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Sept. 4: 4:23 p.m.- Complaint of vehicles and dirt bikes driving aggressively in Battleford. The complainant could not identify the drivers. Patrols were made, but vehicles and dirt bikes were gone on arrival.

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All water use restrictions have now been lifted for residents and businesses.

However, residents are asked to use water in moderation and to adhere to the Odd-Even Watering Schedule until the end of September.

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The City of North Battleford thanks everyone for conserving water for almost 1.5 months. Your contribution and cooperation was crucial to the success in ensuring there was enough water during this trying time.

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Battleford streets scanned with radar

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

If you were in Battleford this Labour day weekend, you might have seen a white van going around the town’s streets with the letters “ARAN” on the side.

That is short for Automatic Road Analyzer, the equipment used in the assessment being conducted by consultants Catterall and Wright on the condition of the roads throughout the town.

Catterall and Wright partnered with Fugro Roadware Inc. on the project, with Fugro providing the ARAN vehicle to collect data from the approxi-

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mately 71 kilometres of streets in the community.

The vehicle uses ground-penetrating radar to assess road thickness underneath, and it also uses cameras and other equipment that will produce road images.

It was shown off to reporters at Town Hall Monday after it was used on the streets of Battleford on Saturday.

According to Michael Treffry, field operations supervisor at Fugro Roadware, the vehicle “profiles the road longitudinally and transversely. It also picks up pavement images as well as road images as we go along, and GPS. So

basically we just put that all together, put it into a package and you have a pretty good understanding of your roads.”

Fugro are industry leaders in this technology, which has been around since the late 1970s.

The advantage of this particular equipment is that roads can be analyzed more quickly compared to before.

“The biggest advantage of the road analyzer is we can do it at a high rate of speed,” said Treffry. “We can go through an entire province in, say, a month or two, and process the data and get it back to the ministries quickly. And

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then they can understand their pavement systems and make decisions.”

Battleford council awarded the $78,000 contract to Catterall and Wright at their last council meeting in August, which meant Fugro could get started right away on the road assessment with the ARAN vehicle.

The collection side of the work is now complete, said Treffry, and now the

and Wright Consulting Engineers.

That should take another month to six weeks to be prepared.

That will identify the “different maintenance strategies, depending on the condition of the roads, as well as prioritization,” Mathison said.

When completed, the report will be used by the town in preparing its fiveand 10-year capital plan.

data must be processed and that should take about a month. The GPR data is being sent off to Europe to be processed.

After that’s done, Catterall and Wright will get to work.

“We will use the data to create a comprehensive report, with recommendations for rehabilitation based on the data,” said Carolyn Mathison of Catterall

Michael Treffry, of Fugro Roadware Inc., shows off the interior of the Automatic Road Analyzer equipment used to conduct a survey of the roads throughout the town of Battleford this past week to town CAO John Enns-Wind and Carolyn Mathison of Catterall and Wright Consulting Engineers. Photos by John Cairns

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The City of North Battleford confirmed the good news Friday in a news release. This news follows on the heels of the earlier lifting of all water restrictions for businesses.

Residents can start watering again, but they are being asked to use water in moderation and to adhere to the odd-even watering schedule until the end of the month.

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The City also issued a thank you to residents and businesses “for conserv-

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Oil spill: many questions to be answered Dear Editor Weeks after the spill of 200,000 to 250,000 litres of heavy oil and diluent, much of it into the North Saskatchewan River, a number of questions need to be asked.

Premier Brad Wall stated July 27, the government wants to see the “complete restoration and rehabilitation” of the habitat and ecology of the river. How does he propose that this be achieved, who will pay for it and what inspection regime will he put in place to ensure that it happens?

What is the extent of contamination to wild food and herbs, and how do Husky and the provincial government propose to compensate First Nations for their loss of traditional foods and medicines?

Why did it take Husky 14 hours to realize the “pressure anomaly” in their monitoring system did indeed signify a leak that could have serious impacts?

How do Husky and the provincial government propose to clean heavy oil from the river bed? If not removed, the dense fractions (API<10) that have sunk or will sink to the bottom of the river could create dead zones and continue to perpetuate ecological damage for years to come.

However, as was found in the case of the much larger 2010 Kalamazoo, Mich. leak, an adequate cleanup of these dense fractions may be virtually impossible.

Given that it is extremely challenging to clean up certain kinds of hydrocarbons, what is the precise composition of the mix of hydrocarbons that was spilled?

When was the pipeline last inspected by the province?

What steps will the provincial government take to ensure an adequate inspection regime for pipelines in the future?

At present, the province employs only 27 inspectors to monitor more than 100,000 kilometres of pipelines. In this year’s provincial budget, the government cut $2.7 million from the regulator. There have been about 18,000 leaks in Saskatchewan since 1990 – approximately two per day - mostly onto farmland. (And that’s just those that were reported.)

Given that at present any desire on the part of industry to maximize public safety has to compete with the profit motive, will Wall abandon his current approach of industry self-regulation and establish an effective regulatory system that is independent of industry?

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Have a safe harvest Dear Editor Fall is a special time for farmers. It has always been my favourite time of year. But fall is also filled with long hours, large equipment and lack of time as frost and rain loom ahead. This can be a dangerous combination.

Sometimes we have the tendency to give lip service to the notion of common sense and being safe on the farm.

We think we are paying attention, and that accidents or injuries will not happen to us. But the facts do not back up these beliefs.

Agriculture is an inherently dangerous industry. Large equipment is essential on a modern farm. Over time, the risks become part of the routine. We stop paying attention. In a rush, we take shortcuts and park common sense, just for a moment.

Those brief lapses have meant many trips to the emergency room, or worse.

How many of us have been to farm meetings, or even the local coffee shop and looked around at your friends and neighbours who were limping, wearing slings or casts? Or know that tough guy who does not go in for stitches? We shrug and say: “That’s farming.” But our

industry’s safety record is more than just bumps and bruises – the toll on families from farm accidents is large.

This is a time of year when the most farm accidents happen. July, August and September are the most dangerous months on the farm. We are busy. Whether the year is a success or failure is often decided in the next few weeks. Hours are long and we are often tired. This is when we may take shortcuts. We don’t put the shield back in place (just have to take if off again anyways). We try to unplug equipment before shutting it down completely. We stop paying attention.

This brings up the single biggest piece of safety advice that anyone can offer — slow down! Take the time to ensure whatever you are doing is being done safely.

Sometimes this will mean a section does not get combined tonight or repairs will have to wait. But getting home in one piece is more important.

After making safety a priority for you, take the time to ensure it is a priority for your family and for your hired workers.

Sit down and talk about safety on the farm.

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What steps will the provincial government take to ensure any future oil pipelines are not routed close to vulnerable waterways?

What steps will the provincial government take to ensure future oil pipelines are installed only with the free, prior and informed consent of the First Nations through whose traditional territory they pass?

What will Wall’s government do to develop a consistent water security regime for Saskatchewan? Such a regime needs to recognize water is a fundamental need both for human life and for the ecosystems on which it depends, and must respect First Nations’ inherent rights and traditional knowledge.

Why was it that the deputy minister of the economy was the spokesperson for the spill, not the minister of the environment? This leads us to believe Premier Wall sees this only as an economic problem, rather than also an environmental and public health problem.

The Husky leak should, furthermore, prompt deeper questions about the way in which our economy is structured. We should read this accident as yet another warning of the need to urgently plan and pursue transition to a sustainable economy. Devastating forest fires in the north, and virtually unprecedented flooding of cities and agricultural land in the south, warn us the climate is changing, and we must move away rapidly from dependence on greenhouse gas emitting fossil fuels.

The sudden drop in the international oil price, together with weak potash and uranium markets, warns us of the volatility and instability of an economy based

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on extractive industries, as witnessed by the rising provincial deficit figures. And now this accident warns us dependence on oil can threaten the very basics of life even at a local level – a lesson First Nations in northern Alberta have been telling the world, out of their own painful personal experience, for decades.

We fear Premier Wall’s ideologicallydriven commitment to Big Oil – reinforced by substantial infusions of Calgary petrocash to his party – renders him incapable, at present, of reading such signs of the times. There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Wall has taken some constructive measures to respond to the spill. But at the same time, he is backing Transcanada’s Energy East pipeline proposal – a project whose only purpose is to enable expansion of oilsands production. If built, it would bring the risk of diluted bitumen spillage to nearly 3,000 waterways – including seven in Saskatchewan — as well as the Great Sand Hills ecological reserve, Carry the Kettle First Nation and Regina’s Harbour Landing neighbourhood.

It’s long past time for a rethink, and for a just transition to a clean economy.

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The glass ceiling, personified, is finally leaving the CBC On Labour Day news broke that Peter Mansbridge, CBC’s anchor and chief correspondent forever, will be retiring.

He’ll anchor the 150th anniversary Canada Day celebrations and he’s done.

The news has been leading my Facebook news feed for half a day now.

It’s about bloody time.

The man’s journalism career started in Churchill, Man. Now one of the lead stories is the closure of that sub-arctic port.

CBC noted, “He has covered 14 federal elections, hosted eight Olympic ceremonies and conducted an estimated 15,000 interviews, sitting opposite countless Canadian and global leaders, along with numerous personalities

Safe harvest Continued from Page 4 We must continue to work together to build a strong culture of safety on every farm.

And don’t forget about the dollars and cents arguments around farm safety.

If you or another key player on your farm gets injured, it can have serious economic consequences for your operation. Your replacement won’t have your wealth of knowledge about your operation, or work as efficiently.

I wish every farmer in Canada a productive and enjoyable fall season. But above that I hope you have a safe harvest.

Cam Dahl President of Cereals Canada

holidays, scruffy beard and all, to rom put him on air the top of lest the populace the pile feel insecure

By Brian Zinchuk about a fresherSaskatchewan Weekly Newspapers faced anchor Association 2012 Columnist of the Year with some other DNA. from the worlds of politics, But no one, woman, sports and entertainment.” man, minority, majority, He took over The Nawhite, brown, black or tional on May 2, 1988. If he retires July 1, 2017, that purple, has had a shot at will be more than 29 years the permanent anchor spot for nearly three decades. in the big chair. That’s a That, I would say, is the tremendous accomplishdefinition of a glass ceilment for one man. Kudos to him. It’s a horrible state- ing. There was no point in the best and the brightest ment for the rest of the ever aspiring to the top journalism business, and job, because it was never CBC in particular. going to happen.

One of the big issues Mansbridge’s tenure south of the 49th is the has predated the World possibility a woman can Wide Web! He was in the finally, finally break the anchor position when the “glass ceiling.” MerriamWebster defines that as “an Berlin Wall fell down. The Oka crisis? Mansbridge, unfair system or set of attoo. titudes that prevents some What would we say people (such as women or about other organizapeople of a certain race) from getting the most pow- tions if the pinnacle of their organization was so erful jobs.” calcified? Did you know Peter Mansbridge was the military has a policy that glass ceiling, personiwhere most officers serve fied, of Canadian journalin a post for only three ism. years, then they move on?

At least one and more We appoint a new chief of like two generations of defence staff every three journalists have grown up years. It gives younger in Canada without ever officers a chance to work having the opportunity themselves up to the top to take the big chair at job, because no matter CBC, full time. Oh sure, what, that job will eventusome would fill in when Mansbridge took a holiday ally become available.

During Mansbridge’s or a day off. Wendy tenure, Canada has had Mesley, his one-time wife, the following chiefs of has done that for years defence staff: Gen. P.D. (awkward!).

Manson, Gen. A.J.G.D. CBC relied on de Chastelain, Adm. J.R. Mansbridge so much that Anderson, Gen. A.J.G.D. when power outages hit de Chastelain (second southern Ontario, they pulled him from his term, an extremely rare

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occurrence), Gen. J.E.J. Boyle, VAdm. L.E. Murray, Gen. J.M.G. Baril, Gen. R.R. Henault, Gen. R.J. Hillier, Gen. W. J. Natynczyk and, currently, Gen. J. Vance.

Gen. Rick Hillier is widely regarded as the finest general we’ve had in generations. He put a pride back in the military that we had not seen in a long time. But back in 1988, he was still in the middle of the officer ranks. Imagine if Gen. Manson or Gen. de Chastelain had held the CDS post all this time?

What if Hillier had never even had a chance at the top job?

So it has been with CBC. No matter who you were, no matter how good you were or how hard you worked, you never had a chance at taking Mansbridge’s post until he decided to give it up.

Accept that or move on to somewhere else.

For the network that makes such a big deal about everyone else’s failure to meet today’s politically correct social agendas, perhaps CBC should enact this policy: No more 29-year postings, for anyone.

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

With the Labour Day weekend on the horizon and summer coming to an end, what did you do for a vacation over the last couple of months?

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• I’m very interested and will be casting my vote.

• I’ll vote, but I’d be more interested if there were more candidates running.

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Sylvia McAdam has been protesting the clear cutting of land in the Leoville area she says is protected by Treaty 6. Photos submitted

Council of Canadians letter denounces clear cutting on traditional First Nation land Staff

A dispute over clear cutting of traditional First Nation land has drawn the intervention of the Council of Canadians.

The organization has made public a letter to Scott Moe, the newly-appointed provincial environment minister, to voice opposition to the clear cutting of lands about 30 kilometres north of Leoville.

The letter is in relation to a protest by Sylvia McAdam, one of the Idle No More co-founders, taking place on the land.

The land is part of Treaty 6 territory.

According to the letter, she was present on the land trying to protect it from being clear cut. According

to the council letter, the traditional hunting lands belong to the McAdam family.

The letter, signed by Jim Elliott, chairperson of the Council of Canadians’ Regina chapter, accuses the government of allowing Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. of clear cutting traditional treaty land.

The council formally asked Moe to intervene and stop the clear cutting.

Portions of the correspondence read as follows: “Dear Minister, “It has come to our attention through Ms. Sylvia MacAdam that your government has allowed Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. to clear cut traditional treaty land and that Sylvia McAdam is

currently trying to protect her family’s hunting lands from their clear cut by being present on the land.

“It is our belief as well as others that by your complicity in the letting of the Forest Management Area permits, you are violating the treaty terms and promises by allowing this logging company to clear cut any hunting lands without the consent of Treaty peoples. In this case, the traditional hunting lands are held by the McAdam family.

“The four chapters, Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Quill Plains, with others, are asking you, as minister, to intervene on this urgent matter because the province is complicit with the logging

company.

“We are also asking through this letter the general manager of Sakaw Askiy Management Inc., Ian MacIver, to stop violating the treaties of this country. “… We ask that you make this your highest priority at this time and have the logging company stop so that the traditional hunting lands of Sylvia McAd-

am’s family can be protected from clear cutting.

“We look forward to your quick response on this matter.”

Since then, there has been some progress reported.

On Sept. 1 on her Facebook page, McAdam posted videos in which she said there was some “good news.” There would not

be clear cutting happening for about two kilometres around her shelter or close to the hunting lands.

The trees would stay at this point, she said.

She called it a small victory, but added there’s still “a lot of clear cutting happening.” McAdam also thanked the Council of Canadians for sending their letter to the government.

Water quality sampling

WSA issues update Staff The Water Security Agency has issued its latest water quality sampling update for Sept. 1, and there are no real surprises to report.

So far results are in for 135 surface water quality samples, plus one foam sample. These were tested for such substances as petroleum hydrocarbon F1 to F4 fractions, BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) and for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

To this point the WSA has seen one sample exceed drinking water standards: for Benzo(a)pyrene at North Battleford along the northeast bank

of the river. According to the WSA update it was just above the current drinking water quality guideline value of 0.01 ug/L and measured 0.02 ug/L (parts per billion).

Seventeen water samples had exceeded guidelines for protection of aquatic life: 11 for toluene, three for pyrene, two for fluoranthene, and one for benzo(a)pyrene. There were another 43 detections in water samples that were below guideline values.

There were 14 detections of petroleum constituents in the foam sample, according to the update, as phenanthrene was found to be at a concentration greater than the quality guidelines.

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• • • •

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$775,900

Kayla Petersen

$129,000

Approx. 105 acres in close proximity to Turtle Lake.

98 acres Brome & alfalfa. 2 sloughs. 3 wire fence on 3 sides with page wire, (west side 4 wire fence 2013 only).

Lots of wild life.

RM of Mervin, Turtle Lake

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$239,000

Lloyd Ledinski/Wally Lorenz MLS®578148

1,176 sq. ft. well cared home Total of 5 bedroom, 2 bath home Yard is completely fenced Concrete parking pad for 2 vehicles • Single attached garage w/ direct entry to house

Marlene Kotchorek MLS®579114

106 Strange Street, Cut Knife Very well maintained home 1,394 sq. ft. perfect family home 5 BD, 3 BA Spacious and bright kitchen / dining area, central air, central vac • Double detached garage, gas bbq hook up on the deck & fire pit area • c/w appliances, treadmill & move in ready

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Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®580328

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$299,900

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Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

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Lloyd Ledinski

Serviced Acreage Golf Course

$59,900 Shawna Schira-Kroeker

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Shawna Schira-Kroeker Realtor®

864 sq. ft. One & ½ home 3 BD, 3 BA Many upgrades done Double detached garage Comes with all appliances Equalized payments for power $88.00 & energy $75.00 • Immediate possession

$159,900

Shawna Schira-Kroeker

Marlene Kotchorek

Realtor®/Owner

201-2nd Ave., Spiritwood

MLS®577589

• 7 acres, 35 k from North Battleford • 1176 sq. ft. bungalow • Many renovations done • Quonset and attached garage • Heated workshop/garage • Private entrance to the basement

RM of Mayfield, Ruddell

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Kayla Petersen

MLS®568259

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1702-97th Street

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RM of Leask No.464. 479 acre cattle farm with 364 acres in tame hay, balance bush and pasture opening well fenced with four wires and treated post. 3 bedroom home with full basement in nice condition. 40x60 quonset with dirt floor, 28x40 quonset style barn, well and two water bowls plus hydrant in the farm.

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• • • •

625-3rd Street, Spiritwood

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Lloyd Ledinski

• • • •

$162,500

1,859 sq. ft. home Total of 5 BD, 3 BA Nat gas, central air conditioning Vaulted ceilings Main floor laundry Double attached garage Beautiful executive home

This 140 acre scienic property close to the Cookson pasture and the Prince Albert Natioanl Park. 1,232 sq. ft. home built in 1960, 30x32 hipp roof horse barn. Approx. 65 acre of tame hay. The balance is some harvestable spruce timber plus pasture openings. Great sheltered yard. Fenced with 3 wires and treated post.

Dorothy Lehman MLS®585299 Lake Front 100x104 lot at Sutton Beach on the south end of Jackfish Lake, with potable water municipal sewer, natural gas, power next to the lot.

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Vacant Lot in Murray Lake

MLS®578487

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• 2,400 sq. ft. on 2 levels • 5 bedroom, 4 bath home • Fully insulated barn/workshop w/ 2-12ft sliding doors • 158.5 acres w/ back 90 cultivated, farmed and top 30 hayed • Appliances included • Triple attached garage

RM of Battle River, Battleford

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NEW PRICE

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2426 Buhler Ave.

Marlene Kotchorek MLS®582742

1,596 sq. ft. very spacious family home Total of 4 bedrooms, 3 baths 10x17 sun room off the kitchen Basement has a large rumpus & games area • Some upgrades done, c/w appliances • Private backyard, large double attached garage

MLS®585254

Territorial Estates Condos

$219,900

• • • •

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1841-91st Street

1392-108th Street

MLS®583245

• 3 floor condo facing south with 2 bedrooms • 775 sq. ft.

• Open floor plan • 2 parking stalls, 6 appliances, air condition, island & freezer included • Close to grocery stores & walking trail

REDUCED

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• Windows replaced in 2008, full basement reno in 2009, soffits, facia replaced in 2010 • Back yard with paving stones & garden area • Double detached garage

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RCMP seek help in Sheree Fertuck disappearance Staff

Sheree Fertuck.

Nine months have passed since RCMP Major Crimes South began investigating the disappearance and suspected homicide of 51-year-old Sheree Fertuck.

Fertuck was last seen leaving her family’s farmyard east of Kenaston and has not been seen since Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Fertuck was wearing a grey sweater, grey sweat pants, white running shoes and glasses. Police say there has been no banking activity, use of her passport or cellular phone and Fertuck has not made contact with her family.

In addition to community organized searches, to date multiple

RCMP units including detachments, Search and Rescue, Police Dog Service, Civil Air Search and Rescue and the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team have been engaged in ongoing search efforts.

RCMP Major Crimes is requesting the public’s assistance in checking their rural properties and outbuildings. Harvest and hunting season are approaching and the RCMP ask anyone working in their fields or hunting game who locate or observe anything suspicious to report it to their local RCMP detachment.

Police have received multiple tips from the public, but Fertuck has not been located to date. They

are encouraging anyone with information, however big or small, to contact police.

Police say they recognize it can be difficult to approach police with information. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Callers will not be asked to reveal their name or personal details, calls are not recorded or traced, call display is not used. If it’s an online tip, IP addresses are not available.

Online reports and texts are afforded the same level of anonymity as phone calls. The only way anyone will know you contacted Crime Stoppers is if you tell somebody, according to the RCMP.

Changes coming to SGI’s driver recognition program Staff Changes are on the way to SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition program.

71-22nd Street Battleford (Behind Super A in the strip mall)

PH: 306-937-7001 FAX: 306-937-7014

The changes that take effect Oct. 12 will see both tougher penalties as well as bigger discounts for safe drivers.

One change is harsher penalties for speeding convictions. Drivers now lose points for all speeding convictions (except photo speed enforcement convictions), and in some cases the number of points a driver loses for a speeding infraction is increasing.

As well, the safety rat-

ing scale will grow by one point a year for the next five years, from +20 to +25. As it grows, drivers with the safest records will earn higher discounts on vehicle insurance, reaching 25 per cent when the scale reaches its maximum in 2020 from the current 20 per cent.

For those in the penalty zone, financial penalties will double from $25 to $50 per point.

Drivers responsible for collisions will lose points

based on the seriousness of the collision — four points for claim payouts under $700 and six points for claim payouts of $700 or more.

In a news release SGI said in 2014, 30 people were killed and 872 injured in 1,954 speed-related collisions in Saskatchewan.

“Speeding increases your risk of being in a collision,” said Andrew

Cartmell, president and CEO of SGI, in a statement.

“We see this play out time and time again in Saskatchewan.

Tougher consequences under the SDR program should help ensure speeders get the message to slow down.”

Cartmell added that when drivers get behind the wheel, the “decisions you make can be literally

Addictions treatment centre has new name Submitted

Prairie Sky Recovery Centre Inc.

Over the past eight years the Leipzig Serenity Retreat has set a solid foundation to address and meet the need for a facility to provide help, treatment and hope for those suffering from addictions.

Once again, we are at a crossroads of growth. Our focus is no longer just as a retreat centre, but as a facility of recovery. With the change of direction comes a change of name.

The organization’s new name is Prairie Sky Recovery Centre Inc. In a press release the newly named organization states: “We are thankful

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“It’s a responsibility we all need to understand and take seriously. Our intention in strengthening the SDR program is to better recognize those of you who have done that, and to give everyone else more reason to think about the choices they’re making when they drive.”

for the roots the Leipzig Serenity Retreat has planted. Our goal is to grow the services, offering more options to help people gain long-term sobriety and live healthy happy lives.”

Prairie Sky Recovery will be offering new programming such as family support initiatives to help spouses, children and parents support their loved ones. With the development of a second structure on the property, alternate programming will be offered to both Prairie Sky Recovery clients and people in the outlying communities with issues like gambling, eating disorders and more.

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Once again, a portion of 107th Street was closed off on a Saturday afternoon in September for a community gathering.

It was time again for the annual block party hosted by the North Battleford Good Neighbour Network.

The portion of 107th Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue was shut down to traffic between noon and 5 p.m.

Saturday.

The neighbourhood was transformed into a showcase for music, hot dogs, hamburgers, face painting and prizes.

Event organizer Steven Cormons provided some of that musical entertainment, singing and strumming a guitar from the mobile stage set up for the afternoon. Cormons has helped organize these events for the past few years.

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Neighbours meeting neighbours Staff

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supplied the food, which was free of charge. A number of local businesses contributed as well.

The goal of the event was simply to encourage neighbours to get to know one another and help build a sense of community.

This was their ninth neighbourhood block party. While this particular effort is well established and well known in the community, it is not the only one that's been held in the City this summer. In fact, civic leaders have been encouraging residents to hold block parties of their own.

The idea of holding block parties to encour-

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age community building has taken root at City Hall as part of their efforts to promote public safety. City administration went so far as to waive the $25 administration fee in order to encourage others in the city to hold block parties.

It has been a major part of the City's Crime Prevention Through Environ-

mental Design committee's efforts, as they see block parties as helping build "cohesion," seen as a key CPTED principle.

A number of block parties have been organized and held in playgrounds in the city in conjunction with the City's playground program, and there have been others as well.

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ARC Creative Studios is hosting works of art from Up Morelli entitled Contained/Constrained. Â An open reception for this exhibition will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 from 2 5 p.m. Meet the artist, Up Morelli, and enjoy the Artist Run Centre, housing 13 local artists.

Morelli relied on his aboriginal and existential background to bring to-

gether his current exhibition. His work uses symbolic and metaphorical imagery to create small lot intermediate boxes that draw a viewer in. Boxes portray human internal perceptions of ourselves and how people view us, what is shown outside and what we keep hidden.

These are wonderfully presented to entice viewers to open their minds and think about what is seen inside. Also, in combination with the series of boxes,

Morelli features a series of string art panels. These pieces give a contrast to the boxes and bring out the effect of connections. Â ARC Creative Studios Gallery is open Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. to the general public.

Artist work takes place in the studio spaces seven days a week and 24 hours a day. If artists are at work and can entertain company or provide visitors with a viewing, viewers should knock on the front door to gain possible entry.

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The final Live@Lunch event in Central Park for 2016 took place Aug. 31 during the noon hour. The band Backroads was the featured musical attraction, which drew a good turnout on a warm day, with almost perfect weather conditions. Innovation Credit Union also hosted a barbecue to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club. While this was the last of the Live@Lunch events, the Downtown North Battleford BID have more events coming up this fall. Their next major initiative is the fourth annual Fall Festival and Car Show Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the downtown, which will include a show and shine, market square and a free lunch starting at 11:30 a.m.

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Albers looking to make the most out of his return to the major leagues

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ence here this time around compared to when I was here last. I’m a lot more comfortable in the clubhouse and I know the guys a lot better, so hopefully having that experience can help me to have some success.”

Albers made his first start in the majors since 2013 on Aug. 30, when the Twins took on the Cleveland Indians.

It wasn’t a good outing, however, as he gave up four runs and six hits in just two innings of work in an eventual 6-5 loss for the Twins.

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It’s been three years since Andrew Albers pitched with the Minnesota Twins.

The 30-year-old lefthander from North Battleford is hoping to make the most of his return to the American League club as the 2016 season comes to a close.

“It’s a great opportunity,” Albers said. “When you get back up here you’re looking for a chance to be with a club and take advantage of your opportunity.

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“That’s one of those games where you go back and take a look at the video to try and learn from it.”

He had another start Sunday at Target Field when the Twins took on the Chicago White Sox. Albers struck out a career-high six batters in four and two-thirds innings of work, but had a no decision in a 13-11 win for the White Sox. Prior to his starts, Albers had made two relief appearances for the Twins in August.

He pitched six innings against the Houston Astros on Aug. 11 and had two and one-third innings on the mound on Aug. 26 against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto.

“The game against Houston was the back-end of a doubleheader and we needed someone to eat up some innings for the team,” Albers said. “It wasn’t the prettiest of outings but I was able to go out there and help to save the arms in the bullpen a little bit.

“Being able to pitch in Toronto was a great opportunity and I was really happy about it. That was the first time I had pitched in the Rogers Centre since I was 17, and it was called the SkyDome back then.”

Albers, who pitched one game with the Blue Jays last year and had a rough season with the Buffalo Bisons in AAA, started the season in independent ball with the Lancaster Barnstormers before signing a minor league contract with the Twins in April.

He’s spent the majority of the 2016 campaign with the Rochester Red Wings.

In 21 starts for the Twins AAA team, he had a 10-6 record with a 3.84 earned run average.

Andrew Albers has made four appearances on the mound for the Minnesota Twins this season in his second stint with the Major League Baseball club. Photo Courtesy of the Minnesota Twins

“I was having a really good season down there until my last three starts when things weren’t going my way,” Albers said.

“There were balls that weren’t getting hit very hard that were falling in for hits, but that’s how baseball goes sometimes.

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“For me, it doesn’t matter if it’s staying as starting pitcher or if I move back into the bullpen. I’m more than happy to go in whatever role they want me to here.”

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Battlefords North Stars forward Logan Nachtegaele, left, shoved aside Bonnyville Pontiacs forward Ryan Piche during a face-off at the Civic Centre on Sunday night. Photo by Lucas Punkari

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

Last weekend marked the first time that Jeremy Velazquez got a taste of what Junior A hockey with the Battlefords North Stars is like.

After playing for two years for Brother Rice High School in Chicago and spending last season with the Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy, it’s safe to say he’s eager for more.

“I absolutely love it,” Velazquez said. “It’s a lot different than the other levels of hockey that I’ve played in.

“The step into juniors is the biggest one that a player can take. A lot of the guys that I played with or against while at Coeur d’Alene have all moved up into junior leagues like the BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League) so that competition has helped out the transition a bit.”

It also doesn’t hurt that the North Stars are off to a strong start in their preseason slate, as they improved to 3-0 following an 8-1 rout on the road against the Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday night.

Prior to that, the North Stars had a pair of wins over the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League over the weekend.

They came away with a narrow 4-3 win in Bonnyville Saturday and followed that up with a 5-2 triumph a night later at the Civic Centre.

“We’ve switched up enough guys in each game that we had a mix of young guys in there along with some key leadership from our veteran players,” North Stars general manager and head coach Nate Bedford said.

“We’ve been successful so far, but we expect that out of ourselves no matter who is in the lineup.”

The juggling of the lineups has allowed different players to stand out on offence during the course of the three games.

MacGregor Sinclair, who played with the Lloydminster Midget AAA Bobcats last season, had a goal and an assist Saturday.

Ryan Rosenberg, Logan Nachtegaele and Connor Logan each had a goal and assist at home Sunday, while Calgary’s Tayden Woods had two goals and two assists in Nipawin.

“They are prepared and ready to go and that’s a good lesson for us as a team overall,” Pontiacs general manager and head coach Rick Swan said.

“Having a chance to go up against a team from the SJHL really allows us to see how we look at this early stage, and it’s a good lesson for our younger guys to see what they need to do at this level. If you don’t learn from games like this, then you aren’t going to be successful.”

Three different goaltenders have started for the North Stars so far in the pre-season.

Ryan Rewerts got the call Saturday, Dawson Rodin made his first Junior A start at the Civic Centre Sunday and Taryn Kotchorek was between the pipes Tuesday in Nipawin.

With Wednesday’s home game against the Hawks being cancelled due to logistical reasons, there are only two more games for players to impress Bedford and the rest of the North Stars staff in order to make the opening night roster.

They will travel to Kindersley Friday night before facing the Klippers once again Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. tilt at the Civic Centre.

“There’s going to be some hard decisions that we will have to make,” Bedford said. “You kind of have an idea of what you’re going to do, but then the games happen and you have to make some adjustments.”

“It’s going to be very competitive,” Velazquez said. “You see that every place you go, with everyone battling for a spot and

you never know what’s going to happen until the season starts.”

The regular season will begin Sept. 16 when the Klippers pay a visit to North Battleford.

In other news, the North Stars are the highest ranked team from the SJHL in the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s pre-season rankings in 13th spot.

The Estevan Bruins are 20th while the two-time defending champion Melfort Mustangs were given an honorable mention.

The Portage Terriers of the MJHL enter the year as the top team in the country, while the defending RBC Cup champion West Kelowna Warriors are in fourth spot.

The next CJHL rankings come out on Sept. 26.

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The Labour Day weekend is one that Braydon Buziak will never forget.

After signing a Western Hockey League contract with the Regina Pats Thursday, the 18-year-old Battleford product found the back of the net during a 7-2 win over the Prince Alber Raiders in a pre-season contest Friday in Regina.

“It’s a great feeling to get that first goal under my belt and to also get that contract signed,” Buziak said after Friday’s game.

“Those are both huge accomplishments, but I need to continue working hard like I have been over the last week.”

Buziak’s road to the Pats has been an interesting one.

He was placed on the Pats protected list last year and attended the team’s training camp, but was dropped from their list midway through the season.

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a training camp invite last week and made the most of his opportunity.

“I had a really good start to the camp with a couple of goals and I just kept things up from there, which led to me signing a contract with the Pats,” Buziak said.

Prior to training camp, Buziak was debating whether he wanted to go the major junior route or keep his eligibility to play in college hockey in the United States.

In the end, the chance to play in the Western Hockey League and the atmosphere around the Pats proved to be the deciding factor.

“My goal is to play hockey at the best level possible and signing with the Pats was the best option,” Buziak said.

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“Playing with the North Stars helped me a lot,” Buziak said. “Going up against the bigger and stronger guys in Junior A has helped me for those same challenges here in the Western Hockey League.

“Practicing every day with Coach Kevin (Hasselberg) really helped as well. He pushed us to our limit in every practice to help us improve our game.”

Buziak’s first goal as a member of the Pats was typical of how he plays on a nightly basis.

He came away with the puck after battling with Rhett Rhinehart and Drew Warkentine of the Raiders before he fired a shot past netminder Curtis Meger.

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The day saw more than 520 people registered with approximately another 100 in attendance. The day was a terrific success according to the organizers.

The weather co-operated with sunny skies to allow the guests to take the walking tour of more than 53 marked places in the village, indicating where the old buildings had been — the registration booth was on the site of the previous

Canadian Bank of Commerce, in Richard from 1919 to 1966.

The day kicked off with a parade of 35 entries.

The rest of the day included silent auction and raffle, some displays in the hall, a ceremony at 2 p.m. for greetings from the village mayor, Bob Urben, chair of the Richard Recreation Board, Cecil Russell, and Scott Moe, MLA for Rosthern/Shellbrook, 50/50 draw, jam session, face painting, kids’ play area and games, pick up ball games, ice cream stand, horseshoes, Larry The Balloon Man, pizza stand and food booth at the curling rink. A catered supper was

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Megan Combres, Dayleen Wood and her son Cashtin and Brooklyn Finch formed a colour party for the parade. Photos submitted

Richard homecoming Continued from Page 17 The centennial projects for the committee are the framing of a mystery quilt” that has signed squares of some of the residents from the late 1940s or early 1950s. The mystery is that no one is able to tell the complete story of the quilt squares.

The squares were sent to the committee from the estate of Roberta (Christie) Woodward by her daughter. They have now been quilted and will be displayed in the hall for all to see.

The Emile Richard family home “Acadia” will also be a centennial project. There is a scale model of the home, built by

Norman Wicks of Speers, (which was in the parade) that will also be on display at the hall.

The Richard 100 Homecoming committee would like to ask anyone who took pictures during the day to send to the Homecoming, PO Box 30, Richard, S0M 2P0 or email to the richard100homecoming@gmail.com as they are wanting to assemble an album with pictures and remembrances of the day.

The committee have a small supply of T-shirts and fridge magnets still available. Please contact Christine at 306-246-4979 or Marlene at richard100homecoming@gmail. com.

Tom Pain had his team in the parade.

Among the 35 parade entries was this vintage machine.

Parade watchers lined the streets of Richard to enjoy the parade. Trun to Page 19 for more photos.

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According to Maidstone RCMP, on Aug. 21 around 9:44 p.m. the Corner Store in Lashburn was broken into by an adult male, an adult female and a youth male. Damage was caused to the store and police report there was theft of property under $5,000.

The following day, Aug. 22 between 12:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., Lashburn Corner Store was broken into again.

This time, numerous cartons and packages of cigarettes, chew tobacco, pop, chips, candy, the surveillance system and computer were stolen and damage totaling more than $21,000.

The three perpetrators then went around Lashburn, checking vehicles that were open. Aapproximately four camper trailers and between 10 to 15 vehicles were entered, according to

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The three subjects also found a vehicle with the keys inside, and stole the vehicle, which they then drove to Lloydminster.

RCMP located the vehicle in Lloydminster, but the driver fled after an attempt was made to stop the vehicle.

The vehicle was discovered shortly after parked back in Lashburn, in a different part of town.

The individuals charged were Brayden Coolidge, 19, of Lashburn, Destiny Kallis of Lloydminster, and a 17-year-old youth who cannot be named.

They face charges of conspiracy, common nuisance, flight, dangerous operation, theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of break and enter each and two counts each of mischief. The youth is also facing a charge of obstructing a police officer.

A court date in the matter is set for Oct. 25 in Lloydminster.

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Golf course hosting Fun Day of Golf this weekend

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

There is no denying it, fall is here. It was quick to recognize when maple leaves started turning colour in August and especially noticeable once the school became active as classes resumed Sept. 1.

Even though it’s hard to think of summer as over, there is plenty to enjoy this fall. But one thing we all want to enjoy is the safety of our family and friends; whether those in the field, the school zones or elsewhere. It seems once school is back in session, life just gets a little busier for all of us.

You know what Sept. 6 is to me? It’s the 30th anniversary of a wedding on a beautiful fall day in North Battleford that was held one week after my parents’ 25th anniversary. Happy anniversary to my better half and a very happy anniversary to my parents on their 55th anniversary!

This weekend, the golf course will be swinging with the annual Fun Day of Golf fundraiser “fore” the ground floor hall committee. In addition, you can tour the collection of classic, vintage, muscle cars and motorcycles at the third annual Delta Co-op show and shine in the food store parking lot, complete with a Lions barbecue.

There is no need to register, just come on down and either show off your prized possession or enjoy the viewing.

It is election time and there are numerous call for nominations for town council and mayor as well as area RMs and school boards. Consider letting

your name stand to help govern in your community.

St. Peter’s School will let us know soon where their numbers are at this school season. Until then, the school is accustoming themselves to the lack of familiar faces from last year’s Grade 6 class while welcoming the kindergarten kids who have arrived.

Unity Public School will soon have their numbers crunched and let us know what enrolment is.

With plenty of new faces in this year’s kindergarten class, along with some new staff, everyone is set to kick off another great year at UPS. The SCC welcomed everyone back with a pancake breakfast in the parking lot.

At UCHS is a bright new bunch of Grade 7 students. Football is already underway and volleyball has been holding tryouts for both senior and junior divisions. SADD and SLC will also begin activity.

Welcome Week is planned for the week of Sept. 12 to 16. The Warrior football players have been committed to daily practices and held an exhibition game against JP II on Sept. 1.

Sadly there are those people who find it amusing to damage and steal from other people’s property.

Unfortunately our local museum was the victim yet again. This small group, consisting of many elders, dedicate many hours to the upkeep and improvement of our museum. Residents are reminded to keep their eyes and ears open to suspicious activity in or around the museum and report it in the hopes that these acts can be prevented. Some of the stolen items cannot be

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We have written, read or heard about the benefits in our community, but when you host an event and listen to participants or attendees at these events you realize they are appreciating in our town what others may take for granted.

Attending several ball events over the summer I heard: “They have a theatre with the latest release.”

“Once the pool staff saw our yellow bracelets for ball they were most welcoming and what a nice pool.”

“The campground was close to the diamonds and had what we needed.”

“The food stores in town have great selections.”

“There sure are some great little shops in downtown Unity.”

“The sports store ran down after hours to grab us some equipment we needed.” “This ball park is amazing with all those trees and paths.”

“It was great to see some welcome signs for our event.” and the list goes on.

We had numerous visitors at our house over the August long weekend for ball and one of them, hailing originally from Liverpool England, was astounded at the services, the town itself and all of the friendly people he encountered. Many of our guests who had been born and raised in the city were pleasantly surprised with the grass greens golf course, the pool, the downtown and a beautiful view of a starry sky at night.

They also remarked on the close walking proximity to many venues as well as the overall feeling of comfort and safety all about town.

Free parking was another common theme. Although not always enough of it at the ball diamonds,

the fact there is parking throughout town with no meters or pay stations was a comment heard several times, an amenity we take for granted.

Having a booth on site was another bonus for attendees at the ball events as often when events are held in the cities, the close proximity to fast food places eliminates an onsite booth.

So congratulations once again, not to just host committees who bring these events to town, but the community itself for giving so much for visitors to appreciate. And, next time you feel the need to lament what we don’t have here, remember there are others who are appreciating what we do have.

Only two more weeks of the farmers’ market, folks! A hall full of fresh product as well as eggs and homemade products are available to shoppers at the Legion Hall.

Next weekend is the annual Candace Heitt Memorial Run. To register visit

Heitt’s Plumbing or Hair Accents.

As garden produce and canning is at a peak, remember the upcoming fall fair and trade show set for Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

Coffee row folks are ready for a fall full of fun and “food for fodder” as fall activities, Rider season, Blue Jays season and harvest are always on the topic table. If the entire world could learn the lessons from those on coffee row – no problem is too big to solve, no opposition is too big to overcome, no matter what side of the topic table you sit on, you’re always welcome back tomorrow and the table is never too small to fit in just one more! All it takes is a few friendly faces, some topics to mull over, a simple cup of coffee and the camaraderie of this community culture to share, solve and simplify all that is going on in life. So you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time …

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The most important step in eradicating fruit flies is to locate where they are breeding. Any fruit or vegetables that are ripe should be refrigerated, eaten or discarded. If you suspect that a drain is the prime breeding site, then tape a plastic bag over the drain for a night and look in the morning for adult fruit flies. If you find some then simply flush the drain with hot water to help keep it as clean as possible. It is also a good idea to use a fine mesh screen to prevent them from getting in and out of the drain area.

A simple trap can be set

up on your kitchen counter by using a used (and washed) yogurt container covered with saran wrap.

Simply place a banana peel in the container (or other fruit part), cover with saran wrap secured with an elastic band. Poke a number of small holes in the saran wrap big enough to accommodate the passage of a fruit fly. If you have a fruit fly problem, within a short period of time you fill find the container will be filled with flies able to enter but unable to find their way out. To take care of the captive flies, simply place the container in the freezer for a short period of time.

The life span of a fruit fly is relatively short, so once the breeding site is eliminated, adults soon disappears and once the winter arrives, there is less chance of a repeat infestation.

— Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 306-931-GROW(4769).

Fruit fly invasion is underway It is the time of year where we have a number of unwanted guests around the house. There is a host of tiny little fruit flies happily flitting about the fruit bowl. Fruit flies are evident in the home at any time of year, but they are most commonly encountered a bit later in the season.

The adults are easy to spot being a hefty 2.5 millimetres long with large red eyes and a tan to black body. Fruit flies lay eggs on fermenting fruits and vegetables and any other accommodating moist organic surface as long as there is some fermentation of some kind of organic material in process. The eggs will hatch within days and larvae will become breeding adults within a week. This is significant as each female may lay as many as 500 eggs in her short lifetime. This leads to a population explosion if all factors are favourable.

I have fond (or not so fond) memories of genetics labs that favour the study of fruit flies - specifically due to their prolific re-

generation! However, for homeowners, this enormous breeding potential simply means that a little bit of fruit rot can quickly generate a house full of flies.

The infestations will generally originate when infested fruits or vegetables are brought into the home and left at room temperature, but adult flies may also gain entry through poorly screened doors and windows. At this time of year we have such abundance of produce that many sites in the home are attractive to these little critters. Fruit flies will also breed in drains, recycle bins, garbage containers or even dirty mops or

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NB hosts first sectional bridge tourney in 30 years Submitted A duplicate bridge sectional tournament was held Aug. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28, at the Gold Eagle Casino Events Centre.

This tournament was hosted by North Saskatchewan Unit 575 and the North Battleford and Meota bridge clubs.

This is the first duplicate bridge sectional tournament held in North Battleford for approximately 30 years. With the persistence of Gerry Fernandes, chairman, and a supportive committee from the two

Locum physicians to be accessed during leaves Submitted NSRMHH

North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting on July 18.

Dr. Tshatshela will be on holidays from Sept. 21 to Oct. 17. Dr. Odiegwu will also be away on leave from Aug. 26 to the end of Jan. 2017. NSRMHH and Prairie North Health Re-

gion are in the process of accessing locum services for the clinics while these physicians are away.

The North Sask. River Municipal Health Holdings board welcomes a new member to the team.

Ashley Hill has been hired as a casual medical office assistant for the clinics.

Hill has completed training in Turtleford, Edam St. Walburg and Glaslyn

clinics. The next regular meeting of the North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings board will be held Monday, Sept.

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If anyone has any questions, they are welcome to contact the representative from their area or the office at 1-306-845-4144.

clubs, organizers say the tournament was successful.

Bridge players travelled from Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Edmonton, Alta. to join players from Meota and North Battleford areas, hoping to add a few more silver points to their collection. There were five sessions played with approximately 60 to 80 people per session. This included many first-time attendees.

Bridge players, who join the ACBL, are awarded points for winning, eventually reaching certain levels and goals. Primarily people play for the competition and enjoyment, meeting people and making new friends. All this was highlighted by great food, a wonderful facility and door prizes donated by businesses and individuals.

The success of the tournament was determined by the numerous compliments and appreciation expressed by guests and visitors to the Battlefords and encouragement to do this again.

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By Lynn Strendin Annual fees of $25 are due for the Battlefords Art Club, which meets weekly at the Don Ross Centre.

Anyone interested in doing their own art in a friendly group setting is welcome to drop in any Tuesday around noon. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month.

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A summer filled with travel and visits

By Thelma Kendall Correspondent

Hello everyone!

I’m back again after a lovely summer. July and August just flew by and, although the weather sometimes wasn’t that great, but it was holidays, a time for company and travelling.

I hope we have a nice September, so the farmers can get their harvesting finished. The tenants here at tower II appears to have been doing a lot of visiting and enjoying company over July and August.

Francis Cole went to Edmonton and Lloydminster to see her great-grandchildren and family for a week. I bet they enjoyed seeing great-grandma, too, Francis.

Judy Slind travelled to Turtle Lake with a friend over the long weekend. I’m sure it was a good time, Judy.

Over the holidays, Bev and Murray McCrimmon travelled to Lacombe, Alta. to visit with Bev’s family.

Then they were looking forward to seeing relatives from Europe sometime this summer. Hope you folks enjoyed your company.

In July, Betty Bonson had a nice visit with her family in Innisfail, Alta.

for two weeks.

Also in July, Betty celebrated her 80th birthday here in the lounge. She was delighted to see so many relatives and friends coming to wish her well. It was a lovely time, Betty.

Mary Dearborn attended the 100th anniversary of Richard. They lived on a farm a few miles out of town. She said it was great to see many people she hadn’t seen for years. They also had a parade and everything was so well organized. Mary’s daughter still runs the post office there. It sounded like a wonderful time, Mary.

Jenny Craig travelled to Vernon, B.C. to visit her brother. She then travelled to Fruitville in Trail, B.C. to see her sister. Its always so nice to get together with family, Jenny. I’m sure you enjoyed your visit.

Shirley Jeboy enjoyed a drive to Maymont on July 2 to attend a Tebay reunion. Her four sons and daughters-in-law attended: Dennis and Juliette, Dale and Joyce, Doug and Jerri, Gary and Roberta. Grandchildren Brad and Kelly, Micah and Brooklyn also came along.

Everyone had a good afternoon of visiting with relatives from different lo-

alley View II cations. A delicious supper ended the day. It sounds like you had a lovely day, Shirley.

In July Ida Baker and her daughter motored to Saskatoon to see her sister who was hospitalized with surgery. They stayed overnight in Saskatoon to visit her and then came home on Monday.

Aug. 6, Ida’s daughter came from Saskatoon together with her grandson and family. They met at another daughter and son-inlaw’s place to celebrate her daughter’s birthday. They all had a nice day.

Aug. 7, a good time was had when they met Ida’s sister from Tofield, Alta. and had coffee at Tim Hortons in Battleford.

Aug. 12, Ida and family went to Lloydminster, Alta. to attend her nephew’s funeral. He was only 59 years old when he died of cancer. So sad for the family.

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Ada Pasutto accompanied her two daughters, Carol Morrison and Joy Mauws along with her husband Dutch to Victoria, B.C. on July 22 for 10 days.

They were able to watch many cruise ships come and gofrom the oceanfront accommodations and from the many walks along the paths at Ogden Point in James Bay. While in Victoria they visited a winery and toured the Butterfly Museum. At the museum they experienced a variety of free-flying butterflies and moths from around the world.

The gardens also housed tropical plants and flowers.

They enjoyed sightseeing and shopping while strolling through market gardens on weekends.

Buskers sold a variety of handmade items, fruits and vegetables.

Midway through the week they took a drive up to Courtney, B.C., stopped at Parksville for lunch and walked along the boardwalk to view the many

amazing sand castles that contestants from around the world created.

Back in Victoria they took in a whale-watching cruise. Along with the whale sightings they saw seals, sea lions and a rare puffin bird not common for that warm area. It was a very enjoyable, busy week with beautiful weather and scenery, and everyone had an enjoyable time.

I also enjoyed my summer. I went out to the lake (Trevessa Beach) with my family to visit with my granddaughters who have cabins there. We usually have a tasty barbecue and a pontoon ride if it isn’t too windy. Always a great time.

July 31, my family and I drove to Saskatoon to surprise my son and daughterin-law on their 44th anniversary.

Many friends and relatives gathered at my granddaughter’s home in Saskatoon and it was a surprise.

We all had a wonderful time with lots of good food and great visiting.

We were sorry that Cecile Dupuis moved out from here to Manor Marchildon just recently, but we’re glad she likes her new home. Alice Holmes

also moved to Rabbit Lake to an assisted living home.

Hope she will be happy there, too.

During July and August we had some entertainers come and favour us with delightful music.

John and Friends came July 8. Then on the evening of July 22, the Cousins entertained us.

In August John and Friends were invited back to play and sing for us again.

We were very happy to have new caterers, from Aquadeo who deliver meals for us. They are called Mothers. So far we’ve enjoyed pork, meatloaf and chicken. It certainly beats making your own meals. Many of us enjoyed a potluck supper Aug. 26. Such a tasty variety of delicious food. We do have some good cooks here, folks.

Get well wishes to all those here that have been sick. We hope you get better soon.

Welcome to all newcomers. It is nice to become acquainted over coffee in the lounge. See you there.

Hopefully we have a nice fall. See you next month, folks.

Airships, has their day finally arrived?

By William Wardill My dreams are coming true. Airships are being built again. Not so long ago I cruised the Internet to see the flaming crash of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937.

The Hindenburg depended for lift on highly flammable hydrogen which, when ignited, destroyed the massive airship in minutes.

This disaster was the beginning of the end for lighterthan-air craft. Only seven years before Britain’s R101, then the largest airship in the world, was forced down over France in a storm on Oct. 4, 1930. It nosed into the earth gently at a speed of 13 miles an hour, but hydrogen-filled gas bags in the nose cone burst and the gas was ignited by a spark.

Flames destroyed the ship quickly and most of those on board perished.

In America, the navy had faith in airships if their lift was provided by inert helium. It commissioned the building of the USS Macon and USS Akron. Both were flying aircraft carriers, successfully launching and retrieving small fighter planes. Both perished when their tail assemblies were damaged in violent storms. Except for small blimps, the age of airships was over.

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What I envisaged has now been built and is in the process of being marketed, except that neither contestant in the race embodies fuel cells and solar panels.

The advantages of the new monster airship are obvious. Although slower than jet-powered cargo planes, they can, at miserly costs

of fuel, carry tremendous loads of goods into and raw materials out of places beyond the reach of roads and rails. They can stay aloft for days and can land anywhere there is an area large enough to accommodate their massive size.

The smaller entry in the competition for markets is built by Lockheed-Martin of the United States. According to the Internet, the price of the LM H-1 is $480 million for a dozen.

Anybody can buy one for $40 million. There is a confident prediction that the price will drop if more are sold. Even more expensive is the British built Airlander 10, which is the largest flying object ever built.

It costs 287 million British pounds for just one. The popular Airbus jet plane costs 375 British pounds.

By my uncertain calculations, an Airlander 10 costs $215 million US and the Airbus $284 million.

Could the owners of such impressive flying miracles ever employ them in the mundane task of taking grains and oilseeds to Canada’s northern port of Churchill, orphaned now since Omnitrax has shut down the rail line that was once the old Hudson Bay Railway? This is a question that can’t be answered now, but there may come a time when it should be asked.

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Eileen Fountain, retired branch manager for CIBC Radisson, presented a cheque for $500 to Don Harris, chairperson for the Radisson Communiplex Committee Inc. Donations of $500 were also presented to the Radisson Recreation Association

by Marcy Harris, branch manager at Radisson and to the Radisson Curling Club by Doreen Froom, retired CIBC employee. The funds are from the CIBC Retiree and Employee Volunteer Program. CIBC says the program’s goal is

orden Radisson to make a lasting difference through corporate donation, sponsorships and volunteer spirit of employees with a focus on kids, cures and community.

The Borden Friendship Club held their August potluck supper and birthday celebration Aug. 31 in the Borden Community Centre with more than 45 members and guests present, along with 20 from Rosthern, who were pro-

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The Rosthern Playgroup then acted out a comical play, Wanted – A Housekeeper. Two older bachelors are tired of housekeeping and they are getting on each other’s nerves. They decide to put an ad in the local paper for a housekeeper. The first applicant could cook only cabbage soup and fried pork, but would do no dishes. A woman with an over-active son was next, and he was wrecking everything, Gertie was next and wanted them to take her out to dine and dance.

She could use a can opener, but that’s all. The next applicant was deaf and her three husbands had all died of stomach trouble, but her cooking was improving.

The last one stopped in to ask directions, but they both wanted her and she didn’t want to be a housekeeper. The bachelors decided to buy a car, socialize more, get new clothes, eat out in town and maybe look the widow ladies over.

There are a few new faces at the Borden School this year, with Kimberley Picard and Jenn Doratti teaching Grade 1 and 2, Mackenzie Fisher in middle years and high school and Allison Dyck in elementary. The principal is Mitch Luiten, administrative assistant is Angelena Likan, kindergarten teacher is Jackie Locke and Grade 3 and 4 teacher is Terri TroupeLogue, who also handles

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The Borden Dance Club is starting up again and classes start Sept.19. Action Bowl will be starting with the Fall League on Sept. 19. For information or to register call the village office at 306-997-2134 The Borden Library holds moms and tots story time the first Wednesday of every month in the library at 10:30 a.m. The library hold a Dessert of the Month draw every month and winning for August was Jennifer Faith.

Affinity Credit Union held a 50/50 draw over the summer with proceeds to renovations at the Borden Community Centre and the winner of $97 was David Parchoma of Borden.

The end of the month is Borden’s annual threshing day and roast beef supper. The date is Saturday, Sept. 24 at the site two miles north of the Borden Cemetery. Gates open at 10 a.m. and the parade is at noon. There will be a cook car open and threshing and other demonstrations will take place. The Borden Museum will be open. Organizers will make a draw for 50/50 cash at the supper. Judging of the largest beets and cabbages will take place Sept. 23 at the hall at 6:30 p.m. The winning vegetables will be on display in the seniors’ room during the supper. The supper is at 5 p.m. (or earlier) with ticket sales starting at 4 p.m. in the seniors’ room (east door entrance).

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There was a wide array of quilt work being generated at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall in late August when the Rabbit Lake Quilters hosted a retreat. Photos by Alan Laughlin

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If the calendar doesn’t signal autumn is here, then sharing the road with harvest equipment and school buses should. Harvest is in full swing with field peas being cleaned up and other crops being swathed. As I have said before, the farm is where our food comes from and the farmers are the ones who produce it.

Keep it safe and here’s hoping there is a good harvest for everyone.

Congratulations to Ashley Sorenson and Clinton Dies who were married Aug. 20 at Crescent Beach on Meeting Lake. The reception and dance were held at Meeting Lake Regional Park. Ashley is the daughter of Ken and Barb Sorensen of Mullingar and Clinton is the son of Wes and Barb Dies of Crescent Beach.

Aleah McNabb is making quite a name for herself. Like her parents and siblings, Aleah enjoys sports. She especially enjoys curling and softball and has had considerable success in both.

Aleah played with the Prince Albert Aces (13to 14-year-old division) and won the provincials in Prince Albert in July. This qualified them to compete

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Get well wishes go to Bev Kowerchuk. We hope to see you home soon and feeling a whole lot better.

Rabbit Lake Community Hall was a busy place Aug. 26, 27 and 28.

The Rabbit Lake Quilters hosted a quilting retreat that was attended by 23 quilters.

Participants came from Saskatoon, Spiritwood, Meota, Martensville, Prince Albert, North Battleford and Leoville to join with the Rabbit Lake crew for a busy few days. Some of the projects that were undertaken were applique quilts, bias cut quilt, denim quilts and scrap quilts.

One participant chose to scrapbook rather than quilt.

Meeting Lake Regional Park has closed for the season. It is very different there after the many camping units have disappeared and the hustle and bustle is done for another year. The park seemed to be very full and very busy over the summer so hopefully it was successful financially as well.

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By Elaine Wolosyn Correspondent

The onions in the front of the picture are ready for the pick-up machine that will pick up the swath and auger it directly into a truck beside it as it moves along the row. The next four rows have had the tops removed and are ready for the machine to pick up all four rows at once and leave them in a swath, as those in the foreground of the picture ones are already. The rest of the field behind is onions waiting their turn to be harvested. This was amazing to watch on Saturday while the weather was good. Then we watched them at the storage shed as eight men worked on the table as the onions passed by them, picking out stones, dirt lumps or smashed or spoiled onions. The auger moved them from the semi truck into the building. The auger moved from slowly side to side as they gradually filled the building. By morning the huge shed was nearly full of tons of onions. Storage buildings can be seen in the background. Photo by Lorna Pearson

Weatherman needs to send warm, dry days

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Harvest continues every day it’s dry enough to work, but the weatherman is having trouble sending the good, dry days needed.

Contract bridge top winner Aug. 29 was Jette Dasilva and second was Marlene Brydges. Games were played in Meota. Duplicate bridge the next evening in Meota found top score by Margaret Dyck and David Sharpe. Second were Glen and Julie Moore and third were Eric Callbeck and Maureen Campbell.

They had a good night with 26 people playing.

Sept. 1, in the city, duplicate bridge top score was earned by Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen. Second high were Joyce Antoine

eota News and Margaret Dyck. Tied for third place were Vern Iverson and Gerry Fernandes and Glen and Julie Moore.

My drive out to Taber, Alta. with daughter Beth Wynne went well, as we observed harvest in various stages along the way.

We picked up my granddaughter Shari Pearson in Lloydminster.

Then we were joined by more family members and a couple of old friends over the weekend at Beth’s home south of Taber. The pumpkin field by her house will be harvested in about a month and the onion

field fairly soon. The corn is getting nearly ready, the sugar beets will wait for a frost, potatoes not for a while and so it goes.

All farmers are very busy while the weather holds off.

We saw quite a few large herds of cattle as we travelled from Lloydminster south and west, a route I had not been on before. There are large rolling hills with lots of large sloughs. When the folks came down from Carstairs, Alta. they saw one field with five combines working and another field with seven, so harvest is in full swing.

Everyone headed home Monday so I’ll be near Carstairs for a few days with son Brad and Kelly and daughter Sally and Norm Bouvier.

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There will be no church service at the catholic Church in Mayfair Sunday, Sept. 11 as it will instead by celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church approximately five miles east of Mayfair. St. Joseph’s Church is a typical small country building erected in 1935. This church serviced the community for 40 years and the last service was the funeral of the Joseph Zyznomirski in June 1975. It is used once a year in September for the service, a blessing of the nearby graves. The service, followed by an old-fashioned picnic, begins at 11 a.m. Usually former residents of the Mayfair community attend this function and people from as far away as Edmonton, Alta. have returned.

Sunday, Sept. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Honeywood Heritage Nursery will be hosting the last get together for the public, as the growing season has come to an end. A draw for the 50/50 progressive lotto will take place and one can still purchase tickets by calling 306-747-3307. There is also one draw for a print

by Glen Scrimshaw entitled Honeywood valued at $950. Tickets are one for $10, five for $25 and 15 for $50. There are a to-

ayfair News tal of 20,500 tickets with a maximum possible prize of $40,000.

The local ladies prepare 160 apple and rhubarb pies and this is a delightful way to spend an outdoor afternoon, eating scrumptious pie, drinking coffee, listening to good entertainment and visiting. There will also be an array of crafters selling their goods and one can even tour the gardens in an open wagon drawn by a tractor. They would love to sell many tickets for the draw, as this is a big fundraiser. Many people volunteer at the site pulling weeds, planting flowers and keeping the grounds immaculate. In their budget there is only one full-time employee, according to a person I talked to last September while at this event.

Honeywood Nursery is located near Parkside, which is 13.8 kilometres southwest of Shellbrook.

Neighbour Mary Konopelski’s family is hosting a come and go lunch Sunday, Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall in honour of her 80th birth-

day. Happy birthday, Mary.

Harper Adeline is the newest member of the Babiy family. Congratulations to Curtis and Ashlee on the birth of their daughter. This new addition is a grandchild number five for Peter and Sharon Babiy and the only granddaughter, as their daughter Kim (Mark) Brochu have four sons.

We received a light frost Aug. 28, but there really was no noticeable damage. The long-range forecast for the coming week still looks promising as the lows go down to only 5 C. Not too bad for this time of year, but we all know the weather can drastically change in no time.

People seem to be pushing to bring in all the vegetables. I am not in a hurry as I cover the plants with blankets and tarps. It is heart breaking to see flowers still flourishing one day and the next morning you wake up to discover Jack Frost has brought devastation. Summer is never long enough, as officially, in a couple of weeks, the summer of 2016 will have disappeared.

Farmers are still plugging away at harvest, which will go on to the end of October. Start getting out your winter attire, because sooner or later it will come in handy.

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SHUMLICH: Mike Victor Shumlich, age 83 years, of North Battleford, SK passed away of natural causes Friday, August 5, 2016 at his residence.

Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church. Interment of cremated remains will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Jackfish Cemetery, Jackfish, SK. ‘Your presence we miss – your memories we treasure – loving you always – forgetting you never’. Mike requested in lieu of flowers, donations in his memory be considered to Mass offerings and, as he loved animals, a donation to the SPCA-Humane Society (any branch) will be appreciated. Condolences can be sent to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-4464200)

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OBITUARIES ELDER: Barbara Elder (Herle) January 27, 1934 August 27, 2016. It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Barb was born in Revenue, SK within a family of 14 children. Barb will be forever loved by her four daughters, Doreen (Doug), Jeanette (Gerry), Kathy (Ted) and Laura and by her two sons, Mervin and Chuck (Linda), 14 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. Barb is predeceased by her husband, Jordan(2005), two sons, Arnie (2016) and Richard (1960)and Grandson Daniel (1996). In lieu of flowers please donate to St. Paul’s Hospital - St. Paul’s Hospice fund, 1702 20th St. W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 0Z9 by cheque. Condolences may be left for the family by visiting mail@battlefordfuneralservice.com .

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will be changing their name to

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MEETINGS

Sharing Grief’s Journey A support group for those suffering the loss of a loved one.

New Sessions start Thursday, Sept. 22 For information, contact Wendy 306-445-7315 or Sue 306-445-6658

We, the family of our beloved Micheal O’Driscoll would like to extend our deep appreciation to family and friends who offered support, kindness and sympathy during and following Micheal’s passing. As well to all who supported us with cooking, flowers, cards and everyone who attended the service, you will always be remembered. Additionally to Fr. Greg Elder for all of your comforting visits and blessings and the thoughtful service provided, St. Vital Parish, Battlefords Funeral Service, Community of Cando and surrounding area for the overwhelming baking contributions, Rosalind for dinner, Bob McKay for the solo of Danny Boy, Jim Ramsay for the pipes. Also a very special thank-you to the amazing staff on the Palliative Care Unit and COP Centre at Battlefords Union Hospital, your kindness, dedication and compassionate care will never be forgotten.

In addition, Bigger Home Care, thank you for the abundant kindness and support over the years and anyone else we missed, that provided care - Thanks. We also, send our gratitude to everyone who donated to the Palliative Care Unit at the BUH, in honor of Micheal. The many acts of kindness from all who reached out continue to be a great comfort, Thank You.

With sincere thanks, the Family of Micheal O’Driscoll

The Rotary Club of the Battlefords

SPUDNUT BOOTH

North Battleford Fair

to all the non-rotarian volunteers who made the 2016 spudnut project a resounding success.

School Community Councils will hold annual general meetings at their respective schools as follows: St. Peter’s School, Unity Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 .................. 6:30 pm Holy Family School Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm John Paul II Collegiate Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm St. Mary Community School Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm Notre Dame School Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm Rivier School, Spiritwood Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 ............. 6:30 pm

DUPLEXES FOR RENT

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. is a publicly-traded company in Calgary that acquires oil & gas fee title and royalty interests at fair market value.

To receive a cash offer, call 587293-4055 or visit www.prairiesky.com/Selling-Your-Royalties.

2 bedroom loft style main floor duplex. 1200sq ft. With power, energy, water included. Hardwood floors, 5 appliances, 1 and 1/2 bath. $1350 1 year lease, references. No smoking 306-441-3999.

HOUSES FOR RENT

FARMLAND WANTED

1&2 Bedroom Suites

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

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

• 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 Available for rent 2 bedroom home/duplex. Monthly rent or Sign one year contract get one month free. Ref required. Call 306-4416728 or 306-937-7252 House for rent on Murray Lake, 2000 sf plus 400 sf attached garage, R 24 construction. All appliances included. 3 brm, 1 full bath plus one 1/2 bath. 676 sft. detached heated shop/garage. Avail Oct 1. Non smokers only. References required. $900 / mo rent.

Tel 306 481 4415 Incredible park view part of Caleb retirement community. 2 bedroom, NS, NP, some furnishings including 6 appliances, parking with plug in. 306-445-4359 or 306-4411605.

TENDERS

REQUEST FOR BIDS The W Law Group will be accepting bids up to 2:00 p.m CST on September 9, 2016 for the following property located in the City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Surface Parcel #131480894 Reference Land Description: Blk/Par 6 Plan No AA4279 Extension 1 Surface Parcel 131480906 Reference Land Description: Blk/Par 6 Plan No AA4279 Extension 2 Surface Parcel #131529539 Reference Land Description: Blk/Par 6 Plan No AA4279 Extension 3 Reserve bid: $2,232,000.00 Interested parties are asked to contact the Selling Officer, Jenny Underhill, at The W Law Group at (306) 244-2242 or by email to junderhill@wlawgroup.com to request a bid package.

The Rotary Club extends its deep

Expression of Gratitude Light of Christ RCSSD #16 School Community Council Annual General Meetings

LAND FOR SALE

CARD OF THANKS

Card of Thanks

We are pleased to announce that

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Without the assistance of these volunteers, we could not have achieved this success.

The Rotary Club also extends the same thanks to Home Hardware - North Battleford, Ron & Grace Lang at Sobeys, The directors, management and staff of the Battlefords Agriculture Society.

INVITATION TO BID Light of Christ Catholic Schools Knights of Columbus Hall Renovation

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned up to 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on the 22nd day of September, 2016, at the office of the Consultant.

The work includes 300 square meters of interior renovations to existing Club Room and Offices.

General Contractors may obtain bid documents from the office of the Consultant on deposit of one hundred dollars ($100), recoverable upon return of same in good condition within seven working days of receipt of bids.

Bid documents may also be viewed at the Construction Association Offices in North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon. Additional information, including list of bidders and addenda may be viewed at www.henrydowning.ca.

Bids are to be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Cheque in the amount stipulated in the specifications.

The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted.

Light of Christ Catholic Schools 9301-19th Avenue North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3N5 Henry Downing Architects 2233 Avenue C North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7L 5Z2

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SERVICES FOR HIRE

SERVICES FOR HIRE

K &S

PERSONAL CARE HOME

5 bed personal care home has openings • Must be able to handle 1/2 flight of stairs • Centrally located in North Battleford • 24 hour care • Respite care provided Contact Keith 306-480-4022

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

MARKS MOBILE DUMPSTER. Will load and haul anything to dump. Tree cutting, hedge trimming, leaf vacuuming & blowing, eavestroughs cleaning. Free estimates. Call 306-441-7530 Reliable housesitter for home and pets for anyone taking a winter break. I work in North Battleford full time, but live 45 minutes out of town. Call Shannon Langley at 306-480-4952.

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL

1-888-470-7997 PETS

ADOPT A PET Hey guys my name is Aspen and me and my siblings were brought here to this shelter so we could find our furrever homes and families. We are puppies that definitely have a lot of energy and need a family that is going to give us the time and exercise that we need. I am a super sweet girl that is looking for someone who has as much luff to give as I do. I just can’t seem to get enough or give enough. I am quite happy to just be around you. If you’re looking for a new furr baby to add to your home and family come on down and meet me today.

Hi my name is Magoo and I was found wandering around town looking for a family and a place to call home. I guess you could say I am a pretty easy going laid back kinda guy. I love to watch those fluffy feather things fly around outside and love that big bright circle that shines down and feels really warm. Do you have one of those at your home? I really hope you do, if not I am sure I could adjust, or maybe we could even get one. I am looking for a family to luff and belong to. If you think you could be that family then come on down and meet me today. Maybe bring some friends with you I know there are a lot of furr babies here looking for their families too.

FEED & SEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252 Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

www.westerncommodities.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES

BOND Sea ContainerS new, Used & Modified

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

COMING EVENTS

Great secure storage.

Water tight, rodent proof.

Customize your container to meet your needs.

Call BOND Today 306-373-2236 or 306-221-9630 joe@bondind.com www.bondind.com

AUTO MISCELLANEOUS

Community Events Calendar

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

Dodge... GMC... Ford... Imports...

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

Lloydminster

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

DOMESTIC CARS

PAWLUS Saskatchewan

Motor Licence Issuer

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

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

Heavy Equipment Operators

for late model CAT equip: dozers, excavators, graders (trim operators); and Class 1A drivers.

Camp job (NE Sask).

Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

Wednesday, September 21

John Paul II Community Service and Awareness Day at JP II Library from 9:00 - 11:45 am & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Set up a table to promote your service Group or Awareness Group, gather names for volunteers or promote your Community Group!. Share valuable information for our youth to become better citizens! For more information and to book a FREE table call Roxanne Stynsky at 306-481-5501 by Friday, September 16th. Each JP II Student is required to complete a min. of 10 hours of community service...let them know how they can help you!!!

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.

UPCOMING AUCTION

Consignment Auction Sunday, September 11 - 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: 7 miles north of Livelong, 1/2 mile east on Parkland Road Solar cattle watering system; hydraulic posthole auger with 4 - 8 - 12 inch bits; 1250 gallon water tank; Craftsman 42 in. riding lawn mower; JD rubber tire wagon; D tank with electric pump; 1/2 ton truck box trailer; tandem trailer; 4.5 Honda bango pump; 3 HP Honda motor; flooring and tiles; rabbit cages; large assortment of household, furniture, shop tools, collectibles and much more.

If you have cars, truck, RV, machinery, etc. to consign call Tom 306-845-9339

Upcoming Auction for

Matt & Doreen Wildermann and John & Doreen Sopyc Sunday, September 25 - 10:00 a.m.

CONDUCTED BY:

Wilkinson Auctioneering

Tom Wilkinson Cell: 306-845-9339 Chris Cell: 306-845-9870

Email: tcwilkinson@sasktel.net

Complete listing & pictures at www.auctionsales.ca Sask. Lic. #911434

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Wednesday, September 7

Tuesday, September 13

AUCTIONS

COOK

Thursdays

Seniors Fun Day at St. Joseph Hall, 1942 - 98th Street from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Entertainment by Loewens. Bingo and lunch. All seniors welcome.

No statues, lighting or other ornamentation is permitted on or around grave sites.

Flowers are permitted provided they are in holders or vases permanently secured to the base of a memorial. All flowers and any other items are to be removed by Sept. 30, 2016. Any remaining flowers or items will be removed by Town staff after this date for winter maintenance and vases turned down to avoid damage in winter.

Agriplex, Unity, SK

Sharing Grief Journey (formerly Grief Share) - a support group for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. New session starting Thursday, September 22 for 8 weeks. For further information or to register call Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Free Legal Clinic for Alberta and Saskatchewan Residents at the Provincial Court of AB, Provincial Building, 5124 - 50 Street, Lloydminster. Meet with a volunteer lawyer for free legal advice from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. By appointment only. No walk ins. Space limited. Call toll free 1-877-314-9129 by Friday, September 2.

ATTENTION:

Regarding Battleford Cemetery

for 10-20 man road construction camp; some cleaning required.

Accommodations provided. Current location in northeast sask. Must have valid driver’s license; safe food handling ticket; and experience in a similar environment.

Send resume and two work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery. Tickets $5 each or 3 for $10. Weekly winner gets 20% of that week’s sales plus CHANCE TO WIN 30% progressive jackpot!

Tickets must be purchased weekly to WIN! Don’t miss a draw weekly subscriptions available. All proceeds to Shelter-Us Building Fund. Draws every Tuesday morning, 9:00 a.m., Lakeland Vet Clinic. Call The Shelter for more details 306-937-MEOW (6369).

Lottery licence LR15-0091.

Friday, September 9

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Tuesdays

Battlefords Toastmasters reconvenes at the Don Ross Centre, Room 108 every Wednesday from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

(Municipal or School Division Elections) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: Reeve: Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Councillor: Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Number to be elected: 3 will be received by the undersigned on the 21st day of September, 2016 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Office located at 113 6th Avenue East, Biggar, Saskatchewan and during regular business hours on Thursday September 1, 2016 to Tuesday September 20, 2016 at the Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Office located at 113 6th Avenue East, Biggar, Saskatchewan.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENSIDE NO. 377 MUNICIPAL OFFICE 113 6TH AVENUE EAST, BIGGAR, SASKATCHEWAN Dated this 1st day of September, 2016.

Joanne Fullerton Returning Officer

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

Form H [Section 45 of the Act]

Notice of Call for Nominations Town of Radisson

Public Notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: Mayor: Town of Radisson Councillor: Town of Radisson Number to be Elected: 6 will be received by the undersigned on the 21st day of September, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town of Radisson Administration Office and during regular business hours on Thursday, September 1, 2016 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Town of Radisson Administration Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Town of Radisson Administration Office Dated this 1st day of September, 2016.

Darrin Beaudoin Returning Officer

Regional Optimist CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CALIFORNIA LONG HAUL DRIVERS Full-time Bakerstreet Produce Company is seeking 2 long haul drivers to haul regular produce lines from throughout Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta to California/Arizona.

Competitive starting wage, with raises and bonuses based on performance. Passport, Class 1A and clean abstract necessary.

Contact: dan@bakerstreetproduce.com

or call 306-384-9992

www.newsoptimist.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Casual worker experienced to work in residential care home. managing a home and work independently supervise and advocate for 5 clients. employment including 24 hours duties as needed. phone 306-445-0144 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!

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL

1-888-470-7997

REGISTRATIONS

Battle River Cloggers Come and join the fun No partners needed Classes start Sept. 19th & 22nd Classes for all ages.

NEW CLASS - Chair Class For Information and registration Call Dona at 306-446-2503 OR Shirley at 306-937-7463 NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Notice of Call for Nomination

Rural Municipality of Battle River #438 Public Notice is hereby given, that nomination of candidates (4 year term) for the offices of:

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Form H (Section 66 of the Act)

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: MAYOR:

Dated this 8th day of September, 2016 Betty Johnson, Returning Officer

FORM H (Section 45 of the Act)

will be received by the undersigned on the 6th day of September 2016, during regular business hours: Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Village Office, 1000 Main Street, Edam, Saskatchewan to September 21st, 2016 FROM 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Village Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Village Office 1000 Main Street Edam, Sask.

Dated this 2nd day of September, 2016.

CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

INTENT OF THE BYLAW TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW Rezone: • Rezone Lot 10, Block 105, Plan C4240 from R3 – Medium Density Residential District to CS – Community Service District, as shown in Schedule “A” below.

Town Hall - 92-23rd Street West, Battleford, Sask.

Dated this 8th day of September, 2016.

John Enns-Wind, Returning Officer

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

FORM H [Section 66 of the Act]

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS City of North Battleford PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD No. to be elected – 1 member

will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at City Hall and during regular business hours commencing Thursday, September 1, 2016 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016.

NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Returning Office, City Hall 1291 101st Street, North Battleford Dated this 1st day of September, 2016 Debbie Wohlberg Returning Officer

Schedule “A”

NOTICE OF CALL OF NOMINATIONS Village of Richard REASON The reason for the rezoning is to accommodate for a development occurring at 992 106th Street.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at City Hall, located at 1291 101st Street, North Battleford, SK, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at City Hall at a cost of $5.00.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on September 12th, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1291 101st Street, North Battleford, SK, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

Issued at the City of North Battleford this 26th day of August, 2016.

Debbie Wohlberg, City Clerk

Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices(s) of: Mayor: Village of Richard Councillors: Village of Richard Number to be elected (2) will be received by the undersigned at the office of the Village Clerk during regular business hours until Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

And/or by submission to vrichard@sasktel.net and or fax 306997-2201.

Nominations forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Clerk or by contacting 306-246-4820.

Dated this 1st day of September, 2016.

Valerie Fendelet Returning Officer

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Municipal or School Division Elections) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:

Town of Battleford

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location(s):

CONTACT: Gord Winfield 306-481-3927 or (w) 306-445-6272

COUNCILLOR: CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD No. to be elected – 6 members

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

will be received by the undersigned on the 21st day of September, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Town Hall, 92-23rd Street West, Battleford, Saskatchewan and during regular business hours on September 8, 9 inclusive and September 12 to 16 inclusive and September 19, 20, 2016, at the Town Hall, 92-23rd Street West, Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Don Ross Centre, Room 102 LEAGUE FEE: $350.00 due at registration.

32 TEAM LIMIT

MAYOR:

Pamela M. Dallyn Returning Officer

(Municipal Election)

COUNCILLOR: Town of Battleford Number to be elected 6 (Six)

Meeting & Registration Wed., SEPT. 14th 7:30 pm

COUNCILLOR: Village of Edam Number to be elected (4)

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

MAYOR:

BATTLEFORDS ADULT Co-ed Recreational Volleyball LEAGUE

Village of Edam

COUNCILLORS for Division 1, 3 and 7

Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office.

REGISTRATIONS

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

REEVE will be received by the undersigned at the municipal office during regular office hours until Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 at 4:00 pm local time.

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Community Safety and Crime Prevention

GET INVOLVED!

Men have a responsibility to stop male violence against women.

A message from the Canada Safety Council

Mayor: Village of Maymont Councillor: Village of Maymont Number to be elected: 4 will be received by the undersigned on the 21 day of September, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village of Maymont Office located at 112 Main Street and during regular business hours from Thursday, September 1, 2016 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Village of Maymont Office located at 112 Main Street.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location.

Maymont Village Office 112 Main Street Dated this 1st day of September, 2016 Denise Bernier Returning Officer

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LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

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

AVIS DE MISE EN CANDIDATURE

Conseil de l’école Mercure Conseil de Père l’école Père Mer Avis est edst onné par la pp résente recevoir lpes our md ises re en candidature (2) postes e crandidature eprésentants Avis donné ar la ppour résente ecevoir les àm ises en dP Conseil l’école ère Mà (e de parents au sein du Conseil de l’école Père Mercure dont le mandat est de deux (2) ans. Selon de parents au sein du Conseil de l’école Père Mercure dont le mandat Avis est donné par la présente pour recevoir les mises en candidature l’article 134.2(1) de la Loi sur l’éducation, ces (2) postes doivent être assumés par des parents être l’article 134.2(1) de du la Conseil Loi sur l’éducation, ces (2) postes dont doivent de parents au sein de ercure l’école Père Mercure le mand Conseil dl’article e l ’école P ère M d’élèves de l’école Père Mercure. d’élèves de l’école Père Mercure.

134.2(1) de la Loi sur l’éducation, ces (2) postes doivent ê

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Nominations for candidates for the office(s) of: Board Members: Living Sky School Division No. 202 Subdivision #1 – Spiritwood Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #2 – Hafford Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #3 – Wilkie Area – Number to be elected – 1

MISE EN CA AVIS DAVIS E AVIS MISE EDN CE ANDIDATURE DE MISE EN C

Subdivision #4 – Unity/Cut Knife Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #5 – Macklin Area – Number to be elected – 1

Subdivision #6 – Luseland/Kerrobert – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision – Town of Battleford – Number to be elected – 1

Subdivision – City of North BattlefordAvis – Number be elected – 3présente pour recevoir les mises en candidature à (2) postes de représentants est dtoonné par la

d’élèves de l’école Père Mercure.

will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, September 21,du 2016, from de l’école Père Mercure dont le mandat est de deux (2) ans. Selon de parents au sein Conseil Les candidatures seront reçues pendant les heures d’ouverture l’école jusqu’à

9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Office of Living Sky School Division and during Les candidatures seront reçues pêtre endant les dhe eures d’ouverture l’article 134.2(1) de la Loi sur l’éducation, ces (2) postes doivent assumés par des parents de l regular business hours commencing Tuesday, September 6, 2016 to Tuesday, 16 h, le mercredi 21 septembre 2016 d’élèves de l’école Père Mercure.

September 20, 2016 at the Office of Living Sky School Division No. 202, Les candidatures seront reçues pendant les heures d’ouverture

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Date limite de réception des candidatures

le mercredi 21 septembre 2016, 16 h

Pour plus d’information ou pour obtenir un formulaire, communiquez avec Yvette Miedema au (306) 445-­‐2490 ou René Archambault, directeur adjoint de scrutin, au siège social de Regina, au 1 877 273-­‐6661.

Dans l’éventualité d’une élection, le scrutin par anticipation se déroulera de 15 h à 19 h le vendredi 21 octobre 2016 et le scrutin, le mercredi 26 octobre de 10 h à 20 h.

Fait à Regina, le 28 août 2016 René Archambault, directeur adjoint de scrutin * Critères pour une mise en candidature Toute candidate et tout candidat doit :

• Être âgé d’au moins 18 ans ; • Posséder sa citoyenneté canadienne; • Résider en Saskatchewan depuis au moins six mois ; • Recevoir l’appui par écrit (signature) de cinq parents d’élèves de la maternelle à la 12e année de l’école Père Mercure.

Et répondre à un des trois critères suivants :

• Être un ayant droit qui a un ou des enfants inscrits à l’école fransaskoise ; ou • Être un ayant droit qui a un ou des enfants inscrits à un programme d’enseignement de langue minoritaire ; ou • Être un adulte de langue minoritaire qui réside dans la région scolaire des Battlefords.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PART-TIME

BOOKKEEPER

Busy pharmacy requires a part-time bookkeeper.

QUALIFICATIONS: Experience essential Payroll experience an asset.

More than a job. Think career. Think ownership.

Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch is currently looking for

Apply with resumé to Fisher’s Drug Store 1501-100th Street, North Battleford, SK

No phone calls please.

Only those with interviews will be contacted.

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

Casual Youth Care Workers for our North Battleford group home

Position requires shift work and on-call weekends.

Requirements include post secondary education in Social Work, YCW, Counseling or other related disciplines or 1-2 years previous work experience in human services.

Locomotive Mechanic (Edmonton) Cando Rail Services is seeking a Locomotive Mechanic to repair and service various types of locomotives.

The work will be primarily in field environments and may require some travel.

The Locomotive Mechanic will diagnose issues and make repairs to the locomotives along with taking responsibility for all locomotive inspections and preventative maintenance processes.

Full time, permanent position.

Benefits include an Employee Group Benefits Plan and eligibility to participate in an Employee Ownership Plan.

Fax 204-725-4100, email employment@candoltd.com or visit candoltd.com for more information.

Applications must include: • resumé, including three supervisory work references • cover letter • valid driver’s license, with own transportation • valid Standard First Aid & CPR-C Certificate Fax 306-446-3944 or Email nicole.otto@enyr.ca

Now accepting applications for the following position: Occupational Therapist Closing noon, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Check our website for any additional positions advertised in the next couple of weeks.

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

FULL-TIME

CASHIER QUALIFICATIONS: Grade 12 or equivalent.

Pleasant, outgoing person who enjoys people.

Experience an asset.

Some evenings and Saturdays. No Sundays or holidays.

Service Consultant

We are looking for a well organized person to join our Service Team.

Must have strong communication skills and enjoy working with people.

Automotive knowledge is an asset.

We offer a full benefit package and a great team atmosphere.

Please apply in person with resumé to the attention of Grant Heintz, Service Manager

Are you ready to join a team-oriented staff where customer service is number one?

Apply with resumé to Fisher’s Drug Store 1501-100th Street, North Battleford, SK

No phone calls please.

Only those with interviews will be contacted.

Phone 306-445-3300 2501 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

R.M. of Medstead No. 497

FOREMAN/GRADER OPERATOR POSITION

Reporter Correspondents required for all rural areas

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

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

(Maidstone)

Maidstone Paradise Hill Medstead St. Walburg Turtleford

The R.M. of Medstead No. 497 invites applications for an experienced permanent full-time Foreman/ Grader Operator. The Foreman/Grader Operator will be responsible for public works operations, organizing and assigning employee schedules/work duties, have good communications skills and be able to prepare and maintain reports as directed by the Council.

The R.M. of Medstead No. 497 is located in central Saskatchewan located approximately forty five minutes north of North Battleford.

Applicants must possess a valid Class 5 driver’s license and have skill and experience in maintenance and operation of heavy equipment including grader, dozer, buggy, tractor, mower, rock picker and mulcher.

Submit written resumé stating experience, expected salary, two references and a current driver’s abstract by 4:00 p.m. on September 13th, 2016. All resumés shall be marked “Foreman/Grader Operator Position” and mailed, dropped off at the address below or emailed to rm497@sasktel.net

NOTE: These are freelance opportunities, not salaried positions.

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

R.M. of Medstead No. 497 Box 12 Medstead, SK S0M 1W0

For more information contact:

Council thanks all applicants for their interest in this position but only persons selected for interviews will be contacted.

Becky Doig (Editor)

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

The R.M. of Medstead No. 497 reserves the right to reject and refuse any or all expressions of interest.

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Fall activities ramping up with v’ball, soccer

By MCS Staff It was a sunny, summer morning Sept. 1 when the school buses arrived. Soon the hallways were full of excited people welcoming a new school year. The elementary students wore their new backpacks, the Grade 1 class arrived eager to start their first full year of school and the high school students returned with ideas for their final years of classes.

The school’s enrollment for this year is about 145 students. There are still students arriving to register so the number is not finalized.

Fifteen new kindergarten students will arrive Friday. They will be attending on Tuesdays and Fridays this year, which is a change from last school year when they attended Tuesdays and Thursdays in the first semester.

The school community council, known as the SCC, held their first meeting of the year on the evening of Sept. 1. Greg Ferris will once again be serving as the council chairman.

Tracey Meena is a new member and Lori Harris will no longer be a member of the SCC. Thanks, Lori, for all your work .

Volleyball and soccer practices are beginning again and gearing up for a busy season. Coaching the junior girls’ volleyball team will be Kim Voegeli and Cathy Gillatt. The junior boys’ will be coached

by Michelle Nelson and the senior girls’ team will be coached by Kandice Walker and Krista Nickell. The senior girls’ team will be hosting a tournament at the school Saturday, Sept. 24.

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Ryan Nickell will be coaching the senior girls’ soccer team. They will be holding the provincial playoffs in North Battleford in October.

Jean Brehon is already involved in organizing graduation activities for the class of 2017. This is usually a top priority for the Grade 12 students at this time of the year.

The school’s annual welcome back breakfast was held Thursday morning. Staff and SLC members arrived early to prepare the fruit, muffins and coffee for students, staff and community members.

It is always a nice way to welcome a new school year.

As part of the Practical and Applied Arts 10/20/30 course, several students will be accompanying Mr. Nickell on an outdoor education canoe trip. This year, Maymont School is partnering with Medstead for the trip.

The canoes will be launched at Devil’s Lake and will be picked up at Otter Rapids. They will have opportunities to camp, portage and body surf down rapids. They depart Sunday and return on Thursday, Sept. 15.

Special thanks to former student, Taylor Reiley for volunteering to spread out the new wood chips.

Taylor used his dad’s bobcat to spread the wood chips around the playground to make it safer for students.

Mrs. Christine Combres, the administrative assistant, had a busy summer helping to organize the Richard Reunion celebrating 100 years since Richard was established.

It was a big undertaking and Christine spent many, many hours making sure things ran smoothly.

Maymont Central School’s Grade 11 student, Brayden Harris, is a pitcher for the Warman Poly Plus Pride Fastball Club. He spent his spring and summer on the ball diamond capturing a provincial title in July and a silver medal at the U16 Boy’s National Championship in Owen Sound, Ont. The Pride’s first game of the championship against Nova Scotia was a 3-0 win. Brayden got the start and went the distance pitching a complete-game one-hitter while striking out 11.

In game two versus Kitchener Waterloo, Ont. the Prides’ bats came alive winning 12-1 and finishing day one at 2 and 0.

Day two, the Pride faced a tough challenge having to play three games in the extreme heat and humidity. The first game of the day was against Saskatchewan’s second best team the Prince Albert Astros with the Astros sneaking out a 5-4 victory.

Brayden returned to the mound in the second game of the day against Newfoundland and again threw all seven innings giving up four hits, two earned runs and striking out 10 in an 8-3 win.

Due to delays, the Pride had a 15-minute break and returned to the diamond to play Ontario’s top ranked

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Brayden was right back on the mound pitching two innings of no-hit ball before being pulled due to concerns over the heat. The Pride ended up losing 14-7 and sat with a record of 3 and 2.

With two games on day three the Pride split games losing to Ontario’s Belmore Sting and beating the Napanee Express. Brayden picked up the win against Napanee and the team had

a 4-3 record and finished the round robin in third place.

The Pride won their first game of the playoffs 7-3 with Brayden pitching the complete game and striking out 11. Game two versus Kitchener Waterloo saw Pride pitcher Oakley Durham of Delisle throw a complete game shutout and Warman’s Troy Kosmynka hit a three-run homerun in a 5-0 victory that put the top Saskatchewan club

in the gold medal game against the hosts from Ontario.

Brayden started the gold medal game, but the Pride felt the pressure of playing the hosts in front of a packed ball park and committed four errors early and fell short, losing the game 5-4. It was a tough loss for these young men who came so close to capturing a national title, but coming home the second best team in Canada isn’t so bad!

White pond ducks having a tough summer

By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

Whenever I go for a drive around our beautiful park I watch for the white ducks on the manmade pond. I spoke to the caretaker of the RV park and he told me they purchased five ducks in the spring. The first night, a fox got two of them. Since then they have lost one more to the fox.

Hopefully the last two can

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safely live out the rest of the summer. They will be given to a local farmer to look after over the winter when the pond is frozen.

This lake is stocked with fish and a few good-sized ones have been caught this

summer.

Cards were played at the Maidstone Drop In Centre Aug. 15 with high score by Bev Stewart and low by Dorothy Schwartz.

The free foot clinic is held the second Thursday of the month with July clinics cancelled each summer.

A number of seniors were pleased to get their feet looked after Aug. 11. Some of our seniors do volunteer work at the clinic.

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I’ve never had that problem in my life!

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, called last week when I was researching a question that sometimes plagues folks. I was looking for suitable answers for a discussion about dealing with someone who thinks they are better than you? My old neighbour had to inform me he could not help me because he has never had that problem. If it ever would be a problem facing Ed, he would just ignore the person as one would an offensive smell.

After a few days you don’t notice the odour anymore.

I was considering that if someone is better than we are in something it

may be a matter of talent or training and we need not be jealous. We could consider what we might learn from their abilities.

The recent Olympics reminds us that even when athletes were competing in the same sport, and they are all talented, some proved better than others. We need to be respectful of the person who has performed better than we did. We humbly acknowledge the winner and celebrate their victory for talent is God given. For fame we can be grateful, but it is fickle and fleeting. It is not wise to envy another’s fame for it may well change the person from better to big headed.

eighbourly Advice According to Ed

By Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com

revraymaher@accesscomm.ca

If one were to win a gold medal as best in the world, it could be difficult not to be prideful or even conceited about it. Truth be told it does not take much to make us proud of ourselves.

It is said that conceit is self-given. It is also said nature abhors a vacuum.

When a head lacks brains, nature fills it with

conceit. If someone does think they are better than us, it could be true in many ways. Once we play the comparing game, no one wins unless we are comparing because we are concerned for the welfare of others. others are homeless, needing food and clothes, and we are better off than they are, we can share with

them, so they have what they need.

Pride and conceit are often hidden in our thoughts and attitudes.

They could be hidden even to our own awareness. We might not say to others that we are better than they are, but are stunned when we find they are honoured or recognized above ourselves. We do compare ourselves to others, but not necessarily with a humble attitude. We look at others with our own self interests, lacking humility that counts others as more significant than ourselves. We are ambitious for ourselves and may only care about others if they would in-

terfere with our plans.

Why would we Christians dare not see ourselves as equal to or better than others? It goes against the humble example of Jesus. The Bible says, “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Count others as more significant than yourself as Jesus did.

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

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

306-446-1695

306-445-5901

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

SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.

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.

Everyone Welcome

Community Baptist Church

Battlefords Grace Community Church

Sunday Morning Service - 11:00 a.m.

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

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Everyone Welcome

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

Pastor: Bill Hall

Everyone Welcome

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Church Phone 306-445-4181

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

DIVINE LITURGY On the 1st & 3rd Sundays of each month: 9:00 am On the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of each month: 12:00 pm Contact: Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky - 306-961-1390

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

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

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

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Father Greg Elder

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

ANGLICAN PARISH

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Everyone Welcome

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

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

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

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

Battleford United Church

Pastor Patrick Carty

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd

Living Water Ministry

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

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House

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

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Rev. Father Greg Elder SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.

Box 10, Delmas, SK

S0M 0P0

Phone 306-937-7340

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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42 Canadian treasures CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867

SNOLAB

WEEKS TO GO

Quiz TEST YOUR CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE

Unravelling the deep, dark secrets of the universe

Question 1: Which Canadian funny-man is famous for being the voice of Shrek?

Far beneath the streets of Sudbury, Ontario, scientists from a dozen North American universities are hard at work inside the deepest clean room facility in the world. Their mission: to figure out why we exist, no less. And SNOLAB—named after the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), the experiment for which the twokilometre-deep facility was originally built—provides an ideal setting to crack the case.

Question 2: The world’s northernmost permanently inhabited place is in Canada. What is it?

As part of their daily commute, SNOLAB employees must take an ear-popping elevator ride down a mineshaft at a speed of ten metres per second, followed by a long stroll through the dark tunnels of Vale Creighton mine. Then, it’s shower time: entering the lab requires stripping down, washing up, and finally zipping into clean room attire.

Why so deep? To shield the lab from cosmic rays, of course! Simply put, the experiments performed at SNOLAB use equipment so sensitive that the normal amount of radiation and particles found on Earth would render it useless. Imagine trying to weigh a single snowflake during a blizzard—and then imagine that the snow is also invisible. This is also why extreme cleanliness is required of anyone who steps foot inside the lab.

Question 3: One of the healthiest and most widely consumed plant-based oils was first bred in 1974 at the University of Manitoba. What is the name of this yellow-flowered plant?

Particle physics and its related fields are astoundingly complex, but their main goal boils down to explaining how our world works at the most fundamental level. The key to understanding what’s actually going on in the universe—why atoms are able to form planets and stars, and what holds everything together—is hidden, scientists think, in dark matter. But before physicists can start studying dark matter, they need to find it. That’s where DEAP-3600, a giant, spherical, alien-like contraption nestled inside SNOLAB, comes into play.

Question 4: In which city can you visit Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame?

Where are we from?

THE 52 LARGEST GROUPS IN CANADA’S MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC

CANADA’S SLOVAK COMMUNITY

Slovak people have been in Canada since the mid1800s. A first wave of immigrants from the Central European region now called Slovakia settled in Alberta and Saskatchewan, where farmland was so abundant that newcomers were promised 60 acres of free land. Following a lull during the First World War, immigration resumed, but the 35,000 Slovaks that arrived in Canada during this period largely settled in mining areas rather than farmland, forming large communities in Northern Ontario and Quebec.

A later wave of immigration saw some 13,000 highly educated Slovaks flee their homeland following the Warsaw Pact and subsequent invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Many of them became celebrated academics in Canada.

The Canadian Slovak League is the most important Slovak organization in Canada.

Founded in 1932, the league hosts social and cultural events that aim to keep Slovak heritage and traditions alive in Canada. Painters Ladislav Guderna and Tibor Koválik, musician Antonia Mazán and filmmaker Ingrid Veninger are a few Slovak Canadians who made an impact on the country’s cultural scene. In the sports world, notable Slovak Canadians include NHL players Stan Mikita and the Stasny brothers, as well as former Edmonton Eskimo Mike Volcan.

If you find yourself near the city of Oshawa, Ontario, pay a visit to the Slovak Canadian Heritage Museum to learn more about this vibrant community. Na zdravie!

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

SPORTS AND LEISURE

ANSWERS

The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, precursor of the DEAP project and SNOLAB as a whole, provided crucial insight into the behaviour of neutrinos—a milestone advancement in the field.

Queen’s University physicist Arthur McDonald co-won the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the SNO. His efforts helped pave the way for what is now, some believe, humanity’s best chance yet of finding the missing piece in an incredibly complex puzzle.

Photo caption: The DEAP-3600 detector under construction. © Mark Ward, used under CC-BY 3.0

ART, LITERATURE AND ENTERTAINMENT

1: Mike Myers 2: Alert, Nunavut 3: Canola 4: Calgary, Alberta

The DEAP-3600 experiment is one of eleven currently underway at SNOLAB. The device, whose goal is to detect dark matter in hopes of unravelling its mysteries, is the most sensitive of its kind in the world. Researchers hope to start collecting and analyzing data from the experiment in 2016, but no one really knows what results, if any, will this ambitious endeavour yield. One thing is certain, however: Canada is a leading contributor to the complex field of particle astrophysics, and DEAP-3600 has a strong potential for groundbreaking discovery.

infO Canada THE STORIES BEHIND OUR SYMBOLS

NEW BRUNSWICK TREE: BALSAM FIR The balsam fir (Abies balsamea) became New Brunswick’s arboreal emblem in 1987. This tree is an important part of the province’s history of pulp and paper production.

The wood is also used for lumber.

These conifers make beautiful Christmas trees and 97% of holiday pines grown in New Brunswick are in fact balsam firs.

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