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What a way to cool off . . . There’s nothing more refreshing than enjoying a nice cool dip on a hot sunny summer day. Or, even better is having someone pour water over your head. There’s always lots of fun to be had at Biggar Aquatic

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Biggar Rec Valley played host to a Saskatchewan Horse Federation event on Sunday when horses and riders were put through paces. Both horse and rider were tested on their abilities to work in combination in Halter, English, Western and Gymkhana.

Points are accumulated throughout the season. (Independent photos by Daryl Hasein)

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Rec Valley to receive federal funding The Biggar Rec Valley is receiving $19,100 through the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) to improve accessibility for Canadians with disabilities. The Accessibility to the Valley Project consists of building an accessible washroom, an accessible serving area, and installing accessible walkways within the Biggar Rec Valley.

The funds were announced by Kelly Block, MP for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar.

“By supporting this project, through the Enabling Accessibility Fund, the Government of Canada is creating opportunities for Canadians. Thanks to organizations like the Biggar Rec Valley we see first hand how these kinds of projects make a real difference in our communities.”

The Biggar Rec Valley organization will put the funds to good use.

“We are proud to receive this grant of $19,100 to help us build a better future in our valley where people with disabilities can come down to watch and participate in the events.

The funding will aid in providing an accessible washroom, an accessible concession area, and an accessible office area,” said Floyd Oesch, treasurer, Biggar Rec Valley Association.

Midwest Diamondbacks finish season with a provincial title . . . 2015 was an exciting year for Bantam Baseball across Midwest Saskatchewan. Eleven boys from seven small towns came together to prove that high quality ball players are not only found in the cities. Throughout the season, the Midwest Diamondbacks put on many miles for both practices and games and had great success. They competed in tournaments in Weyburn, Macklin, Swift Current, Muenster and Saskatoon, finishing their

season off in Ponteix winning the Provincial Championship for the Bantam A2 division. Over the season the team had a record of 29 wins and 3 losses, playing most their games at the AA and AAA levels. Biggar was represented on this team by 3 players. They were: Emmett Keith, Garrett Hawkins and Nathan Hawkins. Other towns that were represented were: Dinsmore, Outlook, Rosetown, Plenty, Macrorie and Lucky Lake. Congratulations on a well-played season. (Submitted photo)

NWT cancels plans for share buyback The Board of Directors of North West Terminal Ltd. (NWT) announced that it will not proceed with an issuer bid for its shares at this time.

The company previously announced on Feb. 20 its plan to buy back approximately $800,000 worth of Class A and Class B shares from its shareholders.

“The Board of Directors is very concerned about dryness in the region, as this has the potential to greatly reduce grain handling volumes,” says NWT’s President, Brad Sperle. “This combined with lower oil prices, and reduced margins on the bio-products side of the business, will likely mean lower revenues

for both of our companies, NWT and NWB, meaning, as always, we will have to be very cautious about new spending. An issuer bid may be reconsidered by the Board of Directors in the future if circumstances change.” Sperle farms near Unity.

NWT is an indepen-

products manufacturing facility at its Unity location. NWT is also an owner of Alliance Seed Corp (ASC) in Saskatoon and Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver.

dent farmer-shareholder owned company headquartered near Unity in the north west region of the province. NWT owns and operates an inland grain terminal and a bio-

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This is the way we roll . . . Staff at Biggar Aquatic Centre took advantage of the warm temps to give the building a paint job. This fresh look will be done just in time to be shown off this weekend

when Biggar hosts the provincial swim meet. There should be some excited swimmers and parents as the competition gets underway. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Great performance by athletes at Pan Am Well, it has been an unusually hot summer. Still very enjoyable for those who like to be outside enjoying the outdoors. With all the choices in outside activities it is hard to stay inside and watch TV. Not a huge television fan anyway it is not much to give up except this year the Pan Am Games are being hosted by Toronto. We have some very dedicated athletes who are playing their hearts out for our country. They deserve a big bouquet and all our support.

Sporting events such as this are great to watch. You get to see sports that are not in the “professional” realm and are very enjoyable to watch. I especially like the swimming and diving. You just don’t get to watch those sports every day.

Thank goodness for technology and the world of apps. I have discovered the app for the Am Games which sends a notification every time medals are awarded. Not just to Canada but all countries. You can then open the app for more details.

It’s also great to see that Canada is at the top of the pile in the medal count. As the Pan Am Games are considered a prelude to the Olympics, we should be in serious contention next year.

One of the many stats I came across while doing some research is the fact that about 37,500 rolls of toilet paper will be required. That’s enough to reach from Toronto to Saint John, NB. Not sure how they came by that stat or who would want to know unless you are a toilet paper manufacturer.

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The five fundamental errors that led to the Greek debt crisis

by Glen Hodgson, Senior VicePresident and Chief Economist Forecasting and Analysis Greece has come to the edge of the abyss— leaving the euro zone—and blinked, apparently choosing an orderly but painful adjustment within the euro zone over financial chaos outside it. How did we get here? As dispassionate North American economic observers, we have identified five fundamental errors over the past two decades that led to the latest Greek debt and banking crisis.

Error #1: The creation of the euro itself The euro never made hard economic sense; it was created for political reasons to reinforce an increasingly inte-

grated European political union.

The European Union is not what economists call an “optimal currency area,” where the same monetary conditions (including the exchange rate) can apply in many EU countries and regions. Sharp cultural differences among and between EU countries create barriers to forming a common economic philosophy and similar conditions, both of which are essential for sharing a common currency.

The EU is also not a full federation with builtin mechanisms for transferring fiscal resources from rich to poor regions—again, essential to holding a currency union together.

Despite these evident short-

comings, the euro zone was launched in 1999. A few stronger EU members—the U.K., Denmark and Sweden— chose not to join, thereby preserving their own currencies and monetary policy.

Error #2: Letting Greece into the euro zone Greece has a long history of substandard economic and debt management, having experienced multiple debt and banking crises. It never really met the supposedly strict entrance criteria, and it certainly never shared the same prudent fiscal and economic philosophy as a dominant euro zone economy like Germany— but it was admitted anyway in 2001.

Error #3: Private

creditors extending significant credit to the Greek government Once Greece entered the euro zone, EU and other banks were all too willing to buy its government bonds.

Denominated in euros, these bonds financed ongoing fiscal deficits. The banks made the implicit assumption that Greece would either find the means to honour its debt obligations or someone else with financial means would bail Greece out if necessary.

However, that expectation was misplaced. After the Greek debt crisis erupted in 2010, private sector organizations holding Greek paper were required to write down much of the face value of

their bonds and lower the interest rate, with the writeoff exceeding 70 per cent in net present value terms.

Possible Error #4: Bailing Greece out in the first place in 2010 and 2012 In theory, the other euro zone members could have decided at the outset not to provide bailout financing, since Greece was unable to meet the performance standards of membership.

Greece could have defaulted on its private sector credit at that point and left the euro zone.

In practice, however, there is a remarkably deep political commitment among euro zone member countries to hold the currency union

together, even at a high financial cost. There was also significant risk to the stability of the European financial system in 2010 if the earlier Greek bailouts and other euro zone bailouts had not proceeded. So the Greek bailout cycle began, and continues today.

Error #5: That Greece had added negotiating leverage The Syriza-led Greek government wrongly believed it had significant leverage in the negotiations with euro zone partners; it assumed governments and voters elsewhere in Europe would pay for Greece’s excesses out of a sense of social solidarity.

Debtors seldom have more leverage than creditors. They can threaten to with-

hold payment (and thus impose a financial penalty) or accuse the creditors of being bullies or even “terrorists”— and Greece has recently done both. And after stringing out the debt negotiations for months, the Syriza-led government doubled-down on its bet by calling a referendum at the 11th hour in an effort to strengthen its hand.

But creditors ultimately have more leverage, because they can withhold the new credit that is essential to keep the debtor afloat until they are satisfied with the fiscal and policy conditions required in their view to rebuild confidence and creditworthiness. A debtor like Greece that overplays its

hand can end up paying a high economic and financial price, in this case the imminent collapse of its banking system.

What next? We believe fear of the end of the euro zone is vastly overstated. For its members, the political reasons for creating the euro zone remain valid today; there is no scope for turning back the clock to reassess its economic merit. Euro zone members will need to prepare themselves for debt relief in Greece, which seems inevitable. They will also focus their energy on supporting the other heavily indebted euro zone members—Italy, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus—to keep them in the union.

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competing in 17 sports.

The Toronto games will have 41 participating countries in 36 sports with more than 6,000 athletes.

As with any major sporting event there are traditions and identifying symbols. The flag displays the PASO (Pan American Sports Organization) logo on a white background. In 1968 the Olympic Rings were added to the flag to illustrate the close association between the International Olympic Committee and the Pan Am Games.

Just as the Olympic Games has a flame so too do the Pan Am Games. The torch is lit ahead of the games by Aztec people in ancient temples with one exception. The Guarani people

of Brasilia lit the torch for the Sao Paulo Games in 1963. An Aztec lights the torch of the first relay bearer which is then carried to the host city’s main stadium.

The torch relay for Toronto was a 41 day journey going through 130 communities. It was lit in May in Teotihuacan, Mexico before travelling to Canada making its final stop on July 10 at the opening ceremonies. During that time the flame was passed on to 3,000 torchbearers, 5,000+ kilometres on the road, 15,000+ kilometres in the air using 60+ alternative modes of transportation.

The mascot is an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country. PACHI is the

U of S scientists use genomics to address agri-food challenges food demand by 2050.”

U of S plant scientist Curtis Pozniak and National Research Council of Canada scientist Andrew Sharpe have been awarded $8.5 million to develop innovative genomic tools to support wheat breeding. Working with a team of scientists from across Canada, they will investigate how breeders can make greater use of untapped genetic variation and more efficiently select for desired characteristics such as yield, disease and pest resistance, and heat and drought stress resilience. The end result will be more productive, profitable and environmentally sustainable wheat varieties for farmers.

The project, also funded by the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), is part of an international collaboration of more than 1,000 scientists worldwide, co-led by Pozniak to sequence the entire wheat genome—which is five times larger than the human genome. In Canada, wheat sales and value-added processing represent a more than $11-billion-a-year contribution the nation’s economy.

With funding from both

Genome Prairie and WGRF, U of S plant scientists Kirstin Bett and Bert Vandenberg will head a $7.9-million project to determine the genetics underlying the ability of lentils—a popular food crop worldwide—to grow in different environments around the world. They also plan to build a strategy to increase Canadian lentil production by three per cent annually, which equates to a $550million increase in Canadian export revenues by 2025. Canada is the world’s largest producer and exporter of lentils, in large part due to new, well-adapted lentil varieties developed over the past 25 years at the U of S. Andrew Potter, director of the U of S VIDOInterVac, will co-lead a $7.4-million project with British Columbia colleague Robert Hancock to develop vaccines against two infectious diseases in cattle—Johne’s disease and bovine tuberculosis, a debilitating disease that can spread to humans and other domestic and wild animals. The research will involve using genomic technology to identify proteins that can stimulate an immune response to the diseases in cattle.

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There will also be a new diagnostic developed that will differentiate vaccinated from infected animals. The researchers plan to develop and bring to market vaccines for these costly diseases within two years’ of the project’s end.

With an eye to increasing the international competitiveness of Canada’s pork industry, John Harding, professor of swine production medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, will co-lead a project with Alberta colleagues that will create genomics tools to select pigs that are more tolerant of, or resistant to, multiple diseases. Those tools will also allow producers to manage the nutritional content of feed to optimize pig’s health, resulting in reduced use of antibiotics.

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Genome Canada has awarded three of its 11 projects in the national Genomics and Feeding the Future competition to innovative agri-food research led by University of Saskatchewan (U of S) scientists.

The three projects, developed with Genome Prairie, total $23.8 million. Each will use knowledge of gene make-up and functions to improve wheat, lentil and cattle production, respectively.

U of S is also a co-lead on a $9.8-million Albertabased project to improve disease resilience and sustainability in pork production.

Research outcomes are expected to significantly contribute to Canada’s bioeconomy and help address global food security and safety challenges.

“The outstanding success of our researchers in this competition builds on our signature area of agriculture and demonstrates that the U of S is building significant capacity in areas where national and global food security solutions are required,” said Karen Chad, U of S vice-president of research. “This new knowledge is critical to help address the projected doubling of world

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 5 fun fact to pass along. ball. That’s heavier than A total of 3,000 metric 20 blue whales (the tonnes of sand will be real ones not the candy used for beach volleyones).

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Toronto is playing host to the Pan Am Games this July. The games are one of the major sporting events leading up to the Olympics. Actually, they are the world’s third largest international multi-sport games. The competition is open to athletes of countries in the Americas and is held every four years the year before the Summer Olympic Games.

The inaugural games were held in 1951 in Buenos Aires with 2,513 athletes. Athletes could compete in 18 sports but Canada did not compete that year as we were part of the Commonwealth of Nations.

By the time the second games rolled around there were 2,583 athletes from 22 countries

mascot for these games.

He is a young porcupine who grew up west of Toronto in the forests of the Niagara escarpment.

He outgoing and loves to explore new places and meet new friends.

While other porcupines have many needles, PACHI has 41 -- one for each of the Pan Am countries participating.

His five colours represent different qualities: green is for youth; fuchsia is passion; blue is collaboration; orange is determination and purple is creativity.

Hosting an event such as this takes a huge effort on the part of the community, not only paid employees but volunteers as well. An estimated 23,000 plus volunteers will be needed to work at these games.

About 37,500 rolls of toilet paper will be required, enough to reach from Toronto to Saint John, NB. I’m not sure how this was estimated or even why but thought it was a little

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by Bob Mason

The Xmarksman Yours Truly (Y.T.) has been sitting here quite a while, wondering what he should write about next, because that (socalled) “muse� (Thalia) hasn’t shown up for some time!

Mebbe she has fallen for some handsome doorman or drawbridge

operator on Mount Olympus somwhere, eh?

Not to worry though!

We have it on good word by some of her former acquaintances (Shakespear, Shelley, et cetera) that she will be back soon!

In the meantime, I understand, Y.T. has

to drum up some of his own perspiration (or is it inspiration?) and while he knows that a lot of his stuff will end up in the recycling bin – here goes!

Yours Truly only had one marksmanship compliment paid him in his entire life (and that was when Y.T. paid back a ten dollar loan) “Thanks Bob. I always knew that you were a straight shooter!� Said this guy (who obviously had never seen Y.T. try to hit a target!).

Quoting a high-class letter that Y.T. got from a high-class friend, who made this also highclass statement: “I will start at the beginning and go to the end!� B.B. Pax and aye!

Okay “B.B. Pax and

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 up somewhere anyway! the bullet glanced off a When Yours Truly twig and darn near hit a was 16 years old, Dad nearby cow! let him take his shiny It seemed like some shotgun down to shoot kind of revenge though, at a ock of geese that when, as a corporal, a were feeding at one of couple of us took a new our threshing “setsâ€?! bunch of recruits out There was always a to the â€œďŹ ring rangeâ€? at small pile of weed seeds Camp Shilo Manitoba! and cracked wheat Although they were all where the old grain spread out on the 150 separator has stood and yard butte and shoot at the geese were gorging four foot square targets, themselves on it as Y.T. one of the prone young snuck down! When he fellows complained: jumped up to shoot, “Corporal,â€? he said, hoping to take home a “that black spot on my fat, grain-fed goose for target shows that I have thanksgiving dinner, he scored a ‘bullseye’ – and clean forgot where the I haven’t even ďŹ red yet!â€? safety button on Dad’s “Don’t worry,â€? I told gun was, and while he him, “that fellow to your searched frantically for right or left probably it, the whole ock ew ďŹ red on your target casually away! thinking it was his All the way home own!â€? young Y.T. felt kind of Yours Truly sure never bad about that, but a told him that before the few years later, when we (ahem!) “exerciseâ€?, we were facing a standoff at had put a sniper with K.V., his little “Stengunâ€? a telescopic sight up did work! And believe on the 300 yard butte, me, the results made with orders to score a Y.T. feel a lot worse! bullseye on any target Bill, who was a few that showed a miss! years old than Y.T., came We took a lot of training home one day with an on all kinds of killing octagon-barrelled 44-40. weapons in Shilo, before just as a bunch of those we went overseas, and turkey-eating coyotes when we got into the real showed up one spring down-to-earth action, it and when Y.T. saw them always astounded me he grabbed that ried how some of the armies and aimed. poorest shots (including Poplar branches, cut Y.T.) survived, while right off by that big some of the best shots bullet, fell with a crash were found beside their on the forest oor. The unďŹ red weapons! bullet (44mm?) travelled They tell me that one another hundred feet young Canadian ofďŹ cer and ďŹ nally kicked up was decorated when he a few leaves, ďŹ fty feet ďŹ nally hit something from the coyote which with his army issue (casually again!) scooted Smith and Wesson 38 away! pistol!

Y.T. felt kind of bad They also tell me that about that escapade too, when one Canadian but one of the neighbour’s soldier attacked a village sons had a brand new held by over a hundred, 250-3000 rie and when well trained enemy he shot at that coyote, troops, he was captured and recommended by his captors for the German Iron Cross!

You’d think that after a few years in the army, EDWIN LEADER a fellow wouldn’t mind COMPLETE ACREAGE DISPERSAL: HOUSE/ having a gun around, SHOP/CABINET MILLING/WELDING/ SHOP but believe it, Y.T. went EQUIPMENT & ANTIQUE VEHICLES hunting a few times 4BUVSEBZ +VMZ t B N after the war – and Biggar/Rosetown Area: never ďŹ red a shot!

1) 35 kms S of Biggar (Hwy 4), 3 kms W, 1.6 kms N. He likes to write a 2) 24 kms N of Rosetown (Hwy 4), 3 kms W., 1.6 kms N. lot! But he has been 11.5 acres includes 1152 sq. ft. 3 bedroom/2 bathroom told many times that bungalow w/deck, attached dbl. garage, shop & shed; 2010 sometimes his stuff Ford XLT F350; 1996 GMC Sierra SLE 1500; 1999 Park Ave. misses the target! Aha! Electra; 38’ 5th Whl; 1980 Honda 750 Special Edition; 2011 PJ That only goes to show Car Trailer, Heavy Duty Milling/Welding/Mechanical Equip, that a fellow doesn’t Shop Tools & Equip; 1976 White tractor; 1966 gravel truck; Hyster Forklift; several vehicles for restoration & parts; 5th have to be good, in order wheel hitches, hoists, swords, daggers & dragons; antiques to win, eh? and collectibles, household, MUCHyMUCH MORE!!!

aye!�: we are going to start at the beginning – when Y.T. was just a young fellow playing on our country school house team, and once won the dubious record of playing all winter and never scoring a goal! A record that few of our family have been able to break so far! And when Walt and he went out to shoot gophers with their sling-shots – he was the only one to aim at a gopher and shoot himself in the face (darn those rotten old innertubes anyway!).

And not having any “yew� trees in our Saskatchewan schoolyard, we made bows and arrows (“Sherwood Forest� types) from some of the local trees! But despite his enthusiasm (targetwise) he was never able to out-Robinhood any of schoolmates!

In our family, shooting wasn’t done very much, although Dad always had a shiny Remington Repeater shotgun that was always kept in an upstairs cupboard until he hauled it out every fall to go on a “shoot� with some of his friends.

We younger types however, never even had a small rie until a kindly old German guy gave us his European .22 (MM) and we never had any ambition to kill anything with it until that bunch of coyotes (that had killed a lot of our turkeys) had come back in the spring.

We took that small rie and hunted that whole parkland district for a week, and never saw a sign of any of them for the rest of the year! They probably had a winter’s supply of turkey, stored

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Financial Advice to make a positive difference

by Kim Inglis, BCom, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP, Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager Canaccord Wealth Management Don’t invest with your emotions Investor emotions are a portfolio’s worst enemy. Fortunately they are also predictable, following a route in sync with market cycles.

The peak is the middle of a bull market, when the investors are most optimistic. The trough is during a bear market, when investor emotions are correspondingly

low. The markets and investor emotions both reach their peaks after experiencing increasingly positive indicators, and they both hit bottom after a growing series of negative signs.

However, investors will typically make better decisions if they have their emotions out of phase with market cycles. Ironically it is

at the peak of market cycles, when investors are happiest, that they are at maximum risk.

Conversely it is at the bottom of the cycles, when investors are most despairing, that they have the greatest opportunities.

An example of this phenomenon began in 2007.

Investors had become so accustomed to good returns that

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Homemade BBQ Sauces I find that one of the absolute joys of cooking is creating and playing around with different flavors and ingredients to bring a dish together.

So to help you achieve success when you’re firing up the barbecue all summer long, here are a couple of our favorite homemade barbecue sauces that we use all the time.

Please keep in mind that barbecue sauces are not marinades, they are a finishing sauce only.

If applied to the meat at the beginning of (or too early on during) the grilling process, the sugars in these sauces will burn. Barbecue sauces are meant to be a finishing glaze on the meat: Apply during the very last part of the cooking process and close the lid of your barbecue to help them slightly caramelize onto the meat... also a side portioning cup for dipping doesn’t hurt either. Enjoy!

Bourbon BBQ Sauce “Any bourbon will work, but Jack is the best!”

1.5 cups ketchup 1/2 cup Jack Daniels bourbon whiskey 3/4 cup brown sugar 4 garlic cloves, minced very fine 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp salt

In a medium pot, combine the ketchup, Jack Daniels, brown sugar, garlic, vinegar, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, and the 1 tsp salt. Heat over medium-high heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Lower the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside, off the heat, when done.

Grandma G’s BBQ Sauce My Grandmother’s “secret” recipe 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup HP Steak Sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tbsp white vinegar 1 tbsp lemon juice

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1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon Dash of cloves 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp vegetable oil (however, if you want to keep this recipe closer to the original used by my Grandma, use 2 tbsp melted butter as they didn’t have vegetable oil on the farm) Mix together and keep refrigerated.

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they viewed 20 per cent performance as “average”.

Euphoria reigned. Attracted by increasingly higher returns, investors shifted away from cash and fixed income holdings into progressively overweight and risky equity positions. They had very little buffer from volatility.

Few investors acknowledged the underlying risks and, in the crescendo of excitement, they ignored signs that typically characterize the top of markets. Alarm bells started ringing, but contrary opinions were ignored.

As negative news continued, investor anxiety rose. Although nervous about the cooling markets, investors were hesitant to make drastic changes.

They still hoped that blue skies were on the horizon, and continued to ignore warnings.

Quickly though, the markets took a turn for the worse and investors entered a period of denial. At this stage, it was clear that the bubble had burst but very few were willing to acknowledge the signs and accept the reality.

As the markets

declined further, fear grew. Investors became desperate and started to panic with stronger and quicker emotional responses. The markets experienced 800-point moves as investors capitulated and entered “sell everything” mode.

After the dust settled, investors became despondent.

They lost interest in the markets completely and focused their attention elsewhere. They became depressed over their losses and negative about the markets.

Sadly, most then missed the ensuing rally which lasted for years.

Since investor emotions are predictable, they should also be manageable. Managing them requires two things: a set of rules to guide investment decisions, and the discipline to stick to the rules.

Rules allow the proper assessment of hard facts and ensure rational reaction to new information.

One of the best ways to keep emotions out of the equation is to create and Investment Policy Statement (IPS) that sets parameters for making investment decisions and creates the discipline required

to stick to the rules.

And, clearly laid-out rules are important as they facilitate a calm assessment of hard facts and ensure proper reactions to new or changing information.

Investors remain emotionally neutral which ultimately makes them more likely to buy low and sell high.

Then, with rules clearly laid out, the plan needs to be followed.

Investors who discipline themselves remain emotionally neutral and stick with their rules, are more likely to be buying low and selling high in the market cycles.

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, AIFP is an Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. reynoldsinglis.ca.

The views in this column are solely those of the author.

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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015

Eating locally helps both producers and consumers

by Calvin Daniels

When you live on the Canadian Prairies you tend to have a rather narrow view of what agriculture means here.

Alberta is thought of as the land of ranches and cattle.

Saskatchewan still holds onto the idea of being the bread basket of the world because of wheat.

And so on it has gone through the years.

Granted there has been some notable changes, canola blooming in fields across the entire Prairies being the prime example, but still the general view we have of what farmers here can, and do produce, is hardly as diverse as the reality of things.

Obviously farmers here can grow far more than wheat, canola and cattle,

the problem is getting consumers here to make the extra effort to find what is available locally.

Certainly, there is growing interest in eating food produced closer to the kitchen table.

“The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating (or Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally) is a non-fiction book written by Canadian writers Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon. In the book, the authors recount their experiences, including motivations and challenges, on restricting their diet, for one year, to include only foods grown within 100 miles of their residence.

Beginning in March 2005, with little preparation the urban couple

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began only purchasing foods with ingredients they knew were all from within 100 miles. Finding little in grocery stores, they relied on farmers’ markets and visits to local farms,” detailed Wikopedia.

The idea of the so-called 100-mile diet has caught on with some, primarily as a way to better ensure knowledge of what they are eating.

Building a relationship with market gardeners, u-pick fruit farms, and area livestock producers certainly enhances a better of understanding of the food we eat.

To help identify what is actually available in Saskatchewan at least, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan held a celebration of Saskatchewan-grown food at A Taste of Saskatchewan July 14-19, in Saskatoon.

“In conjunction with this event, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan has launched #loveSASKfood to encourage foodies to show their appreciation for home-grown food by tweeting or posting pictures to Instagram,” detailed a release on the

event.

A new website, loveSASKfood.org has also been created as a resource for consumers. On the site, you will find delicious recipes, profiles and videos of real Saskatchewan farmers, as well as information on upcoming food-related events.

“We’re proud of the quality food that we produce in Saskatchewan,” stated Adele Buettner, CEO of Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan in the release. “From beef to chicken, eggs, pork, milk, wheat, canola, pulses, barley, flax and much, much more, Saskatchewan farmers are diligent in their efforts to produce the best possible foods for consumers to eat. What farmers grow in Saskatchewan is exported all over the world. love-

SASKfood is our way of inviting consumers to engage in conversations about food and farming in Saskatchewan - and celebrate the incredible array of food produced right here at home.”

It is an intriguing experience when you take some time to search out what is available in the province, and across the Prairies.

There are small enterprises creating fantastic smoked meats, others creating jams, jellies, syrups and even wines from Prairie-produced fruits, gourmet mustards, and flavoured teas to mention only some.

There is little doubt we could all add far more locally-produced food to our weekly food fare, and if demand was there farmers would diversify

quickly to meet evolving demands.

The issue is consumers and farmers making the connections.

Consumers have become increasingly tied to big grocery stores who often do not deal with local producers because they cannot ensure the dayto-day supply big groceries require. That means consumers wanting local food have to look outside the big box store more.

Farmers need to find ways to increase their profile too, social media and local advertising of course being important.

The bottom line is that Prairie farmers could produce more for our tables if we made eating locally produced food a priority as consumers. It would be a win/win for both.

Biggar Lodge News

by Karen Kammer, Recreation Coordinator Hello to Biggar and area residents.

What interesting weather we had last week between the sun, wind, rain and heard some places had hail. Of course we enjoyed a few five hour power outages.

The rainy weather was sure appreciated and will brighten things up.

This past week at the Lodge we had exercises.

We followed along to an exercise video for a change of pace. Of course we had to go back to our balloon batting game.

Louise Souillet Hawkins stopped by in the afternoon and had sing along with us. It

was great and the room was full.

Tuesday was current events.

Floor Yahtzee was the afternoon program. Teams rainy and sunshine were team names. Of course Sunshine won because they had a Yahtzee.

Wednesday was a busy day for eight ladies. We took the handibus and drove to the Berry Barn at Saskatoon. We had lunch.

We felt bad that we did not save room for dessert.

After lunch we picked some saskatoon berries and brought some back for the other residents.

The ladies loved looking at the flowers in the green house.

Thursday was Bible Study. We read a little bit about Jesus’ birth and child years. Exercises were on at 10:30. Bingo of course is on every Thursday.

Friday was Barbecue Club down Skyview. We had the works of burgers, hotdogs, beans and macaroni salad. After lunch we brought out the floor shuffleboard game.

It was a fun event.

Saturday was horseracing and a coffee party in the afternoon.

Sunday was spa and game day. Church of God did our Sunday service.

Take care everyone and hope to see you soon.

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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015

RCMP’s advice for safe summer swimming For many Canadian families, summer includes activities such as boating and swimming. But each year, tragic and unavoidable water-related fatalities occur across Canada.

A Canadian Red Cross report examining these fatalities over 10 years revealed many common factors: s 9OUNG CHILDREN AGES 1-4 and men ages 15-44 are at the greatest risk of drowning. s $ROWNING IS ONE OF the leading causes of unintentional death for Canadian children ages 1-4. s ! SMALL CHILD CAN DISappear in second and

can drown in only a few centimetres of water -- enough to cover the mouth and nose. Typically these drownings occur in backyard pools, toddler pools, the bathtub, or at the beach. s 3MALL CHILDREN ARE also the most vulnerable group for near drownings. For every death, there are an estimated four to five additional near-drowning incidents, which require hospitalization and often result in varying degrees of brain damage. s )NFANTS AND TODDLER drowned mainly in bathtubs and pools, whereas older children and youth drowned mainly in large

bodies of water. s /THER FACTORS FOR adults in water-related fatalities included current and alcohol consumption.

Water safety in addition to skills Though important, swimming skills alone aren’t always enough to save a life. Many drowning incidents involve other factors that swimming skills alone cannot prepare an individual for.

Learning water safety such as how to prepare for an emergency, and what to do if one should occur is key to preventing an emergency in or ON THE WATER )T S SWIMming skills combined

with safety knowledge and skills that saves lives.

The Red Cross swim program teaches both swimming skills and water safety. The infant and preschool program, 2ED #ROSS 3WIM 0REschool, teaches caregivers strategies on how to effectively supervise children around water and teaches preschoolers not to go near the water without an adult.

Prevention Active supervision s 4HE ABSENCE OF ADULT supervision is a factor in most child drownings. s 7HETHER IT S A POOL

the bathtub, a water park, or the beach, always watch children actively around water -even if they can swim.

s #ONSIDER REQUIRing all non-swimmers to wear a life jacket to keep them at the surface to assist you while supervising.

Backyard pools s "ACKYARD POOLS ARE especially dangerous for small children. Ensure adequate barriers are in place such as four-sided fencing along with a self-closing, self-latching gate. s %MPTY PORTABLE TODdler pools after each use.

Diving s $IVING HEADFIRST INTO water should be avoided unless the individual is properly trained and is sure that the water is deep enough. s !VOID DIVING IN HOME pools and always enter

the water feet first. s .EVER UNDERESTIMATE the power of current.

3WIMMERS OR WADERS can be swept away in an instant, particularly if non-swimmers or weak swimmers get caught by current in rivers or out of their depth in abrupt drop-offs. s "E CAUTIOUS ABOUT swimming in currents, and know what to do if caught in a current.

"IGGAR 2#-0 WOULD like all care givers to consider this information when at the pool and at the lake this summer. The life guards at the Biggar Aquatic Centre watch over our youth day in, day out, rain or shine.

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL Whereas a poll is not required pursuant to The Local Government Election Act for the office of: Councillor: Village of Kinley I hereby give public notice that no voting for the said office will take place and that the following person is elected by acclamation: John Kirstein Dated at Kinley, Saskatchewan, this 15th day of July, 2015.

E. Lynn Tolley, Returning Officer

I’ll have some carrots, and onion . . . You can always tell it’s Tuesday and Farmer’s Market day as there is lots of activity at Biggar Legion. Some get there right on the dot at 3 p.m.; buy their goodies and sit and have coffee along with a visit with friends and neighbours. Others prefer to wait until the rush is over and go a little later. )NDEPENDENT PHOTO BY $ARYL (ASEIN

Prairie Branches welcomes new Executive Director‌ The Board of Directors would like to welcome Eunice Washkowsky as our new Executive Director for Prairie Branches Enterprise Inc. Prairie Branches offers a variety of supports. These consist of; Group homes, Day programs, Supportive Employment and Supportive Independent Living in Wilkie, Biggar and Unity. Eunice’s main base will be in the Prairie Branches office in Wilkie starting on August 24, 2015.

Eunice’s education and experience includes a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has spent the last 16 years in management and consulting roles. She has a strong background in business ownership and management and has previously managed two non-profit organizations. Since 2011 Eunice has been working as an independent business consultant specializing in economic development, marketing, strategic planning, business planning and business advisory services. She is experienced in working with businesses, entrepreneurs, government and municipalities in Saskatchewan.

Eunice and her family moved to Wilkie in 1999. In her spare time she likes to cook, travel, and stay active through activities like mountain biking, rollerblading and other sports. As a long-time resident of Wilkie, Saskatchewan she is familiar with Prairie Branches including some of the clients and staff.

Eunice strongly believes in equality, humanity and providing exceptional care for all people. She looks forward to working with everyone at Prairie Branches and providing creative and effective leadership to the organization.

Eunice Washkowsky

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2006 GMC CANYON, EXTENDED CAB, 130,000KM, SK TAX PD, EXTRA SET WINTER TIRES & RIMS, VERY GOOD ............... $ 8,900 2005 F-350 4X4, 5.4 AUTO, CREW CAB ......................................................$15,900 2004 F-150 SUPERCAB, V8 AUTO, 180,000KM, LOCAL ............................................$ 7,900

2012 F-550 V-10, gas x, deck & tool boxes, ď™‰ď™ƒ,ď™ƒď™ƒď™ƒkm, very good........$33,900 2007 IHC 9200, LOW KILOMETERS, NEW BOX & HOIT, FRESH SAFETY ......................$67,900 2007 F-150 XLT 4X4, SUPER CREW, 2â€? LIFT, 1998 IHC 8100, 300HP, 10 SPD, 300,000KM, AIR WILL TAKE 20’ BOX, FRESH SASK. SAFETY 33â€? RUBBER, 180,000 KM, VERY GOOD ..................................................$10,900 ......................................................$19,900 2007 F-350 CREW CAB, V10, AUTO, 4X4, 1985 IHC MODEL 1954, 20’ DECK, REBUILT 466 WITH WARRANTY, 13 SPD, VERY GOOD LONG BOX ........................................$16,900 ......................................................$22,900

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Employment Opportunity Tiny Tot Nursery School is looking for a highly motivated outgoing teacher to inspire, provide interactive learning, and memorable experiences for three and four year olds.

Responsibilities include: •create a positive learning environment; •develop strategies to guide positive children’s behaviour; •plan daily age appropriate class activities and special events; •light cleaning in the classroom area; •responsible for the safety and well-being of the children.

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BIGGAR ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCH corner of 8th Ave. and Quebec St.,

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

Sunday School resumes September 13.

Church office number, 306-948-3424, Terry Wicks, Pastor

BIGGAR UNITED CHURCH 907 Quebec St. and corner Turnbull Ave. Sunday Worship Service • 11 a.m.

Sunday School during worship service.

NO church service July 5 and 12.

Coffee and fellowship to follow service.

Potluck after service on first Sunday of the month.

Church office number, 306-948-2280, Rev. Jane Gallagher officiating.

PRESBYTERIANS, ANGLICANS AND LUTHERANS (PALS) JULY WORSHIP @ REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH 319 - 7th Ave. East, Biggar • 10:30 a.m.

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Coming Biggar Branch

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Everyone Welcome!! Prizes

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TUESDAYS - SATURDAYS: 9 a.m. - 12, 1 - 5 p.m., Biggar Museum & Gallery Book Sale and Art Show. Gently used, affordable books and local art.

27c4 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9: 7 p.m. Leney Cemetery Annual 77th Memorial Service, minister, Elizabeth McMahon. Bring your lawn chair and a friend; if the weather is bad, it will be held in the United Church. Refreshments will be served.

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1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satellite systems, laundr y facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwasher s, air conditioning, parking with plugins.

DeWaine and Helen Irwin have been married for 60 years! Their family are putting on a Celebration at the Little Farm on SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st. Everyone welcome to come celebrate about 7:00 p.m. Please bring your own refreshments and lawn chair. Any questions, call 306-948-2854.

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Wanted Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron.

Drop off at the Biggar Landfill OR contact Quentin Sittler at 306-658-2132 tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition. Please phone 306-948-1773 or 306-948-5393.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

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OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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INVESTMENTS For all your investment needs, Visit…

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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

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WYLIE SEED & PROCESSING INC. Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

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Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

Call: Bill: Dale:

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SGI Safety Inspection

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FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS‌ • Selling/Buying • Residental • Farm/Acreage • Commercial • Recreational

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Hopefully you didn’t come here to find answers for the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 0-4 start to the 2015 CFL season.

Because today I got nothin’.

After calmly, and privately, expecting the Roughriders to charge out of the gates 4-0 before a Week 5 showdown with

the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Mosaic Stadium this Sunday, I now find myself as confused as anyone with what’s gone on over the past month.

The facts are the facts and they can be dissected any way you want. The Green & White have lost their first four games by a combined 12 points.

Three of those have been at home, and three have been against West Division opponents. All bad news.

And if last Friday’s 27-24 loss to the visiting B.C. Lions is any indication, the team getting worse. It’s the first time all year they never had a lead at any point in a game.

Injuries, of course, are a major factor. However during the golden era of this club dating back to 2007, the use of injuries as an excuse has been beaten out of me. They’ve always seemed to be able to struggle and emerge.

But not now.

The Riders went into

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the B.C. game with 12 players on their injured list and it grew by a few more over the course of the game including stars Rob Bagg and Tristan Jackson. It truly impacted what they were able to do on the field.

However it was gutwrenching to see the team take a time count violation and have to burn a timeout while on offense late in the game when they were attempting a rally. “We had some guys get hurt and when you have to mix and match, it’s gonna take some more communication than normal,� explained receiver Chris Getzlaf. “It won’t run as smoothly as you’re used to.�

That was clear, and I suppose, understandable.

The club also continued to struggle with the new Pass Interference rule instituted by the CFL this spring. These things killed them Friday night.

But the good teams adjust, band together, and find a way to overcome all obstacles.

Unfortunately right now the Saskatchewan Roughriders simply aren’t a very good football team. “The one thing I’ll tell you is there’s no more tears in my eyes,� said a sombre Rider head coach Corey Chamblin at his postgame news conference. “What I mean

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015 by that is the worst has of things seep into your already happened. So it’s mind. But our focus is on time for us to stop wor- getting this thing turned rying about what’s going around.� to go on on the outside, Worrying about being who’s gonna get fired, fired isn’t going to help who’s gonna talk bad, matters so it’s best for stop trying to answer Chamblin and his players the questions from the to flush this from their outside and answer them minds entirely. However from the inside. That’s if they themselves don’t what we have to do.� think better days are And just where did this ahead, we truly can shut talk of anybody being off the lights. fired come from anyway?

But I know that’s not There’s been heat on the case.

Chamblin no doubt, but The complainers are the first I heard of a fir- the same ones who ing came from Chamblin griped back when the himself Tuesday after- team was winning that noon. they weren’t winning by “He’s a very sharp guy enough points. Darian as you know,� Rider GM Durant wasn’t throwing Brendan Taman confided for enough yards. Blah, to me on Friday. “I think blah, blah. you get to a point someThose people should times where you hear so have never been listened much and you get that to in the first place. They negativity around you love the scandal, the and you think ‘Hey I’ve drama, and aren’t happy had enough of this’. He’s unless they’re unhapreally good (mentally). py. They demand perfecCorey is focused on win- tion from others yet are ning moreso than anyone far from perfect themI’ve ever been around.“ selves.

Chamblin went so far It’s times like this that as to say if he’s coaching I recall a conversation I somewhere other than had with former Rider Saskatchewan next sea- coach Danny Barrett a son, he’s prepared for it. decade ago when he said, But again, where did this ‘You’re the team’s voice. talk come from all of a If the team could speak, sudden? what would it say?’ “He sure doesn’t want It would say, “Don’t give that to happen, that’s up on us yet�. for sure,� Taman contin(Rod Pedersen is the ued. “Like anybody in Voice of the Riders on the this business, we all get 620 CKRM Roughrider paranoid at some point. Radio Network) When you’re losing, a lot

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