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Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Community Peace Officer Brett Lorenz issues Grayson a Positive Ticket, good for a free Co-op Big Cool or Co-op ice cream cone, for wearing his helmet, at the Harty Development Skatepark on Sunday afternoon. Teaming up with Beyond Borders Circle of Change and the Lloydminster & District Co-op, the Lloydminster RCMP and the City of Lloydminster’s Peace Officers will be issuing Positive Tickets throughout the entire summer.

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COVID cut paratransit grant

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Border City Connects, which provides transportation for residents with disabilities, received a smaller paratransit grant of $8,866 from Saskatchewan for the current fiscal year 2021-22 due to reduced fares during COVID. GEOFF LEE

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The pandemic is getting the blame for a significantly reduced 2021-22 operating grant of $8,866 the City of Lloydminster will transfer to Border City Connects to provide transit services for people with disabilities.

The latest Transit Assistance for People with Disabilities (TAPD) grant, announced by Saskatchewan’s Government Relations Ministry on July 23, compares to the previous $16,312 grant.

T h e T A P D g r a nt i s provided annually to provincial municipalities that offer paratransit services.

The pandemic sliced local ridership to 1,209 fares that Border City Connects executive director, Glenn Fagnan, surmises is the logical reason for the smaller operating grant.

“I’m just assuming

that. Obviously, our fares were way down last year,” he said.

Fagnan says Border Connects provides the city with ridership data and they submit it to the province on their behalf.

“We record all of our fares and some are eligible and some are not through the TAPD, so that’s what they base the funding on,” said Fagnan.

“We were way down.

Traditionally, we’ve been in that $16,000 to $18,000 range annually on the operating side of things.”

He says the reduced grant this year and the loss of other traditional revenue sources has had a negative impact on their budget.

“We’ve been able to fix that up with our Polar Splash and our Ribfest,” said Fagnan.

“That’s why we’ve really had to concentrate on the fundraising side of things.

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Before, it wasn’t such a big part and now it’s becoming more and more important.”

He says the city is also looking to see if there’s some grant potential for Border Connects’ Care-A-Vans, used to drive residents to out-of-town medical appointments.

The TAPD program includes operating assistance grants for transportation costs, vehicle costs and capital grants for the purchase of replacement vehicles.

Border City Connects received a grand total of $71,804 in 2019-20, including a $55,000 capital grant towards the purchase of a new Border City Express bus.

“The bus was ordered in 2018 and arrived in January or February 2020, then, of course, we had it for a very short period of time then everything shut down due to COVID,” said Fagnan.

Border Connects plans to apply for a new capital grant by the end of this fiscal year to replace a fourth paratransit bus with ridership now on the uptick.

“Fares are starting to pick up now again, so

we’re going to need to have that fourth bus,” said Fagnan.

“Things are starting to pick up on the senior side of things. We’re getting questions about going on tours. A lot of times, a seniors’ facility will go out to a farm and go for a picnic or all go shopping,” he said.

He says that’s just an extra service they provide, but it also takes a unit off the road when they’re doing that.

“That’s why we’re going to get the fourth one again. We’ll be applying to the TAPD through the city,” explained Fagnan.

Last year’s grant application was only for operational costs.

Funding for operational assistance grants is calculated using the population category of each municipality as well as the number of paratransit trips provided by the municipality in the previous calendar year.

Lloydminster received the second smallest TAPD operating grant of 10 cities in the province within the 2,501-20,000 population bracket.

The amounts ranged from a low of $5,669 for Humboldt to $84,538 for Estevan with each

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Summer Vibes come with a box

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Volunteers Mike Welygan and Patricia Brockhoff teamed up at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s Monday lunch meeting to promote the Summer Vibes edition of curated boxes of local products for sale online at Brixtonshoes.com to raise funds for the Lloydminster Rescue Squad. Summer Vibes is sponsored by Wayside Dental Centre.

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A Summer Vibes YouTube video could be a local sensation of the season and the most entertaining part of a fundraising promotion sponsored by Wayside Dental Centre.

The footage features Wayside dentist Nekky Jamal and promo partner Mike Welygan, a.k.a. Mikey Dubz, who

scare up goodies for Summer Vibes curated boxes of local products to raise money for the Lloydminster Rescue Squad.

Dubz teamed up with Wayside rep Patricia Brockhoff to help pitch the Summer Vibes event and share the YouTube action flick at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s Monday meeting.

As Brockhoff put it, they came to “promote our boxes, promote local business and all sorts of good stuff like that,” bringing 10 boxes for Rotarians to buy or help sell.

“In the boxes, we’ve featured some awesome amazing products from local business,” said Brockhoff.

A Wayside Summer Vibes gift box set is

sold exclusively online at brixtonshoes.com at $75 a pop.

Brockhoff notes if someone is not comfortable doing online shopping, they can contact Wayside and she will make sure they get a box—but hurry to order.

“We did a limited number of box runs, so we only had a couple of 100 of them,” said Dubz.

The contents include beef jerky from Lloydminster & District Co-op, a summer Coconut Spray from Home Hardware Building Centre and a Summer Vibes blend coffee from Prairie Lily Coffee Roasters.

There are also some caesar products from Lake Life Caesar Co. and a buff from Peace of Love.

“We have promoted Copper Cork Distillery in Vermilion, which is super cool. If you get a chance check it out,” said Brockhoff.

She noted you have to pick up the spirits at the Copper Cork location.

Dubz says Summer Vibe is something everyone is going to like after being cooped up from COVID the past year and a half.

“The community’s opening up and it’s

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The operating allocation for Lloydminster is calculated by multiplying 1,209 (rides) x 1.3 (pop. factor) x 5.513751 (universal grant factor) which equals $8,866.

“The amounts requested vary significantly every year,

just going to be a blast, and we want people to understand as much as the world was upside down, we got to get back to normal and it’s the Vibe,” he said.

“The Vibe is (all) about supporting the communities.”

Brockhoff says it was a no-brainer to choose the rescue squad as the fundraising beneficiary.

“The rescue squad is so involved in our community. They play a significant role in keeping everyone safe,” she said.

Wayside Dental has launched a series of curated boxes for charities to match the seasons.

“In order to come up with a summer edition, we just came up with Summer Vibes,” explained Dubz.

Dubz showed up at Rotary wearing running shoes, explaining he got into running after blowing out his knee playing soccer and taking a break from his long-time hobby as a DJ. “It became just like DJ-ing; it was a passion and a hobby that turned into something that I was really good at,” said Dubz.

He’s progressed from a couple of kilometres of training a week to between 150-200 kilo-

metres with charity runs in the mix.

“I’m also known as that guy who ran on a treadmill for (12 hours) for the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation to raise over $400,000 last year,” said Dubz.

Dubz says he has hooked up with other like-minded people in the community like Dr. Jamal who want to give up a chunk of their time “to do better for the community.”

That led them to create Summer Vibes as a fundraising idea with a team concept.

“In running, I’ve said this to all the teams I’ve coached, ‘if we started as a team then we finish as a team,’ I hope we can do that here with Summer Vibes,” said Dubz.

He says he was brought in at the last moment to just promote it.

Dubz says the plan from the get-go was “to start this and we’re going to finish it strong, and then we’re going to go on to the next one, and we’re continuously going to do better.”

On a personal level Dubz will be competing in the 125-kilometre Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache July 31-Aug. 1.

based on the immediate needs of each municipality and the ridership numbers from the previous year,” said Saskatchewan government spokesperson Jonathan Tremblay.

“The program is reviewed periodically

to make sure we are supporting municipalities in providing this critical service.”

Over $3.7 million in TAPD funding will be distributed to 69 municipalities including 14 cities and 55 towns in the current program year.

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Jewelry garners over $6K for shelters

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Angela Rooks-Trotzuk, CEO, Lloydminster Interval Home Society (left) and Amanda Bohay-Graf, outreach coordinator for the Lloydminster Social Action Coalition Society (right) receieved cheques from Dawl Lawrence Floen’s (centre) Give Me Shelter campaign at Home Hardware Building Centre last week.

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Charitable acts were in full bloom throughout the month of June, with proceeds from one fundraiser supporting local shelter agencies.

Dawn Lawrence Floen, of DLF Designs, teamed up with Home Hardware Building Centre and Century 21 for the Give Me Shelter campaign, which saw her handmade jewelry selling at Home Hardware’s garden centre in June, with all proceeds going to the Lloydminster’s Interval Home Society, Men’s Shelter, Community Youth Centre and Drop-in Centre.

Last Wednesday was an exciting day for Floen and the local agencies as it was cheque presentation time.

“It was over $6,000

which I’m really excited about and grateful for,” said Floen.

“I think a lot of people don’t talk about homelessness or home insecurity because sometimes people feel shame around that, and there shouldn’t be (any) shame.

“I think we need to talk about a WE as a community, and how we can help those that are the most vulnerable in our community. They tend not to be at the forefront. It’s difficult to look at homelessness and poverty, and it’s hard to ask for help.”

Angela Rooks-Trotzuk, CEO, Lloydminster Interval Home Society, was over the moon with the community support, especially after a tough 16 months in regards to COVID. 21081AA3

“It’s really nice and really exciting when the grassroots community members get together and want to support organizations in the community, and I’m partial to the Lloydminster Interval Home, and of course, we have the Men’s Shelter and the Lloydminster Social Action Coalition here today as well, and they’re one of our partner organizations, so we’re excited to be here for sure,” she said.

“We’ll be able to use these funds for helping our clients get support, so whether that means taxi vouchers, hair cuts, all of those things that we tend to take for granted, but the folks we support at the Interval Home Society and the Lloydminster Youth Centre, they don’t have the same support or means that we have, so

we’re able to support them in these ways.”

Amanda Bohay-Graf, outreach coordinator for the Lloydminster Social Action Coalition Society, which includes the Men’s Shelter and the Drop-In Centre, echoed Rooks-Trotzuk and added “knowing the community truly cares is just amazing.”

“It’s really heartwarming to know the community stepped up to help a really stigmatized population attain some of the basic essential needs that everyone requires,” she said.

“This money will go towards helping with housing, food, even access to running water, utilizing the bathrooms at the drop-in centre and the shelter; all things that we take for granted.”

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MAD SCIENCE August 3 – 6 | 8:30 am – 4 pm Multiple Age Groups Register for $45/day or $160 for the week Are you ready to go on exciting science adventures this summer? We’ll take a close-up look at science around us through games, hands-on activities and experiments. Each day of camp will bring new challenges and discoveries for the participants. Grab your gear and let’s discover that “Aha” moment together!

SENIORS SWIM Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays 11 – 11:45 am | Drop-in: $5 Seniors (50+) can enjoy their own time at the Outdoor Pool. Lane swim, do your own aerobic moves or just leisurely swim and visit with friends.

No pre-booking required.

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SPY KIDS CAMP August 9 - 13 | 8:30 am – 4 pm Multiple Age Groups Register for $45/day or $200 for the week Are you interested in becoming a Spy Kid? All new recruits must complete their training before the secret missions are revealed. Each day starts with a debriefing of fun-filled activities. Agents will decipher clues, discover lost messages, uncover special memory skills and play theme-based games as part of this camp.

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Our instructors will work directly with you to set up a lesson schedule. All lessons take place on the Leisure Ice surface. For more information and to register, visit lloydminster.ca/lessons.

DEEP WATER H.I.I.T Tuesdays and Thursdays until August 12 8 – 8:45 am | Ages: 18+ | Drop in: $6.50 High intensity and high energy, this class is great for individuals with a solid background and consistent history of working out. This will help prevent injury and it's a fun and exciting way to add to your fitness routine.

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Cenovus to buy First Nation solar power GEOFF LEE

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Cenovus Energy is turning to renewable solar power in Alberta to help meet emissions reduction goals at its operations.

The Calgary-based company has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy solar-power electricity and the associated emissions offsets

from a project planned between Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) and Elemental Energy.

Cenovus says the PPA will help to address their climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as further supporting Indigenous reconciliation through economic engagement.

The solar farm in Southern Alberta will

add 150 megawatts of renewable energy to the province’s electricity grid once completed and is expected to begin producing electricity in 2023.

Cenovus has signed a 15-year agreement to purchase the full power output of the solar facility.

This will help Cenovus offset indirect (Scope 2) emissions

that result from purchased electricity used in its operations, noted in its environmental, social and governance (ESG) plans.

“Through this agreement, we’re reinforcing our commitment to using multiple levers and innovative approaches to help us in our long-term ambition of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050,” said Alex Pourbaix, Cenovus president and chief executive officer in a statement on July 22.

“This is also an excellent opportunity to further build on our longstanding relationship with Cold Lake First Nations in its partnership with Elemental.”

CLFN has been a long-time supplier of services at Cenovus’s projects.

Chief Roger Marten says the First Nation is excited to partner with Elemental Energy and Cenovus on the solar project.

“As stewards of the land, our Nation fully supports sustainable renewable energy development respecting environmental, economic, cultural and social contexts, while realizing long-term economic benefits through an ownership stake in the project,” said Marten.

“The project exemplifies the relationships we’ve built with our partners and creates an innovative path for economic reconciliation.”

Vancouver-based Elemental Energy is a privately-held developer, investor and operator of renewable energy projects, including two existing solar facilities in Alberta.

“We are excited to demonstrate the power of collaboration with Cenovus, Cold Lake First Nations, and Elemental coming together to create a project that unites both purpose and profit,” said Jamie H o u ssi an, p ri nc i p al ,

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Cenovus currently sells surplus electricity from cogeneration plants at their Foster Creek and Christina Lake oilsands to Alberta’s electrical grid for use by residents and businesses.

The company expects to release its comprehensive 2020 ESG report in the fourth quarter of 2021 with new targets including water stewardship, biodiversity and inclusion and diversity and metrics to reflect the acquisition of Husky Energy on Jan 1, 2021.

Cenovus will release its second-quarter operating and financial results on July 29.

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Treaty 6 rockers seek fame, fortune GEOFF LEE

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The Reckless Famous, an alternative Indie rock group from Treaty 6, is one song closer to their ultimate professional goal.

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A lot of their people who are doing things try to make changes on their platforms, especially with music; it’s not just sex, drugs and rock and roll.

That would be winning Juno and Grammy awards, seeing their name on billboards and making money as musicians to feed their kids while doing what they love.

That’s the vision described by lead vocalist, Adam Jack, with the release of their latest single “Goodbye Sorrow” that could put them on that road.

“One would like to hope so, one would like to think so. I think that’s all in the work ethic that determines that,” said Jack during an interview from the band’s bus at a truck stop in Paynton last week.

He says their aspirations are the reason for choosing The Reckless Famous name.

“Reckless, because we’re reckless enough to be musicians and famous, because we want to be counted among all the legends and all the people we grew up with, listening to their stories and be considered one of those,” explained Jack.

“Be counted among the stars in other words.”

The Reckless Famous is already well known for its alt-rock music within Treaty 6.

Jack and rhythm guitarist, Harlan Blayne K y twa y h a t , a r e fr om Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation.

Lead guitarist Kyle

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Three members of the five-man alt-rock band The Reckless Famous from Treaty 6, left, lead guitarist Kyle Wuttenee from Onion Lake, drummer Jesse Fehr from Onion Lake First Nation, land vocalist Adam Jack from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation near Loon Lake pictured in 2019, released a new self-titled EP The Reckless Famous in April this year followed by their latest hit single from the EP, Goodbye Sorrow.

Wuttunee, drummer Jesse Fehr and bass player Ray Pambrun hail from Onion Lake Cree First Nation.

The band is based in Saskatoon, but the members are proud of their Indigenous roots.

“We’re definitely rockers, but we’re straight up on Treaty 6,” said Jack.

“We grew up on Treaty 6, we travelled all over Treaty 6, whether we were on the pow wow trail or hanging out with friends. We’re definitely reppin’ Treaty 6.”

A publicity release for Goodbye Sorrow describes the song as The Reckless Famous ‘letting go of self-destruction and despair.’

“It’s letting go of everything that’s holding you back to do the change to be the difference that you want to see,” Jack explained.

Goodbye Sorrow is the fourth of five brand new tracks from their self-titled The Reckless

Famous EP, released on April 16 this year.

The EP is a followup to their 2016 debut album 10 Stories.

That first album includes their hit single ‘Almost Famous,’ which was released on July 1, 2016, and was #1 on MBC Radio Top 5 Aboriginal Countdown for four consecutive weeks.

Their sound is a fusion of blues, jazz, soul, funk and rock n’ roll, with a hint of metal.

“The people who’ve influenced us, for me it’s James Brown, for Kyle, it’s Steve Vai and Metallica. For Jesse everything from Bluegrass to metal, hip hop and that kind of stuff,” said Jack.

“We all have different influences and that all comes together to create whatever it is we got.”

The band is already working on a new album and exploring new sounds.

“We’re also writing some music with a guy

named Yellowsky out in Saskatoon; he’s a reggae hip hop artist, a Cree-Chilean guy,” said Jack.

“We’re working on some music with him, kind of showing off that we can do more than just rock and roll.”

They collaborated with Yellowsky on his song “Light my Way” released during COVID in 2019.

Jack says the song is about finding a different way than the troubles that have been afflicting Indigenous people and letting the music and other things light your way.

The Reckless Famous hope to inspire others to light their way and prevent people from turning to drugs and crime.

“We’re totally against that stuff we want to fight against it. I want to get people aware of all that type of stuff,” said Fehr, the drummer.

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Tighter swim schedules in effect Aug. 1 MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The Bioclean Aquatic Centre and the Outdoor Pool are reallocating resources to meet usage demands at two of Lloydminster’s popular destinations.

As both municipallyowned facilities actively recruit lifeguards to better serve the community and operate at full capacity, temporar-

ily suspending select offerings will allow staff to meet demands.

“We want all patrons to have fun and stay safe when swimming and enjoying water activities at the Bioclean Aquatic Centre and the Outdoor Pool,” said Mary Price, aquatics manager for the City of Lloydminster.

“Reallocating resources to our popular eve-

ning time slots ensures patrons have access to safe, supervised swimming and water activities at Bioclean Aquatic Centre and the Outdoor Pool.”

To better accommodate peak public swimming opportunities, the Bioclean Aquatic Centre and the Outdoor Pool are making the following changes effective Sunday, Aug. 1:

Bioclean Aquatic Centre Suspended: - Early-bird swim, 6-8 a.m.

- Family swim, 10 a.m. till noon on Sundays Outdoor Pool Time change: - Senior swim, noon till 1 p.m.

Suspended: - Lane swim, noon till 1 p.m.

- Lane swim, 8-9 p.m.

Facility management will continue to monitor usage demands, and staffing allocations will be refined as needed.

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City enters land-sale agreement with Interval Home Society MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Lloydminster city council approved the decision to enter a land sale agreement for a section of the north east of 4812 56 Ave. of 1.03 acres for a total land price of $600,000 to the Lloydminster Interval Home Society (LIHS).

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Jack says awareness is the key to positive change and he hopes for a step forward and understanding they are not alone.

“A lot of their people who are doing things try to make changes on their platforms, especially with music; it’s not just sex, drugs and

The LIHS has been in conversation with administration since 2016 to secure a location in the City. LIHS provided administration with an offer letter to purchase the property.

The site would be developed following the Martin Browne Redevelopment Plan timelines and neighbour-

hood aesthetics.

The proposed development is projected to occur during the later phases of redevelopment of the site. The development will maintain visual cohesion with the existing development in the broader area to ensure that the site integrates positively into the neighbourhood.

rock and roll,” he said.

“It’s much more than that. It’s a rebellion against a state of being and the state of being especially that’s putting our Indigenous people underground in the dirt so to speak.”

Jack says drugs are really affecting youth and their communities in general—those who

are directly affected from residential schools who went there, who saw it all themselves, right down to the kids and the grandkids and that’s them.

“It’s important that we address these things especially with awareness and it really starts with all of us at home,” he said.

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City of Lloyd holiday hours notice MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The City of Lloydminster will provide the following civic services and hours of operation in lieu of Heritage Day (Alberta) and Saskatchewan Day. • City Hall is closed Monday, Aug. 2, reopening with regular hours on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

• The Operations Centre is closed Aug. 2.

Regular hours resume Aug. 3.

For emergencies, Operations can be reached at 780-8725418.

Residents can use the online Report a Concern tool at Lloydminster.ca/reportaconcern to report road maintenance issues, among other items of concern.

• The Lloydminster RCMP Detachment is closed Aug. 2, reopening with regular hours on Aug. 3.

The Detachment can be reached by calling

780-808-8400 for general concerns or 911 in an emergency.

• The Bylaw Office is closed Aug. 2, reopening with regular hours on Aug. 3.

Bylaw can be reached at 780-874-3710. In the event of an emergency, call 911.

• The Lloydminster Sanitary Landfill is closed Aug. 2, reopening with regular hours of operation Aug. 3.

• Curbside collection will be completed Monday, Aug. 2, as regularly scheduled.

For the collection calendar, visit Lloydminster.ca/curbside.

• The Bioclean Aquatic Centre is open Aug. 2, from 12-4:30 p.m. For availability and bookings, visit Lloydminster.ca/register. Registration opens 48 hours in advance.

Drop-ins welcome.

• The Lloydminster Golf and Curling Centre is open Aug. 2, at 5:30 a.m. The last tee time is 7:30 p.m. To

File Photo book a tee time, visit LGCC.ca. The driving range will operate from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• The Outdoor Pool is open Aug. 2, from 12-4:30 p.m. To book individual or family swim time, visit Lloydminster.ca/register.

Registration opens 48 hours in advance.

Drop-ins welcome.

• The Servus Sports Centre is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 2. Childminding is unavailable.

• The Spray Park, located at Bud Miller All Seasons Park, is open Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The outdoor water amenity is free for public use. No registration required.

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Viewpoint Spreading summer cheer!

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Melanie Flynn has been out and about issuing Positive Tickets to youth in the community throughout the summer and issued Caleb Walker a positive ticket for wearing his helmet at the Harty Development Skatepark on July 7. Caleb delivers newspapers for the Meridian Source and this great moment was caught on camera by Caleb’s brother, Jackson. Great job to everyone for keeping the communities’ youth safe and active this summer!

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“Funds will be used to provide daily essentials to our clients,” said Bohay-Graf.

“We provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner, out the door every week, snacks, water; and just general operating services like running water, letting people that haven’t had a shower in a week utilize the facilities.”

Tasha Hilderman, coowner of Home Hardware Building Centre, explained the familyowned and operated business was thrilled to be a part of the fundraiser and help out in any way they could.

“It’s something that’s really important to us, that we use our space, our voice, our ability to reach a lot of people to help get these messages out for these important agencies,” she said, adding the fact donations were also being accepted at the store’s tills throughout the campaign.

“I think this is something that’s not top of mind for us in Lloydminster, but it’s something that everyone could relate to once they started hearing a lot of the feedback of what these agencies actually accomplish in Lloydminster.”

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Leeway from Lloyd: Shrink the kids to save on food STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

A thing called shrinkflation is running rampant these days as a way for manufacturers to pass along rising costs to consumers.

It’s the sneaky practice of keeping the sticker price the same for ever-shrinking packages. It’s more prevalent in grocery stores.

Food prices have jumped nearly 34 per cent in June year-overyear according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Marketing managers can use downsizing as a hidden price increase in order to pass through increases in production costs.

I first noticed this

practice years ago when Canada went metric, when a pound of coffee converted to 454 grams was suddenly 400 grams or less for the same or slightly lower price.

Unless you know the metric system, and who even does today, the chances of paying for shrinking goods for the same or even higher prices are pretty good.

Research has shown that most shoppers buy by price not package size, but the shrinking package phenomenon is becoming so noticeable it’s almost a joke.

Have you noticed there is more air in some packages of processed food like potato chips these days? The previous standard size of vegetables in

500 grams or 1-kilogram packages is being out stocked by smaller packages in a bid to maintain prices and offset costs.

Some cereal boxes are also smaller, and some jars have indented bottoms so you get less product for the same price without knowing it.

Some companies

announce they are reducing packaging, but most of them just spring it on you.

In Britain, nearly 3,000 food products have shrunk in size since 2012, according to a recent study

by Britain’s Office for

National Statistics.

Thank goodness many grocery stores in Canada make the price per unit data available so you know if you’re getting a deal or not.

People’s pocketbooks are also shrinking due to rising inflation as

the economic recovery takes hold.

The only solution for families is to take a page from the movie, ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” so they eat less until all this nonsense comes to an end. Who’s kidding who?

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PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

Heritage Day was always spent with my dad.

He’d put on his best cowboy hat and we’d drive to Weaver Park in Lloydminster, where we’d spend the afternoon looking at exhibits from a bygone era.

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Are we too polite?

One of dad’s favourite stops was at the blacksmith display. (Also a coffee and donut shop later on, but that’s another story.)

We’d meander up to where black smoke poured into the air from the forge, and there we’d find my son Justin Walker, covered in soot and hammering on a hunk of red-hot steel.

He’s not only a tal-

ented musician, he’s also a very polite blacksmith.

Justin was the youngest member of the Border Blacksmith’s Guild when he joined, about 17 years ago, and I imagine they were pleased to have a youth enter their ranks.

Every month, this gu ild gat hered t o d o what they loved: sweat over hot coals and beat

scrap metal into submission.

One cold winter’s day, the guild met in a large shop. After a morning of hard work, they seated themselves in a circle of provided chairs to eat. Justin rustled in his lunch bag and drew forth a bacon sandwich.

He sank his teeth in pleasurably.

Presently, the host announced he had something for everyone and bustled out of the room. He returned carrying two styrofoam egg cartons, and from them, began to dispense small, caramel-coloured morsels, each nestled in an attractive cupcake wrapper and speared through the center with a Popsicle stick.

“Thank you very much,” Justin said courteously, as the man handed him his very own treat. Justin looked at the delicacy, wondering what strange sort of candy it was.

Not wishing to appear

rude, Justin raised it in a token of goodwill to the fellow seated across from him and carefully nibbled a chunk off one side.

It wasn’t all that easy, and he was forced to really bear down to gnaw the piece off, but with applied determination, he finally broke through and began working the tiny tidbit around his mouth.

He chewed and chewed and chewed some more.

Strange stuff, he thought, finally getting out a thermos of hot tea and pouring himself a drink to wash the gummy substance down his gullet.

Several of the men began to cast sideways glances Justin’s way and, idly, he wondered about that too. However, he had enough to contend with as he dealt with his cupcake, so he ignored them.

With considerable effort, Justin manfully

bit off another hunk of the unpleasant dessert and chewed interminably, finally adding a bite of his bacon sandwich to the mix in an effort to work it down his throat.

He had noticed, oddly enough, that, although malleable, the basic components of the stuff never changed.

Both texture and size remained the same no matter how he attacked it. In the end, he was forced to apply his entire mug of tea to the lumpish mass, swallowing noisily.

Finally, the deed was done and wiping his mouth with a sleeve, he heard the host clear his throat to speak.

“Yup,” the man said, as he looked meaningfully at Justin.

“That beeswax has been collecting dust for 12 years. It’s high time I got rid of it. It’s great for preventing rust on steel though.”

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Terms and conditions in real estate MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

I was recently reminded it is not only first-time home buyers who may have little experience in real estate negotiations and contracts.

For example, the home I was representing for sale by a mature couple who were moving into a condo from the only house they owned in their lifetime.

Right from the opinion of value discussion, the listing process itself, then the consideration of an offer, it was necessary to walk them through each step, explaining their options, and helping them to make successive decisions as the project unfolded.

It was a good exercise, even though I have facilitated several thousand property listings

in my career to date, therefore a residential sale can come somewhat routine to work through, but of course, not necessarily for the client in front of you.

A contract of purchase and sale is a legal binding contract, so here are some basics to look for, broken down into two primary categories, terms and conditions.

Alberta and Saskatchewan each have their own real estate laws, therefore, the standard forms a realtor uses may be develo p ed sp ec ific ally fo r that jurisdiction.

However, if your community falls into the Lloydminster service area, we have the option of using a hybrid version that addresses the regulations of both provinces.

Of all real estate contract terms, the most recognized, yet the most difficult to arrive

at, is an agreed upon purchase price.

A close second often is the completion date, or when the present owner will vacate in favour of the buyer.

Sometimes buyers want in more quickly than the seller is initially willing to accommodate, usually because they too need to find suitable accommodation to go to.

The third term is the amount of the deposit being offered while conditions are being PRAIRIE WOOL FROM PAGE 12

Justin looked down at the empty wrapper in his hand with that sinking feeling you get when you know you’ve just ingested a filthy lump of wax that’s sat in a machine shop for the past 12 years.

“I’m sorry,’ he said politely, “but do you have another? I’ve eaten mine.”

removed, or as our American friends call it, “earnest money.”

All three are negotiable. All three can make or break a prospective deal.

The deposit does not automatically default to the seller as it is held in trust by one of the brokerages involved until all conditions to the sale are removed.

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For example, if the buyer is unable to arrange financing, it will be rebated.

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Community gathers for sport and race meet WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

The Lloydminster Amateur Sports and Driving Club hosted their second meet of the year at the fair grounds on June 19, 1917.

Participants competed for a purse that totalled $1,000 for the various activities. Their first meet on May 24, in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday, had been quite a success and attracted lots of attention. Lloydminster residents were reminded to do all their shopping early as the stores would be closed for the afternoon. They were

also requested to keep their dogs at home.

The full program was printed in the newspaper listing the activities, which included horse races, foot races, a baseball tournament and a championship game between the Banana Belt and Allister teams.

A minimal admission for the grounds was charged. Fifty cents for adults, .25 cents for children under 15 and children under 10 were free.

Multiple printed warnings were given in advance regarding the rule of no dogs permitted on the grounds. As advertised in the Lloydminster Times any

dogs found on the fair grounds would be shot.

Baseball games began at 10:30 a.m. and the horse races were scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. Entries would be accepted until noon.

Folks were encouraged to “Seize the opportunity of some recreation before harvest starts and attend ... Dance in the evening.”

Entries for the horse races ran in mile heats including a 3-minute trot or pace, 2.30 pace or 2.25 trot, a free for all trot or pace and a half-mile trot or pace which was open to horses within a 25-mile radius of Lloydminster.

Horses competing in other harness races

could not compete in the free-for-all.

A half-mile running race, pony race and a half-mile hurdle race dash finished up the list of race entries.

With barely enough rain to settle the dust, the night before brought weather with intense lightning and loud thunder. Organizers feared the event would have to be postponed, but Thursday morning arrived with bright skies.

The meet drew a big crowd from afar. About 80 cars paid for admission and many arrived in rigs and wagons.

With its success, many folks hoped this would become an annual

event.

Between gaps in the program activities, the brass band from Edgerton provided musical entertainment.

Every open-air gathering needed a band and folks hoped the Lloydminster Band could be revived.

The Edgerton Band travelled across the prairie to perform for this sports event.

The eight baseball teams from the surrounding district competing reportedly had some very good plays to the pleasure of the applauding spectators.

Banana Belt won the $50 first prize and Lone Rock the second prize of $25.

File Photo From the roar of the crowd cheering on their favourites to the sound of hooves thundering down the home stretch, the greatest attraction was the horse races.

It’s only natural for owners of first-class animals to want to compete against each other from the area.

Many felt the races were as good as folks would see in Edmonton, Saskatoon or Regina.

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Low Yield Allowance is a standard part of the production insurance program, and is meant for situations of extreme heat and severe drought. Alberta is doubling the low yield threshold to allow for additional cereal or pulse crops to be salvaged for livestock feed.

For example, the barley crop threshold will be increased from 150 to 300 kg per acre.

“Our Government is working in close collaboration with provinces to ensure farmers who are experiencing the impacts of extreme weather caused by climate change have access to the support they need,” said Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau.

“This adjustment to the crop insurance program will increase access to feed for livestock producers when they need it most, to ensure they can get through this crisis.”

Since mid-June, there has been a significant deterioration of crops across the province.

Current weather conditions are not improving, and industry expects to see further deterioration in crops.

Together with the federal government, Alberta is making an adjustment to crop insurance that will allow farmers to put more poor quality crops towards livestock feed, helping ease feed shortages for livestock during the current drought.

“Alberta’s hardworking farmers and ranchers have been hit with dry conditions that threaten their livelihoods,” said Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen.

“We will do everything we can to help Alberta’s agriculture industry make the best of a terrible situation.

We’ve heard industry’s call for help, and this change will help farmers and ensure some good can come out of these crops.”

This adjustment encourages producers to act swiftly to salvage crops for livestock feed rather than watch their fields deteriorate further, and risk harvesting nothing. As these crops would otherwise be covered by crop insurance, there will likely be minimal additional payments resulting from this decision.

Under the federalprovincial cost-shared Canadian Agricultural

Partnership, there are a number of business risk management programs available through Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) to help Alberta producers manage significant risks that threaten the viability of their farms, including crop insurance.

Alberta’s AFSC has a total of 119 active adjustment team members following the addition of 21 new members in December 2020 and April 2021.

The government has advised crop adjusters to be flexible and complete early assessments with affected crop and hay land; for example, offering alternative use of crops to address forecasted feed shortages in our livestock industry.

Last week, Alberta, along with Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, received verbal commitment from the federal government that a joint AgriRecovery program will be initiated to support producers affected by drought conditions prior to a federal election. Assessments are currently underway in these provinces.

Alberta announced a 20 per cent reduction in premium costs for

File Photo crop, pasture and forage insurance earlier this year which protects against weather-related production loss. As a result: - Almost 400 additional farmers and ranchers enrolled in crop, pasture and forage insurance.

- Almost 1,400 farmers and ranchers increased their level of crop, pasture and forage insurance coverage.

- Almost 230 clients re-enrolled in crop, pas-

ture and forage insurance after canceling their subscriptions in 2020 or prior years.

The adjustments to crop insurance add to the steps already taken by the government of Alberta to ensure farmers are supported during this difficult time.

Other steps include: - Formally requesting the federal government initiate an AgriRecovery assessment.

- Asking the federal government to

ensure all significantly affected municipalities are included as eligible in the designation for the federal Livestock Tax Deferral provision.

This would allow farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought in a prescribed drought region to defer a portion of sale proceeds to the following year.

- Increasing the percentage paid on interim payments under AgriStability.

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Sports Mavridis ready for Round 2 TAYLOR WEAVER

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Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Andrew Mavridis, who trains and fights out of The Fight Farm in Lloydminster, spars with gym owner and coach Garrett Tepper last week as he prepares for his second pro fight in Edmonton.

It’s going to take much more than a pandemic to submit the dreams of Border City mixed martial artist Andrew Mavridis.

Mavridis has been training like his life depended on it as he prepares for his second professional MMA fight, which takes place at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton on Aug. 14.

The 30-year-old welterweight, whose professional fight record sits at 1-0, is set to face off against Edmonton-based fighter Cole Campbell, who currently holds a 3-3-0 pro-MMA record.

Campbell may have more pro fights under his belt, but Mavridis currently holds a streak of eight amateur wins and is going into the fight with confidence.

“It’ll be my second pro fight,” he said following a training session at The Fight Farm last week.

“I haven’t had a fight since December 2019 because of COVID. I’m ready to get back in there and get another win.”

Mavridis has been training with Fight Farm

owner and coach, Garrett Tepper, for the past five years and this will be his second pro fight with Edmonton’s Unified Mixed Martial Arts.

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There’s no question, I know his path will take him there because of his work ethic and his ability.

“I grew up watching MMA on TV and finally had the balls to step into the gym,” he said.

“I initially got into it in 2016 to learn how to fight. I had a lot of conversations with some guys about fighting, with no malice, it just kind of sparked some male testosterone stuff, and I wanted to learn how to fight.”

Mavridis also explained the most frustrating aspect of getting a contract for his upcoming fight was find an opponent who would actually get into the octagon with him.

“It was pretty up in the air for a little bit because opponents would say they wanted to fight me, then they

don’t,” he said, while also adding the fact MMA and teaching others how to fight is his full-time job.

“I had to go through three different guys before finding this guy, which is frustrating because I don’t have a job if nobody wants to fight me.”

The fact Mavridis doesn’t have a regular day job and is putting all of his efforts, emotionally and physically, into MMA, is something Tepper truly admires.

“That just shows that he’s all in; all his eggs are in one basket,” said Tepper.

“He doesn’t have a plan B really. The unfortunate thing is, fighting isn’t the most lucrative business for monetary amounts, so he really relies on sponsorship, and we’ve been lucky to be attached to some great sponsors that help with his training and help subsidize that income a bit. If it wasn’t for those sponsors he wouldn’t be able to do what he does.”

When it comes to professional fighting you either have it, or you don’t, and with the years of experience under Tepper’s belt, he can easily recognize talent when it walks into the gym, which he explained was exactly what happened when Mavridis stepped onto the mats five years go.

“The kid works really hard. He’s very determined. I’ve worked around high-level fighters and I actually had a student that’s fought in the UFC in the past, and there’s no question, I know his path will take him there because of his work ethic and his ability.”

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Despite some challenges in regards to training due to COVID19, Tepper said he has nothing but confidence in Mavridis.

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And it’s business as usual leading up the fight ... hard work, running, biking, cardio, training here and sparring, all that stuff.

“I’m confident,” he said. “When Andrew puts the work in there’s not a person in his weight class I don’t think he can beat. I’ve said this from day one when he walked through our doors and he expressed he wanted to compete, there was something different

about him, and watching him put the work into the process, he followed it to a T. “The only other person to follow the prototype protocols as he has also made the UFC,” he added, “this other fighter that made the UFC didn’t have the work ethic Andrew has.

He was really talented, but he didn’t have the drive and work ethic like Andrew.”

Mavridis shares Tepper’s confidence going into the fight, and after a year and a half out of the octagon, he’s very excited to make the return.

“Other than some bumps and bruises I’m confident and ready to get another W,” he said.

“I’m not used to this long layoff, but I don’t think it will matter. And it’s business as usual leading up the fight ... hard work, running, biking, cardio, training

here and sparring, all that stuff.”

The Fight Farm did have to close the doors for a little while due to the pandemic, but as Tepper explained, it didn’t slow Mavridis down.

“We did have to shut down for a bit, but we kept in our cohorts,” he said. “Now with things opened up, Andrew is doing more travelling for his training. We just don’t have enough body types in this gym that can push him to the level he needs to be. I’m 50-years-old and can’t push him like I used to.

Having said that, the next best thing is for him to train with other people, and he can learn stuff from other gyms.

“Andrew needs to test himself against highlevel mixed martial artists from other clubs. It gauges his training to see where he’s at, and I’m not one of those people who is opposed

to training in other gyms because it’s all knowledge.”

Aside from stepping

back into the octagon, Mavridis is looking forward to fighting in front of the River Cree Casi-

no’s sold-out crowd.

The fight is also available on the streaming service UFC Fight Pass.

BBQ supports cycle challenge

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Sellers RV hosted a fundraising barbecue on Saturday that raised $1,625 for Jarrod Russell’s Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids’ cancer. Russell, left, and his sisters Lana Lane and Tami Kappel served burgers and buns and drinks supplied by Sellers that also donated a doublewide camping chair as a raffle prize.

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Terms and conditions in real estate cont.

FROM PAGE 13

However, once all conditions are fulfilled, the deposit becomes part of the sale proceeds, and should the buyer for some reason not complete the purchase, it may be defaulted to the seller as compensation for

their inconvenience and costs.

I had a buyer who changed his mind about buying a commercial property after removing his conditions and the seller received the $50,000 deposit in exchange for not suing him for walk-

ing away.

Conditions to a purchase agreement often deal with due diligence – acceptable reports on the history and condition of the property, surveys, letters of municipal compliance, etc.

More than once, we have come across prop-

erties being used for purposes not allowed under the municipal zoning bylaw, one example being nonconforming basement rental suites.

In the case of condominiums, prudent buyers will want time to assess the financial

health of the complex by examining financial statements, reserve fund studies, bylaws, and at least the last 12 months of board minutes as, once you become a unit owner, you will be responsible for your share of the cost of maintaining the structure as a whole, so it is definitely buyer beware.

In my opinion, both buyers and sellers in a contract of purchase and sale should be prepared to exhibit some flexibility as the deal is worked through.

Possibly the lender will want an independent appraisal, which may delay approval of mortgage financing.

Maybe the owner was unaware of an electrical or asbestos issue that needs to be corrected for continued safety of the property occupants.

I have seen sudden floods from severe rainstorms, fires, break-ins, separations, job loss, even death of a client during a sale period.

Both parties should exercise common sense in all matters under discussion as there are, in my opinion, very few real deal breakers that cannot be worked out with good communication between sincere parties.

There is nothing you can put in writing that replaces honesty and integrity of those involved.

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

Comments on this article are welcome either by emailing vernmcclelland@remax.net or calling 306-821-0611.

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