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Changing lights The City of Yorkton is in the process of replacing the lights at the intersection of Broadway and Fourth Ave. The process is a complex one, said the City of Yorkton in a Facebook post, which means that the intersection will be worked on through

the month of September. Traffic will be reduced to two lanes for the majority of the project, though there will be a point where detours will become necessary.

Pictured is some of the initial work happening at the intersection.

Council looks at Kinsmen Arena project

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton Council took a public look at the most recent consultant’s report on a Gallagher Centre Renewal Project at its regular meeting Monday.

It was back in September 2018 Council directed Administration to engage aodbt Architecture and

Interior Design to review options for replacement of the Kinsmen Arena, explained Darcy McLeod, Director Community Development, Parks and Recreation with the City.

At their October 21, 2019 Council Meeting, Council further directed Administration to: • Continue working with

aodbt on a design to replace the Kinsmen Arena at the Gallagher Centre, including continuing to work with the user group participants.

• Further, to proceed with completion of schematic design.

• Engage the services of a contractor to provide preconstruction services to act as an advisor to Administration

to ensure constructability and completeness of a design that will result in minimal change orders in the event the project is approved.

To inform their work, Administration, with the help of aodbt, conducted a community engagement process to obtain feedback from the public on the design of the replacement arena, including:

• Input sessions were conducted with regular users of the Kinsmen Arena.

• Virtual input sessions with users to continue with the design process through the pandemic.

• Presentations with Council.

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City bus riders will need masks

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Effective Oct. 1, all people using the Yorkton Transit system, including Yorkton Transit and Access Transit will be required to wear a nonmedical mask or face

covering.

The decision was taken by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

The decision was requested by City Administration after the Transit Advisory Committee met and the

mandatory use of nonmedical face masks or face coverings was discussed, explained Darcy McLeod, Director of Community Development, Parks and Recreation with the City.

McLeod explained that, “the Saskatchewan

Re-open Plan states that “Health officials have agreed that wearing a non-medical mask (e.g. cloth or other materials) – even if you have no symptoms – is an additional measure you may take to protect others around you, particularly

in situations where the recommended physical distancing cannot be maintained, such as public transit.”

Further, “Page 26 of the Saskatchewan Reopen Plan speaks to public transportation.

Point #1 indicates that

“Public Transportation, including paratransit, should ... Encourage members of the public to practice two-metre separation,” he said.

In addition, “Public Health Agency of Canada indicates that “Wearing a Continued on Page A2

COVID-19 causes major debt for Terriers

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers, and the other teams in the SJHL, are sitting in limbo. Since COVID-19 caused the early end of the 2019-20 season, the team has been unable to host many of their traditional fundraisers, and now sits without The Terriers Annual General Meeting on Sept. 14 revealed that the team was approximately $130,000 in debt, the result of COVID-19 cancelling not only the hockey season, but events like the Summer Fair and alumni golf tournament which the team use for

fundraising.

Team President Corvyn Neufeld said it has been a frustrating time, because while the team has been doing many things right to pay down their previous debt, COVID-19 put the brakes on that progress.

“I think we had a good plan and things were going in the right direction, and then, of course, COVID hit. That’s what made our season very difficult.”

But a lack of funds is not the only problem, the team still doesn’t know when they will be able to play. While the league has submitted a plan to the Saskatchewan Health

Terrier club president Corvyn Neufeld Authority, they have not heard any information on whether or not that plan can go ahead. The initial

plan was to start the season on Oct. 9.

“We haven’t been denied but we also

haven’t been approved, so we’re really just waiting for their go ahead.”

One idea that was floated at the meeting was having parents pay billet fees, rather than the team. Neufeld said that this has been done by other teams in the league, but the Terriers were reluctant to take that step, because it hurts player recruitment, noting that the teams which don’t pay billet fees tend to be bottom of the league.

If the team does get on the ice, they are optimistic about their chances.

Coach and GM Mat Hehr said that while they weren’t able to run train-

ing camps as normal this year, many of the players from the 2019-20 season are returning, and their major new signings were already locked in before the premature end of the season, including players who have already APed for the team.

“We kind of already knew who we were bringing in and the spots they were going to fill for next season.”

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KINSMEN Continued from Page A1

YouTube and a digital feedback process was available for one month after the videos were posted.

The project has been developed with community input, said McLeod.

“A community engagement process is an excellent way to determine community need and receive feedback on the design, however the drawback is that the scope of the design may creep beyond the intended outcome. The direction from Council was “if we are going to do anything we are going to do it right.” This was also echoed in the community engagement process,” he said.

McLeod added in replacing the Kinsmen Arena an opportunity to provide improvements to the Gallagher Centre came about.

The following outlines additional areas of improvement included in the design as a result of the community engagement process and to take advantage of construction at the Gallagher

Centre, in an effort to “do it right”.

• Renovate existing arena dressing rooms, including the Terriers and Maulers rooms.

• Provide enhanced spaces for Yorkton Minor Hockey and Skate Yorkton • Upsized ice plant to accommodate three ice sheets.

• Addition of a leisure ice area.

• Increased coderelated upgrades.

• Building systems in replacement arena that include air conditioning and de-humidification to provide for comfortable use through the shoulder and off-season, including the summer months.

• Building maintenance area.

The expanded project has an estimated cost of $22.1 million, $13.7 of that the Kinsmen Arena ice replacement, explained Darren Mountenay with PCL Construction.

The question of course is whether the expanded scope is appropriate.

“As has been mentioned, the original scope of the project

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homemade non-medical mask/facial covering in the community is recommended for periods of time when it is not possible to consistently maintain a 2-metre physical distance from others, particularly in crowded public settings,” said McLeod.

With the guidelines outlined McLeod noted, “As we re-open services to the public, it is not possible to social distance at the recommended six feet apart on our transit units. Therefore, the Transit Advisory Committee is recommending that all people in a Yorkton Transit vehicle be required to wear a non-medical face mask or face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“Passengers would be required to wear a non-

medical face mask or covering that meets the recommended standards of the Public Health Agency of Canada, which would be securely fastened (ties, elastics, ear loops, etc.) and are hands-free.

Exemptions will be in place for children under five years of age, persons with medical conditions, or those who cannot place or remove masks without assistance.”

As a result a non-medical face mask or covering would be mandatory on both Yorkton Transit and Access Transit systems. Drivers would be supplied with non-medical masks however riders would be required to provide their own.

“These recommendations are in line with those recently adopted by other Transit authorities in the province, and is consistent with the

has expanded from the replacement of the Kinsmen Arena to include a renewal of the Gallagher Centre. Does the scope of the design presented meet Council’s expectations of what should be built, regardless of the timing of the actual construction? If so, then consideration should be given to the next steps of design. If not, then consideration should be given to redefine the scope of the work required,” said McLeod.

If Council wants to redefine the scope of the project to a stand-alone ice sheet, the design process will need to start over at the schematic design phase, said McLeod.

“This would require an allocation of funds, dependent on the new scope of work, to engage a consultant team to conduct this work, similar to what has just been completed,” he added.

The design work is now at a point whereby Council needs to give more direction before more work is carried out,

said McLeod.

“If Council is of the opinion that this project will likely unfold within the next five years, it would be prudent to plan for this and allocate funds (ie: existing loan payments), to a reserve for this purpose,” he said.

“If Council is of the opinion that this project will be deferred, then a decision regarding the $100 residential base tax charge would need to be made during the 2021 budget deliberations.

This could include allocating these funds to a future recreation facility or another project OR, deleting the levy from the taxes.

“If Council is of the opinion that the current scope of the project is what we should build, and further, that this project should be shovel ready, in the event that the city secures future federal/provincial infrastructure funding, then it may be prudent to complete the detailed design in preparation of tendering and construction at a later date.”

Councilor Mitch Hippsley was quick to state, “This is a wonderful plan,” but then said he wanted to ensure taxpayers “it does not mean we are proceeding ... it’s just where we are. It’s just a concept.”

Coun. Darcy Zaharia said before another step is taken he wants a more detailed look at costs, where the City would find the dollars, and how it would meet payments on borrowed money for a project.

Zaharia added later, “I definitely think the scope of it has to be revisited.”

Coun. Quinn Haider questioned how long the current Kinsmen Arena has left.

Mitch Strocen with aodbt Architecture and Interior Design replied while it “is not going to fall down” it is at the point where parts for maintenance are a concern, and like an older car breakdowns can happen any time.

Coun. Ken Chyz questioned “how real” a suggestion of a 33 per cent contribution from the

federal or provincial governments toward the project was.

City Director of Finance Ashley Stradeski, said while it is not guaranteed it is a probability at some point, but the when is an unknown.

Mayor Bob Maloney suggested ultimately it was too late in the current mandate of Council “to make this kind of decision.”

In the end it was a unanimous decision “that Council refer the Gallagher Centre Renewal Project discussions to a future strategic planning session of Council to revisit, and clarify, the scope of the scope of the project and, further direct Administration to allocate funding in the 2021 capital budget to engage a consultant to assist with re-defining the scope, and further that these recommendations be brought forward to an open Council meeting in 2021 in conjunction with high level budget estimates.”

Transport Canada and Health Canada guidelines for public transportation,” said McLeod.

“Mandatory mask or face covering use would also create awareness of the steps residents can take to remain healthy as our community continues to reopen.”

Council did direct Administration to have some masks on-hand for passengers wanting to use a bus that did not have a mask with them.

Implementation Guidelines: • Passengers must supply their own mask or face covering and be wearing them prior to boarding the bus/van.

• If a passenger is not wearing a mask or face covering, they will be denied boarding. The following passengers will be exempt from wearing a non-medical mask or

face covering. a. Anyone with an underlying medical condition or disability which inhibits the ability to wear a mask or face covering, which shall be provided in writing, by a medical practitioner. b. Children under five years of age.

• It will be the driver’s responsibility to enforce the mask or face covering requirement.

• If a passenger removes their mask or face covering during a trip, they will dropped off at their stop and told that if it happens again

they will be banned from accessing transit for two weeks before being allowed to access the service again.

• Drivers will be required to wear a nonmedical mask for the duration of their entire shift.

Apartment owner seeks city tax relief

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer PR Investments Inc. owns a trio of apartment buildings in Yorkton, and they think their City property taxes are too high.

Monday Wade Probe Chief Financial Officer, co-owner PR Investments Inc. made a presentation to the regular meeting of Yorkton Council asking for some relief, or at the very least a review of tax policy.

“We find ourselves at a cross roads with a disparaging tax structure that negatively affects our competitiveness in the City of Yorkton,” detailed a letter presented to Council as part of Probe’s presentation.

“The current structure of the Yorkton Base Tax rate appears fundamentally different from the base rates of the other communities that we have the pleasure of being active entrepreneurs in.

“To put it simply, we pay the equivalent of one month’s rent in property tax for each unit in a multi-unit facility in the Cities of Regina and Moose Jaw. In Yorkton, the comparison is almost double that rate, the

equivalent of nearly two months’ rent for each unit in a similar multiunit facility. This inequity has a huge impact on our decisions corporately to continue and maintain a business presence in a community and whether or not to grow our asset base.”

The situation needs to be addressed said Probe.

While we presented to a closed session of Council last year, and had some very favourable feedback and compliments paid to our company and its management, we still find ourselves with a significant tax disparity between same or similar size communities in the southern part of our province, he noted.

“If we were to make a broad provincial comparison, our buildings in Yorkton would expect to have a tax requirement of approximately $30,600 per building annually.

However, we find ourselves being assessed at $47,772 for two buildings and $43,752 for a third.

Collectively the difference between what we feel is fair and what we are being assessed annually is $47,496,” stated the letter.

“Our presenta-

TERRIERS Continued from Page A1

Taphorn and Steven Norum, and returning goaltender Phillippe Bond are setting up the team for success.

“We’ll see when they all come back and how all these new kids gel, but I’m really liking the looks of our team for the next season.”

For players and coaches, not knowing what is going to happen with the upcoming season is a stressful situation.

“I feel so bad for the players because lots of them are sitting at home in limbo right now, they don’t know whether to

tion with you will hopefully achieve an understanding of this inequity, and request that it be reviewed by Administration and be reported back to Council,” detailed the letter.

Ashley Stradeski, Director of Finance, with the City said as part of our tax structure, the City of Yorkton implements a base tax on all residential properties. This base tax is $795 per residential unit, plus an additional $100 Gallagher Centre levy on the same.

“With regards to highdensity multi-unit properties, the base tax (and the entire tax rate) is levied at 90 percent to recognize the benefits of highdensity housing and give a discount,” he added.

“The philosophy behind this base tax is that all residents use some level of City services, and thus establishes a baseline that all residences pay before having “regular” property tax levied based on the assessed value of the residence. As we collect this base tax, we then are able to levy lower mill rates for taxation based on the assessed value of a property than we would Continued on Page A5

continue working or what’s going on. It’s definitely tough, everyone is itching to get answers,” said Hehr.

While it can be frustrating, Hehr said that he is taking cues from the league leadership.

“Bill Chow has been a great leader for the league and he’s preached patience and really at the end of the day that’s all we can have is patience.

Saskatchewan Health, they have a million things going on, so when they come up with a plan and let us know then everyone will definitely be eager to get going.”

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Canary in the coal mine: Birds predict change in Sask. boreal

By Michael BramadatWillcock - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer) Saskatchewan’s first breeding bird atlas is one summer closer to fruition.

Years of arduous fieldwork are starting to come together, with just one summer left before the project is complete.

The atlas is a fiveyear project by Birds Canada, a non-profit that engages volunteer citizen scientists to help map the distribution and relative abundance of breeding birds over a geographic area.

And the resource will help researchers further understand the impacts of pollution and climate change on the environment.

When it’s complete, the project aims to publish an open-access and comprehensive digital account of the status of breeding birds in the province.

Birders and nature lovers don’t just have to sit around and wait for the project to wrap up, though — they can get involved. Anyone can report sightings to the atlas project and play a part in the science behind it.

“This really is going to be part of Saskatchewan’s ornithological legacy. It’s our first comprehensive breeding bird atlas in the province,” LeeAnn Latremouille, Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas co-ordinator at Birds Canada, told Canada’s National Observer.

Having the atlas will allow for a better understanding of what’s going on in our environments, if not exactly why.

And this goes well beyond birds. That’s because birds respond quickly to environmental stressors and habitat change, so they are good indicators of environmental health.

Bird atlases are used in environmental impact assessments by industry

or conservation planning by governments and ecological groups.

It’s a Canada-wide movement. Atlases for Saskatchewan, Ontario and Newfoundland are in the works, while British Columbia, Manitoba, the Maritimes and southern Quebec have published atlases.

“Atlases are the go-to source for bird information because of the rigour behind it and the way it’s designed,” Latremouille said.

She said atlases are repeated every 20 years so that scientists can see the changes over time.

“That’s really the beauty of a project like this. It’s not just a static range map, it gives us more fine-scale information.”

While northern Saskatchewan might be small in population, it’s big in the bird world.

One billion to three billion birds from at least 300 species depend on Canada’s boreal forest for their breeding grounds.

Bird populations are in sharp decline around the world and the health of the boreal forest has a ripple effect across the globe.

Northern Saskatchewan is an especially important breeding habitat for migratory bird species, such as belted kingfishers, bufflehead ducks and nighthawks.

Sandhill cranes, great blue herons, loons and pelicans can be found near lowland rivers and lakes where they nest.

Bald eagles, osprey, redbreasted mergansers, and great grey owls depend heavily on forest and aquatic habitat in the area.

“There’s been 500 million boreal forest birds lost since 1970, which is a 33 per cent decline in populations. Pretty severe for the boreal,” University of Saskatchewan biology professor Christy Morrissey told Canada’s National Observer.

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A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in flight near Lac La Ronge provincial park. Photo submitted by Brandon White.

White has been observing bird species in northern Saskatchewan since returning to the region after getting a bachelor of science in biology at the University of Saskatchewan.

White, who worked under Morrissey for a time, said he has seen a decline in breeding birds in the region, which he said needs to be taken seriously as a reflection of broader changes in the environment — changes that will impact other species, including humans.

He said a good analogy is the “canary in the coal mine,” where the health of the planet represents the mine and birds, fittingly, act as the canary.

“There are many bird species that are canaries in our industrialized globe — the coal mine, in this example. It’s all of our beloved bird species on this planet Earth as we undergo the increased industrialization of this Earth. We need to look at these declines seriously and ask, ‘Are these canaries?”’

For Morrissey, that’s an emphatic “Yes.” Morrissey is an expert on the impact of environmental contaminants, such as pesticides, and industrial pollutants, on bird migration.

“The neat thing about birds is that there’s a bird for every habitat, for every environment.

No matter how harsh it is, there are always birds.”

She said that by studying a group of birds, you can address problems going on in virtually any ecosystem. Morrissey said understanding declines in the bird population gives a heads-up

on the health of the environment due to climate change, industrial pollution and other factors.

If you’re looking for variety, head north with some binoculars.

Approximately 30 per cent of all shorebirds (seven million) and 30 per cent of all land birds (one billion to three billion) that breed in the United States and Canada do so within North America’s boreal.

The boreal region has its own set of unique challenges compared to the Prairies.

“In the boreal, we have threats, too. We’re losing forest area, we have oil and gas and other mining activities that are destroying habitat at a rapid rate,” Morrissey said.

She said expansion of projects and encroachment into habitats that were once contiguous and pollution from industry are concerning.

In the Prairies, bird habitats are especially impacted by pesticides used in agriculture.

“Saskatchewan is the most intensive agricultural region of Canada in terms of land area that’s under crop, as well as chemical use,” Morrissey

said.

Morrissey said climate change compounds the effects of pollution, especially in places where temperatures are becoming unpredictable, such as the Arctic and boreal forests.

She said that despite the importance of boreal ecosystems, there’s a lack of research on boreal birds. That’s partly because those regions are more remote, difficult to access.

Latremouille said while the project is a long wait, it’s worth it.

Once finished, Saskatchewan’s Breeding Bird Atlas could be a big part of the solution for the province.

Fascinating as it may sound, Latremouille’s job might not be for everyone. She spent the summer doing point counts, which means standing in one place and counting birds based on sightings and sounds.

“Point counts help us to get information about relative abundance of the birds and this requires that you know your birds really well by song,” Latremoille said while doing fieldwork near Leader.

“So you’re standing somewhere and listening and you’re counting all the birds in a five-minute period really early in the morning. Depending on how far of a drive I have, I’m up between 3 and 3:30 in the morning.

I get dressed, coffee, drive out to point count locations and count all the birds that you’re able to detect by ear and by sight.”

This year, the pandemic made fieldwork in the north impossible.

Latremouille was in La Ronge last year and talked to high school stu-

dents about bird identification. She also set up bird-song monitors along traplines in the winter to capture boreal species that are harder to access in the summer.

“This winter, they had a snowmobiling trip up the trapline and placed a bioacoustic recorder along the trapline. We introduced students to the concept of bioacoustics,” Latremouille said.

“It’s the ability to make a recording of bird songs. You put out this box that sort of works in the same way as a trail cam would, except this is set up … to sample the bird community. It records and then you’re able to retrieve it.”

This year’s point count is over and next summer will be the last chance to pull out your binoculars and get involved for the first edition of Saskatchewan’s bird atlas.

“I think it’s a lovely way for people to connect with nature,” Latremouille said.

“The cool thing about a project like this is that it asks you to take a little time and look at the bird’s behaviour. If you see a bird carrying food for its chicks or if you see it carrying nesting material, you’ve just confirmed breeding.”

Right now, most birds in the boreal have finished their breeding season and are preparing to moult and migrate south, so make sure to tune in as spring 2021 approaches.

Birds Canada also does training for newbie birders, but expect some changes due to the pandemic. For more information and to learn how to be part of the project, email sk.birdatlas.ca or Tweet them @ BirdsCanada.

A breeding pair of Common Merganzer (Mergus merganser); female with the great hairdo leads while the male trails. Photo submitted by Brandon White.

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Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

There are clearly differences between rural voters and urban votes in this province.

But as we approach the provincial election this fall, it’s worth recognizing that the gap between the two may not be quite as big as you think ... at least, not when comes to how they are likely to vote.

Support for the Saskatchewan Party government is so widespread and so solid in both the cities and the countryside that it would take nearly unprecedented swings to see the NDP win enough seats to take power on Oct. 26.

Yes, the Sask. Party’s path to victory is still largely due to its overwhelming support in rural Saskatchewan where it won in all 29 seats in 2016 by securing at least 50 per cent of the popular vote. It often won these rural seats with, 60- 70- and as much as 80 per cent of the popular vote, making them virtually untouchable.

But what sometimes gets lost is how strong the Sask. Party actually is some city seats.

The 2020 election results are just not going to look like the 1986 or 1999 or 2003 Saskatchewan elections when city people nearly exclusively voted for New Democrats and rural folk voted for Progressive Conservatives and then Sask. Party MLAs. Today, there are Sask. Party city seats like Saskatoon Willowgrove that Ken Cheveldayoff won in 2016 by 4,407 votes or Saskatoon-DakotaStonebridge that MLA Bronwyn Eyre win by 4,284 votes.

Never in the history of the province have we seen a seat in which one party won a seat by as many as 4,200 votes in one election and then turned around and lost it in the next election.

City seats like this provide a much clearer picture why it’s so an NDP win is a near impossibility.

In order for the NDP to take power by winning the required 31 seats needed for a majority in the 61-seat legislature, its current 13-member caucus needs to pick up a whopping 18 seats (and not lose any).

It is possible. It did happen before when we saw massive swings like in 1982 when Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservatives picked up 38 seats. Even in 1986 after the Devine landslide, the NDP rebounded with 17 additional seats - not enough to form government, but nevertheless proof that massive swings are possible.

But the big difference in 2020 is that opinion polls showing the incumbent government to be consistently 25- to 30-percentage points ahead of the NDP in the polls indicate there is no appetite for big change.

And even more critically, most of incumbent Sask. Party MLAs (or those Sask. Party MLAs inheriting a government seat from a retiring incumbent) are running with seats with huge margins of victory.

During the next few weeks, you will read and hear a lot about a half dozen seats that have potential to change because news outlets focus on what’s likely change.

But what gets lost is that most of those 18 seats weren’t close enough in 2016 for the NDP to take a realistic run at power.

There were only 10 seats in the province where the Sask. Party won by less than 900 votes - all of which are in Regina and Saskatoon.

Turning around even a 900-vote loss from the previous election is relatively rare.

But if the NDP were to win the needed 18 seats, it would have to take seats like Saskatchewan Rivers it lost by 2,500 votes in 2016.

Again, it’s possible. In 1982, the PCs overcame 2,500-vote losses from the previous election four times. In 1986, the NDP overcame 2,500-vote losses in seven ridings.

But with polls in 2020 show no such volatility, there just doesn’t seem to be a realistic path to victory for the NDP. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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Projects need green light from Council Y orkton Council had two interesting proposals to discuss Monday at its regular meeting.

The first was brought forward by the Yorkton Exhibition Association who attended the meeting looking for financial support in what would be a co-operative effort between the Association and the City to revitalize the grandstand.

Over the years the grandstand has been an integral element of the community fabric as the locale of a range of events from the RCMP Musical Ride, truck and tractor pulls, GX94 Star Search, demolition derbies, Rhythm 'n Ribs, and monster trucks.

It is hard to envision the community not having the facility.

But, the grandstand is old, and while over the last 30-plus years there have been efforts to keep it functioning, those have ultimately been bandages and now a much more major rehabilitation project is required, one the YEA has pegged at $530,000. They want the City to invest $250,000, and to bankroll the rest to be paid back.

While Council agreed to have Administration look more closely at the project plan, the requested money was not approved, even in principle, which is troubling in the sense the grandstand is not something the City can simply let fall down and live without.

The second item is a much more costly endeavour, the project, that at its core replaces the aging Kinsmen Arena, and at the same time does some upgrades to the existing arena complex at the Gallagher Centre.

This is a $22 million-plus dollar project, but like the grandstand has to be carried forward at some point because it is again difficult to envision our city without two ice surfaces.

Yes, the scope is beyond an ice replacement, now encompassing upgrades to the existing arena, but this too is work long overdue.

The arena is the keystone of the Gallagher Centre complex yet was all but ignored in the expansion that

added the flexihall, indoor pool and convention centre upgrades. As a result, among the issues are the dressing rooms are small, cramped, and outof-date. To undertake a project at the site and not address Westland Arena needs would be folly on the part of City Council.

Some are going to lament such spending at a time when the impact of COVID-19 remains unknown for the City, but there are a few underlying factors to consider here.

To begin with, there is a positive side to spending today in the face of COVID. It puts people to work locally, and the wages of those workers spin through our local restaurants, hotels, and stores.

And, the projects, are needed now, but are not paid for today. Like all major projects they are paid for over a number of years. Thankfully the City has managed its debt well. It has the ability to borrow for these projects, and even some built in capacity to handle payments as the original Gallagher Centre loan is nearing its final payment.

It should also be remembered that while COVID might impact the 2020 tax year, the projects above are not being paid for out of the 2020 tax pie.

In the case of the arena project, the first payment would not likely be required until 2022, perhaps 2023, if the shovels were in the ground next year.

If COVID is still thwarting a willingness to invest three years into the future ,the City, province and country will have more issues to deal with than regretting a positive arena build locally.

The arena and grandstand, while hugely different in scope, are the types of projects that stabilize an economy at a time a positive message of normalcy and growth is needed, and it maintains two cornerstones of community activities, the grandstand and a second ice surface.

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Letters to the Editor Firefighter receives

provincial medal Thanks for Mayor Dear Editor: So good to see the recognition and thanks for service given to retiring Mayor Bob Maloney.

In his humble ways and with that famous smile he very much appreciated the support given to him throughout the years especially that special tribute to his good wife Dianne.

He served the people and connected with them and of course worked closely and successfully

with Council. His efforts and dedication resulted in the many achievements mentioned.

Yorkton is a great city with fine people and organizations. A city that has and will continue to accept challenges like the challenge we all face now and survive.

If I may, a mention of Bob’s career in broadcasting. Again an impact that was always positive and willing to help or contribute. He was

admired for his work as a camera man, as a broadcast reporter and then in management.

Bob, I reflect even now on your wonderful work that you did as the camera man and producer of the Pats report so long ago.

Well done Bob Maloney....may the years ahead be years of contentment, peace and serenity Linus Westberg Red Deer, AB

Yorkton in line for COVID relief dollars

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Last week Government Relations Minister Lori Carr announced that Saskatchewan’s portion of the federal Safe Restart Canada Plan for municipal governments, approximately $70.32 million, will begin to be distributed immediately to all compliant Saskatchewan municipalities.

“As Saskatchewan returns to a new normal, this is another important investment to help municipalities and their residents weather the storm,” Carr said in a release. “This funding will support efforts to protect health and safety, prepare for potential future waves of COVID19, and facilitate the safe re-opening of economies.”

Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney said the dollars

are important for municipalities.

“The federal safe restart is pivotal in getting economies going again,” he told Yorkton This Week. “It will help backfill the city budget and get us on good footing for 2021.”

Maloney added the City won’t know true effect of COVID until taxes come in at the end of September.

The program will see $974,000 flow to the city.

The Rural Municipality of Wallace gets $50,825, and the RM of Orkney $111,851.

“So the infusion of cash to the region is significant,” said Maloney.

Of the amount, $62.26 million will be granted in general municipal support on a per capita basis, while $8.07 million will be allocated to municipal public transit support for the four cit-

ies with transit systems, based on ridership.

Quickly and efficiently, the amounts will start to be distributed immediately so municipal leaders can funnel dollars to areas of highest local priority.

This federal funding was matched by $150 million dollars announced previously from the Government of Saskatchewan in the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program.

Additionally this summer, the province fast-tracked a record breaking $278 million in Municipal Revenue Sharing. Annual, nostrings attached funding was paid directly to municipalities to support local priorities and recovery efforts.

The ministry will be contacting all municipalities directly with details about their specific allocation.

Mail-in ballot ID requirements tweaked at Council Monday

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton has further clarified the identification requirements for mail-in ballot applications for this November’s municipal election.

The City of Yorkton was one of the first in the province to pass their General Election Bylaw permitting the use of “external verifiers” for mail-in ballot application ID verification., explained Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures (City Clerk) with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

The City of Yorkton supports the use of mail-

in ballots, especially in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, reiterated Matsalla.

Across the province, the process varies somewhat. The City of Saskatoon is using the vouching process, by which you are only able to verify one person’s identification, unless they are in your family and the City of Regina is only accepting mailin ballot applications if you are able to provide a copy of your government issued photo identification, explained Matsalla.

This was initially Yorkton’s stance, however it is being recognized that some of the personal care homes are wishing to exercise the

use of the mail-in ballots, and those facilities might have individuals who do not have any photo identification, she continued.

“We would like to amend the bylaw to extend the types of ID that are acceptable for approved external witnesses to verify,” said Matsalla.

In addition the amendment strengthens the language surrounding our witnesses by better defining the witnessing process as done by an eligible voter who is a family member or person who resides at the same address as the applicant voter.

The amendments were given unanimous support by Council.

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

A Rhein firefighter is among the 103 recipients of the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal for 2020 announced this week

by Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Russ Mirasty.

“In challenging times such as this, it is more important than ever to recognize the valuable work of our protective services personnel,” Mirasty said in a release.

“I wish to thank each medal recipient for their outstanding service to our province and I congratulate them on this well-deserved honour.”

The medal honours personnel with at least 25 years of exemplary service in Saskatchewan in protective services fields, including police, fire, correctional and border services, the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as mobile crisis and family violence outreach services.

Among the recipients this year is Captain Bruce Peppler of the Rhein Fire Department.

Peppler told Yorkton This Week Monday “it’s been a long grind,” to get to this point in the sense he became involved with the fire department in Rhein when he was still a teenager.

“I’ve got over 40 years in,” said Peppler, now 60.

Originally Peppler said he became involved because community involvement was just something people did four decades ago.

“It’s just what everybody did back then. You helped out wherever you could. In the community everybody did it,” he said.

Peppler said the force remains an active one with 15-20 members and a Fire Chief in Robert Engel that keeps things going.

“If it wasn’t for him (Engel) this place wouldn’t be running,” said Peppler.

As for the recognition, Peppler said “It is gratifying,” but quickly added he never did it for a medal someday. “It’s not about recognition, it’s about helping out, doing what you can to help people out.”

Captains Allan Callfas and Donald Wenet of Melville Fire and Rescue are also 2020 recipients from the area.

This year’s recipients come from 26 rural and urban communities from across the province. They will receive a circular medal surmounted by St. Edward’s Crown and a certificate signed by the Lieutenant Governor, Premier and Provincial Secretary.

The medal bears the motto Qui civitatem tuentur (who guard the citizenry).

While public health orders due to COVID-19 will prevent the traditional presentation ceremonies normally held for this medal in Regina and Saskatoon, each nominating agency will receive a medal package and certificate for presentation to their recipient(s) in a physically-distanced internal ceremony.

For more information about the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal, including how to submit a nomination, visit www.saskatchewan. ca/honoursawards

APARTMENT Continued from Page A2 otherwise have to. This results in a more even distribution of taxes among residences, as the base tax ensures that base services are paid for by everyone – a resident does not necessarily use less streets, parks or protective services simply because their property is worth less, and this way everyone pays their share,” detailed a report from Stradeski to Council.

“Our base tax amount is not arbitrary – it is a calculated number. It is the combined Protective Services budget – Police and Fire Services – totaled up, and applied out among the residential units within the City at a percentage, which was the residential / commercial split at the time.”

Stradeski noted, with regards to the letter presented from PR Investments, the biggest issue seems to be with the base tax levy – indeed, over 70 percent of their tax on a building comes from the base tax. However, without our base tax in place our mill rates would be significantly higher than they currently are, so it’s difficult to predict what the taxes on this building would be without a base tax.

It is also difficult to compare taxes city-tocity, said Stradeski.

The first request made in the letter was regarding tax relief for commercial businesses.

This is something that

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Council has discretion on, under The Cities Act, council may “cancel or refund all or any part of a tax”, noted Stradeski’s presentation.

“The second request in the letter was asking for a review of our taxation structure.

This is surely something that Council could request, though as 2020’s tax policy is already cemented into a bylaw and levied, it would be done in conjunction with the 2021 tax policy. This specific item was brought up in discussion during our tax policy strategic planning session earlier this year with Council, with no decision to make changes,” it continued.

Stradeski said the review is logical.

Given the above two requests, Administration is fully behind reviewing our underlying tax structure with the upcoming 2021 tax policy review, including the changes from the assessment

revaluation for 2021, he said.

“For the request for relief, this is tougher to get behind as we still do not know the full impact of the pandemic on our finances which makes it difficult to offer relief funds when we ourselves may be facing a shortfall – these would have to be made up by the remainder of the taxpayers in the future,” he added.

Council would deny the request for relief from PR Investments, and direct Administration to include high-density multi-unit base tax changes in the upcoming 2021 tax policy discussions.

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YEA looks for City to partner on grandstand

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The grandstand of the Yorkton Exhibition grounds needs a major upgrade and the Yorkton Exhibition Association appeared before the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday looking to partner with the City to get the work done.

“The grandstand is a project you are all familiar with as we have been working to refurbish the grandstand to ensure the safety and longevity so it will continue to serve our community well into the future,” said Lori Walsh, Past President Yorkton Exhibition Association, in a presentation to Council.

Restoring the grandstand is a significant priority for not only the Yorkton Exhibition Association, but other community groups alike as it has been a pillar in our community since the first one was built in 1914, she explained.

Walsh called the grandstand an asset to the City “As it is home to great agricultural, educational, entertainment, cultural and community events that help stimulate our economy and bring people together.”

In that regard Walsh said, “The grandstand hosts well over 50,000 guests every year

through various events and attractions. Events such as summer fair, chuckwagon and chariot races, outdoor rodeos, RCMP Musical Ride, truck and tractor pulls, GX94 Star Search, demolition derbies, Rhythm ‘n Ribs, monster trucks and the list goes on.”

And there is potential for more, suggested Walsh.

“The facility also opens new opportunities that Yorkton cannot afford to miss out on.

The grandstand is a strong economic driver as it not only attracts people from Yorkton, it also attracts people from within the region to our city which benefits our local economy,” she said.

“Without a grandstand, bringing events to our city would be extremely difficult and likely would not happen.”

Walsh said the benefits are obvious.

“In 2019 alone, it is estimated the economic impact of events and attractions hosted at the grandstand contributed well over $5 million to our local economy – our guests stay in local hotels, eat in local restaurants and support local businesses. Our community needs this facility now more than ever,” she said. “...The grandstand is an important facility for Yorkton and once our economy is back up and running it will be even more critical to the health and well-

being of our community as it will help bring us together again. Working in our favour, this is an outdoor facility with space to social distance so it may be even more important than ever before. We recognize there continues to be uncertainty in what the future may hold, but one thing we hope doesn’t change is the ability that brings great events and entertainment to Yorkton.”

Later in the meeting Councilor Ken Chyz would pick up on the economics of the grandstand, noting there are “a lot of economic spin-offs to the city.”

Walsh said the YEA has been working with our engineering firm to develop engineered drawings for the project.

“We have fully explored two options; one is a repair of the existing grandstand and the second is a ‘new build’,” she added. “We explored both options in depth and based on multiple factors, have decided to proceed with a ‘new build’.”

By new build, the existing roof structure would remain, with all other elements of the grandstand replaced.

“The new build makes the most sense and has long term benefits as it will be fully replaced improving its life span,” said Walsh.

The total estimated cost of this project is approximately $530,000 and that includes a

project contingency.

To-date the YEA has raised about $100,000 towards the project, said Walsh.

Now the YEA wants some City help, said Walsh.

“We are requesting the city contribute a total of $250,000 towards this project,” she said, adding they are also “requesting an interest free loan for the remainder of the funds with annual payments amortized over a 15-year period.

“We would continue to pay down the loan as funds are available with hopes to pay back the loan in a much shorter time frame.”

Darcy McLeod, Director of Community Development, Parks and Recreation, with the City, noted the Gallagher Centre Management Board, which consists of five members of Council and four members of the Yorkton Exhibition Association, approved a motion that included the following; • That Administration work with the Yorkton Exhibition Association on the rehabilitation of the Grandstand as per the BBK Engineering Report dated June 25, 2019 and the related KOVA Engineering Report dated July 16, 2019.

• That the Yorkton Exhibition Association be permitted to fundraise, including selling naming rights on behalf

of the City, for the Grandstand and Old Office Building, with funds raised to be put toward the costs of repairing the Grandstand and replacement of the Old Office Building.

• That the Yorkton Exhibition Association be assigned the lead on the rehabilitation project.

• That the Manager of Capital Projects for the City of Yorkton shall be designated as the City’s representative to the Yorkton Exhibition Association for this project.

“This project is coming to City Council because the Grandstand is an asset of the City which requires significant improvements and the resulting costs impact the City’s budget,” added McLeod.

Council was quickly on-side with the general request.

“I believe this (the grandstand) is part of our culture,” offered Coun. Mitch Hippsley, adding he appreciated the urgency. “I know if we don’t do this now it may never happen.”

While support was evident ,the project was sent back to City Administration to review the proposed Grandstand Rehabilitation design and develop funding options for Council consideration at their Oct 5 regular Council meeting, with Coun. Randy Goulden saying that since it is public dollars, due diligence is required.

Masks to be mandatory at Kinsmen Arena

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Mandatory, nonmedical mask or face coverings for all people entering the Kinsmen Arena will be in place, effective Sept 15th, until such time as the Public Health order recommending mask or face covering use within two metres, is lifted.

The decision to move forward with the mandatory masks at the facility was made at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

“The Kinsmen Arena is the final recreation facility to open after all rec facilities were closed due to COVID-19 on March 17. It should be noted that this is the normal opening timeframe for the Kinsmen Arena that occurs each fall. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, a re-opening plan must be created, with support from our local Public Health official, which meets the Public Health Order under the guidelines and recommendations of the Re-open Saskatchewan Plan,” explained Darcy McLeod, Director of Community Development, Parks and Recreation with the City.

Various sections of the Re-open Saskatchewan Plan are used to inform and develop a facility re-opening plan. Page 7 of the Plan, indicates that, among other recommendations, that “The following recommenda-

tions should remain in place through all five phases” of the Re-open Saskatchewan Plan: • Physical distancing must be maintained, wherever possible.

• Enhanced cleaning and disinfection should take place in workplaces, public spaces and recreational facilities.

• Current public and private gathering restrictions must be followed.

The three recommendations above have a significant impact on all buildings and facilities, however because of the space available (or not available in this case) at the Kinsmen Arena, options for developing a re-opening plan that ensures effective and efficient use of the Kinsmen Arena, were limited, said McLeod.

McLeod noted physical distancing can be done in the Kinsmen Arena, however, to do so and meet the guidelines on indoor public gatherings, which is capped at 30, impacts the amount of programming that can be scheduled in an evening or weekend.

In effect, with proper physical distancing, the Kinsmen Arena can only accommodate a total of 21 people in the dressing rooms and another 15 in the spectator area. The facility occupancy cap is set at 30 and the on ice cap is also set at 30. This means that the 30 people on the ice is the maximum allowed under the facility cap allowance.

In addition, “The current occupancy cap set by the Public Health Order allows for a maximum of 30 people in an indoor recreation facility. Further, the maximum number of people allowed on an ice surface is 30. With respect to the Kinsmen Arena, which only has one staff person on shift at a time, in order to get as many people on the ice that is currently allowed, we need more than the existing dressing room space, which can only accommodate 21 people. If we used all the dressing room space for one user, we would need approximately 1.5 hours between users in order to clean and sanitize the building, and provide the ice maintenance required, before the next user can enter the facility. This greatly reduces the usage of the facility, and subsequently the revenue generated,” he said.

“As we re-open services to the public, it is not possible to social distance at the recom-

mended six feet and operate the Kinsmen Arena effectively or efficiently.”

With mandatory masks the number of people using the facility is increased.

“Yorkton Minor Hockey has chosen to implement a mandatory mask policy for all of their participants and parents in order to maximize use of the Kinsmen Arena,” added McLeod. “... By making the use of non-medical masks or face coverings mandatory at the Kinsmen Arena, we could accommodate other users sooner after each booking, allowing us to more effectively use and efficiently sanitize the facility, and minimize the negative impact to revenue generation” “The Blue Room would be exempt from mandatory mask use as long as the use doesn’t exceed the cap of 14 persons without a non-medical mask or face covering, in order to accommodate physical distan-

cing,” added McLeod.

If the Blue Room occupancy is over that amount, masks or face coverings will be required.

The Facility Reopen Plan, which has been supported by Public Health, includes the following: • Participants are not allowed in the facility until 10 minutes before their scheduled ice-time.

• Anyone entering the facility would be required to wear a mask or face covering. The face covering would remain on until the person enters the playing surface, or a participant places their helmet on.

It would be placed back on once the person exits the ice for any reason, and be kept on until they vacate the building.

• If a parent needs to attend to their child to tie skates, they will be permitted to enter to assist their child as long as a mask or face covering is worn, and then the parent would be required to leave the facility to mini-

mize mingling of people and contact with high touch surfaces.

• As with all of the City’s re-opening plans, every group renting/ using a City facility is required to have a Covid Compliance Monitor on-site during their booking to ensure their group remains COVIDcompliant during their use. Further, all users are required to collect contact information of those in attendance and keep it on file for 30 days to aid with contact tracing if Public Health were to require it.

• The lobby will remain closed to minimize mingling of people and contact with high touch surfaces.

• Entrances will be alternated for each user and will correspond to the assigned dressing areas. Exits shall be through the same door that was used as an entrance, or when spectators are allowed, through the corresponding fire door in the arena.

• Spectators, once permitted in the Plan, will be permitted at the discretion of the user and shall not exceed the cap and will require contact tracing for all entering the facility.

• Non-medical face masks or coverings shall mean those that meet the recommended standards of the Public Health Agency of Canada, which are securely fastened (ties, elastics, ear loops, etc.) and are hands-free.

Resident has livestock centre concerns

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton resident Sean Robutka appeared before the regular meeting of Yorkton Council wanting Heartland Livestock along York Road in the city moved outside the community.

“Heartland Livestock’s time within city limits has long expired,” he told Council, adding the industry pollutes the city with unbearable noise and disease threats from their production.

Robutka said he wants to see “Heartland Livestock relocated to a more appropriate loca-

tion as to not disturb residential living.”

And, in the interim to a move he wants additional actions too, including limiting the facility to monthly events, and to control disturbances with enclosures and muzzles.

The moves are required “to be able to habitat their homes in the respectful manner of which they pay for, free of the bellering of livestock,” Robutka told Council. He added such moves would free area residents of health and physical “hazards that can threaten from manure, and cattle breakouts.”

Robutka then played a

recording of cattle noise he said was taken inside his home, with the windows closed.

Asked how far he lives from the livestock sales facility Robutka replied “400-metres.”

Councillor Mitch Hippsley said he lives “three long city blocks” from the facility but confirmed “we hear that every week” with the windows also closed.

“It’s real,” offered Hippsley adding the complaint is “something that needs some really good consideration.”

The presentation was received and filed by Council.

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Open market Bringing in the Harvest 2020 was held in Yorkton this last weekend.

The ‘open air market’ was held Saturday and Sunday, hosted by Caleighs Crystals and a number of others. The event was held outside at SIGN on Broadway.

Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels

Bringing film festivals outside of big cities It is the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Of course, having an international film festival in 2020 comes with its own unique set of complications, so the international part of the festival became surprisingly literal. While Toronto is the center of events, and will host several screenings, it’s not actually just in Toronto, instead being a festival which exists everywhere, as anyone can screen from home.

This isn’t without precedent - in fact, Yorkton’s own festival was going entirely streaming before Toronto - but one wonders if one of the biggest guns in film festivals going mostly online is going to set a precedent that lasts longer than just a single time of crisis.

It’s an experiment, of course, and one that TIFF organizers were backed into. But it’s an experiment that could be very interesting for fans of film as the festival is no longer localized.

It’s especially interesting in a city like Yorkton, as in spite of the city’s deep links to film and television, it’s not the easiest place in the world to watch a lot of the acclaimed work that premieres at festivals around the globe.

This isn’t anyone’s fault, but the city has a mere one screen in the local theatre and that means we get one movie a week. Because of this, the owners of that theatre are going to prioritize blockbusters, big summer fare and generally things that are massaudience friendly. If they

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by Chloe Zhao, for example, they’re going to bring in the upcoming Marvel film Eternals, rather than her decidedly smaller, but prize-winning film Nomadland, which premiered in Toronto to rave reviews. I’m not even so foolish as to claim that they’re missing out by not screening Nomadland, if you’ve got one screen you have to use it wisely.

However, having Toronto go to a virtual

festival makes it possible to see these films at home earlier than we would be able to in most years.

Even if this experiment is a success it’s likely that TIFF will go back to being strictly Torontofocused when travel is recommended again.

Should it? Because the goal of a film festival is to get films in front of audiences, and there are many who can’t make it to Toronto, and many films which will never be

screened theatrically in smaller centres.

Much as the Yorkton Film Festival’s online program was before TIFF’s, other things happening in Yorkton could, and should, be adapted

by Toronto. Specifically, I’m thinking about the DVD tours, which collects films screened locally into packages which can be screened by different groups in the province. Using film as outreach could easily be adapted to a larger scale.

TIFF screens longer films, but why not have a TIFF tour? Send out “mini film festivals” that could be screened in smaller communities, possibly theatrically, possibly just on a one-off drive-in or school gym location. You would have films reach audiences which otherwise wouldn’t

have a chance to see them, make a bit of extra money for independent filmmakers, and possibly partner with a community organization for concession sales. Not every film could be eligible, but there’s always a benefit to finding ways for films to make a bit more money for the studio, especially smaller budget and international films.

Watching film right now is simultaneously easier than ever and significantly more complicated, depending on the film. With film festivals going online, at least temporarily, it’s a good time to think about different things we can do to help the medium thrive. When people feel safe getting together again, it’ll be an opportunity to rethink these festivals.

Signage prep at Brick Mill ongoing The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society continues on upgrades at the mill site in the city.

On Sept. 5 and 6, volunteers; Alex Riddy, Paul Prokopiuk, Larry Pearen and Vern Brown were on site installing frames for a series of ‘story boards’ telling the history of Yorkton planned for the site.

The plan is to have eight sets of eight-foot-by-eight-foot aluminum signs sharing local history.

Themes for the signs include First Nations/Treaty Four, York Colony, the railway and the mill, which are the first four themes and are in the works.

It is hoped to have those installed with two-to-three weeks.

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Mayhew/Darlington Project Phase 2 extension The City has received an updated schedule from our contractors on the Mayhew Avenue/Darlington Street Reconstruction Project.

Completion of Phase 2, which includes the roundabout, pedestrian crossing lighting and landscaping, is now expected to be September 21, weather permitting. The intersection will be closed and the perimeter around the construction site will be well delineated and secured until opened to traffic. A pedestrian corridor will be clearly marked on the north side of Darlington for the safe passage of children when schools open.

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Downtown Pay Parking Resumed in the City Owned Lots Over the last few months, the downtown city owned parking lots were free to park in. On September 1st, 2020, pay parking in the downtown lots has resumed. This means that anyone parking in the downtown City owned parking lots must pay at the multi-space pay stations or purchase a parking permit from City Hall or the City of Yorkton website. With pay parking resuming, that also means that enforcement will be resuming too.

Other Job Opportunities Casual Recreation Attendant — Gloria Hayden Community Centre and Gallagher Centre For additional information regarding these employment opportunities, visit the City of Yorkton’s website at www.yorkton.ca/employment or you can pick up a copy of the job posting at the Human Resources Department - City Hall.

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One (1) riding triplex greens mower with three reels.

SpeciďŹ cations are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Proposal shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing.

Proposal received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened.

Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Leo Skaluba, Golf Course Superintendent Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

Fuel Tanks Proposal must be received before 4:00 p.m. on September 18, 2020 Please email Proposal to: cdpr@yorkton.ca Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting proposals for the following: i.

One (1), double wall horizontal above ground petroleum storage tank, for diesel storage.

ii. One (1) double wall horizontal above ground petroleum storage tank for gasoline storage.

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Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Leo Skaluba, Golf Course Superintendent Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

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Public Notice Discretionary Use Application for Veterinary Service, Type I in C-1 City Centre Commercial Zoning District 39 Seventh Avenue South

Legal Description:

Lot 2, Blk/Par M, Plan CG1523

Civic Address:

39 Seventh Avenue South

Proposed Use:

Veterinary Service, Type I

Details: The applicant proposes to provide on-site veterinary services to small animals, including indoor, overnight accommodation and the sale of products related to veterinary services, but not including the keeping of animals in outdoor pens.

Veterinary Service, Type I uses are Discretionary Uses in the C-1 City Centre Commercial zoning district and all Discretionary Uses must be publicly advertised before Council can make a decision on the application.

Information: You can view this notice online at www.yorkton.ca. There is a link to Public Notices on the home page. Questions regarding the application may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: (306) 786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing: City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the application and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 5:00 pm in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

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ART • ENTERTAINMENT • COMMUNITY

Staff photos by Calvin Daniels

Outdoor browsing An outdoor Farmers Market/Sidewalk Sale was held at Saltcoats Saturday. The event attracted more than 25 vendors selling a range of things from garden

produce, to baking, jams and jellies, crafts, jewelry and more. The event was held on the grass along High Street in the community.

New book part of ‘Yorkton Series’ for author

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Unwavering Grit, the third book is what author Judy MacPherson has called her ‘Yorkton Series’ has been released.

The book follows Angel of Adversity and Immortal Moment, also set in Yorkton.

The three books todate, a fourth is planned, is a first for MacPherson, who was asked where the idea of the books came from.

“I come from a childhood of debilitating, horrific abuse,” she told Yorkton This Week. “That abuse affected my adult life in more ways that I can describe.

“I was 23 years old, when the effects of the abuse and my brother’s death, came pummelling down. Severe depression set in and I was in such a tattered mental state, that I could see no way to stop the excruciating emotional pain I was in, other than to commit suicide. I was in really rough emotional shape, and thought of my own death as a comfort to end the painful chaos I was existing in.

A friend could see the pain I was hiding at the time, and recommended that I sign myself into a “Family Program” at a detox shelter that was in North Bay, Ontario that helped family members of alcoholics who had been subject to years of debilitating abuse.

“After some very intense therapy in North Bay, my counsellor told me to write a “Hate Letter” to my father. He said, “Don’t mail it, just write it,” which I did a few weeks later. When I sat down to write it, the agony poured and poured onto the keyboard. Twenty years of abuse, chaos and pain poured onto the pages.

It was definitely an act of healing. The end document was extremely raw, emotional, profane, and was never intended to be read by anyone.”

But fate had further plans for the letter.

“A short while later, my girlfriend asked if she could read the 300 page hate letter,” offered MacPherson. “I resisted, but she insisted. Once she read it, she wrote PHENOMENAL! across the front of it. She said you need to do something with this, because it can help other people.”

But, MacPherson was initially reluctant to share the ‘letter’ more broadly.

“I put the document

on the shelf and didn’t look at it again until ten years later,” she said. “By that point, I had done a tremendous amount of healing. When I pulled it off the shelf and read it again, it didn’t have the same bite that it did 10-years prior. I was almost bored with my own story.

“So, while I was on maternity leave with my daughter, and had the quiet time, for fun, I buried my own story in a fictional story of another woman. It was during that time, that we were hoping to move to Yorkton and farm there, while our kids were still younger enough to make the move.”

That would be the hook for a setting.

The book then took on a life of its own and was first published in the USA. “For a laugh, I put a synopsis of the book on a website that linked authors with film producers, and within four-days, it was picked up by a film studio in Beverly Hills, California for consideration,” said MacPherson.

“Within weeks, five other film studios picked it up in New York City and Vancouver, and were considering making it into film. In the end, “Angel of Adversity” didn’t hit the big screen, but it will someday. It was an incredible rush to have my book under consideration for film.”

By then MacPherson had the writing bug, and more story to tell.

“After my first book went off to the publisher to go into print, I found that I missed the characters very much,” she said. “It was like I had lost a bunch of friends, because I didn’t have to work on them every day anymore.

“After all, I knew what they thought, what they wore, what they ate and how they behaved. I missed them terribly.

“To snap myself out of grieving for these fictional individuals, I immediately sat down and wrote a second book. When the second story was half done, it made perfect sense that the books be linked. If you read the series, you’ll understand why there are four books to be written.”

As for Yorkton as the setting MacPherson said it just seemed a place to put the stories after she herself had almost moved here.

“I fell in love Yorkton when we were looking to buy a farm in Western Canada,” she said. “We only have 300 acres here

Judy MacPherson in Niagara, and were looking for a full time (sizeable) farming opportunity back then (2004).

“We flew out to Saskatchewan and looked at 11 farms in three-days.

“I couldn’t get past how welcoming the people in Yorkton were, how wonderful the town was - so cordial and unhurried.

“As the first book unfolded, a fictional farm family appeared in the story (The Whitman’s) and they farm just outside of Yorkton. Sarah and Joe Whitman are key characters in all four books.”

The author said in using Yorkton as the locale for the books, she worked on making the book city true to the real community.

“I tried to make the books true in terms of locations,” said MacPherson. “I did research every time I

used a specific location, though local Yorkton folks may not feel it’s as accurate as I was hoping it would be.

“In the third book, Unwavering Grit, a character goes to the local college in Yorkton etc... If something negative was happening to a character, I made up street names so as not to label a certain area as poorly in the

town I love.”

So has writing gotten easier as the overall story stretches toward a fourth book?

“Each book is a new adventure for me,” said MacPherson. “Though the series is definitely linked, each story is unto itself. It just seems to flow.

“In working on the fourth book now, there is a rescue dog named, Sarge. I don’t know where Sarge came from -- he just appeared in the manuscript last weekend. Writing is a labour of love for me, so there is nothing hard about writing each book.

“The first book Angel of Adversity has a huge chunk of my own life in it, and if you knew me really well and knew my life story, you would be able to pick out those points.

“Every one of the four books has a chunk of my life in them, some realism, fact based situations that happened to me.

For example, the second book, Immortal Moment starts off with the same accident and details that killed my 19-year-old brother years ago in real life.

“Each book starts off with a bang, so the reader doesn’t have to persevere through several boring chapters before they’re

interested in the rest of the story. I rivet the reader right away. There’s an emotional wallop at the beginning of each book to hook you.”

MacPherson added the immediate hook is probably the best part of her approach to writing.

“The best aspect of the series is that ‘you’re right in it’,” she said. “The reader is literally transported into the story and feels the ups and downs emotionally just as the characters do. Like a good Disney movie, The Yorkton Series captivates the reader, and won’t let you go until it’s over.”

As for the latest release, the author likes what she produced – a lot.

“The newest release is called Unwavering Grit and again has a chunk of my own story in it,” she said.

“As a writer, I definitely feel that my writing has become more mature and polished over the years, and this is reflected in the third book quite clearly.

“I love, love, love Unwavering Grit. I’m immensely satisfied with the story and very proud to share it. It was a lot of fun to write.”

The books are available at judymacpherson. com

The three books in Judy MacPherson’s Yorkton Series, which use Yorkton as a backdrop.

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FIFOROWICH - Theodore â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tedâ&#x20AC;?

Fiforowich of Yorkton and currently of the Ituna Health Centre entered eternal rest on September 1, 2020.

Ted was born to John and Mary Fiforowich on November 27, 1939 in Walkerville district. He was the second eldest child welcomed to the world. Ted received his education at Walkerville school which later after renovations became a family home. He was a farmer by trade but also a jack of all trades.

In 1964, Ted went to Toronto, seeking greener pastures. He was employed as a delivery driver, delivering milk from door to door before travelling to Kastesington, ON for employment returning home with a car. In 1967, Ted decided to travel west for employment. He found work in the oil rigs while living in remote camps during the winter months. After his father passed away in 1969, Ted took over the family farms and farmed for several years. The last couple of years of farming, he donated the land to the World Food Bank to grow grain before selling the farms and moving to Yorkton in 2011. While in Yorkton, he was employed with a company manufacturing cabinets, as well as helping area farmers harvest grain in the fall until his health began to decline. In the meantime, and between time, Ted still had a hobby of walking the neighborhood dogs for exercise. Last but not least, Ted was an outstanding member of Knights of Columbus. Ted was predeceased by his grandparents, Nick and Mary (1928), his parents John and Mary (Wira), sister Anne Petrowsky in March 2020, nephew Elgin, Bradley (2011) and Niece Sandra (2016). He will be dearly missed by brothers Joe (Sherwood Park), Glen (Edmonton), sister Sylvia (Toronto), nephews Danny, Lawrence, Wesley, niece Eunice, great niece Elizabeth and many friends and relatives. A Graveside Service was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Lunnville Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery with Rev. Father Louis Nguyen of St. Gerardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roman Catholic Church officiating. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com

STRUTYNSKI - It was with great sadness that on the evening of August 29, 2020, our beloved husband, father, son, uncle, friend, and neighbour, Mark Anthony Strutynski, departed from this life while doing what he loved most farming. He was fifty-five years of age. Mark was lovingly welcomed into this world by his parents Emil and Delores on October 31, 1964.

He was the youngest of three children. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood, formative years, and indeed his entire life was spent on the family farm in Stornoway, SK. He completed his first years of primary education at Stornoway School and Yorkton Composite then later attended the Yorkton Regional High School.

Mark spent his earlier adult years trying various things â&#x20AC;&#x201C; learning the electrical trade, DJing in various night-clubs, and spending a week in Regina, SK working at Jack Fraser menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wear, before rushing back to the family farm. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years on the farm were spent working closely with his father. Emil was very proud of his son and what they had accomplished together. To Mark, his family, farming community, and neighbours meant the world to him. He appreciated their support and tried his best to provide a helping-hand in return. Mark was never anxious to take a day off or travel. In fact, his annual vacation was the Regina Farm Progress Show. Although he preferred to work, he always enjoyed his sport. Hockey and baseball were a big part of his life, and he thoroughly enjoyed attending the various matches and tournaments with his friends. On September 16, 1988, Mark was blessed with a son, Brett Philip Mark, who he always called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sonny Boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Childhood memories include sleigh rides around Wroxton and waking up early together on Sunday mornings to light the boilers before Liturgy in our Wroxton Church. Mark was very proud of his Son and of his accomplishments. He fondly remembered the time his son detoured from Saskatoon after writing his final chartered accountancy exams, just so he could spend a few hours on the farm with his Dad before heading back to Calgary the same day to be back in time to start work. They shared these life milestones together and cherished many such happy memories. On February 29, 2008, Mark married his beloved wife, Lynn Poliquin. Simply said, Lynn was his soul-mate, bestfriend, and partner. Together, they lived happily in Wroxton for many years before recently moving into Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood home on the Stornoway homestead. Most of all, Mark loved and cherished the new additions to the family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he adopted Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family as his own. He was so honoured to be called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gidoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and cherished their many visits to the farm. To Lynn, Mark was the most handsome man on earth. His big smile and kind and generous heart were certainly what drew her to him. Mark leaves to mourn his passing and to cherish his memory, his beloved parents Emil and Delores Strutynski; his wife Lynn Poliquin-Strutynski; son Brett Strutynski; step-children Amanda Newkirk; Kara Newkirk; step-grandchildren, Madison and Sophia; brother Brent Strutynski; along with many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, lifelong friends, and neighbours. Mark was predeceased by his brother Christopher (1970); sister Donna (2018); grandparents Anton and Mary Strutynski and Roman and Irene Stratulak.

Prayers were held on Friday afternoon at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ukrainian Catholic Church with Rev. Father Leonid Malkov, CSs.R. officiating. The homily was given by Most Rev. Bishop Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the Strutynski Family Farm with Crystal Bailey, Certified Celebrant officiating. Musical Selections, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I Get Where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Goingâ&#x20AC;? by Brad Paisley and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Can Only Imagineâ&#x20AC;? by Mercy Me were included in the service. Serving as honourary bearers were Reid Nagy, Dallas Lechman, Raymond Gayle, Donnie Wilson, Charles Strutynski and Keith Strutynski. The interment in the Garden of Crucifixion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Rev. Father Leonid Malkov, officiating. Memorial donations in Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory may be made to the Ag Community, Farming for Health Project as gifts of remembrance.

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The family of the late Katie Onslow would like to thank all their family and friends for the messages of sympathy, cards, donations of food, beautiful flowers, and memorial donations. They were all very much appreciated. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home and especially Raymond and Crystal for all the support, guidance and compassion they gave our family. Thank-you to Crystal for the memorial slide presentation you created in Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory. Thank-you to Celebrant Doreen Day for the beautiful service and tribute. We appreciate all the family and friends who attended the visitation and funeral service, and to those who joined us online to celebrate Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. We were so grateful that Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight grandchildren were able to be present and serve as Casket Bearers. Gramma was very proud of you all. Thank-you to the Theodore Rec. Board members & volunteers who prepared the hall for the funeral and also served the lunch. We were very grateful to all of you, and for everything you did.

Thank-you to the staff of Country Meadows at Yorkton District Nursing Home for the compassionate care given to our mother the last few years. We extend our personal gratitude to you all.

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Appendix C FORM H [Section 66 of the Act] Notice of Call for Nominations (Municipal Elections)

GOOD SPIRIT SCHOOL DIVISION Notice of Call for Nominations

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of FDQGLGDWHV IRU WKH RIÃ&#x20AC;FH V RI

PUBLIC NOTICE

is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:

Councillor: Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 For Division No. 1 (One) -or- Number to be Elected 1 (one)

Board Members:

Good Spirit School Division No. 204

Councillor: Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 For Division No. 3 (Three) -or- Number to be Elected 1 (one)

Number of Board Members to be elected â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 member per subdivision

Councillor: Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 For Division No. 5 (Five) -or- Number to be Elected 1 (one)

Sub-Division No. 1

Representing the incorporated area of the Villages of Arran, Pelly and Togo, the Towns of Kamsack and Norquay, and associated rural areas

Sub-Division No. 2

Representing the incorporated area of the Villages of Endeavour, Hyas and Stenen, the Towns of Preeceville and Sturgis, and associated rural areas

Sub-Division No. 3

Representing the incorporated area of the Villages of Buchanan, Invermay and Rama, the Town of Canora and associated rural areas

Sub-Division No. 4

Representing the incorporated area of the Villages of Calder, Ebenezer, MacNutt, Rhein and Theodore, the Town of Springside and associated rural areas

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Nomination forms for sub divisions 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 will be received by Jennifer Lizuck - Returning Officer or Keith Gervais â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Associate Returning Officer or other Nomination Officers appointed for the Good Spirit School Division on Nomination Day the 07th day of October 2020, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and during regular business hours (9:00 am to noon, 1:00 to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday) commencing the 21st day of September 2020 to the 06th day of October 2020.

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Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.

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Doggie walk Dr. Brian’s 25th Annual ‘Friends For Life Dog Walk’ was held last Sunday in Yorkton. Organized by the Yorkton Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the walk was held this morning at Wiggly Field Dog Park in the city. The walk was roughly six kilometres, with a shorter ‘Lady Hayward’ route, of roughly two kilometres an option. The event raised $4,835. There were prizes to the top three participants who raised the most monetary donations. Key sponsors included Boundary Trucking Ltd. Langenburg, Richardsons, Canadian Tire, Prairie East Vet Clinic, Langenburg, and Fins, Feathers and Fur, Yorkton.

Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels

Time for fall ‘to-do’ list work Gardeners, we’ve had our frost, but hopefully there will still be some nice weather ahead so that we can do what we have to do in our gardens before the colder weather really arrives. Do you have a “to-do list” for fall? Let’s compare and see if our tasks are similar.

Number one is to clear the garden. Before you begin, do a quick walkthrough and see if there are any seeds that you want to collect: dried up peas or beans, and flowers like poppies, calendula, bachelor buttons, columbine, or any other seeds you may want to save. Place them in envelopes, label them, and store them in a cool, dark place.

Next step, pulling out the old plants, raking up

the plant foliage that has fallen, and pulling out any weeds that were lurking under or among the plants. If you have a large compost bin or pile, the old plants can be added to the compost. But do not add any plants that showed signs of disease: those should go in the garbage, as well as any weeds.

Are there any plants that you want to move?

Fall is a good time to relocate perennials or plant some new ones to add to your collection.

We moved quite a few perennials this year, and at first the changes we made seemed like a drastic move away from what the garden was, but once it was done, it looked much fresher and we wondered why we hadn’t done it before. If you have any plants that you

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Gardener’s Notebook think should be divided or in a new location, this is a good time. And be sure to label them! Get some sticks, attach a flag of masking tape with the plant name on it, and put them in place now before the leaves freeze into nothingness and we are standing in our gardens saying, “What was it that we moved here?”

As the weather progresses towards fall, the age-old discussion will come up: to cut or not to

cut perennials down for the winter? Many gardeners do both. We like to leave any perennials that have seed heads, because not only do they add interest to the winter garden, but they also provide a winter treat for the birds. Other plants, like daylilies, get messy if left till spring, so we like to cut them down now, to about six inches.

Speaking of on-going discussions, how do you feel about “to till or not

to till”? That is the question! I’ve done a lot of reading about this lately, and while many gardeners like to the look of a black-velvet garden as we go into winter, much information says that too much tilling can destroy soil structure and make it weaker. Tilling in the spring is thought to be enough, while a simple topical clean-up in the fall is healthier for the soil. As a very expert gardening friend told us recently, “don’t feed the plant, feed the soil!” So if we do a good clean-up, let the soil remain intact so that the good bugs, worms and micro-organisms can do their thing, and perhaps scatter compost on our cleared gardens, we’ll be going into winter with a very good start.

It’s still too early to begin wrapping any

shrubs that need that little extra care, so once we have done our cleaning and cutting, we can sit down with a cup of tea and know that we have done what we could. For now!

The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society has not yet planned any meetings at this time. Things are different, aren’t they! But be sure to visit our website at www.yorktonhort.ca where we will tell you what is happening with the group, as well as give you a chance to see interesting articles and pictures!

Thank you to our friends at Yorkton This Week for their ongoing commitment to bringing us great local news. Let’s pray for health for all.

Have a great week

Be aware of ticks this fall The Ministry of Health is reminding Saskatchewan residents to be vigilant for ticks on themselves and pets during the fall season.

Blacklegged ticks, which can cause Lyme disease, are rare in Saskatchewan. Introduced by migratory birds in early spring, blacklegged ticks mature into adults and remain active throughout fall, particularly in tall grass, brush or wooded areas.

As of April 1st, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan in collaboration with researchers at the University of Saskatchewan launched eTick (www. etick.ca), an image-based tick identification platform.

Now, you can simply submit photographs of ticks found on humans or animals using the new eTick online system in order to receive timely information about the type of tick that bit you (or your pets and livestock animals) and your risk of exposure to tickborne diseases.

“Data received through the eTick platform will allow us to monitor the distribution and level of establishment of ticks, specifically blacklegged tick populations, and assist in monitoring the risk of Lyme disease across the province,” Consulting Medical Health Officer Dr. Denise Werker said. “While the risk of Lyme disease is low in Saskatchewan, it is still important for people to take precautions against ticks.”

Precautionary measures include: • Wear pants, long-sleeved shirts and shoes that don’t expose your feet.

• Pull socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs.

• Wear light-coloured clothes so ticks can be seen easily.

If you find a tick attached to your skin or on your pet: • Carefully remove it with fine-tipped tweezers and grasp the mouth parts of the tick as close to the skin as possible.

• Pull slowly upward and out with a firm steady pressure.

• Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body after removal as this may also contain infectious fluids.

• Do not put Vaseline, gasoline, or other noxious substances on an attached tick which may cause it to regurgitate.

• Use insect repellents that contain DEET or Icaridin. Apply repellent to clothes as well as your skin. Always read and follow the directions.

• In Canada, clothing that has been treated with the insecticide permethrin has been approved for use by people over the age of 16.

• Shower or bathe as soon as possible after being outside to wash off loose ticks and inspect for attached ticks.

• Do “full body” tick checks after being outside on yourself, your children and your pets.

• Submit photos of your tick using the eTick system and hang onto your tick in case we request it for further testing. Ticks can be euthanized by placing it in a bag and storing it in the freezer for 24 hours.

• In Saskatchewan, any ticks found in the fall are likely to be ticks of interest, such as the blacklegged tick.

Most ticks found in Saskatchewan are the American dog tick. This species is active from mid-April to the end of July and is not capable of transmitting Lyme disease to people.

In Saskatchewan, 3022 ticks have been submitted between April and July, 2020. Only 11 were blacklegged ticks and of the six tested to date, three were positive for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

For more information on ticks and Lyme disease, including how to submit a tick for Lyme disease testing, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/lyme or https:// research-groups.usask.ca/ticks/#Passivesurveillance.

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How much does God care? The birds will tell you

Here I go again, considering birds. At the top of the weeping birch a few doors down, a flock of purple martens chatter loudly, swaying in breeze-tossed branches.

Suddenly the cluster lifts off; trained synchronized flyers, speeding north. I suspect theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re headed to the marten houses a few doors down, a unique collection resembling large hanging lightbulbs.

Some of my readers have asked about Ernie, our thirty-year old Amazon Green parrot. Our difficult decision to downsize him was perhaps premature, but our feathered friend seems happy with his new family. Becky always dreamed of owning a par-

rot and she cares for him so tenderly. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have ordered a better home.

We have an arrangement with Becky. Ernie can come back anytime.

He sits on my shoulder now as I write, clucking contentedly, preening my short hair. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re enjoying his company while his new family takes holidays. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very lucky parrot, gone out into the wider world, but free to return. A certified member of the yoyo generation.

Our daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family have fowl of a different feather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have birds,â&#x20AC;? Amanda texted a while back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come and meet them.â&#x20AC;? At their place, I found four full-

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Suddenly, abruptly switching from defense to offense, the white hen, Julie, (screaming like the proverbial fishwife) reversed course and aimed for the nearest cat. He leapt high,

flipped mid-air and started scrambling before he hit the ground. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall a better laugh all summer.

The felines got the memo: donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bug the big birds. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to an agreement since. The chickens stay in their enclosure and the cats leave them alone. No one chases, no one gets hurt.

While caring for their pets in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence recently, I learned those chickens have distinct personalities. One is sweet. One is shy. One is curious.

And Liddell, the rooster, routinely rises cranky. I had to carry a pitchfork into the chicken coop to ward off his morning attacks. By bedtime, having calmed his inner curmudgeon, he accepted sunflower seeds from my hand.

Like the birds I love watching, each person is unique. We may soar some days, flutter and flop on others. We may be pleasant one hour, cranky the next. We may or may not be gorgeous.

We may not produce

anything much. We may give in to the temptation to stray. We may stand firm one day, but flee the next, and despise ourselves for it.

The Bible explains that as Creator of all, God knows and cares for each bird. How much more so, each of his children. He knows when we plummet and when we soar; when our personal demons, screaming recriminations, corner us. He knows our wings; those broken, those clipped and those healed. He knows it all because he is with us and he is for us.

An immediately present help when we need him most.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every hour for me. At least. And you?

Lunch is served It was a great day for a little street barbecue in Yorkton. And, that was exactly what Yorkton Hearing Services were serving up with hamburgers and hotdogs on the lunch menu. The event was in support of the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton, with lunch by donation with all donations made being matched, up to $1,000.

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Genome-edited bull fascinates with possibilities It is sometimes strange how one thing leads to another when you write a regular column on a rather specific topic like agriculture, which I have been doing for more than three decades now.

Last week I focused on the idea the farm sector should be smiling over the prospect of what a recent science accomplishment could mean.

It was recently reported at www.producer.com that “on Aug. 10, University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture Canada researchers said they had decoded the full genome of the black mustard plant.

Black mustard is grown in India and other countries in South Asia. It’s closely related to the mustard and canola grown in Western Canada.”

With the new science as a guide I noted it may be possible to increase drought resistance, increase tolerance for saline soils, or for the plant to do a better job of nutrient absorption. It all comes down to discovering genes that make a difference, and transferring within a plant family.

Longer term transfer from unrelated crops; say alfalfa to canola, may be possible. Imagine a nitrogen fixing canola and what that would mean to the farm sector.

These things are being made more possible

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Flash forward a week and there is similar news coming out regarding advancements in genome mapping in the livestock sector, and what that could mean to the industry long term.

According to a story at www.producer.com, “scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf that has been genome-edited to produce more male offspring. They did this by inserting the SRY gene into the bovine

chromosome 17.”

While I readily admit the science behind the bull calf now on the ground is far beyond my understanding in terms of the details of the science, the goal of the process is much easier to grasp.

The long term goal of the research is to produce more male cattle.

It is hoped the genome-edited bull now on the ground does that.

The reason is simple economics. Males are about 15 percent more efficient at weight gain than females and they tend to be processed at a heavier weight, notes the story.

In theory a producer can market the same amount of beef with fewer animals if the percentages of calves that are born male are increased.

Conversely, one can see the dairy sector excited by the technology if through genome-editing the number of females can be ticked up as they are the key to the industry.

Again this is research in its rather early stages, and just where it might take livestock production long term is unknown, but the potential may only be as big as the visions of researchers.

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Three-way partnership to protect biodiversity As Canadians, we are fortunate to have an abundance of nature in our backyards – a gift that comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility to protect it.

Recently, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson along with Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and S a s k a t c h e w a n Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a land exchange that will allow the federal and provincial governments to work with the ranching community to conserve prairie grasslands in s o u t h w e s t e r n Saskatchewan.

This land exchange helps Canada work toward its goal of conserving a quarter of its land and a quarter of its oceans by 2025.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will acquire Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek pastures from Saskatchewan, and manage them for the conservation of species at

risk and migratory birds, while continuing sustainable cattle grazing.

Livestock grazing mimics traditional disturbance by plains bison and maintains the health and quality of the grasslands.

In return, Saskatchewan will acquire federal lands and improvements, such as fencing, barns, and corrals, of equivalent value in 55 former federal community pastures that have transitioned to producer control. This land exchange will simplify and improve land management, enabling the efficient production of beef cattle, while supporting biodiversity.

Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek pastures cover an area of 800 km2 and are an excellent example of how governments, ranchers, and conservation groups can work together to protect iconic Canadian species.

Through collaboration, a strategy was developed to manage the pastures in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible way to support livestock produc-

tion, wildlife habitat protection and local and Indigenous community interests.

“The Government of Canada is pleased to work with the Province of Saskatchewan, ranchers, and Indigenous leaders on this important land transfer in southwestern Saskatchewan,” Wilkinson said.

“Together, we are protecting iconic Canadian biodiversity, including 10 species at risk, for generations to come.

Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard over the years to make this transfer a reality.”

“This is a wonderful

story of collaboration between many different groups to preserve the environmentally-significant grasslands and achieve our goal of protecting 25 per cent of Canadian land by 2025,” Bibeau said. “We are especially thankful to the ranchers who will continue their great work as stewards of the pastures on the land.”

“Saskatchewan ranchers play an important role in our pasture biodiversity and protecting the environment,” Marit said. “Our cattle producers are the best stewards of the land and they serve a vital role in preserving

native prairie landscapes.”

“The certainty of continued access to the pastures for sustainable cattle grazing while maintaining the ecological and environmental benefits of these grasslands is important for ranchers,” Battle Creek Pasture Patron David McLeod said. “We look forward to continuing to build on the cooperative relationship we have established with Environment and Climate Change Canada.”

In 2017, the Government of Canada confirmed its desire to acquire and manage these pastures, covering an area of 800 km2. As part of this agreement, Canada acquires land from Saskatchewan valued at $64 million for conservation purposes, in exchange for transferring land valued at $64 million to Saskatchewan for efficient operation of pastures as provincial leased lands. The area is recognized nationally and internationally for its significant concentration of migratory birds and grassland birds.

ECCC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan engaged local ranchers, communities and Indigenous people regarding the transfer of lands and administration. First Nations and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan and ECCC are working to establish an Indigenous Advisory Committee to include Indigenous perspectives as a core partner in the ongoing management of these lands.

Patrons from the Govenlock, Nashlyn and Battle Creek pastures were actively involved in the development of the operational model that was used for the past two years and that will continue to be used in the future. This area supports habitat for 10 species at risk including Swift Fox, Sprague’s Pipit, Chestnut-collared Longspur, McCown’s Longspur, Greater Sage Grouse, Burrowing Owl, Ferruginous Hawk, Mountain Plover, Longbilled Curlew and Northern Leopard Frog.

Harvest remains ahead of average Producers made significant harvest progress this week with 43 per cent of the crop now in the bin, up from 28 per cent last week and remaining well ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 35 per cent for this time of year.

An additional 29 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut. While rain in some eastern and northern areas delayed harvest progress, the majority of the province continued harvest operations this week.

E a s t - C e n t r a l Saskatchewan: · Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas · Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas Despite recent rain in much of the region, producers continue to make good harvest progress.

Twenty-nine per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 20 per cent last week and ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 25 per cent for

this time of year. An additional 39 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Warm and dry weather would be appreciated so that producers can return to the field.

Rainfall ranged from nil to 29 mm in the Kelvington area, with most areas reporting over 10 mm. The Foam Lake and Saltcoats areas reported 13 mm, the Elfros and Kelliher areas 19 mm, the Pelly and Craik areas five mm, the Kuroki area 18 mm, the Bethune area one mm, the Earl Grey area 12 mm and the Yorkton area four mm. The Langenburg area has received the most precipitation in the region since April 1 with 306 mm.

Topsoil moisture conditions have improved slightly thanks to the recent rain. A large amount of moisture will be needed this fall to replenish both topsoil and subsoil moisture for next year. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 41 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 23 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil

moisture is rated as 27 per cent adequate, 43 per cent short and 30 per cent very short.

Most crops in the region are coming off tough or damp and are being placed into aeration bins and dryers.

Reported yields are average, with some crops yielding less than anticipated due to the hot and dry conditions. The region received frost earlier this week and producers are assessing any damage done to immature crops. Strong winds continue to blow swaths around and have shelled out some standing crops.

Farmers are busy combining, swathing, moving cattle and hauling bales.

Provincially The southwest region continues to have the most progress in the province with 71 per cent of the crop now combined. The southeast region has 59 per cent combined, the west-central 38 per cent, the eastcentral 29 per cent, the northeast 17 per cent and the northwest seven per

cent.

Ninety-one per cent of lentils, 87 per cent of field peas, 73 per cent of mustard, 58 per cent of barley, 62 per cent of durum, 39 per cent of chickpeas, 32 per cent of spring wheat and 23 per cent of canola has now been combined. An additional 49 per cent of canola is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Estimated average crop yields at this time are 45 bushels per acre for hard red spring wheat, 38 bushels per acre for durum, 67 bushels per acre for barley, 35 bushels per acre for canola, 39 bushels per acre for field peas and 1,548 pounds per acre for lentils. There are indications that the heat a few weeks ago has caused more damage in some crops than first anticipated.

Rainfall last week ranged from small amounts to 29 mm in the Kelvington area.

Provincial topsoil moisture conditions continue to deteriorate with recent strong winds.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per

cent surplus, 34 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 23 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 23 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short and 34 per cent very short.

The majority of crop damage this past was due to strong winds, lack of moisture and frost. Most of the province received a hard frost earlier this week that caused damage to later-seeded and immature crops.

Producers are assessing the damage to determine the potential impact. As field conditions remain very dry in some areas, seeding of winter cereals will be minimal this fall.

Strong winds continue to blow swaths and shell standing crops.

Farmers are busy combining, swathing, baling straw and hauling bales.

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Back on the gridiron The fall season for Yorkton Minor Football kicked-off Saturday afternoon. The first action for the association saw the local Pee Wee Gridders hosting Estevan

at Century Field, with kick-off at 2 p.m. It was a good outing for the home team as the Gridders were one point shy of doubling up the visitors topping Estevan

Annual Charity Golf Fun Day held Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and area held its 11th Annual Charity Golf Fun Day was held at the Esterhazy Golf Course Aug. 22.

The event raised a total of over $26,480 in support of mentoring.

The organization thanked its sponsors, golfers and everyone who made a contribution, financial or otherwise, toward making this year’s event a huge success.

A special thank you went to the Paidel

Family for helping to host the tournament, providing the flight prizes and for their generous support making this tournament possible.

People raising the highest pledges were; James Bielka $1250, Jerry Halyk $615.3 and

Chris Haines $420.

Flight toppers were; First Flight; James Bielka, Riley Sherring, Mackenzie Shore, and Jayden Shore Second Flight; Megan Martin, Chris Martin, Chris Raiwet and Lesley Raiwet

Third Flight; Dallas Norek, Grace Hyland, Colin Hyland and Michael Kaczmer Fourth Flight; Derek Paidel, Kendra Paidel, Rob Lissini and Blair Lissini Fifth Flight; Kirk Oleson, Karsten Loiesen,

Ken Laroc and Tracy Powers Funds raised at this golf tournament support the Mentoring Programs in Esterhazy and area including Big Brothers Big Sisters matches, In-School Mentoring, and group activities.

New softball league highlights women’s game In the world of pro sports leagues are always popping up across a range of sports.

At present a new 3-on3 hockey league, a new US-based team handball league, and a new pro roller hockey league are at various stages of development.

But, for the most part the new leagues are standard fare in terms of approach to the game.

Then there is Athletes Unlimited and its ‘bubble’ launch of a new women’s softball league this fall.

The approach of AU is different, from the player-led organization, to how teams are chosen, to how it will determine wins and losses, to the importance of individual performance on the field.

Explaining it all in a short sports column is frankly impossible, but a couple of highlights are that team rosters will change weekly. The top four players become new captains each week and draft their teams from scratch for each week’s games.

In what the league itself terms a “radical scoring system,” every player can lose or win points during every game. Athletes score points as individuals and as a team to win MVP titles and cash bonuses.

Win points are all

about the team performance. They accumulate during both individual innings and overall game wins. Each inning is worth plus-10 points and overall games are worth plus-50 points.

The final component of points is individual stats. Position players and pitchers will earn points based on their performance.

The breakdown for individual points include: Single: 10 points, Double: 20 points, Triple: 30 points, Home run: 40 points, Stolen base: 10 points, Caught Stealing: minus-10 points, Base on balls: 10 points.

Pitchers have their own scoring stats of course.

It all sounds rather intriguing to be sure, although in reality they are more about offering announcers something new to talk about than having any effect on the game.

There are 56 players in the bubble in Rosemont, Ill., including four Canadians infielders Joey Lye and Kelsey Jenkins, outfielder Victoria Hayward and pitcher Karissa Hovinga.

I caught up with Lye for an interview, and the Toronto born infielder said it was special to see the league hold its launch press conference a few days ahead of the

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“To see this all come to fruition ... was pretty exciting ... I just had goosebumps after goosebumps after goosebumps after that ceremony. I’m getting them now. It was just eye opening to be part of something amazing,” enthused Lye, a Canadian national team member since 2010. Lye she has competed in every WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship for Canada since then, earn-

ing bronze in 2010, 2016 and 2018. She was also a member of the Canadian teams that took home silver at the 2011 Pan American Games and gold in 2015.

Lye said the new league was something she wanted to be part of, as she initially reached out to her Canadian teammate Victoria Hayward the first player to sign-on with AU about her interest to play.

Initially the rosters

looked full and Lye appeared destined to be a reserve player, but then an opening came up and she joined the 56-player pool for the season.

“I’m very, very excited to be here,” she said.

Lye said she looks at UA as something fresh and exciting for the sport.

“I definitely think this is an exciting new look for softball, and pro sports in general,” she said, adding because the approach is so new “It’s an exciting environment to be in.”

As for the players earning points based on individual efforts in a team setting, Lye said softball works well with such a model.

“We are a game set up for individuals to shine in different ways than other sports,” she said.

For softball fans want-

ing to see what the new league is all about, there are numerous platforms from which to watch games played Saturday, Sunday and Monday each week of the season, The global Olympic Channel will stream all 30 games, with games also scheduled for TSN (online) in Canada and at Athletes Unlimited YouTube.

Since I’ve been a longtime softball fan, and a follower of the Canadian Wild in the National Pro Fastpitch league this is certainly something I’ve been watching when time allows.

It has been interesting albeit less so than imagined in terms of individual stats. The ball is great but the scoring for players does come off as more novelty than groundbreaking.

Disc golf ace recorded on new nine

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer It was a big night for disc golfer Kade Wishnevetski and a profitable one too.

Wishnevetski who plays out of Kamsack was in Yorkton for League Night hosted by the Yorkton sub-committee of the Parkland Association of Disc Golf.

The PADG holds a competition every Wednesday at the dual courses at Patrick Park and Rodney Ridge.

When Wishnevetski came up to #9 on Rodney Ridge his tee-shot with a Discraft Big Z Mantis it was just another shot, at least until the disc hit the chains and stayed in the basket for a rare ‘ace.’

As for the profitable

Kade Wishnevetski at the basket he aced. part on league nights players have the option of contributing to an

‘Ace Pot’ with money rolling week-to-week until someone shoots an

ace. Wishnevetski’s big shot netted him a nice win of $208.

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No Qualifiers Jorden Rodin 531 Randy Bodnaryk 637 Cam Louttit 713 No Qualifiers Randy Bodnaryk 621

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Jerry Gromnisky 621

Gloria Maximuik 211

Gloria Maximuik 553

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No Qualifiers Keith Gervais 678 C.Krochak/T.Aichele 1015 Bronson Emery 519 Joshua Lys 474

Karen Mehling 292 No Qualifiers Lana Larson 248 Sharla Schrader 287 Remmi Pletz 91 McKenzie Wilson 213

Karen Mehling 627 No Qualifiers Lana Larson 578 Sharla Schrader 992 Remmi Pletz 248 McKenzie Wilson 544

No Qualifiers No Qualifiers No Qualifiers Cole Krochak +72 Bronson Emery +72 McKenzie Wilson +45

No Qualifiers Regan Kitz 268 Cole Krochak 297 Bronson Emery 237 Noah Fortin 183

No Qualifiers Cassidy Sobkow 599 Cythia Grainger 570 Bernie Draper 524 No Qualifiers Lisa Gibler 623

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Bantam Gridders drop opener in Regina

It was a tough end to a beautiful day in Regina for the Yorkton Bantam Raider Gridders on Saturday as the Gridders lost 33-24 to the Regina Stampeders in the Regina Minor Football Bantam Division.

While the Gridders came out on the wrong end of the scoreboard against a very tough Stampeder team, they were in the game right until the end, reported Darcy Zaharia.

“There were many strong performances on the day,” he said. “The defense flew around all game making the most out of some short fields for the Stamps. The offense moved the ball well at times but could not get into a rhythm enough to finish drives.

The Stampeders won the field position battle which was important to them securing victory.

“On offense it was a day for first year stand-

outs including Drew Fleger who ran hard all game including on a very long touchdown that got called back, Parker McDowell showed how much of a weapon he is at receiver on a long touchdown of his own, and Leland Ockochinski dominated the line of scrimmage from his center position.”

On the other side of the ball Zaharia said, “there were too many

great defensive performances to highlight them all, but Joey Palagain was in the offensive backfield all afternoon.

Owen Watrych and Nick Medved did a good job setting the edge against a tough running attack of the Stampeders, and Jordan Spokowski had an athletic interception that is rare of first year players.”

In the submitted report Coach Alan Kyle said of the game, “I am

very proud of how our team played ... There was no quit and I saw positive things from every single player ... there was

improvement with our team and this is more important than the scoreboard.”

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Canadian-created RPG appealing Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Yorkton This Week

As a reader I have long been a fan of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pulp noirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The world of role play gaming has long been something I enjoy since being introduced to Dungeons and Dragons about a quarter of a century ago.

So when I read an intro to Sword Noir on Kickstarter recently I was intrigued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imagine a barbarian prince embroiled in the criminal underworld of a cosmopolitan city as they seek for an artifact in the shape of a falcon statue.

Consider two accomplished thievesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one an urbane duelist and the other a brawny skaldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; hired by a wealthy retired general to deal with a blackmailer, only uncover multiple murders tied to the generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children. Envision hardboiled crime fiction in the worlds of sword & sorcery,â&#x20AC;? details the intro, adding thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sword Noir. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the world of Sword Noir, the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; morals are shifting at best and absent at worst.

The atmosphere is dark and hope is frail or completely absent. Violence is deadly and fast. Trust is the most valued of commodities-life is the cheapest. Grim leaders weave labyrinthine plots which entangle innocents. Magic exists and can be powerful, but it takes extreme dedication

to learn, extorts a horrible price, and is slow to conjure.â&#x20AC;?

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It sounds like a great place to explore as a player character, and it gets better.

Inspired by mashing up the novels and stories of Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Robert E Howard, and Fritz Leiber, Sword Noir: A Role-Playing Game of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery was first released in 2011 and became the basis for the Swordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge RPG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now is the time for your characters to walk down mean streets, drenched in rain, hidden in fog, and unravel mysteries, murders, and villainy.â&#x20AC;?

It was the mileau that had me seek out Canadian game creator Fraser Ronald of Swordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Publishing to learn more about Sword Noir and its creation, starting with what led to writing the RPG? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a fan of both swords & sorcery and hardboiled detective fiction, and I realized there were a lot of similarities in tone, tropes, and characters between the two,â&#x20AC;? he said via email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my own sword and sorcery fiction, I recognized I was often using plots that wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be out of place in film noirâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for example

meeple.guild@gmail.com â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flotsam Jewelâ&#x20AC;? in Forgotten Worlds (issue 9), â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Simple Coinâ&#x20AC;? in On Spec (issue 79), and â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dead Pound of Fleshâ&#x20AC;? in Black Gate (issue 15). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The plot motivators are generally magical in nature, but otherwise the stories were similar.

Calumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for a jewel in Flotsam isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unlike Sam Spadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for a black figure of a bird in San Francisco. I decided I wanted to bring the same noir atmosphere from my fiction into my gaming space, and so the kernel of the idea that led to Sword Noir was born.â&#x20AC;?

But, the world of RPGs is a crowded one these days, why another one into such a market? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was working on Sword Noir, I developed a design goal that helped direct me. So for Sword Noir, the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; morals are shifting at best and absent at worst,â&#x20AC;? reiterated Ronald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The atmosphere is dark and hope is frail or com-

pletely absent. Violence is deadly and fast. Trust is the most valued of commodities-life is the cheapest. Grim leaders weave labyrinthine plots which entangle innocents. Magic exists and can be powerful, but it takes extreme dedication to learn, extorts a horrible price, and is slow to conjure.â&#x20AC;?

They are themes Ronald said he felt could offer an interesting gaming experience.

The game took a couple of years of design and playtesting before the release of the first edition in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This second edition has been in the works since 2017,â&#x20AC;? said Ronald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been my only project in that time frame, but that was actually good. A lot of the lessons I was learning in other designs helped me as I was updating Sword Noir.â&#x20AC;?

Interestingly the most difficult part of the process was not writing the rules, but hav-

ing the rules thoroughly explored after creation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playtesting, for me, is always the most difficult,â&#x20AC;? said Ronald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First, it is always difficult to find groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;outside of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own social circleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;willing to undertake a playtest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second, during a playtest, the designer is trying to fix issues that arise, but constantly changing the rules with each session creates difficulties for the players, and one may be unaware of a compensating factor if one is too quick to fix what is initially identified as a problem.â&#x20AC;?

As for the strength of the game, it comes down to the characters Sword Noir will allow participants to fashion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I have tried to doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and based on feedback have succeededâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; is to have a system that allows a player to create an interesting character,â&#x20AC;? said Ronald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because characters are designed using description, by describing the kind of character you want to play, you are pretty much building your character.

The system is also built to reward characters acting in their nicheâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which means that it feels satisfying for players because their characters feel like heroes.â&#x20AC;?

Ronald said he thinks his game is interesting but not necessarily bet-

ter than others. It is however an interesting gaming option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It almost feels like disparaging other games if I say Sword Noir does this and no one else does,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will say that it seems like Sword Noir fills a very specific niche, one that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think is generally serviced by other games.

If having Conan tracking down red-haired Velma in Shadizar sounds exciting, Sword Noir is built for exactly that.â&#x20AC;?

Of course as an RPG, Sword Noir is open to expand upon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a few possibilities,â&#x20AC;? said Ronald. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The canonic setting for Sword Noir is Everthornâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a former imperial capital fallen on hard times that remains a commercial power at the centre of the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there is interest, I could pursue a setting expansion for Everthorn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are also three adventures that were released for the original game that could be updated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, I leave the decision to what project I will pursue next to the kind people who back me on my Patreon (https://www.patreon. com/FraserRonald), so any further expansions are left to their discretion.â&#x20AC;?

Key wildlife management zones targeted for CWD testing The Ministry of Environment is once again encouraging hunters to submit the heads of deer, moose and elk harvested this hunting season for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing.

CWD is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease in cervids that has no known cure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, hunters submitted more than 3,300 heads for CWD testing,â&#x20AC;?

Environment

Minister Dustin Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their continued support of the CWD surveillance program is invaluable in helping us understand how this disease spreads, and for evaluating potential pop-

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ulation impacts. This in turn will guide the province in developing disease management plans.â&#x20AC;?

In particular, hunters in wildlife management zones (WMZs) 2W, 9, 10, 35 and 37 are asked to submit mule deer and whitetailed deer heads for testing. However, testing is available for all cervid species harvested in any WMZ in the province.

The ministry is hoping to collect at least 300 samples in each of these targeted zones to obtain additional information about the prevalence and spread of the disease in certain areas of the province.

Submissions from WMZs 50 and 55 are also requested to help evaluate the CWD risk in woodland caribou habitat in the boreal forest.

One way that hunters can help reduce the spread of CWD to new

areas of the province is by properly disposing of animal carcass waste. In areas where CWD has been detected, hunters are encouraged, when possible, to quarter the animal in the field instead of transporting it from the area where it was taken.

In Saskatchewan, CWD was first discovered in provincial game farm animals in 1996. It transitioned to wild mule deer in 2000, and is now found in deer, elk and moose in 55 of Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 83 WMZs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the help of hunters, the ministry has been monitoring the spread and intensity of CWD for more than 20 years,â&#x20AC;?

Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate their support and want to continue working together to better understand and address this wildlife disease.â&#x20AC;?

Although no human

case of CWD has ever been identified, the province recommends that hunters avoid eating the meat until they receive their test results. In addition, hunters are strongly urged not to eat, or distribute for human consumption, the meat or other parts from animals that are found to be CWDpositive.

Prior to dropping off heads, you must obtain your CWD Tracking Number from the cwdsk. ca website and keep that number with you. Heads can be submitted for testing at a number of designated drop-off locations across the province throughout the hunting season. The testing is free of charge.

For a complete list of drop-off sites and information on how to submit a sample for testing, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/ cwd.

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