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Bylaw paves the way for retail cannabis

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The process to put in place zoning amendments in time for the legalization of cannabis in Canada is now complete at North Battleford City Hall.

Second and third reading of zoning amendments, related to cannabis and other changes, were passed unanimously Monday.

The bylaw included provisions for cannabis retail outlets as a discretionary use in the City’s commercial zones: the C1, C3, C3A and C4 zones. The bylaw includes setting minimum

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separation distances of 225 metres for cannabis retail outlets from all public schools, playgrounds, libraries and municipal recreation centres.

In the M2 heavy industrial zone, cannabis production facilities are included as a permitted use. Production facilities were already allowed as a discretionary use in the zone prior to the amendments.

The zoning bylaw changes have been in the works over the last several months, with the bylaw coming up first reading in May. But direction had been given to City administration as early as March.

There were also extensive opportunities provided to the public for input.

“There were surveys, there was a public hearing, we had an open house,” said Mayor Ryan Bater to the Regional Optimist after Monday’s meeting.

There was not a lot of public feedback or opposition expressed. As a result, said Bater, “council was able to make a decision today based on the information we were presented with.”

The intention by civic officials all along had been for City Hall to have the zoning bylaw amendments in place in time for a proposed July 1 legalization date by the federal government. That may or may not be the date legalization happens. In any event, the

City’s zoning bylaw is now in place to allow for any cannabis retail applications that may come in.

The bylaw amendments come at a critical time for the legalization process.

At council, Mayor Bater pointed out that last week the Canadian Senate has adopted the federal legislation with a number of amendments, and those have now been sent back to the federal cabinet.

He also noted Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority announced the winners of the lottery for cannabis retail permits. Two proponents were awarded the permits in North Battleford: Curativa Cannabis, a division of Envirosafe Chemicals Canada, and Synergy Five Investments LP. “They’re all aligning at the same time,” said Bater about the work by all levels of government.

Both the cannabis retail proponents are now in the process of going through the 45-day permitting process that SLGA has set up.

They must also decide on where to locate their proposed cannabis stores.

Last week, the Regional Optimist spoke to Envirosafe Chemicals Canada CEO James Davey, who outlined his company’s intentions to build an addition to their production facility on Thatcher Avenue in the industrial zone.

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New Battlefords North Stars head coach and general manager Brayden Klimosko spoke alongside team president and governor Shandon Reichert at a press conference Tuesday at the Civic Centre. Photo by Lucas Punkari

Klimosko hired as North Stars head coach

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

A familiar face to those in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League circles will now oversee the Battlefords North Stars.

The club announced in a press conference at the Civic Centre Tuesday morning that they have hired Humboldt native Brayden Klimosko as their head coach and general manager for the 2018-19 campaign.

“It’s an exciting day for me,” Klimosko said.

“When my coaching journey began five years ago I always wanted to be a head coach, especially here in the SJHL. “To have this opportunity with the North Stars is very special. The fan support and the passion for

the team in the community is second to none, and I’m really looking forward to working here.”

Klimosko, 30, spent last season as an assistant coach with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Drumheller Dragons under former North Stars bench boss Kevin Hasselberg.

He had spent the previous four years as an assistant with the Humboldt Broncos, where he worked alongside Dean Brockman, Ryan Smith and the late Darcy Haugan respectively.

“I’ve learned everything from those guys over the last five years,” Klimosko said. “I had an idea of what to expect when it came to running practices and being behind the bench during games, but I really got to be involved more behind

the scenes in Humboldt when it came to scouting and recruiting, which really helped to grow my passions for coaching.

“Last year in Drumheller was my first season away from home and that was a great experience. I really got to learn a lot from working with Kevin and I think we can take a lot away from how they do things in the AJHL over here in the SJHL. They are a league that brings in a lot of younger talent in major roles, and I think we can do that with the talent here in Saskatchewan.”

Klimosko was also a forward for his hometown team from 2005 to 2008, where he had 85 points in 157 SJHL games and captured an RBC Cup championship in 2008.

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Relationship building one outcome of meeting Lively discourse as RCMP interact with the public

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There was lively discussion and some venting expressed at Alex Dillabough Centre Tuesday as the RCMP held a town hall meeting in Battleford.

But there was also relationship building, as the RCMP sought the public’s input and assistance in addressing crime.

This was just the latest in a number of town halls the RCMP had been holding in communities throughout Saskatchewan over the past several months. Recent town halls held in the region have included ones in Biggar and Spiritwood.

S. Sgt. Greg Abbott, of the RCMP Central District Management Team in Saskatoon, did much of the presenting at the Battleford meeting. A key message from Abbott was the RCMP’s desire to build relationships with the public in the communities they are serving. He told reporters following the meeting that he felt the Battleford town hall achieved that.

“I think it accomplished what we set out to do and is typical of the town halls we’ve been having,” said Abbott.

The presentation in Battleford has come on the heels of a number of criminal incidents in the past few months in the region.

There have been mounting concerns about drugs and firearms activity, and concerns about property crime, especially in rural areas. All these and other issues were raised at some point during the meeting Tuesday.

Abbott acknowledged to reporters drugs are a problem.

“There’s more and more crime out there in terms of drug-related crime, a lot of the property crimes are drug-habit driven,” said Abbott. “And we have had an increase in firearms seizures and the use of firearms in crime.”

RCMP presenters at the

meeting — which also included S. Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt of Battlefords detachment — covered extensive ground during the twohour meeting in describing the challenges the RCMP faces in addressing the criminal activity.

Abbott spoke of the RCMP challenges in staffing and recruitment, as well as in acquiring the training needed to deal with various situations. He noted the rise of situations encountered in 2018 that weren’t commonplace for RCMP members to deal with before.

“We didn’t have crystal meth when I started with the force,” said Abbott.

“We didn’t have fentanyl.”

The rise in shooting incidents has changed things as well.

“For the first 10 years of my career we didn’t have school shootings,” said Abbott. To address that prospect, members have had to have active shooter training.

A big challenge is the sheer size of the areas their detachments must cover.

“As much as we try to be visible, it’s pretty difficult,” said Abbott to reporters.

“That’s one of the main challenges that we have, so we have to police smarter.

By that, I mean use technology such as the automatic license plate readers … to be able to pick up on travelling criminals,” he said.

Public Can Help Despite the challenges, Abbott told the audience the force was “making the most with what we have.”

Moreover, he stressed the need for the public to assist them through groups such as Citizens on Patrol, as well as in reporting crime.

Abbott spoke of the force’s efforts with intelligence-led policing, and encouraged the public’s involvement by reporting crime.

“We so desperately need the public to be the eyes and ears of what’s going on,” Abbott said to the

audience.

Abbott talked about traffic enforcement efforts and defended the amount of resources put towards it.

He particularly noted the risks of impaired driving and, increasingly, texting and driving.

“If we don’t address that we’re not doing our job,” said Abbott.

Abbott also spoke to what he called the “elephant in the room” — the issue of protection of property, and property rights.

His message to the audience was to avoid confrontational situations.

“The people that you’re dealing with, with these property crimes — you don’t know what you’re dealing with,” said Abbott, noting those invaders might be under the influence of drugs and the potential for violence ramps up hugely. There is also the potential these criminals have firearms.

“If you can avoid a confrontation, you do it, because you may end up facing a situation you will regret for the rest of your life.”

In speaking with reporters, he urged people in those situations to phone the police.

“Call the police, let us do our job, and don’t initiate a confrontation because you don’t know what you’re dealing with. More and more criminals have weapons, and that’s the main reason we try to get the message out there.”

Interchange between the presenters from the RCMP and the 40 or so people who showed up was engaged. While it was not a large crowd, it did include political leaders such as Battlefords MLA Herb Cox and Battleford mayor Ames Leslie, who heard some of the concerns expressed and were able to participate. Cox spoke at the meeting about what he had heard when chairing the Crime Reduction Committee, particularly on property crime in rural areas, and of the creation

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of the Protection and Response Team to address response times.

There was considerable venting about the crime in the area, and how to deal with it.

“The biggest thing is we don’t have property rights,” said one individual in the audience, who added elected officials “should be going after our government to get our property rights back here, so we can protect ourselves.”

Others in the audience pointed out the issues went far beyond what the RCMP could do.

“The problem is not in the Battlefords,” said former North Battleford mayor Wayne Ray. “The problem is in Ottawa and the youth justice system.”

Ray also noted North Battleford “needs a lot more work in the social services area,” and pointed out that was a provincial responsibility.

First Nation Relations There was also a lengthy discussion about the RCMP’s relationship with the First Nation community, and the issues faced by Indigenous people including the residential schools legacy.

One woman, who identified herself as being 24 years retired from the RCMP, grilled the RCMP for a lack of Indigenous

Among those at the Battleford meeting was former North Battleford mayor Wayne Ray, who had words directed at provincial and federal officials.

members in the force who are visible in the area.

Woolfitt responded the Battlefords detachment does have five Aboriginal members.

The verbal exchanges were intense at times, but the general feeling expressed by the end was that many issues had been aired — perhaps more so than at other recent town halls.

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The RCMP representatives were also encouraged.

“I think that the dialogue that happened both with the police and amongst themselves in the audience was excellent, and that’s what this is all about is the relationship building, not just with the police but in different members of the community amongst themselves, in terms of what the challenges are with respect to crime reduction, ” said Abbott.

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Why feminism is taboo online And how we can change that

By Breann Meiklejohn It isn’t much of a secret the Internet is not a place for polite political discourse.

I find that the worst of these depraved acropolises is the YouTube comment section. Recently, I caught wind of hype about the adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale and, Margaret Atwood being one of my favourite authors, I thought I’d check it out.

The first video I saw, admittedly, was not a good place to start. No spoilers, but it depicted the cruel execution of one of the female characters. Feeling uncharacteristically brave, I ventured into the comments, and one in particular caught my attention for all the wrong reasons. It said that that particular method of execution should be the punishment for all feminists. More disturbing, was the fact the likes on this comment were too high for comfort.

While this may have been an angry troll online, a startling number of people seemed to agree with their statement. So what makes the term feminism so hated that one would even think to write something like that?

A quick Google search of “modern feminist” reveals everything you need to know. You find images of ugly, overweight, rude women who attack traditional family values. From these interpretations, it’s no wonder “feminist” has become such a dirty word online. I’ve even had friends tell me that while they believe in feminist values, they would never identify as one, due to the negativity surrounding the word online.

The Internet’s thoughts about us feminists can be summed up succinctly in a quote from Romeo and Juliet, “Feminist. I hate the word as I hate all women’s activists, hell and thee.” I may be paraphrasing the quote, but you get the picture.

So how is it that we came to the associate feminists with shrew-like bog witches who are fans of Nickelback?

The answer lies, as it always seems to these days, with the Internet. My generation, the babies of the Aughts, grew up with this new phenomenon, and we spend an alarming amount of time online, so we are privy to this kind of thing from an early age.

Don’t get me wrong, I believe the Internet is a tremendous social good. It allows us to have access to more information than ever before, and it allows us to connect to people no matter the distance. Most importantly, people from all walks of life can speak up and be heard.

But, alas, where there is good, evil shall rise up to ruin everybody else’s good time.

One of the problems with this digital age is that everybody gets to be heard, even the hatemongers.

This, unsurprisingly, leads to some hot garbage being spread online. Thus, the image of an atrocious woman, who hates all men on sight, was born, as these women who holds these beliefs now have an entire platform to preach their gospel. However, they label themselves as feminists, and herein lies the origins of feminism’s bad reputation.

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Opponents to these misguided beliefs have since dubbed them “feminazis” as a way to separate themselves from this group. However, this was not enough, as the term feminazi instead allowed the entire women’s rights movement to be irreversibly lumped with these jerks who only break what they intend to fix.

The solution, I believe, is language. Humour me, and try this out. Replace the word “feminazi” with “misandrist,” a term for a person who holds extreme prejudice towards men. Contrary to popular belief on the Internet, feminists are not members of a girls-only club of man-hating hags. Frankly, feminists are concerned about many social issues, such as the injustices towards the LGBT community and women of colour. Particularly in Canada, an outstanding concern is for missing and murdered aboriginal women. Finally, believe it or not, feminists care about men’s issues.

Feminist beliefs include the abolishment of the false ideal that women inherently make better parents, and thus should be favoured in custody cases. Furthermore, women should be required to pay alimony.

If there is ever a war (heaven forbid), and conscription is implemented, women should be drafted alongside men. Feminists also believe more attention should be paid to men’s mental health, as many men suffer in silence for fear of being ridiculed.

One of the most daunting men’s issues is also one of the most concerning for women — sexual assault.

According to an article from FiveThirtyEight.com by

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Both men and women have real problems and it is up to feminists to bring light to issues that pertain to each. So, if you are approached by a women who holds a disdain for any of these beliefs, or is dismissive of the idea of masculinity in general, you are not talking to a feminist, nor are you talking to a feminazi. You are talking to a misandrist.

Feminism is a binary — you either are or you aren’t.

There is no off-branching fraction of radical feminists who hate men. They are an entirely different group.

They are misandrists. Associating the two together harms the credibility of feminist movements such as #MeToo or #Time’sUp, in the same way the KKK claiming to be true Christians harms everything Christianity stands for.

So how do we as a community dispel the dirtiness around the word feminist? Stand up for each other. Guys, stand up for women. Call out your friends on misogynistic rhetoric, but also, ladies, stand up for men. If you hear someone spewing misandrist rhetoric, call them out on it. Make being a misogynist or a misandrist a lonely experience. Make it as lonely as being a fan of Nickelback.

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I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further In the best movie ever made, Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader has just frozen Han Solo in carbonite. He then tells Lando Calrissian, Han’s friend, “Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookie to my ship.”

Lando says, “You said they’d be left in the city under my supervision.”

Vader replies, threateningly, “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

And that, in a nutshell, sums up what dealing with Donald Trump on trade is like. Except it’s actually a little closer to the p™arody version Robot Chicken did of this scene.

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In that version, Vader makes his threat, and once the door closes behind him, Lando mutters to himself, “This deal is getting worse all the time.”

Vader comes back and insists, “Furthermore, I wish you to wear this dress and bonnet.” Lando protests and again Vader tells him again, “I have altered the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

Lando mutters to himself again, and once again, Vader pops out of the door and hands Lando a unicycle. “Here is a unicycle.

You will ride it wherever you go,” Vader menaces.

Lando, upset, throws it on the ground and says he won’t ride it.

Again, Vader says, “I have altered the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

And again, with the door closed, Lando mutters to himself, “This deal is getting worse all the time!”

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“Oh, F-you, man, I’m not doing it!” Lando yells.

“I have altered the deal.

Pray I don’t alter it any further,” Vader says again, while Boba Fett and some Stormtroopers split a gut in the background.

Lando says, with a long pause, “This deal is very fair and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

Vader does not return as Lando looks furtively left and right. He then picks up his dress, clown shoes and unicycle.

That, my friends, is a much more accurate reflection of what dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump on trade is like.

My Dipper friend says, “He’s done an amazing thing in helping unite Canada,” and he would be right.

It is really, really hard for me to say much nice about our current prime minister, other than he has nice hair. But he has been standing up to Trump in a way few would have expected, least of all Trump.

And that’s why Trump went into a tirade after he left the summit when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a news conference essentially saying,

“We’re not gonna take it.”

“Based on Justin’s false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the communique as we look at tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. market!” Trump tweeted on Air Force One on his way to Singapore, where he was to meet Kim Jong Un. In other words, “I am altering the deal (communique). Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

And in handing Trudeau a dress, unicycle and clown shoes, he tweeted, “PM Justin Trudeau of Canada acted so meek and mild during our @G7 meetings only to give a news conference after I left saying that, ‘US Tariffs were kind of insulting’ and he ‘will not be pushed around.’ Very dishonest & weak. Our Tariffs are in response to his of 270% on dairy!”

We saw the same thing just a few days before.

Canada seemed to think it was close to a deal on NAFTA. Then Vice-President Mike Pence phoned up and said, that they wanted a five-year sunset clause. Again, “I am alter-

ing the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”

How do you negotiate with these people? You could see it on the face of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in the photo her government released of her, and most of the G7, staring Trump down. They’re fed up, and they’re not going to take it anymore.

However, we all know what position we’re really in. We’re not going to be able to go toe-to-toe with Darth Vader or Trump, any more than Lando Calrissian could. In the end, all we’re going to end up doing is picking up the dress, unicycle and clown shoes, and calling ourselves, “Mary.”

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

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Cannabis bylaw Continued from Front He planned to use the addition to accommodate their Curativa Cannabis retail store.

Those plans may have to change after Monday night. The indication at city council is that under the amended zoning bylaw, retail cannabis stores would have to go in the commercial zones, and nowhere else.

The issue was raised by Councillor Greg Lightfoot, who asked whether they needed to further amend the bylaw to accommodate a request for a retail store in the industrial zone.

Administration officials recommended proceeding with the bylaw as it stood.

City Planner Ryan Mackrell spoke at the meeting, and he discouraged the notion of having any retail business set up in the industrial zone.

“Having a commercial business, whether it is related to production or not, in an industrial zone is not beneficial to the city as a whole,” said Mackrell.

Their own research found that communities separated retail from production. If the City were not to do that, they would be the only one in the nation, Mackrell added.

This is is done so commercial businesses are

accessible to the public.

Mackrell also pointed out the province has asked cities to treat cannabis much the same as alcohol in their bylaw preparations, and alcohol retailers are allowed in the commercial zones.

He also noted there was an economic benefit to commercial areas, and added the industrial park is secluded.

Mackrell said the onus was on the permit holder to adhere to their regulations, which have been public for “quite some time.”

“Commercial businesses belong in commercial zones, industrial businesses belong in industrial zones,” said Mackrell.

Mackrell’s answers satisfied Lightfoot. “I couldn’t agree more,” he said.

Now the zoning bylaw is in place, the next step before cannabis retailers can open for business is to make discretionary use applications to City Hall for store locations, but Bater noted those retailers must still comply with SLGA. Bater also said this is just the start, as SLGA has indicated more permits will be made available in the future.

“We established our bylaws based on having a long-term plan for the retailing of cannabis within the city,” said Bater.

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Swanson Gryba & Company Chartered Professional Accountants in North Battleford present a cheque for $5,000 to the Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings Campaign to help with the purchase of medical equipment and furnishings for the new provincial mental health hospital under construction in the community. In the photo are: Diego Roa, CPA, CA; Greg Gryba, CPA, CA, partner; Ben Christensen, SHNB campaign volunteer; Garth Swanson, CPA, CA, partner; and Kelcey Maksymchuk, CPA. Photo submitted

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Murder case adjourned to June 25 Staff Here is an update of some of the cases before North Battleford Provincial Court: A man facing a seconddegree murder charge in connection to a suspicious death near Cochin on May 31 appeared in court Monday by closed circuit TV.

It was the second appearance for Joshua Tucker, who had appeared in provincial court the previous week. Tucker’s matters have been adjourned to June 25, at 11 a.m. He remains in custody in Saskatoon.

Another case before provincial court Monday was sentencing for Shane Moccasin, of Saulteaux First Nation, who entered guilty pleas to break and

enter, two breach of undertakings, a breach of curfew and two obstruction counts.

Several other charges were withdrawn. The charges stem from Oct. 22 to Jan. 27. The most serious charge, the break and enter, happened at Moosomin School on Moosomin First Nation earlier this year.

Because it was a school break-in, Judge Bruce Bauer found that fact “particularly aggravating.”

Moccasin, who appeared by CCTV from Prince Albert, was sentenced to six months in jail plus a year’s probation. He does not need to spend any more time in jail on the charges as he has served four months remand time calculated at 1.5 to one. A DNA order and ten-year firearms prohibition were also ordered. A victim surcharge of $900 was also imposed.

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As such, for safe railway operations, the annual vegetation control program will be carried out on CN rail lines in the province of Saskatchewan. A certified applicator will be applying herbicides on and around the railway tracks (mainly the graveled area/ballast). All product requirements for setbacks in the vicinity of dwellings, aquatic environments and municipal water supplies will be met.

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OPEN HOUSE Spruce Lake East SAGD Commercial Project Township 53 Range 21W3M Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 Spruce Lake Community Centre Main Street Spruce Lake, Saskatchewan 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CST) Husky Energy is planning to build a new Central Processing Facility (CPF) for its SAGD Project at Spruce Lake. This project is located in the RM of Mervin, NE1/4 Section of 35-53-21-W3M. Sales oil produced from the CPF will be tied into Husky’s new sales oil network via pipeline.

A pipeline will transport raw water to the CPF in the NE1/4 of Section 35-53-21-W3M. This raw water is withdrawn from the North Saskatchewan River through a direct intake system located at SW-19-51-24W3M. Representatives from Health, Safety, Environment, Facility Construction, Surface Land, Regulatory, Operations, Downstream and the Business Unit will be available to answer your questions and concerns.

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Land swap clears way for demolition

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The City of North Battleford has agreed to a land swap deal that will allow them to demolish two buildings in the downtown area in the coming months.

The land swap agreement, which was authorized for execution unanimously at Monday night’s meeting, involves a Cityowned property at 1192 97th St. and the property on 1122 - 101st St., owned

by Terry Caldwell of Empress Furniture. The deal calls for the land swap “as is.”

The 1122 - 101st St. property includes a building that shares a common wall with the building at 1112 - 101st St., which was the former location of the

LongHorn Steakhouse.

The building has since been taken over by the City through tax enforcement. During 2018 budget deliberations, Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink said the building was not salvageable and would be torn down.

“It’s becoming an increasing liability and it is crumbling before our eyes,” said Niesink in December.

With this land swap, the City now takes over the adjoining 1122 - 101st St. property, and will proceed to demolition. Council voted to award the contract to demolish both buildings to Silverado Demolition.

Caldwell will take ownership of the property on 97th Street. The indica-

tion from Niesink Monday night was that Caldwell plans to build at that location.

In speaking to the Regional Optimist, Mayor Ryan Bater said he expects the demolition will proceed sometime this summer.

He also acknowledged the loss of two buildings with long histories downtown. “It’s unfortunate when aged properties in our downtown see demolition, but once a property is beyond repair, it’s beyond repair,” said Bater.

“You either take the necessary step to reclaim that land and make it available for development, or you simply allow a dilapidated property to exist and we didn’t want to see that happen any longer.”

Force during the war. He passed away just after his 95th birthday, and Brunt says he regrets not having recorded the stories his grandfather told him growing up. Brunt decided to make a film about his grandfather’s generation and what they experienced.

To date Brunt has interviewed 61 veterans across British Columbia and Al-

berta and is now moving on to Saskatchewan.

He will be in North Battleford in mid-June as he travels across the country this summer with his ultimate destination being St. John’s, Nfld.

He is seeking veterans to interview and can be contacted at 1-778-7140071 or ericbruntmedia@ gmail.com.

Seeking vets to interview Staff Eric Brunt, a graduate of the film production program at the University of British Columbia, is working on a documentary about Canada in the Second World War. Brunt says he was inspired by his grandfather, Clifford Brunt, who served in the Royal Canadian Air

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“Obviously being a Humboldt native, everything that happened following the bus accident was tough for everyone in the community, and I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to coach again to be honest,” Klimosko said.

“I didn’t apply for this job right away, as I was taking my time to think things over, but I soon realized that this was a great opportunity for a number of reasons. Kevin loved this place and couldn’t say enough good things about it, which was a major influence for me applying here.

It’s a great organization and it’s also close to home, so it’s a perfect fit.”

Klimosko will be taking charge of a North Stars team that has made it to the semifinals for three straight seasons and won the Canalta Cup in 2017.

However, the lineup will have a slightly different look to it as many players from that run will be mov-

ing on to the post-secondary ranks.

“Obviously it would be great to have Layne Young back for one more season, as that’s a player that comes around once in a decade at this level,” Klimosko said.

“Obviously there’s some scoring that will need to be replaced, but we have some key pieces coming back like a MacGregor Sinclair up front and we have some veteran guys on the backend like Cody Spagrud.

“I like to have a fastpaced team that’s good in transition play and battles hard in the defensive zone.

I like to apply a lot of pressure all over the ice, so we’ll need to have players who skate well and work hard. We need to have all four lines moving and all hands on deck if we want to have a chance to win.”

This marks the fourth head coach and general manager in as many seasons for the North Stars, who parted ways with Brandon Heck in April.

Heck was hired last August to replace Nate Bedford, who left his post two months earlier to take

I like to have a fast-paced team that’s good in transition play and battles hard in the defensive zone.

- Brayden Klimosko over head coaching duties for the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference’s Portage College Voyageurs in Lac La Biche, Alta.

Bedford was brought in to replace Hasselberg, who served as the North Stars head coach and general manager for five seasons before taking the same role with the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Pensacola Ice Flyers in the summer of 2016.

“I think we had our first

resume about 15 minutes after we posted the job and I got my first phone call about the position a few minutes later, so word travelled pretty quickly about the opening,” North Stars president and governor Shandon Reichert said.

“We received about 70 applications and had a lot of high-quality people apply, but once we interviewed Brayden we knew that he was our guy. His passion for the game stood out after only a couple of

minutes and I think that’s something our fans are going to see firsthand when the season begins.”

Klimosko will be one of four new bench bosses in the SJHL when the season starts in September.

The Kindersley Klippers hired Clayton Jardine last month, while the Broncos and the Notre Dame Hounds are in the process of filling their vacancies.

“It was very important for us to have the new coach hired right away, especially after the last two seasons where we were looking late in the summer and that put us under the gun a little bit,” Reichert said. “With the other openings around the league, we wanted to make sure that we got things done quickly.”

Announcements on who

will be joining Klimosko on the bench as an assistant coach and team trainer will be made in the coming weeks, as his main focus will be on getting to know the players on the North Stars roster.

“That’s the biggest thing for me over the next two weeks is to get to know the guys that are part of the team and to introduce myself to them,” Klimosko said.

“Having [assistant general manager] Wylie [Riendeau] here has been a major help already, especially when it comes to the recruiting process for the new guys we want to bring here. It’s really important to get to work early in the off-season on finding potential prospects and he’s done a great job of that already.”

SJHL holds dispersal draft for Broncos Staff As the Humboldt Broncos look towards returning to the ice this fall after a tragic bus accident in April, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League helped out with the process of adding players to the roster.

It was announced Mon-

day that the league’s board of governors had voted unanimously to provide players to the Broncos via a dispersal draft.

The Broncos selected players from nine teams, as the Estevan Bruins will supply a player to the squad in the future and the Flin Flon Bombers received an exemption.

One of the selections by the Broncos was Battlefords North Stars defenceman Connor Smith.

The 18-year-old from Santa Margarita, Calif. had four assists in 43 regular season games and also suited up for six playoff contests during his first year of junior hockey.

Bryson Cecconi

(Kindersley), Shane Hounsell (La Ronge), Eric McNeilly (Melfort), Ayden Third (Melfort), Ethan Kopyczyn (Melville), Ahmed Ally (Notre Dame), Austin Mikesch (Nipawin), Jessie Young (Weyburn) and Kyle Sargent (Yorkton) were also selected by the Broncos during the dispersal draft.

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Tax notices out soon

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Kim Corfield, director of operations Richardson Pioneer – Hamlin, makes a $5,000 donation to the Battle Zone Ski patrol. Accepting the donation are ski patrol members Jacky Bauer and Karen Benjaminson. Photo submitted

Richardson Pioneer supports ski patrol Submitted Richardson PioneerHamlin has made a $5,000 contribution to local Canadian Ski Patrol organization, Battle Zone.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is a non-profit organization consisting of volunteers who provide advanced first aid services at Table Mountain Regional Park near the Battlefords and Mount Joy outside of Lloydminster.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is part of The Canadian Ski Patrol, a national not-forprofit, charitable organization formed to promote safe skiing and to provide assistance to injured skiers.

Members are actively involved in the administration and fundraising to sustain operations.

Battle Zone has recently started raising funds to purchase equipment for special events that would allow the team to volunteer advanced first aid services and promote safety to the public for non-skiing events in the Battlefords and area. These non-skiing events would include marathons, fun runs, sports tournaments and so on.

In 2016, for the first time, Battle Zone Ski Patrol volunteered services to the 55+ Summer Games in the Battlefords. To coordinate this event equipment had to be borrowed from Saskatchewan Ski Patrol Division, creating costs for transportation and shipping.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol also provided first aid services at the 2018 Sasktchewan Winter Games events that were held at Table

Mountain Regional Park.

The Richardson Pioneer – Hamlin donation will allow the team to purchase the necessary equipment and medical supplies to get this project moving forward.

Battle Zone Ski Patrol is now recruiting for its 2018-2019 season and will have a display at the Battlefords Wildlife Federation’s Walking on the Wild Side of Summer event June 23 and 24.

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Here is a rundown of some highlights from the June 11 council meeting in North Battleford: Residents and property owners in North Battleford can get ready to receive tax notices in the mail. Director of Finance Amarjit Mahil reported the City intends to mail the tax notices June 20, and the proposed due date for payment of taxes is July 31.

At Monday’s meeting council passed its bylaw to impose penalties for the non-payment of taxes.

Mahil also gave his first-quarter financial report. In his report, Mahil stated there is “no major spending variance” from the 2018 budget that was approved by council.

The main items were a loss of $123,401 in SaskEnergy grant in lieu, and a $147,955 reduction in the SaskPower surcharge fee, both of which had fallen victim to provincial budget cuts in 2017.

First reading was given Monday to a zoning bylaw amendment that would add “accessory dwelling units” as an airport and airportrelated use.

This wording is being introduced to accommo-

date an application from Scott Campbell to add a dwelling unit to his hangar at the airport. First reading for the bylaw was passed unanimously Monday and now the public notice period will begin, with second and third reading coming back at a later meeting.

Council has also approved the request from administration to purchase the new ECO-Centre storage building for $67,055 and a new oil storage tank for $7,050, as part of their partnership with the Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery Corp.

SARRC will be reimbursing the city in full for these costs later in 2018.

Council also heard about the recent outbreak of tent caterpillars within the city limits.

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By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School was in positive spirits last week as it hosted A Day of Reconciliation.

Krista Gubbe, First Nation, Métis and Inuit graduation coach, runs a program called Gateway to Success. Gubbe said A Day of Reconciliation was aimed at celebrating students and building an inclusive school culture.

“Our goal should be for every adult to have a high rate of positive interactions and show interest in the lives and activities of the kids and the goals and struggles of our students,” Gubbe said.

A Day of ReconciliaClockwise from the top: Victori, John, Kyleesha, Savannah, Saje, Clarice and Kinesha performed at A Day of Reconciliation at NBCHS; Chase performs at NBCHS.; Darwin Atcheynum leads a session during A Day of Reconciliation; Students participate in a hoop dance activity at A Day of Reconciliation.

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tion featured students from Grades 7 to 10 participating in different activities.

Sessions included dancing, hand games, storytelling, drumming and elder teachings.

Elder Judy Bear began and closed the events with prayers, and local lawyer Eleanore Sunchild, who has worked on many residential school claims, gave a talk in the morning.

A Day of Reconciliation also featured performances

by Creeland Dancers, Métis music, Lawrence Roy, Elmer Tootoosis and Living Sky students.

“This day was made to build relationships with our kids and create a positive school culture where we continue the journey of reconciliation,” Gubbe said.

Gubbe said reconciliation is about telling the truth, communication and good relationships.

“I don’t want there to be a divide,” Gubbe said.

“I want there to be a bringing together [in which] the adults in the building understand where our students are coming from, and the students getting to know their classmates sitting beside them.”

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Sobeys hosted the Every Plate Full barbecue during the campaign. Photos submitted

North Battleford and Meadow Lake food banks joined forces recently in a friendly competition with Prince Albert food bank to see who could raise the most support in the Every Plate Full Campaign food bank wars.

Erin Katerynych, executive director of the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre says, “I am happy to announce that the totals are in. North Battleford and Meadow Lake have beat Prince Albert in the food bank wars.”

North Battleford and Meadow Lake combined raised $18, 323.95 worth of food. Prince Albert’s total is $17,920.93.

“Once again our community stepped up and supported the food bank,” Katerynych said.

Activities during the campaign included a barbecue at Sobeys.

Chris Odishaw from Battleford Furniture donated $1,000 worth of food and Battlefords Super A matched that donation with food.

CBI Physical Rehabilitation did a food drive throughout the city and raised well over one ton of food.

“Many individuals and even Lawrence School stepped up and donated food and funds making the campaign to help us over the summer successful,” Katerynych said.

CBI Physical Rehabilitation gathered up a ton of food during the food bank wars.

Aaron and Charity Janzen of Battleford Super A donated $1,000 worth of food.

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Lakeland defends Town’s funding increase

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

Lakeland Library representatives gave a presentation to Battleford town council last Monday, to explain some general matters regarding area libraries and to explain why funding from Battleford taxpayers is increasing.

Lakeland Library Region encompasses 32 libraries within 46,000 square kilometres. Libraries in the region include those in North Battleford, Battleford, Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and smaller rural centres.

A number of RMs are included in the region as well, such as a number of those numbered in the 400s in west central Saskatchewan, going as far north as the RMs of Meadow Lake and Beaver River.

The area contains ap-

proximately 81,000 people.

Library Director Darrell Yates said Saskatchewan has an enviable library system, as it allows patrons to use a single piece of identification to check out material from any library in the province. Library patrons can also request items from any library in the province within the interconnected system.

Libraries are funded by two main sources: the province and municipalities.

Municipalities with higher populations pay more, as funding is set on a per capita basis.

Provincial funding, Yates said, has flatlined and remained constant for five years.

“There has been an emphasis on applying some pressures to the municipalities,” Yates said.

Lakeland Library Region chairperson Dennis

Taylor was also in attendance.

Taylor, writing in Lakeland’s 2017 annual report, stated “2017 was a tumultuous year for the Lakeland Library Region […] It started with a budget that slashed library services to a fraction of what it was. The resulting reaction, which I think is unprecedented in Saskatchewan history, pressured the Wall government to reverse its decision.”

Battleford’s population increased by approximately nine per cent, according to figures from the 2016 to the 2017 censuses.

Battleford’s funding toward “Lakeland Library requisition” in the Town’s budget increased from $74,500 in the 2017 budget, to $83,752 in the 2018 budget.

Mayor Ames Leslie wasn’t in attendance for the meeting. CAO John Enns-

Wind asked Yates if Battleford residents were getting their money’s worth given the increase.

Yates said given the way library regions operate, it’s difficult to quantify a funding increase directly to level of service at a single library.

Funding the library region receives is distributed to libraries within a region.

As a percentage of overall circulation, Yates said use at Battleford’s library “is perhaps lower than it should be.”

But North Battleford Head Librarian Richard Bee told the News-Optimist in January North Battleford’s public library sees many users from Battl-

eford, as well as other surrounding towns.

Yates said the logic for the funding increase from the Town is Battleford residents, regardless of which library they frequent, get access to a number of available services.

Offerings by area libraries include books, ebooks, movies, video games, magazines, Press Reader (which allows access to world newspapers) and many others, including online access. New recent offerings include AtoZ World Food (which allows access to recipes across the world) and a concentration on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and music programs).

Yates said use of digital material is increasing every year, and constituted 15.6 per cent of total borrowings. Physical copies remain the overwhelming majority of borrowings.

The 2017 annual report for Lakeland region included the following statistics: physical borrowing 477,569; digital borrowing - 74,818; new items added - 21,590; new patrons registered - 2,765; programs held - 1,638; program attendance - 19,256; items loaned out to other regions - 59,527; items borrowed from other regions - 40,863.

A library card is free.

Obtaining one requires identification and application can be made online.

Witchekan Lake First Nation have been charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

They have been released for court July 10 in Spiritwood.

A vehicle stop was conducted June 2 that resulted in the arrest of three individuals and charges laid for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) over 30 grams.

Lonestar Bill from Pelican Lake First Nation Jayde Pelly from Saskatoon, both 18, and one male youth

have all been charged and released for court July 10.

More drug charges were laid after a June 3 vehicle stop.

Charged with possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafikking were 18-yearold Akeyta Bill from Pelican Lake First Nation, 25-year-old Leah Bill from Pelican Lake First Nation and one female youth.

All were released to appear in court in Spiritwood July 10.

A second search warrant executed on the Witchekan Lake First Nation June 5, led to more charges.

Dwight Witchekan, 19, was arrested and charged with trafficking and possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unsafe storage of a weapon and possessing proceeds of crime.

He has been released for court in Spiritwood Aug. 14.

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The Ionic Lodge is donating $500 to local choir singer Dante Bacchetto. Making the presentation are Don Finan and Mark Barclay. Photo by Candace Mack-Horton

Bacchetto to sing in Italy

By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

The Ionic Lodge is helping a local singer get to Italy, as Dante Bacchetto is the recipient of $500.

Bacchetto is a Grade 11 student at North Battl-

eford Comprehensive High School. Bacchetto was chosen as one of 40 singers to be part of the National Boychoir of Canada. The choir will perform in Newfoundland and in Italy.

Don Finan, with the Ionic Lodge, said the orga-

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Finan said the Masons have also donated funding toward the Battlefords Highland Dancing Association and Taylor Raiche, among others.

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Spiritwood RCMP have been cracking down on drug activity in their area through vehicle stops and the execution of search warrants.

“These investigations are not related, but are part of our ongoing commitment to community safety with a focus on drug enforcement,” said Sgt. Shannon Haggarty, Spiritwood RCMP detachment commander.

“We will continue to engage and work together with our communities and partners who, together with our detachment, play a key role in ongoing crime prevention initiatives.”

RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the Witchekan Lake First Nation May 31, leading to the arrests of two people on drug charges.

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By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

Cameras were flashing as BEATS Encounter participants walked the red carpet and debuted their new film.

2018’s BEATS program culminated in an event at the Dekker Centre Tuesday.

BEATS (building expression through theatre and sound) Encounter participants often come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program is meant to encourage teamwork, direct energy to a creative outlet, make participants work toward a common goal and expose them to the larger community.

Alan Corbeil, Sask-

atchewan Health Authority social worker, said a goal of the program is to link youth to locally accessible mentors.

This year’s group was one of the best to work with, Corbeil said.

Before the screening, participants came out of a limousine and walked along a red carpet. There were musical performances in the lobby.

This year’s project involved making a zombie movie. Participants were helped, among others, by Lauro Chartrand, who grew up north of the Battlefords and who currently works as a stuntman.

Corbeil said Chartrand wanted to attend the event, but was filming a Clint Eastwood project in New

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Participants also spoke about their experiences with the program in filmed segments.

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Taylor welcomes elite curling training program

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Councillor Len Taylor gave a ringing endorsement to an elitie curling training program coming to the Battlefords in August at Monday’s council meeting. Photo by John Cairns

New opportunities opening up this August at Northland Power Curling Centre got a ringing endorsement Monday from one member of North Battleford City council.

At Monday’s meeting at City Hall, Councillor Len Taylor recognized the announcement

by CurlSask that they would be opening a high-performance centre for elite curlers at the curling centre in August.

As a result, “we’ll have curlers, the best curlers in Sask-

atchewan, training in North Battleford,” said Taylor.

Previously, he noted, elite curlers in the province had to go out of province for training and preparation for their coming season. The curling club will also be hosting a junior grand slam and other events as part of the partnership.

The reason the training program is being offered in North Battleford, Taylor noted, is because the ice will now be going in Aug. 1 instead of the first week of October, as was the case before.

He credited the board of

Twin Rivers Curling Club and others there for having “worked really hard to find ways to utilize that facility outside of the curling season.”

Taylor also credited the “foresight of the builders” to put arena ice into the facility, noting it is the only curling club in the province that can make arena ice.

Taylor called it a “tremendous opportunity” for the city and further recognized the work of the board to “increase the visibility of North Battleford and increase the visibility of our curling facility.”

Forest tent caterpillars, now what?

The season of the forest tent caterpillar invasion isn’t over yet.

As the population of these little darlin’s continues to grow in each of the last few years, you can take comfort in the fact that we haven’t had a significant infestation of these crit-

ters since the 1990s, and although there seems to a lot of them, their numbers are still not as high as they were in the ‘90s, at least not yet.

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After about 10 days, the ugly moth will come out of that cocoon with only one thing on its mind. Mating. There will be lots and lots of ugly brown moths if there were lots and lots of caterpillars. The mated females lay eggs in bands around twigs and cover them with a protective coat called spumaline to help ensure the survival of the youngsters. These will

A single tent caterpillar moth can lay 150 to 200 eggs. Photo submitted

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Hafford teen represents Sask. at conference

The group of Canadian 4-Hers who participated in a National 4-H Conference.

By Rayna Yasieniuk HAFFORD — For years I have watched as my older siblings attended 4-H trips. I could hardly wait until I was old enough to apply for one of the conferences that 4-H Saskatchewan or 4-H Canada offer to members age 1621.

Saskatchewan 4-H sends approximately 10 members to Regina’s Agribition for the Canadian 4-H National Conference, as well as the Citizenship Conference that is held in Ottawa and one member to the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C. To apply members need to answer questions about their 4-H involvement at the club, district, regional and provincial level, community volunteerism,

Rayna Yasieniuk extra-curricular activities and supply school marks as well as hand in three reference letters.

I was chosen for a trip and April 7 I was off to attend the National 4-H Conference along with

one chaperone and nine other representatives for Canada, one from each province.

We started off our trip with all the Canadians meeting in Toronto. From there we flew to Washington, D.C and then drove to the National 4-H Conference Centre in Chevy Chase, Md. This is where we met up with approximately 350 youth from across the United States and a handful from Puerto Rico. We all slept in one huge building and shared rooms with three other people. My roommates were from Kansas, Ontario and Nova Scotia.

The conference’s main event was round table topics involving a youth perspective. The round table topic I chose to participate in was “Modern Ag.” I

was grouped with 15 other youth and our challenge question was: How can farmers use a Farm Service Agency program to grow their businesses in ways that better connect them to consumers and help consumers learn more about agriculture My team had to create a 30-minute presentation that we would later present to the FSA and United States Department of Agriculture. The three main topics we touched on where youth loans, micro/ facility loans and increasing communication.

My group of 15 presented that, when a youth is granted a loan it gives a chance for agriculturebased and non-agricultural-based young adults to have life changing experiences that will help them better connect to consumers at a young age.

Similar to this, when a farmer receives a micro loan or facility loan we encourage them to use it towards agricultural tourism to help promote the education of consumers and create transparency.

Increasing communication between consumers and producers will help grow our business of farms. Through the use of these loan programs to encourage youth and grow the agricultural-tourism

industry, the FSA is one step closer to bridging the gap between consumers and producers.

After we presented our roundtable topics to many associations, they let the Canadians loose, giving us tours around Washington and taking most of us on our very first metro ride.

We visited many tributes including the Martin Luther King Jr. monument and Abraham Lincoln monument. We also had a chance to see the White

House, visit Capitol Hill, the Smithsonian and had an afternoon to spend touring the Canadian Embassy.

I am very grateful for this life changing opportunity. It’s something that I will never forget. I encourage other 4-H members to apply for any opportunity that is offered. They are a once in a lifetime trip and I am happy to have had the chance to represent 4-H Saskatchewan and 4-H Canada in such a memorable way.

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Hygiene – thunder mugs and communal tubs While some old hotels in small-town Saskatchewan still have a sink in the room and bathroom down the hall, they have come a long way from the days when a “thunder mug” was placed under the bed. Before indoor plumbing was installed, hotel rooms were equipped with chamber pots – widemouthed vessels used by the room’s occupants as a toilet during the middle of the night. The container was then covered with a lid or cloth and slid under the bed until the chambermaid retrieved it in the morning.

People used to joke that these were baseball hotels – “pitcher” on the dresser, “catcher” under the bed.

Tony Thibaudeau explains how the sanitation system worked at the Macklin Hotel in Prairie Views from Eye Hill: “In

Railway and Main

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joanchamp@shaw.ca those days the hotels provided a large wash bowl and a jug of water in each room and a matching chamber pot under the bed, and on each floor there was a sanitary toilet.

The chamber maid would change the beds, clean up the rooms, empty her scrub water and the contents of the refuse containers into a metal chute that was attached to the fire escape at the back of the hotel.” The barrel at the bottom of the chute was then bailed out

with a pail and the contents disposed of “in a covered pool down the lane.”

During the 1930s, the Avenue Hotel in Nipawin had 16 guest rooms, a dining room, kitchen, laundry room, electricity, a wood furnace – and no running water. Instead, there was a cistern pump in the kitchen. Every day, water was heated on the kitchen wood stove and carried upstairs. Guests were given a pitcher of hot water with their wake-up call (a loud

knock on the door) which they then used to fill a porcelain wash bowl sitting on a wash stand. Guests were also supplied with soap, towels and a pitcher filled with cold water.

These primitive conditions continued well into the 1940s and into the 1950s at some smalltown Saskatchewan hotels.

“It is not so many years ago,” the Wilkie local history book states, “that you might catch the hotel housekeeper emptying ‘pots’ over the fire escape on the second floor.” In 1948, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Roitman completely renovated the interior of the Wilkie Hotel. The most modern touches of all were newly installed bathrooms, hot and cold running water and a septic tank.

In his book, To Get the Lights; A Memoir about

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Rural Electrification in Saskatchewan (2006), Dave Anderson recalls that life on the road in the early 1950s without running water in hotel rooms was “a hardship.” “At day’s end it was impossible to get refreshed with a washcloth in the wash basin with a

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Brian Woytiuk, Unity’s 2018 Citizen of the Year, with his plaque. Photo by Helena Long

UNITY – Brian Woytiuk was named Unity’s 2018 Citizen of the Year at the kickoff supper for Unity Western Days June 1.

Mary Ann Gaetz, secretary of the Western Days committee and chair of the Citizen of the Year selection committee, described Woytiuk as “a pillar of our community (who) tirelessly supports all minor sports and community events ....

He is an extraordinary volunteer in the community and you will see him at almost every function that is going on.”

The list of Woytiuk’s contributions include having been a member of the Unity Lions Club for six years, helping organize Citizens on Patrol, being president of the Unity Miners Senior Hockey Club and being a longtime active member of the Unity and District Chamber of Commerce. On the chamber, Woytiuk helped initiate and continues to organize the “Grand in your Hand” local

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He is chair of the Unity Facilities Committee, which fundraised for a new swimming pool and is now working on a community hall. Gaetz added, “He was

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Woytiuk is a member of the Unity Western Days committee, joining the committee when he first moved to Unity 17 years ago. He currently holds the vice-chairman and treasurer positions and looks after all the sponsorships and advertising for the event.

Although Woytiuk is on the Western Days Committee, he was not on the Citizen of the Year selection committee. Son Bryce, also on the Western Days Committee, confirmed it was a surprise for his dad to win the award, although Brian did guess what was happening earlier in the evening when extended family members arrived at the supper.

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The next week, Woytiuk – a little difficult to reach because he was back at the rodeo grounds cleaning up after the weekend – added he wanted “to thank all the committee members that I work alongside because, without them, there would not be a me, and thank you for all you do for the community.”

Woytiuk is the manager and an owner of Unity Motor Products, a Chevrolet dealership. In making her comments, Gaetz said, “He has been in retail business all his life. He has sold machinery and vehicles as well as been in the restaurant and mini golf business.”

He grew up in North Battleford and has a cottage at Meota where he also volunteers, sitting on the Meota Regional Park board.

Woytiuk and his wife, Randi, have two sons and a granddaughter. As Gaetz noted, “He has instilled volunteerism in his family as well. In that respect (also) he is a positive asset to the community.”

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Signs point to ferry service for the season

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

There’s a sign on Highway 16, near Maidstone, that says the Paynton Ferry is open.

Cemetery work bees have been drawn up for a session every two weeks, falling on a different day of the week each time. This allows for volunteers to plan when they can help as no one is expected to go every time. The job will take an hour or two and there’ll be coffee after work. Mark these dates on your calendar and you’ll be able to get organized, even if you work: Thursday, June 28; Friday, July 13; Saturday, July 28; and Monday, Aug. 13. Work begins at 9 a.m.

The lilacs are now blooming next door, so I guess there are early bloomers and late bloomers, not the problem we thought there might be.

There has been frost at Fort McMurray, Alta. and the beans have had to be replanted. Let’s hope that’s the end of nights that cold.

The annual general meeting of the Meota Regional Park will be held Saturday, June 16 at 10:30 a.m. in the village boardroom. Everyone is welcome.

Serafina Open House will be held in Meota Community Complex Thursday, June 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. The next new Meota East SAGD Thermal Project will be constructed on section 16-46-16 W3 and experts will answer questions and tell us what they are doing.

Duplicate bridge was played in the Do Drop In June 5 with top score going to Eric Callbeck and Vern Iverson. Second were Glen and Julie Moore and third were Bernard and Lucille Gregoire. In the Pioneer Hall in the city June 7, top score was by Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen, second were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt and third place went to Margaret Dyck and Jeannine Beloin.

News from Belbutte has come of the passing of Norman Heyden May 29.

He was 88 years old and living at St. Albert, Alta.

He spent his life working in oilfield construction.

From the Ranger district news has come of the passing of Judy (Sanderson) Andrews. Her service was held in the Ranger Hall June 9. Judy and her family moved from Winnipeg, Man. to live at the Ranger corner many years ago. Her parents Margaret and Doug were pioneers in the Penn area before retiring in Chitek.

The May-June meeting of the Do Drop In was held June 8 at 10:30 a.m. with 17 members present.

Details of two grants were read out and discussed.

The library report by Maureen Campbell was read by Shirley Gies, in her absence. The program Little Listeners is a story time from 3 to 3:30 p.m. at the library on Saturdays, July 7 and Aug. 4. There were eight new library patrons.

The last bingo at the Carousel in North Battleford was held April 29. In Au-

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gust the library will host a barbecue for the RM and village councils.

The appreciation for volunteers held in Edam May 31, honouring the Meota Chorus as well as many other folks was a lovely afternoon tea.

Linda Ard spoke briefly about the SSAI convention she attended in Saskatoon last week.

Discussion took place regarding the future of the floor in one half of the Do Drop In. A vote was taken and members will apply for a New Horizons grant to replace the eastern side of the floor.

Advice on banking was offered after hearing of a senior being escorted to his bank and forced to withdraw all his savings.

Don’t have all your money in one account or readily available.

The social committee reported sending get well cards to Lorna Pearson, Brenda Zurowski and Shirley Gies and a sympathy card to Ken Tucker.

Yvette Lessard’s son Ray and Sheila have offered boat rides for seniors again, for which we are most appreciative. The committee to organize this is Gwen Lacerte and Shirley Gies.

The next meeting will be Sept. 14.

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a potluck meal and guests from Edam were arriving to join us. There were a total of 37 seniors who partook of a tasty meal. President Eric Callbeck thanked the seniors who came from Edam, thanked the providers of the wonderful noon meal and all who worked in the kitchen, before and after lunch. Barbara Johnson, on behalf of the Edam group, expressed their appreciation for the enjoyable meal and friendly afternoon. Those wanting to play cards formed three tables of cribbage and two of Kaiser. Cribbage winners were Teta Hardy, Glen Foulds, Ilene Foulds and Barbara Johnson. Kaiser winners were Lorna Pearson, Eric Callbeck and Vivianne Lesko. A coffee time closed the afternoon just after 3 p.m.

There were a lot of summer people in the village this past weekend, some even went swimming, but the weather spoiled outdoor activities from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. The thunderstorms were real dillies and several power outages added to the frustration.

People got their rain bar-

rels filled and the crops and gardens are happy with that extra shot of nitrogen.

We must have had between one and two inches of rain, as it just poured at times. Once the rain stopped Sunday the golf course appeared to be busy with happy faced golfers and several golf carts out there.

It is merely a coincidence that three relatives are visiting Iceland in the same month this summer. My daughter Joyce Rowland is travelling with relatives from New Zealand, spending three days there. My nephew Grant Bell from Prince George.

B.C. was over there on his holiday and sent home lots of pictures. Avery Shepherd’s wife Becky, from Livelong, is over there on a holiday with a classmate of 40 years. Iceland is becoming a place of interest for travellers and is becoming a stopping point for many airlines.

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June 1, eight of us rented a van to go to Lethbridge, Alta. for a Sons of Norway Sports Weekend. Marion and Dave Ottas, Svend and

Cora Christiansen, Janice Morton, Rita Peterson, Arlene Walker and Vern Iverson (our driver) all travelled for the three-day event.

When we arrived there was a light supper set out for everyone, then a cowboy poet, B.J. Smith entertained. There was a silent auction with impressive items for members to bid on and also a 50/50 raffle each day.

On Saturday some folks went golfing while others played Norwegian Whist or board games. Later most of us took in the Japanese Gardens for a tour and a tea ceremony. The grounds are beautiful.

Later, for the banquet, our friends, Arda Straub and Joyce and Harold Dewitt, joined us. They all lived in Meota for several summers so we had lots to catch up on. Also, Dave and Marion Ottas’s grandson, Logan, came to the banquet and dance, so that made it special for all of us.

We always enjoy meeting the friends we have made over the years at this event and next year it is our turn to host the sports weekend.

Movie to be hosted Friday

By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

MAIDSTONE — Cribbage was played May 28 with high score going to Dorothy Schwartz, who also supplied lunch. Low went to Jean Hartman.

Bingo was played May 30 with Joan Smith and Bev Stewart doing the calling. The loonie pot was won by Irene Kerr. Lunch was provided by Dorothy Harmel.

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The Community in Bloom volunteers have been busy beautifying our town with hanging flower baskets and decorated bikes to be enjoyed by ev-

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The movie reported in the last paper should have read “Wonder.” It was well worth seeing and is also in book form.

Cribbage was played June 4 with high score going to Lois Meyer and low to Bev Stewart. Lunch was provided by Jean Stewart.

Bingo was played June 6 with Joan Smith and Ben Stewart doing the calling.

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Girls’ softball teams vie for championship

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

The Unity Credit Union Aquatic Centre has returned, much to the happiness of swimmers and pool lovers. Photo by Sherri Solomko

Co-op donates $54K to build on reclaimed land Submitted Co-op is helping to build a place for everyone in Hafford with funding for the Hafford and District Recreation Board.

The Co-op Community Spaces Program is providing $54,000 to help turn an abandoned and contaminated railroad bed into a new park. The Hafford Park and Northern Gateway will honour the veterans and seniors who lived in the town and surrounding area while adding green space to the community, which falls within the UNESCO Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve.

“The Hafford and District Recreation Board Inc. is pleased to have been successful in the application to the Coop Community Spaces Program. Our project will be spearheaded by the Centennial Committee and will create a new green space in the community by reclaiming a brown field site into a community park and gateway at Hafford and adjacent to Highway 40, said Meaghan Hawrysh, administrator of the Hafford and District Recreation Board.

“The very much needed funding for the project will be provided by Co-op Community Spaces with assistance from participating municipalities and community volunteers.

This exciting new venture will be commencing immediately with completion anticipated for July of 2019,” Co-op Community Spaces is investing in community projects across Western Canada, from Vancouver Island through to Manitoba. According to a press release, the program helps create, protect and improve projects dedicated to environmental conservation, recreation and urban agriculture.

This year, 24 organizations will receive a total $2 million for community projects. Since 2015, Coop Community Spaces has donated $6.5 million to 88 projects.

“Co-op Community Spaces is an exciting program that provides another opportunity for Co-op to give back and invest in local projects across Western Canada,” said Kelly Remenda, general manager of Hafford Co-op.

“By supporting projects like this, we’re helping to build and support a vibrant

and healthy community where people can come together.”

The program is administered by Federated Co-operatives Limited on behalf of more than 180 independent retail cooperatives across Western Canada that form the Cooperative Retailing System.

If you enjoy ball then you will want to head to the diamonds as they will be full of softball games all weekend, with 39 teams taking part in the Girls’ Prairie Softball League playoff weekend being held in Unity.

Divisions from U12, U14, U16 and U19 will all square off looking to capture the league title and as a final tune up before provincial play downs. The booth will be open and there will be plenty of room for fans in the stands or along the fences surrounding the diamonds. The location also includes a children’s park and is close to the swimming pool.

Congratulations to Brian Woytiuk, who was named 2018 Unity Citizen of the Year at the annual banquet held in conjunction with Unity Western Days. Brian has long been involved with Unity Western Days. He has also or-

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ganized the Unity Fun Day of Golf in September, he was chair of the Unity Facilities Committee raising money for the new pool and ground floor hall and he volunteers with the Miners hockey club throughout the winter. He often contributes behind the scenes.

The weekly farmers market doesn’t just need shoppers, they need vendors. Last week’s event was a little down in numbers and they’d like to keep up the enthusiasm on both ends of the tables. The market runs every Thursday at the Adanac Hal on the museum grounds from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.

St. Peter’s School yearend mass and awards is Wednesday, June 27 beginning at 1 p.m.

UCHS held its annual awards ceremony June 5.

Multiple awards were presented including 125 students awarded honour roll achievements, representing 45 per cent of UCHS students. Proficiency medals were awarded to Kyle Parker in Grade 10 with a 95.8 per cent average and Kabri Rutley from Grade 11 with 96.5 per cent. The Grade 12 proficiency medal is awarded at graduation. The leadership awards were presented to Emma Baker, junior girls, Adam Stifter, junior boys, Kennedy Mielke, senior girls and Adam Baker for senior boys.

Mr. Parker closed the program acknowledging the longtime commitments of Roxane Mamer and Pat Orobko to UCHS. Both are retiring in June.

Coffee row folks are happily reviewing all the activity, events and sports happening in the community. So you can see, life is full of fun and activity in Unity with our friends at coffee row sharing this traditional part of our community culture.

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Six teams participated in the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club fourth annual Race event, this year known as The Cooperators Race For Kids, on Saturday, June 2nd to raise $21,931 for our local Boys and Girls Club. The funds generated from this event help the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth of our community can discover, develop and achieve great futures!

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“This year’s race was definitely one for the books” says Nicole Combres, Executive Director of the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club. “Although we had fewer teams this year than in the past, our yearly returning participants said this year was the best year yet and I couldn’t agree more! Our event wouldn’t have been this successful without the contributions of our volunteers, participants, donors and sponsors and to them, we say a sincere thank you! I’m also incredibly grateful for the hardworking and dedicated Staff and Board of Directors that I am blessed to work alongside with. I’m so proud to be part of such a great organization and equally as proud to be a part of a community as supportive as ours.

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The project is subject to an environmental assessment under The Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan). The open houses are an opportunity to learn about the project, ask questions and provide feedback.

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Local support for Ride for Dog Guides

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

Audrey Baker of Borden, who will be 88 in August, participated in the two kilometre Walk for Cystic Fibrosis May 27 at Black Fox Farms and Distillery on Valley Road in Saskatoon, raising $730 for the cause. Great job, Audrey.

The Borden Lions hosted the cavalcade for Ride for Dog Guides motorcycle ride June 2, when they stopped at Borden for a coffee break en route to Lloydminster and back to Saskatoon. The Borden Lions donated $200 to the cause and, with individual

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When the club did the highway clean-up May 26, 19 people participated and the club will receive $210.

Sandra Long was presented with a gold centennial award for increasing the club’s membersip and the club sent $750 to the Canadian Diabetes Association from the Mother’s Day brunch.

The club members are busy with catering and pre-

pared the breakfast June 2 and the grad banquet June 8 and will cater a wedding anniversary tea and supper in July and their year-end windup will be a supper Aug. 25 at the Winton’s acreage.

Sask. Lions Clubs are trying to raise $100,000, which would be matched

by Lions Club International, to purchase a retinopathy of prematurity machine for the children’s hospital in Saskatoon. This is a special retinal camera, costing $200,000, that checks premature babies.

Four from Borden United Church travelled to Speers June 10 for a service and potluck lunch.

The three organists/pianists were each presented with a potted plant – Mary Linnell, Diane Jones and Phyliss Cunningham. Gayle Wensley confirmed two ladies two men joined or transferred to the church, There were more than a dozen children on hand for the last day of Sunday School and everyone sang a number of action or gospel hymns.

Upcoming at Borden this week is the Borden School barbecue and awards night Thursday.

Borden School held their graduation banquet, exercises and dance June 8 with seven graduating.

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calf (Paige Lehmann) and breeder’s herd (Paige Lehmann). Seth McIntosh showed the grand champion two-year-old cow and calf and the club as a whole earned the group of five fed calves category. The club also placed second in the club judging category.

Other Northwest 4-Hers placing in the beef categories were: junior heifer showmanship – McKenna Goodfellow, Manitou Lake; intermediate heifer showmanship – Faith Chibri, Manitou Lake; reserve yearling heifer – Shay

Hunt-Sissons, Hillmond; and intermediate record book – Madison Pike, Lone Rock 4-H Beef.

Eagle Hills 4-H Club took home some hardware in the light horse categories. Zadee Champman, who earned the overall light horse aggregate prize, was the top junior rider in Saturday’s and Sunday’s events and MacKenzie L’Heureux was second in the intermediate category Sunday.

Chelsea Debusschere of Hillmond Trail Blazers earned the senior aggre-

4-H Expo hosts Northwest club members Staff L L OY D M I N S T E R ­ This year’s 4-H Expo, — hosted by the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association, marked 101 years of 4-H in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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4-H Expo concluded with a steer and lamb sale June 4 with a steer average of $2.64 per pound on 112 head. The lamb average was $592 on three head.

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Today in North America heart failure is the fastest growing cardiovascular disease. We are all living longer and eventually the heart fails. But it will beat longer if calcium is kept in bones and not deposited in heart valves, where it places mores stress on the heart muscle.

Always consult your health care practitioner before starting any supplementation program.

Tanis Roberts

Debby Dolney

sk people what they know about Vitamin C and some will reply that it’s good for preventing common colds; maybe some will add that it helps prevent heart attacks.

But ask the same question about Vitamin K2, and most people will only give you a blank stare.

But according to studies, ignoring vitamin K2 can be dangerous.

There are two types of Vitamin K - K1 and K2. Leafy green vegetables are rich in K1, but K2 isn’t as easy to obtain in the diet, placing many at risk of being deficient in this vitamin.

K2 is the missing nutrient for heart and bone health. Few are aware of how K2 aids bone health, but even fewer know how it helps cardiovascular health.

Bones, like other human tissues, are constantly changing. But after 30 years of age we begin to lose 1% of our bone density each year.

It’s appalling that by age 70 many people have lost 40% of their bone mass. Vitamin K2 plays a major role in calcium metabolism and acts like glue to incorporate calcium into bone. This increases bone density and decreases the risk of osteoporosis (brittle bones) and bone fractures.

Marla Degenstien

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gate light horse award. She placed first in the senior category Saturday. Tyra Anderson placed third.

Durness Multiple Club also rode in the light horse events with Hannah Jurke topping the senior category Saturday while Nicky Noble and Tess McCall were second and third. Kayle Wartman placed third in junior, as did Claire Chickness as a first-year rider.

Addisyn Lepp was second in junior.

Durness Multiple earned the prize for best barn display.

In the multiple record book category Maidstone Gully members Austin McMillan (Cloverbud), Amanda Kaminski (intermediate) and Haylee Stockman (junior) earned top honours, while Jarret Sroka was second in intermediate. Georgia Watson of Manitou Lake was second in Cloverbud and Jake Hein of Manitou Lake in junior.

Hannah Pystrupa and Shylynn Robinson, both of Manitou Lake, placed first and second in the senior category.

In livestock record books, Ken Hougham of Paradise Hill placed first in Cloverbud, while Hudson Carbonneau of Paradise Hill was second. Alyssa Russett of Edam West was second in the junior category.

Hailey Hardes of Paradise Hill placed second in the light horse category.

Natalie Hunter of Paradise Hill was first in intermediate and Amanda Kaminski of Maidstone was second.

The senior category was topped by Dough Sroka of Maidstone Gully and Anya Kuziw of Durness was second.

Durness 4-H Club, earned the grand aggregate award in the multiple club competitions, earning first for a blacksmithing display and first and second for animal displays (rabbits and canine). Durness members also won all three spots in the Ignite Project category – Mikayla Flit, Paige Laycock and Carter Wartman.

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God Bless you all Oral Fladeland IN MEMORIAM

COMING EVENTS 50th Wedding Anneversary

In Loving Memory of

Joseph Forest

March 28, 1938 - June 18, 2008

Denis was devoted and ever faithful to his family and countless friends. Bolstered by unwavering integrity and a generous heart, he called everyone to the challenge of meeting their full potential. He mentored and taught, leading always by example.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23rd at 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 213 Dion Avenue, Cut Knife. Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm at the Cutknife Community Hall. Please help us with our catering by confirming your attendance to gddupuis@sasktel.net by June 18th.

A special to the Home Care Staff that visited and took such great care of my wife Donna.

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Two years have passed since you left us, life just hasn’t been the same.

Our hearts still ache for you, nothing on earth can take your place.

The love for family and friends, and dedication to your work shone through every day.

Your face lit up every time you brought your Harley bike out, or talked about the trips you took.

What we would give to see your face again, that twinkle in your eye and mischievous grin.

Fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps you near.

Until we meet again.

Please join us in celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss between Pius and Iris Fritz on Saturday June 16 2-4 pm. at Pioneer associtation hall ( 792 101st street North Battleford) refreshments and small program.

Feel free to bring musical instraments.

Societe Joseph Breton Inc. (Villa Pascal) Annual General Meeting Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:00 p.m. St. Andre’s Church Basement Societe Joseph Breton Inc. (Villa Pascal) Reunion Annuelle Ouverte Au Peblique Jeudi, Le 28 Juin, 2018 3:00 p.m. Au Sous-Sol De L’Englise St. Andre

Love Always, Mom and Peter Glenn, Karen, Ken, Debbie, Kevin & Kaiden Lorna, Bruce & families

Beautiful thoughts of one so dear, treasured forever with love sincere.

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LIVESTOCK For Sale Yearling black angus Bulls. Call Walter Tait 306-8922119 Black and Red Angus yearling and 2 year old Bulls on moderate growing ration - Performance Info available. - Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards. Valleyhills Angus - Glaslyn, SK. Phone 441-0946 or 342-4407

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50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

IN MEMORIAM

Trevor Watts - Director/Owner

Free pre-planning guides available, assistance with pre-planning services

For Sale: 1973 15 1/2 larson tryhall boat with 115 Johnhorse motor in very good shape. for more information call 306-344-4917 or 306-344-7799

To celebrate their

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ANNIVERSARIES Celebrating

ALWAYS REMEMBERED

Ann and Estate of Paul Ukrainetz Auction.

GREAT LOCATION 158.930 acres w/house w/acreage equipment to sell by auction. June 30. Insinger, SK. Auctioneer: Ukrainetz Auction.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Professional

Andrea Hutchison 1988 - 2005

Alan Hutchison 1950 - 2016

Another year and many more tears - both Sam and Tiggie 2 have joined you, Andrea and Alan, so both have gotten new co-pilots.

I am hoping there are all enjoying your time together.

I miss everyone daily and still shed a few tears and then tell myself I am only feeling sorry for myself.

Everyone is in a better place and you are where you belong. Free of pain and illness.

Someday we will be together you are doing what you are meant to and I am doing what I am meant to.

Miss you all Love you all

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LIVESTOCK

LAND FOR SALE

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

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APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

Two bedroom suite in quiet adult complex, available June 1. Total reno’s. No pets, No children. Security Deposit $800.00 Rent $800.00 Call to view: 306-4812836

ORDER BUYERS for all classes of feeder cattle, slaughter cows & bulls

HOUSES FOR RENT

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• 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

Dallas Campbell 306-441-9217

BUSINESS SERVICES

Available for rent 2 bedroom home. Monthly rent or Sign one year contract get one month free.

Ref required. Call 306-441-6728 or 306-937-7252. No Text please.

Looking for a female living companion around Meota Age between 70-80 Call 306-441-1604

SUITES FOR RENT 1 bedroom basement suite, Newly renovated, includes F,S,W,D microwave. Approx. 800 sq. ft. Private entrance, rent includes utilities. No pets. Phone 306-4461398

SERVICES FOR HIRE A-1 SERVICE; WILL SHINGLE, BUILD FENCES & DECKS, INSTALL FASCIA & SOFFITS, EXTERIOR PAINTING, CLEAN EAVESTROUGHS ETC OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE CALL 306-445-8439 or 306-4413690

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The Fred Light Museum

would like to announce the WINNERS of their MONTHLY CALENDAR DRAWS to date:

Will do rototilling at reasonable rates. Call 441-7579

Mar. 31 - Kelly Chubala Apr. 15 - Lou Brassard Apr. 30 - Tom Tenetuik May 15 - Adam Lesmeister May 31 - Elisce Boulton

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

Thank you for your support!

CALENDARS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. Contact the Fred Light Museum at 306-937-7111 CARD OF THANKS

Thank You

From BREADY SCHOOL for helping to make our

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PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD Public notice is hereby given, Pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the City of North Battleford intends to pass a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 as hereinafter provided.

To add accessory dwelling units as a discretionary use in the YQW – Airport District.

Intent The intention of this amendment is to allow the development of an accessory dwelling unit in conjunction with another permitted use and integrated as part of the principal building.

Applications to develop this kind of use will be subject to a public notice period and Council approval.

Reason

• 7-11 • Don Jerry’s Bulk Food • NoFrills • Warehouse One • 2 for 1 Family Pizza • Dairy Queen • Quesada • Pipes Fitness

FOR SALE - MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE BY TENDER 2005 Grasshopper 721D Mower with 3461 Grasshopper Deck - 979 hours Submit tender to: Brightsand Lake Regional Park Box 160 St. Walburg, Sask S0M 2T0 Deadline date: Saturday, June 30, 2018.

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The City currently permits the development of an accessory dwelling unit in conjunction with flying schools, and flying clubs. An application to develop an accessory dwelling unit in conjunction with a private airplane hangar was presented to Administration. The City of North Battleford Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 currently does not allow this use, the applicant is seeking to amend the bylaw accordingly.

Bylaw Inspection Any interested person may inspect the proposed changes to the Zoning Bylaw at City Hall, 1291-101st Street, North Battleford, SK Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Copies are available to persons through the Office of the City Clerk.

Public Hearing Representations respecting the Bylaw will be considered by the Council on the 25th day of June 2018, in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 8:00 p.m. Council shall hear any person or group of persons or person acting on their behalf, who wish to make a representation. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

Issued at North Battleford this 12th day of June 2018.

Debbie Wohlberg, City Clerk

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HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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

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NORTH EAST PRAIRIE GRAIN INC. BUYING: Feed Barley, Soybeans, Heated Canola, Wheat, Feed Oats. OFFERING: Top Prices, On Farm Pickup & Prompt Payment! CALL: 1-306-873-3551, WEBSITE: neprairiegrain.com

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

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

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MEETINGS

The Battlefords Midget Stars will be hosting their

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Thursday June 21st, 2018

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: John Paul II Collegiate Library - North Battleford

Battlefords Humane Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2018

1545 – 100th St., North Battleford For additional information call 306-446-2700 The Battlefords’ North Stars Hockey Club Inc.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Monday, June 25, 2018 Gold Eagle Lodge 7 p.m. meeting start

Everyone is welcome and there is a $5 membership fee to be able to vote for the open board member seats.

Canadian Mental Health Association Battlefords Mental health for all

CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION BATTLEFORDS BRANCH

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Supper: 5:30 p.m.

Meeting and dance to follow WHERE: North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion (downstairs) EVERYONE WELCOME!

PRAIRIE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

PEP “SUCCESSES” LUNCHEON & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:15 a.m.

Western Development Museum Highway 16 & 40, North Battleford, SK Please RSVP on or before Monday, June 25, 2018 Phone: 306-445-6404 ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

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SPACE FOR LEASE

SHOP/OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 752 - 110th, North Battleford Total area 60x30, shop 27x 30, 16 ft walls, walk-in door,12x14 ft overhead door, 33x30 mezzanine above offices, 4 offices:10x12, 11x10, 14x14, 11x10, 12x20 reception area newly refinished.

Lease $1,500 + GST/mo.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES EDITOR - Jamac Publishing is looking for an experienced journalist. The successful candidate must have an interest in providing top level community journalism. Job includes writing stories, managing a staff, editing photos and content.

Layout of pages. Benefits package. Send resume, clippings and a cover letter including salary expectations to: Stewart Crump, Publisher. Box 1150, Kindersley, Sask.S0L 1S0 email hr.jamac@gmail.com Fax 306 4636505 Phone 306 463-4611 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available.

Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Service required. Must be 19 years of age, Apply in person and ask for Tom.

PETS

ADOPT A PET

Hey guys my name is Arriba and me and my kitten were brought here to the shelter so we could find our forever homes and families. I am a very sweet gentle girl that just loves loves loves everyone. I also love to talk and love attention. If your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family then come on down to the shelter today.

Hey guys my name is Hunter and I am a very sweet boy that loves attention and affection. I also love to be outside playing and going for walks. I am here at the shelter searching for my forever home and a family to call my own. The home that I need though can’t have any cats or dogs because the shelter staff said that I need to learn how to share my food and personal space first. If your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family then come on down to the shelter today.

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

Contact Rick at 306-441-0636

SHOP/OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

COMING EVENTS

792 - 110th, North Battleford TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL 306-445-7261

Total area 30x52, shop 30x36, 16 ft. walls, 1walk-in door, 12x14 overhead door.

Front office 30x15, 3 windows, walk-in door.

Mezzanine above office 30x15.

Lease $1,200 + GST/mo.

Contact Rick at 306-441-0636 LAND FOR SALE

Upcoming Sales This Summer Saturday, June 23rd Chitek Lake @ 10:00 am

Julien & Isabel Dalpe

Kubota Tractor, Quads, Snowmobile, Hunting, Trapping Supplies, Shop, 10 X 20 Coverall, Household

Saturday, July 7th

Medstead Hall, Medstead, Sk.

Ray & Carol Desmarais & Lorraine Schultz & Norm Selby

Household, Shop, Yard & Recreational Auction Sale

More Farmland Wanted - Justin Yin

Cell: 306-230-1588 Office: 306-361-8926 Fax: 306-665-1443 justin.yin.ca@gmail.com NOA Realty

Saturday, July 14th

• Powerful multiple marketing networks • Powerful English & Chinese websites • Farmland marketing specialist • Featured on CTV / Global TV • Featured on The Globe & Mail • Featured on The Western Producer 112 Reindeer Road, Saskatoon SK TENDERS

South of Battleford

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Huge Antique Collectable Sale - amazing selection

WILKIE PROPERTY

Saturday, July 21st Shell Lake area

FOR SALE BY TENDER

Jaster Bros Ed & Lloyd

Large Farm Auction – Tractors, Farm Implements, Grain Truck, Livestock Equipment, Shop

Saturday, July 28th Richard, Sk.

Neil & Judy Kjaraard

Farm Equipment, Tractor, Horse Trailer, Kubota Zero Turn Mower, Shop, Tools

Saturday, August 18th Glaslyn

Ron & Wendy Watson

Collectables, Household, Shop, Yard Sale Check out our Website and Facebook for more details and pictures.

Terms of payment – No Interact Debit, only cash or cheque with ID. BOECHLER-SCHIRA AUCTIONEERING DOES NOT CHARGE A BUYERS FEE.

BOECHLER-SCHIRA AUCTIONEERING Fred 306-883-2797 or 306-883-7368 Kelly Schneider 306-342-4647 or 306-386-7110 Box 552

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Prov. Lic. #332982

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Living Sky School Division No. 202 is inviting tenders for the sale of three parcels located in the Town of Wilkie described as follows: Civic Address:

204 / 206, Main Street, Wilkie, Saskatchewan

Legal land description: Lots 24, 25 and 26, Block 9, Plan C 1321, in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Tenders close at 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. No late tenders will be accepted.

Please visit our website – www.lskysd.ca, under the tab of “Central Office”, “Public Tenders” for more details.

For additional information please contact Brian Bossaer, Facilities Manager at (306) 937-7702 or by emailing brian.bossaer@lskysd.ca.

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Community Events Calendar 2nd Monday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group - A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends meet at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. The strength of one is the strength of all. All are welcome. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137.

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Al-anon Family Groups

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

Saturdays, June 15 - July 14

Parenting after separation and divorce program from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee for these sessions. To register call 1-877-964-5501. Location will be advised when you register.

Saturday, June 16

Garage Sale - By Donation at 252 Riverbend Crescent, Battleford from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Small tools, china, cookbooks, antiques, toys, furniture, beds, etc. All proceeds go to Battlefords United Church.

Friday, June 22

AMGITS Community Involvement Association - Annual Meeting - Saskatchewan Hospital at 1:00 p.m. If you are interested in our organization you’re welcome to attend!

Monday, June 25

Blood Drive - Donors needed. Alex Dillabough Centre, Battleford from 2:00 - 7:00 pm. Sponsored by CWL - Catholic Women’s League.

Did you know that 1 of every 2 Canadians is eligible to give blood yet only 1 in 60 do? Book your appointment at blood.ca. Canadian Blood Services it’s in you to give.

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.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

Jaeger Transport has an opening for a

Class 1A TRUCK DRIVER

is recruiting for the following positions

Temporary Full Time Case Manager/Primary Care Counsellor (Opioid Assisted Recovery Services)

Please view the full job advertisement it can be viewed in its entirety in the careers section on our community website:

www.brt6hc.ca VILLAGE OF MEOTA

Administrator Position The Village of Meota is accepting applications for the position of Urban Municipal Administrator.

This is a full time position offering a competitive salary as well as group insurance and pension plan benefits.

Applicants should have a minimum Urban Standard Certificate of qualification in Local Government Administration or be willing to take the LGA course (can be taken by correspondence).

The successful individual will be responsible to the council for all operations of the Village in accordance with the policies established by Council and The Municipalities Act. The applicant must be able to work independently and manage time, be detail oriented, have strong leadership qualities, excellent verbal and written communication skills, planning and accounting skills.

Experience with Word, Excel and Munisoft are definite assets.

Please submit applications with cover letter, detailed resume with references and salary expectations to the address listed below. A job description is available upon request.

Village of Meota Box 123, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 Phone: 306-892-2277 Fax: 306-892-2275 Email: vmeota@sasktel.net We thank all those who apply but only those applicants accepted for an interview will be notified.

Closing date for applications: June 21, 2018.

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

to haul grain and fertilizer in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Apply in person with your resumé and current driver’s abstract to: 400-20th Street, Battleford Industrial Park, 306-937-2661

Now recruiting various positions to start the 2018/19 school year.

Please see our website at: www.lskysd.ca for details about the opportunities as well as the application process.

All applications must be submitted online.

WANTED

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Route B55

27th Street - All 28th Street - 200 - 300 Blk. 90 papers

Reporter Correspondents

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required for all rural areas

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All District First Nations Cando Cochin Cut Knife Glaslyn Hafford Lashburn Livelong

15th, 16th & 17th Street 200 Blk. 80 papers

• Mervin • North of the Gully • • • • •

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Maidstone Paradise Hill Medstead St. Walburg Turtleford

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

NOTE: These are freelance opportunities, not salaried positions.

Ideally, reporter correspondents should reside within the communities listed above.

at 306-445-7261 OR Leave Message if after hours or weekends

Becky Doig (Editor)

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

North West College is Currently Accepting Applications for the Following Position:

Battlefords Campus: Instructor, English as an Additional Language. Blended class: one evening per week with additional computer based instruction (IT2Teach)

Posting #45-BC-1819 Reporting to the Program Coordinator, this instructor position is responsible for organizing and delivering education program curriculum and content to realize established program learning objectives. This position runs from September 5, 2018 – May 29, 2019 (40.5 days).

Salary Range: $261.99 – 443.02/day based on level of education and years of relevant experience.

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

Applications will be received until noon, Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

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Student of the Week

Shina Kazem Tarizi

Kurtis Rhinehart Grade 12 Favourite subject: biology Favourite app: Snowboard Party Aspen Favourite sport: snowboarding Last book Read: Deadpool Vol. 1 Future occupation: scientist

Grade 7 Favourite subject: math Favourite app: You Tube Favourite sport: basketball Last book read: Canadian Biograph Vol. 1 Favourite free time activity: reading

Hafford 4-Her wins provincial oratory title

By Hunter Reid Club Reporter

Hunter Reid of the Crown Hill 4-H Club earned top honours in the intermediate category of the provincial 4-H public speaking competition held in Melville April 7.

Hunter turned his Grade 7 essay on courage into his 4-H speech. Hunter is able to compete at the national

4-H Notes level in Toronto this November as well as present his speech at the 2019 4-H annual general meeting.

It is an exciting opportunity for this young speaker.

Speakers representing

the Northwest at the event were: Cloverbud - April Huber of Catherwood Sheep and Beef Club, Savannah Elliott of Edam Light Horse Club; Juniors - Taylor Reid of Crown Hill Beef Club and Casey Ogilvie of Meadow Lake Beef Club; Intermediates - Hunter Reid of Crown Hill Beef Club, Martine BosseHerds of Thunder Club;

Seniors - Emma Panter of Big River Club and Myles Wright of Vanscoy Club.

These competitors made it through the club, district and regional competitions in order to qualify for the provincial level.

There are 2,930 4-H members registered in Saskatchewan this year and only the top 32 (eight in each age group) quali-

Kindergarten graduation celebrated

By Corrina Murdoch Correspondent

With just a couple more weeks of the school year remaining, the community is abuzz with events.

From the elementary baseball team finishing up its season to the upcoming graduation celebration, the members of the community are busy.

Medstead Central School celebrated kindergarten graduation June 7, with its students officially ready to enter elementary.

Family members celebrated as the young ones completed their first matricula-

4-H Expo

Continued from Page 24 Maidstone Gully was also prominent among the winners of the multiple project awards earning second and third for displays (equine massage and genealogy) and second for the Cloverbud Small Pets project. They were also third for Xtra Light Horse in the animal displays and earned first place for their 60 Years photo display and third for Multi Generations.

Hillmond Beef and Sheep club earned second in the photo competition with 4-H Is.

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Elementary track and field was a full day event June 6, where students from Spiritwood, Leoville and Glaslyn gathered with Medstead students to compete in a variety of track and field events. Local parents and community members, in conjunction with the school, organized the canteen and groups of children as they made their way through the events.

From the marble-spoon race, to throwing games,

to running events, the day was sunny and full of hundreds of happy students.

This is not the end quite yet for Medstead students, however. Graduation for seniors is coming up Tuesday, June 26 with the senior students and faculty baseball game on the same day. Report cards have yet to come out and the annual hot dog lunch through the school community council is slated for Tuesday, June 19.

It is not just the school that is busy. Saturday the Action Auction team held an auction at the Village Hall, where a variety of diverse items were sold.

In addition to this, the community readies for

the Medstead and District Recreation Association parade Saturday, June 30, which is being co-ordinated by Cheyenne Orange.

The annual event that boasts a pit roast and street dance is looked forward to every year where locals can ring in another year of Canadian pride.

Hunter Reid accepts his intermediate certificate as the 2018 provincial 4-H public speaking champion.

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fied for provincials. They gathered for lunch and then to compete. It was a long day of competition followed by a banquet and an award ceremony.

All of the members should be very proud to reach and compete at this level, it take a lot of practice and confidence to compete at provincials.

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Long-lost cousins remind of family roots “Did they look you up because they wanted to borrow money?” Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, asked me.

I had told him of a sudden phone call and the subsequent visit from my long-lost cousin and her husband.

This cousin was from my mother’s family. My mother came from a large family with lots of kin and kind. I was the youngest cousin of the bunch with no cousins my age to befriend.

The cousin who came to visit is five years older than I. That is a big gap to bridge as a child.

When she was five, I was a baby. At 15 she a teenager and I a 10-year-

old in public school. I was a shy farm kid and she was a town kid. Her dad was a prosperous business owner while my dad worked in town to keep the farm afloat.

She came to say hello because I am a family connection that is still alive while many of her other cousins have died.

Families become an umbrella of connections of blood and marriage.

The closest family unit is mom, dad, brothers, sisters and sometimes grandparents. The next family unit is aunts, uncles and cousins. Our families are both our strength and our weakness. Everyone has an opinion about the state

of their family. Families are described as happy, well-to-do, poor, average, quarreling, dysfunctional, quiet, loud or out-of-control. One thing for sure, we cannot choose our family, they are God’s gift to us.

Ed believes there was a mix-up somehow in his family tree because he should have been born

into the Royal Family. I warned Ed he might be like Rodney Dangerfield who claimed, “I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.”

The Bible tells us that right from the first family of Adam and Eve, when things go wrong members in a family blame someone else. When Adam and

Eve disobeyed God, they tried to hide from God. When asked if they had eaten of the forbidden fruit in the garden, Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent.

Families often get into the useless and endless debate about who is to blame and by how much. The decisions by Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit upset God and had a consequence for themselves and their family. Their action led to their eventual death.

All of us, as human beings, will die but we are not left hopeless concerning death for Jesus came to bring life over death.

Adam and Eve did

not remain obedient to God. Neither are we able to be perfectly obedient to God. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. There are no perfect families or individuals. God gave Jesus to be perfect for us and to stand in our place absorbing the punishment of our sin. Those who believe in Jesus will rise from the dead as He did.

Our families and our lives disappear over time.

The young will grow old and die. This reality, we see, but we cannot see Christ alive in heaven with new life for us after death. Christians trust what we cannot see.

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

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

(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4 306-446-1695

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

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

306-445-5901

Pastor: Bill Hall

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

SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Everyone Welcome

Everyone Welcome

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Pastor Patrick Carty

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

Sunday School - 10:00 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am

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

1231 - 104th Street North Battleford Phone 306-445-7777 www.emmanuelfellowship.ca

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Various weekly programs “A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”

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

DIVINE LITURGY Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

1372 102 St 306-445-3009

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

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

nd

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S 11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Roque S. Concepcion Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church 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

ANGLICAN PARISH

Living Water Ministry

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

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

St. George’s Anglican Church - 10:00 a.m.

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Fr. Roque S. Concepcion 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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Todd Patterson Owner/Operator

Patterson roofing Where we always try to be the lowest price and best value.

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Phone: 306-445-8439 Cell: 306-441-3690

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HVR Construction ROOFING & EXTERIOR

Lee Ganzert

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IP Journeyman Carpenter ljganzert@gmail.com

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1171B - 100 Street PO Box 1013 North Battleford, SK S9A 0V3 www.triumphroofing.com

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Jeff Schommer

1492 - 100th Street, North Battleford Easy access parking behind building

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Specializing in Exterior & Interior Renovations Roofing • Siding • Facia • Soffit • Decking • Fencing

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Race Crane Ltd. 24 Hr. - 7/24 Service

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• Shops • Driveways • Patios

Jason King

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Owner/Operator CUFCA Certified Polyurethane Foam Sprayer HMI Certified Polyurethane Concrete Raising Technician

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• Older Tractors • Combines • Swathers • Balers & Tillage • Other Ag related equipment

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Owner: Mike Huber • Expert Tree Removal • 17 Years Experience • Fully Insured • Free Estimates • 60 Foot Bucket Truck • NOW OFFERING Stump Grinding

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