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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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Cultivate Creativity in downtown Biggar a half of musical theatre for kids 7 years and older. Come and learn a classic rock song and dance to perform at the

evening concert with up and coming rock/alternative band, Czar Bomba!

Treat yourself to supper

across the street at the parking lot barbecue sponsored by the Travel Club and finish the day off with a mini

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n Saturday, September 28 there will be a buzz of activity on Main Street and the Museum as part of a nation wide weekend focusing on Culture in Canada.

Biggar Museum and Gallery will be focusing on movies from 1-4 p.m. with popcorn, cotton candy and other exhibits to tweak your interest. Special guest Professor Don Kerr will be speaking at 2 p.m. about the place of old movies in our culture and relate it to the exhibit of movie posters in the gallery.

From 1-5 p.m., the Bargain Shop building on Main Street will be housing a hive of artists from painters to sewers to buskers, with opportunities to participate in a variety of hands on activities.

There will be a salon hanging featuring frames created by the St. Gabriel Grade 1 and BCS Grade 2 classes in town. BCS 200 Grade 10-12 will be bringing down some of their artwork as well as creating art on sight. Painting and drawing demonstrations will be happening with the Biggar Art Group engaging in an interactive session, as well as Michaela McBee and Carrie Gosselin providing instruction to those interested in trying some art exercises and doing caricatures. Others showcasing their work will be Hilda Dielsen, Cindy Hoppe, Diane Larouche Ellard, Tanya Schultz (Grey Cat Studios), Donna Foster and Susan Yaschuk. Check out Anne Livingston’s building next door for creative framing opportunities for any artwork you might buy from your local artists at the Bargain Shop. The Biggar and District Arts Council will be selling refreshments and asking for help in creating a mural. New Creation Community Players will be face painting. There will be continuous live music to accompany this great festivity!

During the afternoon The Majestic Theatre will be the site of Takin’ Care of Business . . . a fun filled hour and

concert at 6:30 p.m. in the Majestic Theatre. The concert will be talent from your community donating their time to showcase their interests and raise money for the Theatre, so it can continue to provide a first class venue for

us to enjoy performances in.

All ages are invited to come out to see our “show and tell” of local makers, singers, musicians, actors and artists.

We look forward to seeing you and building on this experience for an even bigger and better Culture Days next year!

Train derails near Landis . . . A jumble of cars west of Landis as Biggar and Wilkie fire departments responded to a CN train derailment, Wednesday. Firefighters put out a grass fire caused by the incident, while hazmat teams worked to contain cars containing ethanol, crude oil - one car reported to be leaking. RCMP responded to the derailment at 4:50 a.m. Sixteen cars left the tracks from the 1,875-foot long train.

Nearby Landis School was evacuated as a precaution. No one was injured, and RCMP and CN Police are continuing their investigation. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

Block appointed to Parliamentary Secretary Last Friday, PM Stephen Harper appointed Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar MP Kelly Block to serve as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources.

Block is looking forward to the appointment and working with the Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, who has served since May of 2011.

Block adds that she wants to add to the hard work of former Parliamentary Secretary, and felKelly Block low Saskatchewan MP, David Anderson (Cypress Hills-Grassland).

“I strongly support our government’s plan to responsibly develop Canada’s natural resources, including supporting jobs, economic growth, environmental protection and the energy security of North American,” Block stated.

Feathered Fall Friends . . . Fowl take a break last week near Springwater. The birds are a sign of the fall

Prior to being appointed to Parliamentary Secretary, Block served on several Parliamentary Standing Committees, including the most recent Standing Committee on Health, and the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, as well as the Special Committee studying Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women and Girls.

She was also serving as the Regional Conservative Caucus Chair for Saskatchewan since 2011.

Sex charges laid against Biggar man

A Biggar man appeared in a Saskatoon Provincial Court Friday, charged with sexual offences against a child in Doha, Qatar.

Bradley Raymond Chanin, 50, was arrested Thursday near Biggar for allegations involving a child under the age of 12. He is charged with sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and making child pornography.

The investigation stemmed from a child pornography investigation in December, where Chanin was charged with Possession of Child Pornography sentencing for which will take place this October.

The most recent charges came after a multi-agency investigation involving the Saskatchewan I.C.E Unit, the RCMP Canadian Police Center for Missing and Exploited Children/ Behavioural Sciences Branch in Ottawa, the RCMP International Liaison Office in Thailand, as well as the Royal Thai Police Department.

Criminal charges in Canada against Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada for offences that took place in a foreign country, are permissible pursuant to the extraterritorial provision of Section 7 (4.1) of the Criminal Code. The section requires the consent of season and the departure of summer. (Independent Photo the Attorney General of

by Kevin Brautigam) Canada.

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Volleyball season is well underway, and at BCS this past Saturday, the Junior Boys hosted their home tournament.

Four teams (BCS, St. Gabriel, Perdue and Eatonia) hit the court, all vying for top spot. When the smoke cleared, Perdue came in Àrst with St. Gabriel, second.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Season comes to a close for Farmer’s Market . . . A panoramic shot of residents enjoying the final Farmer’s Market for 2013. Vendors treated everyone to some tasty bits and coffee - a hearty thanks for the patronage. Tuesday afternoons

by Rod Pedersen, Voice of the Riders It was an up and down weekend for Rider Pride.

It began on a definite high note Friday evening with the 2013 Plaza of Honor induction ceremony as Rider greats Gene Makowsky and Eddie Davis were inducted into the franchise’s version of a Hall of Fame.

Makowsky spent 17 seasons in Green and White while Davis toiled for nine campaigns and each player was a vital component of the 2007 Grey Cup championship squad. There were plenty of smiles and laughs as the pair was inducted by Rider defensive coordinator Richie Hall and Assistant GM Jeremy O’Day. The entire 2013 Roughrider team was in attendance as they all heard what it takes to be a champion, and a Hall of Famer.

The dinner drew 1398 patrons to Regina’s Credit Union Eventplex and when it was over a cheque for the proceeds amounting $225,000 was presented to the football club.

Then on Sunday Canada’s Team got down to business as they hosted the BC Lions in a monumental West Division showdown. With a victory the Riders would earn a share of first-place while a loss meant they’d be alone in third-place.

Chalk it up to the latter.

Rider quarterback Darian Durant gave up two fumbles which the Lions quickly converted into 10 points while kicker Chris Milo hit the upright on two field goals. That all added up to an opportunity for BC kicker Paul McCallum to stroke a 42-yard

field goal with no time left, which he did, and the Lions road out of Saskatchewan with a 24-22 victory.

Second-place was theirs while the green guys were left to pick up the pieces.

While the above gaffes likely are the direct result of why the Riders lost the game, Durant could leave the stadium knowing he did more than his fair share to win. When he walked off the field for the last time, with 38 seconds remaining, his team had a 22-21 lead after a lastminute Durant touchdown toss to Weston Dressler.

But it wasn’t to be. The loss was gut-wrenching, Saskatchewan’s third in a row to drop its record to 8-4, but there was an inspirational scene in the game.

With four minutes left and the Riders down by six, the club recorded a disheartening 2-and-out.

However unlike in the past, no one left the building. There were 39,373

souls in the stadium and each one had faith their team could pull it out.

Alas they weren’t rewarded. But it was a signal to me that the Rider Nation is still behind their team and will be with them right to the end. No matter how this plays out.

Rider coach Corey Chamblin was as straight forward and honest as I’ve ever heard him when addressing the media post-

will be a bit different now and until the social-gathering begins in the summer of 2014. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) game. He admitted that “now is just not our time,” and that, due to injuries, the club isn’t fielding the same squad which allowed them to race out to a 5-0 start.

“I told the players there’s enough doubters outside the room so don’t start doubting inside the room,” Chamblin said. “We know what we have to do. It’s football. It doesn’t matter

football,” Smith surmised on our post-game show.

If it were only that easy.

But this team which jumped out to the best start in franchise history at 8-1 didn’t turn into a bunch of bums overnight.

However the question now is; when will it be their time?

(For daily rider news, follow Rod on Twitter at @ sportscage)

who’s playing. We have to be ready to play.”

Chamblin asserted that they have a good football team and if they keep pushing, they’ll get out of the funk in which they currently find themselves.

Perhaps it was summed up best by the Riders’ Taj Smith who led all receivers with 104 yards in the air.

“We just gotta play better

Council Minute Highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held September 3, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Alan Boyle, Penny McCallum, Eugene Motruk, and Kirk Sherbino.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 13-744, being a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 99-613, the Biggar Cemetery Bylaw, 1999, be read three times and adopted.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $126,406.64, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $178,637.05, be approved.

Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed:

Prairie Wild Consulting Planning/Zoning Bylaw; SaskTel - Faster Internet; Biggar Museum and Gallery - New Sign; Western Economic Diversification Grant for Pool Liner; Mike Rathwell, Sask. Environment - Landfill and Contaminated Soil; Orkin Rat Report; Roe and Pezko - Building Permit Update; P. Machibroda Engineering Ltd. - Environmental Site Assessment; Sask. Disaster - Permit Extension Request.

Council resolved that the invoice from XYLEM in the amount of $192,580.86 for the jet aeration, be approved for payment.

Council resolved that the Town cancel the taxes for Lots 38-39 Block 3 Plan D4770 in the amount of $228.29.

of Way. Council resolved that the Vacation Policy attached hereto and forming part of these minutes be approved.

Council resolved that the quote from Altus Geomatics to find and mark the property pins at the Biggar and District Regional Park be approved at an estimated price of $2,200 plus GST. • Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Council resolved that approval be granted to SaskEnergy for a proposed gas distribution extension in the alley of Block 12 to serve 333 Second Avenue East as per the proposed construction drawing from SaskEnergy.

Council resolved that the Town be authorized to sign and date the easement agreement from SaskTel for Lots A and B Plan 101481937 as per the Plan of Proposed Utility Right

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Change is in the air Autumn is a time for change -- colours change on the trees and the fields into bright and brilliant hues. The descriptive terms often used are “flaming golds”, “eye popping candy apple reds” and “Hallowe’en oranges”.

The mind can relate to these vivid references.

The temperatures are still warm but not so hot that you can’t stand to be outside and are often described as cool and crisp. It is a transition time as we head into the winter season.

But, the weather and season are not the only changes I have noticed in Biggar the past few weeks.

There is a new structure going up on Fourth and Queen. One half was delivered last week and then, as this issue is being printed, the other half arrived. It is amazing the way huge buildings are loaded on the back of a truck and set down on its foundation.

The condo is coming along nicely now with more levels being built every day. No doubt the future residents are excited about this project.

The new health care facility (really they need to come up with a name soon) is also moving along promising to be a most impressive building.

Tuesday was the last day of the Farmers’ Market for this season and it was a full house. The vendors hosted their own form of Customer Appreciation Day and there was fresh baking for the patrons to sample.

Many enjoyed, not only the pastries, but the fellowship and friendship as they visited away the afternoon.

Saturday is full of promises with lots of activities being planned for Culture Days. Make sure to come downtown and take in some of them.

Changes are happening. Good to see.

P.H.

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Premature to declare death of farms

A recent report provides compelling evidence that farmland across the country is staging a comeback

by Doug Firby, Editor-inChief and National Affairs columnist for Troy Media Distributed by Troy Media, www.troymedia.com For a large part of the last century, Canada was primarily an agrarian country. Our very identify was shaped by images of farmers harvesting the yield of vast wheat fields in the prairies, milking cows in Ontario and Quebec, digging up potatoes in P.E.I. and picking peaches in B.C. But in the past few decades, we have evolved into an urban - and now, suburban - country, where the scythe and pitchfork have been replaced by the vinylsided two-car garage and an SUV as symbols of who we are. The only constant seems to be the ubiquitous Tim Hortons coffee cup.

Farmland, it seemed, was in a death spiral as

farm families’ offspring headed for the soft life in the cities.

But recent trends suggest it would be highly premature to declare the death of farms. In fact, a report last week from the Re/Max real estate firm provides compelling evidence that farmland across the country is staging a comeback.

The measurement is the value of the land.

Re/Max surveyed 17 rural communities across the country and found that, with inventory constrained, the price per acre is increasing in 15 of them. In fact, over the past 12 months, there has been “unprecedented” demand for farmland, the Farm Market Trends Report stated.

Commodity values have fallen recently, but prices are still on the rise, said Gurinder Sandhu, executive vice-

president of Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada.

“Demand . . . is expected to remain healthy for the foreseeable future, given the positive long-term outlook for global agricultural markets.”

The biggest increases in land prices were noted in Saskatchewan and Alberta. In Ontario, growth was noted in London/Middlesex West, Windsor/Essex Country and Kitchener-Waterloo.

The only regions that remained stable in pricing were in Atlantic’s Annapolis Valley and B.C.’s Fraser Valley.

So, is it just city-slickers buying up farmland and driving up prices? The report suggests quite the opposite is true.

“The primary drivers in the market continue to be end-users - established farm operators expanding existing operations,” said Elton Ash,

also of Re/Max. This is heartening for anyone - like me - who grew up on a family farm, and would like to see our farming capacity sustained, even if it’s no longer the idyllic image we once held of a man and his land. Today, farming is agri-business - massive in scale and sophisticated in technology in a way even one generation ago we could not have imagined.

One of the reasons I’m so excited about this trend is because it at least in part refutes a grim, almost soviet, vision of our country, recently depicted by Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders.

He declared in March, based on sheer numbers, we’re “the world leader in non-downtown highrise living. Forget the U.S.-generated image of suburban lawns versus downtown density: We’re

a nation of peri-urban apartment dwellers.”

Maybe by the numbers, we are. But in spirit, we are a great deal more than that. As any farmer will tell you, many citydwellers are oblivious to the source of the food that lands on their table.

To many, food comes from Sobey’s or the SuperStore, not the place those grocers acquire it from.

Few seem to give little thought to whether their strawberries come from California or tomatoes from Mexico.

But there is risk - you could easily argue, a national security risk - to not maintaining a robust domestic food supply. Not only are there compelling environmental arguments behind the 100mile diet philosophy, but there are equally riveting cases to be made for economic reasons as well.

In my dozen years of liv-

ing in Alberta, I’ve have the privilege of visiting some of this province’s breathtaking ranches on a number of occasions. I been there to witness, and even participate in, traditional branding operations, and get familiar with the gritty, unvarnished life of raising cattle in a hostile environment. There’s a part of me that’s developed a tremendous admiration for the men and women who carry on this fine tradition, and who fight daily against the forces that would turn some of their acreages into a sea of asphalt roofs.

We need them more than we know.

All Canadians should celebrate the economic resurgence of farmland, and by extension farming, in our country. It is a proud part of our past, but an even more important part of our future.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

It’s harvest time on the Prairies. For me this is my absolute most favourite time of the year. The colours are bright and vivid and the fields are full of gold.

Love it.

As you drive along the roads you will see farmers busy gathering up the harvest. And, have you noticed the size of the farm machinery these days?

Gone are the days when farmers used a one ton truck to load and haul grain, now they use semi trucks. Likewise the combines and tractors have grown as well.

You will be able to see lots of John Deere green in the fields but there are other colours as well. Some of the names have disappeared either the companies have gone out of business or have been swallowed up by another.

One name you don’t see is Cockshutt.

Cockshutt Farm Equipment of Canada was a Canadian pioneer in farm machinery.

Starting in 1839 as the Frost and Wood Company the Cockshutt name was established in 1877 by J. G. Cockshutt who set up a branch in Winnipeg just as the West was opening up.

Soon after branches were located at Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Calgary followed by the development of a network of local

distributors.

In addition the company owned a subsidiary, Brantford Coach and Body Limited which manufactured truck bodies, semitrailers, lift gates, dump bodies, hoists, low bed semi-trailers, and six wheel attachment for trucks. Cockshutt manufactured tractors, combines, swathers, plows, harrows, cultivators, seeders, planters -- a complete line of farm equipment.

In 1962, the farm machinery portion of Cockshutt was acquired by the White Motor Company from the United States.

Massey Ferguson is another name that has disappeared.

Today it is part of AGCO Corporation but its 150 year history is entrenched in agriculture heritage.

The company was formed in 1953 after the merger of the Massey Harris in North America with Harry Ferguson Limited in England.

Harry Ferguson was the engineer who developed the three point linkage system which allows both tractor and the implement to work together as one unit.

The merging of the two companies combined the technological skills and the manufacturing side to create a powerful farm machinery manufacturing company.

It was in 1938 that

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the company produced the world’s first commercially successful self-propelled combine.

There are other companies that have made a mark in the development of farm machinery albeit the names may not be as memorable. The Big Four was named for its massive four-cylinder engine with its history dating back to the 20th century.

Another titled “Dreadnaughts of the Prairies” was a British tractor made

by Marshall, Sons and Company. These tractors were “guaranteed of finest material and best workmanship.”

There was the Bates Steel Mule -- an unusual tractor that had no seat. Another unconventional tractor was made by The Gray Tractor Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

On this model a large drum replaced the rear wheels.

Yes, indeed, the evolution of farm machinery has come a long way. Some names have disappeared, some have taken on new forms, but some still remain.

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To help address these challenges, in 2008 the Government of Canada introduced the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).

Designed to help build long-term financial security for disabled persons, the RDSP makes it easier to accumulate funds by providing assisted savings and tax-deferred investment growth.

What is an RDSP? The RDSP is a taxdeferred savings vehicle introduced by the

Government of Canada to help parents and others save for the longterm financial security of a person with a severe disability.

A Canadian resident under the age of 60 who is eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) is eligible for an RDSP. The DTC is available to individuals who have mental or physical impairments that markedly restrict their ability to perform one or more of the basic activities of living (i.e., speaking, hearing or walking).

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by Bob Mason

Hail!

He turned away with a look of sorrow, And climbed again on the old hayrack.

And he said, “I don’t know where we’ll be tomorrow, But one thing sure is, we won’t be back!”

He raised his arm in a wave half-hearted.

And said “Gidday,” to his tired team.

He looked back once as the horses started And drove away from a dying dream.

The worst (and last) year of the “Great Depression” was just over, and all over the once parched countryside there was a fair crop in 1938. But nevertheless, when we saw an old

hayrack loaded with all sorts of household stuff coming up the road the folks sent us down to meet it, and meet the driver to come in for dinners.

Actually, because he looked a little tired, we asked him if he wanted to stay for the night, but he said no, he had to go!

During our meal he told us this so often related Saskatchewan story: “We came out from England in the 1920’s” he told us. “The Great War was just over, and a few of us veterans brought our families out to the Prairies, we had a few good years before the 1930’s, but after that everything

just went to pieces. Last year (1937) there was no crop at all! And this year we had an excellent one coming when “Crasho!”

A hailstorm flattened it - and no insurance!

You might say that we “came out” in the 1920’s, “Dried out” in the 1930’s.

“Hailed out” in 1938, and “Got out” that fall . . . and kind of laughed!

In a way we all felt kind of sorry for the guy because we had been victims of The Depression ourselves and had to leave our home up across the river. Many a dark cloud coming straight for us, got picked up by the ever-present current of air down that river valley and dumped it.

Even precious load of moister where no one needed it!

Many times we had heard the roar of hail pounding the murky water just a short way off, but I can’t remember it even hailing on “Springwell Farm!”

A few years after we moved south, and his boys got to be a few years older, Dad retired from farming and took a job as a hail-inspector.

To his family, Dad knew everything, and were we ever proud when he came home now and then to tell us about where he had been, Municipal Office,

Reeves, Councilors big time operators, and lowly peasants.

Being an old dirt farmer himself, Dad was awful good at his job and had a lot of experience. YT went with him a couple of times and was surprised at how thorough and knowledgeable he was, often having to explain to his seemingly intelligent peers just how the hail adjustment program was supposed to work!

We had a terrible windstorm one summer and mainly all the local crops were blown flat. Although not one hailstone had fallen, many farmers put in for hail damage - some even got paid!

I was with Dad when he took a farmer into the mans garden, next door to his flattened crop, and showed him that there was no hail damage at all!

(There were quite a few court cases that summer, about who was going to get paid by who!)

When Dad had come west first, there were no buildings in North Battleford, and he slept in a large tent called “Scott Taylors Hotel” with a dozen other homesteaders. And in his travels as a hail inspector, (many years later) he met every one of them again!

They were scattered all over Western Saskatchewan and he was astounded how old they seemed. Of course Dad hadn’t found that fabled “Fountain of Youth” either. (ie) Old Story: They tell me that an old Perdue bachelor (unnamed),went into town, bought three boxes of shotgun shells (cheap), blasted the crop behind his stable, and put in for hail damage!

I’m not sure whether he got any payment or not, but there must have been quite a few lead BB’s lying around! The same old fellow tried quite a few angles to try and fool local merchants - but that is another story!

I kind of wish that this is a story too, but its not!

One of the neighbours took me out to see his hail damage one day and without comment, drove right by where my crop was covered three inches deep!

Like a lot of other young men, YT borrowed his Dad’s car so that he could go on their honeymoon. (Does a fellow spell honeymoon with a capital H?) We left him our beat-up old model A car to go hail adjusting with!

It just so happened that while we were (frolicking?) at Waskesiu,

it rained three inches while he was - and the roof leaked!

Dad should have swam (mebbe he did!), but when he told us about it, he laughed! He even asked what the crops were like up north. We really felt bad about that roof leaking, but Walt and Audrey borrowed his car for their honeymoon the next week!

Moral: Being a parent, you can’t win eh?

Advice from old farmer: It is surprising how casually old horses act during a hailstorm! If a fellow just drove them downwind, they don’t seem to notice it at all as we huddle beside them during a hailstorm! (I don’t remember a horse huddling beside me anytime!)

It’s almost anybody’s guess when and where a hailstorm will come during the Saskatoon Exhibition and that’s if they go to said exhibition, it will hail on their crop!

The “Old Farmers” Almanac doesn’t say so, but then what do they know, eh?

Science hasn’t found a use for hailstones yet, but there are quite a few technology types around, and it is 2013, eh?

Your Money Matters submitted by Todd Hawkins of TWH Financial, Biggar Understand your health care benefits

If you are self-employed, retired, not covered by a group health and dental plan at work or have a plan that only covers your basic needs, you know firsthand that your Government Health Insurance Plan coverage only goes so far.

You regularly have to pay routine, basic expenses like

prescription drugs,dental check-ups, eye wear and massage therapy out of your own pocket. Those bills can add up quickly – especially if you have a family – often costing thousands of dollars each year.

Add on the unexpected costs you might face if you or someone in your family has a serious illness or accident – such as physiotherapy, chiropractic care, private or semiprivate hospital rooms, medical devices

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and home care. These health-related expenses that you may have to pay for yourself, could end up putting you in real financial difficulty.

Insurance companies now offer health, dental, and disability insurance packages that supplement the universal public programs. These packages make insurance more affordable for you.

Examine your average annual health costs and compare them to the cost of monthly insurance

payments to get a sense of whether you would benefit from the blanket protection of insurance.

You have to buy insurance before you need it. That might sound obvious, but if it is, why do so many people wait?

Insurance costs can be substantial, but hoping nothing happens to you can be a much more costly route to take Speak to your financial advisor to review your health care benefits. If you don’t have someone to help you.

Talk to your advisor.

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exercised and played Wheel of Fortune in the afternoon.

Tuesday, we read up on current events from all the local newspapers around. In the afternoon we played swing bowl.

Wednesday morning

BCS Report

by James Walker Well, it is officially autumn.

Our school teams have been busy with practices, games, and tournaments.

The football is well into their season. As I write this letter on Monday, I wish good luck to the Cross Country team and the football team with their events on Tuesday.

Also our Girls Senior Volleyball team went to Unity this weekend while our Boys Junior Volleyball team hosted their tournament at BCS 2000.

On Thursday, September 26, our school will be holding its Second Annual Family Night Showcase from 6:00 to 7:30. This is a great opportunity to see what is being in and out of the classroom at BCS 2000. There will be a number of displays showing some of the interesting opportunities being offered at our school. Remember to get your pass-

port stamped as you visit the different showcases for your chance to win some prizes which have been supplied by the SCC and the SRC. We are also looking for volunteers to help with our Hot Lunch program.

If you are interested, please contact me at the school or Janice Carter (Chair of the SCC) at 948-3444. We are also looking for casual EAs and caretakers from the local communities to work at the school. If you are interested, please contact me and we could discuss the application process.

Students will have a long weekend due to the Professional Development Day on Monday, September 30.

And there is one more important reminder: the Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing the Montreal Canadiens to kick off the NHL season on October 1.

we enjoyed the company of the St. Gab’s Grade 3 class. Each student picked a resident and read a story to them. In the afternoon we loaded up seven residents and headed down to the New Horizon’s jam session.

Everyone loved the music that was played.

Thursday, we had a coffee party in honour of the Alzheimer Society. After lunch we had bingo. Lots of lucky winners and fun had by all that played.

Friday we had our barbecue club. Burgers, hotdogs and all the fixings were thoroughly enjoyed.

The afternoon was spent listening to the wonderful piano playing of one of our residents.

Saturday morning we played dot bingo. It’s a different variation of the ordinary bingo. After lunch we watched the funny “Grumpy Old Men”. The residents were laughing out loud during the whole movie.

Sunday morning we had some cookies as a treat and played some Kaiser. Biggar United Church did a wonderful service this afternoon.

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Saskatchewan patients continue to receive surgeries sooner, thanks to improvements in how surgical care is planned and delivered.

“Eight out of 10 patients are receiving surgery within three months – a remarkable accomplishment,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said, Thursday. “We challenged our health care providers to make a breakthrough in surgical care. They are now making the final push toward our goal that by April 2014 no patient has to wait more than three months for surgery.”

The latest provincial wait times numbers show that, as of July 31, 80 per cent of patients were having surgery within

three months of their referral from a surgeon and 91 per cent within six months.

Increased provincial funding for the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative has resulted in a seven per cent boost in the number of surgeries performed so far in the 201314 year. Patients have received 28,492 surgeries in the first four months of the fiscal year, up from 26,567 performed April 1 to July 31 in 2012.

The latest monthly data update indicates as of July 31, there were 6,105 patients waiting more than three months for surgery. This is a decrease of 61 per cent (or 9,237 fewer patients) compared to the start of the Initiative in April

2010 when more than 15,000 patients were waiting more than three months.

Nine out of 10 health regions are providing surgeries to more than 90 per cent of their patients within six months.

There were 18,525 patients waiting for surgery in the province on July 31, 2013, down from 26,743 in November 2007 and from 27,585 when the Surgical Initiative was launched in April 2010.

The province committed $70.5 million to improve access to surgery in the 2013-14 fiscal year. About 89,000 surgeries will be performed in Saskatchewan this year, an increase of 7,000 from last year.

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The LandÀll will be open to the public for garbage disposal during the following times:

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY… 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Garbage disposal must be carried out in accordance with the Town’s regulations and will be under the direct supervision of the attendant on duty. Your co-operation in separating your garbage in accordance with the separate areas that have been established at the landÀll is appreciated.

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ABSOLUTELY NO DUMPING is allowed outside the fence or in the landÀll when the supervisor is not on duty. Private salvage operations are prohibited.

The Town would like to remind residents and contractors that it is their responsibility to ensure that any material being hauled to the landÀll is secured and tarped. By securing and tarping loads, this will ensure that material is not littering the roads, which can cause numerous Áat tires and will keep the road and ditches free of litter.

Hello everyone!

Another week has gone by so quickly. The weather has been so beautiful and harvest has been running along smoothly.

Some farmers are even finished.

Monday morning we

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Site usage will be rigidly enforced and citizens are asked to co-operate to make it possible to operate the landÀll in a non-offensive manner, while keeping the costs to the taxpayer to a minimum.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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Purebred livestock must be maintained

by Calvin Daniels

While I can’t say I’m anything near a regular reader of the magazine Hobby Farms, the recent September/October issue piqued my interest when I saw it on the racks at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon on a recent weekend get away.

The feature story highlighted on the cover is entitled ‘Heritage Hogs for Pork’.

Growing up on a registered pig farm, anything on hogs still draws my interest.

I can recall when still a youngster doing a display on the wide range of pig breeds actually out there,

at a time when maybe a half dozen had a sizeable foothold on the Canadian Prairies.

Since those days the number of pure breeds raised here has if not declined, at least seen a big drop in numbers.

Today’s hog industry, beleaguered as it is, revolves around hybrid lines which cross purebreds, predominantly Yorkshire and Landrace, to take advantage of the vigour such crossing provides.

Under current practice for raising hogs, intensive, indoor, operations, such hybrids

excel in key areas such as converting feed to pork, and average daily gains.

As a result, at least in Canada, and for that matter many major pork producing countries, breeds such as Berkshire, Tamworth, Large English Black and numerous other breeds have seen numbers decline. Many breeds are at best rarities today, with a number out right endangered.

A few, like the Oxford Sandy Black, may be extinct.

The Canadian developed Lacombe is sadly among the breeds which teeters on disappearing. The Lacombe was developed at the Lacombe Research station in Alberta, being released to the public in 1958. When it celebrated it’s 50th birthday in 2008 a couple of hundred were thought to exist.

Which brings me to a secondary interest I have long had, that of

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the preservation of rare breeds of livestock.

There is something to be said for genetic diversity within a species, and that includes domestic farm animals.

Some breeds do some things better than others, and if a breed is lost, a trait the industry, or at least a segment of the industry, may one day need is lost too.

The Hobby Farms story looks at a niche market for raising heritage breeds and selling the pork as a premium product.

Such operations are generally old school, with pigs raised as much as possible on pasture.

On the Prairies winter puts a crimp in such an operation, although like cattle hogs, at least mature sows, will forage standing forages with some grain supplementation, and a warm place to sleep.

The hogs from the high density farms of today though, are not the best choice to raise ‘old school’. I use the term ‘old school’ because dry sows on pasture, and pigs raised on straw, was once the norm, not the exception.

To look at raising grassfed hogs effectively, it means seeking out breeds such as Berkshire, Kunekune, Duroc, Tamworth, Large

English Blacks and Red Wattle. None of these breeds are going to suddenly take over large-scale operations, but they can have their place.

And, since there is seemingly growing public pressure against intensive livestock, and increasing interest in the idea of a 100-mile diet, the door may be opening to more niche production of a less intensive variety.

That is why rare livestock breeds should

be maintained. No one knows exactly what the face of livestock production may look like in the future. There may come a time the traits of the Mulefoot or Mangalitsa are needed, and if we have allowed the breed to disappear, then those traits are gone too.

Hopefully agriculture is wise enough to see the benefits which might be gained by being good stewards of our purebred livestock genetics.

Provincial harvest past halfway mark Warm and dry weather over the past week resulted in significant harvest progress being made.

Saskatchewan farmers now have 55 per cent of the 2013 crop combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the period September 10 to 16.

Thirty per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The fiveyear average (2008-2012) for this time of year is 44 per cent combined and 31 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Harvest is most advanced in the

southwestern region, where 69 per cent of the crop is combined. Fiftyfive per cent is combined in the southeast; 45 per cent in the east-central region; 64 per cent in the west-central region; 39 per cent in the northeast and 48 per cent in the northwestern region.

Of the crops that have been harvested so far, 97 per cent of peas, 83 per cent of lentils and 70 per cent of durum is estimated to fall within the top two quality grades. While overall yields are reported to be above average, they vary from region to region.

Province-wide, the week’s rainfall ranged from nil to 13 millimetres.

Very little crop damage was reported. Wind in the southeastern and east-central regions caused some canola swaths to blow around.

Light frost was reported in the southeastern and east-central regions as well; however, crops have matured enough that damage is expected to be minimal.

Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as one per cent surplus, 48 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 10 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 47 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and 13 per cent very short.

Farmers are busy swathing, combining and hauling bales.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Federal, provincial governments invest $17 million in agriculture researchers Friday, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $17.25 million in funding over the next five years for 13 strategic research chairs.

These world-class research chairs will help ensure that Saskatchewan has the capacity to further develop new crop varieties, expand the sector’s knowledge and enhance technologies to grow the agriculture industry.

“Our government remains committed to supporting research and innovation, because it generates long-term economic growth and prosperity,” said Ritz. “This investment in human capital will go a long way in attracting even more cutting-edge agricultural research here in Saskatchewan.”

“This funding ensures that we have highly-qualified scientists whose work in the lab transfers to results in the field,” Stewart said. “Their research provides Saskatchewan producers with the tools and information to be industry leaders, increase production and continue producing safe, reliable products to feed a growing world population.”

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Strategic Research Program focuses on four areas: crop genetic improvement; livestock development; food and bioproducts development; and, soils and environment. Each chair consists of a scientist and a technician who reside at the University of Saskatchewan. The program assures stable funding to facilitate the recruitment and retention of the best research personnel. The

chairs are responsible for attracting project funding from programs offered by public and private sectors to support their respective research program.

“This investment provides crucial support to our current researchers and resources to attract more world-class scientists to create knowledge to help farmers prosper and help feed a growing world population,” University of Saskatchewan Vice-President for Research Karen Chad said. “We applaud our government partners for their continued support for the University of Saskatchewan as the hub of agricultural research in Canada.”

This funding includes the creation of a new forage research chair in 2013, as a result of feedback from industry groups. Since 2007, the federal and provincial governments have committed $35 million to the Strategic Research Program.

The Strategic Research Program was introduced in 1986 through a series of five-year agreements.

A recent evaluation, conducted by KPMG, has concluded that Saskatch-

ewan’s research programs produce nine dollars in benefits to producers for every dollar invested by the provincial government.

Funding for the Strategic Research Program is provided under the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework, a five-year, $3 billion

Fall Locomotion . . . A CN train makes its way to town, east of Biggar this past Sunday. Fall is turning the countryside to shades of orange, yellow and

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Biggar Blazing Saints cross country season continues . . .

Blazing Saints’ season has passed its half-way point after last Thursday’s meet in Outlook.

Thirty runners boarded the sports bus for their last bus trip of the season.

For many of the runners, especially the younger athletes, the bus ride is part of the enjoyment of being a member of the cross country team.

It was a beautiful fall day, +15° with a slight breeze; perfect for a cross country meet. The course is on the banks of the beautiful South Saskatchewan River and

in the Regional Park.

There are plenty of hills and trees to create a scenic course, deer included.

The next two meets will be held in Biggar.

They hosted their annual meet on Tuesday, September 24, and then hosting the West Central District Championship on Wednesday, October 2. At that meet grade 9-12 runners will be moving on to participate in the Provincial High School Cross Country Championship on Saturday, October 13 at Loon Lake Regional

Blazers give the blues to Outlook . . . Biggar Central School Blazer Shawn Howard takes the handoff from QB Clarke Sopczak, Tuesday during a home game versus the Outlook Blues. Blazers led Park.

Outlook results were as follows: Pee Wee Boys: Hayden McMahon -11:07 (11th), Chase McNulty -10.08(5th), Dylan Churchill -10:(8th), Lane Vos-12:55 (24th), Connor

Sunderland -11:35 (18th), Ryder Anderson -9:34 (1st), Scott Sawatsky - 1 1 : 1 1 ( 1 2 t h ) , Ja s o n Hammond -13.06 (26th).

Pee Wee Girls: Kolby Haynes -11:43 (2nd), Chantel Hinse -14:17 (10th), Alex Hooper-14:18 (11th), Cierra Rorick -15:53 (19th), Kiara Broeckel -15:04 (17th).

Bantam Boys: Emmett Keith -13:58 (2nd), Cruz McNulty -16:00 (8th), Alex Hinse -19:21 (23rd), Kent Llemit -24:21 (28th), Diether Ferre -15:58 (6th), Jarrett Pearce -16:57 (14th), Real Hinse -16:43 (13th), Darren Ferre -20:49 (26th), Zach Wells -17:17 (17th), Landon Boisvert -16:05 (9th), Coy McPhee -18:48 (22nd), Cole Whiteford -16:00 (7th).

Bantam Girls: Hanna Tuico -19:23 (21st).

Bantam Boys: Patrick Buck -28:27 (8th), Connor Newton -24:53 (7th).

Junior Girls: Tiara Keith -23:53 (3rd), Mazie Hooper -DNF.

14-12 at the half, eventually opening that to 32-18 by game’s end. Check out the biggarindependent.ca this Friday for more pictures. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Ryder Anderson on the way to a first place run in the Pee Wee Boys 2,000m race in Outlook. (Photos submitted

by Rick Garchinski)

Perdue Community bowling

Chantel Hinse and Alex Hooper stride for stride together as they race for the finish in the Pee Wee Girls 2,000m race.

Bowling results week ending Sept. 20.

Club 55--M.H.S. John Latta--213; M.H.T. John Latta--542; L.H.S. Dot Curtiss--219; L.H.T. Carol Lemon-507; M.H.A. John Latta--15; L.H.A. Carol Lemon--169.

Ladies League--L.H.S.

Sandra Pavloff--237; L.H.T. Sandra Pavloff-573; T.H.S. Zeros--1120; T.H.T. Zeros--3156; L.H.A. Dorrie Laberswieler-183.

Mens League---M.H.S. Jim Nicholls--246; M.H.T. Jim Nicholls--545.

Mixed League M.H.S. George Bartley--

206; M.H.T. George Bartley--492; L.H.S. Joyce Broeckel--214; L.H.T. Joyce Broeckel--450.

Y.B.C. Junior H.S. Dakota Anderson--135; H.T. Dakota Anderson--363; Bantam H.S. Adam Munro--176; H.D. Adam Munro--291.

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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting

by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent

Oops!

Sometimes I identify plants incorrectly.

I was asked was the shrub in our back garden an elder, and I said no, it was an alder. How wrong I was!

The shrub/tree in question had red berries, leaves arranged in opposite pairs and seems to be taking over.

I don’t know where I got the idea it was a golden alder, but, there, I have sorted out this mistake!

There are red and black elderberries. I am very familiar with the black elderberry, Sambuca nigra. I have been eating the berries, as well as the blossoms for years.

In the UK, Elderflower Cordial is a very nice refreshing drink. I have put the blossoms on the raw side of pancakes, flipped them over and they were yummy.

Elderberry pie is a bit too crunchy for my liking, but I do know that some think it the best pie out there. Elderberry jam, too crunchy, but elderberry jelly is tasty in tarts or on toast and then of course, there is elderberry wine!

I did not know that there is a variety of elderberry that has red berries, and paler green leaves arranged in opposite pairs. They are in our backyard and in the yard where my vegetable garden is. They are Sambucus racemosa.

Well, now I am really confused because whilst researching the red and black elderberry, I discovered that there is another variety called Sambucus canadensis!

I couldn’t find any difference between these two black elderberry plants, then I discovered that most of the black elderberry now grown in North American is Sambucus nigra v. canadensis; that is the regular black elderberry (nigra) crossed with the wild elderberry (canadensis) that was here when the shrub

was introduced to the New World!

Then I went to find out if the red elderberries are edible, and discovered that all elderberry has poisonous properties, even the black ones that I have been eating for years! I’m glad I am alive the tell the story!

The red elderberry (racemosa) in our back garden has cyanideproducing glycoside in the leaves, twigs, and seeds. But, this glycoside is in the raw unripened berries. If the ripe berries are cooked, all will be fine. It was suggested to avoid eating the leaves and twigs, if you were so inclined.

The First Nations ate the berries, after much preparation. The berry clusters were collected in July and August. The berries were removed from the clusters, all twigs and stems removed, then the berries were cooked overnight in pits or boiled in red cedar boxes. Then the mush was placed over fires on skunk cabbage leaves and dried into cakes.

To improve the flavour, other berries were added.

Seems a lot of fussing about!

The twigs of both the black and red elderberry

are plithy and can be hollowed out. But, from my research, it was recommended that the red elderberry twigs, because of their toxicity, not be used for whistles.

The black elderberry twigs have been hollowed out and used as whistles for centuries.

The unripe berries of the black elderberry are toxic, but because I have always waited until they are ripe before I ate them, that is why I am alive to tell the tale!

My recommendation is to avoid the red elderberry berries, and plant a black elderberry to enjoy cooked jellies and pies.

The black elderberry is also supposed to ward off evil influence and give protection from witches.

It must not be used for bonfires as “Elder be ye Lady’s tree, burn it or not or cursed ye’ll be”.

Neither can it be cut down as the Elder Mother would be released and take her revenge!

The Elder Mother was believed to dwell in the elder tree. She worked strong earth magic and punished those who used her tree selfishly.

I wonder how these legends get started?!

Sambuca racemosa (red elderberry) and Sambuca nigra (black elderberry) are relatives. The black elderberry fruit has been used for centuries for jellies and pies. Both types of berries should be used only when ripe and cooked. (Photos from google.com/images)

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Canada disability savings grant A Canada disability savings grant (grant) is an amount that the Government of Canada contributes to an RDSP. The Government will pay matching grants of 300, 200, or 100 per cent, depending on the beneficiary’s family income and the amount contributed. The beneficiary’s family income is calculated as follows: • From birth to December 31 of the year the beneficiary turns 18, the beneficiary’s family income is based on the income information used to deter-

mine the Canada child tax benefit (CCTB) for that beneficiary.

• Beginning the year the beneficiary turns 19 until the RDSP is closed, the beneficiary’s family income is based on his or her income plus his or her spouse’s, or common-law partner’s income.

An RDSP can get a maximum of $3,500 in matching grants in one year, and up to $70,000 over the beneficiary’s lifetime. A grant can be paid into an RDSP on contributions made to the beneficiary’s RDSP until

December 31 of the year the beneficiary turns 49.

The amount of the grant is based on the beneficiary’s family income as follows: • Beneficiary’s family income of $85,414* or less: Contribution - on the first $500, $3 for every $1 contributed, for a maximum of $1,500; on the next $1,000, $2 for every $1 contributed, for a maximum of $2,000.

• Beneficiary’s family income of $85,414*: Contribution - on the first $1,000, $1 for every $1 contributed, for a maximum of $,1000. (* The beneficiary family in-

St. Gabriel School“Outta My Mind”

by Rick Garchinski “Back check . . . fore check . . . pay check” was a phrase I became familiar with playing senior hockey in Naicam in my younger days.

It was thanks to a teammate that picked it up on his journey through Jr. A hockey and American College hockey before he returned to farm - hard work paying off on the ice.

I, like others in our profession receive our first paycheck of the school year shortly . . . three months after the previous one. This is not a “boo woo” story, rather a reference to the opening two-thirds of the phrase and what happens in our school (and every other school in Saskatchewan) at the moment the school year starts.

This memory returned to me early one morning while walking to school. It was not because I felt “temporarily poor”, but because I realized that there is no gradual transition back to work.

We are starting our fourth week of the school year and if you enter the building you would think that we’ve been in school for many months. Routines have been established, extra-curricular teams have been organized and are now in mid-season, our Social Justice group has begun creating their direction for their year’s work, and our CSCC has met and planned several activities for the near future.

The canteen and breakfast club opened the first week of school to support students. Most importantly, staff have accepted the challenge to “backcheck and forecheck“ in an effort to support student learning; our students have done their best to shake off the summer habits and are attempting to also take responsibility for their learning.

All the people in St. Ga-

briel School spend much time and effort in their daily work. For myself, yes there is a physical paycheck, but I receive much more. I receive life-lessons from the students and staff daily, and that is why I continue

to enjoy coming to work every day.

So with one month down, I will continue to back check and fore check my way through of another successful school year.

come thresholds are indexed each year to inflation. The income thresholds shown are for 2012.)

Canada disability savings bond A Canada disability savings bond (bond) is an amount paid by the Government of Canada directly into an RDSP. The Government will pay bonds of up to $1,000 a year to low-income Canadians with disabilities.

No contributions have to be made to get the bond.

The lifetime bond limit is $20,000. A bond can be paid into an RDSP until the year in which the beneficiary turns 49.

The amount of the bond is based on the beneficiary’s family income as follows: • Beneficiary’s family income bond, $24,863* or less (or if the holder is a public institution) - for a bond of $1,000.

• Beneficiary’s family income bond, between $24,863* and $42,707* part of the $1,000 based on the formula in the Canada Disability Savings Act. • More than $42,707* - no bond is paid (* The beneficiary family income thresholds are indexed

each year to inflation. The income thresholds shown are for 2012.)

Since 2011, you are allowed to carry forward unused grant and bond entitlements to future years.

The carry forward period can only start after 2007 and lasts for 10 years.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) administers the Canada disability savings grant and the Canada disability savings bond programs. HRSDC bases the amount of the grants and bonds that are available for any particular year on the beneficiary’s family income for that year, as well as on matching rates.

When do grants and bonds have to be repaid?

If any of the following events occur, all government grants and bonds paid into the plan during the preceding 10 years before the event must be repaid to the Government of Canada.

Repayments are required when: • the RDSP is terminated; • the plan is deregistered; • a disability assistance payment is made from the plan;

• the beneficiary stops being eligible for the disability amount; or • the beneficiary dies.

Note Repayment of amounts that were previously included as income are tax deductible and reported on line 232 of the T1 General - Income Tax and Benefit Return.

Since 2011, a beneficiary with a life expectancy of five years or less will be allowed annual RDSP withdrawals of up to $10,000 in taxable plan savings, as well as a prorated amount of plan contributions, without having to repay the grant or bonds paid into the plan in the preceding 10 years.

These rules only apply when an election to be an SDSP has been filed with the RDSP issuer by the holder of the RDSP and the issuer has notified the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development of the election.

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St. Gabriel School welcomes two new staff members: Mrs. Dana Derks, as a part-time EA, and Miss Christine Quenelle. Christine is an Intern, and will be working with Mr. Prpick until Christmas. (Photo for The Independent by Rick Garchinski)

2006 GMC Envoy SLE, 4x4, blue, 142,942 km, StkT13402A ...................................... $ 9,900 2006 GMC Yukon, 8 pass, carbon metallic, 164,960km, StkT13487B ............................$16,900 2007 Cadillac Escalade AWD, black, 165,000km StkR4994A...................................... $25,900 2007 Chrysler Aspen Limited, black, 113,790km, StkR4935A .................................... $18,850 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SE, silver, 171,153 kms, Stk13241A .............................. $ 8,900 2007 Ford F150 Lariat, 4x4, white, 97,332 kms, StkT13402AA .....................................$23,900 2007 GMC Yukon XL, SLT, 4x4, white, 195,101 km, T13531A ................................. $18,900 2007 Chev Cobalt SS Coupe, black, 82,868km, StkT13549A...................................... $11,900 2007 GMC ½ Crew SLT, 4x4, blue, 95,000 km, StkT13580A .................................... $21,900 2007 GMC Acadia, carbon, 131,335km, StkT13581A................................................. $14,900 2008 Chev Silverado ½ crew, white, 49,319km, StkT1409A ...................................... $24,900 2008 Chev Uplander Ext, charcoal, 101,456 kms, StkT13447A .................................. $11,900 2008 Ford F350 FX4 Supercrew, blue, 175, 912 kms, StkT13516A SOLD........................... $26,900 2008 Chev Malibu LS, silver, 151,602 km, StkR4881A .............................................. $ 8,900 2009 Chev Silverado ¾ Crew LTZ, white, 185,476 km, StkT1462A .......................... $31,900 2010 Chev Silverado ½ ext 4x4, blue granite, 74,366km, StkT13351A .................... $23,900 2010 GMC ¾ Crew SLT, 6.0 gas, black, 92,656 kms, StkT13563A ......................... $31,900 SOLD 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT, 4x4, blue, 113,980 km, StkT13429A .......................... $24,900 2010 Chev Silverado ½ Crew, black, 92,880km,SStkT1473A .................................. $26,900 OLD 2011 GMC ½ Ext, SLE, 4x4, black, 12,698 km, StkT13534B ................................... $27,900 2011 GMC ½ Ext, 4X4, stealth gray, 81,000, StkT13324A ....................................... $22,900 2011 GMC ¾ Crew Denali, white, 71,003 kms, StkT13569A..........................................................$54,900 2012 GMC Yukon SLT, 4X4, silver, 51,826 kms, R4967....

2011 Chev ............................................................................$43,900 Suburban 2012 Ford F-350 Superduty crew Lariat, silver, LTI, white, 32,000km, StkR4977............................................$44,500 4x4, 116,771km, 2012 GMC Yukon XL Denali AWD, white, 6.2L, 24,654km, StkR4961A StkR4961................................................................................. $61,900 OLD

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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OBITUARIES Jean Gertrude Swanton February 2, 1932 September 15, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family of Jean Gertrude Swanton announces her passing. She passed away peacefully September 15, 2013 at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon Sask.

Jean is survived by her daughters, Donna-Jean Hindley (George), Debbie Halter (Larry); and her son, Bryan Swanton (Kyla); her grandchildren, Megan Halter (Kyle Carlson), Tara (Hindley) Marsh (Jarrett), Mandi Halter (Tanner Daniels, Paije Swanton, Mason Swanton; her sister, Shirley Lindgren (Ken).

She was predeceased by her husband, Don Swanton; her parents, Merritt and Ann Goodwin; her brother, Merritt Goodwin.

Jean was born in Cando, Sask. on February 2, 1932. She was raised there, where she married Don Swanton on July 8, 1950. They farmed together in the Traynor area and moved to Landis, Sask. in 1977 when Don became the postmaster. Don and Jean retired to Saskatoon, Sask. in 2004.

Jean’s passion was her family. She loved attending all the events of her children and grandchildren. She especially loved ¿shing trips and visiting. Her home was always open to friends and family.

Mom will be greatly missed.

Burial will be at a later date.

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“As time goes by without you And days turn into years They hold a million memories And a thousand silent tears.

To us you were so special What more is there to say Except our love for you…

Will grow more precious every day.”

Deeply loved and missed these past five years… grandparents, Mom and Dad and brothers and all those whose lives you touched.

McLELLAN: In loving memory of Shirley, our dear wife, mom, grandma and great-grandma who passed away October 1, 2002.

“Your presence is always near us In our hearts loving memories are kept The love and happiness we shared with you Are times we will never forget.”

We love and miss you, Larry, Donna, Deanna, Jeremy, Michelle, Glen Sitina, Bentley, Jerry, Amber, Spencer, Avery, Marcia and Delaney.

39p1 BRODZKI: In loving memory of Anna who passed away September 25, 2002.

“Down the path of memory, We gently tread today.

Our loving thoughts are with you, As life goes on its way.

We often talk about you, With love and sad regret, For those who loved you dearly, Never will forget.”

Lovingly remembered by your family 39p1 LAMONT: In loving memory of Kelvin who passed away September 30, 1996.

“Deep in our hearts your memory is kept To love and to cherish and never forget Today, tomorrow, our whole life through We will always love and remember you.”

Lovingly remembered by Cathy, Jamie and Margaret 39p1

CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to the many people for all the beautiful cards and good wishes given to me on the occasion of my 100th birthday.

Thank you for the afternoon social and lunch. It was much appreciated.

Charlotte McMahon 39p1

COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in September: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. For pastoral services or information, please contact Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122 or leave a message at the of¿ce, 306-948-3731.

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COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner of 8th and Quebec Street.

Sunday Services include Adult Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On Mondays beginning September 16 at the church- Ladies Bible Study 9:30-11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join us. Pastor Wicks can be reached in the of¿ce at 306-948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday.

36tfn SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: Join us on Main Street for Cultivating Creativity/Culture Days activities, 1-5 p.m. at the Bargain Shop building. Artisans will be showing, selling and demonstrating their work. Face painting, buskers, elementary school art and activities. Free admission; 5-6 p.m., barbecue; 6:30 p.m. Majestic Theatre, local talent concert with silver collection for the Theatre. Everyone is welcome. For more information, phone Cindy Hoppe at 306-9482947.

37c3 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: St. Gabriel Fall Supper. 5 - 7 p.m.; doors open 4:30 p.m. Adults. $15, 8-12 yrs, $8, under 5, free.

Call 306-948-2954, 306-9483880, 306-948-2714.

37c3 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: Monarch Multiple 4-H Club Registration Night, 6 p.m. at Top of the Rink, Jubilee Stadium.

Current projects are Beef, Light Horse, and Outdoor Adventure.

For more info call Lisa Haynes 306-948-2563.

37c3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3: 7 p.m. in the New Horizons, PALS presents another information evening. Our guest will be Ardith Clark from the Leipzig Serenity Retreat Centre. She will outline the program that focuses on managing addictions, and answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.

37c3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2 - 5 p.m. and MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: NCCP Auditions for ‘Shrek the Musical’ are being held at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar.

33c8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: Biggar & District Donors Choice Campaign Blitz…

Many canvassers are needed.

If you are willing, please call Shirley at 306-948-5303 or Marg at 306-948-2283. Fill-in sheets to prepare for canvassers are available for pick up at several businesses.

Canvassers… please pick up books at New Horizons on Thursday, October 3, 2-6 p.m. Thank you for your support.

38c3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: Biggar & District Arts Council presents… “Old Man Luedecke”, 7:30 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar.

Adults/Seniors, $25 (advance $20); students, 13 and older, $15; children, 12 and under, $5. Advance and Season tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306-9482452.

38c4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: Tea and Bake Sale at Biggar Diamond Lodge, 2 - 3:30 p.m. All proceeds to Resident Activity Fund. Thank you for your support!

39c3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20: Perdue United Church Fowl Supper, Perdue Community Complex. Doors open 4:30 p.m., Supper 5 p.m. Adults, $12, 6-12, $6, Preschoolers, free.

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COMING EVENTS

NOTICE

AUCTIONS

Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history!

For more information call 9483451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

7tfn This newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith.

We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered. tfn Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements.

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AUCTION

TENDER

Grow Marijuana Commercially.

Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriot Hotel. www. greenlineacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-8701882.

INVITATIONS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: Please join us in celebrating the 80th birthday of Florence Cathcart Symenuk. This will take place from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Sutherland Hall, 1112 Central Ave., Saskatoon. Cards and gifts are respectfully declined, but a silver collection will be accepted for Ronald McDonald House.

38p2 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: The Halter family invite you to an early 80th birthday celebration to honour their mother, Vera Halter. A come and go tea will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Landis Community Complex.

Your presence is your gift!

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Sat. Oct. 5@9:30 am Sale Site: from St. Gregor, SK go 1 1/2 miles West on Hwy 5 then 1/2 mile South Yamaha Kodiak Quad; Quad trailers; JD Z245 Zero turn lawn mower; JD riding garden tractor w/mower, bagger, mulcher & blade; Precimax metal lathe w/5’ bed; lg. quantity of power tools; wood planer; lg. Canwood dust collector; steel work benches; 3 phase shop compressor w/60 gal air tank; Antiques; Household items, Furniture; & More. www.kirschauctions.ca KIRSCH AUCTIONS Phone 306-367-4925 PL#908445

NOTICE As of October 1st, 2013…

Crissy, from Mane Essence Hair Boutique, will be doing hair at 405-2nd Ave. East, Biggar. Her number will be the same, 306948-2712. Barbara, formerly from Mane Essence, will be doing hair at Lynda’s Hair Design at 403 Main Street, Biggar, 306948-3775. The great work will continue, just in different places!

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2013/14 Snow Removal TENDERS Prairie Spirit School Division #206 invites local contractors to tender for snow removal at all our facilities during the months of October 2013 through April 2014.

Tender documents are available on our website at www.spiritsd.ca/ tenders, at our School Services Building at 523 Langley Avenue, Warman Sask., or by fax or email upon request at 306-683-2875.

For further information, please contact Randy Willms, Caretaking Supervisor at 306-6832916 or 306-227-7368.

MISCELLANEOUS METAL ROOFING, SIDING, AND TRIMS. 36” Tuff-Rib/ Low-Rib Colored 83¢/sq.ft.

Galvalume 72¢/sq.ft. Largest Color Selection. Custom Trims Manufactured In-house 40 Year Warranty. Call MEL-VIEW METAL 1-306-752-4219.

For PROFESSIONAL printing…contact The Biggar Independent, 948-3344

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MISCELLANEOUS

SEED & FEED

EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1800bigiron.com.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

P R O V I N C E - W I CLASSIFIEDS. Reach 550,000 readers weekly. this newspaper NOW or 649.1400 for details.

D E over Call 306-

Restless Leg Syndrome & Leg Cramps? Fast Relief In One Hour. Sleep At Night. Proven For Over 32 Years. www.allcalm. com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800765-8660 STEEL BUILDING SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT! 20X22 $4,188. 25X24 $4,598.

30X36 $6,876. 32X44$8,700.

40X52 $12,990. 47X70 $17,100.

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www. pioneersteel.ca

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @ www.westerncommodities.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

HOT TICKETS for fans in Rural Saskatchewan Only

PINK October 24th in Saskatoon October 26th in Winnipeg

See the SOLD OUT GREY CUP Game Tour packages includes 4 Nights Hotel Accommodations and Grey Cup Tickets Nov. 21st - 25th in Regina

REAL ESTATE Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100’x140’, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell) tfn LUXURY ARIZONA golf course properties from $97,900.

Investment or vacation home.

Short and long term rental programs. Positive cash Àow.

Financing available! 604-6203728; condos.arizona@gmail. com.

ONLY A FEW UNITS LEFT! 55 PLUS ADULT COMMUNITY Ground Level Ranchers. www. diamondplace.ca 306 241 0123 Warman, SK

Go online to www.dashtours.com or call Dash Tours at 1-800-265-0000 One Call & You’re There

WANTED Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land¿ll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 306-658-2132 3tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition.

Please phone 306-948-1773 or 306-948-5393.

Pickup available.

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CARS & TRUCKS

2006 Ford Windstar, 196,000km, front/rear, AC/heat, command start, lady driven, good tires, $2,600 or best offer. Phone 306948-9216, ask for Bob. 38c3 Wrecking auto-trucks... Parts to ¿t over 500 trucks. Lots of dodge... gmc... ford... imports...

We ship anywhere. Lots of dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff...

(Lloydminster) Reply 780-8750270..... North-East Recyclers truck up to 3tons Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com

RECREATION 1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 306-948-7521. tfn 1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 306-948-3344 tfn

Due to hard work and amazing local support, Biggar Family Center has outgrown its current location!

We are looking for ofÀce/program space for reasonable monthly fee.

If you have a space you feel may be suitable, or you would like more information, please contact Michaela Hoppe at 306-948-9854 or by email: michaela. mcbee@gmail.com

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR RENT Main Street frontage in Biggar; 1200 plus square feet of commercial space for rent. Call 306-948-5259.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

HOUSES for SALE House for Sale: 313 - 3rd Avenue West, Biggar, $184,500. Close to downtown, hospital, library.

Recent updates include Àooring, shingles, water softener, and more. Immaculately kept, ready to move into. Main Àoor consists of large kitchen, living room, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. Fourth bedroom, storage room, family room with wood burning stove, bar and another bathroom in fully ¿nished basement. Mature yard with patio, shed, single detached garage. ALL appliances included.

Call Kevin or Darlene at 306948-2224 to view.

38p3 House for sale in Landis, Sask.

Double corner lot, directly across from the school. Three bedrooms, full basement, good size kitchen with lots of cupboards; washer, dryer, fridge, stove, built in dishwasher and microwave included. Large shed with good garden spot; deck on back of house. $55,000.00 obo. Would make a great starter home or retirement home. For more information call (306) 9487161.

38tfn SMART. SPACIOUS. STYLISH. New 20 wide Moduline Homes available for immediate delivery! $109,900 delivered within 300 km of Medicine Hat. www. craigshomesales.com; 1-855380-2266.

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED backed by 10 year warranty -multi family, single section, motel style homes -Qualify for C.M.H.C.Financing

LAND WANTED

PERSONAL

FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 66 1/4’s South Central - 18 1/4’s East Central - 74 1/4’s South - 70 1/4’s South East - 22 1/4’s South West - 58 1/4’s North - 6 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 55 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE LAND AVAILABLE TO RENT

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK QUICK PAYMENT. YMENT. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

SERVICES

If YOU are…

• Moving • Expecting a Baby • Planning a Wedding • Anticipating Retirement Call WELCOME WAGON at 948-2563 - Lisa Haynes We have gifts and information www.welcomewagon.ca Stop in to…

1st Ave. West, Biggar 948-2700

AVAILABLE BACHELORETTE This pretty brunette at 47, 5'6”, 132lbs has her hands full with two daughters, a farm she leases, a thriving business and several employees.

“Who would want me!” she said laughing.

“He is going to have to be a man who can handle a full life.”

I will take time for the right person. I don’t have to be at work, my employees can handle things without me.

Managing the farm takes a bit of work & I need to be there for the girls. I see myself with a man who is supportive, maybe a farmer who is looking for a family life. I have dated some, but not much. I really do need a man from a similar background as me. My dad still lives on our farm & I need a man who is close to his family as well.

Ready to join, Ready to meet, ready for love 100% confidential, 100% offline, 100% Personalized Matchmakers Select 1888-916-2824 www.selectintroductions.com Agriculture, remote, country, rural est 13 years guaranteed service, customized memberships, thorough screening process.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators).

Camp job. Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; email: brydenconstruct@xplornet.ca Fax: 306-769-8844 Wanted dog sitter for miniature Schnauzer, $50 per week, 25 minutes twice a day Monday to Friday. Call 306-948-3324 for details.

39p3 Help Wanted: Leslie’s Drugstore is looking for customer service rep. Apply in person with resume or phone 306-948-3397.

37c3 ACCENTUS IS HIRING experienced Medical Transcriptionists to work from home. Candidates must have 1 year of acute care experience.

Apply today! Send resume to: hr@accentus.ca.

WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch.

Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic also required. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the of¿ce. Phone 780842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581.

Email: rigmove@telus.net. Mail: H&E Oil¿eld Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

FOR MORE INFO CALL 1.800.249.3969 www.medallion-homes.ca Hwy 2 South Prince Albert

FOR RENT Charter/ Sherwood Apartments 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satellite systems, laundry facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwashers, air conditioning, parking with plug-ins.

For more information call: Karen/Kevin • 948-9115 302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Sunshine Family

The Biggar Family Centre is currently looking for an organized, creative, people person to till the position of Family Centre Co-ordinator.

The Biggar Family Centre is looking for someone who pays close attwention to details, is good with deadlines, is organized and self-motivated for our Administrative Assistant position.

Duties would include: • bookkeeping, payroll, and Ànding sponsorship.

• in charge of Grant writing and research.

• Experience with non-proÀt organizations and working with Quickbooks would be an asset.

• Flexible, part-time hours.

All interested applicants may contact Michaela Hoppe at 306-948-9854 or send a resume to Box 854, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

SUN WEST SCHOOL DIVISION

Care Home

is looking for:

requires a

Part-time Care Worker.

Co-ordinator would be responsible for: • creating and overseeing the Family Centre programs from start to Ànish; • managing and evaluating staff and volunteers; • update and maintain social media; • organize social events and fundraisers; • as well as other tasks related to the event and programming operations of the Family Centre.

• Any experience with non-proftit organizations is an asset.

• Flexible, part-time hours and room for growth.

All interested applicants may contact Michaela Hoppe at 306-948-9854 or send a resume to Box 854, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

If you enjoy cooking and caring for people, we want to hear from you. All training provided.

Drop resume at 404 - 4th Ave. East, Biggar or call Shannon at 306-948-9301

Casual Caretakers and Casual Educational Assistants Biggar Central School 2000 For further information, please refer to our website at www.sunwestsd.ca

Report from the Legislature

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (18 September, 2013)

Investing in Highways It will soon be smooth sailing on Highway 22 between Southey and Earl Grey.

Our government recently announced that a 15 kilometre stretch will be getting a complete rebuild that will be wider, safer and better able to handle wet weather conditions.

After spending nearly $3 million to maintain this

LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES CANADA CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

ELEVATOR OPERATOR Louis Dreyfus, an international agricultural commodities trading Àrm, has an opening for Full-time Elevator Operator to join our Inland Grain Terminal in WILKIE, Saskatchewan.

The successful candidate will possess strong mechanical abilities. 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 89 WILKIE, SK S0K 4W0 Fax: 306-843-2350 or email to Jason.delainey@ldcom.com 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, it was decided that a full upgrade was the best solution for the safety of travellers.

Safe, reliable roads are key to our province’s growth and prosperity which is why we are investing in this and other highway infrastructure around the province.

This $14 million project is part of 75 kilometres of rural highway upgrades funded through this year’s $576 million Highways and Infrastructure budget.

Since 2008, our government has invested a record $3.7 billion in transportation infrastructure.

The safety of the men and women who are building and rebuilding our roads and highways is also a top priority for our government.

Now, when entering Saskatchewan, there are new signs warning of photo radar enforcement.

These signs clearly state that work zone speed limits are photo-enforced, that fines have tripled and that drivers who refuse to respect our workers and slow to 60 km/h will be photographed and ticketed.

The seven signs are posted at Highway 1 at both the Alberta and Manitoba borders, Highway 16 at the Alberta and Manitoba borders, Highway 7 at the Alberta border, and Highways 6 and 39 at the U.S. border. Fines for speeding through

construction zones start at $300.

Investing in highways is just one example of how our government is using the benefits of growth to improve the quality of life for all Saskatchewan people.

As our communities continue to grow, we have an obligation to protect our environment by finding effective ways to dispose of hazardous waste materials. Starting in 2014, new regulations will increase the number of petroleum products that can be recycled to include antifreeze, antifreeze containers, diesel exhaust fluid containers and diesel fuel filters. The size of containers for recycling also increases from 30 to 50 litres.

This expanded program helps to prevent the illegal dumping of hazardous materials and extends the life of our municipal landfills. It also has the potential to divert over three million litres of antifreeze from traditional waste cycles.

Used oil, used oil filters and used plastic oil containers are already eligible for recycling.

Saskatchewan’s economy remains strong and manufacturing remains a driving force behind its success.

Our manufacturing sector continued to grow with sales of $1.3 billion in July (a record for the month), up 6.3 per cent

over the same month last year. Nationally, on a year-over-year basis, sales dropped 0.1 per cent. We are proud of the innovative and successful businesses that are filling that market demand while at the same time creating jobs and opportunities throughout our province.

Our government will continue to take action to ensure our economy remains strong by balancing the challenges of growth with the needs of families.

Whether it’s manufacturing, trades or transport, art, culture or recreation, jobseekers across the country and around the world continue to browse SaskJobs.ca for new opportunities.

New positions are posted nearly every day in virtually every category and industry across the province. In August, visits increased by 64,215 when compared to the same period last year. Job postings were placed in 337 communities with the majority located in Regina, Saskatoon, Estevan, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw. More than 57 per cent of the 17,097 vacancies advertised were for fulltime employment.

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Doctor of Optometry

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Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311

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• painting & Ӿnishing • laminate & hardwood ӿoors SORRY, Jim is unable to accept new customers until at least November 2013!

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LEGAL SERVICES

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Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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Call 306.948.3344

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD 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:

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COURIER/HAULING

SERVICES

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BIGGAR COURIER • Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service

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AUTOMOTIVE

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Service Truck Full Mechanical Service Mon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. phone: George

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Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

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KRF Auto Centre 100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!”

306.948.2700 Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

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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Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

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• 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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Please arrange to pick up your photos that have been submitted for publication.

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Contact: Brad Poletz THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth Box 736, Biggar

Phone: 306-948-5600

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Mobile Units Office: 306306-948-2805 48 2805 Cell: 306-948-6062 306-948-6062 email: northland83@yourlink.ca

Biggar Sand & Gravel • trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating Call Colin Graham at 306-948-5455

or email

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• Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

• Topsoil • Lawn Care • Leveling • Sod • Patio Blocks

• Laser Engraving • Promotional products (mugs, mousepad, etc)

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Call Anne @ 306-948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

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306-

948-3955

Modern Licenced Abbatoir • custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking

• sides of Beef available

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For appointments and inquiries, call

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Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

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Phone: 306-948-2442 Fax: 306-948-2484

SEED CLEANING

Wylie Farms Ltd. SEED CLEANING Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

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.

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar

Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs • Vehicle & window graphics • Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

Jerry Muc Phone: 306-948-2958 Fax:

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

“Your complete decal and signage shop”

Mon. - Thurs., 7 a.m. - 5 pm.

2 mi. N. on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi. E. on Golf Course Rd.

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Place a CLASSIFIED

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Great for hauling utility tractors, quads, gravel, dirt, snow, trees, turf, garbage, etc.

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by phone

Toll Free: 866-403-2298

Email: garethmckee@burntorangesolutions.com Website: www.burntorangesolutions.com

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

403 Main Street, Biggar

BURNT ORANGE SOLUTIONS

Gareth McKee

Pamela Eaton

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.

SERVICES

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HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Bob Kobelsky

306-658-4474, Landis

Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat

Phone: 306-948-5678

This space in this directory is available for only $161.20 plus gst… one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment (regular price is $19.88 per week = $516.88 plus gst)

Call 306-948-3344

Chef Dez on cooking

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Sweet Potato Bisque

The start of the autumn season brings cooler weather and the rainbow of transforming leaves welcome us every time we step outside our door.

It also earmarks the beginning of how our vision of food and celebration starts to change. With the dog days of summer behind us, we are no longer as worried about our bathing suit images, and the calendar lineup of commemorations is welcoming us with open arms.

For many, this means indulgences in comfort foods to warm the soul, satisfy our hunger, and highlight the gatherings of family, friends and loved ones.

Eating is a huge part of the social aspect of our lives, but this does not always have to signify a complete abandonment of healthy choices. There are many ways to pacify our desires with foods that are still very nutritious, without leaving us feeling void of pampered appetites.

This Fat Free Sweet Potato Bisque is the perfect fall recipe to accomplish this in your kitchen.

Sweet potatoes are loaded with beta carotene (recognizable from their orange colour) and are high in vitamins A and C. Their moist sweet texture is ideal for mimicking richness, when in fact there is no added fat in this recipe whatsoever.

Many are confused by the differences between sweet potatoes and yams, and this is due to the misinterpretation of the North American grocery industry.

Sweet potatoes have orange coloured flesh, while yams are starchier, less flavourful, and have whiter paler flesh. The names here are usually mismatched with each other, but in Europe, for example, the names are assigned accurately.

Although this soup is great served by itself, it is a remarkable first course to introduce traditional holiday flavours of stuffed turkey, cranberries, and all the trimmings. The

addition of nutmeg and cloves gives it a warm earthiness and highlights the incredible natural flavour the sweet potato has to offer.

The elegance of the presentation is heightened when beautifully garnished with swirls of sour cream and a sparse scattering of freshly chopped parsley.

With the autumn air surrounding us, this soup will help to soothe our cravings of comfort food while helping us watch our waistlines . . . at least with the first course!

Fat Free Sweet Potato Bisque (Makes approximately six portions as a first course) 1 kg orange sweet potato, peeled, diced 1 cm.

1 tbsp brown sugar.

1 tbsp salt.

1/2 (one half) tsp ground nutmeg.

1/4 (one quarter) tsp ground cloves.

1/4 (one quarter) tsp ground white pepper.

3 1/2 (three and one half) cups skim milk.

For Garnish 1/4 (one quarter) cup nofat sour cream.

1 tbsp skim milk. fresh parsley, finely chopped.

1.) In a steamer in a large pot, steam the diced sweet potato over boiling water for 20 minutes until fully cooked and tender.

2.) Discard the water, and place the cooked sweet

potato back into the pot, off the heat, and set the steamer aside.

3.) Add the brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, cloves, and white pepper to the sweet potato and combine thoroughly with a potato masher, ensuring no lumps.

4.) Once fully mashed, start adding 1 1/2 (one and one half) cups of the skim milk slowly while continuing to mash with the potato masher.

Switch to a whisk, turn the heat to medium, and blend in the remaining 2 cups of skim milk, mixing thoroughly.

5.) Stir occasionally over medium heat until completely heated through. Taste and adjust the seasonings of salt and pepper, if necessary.

6.) While soup is heating, combine the sour cream with the tablespoon of milk.

7.) Portion the soup into bowls and drizzle small amounts of the sour cream mixture on each portion. Drag a toothpick back and forth across the surface to create a beautiful design.

8.)

Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, A bb o t s fo r d , B C V 2 T 6R4. Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor and Cookbook Author. Visit him at chefdez.com.

Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 No one could ask for a more wonderful fall.

The sun is shining, and has been for weeks; crop yields are as good or better than expected, and a few people are finished getting it in.

Because of the hot, dry days, fire hazard is high, and there have been several blazes in the past few weeks. I have heard of one combine, one half-ton and a quarter section of crop being burned in three different conflagrations. At the first sign of smoke, neighbours gather as fast as they can, because in

these dry conditions, a fire can spread very fast.

A former Landis and Traynor resident, Jean Swanton, passed away in Saskatoon last week. Jean and Don Swanton farmed in this area for years, and later moved to Landis, where Don became postmaster. They spent their retirement years in Saskatoon, where Don passed away a few years ago. Our deepest sympathy goes to their children Donna Jean Hindley, Debbie Halter, and Brian Swanton and their families.

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Saskatchewan confirms human case of West Nile Virus One Saskatchewan resident has been hospitalized due to West Nile neurological syndrome and six others are under investigation for West Nile Virus infections.

The recent cases likely became infected during the last weeks of August and early September.

The risk level is now low.

Most people who become infected with West Nile Virus experience no symptoms or mild illness such as fever, headaches and body aches. However, there is a small risk of the more serious West Nile neurological syndrome.

This includes encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain.

“People who develop symptoms such as severe headaches, persistent

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high fever or confusion should seek medical attention immediately,” Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab said.

“However, we are nearing the end of the summer season, and the risk of West Nile Virus has gone down significantly.”

With the onset of cooler weather, the number of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes which carry West Nile Virus have been dropping. The risk to humans from West Nile Virus has decreased substantially, and will remain minimal

to low for the rest of the season.

People who have questions about symptoms or need advice on whether to seek help can call HealthLine at 811. Additional information on West Nile Virus and protective measures are available at health.gov.sk.ca/ healthline-online.

Updated Surveillance R e s u l t s, R i s k M a p s and Weekly West Nile and Culex Reports are posted on the Ministry of Health’s Web site at health.gov.sk.ca/westnile-virus.

Randy We eekes, MLA Biggar Co onstituency Office 10 06 - 3rd Ave. West, Bo ox 1413, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Toll oll Fre ee: e e: 1 1-877-948-4880 877 948-4880 Phon ne: 1-306-948-4880 Faax: 1-306-948-4882

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Tim Hammond Realty

113 3rd Ave W Biggar, SK

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag. Owner - Broker Cari McCarty - Residential Grant Anderson - Farms Dave Molberg - Farms

306.948.5052 306.948.9168 306.948.7995 306.831.9214 306.948.4478

Main Office Tim’s Cell Cari’s Cell Grant’s Cell Dave’s Cell

415 2nd East, Biggar $199,000

Motivated to Sell This beautiful home has been renovated and updated! The main floor features the kitchen, large living room and dining room, 4 piece bathroom, insulated front sunroom, back porch facing yard with access to the deck, and master bedroom. The upstairs has 2 spacious bedrooms. The finished basement offers a 3rd regular bedroom, office/den area (with plumbing and electrical set up to convert into a possible kitchen area), modern 4 piece bathroom, laundry room, and rec room. The yard features a single detached garage with electricity and power over head door, concrete and gravel driveway, fenced yard, and deck. Call Cari for details (306) 948-7995.

Commercial Property (MLS) Homes for Sale in Biggar (MLS) Rosetown $159,900 307 Main Cando RM 378 3,419 ac. $339,900 302 Turnbull Ave Perdue $46,900 1018 9th St Eagle Hills RM 376 1,120 ac. $275,000 507 7th Ave W Out of Town Property (MLS) Landis 857 ac.

RM 349 119 Wright Cres $263,000 639 ac. Viscount Noyes/Anderson RM 376 $245,900 $168,000 408 4th Ave W 639 ac. 210 4th Ave W Landis MacDonald RM 318 $242,900 $134,900 145 Wright Cres 628 ac. 208 Queen St.Landis Kammer RM 378 $209,000 $119,000 409 3rd Ave E Humeny RM 260/290 481 ac. 206 3rd Ave W Landis $199,000 $89,900 415 2nd Ave E RM 406 150 ac. Sonningdale Railway Ave Denholm $199,000 $49,000 405 6th Ave W RM 344 146 ac. 911 Ave P (lot) 142 x 120 Coman Park $155,000 $30,000 412 3rd Ave E RM 344 118 ac. 817 6th St (lot) 100x120 Corman Park $109,900 $25,000 119 2nd Ave E RM 491 52 ac.

John’s Nursery 207 3rd Ave W $98,000 Sale Pending 308 6th Ave E $69,000 Acreages for Sale (MLS) Corman Park RM 344 106 ac. th $60,000 Bosch Pike Lake $539,900 Prairie Fibre Mill RM 317 $249,000 211 4nd Ave E 411 2 Ave E $30,000 Beckett RM 346 $390,000 Recently Sold Mobile Home to be moved $35,000 Perdue RM 316 $340,000 $30,000 RM 288 2,556 ac. 104 6th Ave E (Lot) Muursepp Biggar $250,000 Stables Recently Sold Weekes RM 347 1226 ac.

Zenert Colonsay $142,000 RM 290 160 ac. 308 6th Ave E $69,000 Next to Biggar Biggar $69,900 Radisson RM 347 $225,000 411 2nd Ave E $30,000 Denholm Riverland $14,900 Kerr Vonda *denotes exclusive listing Farmland for Sale (MLS)

www.TimHammond.ca

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