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Staff The fallout from a Husky Energy pipeline spill continues to spread to communities that rely on the North Saskatchewan River as a water supply.

The spill was originally reported as having occurred last Thursday, but a report released Tuesday indicates the spill was detected at 8 p.m. Wednesday July 20.

The incident occurred near, but not at, the point where the pipeline crossed the river, south of Paradise Hill. The spill occurred on the south shore of the river, in the river valley, approximately 300 metres from water.

North Battleford residents are facing stringent water restrictions for the foreseeable future.

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North Battleford, Prince Albert – A 16-inch pipeline on the Husky gathering system for northwest Saskatchewan leaked Wednesday, July 20, spilling approximately 200 to 250 cubic metres (1,258 to 1,572 barrels) of heavy oil and diluent.

The leak was initially reported as having occurred during the morning of Thursday, July 21, but an initial incident report filed by Husky with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Economy on July 26 stated, “On July 20, 2016 at approximately 2000h, a pipeline release was discovered on the south shore of the North Saskatchewan River, upstream of the south isolation valve site on 12-17-051-24-W3M.” The line is part of the Husky gathering system, which collects heavy oil from facilities north of the North Saskatchewan River. The incident occurred near, but not at, the point where the pipeline crossed the river, south of Paradise

Hill. The spill occurred on the south shore of the river, in the river valley, approximately 300 metres from water. While the nature of the pipeline failure has yet to be determined, the oil flowed over land and entered the river near a Husky facility built along its shore.

As noted in the report, the first evidence of a leak was detected at approximately 8 p.m. on July 20, but the pipeline was shut down with manual valves at 10:30 a.m. the following day. Crews were mobilized early on July 21, and since then, hundreds of contractors have been working on the problem.

Immediate recovery actions by Husky involved building a berm on land to capture as much oil as possible before it reached the water. On Monday, July 25, Husky officials reported that approximately 70 cubic metres of oil and soil had been collected at the source. The following day they reported 145 cubic metres of an oily water mix was collected.

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deployed at the Payton river ferry site July 21 proved ineffectual, as the plume of heavy oil and diluent continued past it and downstream. By July 24, a total of five containment booms had been put in place at Highway 21, Paynton Ferry, two at North Battleford and one at Maymont. Despite this, the oil plume reached Prince Albert, approximately 370 kilometres downstream, by the morning of July 25.

The City of North Battleford has two water treatment plants – one that draws water directly from the North Saskatchewan River, and another that draws from groundwater wells immediately adjacent to the river, but onshore.

The surface water plant was shut down July 21, and

by July 22, the city ordered water conservation measures be put into place, including shutting down car washes and laundromats, as well as lawn watering.

By July 25, the city was looking at temporary measures where they would draw water from the Battle River on the south side of

Battleford.

Prince Albert, on the other hand, is primarily reliant on water from the North Saskatchewan River for its water supplies. As a result, Friday, July 22, it was advising residents to store up water in bottles and to fill bathtubs. Eventually, all car washes, laundromats and water parks were shut down, and essentially all outdoor water use was banned, with a $1,400 fine for enforcement.

July 25, it declared a local state of emergency and shut down all intake from the North Saskatchewan River. Prince Albert had intended to draw water from treated water reservoirs and start drawing water from stormwater retention ponds as an interim measure. They expected to have enough water to be able to handle a week’s shutdown of their water

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the Codette Reservoir near Nipawin, shut down its pipeline July 26. It reverted to its old surface reservoir, not used since 1993.

The provincial government has been holding daily press teleconferences, initially with representation from the Ministries of Environment and Economy, but eventually including Health, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Husky.

Al Pate, Husky’s vicepresident of exploration and production services, said July 25, “We realize this has been a very challenging time for everybody, with the spill impacting people, the environment and local businesses.

“We’re deeply sorry this has happened. We accept full responsibility for the event and the cleanup, and we will make things right.

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Over the weekend the city began construction of an approximately 30 kilometre surface pipeline, using irrigation equipment, to draw water from the South Saskatchewan River. The line ran to the east along Highway 302 to a point downstream of Muskoday First Nation. The 10-inch line was characterized as a “hose,” by Saskatchewan Water Agency officials, who noted these measures would not be useful past freeze up.

Other communities downstream also draw their water from the river.

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Why are so many Canadians using food banks?

By Jino Distasio Canadian households are paying more for a nutritious basket of food and rising prices hit low-income households hardest, especially those receiving government assistance. Food Banks Canada estimates that just over 850,000 Canadians use a food bank on a monthly basis.

The ability to afford food is increasingly problematic.

Average prices run as high as $900 a month for a family of four in major cities like Vancouver and Toronto. This increased cost, along with escalating housing prices and stagnant incomes, has certainly contributed to rising food bank use.

Simple access to food also remains a problem in Canada. That’s especially true in areas of poverty where an overreliance on convenience stores often results in higher prices, fewer options and poorer diets.

Studies over the last several years reveal several major Canadian cities have “food deserts” that make accessing nutritious food difficult.

The term “food desert” describes geographic areas with limited access to healthy food because the distance to the nearest supermarket is in excess of one kilometre.

Living far from healthier options forces many Canadians

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to fall back on higher-priced convenience stores or to find ways to get to food stores elsewhere. Both options are costly.

But it turns out locating poor food environments is more complex than just identifying food deserts. The simple measurement of food deserts doesn’t account for areas of the country where nutritious options are nearby, but poverty prevents people from being able to make better choices.

In other words, food insecurity is an even bigger problem than we think.

My colleagues and I at the University of Winnipeg’s Institute of Urban Studies developed a more realistic measure of food insecurity and the results are troubling. In our model, along with distance and access to food options, we include socio-economic measures such as the percentage of the labour force that does not drive, the unemployment rate and income and education levels. This approach ensures a more fulsome picture of food insecurity at the neighbourhood level, and the picture is not pretty.

In Winnipeg, for example, we calculated a neighbourhood’s physical and economic access to healthy food by mapping those areas with no access to supermarkets — the traditional measure of food deserts. But we found that while distance remains a barrier in certain areas, income and affordability present bigger obstacles.

In other words, many Canadian families experience food insecurity because they can’t afford food, not because they can’t find a place to buy it near them.

We identified, mapped and classified “food mirages” instead. “Food mirages” are places where persons live

near a healthy food source, but are unable to buy it due to cost.

Our new method of calculation allows us to recognize those truly at risk for food insecurity. In the inner city of Winnipeg, 60,000 people live in neighbourhoods defined as severe food mirages where significant socio-economic hardship may affect their ability to afford healthy food despite good proximity to supermarkets. It also helps us eliminate neighbourhoods with affluent residents who have the means to purchase food whether it is nearby or not. They are not really food deserts and do not present a significant concern.

Why is this finding significant?

Simply having policies to encourage more grocery stores in urban areas will not necessarily solve food insecurity issues. Instead, we need to shift our thinking toward measures that support income growth, such as increased educational options or job training.

There are no shortcuts. Ending food insecurity means lifting people out of poverty.

In the end, while many cities have food deserts that limit healthier choices by distance, our study has added to the discussion by demonstrating the presence of food is only one factor. Far too many live close enough to see through the windows of grocery stores but are forced to walk by, en route to the nearest food bank.

— Jino Distasio is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, an associate professor of geography at the University of Winnipeg and director of the Institute of Urban Studies. www.troymedia.com

The waters are getting a bit murky about exactly when Husky Energy detected the rupture of their pipeline beside the North Saskatchewan River south of Paradise Hill.

The spill of 200 to 250 cubic metres of heavy oil and diluent was originally reported to have occurred last Thursday.

A report from Husky Energy now indicates problems with the pipeline were first detected at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, but the pipeline wasn’t shut down until 10:30 a.m. the next day.

That has those affected by the spill asking questions.

The foremost of which is, what took so long?

It is imperative Husky examine its policies and procedures, because, to the layman at least, a more than 12-hour delay in taking action seems excessive.

And the consequences of that delay are proving to be long-lasting and far-reaching.

Husky has said it will be covering the costs regarding this spill. That will go part way to salvaging the energy giant’s reputation, but a thorough review is also needed to restore any confidence the public may have had in oil pipelines.

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Husky Energy spill is a mess The Husky oil spill on the North Saskatchewan River is a mess. Period.

And as editor of Pipeline News, I guess I’m supposed to be able to say something insightful about this awful situation, because if I don’t, I’m a coward, right?

The situation began at around 8 p.m. on July 20, when pressure anomalies were first detected on a 16inch steel pipeline south of Paradise Hill. That pipeline is a major gathering line for Husky Energy’s oilfield north of the river.

The pipeline crosses the North Saskatchewan River at that point. Just 300 metres from shore, the line started leaking. It was not shut in until 10:30 the next morning, when a spill was by now quite evident. Approximately 200 to 250 cubic meters, (1,258 to 1,572 barrels) of heavy oil and diluent left the pipeline, and while some of it was contained on shore, most of it flowed down the river valley and into the river.

By the time I write this, the oil has flowed down well over 400, and probably closer to 500 kilometres of the North Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan River, contaminating as it goes along.

The volume may seem like a lot, but in comparison to the river’s flow, it wasn’t much. Near the spill

about that, too.

I’ve taken part rom in the daily press the top of briefings, asking the pile questions. Husky, so

By Brian Zinchuk far, hasn’t said much Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers about the cause, Association 2012 Columnist of the Year preferring to focus on the response at point, the river was flowthis time. They say a ing at 710 cubic metres thorough investigation will per second, every second, take place.

60 seconds a minute, 60 Here’s some hard realiminutes an hour, 24 hours ties – in order to maintain a day, due to substantial our Western society, we rains in Alberta. Yet need oil. And that oil this comparatively small is produced all over the amount contaminated place, including both pretty much an entire sides of major rivers. Oil river system, putting the pipelines and river systems drinking water of North crisscross this entire contiBattleford, Prince Albert nent, and where a pipeline and Melfort, as well as a meets a river, it has to few smaller communities, cross it. Thus, there will at risk. always be intersections of It’s pretty tough for pipelines and rivers. While me to report on this from this failure didn’t occur Estevan. It’s probably not in the river itself (which enough, but I’ve been dowould have been much, ing the best I can. much worse), it was close I lived in North Batenough to flow right in. tleford for 10 years. I lived If we want to elimithrough the 2001 water nate pipelines near rivers, crisis. One friend was one then we have to give up of the most impacted by oil — all of it, everywhere. that crisis, with life-alterI don’t know how we do ing results. As the city hall that. reporter for the Battlefords At this point I don’t News-Optimist for five know if the high water years, I kept a copy of the flow levels in the river inquiry report on my desk are better or worse for the all that time. So you can situation. It has impeded imagine how sensitive that the operation of the nuone community is to water merous booms. I asked issues, never mind the officials about the efficacy entire river system cutting of booms – how much oil across the province. they could be expected to I also used to build collect, and they wouldn’t pipelines, so I know a bit give me an answer. But

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perhaps the large volumes will dilute the spill to nothingness further downstream? Is it essentially a strong flushing action?

Will they be able to stop the sheen on the water at the Codette Reservoir?

How much shoreline cleanup will be needed is another question. When you spread 1,500 barrels across what is now probably 1,000 kilometres of shore (500 on each side of the river), what do you get?

I guess we’re going to find out. How do you clean that up? And what do you do about oil that is no longer at the surface, having been stirred up by the high turbidity of the high flow?

And when will the water from the river be safe to drink?

So much for insightful.

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

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Premier Wall is still solidly behind pipelines for movement of crude oil, even in light of the spill of oil into the North Saskatchewan River by a Husky Energy pipeline last week. What do you think?

• Pipelines are environmental disasters waiting to happen.

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Balanced budget approved by Prairie North

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quality improvement to ensure appropriate access to and delivery of patientand family-centred care,” she stated.

The region counts on two large sources of funding, said Fan. One is the base funding from the Ministry of Health and the other is the funding that comes from Alberta for the delivery of health service in Lloydminster, Fan said this year’s funding from the Ministry of Health is $220 million, $8 million more than last year. Most of that increase is related to collective agreement obligations and medical remuneration.

Funding due from Alberta has been estimated at $36.7 million, given last year’s figure of $36.4 million.

“It’s fair to say at this point we have no indication for ‘16-17 from Alberta yet,” said Fan. “It is still something under discussion, but we need to plug in a number and so we are using a best guess to build our budget for ‘16-17.”

The rest of the revenue comes from a variety of sources, including longterm care resident fees, home care fees and other fees, as well as donations.

While the region is looking at projected revenue of $287 million, it is also projecting operating expenses amounting

Staff Reporter

In a special teleconference meeting Monday, Prairie North Regional Health Authority board members, some on holidays, approved a balanced budget for 2016-17 with “next to no new money,” as described by CEO David Fan. The region is already three months into the 201617 fiscal year, but the budget approval process was delayed due to the late tabling of the provincial budget this year.

For 2016-17, Prairie North Health Region’s operating budget will be $286.3 million, an increase of $8 million over the previous year’s operating budget. The additional dollars represent an increase in base funding from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and are targeted solely to collective agreement obligations, physician fee increases and inflation.

“This means our 201617 operating budget is basically status quo from the previous year,” said Bonnie O’Grady, PNRHA board chairperson. “Our fiscal environment remains challenging. We continue our focus on improving efficiencies to ensure longterm sustainability, while maintaining our emphasis on continuous safety and

to $286 million. A projected operating surplus is $820,000. Most of that is earmarked for repayment of an earlier debt.

“We have to run a surplus in order to pay our mortgage of $812,000,” said Fan. “Those mortgages are a long-standing obligation. Long-term care homes that were built in the past were financed quite differently, by taking out mortgages, so each year we have to set aside dollars.”

He said, “By the time we pay our mortgage of about $812,000, our projected surplus is really minuscule,” – $7,082.

On the expense side, Fan said the largest expense is compensation for health care providers.

Health region employees will receive approximately $170 million. At least $23 million goes out to individuals who are part of a payment scheme rather than fee for service.

There are also a number of grants to organizations such as Canadian Mental Health Association and to private ambulance services – WPD Ambulance in the Battlefords and Lloydminster and Marshall Ambulance in St. Walburg.

Other expenses fall under a variety of categories from utilities and infrastructure repairs to surgical supplies and drugs.

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The budgeting process was further impacted by a provincial directive for Saskatchewan’s health regions to collectively find administrative savings to the tune of $7.5 million, said Fan. The savings are to be directed toward more positions for front line staff in the region’s long-term care facilities.

“Our share of that is $448,000 and that is determined based on the number of long-term care beds in the health region in the context of the whole province,” he said. “So we have to find 70 per cent in administrative positions and 30 per cent of that in other administrative costs.”

Of the $448,000, about $315,000 is tied to positions, and about $133,000 tied to other administrative overhead costs, said Fan. To meet the directive, there are six positions being targeted, of which four are out of scope and two are in scope. They total 3.4 FTEs. There are four positions that have been vacant that now won’t be filled.

“The responsibilities and duties will be reassigned and dispersed differently, so when the dust settles there are two positions with people in them that will be affected,” said Fan. “One is in scope, one is out of scope. At this point we need to follow a process, we have to have conversation with our unions to find some ways to manage that in scope – out of scope is dealt with quite differently.”

For the 30 per cent associated with other administrative overhead costs, last year, the region budgeted $520,000, and spent about $500,000, he said.

“This year we are budgeting a lot less,” said Fan. Many of those recruitment dollars are related to recruiting physicians.

“What effect it will have in terms of ability to recruit, I guess time will tell,” he said.

With the overall administrative savings, the region will be able to invest $448,000 in front-line long-term care staffing.

There are 13 long-term care facilities in the region, however two are on the Alberta side, said Fan. Because the program affects Saskatchewan only, 11 out of 13 will be considered for more staff. Out of the 11, eight will see new front-line positions added totalling 5.8 FTEs. Of those, 2.3 are for licensed practical nurses and 3.5 are for continuing care aides.

Facilities earmarked for new positions are Battlefords District Care Centre in Battleford, River Heights Lodge and Villa Pascal in North Battleford, Maidstone Health Complex, Riverside Health Complex in Turtleford, Northlands Pioneer Lodge in Meadow Lake, L. Gervais Memorial Health Centre in Goodsoil and Jubilee Home in Lloydminster.

“Depending on how quickly we can actually reduce the costs, what we

are contemplating is that those new positions will likely start to be added to the complement some time in the fall, at the latest December of 2016.”

He added, “Further to this investment of $448,000 in long-term care, it’s fair for me to point out at this point that investment in senior care has been a priority for Prairie North for the last several years.”

“In 2013-14, the board directed that $500,000 be targeted to long-term care enhancements,” said O’Grady. “In 2014-15, the provincial Urgent Issues Action Fund provided over $500,000 for further improvements to longterm care staffing and facilities. Funding came from the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta to launch the Home First/ Quick Response program in Lloydminster in 201415. In 2015-16, the new Alberta-funded Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre opened and Lloydminster Home Care completed its first full year of operation of the Home First program.

New funding was provided

by Saskatchewan to launch Home First in The Battlefords. The Region also continued its upgrade of nurse call/patient safety systems in several facilities.”

In 2016-17, home care services for Battlefords and area residents will see its first full year of operation of the Home First/ Quick Response program.

B’ford on list for integrated or standalone liquor store

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

According to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, a privately operated liquor store in Battleford could be integrated into an existing business or operated as a standalone business.

A third round of Requests for Proposals was announced Tuesday as part of the provincial government’s initiative to privatize liquor stores in the province, and Battleford is among the communities on the list.

The other communities are: Aberdeen, Carrot River, Dalmeny, Hague, Hudson Bay, Kelvington, Osler, Outlook, Preeceville, Rosetown, Rosthern, Shellbrook, St. Walburg, Tisdale, Unity, Wadena, Wakaw, Waskesiu and Wilkie.

Successful proponents will be selected through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. There is one opportunity available in each of the 20 communities. The deadline to apply for any of these 20 opportunities is Sept. 7.

“This third round of RFPs includes communi-

ties outside of the province’s cities,” Minister Responsible for the Liquor and Gaming Authority Don McMorris said. “For this round, successful proponents for these locations will have the option to operate an integrated or standalone retail operation.”

What form any new private liquor outlet would take was part of a discussion at Battleford Town Hall last week when a delegation met with council members. At that time, it was unclear whether Battleford would have the option of either stand alone or integrated.

Aaron and Charity Janzen, owners of Super A Foods in Battleford, presented a petition asking council to refuse any business license applications for private liquor stores, in the hopes that the public liquor store would then have to remain open. While councillors didn’t agree to disallow private liquor store licenses, they assured the Janzens that, when the time comes, they would do everything they could to see any private liquor vendor located downtown.

The Janzens said their business has lost sales with the expansion of Walmart into groceries, the downturn in the oil industry and the closure of the downtown location of the post office and would experience a further drop if the downtown area was to lose the public liquor store.

“The year Walmart expanded we were down $30,000,” said Aaron Janzen. “Since the oil slump and the closure of the downtown post office, we are on track for a drop in sales of $150,000 this year.”

He added, “We are not the only business owners who have experienced a decrease in sales due to drops in traffic,” he said.

Battleford is in the third of four rounds of RFPs to go out for private liquor outlets in Saskatchewan. In November 2015, the government announced changes designed to expand the private liquor retail system in Saskatchewan.

The plan includes the conversion of 40 existing government liquor stores to private opportunities as well as the addition of 11 new retail opportunities.

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Street Performers Festival on this weekend

By Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter

What do a tennis racquet, a picture frame, a toilet seat and a sweatband all have in common? Jonathan Burns, a contortionist at the upcoming third annual International Street Performers Festival, can fit through all four.

Audiences were treated to a preview of upcoming activities and performances, including Burns’ “flexible comedy” routine in which he, at turns, strutted his stuff or flailed around enveloped in a toilet seat.

Australia-based husband and wife performers, Mr. Spin, and Pandora Pink, joined Burns for the preview with their juggling and balance routines.

Pandora and Mr. Spin, also known as Louise Clarke and Nigel Martin, have travelled across Canada for street performance festivals before but this tour, with previous stops in Edmonton and Grande Prairie, will be their first time performing in North Battleford.

“I’ve never been to Saskatchewan before. It’s nice because you’ve been doing the street theatre festival here, and you guys have been doing it for three years now and you’ve really embraced it,” said Clarke. “I think it’s a really accessible form of art.”

Mr. Spin wows the crowd by juggling five balls.

So far, the public seems to agree. Last year, North Battleford’s International Street Performers Festival was awarded the Community Event of the Year

by Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence.

This year, organizers hope to continue their success and promise that this event will be the “best yet and the biggest year ever.”

Jonathan Burns entertains in Central Park with “flexible comedy.”

“People can expect a great show,” Martin said.

“And if they come to mine they’ll get about 10 oh wows! and 40 or 50 hahahas!”

The festival runs downtown Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday’s hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday’s hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday’s hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Record number of applicants to BBEX awards Submitted

The Battlefords Business Excellence committee has announced a record number of application kits submitted for its 2016 BBEX Awards program.

More than 40 application kits were counted in the submissions received to date. The deadline for submissions was July 22, with the committee awaiting any application kits postmarked by that date that will arrive by mail.

Once the committee is confident any mailed application kits are in hand, the submitted kits will be presented to the pre-selection committee made up of three local chartered accountants, who will gener-

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ate a listing of the finalist businesses in each category. To be named a finalist, the application kit submitted must be completed in full, and the business must qualify for the category in which the application was submitted. Once qualified, the finalists’ applications kits are forwarded to the anonymous jury for their selection of a winner in each of the open categories.

Once the list of finalists is submitted to the BBEX committee, the businesses will be notified and will be asked to complete their biography, which includes photographs for the video presentations the evening of the gala awards.

At the gala event in Oc-

tober, the awards for New Business Venture, Micro Business, Customer Service, Marketing, Community Contribution and Battlefords’ Best Employer will be announced. From all of the finalists in each of these open categories, they will also reveal the Business of the Year in the Battlefords.

By Labour Day, the Heritage Award recipient will be announced, and tickets for the gala event will go on sale. The gala is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. This is the 23rd annual presentation of the Battlefords Business Excellence Awards.

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Polling stations for the City of North Battleford municipal and school elections have been established.

An advance poll must be open at least three days but not more than 15 days before election day. Location number one will be at City Hall, accessed by the street level door at 1291 -101st St. Voting times are Saturday, Oct. 15 from noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 22, from noon to 5 p.m.

Advance poll location number two will be at Valley View Towers II, 1191 99th St. on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 5 p.m.

For the municipal election day Wednesday, Oct. 26, there will be three polls in the city.

The number of polling places has been reduced to three from the four that were used in the 2012 election.

“This decision was based on an analysis of the number of voters that voted at each polling place in 2012. Sufficient polling stations will be organized to adequately handle the voters at these three polling places. Establishment of advance polls and ad-

vance voting at the personal care facilities and hospital as well as the availability of the mail-in ballot system will provide many venues for the voters and will assist to balance the work load of the election officials at each polling station on election day,” reported City Clerk Debbie Wohlberg last week.

Polling station number one will be at Holy Family School, 9201-19th Ave., serving the area west of Highway No. 4 and 100th Street to the city limits north of 15th Avenue and that area west of 91st Street as it extends south to Territorial Drive to city limits.

Polling station number two will be at the Civic Centre, 1902-104th St. serving the area north of 15th Ave. to the city limits and east of 100th Street and Highway No. 4 to the city limits.

Polling station number three will be at Notre Dame School, 1241-105th St., serving the area south of 15th Avenue extending south to the city limits and the area east of 91st Street as it extends south to Territorial Drive and area west to the city limits.

Polling stations are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.

Eligible voters must be:

• at least 18 years old on election day; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding election day; and • either (a) a resident of the municipality for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election or (b) an owner of assessable land for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the day of the election.

Nomination day for cities, towns, and villages will be Sept. 21. Persons eligible for nomination as a candidate in an urban municipality must: • be at least 18 years old on election day; • be a Canadian citizen; • have resided in the municipality for at least three consecutive months immediately preceding the date the nomination paper is submitted; and • have resided in Saskatchewan for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the date the nomination paper is submitted.

Nomination papers must be signed by at least five voters of the municipality in urban municipalities with a population of less than 20,000.

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Senlac population explodes for centennial

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Organizers could not have been more pleased.

The year-long planning process, combined with the efforts of dozens of volunteers, complemented by the beautiful weekend weather all combined to make the Senlac centennial on the July 1 weekend memorable.

The committee reports 580 guests registered for the event itself, although weekend numbers were higher as there were those who attended from other communities for individual events or just for one day of the event. Organizers estimate more than 900 people came through Senlac over the weekend, their population exploding for the three days.

Event goers were excited to know the family that travelled the farthest was the Holgates, who came from California. Bruce May, at the age of 99, was the oldest participant.

All expenses for the weekend were covered through registrations and generous donations from a number of sources.

An entire year was used to organize, plan and prepare the weekend and as Dustin Forbes, one of the committee members, stated, “too many people and too many hours to tally in how much time and effort it took. The end result was all worth it as the weekend went off without any setbacks. It was a testament

The village of Senlac’s population exploded during centennial celebrations hosted for the July 1 weekend.

Ash Cooper hosted a cake cutting ceremony.

A special sign commemorates Senlac as a 100-year community.

Senlac’s Main Street in earlier times. Photos submitted

to the organizers and volunteers that dedicated their time and energy to ensure every participant had a positive experience.”

Some of the more notable highlights were the ball tournament, the dance featuring the Dirt Rich band that drew more than 350 people. The parade Saturday drew 55 entries from individuals, groups and families. The Canada Day fireworks lit up the sky and many from other communities came out to

experience them.

A “Blast from the Senlac past” display was set up in the old church just for the weekend, and evoked many memories and “good-oledays” story sharing. The village program and cake cutting hosted by Ash Cooper was another highlight of the weekend. It included a welcome by Mayor Connie McWatters along with guest speaker John Jansen, who served as administrator from 1956-59.

The popular musi-

cal duo Barry and Sheila Houser were also a hit providing entertainment right after the supper. The Sunday church service and breakfast rounded out the weekend.

Participants with young families appreciated the committee’s efforts to bring in a children’s play area that included a bouncy castle, sand pit, face painting, the balloon man and a

petting zoo.

Facebook posts after the event lauded the efforts of the organizing committee and the weekend volunteers for planning and hosting the event.

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July 25 Husky began cleanup of the first 20

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Referring to the fact that interim above-ground pipelines would freeze in cold weather, Sam Ferris, executive director of environmental and municipal

management services at the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, said on July 25, “It’s not going to be a short-term event.

“We want to be certain that source water is safe and secure before it is reused for treatment for drinking water purposes … We need further time just to assess the existence of any oil or globules of oil that may be suspended in the water column.”

Pate noted Husky would be covering the costs regarding this spill, and said a toll-free phone line was set up at 844-4617991.

By July 26, four birds, three fish and one frog had been reported as impacted by the oil.

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By Michael Brokop

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Juanita Aucamp, Tropical Tree Frog, acrylic on canvas.

Above, Sherron Burns, Visiting, Story Box mixed media and found objects.

At left, Juanita Aucamp, Latin Dancer, acrylic on canvas.

Juanita Aucamp, The Hanging Tree, multimedia.

By Rita Young A dedicated group spent the day sharing their love for creating moving art forms and

enjoying each others company.

Our weather has been cooperating this last week as you could do plein air painting outside. The landscapes are so lush and green with lots of yellow canola around.

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ARC Creative studios celebrates its second year of operations this summer.

The studio hosts 13 local artists working in different mediums and are visually stimulated through collaborations, artists working and a place of solitude.

For the month of July and August the gallery space features work from the majority of working artists. They include Juanita Aucamp, Kamila Badura, Mary Ann Baxter, Michael Brokop, Sherron Burns, Joseph Campbell, Chris Hodge, Karen Kowalski, Brenda Lamb, Jesse Navarro, Barb O’Neil, Rosemarie Stadnyk and Joanne Rivers-Wing.

Sherron Burns, has been interested in work that evokes a story, piques a memory or startles the imagination. Her current work invites you to participate by manipulating the objects in her work and taking a personal connection with the story (art piece).

Burns has conceived and organized the Free Range Puppet Lab in North Battleford and was joined by artists from across Canada for five days of creativity, an event hosted by the Chapel Gallery.

Juanita Aucamp joined the studio this year and has found her artistic focus in the studio. Juanita likes to gather artistic ideas from photographs in magazines and then takes her personal life and meshes these to the canvas.

She feels her childhood in South Africa and Namibia comes through in her work’s vibrant colours and tribal patterns.

Sherron Burns, The Cupboards are Bare, story box mixed media and found objects. Photos submitted

ARC Creative studios Gallery is located in North Battleford at 1102-101 Street and is open only on Fridays from noon until 4

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Kevin Hasselberg’s goal is to become a coach in the National Hockey League.

On Monday he made a move that he hopes will lead him to his dream job.

After five seasons as the general manager and head coach of the Battlefords North Stars, Hasselberg will be heading to the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Pensacola Ice Flyers to serve as the team’s general manager and head coach.

“It all came together pretty quickly,” Hasselberg said. “When this opportunity became available and I started to have serious discussions with the Ice Flyers, I started to weigh the pros and cons of if this was something I really wanted to do.

“My goal is to one day make it to the NHL and this is an opportunity to start in the professional

ranks. In my dealings with the owner, Greg Harris, the way he feels about the game, how it should be played and how the players conduct themselves jived with how I approach things.”

The 40-year-old will be taking charge of the top team in the SPHL. The Ice Flyers are the reigning President’s Cup champions and have won three of the last four league titles.

“After going out there to Pensacola, speaking with the owners and the staff and seeing everything first hand it just felt right,” Hassleberg said. “People might scratch their heads when they hear me say this, but it really is a hockey place.

“It feels like the right time for me to make that jump to the next level. Obviously it’s a very intimidating jump, but I’m excited and more than ready for this challenge.”

Hasselberg admitted though that it was tough for him to leave North Battleford given the relationships he’s made in the area over the last five years.

“First and foremost my family owns a house here and my wife (Leah) and son (Dyllan) call this home now,” Hasselberg said.

“I’m going out there by myself for that first season and that’s going to be the biggest challenge. Day in and day out I’m still going to be a good husband and father while I pursue my career in hockey.

“Secondly there’s the connections I’ve made here in the community.

The people here have been welcoming and amazing ever since we rolled in off of the highway. I really need to thank the Atcheynum family as Blair, Jennifer, Megan and Anna have been so important in helping our family. It’s difficult to say goodbye to them after seeing them

Kevin Hasselberg is leaving his post as the Battlefords North Stars general manager and head coach to take up the same positions with the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League. News-Optimist File Photo

every day, but I know we’re all going to be connected for the rest of our lives.”

Hasselberg also thanked the North Stars organization and in particular the players that he coached at the Civic Centre over the last five years.

“These young men are amazing people and its been an honour to coach them,” Hasselberg said.

“The players that we have coming back from last year’s team are a phenomenal group with bright futures ahead of them and I’m going to miss them.

This team has a chance to do some amazing things and I hope that the lessons that they learned from me can be built up with what the new coach brings to help them get to the top. It’s going to be tough to not be there on the bench to lead the way.”

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After being hired in the summer of 2011, Hasselberg compiled a 174-84-10-15 record and helped the North Stars make three trips to the SJHL semifinals.

His best campaign came this past winter as the North Stars set a single-season record for wins with 43 and finished the regular season as the top team in the league.

Although the North Stars were upset in the semifinals by the Flin Flon Bombers, Hasselberg was rewarded for his efforts with the SJHL’s Coach of the Year award.

“Kevin brought his passion and his knowledge of the game to our organization and that’s carried over to our culture in the dressing room,” North Stars president Troy Slywka said.

“Kevin’s really been the key factor in changing the culture around here. His attitude and professionalism is really going to be missed, along with his love for the game. We hope that we can carry that tradition forward here as we continue to progress.”

The North Stars are now accepting applications for the head coach and general manager job as they hope to have someone in place before training camp gets underway at the end of August.

Hasselberg says he plans to help with the hiring process before he moves to Florida at the end of August to start with preparations for his first season in charge of the Ice Flyers.

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Hasselberg’s tenure will be long remembered I finally had my first chance to chat with Battlefords North Stars head coach and general manager Kevin Hasselberg on Monday around lunch time.

It was a strange first conversation though, as it had wonly been announced minutes before hand that he was leaving the team to become the new head coach and general manager of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Pensacola Ice Flyers.

As I’ve written before in this space, it’s hard for me to make major statements on how things are going to look or have been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League since I only started here a couple of weeks ago.

However, I don’t think you need to be living in The Battlefords to understand the impact Hasselberg has had with the North Stars since he came over from the British Columbia Hockey League’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the summer of 2011.

At the time of his hiring, Hasselberg said that he had to come in and prove himself to be capable of developing young players and working in a team environment.

He certainly did that and more. He made it to the SJHL semifinals three times, compiled a regular season record of 174-8410-15 and was named the league’s Coach of the Year this spring after a dazzling 2015-16 campaign.

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Without a doubt this has been the best run that the team has been on since they made back-to-back trips to the league final in the mid 2000’s.

The impact Hasselberg has had on his players was easy to see on Twitter shortly after Monday’s announcement.

“Congratulations to the most dedicated coach I’ve ever had,” forward Logan Nachtegaele said. “Hard work pays off.”

“I doubt I’ll meet anyone as hard working as Kevin,” defenceman Connor Sych added. “This opportunity couldn’t have come to anyone more deserving.”

The situation Hasselberg is headed off to is a pretty good one as well.

The Ice Flyers have been the top team in the SPHL over the last few years as they’ve won three out of the last four league titles.

They’ve also done a great job in bringing coaches up to the next level.

Rod Aldoff, who won three straight titles as a coach in the Superior International

Junior Hockey League before joining the Ice Flyers in 2013, has moved on to the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals for next year.

As Hasselberg heads off to continue his journey to become a coach in the National Hockey League, the question now is who will be his replacement.

What helps is the fact that by all accounts, the North Stars will be in the mix once again to contend for a SJHL championship as a number of players from last year’s squad will be returning.

It’s the perfect situation for a new face to come in and I expect that there’s going to be a number of excellent candidates throwing their hat into the ring.

With the Weyburn Red Wings also looking for a new man to take charge of their squad, it’s going to be pretty interesting to see how this will play out.

Replacing Hasselberg will be a tough, especially with training camp being less than a month away.

However, I think the North Stars will find their man.

Bronze for Gilbert at Summer Games Staff

Unity’s Reece Gilbert has made it on to the podium at the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan.

Gilbert earned a bronze

medal in the male 14-15 year-old triathlon event on Monday as he completed the course in 52:07.

After Tuesday’s events, Rivers West has earned four medals to date with a gold, silver and two

bronze medals.

Ethan Moir of Neilburg and Jacob Marner of Wilkie just missed out on a medal with fourth place results in the high jump and shot put events respectively.

North Stars postpone ice fishing derby Staff After being one of the major fundraisers for the team for the last two decades, the Battlefords North Stars have decided to cancel the Jackfish Lake Ice Fishing Derby for 2017.

In a release the team said while the event was known as one of the largest of its kind in Western

Canada, attendance had decreased in recent years which resulted in a decrease in revenue for the hockey club.

As well, after the event’s grand prize was won for the first time three years ago, the profits for the hockey club have trended downward.

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Rick Cey was greeted by his teammates on the Wilkie Brewers after their dramatic 6-5 win over the Border City Blue Jays in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League quarter-finals last week. The Brewers will now face the Meadow Lake Sox for a berth in the league final. Photo by Lucas Punkari

Brewers to face Sox in NSRBL semifinal series.

The third seeded Sox advanced to the semifinal in dramatic fashion in Meadow Lake on Tuesday night with an 8-7 win in extra innings over the sixth ranked Macklin Lakers.

Down 7-2 to the Lakers, the Sox scored five runs in the seventh inning to force extra innings before scoring the game-winning run on a single from team MVP Kevin Gerwing.

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Following a walk-off win in extra innings in Wilkie to start off the series, the Brewers jumped out to a seven-run lead early in Lloydminster last Tuesday on their way to a 9-6 triumph.

The two teams have only played each other once this year with the Sox defeating the Brewers in an 8-3 contest that took place in Meadow Lake May 29.

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Hickie was born in August of 1944 and grew up on a farm near Killaly. He was one of four brothers and two sisters in a family that was interested in athletics, mostly baseball and hockey. Since he was easy to coach and an agreeable participant, his brothers and sisters had no problem in getting Hickie to be the catcher for the family ball team in summer and goalie for hockey in the winter.

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A butcher’s apprentice

Shrike chicks learning how to impale prey Submitted

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“Young Loggerhead Shrikes (aka butcher birds) are out near their nests learning to perfect their hunting and impaling skills,” says Ashley Fortney, Habitat Stewardship co-ordinator with Nature Saskatchewan.

“This is the best time to observe shrikes and their graphic behaviours as the young may be in groups of four to seven, clumsily hunting and impaling prey in a localized area.”

Taking a lesson from butchers who hang their meat to dry, the Loggerhead Shrikes do the same with their food.

“These birds impale and hang their prey on barbed wire fences, thorny shrubs and broken branches, in order to effectively eat their oversized prey, affording them the nickname of ‘butcher bird,’” Fortney explains.

The shrike’s prey items include beetles and grasshoppers, but also larger prey such as snakes, mice, voles, frogs and even smaller songbirds. Similar to birds of prey these birds have sharp hooked beaks, however, unlike the birds of prey, shrikes lack strong talons, and must impale

prey in order to tear pieces off during feeding.

The loggerhead shrike is slightly smaller than the American robin. Shrikes have a black mask that extends from the black bill past the eyes. These birds earn the “loggerhead” part of their name because they have relatively large heads compared to their bodies, and the “shrike” part of their name because they have a high pitched shriek for an alarm call. The loggerhead shrike has a grey back with white under parts, black wings and a black tail with characteristic white patches on the wings and stripes on the edges of the tail. These traits are easily seen when shrikes are in flight.

Loggerhead shrike chicks are the fuzzy fluffball equivalent to the parents. They have a similar black eye mask, although not as distinct, and a less smooth appearance when compared to their parents.

“My favourite feature about the chicks is their tail, which is very short and stubby compared to the length of the body,” says Fortney.

The chicks also have the same black and white marking on their wings.

Around this time is when the young butchers-in-

training are exploring the world around their nest.

The prairie population of loggerhead shrikes has seen declines of over 80 per cent in the past 35 years. Causes of decline are primarily habitat loss and degradation (e.g. removal of shelterbelts), as well as pesticide use and road mortality.

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clinched the necessary number of delegates to secure his place as the Republican nominee for president of the United States. On that day he travelled to Bismarck, N.D. to speak on the closing day of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in his first major policy speech on energy.

I have attended this conference every year for six years, gathering enough stories to run over several editions each time.

The media attending the conference were shepherded through our own U.S. Secret Service security screening. Our bags were thoroughly searched, we were wanded with metal detectors and the large, imposing sniffer dog was a fitting set piece along with the large presence of secret service and police, armoured and armed, uniformed and plain clothes.

He landed in Bismarck a few minutes after the time he was supposed to be on stage. Around 7,700 people, one-third from the conference, the remainder outsiders, waited up to three hours to go through the security screening.

They would wait a little longer.

The media room, with its podium and lights, was electric with anticipation. As he was running late, many of us expected Trump would maybe make a short statement or take questions for five minutes before taking the stage.

Instead, he took nearly 40 Regional Optimist minutes of questions.

Prior to addressing the press, numerous oil executives, including Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm, took their place behind the podium.

Despite the fact he came to North Dakota to talk energy, nearly 20 minutes into this unexpectedly long media availability, no one had asked about oil.

This is when, standing at the far edge of room with three secret service agents within arm’s reach, I got a chance to ask my questions about the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline project. True to form, he wants a piece for the United States. He would It turns the day I also lookout at TransCanada’s would get toUpland see Donald proposed Pipeline.

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profits. Right now Obama would have said, “Yes” or “No,” and most politicians would say, “Yes, we’ll approve it,” or “No, we won’t.”

I’m saying, “Yes, absolutely, we’ll approve it. But I want a piece of the profits because we’re making it happen through eminent domain and other things. I want a piece of the profits for the United States. That’s how we’re going to make our country rich again, just one way out of thousands, but that’s how we’re going to make our country rich again and how we’re going to make America great again. You understand what I’m saying?

Pipeline News: TransCanada would like to build a pipeline from Williston that Mr. Hamm could ac-

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Trump: Do you like the idea?

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Trump: No, no. Do you like the idea? As a reporter? You’re not supposed to say, but that’s OK. (Laughter in room) Pipeline News: I’m the only person in Saskatchewan who writes on energy. I love the idea.

Trump: We would look at it. Look, I’m going to look at anything. I’m going to look at anything. A lot of times, pipelines are so much better. Instead of going on trains and having all the problems caused by that, it’s underground. Environmentally, they’re better in many

would allow Mr. Hamm to export oil through Canada, into Canada, and also overseas through a Canadian port.

Trump: Okay, well I’m not aware of that one, but we will certainly take a look at it. I will tell you my basic bias would be to approve. I want to approve for jobs, and the concept of pipelines is OK, if they’re going from the right place to the right place, OK? *** I would hope someone was going to ask the Keystone XL question, but no one had. Canada has wanted to hear a “Yes” to that question for seven years, having heard only “Wait, wait, wait, wait, maybe, wait, wait, no!” from President Obama.

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Pipeline, but the people of the United States should be given a piece, a significant piece, of the profits. Right now Obama would have said, “Yes” or “No,” and most politicians would say, “Yes, we’ll approve it,” or “No, we won’t.”

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The UK Royals will come up against the best teams in Western Canada this weekend as Unity hosts the Western Canadian U21 fastball championship. Photo by Sherri Solomko

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Recognizing a lack of junior teams in the area as well as the talent of a number of players graduating from the midget program, Randy Ervine and JoAnn McAdam from Kindersley and Don Robertson from Unity created the UK Royals in 2012.

In their first year the team captured a provincial title and the Western Canadian U21 title. In their first three years, the team repeated as provincial champions. This sent them to the Western Canadian event three times where they earned gold in 2012, placed fifth in 2013 and won silver in 2014.

In 2015, the UK Royals competed for the western Canadian championship in Surrey, B.C. The Royals lost only one game in the round robin and came from behind in an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Vancouver Bomb Squad to capture the title.

In 2016, the team retained 10 of its veteran players. The Royals picked up three rookies, replacing the two players who graduated from the junior program.

Kori Herner, Ally Cey and Shelby Solomko are playing their third and final year in the junior program with the Royals.

Other returning players are Kylie Walz, Jessica Weber, Brittany Hauta,

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Coached by Don Robertson, Brent Weber and Joe Cey along with the experience of John “Huntzie” Klaehn, these coaches have liked what they’ve seen from the team this season heading into championship season.

The UK Royals are looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd July 29 to Aug. 1 and are hoping softball fans will fill the stands this weekend to watch the top junior teams in Western Canada compete for the championship title.

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Loreen and Dave, Jean Stewart’s niece and husband from Winnipeg, Man., were visitors last week.

Bev Stewart had an overnight stay with Sharon Weston. They enjoyed an evening of bingo at Dexter Hall. Bev says she won a little bit.

Tillie Burt took Frances Wright and I, picked up her mom Mabel Scoular

day.

Colleen Koski had day surgery in North Battleford and everything is just ine Island Apartments fine.

Riley Koski and Colleen took her granddaughat Neilburg and we went ter Jasmine to Saskatoon to Suffern Lake. We took to meet her mom. Jasmine quilts to Anita’s Custom has been visiting grandma Sewing and Quilting to be Colleen and Uncle Riley quilted. It was a beautiful and Aunt Chantal for a drive and the scenery was couple of weeks. fantastic. We went sightNot too much news as a seeing on the road home. lot of people are away on Found and picked pin holidays. Hope it will be cherries. Really a great better next week.

Several children in this photo submitted by Randy Ballendine have been identified over the past few weeks. Lorraine Douville says the first boy in the back row next to the tall boy is Allan Carpentier from Delmas. Identified so far are: back row - Allan Carpentier, Gary Becker, Gordie Howe, Shirley (Stevens) Clark, Judy (McCaffrey) Carignan; middle row – Randy Ballendine, Betty Ann Lee, ???, ???, Lana Spence; front row - ???, ???, Gerry Gillatt. Does anyone recognize the other four kids from the past? newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net.

Submitted This is the latest response to the Regional Optimist’s Remembering Mr. Hockey feature.

“My aunty Lorena from Mayfair saw my picture with Gordie Howe in your paper and had my cousin text me if that was really me. Yes, it is me. All the memories came flooding in and were overwhelming when he passed on.

“First the year was not 1963 as we hadn’t moved to North Battleford yet. I think it was fall of 1964 or better yet 1965. I do have it written down, but I have those belongings at our main dwelling and I am working away from home.

“I’ll never forget how excited I was being able to buy his skates and enter the draw for a dinner and meet the great Mr. Hockey.

Then to receive the phone call that was clearly an answer to my prayers. Words are hard to find to explain the day starting with my dad driving me to the … hotel.

“I loved North Battl-

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“I’m anxious to get this to you so you know who is standing next to Mr. Howe to the right of him. I am Shirley M. Stevens now Clark. I was born in 1954 and went to a few schools.

“It would be wonderful to know who the other kids are and where they are now.

“Thanks for printing the picture and the caption as it was such a surprise again probably for all of us. I still have my picture and his autograph. Someone stole my little hockey stick that he had signed and I pray one day I will get it back as my name was

on it.

“I probably still have the headlight and generator that Mr. Howe gave to each one of us to put on our bikes. I think my dad has them packed away in the basement … We also received a huge thick glass mug from the hotel with goodies inside. I still have that mug holding pens and pencils.

Thank again so much for the touching memories.

There is so much sad news we have to process every day that it’s always a great joy for us to see, hear and feel the glad news.

God bless us all.

Shirley M. Stevens Clark Rimbey, Alta.

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CU fund supports community groups

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Correction for a photo published last week: The photo of Crown Hill 4-H Club reserve market lamb in Saskatoon should have been identified as Zayne Letkeman (not Boden).

orden Radisson July 18, Affinity Credit Union presented the Borden volunteer firefighters

David Ruzesky pulling the kids around on Radisson’s barrel train.

The best tractor, a 1931 Massy Harris, was owned by Chris Schultz of Radisson. It originally had steel lugs.

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The donation, presented by employees Diane Tracksell and Lynette Schmidt and Peggy Walker, delegate for District No. 7, Borden Branch, comes from the Affinity CU Community Development Fund, which is given annually to groups that apply for it. Three per cent of pre-tax income gets divided among the branches. At Borden the recreation board and the Community Centre Preservation Committee will also be receiving donations.

Condolences to the relatives of Marie Pidwerbesky, who passed away July 9 and whose graveside service was held July 23 at the Radisson Cemetery presided over by Gayle Wensley of Borden United Church. Lunch followed in the Radisson Community Hall.

Radisson held their annual show and shine on a beautiful and sunny July 24, with 175 entries of vintage cars, trucks and tractors along with 33 snowmobiles lined both sides of Main St for two blocks.

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A 1929 Lorch snow plane owned by Ernie How of North Battleford, was winner of a trophy.

the Shadows from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dukes Under Fire performed from 1:30 – 4 p.m.

David and Tami Ruzesky gave children rides all day in the barrel train pulled by their MF tractor.

Everyone that had a vehicle entered voted on the best vehicles for the different years. Plaques and trophies for vintage vehicles went to: 1920-29, a 1927 Model T owned

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For 2000 and newer, a 2016 Corvette owned by Tyson Harris of St. Albert, Alta. was the winner. The best customized vehicle was a 1951 Mercury truck owned by John Friesen of Haque.

Best convertible was a 1969 Trans Am brought

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by Elmer Wilkie of Bashew, Alta., who also won the trophy for farthest travelled.

Best tractor was a 1931 Massey Harris owned by Chris Schultz of Radisson.

Best import was a 1962 VW Beetle owned by Jean Moss of Saskatoon. Best bike was a 2002 Honda VTX owned by Buff McGovern of Saskatoon and a 1941 IHC Pomel owned

by Vern Saccucci of Saskatoon was the special interest winner. Vern Gwin of Saskatoon won the plaque for the best race vehicle.

There were 33 vintage snowmobiles and winning trophies were: Grant Robertson Memorial, a 1929 Lorch snow plane shown

by Ernie How of North Battleford; Blaine Bently Memorial, Kerry Shmyr of Melfort with his 1974 Arctic Cat 650 Snow Pro; Jasper Dehan Memorial, Gord Healy of McDowal for his 1972 292 Thunderbird.

Winning the trophy for travelling the farthest were Dwayne and Kelly Grant of Calgary, Alta.

There were two main raffles with the Chamber of Commerce purple martin house built by Calvin Froom going to Margaret Hamp. A bird feeder and bird seed went to Martha Lessing and a bird book went to Calvin Froom, all of Radisson.

Show and Shine raffle prizes were won by Vera Friesen, Dan Dielsen, Norm Heibert and Murray King of Radisson and Lou Fontaine of Saskatoon.

There were more than 40 donated prizes given out with 15 going to Radisson, two to Borden and the rest elsewhere.

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Rain helps crops, gardens and lawns, delays haying

A construction crew of Art Jones, Eric Callbeck, Robert Iverson and Terry Shury in the Bobcat work to solve a drainage problem in front of the Do Drop In.

Grant money helps correct drainage problem

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Do Drop In past president Robert Iverson and past secretary Joyce Antoine applied for a New Horizon grant to repair the section of the street in front of the seniors’ centre where water accumulated.

The accumulation made it difficult to get into the building without getting feet wet or crossing dangerous ice patches.

The club was granted $7,000 and a donation of $2,000 from the duplicate bridge club also went to this cause.

Terry Shury and Art Jones removed the old sidewalk. Murray Antoine put in the forms for the new one and brought the concrete. Dirk Van Ee dug the trench and Terry Shury filled it in.

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President Eric Callbeck was the co-ordinator for the operation, which came in under budget, as so many people worked voluntarily. There were many volunteers in every part of

the project, working for the safety of seniors and others, for which everyone is most appreciative.

The one reward some received was KFC lunch that day.

Sharing lunch during the project are Linda Ard, Robert Iverson, Terry Shury, Art Jones, Eric Callbeck and Gail Halderman. Photos by Lorna Pearson

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

It’s summertime and the flowers are in bloom – especially the lilies around town right now. This makes pleasant strolls down every street even nicer. There was a decent rain or two last week, so the crops and grass are growing, but the haying operations are held up. However with the heat of the sun, once it comes out, it dries up quickly.

Beulah Corbeil has moved from Marchildon Manor into Harwood Manor where she will receive the care she needs after spending about a month in Battlefords Union Hospital.

Get well wishes go out to her and we hope she’ll soon be more mobile and happier.

With break-ins still happening, the last one I heard of was in Battleford, how many folks have made a photo inventory? With the equipment we have these days that is so simple to do and a record you’d never regret having.

Walk into the local store these weekends and

eota News meet up with the incredible aroma of homemade bread.

What a treat for sure, and along with new potatoes and veggies you can’t go wrong!

If you are looking for the thrill of a lifetime, try the four ziplines that they have erected over Niagara Falls – that would be a topper.

Remember, Those Were the Days at the Western Development Museum Aug. 6 and 7. There will be a variety of exhibits, rides, competitions and entertainment all day. Also on Aug. 6 is the fundraiser for Larry Houle at the Northland Power Curling Center in North Battleford. Also that evening in Meota is the Lions annual pasta supper.

The library hosted 362 patrons in June and was open for 63 hours. Debbie took holidays from July 9-16 when Sandra managed in her place. The Lakeland

Library Region has installed upgraded Wi-Fi in the library. There were 12 children registered the first day of the summer reading program. The library has a main raffle and monthly raffles for adults and children. For more information contact Debbie at 306892-2004. Remember your library card is good anywhere in the province and likewise if you’re visiting in Meota be sure to bring your card with you to use here.

Contract bridge was played at the Do Drop In on July 18 with top score

by Vernon Iverson. Second high was Jette Dasilva.

Duplicate bridge played here July 19 ended with top mark by Margaret Dyck and David Sharpe. Second were Eric Callbeck and Maureen Campbell and third were Glen and Julie Moore.

July 21 in the city, top score went to Vern Iverson and Gerry Fernandes. Tied for second were Richard Groves and Linda Ard and Glen and Julie Moore and in third place were Jean Lawes and Eric Callbeck.

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Diamonds centre of attraction this weekend

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

This weekend the action will be non stop at the diamonds!

The 2016 U21 Western Canadian softball event will include a slate of seven teams all vying for the title. Round robin play will begin Friday at 9 a.m. Opening ceremonies will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. followed by another set of round robin games that will include a game featuring the home team, UK Royals.

Saturday and Sunday will also include round robin games while, Monday will see the championship playoffs. There will

be a booth on site as well as beer gardens.

Earning their berth not just as hosts but by capturing the U21 provincial title July 17, the home town UK Royals won Western Canadians in 2012, silver in 2014 and gold in 2015. Made up of 10 returning players from last year’s championship team, along with three rookies, the team has had a good season and the players and coaches looking to improve each day as they prepare to recapture their title at home.

Gate prices have been set for weekend, day and twilight passes. The top junior ladies’ U21 teams from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

nity News (British Columbia has chosen not to attend) will be competing for the title.

For the latest updates on the event you can check out the event webpage at bit.ly/westerns2016, which will also include a link to a Facebook page. In addition, the entire weekend will be live streamed following the link streaming. lskysd.ca.

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Wood owns the greens

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Attending university in another state and the fact that Justin Wood hasn’t resided in Unity since 2013 has no bearing on the home town pride that was shared all week of July 18 to 21 when Wood competed at the 2016 Saskatchewan men’s amateur golf championship that took place at the Legends Golf Club in Warman.

Wood, 21, was in contention for the lead from day one. A social media explosion that resulted when news broke of his win had Unity folks sharing posts through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram expressing their pride in this home town boy.

Just hours after the win it was easy to hear the exuberance in Wood’s voice, but a modest tone remained.

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takes me to the Canadian amateur in Ottawa Aug. 8 to 11, arriving there on the sixth to begin practice rounds,” Wood says.

Wood said he was elated his parents and his sister and her boyfriend were there to share the victory.

He said he was also overwhelmed with the support from friends and family.

He says his “phone lit up with congratulatory text messages, FB posts, tweets and such.”

He has goals set for the Can Am. “This event sets me up good,” says Wood of the Sask Am. “I have been working on some of my game aspects all summer. Scott Hasse from the USA helped me at the end of my school year giving me some things to work on over the summer.”

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to take part in the 2006 Western Championships in Unity, as a member of the Saskatoon Selects. Ten years later, I can look back fondly on the experience.

While we didn’t win it all, we had a great time and met many great people.

“Several moments stand out from our time in Unity. Among them — our star player taking a ball to the eye during warmup and having to skip the game, my dad’s truck being hit by an errant foul ball hit by one of our own players, mingling with the female teams in between games until our coaches would drag us back to our diamonds.

“Some of the best fastball players I’ve taken the diamond with, and against, played at that event in Unity. I don’t think anyone that has ever shared a field with Jessin Potskin of B.C. will forget the skill he brought, both smashing home runs and playing vacuum-like defence at shortstop.”

Softball will continue for the U12 division as zone tryouts were being held and practices will continue for those players heading the U12 jamboree on the Aug. 18 weekend.

On the baseball side of things the 2016 mosquito boys’ baseball team has earned a third provincial championship. The championship team includes five players who earned their first title, three players who are back-to-back provincial champions with mosquito baseball, as well as three players who have been part of all three title runs.

Coach Kyla Snell says, “I think this speaks to the depth and quality of our minor ball program. Parents are willing to work with their kids and our house league coaches do a great job of teaching basic skills.”

The trip to Weyburn to compete at mosquito provincial championships was the result of Sask. Baseball wishing to create two categories (tier three and tier four) from last year’s “A” category. Unity played in tier four along with six other teams, defeating Weyburn and Wynyard in pool play to earn a spot in the semifinal. In the semifinal they played Watrous, last year’s A2 champions.

Coming into their last at

bat Unity was down 6-5. A timely triple from Kaden Ducherer and two walks from the bottom of the batting order allowed Bronson Volk to clear the bases and seal the trip to the final against Humboldt.

Coaches Kyla Snell and Ken Parker say the final was a bit more in control thanks to the Unity Cardinals pitching depth.

“We used seven pitchers in total during the weekend. Our final ended up 12-2, as Humboldt just ran out of strong pitchers to handle our strong batting.”

In addition the coaches praise the parents saying, “This team’s group of parents deserve a great deal of credit creating a baseball pavilion at every tournament we played in. Players never went without amazing potluck meals, creating plenty of team fellowship.”

The provincial champion mosquito baseball team also includes assistant coaches Jere Berger and Luke Middleton and players Shea Berger, Thomas Snell, Kaden Ducherer, Bronson Volk, Layne Parker, Kaden Braun, Logan Middleton, Carter Ralston, Luke Myszcczyszyn, Karson Blanchette and Zayden Wagner.

The peewees will compete in the AA tier 1 provincial event taking place in Lloydminster on the July 22 weekend. The team is coached by Dan Feser, Ken Coons, Greg Mamer and Richard Gartner The roster includes: Blaise We-

Meota news Continued from Page 25 The interest in bridge grows in the summer when many Snowbirds are home again.

The congregation of the United Church in Meota were in for a treat July 24 when student minister Mavis Peters held the service.

Mavis and her husband lived in Meota at one time for three years, so she has friends here. Several came down from Edam, too.

She is studying in Nova Scotia and has two more years to go. Her family of five adopted children is grown. Now she can fulfill a dream of her own. Maureen Campbell took care of the keyboard ably and Gail

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It was sad news when the community learned the greenhouse, KP Gardens, closed its doors for the last time. The passing of Kathy Paggett in March, who was the heart and soul of the operation, had staff pull together to continue the greenhouse for this season. However, the family has made the decision to discontinue operations after this season. It was a business Kathy and her husband Jim built from the ground up that served the community for 27 years.

Drowning Prevention Week activities took place July 18 to 22 at the Unity Credit Union Aquatic Centre, including rescue demonstrations, games and a barbecue. The pool offers lessons, early bird swim, aquacises and public swimming.

Coffee row folks certainly enjoy the conversation in the warm summer sun and talking about positive things in our community. The action at the ball diamonds in the days and weeks ahead provide plenty for the sports enthusiast to chatter about, as does Rider season. 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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Northwest Territorial Days Parade is Aug. 15.

The exhibition runs from Aug. 16 – 19.

Cochin Days will be Aug. 12, 13 and 14. There’ll be a boat parade Saturday evening after the kids’ paddle boat parade, decorated with lights, down Lehman Creek into Jackfish Lake.

There will be a kids’ bike parade, sand castle building competition, art show and sale, adult challenges, ball tournament, Sunday pancake breakfast, Saturday night beer garden and more. Watch for posters.

If you’re in town next week, July 29, 30 and 31, you will be able to take part in or watch their International Street Performer Festival. Times and information are in the paper.

Sounds exciting!

A large patch of thick wild portulaca at my back door is succumbing to boiling water, as I keep pouring it on. One application seems to do the trick, which sure surprised me. I have heard that it’s good to eat, but it obviously doesn’t like to be cooked! A spray of vinegar was also suggested but the water works and the price is right and I get some exercise.

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Agriculture Section Clean water vital to livestock performance All livestock require five basic nutrients — protein, energy, vitamins, minerals and water. Water is one of the most important nutrients for livestock as it is required for a variety of body functions that include but are not limited to growth, reproduction, lactation, digestion, metabolism, excretion of waste, regulation of body temperature and lubrication of joints.

When water intake is restricted or only poor quality water is available, health and performance decreases substantially.

Livestock water intake depends on availability, odor and taste, acidity, hardness, mineral content and chemical properties such as the presence of heavy metals, pesticides, excess sulphur or nitrates and biological contaminants such as bacteria and algae. Water quality is determined and affected by three main fac-

tors: • Chemical composition – toxic chemicals (such as heavy metals, pesticides), minerals (such as sulphate, nitrate) and microorganisms (bacteria, algae).

• Physiochemical properties – pH, total dissolved solids (TDS) and hardness.

• Odor/taste.

In addition to wells, dugouts, sloughs, springs and creeks are often used as water sources for livestock. A number of factors affect the quality of water from such sources. Nutrient loading from runoff, little to no recharge from a dry spring and subsurface soil or water salinity are some examples. Also, when animals have direct access to these water sources, the risk for reduced quality and greater contamination increases.

Common surface water quality problems in Saskatchewan can include cyanobacteria (blue-green al-

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Regional Livestock Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture gae), bacteria, viruses and parasites, sulphates and TDS. Common groundwater quality problems can include sulphates TDS, nitrates, iron and manganese.

Often livestock are turned out on summer pasture and allowed to help themselves at these water sources. However, allowing direct access is a concern to producers, other water users and the livestock themselves. Keeping livestock out of water sources improves water quality, improves animal health and improves bottom line.

With direct access, there may be damage to the banks of dugouts and streams, nutrient build-up, and rapid growth of weeds and algae. Direct access can lead to herd health problems such as blue green algae poisoning, foot rot and reduced rates of gain.

Research has shown that cattle getting clean water from a trough or stock tank can gain anywhere from three to 20 per cent better than those drinking directly from the water source.

This is likely due to the fact that clean water from

a remote watering system is more palatable, which leads to higher and faster water consumption, resulting in higher forage and feed intake, higher nutrient absorption and higher rates of gain.

Restricting direct access to dugouts not only extends the life of the dugout by reducing trampling and collapsing of banks, it also allows forage growth which helps to trap nutrient runoff. Restricting access also reduces the amount of feces and urine that enter the water.

There are many alternatives to direct watering including access ramps, animal operated pumps, stock tanks equipped with gas/solar or wind powered pumps, watering bowls or troughs and pipelines. It is not necessary to fence the water source off completely. Livestock can still go to the source in the event the tank runs dry. In most

cases livestock will choose clean water and solid footing over tromping in the mud at the source. Some producers are eligible for funding to install a remote watering system, pasture pipeline or livestock well.

Please check www.saskatcewan.ca and search for “farm and ranch water infrastructure program” for more information.

An annual water test can be a useful tool for livestock producers. Water testing services are provided by the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory. For information on sampling, tests provided, and submissions check out www.saskatcewan.ca and search for “water testing.”

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Canadian Western Agribition past president, John Willmott, will be inducted into the Canadian

Agriculture Hall of Fame this fall.

Willmott has served Canadian agriculture for decades to bring about changes and advances for

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Willmott was the CWA president in 1978 and 1979, a board and committee member for 29 years, and is currently still en-

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gaged with CWA as an active past president. His big dreams helped CWA grow into the best beef show on the continent, according to a CWA press release.

Willmott was also integral to establishing Canada’s Farm Progress Show as a premier event for crop and livestock innovations, the release states. He served as an international cattle judge, Angus breeder and president, director and/or a member of 19 agriculture-related organizations.

“We are grateful for all the work John has put into growing CWA and are pleased to see him being recognized for his contributions to the whole agriculture industry,” says CWA president, Stewart Stone.

The Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame also named crop protection pioneer James Bartlett and Angus beef promoter Robert Switzer as 2016 inductees.

Herb McLane, president of the Canadian Ag-

riculture Hall of Fame Association noted, “This year’s three inductees all channeled their passion, whether for horticulture, beef cattle or industry organizations, into advances and opportunities to make agriculture matter even more. They dreamed big, advocated tirelessly and have left indelible marks on the Canadian agricultural landscape.”

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Upon pulling into the driveway of the detached 2 car garage(720 sq/ft) you see the walkway to the house lined with shrubs and perrenials. Once at the house you can’t help but notice the incredible view overlooking the hills to the west and the +-200 acre body of water to the south. Also located in the yardsite is a recent 1536 sq/ft insulated shed with radiant heating, and just to the east is a riding arena for the horse lovers.

Auction Coordinators: Michael Higgs 306-445-5000 or Ed Truelove 306-441-0525 HIGH BID SUBJECT TO SELLER’S APPROVAL

FOR SALE

AUGUST 5 6-7:30 PM

EXECUTIVE BEACHFRONT PROPERTY IN MEOTA

Twin City

TRANSMISSION

“Specializing in Automatic Transmissions”

9901 Thatcher Ave. Parsons Industrial Park North Battleford

MLS# 575434 380 SPARROW PLACE, MEOTA, SK

Here it is! “Zutter’s Landing” - Unique, exclusive, high end Beachfront property on Meota’s prestigious lakefront/beachfront residential development. The orientation of this area of the lake is practically unequalled; wake up to inspiring sunrises, spend the evening viewing breathtaking sunsets!

$749,000

For a Transmission Check Up Call

Auction Coordinator: Ed Truelove 306-441-0525 HIGH BID SUBJECT TO SELLER’S APPROVAL

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From mowing the lawn to a complete landscaping makeover, nothing beats Kubota BX tractors for getting the job done.

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Their true compact size makes them easy to handle and store.

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Unreserved Public Equipment Auction

Saskatoon, SK

August 8, 2016 · 8 am

2– 2015 John Deere 6125M

2 of 3– John Deere S680 & 1 of 6– John Deere S670

2010 John Deere 1870 57 Ft w/1910

2008 John Deere 9430, 2012 John Deere 1890 51 Ft w/2013 1910 & 2004 Pattison CB2600

2013 John Deere 4940 120 Ft

2014 John Deere S690 - Low Hours

2011 John Deere D450 35 Ft

2013 John Deere S680

2011 Rogator 1194 120 Ft

2008 John Deere 9430

2013 Case CX210C

2008 Case 621F

2010 Volvo EW180C

1989 Volvo WIA & 2008 Doepker 43 Ft

2 of 3– 2011 Lode King Prestige

2011 Bourgault 7200 84 Ft

Over 700 items in this sale!

More inventory added daily!

Combines Headers Trucks Antique Cars

1967 Ford Mustang

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1951 Ford F150

Tractors Swathers Excavators And Much More!

Hwy 12 North & Cory Road | Phone: 306.933.9333

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OBITUARIES PRITCHARD: On July 10, 2016, Lisa Pritchard passed away peacefully in the Lloydminster Hospital with family by her side at the age of 49 years. Lisa is survived by her two sons Devon and Darcy Pritchard; their father Dion Sperling; parents Bert Pritchard and Marlene Hettinger; brothers Billy (Judy), Steven, and William (Misty); sisters Coreen (Larry), Tracy (Chris), and Tammy; numourous nieces, nephew, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Lisa was predeaceased by her paternal grandparents George and Mary Pritchard, maternal grandparents John and Ruth Hettinger; brother Bert; as well as numourous aunts and uncles. In keeping with Lisa’s wishes cremation has taken place at Creech’s Crematorium and a Celebration of Life was held on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 1:00PM at the Moose Lodge Lloydminster, AB. If so desired donations in memory of Lisa may be made to the Prairie North Health Foundation or charity of your choice. __________________________________________________ GOOD: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our grandmother, mother, aunt and friend Gladys on Friday evening, July 15, 2016 at the age of 80 years. Gladys leaves to mourn her husband Doug of 53 years; four sons: Dean (Linda) and Dean’s children Aaron (Samantha), Travis (Kylie) and Kristen; Neil (Rhea) and their daughters Nicole and Lesia; Wayne (Sarah) and Jason. Gladys is survived by 5 siblings: Marvin (Pat) Amendt, Clifford (Angela) Amendt, Norman (Helen) Amendt, Ralph (Terry) Amendt, and Rita (Larry) Kuntz. Gladys was born on December 6, 1935 in Hepburn, Saskatchewan, shortly there after her family moved to Belbutte where she grew up on her parents’ farm. She married Douglas Good on April 5th, 1963 and started raising their four boys on the farm in Shell Lake and later moved to Battleford in 1978. She was loving, kind, hardworking woman who devoted her life to raising her family, helping her church community, and worked in her many careers as a nurse’s aide, seamstress and school bus driver but most of all a mother.

Gladys was enjoying her retirement years living at Caleb Village at the time of her passing. She will be greatly missed by family and friends alike. A funeral of Christian burial was held on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Battleford United Church where Gladys was an active member. Interment followed in the Battleford Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Sallows and McDonald – Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home.

Cards of Thanks Thank you to the staff at Caleb Village and the nursing staff at the Battleford’s Union Hospital. Thank you to the emergency services staff who attended and helped the family during this difficult time.

Community Safety and Crime Prevention

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory Roger Leask April 3, 1933 - July 29, 2015

Professional Services Provided with Heart and Compassion ROBERT MACKAY GEORGE HAEGEBAERT P.O. Box 806 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3

306-446-4200

In loving memory of

OBITUARIES BROSHKO: Bernard (“Bernie”) Myron Broshko, 1934 - 2016-07-19 Bernie was born April 7, 1934 at home on the family farm in Ituna, SK and passed away June 12, 2016 in Saskatoon at the age of 82. Bernie was born into a large Ukrainian family with his parents, five sisters and two brothers. He was always a hard worker and helped out on the family farm from a young age but believed that an education was needed to excel in life; he left home to attend the University of Saskatchewan and earned his Bachelor of Education. He started his teaching career in Neudorf, SK and after a few years he settled in the position of Principal in Milestone, SK where he met his wife to be and love of his life, Rita Mahnke. After several years of courting, they married in Regina on March 31st, 1967 then settled in North Battleford, SK where they still have their home and cabin on the lake. Bernie and Rita were blessed with two loving children, Erinn and Kyla and a dog named Punky. Later, they were blessed with six grandchildren - two girls and four boys - who so affectionately called Bernie “Papa”. Bernie would say that it was his grandchildren who kept him young at heart; he took every opportunity to spend time with them. Bernie had an unwavering passion for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a love of playing solitaire on the computer, doing Sudoku puzzles, crafting anything out of wood, planting his gardens, eating good steaks with a baked potato and , in particular enjoying a great glass of scotch with a Cuban cigar (nicely rolled, never too tight a pull).

Anyone who knew Bernie knew that he rarely got angry, had a habit of correcting improper grammar no matter who’s speaking, listened intently and had a kind and gracious soul along with, of course, a great head of hair. Bernie also believed in the importance of giving back to your community by helping others in need. Through over 40 years with the Kiwanis Club of the Battlefords, Bernie touched many lives, both young and old.

Being a Kiwanian was very much a part of who Bernie was and, because of his selfless commitment and leadership, Bernie was part of the identity of Kiwanis in the Battlefords; he was affectionately known simply as “Mr. Kiwanis”. He also contributed to his local Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Battlefords Branch of the Superannuated Teachers of SK. He kept active by working on his gardens, walking with his Strides friends, investing with his Investment Club and travelling the world with Rita, most recently as a snow bird in Yuma, AZ. Bernie is survived by his wife Rita; son Erinn and daughter-inlaw Li-Jeen Broshko of Vancouver, BC and their children, Matthew, Noah and James; daughter Kyla and son-in-law Dave Zakresky of Calgary, AB and their children Kate, Joshua and Emery. Sister Olga Antonishyn of Ituna, SK; brother Peter Broshko of Regina; sister Gloria and brother-in-law Peter Chernoff of Regina, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents Philip and Anne Broshko, brother John Broshko and sisters Kay Landy, Pearl Kreway and Rose Broshko. Condolences for the family may be left at www.

Eternal memoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium. ___________________________________________________

Always remembered and never forgotten YOUR LOVING WIFE Connie and all the family

Alex Turuk

Aug. 12, 1928 Passed away July 31, 2011

Forever in our hearts.

— Sylvia & Alan, Elaine & families

FUNERAL SERVICES

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We are your community leader in Unique MEMORIAL, FUNERAL and CREMATION services.

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The Battlefords only Locally Owned Funeral Provider

“The only crematorium in the Battlefords area” Traditional Casket Burial and Cremation Services Serving Families with Dignity, Respect & Compassion Counsellor for Bronze and Granite Memorials Free pre-planning guides available, assistance with pre-planning services

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

BIRTHDAYS

CARD OF THANKS

GREGOIRE

In Memory of

Bill Kirkland April 28, 1929 - July 26, 1996 20 years ago today, we were left with broken hearts.

Come & Go Tea Cake & Coffee for

Mel Baycroft’s

In Loving Memory of

HARRY DEMYON Nov. 15, 1916 - Aug. 1, 2014 Today recalls the memory of a loved one gone to rest.

And those who think of him today are those who loved him best.

The flowers we lay upon his grave may wither and decay.

But the love for him who lies beneath, Will never fade away.

LOVINGLY REMEMBERED

by your family and friends We all miss you.

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Our love will never go away Because you walk with us every day.

You had a nature about you, we all can not help but love, Makes us all so warm and happy to meet you again up above.

Your smile, your voice and your big heart as pure as gold.

Will make your life’s memories always be told.

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The family of Madeleine Gregoire would like to express sincere appreciation to everyone for cards, flowers, food and Masses as well as donations to the Alzheimer’s Society and the River Heights Auxiliary.

Special thanks goes to the staff of River Heights Lodge for the excellent care of Madeleine during her 3 year stay.

We would also like to thank the St. Joseph’s CWL for lunch and the Faith Choir for the Music Liturgy as well as Bob MacKay and staff of Battleford’s Funeral Service.

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DOMESTIC HELP WANTED We, the Sunchild-Linklater family, are looking for a nanny for 5 children, aged 16, 11, 7, 6, & 4. Duties include caring and preparing meals for the children, help with homework and driving children to appointments and activities. The place of work is located in southern Battleford, Saskatchewan. Six months training certificate or 1 year experience as a care giver is required. Applicant must be alcohol and drug-free and have a clear criminal record. This is a full-time, temporary, position at wages of $12.50 per hour. Optional accommodation is available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is not a condition of employment. If you are interested in the position, please submit your resume and proof of your education and/or work experience to creedude@hotmail .com.

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FOR SALE - MISC

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Boat lift for sale $3700.00 Call 306-445-8256 PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 500,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 or email classifieds@swna.com for details.

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Antique and Collectibles Auction Sunday August 7, 2016, 10 AM, Melville Agripark, Melville, Sask..

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IN MEMORIAM PETS

ADOPT A PET Hey my name is Spit Fire and I am looking for my new forever home and family. I am a super sweet girl that loves to be snuggled and cuddled. I also luff me chin scratches and petzz. I will let you know that I am definitely my own character and have a personality like you have never seen. I am very different and unique but I am one of a kind. I guess that’s why I go by the name Spit Fire. I know that if you come on down and spend some time with me you will fall 100% completely in luff with me. So what are you waiting for?

Hey guys my name is Malibu and I was found as a stray roaming around North Battleford looking and searching for my forever home and family. I am a super sweet girl with so much energy and love to give. I love to run and play outside and the leash doesn’t seem to bother me at all. I haven’t always had the best life but I know now that I am here when I do find a family I will finally get to have the most perfect life and amazing girl like me deserves.

So if your looking for a new furr baby why not come on down today and check things out.

I am sure the purrfect match for you is already here and can’t wait to go home with you.

PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Check out all our Shelter animals in need of homes at: www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com

IN MEMORIAM

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

WANTED TO BUY Looking for cheap vehicle that runs and drives or needs little work to be driveable. Phone 306445-4268 or 306-481-3917.

HORSES & TACK Will buy all classes of horses. 306329-4382.

LIVESTOCK Black and Red Angus Bulls on moderate growing ration. Performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, Sk. 306-342-4407 or 306-441-0946 www.valleyhillsangus.com.

HORSES, STALLIONS etc. FOR SALE! www.livingwaterpaintsandquarters.com Versatile horses used for competitions, ranching, roping, jumping, working cow horse, reining, Western Pleasure, parades, etc. 306-283-4495PM, Langham, SK email: livingwaterworks@hotmail.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Estate of MAY I NASBY, late of Spruce lake, Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 11th day of August, 2016.

HUGH HARDY Box 67 Spruce lake, SK S0M 2W0 Executor

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank you for your donations in memory of Al Gotto............................................ North Battleford Walter Nelson .................................. North Battleford Charlotte Lahti ...........................................Battleford Dean Williams.................................. North Battleford David W. Shury .........................................................

James P. Hanson......................................................

Rusty Blanchard .......................................................

Catherine (Katie) Pylypow ............................ Glaslyn Freda Chambers.......................................................

Allan Ray ..................................................................

Irene Colwell .................................... North Battleford Pris McNab ...............................................................

John Leonard............................................................

Debra Fieguth ...........................................................

Pearl C. Brown ................................ North Battleford June (GG) Iverson .....................................Battleford Dr. Lornce Harder ............................ North Battleford Bernard (Bernie) Broshko ................ North Battleford Anna Tucker .................................... North Battleford Shirley LaFreniere ........................... North Battleford

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Given with Love to enhance patient care

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation 446-6652 Charitable #13936 3626 RR0001

If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, we can help.

CALL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 446-6166

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HOUSES FOR SALE

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

House For Sale: House in Paynton on 2-50ft x 120ft lots.

House is 912 square feet, with 2 bedrooms.

F/S W/D DF included Phone: 306-821-0611

Mobile home in beauval SK on deeded lot in secure location adjacent to rcmp office overlooks beaver river valley $24,000. Call 306837-2295.

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We have many samples we can show you to help you pick what is exactly right for you!

Please call (306) 445-8778

SALE ON NOW! 1520 sq ft $119,900.00 1216 sq ft $99,900.00 1088 sq ft $92,900.00 Ready for Delivery Now! Custom Orders Welcome Single wide, Multi Sections Lake House, Motel Units We sell & service homes across Western Canada, On Site Consultation.

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Provincial Office 279 - 3rd Ave. North Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H8 Phone: 244-2124 Call Toll Free: 1-800-565-9000

BIRTHDAYS

LAND FOR SALE FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 219 1/4’s South - 100 1/4’s South East - 46 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 14 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 57 1/4’s West - 50 1/4’s farm an d p as tu re lan d av ailab le to re n t

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

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APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT -1 Bedroom, Appliances & shared Laundry.

-Bachelor, shared laundry & appliances Call 306-445-3644 Apartment for Rent 1000sq’ - 2 bedroom, 2nd floor in Battlefords Industrial Park.

4 appliances. Utilities included. $1,000/month. Damage Deposit and References Required.

306-441-5984 306-386-3240

It’s

Marlene and Marl’s

80th Birthday!

Friends and family are invited to stop by for tea and birthday cake to celebrate. Come when you please and leave with ease from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, August 5th in the Rec Room on the first floor of parkview Manor

(1442 102nd St.)

We hope to see you there, bring a memory or photo to share

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ron & Grace

Apartment for rent, 2 bedrooms, 5 appliances, elevator, Furnished or unfurnished. Located near BUH. Phone: 306-446-0273 or 306-4418723 or 306-490-8140 to arrange viewing.

HOUSES FOR RENT

1&2 Bedroom Suites • Fridge, stove, washer, dryer • Some are air conditioned Rental rate: $650 to $1,200 per month Complete application: 1441 - 100th Street Or Phone 306-445-8571 or 306-441-0950

would like to

Congratulate

Dorothy Prince ON HER RETIREMENT

You're Invited Saturday, July 30 1:00-4:00 for cake & Coffee

9801 - Territorial Drive North Battleford

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Executive Town Home on Foley Drive Total Reno’s, No Pets, No Children. Available August 1st.

Call to view 306-228-7940 or 306481-2836.

House for rent in Riverview. 1 bedroom, Upgrades include laminate flooring, tile counter, tub surround, No smoking. $825 per month.

Available August 1st. Call 403862-2549.

Incredible park view part of Caleb retirement community. 2 bedroom, NS, NP, some furnishings including 6 appliances, parking with plug in. 306-445-4359 or 306-4411605.

Two bedroom house for rent. $850 a month + damage deposit required. Call for details 306-4816464 in the evenings.

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OFFICE/RETAIL FOR RENT Shop for rent 1500 sq ft, 14x14 overhead door. Rent $750. Also 3750sq shop for rent for $1800 with a paint booth. Please call 306-260-5128.

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 intends to alter the proposed Zoning Bylaw, referred to as Bylaw. No. 09-2014.

INTENT OF ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The changes are summarized below.

Section 2: “Definitions” • Added new definitions: “Flood; Flood way; Flood-proofed; and, Flood Fringe.

Section 3: “Administration and Interpretation”, Section 3.1: “Administration/Development Officer” • Clause 3.1.2.d altered to address the separate development permit fee schedule bylaw.

Section 3.7: “Development Permit Procedure” • Clauses 3.7.8 and 3.7.9 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007. Section 3.8: “Discretionary Use Application Procedure” • Clause 3.8.1.d altered to clarify proper setback of notification of discretionary use applications.

Section 3.9: “Refusal of a Development Permit Application” • Clause 3.9.3 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

Section 3.10: “Development Permit Applications” • Clause 3.11.1 altered to remove wording of a separate development permit fee schedule bylaw.

• Added new clause to address discretionary use application fees.

Section 3.11: “Discretionary Use Application Fees” removed due to new 3.10 address development permit application fees.

Section 4: “General Regulations”, Section 4.31: “Cautionary Flood Hazard Lands” • Section removed due to intent already addressed in the Flood Hazard Overlay in Section 10.

Section 6: “Zoning Districts and Zoning Map”, Section 6.3: “Boundaries of Zoning Districts” • Clauses 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 removed for clarity purposes.

Section 7: “Agricultural Resources District”, Section 7.1: “Permitted Uses” • Residential permitted uses has been altered to clarify single-detached units are intended to be farmstead residential units.

• Added new permitted uses: Petroleum pipelines and related facilities; and, Oil and gas exploration or extraction wells and related facilities. Section 7.3: “Discretionary Uses” • Added Non-farm residential to the listed of discretionary uses; • Altered Intensive Livestock Operations discretionary use to clarify correct amount of animal units; • Removed the following discretionary uses: Petroleum pipelines and related facilities; and, Oil and gas exploration or extraction wells and related facilities.

Section 7.4: “Site Development Regulations”.

• Minimum site area has been altered to clarify site areas for traditional grain farm, ranching agricultural operations, and agricultural holdings; • Clause 7.4.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

• Clause 7.4.2.b altered to clarify proper setback from liquid waste disposal facilities.

Section 7.6: “Supplementary Development Standards”

• Clauses 7.6.16 altered to clarify additional development standards for non-farm residential subdivisions. Section 7.8: “Oil and Gas Well Activities” • Clauses updated to reflect current legislation. Section 7.10: “Intensive Livestock Operations” • Clause 7.10.1.l) is altered to remove “100299 Animal Units” from the setback table to reflect current definition of ILOs. Section 9: “Commercial/Industrial District”, Section 9.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations” • Clause 9.5.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 10: “Flood Hazard Overlay” • Sections 14.2: “Permitted Uses” and Section 14.3: “Discretionary Uses” removed to reflect the intent of the Overlay District.

• Sections 14.1: “Defining the Area”, 10.4: “Site Regulations in the Flood Hazard Land Areas” and 10.5: “Flood Proofing Regulations” altered to provide further clarification.

Section 11: “Erosion and Slope Hazard Overlay District” • Sections 11.2: “Permitted Uses”, 11.3: “Discretionary Uses” and 11.4 “Prohibited Uses” removed to reflect the intent of the Overlay District.

Zoning District Maps • The Zoning District Maps have been altered to provide additional wayfinding information (i.e. section numbers) for easier navigation. The road network has also been altered to reflect current road classification; • A note has been added to clarify intention of the overlays; • The Zoning District Maps are now included as a new section in the Zoning Bylaw as Section 13.

AFFECTED LANDS All lands within the corporate limits of the Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 as shown on the Zoning District Map contained within this notice are hereby affected by the alterations. Your property may be directly affected, please check the full version of the updated documents available for viewing at the RM Office.

REASON FOR ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The reason for the Zoning Bylaw alterations are to: • Clarify regulations throughout the Zoning Bylaw to improve interpretation and implementation; and, • Further align the Zoning Bylaw with the Statements of Provincial Interest.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed alterations to the Zoning Bylaw during regular office hours at the RM Office. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing shall be held on Monday, August 22, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the RM of Great Bend Municipal Office – 200 Shepard Street, Borden, Saskatchewan.

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SUITES FOR RENT

SERVICES FOR HIRE A-1 Service, Will Shingle, build fences, decks, painting, metal fascia soffit, home renovations, yard work, etc. Phone 306-445-8439.

Two Bedroom Suite in quiet adult complex August 1st Reno’s, no children, no pets, Security $800.0.

Rent $800.00. Call to view 306481-2836.

Handyman to help you -Repairs, boat motors, Vehicles, etc.

-Carpentry -Hauling clean up.

-Yard Work Reliable 1-306-317-8318.

St. Walburg to North Battleford Area.

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 intends to alter the proposed Zoning Bylaw, referred to as Bylaw. No. 2014-05.

INTENT OF ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The changes are summarized below.

Section 2: “Definitions”

• Added new definitions: “Flood; Flood way; Flood-

proofed; and, Flood Fringe.

Section 3.7: “Development Permit Procedure”

• Clauses 3.7.8 and 3.7.9 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

Section 3.8: “Discretionary Use Application Procedure”

• Clause 3.8.1.d altered to clarify proper setback of notification of discretionary use applications.

Section 3.9: “Refusal of a Development Permit Application”

• Clause 3.9.3 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

Section 3.12: “Development Permit Applications”

• Clause 3.12.1 altered to remove wording of a sepa rate development permit fee schedule bylaw.

• Added new clause to address discretionary use appli cation fees.

Section 3.13: “Discretionary Use Application Fees” removed due to new 3.12 address development permit application fees.

Section 6: “Zoning Districts and Zoning Map”, Section 6.3: “Boundaries of Zoning Districts”

• Clauses 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 removed for clarity purposes.

Section 7: “Agricultural Resources District”, Section 7.1: “Permitted Uses”

• Residential permitted uses has been altered to clarify single-detached units are intended to be farmstead residential units.

• Added new permitted uses: Petroleum pipelines and

related facilities; and, Oil and gas exploration or

extraction wells and related facilities.

Section 7.3: “Discretionary Uses”

• Added Non-farm residential to the listed of

discretionary uses;

• Altered Intensive Livestock Operations discretionary

use to clarify correct amount of animal units; Section 7.4: “Site Development Regulations”.

• Minimum site area has been altered to clarify site areas for traditional grain farm, ranching agricultural

operations, and agricultural holdings;

• Clause 7.4.1 regarding Development Officer may

allow greater setbacks removed.

• Clause 7.4.2.b altered to clarify proper setback from liquid waste disposal facilities.

Section 7.5: “Supplementary Development Standards”

• Clauses 7.5.6 altered to clarify additional develop ment standards for non-farm residential subdivisions.

Section 7.7: “Intensive Livestock Operations”

• Clause 7.7.g) is altered to remove “100-299 Animal

Units” from the setback table to reflect current definition of ILOs. Section 7.9: “Oil and Gas Well Activities”

• Clauses updated to reflect current legislation.

Section 8: “Country Residential District”, Section 8.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations”

• Subdivision and site regulations table altered to

clarify permitted and discretionary uses;

• Clause 8.5.1 regarding Development Officer may

allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 9: “Residential Hamlet District” , Section 9.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations”

• Clause 9.5.1 regarding Development Officer may

allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 10: “Highway Commercial/Industrial District” altered to be renamed Commercial/Industrial District” Section 10.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations”

• Clause 10.5.1 regarding Development Officer may

allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 12: “Flood Hazard Overlay District”

• Sections 12.2: “Permitted Uses” and Section 12.3:

“Discretionary Uses” removed to reflect the intent of the Overlay District.

• Sections 12.1: “Defining the Area”, 12.4: “Site Regulations in the Flood Hazard Land Areas” and 10.5: “Flood Proofing Regulations” altered to provide further clarification.

Zoning District Maps

• The Zoning District Maps have been altered to provide additional wayfinding information

(i.e. section numbers) for easier navigation. The road

network has also been altered to reflect current road

classification;

• A note has been added to clarify intention of the

overlays;

• The Zoning District Maps are now included as a new section in the Zoning Bylaw as Section 14.

AFFECTED LANDS All lands within the corporate limits of the Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436 as shown on the Zoning District Map contained within this notice are hereby affected by the alterations.

Your property may be directly affected, please check the full version of the updated documents available for viewing at the RM Office.

REASON FOR ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The reason for the Zoning Bylaw alterations are to:

• Clarify regulations throughout the Zoning Bylaw to improve interpretation and implementation; and,

• Further align the Zoning Bylaw with the Statements of Provincial Interest.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed alterations to the Zoning Bylaw during regular office hours at the RM Office. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing shall be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the RM of Douglas Municipal Office – #123 Main Street, Speers, Saskatchewan.

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SERVICES FOR HIRE

DOMESTIC CARS

K & S PAWLUS Saskatchewan

PERSONAL CARE HOME

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

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Motor Licence Issuer

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

306-445-8059 “serving ALL your insurAnCe & motor LiCenCe needs”

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

North Battleford AKA2846 Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 9803 Territorial Drive North Battleford requires 2 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 Chyrs by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca 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 Chyrs by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

City of North Battleford

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of North Battleford intends to adopt bylaws under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 1971, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT OF THE BYLAW TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW • Freestanding Sign Regulations: - Add an exception to Table 4-9 for a second freestanding sign for properties that exceed 15 acres in size.

REASON The reasons for the amendment are to: • To accommodate the advertising needs of large parcels; PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at City Hall, located at 1291-101st Street, North Battleford, SK, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaws are available at City Hall at a cost of $5.00.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on August 15th, 2016 at 4:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1291-101st Street, North Battleford, SK, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

Issued at the City of North Battleford this 25th day of July, 2016.

Debbie Wohlberg, City Clerk

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TENDERS

Maymont Memorial Hall will be accepting

TENDERS

for REPAINTING the outside SOUTH END of the hall REQUIREMENTS: - to pressure wash surface before ‘spray’ painting - tender to include all labour and materials - a lift will be needed Tenders are to be submitted by AUGUST 12, 2016 at 4:00 pm Please submit “Sealed Tenders” to: Maymont Memorial Hall, Box 92, Maymont, SK S0M 1T0

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TAKE NOTICE THAT MARILYN ADSIT, of North Battleford, Saskatchewan has been suspended and is not entitled to practice law for a period of two months effective August 1, 2016.

THOMAS J. SCHONHOFFER, Q.C. Executive Director Law Society of Saskatchewan

We Need Your Help ... Not Your Name

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 intends to alter the proposed Zoning Bylaw, referred to as Bylaw. No. 07/14.

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER NE SEc. 09 Twp 44 RgE 20 w 3 ExTENSioN 0: Nw SEc 10 Twp 44 RgE 20 w 3 ExTENSioN 0; aNd Sw SEc 35 Twp 43 RgE 20 w 3 ExTENSioN 0.

All of the land is located in the R.M. of Cut Knife No. 439.

NE Sec 09 Twp 44 Rge 20 W 3 Extension 0 is located approximately 8 miles east on Highway 40 and two miles north of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. The said property is comprised of approximately 160 cultivated acres.

NW Sec 10 Twp 44 Rge 20 W 3 Extension 0 is located approximately 8 miles east on Highway 40 and two miles north of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. The said property is comprised of approximately 120 cultivated acres and has an old yard site located thereon with some old building and picturesque ravine.

SW Sec 35 Twp 43 Rge 20 W 3 Extension 0 is located approximately 9 miles east on Highway 40 and a half mile south of Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. The said property is comprised of approximately 150 cultivated acres.

The sale is subject to a current farm rental agreement that terminates on December 31, 2016. A copy of the title and further details in regard to the Land can be obtained by contacting Ross A. Clements of CLEMENTS & SMITH at (780)875-7999.

TERMS OF TENDER: (1) Tenders in sealed envelopes marked “Tender” shall be accepted up to 4:00 p.m., August 12, 2016 (2) Tenders may be submitted by mail to CLEMENTS & SMITH, P.O. Box 440., Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, S9V 0Y4, or delivered to CLEMENTS & SMITH at #103, 5004 18 street, Lloydminster, Alberta; (3) 10% down payment to be enclosed with tender by bank draft or certified cheque payable to “Clements & Smith, in Trust”; (4) Decision on tenders to be made by August 15, 2016, at which time deposits of unsuccessful tenders to be returned by mail; (5) Possession and adjustments to be made as of August 26, 2016; (6) Upon acceptance of successful tender, deposit shall be forfeited if purchaser fails to complete purchase; (7) Highest or any tender need not be accepted; (8) Titles will be free and clear on closing; and (9) Sale is without representation or warranty in connection with permitted use or access.

INTENT OF ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The changes are summarized below.

Section 2: “Definitions” • Added new definitions: “Flood; Flood way; Flood-proofed; and, Flood Fringe.

Section 3.6: “Development Permit Procedure” • Clauses 3.6.8 and 3.6.9 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

Section 3.7: “Discretionary Use Application Procedure” • Clause 3.7.1.d altered to clarify proper setback of notification of discretionary use applications.

Section 3.8: “Refusal of a Development Permit Application” • Clause 3.8.3 removed to align with the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

Section 3.11: “Development Permit Applications” • Clause 3.11.1 altered to remove wording of a separate development permit fee schedule bylaw.

• Added new clause to address discretionary use application fees.

Section 3.12: “Discretionary Use Application Fees” removed due to new 3.11 address development permit application fees.

Section 4: “General Regulations”, Section 4.31: “Cautionary Flood Hazard Lands” • Section removed due to intent already addressed in the Flood Hazard Overlay in Section 10.

Section 6: “Zoning Districts and Zoning Map”, Section 6.3: “Boundaries of Zoning Districts” • Clauses 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 removed for clarity purposes.

Section 7: “Agricultural Resources District”, Section 7.1: “Permitted Uses” • Residential permitted uses has been altered to clarify singledetached units are intended to be farmstead residential units.

• Added new permitted uses: Petroleum pipelines and related facilities; and, Oil and gas exploration or extraction wells and related facilities.

Section 7.3: “Discretionary Uses” • Added Non-farm residential to the listed of discretionary uses; • Altered Intensive Livestock Operations discretionary use to clarify correct amount of animal units; Section 7.4: “Site Development Regulations”.

• Minimum site area has been altered to clarify site areas for traditional grain farm, ranching agricultural operations, and agricultural holdings; • Clause 7.4.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

• Clause 7.4.2.b altered to clarify proper setback from liquid waste disposal facilities.

Section 7.5: “Supplementary Development Standards” • Clauses 7.5.6 altered to clarify additional development standards for non-farm residential subdivisions.

Section 7.7: “Intensive Livestock Operations” • Clause 7.7.g) is altered to remove “100-299 Animal Units” from the setback table to reflect current definition of ILOs.

Section 8: “Country Residential District”, Section 8.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations” • Clause 8.5.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 9: “Residential Hamlet District” altered to be renamed “Hamlet Residential District” and altered the Zoning symbol to “H”.

Section 9.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations” • Clause 9.5.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 10: “Resort Residential District”, Section 10.5: “Subdivision Site Regulations” • Clause 10.5.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 11: “Highway Commercial/Industrial District” altered to be renamed Commercial/Industrial District” Section 11.5: “Subdivision and Site Regulations” • Clause 11.5.1 regarding Development Officer may allow greater setbacks removed.

Section 13: “Flood Hazard Overlay District” • Sections 13.2: “Permitted Uses” and Section 13.3: “Discretionary Uses” removed to reflect the intent of the Overlay District.

• Sections 13.1: “Defining the Area”, 13.4: “Site Regulations in the Flood Hazard Land Areas” and 10.5: “Flood Proofing Regulations” altered to provide further clarification.

Zoning District Maps • The Zoning District Maps have been altered to provide additional wayfinding information (i.e. section numbers) for easier navigation.

The road network has also been altered to reflect current road classification; • A note has been added to clarify intention of the overlays; • The Zoning District Maps are now included as a new section in the Zoning Bylaw as Section 14.

AFFECTED LANDS All lands within the corporate limits of the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 as shown on the Zoning District Map contained within this notice are hereby affected by the alterations.

Your property may be directly affected, please check the full version of the updated documents available for viewing at the RM Office.

REASON FOR ZONING BYLAW ALTERATIONS The reason for the Zoning Bylaw alterations are to: • Clarify regulations throughout the Zoning Bylaw to improve interpretation and implementation; and, • Further align the Zoning Bylaw with the Statements of Provincial Interest.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed alterations to the Zoning Bylaw during regular office hours at the RM Office. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing shall be held on September 8th, 2016 at 9:30 am at the RM of Meeting Lake Municipal Office – Box 26, Mayfair, Sask.

S0M 1S0

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The Carpet People

Application for Re: Liquor Permit (Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997) Notice is hereby given that Nella’s Country Diner Inc. has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for a Restaurant Permit to sell alcohol in premises known as Nella’s Country Diner at 503 7th Ave W., Wilkie, SK. Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

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

Write to:

Living Sky School Division No. 202 Growth Without Limits, Learning For All

Now accepting applications for the following position: Bus Driver • Route WLK3A - Wilkie Apply ASAP - will close when successful candidate is hired

is currently seeking a

RETAIL FLOORING SALES ASSOCIATE

Details and link to online applications can be found on our website at www.lskysd.ca

with some warehouse duties.

Salary dependant on experience.

Apply by appointment to Roddy 306-445-1221

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

2741-99th Street | North Battleford

Administrative Assistant Battlefords Victim Services is a non-profit organization located in the Battlefords RCMP Detachment. We provide support to victims of crime and traumatic events. The Administrative Assistant provides secretarial and administrative support for the program.

Part Time (20 hours per week) Hours can be flexible but must occur between 8 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NOW HIRING

NOW HIRING:

for a

Full-Time Pharmacy Technician

FIELD SECRETARY

Preference will be given to papered technicians and/or applicants with previous experience.

Location: Maymont, SK Hours: M-F, 7 am - 5:30 pm Job Duration estimated at 1 year.

Must have previous secretary/administrative experience.

Must pass a pre-employment background screen.

Please email resumés to pharmacy314@outlook.com

www.tsargent.com/careers

in the Battlefords

Apply online at or call

204-720-0514 for more details

The successful candidate must: - Meet the Reliability Security Clearance with the RCMP - Have good organizational and problem solving skills - Be able to work in an environment where trauma is discussed - Have a valid driver’s licence - Maintain a positive image in the community - Have general knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word Assets: - Experience working in a non-profit organization - Experience working in a police environment and or with victims of crime - Knowledge of Simply Accounting and Microsoft Excel Rate of Pay: $16.10 per hour Forward resumé to: Attention: Jenni Schwab Battlefords Victim Services 1052 - 101st Street North Battleford, SK S9A 0Z3 Email: jennifer.schwab@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Applications must be received by August 12, 2016.

Battlefords Victim Services thanks all applicants for their submissions; however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

WANTED AGT Foods Canada, one of the largest suppliers of value-added pulses, staple foods and food ingredients in the world with 21 locations across Western Canada, is seeking the following position:

Riverview

5th Ave. - 500 - 800 Block 99 - 100 - 101 Streets

Route 46

Gardiner Drive, Clarke Drive 11302 - 11384 Block

Route 47D

99th Street - 2300 - 2500 Block 100 Street - 2300 - 2500 Block Ross Crescent

Route 48B

Kildeer Dr., Meadow Lark Lane, Canary Dr. & Robin Place

Route 48A

Cardinal, Falcon Dr., Blue Jay & Eagle Rise Crecents & Wren Court, Kildeer 2500 Block

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

at 306-445-7261

OR Leave Message if after hours or weekends 892-104th Street North Battleford, SK

General Manager - Wilkie, SK Duties: • Manage and supervise all facility plant staff • Coordinate and ensure all product leaves in a quality form • Act as the designated trainer for staff in the basic instruction and implementation of good manufacturing practices and safe shipping procedures • Ensure the staff understand, and comply with, their responsibilities under the company’s Health & Safety and Food Safety policies • Responsible for the expenses of the facility and that it performs to budget • Ensure that management controls exist and are adhered to in order to implement the company’s strategy.

Employment Requirements Supervise staff for overall best results with advanced knowledge of facility functions such as: • Shipping and receiving, and Inventory management • Housekeeping, and Warehousing • R & M (equipment and facility) • Administration • Food safety and quality, and Workplace Safety The ideal candidate for this position will have previous experience in the management and operation of a pulse processing or grain handling facility.

Please forward resume and cover letter stating the position you are applying for and salary expectations to jobs.ca@agtfoods.com.

Phone 306-445-7261

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

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

COMING EVENTS

ST RS BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS Hockey Club Inc. The Battlefords North Stars Junior A Hockey Club of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is seeking a

Full-Time Marketing/Office Manager

The ideal candidate will posses the below requirements, along with a desire to work in sports marketing.

Requirements: • • • • • • •

University Degree or College Diploma in a related field Independent worker Excellent interpersonal skills Developed sales skills Strong oral and written communications skills Detailed oriented with organizational skills Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with corporate sponsors, board members and fans, billets and families

Responsibilities: Five Key Areas: • Marketing and Sales • Public Relations • Office Management • Game Day Events and Team Fundraisers • Ticket Sales and Management

ST RS

Compensation: Salary plus commission Closing Date: August 1, 2016 Apply to: Head Coach/General Manager Kevin Hasselberg Email: coach@northstars.ca Fax: 306-445-8406 Mail: Battlefords North Stars Hockey Club Box 1247 North Battleford, SK S9A 3K2

Monthly Community Events Calendar Every Week Day

Regular Walking Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

Every Sunday

Life’s Healing Choices - Celebrate Recovery - Freedom from your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits - small group studies (no children please) at the Don Ross Community Center room #109 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hosanna Life Center, North Battleford. Phone 306-445-5079 for more information.

4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

Knights of Columbus Brunch at 1202 - 105 Street, North Battleford from10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m.

For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306-892-2073.

2nd Monday of the Month

BUH Retirees meet at the Co-op Cafeteria at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

2nd Monday of the Month

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-937-2987.

Mondays & Wednesdays

COMING EVENTS

In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 10:00 a.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery.

Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10.Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT-NOW OVER $3100! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund.

Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369). Lottery licence LR15-0091.

Tuesday

Every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., four different churches alternate for a service and lunch at the Borden Care Home.

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Tuesdays

North Battleford Grand Squares are offering lessons in beginner square dance at the Ukrainian Senior Centre 792 - 108th Street, North Battleford from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. There will be a series of 10 lessons. Please wear comfortable shoes. For more information please contact caller, Ray and Misel Rosler at 306-445-3114.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Monday - Friday, July 25 - 29

Battlefords Sailing Club 2016 Sailing School - prepares new students to sail on their own. Class will be taught by two certified Sail Canada instructors. Sailboats will be provide for the courses.

Minimum age 12 years. Afternoon sessions - Monday, July 25 to Friday, July 29 - 5 days 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Evening sessions - Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28 - 4 evenings 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information call Mike at 306-445-5775 or 306-441-5660 or by email at mike@mrwebsites.ca.

Saturday, August 6

Jewellry Shop Open House at 222 William Street, Radisson, SK from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 6

Radisson Fair Parade at 11:00 a.m. Gymkhana, slopitch, kid’s activities, supper, exhibits and dance during the day and evening.

Sunday, August 7

Radisson Fair Pancake Breakfast, horse show, slopitch, vintage tractor pull, petting zoo and supper.

Sunday, August 7

Crane Creek Interdenominational Church Service at 2:00 p.m.

Guest speaker Randy Holt. Entertainment and fellowship. Lunch to follow. Bring lawn chairs. For more info contact Anne at anned@ sasktel.net. Everyone welcome.

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 5:00 p.m.Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battleriver Horse Club Gymkhana at HK Memorial Racetrack, Little Pine from 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. until August 31. Sign up for one event or all three. Series champion wins saddle. Free hot dog and drink for all participants, fun socializing and hours of riding for everyone and anyone. Contact Ryan at 306-823-3400 or text at 306-307-0971 for more information.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m. New members welcome. No meetings during July and August.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords North West Historical Society Meeting at the Lions Club House, 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. Phone 306-445-3480.

Thursdays

Battlefords and Area Gender & Sexuality Alliance Meeting every Thursday at Crandleberry’s at 7:00 p.m. to give us a space where we can feel safe and open with each other, where we can try and make our community a safter and better place for us to live in. This group is open to everyone.

Thursdays

In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Thursdays

Tuesdays

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery. Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10. Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% progressive jackpot-now over $3,100! Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw - weekly subscriptions available.

All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund. Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369). Lottery licence LR15-0091.

Children’s games at the Borden Museum from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays until August 23.

1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels) at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Ray & Misel at 306-445-3114.

Radisson TOPS #SK5243 Meeting at the Radisson Town Office at 9:00 a.m.

Battlefords Art Club welcomes anyone interested in painting to join them from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. For more information phone Kathy at 306-937-3686.

Wednesdays

1st Wednesday of the Month

Moms & Tots at 9:30 a.m. in Borden Community Centre, N. Smith Room.

Tuesdays

Kaiser at the Battlefords Ukrainian Seniors Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 1:30 p.m. Lunch served. For more info phone 306-446-2269.

Borden Library Children’s Activities from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays until August 17th.

Wednesdays

The Battleford Horseshoe Club will be welcoming interested people to come and play horseshoes from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. from May to September. For more information call Vern Bannerman at 306-3862276 or Marg Kemp at 306-445-5646.

Grief Share - a support group for those suffering the loss of a loved one. New session starting Sept. 24. For information contact Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Lawn Bowling - Come and join us any Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Free. Lessons. 106th Street across from Caleb Village. Call 306-445-8433 for more information.

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Drawing Sessions at ARC Creative Studios, 1106 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your own art supplies and we’ll provide the subjects, coffee and encouragement for all.

Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance.Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Kay at 306-937-2780.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more information phone Mary at 306-441-9232 or Joan at 306-445-9968.

Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the 3rd Ave. United Church at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 - 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.

1st Tuesdays of the Month

The Battlefords Photography Club meets downstairs at the Allan Sapp Gallery from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information please phone Chris at 306-445-3909.

Last Tuesday of the Month

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1011 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Wednesdays

Bingo at the Livelong Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-845-4040.

Wednesdays

Battlefords Toastmasters Meet in room #108 Don Ross Centre (enter the building via door #4) from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

(September to June). Check out Battlefords Toastmasters.com for more information.

Thursdays Thursdays

Regular Bridge at the Pioneer Association at 7:00 p.m. Phone Margaret at 306-445-7615.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month Midwest Food Resoures - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce and organic grains. To order email us at battleford.mwfp@sasktel.net or call us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. noon. This is a non-profit program.

1st Friday of the Month The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners & experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call June Newsham at 306-445-3337 or Irene Sack at 306-937-3318.

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306446-2269.

Every Saturday

Battlefords District Farmers Market at 1202 - 100th Street, North Battleford (across from SaskTel) from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon. We have baking, eggs, honey, veggies, fruit, lotions, woodworking and bedding plants.

Once A Month on Saturdays

Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation & Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory.There is no fee. Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only. No child care is provided.

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 5:00 Thursday prior for Tuesday’s & Thursday’s publication.

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Don’t criticize me and expect me to like you Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, told me when he called the other day that last week he felt uncomfortable.

He had not been in ill health, but he received some criticism that he wasn’t expecting, and it left a bite mark that was slow to heal. Usually, my old neighbour is so thick skinned nothing folks challenge him on disturbs him.

Ed had carefully prepared an assessment of crop yields using a particular fertilizer from his personal experience with the product. He was asked to give it as a brief presentation at an agriculture forum. Most present at the confer-

ence thanked him and complimented him on his findings. Ed was pleased with himself until a person gave him an appraisal of his talk that was highly negative, and then another person joined his critic and between the two of them, they soundly rejected his observations.

Ed was unprepared for the total dismissal of his presentation by the two of them. He left feeling not only uncomfortable, but dispirited.

We both agreed when we are giving criticism it doesn’t seem that it is the least bit, mean spirited, but it cuts like a dull knife when we are receiving it. Could

eighbourly Advice According to Ed

By Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com

revraymaher@accesscomm.ca

it be that most of us are naturally good at finding fault with what others do or fail to do? In our relationships with other folks, are we most often the critic, rather than the encourager?

One topic in the Bible that often gets criticized is prayer. Some estimate prayer to be a pointless exercise. They feel it

doesn’t bring the results wanted. Others have an evaluation of prayer that demands a proper, exact way to pray and with the precise words one must say.

Christians often pray the Lord’s Prayer. In Luke we are told Jesus was praying and when he finished one of his disciples asked Jesus to

teach them how to pray.

Jesus told them, “When you pray, say; Father, hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”

Not only did Jesus tell his disciples what to say in prayer but how to pray. Prayer is a relationship between God and believers in Jesus Christ His Son. God invites and commands us to come to him in prayer, which is speaking with God in words and thoughts.

Jesus used a story about friends to illustrate trust and boldness are needed

when we pray. Jesus said that a friend could come to another friend at midnight disturbing his friend when he is in bed with his door barred to borrow loaves.

The friend will get up and help his friend even though it is late because he is a friend. We can trust friends to help us when we seek them out and knock at their door.

Jesus said not only is God like a friend willing to help us, but also like a father. As parents, we give good gifts to our children, so how much more is God our heavenly Father ready to extend to us the best gifts possible to us when we pray?

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

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

306-445-5901

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

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

306-446-1695

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.

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

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Everyone Welcome

WEEKEND: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays - 10:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

1202 - 103 Street, North Battleford, SK 306-446-3077 PASTOR: RON BRAUN

Pastor: Bill Hall

Everyone Welcome

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Church Phone 306-445-4181

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Notre Dame (RC) Parish Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

Sundays - 11:00 a.m.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

Email: notredame.nb@gmail.com www.notredameparish.ca EVERYONE WELCOME

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

DIVINE LITURGY May 15 - 9:00 a.m.

May 22 - 12:00 p.m. (Praznyk) May 29 - July 24 - 9:00 a.m.

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Father Greg Elder

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

Contact: Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky - 306-961-1390

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

ANGLICAN PARISH

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson

Everyone Welcome

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

Weekly programs to resume in the fall 1231 - 104th Street North Battleford “A Community of believers seeking Phone 306-445-7777 more of God’s presence” www.emmanuelfellowship.ca

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Battleford United Church

Pastor Patrick Carty

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd

Living Water Ministry

Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House

1491 - 103RD STREET CALL FOR TIME 306-481-5073 Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield Members of Christian Ministers Association

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

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Support for Villa Pascal

Area spared damage from heavy rains

By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

North Battleford Knights of Columbus No. 2094 recently presented a $500 donation to Villa Pascal. In the photo are Villa Pascal employee Eva Babineau, resident Angeline Rousseau, Tom Schwab of the Knights of Columbus and Villa Pascal administrator Terrie Michaud. Photo submitted

Frenchman Butte Heritage Centre

Festival Day Aug. 14 Staff Frenchman Butte Heritage Centre’s Festival Day, Sunday Aug. 14, begins at 10:30 a.m. with an openair interdenominational church service.

There will be free shuttles from parking to the grounds.

Exhibits open to visitors at 11 a.m. There will be pioneer skills demonstrations, a classic car display

and stage entertainment until 4 p.m.

A street parade begins at 1 p.m.

There will also be a silent auction from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Visitors are invited to play a round of mini-golf on the brand new course. There will be a playground and face painting for the youngsters.

Food includes hot dogs, coffee, sodas, pies, ice cream and a roast beef dinner at 5 p.m. (adults $10, children six to 10 $5, under six free).

Visiting at the home of Phil and Lorna Bater were Phil’s sister Gwenda Rondesvedt and her friend Iris Close of north Battleford.

Our weather has been co-operating much better this past while, giving the much-needed rain we were all looking for. There for been heavy downpours, but no flooding in this area compared to other areas of the province where damage has been done to the crops as well as little town sites and farmyards. In our area the heavy rain was too much for some of the tall lush crops and areas have lodged.

The main body of the various crops are all doing well, all headed out and in bloom of various colors.

There has been areas with the cabbage seed pods weavel and canola beetle reported and there could be grasshoppers wait-

aljennie ing to have their share of the crops and grass lands there are still green. Field spraying is going on.

It has been a little harder on the areas where the haymakers are trying to do some haying in between the rain showers. The hay crops are not as plentiful and the forage is short as in the past years. The R.M. of Glenside workers have been on mowing grass and weeds on all the main roads.

Stanley and Walter Mills of Battleford took in one day of Pion-era Days at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. It was a busy day just to get around and see everything at its working stage. The calliope was added to the things to see, Also the baking bread in

the clay oven.

The town of Battleford has had a few busy days with the Handcraft Festival, annual parade and fireworks, plus children’s activities at Fort Battleford. Next comes the North Battleford parade and fair and more fireworks. The summer holiday season is passing by quickly.

Volunteer work is still on a steady pace at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford. A number of recent workshops days for the gas tractor members have taken place. A few more new volunteers have been added to the list and it is nice to see the interest.

They can always use more volunteers. Other workshops have also been going on for other projects. The workers and volunteers are now in the process of getting what’s needed ready for Those Were the Days Aug. 6 and 7 at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford.

Volunteer opportunities Submitted

Prince Albert Parkland Health Region

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: On Call Volunteers – Evergreen Health Centre, Leoville. Extra volunteers are often needed for the long-term care residents on an on-call basis to assist with outings, parties,

social gatherings, shopping trips, taking residents to appointments and other tasks.

Shifts are as needed Parent-Tot/Family Volunteering Program – Spiritwood and District Health Centre. Parents and their children visit residents on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. Parents are responsible for their children at all times. Shifts are flexible, once or twice per week.

Pet Therapy – Hafford Special Care Home. Volunteers with well-trained,

friendly pets may visit the residents at the nursing homes. The pets must meet the necessary requirements prior to visiting. Shift are once or twice per week with flexible hours.

Contact the PAPHR Volunteer Services Department at 306-765-6010, by email at volunteers@paphr. sk.ca or online at www. paphr.ca. Those interested can also contact the recreation staff in the PAPHR long-term care facility closest to them.

INTERNATIONAL

STREET PERFORMER FESTIVAL

DOWNTOWN NORTH BATTLEFORD

JULY 29, 30 & 31

www.nbstreetfest.com NB Street Festival

#nbstreetfest

@nbstreetfest

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CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867

The Montreal miracle-maker

Dr. Gustave Gingras (1918 – 1996) Rehabilitation pioneer and advocate for the disabled

When Gustave Gingras was born in 1918, medical science offered little hope for the severely ill and disabled.

An undoubtedly smart young man, Gingras decided to study medicine with dreams of making the future less bleak for those in need of healthcare.

After receiving his M. D. from Université de Montréal in 1941, he joined the Canadian Forces Medical Corps and left to serve abroad for the war.

Stationed in Basingstoke, England, Gingras interned in neurosurgery and planned on staying in that field once his service was over. However, upon his return to Montreal he was put in charge of rehabilitating paraplegic veterans at the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital. Giving these severely injured men a chance at a normal life was a turning point in Gingras’ career: he felt that physical rehabilitation was his true calling.

Gustave Gingras founded North America’s first rehabilitation hospital, the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation, in 1949. His facility and team played a vital role during the polio epidemic of the 1950s, and again a decade later when hundreds of Canadian babies were born with defects caused by the drug thalidomide. The list of lives he improved extends far beyond Canada’s borders. When thousands of Moroccans became paralyzed after consuming tainted cooking oil in 1959, Gingras’ efforts enabled 8,000 victims to make a full recovery. He set up prosthetic workshops in Vietnam, built rehabilitation centres in Cameroon, and the list goes on.

Gingras was a brilliant contributor to the technical side of physical rehabilitation, but he never lost sight of the human aspect of his work. A lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people, he lobbied the Canadian government to aid the integration of the disabled in schools and workplaces, joined the War Amps of Canada in its quest to gain compensation for Canadian veterans, and fought for the victims of the thalidomide disaster.

Entire books could be written on Gingras’ medical feats, which earned him dozens of awards. But above all, he will be remembered for his dedication and selflessness.

When Gustave Gingras passed away in his Prince Edward Island home in 1996, he left behind a brighter world for sufferers of physical disabilities around the globe.

Quiz TEST YOUR CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION 1: Which novel by Canadian writer Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize before being adapted to the silver screen by American film director Ang Lee? QUESTION 2: Canada’s first public railroad opened in 1836.

What two cities did it connect?

QUESTION 3: What is the claim to fame of the Canadian company formerly known as Research in Motion?

QUESTION 4: Two teams joined the NHL in 1992: the Tampa Bay Lightning and what Canadian team?

ART, LITERATURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

SPORTS AND LEISURE

1: Life of Pi 2: St-Jean and La Prairie, Quebec 3: The invention of the BlackBerry mobile phone 4: The Ottawa Senators

Canadian treasures

WEEKS TO GO

ANSWERS

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infO Canada THE STORIES BEHIND OUR SYMBOLS

Where are we from?

THE 52 LARGEST GROUPS IN CANADA’S MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC

CANADA’S EGYPTIAN COMMUNITY

Canadians with Egyptian ancestry make up a diverse and vibrant community of nearly 80,000 people throughout the country, with large concentrations in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. They form a highly educated segment of the population that contributes to all layers of Canadian society.

Despite these solid roots, the presence of Egyptians living in Canada is surprisingly recent—the first substantial wave of immigrants to arrive on Canadian soil from Egypt can be traced back to the Suez Crisis of 1956. Over the following years, the size of this new Canadian community grew at a rapid pace and became the largest group of immigrants from Arabic countries by the 1960s. Because French is a common second language among Egyptians, a large portion of these newcomers chose to settle in Quebec.

You can thank Egyptian Canadians for culinary favourites like stuffed vine leaves and sweet baklava. Local Egyptian associations often host community celebrations on special occasions like the traditional springtime festival Sham el-Nesim. Next time there’s an event in your neighbourhood, swing by for some authentic food and fun!

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FLOWER: PITCHER PLANT Newfoundland adopted the pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) as its provincial flower in 1956. However, its earliest association dates back to the 1880s, when the crimson flower was engraved on the Newfoundland penny.

This marsh-growing species is carnivorous, digesting insects that drown in pools of water inside its tubular leaves.

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Approved Grants April 1 - June 30, 2016 Organization - Project/Event

Cheque Presentation to NB Street Festival Inc. Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Kent Lindgren, Janaye Chubb, Sonya Hilsendager, Alexis Christensen, Lisa Kissick, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

North Battleford Business Improvement District Corp ART ALLEY

Cheque Presentation to BUH Foundation Inc. Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Michael Zaychkowsky, Colais Fransoo, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

Svoboda Dance Festival Association 2016 SVOBODA UKRANIAN DANCE FESTIVAL

Cheque Presentation to Mosquito Rodeo & Sports Association. Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Alvin Nicotine, Joel Starchief, Randy Armstrong, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

Cheque Presentation to Western Development Museum.

Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Cheryl Stewart, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

Amount

Battle River Treaty 6-BRT6HC National Aboriginal Pancake Breakfast $7,500.00 Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre 15th Annual Spring Fair & Trade Show $2,800.00 Battlefords Concern for Youth General Outreach and Operational Costs $10,000.00 Battlefords Family Health Centre Community Garden Project 2015 $10,000.00 Battlefords Minor Softball Association Inc. U12 Girls Fastpitch Provincials $856.49 Battlefords Scuba Community More Scuba for More Youth $7,000.00 Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc. CT Scanner $50,000.00 Battlefords Youth Soccer Paint Machine Sprayer $2,000.00 Candian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords Branch CMHA Building Project $25,000.00 Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords Inc. Family Support Services $25,000.00 Chief Big Bear Nation Community Infrastructure & Education $17,207.24 City Of North Battleford Flyin' Bob Community Circus Camp $6,026.00 City Of North Battleford Community Safety Officers Automatic License Plate Reader $30,000.00 Community Youth Choir Choral Program $1,500.00 Fin Island Trail Run Organization Committee Fin Island Trail Run $2,000.00 Gold Eagle Casino Annual Sakicawasihk Pow Wow $25,000.00 Leisure Services Department City Of North Battleford Community Directory /Leisure Guide $9,150.00 Living Sky School Division No 202 Land Based Learning Project $8,000.00 Midwest Food Resource Project Inc. Battleford Food Security Project $25,000.00 Moosomin First Nation Moosomin Treaty Day 2016 $25,000.00 Mosquito First Nation Graduation and Band Member Support $18,000.00 Mosquito Rodeo And Sports Mosquito Rodeo and Sports Association $55,330.00 NationWest Field House BMO Pitch - South Field Divider Curtain $20,000.00 NB Street Festival Inc. NB International Street Performer Festival $35,000.00 North Battleford Business Improvement District Corp.

Art Alley $3,000.00 North Battleford Golf & Country Club Equipment Purchase For 2016 $20,000.00 North Battleford Transitional Living Initiative A Place To Start $20,000.00 North West College North West College Scholorship Program $3,000.00 North West College Try-A-Trade Interactive Careeer Fair $5,000.00 Onion Lake Cree Nation Medical Equipment Support And Hand Games Support $7,155.00 Onion Lake Cree Nation SK First Nations Winter Games $125,000.00 Poundmaker Cree Nation Race Track $60,000.00 Ratushniak Elementary School (Maidstone) Aboriginal Cultural Awareness $6,000.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Treaty Day BBQ $8,250.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Ec Dev Equity $7,400.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation NAC Gathering $5,000.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Gravel - Cistern/Septic Sites $10,000.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Graveyard Clean Up/Lawn Mower $3,000.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Housing Maintenance Workshop $2,000.00 Red Pheasant Cree Nation Turtle Island Duct Cleaning $3,000.00 Summer School for the Solo Voice Summer School for the Solo Voice $5,000.00 Svoboda Dance Festival Association 2016 Svoboda Ukranian Dance Festival $3,000.00 Sweetgrass First Nation Sweetgrass Capacity Development $50,000.00 Table Mountain Regional Park Authority Season Pass Equipment Upgrade $4,105.84 The Battlefords Agricultural Society Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition $10,000.00 The Battlefords Agriculture Society Inc. Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Races $5,000.00 Twin Rivers Curling Club Ice Scraper Replacement $15,500.00 Western Development Museum A Prairie Christmas $2,500.00 Western Development Museum Fright Nights $1,500.00 Western Development Museum Great Pumpkin Masquerade & Family Dance $1,000.00 Western Development Museum Those Were The Days $5,000.00 Total Grants Dollars $807,780.57 SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Gold Eagle Casino 5TH ANNUAL SAKICAWASIHK POW WOW

Cheque Presentation to Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords. Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Gary Nolin, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

Battlefords Minor Softball Association Inc. U12 GIRLS FASTPITCH PROVINCIAL

Cheque Presentation to Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre. Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Norman McCallum, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Cheque Presentation to Summer School for the Solo Voice.

Left to Right: Don Buglas (BATC CDC), Jaki Esquirol, Lisa Hornung, Chief Lori Whitecalf (BATC CDC)

SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES