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“We can do better” — humans the leading cause of orca deaths: study Quinn Bender - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Prince Rupert Northern View)

will establish critical baseline information to assess future mitigation efforts,” Raverty said.

“This work contributes to a better understanding of the impacts that ongoing human activities and environmental events have on killer whales.”

Human interactions are the leading cause of untimely death among B.C.’s killer whales, a new study suggests.

A team of marine mammal and orca specialists analyzed pathology reports of 52 killer whales stranded in Hawaii and the northeast Pacific, including the southern resident killer whales regularly spotted off the B.C. coast, finding the animals face a variety of threats, but the reemerging theme was human-caused in every age class.

“In British Columbia, we lost nine southern resident killer whales — two adults, two subadults and one calf died from trauma. One was a confirmed propeller strike, with one adult and two subadults from suspected ship strikes,” said lead author Stephen Raverty, a veterinarian pathologist with the BC Ministry of Agriculture and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia stated in a press release. “One of these iconic species passed away from an infection secondary to satellite tagging. Another death was due to natural causes and the other two undetermined. Half of the southern killer whale deaths identified in this study were caused by human interactions.”

The study was based on orca deaths between 2004 and 2013, led by the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, and coordinated through the SeaDoc Society, a Washington-based pro-

Overall, of the 52 whales studied, the cause of death was determined for 42 per cent.

Other causes include sepsis following a halibut hook injury, starvation from a congenital facial deformity, infectious disease and nutritional deficiencies.

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An 18-year old male southern resident killer whale, J34, is stranded near Sechelt in 2016. A postmortem examination suggests he died from trauma consistent with a vessel strike. gram of the University of California. Raverty and coauthor Dr John Ford are adjunct professions at UBC’s Institute of Oceans and Fisheries and Department of

Zoology, respectively.

The report may offer one of the most comprehensive looks yet at the multitude of human and environmental threats affecting killer whales,

and help inform strategies to better protect them. While human interactions play a key role, the researchers cautioned the findings indicate an understand-

ing of each threat is critical for conserving orca populations.

“The results from systematic necropsies of dead killer whales in this review is unique and

“Nobody likes to think we’re directly harming animals,” said co-author and SeaDoc Society Director Joe Gaydos.

“But it’s important to realize that we’re not just indirectly hurting them from things like lack of salmon, vessel disturbance or legacy toxins. It’s also vessel strikes and fish hooks.

That humans are directly killing killer whales across all age classes is significant; it says we can do a better job.”

Nature Conservancy of Canada included on 2020 List of Best Workplaces Managed by Women ™

Conservation successes in 2020 in Saskatchewan Regina, SK December 10, 2020 – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is proud to be included on the 2020 list of the Best Workplaces Managed by Women.

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“It’s wonderful to hear that NCC earned this recognition. I believe having an inclusive culture in our workplace boosts morale and opportunity.

For me personally, I value the meaningful work that NCC offers and I’m proud to lead a passionate team in a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation,” said Jennifer McKillop, regional vice president in Saskatchewan.

A not-for-profit land trust with roughly 300

employees, NCC has actively promoted female leadership. It is led by Catherine Grenier, president and chief executive officer, and guided by a Board of Directors chaired by Elana Rosenfeld, CEO of Kicking Horse Coffee.

Over 52 per cent of NCC’s senior management identify as women, and females make up nearly 70 per cent of NCC’s fulltime workforce. This is part of NCC’s overall commitment to inclusion in its work and governance.

“Many staff who identify as women are driven to work on behalf of nature in the not-forprofit sector because they have a deep and passionate belief in the

mission and what it means for our families, our communities and our planet. At NCC we are blessed to have committed staff who are innovative, talented and all care about protecting Canada’s special places and about the trust we earn from donors,” said Catherine Grenier, president and chief executive officer.

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They included the purchase of 866 hectares (2,140 acres) of native grasslands at Buffalo Pound Lake.

Grasslands are one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. The site, 40 kilometers from Moose Jaw, includes seven kilometers of shoreline along the north shore of Buffalo Pound Lake. The lake is also important because it stores the drinking water for a quarter of Saskatchewan’s population, including the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw. The native grasslands around the lake help filter the water, trap carbon and hold back flood waters. The area is an important wildlife habitat corridor and home to many species at risk such as Sprague’s pipit, American badger and northern leopard frog.

NCC also purchased 124 hectares (307 acres) near Asquith, approximately 45 minutes from Saskatoon. The site features native and tame grasslands as well as aspen forest. It brings the total conservation area to 543 hectares (1,343 acres). These properties contribute to a Continued on Page 3

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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer) Vegetables are becoming increasingly common in an unusual place: the grocery store meat aisle.

Sales of alternative, or plant-based, meats are booming worldwide.

Driven by skyrocketing demand from consumers striving to cut back on meat and companies facing increasing pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, the market is anticipated to reach $23.1 billion by 2025.

And major meat companies have been racing to meet demand, with big players such as McDonald’s and Maple Leaf Foods recently launching a suite of plant-based meats.

Meat contributes up to eight billion tonnes of CO2 per year, roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of 1.6 billion cars, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a global shift to diets that contain less meat is essential to keep global warming under the 1.5 C limit agreed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

“It’s well-known that eating lower down the food chain is more environmentally efficient,” said Navin Ramankutty, professor of global environmental change and food security at the University of British Columbia.

That’s because plants require far fewer resources — water, land, fossil fuels — to produce, per calorie, than meat.

It’s also healthier, the IPCC report notes, with excessive meat consumption linked to numerous health issues.

Those factors have fuelled a booming mar-

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Johann Wieghardt trying out plant-based deli meats for the first time. “Better than I thought it would be.

Would consider eating it if I was going to become vegetarian,” he said. ket in alternative proteins, meat- and dairylike products that are usually manufactured from soy or pea protein, with about 10 per cent of Canadians saying they eat little or no meat, according to research by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab. Companies in their infancy a decade ago, such as Beyond Meat, have become household names. Now, major meat companies have jumped in the fray.

For instance, in the past three years, Maple Leaf Foods has purchased two venerable alternative meat companies — Lightlife Foods and the Field Roast Grain Meat Co. — and announced plans to build a $401-million peaprotein processing plant in the U.S. This year, the company launched a line of products made from a blend of plant and animal pro-

teins, a “direct response to Canadians’ desire to eat sustainably,” said Michael McCain, Maple Leaf Foods’ CEO, in a written statement.

Maple Leaf Foods isn’t alone in banking on sustained consumer interest in plant-based meats.

In the first half of 2020 alone, more than $1.4 billion was invested in alternative protein companies. That’s more than twice the total amount spent last year, according to Coller Capital, an international private equity investment company. The organization regularly publishes an index evaluating social, environmental and governance risk factors for 60 major meat and protein companies as a guide for sustainabilityminded investors.

For Sylvain Charlebois, director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, those numbers aren’t sur-

prising.

“I don’t think (consumer demand) is going to go away ... COVID may have stalled the momentum a little bit, but I am expecting the momentum to come back,” he said, citing Canadians’ concerns about the environment, their health and the ethical treatment of farm animals.

Even veganism, one of the more challenging plant-centric diets to follow, is on the rise, he noted, with about 600,000 Canadians saying they were vegans this year compared to 400,000 in 2019.

Still, some researchers say that despite the hype, plant-based meats might be less sustainable than they appear.

“That question of sustainability has to be asked in a much wider context than just the production of these plantbased (meats),” said Élisabeth Abergel, pro-

NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA Continued from Page 2 common habitat corridor located in the Saskatoon Prairie Natural Area. Known for its grasslands, forests, stabilized sand dunes and wetlands, the area is important for wildlife conservation. Conserving the area helps avoid further habitat loss and fragmentation from agricultural activity and urbanization.

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fessor of sociology and environmental studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Especially when it comes to evaluating industrially produced, plant-based proteins.

Simply measuring the number of resources used to produce plant protein and comparing that against the number used to produce an equivalent volume of animal protein doesn’t give an accurate picture of the food’s overall impact, Abergel said.

Plant-based meats remain a small part of the major meat companies’ total production, she said. That makes it difficult for plant-based meats to significantly impact these companies’ environmental footprint without additional, supply-chain-wide changes to how they produce and distribute food.

For instance, only four per cent of Maple Leaf Foods’ sales revenue last year — about $176 million — came from plant-based products. However, the company has invested in a suite of initiatives to reduce its overall environmental footprint by 50 per cent (compared to 2014) by 2025.

Abergel said an environmentally conscientious consumer should also consider how the base ingredients for plant-based meats are produced.

“Certain companies use soy, other companies

use pea protein. In (both cases), are these grown organically or are they grown in monocultures?

Are they part of the same supply chain ... used for feeding cattle?” she said.

“If the soy protein or the pea protein come from monocultures, and the soy is genetically modified, I think that sustainability measures have to take these into account.”

Industrial agriculture is associated with myriad environmental impacts, from nitrous oxide emissions tied to excessive fertilizer use to hurting pollinators through habitat destruction.

Not only that, the economic model that underpins both industrial agriculture and meat production is dominated by a handful of large processing and retail companies.

As a result, farmers often have little choice but to sell their crops at an unsustainably low price that isn’t reflected in the prices paid by consumers, according to Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union.

Farm debt has risen exponentially in the past 20 years, more than doubling since 2000 to reach $115 billion this year.

Meanwhile, Canadian farmers’ net incomes have steadily dropped, hovering around $10 billion annually since the mid-1980s, rates unseen since the Great Depression.

That has pushed many out of business — the number of farms in Canada dropped 25 per cent between 1991 and 2011 — and has made it more difficult for those who remain to innovate with more sustainable farming techniques, such as cover cropping to absorb excess nitrogen or interspersing pollinator habitats in their fields.

Abergel also pointed out that m.75any large food processors have also seen other concerns in their supply chains, everything from working conditions to food safety.

Those challenges speak to the need for a definition of food sustainability that is broader than just an environmental footprint, she said.

“If you’re somebody who is really concerned about sustainability, you need to go deeper.”

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EDITORIAL It’s stressful to look at yourself Most of you probably don’t remember the column “Laugh at Life” that I had the privilege to write years ago (thus… the “revisited” in the title).

Although a privilege, I think raising children is one of the hardest jobs many of us ever do and often, during those challenging years, I felt overwhelmed.

Back then I found that I needed to actively seek out humour in my life and I think writing it down kept me less stressed and, dare I say, at least somewhat sane.

(That is arguable, however. Don’t ask my adult kids.)

Recently, the stressful time we’ve been propelled into (the year 2020) has got me back to writing intensely and I am more than thankful for that.

Today I will admit to something else I find anxietyinducing, besides the present pandemic.

I have a short list of things I detest and are almost phobic of. Pictures of myself rank near the top, if not at the very top, of that list.

When the editor (thanks Calvin D!) emailed that he needed a “headshot” for this column, my heart skipped more than a few beats and my hand did not

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Revisited hold steady as I quickly snapped a few “selfies” just to see how bad it was.

I, unrealistically, expected Calvin to feel sorry for me. After reading about my issue in the last article I thought he could have emailed something like this…

“We’ll just let that picture thing go. We’ll be glad (?) to print only your thoughts. Don’t send picture!!”

Alas, no such email was forthcoming so…if you’re wondering… this picture happened well before my tooth fell out and before the “at least” 19 pounds

gained since Covid 19 began.

The picture you see is the best one I could find and, to be honest, was taken a year ago. I’ll just say… a more recent one hasn’t worked out. I thought the weight I recently gained had all come to rest below my waist and onto my ample bottom but clearly it hasn’t.

As I gaze at my selfies, I realize that more than some has plastered onto my face. How sad for me. How many chins can that area hold anyway?!

No amount of writing will be therapy enough to fix my selfie-phobia. There are other stresses, however, that may be lessened and I don’t know about you but my need for a few laughs these days is huge.

I am going to be blatantly transparent and I hope that there will be at least one other person who can relate to something I write. Please keep in mind that sarcasm will be on the agenda. I completely understand if you don’t “get” that sort of humour. You’re probably better off for it but I am honoured to have the privilege of sharing my simple thoughts with those who choose to read these! Thank you and see you in two weeks!

Women’s soccer team hoping for three-peat at 2021 World Indigenous Games

By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Windspeaker.com) Taryne Boudreau already has an extremely impressive soccer resume.

But the 31-year-old member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan would love to add to that by leading a Canadian team to glory at next year’s World Indigenous Games (WIG) in Brazil.

The Canadian squad will be represented by members of the Native Indian Football Association (NIFA), which was founded in 1991.

There have been two WIG so far. The inaugural Games were held in Brazil in 2015 and then Edmonton hosted the 2017 WIG. The NIFA entries won the gold medal in women’s soccer in both of those competitions.

Team officials were hoping they would be three-time world champions by now as the next WIG was originally scheduled for last month in the Brazilian municipality of Rio de Janiero.

Because of the COVID19 pandemic, however, those Games were postponed until October 2021.

Due to other commitments, including the fact she was playing for pro clubs in the United States and Australia, Boudreau did not participate in the first two WIG. This explains why she’s eager to suit up for the NIFA squad at the

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Taryne Boudreau, a 31-year-old member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, will be leading the Canadian soccer team at next year’s World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

2021 Games.

“I’m definitely looking forward to the competition,” said Boudreau, who plays either as a striker or midfielder. “It’s definitely going to be an experience. It’s going to be interesting being around other Indigenous players from around the world.”

About 30 countries are expected to send representatives to the multisport competition.

Boudreau is no stran

ger to elite championships. She represented Canada at the women’s under-20 World Cup championships twice, in Russia in 2006 and in Chile in 2008.

After graduating from Louisiana State University in 2012, Boudreau embarked on her pro career, which included stints not only in Australia but with squads in Houston and San Diego.

Though she has not

competed in the WIG before, Boudreau, who now lives in Saskatoon, did suit up for a NIFA team in the past. Back in 2010 she represented the association at a tournament in Vancouver.

Dano Thorne has been with NIFA since Day 1.

He founded the organization back in 1991.

Thorne, a member of Cowichan Tribes who lives in Duncan, B.C., said although NIFA has included men’s and youth teams over the years, the women’s squad has been its flagship team.

He’s excited about the fact next year will mark the 30th year of operations for the NIFA women’s side and that the team will hopefully compete at the WIG. “It’s a great opportunity for them to put a mark on our sport,” Thorne said. “It will be a great opportunity to celebrate travelling with the ladies to Brazil.”

Thorne is hoping many others are acquainted with the squad by next year.

Since NIFA’s inception, players have been responsible for their own expenses, travelling to various countries around the world for competitions.

“There’s still barriers and systems that exist that don’t recognize our program as they do for the mainstream organizations,” he said.

Some team members are now helping Thorne put together sponsorship packages, which will soon be distributed to contacts across the country.

Thorne is hoping corporate Canada jumps on the team’s bandwagon.

“I think they will, especially during this time of reconciliation and with the UN Declaration for Indigenous people,” he said.

Thorne estimates it will cost about $3,500 per player for the team to travel to Brazil next year.

He’s hoping fundraising efforts and sponsorships will alleviate some of these costs.

The NIFA squad, which consists of 22 players, was chosen this past January. The roster includes players from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories.

The pandemic, however, has prevented team members from having any training sessions together this year.

Thorne is hoping to have all team players train together at various points in 2021, either in Vancouver or Winnipeg, before the WIG. Two team members that are well acquainted with each other are sisters Misty and Amber Wells.

The sisters, members of Gitxsan Nation in B.C., both started playing soccer when they were four.

Misty is now 18 while Amber turns 17 on Friday (Dec. 11).

Amber Wells, a Grade 12 student at Hazelton Secondary School, is thrilled at the prospect of playing with her sister at a world championship.

“It would be pretty

special,” she said. “But I’ve played with her on multiple occasions, like NAIG (North American Indigenous Games) and it was pretty special.”

The sisters helped the B.C. soccer entry capture the gold medal in the girls’ under-16 category at the 2017 NAIG, which were primarily held in Toronto.

Misty Wells, who recently moved to Kamloops, is not only looking forward to playing on the same club as her sister but with all of her NIFA teammates.

“I’m really excited to travel with the team to Brazil,” she said.

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Sask. writer tells tale of dinosaurs

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer You don’t necessarily think of Saskatchewan as the home for a comic book based on dinosaurs yet that is exactly the case thanks to writer Brayden Martens.

Originally from Warman, and now based out of Martensville, Martens is the man behind Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs as writer amid a rather hectic work schedule. He notes he currently wears a few different hats including as a part-time youth pastor at Bay Park Baptist church in Saskatoon, and also working for a home builder in Warman.

But Martens said he still manages to find time to dedicate to the comic book and trading card series.

“The idea for Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs came from my deep love of the movie Jurassic Park,” he told Yorkton This Week. “I had been spending a lot of time dwelling in the different ideas that I had created for other comic books and games. I started to become incredibly depressed, and took a break to watch my favorite movies. It was like the mist in my mind had lifted and the idea became solid. It wasn’t the first idea I had for a comic book series, but it was the first one that really felt right for me in this time.”

But, why did you think the book was worth writing?

“In my lifetime I had always wanted to see a comic book that was dinosaurs, just dinosaurs,” said Martens. “I know that there were those before who had some great comics about dinosaurs, but sadly being in small town Saskatchewan it was difficult to procure these treasures.

“I felt it was time to offer something up a new series that could satisfy

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Comicbook creator Brayden Martens the entertainment so many craved, but also the education so many of loved.

“Also, on a personal note, it was worth writing to prove to myself that I could do what had always been told would never happen for me.

Being a long-time fan of comics, and having a passion for storytelling it was an overwhelming feeling to be able to add to the hobby I have held for so long.”

Interestingly the writing of the comics has been a rather smooth process for Martens.

“For Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs, the writing process is actually fairly straightforward,” he said. “I find my inspiration in stories that I loved, or different scenarios I dreamed up when I was younger. It is actually quite fun figuring ways to incorporate the different dinosaurs and give them a charac-

ter of their own.

“Inspiration also comes from learning about different dinosaurs. It is often in the education that inspiration comes in waves.”

Martens said he tries to think like a naturalist among the dinosaur when writing the books.

“So for Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs I like to attempt to put myself into the shoes of the great David Attenborough,” he said.

“The book very much plays out the way a nature documentary on television would.

“Because it is a comic there are elements of the fantastical in it, such as the focus Dinosaur having a name like in our third issue the Gastonia’s name is Old Soldier.

“I try my best to stick as many real life discoveries into the story as possible, so when kids

read the information they can go back into the story and see where that played out.”

Martens offered, as “an example of a story is in our first issue the focus Dinosaur is an elder T-rex called The Elderly King. The focus of the story is that he is hunting for a meal, but the chase for something as simple as a meal turns into a drastic fight for survival as things don’t go according to plan, and another hungry predator shows up.”

Martens said creating something that is educational as well as entertaining has been a goal from the outset.

“At the moment, I think the best aspect of our series is how it combines entertainment with education,” he said.

“Education is something that is important to both Chris (the artist) and I, so being able to combine that into one book is incredibly satisfying. At the moment our books contain a 24-page story, and then 12 pages of information about the dinosaurs featured in the story. It is the best of both worlds.”

Not that adding the educational element is easy.

“The information I gather for the books is probably the most difficult and time consuming of the entire process,” said Martens.” Most of the information that I gather are from well credited paleontologists and their books, and I do at times look through journals online.

“The reason it is so time consuming is that you have to fact check everything! And then you have to check it again!

“With new discoveries being made all the time, information that was relevant in the 1970’s may have changed in favor of a new theory. Even when looking into where a

dinosaur was located can be tricky, as there are some unverified fossils right now that may be of a same certain species in one country as we have here in Canada.

“There are still so many unknowns and new discoveries being made.

“In the end all I can do is make sure I am looking into as many avenues as possible, and attempt to find the most updated for our current period in time.”

For Martens writing the book has also built somewhat on his education.

“I attended Briercrest College in Caronport, and obtained a BA in Humanities during my time of study,” he related. “It involved a lot of history and English courses, which really helped in preparing for writing.”

For the art Martens went looking for someone to assume the role.

Chris Simmonds from Edinburgh, Scotland who studied PGDE Secondary at The University of Edinburgh was the person for the job.

“I actually reached out to Chris through a freelance service online,” said Martens. “I had spoken with some local artists about the project and sadly the majority were already busy or uninterested with taking on the book, which is understandable.

Chris’s profile was the first one I looked at when I started to look abroad, and I instantly knew that he was the artist for the job.

“It’s funny, after working together on Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs for going on two-years now… we still have never met, nor even spoken to each other over video chat.”

Of course it was Simmonds’ art that was what caught the writer’s attention initially.

“Honestly, I could go

on for a long time about Chris’s artwork,” said Martens. “I think, in terms of dinosaurs, it was his attention to detail and his ability to give character to an animal yet still give the creature its dignity. His artwork is incredibly clean, and intensely detailed.

“I had an idea for what I wanted, but when Chris first sent me some of the layouts for issue one he had blown all of expectations away.”

What is the attraction of drawing dinosaurs for the artist?

“I think for a lot of people dinosaurs are one of the first ways we develop a love of history,” said Simmonds via email. “It’s exciting to try and capture that sense of wonder, and an interesting challenge trying to convey emotion in animal characters. These animals have been reimagined so many times in pop culture and scientific studies and its always brilliant fun to bring those thoughts together on the page.”

Martens said he and Simmonds just click.

“I am unsure of the processes Chris goes through, but I am convinced that he is a mind reader,” said Martens. “I have never worked with someone who can take what is written and create the incredible illustrations he does. From step one, Chris has been able to blow my expectations out of the water, and take Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs to a level I could have never dreamed.”

But still, what is it like trying to stay on the same page figuratively with an artist half a world away?

“That is a good question,” said Martens. “You know, I actually have to say quite easy. From the moment Chris and I started working with one another it has almost Continued on Page 6

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seemed like he can read my mind. I will send a script or an idea for a trading card and he has consistently brought it to life beyond expectation. “I think whether you are working with someone from a distance or locally, there is a great deal of humility involved. All of us have ideas, and as a team you can bring out the best of each other’s ideas. There are times where Chris or I will have an idea or a different approach and we can freely discuss that with each other, knowing that we will be heard. I really think the key to our success in working together is the creative freedom to try new things with our project as well as understanding that the book is an “ours� thing and not a “mine� thing. “I can honestly say this book would not be

what is without Chris’s incredible talent. “To be honest, Brayden makes it really easy,� added Simmonds. “He’s a very enthusiastic and genuine guy who is open to collaboration and very understanding when it comes to deadlines so distance really doesn’t make too much of an impact. “Brayden and I have never even met in person! I tend to work digitally when I ink pages so I don’t need to send hard copies over, which streamlines the process a great deal. It’s pretty clear that for Brayden there is just a joy in making these books, which makes working together really stress free no matter how far away we are from each other.�

Of course with any writing project there are challenges. “I think that the most challenging aspect that I

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have personally faced with beginning the journey into comic writing has been patience,� said Martens. “Our world moves at such a rapid pace, and it can be quite easy to feel the need to keep up with it and be producing more than finances can handle. “In the beginning stages of Prehistoria: Age of Dinosaurs I fell to the temptation of having lots be produced, but the old fable of ‘slow and steady’ is real thing in the indie scene.�

Has being based in Saskatchewan been an added obstacle? “Saskatchewan is normally not the first place people think of when it comes to the comic book scene,� said Martens. “When I tell people I write comics, I am often met with a lopsided glance or a laugh. “However, I feel this will pass. Saskatchewan has some amazing talent in the indie comic book scene and I think people’s minds will the more they explore what is out there.�

And ultimately as creator, Martens likes what he has produced.

“Overall, I am very excited with the stories we have created,� he said. “Each issue is a self-contained story, and it gives me the chance to play around with different genres. “It is also incredibly enjoyable to be able to learn about all these magnificent creatures that once roamed the earth. “I see this series going on for the foreseeable future, and there are plans to introduce off shoot series that explore other eras of the ancient past such as the Ice Age. “There hopefully will be more series to come as well, but for those we will have to wait and see.�

Simmonds too likes the project’s results. “As well as working as an illustrator I am also an art teacher, and I think one of my favourite things about the book is the emphasis Brayden places on accessing younger readers and producing a book that educates a little bit as well as entertains,� he said. “I am also a really big Continued on Page 8

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Dave Podbury, a Huron Tractor technician, demonstrates modern technology in the cab of a John Deere S660 combine harvester.

Dave Podbury, a technician with Huron Tractor, climbs down from the cab of a John Deere S660 combine harvester in Wainfleet on Dec. 2, 2020.

Modern combines are a revolution in technology

By Jordan Snobelen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Niagara This Week) Since steam-powered threshing machines replaced hand-swung flails into the first Industrial Revolution, farm harvesting equipment has come a long way.

Modern hulking John Deere harvesters are jammed to the brim with hydraulics and able to process a phenomenal amount of crop — advances that farm labourers in the 1800s couldn’t even begin to fathom.

But what has really revolutionized modern farming is the GPS. “Basically you stuck an antenna on your tractor, you had a light bar

on the window and if your light wasn’t centred, you’d just turn until that light comes back to centre and you follow the row all the way down,” Jonathan Aarts said recently, standing in the shadow of a towering John Deere S660 combine harvester.

That was nearly 20 years ago. Today, it’s a matter of sitting down, and turning on what equates to autopilot for farmers — the combines can literally steer themselves through a field.

Together with his father, Lenny Aarts, Jonathan works over 3,000 acres of cash crops in the Wainfleet area and manages the fleet of harvesters, planters and sprayers.

Jonathan jokingly (or

DINOSAURS Continued from Page 6 fan of black and white comics where the drawing and ink work can speak for itself. I like to play with shadows and texture in my work and Brayden’s scripts always allow me to do that. I think overall each book we put out has something for everyone, and it’s a real pleasure putting something like that out into the world.”

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not so jokingly) says he’s unsure if he could steer a straight row without the help of GPS these days. “You get kinda spoiled,” he said.

Inside of the S660’s cab are screens and panels of buttons reminiscent of a plane cockpit.

Hundreds of sensors all over the machine constantly feed data to screens in the cab, which help the operator tailor how the harvester runs.

Combine operators can tweak a suite of harvesting controls on a touchscreen monitor and use a computer-assisted program to help the operator optimize the combine to ever changing crop and terrain conditions.

The modern farming tech revolution may have begun with GPS but it doesn’t end there — wireless internet connectivity has also become as integral for farmers.

Dave Podbury, a technician with Huron Tractor, and a tradesman with a wealth of knowledge under his cap, recently performed an annual service inspection on the Aarts’s S660.

He’s able to wirelessly “push” software updates and said occasionally, troubleshooting can even

be done without leaving home.

And what’s more, Jonathan is able to manage the farm’s fleet of equipment from afar.

Remote access allows data like fuel levels, travel speed and GPS locations, to be viewed from a computer screen or a smartphone app.

“Our combine monitor actually runs from an iPad,” Aarts said.

Harvesting data like

yields and moisture levels are collected and pinged off to the “cloud.”

Technology also plays a major role in planting.

Fields are mapped out ahead of time based off of harvesting data, which can reveal what areas of a field needs extra attention.

An agronomist can then design a tailored “prescription map” for fertilizers that is uploaded to a sprayer,

which can apply the chemical with precision previously unheard of in modern farming. The technology mitigates environmental impact and helps a farmer’s wallet.

The future of farming is already well on its way toward an increasing reliance on automation, robotics, artificial intelligence — maybe one day, the machines will run themselves.

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A S660 combine harvester with grain head removed.

Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program introduced at USask’s University Library SASKATOON – The first position of its kind at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and unique in the province, the Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program at the University Library is slated to begin as a sixweek pilot on Jan. 4, 2021.

The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence will be an integral member of the University Library. The storyteller will be involved in creating and participating in opportunities designed to promote intercultural understanding and story-sharing between and among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. The residency will culminate in the presentation of a project during the university’s Indigenous Achievement Week in February.

“The University Library firmly supports USask’s Indigenization efforts,” said Charlene Sorensen, acting dean, University Library. “The Indigenous Storyteller-inResidence pilot program is an important program that will help uplift Indigenous voices and perspectives and facilitate deeper cultural understanding at our university.”

Lindsay Knight, a PhD student in the Department of Indigenous Studies at USask, will serve as the first Storyteller-in-Residence at USask. Knight, also known as Continued on Page 11

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University of Regina researchers modelling how the pandemic is affecting our garbage generation Drs. Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng and Golam Kabir, with the Faculty of Engineering, have joined forces with the City of Regina to examine how the pandemic has affected the city’s garbage stream and to develop an improved waste generation model.

Ng anticipates the new model will help the City of Regina better plan and manage its landfill operations and that this research could form the basis for improved landfill management models in other places.

“I really hope that different groups of researchers in different

places can use what we’ve done to build similar models, and, in the end, we can compare and combine model predictions, giving us, for example, a Regina model, a Toronto model, a New York model,” says Ng. “By working together, we may be able to create a more robust waste generation model that allows us to better predict our solid waste generation.”

The research involves mapping the number of active COVID-19 cases in Regina during specific time periods and comparing it to the amount of waste generated at those times. Ng will then be

able build scenarios predicting trash totals based on the potential spread of the virus. The model will also help with waste management planning for other catastrophic events down the road.

The researchers have already been able to determine that the pandemic has had mixed impacts on the city’s waste stream.

“This year, compared to 2018 and 2019, we have seen a reduction in the city’s overall waste generation but an increase in household waste,” said Kabir. “This may be indicative of reduced commercial and indus-

trial activity affecting the amount of waste these sectors generated, whereas household waste generation likely increased as people stayed home, visited fewer restaurants, and used more personal protective equipment, such as disposable masks, sanitizing wipes, and disinfectants.”

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Some 450 seniors will be having their Christmas made just a bit brighter this year thanks to the efforts of the Yorkton Pay It Forward Stockings For Seniors Program.

The program, in its second year, asked people in Yorkton and area to purchase Christmas stocking items for seniors which are being distributed to four senior facilities in Yorkton, the Saltcoats Nursing Home, Gateway Lodge in Canora, as well as facilities in Theodore and Insinger and the Regional Hopsital in Yorkton.

Program co-ordinator Kristin Weber-Karcha explained that seniors were asked to fill out a

form giving some insight into what would make a good stocking gift, “what was their favourite treat, favourite colour, a favourite activity,” the sort of information that allowed for more personalized gifts.

Then,using the group’s social media reach and word-of-mouth, members of the public willing to provide the gifts were recruited and matched with a senior, said Weber-Karcha.

If people weren’t comfortable shopping they could donate money, “and we shopped on their behalf,” she added.

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PECAN TOFFEE OATMEAL COOKIES Makes 3 dozen cookies â&#x20AC;˘1-1â &#x201E;2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour â&#x20AC;˘1 teaspoon baking soda â&#x20AC;˘3â &#x201E;4 teaspoon ground cinnamon â&#x20AC;˘3â &#x201E;4 teaspoon kosher salt â&#x20AC;˘1 cup unsalted butter â&#x20AC;˘1 cup packed dark brown sugar â&#x20AC;˘1â &#x201E;2 cup granulated sugar â&#x20AC;˘1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract â&#x20AC;˘2 large eggs â&#x20AC;˘3 cups old-fashioned

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Cataracts affect over 2.5 million Canadians every year, but among patients who have cataracts, only 20 percent had a full understanding of their condition.

They occur when the lens in the eye becomes cloudy from natural proteins that build up over time, leading to clouded vision, light sensitivity and fading of colours.

The only way to repair cataracts is surgery. Modern cataract surgery is a safe procedure where a surgeon replaces the natural clouded lens of the eye with an artificial lens. Nowadays, there is a variety of surgical lens options available to achieve individual vision goals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While every surgery should be carefully considered, cataract surgery is generally safe and done on an outpatient basis, which means patients go home the same day after surgery, and often start to notice vision improvements within a couple of days and may return to regular life activities shortly after,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Cao. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re considering cataract surgery, you need to have an informed conversation with your surgeon about your vision goals to select the cataract lens replacement thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right for you. New innovations in lens technology like Alcon PanOptix Trifocal lenses allows you to see clearly at all distances.

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oats â&#x20AC;˘3â &#x201E;4 cup chopped pecans, toasted â&#x20AC;˘1 cup toffee pieces Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla.

Add the eggs one at a

time, mixing and scraping down the sides of the bowl after adding each egg. Gradually add the flour mixture until just combined.

With the mixer on low, stir in the oats, pecans and toffee bits.

Using a 2-tablespoon scoop, measure out the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 1â &#x201E;2 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway during bake time for even baking.

Let cool on the baking

sheets for 5 minutes before using a spatula to transfer to a wire rack.

Repeat with the remain-

ing dough.

These cookies are extra delicious when served warm.

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