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Gord the Gourd . . . Parker Schwedar gets some help from mom Jayme, at BCS’s Woodrow Lloyd Gym, October 26. Kids and their parents were busy with the orange squash, putting their unique artistic talents to the Halloween lantern. See Page 2 for more Halloween high jinks! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Ghosts and goblins, superheroes and villains - it was a touch of everything this Halloween as schools, businesses and residents donned their costume of choice and greeted a day of treats and laughter. No tricks here; from the smiles and squeals of delight, Halloween, once again, proved to be a real treat!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Harvest winds up for 2017, according to Sask Ag Harvest has all but wrapped up for producers in the province as 99 per cent of the crop is now combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the October 17 to 23 period.

There are still some crops such as flax, soybean and sunflower left to be combined. Harvest weather was favourable for much of the fall, allowing producers to pull off well above-average crop quality.

Although field conditions remained dry for the majority of the province, producers had fewer rain delays than in previous years and were able to take most crops off in relatively good condition.

There were also limited reports of diseases such as fusarium head blight impacting crop production this year.

The majority of crops are being reported as falling within the top two quality grades. Crop yields vary greatly throughout the province, depending on seeding date and the amount of moisture received throughout the season.

Overall provincial yields are on par with the 10 year average, although some areas in the north

are reporting higher than normal yields thanks to timely moisture. Yields in most southern and some central areas of the province were significantly affected by the extended period of hot and dry conditions this summer.

Average provincial yields at this time are reported as 43 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat, 34 bushels per acre for canola, 18 bushels per acre for soybeans, 63 bushels per acre for barley, 746 lbs per acre for mustard and 1,369 lbs per acre for lentils.

Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions remain a concern for much of the province.

Very little moisture has been received in the last number of weeks and strong winds have further dried fields. The fire risk remains very high in southwestern areas and there have been many reports of grass and stubble fires in recent weeks.

Significant moisture will be needed heading into winter to replenish what has been lost throughout the growing season.

The majority of producers have indicated that the subsoil is very dry and that seeding conditions next spring will be impacted if moisture is

An ounce of prevention . . . Biggar Fire Department’s Cruz McNulty talks to kids at St. Gabriel School while fellow member, Kyle not received.

Heading into winter, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as 40 per cent adequate, 37 per cent short and 23 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 32 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and 33 per cent very short.

Average hay yields on dry land are reported as 1.1 tons per acre for alfalfa and alfalfa/brome, 0.9 tons per acre for other

tame hay, 1.0 ton per acre for wild hay and 1.6 tons per acre for greenfeed. On irrigated land, the estimated average hay yields are 3.0 tons per acre for alfalfa and other tame hay, 2.0 tons per acre for alfalfa/brome and 3.5 tons per acre for greenfeed. Hay quality going into winter is rated as 11 per cent excellent, 78 per cent good and 11 per cent fair.

At this time, most livestock producers have indi-

Folk powerhouse coming to Majestic Theatre, Wednesday Sweat flies and floorboards tremble – Union Duke is a Toronto folk quintet with an explosive live show, and they’re the second show of the Biggar and District Arts Council concert season this November 8.

Bridging soulful indie rock with bluegrass and country, the group belts out soaring harmonies with three, four and even five voices. The songs are irresistible, the perfect fit for the heat-wave of

the dance hall or the cool breeze of the park.

These five guys have been making a commotion in one way or another since they were kids, and years of making music together have brought them to this: a heartbreak of twang and a boot-shake of rock and roll. Union Duke is two-fifths city, two-fifths country, and one-fifth whiskey.

For their third record, Golden Days, Union Duke recorded live off the floor

to capture the raw, joyful energy of their concerts.

Then they brought in Grammy award-winning mix engineer Mark Lawson (Arcade Fire, Basia Bulat, Timbre Timber) to bring the mixes to life.

Golden Days will take you back to your warmest memories: nights by the lake, passing a bottle around the fire, or singing with your friends at the top of your lungs. It also looks forward, reaching for those long, lazy

Union Duke is at the Majestic Theatre this November 8 (Submitted Photo)

summer days that will keep you going through the winter.

It’s a record of pain and struggle, lessons learned – and of laughter between friends, tenderness between lovers. One minute you’re following banjo music rambling down a country lane. The next minute you feel the pulse and pound of the amplifiers.

The band works hard, travelling back and forth across the country playing to fans young and old from coast to coast.

They’ve played sold out shows where crowds know all the words. They’ve performed at countless festivals including TURF, Mariposa, and Summerfolk, topping the list of must-see acts.

Their enthusiasm is infectious, and they leave every audience smiling – maybe the golden days aren’t so distant after all.

Union Duke plays the Biggar Majestic Theatre this Wednesday, November 8. Show time is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available from de Moissac Jewellers.

Hoogeveen, suits up. The department was at both schools last week, all part of Fire Prevention Week.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

cated that they will have adequate supplies of hay, straw, greenfeed and feed grain heading into winter. However, producers in southern regions are reporting that many areas will have inadequate winter feed supplies and that shortages will be likely.

The loss of feed supplies due to recent fires in the southwest has increased concern for producers in those areas.

With the drier than normal field conditions this fall, the number of acres seeded to winter cereals is below average in most areas. Rain was received

in much of the province at the end of September, allowing for winter cereal crops to germinate and establish.

Thanks to the recent warm and dry weather, producers have been able to complete fall work such as putting down fertilizer, fixing fences, moving cattle, working fields, hauling bales and grain, picking rocks and cleaning up fields. Many producers, particularly in eastern regions, have been able to reclaim acres lost to flooding in previous years.

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Money talks Given the controversy surrounding the U. S. election and Russian influence, it is clear that social media, particularly Facebook, needs to be more accountable.

The ramifications have reached all the way to the Oval Office with high profile (former) officials in the Trump administration facing charges.

While we would like to think that won’t happen in Canada we shouldn’t be complacent about this issue.

Consider this: Google, Amazon and Microsoft have held more than 100 separate registered communications with influential members of the Liberal government over the past 12 months. This was reported by the CBC on Oct. 31.

It is no wonder then, that the voices of Canadian businesses have gone by the wayside. In her September speech Minister Joly ignored calls requiring Netflix to charge and remit provincial and federal sales taxes.

This enraged Joly’s home province of Quebec so much that the provincial government there has made moves to institute a bill on its own. Added to this, the business community is crying fowl because these tech giants do not even pay corporate taxes in Canada.

This would amount to billions of dollars that could be used to fund health care, education and infrastructure. It seems that the interest of Canadians does not matter to this government. They will let these dollars slip through their fingers yet institute more taxes for small businesses and look at taxing benefits of employees.

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Letter to the Editor …

Dear Editor: I know our health region wants to save money. So how come we have to get our seniors meals shipped from other places (frozen).

I am sure we could cook them good meals and fresher meals, right in Biggar for a cheaper rate.

We have a wonderful kitchen at the Hospital/Lodge. Why can’t we use it to cook fresh meals?

I am sure if asked there would be a lot of root vegetables donated.

There would be a few that would say you can’t do that. I think if you take a look around you will never even find

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home grown root vegetables on our store shelves.

Therefore, let us treat our hospital patients and our seniors with meals that they can enjoy.

Jim Tapp Biggar, Sask.

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Canada’s aging population will strain government coffers

by Taylor Jackson, Independent Researcher and Jason Clemens, Executive Vice President, Fraser Institute Last week’s fall fiscal update signalled the federal government’s continued preference for running budget deficits, regardless of the state of the economy. The story is similar across Canada’s provinces where eight of 10 are currently running budget deficits in 2016/17.

The lack of fiscal prudence coast to coast raises serious concerns about the ability of Canadian governments to deal with future fiscal headwinds including pressures on government finances due to Canada’s aging population.

According to Statistics Canada, from 2010 to 2063, the seniors’ share of Canada’s population will increase from a little under 15 per cent to more than 25 per cent. This means the share of Canadians working compared to those in retirement will decrease signifi-

cantly.

Canada’s aging population will affect government finances in two major ways. First, most economists expect slower rates of economic growth and thus slower growth in government revenue. Which isn’t surprising given the expectation for a larger share of the population to be of retirement age.

Simply put, less people working will reduce rates of economic growth.

Second, marked pressure will be placed on programs sensitive to demographics such as health care and income support programs for seniors such as Old Age Security (OAS).

In fact, the cost of income transfer programs for seniors is expected to increase by 47 per cent by 2045. Again, this shouldn’t surprise anyone as more seniors (as a share of the population) means more benefits supplied by government.

Health-care spending will similarly face stress as seniors comprise a larger

spending and slower revenue growth, governments across Canada will face stark choices. They will have to reform spending programs, enact policies to improve economic growth, run deficits and accumulate debt, and/or raise tax rates. If governments—including the federal government—continue to choose deficits and debt, Canada’s net debt-to-GDP ratio (a metric economists use to measure the sustainability of government debt by comparing it to the size of the economy) could increase to between 167 to 252 per cent by 2045.

But there’s good news. This dire fiscal situation is not inevitable. Proactive steps can and should be made to reform government program spending and encourage stronger economic growth across the country, which would mitigate the adverse effects of Canada’s aging population.

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share of the population. On a perperson basis, health-care spending is heavily skewed towards a person’s first year of life (birth and related) and their retirement years (post 65). For example, in 2014, average per-person health-care spending for Canadians 65 and over was almost four-and-a-half times greater than for Canadians aged 15 to 64. Subsequently, health-care costs are expected to increase by 57 per cent by 2045, again, in part due to our aging population.

To put these spending increases into perspective, when combined, the higher projected government spending related to health care and income support programs for seniors (OAS, etc.) would be equivalent to spending an additional $107 billion on these same programs over and above what governments in Canada spent in 2016.

In response to this dramatic demographic shift, and the resulting higher

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Neighbourly News

Musical delights . . . Hornell and Sneddon hit the Majestic Theatre stage, Sunday evening for a Maritime treat - a tip of musical proportions. Matthew Hornell and Andrew Sneddon were joined by special guests, Saskatoon’s Rugged Little Thing for an evening of wonderful entertainment. (Submitted Photos)

days the mail service was speedier. As depot stores were set up, customers could go in to the store and order, as well as pick up products.

The 1971 Fall/Winter catalogue was 736 pages long and customers had the choice of 50,000 items. Two million copies were distributed in French and English.

There were four catalogue centres and 553 catalogue order offices.

One of the most anticipated catalogues was the Sears Wish Book originally known as the Sears Christmas Book. The first issue was in 1933 and featured such items as “Miss Pigtails� doll, an electric (battery powered) toy automobile, Mickey Mouse watch, fruitcakes, electric trains, boxes of chocolates and -- live singing canaries.

The catalogue was easily identifiable as Sears printed warm Christmas scenes on the cover.

Santa Claus and children and Christmas trees. The 1982 issue was a Currier and Ives print.

I know I poured through the pages of the catalogue making my list year after year. As did my children. That poor book was well used.

Some pages were ripped

-- the result of “it’s my turn to look� and someone grabbing the book with disastrous consequences.

Later stores were opened in Stratford, Ontario, Kamloops, British Columbia, and Vancouver. Sears famous slogan, “We Service What We Sell� was popular with customers who remained loyal to the company. Highly trained service technicians spanned out across the nation.

Perhaps the largest

was the flagship store in downtown Toronto.

It was a destination for shoppers. As workers moved from farms to cities, Simpsons Sears was the place to shop. After all, these migrants were already familiar with the products Sears offered.

The company made money and flourished.

In many ways the mail order business was a precursor to the online shopping today. The only difference is the method -- computers instead of catalogues.

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investment. There were Electrolytes Ltd. The cattwo main objectives: to alogues remained a welexpand come visitor the mail for many order years, parbusiness ticularly in and to rural areas. build a In those days, women string of could shop stores from home across the much the country. same as they In early do now. The 1953 only differthe first ence was the Spring/ method of Summer delivery.

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One of Canada’s icons will soon disappear from our retail landscape. I’m talking about the closing of Sears stores across the country.

Sears is a part of our history. A part of our culture. Many of us grew up with Sears catalogues and stores. Of course, at that time it was known as Simpsons Sears.

Robert Simpson joined forces with Sears, Roebuck and Co. of the United States in 1953. That was the beginning of an era -- combining catalogue sales with department stores nationwide.

The two companies were equal partners, each putting in the same initial

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Biggar Bowling Scores October 23-26 Monday Mixed: MHS, Jason Raschke, 270; WHS, Krista Remeshylo, 218; MHT, Jason Raschke, 567; WHT, Krista Remeshylo, 581.

Tuesday Seniors New Horizons: MHS, Cliff Forsyth, 225; WHS, June Hoppe, 177; MHT, Cliff Forsyth, 542; WHT, June Hoppe, 449.

Thursday Seniors: MHS, Jim Brown, 176; WHS, June Hoppe, 177;

MHT, Jim Brown, 440; WHT, Donna Eckart, 487.

YBC Scores October 25-26 Bowlasaurus: BHS, Asher Bailey, 76; GHS, Ellie Hawes, 55.

Pee Wee: BHS, Dominic Raschke, 125; GHS, Haydyn Watson, 66; BHD, Dominic Raschke, 245; GHD, Haydyn Watson, 128.

Bantam: BHS, Sawyer Heimbecker and Aidan

Zagoruy, 156; GHS, Oriana Gosslin, 109; BHT, Aidan Zagoruy, 392; GHT, Chloe Hebert, 283.

Juniors: BHS, Julian Heimbecker, 236; GHS, Kiersten Raschke, 177; GHT, Kiersten Raschke, 466; BHT, Julian Heimbecker, 534.

Seniors: BHS, Justin Otterson, 135; GHS, Hailey Boobyer, 166; BHT, Justin Otterson, 323; GHT, Hailey Boobyer, 463.

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A true story of war!

This is a story of war!

A true story of war!

How do I know it is true? I know it because I was there!

Mebbe you think that I boast. I wonder sometimes myself? But there are thousand tales told in the name of war! Telling of glorious things in a brave and wonderful way.

Yet, when I hear them, I say “I wonder if he was there?” For telling is not enough. The hand that will guide the pen along the message of truth must know the feel of the Sten. The awful pulse of the Bren.

This is the story of war!

The night before Captain Sherman Day had been killed while we were rounding lake “Bad Zuchanss” and Captain Zavits was left to lead company “A”, much of this “story of

war” has been left out (for spaces sake), but as November 11th is near, here is the last verse!

(There is not room on this page to print all of “The story of war” so we only include a verse about an enemy sniper, who tried to surrender).

“We watched as we waited low, and after a while had gone. Something began to show, a cloth that was bleached and white.

“Into the dusk it shone, giving the strangest light! And the form of a man arose from out of that sodden pit. Holding the cloth, staking his life on it!

“Walking with hands on high! Counting each precious stride. Praying release (who knows?) of the vengeance of those who had died, and, oh, how I turned my face, as a shot from our side

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him stand and thot of rang. For those forms that in the men he ugly had slain. grace lay “Taken strewn in our gun in the counhand, added tryside! another And so, stain? with his “Who will be marked flag of for Hell? peace, he And with came to him the the the end darkness at last. fell. Trying “Like to hide the a form day, to drive from the the ruin Heavens away! cast, ugly Bob Mason and rude “Trying and sad. to blot the score that is drawn on a “But what was the good and the bad? When day of war!

“This has been a story the books of our past of war! A true story of lives will be marked so low because he was just war! our foe? Or, as we saw “Told in the midnight

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stills, when the bowl of memory fills with thots of that far-off day. The terrible Fifth of May! With thots of that far-off night, the tears of them who fight. Stumbling out of the “line”. Oh what a memory mine!

“Possibly dimmed by years and washed with a million tears - But still in each dream appears shadows amidst the rain. How they came out again hunger and fear and pain!

“Each with a silent song. Out of the rain filled night! Back from a world of wrong, into a world of right!

“Thinking of home, can the lines of this humble poem written when day is thru, tell the relief

they know? Back past a shattered tank, guarding its fallen rank.

“Back past a form that lay, twisted and torn and grey!

“Giving their grand release to the sweet story of peace!

“And closing behind them the door on the cruel story of war!”

The person who reads this and thinks that war is a glorious thing, mey well he right, until they see a friend lying there in the mud, all busted up and bloody...

Sure, on November 11th, let us celebrate our victory over wrong, but let us also remember those “busted up” men who didn’t come home!

Biggar Lodge News

by Karen Kammer, Recreation Coordinator Another week has come and gone here at the Biggar Health Centre.

Last Monday we started with exercises in the morning. Bean bag toss was on in the afternoon.

One granddaughter was here visiting her grandpa and so she helped us play games.

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Tuesday morning we had the Kindergarten and grade 5 class from BCS over. They read stories to the residents. Some were about Halloween and others were just short stories. After they left we had current events. At 2:30 we had in my pantry. This game I showed items from the pantry and we guessed to what it could be. I also showed them different patterns of aprons. I modeled them to get a better look.

Wednesday morning was bowling. We had the Rose Villa LTC facility here for a visit. We had a coffee party and got to visit some old friends.

Thursday was Bible Study, exercises and bingo. One lady won five times!

Friday morning was Hymn Sing. We had our last Barbecue Club for the year. Next week we start with bacon and eggs. We played Shake Loose a Memory at 2:30.

Saturday morning was Dot Bingo. The residents watched “Casper” in the afternoon.

Sunday morning was pumpkin carving. The Associated Gospel Church was here for a worship service.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our activities and visitors who come see our residents. They love the extra attention and would be lost without you.

Have a great day.

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Landis Knights of Columbus fund raiser . . . Landis Knights of Columbus held a dinner and silent auction fund raiser on Saturday, October 21 to raise funds for the Saskatchewan Children’s Hospital, in conjunction with the Saskatoon Knights of Columbus. The funds will join the K of C Children’s Hospital fund to furnish a room completely. Entertainment was provided by Chandra Archdekin, Becky Huber and daughter Myla, Deb Penley, Debbie Scott and Cheryl Cey with Gary Braithwaite on the keyboard. The evening was a huge success raising over $23,000. Pictured are Leo Schwebius Landis K of C, Shawn Scherr and Wayne Koshman of K of C Saskatoon liaison to the Children’s Hospital and Harry Cey of Landis K of C. (Submitted Photo)

New Horizons Activities This past Monday the 23 we had Monday Kaiser with the following winners: in first place was Marie Roesch with 204 points, in second place was Reg Turner with 178 points, in third place was Joanne Kral with 168 points and in fourth place was Geoff Cooke with 150 points.

The highest scoring game was played by Reg and Pat Turner.

On October 24 we had carpet bowling. On the

first place team was Dinah Kegler, June Hoppe, Mildred Henne and Marie Roesch. On the second place team was Gail Herzberg, Judy Rickwood, Pat Turner and Agnes Small.

Thanks for coming out to our activities and supporting New Horizons.

New players are always welcome!

On October 26 we had our first two flu clinics.

The flu clinics are open to the public with no

appointment necessary and the flu shot is completely free. All you need to bring is your Saskatchewan health card.

New Horizons is in need of volunteer Courtesy Car drivers. If anyone is interested in signing up to drive please call 306-948-5115 or stop in at New Horizons at 117 Third Avenue West ask for Chasity or Don. Have a great week and keep warm!

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Key farming tool may be taken away

by Calvin Daniels Agricultural may soon be forced to change how it goes about growing crops as a key tool for years may be forced out of the ‘farm toolbox’.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) came out some time ago suggesting the widely used agricultural herbicide glyphosate may cause cancer in humans.

The report started a shock wave of response, most of it negative toward the herbicide.

Consumers have voiced concerns and those concerns have fostered court challenges and governmental reviews.

The reaction is not good news for farmers who have been using the herbicide as a key weed control tool for decades.

Glyphosate is a broadspectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant.

It is used to kill weeds, especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses that compete with crops.

It was discovered to be an herbicide by Monsanto chemist John E. Franz in 1970.

Monsanto brought it to market in 1974 under the trade name Roundup.

The farmer pick-up of the product was widespread because it was found to be an effective tool in the battle to control in-crop weeds which can impact production through competition with the crops.

In 2007, glyphosate was the most used herbicide in the United States’ agricultural sector and the second-most used in home and garden

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By 2016 there was a 100fold increase from the late 1970s in the frequency of applications and volumes of glyphosatebased herbicides (GBHs) applied.

It became more of a farm tool with the development of glyphosate resistant crops, which have been rapidly adopted in soybean, maize, cotton, canola, and sugarbeet in large part because of the economic advantage of the technology. Such crops allow for use of glyphosate as a

against Monsanto Co. in weed control method.

But the IARC report has U.S. District Court in San certainly Francisco, started filed by peoprocesses ple alleging which that exposure could to Roundup push herbicide farmers caused them away from or their using glyloved ones to develop phosate. non-Hodgkin As lymphoma, recently and that as last Monsanto week the covered up U.S. Right the risks. to Know And EuroWeb-site pean Union reported Calvin Daniels countries more failed last than 265 lawsuits are pending week to vote on a licence

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extension for glyphosate.

The current licence expires at the end of the year.

The EU did pass an 18-month extension in June 2016 pending further scientific study.

“That research came in the form of a European Chemical Agency conclusion in March that there was no evidence to link glyphosate to cancer in humans,” reported reuters.com “It was the same conclusion as that of the European Food Safety Agency and of regulatory bodies of other countries such as Canada and Japan.”

No doubt the delays

relate to the European Parliament calling for the product to be phased out in the next five years.

Muddying the waters even more is another Reuters storyline which suggests the IARC report may not have had all the data, including that suggesting glyphosate was not a cause of cancer, when it made its decision.

Sadly, even if the IARC report is found flawed, the damage done may not be repairable, as consumers and governments are clearly looking for bans and the machinations to achieve that will not be easily stopped.

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Baseball has taken its lumps lately — drawn-out games, too many pitching changes, s-l-o-w and s-lo-w-e-r.

But it’s known as the national pastime for a reason and this year’s World Series was the best advertisement the game could ever hope to get.

The Series featured two outstanding teams, Houston Astros and Los Ange-

World Series homers leave lasting memories

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Bantams drop to Macklin . . . Biggar Bantam Nationals hosted the Macklin Mohawks at the Jubilee Stadium this past Friday. Nats held the bigger Mohawks to a blank scoreboard by the end of the first period, but began to falter, eventually falling 8-2. Check out this Friday at biggarindependent.ca in our photo gallery section for more pictures. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Leko’s Conservation Corner – Hunting Questions

by Lindsey Leko It is easy to tell that hunting season is here.

With all the funny social media posts, compounded by the 1,500 messages each day from hunters wanting clarification on hunting scenarios and laws, the season is well under way.

Every year, I marvel at the number of social media posts that provide incorrect information.

This is why it is a good idea to contact the Ministry of Environment if you have a specific question or are unsure about something.

To contact the ministry, you can call the Inquiry centre toll Free at 1-800567-4224, or e-mail your question to centre.inquiry@gov.sk.ca.

Why take the chance?

You could end up being charged and receive a one-year hunting suspension.

Many people refer to the Hunters’ and Trappers’ Guide, which is a great resource. Just remember that those are only a summary of the regulations.

The complete regulations that govern hunting are available online, free of charge at publications. gov.sk.ca/freelaw/.

This is part of the reason I do this column, because we want to get the right information out.

That being said, there are many excellent questions being asked out there. So, I picked some random questions that people were asking on some of the online sites I follow.

Q: While out goose hunting in a field, can I bring along a rifle to shoot coyotes?

I always wonder what the angle is in scenarios like this because coyotes attacking decoys is not a problem that I am aware of. If they are taking your downed birds - then perhaps you have not done your due diligence in retrieval.

The Migratory Birds Convention Act makes it clear that you cannot use any rifle to hunt waterfowl.

A Saskatchewan resident can carry a rifle and shoot coyotes while hunting waterfowl. However, the situation may cause the hunter to come under scrutiny of the conservation officer if a rifle is discovered while the hunters are in their blinds, for the reasons outlined above, so the best advice would be to leave the rifle secured in the vehicle until the goose hunting is

completed.

The same answer would go for someone hunting with a bow or muzzle loader. You could carry a rifle with you for hunting coyotes as long as it was not being used to hunt the species for which you are licensed.

Please note that a person hunting coyotes cannot lawfully accompany a licenced big game hunter.

During a big game season in particular areas, such as the Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife Management Zone, you cannot carry a rifle other than a muzzle loading rifle.

Q: Can I carry two rifles at the same time? Can I carry a shot gun and rifle at the same time?

A tricky question. The short answer is YES...you can carry as many rifles as you can carry. You can also carry a shotgun and rifle at the same time.

One scenario, let’s say it is the Saskatchewan resident either sex whitetailed season for rifle.

Also open at that time is the Saskatchewan resident pheasant season.

This would mean that if you had a licence for both, you could carry both a shotgun and a rifle.

In this case a hunter would be advised to wear proper big game hunting colours to ensure they could lawfully hunt white-tailed deer if one is encountered. For safety reasons, it is not a bad idea for pheasant hunters to wear hunting colors during an open big game season.

Q: Can I have more than one shotgun in my blind while hunting waterfowl?

You are not allowed to have more than one shotgun at any one time while hunting waterfowl unless the second shotgun is unloaded and disassembled or unloaded and encased. The intent of this regulation is to ensure that a hunter does not exceed the three shots shell limit by having a second shotgun readily available.

Q: I just finished my hunter safety course. When can I go out hunting?

When can I go myself?

Welcome to the hunting family! Now that you

have completed your Firearm Safety/ Hunter Education Course (FS/ HE) you can legally purchase a licence to hunt in Saskatchewan. However, there are responsibilities that go hand-inhand with that privilege.

First, you must be at least 12-yearsold before you can lawfully hunt in Saskatchewan. All first time purchasers of hunting licences will be asked to confirm they hold a FS/HE certificate.

You must make sure that you are carrying your own licence and tags…don’t forget them at home, and don’t let anyone else carry them.

If you are between 12and 15- years of age, while hunting, you have to be under the direct supervision of someone who is over the age of 18. If that person is not your legal guardian, then you need to have your parents sign your licence, which gives permission and authorization to another person to take you hunting.

If you are 16 years of age or older, you can legally hunt in Saskatchewan on your own. However, federal legislation states that persons under the age of 18 must possess a Federal Minors permit.

Finally, you can use a firearm to hunt that belongs to another individual, as long as you are under their direct supervision and they have a valid Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL).

Q: We sometimes get into conflicts with guides when we are hunting the same area. What are the rules surrounding who has access to the land first?

These types of disputes can be easily solved with a little bit of communication. If the land is private land, then it is ultimately up to the landowner who they allow to hunt on it.

Land that is not posted may be interpreted as implied consent, but it is an ethical hunter who gets permission anyway.

This is particularly true when it comes to accessing a field to hunt migratory game birds.

Remember that just because you hunted that parcel of land one day, it does not give you unlim-

ited access to it for the rest of the year. There are also some different rules that distinguish between a sport hunter and an outfitter.

All outfitters are a commercial business and must have written permission to hunt/operate on private land. This is a condition of their outfitting licence.

This written permission must be made available to any conservation officer who asks for it.

Sport hunters do not require written permission to hunt on private land, but make sure you understand the landowner’s intentions for your access.

Q: I have a question relating to the dress requirements. Can I wear a full outer suit of white, or orange? The guide makes it sound like you can only wear a vest.

The intent of the legislation from the Wildlife Regulations is to wear an outer garment that allows you to be clearly visible from a distance…it’s a safety issue.

A vest coloured blaze orange, scarlet, white or bright yellow must be worn while hunting big game with a rifle or while hunting in a des-

ignated rifle-only season.

Headwear can be any one of those colours except white.

The minimum requirement is an outer garment that covers the torso (vest), but you are allowed to wear a jacket or a full outer suit of the required colours as these garments exceed the legal requirement.

Orange camo and beige camo are not legal colours.

Remember that all persons accompanying a big game hunter during a rifle season must also wear legal colours.

I have many more questions, and next column

I plan to do a rapid fire type question answer column so we get as many answered as possible.

Until next time, keep your crosshairs level.

Editor’s note: Ministry of Environment conservation officer Lindsey Leko has spent more than 25 years as a conservation officer in Saskatchewan.

For many years, Officer Leko contributed a column to local papers on a variety of issues related to hunting, fishing, and other resource-related issues. If you have questions, please contact lindsey.leko@gov.sk.ca.

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Raymond Gordon Besse August 12, 1956 - October 28, 2017 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Raymond Besse, who passed away on October 28, 2017 at the Biggar and District Long Term Care Facility, Biggar, Sask.

Raymond was born in Biggar, Sask. on August 12, 1956 to parents, Victor and Lluella Besse. Raymond grew up and was educated in the town of Biggar.

Raymond was employed by Canadian National Railway in 1974 in Biggar, Sask. He moved to Edmonton, Alta. in 1986 being employed in the Canadian National Railway Diesel Shop Maintenance Department. Raymond retired from Canadian National Railway in 2007. Following this, he returned to live in Biggar.

Raymond spent many years with the Biggar Fire Department. In 1973 he was one of the first Junior volunteers that the Biggar Fire Department had at that time.

Raymond enjoyed time with the family always joking around with people. No matter where he worked or where he ran into you, the jokes came on. Certainly the staff at the Biggar Hospital and Long Term Care were on the receiving end of the jokes.

Raymond liked to play cribbage, which he was very proficient at, watch movies and placing bets on sporting events with the family.

He is survived by his brother, Jim (Laurel) of Biggar, Sask. and their sons, Scott (Krista) of Claresholm, Alta.; Devin (Kiley) and great nephews Rylan and Vonn of Martinsville, Sask.; and Ian (Kauley) of Asquith, Sask.; his brother, Gerry (Marcia) of Biggar, Sask. and their children, Sean of Biggar, Sask.; and Alicia (Jason) of Biggar, Sask.; his

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He was predeceased by his parents, Lluella (2009) and Victor (2017).

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Beef Barley Slow-Cooker Stew

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

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School during the worship service Pastor Doug Motz, Church office phone, 306-948-3424

BIGGAR UNITED CHURCH 907 QUEBEC ST. & CORNER TURNBULL AVE., BIGGAR

Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School will be held the first Sunday of each month.

Church office phone, 306-948-2280, Rev. Linsell A. Hurd

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Sunday Service • 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25: 4 p.m., INSTALLATION SERVICE at Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday, Nov. 26: Annual Meeting following Potluck Pastor Sarah Mowat, 306-951-7286.

ST. GABRIEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 109 - 7th Ave. W, Biggar Father Edward Gibney Parish Phone: 306-948-3330

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THE BIGGAR INDEPENDENT on NEWSSTANDS @ • Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Quick Stop • Biggar Esso • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends • The Store, Perdue • Central Plains Co-op, Perdue

Good slow-cooker recipes are great assets for our busy lifestyles, and the autumn usually starts the succession of these cooking escapades in our household.

One of our favourites is this recipe for Beef Barley Stew.

There are a couple of brands of beef stock paste that I can recommend: “Better Than Bouillon� or “Major� brands. If you can find beef stock paste, then just use two cups of beef broth instead of the two cups of apple juice.

Happy cooking!

Beef Barley Slow-Cooker Stew - Makes 12 Cups “Beef stock paste is a reduction of beef juices to paste form, and used instead of bouillon cubes. Traditionally one tsp of this paste mixed with one cup of water would make one cup of broth.

I use apple juice, and the juice from the tomatoes, in this recipe instead of water because water has no flavour.�

680g (1.5 pounds) beef stew meat 3 tablespoons canola oil Salt & pepper

2 medium onions, chopped 1 large carrot, sliced lengthwise, then 1/2 inch pieces 2 celery stalks, sliced 1/2 inch pieces 8 to 10 garlic cloves 3 tablespoons apple juice or apple cider 8 medium mushrooms, quartered 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 2 bay leaves 2 teaspoons beef stock paste 1/2 cup pearl barley 1 - 798ml can of diced tomatoes 2 cups apple juice or apple cider 1.) Preheat a large pan over medium-high heat. In a bowl toss beef pieces with two tablespoons of oil and season with salt and pepper.

When the pan is hot, add the other tablespoon of oil to the pan and brown each piece of meat without crowding the pan - you may have to brown the beef in two or three batches. When each batch of meat is browned transfer to the slow-cooker.

Chef Dez on cooking Chef Dez

2.) Turn off the heat to the pan and add the onions, carrot, celery, garlic and the three tablespoons of apple juice to the pan. Stir until the pan has cooled and the vegetables have cooked slightly, approximately one to two minutes. Transfer this vegetable mixture to the slow-cooker.

3.) To the slow-cooker add the mushrooms, rosemary, bay leaves, beef paste, barley, tomatoes and the apple juice.

4.) Turn the slow-cooker on low and cook for approximately eight to ten hours.

5.) Remove and discard the bay leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

Chef Dez is a Chef, Writer, and Host. Visit him at chefdez.com Write to him at dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4.

Family Centre break in results in loss of much needed computer The Biggar and District Family Centre suffered a serious set back with the theft of a laptop used in the day-to-day operations of the facility.

The theft occurred sometime between Tuesday, October

24 and Thursday, October 26.

As the Biggar and District Family Centre is a charity and have limited funds to replace the laptop, they are asking that anyone who wishes to donate to the Family Centre

Contact US for professional printing of oďŹƒce supplies, forms and services.

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to help cover the costs or replacing the needed item, to please contact them at (306) 951-7860 or by mail at: Biggar and District Family Centre, Box

667, Biggar, Sask., S0K 0M0.

The Family Centre is also issue a charitable receipt to anyone who donates, to use for tax purposes.

They are also

urging anyone with information on the break in to contact Cst. Mark Wright at the Biggar RCMP Detachment at (306) 948-6600.

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Criminal Law Commercial Law Family Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law and our lawyers, Jason Peszko Lisa Watson Nicole Hataley

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Wednesday 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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INSURANCE

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors

102 - 3 Ave. W., Biggar

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Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned

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For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:

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The science behind deep breaths, yoga and your health type of breathing is also calming.

2.) Help strengthen your breathing muscles. All muscles can benefit from exercise, and breathing muscles are no different.

3.) Increase lung capacity. Regular exercise, including yoga, helps to increase your lung capacity and overall fitness.

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certainly is. Whether you use yoga as a preventative or a rehabilitative measure, yoga and lungs go well together. Here are the top three benefits of the deep breaths that are an essential part of this exercise.

1.) Manage stress and reduces anxiety. Deep breaths help to manage stress and anxiety. This

BIGGAR

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While the lifestyle associated with yoga, including incense or even goats, may not always be favourable to good lung health, the core of the practice

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