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Donor’s Choice annual meeting The annual meeting of Biggar and District Donor’s Choice was held February 2 with six people in attendance.

The committee reported

a successful campaign.

Through the generosity of community residents and businesses, and the CNR, a total of $35,031 was collected. All money

will be distributed to the 32 charities as designated by the donors.

The officers and directors remain the same for

2015. President: Mary Ann Nostbakken; Vice president: Margaret Irven; Secretary: Shirley Laycock; other directors:

Donna Fines, Michelle Hanson, Michele Keith, Erin Poitras, and appointed treasurer, Ron Arnold.

Ag Minister highlights importance of the Western Canadian barley Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz last Friday addressed the 38th Annual Convention of the Western Barley Growers Association (WBGA) where he underscored the importance of the barley industry in creating jobs and economic growth in Canada.

Ritz highlighted that the future for the grain industry is bright in Canada.

“Canada’s barley industry is a major contributor to jobs and economic growth,” explained Ritz. “Our government is committed to working with industry to expand opportunities at home and abroad, ensuring that Canada remains a world force in barley.”

Working together with producers, the Canadian Government will continue to build a modern, competitive and profitable grain industry in Alberta and across Canada through an aggressive trade agenda, Canadian Grain Commission reform,

supply chain improvements, and strategic investments in innovation under the Growing Forward 2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative, all in addition to marketing freedom for Western barley and wheat.

“We are very pleased to have Minister Ritz address the delegates at the Western Barley Growers Association’s 38th Annual Convention,” said Doug Robertson, President, Western Barley Growers Association. “Minister Ritz and the Federal Conservative government have been key forces responsible for modernizing the Canadian grain industry and allowing producers to better control their own resources and manage their operations in a profitable way. We are pleased to continue to work with him in this and other initiatives that benefit Canadian farmers.”

The barley industry is an important economic driver

Chow line . . . Shrove Tuesday was recognized at the Biggar New Horizons, February 17, as St. Paul’s Anglican Church held their annual time for self-examination. The

pre-Lent celebration is always a popular one as the food is fantastic and the company, even better! (Independent

in Western Canada, with over $700 million in cash receipts and over $700 million in exports. The Canadian beer industry brings

over $1.9 million for the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. The Centre will leverage these resources to grow malt barley markets

$14 billion to the Canadian economy and over 160,000 jobs.

In November, the government announced funding of

Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

though technical training, sales support and ensuring new varieties meet international customers’ needs.

Biggar Author nominated for Saskatchewan Book Award Merle Massie has been nominated for a prestigious Saskatchewan Book Award.

Merle Massie has been nominated for a Luther College and University of Regina Faculty of Arts Award for Scholarly Writing for her book “Forest Prairie Edge: Place History in Saskatchewan” published by University of Manitoba Press.

Massie was among the Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announced February 13 in Regina and Saskatoon.

The 22nd Shortlist of Nominees celebrates excellence in books from a wide range of genres and diverse cultural heritages.

The categories include poetry, scholarly, fiction, nonfiction, and young adult literature. The awards also recognize French and Aboriginal literature, as well

as excellence in publishing.

“SBA is delighted that so many people came out to congratulate this year’s incredible line-up of nominees. We are proud to support Saskatchewan authors and publishers and to encourage the recognition they deserve,” says SBA Administrative Director Courtney Bates-Hardy.

“The list of nominees was chosen from a total of 196 entries, with 90 titles, in 11 writing and three publishing categories, and showcases the richness of the Saskatchewan literary community.”

Massie’s “Forest Prairie Edge: Place History in Saskatchewan” is the epitome of the “Prairie” provinces, even though half of the province is covered by boreal forest. The book delves into the Canadian

penchant for dividing this vast country into easilyunderstood “regions”, reducing the Saskatchewan identity to its southern prairie denominator and has distorted cultural and historical interpretations to favour the prairie south.

Massie’s book shows the vast diversity comprising the province. Written in an easily accessible form, the work draws readers in, showing a new and littletold history of the province we all call home. It is a deep-time investigation of the edge land, or ‘ecotone’, the U of M Press explains of the transitions from one landscape to another, where “social, economic, and cultural practices of different landscapes are blended.”

Award winners are determined through a selective jury process, and will be

announced on Saturday, April 25 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. The ceremony will be hosted by award-winning author Arthur Slade. Tickets for

the Awards Ceremony go on sale starting Friday, February 13: they are $50 each or $300 for a table of eight, and can be purchased online through PayPal or

by cheque or money order.

Contact the Saskatchewan Book Awards at (306) 5691585 or by e-mail to info@ bookawards.sk.ca.

Merle Massie, left, at a Biggar reading for her book, “Forest Prairie Edge: Place History in Saskatchewan”. Massie as been nominated for the Saskatchewan Book Award.

(Independent File Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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An annual fixture on the social calendar, the Biggar and District Health Services Foundation gala, suitably called ‘From the Heart’, was held at the Community Hall, February 14.

The fund raiser assists health services in accessing equipment, upgrades and continuing education. (1) Auction tables get a good look-over while (5) bids are made. (2) Cindy Seidl talks about the STARS Air Ambulance service. (3) Rock Bottom hit the stage, getting toes tapping, feet dancing. (4) Rene de Moissac, left, receives the winning travel voucher from Louise Singer. (6) Singer, along with a host of other notable volunteers, kept the evening running smoothly - a big pat on the back to every one of them!

(7) Cando Catering made sure no one person went away hungry - many raving over the delicious meal. Everyone who attended, those who made sure the evening was a success, should be commended for their commitment to health care in our area. Special note of rural municipalities and organizations not in the catchment area, who have stepped up to support health services and facilities. They’ve made our community - our province - the envy of the country!

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Council Minutes highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held January 20, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Alan Boyle, Penny McCallum, Eugene Motruk, and Kirk Sherbino.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 15-574, being a bylaw to provide for the closing of a municipal road or street, be read three times and adopted.

Council resolved that the RCMP Local Detachment 2014 Town of Biggar Year in Review Report, be accepted as presented.

Council resolved that the Town Foreman be authorized to order 50, 5/8 water meters heads and 100, 5/8x3/4 R900i water meters at an approximate cost of $46,000.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $86,261.21, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $53,671.04, be approved.

Council resolved that the following financial reports for December 2014 be accepted as presented: Bank Reconciliation; Statement of Financial Activities.

Council resolved that the Town sponsor the New Creation Community Players production by advertising in their program at a cost of $100 for a half page.

Council resolved that the request from 101021895

Saskatchewan Ltd. to tie/ consolidate Lots 15 and 16 Block 42 Plan G167 with Lots 17-20 Block 42 Plan G167, be approved.

Council resolved that as a discretionary use application by Prairie Branches Enterprises has been advertised in accordance with the Town’s Zoning Bylaw, and as no representations have been received with respect to this application, that this discretionary use be approved conditional to the requirements outlined in the Zoning Bylaw No. 01632.

Council resolved that Town Foreman Mark Haynes and Fire Chief Gerry Besse be approved to attend the Landfill Fire Training Course to be held in Saskatoon on March 10.

Council resolved that Bill fisher be appointed to the Board of Revision and the Development Appeals Board for 2015.

Also, that Rick Garchinski be appointed to the Board of Revision for 2015.

Council resolved that Fire Chief Gerry Besse be approved to purchase a Motorola CM200 Mobile Radio VHF from Glentel for the amount of $613.98.

Council resolved that the Town become a member of the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA).

• Meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m.

A spot of tea . . . Biggar Museum and Gallery’s Ruth Arnold, right, pours a cuppa, February 13, ringing in their annual Valentine’s Tea and Pie sale, as Pat Wicks waits. The annual celebration raises money for

the museum while giving residents a great excuse to see current exhibits while feeding that sweet tooth.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

NWT posts record financial results for 2014 North West Terminal were pleased with their 2014 financial results.

For the period beginning November 1, 2013 and ending October 31, 2014, NWT posted net revenues from consolidated operations of $143.2 million and an EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) of $11,713, 771.

This resulted in a net profit of $6,722,058, or $2.05 per share.

“The Board of Directors is very pleased with the company’s financial performance,” said NWT

president John Leier.

“It should be noted that these results are for the past fiscal year. It was a challenging year as we experienced significant shipping delays last winter which reduced returns. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to congratulate all the staff and management of North West on a job well done during the past fiscal year. Their hard work and dedication is the reason why we had a record year.”

The financial performance of the company is ahead of the same period last

from investments and revenue from a leasing arrangement for the purpose of trans-loading crude oil.

NWT is an independent farmer/shareholder owned company headquartered near Unity. NWT owns and operates an inland grain terminal and a bioproducts facility at its Unity location. NWT is also an owner of Alliance Grain Terminal in

year when they posted revenues from operations of $134.3 million, an EBITDA of $9,136,654 and a net profit of $4,762,492, or $1.45 per share. Management reported that earnings were up from the previous year primarily because of increased shipping and improved margins in the grain division. The overall increase in profits was enhanced by dividends

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A quick skate before hitting the books . . .

Biggar Central School students, parents and teachers, get a bit of exercise, Friday at the Jubilee Stadium.

The quick skate got the blood moving for students, helping them a short time later as they hit the books.

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Letters to the Editor…

Dear Editor I want to share a true story with you.

My three children were all vaccinated according to schedule but despite this fact, two of the three came down with red measles at ages (approx.) 6 and 9.

This would have been in about 1985.

We worked with public health but never really did determine where it came from as there was only one other older child in Biggar who had the measles and we had not had any contact with her. The doctor figured that they probably had lighter cases since they

had been vaccinated.

If these were lighter cases then I don’t want to see a regular case of this infectious virus.

I do not have the word to describe how sick these two kids were for 10 to 14 days.

You can come over and see the pictures of the miserable little darlings. Take it or leave it. You don’t have to believe the science, you don’t have to believe me. Like it or not, the truth is you are risking your child’s life by not vaccinating.

Bobbie Haynes Biggar, Sask.

Dear Editor I have been looking at the new lodge and wondering who designed it and who passed the plans.

When they started raising money for the project they said it had less beds than the existing lodge which did not make any sense because there was always a waiting list. The design of the building with multiple roof lines and angles is costly. The parking lot is a nightmare with hundreds of feet of cement curb that is not necessary, we have a cedar fence for plugins that was supposed to stop headlights from

shining in the windows which is too low for that purpose and you cannot cut grass under it except with a trimmer. The snow removal takes twice as long with this design.

We have approximately $150,000 worth of trees and plants which I am sure the local clubs and families could have provided over the next few years. The yard maintenance has increased by quite a bit over the old building.

I think the number of beds could have been maintained or increased with a little common

sense in the design of this project.

Ivan R. Young Biggar, Sask.

dollar down by keeping interest rates too low, or prop it up during slumps by keeping them too high, the CPI would not have risen around 2.0 per cent so reliably over the past two decades.

Neither does the bank target mortgage lending or consumer debt. Those things matter, but thebBank has only one tool – its policy interest rate – and cannot use it for more than one purpose. If Canadians are overextending themselves on housing, other governments – local governments with their controls on land use, and the federal government with its mortgage-insurance programs – should step in.

What about the dissonance between the bank’s upbeat commentary on the economy and the gloomy inferences – some called it “panic” – of the rate

cut? To the extent oil prices are down because of weakening demand and a slowing world economy, a rate cut is in order. To the extent they reflect ample supply, the world’s productive capacity benefits, and all central banks, including the Bank of Canada, can meet their inflation objectives with lower interest rates than would otherwise have been necessary.

Either way, it’s all about inflation.

The January surprise was a sharp but salutary reminder that the Bank of Canada’s mandate is to deliver 2.0 per cent CPI increases. Whether inflation looks likely to run above or below that mark is the surest indicator of what the bank should do with the overnight rate. And if what the bank should do is what it actually does, that should be no surprise.

It’s all about inÁation

by William Robson, president and chief executive officer of the C.D. Howe Institute.

Canadians have had some time to adjust to the Bank of Canada’s surprise cut in its policy interest rate to 0.75 per cent on Jan. 21. With the bank’s next interestrate announcement coming on March 4, now seems a good time to take stock of what the January cut in the overnight rate target meant, and what the Bank of Canada might, and should, do next.

January’s cut shocked financial markets.

After more than four years with the policy rate at 1.00 per cent, most of us expected its next move to be upward. The Canadian dollar closed down a cent and a half on the day. Analysts put the bank’s accompanying Monetary Policy Report under their microscopes. Noting,

for example, that the economic commentary was more upbeat than the rate cut implied, some revived the notion that Governor Steve Poloz likes a low dollar.

Others criticized the bank’s language about risks and insurance, underlining the potential spur of lower borrowing costs to credit-crazy consumers.

Looking through the complexity of modern central bank communications, though, the January interest rate cut may best be seen as getting back to basics.

The Bank of Canada targets inflation.

Inflation targets are an admirable goal for monetary policy – in fact, if the Fed had used one, the bubble and crisis of the 2000s might never have happened.

Moreover, the bank has done a better-thandecent job at hitting its

target. For the past 19 years, the target has been 2.0 per cent yearover-year increases in the consumer price index. Over that period, the CPI’s rise has been within one percentage point of the target most of the time, and its average annual increase was 1.9 per cent – not bad, considering the tumult of the past six years.

Why was the bank’s pursuit of its goal so successful? Mainly because the goal was paramount: The key consideration in setting monetary policy has been whether bank staff think inflation will come in above, at, or below two per cent.

Which is what the January cut was all about. Critics of the bank’s January Monetary Policy Report could usefully point out that its inflation forecast first appeared

on page 15. It should have been on page 1, or even the front cover.

That forecast showed that, largely because of lower oil prices, the bank expects CPI inflation to drop to just 0.3 per cent this spring, and only get back to 2.0 per cent by the end of 2016. Since keeping inflation expectations anchored at 2.0 per cent is important in realizing the benefits of the target, the case for easing to get inflation back to target in a timely way is strong.

The bank could have underlined that point by showing its forecast for inflation without the rate cut, and with it.

Looking forward, the message from the January cut and the bank’s commentary is clear: The bank’s goal is inflation. It does not target the exchange rate. If it had been trying to hold the

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There was a huge furor in the chocolate world the second week of January when Cadbury announced changes to their creme eggs.

Chocoholics had a melt down. Canadians were informed that there would be no changes in the manufacturing of their creme eggs only residents of the United Kingdom would see a a change.

Company spokespeople were quick to point out that milk chocolate would still be used to produce the eggs just not Dairy Milk Chocolate.

The creme centre would not be tampered with.

They went on to explain that the company has always used a range of chocolate blend for their products. Company representatives pointed out the fundamentals

remained the same -delicious milk chocolate and unique creme centre.

In addition to planning a change in the milk chocolate recipe there are now only five eggs in a box. There used to be six. Again, consumers were quick to react.

“Boycott the company!”

“We expect if from Nestle on Yorkie bars but now Cadbury’s”. Pictures of children holding a creme egg in their hands and weeping were posted on social media.

Cadbury Creme Eggs are extremely popular and can only be purchased from January until Easter of each year.

Perhaps this is what made the change even more devastating to fans.

To understand this outcry one has to understand the culture

that has surrounded the egg.

Dairy Milk was launched in 1905. Swiss manufacturers were renowned for their milk chocolate and George Cadbury issued a challenge to develop a milk chocolate bar with more milk than anything else on the market. They rose to the challenge and Dairy Milk was born.

By the early 1920s it had taken over the UK market. Over the years Cadbury Dairy Milk has flourished and became what is termed as a “megabrand” all over the world.

In 1971 the first Cadbury Creme Eggs hit the shelves. It wasn’t until 1975 when sales took off partly through an aggressive marketing campaign. The eggs are made in two halves, both

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Facebook users are being warned about a rise in so-called ‘malicious tagging’ scams designed to infect their phones, tablets and computers.

Recently security researchers have spotted at least two ‘tag campaigns’ that were able to infect around 55,000 users a day. The scams work by tagging no more than 20 friends of the victim in a malicious post designed to lure the friends into clicking a lick or watching a video.

How the Magnet Scam works The scam starts with an

alleged video that is posted with 20 friends tagged.

The number of tagged friends is always 20 but the alleged video is always different. Typically, the so-called video shows the goo.gl host underneath.

This is a URL shortening service and not a video hosting site.

As the victim clicks on this particular link, they are prompted to update Adobe Flash Player, at which point the hacker software is downloaded and takes control of the device. This then downloads other malicious files and viruses designed to steal personal or business information. Note here that you will not even know this is happening.

This could include accessing personal files to steal photos, or logging what keys are typed to steal login details and

passwords to bank accounts and the like.

This scam has been dubbed ‘Magnet’ because it attracts and lures people to it.

Security experts in Europe who first discovered this scam are explaining that the malware even has the potential to take over a person’s mouse and keyboard, in addition to the operating system.

Users are being warned to be wary of clicking on links they are tagged in, and encouraged to check with friends who have posted the link to check its safety.

This particular type of scam often installs a piece of software called a ‘Key Logger”. A key logger does what it says on the tin, it logs all your key strokes and sends them to the criminal. When you log in to your bank,

filled with white and one additionally filled with yellow fondant. The two halves are closed and you get the creme egg. While there are other cream eggs on the market there is only one Cadbury Creme Egg. The marketing campaigns show a small white rabbit, commonly called the Cadbury Bunny, clucking like a chicken. The slogan used is “Nobunny knows Easter better than him”. Here’s a bit of trivia -- the voice is TV personality Mason Adams and the rabbits used in the commercials are Flemish Giants.

The company’s factory in Bournville makes about 1.5 million eggs each day. Here’s the nutritional count per egg - 150 calories, 20 grams of sugar and six grams of fat. About 200 million eggs are sold in the UK alone between January and Easter. An estimated £70 million are spent on these eggs in a year.

So, with this large a fan base, it becomes clear as

to why there was such an outcry. Many will remember the fiasco that happened years ago when Coke decided to

change its formula.

I guess the message for companies of popular brands is “Don’t mess with them”.

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NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS Bylaws of Central Plains Co-operative Ltd. Election of Directors and Filling of Vacancies 6.02(e) At least 60 days prior to the annual meeting, the nominating committee shall call for members to submit nominations to fill any vacancies or expired terms on the Board or amongst the associate directors by displaying notices prominently where they can be seen by members. (f) Any two members may nominate a candidate for director or associate director by providing the nominating committee with a nomination letter signed by both the nominators and containing a written consent signed by the nominee. *(g) Nominations to the nominating committee shall close 30 days prior to the annual meeting date. The following nomination form may be completed and submitted to the following nominating committee members.

Raylene Formanek • Box 1395, Rosetown, SK • Ph: 306-882-2239 Denis Keller • Box 1103, Wilkie, SK • Ph: 306-843-2817 Donald Russell • Box 1750, Rosetown, SK • Ph: 306-882-2530

NOMINATION FORM We, the undersigned, nominate (please print) Name:_______________________________________ Co-op #:_____________________________________ Signature of Nominee:__________________________

THANKS to SaskEnergy for supporting the Biggar & District Health Services Foundation Inc. Dine and Dance on Saturday, February 14.

Nominated by: (1) Name:_____________________________________ Co-op #:______________________________________ (2) Name:_____________________________________ Co-op #:______________________________________

Nominations Close March 4, 2015

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by Bob Mason

Would be skater This little rundown on Y.T. as a skater sure won’t take very long!

(Hurray, eh!) As much as he would love it to boast how good he thought he was there still may be someone out there, who knew him years ago, who will tell you how really sloppy he was!

Our Mother used to skate now and then when she was young, and the first skates that we ever put on as kids were the narrow female type that she had discarded years before. Needless to say, the first steps that we took in them weren’t the most graceful that you ever saw.

Mother had been raised in Midland, Ontario, at the south end of Georgian

Bay, and had often told us of driving up to Parry Sound where they donned their skates and let the northwest wind blow them back home. So, as young fellows we often planned to go west up the North Saskatchewan toward Battleford and let the current of air moving down the valley blow us back, but we never did get around to it – mebbe a good thing, eh, because there was open water on the river!

As young boys of eight or 10, on the small sloughs around home, we tried our best to look like Sonja Henie, who, according to our uncle’s radio, was the skating star of that time, although many of our “axels” weren’t as graceful as her’s were!

Later, we tried to shoot the puck like Charlie Conacher, except that the Toronto Maple Leafs though that we were still living in Igloos out here!

We may not have been very good up on this side of the ice, but we were among the first, I think, to explore the other side!

Walt and Y.T. were skating on one of the farm’s many sloughs one time,when we noticed that all the water beneath the ice had soaked away and the ground underneath had frozen again. So we broke a hole through and crawled in!

It never occurred to us that the whole sheet of ice might have collapsed on top of us, but that possibility was made plain when we got home and told Dad! We had our small thrills though!

At a small skating party on a small bough, a lot of us gathered and visited at centre-ice, where the extra weight on the twoinch ice was too much and we all ended up in three feet of cold water!

A couple of the young ladies that were with us screamed louder than they did when that big snake crawled into our old school!

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than Y.T. was, but we always had a great time, Depression or not! When WWII came along and some of the canals in Holland froze solid, we seemed to have gotten past having fun.

We never even talked to the Dutch people about skating, for apparently a fellow named Hans Brinker had been there before.

But we got home alright Phyllis and Y.T. were married in 1949 and had two fine children, when suddenly, “whamo” (again), a Bulbar Polio bug got into his system and changed his whole life! Bulbar Polio effects a person from the shoulders up. No wise cracks here, please!

We moved uptown into an old home right across the street from the old Perdue hockey ring, and for the next year or so Y.T., who had lost a lot of weight, staggered over there and practiced hockey with the team.

He wasn’t very good, mind you, and seldom played in a game, but the fresh air and the exercise seemed to work wonders with what was left of him!

Y.T.’s skating “knowhow” sure didn’t improve

much but his health came back and the “camaraderie” of the boys helped Yours Truly back into the society he had lost! Until right now Y.T. often thinks that he is the luckiest guy in the world!

It is really something when you have friends who stick with you when you are almost down and out! That was all some years ago and a thankful Bob Mason wants to write here that those years of skating helps his life seem worth living again!

Cominco, where Y.T. had worked for 10 years, finally retired Y.T. at 65, and knowing that he sill had to do something, since he was 80 years old has been sending little pieces into The Independent!

Yours Truly never became the great skater he one time wished he could, but at least he got so that he could make it around the ice a few times!

Now, the young people zoom past on their way to the rink and mebbe they will fulfill the dreams this aged writer had!

Well, an old fellow can dream, eh?

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Gracefully we held hands, started around the small, sprucebordered lake, which was covered with about an ince of snow, and were really enjoying each others company when, “whamo!” we skated onto a half submerged log frozen in just at snow-level, and ended up sprawled on the ice anything but gracefully!

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by Karen Kammer We hope everyone had a great week.

Our week consisted of many activities.

Monday we exercised and played Jeopardy. Tuesday we had current events and Blast From The Past.

We had a lengthy conversation of things that were done in the past. So interesting to our generations.

Wednesday morning we held a resident council meeting. The residents were able to voice their concerns about anything, like food, activities, et cetera.

We curled in the afternoon. Thursday

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we had bible study and exercises in the morning and bingo in the afternoon.

Friday morning was breakfast club and a valentine tea. We served muffins and donuts along with tea and coffee.

Saturday we played Home Sweet Home Bingo and watched a romantic movie for Valentine’s Day. Sunday morning we played games. Martyn Crabtree from Sonningdale did our church service win the afternoon. Thank you for such a lovely service.

Wishing everyone the most wonderful week!

(February 9-13) Club 55+: MHS – Peter Hofmiester, 188; LHS – Joey Levitt, 196; MHT – Peter Hofmiester, 476; LHT – Kay Munro, 537; THS – Zeros, 1,044; THT – Hopefuls, 3,062; MHA – Al Levitt, 174; LHA – Joey Levitt, 176.

Ladies League: LHS – Marilyn Miller, 209; LHT – Marilyn Miller, 549; THS – High Rollers, 1,057; THT – High Rollers, 3,058; LHA – Joey Levitt, 183.

Mens League: MHS – Bob Lemon, 220; MHT

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– Al Levitt, 573; THS – WWF, 737; THT – JAG, 2,130; MHA – Glen Shockey, 189.

Youth Bowling, Bowlasaurus: Braxton Scharf – single, 76; Haydyn Wegwitz – single, 57; Ayden Moody – single, 51; Trinity Morash – single, 58.

Bantams: Jerzie Richards – single, 105, triple, 240; Janeeva Morash – single, 67, triple, 189; Angelica Morash – single, 51, triple, 127; Kierra Moody – single, 104, triple, 266; Trystyn Wegwitz – single, 118, triple, 263. Juniors: Emmett Hamilton – single, 123, triple, 340; Rylee Moody – single, 119, triple, 332; Adam Munro – single, 156, triple, 418.

On Sunday, February

15, a No-Tap Tournament was held with six teams participating.

Bowling started at 11 a.m. and fun was had right up to when the last two teams finished bowling at 6 p.m.

Winners were First: Bob Lemon’s team; Second: Gerald Nicholl’s team; Third: Erma Bettschen’s team.

The Hidden Score (147 game) prize was won by Dianna Meger and Dot Massini.

Ladies High Score was won by Kay Munro with at 280 and Men’s High Score was won by Les Wardrop. The 50/50 winner was Kate Goertzen.

The YBC catered the lunch which was well enjoyed.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015

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Sask Pulse Growers call attention to Ag Transport Coalition’s latest report February 10, the Ag Transport Coalition released the performance measurement update for Grain Week 24.

The weekly report details railway performance across a range of key indicators including rail car demand, railway car supply, timeliness of railway car supply, corridor performance, railway dwell times at origin, and railway dwell times at destination.

In contrast to recent railway reports that suggest the grain supply chain is in sync, the third report from the Ag Transport Coalition again indicates that railways have fallen short on meeting demand, and that timeliness of service continues to be a problem.

“The measure that matters in performance against today’s demand,” says Tim Wiens, Chair of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG). “Each car ordered represents a customer’s order for product and a grower’s opportunity to deliver.”

According to the Ag Transport Coalition performance report released today, in Grain Week 24 CN and CP Railways supplied 2,250 (32 per cent) of the 7,111 hopper cars ordered for delivery in Grain Week 24. This represents a shortfall of 4,861 cars for Grain Week 24. In the crop year to date, the railways have supplied 45 per cent of customer orders in the week for which cars were ordered, with CN supplying 57 per cent of orders, and CP supplying 33 per cent.

“Customers tell us that they turn to other suppliers when Canada does not deliver on time,” explains Carl Potts, Executive Director of SPG. “Reporting on aggregate figures and on performance relative to last year, or the five year average, does not resonate in the marketplace. It is our view that service level requirements need to be lined to shipping demand for all corridors to meet industry-shipping

demand, when customers required it. Our ability to consistently and reliably supply our products is measured every week by our customers.”

The latest performance data measures performance up to Jan. 18, 2015, and covers approximately 90 per cent of grain traffic originating in Western Canada, using data collection services of QGI consulting.

“SPG would like to see the discussion start immediately about how to improve system performance,” says Wiens.

“System inefficiencies are costing growers money every day through wider basis levels and lower farm gate prices. We will continue to take part in the discussions related to the 18 month Canada Transportation Act (CTA) Review, but we expect that railways, government, and industry will develop a short-term action plan to ensure the numbers in these reports improve each and every week.”

WHT – June Hoppe, 459.

Thursday Senior’s League: MHS – Glen Shockey, 224; WHS – June Hoppe, 200; MHT – Glen Shockey, 625; WHT – June Hoppe, 477.

Y.B.C. Thursday’s, Bowlasaurus: High Score – Isaac Hawes,

54. Pee Wee: High Score – Alara Ormiston, 96; High Double – Alara Ormiston, 165. Bantam: High Score – Jayla Boobyer, 166; High Triple – Jayla Boobyer, 446. Junior: High Score – Hailey Boobyer, 139; High Triple – Hailey Boobyer, 335.

Biggar Bowl (February 9-13)

Monday Mixed League: MHS – Jonathan Redlick, 256; WHS – Leisha Desrosiers, 199; MHT – Jonathan Redlick, 635; WHT – Krista Remeshylo, 524.

Tuesday New Horizons: MHS – Jack Eckart, 222; WHS – June Hoppe, 164; MHT – Jack Eckart, 514;

First land sale of 2015 brings in $17.5 million The February sale of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $17.5 million in revenue for the province, bringing total land sale revenues for the 2014-15 fiscal year to $164.7 million.

The 2014-15 March budget forecast $99 million in land sale revenue. The final total for the fiscal year has exceeded the forecast by $66 million.

“Robust sales in April and August of last year accounted for the increase in land sale

revenues over the initial forecast,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said.

“Saskatchewan remains one of the best places for oil and gas companies to invest. The sector will continue to play a part in our diversified economy in 2015.”

The February sale saw the Weyburn-Estevan area receive the most bids with sales of $8.3 million.

The Lloydminster area was next at $5.3 million, followed by the Swift Current area at $3.2 million and the

Kindersley-Kerrobert area at $694,039.

The highest price paid for a single parcel was $3.5 million. Windfall Resources Ltd. acquired the 1,036-hectare lease east of St. Walburg. The highest price on a perhectare basis was $8,586.

STOMP Energy Ltd. bid $1.1 million for a 126.6hectare lease southeast of Estevan.

The next sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights will be held on April 6, 2015.

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WATERWORKS RATE POLICY On December 2nd, 2014, Town Council approved the Waterworks Rate Policy which outlines the rates charged on utility bills in the Town of Biggar. The rate schedule for 2015, 2016 and 2017 is listed below and all rates are effective starting on January 1, 2015 and will be reÁected on the February 28th, 2015 utility billing. For more information, please visit our website at www.townofbiggar.com This policy is established in accordance with The Municipalities Act and the Municipalities Regulations. The waterworks rates for residential, commercial and industrial users of domestic and raw water are based on a monthly charge.

There is a minimum metered rate charge for domestic water (residential, commercial, light industrial) of: January 1, 2015 - $15.50 for the Àrst 2,000 gallons January 1, 2016 - $16.00 for the Àrst 2,000 gallons January 1, 2017 - $16.50 for the Àrst 2,000 gallons And; January 1, 2015 - $3.75 per thousand gallons for all gallons over the minimum of 2,000 January 1, 2016 - $4.00 per thousand gallons for all gallons over the minimum of 2,000 January 1, 2017 - $4.25 per thousand gallons for all gallons over the minimum of 2,000 The non-metered rate (mobile home) for domestic water is: January 1, 2015 - $19.25 January 1, 2016 - $20.00 January 1, 2017 - $20.75 The infrastructure charge for domestic water (residential, commercial and light industrial) is: January 1, 2015 - $ 7.00 January 1, 2016 - $ 8.50 January 1, 2017 - $10.00 The metered rate charge for raw water (heavy industrial) is $2,165.00 for the Àrst 3,000,000 gallons and $1.00 per thousand gallons for all gallons over the minimum of 3,000,000.

The infrastructure charge for raw water (heavy industrial) is: January 1, 2015 - $300.00 January 1, 2016 - $350.00 January 1, 2017 - $400.00 The rates shown above are effective on January 1, 2015.

The waterworks rates established on January 1, 2015 are rates that generate sufÀcient revenues to cover 100% of annual operating costs. These rates also provide some additional funds which are used for capital expenditures to improve or replace existing infrastructure. Waterworks operating costs include wages and salaries, employee costs, professional and contracted services, electrical, gas, telephone, materials and supplies, any grants, donations or subsidies, long term debt charges of internal and external debt and other miscellaneous items.

Council will be assessing rates from year to year to ensure that rates continue to meet operating costs and provide some funds for infrastructure improvements and replacement.

With respect to infrastructure replacement, Council will be assessing infrastructure rates from year to year for the replacement of capital infrastructure that must be replace in future years.

The objective of the waterworks rate policy is to ensure that the waterworks is selfsupporting in that users pay for the cost of the service and the service does not require Ànancial support from the municipal general revenue fund.

POLICY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 (Res. No. 14-543 Approved December 2, 2014)

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Spring . . . and a farmer’s fancy turns to . . .

by Calvin Daniels

As the end of February draws near there is a change in the wind in terms of farming.

In general terms farmers tend to go into a somewhat dormant state from about the time Christmas decorations go up, until the calendar flips to March.

Sure there are chores to do if you raise livestock, and at times grain to be delivered for grain farmers, but it is a time far enough removed from last season’s harvest, and spring seeding still far enough ahead they can exhale a little.

In the days of my youth that meant curling in a lot of bonspiels in small towns in the area, those two sheet natural ice arena which made curling

fun. Those same foundation building rinks in terms of the sport are sadly now generally lost.

Cable television has given the game new life today, but something has been lost when rinks in places like Eldersley, McKague, and Crooked River are gone.

But, I digress, not that somehow curling always seemed tied to rural communities in my mind.

Given the pressures of weather, markets, cashflow and finding time to sleep in the busy seasons, farmers need a chance to get into a period of cruise control.

Then March nears, and things change, and if you are associated with farming at all, you can feel it in the air.

March is the time of bull sales for cattle producers, a chance to head out and meet fellow cattlemen for a coffee and in some cases bid on new genetics.

It is a time of farm meetings, in particular those crystal balling what lies ahead in terms of prices.

Such intelligence gathering is important. While most farmers work longer term crop rotations, they have to maintain a level of flexibility within the planned framework to be able to adjust to opportunities. If indications are that lentils will go up significantly, some producers will pull acres earmarked for other crops to plant lentils.

Farmers also head to their shops in March to ready equipment for seeding.

The actual trip to the field is weeks away still, but as days lengthen the longer hours of sunshine seem to pull producers into action.

Maybe it’s the effects of cabin fever, or just the antsy feeling which comes after months of routine,

but farmers watch the calendar and wish for the snowmelt and spring’s arrival.

I suppose we all feel the lure of spring. Golfers, whether fans of disc golf or ball golf, are out on the course before the last snow melts from the tree edges given a chance.

Fishermen dream of

opening day, and begin to clean gear and buy the latest hooks as thaw nears.

Still, having grown up on a farm, and still in a position where I too head to farm meeting and bull sales, and even occasional farm auctions, I can say the urgency of wanting spring is more keenly felt

by farmers sitting at the kitchen table watching the sun rise on a March morn, or lamenting the blowing snow of a March storm.

Yes spring, how we all long for it as we deal with the last weeks of weather, it’s farmers whose desires seem keenest for it.

Latest grain market & transportation numbers show producer losses increasing The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has received the latest of its commissioned reports on the export basis numbers for grain within the Canadian transportation handling system. The numbers do not reflect good news for Canadian grain producers, says Bill Gehl, Sask Wheat Board Chair.

“Rail transportation and handling capacity has not improved and this is being reflected in even lower returns for producers and a lower share of export values as

the year progresses,” he says.

The most recent numbers, updated as of this week, show that even though FOB Vancouver prices for wheat are virtually unchanged to slightly higher, the primary elevator price has dropped an additional $20/mt since October.

That is, the excess basis costs for producers, relative to the posted costs for rail freight and primary and terminal elevator charges, is now over $62/mt, compared to $40/mt in October of last year.

“Producers are having to involuntarily carry inventories over into the next crop year and are losing $40 to $60, relative to the export market returns, on every tonne they market in 2014/15,” Gehl says. “To break this down, if you are a producer who markets 2,000 tonnes a year, you are losing between $80,000 and $120,000 in 2014/15,

depending on when you marketed your grain.

“This also means that our estimated $2 billion aggregate loss for Western Canadian producers in 2014/15 will have to be re-calculated as the year progresses, as this is now a significant underestimate.”

Last year, Sask Wheat partnered with the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan (APAS), Sask Barley, and Sask Pulse to submit recommendations to the CTA review panel, which included the creation of an oversight committee including producers, as well as more information transparency in terms of pricing. These organizations will continue to work together to ensure producer voices are heard at a national level, Gehl says.

“These new numbers only reinforce the need for improved government regulations of the industry.”

Fuel prices only one piece of farm input puzzle Lower fuel costs as a result of falling oil prices are getting a lot of attention these days.

But producers also need to keep an eye on the cost of other agriculture inputs, according to J.P. Gervais, chief agircultural economist for Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

“The squeaky wheel tends to get most of the attention, but falling oil

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prices are only one piece of the farm input puzzle,” Gervais said. “Producers need to pay attention to the full spectrum of input costs in order to make wise business decisions.”

There will certainly be some benefits to agriculture as a result of depressed oil price, according to Gervais, but he cautions there is a lag time between falling energy prices and a reduction in the price of farm inputs.

“What I think matters are the secondary impacts,” he said. . . . See Fuel prices pg.

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Performance exceeding expectations at Boundary Dam February 11, SaskPower released preliminary performance numbers for the operation of Unit No. 3 at Boundary Dam Power Station, the world’s first coal-fired commercial power plant equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

Named one of

National Geographic magazine’s 10 Energy Breakthroughs of 2014 That Could Change Your Life, the plant now has over 130 days of commercial operating experience logged, and has exceeded the expectations of those responsible for bringing the project to life.

“The project is

generating vast amounts of data never before available to scientists and engineers around the world, and the numbers are very impressive,” said Mike Monea, SaskPower President of Carbon Capture and Storage Initiatives. “People used to say there’s no proof that CCS works, a claim that is no longer valid,”

Monea added.

“Unit No. 3 is now producing affordable coal power for more than 100,000 homes and businesses for at least the next three decades, and it’s doing so 10 times more cleanly than other coal units and four times cleaner than a comparable natural gas unit,” said Monea.

CCS technology is one of the ways SaskPower provides electricity to a growing Saskatchewan as demand continues to rise year over year.

“By having the courage to move forward on this project, we’ve highlighted Estevan as a destination to come look and learn from our cutting-edge technologies,” said Mayor of Estevan Roy Ludwig. “SaskPower is a key economic driver in Estevan. This project breaths new life into Boundary Dam Power Station, meaning many years of employment for residents of the area.”

Final costs for the plant continue to be tallied.

SaskPower’s total investment for the BD3 carbon capture and storage project sits at $1.23 billion. The federal government contributed a further $240 million towards the project, for a total of $1.467 billion. Approximately 135,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) have been captured since the plant officially launched on Oct. 2, 2014. The plant has the capacity to capture up to one million tonnes of CO2 in 2015 and is on target to meet the goal.

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On Family Day, Family Centre celebrates their new home . . . Biggar and District Family Centre’s new coordinator, Laura Stacey, right, shows off the new home of the Centre, February 16 - Family Day.

The Second Avenue West location will still offer the same programs and resources for new parents and families in our community. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Meet the cast for NCCP’s ‘The Addams Family’ Alric Massie – Pugsley Addams Alric has been involved in community theatre for several years.

He had many roles in ‘The Wiz’, from flying monkey to citizen of Oz to one of Adaperle’s munchkins.

Last year, Alric enjoyed being an imprisoned guard in the dragon’s lair, as well as bringing Peter Pan to life as part of ‘Shrek the Musical’.

He is in Grade 8 at BCS 2000. In his spare time, Alric is a member of the No. 300 Fisher Air Cadets, where you’ll see him marching for parades and serving during Remembrance Day services. He enjoys gliding and flying.

Griffin Lehnert – Pugsley Addams Griffin is 12 years old and in Grade 7 at St. Gabriel School where he is an active member of the Social Justice Club and enjoys participating in school sports.

He has been performing at the Majestic since he was five years old and

Alric Massie, left. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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shares a love of musical theatre with his mom and brother. One could say it’s in his blood!

Griffin is thrilled to be playing Pugsley. He is happy the role is comedic – but in a gruesome sort of way!

Griffin has been quietly honing his skills over the years watching and learning from his brother, Graham. But look out big bro! Little brother is ready to step into the spotlight!

Lisa Auton – Grandma Addams Lisa is orignally from Plymouth, UK, and moved here with her husband and two children in 2012.

Lisa presently works at Biggar Insurance.

This is her third year with NCCP, previously playing Addaperle in ‘The Wiz’ and various roles in ‘Shrek’.

She is having lots of fun playing Grandma this year, sharing the role with Darlene Nahorney.

Darlene Nahorney – Grandma Addams This is my first

performance in NCCP and I am very excited to be sharing the role of Grandma Addams with Lisa.

I have lived in or around Biggar for 35 years and have enjoyed watching several past performances.

My husband and I operated M & N Repair in Biggar.

When I am not at work I love spending time with my children and grandchildren. I enjoy spending time at the lake and renovating my home and landscaping my yard.

I look forward to seeing all of my friends and neighbours at the performances in March.

Graham Lehnert – Uncle Fester On the west side of Biggar, born and raised, Graham began performing with NCCP at the age of six, in the 2002 production of ‘Carousel’.

A member of Biggar’s own“The Group”,Graham occupies his time with many musical ventures, including composing original tunes for his

band, “Czar Bomba”.

This year, he is excited to be playing the role of Uncle Fester, a very comedic and strange character with some very fund songs.

Graham is once again thrilled to be working alongside a group of such wonderful and talented people.

Kyle McCarty – Lurch KyleMcCartyis19-years old and has completed his Police Science Diploma program at the Academy of Learning College this past September.

He has aspirations of joining the RCMP and is currently working as a Security Officer for the Saskatoon Health Region.

Kyle has been involved in several productions with the NCCP and is very excited to play Lurch in the Addams Family.

Going from the high range of Pinocchio to the low register of Lurch is definitely a challenge, but the journey is always a blast.

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Saskatchewan Agri-food Exports once again set record and lead the nation Agri-food exports top $13.9 billion in 2014

For the fourth straight year, Saskatchewan has set a record for agri-food exports with total sales of $13.9 billion, once again achieving the standing of Canada’s top agri-food exporting province.

Saskatchewan exported $13.9 billion in agricultural and agri-food products to 153 countries around the world in 2014. This represents a 19 per cent increase from 2013.

“Agriculture continues to be a strong and steady driver of the Saskatchewan economy, once again setting an agri-food export record,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “The credit goes to our farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses for producing and exporting what the

world needs. With 15 different countries each purchasing more than $200 million in agri-food goods, Saskatchewan agriculture is one of the most diversified sectors in Canada in terms of export markets.”

Market development and trade advocacy are key priorities for the Government of Saskatchewan. Working closely with industry partners and the federal government, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture continues to build on existing trade relationships and forge new partnerships with countries around the world. In 2014, the Ministry participated in trade missions to India and China, two of the province’s largest trade destinations for agricultural products.

“Saskatchewan is particularly appreciative of the progress our federal counterparts have made in opening new markets and increasing access in existing markets,” Stewart said. “We look forward to the upcoming opportunities for expanded agricultural trade that Canada’s new agreements with the European Union and South Korea will bring.”

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Atom Nats take PA top spot . . . Biggar Atom Nationals completed a pretty successful weekend in Prince Albert, taking the A side final versus Moose Jaw with a 3-2 score in the Tier 2 tournament. That trophy looks pretty good, Nats!

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1930 - 2015 The family of Jean Schimnosky, OSJ (nee Tarasiuk) announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great-grandmother on February 13th, 2015 at St. Paul’s Hospital at the age of 84.

She will be fondly remembered by her daughters, Donna and Careers Deborah Roberts (Soldatna, AK); her sons, Barry (Gibsons, BC), Ronald, Daniel, Kenneth (Calgary, AB), and Robert (Regina, SK); her five grandchildren, Jodi (Dave) Christopher (Crosby, MN), Leslie Arnason (Foam Lake, SK), Joshua and Dalton Roberts (Soldotna, AK), and Seth Schimnosky (Calgary, AB); her six great-grandchildren, Jessy, Jordon, Jacob, Eric, Matthew, and Adam; her great-great-granddaughter, Emma; her brother, Jim (The Pas, MB); her sisters-in-law, Bernadette McLeod (Calgary, AB), and Ella Germain (Humboldt, SK); and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Ray Schimnosky; her son, David Schimnosky; her parents, John and Anastasia Tarasiuk; her sisters, Mary Lambkin, SPARKS • |’spärks| • noun Lucy Stoyanowski, and Elsie Curniski; and her brother, Mike 1. What helps keep you employed Tarasiuk. as an electrician.

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1930. She married Ray in June of 1953 and was married for 52 3. Things that fly when you meet “the one”. years until Ray passed away in 2005. The family lived in Prince Albert, Biggar, Melville, and Saskatoon. During their marriage, Jean juggled raising eight children, running a home health and Train to become a welder or electrician at wellness business, and volunteering for numerous organizations Great Plains College. Program seats are still including St. John Ambulance, the Catholic Women’s League, the available for September 2015.

New Democratic Party, the CNR Pensioners Association, the Regional Psychiatric Centre, and every church she was a member Connect with us for more information. of. She held administrative positions and lifetime memberships with many of these organizations; particularly noteworthy was Jean being admitted by Governor General Jeanne Sauve into the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1988. She was subsequently Rosetown Program Centre • (306) 882-4236 admitted into the Order as an Officer in 1991. She received a Service Medal of St. John and also the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2005. She also took great pride in the fact that she made over 700 blood and plasma donations with the Canadian Red Biggar Program Centre • (306) 948-3363 Cross.

Near and dear to Jean’s heart was spending time with family at Apply before April 30, 2015, and you may home, on the softball field, in the curling and be eligible for a $500-$5,000 Entrance hockey rinks, and at the bowling alley. She Scholarship. was committed to the pursuit of physical, mental, and spiritual health. She loved celebrating her Ukrainian heritage and she greatly enjoyed her trip back to the homeland to visit her extended family.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, please make an appointment with your local Canadian Blood Services clinic to donate. If you are unable to do so, making a donation to a charity that greatplainscollege.ca • 1 (866) 296-2472 promotes health and well-being would be an excellent way to pay tribute to Jean.

Biggar • Kindersley • Maple Creek The Funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Parish, 3339 Centennial Drive, Saskatoon, Rosetown • Swift Current • Warman SK, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th at 11:00 a.m. Coffee and refreshments will follow with the interment at Hillcrest Electrician and Welding Ad Feb 11 2015.indd 1 2/11/2015 3:22:41 PM Memorial Gardens (Old Rugged Cross, family plot) to follow after that. The arrangements are entrusted to John Martens, MARTENS WARMAN FUNERAL HOME (306-934-4888).

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Helen Frances Poitras December 28, 1917 February 15, 2015 It is with sorrow that the family of Helen Frances Poitras, announces her passing on February 15, 2015, at the age of 97 in the Diamond Lodge in Biggar Sask. Born to Wladyslaw Wladyka and Frances Leczuk, immigrants from Austria/Poland, on the 28th December 1917 in Watrous, Sask., Helen only attended to school until grade eight, when she left to help support her large family. It was while working in Watrous that she met and married Charlie Poitras, eventually moving to Biggar, Sask. where she raised her family and became a fixture in the community, notably for her cake decorating, her baking and her love of bingo and bowling. Helen was active in her church, serving with the choir and Catholic Women’s League for many, many years. Well into her 80’s, she walked from St Gabriel’s Church to the Diamond Lodge to deliver the Eucharist to those unable to attend services. She was a proud member of the Hospital Auxiliary and the Biggar Musical Festival Association and working at music festivals was a source of great happiness and pride for her. Sadly as time passed her health deteriorated and she had to curtail her beloved passions one by one until at the age of 96 she left her home of 62 years and found a new home at the Lodge until her passing.

She was predeceased by her parents, 12 of her 14 siblings and her husband Charlie who passed in 1984. After his passing, Helen became the Matriarch of her large and scattered family, consisting of six children; 19 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She leaves to mourn her sons, Charles (Corrine Sargent), Thomas (Charmaine Lindgren) and Brian (Sandra Klutz); her daughters, Mildred (Brian Koebel), Charlotte (Donald Pion) and Patricia (David Robinson); their children and grandchildren.

The family would like to give a heartfelt thanks to the staffs of Sunshine Home in Biggar, Davidson Health Center, and Diamond Lodge in Biggar for their kind care and attention of our mother while she was in each of their facilities as well as Father Bedard, Shirley Kleinsasser, Charlie & Bernice Martin and the many others whose love and caring ways were greatly appreciated by Helen and her family.

Prayers will be held from St Gabriel Roman Catholic Church, Biggar on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 at 7:00 p.m., and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21.

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Cards of Thanks The family of Collin Ray Silbernagel would like to thank Battleford Funeral Services, Robert MacKay and George Haegebaert for their compassion and professionalism they showed us at such a difficult time, and to Bob Clothier for his assistance with the burial. Thanks to the men and women of Biggar United Church for taking care of the lunch; to Pastor Brian Arcand for the service and Wake held at Red Pheasant; to Pastor Terry Wicks for the graveside service. Also thanks to Mike Baptiste and the communities of North Battleford, Red Pheasant and Biggar for all the compassion they showed us for the loss of our son, Collin Ray; to all those for flowers, cards, meat trays, gift baskets and well wishes; and everyone who helped in any way at such a difficult time. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

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8c3 THUR SDAY, MARCH 12: The public is invited to attend the Biggar Museum and Gallery Annual General meeting in the Credit Union Gallery, 1:00 p.m.

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THUR SDAY, MARCH 19, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, SATURDAY, MARCH 21: 7:30 p.m. and SUNDAY, MARCH 22: 2:00 p.m.…New Creation Community Players musical production of “The Addams Family”.

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Saskatchewan unemployment rate tied for lowest in Canada Saskatchewan has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the country for 26 consecutive months.

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 4.5 per cent for the month of January, tied with Alberta for the lowest in Canada, and still well below the national average of 6.6 percent, according to a Statistics Canada report released February 6.

January was the first month since March 2014 that Saskatchewan experienced employment losses, losing 1,200 jobs compared to January 2014, and 8,400 since December 2014.

January was only the fourth month that Saskatchewan experienced employment losses since 2007.

“We know the effect of low oil prices will be felt by

Saskatchewan’s economy and labour market, and this month’s employment losses reflects that” Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy

Harrison said.

“But it’s important to look at the big picture. This is just the fourth month of employment losses since 2007, we have maintained the lowest unemploy-

ment rate in the country and there are over 11,000 jobs available on Saskjobs.ca. Our province’s youth unemployment rate was 8.8 per cent, second lowest among the

Record exports for Saskatchewan in 2014 Figures released February 5 by Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan has set monthly and annual records for merchandise exports.

In December 2014, exports in the province totalled $3.15 billion, the highest ever for the month, up 30.2 per cent over last year.

Saskatchewan had the highest percentage increase among the provinces.

A n n u a l l y, Saskatchewan

merchandise exports also hit a record $35.12 billion for 2014, up 8.9 per cent over the $32.25 billion recorded 2013.

“These record export numbers are proof of our diversified economy,” Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

“Thanks to the hard work of Saskatchewan people, these export records show that we have what the world needs.”

Major increases in December were recorded for metal

ores and nonmetallic minerals (up 296 per cent), aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts (up 200 per cent), motor vehicles and parts (up 124 per cent) as well as electronic and electrical equipment and parts (119 per cent).

provinces behind Alberta (7.5 per cent), and below the national rate of 12.8 per cent.”

Employment grew by 1,100 in Regina and 3,900 in Saskatoon. There were a number of in-

dustries that experienced strong growth in January, including educational services (up 3,200), finance, insurance, real estate, and leasing (up 2,300) and construction (up 2,000).

“Saskatchewan’s economy has faced other challenging times in recent years, such as 2009, when oil prices fell and potash sales virtually disappeared.

During that time,

Saskatchewan led the country in job creation and our population continued to grow,” Harrison said. “Our economy is even more diversified now so we are well-positioned for the future.”

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. . . Fuel prices, cont. from pg. 8 “Depressed oil prices put pressure on the Canadian dollar, which makes our exports more competitive. Canadian agriculture relies heavily on exports.”

So what’s the outlook for various farm inputs?

Fuel Gervais said that fuel prices – especially for gasoline – have come down with the reduction in oil prices, but the price of diesel fuel tends to remain resilient during winter months when demand for different fuels eats into the supply available for the diesel market.

“An overall increase in demand for diesel has been supported by improvements in the U.S. economy and an increase in number of diesel vehicles on the road,” Gervais added.

Fertilizer Farm fertilizer costs also don’t necessarily go down with the price of oil, since natural gas is the main input in fertilizer production. Lower oil prices, however, mean lower costs for extraction, distribution and transport of fertilizers.

“The good news is natural gas prices have declined dramatically from peak levels and this, combined with lower corn prices and increasing world fertilizer production, should put downward pressure on fertilizer prices,” Gervais said.

Land Lower commodity prices should begin to slow the rate of increase in farmland values throughout the country over the past decade, with few exceptions, according to Grevais.

“Low interest rates and strong crop receipts have

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“Grain and oilseed prices are no longer at recordhigh levels. But futures prices suggest decent profit margins. Lower interest rates will also help support farmland values.”

Equipment Strong equipment sales over the past few years have built up inventories across the country, which may translate into a buying opportunity for used equipment, according to Gervais.

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Lord Asquith School news Youth Leadership Group where they shared what we have been doing in our school with other HPS schools. They brought back fun healthy ideas to share with our Health Promoting School.

Our Traveling Healthy

Health Promoting Schools, “Eat A Rainbow” Ask our students and check out our bulletin board to see what this means!

We attended a Youth Leadership Day with our

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Cooler has been busy going with our basketball teams to tournaments. It carries nutritious snacks and milk to keep them fuelled and ready to go!

We had a great time with a lovely group of ladies at our first Collective Kitchen. Everyone took home delicious muffins after a fun evening of baking and bonding.

HPS will be offering Sweet Potato Fryday on February 27, March 6, and March 27. Each order will be $2.

HPS is forming an Adult Ally group. We are asking for family and friends in our school community who are available, to come in and help with some food preparations, serving or anything you would like to offer. We are working at offering more healthy options for our students at lunchtime while keeping costs minimal. We have some wonderful ladies who help when they can; we would like to invite you to be part of our Health Promoting School Adult Ally group. Any time you can offer to us and our students is much appreciated.

Please let the office or your child’s teacher know if you are able to help and we will contact you.

Thank you for your continued support and we

are looking forward to seeing you at school.

Bits and Pieces The General Store donated snacks for the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles coffee stop at LAS and donated their popcorn machine for The One and Only Ivan Wrap Movie Party on Feb. 11.

It means a lot to us when the community supports our school!

ATTENDANCE! We need your help! Attendance at school is necessary!

In order to achieve success in your school career you must attend. Education is key to success, achievement, and career opportunities. This includes being on time for school in the morning.

We have many students arriving late and missing key teaching information.

Make school a priority for you and your children!

It is your responsibility as a parent to contact the school if your child is going to be absent. Inform the school of the reason for the absence as well.

Please phone 329-4331 and leave a message 24 hours a day.

We appreciate your help in this matter. “Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire!”

Junior Basketball news The Lord Asquith Jr. Girls Basketball team

had a tremendous season.

Each player gained in their knowledge and skill of the game. We played in the Tier “B” league of the Prairie Spirit School Division and were very successful in all our league play.

Playoffs were held the first week in February.

Because of the team’s record we received a bye in the first round of play on the Monday. Wednesday was a home playoff game against Waldheim.

We had success at this game which sent us to the “Final 4” in Leask on Saturday, Feb. 7. Lord Asquith’s first game at 9 was against Rosthern.

We were victorious which pushed us through to the final against Hepburn at 4:30. The game was a hard fought battle.

Asquith pulled ahead at the beginning of the game with Hepburn taking the lead at half time.

Asquith came out in the third quarter, took over the lead, and held it of the remainder of the game.

It was a close game throughout the thirty-two minutes of play. The Lord Asquith team was ahead by 3 with 51 seconds left on the clock. They were able to hang onto the ball for the remainder of the game, winning the game 36-33.

Congratulations, ladies, on a job well done!

The Junior Boys Basketball team had a wonderful season this year with some very dedicated players. Our team was small, with only seven boys on our roster. They boys practiced hard, played hard and laughed often.

Throughout the season the boys learned to play as a cohesive team, and finished the season undefeated!

The boys were ranked first in their conference and earned a bye to the next round of playoffs. The boys played exceptionally well during playoffs and won the conference semi-finals against Langham.

Conference finals were held on Feb. 7 in Leask, where the boys had to play Hepburn.

A decisive win advanced the boys to the gold medal game against Waldheim.

The game was incredibly well played and the score went back and forth, but Asquith came out on top with a 44-43 win to capture the championship!

These seven boys were fantastic representatives for our school and played their hearts out. We had a dedicated fan base of parents who came out to each and every game, and we thank them for their enthusiasm and encouragement.

Congratulations to the Junior Boys’ team for a highly successful season!

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