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Big honkin’ election win for Saskatchewan Party
REGINA, SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan Party was re-elected to its historic fourth majority government on Oct. 26, taking 50 of 61 seats as of late Monday night, and giving Scott Moe his first “big honkin’ election win,” as he put it, as leader of the Saskatchewan Party and now premier-elect. It was a gain of four seats for the Saskatchewan Party. The New Democratic Party, led by Ryan Meili, won 11 seats, a decline of two.
The 2016 election had the Saskatchewan Party winning 51 seats and the New Democratic Party winning 10, but by dissolution, due to byelections and vacancies, the Saskatchewan Party had 46 seats, the NDP had 13, and there were two vacant seats.
Late into the night it looked like not much at all had changed, with similar the seat counts and leaders of both of the major parties retaining their seats. But that changed late into the night, after the TV stations shut down their coverage. The Saskatchewan Party kept picking up additional seats, and an upset came in for New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Ryan Meili. With 50 of 50 polls reporting in in Saskatoon Meewasin, he was behind the Saskatchewan Party’s Rylund Hunter by 83 votes.
However, that could change in the coming days, as there were 1,656 vote by mail ballots issued by Elections Saskatchewan for Saskatoon Meewasin. Due to the pandemic, votes by mail received by 8 p.m. on election day will be counted by Elections Saskatchewan will count on Oct. 28, instead of on the date of the final count.
Even then, the final result may not be known until the final election count, Nov. 7, 12 days after the election. That’s because votes received in the mail from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 won’t be counted until the final count. Additionally, some voters may have chosen to vote in person instead of by mail, or have chosen not
to vote at all, so how many of those vote by mail ballots issued are actually in play is an open question.
Usually not an important factor, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an extraordinary increase in both requests for mail-in ballots and participation in advanced polls. Advance voting was up substantially compared to 2016, with 185,061 votes cast this year compared to 110,716 cast four years ago.
Those vote by mail ballots could be the deciding factor in several races. There were 61,412 vote by mail ballot kits sent out by Elections Saskatchewan, a record number by a factor of more than 13. Most of the seats in the closest races had substantial numbers of vote by mail ballots issued – ranging from 568 to 2,674, easily enough to sway the final numbers.
Meili’s seat wasn’t the only race which could be impacted by the extraordinarily high number of mail-in ballots. Saskatoon University had the NDP’s Jennifer Bowes leading the Sask. Party’s Eric Olausen by 105 votes, with 1,296 vote by mail ballots issued. Saska-
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toon Eastview saw NDP candidate Matt Love ahead of Sask. Party candidate Chris Guérette by 102. That riding had 1,555 vote by mail ballots issued.
An upset came in Saskatoon Riversdale, where the Sask. Party’s Marv Friesen beat the NDP’s Ashlee Hicks by 274 votes. Saskatoon Riversdale has long been an NDP stronghold, represented by past NDP Premiers Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert. But that riding also had 920 vote by mail ballots issued.
Awash in with Sask. Party green
The map was awash with Sask. Party green across all of rural Saskatchewan save the two northern seats of Athabasca and Cumberland. Other than the north, only the more central and western portions of both Saskatoon and Regina went NDP orange.
While there were six parties running and three independents, it was really a two-party race. As of midnight on election night with 99.88 of ballot boxes reporting, the Saskatchewan Party improved its share of the popular vote by 0.6 per cent, from 62.4 per cent in 2016, to 63 per cent. The NDP’s share of the popular vote declined, from 30.2 per cent in 2016, to 29 per cent. That makes the third time the Sask. Party had re-
ceived over 60 per cent of the vote. The brand-new Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan outdid all other minor parties, scoring 11,050 votes for a 2.9 per cent share. That was accomplished with just 17 candidates running. They beat out the Saskatchewan Green Party, which fielded 60 candidates but only gained 9,091 votes, or 2.4 per cent. The Progressive Conservatives had 31 candidates, and garnered 7,935 votes, or 2 per cent. The Liberals, with just three candidates, received 338 votes, or 0.09 per cent.
Incumbents keep winning
This is the third provincial election since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and in each case, the incumbent government won, with a stronger showing either in seats or vote share. New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government under Blaine Higgs was the first, moving from a minority to a majority government. A similar pattern happened just days ago in British Columbia, where a minority NDP government lead by John Horgan won a majority. In each case, the voters trusted the incumbents to continue on.
That was the central theme of Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe’s campaign. He started the election by asking “Who do you trust?” and it was his mantra throughout the campaign, asking who the voters would trust to lead Saskatchewan through the recovery from the pandemic. Moe consistently brought up the NDP’s record of cuts during its 16 years in power from 19912007 under austerity budgets to eliminate a deficit in the earlier years. He said the NDP were a party of decline, while the Sask. Party was one of growth. Conversely, NDP Leader Ryan Meili often focused on what they said the Sask. Party would do – make severe cuts to social programs under austerity budgets. Meili’s repeated phrase that such cuts, during uncertain times, were “downright dangerous.” Their campaign focused on “People first,” and included a “Sask. First” procurement strategy, smaller class sizes in schools, and a restoration of STC bus service.
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Public notice is hereby given that a poll has been granted for the election of:
Board of Education Member: Subdivision No. 2 Sun West School Division No. 207 Number to be elected: 1
notice is hereby given that a poll has been granted for the election of:
Board of Education Member: Subdivision No. 2 Sun West School Division No. 207 Number to be elected: 1
and that voting will take place on Monday, the 9th day of November, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the polling places listed below, and that I will, at the Division Office, 501 - 1st Street West, Rosetown, on the 10th day of November, 2020, at the hour of 4:00 p.m., declare the result of the election.
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B-2 Brock Community Hall, 2nd Street West Brock
that voting will take place on Monday, the 9th day of November, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to p.m. at the polling places listed below, and that I will, at the Division Office, 501 - 1st West, Rosetown, on the 10th day of November, 2020, at the hour of 4:00 p.m., declare result of the election.
C-2 Coleville Community Hall Main Street Coleville
D-2 Dodsland Legion Hall 231 2nd Avenue Dodsland
F-2 Fiske Hall 1st Avenue West Fiske
P-2 Plenty Community Hall 624 4th Street Plenty
S-2 Smiley Community Hall 2nd Avenue Smiley
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Dated this 8th day of October, 2020
B-2 Brock Community Hall 2nd Street West Brock
C-2 Coleville Community Hall Main Street Coleville D-2 Dodsland Legion Hall 231 2nd Avenue Dodsland F-2 Fiske Hall 1st Avenue West
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| BRIAN ZINCHUK, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Understanding ourselves through family history
KATE WINQUIST kate@yoursouthwest.com
It was ten years ago. I ran the newspaper in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, and got prepared to put together our Remembrance Day edition. As I have done this year, I had requested that people send us pictures and brief write-ups of family members who have served. I got that and a whole lot more. It is what ultimately has turned into a passion for me over the past decade.
Lynne Downey dropped off old clippings from the Gull Lake Advance dating from 1930-1946. I had access to the archived papers, but only from 1947 onward as a flood had destroyed them.
Lynne’s grandmother, Anna, saved these clipping in a scrapbook. It was evident that the articles had special meaning to her. Anna’s scrapbook was filled with World War II clippings, wedding and birth announcements, sports stories, and other important things to the Downey household.
As I flipped through the pages, I saw my family’s history before my eyes.
I was familiar with stories that my Mom had told me about her time in Gull Lake as a little girl, but somehow when I saw these things in print, it took on a new perspective.
There was a wedding announcement for my great Aunt Erna. “Little Beverley Ann Maclennan (my Mom) was the flower girl. A thank you note to the Gull Lake Ladies Social Club for the Christmas package from my Grandfather Neil Maclennan and other Gull Lake men filled an entire page. An article of my great Uncle Ian receiving the Distinguished Flying Medal, which I have reprinted here. Then there was the tragic write-up of my great Uncle Bruce, who was killed in action at the tender age of 21.
When I purchased the newspaper in Gull Lake back in 2009, I tried to convince myself that I belonged in the community, knowing that my family had a history in the town. It wasn’t until I was able to see evidence of how important the community of Gull Lake was to my family and how important my family was to the community of Gull Lake that it really hit me. I did belong. It is now ten years later and I feel like I have come full circle with starting Your West Central Voice.
My great Uncle, Ian Maclennan, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and eventually became one of the war’s great Spitfire aces.
He was featured a few years ago on the History Channel in Norm Christie’s “Battlefield Mysteries” series when Christie spoke about many aspects of WWII history related to “The Siege of Malta.”
The Siege of Malta began in 1940, but it wasn’t until the arrival of the RAF Spitfire Squadrons in 1942 that the air war advantage swung in favour of the Allies. Later in the war, Uncle Ian would fly as air support during the invasion of Normandy. He would be shot down over France and captured, ending his fight in a German prison camp.
Uncle Ian was in Malta for nearly a year and fought numerous sky battles. There were five squadrons of eight planes apiece. He and his fellow pilots took turns flying them in shifts. Sometimes the Spitfires would be up for a whole day with just enough time between sorties to land, refuel, re-load, change off pilots and get them back in the sky hunting for German bombers or fighters again.
My uncle didn’t like to think back too much on those brutal days he flew over Malta, where he and his fellow pilots were always in the mode of kill or be killed every time they went up. I had a chance to talk with him about it when he returned to Gull Lake for its Centennial cele-
bration in 2011.
After Germany retreated from North Africa, the Siege of Malta came to an end. Ian transferred back to England to prepare for the eventual invasion of Normandy. He recalled the anticipation amongst Canadian forces waiting to go ashore at Juno Beach, remembering how the failed raid at Dieppe was on every Canadian soldier’s mind as D-Day approached ever closer.
“The Canadians got screwed at Dieppe,” he said. “Normandy was revenge for us. No one tried to stop us in the air at Juno Beach. Any Luftwaffe that showed up, they were knocked down just like that. But I got shot down and spent nearly a year in a German prison camp.”
When my reporter asked Ian if he was proud of his service during the war, he didn’t think the word “proud” was appropriate to describe his feelings.
“Proud? I wouldn’t say anything like that strong. We had a job to do; I guess you could say I’m content with my service. I did the job I was asked to do.”
I am proud to call him my great uncle.
Sgt. Ian Maclennan receives the D.F.M.
Information was received Saturday by Superintendent and Mrs. J. Maclennan in a cablegram from their son, Sgt. Pilot Ian Maclennan, now stationed at Malta, to the effect that he had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal and that he had been commissioned as a Pilot Officer.
This makes the second Gull Lake Pilot to receive the flying decoration, Sgt. Fred Moritz having been awarded the D.F.M. some time ago.
Pilot Officer Maclennan joined the R.C.A.F. in May of 1940 and went overseas in July 1941. While finishing his training in England he was admitted to hospital where he remained for three months prior to starting flight operations in December of last year.
The following has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. Maclennan in compliance with a request to the
Watrous station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation relative to their news item outlining the activities of Flt.-Sgt. I.R Maclennan.
“Another Saskatchewan Flier has been decorated for his part in the defence of Malta. He is Flt.- Sgt. I.R. Maclennan of Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, and he has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. The award was made in recognition of his outstanding success in shooting German planes out of the sky in the recent heavy enemy offensive against Malta. In a space of two or three days he shot down four enemy planes and damaged at least eight more. In one early evening fight he shot down two Bombers and then the next day he single handedly took on a large group of German fighter planes and shot down one of them.
My great uncle Ian Maclennan and I in 2011 at Gull Lake, Sask.
My grandfather, Flight Sergt. Neil Maclennan
My great uncle, Pilot Officer Ian Maclennan
My great uncle, Pilot Officer Bruce Maclennan Killed in action March 31, 1945
My great uncle, James Maclennan Corporal Army
Reprinted from The Gull Lake Advance
Gull Lake Boy Commissioned as a Pilot Officer
OPINION
CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen
Thousands of Canadians protest lockdowns
Theriddle goes like this: Imagine you’re stuck in a locked room with no windows, no key, no tools, not even a door. How do you get out? Answer: Stop imagining it.
People living in Toronto and Ottawa are not imagining being under Stage 2 lockdowns since Thanksgiving, followed by more lockdowns enforced for York Region. This resulted in over 4,000 people participating in an anti-lockdown rally at Yonge-Dundas Square. The mainstream media reported
the rally included about a hundred people, so it was fitting that one of the signs being carried at the rally said “Practice media distancing; they are lying to you”.
This is taking place in spite of Dr. David Navarro, Director-General of the World Health Organization recently saying “We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus.” He also pointed out the negative consequences caused by lockdowns
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all over the world, including increased hunger, devastated tourism industries and poverty. Not to mention damage to mental health causing anxiety disorders, depression and suicide.
These are some of the reasons why thousands of medical health experts signed a petition calling for the end of lockdowns. It also caused a police officer in Quebec to resign from the police force, ending his 12year long career.
This officer said, “All my life I was working for the people. Now we (as police officers) can enter any homes without a warrant. I cannot enter a criminal’s home without a warrant,
but now I can do that stuff with ordinary people. I said no, we are doing something wrong. I”m on the wrong side of the battle. What we are doing is not normal. I needed to take back my liberty and freedom. I needed to resign as a police officer.”
Prior to resigning he had visited hospitals and saw that they were not over run, realized the government wasn’t being transparent and the lockdowns were unwarranted. He also owned a tattoo business in Quebec that had been burned down the night after he had been on TV about resigning from the police force. The Montreal Gazette said the salon’s window had been broken and someone had tossed a Molotov cocktail inside, causing the fire.
There was also some interesting information on the Government of Canada website regarding Federal Quarantine/ Isolation sites “used to house people for public health and other related federal requirements associated with the pandemic.” It said “The purpose of this Request for Information is to seek feedback from potential service providers in order to develop a strategy for the potential future management of these sites”.
If police officers are permitted to enter private residences without warrants, one wonders what the words “used to house people for public health and other related federal requirements” mean. Could the “other related federal requirements” refer to housing people who don’t adhere to government lockdowns and regulations?
Peter Coleman, CEO of the National Citizens Coalition said, “It’s never been about not taking Covid-19 seriously. It’s about taking everything seriously. Countless missed diagnoses matter. Our spike in overdose deaths and a mental health crisis matter. The impacts of poverty matter. We simply have to live with better balance going forward.”
The Canadian Taxpayers Association said, “We’re months into the pandemic and politicians are now reacting with policies that will have a huge impact for generations.”
Those more than 4,000 people are on the streets because they know the impact from more lockdowns will last for many years after the lockdowns are over.
You can contact me at joanjanzen@yahoo.com
Buffalo biggest problem on Moe’s horizon
2020 election went about as well for the Saskatchewan Party as it possible good.
When you accomplish the rare feat of winning four consecutive majorities — the fourth by a whopping 50-11 margin with recounts and mail-in ballots pending — you have done something historic.
The last NDP government also had four straight majorities, but its 1999 government was a “coalition” propped up by two Liberals. (As an aside, these were the last Liberal MLAs elected in Saskatchewan. The Liberals only ran three candidates in the 2020 election that garnered slightly more than 300 votes.)
When it comes to securing four-ina-row, unaided majority governments, this is the first time in Saskatchewan since Tommy Douglas’s Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government from1944 to 1963. That was a 20year run. By the time of the next scheduled set-date election in 2024, the Sask. Party will have governed for 17 straight years — also, the longest run of since Douglas.
However, Monday night’s election was historic in national terms, as well.
It was the third consecutive election in which the Sask. Party cracked the 60per-cent barrier when it comes to overall popular vote. The only other dynasty to do that was Joe Smallwood’s Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Finally, this is the sixth consecutive general election for the Sask. Party since it was founded in 1997. In that time, it has never had less seats in the general election than had in the previous election.
The Saskatchewan Party has truly lived up to its name, clearly supplanting the NDP for the title of “Saskatchewan’s natural governing”.
This was clearly a goal of the Sask. Party, although some would argue that having Meili in the legislature will create added dissention within the ranks of the NDP that seems uncertain as to where it should go.
As it stands right now, the NDP is a party that represents little more than north and inner city ridings in the two major cities.
While a reflection of public mood, this is a political problem of Moe’s own making.
Surprisingly, the Buffalo Party that finished third in the popular vote despite only running 19 candidates. The former Wexit party that touts notion of taking Saskatchewan out of the Canadian confederation even managed to finish second in four ridings.
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Given the historic magnitude of the Sask. Party win, it’s hard to imagine how this 2020 election could have gone much better for Premier Scott Moe.
As it stands right now, it even looks the Sask. Party has knocked off NDP Ryan Meili in his Saskatoon Meewasin seat — the third consecutive NDP leader that has lost his seat in a general election.
The Sask. Party government now faces practical problems. Moe promised $849 million in new spending over the next four years in a plan calling for billion-dollar annual deficits that will add to the current $24-billion public debt. The pandemic is bound to have on-going effects on a recovering economy.
But politically speaking the Sask. Party seems as well position in its fourth term … with one possible new, glaring exception of the rise of the Buffalo Party in rural seats that were again all won by the Sask. Party.
Sure, Buffalo candidates finished well back of the Sask. Party in its traditionally safe rural seats and aren’t exactly a threat to power.
And throughout our history, we have seen other separatists like the Unionest, the Western Canada Concept and the Independence Party and none of them have every mounted to anything.
But noisy Buffaloes demand attention. They will cause Moe to further attack Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals. And while most here clearly despise the Trudeau/Liberals Moe needs better co-operation with the federal government to get through this pandemic.
In an otherwise amazing election night, Moe has found at least one new problem.
When Saskatchewan voters like a party, they really like them
BRIAN ZINCHUK Local Journalism Inititaive Reporter
REGINA – The Oct. 26 election cemented a trend in Saskatchewan politics that has been going on for at least the last 38 years. When Saskatchewan voters like a party, they really like them, with massive, lopsided majorities.
As of Oct. 26, the seat count stood at 50 for the Saskatchewan Party, and 11 for the New Democratic Party. That could change slightly, based on the exceptionally high number of mail-in ballots, whose tally began on Oct. 28, but won’t be fully concluded until Nov. 7.
This closely mirrored the 2016 election, but it also mirrors half of elections since 1982. Five out of the past 10 elections saw the winning party take more than three quarters of the 58 to 66 seats in the Legislature at the time, consistently providing heavily lopsided majorities to the party in power.
The number of MLAs have fluctuated over time. In 1982 and 1986 there were 64 seats. By 1991 it had grown to 66. The 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections all had 58 seats, while 2016 and 2020 had 61.
Then things really got lopsided in 1982, when the Grant Divine-led Pro-
gressive Conservatives (PCs) won 55 to the New Democratic Party (NDP) nine. In 1986, the results were more even, with 38 PCs, 25 NDP and one Liberal.
But when the winds of change swept the plains in 1991, the Roy Romanow-led NDP scored 55 seats, the PCs got 10 and the Liberals one. That massive majority was diminished in 1995, when the NDP scored 42, the Liberals had 11, and the PCs has five.
The turn of the century saw a rare NDP/Liberal coalition government, with 1999 seeing the NDP with 29, the new Saskatchewan Party take 25, and the Liberals with four.
The next two elections were much more evenly split. In 2003, the NDP had 30, and the Sask. Party had 28. In 2007, the Saskatchewan Party took office with 38 and the NDP had 20.
But the next three elections saw, once again, massive majorities, this time for the Sask. Party. In 2011, they took 49 seats and the NDP took nine. In 2016, things didn’t change much, with 51 Sask. Party seats and 10 for the NDP. Even if the mail in ballots change the seat count a bit this time around, the Sask. Party will still, once again, have a massive majority.
Francis cruises to a SaskParty victory
Buffalo Party finishes second in Kindersley and Cypress Hills
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Jason Cooper of the Buffalo Party received 1,034 votes or 14.9%.
Steven Allen (NDP) had 477 votes (6.9%); PC Party candidate, Terry Sieben received 2.8% of the vote (193) and the Green Party candidate, Evangeline Godron earned 1% of the vote with 66.
Further south in the Cypress Hills, MLA Doug Steele was re-elected. Steele was first elected as MLA for the constituency in 2016.
Saskatchewan Party: Doug Steele - Elected 65.3% (4,646 votes)
Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan: Crystal Tiringer 19.8% (1,383 votes)
New Democratic Party: Kelly Genert 8.7% (667 votes)
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan: John Goohsen 4.7% (325 votes)
Saskatchewan Green Party: Dianna Holigroski 1.5% (110 votes).
Although the SaskParty won by a large margin, the Buffalo Party had a “better than expected” turnout in the polls.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the R.M. of Winslow intends to adopt bylaws under the Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6-2016, known as the Official Community Plan, and Bylaw No. 7-2016 known as the Zoning Bylaw.
INTENT
The proposed Official Community Plan amendment is intended to:
1. Designate proposed Lot D, Block B, Plan 101510862 as Highway Commercial/Industrial, as shown within the bold dashed line on Map ‘A’ of this notice.
The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment is intended to:
2. Re-zone proposed Lot D, Block B, Plan 101510862 from AG – Agricultural Resources District to C – Commercial/Industrial District, as shown within the bold dashed line on Map ‘A’ of this notice.
Map ‘A’
REASON
The reason for the Bylaw amendments are to:
• Provide for new commercial development.
PUBLIC INSPECTION
Any person may inspect the bylaw at the R.M. of Winslow’s Municipal Office, located at 135 2nd Ave, Dodsland, SK, between 8.30 a.m. – Noon and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Bylaw copies are available at cost.
PUBLIC HEARING
Council will hold a public hearing on November 12, 2020 at 9:00 am at the R.M. Office in Council Chambers 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 R.M. office before the hearing.
Issued at Winslow, this 26th day October of 2020.
Why
Regan MacDonald , Administrator
• The newspaper is the community’s only historical record.
• A viable newspaper shows a strong community.
• It’s less than buying one cup of coffee per week.
Cypress Hills MLA, Doug STeele
Small Royal Purple group makes a significant impact
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
In the few years since the Kindersley Royal Purple has been operating as a lodge in Kindersley, they have donated $8900 locally. But that’s not all.
The Saskatchewan Royal Purple is in partnership with the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association (SBIA). It has raised $100,000.00 in five years for that particular cause. The Kindersley group alone has donated $3500 to SBIA. The money is used for programs to help survivors and their families.
Darlene May, president of the Kindersley Royal Purple said, “Our mission is to ensure our future, by providing fun-loving, positive leadership and support to our members and partners. And our vision is to have Saskatchewan communities full of energized Royal Purple volunteers!”
Members have fun planning and participating in upcoming functions and fundraisers. You will find the group gathered at Brothers Restaurant on Main Street every third Tuesday of the month for their regular meeting, as well as supper for those who arrive earlier. There are currently five members of the group.
Their next upcoming fundraiser is a Paint Night on November 14th. “I have been to a few paint nights, and you would be surprised when shown step by step how well your painting turns out. We have our local artist Devon Coles as our instructor,” Darlene said. As for future goals, the group aims to donate money to the women’s shelter to
furnish a room.
The local Royal Purple has helped kids in need in our community in various ways, by making donations to the healthy snack program and disability play equipment. “We have also donated to a community for the purchase of helmets,” Darlene said. “The Royal Purple has gone into the schools and talked to young students about wearing a helmet to protect their brain. This year, we put on a poster contest, both locally and provincially, for kindergarten to Grade 8 students. The theme was, ‘how do we protect our brain.’
Despite the challenges presented by restrictions and health regulations, the group continues to thrive. “We have several businesses who support us by donating their pop cans and plastic bottles, which we collect once a month. We also have face masks for sale,” Darlene explained.
Besides focusing on their group, the Kindersley Royal Purple is committed to donating funds to help new lodges get started. “We also attend their functions throughout the province when we can or help with trade shows,” Darlene added.
This year, their group also donated $2500 to the Kindersley Food Bank. So you can see this group manages to make a significant contribution to our community, even though they have only a few members. However, they would love to increase their numbers and welcome new members. You can phone Darlene May at 306-460-8947 if you are interested or have questions.
For Sale By Tender
Tenders will be accepted on the following parcels of land: NW 26 21 26 W3rd - 160 Acres NW 15 22 27 W3rd - 159 Acres Located in the RM of Happyland No. 231.
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned on or before 12:00 o’clock noon on DECEMBER 10th, 2020. Steel buildings NOT included. Minimum consideration $325,000/parcel. Not necessarily the highest or any tender accepted.
MORGOTCH LAW
Solicitor for Dale Rauch, F&R Farms Ltd. Tel: 1-306-430-9997 Fax: 1-306-988-5057
E-mail: cmorgotch@morgotchlaw.com Box 2530, Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0
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Darlene May, representing Kindersley Royal Purple (L) hands a cheque for $2500.00 to Leslie Omness, representing the Kindersley Food Bank.
Saskatchewan drilling expected to take another nosedive: PSAC forecast
CALGARY– If this year wasn’t bad enough for the oilpatch, next year’s drilling activity is expected to be even worse, with substantially fewer wells drilled across the country. That includes Saskatchewan, which is projected to drill less than a quarter of the wells in 2021 than it did in 2014.
That’s according to the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC), which released its 2021 forecast via Zoom call on Oct. 29 from Calgary.
PSAC interim president and CEO Elizabeth Aquin was joined by Ben Brunnen from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), John Gibson from BMO Capital Markets, Rowena Gunn from Wood Mackenzie, and Bemal Mehta from JWN Energy.
The presentation reflected on the year to date, the worst in living memory in the oilpatch, and what is expected for next year and the following years.
“All in all, it has been a dismal year for the industry in general and for the oilfield services sector, in particular, that bears the brunt of the downturns earlier than our customers, laying off valuable employees sooner from lack of work, cost pressures and liquidity challenges,” Aquin said. “We’ve seen, as others have mentioned, capital budgets have been slashed from the demand destruction of the pandemic, low commodity prices that this year fell into negative territory for the first time ever, and the continued protests and legal challenges over critical infrastructure that would give us access to
the much needed global markets, continued uncertainty from federal policies and capital investments that are now threatened by the new ESG culture that questions investments in fossil fuels.”
(ESG is environmental, social and corporate governance.)
“And, of course, we know that the results of the U.S. election next week will also have an impact on us one way or the other. Whether for better and for worse remains to be seen.”
In the final presidential debate, Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden said he intends to “transition away from the oil industry, yes.” But when asked why none of the five presentations factored in the possibility of a Democrat Joe Biden presidency, Brunnen responded, “The speculation on the U.S. presidential elections always a little difficult. I recall, when we had Trump get elected, there is all kinds of discussion on what he was going to do – border adjustment tax and what and whatnot. And so, we did spend a heck of a lot of time actually looking at that. It turned out to be quite different than what actually was sort of discussed during the campaign. And so that’s a little bit why I didn’t really raise any commentary on this is, it’s just the speculation has to much uncertainty surrounding it.”
He said demand is still expected to be robust demand in the near term.
Gibson said in 2020 global oil demand had dropped by one of the largest amounts, ever. “It fell by around 17 million barrels per day in Q2 to around 83 million barrels per day,” he said. “Given
(Section 82 of The Local Government Election Act) NOTICE
OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL VILLAGE OF DODSLAND
Whereas a poll is not required pursuant to The Local Government Election Act for the offices of:
Councillor (1) - Village of Dodsland
I hereby give public notice that no voting for the said offices will take place and that the following persons are elected by acclamation:
Councillor - Ryan Neumeier
Dated at Dodsland, Saskatchewan this 15th day of October, 2020.
Amy
Sittler,
Returning Officer
the steep drop in global drilling activity, we anticipate year over year decline in production of about 6 million barrels per day to 95 million barrels per day by year end 2020. So overall, we expect to supply overhang to keep the cap on oil related activity levels until at least the back half of 2021.”
He said at US$30 per barrel for WTI, production is shut in. At US$40 WTI, the range it is right now, the industry is in more of the maintenance activity level. At US$50 WTI, producers will be more confident and put additional equipment back in the field.
“Personally, any guesses as to when demand is going to come back are purely just that right now – just guesses,” Gibson said. “Until we start seeing a vaccine (for COVID-19), or something along those lines, I’m not sure we can even start talking about timelines for recovery.”
Drilling forecast
The drilling forecast was based on assumptions of average oil price of US$42 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate, $2.50 per mcf for AECO gas, and a Canadian dollar worth 76 cents US.
The forecast for 2020 as the year wraps up is 2,850 wells drilled. For 2021, the expectation is 2,600, a decline of 250 wells for the entire country.
For Saskatchewan, there were 1,889 wells drilled in 2019. The forecast for 2020 is 1,066 wells, a decline of 44 per cent. Most of those wells had been drilled in the first quarter. For 2021, the forecast is just 900 wells, a decline of a further 16 per cent from an already devastating 2020. For reference, there were 3,665 wells drilled in Saskatchewan in 2014.
Alberta is expected to see similar declines, dropping from 2,401 wells in 2019, to a forecast of 1,348 for 2020, and 1,230 for 2020. Put another way, Alberta, whose oilpatch is multiple times larger than that of Saskatchewan, is expected to drill on third fewer wells in 2021 than Saskatchewan did in 2019, and that was a comparatively poor year for Saskatchewan.
Part of this is the dramatic increase in drilling rig efficiency, with rigs generally producing three times as much as they did five years ago.
Mergers and acquisitions mean that five drilling companies now do 80 per cent of all drilling in Canada.
An important consideration is the length of wells, or meterage. Aquin noted that from 2014 to 2021, wellbores have grown, on average, 40 per cent longer. In Saskatchewan, the average is now over 2,000 metres. But total meterage has declined from over 25 million metres in 2014 to just over 8 million in 2020, “a massive 67 per cent decrease in just six years,” Aquin said. That’s brought total meterage “down to levels not seen in recent history.”
The need for crude-byrail is expected to drop to zero next year, according to Brunnen.
Aquin noted some service companies have benefited from the $1.72 billion well abandonment program to close orphan and inactive wells. She noted the work has been challenging and slower than hoped for, PSAC is projecting just over $450 million to be spent on well abandonments
in 2020, and just under $700 million in 2021. All the funds must be used by 2022. The work in Saskatchewan is expected to double from this year to next.
“On a positive note we’ve again already started to see some beginnings of recovery coming in Q3. So rig rates have started to increase,” Gunn said.
Saskatchewan Regarding how Saskatchewan is doing, Gunn, replied in an email, “So we’ve seen Saskatchewan hit hard by the recent crash, in part because it is so heavily liquids weighted and the current environment has been a challenge.
“We do forecast cashflow for 2020 to remain positive but there has been deep implications for production. On average across Canada we expect 2020 production to fall about 3 to 4 per cent, for Saskatchewan that’s much higher, at about 12 per cent. Although we expect production will recover over the next few years, Saskatchewan is the only region where we
do not forecast production to ever reach 2019 highs again. However, just to frame that a bit, by 2025, we expect it to be pretty close, only 1-2% off 2019 production levels. Gunn continued, “We do see some growth in heavy oil in the region, partially from thermal projects that were operated by Husky prior to the Cenovus/Husky merger, however we don’t really see any other big wedge of growth. Some of the past growth has been driven by the Viking, but these wells have relatively short lives so additional drilling is required and most of the top tier locations have already been drilled.
“The government has done a lot of work to improve their regulatory framework, but the one of the biggest challenges may come from methane emission restrictions and other ESG measures as currently Saskatchewan is the ‘worst’ emitter in Canada.”
Aquin concluded, “This is not the kind of news our members would be hoping for.”
Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 GRAVEL TENDER
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned for the supplying and stockpiling of 10,000 cubic yards of 5/8” road gravel (Type 106 traffic highway gravel) to Marengo, Saskatchewan in early 2021.
Tenders must include the following:
• All-inclusive cost per cubic yard
• Legal land description where gravel was sourced
Sealed tenders are to be received in the municipal office by 4:00 p.m. on November 10th, 2020.
All tenders to be marked “GRAVEL SUPPLY TENDER”
A sample of the road gravel must be delivered to the municipal office no later than November 10th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
The municipality reserves the right to reject any tender based on the quality of the gravel.
The municipality reserves the right to reject any and all tenders. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
For further information, please contact Acting Reeve James Loken at 306-460-6516
Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 20 1st Avenue North Box 70, Marengo, SK. S0L 2K0 306-968-2922
BRIAN ZINCHUK Local Journalism Inititaive Reporter
Great Plains College awards scholarships to more than 170 students this year
Great Plains College is pleased to announce that approximately $216,000 in Entrance Scholarships and awards will be provided to more than 170 deserving students during the 2020-21 academic year.
The college boasts one of the most competitive and unique scholarship programs among regional colleges in the province. Since 2009, more than $2 million in scholarships has been distributed to students enrolled in full-time student loan-eligible programs.
“Our scholarship recipients have worked hard to excel academically and we are thrilled to provide each of these deserving students with Entrance Scholarships and other awards to help ease the cost of their continued education,” said Dianne Sletten, the college’s Donor Services Coordinator. “We are seeing a record year for scholarships being awarded and the ability to assist so many students is a direct result of our generous donors across our communities and the matching provincial funding from the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program.”
The following scholarships and awards are being provided to students this fall:
• Adult Basic Education Persistence Awards (across all college locations) - $6,000
• Kindersley campus – $13,000
• Swift Current campus – $123,000
• Warman campus - $19,500
An additional projected amount of $55,000 will also be distributed to students starting winter semester programs at Biggar, Kindersley and Swift Current. Over 40 students are expected to receive scholarships for winter semester programs, with the scholarship deadline for these programs occurring on October 31.
“Year after year, we cannot thank our donors enough,” added Sletten. “Their generosity is what allows the college to offer such a great scholarship program and truly makes a difference in the lives of each of these students.”
In addition to the annual scholarships and awards provided to students, the college recognized the financial challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the spring of 2020, the college provided $97,750 in emergency funding assistance to 165 students whose continued education was at risk due to unexpected financial issues during the early stages of the pandemic.
Additional information on Great Plains College’s Entrance Scholarship program, Early Admission Awards, other external awards and application deadlines can be found by visiting greatplainscollege.ca/scholarships. If you are interested in playing a positive role in a student’s educational journey, you are encouraged to contact Dianne Sletten at development@greatplainscollege.ca.
Remembrance Day services will look different this year
Hello, Just wanted to let you know what the Legion has planned for Remembrance Day services this year, with everything being different because of Covid.
Currently, in partnership with the local radio station, we are putting together a program which we will be broadcasting on our Facebook page and YouTube starting at 10:55 am on the morning of November 11th. The program will run for approximately half an hour, and we welcome members of the community to have watch parties of up to 15 people to view it together, that way we are still gathering as a community for Remembrance Day, even it is in multiple small groups rather than one large group.
As well, we as Legion Members are still going to observe Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph at Baker Park on the morning of Remembrance Day, starting at 10:55 AM. People are welcome to come observe from a distance, but will not be able to be a part of the service themselves.
We know that there are many from the community that have laid wreaths in the past, and so we wanted to find a way to accomodate them as well. So, at 10:00 am on November 11th, (before our service commences. those that want to lay a wreath can come to Baker Park, and a wreath will be provided to them, which they can go and lay, while following all the necessary social distancing protocols. Donation for laying a wreath is $50. If people would prefer, a Legion member can lay a wreath on their behalf. While anyone can show up to lay a wreath in person on Remembrance Day, we would prefer as a Legion that they let us know ahead of time, that way we don’t run out of wreaths. If those wanting to lay wreaths let us know by this Friday, we can also acknowledge them during the online broadcast as well. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks, Scott Holloway Chaplain, Kindersley Legion Branch # 57
Onebusiness in Kindersley that always has customers continually entering its doors is the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Railway Avenue. Inside you’ll find every kind of product you can think of ranging from clothes and shoes to jewelry, dishes, games, housewares, books, DVD’s and craft supplies.
In addition to the well-stocked shelves, you will be sure to see numerous staff either serving customers or continuously busy stocking shelves and sorting through piles of donated items. I asked the Director of Kindersley Community Ministries, Ebenezer Appiagyei, about all the operations that are involved in making everything run smoothly at the Thrift Store.
“We would like people to drop off their donation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday,” he said. These are the hours the store is open in response to the Covid-19 re-opening strategy adopted by most Salvation Army Thrift Stores in Saskatchewan. “The Thrift Store will surely revert to its former days and hours of operation when conditions stabilize and clearance is received from our headquarters,” Ebenezer said.
As for receiving donations during business hours, he offered further explanation, “We value every donation that
comes to our outfit. When donations are left overnight, most get destroyed by adverse weather conditions. Also, when donations are dropped off after working hours, it creates a pile that doesn’t make the front of the store as nice as it should be.”
The Thrift Store welcomes gently used items, which includes anything that fits into the needs of their valued customers. Also, because of regulations, donated items must have a 24 hour isolation period after being received, before they can be put up for sale.
Items that do not sell are recycled. However items that can’t be recycled or that are not suitable to sell to customers are taken to the dump. Ebenezer explained, “It costs us hundreds of dollars per trip to dispose of items we cannot sell or recycle. This impacts negatively on our budget.” It takes much time and effort for the thrift store to be able to make all the used merchandise available to their customers. Often it is more work than the staff can handle, which means they welcome and need volunteer help.
“Volunteers basically help with sorting and putting clothes and shoes out for sale. Volunteers also help with other duties that may be available. Volunteers do have a say about what they think they can do best as well,” Ebenezer explained.
The Kinsmen and Kinette Club is a relatively new club in town, but it is moving forward in 2020 by hosting one survivor challenge after another. Their previous Kin Booze Survivor was successful, enabling the club to make contributions to the Kindersley Food Bank, West Central Abilities and the Crisis Centre. And that’s exactly what the club is all about.
The club’s vice-president, Lisa Kirtzinger said, “We’re a newly chartered group and our mandate is serving the community’s greatest needs.” After a period when the Kinsmen and Kinette club was absent from Kindersley, the club chartered a group about a year ago, and now has over twenty members.
“It was going good for a while. We were on a roll, then Covid hit, and our fundraisers were cancelled. It was kind of tough,” Lisa explained. “This is our new way of trying to raise funds for our community.”
The club’s next fundraiser is called “Kin Kash Survivor”, a virtual elimination draw. Teams of six enter online at a cost of $40 per person, with a maximum of 65 teams accepted. All team members must be at least 19 years of age. First place winner takes fifty percent of the pot; second place winner takes thirty percent; third place takes 15 percent, and the first team eliminated gets five percent of the pot.
Live draws will take place on facebook from November 10th to 15th.
“The fundraiser was well received in the spring.
We’re trying to promote ‘shop local’ and it’s a way for those who join to get extra cash in time for Christmas,” Lisa explained. “We’re half sold out, but we’d like to get as many teams as possible to make it successful for our community. Half of the money raised goes to the winners and the other half goes to our club to use for community purposes. The profits we make go back into the community.” And this all is made possible when teams register online at https://forms.gle/ uELKLaQiBxVboTBfA
Be sure to have your team brain storm and come up with a fun name for your team. “That’s the best fun - hearing the names as we do the live draws!” Lisa said. So if you want to hear your team’s name announced, be sure to get registered soon!
ESTON: MEET THE CANDIDATES
The Town of Eston has an overwhelming turnout of candidates running for council. We do not have enough room in the paper to run the entire questionaire that was prepared by Eston businessman, Jeremy Hartsook, but we will print the Councillor introductions and their answer to Question #1: Growth and Sustainability are two positive targets for rural communities. What split would you give them and why? (ie 60% growth – 40% Sustainability)
BRYNN HARTSOOK
To see each candidates profile (including the mayoral candidates, visit www.eston.ca or stop by the Eston Town Office.
Brynn Hartsook, born and raised in Eston. Currently working for Baytex Energy in the Plato oilfield. I’m passionate about our community and The Eston Ramblers!
Question 1
40% growth 60% sustainability. Growth is extremely important. However if we don’t have a plan in place to sustain what we already have, it will make it hard for Us to grow into the future.
DUKE IRWIN
Hello everyone,
My name is Duke Irwin, most people in town know me because I was born and raised here. I have spent 18 Of the last 21 years in Alberta. I have had an oil production job here north of town for the last 3 years so now I am calling Eston home again. I am also a red seal electrician and operate a small fully licensed electrical company in the area as well, which keeps me pretty busy.
I have made the decision to run for council because I believe my experience in construction and infrastructure as well as planning and budgets would be an asset to the decision-making process required by council.
It is good to see so much interest in this years elections. A good mix of good people.
Question 1
In the long run growth and sustainability should be somewhat proportional. As a town or company grows provisions will be necessary to keep up with new demands. I would split this at 60% growth and 40% sustainability also. In order to attract new business or citizens there needs to be an inviting atmosphere. Clean streets, buildings, yards, etc. As well as incentives.
The town has several vacant fully serviced residential lots that are quite cheap to buy. At this time there is no need for further residential developments. We have a lot of seasonal employment in the community but could definitely benefit from additional new business investments in the area. We appreciate the companies and businesses in that are attracting new employees and increasing our population. This increases school attendance, more people in sports and community functions. I believe we are quite fortunate to have the excellent facilities we have in town to accommodate both winter and summer activities.
GARNET KEELER
Garnet Keeler 04/21/46 Born in Eston, moved to Eston 1980-2020 Eston High School, Welding at SIAAS in Saskatoon, farmed at Plato, retired.
Question 1
100% growth and sustainability would be a target to shoot for. May not be realistic, but still worth the effort. A lot depends on the economic climate at the time.
BRADLEY KNIGHT
Hi, my name is Bradley Knight and I am a 31 years old. I grew up in Eston and have lived here my entire life. I am now fortunate enough to be raising my own family here in our wonderful community. My family consists of my wife Kera who is a nurse in Kindersley and together we have two children, Ella who is 6 years old and Dax who is 3 years old. I have been farming for our family farm in the RM of Snipe Lake since 2007.
Voting will take place at:
AGT Community Centre (Hall) 310 - 3rd Street SW
Advanced Voting: Wednesday, November 4 from 10 am - 3 pm
Voting (Election Day): Monday, November 9 from 9 am - 8 pm
Results will be made available November 9 by 10:30 pm
Voters must provide evidence of identity:
• One piece of government issued ID or
• Two pieces of ID, one with address.
• Note: If your government issued ID does not have the civic address please bring a utility bill or tax notice.
I am excited to be running for Town Council as Eston has helped shape me into the person I am today. I would love the opportunity to be a voice of reason for the people here in Eston and help better our community. We live in a great community already and I would love to make sure it stays this way.
Question 1
Many rural communities and small towns like Eston can face many hard decisions involving growth and sustainability. With this comes hard decisions as like the one posted above.
Personally I believe in a 50/50 split,
Sustainability is very important because we need to be able to maintain and utilize what we already have. However I believe growth is also just as important because we need to be able to adapt and change in order to improve and grow our community.
DALLAS MASSEY
I was born and raised on the family farm just outside Eston. After Graduation from School here I left to pursue my post-secondary education in Edmonton in accounting. In my last year of school, I started my first small private investment fund. I also invested personally in a couple residential development projects which became a property management company. I have always been involved in multiple ventures at once, as most blue-collar Entrepreneurs are. Currently most of what I do day to day, is with my project management company. We offer and facilitate a full range of services including management, purchasing, logistics, brokerage services, transportation, Architectural Design and Engineering services as well as General contracting construction services. I am very interested in the future of housing design and community design (infrastructure), which has led to, over the past four years, developing a modulated building system for constructing buildings. I don’t want to go on to long so will leave it at that :):)
Question 1
Protecting what we have is the goal. 100% growth is the solution. We have so many significant expenses ahead that we have never had before. The only way not to tax people and business’s out of the community is to spread that upcoming expense over more people. We need to clearly lay out on paper what our future financial liabilities are moving forward. We need to create actual on paper plans on how to address all significant infrastructure issues we have. These things need to be presentable in a way that all councilors, staff and community members can quickly understand them so that the community can truly direct council on how it should procced. This includes a comprehensive paving plan including curbs and drainage issues, Plans for sewer lifts and water treatment facilities, pipelines, Landfill business plan/feasibility study and many more asset management plans and policies. Also, Visions and realist paths forward for tangible developments and growth through zoning, our official community plan and economic development programs.
I have traveled a lot through the US and spent time in different communities. Also living in a large city like Edmonton for 12 years makes one appreciate how very unique this community of Eston is. So much has changed in large communities, so many values, traditions and freedoms have been lost. I feel like many that have lived here consistently or never left may not fully appreciate how much we have here that just doesn’t exist anymore in larger centers.
The thing that really kills small towns is financial mismanagement, especially when it comes to lack of planning to sustain fundamental infrastructure and community facilities. Never before in these small western Canada towns have communities had to deal with the reality of replacing its entire Basic Water and sanitary and storm sewer/drainage systems. And usually all of its main buildings and facilities. Luckily, we have as the core of our community the Great AGT Arena and Rec center and great community support for it beyond taxes. This is one of the tangible things that gives this community a path to survival, as so many other small towns are quickly dying away. We can thank the courageous leaders of the past that we have the rec center, and therefore opportunity for a future for our community. Rec centers and schools, I believe is what can draw young people to these communities. Health Care and Community support can draw older folks in.
To keep these Facilities funded long term, as well as budget for the huge basic infrastructure needs we have, we need help. We can’t afford it alone. We need to see the actual numbers and what we will need in the next 10-20 years so we can understand that we need to spread that cost over more people. Growth is essentially to not tax the majority of people out of the town over the next 20 years as well as control cost of utilities.
LILAH MCIVOR
I grew up in Foam Lake, SK, but relocated to Eston in 2002 and have primarily lived here ever since. I’m privileged to work as a Business Development Officer at Community Futures Meridian Region working with entrepreneurs, social enterprises, not-for-profits and municipal organizations in West Central Saskatchewan and East Central Alberta. Having previously worked for the Town of Eston/RM of Snipe Lake as the Economic Development Officer, I would love the opportunity to continue to serve Eston as a Town Councilor.
Question 1
Sustainability requires a growth mindset to be effective. By the same token growth efforts without a sustainability focus are counterproductive. The two are very much interconnected. In terms of the time and energy required for each, a 60/40 growth/sustainability split seems reasonable. That isn’t necessarily true for a budget, however. Projects related to growth may be low cost, but high effort to accomplish or vise versa. Sustainability plans might require little effort to implement but cost a more significant percentage of the budget. Council, being aware of the socioeconomic climate and municipal budget limitations, would have to re-examine priorities regularly to ensure appropriate budget and energy is spent on both growth and sustainability efforts.
TIM McLEOD
Hi. I am Tim Mcleod. I was born and raised in Eston and have lived here steadily for the last seven years. I work as an equipment operator for the R.M. of Newcombe.
Question 1
70% Growth, 30% Sustainability. While both are important, I believe the focus should be on growth in the next few years to help revitalize our local economy and increase our population. Increased prosperity is impossible without growth.
Mayor
Derbawka-Stevenson, Barb
Goheen, Glenn Councillors
Hartsook, Brynn
Irwin, Duke
Keeler, Garnet
Knight, Bradley
Massey, Dallas
McIvor, Lilah
McLeod, Tim Mohan, Kevin
Morrice, Darcy
Mullock, Bob
Perry, Teri
Poulter, Avery
Price, Ian
Toner, Matthew
Unrau, James Ward, Lenard
Bayer Crop Science is seeking a highly motivated, Field Breeding Summer Associate to join our successful team for the summer of 2021.
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Rough start for love-’em-or-hate-’em Cowboys
They’re known as America’s Team. But only because of the existence of the New York Jets and a couple of other bottom feeders in the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys have barely been able to escape the moniker “America’s Worst Team.’
The Cowboys are one of those ‘love-’em-or-hate-’em’ franchises. Baseball has the Yankees. Golf has Tiger Woods. Hockey has the Leafs. There’s no middle ground when it comes to affection. Fans are either all in, or they can’t stand them.
Fox Sports TV network treats Cowboys’ games like national holidays. The team is always involved in one of the featured games on U.S. Thanksgiving. TV directors love showing Jerry Jones in his owner’s box, high-fiving and hugging after good plays, looking despondent and ready to fire somebody after bad ones. Two of the major TV analysts, Troy Aikman of Fox (with play-caller Joe Buck) and Tony Romo of CBS (with Jim Nantz) are both former Cowboys QBs and are quick to applaud their former team, or make excuses for ineptitude.
This season has been particularly difficult for the ‘Boys.
Longtime coach Jason Garrett was fired after last season and replaced by former Green Bay boss Mike McCarthy, and the early returns have not been pleasant. Dallas, which hasn’t been in an NFC championship game since 1995, won two of its first seven games, and only a minor-league-style gaffe by the Atlanta Falcons on an onside-kick play allowed the Cowboys to win one of those games, one they had no business winning.
Through seven games, Dallas had given up the most points in the entire NFL, even more than the winless Jets. Rock bottom might have occurred between Weeks 5-7, when quarterback Dan Prescott went down with a broken ankle, star running back Ezekiel Elliott fumbled twice in a 38-10 Monday night loss to Arizona, a couple of players made ‘anonymous’ comments the next day about the lack of direction they were receiving from McCarthy and his coaching staff, and then the hapless Washington Football Team handed Dallas a 25-3 loss.
The only saving grace for Dallas is that they play in the NFC East, which is by far the worst division (7-20-1) in the league. The Cowboys’ record
of 2-5 through seven games left them only one point behind first-place Philadelphia. Almost by default, they could win the division and qualify for the playoffs with backup QB Andy Dalton guiding them down the stretch.
If the Dallas season continues to spiral downhill, those who love the ‘Boys will still love them. And for the haters, it’ll be another great year — 26 in a row without a Super Bowl.
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Provincial authorities have told the Ontario Hockey League that if it wants to play amid a pandemic this season that it will have to ban bodychecking and fighting. In a related story, Don Cherry’s head just exploded.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “June Blythe, 65, regained her sense of smell 37 years after losing it. Blythe says she could recall the scent of flowers and that the Toronto Maple Leafs stink.”
• Currie again: “Biologists claim Washington is one of 24 states with proven cases of the so-called ‘Zombie Virus.’ As good an explanation as any for the Seattle Mariners.”
• From fark.com: “NFL cancels this season’s Pro Bowl, leaving dozens of fans without a game to watch that day”
• Michael Farber of si.com, on Twitter: “Watching a parade from the bullpen early in a 1-0 World Series game is as entertaining as watching Bryson DeChambeau check his notes.”
• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha, after it took 3:40 to play Game 2 of the World Series: “Hard to believe young people raised on video games aren’t flocking to the sport.”
• LPGA player Danielle Kang, when asked by moonlighting commissioner/turned-interviewer Mike Whan what she would do first if she became LPGA commissioner: “Hire Mike Whan back.”
THANK YOU!
A huge THANK YOU goes out to the following people and organizations for all the help they provided during the recent devastating fire experienced at the Providence Grain Elevator, which affected not only their business, but residents of both the Village of Marengo and the RM of Milton.
• Kindersley Fire Department
• Kerrobert Fire Department
• Eatonia Fire Brigade
• Oyen Fire Department
• Eston Fire Department
• Holland’s Hot Oiling
• Coutt’s Agro Ltd.
• Van Sickle’s
• RCMP
• EMS
• Providence Grain Solutions
• G-Mac’s AgTeam Inc.
• Prairie View Colony (Sibbald)
• Vortrax Construction Ltd.
• Shear Solutions Ltd.
Village of Marengo
Mayor Travis McKillop
Councillor Travis Clow
Councillor Trista Clow
Administrator Robin Busby
• SaskPower
• SaskEnergy
• Good to Go Trucking and Rentals
• Trina Mears
• Alan Busby
• Panago Pizza Kindersley
• Sterling Switzer - Emergency Management & Fire Safety
• Marengo Community Club
• Flaxcombe Community Club
• West Central Crisis Centre
• Canadian Red Cross
• Gordon Chiliak
• CN
• Bailey Kemery
RM of Milton No. 292
Acting Reeve James Loken
Councillor Adrian Boisvert
Councillor Garry Warrington
Councillor Murray Cowie
Councillor Larry Stasiuk
Councillor Jordan Sonmor
Councillor Sara Wilke
Administrator Robin Busby
Thank you!
• Jack Finarelli, at sportscurmudgeon.com: “Nebraska was one of the most vocal critics of the Big 10’s decision to cancel football back in the summer. Now the Huskers get to open on the road at Ohio State. This is almost like a modern version of the old TV show from the 1950s, You Asked For It.” (Editor’s note: Ohio State romped, 52-17).
• Headline on theonion. com: “Undecided Voter Still Hasn’t Made Up Mind As To Who Won NBA Finals”
• NY Giants coach Joe Judge, on taking his team into Philadelphia, his home town: “I’ll probably wear a helmet because my in-laws are already buying batteries.”
• Dwight Perry again: “The foundation of Panthers D-lineman Derrick Brown funded $50,000 so that kids in Charlotte could have Halloween costumes and accessories. And, it goes without saying, sacks.”
• Ryan Brown of WJOX Radio in Birmingham, Alabama, via Twitter, on Dodger Cody Bellinger’s 400-foot, NLCS-winning home run: “That one had to file a flight plan.”
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Providence Grain Group would like to thank the fire departments of Kindersley, Oyen, Eatonia, and Kerrobert for all their tremendous efforts to bring the fire under control at our Marengo Terminal in October and all the after support at the site. Providence would also like to thank Coutts Agro for supplying trucks and water and GMAC for their assistance and support.
The Marengo Terminal fire was a tremendous loss for our customers, staff members and the community but Providence is already on track to reopening operations for receiving and shipping grain very soon.
Providence Grain is committed to our producers in the Marengo region and is ready for the challenge of rebuilding the facility and serving the community.
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community thrive for that reason I have decided to run for a seat on council.
Question 1
KEVIN MOHAN
My name is Kevin Mohan, and I’ve grown up and have lived most of my life here in Eston. I am 33 years old and have a 1 year old daughter, Halle, and a 2 year old son, Theo, with my wife Leah. For the past 2 years I have been a Branch Manager at an ag inputs retail location here in town, and for the 7 years prior to that I was a Branch Manager with the same company at it’s Eatonia location. I care deeply about this community and the path we take going forward, and f believe I can bring value to Council which is why I’ve decided to put my name on the ballot.
Question 1
30% Growth + 70% Sustainability
While growth is obviously important, I believe sustainability needs to be given priority. I think it’s critical that our community maintain and explore improvements on the services and recreation that already exist today. If we’re maintaining and improving on what we currently have, then I believe growth naturally follows in that it will keep our community members working and living in Eston, as well as make Eston an attractive option for those in other communities who are excited about the lifestyle that we can offer.
DARCY MORRICE
My name is Darcy Morrice, born and raised here in Eston. I am 40 years old and have been married to my beautiful wife Traci for 15 years, we have 3 daughters Emma who is 14 years old, Alexa who is 12 years old and Ara who is 8 years old. In 2013 1 decided to focus on my passion and became a full time farmer on our family farm after many years of juggling full time work and farming. I love this town and am very thankful to raise my family here. I want to see this
75% sustainability + 25% growth
I feel we need to focus the majority of our attention on sustaining what we have built over the years. If we keep up with our wonderful services and facilities growth could and I think will happen. We are known as a tight knit community and I feel that if we work together moving forward it will attract future residents and business opportunities.
BOB MULLOCK
Hello, I am Bob Mullock.
I was raised in Eston and completed my high school here. As a summer job I worked in the public works department of the Town of Eston for several years where I received an “early education” in town infrastructure. At the age of eighteen, I signed on to a survey team in Northern Ontario with a large international nickel company, INCO. From there I moved, to Calgary, where I worked as a welder and earned my Journeyman and B pressure tickets. Six years later, I moved back to Eston and took over the local welding and machine shop from Norman Easton, which I have owned and operated for the past forty-two years. I am now semi retired. I have served on council for the past thirteen years. I feel Council needs to have someone with experience and knowledge of the history due to some of the large projects in the works. So, I am asking for your vote.
Question 1
I would rate growth at 30% and sustainability at 70% Growth, while a desired action, is not guaranteed. Without sustainability Eston will not attract new growth or be able to maintain it’s existing tax base. However, responsibly managed sustainability will help to attract new growth and
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TERI PERRY
Hello, my name is Teri Perry, I have been living in Eston for over eleven years. I have four children and four grandchildren and we have all grown to love this little town.
I have worked in the booth at the rink, at the gas station pumping gas, at the Coach House and DTs as a bartender and at the lodge as a CCA, so I feel I have served the majority of Eston and, now, I would like the opportunity to serve ALL of Eston by representing ALL of you on town council.
Question 1
I believe that the growth and sustainability ratio should be 40% growth and 60% sustainability. At this time we should focus on sustainability, help our businesses, lower our taxes, provide incentives for new businesses and attract new community members.
AVERY POULTER
My name is Avery Poulter. I grew up in Eston until 11, then moved to New Zealand for 15 years. Have been back in Eston 5 years, and have been running my own contracting business for the past 4 years. l choose to run for town council as I want the best for our community and a positive future for the next generation.
Question 1
The split I would give them is 50/50. You have to sustain and improve what you have in place for the community to grow.
IAN PRICE
For those people who don’t know me. I was born in England and grew up on a small family farm, left school at 16 and at 17 emigrated to Canada. I worked in Woodstock On-
Ontario on a dairy farm for three years, then in the spring of 1964 came to Eston. Worked for Oakland Bros and Jackson seed farm and in 1971 bought our own farm.
We have three children Shauna, Barbara and son Malcolm, who lives on the farm today and operates the farm with his son. Along with the farm I operated a successful backhoe business for 50 years.
We moved to town 2 years ago and am semi retired.
Question 1
Growth and sustainability are both very important in small towns. I would say sustainability at 60% and growth at 40%. Keeping what we have left is essential, we in Eston have been successful at holding the same level of people for the last ten years (and businesses) so let’s try and keep it that way.
MATT TONER
Hello, my name is Matt Toner, I am 34 years old and I currently reside in Eston with my wife Sandi. Sandi is a counsellor for the Sun West School Division. I have been a resident of the Town of Eston since 2003 and am proud to call Eston my home.
I am employed at HES Manufacturing, a local small business which has been producing agricultural storage products for the past 14 years. I have been with HES for 11 years.
Question 1
It would be my opinion that without sustainability, growth would not be possible. Therefore, I would assert that sustainability is the more important of the two. If these recent times of uncertainty have shown us anything, it is the
importance of stability in our lives and in our community. I believe that the split between growth and sustainability is an ever-changing balance. As the economic situation changes, so too should the priorities of the town. With that being said, prosperous times will bring forth the opportunity for growth. It is the responsibility of the town council to have enough of a forward-thinking mindset to seize opportunities when they arise.
JAMES UNRAU
My name is James Unrau. I have lived in Eston for 6 years. My family and I moved here after coming to visit and realized that the town would be an exceptional place to raise a family. I love how the community comes together to support each other and how we look out for our neighbours. Being involved in the community is very important to me. I joined our local Lions club when we moved here, have been Lions president, and have enjoyed my time on town council. I have been on the rec board and was directly involved in refurbishing the outdoor rink. Working at the CO-OP has given me the opportunity to know our local residents on a more personal level. I am looking forward to continuing to serve our community in the future.
Question 1
70 % growth. 30% sustainability
A major problem facing countless small towns is the aging population of the residents. By focusing on growth through program’s initiated by the Economic Development committee, the town and RM can focus on plans to attract not just residents but new commercial and industrial op-
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portunities for people to be employed at. With the increase in revenue from both residential and commercial taxes, we would be able to increase services while lowering taxes for all residents.
LENARD WARD
Grew up in and went to school in Kyle. I am a mechanical technician at Owens & Sweitzers since Oct 1976, moved to Eston in 1976, am married had one son. I am involved with the fire department and have been on department since 1976. I feel I would be an asset on council as I think it needs some new ideas. I have some basic knowledge how budgets work because of my involvement with the fire department, but still have a lot to learn, but am willing and up to the challenge.
Question 1
On Growth & sustainability. Growth at 40% on a steady basis would be easier for everybody to deal with, better able to deal with infrastructure growth, and easier for businesses to handle a steady growth. As for sustainability at 60% it is better for community to deal with a steady growth in respect to cost as in the end it is the ratepayers that pay, making it easier for town officials to monitor and control the economics of growth. For this to happen you still need 4 certain things to happen for growth & sustainability. They are
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Arthur Branner personally recounted his call to Iraq to be chaplain of a battalion for the year of 2004. When he arrived he counted the number of men he would be serving and portioned out their names so that he could pray for each one by name at least once each week.
Before their convoy left for the first mission Chaplain Branner called them together and offered to pray. He in-
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formed them that he was going to pray Psalm 91 over them. The response was quite open from some expressing clear resentment of this formality as they shifted their position, sighed, and rolled their eyes. Nevertheless he earnestly prayed, and they left on their mission. The time passed when they were scheduled to return. Finally, two and one-half hours later they returned with a harrowing story. There was a van planted on the roadside filled with shrapnel and a bomb. At the very middle of the convoy the bomb exploded and shrapnel flew everywhere. Standing in the turret, with his upper body exposed, the gunner was a living target. Marvelling, he saw the shrapnel fly all around him, and some even scored the faceplate behind him, but not even one piece hit
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When he heard this miracle of deliverance from harm Chaplain Branner exclaimed, “Remember, I prayed for you before you left, for God’s protection. God heard and answered that prayer with His protection promised in Psalm 91.”
From this experience, and many that followed, his battalion of soldiers became convinced of how precious life is when at war, and that there was special protection being afforded them through the prayers of their chaplain. One of his soldiers asked, “Chaplain Branner, aren’t you afraid as you go with us without any weapon or ammunition.” He replied, “I have more ammunition than you, with 66 rounds of ammunition –(the Bible). I know that God’s angels protect me.”
Upon their return to United States the commander spoke to all assembled spouses and families informing them that not one of the members of this battalion was lost in death or any missing limbs. He credited this miracle of God’s protection to the prayers of Chaplain Branner. It was an awesome realization that they had gone on more than 4,000 missions with full protection of Almighty God!
Although we who read this are not in actual physical combat, all are in a spiritual war daily. Prayer is our connection to heaven. Scriptures such as Psalm 91 are promises that God protects from harm and evil those who connect with Him. The safest place we can be is to “abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:2).
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Whereas, Tracy Lyons, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division Three is the only candidate, I hereby give notice that no voting for this office will take place on November 9th, 2020.
Dated this 26th day of October, 2020.
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Letter to the Editor
Editorial makes unfounded claims
In her October 13, 2020 Editorial in “Your West Central Voice” titled “Party Platforms are Important” Joan Janzen makes numerous broad stroke highly biased and unfounded claims and assertions about the platform of the Democratic Party. Consider just one of these claims, where she mislabels the Democratic Party as socialist, while the Republican party is capitalist. She then avers that:
“Socialism curtails individual freedom.”
To begin this discussion, let us consider how the Oxford English Dictionary defines socialism. It is defined as “a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.”
ership of the means to produce and deliver their essential services to all of us. SaskHealth owns or regulates how the whole community receives health services.
saw this bit of news and checked what we might be responsible for if we needed a similar service.
We live in a country, and in a province in particular, that in many aspects fit this definition. SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskWater and SaskTel represent public own-
Let us consider just one small example of the impact of socialism vs. capitalism that has occurred to friends of ours who live in northwest Ohio. Their fourteen year old son recently suffered a brain aneurysm and was life-flighted from their community a distance of 110 kilometers to a teaching hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan, where he received first rate care, and is now recovering at home. Our friends just received a bill from the life flight service for $27,588.19. They filed a claim with her health insurance provider for what is supposed to be a covered service but have had the claim denied so far. They are pursuing the claim, since it is allegedly covered under their insurance policy, but face perhaps months of uncertainty until this is resolved.
We got a bit nervous when we
For most Saskatchewan residents who are citizens or landed immigrants, there would be a one time flat charge of $475 for a life flight from anywhere in Saskatchewan to a major Saskatchewan center that could deal with their health issue. For seniors, the charge is $275.
To this reader, individual freedom includes freedom from fear that a random illness or accident could bankrupt us or our families.
Our public health system vastly outperforms the disorganized unfettered capitalistic healthcare chaos south of the border and gives all of us the freedom to live our lives with the ability to pursue our dreams and aspirations without having to concern ourselves if we can financially take care of the health needs of ourselves or our family members.
I am free.
Glenda Giles, Returning Officer NOTICE OF POLL
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF KINDERSLEY NO. 290 2020 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that:
1. A vote will be held for the Election of: - Reeve - Councillor for Division Nine (9)
2. The vote will take place on Monday, November 9, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the polling place listed below:
The R.M. of Kindersley Office, 409 Main Street, Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Terry Dunn, Kerrobert, SK
3. I will declare the results of the voting at the Municipal Office on the 10th day of November, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Dated at Kindersley, Saskatchewan this 13th day of October, 2020.
Glenda M. Giles Returning Officer