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Up, Up and Away ... The Biggar Aquatic Centre is up and running for another year of relief from the heat of summer. It will prove to be the go-to place for kids and parents looking for fun in the sun. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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With COVID restrictions relaxing, the Biggar Recreation Complex is once again buzzing with excited ball players as games are being played. It couldn’t have come soon enough as Biggar Minor Ball and their visiting competition took the edge off our pandemic blues. For the players, it is a welcome

relief to hit the diamond for a game, not just practices. Nearly every evening is seeing games or practices, so get down to the Rec Complex and cheer them on! Let’s all hope that as vaccination numbers move up, we start seeing more and more freedoms return.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Biggar Revitalization Update

by D’Shae Bussiere, Biggar Community Development Officer As we reveal donations and celebrate the climb to $2.5 million, the fundraising team continues to receive questions about the project and its future.

This week’s questions has been brought up by many!

How do I donate to the project?

Our project is blessed to have DCG Philanthropic Services volunteering their time for this project!

They bring a tremendous amount of fundraising experience to the campaign and we appreciate their guidance and knowledge. The fundraising team is working with DCG to help develop a

successful campaign and strategy.

Of course, every campaign and project are different and may require strategy changes. The fundraising campaign for Biggar Revitalization offers some unique programs, sponsorship and naming opportunities, and even opportunities to leave a legacy for your family.

The best way to learn about these opportunities is to join a fundraising information night or contact a fundraising team member to learn more.

The Town Office has set up many ways to donate to this project. You can stop at the Town Office or use the online donation platform available on

the Town’s web site. The online platform accepts Visa and Mastercard, while all other forms of donating can be made directly at the Town Office.

The fundraising team is finding the five-year pledge period to be very helpful, with most donors choosing to give a meaningful gift at a higher level over the five-year period.

This team is very excited about the confirmed list of donors to be featured in the coming weeks!

Until next time, please reach out with any questions you may have and don’t forget that a smile and a wave goes a long way!

Support Biggar, Grow Biggar, Be Biggar.

The Sun West School Division Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 25, in Rosetown at the Sun West Learning Centre.

Board members who participated in person were physically distant while others participated virtually.

The meeting was very productive and highlights included: • The Sun West Youth Consultation Group made its annual presentation to the Board. This group researches student views on education issues and based on what they learn make recommendations to the Board. The focus of the student presentation was on mental wellness and the impact of COVID-19 on students’ well-being. Some of the

students courageously shared their own experiences with mental wellness during COVID-19 and their presentation included videos from a number of students as well as the results of student surveys on mental wellness in their schools.

• The students emphasized the important role of Child and Youth Counsellors in addressing the mental wellness issues of students. The Board indicated they also appreciated the importance of this role and explained that plans are in place to add two new counsellor positions next year.

• The Board reviewed and made a motion accepting the 2021-22 school division budget. The budget projects a cash balanced budget of approximate-

ly $69.7 million dollars.

The budget is based on projected enrolment of 6,054 students, which will be adjusted for actual numbers after September 30, 2021. More detailed information will be made available on the Sun West web site in the future.

• After reviewing the one-year Interim Provincial Education Plan (PEP), the Board agreed to endorse the plan. The PEP outlines actions to be taken in the priority areas of: skills and knowledge; mental health and wellbeing; connections and relationships; and inclusive, safe and welcoming learning environments.

The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for June 22.

Sun West Board of Education highlights

Bear sighted near Biggar ... It may be a sight only for the more northern or mountain areas, but this past week a black bear was sighted along the Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park travelling along the ditch of Highway 14. It is more than likely the bear exited the town for a more suitable area. If you encounter a black bear, speak calmly, back away slowly and avoid eye contact. Do not run as it could trigger an attack response. If the bear charges, hold your ground, make yourself look as big as possible, and make noise. Black bear attacks are rare, but it they do attack, fight back. (Photo for The Independent by Tessa Bouvier)

For the 215 ... As of June 3, 2021, The Royal Canadian Branch No. 138 will fly the Canadian Flag at half-mast for 215 hours in solidarity for the 215 children found on the grounds of a residential school in British Columbia. Pictured is Comrade Kevin McLeod of the Biggar Legion. (Independent Photo by Dale Buxton)

RCMP set to fine to “Jake Brake” truckers The Biggar RCMP have received many calls recently regarding truck drivers using engine retarder brakes within the town limits.

Police would like to

remind the public the use of engine retarder brakes is prohibited in the Town of Biggar and fines start at $50 and go up to as high as $500 for individual drivers, and up to

$1,000 for corporations.

The Biggar RCMP for the month of June will making an effort to target those contravening bylaw 03-644.

Biggar Fire Department Report – May 2021 The Biggar Fire Department practices in May were a combination of training and assistance.

The department completed a few controlled burns around town property to eliminate some areas of dead, heavy vegetation to improve the appearance in those areas and reduce risk of fire.

This practise allows our fire department members live training on wildland fire fighting procedures, theory and, most importantly, safety. Using a controlled setting teaches members how to establish a proper back burn to gain control of a fastmoving fire and brings awareness to the hazards

involved in the process.

This is an extremely valuable experience for fire department volunteers.

The Biggar Fire Department thought April was a busy month and May continued that trend. They responded to 18 calls in the month of May! One motor vehicle collision, one structure fire, seven

grass fires, two vehicle fires and seven false alarms.

The total for 2021 is: three motor vehicle collisions; three STARS landings; six investigation requests; two structure fires; 12 grass fires; five vehicle fires; 18 false alarms. That totals 49 calls for the Biggar Fire Department for 2021.

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The dangers of shutting down North American pipelines

by Ian Madsen, senior policy analyst, Frontier Centre for Public Policy We should stop caving in to North American virtue signallers Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has launched the latest political hit job on a Canadian pipeline. Whitmer is targeting Enbridge’s Line 5, which runs from Alberta through the Great Lakes region to refineries and chemical plants in Sarnia, Ont. The Sarnia terminus sells to companies that make products that fuel cars, trucks, vans, ships and airplanes throughout Ontario, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Whitmer either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that shutting Line 5 hurts her state almost as much as other states and provinces.

Whitmer claims the section of Line 5 running on the bottom of

the Straits of Mackinac, between lakes Superior and Huron, is a potential hazard that could be punctured easily, causing a major disaster.

But the line has been in place since 1953 without any significant incident.

Enbridge wants to replace that theoretically vulnerable section with a buried line and has applied for a permit to do so. However, that’s not good enough for Whitmer.

There are also questions about whether her shutdown order is even legal. A 1977 treaty between Canada and the United States appears to make such unilateral action illegal and subject to arbitration.

This all brings to mind the way U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline on the day he was inaugurated. Just as with Whitmer, this was an election

promise made to anti-fossil-fuel climate crusaders.

This too greatly damages Canadian export capacity for crude oil, bitumen or related products, and reduces American imports from a secure ally.

These exports will either be replaced by oil or other petroleum liquids shipped by rail or truck, which is much more risky than a pipeline, or by imports from countries with less savoury regimes and little adherence to the environmental or safety standards of U.S. or Canadian producers or shippers.

Domestic oil companies in the U.S. can no longer ramp up production, as the Biden administration has forbidden further drilling on federal lands, including bountiful shale formations in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and other places. Hence the shift to

imports, other than from Canada.

The environmental activists who fight any and all new – Northern Gateway and Energy East – or existing, or enhancements of existing pipelines – Trans Mountain – are using all legal, social, political, obstructive and media methods to stop fuel shipments.

Regulatory agencies in Canada and the U.S. were created to review and set environmental, safety and right-of-way issues and standards before construction, and to monitor their safety during operation.

If those standards – and the treaties between Canada and the U.S. that enable international construction, operation, repair and enhancement of pipelines – need serious revision, then do so in a transparent, expeditious, just and democratic process.

Those treaty updates should severely limit the ability of politicians or extremists to halt legitimate and economically crucial activity. Anarchic and arbitrary action will only increase the perceived risks of dealing with politicized sectors such as energy, harming consumers and businesses.

Ultimately, it will harm states, provinces and nations, putting them at the whim of base-placating demagogues and erratic, undependable or malign foreign despots with oil and gas resources.

Regulatory agencies,

and the international bodies that have jurisdiction over international shipments, should be the ones to adjudicate over these issues.

If there are deficiencies in those agencies or their processes, then they should be discussed in open forums. That should include public and interest group petitioner and intervenor input when and where appropriate.

Keystone XL, Line 5, Trans Mountain, the illfated Energy East and other pipelines should no longer be held hostage nor threatened by North American virtue signallers.

Moe’s big push for vaccination to open up Sask.

Will that be one dose or two?

Well, if you want to freely move about, sit in a full Mosaic Stadium to watch a ‘Rider game and get rid of those masks once and for all, a lot more of us need one dose of COVID19 vaccine.

You need it, you and friends need it and the crazy old guy that lives at the edge of town and talks to himself needs it.

Right now, convincing everyone in Saskatchewan they need that first dose remains Premier Scott Moe’s biggest challenge … although it may soon be exceeded by the challenge not too far down the road of getting us that second dose.

Both these challenges stand in the way of the Premier’s bold new goals he set out last week.

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At his weekly press conference, Moe updated his re-opening plan with some slightly more ambitious vaccination goals and some very ambitious re-opening plans so that we can “return to normal”.

The slightly tougher goals are an addition to his three-stage plan announced early last month and call on Saskatchewan to have 70 per cent of everyone in this province 12 years and older get at least one dose of vaccine.

If that goal is met, come July 11, Saskatchewan people can stop wearing their masks and we can all return to large gatherings like weddings or sporting events.

In order to make this happen we will have to meet that 70 per cent

threshold by June 20, so Moe is calling on people to get out and get that first dose as quickly as possible.

“It’s really up to us, the people of Saskatchewan, and how many of us make the choice to protect ourselves, protect those around us, take the time and go out and get vaccinated,” Moe said.

It is doable.

As of the day Moe made his latest announcement, 66 per cent of all adults and 62 per cent of those 12 and older had received at least one dose of vaccine. To meet the new goal, we need 75,000 more people who haven’t been vaccinated to get that first dose.

Notwithstanding, a slowing down in certain age brackets after the initial rush to get vaccines,

we are well on our way.

As Moe noted, people of all ages have been coming in for their first vaccinations long after their age group became eligible to do so.

In his big push, Moe further noted that his province’s vaccination rate has moved ahead of that of the United States - at least, when it comes to getting a first dose. In the U.S., we are now seeing stadiums and arenas open up for baseball, basketball and hockey.

However, the U.S. is far ahead of us when it comes to people getting that second dose - what everyone, including Moe, insists is required to be completely safe.

“COVID is not going away,” the Premier said, noting Saskatoon remains a hotspot. “We’re going to

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continue to have COVID outbreaks and COVID spread far after we reopen this province.”

This leaves the Premier and the province with a bit of a delicate balancing act.

It is undoubtedly a priority for more people to get that first dose. There is even legitimate reason to question whether the re-open plan’s 70 per cent threshold shouldn’t be higher.

That the plan does not have any second-dose threshold requirement is also troubling to many who wonder whether people will see second doses as less of priority once things open up.

Already, many seniors have become frustrated by not being able to book appointments for that second dose.

Provincial Viewpoint Murray Mandryk

Further complicating matters is people getting second doses is less of a priority than people getting their first dose.

Moe has a bold plan that depends on something he can’t fully control - us going out and getting vaccinated.

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The Egotist

Notable Notes Bob Mason

There have been quite a few things that have contributed to Y.T’s efforts of furthering his already oversized ego by scrawling a few more columns.

One was the weather!

Like the guy on T.V. said “Normal Weather” (especially in Saskatchewan) means anything can happen!

Just when Y.T. (Yours Truly - I hate all that I, I, I stuff) was going to change his, ahem!, longjohns for something a little lighter and more fairway-comfortable, what do we get?

A foot of wind-driven snow!

Like another guy on T.V.

said (hey, we seem to be watching a lot of T.V. lately!), “I like winter!” and I don’t mind the snow one bit, but when it piles up five-feet deep in front of our garage, I begin to suspect that mebbe some of those flakes have a very low I.Q.! (They say that the Eskimo language has twenty ways to describe snow and I wonder how they describe low I.Q. snow!)

Another reason was when Y.T. picked up a paper the other day, and read a piece that some guy had written, he glowed all over when he realized that a lot of the writers sentiment about the way things are were much the same as his own! This is a thing that doesn’t happen very often, and Y.T. felt so good about someone else having the same critical outlook on things as he had that he felt inspired to reach for his pen again!

Of course mebbe I should report that, after

that first joy of realizing that someone else had finally gotten the point he’d been trying to make for years, at the end of the page were scrawled the initials B.M.!

Right away, being a pessimist at heart, and feeling suddenly familiar with this scoundrel who was stealing his smoke, he asked, “Where the heck did this come from?”

“Oh that! It was an old box in the basement. You wrote it years ago and I thought maybe you wanted to save it!”

To heck with all kinds of excuses! Snowstorms and points-of-views aside, I can write a lot better stuff than that “B.M.” guy anytime!

So here goes! I’m back at square one again and still trying to get that point across ...

Mebbe I’m getting a little side-tracked here, but actually Saskatchewan weather and Saskatchewan people are a lot alike ... you are never

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Let’s Meet a Biggar Revitalivation Donor Our next donor recognition in The Biggar Revitalization plan comes from Dale and Bill Wylie of Wylie Seeds, located in Biggar.

Dale and Bill’s grandparents came to Biggar in 1948 and purchased a drugstore, which is the current Leslie’s Drugstore. Later Dale and Bill’s mom, Doreen took over the drugstore where Dale and Bill grew up in a business atmosphere with fond memories of growing up in Biggar.

Dale mentions that back in the late 1940’s Biggar

was a vibrate community with lots of job opportunities and lots of services.

Dale goes on to say that Biggar today still remains that vibrate community with a bright future.

Dale adds that we have an opportunity to get Main Street tidied up.

“We have a good town, a good community and we have a lot of things going for us that this will only enhance Biggar.”

He mentions that it’s Wylie Seeds that are making the donation to the revitalization project, but it all started with the

Dale and Bill Wylie, Photo Submitted

quite sure what is coming next!

Y.T. swore sometime ago, that after scribbling a certain amount, and it being April, he would stop writing, pick up his No. 1 iron and start chasing that yellow ball again. But no!

Although he understood that some of the local golf courses were going to open, we got a foot of snow instead.

Rather than sit here, angrily polishing his “mashie”, he applied his attention to figuring out some new torture he could inflict on the reader. So here goes ... again! Good heavens were almost down to the bottom of the page and we’ve not even started yet! Well, mebbe next time!

On turning off the T.V. and looking around, a person sure feels an awful lot better, just to see the odd person smiling now and then. We all have to get away from the doom and gloom bit that seems

drugstore.

Dale is looking at the community for positive support in the program and goes on to say that this revitalization is a really good thing in many ways.

Dale is pretty excited about the program and he says to encourages others in the community to get involved on any level and to trust our leadership in the town to do the right thing. He mentions that the revitalization committee is so well organized, putting the project up into another level.

Correction

We apologize for the error in our May 27 issue The donation from Ron and Cheryl Amy should have been recognized as the The Biggar Exercise and Walking Club.

Thank you for their support of the Biggar Revitalization Project!

so much to be in the news these days.

One of the above mentioned “points” that Y.T. sez he’s always trying to get across is just this.

“Why don’t people laugh anymore?”

If listening to the news or watching it on T.V. are forms of attitudeforming, brain-washing, I’m afraid to think what humour is going to be like in the future!

It is far from boasting when Y.T. claims, from personal experience, that it is awful hard to be funny while shooting at a guy, to smile as you watch a fellow-man die, or to grin when a small kid jumps into a waste-pit to salvage broken scraps of food that you’ve thrown away.

Why do we do theses things? Can any dictated form of life be compared to dying? Was so-called “man” put on earth to kill his fellow man? To intentionally ruin and maim,

and then claim that it is all in the name of justice?

If we aren’t being brainwashed into believing that violence is the way to curb injustice, how can we condone its use?

The above-mentioned “points” that this oh so blameless writer has for so long been trying to make, don’t seem to have even been considered yet!

In this ever-smaller world of 2021 A.D., we have both humour and hate and right now haters out number the humourists by quite a bit.

Y.T. really doesn’t care that much if the reader can’t understand some of his lousy jokes, but he’ll keep on telling them anyway, secretly hoping that sometime someone will laugh at them and mebbe see the point he’s been trying to get across all this time!

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Rosetown-Elrose Constituency 215 Main Street, Rosetown Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 Tel: 306-882-4105 Fax: 306-882-4108 Toll free; 1-855-762-2233 E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0 Please call with questions or concerns

Jim Reiter, MLA

Rosetown-Elrose Constituency 215 Main Street, Rosetown Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 Tel: 306-882-4105 Fax: 306-882-4108 Toll free; 1-855-762-2233 E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0 Please call with questions or concerns

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Rain still needed for crops Dry conditions this week have allowed farmers to nearly complete seeding in all regions of the province.

Ninety-seven per cent of the crop is seeded, which is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) for this time of year of 92 per cent, according to the weekly crop report for May 25-31.

Ninety-eight per cent of the crop is seeded in the southeast, west-central, northeast and northwest regions, 96 per cent in the southwest and 94 per cent in the east-central.

Provincially, ninetynine per cent of field peas, canary seed and chickpeas, 98 per cent of durum and spring wheat, 96 per cent of barley, flax, canola and soybeans, 95 per cent of lentils and 92 per cent of oats have been seeded to date.

There were small precipitation events throughout the province this week.

The Cando area reported the most with 23 millimetres of precipitation, the Kindersley area reported 20 millimetres, the Spruce Home area reported 15 millimetres, the Earl Grey area reported 12 millimetres and the Rhein area reported 10 millimetres. This rain was very welcome but more will be needed soon.

Minimal precipitation and strong winds have reduced topsoil moisture conditions in all regions of the province. Rainfall received two weeks ago has helped with pasture conditions in the province, but more is needed.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 72 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short and eight per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 58 per cent adequate, 29 per cent short and 13 per cent very

short.

The majority of crop conditions this week are good. Smaller seed crops, such as canola and mustard, are rated as fair to good. This is mainly due to reduced germination caused by winds and lack of moisture as well as flea beetle pressure.

The moisture received over the previous two weeks has allowed later seeded crops to emerge more evenly and earlier seeded crops are now able to develop further.

Most crop damage this week was due to strong dry winds, dry soil conditions, flea beetles and gophers.

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Notice of Intention to Designate Municipal Heritage Property The Heritage Property Act, S.S. 1979-80, c.H-2.2 s. 11(2)(b)

To: Landis and District Museum Inc. Notice is hereby given that not less than thirty days from the date of service of this notice, the Council of the: Village Of Landis Intends to pass a bylaw pursuant to the provisions of The Heritage Property Act, to designate as Municipal Heritage Property the following real property known as: Landis Museum legally described as: Lots 7-12 Block 8 Plan C5881 and located at: 203 Main Street The reasons for the proposed designation are as follows: 1.

The building serves as a museum and houses valuable artifacts.

2.

This is one of the very few older buildings that still exist in the Village.

3.

It was previously the only United Church within the Village and remains a landmark in the community.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed designation must serve council with a written objection stating the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts no later than June 25, 2021.

Please forward all objections to Village of Landis, Box 153, Landis, SK S0K 2K0 Dated this 10th day of June, 2021.

Saskatchewan leads the country in job creation ... again Saskatchewan’s strong economy and balanced approach to COVID restrictions is resulting in our province having the strongest job growth and lowest unemployment rate in Canada for the second consecutive month.

According to job numbers released by Statistics Canada for May 2021, while employment nationwide was down by 68,000 or 0.4 per cent from April, the number of people working in Saskatchewan grew by 4,100 or 0.7 per cent which was the highest growth in terms of both number and percentage change among the provinces (seasonally adjusted).

Saskatchewan gained 60,100 jobs compared to May 2020, an increase of 11.9 per cent.

The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 per cent, down from 6.6 per cent in April and down from 12.4 per cent a year ago and was well below the national average of 8.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted).

“May’s job numbers show that Saskatchewan is leading Canada’s economic recovery,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Saskatchewan employers are hiring as shown by over 7,500 jobs

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posted currently on Saskjobs.ca, and recent private sector investments, worth billions of dollars, will create thousands of more good jobs and opportunities for Saskatchewan people in the months and years ahead.”

Major year-over-year gains were reported for trade, up 18,400 jobs, educational services was up 7,300 jobs, and the private sector was up 53,200 jobs (+19.3 per cent). Over the same period, female employment increased by 32,300 jobs

(+14.0 per cent).

Off-reserve Aboriginal employment also saw a gain of 8,800 jobs (+17.9 per cent), the sixth consecutive month of yearover-year increases.

Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted employment (563,300) has recovered 98.4 per cent of its pre-COVID employment level of February 2020 (572,700). Saskatchewan’s job recovery rate ranked fourth among provinces, and above the national recovery rate of 97.0 per cent.

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Agriculture Will farmers rise to Canola demand?

healthy aspects of canola oil for human consumption, and an expected surge in demand for biodiesel bode well for sales for crushers.

But what about the other side of the crush industry – the meal -- that is essentially the leftover portion of the process?

Canola meal has typically found its way into the feed market, particularly the dairy sector stateside, and to China for fish farms, but with massive growth in meal production it is going to require savvy marketing, and new market development to make that side of things profitable.

In terms of new markets, two seem to offer a huge upside, if research can find a way to make the meal work in those sectors.

The first is rather obvious, human consumption.

There is significant interest, at least from a portion of consumers, in meat substitutes made up of various plant protein sources with added flavours, chemicals and

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels It is interesting how some ideas pop up for various people at the same time.

Such certainty appears to be what might happen moving forward as Saskatchewan prepares to produce literally mountains of canola meal in the very near future.

With three new canola crushing plants, two at Regina and one at North Portal, and a major expansion to an existing facility in Yorkton all announced in the last few weeks has to have those in the industry questioning whether farmers can produce enough canola without pushing rotations too far, to keep the facilities humming along.

On the oil side the

other additives.

As consumers show interest the food sector has actively promoted such products – in particular the fast food sector with non-meat burgers.

Canola meal is a good protein source, but it has not proven very palatable.

It has been the Achilles’ Heel for the product even in the livestock sector.

If researchers can make canola meal work in the current wave of meat substitutes it can be a huge market.

More likely in the short term will be the bioplastics field.

There is huge interest in plastics that will actually degrade in nature/landfills. Where many current plastics are destined to be decades long garbage in our landfills and oceans, a bioplastic would actually degrade.

Canola meal could be one of the source materials for such plastics, again with research and development.

The meal is essentially a resource waiting for markets.

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by Trudy and Dale Buxton Our journey continues, as we left Regina with a new sense of excitement preparations have been started for the new season

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The Saskatchewan Traveller

coming ahead. Trudy has been busy mapping out different destinations around Saskatchewan and we think that maybe this year our journeys will take us over to explore

more of the east side of the province.

Saskatchewan is filled with so many things to see, that it is hard to imagine that there could be that many attractions

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I started off with a little trip to Saskatoon to test out the body parts to ensure that everything was going to work and to get out the jitters that I had from coming off a major accident.

With that trip accomplished it was time for Trudy to come along for a little spin.

We decided to take a little trip down to Rosetown and for both of us it was a feeling of relief. Rosetown is close enough that if anything happened we were not far from home.

With that little trip in our books it was time to hit the open road and go on our first road trip of the season.

Once again we turned the bike south on Highway 4 until we came to Highway 31. We turned right and headed west.

Our first stop is Herschel with a population of around 30 residents.

Herschel was first discovered in the early 1900’s as a fertile grassland that supported thousands of buffalo. The hilly area is well suited for grazing livestock and it attracted many settlers to the area. Herschel was established as a village in 1910, the name came from a well known astronomer, Sir John Fredrick William Herschel. Herschel was a busy place to be in the early years as businesses were built and a post office was established. A rail line soon followed from Macklin to Rosetown.

A coalmine was discovered in the early 1930’s and mined in a valley that is called Coalmine Ravine.

The Coalmine Ravine is also home to 1,500 year old Aboriginal ceremonial site that was once used as a butchering/pemmican processing site. Artifacts

Photo Submitted by Sharon Fluney found within the ravine suggest that the area may have been used as far back as 12,000 years ago.

Today, The Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre, is located in the ravine. It is a communitybased museum that educates, conserves, protects and promotes the vast history that has been found in and around the area.

In 1935 a major fire destroyed many homes and buildings in Herschel only to be rebuilt mostly in a new boom in the 1950’s when the population

reached its peak at 200-plus residents. The last elevators in the community were torn down in 2010 to finalize that part of history.

Also, if you are looking to get away there is The Herschel Retreat House, offering an intimate and quiet retreat getaway with all amenities under one roof.

Lots of history and a nice place to explore.

Today you can see lots of wildlife in the area and the scenery is quite nice.

Stay tuned for more adventures.

Can’t beat the view ... From atop the concrete silos at Prairie Malt, you simply cannot beat the view. Crews were working on the top of the silos conducting regular maintenance. (Photo for The Independent by Laurie Laventure)

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First big storm of the year ... This past Saturday, a severe storm swept through our area, moving west to east. The storm caused damage in its wake with high winds and hail. The system was also conducive to the formation of tornados, however, at least for our area, none were reported. Here, the front visibly obscures the roiling clouds to the north of Biggar on the left of the image. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Change to Minimum Wage announced for October Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will increase to $11.81. The change will take effect on October 1, 2021.

“Dealing with COVID19 over the past year and a half has been a difficult time for everyone in Saskatchewan,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “The provincial government has a strong framework in place to

ensure that we are supporting both businesses and workers as we move into recovery after the pandemic. As life returns to normal, sustainable and predictable increases to our minimum wage help ensure that everyone will be able to benefit from a strong and growing Saskatchewan in the future.”

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is reviewed

annually and is calculated using an indexation formula. The formula gives equal weight to changes to the Consumer Price Index and Average Hourly Wage for Saskatchewan.

The current minimum wage is $11.45. There have been 13 increases to the minimum wage, for a total increase of over 48 per cent, since 2007.

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Entering the work force

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Tattoo Artist in Toronto

Theo Bowers

CN Railway & Train Engineer

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Nursing at the U of R

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Computer Engineering at the U of S

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Culinary Arts at Saskpolytech

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What is the Biggar and District Family Centre?

The Biggar and District Family Centre is a non profit organization, founded in 2007.

We provide programs and support for families in the community. Our mission as a Family Centre is to provide opportunities that inform and empower families with children under the age of 18 in our community.

Some of our programs include: the clothing exchange, exercise classes, Mother Goose (mom and tot group), parent talk groups, Kids in the Kitchen and our summer preschool program (which runs in July and August).

Mother goose is a mom and tot group for chil-

dren. It provides children with sensory play, crafts, stories and songs, while giving parents a chance to visit. We plan to start up the Mother Goose program again in the fall.

The parent talk group provides education on parenting topics, while providing parents with the opportunity to have conversation on these topics. We plan to start up the parent talk groups in the fall as well. We also plan fun events throughout the year as well.

The Family Centre is made possible with the help of our board members, volunteers and community involvement. Our coordinators include; Erin Ford (Family Centre Coordinator), Andrea Craig (Financial Coordinator and Exercise Class Coordinator) and Chanda Newton (Clothing Exchange Coordinator).

Our board members

include Chasity Kreutzer, D’Shae Bussiere, Brett Tisley, Jennifer Jiricka and Paige Danskin.

If there are any questions about the Family Centre or the programs that we offer, or if you

are interested in volunteering or helping out with a program, do not hesitate to contact our

coordinator Erin Ford at (306)951-7860, by e-mail at bdfcinc@sasktel.net or

by Facebook messenger.

And she took away the prize

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Well, she stumped you all again this month!!

The What’s It? Lady has stumped you all for so many months now, we decided to give her the prize of a bag of Biggar goodies!

She has set out another What’s It? for you all.

Please do not let her win again this month! Come on in, check out our new art exhibit, the two new exhibits we have put together in the museum and maybe watch a video in the Majestic Theatre Exhibit.

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Sports

Mickelson chasing history at U.S Open Phil Mickelson made history last month at Kiawah Island, winning the PGA at age 50. Can he make history two months in a row?

The ageless wonder, whose skills had been deteriorating appropriately with his ascending age, defied most golf experts’ opinions by capturing the Wannamaker Trophy, seemingly out of the blue. Now, this week at Torrey Pines in San Diego, an even greater challenge awaits: Can Mickelson conjure up another week of magic to win the elusive U.S. Open, his kryptonite?

Mickelson famously has six runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open, but no wins, and capturing the trophy on Sunday would not only complete his career Grand Slam, but it would stun the golfing world in even greater fashion than did his victory at Kiawah Island.

With 45 professional victories, six of which are majors, one would think at least one measly U.S. Open would be on that list. But no, he was runner-up in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 and again in 2013. He

has four other top-10s.

The second-place finish in 2006 at Winged Foot in the state of New York hurt the most. He was leading by one stroke teeing off on No. 18, needing only a par to win. but he drove it left, hit a tree on the way out, finished with a double-bogey six and handed the title to Geoff Ogilvy of Australia. His famous post-round uttering, ‘What an idiot I am’ might be one of a number of epithets on his gravestone.

Unless, that is, he can win this week at Torrey Pines, where the stars are aligning for another Phil Mickelson show. He grew up in San Diego. He knows nearly every blade of grass at Torrey Pines.

He has won twice on the course, taking what is now the Farmers Insurance tournament title in 2000 and 2001. Now that he knows the secret to winning at age 50, can he duplicate it by winning at age 51? He turns 51 the day before the start of this week’s event and it would be the birthday present of all birthday presents to earn the career Grand Slam by finally winning a U.S.Open.

Don’t say he can’t do it. The golfing world said that about Phil at Kiawah Island and look what happened. Torrey Pines has been the scene of some greatness before (Tiger Woods winning in 2008 while hobbling along on a stress fracture in his leg) and it could happen again.

Phil the Thrill? What will Phil do next? The golfing world awaits what might be another stunner.

• Patti Dawn Swansson, on Twitter: “CivicScience polled 2,651 adult Americans and they had Aaron Rodgers trailing only alltime quiz whiz Ken Jennings as the preferred choice to succeed Alex Trebek. Meanwhile, in a poll of Green Bay Packers fans, Rodgers was the No. 1 choice to be tarred and feathered.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “I just saw where Joe West set an MLB record by umpiring his 5,376th game.

By my calculations, that means he’s been cussed at exactly 1,978,455 times.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times (currently recovering from a serious health issue): “Browns

New Wildlife regulations provide greater access for hunters with mobility impairments In advance of Saskatchewan’s popular hunting season, the Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a number of changes to The Wildlife Regulations, 1981 including improvements for people with mobility impairments using a motorized wheelchair for hunting.

“This new legislation provides greater access and less red tape for hunters with mobility impairments,” Environment Minister Warren Kaeding said. “Hunters will be able to take advantage of new technologies in motorized mobility equipment, without the requirement of obtaining a permit to use the equipment. This is a great example of how a policy can evolve to meet the needs of Saskatchewan residents.”

In 2020, mobility options for hunters with physical disabilities expanded to include the use of a motorized wheelchair, but permits were still needed.

Changes to the legislation to better ensure

fairness and equity were made following consultation with individual stakeholders and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Advisory Committee, as well as a group representing hunters with disabilities.

Other amendments included in The Wildlife Regulations Amendment Act, 2021 will: • Prohibit the feeding of dangerous animals, to help alleviate increased concerns related to dangerous wildlife in the province. This includes feeding wildlife on the side of the road. This prohibition will not apply to the use of bait for hunting or trapping purposes, conducting agricultural activities or operating licensed landfills.

• Authorize the use of a Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) identification number to identify hunting baits and stands on Crown lands, as an alternative to an individual’s full name and address.

• Authorize the disposal of inedible or diseased wildlife specimens to simplify

the removal of carcasses deemed unfit for human consumption, including specimens infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD).

running back Nick Chubb will soon have his own breakfast cereal, called ‘Chubb Crunch.’ Some other possibilities: Ricky Williams: Weedies; Sidney Crosby: ForeChex; Philadelphia fans: Jeerios.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Denis Shapovalov’s loss in the Genava Championship to Casper Ruud left Canadians 1-17 in the last 18 ATP Tour finals. So not a surprise, but a Ruud awakening.”

• Swansson with an imagined headline in a Toronto newspaper after the Leafs fell to Montreal: “THE CHOKE’S ON US”.

• Comedy guy Steve Bur-

gess of Vancouver, on Twitter: “Grammarians are upset about the new name Edmonton Elks.

Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs are currently too upset to comment.”

• Steve Lambert of CBC Winnipeg, on Twitter: “Can Winnipeg avenge the playoff loss to Montreal in (checks notes) 1908?”

• Jay Busbee of Yahoo Sports, on chatter that the USFL might again attempt a spring football season: “Christmas music sounds weird in July, and football feels wrong in April.”

• Peter Vecsey, on Twitter: “Fans at today’s Belmont Stakes are remind-

ed not to try to smuggle in - among other things - aerosol cans, alcohol, firearms and Bob Baffert.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: ‘Two “Jeopardy’ clues were identify the last words of the Gettysburg Address and what team did Gordie Howe play for? Nobody got them right. That sound you hear is Alex Trebek spinning in his grave.”

• Headline at fark.com: “Minnesota catcher needed surgery after a foul tip into the Twins.”

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The nature of a relationship with a close partner may get a bit confusing this week, Taurus. Do not react quickly to a situation without processing your thoughts first.

Libra, you will be confronted with a big decision this week. You should take the time to think about it and maybe mull over a few opinions from trusted friends.

GEMINI – May 22/ Jun 21

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Gemini, focusing on spiritual things this week can help you get your priorities in order. It also may help you to slow down and smell the roses for a change.

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SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, share your vision of life with others who have similar goals. The camaraderie that results will help you to make a list of your collective priorities.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Life has taken a few twists and turns over the past few days, Capricorn.

Luckily you have been able to go with the flow and change your plans on the fly.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, another peaceful and stress-free week is on the horizon.

Even though things may not be taxing, take a day off if you can spare it and spend it having fun.

PISCES – Feb 19/ Mar 20 Pisces, before you can reach the summit, you have to cover a lot of ground and may stumble backwards a few times. Dig in your heels.

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FOR RENT Charter/ Sherwood Apartments in Biggar

1 or 2 bedroom, heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satellite system, laundry facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwashers, air conditioning, parking with plug-ins.

For more information call: Risa Management at 306-665-2300 or Andre at 306831-4430

Central Park Place

has apartments for seniors available in Biggar Call 948-3901 0r 948-7824

REAL ESTATE JUST LISTED Estate Sale: ½ section farm near Eston.

Home quarter has house, workshop & shed. $575,000.

Call Gerald Muller at C&C Realty, 306-570-7743.

FARMLAND WANTED: I have a buyer looking for 50-70 quarters of good grain land West of Regina/Saskatoon. Call Gerald Muller at C&C Realty, 306-570-7743.

Wanted:

HOUSE FOR SALE

LOOKING FOR VCR’S

905 5th st. Perdue.

VHS - DVD COMBONATION Executive home in town of CALL DAN AT Perdue. 3248 sq.ft. with 4 car 306-246-43125 attached garage/workshop AFTER 6PM and too many high-end Answers: A. waves B. wipeout C. swell D. pipeline upgrades to mention. $419900.

Call Dwein to view (306)221-1035

John Deere Square Balers.

Models 327/32 8/336/337/338 /346/347/348.

Any Condition.

Working or for parts! Call 306-946-9669

HOUSE FOR SALE

901 ave. O south Perdue.

1132sq.ft. 2+1 bedroom bung. with breezeway and 1 car detached.Brand new vinyl fence, high eff-furnace w/ central air. New high end kitchen including quartz counter tops, some windows and wood floors.

Must see! $219900.

Call Dwein to view (306) 221-1035

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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021

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ST. GABRIEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH The family of Grace Switzer would like to thank everyone who reached out to us with kind words, messages, prayers, cards and flowers.

Thank you to Mike & Ed of Gerein Funeral Home for helping us with the arrangements.

We also send our gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Muller, nurses and staff at the Biggar and District Long Term Centre for your compassionate care you extended to mom during her stay.

Grace will be missed by her family and friends. The memories of her will always be cherished.

109 - 7th Ave.W, Biggar Our family wishes to express our heartfelt appreciation for the care received to our mother, Sheila Pickett, at the Sunshine Care Home and the Biggar Hospital.

Also a big thank you to Gerein Funeral Home for their compassion and understanding.

Thank you to our family and friends who sent flowers, cards and food.

We are truly gratefull.

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CASUAL OFFICE ASSISTANT WANTED TOWN OF ASQUITH

The Town of Asquith is inviting individuals to submit a resume for the position of casual Office Assistant with the Town of Asquith.

Some office/computer experience is required. The individual must be willing to train on Munisoft computer software and must have experience dealing with people and handling money.

OFFICE ASSISTANT SKILL SET AND REQUIREMENTS • Strong communication skills both in person and via email • Ability to work independently and multi-task while maintaining organization and being thorough with tasks that are time sensitive • Valid driver’s license and clean criminal record • Patience in dealing with people who are grief stricken and come from diverse backgrounds • Experience with Adobe Creative software considered an asset.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • Perform office duties such as answering phones and email correspondence • Organizing funeral details such as burial permits and booking churches and cemeteries • Capture accurate information to prepare documents related to registering a death, insurance policies, obituary information and creating funeral cards.

• General cleaning of the funeral homes and vehicles Hours may range from 20-30 hours/week and can offer some flexibility for the right candidate.

To apply send a personal resume to: carla@gereinfuneralservice.com

Parish Phone: 306-948-3330

The Pickett Family

Grace Switzer Family

Father Edward Gibney

Position is minimum of one day a month, however, you will also be required to cover for the administrator’s EDO’s, when ill, conventions, and holidays (at times possibly 2 weeks in a row).

Please have all resumes stating qualifications in at the Asquith Town Office by 4:00 p.m. on June 14, 2021. Mailing address of Box 160, Asquith, SK S0K 0J0.

For more information, please contact the Asquith Town Office at 306-329-4341.

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Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans will be holding IN person worship service at Redeemer Luther, 319 7th East, June 13th and 27th at 10:30 a.m. For pastoral services or to be included in online worship please phone; Cindy Hoppe at 948-2947or John Bennett at 948-2852.

BIGGAR ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCH 312 - 8th Ave.W. and corner of Quebec St., Biggar

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

All are welcome to come and join us as we celebrate the Lord Jesus Covid restrictions apply

BIGGAR UNITED CHURCH 907 Quebec St./corner Turnbull Ave., Biggar

SUNDAY Services 11 a.m.

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WANTED - Books, DVD’s,

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by Rev. Bev Dyck, Biggar Church of The Biggar Museum & Gallery God will begin accepting books for This Spring I was the looking for unusuAnnual Used Book Sale al seeds to start as Fundraiser now.

Our hours are Tuesday bedding plants. I Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 came across the closed over noon hour.

‘Cucamelon’.

Please call first at 306-948-3451 It is a cross and meet us at the back door between a cucumand we will put them into the ber and a watershed on the north side melon. It bears of the museum. fruit that looks like 1/4 Page Book Sale will begin July 2, 2021 a small cucumber that is somewhat oblong and round, with dark stripes 122 MAIN STREET in BIGGAR, SK. and it is described We Specialize in..... as being very nice • Ad Design for snacks and • Color and Black&White Photocopying • Business Cards and Rubber Stamps having a ‘unique’ • Office Supplies and Laminating flavour.

• Wedding Invitations and Supplies • Flyers, Brochures, Calendars, Sign Making So now I am • 1st Aid Training watching the • DJ Services (PA and equipment rental) • Fireworks (professional and retail) Cucamelon grow.

• Marriage Commissioner It is becoming a • Life Insurance sizeable vine and GIVE US A CALL AT 306-948-3344 it is blooming OR EMAIL AT tip@sasktel.net profusely. Little let us do the work for you cucumber-like

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fruit with watermelon stripes are setting on. The vines are spreading and the leaves on the vines resemble grapevine leaves. Little tendrils are reaching everywhere.

I think of John 15: 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

With the cucamelon vine, it would be unthinkable to cut off a branch

of the vine and to expect the vine and the fruit to keep developing.

It would be withered and dry by evening, and it would be garbage.

Yet, many of us try to live meaningful lives being unattached to the vine. In that same chapter, Jesus explains that He is the true vine and His Father is the Gardener. The unattached life never was the life that our Creator intended for us.

God intended that we have abundant life as we are connected to Him and relying on Him and in communion with Him.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021

Duperow transitions from traditional to modern Co-op The Duperow Co-op has a long standing history in the community and surrounding area.

February 16, 1944 was the official day of incorperation. The Memorandum of Association was signed by the original Incorporators, which consisted of WM. Beckett, Arthur J. Alderson, Henry P. Dirks, Albert L’Hoir, John H. deMoissac, P.L. Larlham, J. Komadoski, and witnessed by W.H Thomson.

The Duperow Co-op was once the hub of the unincorporated Hamlet of Duperow, where it was located for 75 years. With only one move from its original location to across the street in 1957 before its relocation to the town of Biggar in 2019.

The main reason for the move was expansion. For the survival of the Duperow Co-op the business needed to grow in order to flourish, and the move to the larger community of Biggar made that further accessible.

Duperows, move to Big-

gar had been discussed in the past, with potential to expand in town where the Co-op Cardlock is currently located.

However, safe chemical storage proved to be an issue and was unable to be attained for that location so it was changed to its present location.

The move was completed and the grand opening was August 1, 2019.

Longtime General Manager and Duperow local, Ted Craig ran the Co-op for 41 years, starting when he and his wife, Marilyn moved to Duperow in 1978. Many memories and friendships were made there by the locals during those years.

With a new location and expansion comes change.

In February of 2020 Duperow Co-op brought in the current General Manager Angela Buhler.

Angela grew up near Martensville where she completed highschool, her family then relocated to St. Denis, where her family still lives on the farm.

Angela has attended and

completed post- secondary school in Saskatoon, Barriere, B.C. and Calgary. In 2016 she began her career with the Saskatoon Co-op Agro Centre, primarily in ag equipment sales. Angela said that “was where I truly fell in love with both the farming community and the Co-ops communityminded business model.”

After learning the Duperow Co-op had an opening for someone to join their team to help grow and guide their business after Ted’s retirement, Angela took opportunity to fulfill the role, and was excited for her future and, immersing herself into small-town life. She is grateful that the Board of Directors entrusted her to lead your Co-op and feels pride in belonging to such a tight knit community.

There are also other changes to be made. For example, modernization of the bylaws for the future of the Duperow Co-op. 1984 was the last time any changes

had been made to the bylaws. At the upcoming Annual General Meeting on June 24, the current bylaws will be reviewed and brought up to date with the current Co-operative Act, which applies to all Co-ops in Canada.

Duperow’s goal is to comply and make the bylaws applicable to modern day.

A few highlights that will be visited at the meeting include the Age bylaw, requesting the age be lowered to 65 from 70 to apply to withdraw equity while still maintaining a membership. A proposal to nominate potential Board of Director nominees prior to the AGM with signed approval by two current members in good standing. And the use of electronic voting during the AGM. Virtual voting would enable individuals that are unable to attend in-person the opportunity to still cast their votes.

This particular AGM is the first of many to be hosted in Biggar as well

the first in-person meeting since 2019.

Angela and the Board encourage the Co-op members to attend the AGM on June 24, 7 p.m. at the Biggar Community Hall, and looks forward to experiencing the modernization and bright future

of the Duperow Co-op with their members. With COVID-19 restrictions still currently in place it is required to pre-register for the AGM by June 22.

Pre-registration can be done by e-mail to, AGM@ duperowco-op.com.

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2021 report shows improvement to climate resilience in Saskatchewan

In honour of Canadian Environment Week, the Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to release its 2021 climate resilience report, measuring the province’s improvements toward building resilience to a changing global climate.

The third-annual Climate Resilience Measurement Framework - a commitment stemming from Saskatchewan’s Prairie Resilience climate change strategy - focuses on improving provincial resilience in five key areas: natural systems, physical infrastructure, economic sustainability, community preparedness and human well-being.

The report provides the current status (good, fair or poor) on 25 measures of resilience, defined as the ability to cope with, adapt to and recover from climate-related stress and change.

“The majority of measures in Saskatchewan’s climate resilience report are in good standing with none in poor standing,” Environment Minister Warren Kaeding said. “Our government is proud of our progress in protecting Saskatchewan people and communities from a changing climate and we will continue to work to identify areas

that may require more preparation.”

Examples of specific measures that improved in 2020 include: • a four per cent increase in agricultural land area with a 4R nutrient stewardship plan; • almost 26 per cent of the province’s generated electricity came from renewable energy sources, an increase of 1.6 per cent since 2019; and • a 13 per cent increase in the number of wildfire operational pre-plans completed for “at-risk” northern communities 72 per cent of communities now have pre-plans

Working with the local communities, Mid-Sask helps address the needs of local business through: • A combination of localized long range strategic planning • Counseling and business development • Financial assistance up to $150,000 to small, medium sized business and entrepreneurs

in place.

All measures under economic sustainability and human well-being are in good standing and have remained stable or improved from last year. In addition, we see the first set of measures reach their 2020 target timeframe, and three of these measures achieved their stated target. The province will continue to track and report on climate resilience measures to help identify areas of further focus and improvement, and to better understand 1/4 PageSaskatchewan’s resilience to climate change.

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