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Thursday, May 13, 2021

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Lloyd thermals set production record GEOFF LEE

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Cenovus Energy Inc. set a production record at Lloydminster thermal projects in its latest quarter.

Lloydminster thermal production rose to an average of 96,000 barrels of oil a day, benefiting from the Cenovus operating strategy applied to some of the assets acquired in the Husky Energy transaction.

That strong performance saw the Lloyd thermals contribute about a quarter of the company’s oilsands operating margin of $1.1 billion with Christina Lake and Foster Creek leading the way.

Cenovus president and chief executive officer Alex Pourbaix told an earnings call on May 7 they are starting to see their strategy pay dividends at Lloyd thermals.

The company reported a profit of $220 million compared to a loss of $1.8 billion a year ago.

Upstream production was nearly 770,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 482,595 boepd a year ago.

Downstream throughput was 469,100 bbls/d compared to 221,100 bbls/d in the same yearago period.

The Lloydminster upgrader and asphalt refinery operated at near capacity in the quarter with an average utilization rate of 96 per cent.

C en o v us is also o n target to achieve an initial 2021 target of $1.2 billion in synergies from its integration with Husky at the beginning of the year.

Workforce reductions account for $400 million of $600 million in operational cost reductions included in the synergies target.

“I’d like to acknowledge the professionalism and contribution of Cenovus people through this period including those who have left the company,” said Pourbaix.

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Cenovus headquarters in downtown Calgary. File Photo FROM PAGE 1

“In the first quarter, we completed about two-thirds of our planned workforce reductions with the balance to occur later this year and into 2022.”

Cenovus is also turning its attention to s o m e o f t h e i n t e g r ation opportunities that weren’t part of that original synergy calculation including the Lloydminster area.

“Lloydminster was an area we wanted to get on top of very quickly post-acquisition,” said Jon McKenzie, executive vice-president and chief operating officer.

“We think that smallscale thermals in the Lloydminster area are going to be very prolific economically for a long period of time and we think we can add a lot of value to what’s already there.”

In addition, Cenovus reduced the Lloyd capital program of about $250 million by about $50 million in the quarter and quickly improved the drilling program.

“In that first 90 days, we’ve changed the drill spacing, we’ve got longer wells going in,”

said McKenzie.

“We’re completing those wells with our liners and using our completion techniques and we are seeing productivity gains there.”

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We think that small-scale thermals in the Lloydminster area are going to be very prolific economically for a long period of time and we think we can add a lot of value to what’s already there.

He says they also saw opportunities on the operation side to reduce the sub-cools and do some acid jobs and things that enhance the productivity of the existing reservoirs.

“So we think in a short period of time, what we’ve done is increase the production in Lloydminster to about 100,000 barrels a day,” said McKenzie.

“We think that’s sustainable with a bit of upside in very low cap-

ital simply by bringing what we do best to the application in that field.”

He noted they expect more of this to come with other assets in their portfolio to provide this as well.

“But this is above over and above the $1.2 billion we originally identified,” stressed McKenzie.

At Foster Creek, Cenovus commissioned the most prolific well pad program ever in their oilsands operations.

Production grew steadily through the quarter with March averaging $171,000 bbls/d.

Pourbaix noted Cenovus has drilled more than a third of all steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells in Alberta.

In mid-April, the Christina Lake integrated team completed the longest SAGD lateral well in history at 2,234 metres.

“Cenovus now holds all of the 16 top spots for longest SAGD wells drilled in the industry and this latest well is 23 percent longer than our previous record,” said Pourbaix.

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Foremost taps into new markets GEOFF LEE

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High commodity prices could lead to more sales of agriculture equipment manufactured by Foremost at its main shop in Lloydminster.

Local growth could also come from adding welding capacity to meet strong demand for mining and exploration equipment made at the company’s Calgary plant.

These are some economic recovery opportunities for the company shared by Foremost’s engineering manager, Louis Stang, during a Zoom presentation to the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday.

Stang is especially bullish on sales of their smooth wall bins and corrugated grain bins, in sync with surging prices for agriculture commodities.

“Canola went from about $11 a bushel in October to over $20 right now. We are

hoping that’s going to drive more sales to us,” said Stang.

He says Foremost is looking to produce about 300 bins this year, sold by dealers, including the Lloydminster and District Co-op and Go Technologies locally.

“If all of them move off our property, we’ll definitely be looking at the next year or two to spend a lot of capital to really ramp up our ability to produce more bins,” said Stang.

He notes many of their buildings are not suitable for making bins.

“We’d likely be looking at building some new buildings, buying some new equipment and probably doubling our labour workforce as far as welders, painters and production managers, that type of thing,” said Stang.

Industry research shows 10,000 bins are required a year in North America with an

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annual growth of about 4 per cent driven by rising crop yields, better crop genetics, and technology.

Average canola yields have grown from

20 bushels per acre in 2000 to 40 bushels an acre since 2020.

Stang says it seems like every Friday he is taking farmers on a tour of the bin plant

from dealer referrals.

“They like to see where the product

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comes from,” he said.

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Kids ponder chicken and egg questions GEOFF LEE

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Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?

That’s the only question a Winston Churchill School Kindergarten class didn’t have to answer this month during a Life Cycle Inquiry project.

The same applies to online Kindergarten at the Lloydminster Public School Division, according to Karla Wheaton, who teaches

both classes about the development process of a chicken embryo.

“It’s something that’s very engaging.

The Kindergarten kids are learning about life cycles,” said Wheaton.

“We use it to integrate math, language arts and science.

They learn about how the embryo develops inside the egg and they do predictions on how many will hatch.”

They even kept a

calendar for math to check off the days and studied how much bigger they got and changes in the egg every day.

The incubation process began after Easter and was timed perfectly for students to watch the hatching process from May 2-5.

“After they hatched, we waited until the late ones came out,” said Wheaton.

She says some kids

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were even trying to sneak to school on their days off to check on the chicks as they were hatching.

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It’s something that’s very engaging.

The Kindergarten kids are learning about life cycles.

“It keeps them engaged in this nice weather,” she added.

“When it was over, we opened up eggs that didn’t hatch and talked about reasons why they didn’t come out. They looked at the embryos and what stage they made it to, or if they were just yolks inside.”

These were Barred Rock and Naked Neck chicken eggs, donated by area farmers Karl Jory and Kelsey Trach.

“We put the eggs in an incubator and we had to make sure it was the right temperature and humidity,” explained Wheaton.

“We had an egg turner and the kids learned about how that worked, so they don’t stick to their shells.”

The youngsters also learned about the brooder where hatchlings recuperate after they are dried.

Wheaton says the Naked Neck chicks have no feathers on their necks and the kids just giggle about it.

“They love naked necks and talking about how they look like little ostriches. They find them very amusing,” said Wheaton.

“They’ve named them all and they are

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This could be a chicken named Sheldon or Bela, or a mistaken identity. Online Kindergarten students in the Lloydminster Public School Division and a class at Winston Churchill School gave them two sets of names after a bunch of chicks hatched last week as part of a fun life cycle course about the development of a chicken embryo.

pretty attached to them.”

Little Pikachu, Bela, Mat, Booster, Pip, Sprinkles, Butterfly, Sheldon and Digger are some of the names the two classes are calling their feathered friends.

Wheaton says her Winston Churchill kids hang their art by the chicks’ bedrooms (brooder) so the chicks can see it.

The chicks will also take part in a couple of Friday outdoor Kindergarten classrooms at Winston Churchill.

“Once they get too big, they go back to the farmers,” said Wheaton, noting the kids are happy to hear the

chicks are going back to where they came from.

“That part helps because they’re like, ‘oh, their moms and dads will be at the farm,’” she said.

Wheaton says she’s been teaching life cycle courses for five years and it never gets tiring.

“My main job, I feel, is making school fun. I want the kids to really want to be here,” she said.

Caterpillars are the next fun life cycle project for the kids.

“We will learn all about the life cycle of a Monarch Butterfly and we will set them free in June,” said Wheaton.

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Local youth agency starts cardio party GEOFF LEE

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The moment has finally arrived for Big Brothers Big Sisters Lloydminster to reveal their secret sauce as a successful long-term agency for youth.

The opportunity comes with an invitation to participate in a special 50 Minutes for 50 Years Activity Challenge from May 13-18.

The activity challenge is a way for people to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the agency in Lloydminster with a 50-minute activity of their choice and collect pledges from friends, family and co-workers.

The challenge boils down to one minute of activity for each year Big Brothers has been in the community.

Jacqueline Weed, the organization’s director of services, says people can pick whatever activity they want to do for that 50 minutes such as

a regular workout routine they do, some yard work or a bike ride that Weed plans to take.

“I have a team registered that’s just kids and they’re going to jump on the trampoline,” added Weed.

Each registration includes a new anniversary T-shirt and top fundraisers will win prizes as individuals or teams.

Weed explains the milestone event stems from the organization meeting a perennial need in the community to provide adult mentors for youth.

“We’ve been able to find ways to adapt and meet that need over the years and to grow what we do in the community,” she said.

The organization in Lloyd began 50 years ago with Big Brothers as a standalone agency and with the addition of Big Sisters in the 80s, the two groups

File Photo merged in 1994.

The Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program provides boys and girls with a role model to talk to and share the experiences of growing up, with the process evolving during COVID-19.

Weed says they switched all of their mentor matches to virtual when the pandemic started with some in-

person meet-ups taking place when the restrictions allow it.

“So, some matches are just meeting virtually and some are doing the hybrid,” she said.

“We’ve able to create new matches during the pandemic in order to serve those kids who need that extra influence in their lives.”

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Foremost feels good about future FROM PAGE 3

“We have some patents including the way our bins are aerated and the way they are supported. They are more user friendly and a little bit more robust system.”

Foremost also specializes in equipment for the mining, oil and gas and construction markets and is one of the largest vacuum truck manufacturers in North America.

Stang says business slumped at the outbreak of the pandemic especially on the energy side along with layoffs, but he notes things are looking brighter this year.

“One really neat thing was our hydrovac business did slow a little bit and they couldn’t get chassis from the U.S., so they had to ramp down production for a couple of months,” he said.

“Once they were able to get chassis back their backlog was as if they were producing that

whole time.”

He says the demand didn’t quite go away.

Now Foremost is seeing a new demand for mining equipment with commodities prices for minerals like copper and iron ore surging.

Stang says the dual rotary rigs made in Calgary are mostly used for mineral exploration and dewatering and noted their backlogs are “absolutely astounding” to the point where they’re having trouble fitting more capacity to that shop.

“We are likely moving some of the welding capacity that they need to our shop in Lloydminster to help support them,” said Stang.

He says there’s a really high demand in the mining sector.

The Lloydminster pressure shop is also known for producing some of the largest oil and gas equipment in Alberta including the recent completion of 11 field fabrication tanks

for Meg Energy in Christina Lake.

“All the prefabs get done in the shop and then we ship it to the site,” said Stang who designs energy and ag equipment.

Another large project in the past few years was an order for14 inclined plate separators for Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. “It was one of the largest pressure vessels ever transported to Fort McMurray,” said Stang.

It had a dry weight of 884,000 lbs.

The company has grown over the years to two manufacturing shops in Lloydminster and one in Grande Prairie, Settler and Calgary.

“In Lloydminster, our roots go back to 1948 when Universal Industries was a machine shop,” said Stang.

“We currently have 120 employees in Lloydminster, down from our peak of about 350 in 2013.”

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SGI rebates can drive charity GEOFF LEE

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SGI customers in Lloydminster are invited to donate their rebate cheques to keep the wheels spinning at Border City Connects.

The non-profit transportation group is calling it a “pay it forward” campaign aimed at owners of registered vehicles in Saskatchewan, with their rebate cheques on their way.

“If people come into dollars they might not necessarily need, they could choose to gift it to ourselves or another charity,” said the organization’s executive director Glenn Fagnan.

He credits city councillor Aaron Buckingham for pitching the idea to raise needed funds.

“I thought it was a great idea, a very unique idea. There’s no real expectations,” said Fagnan.

Donations will help cover operating costs of transportation services to residents of Lloydminster and area that have special needs or mobility issues.

About 709,000 cheques will be mailed out over the next three weeks, with an average of $380 per customer.

“There’s people who may not have a use for it and maybe looking to pay it forward or do some good in the community that would consider it,” explained Fagnan.

“We’re just letting ourselves be known to accept that if that idea appeals to you.”

Fagnan says ridership on their Border City Express buses and their Care-A-vans for out-of-town medical appointments is down during the pandemic, but fixed costs like insurance and registration remain.

“We have storage for those as well,” said Fagnan.

“Some of those fixed costs don’t change whether we’re hauling 10 people or 100 people a day. Just the fuel is going to change on that.”

Fagnan says there’s been a lot less travel within town on the buses since many of their clients are in seniors’ homes that have been in lockdown.

He says the Care-Avans are also operating at a disadvantage during COVID by limiting trips to one passenger and a caregiver if needed, to maintain a safety bubble.

“One time, we had three vans that were down at the Retina Centre in Edmonton, so we paid triple the fuel to keep that safety. That’s what we’ve done all the way along,” said Fagnan, despite many peo-

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Border City Connects executive director Glenn Fagnan. File Photo ple getting vaccinated.

“We decided let’s keep it safe like that until everybody’s got their second shot.”

Fagnan says the pay it forward campaign is another great idea to raise funds to celebrate 40 years of transportation service in Lloydminster, which originally operated as the handivan society.

“We are well established. We couldn’t do

it without the community because we get less than 5 per cent funding from the government,” he said.

Donations to pay it forward can be made online or mailed to Border City Connects, with tax receipts issued.

Fagnan says there is no funding goal in mind either.

“It was an opportunity we wanted to explore and we hate

missing opportunities,” he said.

The next fundraiser w i l l be th e re tu rn o f the drive-thru Ribfest on June 18 at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds.

“We had around 10,000 people go through in vehicles, so over a three-day period, that was pretty impressive,” said Fagnan, noting more details will follow.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters school programming has also had to adapt to COVID-19.

“We’re not doing any inperson programming in the agency,” said Weed.

“We are doing the in-

school mentoring programming for an hour a week in the school, but that’s all virtual as well.”

The 50th-anniversary activity challenge further demonstrates the agency’s ability to pivot dur-

ing the pandemic with a timely replacement for their annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser.

“We’re not having our bowl for kids event this year because of the restrictions and the fact the bowl-

ing alley is not open,” said Weed.

She says last year they did a bowl for kids virtually and says the new activity challenge reflects people’s preference to do something live instead of online.

“This gives them that opportunity to get out and do something and support the agency as they would for bowl for kids,” said Weed.

For more information, email jenns@bbbslloydminster.ca or call 306-825-5757.

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Did you stick it to COVID yet?

EDITOR Taylor Weaver

When I was eligible for my first COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, you’re darn right I rolled up my sleeve.

If you haven’t gotten your first vaccine yet, you’re not alone, but with the current age of eligibility at 26 and older, you shouldn’t have to wait too long.

Why did I get the vaccine?

Well, for starters, it’s really the only way we can all return to life as we once knew it. Sure, there will still be some aspects of this “new norm” we’ve been talking about for over a year in our daily lives, but for things to really get back to normal, we all have to get a vaccine.

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hopefully, the province will still be on track when May 30 rolls around.

Also, whether you agree with the vaccine or not, please don’t feel the need to preach down the throats of those who think differently than you.

For me, the decision was easy as my own mother told me if I ever wanted to visit again, the vaccine was needed!

Until next week!

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Want to go to a concert or travel in the future? You’re going to need that shot.

Plan on attending an event at your child’s school in the future? Yeah, you’re going to need that shot.

Premier Scott Moe said it well, “Getting vaccinated is the best thing we can all do to protect ourselves and those around us and get life back to normal.”

I may not see eye to eye with those still talking about how COVID is a government conspiracy ... I’m trusting in science; I’m trusting the handful of friends I grew up with who are now doctors.

Saskatchewan is being viewed as the envy of Canadian provinces and territories as it was the first province to implement a re-open plan that wasn’t littered with hypotheticals ... and

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es, I’m tired of living in these “COVID times.”

I definitely understand how people can believe they’ve lost almost a year and a half of their lives.

Because we’re retired and reside in a somewhat remote rural area, our lifestyle hasn’t changed as much as city dwellers. Every two weeks, my husband makes a trip to town for necessary food and supplies.

He uses great care in his sanitizing, masking and avoiding most other shoppers by going in the early mornings. I remain at home in the hope of staying COVID-free because of previous health concerns, so I haven’t seen the inside of a retail store for more than a year.

Missing the shopping itself doesn’t bother me; it is the inability to physically visit my own extended family, senior friends and acquaintances.

Now that we have a glimmer of hope with the new vaccines, I’ve become thoroughly disappointed

in some social interactions.

While listening to the radio and TV newscasts I was shocked to hear the chant, “Lock Her Up!” In relation to Alberta’s Medical Health Officer. Where did this demeaning behaviour come from? I thought Canadians were more respectful and socially conscious. I’m not saying people can’t have differing opinions; but we used to know when and how to express them without insulting individuals.

No ones wants these disdainful expressions to harm our health care officials who are only doing their required job to the best of their ability.

Where did we lose out public responsibility? Don’t family, friends, and the community-atlarge count?

This pandemic is taxing everyone and no one is immune to this disease; it can strike even the healthiest individuals. Our public health officials are learning more about this disease everyday – that’s why the informa-

tion is constantly changing and being revised as the facts become clear. Public health officials do know what preventative measures work.

They do their best to update the public with TRUE FACTS, not falsehoods, which are unfortunately distributed by some politicians and public members with questionable agendas. I wish people would use critical thinking and “fact check” their postings on Twitter, Facebook, etc. before passing them on as truthpositive statements.

Now that the third wave is proving more devastating, we could be committing families to losing “loved ones” or “close friends” because of decisions made based on false or inaccurate information.

Maybe this is the time for society to work together and follow the public health rules for the common good.

I’m remaining hopeful!

- Marilyn Brown, Paradise Hill

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Leeway from Lloyd: Lumber pirates ahoy

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STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

I am beginning to wonder when lumber thefts and pirating will start making news in the Lloyd area. The Saskatoon and Region Home Builders’ Association recently warned its members of a significant spike in job site thefts.

Who knows, lumber mania could lead to part-time security work riding shotgun for deliveries.

My after-hours business card reads: Owns Axe, Will Travel.

If I decide to become a lumber pirate, my handle will be Sliver My Timbers!

The best-known lumber thieves are gangs of mountain pine beetles that chew through wood, turning trees into firewood. They literally get away with murder every year.

Can’t wait until they put a bounty on them!

Speaking of trees, when I lived in Northern Ontario and parts of B.C., owners of stands of old-growth trees were constantly wary of poachers even when lumber prices were low.

Buyers of private land also had to be careful to include the trees as a condition of sale knowing the owner could clear-cut the whole lot and take the money and run.

Today, anyone with a stash of old lumber may be sitting on a pot of gold that needs protecting.

To reduce the risk, now might be the time to cash in before lumber prices crash as they will when demand drops.

Who knew lumber could be so important.

In Canada and the United States, the demand for new house construction is the key driver of rising lumber prices.

Export Development Canada (EDC) reported on April 29, domestic softwood lumber prices are up 48 per cent in the past three months and are now double what they were at the same time last year.

New homebuyers are having to pay the extra cost.

EDC says normally there are about 185,000 new housing starts in Canada, but in March the number topped 335,000 units to explain where the demand for lumber is coming from.

It’s the same story in the U.S. with soaring prices for softwood lumber and plywood.

Locally, an alternative for builders is to use Ecoplast Solution’s customized structural insulated panels made from a core foam material of 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles.

The green product is intended for residential housing without the need for a pit bull.

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Home Hardware invites gardeners to Grow a Row TAYLOR WEAVER

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Home Hardware Building Centre in Lloydminster is encouraging local gardeners to Grow a Row to support local organizations.

Through Grow A Row Lloydminster, residents are encouraged to donate a portion of their garden bounty to the Olive Tree or the Lloydminster Drop-In Centre.

“It’s something I think a lot of people are already doing on their own, and we just wanted to foster a wider audience to do this, while also increasing the knowledge that

these food banks will accept fresh produce and not just non-perishables,” said Laura Wich of Lloydminster’s Home Hardware.

“The reason we chose The Olive Tree and the Lloydminster DropIn Centre is because they do produce fresh community meals, and they’re doing those multiple times per week, so they have a very high demand for this fresh produce and they’ll use it up quickly.”

Wich explained the Drop-In Centre was also a great fit as they also support the Men’s Shelter, and they distribute a portion of what they

receive to the Men’s Shelter while also doing community meals for them.

Participants are also encouraged to share their progress on social media using #growarowyll and their names will be entered to win a $100 for Home Hardware.

“This also supports gardeners,” said Wich.

“A lot of people took up gardening during the pandemic, so they might have some successes, they might have some failures, and they probably have a lot of questions, so by doing this we can share that environment on social

media.

“This isn’t just for people with big yards. If you want to grow a pot of tomatoes on your balcony and donate those tomatoes, we would absolutely welcome that.”

Home Hardware’s greenhouse is now open and ready to serve your gardening needs.

“We have tomatoes, strawberries, herbs and much more coming into the greenhouses, and we also still have seed p o tato e s and gard e n seeds in-store, so people can absolutely come and pick up more if they want to make their gardens a little bigger.”

May 30 set as target date for Step One of Sask Re-Open MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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As more than 70 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40 and

older have received their first COVID-19 vaccine, surpassing the threshold for Step One of the Re-Opening 21052WW0 21052WW1

Roadmap, the province has set Sunday, May 30, three weeks from today, as the target date for the commencement of Step One. “We are able to move forward with Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap because so many Saskatchewan people are doing their part and getting vaccinated, and because

we are all following the public health orders and guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” said Premier Scott Moe. “The road back to normal runs right through our vaccination clinics and pharmacies. I want to thank the thousands of health care workers who are delivering those vac-

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cine shots every day in every part of the province, and I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of Saskatchewan people who have done your part by getting vaccinated.”

According to the criteria set out in the ReOpening Roadmap, all adults ages 18+ are anticipated to have access to the COVID19 vaccine by the target date, and the Ministry of Health will continue to monitor health system capacity.

The following changes will be made to public health orders during Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap: Restaurants and bars open, maximum of six at a table, two metres or structural barriers between tables, dance floors and buffets remain closed, VLTs may re-open; 30 per cent of capacity or 150 people, whichever is less, at

places of worship, with physical distancing between households; Group fitness classes involving intense training, like aerobics and spin, can resume, with three metres between participants; Current restrictions remain in place for retail, personal care services, event facilities, casinos, bingo halls, theatres, art galleries, libraries and recreational facilities; Current protocols remain in place for primary, secondary and post-secondary education and for childcare; Limit of 10 people at private indoor and outdoor gatherings, including household gatherings; Limit of 30 people at public indoor gatherings; Limit of 150 people at public outdoor gatherings; and CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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Cenovus safe from Line 5 shutdown

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Cenovus Energy thinks the possible shutdown of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 in Michigan would only have a minor ripple effect on its operations.

The fate of the pipeline is before the courts as the May 12 deadline set by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for Enbridge Inc. to shut down Line 5 came and went, with the pipeline still operating.

During an earnings call on last Friday, Cenovus president and chief executive officer, Alex Pourbaix, was asked about the impact of Whitmer’s order for Enbridge to shut down the crude oil pipeline that crosses the Great Lakes.

Pourbaix says given the location of their assets, “we would not perceive this to be an unmanageable problem for Cenovus.”

Line 5 supplies about 540,000 barrels a day of Canadian oil and other petroleum products across Wisconsin and Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario.

Whitmer revoked a permit that allowed Line 5 to run along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.

The Governor fears the pipeline, built in 1953, is prone to potential underwater accidents where it crosses

the Straits of Mackinac, but Enbridge plans to solve that by encasing the pipeline in a tunnel beneath the lake bed.

Enbridge and Michigan are currently in court-ordered mediation and Enbridge says, until it sees a court order, it will keep the line open.

“We intend to continue to operate the line and certainly we’re in compliance with the easement and the law,” said Al Monaco, Enbridge’s chief executive officer on a quarterly call last Friday.

“Courts are reviewing the state’s challenge to the pipeline and that’s going to take a while.

So no decisions, in our view, are imminent.”

Whitmer is threatening to seize profits from Enbridge if they keep operating past May 12 and the state wins the legal battle to shut the pipeline.

Pourbaix thinks if Line 5 is shut down, it could potentially have some “knock-on effects” pushing back into Alberta.

“But as I said, thankfully, with our integrated portfolio and with our firm pipeline commitments out of the province, we feel we’re – this is manageable for us,” he explained.

Line 5 accounts for nearly half of the supply of light crude oil,

light synthetic crude oil and natural gas liquids in Ontario and Quebec.

The pipeline also supplies 65 per cent of the propane demand in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and 55 per cent of Michigan’s statewide propane needs.

On Tuesday Canada filed a brief in support of Enbridge stating there should be no shutdown until Canada and the U.S. resolve the matter under the terms of a 1977 treaty between the two countries.

Pourbaix says if the Line is shut, people will very quickly find out the importance that oil and gas, propane, butane still have in the economy of both Canada and the U.S. “You know, this is a pipeline that has operated safely for decades, and is in the process of being replaced by what will almost certainly be the safest pipeline, perhaps ever built in North America,” he said.

Pourbaix says he would view it as just an incredibly bad decision if the governor were to go ahead and shut down that pipeline.

“I think all you’re going to be doing is, you’re not going to be improving safety. What you are going to be doing is damaging the economies of that area of both Canada and the U.S.,” he said.

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Auto seller has strong showing in Inked Cover Girl comp TAYLOR WEAVER

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She may not be Inked Magazine’s Cover Girl for 2021, but the lessons Cassandra Henderson learned throughout the recent competition have left her humbled and with an even greater sense of “girl power.”

“It was Dec. 23, 2020, a couple of days before Christmas, and I saw

the contest pop up on my Facebook feed,” said Henderson.

“I’d seen friends of mine take part in the contest in previous years, and I decided to send in some Facebook profile photos to see if I had a shot.

“I got a text message on Boxing Day that said ‘Congratulations you’ve been accepted to the running for Inked

Magazine 2021,’ and I thought it was a joke, but when I clicked on the link it was a personalized video from Inked Magazine’s host, Jessica Wilde, and it was a personalized video with my name in it.”

Tattoo modelling isn’t a full-time gig for the 29-year-old as she keeps herself quite busy as a sales consultant at Boundary Ford.

Henderson placed fourth overall in her group, a feat she is proud of.

“I believe there were roughly 200 others in my group, but the groups are categorized by different parts of the province,” she said.

“There was another girl from town here competing, but we weren’t in the same group. I also know a girl from North Battleford who was competing too, and all three of us were in different groups, so that was kind of cool.”

One of the most empowering aspects of the competition for Henderson was the sense of camaraderie she had with fellow contestants.

“Every girl struggles with a lack of confidence a little bit, and for me, it was kind of cool to put yourself out there in a different way because I’ve never done something like this before in my life,”

Photo by Joshua Colson she said. “It was cool because there were girls of all shapes and sizes with different body types, and we were all super supportive of each other. It definitely did something for my

confidence, that’s for sure, and I feel better every day because of that experience.

“The support you get from all of the ladies in the running was amazing.”

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RCMP highlight importance of Sexual Violence Awareness Month

violence including increased reviews of active files, identification of high-risk situations and created a Sexual Assault Review Coordinator position to oversee investigations, programs and policy responses.

To effectively work with survivors of sexual violence crime, education and understanding about the impact of the crime and the needs of survivors is vital.

In an effort to enhance police services to our communities, all members and employees of the Alberta RCMP who have relevant interaction with

citizens of our communities, are required to complete two courses relating to traumainformed approaches.

Increasing reporting options at local levels can be helpful for survivors and the Alberta RCMP has been actively working on ways to ensure all survivors have efficient and amenable access to reporting sexual violence crimes.

Having a specialized team for sexual violence cases has been valuable for centralizing service and having specific expertise to support survivors.

On Sept. 21, the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment established the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

The SIU is a dedicated GIS investigative unit that reviews all domestic violence and sexual assault occurrences in their region and assumes investigative control of all pene t r at ive f ile s as w e l l as any files deemed as potentially high-risk.

The SIU has had sexual assault survivors come forward specifically because they felt more comfortable to be able to file a report

fact, they are speeding up. Today, we are reporting our highest one-day total vaccines delivered to date – more than 13,600. We need to get as many people as possible vaccinated as quickly as possible so we can

protect ourselves and those around us and so we can move to steps two and three of reopening soon.”

Over 50 per cent of all Saskatchewan adults have now received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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On average, there are about 2,500 calls for service relating to sexual violence in Alberta each year.

In 2020, there were 2,973 sexual offences reported to the Alberta RCMP. May is Sexual Violence Awareness and has been since 2018 when the Government of Alberta launched a commitment to working towards ending sexual violence.

In 2019, the Alberta RCMP reviewed and updated their processes related to investigations of sexual

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Current provincewide masking mandate remains in place.

“We may have reached the first reopening target, but our vaccination targets are not slowing down,” said Moe. “In

with a specialized unit.

The importance of building and maintaining relationships with community sexual assault centres allows more comprehensive service for the survivors of sexual assault.

The Alberta RCMP work with the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services throughout the province and have working partnerships to deliver the Supportive Reporting Program with Women’s Outreach and Central Alberta Sexual Assault Centre for Red Deer, and the Saffron Centre in the Strathcona area in Edmonton.

The Alberta RCMP also have relationships with Child Advocacy Centres and the work they continue to do to support and assist children/youth who experience either physical or sexual abuse.

Establishing important relationships in our communities

ensures that police have a victim-centred perspective and iden-

tify various and common barriers in sexual assault cases.

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Is there a trick to not getting nervous?

PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

I come from a family who sings.

When my brother and I were young, dad would play the guitar and he and mom would teach us folk songs and hymns.

Then, when I was 12, I received a guitar for Christmas, which prompted my own musical journey, beginning with a halted, messy version of Home, Home on the Range and ending, many years later, with public singing, despite my terrible nervousness.

However, I know other folks who have no trouble with anxiety at all.

My uncle Don wasn’t nervous. He carried his guitar with him wherever he travelled and was always ready for an

File Photo impromptu tune.

Once, for a 10 per cent discount on spectacles, he even entertained the owner of an optician’s office.

Justin, my son, doesn’t get anxious

either.

He’s a fine musician that can play for people anytime, anywhere, although I recall his first attempts to render a violin tune was accomplished out of

sight and round a corner where none could look upon his face.

A teenage cousin of mine was not nervous to play for others, mere moments after picking up a guitar for the first

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At a long-ago family event, he noisily plunked away on it, to the dismay of all those around him, and felt he might just be a naturalborn musician.

“What do you think?” he asked my uncle Dick, finishing with a final, deafening TWANG. “Do you want the bitter truth or a plausible lie?” uncle asked.

My friend Shannon sings at various events too, but she recently admitted to feeling deep anxiety beforehand, like me. Of course, she also admitted to indulging in a little liquid courage behind the scenes.

“A couple of quick shooters does the trick,” she told me with a smile.

In desperation, this method has crossed my mind too, but since at least half of my singing gigs took place with my uncle Don, who was an Alcoholics Anonymous member for 40 years, the whole idea fell pretty flat.

Mostly, I fix my gaze on a spot across the hall, well above the audience.

Then I try pretending I’m somewhere else, such as in my garden thinning radishes, washing endless dishes or maybe petting a cat. Those are calming thoughts.

Once, my pal Jeanette

and I were asked to sing for a large ladies’ meeting (the meeting was large, not the ladies).

Anyway, the song they requested was one I didn’t know. Yikes!

What was I going to do? Lip-syncing is all very well if you’re singing with a group and can blend in with the throng, but when there’s only two of you?

Not good.

Just before we were called on-stage I found a pen and hurriedly wrote the lyrics down my arm, across my hand and around my thumb and forefinger.

I was petrified, but the show had to go on.

I held the microphone with that hand and feverishly scanned for the correct lines as we went along.

There was one awkward moment when I got sidetracked by a passing dessert tray, and belted out what it said on my finger when it should have been the words from my elbow, but it worked out in the end.

Is there a knack to avoiding nervousness in tense situations? Maybe.

Some seem to find it. As for me, I’ll stick to staring at the ceiling and petting the cat.

To order books or reach Helen go to myprairiewool.com or PO Box 55 Marshall, SK. S0M1R0

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The flying machine WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

In the same year (1903) the Barr Colonists settled in our area, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their first powered experimental aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Aircraft of any design were, without doubt, a novelty at this time.

Aviation development was slow in Canada and by 1910 several Canadian records were set at competitions.

Airplanes performed at many exhibitions until the First World War, as they were now needed for military use.

From the arrival of the railway in 1905 to the first sight of a motorized automobile on Lloydminster’s dirt streets a few years later, aviation was naturally the next frontier to further expand our eco-

nomic growth.

However, it was decades before this became reality.

Then the federal Air Transport Board made their exciting announcement in November 1950.

The Canadian Pacific Airline (CPA) was extending its Saskatchewan air circuit to include North Battleford, Lloydminster and Edmonton.

The Saskatoon Board of Trade was quoted as saying, “The growing economic activity in the area to be served has reached a stage where the provision of adequate air transport has become necessary for the future growth of the area.”

The Air Transport Board order prohibited the direct through service between Saskatoon and Edmonton or between any other points on this circuit.

They felt this would reduce competition with the Trans-Canada Airlines North Star route.

Past experience had shown any feeder line service did not combine well with the main-line services.

However, it was very advantageous for the communities it would now be servicing.

This announcement was also picked up by newspapers down east.

The new air service was expected to start within 60 days and was a direct extension of its Prairie Air Services.

Grant McConachie, president of CPA stated, “ Impor t ant d evelopments in the oil fields of that area make the choice of Lloydminster, on the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary, a natural one for an intermediate stop.”

He went on to say the people of the cities they

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would now be serving welcomed the new service as it filled a longfelt need.

The leaders behind the new airline services were Mayor RL Shaw and Robert (Bob) Chapman, who attended the September meeting in Saskatoon to state their need for the growing city of Lloydminster.

Board of Trade representatives from North Battleford, Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, the mayor of Prince Albert; and representatives from several major oil companies attended.

All knew the value which air transport would provide their growing communities.

The Canadian Pacific Airline was committed to spending $35,000 on the development of the

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Thre e rad i o be ams would be erected to help direct the aircraft.

A house for the operator and a hangar would also be built.

The first Lloydminster airfield was inaugurated in December 1950.

Without the efforts of the Board of Trade, Lloydminster could very well have been missed as a stop between North Battleford and Edmonton.

Now located on the Alberta side of the border (1981), we are currently home to the area’s largest airport.

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Looking back on a storied nursing career AMBER FISHER SPECIAL TO THE SOURCE

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From a very early age, Marlyss Crockett knew she wanted to be a nurse.

W h e n s h e w a s ju st a small child, the current resident of Dr. Hemstock can remember looking through the Eaton’s catalogue and picking out a nurse’s kit.

She told her parents she did NOT want anything else for Christmas and if she wasn’t going to get her nurses kit, she did not want any presents at all. The kit proved to be quite special because she still has it to this day.

She remembers when she was little her sister did not want to play dolls with her because Marlyss always had her dolls sick so she could take care of them.

This did not interest her sister and told her that playing with sick dolls was no fun!

Marlyss attended St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon for her training. Back then, it was a three-year program with only two weeks off in the summer.

During training, she had a particularly ‘hard’ head nurse. Marlyss said she held her students to very high expectations, but looking back, she is grateful for this teacher as it pushed her to be the best she could.

When Marlyss completed her Registered Nurse training, she, and her new husband, Lou, set off to take on the world.

Lou and Marlyss moved to Lloydminster in August of 1959.

At that time, they were desperate for nurses.

Marlyss received a job offer and was told she could start the next day if she pleased.

Marlyss started working in medical but in those days, you were rotated through sur-

gery as well as pediatrics. She enjoyed working in all departments as a nurse, but her true passion was in the OR. When an opening came up for a part-time OR nurse, she jumped at the opportunity.

This fit their schedule at the time because Lou and Marlyss were also raising three kids.

When her kids were in school full time, Marlyss accepted a fulltime position as an OR nurse.

Marlyss had the opportunity to work with several well-known doctors in the Lloydminster area. Dr. Hemstock was one of them.

Marlyss speaks highly of Dr. Hemstock and said he was truly as kind and patient as he appeared to be.

His patients loved him and all of them were important to him, as he always did his best to go above and beyond for them.

Marlyss speaks of a

time when Dr. Hemstock required some medical attention of his own.

She got called back into the OR because she was a trusted friend when the incident happened.

Dr. Hemstock had cut his hand on his lawnmower and was feeling quite foolish and embarrassed about the whole thing.

Marlyss chuckled as she told the story because of his insistency of how thoughtless he had been to get his hand cut!

Marlyss was there on the day of Dr. Hemstock’s last surgery. She remembers him with tears in his eyes as he was going to miss his job dearly.

Marlyss and her coworkers always found a way to laugh.

On one particular incident, a fellow nurse came to her in frustration because one of her patients did not want to drink his juice.

This nurse had come

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Marlyss, being the helpful person that she is, told her co-worker she would go in and try. One step into the

room and a glance at the “juice” and Marlyss knew why the drink was not going down.

This patient could not talk and therefore could not express to the other nurse that it was NOT juice in the glass but instead urine.

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Passed times

File Photo executive roles back then and one day over a beer he told me his marVERN McCLELLAND riage was falling apart.

He and his wife had raised a couple of great kids, but when the chilAs one gets older you accumulate dren moved out, they discovered the experiences which are lost in the two of them had extraordinarily litmists of time, until something trig- tle else left in common. gers your memory.

Rather than wallow in self-pity, For me, it was reconnecting with he decided the time was right to see friends I had not seen for a while. how far his passion for sailing would I am sure for them, like me, there take him. is always a singular event or two So, he moved to Vancouver Island, that is instantly recalled. bought a 36’ sailboat to live on, and Glen asked me if I remember what commenced working towards a masthe two of us had been ter mariner’s licence so doing 34 years ago this he could take people out month. on charters.

That was easy enough, It took him five years It took him five a group of us had gone to achieve his goal with years to achieve a lot of part-time work fishing to Canoe Lake for the long weekend, on land to support, but his goal with a only to run encounter a to celebrate, one Labour lot of part-time two-foot-high snow drift Day weekend a mutual work on land to on the front step of the friend and I joined him support, but to rental cabin and ice covfor a sailing trip into the ering most of the lake.

Gulf Islands. celebrate, one It did not stop us from He never touched the Labour Day “fishing” though, if you wheel once we left the weekend a know what I mean.

Sydney marina, and I A good time was had mutual friend and come to see what was so by all, and like Vegas, compelling about life on I joined him for what happens in fish/ the water. a sailing trip into hunt camp stays in fish/ Last month’s call the Gulf Islands. allowed us to catch up hunt camp!

Glen’s dad was the with each other a bit, eldest in the crew, about and when the travel 30 years my senior, and he always restrictions are over, I am going to invited me to accompany him in his look him up once again. boat so we could dissect politics and Life is too short to lose touch with other topics of the day. people you enjoy being with.

To top it off, he always out-fished Vern McClelland is an associate me, but no grudges were held. broker with RE/MAX of LloydminA month ago, out of the blue, I got ster and an active partner in his a call from a buddy who I have not family’s livestock operation. Comseen for at least 30 years. ments on this article are welcome We were both working diligently either by emailing vernmcclelland@ at different careers in health care remax.net or calling 306- 821-0611.

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Have a pint and some pizza for a cause Bike For Breakfast YLL kicks off charity ride with fundraiser for the whole family TAYLOR WEAVER

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Did you ever think enjoying a pint of local beer and a slice of pizza would help ensure Lloydminster and area kids get to eat breakfast in the morning? Well, tonight, it will. But more on that later.

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It’s the fabric of the local community; we all support each other, and stick together when we need to … that’s the definition of community right there.

Bike For Breakfast YLL is a fundraising event taking place on June 4 to raise money for student breakfast programs in the Lloydminster Public School Division, Lloydminster Catholic School Division, Northwest School Division No. 203, Buffalo Trail School Division and Onion Lake Cree Nation.

A group of 10 area cyclists will brave the elements and their own personal willpower as they take on a 1,045km route from the Border City to Tuffnell, Saskatchewan and back, all while raising funds to fuel local students.

The group has set a fundraising goal of $200,000, a feat they will likely hit as over $81,000 has been raised as of Wednesday morning.

The group is hosting a pre-ride pizza and beer fundraiser tonight at 4th Meridian Brewing Company, 2626 50 Ave Unit 6, with all profits going towards the overall goal.

4th Meridian will be donating the keg for

the event and Domino’s will be delivering fresh pizza every hour.

“It’s going to be an outdoor event so we can have enough space for everybody, and we’re also incorporating our Open Mic Night to Thursday instead of Wednesday, so we’ll have some live entertainment outside,” said brewery owner and Bike for Breakfast YLL team member, Brad Hoffman.

Tonight’s fundraiser runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is open to all ages.

Hoffman, who is a father himself and owns 4th Meridian with his wife, Helen Ramful, knows the importance of sending kids to school with a full belly and is looking forward to putting time in the saddle.

“Giving back and helping like this is part of the community, and we’re all in this together, so the better our kids’ education is, the better we’re all going to be in the end,” he said.

The group of 10 riders, which includes Hoffman, Shaun Newman, Nekky Jamal, Nigel Dube, Ken Rutherford, Jim Taylor, Natalie Wiebe, Becky Reiber Grassl, Tracy

Brad Hoffman, owner of 4th Meridian Brewing Company, is excited to host a fundraising event at the brewery tonight in support of Bike for Breakfast YLL. Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Matthews and Reinetta Morningchilld, will make their way to the Hamlet of Tuffnell, before turning around and making the trip home.

“We’re actually going to Tuffnell because we’re going to stop and do a podcast with Quick Dick McDick,” said Hoffman.

“He’s been gaining a lot of traction, and Shaun Newman has done a couple of podcasts with him in the past but they’ve never met in person, so we’re going to do a quick podcast show there and then head back.”

With over $81,000 raised, which includes

a few large donations, one being $25,000 from Crude Master Transport, Hoffman

explained the community has been nothing short of supportive.

“The support has

been amazing so far,” he said.

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Lloyd cyclists support breakfast programs FROM PAGE 19

“We never really had any doubts the community would come together and help anyone in need. Lloyd’s a very giving place, so we don’t think reaching that goal should be a problem. It’s for a good cause and it feels good to donate to it.

“It’s the fabric of the local community; we all support each other, and stick together when we need to … that’s the definition of community right there.”

The team has been set up with a coach bus so when riders aren’t on the hardtop, they can

relax in a socially distanced environment.

“We’ll each be riding for one hour at a time and we’re doing the ride in a relay-style,” said Hoffman.

The school divisions receiving funding couldn’t be happier with the community support. They may not have had the school year they were expecting, but despite a pandemic, students still need to get fed.

“There are many reasons why students don’t have breakfast before they come to school, but no matter what the reason is, it’s important

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Thankfully, Marlyss picked up on the situation right away and saved the poor man from drinking his own urine.

Marlyss did most of her nursing in the old hospital in Lloydminster. She remembers moving to the new hospital and her and her co-

they all have full bellies in order for them to learn,” said Alison Fulkerth, community education coordinator, LCSD. “The breakfast program, along with feeding children before school starts, it also gives students the opportunity to connect with peers, connect with adults in the morning, and just have that connection where maybe they might not have otherwise had that in their day.”

Sarah Paterson, wellness and nutrition coordinator, LPSD, echoed Fulkerth, and added the

workers packing up their station wagons with supplies they didn’t want to get lost or broken in the move. Talk about dedication to your job!

Marlyss found enjoyment in the operating room because it was always something different and challenged her.

She also enjoyed work-

fact that feeding 1,5001,600 kids per week at schools across the division has them feeling fortunate.

“We make sure that any student that wants a breakfast has access to it, and that’s really important to us so that no child feels there’s a stigma attached. We want every child to feel comfortable having that breakfast.”

Can’t make it out to tonight’s event but still want to support Bike for Breakfast YLL and local student breakfast programs? Check them out on Facebook or GoFundMe

ing so closely with the doctors and gaining experience through their expertise.

Marlyss and the crew she worked with always went above and beyond to ensure that the doctors had everything they needed to preform a successful surgery. Marlyss holds dear to her heart all the people that she got to

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Bike for Breakfast YLL team member and Lloydminster Bobcats head coach and general manager, Nigel Dube, tracks his training.

work with over the years and the cases that she got to experience.

As must nurses, she has several stories of interesting things that took place in the OR. She laughs about some and cries about others. In 1990 Marlyss retired from full time nursing. She truly cherished her job and

the people she worked with.

Without a doubt, those who were privileged enough to have her as their nurse cherished her too.

Amber Fisher is the marketing manager and assistant general manager at the Dr. James Hemstock & Hearthstone Place Assisted Living Residence.

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It’s seeding season in Saskatchewan

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Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground.

This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.

An abnormally cool spring delayed field operations in many

parts of the province, but producers have indicated that warmer daily temperatures have allowed for a big push to get seed into the ground.

The southwest region is leading the province, with 19 per cent of the crop seeded.

There is 11 per cent seeded in the southeast, six per cent seeded in the west-

central, five per cent seeded in the eastcentral, five per cent seeded in the northwest and two per cent seeded in the northeast.

Light precipitation was reported in the past week in many areas of the province.

The north-east region received the greatest amount of rainfall, with 22 mm reported in the

Porcupine Plain area.

Other areas, including the east-central region, received precipitation in the form of snow and rain toward the end of the week that will help with the dry field and pasture conditions.

Topsoil moisture for cropland, hay and pasture is below normal levels in most areas of the province, with

cropland topsoil moisture rated as one per cent surplus, 41 per cent adequate, 44 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 27 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and 25 per cent very short.

There have been reports of winter-

kill on winter wheat, fall rye and other fall seeded crops; producers are busy assessing the damage and determining whether or not to reseed.

The warmer weather throughout parts of the province this week has allowed many producers to get into their fields and start seeding, spraying or applying fertilizer.

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Saskatchewan’s forestry sector is booming, with over $1.1 billion worth of forest products sold in 2020, an almost 30 per cent increase over the previous year.

Prices for many forest products are now at record highs, including lumber, oriented strand board (OSB) and treated wood products, which are used in decks and fences.

C O VI D - 1 9 i n i t i a l l y created market uncertainty in the forestry sector, but since last summer, global market

demand has surged for home construction and renovation materials.

“Our forestry sector is a key economic driver and will be a leader of Saskatchewan’s postpandemic recovery efforts,” said Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre.

“Forestry is an important sector for many communities in Saskatchewan and supports thousands of jobs, while producing important products that we all use, including tissue paper, cabinetry, and housing construction materials.”

Forestry is currently northern Saskatchewan’s largest sector, supporting nearly 8,000 jobs.

There are seven major primary forest products facilities that produce lumber, OSB and pulp, and over 200 smaller businesses that supply a variety of primary and secondary forestry products.

Hundreds of supply chain businesses also provide goods and services for forestry manufacturers, including in road construction, logging, trucking, reforestation and for-

est management.

Saskatchewan is

expected to harvest and produce record levels of

timber and levels of forest products into 2022.

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The Government of Saskatchewan recently passed The Construction Codes Act (Bill 4) in the Legislative Assembly.

The new Act will allow better alignment between construction codes and accessibility standards, including how they are applied to buildings, ensuring people with disabilities can better access and use buildings in Saskatchewan.

The new Construction Codes Act (CCA) repeals and replaces The Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act and will come into effect on Jan.

1, 2022, and will continue to oversee how construction standards are developed, adopted and implemented in the province.

The CCA also modernizes the powers and responsibilities for building owners, local authorities, building officials and the construction industry.

“I thank those municipalities and industry stakeholders who provided input into this process resulting in this new legislation,” said Government Relations Minister Don McMorris.

“By improving the roles and responsibilities of each group, the new act will allow the

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WESTGATE: Audrie Lenora – Mum passed away peacefully April 5, 2021, at the Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre with family by her side.

Audrie's 88 years of life began on January 24, 1933.

She was born in Lacadena, SK, to her loving parents, Luella and Cecil Goheen. When she was three years old, she moved with her family to the farm in the Tangleflags area, northeast of Lloydminster. Audrie's brother Vernon and sister-in-law Doreen still reside there today. Mum was the oldest of three. Her sister Ethel and brother Vernon were a special part of Mum's life, having spent quality time together throughout all these years. While they were raising their own families, they had many large gatherings during the holidays with so many memorable times. They enjoyed many family feasts!

Mum attended Tangleflags school, where she rode horseback to and from most days. While completing high school in Lloydminster, she did housework, cooked meals, and cared for young children after school, in exchange for her room and board. She was determined to finish her schooling. Mum did very well in school and took pride in her math skills. She did so well that after graduation, she was asked to teach grades 1-8 at Tweedsmuir Country School

under the supervision of the superintendent. Mum used to say, “Some grade eight boys were taller than me!“ Mum enjoyed many activities, especially dancing. She met our Dad, Byron Westgate, at a North Bend dance, and their romance started! They were married on Tuesday, July 15, 1952, and commenced their married life in the North Bend area. Their first two of five children, Barbara and Grant, were born in Paradise Hill.

Although Mum's doctor was Dr. John Skene of Lloydminster, it was quicker to cross the frozen North Saskatchewan River to Paradise Hill. Brenda, their third child, was born eleven months later in Lloydminster. Mum was kept very busy with three children under the age of two.

Over the next few years, the young family moved to northern BC where they farmed with Grandpa Westgate and operated sawmills. Diane, their fourth child, was born in Dawson Creek. Life was fairly hectic with no running water and four preschool-aged children. Winters were spent in lumber camps without electricity, running water or phones.

Cooking was done on a wood stove, melted snow was used for drinking and washing, and kerosene lamps were used for light. It was a hard time for sure, but family life thrived.

In the late 1950's, Dad and Mum purchased Bicknell’s farm. It was located four miles south of Marshall, SK, and came with a beautiful two-story house on the hill. Here they operated a grain and cattle farm, had a few horses and raised chickens and pigs.

The kids started schooling in Marshall. Deb, their fifth child, was born in Lloydminster, and their family was now complete.

Mum kept the home running smoothly while raising five lively kids. Not only did Mum

bake bread, churn butter, make pies, she grew and harvested a huge huge garden and filled the cold room with her canning.

Being farmers, Mum and Dad were early risers with long days. Especially during harvest and calving season, they stayed up late and got up in the wee hours of the morning.

During harvesting, Mum was busy making endless large meals, taking them to the field.

She also drove the truck or combine as needed, taking it all in stride.

For the first number of winters while at the farm in Marshall, Mum and Dad packed up the family and headed to northern BC so Dad could work at the sawmill.

Back in Marshall, recreation was dancing, playing cards or board games, reading, playing ball games or curling, and watching hockey.

Mum enjoyed playing softball for the Marshall ladies' team. Being left-handed, she made a great first baseman. She was also a good hitter and kept the game lively with her good-natured banter. Mum also coached the Marshall girls ball team, taking us on a number of road trips.

As we kids were growing up, for many summers on the last day of school, Mum and Dad would pack up the car, and when the school bell rang, we would pile in and head to BC to visit the Westgate and Beattie families.

Sadly, in 1975, Dad passed away suddenly when Mum was only 42. As Mum was a strong businesswoman, she continued to manage the farmland.

She spent time with family and friends, took up cross country skiing again, and she also went to Minus One dances. It was here that she met another wonderful man, Hildege Dupuis, a widower of many years, who had 6 children of his own.

Mum married Hildege, and they lived on his farm in the Cutknife, SK area. Some of Hildege's children were teenagers at the time and still living at home. Mum loved us all and her new life where she was welcomed.

After several years of farming at Cutknife, Mum and Hildege decided to retire and moved to North Battleford, SK. They both stayed very busy spending time with family and friends, playing cards, dancing, traveling, fishing (a lot), attending fairs and concerts, checking out the crops, playing bingo, and bowling. Mum and her bowling teammates did very well, bringing home medals from both the Canadian and provincial championships.

During the summer months, the grandkids would take turns staying with Grannie and Grandpa Hildege. They would enjoy their time together by going bowling, swimming and, of course, buying candy from the local store. Such great fun!

Being an adventurous Grannie, she would take kids down the giant outdoor water slide. She and the grandkids enjoyed it so much! She also taught many grandchildren a new card game, being supportive. It was always a good time being with Grannie.

Mum’s generosity would consistently shine through.

She always surprised the grandkids with new school clothes. Often she would drop by with pizza (“meat-lover’s“ a boy’s favourite), and on holidays she would bring over shrimp rings, sour cream & onion chips, After Eight mints, and her very special homemade cherry surprise dessert. When she took the grandkids to McDonald's, she would buy the boys double any usual order, as she thought they were hungry, growing boys. We're more than sure

they were okay with that!

Audrie and Hildege were married for over 18 years when Hildege passed in 1997. Mum continued to live in North Battleford, and a few years later, she married John Suberlak. After John passed, Mum came full circle returning to Lloydminster. Battling with dementia, Mum continued to enjoy music, bingo, and the outdoors, taking in a number of outings and country drives.

She also enjoyed a variety of activities with family and staff at her home.

Mum touched many lives.

She was strong, kind, honest, and fair. She delighted in the small things in life and found joy in music, playing piano and accordion by ear. She was friendly, enjoyed meeting new people, and was interested in government and current events. She was incredibly hard-working, lively, loyal, and did many kind gestures that she never sought recognition for. She so enjoyed humour, jokes, and having good fun!

Mum always put family first.

Her grandchildren will always remember her hugs, her special occasion treats, her lovely surprise visits, and her warm infectious laugh.

Audrie is survived by: her and Byron's five children, Barbara Moir (Garry), Grant Westgate (Donna), Brenda Burgess (Don), Diane Hampel (Alfred), and Deb Noyes (Bob): ten grandchildren, Ryan Moir (Kailey), Riley Moir (Michelle), Todd Moir (Samantha), Stacy Jubinville (Shane), Autumn Westgate (Tyler), Cole Westgate (Jocelyn), Jenny Burgess, Corr Burgess (Susan), Tanner Burgess (Emily) and Victoria Burgess: 14 great-grandchildren, Jack Moir, Jace Moir, Bennett Moir, Beau Moir, Kai Moir, Alexandra Moir, Brooklynn Moir, Mason Jubinville, Colter Jubinville, Vonya Hanson, Blu Hanson,

Maggie Westgate, Luke Burgess and Matthew Burgess: Dupuis family of step-children and step-grandchildren: brother, Vernon Goheen (Doreen): sister, Ethel Sutton: in-laws, Virginia Beattie (Austin), Jim Westgate, Lenita Westgate, Marguerite Westgate, June Westgate and Iris Westgate: as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Audrie was predeceased by: her first husband, Byron Westgate: second husband, Hildege Dupuis: third husband, John Suberlak: in-laws, Les Sutton, Dean Westgate (Moreen), Vernon Westgate (Stella), Alfred Westgate, Lyle Westgate, Art Westgate, Des Westgate and Marie Beattie (Dale): parents, Cecil and Luella Goheen: parents-in-law, Chase and Olive Westgate.

Thank you, family, friends, good neighbours for being part of Mum's life. Thank you for sharing your friendship, laughter, love, and many, many wonderful times!

The family wishes to thank all of you for your comforting words, shared memories and traditions, donations, flowers, and food.

Over these past several years, thank you to family, friends and staff at Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre (LCC), Dr. Cooke Extended Care, Points West, and Harwood Manor who brought joy to Mum's life and brightened her days! Thank you for your many smiles and waves, thoughtfulness, care, and tasty meals. Thank you, Dr. Adel Naude and McCaw's Funeral Home for your care, guidance, understanding, and compassion.

Mum is dearly loved, dearly missed by her family.

A private family gathering will be held in Mum's memory at a later date.

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FENSKE: Gail Patricia Fenske (nee Ray) of Lloydminster, AB passed away on April 24, 2021 at the age of 53 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gail will be forever cherished by: her loving husband of 24 years, Jeff Fenske; father, Everette Ray; mother, Betty Brown; sisters, Cindy (Derek) Frerichs and Ashley (Edwin) Hardes; brother, Larry (Janice) Ray; mother-in-law, Sylvia Fenske; sisters-in-law, Jen (Chris) Drinkwalter, Angelic Fenske and Charlene Elward; brother-in-law, Mark (Laurel) Kuntz; and her special nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and God children.

Gail was predeceased by: father-in-law, Lloyd Fenske; grandparents, Ingvar & Pearl Belsheim and Raymond & Lillian Ray. A Private Funeral Service for Gail was conducted from Our Lady of Sorrow Catholic Church, Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Due to the current restrictions the service was by invitation only. If you were unable to attend in person, the service was recorded and is posted on the McCaw Funeral Service website under Gail's obituary.

Gail was born in Paradise Hill, SK on November 2, 1967. She grew up and attended school in Paradise Hill. Upon completing school, Gail went to Saskatoon where she cleaned rooms at the Travel Lodge. In 1987 she moved back to Lloydminster, AB and began a 30-year career at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Gail appreciated all the kindness and support she received from the owners and staff.

In 1996 while visiting Saskatoon, Gail met the love of her life, Jeff Fenske. For them it was love at first sight, and they married a year later, on June 28, 1997. Jeff followed Gail back to Lloydminster where they built a home and many wonderful friendships together.

Gail enjoyed spending time with family. As a child many special camping trips were made with her Auntie Janice and cousins Sherry and Bryon.

Gail took great pride in being an auntie and enjoyed hearing about the antics of her nieces

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and nephews. Travelling was also something Gail enjoyed.

She had the opportunity to visit BC with friends when she was younger, and enjoyed spending time in Nova Scotia, Las Vegas, California, Arizona, and Florida.

Gail and Jeff were especially excited about their trips to both Disneyland and Disney World.

Other activities that were special to Gail included scrap booking, sewing, crafts, singing, gaming, and visiting with her family and many friends on Facebook. Gail will be forever remembered for her quick smile, infectious giggle, strength, and positive spirit.

Donations in memory of Gail may be made to LRHF Palliative Care or donor's charity of choice.

CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank all our family and friends for all the love and support we have received during the past 19 months of Gail’s illness. We would also like to thank Dr. Sophia Pin and the staff at the Cross Cancer Institute, Dr Chapelski and the nurses at the Lloydminster hospital Chemo unit, Dr. Jolene Kenyon, the home care nurses, ambulance attendants, as well as the Lloydminster Hospital Palliative Care Unit, Father Tru Lee, Joel McCaw and the staff at McCaw Funeral Chapel, for the beautiful funeral service for Gail. I would also like to thank Cindy Frerichs and Sherry Hurd for the very touching eulogy, that described Gail so beautifully.

Thank you to Karen Allen for doing the readings. Thank you to Shawn Kuntz, Brian Nedelec, Edwin Hardes, Derek Frerichs, Davis Frerichs, and Chris Drinkwalter for acting as pallbearers. I would also like to thank everyone for the donations, cards, flowers, food, phone calls, Facebook messages and visits. I would especially like to thank Betty Brown and Everette Ray for allowing me the honour to be part of your family and giving me the most precious gift of all, your daughter, for my wife, Gail will forever be the love of my life. There is a big hole in my heart. Gail touched a lot of people’s lives and will be sadly missed. Thank you all for being our friends. With Heartfelt gratitude, Jeff Fenske and Family

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