LUSELAND - The Luseland Library is pleased to present its newest art gallery display featuring local photographer Debra Scholer from Luseland. This is the second display by Little Light Photography, and Debra said she found it difficult to decide what photos to showcase for her second showing.
“This one is all about light, colour and connection and features some of my favourite photos from the last year,” she
said. “I hope the community enjoys the photos, and they will likely recognize most people in them!”
Before making Luseland her home, Debra was a city planner in Alberta and moved to Saskatchewan in 2005 after marrying a local farmer. “City planning gave way to raising my kids, and then I pursued my forever love of photography,” she explained.
Debra has enjoyed over eight years as a professional photographer, meeting many wonderful people along the way
and enjoying every minute of it. “I enjoy many types of photography,” she added. “My first display at the Library Gallery showcased abandoned rural Saskatchewan in black and white.”
Her interest in photography began when she was a youngster, taking photos of her family’s farm animals with her parents’ old flash film camera. Now, she’s once again back in a rural setting, happy to support Luseland’s local library and flattered to have her photography featured there.
The Girl Guides were among the first groups to enjoy the newest art gallery display at the Luseland Library. Local photographer Debra Scholer displayed some of her favourite photos from the past year. PHOTO BY DAWNA NIENABER
Every day is International Women’s Day for Eston’s Shelagh Vance
BY JOAN JANZEN
ESTON—Since March 8 is International Women’s Day, it seems appropriate to recognize and celebrate the achievements of Eston’s long-time resident, Shelagh Vance. The 97-year-old was born on August 7, 1927, in Scotland and vividly recalls the WWII era.
“I remember the first time we heard the sirens, about 1940. We were outside, and my brother recognized it was a German plane, and all of a sudden, they bombed us,” she recalled.
Because of the dangerous circumstances, Shelagh was evacuated to northern Scotland, where she lived with a foster family. “I didn’t want to go, but they sent us out with a gas mask and a box of emergency rations, not knowing where we were going. It was bad,” she recalled.
She didn’t see her parents for four years, until being reunited at the age of 16. “I was shy about reuniting with them,” she added.
Following high school, she attended Edinburgh University, after which she worked as a lab tech for eight years. Just prior to her thirtieth birthday, she accompanied her parents to Saskatoon, Canada, to visit her older brother, who was in the Air Force. It was an impulsive decision, but Shelagh decided to stay. “I loved the sunshine, and I never went back,” she stated.
She spent the next seven years employed at the University of Saskatoon in the Department of Bacteriology, but she hated living in the city. This is why she applied for a job in Eston, where she worked as a lab technician for three years.
At that time Shelagh underwent a series of business ventures beginning with her first business, the Flower & Garden Centre. “I decided it was about time Eston had a flower shop,” she explained. Several years later she sold the business and “went on my way”, she said.
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our community. The clients enjoy this opportunity to meet people and bring a smile to the faces of friends and recipients.
Another weekly volunteer opportunity that many individuals enjoy is volunteering at Sharper Image where we fold towels and assist with dusting. This opportunity came from one person’s interest in folding laundry and the partnership has grown, now there are eight people who take turns helping with this project! They love going to the salon and getting to visit with the staff and customers.
It wasn’t long before she opened the Beauty Hall “for the woman who cares,” Shelagh added. “It was a business opportunity which I knew nothing about.” However, she hired a hairstylist and managed the business for a couple of years before selling the equipment.
She was always willing to try something new, so it wasn’t surprising for Shelagh to work at the Prairie Palace restaurant. “I was a waitress, worked in the kitchen and did whatever. I was willing to try anything,” she said.
Shelagh Vance of Eston holds a photo of herself as a child growing up in Scotland and a photo of herself when she opened a flower shop in Eston.
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...Shelagh Vance
In 1972, her mom passed away, and Shelagh was in charge of selling her mother’s home in Saskatoon and moved the furniture to Eston, where it was put in storage. “I always liked a particular house, and all of a sudden, it came up for sale. When I inquired, the owner said, ‘For you, it’s $2,000’! I jumped at the chance,” she explained. “I got a job at a hardware store in Eston, and paid off my house in a year.”
Because she always loved working outdoors, Shelagh began painting houses, buildings, and oil tanks and continued to do so for fifteen years. “It was 1990, and I was painting a farmhouse on August 28, and I was thinking I had to find something to do for winter,” she said. Just then, she received a phone call informing her that SARCAN was opening in Eston. “I started working at SARCAN in 1990 and I’m still with them. I do the books every month; they won’t let me quit. I’ve been with them for 35 years.”
However, one thing led to another, which wasn’t surprising for Shelagh. She purchased a ride-on tractor for her yard. “It’s named Putt Putt,” she explained. People saw me cut my grass and asked me to cut grass for them, and it grew and grew.” After acquiring three tractors and a rototiller, the 97-year-old said, “I still do commercial and private cutting. That’s what I do all summer long, and I love it.”
She had a short interruption in 2015 when she had her hip replaced. “I got the call for my surgery and said I can’t go; I’ve got grass to cut. So, I had surgery on December 31. No more pain,” she smiled.
Shelagh was always busy, but she still had time to enjoy curling with friends. “I curled at Madison and Snipe Lake. Back in the day the ice would begin to melt while they curled.”
She has also been a member of Communities In Bloom for the past 25 years. “I’m not as active, but I keep the grass cut,” she said.
As a woman who has made valuable contributions to her community for many years, Shelagh advises the
secret is to just keep going. “I always find something that keeps me going.”
March 8 is designated as International Women’s Day, but every day is International Women’s Day for Shelagh, who continues to make valuable contributions to her community.
And if anyone is looking for a mom or gramma figure in their life, Shelagh said, “I’m up for adoption.” She has been a mom and gramma to many in the community of Eston.
At the age of 97 years, Shelagh Vance enjoys life to the fullest, along with her 8-year-old dog Rambo who she rescued as a pup. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SHELAGH VANCE
The Prairie West Historical Society (PWHS) held a Heritage Week Social at Heritage Manor in Eston on Friday afternoon. Visitors Bonnie Krenz (left) and Marian Andrews (right) view the display of old newspapers the PWHS had supplied.
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Members are welcome to nominate the candidate of their choice, from the membership, to serve a (3) three-year term.
Nomination deadline is 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6, 2025.
Additional information, including qualifications and nomination forms, is available at Dodsland and District Credit Union. www.dodslandcreditunion.com
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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Kindersley for the year 2025 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following days:
Monday to Friday, February 28, 2025 to April 28, 2025
A bylaw pursuant to Section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.
Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with:
Board of Revision Secretary, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 by the 28th day of April, 2025.
Dated this 28th day of February, 2025.
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Local schools prepare for Region 3 Drama Festival
BY JOAN JANZEN
Drama students from three local schools are busy preparing for the Region 3 Drama Festival, which is scheduled for April 4th and 5th in Swift Current. Students from Swift Current Comprehensive High School will be joined by their peers from Westcliffe Composite School in Marengo, Eston Composite School, and Leader Composite School at the festival.
Students from Leader will be performing The Monologue Show (From Hell). Pamela Sifert, one of the directors, said they will go ahead with this play, which they had selected last year; unfortunately, last year’s festival was cancelled. Their team will begin practising in March.
Their play portrays a drama class that spent three long months preparing for their monologue show. But everything that can go wrong does go wrong, and plans fly out the window as a collection of hilarious tall tales plays out on stage.
There’s nothing better than a murder mystery, which is why the students at Eston Composite School will be performing Crab Cakes and A Murder. Rebecca James, one of the directors, said ten students from grades 7 - 11, assisted by five crew members, will be performing the play at the ECS gym on March 27 for their local fans.
During the play, the cast reels in members of the audience to help the Sheriff sift through the evidence and catch the guilty culprit. The mystery begins when the captain goes missing during a surprise storm. The wreckage is found, but there’s no sign of the commercial fisherman who they assume is dead. The hated captain’s demise would not be surprising, even for his daughters Misery and Calamity.
The students at Westcliffe Composite in Marengo have been meeting weekly to practice their play: 10 Reasons You Should Have Stayed Home Sick Today. They have tentatively scheduled a hometown presentation for April 2 before heading to the Region 3 festival. Their play depicts the everyday mishaps at a local high school, from the dreaded surprise test to the battle for a bus seat. The cast plays everyone from a tonedeaf choir kid to a teacher who talks at a snail’s pace. All the scenarios are reasons why you would wish you took a sick day.
It looks like local fans are in for a treat as these local drama teams share their talent on stage in the days to come.
Hometown musicians nominated for Rock Artist of the Year award
BY JOAN JANZEN
KINDERSLEY – The Radiant, a rock band composed of many hometown musicians, is thrilled to have been asked to perform at the Saskatchewan Music Awards on March 2, 2025. This is also the second consecutive year the band has been nominated for the Rock Artist of the Year Award.
“Our band is a group of friends that grew up together in Kindersley,” explained Michael Reece from Kindersley. Michael (synth and saxophone), along with Evan Knouse (bass), Paul Hillacre (guitar), and Mikhaila Anderson (lead vocals, guitar), became good friends throughout high school and eventually started playing music together. “Our buddy Jordan Ahmed (drums) from Saskatoon was a perfect fit for our little puzzle later on,” he added.
Their band is a result of a metamorphosis of the old band Soft Cotton, which Mikhaila started in high school. Soft Cotton performed at Kindersley’s first Grilled Cheesapolooza music festival, which many local residents will remember.
“We grouped together and have seen a lot of great success after almost eleven years of writing music together,” Michael said. They will be performing their newest single, “Soft Serve,” at the awards ceremony in Regina. “It was released on February 17. It’s our last single before our full album “Table 3” is released on March 28,” he explained.
The heavy-hitting alternative-rock band writes all their own material. Michael describes their music as a poetic interpretation of the state of the world or reflections of their personal experiences.
The band practices weekly as they share their music across Western Canada, doing tours and attending festivals. Most notably they performed at the Western Canadian Music Awards, last year’s Ness Creek Music Festival, and at Chesterfest Music Festival in Prince Albert.
“The nomination is a great validation of all the efforts we have put into our work,” Michael said. The band is excited about the opportunity to witness Saskatchewan’s amazing talent and network with fellow artists.
Pictured L-R: Michael Reece, Paul Hillacre, Mikhaila Anderson, Evan Knouse, and Jordan Ahmed.
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Government doesn’t operate like a business
BY JOAN JANZEN
Actor/comedian Bill Murray once said, “The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.” In Canada you would be eating almost half their ice cream. Columnist Katherine Whitehorn offered the following parental advice: “The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.”
Our children and grandchildren will be the ones who will pay for the costly decisions presently being made by government. Faytene Grasseschi interviewed Blaine Higgs, former Premier of New Brunswick, who shared his perspective on government spending.
“For several years in a row Premier Higgs was named the best fiscal manager of a province by the Fraser Institute and has been credited with walking a province off of a fiscal cliff,” Faytene reported. In 2010 Higgs started serving in different capacities up until 2023.
“After 33 years in a business career I thought I can give back now,” Higgs recalled. “In 2014 we (Conservatives) lost the election. We were in opposition and watched everything we put in place being thrown out, most notably the Accountability Act was reversed.”
He said it’s very disheartening when a new government rolls back whatever the previous government did, which is
unlike the business environment where he worked for 33 years. “In a business environment you’re always building on each other’s successes; you learn from each other,” he said.
“When I left my former career, the individual who I trained for three years took over and did things better than I did. But they built on what I did and what’s beyond. However in government they throw away what others did and start over.”
Higgs realized the decisions being made are politically motivated. “A project might be doing very well, but as soon as a new government comes in it gets tossed,” he said. “How often would you do that as a career individual in any profession?”
The former Premier learned a few things about the decision-making process of governments. “I was in finance for four years and got to see how decisions were made. The philosophy to get elected was to promise everything to everybody and worry about finances later. The interesting part is - in government they don’t come in with experience. There’s no criteria to be a politician,” he added.
He also listed a popular government strategy which is to spend money as quickly as possible before departing, which really helps to explain a lot of decisions that have been made lately. An
email from Canadian Minute reported the PM’s announcement of a major infrastructure project: a high-speed rail line connecting Toronto and Quebec City. It is the largest infrastructure initiative in Canada’s history.
YouTuber David Krayden reported Prime Minister Trudeau recently pledged $5 billion in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. By comparison, the EU with 27 countries combined, pledged $3.5 billion. Krayden also reported, according to a RCMP news release, “We only have about half a billion dollars in frozen Russian assets. Where is he going to get this money from? Is he going to send more of your tax dollars claiming they’re seized Russian assets?” Krayden asked. It’s a good question, but the answer remains unknown.
And last but not least, the Heritage Minister said the federal government would increase the CBC’s funding and make it more stable.
“The government is so tone deaf!”
Franco Terrazzano from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) said emphatically on Bridge City News. “After all the criticism Canadians have brought forth on the CBC, the government’s plan is to nearly double the cost to taxpayers.” He said the Minister’s recommendation would cost taxpayers about $2.5 billion a year.
Another member of CTF, Kris Sims
reported the following information online: “The Heritage Minister is saying we should remove the CBC’s funding from the budget system. Meaning the $1.4 billion they get now per year should not show up in any way in budget documents. She’s saying it should be baked into legislation and into statutes so that it is automatically there and members of parliament don’t get to debate it and they don’t get to vote on it.”
Franco added, “What they’re really doing is ducking accountability.” When Ryan Thorpe from CTF filed access to information requests about how the tax-funded CBC spends taxpayer money, it refused to answer. Consequently the CTF is taking the CBC to court to get the information. They’re budgeting $20,000 for the court fight. It’s a sad state of affairs when a non-profit organization has to budget for $20,000 to discover how taxpayer money is being spent.
So how did the former Premier of New Brunswick earn the designation of best fiscal manager of a province and manage to walk his province off a fiscal cliff? “When I ran in 2016 I ran on ‘the province comes before politics’,” Higgs answered.
What a great concept: placing the well-being of our provinces before politics. We need more leaders who will do the same.
Pop89: Seeing beauty
BY MADONNA HAMEL
Some things are beautiful. One cannot walk along the ridge of 70 Mile Butte and look out over the vast, open grassland as the sun limns the horizon into eternity and shrug. Standing, small and silent under a big sky, there is no debate around the subjectivity of the notion of beauty. There is no condemnation of artistic canons as they pertain to the idea of beauty. The increasingly “golden” grasses are not a commentary on the spoils of capitalism and empire. They are a cause for wonder. They elicit a kind of full-body inner humbling. We emit a gasp, not not a “meh”.
The response to beauty is not mental. It is visceral. So, too it appears, is the response to ugliness. Yesterday I got a look at the covers belonging to the books on the International Booker Prize long-list. My first response was: Are you kidding? Do they not want to sell books? Are all these designers deliberately trying to not sell books? I don’t judge books by their covers, but I do respond to the invitation a beautiful cover offers. But these covers repelled any interest in the stories inside.
The ugliness of the covers went far beyond a purely subjective idea of attractive. In fact, they reminded me of the art of the Futurists who glorified the machine age of the early 20th century.
for western tradition, it values the traditions of indigenous cultures, of which they know much less and have not lived. I am not besmirching Indigenous tradition. On the contrary, I’m noting here that Indigenous traditions have a strong tie to generations past and future. Tradition is the way they give the ancestors a voice. All cultures have wise traditions and ancestors worthy of our observation and respect.
Respecting and employing tradition means we lose our terminally unique status. It means having to recognize the shoulders of the giants upon whom we stand. And worst of all, it’s frightening to consider ourselves as just another slob on the bus, just another conduit for beauty. We are not The Creator but creative, thinking God’s thoughts after God.
While studying art I learned about a principle called the Golden Mean. It has been described by philosophers as “the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of lack.” Apparently, the ratio of 1:6 is the ideal balance of background to foreground in landscape paintings, among other forms of art. The ratio repeats itself in nature, as in, for example, the rate of growth of a nautilus shell. Seeing beauty in nature, and co-creating with beauty, can be a frightening experience because we cannot control it, it forces our guards down.
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The Futurists saw war, violence and speed as ultimate expressions of art. The art that came out of Futurism was deliberately ugly and boxy. Buildings and sculptures were cold imitations of cogs and wheels, detached and isolated from nature.
I realize there is a phase in every artist’s life when they believe they are the first to challenge, smash and deride ideas of beauty. “Beauty and beautiful modes of expression are bourgeois,” we insisted. “And I will never sell out to the system.” It get it, it’s a predictable period of an artist’s life, like a teenager rebelling against the ways of the parents. It’s good to keep a bit of that sprit, like a vaccine against mediocrity or cliche.
And when I speak of beauty I am not talking about glamour, with its violent cosmetic surgeries and obscene fortunes spent to maintain superficial laws of “attractiveness”. True beauty is not a disguise, but a revelation, a light that shines from within. Beauty is the opposite of pornography which cleaves sex from intimacy, separates bodies from souls, reduces human beings from humans doing things to each other.
I understand the age-old urge of casting off tradition for the innovative. But once you’ve stood in front of one of George La Tour’s Magdalens or Caravaggio’s Pauls, you cannot but respect the skill and rigour borne from a long tradition of studying composition, colour, shadow and light. Not to mention allegory and symbolism.
Ironically, as the academy leans toward contempt
In art school I began to see how naturally-gifted artists seemed to work with the golden mean without even knowing it - as if it were the path of least resistance, taking one to a beautiful destination, the way a river finds the quickest way to the sea. Similarly, I’ve learned, when out hiking, to look for the deer paths. Deer forge the easiest, safest path down the butte. They don’t make life difficult for themselves. Scientists and mathematicians get this, too - when discovering a beautiful equation they often refer to it as “elegant in its simplicity.”
But back to this new rash of ugly, “difficult” book covers. When I say “ugly” I’m referring to the intent as much as the aesthetic. I feel provoked, and I resent the provocation to irk me, the potential reader. The fonts are indisputably hard to read, the titles either fall off the cover, or are bent into squiggles or camouflaged into similar-coloured background shapes or become lost in a sea of language resembling the first page of a master’s thesis. The covers seem intent on drawing attention to the designers, not the novelists or the stories inside.
Stymied, I turned to my designer friends for insight, asking: What’s going on? is this a rejection of beauty? Is this intellectual-academic-conceptual assault on the visual world is deliberate? One friend described the covers as “anti-sensual”, another as “resembling a student assignment” and yet another as an inevitable, cyclical “ intentional rejection of a former aesthetic”. I suspect that by replicating the anti-beauty approach to art taken by the Futurists, these hyper-conceptualist designers are shooting themselves in the foot. In the eyes even. And it might be time to go for a walk and watch the sun set.
Gushue faces strong field at Brier
BY BRUCE PENTON
Until he’s dethroned, Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue will be the favourite every time he slides out of the hack at the Canadian men’s curling championship.
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Columnist
Gushue has a record six Canadian titles in his distinguished career, and he’s going for No. 7 this week in Kelowna at the Montana’s Brier. A victory would give him and his rink of third Mark Nichols, second Brendan Bottcher and lead Geoff Walker an unprecedented four consecutive championships.
Since winning his first Brier in front of home fans in St. John’s in 2017, Gushue has guided his rink to Brier titles in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Last year, in Regina, the 2017 world champion and 2006 Olympic gold medallist defeated Mike McEwen of Saskatchewan in the final for his third consecutive win.
Despite Gushue’s stellar record in recent Briers, he and his rink are far from a sure thing this week in Kelowna. Among the 18 competitors are at least three or four who could easily dethrone him and recent mediocre Grand Slam results indicate that Gushue and his rink could be ripe for the taking.
In January’s WFC Masters in Guelph, Gushue went winless in four games within his pool and, naturally, didn’t advance to the playoffs. But that event was held shortly after former Brier champion skip Bottcher had joined the team, replacing E.J. Harndon, and the team chemistry may have not been up to snuff. It should be by now.
Again, this year’s Brier field is solid. Four rinks — Gushue, Dunstone, Mike McEwen and Brad Jacobs —pre-qualified through a variety of on-ice successes, while the other 14 rinks qualified through provincial and territorial championships.
McEwen, Dunstone and Jacobs are likely the strongest challengers to Gushue. All have had success on the Grand Slam circuit this year and any one of those rinks would be strong challengers to the suddenly dominant Scottish rinks on the world stage. (Bruce Mouat of Scotland is No. 1 in the world while the top Canadian-ranked team is Dunstone, at No. 3. Gushue has fallen to eighth).
Other Brier contenders could be four-time Brier champ Kevin Koe, Northern Ontario’s John Epping, Saskatchewan’s Rylan Kleiter and Manitoba champ Reid Carruthers.
Whoever comes out of Kelowna wearing the Brier crown earns a trip to Moose Jaw for the world championships starting March 29. And if the winner in Kelowna thought the competition was stiff in the Okanagan city, just wait. Mouat and Ross Whyte of Scotland are ranked No. 1 and No. 3 in the world. Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller is No. 2 and Germany’s up-andcoming rink skipped by Marc Muskatewitz showed signs in Grand Slam events recently that he’s ready for the world stage. Italy’s Joel Retornaz is also a world power and lately, curlers from Asian countries — mostly on the women’s side, mind you — have shown they’re on the way up.
Gushue’s not thinking that far ahead. Kelowna and
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Since winning his first Brier in front of home fans in St. John’s in 2017, Gushue has guided his rink to Brier titles in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
the Canadian championship is his focus this week and the challenge is daunting.
• Columnist Norman Chad, on more things overheard from the four-legged competitors through the years at the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden: 1. “I’m fed up with online dating — how come everyone looks like Lassie in their photo?”; 2. “There’s a German Shepherd in Stall 231 who acts like they won World Wars I and II.”
• Globe and Mail columnist Cathal Kelly, on the recent U.S. animosity toward Canada and its chumminess with Russia: “ If Hollywood made Rocky IV again, Ivan Drago would be from Winnipeg.”
• Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “Maybe Donald Trump wants to take over Canada just so his country can win a hockey tournament again.”
• Headline at TheBeaverton.com: “Canada annexes 4 Nations Championship”
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• Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur, on X: “Making (Wayne) Gretzky the honourary captain … (at the U.S- Canada final) was almost the equivalent of a phantom limb. His silence while palling around with a man who wants to destroy Canada is deafening.”
• Comedy guy Steve Burgess of Vancouver: “ Gretzky is our honourary captain? He’ll go to centre ice and surrender.”
• Comedian Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “Fans in Montreal not only booed the U.S. anthem, they booed the announcement asking fans to show respect for the anthem.”
• Another one from Rolfsen, after a number of arrests were made during the post-game celebrations following the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win: “Most of them were released the next morning. The worst ones were sentenced to watch Rocky V.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Canucks starting goaltender Thatcher Demko is out week-to-week, and he’ll be replaced by backup Kevin Lankinen. Demko is hampered by a lower body injury and a lower save percentage.”
• Headline at fark.com: “Travis Kelce showers Taylor Swift with $100K in Valentine’s gifts. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still debating if a $20 box of chocolates is too much.”
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Unity, Wilkie and Macklin RCMP Report
Unity RCMP
• RCMP received a complaint of a hit and run causing damage to a vehicle. Insufficient evidence to proceed.
• Police received a complaint of an individual damaging property but it was unfounded.
• Members attended the sudden death of a 32-year-old male from Provost, Alberta. The death was not suspicious in nature.
• RCMP conducted a wellbeing check at the request of a family member.
• Police received a complaint of trespassing but there was insufficient evidence to proceed.
• Members issued a 60-day roadside suspension during a traffic stop.
• RCMP received a complaint of an individual shining a laser pointer at vehicle drivers. The subject of complaint was not located.
• A 31-year-old male from Unity was charged with Assault after Members received a complaint of assault.
• Members received a request from Emergency Medical Services to assist with a patient.
• Police received a complaint of disturbing the peace. Members spoke to the subjects of complaint.
• Members received another request from Emergency Medical Services to assist with a patient.
• There were also two traffic complaints.
Wilkie RCMP
• RCMP received a complaint of fraud. This matter is still under investigation.
• Police received a complaint of a dog barking. Members made a referral to the Town of Wilkie.
• Members received a complaint of a break and enter at a residence but it was unfounded.
• RCMP received a complaint of breach of peace. This matter is still under investigation.
Macklin RCMP
• CN Police reported a railway crossing malfunction near Wilkie. Reported for information purposes.
• CN Police reported a railway crossing malfunction near Landis. Reported for information purposes.
• Members are investigating a complaint of uttering threats.
• Police received a Mental Health Act complaint. Members transported the subject of complaint to Battlefords Union Hospital for assessment.
• There was also one traffic complaint.
• RCMP issued a Tobacco Act ticket during a traffic stop.
• Members received a report of a vehicle damaged by unsecured cargo. Reported for insurance purposes.
• Police received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle. Members contacted the registered owner who agreed to move the vehicle.
• RCMP received a report of a missing person. The individual was located.
• There were also two false alarms.
Persons with information about crimes being committed in the Unity / Wilkie/ Macklin areas are urged to call the Unity RCMP detachment at (306)228-6300; the Wilkie RCMP at (306) 843-3480; or the Macklin RCMP at (306) 753-2171. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may also call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or *8477 on the SaskTel Mobility Network. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 for information which leads to the arrest of person(s) responsible for any serious crime. Crime Stoppers is anonymous and does not subscribe to call display, nor are your calls traced or recorded. You can also submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com
Warmer temperatures are bringing snow trouble
It’s time to get out the shovels and show that snow where to go!
It’s been a snowy winter on the Prairies. With the return of warmer temperatures, SGI CANADA is reminding homeowners to give that melting snow somewhere to go – so that it doesn’t end up where you don’t want it.
“Spring is just around the corner and we’re pretty excited to see things thawing out,” said Andrew Voroney, EVP and COO of SGI CANADA. “As the temperatures fluctuate, the chance of ice dams developing on the roof of buildings goes up considerably. It’s time to move that snow off the roof and away from your foundation before it can cause problems.”
What is an ice dam?
Snow that collects on the roof of a home can melt due to heat rising from an attic or warm outdoor temperatures. When that melted water reaches the eaves where there is no heat, it often re-freezes into a large ice block called an ice dam.
That dam prevents melted snow from draining off the roof, where it then finds its way into the attic and walls of the home.
How can I protect my home?
The simplest way to prevent this damage is by removing snow from the roof, especially within two metres (six feet) of the eaves. You can safely do this by using a roof rake – a tool that consists of a snow rake on a long, extendable pole that can safely reach the eaves of the roof to remove snow. (Don’t leave snow piled up around your foundation, either; shovel it at least two metres away from your foundation to prevent seepage into your basement).
As a last line of defence, check that your home has a sump pump (or pumps) installed and that they are working properly. This is also a good time to clean and maintain the backwater valve on your sewer line if your home has one.
Talk to your broker
Not all insurance policies have coverage for the damage caused by ice dams. Talk to your insurance broker to ensure you have the coverage in place that meets your needs. (And even if you are covered, it’s always best to avoid the damage to your home and disruption to your life by preventing it in the first place).
If you have an ice dam that does result in damage, do what you can to prevent further damage and contact your insurance broker as soon as possible to file a claim.
For more information on ice damming and other potential winter-related damage, please visit https://sgicanada.ca/news?title=how-tospot-and-prevent-ice-dams. SGI CANADA will also be featuring more ice damming and home protection tips on our Instagram and Facebook pages over the next few weeks.
Darin Sperling, Kerrobert Kinsmen president, presents a cheque to Pioneer Haven resident Don Allenback, Carol Grosskopf, Pioneers Haven board chair and David Sperling, board rep for the RM of Oakdale to kickstart our flooring upgrade project. If you want to donate to help us, please make a cheque payable to the RM of Mariposa Box 228, Kerrobert, SK. S0L 1R0 Please write PH flooring in the memo line. Tax Receipts will be issued. Thank you from the board, staff and residents for remembering our seniors! If you have any questions, please contact Carol at 306-834-7800 or David at 306-834-5147.
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LUSELAND POLICE SERVICE
A reminder about school bus safety
No one knows the importance of traffic safety more than our valued school bus drivers.
Throughout the school year, our school bus drivers often navigate adverse weather and road conditions. They drive with the utmost safety, and professionalism to ensure that our children have a safe ride to and from school.
Just like us, our children have a lot on their minds after a long day at school, and traffic safety may not be first and foremost on their minds.
I would like to remind all motorists that in accordance with the Traffic Safety Act, when a school bus has its safety flashers in operation (stop arm displayed) you must stop at least 5 metres from the rear of the bus if proceeding in the same direction, or 5 metres from the front of the bus if proceeding in the opposite direction.
Failing to stop for a school bus carries a financial penalty of $360/per school bus.
This means if you pass (7) school buses that have their safety flashers in operation, you could face a ticket of $2,520.
I often get asked the question:
“What if I’m driving by the school buses on Prospect Avenue, and as I’m driving alongside the buses they activate their safety flashers and stop arms?”
The answer to this question is:
“Do not continue to drive by the buses. Come to a complete stop where you are and wait for the buses to
deactivate their safety flashers and stop arms.”
The beginning and end of the school day are very busy times so we ask that everyone do their part to ensure the safety of our loved ones.
Please respect our bus drivers as they work diligently to keep our community and our children safe.
Thank you,
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to our Police Service at (306) 372-4844.
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Dated this 25th day of February, 2025.
Krystal Bazylinski, Assessor
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK
In his first term in office, President Donald Trump hosted executives from TransCanada Pipeline to the oval office in the first week of his administration, inviting them to build the Keystone XL pipeline and offering his presidential approval. Four years later, the only portions of the pipeline built were the Alberta portion, and a few metres at the Canada/US border. Difficulties getting approvals in Nebraska, and finally a judge in Montana who took bats, whooping cranes, climate change and a different pipeline operated by a different company into consideration of his judgement, stopped further development in the US. President Joe put the final nail in the coffin, signing an order cancelling the project literally within minutes of being inaugurated.
Along the way, the project had so scarred TransCanada that it changed its name to TC Energy. And
last year it spun off its liquids pipelines division into South Bow, casting off the last vestiges of the Keystone debacle.
But not surprisingly, after causing a month of chaos in US governance and setting back Canada/US relations to its worst point since some Canucks and Brits burnt the Whitehouse, President Donald Trump is, yet again, calling for the pipeline to be built.
At 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, he posted the following on Truth Social, the social media company that he set up after being punted off of Twitter in the dying days of his first term.
He said:
Our Country’s doing really well, and today, I was just thinking, that the company building the Keystone XL Pipeline that was viciously jettisoned by the incompetent Biden Administration should come back to America, and
get it built — NOW! I know they were treated very badly by Sleepy Joe Biden, but the Trump Administration is very different — Easy approvals, almost immediate start! If not them, perhaps another Pipeline Company. We want the Keystone XL Pipeline built!
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has for many months been suggesting that the project could, and should be revived. It was a key point of her remarks to the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show Sept. 11., 2024.
But the obstacles are enormous. There is no project in the works right now. The proponent company has split. While the original plans are surely filed somewhere, the team who put them together are scattered to the winds. And the pipe, which spent the better part of a decade, open the the environment and slowly deteriorating, is long gone. After many years sitting exposed, much of it was returned to Regina for recoating. But even that took place many years ago. How trustworthy any remaining pipe would be is questionable, at best.
And since there have been no major pipeline projects like that in recent years, Evraz’s big-inch pipe mill in Regina has been idle for a long time now, again, with its workforce and their institutional knowledge scattered to the winds. The ability to spool up and start cranking out hundreds of kilometres of pipe would be a challenge, at best.
On the very same day, Trump promised to carry forth with blanket 25 per cent import tariffs on all Canadian products save energy, which would get a reduced rate of 10 per cent. The tariff scare has shaken
Canadian politics and business to the core, and there’s been more talk about building pipelines in Canada than there has been in many years. But that talk largely focuses on two other defunct projects, then-TransCanada’s Energy East to the East Coast, and Enbridge’s Northern Gateway, to the West Coast. Much of the discussion in each of those cases revolves around getting Canadian oil production to anywhere but American markets, diversifying our sales and hopefully getting a much better world price for it. And it if not world price, at least a much lower discount. Building Keystone XL would be locking in even more production into the one market right now whose president has openly said he wants to use economic pressure to force Canada into becoming the “51st State.”
And on the very same day of the pipeline post, Trump once again humiliated outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him Governor Justin Trudeau. Again on Truth Social, Trump posted, “Today, President Emmanuel Macron of France joined me in the Oval Office to speak to the G7 Summit. The meeting was convened by Governor Justin Trudeau of Canada, the current chair of G7, to acknowledge the Third Anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War – Which would have never started if I was President.”
So while Fox News ran a headline saying “Trump calls for company building Keystone XL Pipeline to return to America and ‘get it built’”, the realities and abilities to fire up that project once again have radically changed since 2020. Not only does the project not exist anymore, it no longer has a proponent. And many Canadians, whose jobs and mortgages are on the line right now under the tariff threat, could see giving Trump anything he wants as a betrayal.
Or, it could be the bargaining chip to end the tariff war once and for all.
Classifieds
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Battleford, SK will be celebrating their 40th annual induction in Battleford on August 16, 2025.
If you know anyone in your area that you feel should be considered, please send in a nomination. Nominations will be accepted until March 15, 2025. Please contact the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame at 306-446-1983 or saskbaseballmuseum @sasktel.net for more information.
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The Kindersley Skatepark aims to be a place for the community to come together & enjoy outdoor events while creating a safe place for kids to learn new skills and gain confidence. Your sponsorship will help bring this space to life. Please contact Tyrone 306-460-6687 with any questions or donation information.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NOW HIRING:
Person to COOK & CLEAN for heavy (road) construction camp this upcoming season. Current location is near Saskatoon, SK. Must have valid driver’s license and safe food handling ticket. Experience in camp setting with 20-30 crew, an asset. Send resume with two work references to: Bryden Construction, Box 100, Aroborfield, SK., S0E 0A0 brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca or fax 306-769-8844 www.bryden constructionand transport.ca
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New physician joins team in Kindersley
4 strategies for retaining your employees
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, it can be challenging to retain your employees. Here are four strategies to help keep your talent.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is thrilled to welcome family medicine doctor Dr. Afolasade Olasimbo to the community of Kindersley this month.
1. Focus on communication. Communicate openly with your employees. Listen to their concerns and be open to new ideas. Let them know they’re heard and that you take them seriously.
“I am excited to join the health-care team in Kindersley, explore the area, and participate in community events and gatherings with my family, who will be joining me once I am settled. Saskatchewan now, for me and my family, is home,” said Dr. Olasimbo. “I love family medicine because of the ability to build long-term relationships which allows me to become like a part of a patient’s family.”
2. Think about development. Employees often quit because of a lack of advancement opportunities. Therefore, provide training so your employees can develop their potential, avoid boredom and take on new challenges.
3. Offer benefits. Ask your employees what your company could improve and add these to their benefits and perks. For example, you could include group insurance, paid holidays, yoga classes, flexible working hours and telemedicine.
4. Get out of the office. Create opportunities for your employees to socialize and have fun in a context that doesn’t revolve around work. Use the opportunity to celebrate their successes.
Coming from a long line of physicians, Olasimbo grew up around hospitals and medical terminology. She dreamed of becoming a physician from a young age, and once she achieved that, practiced for over 10 years in her home country of Nigeria.
Dr. Olasimbo was still studying medicine when her
Employee retention also depends on effective recruitment. There fore, use a specialized agency to start your talent search today.
The Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321 is seeking a seasonal Grader Operator. The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:
• Have willingness and aptitude to a operate grader as required for the job
• Have knowledge of servicing and maintaining heavy equipment
• Valid Driver’s License
• Have a working knowledge of grading roads
• Must be capable of working with minimal to no immediate supervision
• Attention to detail, safety conscious, and ability to take direction from Supervisors
Duties may include but not limited to:
• Operating grader
• Experience operating other equipment is an asset
• Any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor with the direction of Council
Employment proposed start date is to be determined. The RM of Prairiedale offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package including the Municipal Employees Pension Plan (MEPP).
Languages: English
grandfather, also a physician, passed away in a motor vehicle collision while in a rural area of Nigeria. The tragedy could have been prevented if he had been closer to a hospital, which for her deeply emphasized the importance of working in rural communities. The SHA is committed to ensuring the people of Saskatchewan receive safe, quality care as close to home as possible, and the hiring of new physicians like Dr. Olasimbo follows through on that commitment.
To book an appointment with Dr. Olasimbo, call the Kindersley Primary Health Care Clinic at (306) 4632621.
Whether you already work in information technology (IT) or are just starting your studies, here are three qualities essential to your success.
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
1. ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Experience: Will train
On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment: Outdoors, At heights, Confined spaces, Dangerous, Wet/damp, Noisy, Hot, Cold/refrigerated
Work setting: Staff accommodation available. Various locations.
Tasks: Drive trucks to transport materials and well service equipment
As an IT employee, you’re often required to solve problems. Consequently, you must en joy challenging yourself and looking for in novative solutions. You must also be inhe rently curious to stay updated with the latest technologies in a constantly evolving field.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
• Confined Space Entry Training
• Standard First Aid Certificate
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The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Applicants are invited to submit a resume with driver’s abstract and references to:
RM of Prairiedale No. 321 Box 160 Major, SK S0L 2H0 Fax: 306-834-1202
Email: administrator@rmofprairedale.ca
2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
IT specialists must be able to communicate with their colleagues and clients. This means
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Fast-paced environment, Repetitive tasks, Handling heavy loads, Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Overtime required
Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability: Team player
Health benefits: Dental plan, Disability benefits, Health care plan, Vision care benefits
Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits, Life insurance
Other benefits: On-site housing options
WHEN TO ACCEPT
It’s rare to get your dream job on the first try. Therefore, if you’re offered an entrylevel position, it’s necessary to ask yourself if it’s a good idea to accept it. Here are some tips to help you decide.
If the job is related to your area of expertise and allows you to use and develop your skills, it may be worthwhile. The job may let you explore a field you’re interested in and help you obtain a better position in the future. The offer may also be attractive if there’s room
you must be good at conveying your ideas, making yourself understood and finding the
If you want to thrive in IT, you must have exceptional organizational skills. Depending on your job, your colleagues may regularly interrupt you and require you to switch gears constantly. Therefore, you must be well organized and able to multitask to keep up with your workload.
Do you have these qualities? If so, you have everything you need for a long career in this promising field.
WHEN TO REFUSE
If you sincerely doubt that you’ll enjoy your everyday tasks, the job probably isn’t for you. The same applies if most of your skills and educational achievements don’t apply to the job and won’t contribute to your professional development. Finally, it may be best to refuse the position if the salary is significantly lower than your expectations or if the company has a high turnover rate.
Are you having trouble finding a job that suits you? Consult job hunting resources in
Set up a video chat to introduce the entire team. You can reserve extra time for the employee to get to know the colleagues they’ll be working
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Telemiracle performers
4 strategies for retaining your employees
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, it can be challenging to retain your employees. Here are four strategies to help keep your talent.
1. Focus on communication. Communicate openly with your employees. Listen to their concerns and be open to new ideas. Let them know they’re heard and that you take them seriously.
: Sierra Smolinski, a Grade 12 student at Westcliffe Composite in Marengo, performed at Telemiracle, on Sunday at 12:20 pm. She was accompanied by her mom, Laura Hayes, a well-known singer/songwriter and recording artist. Laura and Sierra hosted a fundraising event on February 28 at Alsask, where people had the opportunity to make a donation. The momand-daughter duo sang and played their guitars for the audience. Laura also invited singers who had been part of the Get Up and Sing Performance at Telemiracle in 2017 to join them at the Alsask fundraiser. Laura reported there was a total of ten performances by various artists and about about 100 people in attendance.
2. Think about development. Employees often quit because of a lack of advancement opportunities. Therefore, provide training so your employees can develop their potential, avoid boredom and take on new challenges.
3. Offer benefits. your company could improve and add these to their benefits and perks. For example, you could include group insurance, paid holi days, yoga classes, flexible working hours and telemedicine.
4. Get out of the office. ties for your employees to socialize and have fun in a context that doesn’t revolve around work. Use the opportunity to ce lebrate their successes.
LIFEGUARD/INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS
The RM of Milton No. 292 is currently accepting applications for lifeguards and instructors at the Alsask Swimming Pool. Positions are available May through early September and only during school break if required.
Responsibilities include:
Employee retention also depends on effective recruitment. Therefore, use a specialized agency to start your talent search today.
• Carry out opening and closing procedures for public swimming times;
• Lifeguard duties during public swimming, providing a safe environment for patrons;
• Be attentive to concerns of patrons and provide excellent service to users of the pool; report concerns to the Manager for follow up if required;
• Record chemical readings/daily checklists/maintenance logs, advise Manager of any maintenance issues; Any other duties as assigned by the Manager or Alsask Pool Committee;
• * For Instructors Only: Provide instruction to participants of the Swim for Life Program under the Lifesaving Society
Qualifications required:
• Bronze Cross Certification or Junior Lifeguard
• First Aid/CPR-C/AED Certification
• * For Instructors Only: Swim for Life Instructor Certification through Life Saving Society
* Courses required to meet qualifications may be offered to successful applicants
The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 is now accepting applications for:
SEASONAL MOWER OPERATOR
Applicant must possess a valid driver’s license and provide, with the application, a driver’s abstract. Class 1A Driver’s license would be an asset.
NW 16-24-26 W3
160 cult. acres, Assessment $286,500 CLOSING DATE FOR SALE MARCH 14, 2025 Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Please text or send offers by picture or PDF to 306-460-9990. Serious offers only.
GRAVEL SPREADING TENDER
Whether you already work in information technology (IT) or are just starting your studies, here are three qualities essential to your success.
1. ANALYTICAL SKILLS
A Criminal Record Check will be requested for those who are selected for an interview.
Excellent Wage and Benefits Package including pension plan are provided to the successful candidate.
Application forms are available at the RM office or from our website - RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 - How to Apply and must be received by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 14th, 2025 to be considered.
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned for the loading, hauling and spreading of approximately 10,000 cubic yards of road gravel for 2025 from the municipality’s gravel stockpiles. The 10,000 cubic yards to be spread are in stockpiles located in multiple locations throughout the municipality.
you must be good at conveying your ideas, making yourself understood and finding the best moments to do so.
3. ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Additional terms and requirements outlined on the Gravel Tender Form are available from the municipal office or online at rmofantelopepark.ca. Form must be completed and returned with the tender.
As an IT employee, you’re often required to solve problems. Consequently, you must enjoy challenging yourself and looking for innovative solutions. You must also be inherently curious to stay updated with the latest technologies in a constantly evolving field.
Sealed tenders are to be received by 4:00 p.m. on March 20, 2025 with tenders to be opened during the regular meeting of council on March 25, 2025 commencing at 7:00 p.m.
2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS IT specialists must be able to communicate with their colleagues and clients. This means
Drop off application or resume with all pertinent information to:
How to welcome a teleworking employee
Please send your resume to: Box 70 Marengo SK S0L 2K0 or email rm292.rm322@sasktel.net For further information please contact the Municipal Office at 306-968-2922.
RM OF SNIPE LAKE NO. 259 Box 786, Eston, SK S0L 1A0 Phone For Information: 306-430-7995 (foreman) Fax: 306-962-4330 Or by email to: rm259@sasktel.net
All applications are gratefully received but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
For Sale By Tender
RM of Mountain View #318
SW 22-31-18 W3rd Cult Acres, 160 Assessment 199,000 PT SE
Teine just finished drilling the 4 wells in January 2025. Tenders close March 12,
Telecommuting has become increasingly popular in recent years. It allows companies to recruit qualified talent across the globe. If your company is about to welcome a new telecommuting employee, here’s how to do it.
lean on and contact if they need help. This will help them feel at ease.
Refer to: www.edgerealty.ca for tender details or call
• Talk about the company. Describe the company’s mission, values and other information to help the employee develop a sense of belonging.
• Present your tools. Familiarize the employee with the tools, software and online platforms the company uses daily.
• Introduce the team. Set up a video chat to introduce the entire team. You can reserve extra time for the employee to get to know the colleagues they’ll be working with directly.
• Follow up. Make sure the new employee receives feedback from their immediate colleagues in the first few weeks to help them adjust. The recruit should feel free to ask questions without fear of judgment.
of Kindersley
#290
NW 32-28-23 w3rd Cult Acres, 159 Assessment 261,400 Tenders close March 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm
• Offer mentoring. Ensure the new employee knows they have someone they can
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If you want to thrive in IT, you must have exceptional organizational skills. Depending on your job, your colleagues may regularly interrupt you and require you to switch gears constantly. Therefore, you must be well organized and able to multitask to keep up with your workload.
Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further information, please contact Reeve Clinton Barr at 306-460-9610.
Do you have these qualities? If so, you have everything you need for a long career in this promising field.
Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322 Box 70, Marengo, SK S0L 2K0 306-912-8922 fax rm292.rm322@sasktel.net
It’s rare to get your dream job on the first try. Therefore, if you’re offered an entrylevel position, it’s necessary to ask yourself if it’s a good idea to accept it. Here are some tips to help you decide.
WHEN TO ACCEPT
If the job is related to your area of expertise and allows you to use and develop your skills, it may be worthwhile. The job may let you explore a field you’re interested in and help you obtain a better position in the future. The offer may also be attractive if there’s room for career development within the company.
WHEN TO REFUSE
FOR RENT BY TENDER
If you sincerely doubt that you’ll enjoy your everyday tasks, the job probably isn’t for you. The same applies if most of your skills and educational achievements don’t apply to the job and won’t contribute to your professional development. Finally, it may be best to refuse the position if the salary is significantly lower than your expectations or if the company has a high turnover rate.
Tenders will be accepted on the following parcels of land located in the R.M. of Heart’s Hill No. 352 approximately 10 miles West and 5 miles North of Major, SK
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- 420 cultivated acres - 2024 Crop - Wheat - 60’ x 40’ quonset with power available for rent - Dugout and perimeter fence
Tenders will be accepted on the entire parcel. Tenders will be received by the undersigned on or before 12:00 o’clock noon on WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 More information available upon request. Not necessarily the highest or any tender accepted.
Solicitor for Shirley Kohlman
Telephone: 306-228-2631
Fax: 306-228-4449
Email: unityoffice@cooperneil.ca
P.O. Box 600, Unity, SK S0K 4L0
Posting Date February 24, 2025
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Mervin Henry Norris died in Kerrobert on February 24, 2025 at the Kerrobert & District Health Centre following a brief illness.
Mervin Henry Norris
July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2025
Mervin was born in Kerrobert on July 15, 1931and was the fourth child of Henry and Lena Norris (McKinstry). He was predeceased by his parents and sisters Aletha Coleman, Myrtle Goulding and Dora Salkeld. He is survived by ten nieces and nephews: Warren, Donna, Elaine, Audrey, Rae, John, Beverley, Mark, Jeff and Laird.
Mervin was a proud Saskatchewanite, cheering on his beloved Roughriders and watching curling on television with special interest whenever a Saskatchewan rink was in action.
He had immense pride in his hometown, leaving only briefly to attend a trades training program in Ontario. He was soon homesick and returned to Kerrobert where he happily joined his father Henry in the painting and decorating business. Following in the footsteps of his father, Mervin was a skilled, versatile and conscientious contractor who always believed in doing his best whether it was painting, wallpapering or installing carpet.
Mervin caught the travel bug in his early twenties, and accompanied by his friend, Lorne Allen, he visited the Southern United States, Mexico and
Hawaii. Mervin and Lorne often went to Ontario to pick up new vehicles, Mervin to Oakville for his Ford and Lorne to Oshawa for a new Oldsmobile. One memorable trip was to Sierra Leone where his niece Rae was working for a non-profit organization.
Mervin joined the local Kinsmen Club as a young man, a decision that would enhance his life significantly. In the late 1960s, Kerrobert businessman Ted Sample became Kinsmen Governor for District 3 (Saskatchewan). Mervin and other members of the Kerrobert Club took on executive roles under Ted’s direction, meeting regularly in a board room Mervin created in the lower level of his home. That space later became an apartment for Mervin and his mother. His involvement in Kinsmen enabled Mervin to make several overseas trips. On these trips he made friends in New Zealand, Australia and other countries he visited as a Kinsmen member
About ten years ago, Mervin moved into Pioneers Haven, a facility he had worked on when it was built in the 1960s. He enjoyed life there, spending time with many people he had known over the years, including his boyhood chum, Jim Armstrong.
Mervin was a lifelong member of the Kerrobert United Church and along with his father, Henry, donated many hours of work to ensure the Church was always looking its best.
A celebration of life for Mervin will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 2 p.m. at the Kerrobert United Church.
Why is defending women’s rights still relevant today?
Every year, March 8 marks International Women’s Day. This event highlights the progress women have made, while also acknowledging the critical need to continue advocating for women’s rights. Here’s why this struggle remains relevant today.
Persistent inequalities
Everyone has the fundamental right to live free from violence and discrimination. Howev er, injustices in education, access to healthcare, voting rights and physical autonomy continue to affect women disproportionately around the world.
Unfortunately, the rights of women and girls are still being violated. For example, they’re at a higher risk of experiencing sexual harassment and violence, as highlighted by movements like #MeToo. Additionally, studies have shown that women around the world are paid less than their male counterparts for perform ing the same work.
Moreover, there’s still a long way to go to ensure
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all women have access to safe and equitable sexual and reproductive rights. In many parts of the world, women are forced by others into decisions around marriage, pregnancy, sterilization and abortion, often at the expense of their freedom and sometimes even their lives.
Protecting women’s fundamental rights requires that these injustices be addressed and eliminated. Society can thrive only when their rights are protected. Women and girls make up half of the global population, and their potential is equal to that of men. According to the United Nations, when women are respected and empow ered, they directly contribute to sustainable development, economic growth, peace and security.
Do you want to get involved in defending women’s rights? Contact your local municipality to find out about activities you can participate in.
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- Drop in Pickleball every Tuesday 8 PM at the Alsask Rec Centre. All ages are welcome. DODSLAND
FRIDAY, MARCH 7
• Dodland vs Luseland 8:30 PM Hockey Playoff Finals
FRIDAY, MARCH 14
• Dodland vs Luseland 8:30 PM Hockey Playoff Finals
HOOSIER
- Sunday Service Hoosier Community Church 10:30 am at the Community Hall. Contact Joel Hamm 306-460-7056 or Curtis Kornelson 306-460-7327.
KERROBERT
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
• Kinsmen Club of Kerrobert’s Sled Rally (snow permitting). 11 AM - 1 PM Registration at the PCC Hall. Cash Prizes. Door Prizes. Social to follow. Contact Braden 306-834-8120 or Josh 306-494-7315 for details.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13
• St. Patrick’s Day Gold Hunt Party in the Library 1 PM.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
• Job Fair / Career Expo at the Prairieland Community Centre from 1-7 PM. Bring your resumes! If interested in having a table, contact the Town of Kerrobert Office. $40 /table.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
• Ducks Unlimited Supper at the PCC. Tickets are available from Jim Wilson 306-834-5156 or Richard Anderson 306-8347676. Games, Live Auction and Silent Auction.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
• Spring Market at the PCC from 10 AM - 3 PM.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
• Easter Egg Hunt at the Library starting at 1 PM.
- Shuffle Club every Monday from 1:30-3 PM at the PCC (216 McPhersons Street).
- Walk This Way Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 AM at the at the PCC (216 McPhersons Street). All ages. All skill levels. No cost. Bring your indoor shoes. Everyone welcome.
- MS Support Group at Kerrobert Health Centre Meeting Room every 3rd Saturday 2-4 PM. Contact Gail Wiebe for more information 306-834-7068.
- Town of Kerrobert Memory Tree program is open. Contact the office for more infomation 306-834-2361.
KINDERSLEY
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
• Shrove Tuesday Supper at St. Paul’s United Church 5-7 PM. Free will offering.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
• Kindersley Minor Ball AGM 7 PM at the Kindersley Curling Rink. $50 Discount code to those who attend.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
• Kindersley Soccer Annual Meeting 7 PM at Westberry Elementary School gym.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
• Cultural Gathering at the Kindersley Elks Hall (106 - 5th Avenue East). Registration: 9:30 AM. Gathering 10 AM3:30 PM. Program includes: Tomasin Playford, SaskCulture Outreach Consultant; Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Sask Writers Guild current Poet Laureate; Hugh Henry, Past President Sask History & Folklore; Alana Gunsch, Notice Nature; Wheatland Regional Library; RWDSCR, Barn Quilt Workshop Conversation & Display AND MORE! $20 fee per participant to be paid at the Workshop. Lunch, snacks and coffee/tea will be provided. Contact Bonnie at 306-344-7473 for more information or email: rwdscr.lloyd@sasktel.net
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
• Kindersley & District Arts Council presents “Prairie Sons” 7:30 PM at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
• Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers vs Battlefords Stars 7:30 PM at the Inter Pipeline Arena.
• Kindersley Wildlife Federation Annual Banquet at the Kindersley Elks Hall. For tickets please contact Ray Varty at 306-831-9920 or Lori at 306-460-7638. Donations gladly accepted.
SUNDAY, MARCH 16
• Kindersley Skating Club presents 2025 Ice Show Skatetacular 2 PM at the WCEC.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Ghostlight” 4 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 cash at the door.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
• Kindersley Chamber of Commerce Job Fair 10 AM - 6 PM at Kindersley Composite School.
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Goodrich” 4 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 cash at the door.
- Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month 1:30 PM at 401 - 4th Ave West (New Life Church). Everyone welcome! For more info call Nancy at 306-463-4514.
- Monday Night Jam Sessions at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to set-up, then the fun begins at 7-11 PM. Call Keith 306-460-8633.
- Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.
- PickleBall Indoor Season meets Sunday & Wednesday evenings 7-9 PM at Elizabeth Middle School gym. Cost is $50 for the season or $5 drop in. More info call Teresa Knight 306460-7304.
- Fit Fighter Group Class. Helping individuals with Parkinson Disease, Fibromyalgia, MS, Arthritis and mobility issues. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 AM at Anytime Fitness. Call Karen 463-3607 for more info.
- The Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month from September to May at 7 pm at the Kindersley Seniors Centre. All levels of quilters and quilt enthusiasts are welcome! If you are interested in joining the
group or would like more information, please contact Regan Overand at 306-460-6467.
- 365 Kindersley Air Cadets meet Thursday evenings at the Kindersley Museum. No charge to be a member, youth ages 12-18, must be a Canadian resident. Contact Ian Kehrer via text at 306-460-0057 or Sheila Kehrer via text 306-6049044. Come Fly With Us!
LUSELAND
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
• Luseland Mallards vs Dodsland 8:30 PM Final Round Hockey Playoffs.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
• Luseland Arts Council presents Prairie Sons 7:30 PM at the Luseland Homecoming Hall. Advance show tickets available at Luseland Credit Union.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
• Luseland Daycare Fundraiser “Spring Back in Time” (Dress as your favourite decade) at the Luseland Community Hall. Doors open: 5:30 PM. Supper: 6 PM. Catered by Wes & Nona Holtz. Time of Your Life Entertainment Dance: 9 PM. Get your tickets now! Monica Streberg at 306-228-1263. $50 ($20 dance only at the door).
- Luseland Library Art Gallery presents “Color. Light. Connection” by Debra Scholer (This Little Light Photography). Come see the unbelievable technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills of a local photographer.
- The Luseland Homecoming Hall will be available for indoor walking on TUESDAY & THURSDAY mornings. Please pick up the key at the Town Office to unlock the door. Silver collection at the door.
Recurring events at The Luseland Pioneers Club: PUBLIC
- Every Monday 2-4 PM Coffee
- Last Monday of the month 2-4 PM Pie ’n Ice Cream MEMBERS
- Monday-Saturday 8:30 AM - Noon, Coffee, Pool, Cards, Visiting
- Tuesday 1-4 PM Cards
- Tuesday 7-10 PM Games
- Wednesday 1-4 PM Cards
- Thursday 1-4 PM Cards
- Third Friday of the month Birthday Lunch at noon.
MAJOR
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
• 2nd Annual Kindersley West Central Crisis Centre Fundraiser at the Major Hall. Starts at 5:30 PM. Featuring Jordon Pollard, Laura Hayes, Superb Sound & Friends. Special Guest: Cole Patton. Silent Auction. Door Prizes, Food & Drinks. Tickets are available at the door. All ages welcome!
- MS Support Group at Kerrobert Health Centre Meeting Room every 3rd Saturday 2-4 PM. Contact Gail Wiebe for more information 306-834-7068.
MARENGO
MONDAY, MARCH 10
• Westcliffe SCC Family Bingo Night at Westcliffe School. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Bingo starts at 6:30 PM.
