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Even without Sports Celebrity Banquet, Moose Jaw Kinsmen continue support of local non-profits Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

In normal times, the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club would be on the doorstep of their largest fundraiser of the year and sports fans in the community would be looking forward to one of the most popular events on the local calendar.

But, as these are disappointing times because of the pandemic, there will be no Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Banquet this year. No tales from the likes of Eric Lindros or Lanny McDonald or Billy Smith, no anecdotes from John Gibbons, Fergie Jenkins or Dave Ridgeway. And no annual visit from Sportsnet host Jamie Campbell.

And making things that much tougher, no massive cash infusion to help support the local Kinsmen club’s many, many charitable ventures in the community.

“It’s too bad, that’s kind of our main money-maker for the year and not being able to hold it is a real disappointment, but it is what it is,” said Kinsmen president Mike McKeown. “There’s not a whole lot we can do and we’re just hoping everyone is staying safe and hopefully this time next year we'll be able to hold it again and enjoy it twice as much.”

The banquet regularly sells out the Heritage Inn banquet hall - to the tune of 400-plus people - and in addition to the wide range of impressive guests, also features auction items covering the gamut of sports memorabilia and beyond.

All told, the event raises more than $50,000 annually and has cleared a million dollars through its 28 years of existence.

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“So that definitely fills the bank account for the year to be able to provide for all the groups and organizations we provide for,” McKeown said.

The good news is the Kinsmen still have money in hand to help out their sports groups and non-profits. That’s in no small part due to the popular Chase the Ace event that takes place every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Cask 82 in the Crushed Can Sports Bar. While it isn’t 50 grand from a single event, it’s a steady run of weekly income helping keep everything in solid shape.

“We have a devoted crowd that keeps coming every week and supporting us and that’s definitely appreciated,” McKeown said. “Our ticket sales aren’t down a whole lot for that, which is amazing. So that’s definitely keeping us alive, and if it wasn’t for that things would be a lot harder.”

The fact most organizations that would need funds from the Kinsmen are also sidelined at the moment also helps hold the bottom line.

“They’re kind of on pause so we’re kind of on pause and that helps out too,” McKeown said. “We do still have our contributions that we’re still fulfilling, though, we’re not denying anyone money who we have a contract with. So we’re still alive and kicking and still going.”

And already looking ahead to 2022.

“We’ll be looking to put on a really good show next year, for sure.”

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Running Wild Rescue joins fundraiser campaign for National Cupcake Day Larissa Kurz

Local animal rescue organization Running Wild Rescue is taking part in a unique fundraiser for the first time this year, and it involves both charitable donations and cupcakes.

Running Wild president Jasmin Wenarchuk is excited for the rescue to take part in the National Cupcake Day charity campaign and decorating contest, organized by the Ontario SCPA and sponsored by Milk Bone and Robin Hood.

The nation-wide campaign is entirely virtual this year, inviting individuals nation-wide to register online and begin collecting donations for their charity of choice.

Participants are also invited to take part in the cupcake decorating challenge paired with the fundraiser.

For those entering the contest, all it takes is raising at least $50 for their charity by Feb. 17 and submitting a photo of their best-decorated cupcake for judging in the appropriate skill category. Winners from each category will be entered to win one of the prizes available, with includes pre-paid Mastercards, a KitchenAid stand mixer and more.

The participants with the highest total raised at the end of the event will also have a chance at some prizes, said Wenarchuk, in addition to the positive feeling of supporting an animal charity in need.

Winners for both the fundraising campaign and cupcake challenge will be announced on Feb. 22, leaving participants with a few more weeks to roll up their sleeves and get baking.

But, in the spirit of the campaign, everyone is encouraged to try their hand at making homemade cupcakes, cake

National Cupcake Day is on Feb. 22 this year, which is also when the fundraising campaign wraps up. (supplied) pops or even pup cakes in addition to their fundraising efforts, to support their favourite animal organization.

Running Wild Rescue has plans to organize some upcoming cupcake-making of their own, to promote the campaign, as well as to share details about the fundraiser.

“We’re going to try to get together and make some cupcakes, get them posted to our page to try and win,” said Wenarchuk. “And we’ll be trying to get at many people

to join in the baking and decorating as best they can, and we thought about fundraising as well.”

Running Wild Rescue is one of only two non-profit rescues in Saskatchewan taking part in the campaign this year, joined by many other SPCAs, non-profit rescues, and humane societies from across Canada.

Fundraising campaigns are so important to Running Wild Rescue, said Wenarchuk, as the rescue relies on donations to help cover the costs of vet bills and emergency medical needs for all the animals-in-need they take in. “[We always have] a ton of vet bills, and we’re always desperate to make ends meet. Every case we get, [those animals] can come with anything and everything so we have to be ready for that,” said Wenarchuk. “Of course, you never really can be ready, because you don’t know where they’re coming from, so most of the money we raise is put back into [those expenses.]

Wenarchuk is hoping to see plenty of support come their way from the campaign, especially as the rescue always sees lots of enthusiasm for other fundraisers they host.

“It’s phenomenal that people come together to help us make ends meet and they’re so supportive of what we do,” said Wenarchuk. “So we hope everybody who participates [in this campaign] has fun. It is something a little different, but something you can do with your family while also supporting something that means a lot.”

More information on National Cupcake Day and directions on how to register can be found at nationalcupcakeday.ca.

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Apple growing in B.C. no longer a juicy business

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By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The Okanagan Valley apple industry in British Columbia is on the ropes, facing cheaper competition, labour shortages, and poor weather.

Washington State apple growers received a seven per cent a pound federal subsidy this year allowing them to sell apples for less. The state exports 200 million pounds of apples to Canada, about 1.3 times Okanagan production.

Fruit production brings $513 million a year to B.C. with $51 million to the 800 fruit producers.

Further complicating orchard woes was the labour situations this year. Pandemic related restrictions cut immigrant labour arrivals to 5,000 from the usual 8,000 to perform the back-breaking work.

With weather ripening apples at different rates it took three sweeps of orchards

to harvest the crop. By November only 320,000 pounds of apples had been picked and delivered.

Another challenge comes from five retailers controlling 80 per cent of the grocery market.

The apple business took a blow when three retailers — Walmart, Loblaws and Metro — introduced new fees to suppliers to pay for expansion plans. Sobeys and

Safeway have rejected such fees.

Much of the Okanagan’s prime fruit production acres have been converted to golf courses, condos and resorts.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Lentils, flax, canola should be most profitable Sask. crops this season

By Ron Walter - For Agri-Mart Express

Red lentils, large green lentils, flax and canola should be the most profitable crops for Saskatchewan farmers in the dark brown soil zone during 2021, according to the provincial crop guide.

The dark brown soil zone dominates the region north, east and northwest of Moose Jaw. The guide estimates target yields and total expenses to determine an estimated

return for each of the three soil zones.

Red lentils should net the farmer $6 a bushel based on a price of $15, while large greens should net $5.40 on a price of $10.80 a bushel.

Flax is estimated to clear $3.97 a bushel on a $13.97 price.

Canola, based on a $11.25 price, should net $2.61 a bushel.

Edible green peas will net $2.43 on a $9

Thunder Bay port grain shipments set record

By Ron Walter - For Agri-Mart Express

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EXPRESS The Port of Thunder Bay, once the main export route for Canadian grain, set a record for grain shipments last year.

The port handled 9.2 million tonnes of grain in eight elevators, up from 7.9 million tonnes in 2019.

The port has reversed a trend of moving less grain. In 2010 the port moved 5.5 million tonnes of grain.

Thunder Bay lost its grain export title when Asian markets were tapped and

Vancouver became the top grain handling port.

The grain trend reverses a declining port and is good news for 900 employees. Coal movement of 779,000 tonnes declined 63,000 tonnes year over year. In 2012.the port moved just over one million tonnes of coal.

Potash shipments of 400,000 tonnes last year fell 25,000 tonnes but were up from 313,000 tonnes in 2010.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Facility uses food waste for animal food from insects

By Ron Walter - For Agri-Mart Express AGRIMART

EXPRESS An Alberta food waste recycler has received a $6 million federal grant to build a plant to raise insects for animal feed.

Enterra Corporation of Calgary was given the funds under the federal Agri-Innovate Program. The program is part of federal policy to reduce the $49.5 billion of food wasted in Canada every year.

Enterra constructed and operates a 188,000 square foot plant equipped to raise insects for animal food or plant fertilizer.

The plant employs 65 people and recycles more than 130 tonnes of food waste a day.

Food waste is collected from farms, grocery stores and food processing plants.

The plant raises black soldier flies, a native species, and processes them into either treats for birds, pet food, animal food

or plant fertilizer. The product is shipped all over North America and Europe.

Enterra CEO and president Keith Driver said in a news release that the company is a world leader in harnessing insects to feed the world.

“Our sustainable approach of using pre-consumer food waste and upcycling the nutrients allows valuable nutrients that are often left unutilized and underutilized to be captured” for feed ingredients.

Federal Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Marie-Claude Bibeau said the $6 million will allow the company to launch the promising business model.

“Our government wants to reduce food waste,” she said. “We are counting on our entrepreneurs to help us get there. It is an important way to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while helping Canadian consumers save money.”

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

price, while edible yellow peas net is set for 96 cents a bushel on a $7.50 price.

Durum wheat net is 75 cents a bushel on a $7.50 price.

Oats will clear 55 cents a bushel on a $3.33 price, while fall rye will net 55 cents a bushel on a $5.10 price.

Feed barley will net 77 cents a bushel, based on a $4.37 price while malt barley will net one cent a bushel on a $5.20 price.

Spring wheat will clear seven cents a bushel on a $6.04 price while winter wheat will lose five cents a bushel on a $5.83 price.

Soybeans will net 66 cents a bushel on a $10.95 price while corn will lose 75 cents a bushel on a $4.85 price.

All of these crops will exceed variable costs if the yields are achieved.

This year farmers can download a crop guide calculator to help make better choices for their farm. The calculator allows famers to input their own costs for a more accurate picture of operations.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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Ok folks, time to change your focus from hanging on to those mid-winter blues to happier thoughts of shades of green. If you’re attention is already nurturing your green thumb by making your seed list and checking it twice, you know what I mean.

There’s no time like the present to think about the growing season in the not too distant future. We Joan Ritchie will be planting those seeds and seedlings into our gardens someEDITOR time in April and May. As the pandemic has left many people concerned about food source or with lots of extra time on their hands, gardening has become a very popular pastime here in Moose Jaw and across the country. Many will know from experience as much of the local seed selection was pretty depleted early in the season last year.

There’s nothing like feeling the satisfaction of growing your own produce; puts a whole new spin on ‘watching grass grow,” doesn’t it? We always use that idiom in explaining how tedious it is but it seems, however, we do enjoy the process.

There are many seed companies that an individual can order from and if you are thinking about purchasing seeds; people often look for ‘untreated’ or not treated chemically. This is a personal preference. By choosing seeds with organic labels, you know that no toxic pesticides and only organic fertilizers have been used on crops. Other things on the packet will indicate whether to start your seeds indoors or outdoors, how many days to germinate and how many days to harvest, as well as how they are rated on yield and hardiness. There are starter kids often available with lids and peat pellets inside with planting instructions or you can purchase your own empty cell packs, adding soilless mix before sowing your seeds. Natural sunlight is necessary or even grow lights will produce good results. Of note: root vegetables do better when the seeds are planted directly in the ground.

Many put their ultimate trust in the highly-esteemed and fairly accurate Old Farmer’s Almanac that has a tool allowing individuals to enter your postal code to determine your frost dates and the last frost date of the season.

In fact, if you think ahead and start now, you may be harvesting your own fresh veggies by May or early June.

There are a handful of plants that thrive in the cooler conditions of late winter and early spring that we hearty Saskatchewanians know well of. They can tolerate much cooler night temperatures and even some light freezes.

Some are: Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard, Peas, Radicchio, Spinach and Swiss Chard.

Happy Gardening!

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January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Richard Dowson, Moose Jaw

While going through my old Moose Jaw Times-Herald files on January 27, 2021, I came across a story about ‘John’ (Hans) Walpoe. John, a German Jew, lost his entire family in the Holocaust. He eventually fought with the French Underground and the Winnipeg Rifles.

In a unique co-incidence, on January 22, 2021 the University of Manitoba News also published a wonderful account to the interesting life of John Walpoe – a life that ended in tragedy. The U of M story and a 1951 story from the Harvard Crimson filled the gaps.

On July 20, 1945 the Moose Jaw Times Herald published a Canadian Press story about Walpoe.

“Canada’s First “Unofficial” Soldier “John Wolpe, 27-year-old German Jew, now under treatment for a shattered thigh at a Canadian military hospital near Watford, is the Canadian Army’s first “unofficial” soldier. He teamed up with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in No Man’s Land – a refugee from the Germans – but the Canadians could give him neither pay, rank nor privileges. He got a uniform, however, and during his six months with the regiment, killed 28 Germans and took hundreds more as prisoners.”

(There was a photo) “Seen here with Nursing Sister Isobel Atkins, Melverton, Ontario, Wolpe said, ‘I didn’t care about the pay … all I wanted was to fight and kill Germans … you see, my family was murdered in Poland in 1942…’

“Wolpe’s officers have nothing but praise for the way he fought throughout the campaign at the Schelde, Nijmegen, both sides of the Rhine and inside Germany.

“Now he wants to stay in England and work as an interpreter.”

Winnipeg Rifles John hooked up with the Winnipeg Rifles after D-Day. He was wounded in action at Calais while fighting with the Rifles.

John never stayed in England. He was a ‘DP’, a Displaced Person and had no citizenship. The Winnipeg Rifles commander went up the chain of command and eventual Prime Minister Mackenzie-King gave him Canadian citizenship.

Photo of John Walpoe from the University of Manitoba News (Jan 22, 2021) The U of M News states “… he was sponsored by the General Monash branch of the Royal Canadian Legion”.

He moved to Winnipeg in February 1946 and enrolled in the University of Manitoba where he completed his degree in Romance Languages.

According to the Spring 1951 issue of the Harvard Crimson, “He graduated with top honors and came to Harvard on a fellowship in the fall of 1949.”

He completed his studies at Harvard in the spring of 1951 and studies and taught as several locations. Along the way he was married and had children.

The U of M News writes, “In 1961, Wolpe accepted a professorship in modern languages at Rockford College (now Rockford University) in Illinois.”

The U of M News continues, “On May 1, 1963, two years after arriving at Rockford College, the sole surviving member of the Wolpe family took his own life …”

There could be many reasons that led to him taking his own life at age 44. Most notably, family problems; PTSD from his War experience and no parents or brothers or sisters to give support; all killed by the NAZIS. We can never forget the suffering caused by NAZISIM. Whatever the reason, it was very unfortunate.

Canadian shopping habits changed by pandemic threats

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The pandemic has changed grocery shopping behaviour.

A recent survey found the number of Canadians planning to shop at different food stores this year has declined.

Thirty-four per cent of respondents to the Angus Reid/ Dalhousie University poll said they would visit different grocery stores this year. Last year 40 per cent said they would visit other stores.

Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, was surprised.

Considering the food price report predicted food price increases of between three per cent and five per cent he told Canadian Grocer he thought buyers might be more frugal and strategic in their shopping habits.

The price increases are expected to add $695 a year to the grocery bill for a family of four, ringing up the total to just under $14,000.

According to the Food Price Report meat and vegetable prices could increase up to 6.5 per cent with dairy prices

up three per cent and bakery goods up two per cent.

Restaurant prices and seafood increases will be up to four per cent.

Another surprise in the Angus Reid poll was the decline in Canadians planning to diet to 30 per cent from 42 per cent in the previous annual survey. With COVID, eating, snacking and drinking at home have increased weight gains.

Convenience and staying away from crowds and possibly infected people changed habits. Seven per cent will do online shopping this year compared with three per cent last year.

The number of people increasing use of coupons and reading flyers declined by two points to 47 per cent.

Plans to buy in bulk increased by two points to 43 per cent.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Sask. government to construct monument for residential school survivors

Larissa Kurz The provincial government has announced plans to con- survivors and children lost to their families and commustruct a public monument to honour the victims and sur- nities. vivors of residential schools in the province.

Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty will take part in the The permanent monument will be constructed at Gov- project, working alongside the Provincial Capital Comernment House in Regina, and according to a provincial missions to create the monument. press release, its purpose is “to honour those who suf- He will continue to speak to residential school survivors, fered, and those who continue to suffer, the impact of the their families and Indigenous elders for input on the projresidential school system.” ect.

In Saskatchewan, approximately 20 residential schools “I’m very pleased that the Government of Saskatcheoperated from the 1880s to the 1990s. The federal gov- wan is creating this important monument at Government ernment’s reports show that 150,000 Indigenous children House in Regina,” said Mirasty, in a press release. “The were removed from their families to attend these schools. monument will be part of the healing journey, and I look The decision to move forward with a monument fulfills forward to continuing my ongoing conversations with one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls Elders and Knowledge Keepers as we work together to to action, specifically one that recommends installing develop this meaningful and lasting tribute.” a publicly accessible, highly visible monument to resi- Construction details will be shared following these disdential schools in each capital city in Canada to honour cussions.

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Optimist Day Brings Hope to Community The Optimist Club of Moose Jaw asks the community to Choose Optimism February 4, 2021.

Friendly City Optimist Club – The Optimist Club of Moose Jaw invites community members to celebrate Optimist Day on February 4, 2021. With the global pandemic continuing to affect the lives of people around the world, Optimists are choosing Optimism. “Now more than ever, we recognize the need to choose optimism,” Optimist Club President Ron Rollie explained, “Our number one priority is helping children in our community.”

Optimist members continue to find optimism by reciting the Optimist Creed. The Creed is nearly a century old but holds great importance. It is a promise that one makes to themselves to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind; to talk health, happiness, and prosperity to everyone you meet; and to press on to the greater achievements of the future, among other things.

The Optimist Club of Moose Jaw has been supporting local youth since February 10th, 1960. Programs and service projects that the Club is involved in includes Paediatrics, Transition House (child trauma, youth sports, literacy, and many more community youth projects.

For more information about the event, please call Ron Rollie, President (306) 692-3513. Optimist International has nearly 70,000 adult and youth d throughout the world.

Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Youth, in

The Optimist Creed Promise Yourself To be SO STRONG that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel

that there is something in them.

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To look at the of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to only the best.

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success of others

To be just as enthusiastic about the as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the

GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance AT ALL TIMES and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have

NO TIME to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and

too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

our Communities, and in Ourselves,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million

young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International, please call (314) 371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at optimist.org

Graffiti damage likely someone’s way of expressing inner thoughts, police say Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The recent spate of graffiti on buildings throughout the downtown could be someone’s way of expressing his or her inner thoughts or attempting to communicate a message, police say.

“These people that are doing this tagging, they do it not to be anonymous; they do it to be infamous,” said Staff Sgt. Randy Jesse with the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS). “… I know for a fact in Moose Jaw, there is a little clique of individuals that do work and share amongst themselves like a little club.

“Whoever the artist was … , people know who that person is. He’ll be known in his little group. But we encourage the public to call us up (and) let us know who this person is, and we’ll go find him and see if we can get them to stop (and) hold them responsible for what they’ve done.”

One or more individuals tagged more than a dozen buildings and structures downtown, likely during the overnight hours of Jan. 21 to 22. The MJPS opened an investigation after receiving calls from a couple of affected businesses.

The police service is disappointed that people defaced public and private property, either with a gang-related tag or message expressing a certain point of view, Jesse said. Sometimes some people are “urban guerrillas” who tag trains with fancy text and pictures to express their talent.

“But it’s not always welcome to use public and private property as your canvas,” he

The Crushed Can was hit with graffiti twice during the overnight hours of Jan. 21-22. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

“For a lot of these kids, they’ll steal these spray cans. They shoplift it,” Jesse said.

“So you can only do what you can do. We have a lot of surveillance (and) prosecution when we do it. But it’s a many-layered situation.”

Jesse declined to confirm whether one symbol painted on a couple of buildings was a gang symbol since he didn’t want to give that organization legitimacy. However, police can confirm if a symbol is gang-related by asking those group members about it.

John’s Music Ltd. on Main Street was tagged with graffiti. (The window was damaged during the big storm in mid-January). Photo by Jason G. Antonio continued, noting the police service receives one to two calls a year about graffiti even though it is mostly sporadic.

Property owners usually contact police immediately after being vandalized because they want to find out who did this and prevent it from happening again.

They also report it to authorities for insurance purposes.

“We try to send out a positive message, and the message is, first, this isn’t a way to express yourself by putting graffiti on public and private property,” said Jesse.

“The city and the police service have tried to make an outlet for people to put their art onto certain specified areas, as long as it follows a certain decorum.”

The police service has an initiative with both school divisions called Project 104.

In areas where there has been graffiti vandalism, the parties work with youths to create a dedicated project. Jesse noted there are particular places throughout the community where graffiti-style paintings are allowed to beautify the area.

It’s important to clean up vandalism everywhere because if it’s left alone, it will attract further damage, Jesse said. This is the broken window theory: people are less likely to damage a building if they see that efforts are made to maintain it.

Another project the police service wants to undertake is to work with businesses that sell cans of spray paint. The idea would be for those businesses to ask for the name and address of people who buy these cans to ensure the products are used responsibly.

Residents and business owners should call the police if their properties have been vandalized, either with graffiti or damaged somehow.

“We do take it seriously,” Jesse said.

Police photograph the graffiti to catalogue it and track its prevalence. Authorities can conduct a handwriting analysis to see if the same people spray painted the tags.

Moreover, police could analyze the paint to see from where it came.

The Moose Jaw Police Service can be reached at (306)694-7600.

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By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Some ideas to make life more bearable for our senior citizens This Trading Thoughts column expounds on some ideas to make life more comfortable for low income and middle income seniors, with

by Ron Walter one idea for Premier Scott Moe and one for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

We’ll start with a suggestion for the province about the drug plan.

Saskatchewan does offer seniors on the Guaranteed Income Supplement some breaks on the $25 co-payment for medications, with co-payments as little as $2.

The $25 co-payment has been increased from the original to save the province money. While $25 per prescribed medication doesn’t seem that outlandish, when the number of medications is multiplied the burden can become onerous.

The provincial goal sets 3.4 per cent of ad-

justed income as the level when the drug plan kicks in for everyone, including seniors.

For a senior couple living on $35,000 a year that limit becomes $1,190 a year but a couple with four medications each will pay $2,400 a year - or almost seven per cent of their income.

That number of multiple prescriptions isn’t that uncommon for seniors and becomes more burdensome because inflation has eroded their meagre income purchasing power by their eighties.

Options for the province would be to reduce the co-payment on multiple prescriptions or to increase the income levels at which reduced co-payments are charged.

These options wouldn’t be that expensive but would help a good portion of the province’s 170,000 seniors.

Now for the federal regulations on minimum withdrawals for Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIF).

The rules require a Registered Retirement Income Plan (RRSP) be converted into a RRIF at age 71 with a schedule of minimum annual withdrawals.

The minimum withdrawal starts at 5.28 per cent and increases annually to 6.82 per cent by age 80, 11.92 per cent by age 90 and 20 per cent by age 95.

The burning issue in this withdrawal schedule is the high probability seniors will outlive their savings and become a burden on taxpayers.

When these plans were drafted over half a century ago, few seniors lived past the age of 70.

Today the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population is 85 and over, growing from 500,000 in 2006 to almost 800,000 this year.

The fear of outliving one’s savings haunts a growing number of seniors in Canada.

When the RRIF plan was devised ivory tower bureaucrats convinced politicians that allowing large pools of untaxed savings like RRSPs to accumulate took too much revenue from income taxes.

Given the lower age expectations of the day, politician opted for a plan that destroyed these money pools in later years

of life.

Demographics have changed with an ever larger portion of seniors achieving their late 80s and 90s and facing poverty because of unnecessarily high minimum withdrawals.

It is a known fact that an annual withdrawal of four per cent on a savings fund will allow the fund to last almost forever.

All that is needed to allay fears of outliving savings is a minimum withdrawal rate of four per cent a year.

The minimum withdrawals were even more burdensome until Prime Minister Harper reduced them but he didn’t go far enough.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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The Government of Saskatchewan announced recently that work has begun on an $18 million project to replace the entire eastbound lanes bridge structure to go along with major refurbishment of the westbound lanes bridge.

The two structures cover a stretch of CP Rail track located about five kilometres east of the city, meaning travel between Swift Current and Moose Jaw will be affected.

“This is a very significant investment for Swift Current and all of southwest Saskatchewan given the importance of Highway 1 to our area,” said Swift Current MLA Everett Hindley in a press release. “Highway 1 is a key part of the transportation network that keeps our goods moving to other markets and helps our residents get where they need to go as quickly and safely as possible. This is a major project that will take several months to complete and I encourage everyone to drive carefully when going through the construction zone.”

The project is extensive and will begin immediately with the first phase, which will see rehabilitation of the westbound lanes bridge. That portion is expected to take until June, after which the eastbound bridge will be fully replaced, with completion there expected in the fall.

Graham Construction out of Regina will undertake the 10-month project.

The two overpasses see around 6,000 vehicles a day, and because each span will have to be closed during construction, travel delays can be expected. Traffic will be reduced to one lane when crossing each bridge.

Drivers are reminded to observe posted speed limits in work zones and to slow to 60 km/hr when passing highway workers and equipment. If you’re planning to travel, check the Highway Hotline at saskatchewan.ca/highwayhotline, which provides up-todate information on construction and other road activities. Information is also available by calling 511.

The work is part of the Government of Saskatchewan’s target of improving more than 1,000 km of provincial highways this year and the first stage in a 10-year, 10,000 kilometre plan to build and upgrade highways.

All told, $300 million is being invested over the next two years on thin membrane surface upgrades, passing lanes and improvements to municipal roads and airports.

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Dr. Charu Kaushic: COVID vaccine questions answered by Canadian immunology expert Larissa Kurz

With the COVID-19 vaccination rollout underway across Canada, many people have been seeking out more information about the new vaccine and how it works to provide protection from coronavirus.

Experts from the Canadian Institute of Health Research have been fielding questions about the COVID-19 vaccines currently approved in Canada, in an effort to stem the flow of misinformation circulating in the conversation.

Dr. Charu Kaushic, McMaster University immunologist and member of Canada’s COVID-19 immunity task force, is just one expert hoping to clear up any misconceptions about the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines, by sharing her knowledge and recommending further resources.

Messenger RNA vaccines and how they work Right now, Health Canada has approved vaccines from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Therapeutics for use, both of which require two doses to reach full efficacy.

Both utilize a new immunology technology known as messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, setting them apart from other vaccines used to protect against other types of viruses like the flu.

“Other vaccines have been formulated typically with whole viruses that have been inactivated or parts of virus proteins that are in the formulations. We call them subunit vaccines,” said Kaushic. “[mRNA] vaccines include part of the genetic code of the virus that is put directly into the body, and the cells then decode that and make it into proteins on their own.”

Both Moderna and Pfizer produce their mRNA vaccines in similar ways, said Kaushic. The mRNA code is enclosed in lipid nanoparticles for delivery, which then instruct the body’s immune system to begin producing the necessary antibodies to fight the virus if infected.

What separates the two, she continued, is that the genetic codes included in the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine are slightly different from each other.

“What that means is when the virus code is decoded, the protein looks slightly different, which means that the immune responses that will be mounted will be slightly different,” said Kaushic.

Vaccine efficacy Studies prior to the vaccines’ release reported the Moderna vaccine was 91 per cent effective in protecting against the COVID-19 virus beginning two weeks after immunization, while the Pfizer vaccine was 95 per cent effective beginning one week after immunization.

These statistics were gathered through studies on healthy individuals, who received both doses of the same vaccine within the recommended time frame — 28 days for Moderna, and 21 days for Pfizer.

Because the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine differ from each other slightly, Kaushic said the current recommendation is to immunize using two doses of the same vaccine and avoid mix-and-matching, to provide the most effective protection.

“Think of it in a lock-and-key kind of manner, where if there’s a certain lock and the key is slightly different, you won’t

Dr. Charu Kaushic, immunilogy professor at McMaster University in Ontario and member of the national COVID-19 immunity task force, shared information about the COVID-19 vaccines. (supplied by the Canadian Institute of Health Research) open the lock. There is probably a good chance that the immune response [between the two vaccines] would be similar, but they’re not exactly the same,” said Kaushic.

Kaushic also noted that while it has not been common, it is possible for individuals to contract COVID-19 after their first vaccine dose, especially within the one- or two-week window following vaccination.

“The two vaccines are slightly different, but the first dose is about 50 per cent protective and that’s why you need to get a second dose to reach 95 per cent protection,” said Kaushic.

Some reports are showing that individuals who become COVID-19 positive following the first vaccine dose may experience milder symptoms of the disease.

“The thought is that, and as more data is being gathered, if you had one dose of the vaccine and you’ve become positive, you should have a very mild disease because presumably, your immune system is already activated,” said Kaushic. “[But these people] should still consult with health authorities to see when to get the second dose, because there’s nothing to say they shouldn’t get that dose.”

Kaushic also confirmed that both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are reporting to be effective against emerging variants of the COVID-19 virus, including one discovered in the UK, South Africa and Brazil.

Is natural immunity enough?

Experts including Kaushic agree that the most effective form of protection against COVID-19 currently is vaccination, but studies about natural immunity are still occurring.

Some individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and then recovered do show a level of immunity to the virus, said Kaushic, but it seems to vary based on the person and the virus.

“We don’t know yet if every person who has contracted COVID has long-term immunity. Some people have been seen to have antibodies for easily six months and in some people, the antibody levels start going down sooner, which means they are no longer protected,” said Kaushic.

“There are some indications from studies that have been done that people who had more severe COVID might have stronger

immunity, or if you had a mild infection, you may not have enough [natural immunity] or for long enough.”

Cases of re-infection have occurred, said Kaushic, suggesting that natural immunity does not universally protect against the virus and its variants.

Immunization parameters and side effects Health Canada is closely monitoring the safety and effectiveness of the two vaccines as they are being administered to Canadians, keeping track of all reported side effects experienced following immunization.

Kaushic noted that the potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine are similar to those of other vaccines, due to the nature of the vaccine platform, but are not currently a safety concern.

“These are what we call reactogenic vaccines, so there is a little bit of a reaction,” said Kaushic.

Side effects include local pain at the injection site or a sore arm, tiredness, headache and in some cases, fever, but Kaushic said these symptoms are normal and are shortterm.

“It’s really no different than a flu vaccine because some people don’t feel anything at all,” she said. “It’s nothing that we don’t see with other vaccines.”

Concerns about the potential side effects on more vulnerable populations are also under review, with ongoing studies looking at the vaccine’s effectiveness and side effects on individuals not previously included in clinical trials.

Until more data is reached, Kaushic said it’s still unclear if there are any potential health concerns for pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals, or young children.

The best approach is to consult with a health provider, she said, to determine if the risks of contracting COVID-19 outweigh the known potential side effects of the vaccine.

“I wouldn’t think the vaccine is not safe for them, but the reason why some of these groups are being excluded right now is because, typically, vaccines are tested on healthy people, to make sure they are safe,” said Kaushic. “But there has not been large-scale studies on children or pregnant women, so that is why at this

moment, they are being excluded [from some vaccination plans].”

All individuals in Canada are encouraged to get vaccinated once it is available to them, said Kaushic, including individuals who have tested COVID-positive, provided they are no longer symptomatic.

For now, the only people warned to avoid vaccination are those who have had monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma administered, as studies are still ongoing.

It’s also important to know that the Moderna vaccine has been approved for individuals aged 18 and older, and the Pfizer vaccine for individuals aged 16 and older.

Neither vaccine has been tested for effectiveness in people younger than those ages.

Widespread vaccination and what it means The goal of the national vaccination plan is to create herd immunity through largescale vaccination, said Kaushic, and it remains a top priority despite other unknown variables regarding mRNA vaccines.

“What we really need to do is get people vaccinated as quickly as we can, so that everybody is protected, and to try to really decrease the number of infections that are in the community,” said Kaushic.

Prolonged increased infection numbers could pose an entirely new problem for immunologists in the future, she continued.

“The more the virus replicates, the more chances it has for mutating,” said Kaushic.

“We need to bring down our infection numbers and increase our vaccination numbers to make sure that there’s not enough chances for the virus to mutate itself outside of vaccine protection.”

With vaccine supply seeming to be facing limitations, the most recent report from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) did note that there is a theoretical risk of developing a vaccine resistant strain of the virus in partially immunized individuals — those who do not receive the second dose within the recommended time frame — but no current evidence to confirms this is occurring.

There are also still many questions, including ones about the vaccine’s efficacy on asymptomatic infection and transmission, which is why Kaushic stressed the importance that Canadians continue to adhere to other public health orders even after being vaccinated.

“The vaccines are not a silver bullet. We don’t know, for example, how long vaccine protection lasts and we don’t know whether the vaccine protects people from getting an infection and transmitting [it],” said Kaushic. “If you’ve had both doses, you’re 95 per cent protected, but we still don’t know whether that means you can transmit that infection to other people, so the public health measures are still really important.”

For those looking to learn more about mRNA vaccines and the ongoing research around COVID-19 vaccines, Kaushic recommended several resources currently sharing accurate information — including Health Canada, NACI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, COVID-19 Resources Canada and the World Health Organization.

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Sask., federal governments announce $7.5 million in funding for livestock research Larissa Kurz

The provincial and federal governments have announced a total of $7.5 million in funding for livestock and forage-related research this year, provided through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).

This year’s funding contribution includes a total of over $4.1 million towards 24 research projects and $3.5 million in operational funding for the Prairie Swine Centre and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan.

“Despite challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, our farmers continue to make sure Canadians and people around the world have access to our high-quality food,” said federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, in a press release. “The projects announced today will help to advance important research so our farmers can find even more sustainable and efficient ways to produce this food and continue to grow the sector.”

The research funding will help support the province’s objectives to increase livestock cash receipts to $3 billion and to increase value-added revenue to $10 billion by 2030.

In addition to the government contribution, the ADF will also be collecting nearly $324,000 in support from outside project co-funders, including Alberta Milk, new partner Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers Development Commission, Saskatchewan Cattleman’s Association, Saskatchewan Forage Seed Producers Development Commission and SaskMilk.

The University of Saskatchewan is receiving the largest portion of the new funding, a total of $2.4 million for 18 projects.

Approved U of S projects include research on bovine respiratory disease to inform vaccine development, treatment for disease-induced hypothyroidism in pigs, and development of a salt-tolerant alfalfa cultivar for western Canada.

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million in operational funding, while VIDO will receive $1.5 million.

The University of Regina will be getting $279,125 to support Kerry Finlay’s research on identifying regional controls of sulfate concentrations in agricultural ponds and how to remove sulfate for improved cattle health.

Projects from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Global Institute for Food Security, Prairie Diagnostic Services, the Saskatchewan Beekeeping Development Commission and the Saskatchewan Bison Commission have also been granted funds.

Funds are distributed through the ADF on a competitive basis, to projects that will create growth opportunities and enhance the competitiveness in the industry.

“Through the ADF, producers benefit from research into new forage varieties, improved livestock feeding systems and management of animal diseases that drive industry growth,” said provincial agriculture minister David Marit, in a press release. “This year’s projects will expand the growth potential of the industry by exploring topics such as water quality, cost of production, diagnostics supports, animal health, forage production, quality and breeding.”

The ADF funding announcement follows a prior announcement on Jan. 12 from the provincial and federal governments, sharing that the ADF will receive nearly $10 million in joint funding for agriculture research projects.

SGI’s December traffic spotlight showed increase in impaired driving offences Larissa Kurz

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As part of the Traffic Safety Spotlight on impaired driving last month, SGI shared a video earlier in December of first responders from across Saskatchewan sharing their holiday wishes for everyone to choose to drive sober — wishes that some chose not to heed, according to the data.

Police reported a total of 369 impaired driving offences from last month, including 288 Criminal Code charges, said a press release from SGI. This is an increase from impaired driving offences reported from November’s safety spotlight, which totalled 209 offences including 202 Criminal Code charges, showing that impaired driving has not been stopped by the pandemic.

Individuals caught driving impaired face license suspensions, vehicle impoundments, potential fines and even possible jail time.

Other results from the December spotlight showed lower-than-average numbers for the three other offences considered to be the biggest safety concerns in the province.

Police issued 414 distracted driving tickets — including 360 for cellphone use — and 207 tickets for seatbelts and improper use of child restraints. A total of 3,453 tickets were issued for aggressive driving and speeding.

Law enforcement is continuing to put a strong focus on catching people who have chosen to drive while impaired, said SGI, to continue working on the progress the province has made in changing the culture around impaired driving.

Saskatchewan has seen a reduction in fatalities and injuries caused by impaired driving in the past year, according to a report released in June 2020. The decrease was attributed to increased enforcement, stronger legislation, and increased awareness caused by public education campaigns.

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Phoenix Academy’s indoor garden could produce bountiful crop by March Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

A tasty experiment at Phoenix Academy of growing fresh produce indoors could see students eating salads

by March — and they don’t have to battle the weather or bugs to do it, either.

Moose Jaw businesswoman Kim Ehman with Fox Towers and Seedlings delivered 28 seedlings on Jan. 19 as part of the school’s tower garden project. The school received $3,000 from the Whole Kids Foundation in December to purchase the equipment. The foundation supports schools and helps increase access to and consumption of fresh, nutritious, whole foods.

Some types of seedlings the students received include micro kale, gourmet lettuce, arugula, broccoli, rainbow chard, herbs, and tomatoes. There is even an edible viola flower.

Students planted 12 seeds in wool pods, while the remaining seedlings were planted in the two tower gardens — each can told 20 seedlings — so the youths can compare how fast the produce grows and the differences in growing methods, explained teacher Nichole Cornea.

“Many of our students have never grown a garden (or helped their parents grow one). They are actually finding it quite interesting because the plants have really grown in the week (since they were planted),” she continued. “I actually am having a hard time believing they’re growing so fast — and I grow a garden at home.”

At the rate the vegetables are growing, students could be eating healthy and fresh salads by late February or early March.

Maintenance of the towers is quite simple, Cornea explained. There is a large tub on the bottom filled with water. An RV filter strains the water while a pump circulates the liquid. Students pour two types of nutrients into the water, which the pump then circulates every hour for 15 minutes. The liquid becomes mist and is sprayed over the seedlings.

It’s fantastic that the seedlings have arrived, Cornea said.

She lives on a farm and is a gardener, so she knows that excited expectation of wondering when the plants will grow. Similarly, the students — who sometimes have a non-committal teen attitude — have also had a sense of wonderment watching the plants grow.

The growth of the plants since Jan. 19 has impressed the

Students at Phoenix Academy plant seeds in wool pods on Jan. 19 as part of an indoor garden project.

Photo courtesy Nichole Cornea high school teacher.

“I’m looking at it right now and the mini broccoli is 10 times the size it was when we got it … ,” she added. “(So) yeah, it’s exciting.”

Ehman has provided plenty of information to help the project grow and move it forward so that the seedlings can mature quickly, said Cornea. One suggestion that the students implemented included wrapping an emergency blanket around one of the towers since this is supposed to increase the plants’ size quickly.

Cornea is certain that the plants will double in size if the reflective blanket is left on for two weeks. However, students will check the plants after a week to see whether the growth has been exponential or only a little. They will also compare those plants with those in the uncovered tower.

“It’s funny because some students weren’t here when we planted them and they (the towers) weren’t turned on,” she said. “When you have something built in a room, you kind of start ignoring it because it’s been there. And then all of a sudden they (the students) came in and the lights

One of two tower gardens that Phoenix Academy is using to grow vegetables indoors. Photo courtesy Phoenix Academy are on it.”

Cornea’s classroom is illuminated with dull lighting.

However, the towers’ lights have brightened the space, which has surprised students who walk into the room.

They have become curious about the plants growing in the towers and have wondered what will be done with them.

The towers’ lights are on from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., giving the plants plenty of artificial sunlight. “(That’s) a lot more sun than any of us are getting, that’s for sure,” joked Cornea.

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Moose Jaw exhibition grounds still quiet but holding out hope for 2021 events Larissa Kurz

The fairgrounds at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company may be quiet this spring, but there is still hope that the future will allow some events to return to the local venue in 2021.

Due to COVID-19, the organization had to clear its calendar almost completely in 2020. All events were cancelled or postponed indefinitely, including the annual Hometown Fair and Parade.

General manager George Fowler said that many of those event bookings moved their dates into 2021, which means the Exhibition Company has a very full upcoming schedule but not a lot of answers about whether those events can happen.

“All bookings are still contingent on whatever numbers we’re allowed to have [at events] and what the government tells us, but we do have a fully booked year,” said Fowler, agreeing that it's positive to see so many people interested in using the exhibition grounds.

The venue actually has events booked well into 2022 already, said Fowler, and he expects to see more dates fill up if upcoming bookings are forced to reschedule again.

“I’m sure we’re going to have to move a lot of those into 2022 because of the regulations, and a few of them are already moving because of the uncertainty, especially weddings,” said Fowler.

Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds. (photo by Larissa Kurz) His advice to anyone looking to book a wedding, horse show or other events at the exhibition grounds in the future: now is the time to do so.

“If you’re looking [to host anything], our dates are getting booked up,” said Fowler.

“Dates are going to be a premium in 2022, because of the carry-over from 2020 to ‘21, and then ‘21 to ‘22.”

The organizing board for the Hometown Fair and Parade are also waiting with bated breath to see if the fair can happen this year. Fowler said that while the Fair has not been cancelled yet, it has been put on hold until closer to the event date.

“We’re proceeding with caution, and we

go week by week with what we’re told by the government. It would be hard to imagine that by [June] they’d open it up so we could have thousands of people come to the fairgrounds, but you never know.

We’re still being optimistic,” said Fowler.

Planning for the huge summer event begins almost a year in advance, and organizers are waiting to make any concrete plans until later in the spring when more details are known — which will shorten their planning window considerably.

“The good news is we’ve done this long enough that we know what needs to be done. We can’t guarantee we’d be able to get everything we want to if we only get

started in March, but we could pull it together,” said Fowler.

For now, the exhibition grounds remain largely empty. All of the convention centre buildings are not open for use due to the restrictions on gatherings, and the boarding arena is currently hosting around 40 tenants who board their horses and utilize the arena.

The Exhibition Company also recently announced it will no longer be accepting new tenants or day riders in the arena as of Jan. 20, which Fowler explained was a decision made with the health and safety of the current tenants in mind.

“We felt that, with the current COVID situation, we needed to be careful and protect our tenants that are here, without adding more people into the situation,” said Fowler. “We’re certainly supportive of the government’s rules and regulations, and we’re trying to follow them as best we can.”

Instead, staff have been keeping busy finishing some renovation projects around the grounds while the buildings are empty.

“We’re doing repairs and painting, some of which we hadn’t planned on doing in 2020 or 2021, but we’ve been able to keep our staff working [so] that when we do get to open everything, it's going to look quite nice,” said Fowler.

BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

ESG Investing plans become all the rage with corporations A new buzzword term has surfaced in the investment universe and gained in popularity.

Environment, sustainability and governance investing criteria (ESG Investing) have become more important as millennial aged investors become a growing portion of investors.

ESG investing practices and pledges by corporations are sprouting like mushrooms in horse manure.

The idea behind ESG Investing, also known as socially responsible investing, is to ensure corporations are complying with today’s social goals.

Does the company care about protecting the environment? Does it comply with regulations to the letter of the law or to

the spirit of the law? What kind of environmental plan does it have? And is it following the plan?

Factors under sustainability range from supporting the community with donations to encouraging volunteer hours by employees to employee training and education to health and safety considerations.

Governance refers to how the company is run. Issues range from the gender and ethnic diversity of the board of directors and employee contingent to disclosure of conflicts of interest to whistle blower policy, harassment complaint policy, and response to consumer complaints.

The rise of the Me Too movement and Black Lives Matter movement has cast the spotlight on governance.

The idea of ESG Investing contains more than just complying with the current tide of social and political thought.

Successive studies have determined that corporations using ESG principles in their business model reduce risks for investors.

They are better prepared for environmental disasters. They are viewed more positively by the community and customers.

And the employees and customers are more comfortable dealing with them.

Improved productivity and profits are often the outcome of ESG Investing plans.

Some observers believe ESG Investing plans by corporations are cosmetic window dressing designed to make the operations look as if they are model citizens.

Skeptics might consider TC Corporation’s promise to produce net zero greenhouse gas emissions if the Keystone pipeline were allowed fall into this category.

Time will tell investors if the corporate ESG plans are real or cosmetic. But ESG Investing is here to stay. Investors, particularly the younger and newer ones, want their investments to be compatible with their own values.

The global trend by large investment funds and banks to no longer invest in or lend money to the fossil fuel industry is another manifestation of ESG principles.

This policy reduces risk of loss in a declining industry and risk of loss to an environmental disaster like the BP oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.

The ESG investing trend has given rise to special funds such as renewable clean energy with more than a dozen from which to choose. Similarly green bond funds have been developed to finance green energy projects.

These plans have moved some control of the economy from the entrenched establishment to average investors.

The time will come when municipalities like the cities and towns will need to file ESG plans for taxpayer perusal.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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On a day that falls about midway through the month of February, there is to be a celebration that is unlikely to rival the longevity of Valentine’s Day, or even Ground Hog Day. This mid-month event is a feelgood occasion, set right now for one day, but with the idea Joyce Walter it will grow in such popularity For Moose Jaw Express ronjoy@sasktel.net that it will eventually be an everyday occurrence.

On the 17th of February North Americans are asked to observe Random Acts of Kindness Day. There is no identifiable source for the start of this kindly day. In fact there is also uncertainty for when the day began and made it to an international website.

But someone, somewhere had the necessary vision to view a kindness day as a special kindness when sometimes it feels as though kindness is a missing philosophy of the 21st century.

From the miniscule background information available, it seems like a simple proposition: do something kind for someone, and so it shall possibly follow that a different person will do a kindness, perhaps for you or likely for someone else and the kindnesses will multiply until there is a large circle of kindness and sweetness, a circle encompassing total strangers, maybe some friends and neighbours or better yet, some enemies of past encounters.

And so let us ponder some of the ways we might show kindnesses to others in such a way it will become contagious, just as the organizers envisioned: • An age old act would be to help an elderly man or lady across the street while carrying their parcels and stopping oncoming traffic. But first, ensure they actually want to cross the street as in that old Boy Scout cartoon with the reluctant street crossers.

• In the winter it would mean so much to help those less able by clearing their sidewalks and driveways of snow, whether by manual shovelling or operation of a snow blower. It is important to blow the snow away from the already-cleared driveway, but not into the neighbour’s yard without permission to blow it there. Appreciative recipients might provide a plate of homemade cookies or a pizza delivery for a surprise evening meal.

• Buying hot chocolate and a doughnut or whatever the folks behind you in the fast food drive-through ordered would qualify for a random kind act and would almost guarantee a mention on the recipient’s facebook page. A similar act in a sit-down restaurant would also be considered in a positive way, engendering surprise when the server delivers the news but not a bill. She/he still deserves a tip from you.

• Write an e-mail or an old fashioned letter to an old friend or a relative you haven’t seen for a long time. Maybe attach or enclose a recent photograph to prompt their memory into recalling your face if your name doesn’t ring a bell. Be kind enough to share only positive memories of

previous interactions.

• Ignore texting and instead pick up the telephone and call someone to have a proper conversation. It would likely be appreciated if the conversation didn’t totally rely on the state of the weather or pandemic situations, the state of politics in the nation or on the continent, or the cost of groceries and hand sanitizer. If other topics are elusive, perhaps it would be wise to not make the call, a definite random act of positive kindness.

• In the spirit of good will, I tried hard not to laugh out loud when a bank of snow cascaded onto Housemate’s head and shoulders one day as he tried to stop said buildup of snow from melting on the sidewalk. Of course he saw me laughing through the window. His act of kindness did not go unnoticed but nor did the humour of the moment.

Kindness does sometimes have a light-hearted side.

• And finally, I smiled broadly at the other driver who went through a stop sign at an icy intersection and then gave me the friendly finger for being nervy enough to be on the same road. If only I had been wearing my mask while driving then I could have also supplied some random yet specific verbal words of kindness.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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Sask.’s most popular baby names for 2020: Liam and Olivia Larissa Kurz Compiled by eHealth Saskatchewan, the top 20 list of baby names in 2020 was released Jan. 29 to share the most popular names chosen by parents in the province.

Liam was named the most popular boys name for the eleventh year in a row, while Olivia remained the most popular girls name for the sixth year in a row.

According to the data, there were 63 baby boys named Liam in 2020, closely followed by Jack, Hudson, Noah and Oliver. A total of 69 baby girls were named Olivia, followed by Emma, Amelia, Sophia and Emily.

There were several new names that appeared on the 2020 list, as well as several names from 2019 that did not make the cut this year.

Bennett appeared on the 2020 list of boys’ names for the first time, tied at number 17, and Maverick, which debuted in 2019, saw a rise in popularity last year.

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From The Kitchen

D iet n a m e s c h a n g e b u t we i g ht l o s s st i l l a n o bj e ct i ve

By Joyce Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The diet plan names might be different now but if one delves into old cookbooks, one might just come across books that feature low carbohydrate diets.

A 1974 cookbook, published by Nitty Gritty Productions, is simply called “Low Carbohydrate Cookbook,” offering recipes adapted by the author to reduce the number of carbs, and ultimately claiming substantial weight-loss achievements.

Three of the recipes are for soups that meet the criteria for low carbs and are featured in this week’s ideas for nourishing ways to drop some after-holiday pounds.

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Chicken Gumbo

1/4 cup butter 1 onion, chopped 1 bell pepper, finely chopped 1 1/2 cups cooked or canned okra 1 quart chicken stock 2 cups cooked, diced tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp. chopped parsley 1 1/2 cups cooked, diced chicken Melt butter in saucepan then saute onion, pepper and okra until golden brown. Mix in chicken stock, tomatoes and bay leaf. Simmer for 45 minutes. Season to taste.

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Fifteen minutes before serving, add parsley and cooked chicken. Heat slowly to serving temperature. Makes 6 servings.

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Fresh Mushroom Soup

1 lb. fresh mushrooms 1 bunch green onions 2 tbsps. butter salt and pepper to taste 2-10 oz. cans beef broth 1-10 oz. can water 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 cup whipping cream 2 egg yolks Finely chop mushrooms and onions. For best and even results, use the chop setting on a blender, if available.

Saute mushrooms and onions in butter until tender.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add broth and water, cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Combine cream and egg yolks. Add some of the hot soup to the cream-egg mixture, a little at a time. Stir heated mixture back into the soup pot. Bring to a serving temperature. Do not allow to boil. Makes 6 servings.

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Spinach Soup

2 quarts low-salt chicken stock 1 lb. fresh spinach 2 tbsps. butter 3 eggs 2 tsps. lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 pkg. spicy fried pork rinds, optional Slowly heat the broth in a large pot. Wash spinach well.

Cook in butter just until tender.

Beat eggs with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add a little hot stock. Blend.

Add spinach to the pot of hot broth. Stir in egg mixture until well blended. Add cheese and pork rinds. Serve very hot. Makes 8 servings.

••• In the Jan. 27 issue, featuring chocolate in a variety of pies, the main ingredient, chocolate, was missing from the Chocolate Pie Recipe. The amount of chocolate required is 1-4 oz. package sweet bakers’ chocolate.

Thanks to observant readers for noticing the omission.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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Re: Response to Newspapers are ancient and outdated City Council needs to stop listening to Councillor Dawn Luhning when it comes to communications. She’s lost in her small world and doesn’t seem to realize there are many people who still like to read newspapers and paper books.

She should take a walk through the Library located in Crescent Park, in case she doesn’t know where it is. It’s a good place to find many newspapers and people reading them.

Luhning told the January 25th Council Meeting that since newspapers are “ancient and outdated,” the City of Moose Jaw should conduct its advertising on social media since that’s where everyone congregates.

Obviously, Luhning once again shows her lack of knowledge about advertising and communications. You need to advertise where people go, and not everyone is on social media! She should get off her high horse and look at a copy of the Moose Jaw Express. She’ll find some great

Re: Print Media Dear Mayor Tolmie, I was shocked and hugely disappointed to learn that you and city council are actually considering no longer using print media. Are you all really so out of touch with the citizens of Moose Jaw who regularly enjoy reading a newspaper and those many others who rely on The Moose Jaw Express as a significant source of information?

Although I personally use the Internet I still enjoy reading a paper and know of many seniors who never have used or will use social media as a source of information; seniors who make up a large percentage of the population, pay taxes, contribute to the community and deserve more than to be treated with such disregard.

The Moose Jaw Express is such an asset to

stories about local business; read about our local sports teams; what’s happening in the arts community and at our local high schools; and of course, coverage of local news and community events with pictures. Oh, and she’ll be surprised how many local businesses effectively advertise in the paper to reach residents in our community.

I find it interesting that Craig Hemingway, City Communications Manager and former local radio announcer, confirmed to council that City Hall spends money regularly advertising with the radio station. What about print media, Mr. Hemingway?

The City has a responsibility to communicate with all citizens of Moose Jaw and that includes using all media – from social media to print.

Many of us had hoped for better communication from our elected councillors and City Hall after the last election, but it appears Luhning’s famous quote from last year, ‘who gives a rat’s ass about print media’ could spread like a virus through City Hall if she has her way. I’m sure the City

our town and copies are provided to everyone free of charge so no one is ignored. This has been a blessing, especially since closure of the Times Herald. While it’s been apparent for some time that you and certain council members have a grudge against the Express, isn’t it your elected responsibility to be open about everything you do and to consider all of Moose Jaw’s citizenry?

I appreciate that your job is often not easy but I’m at a loss to understand why some motions are even made or considered. (Example.. on different topic, I drive a car but can without a moment’s hesitation know that we need good bus service if we are to be a viable city for everyone.)

Hoping for better, Linda Gibson

Re: Drug Addiction: A forgotten problem now With the focus on the extreme impact that Covid-19 has had on society, I feel that we are forgetting the problems of drug addiction.

My family has been impacted by addiction for close to 15 years and the author S.E.K. describes what it is like to be a mother so much better than I ever could.

The silent pandemic (ignored or forgotten) Saskatchewan had 379 drug overdose deaths in 2020.

Did you know that is more than TWICE as many due to Covid-19?

We need to address this!!

Seven years ago my son passed away while struggling with the cunning, baffling, powerful disease of “addiction” or as I would rather have it referred to SUD (Substance Use Disorder). No autopsy was performed; the coroner’s report listed “undetermined causes” as manner of death.

This means he is not even counted in the statistics!

Jeff was more than his disease: he had dreams and goals, which were beyond his reach once his addiction took hold of him. Society (as in medical doctors) contributed to this disease when prescribing addictive painkillers after a serious car accident. Sadly, once addiction took control, there was little or no help available to fight his battle.

I am grateful that there have been some positive steps taken since then in combating addiction, however, we need to do more.

THE STIGMA STILL REMAINS. With permission of the author, I would like to share the following piece.

is happy to collect property taxes from the print media in town. Perhaps I’m wrong and City Council could, to quote Luhning, ‘give a rat’s ass’ about these newspaper and print businesses in our city, the people they employ, and the businesses that use their services.

Let’s hope Council doesn’t take its cue from Luhning when it looks at where most people go for their information and where the city could reach a wider array of people. I suppose an effort could be made to learn what we citizens think, provided it’s done using more than social media.

Fellow print media readers I encourage you to contact City Councillors and the Mayor by phone or email and let them know you read and rely on the local paper for information.

Let’s refute Luhning’s assumption that newspapers are outdated and everybody is on social media. FYI: I’m not.

A.W. Allan Moose Jaw

Re: Obnoxious Anti-American people in Moose Jaw I feel compelled, nay obligated to respond to the article titled “Local resident harassed over American flag license plate” by Larissa Kurz ; Jan 20. 2021 The obnoxious way that the intolerant anti-American man verbally abused Mr. Dennis Schick is reprehensible to me and most of the Canadians I know.

Even with all the warts and blemishes we have in Canada, it’s still one of the best places, if not the best place to live on the earth and it’s that way in a large part because of the USA. America entered WWII, a bit late, but on our side and contributed to Allied victory in a major way. The bad-mannered ignorant verbal bully should be ashamed of himself.

Donald Trump, bad hairdo and all, is an American politician. He is NOT our president. He doesn’t represent all Americans, never did and never will! So don’t paint with so wide a brush! The Stars & Stripes isn’t Mr. Trump: personal flag; it’s the flag for ALL Americans, including those who helped Can-

I Am The Mother

By S.E.K. I am the mother.

I am the mother of a child who died from an overdose.

It breaks my heart, but I will say it.

I was the mother of an addict.

I was, and am, also the mother of a beloved child.

Do not turn away from me.

I am not jinxed. It is not contagious. My presence and influence are no danger to you or yours.

Do not judge me.

This did not happen because I caused it, deserved it, or failed to stop it. I have four children, and only one suffered this fate.

I do not know why, and neither do you.

Do not tell me we should have tried harder.

You have no idea of our struggle.

Do not judge my child.

He was more than the label “addict” can ever tell you. He was smart. He was funny. He was a wonderful father. He was needed. He was loved. He is missed by many. If all you see is “addict,” you do not know my child.

Do not pity me.

I struggled along with my child, and I struggle still. Grief is the price of losing something precious and irreplaceable. I would not trade my 29 years with my son. I have memories sweeter than many other people will ever be able to embrace.

Do not pity my child.

He struggled, but he also lived. He brought a beautiful daughter into this world. He helped everyone he knew, and many people he did not know. The world is a better place because he was in it, and he enjoyed life to the fullest.

Do not question me.

I did the best I could do to help my child. I do not know if things would have been different if I had tried a different approach, and neither do you. In fact, we tried many approaches. Failure to win is not the same as failure. If you have not lived it, you

ada stay free and allow freedom of thought and speech so that badly behaved bullies like him can say such shameful things to a stranger, no less, in public.

[Due to the length of the article written by famous newscaster Gordon Sinclair that was attached to this editorial, the Moose Jaw Express is unable to reprint it but it can be viewed on the MooseJawToday.com online daily if interested.]

Are you long enough in the tooth to remember Gordon Sinclair? I would be remiss if I didn’t offer an apology to the many American residents of Saskatchewan and Canada, also the many welcome visitors. Many of us are intermarried to Americans. Many of us have second homes in the USA. One parting thought: many, even most, Canadians object to the American war films that make it look like the Americans won both World Wars and Korea by themselves.

The British Empire helped you know.

Thank you Americans for past favours.

Kind regards, Stewart Godfrey

can never understand the intensity of my efforts, just as I still struggle to understand the depth of his.

Do not blame me.

If you have not lived through this, you are not qualified to tell me why my child became an addict, why he continued to return to the drugs, or why he could not quit. His family and I were with him every step of the way, and I cannot answer these questions. My son lived this struggle, and he could not answer them.

Do not tell me you understand.

His struggle ended the night he died. Mine did not. There are very few people in my life who can say they understand his struggle or mine. Be grateful you cannot.

Do not think that you are more loving/ loved/stronger than we were.

I loved my son, and he loved me. His sisters loved their brother, and he loved his sisters. His girlfriend and child loved him, and he loved them. This is not a problem which can be solved by love. Love and addiction are not connected. You would have to live our struggle to ever understand the love and the effort that were involved on all sides.

Do not congratulate yourself and your family as being better than me or mine.

If you and your family have avoided the demon of addiction, I am happy for you. But do not fool yourself. You are lucky. Addiction can happen to anyone, anywhere, any time. It is found in broken homes and happy ones. It is found in the ghetto and in palaces. It victimizes the smart, the ignorant, the strong, the weak, the brave and the timid. It affects male and female, young and old, Black, White, Latino and Asian. Addiction is like cancer-it chooses its victims blindly and from all walks of life.

I am the mother of a child who died from an overdose.

I am the proud mother of a beloved child.

Dedicated to ALL the mothers (and fathers) suffering.

Esther Green

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Re: Services are not Subsidies With the recent rumblings from council about further crippling Moose Jaw’s already lackluster transit system, I feel it is time our councilors were given a basic tutorial about what their job actually is.

As such, I address this letter directly to them.

You are supposed to serve the people of Moose Jaw! You are entrusted to spend our tax dollars to provide services that benefit us, the citizens of Moose Jaw. You are not there to cut services. You are not there to punish people for being poor.

You are not there to run this city like a business.

You are there to run this city like a municipal government.

If you were there to run this city like a business you would be failing miserably. If you were running this city like a business, and it were in any way profitable, your citizens would be benefiting from lower taxes, or even rebates.

Obviously, that is not the case. Luckily for you, with recent tax increases, it doesn’t have to be.

Luckily for you, there is no mechanism to recall

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particularly odious councils.

It seems that transit has once again found itself in your crosshairs for paltry cost saving measures. We have received millions of dollars in federal grants meant to keep services robust, to reduce on greenhouse emissions, and to stimulate our economy. How has this money been used?

It is utterly disgraceful to cut a service that so disproportionately punishes people who cannot afford cars, cannot drive for medical reasons, or prefer to take measures to save both money and the environment by utilizing transit.

It is deplorable. It is disgusting!

You claim that the bus service is not utilized enough to justify its existence, but I posit that the reason it is underutilized, aside from the very obvious consideration of a global pandemic, which council seems to have conveniently forgotten, is because this and prior councils have done their utmost to gradually worsen the service to the point of it being practically useless to all but the most dedicated riders, or those with no other options.

To me, the solution would be to improve the service. To fully fund it. To stop thinking of our

Re: Cancelling Bus Service Recently, our new city council attempted to cancel Saturday bus service. After some consideration, the council reversed itself and maintained the service, but only until a comprehensive analysis is presented back to city council in May. I feel strongly that our bus service should not be eliminated, so I present the following opinion for your readers’ consideration.

I am extremely disappointed to see that the transit system is once again on the chopping block. I could go on and on about my frustration with this council. But I have chosen to concentrate on a few of the facts that have been skewed by the council.

Some council members refer to the transit system as being “subsidized” by the taxpayers. It has always been my impression that the taxes paid by all the citizens (even those who pay indirectly through rent) are to pay for essential services. The transit system is an essential service, along with the fire department, police, garbage pickup (already slashed to two weeks,) water and sewer, road repair, etc. To finance one service should never come at the expense of another service. If we continue to weaken the transit system until it is no longer sustainable, then it only leads me to wonder which department will be slashed next. After all, those healthy city council raises must be kept intact.

In a recent article that I read, the council implied that the bus

fare was $3.00. The fact is, an adult fare at the time cost $2.50 with a transfer included in the price. Students, the handicapped, and seniors paid $2.00, which also included a transfer. About 2017, as a cost-saving move, the paper transfers were discontinued. Now the fare became $1.25 to board the bus, and another $1.25 to transfer to another bus. ($2.50 in total.) Everyone pays the same as there are no discounts offered to the above-mentioned groups.

Now the fare is going up from $1.25 to $2.25 as of Feb. 1st. That translates into $4.50 for a ride on the bus if a transfer is needed.

It has been my experience that most people transfer busses due to the location of most businesses. Encourage ridership? I think not!!!

It is true that fewer people rode the bus during the first few months of the pandemic. A lot of people just stayed home out of caution. How many people realize that the service was cut by up to 3 hours per day? The hours cut were vital to those who used the service to get to and from work. The dial-a-bus was not utilized that much because in my opinion it is unreliable. Could the city guarantee that a person could be supplied with the service in time for work? If you attempt to manipulate the numbers, you must realize that the pandemic is going to be with us for a while yet. Businesses are already suffering and closing. Discontinuing the bus service would further add to the disparity of the businesses and riders already affected.

Re: Fixing AgriStability needs Saskatchewan’s participation Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial Agriculture Ministers meet every year to coordinate their respective farm policies and programs, many of which are paid for jointly – with 60% of the funding coming from the Government of Canada.

Following the Ministers’ annual meeting back in 2012, I remember provincial spokespersons for Saskatchewan expressing serious misgivings about what Stephen Harper’s Conservative government was planning to do, back then, to cut vital farm support programs like AgriStability. Mr. Harper was exclusively focused on slashing federal spending to create the illusion of a balanced budget before the election in 2015.

Saskatchewan’s worries were justified. The Conservatives made AgriStability harder to access and much less generous, reducing payouts to Canadian farmers by hundreds of millions of dollars, just as subsidies to farmers in the U.S. and Europe were escalating.

Farm organizations are calling for this damage to be repaired. Most recently, that message came loud and clear from the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Cattlemen’s Association, the Pork Council and the Grain Growers. They all support improvements proposed by federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau that would boost AgriStability payouts to farmers by about 50%. The biggest benefits would flow into Saskatchewan.

Since this is a jointly funded program, the federal Minister cannot make these improvements all

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taxpayer funding as a subsidy, and to start recognizing it as the prepaid service it is, as vital as first responders, as vital as garbage pickup, as vital as recreation, and beautification, and realize that, with a little work, it could be integral to both business, tourism, and the health of our community.

If this service addressed the needs of the community, and was properly advertised and routed, more people would use it. It could improve the traffic congestion on our narrow streets, mitigate the obvious parking problems in the downtown core, and revitalize our tourism industry, when the pandemic passes. It could even help the landlords to rent to Sask Polytech students further afield if the students had a timely and accessible bus service near their accommodation.

We should market our transit system as an easy way to reduce our carbon footprints, as a way to avoid some of the federal carbon tax and save money, and as a way to avoid the downtown traffic and the bother and cost of finding parking. Bonus points for having less people who can’t figure out the turning lanes on First Avenue painted on the road.

Alas, I doubt the will or the vision of this council to make such bold changes. It seems as though their mandate is one of putting a city that should be thriving further in decline, by making it harder for people to get where they need to go.

City council, we are putting you on notice that your arguments to dissolve Saturday service do not make any sense. We have noticed how much money you voted to give yourselves, how many services you are taking away from us, and how poorly you are using our money. The citizens of Moose Jaw are not dumb, nor are they complacent. We are looking to the future, where those of you who think they can cut without care will become a footnote in the history of this city, barely worth mention, except with brief disdain and an immediate dismissal.

City council, is not too late to change course. It is not too late to do the right thing for your citizens. It is not too late to show that you can make positive changes for a better bus service, and for a better future for all the citizens of Moose Jaw. Chelsa Broom

This council would like to discontinue the Saturday bus for one year then reassess the impact. Personally, I think if this is allowed to happen, it’s code for “gone for good.” How many people realize that the Sunningdale/West Mount bus was put on an 80 minute schedule on Saturdays? Now, because fewer people are utilizing it after making it less available, the city wants to cancel it altogether. This is a great strategy, if you are trying to destroy the bus service.

For the council member and the others who complain that few people ride the bus, please understand that not everyone gets on or off the bus at one stop. Bus drivers pick people up and drop people off at different areas all day long. Sometimes the bus is full, sometimes very few are on it, but it seldom runs empty. Most people who utilize this essential service choose to do so.

In summary: the city council has a responsibility to serve all of the citizens of Moose Jaw. Because everyone pays taxes I feel that the council should be looking for ways to improve the service, not get rid of it. After all, the taxes keep going up, even with all the cuts. I call upon city council to abandon the notion of cancelling Saturday service. The bus service is the heartbeat of our community, let’s keep it alive.

Fran Millar

by herself. The provinces have a veto – especially major producing provinces like Saskatchewan.

Will the SaskParty contribute their fair share, or will they exercise their veto and prevent AgriStability from being fixed?

While farmers wait for an answer, here are three key points to remember: • The federal government will always pay the lion’s share (60%); • The provincial Treasury’s portion is smaller (40%) – that amounts to about $22 million, which is less than 0.15% of Saskatchewan’s total annual budget; • While this past year has been difficult because of COVID-19, most of the extra cost burden has been offset by new transfer payments from Ottawa to Saskatchewan totalling more than $500 million, plus $400 million for local oil and gas jobs, plus close to $300 million to increase the Canada Child Benefit for Saskatchewan families, plus about $3 billion for emergency payments to maintain the wages and subsidize the incomes of hundreds of thousands of individual Saskatchewan citizens.

If Saskatchewan says “yes” quickly to fixing AgriStability as proposed by Minister Bibeau, the corrections can be made retroactive to cover 2020. Let’s hope this important job gets done.

By Hon. Ralph Goodale, PC

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

CITY OF MOOSE JAW PUBLIC NOTICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

Take notice that a Certificate of Intent to Dissolve the Moose Jaw Downtown and Soccer/Field-House Facilities, Inc. (“Corporation”) was issued on January 15, 2021; and that,

City Council, at its Executive Committee meeting to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, will be considering a report authorizing the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation to enter into negotiations to borrow up to $60 million for the purpose of funding renewal of the City’s water treatment plant. A subsequent report, bylaw, and guarantee will be brought before Council at a later date to authorize the borrowing and guarantee.

1. All claims against the assets of the Corporation must be duly verified by statutory declaration, and with particulars including the claim amount, basis and origination date, and valuation of security held, if any.

Interested parties may obtain a copy of the proposed report from the Department of Financial Services at 228 Main St. N. or obtain information by contacting the Department of Financial Services at 694-4474. Citizens wanting to address Executive Committee respecting this matter must notify the City Clerk by email at cclerk@moosejaw.ca or call 306-694-4426 no later than 10:00 a.m. on February 16, 2021.

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan the 3rd day of February, 2021.

Tracy Wittke, Assistant City Clerk

2. The deadline for submitting claims is February 23, 2021.

3. Any claims that are not received by the Corporation prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized.

4. Debtors are requested to pay all outstanding obligations no later than 30 days from the date of this notice. Payment should be made to the City of Moose Jaw. 5. All claims and payments must be sent to City of Moose Jaw, Office of the City Clerk, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 3J8.

Dated the 27th day of January 2021.

Tracy Wittke Assistant City Clerk

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City Hall Council Notes NOT HAPPY - MAKE A COMPLAINT

If you have a viable complaint against the City of Moose Jaw, please make your voices known to the Ombudsman’s office in Saskatchewan.

Ombudsman Saskatchewan promotes and protects fairness and integrity in the design and delivery of government services. They take complaints about provincial government ministries, agencies, Crown corporations and many health entities. They also take complaints about municipal entities.

Ombudsman Saskatchewan offices are located at 150 – 2401 Saskatchewan Drive Regina

Sask. S4P 4H8. Back in July the Ombudsman was Mary McFadyen; she can be reached by phone at the Regina office at (306)787-6211, Fax 306.787-9090 or e-mail ombreg@ombudsman.sk.ca. Let them know how you feel and get them to investigate.

Since newspapers are ‘ancient,’ city should consider advertising solely online, Coun. Luhning says Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Since newspapers are “ancient and outdated,� the City of Moose Jaw should conduct all of its advertising on social media since that’s where everyone congregates, Coun. Dawn Luhning believes.

Luhning — who made it clear last April that she didn’t “give a rat’s ass� what the Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com thought about city council’s virtual meetings — introduced a motion during the Jan. 25 regular meeting that asks city administration to review all existing bylaws that deal with advertising with local and area media outlets.

Council unanimously approved the motion.

A report based on this motion could come to city council by the first meeting in March, according to city manager Jim Puffalt. ‘Ancient and outdated’ Provincial legislation binds all municipalities to adhere to certain advertising requirements, while those same entities must also follow The Cities Act with ad-

vertising issues such as bylaw changes or zoning amendments, Luhning said.

Using social media to advertise and harnessing other types of advertising methods is not a new thing, which means council should re-evaluate how it promotes these issues, so residents receive information more efficiently, she continued.

Council needs to look at where most people go for their information and where the city could reach a wider array of people. “And in keeping with the times we’re in, I believe it’s important for city council to review the pieces of The Cities Act and other legislation that requires us to advertise in any type of local newspaper or otherwise, as this is becoming a bit of an ancient and outdated reach to all citizens in the community,� Luhning remarked. “And I think we need to expand that.�

Craig Hemingway, communications manager, confirmed to council that city hall spends money regularly advertising with the radio station. While the municipality doesn’t use social media often to adver-

tise, it sometimes uses boosted ads for particular campaigns.

Using social media to advertise is simply another way to continue to modernize how the city does business while bringing the organization into 2021, said Coun. Crystal Froese. She thought it was important to take advantage of opportunities to advertise with social media and online, but agreed that policies need to be reviewed.

Froese added that since not everyone is on social media, the city could distribute mail-outs to households.

While council might feel good about how it communicates with people, it’s difficult — if not harder than ever — in today’s environment to find one medium that reaches everyone, said Coun. Heather Eby. It used to be newspapers and radio that had the greatest reach; now it’s other methods. “I do think it will be good to review this, but I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all (approach) anymore ‌ ,â€? she continued. “(However), this type of review might say something that none of us are expecting.

It might still be print media to get bylaw reviews out or radio for certain things ‌ . “We think social media is the be-all, endall — mmm, I have my doubts on that.â€?

Not everyone has or is on social media, agreed Coun. Doug Blanc. He has many friends who quit social media and now use their devices to send emails to their children. They don’t even use technology to visit local news outlets or provincial and national outlets.

Since the municipality still sends out regular water bills, Blanc thought council could include messages in those mailouts. “So I think we have to look at absolutely every avenue out there, right from radio to the weekly newspaper ‌ ,â€? he said, adding whether council agrees with the review or not, members have to look at ways to reach residents, so the latter know what’s happening.

Council declines to reduce rent for minor soccer at Yara Centre Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

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Mike Armstrong, board chairman, spoke to council during its Jan. 25 regular

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meeting and asked that the association be allowed to use three quarter-sections of turf for $28.22 per hour or $42.33 per hour for two sections. The hourly rate reductions would remain until public health orders increased the number of people allowed in a building.

Based on current restrictions, the Yara Centre can have eight youths and one coach on each quarter section — the MJSA had 45 to 60 players per quarter-section pre-pandemic — and 30 people in total using the turf and track.

Concerned that the request might set a precedent for other minor sports organizations while also negatively affecting how many people could use the track, council voted unanimously to receive and file the request — essentially, a no vote.

Request background The association pays $84.65 per hour for a quarter section of turf, which is 17-percent less than the regular minor rate of $102 per hour, a council report explained.

The municipality provides a discount prime tenant rate based on the MJSA’s commitment of 625 rental hours per year; that goal won’t be met this year.

The city could lose $19,000 in revenue if the MJSA cancelled its remaining winter programming and its May and June outdoor field rentals. However, the municipality would still likely receive $30,000 in revenue from other rentals at the Yara Centre.

Presentation The rental rate per hour per player has tripled and is unsustainable with current membership numbers, which is why the board hopes to have its players back on the field quickly, Armstrong said. The goal would be to temporarily reduce rent and then return to the original agreement once the pandemic is over.

Armstrong then read a letter that the Moose Jaw Multicultural Council wrote advocating for the sport, since soccer benefits immigrant kids, is inexpensive to play and helps youths integrate into Canadian society. “We just want to get our players back on

the field,� he added afterward. “We want to get our kids away from the video games and back playing sports.�

Council discussion The MJSA should speak with the school divisions to see if practices can be held during the day when youths can sneak away and when the Yara Centre is not used as much, said Coun. Jamey Logan.

Continuing, Logan indicated this was a tough decision even though he supported recreational venues. He thought that if council granted the reduction, it would prevent dozens of residents from using the track due to capacity restrictions. “I hate to close the door on other folks.

That is why I voted against this proposal,�

Logan added.

Council should consider speaking with Moose Jaw’s MLAs and the provincial government about existing restrictions and see if something can be changed, said Mayor Fraser Tolmie. If professional soccer can be played in controlled environments worldwide, then soccer could also be played in a controlled location like the Yara Centre. “I appreciate what this organization is doing. It’s trying to build skills, leadership and teamwork with the youth of today,� he added. “So I don’t want to stifle that, but I’m just not sure if we’ve looked at all the avenues first.

Coun. Doug Blanc agreed that limiting the number of people on the track was a problem. He pointed out that as of Jan. 25, 246 residents had booked time in the evening to walk at the venue. “I’m torn. I’d like to do something for them (MJSA),â€? he added, “but at the same time, I’d like to do something for all the other groups in there ‌ without putting a real financial burden on city.â€?

Coun. Heather Eby was unwilling to support the request, especially since the track had become a lifeline for many people during the pandemic. Similarly, she didn’t think it was fair to reduce rent for soccer while hockey teams were still paying full price to use arenas.

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City Hall Council Notes

New committee created to co-ordinate community cleanup efforts Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express City council needs to show leadership to keep the community clean, which is why creating a new municipal committee to co-ordinate cleanup efforts and foster community spirit is important, the mayor believes.

However, not everyone on council believes another city-led committee is the answer, since such a group would overlap with existing committees and potentially hamper current efforts in the community.

During the Jan. 25 regular council meeting, council voted 5-2 to approve a new committee that is focused on city cleanliness and community pride, while authorizing city administration to bring forward a terms of reference document for the new committee.

Councillors Crystal Froese and Dawn Luhning were opposed.

The mayor’s pitch “I want to live in a cleaner city and I want people take pride in community in which we live … ,” Mayor Fraser Tolmie said.

“This is an effort that should be led by the city, and this committee should work with other community stakeholders to help organizations who feel the same about keeping our city clean.”

Small groups have worked together to tidy the community by picking up pop cans, coffee cups and drink bottles, while council has supported these groups’ endeavours to beautify the city, he continued.

This effort must continue even after every member of council is long gone, Tolmie added. That is why a committee is the answer, since it can lead, support and work with residents to restore enthusiasm in the community.

Pushback on the pitch “This topic has (already) been tackled in various ways in the community,” said Froese, who thought pride for keeping streets clean currently existed.

Froese explained that after she moved back to Moose Jaw in 2011, she and Coun.

Heather Eby started a group called Beautify Moose Jaw that attempted to bring a more cohesive approach to cleaning up the community several times a year. The youth advisory committee came on board, which led to high school students collecting trash and turning it into art.

These efforts brought plenty of attention to the garbage problem afflicting the community, she said. High schools and service clubs have also stepped up to tidy the city, while city hall provides garbage bags and gloves in the spring to residents who want to help.

“Truly, I thought what we were doing was working well … ,” remarked Froese, adding an awareness campaign and better communications strategy around picking up garbage is likely a better answer.

This committee would create duplication of work at city hall, agreed Luhning. She

pointed to the youth advisory committee, which has worked on a project to ban plastic bags. Those youths would likely be interested in this idea, but they simply need some direction and focus. Moreover, that group already has a terms of reference document to guide its work.

“I’m all for bringing this to the youth advisory committee and saying here is (your) mandate for this year,” she said, adding this mandate should be brought to council in March for approval.

Existing litter programs Council approved a program more than a year ago that encouraged groups to pick up litter and provided them with garbage bags and safety vests, said Eby. While she supported the motion, she agreed that the proposed committee created duplication; a more co-ordinated and concentrated awareness campaign was best.

“For me, when it comes to city cleanliness, I’d rather be out picking up garbage on a walk than sitting on a Zoom meeting with seven people I haven’t met in person yet … ,” she said. “I’m just not sure I want it to be more meetings for more people.”

The mayor’s rebuttal The youth advisory committee could certainly be added to this initiative, but council should still lead it, Tolmie said.

Meanwhile, the proposed committee would focus less on meetings and more on creating awareness campaigns and co-ordinating groups.

That message needs to be communicated regularly, including that there are supplies for residents to use to pick up litter, he added. The onus is on council to guide this initiative so that residents see that leadership.

PUBLIC NOTICE RESORT VILLAGE OF SOUTH LAKE Pursuant to The Municipalities Act, public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village of South Lake intends to adopt a bylaw, under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 27-15, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed bylaw will rezone: 1.

Lots 9 & 10, Block 2, Plan 101997647 and part of NE ¼ Sec 18, Twp 20, Rge 26, W2 Mer outlined in dotted lines, from AR – Agricultural District to R – Residential District.

PUBLIC NOTICE RESORT VILLAGE OF SOUTH LAKE Pursuant to The Municipalities Act, public notice is hereby given that the Resort Village of South Lake intends to restructure by adding the following lands from the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191: The land to be relinquished by the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 and added to the Resort Village of South Lake is, as shown in red on the map below: NE 5-20-26-W2M

The proposed bylaw will also amend wording to the following: Section 4, General Regulations, is amended by adding the following directly after section 4.17: 4.18

Accessory Buildings, Uses and Structures

4.18.1

Subject to all other requirements of this bylaw, an accessory building, use or structure is permitted in any district when accessory to an established principal use which is a permitted or discretionary use in that same district, and for which a development permit has been issued.

No accessory building or structure may be constructed, erected or moved on to any site prior to the time of construction of the principal building to which it is accessory.

Where a building on a site is attached to a principal building by a solid roof or by structural rafters, the building is deemed to be a part of the principal building.

Unless otherwise specified in this bylaw, a dwelling shall not be considered an accessory use. Accessory structures shall not contain a dwelling unit unless explicitly identified in this bylaw and where the municipality has approved such use.

4.18.2 4.18.3 4.18.4

The reasons for the proposal are: • To ease the future development of a regional wastewater facility • To simplify the rezoning of the wastewater facility A public meeting will be held on February 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Regional Municipal Plaza, Board Room #2 to discuss the proposal. Due to COVID-19, written submissions are preferred. However, if you do plan on attending, you must pre-register with the office by February 10 at 3:30 p.m. We will take the necessary precautions to follow public health guidelines. For further information, please contact the municipal office at 306-692-7399.

Any person who wish to object to the proposed restructuring may file a written objection, stating clearly their reason for their opposition, with the Administrator of the Resort Village of South Lake at the following address: #6-1410 Caribou St. W. Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7S9 A written notice of objection must be received by the Administrator by February 16, 2021.

The complete proposal may be viewed at the Resort Village of South lake office between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposal are available at cost at the Municipal Office.

Issued at the Resort Village of South Lake this 26th day of January, 2021.

Signed Melinda Huebner, Administrator

Section 6.1 Residential District 6.1.2 6.1.3

The following uses are permitted uses in the R District: The following uses are permitted used in the R District:

REASON The reason for the bylaw amendment is to accommodate a proposed subdivision for residential development.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Resort Village of South Lake office between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesdays excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost at the Municipal Office.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing to receive submissions on the proprosed bylaw on the 16th of February, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at the Regional Municipal Plaza, Board Room #2. Council will also consider written submissions received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing. Due to Covid-19, written submissions are preferred. If you do plan on attending the meeting, you must pre-register with the office by February 10 at 3:30 p.m.

We will take the necessary precautions to follow public health guidelines. For further information, please contact the municipal office at 306-692-7399.

Any submissions may be filed with the Administrator of the Resort Village of South Lake at the address below: #6-1410 Caribou St. W. Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7S9 Issued at the Resort Village of South Lake this 26th day of January, 2021.

Signed Melinda Huebner, Administrator

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City Hall Council Notes City to purchase second trench cage for excavations despite cost overruns Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Trench cages are used in construction projects to keep workers safe during excavations, but if the equipment is damaged, the usual decision is to send them outside the province for repairs.

All that downtime and expensive repair costs could be a thing of the past, however, as the public works and utilities department plans to purchase a new type of cage with a modular design that allows for damaged sections to be replaced on-site with drop-in replacement parts. The cage could also be repaired in town by an experienced welder.

During the Jan. 25 regular city council meeting, council voted 6-1 to allow the department to spend an extra $14,993.59 from the equipment reserve control account to purchase this new type of trench cage valued at $39,993.59.

Coun. Dawn Luhning was opposed.

Background The department issued a tender to purchase two trench cages in 2020, with each cage budgeted at $25,000 for a total of

$50,000, a council report explained. The tender closed on Dec. 10 with three bids received.

The lowest bid for one cage was $24,988.61, while the bid for a second cage was $39,993.59, for a total of $64,982.20.

The department awarded the purchase for the first cage.

The second trench cage is replacing one that is damaged, the report continued.

Previously, the city shipped damaged cages outside of Saskatchewan for repair and recertification. This was costly and removed the cage from service for a lengthy period.

Trench cages allow for a smaller excavation size, which reduces the costs related to asphalt and concrete replacement and satisfies regulatory safety requirements, the report added. Without such cages, excavations must be widened to allow for sufficient sloping of the site walls to comply with safety regulations.

Council discussion Since the second cage’s cost is over bud-

get by nearly $15,000, Luhning wondered where the extra money would come and what other budgeted projects would be pushed off. She thought that city administration should retender the project so it came in under budget.

Darrin Stephanson, manager of public works and utilities, replied that the additional money would come from the equipment reserve control account. He emphasized that council would save thousands of dollars with this new cage design and by keeping damaged ones in town for repair; one to two are damaged per year.

“These are aluminum cages. As long as we have a certified aluminum welder (who is ticketed) and they have the parts, it does not have to go anywhere or be sent to a third party … ,” he added. “This gives us more flexibility than we’ve ever had.”

City administration is not putting off any other budgeted project, added city manager Jim Puffalt. He acknowledged that while $15,000 was a concern, city hall was handcuffed when performing excava-

tions without trench cages since they are critical pieces of equipment.

The public works department conducts 350 excavations per year, with 50 to 100 of those focused on repairing broken water mains, Stephanson told Coun. Doug Blanc. If such breaks dried up, there would still be plenty of repair work the department could do to underground infrastructure since “the list is quite extensive.”

“I totally trust administration on this.

I know that they know what we need to do for the work that has to be done,” said Coun. Heather Eby, who did not favour retendering this project. “We want the work done in our city done effectively and safely and as efficiently as possible.”

Some of the biggest concerns Coun. Kim Robinson heard during the municipal election campaign was maintaining infrastructure and roads. He supported this purchase, especially if it made the work safer and more efficient.

New contract gives out-of-scope city staff joint pay raise of 3.25 per cent Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

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Although council approved the salary increase for CUPE employees during that meeting, it decided to let the new council determine and approve the pay hikes for OOS staff for 2021 and 2022.

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City Hall Council Notes

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New development officer named to oversee zoning bylaw Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

City council appointed Selena Kirzinger as the new development officer for the City of Moose Jaw during the Jan. 25 regular council meeting.

Kirzinger, who started working for the city on Jan. 11 as a planner 1, will now be able to administer and enforce

all aspects of the zoning bylaw, including development permits and building permits and the criteria that go with them.

According to Section 3.5 of the bylaw, “The development officer shall be the city engineer, the city planner, the

manager of engineering services or any other employee of the city authorized in writing by the council to act as a development officer for the purposes of this bylaw and the act.�

Water, sewer tax hikes now official and increase on Feb. 1 Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The increase in water and sewer utility rates is official, which means the average property owner will pay an extra $29.46 per year or $2.45 per month in combined utilities.

During the Jan. 25 regular city council meeting, council gave third reading to the utility bylaw amendment and voted 5-2 to accept the new rates.

Councillors Crystal Froese and Dawn Luhning were opposed.

The 2021 utility rate hikes will see waterworks and sanitary sewer utilities increase by two per cent each for a total of four per cent, effective Monday, Feb. 1.

With water, the average household will pay $833.91 this year compared to $817.56 last year. This is an extra $16.35 per year or $1.36 per month. With sewer, that household will pay $668.43 this year compared to $655.32 last year.

This is an extra $13.11 per year or $1.09 per month.

No-corrode sewer pipes

During the same meeting, council gave three unanimous readings to another sewer and water utility bylaw amendment that removes the municipal-provided subsidy for replacing privately owned no-corrode sewer pipe connections.

Homebuilders in Moose Jaw installed roughly 2,490 no-corrode sewer pipe service connections — also known as Orangeburg pipe — from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s since there was a shortage of metal after the Second World War, a city council report explained.

Composed of coal tar-impregnated wood fibre pipe, it did not perform as intended and became susceptible to damage and moisture.

City hall adopted a policy in the 1970s where it subsidized 75 per cent of the pipe’s replacement cost. In 2005, city council moved to a subsidy that would reduce every year by two per cent until the subsidy’s conclusion in 2036.

The subsidy amount that the municipality covered in 2020 was 32 per cent.

There are roughly 1,800 no-corrode sewer pipe service connections remaining, a council report said. About 30 per cent of the original connections have been replaced during the last 50 years. It costs roughly $10,000 to replace each connection.

In the last three years, the no-corrode subsidy has cost the city about $687,000. Since property owners own 100 per cent of sewer service connections, the council report noted that taxpayers are effectively subsidizing private infrastructure replacement.

City administration expects to save about $200,000 in annual operating costs by discontinuing the subsidy.

That money will be put toward capital programs. This decision will also remove the liability of more than $5.1 million from the water and wastewater utility for private infrastructure.

City eligible for $6.7M in provincial funding after meeting program criteria Jason G. Antonio Moose Jaw Express

The provincial government provides additional funding every year to municipalities through a revenue-sharing grant arrangement, but those municipalities must first meet certain criteria to attain that money.

There are six criteria that municipalities must fulfill to receive the money. Those criteria include providing an audited financial statement, providing a waterworks report, ensuring that the reporting of education property taxes is in good standing, having a council procedures bylaw in place, ensuring an employee code of conduct exists, and providing public disclosure statements from all members of city council.

The City of Moose Jaw has met those requirements, which means the director of financial services can sign the eligibility declaration and submit the documents to the province. In turn, the province will provide the City of Moose Jaw with $6.7 million in municipal revenue sharing funding this year.

CITY OF MOOSE JAW CHANGES IN UTILITY RATES FOR 2021 As part of the rate schedule approved by City Council in 2021, residents will see a change in the rates on their utility bills starting February 2021. Consumers in Moose Jaw will be billed quarterly (every 3 months) using the rates listed below: Fixed fees for Water for meter measuring 15-20mm Variable fees for Water Consumed

$101.70 per billing ($99.72) $1.4233 per m3 ($1.3954)

Fixed fees for Sewer for meter measuring 15-20mm Variable Sewage Rates

$55.62 per billing ($54.54) $1.4863 per m3 ($1.4572)

Keycard rates for Water consumed

$4.1372 per m3 ($4.0561)

Water and Sewer Connection Fee Water and Sewer Service Deposit Water Meter Testing Deposit

$45.00 ($45.00) $140.00 ($140.00) $50.00 ($50.00)

(Rates in brackets represent the 2020 utility rates) If you have any questions or would like more information regarding utility rates please call the Information Desk at (306) 694-4410.

Funding is based on the value of 0.75 of one percentage point of the provincial sales tax from the second preceding year, which means the province will provide the revenue using 2019 figures.

Council confirmed that the city meets the eligibility requirements during the Jan. 25 regular meeting and voted unanimously to authorize the director of financial services to sign the proper documents and send them to the provincial government. “This is important. From our perspective as a council, we are adhering to the provincial guidelines ‌ ,â€? said Mayor Fraser Tolmie. “There have been municipalities NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW NO. 5346 The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the City of Moose Jaw’s Zoning Bylaw No. 5346.

The proposed amendment would rezone 212 & 218 River Street West from M1 – Light Industrial District to C2 – High Density Commercial District to accommodate a supportive housing and community services development.

A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be found under the “announcements� section at www.moosejaw.ca, from January 21st, 2021 to February 17th, 2021. A copy of the proposed Bylaw may also be examined by any interested person at the Department of Planning and Development Services on the 3rd Floor of City Hall between January 21st, 2021 to February 17th, 2021.

Any written comments or submissions must be received by Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Inquiries may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021. City Council shall hold a public hearing between the 2nd and 3rd reading of the proposed Bylaw, in which any interested persons shall be allowed to address Council.

DATED at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this 21st day of January, 2021 Myron Gulka-Tiechko - City Clerk

that haven’t been keeping up with these standards that are required. So the province, in the last two years, has made sure municipalities are submitting this. “I think it’s important for us — especially when we’re looking at over $6 million in revenue sharing — that it’s important to our budget and it’s important to the citizens of Moose Jaw. It’s their tax money coming back to them into our community. We want to ensure we are following the due diligence and following the guidelines.�

Based on the requirements, council had to confirm that the municipality met all six criteria before Jan. 31.

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City Hall Council Notes

Transit employees receive pay boost after new agreement signed Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw and UNIFOR No. 4187 have reached a tentative agreement that provides a small pay increase to transit employees and boosts their health and dental benefits.

Al Bromley, director of human resources, and Chasidy Guy led the municipality’s bargaining team during the collective agreement negotiations, which concluded on Dec. 23, 2020, a city council report explained.

The proposed changes offer a total wage package of six per cent over four years, including 1.25 per cent on Jan. 1, 2019, 1.5 per cent on Jan. 1, 2020, 1.5 per cent on Jan. 1, 2021, and 1.75 per cent on Jan. 1, 2022. Retro pay will also be given to employees who have resigned, retired, or are currently working, to the previous collective agreement’s expiry date.

An increase in salary of one per cent for UNIFOR-represented employees is equivalent to roughly $8,900, the council report said. This wage increase is included in the 2021 budget.

The proposed agreement also enhances

employees’ benefits: • Effective Aug. 1, 2020, health and dental enhancements are made to vision care of $250 every two years; paramedical coverage at 80-per-cent reimbursement at $500 every year; increase to basic/major dental to a maximum of $1,750 every year; and an increase to basic dental co-insurance to 90-per-cent reimbursement; this increase is expected to cost an extra $4,400 annually; • Effective Jan. 1, 2020, shift premiums increase to $1 per hour from $0.75 per hour and are applied to shifts spread out over 10 hours and for serviceman/cleaner shifts between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.; • Effective Jan. 1, 2021, footwear allowance increases to $150 over 12 months from $120 over 18 months; • Effective Jan. 1, 2021, the overall education fund for employees increases to $1,500 from $900 per year; • Effective Jan. 1, 2021, employees with 22 years of service receive six weeks of vacation.

This round of bargaining has resulted in

clarity of language, including new crew lead language that defines probation and posting of the position, the council report continued. Meanwhile, temporary vacancies of fewer than 10 working days — an increase from five days — will be filled by spare board employees. The next available senior member will fill temporary vacancies of more than 10 working days.

Following the Saskatchewan Employment Act, a new article was added to the collective agreement to address interpersonal violence and sexual violence leave. The agreement indicates that staff may take up to 10 days of leave — with five paid — over 52 weeks. The leave can be taken intermittently or in one continuous period.

“No information will be kept on an employee’s personal file without (his or her) express written permission,” the agreement says.

Another enhancement is that timeframes in the grievance steps process are amended. The third step is now a mediation with a private mediator upon whom both parties can mutually agree. The city will

cover the full cost of hiring this mediator.

During the Jan. 25 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to accept the agreement and have the mayor and city clerk sign the document between the union and municipality.

This salary rate settlement reflects what CUPE staff received during collective bargaining last year, Bromley told council. The new agreement will benefit the 11 full-time positions in the transit department, although three of those spots are currently empty.

“We’re pleased that this agreement will add to stability to our labour relations environment over the next two years,” he added.

Coun. Doug Blanc agreed with Bromley’s sentiments.

“It’s nice to have some more labour peace because it makes for a more productive workforce for people, to know they have a collective agreement and they don’t have to worry about it,” he said.

Freezing city employees’ pay during pandemic would lead to attacks from unions, mayor says Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

City council cannot ask its unions to freeze city employees’ pay during the pandemic since it would be accused of negotiating in bad faith, the mayor says.

Pay for transit staff jumped 1.5 per cent on Jan. 1, 2021, and will increase 1.75 per cent on Jan. 1, 2022, during the recent round of negotiations. Meanwhile, out-ofscope employees — including members of city administration — saw their pay increase 1.50 per cent starting Jan. 1, 2021,

and 1.75 per cent from Jan. 1, 2022.

City council approved the pay raises during its most recent meeting.

These negotiations were started before the pandemic began, and since council gave city administration the mandate to reach an agreement with the unions, to now ask for a pay freeze would only lead to accusations of negotiating in bad faith, Mayor Fraser Tolmie explained during a media scrum recently. This would then lead

to council being “thrown and dragged through the mud.”

“We set out a mandate. We did a respectful mandate and we followed through on that. And so that’s the things we have to do,” he said, noting that “pound for pound,” Moose Jaw’s salary levels are on the low end compared to other communities of similar size.

“In order to keep people and actually achieve a good job, we have to pay them a fair wage,” Tolmie added. “That is the philosophy that we’ve moved forward with.”

While council was able to reopen its budget last spring to achieve a tax hike of

zero per cent, it’s not possible to reopen negotiations and ask for a compromise since council gave city administration a mandate, the mayor reiterated. Since the municipality faced accusations of negotiating in bad faith with the firefighters’ union around 2016, council can’t fall into that trap again. It would also be challenging to go back and renegotiate.

“It’s just a bit of timing in negotiations and obviously the time we’re in right now,” Tolmie added. “It’s a fair question (about asking the unions to compromise), but because of the legalities behind it, we have to follow through.”

Geothermal energy could power industrial park if findings of review favourable Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Since it will take plenty of energy to power the Moose Jaw Agri-Food Industrial Park once it is fully operational, geothermal energy could be one method to support that area.

During its recent regular meeting, city council voted unanimously to approve a proposal from businessman Steve Halabura for a geothermal project in the Galilee area south of Moose Jaw and a preliminary economic assessment of the development of the city’s geothermal energy resource for agri-food production.

Funding of $54,186 for the assessment is to come from the municipality’s land development reserve account.

Halabura is a professional geologist of 40 years and former president of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS).

During a media scrum after the meeting, Mayor Fraser Tolmie explained that Halabura approached the city about harnessing the existing geothermal technology in the area.

“Council is looking to partner and invest as a way of looking for another economy for this community, and so we’re looking at ways geothermal technology can be introduced into potentially the industrial park,” the mayor said, including its use in the agriculture sector and other sectors such as tourism.

Temple Gardens Minerals Spa currently uses the underground liquid as part of the services it offers.

“We’re realizing that the global economy is changing and we have to adapt,” Tolmie said, “and people are being less reliant on fossil fuels. So what does the potential of that industry (geothermal) look like in the

City of Moose Jaw in the future?”

After the economic assessment is completed, city hall can use that document when advertising the industrial park within city-produced literature, he added, or when speaking to businesses that might want that technology to power their manufacturing plants or for other uses such as in greenhouses.

SaskPower fire services agreement Earlier in the meeting, council voted unanimously to authorize the city clerk and mayor to sign a fire services agreement with SaskPower. This would see the Moose Jaw Fire Department provide emergency rescue services, firefighting services and fire prevention services to the Crown corporation’s Great Plains Power Station once it is built near the industrial park.

SaskPower expects the power plant to become operational on Jan. 1, 2024, which is when this agreement would commence, legal counsel Elaine Anderson explained.

During construction of the plant, however, the fire department would not provide any coverage.

According to the agreement, SaskPower will pay the City of Moose Jaw an annual retainer fee of $15,000 to cover equipment and training costs associated with providing fire-related services. Meanwhile, the municipality will charge SaskPower $953.59 for each hour that the city accrues while responding to an emergency rescue response, along with out-of-pocket costs for meals.

This fee, the agreement added, is equal to the Saskatchewan Government Insurance policy on fire suppression productive call rate.

MOOSEJAWEXPRESS.COM • Wednesday,February 3, 2021 • PAGE A23

Holy Trinity Catholic School Division

Extracurricular school activities unlikely to return until early spring Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express With the provincial government extending pandemic restrictions until Feb. 19, that likely means high school athletes won’t be participating in any extracurricular activities until the early spring.

The news isn’t promising, because based on a recent meeting with government officials, the possibility of sports activities returning is unlikely to occur until the end of March, Sean Chase, director of education for Holy Trinity Catholic School Division, told trustees during their recent board of education meeting.

The restrictions particularly affect schools that are members of the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletics Association (SHSAA), and locally, with the Moose Jaw High School Athletic Association since those bodies have to

stay in tune with what’s happening.

In Holy Trinity, the extension of pandemic restriction put on hold draft concept plans that Vanier Collegiate put together in December of what a return of extracurricular activities could have looked like in January.

“We simply are not sure that we would have any capacity to engage in any type of the most basic intramural sports,” said Chase. However, Vanier has found alternate ways to keep youths engaged, particularly in drama.

“They’re working hard to find other ways to keep kids engaged, but in terms of athletics as we usually envision them at the elementary and high school level, that is more than likely to continue until we get to spring,” he added, “and (then) hope that transmission rates at that point will

enable us to open up restrictions and reintegrate the idea of some of the extracurricular concepts.”

It is “very unfortunate” that students can’t participate in these activities, said Dave DePape, superintendent of human resources and operations. Staff has worked hard to keep students engaged and ensure youths don’t lose that spirit within them while also recognizing there is only so much they can do.

Finding new ways of keeping students motivated is important, agreed Ward Strueby, superintendent of learning. For the February board meeting, he planned to present exciting information about a new version of Battle of the Books throughout the division.

Pandemic affected Holy Trinity’s ability to record bussing costs accurately Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The pandemic wiped out almost half the school year in 2020 for in-person learning, while it also played havoc on school divisions’ ability to record data such as transportation costs accurately.

During their January board meeting, trustees with Holy Trinity Roman Catholic School Division received a summary about transportation issues in the division for the 2019-20 school year. Sandy Gessner, chief financial officer, presented the document during the meeting.

“Normally, this report that’s presented includes more costed information, but because of the class suspension from the end of March to June because of COVID-19, that would have skewed any comparative numbers,” she said. “So we’ve chosen not to focus on that this year, but focus on the initiatives in the Swift Current and Moose Jaw transportation arrangements.”

Holy Trinity operates seven double-run routes on the north side of Moose Jaw, with one spare bus available in the fleet and Prairie South School Division providing additional spare buses as necessary, Gessner explained.

The division transported 548 students daily on these routes — including six students to Vanier Collegiate and the Kinsmen Inclusion Centre — while Prairie South transported seven students on an accessible bus with nursing staff on a contracted basis.

Separate school division buses normally transport students over 186 school days in a year, but after classes were suspended on March 20, 2020, that reduced the number of school days travelled to 131. The division also provided 267 charter trips during the year for in-town, out-of-town and extracurricular excursions. Including regular routes and charter trips, buses travelled 57,264 kilometres last year.

The Catholic division signed a joint transportation agreement with the public division and commenced the agreement during the 2019-20 school year, Gessner continued.

PSSD transports 133 students who attend Sacred Heart School and St. Mary School on South Hill.

“That was an arrangement that has worked very, very well for us,” she added.

There are nine buses that Holy Trinity owns and operates, while it leased one bus to Prairie South in 2019-20.

The average age of the division’s fleet is 8.4 years, while buses are normally operated on a 12-year life cycle.

Holy Trinity has a contract with Federated Co-op Limited for propane purchases in Moose Jaw for the nine buses that the division operates, Gessner said. The division also participates in the Saskatchewan Central Services Standing Offer for gasoline and diesel fuel purchases, a provincial initiative that allows school divisions to pur-

chase fuel at bulk rates.

Prairie South maintains and repairs all of Holy Trinity’s buses, an agreement that began on Sept. 1, 2017. Meanwhile, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) monitors the operation of the school buses through random inspections.

“All drivers perform daily circle checks and perform their duties in accordance with requirements of The Education Act, The Highway Traffic Act and the Vehicle Administration Act,” Gessner remarked. The division then collects weekly bus log sheets and sends them to the public school division’s transportation department for maintenance purposes, with the original copies stored with Holy Trinity’s transportation department.

The board office arranges other transportation methods with parents or transit companies instead of regular conveyances to address circumstances that cannot otherwise be accommodated — this occurs in Moose Jaw and Swift Current, added Gessner. Holy Trinity also purchases bus passes from Moose Jaw Transit for high school students who live on South Hill and attend Vanier Collegiate.

The next Holy Trinity board of education meeting is Monday, Feb. 8.

Holy Trinity trustees to discuss urgent education issues with MLAs Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Trustees with Holy Trinity Catholic School Division hope that a meeting with their area MLAs can shed light on the politicians’ thoughts on Catholic education and education issues in general.

The board of education has scheduled a virtual meeting with the four MLAs whose constituencies are within the division boundaries. The four men include MLA Greg Lawrence with Moose Jaw Wakamow, MLA Tim McLeod with Moose Jaw North, MLA Everett Hindley in Swift Current and MLA Doug Steele from Shaunavon.

During their monthly board meeting in January, trustees reviewed the meeting agenda that included five topics they want to discuss with the politicians.

Those topics include the MLAs’ views on Catholic education now and in the future; their thoughts about how the 2021-22 education budget might look while factoring in the pandemic’s effects; how trustees could best advo-

cate for capital projects in the three main communities; the politicians’ thoughts about the importance of locally elected boards of education; and prioritizing the education sector in the vaccine rollout plan.

Trustee Christine Boyczuk suggested that the issues of mental health — particularly among students, teachers and families — and transportation be added to the list since the board wants the MLAs’ support in these areas as well. She didn’t think there would be time to discuss everything on the agenda but wanted those topics included nevertheless.

“It’s the aftermath of COVID-19 that really it speaks to,” she added. “So one fits perfectly (while) the other fits in another paragraph, for sure.”

Sean Chase, director of education, acknowledged that some of the wording in each paragraph could be more specific and that he could tweak some of the topics. He

added that he could include the topic of transportation under the heading of funding support for education.

The meeting will be held online since that’s most convenient for the MLAs, particularly the politicians from Swift Current and Shaunavon, who probably wouldn’t drive into Moose Jaw, said board chair Joann Blazieko.

“This would be the first meeting since I’ve been on the board that we’ve had a Shaunavon MLA attend,” she added.

When the division office reached out to the politicians, it was aware that their time to meet as a group was limited, so division administrators thought they would see how a virtual meeting turned out, said Chase. Furthermore, the virtual meeting was likely a better option since they would have faced the 10-person limit in the board room with the MLAs and trustees.

Catholic division expects enrolment numbers to bounce back next fall Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic School Division expects student enrolment to bounce back next September after 131 kids failed to show up this past September due to the pandemic.

Division administration has projected that 2,342 students from prekindergarten to Grade 12 will attend one of the nine schools by Sept. 30, 2021. This will likely include 161 students who will temporarily learn from home and could return to a physical school building once the pandemic is over.

In comparison, there were 2,301 students enrolled in Holy Trinity as of Sept. 30, 2020 — the division had predicted an enrolment of 2,432 students — and 2,399 students enrolled by Sept. 30, 2019.

The division office has predicted that in Moose Jaw by next September, 66 students will attend Phoenix Academy, 274 will attend Sacred Heart Elementary School, 344 students will attend St. Agnes School, 204 will attend St. Margaret School, 125 will attend St. Mary School, 313 will attend St. Michael School and 417 students will at-

tend Vanier Collegiate.

The division office uses a data projection program that predicts how many students could enrol over 15 years, although the division typically focuses on the upcoming year and the next five years, explained Sean Chase, director of education, during the January board of education meeting.

Division office staff take that data and compare it to information that knowledge keepers have about their communities. Chase then shares the projections with school principals to see if there are any “anomalies” compared to what they usually see. “(This is the) toughest year for us to address this given the pandemic scenario,” said Chase, indicating this was seen in the fall when the division conducted a survey to discover why 131 students failed to show up in September. “We feel pretty confident in where these numbers are right now and what we’ve submitted to the ministry for that overall 2,342 (enrolment number).”

The biggest gap occurred at Phoenix Academy, he con-

tinued. The division found it difficult to quantify how many students usually attend but did not show up due to the pandemic. Some of these youths — who can attend until age 22 — are disenfranchised learners and face challenges in their personal lives, which might prevent them from coming to school.

“The staff there have been doing a great job of reaching out and will continue to do so in terms of the registration process,” said Chase. “But we’re pretty conservative with our number of 66 students there compared to recent years where that Phoenix number has reached in the number of 96.”

Overall, the division’s enrolment numbers are similar to where they were two years ago, he added. Projections for kindergarten and Grade 1 have held up well and are on target by 98 per cent, compared to the school divisions in Saskatoon and Regina, where projects have been largely off-target.

The next Holy Trinity board of education meeting is Monday, Feb. 15.

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Hello, Moose Jaw! Yet again!

I’m sure many folks recognize me after all these years, but there are some out there in the Most Notorious Friendly City who I might not have crossed paths with, so here’s a little intro for you.

My name is Randy Palmer and I’m mainly the sports reporter but also a general assignment writer for the Moose Jaw Express newspaper and MooseJawToday.com website.

And you could say I’ve been at this awhile.

I started writing straight out of high school in 1989 for the Goldbelt Gazette, a small weekly in Creighton, Sask., which is located a few miles down the road from my hometown in Flin Flon. From there it was off to the North Battleford New-Optimist in 1992, founding a new weekly in Grande Prairie in 1994, back to Flin Flon to work for the daily Reminder in 1996, over to Lloydmin-

ster and the Daily Times in ‘97 and finally, in 1998, I landed at the city desk at the Moose Jaw Times-Herald.

I’ve been here in Moose Jaw ever since.

I ended up moving over to the sports department later in ‘98 and worked under the legendary Rick Moore for 10 years until his passing due to cancer in 2008. I took over as the sports editor for the T-H at that time and spent another five years co-ordinating our coverage in the city.

After a stint in our province-wide layout department for a few years, I once again ended up at the Times-Herald, covering sports. And I was there until the final issue when Moose Jaw’s daily newspaper shut down in December 2017 after more than 100 years. A week later, I landed here at the Moose Jaw Express and have been here ever since.

So why Moose Jaw, for more than 20 years now?

Because I love the community.

Moose Jaw has become my home, and the sports community is absolutely second to none. And it’s not just the winning. It’s the people, the fantastic personalities and outstanding individuals with great stories to tell, day in and day out.

It makes this job fun, entertaining and everything else positive you can say.

So that’s me.

And I look forward to seeing you all once again, be it at the rink or the diamond or anywhere else sports are happening, once everything is back to normal!

Randy Palmer

No change for Warriors listed in most recent NHL Central Scouting rankings Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

With no games to show just how much players have progressed in the Western Hockey League, the most recent National Hockey League Central Scouting Player to Watch rankings saw little change for the Moose Jaw Warriors.

That means Warriors forward Ryder Korczak remains an ‘A’ level prospect and is therefore still expected to go in the first round of the NHL Draft, which is projected to take place July 23-24, one month later than the normal day of days for young prospects. Korczak is one of six WHL players to receive the top ranking, joining Edmonton’s Sebastian Cossa and Dylan Guenther, Winnipeg’s Carson Lambos, Seattle’s Conner Roulette and Medicine Hat’s Cole Sillinger.

Korczak got off to an outstanding start to the 2019-20 campaign, putting up two goals and 10 points in his first five games to hold the WHL scoring lead heading

into October. All told, he’d cap the campaign with 18 goals and 67 points in 62 games, leading the Warriors in scoring.

The Canadian Hockey League website recently chatted with Korczak about his off-season and upcoming draft prospects as part of their five-question Sunday Spotlight feature, touching on what it’s like to be recognized as a top-ranked prospect.

“The recognition is awesome, but the WHL is a tough league to play in,” Korczak answered. “There are gritty teams, skill teams, and there are unbelievable players in the WHL. To be recognized as one of the top prospects is definitely an honour. But the work is just starting now. I feel that I have so much more to display this coming season and I cannot wait to share it with you guys.”

Korczak wasn’t the only member of the local squad listed.

First-round Bantam draft pick Eric Alarie

(7-14-21) and defenceman Cole Jordan (16-7) both received ‘C’ ratings, as did firstround Import Draft pick Martin Rysavy (15-20-35 with three Czech Republic teams). A ‘C’ ranking indicates a fourthto sixth-round selection.

Rysavy is the only ranked player with Moose Jaw connections currently playing, as he’s taking the ice with his hometown HC Prerov in the Czech Republic First League -- the second-tier level of men’s hockey in the country after the Extraliga -- and has three goals and seven points in 11 games. Rysavy also suited up for six games with Vitkovice in the Extraliga but was held without a point.

Warriors 2019 Import Draft first round pick Jesper Wallstedt of Sweden is also an ‘A’ ranked prospect after suiting up for his country at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship earlier this month.

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Moose Jaw Warriors forward Eric Alarie remains a ‘C’ ranked prospect in the most recent NHL Central Scouting Player to Watch rankings.

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Curl Sask cancels final two provincial championships Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express At this point, it’s bad news when it comes to sports this winter, 2020.

CurlSask announced last week that the junior men’s and women’s provincials as well as the Under-18 provincials has been officially cancelled. Both championships had already been pushed back to March and were to feature a modified competition format designed to keep participants as safe as possible from COVID-19, but with the recent extension of the current public health order restrictions to Feb. 19, it was decided to bring the CurlSask

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The final decision was the latest cancellation, which saw both the Viterra Scotties and SaskTel Tankard cancelled outright earlier this month. Sherry Anderson was named the province’s representative for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Matt Dunstone for the Tim Horton’s Brier, with both events taking place in a bubble format in Calgary, with the Scotties beginning Feb. 19 and Brier opening play on Mar. 5.

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Sports injuries: knowing what they are and how to deal with them is the first step in prevention \Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

When it comes to playing sports, it often seems like injuries are just part of the game.

You play hard enough and competitively enough, things are going to happen. Bumps and tweaks, pulls and strains, everything one can imagine while taking part in a stressful activity.

The good thing is there are plenty of ways to mitigate the damage - and it all starts with the most basic of knowledge, growing into a full suite of information and preventatives that modern athletics have honed over the years.

With that in mind, Saskatchewan’s Culture, Recreation and Sports Districts are holding a series of Zoom meetings as part of a sports injury prevention campaign designed to help keep athletes of all ages safe when it comes to playing the sports games they love.

The first such event was hosted by the Rivers West District for Culture, Recreation and Sport on Jan. 27 and featured certified athletic therapist Lisa Swallow of the Sport Medicine Science Council of Saskatchewan offering a basic rundown of some of the things to look for when it comes to avoiding and managing injuries.

“Injury prevention begins with the concept of risk management,” Swallow began. “We want to identify what might pose an issue or a problem within a sport or an activity that could lead to injury, and if we can predict the future a little bit about what could happen, we could potentially apply an intervention to help not going down the road of potential injury.”

Swallow’s program included a model of injury management that follows a wheel format of knowing injuries, finding the risk factors and causes, using intervention and planning to prevent injuries and then evaluate the effectiveness of that intervention.

Knowing the Injuries and How They Happen It all starts with the damage itself, with cheerleading given as an example where knee and ankle injuries are common, or pickleball, where knee injuries and smaller aches and pains are often found, along with shoulder strains, tennis elbow and other common ailments.

“If we know the injury or what we expect can potentially happen based on past experience or previous things we’ve seen or research that has been done on the sport, that’s where we can brainstorm a little bit about a prevention strategy,” Swallow said.

Dealing with chronic and acute injuries is also a factor and can play into how damage occurs. This is especially common when it comes to chronic injuries, where issues can gradually set in.

“It’s that more long-term gradual thing that just doesn’t seem to go away,” Swallow explained. “They often occur due to a lack of recovery, so we have a situation where a series of micro-traumas occur over time, which leads to an inflammatory response and symptoms.”

Acute injuries are the instant damage -- fractures and dislocations, ligament and tendon ruptures, the issues that see players helped off the field. Those can become chronic over time if not looked after, so dealing with acute injuries properly and quickly can become a preventative in the future.

Risk Factors Risk factors come in five categories in Swallow’s model: sport specific, venue and environmental, athlete specific, coaching specific, mechanisms of injury.

Sport specific is obvious, beginning with whether or not the sport is contact or non-contact.

“That’s going to affect what type of injuries you face, as well as the specific rules you might face,” Swallow said.

“In something like soccer, there’s going to be contact between players, and the implement of the ball can be problematic too,” with concussions as one concern.

Environmental risks involve field and court conditions and hot and cold environments, as well as where fans are located.

Injuries will happen in sports, but there are plenty of ways to mitigate their occurrence, beginning with knowing what to look for and how to prevent them in the first place. Getty Images Athlete specific involves knowing the athlete, considering their age, potential overtraining and the level of competition. That’s before taking previous medical history into account, as well as prior injuries.

“You have to look at if they’re doing too much, too soon or too heavy for their ability, or an undertraining component where they don’t have the physical capacity for the sport,” Swallow said. “And if there have been prior injuries, what has the rehab process been for that? How should they moving specific to their age and ability and how do we improve those movement patterns? Then things like nutrition and hydration and rest, things that are very specific to the athlete.”

Coaching specific involves knowing the athlete and when they can progress within the sport safely.

“You’re designing a program and planning out a season, how are you going to plan that so you peak in your competition time, how do you balance all of those? They all play roles in mitigating risk of injury,” Swallow said.

Finally, the mechanism of injury looks at a contact or non-contact sport and if the sport is one where there will be an acute injury or more chronic, repetitive strain injuries. Knowing what potential injuries are before they happen can help with prevention.

Developing and Choosing an Intervention This involves the same five categories as risk factors, but deals with direct intervention to prevent injuries.

Swallow used football as an example, where a situation occurs where too many ACL tear knee injuries are happening. That might come down to an equipment issue such as cleat use, where the cleats need to have a shorter length because the foot can’t give way in the grass or turf. “So we’d look at specific equipment in the sport, what range of motion and strength requirements are required to participate safely and effectively?” Swallow said. “It comes down to rules and equipment and do we have those things in place to mitigate injury.”

Venue and environment specific covers everything from lighting, field conditions and temperature, making sure all aspects are safe for athletes.

Swallow pointed to a Football Canada Cup contest she worked in New Brunswick where the temperature was around 50 C at field level. “So you have to look out for heat exhaustion and heat stroke in that case,” Swallow said. “The tournament had a rule in place where there were more water breaks, a longer halftime and longer break between quarters, as well as a water break any time a player needed it. So there are things you do that can address those specific things that can cause risk factors.”

Athlete specific prevention involves first and foremost proper training and proper skill development, as well as specific rules designed to keep athletes safe, as well as making sure athletes have the strength to participate in the sport.

Coach specific deals with proper warm-up and cooldown and other information, much of which is gained through coaching programs designed not only to teach about the sport, but how to properly prepare.

That includes neuromuscular training, which involves a program of good-quality movements designed for athletes to get properly warmed up for their sport. In the past, that meant a jog around the court and some static stretching. Now, it’s a dynamic program filled with movements to prepare the whole body for strenuous activity -- featuring aerobic, agility, strength and balance components.

“When athletes use this as a warm-up and cool-down component, the research shows athletes are less-likely to be injured,” Swallow said. “That’s concerning both acute and chronic injuries when it comes to sports.”

Evaluate Effectiveness This involves tracking injuries and following how recovery is going, and hopefully seeing improvement in injury avoidance in the future.

“There are probably 500 other things that could help us evaluate effectiveness and in each sport it’s going to be different,” Swallow said. “You want to have some means to evaluate what you’re doing so you know it’s having a positive benefit.”

Injuries Happen “Despite the best plans, injuries are going to happen and when they do, you want to move past primary prevention and into secondary and tertiary prevention, which is just dealing with what’s happening,” Swallow said.

That involves dealing with the damage immediately on the field after it happens, working with medical professionals to help recover and following the basics of the treatment plan, including RICE - rest, ice, compression and elevation.

“Then once that injury has recovered, then you’re looking back at the start of the wheel,” Swallow explained. ”What were the risk factors involved, is there something we can impact to change that and can that help… getting back into that primary prevention and mitigating some of this as you can rather than being more reactive to it after the fact. “All in all, it’s an evolving process with the wheel always spinning around.

“If you’re thinking of things from that perspective, hopefully that’ll bring you into a space where you can have safe participation,” Swallow said.

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MSU Denver outfielder Anderson joining Miller Express Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Miller Express continue to reveal their roster for the upcoming Western Canadian Baseball League campaign, and their most recent signee carries a decent amount of pop in his bat.

Chase Anderson - a 5-foot-9, 180-pound outfielder from Littleton, Col. - has played the last two seasons with NCAA Division II Metropolitan State University of Denver, and brings an impressive offensive pedigree north of the border.

As a junior with the Roadrunners in their pandemic-abbreviated 2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference campaign, Anderson saw action in 18 games and posted a .277 batting average while cracking four home runs and 13 runs batted in.

His OPS - on base percentage plus slugging percentage - was an impressive .898.

As decent as those numbers are, they pale in comparison to what he put together as a sophomore in the 2019 season.

Anderson hit .330 over the 52-game campaign, including 11 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI. That translated into a stellar .925 OPS, and was only part of his offensive contribution: Anderson also stole 15 bases - sixth best in the RMAC and hit six triples, showing off plenty of speed on the basepaths. That’s in addition to his impressive consistency at the plate, which included an 18-game hitting streak where he hit .478 while also recording 14 multi-hit games.

The crazy part? Anderson didn’t have a hit in his first 15 appearances that season, but once he found his stroke, hit .440 for MSU Denver over the next month.

In the end, Anderson was named second-team All-RMAC for his performance in 2019.

The Roadrunners open their season on Feb. 19 when they travel to Denver to take on Fort Hays State and kick off a fourgame series.

The Miller Express open their WCBL campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.

Chase Anderson in action with MSU Denver. Lance Wendt photo.

Moose Jaw product Gardner suiting up for Dallas Stars Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw Minor Hockey product Rhett Gardner is back in the National Hockey League.

The 24-year-old forward was called up to the Dallas Stars taxi squad a week ago and has since played two games with the unbeaten squad in the early part of the season.

Gardner first joined the Stars’ taxi squad on Jan. 22 after coming out of COVID-19 protocols and was promoted to the active roster on the fourth line against the Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 26.

In that contest - a 2-1 overtime win for the 4-0 Stars Gardner saw 11 shifts for 8:18 of ice time and recorded a shot on goal and a hit. He also took a hooking penalty in the third and was on the ice for an even-strength goal against.

Gardner returned to the taxi squad on Jan. 28, but when forward Roope Hintz was unable to play on Thursday night due to a lingering lower body injury, Garner again

found himself back in the main line-up.

He suited up for Dallas’ 7-3 win over Detroit last Thursday night, playing 12 shifts and 7:07 of ice time but not hitting the stats sheet otherwise.

Gardner - who was selected by the Stars in the fourth round, 116th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft after his freshman season with the University of North Dakota - played eight games with Dallas last season and is still looking for his first NHL point.

In 55 games with the AHL’s Texas Stars in 2019-20, Gardner had nine goals and 24 points.

Gardner was a standout defensive forward through four seasons with UND, winning the Frozen Four in his rookie season. Through 149 NCAA contests, Gardner had 34 goals and 74 points.

The Stars were back in action Saturday and Sunday for a two game set against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Vanier’s Angeles signs with PacWest’s CBC Bearcats Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Cyrus, the leader of the Gramercy Riffs from the culthit movie The Warriors, would definitely have plenty of respect for Vanier Spirits volleyball libero Adrienne Angeles.

Because, without question, she most certainly “can dig it”.

And now, fans of the Columbia Bible College Bearcats in Abbotsford, B.C. will have a chance to see what she’s capable of for themselves.

CBC announced recently that Angeles -- the Spirits’ standout defensive specialist from their 2019 provincial title win -- would be joining their squad for the 2021-22 season.

The fact the 5-foot-1 Vanier senior is moving on to play a higher level in the sport is no surprise to coach Brad Hennenfent.

“It’s phenomenal,” Hennenfent said. “She was just coming into her own as a Grade 11 when we won provincials, and not being able to practice or play this year has been so hard, but it’s been so neat to see her get a chance and an opportunity to play.

“Where she’s at right now, she’s just starting,” Hennenfent added. “She has so much potential and it’s amazing to see her getting this chance.”

Angeles showed impressive development in her short time with the Spirits, going from a self-regimented player reluctant to get too aggressive in the backcourt to a free-flowing dig machine who made it nigh impossible to put a clean hit on the floor.

“I saw her in a gym class one day and she was just performing, playing so well and just having fun, and when she came to me for volleyball, she was playing tight and

Vanier Spirits libero Adrienne Angeles signs with the Columbia Bible College Bearcats. everything,” Hennenfent explained.

“So I just pulled her over to the side one day and told her ‘all I want you to do is do what you do in your gym class and enjoy it’. It took her awhile to get the confidence to be able to do that with our team and with herself, but boy, she ended up as one of the differences for us when we were at provincials and made our team so much better.”

The key now will be to continue that level of play against a quality of opponent she hasn’t faced before. CBC plays in the Pacific Western Athletic Association, a member of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association and home of the three-time defending CCAA women’s volleyball

champion Vancouver Island University Mariners.

But Hennenfent expects Angeles’ abilities to translate well into the next level.

“Her thing is she sees the game so much better than so many kids,” he explained. “She was doing stuff at the end of the year that you can’t teach… once she got the feel that she didn’t have to stand in a spot, she just had to figure out where to be, oh man it was nice to watch.

She dug balls at provincials that earlier in the year she wasn’t even getting close to. That’s just that natural instinct and that’s why I think she’ll do well there.”

Angeles will also have a unique ally in her corner -- the CBC Bearcats coach is none other than recently graduated Briercrest College Clippers stand-out Rebecca Garner, who has worked with the young recruit at camps in the past. That will help, especially for a young player thousands of kilometres from home “It’s a long way away, (Adrienne) phoned me and we talked and yes, you’re going to be afraid, and yes there are going to be changes. Like when I went down to Bemidji to play baseball, I was coming home a lot of nights and I was lucky I had Rod Heisler down there at the same time,” Hennenfent said with a laugh.

“But with Facetime and all that, she can be closer to her family and friends who will help her adjust, too.”

All in all, Hennenfent has no question it’s just a matter of time before we start hearing Angeles’ name as a PacWest standout.

“Once she understands that and believes in herself at that level, she’ll thrive,” he said. “And there’s a chance she might even end up going to a bigger school and have even more opportunities.”

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Western Hockey League granted approval to return to play in Alberta Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Until last Thursday afternoon, the Western Hockey League’s Return to Play plan was a nebulous construct with little more than a potential start date at the end of February.

Now, not only is there a potential plan in place, there’s a start date and everything else fans need to know.

The only catch is it’s all based out of Alberta.

The WHL announced that the league had been granted approval by the Government of Alberta and Alberta Health to return to play in the Central Division, with the season opening on Feb. 26.

The league will maintain their plan of playing 24 games, with the schedule to be announced at a later date.

The Central Division is comprised of the Red Deer Rebels, Edmonton Oil Kings, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Medicine Hat Tigers and Calgary Hitmen along with the Swift Current Broncos, who are returning to play in the East Division for one season.

“The WHL appreciates the support we have received from Alberta Health as we work towards a safe return to play in the province,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. “With our extensive protocols and the necessary approvals now in place, we are looking forward to play getting underway in Alberta and allowing our play-

ers to continue their development at the highest level in the Canadian system.”

The plan for games is similar to that revealed by Moose Jaw Warriors general manager Alan Millar earlier this month - and overall return to play set-up could be mirrored by the East Division in the near future. That will take some time, though, as the current public health order sees the current restrictions in Saskatchewan remaining in place until Feb. 19.

Teams will play one opponent a week, with a five-day break prior to playing another opponent, with games only on weekends and in a home-and-home format.

In order to get those games in, teams will undergo heavily stringent preparation and testing procedures designed

to keep players, teams and the Alberta community safe.

It all starts with a self-quarantine, which began Jan. 30.

Players will then report to their teams on Feb. 6, undergo COVID testing and quarantine for another six days.

Pre-season training will begin on Feb. 12 at the earliest.

Testing is being provided by a private company in order to avoid strain on the public system; the testing regime will be the same as that used during the successful NHL playoffs and World Junior championships.

Players will use the WHL Athlete Remote Monitoring System Mobile application to track potential symptoms, with masks being worn by players at all times except when on the ice, while coaches will wear masks at all times regardless of the situation.

If a team has one or more players or staff test positive for COVID-19 at any point in the season, the club will be required to suspend its activities for a minimum of 14 days.

There will be no spectators permitted to enter WHL facilities.

The WHL continues to work with provincial and state governments to see play begin in the East Division, B.C. Division and U.S. Division, with approval from health authorities required for any return to play.

Moose Jaw Minor Baseball names AAA coaches, registration underway Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

After a season that saw a pair of league championships and plenty of success throughout their respective campaigns, the Moose Jaw Minor Baseball Association is already starting to gear up for the summer of 2021.

To that end, the local Sask Baseball Association organizing body announced their line-up of AAA coaches for the upcoming campaign - and there will be plenty of familiar faces patrolling the baselines next season.

After coaching the 11-and-under AA Prairie Dogs to a silver medal finish in the Baseball Regina league last season, Craig Flanagan will take over as the head coach of the new 11-and-under AAA squad. The move to AAA comes after both Moose Jaw teams - the Dogs and league champion Canucks - dominated AA with double-digit wins throughout the season.

At the 13-and-under level, former Moose Jaw Miller Express ace pitcher and current Moose Jaw Police Service officer Taylor Elder will take over the reins from Dustin Caplette and Jon Cotter. That crew also had an amazing season in 2020, winning the Baseball Regina AAA league title.

In the 18-and-under division, Ray Wareham returns to the bench after coaching the youngest overall line-up in

The Moose Jaw Canucks celebrate after winning the Baseball Regina 11-and-under league championship

their players eligible to return and plenty of talent seen in previous seasons from their crew, expectations will be high in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League.

The 15-and-under division is still accepting applications for a head coach at the AAA level.

The MJMBA also announced their first AA head coach, with Corey Montgomery taking the reins of the new 18U AA squad. Montgomery worked as an assistant with Wareham’s team last season.

Head coaching positions are still available at the AA level in 11U, 13U and 15U. To apply for a position, visit https://bit.ly/2YnawWT, fill out the application and e-mail it to admin@moosejawminorbaseball.com.

Minor baseball is also currently accepting early registration for the new season, with players receiving an early bird discount if registered before Jan. 31. Visit https://bit. ly/3oqt8Q3 to get started on that process.

For more information and the latest updates on the MJMBA, be sure to visit moosejawminorbaseball.com and follow them on Facebook.

that age group in recent memory. With the majority of

Mitchell College pipeline continues for Express with signing of infielder Sagun Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Miller Express pipeline from Mitchell College continues to help the local Western Canadian Baseball League squad fill its roster with veteran players.

That includes one of their most recent signees in infielder Jeremy Sagun from Montville. Conn.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound right-handed hitter is entering his second season with the Mariners and will be taking the field for his senior campaign after putting up decent numbers in in the abbreviated NCAA Division III New England Collegiate Conference last spring.

Sagun saw action in all eight games Mitchell took the field for before the pandemic shut things down in early March, making 33 plate appearances and hitting .310 to go along with four runs scored and five runs batted in.

He also hit a pair of doubles and a triple, capping the campaign with a .803 on-base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS).

Interestingly enough, Sagun also brings NCAA Division I baseball experience to the Miller Express.

He suited up the previous two seasons for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils, who play in the Division I Northeast Conference.

As a junior, Sagun saw action in 12 games and hit .125 with a pair of RBI and a .347 OPS; in his sophomore campaign Sagun played 35 games, hit .202, knocked in eight runs and scored nine himself while putting together a .476 OPS. He also added four stolen bases to his offensive totals.

Sagun is the second Mitchell College veteran to sign with the Millers this season, joining Express veteran pitcher Jeff Nicolosi. Miller Express head coach Eric Marriott is also a Mitchell alum, with five players from the school having played for Moose Jaw last season.

The NECC has yet to post their 2020-21 schedule, but the Miller Express will open their WCBL campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.

Jeremy Sagun

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New Moose Jaw and District Minor Girls Fastball president optimistic about new season Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

After the unusual campaign Moose Jaw and District Minor Girls Fastball went through last year, you can bet they’re looking forward to a more ‘normal’ season in 2021.

To that end, representative teams are currently holding try-outs at YaraCentre, registration is officially open for the season and everyone in general is just looking forward to getting back on the field this spring.

Now, it’s just a matter of hurry up and wait to see just what the future holds when it comes to the ongoing pandemic.

“We’ve actually had a pretty busy off-season, some of the coaches have been really busy offering clinics and working around the COVID protocols, ensuring the girls have something to do and keep active in the off-season, which has been really good,” said new MJDMGF president Ryan Ward, who took over this season from past president Craig Hemingway.

“One thing about playing outdoors and being in a non-contact sport, we’re hoping that will allow us to play if we have safety measures in place through spring and summer. We do have a date set for our season kick-off, the first weekend of May, but that’ll all be dictated by Softball Sask and government regulations… If not, we’ll try and adapt and do what we did last year, if it’s a later start, we’ll try and be as nimble as we can.”

The good thing is, the local group has a pattern to follow if it comes down to that. They just have to look at last year’s successful -- and COVID-free -- campaign as an example. The season started far later than usual, but a full house season was played, in addition to a slate of

Moose Jaw and District Minor Girls Fastball is now taking registration for the upcoming season. representative team games with teams from Regina and area.

“With everything that was going on, it was just really refreshing that we were able to have a season,” Ward said.

“The board, the parents, the coaches all rallied together to make the necessary adjustments, that the kids and parents and everyone were safe and following protocols” Registration numbers weren’t as high as past seasons, but

given the circumstances, that wasn’t a huge problem.

“Our numbers were down, about two-thirds of what they normally are, but it was a great experience,” Ward said.

“Just one of those things where it was really refreshing for everyone to do something outdoors and see our kids having fun out there. It seemed like the season went really well last year and we were really happy to see it.”

That leads into the 2021 campaign. Early registration opened this past weekend, and players can be registered online at mjfastball.ca/reghome. A $50 discount is in place if players are registered and paid before March.

As for the Moose Jaw Ice representative teams, tryouts for some squads are in their final stages -- and if last season was any indication, there could be a whole lot of winning on the horizon for local teams.

“The interest from our girls and wanting to compete and develop, it really bodes well for the coaches as well, having so many kids wanting to play at that level,” Ward said. “Our registration is way up for those teams this year and that’s a good sign. We’re hoping when (main) registration takes off we’ll see really good numbers.”

Overall, Ward is looking forward to his first season at the helm of minor girls fastball and joining forces with his fellow board members to pull off what should be another fun campaign.

“This is a board that’s full of volunteers who work full time, and it’s a nice group of people, everyone is very passionate about the league, some of them are coaches as well and they put a lot into the league every year,” Ward said. “It’s a good group to be a part of and we’re looking forward to getting back out there.”

Miller Express sign pitcher Moltzan from NAIA Texas Wesleyan Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express The Moose Jaw Miller Express continued to fill out their pitching roster with one of the most recent signings, bringing right-handed hurler Garrett Moltzan into the fold for the 2021 Western Canadian Baseball League campaign.

Moltzan -- who hails from Justin, Texas -- has played the past two seasons with the Texas Wesleyan University Rams, a NAIA school that plays out of the Sooner Athletic Conference.

In the Rams abbreviated 2020 campaign, the 6-foot-1, 200 pound exercise science major saw action in nine games and pitched 16 innings, allowing 16 earned runs on 27 hits and a 9.00 earned run av-

erage. Moltzan showed impressive control over that span, recording 23 strikeouts while walking 12.

In his junior season in 2019, Moltzan made 14 appearances -- including three starts -- and pitched 21 innings, allowing 22 hits and 14 earned runs with a 6.00 ERA. His control was again spot on, with 24 strikeout against only 10 walks.

Moltzan also saw limited action this past summer with the Mandan Flickertails in the Northwoods League, a wood-bat summer league similar to the WCBL. There, he made five starts and recorded a 5.40 ERA over 21 innings of work, including a quality start in his third outing of

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the season on Aug. 22 against Bismark, where Moltzan allowed a single run on four hits over six innings of work in a 3-2 loss. All told, he’d strike out 33 and walk only nine, while giving up 31 hits and 15 earned runs.

Texas Wesleyan is wasting no time getting their season started: their first contests are Jan. 30 when they travel to Fort Worth for a doubleheader against Arlington Baptist University.

The Moose Jaw Miller Express open their season on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.

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JEANETTE SMAIL (NEE HOGUE) We are so sad to announce the passing of our mother Jeanette, who was 90 years young. She is now back together again with our dad Murray. She was born in Manitoba on September 28, 1930, to Harry and Augustine Hogue. She was their oldest daughter. Mom had to leave school at a very early age to help out with her siblings and help with numerous other responsibilities on the farm. When Jeanette’s oldest daughter attended SIAST she herself returned to school and upgraded to receive her grade ten. We were all really proud of her for doing that. Jeanette was recruited to play fastball in Moose Jaw in the early fifties from Manitoba. It was in Moose Jaw she met and married Murray, the love of her life. They would have been married 67 years this month. During her lifetime she worked at various places in Moose Jaw including Robin Hood Mills, Gulf Service Station, The Burger Palace, Capilano Court, and Chez Nous. She loved working with elderly people.

She was a member of the Kinette Club for a short time and also a member of the CWL at St. Joseph’s Church.

Her faith was always important to her. Mom was an avid 10 pin bowler and golfer as well. Often times she would take her youngest daughter with her on the golf course to be her caddie or look for golf balls. The highlights of her life were travelling, watching her son play hockey (and believe us she played every game with him) and being with her kids and grandkids. Part of her travelling included never missing a family event or wedding on the Hogue side of the family. She loved spending time with them. When the Hogue sisters were together their laughter was infectious. Cindy and Sherry have inherited that infectious laugh! When her grandchildren were young, she always loved to watch them play sports or look after them when she could.

She was predeceased by her husband Murray in October 2020, her parents, 5 brothers – Fred, Orille, Edmund, Leo, and Walter, 3 sisters – Clare, Claudette, Leona, and 2 grandchildren – Cody and Anna, and numerous other relatives. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Sherry (Randy) Cameron, Doug (Wanda) Smail, Cindy (Larry) Voeller, grandchildren, Trisha (Tony), Jenna (Scott), Aimee (Troy), Michael, Brett (Kennedy), Stacey (Greg), Ashley (Shane) and their families which include 11 great-grandchildren who she loved dearly. She is also survived by two sisters, Florence and Cecile and sister-in-law Bernice and their families, and other family members. The family would like to thank Providence Place and all their caregivers and spiritual team who were so much appreciated. God Bless you all! Thank you to Chateau St. Michael’s as well. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to Providence Place Foundation, 100 2nd Ave NE, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 1B8. In living memory of Jeanette, a memorial planting will be made by JonesParkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com or www. parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries). Kelly Scott, Funeral Director.

Please include the Moose Jaw Health Foundation in your estate plan to help your community for generations to come.

Please contact us for more information.

Moose Jaw Health Foundation 55 Diefenbaker Drive Moose Jaw, SK S6J 0C2 Phone (306) 694-0373

C. ERLE WILSON July 7th, 1925 – January 24th, 2021 With great sadness, the family announces that Erle Wilson passed away peacefully at West Park Crossing Retirement Community in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan due to natural causes on Sunday, January 24th, 2021. He was 95 years young and is now together with his wife Dot. He led a wonderful, rich and full life with much love and family.

Erle grew up in Central Butte, SK where he and Ron helped with their Dad’s International Harvester and GM dealerships, running the grain elevator and working on the farm. Many stories can be told of their exploits! Erle married Dot and moved to Arborfield, SK where Judy and Bruce were born. There, he had a Garage and International Harvester dealership with a partner. They moved to Estevan, SK where Erle became an Instrument Technician for SaskPower. He was a trustee on the School Board for several years.

Erle was a Mr. Fix It. He was always working on cars.

He built his own water softener and repaired so many things. Erle loved to camp and fish. When the tent wasn’t doing the job, he built it onto a trailer to make a tent trailer. Then they had a truck camper with a folding top – he loved unique stuff. They then got a fifth wheel trailer and Erle converted a Dodge Maxivan to a truck to pull it. They really enjoyed the time with family and friends, camping or visiting. Erle had a love of flying. He, Trevor Dean, Norm Kerr and Bruce bought an antique 1947 Taylorcraft and learned to fly in it. Erle and Bert Hamilton built their Thorpe T18 airplanes. About 5 years before retiring, Erle took a role as a Trainer for SaskPower out of Regina, SK then he and Dot moved to Moose Jaw. He took up golfing and curling, and really enjoyed all the friends. He was active in the United Church. When he sold his plane, Erle took up building and flying Remote Controlled Airplanes and Helicopters, making more good friends.

He always had a project or something on the go. He made 3 Mazda RX7’s out of 4 wrecks. He went back to work at SIAST helping in the Instrumentation labs for a while. Erle liked doing jigsaw puzzles and usually had one on the go, even up until last week.

Erle had a special relationship and many great memories with each of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He made the time and effort to be a big part of their lives and they loved him! Erle made friends wherever he went and maintained those connections throughout his life. He was always there to help whenever needed.

He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy (Dot, née: King); parents, Charlie and Ida Wilson; sister, Dorothy Ladner; 1 baby sister and 2 baby brothers.

Erle is survived by his brother, Ron Wilson (Christel) of Parksville, BC; daughter, Judy Yathon (Tony) of Calgary, AB; son, Bruce (Lorrette) of Calgary, AB; grandchildren: Jeff Yathon (Carla), Evan Yathon (Morgan), Adam Wilson (Teresa), Michelle Brassard (Jeff), and Matt Wilson (Carley); and 8½ greatgrandchildren: Oscar, ½, Ruby, Miles, Katya, Pascal, Remy, Brielle, and Monica.

The family would like to express their appreciation for the care and the caring by all the staff at West Park Crossing. It made Erle’s life and his family’s lives much better. The family would also like to thank Dr. A.J. VanHeerden and Dr. Waldner for their excellent care and their compassion. A Celebration of Erle’s Life will be held at a later date in Moose Jaw, SK with interment at Central Butte Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Erle’s name may be made to one of his favorite charities: Sask Abilities Council, 2122 Broad St, Regina, SK S4P 1Y5 or to a charity of one’s choice.

We will miss him greatly!

Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Gary McDowell, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome. com

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LAUER, CONRAD Conrad Lauer passed away peacefully in the morning of January 26, 2021 at the age of 82. He grew up on the family farm in Secretan, Saskatchewan where he was the eldest of 6 children born to Arthur and Josephine Lauer. Conrad moved to Moose Jaw, where he worked for the Public School Board as a Caretaker at Empire School, King Edward School, and eventually retiring from Palliser School. He was well liked and was known for his helping hand to many kids over the years, he chuckled when the kids asked him to come home and marry their mother. They could see he was a good-looking man with impeccable manners and a gentle approach with people. In the early years Conrad enjoyed meeting friends and family at the union center for an evening of socialization and in later years he regularly met family members at the COOP cafeteria for lunch on Thursdays.

Conrad valued being a member of the Anavets, and the Legion where he played darts, shuffleboard, cribbage, and attended the weekly meat draw. Conrad liked to be active, he kept himself fit through a variety of sports including curling, bowling, and golfing. Conrad will be lovingly remembered by his wife Bernice, son Conrad, two granddaughters, Paige and Cassidy. Sisters; Janet Fry (Larry), Judi Zahara (Dale), Brothers; Harvey Lauer, Dan Lauer (Susan), Cliff Lauer (Diane), as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Extendicare for the special care provided to both Conrad and Bernice. Special thanks to Nurse Cheryl Whitehead who has been there since day one showing care and compassion, second to none. Due to COVID restrictions, there will be no funeral service.

In living memory of Conrad, a memorial planting will be made by Jones - Parkview Funeral Services.

Please sign the memorial register at website: www. wjjonesandson.com or www.parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries).

Dayna Chamberlain- Funeral Director

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In Memoriam ELIZABETH “LIZ�

MARTIN May 12, 1937 – January 26, 2021 Elizabeth, the last of 12 children born to Albert and Angeline Tougas was born May 12, 1937. She, her mother and next older sisters, moved to Willow Bunch in 1951 following the death of her father, Albert.

After high school graduation she attended nursing school at Providence Hospital, becoming a Registered Nurse on August 13, 1958. She worked her entire career in Maternity and Women’s Health, attaining the second highest service hours in the province upon her retirement May 31, 2002. She passed away January 26, 2021 at Grasslands Health Centre, Rockglen with family by her side. She met Owen during her student rotation on Psychiatry, when she accidentally put the wet garbage in the dry garbage. Thus, started a relationship that endured until Owen’s passing on June 23, 2006. They celebrated 46 years of marriage. She was passionate about her career, loved sewing for her family, enjoyed gardening and was a skilled shopper.

She treasured visits with her family. Often cooking a feast with her special baking, usually everyone’s favorite treats appeared. Her grandchildren were her special love. She is predeceased by her parents, her 11 siblings and their spouses, Owen, and 3 of his brothers. She is survived by Laurie (Eugene) Bouvier, Juliette, Robert (Lindsay), and Jenna (Blair), David (Donna), Dennarah, Devon, Desiree, Denise (Elmer) Gummeson, Kristen (Leif) and Dylan, as well as 10 great-grandchildren. She is survived by her brother-inlaw, Jack (Georgette) Martin, sister-in-law Terry (Jim) hunt, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family gratefully acknowledge the devoted care Liz received from the entire staff at Grassland Health Centre during her residence there. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Society, Women’s Health through the Moose Jaw Health Foundation, or Grasslands Health Centre through the South Country Health Foundation. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on January 30th, 2021.

Interment to take place at Sunset Cemetery. For those wishing to view the service a link to the service will be available next week in the obit, please check back.

In living memory of Liz, a memorial planting will be made by Jones-Parkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson. com or www.parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries).

Dayna Chamberlain- Funeral Director

ERSKINE Isabelle “Belle�

May Erskine, aged 87 years of Moose Jaw, SK passed away on Thursday, January 21st, 2021. Belle was born May 2nd, 1933 in Morse, SK to Verne and May Williams. She lived her life in Saskatchewan, working at Western Press, Eaton’s, Fanny’s Fabrics, and Sole Comfort, as well as farming with her husband Jim. Belle married James “Jim� Erskine on March 30th, 1957 in Moose Jaw. She was predeceased by her parents, Verne and May Williams; husband, James; brother, Edgar (July 9th, 1985); sisters, Evelyn (November 14th, 2012) and Iris (August 28th, 2012); brothers-in-law: Harold, Albert and Russ; and sisters-in-law, Donna and Anne. Belle is survived by her sisters-in-law, Doreen and Gwen; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews; and her dog, Rosie.

A Graveside Service to honour Belle will be held at Rosedale Cemetery at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Belle’s name may be made to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation, 55 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw, SK S6J 0C2 or The Moose Jaw Humane Society, Box 1658 Station Main, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7K7. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. James Murdock, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www. moosejawfuneralhome.com

Mary Helen Smith Born: July 4th, 1927 Passed away: January 24th, 2018 at 91 years old.

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I want to start with a question: “Who are you?� I would like to take it one step further... “Who are you in Christ?

And who is Christ in you?� Of course, this is a loaded question and it is literally part of the journey you’ve been on since you were formed in your mother’s womb.

You see, “The Father has a dream. ...He has a dream of a Church that is powerful, beautiful and dreadful to the enemy. He has a dream about a people on earth so radically affected by Him that they are ...a people who are just like Him – unchangeable, unshakeable and unstoppable.� (Prophetic word by Graham Cooke in 2008). It is when we step up to the plate and are willing to receive an upgrade on how God sees us and how we are known in heaven, we will become the fulfillment of this dream that Father God has. “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.� (2 Chronicles 16:9) God is looking for those who will trust Him and is taking us on a journey to a place where He can trust us. He longs to have fellowship with us (when you really know someone); the ordinary, simple folk... ones that have been rejected, betrayed, abandoned, and over-looked.

He wants to fashion us into people of real significance; those who truly know who Jesus is and what He is for you/me. “What you think of God is the most important thought you are ever going to have,� says Cooke. If we truly know who God is and how we are known in heaven, we will know how to live within ourselves and towards others irrespective of how they behave towards us. It gives us the confidence to truly live out who we were created to be. Graham Cooke suggests that he “...would go so far as to say that people’s behavior towards you is utterly irrelevant. What matters is who you are and how you show up. When those people around you know your true identity, then they have to act accordingly towards you.� How would it feel to actually live your life free of the need to please people or to avoid people at all costs because you know who you were created to be and fully live that out? What a place of freedom!

I’m sure you’re wondering how you find out who you really are created to be. Every one of you has an identity that Heaven knows you by. Let me take you on a journey for the next few weeks to help you discover more about who you are and how you are known in heaven. To understand who you are is a game changer! Stay tuned next week to learn how you can be unchangeable, unshakeable and unstoppable!

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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COVID-19 restrictions & Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

The following is a running list of groups, businesses, and organizations that have implemented COVID-19 precautions due to concerns about COVID-19. Moose Jaw Express staff will be updating this list as needed.

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at editor@mjvexpress.com.

For information about the status of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, or for more information on symptoms and preventative measures, visit saskatchewan.ca/ COVID19.

Current Public Health Orders: The Saskatchewan Health Authority is currently recommending: • residents maintain a minimum of three meters distance when in public; • adhere to hand-washing protocols and sanitation measures in public spaces; • self-monitor for the development of COVID-19 symptoms and contact HealthLine 811 if any appear; • maintain a close household bubble to help reduce the spread of the virus and aid with contact tracing procedures.

Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor spaces across the province, including fitness facilities and workplace areas not accessible to the public.

Indoor private gatherings are now limited to household members only, no visitors. Single individuals who live alone may be in contact with one consistent household of less than five individuals.

Outdoor gatherings are now limited to a maximum of 10 people, with physical distancing in place. Nonessential interprovincial or international travel is strongly discouraged.

Public venues are limited to a max of 30 people and all sports activities are cancelled for all age groups.

Retail stores and personal services like salons must limit their capacity to 50 per cent. Large stores must limit capacity to 25 per cent.

Visitors are also currently not allowed at SHAoperated facilities in the province, with the exception of compassionate care reasons, and masks are required in all areas of SHA facilities.

Vaccine delivery has begun, with Phase One for vulnerable priority populations underway and Phase Two for the general public proceeding in April.

Changes in Businesses & Organizations: Please be sure to check with individual businesses, organizations and public spaces about specific COVID-19 precautions that they may have in place.

Casinos and bingo halls are closed by the mandate of public health.

The Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre and Timothy Eaton Gardens are closed until further notice.

The Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre has cancelled the remainder of the season. Membership refunds will be issued.

The Moose Jaw Skating Club has cancelled the CanSkate and Learn To Skate programs until further notice. Membership refunds will be issued. The Star Skate program will continue in cohorts.

Upcoming Events: Grief Support groups from Jones-Parkview Funeral Services are moving to Zoom for the time being. For the link to attend any of these groups, contact Della Ferguson at dferguson@sasktel.net.

The Moose Jaw Public Library: is still offering virtual programming to the public. Teen events are hosted on Discord and adult events on Zoom, and the links to join events can be found on the library’s website.

Upcoming events include: • Slam the Scam informational lecture on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.; • Bedtime Stories with Miss Tina on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.; • MJPL Virtual Book Club on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.; • An Archives History Mystery on Feb. 11 at 2:30 p.m.; • Teen Digital Anime Club on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.;

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Moose Jaw Legion: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 Moose Jaw lounge hours are now listed as Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.

Face masks are mandatory. Upcoming activities at the Legion include: • Veteran’s morning coffee: Monday to Friday at 10 a.m.; • curling, darts and shuffleboard currently suspended; • Meat draw fundraisers: Saturdays at 3 p.m.

Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery: • the new Virtual Travel Series, an adaptation of the Noon Hour Slides program will be held over Zoom every Wednesday at noon until March.

• MJMAG staff are putting together a Pandemic Time Capsule and seeking photo submissions from residents showing interesting and creative ways the community adapted to COVID-19 this year. Photos will be included in both the capsule and a spring exhibition at the gallery. Contact the MJMAG for more information.

• On Feb. 14, the MJMAG is hosting a Valentines Kids Art Workshop at 1:30 p.m. for children aged 5 and up.

The workshop will explore painting and mixed media work, and will be available both online and in-person.

Registration is available on the gallery’s website.

Cornerstone Christian School: Charlotte’s Catering is serving a drive-through Valentine’s Day dinner on Feb. 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., in support of the Cornerstone Christian School Student Aid Fund.

The $20 roast beef meal will include a main course, salad and dessert, with the option to add an order of cabbage rolls. Meals must be pre-ordered by Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. by calling Cornerstone Christian School.

Robbie Burns Night: will be shared online as a video this year, available on the St. Andrew’s United Church Facebook page on Jan. 29.

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Moose Jaw Pride warming centre seeing support while offering refuge from winter’s bite Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Pride warming centre couldn’t have opened at a better time, even if it was a couple of days earlier than they would have liked.

The facility -- located in the Pride building at 345 Main St. N. -- officially opened its doors in mid-January, just in time for the massive windstorm that blew through southern Saskatchewan and left many in Moose Jaw without power in bitterly cold temperatures.

“It was a bit of a more sudden opening than we had planned on, we had maybe another day or two of work left to do, but then we had that sudden cold snap with the windstorm and the power being out, so we were like ‘nope, this has to open today’,” said Pride peer navigator Elliece Ramsey. “There are people without power who had nowhere to go, so it was a sudden opening but it was necessary.”

If there were any questions as to if the centre would be used on such short notice, they were quickly answered.

“We had people coming in the first day,” Ramsey said.

“And ever since then we’ve had a steady stream of people stopping by… for a lot of people, even with the shelter, they don’t have anywhere to go during the day. So if we can get them out of the cold and prevent things like even just discomfort or more serious things like frostbite and hypothermia, we’re really glad to be able to help people and offer a space somewhere.”

As one might imagine, things didn’t let up once the storm had passed. Temperatures over the last two weeks dropped to -20 C and below as daytime highs, and that ended up bringing plenty of folks through the door. Ramsey estimated dozens of individuals have used the centre in the short time they’ve been open, taking advantage of

A look at the Moose Jaw Pride warming centre the space they have to offer their 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours before Riverside Mission opens its doors.

“It’s really fantastic, with people seeing our signs around the area and people hearing about it through word of mouth and through other community partners,” Ramsey said.

Part of the popularity is how the warming centre is more than just refuge from the cold. The space also has free hot drinks and free snacks, along with phone and internet access. They also provide free feminine hygiene products and condoms and will even go out of their way to make sure that when people leave the centre, they’re a little more protected from the cold.

“We have access to winter gear like hats and mitts and scarves so if people are in need of some winter clothing and they don’t have that or can’t acquire it on their own, we welcome them to come down and talk to us about that

and we’ll find a way to help them,” Ramsey said.

Their services also extend to help from Ramsey herself as a peer navigator.

“I can help them with other problems, whether that’s housing insecurity or food insecurity or navigating other systems in Saskatchewan and the community,” Ramsey explained. “I’m here to help them find solutions to their problems and I’ll do whatever I can that way.”

The centre itself isn’t a unique venture -- other communities have similar facilities up and running, which led to Ramsey looking into putting together one in Moose Jaw in late November. She didn’t have to look hard to find the room, either.

“I noticed we had this space at this time that was a large, warm space but completely full of stuff since it was being used as storage,” Ramsey said of the area in the Pride building.

“So I was thinking to myself ‘there has to be a better use for this place other than storing boxes’ and as the temperatures were dropping, I thought what if people could come in and warm up like other places are doing around the continent. We moved forward and started planning from there.”

The plan going forward is to keep the warming centre open until at least April when spring temperatures begin to take hold. After that, it’ll be a matter of seeing what services are necessary.

“There is a possibility for it to become something like a cooling centre in the summer and still be a hub where people can access services, but we’ll see what happens,” Ramsey said.

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