Meridian Source - January 19, 2023

Thursday, January 19, 2023

VOLUME 5 I ISSUE 30

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Lloyd celebrates Jubilee Medal recipients

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

TAYLOR WEAVER

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It was a packed house at the Legacy Centre as 51 members of the community and surrounding area were honoured by the Government of Saskatchewan with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Local recipients were among 7,000 residents from across the province to be honoured.

A special ceremony was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon where those nominated

by Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young received

medals from Young and Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal is a very prestigious award which recognizes people we’ve nominated in our community, and throughout my constituency,” said Young.

“These recipients have either been nominated by myself or someone else, for their work, not just caring for the people in their community, but throughout the province, that’s very important to note.”

Young also explained recipients were nominated in different categories, including healthcare, education, community volunteer services, and philanthropy work.

Aalbers presented medals to Dick Arie, Glenn Fagnan, Kay Hauer, Vic Juba, Spiro Kokonas, Vera Koster, Kevin Kusch, Tyler Lorenz, Kurt Price and Ross Ulmer. Ulmer’s medal was accepted by his daughter, Jasmin, as he could not attend.

Young presented medals to Malik Ahmed, Dawson Antonio, Kathy Bloch-Han-

sen, Stephanie Munro, Mariwyn Carter, Dwayne Davison, Shaun Donald, Glen Dow, Walter Dutchak, Haiden Dyck, Leanne Fink, Heather Gray, Larry Harland, Jennifer Hauberg, Marilyn Hougham, Tom Hougham, Muhamad Afzal Khawaja, Wayne King, Richard Klinger, Valerie Lazicki, Kevin Lewis, John Littlewolf, Naurin Mangla, Morgan Mann, Aurora Cruz Meneses, Norm Namur, Fred North, Randy Novlan, Dean Peters, Darlene Puckey, Brenda Robinson, Angela Rooks-Trotzuk,

Left: Mayor Gerald Aalbers presents Mr. Lloydminster, Vic Juba, with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on Sunday afternoon at the Legacy Centre.

Centre: Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young presents Lloydminster Region Health Foundation CEO, Stephanie Munro, with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Right: Mayer Aalbers shares a hug with Residents in Recovery CEO, Tyler Lorenz, after presenting hime a with a medal.

Cheryl Ross, Dr. Raffath Sayeed, Jaqueline Weed, and Jean Whitford. Sherjeel Butt and Doug Novlan were also awarded medals but could not attend Sunday’s ceremony.

With a total of 51 medals being awarded locally, Young explained that says a lot about the community we live in.

“It tells you how for-

tunate we are to have people that always step up, show leadership, provide outstanding services to the people of this community and surrounding area,” she said.

“I’m very honoured and proud to be able to share this opportunity with those nominees, but also with their family and close friends.”

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Fifty one receive medals

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Left: MLA Colleen Young presents Shaun Donald with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on Sunday afternoon at the Legacy Centre.

Right: Spiro Kokonas receives a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal from Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

Bottom: Kurt Price receives a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal on Sunday.

“I think that’s really important because none of us do these kinds of things without the support of our families.”

Aalbers echoed

Young’s remarks and added the community as a whole should be proud.

“You just have to look around the com-

munity, and no matter where you turn, there’s volunteers that support various worthy causes, from healthcare to education, and they’re dedicated,” he said.

“Then there’s the philanthropy and the volunteers supporting numerous organizations across the city.

“From the City’s perspective, the list of nominees represents a wide range of activities in our city, which is wonderful.”

Stephanie Munro, who is the current CEO of the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation, was left speechless upon receiving her medal.

“I am extremely honoured and humbled to have been chosen to receive this significant recognition,” she said.

“Everything I do is to move healthcare forward in both our community and province,

not for the recognition but rather for the people. Much of my success I attribute to this amazing community, my colleagues, family and friends. I truly feel undeserving of such recognition, and share this award with all of you who have been a part of my journey.”

Teacher Shaun Donald received his award for developing and running a specialized program called Eco 9.

Donald also received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.

“I do it because I want to do things for the people. I enjoy helping others and seeing others succeed, and being able to be a part of their joy and success.”

Pool access restricted for swim meet The City of Lloydminster would like to inform residents and facility patrons that public swimming/ lane swimming will be unavailable at the Bioclean Aquatic Centre for a portion of the day this Saturday to accommodate the Lloydminster Riptides Frosty Freeze Invitational.

The centre will open for public swimming at 6 p.m. on the same day.

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“Cons” bail out breakfast program

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Lloydminster Public School Division director, Jason Neville, was happy to pay $60 bail to get out of the Guest Controls Systems jail on Tuesday and help the company raise a ton of money for the LPSD breakfast program.

GEOFF LEE

WRITER

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Guest Controls Systems turned its waiting room into a jail to raise about $10,000 for the Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD) breakfast program.

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A lot of people have decided to serve their time here and then reach out to friends and family to generate more funds for the breakfast program.

The warden was the company’s president, Fred Sirett, who helped to process about 40 smiling jailbirds by noon on Tuesday to declare the Jail and Bail event an early success.

“It’s been fun. I think the staff’s having fun,” said Sirett, who also heads up the company’s Border City Shield Mechanical residential HVAC division.

“We’re looking at making this an annual event and really make it part of the community.”

Sirett says supporting the breakfast program was a no-brainer after learning more about it over the past few years.

“I was surprised the food program was there and how much it’s been used and how much they’ve struggled to keep that thing going,” he said.

Sirett says Guest Controls sponsors a lot of local hockey, but the demand for the breakfast program became

food for thought.

“We’re a big sports community and it just really hit home with me that maybe some basic needs aren’t being looked after in the community,” noted Sirett.

Dozens of residents from all walks of life, including LPSD director Jason Neville, were arrested, handcuffed by RCMP and released on their own recognizance to head straight to jail to pay bail.

Neville says he was pulled out of a meeting,

cuffed by Const. Kelsey Davidge, and loaded into the back of a police cruiser.

“Then she had to go, so I hopped out and came down here. It was a good laugh for staff and they took some pictures,” said Neville with a grin at the Guest Controls jailhouse.

“It was interesting getting the cuffs put on for the first time ever.

That was a change for me, for sure.”

On a more serious note, he called what Guest Controls was doing fantastic, noting the last donation LPSD received was at the beginning of the school year.

“It’s fantastic they’re doing this, for sure. Any amount is going to help a ton,” he said, with this being the first breakfast donation in 2023.

Neville was pleased to free himself and learn about some of the finer points of the Jail and Bail event from Guest Controls’s HR and marketing

rep, Michelle Cowan.

Cowan said the initial arrest fee is $50 and anybody could nominate anybody for that amount.

That person could come down and serve their time in jail or pay the minimum bail of $60 to free themselves.

“A lot of people have decided to serve their time here and then reach out to friends and family to generate more funds for the breakfast program,” said Cowan.

She said they had company employees arrest other employees that morning.

“We’ve had everybody pooled to arrest the boss, Fred. It’s been fun,” she said. “We just thought it would be a fun interactive way to raise the money.”

Neville says the breakfast program is “a great piece” for those students who come to school hungry.

“It just allows them to have one less thing to worry about and they

can focus on their learning,” he said.

The event ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and was

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live-streamed by the New Lloydminster Nissan on Facebook and 106.1 The Goat.

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LCA to reboot student Try-A-Trade

GEOFF LEE

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The Lloydminster Construction Association (LCA) and its partners are bringing back

the popular Bi-Provincial Try-A-Trade after a three-year hiatus.

Hundreds of students from bordering regions will bus to the

Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds on April 26 to consider careers in 51 designated trades with seven industries represented.

LCA executive director, Dorothy Carson, says it feels really good to have it back after it was last held in 2019 before being cancelled for the next three years due to the pandemic.

“With the employers in our area struggling for workers, it will be a great opportunity to promote the trades to the youth,” said Carson.

“Everybody is really encouraged and glad to have it back.”

It’s still early days for the organizing, but Carson reports they already have more than 1,000 students registered, along with sponsorships and participating trades.

“Basically, it’s a trades and technology event, so we’re looking for schools and business owners to provide information on trades

they are involved in,” explained Carson.

She says there’s a few loose ends to tie down in the coming weeks.

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With the employers in our area struggling for workers, it will be a great opportunity to promote the trades to the youth.

“We’re still looking for more trades exhibitors to join us. We’re looking for companies to set up hands-on demos so they can talk with students and show them a little bit about their trade,” said Carson.

New this year will be rolling 15-minute presentations by the Saskatchewan government about all of their trades-related resources along with scheduled trades talks by industry reps.

“It’s something all the students can listen to while they’re mingling around the booths,” said Carson.

Post-secondary trades educators such as Lakeland College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, will also be on hand to explain learning paths to careers in trades.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public and home-schooled students.

Aside from the Try-ATrade, the LCA is bringing back a slew of other events this year including a job fair in early March with the date yet to be nailed down.

“There are a lot of employers looking for workers,” said Carson.

According to StatsCan, there were about 100,000 job vacancies in as of Alberta alone last quarter, with worker shortages in construction

high on the list.

The LCA will also hold its annual general meeting in March along with an “owners’ forum” for large employers like Lakeland College and the City of Lloydminster to roll out their lists of capital projects for 2023.

“Throughout the Lakeland region, there are quite a few projects,” said Carson.

“In 2022, Lloydminster actually posted the second largest amount of major projects for the province of Alberta on our BuildWorks service, including the Canadian Tire relocation and expansion.

The LCA plans to celebrate Construction Week from April 23-28 with events and contests to promote the industry and workers in the skilled construction trades.

Business Education month will be held in May followed by the LCA’s annual golf tournament in June.

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Film fest brings students’ Synergy Studios’ work to life TAYLOR WEAVER

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It’s never easy putting yourself or your work out there for the world to see, but that’s exactly what students at Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) are doing tonight at the first annual Synergy Studios Film Festival.

The festival is being held in the HRHS library and will feature films from students from Grades 8-12. The festival is free to attend and open to the public, and according to HRHS’s communications and media teacher, Skye Ferguson, they’re pulling out all the stops.

“I’ve had this on my goal list ever since I became a teacher in this area,” said Ferguson. “This is super amazing. Cody Maz of Maz Entertainment is sponsoring the event, so we’re going to have a giant screen, speakers, a red carpet, people can dress formally, and my photography students are going to be the paparazzi.

“It’s going to be kinda like a movie premiere.

I envision the kids getting to be their own director and showcasing their movie.”

Ferguson explained she initially wanted to host a film festival to allow students to showcase the hard work they put into projects throughout the year.

“It’s one thing to make your work, and it’s another to display your work. It also takes a lot of courage to display your work for people; the second you display it, it’s open for critique,” she said.

“Instead of it just sitting on your drive, you get to see it come to life.

“I also can’t explain the feeling when someone watches your video and you hear them laugh, or see them smile … the pride the students are going to feel is unreal.”

Grade 12 student

Emjay Hein is really looking forward to having her work on display for all to see after putting her heart into her projects.

“I should have my final assignment in the festival. It’s a Romeo and Juliet retelling, and I should also maybe have some short films.

One is a silent film, and then maybe my midterm as well,” she said, adding the fact she does a lot of directing, script writing and storytelling.

“I’m excited to see my work on a big screen, and I’m excited to watch it with my friends and everyone who’s been a part of the video.”

Hein has taken Ferguson’s media class every year since she started at HRHS and is excited to see her teacher’s goal of hosting a film festival come to fruition.

“Ferguson is so great.

She makes all of your dreams come true, and it sounds super cheesy, but she’s done so much for me, and I’m going to miss her a lot when I leave.”

Hannah Barnes, who is also a Grade 12 comms and media student at HRHS, knows exactly how much work goes into these projects and is excited for the community to see the body of work being produced at the school.

“We get to showcase our work, which is kind of frightening, to be honest,” she said. “We put so much hard work into this with planning, filming, editing and post-production, so it’s very exciting to see all of our hard work displayed.”

With the event being open to the public, Barnes encourages anyone and everyone to

come out.

“All of these students put in so much hard work, and there are many people who are very passionate about film, so (I invite people to) come to see what their community has to offer and what they’ve created. It’s great to see what other people in your community are doing.”

The film festival starts at 7 p.m. and popcorn will be available by donation.

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Vaadeland and band to ignite Vic Juba GEOFF LEE

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Hang on to your hats, folks, rising star Jake Vaadeland and The Sturgeon River Boys are rolling into town for a performance at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Feb. 3.

Vaadeland lives in Cut Knife and says fans in Lloydminster are free to hoot and holler.

“They can expect what I like to refer to as the old-time show,” said the 19-year-old.

“I get a lot of my influence from the old Grand Ole Opry footage — something along those lines, but something unique and lots of old-time sounding bluegrass, rockabilly music.”

Vaadeland says their stage presence will also appeal to fans of all ages.

“There’s a lot of entertainment just from what we have on stage and

Meridian Source File Photo what we wear and stuff like that, so a full-on show,” he said.

All of the band members are from Saskatchewan, including Joel Rohs, electric guitar, Stephen Williams, upright bass and Jaxon Lalonde, banjo.

Vaadelan d is fresh from winning the folk artist-of-the-year, along with the band, and album of the year for his newest record, Everybody But Me, at the Saskatchewan Music Awards in December.

He has just signed a new management deal with Johnson Talent Management and Paquin Artists Agency to build

on their growing fame.

“With a growing team, he is quickly getting set to launch his career across Canada, and around the world in a very significant way,” said Vaadeland’s manager, Jeremy Johnson.

Fans in Lloydminster might get an inkling of some new songs the group has in the works.

“Until we have it recorded, you’ll be able to get some sneak peeks at our performance in February,” said Vaadeland, who fondly recalls a previous outdoor gig at Vic Juba during a Summertime Concerts series in 2021.

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“That sticks in my memory. It was a very fun day, it was nice weather and lots of people showed up— and beautiful stage and we had a lot of fun. I am so happy to come back and play in the theatre this time,” he said.

Vaadeland also calls the local music scene, “absolutely wonderful” from what he experienced during that outing in Lloydminster.

“There were a lot of great acts there the last time I was there and lots of people were there to support everybody and we’re really looking forward to hav-

ing that support again on the 3rd when we come around again,” he said.

Vaadeland is a singer and self-taught multiinstrumentalist who wrote all the songs on his debut album, Retro Man, which was voted the number-two spot on Best Saskatchewan Albums of 2021.

He also took home four Saskatchewan Country Music Awards in April 2022 for his body of work from the previous year and he continues to live the retro-man lifestyle.

“Every day I dress up in a button-up shirt and tie and pleated

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pants and a jacket, all the stuff you know,” he said, adding he drives a 2006 Cadillac.

“The home I live in is decorated with vintage antique furniture dating back to the early 1900s up until the 1950s, so my everyday life is living in the retro-man style.”

He comes to it naturally, growing up in a home in the bush near Big River, heated by a wood stove and “all kinds of stuff like that” as he puts it, “so it comes from that as well.”

The old-time guitar and banjo music of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys influenced him over the years to write and play his own retro brand of music.

“Well, ever since I was a kid, I just loved the sound, especially of the five-string banjo and the voices the way they would sing. It came from the heart,” said Vaadeland.

“You had to be a good singer to get on a record back then and I really love that good old lonesome sound of the bluegrass music and, of course, Johnny Cash and Elvis get more into the rockabilly scene.”

He said he and his band thought they’d incorporate that too.

“It’s always been a huge influence on our show,” Vaadeland said.

He says when he started, his performances seemed to attract older folks and some young people who heard the music and really liked it, but the audience has changed recently.

“As we’ve gotten a little more diverse incorporating the electric guitar and stuff like that, we seem to have come up with a really unique sound that nobody’s heard before,” he said.

“We seem to get a whole variety of ages, including lots of young people. When they hear it they like to come back and hear more, so we encourage lots of young people to come out and see what we have to play for them.”

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Rotarians digest Healthlogy 101 GEOFF LEE

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Jasmine Kuchenbrand has found her niche as an occupational therapist.

She’s the owner and practitioner of Healthlogy Consulting in Lloydminster and spoke about the pediatric services and pelvic services she provides at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s Monday lunch.

Kuchenbrand told the Meridian Source beforehand she once did a work placement in prison while discovering how diverse occupational therapy, or OT for short, is.

“It can be a lot of areas,” she said.

She says there are OTs that work with the Workers Compensation Board on workplace injury, OTs that work in long-term care facilities that might do wheelchair assessments, and OTs who work in mental health or help patients with

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Occupational therapist Jasmine Kucherbrand, who owns Healthology Consulting, talked about the services she provides for women and kids at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday.

hip and knee surgeries transition back to their homes.

“I specialize in kids and women, or pediatrics and pelvic health,” said Kuchenbrand.

She works with kids aged 2 to 18 with or without a diagnosis in areas such as developing better visual-motor skills, social, and play skills.

“With kids, I am helping parents with independence and sometimes I am helping with emotions and

regulation with fine motor skills like writing or cutting,” explained Kuchenbrand.

“I also help with toilet training and if they are having trouble with dressing.”

A lot of her young clients come from parent or teacher referrals wit h par ent al healt h plans providing coverage along with funding from Saskatchewan for some kids diagnosed with autism.

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Lloydminster, we have a problem, and together we can fix it

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e’re at a crossroads with our organic waste and our green bins. More care must be taken when placing items in our green bins. Let me explain what has been happening and the costs of these mistakes.

First, I want to start with a bit of good news.

In Lloydminster, over 8,420 single and multifamily homes participate in the curbside collection program. Since its inception in April 2013, the organic waste program has diverted over 30,000 tonnes from landfill. This is a magnificent feat.

Now, to the bad news.

During the week of Christmas, we found four loads of organics were too contaminated and sent to the landfill, costing $6,930.45.

On Jan. 9, another 3.84 tonnes of contaminated organics were redirected to the landfill for an additional $1,738.85. These costs include the price to landfill a tonne of waste and the fees associated with operating the equipment.

The solution.

The organics cart is intended for organic materials such as food scraps, yard waste and paper products. However, we’ve found many

Correction Notice In the article titled, “Young gains ground for area seniors,” printed Jan. 12, it was noted AHS and SHA activated the Long Term Spaces Working Group to update the 2013 Lloydminster Integrated Health Services and Facility Infrastructure Needs Assessment, when in fact, it was just a government working group.

residents are placing non-organic materials such as animal carcasses (nothing more significant than turkey bones can be sent to the bin), garbage, grocery bags, recyclables, clothing and clean cardboard.

So, to recap, the green bin can only have food and vegetable scraps, yard and garden debris, soiled paper products and shredded paper, nothing else. Everything else must go in the grey bin as regular waste.

We understand that with the absence of yard waste, many residents have fewer organic materials to dispose of during the late fall and winter months – ultimately leaving unused space in the green cart.

If you have excess regular garbage, you could reach out to your neighbours and see if they have some space in their bins, or you can take extra items to the landfill for disposal.

We encourage you to recycle all cardboard

Supplied Photo and paper products, your number 1 and 2 hard plastics and metals. These items need to be placed in a blue bag and are collected on your regular garbage collection day.

Visit www.lloydminster.ca/curbside to learn more about the City of Lloydminster’s residential curbside collection program. This page includes tips on ensuring your carts and recyclables are picked up every time.

It also has a comprehensive list of what items go where and helps you sort commonly misplaced items.

For items such as broken furniture, hazard-

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ous waste, and smaller electronics, as a Lloydminster resident, you can dispose of these items for free, or for a nominal fee, at the Lloydminster Landfill.

For more information, including hours of operation, visit www.lloydminster.ca/landfill.

Thanks for your efforts to sort and ensure that our waste is placed properly so we can dispose of it in the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective ways.

Remember, the green bin is for organic material only!

- Mayor Gerald S. Aalbers, City of Lloydminster

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Opinion

Leeway from Lloyd: Senior moments come in threes STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

I think I might have latched on to a retirement pastime as the editor of Senior Moments.

None of the content will be about bowling averages or riding around in a golf cart rehashing the Sixties.

This will be a laugh about forgetfulness.

Since some people can’t laugh at themselves, this may boil down to a personal read about my own senior moments.

I’ve certainly had three worth writing and chuckling about in the last month starting on Christmas day with a turkey fiasco.

I bought one of those

football-sized Butterball turkeys that I put in the oven at 11:30 a.m. with the timer on.

When it came time to take it out, I discovered to my horror, I forgot to turn the oven on. I ate late.

That same day, I decided to use vinegar to clean the coffee maker, which immediately seized up no me.

I later learned online not to use vinegar, and to use vinegar, which left me conflicted.

I turned the brewer off and on umpteen times, but the best it would do was spit and sputter some water out and I cleaned all of the key points, too.

Fortunately, I got a gift card for Canadian Tire and rushed out on Boxing Day to buy

a new machine. When I got it home, I tried my old machine one last time and it worked perfectly.

The new brewer is biding its time in a cupboard.

Most recently, I feared I was caught on a condo Zoom video meeting after I darted to “the water closet” during a lull in the proceedings, but fortunately, it was just another ridiculous senior moment.

It took just seconds to dawn on me that I was still on a Zoom call and instinctively “turned off the faucet,” hit the dirt (I have dirty floors) and crawled into my kitchen to recover my wits and whereabouts.

Luckily, I didn’t hear

Facebook Photo any hysterical laughter when I got back to the screen, but I went to sleep thinking a lot of terrible ‘what-ifs.’

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No one has called me to tell me they “recognize me” on YouTube, but now I know how these senior moments

happen to others. My retirement publication will be available in print only, with no photos!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion.

Square Dancing Introduction NEW LOCATION! Intro to square dancing will be held on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at City Church, 5115 49 Street. Walk to the beat of music by following simple instructions from the caller. Come alone or bring a friend.

Wear whatever is comfortable. First evening is FREE! Bingo at the Moose The Moose Lodge,

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located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m.

The Moose also hosts crib tournaments every second Sunday of the month. Start time is 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12.

Spades Tourney The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades tournament on Jan. 19. Play begins at 10 a.m. The

To place an event, email taylor@meridiansource.ca or fax 306-825-5147

cost to play is $10/person, lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Jamboree/Dance The Legacy Centre is hosting a Jamboree/ dance on Jan. 19. Doors open at 5 p.m. and supper will be served at 6 p.m., then the jam begins. Admission is $15/person at the door, all members and guests welcomes. Call the Legacy office at 780-8754584 for more info.

Aaron Goodvin at the Vic Juba The Vic Juba Community Theatre presents Aaron Goodvin with opener Hailey Benedict on Jan. 20 for a 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $55 each and are available online or at the Vic Juba box office.

Robbie Burns Nite The Edgerton & District Historical Society is sponsoring the 33rd Annual Robbie Burns Nite at the Edgerton

Agricultural Hall on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

Happy Hour and Silent Auction begin at 5:30 p.m., and supper at 6:30 p.m. with a ceilidh to follow. Tickets are available at the Edgerton Village Office at 780-755-3933 or Toys and Treasures, Wainwright at 780-8423 903 or at t he d oor .

Adults are $30.00 and children 12 and under ar e $5 .00. Call Lou ise at 780-755-2189 for more info.

Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance The Flagstaff Scottish Club is proud to bring you its 15th Annual Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance on Jan. 21.

The club invites you to the Killam Community Hall to celebrate. Doors open at 4:30 and the Haggis will be piped in at 5:45 p.m. Fraid Knot takes the stage at 9 p.m. Dress is Scottish Formal and tickets are $75+fees per ticket or a table of 8 for $550.

Tickets are available at www.flagstaffscottishclub.com/robbieburns Cribbage Doubles Tourney The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage doubles tournament on Jan. 26, so bring a partner.

Play begins at 10 a.m.

The cost to play is $10/ person, lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-8754584 for more info.

Winter Runderland 5km/10km The Lloydminster Runners club is hosting its first winter race on Saturday, Jan. 28 at

Bud Miller All Seasons Park. The race starts at 10 a.m. at the PSM Building.

Pancake Breakfast The Legacy Centre is hosting a pancake breakfast from 9 - 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 29.

T h e c o s t i s $ 1 2 / p e rson ($6/12 years and under), everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Cribbage Doubles The Dewberry Senior Centre is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on Jan. 28.

Register just after 10 a.m. and play begins promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Cost is $25/person, $10 fees plus $15 for lunch.

Bring your partner, everyone welcome! Call Maxine at 780-847228 or Mary Ann at 780-847-2287 for more information.

Bubble Hockey Tournament The Canadian Brewhouse is hosting a bubble hockey tournament on Jan. 28. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m.

Enter your two-person team for only $25 for your chance to win big prizes.

Luke McMaster at the Vic Juba The Vic Juba Community Theatre and the Lloydminster Concert Series Association bri ngs Lu ke Mc Ma ster to the stage on Feb. 1 for a 7:30 p.m. show.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $5 for students and are available online or at the Vic Juba box office.

Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys at the Vic Juba Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys will be taking the stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $34.20 and available online or at the Vic Juba box office.

Diabetes Education Classes The Saskatchewan Health Authority is hosting session one: An Introduction to the Basics” Diabetes education class on Feb. 7 from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Klinger Conference Room of the Prairie North Plaza. To register, please call 306820-4887.

Lloydminster Career Fair Lakeland College is hosting a career fair at its Lloydminster campus on Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hear from employers who are looking forward to connecting with you.

The career fair is free to attend for Lakeland students and alumni.

Register at http://bitly. ws/z74M. Lloydminster Métis Local #18 AGM The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan Lloydminster Métis Local #18 is hosting its annual general meeting on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Centennial Civic Centre, Lloydminster, Sask. A meal and entertainment will follow the meeting.

If you have something you’d like to see in our community calendar, please email the listing to taylor@meridiansource.ca

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College Park School students, teachers and staff gathered to celebrate student district champions and provincial medalists from 2022 for the first time in months.

The assembly held on Tuesday morning marks the first time since 2019 for the student body to celebrate these sporting achievements together.

The awards went to: District champions Intermediate badminton girls - Katherine Thiessen Bantam boys track FROM PAGE 9

She also helps women with a range of issues from pelvic pain and prenatal and postnatal care to bowel or bladder incontinence or those dealing with partial or complete abdominal separation.

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If I can build skills with parents that’s where it goes a long way.

“I’m actually quite busy,” said Kuchenbrand.

“My home clinic is in Lloydminster and we have a farm near Meadow Lake, so I work out there too, and then I work around Battleford.”

She describes her Healthology clinic as being “a commercialized character home” across from the Saskatchewan Provincial Court.

“It’s a little greenhouse so I really wanted to do a character home because as an OT, I work on people’s life skills, and so for kids, what better place to do it than a house,” she said.

Kuchenbrand has a master of science degree in occupational therapy and spoke about the indirect career path she took to her profession after graduating from Holy

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“I thought I was going to go into law or be a psychologist, and then I started volunteering at a long-term care facility and I just really liked the interaction I got from just visiting with them, and then I looked at different therapy professions,” she said.

Initially, she earned a psychology degree at the University of Saskatchewan and latched on to a masters in OT at the University of Alberta, loving how diverse occupational therapy is.

Kuchenbrand also likes the fact OTs help people get back to meaningful everyday activities, including some hands-on therapy.

“For a kid, if I’m working on their growth (development) motor for their shoulders or any of those spine motors, I will be doing more hands-on,” she said.

“I also do direct therapy where I do parent coaching because that child sees me once a month, so I need to build the skills with the mom and dad.”

She says she wants to build and empower parents to apply different skills since their children can’t always come to the clinic due to costs.

“If I can build skills with parents that’s where it goes a long way,” Kuchenbrand said.

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City releases 2022 business survey findings

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The City of Lloydminster recently released the findings of the 2022 business survey to assess local businesses’ current situation and future plans.

The annual survey is a valuable tool for the city’s economic development team and local business support and provides valuable information for the participating businesses.

“The business climate survey results provide valuable insights

into the needs and concerns of our local business community. We’ll use this information to inform our policies and initiatives to foster a more supportive and conducive environment for businesses to thrive,” said the City’s economic development officer, Katlin Ducherer.

“We’re committed to working handin-hand with our local businesses to create a vibrant and prosperous community for all.”

This year’s survey was conducted by

Deloitte Canada, with 283 businesses participating from Nov. 16 to Dec. 1, 2022.

The survey was completed through a combination of telephone interviews and unique, secure email links to an online survey. Homebased operations and non-profit organizations were screened, and business size and industry quotas were set to ensure a diverse respondent mix.

The survey’s main objective was to collect data regarding the

economy and economic development initiatives, focusing on identifying the needs of current and future businesses.

By assessing where investment and prioritization is needed to grow, diversify, retain and expand existing businesses, City administration can make informed decisions and provide guidance and direction for future economic growth.

Key findings Home-based businesses – 31 per cent of respondents surveyed were home-based businesses, 17 per cent of which have plans to expand their operation outside of their home in the next three years.

Current revenue and future expectations – 41 per cent of businesses surveyed reported their total revenue has increased over the past 12 months. Forty-six per cent of businesses expect their revenue to increase in the next

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12 months, 43 per cent expect it to remain the same, and only 10 per cent expect revenue to decrease.

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We’re committed to working handin-hand with our local businesses to create a vibrant and prosperous community for all.

Satisfaction with the City of Lloydminster – Th e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f businesses (86 per cent) were either somewhat satisfied or very satisfied with the City as a place to own and operate a business.

Respondents were most satisfied with support from other businesses (88 per cent), business licence processes (88 per cent), availability of adequate housing (87 per cent), and cellular phone service (86 per cent).

Priority factors – Using Deloitte’s pro-

prietary derived importance methodology, it was found that local roads and streets, municipal property taxes, support from the City, availability of skilled labour, and availability of health and medical services were the top five priority factors.

Net promoter score – The City of Lloydminster has a net promoter score of +11 per cent, indicating more positive proponents of the community than negative.

Future plans – Most businesses surveyed (60 per cent) plan to expand in the next two years, with only 3 per cent of businesses planning on closing.

The City of Lloydminster has conducted this survey since 2019 and is committed to using the data collected to support and enhance the local business community. The results of the 2022 survey will be used to guide economic development efforts and support local businesses in achieving their goals.

Stay beautiful PRAIRIE WOOL

HELEN ROW TOEWS

Hoarfrost: a grayish-white crystalline deposit of frozen water vapour formed in clear, still weather on vegetation, etc.

It loses a lot in a dictionary definition, doesn’t it?

Actually, the word ‘crystalline’ is pretty, but a “deposit of frozen water vapour” is pretty bloody blah.

Yet, as I gaze at hoarfrost, clinging thickly to the poplars outside my window in the cold, golden light of sunset, I feel awed by the magical wonderland it creates. No longer do I see the spindly, barren trees of winter.

Instead, their stark branches have been clothed in raiment adorned by nature’s jewels.

Okay, I’m getting all poetic and mushy.

However, it stands true that not only people can improve their appearance with attractive coverings, the application of cosmetics, and perhaps a few other beauty treatments. Take camels, for instance.

Were you aware there’s a beauty pageant for camels in Saudi Arabia each year?

According to AP News, it’s called the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival. This fabulous event lasts for one whole month.

Camels are judged on the shape of their heads, humps, and necks, how they’re dressed (not sure what camels wear), and their overall posture.

No slumping! While I can’t exactly say I’ve thought of a camel as being beautiful, it’s nice to know that some do. I guess.

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Let’s take a little trip to the past WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

When the Barr Colonists arrived in 1903, the air was fresh, everything was new and the natural beauty of the prairie land must have far exceeded their expectations.

Arriving newcomers had the choice of purchasing 160 acres of land for $10 per quarter section.

This fee came with improved conditions and three years of habitation before a land title was issued.

With its scattered frame buildings, tents and crude shacks, the settlement’s post office was a beacon of hope.

It brought letters from home which served as a means of

PRAIRIE WOOL FROM PAGE 14

Anyway, since these camels compete for prizes up to $66 million, you can imagine a few folks trying to bend the rules to win. Enter ‘cosmetic enhancements.’ This, in turn, leads us to ponder how does one enhance a dromedary? Lipstick?

False eyelashes? Hump implants?

Turns out it’s by using Botox injections, facelifts, fillers, hormones, and more. Can you believe it? Thankfully, officials worked tirelessly to impede this dastardly, dromedary deception, and more than 40 camels were disqualified and dispatched in dishonour. (I’ll quit now).

As I shrug into my old winter coat, I wonder if a few enhancements would be for me.

Not big ones, mind

staying in touch with loved ones left behind in their homeland.

Interestingly, the main post office was and still is on the Saskatchewan side.

Through a land deal, the Canadian Pacific Railway owned the oddnumbered sections on each side of the main lines built.

Settlers had the option of buying this farmland at a price of $3 per acre. Two evennumbered township sections were given to the Hudson’s Bay Company and two sections were designated as school land.

As more settlers arrived, a small hospital was built in 1905.

Believed to be the first female doctor in this area, Dr. Elizabeth Matheson served

at Onion Lake after her arrival. She had attended the Woman’s Medical College in Toronto.

Early doctors in Lloydminster included Dr. Amos and Dr. Hill (brother of dairy farme r s Hu g h and Jame s Hill.)

Built from bricks from the Gee’s brickyard, which was located three miles north called Gee’s Hill, the first brick building in Lloydminster was the William Johnson and Son’s butcher shop. Another brick building was the Anglican Church.

Merchants came and went, but one early store, Hall and Scott, remained steadfast as a community landmark.

When H. B. Hall’s son returned from serving during the First

you. For instance, a back seam ripped open down the center of this same coat last year and was hastily patched up using Gorilla Glue. A sensible woman might have employed the services of a seamstress at a time like that. Not me.

And when, this year, the glue gave way, leaving a nasty long area of dried white mucilage running down my backside, I remedied the problem by scratching over it with a black marker.

Remedied might be a strong word to use. It’s more like compounding the problem. Now I walk fast and keep my back to the wall. Perhaps a new coat is in my future.

Another attempt at beautification was when I applied false nails last week. I was plastering the last one

to my pinky when my cellphone rang; I was rattled and spilled a gooey measure of glue over my fingers. Snatching up the phone, I held it to my ear. Not a good plan.

Let’s just say the next few minutes gave a whole new meaning to the phrase, ‘She’s always glued to her phone”.

Of course, I am a great proponent of bright lipstick and, at one time, even went so far as to apply false eyelashes.

Still, the whole fuzzy caterpillar look wasn’t for me. I’ll leave that particular enhancement for today’s youth.

In any case, don’t worry. As is said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and occasionally at the discretion of the camel judge.

Stay beautiful.

World War, the store was appropriately renamed H. B. Hall and Son. Joseph G. Willard, a homesteader from the Dulich district, founded the Lloydminster Times in 1905.

Merchants were inventive with the use of their space; the Woods couple opened a candy and gift shop with a popular dance hall in the back.

Archie Miller, one of Hiram Miller’s three sons, was known by many as he spoke Cree with the Onion Lake residents.

In Remembering

… The Early Days at Lloydminster, the writer, Sarah Gwendolyn Wilford, shares homesteading stories of what she remembers of the new settlement as a young girl.

She shares that when they arrived at their new homestead, “the tent was up ready for us, with a floor and rugs, a cook stove and a heater. There was much to do. Water had to be carried from the dear Blackfoot Coulee, also soft water from a slough for washing.” They did not have a well until the spring of 1907.

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File Photo paragraph was effectively stated by Sarah, “They were plain folk; not whiskey traders, nor hide hunters, nor horse thieves, but rather homesteaders, railway builders, carpenters and bricklayers.

All helped to build the West as well as being the salt of the earth – kindred spirits.”

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Major points weekend for ‘Cats TAYLOR WEAVER

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Perhaps it was the Jan. 7 full-roster head shave that brought the team together, or perhaps it’s the consistent home-ice advantage ... whatever it is, the boys are on a roll.

It was a big weekend for the Lloydminster Bobcats as back-toback home wins against the Drayton Valley Thunder saw the ‘Cats put up 14 goals and 87 shots on goal in two games.

T h e m o nt h of Ja n uary has been full of highs and lows for the boys, who, following a 7-4 home win against the Canmore Eagles, shaved their heads after raising over $32K for local mental health initiatives.

That win was followed by a 9-3 road loss at the hands of the Spruce Grove Saints on Jan. 11 before the ‘Cats returned to the Civic Centre this past Friday for their first-of-two home stretch.

The ‘Cats set the tone on Friday with a 7-1 win with goals from Ishan Mittoo, Brock Krulicki, Ryan Schendel and Matthew Swanson in the opening frame.

Bobcats Jack Parker, Jayven Leslie and Orin Olson would also light the lamp during the

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Bobcats defender Carter Frankiw takes the puck to the net on Saturday night against the Drayton Valley Thunder. The ‘Cats beat the Thunder 7-1 on Friday and 7-3 on Saturday.

second.

Thunder winger, Cooper Brown, would shutdown ‘Cats goaltender Matthew Syverson’s shut out hopes for the night at the 5:20 mark in the third.

Saturday night wasn’t much differ-

ent as the boys in black and orange finished the weekend campaign with a 7-3 win.

Forward Jayven Leslie potted two goals in the first, opening up the floodgates for goals from Matthew Swanson, Kade Fendelet,

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K r u l i c k i w o u l d c o mplete the hat trick at the 1:25 mark in the third.

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Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

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Rustlers ready for a second-half push

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Lakeland College King’s Energy Group Rustlers right wing Mackenzie Stafford brings a high level of compete, grit and offensive punch to the club.

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Every hockey club needs a player who can be relied upon to put the puck in the back of the net.

Right-wing Mackenzie Stafford fills that

role for the Lakeland College King’s Energy Group Rustlers women’s hockey team.

Stafford scored 25 goals and tallied 35 points in 24 games for the Rustlers’ Alberta Junior Female Hockey League championship

squad last season.

The second-year nursing student hasn’t missed a beat in 202223 potting two goals and two assists in seven games as the Rustlers compete in their inaugural Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) campaign.

She’s also built on other aspects of her game becoming a strong power forward in the league and a leader for her team on and off the ice. “ We’r e a f ir st -y ear team in the ACAC and we’re just putting it all out there, giving it our all and showing the other teams how capable we are,” said Stafford, 19.

“We’re trying for first place. But, in terms of individual goals, I don’t really have any. I just want to make everyone else around me better.”

Stafford grew up playing minor hockey in Lloydminster and area competing at various levels for the Steel-

ers during the past few seasons. Those campaigns brought her in contact with longtime coach Morgan Mann, who reached out early on to sign that goal scorer who proves so elusive in women’s hockey.

“For the most part, I think girls just try to help other players, like always trying to go for the passes,” noted Stafford, who can regularly be found picking corners on her home net in Marwayne during downtime.

“There are lots of goal scorers, but they’re hard to come by because they’re so talented and might be going to that next level. It’s a tough talent to build, but these years I think there are more coming.”

Five-on-five and the power play are the situations Stafford gets the most time on ice, but she can be found getting the puck in deep and pressing the opposition on the penalty kill the

odd time too.

She said aiming top corner from the slot or near the circles are her bread-and-butter and the competition seems to be catching on applying pressure when she’s near.

Stafford said that opposition focus has increased this season moving into a more advanced league, but it’s the same for everyone. She said the Rustlers are adjusting well

as demonstrated by moving into third place at 3-4 through the first half with a plan to hit the ground running in the lead-up to playoffs this March.

“We’re a first-year team and we’re in the middle of the pack, which is really good,” said Stafford.

“For the second half, we’ve just got to keep going and try as hard as we can to push ourselves to the limit.”

Rustlers weekend schedule The Rustlers men’s and women’s basketball teams are hosting the King’s University Eagles this Friday before travelling to Edmonton for a game on Saturday. Tipoff for the women is at 6 p.m. and the men play at 8 p.m.

The Rustlers men’s and women’s volleyball teams host the King’s University Eagles this Saturday. The women play at 6 p.m. and the men play at 8 p.m.

The Rustlers women’s hockey team has a busy weekend with backto - bac k h o me game s against the SAIT Trojans at the Russ Robertson Arena. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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On the road after a vacation hiatus MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

Well, like almost everyone else, we have stayed fairly close to home for the last three years.

Covid made travel a pain, frankly, especially if you wanted to visit another country.

We did slip out to Vancouver Island to visit family last spring, but it was a quick trip with little time for pure relaxation.

So, after a November and December that p acke d a w hol e w inter’s worth of snow and cold into two months, my wife and I decided to find somewhere a little warmer to escape to for a few days.

Thankfully, we missed the Christmas snafu with planes grounded by bad weather on both coasts.

Friends spent an extra week in Mexico being shuttled from one resort room to another, while they waited for a flight home, but hey, I didn’t hear them complain!

A good attitude goes a long way to coping with unplanned events out of one’s control.

We chose to fly into Palm Springs as it was a) a direct hop from Edmonton, and b) it bookended a tour of southern California

with the turnaround point being San Diego, only a couple of hours away by car.

We had been to both cities before, so it was really the area in between we wanted to explore a bit.

Our curiosity is now satisfied, and no, I don’t think we will be going back.

There are way too many people packed into the region for my taste and driving on a six-lane Interstate with fellow travellers intent on going fast enough to they could probably attempt to lift off, is just not for me, thank you.

The weather, other than one misty day along the Pacific coast, was actually pretty decent, and we spent almost every late afternoon enjoying the hot tub and pools of hotels we stayed in.

I’m pretty sure the locals and fellow travellers thought we were crazy Canadians, as they walked by with parkas and toques on.

Palm Springs and adjacent communities in the Coachella valley are quite laid back.

It is a golfer’s haven, plus offers lots of hiking trails.

Electric bicycles abound. I want to try one sometime.

San Diego, of course, is home to both a major naval installa-

File Photo tion and a commercial seaport.

Sitting on the border with Mexico brings a special flavour to the city with many citizens bilingual in both English and Spanish.

Sticker prices for most goods and services would equal what we pay here, but if you factor in the exchange rate, then whatever we Canadians buy there, costs almost 40 per cent more. That’s significant, at least to this country boy.

Of course, being involved in both real estate and livestock, I had to check out the

cost of housing and retail beef while I was there.

Again, not much difference, if you d id n’t consid er t he currency in the bank account it would eventually come from.

Congratulations to those who can afford to spend their winter months in more moderate climates; it may not make your life longer, but it probably is less stressful.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloydminster and an active partner in his family’s

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