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Introducing Krystal Bazylinski
I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself! My name is Krystal Bazylinski, and I am the new Manager for the Pioneer’s Haven. I am over the moon to be here, and I can’t wait to get to know each and every one of the residents as well as their loved ones more!
A little backstory on me, I was born and raised in Dawson Creek BC. I moved to Saskatchewan in 2001, and met my now husband Ryan Bazylinski. Ryan was born and raised in Major, SK. Ryan and I have two children. Our daughter Keagan is 19, and just recently graduated from Lakeland in Vermillion, completing her EST Firefighing training. We also have a son Fox who is 15, and is an avid hunter, Cross Country fiend and he ref’s hockey for both Kerrobert & Luseland. Both our kids are also Lifeguards at the Luseland Pool.
I have a background in Administration, Payroll, Accounts AP & AR as well as numerous other roles. I just recently put myself through a Diploma program at Sask Poly, Business Management, and I am just finishing up another Diploma program in Project Management. I know
these tools will come in quite Valuable filling my role as Manager. I also sit on Council for the Town of Luseland, and some of my committees include: Police Commission, Luseland & District Fireboard, Arena, Homecomming Hall and more!
Although today is only my second day here at the Pioneer’s Haven, I know I have found the place where I want to be! My heart is so very happy, and I have so many great plans to bring into the Pioneer’s Haven along side our strong Board! The Residents have been very welcoming, and I know we are going to have a great time together! This is such an important, essential establishment & community for all the surrounding areas, and we should all feel so lucky to have the Pioneers Haven!
The Kerrobert School Community Council is just that - a council of people from the school and from the community working together for the benefit and support of education. Every school is required to have an SCC. It replaces what years ago used to be the Local School Board. Its goal is to develop a working relationship between school and community that is unique to each school. Our Kerrobert SCC strives to contribute to the success of our students through engagement in school planning and improvement, and through supporting initiatives that lead to better student outcomes.
Here are a few of our past accomplishments:
• Purchased and installed water bottle refill stations on most water fountains in the school
• Funded guest speakers
• Hosted literacy lunches, reading nights, movie nights, and book exchanges
• Provided appreciation lunch and treats for the staff
• Purchased and installed elementary playground equipment
• Purchased and installed an AED for the school
• Purchased many resources for teaching and student learning
• Partnered with SLC and local businesses to serve welcome back pancake breakfasts in the fall
• Reviewed and engaged in school goals
An engaged SCC adds value to our school’s efforts and supports endeavors that have an impact on our students’ education. The SCC meets about 5 to 7 times a year. A few highlights of each meeting are:
• Principal’s Report – school and division happenings and decisions, goals and initiatives
• Updates on SCC projects
• Decisions about how to best spend the grant money from the School Division and our own internal funds
Our main project for the past few years, that funds much of our school support, has been the Community Calendar. This calendar features community information such as birthdays, anniversaries, special events, and meetings, as well as the school’s information such as the Day 1-6 cycle, holidays, early dismissals, and PD Days. It also features quick reference ads with local business information. It truly is in our students’ and school’s best interest to have an active and supportive SCC. The SCC relies on your willingness to be involved in any way you can show support – whether that means coming to meetings to help us make decisions, helping out with our events, or volunteering on the Community Calendar Committee.
We welcome your input and it would be great to see you at one of our next meetings!
When you hear about ground school, flight manoeuvres and acquiring a pilot’s certificate, one usually assumes these are referring to planes. However, Great Plains College Kindersley campus is providing instruction in all those areas at their two-day Ag Drone School for farmers and agronomists on March 15th and 16th.
Region Manager of Great Plains College, Fritz Eckstein, said the college is partnering with LandView Drones, based out of Edmonton. The company sells drones and conducts drone schools; however, this is the first time they have partnered with a college. It’s also the first time Great Plains College has hosted a drone school.
“We have the contacts and marketing available to make this available to our farming community. We are very pleased to host it,” he said. “Drones are becoming increasingly popular as tools for farmers, so we thought it would be a good idea. In Asian countries, they use drones for seeding and fertilizing. It’s becoming increasingly popular and also is becoming more affordable. It’s not just targeted for the farming community. Anyone interested in drones can enrol, including those in the oil and gas industry, hunters and ranchers.”
It’s a popular course amongst farmers these days. Once mastered, the drone advantage is obvious, showing things which aren’t visible from the ground. It will tell you whether you have healthy or unhealthy crops, whether crops are trampled, whether there’s damage from frost or hail. Drones pinpoint issues, so farmers only need to treat problem areas with herbicides or pesticides. That not only saves money; it’s also easier on the environment. Drones are used to check on the health of livestock, which saves time. As technology advances, the demand for drones will increase. The course’s handson instruction includes a Tello drone for practice at home and in-class instruction on operating an unmanned aircraft safely and legally. Drones can be used in 101 ways, including finding, monitoring and counting livestock and spraying by drone. Discussion on business
models will include costs and insurance.
Participants will fly through a series of practice indoor flights before venturing outdoors to operate the drone, taking turns as pilots and visual observers. They’ll be versed in best practices in an emergency and learn about maintenance with a focus on battery management.
Students not only take basic ground school instruction but also take the Transport Canada online test for their Basic Pilot’s Certificate. They learn about Canadian Aviation regulations and airspace restrictions in their area. As of mid-February, Eckstein said they had already met their minimum enrolment requirements, so he encouraged people to enrol quickly. “The cost is quite reasonable,” he noted. And if it proves to be successful, the course will also be brought to a different college location in the future.
BY BOBBI HEBRON Kerrobert Recreation Director
I hope that Family Day and the February break was enjoyed by many despite the cold. We extended the hours of the public skate and shinny a few of the days and the rink was very busy with all ages of skaters. The Free Little Library at the Poolside park is being well used and we encourage people to enjoy a short walk and the books that are free for the taking. The Reservoir has stayed busy with fishermen, walkers and bird watchers. And the sound of skidoos can be heard in the fields, enjoying the scenery on the outskirts of town. The winter season still leaves us much to do in rural Saskatchewan.
Kerrobert Recreation will proceed as we have throughout Covid which is to follow the mandates of the Government. Therefore, proof of vaccination is no longer required at any recreation facilities, programs or events as of Feb. 14, 2022. Mask mandate will lift Monday Feb. 28, 2022 and we support those who wish to continue wearing them. Hand sanitizer remains available at all locations. There are plenty of self test kits available at the Town office.
The Recreation Board will be holding their annual General Meeting on Monday March 14 at 6:30. The function of the Board is to manage and operate the Memorial Arena, the Swimming Pool, the Fairgrounds, the Parks, the Prairieland Community Center and programs held at each; to advise Council on projects to improve or extend facilities and programs; be responsible for the management of operation of new facilities and programs; and to manage and operate committees who join Kerrobert Recreation Board. It consists of up to 9 members who include Brennan Murphy – Curling Rink Rep.; Scott Kissick – RM of Oakdale; Jeremy Welter –RM of Mariposa; Trent Eurick – RM of Progress; Marli Shepherd – Arena Rep.; Joelene Borschneck – Fairground Rep.;
Lorraine Cholin – PCC Rep.; Melissa Neufeld – Swimming Pool Rep.; Mike Mitchell – Town of Kerrobert Rep.. We meet on the second Monday of most months. It’s a great organization to belong to!
Kerrobert Fairgrounds
The Fairground committee has yet to meet regarding 2022 however our plan remains the same to complete Diamond 3 levelling and spreading of shale and purchase another load of shale to share between all three diamonds. The Kerrobert Rodeo is booked for July 9 – 10 and Kerrobert Minor Ball has their registration information out. It can be found on the Kerrobert Minor Ball Facebook page. It will be a great season at the Fairgrounds!
Kerrobert Swimming Pool
After a great season last summer, we are excited to open in June! There is minimal work to be completed including painting the paddling pool and inside fence and as well as repairs on pumps. Our staff will begin in May to complete these projects. Resumes are now being accepted for lifeguards, instructors and summer students for our park program, pool, museum and park positions. They will be accepted until March 4. Thank you to everyone who has applied! It will be our hope that we have enough guards to offer regular hours and perhaps even KCS swimming lessons in June.
Kerrobert Memorial Arena
The hockey and curling seasons are at their peak with playoffs, tournaments and bonspiels on the go! We wish to thank Kerrobert Composite School for holding their annual Div II Curling Bonspiel at the Curling Rink. It was a great day full of smiles from young athletes and fans and tasty food served by volunteers. The day raised over $350 for the Curling Rink through sales at the booth.
CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen
The practical joke I saw involved a beautifully decorated cake. However, the first slice revealed, not cake, but layers of meatloaf! Last week many Canadians may have felt like they were on the receiving end of a practical joke, but it was no laughing matter. Which may be why our Prime Minister decided to revoke his decision and back down before the senate could vote.
Following the vote by MP’s on the Emergency Measures Act, Jordan Peterson and Rex Murphy discussed the situation.
“There’s nothing more attractive than a false crisis to divert attention from a real crisis. Canada is in a state of economic crisis. Why not have a false crisis ... the magnitude of which has not yet been revealed?” Peterson asked. “Then you can look heroic when you’re dealing with something
that doesn’t exist instead of facing the fact that you have been appallingly incompetent over the last six years, and that things are really about to manifest themselves in their true nature.” He referred to the crisis Trudeau created by not only refusing to dialogue with the convoy, but falsely labeling them.
Peterson continued, “Canadians are asked to decide if these truckers are a foreign funded, rep-
rehensible bunch of insurrectionists, or whether the entire governing structure in Canada, and the press that reports on it, has become corrupt in a historically unmatched manner. That’s a tough choice, but the first part isn’t true, and the second part unfortunately is. And you can tell that, not least by the fact that parliament has essentially been abrogated during the past two years, and we now have retroactive
crime and the seizure of bank accounts. This is all occurring when the pandemic is not only coming to a halt on technical grounds, but when many countries around the world are lifting mandates, and which would not have been lifted in Canada unless the truckers had protested. This is all happening in the background of the devolving of executive responsibility to experts and opinion by all three political parties, the abandonment of the working class by the NDP, and the imposition of an utopian globalist agenda on the entire economy of the country.”
Peterson paused after his lengthy remarks, and Murphy added his own. “This is a sad, sad mess. And I tell you this for sure, in the next 12 months, we’re going to hear so many ramifications from this. We’ve done a great injury that may not be easily repaired over time. That’s the biggest story of all, it’s not the convoy, or the protest, it’s the nature of the country and the harmony it once knew.”
Peterson agreed, noting these are unprecedented times in our country. “I’ve not been an admirer of Trudeau since he decided to run for office despite lacking all the
necessary qualifications to do so. Having said all that, I don’t wish that he would reside over the destruction of the country as evidence of his incompetence.”
Murphy summed up their discussion, saying it’s a serious time. “There’s a lot of men and women that came for two to three weeks. They were mocked by the majority of the Canadian press. Now they have been booted out of their national capital. I say to them I think they did good stuff. The working class is what keeps the country working.” These times are truly unprecedented since our PM backed down on the EMA. It doesn’t make him a hero, but it prevented unnecessary chaos.
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Iscroll the internet for the gory details. And all the descriptive adjectives and adverbs are there. Such qualifiers serve no place in reporting. Yet ever since the internet and its hungry maw of a 24/7 news cycle, the airwaves are filled with sentences loaded with judgement and insult, alarm and disgust, praise and support. And it’s called reporting.
This form of so-called reporting doesn’t even attempt to be objective. Major news platforms have a select audience who apparently crave vituperative over facts, who prefer a biased, skewed and cherry-picked selection of interviews and images.
These past weeks have alerted me again to the fact that we need to realize how we are perceived by news corporations, how information is fed to us and how we consume it. We can’t allow algorithms to decide what we can see on our computers, and we need to listen to as many versions of a story we can. If we want the truth, that is.
Not all reporters are at fault. Many are unhappy with the restraints put on them. In my own desire to understand the trucker convoy-protest-occupation, I cast a wide net. It was necessary, but discombobulating. I watched my moods and viewpoints swift and sway like a bird-feeder in a blizzard.
For instance, I watched an interview with a woman who closed her
restaurant after protesters used her patio as a place to drink, pee and defecate. I watched several residents say they were screamed at and spit on for wearing their masks. I wondered why so many shops closed but learned that some shop owners who wore masks didn’t feel safe around protesters, in their own shops. And there were also shop-owners who didn’t wear masks who didn’t feel safe around locals.
As a columnist, I have the luxury of interpreting the information I collect with the hopes of presenting an informed opinion, which the reader may or may not share. One of my goals is to provide readers a broader perspective to afford a deeper reflection. Above all, I try to act as a witness, because we all need witnesses. We need to know what it is we are looking at in order to be, as the psychiatrist Alice Miller called it, “an enlightened witness.”
I dug around and found the photograph of the Terry Fox Monument with a couple of “Stop Vaccine Mandate” signs planted in Terry’s arms. I found the video of a group of protestor-partiers banging on native drums and singing “Yaba Dabba Doo” over and over again. And I found a posting by Pat King, one of the organizers of the convoy, talking about his hopes to stage an “Every Child Matters” event, which would consist of springing kids from school. “Let’s go kids!
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Let’s go kids! Take off that mask! You don’t need it!” he was quoted as saying, oblivious to the meaning of the movement. A Twitter post led me to a Cree elder shocked to learn that, according to Pat King, she gave him a peace pipe. “I would never do that. I don’t even have a peace pipe!” she said.
The indignities mentioned above enlightened me a deeper layer of what I was looking at. King and his cronies portray themselves as heroes sticking up for all ignored Canadians, and yet they themselves ignore the very soul of what they appropriate. The assumption seems to be that all practices and monuments, every statue and drum, is aligned with their “cause.” Movements and cultural traditions with deep roots and sacred ties turn into party favours. Hey, you’re all invited, King hollers, to this great Canadian party. And that’s how frustrated and anxious populations unwittingly help legitimize darker causes.
So what is King’s “cause”? I viewed video posts with King claim-
ing there is a “global plan to depopulate the Anglo-Saxon race.” You’ll be ok, he said, “if you speak Chinese, Mandarin or Hebrew or change your name to Ishmael.” I viewed photographs of him brandishing a variety of placards. All of them saying NO. The most common being NO to immigrants. One said NO Migration,” but I assume he meant immigration. Unless, perhaps he can’t stand the incessant honking of migrating geese.
King’s self-posts also boast of his willingness to beat up his kid’s teacher for making him wear a mask at school. And yet, in the world’s long history of disease and epidemics, masks have always helped. They’ve been a necessary inconvenience that, on average, has lasted 2-3 years. In the 2000s our lives are faster in all respects, and we unreasonably expect epidemics to move faster too, even though there’s billions of us. “I’ve just about had enough,” some of us say, echoing King. But he adds: “You have no idea what’s coming. Wait till the real bullets start flying.”
King is affiliated with Soldiers of Odin, an anti-refugee group, which is no longer extant in Canada but whose symbols and flags were worn and waved at the protest-occupation. Members of the Diagolon network, an “accelerationist group, bent on fomenting civil war,” were also present, accord-
ing to Evan Balgord of the Canada Anti-hate Network. This group keeps an eye on the activities of hate groups in Canada. I’m not talking about “a few bad apples,” he said in an interview about the protest-occupation. “Every single hate group we monitor is involved in leading or participating in this convoy. What is actually lost here are the concerns of the actual truckers.”
To me, the most enlightening and frightening aspect of the Ottawa protest-occupation is that a collection of white supremacists (which is what someone is if they raise a call to arms over a lowering birth rate among white folk) had a large part in organizing the convoy. They didn’t latch onto it. They didn’t sneak into it. They lead it. Are demonstrators who did NOT “make this our own Jan. 6” comfortable with being led by people with King’s agendas and legitimizing his stance? Regardless of how the past weeks in Ottawa are perceived, a historical event is occurring. One that can create a positive paradigm shift regarding how we uncover the facts. Not just about the world, including the concerns of all overlooked and strained workers, but about ourselves. This past week can force us to discern the difference between what we are told we want and what truly gives us meaning.
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK www.pipelineonline.ca
CALGARY – Only a handful of companies in the Canadian oilpatch have made it 50 years in business. Fewer still have made it 65. But on Feb. 22 Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners (A&B) celebrated a major milestone of 65 years in pipeline construction.
That’s long enough that if the incorporation papers were a person, they could collect a pension cheque.
Established in 1957, A&B has been helping build evolving energy infrastructure in Western Canada.
The sector was booming in 1957 and Les Arnett and Ray Burgess set out to do things differently and had a vision to add a more human element, a more customer service and people-first focus to the industry, the company said in a release. Those values grew to be quality, safety, integrity and community, with all remaining strong at all levels of the company today.
That’s according to company president Carey Arnett, who took over as president of Arnett & Burgess five years ago. She’s among four family members still involved with the company. The Arnett family is now in their third generation taking part.
“It would make Grandpa proud to know that something they started is still around and relevant. What we do is very similar to what we did, but the technology, the equipment, the processes and what our people have learned along the way results in doing what we did in the industry 65 years ago, but better,” said Carey Arnett on Feb. 22. She spoke to Pipeline Online by phone from Calgary.
Les was a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan, and originally came from a farm near Outlook. He became one of the founding members of the Canadian Gas Association in 1959. Ray Burgess sold his interests in the business to Les Arnett in 1968 to pursue an opportunity in Australia.
A&B has been a family operation for many other families, too. Arnett said, “We’ve had fourth generation employees working for us.”
Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners provides pipeline and facility construction, pipeline integrity, pipe-
line coating, and custom fabrication to the energy industry.
The company has about 600 people working right now. That was closer to 1,000 in August of last year. Currently in Saskatchewan Arnett & Burgess has around 100, mostly doing what she called “roustabout work.” They’ve recently done some pipeline abandonment work, in addition to coating repair pipeline digs.
The company established permanent roots in Sedgewick, Alta., in 1974. Tom Arnett, Les’ son, became president in 1988. In 1996 they built new offices at Sedgewick.
The 21st century saw the establishment of several field offices across the west. In 2002 they opened a field office in Bashaw, Alta. Another was opened in Athabasca, Alta., in 2008.
Eleven years ago A&B opened an office in Regina, and two years later set up shop in Estevan.
A&B’s footprint in Western Canada now includes offices in: Calgary, Blackfalds, Grande Prairie, Athabasca, Sedgewick, Regina and Burnaby. The oil downturn led to the closure of the Estevan office after a few years of operation.
Arnett said that while corporate offices are in Calgary, much of their back-office, as well as operations, are based in Blackfalds, just north of Red Deer. Their yard is just off Highway 2.
Asked how things have gone over the last five years, Arnett said, “We’ve grown. Our capabilities have expanded. We’ve done lots of mainline right of way cleanup. We started a CPAC (cathodic protection alternating current) mitigation division and a coating division.”
The company is currently doing some “postflood disaster relief” in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
With regards to labour issue facing a lot of oilfield service companies right now, Arnett said, “It’s always an issue. It hasn’t been a major issue for us, but it is an industry issue. It’s not going away. We have a good core group of people but if the workload doubles for us, it will be an issue like it is for everyone else.” CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
Regarding how they survived the last two years, she said COVID-19 was a big catalyst for companies to stop capital expenditures (CAPEX). However, much of their work is operational expenditure (OPEX), and that made a difference.
She said, “I think we’re survivors. We are unique in pipeline construction in that a lot of our work relies on OPEX versus CAPEX. So when all that CAPEX shut down, some of the OPEX budgets got expanded. So, it was definitely a down year for
us, but we were able to execute some great projects cleanly. You can’t do what we do by going home. And we were able to maintain operations in a safe, effective manner and continue doing what we’re doing. With a lot more prescriptive programs in place, we’re able to continue operations safely.”
With oil prices at US$90 a barrel, the best in eight years, Arnett said, “There’s lots of talk about things happening, but we’ll see what happens. I think there’s more projects in the back half of the year. It’s one
of these environments where I don’t think they all can happen, that are being discussed right now. But there’s a lot higher tendency for them to happen in this environment.”
In 2014 Quanta Services acquired A&B. It also includes Banister and O.J. Pipelines among its 39 oil and gas infrastructure divisions. It also has numerous electrical power divisions. The parent company lists a total of 85 divisions, including Arnett & Burgess.
As for the next 65 years, Arnett said they
Dodsland and District Credit Union is seeking nominations for four (4) positions of Director of the Credit Union.
Members are welcome to nominate the candidate of their choice, from the membership, to serve a (3) three-year term and (1) one-year term.
Nomination deadline is 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022.
Additional information, including qualifications and nomination forms, is available at the Dodsland and District Credit Union www.dodslandcreditunion.com
will continue doing what they do for their clients. She has two kids, a boy, 9 and a girl, 10. Asked if they were being groomed for the next generation at Arnett & Burgess, she said, “I was never forced into the business. They can become pipeliners if they want to, or they can go do what they want to.”
Whitecap Resources Inc. is currently looking for Summer Students in our WCSK (Kindersley/Kerrobert/Dodsland), area.
The work term will run from May 2022 to August 2022. This time frame is flexible for starting earlier or ending later.
These positions may include conducting general oilfield maintenance, operation of oil wells & facilities and engineering support.
Candidates should be enrolled in a post-secondary program with preference given to engineering, technology and environmental sciences. Proof of enrolment is required.
Safety training will be provided to successful candidates. A valid driver’s license is required.
Please send a cover letter and resume to: Kayla Flanagan (WCSK) kayla.flanagan@wcap.ca
Overview:
Teine Energy is an oil and gas company and is one of Canada’s largest privately held energy companies. We look for ways to evolve, improve, and innovate our approach to every aspect of our work. Teine strives to deliver sector-leading returns while supplying the world with environmental and ethically sourced energy. We enrich our communities through the contributions and development of our extraordinarily talented people, and we are always on the lookout for top people for opportunities, such as the following listed below.
Teine Energy Ltd has an immediate position opening for a full time Industrial Mechanic for the Kindersley Area. The successful applicant will report directly to the Maintenance Foreman.
Duties:
• Small Engine repairs and service (Ranges from small water pump Honda motors all the way up to GM 8.1L)
• Pump Jack inspections and repairs (need to be able to climb and work at heights)
• All types of Pump Repairs and Servicing
• Air Compressor Repairs and Servicing
• Cleaning, parts stocking, maintenance of area maintenance shops
• Monthly cost tracking of parts or supplies bought
• Working on computer for safety training, daily work orders on our maintenance system, emails
• Some gas compression service and repairs
Required Qualifications and Skills:
• This is an hourly contract position
• Company must be Incorporated
• 9 days on, 5 days off (Minimum 9 hours/day)
• Minimum 5 Years of maintenance and mechanical experience
• Journeyman in heavy duty, gas compression or automotive an asset as well as pump maintenance and overhaul experience
• Basic computer skills required with good understanding of Microsoft Office
• Must have effective communication skills, be organized, able to work alone with minimum supervision
• Must supply own truck with tools, generator or inverter, air compressor, cell phone with good data plan and laptop
• Will need to have H2S, First Aid/CPR, Fall Protection safety tickets up to date before starting
Please apply online and submit your resume to www.teine-energy.com/careers
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
Tuesday, March 29 at Prairieland Community Centre, Kerrobert Cocktails @ 5 PM • Supper @ 6 PM
We are incredibly excited to announce that supper will be followed by amazing entertainment by the wonderful Comedian, Cory Mack!
The R.M. of Mariposa No. 350 wil be holding a ratepayers supper and meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The roast beef supper will be catered by Jan Taylor of Unity, SK. Cocktails will begin at 5 p.m. with the supper to follow at 6 p.m. The event is being held at the Prairieland Community Centre in Kerrobert. We will not be sending out letters, so you must let the office know if you wish to attend. Tickets will be $10.00 and can be paid at the door that evening.
Supper will be followed by some amazing entertainment by the wonderful comedian, Cory Mack.
Cory Mack is a comedian, writer and farmer’s daughter, originally from Saskatchewan. Performance highlights over the last 31 years include: entertaining audiences across the prairies, starring in her own Comedy Now special and being featured on CBC Radio’s The Debaters and Laugh Out Loud. Cory has performed at the Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival in Montreal, the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton, NB and at the Comedi-Ha Fest in Quebec City in “the Big 45” English-speaking series.
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It’s time to say goodbye to the pandemic doldrums! The Macklin Arts Council is excited to host a live performance on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at the Macklin & District Communiplex. After a long absence of performances, it is fitting that singer/songwriter Martin Kerr is the first performer on the Arts Council’s schedule. Kerr was initially scheduled to perform in November of 2021 but will finally be making his appearance in Macklin.
This entertainer is not only talented, but determined. After his touring and festival plans were cancelled in 2020, he spent his time launching ‘Stay at Home Street Concerts’ in Edmonton. Kerr could be found on a different city block every day, where residents could enjoy his music from their balconies, driveways, and front lawns. His inspirational and upbeat song “You’re Amazing” delivered a healthy dose of encouragement and good cheer to his listeners. It also earned radio play across Canada, the UK and the Netherlands.
This folk artist explores other genres of music, including hip-hop, soul and funk. In his album “Grateful,” he collaborated with three other artists to entertain and bring hope to his listeners during a dark time.
Born in Oakham, England, Kerr’s parents enjoyed taking the family on road trips around Europe. He began writing songs at a young age and playing guitar and piano. Given his family background, it wasn’t surprising that he soon traded academia for a travelling lifestyle. This included backpacking in China, recording a couple of kids’ albums and accepting a scholarship at a university in the US. A long-distance relationship with his future wife from Edmonton led to his move to that city.
This singing artist pursued his career in a unique fashion. He discovered bookings in clubs were earning him little monetary gain, and even his participation in Canadian Idol didn’t reap the results he was hoping for. Not to be deterred, Kerr picked up his busker amp and performed on city streets and at outdoor markets, where he said he made more money in the first hour than he had in three months on Canadian Idol. His busking ventures garnered his listeners’ invitations to
house and staff parties.
Soon, Kerr was playing 150 shows a year, not only entertaining his audiences but also engaging with them. He connected with a friend who helped promote Kerr on social media, which led to invitations to various folk fests, and an invitation to open for Sarah McLachlan.
While many entertainers tour throughout Canada, Kerr said his decision not to tour was the secret to his lengthy and successful career in the music business. He didn’t think it was necessary to travel thousands of kilometres to other cities and smaller audiences when thousands of people loved his music right in his adopted hometown of Edmonton. This enables him to spend more time with his wife and three children while being part of his community.
The Macklin audience is sure to enjoy the entertainment of Martin Kerr, who is proficient at connecting with people of all ages and backgrounds.
be irrelevant to a hockey fan in the Greater Toronto area, or to a puckster
in Raleigh, N.C., but to a Western Canadian, the Battle of Alberta is real.
Alberts
Bahm Thiessen
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This season in the National Hockey League appears to be no different, as Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are once again in the hunt in the Pacific Division, with fans dreaming of another post-season playoff battle.
Jordan Mackinnon
Caitlynn Alberts
Brad Murphy
Quenton Murphy
Chelsea Kissick
To date, the red-hot Flames are winning the leadup to the battle, a few points ahead of the once-struggling but now backto-normal Oilers. Edmonton coach Dave Tippett was fired in mid-February after a stretch of poor hockey capped by backto-back home-ice losses to Vegas and Chicago in which they were outscored 8-1. New coach Jay Woodcroft produced immediate positive results, going 5-0 to start his stint with the Oilers, outscoring their opponents 228. Whether the new coach will carry on that success through the rest of the season, or suffer the Bruce Boudreau effect (start fast, then level off) remains to be seen.
The Flames, meanwhile, have been surprisingly good most of the season. Superior
goaltending from Jacob Markstrom has been a huge key, with the former Canuck who signed last year as a free agent with Calgary already posting eight shutouts, by far the best total in the league. As a team, the Flames’ winning percentage and goals for-and-against differential are tops in the Pacific Division. Then, to add to that quality, general manager Brad Treliving went out and acquired top-six forward Tyler Toffoli from Montreal for the equivalent of two rolls of tape and a Jann Arden CD.
Devin Charteris
Jon Shepherd
Dylan MacKinnon
Dustin Oikor
Wyatt Knorr
Toffoli, the long-time L.A. King who has since played for the Canucks and Montreal, is a five-time 20-plus goal man who will add a jolt of offence to a team that’s already in the upper half of scoring in the league, thanks to the play of Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, Andrew Mangiapane and Elias Lindholm.
Travis Turnbull
medal AND compete as the favourite for the women’s figure skating gold medal despite positive test for banned supplement, I fully expect the IOC to say they will at least keep her out of the Baseball Hall of Fame.”
James Semilet
Dylan Beaudoin
• Gene Principe, Edmonton Oilers between-periods host, on top performers in a recent game vs. Anaheim: “In the first period, it was Sonny (Milano). In the second, it was McLeody (Ryan).”
Alberta capital.
fan of Olympic curling. It combines so many bad memories: ice, cold, shouting, sweeping and passing a stone.”
• Kaseberg just keeps on coming: “After being reinstated despite a positive dope test, Russian skater Kamila Valieva finished fourth. Finishing first? Karma.”
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Garrett Flueny, Jayden Olfert
Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)
Devon Townsend
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “At the Waste Management Open, Harry Higgs lifted up his shirt after a two-putt par to get a reaction from the crowd. Which showed us, among other things, that Higgs needs better waist management.”
Steven Meissner, Brenden Obrigewitch
Front Row (Left to Right)
• Headline at theonion. com: “Tom Brady spends first day retirement studying tape of people to learn how they work”
Nick Anderson Brad Galbraith (Captain)
While the Flames get set to roll with Toffoli et al, their neighbours to the North are trying to figure out why they aren’t an elite team while employing arguably the two best offensive stars in the league, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Maybe the new coaching staff will change the atmosphere in the
The Flames are almost assured of a berth in the post-season, while there are no guarantees of playoff action for the Oilers, who must continue to perform as they did in the first few games under the new coaching staff. It just wouldn’t be the traditionally exciting Stanley Cup playoffs without the two Alberta teams battling it out.
• Comedy writer Marc Ragovin, on the Russian figure skater claiming she must have inadvertently taken her grandfather’s heart medication: “No wonder her long program consisted of skating in circles with her turn signal on.”
• Steve Simmons of SunMedia, on the NBA all-star game in Cleveland and recalling an old Wayne and Schuster airport crack: “Will all those flying to Cleveland please report to the gate to explain why?”
Matthew Rumohr (Chief)
Missing:
Randy Gottfried, Brian Gottfried
• Surfer Kelly Slater, 50, to AP, not worried about any retirement plans: “Everyone who retires from surfing just goes surfing more.”
Matthew Thrun, Garret Walford
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “A Chinese news outlet revealed U.S. born-andraised skier, Eileen Gu, has earned over $42 million in Chinese endorsements since 2021. Interestingly, Gu is a Chinese word that means ‘Ka Ching.’”
• Golf reporter Sean Zak, on Twitter, during the third round of the Genesis Invitational: “Adam Scott has now worn a tan sweater for three straight rounds. Still looking into it, but I believe that is a PGA Tour record.”
Christopher Brost, Kevin Sloboda
Austin Gleave, Adam Franko
• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Due to outrage about Kamila Valieva being able to keep her gold
Neil Kennedy, Koby Reiber
• Kaseberg again: “Not sure why I am such a
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Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.
Missing:
Steven McMillan, Caleb MacDonald, Cory Turk, Dean Ellis, Devon Lovenuk, Jordan Halter, Kaid Hoffman, Patrick McGrath, Ryan Neumeier, Trent Nienaber, Travis Kennon
Tyler Srigley, Ryan Webber
Another bonspiel come and gone. Thank you to all the women who came out to curl. Thank you to all the volunteers that worked in the booth or brought soups or pies. Thank you to all the fans and everyone who supported the booth. Thank you to Darrell Witzaney for keeping the rink at it’s best. Thank you to the curling committee for all the planning and organizing. We would not be able to run any of our Bonspiels without everyone’s help and support.
1st in the 1st event, sponsored by Threads-at-Alliance in Macklin SK went to Michelle Sieben’s team
2nd in the 1st event, sponsored by Provost IDA Pharmacy in Provost AB went to Marie Dewald’s team
1st in the 2nd event, Zero Clothing co in Luseland SK went to Hazel Vetter’s team
2nd in the 2nd event, sponsored by Denzil Pub & Hotell in Denzil SK went to Carrie Reiniger’s team.
Thank you to Kevin & Hazel Vetter for donating the hog line Prize.
And Lastly a Huge Thank you to Kuhmart Denzil for Sponsoring the Bonspiel Banquet!!!
Thank you to all of our sponsors!!!
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BY MURRAY MADRYK Political Columnist
The problem with today’s Saskatchewan’s NDP isn’t just that they are too left-wing, representing an ideology too radical and far-removed from the mainstream views of this province.
Yes, this certainly has been the prevailing perception of the NDP under now out-going leader Ryan Meili.
But the NDP’s problems likely go much deeper than that.
The NDP under Meili lost more by-elections than it won — including that critical Athabasca by-election that turned into Meili’s death knell because it was a seat that the NDP had only lost once in the previous 47 years.
And when it came to the general election in October 2020, the NDP wound up with no more seats than it had before the campaign started.
Meili and the rest of the New Democrats were running against a government in a pandemic running up the biggest debt and deficits in Saskatchewan history. There were reasons to think they should have made gains.
As a doctor leading a party during a pandemic, this would be Meili’s time to shine. Whatever his political enemies might think of him, Ryan Meili wasn’t wrong about many pandemic-related issues.
But these results point to bigger issues for the NDP than Meili — issues much broader and deeper than the pandemic.
The problems for the NDP are clearly not just about Meili and his perceived left-wing views or his seeming eagerness to support the carbon tax. (As a point of fact, while Meili supported some form of carbon pricing, he didn’t specifically support the federal government program he and everyone else rightly identified as being ineffective in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.)
There was clearly greater emphasis on social policy and social concern under Meili’s leadership. But when you break it down to specific policies like more support for northerners and First Nations, health care and mental health, you are dealing with policies that no one now finds particularly radical.
Moreover, it can be argued that Meili’s predecessors Lorne Calvert, Dwain Lingenfelter and Cam Broten, were all right of the NDP leader when it came to their approach and policies. None of them fared much better in the past 15 years of Saskatchewan Party government rule.
If anything, the rise of Meili and party’s swing to the left his leadership was said to represent came after frustration within the party about how the same old approach stemming from the Roy Romanow-Lorne Calvert era wasn’t working.
But it should also be said that what wasn’t working before surely worked no better under Meili. Arguably, things have gotten worse, given Meili’s tenure was exactly during good times for the Sask. Party government, either.
The NDP needs to do a lot of things differently.
The first thing it needs is a charismatic leader that better relates to Saskatchewan as a whole.
This doesn’t mean the NDP needs a leader from rural Saskatchewan … although there sure doesn’t seem to be anyone that leaps to mind.
But the party needs someone who can relate to a broader spectrum of the province in the way that Brad Wall and even Scott Moe have.
It should be noted that under both Wall and Moe, the Sask. Party has won seats in urban areas like Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, north Regina and west Saskatoon that simply were not NDP territory before.
Again, the loss in Athabasca was very telling. This was a riding where the social issues like First Nations poverty, violence and suicide — the very issues Meili championed — are prevalent.
That the NDP lost indicates that voters there were looking for something else.
The NDP needs a relatable leader that has at least a solid mix of business/economic and social policies.
The NDP needs a leader that’s likeable relatable, and isn’t seen to represent a single special interest.
Finding such a leader will be no easy task.
JORDAN PARKER
Your Southwest Media Group
The SWHL Senior Macklin Mohawks will have to take the good with the bad as they head into this weekend’s busy schedule.
They’ve got both the SWHL playoffs and provincial playoffs running concurrently, and are ready to face the challenges in both respects. If their regular season is any indication, they’re up to the challenge.
“We managed to have no one in the top 10 in scoring, and yet we pulled together as a team all season. It took four lines, all our defenseman and excellent goaltending,” Coach Al Neufeld said as they finished 11-3-0-0 in a tie for first place in the league.
“It was a complete team effort, and amazing there’s not one guy providing all the offense. It’s fun to watch everyone clicking as a team. We have had success playing as a team, and the chemistry as a unit is key to our success.”
In SWHL action, they lost to the Edam Three Stars 5-3 in a disappointing playoff start on February 18, 2022. The Saskatchewan Hock-
ey Association provincials saw them play the Kenaston Blizzards, and they came out with a 4-3 win the following night.
“Kenaston are an incredible team, top-to-bottom. They’re an excellent team. They’re good, fast and highly-skilled. But we played well off our loss to Edam, and came out on top right out of the gate,” he said.
“Going into a bunch of big games this weekend, we’re on a high. We need intensity to carry us through. The key is to start on time, and get it done.”
The team has learned from their loss against Edam, and know there are things they need to address.
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“There were way too many turnovers against Edam. With their quick transitions, it really cost us,” he said.
“If you give a team like that the ability, they’ll put pucks in the net. Turnovers were difficult, and they capitalized on their chances. But we’re working on it.”
After playing a quality team in Edam, they were happy with the result in Kenaston.
“We needed to move on quickly after that deflating loss. Going against Kenaston, it was clear we learned our lesson. Moving forward, we just need to learn from our mistakes,” he said.
“It’s the time of the year when your minds need to know games matter. People are stopping me in the street and asking how the guys are feeling, and what they’re thinking. The team can be motivated to play by seeing this community cares.”
They will play Kenaston in Game 2 on February 25, 2022, followed by Game 2 against Edam on the 26th. Game 3, if needed, against Kenaston will take place on February 27th.
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Kerrobert Food Bank - 306-834-2376
Kerrobert KidSport – 306-834-2344
Recreation on call phone – 306 -834-8355
The Major Recreation Board Inc. is accepting tenders for the position of a casual cleaner for the Major Centennial Hall in Major, Sask.
This position will be based on the hall rental and event schedule. Position would consist of doing a hall pre-inspection for rentals to ensure hall is up to rental standards, and would consist of a deep clean after each event and rental. Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Vacuuming, sweeping and mopping
• Cleaning bathrooms, kitchen and bar
• Trash removal
• Shoveling snow from doorway in winter
• Shampooing carpets as needed
Candidates must have reliable transportation, and be comfortable with winter driving. Candidate must be physically able to move tables and chairs and work with minimal supervision.
All supplies and cleaning products will be provided and event schedule will be given with a minimum of 1 week notice. Cleaning teams are also welcome to submit tenders. Please submit your tender of application with bid to: majorrecboard@gmail.com before March 31, 2022.
For more details feel free to email or contact Bailey Kemery at 403-700-7145 via phone or text.
The Villa Marie in Macklin is a non-profit organization for assisted living, with 6 double rooms and 23 signle rooms and employs 16 staff.
Responsibilities:
- Hiring, scheduling, training and supervising staff
- Organizing activities and entertainment for residents
- Preparing reports and attending board meetings
- Interacting with residents and families
- Promoting the facility
- Day-to-day operations, ordering supplies
- Reviewing and submitting time sheets to payroll
- On call responsibilities
This is an 8-hour day position and may include some evenings.
Application Deadline: March 15th, 2022.
Please email resumes to: lindakohlman2@gmail.com Or mail resume to: Villa Marie, Box 880, Macklin, Sask. S0L 2C0
For more information or a full list of job duties please contact: Linda Kohlman @ 306-753-2422 or cell 306-753-7452
Our heartfelt thanks to family, friends and the community for your hugs, thoughts, prayers, love, condolences, concern and offers to help. Thank you to the Oyen Lodge residents and staff for your kindness extended to Mom during her time there. Our appreciation to Dr. Muller and staff at the Big Country Hospital for caring for Mom. Thanks to the staff on 4 West of the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital for your compassion. A special thank you to MacLean’s Funeral Home for your support during a difficult time. Bonnie Burke, we are grateful to you for officiating Mom’s service. Our sincere thanks to those who dropped off food, had flowers delivered, planted memorial trees or gifted a donation in Mom’s memory. Your generosity provided us comfort. - The Tomkins family
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BULL SALE March 5 @ 2:00 PM. BSSA - Brooks, AB. 2 year-old Charolais and Black Angus bulls. These bulls were performance tested at Hwy 21 Feeders ADG of 4.02 lbs / day. 176 days on feed. Don 403-664-8844 or Mindy 403-664-9348.
FOREFRONT INSURANCE is hiring external brokers and processors/ data entry positions. Broker partnership opportunities for the right candidates. Call / email Michael 403-501-8013 / mhollinda@excelrisk.ca
EXCELLENT LOCATION! #40 Overlord Crescent (Kindersley). 3 bedroom. Newly renovated family room downstairs. New blinds throughout, new water
heater, central vacuum, air conditioning, cold room storage downstairs, new deck, beautiful mature landscaping. Sierra stone driveway, new roofing, storage shed. Includes washer, dryer, deepfreeze, fridge & stove, lawnmower and barbecue. Immaculate inside. Was $325,000. REDUCED TO $290,000. Call 306-463-3780.
Offering 30 Slowly Developed 2 Year Old Angus Bulls. March 18, 2022. Wawota, SK. 306-5779141 www.gbtangus. com
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(events subject to change)
• March 14 – Recreation Board Annual Meeting
• March 15 - Kerrobert Minor Ball Registrations due
• March 21 – Credit Union Annual Supper
• March 25 & 26 - Ice Dawgs Rec Hockey Tournament
• March 26 – Ducks Unlimited Supper
• April 9 – Spring Market
• April 11 – 14 – Kerrobert Music Festival
• April 23 – Wildlife Supper (tentative)
• May 1 – Siebens School of Dance
• June 3 - Pool Opening
• June 30 – KCS Graduation Ceremony
• July 9-10 - Kerrobert Rodeo
• Nov. 3 – 5 – Prairieland Players Dinner Theater
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your ideas are finally reaching those who can appreciate them. But don’t expect any immediate reactions. That will come later. Meanwhile, a personal matter needs your attention.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your energy levels are rising, and you’re feeling restless and eager to get into some activity, whether it’s for profit or just for fun. In either case, the aspects are highly favorable, so go for it.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A relationship seems to be winding down from passionate to passive. It’s up to you to decide what the next step will be. But don’t wait too long to take the initiative. Delay
could create more problems.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A decision looms. But be very sure that this is what you really want before you sign or say anything. Once you act, there’ll be little or no wiggle room for any adjustments.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Money matters improve, but you still need to be cautious with your spending. Also, set aside that Leonine pride for a bit and apologize for contributing to that misunderstanding.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A tempting financial situation could make the usually unflappable Virgo rush in before checking things out. Be alert to possible hidden problems. Get the facts before you act.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) It’s nice to know that you’re finally getting due credit for your efforts. You also should know that new opportunities will follow. A family member brings important news.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Any uncertainty that begins to cloud an impending decision could signal a need to re-examine your reasons for wanting to take on this commitment.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) You benefit from taking time out of your currently hectic schedule to do more contemplation or meditation. This will help re-energize you, both in body and soul.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Nursing hurt feelings can zap the energies of even the usually self-confident Sea Goat. Best advice: Move forward. Success is the best balm for a painful ego.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A display of temperament surprises you, as well as those around you. It could be all that pressure you’re under. Consider letting someone help you see it through.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Some things don’t seem to be working out as you’d hoped. Don’t fret. Instead, take some time out to reassess your plans and see where changes could be made.
