Vol. 105 No. 18
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014
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t’s a horrible phone call that brings a stomachwrenching feeling. A supposed loved one calls, in trouble, needing money - needing money immediately to get them out of a bind. For some local residents, that dreaded call came, and they nearly parted with a significant amount of cash, save from some sharpeyed Biggar Canada Post employees. The Canada Post employees smelled a rat - what the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre calls the “Emergency” or Grandparent” scam. From reports in and around our area, the instances of this nefarious scam, one that preys on the goodwill and willingness of Saskatchewan people to step up and help, without question, without hesitation. From reports, the Canada Post employees found something suspicious about a possible money order to be sent. Investigation revealed some area residents were very, very close to parting with their money. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre describes a typical scenario. A grandparent receives a phone call from a con-artist claiming to be
one of their grandchildren. The con goes on to say that they are in trouble and need money fast. Typically, they claim a car accident, trouble returning from a foreign country, or they need bail money - anything to impart an immediacy to their supposed plight. A typical call could go something like this: Con-artist: “Hi, Grandpa/ Grandma.” Victim: “Hi.” Con-artist: “Do you know who this is?” Victim: “John?” Con-artist: “Yeah.” The Canadian AntiFraud Centre says victims typically don’t verify the story until money has been sent, the con specifically asking that they not tell other relatives - “Don’t tell Dad, he’d kill me if he found out, please sent money ASAP! I’m scared!” being a typical ploy to lend an immediacy, an urgency from the victim to come to the rescue. Wanting to help, victims often send money by a money transfer company or through postal outlets. The Anti-Fraud Centre says there are variations on the scam such as an old neighbour, a friend of the family, et cetera, but predominantly the “Emergency Scam” is directed towards grandparents. Fo r t u n a t e l y, r e c e n t incidents in and around Biggar, were stopped by local Canada Post employees.
But reports of the scam are growing. Most recognize it for what it is, or take the necessary measure to verify the validity of the “emergency”. But like a fisherman who makes many, many, many
casts, a con only has to sink his hooks in once to have a morally bankrupt but “profitable” day. Ta k e t h e t i m e t o i n v e s t i g a t e. C a l l t h e RCMP or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-
495-8501, e-mail: info@ antifraudcentre.ca). Arm yourself with knowledge. It is not easy to spot scams, and more are spawned every day. Most of all, don’t be embarrassed - it happens. Fight back.
By the way, give our Canada Post people a pat on the back for stepping up, going beyond the normal, workaday requirements, and lending a helping hand to some who, I’m sure, are very grateful.
Spring’s slow, slow arrival . . . The ice is still here, and snow came back with a vengeance Sunday. Clouds threaten last week at Springwater Lake, leaving us with Winter’s ‘Sword of Damocles’ looming ever present over our heads, hopefully for not much longer. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
Biggar Rural Fire Association reminds ratepayers to be “Fire Conscious” A
s the snow finally leaves us for a few months, the Biggar and District Rural Fire Association would like to remind our ratepayers to be fire conscious and fire smart.
You take the tasty with the cold in Saskatchewan . . . Bill Stacey, with the appropriate headgear, flips some burgers during the United Church’s annual Garage and Bake Sale, April 25. The Friday session featured a barbecue supper for the many who attended, while the following day, a pancake breakfast kicked things off. The cold weather didn’t hamper attendance or the taste buds. Check out the biggarindependent. ca this Friday for more pictures of the event. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
Right now we have lots of old drying grass and stubble waiting for green growth and planting. The urge to clean up by lighting a little fire can result in big bills and liabilities. If you have a planned and controlled burn, you must phone 1-866-4045-4911, or a passing motorist may see the smoke, call 911, and you will have a fire response and resulting bill. At the Association’s spring meeting, rates for fire equipment callout have been set at $1,500 for the initial call out with $850 an hour thereafter plus firefighters. Average costs for fires in the past year have been $10,000. Insurance costs for fire coverage on an ag pak run at .10/$100, so for $10,000 coverage, you will pay $100. If you don’t have fire coverage on your insurance, the association can put the bill on your taxes, so please make sure you are covered. If fire is on your land, you are responsible whether
you started it or not. We have had instances where small land holdings have incurred large bills for fires started by a bird on a power line. A fire in an old manure pile can smoulder a long time, pose a threat for weeks and be the cause of several call outs if a threat to adjacent crops is a possibility. The Association encourages land holders to remove fire hazards such as burying or spreading manure piles, removing fuel sources such as old buildings and decommissioning power if the yard is not used anymore. The Fire Association is planning to replace its fire truck and that will require more capital in its reserves. They changed their previous 40/60 distribution of capital/ operating to a 60/40 capital/ operating from the $1,000 a township that their members pay. They will be researching the best rural response equipment that
they can afford, but certified fire equipment is very expensive and will require several years of increased contributions to capital until they have enough in reserve to consider truck replacement. The Association would like to express their appreciation to their volunteer fire fighting force. These men and women faithfully show up for training week after week, and respond to many different situations. They are always looking for more recruits. The Biggar Rural Fire Association is hoping to do an education session regarding fire control in the country at a later date, but the best way to control fire is to prevent it in the first place. Having a water tank and hose nearby when doing work that may create a spark can prevent a wildfire. Please be fire conscious and fire ready this spring.
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Volunteer symposium held at Biggar Museum Enriching the volunteer experience to build a better future for our communities by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Representatives from museums all over Saskatchewan met at the Biggar Museum in the Credit Union Gallery on Friday, April 25. They all met to take part in a Volunteer Management course through Museums Associations of Saskatchewan (MAS). Delta Fay Cruickshank and Marie-Helene Debert represented the Biggar Museum.
Christine Epp from Saskatoon facilitated the workshop. Representing MAS, Dan Holbrow, came from Regina. Other reps came from Maple Creek, Kindersley, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Melfort and Lloydminster. The course covered what Canadians are looking for in volunteering and how organizations are engaging volunteers. The information was most interesting; did you know that Saskatchewan has more volunteers
than any other province in Canada? Some benefits of volunteering are: Making a contribution to the community; Learning new skills; Making new friends; Having fun; Volunteer hours look good on a resume; Many people find volunteering becomes a stepping stone into employment; Personal satisfaction. Each representative learned ways to engage volunteers from several sections of society, ie:
youth, new Canadians, seniors and families. The morning was taken up with information. After lunch, partly from Shop Easy, and partyly from volunteers at the Biggar Museum, the participants broke into groups and worked on several exercises on profiling and mapping their communities; all steps in creating a more effective volunteering policy for one’s organization.
PALS present a Refugee Conversation PALS hosted an evening conversation about Refugee Sponsorship with special guests Ljiljana Knezevic and Klaus Gruber, Wednesday April 9 at the Biggar New Horizons.
Knezevic, along with her husband Josip who now call Biggar their home, shared her story with the audience for the first time in a public setting. She outlined the details
of a four-year struggle for survival in her country where everything she knew and took for granted, changed on an April day. Life went from normal to war zone overnight. Snipers
on both sides ruled. Electricity was gone. Water was cut off. When her neighbourhood had armed gangs patrolling the streets, they packed up and left the next day and headed to her
We (and that means you, too!) have won! The Biggar Independent was recently recognized at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association’s (SWNA) Better Newspapers Competition. Photographer Kevin Brautigam was awarded the top spot in the 2014 ‘Best Colour Photo’ - his shot of the Biggar Fair Days fireworks display. Brautigam was also awarded a second place in the ‘Best Sports Photo’ category for his picture of a dejected football player, and another second place in the ‘Photographer of the Year’ category. It’s all due to you, Biggar. The recognition is a reflection of the community we all live in, and the support we, as a newspaper, receive from you. Thank you!
Christine Epp, an expert on volunteer management from Saskatoon addresses a large group of museum representatives from the Museum Association of Saskatchewan. (Photo for The Independent by Delta Fay Cruickshank)
services to have a son, Vedran. Many avenues for fleeing the country to haven with relatives were pursued and then lost by others with similar names capitalizing on the opportunity. She …see Refugee, cont. pg 16
mother’s home which was not as close to the frontline in Sarajevo. She felt that action saved their lives. She was pregnant with her second child and had a harrowing trip to a hospital with few
CORRECTION: Last week’s Independent contain errors. The first, a caption and picture combination that wasn’t executed well - the April Travel Voucher picture (this week on Page 9) had the correct caption, but the wrong picture. The second error was the incorrect naming of our front page picture - in fact, Iris Tebb, not Buxton. We apologize for the errors, and the people responsible will be receiving stern, disapproving glares for the remainder of the week. Again, and with all kidding aside, we apologize.
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Letters to the Editor… Dear Editor: I would like to give a big thank you to our Mayor and Council, plus the town workers for keeping our streets clean of snow and general maintence of the town. Jim Tapp, Biggar To the Editor As a sponsor for the Arts Council I was gratified to see the almost full theatre last Thursday night, the last show of the seasons.
As a supporter of the Arts Council, I was impressed by the efforts of the board for organizing an enjoyable evening experience. As a fan of music I was excited by the energy and quality of the talent displayed by the East Coast Music Award winners Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythim Boys. It was a fantastic performance that I wish even more than the 190 who attended could have seen.
After the success of Shrek the Musical, the Dance Festival, the Arts Council season and many other events, I hope we realize how much the Majestic Theatre adds to our community. I look forward to the next season of the Arts Council. Ted Craig, Duperow
Where are the labour shortages? If only we knew by Dominique M. Gross Canada’s temporary foreign worker program attracts regular media attention and increasing scrutiny from working and outof-work Canadians. Most recently, workers in British Columbia have claimed that their employment has been progressively disregarded by a restaurant franchise in favour of hiring of full-time TFWs. Coming after similar disputes elsewhere in B.C., Saskatchewan and Ontario, this has raised public pressure for changes. The federal government must overcome large information gaps about Canada’s job markets and ensure that employers give priority to domestic workers. In addition to public pressure to amend the program, there is growing research evidence that the Canadian TFW program can contribute to domestic
unemployment. In response, in early 2013, the federal government restored some constraints – such as longer job advertising by employers, less flexibility in lowering wage offers to TFWs and a fee for processing employer applications to hire TFWs. But Ottawa should do better. The goal of a TFW program is to accommodate labour shortages that would otherwise create difficulties for businesses to operate in a steady way. However, key components of employers’ hiring decisions are worker productivity and worker costs. A welldesigned TFW program must carefully take this into account to avoid giving priority to foreign workers. This can be done with constraints on hiring foreign workers, which must be strictly enforced, or it can be done by adjusting hiring costs to favour
domestic workers. Temporary foreign workers are meant to fill short-term labour shortages, so it is necessary to have excellent information about the state of labour markets, at both regional and occupational levels. Employers must have easy access to information about availability of workers for their open jobs to search more effectively domestically, and the government must know whether there really are shortages in regional occupations before providing authorizations to hire TFWs. On this score, there is much work to be done. Permanent jobs should not be filled by temporary workers. Recent changes to TFW program hiring rules increase the time that employers must advertise for open positions, from two to four weeks. While this move is well intentioned,
it does not address needed improvements in knowledge about the availability of domestic workers. Also, it does not solve the government’s understanding of the location and nature of labour shortages. So what to do? Labour market information must improve. This can happen either through regular collection of detailed statistics or by having well-informed local labour offices in charge of matching domestic workers with job vacancies. Both may be quite costly to develop. Also, financial incentives can be used to encourage hiring domestic workers and make access to TFWs stricter. Recently, the federal government introduced a $275 administrative fee per individual TFW application. This change recognizes the role in employer decisions of relative hiring costs between
domestic and foreign workers. That said, it is difficult to imagine that such a small fee will increase employers’ incentives to search for local workers. Some countries use such hiring fees as regulatory tools: They adjust them across sectors according to firms’ sizes and industries’ dependency on TFWs. Over time, easy access to TFWs leads to firms offering less training and lack of adjustment in wages, especially in lowskill jobs. This makes many occupations less attractive to domestic workers, thus generating a rising demand for TFWs and potentially higher domestic unemployment. This is particularly true for low-skill workers, who generally face unemployment rates at least twice higher than skilled workers. Unless there is clear information about
which specific regional occupations experience true labour shortages and access to TFWs is limited accordingly, the Canadian program should not cover lowskill occupations. Canada needs a TFW program. But it can no longer be available for a wide set of occupations, given the lack of knowledge about actual shortages. A successful program would encourage employers to attract and train domestic workers for jobs that are permanent and that ensure stability of their business activity in the short-term. The current Canadian program falls short of these goals. Dominique M. Gross is a professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of the C.D. Howe Institute commentary Temporary Foreign Workers In Canada: Are They Really Filling Labour Shortages?
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PUBLIC NOTICE SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK Council have designated the week of May 11th - 17th, 2014 for the purpose of observing SPRING CLEAN UP WEEK in the Town of Biggar. This week will provide residents an opportunity to clean up their yards and alleys and to place this additional garbage, junk and white metals in the lane during this week for pick up by the Town. USED TIRES are not allowed in the landÀll and WILL NOT be picked up. HOUSEHOLD RENOVATION material will not be picked up -- it is the property owner’s responsibility to remove this material. During the work week of May 20st- 23th, 2014, the Town will provide extra men and equipment to carry out a one-time pick up of the garbage and junk material placed in the lane during spring clean up week. Additional garbage, junk and white metals placed in the lanes after May 23trd, 2014 will be the responsibility of the property owner to remove. Council would like to thank you for your co-operation and assistance in past years for spring clean up and we know that you will again make this year a success.
PERSONAL PROPERTY shall not be stored in lanes as the Town will be removing materials located in the lanes during clean up week. The Town will not be responsible for any PERSONAL PROPERTY left in the lanes and which is removed during clean up week. This is your town, please let’s work together to keep it CLEAN!!!
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dumplings, rice noodle rolls which can include a variety of ingredients ranging from beef, chicken, pork, prawns, and vegetables. Other offerings can include steamed green vegetables, roasted meats, and soups. For those who enjoy a sweet treat at the end of the meal there is also a dessert offering which usually features the customary egg tart. Now, it seems this age old tradition has been “modernized” in a sense. The annual dim sum festival in Toronto has stepped it up a notch with food offerings taking a culinary turn. This festival featured interpretations on the traditional Cantonese cuisine by a number of Canadian chefs. One dish is described in this manner: “Babi on a Bun comprised of braised pork belly on a fried Chinese bun with pickled cucumber and Sambal mayo”. Or maybe you would like to sample “classic lotus
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your guests. You need a large variety to make the experience worthwhile. Thus the small bite sized portions of food that are served at dim sum. Another tradition is the serving of tea at dim sum. In fact, I discovered that eating dim sum at a restaurant is usually known in Cantonese as going to drink tea (yum cha). This tea tasting ritual is thought to originate when travelers on the Silk Road needed a place to rest which resulted in tea houses being established along the roadside. Then, farmers decided to take a break from field work and would stop in for a relaxing cup of afternoon tea. Soon, food was being served. As would be expected the serving portions were made for individual consumption. The food was either steamed or fried. This gave patrons the option to choose from a variety of food. Traditional dishes include steamed buns (cha siu baau),
leaf wrapped sticky rice is stuffed with shredded chicken”. The menu items are said to be “innovative” rather than traditional. But, I’m sure they satisfied the taste buds. Traditionally tea is served with dim sum but the festival is venturing out in this area as well. Beer from Samuel Adams Brewery could be found on the refreshment list.
A few years ago, whenever we attended our regional newspaper convention we had a friend who would announce he was going out for dim sum and anyone who wanted to come with him was welcome. It’s funny but I haven’t thought about that gentleman in years but when I was reading a national newspaper I came across an article on a dim sum festival and those memories came back. It’s rather hard to describe dim sum but Wikipedia gives this definition: “a style of Cantonese food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in steamer baskets or on small plates.” Chinese food always reminds me of a smorgasbord because you have to have choices. Hence, you tend to order more than you can eat but it really is all about choices. Dim sum is a bit like serving a large variety of appetizers to
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by Bob Mason
“Wake up Boy!” When a person sends stuff like this in to a newspaper column he must be getting pretty close to the bottom of the barrel, eh? But don’t blame the writer. It is that “fly by night”, ever absent, “goofing off”, so called “muse” (Thalia) who causes all this! It’s too bad that some technological type (those big words are always way over my head!), hasn’t produced a gadget that will make Thalia pay attention by just touching a button or waving a finger. Like that “Big Ben” guy who years ago invented that alarm clock beside the folks bed! Pertinent (another high-class word) things
or not, though, in the (ahem) few years that he has been around, Yours Truly (Y.T.) has had some pretty startling moments, all the way from “A” to “Z”! “A” being a long, loud “R-i-i-ip!” coming from the master bedroom every morning at cowmilking time, always followed by the loud critical exclamation of “Walter!” (we never did find out who was responsible for that terrible noise!), and “Z” being a coarse Teutonic whisper of “Hans, Hans!” from a few feet away when Perk and Y.T. went on night partol in Germany during WWII! One of Y.T.’s uncles from up north, brought some of his family out
when he first came West He also brought a very old alarm clock that his family had in Ontario – and that clock chimed every 15 minutes! Whenever Y.T. stayed at his uncle’s place overnight, guess where his bed always was! When it struck one-oclock, things weren’t too bad, “Ching, ching, ching, ching – gong!” But in order to dodge the racket it made at midnight we often stayed up late and played cribbage! Sometimes yet, when Y.T. wakes up, he finds himself saying “fifteentwo, fifteen-four . . .” I imagine we have all heard the one about the man who staggered home from the pub and heard his big clock strike one at four different times. I was going to write “So much for timepieces, eh?” But he’s got to tell about that guy on the other side of the Kusten Kanal in Germany during WWII. It was a dark, dark night, but he kept shooting at me anyway, until I realized he could see my luminous wrist watch . . . After a couple of his shots came a little too close Y.T. took that watch
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counter-attack right then, because we were sure demoralized – and might have lost the war! Y.T. forgets exactly where it was, but a couple of us were camping in an army pup tent one raining night when a flood of water came rushing through. Mebbe we should have been bedded down on higher ground, except that the “higher ground” was the first to be hit when a few mortars fell. Often, in training camps, as a prank, we had put a sleeping man’s hand in a basin of warm water – and then secretly laughed as we watched him rush off to the washroom. This time it didn’t work that way! If it was a prank, I’ll bet that the meteorological guys had a good laugh. We rushed off alright, but it wasn’t to the washroom, and we didn’t find any dry clothes! Enough of that wartime stuff, eh? One night, years ago, about 1938 or so, Yours Truly staked his horse and put his own bedroll on a smooth cowpath through some willows, and dozed off. About 4 O’clock in the morning, he was startled
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off and laid it on the open part of the dike where he kept peppering away at it all night. I don’t think he had any journeymansniper ticket, because he never hit it once! Being a kind of a smartalec, Y.T. always refers to that incident as “The Watch on the Kusten”, a kind of take-off of Max Shneckenberger’s “Watch on the Rhine”. But that wisecrack never seemed smart to anyone, because most people had never heard of either place before! There were quite a few rude awakenings, while we were in Europe, but I don’t think Y.T. was ever as startled by any of them as he was that night when a lone shell hit the brick house that Captain Day and he were sleeping in. We were stretched out (fully clothed of course!) on the bare spring of an old bed, when suddenly, “whamo!” We were almost covered with broken bricks. We did have to vacate that room and sleep on the kitchen floor, but some darned small animal kept running around the room . . . Mebbe it’s a good thing that the enemy didn’t
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awake by a huge snort that seemed right beside his head, made by a string of cattle heading to a nearby water hole, and leading them was a great big bull! Needless to say Y.T. didn’t stop to argue, he grabbed his blankets off the trail, jumped on his horse and took off. Well the sky was getting brighter in the east, and it was time to go anyway! There have been many times since, when that alarm-clock went “ding, ding, ding!” at five in the morning, and Y.T. has often though of throwing it out the window – but we expect things like that, eh? Mebbe those old “Grandfather” Clocks had their place a few years ago. “Ninety years without slumbering, ‘Tick Tock Tick Tock’, His life seconds numbering, ‘Tick Tock Tick Tock’.” But Y.T. prefers this verse: “And soon, with dreamy campfire done, my head upon the saddle seat Alarm Clock set by the rising sun, at last I lay me down to sleep . . .”
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Excerpts from The Independent Compiled by the Biggar Museum and Gallery 100 years ago: 1913 – Boxing Match at the Majestic Theatre (And it is still there, still bringing entertainment to the citizens of Biggar). 94 years ago: 1920 – Bandits attempt robbery at Vance (I guess there was a settlement at Vance back then). 70 years ago: 1944 – Biggar Mill supplies overseas flour (Kelsey G.R. Flour Mill). (Biggar continues to distribute the bounty of crops all over
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the world!). 60 years ago: 1954 – Drive-In Theatre to be built here – between Carruthers Garage and the Biggar Golf Course on highway 14 by Mr. Walter Nelso and Mr. Jim Adrian. (Have you told your grandchildren about watching movies from your car!?). 40 years ago: 1974 – Licence plates change to green and white (Would this be the same green and white we still have?).
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www.TimHammond.ca Best food forward . . . Biggar Minor Soccer coach, James Walker seems to be laying the law down on some players, Monday, as the first practice of the year had to head indoors due to inclement weather. Walker was actually explaining a fun game to the junior footballers - a perfect way to learn, stay active and just enjoy a team sport. (Independent Photo by Kevin
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Ag shows reveal a taste of the future to come by Calvin Daniels
It is always a sure sign of spring when the Spring 4-H Steer and Heifer Show takes place in Yorkton. To start with I must throw some kudos to the Yorkton Exhibition Association for continuing to sponsor the event. To the credit of the YEA they have never lost sight of the fact agriculture was what brought them into existence decades ago, and while today they sponsor a range of entertainment events, they stay true their roots through events such as the Spring 4-H Show. In that regard they are not unique as fair boards
across the province and Prairies continue to support agriculture in a variety of ways. The 4-H show is also a time where an old farm boy like myself can find himself waxing nostalgic about his youth spent taking in livestock shows. Fairs were my ‘summer camps’. A trip to the Toronto Royal was a highlight of my formative years. The Canadian Western Agribition an annual November pilgrimage. But I won’t go that route today. The past, while something we need to remember, it is the future
we should always be aspiring too. The world of agriculture today is so much science fiction if one were to look at it from the perspective of my youth. The thoughts of genetically modified crops, high clearance sprayers, global positioning technology, robotic machinery controls, would not have been believed by any save a few futurists, from the perspective of the 1970s. When you analyze the developments we see as common place in farming today, the education required by a farmer is as diverse as any other field of endeavour. A farmer, even as we have moved away from mixed operations, to more specialized farms, must today have skills that include marketing, computers, robotics, and a number of other skill sets my parents never
had to imagine on the farm. So as I walked around the 4-H event I found myself pondering what the young members involved in the show will see happen in farming in the decades ahead. I am coming up on the 40th anniversary of my graduation from high school. Four decades in our age is a massive amount of time in terms of change. We have all heard the statistics about more scientists alive today than in the combined centuries of our past.
That means change, and massive amounts of it, in increasingly shorter spans of time. As mentioned the last 40 years have seen huge change in farming. We only need to think of a landscape once spotted with wooden elevators, now basically gone, to see a very obvious example of that. Now push the fast forward button on developments for another 40-years, and even someone who loves science fiction cannot imagine what will come in terms of agriculture.
Sure we know there will be more mouths to feed as the world population grows, but what crops and tech farmers will use to meet that reality is unknown, although it will be decidedly different than what is in place today. That will mean those 4-H members who carry their interest forward as either farmers or in the broader field of agriculture, will need to be broadly educated, and highly adaptive to the changes which will be a matter of course in the years ahead.
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Lucky winner of two free tickets to Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys . . . Marj Dearing, left, receives two free tickets from The Independent’s Advertising Consultant Urla Tyler, to the last Biggar and District Arts Council concert, Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys, held at the Majestic Theatre, April 24. Dearing won the tickets for placing a classified with The Independent. Congratulations! (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)
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Tuesday Mixed League: MHS – Jason Raschke, 291;MHT–JasonRaschke, 656; WHS – Melissa Raschke, 187; WHT – Leisha Desrosiers, 473. New Horizons League: MHS – Glen Shockey, 207; MHT – Glen Shockey, 533; WHS – June Hoppe, 177; WHT – June Hoppe, 499. Y.B.C. League: Pee Wee: High Score – Maggie Genaille, 84; High Score Double – Maggie Genaille, 162. Bantam: High Score – Tristan Otterson, 93; High Score Triple – Tristan Otterson, 256. Juniors: High Score – Justin Otterson, 115; High Score Triple – Justin Otterson, 293.
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Full House . . . Looking for deals, many folks came this past Friday and Saturday to the annual Biggar United Church’s Garage and Bake Sale. It was elbow room only as the lower hall was packed with deal seekers, and the sounds of laughter pealed throughout the church as people found that special something and a tasty treat. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
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April Travel Voucher winners announced . . . The Biggar Recreation Board’s April Travel Voucher winner was Kirby Sarvas and Brent Heitt. Wanda Schell won the $100. Congratulations! (Submitted Photo)
by Karen Kammer Hello everyone! We sure hope this weather turns around and brings us sunshine soon. Monday morning we exercised. Our activity for the afternoon was Wheel of Fortune. Tuesday we read current events and played Beat the Dice. Wednesday morning we set up some tables and played board games, crib and Kaiser. After lunch we curled. There were a lot of great shots.
Thursday morning we helped with the Volunteer Breakfast at the New Horizons. We are so thankful and grateful for our volunteers that come and help us with different activities. Your help is so appreciated! We also had exercises with the residents back at the lodge and in the afternoon we had bingo. Friday we had our barbecue club. Later on we had sing-along. We sang a lot of songs that we knew the words to by
heart and some new ones too. Saturday morning we played dot bingo. In the afternoon we watched a movie and had popcorn and Cheetos. Sunday morning was spent visiting and playing games. Seventh day Adventist did our church service this afternoon. To all our volunteers: “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” Have a wonderful week everyone!
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Agnes was born in Landis, the youngest child of Tony and Lena Ochs. After graduating from Landis School she worked as P.B.X. Operator in Grey Nuns Hospital in Regina. She married Allan Small from Quill Lake in 1957, and they had three sons and one daughter. Allan worked for National Grain, so they moved often, returning to Landis in 1965. Allan died suddenly in 1976 and Agnes stayed in Landis and worked various jobs from village secretary to cashier at the Co-op. She served on the Hospital Board, Public Health Board, and a term as councillor and Parish Council and CWL, volunteering on the library board, minor hockey and figure skating activities. She now volunteers at the Lodge, New Horizons, and Food Bank. Greg married Donna Weber and lives in Edson, Alberta. Leila married Ian Rea and lives in Regina. Dwayne married Connie Ries and lives on an acreage at Asquith. Agnes has nine grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. She moved to Biggar in 1996 to help her aging mother who was in Norwest and later the Diamond Lodge. Agnes has many hobbies, namely reading, puzzles, crocheting and knitting, and dancing. The coffee pot is always on at Agnes’, and she enjoys the company. St Gabriel’s CWL is proud to honour Agnes Small as Mother of the Year.
Ruth (Arnold) Archdekin was born and raised on a farm near Kelfield, Sask. As a young girl her favourite pastimes were riding horseback or playing softball. She curled for many years and is still a keen fan of the game. Ruth and Bill farmed and raised their three sons in Pinwherry area south of Landis. Ruth was always involved in all the boys school and sports. She also found time to serve her community in many ways: as a member of the Co-op Women’s Guild, the United Church Council, the Pinwherry Community Club, where she served as treasurer for over 20 years, and through Community College in its formative years, she taught yoga classes. Ruth was also a member of the Status of Women advisory committee. Ruth still lives on her farm, where she grows a large garden, and keeps her big yards looking great. Her three sons, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson are the most important things in her life, but she is also a great friend and neighbour. Porter Community Club and the Landis C.W.L. are pleased to honour Ruth Archdekin as Mother of the year.
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OBITUARIES Rodney Ernest Howell Rodney Ernest Howell passed away peacefully at home on April 21, 2014 at the age of 60. He is predeceased by his mother, Doris; father, Fred; and two brothers, Glen and Bill. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, three children, Mark, Samantha and Christine; as well as three grandchildren, Alex, Ryan and Carley; brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and close friends. Rod will be sadly missed and forever in our hearts. At Rodney’s request no funeral service will be held. Memorial donations may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society, #101-440-2nd Ave. North, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2C3. Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family for 50 years”. 18bfs
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Elsie Rasmussen (nee Heikkila) March 22, 1921 April 25, 2014 Elsie Rasmussen, formerly of Perdue, Sask., passed away peacefully at Stensrud Lodge, Saskatoon at the age of 93. She was born on the family homestead near Eckville, Alta., to John and Susanna Heikkila. She left the farm to work in Banff and Calgary where she met Stener Rasmussen. They married in 1954 and settled in Perdue to farm and raise their family. She is predeceased by her husband; siblings and their spouses: Hilda and Harold (Hawkins), Elmer, Ted, Jean and Henry (Heitala), Bill, George, Eddie, and Henry. Elsie is survived by her son, Gerald (Heather) Rasmussen; daughter, Janet (Brad Hewlett);
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OBITUARIES grandsons, Shaun, Alan and Curtis Hewlett; and greatgrandaughter, Davita; as well as many nieces and nephews. A service of remembrance will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at Saskatoon Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. with a lunch to follow. A private interment will follow at Leney Cemetery. The family appreciates the care provided at Stensrud Lodge and the many years of care received by the staff at the Saskatoon Community Clinic. In lieu of Àowers, memorials donations would be appreciated to the clinic, 455 – 2nd Ave. N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C2. Condolences may be emailed to mail@saskatoonfuneralhome. com Arrangements are entrusted to the SASKATOON FUNERAL HOME, (306) 244-5577. 18c1
Martha Helen Domes June 14, 1919 - April 28, 2014 Martha Helen Domes passed away peacefully at the Biggar Hospital on April 28, 2014 at the age of 94 with family at her side. Martha was born June 14, 1919 in Biggar, Sask. to Leo and Ida Ratke, the oldest of three, sister to Walter and Wilbert. She attended Oban School then completed her education in Biggar. She went to Normal School in Saskatoon where she obtained her teaching certi¿cate. She taught at Beechy, 1938-39; Asquith 1939-41; Perdue, 194143; Monarch, 1943-1946. On July 19, 1946 Martha married George Domes, the love of her life. They were married 67 years and blessed with two sons, Richard born January 20, 1948 and Donald born November 17, 1951. They farmed 18 miles north of Biggar and were a very big part of the Lizard Lake Community. Martha had a great love for all of her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. There was never a birthday or anniversary that was ever missed and we received one of her famous Maple Walnut Chiffon cakes. She always had a huge garden and harvested every bit of it with nothing going to waste. Flowers were planted everywhere and gave her such pleasure and joy watching everything grow. She was an awesome cook and baker and no one ever left their home hungry. Full course meals were brought out to the ¿eld at seeding and especially harvest time and of course lunches in between. She loved knitting and crocheting, everyone received an afghan or two whether it be for birthdays, anniversaries, bridal showers, weddings or just because. Martha enjoyed holidays and special get-togethers with family and friends, ¿shing and camping trips, holiday trips to the States, Hawaii and parts of Canada, 4-H and cattle shows. She loved playing kaiser and any kind of games with her grandchildren when they were younger and was always full of fun. Her greatest joy were her
COMING EVENTS grandchildren and later greatgrandchildren. She always placed others before herself and loved life. Her spiritual life was very important to her and every Sunday church was seldom missed including her daily prayer time and devotionals. Her faith and love for God and others was exempli¿ed in her life in good times and hard times. Martha is survived by her daughters-in-law, Ruth Domes of Battleford, Sask and children, Roxanne (Gerry) Wilkinson and their children Nicole and Megan, Corey Domes; Barbara Domes of Biggar, Sask. and children John and his sons, Michael and James, Michelle (Adrian) Bomok and children Christopher and Jordon, Stacey (Travis) Kolenosky and children Katie and Jase; sisters-in-law, Emily Ratke of Meadow Lake, Sask. and Joyce Ratke of Saskatoon, Sask, Ethel (Peter) Brezowski of Biggar, Sask., Mabel (Bill) Hoppe of Biggar, Sask., Leonard (Anne) Domes of North Battleford, Sask., Dorothy Kozoriz of Maidstone, Sask., Lois Domes of Battleford, Sask., Hilda Domes of Weyburn, Sask.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Martha was predeceased by her husband, George (2014); sons, Richard (1978) and Donald (2011); granddaughterin-law, Monica (2014); father, Leo Ratke (1966); mother Ida Ratke (1990); brothers, Walter Ratke (2009); and Wilbert Ratke (2010). Lutheran Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 11 a.m. from Emmanuel Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Kleiner of¿ciating. Eulogy will be given by granddaughter, Stacey Kolenosky. Honourary Pallbearers are all those who shared in Martha’s life. Active Pallbearers are Gerry Wilkinson, Wendell Ratke, Randall Ratke, Eric Eaton, Gary Ratke, Colin Busch. Interment will follow at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, north of Biggar. Reception to follow at Biggar New Horizons. Memorial tributes in lieu of Àowers may be made to the Biggar Hospital Palliative Care, Box 130, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0. Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family for 50 years”, 306-948-2669. gfsc1
CARD OF THANKS The family of Martha Helen Domes would like to send a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Muller, nurses and staff at Biggar Hospital for the excellent care given to Martha, to family, friends and neighbours for the acts of kindness shown to our family. Thank you to Pastor Mark Kleiner for prayers, visits and of¿ciating the church service and organist Diana Dolack. Thank you to Bob Clothier of Grondin Funeral Services, Pallbearers and Rodney Meger for the work done at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Thank you to the Lutheran Church Ladies for preparing and serving lunch. Special thank you to nurses and staff of Diamond Lodge for the support, compassion and love shown to Martha these last three years. Your kindness will never be forgotten. God bless you all. Ruth Domes, Barbara Domes and families 18c1
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SUNDAYS in MAY: Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans (PALs) will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m. May 25, potluck after service. Everyone is welcome. For more information or pastoral services, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-948-3731 or 306-951-7122. 48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner of 8th and Quebec Street @ 10:50 a.m.; Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join us. Pastor Wicks can be reached in the of¿ce at 306948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday. 36tfn THURSDAY, MAY 1, FRIDAY, MAY 2, SATURDAY, MAY 3: CWL Clothing Drive in church basement. Dropoff Thursday/ Friday, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. SHOPPING: Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Proceeds to KidSport and Food Bank. 15c3 MAY 6 - 25: Biggar & District Arts Council invites art lovers to the Annual Adjudicated Show at Credit Union Gallery in Biggar Museum. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adjudication by Regina artist Donna Kreikle, SATURDAY, MAY 24 at 1:30 p.m.; A Workshop on Colour will be presented by Kreikle, Friday, May 23, 6 - 9 p.m. continuing, Saturday, May 24, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost $20, open to the public. 18c4
TUESDAY, MAY 6: 2 p.m., “Mother of the Year Tea” at Biggar Community Hall, Sponsored by Prairie Branches Enterprise. Entertainment, rafÀe, door prizes, bake table. Silver Collection. Come honour the Mothers of the Year. Open to everyone. 15c4 FRIDAY, MAY 9: PALS is hosting a Garage and Bake Sale at St. Paul’s Anglican from 5 to 9 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 10, a Breakfast and the Garage and Bake Sale continues at St. Paul’s Anglican from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To donate, or for more information, phone Shirley Bennett at 306-948-2852. Proceeds to Outreach. 15c5 Seniors Volunteer Awards! Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism is calling for nominations for their 5th Saskatchewan Senior Volunteer Awards Event OCTOBER 5, 2014. Nominees must be 55+, reside in Saskatchewan, and make an outstanding volunteer contribution either locally or provincially. Nominate an individual or a group/organization in one of the 12 award categories. Nomination deadline is Monday, June 16. For more info or to receive the nomination package call (306)757-1898 or visit our website www. skseniorsmechanism.ca.
GARAGE SALE FRIDAY, MAY 9 and SATURDAY, MAY 10: Biggar’s TOWN-WIDE GARAGE SALE. Addresses posted on boards located by Main St. Bulletin Board. 17p3
ENGAGEMENT Wayne and Tracy Dollansky are pleased to announce the upcoming mariage of their son, Steven Alexander Albert to Kristen Leigh, daughter of Bernie and Rae Broda. The wedding will take place on May 31, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta.
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MISCELLANEOUS Biggar United Church is Offering for Sale tree seedlings… 1 - 2 year old Pincherry, European Mountain Ash, Green Alder and White Spruce seedlings, $6 each. Please place orders by May 4th to Ben Bernier @ 306-386-7216. All proceeds to Biggar United Church, “A Little Green for The Church”. • Help the Environment • Beautify Your Yard • Donate to north section of Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park, church property or green space in town (receipts will be issued on donated trees). 17c3 317 John Deere garden tractor with 42 inch rototiller, $1200. Phone 306-984-3374 18p3 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE: $1.49/each for a box of 270 ($402.30). Also full range of trees, shrubs, cherries & berries. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or treetime.ca. FASTER IN THE FIELD! Get more work done faster AND save on fuel. Chip Tuning SAFELY gives you 15% more power. AG equipment, Semis. 1-888-9201351. Dieselservices.com P R O V I N C E - W I CLASSIFIEDS. Reach 550,000 readers weekly. this newspaper NOW or 649.1400 for details.
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Newpark Drilling Fluids Fluid Service Technician (Mud Engineer) – Trainee Responsibilities Include: Provide technical analysis and specific recommendations for controlling fluid properties; perform in-field fluid property testing; implement and supervise mud programs; inventory control; prepare and document well summaries; maintain a good relationship with operators; maintain a safe workplace as per the Health & Safety Policy. Position Requirements: Preference given to those with previous oilfield service experience and in-house training is provided; a postsecondary education in a related field, or equivalent industry specific experience is an asset; Microsoft Office skills; good driving record; good oral and written communication skills; willingness to work in remote areas. We provide competitive wages and a top tier benefits package.
Preferred locations are Kindersley, SK area Closing Date: when suitable candidate is found Please submit resume with cover letter in confidence to: Human Resources E-mail: careers@newpark.ca Fax: (403) 263-1760 GM DEALER REQUIRES 3rd/4th/Journeyman Techs. GM/Diesel experience an asset. Competitive wages, full bene¿ts. Email resume to: donheeg2003@yahoo.ca or fax to 780-645-3564. Attention: Don. No phone calls please. Smyl Motors, St. Paul, Alberta. HOME BUILDING CENTRE, Red Deer Seeking experienced salespeople (contractor desk); also Project Estimator. Building supplies knowledge a must. Wage commensurate with experience. Email resume: rob@executivehbc.com. 1-403343-6422.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Prairie Malt Limited is now accepting applications for a Groundskeeper, effective May 1, 2014. The successful candidate will be responsible for the PML plant/admin ofÀce and PML house grounds. Duties include: grass cutting, Áower/lawn care, pruning, lawn equipment maintenance, chemical spraying. Contract may include winter maintenance duties at the PML house. Negotiable wages paid on an hourly basis. Candidate must have WCB coverage and $2 million liability insurance. PML will provide the necessary equipment. For further information, contact Clyde Jones, 306-948-1640. Mail applications to: Prairie Malt Limited, Box 1150, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 Fax applications to: 306-948-5035
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ELEVATOR OPERATOR Louis Dreyfus, an international agricultural commodities trading Àrm, has an opening for a Full-time Elevator Operator to join our Inland Grain Terminal in WILKIE, Saskatchewan. The primary roll of this position is assisting unloading and loading trucks and rail cars, assist with repairs and maintenance of equipment used at the facility and assisting with other terminal operations. The ability to grade grain using CGC standards is an asset but not required. The successful candidate will be operating within a grain dust environment. Candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast pace environment. If you would like to work for a company that will rise to meet new opportunities, Louis Dreyfus WILKIE is the place for you. We offer competitive wages, health and retirement beneÀts. Please submit your resume to: Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd. Attn: Jason Delainey Box 689 Wilkie, Saskatchewan S0K 4W0 Fax 306-843-2350 or email to jason.delainey@ldcom.com
PO Box 46 Site 145 RR1 Brandon, Manitoba R7A 5Y1 Class 1 Drivers Required **$0.47/mile to start** **Paid Can/US border crossings** **Paid loading** **Paid unloading** **Benefits incl. vision, health, dental, disability** **Company matched pension** Contact Tyler P: 204.571.0187 ext. 5 F: 204.571.9363 E: theuchert@ renaissancetrans.ca
OWNER OPERATORS REQUIRED Looking for owner operators to haul asphalt oil within MB, SK, AB, and North Dakota. Loaded and empty miles paid equally. Contact Tyler for details 204.571.0187 theuchert@renaissancetrans.ca
Reporter / Photographer required. Willing to train on the job, must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle. Full-time or part-time, wages commensurate with experience and education. Gas allowance, group bene¿ts and company pension plan.Send resume to Weyburn Review, Box 400, Weyburn, Sk S4H 2K4, email: dward@weyburnreview.com or fax 306-842-0282. Sales rep required to sell advertising and special promotions, up to 40 hours per week. Send resume to D. Ward Box 400, Weyburn, Sk S4H 2K4 or email dward@weyburnreview. com.
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ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Biggar intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 01-632 known as The Zoning Bylaw. INTENT The proposed bylaw will allow entrance overhead canopies to project into the front yard requirement in the C2 - Highway Commercial District for Hotels or Motels. REASON The reason for the amendment to allow a Hotel or Motel in the C2 - Highway Commercial District to construct an entrance overhead canopy to project a maximum of 6 metres (19.69 ft.) into a required front yard but the reduced front yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres (24.61 ft.). PUBLIC INSPECTION Any bylaw may be inspected by any person at the Town OfÀce in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Copies of the bylaw are availabe to persons at a cost of $2.00. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on the 20th day of May A.D., 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Town OfÀce in Biggar, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments delivered to the undersigned at the Town OfÀce before 12:00 noon on the 16th day of May A.D., 2014. Issued at Biggar, Saskatchewan this 24th day of April, A.D., 2014. Barb Barteski, Chief Administrative OfÀcer
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly supports workforce diversity. We actively recruit members of designated employment equity groups (visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons and women).
Highway 51 nabs 10th in worst roads campaign A record breaking total of 4,651 votes were received from motorists in the CAA Saskatchewan 2014 Worst Roads Campaign scheduled from April 1 to April 25, 2014. In 2013, the CAA Worst Roads Campaign attracted 2,800 votes and 2,900 votes were tabulated in 2012. A u s p i c i o u s l y, Highway 51 – the suspension-eating, narrow byway that leads to Kerrobert – made it on to the not-so-hallowed rankings in 10th. Here is the list of the top 10 roads that received the most votes during the 2014 CAA Worst Roads Campaign: 1) Saskatchewan 24, Leoville; 2) Saskatchewan 155, La
Loche; 3) Saskatchewan 21, Paradise Hill; 4) Saskatchewan 44, Eston; 5) Saskatchewan 51, Major; 6) Northern Woods and Water Route, Carrot River; 7) Saskatchewan 908, Île-à-la-Crosse; 8) Saskatchewan 918, Patuanak; 9) Saskatchewan 123, Cumberland House; 10) Saskatchewan 51, Kerrobert. A road qualifies as a “worst” if it is in general disrepair with potholes, cracks, severe rutting, has poor signage or congestion or is too narrow for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists to share safely. “The purpose of the campaign is to spotlight troublesome and even dangerous road conditions in the province to address
those roads in most need of attention with government authorities,” said Christine Niemczyk, Director of Corporate Communications for CAA Saskatchewan. The CAA Saskatchewan 2014 Top Ten List of Worst Roads will be shared with the appropriate government department. CAA Saskatchewan would like to thank all motorists and voters for helping to identify roads that are in need of repair. Working towards better roads and driving safety is a priority for CAA Saskatchewan.
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… Refugee, cont. from pg 3 narrowly missed being hit by a sniper’s bullet by bending forward to talk to her husband at the instant the trigger was pressed. It was common for snipers to target a child by shooting them in the leg so that when others came to help, they would turn into fresh targets. Her country, a once modern, multicultural, multiracial melting pot, turned into hell on earth. Thanks to Canadian initiatives to get people out, her family was sponsored by a community effort in Biggar, and she and Josip responded by doing whatever they could to embrace the opportunity. Where she came from, Saskatoon would be regarded as a small city, and a village the size of Biggar was a cultural shock. She related that many of her friends that emigrated found it difficult to overcome the
effects of the war and the cultural change they had to accept. Klaus Gruber, Refugee Coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon had a power point presentation outlining some of the refugee camps he has visited and giving us a sense of the numbers of displaced people that wars have generated. At any time over the past decades, refugees running out of their countries to save their lives range between 10,000,000 and 15,000,000. If internally displaced people are added, the numbers climb to 40,000,000. If we could put an end to war, there wouldn’t be a need to help refugees, but that is an unlikely proposition. Refugees do not become refugees because they are seeking better opportunities in another
country. They are trying to save their lives. Very few countries in the world will take refugees, and our country is making it harder and harder with recent legislation and bureaucratic changes to help. Conflicts have forced people all over the globe to put their lives in extreme danger to escape their situation to face death at sea in
a rickety boat or face being interned and their lives wasted in camps waiting for someone to help them. Gruber outlined several ways that sponsorship could happen and how his organization can support different initiatives. The Catholic Church has a similar interest especially in the present Syrian problem and is trying to coordinate
Christian sponsorship. Gruber explained that with present case loads, a year and a half lead time to sponsorship was probable. When refugees do come, they now have substantial debt to the government added to the issues of language and culture to surmount as they are charged air fares and processing fees on arrival.
It was an interesting and challenging presentation and all hope the beginning of pursuing a possible sponsorship or support of refugees. If you or your organization is interested in helping support refugees, please call Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-948-3731 or 306951-7122.
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PHILLIPS ELECTRIC
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Weight Loss Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar
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306-948-7274
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OPTOMETRISTS
PRAIRIE BOYZ VINYL FENCING LTD.
306-951-7666, Murray; 306-948-2953, Walter (h)
306-948-4565 (c)
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LEGAL SERVICES
DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist
BUSSE LAW
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OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone:306.882.2123 Emergency (after hours) 306.882.2006
BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6 Ave. East, Biggar, Sask. Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg. Hours… Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. th
…owned and operated by Brett Barber
102 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar
306.948.2208
Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK
306-948-3346 …serving your community since 1972
Roe & Peszko is a full service law office that practices… ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾
Criminal Law Commercial Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law and our lawyers, William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko Lisa Watson look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:
306-948-3408
306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865
ACCOUNTING
Hair Salons
BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES
Christina Prpick of
Garry A. Faye
P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.
• Taking appointments Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays. (Saturday and evenings on request) Contact Christina @
Phone: 306-948-5133
306-948-2712
Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West
Mane Essence Hair Salon
PHOTOGRAPHY
223 Main Street Biggar
Photos by Jocelyn
Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO
Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography
306-948-2183
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Kirk Ewen
Pat Wicks,
Doctor of Optometry
Living Books Distributor
Fitness Centre Healthy Lifestyle Weight Loss 30-minute Circuit Personal Training Fitness Classes
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors
115 - 1st Avenue West 1 Rosetown, Sask.
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306-375-7055
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CAMPBELL ACCOUNTING SERVICES In Biggar Every Tuesday. Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar
For appointments… 1-855-651-3311
• Bookkeeping • Tax Returns • Financial Statements
Ph: 306-948-4430 or 306-948-4460 rod.campbell@sasktel.net 122 Main St., Biggar, SK
Please arrange to pick up your photos that have been submitted for publication. .…thanks, The Independent 122 Main St., Biggar
205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar Books, gifts, cards. Shop at my home! Call 306-948-3427 for appts.
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• Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service
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Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.
Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.
Cell: 306-948-7524
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216 Main St., Biggar
948-3955
Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.
AUTOMOTIVE
M & N REPAIR 701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar
222 Main Street 306 948 5377
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306.948.3996 Open Monday-Friday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial
Heavy Truck Repair
KRF Auto Centre “Where we do it all for you!!” • Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals st
227 - 1 Ave. East, Biggar
306-948-1722
after hours George: 948-4042
SEED CLEANING
1st Ave. West, Biggar
McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat
306.948.2700
Phone: 306-948-5678
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Wylie Farms Ltd.
Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System Prairieland Collision Rosetown, Sask.
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YH Truck, Ag & Auto • Heavy truck parts • Agriculture parts • Automotive parts & accessories www.yhtruckagauto.com
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Rebel Landscaping 306-948-2879, evenings 306-948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky • Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting
Troy May, owner/operator Fax: 306.237.TROY email: tmay@hotmail.ca Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan
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FOR PROMPT FRIENDLY SERVICE …CALL US WITH YOUR GRAIN AND FERTIZER HAULING NEEDS. • WITH EXPERIENCED OPERATORS AND RELIABLE EQUIPMENT ‘WE WILL GET-R-DONE’
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Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price! For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:
306- 948-2807 or 948-5609 948-5394
Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile west on Triumph Rd.
HAULS TO THE DUMP Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck
Ph/fax: 306-948-3856 or cell: 306-948-7896 J. G. Smith
MONARCH MEATS
• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking
• sides of Beef available
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Biggar Sand & Gravel • trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating OfÀce …
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306-948-5455
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Bob Kobelsky
306-658-4474, Landis THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth Box 736, Biggar
• All Breed Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory) • Natural health care for pets • Massage “Acupressure”
For appointments and inquiries, call
306-948-2091 Mon. - Thurs., 7 a.m. - 5 pm. 2 mi. N. on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi. E. on Golf Course Rd.
Phone: 306-948-5600 A Sign of
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Rockin D Trucking & Cattle
• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer • round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy semi-trailers • also buying and selling straw and forage • also machinery hauling Home • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843 Biggar, Sask.
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Jerry Muc Phone: 306-948-2958 Fax:
306-948-5699
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Owned & operated by Kevin Fick
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Tel: 306-986-2600
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TIRES
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Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.
Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance
• Computer Sales • Support and Consultancy • Backup and Disaster Recovery • Email • Wired/Wireless Networking
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Pamela Eaton
COMPUTER SERVICES
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GAS STATIONS
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Contact US for OFFICE SUPPLIES, FORMS and SERVICES… ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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Report from the Legislature by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (23 April, 2014) Saskatchewan is a growing province with a growing need for maternal and children’s health services. It is important that we not only design and build a Children’s Hospital, but also that we deliver a facility that is going to meet our needs now and into the future. With a growing population, we have reaffirmed our commitment to the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan with a further investment of $20 million and approval of expansion plans to add 24 inpatient beds. Additional funding will add nine inpatient maternal rooms and 15 inpatient rooms to children’s services, for a total of 176 private inpa-
tient beds. Our government has heard directly from staff and physicians that increasing the number of inpatient beds will ensure we’re meeting the needs of families. This expansion plan will increase the overall size of the new hospital by 11 per cent (approximately 38,000 square feet) and bring the province’s total investment in the project to $235.5 million. The Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, an example of our government’s commitment to putting patients first, is now targeted to open in 2017. Our government is deeply concerned with the U.S. State Department’s announcement that it will delay its final decision on
As April comes to a close another pre-release has come in gone, this time for Journey into Nyx. Having just completed one limited event with the set, an another one just around the corner on the coming weekend, it is worth taking a gander at some of the things that can spin out of a full block limited format. It is worth noting, however, that due to Free Comic Book day this coming weekend 8th Street Books and Comics will be unable to host the release day event, so depending on your preferences you may have to locate a different venue to facilitate your Magic fix this time around. The pre-release, as usual, offered a sealed event, giving each participant a pool of six boosters to build their decks out of, with two being from Theros, one being from Born of the Gods, and three being from Journey into Nyx (two regular and one seeded pack). Compared to the Born of the Gods and Theros pre-release events before it, this spread of boosters causes the resultant decks to play rather differently. The more sets you pull the booster packs from, the less likely you are to get multiple copies of individual cards, and in a format where your deck only consists of 40 cards, with 23-26 of those cards being spells, the difference between having one copy of a card and two copies of a card is significant in terms of consistency, and amazing at three copies and above. As a result, the following deck list is highly skewed towards one-ofs. RWB Nyx Pre-release Creatures: 1x Lagonna-Band Trailblazer (W), 1x Nyxborn Rollicker (R), 2x Satyr Hoplite (R), 1x Arena Athlete (1R), 1x Phalanx Leader (WW), 1x Sigiled Skink (1R), 1x Ghostblade Eidonlon (2W), 1x Minotaur Skullcleaver (2R), 1x Iroas, God of
the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline. Facts support its construction and these politically motivated decisions are hurting our economy. A portion of the 2,700 kilometre project would run through our province, providing jobs and freeing-up pipeline capacity so that more Saskatchewan oil can enter the North American pipeline system. Considering that a large number of rail cars have been diverted to ship oil, this latest delay doesn’t help the transportation challenges our agricultural producers are currently facing. Saskatchewan grain, potash, and other commodities suffer every day the Keystone XL Pipeline is not being built. This wavering on the part of
Victory (2RW), 1x Spawn of Thraxes (5RR), 1x Ashen Rider (4WWBB). Spells: 1x Flamespeaker’s Will (R), 1x Magma Spray (R), 1x Mortal Obstinacy (W), 1x Oppressive Rays (W), 1x Titan’s Strength (R), 1x Traveler’s Amulet (1), 1x Hold at Bay (1W), 1x Ordeal of Erebos (1B), 2x Banishing Light (2W), 1x Fearsome Temper (2R), 1x Gift of Immortality (2W). Lands: Mountain x7, Plains x6, Swamp x3. Not only did this deck hold up well under pressure, taking me 5-0 through the event, but more importantly offered up a number of fun and quite close games. Having two copies of Banishing Light in the deck gave it both a steady flow to work with and a lead in to a lot of fun in round five, where both myself and Grace had access to the spell to enter into the long dance of casting Banishing Light to get rid of Banishing Light, all the while stalling desperately for time to get that first Banishing Light back into play so that the 20/20 Hero’s Bane wouldn’t be able to rage across the table to end me. While Journey into Nyx brought the new mechanics of Constellation and Strive with it, Heroic continues to be an all-star power house. The ability to have the Satyr Hoplite swing for 5 damage on turn two is great, and for Lagonna-Band Trailblazer being able to permanently sit on the table as a 4/8 by the time turn four rolled around is amazing. This set finally brings the last tools I’ve been looking for to build both the Mono-White and Blue/Black heroic decks I have been wanting to work on for some time. This set looks like it’s going to be a blast, and we haven’t even seen what the last self-running deck behaves like yet. I hope to see you all down at the release and game day!
the U.S. Administration is also hurting our ability to develop new markets and support North America energy sustainability. This particular pipeline has been studied long and hard with the facts supporting its construction. This delay represents a major blow to the energy industry in Saskatchewan and in Canada and will place unnecessary strain on relations with our largest trading partner. Saskatchewan continues to experience a strong demand for skilled and educated workers, according to the latest listings at SaskJobs.ca. Nearly half of the 15,644 available positions that were featured in March required higher-skilled workers. Demand was particularly strong for candidates with a post-secondary certificate, diploma or apprenticeship training. The Saskatchewan Plan for Growth outlines our government’s focus on education, training and
developing a skilled workforce. We continue to work with educational institutions and employers to address existing barriers by creating new training seats, including another 300 new apprenticeship seats and 700 new spots added to the Adult Basic Education program. Upon graduation, students have many opportunities to move from learning to earning in Saskatchewan’s strong and diverse labour market. To make that connection, our government is investing in post-secondary education to ensure it is both accessible and affordable. We’re expanding training seats, making capital investments at our universities and regional colleges and investing in tax credits like the Graduate Retention Program, the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship and the Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings. Since 2008, there has
been a 40 per cent increase in the number of First Nations and Métis people in Saskatchewan who have a university degree and an overall 18 per cent increase in the number of Saskatchewan workers with a post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. A new poll by Insightrix Research suggests that if a provincial election were held today, over 63 per cent of decided voters would support the Saskatchewan Party. This result is humbling, as is the opportunity to serve in government, a responsibility we never take for granted. Of course, we know the only poll that really matters is Election Day and we intend to continue working hard to earn the support of voters while keeping Saskatchewan on the path of steady growth. If you have a question about this Legislative report or any other matter, just contact Randy.
2004 Chev Silverado ½ crew, black, only 11,972km, StkT14342A ......................................$18,900 SOLD 2005 Chev Tahoe 4x4, silver, 197,368km, StkT14182BB ....................................................$ 9,900 2007 Chev Equinox LT AWD, slver, 142,757km, StkT14357C ............................................$ 9,900 2007 Buick Allure CX, white, 157,197km, StkT14295B .....................................................$ 9,900 2007 Chev Silverado ½ Reg Cab Z71, white, 181,302km, StkT14424A ..............................$10,900 SOLD 2007 Dodge Dakota SLT Crew, red, 152,977km, StkT14372B ........................................ $13,900 2008 Chev Uplander Ext sport van, charcoal, 118,00km, StkT13447A............................. $10,900 2008 Pontiac G6 SE, black, 85,306km, StkT13546C ...........................................................$11,900 2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL, blue, 102,286km, StkT14340A ................................................$21,900 2009 GMC ½ crew SLT 4x4, black, 145,667km, StkT1459A ........................................... $23,900 2009 Chev Equinox LT AWD, silver, 76,478km, StkT14581A ......................................... $16,900 2009 GMC ½ Ext 4x4 SLE, red, 41,565km, StkT14555A ....................................................$20,900 SOLD 2009 Chev Silverado ½ Ext 4x4, silver, 75,242km, StkT14182A ........................................$19,900 2009 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4, white, 123,310km, StkT14573A...........................................$20,300 2009 Chev Silverado ¾ Crew 6.6T, white, 136,452km, StkT1510A................................. $29,900 2009 GMC ½ Crew SLE 4x4, crimson, 140,282km, StkT14480A ........................................$19,900 SOLD SOLD 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Crew 6.7T, black, 134,216km, StkT14515B............................$29,900 2010 Chev Silverado ½ Reg Cab Shortbox, silver, 46,000km, StkT14318A ........................$22,900 2010 GMC Acadia AWD, silver, 100,703km, StkT14264A ...................................................$24,900 SOLD 2010 Cadillac Escalade Luxury, silver, 78,142km, StkT14422A ...........................................$46,900 2010 Toyota Corolla, charcoal, 93,890km, StkT14338A ......................................................$12,900 2010 Honda CRV AWD, black, 50,141km, StkR5053A ........................................................$24,900 2011 Chev ½ Silverado Crew LTZ, white, 91,382km, StkT14491B.....................................$31,900 SOLD 2011 Chev Equinox LT AWD, silver, 67,426km, StkT14357B .............................................$21,900 2011 Chev Silverado ½ Crew 4x4, silver, 66,274km, StkT14370A ......................................$28,900 2012 GMC ½ Crew Denali, white, 81,559km, StkT14476A ................................................$41,900 2012 Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn ¾ Crew, pewter, 34,894km, StkT1507A ................ $52,900
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