Biggar Central School put knowledge on display, Friday, holding a Science Fair, working the wonders of reality to amazing use. Tomorrow’s Einstein’s, Hawking’s, Newton’s, Planck’s and Thorne’s, put all their classroom knowledge and all the error’s that precede truth to good use, showing the laws of thermodynamics, physics, and perception, to teachers and fellow classmates. “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” - Edwin Powell Hubble
(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)
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Sgt. Dereck Crozier, Biggar Detachment Suddenly, there he was out from around the surveillance bush at the “Corner Gas” station. It was too late. Right place at the right time or not...
A 36-year-old male from Martensville had his flight through Biggar cut short as he was caught on radar at 151 km/h flying through the town’s 80 km/h speed reduction zone in a hurry to get to Macklin.
The Bunnock practice is just going to have to wait. The male received a $1,033 reminder not to be operating a vehicle in excess of 50 km/h above the posted limit along with an additional $150 fine for only having a learners Class 7 licence. Passing through busy town intersections that intersect main highways can be dangerous at any given time at
The Biggar Old Time Music Festival Committee is pleased to announce that they have reached 75 per cent of ticket sales for their inaugural ‘1st Annual Biggar Old Time Music Festival’ that aims to revitalize old-time music (polkas, waltzes, fox-trots) and dance in Saskatchewan.
“We’re honoured and touched that we’d been the recipients of support from the community and from
these speeds. Further provincial sanctions are also imposed by the regulator and further traffic safety education was delivery with a 30-day impound of the vehicle and a seven-day licence suspension.
One thief will have some bad karma coming their way, after stealing the John Deere ride-on lawn mower from the Leney Cemetery. Might want to consider returning it.
A 64-year-old male was stopped from further operating his truck and camper trailer while impaired by alcohol at 1:30 in the afternoon. The lesson learned, if you’re going to try and sneak by the po-po, you might want to have your insurance and registration up to date. The male will appear in Biggar Provincial Court on July 2.
A 39- and 70-yearold male were reported disturbing the peace in the public area of the post office. It appears that neither is old enough to have learned to walk
away yet.
Biggar RCMP report
“Gunn” in a vehicle, a 46-year-old male and 27-year-old female were located sleeping in their stolen white Kia Sorento from Regina. The vehicle has been recovered, but keep your vehicles locked in town, it is a vicious cycle.
Is that a bear in town! It was! But with the social media broadcasting, and everyone out trying to get their own sighting, the bear moved on quickly from all the activity and attention.
neighbours in Kinley and was provided with safe accommodation to sleep off his intoxication and contemplate his actions.
Jealous of the beard?
A 29-year-old male reported he had his beard pulled on by a 67-yearold male during a heated altercation.
Theft of a wallet from a vehicle while the owner was at the ball diamonds. Suspects in an older white truck, rust around the fenders bearing Saskatchewan plate 708NVH appeared to be hunting for opportunity in our area from Saskatoon. Take care out there!
Biggar’s Polkafest reaches 75% sold
across Saskatchewan,” Miguel Fenrich, chair of the inaugural committee said.
“This is what Saskatchewan is about; coming together for fellowship, community, and celebration,” he added.
The three-day familyfriendly festival runs from June 6 to 8 at the Biggar Community Hall and includes performances from the following authentic old-time
musicians from across Saskatchewan: Leon Ochs (Landis), Sylvia ‘n’ Dean (Prince Albert), Dennis Ficor (Regina), Tom Reinhard (Humboldt), and Norm and the Golden Aces (Northwest Saskatchewan), with a combined 150-plus years of grassroots experience playing in Legion halls, church basements, and community halls.
Sunday will also feature a headliner concert with the award-winning JJ
Drunk and disorderly at 3 a.m., a 37-year-old male was outside disturbing his Lavallee Band. The full schedule can be found at oldtimemusicfestival.ca.
“The musical talent present in Saskatchewan is unmatched. And some of that talent will be here, on display, the first weekend of June,” Fenrich added.
For ticket holders, the festival will include dancing, dance lessons, free coffee, a midnight lunch, and an onsite cash bar run by the Biggar Masonic Lodge No. 100,
When you have a song in your heart ... Tara Arthur and her mom, Lexi, tickle the ivories at the Fat Cat Splash Park gazebo on Third Avenue East as a new group of students waits their turn in the on-deck circle. The students of Amy Zhao, Joan Motz, Janelle Car, Peggy L’Hoir and Michelle Danychuk showed off what they’ve learned over the past year on instruction, and they didn’t disappoint. A full park of parents, grandparents and siblings enjoyed a beautiful but windy day with treats, face painting, balloon craft and, of course, wonderful music to soothe the most savage of soul! A wonderful treat! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
in addition to the live performances. There will also be a shuttle on Friday and Saturday night to take people home within town.
Open to the public on both Friday and Saturday will be a 50s-diner themed canteen run by Biggar Bites. The public will also be able to purchase 50/50 tickets, participate in the silent auction, and attend the pancake breakfast fundraisers taking place Saturday and Sunday morning. On Saturday only, the Biggar Museum and Gallery will have a themed historical display, and the festival will be running a Vintage Market across the street in the Jubilee Stadium. Both have free admission, and the Vintage Market also has a free children’s area with a bouncy castle, balloon artist, face painting, and a colouring contest.
Ticket prices are $20 for Friday, $35 for Saturday, and $25 for Sunday, or a full weekend pass for $80. And in an effort to support families in attending, youth 15-andunder are free with a guardian.
Tickets are available to purchase through our website at oldtimemusicfestival.ca
The committee is also pleased to recognize the support of the organizations who have made the event possible: SaskLotteries, SKArts, and Dance Saskatchewan; sponsors the Town of Biggar, Duperow Co-op, Biggar Insurance Agencies; and supporters CJWW Radio, CFCR 90.5 FM Saskatoon Community Radio, Biggar Bites, The Biggar Independent, Biggar Masonic Lodge No. 100, the Biggar Museum and Gallery, and the Biggar Saturday Night Dance Club.
“This festival would not have been possible without the many organizations, businesses, governments, attendees, and local volunteers, who were keen to support this community led project,” Fenrich added.
“We hope everyone comes and joins us in celebrating culture, community, and the revival of old-time music.”
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Playing on a Green Card
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Biggar RCMP are looking for this wallet thief, caught on CCD camera. A car is hauled away (inset) and a 36-year-old from Martensville is facing serious penalties for his “lead foot” through Biggar recently.
(Photo for The Independent courtesy of Biggar RCMP)
Carney picks up Trudeau’s net-zero wrecking ball
by Gwyn Morgan, retired business leader former director of five global corporations
Justin Trudeau’s carbon taxes and net-zero crusade crippled Canada’s economy and doubled the national debt.
Now, voters have handed the reins to someone just as committed to net zero, but more cunning and better connected to the global eco-zealot establishment. His devotion to global climate orthodoxy and emissions reduction policies will take Trudeau’s economic damage to the next level.
Mark Carney isn’t a fresh start - he’s a polished continuation of the same destructive agenda. As co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and former UN special envoy for climate action and finance, he’s deeply embedded in the international climate establishment.
GFANZ is a global coalition of banks, insurers and investment firms that aims to push trillions of dollars in private capital toward net-zero goals, often by pressuring companies to abandon fossil fuel investments.
Net-zero policies, in theory, aim to balance carbon emissions with carbon removal efforts. In practice, they’ve meant
higher carbon taxes, expensive subsidies for unreliable wind and solar, and aggressive restrictions on Canada’s oil and gas sector.
Trudeau’s widely unpopular consumer carbon taxes were quietly scrapped to ease Carney’s path to power, but the taxes didn’t disappear. He simply shifted the burden to manufacturers, where it’s hidden from voters but still raises prices. Now, businesses take the blame while the Carney government escapes scrutiny.
Carney’s elite financial background leaves him out of touch with ordinary Canadians struggling to feed their families and small business owners working 14-hour days to meet payroll. To him, they’re just part of the carbon-emitting masses ruining the planet.
He now claims he wants to make Canada both a “conventional” and “clean” energy superpower. But in both cases, that ship has already sailed, despite the roadblocks his allies helped build.
On the conventional side, Canada’s 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves rank third in the world. We produce 5.1 million barrels per day, fourth globally, and have vast untapped natural gas resources ideal for LNG exports.
Oil and gas are the bedrock of our economy, funding equalization payments, generating foreign exchange and supporting the Canadian dollar. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers reports the sector contributes over $70 billion to GDP annually, pays $94 billion in taxes and royalties, and will see $40 billion in capital investment in 2025 - more than any other industry.
The industry supports 900,000 direct and indirect jobs across engineering, environmental technology, safety, finance and construction. Oil and gas exports top $100 billion annually, making up 20 per cent of Canada’s trade balance.
Yet much of Quebec’s oil still comes from Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Nigeria via foreignflagged tankers sailing up the St. Lawrence. Despite Canada’s vast reserves, Quebec relies on foreign oil because no pipeline connects Western producers to Eastern refineries, largely due to political and regulatory roadblocks.
Carney claims to support building a pipeline to Quebec, but that would require fast-tracking approvals and lifting the Trudeau-era emissions cap. This federal policy
limits total emissions from the oil and gas sector, effectively capping production growth regardless of market demand or infrastructure needs.
After meeting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on March 21, Carney told reporters: “The emissions cap is there for a reason... getting investment emissions down from the production to transmission of conventional oil and gas ... the issue is getting investments down.”
Translation: Don’t start ordering pipe just yet.
As a former oil and gas CEO, I spent 16 years trying to protect our industry from the first Trudeau. Then came Justin. Now we have Carney, and - as John Fogerty, the legendary frontman of Creedence
Clearwater Revival, once put it - it’s “Déjà Vu All Over Again.”
On the clean energy front, Canada already leads. According to the Canadian Centre for Energy Information, 82 per cent of our electricity comes from non-emitting sources like hydro, wind, solar and nuclear. That makes us a clean energy superpower by any global standard. Carney should be thrilled, and taxpayers should be relieved.
But that’s not enough for the climate elite. Carney, like Trudeau, ultimately wants to eliminate fossil fuels.
Canadians have already endured a decade of netzero policies: rising costs, stagnant productivity and GDP per capita that has collapsed to just 55 per cent of the U.S. level. Meanwhile, the national
debt has doubled. So what exactly has all this sacrifice accomplished?
China, India, Russia and the United States emit a combined 22,967 megatonnes of carbon annually. Canada emits just 575. If we shut down our entire economy tomorrow, those countries would make up the difference in nine days. Pierre Poilievre promised to scrap the carbon tax and fasttrack pipelines and LNG development. Instead, voters chose the GFANZ co-chair and UN climate envoy. It’s going to be a long, difficult four years for a country blessed with some of the world’s greatest natural and human resources, yet determined to squander them.
High grocery bills? Blame Ottawa, not Washington
by Sylvain Charlebois, Agri-Food Analytics
Lab, Dalhousie University
It was expected, but still jarring.
In April, food inflation in Canada surged to 3.8 per cent - a full 2.1 percentage points above the national inflation rate and nearly double the U.S. rate of two per cent. Once again, food is the primary driver behind headline inflation, amplifying affordability concerns across the country.
But this isn’t just a story of global disruption or seasonal cycles. It’s increasingly clear that Canada’s food inflation is largely homegrown - a direct result of domestic policy missteps, particularly tariffs and protectionist procurement practices.
Since March, when both Canada and the United
States introduced a new round of tariffs, the difference in outcomes has been striking. U.S. food inflation has continued to cool, while Canada’s has nearly tripled over the same period - a divergence that should raise serious red flags in two integrated economies. Drill into the 3.8 per cent figure and the underlying pressure becomes obvious. Meat prices climbed 5.8 per cent year-over-year, with beef up a staggering 16.5 per cent. Egg prices rose 3.9 per cent, while fresh fruit and vegetable prices increased by five per cent and 3.7 per cent, respectively. These are not one-off anomaliesthey reflect sustained cost increases made worse by flawed policy.
Canada’s earlier
decision to implement counter-tariffsretaliatory taxes on U.S. imports in response to American trade movesdisrupted long-standing cross-border supply chains. To avoid higher import costs, grocers pivoted away from U.S. suppliers, particularly in fresh produce and frozen foods, and turned to costlier or less efficient alternatives. That shift is now showing up on Canadians’ grocery bills.
Fortunately, there’s been a course correction. According to Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and analysis firm, Prime Minister Mark Carney has quietly rolled back many of the counter-tariffs that had been inflating food costs. The move, while politically sensitive, was economically sound and
long overdue. Early signs suggest that pressure on the supply chain is beginning to ease, and over time, this could help stabilize prices.
Still, Canada’s food inflation stands out. Among G7 nations, it now ranks second-highest, behind only Japan. Food price increases in France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and the U.S. remain well below ours.
Why? Because this isn’t just about external shocks. It’s about domestic choices. Tariffs, procurement rules and limited trade flexibility have shaped a uniquely Canadian inflation story. And unlike the U.S., Canada lacks the economic leverage to absorb policy mistakes without consequences.
That’s why Carney’s reversal offers more than
short-term relief; it’s an opportunity to rethink our approach entirely. Symbols and slogans are no substitute for sound policy. Ensuring access to affordable, nutritious food should be a national priority, pursued with pragmatism, not posturing.
Canadians should welcome the shift, but they also deserve honesty. This inflationary spiral didn’t just happen to us. We helped cause it. And it’s not governments or grocery chains who shoulder the cost - it’s families at the checkout counter.
Moving forward, federal and provincial governments must coordinate more effectively, communicate with greater clarity, and stop masking economic missteps with patriotic
branding. There’s nothing wrong with buying Canadian. But “maplewashing” - where companies overstate or exaggerate a product’s connection to Canada in order to appear more Canadianrisks distorting markets and eroding public trust. Grocers should not abuse consumer goodwill.
Ottawa’s slogans“Elbows Up,” “Canada’s Not For Sale” - may have mobilized support during a volatile moment, but rhetoric has its limits. When it blinds policymakers to the real-world effects of their actions, it becomes dangerous.
Canada’s food inflation crisis didn’t have to unfold this way. Now that we have a chance to reset, let’s not waste it.
Bob Mason Notable Notes
As a fellow who used to drive a lot of horses, maybe Y.T. (Yours Truly) isn’t much of a tractor mechanic. But he has ridden a few (if that is all it takes!) and he does know a carburettor from a sparkplug. I have met men who didn’t.
These pieces usually end up with no room left to describe what they are all about, so maybe I’d better get right to the point! Ahem ... Tractors!
When we were just little fellows up in Great Bend, many a morning we heard a tractor start up in our pasture, stutter for a few moments and then die. At first we thought that someone had hidden a tractor down there and
How time flies! I know it’s been quite some time since the last update, but here it is...
Spring has come and delivered us the weather that we so very patiently/ impatiently waited for, although we still await the much-needed rain. For the most part the crops have been seeded, or at least nearing completion, gardens have been planted, yard work in progress and the summer project lists have been formulated. It’s just a great time of the year to get out and be active. A busy year indeed has been in the planning over the last number of months for projects within Biggar, and it’s going to be very exciting to see them progress to completion. Within the last couple weeks, the Farm in the Dell project that we as a town have been supporting, received the green flag from the Government
many times we heard it start up, chug away for a minute and then die.
But one Saturday, while roaming around the big slough, all of a sudden it started up by a nearby bluff.
Of course, we forgot all about the noise, got down and crawled up within a hundred feet or so of where we thought it was. There was no tractor, just a bird. Suddenly, it spread its wings - we thought it had seen us and was going to fly away, but it started beating its breast with its wings in rapid succession until the whole surrounding bush reverberated with the “chug-chug-chug” sound of a tractor starting up!
I don’t know if there are many ruffled grouse around anymore, but that one gave us our first introduction to a noise that has been heard all over the West ever since!
As horses were used less and less, tractors became the thing out here. The terrible drought of the 1930’s did an awful lot to bring about their demise out on the farm because there sure wasn’t very
of Saskatchewan and now it’s game on with construction and development of the site. Occupation of course will not be until 2026, but it’s certainly exciting to have this great addition to our community proceed. For those that wish to contribute to this project either monetarily or volunteering, there are abundant opportunities, and it is certainly a project that we embrace on so many levels. The site is just on the north side of Highway 14 - just over the tracks on the east side of Biggar. Watch for progress updates and participation from FITD throughout the summer at community events!
The tender for the railway park and gateway projects was granted and work will soon be commencing on these two areas. These are the last two phases of the revitalization project and are scheduled to be completed in June 2026. Both projects have been in the works for quite some time and will roll out according to the approved plans that were
much feed around and horses needed feed to live! Of course tractors need fuel, but in the case of a machine, it only needs fuel in order to work! I think I’ve mentioned this before. In 1937 we sold many horses from the farm for one dollar!
At the risk of being called an “old guy” I should say that I remember well the first old steel-wheeled tractor that we had. If I remember right, it had three fuel tanks on it - a small tank for gasoline, a larger one for distillate (a poorly refined petroleum product), and another for water.
It took a lot of adjustment after it got going. Just giving the fuel enough water so that the “light ends” didn’t explode too soon. But it did work and we did get a lot of farming done.
If a person wanted to find out about the progress of those machines over the years, we have been fortunate enough that some forward-thinking people have established our Western Development Museums.
Tractors
In the 1940’s, there were quite a few jobbers going around the country tearing down old machines and hauling the iron away to build tanks and guns because of the war. And a lot of the early machines disappeared at that time. Fortunately, a few were still around and are preserved - in working condition - for the future public to view in the WDM’s. Like mentioned above, if Y.T. keeps rattling away about those times, he’s going to run out of paper! Bear with the Old Scoundrel, please, as he mentions a few “tractor” entries from the old L&T (Life and Times).
Old Faithful: The nickname of our first old tractor which had steel wheels and lugs which threw up a lot of dust on a windy day - no cab, you know!
15-30, 22-36: The old 15-30 could be rebored to become a 22-36!
Rubber tires: I remember when they first appeared and no one figured they’d last all summer!
Oil cooled giants: A lot
of those big old tractors had no radiator, but had big plates to cool the oil.
Steamers: A person has to have quite a few annular rings on their trunk to remember threshing with them!
Twelve bottom plows: A lot of these big plows were used in the early years but were still in our yards in the 1930’s.
Crawlers: I sure remember a TD36 that one fellow got and used for years at 9-cents per gallon.
Fuel prices: Although fuel itself is quite explosive, the price of it must be too!
Diesel in the gas: I sure remember the guy at the mine who filled his idling gas machine with diesel fuel and wondered why it smoked so much! I also remember the fellow who filled his diesel with gasoline - and wondered why it seized up!
Self starter: Down at Outlook the boss had a couple of big batteries in the back of his truck and would drive around each morning and boost a lot of the buggies that wouldn’t start. The battery in the
smaller machine Y.T. was driving had blown up long ago and, of course, Bruce boosted it last. One morning he came along after boosting all the others and found me working away. “However did you get it going?” he asked. I didn’t bother to tell him I’d left it idling all night ... he took one look at the tar-stained exhaust!
It’s not odd anymore in this mechanized day to see a 200-pound garden tractor being driven by a 250-pound man. The main difference being that on a horse-powered garden cultivator, the “power” running it can think! Woe to the driver who falls asleep on a machine!
He hung his shirt on a fence post, And took the lines in his hand! These lines were scrawled on the gas tank of an old ‘44 we had - a collectors item now.
As far as that goes, so is Y.T.
A Word or Two from The Mayor of Biggar
made public. We have received overwhelming accolades for the revitalization project so far and these two areas will bookend the north and south of our Main Street and create an amazing transformation. Again, we will keep you up to date as the developments occur.
We all know that Second Avenue West has been a mess for the last year and excavation will soon be underway for the 100-block water and sewer replacements. This will without a doubt cause some disruptions although it is important work that needs to be completed to ensure service continuity.
Sidewalks are on the list this year for the project areas and will occur after excavation has been completed. Once again, we ask for patience and understanding during this disruption. The objective is a quality job to last for many, many years to come.
Our warm season passes quickly and during this time we have abundant activities going on throughout the community. The swimming pool will soon be open, the walking paths are busy, and events will be there for us to partake of and enjoy plus
to so much more. The Old Time Music Festival is planned for June 6, 7 and 8. Town and Country Fair Days and car show June 14 and 15. BCS 2000 Graduation June 27, Summer Sizzle Music event, ball tournaments, equestrian events, and so much more than I cover here without missing any. For details and dates please watch for the coming events on Facebook or The Town of Biggar website.
Our town crews will be
very busy with everything Biggar as always and should you have concerns or queries, please drop in to the town office or give them a call. Concerns and compliments are always out there, it’s always great to share both, they provide opportunities for improvement and appreciation. Biggar is and always has been volunteer based, should volunteerism be on your radar, please reach out to the group you feel comfortable engaging
and participating with, they would appreciate the support and build on the spirit of community. We have so much to be proud of and thankful for. On behalf of Council, and staff, I wish everyone a great summer. Community is not just where we live, but also those who we live amongst. Make summer 2025 a great one and watch for the events coming up that will identify us a Biggar and better!
Caring hands, suffering skin: Chronic hand eczema in nursing
Chronic hand eczema (CHE) is a big concern for nurses and other healthcare professionals who wash their hands and use sanitizers. The condition can cause severe discomfort and impact their ability to perform their duties effectively.
“Living with chronic hand eczema is tricky. I have to constantly monitor what I’m touching to avoid triggering flares,” shares Amy Wright, a Canadian nurse living with the condition.
This constant vigilance can be exhausting and adds an extra layer of stress to an already demanding profession. Fortunately, increased
awareness, support and appropriate treatment can help people living with CHE manage their symptoms, ensuring that those who care for others can also care for themselves.
To help healthcare professionals, workplaces can offer alternative soaps and skincare products. This can help reduce the frequency and severity of eczema flares and support the one quarter of sufferers who have to miss work due to their condition.
Finding support and proper treatment is crucial, especially for nurses like Amy.
“You’re not alone.
Finding a community of support can be helpful
in validating your experience and finding potential solutions. That said, it’s still important to be seen by a dermatologist to make sure your symptoms aren’t related to another health problem, and to get treatment to alleviate your symptoms.”
If you’re a nurse or healthcare professional experiencing symptoms of CHE, don’t suffer in silence; speak with a qualified health professional to learn more about preventative treatment options and other tools that can help. Proper diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve your quality of life.
Mayor Jim Rickwood A Word or Two
Christine Ibbotson Ask The Money Lady
Dear Money Lady Readers:
If you read my columns regularly, you know I am a big advocate for planning.
I have always believed that without a life plan and directional purpose it’s hard to personally
As I am eagerly awaiting some new perennials for my garden, I thought that sharing why these plants are going to become part of my garden was a great idea for a series of articles. I am always encouraging
grow and prosper. The catch phrase used by many financial advisors is: “If you don’t plan to succeed, you plan to fail.” Now, I am not saying I still don’t believe thisyes, planning helps you push yourself out of your comfort zone to accomplish more, forcing you to try harder and believe that you are worth success. We all know this to be true, but today I want to suggest we lower our expectations on life, just a little. You see, your happiness in life is irrevocably tied to your expectations.
Let’s look at your current income.
Income is a key predictor of life satisfaction and mental health, regardless
of the actually amount you earn, and success is expected of you. If you were to get a raise today, but it was less than you expected or believed you were worth, you most likely would be less happy with this income increase. On the other hand, if you had more modest expectations, you would likely be happy with the raise. Now before you get all tied up in the fact that I am telling you to lower your outlook on life, I most certainly am not. Instead, I want you to avoid a “false-hope syndrome” where you stick to crazy expectations way past the point at which you should. False-hope is not the same as optimism. Opti-
mism gives us the ability to expect the best and have a contingency plan for the worst. False-hope on the other hand, means we always need to expect the very best and generally ignore the worst when it occurs.
Put another way, when facing an uncertain future, the rose-coloured glasses of optimism serve us just fine, as long as we can take them off from time to time for a dose of reality.
I believe self-improvement is always important, but it needs to be conducive to your happiness.
Having modest expectations in our relationships is also something that could reduce your
stress and overall unhappiness. Believing that a co-worker, partner, or child should provide you with a higher standard of care, interest, love or support only guarantees your disappointment. People will never live up to your expectations. When we let our expectations define our experience, we’re far more likely to be disappointed, unhappy, and resentful.
Usually, the actual situation is not as bad as we think it is, it’s just different than our expectations. Those positive or negative expectations will always be harmful to your future happiness. When your planned expectations are too high, you most likely will always experi-
ence disappointment, since things didn’t work out the way you expected. But if you could bring your expectations down a bit, into a more modest viewpoint, you will be more likely to experience exactly what you expect and be content and happier with the outcome. Good luck and best wishes!
Written by Christine Ibbotson, author, finance writer, syndicated national radio host, and now on BNN Bloomberg News, and CTV News. Send your money questions (answered free) through her website at info@askthemoneylady.ca
How to Choose and Grow the Best Perennials - Part I
gardeners to grow perennials as they require less overall work, enhance biodiversity and provide a unique blend of seasonlong interest. Perennials are a one-time investment which is always a benefit to my bank account. As long as you do a great job of the initial work amending your soilthat work is forever done if you also follow sustainable landscaping practices. As they are always present, they change your garden chores a bit but their roots are always in the ground so erosion is never a concern. First and foremost, I
thought it was important to ensure that throughout the entire growing season I would have colour in my garden.
Having colour in the garden from April to October is not only beautiful but also helps some of our smaller critters the opportunity to thrive for as long as possible. I love to plant for the bees, the butterflies and the hummingbirds too and care enough to ensure they have a selection of food and pollen in the very early spring and as far into the fall as possible. Learning about what you grow, their season of
How small acts of hope can make a big difference
In these uncertain times, small acts of hope can positively impact the lives of those around you. Whether it’s helping a neighbour with a small task, volunteering with a local organization or thanking someone with a handwritten note, here are some ways small acts of hope can make a lasting difference:
Boosting mental health. A hopeful act can brighten the receiver’s day and release feel-good hormones that lower stress and improve mood. But the giver also gets a mental health boost, as being kind to others can increase self-esteem and reduce feelings of isolation.
Creating a ripple effect. When was the last time you experienced a small act of hope or kindness? Chances are, it encouraged you to pay it forward and share the love with others. This is how
one act can create a chain reaction of positivity. For example, buying a coffee for the next person in line can set off a chain of free coffees that lifts everyone’s spirits. Building a sense of community. Research shows people who are more socially connected to others are happier, healthier and live longer.
Small acts of hope can create this sense of social connection and community and help those who may be isolated or lonely feel like they matter and are part
of a group.
“Now more than ever, we must build on our shared values as Canadians,” Governor General Mary Simon shares in her recent letter to Canadians.
“We must encourage meaningful dialogue within our society and cultivate a renewed sense of pride and hope as we write the next chapters of our national history together.”
Read the full letter and learn more about the importance of hope at gg.ca
bloom and all the other interesting cultural facts is exciting too!
One of the biggest challenges when growing perennials is to successfully have colour in your garden throughout the growing season. This is due to many perennials having a short season of bloom.
Also, as we live with weather that is not always the same every year, this blooming time will change from year to year. Thus, a great solution to guarantee colour is to at least grow some perennials with a longer bloom time.
The other thing that I insist on with perennials is to only grow those that behave. Just because you grow perennials that give colour throughout the growing season does not mean that you need to be out in the garden day and night keeping it looking beautiful.
Gardening with the philosophy of live and let live is possible but only if you have plants that respect this philosophy. I prefer not to be a slave to any living thing so the last thing that I want to add into my low-maintenance garden is a perennial that does not stay where it was planted. These perennials that spread everywhere are weeds and thus do not have a place in my garden. A selection of ‘Veronica spicata’ also known as Speedwell are some well-behaved and simply beautiful perennials that are well-behaved and give a long period of colour. They are very attractive to butterflies and bees. Please read on for particulars on each cultivar. Please note that all are upright, clump forming perennials with dense slender spikes of starshaped flowers that are attractive to both butterflies and bees. The blooms
open from the base upwards and do well in full sun to partial shade.
V. spicata (Red Fox) has vibrant fuchsia-pink flowers from mid to late summer, is a bushy, upright and clump forming perennial which is 12 to 16 inches (30-40 cm) tall and spreads 12 to 14 inches (30-35 cm).
V. spicata (Royal Candles) is a favourite Speedwell of many perennial gardeners. The slender spikes of star-shaped deep bluepurple flowers show from early to late summer. They are about the same height and spread as Red Fox Speedwell.
V. spicata (Sunny Border Blue) has a bushy clump of crinkled dark green leaves with spikes of deep violet-blue flowers for many weeks. It will reach a height of 12 to 18 inches (30-45 cm) and spreads about the same as its height. It was the Perennial Plant of the Year in 1993.
Watch for the continuation of this series of articles devoted to the best perennials to include in your garden!
Patricia Hanbidge is the Lead Horticulturist with Orchid Horticulture. Find us at orchidhort.com; by e-mail at growyourfuture@gmail.com; on facebook @orchidhort and on instagram at #orchidhort Tune into GROW Live on our Facebook page facebook.com/orchidhort or check out the Youtube channel GROW youtube. com/channel/UCzkiUpkvyv2e2HCQlFl0JyQ?
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Kennedy drags agriculture into his fantasy world
- he rose to prominence (some might suggest notoriety), during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his strident opposition to vaccines, so you know his trust of science is already skewed in a rather dangerous direction.
Calvin Daniels Agriculture
by Calvin Daniels
Sometimes when reality hits home you just shake your head and think to yourself ‘you had to see this coming?’
Take for example concerns by at least some American farm groups that the federal ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report, released recently, misrepresents the work of farmers.
Under the headline ‘U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based’ producer.com reported, “The Make America Healthy Again Report is filled with fear-based rather than sciencebased information about pesticides,” said the National Corn Growers Association in a report.
Surprised about such a thing?
Not a bit when you realize the report, was overseen by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is one of the Donald Trump appointed U.S. Secretaries that has to have rationale thinkers shaking their heads. The guy is a noted ‘anti-vaxer’
With that in mind to have suspected the so-called MAHA report to rely on science would have been a stretch.
As Trump and his administration has already proven facts have little to do with their form of governance.
The MAHA report is no different relying more on rhetoric and fear than offering scientific evidence.
Now to be fair Kennedy has said there is a national crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders, allergies and neurodevelopmental conditions like autism, and at least some of those things are true.
There are of course many factors involvedthings like an increasingly sedentary lifestyle where playgrounds are often replaced with cellphone screens and carbonated
sodas are cheaper than milk - so to point fingers at farmers might seem unfair.
Certainly the report was not glowing in terms of pesticides such as glyphosate.
But American farm groups have condemned the report’s stance on pesticides as antiscience and unfair to the agriculture sector.
There is certainly much science suggesting glyphosate is safe, although not all to be sure. In some respects one is left to look at the data and then ask who paid for the research in drawing conclusions.
But the Trump administration seems to be rather obviously supportive of big business, and to reducing government watchdog agencies, and loosening rules and regulations seen to impede business so how Kennedy would balance that with tighter controls on pesticides is a huge question?
Ditto to the MAHA report taking aim at ‘ultra-processed foods’ which again are firmly in the realm of big business. Ultimately though,
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trusting Kennedy in such things - even areas he might seem to be on
the right track - is a leap given his personal track record and the spectre of Trump looming in the shadows.
The Saskatchewan Traveller
by Trudy and Dale Buxton
Let’s take a break from our Alberta Ride and do something new! We had heard about
this bar and grill that served up a real good steak supper, so we decided that we should travel there to experience the local cuisine at the
Vawn Hotel. It was a beautiful day for travelling except for the good ol’ Saskatchewan wind, which at many points wants to take off your helmet.
We took off on Highway 4 north out of Biggar and through North Battleford. We turn left on Highway 26 and continued in a north-westerly direction towards Vawn.
Before we got to Vawn we had to discover Meota.
Sitting on the southwestern shore of Jackfish Lake, Meota has a population of around 300
people.
The name was originally named Meotate, which comes from a Cree word meaning a ‘good place to camp,’ which is an appropriate name considering the vast history that comes from this community.
The community was established way back in 1894 and was almost a full settlement by the time the railroad moved in. The name Meotate was changed by post office officials to Meota to make it easier.
A fellow by the name of Joseph Dart, who came from the Edmonton area must of heard that this was a good location, he brought a barge full of supplies and came down the North Saskatchewan River where he set up a tent near the modern-day village and set up shop as a merchant.
He moved the tent to the modern day townsite in 1910 when the railway opened its rail line in 1910-1911 and then built a large building for his store, where he did a good business not only to the locals but many a weary traveller going by.
Today Meota is a quite lake village with many who live in the community year round, but in the summer the community is a bustling tourism hotspot. Meota has a great little store and a nice downtown to buy supplies while at the lake. Meota also has a busy golf course that is well used.
One other thing that you can find in Meota is a phone booth, as shown by the picture. When was the last time you saw one of those?
Off we went to the community of Vawn.
Vawn is a community of roughly 50 people, while looking around the community they have a nice-looking church, a
town hall, and a great looking hotel.
In the basement of this hotel is a bar that serves up a fabulous steak supper. We had heard about it and were not disappointed by the service and the food - I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
While there one interesting piece of history I learned was that Vawn was the home to Bill Brownridge. Bill was inducted to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame as a builder in the hockey community. He received this honour through his work in art, design, and promoting
hockey in the province. Brownridge’s love for hockey became a catalyst for the creation of Hockey Day In Canada, which is promoted by the CBC, and helps to celebrate the grassroots of hockey through his works of art and writings. The Vawn Cougars won a championship way back in 1953, and the community, although small, still has an outdoor hockey rink that is used each winter. Its amazing what you find in these small communities around Saskatchewan. Stay tuned next week as we continue our Alberta Ride.
Vawn, Sk
Phone Booth in Meota, Sk
Biggar Taekwondo brings home impressive medal haul ... This past weekend Biggar Taekwondo participated in the provincial tournament in Estevan. We had 14 participants. Marissa Carter, Steven Carter, Kaleb Carter, Aleksandra Todorovic, Chloe Hébert, Harjap Thandi, Janice Carter, Jackson Quessy, Lydia Huber, Ibadat Thandi, Owen Smith, Hayden Westgard, Nash Wheaton and Tatum Oesch. We kicked butt and took names later - nine gold, seven silver, and four bronze medals came home to Biggar. Congratulations to all, and and wishing the seven students heading to Toronto good luck! (Submitted Photo)
Co-op donates to BCS
... Chris Colbert presents a donation of four garden boxes and eight bags of peat moss on behalf of The Duperow Coop to Biggar Central School 2000 volunteer Leith Larson. This donation will be of great benefit in helping to replace the worn out wooden garden beds at the school and creating a safer environment for all the student gardeners. A great big thanks to The Duperow Coop for the donation to our school gardening project. (Submitted Photo)
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Saskatchewan Rush sooooo close!
The Saskatchewan Rush entered the playoffs in the National Lacrosse League as one of the favourites to win the championship.
The Rush took on the last years champs, the Buffalo Bandits, in the best of three finals to decide the National Lacrosse League (NLL) championship.
Buffalo came out with a overtime win in game one of the series, bringing game two back to Saskatoon.
The game in Saskatoon saw the Rush open up with a 3-0 lead only to have the lead vanish.
The atmosphere was electric as the game went
back and forth with the Rush coming out with a 11-10 victory send the deciding game back to Buffalo.
Game three in Buffalo saw the Bandits take control of the game in which there was no coming back for the Rush as the Buffalo Bandits
took game three and the championship of the NLL for 2025.
The Saskatchewan Rush gave it a good effort and will certainly be back next year for a chance to win the championship. (Independent photos from game two by Dale Buxton)
This could have been the year.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans across the country, of which there are millions, could hardly contain themselves when their beloved team won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semi-final to force a Game 7 at home against Florida Panthers.
Beat the Panthers, advance to the Eastern final, cruise by the Carolina Hurricanes and cause mass hysteria in LeafLand by playing either Edmonton or Dallas for the Stanley Cup.
But the Ghost of 1967, the year the Leafs won their 13th and most recent Stanley Cup, got in the way. Florida knows a
Ghost of 1967 still haunts the Maple Leafs
thing or two about playing critical playoff games and they bashed the Leafs 6-1 in that Game 7 showdown to extend that Stanley Cup drought to 58 years. It was Toronto’s seventh straight Game 7 defeat. There were tears. There was disbelief. There was angst. There were threats. And that was only from within the Leafs’ locker room. Outside, in the stands of Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, angry and upset fans didn’t hide their displeasure. At least one Toronto sweater got thrown onto the ice. Some guy paid more than $10 for a cup of cold beer and then figured centre ice, not his stomach, was the best place for it to settle. So now what? Team president Brendan Shanahan has been ousted. The Leafs’ ‘Core Four’ (Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and William Nylander) are almost certainly going to be the Tipsy Trio after Marner declares free agency this summer. Tavares, too, might go.
Marner, who stands
fifth on the all-time Leafs’ scoring table, behind only Mats Sundin, Darryl Sittler, Dave Keon and Borje Salming, is a hometown boy who seems to be the scapegoat for Toronto’s troubles. The Leafs tried to trade him to Caroline in exchange for Mikko Rantanen in March, but Marner stuck to his no-trade clause and said no.
Now, with the NHL’s salary cap rising by $7 million to a record $95.5 million this year, Marner can accomplish three things: He can get out of Toronto, where he’s underappreciated; he can make a gazillion dollars as a free agent; and he can select a future home where the Stanley Cup banner has more of a chance to fly than it does in Toronto.
Considering that Marner and Connor McDavid connected so well in the Four Nations Face Off (remember, it was Marner’s pass to McDavid that led to the winning goal in overtime), perhaps the Oilers could break the bank and sign the Leafs’ star. On
the other hand, it would be almost impossible for the Oilers to pay top dollar to three superstars and fit under the salary cap, no matter how high it goes.
While the Leafs came up short again, there were strides made in the Big Smoke. A division championship, development of some younger players (Matthew Knies and Bobby McMann for two) and a potential all-star goalie in Anthony Stolarz bodes well for the team’s future.
If they have to call Ghostbusters to take care of that Ghost of 1967, so be it.
• Headline at the Canadian parody website TheBeaverton.com : “Researchers warn Tim Hortons in-app NHL Hockey Challenge is a gateway to drinking their coffee.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “Fun fact: Picasso was born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. Try fitting that
name on a jersey.”
• Headline at fark.com: “Patriots QB Drake Maye excited about lineman who pledged to fight and die to protect Patriots QB Drake Maye.”
• Zach Pereles of CBSsports.com, reviewing the past history of the final four in the chase for the NBA championship: “The Knicks - your father (or grandfather) will tell you - wore crowns in 1970 and 1973.”
• Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “The Blue Jays have to feel so fortunate to not have spent all that crazy money on Juan Soto. The money was crazy, the player in this case, as we’re learning, may be crazier.”
• Vancouver comedian Torben Rolfsen: “Anthony Edwards of Minnesota Timberwolves was fined $50,000 for using inappropriate language in a post-game interview. The actual phrase is unknown but Minnesota fans think it was ‘Go Packers.’”
• Canadian humorist Frenchie McFarlane: “Rimouski is an old
Mohawk word for ‘Where the moose ski.’ I told that to some American folk at the Memorial Cup and they bought it.”
• Super 70s Sports: “The Chicago Blackhawks set an NHL record in 1968 when their entire roster looked like dads who expected their daughters to be home by 9 p.m. and you didn’t want to find out what was gonna happen at 9:02.”
• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hapton, Va.); ‘With 26-year-old Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continuing the NBA trend - now seven years running - of foreign-born MVPs, and 21-year-old Victor Wembanyama waiting in the wings, the next American MVP may be in the fifth grade.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “TSN described the Maple Leafs as looking paralyzed against Florida in Game 7, ‘lifeless’ and ‘not moving.’ That may be a little unfair - although I’ve seen morgues with fewer stiffs on ice.”
• Care to comment? E-mail brucepenton2003@yahoo. ca
Avalon, named after a mythical place
by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery
Have you read the book “Mists of Avalon”?
Avalon was a mythical island in a mysterious lake in Great Britain. It is imagined to be the place where King Arthur’s sword Excalibur was created. He also went there to recuperate from battle wounds, and after his death his body was buried on this island, a place of great mystery and ritual.
Well, there is an Avalon right here in the North
Biggar area! Avalon School District No. 4077 was approved on May 2, 1918, and the school was built in 1919. Enrolment continued to be an issue for a few more years. 1918 was the year of the Spanish Flu but there is no mention of lives being lost in the Avalon area to it. But there was a skin disease epidemic in 1928 that closed the school. By 1930, the school district had been expanded and the school reopened. There was no teacher in 1932 from January until
April but looks like there were teachers every year until 1949 when the school was closed.
The school did not operate in the depths of winter. It closed at Christmas and did not reopen again until March, to keep teachers and students from freezing during the worst of the winter months.
There is a mystery though and I am hoping that someone can solve it for me. I am getting my information about Avalon School from “A Harvest of Memories”. I then went
to MemorySask, where our photo inventory is digitally stored. The only photos that have been donated to the museum for Avalon, are: A picture of the school with a car in front of it - not a 1949 model for sure. “The
Avalon School run by Mr. Phillips near Biggar, Saskatchewan” is the information. The date of the photo says 1970.
The other photo is of a teacher: “Mr. Phillips, a teacher at Avalon School near Biggar”.
The date of this photo is also 1970. The “Harvest of Memories” does not list a Mr. Phillips teaching at Avalon on any year. It’s a mystery and I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can solve it for me.
MONDAY AT 5P.M.
Bruce Penton Penton on Sports
Photograph of Mr. Phillips (above) a teacher at the Avalon School near Biggar. Circa 1970. The Avalon School (left) run by Mr. Phillips near Biggar. Circa 1970. (Photos for The Independent by the Biggar Museum and Gallery)
Aries, this week your dreams might be a tool for gaining insight on what you want to accomplish. Although dreams can’t predict the future, they may reveal some of your subconscious desires.
TAURUS –
Apr 21/May 21
Follow your instincts this week, Taurus, even if you’re more prone to reason than whimsy. Let the chips fall where they may and go with the flow.
GEMINI –
May 22/Jun 21
This week can be all about feeding your mind, Gemini. Walk around a bookstore and pick up the first book that catches your eye, regardless of its subject matter.
CANCER –
Jun 22/Jul 22
Something may be worrying you lately, Cancer, but you can’t exactly put your finger on it. Talk about your feelings with others as another person may have a different perspective.
LEO –
Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, seize an opportunity to pursue the things that you want most of all. Use this week to map out a plan and then get started on all of the steps before you reach your goal.
VIRGO – Aug 24/ Sept 22
Check out ways that you can advance your career or education this week. The energy around you is favoring growth, so now is the time to take advantage and learn a new skill.
LIBRA –
Sept 23/Oct 23
Others trust your opinions because your intuition tends to be spot on, Libra. When a friend comes to you this week asking for some advice, you will not hesitate.
SCORPIO –Oct 24/Nov 22
Use your creativity to make things happen this week, Scorpio. This may not produce a finished product, but it could be about an innovative way to approach a task or problem.
SAGITTARIUS –Nov 23/Dec 21
Figure out some new ways to expand your horizons this week, Sagittarius. Identify means to personal growth, including educational opportunities.
CAPRICORN –
Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, it is important to step out of your routine every so often to increase your knowledge and expand your horizons. This is one of those weeks to do so.
AQUARIUS –Jan 21/Feb 18
Are you satisfied with your career, Aquarius? If you have been mulling a career change, this could be the week to start moving your chess pieces around.
PISCES –
Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, don’t worry too much about the changes that lie ahead this week. You have a more adaptable nature than you might realize. As changes come your way, embrace them.
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Biggar New Horizons will be serving a Cold Plate Lunch on June 14 after the Fair Days Parade. Come join us in the air conditioned hall for a bite of old fashioned potato salad, meat, pickles, homemade buns, coleslaw, desert and a drink. Located at 117, 3rd Ave West, one block off Main Street. Watch for signs.
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St. Gabriel roman CatholiC ChurCh 109 - 7th Ave.W, Biggar Father Edward Gibney Parish Phone: 306-948-3330 Saturday Mass.......7:00p.m. Sunday Mass....... 11:00a.m. our lady of fatima CatholiC ChurCh, Landis Sunday Mass.......9:00a.m.
Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans St.Pauls Anglican Redeemer Lutheran 205 4th Ave. E 319 7th Ave. E JUNE 8 10:30am Regular Worship (St.Pauls) JUNE 22 10:30am Regular Worship (St.Pauls)
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JUNE 13, 14, 15
-Friday Night there will be Fireworks at the Sports Complex
-Parade on Saturday morning at 10:00 am
-B.A.G.C. will be having a fun in the park at the 3rd Ave. Playground
-Cold Plate Luncheon sponsored by New Horizons
-Block Party 1:00pm - 8:00, -Beer Garden by Farm in the Dell
-Entertainment in the afternoon featuring ROCK BOTTOM 4:00pm till 8:00pm
-Majestic Threatre will be doing games at the theatre in the afternoon
-Karaoke sponsored by Castwell in the evening at 7:30pm Majestic Threatre
-Fibre Fair from 10:00 am till 4:00pm at the Town Hall
-Biggar Light Horse Show in the Valley Saturday and Sunday
Pancake Breakfast at the Theatre
Sunday Morning
Sponsored by Biggar Masonic Lodge
-Business Side Walk Sale and -Biggar Fair Days Flea Market
Interdenominational Church Service at the Majestic Threatre
Car Show on Sunday sponsored by Excell Tire
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