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focussing on escape plans, meeting See our Salute to Kindersley places, knowing a safe neighbour to go and Eston Firefighters on page ire Prevention Week is October to in case of an emergency, as well as an 8-9 of this paper.

4th - 10th and the theme for 2020 extensive list of fire safety rules. They is “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen”. also emphasize the importance of stayDue to space and time Fire Prevention Week started in 1925 in ing calm in an emergency. limitations, we were unable to If you have a wood-burning stove or fire- While you should your Canada and remains a critical public edfeaturehave all of ourchimney area cleaAs for the young children ages 3-4 place in your home, you should have your ned and inspected once a year, additional ucation The National Fire Protecfirefighters this week.

A fire tool. can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you with just a few to years, Mitch explained theyminutes try to make chimney cleaned by a professional at least maintenance may be required if you fretionsafely Association setsevery the theme feature Kerrobert evacuate.(NFPA) This means member them of yourcomfortable household needs be preparedand once a year. Here’s why. withtofirefighters quently We use hope your to stove or fireplace during for to Fire Week.

This isIfa you globactPrevention quickly in an emergency. haven’t done so already, here are four things and Leader in next week’s their gear, so children won’t be afraid the winter. This will ensure your home and you should do to protect your family. al non-profit organization which was of them in an emergency. Fire hall tours TO REMOVE CREOSOTE edition. family are safe. My sincere apologies if established in 1896, and is devoted to have also been popular in previous Every time you use your wood stove or firewe have missed anyone.

1. INSTALL AN ALARM eliminating death, injury,SYSTEM property, and years, but of course, all of these activi- place, smoke and soot build up in- Kate Winquist, Publisher You should have at leastelectrical, one smokeand alarm and one carbon monoxide detector on economic loss due to fire, side the flue.

This residue, known tiesbedrooms. are subject to health regulations eachhazards. floor of your home, as well as near the Regularly make sure they in related as creosote, is highly flammable function by holding down the test button2020. until the alarm goes off. Always keep Mitch Hope, Public Education Ofand the primary cause of chimney During this year’s Fire Prevention extra batteries in the house. ficer for Kindersley Fire Department, Week, Kindersley fire fighters are en- fires. In addition, sweeping your said2.this the focus is on “serving joying being in their new facilities at chimney ensures that smoke and BUYyear A PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER carbon monoxide are ventilated up Make kitchen which will include the new suresafety”, you have a working fire extinguisher on fire hall. The fire department’s outside your home. safety tips such as: “Keep your cooking hand to quickly put out small fires before they cause member, Cassidie Erikson newest areaextensive clutter free.

Move anything that can damage. Install it in a visible location out of joined the fire department right about It should be noted that even a burn least of 3 feet (1 metre) theatreach children, ideallyaway on a from wall nearthe antime exit. they were moving into the new thin layer of creosote is a fire hasure you know how to use the Additionally, stove top.” make The simplest and safest fireit.hall. “A lot of the guys are saying zard. So while almost anyone can way to contain or extinguish a stove top there’s so much more room and it’s way use a chimney brush, a thorough 3. CREATE PLAN by or oven fire isAN to EVACUATION remove the oxygen nicer,” Cassidie said. sweep by a professional is necesDrawthe a floorplan of your home that closing oven door or putting a lidclearly on identifies Although students won’t be able to sary to ensure your chimney is safe exits, escape routes and a meeting point. the possible pot. to use. tour the new facility at this time, there This diagram should the location of fire Traditionally, duringalso Firenote Prevention are online resources on the topic of fire extinguishers and alarms around the house. Conduct Week, members from the local fire de- prevention and safety that can be ac- TO IDENTIFY DEFECTS a fire drill at least once a year to ensure everyone partment visit students the elemencessed, not only during Fire Prevention Once all the creosote is removed, can evacuate your homeinwithin three minutes. the chimney sweeper can inspect tary school and teach basic fire safety, Week but all year long. the components of the ventila4. KEEP EXITS CLEAR tion system. This includes the inExits should be free of obstructions at all times. In terior ducts and the chimney cap the winter, make sure snow is promptly cleared away outside. The purpose of this insfrom doors and ground-floor windows, and that none pection is to identify any damage of these exits are frozen shut. Additionally, make sure furniture and other objects or deterioration make don’t block escape routes.

With the signing of 61 writs of electionand (one fornecesNovember 28 - All 61 returning offices close. sary repairs. each constituency), Saskatchewan’s 29th General ElecThese simple steps can help keep you and your family safetion in the of a fire. underway. is event now officially All election information can be found at www.elecAn order from the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council tions.sk.ca. arrived on September 29 at Elections Saskatchewan.

To vote in the October 26 provincial election, you It instructed that a provincial election will be held in must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and Saskatchewan on Monday, October 26, 2020. have lived in Saskatchewan for at least six months be“With the signing of the writs of election, 61 return- fore September 29, 2020. You must show ID at the polls ing offices around the province are now open to the to vote. A list of acceptable ID is at www.elections.sk. detectors Officer are life-saving devices, but they can also be a source of annoyance public,” says Dr. Michael Boda, Smoke Chief Electoral ca/id. ifnominations they go off when there isn’t an emergency.

Plus, if you have a monitored system,you for Saskatchewan.

“Candidate are now To work in the October 26 provincial election, According to the National Fire Information E-CIGARETTES the false alarm might dispatch firefighters to your home. This can compromise being at these offices. And voter information must be a Saskatchewan resident for least six months Database, smoking is a leading cause of resi- • Use, charge and storeaccepted e-cigarettes in accorpublic security if a real emergency arises elsewhere. dential fires in Canada. If you smoke cigadance with thecards manufacturer’s that detailinstructions where and when a voter can vote are before September 29, 2020 and at least 16 years of age rettes or electronic cigarettes, here are some • Never leave abeing charging e-cigarette produced and unatgetting ready mail, email (new can of apply online setting at www.elections.

Heretoare a few stepsand you can takefor to 2020). reduceYou the risk mistakenly off a fire precautions you should take. tended, and avoid the battery textovercharging to registered voters.” sk.ca/takepart or by calling 1-877-958-8683. alarm at home: • Only use e-cigarette by “Myaccessories priorities made this election are voting safely and Elections Saskatchewan (ESK) is the province’s CIGARETTES the same manufacturer, and avoid modiworking safely.

I want people to• feel as safe as they do nonpartisan election management body andstove, an inMove smoke detectors away from sources of smoke and steam such as the • Avoid smoking indoors, especially in places fied devices andour fireplace. when shopping for groceries. Allshower 2,000 of polling dependent office of the Legislative Assembly of Saswhere you might fall asleep • Always transport your e-cigarette in a prolocations offersparking masks for voters and workers, san- katchewan. ESK directs and supervises the adminis• Keep an eye on your lit cigarette at all times, tective case to preventwill it from • Optdividers for photoelectric detectors.

They’re less sensitiveevents, to steamincluding than ioni-the itizer, physical distancing and clear betweensmoke tration of provincial electoral and stay away from flammable items against metal objects zation smoke alarms. voters and workers.

Surfaces in the polls will be disin2020 provincial election.

• Store lighters, matches and other smoking fected throughout the one day, and single-use pencils will Information for voters, workers, media, candidates materials out of the reach of children Additionally, you should have at least • Activate the delay setting on your detector. This way you’ll have 90 seconds to be offered.” and parties at www.elections.sk.ca.

• Use a deep, sturdy ashtray and always keep functional fire alarm and extinguisher in cancel a false alarm before it alerts first responders. it on a stable surface your home at all times.

• Douse ashes and butts in water before putKey dates this election: • Make sure everyone in your ting them in the garbage household knows how the • Never discard cigarette ashes and butts in October 10 - Nomination Day (nominations close at what 2 detectors work and vegetation such as potted plants or mulch p.m.) to do if an alarm goes off AMERICAN PUBLIS by accident.

HERS! SpecificOctober Deadline to get on the voters list. As of references15 in this article have to Canada • Inspect smoke detecbeen rep today, there are 816,698 registered voters.the Any eligible laced with US-specific inf inand yourmisses home this at least orma tio n already on thistors in the Amerivoter who is not list can version of the twicewhen a yearthey to ensure article supplied indeadline the online pa can still register in person go tothey ge fol der. work, and replace them vote. every 10 years.

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F 4 fire-safety measures to implement at home

Why cleaning your chimney is a must

Writs of election issued by Chief Electoral Officer

Fire prevention tips for smokers

How to avoid

setting off the fire alarm

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Just a gal from Glidden ...

Appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it I

KATE WINQUIST kate@yoursouthwest.com

can hardly believe that I have been writing this weekly musing for three months already! This coming weekend is, of course, Thanksgiving and I have so many reasons to be thankful.

First of all, I need to thank you, the readers who have given me lots of encouragement through the notes you write when sending in subscriptions, to the phone calls and Facebook messages. I genuinely appreciate them all, and they mean more than words can say. I can not list you all here, but 632 of you have purchased a subscription!

To the businesses and organizations that have shown the confidence in me to advertise their wares, thank you! Without your support, this newspaper could not exist on subscriptions alone.

To my new found friend, Joan Janzen, I am forever grateful. You are a gem of a human being! You have a gift of finding worthwhile things to write about, and your contribution to this newspaper has not gone unnoticed. Not to mention you bring me pumpkin lattes from Swirls Cafe!

Barry Malindine. The man behind the scenes. Barry is 74 years old (I hope he doesn’t mind me telling you his age).

Barry has come out of retirement to help me with advertising sales. It’s not

an easy job, and it can be very time-consuming. Even in just a casual role, your presence on the streets of Kindersley has been most welcome.

Every woman needs a “no matter what” friend. Someone that they can call no matter what. Someone they can vent to, no matter what. Someone she doesn’t have to explain herself to, no matter what. That friend, to me, has always been Trina Koska. Trina has been my rock for the past three months. You are such a strong, confident and intelligent woman. I have always looked up to you. Love you, girl!

Last but not least, to my husband, Robert, who has always believed in me. Thank you for letting me pursue

my dreams. I don’t know too many men who would let their wife pick up and move three hours away to start a business from scratch in the middle of a pandemic! Hopefully, we will be together under one roof sooner than later.

I found a quote that I thought was appropriate to share.

“Make it a habit to tell people, ‘thank you.’ To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.”

—Ralph Marston

Where the heck is Isham?

Going through some of my photo files earlier this summer, I came across a little video from an impromptu trip to Isham, Saskatchewan. Many of you probably know exactly where Isham is, but I’m betting most of you don’t! Located approximately 13 kms west of Eston and another 8 kms south, in the R.M. of Snipe Lake No. 259, the tiny hamlet was built along the rail line.

In its prime, Isham had a church, school and a general store (which is still standing today). In fact, the property is listed through a local realtor if you want to own a piece of history!

A stone cairn was erected in 1997 to honour the early pioneers of the area. I have typed out the inscription below.

I had posted the video on our Facebook page, and Connie McConnell commented: “Home ... my parents started our family in Isham. In fact, the stone for the cairn came from our farm when it was being planned.”

If anyone has photos or stories from Isham in its heyday, please feel free to contact me and we will keep its history alive.

Ralph Marston was right. Appreciate life. I have been blessed to be here.

ISHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT #4541 NW 1/4 - 26-24-19-W3 In the former hamlet of Isham Formed June 1923 Closed June 1965 Dedicated to those pioneers who wanted to prepare their children for a better tomorrow.

First Board Wesley E. Blood - Chairman Sidney P. Steer - Sec. Treas.

Harry C. Sheasby - Trustee D. Grham Salkeld - Trustee Miss E.G. Guthrie - First Teacher “Prairie Hamlets ... Home Towns of the West” Erected 1997

Isham was once an active community. A large cairn was erected in 1997 to honour its early pioneers.

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OPINION

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020

CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen

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Facebook Supreme Court threatens free speech

found these quotes about free speech. “It’s easier to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.”

Leo McKern (Australian actor).

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”

Gloria Steinem (American journalist).

If you don’t use social media, you may not be interested in the following information, which concerns free speech.

However for those people who are frequent users of Facebook, this is need-to-know informa-

tion.

Social media is an awesome means of keeping in touch with family and friends who live in other countries, or in other provinces. It also keeps people entertained by providing everything from recipes to funny anecdotes to lighten everyone’s day.

So why does Facebook find it necessary to install what has been labelled “Facebook Supreme Court” to control all Facebook content? Well, as one of the world’s largest and most

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

popular social media gathering places, it is not only utilized by families, but is one of the most effective tools used by advocacy groups, where they can share their campaigns on a daily basis and attract the attention of thousands of people.

Those campaigns include many issues, such as the gun bans in Canada, climate change, the energy sector and campaigns to expose UN lobbyists who try to force governments to support abortion or lose critical aid. Facebook is also a place where controversial issues can see the light of day, such as lawsuits imposed on individuals who stand up for traditional family values, or garnering help for individuals facing persecution in other countries.

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Recently, Netflix, a popular source of movies and entertainment for many families, has come under attack because of its choice of a film called “Cuties”. Netflix claims the film criticizes the choices society forces upon young girls, but this does not explain why film has 11-year-old child actors sexually gyrating and mimicking sex acts, essentially glorifying child pornography.

This situation and many others result in people signing many online petitions in an effort to draw attention to injustice.

But the establishment of this new advisory board puts all these campaigns for justice at risk, and would greatly infringe upon everyone’s right to free speech.

Nevertheless, Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has plans to institute an advisory board consisting of twenty individuals, or a “Facebook Supreme Court” as it has been dubbed by the public.

This supposedly “independent” advisory board is being created with the power to review posts and decide if you are allowed to speak or not.

It’s problematic when eighteen of the twenty “independent” board members are openly linked to left-wing mega-donor George Soros. This advisory group would greatly inhib-

it free speech for families and advocacy groups all across the world.

Facebook won’t control the actions of this new board; instead they are required to abide by the advisory board’s decisions, no matter what those decisions may be.

As a result there’s a push to let Mark Zuckerberg know, many Facebook users throughout the world want funding cut for this “Supreme Court” and have it dissolved wherever possible.

“It’s easier to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree” is a relevant quote when it concerns the instituting of an advisory board which would regulate speech on social media.

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Road Warrior I never believed my brother was stealing from the construction site, but when I visited his home, the signs were there.

Moe leaning heavily on experience

iven how far ahead Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe is ahead of the NDP and leader Ryan Meili, there might be a temptation for the Premier to take his foot off the gas of that Chevy Tahoe that’s his campaign vehicle in this 2020 general election.

It will be tempting to just put the Sask. Party campaign on cruise control and coast to the expected easy win on Oct. 26.

As has been previously mentioned in this space, the Sask. Party is sitting on 31 seats that it won in 2016 by 2,500 votes or more. There have only been six times in our province’s history when a party that won a seat by 2,500 votes or more turned around and loss that seat in the next election.

It is also worth noting that all 18 members of the current Sask. Party cabinet are standing for re-election, including Moe, himself.

Not all of them are a shoe-in to win.

Tina Beaudry-Mellor (Regina University) and Joe Hargrave are seats that were relatively close last time.

But it’s also worth noting that of the Sask. Party cabinet was returned to

New Democrats who valthe Legislature in the 2016 ue the contribution and election. experience of those who And even if a couple have put years into the don’t make it, the number party. of Sask. Party with cabinet One can certainly arexperience, the 18 presgue that cabinet expeent ministers plus severrience is less significant al backbenchers seeking than the talent and abilre-election who were, is a ities of the individuals sharp contrast to the NDP. running for office.

The once so-called natBut the first requireurally governing party in ment of any political parSaskatchewan only had MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist ty is to get its candidates two former cabinet minelected. So the second isters on its slate and only a couple others with any experience in reason why this is disheartening is it government. This is the unfortunate it’s easier if the person running for your reality for a party out of power for 13 party is known and recognized as someone with cabinet experience. years.

This takes us back to last week’s But it is a situation the NDP has made worse by dismissing one of only campaign launch and the theme from two candidates it did have with cabinet Scott Moe you can expect to hear over experience. and over again during the course of The dumping of former MLA and this four-week campaign: Who can you cabinet minister Sandra Morin as the trust? party’s Regina Walsh Acres candidate “You are going to see me get out does not bode well for Ryan Meili for a of this truck each and every morning couple reasons. to engage Saskatchewan people,” Moe First, it’s disheartening for veteran told reporters in front of the campaign

office of Regina Pasqua candidate Muhammad Fiaz.

“We are looking forward to engaging the people of the province with the question: ‘Who do you trust?’ “ According to Moe, a big part of that trust issue is the past record of NDP governments that includes the closure of 53 hospital closures and 176 school closures during the NDP the NDP’s last tenure.

Essentially, Moe is stepping on the gas and speeding past his own government’s record of deficit budgets and debts.

However, budget deficits and debt are already emerging as issues in Meili’s campaign.

“Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party are out of ideas, spinning their wheels,” Meili told reporters upon launching the campaign.

“There’s an old saying that when people show you what they are, you should believe them ... We’re saying you don’t have to settle for Scott Moe.” Don’t expect Moe to standstill and take this. It will likely cause him to step on the gas a little more.

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Car enthusiasts head to car show in Rosetown C

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

ar enthusiasts headed to Rosetown on Sunday, September 27th, to attend one of the few car shows this year in western Canada. The show was located at the Rosetown AGT Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., where fifty buffed up vehicles were on display inside, and approximately twenty-five more cars and trucks were lined up outside, ready to be viewed.

The Dusty Wheels Car Club put the show together. Their 35th annual auto show was designed to bring people together to share their mutual love of cars.

Sixty-one local businesses also sponsored it.

The car club’s Vice President, Barrie Churchman, was excited when the club heard that the provincial government allowed car shows to occur. The organizers were careful to adhere to all the necessary guidelines for the show to move forward. Part of the regulations required a limit of 150 people on the ice surface at a time.

Young and old attended the show, pausing to look at various makes and models of antique vehicles. In fact, I almost bumped into an elderly gentle-

man while taking photos, but like most car enthusiasts, he was very good-humoured about it. “That’s how I met my wife,” he smiled. “She backed into me, and here we are together 55 years later.”

As I moved down the aisle, a car owner asked a little two-year-old boy if he would like to sit in his customized car, but the toddler kept shaking his head. Finally, his mom asked if he was sure he didn’t want to sit in it; the kid looked at his mom and diplomatically answered, “We’ll talk about it later.”

Later I discovered every vehicle at the show had its own individual story.

Vehicle owners came from Lloydminster, Kindersley, Dundurn, Calvert, Saskatoon, Elrose, North Battleford, Unity, Warman, Biggar, Admiral, Kerrobert, Martensville, Oiler, Swift Current, Wiseton and Rosetown.

A 1951 Studebaker Champion was purchased in 1983 by Joe Giesbrecht’s father, Abe and then sold in 1989. However, just by chance, Joe found the car for sale online in 2016 and purchased it once again, bringing the car from Warman to the show in Rosetown.

A 1956 Pontiac Laurentian belonged to Jerry Demeria and his family from Saskatoon, since 1978. He had found

it sitting in a compound, where it had been parked since 1962, and it was in sad shape. The hood and front fender were lying beside the car, the motor and transmission were missing, and the owner was planning to trash it. But since the body was complete and totally rust free, Jerry bought it and began the long process of restoring it.

“The car has been an important part of our family, and we expect it will be a part of our family for a long time to come,” Jerry noted.

The Dusty Wheels Car Club members are also expecting their annual auto show will be an important event in Rosetown for many years to come.

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Inter Pipeline’s Bursary Program benefits local students Inter Pipeline has been giving back to the community for over 17 years by way of their bursary program called Discovery Awards. This program supports youth who reside in communities where Inter Pipeline operates in, by providing funding to high school students who are pursuing a post-secondary education in an industry related field. Examples of an industry related field include anything from Business, Environment, Engineering degrees to trades and apprenticeships.

The Awards are granted to high school students who have demonstrated academic commitment and have a financial need. In addition to the first-year post-secondary students receiving grants, these same students can apply for an additional Award for their second year of post-secondary education.

In 2020, 47 bursaries of $2,000 were awarded by Inter Pipeline to students in communities all over Alberta and Saskatchewan. The total funds distributed through the program was $94,000 this year.

During the first couple weeks of October, Inter Pipeline will be celebrating the achievements of these students by publishing their names in many local newspapers across the province.

Award applications are distributed to designated high school in early February of every year, and the school nominates a candidate by June 1st. Each application must be completed and signed by a School Guidance Counsellor or Principal. Inter Pipeline does not accept applications that do not come directly from the school.

For more information about Inter Pipeline’s Discovery Award program or their community investment program, please contact CommunityInvestment@interpipeline.com or call 403-290-6000.

Congratulations to our 2020 Discovery Award recipients.

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Pucker up!

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PHOTO BY KATE WINQUIST Sherry Casswell gets ready for a smooch from her horse, Buzz at the Antique Threshing demonstration on September 25 at the Kindersley & District Museum.

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HOT FLASHES As women get older they begin to accumulate more and more dogs.

They call them many paws.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020

Stock Growers 107th AGM goes virtual

PHOTO BY KATE WINQUIST Work has been progressing on the new Hutterite colony near Eston since this photo was taken back in July.

New Hutterite colony begins to take shape near Eston JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

If you’ve been in the region approximately six miles south of Eston, Sask., you may have noticed some new structures being erected. From the Fairville Hutterite Colony near Bassano, Alberta, Andrew Wipf informed me that the Fairville Colony is developing a daughter colony at the Eston location.

As is the custom, a colony divides once its population reaches 120, or when it can financially afford to divide. Andrew Wipf is a minister for the new colony named the Eston Farming Co. Developing a new colony takes much effort and time, and Wipf says the Eston project has just begun.

“We’ve just started.

It will be at least three years before people move in. We’re in the process of building a structure

where we do our slaughtering and canning. Right now, there are about twenty people at the Eston location,” Wipf said.

“Depending on how long it takes to develop, there will be approximately seventy-five to eighty people there at the start.

That’s everybody, including children.”

A chicken barn capable of housing 17,000 birds was one of the first structures to be built. “We put different quotes out there for the construction of the barn; we wanted to stay local if we could,” Wipf explained, “We hired Elliott Concrete and Construction out of Eston to put up the barn. We also hired the RM of Eston to do some excavating on the place.”

The Eston Farming Co. has a strong farming base, which includes land previously owned

by Bill Boyd. Wipf ex-

plained that “The chicken barn is going right now, and we’re shipping eggs to Saskatoon. We’ve applied for a permit for 600 hogs, but that depends on how the hog industry proceeds. We’re not sure if we’ll go ahead with it, but we are getting the permit.” He clarified that they wouldn’t be adding any more animals in the next year or more.

“We moved in a 49man dorm and got it ready for people to move in,” Wipf said, describing it as a temporary dwelling. “There’s about twenty people living there.”

It may be a while before the new Hutterite colony is entirely up and running, with all the families moved in, but they’ll be good neighbours when they do arrive. “We like to keep things local and support local as much as possible,” Andrew Wipf concluded.

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SCHOOL DIVISION ELECTIONS

Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office of: Board of Education Members: Sun West School Division No. 207 Subdivision No. 1 (Eatonia, Eston, Marengo) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 2 (Coleville, D’Arcy, Plenty) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 3 (Biggar) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 4 (Dinsmore, Harris) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 5 (Beechy, Elrose, Kyle, Lucky Lake) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 6 (Davidson, Kenaston, Loreburn) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 7 (Town of Outlook) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 8 (Town of Rosetown) – Number to be elected: 1 Subdivision No. 9 (Town of Kindersley) – Number to be elected: 1 will be received by the following election officers on the 7th day of October 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and during regular business hours from September 16th to October 6th 2020 inclusive or by fax 1-306-882-3366 or email to elections@sunwestsd.ca Rhonda Saathoff, or Bonnie Giles Sun West School Division Office, 501 1st Street West, Rosetown Nomination forms may be obtained at the following locations: 1. the Division Office in Rosetown; 2. the schools in each subdivision; and 3. On the Sun West School Division website (www.sunwestsd.ca).

Dated this 16th day of September, 2020.

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Rhonda Saathoff Returning Officer

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association will hold its 107th Annual General Meeting online on October 14.

“We had been hoping to meet in-person,” said SSGA president Bill Huber.

“We held off as long as we could before deciding to hold the meeting online, but the pandemic situation is still uncertain.

People have to make plans, so we had to make a decision.”

The AGM is required under the SSGA bylaws, and is an important opportunity to put forward resolutions coming from members through their Zone meetings. Resolutions will often identify an issue of concern to producers and direct the SSGA’s lobbying efforts.

This year, members will vote on calling the SSGA to lobby the federal government over its decision to cancel the registration of strychnine for controlling Richardson’s Ground Squirrel populations; and to oppose the use of the term “meat” to describe plant-based food products.

The deadline for submitting resolutions and nominations is October 1.

Board elections are also conducted at the AGM. Seven Director-At-Large twoyear terms are expiring, and elections will be held for six positions.

The AGM is scheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 pm on Wednesday, October 14. In addition to conducting SSGA business, registrants will hear greetings from Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit and an update from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

The inaugural general meeting of the new Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation will take place in conjunction with the SSGA AGM. The foundation is a registered charity whose goals include conserving agricultural lands, advancing education, to relieving poverty, and to assisting victims of disasters.

Huber said that while a virtual meeting was the SSGA’s second-best option, it’s important that the association conduct its business.

“Our members’ safety was our main concern in going virtual,” Huber said.

“We also have to think of our responsibilities to the community at large. We’ll do what’s necessary, and we’ll look ahead to our usual AGM and Convention next year.”

The planning process for the 108th AGM, to be held in Assiniboia in 2021, is already underway.

Registration for this year’s virtual meeting is now open on the SSGA website. The agenda and other details are also posted on the website.

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Flatlanders Speedway hosts “The Ultimate Showdown” Flatlanders Speedway was where all the action was on September 26 & 27.

The event was dubbed “The Ultimate Showdown” and featured racers from across western Canada.

Due to COVID restrictions, spectators were limited to 150, but those who were able to attend were treated to an awesome display of racing in all of the categories.

Feature Wins September 26th TRUCKS 1. 82 - Cody Becker 2. 46 - Sheldon Booth 3. 94 - Brad Long STREET STOCKS 1. 5K - Stefan Klym 2. K2 - Kyle Deck 3. 04 - Tanner Levorson MODIFIED 1. 27H - Stew Hayward 2. 90M - Danny Mier 3. 68 - Brian Roode HOBBY STOCK 1. 18 - Bill Oakes 2. 99 - Rob Gale 3. 22 - Chris Douglas MINI 1. 7H - Caylee Hiebert 2. 08 - Brody Singleton 3. 77H - Richard Hiebert

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Buttar bucked off at Lockdown Bull Bash PONOKA, Alberta– Competing at just his fifth PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada event of the 2020 season, annual national champion contender Jordan Hansen (Okotoks, Alberta) delivered a perfect 2-for-2 performance to win the Lockdown Bull Bash in Ponoka, Alberta, part of the league’s Touring Pro Division.

In addition to showcasing the outfit’s world-class bovine athletes, the event was hosted by sixtime and reigning PBR Canada Stock Contractor of the Year Vold Rodeo, as managed by Nansen and Jenn Vold.

In Round 1, the 27-year-old was one of eight riders to reach the requisite 8, covering Backwoods Legit (Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls) for 81 points.

Hansen then recorded the high-marked ride of the event in the championship round when he faced Trapped (Vold Rodeo), the bovine athlete who in his last trip dispatched two-time and reigning PBR World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) in 7.79 seconds during the September Unleash The Beast event in Billings, Montana.

Becoming the first rider to cover Trapped in four outs across all levels of PBR competition, Hansen was marked 87 points, cementing the event win.

Hansen netted $2,518.12, along with 25 national points for his victory.

Unranked prior to the event, the home province favorite is now ranked No. 15 in the PBR Canada national standings, 252.5 points behind No. 1 Dakota Buttar (Kindersley, Saskatchewan).

Buttar competed at the Lockdown Bull Bash, however had his event come to an early end when he was bucked off by Last Rights (Vold Rodeo) just short of the whistle.

Two-time PBR Canada Champion Zane Lambert (Ponoka, Alberta) and Jake Gardner (Fort St. John, British Columbia) tied for second after recording matching, 85-point, Round 1-winning rides.

For Lambert he went the distance aboard All Business (Two Bit Bucking Bulls) which Gardner conquered Hot Tamale (Two Bit Bucking Bulls).

Each rider netted a cheque for $1,227.19 along with 15 nation-

al points. Lambert rose from No. 7 to No. 5 as he seeks his historic third national championship, and Gardner gained one position, now ranked No. 11, after beginning the tour stop No. 12.

Lambert now trails No. 1 Buttar by 168 points, and Gardner is within 221 points.

Fourth was Lonnie West (Cadogan, Alberta), earning $637.5 and seven national points.

West’s efforts were highlighted by an 83.5-point ride on Norse God (Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls) in Round 1.

He maintained his No. 13-rank in the national standings, inching closer to the No. 1 position, which he now trails by 232.5 points.

Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was Dayton Johnston (Milk River, Alberta).

Johnston rode Jappy Feeling Dangerous (Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls) for 83 points in Round 1, propelled to a $363.38 payday, while also collecting five national points.

The 24-year-old Alberta remains No. 14 in the nation.

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Jays celebrate return to playoffs T

oronto (Buffalo) Blue Jays are back in the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time since 2016, but they’re partly obscured because of the gigantic asterisk. The Blue Jays compiled the eighth best record in the American League but they started on equal footing with 15 other teams in the two leagues.

Baseball traditionalists may cringe, but tradition has taken a vacation in 2020. Tradition is forced to go out the window when trying to create a playoff system in the midst of a pandemic.

Baseball was the last sport to go the wildcard route, giving in to the popular new playoff tradition in 1995. This year, after a truncated 60game season that didn’t start until late July, eight teams per league started a post-season run that will eventually yield a World Series champion.

In Los Angeles, meanwhile, Dodgers fans are already planning the World Series parade.

Sixteen teams may be qualifying for the playoffs, but the Dodgers have been the dominant team all year — No. 1 in pitching stats and No. 2 in hitting (behind Atlanta Braves) and there’s no reason to think that dominance won’t carry on through the playoffs.

Still, stranger things have happened. There are no byes, and all 16 teams will be involved in best-of-three ‘wildcard’ series. Even the Dodgers could be vulnerable in a best-of-three.

An upset is what the Blue Jays, the American League’s No. 8 seed, were visualizing when they took on No. 1 Tampa Bay Rays.

Hyun Jin Ryu, the Jays’ off-season free-agent acquisition, should be good for one victory in Tampa Bay, but Toronto’s pitching gets iffy after that. Offensively, the Jays aren’t a pushover. Bo Bichette is back in the lineup after missing about 25 games, and Teoscar Hernandez has enjoyed a breakout season with 16 homers.

Other youngsters such as Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., are also offensive threats. The Jays could surprise.

Actually, however, the Blue Jays are likely a year or two away from being legitimate contenders for the World Series. But hey, this is 2020, the weirdest year any of us can remember, so expect the unexpected.

Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha, to • area football fans: “If you are tweeting that the worst thing that has happened in 2020 is that Nebraska must play at Ohio State in Week 1 you really need to pay more attention to the news.”

Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Phillies • pitcher Zack Wheeler had to be scratched from a start after he tore the nail of his right middle finger while putting on his pants. As any good Philadelphian knows, what good is a guy if he can’t use his middle finger?”

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Joel Beall of GolfWorld, on • Matthew Wolff shooting a thirdround 65 at Winged Foot during the third round of the U.S.Open. “He did so hitting from spots requiring a compass rather than a yardage book, needing a weedwacker instead of a wedge.”

Comedy writer Alex Kase• berg: “Danny Lee withdrew from the U.S. Open after taking six strokes to make a four-foot putt. To give you an idea how bad it was, Lee was named an honorary New York Jet.” Daniel Rapaport in GolfWorld, on the final • pairing in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot: “It was a two-horse race. A two-animal race, really. One man built like a bison, the other named Wolff.”

Brad Dickson again: “In Nebraska high school • football Franklin defeated Elba by a score of 60-6. The Elba coach said his players could’ve come back from such a deficit if only they were playing the Atlanta Falcons.”

Dwight Perry again: A curling robot — named • Curly, of course — went 3-1 in four matches against members of South Korea’s national teams. Even more impressive, Curly can reportedly grunt ‘Hurry! Hard!’ in 68 languages.”

Ann Killion of the San Francisco Chronicle, • on starting up a football season amid a pandemic: “The Power 5 conferences like to use the phrase ‘student-athlete.’ Maybe ‘lab rat’ is more appropriate.”

Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “Best • way to make a Leaf fan cry? Show them the figures on Brayden Point’s contract. He’s been the Doug Gilmour of this year’s playoffs, high energy and high production, pulling in $4 to $5 million-plus less than Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.”

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new family has moved to Eston, Saskatchewan. Juandre and Helenka Bernard and their two young sons left their home country of South Africa and arrived at Eston earlier in September. After being self-quarantined for two weeks, Juandre was ready to begin his new position as a journeyman technician at Owens & Sweitzer.

Helenka explained the process her family needed to go through in order to move to Canada. “Our first choice was to leave South Africa, so we started looking at options. I know climate-wise, Australia seemed the way to go, but we love the way people are in Canada.

We decided we’d like to raise our kids where they are allowed to play on the streets safely, and where people are gracious towards you. Even though it’s colder here, we had to make a move for our children.” The two Bernard boys are aged five and eight years.

Both Juandre and Helenka emphasized their love for South Africa and noted that it is truly beautiful with many untouched, picturesque areas; however, the culture has changed. “The entire lifestyle is not how I grew up. It’s no longer safe. You can have your house broken into in the middle of the day,” Helenka confessed. “It became impossible to get a job if you can’t prove your 70 percent of colour, and you can’t say anything about it, or they call you a

racist. We were working seven days a week at two jobs in order to feed our kids.” Juandre had his own workshop in South Africa, where he repaired agriculture and industrial equipment, and Helenka was a marketing designer and did photography on weekends.

As the couple prepared to move, they saved up everything they could.

Someone introduced them to an agent who got Juandre a job interview. Then Juandre and Helenka sold everything they owned to pay the agent. It was a huge sacrifice for the young family, and a difficult choice to decide to leave all that was familiar behind, but they were willing to pay the price in order to live in a free and safe country.

“It was hard leaving close family, but you don’t get many opportunities to leave the country, so when you do, you take it,” Helenka said. “We are actually enjoying it a lot here. We are getting used to the cold; this fall weather is equal to our winter.”

Helenka was so concerned about Canada’s cold weather that most of the luggage she brought consisted of blankets, which are now being well used.

“The kids are constantly using the blankets while watching TV. They are rolled up like sausages,” she said. But the boys are adjusting well, and both had learned English as a second language while in South Africa.

Nevertheless, living in Eston, Saskatchewan, is a big adjustment for the

Juandre and Helenka Bernard with their boys. family. “It’s a different lifestyle completely,” Helenka said. “I’ve had to relearn how to cook.” And her children, who are accustomed to living in a hot country and running around barefoot, complain about wearing shoes.

Helenka, who is a lifestyle and wedding photographer, has already lined up some photoshoots. “I’ve already booked three family shoots,” she said. She calls her business “Photos by Helenka,” and her photos on Facebook are impressive.

“We’re just happy to be here, and we always have faith in God that He will

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look after us,” Helenka said. “It’s just an amazing experience to be here; I love seeing the kids playing outside.” The young mom expressed how grateful she was when a youngster brought over a bicycle for her oldest son.

“We’re coming to this town to stay; we’re not just trying to make a start here and then move on. We want to be part of the community.” Helenka concluded.

So if you see Helenka and Juandre and their boys, be sure to give them a warm Saskatchewan welcome; they will be sure to appreciate your kindness.

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“Awareness days like World Mental Health Day can help. Words of support come from famous Canaon Oct. 10 are absolutely fabulous to open up the dis- dians such as Olympic rower Silken Laumann, a decussion about mental health, but I always think about pression survivor, and NHL goalie Clint Malarchuk, a Oct. 11, 12 and the rest of the year when people find suicide-attempt survivor. themselves immersed in darkness or anxiety and don’t “They are small cards on a keychain so the idea is know what to do?” says Christalee Froese, founder of that you would put them in your backpack, purse or the More Joy Movement. car to have in case something like a panic attack hits, After suffering a nervous breakdown in 2011, Fro- or if you just need some encouragement on a tough ese has made it her mission to get concrete mental day,” said Froese, adding that Saskatchewan Polytechhealth information out to the public. nic has ordered 150 coping cards for “I’m living proof that there is students in one of its programs. help, there is recovery and there can “Lots of people have approached be ‘more joy’ after going through me in despair because they know I even the worst of mental-health have felt as dark and down as they struggles,” said Froese who are feeling and my go-to is to give launched the More Joy Movement them a set of coping cards because in 2019 after her book Journey to Joy it spells out in black and white what struck a chord throughout the provyou can do to cope, when to get help ince. and where to find it.”

Froese says with COVID-19 isolaThe affordable price of the coption and stress in full force this year, ing cards ($20) and Covid Care Kits the need for mental health informa($45) were made possible thanks tion is greater than ever. to the Conexus Credit Union who “Health Canada predicts that awarded the More Joy Movement 11 million Canadians will experias a Kindness Capital Fund recipence high levels of stress related to ient this spring. The coping cards the Covid pandemic,” said Froese. are being packaged in Covid Care Christalee Froese “That’s 1 in 3 of us, so when you Kits which can be delivered within are at a traffic light and you are surRegina to friends, family members rounded by traffic, you are also surrounded by many and co-workers. The kits include a ‘Huckit Bucket’ for people who are living with stress, anxiety and depres- worries (a coping tip suggested by Harvard Medical sion.”

School), as well as local ‘joy’ cookies, masks and FroThe More Joy Movement is launching ‘More Joy ese’s book. Two dollars from the sale of every kit will Coping Cards’ and ‘COVID Care Kits’ to mark World go to help with the cost of counselling for those who Mental Health Day (Oct. 10, 2020). The cards—which are not covered by a work plan. were created by mental health professionals and reIn addition, Froese’s book, which is currently in its viewed by social workers and psychologists (including third printing, is being incorporated into JoyLab 2.0 Dr. Katherine Owen, clinical director of the Saskatche- at the Saskatchewan Science Centre. Launch night on wan Health Authority’s Online Therapy Team)—are a Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the Science Centre will feature an deck of 30 cards with mental health information, cop- in-person talk by Froese (tickets include a set of coping ing tips and next steps. cards and are $20 at sasksciencecentre.com). More Joy The scientifically researched cards (created in part- Coping Cards and Froese’s Journey to Joy book will be nership with Ontario’s Tina Chan, the creator of Panic, sold at the Science Centre gift shop as well.

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Intent: The proposed amendment will define and regulate hazardous substance storage, regulate water supply requirements, and provide further regulation for resource based uses in regard to setbacks, decommissioning, and meeting regulations and requirements of all levels of government. The proposed amendment will also identify mineral processing and related facilities as a discretionary use in the Agricultural District.

Affected Land: The proposed amendment will affect all land within the incorporated area of the Rural Municipality. The identification of mineral processing and related facilities as a discretionary use will only impact lands zoned in the Agricultural District.

Reason: The reason for the amendment is to address the potential proposal of a lithium extraction facility and to provide further general regulation regarding hazardous substance storage, water supply requirements, and resource-based uses.

Public Inspection: Any person may review the proposed bylaw at the R.M. of Oakdale No. 320 office during regular office hours. Copies of the bylaw will be made available.

Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing for the Zoning Bylaw amendment on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Coleville Community Hall, 203 Main Street Coleville, SK. The purpose of the public hearing is to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office prior to the hearing).

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NOTICE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the R.M. of Oakdale No. 320 will consider an application for discretionary use development permit from Independent Energy Inc. at the Coleville Community Hall on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.

The application proposes to expand the company’s production at their crude oil processing facility located at Ptn. SW 27-33-22 W3M from 16,000 barrels per day to 32,000 barrels per day.

As required by the R.M. of Oakdale’s Zoning Bylaw, notice of the date Council will consider the application is hereby being given in a newspaper circulating within the R.M. of Oakdale No. 320.

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Branch 615 Main Street S.

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801 - 9th Street West

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