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Angela Sereda was chosen by an anonymous jury as the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Citizen of the Year.

Earlier this year, Sereda was nominated for the national Kubota Community Hero Award and placed in the top three in Canada.

She donated her $500 finalist award to Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw. Angela co-created the new Community Paramedicine program in 2021. She co-founded Tru-Unity, a leadership program for girls, and has been a primary facilitator of the program for the past five years. She helped adapt the program to the restrictions of the pandemic by moving its programming online and by organizing safe in-person events.

Her nomination noted that “Angela’s compassion and positive leadership have motivated young girls to challenge career stereotypes and inspired them to believe in themselves and to pursue careers of their passion and not of societal expectations.”

Sereda is the chair of the Moose Jaw Heartland Hospice board.

She sits on the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics’ Professional Conduct Committee and the CSA Technical Committee on Community Paramedicine.

“Wow, it’s such an honour,” Sereda said of her win. “Listening to (the stories) of all the other individuals who are nominated… how can you choose when there is so much good happening in our community?”

“Moose Jaw’s just a really great place to live,” Sereda added.

“I recognize all of those who have helped me along my journey and got me to where I am today. So thank you. And congratulations to everyone. I share this with everyone else who was nominated today. Thank you for all you do.”

Recognizing the other nominees for Citizen of the Year Della Ferguson Della Ferguson is the fundraising coordinator for Square Once Inc., a community initiative aimes at reducing homelessness in Moose Jaw. Ferguson is known in Moose Jaw for her kindness and compassion, and for her involvement in numerous charitable proj-

ects. She is also involved with John Howard Society’s My Place program. She organizes monthly lunch n’ learns to raise awareness of societal issues such as mental health and addictions and sexual assault. . This is only a short list of the efforts she continually pours effort into.

Doreen Meadows Doreen Meadows was a psych nurse. Although she retired at the age of 70, she has not stopped giving to her community. At the age of 84, her nomination boasts her giving nature saying, “she continues to give freely of her time – she cares and nurtures to the sick, the lonely, and anyone less fortunate or in need of assistance.

Her efforts include home-cooked meals, rides to appointments, home deliveries for people without transportation, and celebrating birthdays with the lonely.” Meadows volunteers at Minto Church, Canadian Blood Services, and the Dr F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital gift shop – just to name a few.

Jared Mathieson Jared Mathieson is an instructor at Sask PolyTech who has spent hundreds of hours organizing successful fundraising events in Moose Jaw. He has contributed to the Concerts of Hope at the Mae Wilson Theatre, which raises tens of thousands for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation. He was a key part of organzing the Ross Wells ballpark concert last summer, raising money for youth mental health. He was also the impetus behind a November fundraiser for Transition House that raised over $27,000.

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Rudi Fast is recognized around town for keeping things neat and helping people out. Ever since he retired, Fast has walked or biked to pick up garbage from the ditches and the trees, collect tumbleweeds from where they have piled up to fences, sweep sidewalks, and much more. His friendly face is almost a daily sight.

This winter he’s also been spotted with a shovel and a broom, spending hours cheerfully helping to keep his neighbourhood’s driveways, sidewalks, and front steps clear.

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Transition House honoured as Moose Jaw’s 2021 Group of the Year

The Moose Jaw and District Transition House was chosen by an anonymous jury as the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Group of the Year.

Transition House is an incredibly active advocate in the community of Moose Jaw for those experiencing interpersonal violence and abuse. Saskatchewan has one of the highest rates of domestic abuse in Canada, and Transition House is almost always at capacity. It provides an emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, a community outreach program, a program for children who have been exposed to violence, and a shelter support and follow-up program.

Information on Transition House’s programs can be found at www.mj-transitionhouse.com/services. Their 24-hour crisis line is (306) 693-6511, and those unable to call can text (306) 631-0962.

Transition House’s board, dedicated volunteers, and staff are supported in their efforts by community fundraising partners.

Together, they raise awareness of the effects of interpersonal violence and abuse, the supports available to those affected, and ways the community can act toward ending cycles of abuse and violence.

Community outreach programs in-

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com Angus said she was proud to be a member of the city of Moose Jaw. “This city is the most generous and has the most caring people.”

Recognizing the other nominees for Group of the Year The Kinsmen Cafe The Kinsmen Café’s Imagine Employment Program is dedicated to providMoose Jaw Transition House ing meaningful employment to persons clude a wellness group for women strug- with varying abilities. It teaches employgling with isolation, creating COVID ment skills and develops independence. comfort kits for children, individual and Skills taught include sanitization, mopping group counselling, parenting courses, and floors, polite conversation with customers, men’s anger groups. keeping orders accurate, and delivering “Thank you so much for this hon- food to customers. our!” said Jenn Angus, executive director The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank of Transition House. “All of these groups The Moose Jaw & District Food are so fantastic to be nominated alongside. Bank is a vital part of the community in They do such fantastic things for Moose the city. In 2021, they helped feed almost Jaw. So, I’m shocked.”

9000 people. They prepared 4,250 food Angus continued, “I have to say, the hampers. Last year, they fundraised to staff and the board of directors of the acquire and renovate a new building, inMoose Jaw Transition House, they are an cluding making it more accessible to those incredible group of individuals who just with disabilities. It took the combined efwork tirelessly to provide support to those forts of staff, volunteers, and community experiencing violence in our community. business partners to finish the project. The And I’m so very, very proud of them. It’s food bank receives no provincial or federtheir work that has led to this (award).” al help – it is entirely community-funded.

It supplies everything needed to help families through hard times, including support in finding the other services needed to get back on one’s feet.

The Moose Jaw & District Seniors’ Association The Moose Jaw & District Seniors’ Association was a safe, welcoming place for vulnerable seniors in and around Moose Jaw in 2021. Years of COVID-induced isolation have damaged the physical and mental health of seniors in particular.

The Seniors’ Association enabled seniors to meet and socialize with each other. Its membership has grown to over 380, proving its value in Moose Jaw. River Street Promotions River Street Promotions raises funds for youth mental health wellness and education by organizing entertainment events.

Their major event last year was Homestead 21, a concert in Ross Wells Park, attended by over 1000 people. It raised $50,000 for mental health wellness and education in Prairie South School Division. Another $15,000 went to help beautify Ross Wells ballpark.

Community came together for Food Bank in 2021: report

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank had a difficult year in 2021, including a move to a new building, but a surge of support carried them through.

The food bank had to cope with a rapid increase in need starting around September of 2021.

Terri Smith, operations director at the food bank, said that when COVID hit in 2020, they saw a surprising drop in numbers. She attributed this drop to people being afraid to leave their homes for fear of the disease.

Since then, the number of people relying on the food bank has steadily increased – and it has now surpassed pre-COVID numbers.

Smith said that 2019 was a rough year for many people. 10,960 came to the food bank for help, and the average number of hampers given out in 2019 was 402.83.

Those numbers are quite high, and 2020 was lower. Many clients reported that the CERB and the subsequent CRB kept them fed in 2020. The drop came in April as the first flurry of COVID adaptations began.

The following numbers are food hampers distributed by month for 2020: January: 432 February: 376 March: 384 April: 118 May: 135 June: 141 July: 174

Surrounded by board members, food bank staff Terri Smith and Jason Moore cut a ribbon to officially open the food bank’s new home earlier this year. (Photo by Jason G. Antonio) August: 192 September: 240 October: 286 November: 275 December: 314 The average for 2020 was 255.58, a drop over the 2019 average of about 150 food hampers. The total of people served was 7,088. Nevertheless, the climb back up is evident as the year progresses. Here are the numbers for 2021: January: 280 February: 279 March: 324 April: 297

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May: 270 June: 304 July: 234 August: 362 September: 315 October: 447 November: 583 December: 555 The average month in 2021 saw 354.17 hampers distributed, and a total of 8,707 people served.

However, notably, the last three months of 2021 were significantly higher than in 2019: October 2019: 396 November 2019: 414 December 2019: 449 Smith said that the CRB ending in October 2021 is probably what caused that jump. She also said that the ongoing issue of the new Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program cutting direct payments to landlords likely had an influence.

Clients on SIS are much less likely, for a variety of reasons, to have the financial skills to effectively manage their

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money. According to many critics, giving such clients their rent money directly has caused homelessness in the province to increase. Smith said the food bank has seen that happening.

As of 30 January 2022, they have distributed 610 hampers. Despite the higher overall amount of people served in 2019, the highest month that year was August, with 451 hampers distributed.

As the need increased in the final months of last year, Smith said, Moose Javians stepped up to make sure no one went hungry. “I give Moose Jaw a lot of credit. A lot of our agencies, the churches, the schools, a lot of the social workers were going above and beyond.”

The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank saw disruption last year with their move to a new building. Maintaining their food distribution during COVID restrictions and while managing the move was challenging. Now that they’re in a larger building, with a lobby that can accommodate social distancing, they don’t anticipate further problems.

They are planning on opening a drive-thru eventually, which will help even more people – especially those nervous about COVID – to come for the food they need.

Smith said things have gotten bad.

She’s been with the food bank for nearly 20 years, and she’s seen many clients she’s known for a long time crushed by the emotional, social, and economic pressures of the last few years.

The way the community has come together helps to provide a positive perspective. The community has always been a giving one, Smith said, but “I’ve never seen so many people want to step up and volunteer or give their time or just, I mean, they give whatever they have. It’s a great place, I’m really proud of Moose Jaw.”

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Premier Scott Moe salutes truckers and commends their efforts during pandemic Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked patriotic Canadians who participated in nationwide truck convoy rallies on Jan. 29, but Premier Scott Moe praised truckers for their upstanding efforts during the pandemic.

Moe also hinted that so-called vaccine passports would be eliminated “in the not-too-distant future.”

In a letter posted on social media, Moe thanked truckers, farmers and individuals who have contributed to keeping communities operating during the last two years. He commended them for delivering food and household products that people use every day, the parts and equipment that keep farms and industries running, and other types of goods and products out there.

“If you bought something today, a trucker delivered it,” Moe said. “You also deserve a special thank you for everything you have done over the past two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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hauling; they crossed provincial borders and they crossed the U.S. border. You did this prior to rapid tests, prior to early intervention treatments, and prior to vaccines,” Moe added. “You took the necessary precautions, you kept yourselves Premier Scott Moe. Photo by Larissa Kurz and those around you safe, and you delivered the things the of coronavirus during the early days of the pandemic, which led to the shutdown of people of Saskatchewan needed to live.”

Moe made clear that he supported most of society and governments telling people to stay home, he continued. How- vaccines, noting that he is fully vaccinated ever, truckers kept rolling and working and has taken the third booster shot. While despite the risks because society relied on this did not prevent him from contracting them to keep shelves stocked, the econo- COVID-19 recently, he believes that it kept him from becoming sick. my going and communities open.

“I really had no symptoms at all, other “Truckers stepped up and kept on than cabin fever from being stuck in my house for several days,” he remarked.

This experience is similar to what

Saskatchewan RCMP continues to seek public’s help to locate Sarah and Michael Jackson

Sarah Jackson Michael Jackson h t t p s : / / w w w. rc m p - g rc . g c . c a / e n / news/2022/saskatchewan-rcmp-request-public-assistance-locating-michael-gordon-jackson The Saskatchewan RCMP continues to seek the public’s assistance in locating 7-year-old Sarah Jackson, who is believed to be with Michael Gordon Jackson.

Michael Gordon Jackson is wanted in relation to a January 21, 2022 charge laid of abduction in contravention of custody or parenting order, contrary to Section 282(1) of the Criminal Code.

Sightings and information from tips received have not yet assisted investigators in locating Sarah or Michael. The police investigation is ongoing at this time.

The RCMP’s focus continues to be on reuniting Sarah with her mom, who has been granted full custody of Sarah. Investigation to date indicates there are individ-

uals who are aiding or assisting Michael Gordon Jackson in evading police. We remind these individuals you are helping to keep Sarah from her mom. It has been over two months since Sarah’s mom has seen her daughter.

Please reconsider providing further assistance to Michael and help the police reunite mom and daughter. If you can assist with this, we encourage you to contact police or – if you don’t want to speak with the police – report information anonymously via Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 or you can submit a tip online http://www.saskcrimestoppers. com/ Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest or charge of person(s) responsible for this offence or any other serious crime. Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers is 100% anonymous and does not subscribe to call display nor are your calls traced or recorded. Web tips are encrypted.

More information on Michael Gordon Jackson and Sarah’s descriptors and their photographs are available here: https:// www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2022/saskatchewan-rcmp-request-public-assistance-locating-michael-gordon-jackson

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other vaccinated people have felt, and while vaccinations don’t prevent people from contracting the virus, it does prevent most from becoming seriously ill, Moe continued. That is why he continued to encourage residents to acquire a vaccination since he does not want anyone to become seriously ill.

“That said, because vaccination is not reducing transmission, the current federal border policy for truckers makes no sense.

An unvaccinated trucker does not pose any greater risk of transmission than a vaccinated trucker,” he said.

However, Moe thought the current federal policy posed a significant risk to Canada’s economy and the supply chain in Saskatchewan. He believed that the policy would increase the cost of living, which is currently rising at a rate that creates major hardship for many Canadians.

“That is why my government supports your call to end the cross-border ban on unvaccinated truckers,” Moe added, “and it is why, in the not-too-distant future, our government will be ending our proof of negative test/proof of vaccination policy in Saskatchewan.”

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As Valentine’s Day approaches

thoughts focus on love and when it comes to love, I am a lover…

Love captures the heart and knows not where it will land; it is deeper and wider than the ocean and unfathomable in its power.

It is gentle and kind, strength that can weaken knees but mend broken hearts. It is free but yet there is a cost. It is beyond our mortal concept and yet resides Joan Ritchie deep within each of us.

EDITOR As a mushy sort, I am sharing some poignant love poems of the ages to enjoy...

How Do I Love Thee?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace.

I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for right.

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

Love’s Philosophy Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one spirit meet and mingle.

Why not I with thine?— See the mountains kiss high heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother; And the sunlight clasps the earth And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What is all this sweet work worth If thou kiss not me?

A Red, Red Rose Robert Burns (1759-1796) O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune.

So fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun; I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!

And fare thee weel awhile!

And I will come again, my luve, Though it were ten thousand mile.

“Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Sonnet 116 Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove.

O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand’ring bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.

Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle’s compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

But the greatest definition of love: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

I Corinthians 13 The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

Province Launches Campaign to Fight Mental Health Stigma

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The province is launching a campaign aimed at fighting stigmas around mental health and addictions. The campaign features people from Saskatchewan who have experienced mental illness and addiction, or who have counselled people struggling with those experiences.

Everett Hindley, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, said, “This campaign is part of our budget commitment to increase awareness and reduce stigma around mental health and addictions issues in Saskatchewan, and to promote where people can access help.”

The public awareness campaign includes television, radio, billboard, cinema, transit buses, and social media.

Cree- and Dene-speaking people will be reached through translation into those languages.

Candice Ebert, senior addictions counsellor at the Regina Drug Treatment Court, said, “A single moment of being kind, and giving your time and being compassionate, can be a life-or-death situation.” Ebert said that everyone needs to have more empathy, because it could make the difference for another person.

The province has also started a mental wellness campaign through social media platforms. The mental wellness campaign features well-known names from Saskatchewan who share healthy coping tips, and includes Moose Jaw comedy duo Leroy and Leroy, actor Kim Coates, and singer/rapper Joey Stylez. The campaigns will run concurrently through March 31.

“It’s important to break down the stigma, because we are not that label. We are so much more, we are people,” said Tommy LaPlante, an addictions counsellor with lived experience who is featured in the stigma-fighting campaign. “If we can get rid of the labels, and get to know and love people, they’ll feel supported. The important thing to know is there is help, and there is hope.”

There is Help, There is Hope is the theme of the campaign. “The people featured in this campaign offer such powerful messages of hope and recovery. I thank them for

Two people hugging (Sarah Mason/DigitalVision/Getty Images) sharing their stories and inspiring others to reach out to available resources,” Hindley said.

The stigma of mental health and addictions, according to psychiatry.org, has several different aspects. There is public stigma, self-stigma, and institutional stigma.

Public stigma includes deeply-rooted negative or discriminatory attitudes, such as that people who struggle with mental health and/or addictions are violent or weak or flawed in some deep way. Self-stigma is when those people internalize those attitudes, causing them to hide their difficulties, isolate themselves, or believe they are beyond help.

Institutional stigma is when such attitudes either intentionally or unintentionally become entrenched in governments or institutions. For example, emergency rooms might treat a patient with a substance use disorder as less of a priority than someone with a more socially accepted illness.

To learn more about available help, supports, and ways to reduce stigma, visit Saskatchewan.ca/mental-health-awareness.

New video series takes aim at high rates of cancer among firefighters

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Firefighter protection gear on a hood - WorkSafe Saskatchewan has launched a campaign endorsed by firefighters, workplace safety advocates, and the provincial government to encourage firefighters to take more precautions against occupational cancer. (seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Moment/Getty Images) January was the International Association of Fire Fighters’ (IAFF) Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month. WorkSafe Saskatchewan has launched a new video series to help firefighters better protect themselves.

Firefighter cancer is the second leading cause of work-related occupational disease deaths in Saskatchewan. In 2020, five firefighters lost their lives to cancer.

Saskatchewan has over 7,000 fulltime and volunteer firefighters in communities throughout the province.

The IAFF reports that in the five-year span of 2015-

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2020, 75 per cent of the fire fighters added to their fallen fire fighter memorial had died of occupational cancer. Twenty-three per cent of work-related occupational disease deaths in Saskatchewan between 2010 and 2018 were firefighter cancers.

On Jan. 31, WorkSafe Saskatchewan held an event to launch their video series. Speakers included Gord Dobrowolsky, chair of the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board; Don Morgan, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety; Mike Kwasnica, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs; and others representing firefighters across Saskatchewan.

“We train and train and train in case there’s a fire,” said Doug Lapchuk, president of the Saskatchewan Volunteer Firefighters Association. “There is no training in case there’s a cancer. The only thing you can do is be proactive, and be very diligent in the steps that you take.”

The WorkSafe Sask videos and resources to help prevent firefighter cancers can be found at www.worksafesask.ca/prevention/environmental-risks/firefighter-cancer-prevention.

“We want to make sure and provide them whatever it is that we can,” said Mike Kwasnica, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs, “whether that be education or equipment and training, to be able to go home at the end of the day and have a life with your family at the end of this career, because that’s what it’s all about. Once we’re done doing what we’re doing, it’s all about your family and going home to them.”

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WDM offering talks in February on toys, tech, Dirty Thirties

Toys and pastime activities is one topic the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw will discuss during a heritage presentation on Feb. 12. Photo courtesy WDM The Western Development Museum has several activities planned in February to celebrate heritage, including discussions about homemade toys, The Great Depression, communications in Saskatchewan and a seek and find game.

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Throughout the month, the museum is talk will look at how people enjoyed playoffering a Penny Farthing Seek and Find ing and staying active during Saskatcheactivity for families to enjoy. There are wan’s settlement period and beyond.

This was when riding bicycles, shootimages of old-fashioned bicycles to find throughout the galleries, with alphabet ing marbles and playing hopscotch were letters attached to those images to solve a more popular than television and video games. The presentation includes an activiriddle.

Visit https://wdm.ca/event_manager/ ty bag to make replica toys at home.

This presentation is free with museum pennyfarthings for more information.

Also, WDM Moose Jaw will screen admission and is recommended for ages a selection of heritage-themed short films seven years and up. from that National Film Board from Feb. 1 The Great Depression — 2 p.m. to 27. Visit https://wdm.ca/event_manager/ Participants will learn about some of heritagefilms for a complete list and synop- the struggles and challenges faced by peosis of each video. ple in Saskatchewan during the Great DePresentations pression. How did they adapt and persevere The museum is hosting two in-person while facing disaster after disaster? This heritage-themed presentations on Saturday, talk explains why the 1930s were one of the Feb. 12. most pivotal times in the province’s history.

This presentation is free with museum Toys and pastimes — 10:30 a.m.

Before mass production and store- admission and is recommended for older bought toys, young people made their fun youth and adults. from items found around the house. This

Coffee Club The WDM is launching the first of its new sessions of Coffee Club in February.

These programs are free, but pre-registration is required. Visit https://wdm.ca/coffeeclub for more information.

Communication — Tuesday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.

This presentation will examine evolving communication technology and how it has been used to overcome distance and isolation in Saskatchewan. To relieve their loneliness, pioneers could walk or travel by horse to a nearby farm, village, or town, but since this was sometimes a long trip, they didn’t go very often.

Some people didn’t leave their homestead for weeks — even months! This talk will look at how people in the province kept in touch over 100 years ago.

For more information, visit www. wdm.ca.

Knitting, anime, romance, and gaming at MJPL in February

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL) is mixing virtual youth programming with adult in-person activities in February, and encouraging locals to fall in love with knowledge and learning for Valentine’s.

Adult programming (in-person) The Avid Knitters club next meeting will be February 15 at 2:30 p.m. Wear a mask and bring your needles and yarn. Everyone from beginners to veteran fibre-artists are welcome. The library is unable to offer refreshments at this time, so bring a water bottle.

On Wednesday Feb 9 at 2:30 p.m., the MJPL Book Club will meet to discuss Lorna Crozier’s Small Beneath the Sky: A Prairie Memoir. The book is a collection of poetic recollections from Crozier’s childhood in Swift Current. Crozier has written 15 books of poetry, won awards and entered Halls of Fame around the world. She was made an Officer of the Order of Can-

ada in 2011.

Saturdays are about Magic: the Gathering, one of the most popular card-collecting games in the world. Magic is known as the most complex game in the world due to its yearly rule updates and additions. Players build their own decks using a variety of rule sets, including historic, standard, modern, and challenger. Decks can have very different themes, such as all-out aggression, defensive capturing and neutral-

Over 16,000 joined the celebration of Family Literacy Day this year online In celebration of Family Literacy Day, Education Minister Dustin Duncan proclaimed January 27, 2022, as Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan, and January 23 to 29, 2022, as Family Literacy Week in Saskatchewan.

Literacy Day raises awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in literacy-related activities as a family. This was the 24th year that Family Literacy Day was proclaimed in Saskatchewan.

This year’s theme was “Learning in the Great Outdoors.”

“Family literacy positively impacts quality of life and success in education while contributing to a strong and competitive province,” Education Minister Dustin Duncan said. “We [were] thrilled to devote a whole week to celebrating family literacy while encouraging Saskatchewan residents to learn ‘in the great outdoors.’”

The Saskatchewan Literacy Network is part of a provincial network made up of

the nine Family Literacy Hubs across the province, and the Provincial Library and Literacy Office within the Government of Saskatchewan. This group of literacy organizations support the literacy development of children and families. Together, they work with other community organizations to identify family literacy needs within an established region and develop programming.

A free livestream event highlighting the Saskatchewan book “When the Trees Crackle with Cold: A Cree Calendar” was shared. Author Bernice Johnson-Laxdal and co-author and illustrator Miriam Körner read their book, shared stories, and answered questions. Hundreds of families and classrooms watched from around the province, with over 16,000 children estimated to have joined in. To watch the video, access resources, and to learn more about Family Literacy Day, visit the SLN website at www.saskliteracy.ca/crackle.

izing, “ramping” up to over-powering final assaults, and many decks which try to find middle ground.

Magic will be played on Feb. 12 and 26 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Challenger decks are usual, but anyone can come and try the game out – the library has spare decks for beginners.

The MJPL movie club is meeting on Feb. 14 at 6:00 p.m. to watch Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995). Discussion of the film will follow. Before Sunrise is an indie film starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as two young tourists who spend a single day together in Vienna.

Lastly, the Purely Canadian book club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. to discuss Regina author Zarqa Nawaz’s Laughing all the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman.

Nawaz is known as the creator of the sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, which debuted in 2007 and ran for six seasons.

Nawaz breaks down the life of a Canadian Muslim woman with humour, affection, and a mild irreverence that has drawn some controversy.

Youth programming through Discord Dungeons and Dragons for teens continues to be a draw at the library. Registra-

tion is required to allow time for character-building. If an epic adventure without leaving your home appeals to you, this adaptable, roll-with-the-punches, often hilariously improvisational game may be for you.

The game takes place every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. for ages 13-19.

Email youth@moosejawlibrary.ca or join the Discord server (https://discord.gg/HAs8rff) to register or for more information.

The Teen Digital Anime Club will be meeting on the library Discord server (same as above) on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 7:00 p.m. to watch The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow (2014). This Korean movie is about a satellite who transform into a girl, and a musician who transforms into a cow.

They join forces with a talking toilet paper roll. Yes, actually.

Finally, on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 4:00 p.m., the Teen eBook Club will discuss Before the Coffee gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. The book tells the story of a café where patrons can travel in time using a certain seat – but only while the ghost who normally sits there goes to the bathroom. Oh, and you have to come back from time traveling before your coffee gets cold.

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Sweet desserts express Valentine’s Day feelings

Chocolate and other sweet desserts are traditionally associated with Valentine’s Day celebrations.

This week’s recipes offer two dessert ideas to complement those heart-shaped boxes of chocolates.

••• APRICOT CHEESECAKE 1 cup graham wafer crumbs 2 tbsps. sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1-14 oz. can apricot halves 2 tbsps. unflavoured gelatine 3/4 cup milk 3 eggs, separated 1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened 2 cups cottage cheese, put through sieve 1 1/2 cups Eagle Brand condensed milk 2 tbsps. lemon juice 1 tbsp. cornstarch Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine crumbs, sugar and melted butter and mix well. Press onto the bottom and up to one inch around the sides of a 10 inch springform pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool.

Drain the apricots well, reserving liquid to about 1 cup. Reserve 6-8 apricot halves for decorating and put remainder through a sieve.

In top of double boiler sprinkle the gelatine over the milk and let stand for 5 minutes. Add beaten egg yolks. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly until gelatine is dissolved and mixture slightly thickens. Stir in sieved apricots. Cool until partially thickened.

In a large bowl combine cream cheese and cottage cheese and blend well. Stir in condensed milk and lemon juice. Blend in apricot mixture.

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into mixture. Turn into crust. Refrigerate 3-4 hours.

Slice apricot halves and arrange on cheesecake.

Blend 1/4 cup apricot liquid with cornstarch.

Add 3/4 cup apricot liquid and cook until thick and clear. Cool slightly. Spoon over cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Slice into about 12-15 servings.

Store leftovers in sealed container in fridge.

Note: canned peaches may be substituted for apricots.

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DAIQUIRI PIE 1-9 inch baked pastry shell 1 envelope (1 tbsp.) unflavoured gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup lime juice 1/4 cup rum drop of red food colouring 1 1/4 cups whipping cream red and green cherries for garnish In the top of a double boiler, sprinkle gelatine on cold water and let soften. Place pan over hot water and stir until fully dissolved.

Blend milk and lime juice in a medium-sized bowl. Stir in rum until evenly mixed. Add gelatine and a drop of food colouring and blend thoroughly.

Chill until mixture starts to thicken.

Whip cream and gently fold into milk mixture.

Turn into prepared pastry shell. Chill until firm, about 2-3 hours. Garnish with cherry halves.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

SK Arts awards grants to Moose Jaw artist and MJMAG SK Arts’ recent grant deadlines yielded two grants for Moose Jaw – Jared Robinson received $4,010 for a new camera, and the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJMAG) received $1,000 towards finding an Indigenous Curator-in-Residence.

“I do a lot of work with artists outside, recording their music, including music videos, and a lot of post-production for visuals,” Robinson told MooseJawToday. com. “Along with a lot of work that I’ve been doing with the Chamber of Commerce and re-branding the Tunnels of Moose Jaw over the last couple of years.

And a number of other projects with the city and with Tourism Moose Jaw. It was just time to level up some of my equipment.”

Robinson said the opportunity for the grant from SK Arts was a great way to help manage some of the cost of equipment purchases. The money will go toward a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Pro. According to their website, SK Arts

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com ing, music composition, orchestral scoring – he has a wide variety of skills. Last year, his music was featured in a commercial for James Cameron’s MasterClass. That same week, The Scott Benson Band – for which is the keyboardist and producer – went gold in Europe. .

“The world of entertainment, if you will, there’s a lot of expense that comes along with it,” Robinson said wryly. “It’s not an inexpensive industry to keep up Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery with. It’s extremely appreciated that Sask (staff photo) Arts would have something like this.” is the oldest public arts funder in North MJMAG grant from the Artists in ComAmerica and second oldest in the world munities – Development fund after the Arts Council of Great Britain.

MJMAG’s director and curator, JenAt the most recent grant deadlines, SK nifer McRorie, explained that the $1000 Arts awarded funding to more than 100 grant they received will help them pursue individuals and organizations, totaling al- a “curator-in-residence.” most $840,000. SK Arts funding supports “It’ll be somebody who’s an Indigea variety of initiatives, including arts pro- nous curator, and they’ll be contracted for grams, professional artists, community art what’s usually a year period.” McRorie projects, and art education in schools. said this is a goal MJMAG has had for Robinson is the owner and sole op- quite a while. Along with some of their erator of Nebulus En- own money, the grant will help pay for tertainment in Moose the time of the museum’s Indigenous AdJaw. He is known visory Committee. The advisory commitaround the world for tee will consult to determine the goals of his work in music re- an indigenous curator-in-residence, and cording, photography, source someone to fill that role. video, editing, produc“Our Indigenous curator would engage with the Indigenous collection at the Jared Robinson, Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, and owner of Nebulus En- rethink some of the displays to make sure tertainment in Moose that they’re culturally appropriate, and acJaw, has been keeping curate as well,” McRorie explained. his studio busy with a “We feel that it’s really important to number of projects have an Indigenous voice leading those throughout the pandecisions and leading how Indigenous demic (supplied) questions are presented.”

The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery latest exhibit - Susan Shantz: Confluence - opens this Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Preparations are almost completed in the Norma Lang Art Gallery (from Facebook) As this is only the first step in the process of recruiting a curator-in-residence, there is no guarantee yet that that goal will be fulfilled. Nevertheless, McRorie said, they’re hopeful. Part of MJMAG’s strategic plan and organizational values are for closer consultation with the Indigenous community, which will also help address the Truth and Reconciliation call to action for museums.

MJMAG’s latest exhibit that opened on Saturday. Susan Shantz’ Confluence encourages viewers to consider the interconnectedness and fragility of our water sources, the environmental impacts of human progress on our water systems and how these impacts will ultimately affect us all.”

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Resiliency helped university prof survive near-death experience in icy river Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

University professor Robyne Hanley-Dafoe credits her mother’s efforts to make her mentally stronger for helping her survive a car crash that plunged her vehicle into a frigid, icy river.

Hanley-Dafoe, then 16, was driving home late one night when a blizzard unexpectedly hit. She slid off the road and into an ice-filled river, with the vehicle sinking and trapping her inside. “… I realized I wasn’t feeling scared. I wasn’t feeling afraid,” she said. “I was feeling really angry, so angry at the thought I could not protect my mother from what was about to happen. That my mother loved me so hard, and I knew what it would do to her with her daughter drowning in a car accident.”

At that moment, a saying her mother said regularly floated into her mind: “I can do hard things.” This gave Hanley-Dafoe the confidence she needed to escape her ordeal, and after ripping open the window, she followed her air bubbles and swam furiously for the surface.

The Trent, Ont., university professor spoke of her ordeal during an online discussion recently about resiliency with Moose Jaw public and Catholic teachers and parents.

She also discussed her research and findings over nearly two decades and gave practical tips to develop resiliency in youths and adults.

Hanley-Dafoe has written “Calm Within the Storm: A Pathway to Everyday Resiliency” to help parents and educators.

Escaping an icy grave Hanley-Dafoe recalled her joy about escaping the water.

“I had this little surge that I was going to make it, then all of a sudden, smash! Something hit my face so hard. I couldn’t figure out what was going on,” she said.

“Then I saw it. It was this thick, thick layer of ice over the river.”

She scrambled to find an opening and, after discovering a hole, clung to the ice with the blizzard still raging.

Luckily, motorist Joseph Todd was driving home

Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe spoke to a group of Moose Jaw teachers and parents recently about building resiliency — or mental toughness — in youths and adults. Photo courtesy Robyne Hanley-Dafoe from his late shift and saw the vehicle tracks going off the road. He drove along the river looking for a body until he saw Hanley-Dafoe. Jumping out, he used pieces of wood to support his weight as he crawled out, wrapped the chain around the teen, and dragged her off the ice.

Hanley-Dafoe was taken to the hospital, where her mother was grateful to see her.

Todd was later given the Governor General’s Award for Bravery.

“The reason I share this story is because it is the origin of why I wanted to study human resiliency. I believe in the human condition. I believe in the comeback,” said Hanley-Dafoe. “I believe even in our darkest hours that we can find our way through if we believe it’s possible.”

Five pillars of resiliency Twenty years ago, people talked about having mental toughness or grit, she pointed out. However, based on her research, those people displayed other characteristics upon which they relied to make them resilient.

Those five characteristics or pillars include belonging, perspective, acceptance, hope and humour.

Belonging is having a “home team” to support, encourage, and protect us while providing psychological safety and a foundation of trust and relationship.

Perspective allows people to see and react to tough situations differently based on their life experiences. This extra experience enables people to control how they feel and align their minds and feelings.

“When we do that, we can make what matters most matter most,” said Hanley-Dafoe.

Teens have struggled during the pandemic since teenage-hood is short — 13 to 19 — and the pandemic has taken almost three years of their lives, she continued. While an adult might not miss being 42 again, a teen won’t experience certain milestones again, such as turning 18 or graduating.

Acceptance is about identifying issues we can control or influence in our lives versus those we can’t control and learning to coexist with those uncontrollable issues.

Hope is about choosing to live hope-filled lives since that can change our physiology, enable us to be more empathetic and compassionate and increase our creativity and problem-solving.

“Now, when we are truly hope-filled, we recognize that there will be hard days and challenging seasons, but we stay committed to ensuring we make it through,” Hanley-Dafoe said.

Humour is about having joy, playfulness, lightheartedness and merriment in our lives, she added. While humour — particularly joy and play — is something people abandon when life becomes difficult, it is what’s needed during difficult life seasons.

Parents should let youths handle tough situations to build resiliency, researcher says

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Instead of telling children to calm down — which rarely works and produces the opposite reaction — parents should practice “birthday cake breathing.” Hanley-Dafoe has used this technique with Olympic athletes, top performers, astronauts and toddlers and had great success.

This breathing technique includes imagining a birthday cake and then taking a deep, four-second breath in and exhaling over four seconds as if blowing out candles.

“Now, why is that strategy so effective? By holding that image in your mind’s eye, you are quieting the mental chatter. That breathing sends the cue to the brain that you are safe,” said Hanley-Dafoe. “Little ones love that practice.”

Hanley-Dafoe also suggested that if kids and teens use social media regularly, they should follow positive influencers with uplifting messages and values to help build their mental health. They should also take time away from their devices to detox — even for a couple of hours.

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Parents should let their children experience tough situations instead of jumping in to help them so that those youths can develop psychological resiliency for the future, an educational researcher says.

“There are seasons and times and scenarios when kids need recusing and when they need us to swoop in and help them in a big way. Most often, they need us to be supporters to teach them the skills or make sense of what’s going on. They need us in their corners as guides or shepherds to steer them,” said Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe.

Famous athletes experienced difficulties that helped them develop resiliency, she continued. For example, NBA star Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team while football star Tom Brady went 199th in the NFL draft.

“He (Brady) ended up doing OK for himself,” Hanley-Dafoe chuckled. “I share examples of athletes who have been cut or lost their spot on the team and how that experience really improved their training, their discipline, their performance, and they came back stronger after that setback.”

If parents always race to their children’s rescue to prevent bad things from happening, then youths will not learn skills to figure out situations, she continued. As a

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express university professor, she regularly sees first-year youths experience major disappointment or mixed emotions since they haven’t learned to problem-solve.

Seeing parents as supporters instead of rescuers was part of a talk Hanley-Dafoe gave recently to Moose Jaw teachers and parents about building resiliency in children and teens. She also offered best practices to help adults parent wisely based on results from her clinic and her household with three teens.

Children need adults who are present over adults who attempt to be perfect, she pointed out. Sometimes adults fixate on wanting to have their life together and meet every need of their children. However, kids often just want parents to sit with them and hear how their day went. Teens don’t want their parents’ input or suggested resolutions, only that they listen.

“What counts is when we show up, we put the devices down, the phones down, we plug in and ask how their day is … ,” said Hanley-Dafoe. “They just want you to be there. That’s what matters at the end of the day.”

There are strategies to help youths — and adults too — feel grounded, calm and steady, including quieting the nervous system using deep breathing techniques, she continued.

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Provincial Court Report:

Queen’s Bench judge to determine fate of accused murderer Jeffrey McCaig Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

A Court of Queen’s Bench justice will spend the next two months deciding whether Jeffrey McCaig is guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kevin Hallock or not criminally responsible for his actions.

The Honourable Madam Justice C. L. Dawson heard arguments from the Crown and defence at Moose Jaw Court of Queen’s Bench recently about the outcome McCaig should receive.

The justice said that if she finds McCaig not criminally responsible, she will declare him not guilty. Or, she could declare him guilty of manslaughter if she believes there is reasonable doubt about the second-degree murder charge.

“This is a challenging case,” Dawson said, but felt confident about reaching a decision with the trial transcripts and would return March 23.

Based on previous information, Moose Jaw police re-

Jail time for man for two assaults

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Dean Michael Haineault, 37, from Saskatoon, appeared in Moose Jaw provincial court recently after pleading guilty to two charges of common assault.

Haineault had a criminal past and eight previous assault charges on his record.

As part of a joint submission between the Crown and defence, Haineault will spend four months in jail, followed by 12 months of probation. Since he was already serving a conditional sentence order — community house arrest — during these offences, the jail sentence will occur after the CSO is finished, while probation will follow the jail term.

As part of his probation, Haineault must keep the peace and be of good behaviour, report to a probation officer, take programming as directed, have no contact with the woman or her son, not be near either of them and not be near their home, work or school.

Fritzler asked that the victim surcharge be waived since Haineault is not working.

Judge Rayner agreed to accept the joint submission and waive the surcharge fee.

Nine months’ jail given to man who possessed child porn

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express James Szwagierczak, 32, appeared in Moose Jaw provincial court on Feb. 3 and pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, while the Crown stayed one charge of distributing child pornography.

Through a joint sentence, he received nine months in a provincial jail and 24 months of probation after.

Some probation conditions include taking sex offender programming, providing a DNA sample, forfeiting his devices, and is prohibited for five years from going near parks, playgrounds, daycares or swimming pools where youths under 18 are.

Further, he cannot: take a job or volunteer position with authority over youths under age 18, contact youths unless supervised by an adult or through incidental contact in public, or use any device with storage.

However, he can visit the Moose Jaw Public Library and St. Andrew’s United Church, does not need to register as a sex offender, can use devices without internet access, and can use a computer for work or education.

Judge Brian Hendrickson accepted the joint submission and agreed to waive the victim surcharge fee.

sponded to a call around 10 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2019, on the 400 block of Stadacona Street East. Upon arrival, police found Hallock, who had been stabbed. He was taken to the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital and pronounced dead.

Police later took McCaig into custody and charged him with second-degree murder and other offences.

Defence submissions While this case rests upon McCaig’s mental capacity, it’s up to Dawson to decide whether section 16 of the Criminal Code applies, said defence lawyer Jill Drennan, adding the Crown had not proven its case “beyond a reasonable doubt.”

According to Section 16 (1), “No person is criminally responsible for an act committed or an omission made while suffering from a mental disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature and quality

of the act or omission or of knowing that it was wrong.”

Crown submissions During the trial, a physician noted that he could not declare McCaig not criminally responsible and conceded that the man could kill someone in his mental state, said Crown prosecutor Rob Parker. While evidence suggests McCaig suffered a disease of the mind, based on the doctor’s analysis, it’s “extremely risky” for the justice to disregard that opinion and reach a different conclusion.

Since the doctor could not conclude that the delusions deprived him of criminal responsibility, McCaig, therefore, knew what he was doing was wrong, which closes the door on that argument, Parker added. Also, there is too much conflicting evidence between his mental state and the substances he consumed to determine the latter’s effect on him.

Shaun Robinson given five years in federal jail for violent home invasion Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Shaun Clayton Robinson will spend the next five years in federal prison for assaulting two men that left one with shotgun pellets in his leg and another with severe facial lacerations.

Robinson, 43, from Moose Jaw, appeared in provincial court recently and pleaded guilty to break and enter with intent, aggravated assault, and three charges of breaching court orders.

The Crown stayed more than a dozen other charges.

As part of a joint submission, Robinson received five years in jail for the break-in, two years concurrent — at the same time — for the aggravated assault, and 30 days concurrent for the breaches. He must give a DNA sample, is prohibited for life from owning firearms and must forfeit all weapons seized during the incidents.

Since he spent 302 actual days on remand after his August 2021 arrest, the court credited him with 453 days based on the formula of time-and-a-half. This means he

will serve 1,372 days in jail or about 3.8 years.

During a trial on March 19, 2021 in Court of Queen’s Bench on a different matter, Shields was sentenced to 5.5 years in federal jail.

Following that trial, he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and committing assault for the March 27, 2020 incident. He received 50 months tacked onto the first jail sentence but will serve 32.1 months due to court credit. This is almost 100 months or 8.3 years in jail.

Five years of jail for the break-in and two years concurrent for the assault is a “very lenient position” compared to similar incidents, the Crown prosecutor added.

This joint submission is a quid pro quo between the Crown and defence because one witness was reluctant to speak while the Crown had issues with its case.

Judge Daryl Rayner accepted the joint submission and waived the victim surcharge fee.

Resident gets 10 months’ jail for threats to kill police, Social Services staff Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

As part of a joint submission on the newest charges of uttering threats, Michael David Anderson pleaded guilty to both offences of uttering threats to cause death and received 10 months of jail and 12 months of probation.

Anderson has appeared in court before on similar charges, the Crown prosecutor added. Previously, he spent eight months in jail and two years on probation for similar offences.

Since he spent 90 actual days on remand after police arrested him on Nov. 3, the court credited him with 135 days based on the formula of time-and-a-half. This means he will serve 5.5 months.

Anderson’s probation terms include keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, reporting to a probation officer, taking programming, seeing a doctor, psychologist or psychiatrist, having no contact with his mother or the ministry spokeswoman or being near their home, work or school, not possessing weapons, and not be near the Ministry of Social Services office unless invited in writing.

Judge Daryl Rayner accepted the joint submission — including the no-contact clause — and agreed to waive the victim surcharge fee.

Resident gets no extra jail time for offences after serving three months on remand Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Despite stealing car parts and participating in a break-in at a livestock venue, Jesse Lee Munroe will not serve any more time in custody after spending almost three months on remand.

Munroe, 33, from Moose Jaw, appeared in provincial

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court recently and pleaded guilty to breaking into Heartland Livestock, breaching probation by failing to complete 30 hours of community service, assaulting a boy, stealing vehicle parts, and failing to come to court.

As part of a joint submission, Munroe received 90 days in jail for the break-in. However, since he had been on remand since Nov. 3 — 86 days by his court appearance — he did not have to serve any extra time behind bars. He also received 14 days for the breach, 30 days for the assault, 14 days for stealing car parts and 14 days for failing to appear in court; these were considered served concurrently while on remand.

Since Munroe is unemployed, Fritzler asked that the victim surcharge fee be waived.

Judge Daryl Rayner agreed to impose the joint submission and drop the victim surcharge fee.

Munroe will remain on remand until March 17, when he appears again in court for an assault trial.

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PRAIRIE SOUTH

SCHOOL DIVISION The next PSSD board meeting is TUESDAY, MAR. 1.

Some PSSD bus operators driving extra routes due to driver shortages Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Prairie South School Division is facing a shortage of bus drivers — including casual operators — that is affecting its ability to transport students throughout the division.

Six years ago, Prairie South had 115 regular bus drivers and 84 causal drivers, while those numbers dropped to 107 and 64 respectively last year, according to the 2020-21 transportation accountability report.

Bus drivers transported 2,591 students last year on 107 urban and rural routes while travelling 18,012 kilometres. In comparison, 2,807 youths rode the bus during the 2016-17 year.

Lonny Holmes, transportation manager, told trustees during the Feb. 2 board meeting that his department is attempting to address the decline of driver numbers through various initiatives.

“Some drivers in the Moose Jaw area do double runs, so that’s about 12 of them,” he said.

“So that does a couple things for us: it creates a situation where we use less buses than we have to use on a daily basis (and) less drivers because those people do two routes in a day. Some schools have different start times. As we have struggled to find drivers, it just makes it more and more practical for us to do that.”

According to the transportation report, there are 89 total rural routes — including 10 in Assiniboia and 21 for Lindale — and 28 urban routes in the Moose Jaw area.

Recruiting more bus drivers is important, considering the shortage is continuing and this is a big concern, said Holmes.

The department continues to recruit regularly via online advertising, dropping flyers in mailboxes, and promoting these positions to school community councils so they can recruit in their municipalities.

“The more and more we have spare drivers, the more and more we have happy full-time drivers because they can get people to fill in for them, and the better we are to getting kids to school on a regular basis,” he added.

Some parents have had to drive their children to school because there were no casual drivers to fill in, which means they aren’t receiving the services they should since the division is not doing its duty, said trustee Lew Young. Since these people pay taxes, he wondered if parents could be compensated.

Ryan Boughen, director of education, replied that parents should contact Holmes and he will refer to an administrative procedure (AP) to determine whether compensation is possible.

“Our practice right now is we don’t provide a lot of conveyance — and we haven’t — so that’s why we’re examining our conveyance practices,” Boughen added, “because we’re having more of these issues where the parents are transporting their children to school.”

Last year, average ride times in rural areas stayed the same at 33 minutes, while average ride times in urban areas increased to 15 minutes from 13 minutes in 2019-20, Holmes said.

“Ride times are always a huge concern,” he remarked. “The one ride times that’s (also) concerning is that one where we get kids riding over 75 minutes.”

While bus planning software makes ride times look horrendous, the reality is often different from what’s on paper, Holmes continued. If not every student is on the bus, that shortens daily ride times for others.

Holmes’ report showed 46 students rode the bus in the morning for longer than 75 minutes last year. He noted that some students’ rides could be 15 minutes while others could ride for 88 minutes.

The board has 10 budget priorities that include bus ride times, said Boughen. Since the goal is to reduce priorities to about four, division administration can build the 2022-23 budget with ride times in mind.

Some Prairie South trustees concerned about reduction in reporting of staff absences Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Trustees in Prairie South School Division receive monthly reports about staff absences and substitute usage, but some members are concerned that those reports are being reduced to twice a year.

During the Feb. 2 board of education meeting, trustees voted — but not unanimously — to receive those reports biannually in September (for the period Feb. 1 to July 31) and in March (for Aug. 1 to Jan. 31). The recommendation came from the division’s human resources committee, which met recently and suggested that change.

“The committee did give (HR superintendent) Amy (Johnson) and I some direction around creating some parameters that made sense from an administrative position and from a personnel perspective, around the work that our human resources officers do,” said education director Ryan Boughen. “… we think those two reporting periods make the most sense.”

These reports became monthly because previous trustees wanted to know what staff absences looked like and how to reduce them since they were a problem in the past, explained Lew Young, a long-time trustee. He praised those past division administrations for reducing those numbers and other unnecessary absences.

Since the division office proposed reducing reporting, he wanted a commitment that administration would flag anything unusual or concerning.

There is an attendance support program for staff that the division has paused because of the pandemic and that it plans to review soon, said Johnson. The message to staff since March 2020 has been to stay home if sick, something that other industries are also promoting through similar programs.

“It’s meant to be supportive. It’s meant to draw attention

to increased absences on an individual basis,” she continued, “and I think in the major accountability report that happens annually, that’s also mentioned that the program exists (and) that we work to decrease the absences as a percentage.

“I’m not sure that the biannual report could flag that or not just based on the numbers … .”

It’s division administration’s job to highlight high absence rates, just as the finance department flags budgetary concerns, said Young. Yet, he commended the division office for flagging issues during the pandemic and appreciated its efforts to help staff take care of themselves.

“If the question is, will the school division continue to support the concept that it’s important for teachers to be in classrooms because they have the most significant impact on student learning, then the answer is yes,” said Boughen.

Trustee Robert Bachmann indicated that he trusted administration’s discretion with reducing reporting frequency, while he didn’t mind freeing up their time through fewer reports. However, as a member of a provincial trustees’ group, he regularly discusses staffing with colleagues.

During a recent meeting, he continued, a trustee from an urban school division indicated that they spent $100,000 per day on substitutes during the pandemic, which was larger than normal. Furthermore, the minister of education asked how COVID-19 had impacted their organizations.

“I’m sure you’re tracking something independently. If there was a significant change, even if it wasn’t in the sixmonth reporting period, I would hope that we might be informed of it so we can share those concerns as an advocacy piece to other levels of government,” Bachmann added.

Although it hasn’t seen deviations of late, the division office can flag issues, Boughen replied. In fact, teacher absenteeism last year declined compared to pre-pandemic times since they were committed to being in the classroom.

PSSD’s ‘Literacy Call to Action’ focuses on rebuilding students’ reading skills

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Prairie South School Division is promoting a “Literacy mentally appropriate, actually,” Olson said. “Some students Call to Action” to ensure its youngest students most af- may have them and some students may not and that’s OK.” In spring 2021 the ministry created its provincial interfected by the pandemic have the resources to rebuild their im education plan with the three priorities. While reading reading skills.

The Ministry of Education announced last May that was in PSSD’s recovery plan, administration decided that school divisions should focus on reading, learning response, focusing on mental health came first.

“As (education specialist) Kevin Cameron tells us, the and mental health and well-being for this school year. This was due to the shutdown in March 2020, which negative- connection gap needs to be fixed before we can fix the learnly affected students’ academic abilities since they lost 3.5 ing gap, so we spent a fair bit of time focusing on that at the beginning of the (2021-22) year,” said Olson. months of instruction.

In November 2021, the division collected reading inPrairie South presented information about the division’s mental health initiatives during the December 2021 formation from students in grades 2 and 3. That data found board of education meeting. Division staff presented its 68 per cent of Grade 2 students and 65 per cent of Grade 3 students were reading at or above grade level. reading initiatives during the recent February meeting.

In comparison, those numbers were 76 per cent and 77 Reading data from January 2020 showed students in Grade 1 had reading proficiency levels of 82 per cent, while per cent, respectively, in November 2019.

While the November 2021 data is lower than in 2019, those same students had proficiency levels of 58 per cent after entering Grade 2 in September 2020, explained Amanda it’s still higher than spring 2020, which is positive, Olson said.

Olson, superintendent of learning.

During 2020-21, PSSD focused on cohorting classes, Furthermore, reading data from November 2019 showed that students in Grade 2 had reading proficiency of safety and cleaning, scheduling intervention groups differ76 per cent, while in November 2020, those same students ently, changing how students learned in the classroom, sup— now in Grade 3 — had reading proficiency of 56 per cent. porting students and staff in isolation, and helping students “At that time, we didn’t have results for our Grade 1 who learned virtually or from home.

For 2021-22, the division focused on connection and students, but we assumed that the profile would be very simreconnection, helping students learning virtually or from ilar,” she said.

After reviewing November 2020 data, administration home, supporting those in isolation, and dealing with attenissued the Literacy Call to Action in January 2021. While dance issues.

From January to June, PSSD is encouraging schools to there was a significant decline in overall proficiency, the division office knew that great things were happening in focus on Grade 3 students, since they missed important inclassrooms, Olson continued. While the loss of reading pro- struction at the end of the 2019-20 year, Olson added. ficiency was not surprising, it still required action.

This call to action focused on supporting schools already engaged with reading, including providing informa22015AA0 tion, resources, professional development, and best practices.

From January to June 2021, the division encouraged schools to focus on their Grade 2 students, who were in Grade 1 during the March 2020 shutdown, Olson said.

Schools were also encouraged to: Increase literacy instruction Have teachers to refer to the provincial resource SaskReads Protect student support time for interventions Read more throughout the day, even for 10 minutes Ensure students read in the right instructional groups Encourage teachers to access a Reading Continuum resource program “Sometimes we get a little bit worried that students don’t have certain skills, so it’s always good to go back and remind ourselves that maybe those skills aren’t develop-

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Princess Elizabeth became Queen 70 years ago after death of father King George VI Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

“The King is dead! Long live the Queen!”

Thousands of Moose Javians, millions of Canadians, and billions of people worldwide were shocked when King George VI died 70 years ago, although his death allowed daughter Princess Elizabeth to succeed him and become the longest-serving monarch in Commonwealth — and Canadian — history.

“King George VI Dies At 56 — Beloved Monarch Passes In His Sleep,” declared the Feb. 6, 1952 issue of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald.

Doctors suspected that a blood clot — coronary thrombosis — killed the King, although having a lung removed the previous September likely contributed as well, an article said.

“The King’s voice sounded husky when he broadcast his annual Christmas message, and some specialists saw that as a possible indication that cancer, having been removed from his left lung, was still present in his right,” it added.

The Royal Family was unaware that death was near, which is why 25-yearold Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip embarked on a six-month Commonwealth Tour several days before.

Upon hearing the news, the princess took a 19-hour flight from Kenya to England to become the Commonwealth’s first ruling woman in half a century after Queen Victoria died in 1901.

“And Britons believe firmly that the country waxes prosperous under a woman’s reign,” the article added.

Local reaction “Our young Queen and her husband endeared themselves to all Canadians last year (1951), and we know a personal loss with the young couple in the sudden death of our King,” said Mayor Louis H. Lewry.

“We take our oath of allegiance to the young Queen and pledge ourselves anew.

God Save the Queen.”

Senior Capt. Stan Mattison, on behalf of the Moose Jaw Ministerial Association, said, “In his (George VI) passing, the association feels that the British Commonwealth of Nations has lost one who was a staunch upholder of the highest Christian principles in his personal life and in that of his family, thus being a worthy example to his subjects.

“He will always be remembered as one who was a tower of strength to his people during many dark days.”

Queen Platinum: The heraldic emblem celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary or Platinum Jubilee. Photo courtesy Rev. Shane Bengry Mattison added that the association would hold a memorial service at St. Andrew’s United Church on Feb. 15, the funeral day.

Another article indicated that the Boy Scouts would wear black armbands for six months to mourn King George VI’s death.

Meanwhile, all Scout entertainment from Feb. 7 and 15 was cancelled.

Provincial reaction The Feb. 6 Times-Herald featured articles from Britain and worldwide of statesmen, political leaders and common people expressing their sadness about the King’s death.

In Saskatchewan, Premier Tommy Douglas expressed sympathy on the province’s behalf.

“The news of the death of our beloved King early this morning came as a great shock to all of us. In spite of his recent serious illness, he seemed to be slowly regaining his health so that most of us had come to feel that the crisis was over,” Douglas said. “The news of His Majesty’s sudden passing will be a stunning blow to all people throughout the British Commonwealth of Nations.”

The opening of the Saskatchewan legislature on Feb. 7 was sombre, another article said. There was no RCMP escort for Lt.-Gov. W.J. Patterson to the legislative building, no honour guard, no flower-decorated rotunda, and no gun salute.

National reaction In Ottawa, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent had flags lowered to half-staff on all federal buildings.

In a statement, the prime minister said that George VI was “both a great king and

Reflective Moments

a good man,” as demonstrated during the Royal Couple’s 1939 visit to Canada and throughout the Second World War. Canadians were feeling “personnel sorrow” over this news, St. Laurent continued, since their attachment to the Crown had been strengthened during the King’s reign by their admiration for the “high courage and the exemplary family life” he led.

“With our sympathy we extend to our new Queen not only an expression of complete loyalty, but also of abiding personal affection,” he added. “It will be the prayer of all that divine providence will sustain Her Majesty in the discharge of her heavy duties.”

International reaction “The King was greatly loved by all his peoples. He was respected as a man and as a prince far beyond the many realms over which he reigned,” said British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

“The simple dignity of his life, his manly virtues, his sense of duty … his gay charm and happy nature, his example as a husband and father in his own family circle, his courage in war or peace — all these were aspects of his character which won a glint of admiration … .”

Pomp and splendour The proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne on Feb. 8 — making her the official sovereign of over 580 million people or one-quarter of the world’s population at the time — would follow a 1,000-year-old tradition of pomp and splendour, the Times-Herald reported on Feb. 7.

The ceremony in London would include military personnel dressed in “scarlet and plumes of full-dress uniform” riding on horseback, royal trumpeters dressed in gold-embroidered coats, black-coated drummers, and other well-dressed officials.

Meanwhile, flags in Ottawa were lifted to full staff “as the first blast of the Royal salute began heralding the accession of the new Queen.” Afterward, they were lowered again until the Feb. 15 funeral.

‘God Save The Queen!’

“With a trumpet fanfare, a roll of drums and a 62-gun salute, Britain’s youngest Queen today was proclaimed ‘Elizabeth II, By the Grace of God’ in a glittering pageant dating back 1,000 years,” the Feb. 8 paper said.

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Editor’s Note: This week’s Reflective Moments column was previously printed in the Feb. 13, 2019 edition of Moose Jaw Express and is being reprised for this year’s Valentine’s Day.

Roses are red and there’s love in every word Anyone who went to a one-room school in a small town will have fond or not-so-fond memories of the Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day parties we held, with the permission of our parents, the school board, our teachers, in fact the full community.

The entire afternoon of that day, or one closest to it, would be devoted to a variety of games, songs, homemade lunch, and then the much anticipated exchange of Valentine’s cards — not of Hallmark status certainly, but still of significance in our young lives.

One of our teachers had a rule: each student must provide a greeting card for every other student in the school. There would be no one left out to wonder why he or she didn’t receive a card.

At my house, we bought the booklets that came with cards and envelopes, usually 25 or 30 to a book, just enough for all my school mates to be remembered. I painstakingly wrote the recipients’ names

plus my own name on each card, carefully removed them from the book then addressed the envelopes and sealed them, all ready to be taken to school.

When the distribution moment arrived, we lined up and went up and down the aisles, giving out our cards then returning to our desks to open the best mail day since last year’s Feb. 14 party.

When teachers changed, the rules changed and in the Grade 5-6 rows, we were no longer obligated to give cards to every student. Those parties were not nearly as much fun and lunch became the main attraction — heart-shaped cookies and cake, salmon sandwiches cut with heartshaped cutters, packets of those spicy hot red cinnamon hearts.

Despite the new rule, I always gave cards to everyone, teacher included, and sometimes the verses were mushy, and sometimes not so mushy for fear of sending the wrong message. In Grade 5 we

couldn’t figure out why the teacher and adults were so concerned about the content of our verses.

If the Internet had existed in our town back then, those adults would have been horrified to see how the simple Roses are Red verses could have become so creepy — and so unfriendly.

Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Gamble and Mrs. Lawson would, I hope, have nodded in approval with my following verses: “Roses are red violets are blue just wanted you to know I’m in love with you.”

“Roses are red pickles are green please love me my dear and put my clothes in the washing machine.”

An article in the Feb. 6 issue of the Moose Jaw Time-Herald. Photo courtesy Moose Jaw Public Library archives “I pray that God will help me to discharge worthily this heavy task that has been laid upon me so early in my life,” the new Queen said. She resolved to follow in her father’s “shining example of service and devotion,” to work as he did “to uphold constitutional government and to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples.”

Funeral ceremony The King’s body was returned to London on Feb. 11 on a horse-drawn gun carriage to lie in state at Westminster Hall until his funeral on Feb. 15 at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

English police indicated on Feb. 12 that mourners were passing through the hall at about 1,200 people every 15 minutes. About 40,000 Britons filed through by mid-afternoon.

As part of the funeral service on Feb. 15, the gun carriage that transported George VI’s body was the same one that carried Queen Victoria’s coffin. Meanwhile, 56 artillery salvoes — to mark his age — were fired at one-minute intervals during the procession.

In Moose Jaw, city council passed a resolution to proclaim Feb. 15 a day of mourning for King George VI. Civic offices were closed while residents were encouraged to observe the day.

Provincially, the premier proclaimed that day a holiday, with all government buildings, schools and Crown offices closed. All beer parlours in Saskatchewan were also shuttered for the day.

Joyce Walter For Moose Jaw Express 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.

“Roses are pink lilies are white love me today, tomorrow and tonight.”

“Daisies are white posies are yellow please tell me what you see in that funny old fellow.”

“Carrots are orange asparagus is green you’re the nicest person this world has ever seen.”

“Roses are mostly red my rhyming brain is fried.

I’d buy you milk chocolates but they aren’t in the new food guide.”

Happy Valentine’s Day. Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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An extension to the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP) deadline for livestock producers was recently announced.

“The past year has been a harsh reminder of how important water reliability is to agricultural producers,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. “By extending the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program, we are giving farmers more time to complete projects such as dugouts, wells and pipelines that will help to ensure a better supply of this essential resource for livestock.”

The Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program is funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a 5 year - $3 billion commitment by Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments that supports Canada’s agriculture, agri-food and agri-products sectors. This includes a $2 billion cost-shared commitment of 60% federal and 40% provincial and territorial for programs that are designed by provinces and territories.

Along with the drought conditions experienced in 2021, producers also found it is difficult to source materials and contractors to construct their water development projects. Due to these circumstances, the governments have adapted FRWIP to allow livestock producers who

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By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

How are we going to stop the cancer of inflation?

The big questions these days is: Is inflation here to stay or just with us for a short visit?

Allowed to continue unabated, inflation will cure itself by creating a lengthy, painful recession that hurts much of the population. Since the end of the Second World War government has assumed the role of managing the economy to maintain jobs, grow the economy and keep inflation low.

Inflation beyond two per cent a year is like a cancer gradually eating away, killing a few jobs, a few small businesses.

It can get out of control like South American banana republics or the 1970s when high interest rates killed inflation as well as a lot of people’s hopes and home ownership.

So, the other big questions is: How to stop inflation?

Back in the 1980s when interest rates on bank loans were 18 per cent my father’s banker asked him: “Benny what are we going to do about these interest rates?’’

My father, a farmer with modest formal education, shot back: “Stop borrowing your fricken’ money!”

I may be biased but I think my father hit the nail on the head.

If consumers and government stopped spending so much on stuff they want but don’t need we would have little inflation.

Basically inflation is made up of two factors: too much money chasing a short supply of goods; and powerful sectors (business or unions) pushing up prices because

plan to claim over $50,000 in rebates to submit a preliminary application by March 31st, 2022, to complete their project(s) and submit for a rebate by September 30th, 2022.

“The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes the challenges producers are facing with the availability of contractors and materials,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “It is important to provide more time for producers to complete their water projects so they can take advantage of additional funding to develop secure and sustainable water sources to meet the needs of their operation and help them mitigate the impacts of future dry conditions.”

On July 14th, 2021, the Government of Saskatchewan announced changes to temporarily increase the maximum funding a livestock producer can receive from the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program for dugouts, wells and pipelines. The maximum rebate for livestock producers for the period April 1st, 2021 through to March 31st, 2022, increased to $150,000. The first $50,000 is based on a 50/50 cost-share and the remaining $100,000 is a 70/30 government/producer cost-share. For more information on the extension program, please go to: www.saskatchewan.ca they can.

Our current inflation became noticeable about two years ago. A friend pointed out the package of cheese slices he buys went to 14 slices from 16 slices. No price reduction.

Much of the inflation has been blamed on COVID-19.

Much of those excuses are bull crap.

The cheese inflation my friend noticed was the result of corporations trying to fatten their profit margins by sneaky means.

COVID did slow down production from meat packing plants in Canada to factories in Asia and slower delivery from ports.

Once the first waves were over and people began to buy stuff with all the money they couldn’t spend while in lockdown the shortage of stuff to buy appeared. Inflation began to eat at value.

New cars and old car prices shot up because there weren’t enough computer chips. The same happened wherever computing chips are used.

Ocean shipping rates went sky high as ships rationed their holds and available containers to the highest bidder.

The Baltic index for bulk shipping containers went from $1,400US per container in March 2021 to $10,323 in September last year — an increase of 730 per cent — since settling to $8,800.

Compounding that was a decline in new ship orders caused by a rate decline a few years ago.

The remedy will come from new ship buildings.

Companies are piling up the orders with current rates. It takes three years to build a new vessel and really pop the rate balloon, although some rates ate coming down a bit.

Shipping rates are a big source of inflated costs. A $1,000 increase in shipping adds $2,000 to the price for the distributor/processor. At the retail level that adds another $2,000 to the price.

Getting enough product out to satisfy buyers without having to ration it by raising prices is the key. Making products takes labour.

Labour is in short supply. The pandemic got a lot of people thinking about their values, family and future occupation.

In the United States 4.5 million people quit their jobs — equivalent to 2.7 per cent of the labour force. That created labour shortages across the country.

Bidding up the price of labour to attract employees is standard practice and an underlying cause of continued inflation.

Inflation will be with us for a long time unless we stop buying all the non-essentials we think we need.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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By Eugenie Officer - Ag Journalist, Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Writer, Eugenie Officer, had the opportunity to Co-Emcee the 2019 edition of Canada’s Ag Day in Ottawa. She recalls the day as one of the most amazing confluences of Canadian agriculture.

A day set aside for Canadians to recognize and celebrate the people who make great Canadian foods, Canada’s Agriculture Day is celebrated each year in February. This year, the day will be held on February 22nd.

Since Canada’s Agriculture Day began in 2017, Agriculture More Than Ever has established a powerful social media presence on the day. #CdnAgDay has consistently been the top trending hashtag on Canada’s Ag Day, across the country, and even worldwide. A number of awesome farm photos will be shared across social media on the 22nd.

The celebration is organized and backed by the Canadian Center for Food Integrity (CCFI) for the first time.

It is worth mentioning that Agriculture More Than Ever, Canada’s Ag Day platform, was recently transferred from Farm Credit Canada to CCFI. This initiative has always focused on encouraging individuals to share their proudest moments relating to producing Canadian food on social media and hosting an event on Canada’s Ag Day. Previously, the event was held in Ottawa and brought together all sectors of the food chain for fireside chats, keynote speeches, and networking opportunities, but it has since moved to a virtual format.

Farm Credit Canada will still hold its virtual event on the future of food this year. Alanna Koch, a well-known Saskatchewan producer and Board Chair of the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan is among this year’s outstanding speakers. Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau, and President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Mary Robinson, are also expected to speak. There is still time to register for the February 22nd event on FCC.ca/events.

“Canada’s Agriculture Day is a great opportunity for all of us to show our appreciation for the individuals who are the backbone of the food system. I encourage all Canadians to join in this national celebration and find creative ways to show your support for Canadian agriculture,” said John Jamieson, CCFI President, and CEO. Everyone who loves Canadian food is encouraged to participate by sharing a photo or video celebrating the Canadian agricultural industry, whether it’s a farm photo, a Canadian recipe, or even a “forks up” selfie, all accompanied by #CdnAgDay. For more information on how you can celebrate this year, visit https://agriculturemorethanever.ca/cdn-agday/.

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South Sask Ready awards $571,000 in funding to mitigate coal transition

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

South Saskatchewan Ready (SSR), an economic alliance of nine rural communities in south-central Saskatchewan, has awarded $571,500 in first-round awards.

The second round of award applications begins Feb. 14 and ends May 16. The funding rewards businesses that can help relieve economic stress created by the federally-mandated transition from coal-fired power.

The federal government passed a mandate in Dec. 2018 that all coal-fired power generation must be phased out by 2030. The mandate is part of the commitment Canada has made as a founding member of the global Powering Past Coal Alliance.

SSR consists of the following communities and rural municipalities: Town of Bengough Town of Coronach Town of Rockglen Town of Willow Bunch RM of Bengough RM of Happy Valley RM of Hart Butte RM of Poplar Valley RM of Willow Bunch Sean Wallace, managing director of SSR, said in a May 2021 press release that the SSR region “is shaped by, but not defined by, (its) coal history.” He went on to say that the communities of Coronach and Hart Butte stand to lose revenues of $400 million when the nearby Poplar River Power Station and its accompanying coal mine close.

“And that’s just on the plant,” Wallace told MooseJawToday.com. “That doesn’t include supply chains. So there could be anywhere between $50 to $100 million of

A South Saskatchewan coal dragline. Coal-fired power stations, and possibly the mines supplying them, will have to phase out by 2030 - with potentially devastating impacts on nearby communities (bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images plus) extra GDP (lost) in there.”

Wallace said that a study of the area around Coronach gave them their numbers. The study also showed that the area will face a loss of 300 jobs – and over 60 per cent of its population. “So that directly affects not only businesses but, you know, it affects loss of services, such as health care, and education, and school.”

The area needs major economic development to survive, and SSR is focusing on projects in the areas of agriculture, natural resources, clean & green energy, and tourism.

A $2 million fund from the provincial government will be awarded in several

rounds.

Don McMorris, Saskatchewan Government Relations Minister, said “Our province is pleased to support southern communities through our $2 million investment to lessen the economic impact created by the federal government’s coal transition. I congratulate South Saskatchewan Ready and the award recipients on their innovative approaches to revitalize their local economies and create additional prospects for future generations.”

The first recipients include the following businesses: $250,000 – Videre Energy in the RM of Hart Butte is a company focusing on conversion of carbon to value-added products for both the energy and agricultural sectors. $150,000 – T3 Agriculture in the town of Rockglen is a food traceability platform. $125,000 – Dosch Organics in the town of Willow Bunch for manufacturing value-added agriculture products locally. $35,000 – Clark Mechanical in the town of Coronach for mechanical services and shop modernization. $11,500 – K & S Variety in the town of Coronach to help modernize its retail sales platform.

To qualify for funding, projects must generate a return on investment in terms of either job creation, the expansion or maintenance of the property tax base, or addressing a priority need in the region.

SSR chair Sharon Adam said that “Attracting new investment and supporting local business will contribute greatly to the survival of our regional communities and local economies. We are grateful the Government of Saskatchewan has provided funding to help us mitigate the negative economic effects of coal transition and their support has been indispensable.”

Investor information, including how to apply for the next round of funding in the area, can be found at southsaskready. ca/invest/resources/.

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It seems strange that a Fortune 500 company with a declining revenue base would be worth placing on the investment watch list.

Yet that’s the case with pharmaceutical manufacturer Viatris Inc. Viatris was formed in 2020 with the merger of Mylan and the Upjohn Division of Pfizer. The company lost $1 billion plus in the first year as integration of the two units was being achieved.

Mylan brought a strong position in lower priced generic drugs with a large market share in emerging markets to the marriage. A growing middle class in these markets can better afford medications, especially lower cost of generic meds.

Mylan also brought a suite of biosimilar meds in use and in development.

Biosimilar drugs are like a generic version of biologic meds.

Biologics are expensive complex drugs made of living organisms and are injected. Biosimilars are also injected.

But prices are quite different. The biosimilar Ereizi for rheumatoid arthritis costs $305 per injection versus $416 for the biologic Enbrel.

Upjohn brought a suite of older established drugs into the marriage — Lipitor for cholesterol, Norvasc for high blood pressure, Lyrica for nervous disorders, and Viagra for erectile dysfunction.

These four and the Epipen patent amount to about one-quarter of revenues for Viatris.

Company literature shows a past and future erosion of revenues at a three to four per cent annual pace as older meds are replaced by competition or ge-

neric versions.

Debt is around $23 billion, about two billion more than shareholders’ equity in the business.

So what makes Viatris even remotely interesting to an investor?

The company plans to pay down $6.5 billion debt by 2023 with $2 billion last year.

Another $2 billion in cost savings is expected by 2023 as duplicate manufacturing and research facilities are integrated.

Biosimilar and generic sales are expected to grow much faster than the three to six per cent by global meds in general.

Revenues are broadly diversified with about 60 per cent from North America and Europe, 13 per cent from China, 11 per cent from Australasia and 16 per cent from the rest of the world.

The most compelling argument to keep a close eye on Viatris comes from the price to earnings ratio. The recent price of $14.98 US is only four times the expected earnings in 2022.

Normally one would expect a stable company like Viatris to trade at eight times earnings on just under $40.

Fourteen analysts on Yahoo.com have an average consensus of $19.95 US, varying from $15 to $35.

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CAUTION: Remember when investing, consult your adviser and do your homework before buying any security.

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Archives Week focuses on preserving memories and honouring history Moose Jaw Express staff

The Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists (SCAA) has proclaimed Feb. 6 to 12 as Archives Week, with the theme of archives as a place “where memories are preserved and history is made.”

“We can once again be connected to the vast amount of history and heritage our province has to offer and bring Saskatchewan’s archives into the spotlight while encouraging everyone to remain safe and respect current health measures,” the organization said about celebrating the week for the 17th year.

The SCAA has planned a virtual event, where institutions and individuals have submitted short videos showcasing their successes and achievements during the past year. They have also displayed the hard work and dedication of archivists in preserving the province’s vibrant history.

These videos will be featured online each day during Archives Week. They include virtual tours and celebrations from members such as the Craik Oral History

Archives, Indian Head Museum, Melfort and District Museum, Metis Nation Registry Saskatchewan, and Music H2.

“We are excited that this event will have the capacity to reach potentially every region and community in Saskatchewan,” the SCAA added.

In the Town of Craik — located one hour north of Moose Jaw — it will hold an open house on Friday, Feb. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. to highlight its weavers and quilters who are prominent in the community.

The central theme is based on a quilt previously made to highlight Craik’s historic events and celebrations.

The open house will feature demonstrations, displays and door prizes.

Self-contained refreshments will be provided, while all pandemic safety precautions will be followed.

Meanwhile, in Shaunavon — about three hours south-southwest of Moose Jaw — the Grant Coteau Heritage and Cultural Centre will hold an Archives Week gallery

exhibition, with the theme focusing on the history of that community’s schools.

The exhibition will include school yearbooks, graduation photographs, a slide show of archival images, school workbooks, and other school-related items from the archives. The exhibition will be open to the public during regular gallery opening hours, while a special seniors’ Coffee Chat will be held in conjunction with the exhibition.

The slide show will also be available to view its seniors’ living complexes.

The public is reminded to comply with all COVID-19 public health orders, including wearing masks and maintaining a safe social distance.

The SCAA encourages people to visit its YouTube page at www.youtube. com/user/ArchivesAdvisor/videos starting Monday, Feb. 6 to Friday, Feb. 11 to indulge in the province’s rich past. Full

details about Archives Week and other events happening throughout the province can be found at www.scaa.sk.ca/public-awareness/archives-week/.

Meanwhile, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (PAS) is also participating in Archives Week, by launching a social media campaign to give “behind the scenes” looks at how archives work to preserve the province’s history and by creating a new exhibit showcasing the work of editorial cartoonist Brian Gable.

Residents can follow the social media campaign with the hashtag #WhatArchivistsDo or follow @ProvArchiveSK on Facebook and Twitter.

More information about PAS’s activities during Archives Week can be found at www.saskarchives.com.

Art exhibit urges society to ponder the preciousness of water Jason G. Antonio Moose Jaw Express

Shantz 4: Artwork entitled “Bloom (Buffalo Pound Lake),” by Susan Shantz. Photo by Jason G. Antonio Saskatchewan’s water sources are interconnected and fragile, which is why society needs to protect that precious liquid since the environmental effects on those water systems will ultimately affect everyone.

That is the message that Saskatoon artist Susan Shantz attempts to convey in “Confluence,” the newest exhibition at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibit is now open and runs through to Monday, Feb. 28.

Her exhibition uses book works, embroidered objects, videos and physical installations to provide an artistic and scientific exploration of the water that sustains the province. These sources come from the glaciers in the Rocky Mountains to the Bow Oldman River in Alberta to the South and North Saskatchewan Rivers to Buffalo Pound Lake and beyond.

“While I experience the river near my home as a natural phenomenon and place of beauty, after learning more about the river from scientific and environmental perspectives, I have come to realize it is a highly managed water source,” Shantz

said.

“Drawing on the field trips to sites along the river, I use a variety of media — from textiles to videography — to consider the currents that connect us in this prairie water basin.”

Art gallery director Jennifer McRorie expressed her excitement about this exhibit, noting Shantz spent the last several years researching Saskatchewan’s drinking water sources with a team from the University of Saskatchewan.

“She’s really trying to encourage people how this water that we source, we take into our bodies, and it makes up 70 per cent of our body, so this is something that we need to think about and protect because these are fragile and very interconnected waterways,” the director said.

This exhibit is timely since society is dealing with environmental issues that affect water sources, McRorie continued.

For example, a video in the exhibit comes from a buoy in Buffalo Pound Lake that reads oxygen levels there. The results show that a decline in oxygen levels contributes to regular algae blooms and the death of fish.

“So it’s something that really impacts our community, but it’s also very topical with the ongoing concerns of climate change,” she added.

Another part of the exhibit features four ripped tarps hanging from the ceiling with lights streaming from above, throwing shadows on the ground showing the waterways from British Columbia to Manitoba.

“It just feels kind of magical in a way, even though it’s talking about pretty im-

portant and serious. There is a real playful element to the work, so anybody coming in will find that they can explore and investigate,” said McRorie. “And I hope people will feel like they’re going on a bit of a journey when they come into the gallery.”

The art gallery wants to have Shantz talk in person about her work, but that could turn into a virtual get-together.

However, McRorie hopes a meet-andgreet happens in mid-February.

A secondary exhibit attached to Shantz’s work is a community-focused

project called “We are the Lake.” Attendees — including classrooms — are encouraged to hold a sign saying they are composed of 70-per-cent water and from where their water comes.

A photographer will then insert Buffalo Pound Lake in the background and create an online virtual exhibition of those photographs. The pictures could also be featured on a digital billboard in town.

Visit the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery’s Facebook page for more information.

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An exhibit titled “Source (Glacial Falls),” by Susan Shantz. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

A dress shirt has been transformed into a waterway and stretched out on an ironing board. Titled “River Wear (for managers)” by Susan Shantz. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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Re: Group of the Year Awards It is a shame that our Moose Jaw & District Food Bank has been passed on yet again by this year’s Group of the Year Award’s jury. I will not speak negatively of any of the nominees, they all deserved to be there, but when you look at the numbers, it makes me think I’m missing some part of the equation that is preventing these amazing people from winning, I am…mean, what can it be? It simply does not add up.

Congrats to the Transition House - but I feel so sorry for Terri and the rest of the great people at the food bank. They fund raised almost a quarter of a million dollars.

They bought a dilapidated building and made it beautiful, increasing property value in the area and beautifying our city. Bringing HUNDREDS of people for THOUSANDS of hours of volunteer service. They bring the city together like no other CBO can as they do not serve any exclusive clientele based on a person’s age, gender or religion.

To recognize them would be to recognize the city; it is a shame that the jury could not see that; it is that kind of kindness which is missing in the city and would have been promoted had they won. Sorry, but I feel defeated. They do so much and only continue to improve, offering new programs and community-counselling that benefit anyone who needs it.

G~D Bless Them.

George S. Szypulewski

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Re: Regarding the use of the term “stigma”

We have been induced for so long to connect the term “stigma” with mental illness that we present it not as an opinion, but as a truth, history presented us with other examples which, over time, we learned to reject.

I am 85, was present when in the early 1970s a group of personally empowered women stood before a microphone and in unified voice told us to stop declaring rape/stigma; we had done enough harm. In that moment we stopped. Most of us have forgotten that day, and few to none of us apply Stop declaring stigma to the term itself.

I was present when after declaring AIDs stigma we rose above the urge and began looking at it not as a biblical scourge, but as an illness. With a change in temperament came research and treatments.

I was too young to fully appreciate the use of the term stigma in WWII Germany, but it became clear to me as I grew. The world responded, far too late.

From each of those lessons we ought have learned, applied those lessons.

Curiously, we have not. It is time to do so.

Harold A Maio, retired mental health editor

RE: Multiple Sclerosis and Letter from Leon W. Retief I wish to sincerely thank Leon Retief for his letters and I especially thank the Moose Jaw Express for allowing the Multiple Sclerosis discussion. Writing, synthesizing and exchanging challenges stimulates my research quest into the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis.

Leon’s points are very good. Criticism leads to improvement – and more research.

My beginning point in the search into the Cause of MS is the 1976 Hypothesis of Neurologists Dr. Stuart Cook, MD and Dr. Peter Dowling, MD (Rutgers) who believed CDV played a major role in the etiology of MS and that primary contract of the Virus was during adolescence.

I began researching the Cause of MS in 2015. I research alone and refuse all financial support.

I interview people with MS; search, read and I “tug at the trouser leg of MS science” and ask, “What’s the cause of MS?” I have friends and family with MS. I’d like to known the Cause so it can be prevented.

Sometimes I feel ‘lay people’ like me aren’t supposed to ask questions about the Cause of MS – that it should be left to the experts. Well, it has been since 1976. Why no breakthrough?

I do get help. My few contacts, including Neurologist Dr. Stuart Cook MD, Rutgers, Dr. Peter Cook MD in New Hampshire, and Andy Mee, PhD in Manchester, UK and two Profs

at UBC. Canadian MS researchers, Agencies, the CBC, Talk Show Hosts, Politicians and folks at U of S ignore me.

The Moose Jaw Express and Moose Jaw Today have done more to stimulate discussion about the cause of MS than any one else in Canada.

Is the 1976 Cook and Dowling hypothesis on the Cause of MS wrong?

An IS-RT-PCR* test would answer the question. (*in situ-reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction Test).

Sincere thanks to Leon for the challenges and the Express for providing the platform.

Richard Dowson

Re: Stop calling it [the Freedom Convoy] a protest.

It’s a temper tantrum Like many Canadians, I am both sick of and sickened by the coverage of this ongoing Ottawa rally. People like to call it a “protest”, but I’m not so sure I agree. I believe in the right to protest, of course. The act of protest has done a lot of help shape the society in which we live. There have been protests for women’s suffrage, the end of segregation, indigenous rights, equal marriage, etc. But there has also been a dark companion to this history of protest and progress. There were so-called protests where people hurled insults, and worse, at black children trying to go to school, protests against good people being able to marry whom they choose, and there were even doctors who closed their offices in protest at the beginning of Tommy Douglas’s Medicare. While some protests are about correcting injustice and extending rights to more people, others are about railing against a future that has the slight chance of eroding the privilege one has enjoyed over other people.

This trucker rally belongs squarely in that second category. These are people who have not had to flee oppression. They have not been subject to institutional discrimination or persecution for who they are. They have simply been asked to make a tiny concession of their own time and energy to protect the well-being of their own community, and they have responded, “No!” time and time again.

That’s not really a protest. There is a more apt term for it: a temper tantrum. It is the sort of thing a small child does when they have no concept of the world beyond what they want at that exact moment.

Moose Jaw’s own Fraser Tolmie has now posed with

other elected officials showing support for the rally. He said he stands with the “hardworking and patriotic truckers”. And to be clear, so do I. I have nothing but respect for our hardworking and patriotic truckers: specifically, the 130,000 truckers who got their vaccinations like reasonable people and carried on with their important work. I feel as bad for those truckers that this rally has come to represent them as I do for myself that it’s apparently come to represent all of Canada. But this is not a grassroots movement of the entire working class like the worker’s march that came to Ottawa in the 1930s. It is the extremely vocal minority of disconnected communities brought together by social media and the power of rage.

Some people have been shocked by some of the images that came out of Ottawa. People flying Confederate flags or swastikas, people harassing a homeless shelter and an ambulance, the appropriation of the Terry Fox statue and the blatant disrespect for the war memorial. Shocking and sickening yes. But not really surprising. The appearance of racists and white nationalists at this rally isn’t an accident.

Several key members of the convoy’s unofficial leadership (including those running the GoFundMe page, that has raised over $7 million) have a history of racist rhetoric, or even ties to white nationalist organizations. And even those who stay on-message with regards to vaccine mandates still spout the ludicrous conspiracy theory that vaccines contain tracking devices. (Smartphones all contain tracking devices, but they don’t seem willing to part with those.)

So from the very foundation, this rally was built on hatred and lies.

The participants of this national temper tantrum want

us to believe that they have been bullied and terrorized, and that Trudeau is an authoritarian. They spout this lie even though they continue to face no real consequences for their actions. Even as heinous and outlandish as their behaviour has been, from parking trucks on the War Memorial to dancing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, there has been no major recourse against them. There has been no tear gas, no mass arrests, no sort of response you might expect from an authoritarian state trying to rob its citizens’ freedoms. And these protesters act with such reckless abandon because they know, in their hearts, that nothing will happen to them. They know they will not face any serious consequences. The whole thing is theatre, with the innocent residents of Ottawa caught in the middle.

The kind of freedom they are fighting for at this rally is not the freedom that has built our society. They are demanding personal freedom at the expense of everyone around them. They believe that their right to do whatever they please is more important than the rights of the rest of us to live and work safely. They believe that being told to take a free vaccine that will do nothing but help them is somehow more horrible than being told that a loved one has died of Covid-19, or that your life-saving surgery has been cancelled because the hospital is overcrowded.

Like a toddler having a temper tantrum, they think only of what is convenient to them, and nothing about the safety and comfort of others. And like a toddler having a temper tantrum, the Ottawa police and the Canadian government are simply letting them tire themselves out.

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Re: In regards to Blair Woynarski’s letter to the editor Regardless how any reader feels re: Blair Woynarski’s letter to the editor; EVERYONE seeing this letter to the editor needs to read this............

A night with the untouchables

By David Maybury of Ottawa; lead data scientist at Public Services and Procurement Canada, formerly, senior operations research scientist with Defence Research and Development Canada.

I live in downtown Ottawa, right in the middle of the trucker convoy protest. They are literally camped out below my bedroom window. My new neighbours moved in on Friday and they seem determined to stay. I have read a lot about what my new neighbours are supposedly like, mostly from reporters and columnists who write from distant vantage points somewhere in the media heartland of Canada. Apparently the people who inhabit the patch of asphalt next to my bedroom are white supremacists, racists, hatemongers, pseudo-Trumpian grifters, and even QAnon-style nutters. I have a perfect view down Kent Street – the absolute ground zero of the convoy. In the morning, I see some protesters emerge from their trucks to stretch their legs, but mostly throughout the day they remain in their cabs honking their horns. At night I see small groups huddled in quiet conversations in their new found companionship. There is no honking at night. What I haven’t noticed, not even once, are reporters from any of Canada’s news agencies walking among the trucks to find out who these people are. So last night, I decided to do just that – I introduced myself to my new neighbours.

At 10pm I started my walk along – and in – Kent Street. I felt nervous. Would these people shout at me? My clothes, my demeanour, even the way I walk screamed that I’m an outsider. All the trucks were aglow in the late evening mist, idling to maintain warmth, but all with ominously dark interiors. Standing in the middle

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of the convoy, I felt completely alone as though these giant monsters weren’t piloted by people but were instead autonomous transformer robots from some science fiction universe that had gone into recharging mode for the night. As I moved along I started to notice smatterings of people grouped together between the cabs sharing cigarettes or enjoying light laughs. I kept quiet and moved on. Nearby, I spotted a heavy duty pickup truck, and seeing the silhouette of a person in the driver’s seat, I waved. A young man, probably in his mid 20s, rolled down the window, said hello and I introduced myself. His girlfriend was reclined against the passenger side door with a pillow to proper her up as she watched a movie on her phone. I could easily tell it’s been an uncomfortable few nights. I asked how they felt and I told them I lived across the street. Immediate surprise washed over the young man’s face. He said, “You must hate us. But no one honks past 6pm!” That’s true. As someone who lives right on top of the convoy, there is no noise at night.

I said, “No, I don’t hate anyone, but I wanted to find out about you.” The two were from Sudbury Ontario, having arrived on Friday with the bulk of the truckers. I ask what they hoped to achieve, and what they wanted. The young woman in the passenger seat moved forward, excited to share. They said that they didn’t want a country that forced people to get medical treatments such as vaccines. There was no hint of conspiracy theories in their conversation with me, not a hint of racist overtones or hateful demagoguery. I didn’t ask them if they had taken the vaccine, but they were adamant that they were not anti-vaxers.

The next man I ran into was standing in front of the big trucks at the head of the intersection. Past middle age and slightly rotund, he had a face that suggests a lifetime of working outdoors. I introduced myself and he told me we was from Cochrane, Ontario. He also proudly pointed out that he was the block captain who helped maintain order. I thought, oh no, he might be the one

person keeping a lid on things; is it all that precarious? I delicately asked how hard his job was to keep the peace but I quickly learned that’s not really what he did. He organized the garbage collection among the cabs, put together snow removal crews to shovel the sidewalks and clear the snow that accumulates on the road. He even has a salting crew for the sidewalks. He proudly bellowed in an irrepressible laugh “We’re taking care of the roads and sidewalks better than the city.” I waved goodbye and continued to the next block. ….As I finally made my way back home, after talking to dozens of truckers into the night, I realized I met someone from every province except PEI. They all have a deep love for this country. They believe in it. They believe in Canadians. These are the people that Canada relies on to build its infrastructure, deliver its goods, and fill the ranks of its military in times of war. The overwhelming concern they have is that the vaccine mandates are creating an untouchable class of Canadians. They didn’t make high-falutin arguments from Plato’s Republic, Locke’s treatises, or Bagehot’s interpretation of Westminster parliamentary systems. Instead, they see their government willing to push a class of people outside the boundaries of society, deny them a livelihood, and deny them full membership in the most welcoming country in the world; and they said enough. Last night I learned my new neighbours are not a monstrous faceless occupying mob. They are our moral conscience reminding us – with every blow of their horns – what we should have never forgotten: We are not a country that makes an untouchable class out of our citizens.

Unfortunately due to the length of this letter, we had to shorten it. The full letter can be read at: https://maybur y.ca/the-reformed-physicist/2022/02/03/a-night-with-the-untouchables/ Thank you, Submitted by Doug Andersson

Opinion/Commentary

Rhino’s Ramblings - Don’t Go There

By Robert Thomas – in Odessa, Ukraine

If you believe the latest on the national news back in Canada, then Odessa, like the rest of Ukraine, should be a city on edge.

People should be out digging ditches, learning how to use an assault rifle or if not that at least be cleaning out the bomb shelters as war with Russia is on the not so far horizon.

The truth of the matter is that it is for the most part false.

War is not on the minds of most Oddessites, but rather people here are like people everywhere and just trying to live their lives.

People are still going to work; people are still going to the shops (there is no hoarding); people are like most people everywhere just trying to get by the best they can.

So how do I know this? Well for the better part of the week I have been here.

This is not some special mission on my part but rather a trip I planned months ago well before the egos of politicians, pundits and activist journalists on both sides beat the drums calling for war.

For the ordinary person here in Ukraine, it’s life as usual. And that is a

fact.

As someone told me at the famous Prizov Market “war is not coming here, except in the minds of far off politicians and their supporters who have never really been here.”

It’s like Canada now recalling its training forces west of the Dneiper and the few who were in Odessa left the day after I arrived - just a blip that nobody here locally knew anything about.

It is the same with Canadian authorities telling Canadians to immediately leave Ukraine the very day I arrived. All I told friends here was “meh I am not going back, I just got here.”

And to be honest with you I received cheers here locally from people who know me for that one.

The store shelves here in Odessa are full and there is no hoarding going on.

People might pick up the odd extra item on sale if they can afford it. But it is not about stocking up for an impending war.

It’s about saving a few hryvinas on an item they use often - the same thing so many of us do in Canada.

People here complain to me about the same things many people complain about back in Canada like why does it always seem only one City worker is working while the rest just supervise?

People are people no matter where you go it seems.

I have watched the news here on television The store shelves are stocked and massive hoarding is and so you know the threat of Russian attacknot happening - MJ Independent photo

People crossing the street in a commercial area while shopping - MJ Independent photo ing is usually the third or fourth story. It’s not the lead story and that is on the national news on multiple channels.

Right now the Omicron variant of COVID - 19 is running rampant in Odessa and throughout Ukraine but few people wear masks. And if they do wear masks they have at least 101 ways of wearing it so it does not fully cover one’s nose and mouth.

I have friends who are either sick with COVID or under 14 day quarantine due to their children being close contacts.

Despite the widespread number of people sick, there seems to be no immediate rush for people to get vaccinated.

Ukraine is a paradise if you are an anti-vaxxer.

The response from the government in Kyiv is there might be a lockdown soon which means you can go outside but you cannot leave the city if you are not vaccinated.

A few people here tell me the lockdown has nothing to do with stopping the virus but rather its about stopping another Maidan - another popular uprising and tossing out the government that failed to live up to its bold promises and the hope of real change it once held for Ukraine.

In some ways it is like cats sitting on a Black Sea bench on a cloudy day patiently waiting for a sunny day.

So what about Canada and all of the noise they have made about a pending invasion?

Well Operation Unifier, the mission to train Ukraine’s troops, has been renewed and expanded at a cost of several hundreds of millions of dollars.

We have chipped in $120 million already to support Ukraine’s bonds from defaulting and with the imminent threat of war we aren’t supplying weapons or troops but rather further long term financial supports.

Because without the funds Ukraine’s economy would collapse as the oligarchs continue to rob the place blind.

We even threw $200,000 to activist journalists who openly ponder getting even with academics and others back in Canada who fail to toe the party line.

Will war actually come here? Personally I don’t actually know.

But in many way everything could be summed up in what I was told by some here “Do not believe everything you read on the walls.”

Robert Thomas is the Acting Editor of MJ Independent As an FYI MJ Independent is still being produced. https://www.mjindependent.com/opinion/2022/2/4/1r2vw0jg6y4hiowtzbrtpdhl49v6wm

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as Valentine’s Day Approaches The history of Valentine’s Day—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite?

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Still others insist that it was Saint Valentine of Terni, a bishop, who was the true namesake of the holiday. He, too, was beheaded

by Claudius II outside Rome.

Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first “valentine” greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl—possibly his jailor’s daughter—who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and—most importantly—romantic figure.

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Who Created the First Valentine’s Day Box of Chocolates?

By the 1840s, the notion of Valentine’s Day as a holiday to celebrate romantic love had taken over most of the English-speaking world. It was Cupid’s golden age: The prudish Victorians adored the notion of courtly love and showered each other with elaborate cards and gifts. Into this love-crazed fray came Richard Cadbury, scion of a British chocolate manufacturing family and responsible for sales at a crucial point in his company’s history. Cadbury had recently improved its chocolate making technique so as to extract pure cocoa butter from whole beans, producing a more palatable drinking chocolate than most Britons had ever tasted. This process resulted in an excess amount of cocoa butter, which Cadbury used to produce many more varieties of what was then called “eating chocolate.” Richard recognized a great marketing opportunity for the new chocolates and started selling them in beautifully decorated boxes that he himself designed. https://www.history.com/news/valentines-day-chocolate-box-history-cadbury

Who is Cupid?

Cupid is often portrayed on Valentine’s Day cards as a naked cherub launching arrows of love at unsuspecting lovers. But the Roman God Cupid has his roots in Greek mythology as the Greek god of love, Eros. Accounts of his birth vary; some say he is the son of Nyx and Erebus; others, of Aphrodite and Ares; still others suggest he is the son of Iris and Zephyrus or even Aphrodite and Zeus (who would have been both his father and grandfather).

According to the Greek Archaic poets, Eros was a handsome immortal played with the emotions of Gods and men, using golden arrows to incite love and leaden ones to sow aversion. It wasn’t until the Hellenistic period that he began to be portrayed as the mischievous, chubby child he’d become on Valentine’s Day cards. https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2#thelegend-of-st-valentine

Words of Love

Love is among the greatest muses, inspiring the world’s most famous romantics, from Shakespeare, who wrote 154 sonnets dealing with love, time, beauty and mortality, to Chilean poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda. The work of these authors, poets and playwrights speaks to the enduring power of love across the ages of human history.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. – Aristotle Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. — William Shakespeare If I had a flower for every time I thought of you … I could walk through my garden forever. – Alfred Tennyson How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable. – Henry Ward Beecher Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. — Anais Nin Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward in the same direction. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires; To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. – Kahlil Gibran https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-quotations-1

Parenting Psychologist on Importance of Modeling L-O-V-E Submitted by Jessi Kopach

To many parents, Valentine’s Day may be ‘just another holiday’ but it’s so important for you to model and celebrate the importance of L-O-V-E in your households.

Let’s redefine Valentine’s Day going forward by using this holiday to focus on teaching empathy, paying it forward, and being kind to ourselves.

Empirical data in positive psychology shows that when we engage in acts of kindness towards others, we in turn

are helping ourselves maintain positive emotions in ourselves. This is important, especially during this difficult pandemic when we feel helpless and hopeless.

Whether you raise your children together or separate, modeling love, empathy, and kindness is so important, says renowned parenting psychologist, Reena B. Patel is passionate about educating parents on the simple steps that you can take to be

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a love role model: Engage in new experiences. Research has shown that couples and or loved ones who engage in new experiences with each other are likely to be happier over the long term. Take Valentine’s Day to try something new together or as a family. Find a new hobby or create a new tradition.

Model Love. You are modeling what a healthy relationship should be It’s open to celebrate our partners achievements. Our ability to recognize opportunities for celebration communicates to our partner that we respect their successes and take their successes on as our own.

Reflect upon things to be grateful for - inclusion of the family you have built tougher.

Invest time. Family investing and relationships are essential to acknowledge. Say ‘I love you’ even if you’re not good at communicating your feelings,

children need to hear this even if you know, they know.

What does Love mean for your family? Write it out and make it a family value Mission Statement Love equals Empathy. This is a great time to reinforce empathetic behaviors. Model it, role play it, and praise it when you see it happen Brainstorm random acts of kindness with your children. Make a monthly calendar and have a kind act ready for each day of the month.

Love means celebrating differences of all kinds. Teach tolerance and how using your voice can promote change.

Positive affirmations help instill this feeling in your child. Have the words up around their work space. “I believe in YOU” or You are SMART”, “Kindness IS you” “Happiness is the way”

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Romantic brunches to cook for your other half this Valentine’s Day

Food is the way to the heart… so what better way to spend your Valentine’s Day than enjoying a romantic and flavoursome brunch? www.bottomlessbrunch.com

Eggs florentine withflorentine smoked salmon Heart-shaped pancakes The brunch classic, eggs with smoked salmIf sweet treats put a smile on your loved one’s face,

then heart-shaped pancakes have to be on the menu for your romantic brunch. You can top your tasty stack with any ingredients you fancy, but if you’re wanting to give your pancakes that Valentine’s Day feel, then use fresh red fruit like strawberries and raspberries.

Serves: 4 Ingredients · 135g plain flour · 1 tsp baking powder · ½ tsp salt · 2 tbsp caster sugar · 130ml milk · 1 large egg, lightly beaten · 2 tbsp melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) Method · Gently sift the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar into a mixing bowl. In a separate jug, carefully whisk together the milk and egg and then whisk in the melted butter. · Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and use a fork to beat the mixtures together until you create a smooth batter. · Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and melt a knob of butter around the pan. Place your heartshaped cutter or stencil into the pan and add a ladle of batter into it. · Cook for around 1-2 minutes, depending on the thickness of your pancake, then remove your stencil swiftly and flip the pancake over to cook the other side. · Repeat until all the batter is used up and serve with drizzles of sauce and your favourite toppings.

Red velvet waffles

Is there a better way to say ‘I love you,’ than with mouth-wateringly good waffles? This recipe gives you a reason to bring the delicious dessert favourite, red velvet, to your brunch and certainly makes a big red Valentine’s Day statement.

Serves: 4 Ingredients · 2 cups all-purpose flour · 1/4 cup sugar · 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp baking powder · 2 tbsp cocoa powder · 1/2 tsp salt · 1 3/4 cups buttermilk · 1/3 cup butter melted and cooled · 2 large eggs · 2 tsp vanilla extract · 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar · 2 tbsp red food colouring Method · In a mixing bowl, whip the cream cheese and butter together using a hand mixer until smooth. Carefully add in the sugar, then the vanilla and milk. Beat until the glaze appears smooth and then set aside. · In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa and salt and set aside. Then in another medium-sized bowl, create your buttermilk mixture by beating the buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, vanilla and vinegar together until smooth, and then stir in the red food colouring. Add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients in your large bowl and whisk until smooth. · Switch on your waffle iron and let it heat up, spray it with nonstick cooking spray and pour about 1 cup of the waffle batter onto the waffle grid. · Close the waffle iron and cook for about 3 minutes until the waffle is a deep red colour and crisp on the outside. · Repeat with the remaining waffle batter and serve each waffle drizzled with the cream cheese glaze.

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on, is a great savoury option to treat your other half to. This tasty dish is not only full of flavour but its key ingredients salmon and spinach have the added benefit of being an aphrodisiac - perfect to set sparks flying this Valentine’s.

Serves: 2 Ingredients · 450g spinach · 110g unsalted butter · 2 tsp lemon juice · 4 tsp white wine vinegar · 2 egg yolks · 4 eggs · Pinch freshly ground nutmeg · 2 white muffins, halved · 100g smoked salmon Method · Put your spinach into a large colander and place it over the sink. Pour boiling water over it to allow the spinach to wilt, then refresh it afterwards with cold water, before squeezing out any excess water. · Take a small handful of spinach and chop it up and set aside, using the rest of the spinach, place it into a saucepan with 10g of butter and put it to one side. · For the hollandaise, melt the remaining 100g of butter in a small pan. Then pour the lemon juice and 2 tsp vinegar into a small, heatproof bowl, before adding the egg yolks and whisking. · Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and whisk until the mixture thickens slightly. Gradually add in the melted butter in small amounts, whisking constantly until a glossy sauce forms. The sauce should be spoonable, if it’s too thick add in a tablespoon of water and whisk. · Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add in 2 tsp of vinegar. Lower the heat to a gentle simmer and one by one, crack the eggs into a cup and gently slide them into the water. Cook for 4 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with kitchen paper. · Warm up the pan of wilted spinach and butter with a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg and toast the halved muffins. · Once toasted, top with the buttery spinach and smoked salmon, add an egg to each one and cover with the spinach hollandaise.

Virgin Cosmopolitan

If your significant other loves a cocktail but is deciding to sit the booze out on this occasion, then this is the ultimate mocktail recipe to try. Bringing you all of the flavours of a classic cosmopolitan, you won’t miss the alcohol in this mocktail.

Serves: 1 Ingredients · 90ml reduced sugar cranberry juice · 30ml freshly squeezed lime juice · 60ml sparkling water · 30ml orange juice · Strawberry to garnish Method · Add the cranberry juice, lime and sparkling water into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake gently. · Using a strainer to collect the leftover ice, pour the cocktail into a martini glass. · Add in a splash of orange juice and serve with a strawberry on the side of the glass as a garnish.

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tion that is great for every brunch, but if you’re looking for a way to turn up the romance - heart-shaped fried or poached eggs (done in a heart-shaped form) are the way to go. This easy to create recipe will always taste great and best of all looks the part on your plate for Valentine’s Day. Serves: 2 Ingredients · 8 pcs bacon · 4 thick slices of bread · Olive oil for frying · 2 medium free-range eggs · Butter for spreading · 1 ripe avocado · Juice 1 lime · Small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve · Sriracha sauce Method · Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6 and place the bacon on a bacon tray, making sure they’re not overlapping. Cook for 10-12 minutes, turning once throughout to allow them to crisp. · Place a pan on a medium heat and add a teaspoon of olive oil to it before placing your heart-shaped cookie cutter into the middle. Crack your fried egg into it and cook 3-4 minutes until the top is cooked through. Repeat to make more eggs. · Meanwhile, mash the avocado in a bowl with the lime juice, chopped coriander and a pinch of salt and black pepper. · Pop your toast in the toaster and once it’s ready, top it with the avocado, bacon and the heart eggs, before finishing with a drizzle of sriracha.

Pomegranate Mimosas

Ruby-red pomegranate mimosas are a great boozy accompaniment to any brunch dish this V-Day. This cocktail is also super easy to create with only three ingredients, making it a great choice if you’re having a bottomless brunch.

Serves: 4 Ingredients · 1 bottle of sweetened pomegranate juice · 1 bottle of champagne · Pomegranate seeds for garnish Method · In champagne flutes, fill 1/4 of the cup with sweetened pomegranate juice.

- Top off the rest of the glass with champagne and garnish with some pomegranate seeds.

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LITTLE ANGELS OF 2021

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Canada’s only surviving quadruple amputee of the First World War Submitted

As February marks Black History Month, The War Amps is paying tribute to Ethelbert “Curley” Christian (1883-1954), one of the Association’s founding members who was believed to have been the only surviving quadruple amputee of the First World War. Christian lived in Manitoba and served with the 78th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers). During the Battle of Vimy Ridge, he was wounded when heavy shelling buried him in a trench. With debris crushing all four of his limbs, he lay on the battlefield for two days before being found close to death. Two stretcher bearers were struck and killed by shells while carrying Christian off the battlefield, but he again survived.

Later, in a French hospital, gangrene set in and both of his arms and legs had to be amputated.

While Christian was recovering at Christie Street Veterans Hospital in Toronto, he met his future wife, Cleo MacPherson, who was a volunteer aid. MacPherson noted that it was costly for the government to keep Christian at the hospital and felt that she could take care of him at home.

However, it would be a full-time job which meant she would be unable to work.

The hospital director appealed to the Canadian government on the Christians’ behalf, which led to the creation of the Attendance Allowance, a supplement to full time caregivers of wounded veterans. This benefit still exists today.

Left: Ethelbert “Curley” Christian. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Christian was crushed under dirt from an exploding shell and both of his arms and legs had to be amputated.

Right: War Amps Rob Larman and Tiffany Ross, a member of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program laid a rose at the grave of Ethelbert “Curley” Christian, at Toronto’s Prospect Cemetery.

Christian was also one of the founding members of The War Amps, an organization started more than 100 years ago by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to bring together, support and fight the battles for amputee veterans.

It was these First World War veterans

who welcomed the new contingent of amputees following the Second World War, helping them adapt to their new reality and sharing all that they had learned.

Many members of The War Amps considered Christian an inspiration to all amputees and were quick to think, “If Curley

can do it, I can!”

“When you are surrounded by others who are accomplishing things, it stimulates you to try,” said Christian. “Today, there are young fellows coming back [from the war] with arms or legs gone. They’re diffident, bashful, frightened. You can never know the misery they suffer mentally as well as physically. At [The War Amps] that vanishes. We’re all among our own kind.

We boost each other mentally and we learn things physically.”

Today, The War Amps continues to serve veteran amputees, and all Canadian amputees, including children. Rob Larman, a director with the Association and a leg amputee himself said, “Curley Christian continues to have a legendary status in The War Amps for how he overcame his amputations, particularly at a time when disability was very much a hidden and taboo subject.”

Christian returned to Vimy in 1936 with his fellow war amputees for the unveiling of the Vimy Ridge Memorial.

He passed away in 1954, and in Toronto reporter Gregory Clark’s eulogy of Christian, he said, “After the Vimy battle, Curley Christian lived 37 years a happy man, going to the races, playing gin rummy, attending meetings, speaking and standing forth for his Comrades, an inspiration to all those with lesser fates who might grieve for themselves. Curley never grieved. There was enough of him left to be a man among men.”

Seniors Centre Without Walls continues to offer interesting and fun programming Wide range of over-the-phone activities continues to grow, bringing host of unique offerings to participants Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Senior Centre Without Walls has only been in existence for the last year and a half, but in that relatively short amount of time, the program has seen impressive growth.

Not only in participants, but in the wide range of offerings for those who take part.

And it’s all still free of charge, all still over the phone, and always welcoming to new folks who want to take part.

“Things have been going great, we’ve been expanding on our programs and we have the same core group of older adults, with quite a few new ones joining up,” said Ronda Wedhorn with the SWCC. “It’s been really good. It helps a lot of people and I think that’s why it’s still going as strong as it is, it helps people not feel so isolated and it’s really a community of support for them.

“Some of them have even exchanged phone numbers, so they can just talk and have social visits or talk if they’re having difficulty in their life, anything to support them. It’s a great community.”

The format remains simple as ever.

Participants register by calling (306) 631-4357 and will receive a schedule for the coming month, from which they select sessions they’re interested in and phone or e-mail seniorswithoutwalls2021@gmail. com to sign up.

Then, on the day of, participants receive a phone call just before the allotted time for their event, and they’re off and running.

On top of regular partners like Karla Rasmussen from the Western Development Museum, Christy Schweiger from the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Della Ferguson of W.J. Jones and Son Funeral Services and Donna Kostal with the Moose Jaw Public Library -- all of whom provide classes and information sessions on regular basis -- the SWCC also offers

The Senior Centre Without Walls continues to grow its wide range of overthe-phone programming. a host of special guests, covering a wide range of interesting topics.

Participants can even take part in a seated yoga class with Ericka and take writing classes from Judith Silverthorne, again, all over the phone.

All there is to it is making that first call -- and you might end up having more fun than you expect.

“For some people, it’s hard to make that first call when they hear about our program, but once they do come in and learn what it’s all about, a lot of them stay and continue on with it,” Wedhorn said.

“We have about 15 people who have been part of the core group for the last year, and they tease each other and have a great time. That makes it welcoming for new people, too, that it’s a fun atmosphere and it’s safe… It doesn’t matter what they’re going through on that particular day, the other people are there to support them with kind words.”

Here’s what’s coming up the rest of February:

Tuesday, Feb. 8 10 a.m. -- Trivia and Brain Games with Donna, Moose Jaw Public LIbrary Wednesday. Feb. 9 1:30 p.m. -- Word of the Week. A new program featuring teachers Georgetta and Anna, who will teach a new word in French and Dutch. Followed by: 1:30 p.m. -- Myrna with a romantic Valentines Day Show!

Thursday, Feb. 10 10 a.m. -- Creative Activities with Christy -- Explore Water, Suzan Shantz (current exhibition at the MJMAG) -- We Are What We Drink.

1:30 p.m. -- Outdoor Gardens with Leslie Cornell from Cornell Design and Landscaping Friday, Feb. 11 10 a.m. -- Piano Music with Lorne Jackson 1 p.m. -- Optional wrap up Zoom class for those who were in Cabinet of Curiosity class on Feb. 4 Monday, Feb. 14 10 a.m. -- How to make the most of your smartphone, with Shoshana and August.

Learn how to take a picture with your phone, how to text and e-mail photos, and if time allows, even how to use the FaceTime app to talk with friends and family face-to-face.

Tuesday, Feb. 15 10 a.m. -- Angels in your Life -- celebrating the angels in your life who ‘lift’ your spirit, with Della Ferguson.

Wednesday, Feb. 16 1:30 p.m. -- Black History Month presentation with Dr. Charlotte Williams. A veterinarian in Elrose and owner of the Hooves and Paws veterinary clinic, Dr. Williams will speak about her family history in Saskatchewan, including the work of her ancestors in establishing the first Black pioneer settlement in 1910.

Thursday, Feb. 17 1:30 p.m. -- Talking All About Birds (part

one) with Suzanne Joyce, a Regina-based communications professional with a passion for environmental conservation and education.

Friday, Feb, 18 to Monday, Feb. 22 -2022 Great Canadian Bird Count Count as many birds as you can in the span of 15 minutes, let Ronda know the particulars, and the results will be sent in.

Required are: 1) Location where you saw the birds 2) Start and end time of each of your counts.

3) Total number in each species that you saw and counted.

4) Day you were counting birds You can use the Merlin Bird ID App, books from the library or print-outs of Saskatchewan birds from a Google search to help identify birds. Visit www.birdcount. org for more information.

Friday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. -- Piano music with Lorne Jackson 1:30 p.m. -- an introduction to Writer in Residence upcoming programs with Neil Aitkens.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 10 a.m. -- Banking and credit card information session with Conexus mutual funds investment specialist Jon Kieller.

Thursday, Feb. 24 1:30 p.m. -- Talking All About Birds (part two) with Suzanne Joyce.

Friday, Feb. 25 10 a.m. -- Piano music with Lorne Jackson.

1:30 p.m. -- Open Mic with Myrna -- bring a topic of interest to class, something you heard about or would like to discuss in more detail.

Hand in bird count results today.

For more information on the Senior Centre Without Walls, be sure to visit www.scwwmoosejaw.com or give them a shout at (306) 631-4357.

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Team depth shining through as Warriors continue recent winning ways

Coach O’Leary looks at two outings this past weekend as Moose Jaw winning streak reaches eight games The wins weren’t spectacular, they weren’t perfect and they had moments that could be improved But they were still just that: wins. And the Moose Jaw Warriors will happily take any checks in that column, no matter how the final result was reached.

The Warriors extended their Western Hockey League winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 victory over the Broncos in Swift Current on Friday and a 5-2 win over the Tigers in Medicine Hat on Saturday, continuing a stretch of impressive play for the local squad.

“I don’t think we played six good periods, but we played well when we needed to and certainly I think we’re finding different ways to win and that’s really important,” said Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary.

“I think it all comes down to our depth,” he added.

“Even when we’re not scoring goals, we have guys that that can check and defend and our goaltenders are giving us timely saves. Our special teams are improving, we’ve had some big power play goals and our penalty kill has had some big moments. And there’s the depth in scoring, Eric Alarie has been hot lately and the same with Atley Calvert. That’s what you’re going to need going down the stretch here.”

In Swift Current, Alarie scored twice and Calvert picked up their other marker as they overcame a 1-0 first period deficit with three unanswered goals. Goaltender Carl Tetachuk was the real standout, though, as he made a host of spectacular saves in the early part of the contest to keep the Warriors in the game, finishing with 26 on the night.

The Warriors put together arguably their best first period of the season in Medicine Hat 24 hours later, as Alarie, Majid Kaddoura, Ryder Korczak and Marek Howell -- with his first WHL career goal -- all scored in the opening frame.

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The Moose Jaw Warriors find themselves on an eightgame winning streak after action last week.

The Tigers pushed back as the game progressed and had chances of their own, pulling within a pair early in the second, but would get no closer. Jagger Firkus tacked on a late insurance marker to close out the win.

Jackson Unger had a 29-save performance in goal.

As O’Leary mentioned, special teams have been a key to the recent run -- but the difference in the penalty kill has been startling. Once owners of the worst kill in the league, the Warriors haven’t allowed a power play goal in eight straight games, which matches up neatly with their streak. They’re now 17th overall at 76.6 per cent.

“We took a deep dive when after the first 10 or 15 games it was obviously really bad,” O’Leary said. “It was such a small sample size, we didn’t overreact and had

confidence in finding the right guys for the job and I think once we settled into roles and responsibilities with our team, the guys have really taken it upon themselves to make it a strength for us. And right from the goaltending out, it’s been a big part of our game as of late.”

Making things even more interesting is the winning ways have been coming without a handful of their top players -- team captain Daemon Hunt remains day-to-day after missing the last two games, Cole Jordan and Martin Rysavy week-to-week. That’s where the aforementioned depth has made such a difference, as other players have stepped up to fill the roles vacated by their injured NHL-drafted players.

“I don’t think any team can rely on just two or three guys to provide offence or get things done on defence,” O’Leary said. “You have to find different ways to win.

That comes down to individuals stepping up at different times and I think that’s what makes this group special.

Every guy that’s in the lineup has a role, it’s important and it doesn’t matter who is on the ice, it could be the biggest moment of the game. So it’s a lot of fun to be around right now.”

The Warriors are now 25-16-3-1 on the season and head into play this week seven points back of the Red Deer Rebels for third in the Eastern Conference, six points up on Saskatoon.

Their eight-game winning streak and 8-2-0-0 record in their last 10 are the two hottest streaks in the Eastern Conference.

The Warriors return to action Wednesday, Feb. 9 when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes, followed by the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday, Feb, 11 and Calgary Hitmen on Saturday, Feb. 12. All games are 7 p.m. at Mosaic Place.

AAA Warriors split weekend set in Estevan

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Winter GAX returns to Moose Jaw after two-year absence Gaming fans return in droves for weekend-long event at Moose Jaw Cultural Centre Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

It was around 15 years ago that a group of friends gathered in a basement for a weekend-long session of gaming, carrying few aspirations other than a few days of fun doing something they all enjoyed.

They had such a good time around, the next time around they decided to expand, bit by bit. More people got involved.

More players wanted to be a part of the fun. So a larger venue was needed.

And with that, the Moose Jaw Gamers Association Gaming Expo -- better known as GAX -- was born.

Gamers of all stripes and ages were back in the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre this weekend for the 2022 Winter GAX extravaganza and fundraiser, with hundreds of participants expected to take part throughout the three-day event.

“You have to go back to when we decided to get 10 of us together and play games for three days straight, that’s where it started,” said GAX organizer Kristian Sjoberg. “We bumped up the internet for the weekend for 20 bucks and we all

The Regina-based Umbrella Corp cosplay crew were on hand for photos with Resident Evil fans. Fortunately, the Nemesis was occupied elsewhere…

Cards Against Humanity was just one of the fun games being played on Saturday afternoon. chipped in five so that we could get pizza.

And then the next year I was like ‘oh, all these other people on the (SaskTel) Help Desk want to come’ and ‘okay, so we got 25 people, that’s not gonna fit in the house.

So let’s go rent the Scout Hall’. And it’s just grown from there.”

The 2022 Winter GAX -- presented by the SaskTel Pioneers -- also marked a return to action after Summer 2020, Winter 2021 and Summer 2021 were all cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic.

“It’s nice to have everyone come out again, nice to see people and be amongst our fellow nerds and geeks,” Sjoberg said.

“And it’s nice to have new people come out as well that have never been to this before. Some people just want to get out and have a nice evening, relax, play some board games, have some pizza, have some fun, maybe sit in on a Dungeons and Dragons episode for the first time…. Just have a good time after so long.”

The pandemic naturally still loomed large over the proceedings. All participants were wearing a mask, vaccine status was checked at the door, sanitizing stations were prevalent. Sjoberg estimated at least half the 35-plus volunteers were mainly involved in cleaning and wiping things down.

“We’ve had a lot of people step up and help us prepare for this, and we were ready to go from the start,” Sjoberg said of keeping everyone safe while having fun.

The good news is that folks responded. Pre-registrations were double what the previous GAX back in Winter 2020 saw, and a steady stream of patrons flowed in and out of the Cultural Centre throughout all three days.

“We’re really hoping that we blow

our numbers out of the water because as good as things are going, we still got a full day and a half,” Sjoberg said, referring to where things stood as of Saturday afternoon. “We’ve got lots of stuff happening and we’re hoping to see even more people come out and have fun.”

Those who did take part had all sorts of games and activities to take part in.

Board game sessions on the main level, card games and Dungeons and Dragons sessions upstairs, miniature tabletop games like Flames of War and Warhammer 40K downstairs. And, of course, rooms dedicated to console and computer gaming always draw tons of attention.

It’s all for a very good cause, too, and one that Sjoberg was quick to emphasis.

“The big thing is we’re back to raising funds this year, continuing our charitable donation to Creative Kids,” Sjoberg said.

“We didn’t get a full year to donate to them (in 2020), so we’re going to fundraise for them again and hopefully it’s a nice chunk of cash.”

For the latest on the Moose Jaw Gamers Association and GAX events in general, be sure to visit www.mjga.ca.

As always, the computer- and console-gaming LAN room was a popular place throughout the weekend.

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After Scotties playoffs near miss, Barker looking forward to the future

Saskatchewan finishes round robin with 4-4 record, one win away from tiebreaker and potential playoff run Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Penny Barker is the first to admit that the last two games of her rink’s run at the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts were as disappointing as can be.

When you control your own destiny and are on the cusp of the playoffs at the national women’s curling championship, failing to win either crucial contest can be tough to take.

But there’s a silver lining for Barker and her Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre crew of third Christie Gamble, second Jenna Enge and lead Danielle Sicinski -they were just that close, one win away from a tiebreaker, and that’s something to build on.

“It’s disappointing, but you have to take the positives from it, find some things to learn from and what we have to do next time,” Barker said from Thunder Bay shortly after their 10-2 loss to Wild Card #3’s Emma Miskew in Saskatchewan’s final round robin game.

“It’s still hard to take, being that close and especially after those last two games, but there were also some close games earlier in the week that could have gone our way as well… We’re right there, we have to be proud of ourselves, and we’re looking forward to seeing what we can do to improve and take that next step.”

Barker carried a 4-2 record into her round robin finale, but dropped a 6-2 decision to Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville on Wednesday night before her tournament-ending loss to Miskew last

A near miss in their quest for the Scotties playoffs has Team Barker already thinking about next season. though, and we know it’s a building expeThursday afternoon.

“Nothing could go right for us the last rience. We know we belong here and now couple of games; it’s really disappoint- we just have to keep working hard and ing,” Barker said. “We’re really proud of hopefully be back again next year.”

Barker opened the tournament against what we did accomplish this week, but we’re just disappointed with how the week Wild Card #1 (Tracey Fleury) and fell 9-7 ended. We had ourselves in a good spot, before winning her next two games 8-6 but it was just lack of execution in the last over Newfoundland (Sarah Hill) and 8-7 couple of games. over Wild Card #2 (Chelsea Carey) to get “We still supported each other, into the thick of things early.

A 6-4 loss to New Brunswick (Andrea Crawford) brought Barker back to .500, but a 9-6 win over P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt and 11-4 victory over Nunavut’s Brigitte McPhail sent Saskatchewan into the final two preliminary round days with a realistic shot at the playoffs.

“We just didn’t play very well, and that’s how it goes, sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield,” Barker said with a rueful laugh.

“Neither of those games were how we would normally play and were probably our worst games of the season… it’s disappointing it happened now, but there’s a lot we can build off of and that’s what we’re going to hang out hats on.”

While the team might take a shot at an event or two post-Scotties, Barker was unsure of what the rest of the schedule for the season holds. One thing that she is confident of is the team taking another run at things next year.

“I love our team; we get along so well and we’ve had a really great season,” Barker said. “I think there’s lots more to come from us so we’re excited to keep going.”

The first two rounds of the playoffs take place Friday, followed by the Page Playoffs first round games Saturday, semifinal at 11 a.m. Sunday and championship final at 6 p.m. All draws are broadcast on TSN, and you can follow the scores live at www.curling.ca/2022scotties.

Froehlich, Gamble tied on top of Original 16 Cash League standings

January High School Athletes of the Month

KalTire upsets season-long league-leader, leaving two teams at 11 wins Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Seaborn Insurance Moose Jaw High School Athletic Association Athletes of the Month for January are Erica Kaminski (Cornerstone Christian School basketball, back left), Dominick Mall (Peacock basketball), Trinity Andres (Vanier curling), Nigel Fang (Central wrestling, front left), Kendall Ebbett (Vanier curling), Jett Baksa (Riverview basketball), Alexis Badish (Central wrestling).

Missing are Madison White (Riverview curling), Matthew Artavia (Cornerstone basketball / volleyball), Bryce Baumann (Peacock basketball), Raeanne Lobb (Briercrest Christian basketball), Ian George (Briercrest Christian basketball).

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Team Matt Froehlich had a chance to retake sole possession of first place in the Original 16 Cash League last Wednesday night.

Instead, the season-long league leaders ended up dropping a 10-2 decision to KalTire’s Dustin Woloschuk, meaning there’s once again a tie Curling file at top of the standings.

Both Froehlich and KMS Construction (Ben Gamble) now have 11 wins on the campaign, with Gamble sitting at 11-2 and Froehlich at 11-4.

As the score would indicate, Woloschuk got off to a fast start, scoring a pair in the first end and tacking on three more in the third for a 5-1 lead. Froehlich got one back in the fourth and blanked the fifth, but Woloschuk would bring things to an early conclusion with a five-spot in the sixth for the 10-2 win.

In other action, Fonger Wealth Management (Nick Cornea, 3-11) picked up a mild upset with a 7-3 win over Walchuk Masonry (Tyler Krupski, 4-11). After Krupski opened with a pair in the first end, Cornea went on a point run of his own, including a deuce in the third, to lead 4-2. Krupski got back within one the next end, but Cornea would put up three in the sixth, and the two teams called it a night.

John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 10-5) found himself having to hold off a spirited comeback by Motion-Golden Mobility (Lorraine Arguin, 5-9) before taking an 8-7 win. Arguin kicked things off in style with three in the first end, but Wenarchuk went on a roll from there with a deuce in the second, steal of three in the fourth and single points the next two ends to lead 7-3. Momentum swung back Arguin’s way in the sixth, as she picked up a single point before stealing two in the seventh and another in the eighth to tie things up. Wenarchuk made the most of the hammer in the extra end to secure the one-point win.

Two other games involving BTN Chartered Accounting (Penny Barker, 8-1, Scotties) and Gamble (player availability) were postponed and will be made up at a later date.

Original 16 Cash League action takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.

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Moose Jaw runners Riak, Roney sign with university teams Riak off to perennial NAIA title contenders UBC, Roney to run for U of S Huskies Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

When Central Cyclones distance running standout Akuol Riak finished second at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Associaton provincial cross-country championships this past fall, she mentioned in an interview that one of her long-term goals was to run for a post-secondary institution.

Such a move would make perfect sense for the Moose Jaw Rotary Track Club competitor, given her solid showings not only this fall but in high school and club meets prior to the pandemic.

So when word came out that Riak had signed with a university for the 2022-23 season, it was no surprise.

What was a surprise is where she signed -- the University of British Columbia, whose powerhouse track and field team stood over the U.S. NAIA college ranks like an iron colossus pre-pandemic and are expected to do the same once things are back to normal.

And the good news didn’t stop there for the MJRTC, as it was also recently announced that Peacock senior Brooklyn Roney has signed on to run for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, picking up on a stellar running career that included a fifth-place showing at cross country provincials on top of a host of top finishes at local and regional meets in 2019.

“They put a lot of work in, so it’s great to see something like this happen for them,” said MJRTC coach Scott Mitchell. “They were both talented kids from a young age and when you combined that talent and hard work, it’s almost a no-brainer that they were going to run at the next level.”

Prior to the pandemic, Riak was a

Silver medalist Akuol Riak (centre) and fifth-place finisher Brooklyn Roney (right) with gold medalist Jadyn Palaschuk at the 2021 high school cross country championship. double medalist at the 2019 SHSAA track and field provincials in Moose Jaw, winning silver in the midget girls 800 metres and bronze in the 400 metres.

It was a break-out performance, and just a sign of things to come in Mitchell’s

eyes.

“I think Akuol can be a champion,” he said matter-of-factly. “I think she is just scratching the surface of what she’s capable of, and don’t get me wrong, she’s worked incredibly hard. But you can see

there’s a lot more there and it’s going to be great to see how she does at the next level. And I think she’s gonna have a big spring… the sky’s the limit for her, honestly.”

Roney carried a long-distance focus in the 2019 track and field season and dominated the 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres on her way to wins in the city championship and regional levels. She would go on to finish eighth at provincials.

“Brooklyn is going to do really well, too, she has a lot of potential,” Mitchell said. “There’s a super-strong women’s team at the U of S right now, there’s a ton of great middle-distance runners; the coach is fantastic. I think it’s a great fit for her and she’ll have a chance to really grow as a runner.”

The key now for Roney and Riak is the same as it is for every other competitive runner in the time of COVID-19 -simply keep training and wait for meets to resume. As one might expect, track and field has been hit hard with cancellations like everything else, making it difficult for everyone involved.

“It’s frustrating,” Mitchell said. “At least with these two girls that it doesn’t affect them greatly; they’re gonna just keep staying with it. But just general motivation, it’s hard to come by when you don’t have competition. The spring will be great when we can get back to hopefully some more regular meets and see how much everyone has improved.”

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Peacock defeats Vanier in boys basketball, Spirits edge Lumsden in girls action Mall paces Toilers with 22-point outing, Olson scores 18 to pace Spirits Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

High school basketball file The Peacock Toilers were quick to get back on the winning track in the first Moose Jaw high school senior boys basketball league contest after the exam break.

The Toilers had 22 points from Dominick Mall and built a 17-point halftime lead on their way to a 88-73 victory over the Vanier Vikings at Vanier last Tuesday night.

Peacock roared out to a fast start in the contest, building a 25-11 lead in the first quarter, but things were close the rest of the way, as Vanier kept the Toilers from pulling away with regular scoring pressure of their own.

That included a 35-point outing from Eric Meili, who put together his best game of the regular season thus far. Gavin Seida added 13 points for the Vikings, who tied the third quarter 20-20 and won the fourth 26-24 but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

Kai Houghton had 17 points for Peacock, while Bryce Baumann continued his

solid season with a 15-point outing.

The Toilers were back in action a couple nights later and took a 67-31 win over the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox, with scoring information unavailable.

In girls league action, things were far closer as the Vanier Spirits battled to a 6157 win over the Lumsden Angels on Tuesday. Lumsden led 36-30 at the half, but the Spritis’ Ava Kindiak scored eight of her 12 points after the break to pace Vanier to the comeback victory. Piper Olson added 18 for Vanier.

Jordyn E. led Lumsden with 24 points.

The Peacock girls also took the court in Notre Dame on Thursday night, picking up a 70-32 win in Wilcox.

Hannah Miller scored 22 points to lead the offence while Chloe Smolinski scored 18 and Demara Kilgour added eight points for the Toilers, who took the court with only seven players but still managed to use solid defensive play to control the game.

Notre Dame only hit double digits in the first quarter, after which they trailed 20-10, as Peacock built a 39-17 lead at half and took a 55-24 edge out of the third quarter.

Ryann Perrett led the Hounds with 13 points, while Mya Kubrakovich added nine points. Interestingly enough, Perrett currently leads the Notre Dame U18 AAA Hounds of the Sask Female AAA Hockey League in scoring with 10 goals and 26 points in 19 games, while Kubrakovich has three assists in that same span.

League action continues Tuesday, Feb. 8, with Central at Vanier (girls 6:20

p.m., boys 8 p.m.) and Notre Dame at

Lumsden (girls 6:20 p.m., boys 8 p.m.).

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Avid Knitters: Tuesday - February 15 @ 2:30 pm. Are you an avid knitter or common crocheter? Grab some needles and join in for good times, fun and spools of friendship. Wear a mask. Bring your own water bottle as there will be no refreshments at this time. Everyone welcome.

MJPL Book Club: Small Beneath the Sky

by Lorna Crozier Wednesday, February 9 @ 2:30 pm. Small Beneath the Sky is a tender, unsparing portrait of a family. It is also a book about place. Growing up in a small prairie city, where the local heroes were hockey players and curlers, Lorna Crozier never once dreamed of becoming a writer. Nonetheless, the grace, wisdom, and wit of her poetry have won her international acclaim. In this marvelous volume of recollections, she charts the geography that has shaped her character and her sense of home. Available in print at the library or on eBook. E-book on Library2go E-book on Hoopla Magic the Gathering: Saturdays, February 12 & 26 @ 2:00-5:00 pm. Come and play Magic the Gathering at the Moose Jaw Public Library every second Saturday in the upstairs South Meeting Room. All levels of experience are welcome. Bring your own deck if you have one or if you are new to the game, there are decks available for your learning and convenience. Masks are required. Contact the Library at 306-6922787 for more information.

MJPL Movie Club: Before Sunrise Monday, February 14 @ 6:00 pm. Presenting for Valentine’s Day, Richard Linklater’s 1995 indie romance masterpiece, Before Sunrise. The story of two young travelers, played by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, who spend a day together in Vienna having deep conversations and getting to know one another. It’s a naturalistic, endearing, beautiful little film worth falling in love with.

Showtime will begin at 6:00 with a discussion afterwards at approximately 7:50.

Purely Canadian Book Club: Laughing all the Way to the Mosque by Zarqa Nawaz Thursday, February 17 @ 2:30 pm Zarqa Nawaz’s (creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, television series) best selling humorous memoir, Laughing all the Way to the Mosque details Nawaz’s experiences growing up as a Canadian of Muslim faith.

Available in print at the library or on eBook.

E-book on Library2go Virtual youth programming on MJPL’s Discord channel MJPL has several clubs and activities available for ages 13-19 on their Discord server at discord.gg/HAs8rff.

Dungeons & Dragons for teens is held every Friday from 4-6:00 p.m. New and experienced players are welcome, although registration is required in advance.

Any questions about the youth programming can be sent to youth@moosejawlibrary.ca.

Facebook Live story-times will be held ev-

ery Tuesday until Feb. 15 on the library’s Facebook page. The story-times are for ages two to five at 10:30 a.m.

In-person library activities require registration. They include an additional story-time which will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. until Feb. 16 in the children’s programming room.

Moose Jaw Community Choir: The Moose Jaw Community Choir is an amateur SATB Choir with a mission to have fun, create beautiful music together, and share it with the community. The choir practices on Mondays @ 7PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church; performances in the community may also take place on alternate evenings (as restrictions allow). New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is required. New members who are interested should contact the Choir Director Diane Rhodes at 306-6408098 or message us through Facebook @ Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Luncheon Meetings at Masonic Temple Hall, 1755 Main St. N on Must show Identification and Provincial documentation for Covid-19 double vaccination. Masks are mandatory when not eating. Next scheduled tentative luncheon dates are March 16 and May 18, 2022 The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame (Battleford, Sask.) requests nomination submissions into the following categories: individual; team; family or community.

Deadline is March 15, 2022. If you know someone who contributes to baseball and deserves to be considered for induction, please submit a nomination. For further information please call 306-446-1983, or email saskbaseballmuseum@sasktel.net” Line Dancing every Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews Church. Call 306.692.7365 for more information.

The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-692-5453.

Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59. SHA restrictions in effect at all Legion events. · LOUNGE HOURS: Mon to Thurs 9:306:00/ Fri 9:30 to 8:00/ Sat: 10:30 to 6:00 · VETERANS’ MORNING COFFEE - Monday-Friday @ 10:00 am AND Saturday @ 10:30 · DARTS –Thursday @ 7:00 pm Non-members & New Players welcome · FRIDAY SUPPERS – Friday @ 5:15 pm – Purchase Tickets at the bar or by phone previous Wednesday. Suppers provided by various Moose Jaw Businesses.

Price range $10 - $15 depending on menu. · MEAT DRAW FUNDRAISER & CHASE THE ACE - Saturdays @ 3:00 pm - Everyone welcome · SHUFFLEBOARD –Fridays @ 7:00 pm Drop-in League - Everyone welcome · Trivia - Saturday February 12th · Superbowl Party - Sunday February 13th Additionally you can check all the upcoming events at royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca Specifically events at https://www.royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca/upcoming-events

Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wood working area – Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cinnamon Buns are Monday and Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day.

Billiards open daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. as well as Monday & Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 8 p.m.

Pickle Ball – Monday & Thursday mornings @ 10 a.m.

- Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons @ 1 p.m.

- Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m.

Fitness- Chair/Low Impact Fitness Mondays & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Hand & Foot Card Game for Beginners – Wednesdays @ 9:30 a.m.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

One Move Dominos – Friday’s @ 1pm.

Kaiser – Friday @ 1 pm. May be switching days if more are interested in another day.

Carpet bowling – Thursday’s @ 6:30 Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Painting Class – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Lounge – Friday’s from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Technology (Computer) – Questions and help from Ron Smallwood – Tuesdays @ 11 a.m.

Valentine’s Day Supper will be held on February 14th. Limited Tickets Available Now!!!

Cost $18.00 Members/$20.00 Non-Member - Delivery or Pick up. For more info call (306) 694-4223. Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca (E-Transfer Available) Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities February Weekly Events: Monday: 9:30am - Pickle Ball; 1pm - Floor Shuffleboard Tuesday: 9:30am - Jam Session; 1pm Pickle Ball; 7pm - Friendship Bridge except on February 15th – no Activities – Friendship Bridge will be played on the following Wednesday evening, February 16th.

Wednesday: 8:30am - TOPS; 9:30am Pickle Ball; 1pm - Floor Shuffleboard; 1pm - Hand & Food Canasta Thursday: 10am - Line Dance; 1pm Pickle Ball Friday: 1pm - Pickle Ball Military Whist on February 25th – Registration at 9:30 am games begin at 10:00 am.

Cost $15pp. Includes coffee, biscuits, and a great lunch with desert.

Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or 306.681.5998 anaf252@sasktel.net Hours of Operations: Thursday 12pm to 6pm/Friday 1pm to 11pm/Saturday 1pm to 7pm.

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Thursday @ 1:30: Cribbage. Cost $2.

Friday evening @ 7pm: FUN NIGHT with pool and darts

Saturday @ $4:30 Meat Draw and 50/50 Non members welcome!

Live Music by Gary Kincaid on February 5th @ 2-4pm. Everyone Welcome!

Special Family Fun Day on February 20th - from 12pm to 5pm Price is only $2 per child - Fun games, Face painting, Prizes, Hot dogs and more....Non Members Welcome!

Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: To register for any of the SCWW’s upcoming events, call the office at 1 (306) 631-4357 or email seniorswithouthwalls2021@gmail. com.

The Saskatchewan chapter of Senior Centre Without Walls (SCWW) has undertaken a unique project to bring fine art into the living rooms of local seniors - via phone.

“A Taste of Art” is a new initiative that uses the SCWW format similar to a “party line”, where participants phone into a common line and participate in an inclusive and accessible audio-only format. Stay tuned for more “over the phone” art programming for seniors in early 2022. For more information contact: Christy Schweiger Educator Coordinator, MJMAG 306-692-4472 educator.mjmag@sasktel.net Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Dr, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information (306) 693-5989.

WDM VIRTUAL COFFEE CLUB – new topics and dates added!

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we explore the WDM collection with our Virtual Coffee Club. All sessions will take place via Zoom so you can participate from anywhere in the province (or beyond). You can register for one or for them all and the best part is they are free! Each session will take place from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Following the presentation, share your memories and experiences while connecting with others. Pre-registration is required. Learn more and register online. https://wdm.ca/ coffeeclub/ February Events at Western Development Museum Heritage Month Seek-and-Find – Penny Farthings: until Mar. 15, images of penny-farthing bicycles will be hidden throughout the museum. By finding each image and the letter that accompanies it, families will be able to solve a riddle. Suitable for children under 12.

Heritage Month films from the National Film Board: until Feb. 27, a selection of short films will be shown on a repeating loop in the museum’s theatre. The films are suitable for all ages. More details on the particular films can be found at wdm.ca/ event_manager/heritagemonthfilms.

Heritage Month Presentations, Feb. 12 – Toys and Pastimes; The Great Depression: On February 12, at 10:30 a.m., Karla Rasmussen will be doing a presentation on historical toys, games, and pastimes. The presentation will be interactive and will include a take-home activity bag so children can make some of the old-fashioned toys at home. Suitable for ages 7+.

On the same day, at 2:00 p.m., Rasmussen will give another presentation on The Great Depression. The presentation will include slides and hands-on activities using items from the museum’s showcase.

All events are included with museum admission. *All in-person activities require a mask and proof of full vaccination.

A look at COVID numbers from January 29 to February 4

As of Friday, February 4, there are 567 active cases in the South Central 2 sub-zone.

There are 9,981 active cases in the province overall.

Saturday, January 29: 1083 cases reported in the province, 64 in the South Central (45 in the South Central 2 subzone). Two deaths reported in SK, 1236 recoveries.

Sunday, January 30: 1331 cases reported in the province, 84 in the South Central (57 in the South Central 2 subzone). One death reported in SK, 1179 recoveries.

Monday, January 31: 736 cases reported in the province, 38 in the South Central (25 in the South Central 2 subzone). Two deaths reported in SK, 1258 recoveries.

Tuesday, February 1: 661 cases reported in the province, 25 in the South

Central (20 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). One death reported in SK, 1503 recoveries.

Wednesday, February 2: 611 cases reported in the province, 28 in the South Central (20 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Four deaths reported in SK, 1634 recoveries.

Thursday, February 3: 837 cases reported in the province, 21 in the South Central (16 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Four deaths reported in SK, 930 recoveries.

Friday, February 4: 770 cases reported in the province, 80 in the South Central (57 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Four deaths reported in SK, 1057 recoveries.

Vaccine delivery: 1,862,919 total. As of February 4, 91,464 doses have been administered in the South Central.

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Myopia Valentine’s Day is coming soon. February 14th is a day for romance and love. It was in the mid-1700s that friends and lovers began to exchange handwritten notes and small tokens of affection. One of the reasons for choosing February 14th was the lore in England and France that birds’ mating season began, thus a time for love. Also, the Christian feast day of Saint Valentine had been observed on February 14th since 496 AD. In a 1375 poem, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote, “For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne’s, when every foul cometh then to choose his mate.” The oldest known Valentine’s Day love note is from Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife, in 1415, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. “My very gentle Valentine, since for me you were born too soon, and I for you was born too late, God forgives him who has estranged me from you for the whole

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The Bible has a lot to say about the importance of love in all relationships. St. Peter wrote, “make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. . . . For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind.” (2 Peter 1:5-9) Thus establishing a connection between lack of love and being nearsighted.

The word Peter used, translated as “nearsighted,” is muopazo, meaning cannot see far off. Obviously, he used the word in a figurative sense. Muopia is derived from muo, meaning to shut or close, and ops, meaning eye.

So, in English the word myopia means nearsighted, not able to see objects that are far away. The usage dates from 1654 to describe how human eyesight blurs when visual images come into focus in front of the retina.

Eventually myopia was used figuratively to mean lacking in foresight or discernment, having a narrow perspective without concern for broader implications. It came to mean one who only thinks or cares about things that are immediate issues or one-issue interest groups, with little regard for future implications. That is the sense St. Peter uses the term to describe those who say or do things without love.

Many of us are suffering from myopia when it comes to the discussions about COVID19 mandates and restrictions. It seems to me that certain government officials seem to be myopic with this issue. Statements are made that seem to lack foresight in dealing with pandemics in general. One suffers from myopia when policies are developed to deal with the current situation only rather than also addressing the care plans and hospitalisation strategies for the future. We know that pandemics will likely

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happen again, and current statements and actions seem to have such a narrow perspective. Myopic words and activities indicate a lack of love, the kind of love St. Peter referred to, love for love’s sake. Myopia often includes selflove and love for those who agree with me but neglects a love for all, even those who embrace different opinions.

We are myopic when support is given to “one issue” candidates in elections. People are myopic when word and actions are intensely focused on “my rights” with little concern for broader implications, and the rights of others.

I believe it would be beneficial for us to rethink our conversations and actions about COVID19 on this coming Valentine’s Day. Let’s have more moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, patient endurance, piety, brotherly love, and agape love, love for love’s sake. As Peter reminds us, “For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind.” Eyeglasses can correct medical myopia. Let us consider love to help correct social myopia. “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13) Columnist John Kreutzwieser loves to research words and writes this weekly Word Wisdom column for Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. He has an interest in the usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today. Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word usage.

John would like to know if anyone has a sincere interest in a relevant word that he could possibly research for an upcoming column. If so, please send your requests to wordwisdom2021@gmail.com . Words will be selected according to relevance and research criteria. We cannot confirm that all words will be used.

Toastmasters’ club hosts speaker on Indigenous land rights

by Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Toastmasters have had to innovate their meetings in the virtual space, but there was plenty of “jazz hands” applause for speaker Kiauna Cote, a member of Ochapowace First Nation.

Big Country Toastmasters – the Moose Jaw club – and Treasure Chest Toastmasters – the Yorkton club – joined together to host a virtual open house on Feb. 2. The featured speaker was Kiauna Cote, whose speech was titled “Significance and Meaning of the Land Acknowledgement”.

Cote’s traditional Cree name is Kaye-Kaye Iskwew – translated as “Hawk Woman.” She is from Ochapowace First Nation in Treaty 4 territory. She has a business degree from the University of Regina and works on Indigenous Relations with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). She is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Chief Gabriel Cote, who signed Treaty 4 on behalf of the Saulteaux people.

Cote is a member of Regina’s FCC Stubble Jumpers Toastmasters club.

The Toastmasters have a formalized structure to their meetings, designed to give everyone a chance to practice and develop communications skills. The various executive roles include (but are not limited to) the actual Toastmaster, typically a veteran member who has a firm grasp of procedure; a Grammarian, who chooses a word of the day which everyone tries to incorporate into their speaking; and a Table Topics Master, who calls upon members and guests to make spur-of-the-moment talks on randomly assigned topics.

The atmosphere of the meeting was one of friendliness and encouragement. Time was regularly taken to explain each step of the meeting. The various steps have been chosen to give members practise in leadership and public speaking. Everyone takes turns in the roles.

An in-person Toastmasters meeting (2019 photo: submitted) Toastmaster Laurel Wingert, who chaired the meeting, explained that because all mics other than that of whoever was currently speaking should be kept muted, clapping wasn’t practical. Instead, the screens were filled with members’ “jazz hands” as Cote was introduced.

Cote’s keynote address was delivered in the usual Toastmaster spirit of practice followed by evaluation. Nevertheless, her topic was serious and educational, and her words were carefully chosen.

“Land acknowledgements have become common since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s ‘94 Calls to Action’ were released in 2015,” Cote said, “urging all governments to change policies and programs to repair the harm caused by residential schools and to move forward with reconciliation.”

But, Cote said, land acknowledgements are only the

first step. She characterized acknowledgements as a conversation starter that opens doors for Canadians to understand the historical context of the land we live on.

Cote explained that the numbered treaties were entered into as a way to avoid the bloodshed that was happening south of the border. Indigenous peoples also needed a way to survive the depletion of the buffalo herds. The treaties were meant to avoid war, share the land, and develop agriculture for both settlers and Indigenous peoples.

The now acknowledged historical fact is that the treaties were brutally ignored. A systematic and organized campaign of deliberate genocide was embarked on instead, including residential schools, forbidding Indigenous people to leave their reservations (while continually and illegally shrinking those reservations), disallowing agricultural competition with settlers, and many other abuses.

Cote related the history of her great-great-great-grandfather, whose people were starved during treaty negotiations until they agreed to sign. Then, those unfair treaties were violated anyway.

In addition, both of Cote’s parents are residential school survivors.

It is important to remember, Cote said, that all Canadians, Indigenous or not, are treaty people. “Canada was not founded on an empty space. It was built alongside and on top of Indigenous nations.”

Her remarks aren’t meant to instill guilt, Cote said, but to encourage an appreciation for the land and its history. Canadians should educate themselves in order to repair connections with Indigenous peoples and foster reconciliation.

Moose Javians interested in the Toastmasters can find more information at bigcountry.toastmastersclubs.org.

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Obituaries / Memorials REILANDER, AGNES Agnes Elizabeth Reilander of Moose Jaw, dearly beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully in Hillcrest Care Centre, Calgary, Alberta on Thursday January 14, 2022. Agnes was born on September 5, 1925, to Johanna and Fred Smith in Dysart, Saskatchewan.

She was the third sibling of eight brothers and sisters raised on their family farm. Agnes was educated at Dysart School and was later employed at Fort San as a nurse’s aid. There, she met her devoted husband Bill of 55 years. Their journey began in Winnipeg, MB, Saskatoon, SK, and settled in Moose Jaw where they raised their family. Agnes and Bill had a true partnership in marriage and later in business when they purchased Plaxton’s Jewellers in 1966.

Mom valued faith and family and providing a welcoming warm home. Cherished memories of Agnes are held in the hearts of her four daughters and one son, Ann Morrison and family: son in law Mark Budgen and his children Ashley, Kaitlyn, Cole. Daughter, Stephanie (Dan) Curtis and their children Amy, Jeffrey, Christopher, Michael, and Melissa. Daughter Meghan (Layne) Bureau and their children Carson, Avery and Adam. Daughter Erin (John) MacLeod and their children Liam, Ethan, and Wyatt; Kathy Reilander and her children Karla Kadlec (Kai Venemore), Tara Jo Kadlec and Cory Kadlec; Jerome (Lynn) Reilander and family, Daughter Elli (Mike) Leslie and their child Fia. Sons Steven Reilander and Mitchell (Tina) Reilander and their child Jude; Jane (David) MacLeod and family: Sons Matthew (Heather) MacLeod and their children Max and Sophie. Chad (Janelle) Macleod and their children Leo and Maddi; Laura Reilander (Rod Swenson); As well as her brother Jerome Smith (Ann Patterson) of Regina, SK.; sister-in-law Marie Mazil and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Agnes is predeceased by her husband Bill; granddaughter Shelley Budgen and son in law Doug Morrison.

An evening Prayer Service will be held on Friday February 18, 2022, at 7:00 PM at W. J. Jones Chapel.

474 Hochelaga St W, Moose Jaw. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 10:30 at Church of Our Lady, 566 Vaughan St, Moose Jaw. Reverend Gregoire will preside. Agnes will be laid to rest beside her husband Bill at Rosedale Cemetery.

To view the service please click on the link prior to 10:30 am Saskatchewan Time https://us02web. zoom.us/j/83805991574 For those wishing memorial donations may be made to charity of choice.

In living memory of Agnes, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Home. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview. com (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain, Funeral Director

W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services

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

PROCTOR, EARL The family of Earl Proctor announce his peaceful passing on January 26, 2022, with his son and daughter by his side. Earl was predeceased by his parents, Percy and Mary Whiting Proctor, wife Kate and daughter Brenda, an infant sister, brothers, Lloyd (Eileen) Whiting, Ross (Edie) Whiting, Alvin (Barb) Proctor, sister Francis (Gordon) Colvin, his in-laws and brothers in law. He will be lovingly remembered by his son, Ken (Stephanie) and their children Nicholas, Justin, (Shannon and their son Gabriel) and Cristian; daughter, Susan and her children Jamie (Keneisha and Jazmynn); Kenny; Kyla (Adam and their children Peighton, Hudson and Gabriel), brothers, Clarence (Sheila) Proctor and Maurice (Inez) Proctor, special cousin, Vicky Roberts and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Dad was born June 30, 1933, in Macklin, Saskatchewan, the seventh of eight children. He grew up on a farm, helping his family with raising pigs and chickens. He attended school in Primate. His dad passed away when he was 13, so his Mom moved the family closer to Saskatoon to Grasswood. Dad graduated from City Park Collegiate, and started his lifelong job with the Co-op. He started driving truck, then got a job in the office. He was union leader with the Federated Co-op during his time there. He met Mom through mutual friends and married in 1955. He and Mom helped his brothers and their wives look after their mom until she passed away.

Dad was offered a management position with the Moose Jaw Co-op Feed department, so they journeyed south to Moose Jaw. Dad enjoyed his job and the people he met in the farming community through work. He retired in 1994 after 42 years with the Co-op. Dad would make almost

daily trips to the Co-op grocery store for items that were not necessarily needed, lots of times only one item, just to be able to talk to many friends and farmers that he would see there. Dad loved to talk to anyone who would listen. Dad and Mom enjoyed gardening and had two huge gardens. He also developed his own feed recipe to raise the best tasting chickens and turkeys ever!

Dad loved keeping busy. He had played hockey in Saskatoon, and continued to play in Moose Jaw, until he was 50 years old. He also coached hockey, was a Boy Scout leader, was in a bowling league with Mom and had been heavily involved in the Minto United Church. His best times were spent with family. When his young family was growing up, weekends were spent doing something, hiking at Buffalo Pound, working in the garden, plucking chickens and turkeys, tobogganing down Buzzy’s hill or playing board games. Summer vacations to visit family and fishing trips to Mom’s hometown of Lac La Ronge, were top of his list. Mom‘s brother was a fishing guide and knew all of the best spots!

Dad and Mom spent a lot of time with their children, grand children, and great grandchildren, attending anything they were involved in. They had hotdog or hamburger lunch Fridays at their place, and the grandkids could bring as many friends as they wanted! After Mom passed away in 2012, Dad moved in with his daughter, Susan.

Dad‘s health declined in 2017 and he moved into Providence Place. He had expressed how thankful he had been for the wonderful care that Mom had received while she was there. He said if he ever had to go into a home, that is where he wanted to be. We are forever grateful to the wonderful staff in the Edgar Hall, Saint Anthony and Guardian Grove units at Providence Place. Our parents last years were much better than they would’ve been without you. A celebration of life and a graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dad’s name may be made to Providence Place or the Alzheimer’s Society.

In living memory of Earl, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries).

Chrystine Dacey- Funeral Director Intern

W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services

Province raises special flag to honour Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign Moose Jaw Express staff

It has been 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada and the Commonwealth, so to honour this platinum jubilee, the provincial government is raising celebrating flags.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Flag will be raised on Feb. 6 at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Government House in Regina. The flag will be flown for all of February at Government House, while flags will be flown on the Albert Memorial Bridge in Regina from Feb. 15 to 28.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became Queen on Feb. 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. Her Majesty is Canada’s longest reigning Sovereign and the first to celebrate a platinum jubilee. She has visited Saskatchewan six times, most recently to mark the province’s centennial in 2005.

Queen Victoria was the longest reigning Sovereign of Canada at almost 64 years, before Queen Elizabeth surpassed her in 2016.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee flag features the Canadian Jubilee emblem on a white background. The federal government will release the Canadian Platinum Jubilee emblem on Feb. 6.

Additional platinum jubilee programs and celebrations in Saskatchewan will be announced in the coming months.

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Queen 2: Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 70 years as Queen of Canada and the Commonwealth on Feb. 6. File photo

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Obituaries / Memorials ANDRIE, LYDIA It is with our greatest sadness we announce the passing of Lydia Andrie, on her 95th birthday, on Sunday, January 29th, 2022.

Lydia was born to Jacob and Elizabeth Ginther on their homestead farm in Mendham, Saskatchewan.

She was the last surviving sibling of their 9 children.

Lydia moved to Ormiston, SK to work, which is where she met her husband Dan. They were married in November of 1945 and soon moved to Moose Jaw, where she happily resided until her passing. Lydia became very close with all of Dan’s siblings, their spouses and their families. While in Moose Jaw she worked at the Exchange Café, the Union Hospital, and finally the Palliser Regional Library until her retirement.

Lydia was a devoted member of the Moose Jaw Alliance Church from 1945 until her passing - always in the same spot in the same pew, always with a purse full of tic-tacs, lifesavers, gum, or skittles, and always a voice in the foyer after the service. Many people will remember her in the Library at the Church, working every Sunday morning for so many years. At her 90th birthday celebration, Lydia was recognized for her service by a public presentation as well as a plaque being permanently placed in the library. Her dedication to this Church and to Christ was so steady and never once waivered, and she was admired for this quality by everyone who knew her.

Lydia had many nieces and nephews she was so incredibly close to. We heard story after story (after story) of her experiences with them here, there and everywhere. The times she spent with all of them in person and on their phone conversations, with updates on everyone, were absolutely priceless to her.

Lydia was strong. She was funny. She was loud.

She was determined. She was organized. She was dedicated. She was clean. She was personable. She was a great friend. She was clever. She was a tease.

She was trustworthy. She was a great host. She was faithful. She was reliable. She was social. She was a good laugh. She led by example. She was never mad and never judgmental. She never said a bad word about anyone or anything. She never missed a game (much too some umps and referees’ dismay). She knew everybody and if she didn’t, she would figure it out.

Nobody met and didn’t like Lydia. There will never ever be someone like her again, ever. She was unique.

She was predeceased by her parents and 9 siblings; husband, Daniel; son, Daniel Thomas; grandson-inlaw, Ryan. Lydia will be forever missed by her sons, Allan (Dodie) and Wayne (Debbie); and daughter-inlaw, Lorie (Rod) Heisler. Her impact on all of her grandchildren is something that cannot be put into words: Marcie (Tyler) Simpson, Davin (Manuela) Andrie, Daniel (Sarah) Andrie, Danae Andrie, Jillaine (Tim) Abramoff, Hannah (Josh) Heisler, Jacob Heisler, Stefanie Wihlidal and Kyle (Holly) Alexander. The generation to follow was just as lucky to get a chance to experience her uniqueness and loved the company of their great-grandma: Rhett Chute, Austin Smith, Mac Simpson, George Wihlidal, Addison Simpson, Rogan Chute, Rose Alexander, Clark Alexander, Grace Andrie, Jack Andrie and Stella Abramoff. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, greatnephews, and friends.

Due to the Covid-19 health situation, the Funeral Service to honour Lydia will be held at a later date.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Lydia’s name may be made to St. Joseph’s Hospital/ Foyer d’Youville, Box 810, Gravelbourg, SK S0H 1X0. The staff there were so amazing to Lydia and all of the family that went in “two by two” to see her in her last days on earth. Thank you!

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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NORYS, PETER JANUARY 24, 1929 JANUARY 25, 2022 The death of Peter Norys occurred peacefully at Extendicare, Moose Jaw on January 25, 2022.

Born and raised on South Hill, Moose Jaw, Peter was a life long Moose Jaw resident. Peter and Helen Gregor, childhood friends, married in 1956 and built their home on Keith Crescent overlooking the valley and lived and loved the location and the community for all of the ensuing years.

Peter’s parents, Bill and Annie, owned and operated “Dad’s Store” on Lillooet Street. Peter attended Moose Jaw Normal School, receiving his first job at Herbert. He then took a job on the CPR as a brakeman and stayed for two years. He decided that the railway was not for him and applied to the Moose Jaw Public School Division. He was hired and worked as a teacher and administrator for the balance of his career. He furthered his education through UBC and the U. of S. He was elected to City Council and served the community through this civic involvement for a number of years.

Peter was an active member of Church of Our Lady who was involved in the fund- raising campaign and building of the current facility. He served on many committees of the church over the years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and acted in service of the organization.

For a time in his retirement, he worked in the tax preparation business during tax season and assisted at Jones Funeral Home.

Predeceased by his parents, Bill and Annie and brother Jim, Peter is survived by his beloved Helen, wife and partner of 65+ years, and his nieces, Terry and Marnie.

As well, he is survived by Gregor nieces/nephews.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Church of Our Lady, 566 Vaughan St., Moose Jaw on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Nestor Gregoire presiding.

Interment will be at Rosedale Cemetery.

Thanks to the staffs of Chez Nous and Extendicare who have assisted Peter and Helen in these last years.

Should friends or family desire, memorials in Peter’s name may be made to Church of Our Lady.

In living memory of Peter, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain- Funeral Director

W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services

Robert & Alison Bradish of Moose Jaw January 16, 2022 Male 7lbs, 7oz

Apply now for Co-op Community Space funds

By April Meersman - Moose Jaw Express/ MooseJawToday.com

Co-op Community Spaces was launched in 2015 to help protect, beautify and improve local spaces. Since then, it has provided $10.5 million to 147 local projects, including parks, greenhouses and sports fields.

The Co-op Community Spaces Program, beatifying western Canada, have helped communities and groups to create and preserve spaces for everyone to enjoy. This year in 2022, $1 million is available to support capital projects dedicated to recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture.

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), based in Saskatoon, is focused on providing more than 160 local Co-ops across Western Canada with strategy and leadership, wholesaling, manufacturing, logistics, operational support, business-enabling services and marketing support. Together, FCL and those local co-operatives form the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS). The CRS serves our members and communities with products and services that help build, feed and fuel individuals and communities from Vancouver Island to northwestern Ontario. Our total workforce of 24,000 employees serve 1.9 million active individual members and many more non-member customers at 1,500 retail locations in more than 620 communities.

They are a different kind of business –locally invested, community-minded and offer lifetime membership benefits including patronage refunds, quality products, quality service and fair prices. FCL administers the Coop Community Spaces Program on behalf of more than 160 independent local Co-ops across Western Canada that form the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS).

“Co-ops have been supporting their local communities for years because we believe that communities thrive when there are opportunities to connect, grow and learn,” said Pam Skotnitsky, Vice President of Strategy at Federated Co-operatives Limited. “Now more than ever, we’re proud to invest in projects that will preserve nature and create places where we can come together, build relationships and support one another.”

Co-op invites registered non-profit organizations, registered charities or community service co-operatives to apply online until March 1, 2022. Funding between $25,000 and $150,000 is available per project.

Many western Canadian communities have benefited from the Co-op Community Spaces Program in 2021.

Within our province last year, three Saskatchewan community groups received funding for their programs, the Heritage Food Education Centre in Regina received a sum of $75,000. Radville Regional High School outdoor space program received $30,000 and Water Ridge Playground in Humboldt received $90,000 for their project.

For more information on funding or to enter the contest, please visit communityspaces.ca.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 277 Iroquois St W Moose Jaw, SK Next Service: February 13th, 2022 10:30am Rev. Doug Shepherd

Friendship Bridge Winners for the Month of January 2022 - 7pm Tuesday Nights, Cosmo Senior Centre

January 5th 1st – Bryce Warren & Jeff Walpole 2nd – Debbie Firth & Linda Sempel 3rd – Vivian Brailean & Bob Cobbe Hidden Score – Walter Hawkins & Eunice Reader January 11th 1st – Bryce Warren & Jeff Walpole 2nd – Vivian Brailean & Bob Cobbe 3rd – Debbie Firth & Linda Sempel Hidden Score – Nita VanIderstine & Dorothy McFadden January 18th 1st – Marie Spencer & Sharon Knittel

2nd – Debbie Firth & Linda Sempel 3rd - Vivian Brailean & Bob Cobbe Hidden Score – Bob Busse & Cam Coghill January 25th 1st – Ron & Linda McInnis 2nd – Joe & Norma Campbell 3rd – Marie Spencer & Sharon Knittel Hidden Score – Debbie Firth & Linda Sempel All bridge players are welcome to join our club at the Cosmo Senior Centre at 7 pm on Tuesdays.

If interested call Deb @ 306-690-4690.

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Corner Gas Corner Gas Mary Ma. Cook-Chef Forensic Factor Rookie Blue (6:00) “Butlers in Love” “The Wedding Veil” (2022, Romance) Lacey Chabert. “Wedding Veil” (6:30) › “Leap Year” (:15) ››› “Say Anything...” (1989) John Cusack. ››› “Trainwreck” Frasier Frasier The Office The Office The Office The Office Frasier Frasier My 600-Lb. Life Paul struggles to live a normal life.

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“Extra Ordinary” (2019) Maeve Higgins. In the Earth (6:55) “Memory: The Origins of Alien” “Campus Code” (2013, Action) Bosch “Clear Shot” “Night of the Kings” (:10) “Agnelli” (2017) Voice of David Brinkley.

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NHRA in 30 NHRA in 30 NHRA in 30 NHRA Drag Racing Auto Club NHRA Finals. (:05) ›› “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012, Fantasy) Ian McKellen.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Richard Dowson

This item was written on January 27, 2022, Holocaust Remembrance Day, “the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust”.

On January 27, 1945 Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, where more than 1 Million people died in the gas chambers, was liberated.

NAZI Legacy of Hate These victims and millions more, died because of organized political hatred.

We can all disagree about politics but disagreement can never be based on hatred.

More and more Political criticism today seems to focus on hatred without thought of alternatives.

We can never overlook the fact that the NAZI Party and Hitler, were elected and came to power in Germany based on hatred. Hatred was their unifying theme.

Disagreement? – That is healthy. Hatred? That is destruction.

The NAZI Anti-Semitism was well documented. Here are just a few excerpts from the Moose Jaw Times Herald telling of the persecution of the Jews by the NAZIS and the NAZI regimes of other countries such as Hungary, Romania and France.

Excerpts of stories from the old Moose Jaw Times Herald Thursday, August 8, 1940 ‘Anti-Semitic Law in Rumania Shows Hitler Dictating’ The Rumanian cabinet promulgated a new Jewish law which was a major step in this country’s adoption of Nazis ideas. The law separates Rumania’s 750,000 Jews in three categories …

(Jews) are barred from public office, from professions “having direct liaison with the public authority,” and from operating cafes, tobacco shops, movie theatres and many other enterprises.

papers have attacked Jews since the German occupation.

“We fight the Jewish ideology because we believe it is dangerous to French economy,” the paper (Les Dernieres Nouvlles de Paris) added. “We will not become associated with acts of violence menacing goods and persons.”

Berlin, August 24, 1940 – (CP via Radio) – German dispatches from Vichy, France, claimed that stricter anti-Jewish laws – modeled on those of Nazi German – are being planned by the French government.

Auschwitz Concentration Camp All Jews are prohibited from owning farms or other rural lands.

The Hungarian newspaper I’J Magyarsag editorially advocated Jewish law for Hungary, with intensified anti-Semitic measures.

Police arrested scores of persons yesterday on charges of spreading false news and hustled them off to concentration camps. All the prisoners were identified with the Liberal and Democratic factions, and most of them were Jews.

Moose Jaw Times Herald, Saturday, August 10, 1940 Jews Arrested and Interned – Laws Forbid Them Doing Many Things In placing new anti-Jewish laws into full effect, the government, apparently was influenced by the fact that the most nationalistic Rumanian elements (and) also are the most anti-Semitic.

Taking their cue from Premier Ion Gigurtu’s assertion that obedience to German-Italian wishes, while necessitating “painful sacrifices” at least would rid Rumania of “Jewish influence” the newspapers devoted many columns to anti-Jewish measures and resultant “benefits” to nonJews.

Moose Jaw Times Herald Saturday, August 26, 1940 Jewish Attacked in France Paris August 21, 1940 – (delayed, via Berlin) Windows were broken and 14 persons were arrested in the Champs Elysees when a score of members marched along the wide avenue shouting, “down with the Jews.”

At the same time, a group of 70 from the same organization tried to enter offices of a youth organization on the Rue de Valois to learn the manes of its directors.

Police arrested the entire group but later its members were released.

These were the first anti-Jewish demonstrations in Paris, although the news-

Moose Jaw Times Herald, Wednesday, November 25, 1942 Half the Jews of Europe to Be Murdered Washington, November 25, 1942 – Dr. Stephen S. Wise, chairman of the World Jewish Congress, said he had learned through sources, confirmed by the State Department, that approximately half the estimated 4,000,000 Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe have been killed in an “extermination campaign.”

The newspaper report goes on to say, “That Nazis have established a price of 50 Reichsmark for each corpse – mostly Jewish, Dr. Wise indicated – and are reclaiming bodies of slain civilians to be processed into such war-vital commodities as soap fats and fertilizer.

“Various methods are being used in the campaign,” he said, “and the Nazi doctors have found that one of the simplest and cheapest methods is to inject air bubbles into the veins of the victim.

“One Nazi physician can handle more that 100 men an hour by this method.”

MJ Story Jews WW Two Jan 2022 20220127 02

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Solar panel installation underway at Yara Centre

Yara Centre is the first to receive the upgrade of receiving solar panels. The south-facing entrance roof will have 139 modules and the south-facing wall will have 88, for a total of 227 solar panels.

The City of Moose Jaw has begun its solar panel installation project as part of its ongoing commitment to climate action. A total of 730 solar panels will be installed on the city buildings.

Buildings to receive the upgrade include the Yara Centre, City Hall/Moose Jaw Police Service, and Mosaic Place. The work is expected to be complete by the end of August 2022.

The project cost $1 million even and was made possible by a joint funding effort. The federal government contributed $415,120; the province contributed $345,899; the City of Moose Jaw’s share was $238,981.

The return on investment for the city will be rapid, with the panels projected to reduce the city’s utility bills by $170,000

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com Moose Jaw City Council adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP has set targets and is data-driven, including: 20 per cent reduction of corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2025 45 per cent reduction of corporate GHG emissions by 2030 Elimination of 100 per cent of water loss from municipal buildings The city will partner with Greenwave Tradesmen atop the Yara Centre roof Innovations for the first step of the plan, Friday morning were well bundled which will see energy sub-monitoring against the cold. The brackets for the systems installed in the city’s 10 largest new solar panels have been installed, GHG-emitting, community-facing buildand panels are now being mounted. The ings. An additional building within the city’s Yara Centre will have 227 solar panels water/wastewater portfolio brings the total supplementing its energy usage. Photo to 11.

by Gordon Edgar The 11 facilities represent 48 per cent annually. Greenhouse gas emission savings of the overall corporate emissions. They should be approximately 829 tonnes annu- were selected for their energy usage and ally. their high profiles within the community.

Climate action plan (CAP) Once the energy sub-monitoring sysAs part of the 2022 municipal budget, tems are installed, public engagement

dashboards will be placed in the monitored buildings. The dashboards will enable citizens to stay up to date with progress toward the CAP targets.

The city hopes residents and business owners will be inspired by the visible progress on the public engagement dashboards to implement their own actions on climate change.

“The City of Moose Jaw is very proud of our previous commitments to seek opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the actions detailed within this climate action plan,” said city manager Jim Puffalt.

“We look forward to guiding our community through this climate change journey and showcasing our city as a leader in environmental responsibility.”

The city’s full Climate Action Plan can be read at https://moosejaw.ca/climateactionplan/.

Community airport partnership applications open for 2022-23

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Government of Saskatchewan has opened applications for the 2022-2023 Community Airport Partnerships (CAP) program. Up to $275,000 per community is available.

In the 2021-22 budget, the province contributed a record $1.5 million toward improvements at 17 community airports.

The funds are coming from the province’s two-year $7.5 billion stimulus program.

Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said that “Our community airports are important to our provincial economy. The program provides grants to municipal governments to improve community airports by helping offset costs associated with rehabilitation and upgrades.”

The Moose Jaw municipal airport was the recipient of the full $275,000 grant last

The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport runway has been resurfaced and extended to 4000 feet, taxiways have been added, and the apron surface has been expanded. Part of the funding for the project came from last year’s CAP grant (from Facebook) year. The funds were used for part of the cost of resurfacing and extending the airport’s runway, adding taxiways, and expanding the apron to allow for more hangars.

The full project cost was over $3 million, including $1.2 million from the federal government, $999,900 from the provincial government, $500,000 from the City of Moose Jaw, $250,000 from the airport authority, and $275,000 through CAP. The Moose Jaw Flying Club hopes to see the municipal airport become the third-biggest flying destination in Saskatchewan. While it obviously cannot match the scale of the regional hubs in Regina and Saskatoon, local businesses are making ever-more-extensive use of the airport.

The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority, which administers the airport on behalf of the city, believes it can become an important economic driver. They see possibilities for expanded business use, tourist

opportunities, charter flights, and increased partnership with the nearby airforce base.

One of the uses the Airport Authority is most proud of is the increased access the runway extension offers for air ambulance flights.

CAP is administered through the Ministry of Highways. The ministry reports that since 2007-08, more than $10.5 million has been invested through CAP with a total of 42 different communities and RMs benefitting.

CAP projects are approved based on criteria including safety improvements; the extended life cycle of the rehabilitated asset; increasing the use of the airport; economic benefits resulting from the project; and economic benefits from increased partnership opportunities.

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