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Doreen Itterman, right, watches as Davyon Scott works dough as a new round of ‘Kids in the Kitchen’ chefs work a little culinary magic for the next five weeks. The course teaches healthy and tasty cooking alternatives to our fast-food world. Our apologies to Homer Simpson’s catch phrase, ‘D’oh! - no mistakes warranted the invective to be uttered during the cooking instruction which runs every Tuesday and Thursday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Biggar Emergency Services received realistic training courtesy of Spyder Autobody and Dusty Hills Salvage, Monday. Donated cars were flipped - engines screaming, horns blaring, victims crying out - and most EMS members hadn’t a clue their evening would be spent working over a multi-car pileup with rebar-embedded victims, fire, ejected motorists, poor lighting and noise. An assault on the senses, the training scenario is a valuable opportunity for members to train together. Spyder and Dusty Hills should be commended for their commitment to the community. If you have vehicles you want disposed of, give them a call. They’d like to make this a regular part of EMS training.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Biggar town council minutes The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held October 6, 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 the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed: Myrna Foster - Abandoned Property; Flaman Investigation Sept. 18, 24, 30, 2015 Reports; RCMP - Certification of Appreciation; Landfill Use Summaries - July, August and September 2015; Biggar Library - Meeting Minutes; Occupational Health Committee - Meeting Minutes; Tyronne Kowalski - CN Railway Safety Inspection; Ministry of Justice Community Service Officer; Catterall and Wright - Water and Sewer Pipeline Crossing; Heartland Health Region - Grand Opening, Diamond Lodge; PIWIK - Web Site September 2015; Ministry of Highways - Highway Lighting; Prairie Branches - Certificate of Recognition; Southwest Paving - Paving Quotes and Costs; Canada Revenue Agency - Tax Title Property.

Council resolved that correspondence from Catterall and Wright regarding the Permit ot Construct a north approach from Highway 14 west of Highway 4 be received and further that the Town authorize Catterall and Wright to proceed with the project.

Council resolved that the invoice from the Government of Saskatchewan for the 2015 RCMP Rural Policing costs be paid in the amount of $148,141.28.

Council resolved that the estimate from Xylem to inspect the Town’s lift station in the amount of $954.50 plus taxes be approved and that the Condition Agreement be signed by Town officials.

Council resolved that that draft Animal Trap Policy be reviewed.

Council resolved that Wayne Meier, Clayton Meier, Ryan Thiessen, Travis Elkin and Darrell Saby of MuniCode Services be appointed as building officials for the Town of Biggar under the authority of Section 5(4) of The Uniform Building

and Accessibility Standards Act. Council resolved that invoice no. 2084 from Beckie Hydrogeologists for the 2015 Hydrogeological Assessment in the amount of $19,425 be approved for payment.

Council resolved that the invoice from SUMAsure in the amount of $66,349 for the 2015-16 insurance renewal be approved for payment.

Council resolved that the Town of Biggar Urban Sign Corridor Policy U (1) approved December 17, 2002 by resolution number 02-854 be repealed and replaced with the Biggar Urban Sign Corridor Policy U (1) attached hereto and forming part of these minutes be approved effective January 1, 2016.

Council resolved that the tender results provided by Catterall and Wright to replace the water main on Quebec Street be reviewed.

Council resolved that they authorize Town Officials to sign the necessary forms for the subdivision of Parcel B Plan 101481937 Ext. 52 as payment has now been received in full for the acquired land. s -EETING ADJOURNED AT 9:30 p.m.

No need to frown, it’s all fun! . . . Biggar Central School Librarian Crissy Egert, right, laughs as this tyke frowns during Family Funarama, October 21.

The wee frowny one was being adorned with face

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Great Plains Entrance Scholarships impact post secondary decisions Great Plains College awarded scholarships totalling $36,500 to students at the annual Warman Campus and Biggar Program Centre Scholarship Reception and presentation on October 7.

This year’s recipients included students from the Administrative Assistant, Business and Youth Care Worker pro-

grams in Warman and the Electrician program in Biggar. The online Certificate in Health, Safety and Environmental Processes Entrance Scholarship recipients were also recognized.

“The Scholarship Receptions are an opportunity for us to congratulate and support our students in their choice to further their

Helicopter crash claims life near Kinley Biggar RCMP, Fire and EMS responded to a helicopter crash, one kilometre southeast of Kinley, Tuesday evening.

The crash claimed the life the the lone 48-year-old male pilot from Calgary. He was

paint while the school was a-buzz with games, tasty food and, of course, laughter. (Independent Photo by

flying from Calgary to Saskatoon when the aircraft went down in an open field. There were no homes or buildings involved.

The Office of the Chief Coroner attended the scene as did RCMP Police

Dog Services. Biggar RCMP are liaising with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada who attended the crash site Wednesday.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

education,” said Michel Cyrenne, Great Plains College director of development. “It is also an opportunity for us, and our students, to say thank you to the donors for their dedication and support.”

Timothy Klassen, a current Business student and scholarship recipient, chose Great Plains College because he thought the Business program would be a beneficial step toward getting a job he would

enjoy.

“After graduation, my plan is to get a job where I can work with numbers, possibly at a bank,” said Klassen. “The opportunity to receive an entrance scholarship impacted my decision to attend Great Plains College.”

Scholarships at Great Plains College are made possible by a generous group of donors and matching funds from the Saskatchewan Inno…see scholarships, pg 16

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Thiiss Week . . .

Shot in the arm . . . John Smith hams it up for the camera, Thursday at the New Horizons during the first Influenza Shot clinic. The shot, as John can attest, is a bare pin prick - less than a mosquito bite. The benefits far outweigh the minor inconvenience! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Trudeau tax changes a mixed bag for taxpayers

by Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director Canadians have chosen a change in government for the first time in a decade. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals sailed to a majority government in last Monday’s election on a message of change. So what will this “change” mean for Canadians’ pocketbooks?

A look at the Liberal election platform tells us it’s a mixed bag.

Start with the good news. The Liberals have promised to cut the middle income tax rate, for those making $44,000 to $89,000 a year, from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent. This is a welcome move, and something the Harper government repeatedly took a pass on in favour of countless boutique tax credits. They’ve also pledged to reduce the small business tax rate from 11 to 9 per cent, which will provide some relief to small businesses struggling in uncertain economic times.

Unfortunately, there’s a lot more to be concerned about on the bad side of the tax ledger. The Liberal platform contains a litany of tax hikes – some obvious, and some less so.

First off there’s the pledge to add in a new 33 per cent income tax bracket on those earning over $200,000 a year. While it might be true that

the wealthy are not always the easiest bunch to feel sorry for, punishing success and wealth creation is a bad signal to send to our entrepreneurs and other highly skilled workers.

There’s also the proposed cancellation of income splitting, which benefits thousands of Canadians families, and treats households more equally, based on their total income, and not whether one or two parents is doing the breadwinning.

The Liberals have promised to roll back the limit on Tax Free Savings Accounts. TFSAs are an extremely popular investment vehicle for

Canadians (there are over 11 million of them). Lowering the investment limit could have negative impacts for millions of Canadians, especially older Canadians who have been using them to maximize retirement savings.

Meanwhile, vague promises about “enhancing” the Canada Pension Plan could mean even smaller paychecks for workers – not to mention a payroll tax on employers.

But worst of all for taxpayers are the countless promises to spend. Actually, we can count it: $150 billion over four years. True, some of it will be paid for by can-

celling other programs. But there’s still a considerable hole in the numbers, to the tune of $10 billion a year for the first three years, after which we’re told the budget will – according to the Liberal platform – balance itself (Ontarians in particular may be familiar will this magical plan to balance the books).

Why is this bad for taxpayers?

Because running deficits means more debt. And more debt means more tax dollars wasted on interest payments rather than actual programs and services.

This leaves cashstrapped governments desperate to find more money,

which they inevitably do by raising taxes.

In fact, this describes exactly what is happening today. Because of the chronic deficits of the past – ironically, a trend started by none

other than Pierre Trudeau – we now have $612 billion in federal debt. This debt cost taxpayers $26 billion in interest payments last year – nearly the same amount raised by the GST.

If we had no federal debt, that money would easily pay for all the promises in the Liberal plan, with lots left over for tax cuts. But the reckless spending of the past have robbed us of that

choice.

Justin Trudeau still has an opportunity to learn from his fathers’ mistakes, rather than repeat them.

If he does the latter, taxpayers will pay a high price.

Spending cuts, not tax hikes, best way to tackle deficits

by Charles Lammam, Director, Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute and Hugh MacIntyre, Policy Analyst, Fraser Institute More than six years after the recession of 200809, budget deficits remain an ongoing fiscal policy issue in Canada. Eight out of 10 provinces (including Alberta, which released its budget yesterday) are currently in deficit, and the newly formed federal government has committed to falling back into deficit.

However, deficit elimination is important for a variety of reasons.

For instance, it

gives governments the room they need to improve tax competiveness.

There are fundamentally three ways governments can try to eliminate their deficits: further tax hikes, spending cuts, or some combination of both. But which approach imposes the least damage to the economy?

Two prominent fiscal policy experts—Harvard professor Alberto Alesina and Bocconi University professor Francesco Giavazzi—recently penned an article for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) summarizing the latest research on

so-called “fiscal austerity.” The insights are relevant for Canada.

Prof. Alesina coauthored many of the referenced studies. To evaluate which deficit elimination approach is the least damaging to the economy, Alesina and his colleagues distinguish between “taxbased” fiscal plans that predominantly rely on tax increases and “expenditurebased” fiscal plans that rely mostly on spending cuts.

In three separate studies, they examine the impact of fiscal plans in several countries over different periods.

In one study, they estimate that in 14

countries (including Canada) over the period 1981 to 2007, the average tax-based fiscal plan with an initial size of one per cent of GDP led to a contraction of GDP by two to three per cent in the following three years. By contrast, the impact of an expenditurebased plan on GDP was not statistically significant.

Alesina and Giavazzi describe the main findings as showing that “fiscal adjustments based upon cuts in spending are much less costly, in terms of [economic] output losses, than those based upon tax increases.”

In another study,

professor Alesina and his co-authors estimate the impact of more recent fiscal plans, from 2010 to 2013, in 12 countries. They again find that tax-based plans are more economically damaging. For example, they argue that the recession experienced in Italy from 2011 to 2012 (around a two per cent drop in GDP in each year) can be explained by the country’s tax-based fiscal plan implemented from 2010 to 2013. Expenditure-based plans in the United Kingdom and Denmark were associated with “much milder recessions.”

Alesina and

his colleagues dig even deeper in a more recent study, in part by dividing spending cuts into two categories: cuts in transfers to individuals and organizations, and cuts in government consumption and investment.

Government consumption includes spending on paying government workers and other costs related to managing government services. Government investment spending is defined as expenditures made with the expectation of having a positive return and includes capital spending on infrastructure.

The authors find

that while spending cuts to government transfers are generally less harmful to the economy than tax increases, they are relatively more harmful than cuts to government consumption and investment spending. In other words, the least costly way to eliminate a deficit is to cut back on the cost of government services and government investment spending.

Overall, the evidence summarized by professors Aleisna and Giavazzi suggests the best way for Canadian governments to eliminate deficits is by cutting spending.

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New Horizons Activities

by Janice Foley, Coordinator Monday October 19 in the afternoon Kaiser, player Geoff Cooke came in first with a score of 262, followed by Marie Roesch in second scoring 257, Bill Fisher in third with 230, and Ken Pearce in fourth with a score of 203.

The Wellness Clinic was in our building on Tuesday providing some special personal care for those that require it.

Carpet Bowling had six participants come out to play this past week. First place carpet bowlers were Aileen Smith, Pat Turner and Jean Tweddle. The team of Florence Hammond,

Marie Roesch and Dinah Kegler placed second.

The first of three Flu Clinics was held here on Thursday, Oct. 22, and a busy place it was!

The Jam Session was in full swing on Wednesday the 21st, with 44 music lovers enjoying the event.

Providing the afternoons entertainment were Gary Donahue, Bernie Ochs, Bill Haffermehl, Wilf and Joan Rice, Keith Aldridge, and Bob Maguire.

Bingo was held downstairs on Thursday afternoon with the flu clinic being in the hall.

Winner of the Half and Half was Pat Turner, and the Blackout winner was Reg Turner.

The Friday Card Party was hosted for the last time on Friday. It will now be a no-host event.

The winners for last week were cribbage: first Ann Muc and second Richard Boisvert. Kaiser: first Reg Turner, second Ken Pearce, and third Grant Gamble. Thank you to all the volunteers that have hosted over the many past years.

As I write this, Activity Group 1 has just met to organize for November.

A guest speaker from the Canadian Cancer Society will be presenting at the next Birthday Potluck. Thank you to all members of Group 1 that are giving of their time this month.

Coming Soon……

to a Legion near you.

“Chase The Ace”

The Majestic Theatre Biggar

OCTOBER

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“Hotel Transylvania 2”

Genre: Animation/Comedy/Family

Rated: PG

Friday, OCT. 30 Saturday, OCT. 31 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, NOV. 1 2:00 p.m. Matinee ($5 admission)

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Service. Indeed, Cades Cove is listed on the National Register of Historic Place and has been since 1977. These buildings are representative of pioneer life in the Appalachia region.

When the settlers first arrived the area was occupied by Cherokee. It is a rugged land mass with little flat land except for a few open areas that were used for agriculture, mostly raising cattle.

It is located in the hills of Tennessee, far from civilization. It is easy to understand why moonshine was popular. It was very difficult for law enforcement to find the stills and even more difficult to find the operators. You needed to be experienced to find your way around the hillside.

The people were very religious and there were Baptist and Methodist churches among the preserved buildings.

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to see distances, travelling the highways in this region were a bit of a surprise. Winding roads, quick turns around mountains and double solid lines. In fact, we found only one quarter mile stretch with a dotted line.

Speed limits were considerably lower, anywhere from 35 to 55 -- miles per hour.

So, we set out to tour Cades Cove, an 11 mile loop in the Smoky Mountains National Park. This is a popular destination for tourists (it is estimated it attracts two million visitors a year) so we checked it out. It took us four and one half hours to drive the 11 mile loop, mainly because there are many stops along the way that tell the story of the early settlers in the valley.

The buildings in the cove are maintained by the National Parks

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By the time we landed at the airport in Knoxville, Tennessee and rented our car, it was 11 o’clock at night when we ventured out on the highways. Armed with a GPS system we followed directions until we drove up in front of our rental cabin.

In the dark night we thought we were the only ones in the region, the last quarter mile was merely a “goat trail” as my husband said. However, in the morning light we had a great view of the Smoky Mountain range. It was peaceful and we enjoyed our breakfast on the deck before we decided to head out. It was then we could see many other cabins nestled in the tree line and realized we were not quite alone as we thought.

Driving on the Prairies where you are used to long stretches of highway, two lane passing and being able

On one tour through a graveyard, we saw this tombstone: Russell Gregory 1795 - 1864 Founder of Gregory’s Bald About 1830 Murdered by North Carolina Rebels Of course, we had to find out more.

After the Civil War, a group of Confederate sympathizers (known as Rebs) roamed the hills raiding the farms.

One day Gregory came across a group who had killed one of his animals. When he approached them, the Rebs shot him. He was found by his wife and daughter.

It became clear the valley’s residents had many obstacles to overcome over the years.

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by Bob Mason

Sawlogs I have seen When we were just young fellows growing up across the river in “Great Bend�, our folks often told us of the great trees that had been used to build homes for the pioneers of Ontario.

I imagine that their grandfathers had done the same thing.

As a matter-of-fact, at one time, being born in a log cabin was one of a politician’s most needed qualifications! It seems that log cabins were a symbol of the ordinary “good guy� who ran the country in those days instead of the $ that does it now!

Mebbe there is a bit of truth in that symbol too. Some of the most humble, ordinary people Yours Truly has ever met, were raised in the log cabins of northern Saskatchewan!

It would be nice to

write here that some of our politicians were raised in the sod houses of prairie Sask., but Y.T. has to agree that those days – like the Prairie personality – are long past!

Our old “Soddie�, now long gone, along with a lot of our dreams, was mebbe a fine example.

Sorry! This article is supposed to be about big sawlogs, not about sod buildings!

In one of our Uncle’s stables up north was a large spruce beam supporting the roof, but right where it passed the central walk-way, that rough old two-food log was shiny and smooth where dozens of times we (young victims of the 1930’s) had tried to wiggle from a “sloth-like� position under it to a “saddle-like� position on top!

We failed hundreds of times, but we tried every time as we went in to milk the cows. We didn’t do it for fame or money but our own personal satisfaction. Also, we did develop nice strong legs.

Of course our parents had told us after about the big trees of their youth, and as we grew up we tried to (ahem!) emulate some of the things that they did. Little activities like lassoing drift logs from the river during the spring flood – brrrrrr! Dove-tailing some of the straighter ones and building little log houses, sometimes not doing too well!

We did cut the logs wrong one time so that they caught all the rain and rotted out in a few years.

A fine example of “log-house building� in those parts was the two story-plus balcony Antifaev house, just south of Great Bend and northeast of Environ Sask.

Dad told us that the old house we built in the early 1900’s from river-rescued logs by the people displaced when the Derbowka village at Borden broken up, and that the logs were held together by wooden dowels instead of nails.

When Richard and I visited that old site, years ago, it had long

been left to be “taken by the wind�! There was no chimney, the smoke from the central fireplace escaping into the attic and by the open eaves. The long logs supporting the second floor, extended a few feet eastward and formed a house-length balcony where we often saw people sitting (1,000,000 miles across the river!).

After we wondered if we would ever own a house like that!

Because few people could afford coal during the Depression, all of the great trees that grew on the islands and along the river flats, were cut down and used for firewood.

But due to farm abandonment and natural grasses being available, when we looked down that long valley last year, a lot of big trees are starting to grow back, almost forming the pristine natural view that Alexander Mackenzie saw when he went down that river in 1775!

One of the most confusing (well, not that natural!) things mentioned about “sawlogs� was the archeological find, on Banks Island in the far Arctic, of fourfoot in diameter petrified trees, proving that there had been almost tropical growth at that northern latitude when the earth was warmer!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 When one is mention- years before, and carved ing odd things about our initials there. big trees, he must tell Our romance was over about the big tall tree though, when I found a that used to be just east piece of stove-wood with of “Clearsand� lake up our initials still on it! north where, on climbTwenty years later I ing it, Yours Truly found painted my wife’s maida four-inch spike driven en initials on a boat into it forty-feet up, pos- (P.D.M.) but a big flood sibly where a cloth was washed it down the creek nailed when that part of and I imagine it is on the world was surveyed the shores of Tobin Take somewhere! many years ago!

Phyllis and Y.T. have Many years ago, when Phyllis and I were at been married 68 years Maple Ridge, B.C. to see now and I doubt if I’ll our daughter and son-in- find those initials in a law, a big tree had fallen woodpile!

Nothing makes me feel from their shore, across the Alouette River on to older than when I think of that handful of spruce an island!

We tried walking saplings my brother Bill across the swift flowing gave us. It often feels like river on that fallen tree it was only a few days many times, but I am ago when I made chickalmost ashamed to say en-wire fences to protect that often we found our- those young trees from selves “pulling leather!� the rabbits and small and it didn’t take us long children that ran all over to realize that walking this corner of Perdue. across a quick flowing When those trees got to water wasn’t our “long be level with the railroad suit�! The last time we and our kitchen window were there, we had coffee we forgot them, I guess, at a small nook where but Jay trimmed they up the other day, and guess that log used to be!

When Y.T. was just a what we’ve got . . . sawgrowing boy, up in Great logs!

As my log-sawing, tree Bend (mebbe 14 years old!), he fell deeply in climbing days are almost “puppy� love with one of over, I guess that I will his pretty school mates. just carve my Best Girl’s She never even spoke to initials on to this “Forest Y.T. but his feelings were Product� with my pen: so great for her that he R.G.M. LOVES P.D.M. Okay? climbed one of the huge shelterbelt trees that Dad had planted many

CAA Saskatchewan Halloween safety tips

The following SARCAN depots will be closed on Monday, November 9th for employee training; North Battleford Biggar Meadow Lake Blaine Lake Spiritwood Turtleford Unity Wilkie All depots will reopen for regular business on November 10th.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause our customers.

October 31 will be a busy time in many neighbourhoods and communities as excited youngsters will be out knocking on doors collecting Halloween treats and visiting with family and friends.

CAA Saskatchewan would like to remind all trick-or-treaters to stay alert and be safe this Halloween.

Motorists are encouraged to slow down when driving on Halloween night and watch for excited costumed trickor-treaters who will be crossing streets and roads. Here are a few more safety reminders for motorists: Slow down to at least 10 kilometres below the speed

limit in residential areas and school zones; Adult partygoers, please avoid taking short-cuts through residential areas typically populated by trick-or-treaters.

Also, please don’t drink and drive; arrange a safe ride home.

Costumes are always exciting and fun to wear, but it’s recommended that parents help choose costumes that are bright at night and don’t obstruct children’s vision and hearing. Consider adding reective markings on the costumes and also chek the length of costumes to avoid tripping.

To help children learn about Halloween safety, Ashlyn George, the 2015

Saskatchewanderer, has produced a short CAA Saskatchewan Halloween Safety Video.

Here are some additional Halloween safety tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers that can be shared with youngsters: s ,OOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE crossing the street and listen for trafďŹ c before crossing. s #ROSS THE STREET ONLY at corners; never between parked cars or in the middle of the block. s )F THERE AREN T ANY sidewalks, always walk facing trafďŹ c and as far off the road as possible. s 4HINK ABOUT YOUR boundaries and make sure your parents or caregivers know where you will be. s 4RICK OR TREAT IN groups. s (AVE AN ADULT OR OLDER teen accompany younger children. s #ARRY A mASHLIGHT s 0LAN A ROUTE THROUGH familiar neighbourhoods with well-lit streets. s .EVER ENTER A STRANger’s house even if you’re invited.

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Fall for these peanut and pumpkin muffins with a kick of spice

by News Canada Pumpkins, nuts and spice – it’s a taste of fall.

Adding peanut butter to muffin batter packs extra protein and helps keep the muffins moist. This recipe can also make a delicious loaf; simply bake at 350°F (180°C) for an hour, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Five-Spice Peanut and Pumpkin Muffins Prep time: 15 minutes. Baking time: 22 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.

Ingredients: Topping: 2 tbsp (30 ml) large flake oats; 2 tbsp (30 ml) each pumpkin seeds and coarsely chopped peanuts; 2 tbsp (30 ml) brown sugar.

Muffins: 1 cup (250 ml) all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (175 ml) whole wheat flour; 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) granulated sugar; 1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) Chinese five-spice powder;

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt; 1 cup (250 ml) unsweetened canned pumpkin; 1/2 cup (125 ml) peanut or vegetable oil; 1/3 cup (75 ml) water; 2 eggs; 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla; 1/3 cup (75 ml) peanut butter.

Directions: 1) Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a muffin pan. Combine oats, pumpkin seeds, peanuts and brown sugar in a small bowl, then set aside.

2) In a large bowl, stir flours with sugar, baking powder, five-spice powder and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk pumpkin with oil, water, eggs and vanilla. Then whisk in peanut butter. Pour onto flour mixture and stir just until combined. Mixture will be quite thick.

3) Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan and sprinkle with topping. Bake for about 22 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan for five minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Fewer injuries and fatalities on Saskatchewan roads Safer driving has led to 19 per cent fewer fatalities and 18 per cent fewer injuries in the first year of tougher traffic safety laws, according to preliminary numbers from SGI. The numbers are for the yearlong period July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015.

Traffic law changes in Saskatchewan took effect June 27, 2014 as a result of recommendations made by the allparty Special Committee on Traffic Safety.

“Early numbers indicate your safe driving has saved 30 lives and prevented more than 1,200 injuries,” Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) Don McMorris said. “Way to go, Saskatchewan!

Thank you to everyone who changed their driving behaviour for the better, helping us reach our 2015 goal. There is still work to be done so I encourage everyone to keep up your safe driving habits because even one preventable injury

or death is too many.”

The Saskatchewan Road Safety Challenge, a province-wide multimedia awareness campaign with a slogan of “We can drive better,” was launched in May 2014, to complement traffic safety law changes. At the time, traffic fatalities and injuries in Saskatchewan were trending up, and government took action to reverse the trend. The goal of the Road Safety Challenge is a 10 per cent reduction in fatalities and injuries in the province by Saskatchewan Day 2015, and a 20 per cent reduction

by Saskatchewan Day 2017.

On average, 158 people were killed and nearly 6,900 people were injured in traffic collisions each year in Saskatchewan prior to implementation of the new traffic laws.* Although SGI anticipates the numbers will increase slightly, for the yearlong period of July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 there have been

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128 fatalities and about 5,600 injuries reported as of October 1, 2015 – 19 per cent fewer fatalities and 18 per cent fewer injuries.** “It’s very encouraging to see fewer fatalities and injuries, but we all need to maintain safe driving habits and learn new ones and ongoing education, awareness and enforcement will help,” McMorris said.

“We can drive better and make our roads safer for everyone. At the end of the day, we all want to make it to our destination, or home to our families, safe and sound.”

The Special Committee on Traffic Safety was formed by government in 2013 to address the high rate of injuries and deaths on Saskatchewan’s roads. Law changes focused on tougher penalties for high-risk driving offences, such as impaired driving, distracted driving and speeding. The committee also recommended a stronger focus on traf-

fic safety awareness and education activities.

Preliminary data for the year following implementation of the recommendations shows fewer people are being killed and injured in impaired driving, distracted driving and speed-related

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Prairie agriculture not a priority with “nice hair”

It was at least somewhat of a surprise when the smoke had cleared and the Liberals had managed to win a majority.

It had been clear for most of the campaign that there was a mood to see Stephen Harper’s reign as Prime Minister come to an end.

But, in what remains basically a three-party system there was some expectation of enough splitting of the antiHarper vote that the Conservatives might hold on to some relevance for the next four years. However, New Democrat support eroded, and Justin

Trudeau’s message of a more hopeful, less fearful Canada caught hold and as they say the rest is history.

In many ways this election took Canada back to its norms.

In the 2011 election the Liberals were at a near all-time low with the lame-duck leader Michael Ignatieff at the helm.

The NDP were riding an historic high with Jack Layton as the leader, the support he garnered slipping back to more longterm numbers under Tom Mulcair.

Meanwhile the Conserr vative core stayed true, but Harper could not build on that.

by Glenn Barclay, PAg October is Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan.

The past few articles I have written about pasture management, biodiversity, wildlife and aquatic habitat, water and soil quality and why the Eagle Creek Waterr shed is interested in these topics.

The role agriculture plays in improving air quality is important as well.

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap heat in the atmosphere, which makes the Earth warmer. Agriculture does contribute to GHG emissions but it has

been estimated that agricultural activity only accounts for approximately 10 per cent of Canada’s total GHG emissions.

In Saskatchewan it has been estimated that agriculture accounts for 17 per cent of total provincial GHG emissions.

The most important greenhouse gases are carr bon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and chloroflourocarbons (CFCs).

The concentration of CO2, CH4, N2O and CFCs in the atmosphere has been increasing steadily since the industrial revolution.

Not all greenhouse gases

are equal when it comes to 100 year warming potential. Nitrous oxide has 310 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide. Methane has 21 times more than carbon dioxide.

When plants grow they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make leaves, steps, roots, and grain. Plants are about 45 per cent carbon by weight on a dry basis.

Non-harvested plant parts return to the soil and become soil organic matter. Soil organic matter is about 58 per cent carbon by weight. It has been estimated that on a

by Calvin Daniels

Of course on the Prairies, at least in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Conservatives carried the day.

With the region predominantly populating the Opposition benches it will be interesting what that will mean in terms of agriculture policy from the Liberals.

We are aware farm issues are not a priorr ity in terms of the lack of rural influence at the polls these days.

And now with most seats on the Opposition side we may not see Prairie agriculture being a huge Liberal priority, which is why most people aren’t expecting anything dra-

matic from Trudeau and whoever he appoints his Minister of Agriculture.

With Harper and the Conservatives out we will also begin the process of assessing their overall record in all areas, including agriculture.

In terms of ag the debate on the Conservative impact will start with the elimination of the Canadian Wheat Board, a process which started with questionable tactics, Parliamentary questions, and ended with the ‘scorch-earth-approach to the sell off of farmer and taxpayer-owned assets to ensure no government could turn back the clock.

Whether history is favourable of the change, or not, the way the Conservatives went about changing the CWB should forever be questioned.

The gutting of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA), system, the head-in-thesand approach to climate change, and weakening protection for most rivers will also be efforts history are not likely to look back on with favour.

So maybe we should hope the Liberals do tweak a few things given the Conservative record in agriculture.

worldwide basis there is more than twice as much carbon tied up in Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) and recent plant residues than there is as carbon in CO2 in the atmosphere.

Any land use management that increases SOC will remove CO2 from the atmosphere. In this way soil acts as a “sink” for CO2. A “sink” is essentially any process, activity or mechanism that removes a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, like growing a crop. On the other hand a “source” releases a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere (e.g. combustion of fossil fuels).

Many farm practices contribute to the carbon sink. They include reduction in tillage, restorr ing degraded land and improving pasture management. Also adding manure and crop residues to the soil help. Using legumes and grasses in crop rotations also will increase organic matter levels.

Methane (CH4) is produced mostly in the rumen of cattle and sheep with some also produced in wet manure whether stockpiled or recently spread. Most CH4 emissions have to be considered as an unavoidable part of livestock rearing.

Scientists have long studied CH4 emissions from ruminants because such emissions mean the animal has not efficiently utilized the energy content of the feed. Several

effective ways of reducing these emissions has been discovered. Using high grain rations, adding fats or oils to rations, and using anti-microbial agents called ionophores reduce methane emissions.

Feeding cattle higher quality forages by replacing grass hay and straw with legumes like alfalfa can also reduce emissions of methane per animal. Scientists are also experimenting with compounds such as tannins, naturally present in some forages, as a way of suppressing CH4.

Research has also shown that CH4 from manures can be reduced.

Management practices that can be effective include: aerating manure, storing manure at low temperatures, removing manure from storr age more frequently and using bedding material to improve aeration and composting manure. An alternative method is to trap the CH4 and burn it as fuel.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is produced by microbes during denitrification when nitrate and readily decomposable organic matter are present without oxygen. This happens most commonly when the soil is saturated with water.

To reduce N2O emissions, it is important to minimize the amount of nitrate in the soil, especially at time of spring thaw and minimize the

amount of soil nitrate in areas of the field that are subject to even short-term flooding during heavy rains.

N2O emissions may be reduced by practices that improve the efficiently of nitrogen use by crops. Lately, producers have heard a lot about the four R principles of nutrient stewardship in the media. The first principle is the right source (matches fertilizer type to crop needs), second is the right rate, third is the right time, and the last principle, the right place (keeps nutrients where crops can use them).

Since the dangers caused by CFCs to the ozone layer were first identified, their use has gradually been phased out, according to interr national agreements made in Montreal, Canada, in 1987. However, CFCs have long lifetimes in the atmosphere before they are broken down by sunlight, and consequently they will continue to enhance the greenhouse effect well into the 21st century.

By reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our watershed we are making a small positive contribution to the world’s emission problems. However, a better understanding of how we can reduce emissions at the farm and ranch level will benefit our watershed immediately and in the years to come.

The Eagle Creek Watershed – Air Quality

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349 Province of Saskatchewan

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Actt that unless the arrears of taxes and costs appearing opposite the land and title number(s) described in the following list are fully paid before the 8th day of January 2016, a tax lien will be registered against the land.

NOTE: A sum for costs in the amount of $10.80 as required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

Parcel Lot/Pt Blk/Sec Plan/Twp Rge M Title Total Arrears No. Number & Costs 117402140 Par B CY1321 146646142 $ 206.24 117402151 Par D 61S04734 146646175 $ 206.24 153973110 SW 25 35 18 3 ext 14 128561812 $ 305.63 153973109 SW 25 35 18 3 ext 13 128561801 $ 305.64 117589977 39 2 G398 141182265 $ 25.26 117590249 40 2 G398 141182300 $ 25.27 117423334 SW 33 35 19 3 114173120 $ 743.62 117405895 NE 25 36 20 3 117859348 $2,591.76 117393802 NW 25 36 20 3 117859360 $3,515.41 117405884 SW 25 36 20 3 117859371 $3,511.81 117405873 SE 25 36 20 3 117859359 $2,631.66 117403433 NE 36 36 20 3 117860058 $2,311.21 117393903 SW 36 36 20 3 117860092 $2,293.19 117406212 SE 36 36 20 3 117860070 $2,308.02 A penalty of 1.0% per month applies to these arrears of taxes effective January 1, 2015 with 12% being added to and forming a part of the tax arrears on December 31, 2014.

Dated at Kelfield, Saskatchewan, this 29th day of October, 2015.

Shonda Toner, Treasurer

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by Monica Beyer, mom. me/Yahoo/Parenting Trick-or-treating is an age-old tradition, but for parents whose kids can’t just eat whatever they get their hands on, it can be a completely stressful endeavour for Mom and Dad. And it may be confusing and not much fun for the kids.

What am I talking about? Food allergies, celiac disease, diabetes, food intolerances and other special diets.

If your child is affected by any of these, you know the struggle of feeding your child things that you didn’t buy or make yourself. If your kid gets exposed to something she shouldn’t be eating, the risks can vary, but they can be pretty devastating – it can affect behaviour, cause discomfort, result in serious illness and sometimes even cause death.

While there is no way that anyone can possibly accommodate every person everywhere when handing out treats, there is a way to accommodate everyone with an awesome teal pumpkin.

No, I don’t mean hand out teal pumpkins. I mean paint a pumpkin teal and let it hang out on your porch. If you do so, the trick-or-treaters know that they can come by your house and their kids can be handed something that won’t make them sick and won’t potentially kill them.

You see, teal pumpkins mean that you know that not all kids can have all food and that you can provide a fun non-food treat to the little ghosts and goblins that visit your home on October 31.

The Teal Pumpkin Project is working on getting the word out to everyone that having non-food treats at your home makes it a safe place to trick-or-treat.

It’s a pretty simple thing to do and can mean so much to your friends and neighbours.

I have four kids, and only the oldest one – the one who is no longer living at home, of course – can eat freely. The other three have a variety of food allergies, and one child has celiac disease.

So we can’t just let them take their candy to their

rooms to gorge away on All Hallow’s Eve. Instead, we have to carefully comb through their selections to make sure they don’t have anything that could harm them, which they’ve always – thankfully – understood, but it’s still disheartening to see their candy pile sadly shrink away.

We’ve never see a teal pumpkin on a doorstep or porch, but those folks who do provide nonfood treats are deďŹ nitely appreciated. Kids adore small gifts like glow sticks, bookmarks, crayons or small notebooks, and they won’t feel ripped off if they get a bunch of awesome stuff like that.

Plus, if it can really help ease the minds of their parents.

So consider painting a pumpkin teal this Halloween and stocking up on non-food items to hand out. You don’t have to completely avoid food treats – just have some of both (in separate bowls or buckets) to allow kids to choose. And you will be a real hero on that spooky night.

Mind your moose Increasing numbers of vehicular collisions with moose and deer has provided more than enough incentive for the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) to carry on its public safety campaign warning drivers of the dangers of hitting a moose or deer with their vehicle.

This fall will herald the SWF’s 19th annual Moose on the Loose public awareness campaign.

With ďŹ nancial assist-

ance from SGI and the Ministry of Environment, the campaign’s objectives continue to address driver awareness of moose and deer crossing the highways at certain times of the day and year.

Because of the overlapping breeding seasons, called rut, moose and deer become much more mobile during the fall months of the year. Males of both species may travel great distances in search of females. Using highway

billboards, radio and TV PSAs, posters and place mats in select locations, the message to drivers is: Be prepared, slow down in areas known to hold populations of moose and deer, especially at dusk and at night; Watch for the headlight reective eye shine of deer at night while driving; Assume that if one animal is crossing the road, there likely will be more animals following.

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Days before Today Excerpts from The Independent Complied by the Biggar Museum and Gallery 98 years ago: 1917 – Methodist Preacher Didn’t Steal Horses – M.D.C. McCarty is acquitted of charges of horse stealing.

91 years ago: 1924 – X-ray machine installed at St. Margaret’s Hospital.

84 years ago: 1931 – East CN park levelled off for bowling green.

79 years ago: 1935 – Bread eight cents unwrapped and nine cents wrapped.

70 years ago: 1945 – Three sets of twins in one family – Mr. And Mrs. Walter Forsyth pioneer family of Lydden.

60 years ago: 1955 – Naseby – bodies buried on local farm in the early days were removed to the cemetery by Mr. Low of Biggar.

55 years ago: 1960 – Biggar’s future may hinge on CNR decision – information on elimination of Biggar terminal.

Biggar Lodge News

by Karen Kammer, Recreation Coordinator Happy Halloween everyone!

The residents are hoping that the little kids are going to be out in full force on Saturday making stops for candy in their costumes. We are welcoming children to stop by for candy here.

So to kick off last week we had PALs here for Bible Study and then exercises afterwards.

That afternoon the residents were able to stop in the Activity Room to vote in the federal election.

Tuesday morning was current events and horse racing.

Wednesday

morning was t-ball in the morning. The residents were trying to play like the Blue Jays. In the afternoon everyone gathered in the activity room for Ice Cream Cart.

The flavour this time was birthday party. It was a bunch of different colours with sprinkles mixed into it. It was different than usual but delicious all at the same time.

Thursday morning was bible study, exercises and bingo. Many residents won two times on that day. Friday morning we said goodbye to summer with our last Barbecue Club for the year.

Autumn House was the lucky group. Blast from

the Past was on at 2:30.

Saturday morning was dot bingo and a coffee party in the afternoon.

Some of the residents even went outside for a walk since it was nice out. Sunday morning was Home Sweet Home bingo. The Sonningdale Pentecostal Church came for church this week.

Just a friendly reminder that our “Grand Opening” for the new LTC is Friday (tomorrow) at 10 a.m.

We hope to have many people out for this special event.

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by Rod Pedersen, Voice of the Riders A strange feeling came over me while climbing into my vehicle in the Mosaic Stadium parking lot following Saturday night’s 35-24 Saskatchewan Roughriders loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Just beyond the glare of the stadium lights from our old stadium sat the jaw-dropping gorgeous New Mosaic Stadium whose construction, as of last Saturday, is 60 per cent complete. It’s due to open in August of 2016 and is pegged to be the finest jewel among openair stadiums in North America.

Just the sight of that

new facility brings enormous hope for the fortunes of this Roughriders franchise and I had to sit there for a minute and imagine the possibilities.

Then, reality set in, and you realize the bright days ahead are an enormous contrast to what we have now.

Old Mosaic Stadium is the oldest, most-dilapidated stadium in the Canadian Football League and, I’m afraid to say, is home to the CFL’s worst team.

Saturday’s loss to the Eskimos dropped the Roughriders’ record to 2-14 and they seem hellbent to secure their worst season in franchise his-

tory.

In this one, the Riders built up a 21-3 lead before the second quarter was a minute old. However the Edmonton Eskimos, who are so good, woke up and started playing.

They came back to build a 24-21 lead by halftime and cruised to what turned out to be a relatively easy victory.

It was Edmonton’s seventh win in a row and upped their record to a league-best 13-4.

But all Saturday’s game showed me was the 2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders have now lost games every way imaginable.

From blown fourth quarter leads, to double-overtime losses, to games they were never really in, to, now, racing out to a big lead only to see it evaporate just as quickly.

They all get filed in the “L� column.

At his postgame news conference, Riders coach Bob Dyce was asked for his assessment of the game.

Initially he growled like a

bear into the microphone, in an address which was carried on province-wide radio. Then he paused for what seemed like an eternity. The gap only lasted about five seconds but it felt like five minutes as the Rider Nation hung on his every word. “When you see a team go up 21-3 . . . and we’ve seen this team play some really good teams very well at times . . . it’s a challenging thing,� Dyce surmised. “We’d like consistency and some of that comes back on coaches because we need a consistent effort throughout.

It’s our job to get a top level performance out of them at all times. It certainly is challenging.�

After the Riders’ 31-21 home loss to Hamilton in Week 5, then-coach Corey Chamblin advised that the “pain is now over�. He felt, at 0-5, the worst was behind them. However as it turned out, it was just getting started.

So now the home por-

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 tion of the 2015 schedule this Saturday in Calgary is behind the Riders, and against a Stampeders their ledger while defend- team which is challenging their turf finished at ing for first place in the 2-7. The paid attendance CFL West. They’re only a was 30,488 Saturday game back of Edmonton. night however an optiAnd then the season mistic guess at the actual finishes with a date in bums in the seats would Montreal on Sunday, be 22,000. Kudos to the November 8 against an fans who did show up, Alouettes team which is because they all seemed clamouring for a crossto be having a great over playoff berth. They time. also currently have the But when the effects of CFL’s second-longest the Pilsner wore off, real- postseason streak dating ity had to set in for them back to 1996. too.

Perhaps now the pain The wont - from this for the Riders is indeed blogger and broadcaster’s gone. All that’s left is corner - is to start looking playing out the string but ahead now. Let’s get the the days right now are 2015 post-mortem writ- agonizingly long. ten and start examining There’s so much to look the challenges ahead. forward to this off-season!

They begin with nam- But right now the days ing a General Manager, are going by like weeks. a head coach, and then (Rod Pedersen is the voice retooling the roster. of the Roughriders on 620 But we can’t. There CKRM Regina. For daily are still two road games Rider news, check out remaining against oppo- his blog at RodPedersen. nents who have an infi- com). nite amount of things to play for. The first is

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Pee Wee: High Score – Ayden Campbell, 83;

High Double – Ayden Campbell, 115.

Bantam: High Score – Maggie Genaille, 112; High Triple – Alara Ormiston, 272.

Juniors: High Score – Hailey Boobyer, 171; High Triple – Haile Boobyer, 404.

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Obituaries Elmer Walter Kaluzy Januaryy 25, 1929 - October 9, 2015 A very special man passed away at Royal Un niversity Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask. on th he evening of October 9, 2015.

He was a wonderful husband to Barbara; a caring brother to Agnes Blackwell, and Alice Kaluzy; a proud and loving father to Lenna (deceased) (John) Grainger, Melanie (Arlo) Goodwin, and Lindsay (Roger) Kaluzy; and an adoring grandfather K to Rosalyn Weir, Elyse Weir, Gregory Grainger, Darby Goodwin and Presly Goodwin, G d and a friend to all.

Elmer spent many years passionately farming the land he loved, SW-18-37-11-W3rd, where he was born and resided the first 73 years of his life. He loved the community (Perdue/ Arelee) and people where he lived and served on many committees.

As per Elmer’s wishes, a private family service was held at Windsor Chapel on Thursday, October 15, 2015 with Rev. Nora Borgeson officiating. Tributes were done by family and friends. Our appreciation to Wally and Elaine at Mourning Glory Funeral Services for their care and consideration.

Donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

The family would like to thank the many doctors, nurses, and staff at Royal University Hospital 6200, for their excellent care of Elmer in his last days. Special thanks to Dr. Laframboise; Dr. Prasad; Dr. Sader; Jane, Lorrie and Lloyd and the rest of the staff at Dube; and the staff and friends at Sherbrooke Community Day Program. Our hearts are filled with love and much gratitude for dear Jackie and our wonderful friends and special neighbours, and extended family members who have been such an important part of Elmer’s life.

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Memoriams PEIFFER, Elaine (Beckett)‌‌ 1950 - 2008 “If memories bring you closer We are never far apart Not a day will we forget you You are always in our hearts.â€?

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corner of 8th Ave.W. and Quebec St., Biggar

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

Thanks for cards, flowers, food, phone calls and donations in memory of Elmer Kaluzy. ‌ The Family 44c1 The Perdue United Church Women would like to thank all those who in some small or big way helped to make the Fowl Supper another great success. To all those who donated food or money, to those who helped set up, take down, serve the meal and to everyone who came out to enjoy the supper, our thanks. A BIG THANK YOU to ‘THE STORE’ for their very generous donation to our supper, and also to the ‘SWEETS’ for once again taking the leftovers to the Friendship Inn. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Without the support from everyone, we would not be able to host such a great supper each year.

44c1 The Biggar United Church wishes to THANK everyone who made our fall supper such a HUGE success.

A SPECIAL L Thank You to those who so generously volunteered both time and donations. We could not succeed without you. God Bless You! 44c1

Coming

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29: Biggar & District Arts Council presents . . . “DIYET�, 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre, Biggar. Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older, $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under $5. Season tickets still available.

Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306-948-2452.

40c4 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1: St. Paul’s Anglican Church Fall ROAST BEEF Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Adults, $15; children 6 - 11 yrs, $8; 5 yrs & under, Free. Local deliveries call 306-948-4277 (deadline October 31).

Take-Outs: Self-serve (containers will be supplied).

42c3 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1: Many people are interested in information regarding health and wellness. If you are one of these people; then, here is the Good News. Pathfinders, members of a young people’s club, from Pinehouse Seventhday Adventist Church in Saskatoon will be in Biggar sharing with each home a book entitled Health and Wellness, authored by a medical doctor and a pastor. Sharing good news with out neighbours is part of our commitment to our community. ‌Biggar Seventh-day Adventist Church 44p1

Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study, Wednesdays, 9:45 a.m.

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

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

Coffee and fellowship to follow service.

Potluck after service on first Sunday of the month.

SUNDAY Y SCHOOL‌ first two Sundays of each month.

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

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

Potluck on last Sunday of the month For more information/pastoral services, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-948-3731, 306-951-7122.

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

MASS TIME 3UNDAY s A M Sunday School during service

OURR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC CHURCH Landis, Sask.

MASS TIME: 3UNDAY s A M

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2: Annual General Meeting, Friends of Leipzig Sponsorship Inc., 8 p.m. at Leipzig Serenity Retreat, Leipzig, Sask. Everyone welcome!

42c3 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3: KAYETTE Crafts & More open 11 a.m - 7 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Christmas Tea Room open 11 a.m - 7 p.m. Cost $2 at the door. Everyone welcome!

42c3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7: Landis Fall Supper from 4:30 6:30 p.m. in Landis Complex. Adults, $15, 6 - 12 yrs, $10, 5 & under FREE. Take-outs offered.

43p3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14: Biggar & District Arts Council presents . . .�KEN LAVIGNE�, � 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre, Biggar. Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older, $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under $5.

Season tickets still available. Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306-948-2452.

41c6 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16: Biggar Blood Donor Clinic, 3 - 7 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Sponsored by Biggar Kayette Club & Biggar CWL. Book your appointment online, www. blood.ca; or phone, 1-888-236-6283 44c3

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015

Notices

Wanted

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron.

Drop off at the Biggar Landfill OR contact Quentin Sittler at 306-6582132 tfn MAIN STREET GARAGE SALE is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition. Please phone 306-9481773 or 306-9485393.

Pickup available. tfn

IN THE ESTATE OF SHARON PETROWSKY, LATE OF THE TOWN OF BIGGAR, IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN, DECEASED: ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, duly verified by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 11th day of November, 2015.

BUSSE LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers and Solicitors 302 Main Street, Box 669 BIGGAR, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0 SOLICITORS FOR THE EXECUTOR

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF REBECCA (RUBY) LEHNERT, LATE OF THE VILLAGE OF LANDIS, IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN, DECEASED: ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, duly verified by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 11th day of November, 2015.

BUSSE LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers and Solicitors 302 Main Street, Box 669 BIGGAR, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0 SOLICITORS FOR THE EXECUTOR

Vehicles 2005 Ford-150, 4x4, extended cab, 5.4L V8 engine, 4 spd auto OD, 135,400km, $9,500.

Phone 306-948-6576 or 306-948-7470 44p3

Land for Rent LAND FOR RENT, T pasture in R.M. of Eagle Creek. Call for details, 306948-9186.

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THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 15

Houses for Rent Two and three T bedroom houses for rent. Close to downtown and school. Fridge and stove included.

For viewing call 306-948-3674 or 306-948-9517 or 306-948-7022.

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

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

Services

If YOU are…

• NEW to our communities of Biggar/Landis/Perdue • Have a new baby Call WELCOME

WAGON at 306-948-3837

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Stop in to…

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

The Biggar Independent 122 Main St., Biggar 306-948-3344

ProvinceWide Advertisements d andd statements contained Employment herein are the sole re- Opportunity sponsibility of the perr sons or entities that post Heavy equipment the advertisement, and GRADER & PUSH CAT operators the Saskatchewan Weekfor late model CAT equip. ly Newspaper Asso2ciaCamp job (southern Sask). tion and membership do Competitive wages not make any warranty plus R & B. as to the accuracy, com- Valid drivers license req’d. pleteness, truthfulness or Send resume and work reliability of such adverr references to: Bryden Construction tisements. For greater information on advertising and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. conditions, please consult S0E 0A0; the Association’s Blanket Fax: 306-769-8844 Advertising Conditions Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca on our website at www. www.brydenconstruction swna.com. andtransport.ca

Employment Opportunity

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800-565-6147 for Watrous Co-op details. is now accepting applications for Meat Manager.

Please send resume to: watrouscoop.gm@ sasktel.net or call Andrew at (306) 946-5510

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! Indemand career!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program.

Visit: CareerStep. ca/MT or 1-855768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Wanted Looking to buy Indian arrowheads and any associated stone tools.

Phone 306-7173232.

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Post your next available job opening with www. firstnationsjobsonline .com For more information email: danbsully@sasktel.net

First Nations Jobs nline Heavy Duty Mechanic required for preventative maintenance, repair and service of heavy equipment fleet. Journeyman with min.

5 yrs exp with CAT, JD, and heavy trucks. Both camp and shop locations. Service truck and accommodations provided. Wage negotiable.

Send work references and resume to: Bryden Construction, Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

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For Sale PROVINCE-WIDE CL ASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1400 for details.

Vehicles Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks... Dodge...

GMC...

Ford...

Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere...

Call or text 306821-0260. Lloydminster

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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

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Land for Sale FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 215 1/4’s South - 88 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 8 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 54 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE LAND AVAILABLE TO RENT

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

BOX 40, BIGGAR, SK S0K 0M0 B M00

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Publication by this newspaper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered.

SUBS UB UBSCRIPTION

ATES TE ES…per year Pick-Up/ONLINE…

$30 + $1.50 gst = $31.50

Inside 40-mile Radius…

$35 + $1.75 gst = $36.75

Outside 40-mile Radius…

$40 + $2 gst = $42

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ProvinceWide Houses for Sale

For Rent

CANADIAN BUILT HOMES ready for immediate delivery.

Personalized Service Huge fall discounts.

For more info call:

Yellowhead Modular Homes Sales

306-496-7538 Yorkton, SK

Rosthern Housing Authority has one bedroom Seniors Units available to rent for eligible tenants.

Contact Ron @ Rosthern Agencies 306-232-5525 for more information and an application.

Services

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INDEPENDENT FOR SALE on NEWSSTANDS in BIGGAR & PERDUE

… Scholarships, cont. from pg 3 vation and Opportunity Scholarship program. Great Plains College recognized the donors from Warman, Biggar and surrounding area.

Donors include: AGIEnvirotank,

Biggar and District Credit Union, Busse Law Professional Corp Barristers and Solicitors, City of Warman, Great Plains College Board and Staff, Kessler Agencies Ltd., Biggar Shop Easy, Sold by Cari

at Hammond Realty, Town of Biggar, Viterra and Warman Home Centre.

“The City of Warman is a proud member of the Great Plains College scholarship foundation.

By providing f i n a n c i a l assistance to these worthy students we are giving back to the college, our youth and the community as a whole, helping to make Warman home to over

10,000 residents,” said City of Warman Mayor Sheryl Spence.

All students who applied to a fulltime student loaneligible program

by April 30, 2015, were eligible to receive a $500 scholarship.

Students in the Administrative Assistant, B u s i n e s s , Electrician and Youth Care Worker programs were eligible to receive a gradebased scholarship for up to $5,000.

rated as two per cent surplus, 85 per cent adequate, 12 per cent short and one per

cent very short.

Farmers are busy finishing harvest and fall work.

Harvest nearly complete Harvest is virtually complete in the province as 97 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 91 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the October 13 to 19 period.

The five year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 98 per cent combined.

Mild and relatively dry weather allowed most producers to complete harvest, although other producers will need another week or more to finish. The southeast region is the furthest advanced, having 99 per cent of the crop combined.

The southwestern, east-central and northeastern regions have 98 per cent of the crop combined, the northwest has 97 per cent and the west-central region has 93 per cent. There are still some flax, canary seed and oat crops left to be combined.

Very little rainfall was received this past week,

although some areas around Prince Albert reported receiving 10 millimetres. Across the

province, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as six per cent surplus, 88 per cent ade-

quate and six per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are

Province introduces new conflict of interest rules for municipalities The Government of Saskatchewan Monday introduced a series of legislative amendments to improve conflict of interest rules for municipal governments.

“These legislative changes will not only provide clearer direction and guidance for elected officials but will strengthen measures to deter and deal with conflicts of interest at the local level,” Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter said. “By working closely with our municipal partners, we are establishing a new era of transparency, accountability and openness for our municipal elected officials.”

The proposed amendments are based on the recommendations of Justice Ronald Barclay’s inquiry

into the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 in his final report, issued on December 30, 2014, regarding the proposed Wascana Village development near Regina.

The proposed changes address the key areas identified by the Barclay report to improve conflict of interest and ethical standards for municipal governments including: 1.)

Requiring more information from a member of council when declaring a conflict of interest situation.

2.)

Mandatory public disclosure statements for all elected officials on council detailing their financial interests and any employment and other involvement that may be seen to affect the

member’s impartiality.

3.)

Mandatory adoption by all municipal councils of a code of ethics that includes a model code of ethics that will be developed in consultation with municipal partners.

4.) Clearer definitions of what constitutes a conflict of interest, a private interest and the inappropriate use of office and influence consistent with provisions in place for Members of the Legislative Assembly.

5.) The provincial ombudsman will be able to investigate alleged conflict of interest or code of ethics breaches at the municipal level including any breaches of council procedure/ administration.

“I want to congratulate our

municipal partners including the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA), the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and New North in helping us develop this comprehensive package of reforms,” Reiter said. “Ratepayers will be better served by municipal governments that have clear rules of conduct and ethical standards for elected officials.”

“SUMA supports accountability in municipal governance and transparency to protect the interests of local taxpayers, and these new conflict of interest rules reflect the collaboration with our partners at the province and at SARM,” SUMA President Debra Button said. “We

look forward to the consultations on the upcoming regulations to ensure transparency and integrity standards for all orders of government.”

“Rural officials welcome this clarification of conflict of interest,” SARM President Ray Orb said.

“SARM is committed to improving and enhancing our ethical standards as our ratepayers expect nothing less.”

In addition to the above organizations, the Ministry of Government Relations consulted the Urban Municipal Administrators Association of Saskatchewan, the Rural Municipal Administrators Association and the Provincial Association of Resort Communities.

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ACCOUNTING

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Phone:

ELECTRICAL

Roofing

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES

MA M ADGE R ROOFING G INC.

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Goldburg Electric Ltd.

This space in this directory is available for only $161.20 plus gst…

• Residential • Commercial Contact Matt Craig

one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment

306-951-8004

Call 306-948-3344

Contact us for all your insurance and financial services 306-948-3926

Michelle Spuzak, p , R.M.T. (NHPC member)

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

For all your home, business and rural needs Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young

Biggar, Sask.

306-948-3389 Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Biggar

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

• ‘Ideal Protein’ Weight Loss • ‘Slender You’ Figure Salon Weight Loss Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar

306-948-7274

Call Making Biggar Smaller!

Healthy Lifestyle Weight Loss 30-minute Circuit Personal Training Fitness Classes …owned and operated

by Brett Barber

102 - 3rd Ave. A W., Biggar

306.948.2208

Perdue Massage & Acupuncture Clinic Registered Massage Therapists (MTAS)

Phone or Text:

306321-4991 Hrs: Monday - Friday, 9-5 Website: www.perdue p massageclinic.com g www.facebook.com/ p perduemassageclinic g

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask.

Fax 306.445.4275

Services available…

•Therapeutic Massage •Wholisdtic Health Coaching •Pregnancy Massage •Emotional Release Therapy •In-home Sessions

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors

306-948-2548

S Stuart A A. B Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B.

New Beginnings Wellness Centre

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

“Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, PFT, CPTA, CNHC

…serving your community since 1972

One-on-One Rehab & Therapy Sessions * Limited Memberships available to fully equipped Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room Gift Certificates available

Visit us @ 127-1st Ave. E., Biggar Where you can feel right at home!

Phone… 306-948-2548

Use all modes of advertising…

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306-948-3344

JJanet & Candice Moon Colour Energy Therapists …for info & appts

306-948-7682 or 306-948-7128

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DENTAL

ROSETOWN DENTAL

115 - 1 Avenue West Rosetown, Sask. st

306-948-3346

Phone:306.882.2123 New Patients Welcome!

BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6th Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…

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

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

306-948-3408

Ph: 306-948-4430 or 306-948-4460

rod.campbell@sasktel.net p @ 122 Main St., Biggar, SK

201B - 2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Ph: 306-948-5133

Peszko &Watson is a full service law office that practices… ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ

Criminal Law Commercial Law Family Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law and our lawyers, Jason Peszko Lisa Watson Sophie Ferré

223 Main Street Biggar Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

306-948-2183 Email: ddolack@sasktel.net Website: www.hrblock.ca

look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

OPTOMETRISTS

INVESTMENTS Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry

Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance 222 Main Street 306 948 5377

info@twhfinancial.ca www.twhfinancial.ca

In n Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311

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

Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• Bookkeeping • Tax Returns • Financial Statements

BUSSE LAW

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LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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body sculpting, strength training.

Co-Ed Fitness Centre

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Helping you Help yourself

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Commercial and Industrial Electrical Wiring

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Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI

Lyndsey Poole

Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.

Pamela Eaton Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

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 r is a registered mark owned

by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.

ADVERTISING is an investment in your business.

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REAL ESTATE

AGRICULTURE

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Proud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation

AUTOMOTIVE

M & N REPAIR th

701 - 4 Ave. E., Biggar

306.948.3996 Open Monday-Friday

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial

306-948-5052

Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

Cari Perih Residential Salesperson

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SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair A TIRES

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of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operaated

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Sales Associate 1391 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0V9 Dayy or Night g

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1st Ave. A West, Biggar

ÿ Auto & Home Insurance ÿ Farm & Commercial Insurance ÿ Health & Travel Insurance ÿ Life Insurance & Investments ÿ Farm Succession & Estate Planning ÿ Notary Publics Biggar Of¿ f¿ce Hours‌

Landis OfÂż fÂżce Hours:

304 Main St., Biggar Phone: 306-948-2204 Toll Free: 1-855-948-2204

100 - 2 Ave. W., Landis Phone: 306-658-2044 Toll Free: 1-855-658-2044

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon., Tues., & Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wed., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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

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“We’ll getcha covered�

COURIER/HAULING

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Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

DEADLINE for ads, classisifeds and news MONDAY - 5 P.M.

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, Âź mile west on Triumph p Rd.

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Trick-or-treating without chocolate is a scary thought

by News Canada As the end of October nears, so does the favourite event of many Canadians – Halloween.

It’s the one day each year when children of all ages are encouraged to indulge in some of their favourite treats.

But can you imagine a Halloween without chocolate?

Here are some realities to think about.

Cocoa trees and the pods they produce – the basics of all chocolate production – are regularly attacked by insects, fungal diseases and rodents. These pests and diseases can have a devastating impact on cocoa production, wiping out about one-third of a crop if pest control products are not used.

Take, for example, West Africa, which produces over 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa. This crop is a significant part of the country’s rural economy and the primary source of income for many farmers.

Did you know that the 1990s saw disease devastate cocoa crops in West Africa?

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It looks like we won’t have to live through the scare of a Halloween without chocolate anytime soon.

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Government introduces new essential services legislation Amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act Part on essential services were introduced October 15 by Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan.

The amendments are the result of a working group comprised of public sector employers, the unions that represent their workers and government representatives, working cooperatively. Public consultations were held from May 2015 to September 30, 2015, and involved public sector employers, unions, as well as emergency services organizations.

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“The amendments we are introducing today came from stakeholders and government working collaboratively and we believe that they are the right balance between protecting the public and ensuring that alternative methods to settle labour disputes are available,” Morgan said. “The government remains committed to Essential Services legislation to ensure the health and safety of Saskatchewan citizens is protected during a workplace dispute in the public sector.

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The key changes are: s 2EMOVING THE DEFINItion of “essential services”. The parties will determine what services are essential for their respective organizations. s %STABLISHING AN %SSENtial Services Tribunal, which is an independent third-party dispute resolution body that will render decisions on what are essential services as well as whether an essential services agreement substantially interferes with the exercise of a strike or lockout. The Tribunal will be comprised of the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Labour Relations Board and a representative appointed by each of the parties to the dispute. s 0ROVIDE FOR BINDING mediation-arbitration

by a three-person panel when an essential services agreement is found to substantially interfere with the exercise of a strike or lockout. s 2EQUIRE THE PARTIES TO include in the Notice of Impasse whether there are essential services to be maintained in the event of a strike or lockout. s #HANGE THE COOLING off period from 14 days to seven days in cases where essential services are identified. s %STABLISH A MAXIMUM time period of 60 days for binding mandatory mediation/conciliation under the Labour Relations Part of the Act, except where the parties mutually agree to a longer time period.

For more information on these changes and how they affect Saskatchewan workers and employers, visit saskatchewan.ca.

Ideas for non-food treats this Halloween Available at dollar stores, party supply stores, or online shops, these low-cost items can be purchased and handed out to all trickor-treaters. They can be made available in a separate bowl from candy if you choose to hand out both options.

Nearly all of these items can be found in a Halloween theme or festive colours: glow sticks, bracelets, necklaces, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, bubbles, pencil toppers, mini slinkies, whistles, kazoos, noisemakers, bouncy balls, finger

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There are a few considerations when choosing which nonfood items to hand out.

First, some non-food items still contain food allergens, such as some brands of moldable clay, which may contain wheat.

Additionally, try to choose latexfree items, as there are children who have latex allergies.

You can either ask trick-or-treaters if they

have any food allergies, or give every visitor a choice of which treat they’d like: candy or a non-food item.

Finding a unique treat at your house will be a fun surprise. Glow bracelets, for example, are a great option. They are inexpensive, kids can wear them throughout the night, and parents are appreciative because they help make kids more visible after nightfall.

Other non-food items, such as pencils and stickers, can be used at home and at school long after candy has run out or expired.

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