ANTELOPE CROSSING
This absolutely amazing photo was taken by Maple Creek area rancher, Keith Winzer. Keith figures there were more than 800 animals. If you are familiar with pronghorn antelope, they do not jump over fences, but scramble under the lowest wire. With the latest snowfall and drifting, most of the fence line would be covered. Be careful on the roads, you never know what might meet you over the next rise! Thank you to the Maple Creek News for sharing this with us.
PHOTO CREDIT: KEITH WINZER
Support needed for West Central Crisis Centre
Dear Community Partner,
It is that time of year when the West Central Crisi and Family Support Centre Inc. (The Crisis Centre) reaches out to request the financial support required to keep our various programs operational.
The Crisis Centre was incorporated under the Saskatchewan Non-Profit Corporations Act in 1984 and over the last 37 years, the continuing support of our community has allowed us to offer an ever increasing range of services and programming to the residents of our area at no cost to them. Though we work in Tandem with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Services, not all of our programs and services are government funded so it is your dollars that allow us to stay operational.
Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321
Your donation allows our Crisis Centre team to encourage and support people, families, and communities by offering client-based programming, diverse counselling options, and an integrated support service that includes access to:
• Therapeutic and Front-Line Crisis Intervention
• Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Recovery
• Family Support Services
• Traumatic Events Response Team Mobilization
• Matrix Outpatient Treatment for Addictions and Acute Mental Health Stressors
• Healing Modalities for Children Exposed to Violence
• Court and Correction Services Referred or Mandated Counselling for Individuals
• 24-Hour Crisis Support Line
• Human Trafficking Intervention and Survivor Services
Your donations allow the Crisis Centre team to match our service delivery to the evolving needs of the community. As with many of our clients, 2020 has also been a particularly challenging year for the Crisis Centre due to the pressures of COVID-19 and the regional economic downturn which have contributed to a significant rise in the demand for emergency-based services. We have experienced a continuous demand for new client services as well.
The Crisis Centre does though have some exciting news to share in 2020! In response to the heightened demand for service, the CRisis Centre is excited to be developing a new location to better serve our clients. Many of you have been watching thr development of a new Enhanced Crisis Centre Building, located just southwest of the Kindersley Walmart. The new building is just the first phase of the projected West Central Family Healing Centre which will offer the following inhouse services:
• Domestic Violence Safe Shelter
• Emergency Crisis Nursery for Children
• Day Treatment Programming
• Transitional Bed Space
• Domestic Violence Second Stage Sheltering
A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help Kindersley residents Dan Carlson and his mother, Marion Carlson, who lost a lot of their furniture due to smoke damage when their trailer caught fire on November 11, 2020.
Dan has had a rough year as he also lost some of his vision due to a pituitary tumor and is still unable to return to work. The page has been organized by Tracy Sarrasin. “We would like to raise some funds to help them through this rough time.”
Those wishing to donate can log into https:// www.gofundme.com/f/dan-carlsons-trailer-fire
West-central resident wins million dollar home
COUNCILLOR Division No. 4
Will be received by the undersigned on the 9th day of December, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office at #1 Recruit Street, Major, SK.
During regular business hours on November 23rd to December 8th, 2020 at the municipal office at #1 Recruit Street, Major, SK.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office located at #1 Recruit Street, Major, SK.
Dated this 23rd day of November, 2020.
Charlotte Helfrich, Returning Officer
The Crisis Centre staff, board members, and clients deeply appreciate your time and kind consieration in the review of our request for financial support. Please contact me directly if I can offer further information around sponsoring particular programming or a donation framework best suited to your finances.
Donations are gratefully accepted in the following manner:
1. Cheques made payable to The West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Inc. (please note in the subject line the particular program you wish to support or that the funds may be generally distributed).
2. An e-transfer made to accounting@westcentralcrisis.ca (unless previously noted, the funds will be generally distributed where need is the greatest).
3. Please do not send cash in the mail, but if you choose to make a cash donation, it will be safely accepted during office hours.
With gratitude, on behalf of the Therapeutic Staff, Family Support Staff, Traumatic Events Team, and the Matrix Program Staff.
Michelle Weber Executive Director
Series of stolen vehicles in Sceptre
Leader RCMP are looking for information related to a series of property crimes in Sceptre, SK. 3 vehicles are currently stolen and they are as follows; 2013 Red Ford Edge - 160LPM 2009 Grey Chev Silverado - 616HFF 2017 Grey GMC Sierra - 232KSI
Any information about this or any other crime can be reported to the Leader RCMP detachment.
If you have information related to this advisory please call 310-RCMP for immediate response, or you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Dan Carlson
Just a gal from Glidden ...
Green is the colour. Football is the game.
KATE WINQUIST kate@yoursouthwest.com
Idon’t have much of a social life. I generally am in bed by 10:00 p.m. on a Friday or Saturday night. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t affected me as far as going to bars, concerts, big social gatherings.
I think the thing that I have missed the most is not watching my beloved Saskatchewan Roughriders. I have been a faithful Rider supporter my entire life - at least since 1976. The first CFL game that I can honestly remember watching was the 1976 Grey Cup. It was a battle of the Riders: Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Rough Riders. If I’m truthful (which I am), I only remember the cursing and slamming of bedroom doors after Tony Gabriel caught “The Catch” with only seconds remaining to defeat Saskatchewan 23-20.
The next several years weren’t terrific if you were a fan of the Green and White. Year after year of missing the playoffs had the province wondering if they’d be able to keep their CFL team. I still remember listening to the games on CKCK Radio at the farm. It wasn’t the outcome that we had hoped for most of the time, but Saskatchewan heroes like Gull Lake’s Roger Aldag kept fans tuning in.
Twenty-three years after that devastating loss in 1976, the Roughriders would make another appearance in the big game, this time against the Hamilton Tigercats. I remember it so well. I was in my second year of college at Medi-
cine Hat and had several assignments that were due. There was nothing that was going to stop me from watching the game. The game was an absolute classic - another nailbiter right to the finish. This time it was Saskatchewan’s turn to shine, with placekicker Dave Ridgway nailing a 35-yard field goal in the dying moments to lift the Roughriders to a 4340 victory!
The Roughriders have, of course, won two more Grey Cups since then in 2007 and 2013, to go along with a couple of back-to-back Grey Cup losses against the Montreal Alouettes in 2009 and 2010.
The Roughriders have been quite entertaining and competitive over the past several years. Last years’ record was an impressive 13-5, despite losing their starting quarterback Zach Collaros in the first game of the season. Collaros was replaced by Cody Fajardo, who was set to return this year under second-year head coach Craig Dickenson. Mosaic Stadium would have been the 108th Grey Cup host on Sunday, November 22 this year. I have had season tickets in the past, and Robert and I contemplated getting them this year.
One of my favourite memories is going to the 2009 Grey Cup in Calgary with Robert. McMahon Stadium turned into a home game for the Riders, with the capacity crowd mostly wearing green and white. I severely overpaid for the tickets, which I bought off a disgruntled Calgary Stampeder fan, but it was so worth it!
The game is remembered for the too many men on the field penalty that cost the Riders the Grey Cup. I’ll admit, I didn’t see the flag. I was busy jumping up and down when Robert told me that there was a flag on the field. I went from elation to deflation in a matter of seconds. You could have heard a pin drop when we left the stadium. As I made my way through the crowd and toward our bus, tears rolled down my face as I tried to comprehend what I had just witnessed. To come THAT close and to lose on such a mental mistake. What
should have been a night of celebration and partying turned into a quiet supper and an early night.
The Grey Cup is truly a national event. A celebration with fans of all teams coming together, right across Canada. We met people from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, who all had a love of the game.
I have not been to another Grey Cup, and I haven’t donned the doors of Mosaic Stadium, but I am looking forward to when I can at least watch my favourite CFL team on TSN once again.
Left: The Winquist Melonheads 2012. Right: Meeting up with friends at the 2009 Grey Cup. Robert Winquist, Trina Koska and Danora Semilet.
Robert and I prior to the start of the 2009 Grey Cup in Calgary.
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
OPINION
CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen
You only miss it when it disappears
Acouple of quotes to begin: “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry,” and “Happiness is like good health. You only miss it when it disappears.”
It took some time for citizens of Cuba to realize they were missing out on a lot of information, but when they came to that realization, they wanted it. The problem was they obtained their information from the state-run media.
Salvi Pascual remembers growing up in Cuba and having access to two channels; both were censored by the government. It was difficult to get news outside of the government censorship. He recalls only a few people who had connections with the government had the Internet, or you had very little Internet access.
As a Cuban, living in a closed society, Salvi observed how important it is for closed societies to have access to ideas. “The idea that everyone has a voice and everyone can share their voice, and all opinions have to be taken into account helps you grow tremendously,” he said.
Eventually Salvi moved to the United States. In the meantime his family and friends back in Cuba wanted to have access to cultural stuff and the news. They wanted to know the latest trends, to feel like they were part of the world and belonged to the 21st century.
However they could only access the Internet through the government and it was expensive. “People make an aver-
age salary of $30 US per month,” Salvi said, and Internet access cost $7 per month, which is not affordable. “It’s another form of censorship,” Salvi said. Authorities began opening Internet cafes. Soon hundreds of other public spaces began offering Internet access, and people relied on those wi-fi hot spots. Even so, people were finding
websites were blocked.
There was no political will to open access to information, so Salvi had friends and family reaching out to him for help. When he tried to help them, the Cuban government would block him.
Although he didn’t plan on it, he created an application to help his Cuban
friends and family access the Internet at an affordable cost. It’s now the most widely used application in Cuba. Salvi created a non-profit organization whose goal is to allow Cubans to surf the web free of censorship..
“I think the government doesn’t like what we’re doing because they know they’re going to lose political power if people have access to uncensored information,” Salvi said. “Censorship is hard to fight because you are always fighting against the people who have the power.”
The threat of that power became evident when Salvi returned to Cuba to visit family and was detained by the police for four months. “It wasn’t a nice experience,” he said. “You feel you are truly at their mercy and you have no representation and you feel so powerless. You don’t know how long it will last. They can make up any accusations they want.”
Consequently he now doesn’t feel safe going back to his country to visit family and friends. Nevertheless, he keeps persevering. “You just have to keep doing it and don’t get discouraged. Little by little this is going to change,” he says. “We always challenge censorship in Cuba.”
His story serves as a reminder for Canadians to always challenge censorship in Canada, and to appreciate the freedom we have to voice our uncensored ideas, to dialogue and even to disagree. It’s like good health; we only miss it when it disappears.
Moe caught between stopping COVID and keeping jobs
TheCOVID-19 news has not been good and is likely soon to get worse.
While it once took nearly two months to run up 500 cases in Saskatchewan, we are now hitting those numbers in a couple days.
And what’s quickly becoming even more problematic is contact tracing the source of outbreaks is becoming nearly impossible. It’s no long a case of COVID-19 coming in from out-of-province of confining outbreaks in remove First Nations communities or in Hutterite communities. The coronavirus is in all corners and all communities Premier Scott Moe acknowledged last week. What to do about it is a matter of varying opinion — opinion that now fluctuates even within communities and within interest and interest groups that maybe once held more consistent views on the coronavirus issue.
Consider last week’s order making public mask wearing in this province mandatory everywhere — an order that came just four days after the province ordered mandatory mask-wearing in communities of 5,000 people and more (and many of the their surrounding communities) that came less than
a week after mandatory public mask wearing was ordered for just the three largest cities.
Initially, opposing the wearing of masks — what many medical professions believe is the absolute least any government should do to stop the coronavirus spread — seemed to have much wider support.
Certainly, the notion some still hold that it infringes on one’s personal freedom — a rallying cry seemingly borrowed from the U.S. and Donald Trump supporters — contained political overtones. And some anti-maskers seem to be still clinging on this notion as a political symbol.
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) President Ray Orb stepped up and made it clear that the slight inconvenience of wearing masks everywhere was no big deal for rural people. Certainly, if masks mean the difference between shutting down the economy and not shutting down the economy, many people see them as well worth it.
MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist
However, mask wearing seems to be a relatively easy choice for Moe compared with other measures recommended by the province’s doctors and health professionals.
However, what might have been most surprising is what wasn’t announced —further restrictions on gatherings in churches, casinos, bingo halls, sporting events, bars and restaurants (although their service hours for alcohol was cut a few days earlier).
All such venues have been involved in “super spreader” events that Moe and Shabab acknowledges are one big reason why COVID-19 everywhere in the province.
For Moe and his Sask. Party government, the line in the sand is to avoid a complete lockdown like we are seeing in neighbouring Manitoba.
“This is not a lockdown,” Moe said. “This is a slowdown, a significant onemonth slowdown.”
But as daily COVID-19 case counts climbed into the triple digits in Saskatchewan, anti-mask sentiment have quickly fallen out of favour among the vast majority.
If this issue was ever a rural-versus-urban thing, that changed when COVID-19 case numbers per 100,000 in the three Prairie provinces surpassed that of Quebec and Ontario.
A rather sombre Moe appeared before reporters last week along with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab to announce not only that provincewide mask order but also to announce that gatherings in private home would be restricted to five people instead of 10.
It was also announced visits to longterm care facilities and personal care homes — 20 of which have COVID-19 cases — would be suspended except for extreme compassionate reasons.
Moe then mentioned something he avoided taking about during last month’s election when he campaigned on a strong economy — that 15,000 of the 70,000 shed in the initial March lockdown had not comeback.
For now, Moe is opting to save jobs in Saskatchewan and hoping his incremental measures to fight COVID-19 will get us through the second wave.
It is clearly a gamble.
Letters to the Editor
When I phoned to subscribe, you told me you were from Glidden. I told you my late wife Lynda (Kellington) Hunter was from Glidden.
I was going through some of Lynda’s clippings and found a couple. Being it’s hockey season, looks like you may need a little clipping.
Yours, Stewart Hunter, Eston
Parents and hockey!
DEAR MOM AND DAD -
I hope you won’t get mad at me from writing this letter, but you always told me never to keep anything back that ought to be brought out into the open.
So, here goes. Remember the other day, when our team was playing and both of you were sitting and watching??? Well, Mom and Dad, I hope you won’t get mad at me, but, you kind of embarrassed me.
Remember when I went after the puck in front of the net trying to score, and fell? Well, Mom, I could hear you yelling at the goalie for getting in my way and tripping me. Shucks, it wasn’t his fault, that’s what he is suppose to do.
Then, do you remember yelling at me to get on the other side of the blue line? Well, I didn’t know where to go then, because the coach had told me to cover my man, and I couldn’t if I listened to you. So, while I tried to decide, the other team scored against us. Then you yelled at me for being in the wrong place.
Then remember when you offered me $1.00 for a goal, and 50¢ for an assist? Well, I thought at first it was swell, but now I have given it some thought, and since that day, I can’t seem to get any goals or assists. I guess it is TOO MUCH PRESSURE, and I hog the puck. The Coach explained that one player does not make a hockey team, it takes team work by everyone. I also found out that an assist is just as important as a goal.
But, what really got me, Mom and Dad, is what happened after the game. You should not have jumped at the Coach for pulling me off the ice. He’s pretty good hockey coach and a real swell guy, and he knows what he is doing. He just wants to help us kids and teach us good sportsmanship.
And then neither of you spoke to me on the way home. I guess you were both pretty sore at me for not scoring a goal. I tried awfully hard, but I guess, I’m just a lousy hockey player. But I love to play hockey. It is a lot of fun being with other kids and learning to compete in a real good sport.
But gosh, Mom and Dad, how can I learn, if you don’t show me a good example - And anyhow, I thought I was playing for fun, to have a good time, and to learn good sportsmanship.
I didn’t know you were going to be upset so much because I couldn’t become a “star”.
With Love, Your Son
Elrose Health Care Auxiliary hold socially distanced meeting
Due to COVID restrictions, the Elrose Health Care Auxiliary has not been able to meet for many months.
Because we want to continue purchasing items for the residents of our Health Centre that are needed for their health, comfort and well-being, we held an impromptu socially distanced meeting on October 29, 2020.
We discussed the fact that because of Covid, we have not been able to hold our annual fundraisers. Items are still needed by the residence/facility that are not covered or available through the healthcare budget.
An example of some of the purchases we have made would include the overhead lifts and motors we have supplied for some of the rooms, enabling the resident to stay in the place they are accustomed to as their mobility needs change. We have not been able to outfit every room, but we are working on helping with that.
We have also helped with the gazebo project that was made good use for outside family visits during the pandemic. There have been many, many items over the years too numerous to list, but that range from large, expensive items - equipment, TVs, musical items, to comfort items - towel and blanket warmers, bed comforter, to smaller but necessary things like sheepskin skincare items.
Although the list is long, there are always new things needed that often cannot wait for government funding.
With the need still there, we decided we would go ahead with our annual Christmas Basket Raffle. We have decided to change it up a bit as we realize more people are looking for fewer knickknacks.
Therefore it was decided to have gift certificates to local businesses with a few Christmas items in the basket.
We have been grateful for Memorial funds left to the Auxiliary, to be used as needed and directed by the health centre staff. These funds have helped with many larger purchases.
We thank the community and the resident’s families for their support over the years and hope, for all of us, that we will be able to continue volunteering with functions and activities at the Health Centre in the not too distant future.
For now, we will do our best, with your help, to remember our seniors’ contribution to our community and provide items needed for their comfort and well-being.
Betty Mae Leavins, Elrose
New modelling shows significant growth scenarios of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
front-line health workers first.”
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer presented new modelling of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. The Ministry of Health released modelling number in April, and while they have continued to work on them since February, this is the first public release of new modelling figures since April. Those models show several scenarios with significant spread of the virus in the short term and over six months.
This modelling was presented as Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota have been experiencing exponential growth in new cases of COVID-19 in recent months. Saskatchewan is roughly 17 to 18 days behind Manitoba’s 7-day average of new cases for the period of Oct. 1 to Nov. 15. In recent days, Manitoba has instituted a new lockdown and told stores they are only allowed to sell essential items.
With the possibility of two different vaccines are on the horizon, Minister of Health Paul Merriman, speaking in the Legislature, said, “The federal government has secured an initial batch of six million doses, to be delivered in the first quarter of 2020. Four million are from Pfizer and two million from Moderna. Of those, Saskatchewan will receive approximately 180,000.
“Sask Health and the SHA are developing a plan to deliver the vaccine as swiftly and effectively as possible. The vaccine would be administered on a priority basis. I expect we would be vaccinating seniors and
Merriman said it’s going to take some time to get the entire province vaccinated, “And until then, we need to follow all public health measures and guidelines that will help keep us safe, and those around us safe.”
Shahab said the modelling is not a prediction, but showing some possible scenarios, stating. “What we do today starts changing the model, because the imputation is dependent on all our actions.”
He also said, “This is really our first real wave. For many jurisdictions, it’s been the second wave, for us I would submit that this is our first true test and we have prepared well, but we are now being tested both as residents of Saskatchewan, obviously, the healthcare system.”
Four scenarios going forward
Looking out six months, the province laid out four possible scenarios as well as its spring 2020 planning scenario. The four new ones are termed “Optimistic, Estimate of Current State v1, Estimate of Current State v2, and Pessimistic.”
All the models assume schools and businesses are open and there continues to be mixing occurring at home, work, schools, hospitals and long-term care homes.
The spring planning scenario saw peaks of 2,175 new cases per day, 190 hospital admissions per day, 1,736 in hospital at one time, 60 people admitted to ICU per day, and 412 people in ICU needing a ventilator at a one time. It also suggested up to 8,370 deaths over 18 months.
Applying the Scenarios
The optimistic scenario shows much lower numbers than what is currently happening in Saskatchewan today, as nearly every item has already been exceeded. It suggested 76 new cases per day (Nov. 19’s 7-day average is 174.4), five hospital admissions per day, 29 in hospital at one time (Nov. 19 had 83 in hospital, up from 76 the day before), two people admitted to ICU per day (Nov. 19 had 21 people in ICU, up from 17 the day before), and nine people in ICU and on ventilators at a one time. It also suggested up to 34 deaths over six months (To date, Saskatchewan has had 32 deaths).
The current states scenarios have significantly higher numbers. The estimate of the Current State, Version 2, is less harsh. It
forecasts peaks of 3,970 new cases per day, cumulative 304,000 cases, 261 hospital admissions per day, 1,600 people in hospital at one time, 78 ICU admissions per day and 469 people in ICU and on ventilators at one time. The cumulative total of deaths over six months is modelled at 2,140.
That last model is contingent on people over 60 years old partaking in “more cautious behavior.”
The current state, version 1 model, has even higher numbers. It projects peaks of 5,020 new cases per day, cumulative 341,000 cases, 400 people per day admitted to hospital, 2,480 people in hospital at one time, 132 people admitted to ICU per day and 808 people in ICU and on ventilators at one time. This scenario
pegs total deaths at 3,190 over six months.
(Saskatchewan’s entire fleet of acute care hospital beds, not counting the two field hospitals on warm standby, is just over 2,900, as of 2018.)
The pessimistic scenario forecasts peaks of 8,390 cases per day, with cumulative 469,000 cases, 677 hospital admissions per day, 4,190 people in hospital at one time, 222 ICU admissions per day requiring a ventilator, 1,330 people in ICU and on ventilator at once, and 4,800 deaths over six months.
The optimistic scenario is based on many of the measures the province had been pushing. It’s based on 60 per cent mask adoption, 20 per cent of the population engaging in weekly gatherings of five people, 50
per cent of the population working from home, restaurant and bar use at 25 per cent historic usage, and people going for groceries just once per week.
A graph showing the modelling compared to the actual situation puts Saskatchewan on the “current state v1 track for new cases on Nov. 8, but close to v2 for the 7-day rolling averages on Nov. 11 and Nov. 14.
The presentation included graphs of 14-day forecasts going to Nov. 29 of new lab-confirmed cases and new acute hospital admissions. Both show a hockey-stick shaped climbing sharply at an exponential rate. The “forecasted value (50 per cent)” of new cases shows over 1,320 new cases per day by Nov. 29, and 90 hospital admissions per day. However, the new cases graph notes, “interpret with caution.”
Put in perspective, from publicly available data, North Dakota’s 7-day average of new cases on Nov. 19 was 1,386, and Manitoba’s was 386. For the period of Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Saskatchewan’s rate of growth was close to Manitoba’s, but was slightly higher than our neighbour to the east. North Dakota’s 7-day average of new cases was higher, but had a lower rate of growth.
This slide, from the modelling presentation on Nov. 19, shows five scenarios of how COVID-19 might play out in Saskatchewan. We have already exceeded the lowest model. Graphic courtesy Ministry of Health
BRIAN ZINCHUK Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ken Francis: life after re-election
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
Ken Francis has served as the MLA for Kindersley since 2018, and was recently re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. I visited Ken at his office at 1001 Main Street in Kindersley, to find out what will follow his re-election.
“Right now I am getting ready for a modified sitting of the legislature,” he said. “We’re still working out details with the opposition, as we come up with a mutual satisfactory schedule. Cabinet was just announced; that’s the first step, and a Speaker needs to be elected also. The 2020 session calendar was certainly a challenge, however we were the first province in Canada to put forth a budget.”
“The whole reason I got into this position was to make sound fiscal decisions. I want our government to be fiscally responsible and still provide good services. I’m not a big believer in spending more than you make,” Ken said.
Ken has been appointed as Legislative Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Export Development. It’s his first posting, wherein he will assist the minister in his duties. “Next month will be fairly jam packed,” he said.
Nevertheless he always wants to be available to answer people’s questions. “Generally people are voicing concerns
and problems that they’re running into, usually dealing with a specific ministry. We send the concern off to the specific ministry in charge of that concern. We do our best to reply to everyone who reaches out to us, even though they may not get the answer they’re looking for,” Ken said. “If you own a business, you’re doing a good job if you satisfy 80 percent of your customers. You don’t get anywhere near that amount of satisfied people in this position. It’s frustrating that you can’t do more; the big wheel of government is a slow turning machine.”
Ken also welcomes people’s input. “We want to hear from people who see a better way because of their experiences. We want people to phone to start, and then send an email us at kfrancismla@ gmail.com,” Ken explained. “We need their issue in writing so there’s no misconception.”
Before becoming an MLA, Ken said his time spent as a Councillor and Deputy Mayor was a stepping stone to moving to the next level. “I enjoyed my time on town council. The mayor, Rod Perkins kind of talked me into running, but It really wasn’t on my radar. I never had a grand design to be in politics. It’s no different than being on a school board or any board; it takes groups of people to make things happen.”
Tax Enforcement List - RM of Newcombe No. 260
Province of
Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 3rd day of January, 2020 an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.
Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.
Meals on Wheels delivered, despite wild weather
The West Central Saskatchewan area may have received a record amount of snow last week, but that didn’t stop Meals on Wheels from being delivered, though! Local Volunteer Coordinator Allison Klein and Client Care Coordinator Krista Finley, together, delivered the Meals in Kindersley.
We’re blessed with so many other Snow Angels in our surrounding areas as well. A huge thank you to the following local volunteers and organizations for braving the weather and roads to ensure our clients received a warm meal today. Walter Maggrah in Eatonia; The Eston Lions Club, Matt Toner; The Kinsmen Club of Kerrobert; Mary Kloster in Luseland; Brendan Paproski (EMS) and Kathie Delowsky (Volunteer Services Coordinator), Coralee and Brad Fortin in Rosetown; Stacie Beadle in Biggar; Young’s Equipment Inc. in Davidson; Leslie Hicks in Outlook and Kinette Club in Dinsmore. We also had Snow Angels in Kyle, Lucky Lake, Macklin, Wilkie and Unity. We are beyond grateful for the time and efforts you put in to get the meals delivered; it was no easy task with all the snow.
Volunteer work is generous, kind and selfless. We rely heavily on the giving nature of volunteers to make our programs run smoothly and efficiently. Our volunteers’ efforts into our Meals on Wheels program have contributed to our goal of maintaining independence for clients in their homes and our residents’ well-being. If you or anyone you know wants to become a Saskatchewan Health Authority Volunteer, please contact your local Health care Facility to find out how.
TOWN OF EATONIA PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Eatonia intends to adopt a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 5-16, known as the Zoning Bylaw.
INTENT
The proposed bylaw amendment will:
• replace the definition for “Sight Triangle”;
• add a sight triangle definition reference figure;
• consolidate fence regulations into one section;
• add a fence height reference figure, illustrating fence heights in specific locations;
• add regulations to restrict the use of fabric covered structures; and,
• add regulations for solar energy systems.
REASON
The reasons for the amendment are to:
• increase clarity within the bylaw;
• accommodate personal solar panels;
• limit the use of fabric covered structures; and,
• ensure sight triangles are maintained along lanes and street intersections for safety reasons.
PUBLIC INSPECTION
Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Town Office, located at 202 Main Street, in the Town of Eatonia, between the hours of 9:00 AM and5:00 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town Office at a cost of $4.00.
PUBLIC HEARING
Council will hold a public hearing in conjunction with their regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on December 8, 2020 at the Town of Eatonia Council Chambers – 202 Main Street, Eatonia to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, written submissions to Council pertaining to this bylaw are strongly encouraged. Written submissions must be received by December 7, 2020 by 4:00 p.m. either by email, mail or dropped off at the Town Office. Anyone wishing to make a verbal submission to Council can choose to do so by phone. Please contact the Town Office before December 7, 2020 by 4:00 p.m. to schedule a time slot in which Council will phone you directly to hear your concerns or suggestions.
Issued at the Town of Eatonia this 23rd day of November, 2020.
Cheryl Bailey, Administrator
Kindersley Playschool has been operating for decades!
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
Kindersley
Playschool has played an important role in Kindersley for decades! Roxanne Atkinson, who has been teaching at the Playschool for the past five years, said the Playschool has been running since the 1970’s. She noted that back then, registration day would find parents lined up on the street early in the morning to register their children.
Currently the classes are limited to eleven children per class, with two classes per day from Tuesday to Friday. The classes are geared for children aged three and four years old.
Every class includes a regular routine of play time, carpet time, craft, snack time, followed by gym time. After the recent snowfall, some of the children enjoyed playing in the snow.
Roxanne explained that carpet time encompasses lessons such as learning
days of the week, months of the year, counting or learning a specific letter of the alphabet. The craft could be based on a lessons learned that day, or on an upcoming holiday. Gym time includes various fun activities such as play in a bouncy castle, group games or parachute games.
Parents help out as a “duty parent” once a month and provide the snack for that class. Parents are also included for special activities such as the Halloween parade and playschool graduation.
Roxanne said she loves teaching the children, and seeing how excited the kids are to see her whenever they come to playschool. “I love the excitement, the fun, how proud the kids are of their crafts and how glad they are about their special day when their mom and dad get to see them!” Roxanne said. She said playschool is important because it is often the first organized activity the children are involved in.
Movies beyond blockbusters brought to you by Kindersley Screen Arts
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like clock work, on the fourth Saturday afternoon of each month from September to May (except for December), Kindersley and area residents are invited to watch an entertaining movie at Sunset Theatre. This is possible thanks to Kindersley Screen Arts and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Kindersley Screen Arts consists of six members who have been bringing Canadian and international films to our community since 2016. The members are Judy Lavoie, Dawn Climenhaga, Diane Shillington, Karen Barrows, Linda Pincemin and Colleen Quinney.
Judy Lavoie said “I started the group because we thought there was a market for different movies besides blockbusters. We associated with TIFF and joined their film circuit. We are one of only three towns in Saskatchewan associated with TIFF.”
Normally the movies are chosen at the beginning of the season from a list that is sent to the group from TIFF. “This year we are directly contacting distributors to acquire the movies, because TIFF isn’t doing the film circuit. We have Dr. Nicky Knight as a sponsor,” Judy said they couldn’t make this happen without a sponsor.
Last month’s movie was the first story about an individual from Saskatchewan. The show was called “Percy”, a
Sask. who was targeted with a copyright and patent infringement lawsuit by Monsanto. It was thoroughly enjoyed by those in attendance.
The movie that will be showing the fourth Saturday in November will be equally as entertaining. “Made in Italy” is about a father and son who finally begin grieving the loss of their wife/ mother who died in a car accident years ago. Together they fix up a Tuscan villa in Italy that’s been in the family for generations that has been vacant for years. They find the house in far worse condition than they had expected, but the small town nearby is so inviting and friendly, that the pair is tempted to not sell the house, but enjoy it for themselves.
What makes the movie even more interesting for the viewers is the choice of actors. Liam Neeson and his son Micheal Richardson play the parts of father and son in the movie. In real life, the actors suffered a similar tragedy when Neeson’s wife and Richardson’s mother
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, seven board members meet once a month to ensure playschool continues to run smoothly. Kindersley Playschool qualifies for a grant from the town during the year. In addition, two major fundraisers are held during the year to help keep tuition costs affordable.
ValerieFinley of Luseland was recognized earlier this year by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan with an individual Award of Merit – which recognizes lasting and significant contributions by an individual or group of individuals at the local level.
Valerie moved to Luseland in 1935, where she completed her schooling, married and raised a family of five. During that time Valerie was very involved in community work, including Girl Guides, various choirs and musical events, the Eastern Star and other community organizations. Always interested in learning, Valerie completed her education degree after her children were grown. She was a teacher at the elementary school in Luseland and taught there for many years.
In 1983 she was one of the core group who began the huge project of creating the Luseland Hub and Spokes – a history of the community and surrounding area. As one of the editors of the history book, Valerie played an integral part in the success of the project.
During the ensuing years talks began about establishing a museum in Luseland. In 1992, the Luseland Museum was opened with Valerie Finley as President.
She continued in this position for many years and today, at the age of 92 she is still an active and dedicated member of the Luseland Museum Board.
Upon the opening of the museum, Valerie immersed herself in learning the
Kindersley Playschool has been offering the perfect balance between play and learning for over four decades, and that is quite an chievement.
nated. Over the years she has catalogued thousands of items, each one carefully labeled.
One of her proudest accomplishments at the Luseland Museum was the completion of the nature display which includes Guinevere, the whooping crane. As the whooping cranes were common in the area in the early years, this is a wonderful and rare addition to a rural museum which Valerie is very proud of.
Valerie has become the keeper of local history and is the first contact for anyone returning to Luseland or researching family history. She always has time to meet and gladly shares any information she has available. She has documented detailed information on Main Street businesses, and knows the history of many of the original buildings
Losing Trebek, Meeker sad day for Canada
Canada lost two broadcasting icons on one day, Nov. 8, and while Alex Trebek is known almost solely for his work on the television game show Jeopardy, both he and Howie Meeker had connections to Hockey Night in Canada.
Ken Campbell in SI-The Hockey News wrote the story about Trebek, at the time doing a variety of broadcasting work for CBC, being one of five finalists in 1970 as a replacement for the recently fired Ward Cornell on HNIC. Dave Hodge ultimately got the job, but Campbell’s story said that executive producer Ralph Mellanby preferred Trebek above all others. But his boss, Ted Hough, overruled Mellanby, saying he didn’t like his hosts to have moustaches, a Trebek trademark.
Later, Trebek told Mellanby he would have been happy to cut off his moustache to get the job, but thanked him for bypassing him for the job because … well, he went on to California and became a beloved, and very wealthy, TV figure south of the border.
Meeker, meanwhile, passed away in Nanaimo at the age of 97. He was a hockey lifer, play-
ing 12 seasons in the NHL for the Leafs, winning four Stanley Cups along the way and capturing the rookie-of-the-year award in 1946-47, beating out, among others, fellow freshman Gordie Howe. He also coached the Leafs for one year, was a Member of Parliament for two years in the 1950s, and then spent a couple of decades as a between-periods analyst on Hockey Night in Canada and, later, TSN.
Meeker certainly had his admirers, but he had plenty of detractors, too. He sprinkled his analysis with enthusiastic but out-of-date catch-phrases — “Golly Gee” and “Gee Willikers” were among his favourites — and bought the phrase “hoop around a barrel” into common Canadian lexicon to describe a forward making a defenceman look silly trying to defend a rush. “He went around him like a hoop around a barrel,” Meeker would say. He was the first to use a telestrator to show fans at home exactly what happened on a particular play. A generation of hockey viewers not only knew what happened on a particular play, but why it happened, thanks to Meeker.
The world works in mys-
terious ways. Trebek was a moustache away from perhaps being the host of a sports program showing games in which Meeker was the analyst. So the answer to the question: What was one of the saddest days for Canada? The answer is Nov. 8, 2020.
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “MLB announced it won’t discipline Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner for returning to the field to celebrate his team’s World Series championship after testing positive midgame for COVID-19. Hey, it was either that or suspend him for 10 spring-training games.”
• Myron Medcalf of ESPN. com, on Fighting Irish fans
rushing the field en masse after beating Clemson: “Is Justin Turner Notre Dame’s crowd consultant?”
• Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “(MLB’s) Rob Manfred is consistent — every day he is the worst commissioner in professional sports.”
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The New York Jets are going to follow Donald Trump’s lead and are going to sue all 16 teams that beat them.”
• Fark.com: “Formula One decides doing business with Russia, China and Bahrain wasn’t enough to anger supporters of human rights and adds Saudi Arabia to the 2021 schedule.”
• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Alex Cora is back as Red Sox manager after a one-year ban for cheating. Adjusted bromide: ‘Cheaters Almost Never Prosper’.”
• Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on Twitter, recalling numerous late collapses by the Falcons: “As Falcons take 20-3 lead at halftime over Broncos, Atlanta fans start to chant, ‘Stop the count!’”
• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “With all the craziness and uncertainty in
2020, it is really good to know there are some constants — like the NY Jets will ALWAYS find a way to lose.”
• Michael Farber of SI.com, on Twitter: “Not saying it took long for Bryson (DeChambeau) to play that 13th hole, but they’ve put him on the sun dial.”
• New York Post reader Bruce Christoffersen: “Brian Cashman (of the Yankees) built a team to win the Home Run Derby, not the World Series.”
• Steve Simmons again: “True story: Boxing promoter and convicted felon Don King once had a financial adviser named Joseph Maffia.”
• Another one from Janice Hough, on the glut of 49ers on the NFL’s Injured Reserve and COVID-19 lists: “At this point the Niners may need to allow fans in the stands just to have a pool of players for pregame tryouts.”
• Dwight Perry one more time: “The Texans fired vice president of communications Amy Palcic, the first woman to run an NFL team’s PR department. ‘New team motto: Make Bad Trades, Shoot The Messenger’.” Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca
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Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 1-2019, known as The Zoning Bylaw.
INTENT: The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment will amend Section 6.2 Discretionary Uses and Section 6.3.2 - Site Standards to provide a minimum site area for Non-farm residential and All other uses.
REASON: To allow the municipality to subdivide Non-farm residential under Discretionary Uses and change minimum site standards to Non-farm residential and All other uses.
PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 office – 304 Main Street, Eatonia, SK between 9:00 a.m. –4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.
PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing in conjunction with the regular meeting at 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on December 8, 2020 at the Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261 Council Chambers – 304 Main Street, Eatonia, SK to hear any person or group who wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the Municipal office to the undersigned prior to the hearing.
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Fall session of Legislature kicks off November 30
BRIAN ZINCHUK Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
REGINA – Fresh off a new election win, and with a strong mandate, Premier Scott Moe announced on Nov. 16. that the first session of the new Legislative Assembly will begin on Monday, Nov. 30.
The session will begin with the election of the Speaker in the morning followed by the Lieutenant Governor delivering the Throne Speech in the afternoon.
“Our government has received a new mandate from the people of Saskatchewan and I know all MLAs on both sides of the House are looking forward to getting into the Assembly and debating the important issues facing our province,” Moe said in a release. “Of course, our immediate focus with be on managing through the ongoing pandemic - keeping Saskatchewan people safe while keeping our economy open and work-
ing toward a strong recovery.”
The Assembly has been reconfigured to create more space for safe physical distancing between the members and plexiglass shields are being installed on the desks. Members will all wear masks when in the Assembly. The number of members who will be present in the Assembly at one time remains under consideration.
The fall sitting is expected to last two weeks, which will allow for debate and passage of the Throne Speech and introduction of several pieces of legislation, including bills required to fulfill the government’s campaign commitments, the government said it its release.
“We are grateful that the people of this great province gave our government a strong renewed mandate to keeping building a strong economy, strong communities, strong families and a strong Saskatchewan, and that’s exactly what we intend to do,” Moe
said.
New Democratic Party House Leader Vicki
said in an emailed comment, “It is important that we return to the Legislature, and that we do so safely. The NDP Caucus is determined to put
people first and stand up for families, communities and businesses as we face the second wave of COVID-19. We have held productive conversations with the government on what that return looks like, and will continue to do so.”
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Jesus finds a way
Muslim countries are closed to open proclamation of the gospel. But Jesus has found a way into the hearts of thousands of Muslims in many countries. Increasingly there are stories of devout Muslims seeing Jesus in visions and dreams. Because their revered founder, Muhammad, claimed to experience visions and dreams, his followers are very open to them. They live in a culture of shame and honor, compelled conduct, cruel tactics of moral police, coercive suppression. When they have an encounter with Jesus, they experience infinite kindness in His countenance and hear a convincingly tender voice proclaiming, ‘I love you’. Their hearts melt at the genuine gentleness, and are overwhelmed with a sense of loving acceptance. They feel no coercion or fear, and their spirits are warmed with a welcoming freedom.
Here’s a part of one true ongoing story. Amir was raised in Jordan as a nominal Christian among a large Muslim population. He had little use for Christianity and less regard for Muslims. On a business trip to Saudi Arabia the border officials unexpectedly stamped his passport as Muslim. This puzzled and annoyed him. That same night Jesus appeared to him visibly and opened his heart toward the Muslims with great compassion and true love, saying to him, ‘Pray for them’. Jesus spoke further, ‘You have a mission to the Muslims, Amir. Go and pray for them in Mecca.’ His trip coincided with the hajj (the month-long pilgrimage to Mecca). Amir responded to the visit from Jesus by repenting of his sins, confessing them, and saying, ‘I’m Yours, Lord. I’ll follow you anywhere.’ He was then also infused with holy boldness. Amir extended his stay in the country for five days, bought the accepted garb for a pilgrim, traveled to Mecca, and endured the extreme discomfort of the crowding hordes of people and the exhaustion of the scorching heat. Continually he silently prayed with genuine love for the people, whose faces did not reveal happiness or fulfillment despite the great sacrifices they made for this journey of a lifetime.
He overheard one Muslim comment to another that Jesus had appeared to him several times, and he wondered what it meant. Amir became aware that there were others among these crowds who had the same mission to pray. He was also aware that he was being closely watched as a suspect of not being a true Muslim. Anyone who is not Muslim who tries to attend the ceremonies of the hajj is speedily executed. He saw the official executioner looking for infiltrators or religious violators, and then take action, which sickened him. He was aware of being followed, and he discovered the contents he had left in his room were rifled through by secret police. When Amir got on the bus to depart, he sat in the very back to escape being noticed. Two policemen came aboard the bus and were systematically searching the passports of the passengers, comparing them with a picture they held. He realized that they were looking for him. At the following bus stop the astute bus driver, against the command of the police, opened the back door and closed it quickly after Amir had made his exit. To his surprise and relief he discovered a taxi awaiting him--provided by a converted Muslim who was instructed by the Lord to rescue him.
Those who have had visitations from Jesus, some as many as 45 days in a row, seek answers from a Bible believer and welcome a Bible to instruct them. Many thousands of believers secretly meet in small groups to worship, pray, read the Bible, and encourage one another, knowing the dangers of being discovered and severely dealt with. (Excerpted from the book Visions and Dreams by Tom Doyle.)
Why share this story? In the US and Canada there are at least five million Muslims. They are removed from the ancient tribal families. Jesus has found a way to reach them in their former homeland. Surely He will reach out to them in America as well. Dear reader, you may be asking, What is my role? We must not look on Muslims as enemies, or feel threatened. We can show how Jesus would act, by our kindness overtly, and by our prayers. There will be some who read this who will accept the call to pray for Jesus to bring peace, and assurance of salvation to Muslims in our country, as well as around the world. We don’t know how Jesus will work because of our prayers, or whom He will reach, but we have the assurance that “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16).
March 28, 1945November 18, 2020
Dr. Harvey Theodore Gerein passed away peacefully on November 18, 2020 at the age of 75 years. Harvey will be remembered by his loving wife of 49 years, Valerie (nee Knight); son Rick and his wife Wendy
and their children Owen, Luke, Benjamin and Griffin; son Todd; brother Mervin and his wife Darline and family; as well as sister Linda and her husband George and family. Harvey was a dedicated and respected physician for 35 years serving the community of Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Well liked and admired by the many colleagues and friends whose lives he touched over the years; he will be missed for his easy manner, quick wit and willingness to help others. There will be a celebration of Harvey’s life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Harvey’s name to the Parkinson Canada Charity at www. parkinson.ca. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www. victoriaavenuefuneral. com
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Michelle Brummond Subdivision No. 1
John Collinså Subdivision No. 6
Karen Itterman Subdivision No. 3
Cara Nisbet Subdivision No. 8
Board of Education officials re-elected and new members welcomed
OnNovember 17, the Sun West Board of Education held its Organizational Meeting. Organizational Meetings are held annually as well as after Board of Education elections, which took place on November 9. The purpose of Organizational Meetings is to elect the Board Chair and Vice-Chair as well as make committee assignments for the upcoming year. At the meeting, current Chair Karen Itterman (Sub-
RESIDENTIAL HOUSE FOR SALE BY TENDER
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2020, for the purchase of the following land and building in the Town of Eston, Saskatchewan: 227 – 3rd Avenue SE Eston, Saskatchewan (“the Property”)
The Property is sold on an “as is” basis. Bidders must rely on their own research of the Property to determine acreage, condition, improvements, assessment and state of title.
Property will be available for viewing by appointment only. Call Prairie Centre Credit Union at 306-962-3634 to book an appointment.
Tenders must be accompanied by a certified cheque in favour of the undersigned for 5% of the tender price as a deposit, which will be returned if the tender is not accepted and the sale is not completed. The balance of the tender price will be payable by certified cheque within 30 days following notice of acceptance of the tender, following provision of a transfer authorization on conditions established by the solicitors for the Vendor. The Purchaser will be responsible for GST, if applicable, and for the costs of registering a transfer of Title.
The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and the Vendor reserves the right to reject any tender.
Tenders shall be sealed in an envelope marked “Land Tender” and shall be mailed to:
Prairie Centre Credit Union (2006) Ltd. Attention: Robin Houston Box 129 Eston, Saskatchewan S0L 1A0
division No. 3) and current Vice-Chair John Collins (Subdivision No. 6) were both re-elected to their positions for another term.
Itterman and Collins both thanked the Board and expressed optimism that the Board will continue its work to provide a quality education that puts students first.
The Board also welcomed three new members at its meeting on November 17. The new members take their positions after being acclaimed or elected following Board of Education elections held on November 9.
The new members are Michelle Brummund (Subdivision No. 1), Michele Whitfield (Subdivision No. 2) and Cara Nisbet (Subdivision No. 8). All three of the new members join the Board with a wealth of experience and many valuable skills that will be of great benefit to Sun West students.
Michelle Brummund and her husband live on a farm north east of Eston with their two teenage children. Brummund holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has a Professional Director designation from the Johnson Shoyma Graduate School of Public Policy in Saskatoon. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and operates her own practice in Eston and has previously worked for accounting firms in Calgary and Kindersley.
Brummund is very active in her community. She has served as a Board member of the Prairie Centre Credit Union since 2010, where she was Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee. She is a leader in the Eston 4-H Club and the President of the West Central Pony Club and helped organize a Farm Safety Day for Eston Composite School.
“I believe,” stated Brummund, “that helping others makes a difference in the world. One person at a time, one day at a time and one project at a time – it makes a lasting impact on the world.”
Cara Nisbet and her husband who is a local Rosetown farmer have three children all who attend schools in Rosetown. Nisbet graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, majoring in Accounting. She later completed a Health Care Administration Certificate from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Additionally, she holds
the designations of Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) and Fellow of the Credit Union Institute of Canada (FCUIC).
Nisbet is currently the Vice President Human Resources for Prairie Centre Credit Union. Prior to that she held positions as Manager of Finance and Health Care Administrator for the Heartland Health Region (now the Saskatchewan Health Authority), and began her career as a Tax Auditor with Canada Revenue Agency.
“I am passionate about the educational system and excited to be a part of making it the best it can be for everyone, but most especially the students” Nisbet explained. “This is a very interesting time to be involved with Education with everything going on with COVID-19 and the economy itself. I am very much looking forward to being an integral part of the strategic planning process,” she added.
Michele Whitfield and her husband farm near Coleville where they raised two children and currently are enjoying four grandchildren. Whitfield worked for Sun West for 30 years as an Educational Assistant and a School Bus Driver starting her career in Rossville School in Coleville and finishing it at Kindersley Composite School. While farming and raising her children, she earned an Educational Assistant Certificate from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Science (now called Saskatchewan Polytechnic).
“Every student deserves to have an education and to learn how to develop their own goals to succeed in life,” said Whitfield. “My passion is education and I will dedicate my time to help make improvements so that students and staff can achieve their own goals.”
The returning Board members made its newest members feel welcome and also took time to recognize the contributions of Robert Dewey, the former Subdivision No. 2 member who would not be returning.
The returning Board members are Karen Itterman (Subdivision No. 3), Sue Lytle (Subdivision No. 4), Scott Sander (Subdivision No. 5), John Collings (Subdivision No. 6), Cathy Morrow (Subdivision No. 7) and Ruth Griffith (Subdivision No. 9).
Face masks are now required to enter the Town Office. There is a drop box at the front door for payments and it will be checked during office hours. Payments for utilities and taxes can also be made over the phone with a credit card through CIBC or Credit Union.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Michele Whitfield Subdivision No. 2
Remember to support your local businesses as much as possible
Saskatchewan people have all contributed to the safety of our residents by acting responsibly. We all owe an extra debt of gratitude to our healthcare workers who continue to work diligently to care for their patients and ensure their facility safety. We thank them all and salute their efforts!
COVID-19 is a real and present danger to human life and as a business community we must see the human cost as a priority. Businesses are operating under unique and stressful circumstances and we must be mindful of the impact on our collective mental health, and the associated costs to businesses and individuals that extend beyond financial concerns.
All Chambers of Commerce in Saskatchewan have been working tirelessly since early spring to help business members and communities access support programs to help keep businesses operational during the pandemic. The impacts of COVID-19 have been felt by many private sector businesses who have had to deal with laying off staff, adjust to revenue losses or having to close altogether. It’s clear that a community support effort to keep them operating is needed. Collectively we have come a long way during an incredibly challenging time.
The Kindersley Chamber expresses our strong support for the targeted approach the Government of Saskatchewan has taken to address rising case counts in localized “hotspots”, including new mandatory mask requirements in all communities across this great
province. It is certainly not easy and much debate has take place with respect to allowing businesses to remain open during this time.
Returning to a widespread, largescale lockdown would be catastrophic to Saskatchewan jobs, Saskatchewan families, and on the viability of Saskatchewan businesses – even with new and extensive government intervention. The societal, and economic harm would have lasting, irreversible impacts. Focused and strategic regulations that will curb the spread of COVID-19, while allowing businesses that are operating safely to keep their doors open, must be followed.
We are calling on ALL Saskatchewan residents to follow the restrictions and guidelines set out by our public health experts. Do your part and be a good neighbour. As we enter the holiday season, we ask Saskatchewan residents to support local businesses wherever possible. Many of these businesses are barely hanging on and right now, every little bit counts.
Buying from a local store is supporting your neighbour, your family member, your friend and ultimately the small businesses that drive our economy. Let’s all do our part! All Saskatchewan residents must take it upon themselves to keep everyone safe by wearing a mask when in public and practicing social distancing. As a community, we all have a role to play in the fight against COVID-19.
Kevin Martin, Executive Director Kindersley Chamber of Commerce
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.
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