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Local takes on a fight As friends and family stayed warm and prepare for the upcoming springtime break, former Yorkton cadet and Army Reservist Lieutenant Cole Janett, 24, of Bredenbury, took to the frigid spring prairies of Shilo, Manitoba, in the rolling Carberry Sandhills, to fight with 350 other Reservists from across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North-west Ontario. From April 26 until May 3 Reservists from 38 Canadian Brigade Group (38 CBG) formed up in Shilo to take part in the ultimate war fighting adventure – Exercise Bison Warrior 2014. Colonel Ross Ermel, Commander of 38 Canadian Brigade Group, says, “We rely on our ‘Citizen soldiers’ – they have always answered our Nation’s call, performing valiantly on domestic operations such as the Manitoba Floods of 2011 and in Afghanistan. Exercise BISON WARRIOR’s aim is to hone our war fighting skills.
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FORMER YORKTON AIR CADET and Army Reservist Lieutenant Cole Janett of Bredenbury, took to the frigid spring prairies of Shilo, Manitoba to take part in the ultimate war fighting adventure – Exercise Bison Warrior 2014. Photo by Master Corporal Cam Skrypnyk.
Saskatchewan multiple sclerosis (MS) patients now have access to a new oral medication. Beginning May 1 the province began providing coverage of Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate) to treat adult MS patients with relapsing-remitting MS who meet certain criteria. “MS patients and specialists have been asking for coverage of this medication and our government is pleased to make it more accessible to those who need it,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan says. “This option does not require injections, and has the potential to improve the quality of life for MS patients by reducing the number of relapses they experience and slowing the progression of the disease.” MS is a neurological disease that impairs or destroys the function of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. About 3,700 Saskatchewan people are affected – a higher per capita rate than anywhere else in Canada. “The MS Society is very pleased with the news that Saskatchewan has given people living with MS in our province access to another option to manage the effects of their disease,” MS Society’s Saskatchewan Division Communication Manager Virginia Harper adds. Continued on Page 4.
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