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he Government of Saskatchewan announced last Monday that it will be restoring funding for Saskatchewan libraries back to the 2016-17 funding levels to ensure that regional and municipal libraries and the interlibrary loan services remain operational. Monday’s
announcement will provide $4.8 million in addition to the $3.5 million that was announced on budget day, March 22. “Premier Wall has always said that we would be the kind of government that would admit its mistakes and then fix those mistakes,” Education Minister Don Morgan said. “There were many necessary, difficult decisions taken in this budget, however
the reductions in library funding without giving libraries the tools to meet the new challenge was a mistake. So today I am announcing restoration of library funding as well as a consultative review with the Saskatchewan libraries and municipalities to determine the way forward in terms of what is best for library users and communities as well as what is also financially responsible.”
“The decision by Minister Morgan and Premier Wall to restore funding will ensure the continuation of the best provincial library system in Canada,” Regina Public Library Board Chair Sean Quinlan said. “Today’s announcement will positively affect generations of Saskatchewan residents today and into the future. The Regina Public Library will work with government to ensure our library system
is sustainable.” The government will be engaging with libraries, municipalities and the public to develop a long-term strategy for the future of libraries. This will include reviewing The Public Libraries Act to ensure libraries have modern legislation that reflects current needs. This will also involve working with libraries to find efficiencies, including options for transporta-
tion and co-location, to ensure the most effective use of available resources. In Swift Current, the "Rally to Save Saskatchewan Libraries" planned for Saturday (April 29) outside Brad Wall's office has been renamed a "Party for Saskatchewan Libraries" to celebrate the reversal of the funding cuts.
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he Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) is celebrating its 5th anniversary of saving lives in Saskatchewan. Since 2012, STARS has carried out more than 4,000 missions to more than 500 locations across the province, and Health Minister Jim Reiter, Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit and Crown Investments Corporation Minister Joe Hargrave joined staff and patients last week to mark this occasion and to announce the renewal of funding from the Ministry of Health, SaskPower, SGI, SaskTel, SaskEnergy and Crown Investments Corporation. “The provincial government is a proud partner of STARS and recognizes the significant role it plays in providing life-saving care for the people of Saskatchewan,” Reiter said. “I am pleased to confirm today that the Ministry of Health will provide $10.5 million in
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funding in 2017-18.” “The geography of Saskatchewan is part of what makes us who we are, but it comes with its own set of challenges,” Ottenbreit said. “STARS ensures that people facing traumatic injury in a rural or remote location have access to emergency
health care.” “Our Crowns are proud to support the important service that STARS provides to this province,” Hargrave said. “Crown employees work in all corners of our province and it is important for them to know that if they ever needed emergency
services, STARS will be there for them.” Through the renewed funding agreements with the five Crowns, STARS will receive $10 million, or $2 million per Crown, over the next five years. With bases in Regina and Saskatoon, STARS operates 24 hours
per day, seven days per week providing emergency air medical services to patients across the province, especially those in rural and remote communities. “We are proud to have become an integral part of Saskatchewan’s health care system in the last
five years, working alongside our local partners in the chain of survival,” STARS president and CEO Andrea Robertson said. “When seconds count, STARS is honoured to give those in need a second chance.” The first patient to meet the STARS crew who saved her life was Carrie Derin, a Regina resident who required STARS’ services when she was hit by a falling tree in 2012. Another STARS patient is Adair O’Grady. The Neilburg area farmer was inadvertently run over by a truck and sustained multiple critical injuries. “In the back of the STARS helicopter, I wondered if I would survive,” O’Grady said. “But my flight paramedic and nurse gave me hope and encouragement to fight for my life.” Since 2012, four helipads have been built at or near hospitals throughout the province to accommodate STARS. The new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan will include the first permanent helipad in Saskatoon.
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he City of Swift Current’s Infrastructure & Operations Division wishes to advise the public and motorists that the installation of Overhead Lighting along the TransCanada Highway Corridor through City boundaries will commence today, Monday, April 24th. “I heard from many constituents who are concerned about the number of nighttime collisions that have occurred on this stretch of the #1 High-
way through the city,” said Premier and Swift Current MLA Brad Wall. “This new lighting will help to improve visibility, and additional safety measures will be considered if necessary.” The project, which will take approximately three months to complete, will at times require Single Lane Closures and Reduced Speed Zones to ensure worker safety and to accommodate heavy equipment. We are gratefully asking motorists to exercise caution and patience in these work zones throughout the duration of the project. “The project is struc-
tured in a way that allows us to keep traffic moving in both directions on the Highway, all the while ensuring that our workers will remain safe,” said City of Swift Current Chief Administrative Officer Tim Marcus. “We really appreciate the public’s cooperation and attention to the Reduced Speed Zones.” The Highway Lighting Project, which will provide enhanced safety to motorists through the City’s Highway Corridor, was made possible through a partnership with the Province of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.
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efore I left for my exchange I asked myself a couple questions: where did I want to visit? What did I want to learn? How did I want to grow? And what did I want to bring back? As someone who finds comfort behind the lens of a camera, I often use photos as my greatest souvenir from a trip. But sometimes bringing back something a little more unique can be tempting. I decided the big souvenir I would garner from my exchange was a quilt. But not just any quilt, a quilt made from T-shirts I purchased in each of my destinations. I got the
idea from my close friend and first University roommate who had done a similar thing when she backpacked Europe four years ago. In the end, I should have a rather large blanket with the names and symbols of the cities and countries I’ve visited over the past five months. It has been fun to hunt down the perfect, usually on-sale, shirt to add to my collection. Aside from the T-shirts, I keep my souvenir purchases to a minimum. In every city, you see keychains with the bold letters spelling out the location: London, Berlin, Bergen, Malaga and more. Other staples found in every
city include shot glasses, cheap jewelry, and other kitschy items likely to be stuffed in the back of a closet upon returning home from your journey. Before the dawn of the internet, souvenirs from a distant country were exciting and new. But now, a quick click on eBay or Amazon can buy you a “souvenir” from any part of the world. But that doesn’t stop souvenir shops from lining the streets. In London, some souvenir shops have multiple floors with a variety of items from matches to tea tins. One shop had walls lined with T-shirts and sweaters. One seller even told us if we bought a sweater we would get him for free;
we left rather quickly. In places like Amsterdam it was not uncommon to see genitalia fridge magnets whereas Berlin bolstered large beer steins. In Norway, it was troll keychains and in Rome it was miniatures of the Colosseum. Tourists, like myself, mill in and out of these buildings spending upwards of $60 on cheap symbols of the place they once visited. That’s not to say I have not bought a couple gimmicky items. I purchased a keychain in Spain, two keychains at Harry Potter World in London and an adorable pair of wooden clogs from Holland. They were all items I could not leave behind
at the time and I have not regretted purchasing them, yet. Other items that have found themselves in my suitcase are: handknit gloves with delicate floral embroidery from Norway, a wand (also from Harry Potter World, I just could not leave it), a flag from Norway, an umbrella from Berlin and a couple T-shirts I will wear from Stonehenge and Sweden. As someone who travels to these countries by backpack only, it is hard to fit objects much larger than those listed above. Not to mention, I may be travelling a significant amount but I am still a student which means the budget is tight.
Looking back on my purchases, I really have not garnered a lot of material possessions from my travels. But the more I visit souvenir shops the more I realize I don’t need them. The photos, letters and memories I have from my travels will last far longer than the $6 Big Ben keychain. It is nice to have a small piece of your travels to look back on and reflect, but one should be wary of “too much of a good thing.” I was once told we should collect moments not things – a motto I’ve been living by since my plane touched down in January.
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Catholic schools are one of the last places Christians can feel safe Brian Zinchuk
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n April 24, Premier Brad Wall posted on Facebook his response to the Court of Queen’s Bench ruling on funding non-Catholic students attending Catholic separate schools, and it was a strong one. Wall said, “Like many Saskatchewan parents and students, I am very disappointed and concerned by the recent court ruling that will force non-Catholic students out of Catholic schools. “Your government is examining all legal and legislative options to reverse this ruling.” The next day he posted, “The Catholic school boards do not want this. The Good Spirit public school division fi led the lawsuit in a local turf war and the resulting judge decision is potentially serious for students across Saskatchewan.
“We will not let this stand,” Wall concluded. It struck me, while reading the numerous comments following his April 24 post, what this is really about for the families affect. It’s not about funding. It’s about feeling safe as a Christian. In 21st century Canada, being a Christian is increasingly becoming a subject of persecution. We no longer feel safe to be Christians in our own country, whose national anthem ends in “God keep our land, glorious and free!” We’re just waiting for that line to be edited out the next time the House of Commons takes a whack at O Canada. I would venture to say that the majority of families, like our own, who are not Catholics but put their kids in Catholic schools, their reasoning is simple. To us, it is not a “Catholic” school. It is a “Christian” school.
To express conservative Christian views today can be socially or career limiting. Say the wrong thing and you can quickly become a pariah, or even lose your job and the ability to support your family. In a nation where it was once commonplace to open the school day with the Lord’s Prayer in public schools, now it is pretty much verboten to even talk of God. Gender issues are now front and centre in the news, media and public life, but if you’re not sure about New York City identifying 31 different genders, you better keep your mouth shut. If the idea of killing an unborn child bothers you, you are offside. When it seems that every other faith, but Christianity, is now afforded respect and deference, you feel under attack. A cartoon of Allah can get you killed, but there is no end to the atrocious disrespect afforded Jesus Christ.
olic but goes to Catholic that. We may believe a bit I’ve been to numerous school because I like that First Nations events which different but worship and kids can freely talk about pray to the same God.” almost uniformly start God and Jesus without Delaine Griffiths said, with an opening prayer. getting suspended. I like “The Catholic system beNo one today would ever that my kids are getting a ing faith based is the only say something negative Christian education. I like option other than private about that, but if a city that my kids say the Lord’s that still respects Chriscouncil or legislature Prayer every morning like tian beliefs and principles begins a session with a we used to do at public so as non-Catholics, in our Christian prayer, they are schools.” experience, was a higher under attack. It is simply no longer moral, much happier and Even something as politically correct to be more respectful environsimple as Christmas is openly Christian, and say ment.” now under attack. “Happy so, in today’s society. Debi McDonald PedHolidays, anyone?” The election of Donald erson added, “Since the So it is in this context Trump as president was in public school system has that many Christians no small measure a result taken all spiritual beliefs, in Saskatchewan have of many people saying “To traditions etc out of the been flocking to Catholic hell with that political school, many Christians schools for their children. correctness.” of all denominations want It is perhaps the last To be Christian in Canthat moral compass and bastion where we might ada today is now to have a those teachings in their feel safe in our beliefs and target on your back. This kids’ schools. We didn't cultural mores. ruling affirms that. go the Catholic route but In a comment in re moved out of Saskatoon sponse to Brad Wall’s post, EST. 1909 Brian Zinchuk is editor to a school that still had Sharla Miller-Guenther of Pipeline News. He can be Christmas concerts and said, “We go to an evanreached at brian.zinchuk@ still recited the Lord's gelical church and we Cypress Hills Constituency sasktel.net. Prayer when our kids send our kids to Catholic Making your voice were young ... and we are school. I like the fact that Published every Monday by: heard in Regina. development of a greater national spirit rather TUESDAY, 2015at 5 Winquist than Ventures Ltd.MARCH from our31, office Lutheran.” my kids can talk and sing 401 Redcoat Drive 1462 Conrad Avenue, Gull Lake, SK an emphasis on “states’ rights,” which was one of P.O. Box 308, Eastend, SK. S0N 0T0 Craig Rohrke stated, songs about God. Public Phone: 1-877-703-3374 “My daughter is not Cathschools don't allow any of
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his year, in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, I’ve taken on the challenge of visiting six iconic Canadian destinations. So it was that I found myself in Quebec City last week, along with two impressive maple syrup testers—my sixyear-old daughter and my husband. Purely for the sake of journalism and the story I would write, I forced myself to be a maple syrup taste tester as well (this isn’t exactly the truth, but I’m going with it rather than stating the embarrassing real reason I pitched a story on Quebec in the spring—to eat as much maple syrup as humanly possible in as many forms as humanly possible). As such, we found ourselves at a sublimely rustic sugar shack on l'île d'Orléans (about 10 minutes outside of Quebec City) last week. In Quebec they call them cabanes à sucre, or maple syrup farms, but I just call them the best way to eat maple syrup (whether
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it be on a stick, in a pie or slathered on pancakes). From the moment we arrived at the ninth-generation maple syrup farm owned by the En-Tailleur family, we were transported to the mid 1600’s when the fi rst of these pioneers began boiling down tree sap to make syrup. The sugar shack, or cabane à sucre in French, is a product of First Nation’s and European ingenuity, as early French explorers observed indigenous peoples making syrup from sap. Today, the cabane à sucre is a place to
celebrate both spring and Canada’s settlement culture. By the time we were seated within the rustic log walls of the main hall, the refrain of the French-Canadian children’s song Allouette was being sung whole-heartedly by the hundred or so visitors gathered to eat, dance, sing and devour maple syrup by the bucket. While we feasted on a bountiful traditional lunch of salty pork rinds, meat pie and maple syrup-infused sausages and baked beans, our six-year-old daughter spied the wooden spoons
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Canada’s NFU tweets President Trump a solution to US dairy crisis Shankar Das
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he President of National Farmers Union (NFU) sent US President Donald Trump a letter via Twitter, encouraging him to adopt a solution that would make America’s dairy farmers great again. “We have compassion for American family farmers who are experiencing record low farm-gate milk prices. We understand many are forced to take on terrible debt loads. Those who cannot survive this crisis are seeing their hopes and dreams dashed. This is the very situation our own farmers were in 50 years ago,” said Jan Slomp, NFU President. “In President Trump’s speech on Tuesday, he said he wasn’t just looking for answers, he is looking for a solution,” said Jan Slomp, NFU President. “We decided to share with the President the principles of a system that will work for dairy farmers, rural communities, processors, workers consumers and governments. “American dairy farmers are facing the same problems dairy farmers in the European Union, New Zealand and Australia are struggling with: prices so low they don’t cover the cost of production. When everyone tries to make up for low prices by producing more of a perishable product, it just makes the problem worse,” explained Slomp. “The USA cannot solve its dairy crisis by taking over the Canadian dairy market and putting our farmers out of business.
But if it adopts its own supply management system, it could begin to restore prosperity to rural America.” “This solution, which we call Supply Management, was created by Canadian farmers and governments in the late 1960s. Instead of exporting milk, we would be pleased to export this unique and successful dairy policy innovation,” added Slomp. Here is a copy of the letter sent to Mr. Trump: Dear President Trump Re: Making America’s dairy farmers great again Through the news media, we in Canada have learned of your concern about the difficulties American dairy farmers are experiencing. For well over a year, farm-gate prices for milk have been too low for them to make money, especially for the smaller dairy farms in small towns across your country. Why? The US farm-gate prices are based on world market prices. New Zealand, the European Union and Australia – but not Canada -- are all selling into the now-saturated international dairy market. Too much milk is being produced and the buyers are not buying. In all these exporting countries, farmers who have the means try to improve their incomes by producing more volume to make up for the low prices. This makes the glut even worse and pushes prices further downward. Farmers who can’t expand fall deeper into debt: their daily work brings mounting losses, and even bank-
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ruptcy, in spite of their best efforts. We know that the US government offers some support to dairy farmers through Farm Bill programs such as the Margin Protection Program for Dairy, but there is a limit to what the public treasury can provide and a limit to the insurance premiums struggling producers can afford to pay. We feel compassion for your farmers -- we know that in Canada, our parents’ generation of dairy farmers went through similar hard times in the mid-1900s. We believe you now have the opportunity to make America’s dairy farmers great again. We would like to offer you the solution that was developed here with the wisdom, foresight and determination of farmers and political leaders, and which has worked well for over 50 years. Canada’s unique institution is called Supply Management, and it protects the interests of dairy farmers, processors, and consumers without drawing upon the public purse. Farmers re-
ceive a fair return for their labour, management and investment in return for controlling their volume of production; dairy processors receive a reliable supply of milk at predictable prices; consumers receive high quality, wholesome dairy products at reasonable prices and are never faced with shortages. The whole system runs without a penny of government subsidy payments. The Supply Management system features localized decision-making, democracy, good jobs and fair livelihoods. Each Canadian province has its own milk marketing board run by farmers who are elected by their peers. The scope of these boards’ authority is defined by federal legislation, supported by each province’s corresponding law and regulations. The Canadian dairy sector offers farmers a decent, predictable livelihood, allowing them to invest in useful technology, adopt sustainable management practices, and employ local workers
at good living wage rates. Each province has its own dairy processing facilities, providing good jobs in their cities where workers produce milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and other dairy products for Canadian consumers. The Supply Management system rests on a foundation made of three pillars: import controls, production discipline and cost-of-production pricing. Each pillar is necessary. We control the imports, abiding by trade agreement and WTO rules, in order to accurately predict the amount of dairy production needed to serve our market. This also means that world price fluctuations and currency exchange rates that we cannot control do not upset our market. Our farmers must accept mandatory production discipline so that they provide enough, but not too much, milk for the country’s needs. Farmers are willing to limit production because the farm-gate price they receive per litre is deter-
mined annually through a cost of production formula that encourages efficiency. With these basics in place we continue to have a dairy sector that provides a living for families who operate smaller and medium-sized farms. Our average herd size does not stress local ecosystems or animal welfare. Dairy farmers’ income stability often provides an economic anchor in their communities when other agricultural products or industries experience instability and insecure incomes. Thus, our Supply Management system contributes to rural employment, quality of life and a stronger social fabric in addition to its economic contributions. It is often said that a crisis can become an opportunity if used creatively. We encourage you to lead the United States to adopt a Canadian-style supply management system. This would help make American dairy farmers great again by giving them back control over their industry’s dynamics and providing the solution to their income crisis. It would also relieve your government of the need to subsidize farmers when world prices plummet, and it would ensure American consumers will be able to reliably obtain all the wholesome “made in America” dairy products they need at fair prices. Please feel free to contact me if you would like more information about the Canadian dairy supply management system. Sincerely, Jan Slomp President, National Farmers Union (Canada)
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pring has sprung in Saskatchewan, bringing with it the busy season for farmers and ranchers. Historically, in Saskatchewan, 13 people are killed each year on farms, with 14 percent of these being children. Everyone must do their part to ensure a safe farming season. It’s important to take a moment to discuss farm safety and recognize risks before getting wrapped up in the everyday demands of the farm. A few hazards for everyone to consider this season include: • Protecting yourself against hantavirus is of heightened concern this year due to the increased mouse population found in overwintered, unharvested crops. Making sure rodent infested areas are well ventilated before working in them, and using proper personal protective equipment such as googles, gloves
and a well-fitting N-95 type fi lter mask can help prevent exposure to the virus. • Another issue to watch for this spring may be getting equipment stuck due to increased moisture conditions. Be on the lookout for signs of potentially wet areas hidden by unharvested crops. If you do need to get unstuck, check all hitches, clevises and pins to ensure they are in good condition and are the right size for the load being pulled. Using a recovery strap or cable is safer than using chains, and remember to check for frays, tears, stretching or any other sign of wear before using. In case the strap breaks, have bystanders stay back and place a dampening blanket on the strap to help force it to the ground and absorb the recoil. • At this time of the year watch for the transportation of equipment on roads. Farm equipment can be wider and slow-
er than average traffic and it’s important to use caution when approaching these situations on the road as collisions with other vehicles is a major concern. For the equipment operator, pre planning your route to ensure heights of power lines, widths of bridges and infrastructure, and that road weights can accommodate your equipment will help avoid preventable incidents. • Complete a thorough spring maintenance of all equipment before use to ensure it is running safely and to help avoid impromptu break downs in the field. After maintenance, be sure to replace all safety shields and guards. • Electrical hazards, both above and below ground, pose a risk. When moving equipment, loading grain trucks and bins, or working in fields with power lines, always be aware of your surroundings and stay the
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minimum recommended distance away from overhead power lines for the voltage present. Lower equipment and check line heights before moving equipment and use a spotter if necessary. Before doing any ground disturbance such as digging dugouts, pounding posts or leveling land contact Sask 1st Call (1-866-828-4888) before you dig to have line locates completed
for SaskPower owned underground lines. • Physical, biological and chemical hazards are the most commonly thought of hazards when discussing farm safety; however less obvious psychological hazards often play a key role in many incidents that happen. Fatigue is a major cause of accidents and it’s important to recognize the signs of stress before an incident occurs.
Headaches, lack of concentration, moodiness, and physical weakness are all indicators of fatigue and stress. Everyone needs to play an active role in generating a safety culture to ensure that near misses, incidents and tragedies don’t happen. It only takes a second to alter lives forever. Start the farming year out right and review farm safety so that everyone can come home safe.
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believe, most of you have heard about Growing Forward 2, the Federalprovincial-territorial agriculture policy framework initiative, to help farmers build their business by supporting innovation, commercialization, sustainability and profitability. It is a fiveyear initiative which was announced in 2013, and we have now entered the last year for applying for many of the programs under this initiative in Saskatchewan. The Farm Business Development Initiative (FBDI) is one of those programs to help improve farm business management skills. These skills include Business Strategy, Marketing, Production Economics, Human Resources, Financial Management, Business Structure, Succession Planning, and Environmental Strategy. The application process for fi nancial support starts with completion
of a self-assessment tool called Taking Stock which assists farmers in examining the current status of their farm business management practices mentioned above. This process helps the farmer to identify areas that they wish to improve on. The next step is to complete a Farm Development Plan which helps in setting goals and determining actions for those areas. Once the plan is completed, a decision can be made to apply for funding to access information, training and/or consulting services. Applicants may be reimbursed up to a maximum of $10,000 per eligible applicant for training and/or consulting services provided by a third party, subject to eligible maximums for each management practice considered. To make the application process more user-friendly, farmers can complete the Taking Stock online. The online portal also furnishes a list of third party service providers. Please consult the process at https:// fbdi.gov.sk.ca/ for more information.
An eligible applicant is a Saskatchewan resident who is at least 18 years of age and is an established or a beginning farmer who is actively engaged in farming, and who completes an application for funding. The deadline to apply for consulting services under the program is June 1, 2017. This deadline has been set to provide sufficient time for the completion of the consulting work and the submission and processing of reimbursement claims prior to the conclusion of the program. Clients are strongly encouraged to provide all documents required to receive reimbursement by December 31, 2017. Training applications will be accepted until January 31, 2018, providing the intended training can be completed by February 28, 2018. Clients are strongly encouraged to provide all documents required to receive reimbursement immediately after training is completed. Request for payment received after March 31, 2018 may not be reimbursed.
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asper Lounge & Event Centre and Maple Small Venue Concerts is pleased to announce that Torontobased singer-songwriter and fi nger-style guitarist Shawna Caspi will perform at Jasper Lounge & Event Centre on Friday May 5th at 7:30 pm. The Concert is Music by Donation with all proceeds to the Artist. Shawna Caspi is a guitar-picking, classically-trained folkie with a sweet-tooth for a good story, a sly lyrical wit, and a rich, powerful voice. Shawna performs solo, but there’s a whole band under her fi ngertips. A mighty singer, a story sculptor, and a truth teller, she has toured across Canada and the eastern USA and believes in poetry and the power of one person and one
instrument. With her third album, Apartments For Lovers, Shawna Caspi taps right into those folk roots, stripping away the session musicians and elaborate arrangements of her previous records in favour of a simple, authentic sound – her solo guitar and voice. The result is a collection of songs that is close-up and honest, showcasing her warm vocals, classically-trained fi nger-style guitar playing, and intimate song writing in a genuine, powerful way. For 15 years, Shawna has been playing the guitar she bought at the Ottawa Folklore Centre, one of Canada’s best loved music stores. This cherished instrument has accompanied her on tour throughout Canada and the United States, where she has played festivals including the Blue Skies Music Festival, the Summerfolk Festival,
Toronto-based singer-songwriter Shawna Caspi. Photo provided.
the Deep Roots Music Festival, and the Ottawa Grassroots Festival. It was also her constant companion as she played on the long-haul trains between Montreal and Halifax and between Vancouver and Toronto
as part of the VIA Rail On Board Entertainment Program. While she never had one particular musical influence growing up, Shawna found inspiration in a wide variety of independent singer/song-
writers as she played and sang her way through the folk music scene. Some of these artists are now her peers, and she has shared the stage with several of her favourites, including Rose Cousins, Jon Brooks, James Keelaghan, Old Man Luedecke, Suzie Vinnick, and Garnet Rogers. From cafes, soft-seat theatres, living rooms, festival stages, and yes, even trains, Shawna is making her living singing her stories on tour. She loves the landscapes of her travels and while weaving them into her songs, she has also been portraying them on canvases. Shawna paints one-of-a-kind works of art inspired by the rich scenery she sees and makes them available for sale with her merchandise. Two of those paintings make up the front and back cover artwork for Apartments for Lovers.
Shawna’s Canadian folk roots are an intrinsic part of who she is. In fact, Shawna as a solo musician is exactly who she is as a person – warm, inviting, a storyteller, a traveler, an authentic artist. “And at the heart of everything”, she says, “I’m just a really big music fan”. To learn more about Shawna Caspi and to see and hear some of her music , visit www. shawnacaspi.com More information and concert seat reservations are available at http://www. ListeningRoomNetwork. com/event-ymjSKCA20170605.html These events are put on non-profit using Music By Donation (Suggested $20) "Presented By Maple Creek Small Venue & House Concert Series" for more information contact kevin@concertsinyourhome.ca
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askatoon writer Regine Haensel recently released Child of Dragons, Book Two in her fantasy series, The Leather Book Tales. This ambitious publication follows her 2014 novel Queen of Fire, which was nominated for a High Plains Book Award. In the new novel we journey with restless sixteenyear-old Rowan as she searches for two missing children, is romantically pursued by two young men, and benefits from the protection of a foreign soldier with a penchant for making cryptic statements, like "There is no end to a circle … and when you stand at the centre you can see it whole" and "The moon rises in the evening, until it does not." There are numerous interesting characters in this hardto-put-down tale, and the author does a splendid job of making each distinct and memorable with her keen gifts for dialogue and physical description. The book's opening image depicts a small caravan of horse riders, oxen and wagons crossing a "dun-coloured land" near Aquila, City of Eagles, to Vatnborg, a city on a lake. Like all good writers,
Haensel quickly moves from scenery to scene, and we learn that Rowan's saying good-bye to a father she's reconnected with after a long separation, the leader of the caravan is a woman named Ursallia, and a good-looking fellow traveler, Jernan - "He sits well on a horse" - has caught Rowan's eye. The story's told from Rowan's point of view, so when she's thinking about her past - her mother's death, Rowan's imprisonment in a castle with her father and younger brother, and the dark fact that she's killed a man - the back-story is seamlessly inserted. This is fantasy, so dragons, castles, legends, ravens, and ancient magic - including Rowan's bequeathed silver bracelet - are in grand supply. Late in the story we meet the soothsayer, Tristicus. I'm impressed by how quickly I was drawn into Rowan's adventure. Whether I was shivering with her in the desert night's cold during the caravan, sailing toward an island ("the sail bulging with wind") to fi nd the two children, or drinking yet another cup of "tisane" with her, I was there. Rowan, an herbalist and healer, has several opportunities to impart the benefits of bee balm, sage, coneflower and mint, for
example, and it all seems credible and consistent with the plot. At one point the precocious heroine says "Such simple and common things we do while horrors go on in the world," and it's partly this deep empathy that makes her character so appealing. She also possesses a fantastic imagination, so at times even she's not sure if what she's "seeing" is a vision or just a young girl's fancy. "Am I dreaming?" she asks the wise Grandmother late in the book, and the woman answers, "Does it matter?” Fantasy elements aside, this story strikes a very human chord in its exploration of family, and particularly, parents who've left their children, and how this affects those children for years to come. This is a fascinating book.
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Celebrating Canada’s musical heritage through local Swift Current choir By Kailey Guillemin guillemin.k@gmail.com
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his summer marks the 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, and many celebrations across the country. One to add to the list, The Canadian Identity put on by the Prairie Spirit Chamber Singers in Swift Current. The local choir was formed in the 2012-2013 season by Director Marcia McLean and has been powerfully singing ever since. “Singing is so good for people, it creates endorphins, makes you feel good,” McLean expressed. “I believe most people can sing and I’m always recruiting.” The Chamber Singers are an offshoot of Swift Current’s Oratorio Choir that is open to anyone with a passion for singing and music. The Chamber Singers involve a little more difficult selection of music and auditions to join which makes it a bit smaller of a group. Although the group is in Swift Current, members from Shaunavon, Tompkins and surround area come out to participate.
Prairie Spirit Chamber Singers of Swift Current. Photo provided.
Kortney Kehler-Shaw has been a member of the Chamber Singers since 2014 and has been the head organizer for concerts, including the Canadian Identity. “There’s certain emotions and messages that are just so well in chamber music, I can’t really describe it,” Kehler-Shaw explained. “The connection between the choir and audience is really special.” The upcoming concert will take the audience through a history of Ca-
nadian music from coast to coast. Starting with a ceremonial song representing First Nations heritage, entertaining compositions from the East coast to Saskatchewan made musicians and even a familiar tune from hockey. The Canadian Identity plans to take the audience on a journey and showcase not only the talent southwestern Saskatchewan has for singers, but what has come out of the country over the decades. “I think the Canadian
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Headliners announced for FRGJ Contributed
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he Frenchman River Gospel Jam Board of Directors is pleased to announce Paul Brandt, Link Union and The Brown Family as the 2017 FRGJ Headliners for the August Long Weekend from August 4 - 6, 2017 at Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre in Shaunavon. The weekend festivities have become a popular attraction in Southwest Saskatchewan. From its inception 26 years ago on the outdoor stage in the Frenchman River Valley, the Jam developed into an indoor event which has showcased artists such as Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, George Canyon, Jason Blaine, Diamond Rio, High Valley, Brad Johner and the Johner Boys, and our very own Hunter Brothers. The lineup for 2017 promises to continue the tradition. Friday evening will be a truly family affair when The Browns hit the stage with their gospel music. The musical stylings of Shelly, Michaela, Adam, and Andrew exude excitement on the stage and offer a life-changing
experience to all who hear them. The Browns deliver the powerful message of the gospel through word and song that engage audiences of all ages. Saturday evening, enjoy the fresh sounds of Link Union. Since 2002 this multi-award-winning band has performed in over two-thousand venues across the United States and Canada entertaining thousands with their fusion of old time musical instruments, stunning vocals and modern beats. Known as a band with 18 instruments, 7 members and a 45 ft bus, there will be something for every musical taste. On Sunday afternoon, the stage will come alive with Paul Brandt, the most awarded male Canadian Country Music artist in history. Paul is well known for hits like “Leavin’”, “Alberta Bound”, “Didn’t Even See The Dust”, and his remake of the C.W. McCall classic “Convoy”. FRGJ is proud to welcome this gifted artist, who is known for using his music as a platform to create a positive impact on the lives of people in communities around the world. As an added bonus, the Sunday afternoon concert will open with the Hunter Brothers, winners of the 2017 SCMA Emerg-
ing Artist of the Year Award. In addition to wellknown artists, FRGJ hosts a free stage throughout the weekend, boasting a wide variety of talented local musicians along with up-and-coming artists from across the country. The FRGJ Board of Directors invites you to join them and fans from all over the Prairies to enjoy a weekend of great music, great food, and great company. Advance tickets may be purchased at Browzers in Shaunavon, at Pharmasave in Swift Current, online at our website www. frgj.ca, or by telephone at (306)294-8588. Advance ticket prices: • The Browns - $30.00 ($35.00 at the door) • Link Union - $30.00 ($35.00 at the door) • Paul Brandt - $50.00 ($60.00 at the door) • Full Weekend Pass $80.00 ($90.00 at the door) Free dry-lot camping with washrooms and showers is available on a first come, first served basis. Meals and drinks are available for purchase on site. The Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre is a smoke free facility and this is an alcohol free event.
Identity just says it all,” McLean said. Previous shows put on by the Chamber Singers have been sold out so they suspect to have similar results for this one. With the wide variety of music this time around, the group hopes to see a diverse audience, including already committed fans. “It’s a lighter concert than we usually do so I think people should laugh and they should cry,” McLean explained. “I think the pieces will bring them through a full gambit of
different genres and different moods of music.” The concerts put on by the group are proud moments for those involved. Not only do they get to showcase their hard work and talent, they have the chance to take the audience on a journey with them. “There’s something about live music… [when] you have a group of people come together and they sing as one,” Kehler-Shaw explained. “If you learn a piece of music, it never comes to
fulfilment until you can communicate that with someone,” McLean said. “I think when you send out your message and see that it’s being received and taken to heart, it’s very gratifying.” Kehler-Shaw has worked with McLean for many years, starting in the children’s choir and growing into the Chamber Singers. Having McLean as her director has been nothing but a positive experience for her. “She’s a real special lady,” Kehler-Shaw expressed. “Swift Current is lucky to have someone like her to really kick start everything in the music community here.” The Canadian Identity will premier Sunday May 7 at the Swift Current Art Gallery. The show will begin at 7:30 with doors opening at 7. Tickets can be purchased from Pharmasave. For more information on the Prairie Spirit Chamber Singers or to audition for the group, you can find them on Facebook or after the concert.
Blenders SPECIAL Concert Series
Elliott Brood
MAY6 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm at Lyric Theatre
277 Central Ave. North Swift Current Doors: 7:30 pm | Music: 8:30 pm
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On May 6th Blenders will be hosting one final Special Show, featuring Juno-Award winning band, Elliott Brood, best known for their captivating alternative-rock music. Don’t miss out on this amazing show at the Lyric Theatre. Elliott Brood is a Canadian three-piece, alternative country band that formed in 2002, reigning from Toronto, ON. The band consists of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo; Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys, and ukulele; and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler, and backing vocals. The band’s style has been categorized as “death country”, “frontier rock”, or “revival music.”
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Lifestyle IN THE GARDEN
Spring Garden Chores: Now is the time By Sara Williams
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id-spring, before the leaves emerge on your trees and shrubs, is an ideal time to deal with two common garden pests: forest tent caterpillars and black knot. It's also a good occasion to remove raspberry canes that fruited last year and to thin the rows to a manageable width. Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) are often found on apple, cherry, pear plum, chokecherry, saskatoon, aspen and other trees and shrubs. The larvae (caterpillars) emerge as the leaves begin to unfold in the spring. The caterpillars eat the young foliage, partially or fully defoliating host trees from early June to early July. The forest tent caterpillars are pale black with white diamond-like marks and a blue stripe and about five cm long at maturity. The shiny brown eggs are formed in distinctive bands (approx. 1 cm long)
around twigs where they overwinter. There is one generation per year. Despite their name, the forest tent caterpillars do NOT form tents per se, although they cluster together during inclement or cold weather. In large numbers, they can be a nuisance on house walls, sidewalks, roads and other surfaces. They leave a silken trail. The larger they grow, the faster they defoliate their host. The easiest way to deal with them is before they hatch. Now! Take a walk around your yard and look for their distinctive egg bands, often formed at human eye level. Wear gloves if you're squeamish. Carry a penknife. And simply scrape off the egg bands (without damaging the bark) into a small container and send it to the landfill. Black knot (Apiosporina morbosa) is a fungal disease that overwinters in distinctive “knots” on infected Mayday and chokecherry trees. Spores are released and are carried by the wind during wet weather in late spring when tem-
SPIRITUAL GLEANINGS
Muslim Christian Dialogue Encouraged Joyce Sasse
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n the 1st century, when many Christian churches became mosques, few changes had to be made in the sanctuaries. Through the centuries Christian communities have existed within Islamic countries. What, now, feeds distrust, fear and antagonism between some members of the two Faith groups? While so much of our media covers the negatives, I’m glad to hear about Mustafa Akyol’s book “The Islamic Jesus”. What can Islam learn from Jesus, he asks through the subtitle “How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims”? In an interview, Akyol talks about how resentments are fed by those who are blind literalists. “Those who want to dictate in the name of God”, he notes, make God an instrument of their arrogance and self-righteousness. They do not see religious pluralism to be a good thing. But for those “who leave the ultimate judgements to God and live and let live”, different religious traditions can exist alongside each oth-
er. He quotes the Koran: “If God willed, He would have made you a single community.” He suggests commonness with Jesus’ regard for sacred law, is an example - that law is not an end in itself, “but is a means to human happiness and flourishing”. It is the intention behind the law that is its essence. Sharia, for a Muslim, has to do with protecting the sanctity of marriage and the family. And the commitment to the Caliphate should be about “that which is within you”. He reminds his own people that medieval times, the “golden age of Islam”, was a time “when the Muslim world was more advanced than Europe” in many fields. Their strength grew out of their interaction with the peoples around them. Cosmopolitanism was an asset. “When we become more open-minded”, his reminder is that a renaissance of Islam will again take place. I look forward to reading more of Mustafa Akyol’s columns and books, for I believe he is respected for the way he tries to promote religious tolerance and understandings. He searches for shared common ground.
Forest Tent Caterpillar egg band. Photo: Steven Katovich
peratures are above 16°C. Infection symptoms are initially light greenish swellings. These become larger, hard and sooty black. Older knots are often invaded by insects or secondary fungi. No Mayday or chokecherry trees are immune. Infected wood is highly visible during the winter after leaf fall and into early spring. It should be removed by pruning at least 10-15 cm below the point of infection and then burned or sent to a landfill. To prevent spreading the disease as you work, disinfect your pruning tools between
every cut with a 5% bleach solution, an alcohol-based disinfectant such as Lysol, or rubbing alcohol. Raspberries. Raspberries are biennial. They grow vegetatively their first year and produce berries (and then die) during their second year. As new raspberry canes develop from the crown and roots, they tend to widen the row. If uncontrolled, a raspberry patch can soon becomes an unmanageable jungle. The best time to prune is in spring when winter breakage and injury are apparent. Row width
should be restricted to 30-45 cm wide for trellised rows but can be up to 60 cm wide for freestanding rows. Start by removing old fruiting canes (you can split the chore by removing these at the end of harvest in the fall - the earlier these are removed, the less they will interfere and compete with new canes for light, nutrients and water). Next, remove smaller, weaker and late developing canes, leaving canes that are around 1.3 cm in diameter. Fruit yield and fruit size are directly related to cane diameter: large canes =
many large fruit. Thin to about 40 canes per linear meter, with canes distributed across the row and lots of elbowroom between canes for optimum yield. Did you know? Developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada over 50 years ago, ‘Boyne’ remains one of the most popular raspberry cultivars on the Prairies. Commemorate #Canada150 by celebrating our past. Sara is the author of numerous gardening books, among them the revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape. And with Hugh Skinner: Gardening Naturally; Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies, and Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies. Expect Fruit for Northern Gardens with Bob Bors in November, 2017. This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (SPS; www. saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com; www.facebook.com/ saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events: Gardening at the UofS – http://gardening.usask. ca or call 306-966-5539.
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Warm Fires and Good Fortune Cleo Morvik
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his evening I am writing to you from a very comfortable couch, situated in front of a lovely warm fire, in a cozy little house, in a quaint village just an hour east of London, in England. We have just returned from a beautiful drive through the countryside to see some ancient rock circles and drink some tea. It sounds too perfect to be true. A couple of weeks ago I was sitting down to hash out the plans for my final few weeks of travel. I was messaging with my parents, wondering out loud what I should do with one particular day that had been left blank in my calendar. I had commitments and bookings made on either side of this random day in late April, but nowhere to go and nothing to do for one day and one night. My dad suggested I go visit an old friend of his, Carrie. At first thought it sounded a little awkward to attempt to invite myself into a stranger’s
home, and then, with my track record, figure out how to get there using public transportation. I kept it in the back of my mind as an option, but didn’t think it would become a reality.
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It’s in those moments that I have truly been able to glimpse how other people live, and every time it alters the perspective I have of my own life at home.
As this unplanned day in April drew nearer, and my confidence in England’s railway grew stronger, I started to toy with the idea a little more. I asked my Dad a few more questions, and he sent Carrie an email, mentioning I was in the area and might be able to stop by. Carrie replied quickly, graciously offering me a bed for a night. I emailed her within the
next day or two and before I knew it my empty day in April was filled. This morning I bid my farewells to London, took the tube to Paddington station, and then boarded the train heading to Pewsey. Carrie and I texted each other a description of our appearances so that we could identify one another when she picked me up from the station. I told her I would be the girl wearing two backpacks and looking lost - an accurate depiction of me on most travel days. She spotted me quickly and greeted me with a hug and a peck on the cheek, and we were off. When we arrived at her house I was pleased to find out she had two cute pups waiting to meet me, and soon after, her youngest son, William. I have known of William for many years and, as a kid, used to wonder what he was like. William is my Dad’s Godson, although the two have never met. It’s a shame my Dad can’t be here with me to get to know him, but I’m glad that I at least get the chance. I’m feeling extra for-
tunate tonight, knowing that my days on this side of the world are limited. Earlier, Carrie and I were chatting about the people you meet when travelling. I expressed to her how grateful I am to all the people who have, and who will, welcome me into their home, and how those days have been some of my most favourite. It’s in those moments that I have truly been able to glimpse how other people live, and every time it alters the perspective I have of my own life at home. We also discussed how when we meet these new people we have this burning desire to return the favour to them, and invite them into our homes too. We want to give them a warm bed and a hot meal, and reciprocate the generosity because we know how much we appreciated it when it was given to us. It is my sincere hope that all the friends that I’ve made along the way thus far give me the opportunity to repay them, and allow me to show off my beautiful corner of the world in Southwest Saskatchewan.
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What next, and how? Madonna Hamel
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ot every woman wears an apron. If you’re past eighty, you quietly don the faded floral beauty you’ve worn since before the war, to wash dishes or bake a pie. You can’t remember where you got it, was that the one from John’s sister? Or did your daughter give you it that Christmas they decided to spend the holidays with Frank’s folks? There was a recipe for gingerbread cookies in the pocket, with the words: “Next Christmas we’ll make these together!” scribbled in the corner. If you’re in your twenties chances are your apron is bib-less, but if does have one, it’s probably covered in something post-modern, like: “Well-behaved women don’t start revolutions!” to remind your guests that, yes, you are in the kitchen, but you choose to be, no one’s making you wear this apron. No one is expecting supper on the table when they get home. In fact, you are cooking for your boss at the design firm where you work. She’s a ‘foodie’, although you’d never call her that to her face, because that sounds snobbish and glib, at the same time. And besides, she’s bringing the wine. If you’re between forty-five and sixty-five it’s likely you “don’t do aprons.” Never will. Don’t even ask me why! One afternoon while helping prepare a funeral lunch the church basement kitchen. I opened a cupboard and out spilled a stack of them. Some were covered in embroidery, others were pleated little skirts for tiny waists, some were hemmed in rick-rack or extraneous ruffles, others were all starched practicality, with sturdy ties and spill-catching bibs. I took them to the museum in the hopes that somebody might claim them, but nobody ever did. I began haunting thrift stores the kitchen sections of thrift stores. Again, I’d find works of art, each one unique in design, colour combinations, elegant lines, or crocheted and filigreed with intimate personal touches. I bought them all. At 99 cents each I could afford to. I started wearing them around the house, especially the ones with pockets for my glasses, keys, phone, pen, and paper. And now I’m in Regina, preparing for Apron Pocket Archives, a performance using stories drawn from archival material including memoirs, letters, stories and art focussing on women’s
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lives on the prairie from the mid-eighteen hundreds to today. There are twenty-two stories in all, each with an accompanying collage employing text and image. Twelve of the collages will be on display. The three of the stories to be performed are: Sorry. Go Back. Will Pay, about a mail order bride who got a telegram from her betrothed offering to send her back home, after he spied her from afar, but she decided to stay anyway; Stooking Under the Moon, about a woman who joined the Woman’s Land Army to learn how to farm and be near her husband and learns there is nothing she loves better than to stook at night with her husband on leave under a full moon; From Femme Sauvage to Sage Femme; about a Metis woman who gained respect and friendships through her medicinal powers. I’ve had the chapel at the John Paul ll Centre all to myself now for almost a week now. The light from the gold and red stained glass windows have a calming effect on me, and just about everyone else who comes in. The Sisters of the Precious Blood prayed within these walls, and now, the remaining few live, still cloistered, behind the Centre. I’ve been toying with whether or not to invite them to the show. I scan my script to see if there is anything untoward that might offend them. I don’t want to offend anyone, if I can help it. I’ve never been one of those performance artists hell-bent on shocking others. The truth is, I’ve gotten into enough trouble in my life without even trying. Do we really need to go out of our way to mess with people’s heads? What would be radical, at this point in my life, at this precise time, would be to send people home calm, serene and at ease, ready for a good sleep. Shock is the go-to quick fix for troubled souls needing instant relief. Relief comes as diversion, distraction, and can come in many forms. But it’s not the same as freedom, I’ve come to realize. Freedom means staying with the feelings that seek relief, until the feelings subside, which they always do, or so my friend Mary assures me. She happened to be in Regina for the week and I imposed myself on her for dinner. Being a prairie girl from an early age, I needed to run some things past her. Knowing what you know, about the church and the deeply en-
trenched beliefs about the power of the devil and how the priests came armed with the word and the protection of angels… does this ring true? And I read from a segment in the story where the jilted bride takes up painting and is asked to paint religious images on the rectory walls. “The new priest hired me to paint the parlour in parables from the Holy Land while he traveled to set up parishes I filled it with grasses, and masses of bison darkening the hills under an endless sky and when he returned, and saw what I had done he never said a word, he just looked me in the eye. And I never broke his gaze. He stirred his tea and gripped his spoon. And then he rose and left the room and came back with my pay. One side wonder, the other side fear the two live that near. You can’t have one without the other or you’d have no coin. You can only see the shelter against the sky, I only ask: “what” now? I don’t bother with “why? Good then”, and he made to leave the room, then turned and said: “thankyou. And when you’re done here there’s the kitchen needs painting, too.”” She read it over and then she asked me: do you always write in rhyming couplets? “I don’t just write like this, I talk like this now? I’d stop it if I knew how.” “ I say, do what you do, and I believe it will ring true. As for me, I knew men and women of the cloth who were not evil nor arrogant sons of bitches bent on breaking children. I was a sickly child and they took me and nursed me. I’m not saying there wasn’t great damage. I’m not even sure if the subtle powers of kindness can ever be seen or heard over ham-fisted, hard-hearted crime. “ Working on art always stirs up things. Like, I had an uncle who was a priest and he served in these little towns. He thought he’d escaped the farm when he joined the seminary and they sent him to Belgium. And they brought him back. They never gave him help, they left him alone. They found him hanging from the rafters of his own home. I spend less time prodding the corpses, than dredging up the good. When’s the last time you asked: What now, and how?
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PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN
Notice hereby given under Tax Enforcement thatthe unless theand arrears costs appearing Notice is is hereby given under The The Tax Enforcement Act thatAct unless arrears costsand appearing opposite thethe land andand titletitle number described in theinfollowing list arelist fully paid before 30ththe day30th day of opposite land number described the following are fully paidthe before ofJune June, ,2017 2017, ,an aninterest interest based based on registered against thethe land. onaatax taxlien lienwill willbebe registered against land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is Note: Ainsum costsshown in an amount required included the for amount against each parcelby subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included
in the amount shown against each parcel DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Part of Lot
Lot
Blk
Plan
Total Arrears
Costs Advertising
Total Arrears and Costs
$805.97
$113.78
$919.75
Title No.
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Sec
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Range
Meridian
15
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M275
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Dated this 27th day of April Natasha Brown, Treasurer
C REW TRUC K MAIN TEN AN C E HELP ER The Crew Truck Maintenance Helper is responsible for assisting the foreman with running a, one ton crew truck and Dated this 27th day of April picker for oilfield repair and maintenance activities. Natasha Brown Treasurer
Qualified applicants are required to have a class 5 driver’s license with a clean abstract, all current safety tickets, and work on rotating weekends. Knowledge of the area surrounding Gull Lake and experience with a skid steer are assets. Condor off ers a competitive salary based on experience and an excellent benefit package. Employment terms – full time permanent employment . Forward resume including experience and three references by fax to 672 -3449 or email condorenterprises@sasktel.net.
The RM of Reno No. 51
Accepting Tenders The RM of Reno No. 51 is now accepting graveling tenders. Tenders shall include prices for loading, hauling and spreading approximately 11,900 yards of gravel over approximately 119 miles and approximately 27 access Roads. Tenders shall be priced per cubic yard per mile hauled. The contractor selected shall be required to sign contract with the RM outlining the timing, location and a system to verify quantities. All graveling to be completed by September 30, 2017 subject to weather conditions. Tenders accepted until noon May 8, 2017. For more information contact Administrator Kim Lacelle at the municipal office. The RM reserved the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest tenders not necessarily accepted.
The big game draw is a transparent and equitable method of allocating a limited number of hunting licences to Saskatchewan residents. This year’s draw includes licences for elk, moose, pronghorn, either-sex mule deer and antlerless mule deer. “The big game draw continues to be popular, and remains important to the hunting community,” Environment Minister Scott Moe said. “The number of hunters applying for Saskatchewan’s most favourable hunting opportunities has increased significantly over the last number of years. I encourage all hunters to apply early and wish all applicants good luck in this year’s draw.” Hunters should apply early to prevent system outages, and use the online residency verification tool. Last year during the final day of the draw, the ministry received more than 11,000 applications, which is a significant increase from 7,000 on the final day in 2015. More than 92,000 applications were received in 2016, up from 71,445 in 2015. Applicants are advised to review results from previous years, available on the website, to assist them with selecting hunt choices that will improve their chances of being drawn. Several hunts have a high number of applicants compared to available licences and, therefore, the likelihood of any one application
Town of Gull Lake ASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Gull Lake for the year 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 28 to June 28, 2017, exclusive of holidays.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.
Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, Town of Gull Lake, Box 150, Gull Lake, SK S0N 1A0 by the 28th day of June, 2017.
Dated this 28th day of April, 2017 Dawnette Peterson, Assessor
being drawn is very low, even for applications in the top priority pool. Due to the significant increase in applications in previous years, the ministry is undergoing a review of the big game draw priority pool structure and will be considering modifications for future years’ draws. The ministry is working with representatives from various stakeholder groups to review options. The over-the-counter archery mule-deer season and moose season dates will remain the same in 2017. The ministry will be consulting with hunters and other groups during the next year to make decisions on these seasons for 2018. Moose quotas have been maintained at the same increased levels from 2016 in a number of zones, including areas with higher vehicle collisions such as east of Saskatoon to the Yorkton region. In addition, the pronghorn draw is proposed to expand to include much of their core range in southwest Saskatchewan. The big game draw is administered through HAL, the ministry’s online hunting, angling and trapping licence system. Through HAL, clients can submit, review and update their application, check pool status history and purchase a
draw licence. Clients who need help with their account or the draw application can contact the Active Network call centre at 1-888-773-8450 (8 a.m. to 9 p.m.), or a Ministry of Environment office. Draw results will be available through HAL accounts by mid-June, with the exception of pronghorn, which will be available in mid-July. Although applicants with valid email addresses on their HAL account are sent a notification of their draw results, successful email delivery cannot be guaranteed. If you do not receive an email notification, do not assume your application was not drawn. All applicants are responsible for looking up their draw results through their HAL account. If you are successful in the big game draw, the appropriate licence will be available for purchase on your HAL account. Select the licences you want to purchase and complete the transaction. Find more information about the big game draw, visit www.saskatchewan. ca/residents/parks-recreation-heritage-and-arts/ hunting-trapping-and-angling/hunting/apply-forthe-big-game-draw.
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