The Biggar Independent Volume 115 Issue 32

Vol. 115 No. 32

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024

12 pages

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The annual Bike Rally came to Biggar this past weekend, bringing riders from various provinces, all sharing the love of the open road. A chance to network, find parts or a fix for an ailing bike, riders shared laughs and tips, tales of the road, and a few tales - taller than when they were first told - all with a twisting wrist and a smile brought from the open road. Our “Conductor”, John Bennett (below right) started the vintage bike show many years ago, and today it stands as a highlight for many a rider!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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by Sgt. Dereck Crozier, Biggar Detachment It was a steady pace last week and over the long weekend, with 43 occurrences dealt with by the Biggar Detachment.

Eleven tickets and four warnings were issued with intersection and speed violations being the majority of the Traffic Safety concerns.

If you have ever been twice the legal limit, you could only imagine how difficult it would be to maintain a straight line.

A black 2011 Mazda 3 found it just as difficult after getting up on the sidewalk and sheering off the Fire Hydrant on Third Avenue East near McPhee.

CN Police are reporting a near miss with a

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Biggar RCMP Report

blue semi hauling white super B trailers at the Oban Road crossing.

Disobeying the control signals and trying to beat the train can be a dangerous game. They would like drivers to be aware of these safety concerns and avoid having your grain unload unconventionally.

It was an intense moment for another driver on Highway 14 near Palo road, as their black 2013 GMC Sierra had an electrical fire that disabled door locks and windows. The driver was able to escape through the partially open window before the truck became engulfed with fire.

Report that a motor bike helmet and wallet were stolen from a patron at the Route 51 Bar and Grill. The suspects were unknown travellers passing through the Springwater area. A 2019 red Huskavarna lawnmower

with bag has gone missing from a residence on Third Avenue East.

A tire slashing incident will find 35-year-

old Sheena Harrabek in Biggar Provincial court, charged for one count of Mischief under $5,000 and failing to comply

with a no contact condition. Thirty-six-year-old David Montgomery was charged with assault and 32-year-old Kenneth

Wilson was charged for driving while impaired - all will be appearing in court on September 4.

Take care out there!

A view a train crew doesn’t want to see - and one lucky driver who squeaked through the Oban Road crossing (below picture), while another driver managed to escape from their burning truck after an electrical fire nearly trapped them inside. (Submitted Photos)

Council minute highlights

Biggar Fire Report

by Erroll Horst, Biggar Fire Department Well July finally showed up and along with it came the sun and hot, hot weather.

We hope everyone is enjoying the short summer we seem to get and able to get some vacation time in. Along with the extended warm weather we will also experience drier conditions, so please be careful if you are having any outdoor fires. It is always a good idea for our country neighbours to keep the phone number handy for the Controlled Burn Reporting line (1-866404-4911). They may ask a few questions but calling in will save an unwanted bill.

During July our practise included a tour of the P&H inland terminal, cleaning and reviewing locations of equipment on the various trucks. A couple different exercises were the “water fight”, a good way to teach members the basics of nozzle flow rates and patterns as well as the benefits of team work.

The second was the “egg lift”, members have to see who can use the jaws of life to lift an egg without breaking the shell, no easy task, and teaches us how to use the tool gently.

During the month there were nine calls, three false alarms, one grass fire, one rescue, two vehicle fires, and two investigation requests.

That would bring the total for the year to 41 calls.

The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held July 16 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Attending the meeting were Mayor Jim Rickwood, Councillors Alan Boyle, Dakota Ekman, Nicole Hoppe, Kevin McNicholls, Edward Young, and Ivan Young.

Council resolved that the following reports from Administration and Council Committees be accepted as presented: Deputy Administrator; Community Development Officer; Town Foreman.

Council resolved that the following financial reports for June 2024 be accepted as presented: Bank Reconciliation June 2024; Statement of Financial Activities June 2024.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $807,821.91 including payment numbers, payroll deposit numbers,

and online payments totalling $641,782.64, and the list of accounts for approval in the amount of $270,948.67, be approved as submitted.

Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted and filed: RCMP Report; Nature Saskatchewan Event Invitation.

Councillor McNicholls brought an update from the Biggar Rural District Fire Association regarding the individual who will be assuming the role of accountant going forward.

Administration recommended Council consider establishing pricing for the Diamond Lodge Lot development. Council requested Administration return to the next meeting with additional information related to servicing of lots and past development costs.

• Meeting adjourned at 7:58 p.m.

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Biggar Fire Fighters gently grasp an egg with the Jaws of Life, putting to use some new skill-sets during a recent training exercise. (Submitted Photo)

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Opinions

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Commentary: Affordability needs to be focus of provincial election

by Gage Haubrich, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Prairie Director Saskatchewanians need tax relief.

People in Saskatchewan are the most likely to report that they are struggling financially, compared to the rest of the country.

Now, rent and groceries both eat away at a family’s budget, but even together, those costs pale in comparison to the largest cost a family faces every year - taxes.

In Saskatchewan, the average family pays 47 per cent of their income every year in taxes.

Families pay so much tax that for the first six month of the year, you aren’t working yourself, but only filling up the government’s piggy bank.

The upcoming election is a perfect time for politicians to commit to putting more money back in Saskatchewanian’s pockets.

So far, the NDP are the only ones who have promised any new tax relief if elected. Beck has promised to slash

the province’s 15 centper-litre gas tax.

Moe and the Saskatchewan Party haven’t made any new election commitments on tax relief yet, but they do point out the past tax cuts of their government.

Let’s look at the taxcutting record of both parties.

The Saskatchewan Party has been in power for almost two decades.

In 2007, family making $75,000 a year could expect to pay about $6,400 in provincial taxes. Today, that same family pays $3,860 to Regina every year.

That $2,540 of savings is because of years of tax cuts that have added up over time. In 2008 and 2011, the government increased the basic personal amount.

That means that you can earn more money without getting hit by provincial income taxes.

In 2017, the government reduced also reduced each tax bracket by half a percentage point.

But while Moe and his predecessor has had a lot of time to lower taxes, they have also

done their best to make sure that taxpayers are paying more Provincial Sales Tax. In 2017, the government raised the PST from five to six per cent and removed exemptions for used cars, restaurant meals and children’s clothes. In 2022, Moe started charging the PST on all different types of event tickets But what about the NDP? In 2006, the NDP cut the PST from seven to five per cent. At that time, it meant that Saskatchewan had the lowest PST outside of Alberta. In the same year the NDP also cut business taxes from 17 per cent to 12 per cent.

But they also haven’t been afraid to raise taxes. In the 1993 budget, former NDP premier Roy Romanow hiked the gas tax, PST and business taxes.

If Moe wants to prove to taxpayers that he cares about affordability, a PST cut is the way to do it. Unlike the NDP’s promise to cut the gas tax, a PST cut would make almost everything a family buys

cheaper. And it would show that the government has learned from its mistake of raising the tax in the past.

Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said about her latest budget that it wasn’t “possible” to lower taxes and balance the budget because of all the government’s spending increases.

This means that any politician promising a much-needed tax cut for Saskatchewan, needs to put forward a plan on how they are going to reduce spending.

Since 2007, the Saskatchewan government

DEADLINE MONDAY 5 P.M. has spent an average of about $900 million per year on corporate welfare, according to the Fraser Institute.

Slashing these handouts would be enough money to cut the gas tax or reduce the PST by one percentage point and eliminate the deficit.

The NDP has rightly called out Moe for increasing the debt. But

promising a tax cut, without a plan to balance the budget, only means that taxpayers will have to pay off the government credit later, with a bigger bill.

Both parties need a plan to make life affordable for Saskatchewan taxpayers, but they also need a plan to get the budget back to balance at the same time.

Reasons why politicians can’t connect is no surprise

Provincial Viewpoint Murray Mandryk

As the two major parties march towards the October 28 general election, it has become evident that they share a common, age-old problem that has become even more problematic in this age of instant communication.

Even in the best of times, relatability in politics is one of the tougher challenges for politicians. Being in

a profession in which one aspires to dictate policies affecting others often requires a lot of off-putting ego.

At the best of times, it seems politicians are either relatable and likeable or they are not.

Both the NDP and the Saskatchewan Party are being accused of not really having candidates that relate all that well to voters ... although how much like or dislike a politician problem depends as much on your own politics as their politics.

Take, for example, the NDP. The ongoing difficulty of its candidates is made even more difficult by the growing division between left and right and rural and urban fed by social media.

Besides the obvious political differences rural people might have with more urban-orient-

ed NDP policies, there’s the problem of simply not knowing their NDP candidates.

After all there are only 14 elected MLAs right now - all in the cities or the north. That makes it even more difficult to get past the preconceptions and disagreeable policies and simply get to know the people running for the party.

That said, it’s not as if the NDP is putting itself in a good position in the run-up to this election.

So far, the NDP had nominated 47 candidates - many of which have been nominated within the last year. That leaves 14 seats vacant - all of which are rural seats won by a Sask. Party MLA last election and most of which are occupied by well-established incumbents.

This, alone, will make it very difficult to make

any headway in rural seats where winning Sask. Party averaged almost 73 per cent of the popular vote in 2020 election.

But it’s who running for the NDP - especially in those rural seats - that is most problematic.

Of those 47 nominated candidates, there are 15 candidates who are or have been teachers, principals or have some background as professors or instructors.

There are five lawyers and another 10 that list their backgrounds as social workers or community activist or political or union organizers.

Sure, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this work experience when it comes to becoming a quality MLA. In fact, being a teacher or a lawyer (there’s always been a disproportional number of lawyers in

elected office) has long been considered a very good background for public office.

It’s the sheer volume from one specific profession that raises eyebrows.

One gets that teachers may be especially motivated to run against the Sask. Party government after the rather acrimonious contract negotiations.

But can a caucus objectively and collectively decide what’s best for a provincial taxpayers when it’s disproportional represented by teachers or social workers or union activists?

Of course, the exact same argument can and should be made about the disproportional number of farmers in the Sask. Party caucus.

But the NDP’s biggest problem is the number of career politicians who

have been in office for almost two decades ... or who simply aspire to be career politicians.

The thought crosses one’s mind after the recent passing of Thunder Creek/LumsdenMorse MLA Lyle Stewart - the exception that proved the rule by being a long-term MLA who seemed to maintain his likeability.

Perhaps the biggest problem with Premier Scott Moe’s team is that some of his veteran/career (and even newer) MLAs just aren’t considered very likeable because of what they have done while in office.

And being unlikable and/or unrelatable isn’t exactly a formula for success in politics.

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OPWO! (Old Philosopher ... Well Old)

Notable Notes Bob Mason

We’ve been at this scribbling bit for a long time now, and knowing darn well that any military exploits that Y.T. (Yours Truly) has mentioned over the years will just disappear and be forgotten. Maybe it’s time to give out with something a little more serious and possibly relevant.

Everybody know that my name is neither Lenin nor William Lyon Mackenzie, but I can sure see some of the points that they were trying to make!

Someone, somewhere, sometime is bound to say, “That old cluck sounds an awful lot like a communist!” and in this land of free speech that is their privilege, but to me it only proves that the person who says it, is quoting the opinion of someone else!

What is so wrong with all this stuff? for that matter what is wrong with communism’s opposite, capitalism? It seems to me that most of our problem is that we, as a rule, don’t know how to manage either of them!

It’s not likely that a

hundred years from now anyone will look at these pages, which seem so meaningful to me today, and think the way this humble scribbler seems to want them to!

Thanks for looking at them anyway!

Not to be wanting to be guilty myself of the above-mentioned crime of quoting someone else’s opinion, it is far from my intention to try and influence the thoughts of the reader.

Rather, this little piece is meant to ensure them that their own thoughts are the only ones that really count!

A fellow could name endless people, some good and some not so good, whose thinking, sometimes forced on others, has changed the very shape of our society. And yet, for good or bad, they are not our thoughts! Sure, part of our much-valued, socalled affluence is in that very thing! Our willingness to accept the decisions of others.

But when the chips are down, when we look around us, we find that there is no decisionmaker near. Let’s hope that this “Let George do it!” attitude hasn’t impaired our ability to think for ourselves.

From that angle, I think Y.T. is about as guilty as anyone!

There is another saying that goes, “Don’t do as I do ... et cetera,” and I’m afraid that he is guilty of that one too!

At the risk of being called a nonconformist, I want to impress whoever reads this - and that means both of us - that

in this dollar-oriented, bureaucratic society, how can anyone who hasn’t got much - and that means most of us - be anything else?As peasants we can vote and vote ... as much as we want! But it is still big money that makes things happen!

Maybe some political type will give me heck for writing this way but all that stuff aside, as individuals, we should live our lives the way we think is right.

A person may be nonpartisan as they want but there is no escaping the fact that we are citizens of the world and as such, find our greatest gratification and satisfaction from thinking for ourselves!

Maybe there won’t be many people who pay attention to this little bit, but when Y.T. hasn’t paid much attention to what other folks have written either! Actually, I feel fairly sure that the point he is trying to make is the same, one that some ancient Greek philosopher tried to make a few thousand years ago!

Well, for one thing, most of the other life forms on our planet haven’t changed that much. Why should we?

We’ve got to admit though, that our roll as humans is unique: we can think! And I sure hope the thought presented here doesn’t conflict with that of some real authority.

Over the thousands of years that humans have “progressed” because of that very idea, we seem to have forgotten that we

are still a part of nature. to get his own way? If a long time ago, I often And nature, in what “Might” isn’t “Right”, wonder if maybe it was often seems to be a cruel how can two humans to escape this bureauway, has designed a plan stand face to face and cracy stuff that had held that man should follow. try to kill each other? back their developments Yet we seem, in many If “Might” isn’t “Right”, of person to person comcases, to have overruled how come we call the passion! nature’s decision, to fol- one who does kill the When an old-timer low our own instead! other, the winner? that’s me! - sees a perWho do we think we The manufacturers son on a stage or on teleare? of machine guns seem vision shaking their fists After wanting to believe to be able to send their and trying to influence otherwise for most of wares all over the world. the opinion of a listenhis life, Y.T. has finally I wonder what it would er with their antics and accepted that “Might Is take to spread compas- rhetoric, it saddens and Right” except for one sion about? disappoints me to realthing, and that thing is Heck, I often wonder ize that for all our ancessomething that most of if some of the technical tors ambitions, how us are capable of com- types one meets every much we have reverted passion! day, know what the to a “Follow-the-leader” If “Might” isn’t “Right”, world means! philosophy that drove TAX ENFORCEMENT LISTpeople here in the first how come the big boy on When our ancestors the block always seems came to this continent place!

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EAGLE CREEK TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST NO. 376

Rural Municipality of Eagle Creek No. 376 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Province of Saskatchewan

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before October 8, 2024, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

Title No.

BLK/PAR A-PLAN 101418465 EXT 27 SW 01-39-12-3 EXT 0 SW 01-39-12-3 EXT 1 LOT 1-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN G558 EXT 0 LOT 2-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN G558 EXT 0 LOT 26-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN G641 EXT 0 LOT 27-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN G641 EXT 0 LOT 4-BLK/PAR 2-PLAN G558 EXT 0 LOT 12-BLK/PAR 4-PLAN 101564210 EXT 6 LOT 1-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN G641 EXT 0 LOT 14-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 15-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 16-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 2-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 5-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 3-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN G692 EXT 0 LOT 1-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN 67S30343 EXT 0 LOT 2-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN 67S30343 EXT 0 LOT 3-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN 67S30343 EXT 0 LOT 5-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN 67S30343 EXT 0

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Total Arrears* 18.23 4,952.63

386.00 436.00

Total Arrears and Costs 404.23 5,388.63

707.99

370.00

1,077.99

32.49

370.00

402.49

28.51 49.84 524.58 28.16 29.32

361.00 436.00 370.00 361.00 361.00

389.51 485.84 894.58 389.16 390.32

34.21

361.00

395.21

30.11 135.84

361.00 361.00

391.11 496.84

* Penalty is calculated to the date of the Notice and will continue to accrue as applicable.

Dated this 6th day of August, 2024

Trent Smith, Administrator

The worst place to finish: Fourth!

Remember When Keith Schell

In the Olympics, as in all other athletic competitions, finishing in fourth place sucks! It really does!

Having been a runnerup, a second runner-up, or usually worse in many past school athletic competitions, I can totally sympathize with the poor schmuck who ends up out of the money, so to speak, in fourth place.

For Olympians, you work all your life to

achieve your athletic goal. In fact, because the competition is so close nowadays, with some finals being decided by hundredths of a second, many Olympic athletes say their goal is just to get on the podium, not to get a gold medal. Get on the podium first and foremost, and the rest will sort itself out.

You come so close to finishing on the podium you can taste it, but you don’t quite make it. You end up out of the medals by just a hair. The First, Second and Third place athletes all get a shiny medal to go home with and a personal podium moment of glory on international television for all the world to see.

But nobody ever remembers the athlete who finishes in fourth place. That would stick in my craw for a long time afterwards, especially if you suspect that someone who finished just ahead of you on the

podium might have had a little state-sponsored illegal medical help to rob you of your oncein-a-lifetime moment on world television (no names need to be mentioned. You know who they are).

The way I see it, it’s almost better to finish dead last than to finish in fourth. At least that way you won’t torture yourself for the next four years wondering if there was anything you could have done better or differently to have gotten you into the top three spots.

Off the podium by a fraction of a second!

Could I have touched the pool wall just a little bit quicker, could I have stuck my nose out just a little bit further at the end of the race to break the finish plane sooner, could I have done this or done that just a little bit better?

AARRGGH! You don’t get a medal

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of any kind for fourth place.

But that does not mean you go home emptyhanded.

2023 WeARREARS all hear about the Olympians who win gold, silver, and bronze medals. But what about the athletes that come in fourth and fifth? What do they get for their near miss?

Diplomas.

They call them Diplomas, but I guess you could more accurately call them paper certificates.

Since 1948, athletes who place fourth, fifth, and sixth receive a personally inscribed, autopen-signed, formal Olympic diploma from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and in 1981 diplomas for seventh- and eighthplace finishers were also added. Better than nothing, I suppose.

While commonly known simply as ‘Olympic Diplomas’, they are

known in some Olympic circles, but hardly accurately, as ’Victory Diplomas’. They are approximately the size of A4 paper (8.5x11.5), and come with the seal of the IOC. Most athletes say they have kept them, though a small number of athletes who lose out in the competitions sometimes do not keep them and give them away to relatives, friends, or others.

But things may be slowly changing. Most modern athletic competitions don’t hand out medals for fourth place, but apparently there has been talk in some sporting circles about doing so these days. If they do, the fourth-place medal would probably be some kind of a blue or grey colour (a not-so-shiny silver, a kind of dull pewter).

Obviously, they wouldn’t have the lustre of the first three medals, but they would help take

away a little of the sting of losing a top three spot.

Of course, this could be the start of a slippery slope. If you get a medal for fourth place, why not fifth? Where is the cut-off? You don’t want it to end up being an ‘everybody gets a medal day’ like some modern day public school athletic meet where nobody gets their feelings hurt for finishing last.

When you really think about the bigger picture, being fourth in the entire world at your chosen sport is actually very respectable, even though it will probably never get you on the front of a Wheaties box.

So you keep on plugging away at your chosen sport and hope that in another four years’ time you get another shot to be on the Olympic podium for all the world to see.

Good luck, number four.

I’m rooting for you!

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024

DEADLINE MONDAY 5 P.M.

Dear Money Lady, I am 81 years of age. I have $50,000 to invest.

In your opinion, what is the best investment today, GIC’s or Mutual Funds? My banker wants me to buy into a TD mutual fund.

Thank you, Grant.

Grant, Considering your age, I Christine Ibbotson 1/4would Pagethink you are better off with GICs rather 0$,1 675((7 81,7 526(72:1 6. 6 / 9 .(//< %/2&.Ÿ3$5/ *& &$ ì .(//<%/2&.03 &$ ì Ŧ Ŧ than MFs (mutual funds) regardless of which bank you choose.

Currently the GIC rates are posted at three to 4.5 per cent (June, 2024).

Of course, you stand to make more money on your investment if you place it in the market, We’ve been working with Fred & Patsy at but my concern would Spyder Autobody for the past 3 years, be stock market volatility. and will continue servicing the Biggar community If the market turned with mobile SGI appraisals volatile due to an unforeseen future event, you I-Car Gold Class and OEM Certified Technicians could lose a fair chunk Consumer Choice Award Winners 12 Years Running of this investment and would need to leave it Certified Aluminum Repair / Hail Repair Experts invested to realize the • Courtesy cars available recovery when the market comes back. Also, • Free pickup and delivery we are going into a USA election this Fall and even though this is in another country, please do not underestimate the market swings that we encounter from our Southern neighbours.

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What is the Lazy Man Triathlon?

You have five weeks to complete your goal of swimming, biking and running/ walking.

We have recommended full distance and half distance goals, but do what works best for you.

The Lazy Man Triathlon runs from July 29th - August 30th.

Fill out the registration form/tracking sheet which can be found on www. townofbiggar.com, or at the Town Office and hand in by September 5th for your chance to win a prize.

market.

That being said, if the market is where you would like to go, why not consider ETFs (exchange traded funds) rather than MFs. They are much less costly and can be traded multiple times throughout the day, unlike MFs which must trade at the end of the day, based on the overall NAV price (net asset value per share).

The following ETFs have lower fees and will follow a reliable market index that you can count on. Please remember that these funds are equity heavy and prone to much more volatility, but over a long-time horizon, because they are growth-oriented investments, you should expect an overall return of 7.1 per cent: BMO S&P 500 ETF. Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF. Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF. iShares Core S&P US Total Market Index ETF. If the stock market is something you would prefer to steer clear of, you could choose GICs. I would suggest you split and ladder up your funds into Canadian Bank GICs. To give you access to your money should you need it, I would suggest putting $10,000-$20,000 into

a one-year term cashable GIC offered with all the Big-Five banks at three per cent (June 2024). Local credit unions typically have higher redeemable rates on one-year cashable GICs since they want to increase their deposits.

You mostly likely could get a one-year cashable GIC from a credit union at four per cent today (June 2024).

By placing $20,000 into a cashable GIC, you still have the ability to access and use these funds should you change your mind or need money for an emergency. The balance of your investment, the $30,000, should be put into a one-year term non-redeemable GIC that is offered currently at all banks and credit unions for 4.5 per cent.

If you were to invest your $50,000 this way, you would earn $2,150 over the next 12 months.

Good luck and best wishes!

Written by Christine Ibbotson, author, finance writer, national radio host, and now on CTV Morning Live, and CTV News @6, syndicated across Canada.

Send your money questions (answered free) through her website at askthemoneylady.ca.

Nice Day for a Picnic…It was a fantastic day on July 30th to hold the annual ESL Summer Class Picnic organized by Jennifer Lindgren, who is the ESL (English Speakers of other Languages) instructor for Great Plains College. The picnic served up a variety of different dishes made by the students and with some music provided by Reid Silvernagle. His Worship Mayor Jim Rickwood started the event off with a few words from the Town of Biggar. After the fantastic supper there was a number of games to test your skills, prizes were awarded at the end. Jennifer and the ESL Learners would like to thank the Biggar Golf Club, Henrietta Parenteau, Great Plains College. Reid Silvernagle, Jim Rickwood, Randy Weekes, Lancer Music and to all the students for their donations and presence. Fun was had by all and look forward next year for another picnic.

Independent Photo’s by Dale Buxton

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024

Food Day Canada

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels Last Saturday was the 21st anniversary of Food Day Canada, not that many people seemed to notice.

Admittedly it is a day that without news releases popping into the cyber mailbox I would not have remembered, and I most certainly could not have told you of the day’s origins without again reliance on a press release.

The day was apparently first launched by the late University of Guelph Food Laureate and

Member of the Order of Canada, Anita Stewart as an opportunity to celebrate the hardworking people who produce the food we all enjoy, according to a federal release.

In this case the release was from the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, where he noted, “I want to take this opportunity to highlight the work of everyone involved from the farm gate to the plate. Whether it’s our dedicated farmers who care for the land, our innovative food processors, or the skilled chefs who turn local ingredients into exceptional dishes, today, we celebrate the vitally important role that our food systems play in our daily lives...

“Canada’s food community deserves recognition today and every day. Let’s honour their hard work and commitment to providing the food that nourishes us.”

You would of course expect no less from the federal minister, although there is no arguing with the sentiment that we should be keenly aware of the efforts of all those whose jobs are links in the chain which ultimately put food on our table.

It’s too easy these days to head to the grocery store and just think that is where our food comes from without thought to who grew it, and how it was handled from farm to store.

That’s increasingly worrisome for farmers in particular as the end user for what they grow, those consuming the food, are completely detached from the farm.

How many Canadian youth have seen a cow milked, collected an egg from a chicken, helped feed a pig?

Too few certainly.

Farm animals are becoming something cute that kids see in a fair petting zoo, and not something produced by

Barracuda’s compete at Provincial level Biggar’s Barracuda Swim Club athletes hit the water for Provincial competition. Here are some of their results: Emmett Reddekopp: 100 Back, DQ. 50 Back (1:03.55), 10th.

200 Free Relay, 4th.

Everett Dowson: 100 Back 1:54.29, 5th.

50 Fly 58.79, 4th.

50 Back 52.67, 6th.

100 IM (2:08.00), 8th.

200 Free Relay, 4th.

200 Medley Relay, DQ.

Aaralynn McPhee

Kieran Massie

Alexandria Affleck: 100 Back (2:10.07), 9th.

200 Medley Relay, 4th.

Kieran Massie: 200 Back, DQ. 50 Fly (38.56), 11th.

200 Breast (3:36.27), 6th.

100 Back (1:26.68), 5th.

100 Breast (1:40.71), 10th.

200 Medley Relay, Silver.

200 Free Relay, 4th.

farmers for breakfast of bacon and eggs, lunch of a meat lovers pizza, and supper of a bowl of chili.

So for those few that remembered Food Day hopefully it was the impetus to connect a bit more directly with a farmer moving forward so that we create a better general understanding of where our food is produced, and how it is produced as well.

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by Trudy and Dale Buxton Continuing our trip from Alberta we are headed east on Highway 14 with the next destination being the community of Kinsella.

Kinsella stills maintains a vibrant community with a population of around 40. We chatted with a couple of the residents, and they tell us how many activities that happen year-round.

The seniors club keeps busy with suppers, organizing walks and different activities. There isn’t many younger people anymore so it’s the seniors that keep the community alive and well.

In the wintertime the Performing Arts Guild hosts a series of dinner theatre performances, usually November through to January.

Nobody really seems to know how the community got its name, but all agreed that it was likely a clerk back in the day when the railway was being built on its way to Edmonton.

At one time, Kinsella had a bar and grill called the Hitching Post Café, which used to serve up some fantastic food, but during these tough economic times has been forced to close for good.

Just north of the com-

munity is the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Station, founded in 1960 as a ranch that is run by the University of Alberta, and does research on the beef cattle industry. The herd of beef is approximately 850 strong and covers about 5,000 hectares of land of native grasslands.

There are also several gravel pits, operated by the government, on the property.

Did you know that as you are travelling east towards Wainwright, you drive past the community of Jarrow. By the looks of it, there remains only about six houses, but in England the community of Jarrow has a social club or bar named The Alberta Social Club - not sure if the name was because of Jarrow Alberta, but it is interesting.

Next up we have the community of Irma.

It has been said that Irma received its name from a railroad official who was the second vicepresident, who named the community after his daughter, Irma.

Today, Irma has a population of around 475 people and was established in 1908 when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad came through. Irma was later incorporated as a village in 1912.

Did you know that the

first rural school in Alberta was set up in Irma?

Irma has had some bad luck when it comes to fires. There have been three major fires in Irma that has destroyed many businesses - 1931 being the worst when most of Main Street was lost.

However, Irma has always rebounded and rebuilt.

A very sports minded community, hockey is the most popular in Irma.

There have been a few people from the community to make the ranks of the NHL. Irma is also well noted for the baseball. If you are into golf Irma has a wonderful little golf course.

A notable person from Irma is Jean Pare, who passed away in 2022. She was the author of the very popular, Company’s Coming cookbook, that took the country by storm.

Stay tuned till next week as we venture into Wainwright and home.

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Aries, keep moving forward when you find yourself in a tough situation. It’s best not to linger, but to find an path forward. Wait for the dust to settle before getting involved.

Taurus, you have a tendency to go overboard at times. Perhaps take a more middle-of-the-road strategy this week when a task falls in your lap. Give it time before acting.

Gemini, you have a lot going on in your life right now to keep you busy. With so much happening, try not to worry about what is going on with others. Stay in your lane.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Leo, don’t worry if you can’t see the path forward too clearly right now.

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Virgo, when a difficult arises, your first response is to get right in the middle of it and try to work things out or force it to go away. That isn’t always the most effective approach.

Libra, when it comes to your personal passions, you are full speed ahead and very regimented in the path you take. Put those skills to the test this week with a new venture.

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

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Someone from the past could come back into your life, Capricorn,. He or she could provide some answers you have been looking for. Stay tuned and be a good listener.

You soon get the opportunity to hang out with someone you haven’t seen in awhile, Aquarius. You may stay up late catching up on all of the moments you have missed lately.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

A mistake that someone else made will be a learning experience for you, Pisces. This experience could serve as a cautionary tale of how to approach life or similar situations.

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Sympathetic Resonance

by Warren Charlton, Biggar Associated Gospel Church Imagine two pianos in one room. If you play a note on one, the same note will sound on the second though untouched by human hands.

This is “Sympathetic Resonance”.

When you suffer there is within God’s heart a sympathetic resonance.

He can be deeply moved when your heart aches by every kind of suffering. God has made his compassion known in his Son. In the Four Gospels, whenever Jesus was confronted with people in misery, he was moved with compassion.

Whether they suffered from incurable diseases, or their bodies were plagued with disabilities, or had spirits demonized by evil beings, or were like sheep without a shepherd or stricken with grief, Jesus was moved with compassion towards them.

Compassion was the predominant emotion Jesus felt when he lived on earth. Such compassion was more than pity; it was his gut reaction to hurting people.

With compassion he acted to alleviate their misery. The blind saw, the lame walked, lepers were healed, the deaf heard, the dead were raised, those possessed by demons were delivered and good news was preached to the poor.

In Jesus’ heart there was a sympathetic resonance towards hurting people. The word sym-

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pathy means “to suffer with.” Jesus identified with them in their struggles for he was a fellowsufferer. We see the full extent of his sufferings on the cross where Jesus suffered the penalty of our sins against God. He shared our sins and also our suffering as our Saviour.

The good news that this Jesus was raised from the dead and is now seated at God’s righthand in heaven but is still able to sympathize with our weaknesses.

Upon him we can cast all our cares because he cares for us.

Because God stepped into time, space and history in the person of his Son the apostle could declare, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with which we ourselves are comforted

by God” (2 Corinthians 1:3-5).

Mercies. Compassion.

Comfort. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is our only comfort in life and death. Do not curse him but draw near to him through Jesus and experience the comfort he alone can give you.

In him, there is a Sympathetic Resonance whenever we suffer.

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Scheffler’s Olympic gold ends all POY arguments

medal with a final round nine-under-par 62 while Schauffele, who was tied for the lead entering the final round, faded to a tie for ninth with a twoover-par 73.

Ladies and gentlemen, let us introduce you to the Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler.

When you consider Schauffele has finished in the top 10 in 13 of his Penton 19 tournaments this year, has gone 52 events On Sports and in a row without missing the cut (dating back to the Masters in 2022), Bruce Penton his POY credentials were After Xander Schauffele certainly solid. Most won the Open years, the player of the championship at Troon year winner is obvious. for his second major And going into the Championship, championship of 2024, Open the runaway was the major conversation Jim Reiter, leader MLA Scheffler. But Schaffele’s among golf insiders wasRosetown-Elrose Constituency muddied the water about PGA Tour Player win 215 Main Street, Rosetown until Scheffler abruptly of the Year. ended the debate Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00with The debate percolated his victory in Paris.

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It was a legitimate table on those last three argument for a couple events could give him of weeks, but it ended the title, but winning abruptly in Paris when all three is unlikely. But Scheffler roared back to let’s say Schauffele wins win the Olympic gold the first playoff event and Scheffler takes the

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• Another one from in a 17-year period. If wonder why Dan Hurley • Comedy writer Alex Currie: “OHL and WHL Scheffler were to win turned down the job?”

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