Moose Jaw Express, August 27, 2025

MOOSE JAW’S HOMEGROWN NEWSPAPER

For those who missed Rory Allen’s record-setting finale at “Concerts in the Park,” the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF) is offering another chance to see the acclaimed Elvis tribute artist live this fall.

Allen will headline the Festival of Trees “All Shook Up” Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Temple Gardens Centre curling rink. The event promises a lively mix of hot pancakes, toe-tapping tunes, and Elvis-style fun — all in support of local health care.

“We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to support the Foundation and enjoy an amazing evening of music,” said Kelly McElree, CEO of the MJHF. “Seeing thousands of people fill Crescent Park and generously donate to enhance our MRI services shows how deeply our community cares about local health care. And Rory Allen — what a showman! We’re thrilled to have him return this fall for an encore performance at our new Festival of Trees ‘All Shook Up’ Pancake Breakfast.”

The announcement came during Allen’s Aug. 20 performance at the Crescent Park amphitheatre, which closed out the 30th season of Concerts in the Park. That show drew more than 2,000 people — the largest audience in the

event’s history.

McElree said Allen was delighted by the atmosphere and reception from Moose Jaw audiences.

“Oh yeah, he thought (the experience) was amazing … he was absolutely thrilled,” McElree said. “He loves coming to Moose Jaw and … he’s thrilled to come back and do an encore performance at the breakfast (fundraiser).”

Replacing the Festival’s traditional brunch, the new pancake breakfast is designed as a casual and family-friendly fundraiser. Hosted by the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital Auxiliary, it will feature Allen’s live performance, transporting audiences back to the golden era

of rock ’n’ roll, a hearty breakfast, and the chance to browse the Festival’s decorated auction items and trees.

“All the funds we raise at the breakfast are going to go directly to enhancing and upgrading the MRI at the hospital,” McElree said. “We just want everyone to come out, (show their) support, and have a great time. Listen to some fantastic music and take a look at all the marvellously decorated auction items and trees that are going to be there. It’s going to be a great family afternoon with some great entertainment and just a dynamite breakfast.”

The Foundation’s current “Faster Scans, Better Care” campaign is focused on modernizing the hospital’s MRI system, which provides thousands of scans each year with rural Saskatchewan’s only MRI. Once upgraded, the unit will increase scan volume, reduce wait times, and provide more accurate diagnostics close to home.

Tickets are available now at the Temple Gardens Centre box office at 110 First Avenue Northwest, as well as online through SaskTix.ca, with prices starting at $20 each.

For more information on the Moose Jaw Health Foundation or to donate, visit MJHF.org or call 306-694-0373.

Journey to Hope dissolving this fall, legacy fund to continue mission

After nearly two decades of advocacy, awareness, and education around suicide prevention and mental health, Journey to Hope Moose Jaw has announced it will dissolve this fall.

The organization’s board said the non-profit will officially cease operations on Nov. 1, though its mission will continue through a new legacy fund managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Moose Jaw branch.

“After much soulful consideration, it has been determined by the Journey to Hope Moose Jaw Board that Journey to Hope Moose Jaw has reached the fullness of time and will dissolve as of November 1, 2025,” the board said in a written announcement.

Founded in 2008 at the request of two members of the Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group, Journey to Hope became a fixture in Moose Jaw’s mental health landscape. The group hosted workshops, awareness programs, and training events to support individuals struggling with mental health challenges and to help families affected by suicide.

Community events often carried a

Exodus

The Saskatchewan NDP is ringing the alarm bells over the fact that eight doctors have left Moose Jaw this year — although that number could increase further.

MLA Jared Clarke, the NDP’s shadow minister for rural and remote

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hopeful and creative focus. One such event was the annual open mic night at The Hive coffee shop, where residents shared poetry, song, and stories about their mental health journeys. Chairperson Della Ferguson described the evening last year as “magical” and said the expression of personal experiences was powerful for both speakers and listeners.

Programs such as Mental Health Week workshops, “safeTALK” suicide awareness training, and the annual “Wise Hope” event in Crescent Park further expanded the group’s outreach. Partnerships with initiatives like Ruck It Up for Mental Health, which raised more than $34,000 over five years for the cause, also strengthened its presence in the community.

As part of its conclusion, Journey to Hope will host two final public events. On Sept. 10, to recognize World Suicide Prevention Day, the organization will hold a walk and “Pass the Torch” ceremony in Crescent Park.

Later, on Sept. 25, a “MENtal Health and Wellness” event at Temple Gardens Centre will feature a roast beef supper, with “Leroy” of Leroy and Leroy as MC and Moose Jaw Warriors

Della Ferguson, third from left, holds the plaque recognizing the organization as a nominee for Group of the Year in 2024. The non-profit, which has worked since 2008 to promote suicide awareness and mental health supports in the community, will dissolve this November with a legacy fund carrying its mission forward. Photo by: Journey to Hope Moose Jaw

head coach Mark O’Leary as the guest speaker.

“We will then honour some individuals and groups who are Mental Health and Wellness Champions in our community,” the board wrote. “We want to fill this conference space full with ‘hope’

and ‘gratitude.’”

The newly created Journey to Hope Legacy Fund will continue to finance training opportunities and suicide prevention programs in Moose Jaw. Donors will continue to receive tax receipts for their contributions, and funds will be directed to initiatives that align with the group’s long-standing mission.

“We are eternally grateful to all who have supported the Journey to Hope mission: To raise vital funds in support of suicide awareness and prevention, with the purpose being to promote hope to those who feel hopeless by sharing resiliency information and counselling resources; healing to the bereaved by offering grief information and support resources; and honouring the memory of those who have died by suicide by reaching out to the hopeless and hurting,” the board’s announcement read. “(We are) forever grateful and forever hopeful.”

To donate to the legacy fund, contact CMHA Moose Jaw at 306-692-4240 or by email at MJBranch@CMHAsk. com. The branch is open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

of doctors from Moose Jaw a huge concern

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health, stood outside Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital on Aug. 20 to discuss the concern.

He stated that an eighth physician will have left by late August, which is “a crisis” for residents who need care.

The NDP has heard that some doctors

— with nearly 4,000 patients — have retired, while others are leaving for other health-care centres in Saskatchewan, are taking on bureaucratic roles, or leaving the province altogether.

Clarke noted that the NDP spoke with some Moose Jaw doctors, who believe the community needs twice as many physicians “just to keep afloat.” Moreover, the NDP called every health clinic here and learned none was accepting new patients.

“If Saskatchewan’s fourth-largest city can’t keep its doctors, what does it say about the state of health care everywhere else in this province?” he said.

Clarke said the loss of 10 doctors would be “a huge loss” for residents. He noted that a parent with a sick child may have to spend hours in the emergency

room waiting for care if there aren’t any family doctors available.

In an email, the provincial government said the SHA is working to fill current and upcoming physician vacancies, and since September 2022, when the Health Human Resources Action Plan began, nearly 512 physicians — 263 family doctors and 249 specialists — have established practices in Saskatchewan. Moreover, an additional 21 healthcare professionals have been hired for Moose Jaw.

The email noted that the Ministry of Health is working with other partners to improve physician recruitment and retention, including expanding medical residency seats and post-graduate medical residency training sites in Moose Jaw and elsewhere.

Journey to Hope Moose Jaw chairperson

‘Concerts in the Park’ concludes

More than 2,000 fans shook, rattled, and rolled into Crescent Park on Aug. 20 as the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF) wrapped up its 30th annual Concerts in the Park series with a record-breaking finale featuring Elvis tribute artist Rory Allen.

Allen, a Saskatchewan-born performer renowned across Canada for his recreation of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, closed out the free weekly concert series with a high-energy show that brought the largest crowd in the history of the long-running fundraiser.

“It was just an amazing evening. Rory is a fantastic performer — there’s no equal to his Elvis tribute,” said Kelly McElree, CEO of the MJHF. “People love Rory, and they came out not only to see Rory, but also to contribute to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation. There were over 2,000 people who attended on Wednesday. I’ve never seen so many people in Crescent Park, and it was just wonderful for the community.”

The season featured a strong lineup of local talent, with The Kingsway, Justntyme, Chrissie’s Country Band with Dusty Ol’ Farmers, SRW Country,

with

2,000-strong Rory Allen performance

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Timothy Lenko, Pure Country, Roger Blager, Heritage Fiddlers, and Bonnie & the Jets all donating their time to perform between June 18 and Aug. 20. Each week drew hundreds of guests, with donations collected in support of health care improvements at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, focusing on an MRI upgrade critical for the diagnosis and treatment of thousands of patients across the region each year.

“This was its 30th year, and what a way to close out the 30th year with Rory Allen performing. People gave very, very generously,” McElree said. “We’re still counting those dollars. It was, needless to say, a record amount of funds donated since Concerts in the Park began … this will definitely be a record year.”

The annual concerts remain free to attend, and halfway through the show an optional collection is taken for those wishing to contribute to health care improvements in Moose Jaw.

McElree added that Allen himself

was delighted by the atmosphere and the reception from Moose Jaw audiences.

“He just thought it was amazing … it was perfect weather so everyone just came out … he was absolutely thrilled,” McElree said. “He loves coming to Moose Jaw — he is originally from Moose Jaw, I’m pretty sure — and he likes to come back and perform.”

Allen’s powerful vocals and dy-

namic stage presence — from hip-shakin’ rock-and-roll numbers to heartfelt gospel ballads — drew fans of all ages, with many describing the night as a nostalgic celebration of Elvis Presley’s music.

“It was just a fantastic year. We had very good weather and we didn’t have to cancel once,” he said. “It’s a completely free activity, and it’s the Foundation’s way of saying thank you to the community for being so generous and helping out our campaigns.”

If you missed Allen’s summer finale, you’ll have another opportunity to catch his performance this fall. During the concert, the MJHF announced that Allen will headline the Festival of Trees “All Shook Up” Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Temple Gardens Centre curling rink. Tickets are on sale now through SaskTix and the Temple Gardens box office at 110 First Avenue Northwest.

For more information about Rory Allen, visit RoryAllen.com. To learn more about the Moose Jaw Health Foundation or to donate, visit MJHF.org or call 306-694-0373.

A record-setting crowd of more than 2,000 people filled the Crescent Park Amphitheatre for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation’s final Concerts in the Park show of the summer.

Photo by: Aaron Walker

Elvis tribute artist Rory Allen delivers a high-energy performance at Crescent Park on Aug. 20, closing out the 30th annual Concerts in the Park series. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Fans pack the Crescent Park Amphitheatre as Rory Allen takes the stage for the season finale of Concerts in the Park, marking the largest turnout in the event’s 30-year history.

Photo by: Aaron Walker

Editor’s Note

JOAN RITCHIEMoose Jaw Express EDITOR

As the biological clock is ticking, and each day brings us closer to seniordom, we are constantly being presented new aches and pains to deal with.

Taking care of one’s health as the years go by can feel like a full-time job. The human body is constantly changing, and what once felt normal in our thirties or forties might raise red flags in our sixties or seventies. Aches, fatigue, memory lapses, or new conditions can creep in, leaving us wondering whether it’s just part of aging or something more serious. While it’s natural to turn to selfdiagnosis—especially with the endless amount of health information available online—this path is rarely the best option. Misinterpreting symptoms can de-

lay real treatment or cause unnecessary worry, and in some cases, ignoring the problem can allow something preventable to spiral into a serious issue.

My mother loved to self-diagnose her aches and pains and continually sought advice in a big book that she used to find out what was ailing her. Of course, after dollars were spent on overthe-counter vitamins and cure-alls with a counter full of promised health aids, she never seemed to get any reprieve from her ailments.

In Canada, the situation is further complicated by the realities of the current healthcare system. Even with universal coverage, getting seen by the right professional is often not quick or simple. Family doctors are stretched thin, wait times for specialists can be months long, and diagnostic procedures don’t always happen as quickly as patients would like. This means that if you are not actively monitoring and advocating for your own health, you can easily get lost in the system. Being passive

isn’t an option—you have to be your own first line of defense. That means tracking changes in your health, keeping records of symptoms, and pushing for timely referrals or second opinions when necessary.

That said, health care doesn’t begin and end with doctors’ offices. Many people are finding value in complementing traditional medicine with alternative or supportive approaches. Reflexology, for example, focuses on applying pressure to specific points on the feet and hands to encourage relaxation, circulation, and balance in the body. While not a replacement for medical care, it can reduce stress, which is linked to a wide range of physical problems. Similarly, naturopathy looks at treating the body more holistically using diet, herbal remedies, supplements, and lifestyle adjustments to promote long-term wellness. Some patients report improvements in energy levels, digestion, and overall well-being when they incorporate these practices alongside regular medical treatments.

Of course, personal responsibility is at the heart of it all. Eating well, staying active, managing stress, and avoiding harmful habits like smoking or excessive drinking remain the cornerstones of good health. Sleep quality, hydration, and mental health support are just as important as medications and tests. While Canada’s health care system can provide life-saving interventions, individuals still hold the greatest power in steering their health journey day by day.

The reality is this: aging is unavoidable, but how you approach it makes all the difference. You can take charge by being informed, asking questions, trying complementary therapies, and refusing to let bureaucracy or long wait times derail your commitment to well-being. Health care is no longer just something done for you—it’s something you actively manage yourself, with professionals and practitioners serving as partners along the way.

Sole Alignment Reflexology marks 12 years of service in Moose Jaw

For more than a decade, Connie Zinn has welcomed clients to her practice at Sole Alignment Reflexology, offering a space to relax, restore circulation, and help the body find balance.

Zinn, a licensed reflexologist with the Reflexology Association of Canada, first discovered the therapy about 15 years ago when a friend suggested it to help with sleep issues. The results, she said, were enough to inspire a career change.

“I was quite amazed at how it made your body relax and helped you with your sleep,” Zinn said. “I was so impressed with what it did, I wanted to learn more about reflexology and all the benefits that could help people.”

She completed her foot reflexology training in Regina 12 years ago, followed by hand reflexology, lymphatic drainage training with UK-based practitioner Sally Kay, and structural reflexology with Vermont-based Geraldine Villeneuve. She continues to expand her knowledge through additional courses, many taught by instructors from the

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Connie Zinn, owner of Sole Alignment Reflexology in Moose Jaw, welcomes clients to her clinic, where she offers foot and hand reflexology along with specialized techniques such as lymphatic drain-

United Kingdom.

Reflexology, Zinn explained, is a natural, non-invasive therapy that applies pressure to specific points in the hands, feet, or ears. “It’s good at calming your nervous system, so that’s where

it’s going to help lower stress and restore circulation, which helps your body rest and repair,” she said. Additionally, Zinn described the therapy as offering great way to reduce pain and restore balance to the body.

According to reflexology theory, there are around 7,200 nerve endings in each foot, each believed to correspond to different organs and systems in the body. Practitioners say that applying pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears stimulates these nerve pathways, sending calming signals to the central nervous system and helping the body relax.

Clients begin with a short health form and conversation to identify areas of concern — whether that’s stress, sleep issues, anxiety, or pain. Treatments typically last one hour for feet or hands, or up to 90 minutes for combined sessions.

While some clients come in for help with stress or to improve their sleep, others simply enjoy setting aside an hour for self-care. “Everybody’s reasons are different,” Zinn said. “Some want to ad-

dress certain concerns, while others just want that quiet time to themselves.” She added that reflexology can be a valuable part of maintaining overall well-being, regardless of age or activity level. Reflexology, she emphasized, is suitable for anyone — whether they are managing a specific concern or simply looking for a restorative hour to recharge. “You don’t need to have specific problems for reflexology. It’s just good for everybody,” she said.

Zinn has operated out of her current space in the Hammond Building for the past four years, relocating after the physiotherapy clinic she previously rented from closed when its owner retired. She books appointments up to a month in advance and said she’ll accommodate new clients whenever possible. To learn more or to book an appointment, call 306-631-1933, visit SoleAlignment.com, or stop by Sole Alignment Reflexology in the Hammond Building, located at 209-310 Main Street North.

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

age and structural reflexology. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Two Moose Javians who have worked on several films over the years are looking for people to fill roles in an upcoming project that focuses on a relationship between a rock star and a goth chick.

Jessie Halvorsen and Mark Gilliland are co-producing the short film “The Silk Scarf,” with support from associate producer Dustan Hlady, who is wellknown for his projects, including the recent “SIN3056843.”

The film takes place in 2005 and focuses on a young rock star, Parker Samboa, who meets a semi-goth girl, Tara Rose, who is experiencing family problems. They start dating, and during the film, there are several funny moments interspersed with serious scenes, with the film ending on a hope-filled, positive note.

The co-producers are holding a casting call on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 210-310 Main Street North (the Hammond Building). Some of the roles include, but are not limited to:

• Tara Rose (main female lead), ages 19 to 25, with a semi-goth look

• Rhoand, Tara’s mom, late 30s to early 50s, with a depressed, defeated look

• Sawyer, Tara’s brother, ages seven to 12, with a scared, sad, shaken look

• Bubba “the bouncer,” 20s to 40s, with a big, tough look

• Drunks, one Caucasian and one indigenous, ages 19 to late 30s, male; some martial arts or stunt experience is preferred, by not required

• A drummer and bass player with “rock star” looks, ages 19 to 40s; no instrument experience is required, but is appreciated

Halvorsen — who is portraying Samboa — said this is the first film that he and Gilliland have made themselves. However, they have helped produce other films over the years, including with Hlady and Jeremy Ratzlaff, another Moose Javian involved in the entertainment business.

Continuing, Halvorsen said he and his co-producer woke up one day and decided they wanted to make their own feature, but they wanted to “do something bigger” than before. The name for “The Silk Scarf” arose after the two were sitting in an apartment and noticed a scarf in the room, which they realized would make a great symbol.

Halvorsen pointed out that in the film, Tara experiences problems with her family, including abuse from her father, so Parker confronts the man and frees his girlfriend from the abuse. In the

process, she flees with a scarf that her grandma created.

The co-producer noted that he is a huge fan of rock and roll and the goth scene, so that was the basis for the characters’ backgrounds. Also, he and Gilliland convinced a Regina-based ’80s hair metal cover band, Vinyl Society, to lend one of its songs to the production.

“I’ve been waiting for this moment (of casting) for almost three years,” Halvorsen said, noting he and Gilliland have been working on pre-production for that length of time. “I’m really ex-

cited to get to this point.”

Once the co-producers have recruited people for their film, they plan to start shooting in October, with that process to take four days. They estimate that the film will be 25 minutes long, while they plan to release it next summer.

Halvorsen added that many community groups and individuals have offered plenty of help — financial and otherwise — to support “The Silk Scarf,” and for that, he and Gilliland are thankful.

For more information, email jessiethalvorsen@gmail.com.

The poster for the upcoming film, “The Silk Scarf.” Photo courtesy Facebook

Legion holding grand opening event to celebrate new location

It’s been over four months since the Royal Canadian Legion left its original home on High Street West, so it now wants to honour its new space with a celebration.

Branch No. 59 is holding a grand opening at 693 Fairford Street West on Friday, Sept. 19, with a ceremony and ribbon cutting at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the flagpole in the parking lot located off Seventh Avenue Northwest.

After the ceremony concludes, the veterans’ organization will provide a free light lunch.

Anyone interested in attending should contact the office to confirm a spot; call 306-692-5453 or email royalcanadianlegion59@gmail.com.

If the weather is poor, the ceremony will occur in the lounge.

Branch No. 59 left its original home at 268 High Street West — in which it had operated since 1927 — on May 1, after deciding not to renew its lease with the building’s new owners. Before leaving, though, it held a farewell ceremony

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and members, along with other interested residents.

The branch president commended everyone — from contractors to volunteers — who helped renovate the building so it met the Legion’s needs, while she thought the venue inside was visually appealing and would continue to improve daily.

building owner, Jamey Logan, since his team performed most of the major renovations.

“These are your subject-matter experts. They know if (something) is going to work this way, like the plumbing or the air conditioning or the heating,” she said. “We haven’t had any problems with any of it at all … .

on April 19, which included a final beer sale, meat draw, 50/50 raffle, Chase the Ace fundraiser and flag-lowering ceremony

“It’s going to be a great day,” said Christine Simpson, Branch No. 59’s president, noting that members have offered mostly positive compliments about the venue since it opened.

Continuing, Simpson said many dignitaries are expected to attend, including the president of the Legion’s Saskatchewan Command, the mayor, MPs, MLAs,

Continuing, she said she was “very much so” looking forward to the ceremony, especially since the organization had worked diligently since May to work out as many kinks and issues as possible that affected the building.

Some issues the organization had to address included installing a new sound system, the placement of photos and paintings, setting up the bar and planting and maintaining a garden. Luckily, many subject-matter experts offered advice about how best to address these issues.

Simpson noted that it was a good feeling to have such experienced people work out these small issues. Besides Legion members, she commended the

“It’s going along fantastic.”

Simpson pointed out that, similar to people moving into a new home, the Legion will likely want to make changes to the building as time progresses, such as installing new doors or windows. However, major projects like that shouldn’t happen anytime soon since the building is so new.

“It’s all coming together and working seamlessly,” she remarked.

Simpson added that, now that the branch has a new home, it will restart its many activities this fall, including bingo, darts, crib, shuffleboard, curling, the Elks’ meat draws and looking after veterans.

The crest of the Royal Canadian Legion on the outside wall of the new building at 693 Fairford Street West. Photo courtesy Facebook

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Moose Jaw Co-op Expands Agricultural Reach with Acquisition of Liberty Site from Blair’s Crop Solutions

Acquisition strengthens Moose Jaw Co-op’s service network, creating new opportunities for farmers and ranchers in Liberty and surrounding communities.

Moose Jaw, SK, August 18, 2025 - Moose Jaw Co-op has reached an agreement to acquire Blair’s Crop Solutions’ Liberty, Saskatchewan location, a move that strengthens the Co-op’s position in the province’s agricultural sector while reinforcing its commitment to local producers and the communities it serves.

The acquisition, expected to close September 1, 2025, will add the Liberty location’s storefront, agronomy services, custom trucking, and livestock nutrition operations to Moose Jaw Co-op’s agriculture portfolio. The site’s existing team have been offered opportunities to join Moose Jaw Co-op, ensuring continuity of service and adding depth to the Co-op’s experienced agricultural workforce.

Blair’s Crop Solutions, a long-standing Saskatchewan family business, shares Moose Jaw Co-op’s values of investing in local communities and supporting farm families. This alignment of values, combined with Liberty’s strategic location, positions the Moose Jaw Coop to better meet the growing needs of farmers and ranchers in the region.

“This acquisition is more than an expansion of our footprint, it’s an investment in the future of agriculture in

our communities,” said Geoff Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of Moose Jaw Coop. “By bringing Blair’s Liberty location into our network, we are making it easier for farmers and ranchers to access the expertise, products, and services they need, while creating new opportunities for local employment and economic activity. It reflects our belief that when local agriculture thrives, our communities thrive. Together with our new team members, we look forward to building on Blair’s legacy and delivering value and excellence for years to come.”

With agriculture remaining a cornerstone of Saskatchewan’s economy, Moose Jaw Coop’s expansion into Liberty represents both a commitment to serving member needs today and a strategic step toward long-term growth. By combining local presence with the Co-op’s scale and resources, the move ensures farmers and ranchers can continue to rely on a trusted partner that understands the unique demands of the Prairies.

About Moose Jaw Co-op Moose Jaw Co-op is a member-owned retail cooperative committed to

serving its communities through diverse operations in agriculture, energy, food, and home & building supplies. With a focus on local investment, member value, and long-term community development, Moose Jaw Co-op works to deliver trusted service and sustainable growth for generations to come.

To learn more visit: www. moosejawcoop.ca

Media Contact

Aamir Saifullah (306) 692-2351

aamir.saifullah@ moosejawcoop.ca

From The Kitchen

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Late-summer preserving will warm cold weather

With so much of the garden being ready for consumption at the same time, preserving garden produce for the cold months is a time-sensitive exercise.

This week’s recipes offer two ideas for using fresh peaches and for preparing tangy pickles.

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PEACH CHUTNEY

10 ripe peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into small pieces

2 lemons, juiced

2 cups white sugar

1 1/2 cups cider vinegar

3 tbsps. finely grated ginger

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. mustard seed

1 medium onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup golden raisins

In a non-aluminum bowl, toss peaches and lemon juice. Set aside.

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, ginger, salt, mustard seed, onion and garlic.

Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add peaches and raisins. Return to heat

and simmer for 45 minutes, until syrup is thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Fill sterilized jars and seal. Store in a cool, dark place. Makes about 2 quarts.

Serve with chicken, pork or shrimp.

MUSTARD PICKLES

1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small pieces

3 qts. cucumbers, chopped into small cubes

4 large onions, chopped

8 small green tomatoes, cut into pieces

4 qts. water

1 cup pickling salt

3 cups string beans, cut into very small pieces

2 red peppers, seeded and finely chopped

2 green peppers, seeded and finely chopped

Sauce:

6 cups vinegar

1/2 cup dry mustard

1 1/2 tsps. turmeric

5-6 cups light brown or white sugar

1 cup flour

1 tsp. celery seed

Put cauliflower, cucumbers, onion and green tomatoes in a glass or stainless steel bowl or small crock.

In a large pot, bring 4 quarts water to a boil. Add pickling salt.

Pour hot brine over the cauliflower mixture and let sit overnight.

Next morning, drain and wash the vegetables in cold water and give a good rinse. Set vegetables aside.

Boil beans in unsalted water for 10 minutes. Drain and add to cauliflower mixture.

Put vinegar in a stainless steel pot.

In a bowl, combine mustard, turmeric, sugar and flour. Add a little of the cold vinegar and mix to a thin paste.

Add mustard paste to vinegar and stir constantly while it cooks and thickens. Add celery seed.

When mustard sauce comes to a boil, add vegetables, except peppers. Stir while cooking, just until vegetables come to a boil. Add peppers and boil for 1-2 minutes.

Put mixture into small sterilized jars and seal. Makes the equivalent of 6-7 quarts. Wait a few days before sampling. Store in cool place.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Employment figures picture booming economy

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Judging by employment data the Saskatchewan economy is really on a tear.

The province’s five per cent rate of unemployment was the lowest in Canada in the July Labour Force Survey by Statistics Canada.

The national unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 per cent.

The province created 3,500 jobs in one month with 16,000 new jobs in the last 12 months

People looking for work fell by 3,900 to 30,700 in this province.

Employers added almost 20,000 full time jobs in a year while cutting part time jobs by 3,500 — another indication of confidence in the economy.

Health care and social assistance led with 9,500 new jobs.

Warehousing gained 7,400 jobs while public administration found 1,600 new spots.

Year over year construction was a big job creator with 6,700 new spots.

Financial activities gained 2,100 jobs while utilities gained 2,200. Culture and recreation added 1,300 with agriculture adding 1,700.

Occupational classes losing jobs included 2,100 in manufacturing, 1,200 in transportation, 3,400 in professional services and 100 in food and accommodation.

The Moose Jaw Swift Current employment region led the six Saskatchewan regions with the lowest unemployment rate of 2.4 per cent — a decline from 5.2 per cent in one year.

The number of people looking for work in the region was cut in half to 1,300 from 2,800.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Hot Pressure Washers!!

SCRAPS Moose Jaw pauses fundraising efforts to say ‘thank you’

The Stray Cat Rescue and Protection Society (SCRAPS) Moose Jaw is always raising money and asking for the public’s assistance — but this time, the local rescue group is just saying thanks.

Following its annual general meeting, the board of directors and volunteers with SCRAPS Moose Jaw said they’re feeling deeply grateful for the network of support that continues to sustain their mission of compassion and care.

“We just wanted to send out a thank you to everybody who supported us over the years,” said SCRAPS volunteer Anne Marciszyn. “That’s how we continue our program and it’s kind of amazing — (to have) the support of (so many) people who care about what we do and have confidence in us.”

The community-run cat rescue began in 2011 with one cat and has since grown to care for an average of 250 to 300 cats annually, including nearly 340 in 2024 alone. Right now, the number of confirmed cats in local foster care hovers around 140.

That work wouldn’t be possible without its 45 to 50 active foster homes, which fluctuate throughout the year as families take breaks or return from vacation.

“We have a pretty dedicated foster team,” Marciszyn said. “There are so many people behind the scenes that aren’t seen … colony caretakers, volunteers in the store, board members — everybody’s part of our puzzle.”

The group also partners with satellite adoption locations, including Pet Valu Moose Jaw, Pet Valu Regina (Lewvan location), Excalipurr Cat Café, and PetSmart Grasslands in Regina. These corporate fosters help showcase adoptable cats and provide added space to support SCRAPS’ rotating intake needs.

SCRAPS operates under a trap-neuter-release (TNR) model and currently monitors about 20 cat colonies in Moose Jaw and nearby communities. Each site has a designated caregiver who feeds, monitors, and supports the colony, often for years.

“We have cats who were with us from 2012 who are still with us in 2025 and doing well,” Marciszyn said. “It just kind of shows the success of the program.”

Every cat — whether destined for a forever home

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The approach taken by SCRAPS isn’t just humane; it’s practical. Marciszyn pointed to an example from Chicago, Ill., where the city once ranked among the most rodent-infested in North America. In response, animal welfare groups launched a program that placed feral cats in commercial and residential areas as natural pest control. The result was a dramatic reduction in rats — and a renewed appreciation for the value of stray cats in urban ecosystems.

The message from SCRAPS is clear: when communities come together to support responsible rescue work, everyone benefits.

“We try and model compassionate action,” Marciszyn said. “There’s so much compassion needed for animals that are living without support, and our environment is pretty harsh. But when we treat our fellow animals and our planet well, it just all comes back to us as people.”

or supported outdoors — is treated with dignity and given veterinary care, including vaccines, microchips, and spay or neuter surgery.

For further information, SCRAPS Moose Jaw can be reached at 306-684-9048 or by email at ScrapsMJ@hotmail.com.

From left to right: Kerry, Traci, Sharon, Gail, Anne, Jackie, and Ray — the SCRAPS Board of Directors — extend their heartfelt thanks to the community following the organization’s recent annual general meeting at the Town ‘N’ Country Mall. Photo by: SCRAPS Moose Jaw

Organizers of student exchange program looking for families for January

Organizers of a student exchange program are already looking for host families for January after successfully finding placements for 22 high school youths who will be arriving soon.

Co-ordinator Lindsay Alliban has been involved in bringing international students to southwest Saskatchewan since 2009, while Moose Jaw’s Dwight Cameron has been working with her since 2021 after he and his family hosted an international student.

For the past several years, Alliban and Cameron have been placing high school students from Brazil in homes in Prairie South School Division and Chinook School Division, with these placements running from three to five months.

The exchange program provides students with an immersive experience in Canadian culture, including visits to tourist attractions and historical sites, and an experience in Canadian classrooms. Meanwhile, host families play a vital role by engaging in activities, sharing home-cooked meals and encouraging participation in household chores and other routines.

“I just have a passion for interna-

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tional students in Saskatchewan. I think it’s a really cool opportunity,” Alliban said.

The program co-ordinator noted that she is from the 100-person community of Hazlet, northwest of Swift Current, and believes it’s great to have more international students in rural schools since they bring “diversity and vibrancy to our classrooms” and help Canadian youths learn about other cultures.

Alliban recalled being in Grade 12 in Hazlet and having a small number of high school students there. However, the school brought in international students, which “changed the whole dynamic” of the building.

“It gave a chance for me to have more friends within my school. It (also) opened the world to me (because) I’ve been to many different countries now visiting some of my previous international students,” she said. “And it just really opened up a lot of connections for me.”

Alliban and Cameron brought in 15 Brazilian students during the previous school year, with those youths staying with families in Prairie South and Chi-

A poster seeking families in the Prairie South School Division region to host students from Brazil. Photo submitted

nook from February to June. She noted that the students were timid when they arrived, but eventually settled in with their families and communities.

Continuing, Alliban said Saskatchewan is a welcoming and safe province, while rural residents are willing to show these international students what life is like on a farm or ranch.

“We have awesome host families, so that makes a big difference,” she remarked.

The program co-ordinators work with the Brazilian government to bring in the students, with the government sponsoring youths from low-income ar-

eas who would never have the ability to travel like this without support.

Twenty-two Brazilian students are arriving in southwest Saskatchewan during the last week of August, while Alliban and Cameron have already found host families for them. However, the coordinators are now looking for families to host youths coming in January.

To host a student, families must submit information about themselves, including their interests and employment, along with a photo of the home, a criminal record check and two nonfamily references.

The program co-ordinators will also visit families to learn more about them and ensure the home is safe and has working smoke detectors and a window in the bedroom for the prospective student.

“I think it’s a really wonderful opportunity for host families,” Alliban added.

To become a host family, contact Dwight Cameron at 306-690-7271 or Dwight@MJCOG.com, or contact Lindsay Alliban at 1-306-741-3775 or Lindsay.Alliban@gmail.com.

Opinion: Air Canada strike sunk my trip to Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular and famous natural wonders in Canada, attracting honeymooners and tourists who want to take boat tours, hike the area or enjoy the view from observation decks.

However, because of the recent strike by Air Canada’s flight attendants, I am stuck in Moose Jaw instead of enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of the Niagara region.

My parents and I had planned to visit the southern Ontario city to visit family we hadn’t seen in almost two decades. My parents had scheduled everything down to the smallest detail, from the Airbnb to the car rental to the winery tours to the barbecues to seeing the thundering falls.

Then, within days of our departure, the union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants announced its members would go on strike — for reasons I totally support — and that people should be aware.

This prompted my parents and me

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to worry, since we were supposed to leave on the morning the strike mandate kicked in. I had managed to book off a week from work and my parents had spent a significant sum on plane tickets and everything else.

The initial strike announcement forced my parents to cancel the Airbnb and car rental, but then they furiously attempted to rebook them after hearing that the federal government had forced the union back to work. The one caveat with the announcement was that anyone with flights on Air Canada should wait for a confirmation email or call from the company that the flight was still on.

By 7 p.m. on Saturday, my parents had not received any notification, but figured that the plane wouldn’t be leaving and cancelled our tickets — and thus, the trip. The next morning, we learned that the union wouldn’t obey Ottawa’s back-to-work legislation and planned to stay on the picket line.

So, not having to wake up at 4 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. plane was great, I guess.

It seems like Canada has experienced many disruptive strikes, job actions and lockouts over the past few years, which have all affected the country in some way.

Canada Post employees engaged in strike activities twice in the past year, which halted deliveries of mail and packages. Most people likely didn’t care too much since they order products online. Yet, personally, I missed receiving greeting cards from my elderly aunts and uncles, while it’s also nice to have something physical and tactile to hold instead of just a text message.

Canada Post and its union plan recently held two days of talks to resolve their differences, so we’ll see how that goes.

Meanwhile, in 2024, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked out their employees after months of bitter negotiations. This led to workers hitting the picket lines — albeit, for 17 hours — and shipments grinding to a halt.

Moody’s Ratings estimated that the shutdown cost the economy up to $341 million per day, equivalent to four per cent of Canada’s GDP. The shutdown also disrupted supply chains across North America, as Canada ships most of its exports to the United States by rail. A rail shutdown also affected shipments of grain, autos, coal and potash, among other goods.

The Canadian government eventually stepped in and forced the companies and unions to the bargaining table.

So, these past couple of years have shown that labour issues are always bubbling in Canada, with workers wanting more money to address inflation pressures and work conditions and companies refusing to budge. I wouldn’t be surprised if more workplace disruptions occurred in the coming years.

Anyway, here I sit, typing this column, with a fan blowing on me to beat the heat, instead of feeling the spray of the mighty Niagara Falls on my face.

A&W gives back with ‘Burgers to Beat MS’ campaign

Customers at A&W’s Lakeview Road location helped take a bite out of multiple sclerosis (MS) last week, as the franchise joined restaurants across Canada for the 17th annual Burgers to Beat MS campaign.

The nationwide event took place Aug. 21, with $2 from every Teen Burger purchase donated directly to MS Canada. This marked the culmination of a monthlong campaign that encouraged patrons to round up their purchases or donate at the counter to support people living with MS and fund critical research.

“Today we’re having (Burgers to Beat) MS Day, an annual event for A&W, and we’re giving $2 to MS Canada for every Teen Burger sold,” said Glenn Cagampang, manager of the Lakeview Road A&W in Moose Jaw. “That helps with MS research and (hopefully one day) curing the disease.”

Cagampang said the community once again stepped up to support the cause, with nearby hotels, car dealerships, and other businesses placing bulk advance orders for their staff. With help from the Moose Jaw & District Cham-

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While fundraising totals won’t be known for another week or two, Cagampang estimated the store had already raised about $1,500 as of Thursday, through a combination of donations and Teen Burger sales made since July 21.

Burgers to Beat MS Day is a highlight of the broader summer campaign, which spans four weeks each year and aims to raise funds and awareness. Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world, with an average of 12 people diagnosed with the disease each day, according to MS Canada.

Cagampang said supporting MS Canada is part of the store’s wider commitment to the community.

“We’re getting business from the community … not only from highway travellers, but we have our regulars here too,” he said. “So thank you for patronizing our A&W brand. We pride ourselves on being fast, friendly, serving hot food, and being clean — we pride ourselves in having the cleanest bathrooms on Highway 1 (and) we’re trying our best to live up to these standards.”

ber of Commerce in spreading the word, the restaurant fulfilled more than 300 Teen Burger orders on top of its regular daily traffic — an effort that significantly boosted the day’s fundraising total.

“I’m so thankful to the Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce … and to our adjacent businesses … who ordered (Teen Burgers) for their employees …,” he said.

“I would like to thank the community for helping us every year to raise funds for MS Canada, and to raise awareness about the disease,” he said. “We want to be involved in the community. A&W Lakeview Road is committed to helping … not only on MS Day, but whenever the community needs help.”

He added that many of the store’s regular customers have made their support a tradition.

Those who missed the in-store event can still support the cause online. Donations can be made directly through MSSP.DonorDrive.com/BurgersToBeatMS2025, where Canadians can contribute to MS research and support services year-round. Every dollar raised helps MS Canada deliver critical resources, peer support, wellness programs, and research initiatives aimed at improving lives and ultimately finding a cure.

As of early Aug. 21, around $914,484.60 has been raised through the national campaign.

For more information about MS research, visit MSCanada.ca.

Cagampang’s A&W franchise is located at 1700 Lakeview Road.

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Owner Glenn Cagampang, left, poses with staff at the A&W Lakeview Road location during the 17th annual Burgers to Beat MS campaign on Aug. 21. The team helped raise funds and awareness for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis, with $2 from every Teen Burger sold donated to MS Canada. Photo by: Aaron Walker

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

Do names, Destiny and Butterfly, capture our essence? Reflective Moments

Sometimes, when a bout of nostalgia overtakes me, I scroll through past columns, just to refresh my memory of topics that interested me in days gone by.

Hippie names caught my attention in 2015, a decade ago, and I wrote the following commentary on what we in our household would be named if our parents had been so Hippie-inclined. I tried recently to find that social media post but in typical social media fashion, the page seems to have disappeared, perhaps because it was not all that reliable or maybe it was an unsophisticated internet scam.

The following is what I wrote 10 years ago. I stand by the names I think we should have been called, based on these names for Hippies post……

“If I were a hippy, I would need a name suitable for a hippie, or so I’ve been led to believe by a recent foray into the mysterious world of social media.

I’m not sure how this piece of information ended up enticing me to click on the link to read more but sucked in I

was. There I was, being courageous and brave, heading out on a quest to find out what name I would be given by the mysterious persons in charge of handing out hippie names.

The process was simple — give a first name and list one’s gender, male or female, and hit the search button. A swirling goes on while the data is processed and suddenly the hippie name chosen for me pops up on the screen: please call me “Destiny” if it pleases you.

I’m sure I would have been more suited to Apple Blossom but Destiny it is because: “you firmly believe in the power of life to see you on the right path. You know that everything happens for a reason and so all you have to do is trust your gut and let the universe do the rest.”

Being a bit of a skeptic, I decided to add a challenge to this robotic style of name bestowing. I kept my name as is but decided on a whim to mark off the gender question as male instead of female. After all, Joyce Kilmer the poet

was a male with my female name. After the swirling ended, the hippie name showed up: “Destiny” it was once again. “Phooey,” I muttered. “This is a joke.”

To continue one more step, I entered Housemate’s name and gender, then switched his gender to female. For both entries, the hippie name of “Butterfly” came up. I laughed out loud at the thought of him being referred to as “Butterfly.” This name was given to him because he is supposedly incredibly sweet-natured, loves spending time with friends, and doesn’t worry about fame and fortune.

All of this hippie naming business was a bit of a lark even though it is phoney baloney as an old friend would say. To be quite honest, I wasn’t too aware of the hippie nature of the world when this sub-culture was alive and thriving. The closest we in my circle came to hippiedom was wearing bell bottom trousers with safety pins cinching the waist bands in so they wouldn’t take a downward slide.

And looking back at some old photos, Housemate’s leisure suits and beaded necklace might have almost qualified as hippie styles although research from a reliable source suggests these styles came later than the hippie era and more than anything represented “clueless dressing” — to my way of thinking a rather nasty assessment of what many others were also wearing. Could so many be so wrong?

So there you have us: Destiny and Butterfly, one trusting the universe to unfold as it will and the other, flitting here and there in a sweet-natured journey. I still prefer Apple Blossom, and how about Moonshine or Moonbeam for Housemate? Sure am glad our parents weren’t into hippy happenings when they picked our names.”

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Sukanen offers anther world of harvesting

In the real world, combines are knocking down grain for harvest.

The Sukanen Ship Museum presents another world of harvesting at the threshing days bee — a world of threshing grain the way it was done a century ago.

The threshing machine, last used 75 years ago, sits stationary while bundles of sheaves are brought to it.

This year’s oat crop is short due to weather so the oats sheaves will be smaller.

Threshing days at the museum and pioneer village will happen Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept 7.

The threshing event showcases the awesome spectacle of tractor belts driving the thresher.

The old-time threshing demonstration is the major event with many others showcasing pioneer farming.

Vintage tractors will parade in front

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of the grandstand each morning with various models, some still in use.

In early afternoon vintage trucks and cars will parade in front of the grandstand.

Afternoon demonstrations involve ploughing the field, cutting the crop and binding it into sheaves for the threshing

machine.

The days include rope making, blacksmithing, rides on mini steam tractor people mover, gas tractor people movers and a cart train for the younger set.

The draw on the lottery for the 1964 Comet convertible muscle car will be

made Sunday, Sept. 7. Only a few of the 2,500 tickets are left to sell.

Visitors can view the 40 buildings and the thousands of artifacts. The Baildon CNR train station, partially closed for sometime, is now open with renovations restoring the living quarters

Last year the Lorne Hart building for storing cars and rucks was opened on the second day of the threshing event.

Visitors will have more opportunity to view the vehicle collection, located by the 1913 grain elevator.

A hamburger and hot dog concession operates as does the Kampen Building food cafeteria, with home-made pies. A pancake breakfast is held both mornings.

The museum is located 13 km south of Moose Jaw on Highway Two.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Wakamaw Rotary Club seeking donations for art-focused fundraiser

Whether it’s a painting, quilt, wood carving or metal engravings, the Rotary Club of Moose Jaw Wakamow wants residents to donate any unwanted wall art to support an upcoming fundraiser.

The volunteer organization is hosting the “Art in the Attic” sale on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Centre for Arts and Culture. Most items will be priced from $10 to $60, although some pieces will be priced over $100.

The club noted that it welcomes any wall art from people who want to clear out their attics or basements, are moving or downsizing, or who want to change the artwork in their homes.

The donations will have a positive effect in the community and internationally, the club said, as it will take the proceeds from the paintings, prints, posters, photographs, needlework and empty frames and turn them into food for hungry children, needed hospital equipment, books for pre-schoolers, awards for young musicians and polio vaccines.

Moreover, the club will use the money to support classrooms, kitchens and scholarships for children in Guate-

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mala, as it has a partnership with a Rotary group there.

Donations can be dropped off at the Western Development Museum seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone who wants to donate large or difficult-to-move wall art can call David at 306-631-7213.

Rotarian Marian Kettlewell explained that she heard from a woman in February about a similar fundraiser that the Rotary Club of Calgary Heritage Park has been running for six years. The woman knew the Moose Jaw club was always looking for new, different and unique fundraisers and passed along the details.

“I think it’s a really neat idea,” Kettlewell said, noting “everybody wins” since customers can purchase new art and the club can generate money for projects.

Continuing, she said she enjoys art, and while she’s no expert, she appreciates quality work. Moreover, she and her husband visit museums whenever they travel; last spring, they were in Paris, France, where she visited two museums and saw works by well-known impressionist painters, such as Monet, Degas and Sisley.

“It was very cool,” she remarked. Kettlewell noted that she wouldn’t be surprised to find “some treasures” hidden among the items people give.

To identify those interesting artworks, the club has recruited an expert from Moose Jaw’s art world, who will curate the donations to determine whether some should be priced higher.

The fundraiser appears to be gaining popularity since the club announced it, as members have visited the WDM four times already to empty the donation bin, which was overflowing with donations one day, she said. This initial support has pleased the club greatly.

Continuing, Kettlewell said the club has been appealing for artwork not just in Moose Jaw, but outside the community as well. They have advertised the sale in all directions, including north to Davidson, west to Elbow, south to Assiniboia and east to Belle Plaine — with donations coming in from even further away.

“We have no idea from where these pieces of art (have) come. So we are going to canvas people on the day of the sale to find out how they learned about the sale,” she added. “And that’s the only way we’ll know where the interest is … .”

For more details, visit rotaryclubofmoosejawwakamow.org.

“Woman with a Parasol,” by impressionist artist Claude Monet. Photo courtesy Wikicommons

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Fall Care of the Borders

Autumn is a lovely time of year. The air has a crispness to it and the colours are usually quite spectacular! Our chores in the garden change a little bit as freezing temperatures convince hardy plants, trees and shrubs to rest as winter approaches.

Most of us that live in places that have seasonal change have planned mixed borders. These are areas in the garden that are not devoted to just annuals or perennials. They grace us with beauty for as long as possible during the growing season with a great variety of colours, textures and shapes. A mixed border contains trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, bulbs and even annuals. It is for sure the most attractive and best option for any garden with four seasons.

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Perennials and annuals that are not late bloomers are finished for the year and those that have little winter aesthetic value can be cut back anytime. Remember that seed heads, grasses and other perennials can be quite attractive during those long winter months so if there is value in leaving them standing, they can easily be cut back in early spring. Another consideration is whether or not you wish to trap a little bit more snow in your border. Anything vertical will help to keep the snow on your beds providing much needed moisture for early next spring.

Roses are always one of those plants that might warrant some extra protection for the winter. Hardy shrub roses that are established don’t really need any extra help but if you like to grow tea roses or other roses that are less hardy here, it is good to prepare those for the upcoming winter. Those tender grafted roses need to be mulched over the crown with soil, mulch or other insulative material. A few inches of mulch can raise the temperature as much as 5 or 10 C. One word of caution if you have a rodent problem, mulch once the ground has frozen. In the spring, remove the mulch as early as possible once the snow melts and very low temperatures have ceased to be a

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Canada’s imposition of tariffs on imports of electric vehicles was met with retaliation by China.

First was tariffs on processed canola, then more recently on canola seed.

Canada has relied on the Chinese market for canola product and seed exports, selling two-thirds of exports to the Asian country.

The Chinese canola seed restriction wipes out that market for Canada’s 40,000 canola growers.

Farm organizations have been vocal in demanding federal funds to compensate them for loss of this market due to international politics.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called for assistance, pointing out that the agriculture industry is larger than the auto or lumber industry.

threat.

One very important chore for any newly established woody ornamentals and perennials is to give them one last big drink so they go into winter surrounded by damp soil. Watering in anything tender or newly planted will keep that soil temperature more constant thus keeping them happier while they rest. Once this chore is done and we are unlikely to have any warmer days, it is a good time to drain those hoses and put them away for the winter!

Decorative clay pots, concrete ornaments and wooden furniture should be protected from the ravages of our long winter. Some items can easily be tucked into a corner and covered with tarps to protect them from the sun and keep off the snow and rain. For clay pots that tend to crack over the winter, I tuck them here and there in sheltered areas empty and upside down.

help to break down soils so come spring you are ready to plant!

Hopefully you have thought about adding some early spring colour to your garden. Before the ground freezes, set in your spring flowering bulbs allowing them time to root prior to winter. They need the cold temperatures to initiate the bloom that is always enjoyed after a long winter! Enjoy the last days of mild temperatures prior to the big freeze!

If you are expanding any planting areas, fall just happens to be the best time to get those areas prepared for spring planting. Remove any turf and those pesky perennial weeds and then amend the soil. The freeze, thaw cycles

Canola growers may have great expectations for funds

Does that mean canola farmers will get plenty of compensation from Ottawa?

Canadian farmers already have an array of income protection programs to use when times get tough.

For starters farmers have crop insurance and pay only 40 per cent of the insurance premiums.

When commodity prices fall, insurance amounts decline too, leaving less cash for claims.

The Agri-Stability program compensates individual farmers when their margins decline over 30 per cent. After the first Chinese tariffs, the feds increased the claims payout to 90 per cent of losses and doubled the maximum payout to $6 million.

The Agri-Invest program allows

farmers to contribute a portion of sales to a fund with no taxes on the contributions and some government matching interest.

The Agri-Recover program compensates farmers for losses from disasters. Long term market trends are among the items covered by this federal-provincial program.

These don’t mention the wide range of program grants to farmers for everything from marketing grain to environmental plans, or the $1 million cash advance program with interest free on the first $250,000.

Farmers compare their plight to auto workers.

This sector in Canada receives this kind of safety net when the market goes wrong or weather harms production

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compared with many others.

Expectations of assistance to canola growers should be rewarded but not with great expectations.

On another vein federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilevre wants Canada to use tariff funds collected from importing Chinese electric vehicles to compensate canola growers.

Good, slick idea but how many EVs will Canadians import from China with a 100 per cent tariff?

In 2023, Canada imported 44,356 Tesla EVs from China. It is doubtful that anyone will pay twice as much for a Tesla from China.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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MOOSE JAW BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTES THE NEXT

POLICE BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Police HQ to see several personnel changes once new chief starts

A new police chief at Moose Jaw headquarters means the acting chief will return to his position as the deputy chief, while a new executive assistant will have to be hired.

During the Board of Police Commissioners’ Aug. 20 meeting, Acting Chief Rick Johns announced that he would return to his original position as deputy chief once Robert Davis started as the new chief on Friday, Aug. 29.

Furthermore, Johns pointed out that Lori Anderson, the executive assistant and board recording secretary, had retired on July 31 after 45 years “of exemplary service” with the agency.

“In true fashion, Lori insisted on transitioning into retirement without any fanfare; however, I would be remiss not to publicly acknowledge her here today for her years of dedication,” he said, noting she was a humble person who wanted to quietly “ride off into the sunset” and start a new chapter of life.

Anderson began with the Moose Jaw Police Service on Aug. 1, 1980, and worked in several positions over the decades, including the last 25 years of her career as the executive assistant to the chief. She likely supported eight chiefs during that nearly quarter-century — and served under more during those five decades.

“Lori was truly the backbone of current and past MJPS executive teams. Her strict attention to detail and unparalleled organizational skills kept us running as efficiently as possible,” Johns continued. “She truly understood her role and strictly adhered to confidentiality, accuracy and professionalism.”

The acting chief noted that Anderson leaves with plenty of corporate memory, while he joked that she also took with her “the lost art of

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shorthand” notetaking — an ability he never understood — that the board also humorously discussed during the meeting.

Johns noted that he appreciated Anderson’s efforts in supporting him as deputy chief and, since November 2024, as acting chief.

“She will be missed,” he added.

Mayor James Murdock, board chairman said, “I know it is our loss, but it is a new beginning for Lori and (her husband) Mac. Good for them.” He later described her as a “tremendous asset” who worked quietly in the background, while he “was in awe” at her shorthand note taking as well.

The mayor also thanked Johns for filling in as acting chief, saying he “went above and beyond” in that role.

During a media scrum afterward, Johns said he enjoyed his time as acting chief, working with the board, and the level of support the Commissioners provided.

“It’s been a great learning experience for me … . I do look forward to the new chief coming and supporting the new chief … in his role,” he said. “And, maybe me getting back to my old desk and taking care of some unfinished business that’s kind of been sitting on the side of my desk for a while.”

The role of deputy chief is operational-focused, as there are certain areas — project management, crisis response unit, critical incident commanders, infrastructure, communications, IT, records, facilities and fleet equipment — the person must oversee for the chief, he pointed out.

Meanwhile, as chief, that person must look at “the big picture” inside and outside the organization.

“That’s been refreshing for me to get out into the community and liaise and talk to some of our community

members and our business owners … and get that other look,” said Johns, before joking that there weren’t many perks to being the chief.

“I’ve been deputy chief since 2018, so this was a bit of a nice change

of pace for me for a while,” he added.

“And it was a good time.”

The next Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 17.

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THE NEXT POLICE BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Down, down, down: Crime in Moose Jaw continues to drop year-over-year

Crimes against people and property continue to decline in Moose Jaw, data show, but there are still some offences that buck the trend, such as aggravated assaults, arsons, threats and liquor infractions.

The Moose Jaw Police Service provided crime statistics up to July 31 during the Board of Police Commissioners’ Aug. 20 meeting.

The data showed there have been 328 total crimes against people yearto-date, compared to 349 incidents last year, a drop of six per cent. Meanwhile, there have been 772 total crimes against property, compared to 1,071 incidents last year, a drop of 27.9 per cent.

Two notable increases in peoplerelated crimes are attempted murder, with one recorded this year and zero last year, and aggravated assault, with four cases recorded this year compared to one last year.

Meanwhile, one notable increase in property crimes is arson, as there have been four this year versus zero last year.

Other increases include 17 threats

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this year compared to 10 last year, a jump of 70 per cent, while there have been 105 provincial liquor infractions, compared to 86 last year, an increase of 22.1 per cent.

Also, the police have received 12,211 calls for service, compared to 11,913 last year, an increase of 2.5 per cent.

Crimes against the person

The data for crimes against the person in July 2025 versus 2024 showed:

• Attempted murder: 1 / 0

• Assaults (sexual, common, with a weapon, aggravated, against police): 194 / 224

• Robbery: 6 / 9

Crimes against property

The data for crimes against property in July 2025 versus 2024 showed:

• Break-ins (business, residence, other): 59 / 133

• Theft of motor vehicles: 27 / 35

• Theft over $5,000: 8 / 10

• Theft under $5,000: 337 / 476

• Mischief under $5,000: 158 / 155 Other incidents

Other incidents as of July 2025 versus 2024 showed:

• Impaired driving: 33 / 50

• Failing to comply with court orders: 309 / 596

• Threats: 17 / 10

• Domestic disputes: 13 / 35

• Provincial liquor infractions: 105 / 86

• Vehicle collisions over $1,000: 137 / 165

• Summary offence tickets: 830 / 1,249

• Automated speed enforcement: 4,869 / 34,819

• Drugs (cocaine, cannabis, meth, other): 8 / 16

Acting Chief Rick Johns said it was positive that most crime categories continued to trend down, although calls for service continued to climb. He pointed out that officers focus on more than just crime, as they also handle social problems and help people in need.

Asked about the increase in threats, Johns said that category sees officers imposing restrictions — with authority

from a judge — on people that prevent them from interacting with others if they don’t get along or there are safety concerns.

Johns added that all the aggravated assaults this year were between people who knew each other, while officers have resolved them all.

Asked about the decrease in automated speeding tickets, Johns said that was likely because of the construction on the Main Street North/Highway 2 bridge, which has slowed down traffic considerably and “is a good problem to have.”

Mayor James Murdock, the board chairman, said he recently took a ride with an officer during the morning shift — he sat in the front and not the back — and was “really taken aback” by how many social-related calls the officer responded to.

The next police board meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 17.

budget ‘tracking’ well despite extra costs for 911 tech upgrades

The Moose Jaw Police Service’s budget is on target so far this year, while it’s likely still responsible for covering the expenses to help upgrade the provincial 911 system, the acting chief says.

The police service presented a budget update during the Board of Police Commissioners’ Aug. 20 meeting, with the data showing revenues and expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30.

The agency budgeted $2,881,207 in revenues and $15,711,465 in expenses for this year, and as of June 30, it had received 37 per cent of its revenues — with $1.75 million still to come — and expended roughly 67 per cent of expenses, the report showed. Overall, the

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net revenues and expenses amounted to 51.88 per cent of the entire budget.

Of note, the organization budgeted $1,000 in revenue for unclaimed seized property but had acquired $4,212, or $3,212 more than expected.

On the expense side, the agency had budgeted $60,000 for psychological services and was over by $1,010; had budgeted $5,000 for subscriptions and publications and was over by $1,917; had budgeted $5,500 for contractual cleaning and was over by $1,607; and had budgeted $7,000 for employee benefits — retirement gifts, mainly — and was over by $8,480.

Acting Chief Rick Johns said the

police service’s budget was “tracking” about where it should be. However, he pointed out that it’s difficult to project forward because sometimes not all revenues have arrived, which can skew the budget.

The budget showed that the organization had not yet received $250,000 in contractual revenues, while it was still waiting for $1.32 million in revenue from the province.

The budget also contained $231,800 in expenses for the provincial 911 service, which the provincial government is forcing the Moose Jaw Police Service to pay and represents a two-per-cent increase to the budget.

Johns said he is still having conversations with government officials, noting it is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) mandate to upgrade infrastructure and technology in this area.

“The process is still taking place,” he remarked, noting the CRTC has given provinces a deadline of spring 2027 to fully upgrade the 911 communications technology.

Johns added that the police service included that expense in its budget to ensure it could comply with the federal mandate, while continuing negotiations with the provincial government.

MOOSE JAW BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTES

THE NEXT POLICE BOARD MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

New equipment costs MJPS nearly $1,500 more than budgeted

The Moose Jaw Police Service requires almost $1,500 more to purchase new equipment, as the cost for the two items increased more than anticipated.

The agency has been working over the past several years to update obsolete equipment, including a new multi-function printer and biometric sensors for the detention area to enhance the safety of people in custody, a report presented during the Aug. 20 Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting said.

The police service estimated the cost of these items in mid-2024 while preparing the 2025 equipment reserve budget, and senior leadership developed the budget for the equipment — $10,000 and $14,000, respectively — based on their value at that time, the report continued.

However, upon purchasing the items this year, the agency discovered that both pieces had increased in cost, with the printer $1,367.02 more than budgeted and the sensors $129.77 more than expected, totalling $1,496.79, the document noted.

During the meeting, the police service asked the board to approve the overages of the multi-function printer and the biometric sensors, with commissioners unanimously approving the request.

“Going back about a year, (I’m) pleasantly surprised that that’s all the increases that have gone up,” said Mayor James Murdock, board chairman.

According to previous information, the MJPS plans to spend more than $2.4 million during the next five years through its equipment reserve

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budget, which includes over $720,000 for smaller items like computers.

The 2025-29 equipment reserve budget is based on the depreciation of inventory items, with the organization funding amortized amounts annually as an operating expense.

The budget lists equipment that is fully amortized, due for replacement or new to inventory this year. The organization gives each item a replacement value and a lifespan value, while depreciation is the replacement value divided by the lifespan value.

The board previously heard that the police service requires $203,999 for small equipment purchases this year, while it requires $180,413 next year, $103,633 in 2027, $97,489 in 2028 and $135,863 in 2029, for a total of $721,397.

The amount of money available from depreciation is $631,747, while $89,650 will come from the control account, which combines to form the

five-year total.

Some small items the agency plans to purchase this year include laptops, desktop computers, hand-held radar units, body armour, a TV, iPads, mountain bikes, mobile radar units, traffic direction equipment for crashes, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), tactical equipment, handguns and reddot gunsights.

Furthermore, the agency plans to spend $92,000 this year to purchase four major items, including a biometric sensor for $14,000, a K-9 dog for $17,000, six carbines for $21,000 and an unmarked patrol vehicle for $40,000.

Meanwhile, the police service plans to spend $426,100 next year on 12 items, such as traffic radar units, radio systems, workstations, software and vehicles.

In 2027, the organization plans to spend $350,000 on five items, $352,748 on 10 items in 2028 and $465,000 on five items in 2029.

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF MOOSE JAW

All Departments in City Hall will be closed on: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 (Labour Day)

In addition, there will be NO TRANSIT SERVICE on Monday, September 1, 2025

Therefore, the total amount the police service requires for minor and major equipment purchases is $295,999 this year, $606,513 next year, $453,633 in 2027, $450,237 in 2028 and $600,863 in 2029, for a total of

$2,407,245.

The organization expects to have $2,277,652 available from depreciation during that period, with $129,593 to come from the control account to top up the purchase requirements.

PUBLIC NOTICE - BYLAW NO. 5743, STREET CLOSURE BYLAW, 2025(4)

City of Moose Jaw hereby gives notice, pursuant to The Cities Act, that Council will consider proposed Bylaw No. 5743, Street Closure Bylaw, 2025(4) and report at its regular meeting on Monday, September 8, 2025, 4:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 228 Main Street N, Moose Jaw.

The proposed bylaw is to close all of Blk/Par S1, Plan 102430549 Ext 0 and St/L 96, Plan Old96 Ext 97 to facilitate the subdivision and consolidation of multiple existing street parcels into one contiguous parcel.

Please note that River Street will remain open and accessible to the public.

A map and copy of the proposed Bylaw may be found under the “City News” section at www.moosejaw.ca, or on the 3rd Floor, City Hall between August 25, 2025 to September 8, 2025. Inquiries, written comments or requests to address Council must be received by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2025 in person at City Hall, by email at planning@moosejaw.ca, or by phone, 306-694-4443.

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this 25th day of August 2025.

Tracy Wittke, City Clerk

MOOSE JAW BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS NOTES

Business owners and residents with security cameras who want to support crime prevention in their areas can now join a program that the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) has begun.

The agency informed the Board of Police Commissioners on Aug. 20 that it was participating in the Safe Neighbourhood Camera Registry (SNCR) and was encouraging residents to register their home or business camera. If a crime occurs in the area, the police will contact people and ask if they will share the videos.

Since residents are only registering their cameras, the police will not monitor any live video feeds, while the sharing of videos is voluntary.

Forrest Green, a Canadian software company, already supports the MJPS

by providing software so residents can apply for criminal record checks online instead of coming to police headquarters, said Clive Weighill, a company spokesman.

Continuing, Weighill — a former Saskatoon police chief and former provincial chief coroner — said the registry is included in the services that Forrest Green offers, so the company will cover all the software expenses and updates. However, it will not retain any information on participants.

The spokesman noted that this program allows the police to retrieve evidence quickly and reduces the time officers search neighbourhoods for cameras after an incident. Since some security systems retain footage for only 24 hours, officers must quickly acquire

that video before it erases.

The MJPS will have a map of the city that includes the locations of the registered cameras, so when a crime occurs, officers can check the map to determine if there are any nearby devices they can check, Weighill remarked. This saves time internally and externally.

Officers are going to knock on doors and search neighbourhoods for evidence when serious incidents like homicide occur, but they will be able to rely on video footage —and not have to go door-to-door — for smaller things like thefts, said Weighill.

Weyburn, Estevan, Regina and Prince Albert are already involved with SNCR, while P.A. — the first to join — and Regina are heavily promoting the program using various methods, he continued.

“People can quit and be out of the program since it’s strictly voluntary,” Weighill said. “But it’s a really good crime prevention tool.”

Added Weighill, “It is a sweet deal.”

Acting Chief Rick Johns said that a recent hit-and-run in the community forced officers to search for witnesses and evidence, including video footage from area security cameras, doorbell cameras and CCTV cameras. He noted

that the SNCR program would be helpful for similar events in the future.

Continuing, he said the agency joined the initiative several months ago — its communications manager has been helping develop the public registration web page — and wanted the board and public to know officially.

“That’s awesome,” said Commissioner Kelly Baxter.

“To me, this seems like a no-brainer,” said Mayor James Murdock, the board chairman, jokingly adding that he was instantly in favour after learning that the program would be free.

After the meeting, Murdock told reporters that this initiative will give homeowners and business owners more “peace of mind” with security.

Johns told reporters that the program will launch as soon as the agency can build a suitable platform — so likely this autumn. He commended Forrest Green for being an excellent company, while Moose Jaw is not the first city — in Saskatchewan or Canada — it has supported.

“Our success will be based on the people (who) join it,” he said, adding that the MJPS will use traditional and social media to promote the program, which should attract willing and cooperative participants.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, AUG. 25

City council is sticking with SAMA for property assessment services because there are few qualified individuals to offer those services in-house and the contractor has the people and knowledge, the mayor says.

During its recent regular meeting, council voted to renew a contract with the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) for Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2030, with the contract’s value between $4,095,000 and $4,341,190.

Mayor James Murdock and city manager Maryse Carmichael spoke with the media recently about council’s decision to renew the SAMA contract.

“There’s a lot of moving components with SAMA and I’m learning that,” said Murdock. “It’s just trying to come up with the best services possible for the city.”

Continuing, the mayor said the contractor is still the best option, based on “the great direction” that city administration provided to council and the different options it offered. However, he thought SAMA needed to provide more information since it knows this topic.

“… the formulas are difficult to understand,” Murdock admitted, but noted that if the agency worked on making its processes more understandable and communicated that to citizens, that would help everyone.

Murdock acknowledged that the business community has had problems with SAMA’s assessment processes during the past five years. He noted that the pandemic-related shutdowns allowed people “more time to really dive into things” with how their assessments

worked.

The mayor was a business owner — he operated Moose Jaw Funeral Home — during that time, and with his assessments, he treated them as “what it was.”

“But I do understand from some folks that there’s some inconsistencies. And I think that we need to, on the SAMA side of things, strive for better there,” Murdock said.

However, he pointed out that council and administration focus on taxation and set the mill rates, while SAMA and the province oversee the assessments. So, city hall is between “a rock and (a) hard place” with fulfilling its role of operating the municipality and allowing SAMA to focus on assessments.

Carmichael said administration reviewed assessment services in other cities, such as Prince Albert, and discovered that city is experiencing similar — but larger — problems. However, it doesn’t use SAMA and has higher legal fees than Moose Jaw, even though it follows provincial legislation like everyone else.

“We looked at the entire situation and then (looked) at other options,” she continued. “The other option is we have city assessors, which we discussed, and there are a shortage (of people) in the province. SAMA at least has a great number of assessors (and) they can rely on people remote at times.

Carmichael added that Swift Current had an in-house team handling property assessment, but ran into problems and fired those individuals.

Meanwhile, Carmichael said she, the mayor, and the

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Chamber of Commerce met recently with the Prairies-focused executive director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). She noted that the trio participated in the conversation to ensure they could support business owners since they know how important this topic is.

Murdock said the executive director “is a very sharp individual” and is willing to work with municipalities. Also, the CFIB, like city hall, wants “nothing but the best” for Moose Jaw. He also thought the meeting provided an opportunity for people to “pool their thoughts” and attempt to move things forward.

Another organization focused on property assessments is the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA), which has been working on this issue over the past year, discussed it during this year’s annual convention, and has communicated municipalities’ concerns to the province, the mayor said.

Carmichael also noted that the province is currently finalizing changes to The Assessment Management Act and will make it public later this fall.

During the recent council meeting, businesswoman Kristy Van Slyck spoke against the SAMA contract and urged council to add an amendment to the recommendation that would see an “independent, third-party audit” or “quality-control measure” included in the contract.

The audit would happen every revaluation cycle — every four years — and the independent agency hired would have to be approved by the

CFIB.

Murdock commended Van Slyck for her knowledge, passion and ability to communicate the facts about this issue. However, he said the city’s actions are limited with property assessments, while the province must be involved in these discussions to improve the situation.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the estate of Dale (Jack) Wakeford, late of Chaplin, Saskatchewan, deceased.

All claim against the above estate, duly veri ed by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before September 24, 2025.

Chow McLeod 48 High St W Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S6H 1S3

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS MUNICIPAL ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nomination of candidates for the o ce of:

Councillor: Resort Village of South Lake Ward of South Lake:1 will be received by the undersigned on the 13th day of September, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Village O ce, #6–1410 Caribou St. W, Moose Jaw, SK, and

during regular business hours on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, to Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Village O ce, #6 – 1410 Caribou St. W, Moose Jaw, SK. Please note that the o ce will be closed September 1, 2025.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: #6 – 1410 Caribou St. West, Moose Jaw, SK

Dated this 27th day of August 2025

Melinda Huebner

Returning O cer

Moose Jaw rolls out the welcome mat for Midwest Shriners

For four days in August, fezzes, fellowship, and fun with miniature vehicles transformed Moose Jaw into the heart of the Shrine world as the city hosted the Midwest Shrine Association (MSA) 2025 summer convention.

From Aug. 20 to 23, more than 600 Shriners and their families gathered for the largest Shrine-related event ever held in the Friendly City, filling hotel rooms, restaurants, and attractions across the community.

The convention featured a packed program — from a golf tournament at Deer Ridge Golf Course and guided downtown shopping tours to motor patrol competitions, unit displays, and evening socials. Visitors also had opportunities to explore Moose Jaw’s landmarks, including tours of the Tunnels of Moose Jaw, the Anderson Auto & Memorabilia Collection, and nearby 15 Wing Moose Jaw.

A showcase of fellowship and fun

The convention opened Aug. 20 with registration at the Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa — the central accommodation venue for the group — followed by a meet and greet at the Western Development Museum. Local wineries, breweries, and distilleries were also featured, giving Shriners a taste of Saskatchewan hospitality.

By Thursday, downtown streets and venues were buzzing as Shriners moved between tours, luncheons, and competitions. A highlight was the community “Meet and Greet” at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds, where the public could see parade units up close, chat with members, and get a glimpse of the internationally renowned Shrine spirit.

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on a threewheel quad during practice for the Midwest Shrine Association parade in Moose Jaw Aug. 23.

Friday featured motor patrol and equestrian competitions, along with a themed “Shrine-a-Rama” speakeasy — part celebration, part fundraiser, and part anniversary event marking 120 years of Shriners in Saskatchewan and 100 years of Shriners hospitals in Canada.

The convention culminated Saturday with a grand parade through downtown Moose Jaw, complete with miniature vehicles, clowns, bands, and colourful regalia. Families lined Main Street to cheer as units representing 15 Shrine temples from across the upper

Midwest rolled by.

An economic and cultural boost

The summer MSA event marked the second time that Moose Jaw had welcomed the association this year, following the winter business session held from Feb. 19 to 22. Together, the gatherings brought an estimated 1,700 hotel room nights to the city, in addition to meals, shopping, and entertainment.

Local businesses and organizations joined in the celebration, with many displaying “Welcome Shriners” signs or offering discounts through a commemo-

rative collector coin program. A vendor marketplace at the Exhibition Grounds showcased everything from local fudge to pet treats, giving residents and visitors alike a chance to support homegrown entrepreneurs.

Tourism Moose Jaw, restaurants, and retailers also saw the benefits of hundreds of visiting families exploring the city’s attractions. Shuttle buses and tours ran throughout the week to ensure visitors could experience both Moose Jaw’s “notorious” history and its Friendly City charm.

A legacy of community spirit

The Midwest Shrine Association, which represents more than 20,000 members from 15 temples across the U.S. Midwest and Canada, rotates its summer convention each year. Organizers said Moose Jaw proved that even a smaller city can rise to the occasion. As the summer convention rotates annually through all 15 temples in the Midwest region, Moose Jaw will not host the event again for another 15 years — making this year’s gathering an historic occasion for the city.

The event’s director general, Aaron Ruston, said earlier that hosting the convention was about more than just numbers — it was about creating a lasting impression.

“We want people and their families to come back,” Ruston said. “When they (only live) six or seven hours away … they’re more apt to come back” to visit Moose Jaw than if the event was attended by an international audience outside of the MSA region.

To learn more about the Shriners convention, visit MSA2025.com.

In photos: Moose Jaw welcomes Shriners parade to close MSA convention

Downtown Moose Jaw was filled with colour, laughter, and the hum of tiny parade vehicles as the Midwest Shrine Association (MSA) capped off its four-day visit to the Friendly City with a grand parade Aug. 23.

For Moose Jaw, it was a rare spectacle — a once-in-15-years opportunity as the MSA rotates annually between member centres. The parade was the public highlight of the gather-

ing, which also featured competitions, a community meet-and-greet, and tours showcasing Moose Jaw’s attractions.

As the last floats rolled south along Main Street North, the parade underscored the spirit of fellowship that defines the Shriners — and left behind a lively reminder of the impact international gatherings can have on the Friendly City.

A Shriner pulls a wheelie

Photo by: Midwest Shrine Association

Shriners visit 15 Wing Moose Jaw to view the Snowbirds air demonstration squadron up close. Photo by: Midwest Shrine Association

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Two Shriners wave from the Moose Jaw Trolley during the Aug. 23 parade. Trolley tours were offered by Tourism Moose Jaw to visiting Shriners during their four-day stay. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Shriners tee off at Deer Ridge Par 3 Golf Course Aug. 21 as part of the convention’s scheduled events. Photo by: Midwest Shrine Association

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Moose Jaw entrepreneurs share spotlight at Shriners convention

While hundreds of visiting Shriners gathered in Moose Jaw last week for the Midwest Shrine Association (MSA) convention, the event also offered local entrepreneurs a chance to shine.

At the three-day marketplace inside the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds, business owners Darlene Baylis and Diane Loos said the gathering provided valuable connections with both residents and out-of-town visitors.

Baylis, owner of Uranus Fudge — a name that tends to draw a chuckle as often as it draws customers — said her business is as much about fun as it is about flavour. Over time, she has created more than 200 varieties of fudge, often rotating between 10 and 14 options at each show. Among the selections was a particular mango fudge that quickly stood out as a crowd favourite.

“I’ve always wanted to have a fudge business, so I was trying to find something for a name that would be catchy,” Baylis said. “Somebody suggested the name ‘Uranus Fudge,’ because even though it’s pronounced YOOR-uh-nuhs, everybody says yer-AN-us, which is just comical.”

Nearby, Loos greeted customers at her “K9 & Feline Treats and Things” booth. She said she prides herself on using local, farm-sourced ingredients for her healthy pet products, with beef and

pork supplied by Mayberry Cattle Co. & Meats just 40 kilometres south of Moose Jaw.

Loos said she personally samples each of her homemade treats before offering them to customers, reasoning that if they are good enough for pets, they should be good enough for her as well. She even demonstrated this at the trade show, happily nibbling on her own creations. Not every experiment has been a success, though — she recalled one spleen-based recipe that left such a lingering aftertaste she decided to retire it altogether.

Both vendors said that, while traffic was a little quieter than expected, the

opportunity to meet people from across North America was worthwhile.

“You know, it’s been quieter than I expected … but still, this event has been very supportive,” Loos said. “People who have come through are very supportive in purchasing items, talking to us, and sharing stories — and that’s important too, right? We get to meet people and make connections.”

The convention drew more than 600 Shriners and their families, boosting hotel bookings, filling restaurants, and giving local businesses a rare chance to showcase themselves to an international audience.

Both said they valued hearing sto-

ries from travellers who had noticed everything from Saskatchewan’s gravel roads to its prairie winds. Many American visitors remarked that they were struck by how quickly paved highways gave way to long stretches of gravel once outside city limits — a common feature for locals, but an unusual sight for guests from more densely populated states.

While gravel roads are not uncommon in the U.S. Midwest, visitors noted that Saskatchewan seemed to have far more of them stretching across the open prairie, making the contrast especially noticeable on their drives to Moose Jaw.

For Baylis and Loos, the real value of the convention was how it turned casual chats about farms, weather, and gravel roads into something larger — an exchange of perspectives that put Moose Jaw’s small businesses and prairie way of life on display for an audience that might never have discovered them otherwise.

For more information about Uranus Fudge, email UranusFudgeMooseJaw@ gmail.com or call 306-550-4604. K9 & Feline Treats and Things can be reached at K9FelineTreats@gmail.com or by phone at 306-630-3008.

To learn more about the broader Shriners MSA convention, visit MSA2025.com.

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Diane Loos of K9 & Feline Treats and Things samples one of her homemade dog treats during the Shriners marketplace — proving confidence in her brand. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Darlene Baylis, owner of Uranus Fudge, stands with her booth at the Midwest Shrine Association marketplace inside the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds on Aug. 22. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Voices from afar: Visiting Shriners reflect on Moose Jaw’s hospitality

Visitors from across the Midwest said Moose Jaw lived up to its “Friendly City” reputation as the community hosted the Midwest Shrine Association’s (MSA) summer convention last week.

Hundreds of Shriners and their families travelled from across Canada and the northern United States to take part in the four-day celebration, which featured competitions, tours, and fellowship. For many, the experience was about more than just scheduled events — it has been about the cultivation of a strong sense of community and connection.

From Wisconsin to Saskatchewan

Gary Cuskey of Spooner, Wis., knows what it takes to host an MSA convention. As a past president of the association, he led the event in La Crosse, Wis., last year. He said that while every city brings its own flavour to the gathering, Moose Jaw’s welcome has been

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among the warmest.

“It’s been great — the hospitality. The people have been friendly, welcoming Shriners whenever you walk into a shop. There are ‘welcome Shriners’ signs outside the door. It makes you feel like you should be here,” he said.

“I couldn’t ask for anything better. You advertise that it’s a friendly city, and it lives up to the expectations.”

Cuskey explained that the MSA brought together 15 Shrine temples across the upper Midwest, stretching from Marquette, Mich., to Winnipeg, Man., and included three temples each in Wisconsin and Minnesota. While the distance can make travel demanding, the payoff is the chance to share traditions and strengthen bonds.

Shriners’ sense of fun

For Terry Yanko of Regina, the event was a chance to celebrate camaraderie in true Shriners style. A member of Wawa Shriners, Yanko has been involved in parades and units for decades — though he admits the activities have changed with age.

“I’m captain of our drill court event. We used to do precision marching, but now we’re too old. I’m 70 and getting close to being one of the younger ones,” Yanko said with a laugh. “So we ride mini quads now … Shriners (still) love to have fun.”

Even with the improved mode of transportation, he noted the miniature quads sit about as high as a standard chair, and exiting the vehicle can still be a challenge due to the low height.

Yanko recalled seeing everything from miniature

vehicles to oversized parade creations at MSA events — one featured a shopping cart with a cabin about 12 feet off the ground — noting that imagination is part of what keeps the organization young. “If you don’t go tiny, you go big,” he joked.

He said the Aug. 20 “meet and greet” event provided an excellent opportunity to showcase to the public what the Shriners do and was a welcome surprise.

“That’s the first time I’ve seen that myself,” Yanko said. “It gave people a chance to see what we’re about.”

First impressions of Canada

For Chad Michaels of Milwaukee, Wis., this year’s convention has been about firsts — his first time in Canada, his first time in Moose Jaw, and his first opportunity to bring his young son Chad Jr. to an MSA gathering.

“We’re having a good time and it’s a wonderful little city, by the way,” Michaels said. “We’re seeing as much of it as we can. We got here on Monday, and we’re going to have to leave right after the parade on Saturday to get back in time for work … but yeah, we’re loving it up here.”

Michaels said he tried to take in as much as possible during the visit. His family toured the Tunnels of Moose Jaw, rode the trolley, and sampled local attractions before preparing his miniature VW Beetle parade car for Saturday’s parade.

He also reflected on his first trip north of the border. “Crossing the border was really easy, (even though) I was kind of stressing about it … driving through, (the countryside) was emptier than I expected until we got into town, but it’s been a real positive experience so far.”

Back home in Milwaukee, Michaels is part of a parade unit with about 13 miniature VW Beetles. Although he was the only member to bring a vehicle to Moose Jaw this year, he said the experience was memorable enough that he hopes to return.

“Absolutely,” Michaels said. “Yeah, I think we’ll definitely come up here again. This is a nice little city, and there’s plenty of stuff to do.”

Shriners Terry Yanko of Regina (left) and Gary Cuskey of Spooner, Wis. (right) gather at Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa during the Midwest Shrine Association convention in Moose Jaw. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Shriner Chad Michaels of Milwaukee, Wis., pictured at Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa, brought his miniature VW Beetle parade car to Moose Jaw for the convention.

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Crackmasters faces ‘crushing’ 100% tax increase due to property reappraisal

Owners of Crackmasters Auto Glass say their recent property assessment shocked and frustrated them since it hit “even harder” than last year, while they know any attempts to appeal will be pointless.

The appraisal that the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) delivered is “crushing me right now,” Troy Rosenau, who co-owns the business with Dodie Deets, told MooseJawToday.com recently.

SAMA initially appraised the building — a Quonset hut at 801 High Street West — at roughly $313,000, but last year, increased that value by $214,000 to $527,000, Rosenau said. This upped the municipal taxes he pays to $11,500 from $7,900.

This year, the assessment contractor reappraised the Quonset and added another $240,000, pushing the building’s value to $767,000 and increasing the taxes to $16,500, he continued. So, in one calendar year, the taxes increased by over 100 per cent, without any justification why.

“They’re taking more off my bottom end. So I don’t mind paying a small share more, but this is getting ridiculous,” Rosenau stated.

Rosenau said he and Deets contacted SAMA, but no one returned his phone messages, as one of the main appraisers was away. They also sent emails and received “generic” messages without any substantial answers.

SAMA did not respond for this article.

The co-owners eventually learned that the agency had compared their Quonset hut with another building across the street — even though that building is square, uses different-sized lumber and was more expensive to build.

Crackmasters’ co-owners appealed their initial appraisal increase but were unable to change SAMA’s mind and lost.

“You can’t win. We (even) had great cases against them,” said Rosenau. “You have to prove errors (that SAMA made and) you have to prove them wrong. And then they never admit they’re wrong … . I’ve seen how the whole system works

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(and dug into it). It is corrupt.”

The co-owner noted that they received advice that they could present their case themselves, but he disputed that notion because of how complicated the process is. So, he and Deets hired businesswoman Kristy Van Slyck, since he pointed out she has experience in this area and knows more about assessments than SAMA’s employees. However, through no fault of her own, she was unsuccessful.

During the appeal meeting with SAMA, Rosenau said that every time he made an argument, an employee read the same section from the manual, even though it didn’t make sense.

Furthermore, the employee noted that since the front of Crackmasters’ building had tin cladding, that was one reason for the assessment increase — even though Rosenau had added that material 12 years ago.

The SAMA official also referred to the formulas the organization uses, but Rosenau said he didn’t think the official even understood how the equations worked.

This year, Rosenau and Deets have hired Regina’s The Atlas Group since the company is representing 20 other business owners facing similar increases. Rosenau noted that they will pay a smaller fee by joining this collective, and while The Atlas Group is unlikely to win, it will at least reduce the companies’ assessments “a little bit.”

“I’ve been in this building for 27 years and its value has never really changed,” Rosenau remarked. “Our market (for Quonsets) hasn’t changed.”

The co-owners said they invited city council to visit their building so they could explain their situation, but only three members responded. Moreover, their MLA visited and wanted to help, but nothing changed.

Deets noted that she wrote to the provincial minister whose ministry oversees SAMA and received a generic response. Furthermore, she and Rosenau emailed everyone they could think of with political pull, but were unsuccessful in acquiring help.

from $330,000.

“It’s so brutal,” Rosenau said. Rosenau pointed out that his building is worth roughly $550,000, but SAMA values it at $765,000, while Deets said if someone wanted to buy their building, no bank — or real estate agent — would agree that the structure is worth three-quarters of a million dollars.

They also noted that if the local Board of Revision rules in favour of a business owner, then SAMA appeals to the Saskatchewan Municipal Board — with city hall paying the agency’s lawyer fees using taxpayers’ dollars.

Continuing, the co-owners said Crackmasters is not the only business in Moose Jaw facing “insane” increases in property assessments and taxes. They have spoken with many other owners, including someone whose assessment allegedly jumped to nearly $1 million

“So we pay for the lawyer to fight against me. Like, what the hell?” Rosenau exclaimed.

The co-owners added that, since businesses can’t win appeals individually, this year, they brought together a group of owners who “flooded” SAMA with nearly 250 appeals — the average is roughly 40 a year.

Dodie Deets and Troy Rosenau, co-owners of Crackmasters Auto Glass, pose for a picture in front of their business at 801 High Street West. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

The results are in for the ’25 Moose Jaw & District Soapbox Derby

Alder Avenue’s gently sloped pavement once again echoed with cheers and rolling wheels as the Moose Jaw & District Soapbox Derby returned Aug. 17, drawing racers between the ages of seven and 15 for a day of competition and community spirit.

Hosted by the Moose Jaw Soapbox Derby Club, this year’s event welcomed nearly 20 competitors from Moose Jaw and Swift Current. When the dust settled, racers from Swift Current took top honours in both divisions, while Moose Jaw’s drivers proudly held their own against tough competition.

Here are the standings from this year’s derby:

Senior division results

In the senior division, Marina Buller of Swift Current raced to first place, followed by fellow Swift Current driver Slayden Hamm in second.

Moose Jaw’s Juli Finlay claimed third, while Octavia Penney finished fourth to keep the local colours strong.

Junior division results

The junior division saw another Swift Current victory, with Jaxtin Hamm taking first place ahead of Daunte Buller in second and Lincoln Jacobsen in third.

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Moose Jaw’s Carson Whitfield grabbed fourth place, while Toby Wessner rounded out the top five. Local racers Izabella Carle and Alex Carle finished sixth and seventh respectively.

Other awards

Sportsmanship awards highlighted the spirit of the day, with Kyson HardyWilder of Moose Jaw recognized in the senior category and Alex Carle named the junior sportsmanship winner.

The Hard Luck trophy went to Swift

Current’s Levi Cyrenne, who faced challenges on the track but still crossed the finish line with determination.

Moose Jaw’s racers were well represented in both divisions, with several familiar names returning to the hill. In the senior category, Juli Finlay raced car No. 266 to a third-place finish, followed by Octavia Penney in car No. 201 and Kyson Hardy-Wilder in car No. 227.

The junior division featured a strong local showing as well, with Car-

Lind Named SPBL 15U AAA Rookie Of The Year

By Robert Thomas

Lucas Lind, a member of the Moose Jaw 15U AAA Canucks, has been named the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s (SPBL) 15U AAA Rookie of the Year.

According to the SPBL’s Facebook page, Lind received the award for his efforts on the mound and at the plate.

Lind pitched 37.1 innings with an ERA of 0.75.

At the plate he had a .506 average with 9 home runs and 50 RBIs.

After what seem to be a letdown due to the Air Canada flight attendant strike, Lind, along with Neal Kohl was off on Wednesday to the 15U AAA Canadian championships with Team Saskatchewan in PEI.

The players were able to get around the Air Canada strike by the parents, giving up their tickets through WestJet to the tournament.

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son Whitfield behind the wheel of car No. 14, Izabella Carle steering car No. 219, and Alex Carle competing in car No. 213.

The event was made possible thanks to a growing number of sponsors. Trophy sponsors included Arrow Electric Co. (1977) Limited, Bob’s Auto Body & Paint Shop, Brentz Garage, Constable Automotive, Jones-Parkview Funeral Services, Kona Ice, Moose Jaw Collision Centre, Moose Jaw Glass, and Thunder Creek Coach & Carriage Ltd. Car sponsors included Bob’s Auto Body & Paint Shop, CK Transportation Ltd., and New Southern Plains Métis Local No. 160.

For many, the derby was about more than podium finishes. Nine-yearold Izabella Carle, racing in her third derby with a family car that’s been passed down since 2009, summed it up: “My favourite thing about the event is that I get to see new racers, help racers, see different people and watch people, and just be a part of it.”

To learn more about the club, message “Moose Jaw & District Soap Box Racing Club” on Facebook or email MooseJaw.Soapbox@hotmail.com.

Moose Jaw’s Octavia Penney (car No. 201) races side by side with Swift Current’s Kaylee Harlos (car No. 01) during a head-to-head heat at the Moose Jaw & District Soapbox Derby on Aug. 17. Photo by: Aaron Walker

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Moose Jaw Warriors set to open Western Hockey League training camp on Wednesday

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The Moose Jaw Warriors are a matter of days away from kicking off their 202526 Western Hockey League campaign.

It all begins with the first stages of training camp on Wednesday, with fitness testing taking at 12 p.m. shortly after registration and orientation.

The first practices of main camp take place at 8 a.m. and 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, followed by rookie camp scrimmages beginning at 12 p.m.

Action continues throughout the day Friday before things begin in earnest with main camp on Saturday. The Warriors roster will be broken into four teams, with scrimmages taking place throughout the day.

That all leads into the final day of training camp on Sunday, featuring the final scrimmage at 9 a.m. and the Red vs. White Intrasquad Game at 5 p.m. Entry to that contest at Temple Gardens Centre is by a donation to the Canadian Mental Health Association.

All ice times are free and open the public.

The Warriors open their pre-season on Friday, Sept. 5 when they travel to Swift Current, followed by their neutral site game at Southland Co-Op Centre in Assiniboia on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 5 p.m.

Moose Jaw then travels to Regina to take on the Pats on Tuesday, Sept. 9, followed by a home-and-home with the Saskatoon Blades, with the first contest

Warriors defenceman Connor Schmidt will join his teammates at training camp beginning Wednesday at the Temple Gardens Centre.

at Temple Gardens Centre on Friday, Sept. 12 and the rematch on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Martensville.

The Warriors open the regular season on Friday, Sept. 19 in Brandon before hosting the Wheat Kings in their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Check out the complete daily schedule for training camp below: Wednesday, Aug. 27

9 a.m. - Registration

9:30 a.m - Introductions

12 p.m - Fitness Testing Thursday Aug. 28

8 a.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 1 9:15 a.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 2

10:30 a.m. - Main Camp, Goalie Session

12 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 2

1:45 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage,

Team 3 vs Team 4

3:30 p.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 1

4:45 p.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 2

6:00 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 2 vs Team 3

7:45 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 4

Friday Aug. 29

8 a.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 2

8 a.m. - Team 1 Workout

9:15 a.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 2 vs Team 4

11 a.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage Team 1 vs Team 3

12:45 p.m. - Main Camp Practice, Team 1

12:45 p.m - Team 2 Workout

2:00 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 2

4:30 p.m. - Rookie Camp Scrimmage, Team 3 vs Team 4

7 p.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 2

Saturday Aug. 30

9 a.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 2

10:45 a.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 3 vs Team 4

3 p.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 3

4:45 p.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 2 vs Team 4

Sunday Aug. 31

9 a.m. - Main Camp Scrimmage, Team 1 vs Team 2

5 p.m. - Red and Grey Intrasquad Game

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Moose Jaw Sports Hall of Fame unveils largest-ever class ahead of induction ceremony

Eight new names will soon be etched into local sports history as the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its 2025 induction class during a ceremony at Temple Gardens Centre on Aug. 21.

The upcoming induction ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26, will mark the largest single class since the Hall of Fame’s creation, honouring athletes and builders whose achievements span decades and multiple disciplines.

“This is our largest single induction class, and we’re excited to announce the 2025 induction class of the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame,” said Larry Graham, Hall of Fame president during his presentation.

The inductees

Lorraine Arguin (builder, curling): Arguin spent more than 40 years coaching, including 16 years leading wheelchair curling. She guided Saskatchewan to five national titles and was a key force in expanding the sport provincewide.

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Norm Balderston (builder, curling): A lifelong contributor to curling, Balderston helped build the Hillcrest Sports Centre clubhouse in 1967 and

served as both a local and provincial administrator. He was named Moose Jaw’s Citizen of the Year in 1968 and inducted to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1988.

Ron Friesen (athlete, diving): A seven-time Canadian champion and Olympic diver, Friesen represented Canada at the 1972 Munich Games and the 1970 Commonwealth Games, where he earned bronze. He was the first Canadian to complete a reverse two-and-ahalf somersault from the 10-metre tower in competition.

Verna Kergan (builder, speed skating): With 36 years in the sport, Kergan served more than two decades as head coach. She developed athletes for provincial, national, and Olympic competition and served on the board of the Saskatchewan Amateur Speed Skating Association.

Jim Large (builder, hockey and cycling): Large coached hockey at nearly every level for five decades, helping establish the female hockey program in

Moose Jaw in 1995. He also revived the Moose Jaw Pavers Cycle Club and contributed to developing young athletes in both sports.

Len Nielsen (athlete, hockey): A prolific scorer, Nielsen starred with the Regina Pat Canadians and the WHL’s Regina Pats, where he remains fifth on the all-time scoring list. His career included international appearances with Team Canada and coaching stints with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Jim Runzer (athlete, wrestling): Runzer captured seven consecutive provincial titles between 1956 and 1961 and represented Canada at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff. His career later extended into judo, where he became a leading competitor and administrator.

Cliff Wiens (builder, judo): Wiens developed the Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club into a nationally recognized program. He played a pivotal role in building opportunities for local athletes and served as a leader with Judo Saskatchewan for decades.

Graham acknowledged the role of sponsors, volunteers, and community support in sustaining the Hall of Fame.

“Just a little shout out to the rest of our board members … they stuck with us while it took us some time to get on our feet, so thanks for that …,” he said.

“We’re a local non-profit, and we depend on support from the community. JGL is our title sponsor, but we have many other sponsors from the community … and we’re extremely thankful.”

The Sept. 26 induction ceremony will be held at the Temple Gardens Centre. Tickets are $70 each plus applicable fees and taxes, available at the Temple Gardens Centre box office, online at SaskTix.ca, or by phone at 306-6242050, and must be purchased by 6 p.m. on Sept. 19.

The Temple Gardens Centre is located at 110 First Avenue Northwest.

Larry Graham, president of the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame, speaks during the 2025 induction class announcement at the Temple Gardens Centre on Aug. 21. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Seven of the eight inductees stand by the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame display on the second floor of the Temple Gardens Centre on Aug. 21. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Wiens and Runzer reflect on journeys to Sports Hall of Fame induction

When the Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame inducts its 2025 class this fall, two of the eight names will be tied together — not only by their accomplishments but by the shared roots of wrestling and judo in the city.

Cliff Wiens and Jim Runzer will join the Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 26, at Temple Gardens Centre, each representing decades of devotion to disciplines that once trained side by side.

Runzer first walked into Pyle’s Gym in 1955, where he was introduced to wrestling under the guidance of coach Dave Pyle, who later said that Runzer was “likely the best wrestler that he ever coached.”

“Dave was the coach. He instilled (the value of) good, honest living … and (provided a) cut off to the garbage that was going on,” Runzer said, alluding to any unproductive or potentially harmful influence in their training and personal lives. “He was strict, but he was thorough. He had more to do with my formative years than anyone else in my life.”

Within a year, Runzer was winning championships. From 1956 to 1961, he

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captured seven consecutive provincial light heavyweight titles, later earning a Canadian middleweight title and representing Canada at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales.

“The Canadians were (an) important (milestone for me), and the British Empire Games that I had competed in, along with my club mate, Ray Lougheed. He … was in a division below what I was in,” Runzer recalled. “It brought

good memories and gave me insight as to what the other part of the world was living like. As a result, I got to appreciate Canada more than ever — what we had to eat, and all the things that we just took for granted.”

Though wrestling opened doors, it was circumstance that led him toward judo.

“When I started working, I was in the typewriter business … working for 95 cents or $1 an hour; I didn’t have time to do anything else or money to do anything else,” he said. “For $3 or $5 a month, I couldn’t afford (a gym membership), so that’s why … I continued judo. Then, of course, I got addicted.”

Wiens, meanwhile, helped carry judo in Moose Jaw from its early days at the YMCA to international recognition. An accomplished competitor himself, he later focused on coaching and administration, developing the Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club into a program that has produced athletes for the Sask. Games, Western Canada Games, Canada Games, and national championships.

Both men reflected on their achievements with modesty. Runzer admits he often wondered if he should have stayed in Moose Jaw longer to pursue wrestling more seriously, but is grateful for where the sport took him. “I had tremendous support from my wife at the time …,” he shared.

Wiens, who now lives in Central Butte, still sees his story as one of persistence. He spent decades combining athletes who could afford training with those who could not, ensuring opportunities were available for everyone interested in the sport.

The Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club still stands proudly at 801 Hochelaga Street East, and has helped athletes such as Destiny Biehl — who competed in the Veterans Masters Championship in Las Vegas last November — and Ralph Ibanez — the off-and-on reigning world judo champion — attain a place in the sport.

As the induction night approaches, both men see their names joining the Hall of Fame as part of a much larger legacy.

“My family is really excited. It takes a lot to get me excited, but it’s a privilege, you know, considering all the trials and tribulations, sore knees, and all that stuff that comes with judo,” Runzer said. “I’m pleased. I would redo it if I had the opportunity — just not at 89 years old,” he added with a laugh.

Jim Runzer, left, and his granddaughter Hannah Martin, right, at the Temple Gardens Centre following the Sports Hall of Fame announcement on Aug. 21. Photo by: Aaron Walker

Cliff Wiens points at his soon-to-be entry plaque during the induction class announcement on Aug. 21. Photo by: Aaron Walker

An historical view of Pyle’s Gym at its River Street location in the early 1980s. The gym was once housed above the steam laundry on First Avenue before moving to 337 River Street West, where it became known for its expanded facilities and enduring influence on Moose Jaw athletics. Photo by: Bill Pyle/Facebook

In this 1958 photo, Moose Jaw wrestlers Ray Lougheed, left, and Jim Runzer, right, receive final instruction from coach Dave Pyle before representing Canada at the British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales. Photo by: PYLES GYM/Facebook

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Moose Jaw and area athletes bring home medals from second week of Canada Summer Games

Assiniboia’s Bradyn Giraudier, Dilke’s Hailee Woodhouse each win pair of medals on the track during Saskatchewan’s week two medal surge

For Saskatchewan during the second half of the 2025 Canada Summer Games, ia handful of athletes from Moose Jaw and area were expected to be coming home with medals.

Assiniboia’s Bradyn Giraudier and Dilke’s Hailee Woodhouse both picked up a pair of medals on the track during Week 2 of the Games as Saskatchewan surged to a top six finish on the medal table.

All told, Team Sask would finish with 13 gold, 14 silver and 21 bronze -with all but four of those medals coming in the second week.

Giraudier picked up his first medal in the Special Olympics Men’s 100 metres, crossing the line in 12.09 seconds to claim bronze. Kyle Girauder finished ninth overall after winning the Consolation Heat in a time of 12.09.

Then came the big one a day later -- Girauder would finish in 23.56 in the Special Olympics Men’s 200 metres and win the gold medal, Saskatchewan’s

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third of the Games at that point. Kyle Giraudier again won the Consolation Heat and finished ninth.

Woodhouse capped the Games as a double silver medalist. First up was the women’s 400 metres, where she finished in 54.97 and in second place behind Saskatchewan teammate Tayen Werner, who won gold in 54.40.

Woodhouse then finished second in the 200 metres, crossing the line 23.60 and just missing the gold medal by half a second.

Moose Jaw’s Katie Rogers came as close as could be to winning a medal in the women’s 5,000 metres, finishing in a time of 17:03.69 and in fourth place, two seconds back of bronze. Moose Jaw’s Jadyn Palaschuk crossed the line in 18:14.56 and finished 14th.

Rogers also ran the 1,500 metres and finished eighth in the Medal Heat.

Moose Jaw’s Kashton Smith and Chase Folk took the floor with Team

Saskatchewan in men’s box lacrosse and saw their team get off to a great start in the round robin, going undefeated to finish in first place in their pool.

That included an 18-1 win over

Prince Edward Island, 5-3 win against Manitoba, 7-3 win over New Brunswick and 7-0 shutout against host Newfoundland.

Saskatchewan’s run of success came to an end in the quarter-final, though, where they’d fall 7-5 to Alberta. Next up was the Consolation side, where a 5-4 loss to Manitoba would send Saskatchewan to the seventh place game, and they’d finish eighth overall after dropping a 6-2 decision to Nova Scotia.

Moose Jaw’s Katie Rogers ran to a fourth place finish in the women’s 5,000 metres at the Canada Summer Games.

Dilke’s Hailee Woodhouse claimed a pair of silver medals in the women’s 200 metres and 400 metres.

Assiniboia’s Bradyn Giraudier won a pair of medals for Saskatchewan, including gold in the Men’s Special Olympics 200 metres.

Moose Jaw’s Kashton Smith and Chase Folk suited up for Team Saskatchewan in men’s lacrosse at the Canada Summer Games.

Moose Jaw Tennis Club Tournament Winners

Moose Jaw’s Tennis Club held their annual tournament August 12 through to August 20. Nicholous McGonigal won the Men’s Singles beating Mo Ikram-

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ul Din. Yola Qiu won the Women’s Singles defeating Ning Long. Carter Lichtenwald won the junior singles. Ning Long and Megan Smith won the

women’s doubles and Brian Swanson and Scott Evans won the men’s doubles. Scott Evans and Megan Smith won the mixed doubles and Edward Lin

and Yola Qiu won the junior doubles. Recreational division was won by Mason Dodd.

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RE: DIEFENBAKER IRRIGATION PROJECT PART 1

I believe we should not support that Diefenbaker lake irrigation project from the Saskatchewan Party Government at all.

Investing 1.15 Billion dollars of our taxes money to create a irrigation infrastructure from the Diefenbaker lake that would bring water close to the property of about 50 farmer where they will have to invest millions to hook up to that infrastructure to set up their own irrigation system to water about 90 000 acres of culture where they already grow Wheat, Canola & lentils in the hope that they could with that irrigation project harvest a greater quantity of those grain to attract new food processing facility that could boost our economy & pay for that project.

We already have a facility that processes those & we sell the rest of our production around the world.

So far, our Province has already spent or committed to spend 30 million to this project mostly on study & engineering report done by the KPMG firm that is available in a 31 pages package. The firm calculated that this investment of 1.15 billion dollars of our taxes money over a

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50-year period would create a 5.9 billion on GDP for SK resulting in a 410 million in taxes revenue for those same 50 years period. Bear in mind that of the 5.9 billion GDP growth projected there is 2.7 billion of it that would come from value added money from the food processing plan if that comes true.

Presently in our province we are at 13 billion dollars in debt & it’s costing us 5.4 million a day to deal with that. I don’t believe that we absolutely need this project & neither need to invest any of our tax’s money in this adventure. Ross Hickey told the CBC in regard to this project that this idea that the SK party has that “if they build it, that food processing business will eventually come” may work good on movie but may not necessarily work in the real world & that this project would not even make it to the dragon den TV show.

Mr. Peter Phillips who also spoke about this project on CBC & who from 1983 to 1996 did analyse projects like this for the SK government said that this report from the KPMG firm is vague & based on shaky assumption & it leaves critical questions unanswered. He said that private investors considering this project would walk away after read-

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ing the first few pages of that report. He also stated that there was not enough information in that report to make him confident about the project. There are many things that strike him as unusual about that report like there was no name of the author and detailed tables showing how they came to their conclusion. He said it sure raises a red flag when one can’t see their work. The most surprising omission for him is that the cost benefit analysis report doesn’t offer any answer to the question as to know if the benefit outweighs the cost. They never said that the benefit cost ratio was X which make you think it’s low enough that they don’t want to show any number like that.

We should not be investing at all in this lake Diefenbaker irrigation project not just because we would not make money out of it but because it is not ecologically healthy in my view to use our precious water like that.

There are other ways to improve the output of our agriculture industry & we absolutely need to take a good look at the health of our water system & at the survival of our ecosystem. We know that the water we are blessed with here comes in a great part from the Canadian Rocky mountain in BC & from the runoff water

from prairie & the boreal plain and it is brought into a maze of channel cut across the SK River Delta by the SK River. This Sk Delta is one of the third biggest delta in the world & it is the biggest one in North America, and it is in the process of dying & truly needs our help to stay alive & save our ecosystem. Taking water from the Diefenbaker dam which already restricts some sediment from reaching the delta river to irrigate a few farms close by is not worth it. This Delta Wetlands is a precious gem that needs to be taken care of with our utmost attention & dedication. Among many things besides supporting a community of human beings it also helps clean sediment & toxic materials. It is home to many plants, birds and animal species as well. With the climate change situation that we have created we need to do all that we can to make sure that the most flow of water keeps running through that river & that this water needs to be as clean as possible. We need to be very serious regarding what kind of material we put into our farm land & into our ecosystem that end up in our body & our ecosystem. Part 11 to this letter to the editor will appear in next week’s issue. Michel Labonte

Moose Jaw genealogy club co-organizing first provincial conference since 2019

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For the first time in six years, the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society (SGS) is hosting a conference that will include topics such as artificial intelligence and using DNA to support research.

“Past Meets Future” is the name of this year’s conference, which the Moose Jaw and Regina branches are co-hosting at the Atlas Hotel at 4177 Albert Street in Regina on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Early bird registration is $100 and must be paid by Friday, Aug. 29, while regular registration is $125 and must be paid by Monday, Sept. 15. The registration form can be found at www.saskgenealogy.com or email saskgenealogy@sasktel.net for more information.

This year’s speakers include Gordon McBean, whose topic is “Artificial Intelligence: Is it really new?”; Dave Obee, with “DNA: Squiggly Lines and Spit,” to be presented via Zoom; Thomas MacEntee, with “Genealogy Do-Over,” which focuses on changes in research and beginner information, to be presented over Zoom; and Tammy Vallee, with “Uncovering Identity: The Role of Genealogy in Indigenous Ancestry.”

Marge Cleave, president of the Moose Jaw branch, said it’s a great feeling to co-host the conference since both branches collaborate well, although she wished it were happening in The Friendly City. Still, it’s positive that this event is happening since the SGS hasn’t held one — typically held annually — since 2019.

Continuing, she said it’s been a “learning curve” for the co-hosts to organize the conference since it’s been a while since the last one and many things have changed in six years. She pointed out that the conference is a hybrid with two presenters speaking online and two speaking in person.

“Personally, I like to have all of the presenters in person, but it’s so costly to have them travel now that it’s great just to have them by Zoom,” Cleave remarked.

The Moose Jaw branch president said the four speakers are “really good” and qualified to discuss their topics. Furthermore, the presenters have told the organizers that they are excited to speak.

Meanwhile, the organization of the conference is going well, while organizers are hoping to attract at least 60 people, said Cleave. She noted that, for whatever reason, people seem to wait until the last minute before registering; with this event, she thinks some people may still be leery post-pandemic about crowds.

Cleave added that the best reason to attend the event is to network with other like-minded genealogists and family history buffs while learning new information and tips to be a better genealogist and researcher.

For more information, visit www.saskgenealogy. com.

Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions.

Alex Byrne. Polity Pres, 298 pages.

Most people are aware of the current turmoil around gender and biological sex. Previous authors such as Simone de Beauvoir (The Second Sex, 1949) and the American psychiatrist Robert Stoller (Sex and Gender,1968) are widely read.

By far the most influential work I know of is Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble (1990). Displaying at best only a passing acquaintance with human biology, she essentially asserted that gender and sex are social constructs.

The title of Byrne’s book is clearly a play on Butler’s work. Taking a wide view, he draws on many aspects of gender studies, aiming it at the general reader who is confused by conflicting reports in printed and electronic media.

After a brief survey of the state of

affairs in the gender arena, Byrne turns to the various ways in which the concepts of biological sex and gender are used:

As biological sex; As femininity or masculinity; As sex-typical social roles; As gender identity; As woman or man.

He points out that the word gender is so loosely used that it would be preferable to jettison it altogether and to just talk about sex instead. He may have a point – I was surprised when I recently looked up insect sex chromosomes and read about insect genders in an academic publication.

On the other hand, all of us display some kind of sex-related behavior, also, the overwhelming majority of people have a “gender identity” of themselves as male or female. So, it appears, do primates in general inasmuch as that their behavior displays the characteristics associated with their biological sex without having to sit down and think about the meaning of the words.

But what determines gender identity? As Byrne writes: “…normally one’s conviction that one is, say, male, is correct… But on rare occasions it isn’t, and, moreover, newborn boys have no opinion of their sex… We need to separate, then, believing that one is male and being male.”

The orthodox view is that a child reared as if belonging to the opposite sex/gender would experience distress, and the famous John/Joan case seems to prove this: a boy’s penis was severely damaged during a botched circumcision and the psychologist John Money advised the parents to bring him up as a girl. The necessary surgery was car-

ried out but the plan did not work – the poor child was an extremely unhappy girl and, in spite of being told the truth in his teens and living as a man, committed suicide.

While the John/Joan case was clearly a failure, the Clive/Clara case was the opposite.

In both cases clear attempts were made to bring the boys up as females.

Byrne does not mention another example: in a condition known as cloacal exstrophy, a rare, complex defect of the entire pelvis is associated with severe phallic inadequacy or phallic absence in genetic males.

Neonatal assignment to female sex has been advocated for these affected males, but a report on a cohort of 16 adults who had undergone such surgery tells that eight were living as males, another two declared themselves male and the entire group “…had moderate-to-marked interests and attitudes that were considered typical of males.”

It is clear, therefore, that gender roles/identity cannot easily be imposed from the outside, but that of course does not address the question of gender dysphoria, which is real and is discussed by Byrne in some detail, including the affirming protocol followed by some gender specialists. He is sympathetic to the somewhat controversial concept of autogynephilia as

a causative factor for this condition, and in her blog (well worth investigating) the transwoman Debbie Hayton is quite open about the role of this phenomenon in her life.

Byrne takes to task a number of gender theorists, such as Anne FaustoSterling who is responsible for much misinformation about the number of sexes and the frequency of persons with disorders of sex development, previously called intersex.

There is also a good discussion of chromosomes and clownfish, sex as binary (the entire animal kingdom has only two types of gametes), the rise of gender identity and an insightful chapter on biology and destiny.

Byrne’s book was to be published by Oxford University Press, but after sending them the draft manuscript, Byrne was told that “… the book does not treat the subject in a sufficiently serious and respectful way.” No errors were identified and no revisions were allowed – the mere fact that Byrne’s opinions were deemed contentious torpedoed the undertaking, no doubt to prevent a backlash from trans activists, but fortunately Polity Press stepped into the breach.

Unfortunately this kind of thing is occurring more and more frequently: activists silencing the voices of those with whom they disagree.

This is not how one goes about investigating differences of opinion.

The book has copious endnotes which themselves make interesting reading.

Anyone who would like to hear from the horse’s mouth should click on this link: https://www.persuasion. community/p/byrne

By Leon Retief

Leon Retief is a retired physician with clinical and research experience. He likes drinking wine, listening to music and reading.

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

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Daily Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad, August 21, 2025

Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Sudoku #5 - Challenging

6 2 1 5 7 4 8 9 7 8 6 5 1 2 5 3 4 8 7 5 9 3 9 8 4 2

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column and each 3-by-3 block contain all of the digits 1 thru 9.

If you use logic you can solve the puzzle without guesswork.

Need a little help? The hints page shows a logical order to solve the puzzle. Use it to identify the next square you should solve. Or use the answers page if you really get stuck. © 2025 KrazyDad.com

AGENT, AMMUNITION, BOMBARDMENT, CIGAR, DARKNESS DEPARTMENT, DRIVE, GALLANT, GRADE, GRAVY, GROOM, HONEY, MILL, MINUTE, NEGATIVE, ODDLY, PAST, PICKLE, PLED, PLUNGE, PROPAGANDA, RAVE, REALISTIC, RETALIATION, RING, SPANK, SPRAY, START, STORM, STRAIN, SURPLUS, TOCK, TRAM, VISA

ACROSS

1. Transfer

6. Anagram of “Dear”

10. Balm ingredient

14. Earth tone

15. A Great Lake

16. Cry like a baby

17. Delete

18. Naked

19. Largest continent

20. Supplanted

22. Canvas dwelling

23. Directional antenna

24. Come forth

26. Ceremonial splendor

30. Seated oneself

31. Dike

32. Jewish month

33. Notion

35. Free of errors

39. A perfumed liquid

41. Stage background

43. Genus of heath

44. Toadfish

46. Abound

47. And more

49. Zero

50. Resorts

51. Catnap

54. “Aeneid” figure

56. Combines

57. Extraordinary

63. Fifty-three in Roman numerals

64. Scheme

65. Embellish

66. Alone

67. Feudal worker

68. Not tight

69. Ends a prayer

70. T T T

71. Wood strips DOWN

1. Female deer (plural) 2. Beige 3. Fella 4. Rear end 5. Apprehensive 6. Turncoats

7. Having profound knowledge 8. Assistant 9. Conveyed ownership 10. Respites 11. Kind of beam

12. Be indebted to 13. Gladden

21. Antelope of India

25. Constructed

26. Rate

27. Smell

28. Anagram of “Lima”

29. Motorcade

34. Removes by suction

36. Toot

37. Fertilizer component

38. Workout rooms

40. An international trade treaty

42. Hue

45. Windflower

48. Rug 51. Chip dip

52. Dialect

53. Ancient Roman magistrate

55. Talent

58. Apart from this 59. Dwarf buffalo 60. Smudge 61. Whip

62. What we see with

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140 FOR RENT

Senior Living Condo for Rent - Points West Retirement Centre, 917 Bradley Street, Moose Jaw, SK. Friendly, warm, home like atmosphere, open floor plan with large living room, full self-

contained kitchen, 2 bedrooms with walk-in closet, balcony, corner unit with beautiful view in 3 directions, ensuite washer and dryer, individual thermostat for heating or cooling, garage available, large and bright dining and common area floor plan, entertainment and bistro facilities, monthly or individual meals available, shuttle service available. For more information or viewing call: Dan 306 631-1669, Judi 306 631-0742

210 SERVICES

Moving jobs done reasonably: appliances, furniture, dump runs. Call to do it all. $45.00 a load. 306-630-2268

Need work done? Contact Bill at 306-630-2268 . Interior/exterior, renovations, formwork, framing, finishing, tiling, painting and all construction, roofing/siding- no job too big or small. Reasonable rates, 30 years experience. Cleaner with 20 years experience available for move out cleans. Please call Rebecca at 306-9900387.

Junk to the dump in and around Moose Jaw, $60 and up. Will pick up, move, haul, and deliver any appliances, tvs, furniture, or anything large in and around Moose Jaw, $45 and up. 45-gallon plas-

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235 PERSONAL CONNECTIONS

Looking for the class of ‘66 from Sion Academy. Where are you? Deborah Dowdon 612968-5625.

225 GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE - Saturday, August 30, 14 Avenue F in the TransCanada Trailer Court (On Caribou St. E.,

past the cemetary), 9 am to 4 pm. Trail cameras, plywood, lattice, house wares, gift items, and so much more.

135 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT  FOR SALE - 8 hp 24” Snowblower. Asking $275.00. Call 306-6308086.

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Harvest achievement falls behind usual pattern

Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

Rain, thunderstorms and humidity have slowed harvest operations across the province.

The humid weather forces farmers to wait until late morning to work, reducing the amount of time to harvest.

Last year 15 per cent of the harvest was done by Aug. 18.

This year a mere three per cent had been completed, says the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report.

The southwest region leads the harvest race with eight per cent completed, Around Moose Jaw and northwest 12 per cent is down, with six per cent in the Assiniboia, Coronach Gravelbourg districts.

Pulse crop harvest in the province is most advanced with

17 per cent of peas, 12 per cent of lentils off.

Eight per cent of barley and five per cent of spring wheat is done.

Only two per cent of canola is done.

In the southwest 25 per cent of peas and 17 per cent of lentils are off. Sixteen per cent of barley, 10 per cent of oats, seven per cent of durum and six per cent of spring wheat are completed

Topsoil moisture is better in most places with the rain.

Two-thirds of livestock producers see no issues with livestock water supplies while 17 per cent expect moderate concerns in the next month or two.

Fourteen per cent experience severe water shortages.

Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser is a retired pastor from Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Moose Jaw, SK. He graduated with a doctorate degree in 2006 from the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Florida.

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

Lexicographer

Simon Winchester is among my favourite authors. He wrote interesting books on the history of the Pacific Ocean (2015) and the Atlantic Ocean (2010). I also enjoyed The Map that Changed the World (2011), The Man Who Loved China (2008), The Men Who United the States (2013), The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World (2018), Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic (2023), and The Professor and the Madman (1998).

The Professor and the Madman was about the lexicographer James Murray who developed the Oxford English Dictionary with the help of Dr. William Chester Minor, who himself submitted over 10,000 definitions. Dr. Minor did that while he was a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane in Broadmoor, England. In 2019 The Professor and the Madman was made into a movie starring Mel Gibson (Professor Murray) and Sean Penn (Dr. Minor).

A lexicographer is the author or editor of a dictionary. A dictionary is a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses. Anyone engaged in the craft of writing should have access to a good quality dictionary and a thesaurus. I use both

frequently in writing sermons, papers, and articles, such as this weekly column.

The ancient Greeks were some of the earliest makers of dictionaries. To create a word for writers of dictionaries, the Greeks attached the suffix graphos, meaning write, to lexikon, meaning the vocabulary of a language, speaker, or subject. Lexicographer has been used in English since 1625.

In 1538 Sir Thomas Elyot published a LatinEnglish dictionary dedicated to King Henry VIII.

The Elementarie (1582) by Richard Mulcaster listed 8,000 words for spelling purposes, but the words were undefined. He wrote, “It were a thing very praise worthy in my opinion . . . if someone well learned and as laborious a man, would gather all the words which we use in our English tongue . . . out of all professions, as well learned as not, into one dictionary, and besides the right writing, which is incident to the Alphabet, would open unto us therein, both their natural force, and their proper use.”

Robert Cawdrey published A Table Alphabeticall in 1604. It contained about 2,500 words, each matched with a synonym or brief definition. It was intended for “Ladies, Gentlewomen, or any other unskillful persons” so that “they may the more easily and better understand many hard English words, which they shall hear or read in the Scriptures, Sermons, or elsewhere, and also be made able to use them the same aptly themselves.”

In 1656 the largest English dictionary, to that time, was published by Thomas Blount. It included approximately 10,000 words with meanings and etymologies (word histories). It was entitled Glossographia, or, A dictionary interpreting all such hard words, of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English tongue.

In June 1746, due to dissatisfaction with the previous dictionaries, a group of London booksellers contracted Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) to write a dictionary. He took seven years to complete the book, single-handedly, with only clerical assistance to copy the illustrative quotations. A Dictionary of the English Language (also called Johnson’s Dictionary) was published in 1755. The dictionary had 42,733 words on pages that were 18 inches (46 cm) by 20 inches (51 cm) wide.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the

principal historical dictionary of the English language. It was first published by Oxford University Press in 1884. The OED traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, and provides ongoing descriptions of English language usage in its variations around the world. As of November 2005, the Oxford English Dictionary contained approximately 301,100 main entries. Today there are over 500,000 words and phrases from across the English world.

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes many reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries. It is the main source book for many of my columns.

Lexicographers provide an important role in the maintenance, research, and usage of words in most languages. I encourage you to always have a dictionary at the ready to help you in your reading and your writing, or just for the fun of looking up interesting words.

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.

Obituaries / Memorials

In Loving Memory of

JESSIE BAILEY

December 28, 1914 - August 28, 2012

Memories are like leaves of gold

T hey never tar nish or g ro w old Locked in our hear ts You will al ways be Loved and remembered For all eter nity.

Forever in our hear ts

Shelley, Frank, Dora Lynn & Families

GoFundMe launched for Moose Jaw resident recovering from motor vehicle accident

Aaron Walker - Moose Jaw Express

A local family is reaching out for community support after a serious vehicle accident left one Moose Jaw resident with a long and uncertain road to recovery.

A GoFundMe campaign was launched this month to help with medical bills, rehabilitation, and time away from work for Logan Simpson, who was recently injured in the accident. The fundraiser, organized by family friend Keneisha Horsnall, has set a goal of $5,000 to help ease the financial burden.

“Hi, my name is Keneisha. I am reaching out on behalf of Kathy’s son, who was recently involved in a serious accident,” reads the campaign description. “This unexpected event has turned their world upside down, and while he is receiving the care he needs, the road to recovery will be long and challenging. With medical expenses, rehabilitation, and time away from work, the financial burden is overwhelming for their family.”

The family’s situation is compounded by the fact that Logan’s mother, Kathy Simpson, is well known for her generosity and community spirit. Horsnall said the fundraiser is also a way of giving back to someone who has given so much to others.

“Kathy has always been someone who gives so much of herself to others, and now it’s our turn to come together and support her and her son through this difficult time,” the appeal continues. “Any contribution — big or small — will make a meaningful difference while helping ease the weight they are carrying.”

As of Aug. 22, the campaign had raised $563 from 11 donations. Organizers are hopeful that more support will come as word spreads.

Having enough faith will ensure anything will work.

The money raised will go directly toward the costs of Logan’s recovery, which include specialized medical care, ongoing therapy, and everyday living expenses while the family navigates an uncertain future.

Accidents like this, Horsnall noted, can place immense financial stress on families already struggling with the emotional toll of recovery. Community support, she said,

Logan Simpson rests in a hospital bed following a serious vehicle accident. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support his recovery and ease the family’s financial burden. Photo by: GoFundMe.com

can make all the difference.

GoFundMe campaigns have become an increasingly common tool for families facing sudden medical crises. For many, these online appeals represent one of the only ways to rally support quickly and transparently, with updates posted directly to the campaign’s fundraising page.

In Logan’s case, the campaign is not only about raising money, but also about showing the family that they are not alone. Horsnall emphasized that the smallest acts of kindness — whether a financial contribution or simply sharing the campaign — can help lift some of the burden.

“Any contribution big or small will make a meaningful difference,” she wrote.

Community members who wish to support the fundraiser can do so by visiting the campaign page, titled “Kathy and Logan,” available through GoFundMe.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MOOSE JAW

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: joan@ moosejawexpress.com

Town N’ Country Mall events

August 20 to 23 indoor Back to School Sidewalk Sale

August 23 Kid’s Funday Variety of games, crafts, coloring and facepainting. Saskatchewan 55+ Provincial Games will be held in Swift Current between August 2628.

Moose Jaw Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan: HELL With The BELL BREAKFAST will be held at the MJ WILDLIFE FEDERATION 1396 - 3rd Ave. NE on Wednesday, September 3 at 10am.

New and Current STS members are invited to celebrate the start of the school year with the HELL with the BELL Breakfast. Program: Introduction and Welcome to our new members. Eating and Visiting.day. Cost: $5 (Complimentary for our newly Superannuated Teachers and partners).

Please Register: by Sunday, August 31, 2025. There are 3 ways to Register for our events: Email stsmoosejaw@gmail.com, phone: R. Marcil: 306-691-0696, or click Events on our website www.stsmoosejaw.com

UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars! LUNCHEON Meetings: All Meetings are at Masonic Hall, Main Street @ 10:30 AM Wed. Sept 17, 2025

Wed. Nov 19, 2025

Wed. Jan 21, 2026

Wed. March 18, 2026

Wed. May 20, 2026

Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling Club has returned to their GREENS in Crescent Park. Regular hours will be Tues & Thur @10:00am and 6:30pm M-Tu-W-Th. Everyone welcome. This is a sport for all abilities, for both recreation and competition, for youth and seniors. Text 306-630-8160 for info about other opportunities to participate. Drop in bowls will be Tues &Thurs@10am; also, M-TW-Th @7.

Moose Jaw Camera Club is gearing up for its new season starting Monday, September 8 at 7PM at Cosmo Senior Citizens Center. The club welcomes photography enthusiasts ranging from beginner to experienced and from cell phone to advanced camera equipment users. Everyone is welcome to come to this meeting and see what the club is about and enjoy “Popcorn and a Slideshow” of members’ amazing photography at no charge or obligation. For Club information: Georgina 306-630-7835 or Betty 306-3715220.

In Moose Jaw Parkinsons Support Group meet at 1:30 p.m. on the last Monday of the following months: April and May. Call or text 306 756 2819.

The Prairie Hearts Quilters Guild is held 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 pm. At Zion church from Sept to May. New Youth Pipe Band in Moose Jaw “The White Heather” for youth aged 8 to 12. Further information may be obtained by contacting Michelle Carline at mcarline@ hotmail.com

The Moose Jaw Stamp Club will not be meeting this summer and will resume meetings in September.

Moose Jaw Town N Country Square Dance Assoc. Winter 2024 Program on Monday nights from 7-9pm at St. Mary’s School, 720 – 5th Ave. SW. Dance in a square with family and friends. For information contact Valerie

Wright at 306.691.0579. Beginners, singles or doubles welcome!

Nature Moose Jaw will hold their meetings on a once-a-month status to take place on the third Friday of each month Church of Our Lady Bingo takes place at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre, 566 Vaughan Street on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m. Are you struggling with addictions? Do you know someone who is? Or do you want to learn more about overcoming addiction to help others? Pastor Cory Havanka and his wife Brenda will be offering an inperson, small-group, course that will explore how to overcome addiction that is based on Biblical foundations. For questions - Call or text Cory at 306-684-1464 or email firmfoundationministries.inc@gmail. com Firm Foundation Ministries provides other services as well: -Bible study - Monday evenings at 630 p.m/Prayer meetingsWednesday evenings at 7 p.m/Pastoral counselling. Check Facebook or Instagram for updates on services, events, bible study notes and words from the Lord.

Nar-Anon Meetings every Monday 7—8pm (Moose Jaw Nar-Anon Family Group) is a twelve-step program for relatives and friends affected by someone else’s drug use and is in-person at Moose Jaw Alliance Church, 14 Neslia Place. Come in Main Doors – Meeting Rm 103. Your anonymity and what you say at meetings will be carefully guarded.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Weight Loss Support Group Meets at the Cosmo Senior Citizen’s Centre, 235 – 3rd Ave. N.E. The group meets every Wednesday morning. Weigh ins are 8-8:45 am. Meeting to follow. . scale weighs up to 350 pounds. Join for friendship and support on your weight loss journey. For more information go to www. tops.org

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) offers meetings every Wednesday evening too in the Alliance Church located at the corner of 9th Ave NE and Thatcher Dr. Use the West side entrance and you’ll find us down the hall in room 107. Weigh ins are 6:30-7 followed by a half hour meeting. Scale weighs up to 500lbs. Join us as we support each other on our weight loss journeys. Visit www.tops. org for more information.

Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL), 461 Langdon Cres. Phone 306.692.2787. Visit their website at https://www.moosejawlibrary. ca or visit ASK@MOOSEJAWLIBRARY.CA Some library programs require registration by calling 306-692-8210 or emailing nsetter@ moosejawlibrary.ca.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING:

STORYTIME IN THE PARK Wednesdays until August 27 @10:30am in Crescent Park in Front of the Library for ages 2 and up and their caring adults! Drop-In Program COME AND GO PLAY Thursdays until August 28 @ 9:30 am in Children’s Program Room for ages 0 to 5 and their caring adults! Drop-In Program

L’HEURE DU CONTE (FRENCH STORYTIME) Saturday, August 30 10h30 à la chambre des enfants pour les 0-5 ans et leurs soignants All levels of French language are welcome.

MAKER SATURDAYS Saturdays, August 30 @ 2pm in Herb Taylor Room for ages 8-12. Registration required: August 30 - LEGO Spike Prime AROUND THE WORLD Tuesday, August 26

@2pm in Children’s Program Room for ages 6-8. Drop-in program

OCEAN DISCOVERY BOTTLES Saturday, August 23 @ 10:30 am in Children’s Program Room for ages 2+. Registration required.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING:

TEEN ANIME+ CLUB Wednesday, August 27 @ 6:30 pm in MJPL Theatrefor ages 12-19 Drop-in program Show: The Demon Prince of Momochi House ADULT PROGRAMMING:

DOCUMENTARY NIGHT Thursday, August 28 @6pm in MJPL Theatre for adults. Dropin program Movie: Grizzly Man TECH TIME Available by appointment during Open hours in Main Library for Adults By appointment only - please call the Library at 306-692-2787 to schedule an appointment.

MAGIC THE GATHERING Saturdays, August 23 & 30 @2 pm in Reading Room for Ages 13+ Drop-in program

The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw is making it’s move to their new location – 693 Fairford Street W. Please call to see when opening day is. Contact: 306692-5453. Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59

OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday 9:30am4:00pm

SUMMER LOUNGE HOURS: Monday 10am-8pm; Tuesday-Thursday 10am5pm; Friday 10am-9pm; Saturday 11am6pm; Closed Sundays

VETERANS MORNING COFFEE – Monday–Friday @ 10am; Saturday @ 11am BINGO – Monday @ 6pm

MEAT DRAW & CHASE THE ACE - Saturday @ 3pm - Everyone welcome Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca The centre is now open Mon-Thurs 8am – 8pm. For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca

The centre is now open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am – 8pm. Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday’s 8am4pm

Wood working area – Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm

Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cinnamon Buns are on Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day. Kitchen is open Monday to Friday. Everyone is welcomed.

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 @ 9 a.m.

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

- Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m.

- Wednesday pickleball @ Cancelled for summer

Fitness- Chair/Low Impact Fitness Tuesdays 11:30 & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Whist – Cancelled

Hand & Foot Card Game for Beginners –Thursday @9:30 am.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m. Beginners is Monday @1pm

500 Cards – Cancelled

Full Body work out – Cancelled

Scrabble – Cancelled

Spades – Cancelled

Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Intro to Line Dancing – Wednesday’s @ 11am

Art & Crafts – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

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

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Circle Dancing – ON HOLD

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Quilting – Every Friday 9am to 4pm, Every Tuesday 9am -4pm starting September

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

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Teaxas Hold’em - Thursday @ 6:30pm

Floor Curling – Wednesday and Fridays @ ONHOLD for summer

Bingo – Monday afternoons 1:30pm -3:30pm and NEW Wednesday evenings

6:30pm-8:30pm

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities – 235 3rd Ave. N.E. Phone

306.692.6072 or email cosmo@sasktel.net. Check them out on Facebook.

Monday: Indoor Walking - 8:15am and 11:30am/Pickleball 9am/Shuffleboard 1pm/ Pickleball 3:45

Tuesday: 9:30am-Jam Session/1pmPickleball/7pm-Friendship Bridge/7pmBeginners Only Pickleball/ Indoor Walking - 8:15am and 11:30am
Wednesday: 8:30am-TOPS/8:30am-Pickleball/1pm-Floor Shuffleboard/ Indoor Walking - 11:30am/ Art Drop In - 1:00pm/Pickleball 3:45pm and Beginner Pickleball 7:00pm
Thursday: 10amLine Dance/1pm-Pickleball/ Indoor Walking - 8:15am and 12:00pm/ Hand/Foot Canasta - 1:30pm/Beginner Pickleball - 3:15pm and Advanced Pickleball - 6:30pm
Friday: 9:00am-Beginner Pickleball/1pm-Regular Pickleball/ Indoor Walking - 8:15am and 11:30am

Saturday: Advanced Pickleball - 9:30am and Pickleball - 1:00pm Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or anaf252@ sasktel.net

Monday/Tuesday – Open 12 to 7 pm Wednesday – 12 – 6 pm 10 card Crib and Smear

Thursday – 12 – 7 pm Regular Crib and Smear

Friday – 1 - 10 pm Pool and Darts (7 pm) Saturday – 1 – 7pm Meat Draw at 4:30 pm, 50/50 and gift cards. Everyone welcome. FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3395

EVERY THURSDAY: Ladies Auxiliary “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 5:30 pm, draws start at 6:00 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, “Chase the Ace”

EVERY SUNDAY: Aerie “Meat Draw” –ticket sales start at 2:30 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, Mystery Draw, “Chase the Ace” MONDAY THRU SATURDAY – DROP IN POOL – 1:00 pm to 1:30 start time. Singles and Doubles. Partners draw from those attending to play.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY – Aerie meeting – 11:30 am

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY – Ladies Auxiliary meeting - 7:00 pm Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. For more information, visit the museum’s website at WDM.ca/Moose-Jaw. Call 306-693-5989 or email ajones@wdm.ca

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Leon Retief’s – Review of “The Double Helix” – Very Interesting

Notes by Richard Dowson

I read Leon Retlef’s Book Review of: “The Double Helix”, by James D. Watson, (Published 1968) in the Moose Jaw Express. Very interesting, like all of Leon’s reviews.

The book, “The Double Helix”, is about the discovery of the Double Helix model of DNA. Watson, Crick and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962 “… for their 1953 determination of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).” (Nobel Site)

Also highlighted is infighting in Academia. For example, Rosalind Franklin played an important role in the discovery with her “Photo 51”, an X-Ray that solidified the Double concept.

Rosalind, who worked with Watson, Crick and Wilkins, was a British chemist

Meet “Rosalind Franklin Rover” Rosalind Franklin Rover Targeting 2028

Launch to Mars - Sky & Telescope

Credit Skyandtelescope.org

with a specialty in “X-ray Crystallography” that made it possible for her to produce “Photo 51”. Sadly, Rosalind died of cancer four years before the Noble was presented and was not named in the award.

She could have been. Restricting Nobel winners to three wasn’t enacted until after 1962. Same with Posthumus awards.

Finally – Justice for Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was brilliant and has received deserved recognition! The ExoMars Rover, the Mars Rover developed by the European Space Agency was renamed the Rosalind Franklin Rover. It’s destined for Mars in 2028.