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Saturday, May 11, 2013
disability strategy to unfold
It’s anticipated a new citizen consultation team being organized by the province will help improve the lives of the province’s disabled. “We have designed a process to involve and hear from as many people as possible on this important issue,” Social Services Minister June Draude comments. “At the end of this process, the Disability Strategy will support our goal of making Saskatchewan the best place in Canada to live for persons with disabilities, by supporting people with disabilities to fully participate in and contribute to the province’s growing economy.” Nominations are now open for residents who feel they can contribute to the process. The Disability Strat-
egy will focus on the priority areas specified in the Plan for Growth: accessibility, affordability and availability of housing; transportation; employment; education; support for community inclusion; and support for caregivers. Other priorities may emerge during the consultation process. Members of the public are invited to submit their nominations for the Citizen Consultation Team by downloading the application form from the Ministry of Social Services website at www.socialservices.gov. sk.ca. Nominations will be accepted until June 28, 2013, and the team members will be appointed in the fall of this year. Continued on Page 2.
SKATING INTO SPRING – Spring has finally sprung and it is evident with the amount of outdoor activity that can be seen taking place. From yard clean ups, to joggers, to a packed new skate park in Yorkton, people have been enjoying long overdue, summer-like temperatures. Photo submitted by Alicia Lizon.
System to go paperless: transition support network in place The concept is being met with some opposition, but the government says it’s doing what it can to make the transition as painless as possible, hopefully in the end benefitting local hunters and anglers. Saskatchewan’s angling and hunting licence vendors that are transitioning to the new online automated Hunting,
Trapping and Angling Licence (HAL) system will still be able to sell paper licences for this year. “We are taking a decadesold paper system and moving it online and there have been a few growing pains this spring,” Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff says. “In support of the stakeholders who are going through this
transition with us and to make sure anglers can hit the water this spring issue free, we will make paper licences available as a back-up, in the event of computer problems or challenges with data entry.” The back-up paper licences will only be available for this year. In 2014, the HAL licensing system will be entirely electronic. Only vendors who
are adopting the new electronic system will be issued the paper licences. “Hunting and angling licence vendors play an important role in the partnership for managing Saskatchewan’s fish and wildlife resources and we want to ensure that the best possible system is available to them,” Cheveldayoff adds.
“By bringing the licensing system online, we receive realtime information on how our province’s fishing and hunting resources are being enjoyed which benefits our stakeholders, guests and the Ministry of Environment’s conservation efforts for generations to come.” Continued on Page 3.
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