along Spadina Crescent West then a five-kilometre run along River Landing. In that event Odishaw was 19th out of 90 and Gubbe 22nd out of 90.

From this past weekend several other athletes from the Battlefords competed in the sprint, standard or relay events including: Janine Hynd-Johnson (sprint) who was fourth in the women’s 40-44 category, Ryan Wandler (standard and

Michael Higgs, Greg Gubbe and David Odishaw finished on the podium in the Men’s Sprint Triathlon in Saskatoon. Photo submitted

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By Brendan Legario On the evening of June 10, Battleford Central School held its first ever sock hop and barbecue, the culmination of two prior BCS Idol sessions, a takeoff of the popular American Idol show.

In May, students from kindergarten to Grade 7 performed songs for celebrity judges, including Nick Fransoo from 98 FM local radio station and to a school assembly and then moved on to perform during the sock hop, accompanied by the BCS house band, The Red Alohas, specializing in Beatles songs.

The crowd was encouraged to come dressed in regalia of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s and to participate in the dancing and other contests.

The following talented students performed outdoors and on stage, much to the crowd’s accolades: Morgan Germshied, Draydin Stone, Leighton Fiddler, Gordon Stone, Ethan Starchief, Reece Sommerfeld, Hudsyn Oxebin, Hayley Scherman, Brooke Bannerman, Abbigail Williams, Jecamie and Tristan Amos, Meredith and Hallie Wood, Alexis Baptiste, Haidyn Moccasin, Sarah Iverson, Carmella Gattinger, Amy Liebaert, Maya Huber, Chin Ha Youn and three numbers by the younger BCS Rock and Roll Glee Club.

They were also joined on stage by one parent, Bobbi Kanz, and talented staff members on stage were Mr. Ellis, Miss Foreman, Mrs. QuijadaSawitsky and Mrs. Fransoo for a number or two.

To add to the evening’s festivities, a VIP tent for sock hop participants was present offering hula hoops, two bouncy houses, a healthy food and snacks table, a photo booth and, to add to the participatory nature of the evening and dance contests.

A memorabilia table featured LP record and eight-track tape contests.

Items from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s were encouraged

The Battleford Central School sock hop was a chance for students to show off (above) and have some fun (below) in a family atmosphere. Photos submitted

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for the memorabilia table.

— Brendan Legario is BCS sock hop chairperson and Rock and Roll Club director.

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Bopping at the Sock Hop On the evening of June 10, Battleford Central School held its first ever sock hop and barbecue. The crowd was encouraged to come dressed in regalia of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s and to participate in the dancing and other contests. Photos submitted

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Regional 4-H Show

Light horse, archery, multiple clubs participate Submitted The 74th annual North Battleford Regional 4-H Show was a great success.

The weather was perfect, competition friendly, and the sponsors were top notch. Helping organize the event were show chair Erin Cooper, vice-chair Charlene Chapman, secretary Janice Fendelet, meals Michelle Atchenym, fundraising Darcy Yasieniuk, light horse Carrie Nesseth, archery Jade Boyko and multiple Karla Yarrow.

The day began with a horse show at 9 a.m. BJ Wolf was the light horse judge and ring stewards were Codie Yasieniuk and Kaitlyn Nesbitt. The gate man was Daniel Blais and the announcer Linda Hebert. The multiple show also opened at 9 a.m. and entries were taken by Karla in the Agrivilla. The archery shoot began at 10 a.m. and the judge for the shoot was Riley Yasieniuk.

The gymkhana was at the end of the light horse show.

It was finished at around 4 p.m. and everyone was then ready for a good homecooked meal served in the Agrivilla.

Before the awards there was an interesting presentation by a veteran from The Ride Across Canada. He talked about how his oldest daughter was in light horse for nine years and how that experience gave her the ability to manage their six horses’ health and feed for the nine-month trail ride. It was very interesting and made us all think about what others have done for us.

Archery results were:

Baylie Yasieniuk in barrel racing action during the light horse gymkhana.

Top photo, participants in the regional 4-H show. Above, high point buckle winners with chair Carrie Nesseth. Photos submitted

Multiple show winner Rayna Yasieniuk with Karla Yarrow.

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NB native performs with the Band of the Ceremonial Guard Staff With their scarlet tunics and bearskin headdress, the Ceremonial Guard of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Band of the Ceremonial Guard and its pipes and drums are the most recognizable military unit in Canada.

For over 50 years the changing of the guard has been a top Ottawa summer attraction, having thrilled thousands of visitors on Parliament Hill. They proudly provide sentries at the National War Memorial and

Rideau Hall, the official residence of His Excellency David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada.

This year North Battleford resident Cpl. Taryn Jackson has the opportunity to spend her summer as part of this tradition and she also paraded in the Canada Day celebrations. Taryn is a military musician who has fond memories of graduating from North Battleford Comprehensive High School.

“The Ceremonial Guard is a great opportunity to improve my musical skills,” she says.

Looking forward to this summer she adds, “I know that during my time here I will improve as a musician and form some lasting friendships.”

Three weeks of intensive drill training, mastering precision movements while playing her instrument, maintaining a high standard of dress and deportment and undergoing extensive physical fitness training are all part of the preparation process. Fitted and tailored in the scarlet tunic and bearskin hat she stands tall with other members of this presti-

gious band.

During the summer, Taryn will also perform in Ceremonial Guard appearances around Eastern Ontario, and as well as the culmination event known as Fortissimo. Fortissimo is a military and musical spectacular event that takes place in late July on the lawns of Parliament Hill. It features massed military bands, pipes and drums, musical guests and the soldiers of the Ceremonial Guard.

It will take place July 23-25.

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I, Gladys Lehman, came to Caleb Village in North Battleford from Meota at its beginning, Oct. 1, 2013. Apart from health problems the first year, now all cured, I’m enjoying life at Caleb. With Caleb’s incentive I would like to make a donation to Battlefords Trade and Education Centre for $2,500 in memory of my late husband William who entered into rest June 11, 1998. A farmer at heart. We loved you and miss you.

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ST. WALBURG— Seventeen members of St. Walburg Royal Purple Society gathered at the Elks Hall in June.

Different groups left to visit graves of departed members at various cemeteries. This is referred to as Decoration Day and is done yearly.

On Royal Purple Day, several members took strawberry shortcake for the lunch treat to Lakeland Lodge and mingled with the residents there.

The June meeting was chaired by Associate Royal Lady Kim Rendle in absence of HRL Judy Helperl,

who is having health issues.

Sunshine committee has sent Lady Judy a get-well card along with wishes for a speedy recovery.

Judy Seguin, on behalf of the local museum, came to give an update on necessary repairs to the building and to request funding. It was voted that the lodge would assist with this project.

As is done yearly, we agreed to have our logo and name put on the ice of the curling rink for the 20152016 season.

Congratulations to Jessica Svoboda, who was awarded the Royal Purple scholarship presented by Lady Phyllis Imhoff at the graduation exercises.

Ladies Mearle Knight and Betty Melanchuk contributed to the birthday fund.

Joyce Fowler or Martha Johnson will be Lakeland Lodge bingo helpers.

June 4 was the final seniors’ dinner, where fried chicken and all the trimmings were served to 70 seniors free of charge. It is our way of saying thank you for senior support throughout the year and commemorating Royal Purple Day. Seniors’ dinners will start up again Sept. 10 and every two weeks thereafter.

Meetings will begin again Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper for members.

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What hot weather we are experiencing at present!

Unfortunately, with no rain, crops will deteriorate quickly. Hay crops do not amount to much as yet, so feed for animals for the coming winter will be hard to find. We hope, each day, for rain!

Congratulations to Rebecca and Clay Haybourne on the birth of their baby girl who arrived June 18.

The hall board has been getting some renovations done in the Waseca Memorial Hall to accommodate some new fixtures.

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aseca News about former residents of Waseca. Even though they have not lived here for many years they are still interested in their former neighbors and friends. One person in particular who tries to keep up with the Waseca area is former resident, Anne (Karpluk) Smith, who lives at the west coast. About this time of the year I have a long conversation with her, so I am able to keep up on her family’s activities as well. She

not only converses with me but with others who were her former neighbours. She can often tell me about events that have taken place here that I have not heard about.

Anne and her sister, Helen, usually come for a visit in the early part of July.

They have not yet made up their minds about this year’s visit.

Sandra Sutherland will be a tour guide at the first of July 1 celebrations in Maidstone. Sandra, who is interested in history, will be guiding people through some of the buildings on the museum grounds. Many of those buildings have interesting histories.

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are high with the many local ball teams soon to be competing once again for provincial titles. And, they love to talk about their summer plans that include family and travelling. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time …

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Coffee row folks are talking about a number of topics important to them that include concern for this year’s growing season along with moisture predictions and wishes. They are lamenting the season-ending injury to quarterback Darian Durant in the season-opener for the Riders June 27. Their hopes

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I cannot believe we are in the seventh month of 2015 already! Instead of lamenting where the time went, folks, let’s concentrate on making the most of our summer and enjoying all the great things this province has to offer.

In our community, there are also great things to take advantage of and this list includes: a new swimming pool featuring beach entry, several spray features and plenty of pool space to swim in and deck space to set your towel on; an air conditioned movie theatre showing all the latest summer blockbusters for small town prices; plenty of paved walking and

or the senior men’s Cardinals; and sure to be a smile or a friendly hello from everyone you meet out and about enjoying the same things!

Ball season is heading into provincial playoffs.

Teams have worked all season at fine-tuning their teams. Both baseball and softball divisions head into July hoping to capture a provincial title. Ball in Unity has been very successful year after year adding to the provincial title vault and hopes are high for another round of success in 2015. Keep an eye on the diamonds as teams play exhibition games to stay game-sharp for their respective provincial quests.

The junior ladies’ fastpitch team, the UK Royals, will be hosting provincials right here in Unity July 17 weekend and they could always use volunteers to help out. Contact Brent Weber at 306-228-8848 if you are able to help out.

Keep that museum in mind when hosting friends and family. In their 35th anniversary year, they are hoping to continue enthusiasm for this fine facility so it will continue on in our community for generations to come. With so many longtime, dedicated volunteers that keep this venue in the pristine condition we are accustomed to, why not show your appreciation by visiting

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You did not have time, or you forgot to do it?

Ed, my cousin from Saskatchewan, told me last week, why he thought I do not always signal when changing lanes or turning right or left. My old friend feels signaling needs to be done, only if there is traffic behind your car to see your signals. When I talked to Ed by Skype last week, I said my son-in-law Eric told me I needed always to signal when changing lanes, and I sure didn’t appreciate his observation. Usually, I like my daughter’s husband well enough, but hearing the truth did not sit well with me. The truth was that when I changed lanes there was no traffic immediately near me on the interstate.

Yes, the law always says signal your lane changes

eighbourly Advice According to Ed

By Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com

revraymaher@accesscomm.ca and turns.

Apparently, about a quarter of drivers do not signal turns and lane changes faithfully. Such drivers have claimed signaling is optional, or they forgot or did not have time. Some also explain they may not signal because if they signal, they forget to shut it off, so they just don’t signal at all. Stud-

ies of causes of automobile accidents have suggested nearly one-half of car accidents reflect a failure of one of the drivers to make a needful signal. Failure to signal, consistently, may reflect a lazy, bad habit that needs to be corrected.

No one likes to hear they have a lazy, bad habit that needs to be corrected. At

least I didn’t. Ed told me that since we have moved closer to family, I will suffer from more complaints from others because even grandkids will tell me what I do wrong. My old neighbour claimed it was like having more than one wife.

Prophets in the Old Testament like Isaiah often told the people of God they had bad habits and how they were morally deficient before God. Often the people of God did not like to hear the truth of his words.

In the Psalms, often the bad habits are general and impersonal, such as; “The fool says in his heart that there is no God.” Isaiah, however, is very direct in criticizing the conduct of the people who draw near

Often the people of God did not like to hear the truth of his words.

to God in worship. He states they come near to God with their mouths and lips, but their hearts are far from him. Isaiah reminds them God is not like them.

The Lord knows and sees their thoughts, attitudes and plans. They forget God, their Potter or Creator, is not like them, the clay. They needed to submit themselves to God, not follow their personal opinions. The people of God cannot tell God what to do. The clay cannot tell the potter what he should fashion it into

while the clay is in the potter’s hands.

If we want to change our bad habits and moral deficiencies, we must admit them. I like it when other drivers signal their turns and lane changes, but saying that is useless unless I’m willing to signal myself, consistently, when I’m driving. Do we honour God at church with our mouths and lips with the words of the liturgy, prayers and hymns and still have hearts that are far from God? God knows if it is so.

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.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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PASTOR: Fr. Anthony Afangide M.S.P.

SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.

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

Community Baptist Church

Battlefords Grace Community Church

Sunday Morning Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Pastor: Bill Hall

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Hope Mennonite Fellowship

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

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Sundays - 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

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SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Spanish Ministry)

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All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

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Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

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SUNDAY SERVICES 10:30 a.m.

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ANGLICAN PARISH

SUNDAY SERVICES St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:00 a.m.

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

Hosanna Life Center 306-445-5079

Meeting at 1122 - 101st Street Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield Members of Christian Ministers Association

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Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church - DELMAS

Rev. Father Greg Elder

SUNDAY MASS 9:00 a.m.

Box 10, Delmas, SK S0M 0P0

Phone 306-937-7340

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church 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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Maymont Central School News

Librarians pitch summer reading to students

By MCS Staff MAYMONT — The hallways are quiet and full of furniture. The photocopier is busy running off report cards and soon the doors will close for the summer.

It is hard to believe another school year is complete.

Shirley Hosegood, the Radisson librarian, and Linda Casey, the Maymont librarian, came last Monday to speak to the elementary students about the summer reading programs that will be taking place at their respective libraries.

Many students participated in the inter-town ball playoffs held at Glenburn Regional Park June 21. The combined Maymont-Radisson teams received the trophy for both the 12 and under and 15 and under divisions.

The kindergarten through Grade 5 classes had a fun year-end trip to North Battleford June 23. They spent two hours swimming and water sliding at the aquatic center and then went bowling and mini-golfing.

The Grade 6/7 class travelled to Blue Mountain Wednesday. They spent the beautiful day zip-lining.

Our service dog, Annie

has changed significantly since she came to Maymont Central. Thank you to the staff, students and community of Maymont Central School for the warm welcome they have provided Annie. The socialization and experiences she has received through her involvement at the school will be invaluable when she moves into her service dog role.

Annie is currently completing her puppy training — basic obedience, general service commands, and exposure to a variety of experiences and contexts. This will continue over the summer and into the fall. Annie expects to return to Maymont Central School for the start of the 2015-16 school year.

Maymont Central School held their Grade 12 Graduation June 26.

Mrs. Jean Brehon introduced the graduating class and their escorts. She then turned the program over to Natasha Pickering and Ryan Rothenburger, MCs for the evening. After the singing of O Canada, Katie Serhienko delivered the valedictorian address.

Arielle Hamp introduced guest speaker Jim Shevchuk, superintendent of instruction

Maymont Central School’s service dog, Annie, has changed significantly throughout the year.

Maymont Central School Class of 2015: Katy Schmidt, Katie Serhienko, Ayliah Wasmuth, Amber Armstrong, Ice Maxwell, Ryan Rothenburger, Riely Rookes, Autumn Amson, Tori Hamp, Katlyn Buckham and Arielle Hamp. Seated are Jan Friesen, Frankie Menzies, Natasha Pickering and Heather Whitehead. Photos submitted

for Living Sky School Division.

SLC president Carlee Hamilton spoke to the graduating class and Jan Friesen gave a tribute to the staff of Maymont Central School.

The awards portion followed with the governor general’s medal being presented to Jesse Greenslade. Jesse is a member of last year’s graduating class and received the highest final marks last year.

Jan Friesen earned the Social Science Award, the Science Award, the Innovation Credit Union Spirit Award and the Paul Voegeli Scholarship.

Aliyah Wasmuth earned the English Award and the Math Award.

Arielle Hamp was awarded the MCHS Spirit Award presented by SCC member Kim Voegeli.

Katie Serhienko earned the Kare-Ag scholarship presented by Kurtis Domak.

This scholarship goes to a student that is entering postsecondary education in the area of agriculture.

Aliyah Wasmuth gave a

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A slide show of memories, prepared by Frankie Menzies and Aliyah Wasmuth, was presented and then graduates received their scrolls presented by Mr. Lockwood. The evening concluded with a social and dancing.

The school wishes the graduating class all the best in the future. They are: Autumn Amson, Amber Armstrong, Katlyn Buckham,Jan Friesen. Arielle Hamp, Tori Hamp, Ice Maxwell, Frankie Menzies, Natasha Pickering, Ryan Rothenburger, Riely Rookes, Katy Schmidt, Katie Serhienko, Aliyah Wasmuth and Heather Whitehead.

The staff and students would like to wish Roxanne Jordan, Deb Danielson and Sarah Ficko all the best as they leave the staff of Maymont Central School.

This will be the last news report until September. We hope everyone has a safe, happy and healthy summer.

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Borden Friendship Club members celebrating June and July birthdays are: back row – Florence Neufeld, John Petrun, Ruben Rempel and Mel Kuntz; middle row - Middle – Pat Trischuk, Brenda Roberts, Gary Paler, Sandra Long and Judy Dyck; seated – Ray Latimer, Delbert Enns, Anne Palmer, Jean Sawchyn and Helen Sutherland.

All of the members of Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club with judge Tiffany Peters and general leader Richard Yasieniuk on the left and assistant leader Donna Verbonac and judge Virginia Peters on the right. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

Seniors’ June and July birthdays celebrated

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held their potluck supper, along with celebrating June and July birthdays, June 24 with 38 members out to enjoy a great meal.

Celebrating birthdays in June were Florence Neufeld, Anne Palmer, Ruben Rempel, Pat Trischuk, Sandy Long and John Petrun, and for July Gary Palmer, Mel Kuntz, Ray Latimer, Jean Sawchyn, Delbert Enns, Judy Dyck, Brenda Roberts

orden Radisson and Helen Sutherland.

The cake and ice cream

were brought by Martha Rempel and Judy Dyck.

Peter Thiessen and Ruben Rempel narrated the video on older buildings in Borden and barns in the area.

The next potluck supper will be Aug. 26.

The club is using bingo

funds to pay for Langham dinner theatre tickets for Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. You have to sign up by Sept. 14 to order the tickets.

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A place where they can see the latest equipment in action, in the field – operating in the same environment it’s made for. A place where farmers can see multiple varieties of live crop plots growing side by side in the field.

This summer, such a place will exist.

Introducing Ag in motion, Western Canada’s newest and only outdoor farm expo. Debuting July 21 to 23, on a half-section (320 acres) near Saskatoon, SK, it’s the only show that provides an outdoor venue for progressive farmers in Western Canada that want to see and experience the latest agricultural innovation, all in one place. Ag in motion will feature field equipment demonstrations, live crop plots and interactive exhibits such as “ride and drives” and smaller equipment demos.

“Ag in motion will offer farmers a unique opportunity to compare crop plots and machinery, in action, and ultimately help them make decisions about the best products for their operations,” says Show Director Rob O’Connor. “There’s nowhere else in Western Canada where farmers can actually see multiple pieces of farm equipment in operation, take a test drive, or compare different crop varieties all in one place.”

What does an outdoor show look like?

The Ag in motion team brings together the expertise of seasoned farm show organizers.

The Expo is operated by Glacier FarmMedia, who owns Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, the country’s largest outdoor farm show held annually near Woodstock, Ontario. Also part of Glacier FarmMedia are Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer Express and AgDealer. The team knows what’s involved in delivering an outdoor show, and the potential such a venue provides.

Now in its 22nd year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show delivers 750 exhibitors and 42,000 visitors each year. Most attendees come to see the newest technologies in agriculture. Its success is based on the fact that active farmers attend to do business – make decisions – and the show is dedicated solely to agricultural products, equipment and services.

Ag in motion is applying the same model and will become a must-see event by showcasing cutting-edge agricultural advancements that empower Canadian farmers to help meet their goals in producing high quality, safe food in a competitive marketplace.

To learn more about how an outdoor show looks and operates, view the videos on the Ag in motion website, www.aginmotion.ca.

Live Demos and Interactive Exhibits The number of Ag in motion exhibitors is growing steadily each week and includes seed and crop protection companies, field equipment and livestock handling manufacturers, financial services, nutrition, baling products, tires, fertilizers and much more.

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Club held their achievement day June 21 at the farm of Cole and Bev Reid, northeast of Hafford. The club has 24 members from Borden, Hafford, Leask, Hepburn, Speers and Dalmeny. The general/assistant and senior leaders are Richard Yasieniuk and Donna Verbonac, intermediate leaders are Jim Attrux and Glenn Sutherland and junior/Cloverbud leader is Bev Reid.

The judges for the day were Virginia and Tiffany Peters of Perdue. Record books were judged by Lynnae Jessop.

In Cloverbuds, Keardyn Cairns and Taylor Reid received red ribbons for showing a calf, for their record books, judging and questionnaires.

There were nine juniors – Cheyanne Roth, Hannah Remus, Jamie Attrux, Cody Shumanski, Boden Letkeman, Hunter and Cole Reid, Courtney Yasieniuk and McKinna Cairns. In record books Cole was first, Courtney second and Hunter third.

For judging Courtney was first and first in questionnaire, Cole was second and first in 4-H test, Jamie was third in judging and Cheyanne tied for second in test.

In junior grooming, Hunter was first, McKinna second, Cole third. In showmanship, Cheyanne was first, Cole second and Jamie third.

In the intermediates there were six members – Layne Cairns, Kolten and Justin Yasieniuk, Abigail Roth, Jessica Attrux and Rachel Sutherland. In record books Kolten was second; Justin was first, second in judging and third in test. Rachel was third in record book and first in judging and her test.

Abigail was third in judging and second in questionnaire.

In grooming, Justin was first, Abigail second and Rachel third. In showmanship, Abigail was first, Kolten second and Rachel third.

There were seven seniors – Morgan and Brittany Attrux, Tyler Yasieniuk, Ariana Mulder, Duncan Sutherland and Anna and Ben Verbonac. Anna was first in record books and questionnaire and third in judging.

Ariana was second in record book and third in questionnaire.

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Crown Hill 4-H Club: Champion cow calf pair and grand champion female were shown by Anna Verbonac. Ben Verbonac led the calf. Photos submitted by Lorraine Olinyk

Justin Yasieniuk and his grand champion heifer.

Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club achievement day results Continued from Page 26 Ben was second in judging and Morgan and Tyler tied for third in questionnaire.

In grooming, Ben was first, Ariana second and Tyler third, while in showmanship Duncan was first, Tyler second and Arianna third.

Top showman between Duncan, Abigail and Cheyanne was Abigail Roth.

In class 1 heifers, Ben and Chyanne’s were first, Hunter’s second and Kolten’s third. In class 2, Morgan’s and Cole’s were first, Rachel’s second and Abigail’s third; and in class 3, first went to Anna and Justin, second to Hannah and third to Jessica. Overall champion yearling heifers were Justin’s and Cole’s.

In two-year cow-calf pair, first was Brittany, second Morgan and third Jessica. In three-year-old cow-calf pair Anna had the only entry.

Overall grand champion female was Anna’s three-yearold cow/calf pair and reserve champion was the yearling heifer shown by Justin.

The Cloverbuds showed their calves, getting red ribbons. Zayne Letkeman, who just turned six years, showed a market lamb, which he will be showing in Saskatoon.

In the steer show, in class 1, first went to Rachel and Courtney, second to Layne and third to Boden. In class 2 steers, first went to Kolten and Hunter, second to McKinna and third to Arianna. In class 3, Cole and Tyler were first, Anna second and Abigail third. In class 4, first went to Duncan and Justin, second to Ben and third to Cody.

The grand champion steer picked from the eight firsts was shown by Kolten and Hunter had the reserve champion.

At the awards ceremony, all the members got certificates and a folding director’s chair, compliments of FCC. Earlier they had all received feed buckets and other small prizes when attending a nutrition seminar. The winners in each class received trophies and an animal-related award such as halters, buckets, show cane, belts, etc.

The members will be taking their 15 heifers, 22 steers and cow/calf pairs to the Prairieland 4-H Regional Show and finished steer sale in Saskatoon July 4 – 6.

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Kolten Yasieniuk and his grand champion steer.

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Cole Reid and his 4-H reserve champion yearling heifer.

TURTLEFORD — The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting June 15.

The community gave a warm welcome to Dr. Tshatshela and his bride, Nwabisa, June 11 at the Riverside Complex. Community Health Advisory Committee organized the tea and are making the new family feel welcome.

The NSRMHH board has hired Janessa Macnab as a casual worker in its clinics.

Macnab has completed training at the Turtleford clinic and will also be training in St.

Walburg and Edam.

The NSRMHH board reviewed their no show policy. They have approved a letter that will be sent to anyone who misses an appointment. The no show rates continue to be a concern as these missed appointments cannot be used for people needing to see their physician.

The board will continue to monitor to see if further steps need to be taken.

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Jackfish Lake cruise thoroughly enjoyed

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Saturday, six seniors from the Do Drop In enjoyed a wonderful evening, cruising around Jackfish Lake with Sheila and Raymond Lessard of North Battleford. The idea came up at a meeting of something we could do this summer. Some members had not been out “on the water” for many years. Those who had been still enjoyed every minute of the two-andhalf-hour cruise all around Jackfish Lake. No words can really express their appreciation of Sheila and Ray taking the time to do this for them.

Those who missed this trip may be able to get on another one, later. The day was absolutely perfect in every way - no bugs, no wind and warm. Thank again, Sheila and Ray. The library report for June included information that 35 DVDs had been donated to the library and would be registered with bar codes. The DVDs are available to anyone anywhere, but will always come back to Meota. Thank you J and J. A library workshop was held in North Battleford May 4.

Lakeland library is getting a new computer system, more advanced than the one they have now. Wifi is available at the library for the public’s use. The summer reading program starts July 2. Send your youngsters on down.

So let’s make this summer a busy one at the library, bring your family down often, as

eota News well as friends and visitors.

It’s all free.

The Lions Club is hosting a pasta supper at 5 p.m., July 18, so we hope for a good turnout to support the local hardworking Lions.

The local Meota Golf Course is sponsoring a farmers’ tournament July 10, an annual popular outing for folks. The number there is 306-892-2200. Men’s night is July 21.

There wasn’t too much action at the farmers’ market Saturday morning, but this will likely pick up as the season progresses. Likewise I didn’t see any sailboats out Wednesday evening, so this too will improve with time.

Did you see the picture in the Tuesday paper of Gladys Lehman making a donation to the Battlefords Trade and Education Center building fund, in memory of her late husband Willie?

Linda Ard has spent a week in Hamilton, Ont. attending the wedding of Walter’s niece and visiting his family there.

Ray Meier of Battleford passed away June 28, following a few hours in the Battlefords Union Hospital. He was 86 years of age and had recently taken up residency in Harwood Manor. His wife

Nancy will continue to reside there. His funeral was held at the Battlefords United Church July 2.

How does one keep the water fresh in the bird bath when the dirty old raven brings cat or dog food, dips and soaks it in there, then eats it. It’s cloudy and dirty within a day.

Another house has been moved into the village, down in the low-lying area at the north end of town. It surely fills the space that was there, but is attractive, seeing it from the lake side, too.

There are now at least five new homes down in there now.

Big piles of dirt being moved around means progress continues behind the community hall with the development of a five-unit condominium.

This item was provided by by Arlene Walker.

June 5, 10 members of the Sons of Norway took a rental van to Beaverlodge, Alta. to take part in the annual sports weekend. Dave and Marion Ottis, Svend and Cora Christiansen, Arlene Walker and Vernon Iverson from the Lodge with four ladies from the Saskatoon Lodge, joining us for the trip. The events were held in an old log hall out in the country. The travellers were getting a little dubious after several miles of gravel roads.

It was decorated in a Norwegian theme and appropriate for the event.

Some of the events were orienteering, Nordic walk-

Do Drop In members enjoying a cruise on Jackfish Lake are Jack Stewart, Gwen Lacerte, Lorna Pearson, Yvette Lessard, Maureen Campbell and Cora Christiansen.

Photo submitted by Lorna Pearson

ing, golf, horseshoes and Norwegian whist. The motel was a half-hour drive, so members were there for a full day. We had good music each evening, lots of excellent food with home-made doughnuts served through-

out the two days. Members were also treated to a tour of the countryside and churches in Valhalla Center and La Glacé.

A live auction provided a chance to purchase some interesting items, then the

50/50 draw was won by Svend, again. He also won at a sports weekend a few years ago. The host lodge sent participants on their way home with bags of sandwiches and doughnuts. It was a great weekend for all of us.

Extra special day for Borden resident Staff BORDEN — Joe Prystupa didn’t believe his ears when he heard most of his Extra numbers being called for the May 29 Lotto Max and Extra draw.

“I phoned in to check my numbers,” he said. “I heard the Extra numbers, but I just thought, “that can’t be right.

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Prystupa went to the store the following day and realized that what he had heard was true.

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OBITUARIES REEVES: May Reeves passed away in Lloydminster, Alberta on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the age of 90 years. May leaves to mourn her passing: daughter, Glenys Reeves; son, Clinton Reeves; five grandchildren: Avril Coleman (Pierre Innes), Reid Coleman, Clayton Reeves Jr., Bronwyn Reeves and Amber Reeves; as well as numerous other relatives. The Celebration of Life for May was conducted from Lloydminster Gospel Fellowship, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. with Reverend Paul DuVal officiating. Robin Acton and Celene Polischuk gave the eulogy and a special tribute was given by Sheila Sayers. The hymns sung were “Spirit God Be Our Breath,” “In the Bulb There Is a Flower” and “Go Now in Peace” accompanied by organist, Irene Knowlson and the Grace United Church Choir. The solo, “She Flies On” was accompanied by soloist, Linda Quilichini. The honorary pallbearers were Avril Coleman, Pierre Innes, Reid Coleman, Clayton Reeves Jr., Bronwyn Reeves and Amber Reeves. The Interment was held in the Lloydminster City Cemetery prior to the service. Donations in May’s memory can be made to the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation or to a charity of choice. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

Card of Thanks The Reeves family would like to take this time to say thank you to family and friends for their expressions of sympathy and support over this difficult time. ____________________________________________________ SHIMEK: Joy Irma (Maxwell) Shimek November 11, 1920March 8, 2015. Joy passed away at Qualicum Manor, Qualicum Beach, BC where she was honoured and cared for with love and respect. Joy was predeceased by her husband, Earl James Shimek (December 27, 1912–December 20, 1993) who was born in Faith, South Dakota, US and grew up in Liberty, SK and their son, James Michael (April 9, 1946-September 25, 2013). Joy leaves a legacy of love and memories for her daughter-in-law, Janet Shimek, Airdrie, AB, daughter, Diane and Don Tobin, Parksville, BC and son, Bill and Janice Shimek, Red Deer, AB., eight grand-children, twelve great grand-children and one great-great granddaughter and an extended family that she was so proud of. Joy was the sixth child born to Fred and Ada Maxwell and grew up on Maple Knoll Farm, in Radisson, Sk. Joy had fond memories of her prairie roots and life on the farm with her seven siblings. She met the love of her life at a community dance in 1937. Earl had moved to Radisson to be the bookkeeper at the local flourmill. On September 4, 1939 Earl enlisted with the Saskatoon Light Infantry, Regimental # L1019, and arrived on the shores of Scotland on December 11, 1939. During the war years Joy stayed on the family farm to help her parents and she also volunteered in the community. Earl returned to Canada in June 1945 and they were married on August 29, 1945 at Westboro United Church in Ottawa. Earl received his discharge in February 1947 and he and Joy made Bresaylor, Sk their home for twenty-three years where they owned and operated a general store and the Post Office. They had wonderful memories of their life and friends in the area. They also farmed in the Ruddell area. In 1970 they moved to Battleford and owned and operated C&E Real Estate in North Battleford for the next seven years. They retired to Sardis BC in 1977. Joy enjoyed her many friends from the Carmen United Church Ladies group and volunteering at The Heritage Hospital. Joy and Earl enjoyed their garden and their many fruit trees and shared the bountiful harvests with family and friends. Earl loved nature and enjoyed hiking, fishing and hunting. He also golfed in the summer and bowled in the winter. They both enjoyed skating and picnicking and most of all hosting gatherings and parties for family and friends.

Please join Joy and Earl’s family in Radisson, SK on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 1100am at the Radisson Cemetery for a brief ceremony and interment of their ashes. A celebration of their lives and a catered lunch will follow at the Radisson Community Hall at 12 noon. If you plan to attend the lunch, please RSVP by July 20, 2015 to joyandearlshimek@gmail.com ____________________________________________________

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WILLIAM B. ERNST: Bill passed away June 24, 2015 after a brief illness at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife Gladys; son David (Candy); grandsons Michael and Steven; step-children Judy (Ian), Barry, Linda (Dennis); brother Alfred (Betty Lou); several step grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Bill was predeceased by his parents, William and Elsa; grandson Robert; siblings, Fred, John, Walter and Margaret. A private service will be held at a later date. Donations in Bill’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

KULCHISKI: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Violet Annie Kulchiski of River Heights Lodge on June 19, 2015 at the age of 78. Left to cherish her memory are her brother Mike (Mae) Kulchisky, Red Deer, AB, sister Jo-Ann Lacher, Moose Jaw, SK; nephews Glenn (Bernie) Michaliew, Rosetown, SK, Michael (Cindy) Kulchisky, Red Deer, AB, Dean (Nola) Kulchisky, Innisfail, AB, Christopher (Susie) Lacher, Gold Coast, Australia; nieces Glenna Michaliew, North Battelford, SK, Gerry (Mike) Lefebvre, Burton, NB, Roxann (Herb) Charabin, North Battleford, SK, Kindra (Shayne) Wisner, Meota, SK, Michelle Michaliew, Battleford, SK and Crystal Lacher, Victoria, BC. Violet was predeceased by her parents Alex and Ruby Kulchiski; sister, Minnie Michaliew; brothers-in-law John Michaliew and Frank Lacher. Vi will be missed by all those that knew her. The Funeral service was held June 27, 2015 from the Sallows and McDonald-Wilson and Zehner Chapel with Father Cuong Luong officiating. Interment took place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens after the service. Honorary pallbearers were all her nieces and nephews Dean and Christopher. Pallbearers were: Michael Kulchisky, Glenn Michaliew, Shayne Wisner, Herb Charabin, Kohlten Kulchisky and Michael Charabin. The family have requested that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 20 Eglinton Avenue West, 16th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1K8; The Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2R3 or River Heights Lodge Auxiliary, 2001 99th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0S3.

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MEETINGS

SUITES FOR RENT

FEED & SEED

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

You’re Invited!!

One bedroom suite for rent, 1491 112th Street, $750.00 per month, includes heat, water, laundry. 306-441-6523.

BUYING: Feed Barley, Wheat, Oats, Soybeans and Damaged Oilseeds.

Call North East Prairie Grain For Price. Offering Farm Pick Up, Prompt Payment. NEPG - 306-8733551. Website: neprairiegrain.com

Is your Company looking to recruit Aboriginal job seekers?

Maple Creek News/Advance Times is looking for a dynamic, self motivated fulltime Sales Manager to lead and build our bi-weekly newspapers.

Responsibilities include maintaining and growing the current advertising base and managing the day-to-day operations of the newspaper. Apply to Coleen Campbell, Publisher, ccampbell@abnewsgroup.com

Join us to celebrate & highlight our achievements and for several guest speakers sharing

“What is your vision for the future of Downtown North Battleford?”

Annual General Meeting WHEN: Thurs., July 16 - 7:00 pm WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion

1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford

NOTICE TO MOOSOMIN FIRST NATION MEMBERS Moosomin 1909 Surrender Trust Agreement Proposed Amendments to the Trust

SERVICES FOR HIRE A-1 Service, Will Shingle, build fences, decks, interior painting, metal fascia soffit, home renovations, snow removal, etc. Phone 306-4458439

North American Foods is looking for Oats. Call Mark for pricing.

306.457.1500

MARKS MOBILE DUMPSTER. Will load and haul anything to dump. Tree cutting, hedge trimming, leaf vacuuming & blowing, eavestroughs cleaning. Free estimates. Call 306-441-7530

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Rob’s Lawn and Yard Care. Grass cutting, roto tilling, power raking, general yard maintenance. Phone 306-445-2736 or 306-441-5677.

FARM SERVICES

Best Herbicide Prices Guaranteed

Supper Provided

Featured Products:

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks...

Dodge...

GMC... Ford... Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere... Call or text 306-821-0260. Lloydminster

PAWLUS Saskatchewan

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 4:00 to 8:00 pm Moosomin Community Hall

COMING EVENTS

AUTO MISCELLANEOUS

DOMESTIC CARS

CONSULTATION MEETING

If you have not received a package please call Randy Osecap, Band Coordinator at 306.441.9704

STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES

• Clever – one pass cleaver control • Smoke – loaded glyphosate • Foax – green foxtail and wild oats • Diquash - desiccant Dealers in most areas (new dealers welcome)

Motor Licence Issuer

INSURANCE SERVICES LTD. 1292 - 102nd Street, North Battleford

306-445-8059 “SERVING ALL YOUR INSURANCE &

MOTOR LICENCE NEEDS”

306 477-4007 info@gng.ag www.gng.ag

1998 Datsun 280 ZX, red and silver, $2,500.00 OBO. Needs abit of work, comes with extra rims and parts.

Call 306-441-2140 Russel.

FEED & SEED

CAREER TRAINING

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with Canada’ s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home.

Call today!

1.800.466.1535 www.canscribe.com. info@canscribe.com.

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

www.westerncommodities.ca

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

You are invited to attend

3 FREE PRESENTATIONS on the evenings of

JULY 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2015 beginning at 7:00 pm each night at the Richard Community Hall in Richard, SK.

Religious turmoil, financial upheaval and political uncertainty, all affecting humanity in every aspect of life.

There is a common question that seems unanswered...

What is wrong with this world?

Something needs to change!

Is there hope at all?

Please come and find out what the Bible has to say regarding these topics.

Richard is located approximately 26 miles east of North Battleford on Hwy. 40.

Refreshments will follow. No collection will be taken.

Email: danbsully@sasktel.net for more information

First Nations Jobs nline

NEWSPAPERS IS A SCHOOLING LIKE NO OTHER

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have workat-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Newspaper/Online Sales Representative required by the Swift Current Prairie Post. Responsibilities include generating advertising revenues through our current customers and developing new business. Excellent communication, prospecting and organizational skills as well as the ability to work independently and in a team environment are required.

Apply: Coleen Campbell, Publisher, ccampbell@abnewsgroup.com

North Battleford AKA2846 Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 9803 Territorial Drive North Battleford requires 3 Food Counter Attendants full-time for evenings/over nights/ early mornings & weekends. $11.30 per hour plus benefits.

Shift premium for nights Apply in store with resumé to Kim, or Chrys by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca

North Battleford AKA2846 Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 9803 Territorial Drive North Battleford requires 3 Food Service Supervisors full-time/available all shifts. $13.02 per hour plus benefits.

Shift premium for nights Apply in store with resumé to Kim, or by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca PETS

ADOPT A PET

This sweet boy and his sister were brought in to us, which is a good thing other wise their fate wouldn’t have been so good. Magnificent Mr. Fox is now looking for his new furrrever home and family. He is very gentle and calm and spends most of his days playing with his toys or taking naps. He is almost fully house trained and gets along well with other animals. If you think this guy is the right furr baby for you come on down to the shelter today.

Hobgoblin was found as a stray roaming the amazing streets of North Battleford on a cold lonely night, hungry and starving looking for love in all the wrong places. He spends his days now napping and eating whenever he wants and spending lots of time getting cuddles and affection. If you think you are the right candidate for this cute little spunky guy come on down today and apply within. Ask for Hobgoblin he will be happy to help.

READING

Please spay or neuter your pets!

Check out all our Shelter animals in need of homes at: www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com

HOUSES FOR SALE

WILKIE HOMES FOR SALE on titled lots

AUCTIONS

“WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD?”

Our Canadian wide Aboriginal recruitment website www. firstnationsjobsonline .com is now affiliated with 130 newspapers.

By advertising on our website we can get your job posting and location to 950,000 circulated newspapers throughout Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES Regional File: E3/4946

NOTICE

NOTICE

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Regional E3/4946 NOTICE OFFile: PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL 2015

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MEOTA #468

NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for Pursuant to Pursuant to the Rural Municipality of Meota #468 for 2015 has been The Water Security Agency Act Security Agency The Water Act and is open for inspection at the office of prepared

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of The the Assessor from 10 am to 4 pm, Tuesday to Friday Water Security Agency Act and regulations, application and plans from July 1stoftoThe July Water 31st. A Bylaw pursuant to Section Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions required by Section 61 of the said Act, were filed with the Water 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the Security Agency at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, by the undersigned, Assessment Notices sent as required.

Security Agency Act and regulations, application and plans required

by Section 61 for approval to construct and operate works described as:

Any Person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment of the saidofAct, filed with WaterEnerSecurity Agency at Moose Jaw, Construction up to were eleven infiltration wellsthe

by Serfina is required to file a Notice of Appeal, accompanied by gy Ltd. along the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River $50.00 feeand for each assessment at approximately NWby 08-46-18 W3. The proposedfor wellfield is Saskatchewan, the undersigned, approval to aconstruct operate works being appealed TO: The Assessor, R.M. of Meota #468 to supply up to 1,580,000 cubic metres of water annually for a Box 80, Meota, Sask. S0M 1X0 proposed steam described as:assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility near

by July 31st.

Meota, SK.

Construction of up to eleven infiltration wells by Serafina Energy Ltd. along the

Any person who objects to the granting of this approval may file Dated this 29th day of June, 2015 north bank of 30 thedays North a written statement, within from Saskatchewan first publication ofRiver this at approximately NW 08-46-18 W3. notice, outlining the reasons wellfield for objection, Water up Security The proposed is totothe supply to 1,580,000 cubic metres of water annually Agency, Victoria Place, 111 Fairford East,gravity Moose Jaw, SK for a proposed steam Street assisted drainage (SAGD) facility near Meota SK. S6H 7X9.

Nicolle Griffith Assessor

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Any personCity who objects to the granting of this approval file a written of North Battleford North Battleford PH: (306)may 445-1700

P.O. Box 30 460 days from first Canada S9A 2Y6 statement, within publication of this notice, outlining the reasons SEASONAL 1291 - 101st Street

Saskatchewan

FAX: (306) 445-0411

for objection, to the Water Security Agency, VictoriaMAINTENANCE Place, 111 Fairford Street PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OFofNORTH City North BATTLEFORD Battleford

East, Moose Jaw SK S6H 7X9.

WORKER

RM of Turtle River No. 469

PublicPursuant notice is hereby given,207 Pursuant Section 207 the hereby given, to Section of thetoPlanning andofDevelopment Act, 2007 that is accepting applications for a reliable, experienced, Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the City of North h Battleford intends to pass a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 as hereinafter seasonal employee (ASAP-October) to perform Battleford intends to pass a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 as hereinafter provided.

required maintenance work necessary within the R.M.

It is Zoning proposed to amend thewhich Zoningforms District Map, Pension Plan and Benefits Available o amend the District Map, part of which Bylawforms Number 1971, as follows: part of Bylaw Number 1971, as follows: Intent

Applications are to be in no later than July 7, 2015.

Only those granted an interview will be contacted Rezone from R1 - One Unit Residential to R4 - High Density but the R.M. thanks all those who apply. all of to LotR41, - Block 56, PlanResidential 102162710 all as of Lot 1, Block 56, Plan R1 - One Residential Unit Residential High Density Send shown within the bold dashed line on the Plan of Proposed shown within the bold dashed line on the Plan of Proposed Subdivision in Sketch “A”resumés and references to: Subdivision in Sketch “A” below.

The affected land is located ected land is located at 2426 Buhler Avenue.

RM of Turtle River #469 at 2426 Buhler Avenue.

Box 128, Edam, SK, S0M 0V0 Sketch “A” rm469@sasktel.net Phone: 306-397-2311 Fax: 306-397-2346

® ®

Food Counter Attendants/ Kitchen Help Full & Part-Time $12.00 per hour

Must be available for various shifts.

Apply within: 1702 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK Ph: 306-445-4408 Fax: 306-445-1299 Email: BattlefordKFC@hotmail.com

Aaron’s Sales and Lease NORTH BATTLEFORD Is looking to add

2 RETAIL SALESPERSONS

to our team.

This is a full time position for our location at 2092 104 St, North Battleford, SK Job duties: - Operate cash register - Customer service oriented - Suggestive selling - Set up displays of merchandise in windows or display cases - Process money, cheque and credit/debit card payment - Operate computerized inventory record keeping and reordering systems - Provide advice about merchandise - Product demonstration - Work with minimal supervision - Negotiate credit terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates - Process order forms and references - Maintain regular mail campaign - May require going to community events and market to possible customers including wearing lucky dog costume Requirements: - Education: Some secondary school education - Experience: Experience as a leasing/rental clerk is an asset Other: - Position requires extended work hours and flexibility in scheduling; including evening, weekends and holidays - Must be willing to work split shifts - Valid driver’s license to drive company vehicle - Criminal Background Check and drug screen is required Salary: $12.50 to $15.00 hourly, 40.00 hours per week Benefits: Extended Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.

Uniforms.

Apply by email to: aaronscareers@yahoo.ca

RG-100A

Revised 12/07/2013

PARTS MANAGER

Silvester RV Centre is looking for a successful candidate to join our team as Parts Manager. We are a full line RV, Marine, Arctic Cat and Polaris dealer. Experience and knowledge of parts within these areas is a definite asset.

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. Applications can be dropped off in person, by fax or email to finance@silvesterrv.com attention Brian or Ashela.

PARTS ADVISOR

Silvester RV Centre is looking for a successful candidate to join our team as a Parts Advisor. We are a full line RV, Marine, Arctic Cat and Polaris dealer. Experience with small engine repair and recreation products is a definite asset.

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package.

Applications can be dropped off in person, by fax or email to finance@silvesterrv.com attention Brian or Ashela.

2701 - 99th Street, Hwy 4 North,North Battleford, SK, S9A 3W8 Phone: 306.445.2079 Fax: 306.445.9788 Email: finance@silvesterrv.com

Reason

The purpose of the rezoning is to of facilitate subdivision of the the rezoning is to facilitate subdivision the site to allow independent title to be created site to allow independent title to created to accommodate e a high rise condominium complex inbe accordance with the regulations for the R4 - High a high rise condominium complex in accordance with the ntial District. regulations for the R4 - High Density Residential District.

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Bylaw Inspection Any interested person may inspect the bylaw at City Hall,

Public Hearing

g

Representations respecting the Bylaw will be considered by the Council on the 20th day of July, in the Council Chambers s respecting theHall Bylaw will beCouncil considered by any the person Council the 20th day of July, in the at City at 8:00 p.m. shall hear or on group of persons person acting on theirshall behalf,hear who any wish to make or group of persons or bers at City Hall ator8:00 p.m.

Council person a representation. will also consider written comments on their behalf, who wishCouncil to make a representation.

Council will also consider written received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at ived at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

City Hall before the hearing.

Debbie Wohlberg, City Clerk

rg, City Clerk

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is seeking a

Head Start Home Visitor The Head Start Home Visitor is to work in the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Early Head Start Program.

Position Summary • The home visitor will provide practical support for families onreserve • Provide home visiting services for families with children 0 – 3 years of age • Maintain client files, reports, and statistics.

Qualifications • Early Childhood Education certificate • Valid Driver’s License • First Aid Certification • Energetic and enthusiastic; considerably outgoing • Must be willing to take direction, be open to new ideas, able to learn and grow with the program, the children and the parents.

• Knowledge of the First Nations language, culture and traditions preferred • Confidentiality is essential.

• Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sectors.

• Child Abuse Registry Check - Social Services.

Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

CALL NOW • 306-445-7261 FOR THE BEST COVERAGE IN THE COMMUNITY • DOOR-TO-DOOR

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.

Submit updated resumé, cover letter by 4:00 p.m. July 17, 2015 to: Patricia L. Whitecalf-Ironstand, Executive Director Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, SK S9A 3W2 Fax: 306-445-3612

st Street, North Battleford, SK 1291-101st North at Battleford, SK 1291-101 Monday through person may inspectStreet, the bylaw City Hall, between the hours of 8:00 to 4:30 p.m.Copies Copies are available to persons h Friday, Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ce of the are Cityavailable Clerk. to persons through the Office of the City Clerk.

atrdNorth this 23rd day of June, 2015.

BattlefordIssued this 23 day Battleford of June 2015.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

• CARRIER SERVICE

• TOTAL COVERAGE OR PERSONALIZED COVERAGE

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LONE HOTEL

Living Sky School Division No. 202

is accepting applications for a

DESK CLERK

Growth Without Limits, Learning For All

We are looking for energetic and friendly people to join our team

Drop off resumé in person to 1006 Highway 16, North Battleford

We are Hiring!

Full or Part-Time Food Preparation & Customer Service Positions

Now accepting applications for the 2015/16 school year.

If you like to work in a fast paced business where customers are number one, please apply

A & W Restaurant 2142 - 100th Street, North Battleford, Sask. S9A 0X6 or online at www.aw.ca

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Details and applications for our weekly updated positions can be found on our website at www.lskysd.ca

Reporter Correspondents needed for all rural areas • All District First Nations • Cando • Cochin • Cut Knife • Glaslyn • Hafford • Lashburn • Livelong

• • • • • • •

Mervin North of the Gully (Maidstone) Maidstone Paradise Hill Medstead St. Walburg Turtleford

For more information contact:

Becky Doig (Editor)

email: newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net or toll free 1-866-549-9979

WANTED SUB

NOTE: These are freelance opportunities, not salaried positions.

Ideally, reporter correspondents should reside within the communities listed

JAYDEE AGTECH has the following position available in North Battleford:

Love to walk?

Why not get paid to do it?

We are currently looking for

RELIEF CARRIERS to deliver the newspaper in

BATTLEFORD & NORTH BATTLEFORD FOR MORE DETAILS CALL CHUCK Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

at 306-445-7261

BATTLEFORDS PUBLISHING 892-104th Street, North Battleford, SK

Phone 306-445-7261

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADS CALL 1-888-470-7997

SERVICE MANAGER If you have strong management skills, believe in providing top-notch customer service, and are excited about leading a team of skilled technicians… we want you.

As Service Manager, you will direct and coordinate the dealership’s service activities with focus on customer product support, technician efficiency, and departmental profitability, while ensuring service operation processes are followed.

You are a results-oriented Ag or Heavy Machinery Technician with a minimum 5+ years of experience in Service Department Operations. You will have proven experience leading, developing and motivating others, exceptional customer service skills, and the ability to achieve results through others.

Journeyperson certification is preferred.

To be involved in the future of agriculture ... apply today!

Please send your resume & cover letter directly to: hr@jdat.ca For more information visit

jdat.ca/careers

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City graduates have ties to the Mayfair area

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

Leo Lafreniere had a great Father’s Day as his three sons and families visited him on his family farm.

Duane resides in North Battleford, Clayton on a quarter section of land at Aquadeo and Perry in rural North Battleford. At age 84, Leo eventually plans to move to North Battleford to be closer to his loved ones.

Saturday, June 6 was a very special occasion for Georgina and John Youst as their son Joel married Jodie McAmmond from Meadow Lake. The wedding took place at the Civic Centre in Meadow Lake. Joel is employed with SaskPower and graduated from Mayfair Central School in 2013.

John Paul II Collegiate’s Class of 2015 held the graduation June 29. A mass was held at St. Joseph Calasanctus Church at 10 a.m. with the awards ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the large school gymnasium. My niece, Sydney Woloshyn, second child of Larry and Karen, was one of the many students on stage. We then enjoyed fellowship and supper later at their residence. Larry grew up on the family farm near Whitkow, farmed while living with Karen for the first few years of marriage, and then moved into North Battleford with three small children. Sydney has been accepted to Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alta. planning to study crop technology.

Another girl who attended Mayfair School until

ayfair News Grade 1 is Bailey Lamontagne, second oldest daughter of Rick and Pam Lamontagne of North Batteflord.

She graduated June 26 from North Battleford Comprehensive High School. Bailey was kept very busy as she was the senior (female) pin leader for the SRC of over 1,000 students. She placed gold in a provincial competition in workplace safety and also got fourth out of 12 students in the competition held in Saskatoon. Congratulations to both girls, as they are starting another stepping

stone in their bright lives.

Les Pethick grew up on a farm near Mayfair and now he and his wife Wendy have returned to live there.

Wendy put on a retirement celebration for Les as he has been employed with Canada Post in North Battleford for the past 25 years. June 12 was a day for celebrating this milestone with a lovely supper and visiting with family and friends. His father Ron Pethick passed away one year ago.

Sharon and Peter Babij thoroughly enjoyed Eagle Nest Jamboree last weekend. There is always tons of excellent entertainment and you meet people that you have not seen in years!

As I am writing this report, I can hardly see outside due to the raging forest

fires in the La Ronge area.

Newscasts are reporting there is a mass evacuation for the residents who are being transported to Saskatoon and La Ronge. The fire ban is in place even in the Chitek Lake area, but there it is wet because of rain in the past few weeks. There

was heavy rain on Father’s Day and Roland Soucey, owner of Rand M Building Supplies in Spiritwood, told me that on the same day, 10 miles east of Leoville, six inches of hail pounded down in minutes. This summer is gong to be one we will truly remember.

RADISSON ANTIQUES & GENERAL STORE Open 7 Days A Week

321 Main Street, Radisson, SK 306.827.3003 Yesterday’s memories...today’s treasures

Concorde Mall (beside Nutters)

www.workbootjunction.ca

306-445-1380

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

North West College

North West College

Instructor, Business Certificate, Full-Time

Instructor, Computer Networking Technician, Full-Time, Term

Meadow Lake Campus

Battlefords Campus

Posting #58-ML-1516

Posting 60-BC-1516

Reporting to the Program Coordinator, South Region, this in-scope position is responsible for the planning and delivery of the Computer Networking Technician Certificate program. This position is 168 days running from August 24, 2015 – May 10, 2016.

Reporting to the Coordinator, this position is responsible for planning and delivery of the Business Certificate program. This position is 200 days running from August 27, 2015 - June 28, 2016.

For a complete position profile, and application visit www.northwestcollege.ca.

For a complete position profile, and application visit www.northwestcollege.ca.

Applications will be received until noon on July 8, 2015.

Applications will be accepted until noon on Tuesday, July 14, 2015

www.northwestcollege.ca

Biggar Transport

Digital print on vinyl, overlaminate

Truck endgate decals

Week of June 29, 2015

76,857

Biggar Transport

ruck endgate decals

Digital print on vinyl, overlaminate

www.northwestcollege.ca

Order # Date: 20 August 2014 Font:

HYDROVAC OPERATORS WANTED WANTED HYDROVAC OPERATORS AND SWAMPERS HYDROVAC OPERATORS HYDROVAC SWAMPERS

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Order # Date: 20 August 2014 Truck & Trailer Repair Ltd. Font:

Weekly Circulation 2.2.75x6.75” 25x5.5” (includes bull head)

• Offering excellent wages HYDROVAC SWAMPERS • Offering excellent hourly wages • Excellent benefit package available ••Excellent package available Offering excellent hourly wages • Willing to train benefit if necessary Truck & Trailer•Repair Offering excellent hourly wages Wash Inc. •Ltd. to Safety tickets antrain asset package ••Willing Excellent benefit available • Safety tickets H2S, First Aid and • Excellent benefit package available • Operators must possess class 3A driver’s • Willing to train 15.75x8” 16.75x6.25” 2.2.75x6.75” 25x5.5” 15.8x8.25” (includes bull head) DRIVERS WANTED license Disturbance required •Safety Willing to train •Ground tickets H2S, First Aid and Owner Operators / Company Drivers to pull Super • •Operators must H2S, possess at least class Ground Disturbance required First Aid and • Living accommodation available Quantity: 1Safety of ea tickets B’s in our bulk grain & fertilizer division. Also to haul $125 plus taxes and shipping driver’s license • 3A Operators must possessrequired at least class Ground Disturbance Livestock. All within the Prairie Provinces.

Forif applicable. more information • •Living accommodations available 3A driver's license Operators mustcall: possess at least class Competitive wages & benefits, Signing Bonus Trevor••Working at: 306-483-7777 or Living accommodation available with new equipment 3A ARTWORK driver's license APPROVAL Kim Wash at:•306-483-7722 Please fax resume to 306-242-2077 Living accommodation available Inc. Emailresume resume to: Email to: or Email: rodpacik@transallgroup.com extremeexcavating@hotmail.com extremeexcavating@hotmail.com 16.75x6.25” or 15.75x8” contact Rod Pacik @15.8x8.25” 306-249-6853 Email resume to: faxto: to: 306-483-2082 oror fax 306-483-2082 extremeexcavating@hotmail.com or fax to: 306-483-2082 Quantity: 1 of ea

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Novatex Graphics is not responsible for errors or omissions in work printed as per approved proof.

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Father’s Day Tea hosted

By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

MAIDSTONE — Bingo was played at the Maidstone Drop In Centre June 17 with a good turnout. Bev Stewart

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and Joan Smith did the calling. Lunch was provided by Molly Den Ouden and Lil McMillan.

The Father’s Day Tea June 19 was attended by 32 people. A Father’s Day prize donated by the Drop In Centre was won by Keith Weston. A door prize donated by Northern Truck was won by Scottie Wilter-

rop in Centre muth. Raffle prizes, donated

by Margaret MacEachern, Dorothy Schwartz and Jean Stewart, were won by Verla Mithcell, Jean Stewart and

Norma Hougen. Thank you to all who provided baking for the bake table. Raspberries for the tea were donated

by Judith and Doug Holmberg. It proved to be a social and financial success.

Cribbage was played June 22 with high and perfect score for the afternoon going to Dorothy Schwartz, who provided lunch. Low went to

Bev Stewart.

The May, June, July birthday potluck luncheon was held June 24 with 22 seniors present. Seated at the birthday table were Lawrence Den Ouden, Lil McMillan, Dorothy Harmel, Bev Stewart, Irene and James Kerr, Norma Lott, Shannon Smith and Denise Newton. Missing were Norma Hougen, Doreen

Hope, Eleanor Hinde and Lois Myer. President Cheryl Macaskill welcomed everyone and Happy Birthday was sung. Following a delicious lunch, bingo was played with Joan Smith and Bev Stewart doing the calling.

Monday afternoon cards and Wednesday bingos will continue through the summer. See you there.

! e r e h e r a s y a d o i t a p r e m m Su

! n i W d n a Enter blend Restaurant & Bar

1602 - 100th St. Logo by

North Battleford

306-937-0000 CONTEST RULES

blend $

120 GIFT CERTIFICATES Restaurant & Bar Logo by

30 from each Participating Patio Merchant

$

Enter as often as you wish.

All entries must be dropped off or mailed in separate stamped envelopes on or before July 17, 2015. Entry forms that appear in the paper or hand drawn facsimiles will be accepted.

Photocopies, e-mails or fax copies not accepted. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have NO cash value. Some restrictions may apply.

Contest is open to everyone except News-Optimist employees and their immediate families.

2491 - 99th Street

306-937-3785

Order online at bostonpizza.com

11434 Railway Avenue North Battleford

306-445-0545

North Battleford

Battlefords Provincial Park

306-386-2800

DRAW DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 21 2015

Entry Deadline: July 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm

Name: ________________________________________ Mail entries to: “Our Summer Specials” Contest c/o The Battlefords News-Optimist 892 - 104th Street North Battleford, SK S9A 3E6

Address: ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Phone:________________________________________

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