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ENDURANCE TEST – Yorkton Fire Protective Services puts candidates like Kyle Briscoe (pictured) through a tough testing process before they’re hired. This is part of the “bull test,” which tests comprehension, safety and ability. The test consists of a dress drill, a search and rescue, a ladder drill where they climb 100 feet, carry a 50lb roll of hose up three flights five times, load hose, a hose testing comprehension, and what is pictured above, dragging a 300 lb hose two blocks. The exercise is meant to test mental and physical ability to get the best candidates for the department. Seven candidates took part in the testing, and only four made it to the bull test.
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It’s presents an opportunity for growth and improvements for local communities. Yorkton-Melville MP Garry Breitkreuz recently announced the New Building Canada Plan is now accepting applications. Yorkton and area communities are invited to apply! The goal behind the initiative is economic growth, job creation and long-term prosperity through quality infrastructure. The New Building Canada Plan, a continuation of the Building Canada Fund which ran from 2007-2014, will see the Government of Canada invest over $53 billion in infrastructure across the country over the next 10 years from 2014-2024. For Saskatchewan, this represents more than $1 billion in dedicated federal funding, including almost $437 million under the New Building Canada Fund and an estimated $613 million under the federal Gas Tax Fund. “Under Building Canada, many communities throughout our area were able to receive funding for infrastructure projects such as road upgrading (RM of Insinger), water treatment plant expansion (Yorkton), and sewage lagoon expansion (Kamsack), to name a few,” details Breitkreuz. “The New Building Canada Plan provides an opportunity for many more to enhance infrastructure in their own communities.” There are two major components under the New Building Canada Plan: 1. The $4-billion National Infrastructure Component (NIC) which provides funding for projects of national significance; and
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2. The $10-billion Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component (PTIC) which supports infrastructure projects of national, regional and local significance. The PTIC is divided into two sub-components: • $9 billion for National and Regional projects (PTIC—NRP); and • $1 billion for projects located in communities of fewer than 100,000 residents through the Small Communities Fund (PTIC—SCF). “The Small Communities Fund will be of particular interest for communities throughout Yorkton-Melville,” adds Breitkreuz. “Our towns and villages will have a fair opportunity to apply for funding for projects without having to compete against cities like Regina or Saskatoon.” Eligible projects under the PTIC— SCF include: • Drinking water • Wastewater • Solid waste management • Disaster mitigation • Local and regional airports • Short-line rail • Highways and major roads For a full list of eligible projects and info. on how to apply for funding under the New Building Canada plan, please visit: www.infrastructure.gc.ca/plan/plan-eng.html.
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Province invests $10 million – college initiative funded By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer It’s big news for Yorkton but it’s also a boon for the region and the province as a whole. On Tuesday Premier Brad Wall was in the city to make a big announcement. The Provincial Government has allocated $10 million in funding to support construction of a the new Trades and Technology Centre at Parkland Regional College.
home.” It’s due to the expanding tax base and prospering economy that the province affords to make announcements such as this says Wall. “We ought not to take it for granted, but the chances of us being able to sustain the growing economy in this province are pretty good.” Saskatchewan, he says, is quickly becoming the envy of the world, particularly in areas like Asia. “The world wants what we have to offer and
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