Kamsack Times 2023-05-11

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Mayor discusses landfill closure and other council items

During a recent interview with the Kamsack Times, Mayor Nancy Brunt discussed the council minutes regarding the closure of the landfill, the addition of a transfer station, the establishment of a rec and culture board, and the acceptance of a tender for hanging baskets.

On the topic of the landfill closure, Brunt said, “The provincial government has said that the landfill will have to close. That’s what they’ve done for a lot of small communities. So everybody’s closing down the landfills. We will be creating a transfer station. In the future, all garbage collected

will be taken directly to Yorkton and dumped there. We will have a transfer station so people that have been buying dump tickets and going up to the dump to get rid of junk and stuff and whatever from their houses can still do so. That’ll go into a transfer station bin and the size of the transfer station is still to be determined. So our Public Works superintendent will be working with Tetra Tech to create a safe transfer station and people will still be able to go up, it’s very close to the dump site. So it’s not exactly in the current location but it’s right up in the same area.”

Council also approved a tender from Chautauqua Gardens for 20 hanging

baskets. During a meeting, council also rescinded a resolution to change the name

of a street due to concerns about potential complications and problems it could cause.

Council discussed in a meeting the importance of recruiting new volunteers for their volunteer fire department. “We are still looking for firefighters. We’ve lost quite a few and we’re really interested in anyone who would like to join the volunteer fire department to contact our chief and come on out,” said Brunt.

During the April meeting, council approved a dispatch agreement with the Saskatchewan Public

Safety Agency to handle radio communications related to the Community Safety Officer. Council also received a presentation from Tetra Tech on the transfer station. A public consultation on the transfer station and the landfill closure is set to be held in May.

Mayor Brunt said, “We’ve decided that we’re going try to open our ice rink a week earlier. So we’re looking at the last week in September, where it typically opens around the first of October. We’ll do our best, there’s still some work that needs to be done in the rink. So it’ll depend on progress.”

The organizers and RM members of the ceremony gathered for the photo, from left, were: Conrad Vogel, previous term Div. 6 Councillor; Canora-Pelly MLA Terry Dennis; Tricia Shankowsky; Ron Sorrell Div. 4 Councillor; Ken Frampton, Operator; Ron Sernowski, Current Div. 6 Councillor; Bernie Mosiuk, Div. 5 Councillor, and Myron Kopec, SARM Director Div. 4. Missing from the photo were: Gil Comeault, Reeve; Greg Savenkoff, Foreman and Brian Federation, Div 3 Councillor. For story see Page 6.

As is the case for many smaller Saskatchewan communities, Kamsack is going through the transition of closing its landfill and moving to the creation of a transfer station.

Carla Beck tossed following heated exchanges in Leg

BY JOHN CAIRNS

REGINA - Opposition

Leader Carla Beck was suspended for the day at the legislature May 3, after accusing the Minister of Trade and Export Development

Jeremy Harrison of “lies” during a heated exchange in the Assembly. She was tossed out after refusing to apologize for her remarks, following a back-and-forth between Harrison and Opposition Jobs Critic Aleana Young over the issue of steelworkers jobs and pipelines. The drama played out during Question Period on a day when the Opposition had hoped to highlight the issue of hospitals on bypass; instead, that issue was upstaged by the raucous dispute that ensued over the NDP’s stance on pipelines and other issues.

The tumult erupted when Young stood and recognized a large delegation of United Steelworkers union members who filled the gallery, members who were at the legislature to raise their issues.

“And here in Regina, when you’re talking about steel, you’re talking about Local 5890 out at Evraz. As you know

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Mr. Speaker, the plant isn’t as busy as it should be because there aren’t enough orders, and there aren’t enough pipelines getting built.”

It was the moment that Young said the word “pipelines” that government members visibly recoiled in their seats in disbelief. Minister Harrison stood up to respond.

“I hardly know where to start, Mr. Speaker,” said Harrison. “This is an opposition that has stood up at every opportunity to vote against pipelines. This is an opposition that has stood up at every opportunity to oppose the energy sector, Mr. Speaker. This is an opposition whose national leader has made it a condition of his support for Justin Trudeau to make sure that no further energy projects happen in this country. The hypocrisy of these members is stunning, and I think Mr. Speaker that everybody in this province knows it very, very well. They have zero credibility on the economy, they have zero credibility on energy, and even less credibility when it comes to pipelines.”

“The member opposite doesn’t know where to start? How about getting a pipeline built to tidewater after 16 years in government!” Young responded.

Young then went on to say that “the Minister knows that everything he just said is dead wrong. We oppose the carbon tax, we oppose Bill C-69, the clean

electricity standards, and this is serious, Mr. Speaker. The world is changing and there’s a realization that we need to refocus on manufacturing and build more here in North America. And these women and men make some of the cleanest steel not just in Canada but in the world.”

Young asked what role the Minister saw for steelworkers in Regina being part of a resurgence in manufacturing. In response, Harrison swung back to pipelines.

“They have had the opportunity in this House, over and over and over again, and they stand up and they vote against the construction of pipelines. In addition to that, Mr. Speaker, what do they do? They invite Jagmeet Singh to speak at their fundraisers,! That individual’s entire reason for supporting Justin Trudeau is to make sure another pipeline in this country

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never gets built. This is why they have absolutely zero credibility on every economic file, and none more so than pipelines and the energy sector!”

It was at this point that Opposition Leader Beck stood up and said the following:

“Mr. Speaker, I think that the minister likes to think himself rather clever within the walls of this Assembly. Everything that that minister just said is a dead lie.”

That produced even more howls from the Government side. It was at this point that Speaker Randy Weekes stood and asked Beck to withdraw and apologize.

“Mr. Speaker, I stand by what I said, everything he just said,” Beck said.

Beck was then asked twice more to withdraw and apologize. She responded: “I’m afraid, Mr. Speaker I have to draw the line. I will not withdraw.”

It was at that point that Speaker Weekes named Beck for disregarding the authority of

the Chair, and he asked the Sergeant at Arms to remove her. Beck was then escorted out, with members of her caucus clapping and banging their desks in support of her.

Later following Question Period, Harrison himself was asked by the Speaker to withdraw and apologize for using the word “hypocrisy” in his exchange with Young. He did so.

Beck refuses to back down in remarks to reporters

Outside in the rotunda, Beck explained why she had accused Harrison of lying.

“You know, day after day in the session, we’ve had to deal with the Minister standing up and spinning obvious, frankly, lies in the Legislature, misrepresenting our position on things like the carbon tax, on pipelines, on division. Today, we had a delegation here, who came in good faith, worried about issues right across the province, but in particular issues with the Evraz Steel plant right here in Regina, a steel plant that represents thousands of jobs critical to the economy of this province, but in particular to the city…

“Instead, what they get is lies from the minister, and today, I felt I needed to make it real plain that I’m done with listening to lies from that minister.”

The United Steelworkers also spoke to the media and made it clear they weren’t impressed with what they saw in the House.

“My sense was the questions were ‘what are you going to do to promote domestic

manufacturing?’ ‘What are you going to do to promote the products Evraz makes right here in Regina?’ ‘What are you going to do to help secure their jobs and get those people back to work?’” said Scott Lunny, Director of United Steelworkers for western Canada.

“What I saw was ‘politics’, and ‘Jagmeet Singh’, and a bunch of stuff that has nothing to do with those folks. I think it’s kind of disrespectful. We’re here to have those kind of questions answered, to hear what their elected representatives are doing to protect and secure their jobs. And that’s what you get.”

When Minister of Energy Jim Reiter met reporters, he confirmed that he and his government would be meeting with the steelworkers that afternoon, adding it had been long planned.

“We’re looking forward to the discussion with them. I have a great deal of sympathy for the layoffs that they’re concerned about. Our government has always been supportive of the energy industry.”

As for what transpired in the legislature that afternoon, Reiter acknowledged sometimes tensions are high.

“I think on both sides of the house sometimes the rhetoric gets heated. I think that’s what you saw today.”

But he added while it “got pretty passionate, I think (Harrison’s) point on the record’s right.”

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“The leader of the Opposition indicated that maybe they are supportive of pipelines now. If that’s the case we welcome that, but there’s a great deal of quotes on the record from members of their caucus that is the complete opposite of that.”

When asked if he agreed with Beck’s description of Harrison’s comments as lies, Reiter said “no, no I wouldn’t.”

“She’s saying she’s supportive of pipelines, but even then she couches it —she says she’s supportive of federally regulated pipelines, federally mandated pipelines. This federal government, and the NDP supporting them, clearly have not been very supportive of pipelines in this country. So no, I wouldn’t agree. I would say while it was heated, it was factual what the minister said.”

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Restaurant building goes for $99,000 in auction

A restaurant building on the east end of Kamsack has been auctioned off for $99,000.

According to the website of McDougall Auctioneers, who conducted the auction, the

winner of the building at 358 Queen Elizabeth Blvd was the Cote First Nation.

The auction ended on May 5 at 1:20 p.m.

The building has a long history of being

a restaurant. Most recently, it was Kunshi’s Kitchen, but when it was built in 1977, it was a Kentucky Fried Chicken. According to McDougall, the building was extensively

renovated between 2012 and 2014.

The 1,200 square foot restaurant is fully furnished, with cooking equipment, utensils, dishes, furniture, and much more included

with the sale, according to an auctioneer’s note on McDougall’s website.

“A rarity of this sort does not come along often,” said the note.

“This property has also had significant

renovations within the last ten years. This place is perfect to capture tourists, visitors, and hunters all travelling through town towards Duck Mountain Provincial Park.”

Fedorchuk running for provincial NDP nomination

A Norquay man is hoping to get the nod from local New Democrats to run in the next provincial election.

Wynn Fedorchuk, who grew up on a small cattle farm west of Whitebeech, announced May 8 he will run for the NDP nomination in the Canora-Pelly constituency.

“My wife, Anna and

I have deep roots in the community,” he said in a release. “We were born and raised here and following our education, made a conscious decision to return home and contribute to our community.”

The NDP have yet to set a date for the nomination meeting. Fedorchuk will have to have his candidacy

approved before he can run for the nomination. The winner of the nomination will then be one of the names on the ballot for the election, scheduled for Oct. 28, 2024

A social worker and artist, Wynn said he is well aware of the many challenges facing rural Saskatchewan today.

“We can see first-hand

how cuts to health care, education and general affordability concerns are affecting our community. The Saskatchewan Party is sitting on a resource windfall and instead of responding with tangible measures to help Saskatchewan people, chooses to ignore the issues each family is facing daily.”

Wynn Fedorchuk of Norquay announced he is running for the NDP nomination for the CanoraPelly constituency. The winner of that contest will then represent the NDP in the next provincial election.

Grow Hope SK launches 6th growing season to fight world hunger

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SASKATOON — Saskatchewan urban and rural communities are coming together to support people worldwide who need emergency food assistance.

Grow Hope Saskatchewan has launched its sixth growing season, which invites farmers and donors to unite and learn about farming and the collective responsibility to be good stewards of our resources.

According to Rick Block, Regional Representative with Canadian Foodgrains Bank, funds raised through the grain-growing project support people worldwide who need emergency food assistance and improve long-term food security.

Grow Hope Saskatchewan is a tangible way for productive land in Saskatchewan to have a direct and positive impact on many worldwide who do not have access to food, the “bounty that comes from the land.”

“We are farmers and Grow Hope allows us to help those in need while doing what we love. Do you also feel a call within your

Saskatchewanʼs farmers are doing their share to help fight world hunger.

heart to help this great organization feed the world?” asked Michelle Hergott, a Grow Hope farmer near Bruno, Saskatchewan, about the initiative.

Folks are invited to sponsor an acre for $350, which can result in proceeds of up to $500 from the sale of that crop. This, in turn, may be matched 4:1 through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Partnership with Global Affairs Canada.

Throughout the year, Grow Hope Saskatchewan offers multiple opportunities for community engagement, including a field day, recipes connected to the grains grown, and artwork

inspired by the landscapes of Grow Hope fields.

Grow Hope Saskatchewan started as a collaboration between the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, MCC Saskatchewan, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon in the winter of 2017 to find creative ways to unite urban and rural communities in the effort to end global hunger.

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LOOKING BACK A decade ago

To celebrate the centennial of the Kamsack Power House Museum, board members of the museum encouraged residents to dress in period clothing similar to that which would be worn by residents from 1914. Lydia Cherkas , chair; Connie McKay, secretary; Darlene Brown , treasurer and Mary Vereschagin , board member of the Power House Museum demonstrated this by wearing hats, scarves, and dresses similar to those worn in 1914. *****

Eleven Kamsack Air Cadets travelled to Europe to honour the 70th anniversary of D-Day. During this trip, they visited Juno Beach where they symbolically and metaphorically represented fallen Canadian soldiers.

Wendy Becenko , well-known within the community for her administrative positions, is a certified reflexology practitioner. During her daughter’s early kindergarten life, Becenko would take on new clients. Practitioners believe that applying pressure to the nerves found in the ends of hands and feet can influence the body in many beneficial ways. *****

Kerry Chernoff, a vice president of the Kamsack branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and Royal Canadian Legion member for 30-plus years, was a guest speaker at the Kamsack Air Cadet’s awards banquet.

Marie Van As of Norquay an employee of Duck Mountain Ambulance Care Ltd. was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Saskatchewan Medical Emergencies Association for her dedication in advancing her education and knowledge of medical care to the next level.

Future looks bright for canola in Parkland region, amid global uncertainty The Ag Scene

Anyone doubting there is confidence in the future of the canola industry need look no farther than announcements made in Yorkton over the last few years.

Richardson International Limited announced a significant investment in their canola crush plant in Yorkton in 2021 to double its processing capacity to 2.2 million metric tonnes annually.

And now Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), has announced it will expand its canola crushing facility here.

The facility’s new capacity will be over two m illion metric tons, which is more than double its current capacity.

Simply put, that means a massive amount of canola will need to be consistently grown in the years ahead within hauling distance of the two Yorkton-based facilities.

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on the cost-of-production for farmers moving forward, but it does at least mean competition for canola with the plants situated roughly within a long stone’s throw of each other.

When it comes to the future of canola, like many things, the crystal ball is rather cloudy.

For example a couple of weeks back I wrote about plans stateside by Corteva Agriscience, Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announcing a collaboration to produce winter canola in the southern United States. There is a belief there is potential to grow up to 10 million acres in that region within seven to

nine years. Those new acres could be a game-changer in terms of canola supplies.

There is the bio-fuels sector, which could absorb added production, but governments are rattling sabres in ways that could thwart growth in that area. German environment minister Steffi Lemke says she will soon send proposals to cabinet for the country to withdraw from the use of crop-based bio-fuel to achieve reductions in greenhouse gases.

And in the U.S. a recent government announcement indicated that country will subsidize its biofuel producers with a blenders’ credit,

but only for bio-fuels crushed or distilled in the United States. That is certainly a door closing for bio-fuel production in Canada with an export target of the U.S.A. As usual, government protectionism can quickly muddy production markets.

And let’s not forget the Canadian government looking at whether fertilizer use mandates are needed.

While policy geared toward greenhouse gas emission reduction should generally be seen as positive, reducing fertilizer usage that would impact human food production and bio-fuel sources as well, should be far down any list in terms of new policy initiatives.

Ultimately, Yorkton is a beacon in terms of future canola interest, but it will not necessarily be a smooth road on the way to the commodity’s future.

The unique challenges of creating a thriving shade garden

“I can’t grow anything – my garden is too shady.”

Sound familiar? While a shady garden might mean that you can’t grow sun-loving tomatoes or peppers, it certainly doesn’t mean that it is beyond hope for anything else.

What plants are suitable for a shade garden? Certain perennials are a good start. My all-time favourite has to be the beautiful, elegant hosta. Hostas come in a wide variety – from demure, low growing hostas to the giant, crinklyleaved hostas. They range in colour from the new almostwhite varieties to chartreuse to variegated to blue-green. They are relatively slow growing but will provide years and years of beauty to your garden.

Ostrich ferns are always a favourite for shade gardens, providing good height and interesting foliage. They spread readily, so you can easily expand your plant inventory. And they are a very dramatic “statement” plant in a perennial bed. They are not prone to very many pests or diseases, but because of their long, delicate fronds, they can break easily in the wind, so you might have to do some housekeeping once in a while to remove broken stems.

Lily of the valley is a fragrant addition – it is beautiful right from the time it begins to come up in the spring. The leaves are swirled cones of delicate green, and the fragrance of the flowers is almost breathtaking. The flowers are dainty

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white bells on long stalks, and you should have just a few of these for the ethereal beauty and fragrance in your garden. They spread but are easily kept under control. Even once they are finished blooming, the sword-shaped leaves are a nice ground cover.

Variegated goutweed brings a splash of light to your shade garden; goutweed has green leaves with creamy accents and is a beautiful perennial. But goutweed spreads with wild, reckless abandon. One year, conditions were just right in our garden and the goutweed became a great, waving sea of leaves that threatened to engulf anything in its path. It completely drowned our hostas, and finally the only solution was ruthless digging with a spade. We dug half of it out and you could barely see the difference. So be warned! But on the

other hand, if you have a corner to fill, goutweed is up to the task!

Bergenia is an elegant looking plant, almost like a miniature rhubarb. It has thick, fleshy leaves about eight to 12 inches high, and blooms very early in the spring with dark rosecoloured flowers. There are no blooms later, but the plant is a valued addition because it adds interesting texture to your garden. Texture is always important to consider, because you can make a beautiful border totally out of foliage, and it’s every bit as interesting as one that is full of blooms. Look for different shapes and colours of leaves, and varying heights. This weekend is Mother’s Day weekend. For those of us who have lost our mothers, it is a time of remembering. My dear Mom was a true gardener; I learned at her elbow as soon as I was able to walk, and I’m so grateful for those wonderful gardening times we always had together. It wasn’t even all about the gardening, it was about being together, working and talking and laughing. Gardening does that. I have to work at all the knowledge that came so naturally to Mom, but I was blessed to have such a terrific teacher. I will savor every memory like the scent of an exotic rose. Thank you for everything, Mom. Words can never say how much I love you! Have a special weekend and have a happy week in the garden.

The amazing story of Olaf and Bouncy

It was a few weeks after Easter and Little Casey was having a deep sleep where she dreamt that she was reading about Bouncy the Easter Bunny in her pappa’s story when suddenly Olaf, one of Santa’s North Pole elves, appeared in her dream.

He had just jumped out of pappa’s last Christmas story. Olaf looked around rather confused and took a step back when he saw Casey, who was smiling at him. In her dream Olaf eased himself a little closer to Casey, who told him not to be scared because it is just a dream. She had no sooner said that when they heard a pop and Bouncy appeared sitting next to Olaf. Casey introduced them to each other. She smiled at Olaf and asked him how he came to be visiting her. Olaf told her that he had been wandering around in pappa’s story but got lost and must have skipped

a couple of pages, which brought him to Casey because pappa loved writing about her. Then she asked Bouncy how he ended up in her dream.

Bouncy told her that after Easter was over, the big hothead of a rooster

Beaky was fluffing his feathers and pushing out his chest, and chased him away from the henhouse. Bouncy had just thanked Henrietta and all the other chickens for their Easter eggs, and Bouncy had gone right up to the chicken wire fence thanking all the chickens for their contributions. Beaky paraded along the chicken wire taking all the credit. When Beaky charged, Bouncy made a great leap that took him right out of the Easter egg story and into Casey’s dream.

Together the three of them entered the enchanted forest to pick some beautiful

wildflowers for Casey’s grandma. They were heading for gramma and grampa’s cottage to give the flowers to grandma while checking up on them. Ulf, that big bad wolf, watched them as they skipped along on the forest path. Ulf was licking his chops when he saw Bouncy, thinking that it would be an easy and delicious snack. Barney the bear never used socks because he has bear feet. He was in charge of keeping the peace in the enchanted forest, and when he saw Ulf eyeing Bouncy, he thought he better keep an eye on the situation, just in case Ulf had some

sinister thoughts. They skipped past the Golden Pond, named for the golden water, where Hoppy the frog was happily sitting on his lily pad catching flies that bugged him with his long tongue.

“Croak!” said Hoppy, “Be careful in your travels and keep an eye out for that big bad Ulf, who is always looking for trouble. Sprinkle yourself with some golden water from the pond, it will mask your scent and throw Ulf off your trail.”

They all thanked Hoppy and splashed the golden water over themselves before continuing to skip down the path.

They ran into Dino next, an old Megalosaurus from the Jurassic period, who greeted them by blowing flames out of his mouth. Barney the bear was also the curator of the enchanted forest, and he introduced Dino as the sole survivor of the Jurassic Park. He was the son of Thesaurus, who was almost extinct, obsolete, defunct, lost, vanished and wiped out. Dino smiled at them, he suffered from heartburn and inadvertently expelled a loud woosh of flames from his mouth. He managed to stop the flames, looked at the others and sheepishly said, “Oops, I guess that could be called a blast from the past!”

Olaf used to take part in the reindeer games at the North Pole, riding Blitzen in the famous Reindeer Gallop. He smiled at Dino and asked if he could jump on his back and ride him around

Cinco de Mayo ‘an absolute outstanding success’ for Canora

If the streets and sidewalks of Canora seemed unusually bare from about 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on May 5, it’s probably because almost everyone went to Cinco de Mayo at the Sylvia Fedoruk Centre for beer gardens, Mexican food and drinks, and the market.

Organizers estimate that a minimum of 1,500 people from Canora and many surrounding communities were in attendance at some point, and according to Brandi Zavislak, community development officer and member of the Canora Tourism Fundraising Committee that organized the event, “I’ve never seen that many people in the curling rink.”

Zavislak said the idea

for the event came from the committee’s ongoing goal to host a variety of events for Canora and area residents to enjoy.

“It was an absolute outstanding success. We have thought about it for a while, we want to do different exciting things in our market,” she said.

“We have discovered that Fridays are very good for fundraising. The work week is over and everyone appreciates the chance to go out and enjoy themselves. We believe that the recipe for a successful event is to ‘think outside the box,’ make it a unique experience and create a fun atmosphere. We came up with our own unique way of lighting, which added to the fun atmosphere.”

The event had over 50 vendors, and didn’t have room for any more.

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vendors and they all ran out of food,” reported Zavislak.

She said her past

Bicycle Safety Week, May 14-20

Bicycle-related injuries can have devastating impacts for children, families, and communities. Each year in Saskatchewan, children are hospitalized for bicycle-related injuries, including traumatic brain injuries.(1) Scrapes and bruises are an expected part of learning to ride a bike. It is important to focus on preventing serious injuries with life-long impacts.

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a little just for fun. Dino lowered his head down to the ground and told Olaf to climb on to his head, whereupon Dino raised his head and Olaf slid down to Dino’s neck.

Dino, with Olaf riding on his neck, followed Casey and the others to gramma and grandpa’s cottage. Gramma was very pleased with the visit and greeted all with home baked cinnamon buns. Olaf slid off Dino’s neck, hugged gramma as a thank you, then laid his finger along his nose and poof! He disappeared back to the North Pole. Dino excused himself and blasted his way back to his cave. Bouncy took a giant leap and disappeared. Barney walked Casey back to the enchanted forest entrance, shook her hand with his bear paw, gave her a hug and a kiss on her cheek, and Casey woke up from her wonderful dream.

experience as owner of the Canora Flower Shop helped with creating the colourful and eyecatching decorations for Cinco de Mayo.

Zavislak said this type of an event was a first for many visitors and they all seemed to enjoy themselves.

“People were amazed at how well organized it was.”

In addition to the Canora Tourism Fundraising Committee, Megan Scherban and members of Town Public Works were also involved in organizing and getting set up for the event.

During the sevenhour event, over $8,100 was raised, which will go to making more local improvements in

Canora. “We are always looking for ways to promote local businesses and community groups,” said Zavislak. “We work hard to promote and make the events unique, and we’ve been getting huge turnouts from not only Canora but also many surrounding communities.”

The lineup of Canora events will continue for the next several months, starting with Full Moon Friday coming up on June 2. It is being promoted as a familyfriendly event, featuring magician Magic Ben and hypnotist Corrie J. Tickets are available and for more information, contact Brandi Zavislak.

Kozy Cozy displayed knitted products by Karen Crawford of Pelly, including toques, scrubbers, slippers, blankets, dishcloths and so on. When the comment was made, “This all looks so cozy,” she replied, ʻThatʼs why I call all of this Kozy Cozy.”

RM of St. Phillips celebrates opening of new shop

The Rural Municipality (RM) of St. Phillips, recently celebrated the opening of its new shop in the village of Pelly. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on April 27, marked the end of a three-year construction process.

The decision to build their own shop came after the RM found it challenging to share the existing facility in Pelly. With limited space, they often had to move equipment around to gain access

to other items, which became cumbersome and time-consuming. After exploring their options, they concluded that building a new shop was the best solution.

The new shop provides ample space for the RM to store all of its equipment, allowing for easier access and efficient management of resources.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony attracted a good crowd of about 100 people, including local

officials and members of the community such as Canora-Pelly MLA Terry Dennis.

The opening of the new shop is a significant development for the RM of St. Phillips, as it will help them better serve the community and carry out their duties efficiently.

The celebration was a testament to the RM’s commitment to improving its operations and providing quality services to its constituents

Day-drinking? Start thinking about a safe ride home

any time of day; so can impaired driving enforcement,” said SGI President and CEO Penny McCune

in a release. “You can still go out and have a good time. Just make a plan to have a safe ride home.”

Whether your plans are having mimosas at brunch, getting a headstart on Happy Hour,

hitting the patio of your local pub, or meeting some buds at 4:20, the important thing is to make sure you don’t drive after drinking or using drugs.

As part of the May Traffic Spotlight, SGI

and law enforcement are urging drivers to always #FindASafeRide: designate a driver; call a sober friend for a ride; or, take a taxi, rideshare, bus or designated driving service.

Bernie Mosiuk, Ron Sorrell, and MLA Terry Dennis cut the ribbon celebrating the new shop.

The shop has been constructed over the course of three years, ending sometime in the fall of this year.

Anniversary barbecue raises money for new KCI van

McMunn and Yates Ltd organized a barbecue event on April 28 to celebrate its 52nd anniversary, in collaboration with the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute (KCI) to raise funds for the purchase of a 16-passenger van for the school.

The KCI students took charge of the grilling duties and served up tasty burgers and hot dogs to the attendees. The community turned out in fair numbers to support the cause and enjoy the festivities. A draw was also held for a cordless DeWalt chainsaw.

The funds raised from the barbecue event will go towards the purchase of the van, which will be used to transport students to various events and activities. The

addition of the van will provide a reliable and safe mode of transportation for the students,

and the KCI staff and students are excited about the prospects of having it in the future.

Colouring contest win nets big haul of cool prizes

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Oakley Dolman, right, was the recent winner of the Kamsack Public Library ʼ s colouring contest.

Photo courtesy of Kamsack Public Library

Manning the barbecue were the KCI students and teacher: Ty Thomas, Zachary Fedorak (teacher), Kaylie Harper, Gerri Basaraba, De clan Kosokowsky, Levi Erhardt, Jesse Gigun, and Austin Krawetz.

Fertility management when placing fertilizer with seed

By Kim Stonehouse, MSc, PAg, Crops Extension Specialist, Tisdale and Erica Yaskowich, Ag Dip, ATechAg, Crops Extension Specialist, Kindersley

With the varied amount of moisture across the province in 2022, some producers were able to apply fall-banded fertilizer and others were not. Those who were unable to may experience pressure on spring banding and consider stretching the limits of seed placed fertilizer. The latter is not recommended as ammonium toxicity and salt effects can reduce germination and damage seedlings.

Last year’s varied

moisture and crop production will also result in variable fertility levels – it will be important to soil test all fields. Once fertility is known, decisions can be made as to how much can be banded, how much to seed place and if there is an option to top dress later in the season.

To determine how much fertilizer can be safely placed with the seed, consider things like seedbed utilization and soil texture. Generally, the higher the seedbed utilization and the greater the clay content, the more seed row fertilizer can be used. For further information on safe rates of seed placed fertilizer with seed, review Guidelines for Safe

Rates of Fertilizer Applied With The Seed.

Low soil moisture at the time of seeding can increase the risk of fertilizer

burn. The recommendation in the guidelines mentioned above are based on soils at field capacity. If there are areas that are not

at field capacity at the time of seeding the amounts will need to be reduced by at least 50 per cent.

Safe seed placed rates of fertilizer are also dependent on the crop type and seed quality. Cereals withstand more seed placed fertilizer than oil seeds but, regardless of the crop, seeds with poor vigor will suffer more damage from fertilizer than vigorous seed.

Combine all these factors and the safe rates of seed placed fertilizer are below most crop’s growing season requirements. An option for producers to increase seed placed nitrogen may be to use a polymer-coated “slow release” urea fertilizer. This

Polish folk dance group captivates Rama audience

When planning their 100th anniversary last year, one of the items the St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Rama wanted to see was Polish folk dancing.

However, due to the timing – around Canada Day – the province’s only Polish folk dance group, the Regina-based Polonia Polish Folk

Dance Ensemble, wasn’t available.

Yet that wasn’t the end of that idea.

“I was rather surprised when an email popped up from Daniel Smela [the ensemble’s president] just a few months ago, asking if we would be interested in a spring concert,” said Mary Kowalyshyn with the church. “Well,

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needless to say, that didn’t take long for an answer.”

As a result, the ensemble performed at St. Anthony’s Hall on April 23.

Paulette Slopek, who served as the MC for the ensemble, said there’s been quite a connection between the ensemble and the church in Rama over the years.

For one, the ensemble used to be known as the St. Anthony’s Polish Dancers, based out of a Roman Catholic Church in Regina named after the

same saint.

“My husband, Stan Slopek, who directs the adult group, he can remember coming here in the 1960s as a kid and dancing at that time in that community,” Slopek said. “We’ve known about Rama for a long time and it’s just taken us a little while to be able to get here again.”

As well, one of the dancers was born in Rama.

Like its more wellknown (in Saskatchewan) cousin, Ukrainian folk dancing, there are many

product slows the release of nitrogen into the soil, thus reducing seedling damage. Safe recommended rates of seed placed polymercoated urea range from 50 to 100 per cent more than those for uncoated urea. However, research has shown that these recommendations may be conservative if care is taken to maintain the integrity of the polymer coating. For more information on fertility management and safe rates of seed placed fertilizer, check out the Nitrogen Fertilization in Crop Production fact sheet, contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre or your local crops extension specialist.

different types of Polish folk dancing styles, coming from different regions of Poland.

The Polonia Polish Folk Dance Ensemble doesn’t limit itself to one style.

“We tried to get as many in as we can,” Slopek said. “We have a much more extensive repertoire than we’ll see today because we tried to limit the show today to about 80 minutes.”

Each style of dance is unique from the other.

“I would say it’s a bit like a fashion show because you have the dances, different music, different style, different costume.”

There were around 60 dancers performing in Rama, with ages ranging

from four to 70.

“Folk dancing is a wonderful activity for people and for children,” Slopek said. The ensemble is open to all, whether they have a Polish connection or not.

“All of the costumes belong to the dance group, which means that for a child or a person to participate in Polish dancing, in our club, it’s very, very affordable.”

The ensemble is run by volunteers, including the artistic directors and instructors.

The event in Rama ended with a draw where the prizes were Polish foods, a 50/50 draw and a gettogether that included muffins.

Fertility management is vital to help crops get off to a good start this spring, beginning with soil testing.

The St. Anthonyʼs Roman Catholic Church in Rama hosted the Polonia Polish Folk Dance Ensemble from Regina at their hall on April 23.

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MATSALLA - At the age of 100 years and 5 months, Stella Matsalla (nee Boychuk) has finally become pain free and is resting in the arms of God. She was the seventh of nine children who all predeceased her, four brothers and four sisters: Mary, Ann, Lena, Peter, and Valdemare Antoniw, plus Pauline, Michael, and Bill Boychuk; as well as her parents Mike Boychuk and Martha (nee Kuculeyma) AntoniwBoychuk; Stella’s husband, Joseph; her only son, Louie; two daughters, Delores Slaferek and Lucy Kazakoff; four grandsons: Teddy Kazakoff, Joseph, Leonard, and Johnny Balaniuk; and her granddaughter Jolene Balaniuk. Stella was born November 8, 1922 on the farm her parents owned near Mitchellview, Saskatchewan. She went to school at Oleshaw for only a few years. Having two brothers, Valdemare Antoniw and Michael Boychuk, who were very disabled physically, she had to quit school to help her parents on the farm. After both brothers died, she went to work for a wealthy family not far from home at $4.00 a month. At the age of 18, she married Joseph Matsalla and from that day forward life became a real challenge. They lived with her in laws for a year, moved to Hazel Dell then Foam Lake, over to Benito, where they bought a café and Stella worked day and night to make a living. Everything was homemade: pies, hamburgers, french fries, cabbage rolls, etc. Life took a frightening turn when the polio epidemic hit and her second oldest daughter got polio at the age of seven. They sold their restaurant and moved to Kamsack because they had a good hospital; where they remained until Joseph passed away in 1993 and Stella moved to Melody Manner in Yorkton in 2019. That had to be the toughest time of her life because by now she was deaf and at some point, nobody really knows when, she must have had a stroke because she could hardly speak. Stella spent all of her life helping others, having her elderly parents move in with her until their passing. As a mother of four girls, she worked as a waitress in every café in Kamsack, plus head cook at the steakhouse. She then got home for a little while, changed her clothes, and went over to the Catholic Hall to cook for a banquet, wedding, or other event. Stella tended a large garden and got the U.C.W.L. to grow potatoes and cabbages so they could make and sell cabbage rolls and perogies to build a new church in Kamsack and to remodel the Catholic Hall. Stella was always in demand as a cook for hundreds of weddings from Manitoba to British Columbia. She raised a beautiful garden, she canned and pickled, and kept her home spotless. She loved to play cards, and boy did she ever love to dance. Regardless of how late the dance ended she always made it to Church on Sunday morning. St. Josephat Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kamsack was very important to her. So her final days on earth will end with a last mass from the Church she worshipped and prayed in - with her family around her. Stella will always be remembered with a lot of sorrow for how she suffered the last five months of her life and an endless amount of love for all the goodness that she was able to share with her family. Stella leaves behind her two daughters Connie (Bill) of Winnipeg, her children Crystal and Kimberly (Tyler); and Pauline (Johnny) in Yorkton, and their children Theresa (Ken) Darcy, Timothy, and Martie. She will also be remembered by her late daughter Lucy’s family: son-in-law Lawrence; and Lucy’s children Cindy, Wendy, and Jimmy; her other late daughter Delores’ children Ken, Michelle, Freddy, and Danny; late grandson Johnny’s family: wife Trish and sons Jarren, Nathan, and Brennan Balaniuk; plus 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren. Prayers were held on Monday, May 8, 2023 from St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church Kamsack, SK, preceded by the rosary led by the UCWL. The Funeral Liturgy was held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kamsack, SK with the Very Rev. Fr. Joakim Rac as Celebrant. The UCWL held an honor guard. The cross bearer was Darcy Balaniuk and the Epistle reader was Pauline Balaniuk. The interment followed in Yorkton City Cemetery with Theresa Tkachuk, Martie Balaniuk, Wendy Broda, Cindy Natuik, Michelle Slaferek, Crystal Kinnaird and Kimberly Altomare serving as casket bearers. Memorial donations in Stella’s memory may be made to St. Josaphat’s Church (114 West Ave., Kamsack, SK S0A 1S0) as gifts of remembrance.

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Throwback Thursday: From the Kamsack Times files

(EDITOR’S NOTE: These items were printed in the 1986 issues of the Kamsack Times.)

Students of the Arran School raised more than $1,300 in aid for the Canadian Heart Foundation during an annual Jump Rope for Heart skip-a-thon. From left to right, taking a break from their skipping duties, were: Jackie Popoff, Eugenia Yunick, Tracy Hordichuk and Linda Plimm.

The Duck Mountain Regional Park Authority made its final payment on a loan of $179,000 which was borrowed in November 1978, so, during the authorityʼs regular monthly meeting, the group celebrated its new debt-free status with a mock “burning of the mortgage” celebration. From left were: Bruno Lemire, the authority member representing the Kamsack crosscountry ski club; Martin Cash, representing the Town of Kamsack; Linda Campbell, secretary-treasurer; chairman Elmer Andrychuk, Town of Kamsack; Jim Gorkoff, the Kamsack Alpine Ski Club; Larry Booth, Town of Kamsack, and Mario Diotte, the park ʼs area manager. Other members of the authority were: Metro Koroluk, Town of Kamsack; Merlin Finnie and Ken Kalmakoff, representing the RM of Cote, and Mike Sas, Village of Verigin.

The Choppers were named overall best bowling team at a Kamsack Five-Pin Bowling Association annual banquet. Team members, from left, were: Ted and Karen Bodnaryk, Curtis Berezowski, Phyllis Strelioff and Max Berezowski.

Workers were building a 900-square-foot summer shelter for residents of the Kamsack and District Nursing Home.

A total of 15 Brownies and 16 Girl Guides at Kamsack sold Girl Guide cookies at $2 a box. The group hoped at that time to sell about 900 boxes of the treats to help fund their organization. Helping to publicize the sale, from left, were: Riley Campbell, Kim English, Linda Campbell and Rose English.

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Raising bread in the bakery at the Kamsack School Division Doukhobor Heritage Village in Verigin for a Senior Bandʼs trip to Vancouver, from left, were: Mary Sherstabitoff, Florence Perepelkin, Mary Fofonoff and Nayda Chernoff.

Tammy Chernoff, Regan Podovinnikoff and Corinne Olson performed a Ukrainian dance during a recital at Kamsack.