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Civic Services Under the Lifting of the Public Health Order - What You Should Know!
Saskatchewan’s current public health orders have been lifted, effective February 28, 2022. City Hall and all civic facilities are open and available for business with the public. Civic facilities are a ‘mask-friendly’ environment, meaning the City of Martensville respects all individuals’ freedom to don a mask for their own comfort and safety. Martensville Athletic Pavilion - Opened, including drop-in programs. Contact the MAP or Martensville.ca for information or questions about programs. Please do not visit City Hall or public facilities if you are feeling unwell, experiencing flulike symptoms, or have been in contact with someone who is presumptive or tested positive for COVID-19. After Hour Water and Sewer Emergencies- should still be directed through the Emergency line at City Hall, (306) 931-2166, ext.1. Questions about Facilities or Programs? City Staff are available to work with the public via phone or email. Questions or inquiries can be directed to City Hall via phone (306931-2166) or inquiry@martensville.ca OR the Martensville Athletic Pavilion (306-6835576) or mapreception@martensville.ca.
April 2022 Council Meeting Dates
The Martensville Business Expo is Back! The Martensville Business Expo is April 29th from 5-8 PM and Saturday, April 30th from 10 AM-4 PM. Reconnect with the businesses and organizations in our community! There will be delicious food, great drinks, interactive booths, sales and local entertainment all Expo long! The Martensville Kinsmen are providing breakfast on Saturday from 8-10 AM and it is by donation! Admission to the Expo is $2, watch for updates in the coming weeks on the weekend’s activities. To Register, your business for a booth, contact the Prairie Sky Chamber of Commerce.
Big Changes Coming for Water Meters
of Martensville The City of Martensville is initiating a City program where existing City water Hall meters will be replaced of Operation: with new automated water meters. Neptune Hours Technology Group will be installing the meters by area and will be contacting homeowners to make appointments for the change-out. Monday to Friday
This project will begin in late February and be completed city-wide by July. To learn more, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM please check the information piece with your water bill or visit martensville.ca
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Please Note: Council Meetings may be attended in-person but guests must wear a mask and should practice social distancing within Council Chambers. Those still wishing to attend but would wish to do so virtually should contact the City Clerk or visit the online agenda for the link to attend.
The City of Martensville encourages residents, for which their lane is a secondary means of access to their property, to limit their usage during the spring thaw period. Heavy or repetitive vehicle usage during spring thaw and wet conditions can cause further rutting and reduce drainage. This limits the ability of crews to conduct maintenance on the lanes in a timely manner and increases time required to reshape lanes.
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Tragedy unfolded at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 305 on Wednesday, March 16th after a two-vehicle collision involving a northbound car and a southbound truck just before 5pm took the life of a 31-year-old woman. The driver and passenger of the truck were both uninjured. Emergency crews including the Martensville Fire Department, Corman Park Police, Warman RCMP and Medavie Ambulance attended the accident and after members of the MFD extracted a lone, female driver from one of the vehicles, STARS Air Ambulance arrived on scene to transport the female to Royal University Hospital. Traffic was rerouted for both northbound and southbound motorists for approximately five hours as experts investigated the cause of the collision, with the highway re-opening at approximately 11pm that night.
Feisty Feline False Alarms
Members of the RCMP attend a wide variety of calls, with some of those calls putting members lives at risk; however, there are other times when calls can take a humorous spin. Martensville RCMP attended numerous false alarms at Martensville Veterinary Hospital due to a new security system and resident cat Purrgus not meshing well together. The alarm kept triggering due to the feline and each time, members of the Martensville RCMP responded. ABOVE: Purrgus As a thank you to their dedication, Martensville Veterinary Hospital delivered a tray of treats to the Martensville RCMP and shared a thank you via social media. "Our alarm system was a fantastic addition to our clinic security but someone forgot to explain how it works to Purrgus. Today we would like to thank Martensville RCMP for showing up to every Purrgus-triggered false alarm. Thank you! We're sorry our cat is a jerk!"
SaskPower Warns of E-mail Scam Targeting Customers Shanine Sealey, Martensville Messenger
SaskPower recently released a notice warning residents of a scam that is currently going around the province. According to the release, people have been receiving emails advising of an issue processing their previous bill and requesting that customers log into their MySaskPower account to submit payment. If clicked, the provided link directs customers to a fraudulent page that is not associated with SaskPower and asks for customers to input their credit card information. SaskPower received notices from numerous customers that received the same email, which appeared to be from SaskPower. They are advising any customer who followed the link and submitted their credit card information to contact their credit card issuer immediately and to also call SaskPower Customer Service at 1-888-757-6939 to have their log-in information reset. These days, scammers put in good effort to make these fraudulent emails look legitimate; however, it is important to know what to look for. Before clicking links provided in emails, be sure to check the “from” email address to ensure it is from the appropriate sender. Also, look for any spelling errors, misinformation or anything that seems “off” and, if ever in doubt, contact the sender directly to confirm if the email is legitimate or not.
ABOVE: SaskPower customers have been receiving a fraudulent email stating that there was an issue processing payment for their last bill and asking for them to input credit card information.
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EGADZ Relaunches I Am Not 4 Sale App EGADZ has relaunched its I Am Not 4 Sale app which it anticipates will be a game changer to connect with and support sexually exploited youth. With the touch of a button, youth can simply, discretely and anonymously have immediate emergency services sent to their location, wherever they live. They can also connect 24/7 with EGADZ counsellors and see the realtime location of the EGADZ Street Outreach vans. On March 18, Saskatoon Riversdale MLA Marv Friesen on behalf of Social Services Minister Lori Carr, joined EGADZ for a live demonstration of the app that was redeveloped with close to $50,000 in funding from the Ministry of Social Services, and with input from the EGADZ youth committee based on their lived experiences with sexual exploitation. "EGADZ has always placed a focus on listening to the young people who they work for, developing programs and services based on their ideas, experiences and wisdom," Friesen said. "The I Am Not 4 Sale app is a perfect example of this, and I am proud government has once again provided financial support to this project that will mean more safety and security for young people here in Saskatoon and across Saskatchewan."
"This app is going to be a game changer in how we support young people who are being sexually exploited - and not just here in Saskatoon, but in any community in Saskatchewan," EGADZ Executive Director Don Meikle said. "The ability for a young person being sexually trafficked to immediately and discretely have emergency services called right to their exact location is going to save lives. Being able to engage with our counsellors no matter what time it is through the chat feature and being able to see help coming is going to save futures." The Ministry of Social Services provided close to $50,000 to support the redevelopment of the I Am Not 4 Sale app and website, and provides annualized funding for EGADZ residential, Street Outreach and Operation Help programs that provide support to sexually exploited children and youth. EGADZ is a nationally and internationally recognized social innovator and won Saskatchewan's first Governor General's Award for Innovation in 2019. They offer several programs and services to Saskatoon's children, youth and their families to improve their quality of life, including street outreach, housing, education and employment support and parenting programming.
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Light Installation at Mocon Field Provides More Opportunity
Martensville’s Mocon Field will be a little brighter this year thanks to the installation of new lights. This addition was made possible thanks to funding received by the City of Martensville through the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP). Martensville received just under $1.4 million through the MEEP Funding and made a list of projects this funding would go towards, which included the installation of lights in the Senior/18U baseball diamond at Mocon Field. A total of $200,000 was allocated to this project, which will now open up the ball diamonds for additional use such as ball tournaments, provincial championships and other events that the ball diamonds were previously unable to support.
ABOVE: Game one of the Provincial title series against the Swift Current Broncos saw the Marauders come out on top at home on Saturday, March 19 with a final of 6-3. They will play in Swift Current this Saturday, March 26th. Good luck to the U15A Martensville Marauders. (Jocelyn Ottenbreit/MM)
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The Martensville Maven Marlies U11 'B' team are the 2022 March Ice Female Tournament Champions! The March Ice Female Tournament is one that draws some of the top teams from across the province and also included a team from Alberta. The Mavens were one of 16 teams in U11 competing for the championship banner. The Mavens finished their round robin play in first place, defeating the Western Prairie Wildcats in the 'A' Semi-Final, and met the Saskatoon Comet Force in an exciting 'A' Final matchup which was labeled by the tournament host as the "Game of the Tournament". The Mavens were down 2-1 late in the third when they pulled their goalie for the extra attacker and scored the tying goal with 2.4 seconds remaining in the third period. The Mavens carried that momentum into OT and quickly scored the tournament clinching goal for the 3-2 victory. The Martensville Maven Marlies made history for female hockey in Martensville and are bringing home the first ever female championship banner for the MMHA.
ABOVE: The Martensville Marauder U11 Mavens were the champions in the 2022 March Ice Tournament. (Photo submitted by Trish Wagner)
U13AA Team Finishes Season Undefeated Jocelyn Ottenbreit, Martensville Messenger
This year the Martensville Marauder U13AA team mainly consists of local Martensville players, with three out of town players coming from Dalmeny, Clavet and Kenaston. They have had an amazing season finishing on top in the Saskatoon league undefeated with a 24-0-0 record. When the city playoffs began, they were given a buy in the first round. They won the second round of the series against the Saskatoon Fury and moved on to the
third round with the Saskatoon Thunder being their next opponent. That series ended on Monday, March 13 when the Marauders defeated them 9-7 at Kinsmen arena. The team advanced to the North Provincial final where they faced Tisdale on Friday, March 18th. This first game was a tough battle with Tisdale coming out on top 5-1. Game two will be played on Friday, March 25th at 7:30 in Martensville. Come on out and cheer your Martensville Marauders!
ABOVE: The Martensville Marauder U13AA team finished the season undefeated. Team Roster (not in order): Coaching staff - Hugh Hamilton, Blaine Wotherspoon, Matt Hale. Missing; Trevor Adamus. Players; Austin Adamus, Benjamin Dust, Bennett Smysniuk, Brady Keith, Calder Hamilton, Dade Wotherspoon, Dawson Baht, Kylan Woytiuk, Mason Schierling, Paxton Hale, Ryder Hagel, Sam Failler, Weston Kostiuk, Jaxon Brabant, Jesse Bergman, Jett Prpich, and Kohen Oblander. Photo submitted.
U15AA Marauders Move on to North Division Final Jocelyn Ottenbreit, Martensville Messenger
The U15AA Marauders have kept their fans on the edge of their seats in round two of the SAAHL playoffs with back-to-back wins in double overtime. Game one on Thursday, March 17 against the West Central Wheat Kings in Martensville featured Kazden Mathies scoring two of the three goals in regular time. Simon Garchinski contributed with two assists and Cooper Flath added to the score with a goal giving them a 3 – 2 lead. The Wheat Kings weren’t quite ready to give up yet and scored with 16 seconds left on the clock forcing the game into overtime. After 10 minutes of play the game remained a 3-3 tie.Tyson Janzen scored the game winner in double overtime with a pass from Kazden Mathies. Corben Schnurr made 33 saves contributing to the win. The team travelled to Kindersley on Saturday for game two. Cohen Klassen started the scoring early in the third period and kept the lead until near the end of the game when West Central once again tied the game with 10 seconds left on the clock. It again went to double overtime, when Clarke Goebel scored the winner with an assist from Grady Stoddart-Reis. Manager Chris Mathies stated that goalie Corben Schnurr once again got the win in net, stopping 41 of 42 shots. The SAAHL North Division Final will feature the Martensville Marauders and the Saskatoon Bandits starting Wednesday, March 23rd in Saskatoon at Rod Hamm arena. Game time is 7:45. Game two will be in Martensville on Saturday, March 26th at 5pm. If needed, game 3 will be on Tuesday, March 29th at Merlis Belsher starting at 8:15pm.
ABOVE: The U15AA Martensville Marauders kept fans on the edge of their seats as the first game of the series against the West Central Wheat Kings in Martensville on Thursday, March 17 went into double overtime with the Marauders getting the first win 4-3. (Jocelyn Ottenbreit/MM)
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MLA Terry Jenson’s Report from the Legislature Familiar Sask Population Loss Renews Old Problems Saskatchewan’s population growth may be stagnating, but the province’s problems surely aren’t. It’s the decades-old Saskatchewan that paused for about 10 years when oil and potash prices were high and a strong agricultural sector truly had this province booming. Building on little growth we saw in the waning days of the last NDP government, Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party came to office in 2007 with the seemingly remarkable promise of adding one-per-cent-peryear to the province’s population or 100,000 people in the first decade. Wall cemented his legacy by meeting and surpassing that accomplishment; however, things began to turn around in his last few years in office before leaving in 2018, leaving current Premier Scott Moe with that all-toofamiliar Saskatchewan reality. As recently noted by the StarPhoenix’s Phil Tank, Saskatchewan’s population grew by just 3.1 per cent in the census period between 2016 and 2020 - less than that one-per-cent-per-year that remains the Saskatchewan party and less than the national rate of 5.2 per cent. This is half the 6.3-per-cent growth rate from 2011 to 2016 and places Saskatchewan ninth among the 10 provinces, according to the Statistics Canada census data and Tank’s story points out an even more alarming trend - the old reality that where we are losing people the most is from the farms, towns and smaller cities. While growth remained consistent between 2016 and 2020 in the province’s three largest cities of Saskatoon (a 7.7 per-cent increase), Regina (5.3 per cent) and Prince Albert (5.1 per cent) and some neighbouring bedroom communities like Martensville (9.3 per cent), Warman (12.7) and Pilot Butte (23.4 per cent), the remaining 11 cities were all below that 3.1 per-cent provincial average. How stark this turnaround has been is best illustrated in cities like Humboldt that grew by 2.8 per cent (the best among the 11 smaller cities) and Estevan that declined by 5.5 per cent (632 people - the worst among Saskatchewan’s smaller cities) in the last five years between 2016 and 2020. By comparison, Humboldt grew by 13.6-per-cent growth from 2006 to 2011 and Estevan grew by 13.8 per-cent increase (1,399 people) in the previous decade, Tank noted. Overall, the population area in Saskatchewan that Statistics Canada classifies as “rural” dropped by nearly two per cent in the census period with some southern Saskatchewan communities showing dramatic decline. For example, Climax lost about 30 per cent of its population leaving just 137 people in the community - all part of a trend in which the number of employed in Saskatchewan agriculture fell by 22 per cent or about 30,000 in the census period. For Moe’s government, it spells the revival of a lot of old Saskatchewan problems with a couple new twists. The annual convention of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) in Regina last week highlighted a series of problems from rising fuel costs to poor cellular phone service and Internet connectivity to rural crime. Problems like rural crime are obviously nothing new and exist even when the province is experiencing better times, but tough times does create more crime, including drug-related offenses and having more people spaced out makes it more difficult and more expensive to provide policing services. The same can be said for cell services (SaskTel has clearly been providing more towers) and even the costs of getting around. People have become more dependent on their phones and the Internet because they are simply farther apart. They have to drive farther to shop because population decline in towns and smaller cities means fewer businesses providing services. These are all problems that were somewhat put on hiatus during Saskatchewan’s years of economic boom, but they are problems now quickly re-surfacing as Saskatchewan contends with its old reality of a stagnating population. It’s an old problem that the Sask. Party government needs to acknowledge and address.
Strong Economic Indicators Ahead of March 23 Budget On March 23, the Government of Saskatchewan will present the 2022 budget. This roadmap for the future will provide the framework for further economic growth and prosperity for Saskatchewan families. In recent weeks and months, our province has been making positive headlines, from economic development and private investment to record-breaking exports and job numbers. Saskatchewan is leading the way, and we are committed to keeping things on track. We want to ensure communities have the financial support needed to grow and prosper. One way is through Municipal Revenue Sharing Grants that will see the Government of Saskatchewan invest $262 million for 2022. This unconditional funding helps lay the foundation for stronger communities and a stronger Saskatchewan. Since 2007, more than $3.7 billion has supported municipalities and the needs that matter most to them. Despite the employment challenges COVID-19 presented us, our economy is off to a roaring recovery. A strong indicator can be found in February job numbers from Statistics Canada. That report indicates Saskatchewan added more than 30,000 new jobs compared to February 2021. That breaks down to three jobs created per hour, every hour, every day, for the last 365 days. Month-to-month seasonally adjusted employment increased by 7,400, the highest employment growth rate in western Canada. Unemployment for the province fell to 4.7 per cent, the second-lowest in the country. That is the lowest unemployment rate that Saskatchewan has recorded since spring 2015. In addition to a thriving labour market, Saskatchewan’s year-over-year wholesale trade is leading the nation. Between January 2021 and January 2022, wholesale trade increased by over 34 per cent. This is yet another major indicator that Saskatchewan’s economy is in a strong position. Last year, Saskatchewan recorded all-time highs in agriculture exports, forestry product sales, and merchandise exports. In January 2022, wholesale trade in Saskatchewan was valued at more than $3.3 billion. While our economic indicators are strong, we continue our work to keep on the right track. Our government has announced $4 million for the Economic Recovery Work Experience Initiative to make that happen. This onetime pandemic recovery initiative will provide paid work experience for job seekers to obtain practical skills in priority areas. Our goal is to address the skilled labour gap in several key sectors such as hospitality, agriculture, retail services, health, and child care. To be eligible, job seekers must be working with SaskJobs Career Services or another approved service provider. The applicant must be at least 18 years of age, entitled to work in Saskatchewan, facing job search and skill-related barriers to employment and be unemployed or underemployed. Employers interested must provide meaningful work experience and then receive cost-sharing for wages up to $6,000 for each participant per week. 1,200 More Childcare Spaces Announced We want to ensure Saskatchewan families can have access to affordable, high-quality early learning and child care should they choose to use these services. In partnership with the federal government, we are pleased to announce that another 1,202 child care spaces are on the way for 21 Saskatchewan communities, including 36 spaces in Warman and 15 in Martensville. This announcement is in addition to the December 2021 announcement of 601 new spaces and is part of a much larger goal to create 28,000 new spaces by the end of March 2026. This partnership with the federal government will bring down average fees for regulated child care to $10-a-day. New Program to Deliver Education for International Students Before the COVID-19 pandemic, international students contributed more than $252 million to the provincial economy. This week, our government launched a first of its kind in Canada new program to deliver international education training to the post-secondary education sector. The International Education Practitioner Program is a key component of the new International Education Strategy and strengthen the international education program in Saskatchewan. The International Education Practitioners Program will ensure service delivery of international education is consistent across Saskatchewan. Students will benefit from the same experience and level of support no matter where they study in our province. Crop Insurance Deadline Extended to April 14 It is not too late to enroll or change coverage for 2022 Crop Insurance. The deadline to enroll for 2022 Crop Insurance has been extended to April 14 to allow additional time to review all insurance options for your operation. For more information, contact your local Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation office or call 1-888-935-0000.
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Healthy Campus Saskatchewan will also establish a Mental Health Trainers Working Group to support and encourage certified trainers to deliver workshops, maintain trainer skills, as well as certify additional individuals to provide training across the post-secondary sector. "Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our young people is vitally The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $245,000 in 2021-22 to Healthy important to our government," Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Campus Saskatchewan in support of student mental health and wellbeing. Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said. "We are pleased to continue funding With this investment, Healthy Campus Saskatchewan will focus on supporting Healthy Campus Saskatchewan and commend them for helping to strengthen mental campus communities as they work to implement the National Standard for Mental Health health supports for post-secondary students." and Wellbeing for Post-Secondary Students. This is a key step to creating healthier and The main areas of focus for Healthy Campus Saskatchewan includes improving safer institutional environments, increasing overall awareness of mental health, and student mental health, suicide awareness and prevention, sexual violence prevention, promoting resiliency skills to help students succeed. substance use, pandemic responses, and inclusive environments. "Through this collaborative initiative, Saskatchewan's post-secondary "In the last two years we've really come together and grown as a community," institutions are working together to advance priorities related to student mental health and Healthy Campus Saskatchewan spokesperson Bev Drew said. "Healthy Campus wellness," Advanced Education Minister Gene Makowsky said. "By working together, Saskatchewan is poised to take the next steps, along with our sector partners, as we all we are better able to address the evolving needs of students across the province." work to advance the conversation around student mental health and wellbeing and address the evolving needs of students in the province." Since the launch of Healthy Campus Saskatchewan in January 2021, the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Ministry of Health provided combined funding of or email advertising@martensvillemessenger.ca $491,000 to support this important partnership. Healthy Campus Saskatchewan continues to support and coordinate mental health training through The Inquiring Mind and The Working Mind sessions at post-secondary institutions throughout the province. These programs were developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. The Inquiring Mind is designed for post-secondary Karen Parmar, AACI, P.App, BComm (Dist.) students, covering stigma reduction, resiliency skills, Partner & Senior Appraiser - Warman, SK D and the Mental Health Continuum Model. The Working karen@dynamicappraisals.ca Mind is designed for individuals in the workplace, which 306-220-9082 www.dynamicappraisals.ca includes modules for employees and managers. As of OUR EXPERIENCE SHINES!! December 2021, The Inquiring Mind sessions reached 405 students and The Working Mind sessions reached 923 faculty and staff members across the province. "This investment in trainer certification is a critical FREE courtesy cars available component in building capacity at the University," 306.975.2140 University of Regina Mental Health Advisor Rob Message us on FB McCaffrey said. "Ensuring the ongoing availability of 7:30-5:30 mental health training resources for students, faculty and Monday - Friday staff is an important step in maintaining a healthy and • Complete Automotive and Tire Service Centre thriving post-secondary education environment." 109 Centennial Dr. No • Journeyman Factory Trained Technicians Healthy Campus Saskatchewan is a partnership of Martensville • Easy Vehicle Repair & Accessory Financing Available 19 post-secondary institutions that focuses on providing students with the knowledge, tools, and support resources - Automotive they need to achieve their personal and academic goals. Business Repair For more information about Healthy Campus as USUAL Located at BACK Specialists Saskatchewan, visit www.hcsk.ca, Facebook (@ of building - Advanced HealthyCampusSaskatchewan), Instagram (@ MARTENSVILLE PHARMACY Technology & healthycampussask), and Twitter (@HCSask). Monday-Friday 9-6 306-244-4950 Martensville, SK Diagnostics Saturday 10-3 Closed Sundays & Holidays Facility 801 Centennial Dr. North 17 Centennial Drive North
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