Oyen’s South Central High School is hosting the Southern Alberta Men’s Basketball Zone Championships this coming weekend - March 10 & 11.
They will host seven teams Olds, Cremona, Airdrie Christian Academy,
Trochu, Youngstown and Rosemary.
Wishing our SCHS senior men’s basketball team all the best in their upcoming Zones Tournament!
The team would like to say thank you to all their sponsors, coaches, refs
Front Row (L-R): Julian Magadia, Pacey Phillips, Cohen Jorgenson, Aiden Dean, John Herron, Luke Caskey, Talen Thornton Back Row (L-R): Coach Zack Zinc, Cam Langille, Aiden Maxwell, Lee Robertson, Anthoni Prawl, Cash Miller, Connor Choo-Foo, Baxton Mundt, Head Coach Josh Majoris.
Leona Adams has a passion for painting
BY JOAN JANZEN
Many residents of Kindersley may need to be made aware of the art gallery on the rst lock of 1st Avenue East in Kindersley. Adams Gallery shares its accommodation ith entle Touch Animal Care. The two businesses have a family connection eona dams runs the art gallery, and her daughter Darlene Hyatt has her dog grooming business in the same building.
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out three of the gallery’s rooms. haven’t got a clue ho many paintings have eona said. ccording to eona her gallery has been open for approximately six years. ou ill nd this senior citi en alking to the gallery four days a eek - inter spring summer and fall. “I paint four days a eek in the afternoons,” she said. But eona gets a lot done in those fe hours each day. Upon entering the gallery took time to vie eona’s paintings. There were bright tiger lilies, prairie landscapes old churches pet portraits antique farm equipment and agons and a couple of portraits of her grandchildren. inally discovered eona orking in a quiet room in the ack surrounded y a
huge amount of art supplies.
eona e plained that her interest in painting as a gradual occurrence. ’d pick up a fe supplies and ork on something. didn’t paint as much ack then and used to store my paintings under my bed,” she said.
She was busy manually cropping a physical photo on her desk hen entered her ork area. t’s an unfamiliar process to most people, who are accustomed to cropping their photos on their smartphones.
ou can paint on anything it doesn’t have to e canvass she eplained. “Canvass seems to absorb the paint more than wood. I do a lot of prairie landscapes most people think the prairies are dull ut they’re not. do some a stracts they sometimes turn out so good ecause you don’t kno here you’re going.”
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She had been painting on her own for a long time when a university art class ecame availa le at the community college. Although she was concerned she ould e the oldest person in her class she soon discovered many of her peers were also enrolled. “Most of the people at the class were my age. I met other artists, and it was the best thing ever did eona e claimed.
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uring her art classes she learned a out acrylics pastels and some oils ut eona said she prefers orking ith acrylics. paint landscapes sometimes o ers ’m very unpredicta le she said. But one thing that is predicta le is eona only paints from the photos she takes herself. ’m not a photographer ust do it. take the photos don’t use someone else’s.
hen asked eona hat compels her to continue painting four afternoons each eek she replied t’s ust like eing hungry, and you want to eat don’t even give it a thought. ust do it ecause en oy it. She also offered a it of advice to her fellow seniors, saying, “You must have an interest don’t care hat it is.”
eona’s interest is her passionate love of painting prairie landscapes and anything else that captures her artistic eye.
Leona’s paintings are on display at Adams Gallery, located at 111-1st Avenue East in Kindersley.
Painting of a Greek Orthodox Church near Aberdeen, SK. | PHOTOS BY JOAN JANZEN
Pioneers’ Haven resident shares his story
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
Anyone who has lived for nearly nine decades has some interesting stories to share, and Helmut Schmidt, a resident at Pioneer’s Haven, is no exception. He was born in Kornthal, Poland, on December 4, 1933, the middle child among ve children. His German parents lived and worked on their farm.
He remembers a large room in their house that was used for family church services. His Oma (grandmother) also lived with them. In 1939 the Polish evacuated his family and torched most of the buildings and all the animals on their farm. Later his family returned to rebuild their home and farm, but the German government gave the orders as to how it would be rebuilt.
His dad had been drafted into the Polish army in the 1920s during the Polish-Russian war. Once again, in 1943, his dad was drafted into the German army and posted in France, right at the time the Allies landed at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Helmut’s dad got hit with shrapnel in his leg after only six days of duty and ended up in a German army hospital at Cherbourg, that was taken over by the American army. At that time, the American army made his dad a prisoner of war (POW) and shipped him to a camp in Texas.
“In 1945, we got kicked off our farm ith only two hours’ notice,” Helmut said. “The Russian army had moved in and moved all the German people back to Germany. We spent six weeks on the road travelling to West Germany.” Later the family moved to southern Germany, where Helmut’s mom had relatives.
Helmut did well at school in Germany and, after four years, was pushed into a higher ed-
ucation class, where he stayed in a dorm for boys. He also had to go into the Hitler Jugend, which boys joined at the age of 0. t as the rst training for the army,” Helmut explained.
After the war ended, Helmut’s dad was shipped back to Germany. He worked on a Bavarian farm till after harvest and then went looking for his family. He met another POW who told him here he could nd his family. Helmut said his dad always thought the man had been an angel.
In 1948, Helmut’s uncle in Canada helped the family move to the great white north. “We were on a ship for ten days and landed in Quebec City. Then we spent four days on a train and landed at Luseland, which has been home ever since,” Helmut explained.
Helmut’s dad began farming, and later Helmut followed in his footsteps. In Luseland, he attended Thorndale School, got his Grade 9 and then went to work to help his family.
“I was involved with the Bible Memory Association, where you get rewards for memorizing verses,” Helmut said. “I thought if ever I have a
leaving Helmut with a daughter and son still remaining at home. “I had said when I lost Ruby when the kids are gone, I’ll pull the pin on farming,” he said. So he rented the land to friends and remained living on the farm.
After seven years, Helmut met a German lady named Annie, and they were married for 14 years before she passed away. “After Annie died, I went travelling,” Helmut said.
In 2013 his son took him on a trip to Germany and Poland. He also enjoyed several bus tours to Alaska, the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador and went on two cruises.
family, I would like to have a lady who knows much of the Bible by memory for my wife.”
So when Ruby came to visit a couple of Helmut’s friends in Luseland, she and Helmut soon became acquainted. “We were engaged on my birthday and married on July 4, 1969, which was her birthday,” he said.
u y suffered from arthritis and had numerous operations throughout her entire life. The couple had two sons and, after four long years, were able to adopt a baby girl.
Throughout his life, Helmut loved to learn, read, and try all kinds of new things. “Once, I took a hairdressing class to help Ruby because she couldn’t do her hair with her arthritis,” he said. “I was the only man in the class.” He took community classes, a welding course and computer classes.
“We bought the rst M computer for $8,000.00. It was a great help with my job as church treasurer and for bookwork with the school board,” he said. “I went to Saskatoon to learn to y and got my solo licence in 1967.”
After 20 years of marriage, Ruby passed away,
fter suffering from a stroke, Helmut spent two months in rehabilitation to help with his speech and then decided to move to Pioneer’s Haven. In his room there, he showed me the numerous models he is building and showed me a tiny piece of a model that had been lost and then surprisingly found a day later.
Whether surviving WWII and a communist regime or nding a missing piece to a model, Helmut assured me his Saviour has cared for him every minute of every day.
Public discusses Oyen East Industrial ASP
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
The Town of Oyen held an open house on the evening of March 1st at the To n ffice to openly discuss and inform the pu lic of the yen ndus-
trial East Area Structure Plan. yla o. 0 -3 as given its rst reading on February 14th at the special council meeting. Approximately twenty people attended the open house.
The plans are a requirement for any new developments to ensure development is well thought out and takes into consideration stormwater drainage, utility right of ways, roads, and other issues,” explained
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Debbie Ross, CAO. onathon from Palliser Regional Municipal Services alked the attendees through the concept.”
The yen ast ndustrial Area Structure Plan SP ill guide and direct future development, redevelopment and infrastructure in the area. The vision for the area is a thriving industrial area that capitalizes on the rail connection. Those attending the meeting wanted to know who would be doing the development, who owns the land, and how it will affect ta es. They also asked if there is development wanting to go out there.
After they had time to revie it they could sumit their questions and concerns.
There ere no concerns raised at the meeting,” Ross said, “But there was a questionnaire that they could take home.”
A public hearing will be formally held on the evening of March 14th, when Council will hear from any person claiming to e affected y the proposed yla . Su missions can be made until the time of the public hearing.
Alberta is prepared for 2023 wildfire season
ildland re ghters supported airtankers and other speciali ed e uipment are ready for the ild re season ahead.
s spring nears l ertans are reminded that ild re season is eginning. The ild re season runs from March to ct. 3 in l erta.
“As folks look forward to enjoying Alberta’s wonderful outdoor spaces over the months ahead, we’re focussed on keeping communities safe. Alberta ild re has leading-edge re ghting resources positioned across the province ready to respond to ne ild res as they arise, and continues to test and implement emerging tools and innovation designed to increase our ild re management capabilities. It’s important that everyone plays an active role preventing ild res from starting.
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uman caused wildfi res early all spring ild res in l erta are human-caused hich means that they are 100 per cent preventable.
The spring ild re ha ard is highest after seasonal melting has left fuels like trees and grasses extremely dry and amma le. nder these conditions
ild re can ignite easily and spread quickly.
While it is too early to predict what the 0 3 ild re season ill look like spring rainfall ill have a signi cant impact on what can be expected. At any time of year l erta ild re’s online dash oard is the trusted source for real-time ild re information.
uring the high-ha ard time in spring and throughout the ild re season, it is critical that people take care to fully e tinguish camp res fre uently check off-high ay vehicles H s for smouldering de ris and conduct agriculture burning projects safely. ire permits are free and are reuired during ild re season for activities like residential, industrial or agricultural debris burning within the orest Protection rea P . Those living or operating a business within the P can o tain their re permit online at repermits.al erta.ca or y calling their local forest area office. Those outside the FPA can contact their local municipality to ask a out re permit requirements.
To report a ild re call 3 03 0-3 73 toll-free from any here in Alberta.
Oyen’s Community Development Action Plan
Our Shared Vision
The Council of the Town of Oyen has made the Com munity Development Strategy one of their top priori ties. Through community engagement sessions and an online survey, the public’s responses have been narrowed down to four main categories. These include including attracting and retaining nurses and other healthcare professionals; local business retention and support; expanding education opportunities; and increasing opportunities for agriculture innovation.
“I am really pleased with how engaged the residents, seniors and youth have been during this process. There have been over 100 opportunities submitted by participants that showed us they would like to see efforts invested in retaining our local businesses, attracting new businesses and workforce, making Oyen the place youth choose to live and work after schooling, and of course sup porting the staff at the Big Country Hospital. The next steps are to establish working groups to set direction on where we are going, how we are going to get there and who’s going to do what to ensure a dynamic business community,” says Mayor Jones.
Over the next month the Town will be hosting four working groups to discuss who wi cham ion and artici ate in the first four riorities ames of indi id uals who have expertise and experience in business development, education, agriculture, and the healthcare were provided by the attendees at the February session. Within the next month these individuals will be contacted to discuss what needs to happen and who is going to assist in making it happen over the next three to six months.
At the Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 9th, 2023 at the FCSS Centre on Main Street the Community Development Action Plan wi e resented and further discussed y ata ie i son Inno i sions and Associates.
Self defence: the process is the punishment
attorney told his client, “I have good news and bad news. The bad news is the blood test came back, and your DNA is an exact match with that found at the crime scene. The good news is your cholesterol is down to 140.”
Last month an Ontario homeowner received bad news. He was charged with second degree murder after multiple suspects entered his home, intending to commit a robbery. Andrew Lawton from True North recalled the incident, which occurred in the home where the man and his mother reside.
One of the four thieves who entered the home was armed, and was confronted by the homeowner who had a registered rearm. o the homeowner has been charged with second degree murder, and one of the persons who broke in the home is facing charges of break and enter and unauthori ed possession of a rearm.
The client’s lawyer provided a statement to CP24.com saying his client red one shot at an intruder ho roke into his home and attacked his mother. He said his client’s intentions were not to kill the intruder.
A news release by regional police, which was reported by the Toronto Star, said two suspects went into the home and red several shots inside. fficers
found one of the suspects dead.
Lawton observed that there have been a number of cases in Canada where people who used their registered rearms in self defence hich is legal, still faced charges. And even when they were exonerated from the charges, the process took years.
The process involves losing their rearms their rearms licence and having to spend a huge amount of money on legal fees. “In some cases they are tested more seriously than the criminals,” Lawton noted.
Lawyer Sam Goldstein told Lawton he sees many cases when someone is ac uitted ut it’s difficult to get their rearms ack. ou have to go through all kinds of applications, courts and so on to try and get your rearms ack when in the end you did nothing wrong. In the 25 years I practiced as a lawyer, I’m constantly coming against the problem with how to get my client’s rearms ack after they’ve een acquitted from their charges. So it’s an ongoing issue.”
Lawton recalled interviewing a gentleman while he was making a documentary a out rearms. Someone was rummaging around his truck in the middle of the night. He took his rearms out shot a round on the ground. It ricocheted and hit one of the
assailants, and he was charged,” Lawton reported, adding that the man was eventually exonerated.
Goldstein responded to Lawton, saying, “I think it makes some sense for the police to say - we’re going to charge you, and we’re going to let the process determine what’s the reasonable circumstances.” But as Lawton observed, in many cases “the process is the punishment”.
Sections 34 and 35 of the Criminal Code say someone is not guilty of an offence if they respond to force or threat of force against them or a person they’re protecting, or repel someone entering without permission or threatening their property. The defensive act must be “reasonable in the circumstances”.
Finally, the Crown will have to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that the person was not acting in self defence when they used the force. Getting to that point is part of the very long process.
An Ontario lawyer, Edward Burlew, said in a February 21st National Post article, self-defence is a universal human right, but how it’s interpreted and what it means for the defender is inconsistent. “While some police and prosecutors are sympathetic when, for instance, a homeowner uses a gun to
ard off attackers others can take a harder line,” he said.
In a February 22nd article in the Globe and Mail, Michael Spratt, a criminal defence lawyer, said someone breaking into your house doesn’t necessarily give you the right to apply force, and certainly not lethal force.
The article lists strict parameters that de ne ho and hen Canadians are allowed to defend themselves, someone else or their property, without facing time behind bars. This includes reasonable fear of imminent death or grievous bodily harm from somebody else.
In a February 23rd Global News article, lawyer Solomon Friedman advised Canadians ho nd themselves needing to use self defence to follow a basic rule: that your actions need to be reasonable and proportionate to the threat.
Meanwhile an observation in a February 23rd National Post article made a valid point: nobody has time to turn to the criminal code and review it before they act in self defence.
In the end there’s good news and bad news. The good news is it’s very possible an accused homeowner will eventually be exonerated. The bad news is - the process is long and costly.
Pop89
Primed
BY MADONNA HAMEL
Your Southwest Media Group
There’s a form of torture that involves steadily dripping drops of water on a prisoner’s forehead. The drip drip drip primes the prisoner to eventually snap. Women who go against popular culture’s grain, and get insulted for doing so, often feel primed. The older we get, the more drips hit us on the head. Unasked for advice, unsolicited explanations, threats: drip, drip, drip.
Last week a 56 year old gay, black, male, so-called “progressive” newsshow host made a comment that sounded like something your old uncle would say about a 51 year old woman running for president. According to Don Lemon, “Nikki Haley is past her prime” because, “a woman’s prime is 20, 30 maybe 40.” (Drip.)
When Lemon’s two female co-hosts challenged him on his remark he actually told them to “Google it!” (Drip.) Yep, a man told women to research their lives. He then held up his hands, a classic beleaguered male gesture, and said: “don’t to shoot the messenger.” (Drip.) He said it like: Hey, I’m just keepin’ it real, ladies. (Drip.)
Lemon’s delivery is often condescending, even smug. But I’ve appreciated his consciousness raising around racism, an enormous and often deliberate blindspot among whites. We live in a world where white is the rule, the measuring stick, the norm. And every other shade is the exception to the rule. I lived with a black man
who recited to me a ditty from his childhood: “If you’re white, you’re alright. If you’re brown, stick around, if you’re black step back.”
’ve suffered similar e pressions aimed at women, expressions hurled from bars, the back row, the street, passing vehicles. Expressions hurled at me mostly when I’m alone, as if daring to walk alone deserves demeaning insults too creepy and too horri c to repeat. nsults that are yby assessments of my body, commenting on whether or not I measure up to standards of what constitutes prime meat. (Drip.) Truly, Mr. Lemon, it’s amazing we haven’t shot the messengers.
I decided to see how women newsshow hosts were responding to Lemon’s dismissive remarks. One was quoted as saying: “I think it made most women cringe.” Another, claimed to have “just laughed it off. t didn’t other me. She seems to have missed the point, perhaps because she is not the butt of the insult; she’s still in her prime, according to Lemon’s standards, which means she’s still able to have babies and is darn cute. To her I say: “that’s a brief window honey. By laughing you are letting the prejudice against older women continue. And you are ful lling the ancient e pectation to not make a fuss. You won’t make others uncomfortable by getting angry, which, is considered unattractive in a woman.”
And then there’s the young white male reporter who praises his guest, an older female magazine editor, for “laughing it off . ood for you he says hy uy
into the negative female stereotype of getting all-offended. rip etting all offended? Who devised that stereotype? Is that like: “getting our knickers in a twist,” “getting all worked up for nothing”? We don’t do ourselves a favour by acting like one of the boys. Because, we’re not. They don’t give us a pass on our age, our physical appearance, our voice.
Condescending young men can be more damaging to women than the insulting old boys. Martin Luther King’s remarks about well-meaning moderate whites comes to mind: “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that our greatest stumbling block in our stride toward freedom is the white moderate who is more devoted to order than justice, who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.” Too many men prefer calm, orderly women. They ant us to laugh it all off. nd so women continue to cringe and seethe on the inside, while outside, they emit the occasional hysterical laugh or wear a tense, plastered-on square smile.
I expressed all this, or tried to, in my local library the other day. One well-meaning man suggested I talk to his wife because “she feels the same as you do.” hy anted to ask She already knows this!”
nstead asked: So hat do you say to her?”
“Oh I know better,” he laughs. “I don’t say anything.”
What does that mean? That he knows better than Don Lemon? That he knows that a women’s prime is equal to a man’s? Or does he mean: I know not to talk when my ife gets all-offended I’m not here to appear pleasant in the presence of insult. I’m not settling for “cringing” - that inward squirm that keeps my despair and disappointment to myself because to express outrage would be unfeminine. I’m ready to defend the rights of others, and it’s sad if men aren’t willing to do the same for us women for fear of looking unmasculine. I’m not letting the lame de ect ack on me for getting all-offended as if ere the prolem. Sometimes laugh ust don’t laugh at my o n e pense. Sometimes snap.
When the rioters surged on Capitol Hill Mr. Lemon remarked that “If those rioters were black they’d be shot.” I agree. And I’d bet money, Mr. Lemon, that if Nikki Haley were a man you wouldn’t have a problem with his age. Of course, she’s also Republican, so there’s that. But, what if she were a black woman? Or how about a black, gay woman? Or even better, a black grandmother? Everyone knows it was the grandmothers who walked to work every day during the Montgomery bus boycott and signed the voters petition and got knocked to the ground marching over bridges so that you could be a primetime news-show host, Mr. Lemon. There’s the answer! Get a black grandmother in the president’s office and ehind the news-show desk, and put an end to all this damn foolishness!
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Figure
skating champions from 25 years ago
Kindersley residents will recogni e these t o gure skating champions from years ago. Here is an e cerpt from the March 8 edition of The Clarion describing their accomplishments.
Skating through pain Sam Tessier limped home from the 8 Saskatche an inter ames ith a gold medal for one 7 in pre-novice gure skating. nd fello clu mem er rista Maedel as carrying in her pocket a silver medal for her performance at her rst inter ames.
t as great a lot of fun Tessier said of the inter ames e perience.
Tessier as second going into the long program of the pre-novice men’s gure skating event in the rst half of the Saskatche an inter ames trailing Cole isher of Saskatoon.
Sitting in second place facing the long program Tessier said he as surprised he could skate ith a knee in ury suffered a couple of eeks prior to the inter ames and aggravated y the training preparation.
t as totally adrenaline Tessier said of getting through the pain in his long program. ight at the end on the last spin could really feel it.
Tessier said the inter ames proved to himself he has improved this skating season. ’ve improved over the year he said. ’m a little more consistent stronger oth mentally and physically and a little more con dent.
skated good for myself ut not the est though rista Maedel said of her inter ames silver medal performance nishing second in oth the short and long programs. trained hard for the inter ames and ent to Saskatoon most Saturdays and some Sundays.
On the move 25 years ago ...
ccording to information from a March 8 edition of The Clarion rock’s old Catholic Church as moved out of the village March 3 8 to its ne home in the Madison area. t ecame part of arden allery o ned y artist aurie esplug ho had plans to use the uilding to display art. uring the operation SaskPo er cre s had to cut po er to rock and lift some po er lines to get the church out on to the high ay.
SAM TESSIER - gold medalist at the 1998 Winter Games. KRISTA MAEDEL - silver medalist at the 1998 Winter Games
Summary of Eston’s survey results
Jody Schmidt, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Eston, compiled a summary of the results obtained from a recent survey they had conducted.
Thank you for all those that participated in our recent survey, and especially those that provided ideas and solutions. This not only helps the Town, but the community as a whole, and entrepreneurs.
The Town wanted to do the survey for a number of reasons; to see if our strategic priorities were on track, and to give you a voice. We wanted to hear what we are doing well, and where we need to improve.
There are a few areas that the Town is not directly responsible for, and act in an advocacy role. The Town of Eston and RM of Snipe Lake jointly fund many departments: ecreation ire and ll Cemetery and Library. Some are administered by the Town, and others by the RM of Snipe Lake No. 259.
In reviewing the survey comments, the comments can be categorized in the following areas, which are summarized below.
Comments regarding Health:
FOR
SALE BY TENDER
The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259 is now accepting tenders for: 2006 140H CATERPILLER GRADER
Serial #APM02293
Condition: Used Hours: 19,200
Send or drop off sealed tenders (marked TENDER-GRADER)
RM of Snipe Lake, Box 786, Eston, SK S0L 1A0 marked “TENDER”
If by email, to rm259@sasktel.net as a pdf attachment with the SubjectLine being TENDER 140H Grader
Deadline for Tenders: Friday, March 24, 2023 at PM. For more info call Bob 306.962.7133
Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Additional information
Good Rubber, well maintained with oil sample repair re cords. Engine work done at 18,800 hours included new cylinder head, new cam shaft, new cam followers, new cam bearings, new rod main bearings, new piston pack, new injectors, new turbo charter, new belt idlers, new push rods.
The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259 is now accepting applications for: Seasonal Scraper operator Seasonal grader operator and Seasonal mechanic
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.
Criminal Record Check will be requested of the successful applicant.
ce ent a e and enefits ac a e inc udin ension plan are provided to the successful candidate.
ication forms are a ai a e at the M office or at
RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 - How to Apply must be received by 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 24th, 2023 to be considered. Drop off applications or resumes with all pertinent information to:
RM OF SNIPE LAKE NO. 259 BOX 786 ESTON, SK. S0L 1A0
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1-306-962-7133 (foreman) FAX 1-306-962-4330 Or by email to rm259@sasktel.net
Numerous comments highlighted the requirement for either a full-time physician in Eston, or a doctor who can be available from Monday to Friday, as well as the sporadic availability of laboratory and X-ray facilities.
One individual proposed a potential solution: since Eston has a couple of residents in medical school, perhaps we could persuade them to establish a practice here y e tending nancial assistance until they nish their university education. ll of them are eneciaries of Dr. Holmes Scholarships. It was also mentioned that we should take an active role in retaining our laboratory, since without a lab, there can be no doctor. Perhaps Karen Serfas could assist in hiring a nurse practitioner to work alongside and aid her.
Response from Town/RM Snipe Lake No. 259 (Administrated by the RM):
The ston and istrict Health Care Committee eists to observe and comment on the health services provided to the community, as provided by Saskatchewan Health Association (SHA). Many of the comments expressed in the survey are echoed by the committee and have been well expressed to SHA through our bi-monthly meetings and communication on a timely basis in the interim. SHA reminds us that we are etter off than many communities ho have even more severe shortages, and in some cases no doctor or nurse practitioner coverage. The committee would love to have a full-time doctor covering Eston and community, but recognize that the coverage received through the rotation sent by Rosetown is meeting many needs in the community.
SH is using a hu and spoke model for providing services to ston a . This means that staff members are sent from Kindersley to Eston four days a eek. local staff mem er provides service on ridays. The committee has expressed the advantage of people who reside locally being employed for the lab, but SHA has, for their own reasons (which include test results and coverage e i ility are committed to the hub and spoke service delivery model. We are pleased to agree that staffing levels availa le to ston have improved, and the stability of service at the Lab/X-Ray have improved.
OPPORTUNITY
The Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake #259 is now accepting applications for: Seasonal Scraper operator Seasonal grader operator and Seasonal mechanic
Applicant must possess a valid driver’s license and provide, with the application, a driver’s abstract.
Criminal Record Check will be requested of the successfu a icant ce ent a e and enefits ac a e inc udin ension an are ro ided to the successful candidate.
As suggestions or ideas come forth (such as a medical intern), they are discussed with SHA as to whether they would work in this situation. The ever-changing health care eld re uires that every innovation approach to health care be investigated, and the health committee ill continue to e vigilant in this effort. We believe that a cooperative approach with SHA, identifying our needs and concerns and working with the organization in working towards solutions, is the best approach.
ication forms are a ai a e at the M office or at RM of Snipe Lake No. 259 - How to Apply must be received by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 24th, 2023 to be considered. Drop off applications or resumes with all pertinent information to:
Comments regarding Infrastructure:
RM OF SNIPE LAKE NO. 259 BOX 786. ESTON, SK. S0L 1A0 O O I O M IO 1-306-962-7133 (foreman) FAX 1-306-962-4330 Or by email to rm259@sasktel.net
There were a number of complaints regarding streets, sidewalks and back alleys, as well as concerns regarding the water breaks, sewer lines and the deteriorating infrastructure. It was alluded to, that there is no long-term strategy and need to secure funds. The many abandoned houses in town are beyond the point of repair, and should be condemned, as well as unkept yards and buildings.
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Response from the Town:
The Town of Eston has a strategic plan in place for infrastructure, equipment and other projects, including side alk and pavement repairs. ver the last ve years, funding has been allocated for sewer line improvements, and the Town is pleased to report that it is now 80% complete. The council remains committed to replacing sidewalks and has allocated $15,000 each year to adhere to its policy. The council has also dedicated $100,000 annually to repairing the pavement, which will have a noticeable impact throughout the community. Regarding run-down buildings and houses ... if the Town comes into possession of such properties, they are typically demolished, and the lots are cleared.
To encourage new businesses, the Town has developed an incentive program.
The back alleys will receive attention this year, as communicated in the March 2023 Gopher Bites.
Comments regarding Local Business/Services/ Growth:
t as suggested e nd a ay to encourage usinesses to invest in large, vacant properties such as the old hospital, bakery, etc.
There was a general dissatisfaction expressed regarding empty buildings on Main Street. People would like to see more services, including a hardware store, additional restaurants, and other amenities.
Numerous comments were made regarding the ne Co-op Store ith some e pressing disappointment that it offers less variety than the old store.
Participants suggested providing services to help elderly individuals stay in their homes longer. One proposal involved creating a list of services to assist with maintenance, such as grass cutting, window washing, hedge trimming, and transportation. Additionally, it was suggested to allow individuals under the age of 8 to offer assistance ithout re uiring a businesses license.
A couple of individuals commented on the lack of police presence in the town.
There was a desire expressed for more community events. Participants felt that younger generations, in particular, have missed out on traditional events such as church suppers, street dances and parades, and are hoping for their return.
The lack of afforda le rental options as a concern raised by participants.
Response from the Town:
The Town of Eston recognizes the importance of gro th and usiness and offer ta incentives for ne businesses.
There are a number of events in town over the course of the year. There are a few listed below and some may be missing.
Annual events in Eston include Ladies Night Out in pril une Summer ick-off vent ston odeo uly st Canada ay events at the museum fo l suppers in season i arre a aar Christmas in ovember, a number of bonspiels, hockey and curling tournaments and skating carnival in season, as well as a host of other special events throughout the year.
Comments regarding Recreation:
There were numerous suggestions for improving the community, such as: adding walking trails, both indoor and outdoor, a dog park, more recreation options for adults, a splash park, pickleball, basketball courts, workshops for crafts and other activities, an indoor pool, Boy and Girl Scouts’ programs, group tness classes skate oarding Christmas tree lighting event, baseball academy, recreational activities for older teens more events like the Summer ickoff sewing, crafts, cooking, and board games.
Additionally, there were requests for day camps during the summer and school holidays, improved soccer programs that include games with other towns, and attracting other activities to the complex, such as yoga, gymnastics and martial arts, workshops, seminars, improving the grassy area and eating area at Henry Hamilton Park, providing better facilities for babies and toddlers at the pool, and starting walking groups for various ages at the complex.
Items that the community would like to see improved were: pool, Henry Hamilton Park, ball diamonds and bowling.
Response from the Town:
As we commenced planning for this year’s projects, we incorporated a number of tasks such as unveiling a pool proposal to the community, administering upkeep to the park y ing e uipment and atering revamping the ball diamonds, and enhancing the appearance of the campground.
The Council instructed the Recreation Director to concentrate on devising strategies for improving the bowling alley, and fostering endeavours linked to arts and culture to e pand the programming.
The responsibility for managing recreational activities and other events does not solely lie with the Town, but rather with the community as a whole. We welcome you to start a program you are passionate a out and e ill do our est to support your efforts.
Comments regarding Taxes:
egarding ta es it as noted that despite eing heavily ta ed for upgrading and improving our property, some individuals are allowed to store junk and cars in their ackyards ithout conse uences.
It was also said that compared to larger cities such as Saskatoon Medicine Hat and Calgary our ta es are notably higher.
Response from the Town:
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The Town set the Mill rate based on reviewing the budget and ensuring the needs of the community are met the Mill rate is on the Ta a le assessment. The Town does not assess the properties. This is done by SAMA. For more information, see Eston.ca/assessments/
The Town of Eston, with the population of 972 cannot be compared to the above mentioned cities. This is not a true comparison.
Comments regarding Garbage/Recycling: amilies re uiring more fre uent gar age and recycling pickups should have access to additional collection days.
Response from the Town:
You may ask for another bin at an additional charge.
Comments regarding Landfi ll and Municipality Projects: ecisions concerning the land ll and other municipal pro ects can signi cantly impact ta payers nancially including the cost of utilities and ta es.
David
Response from the Town:
In the Town, decisions are made through the Council, which operates in the best interest of the community. Each decision is thoroughly researched and scrutinized. As with other cities and towns, costs have been on the rise in various areas, such as policing office supplies utilities materials and insurance. Despite these increases, Council was able to keep the overall ta increase at a managea le level ith some ta payers seeing an increase of up to 00 in 0 .
Comments regarding Communities in Bloom:
ur Communities in loom group does an e cellent job of maintaining the town’s appearance, and we should continue to support their efforts.
Response from the Town:
We appreciate our active CIB group and support them where we can. We hope more volunteers join.
Comments regarding Attracting New Businesses: nstead of offering incentives for ne construction the Town should focus on attracting businesses and not disadvantage e isting units.
Response from the Town:
We would be more than happy to hear any suggestions on how to attract new business.
Comments regarding Crime, etc.: Crime, drug use and noise from barking dogs are issues that need to be addressed.
Response from the Town:
We are trying to deal with what is within our control.
Comments regarding Services for All Ages:
The Plus 0 program caters to seniors ut the Town could consider implementing services for all age groups, such as a KidSport program for children from low-income families.
Response from the Town:
Yes, we have KidSport funding.
If you would like to discuss anything further, or have suggestions, please feel free to reach out to myself (Jody Schmidt) or Council.
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It’s time to lose the NHL’s loser point
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Columnist
It’s time for the National Hockey League to get rid of the loser point.
While it may help to keep lousy teams “above .500” and helps to tighten up the standings so more teams have a shot at a playoff erth the loser point given to a team that loses a game in either overtime or a shootout is an abomination.
ans of the Calgary lames for instance think their team is performing decently because it had on ve more games than it had lost in regulation time. T elve other losses ho ever came in overtime or a shootout and the lames ene tted ith e tra points tied ith allas for most in the league.
Those extra points are loser points.
Or maybe it’s a bonus point. Supporters of the current system say that if 60 minutes of hockey inds up a tie each team legitimately earns one point ust like it as in the old days before the three-point games came into effect for the 1999-2000 season. An overtime or shootout win then awards an additional point.
Let’s examine the Flames situation a little closer. As of
e the lames had 7 regulation-time victories and 20 losses. They also had 12 OT or shootout losses giving them 63 points and a third-place standing in the Western Conference’s ildcard race t o points out of a playoff spot ehind wild-card leaders Edmonton and Minnesota. n essence though the lames had on 7 games and lost 3 and ith a record like that coach arryl Sutter would be expecting to e red. ut the standings show the Flames have a .559 winning percentage thanks to their league-leading loser point total.
The loser-point system is also an excitement-killer and people who run the league should be concerned about that. The last half of third periods of tie games often turn into kitty-bar-the-door snoozefests as teams look forward to getting at least one point and then a chance for a second point in the carnival games they play after 60 minutes.
The NHL is the only professional sports league with such a system. A better setup would be to award three points for a regulation-time win; two points for an overtime in one point for an overtime loss
and zero points for a 60-minute defeat. At least that would require teams to go all out in the dying minutes for a win in regulation.
verall the loser point offers teams a false sense of success. Fans may be happy with their team’s 30- - record but a general manager needs no reminder that his team has lost eight more games than it has won.
Loser points are for losers. ritish columnist Alan Tyers did not think much of ull S ing the et i documentary on professional golf: “(Full Swing) shanks it horribly off the tee into a pond tries to roll its trousers up and hit the
all out of the pond falls over into the pond … needs rescuing y a frogman eventually catches eil’s isease and suffers massive organ failure and dies horri ly
• Vancouver comedy guy Steve Burgess referencing the proliferation of gambling in the world of sports: “I am guessing we’re a year or two away from teams being awarded the Super o l only if they cover the spread.”
• Steve Simmons of Sunmedia: “The CFL schedule is a mess. Bo Levi Mitchell the former Stampeder doesn’t play in Calgary this season. Cody a ardo the former oughrider does not play in Saskatchewan. The CFL is a gate-driven business. This is a lost opportunity.”
• Columnist Rob Vanstone in his farewell column in the egina eader-Post: e assured that dogs are much more popular than sports columnists. s a onus dogs can e housebroken.”
• ‘Moneyball’ author Michael Lewis uoting sa ermetrician Bill James on former lue ay Cecil Fielder ’s girth: “Cecil Fielder acknowledges a eight of leaving unanswered the question of what he
might weigh if he put his other foot on the scale”
• Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch on the latest recruits for LIV golf tour: “The promised signings of seven star players delivered Dean Burmester and Danny Lee ho ouldn’t be considered top-drawer in a one-drawer world. “
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: ‘The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour is struggling. The Saudi LIV Golf tour brought a new and scary meaning to making the cut.”
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In a world where information is readily availa le at our ngertips it’s not uncommon for our inboxes to be inundated with newsletters from a variety of sources. mong the many talented authors sharing their kno ledge and insights Sahil loom’s The Curiosity Chronicle stands out as a source of valua le and thought-provoking content.
n a recent issue loom shared the para le of the farmer and the horse hich teaches us a out the po er of cultivating a may e mindset. espite the villagers’ insistence on laelling the farmer’s e periences as either good or ad luck the farmer consistently responds ith may e. Through this simple yet profound story e learn t o important lessons: that life is cyclical and that e should allo events to o past us ithout creating narratives a out them.
The para le goes as follo s: a farmer in a small village has a single horse that helps him earn a living for his family. hen the horse runs a ay the villagers e press their sympathies ut the farmer simply responds ith may e. ater hen the horse returns home ith ten more horses the villagers cele rate his good fortune ut the farmer again responds ith a may e. hen his son is in ured hile riding one of the ild horses the villagers e press their dismay ut the farmer responds ith yet another may e. nd hen his son is spared from military service because of his in ury the villagers cele rate his good luck ut the farmer simply smiles and says may e.
March is Agriculture Literacy Month
The month of March has once again een proclaimed as griculture iteracy Month in Saskatche an. griculture iteracy Month connects students of all ages to agriculture through presentations led by industry volunteers.
s loom eplains the maye mindset allows us to see the cyclical nature of life and recogni e that the seeds of creation are often so n during times of destruction. y dispelling the narratives e create a out our e periences e can allo events to simply o past us ithout attaching any particular meaning to them.
These lessons have profound implications for our daily lives. y emracing the may e mindset e can learn to appreciate the ups and do ns of life ithout getting ogged do n y them. e can recogni e that even the most challenging e periences offer valua le lessons and opportunities for gro th.
s e navigate our ay through an ever-changing orld it’s important to remem er the po er of kno ledge and the importance of a curious and open mind. Sahil loom’s The Curiosity Chronicle offers a valua le source of inspiration and insight reminding us of the in nite possi ilities that come ith em racing a may e mindset.
n the end as the farmer in the para le reminds us y keeping an open mind and em racing the unkno n e can discover the eauty and onder of the world around us. ife is good.
Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, publishes the Klarenbach Grain Report and the Klarenbach Special Crops Report, found at https://www.klarenbach.ca/
Connecting our youth to agriculture is an important piece of strengthening Saskatche an’s agriculture sector griculture Minister avid Marit said. Presentations from industry e perts can help educate children on the ork that goes into producing the high- uality food that our province is kno n for.
Throughout the month of March industry volunteers from all levels of food production ill oin
classrooms to share presentations and personal e periences to help students learn more a out agriculture. Thank you to the many volunteers who will e visiting schools across the province to assist students in learning a out such an important industry ducation Minster ustin uncan said. griculture literacy is about teaching our youth that agriculture is a out much more than ust gro ing food it is also a out land management natural resources such as our water and soil systems sustaina le practices and technological innovations.
griculture in the Classroom has been an important organi ation in Saskatche an for many
years. This year’s theme is agricultural ste ardship which will teach students a out the important relationship et een producers and the environment. olunteers are vital to the success of Canadian griculture iteracy Month griculture in the Classroom Saskatche an ecutive irector Sara Shymko said. Having a guest visit the classroom to share their personal agriculture and food story is a real draw for teachers and re arding for the volunteers. They have fun of course ut most importantly they are helping to inspire the ne t generation of agriculture leaders and change-makers ith their passion and story.
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Credit upgrade shows good budgeting measures
There’s an Alberta bumper sticker that reads: “Please God, let there be another oil boom. I promise not to piss it all away this time.” Forgive the salty language, but the seasoning makes that nugget of wisdom memorable.
Alberta’s recent credit upgrade signals the province is back on track towards a time when the premier can hold a “paid in full” sign in the air again. Good budgeting and taxpayer protections can ensure we get back to black and not repeat the sins of the past.
The investment agency Moody’s upgraded Alberta’s credit rating from AA3 to AA2. Credit upgrades are important ecause they in uence ho much money the government has to spent on debt interest charges. The better the credit score, the less money interest charges are likely to cost.
The interest on the government credit card will cost Al-
bertans about $2.6 billion this year. That’s about $565 per Albertan. And that money can’t be used to hire more nurses or lower taxes because it’s going to the bond fund managers on Bay Street.
Surging resource prices are helping to increase government revenues. But the credit upgrade isn’t all due to an act of God. The government is making good decisions. Moody’s gave the Alberta government a good report for three main reasons: low taxes, debt repayment and saving for the future.
“Its (Alberta’s) tax regime remains highly competitive relative to most provincial peers given a lack of sales tax and favourable corporate and personal income tax rates,” the announcement reads.
Not having a provincial sales tax is part of our Alberta Advantage and it’s why the Taxpayer Protection Act exists – to make sure no government
can impose a PST without a referendum. Albertans saved about $188 million during the holiday season because we didn’t have to pay a PST.
Paying down the debt also matters.
“The province is looking to prioritize repaying maturing debt obligations from its surpluses and cash position,” Moody’s announcement reads.
Finance Minister Travis Toews is projected to pay down $13.4 billion of debt this year, which would be the largest debt repayment in the province’s history. The government also committed to allocate another $10.8 billionover the next three years towards savings and debt reduction.
Saving money for the future is important.
“Moody’s projects continued growth in the (Heritage) fund from anticipated surpluses and from retaining returns within the fund for in-
ation protection reads the announcement.
Right now there is about $17.9 billion in the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. The savings fund has been hovering between the $14 billion to $17 billion mark for more than a decade.
It’s long past time for the Alberta government to increase the province’s savings. Work done by the Fraser Institute shows if Alberta had mirrored Norway’s heritage fund management strategy, we would have about $170 billion stashed right now.
Moody’s also provides a warning for the future. It warned that Alberta’s credit rating could be downgraded if there’s “a return to material consolidated de cits and result in a trajectory of materially increasing debt burden.”
To translate that for anyone ithout a Ph in nance: don’t piss it away again.
New director hired at Big Country Hospital
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
There was excitement at Big Country Hospital in yen hen the staff in all departments, as well as the doctors welcomed the new director of the hospital, Shelaine Woods. Woods, who had been hired by the Acadia oundation to ll the vacancy of director at Big Country Hospital, has no officially accepted the permanent position.
The MD of Acadia, the Town of Oyen and Special Areas celebrated the occasion by treating all the staff to a pi a lunch, and specialty coffees were made and donated by Clay Cup. They also presented Woods ith o ers chocolates and most importantly, many smiling faces.
People from Oyen and area were excited about the news of Wood’s new position, and posted
their congratulations on the MD of Acadia’s social media page. Overall, the community agreed that Woods is a perfect t for the role ill lead
in a positive direction, and successfully take up all the challenges before her.
The Town of Oyen expressed congratulations
Alberta seems to be kicking its de cit ha it. That means now is a good time to put in safeguards against out-of-control spending. The Klein government relied on balanced budget legislation in the 90s to climb out of the hole. This would require the government to balance the budget and if it goes into de cit the premier and cabinet ministers would get a pay cut.
The budget will be delivered at the end of February. The Moody’s report is a timely reminder that scal discipline and smart decisions matter, and the government can’t rest on its laurels if Albertans are going to see that “paid in full” sign again.
Kris Sims is the Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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The Trudeau government will stop at nothing to control what Canadians see online.
as well, describing her appointment as one step in the right direction.
In response, Woods expressed her gratitude for all the words of encouragement and warm congratulations. “It was a great ay to kick off this new leg of my career,” she said.
The overwhelming consensus seems to be that everyone is thrilled that Woods has accepted this new position, and wish her all the best in the future. Already, the future is beginning to look more promising, as reported in an interview 10 CHAT News Today conducted with Doug Jones, Mayor of Oyen. Jones reported a couple of new nurses have oined the staff at yen and he speculated that there may be a return of some of the nurses as well.
Through Bill C-11, the government is seeking to expand the mandate of the CRTC so that unelected bureaucrats ill have the po er to de ne and regulate hat counts as “Canadian content” on the Internet.
Bill C-11 would effectively leave it in the hands of these content gatekeepers to promote certain types of content while throttling content the government doesn’t like.
Clearly, this legislation undermines Canadians’ fundamental rights and freedoms and puts their civil liberties at risk. The passage of Bill C-11 would enable government censorship, empowering the Liberals to amplify voices it deems favourable and quiet those it does not.
Trudeau and his ministers have tried to brush away Canadians’ concerns by claiming that the bill would support anadian culture and level the playing eld or anadian content creators. o ever, these claims, all completely flat in the face of evidence that it would do the exact opposite. By forcing platforms like Youtube and Spotify to favour nationality over engagement, online creators in Canada risk limiting their reach to global audiences, and having their viewership drastically reduced, and their content demoted.
Justin Trudeau should not be able to control what Canadians see on their playlist or on their etfli account. anadians can decide for themselves what they want to watch or listen to. his is not a pro lem that needs ing, regardless of what Liberals and busybody bureaucrats may tell us.
One thing is clear: there is no Canadian culture without free speech. Bill C-11’s supposed attempt to protect the former by limiting the latter is not only misguided but dangerous.
With the bill currently back for consideration in the ouse o ommons, onservatives ill continue to ght to ensure its defeat and protect free speech for Canadians.
Sincerely,
Damien
C. Kurek, M.P. Battle River—Crowfoot
HANNA VISION CENTRE
Acadia Valley News
Reported by Yolanda Kuhn
The February break was a cold one! Most of the week was around the -25 to -30 mark. This week has been a bit warmer, today they’re calling for a high of plus 2.
The Big Country Rod & Gun Club hosted their annual horn show and wild game supper last Saturday. They had a great turnout! This year’s “Mystery Meat” was Kangaroo. I braved it. Roger Didychuk cooked quite a bit of meat for the club this year including the Kangaroo. I thought it was pretty good.
The Ice to Dice Bonspiel is in full swing this week. There are 23 teams curling this year. Stay tunned for an update on who won the trip and the bonspiel next week.
The W.P.S. grade 4-6 students started mini basketball this week. They hosted a tournament on Wednesday and O.P.S. attended.
The Sunset Seniors Club hosted their potluck supper and meeting on Monday February 27th with 16 members in attendance. As always, a delicious sup-
per. The state of officers for the coming year are: President-Susan Grudecki, Vice President-Dennis Gieron, Secretary-Pat Niwa, and Treasurer- Gwen Gustafson.
Many local Oyen Minor Hockey Teams are in the midst of their end of season playoffs. Make sure to watch The Oyen Arena Schedule on facebook for local games.
There’s square draw curling on Tuesday nights around 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contact Steve Heeg if you’d like to curl. We will most likely keep the ice in until the end of March.
The skating ice in the Arena is still holding as well. Make sure you get out and enjoy it before it’s gone!
Thanks for reading this week. I follow Kyla Thomson and Bella who is waiting for a bowel transplant. This poor little girl has been through so much. It’s important to have a family discussion about organ donation now so that you can make an informed decision. I will leave you with a quote from Peter Marshall “The measure of life is not its duration but its donation”
Back in the lofty, pre-Justin Trudeau government days of 2014, back when oil was booming, pipelines were planned to east and west coasts, and Alberta and Saskatchewan were swimming in money, around $81 billion was spent in capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the Canadian petroleum industry. In Alberta, alone, the number topped $60 billion. And British Columbia and Saskatchewan got their share, too. Even Manitoba was seeing investment.
On March 1, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) forecast CAPEX of $40 billion, which is just about double the disaster year of 2020, but half of 2014. And that’s before #justination hat wou d it e if we had a federal government supportive of the industry, instead of trying to make it disappear?
Curiously, Enbridge announced on the same day its spending a lot of money in Texas, including a port facility for Houston. Funny how it’s not talking about Northern Gateway Pipeline to Kitimat, or a different pipeline to Churchill, or even Valdez, Alaska? wonder why?
Maybe that’s because Enbridge took a billion dollar write down when Trudeau got elected and declared, “The Great Bear Rainforest is no place for a pipeline.”
On Feb. 28, Alberta announced an enormous surplus in its 2022 revenue. It’s now got money to burn on all sorts of things, from health care to seniors.
That’s pretty much entirely due to windfall funds from high oil and gas prices from much of the 20222 fisca year due most y to the war in Ukraine, but also from the end of COVID restrictions and the opening up of global economies.
Curiously, oil prices have come down now to a point lower than
they were the day the war started, almost precisely a year ago. So don’t expect a huge surplus this year. Just a decent one for Alberta.
Now, let’s imagine how much easier life would have been if a few things had been done differently since October, 2015, not just for Alberta, but Saskatchewan and the rest of Canada.
Imagine if Northern Gateway had been built and completed by 2015, instead of being obstructed by the courts, British Columbia’s provincial government and First Nations. It would have given us access to the West Coast for heavy oil/bitumen exports. How much more money would Saskatchewan have made from its heavy oil, instead of years of sometimes enormous differentials between West Texas Intermediate and Western Canadian Select benchmarks? Easily it would have been enough to build a new tertiary hospital for Regina, a new Plains Health Centre, if you please. And enough to staff it, too.
And imagine if the federal government (as well as the B.C. government) had not chased away Kinder Morgan from building the Trans Mountain Expansion. And let’s also imagine they didn’t do everything possible to make this project nearly triple in cost (which is now a taxpayer burden to be in excess of $21 billion.) How many hospitals, drug treatment centres, highways and bridges could have been built with that extra money, never mind the additional income from increased oil sales at a better price?
Teck’s Frontier oil sands project’s construction would be well underway by now, if not complete. Another $20 billion in CAPEX over several years money that never happened. How many other proj-
ects, like Teck Frontier, might have also gone ahead? Instead, they were chased away by a government moving the goalposts on environmental regulation.
And if Energy East had been built and in service by December, 2018, as originally planned, how much more CAPEX would that have inspired, from Fort Mac to Saint John? Wouldn’t it also have given us the ability to ship oil to Europe, displacing Russian oil?
And then let’s not forget the i uified natura as termina ner gie Saguenay, which would also be under construction now, with multiple billions in capex per year. That would be money spent in Quebec! And don’t forget the 700 kilometre pipeline to feed it, also in Quebec! If all of these had come to pass, plus the additional oil sands and conventional oil and gas production to fi them wou d the ro inces have gone to Ottawa, cap in hand, begging for more health care do ars Or wou d Canada e ush with cash right now, from coast-tocoast?
When asked Saskatchewan oi fie d ser ice ro iders this ast wee if they were usy finishin projects before spring breakup, the collect answer was “not really.”
I’m sorry, CAPP. That $40 billion in capital expenditures may be in improvement compared to the last two years, but it could have been so much more. If only we had a government for going on eight years which didn’t want to just transition the oil and gas sector out of existence, we would be rolling in it.
Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of Pipeline Online. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca
Drilling rig report for March 1
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK PipelineOnline.ca
ESTEVAN - With roughly just two weeks to go until spring breakup, there were 39 active drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan on March 1.
That’s according to RiggerTalk.com, which publishes data from the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors.
Activity has picked up in northwest Saskatchewan, with eight rigs working. Rife Resources had a rig northeast of Marshall. Canadian Natural Resources Limited had one rig straight north of Maidstone. Cenvous Energy Inc. employed one rig at Rush Lake, and a second at Vawn. Strathcona Resources had two rigs making hole, south of Meota and northeast of Prince.
Lycos Energy Inc had one rig at the intersection of Highways 21 and 40, west of Cut Knife. This is an area which has seen new activity in recent months. Southeast of Neilberg, Baytex Energy was drilling with one rig.
Moving into west central Saskatchewan, there were 13 rigs working. Longshore Resources was drilling straight north of Macklin, on Highway 17. Strathcona’s third rig was at Cactus Lake. Baytex had two rigs working southwest of Superb. Whitecap Resources Inc. had one rig north of Coleville.
Novus Energy had one rig northwest of Flaxcombe, while Teine Energy had one rig north of Flaxcombe and two rigs northeast of Kindersley. A forth Teine rig was working northwest of Plato.
A Strathcona rig showed up due south of Eston in what appears to be a new area. However, sometimes when this happens, it could be because of a one digit error in the data entry, thus displacing the rig laterally north, south,
east or west.
Baytex had a rig south of Elrose, and Saturn Oil & Gas had one rig east of Plato.
In southwest Saskatchewan, four rigs were making holes. “NAH” had one rig southwest of Success. This could possibly be North American Helium, but the description calls it a directional oil well. North of South Fork but west of Shaunavon another rig de nitively shows “North American Helium,” and its well type says “directional – other.”
Right on Highway 13 between Eastend and Shaunavon, Crescent Point Energy Corp. had one rig working.
Whitecap also had a rig working halfway between Gull Lake and Shaunavon.
Finally, southeast Saskatchewan had 14 rigs working. Whitecap had a rig working in the Weyburn Unit, a second east of Benson, and a third right beside Lampman.
Crescent Point had two rigs working close to each other in the ie eld area, and a third east of Corning.
Tundra Oil & Gas had one rig close to Torquay.
North of Lampman, Villanova had one rig going. Northeast of North Portal, Vermilion Energy Inc had one rig at work. Anova Resources Inc. employed one rig north of Oxbow, near the dam. Right at Manor, Triland Energy had one rig going.
est of Carnduff Saturn had one rig and south of Carnduff a fe kilometres from the U.S. border, Axial Exploration was drilling with one rig.
Just north of Gainsborough, Burgess Creek Exploration was drilling with one rig.
More than $45 Million raised in SLGA retail auctions
The auctions to sell the permits associated with Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) Retail Inc. stores have concluded, with bids totaling $45,077,800.
“We are pleased to see these auctions come to a successful conclusion,” Minister Responsible for SLGA Lori Carr said. “The incredible amount of interest means that we will have additional revenue to put toward the high-quality public services we all enjoy.”
Auctions for the 35 permits were conducted online through McDougall Auctions, beginning February 6 with the nal auctions closing e ruary . Final bids for the permits ranged from $450,000 (Carlyle) to $3,270,000 (La Ronge).
REQUIRED
IMMEDIATELY: Person to COOK & CLEAN for heavy construction camp this winter with possibility of year round. Winter location: Arborfield, SK. Must have valid driver’s licence and safe food and handling ticket.
Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, SK S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca
Winning bidders will now begin the application process for the retail store permit. Prospective retailers must meet all SLGA licensing requirements to hold a permit. The timelines for issuance of permits will vary, depending how soon prospective retailers submit and meet all application requirements, secure locations hire staff and make other preparations to open for business. Successful bidders have 18 months to obtain their permit and open their business. Bid amounts must be fully paid before a permit is issued.
Twenty seven of SLGA Retail Inc.’s li uor stores have no closed. The nal seven will close at the end of business March 11.
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OPERATORS:
needed this winter for dozers, excavators, rock trucks: near Carrot River, Sk. Camp/R & B provided. Competitive wages. Valid drivers license req’d. Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, SK S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ x lor e . a www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca
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4 ways to empower women entrepreneurs in your community
International Women’s Day is observed annually on March 8. It’s a day to celebrate the achievements of women and help them continue to succeed in the business world. Here are four easy ways to support a female business owner in your community.
1. Buy from them. One of the best ways to empower female entrepreneurs is to buy their products or services. Actively look for women-owned businesses and support them whenever you can.
2. Spread the word. Social media is a powerful tool. Therefore, if you love a product or service from a woman-owned business, tell your friends and post about it on your social networks. You may introduce
others to a brand they may not have known otherwise.
3. Write a review. Leaving a review is one of the best ways for businesses to improve and grow. It can also help increase visibility.
4. Donate or invest. Womenled companies often struggle to get the funding they need to survive. You can support them by donating to causes that provide loans and grants to womenowned small businesses and underserved entrepreneurs.
3 countries leading the way in women’s rights
To celebrate International Women’s Day, here’s a look at three nations that are working hard to advance women’s rights.
1. ICELAND
For over 10 years, Iceland has topped the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. Iceland established an equal pay law mandating equal pay and terms of employment for both men and women. Iceland also passed a law in 2010 requiring company boards have a minimum of 40 per cent women. In
2009, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became Iceland’s first female prime minister.
2. NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand was the first self-governed nation to allow women the right to vote in 1893. Two women have held the position of prime minister so far in New Zealand, and around onethird of the parliament is female. In 2018, New Zealand’s parliament unanimously passed the Equal Pay Amendment Bill, guaranteeing equal pay for workers, regardless of gender.
3. DENMARK
Women in Denmark generally work outside the home and pursue careers while raising a family because of the country’s generous parental leave and tax-subsidized daycare. Additionally, over 40 per cent of the representatives in Denmark’s parliament are female, and so are many of the country’s ministers. Denmark’s first female prime minister, Helle ThorningSchmidt, took office in 2011.
Many countries have made considerable efforts to advance gender equality in recent years. Still, there’s a long way to go to achieve full parity between men and women.
How gender equality boosts economic growth
Did you know that gender equality goes handin-hand with economic and financial stability? Women account for half the world’s workingage population. Therefore, the global economy suffers when they’re denied the opportunity to reach their full economic potential.
In countries where women have more equal opportunities, the economy is much more resilient, sustainable and competitive. According to a study by McKinsey Global Institute, closing the workforce gender gap could add as much as $28 trillion to the global GDP in 2025. Moreover, boosting women’s participation in the labour force could help offset the impact of a shrinking workforce in rapidly aging societies.
Women bring new skills to the workplace, increasing productivity and growth. Moreover, giving women equal opportunity to participate in agriculture and equipping them with climate-smart practices can accelerate progress toward addressing food insecurity and climate change.
Although there has been significant progress toward gender equality, women still have fewer career opportunities and earn, on average, 16 per cent less than men. This International Women’s Day, it’s up to you to push for more aggressive change. Although governments and businesses play a crucial role in reducing the gender gap, so do you.
Elections Alberta o ers voting options for everyone
Albertans head to the polls May 29, 2023, and Elections Alberta is committed to ensuring voting is easy and accessible for everyone. Along with voting in-person on lection ay there are ve days of advance voting, mobile voting stations, Special Ballot voting and a mail-in ballot option for electors unable to vote in-person.
Albertans are encouraged to start thinking about where they will be in May and the best voting option for them—especially if they plan on traveling and need to vote by mail or are away from home for work or school. Starting today, electors unable to vote on Election Day or during advance voting (May 23 to May 27, 2023), may submit their request to vote by mail.
“We really want to encourage electors planning to vote by mail to request their package early,” says Pamela Renwick, Deputy Chief lectoral fficer. etting your request in early helps to ensure that a package can be mailed as soon as the Writ of Election is issued on May 1, 2023.”
Special Ballot packages can only be sent out once the Writ is issued and must be received back
at the returning office or lections Alberta prior to the close of voting on Election Day. This provides just 28 days to send, complete, and return the package.
For Albertans who may be away from their home, but still in Alberta, Elections Alberta will once again offer the ote ny here Service. This allows electors to choose any advance voting location to vote and receive the ballot for their electoral division. More than 300 advance voting locations have been secured for the week leading up to the election (May 23 to May 27, 2023).
On Election Day, electors need to vote at their assigned voting location. Over 1,200 locations have been secured for May 29, 2023.
To support those living in treatment centres, emergency shelters, community support centres, and supportive living or long-term care facilities lections l erta offers mobile voting locations. Facilities must have at least 10 electors that are resident or receiving services at the facility to be eligible for a mobile voting station. Over 600 facilities have een identi ed to receive mobile voting services so far.
Sheppard &Millar Law
Barristers and Solicitors
Monte J. Sheppard, BA., JD. Mark L. Millar, BA., JD.
113 1st Ave. E. Kindersley SK S0L 1S0 Bus. 306-463-4647 – Fax 306-463-6133 Kerrobert 306-834-5657 Kindersley.law@sasktel.net
“We are ready for everyone,” says Renwick. “And we are working hard to make sure as many sites as possible are convenient and accessible for electors. We have expanded the number of locations for advance voting to provide even more access to our ote ny here Service, while maintaining our Election Day voting options in close proximity to electors.”
Providing access to voting for all electors is a priority and accessibility remains key to the election process. All advance voting and Election Day voting places are assessed for their suitability and Elections Alberta works to ensure that as many voting locations as possible provide or can be modied to provide arrier-free access. If barrier-free access is not possible, reasonable alternatives will be available.
To learn more about the voting options available in the 2023 Provincial eneral lection and to apply to vote by mail visit https:// www.elections.ab.ca/voters/howto-vote/. To make voting easier, electors also have access to a new, short explainer video on how to vote.
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Kindersley
EATONIA AGENCIES LTD.
eatoniaagencies@yourlink.ca 216 Main Street, Eatonia, SK
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Citizens On Patrol
This semi annual newsletter is for the businesses of Kindersley July, August, September, October, November and December. This is a report of activity by the “Citizens on Patrol” Numbers of patrols - 13 Numbers of Hours - 104
Travel Distance - 877.9 km
Trouble calls to RCMP - 1
Doors or gates unlocked or open -
CITIZENS ON PATROL ARE LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS. If you can spare one or two nights a month to help protect our community and are interested please phone S/SGT. Kevin Peterson at the RCMP at 306-463-4642.
Citizens On Patrol would like to thank the RCMP, SGI, The Bean, Your West Central Voice, Kindersley Social, 1210, Mix 104, Town of Kindersley, and the business community for their support. If anyone is interested in purchasing a COPP Sign to put in their window or make a donation to our program, please call 306-463-9406. The cost is $30.00 for a 12” x 12” sign or $5.00 for a 4” x 4” sign.
Randy Weekes, MLA for Biggar-Sask Valley held another meeting at the Kindersley Inn last week. Some of the discussion included the Saskatchewan First Act and how it’s going to defend Saskatchewan’s interest against the Federal Liberal’s attack on our Resource and Agriculture sectors. Other topics included trucking regulations, health care and the formation of the Kindersley-Biggar Constituency Association. Weekes announced his candidacy for the Saskatchewan Party nomination in the new constituency of Kindersley-Biggar back in January.
HIP/KNEE Replacement?
Other medical conditions causing TROUBLE WALKING or DRESSING?
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FOR SALE BY TENDER
In partnership with SGI the Kindersley RCMP will be focusing on impaired driving for the month of March. The Kindersley RCMP would like to remind drivers of the following:
Remember, it’s never OK to drive impaired. If you drink or do drugs, don’t drive. If you need to get from one place to another:
• pick a designated driver,
• call a sober friend or family member,
• call a cab or a designated driving service, or
• take public transportation.
Did you know…
Mandatory Alcohol Screening allows law enforcement to demand a driver provide a roadside breath sample on an approved screening device, whether there is suspicion of alcohol use or not. It is legal under federal legislation ill C- hich took effect in Canada in ecember 2018. The approved screening device for alcohol provides results within a matter of seconds.
f a police officer has la fully stopped a vehicle they have the right to ask for a breath sample from any person operating a vehicle. fficers must have an approved screening device on hand at the time of the request.
In addition to focusing on impaired driving between February 20th to February 26th, Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 21 calls for service*. These calls included, but were not limited to, 1 missing person that was located, 2 frauds and 2 suspicious person complaints.
Want to help your local RCMP investigate crimes and keep your community safe? Voluntarily register your business or home security camera at: saskcapturecw.ca.
*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.
65 cultivated acres
30 pasture acres fenced with dugout 2022 seeded to cereal crop
5% non-refundable deposit will be required on accepted Tender 10 days after closing.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned on or before 12:00 o’clock noon on WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023.
More information available upon request. Not necessarily the highest or any tender accepted.
COOPER NEIL LAW FIRM
Solicitor for Ken O’Neal
will be accepted on the following parcel of land located in the R.M. of Grass Lake No. 381, approximately 14 miles West and miles South of Unity, SK: SW 14-39-25 W3rd (municipal assessment $98,800.00)
43 cultivated acres
50 acres pasture-natural grass, fenced 2022 Crop Canola four oil wells $9,665.00 per year
5% non-refundable deposit will be required on accepted Tender 10 days after closing.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned on or before 12:00 o’clock noon on WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF MARCH, 2023.
More information available upon request. Not necessarily the highest or any tender accepted.
COOPER NEIL LAW FIRM
Solicitor for Ken O’Neal
Telephone: 306-228-2631
Fax: 306-228-4449
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Classifieds
AUCTIONS
WARD’S & BUD HAYNES
FIREARMS AND RELAT-
ED AUCTION. Saturday, March 25th, Edmonton. FirearmsAuction.ca. Call Brad Ward 780-9408378; Linda (Haynes) Baggaley 403-597-1095 to consign.
BUILDINGS FOR SALE
INTEGRITY POST
FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008 BUILT WITH CONCRETE POSTS. Barns, Shops, Riding Arenas, Machine Sheds and more, sales@integritybuilt.com 1-866-9747678 www.integritybuilt. com.
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FOR RENT
3 bedroom farm house for rent. Comes with corrals and barn. For more info 403-664-7145.
FEED & SEED
CARDS OF THANKS
The family of Fred Roberts would like to thank all who brought food, e o er , o ed, messaged, and sent cards. Thank you to everyone who attended the Celebration of Life at C.J. Peacock Centre in Cereal, despite the cold. Thank you to Reverend Doctor Catherine Holland, pianist Megan McBain and Bagpiper Great Nephew Eric McCracken. Thank you to pallbearers James Bakker, Cory Bachmeier, Crystal Roberts, Derek McBain, Merli e er o , li i le , Scott McCracken and Reid Ostenberg. Thank you to Kelly Skappak who served a delicious lunch. Thank you to MacLean’s Funeral Home in Oyen for their compassion and ida e d ri i di cult time. Special thank you for donations made in Fred’s memory to the Cereal and District Athletic Association Building Fund and All Saints Anglican Church Oyen.
MISCELLANEOUS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FREIGHTLAND CARRIERS INC. is looking for owner/operators to deli er ri a de rei in Alberta, Saskatchewan or BC. Monday to Friday work. Steady yearround work with substantial increases in rates. Contact Freightland by email at dispatch@ freightland.ca or telephone toll free 1-800917-9021.
HEALTH
HIP/KNEE REPLACEMENT. Other medical conditions causing TROUBLE WALKING or DRESSING? The Disability Tax Credit allows for $3,000 yearly tax credit and $30,000 lump sum refund. Take advantage o i o er. A l ; quickest refund Nationwide: Expert help. 1-844453-5372.
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PRIVATE MORTGAGE
LENDER. All real estate types considered. No
credit checks done. Deal direct with lender and get quick approval. Toll free 1-866-405-1228 www. firstandsecondmortgages.ca.
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COMING EVENTS
Looking for Vendors! Fort Qu’ Appelle Spring Trade Show, April 22nd and 23rd, 2023. Please contact Tammy at 306728-5690 or accounts@ grasslandsnews.ca for more information. Or you can download the brochure at www.forttradeshow.com
61st DRAGGINS CAR SHOW - April 7 and 8 at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon. Check out the “Battle of the Automotive Technicians”!. Draggins Rod & Custom Car Club. Visit our website; Draggins.com.
FIREARMS WANTED FOR OUR 2023 AUC-
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Posting Date February 27, 2023
1. GEOGRAPHY: Which river flows through the European capitals of Vienna and Budapest?
2. SCIENCE: At what temperature are Fahrenheit and Celsius equal?
3. TELEVISION: The comedy series “Frasier” is a spinoff of which sitcom?
4. LITERATURE: Which novel features a character named Katniss Everdeen?
5. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of beans are used in falafel?
6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a beaver’s home called?
7. THEATER: Which musical features a character named Tracy Turnblad?
8. MOVIES: Which actress plays the young Wendy Darling in the movie “Hook”?
9. HISTORY: Who invented the game of lacrosse?
10. SCIENCE: What percentage of the world’s population has brown eyes?
Trivia Test Answerst 1. The Danube River.; 2. -40. ; 3. “Cheers.”; 4. “The Hunger Games.”; 5. Chickpeas or fava beans.; 6. A lodge, or a den.; 7. “Hairspray.”; 8. Gwyneth Paltrow.; 9. Iroquois tribes in the eastern United States and Canada.; 10. 70%-80%.
WORSHIP SERVICES
April 24, 1972 ~ February 23, 2023
ROSENBARGO - Kevin Roy Rosenbargo passed away peacefully in Medicine Hat while surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 23, 2023, after a brief but incredibly courageous battle with cancer.
Kevin was born on April 24, 1972, in Medicine Hat. He loved to e doing stuff everything and anything, as long as it was outdoors. Kevin did not like sitting still. Hunting and shing ere just two of his passions. He could think up the plans for and build
anything one could want as he had a knack for ing anything roken.
Kevin had a heart as big as was allowed for one single human. He loved people and animals and treated both with a soft-hearted kindness. Kevin always had a spare minute to talk and always willing to help when he could, as this was his generous nature. He loved to laugh and had that giggle that is going to be missed by so many. Everyone who knew him, loved him. Everyone who loved him, will be missing him everyday for the rest of their lives.
He leaves behind to cherish his beautiful memory, his partner and soulmate aure Patterson son, Ty Rosenbargo and daughter, arlee osen argo step-children Christian, Ryan and Sarah Patterson t o sisters Sarah onavan Wollman) Rosenbargo and their children Maddison, Elizabeth and le andria oleen llan Pasutto and their children, Anna and atie parents-in-la rthur and ora ill sister-in-la o nna ill rother-in-la andy Char-
Keep Yourself Motivated
Motivation is always the hardest part when wanting to get active and stay active. Have you ever signed up for a tness program and then uit f you said yes, you are not alone. We know we should get to the gym or take that alk put e keep putting it off. Staying motivated is a problem for lots of people and that’s unfortunate ecause e ercise offers many enets such as helping to prevent heart disease certain cancers, and other illness, as well as aiding in improving sleep, easing stress and boosting energy. Here are some tips that will help you stay motivated:
1. Set Realistic and Attainable goals: Start small and ork up to igger goals. t’s easy to give up if your goals are too ig. goal should e ill go for a 30-minute alk t ice during the eek . rite these goals do n and put them on your fridge it’s a great reminder of what you want to accomplish.
. e ards: love this one. hen you accomplish your goals treat yourself, this will help you stay on track. Some e amples of re ards are a pedometer
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lotte ill and their children Cheyenne and iam nieces ogan and aralyn Mc onald three precious grandbabies, William, Ariel and Alistair Patterson and their mother aven ohnstone as ell as so many more e tended family friends, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Kevin was predeceased by his loving mother Carol ornelson his father oe osen argo grandparents, Roy and Leah Loose and lma and Charlie osen argo aunt osalyn Cooke uncle onald oose rother-in-la arrell ill and many other family members that he loved and has now been reconciled with. Our loss is their gain.
A Celebration of Kevin’s life will be held at a future date when family and friends can get together to enjoy stories and laughter. Further announcements will be made at that time.
Memorial donations in Kevin’s name may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, 200 - 325 Manning Road N.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2E 2P5.
ne tness gear or a massage.
3. Spice it up: dd variety to your tness routine. ary in activities will keep you from getting bored. But always remember who you are. Some people enjoy group activities well others enjoy solitude activities. . itness uddy: nvolve more than you. y getting someone else on board, they will support you and your goals. You could involve a co-worker, a friend or make it a family affair.
. le i le: t’s ok if you miss a day don’t use this as an e cuse to uit. ur lives are hectic schedule time in hen it ts.
Now that we are feeling very motivated to start your journey to wellness, let’s get going. Set some wellness goals and at any time you feel you are getting unmotivated revie these tips. f you need more information you can go to www.participaction.com for some great resources and activities.
Laura Lukye is a Health Promotion Facilitator with Population Health in the South Zone.
TOWN
OF OYEN SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
PARKS, RECREATION & PUBLIC WORKS LABOUR
General duties will include but are not limited to mowing grass, ball-park maintenance, painting, watering trees, weed whipping,gathering/mapping asset information, painting and repairing signs, fire hydrants and curbs, pothole filingand cemetery maintenance. Other duties may be assigned by the Recreation Directoror the Public Works Foreman that include planning and managing community project initiatives.
LIFEGUARDS
Assistant Manager, Senior, Junior, and Assistant JuniorPositions
All positions must have First aid, CPRC, and AED Certification (or willing to obtain)
The Assistant Pool Manager will be responsible to provide leadership to the pool staff and to work effectively to ensure the successful scheduling and overall operations of the pool facility. Senior/Junior Lifeguard duties will include but are not limited to the overall aquatic program operation of the pool, performing lifeguard, and instructing duties as required, janitorial duties, minor maintenance work, operating all equipment integral to the operation of the pool and any other duty as assigned by the Recreation Director or the Pool Manager.
Assistant Junior Position duties will include but are not limited to the overall aquatic program operation of the pool, performing shadow lifeguarding duties as required, janitorial duties, minor maintenance work, operating all equipment integral to the operation of the pool and any other duty as assigned by the Recreation Director and/or Assistant Recreation Director/Facility Manager.
Wage is dependant on experience and qualifications.
Acadia Foundation is looking for a dynamic, friendly, outgoing professional who is passionate about seniors housing, to become our next Chief Admin istrati e Officer (C O) he successfu candidate must e an ener etic team ayer who eads y e am e he C O is the senior administrati e officer who works with the Board of Directors and a four-person management and administrative team to manage and run three seniors lodges in Oyen, Con sort and anna he C O is direct y accounta e to the oard of irectors ra e is re uired etween the three od es he success candidate wi ha e a ood understandin of financia mana e ment, as well as extensive experience and knowledge of senior’s healthcare and housin e is ation standards and o icies he candidate shou d ha e e erience in wor in with a non rofit oard of irectors
Key competencies the candidate must demonstrate are: leadership teamwork strong commitment to service and accountability communication resource and fisca mana ement experience with the ADP payroll system experience and knowledge of Senior’s Housing and Supportive Care broad knowledge and base of experience in most functions of human resources e erience wor in with a non rofit oard medical background
Submit your resume to cao@oyen.ca or drop it off at the office. We look forward to hearing from you! (403)664-3511 | www.oyen.ca | Town of Oyen on Facebook
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ACADIA VALLEY
Yoga in The Valley Thursdays from 7:00 8:00 PM in the Hall. Call/text Jamie 403-548-5146 for more info.
CEREAL
MONDAYS Cereal Board of Trade BINGO. Doors open 6:30 PM. Bingo starts 7:30 PM at the CJ Peacock Centre.
TUESDAYS Cereal Cottages Weekly Coffee Time 9:30 AM
WEDNESDAYS Cereal Quilting Club meet at the CJ Peacock Centre. Call Joan Pennett for more info.
ALBERTA REGISTERED VEHICLES
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Annual General Meeting for the Oyen and District Chamber of Commerce 6:30 PM at the Oyen FCSS Community Centre. Dinner will be provided and everyone is welcome to attend.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Oyen Skating Club presents “Star Wars” 5:00 PM at the Oyen Arena. All ages event. Free admission ooth o en af e and ri e ta e South Central High School is hosting the Southern Alberta Men’s Basketball Zone Championships.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
BCAS Rough Stock Barrels Winter Series at the Crossroads Centre. Highpoint buckles in all events. Entries and information 403-664-0381.
South Central High School is hosting the Southern Alberta Men’s Basketball Zone Championships.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Fun Night at the Oyen Seniors Centre. Games and socia i in O and snac s M Midnight. Call Lynda Grudecki 403-664-0908 or Jessie Battrum 403-664-2515 for more information.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
Regular Pot Luck Supper and Meeting for Oyen District Seniors at the Seniors Centre.
Oyen Town Council meet 2nd Tuesday of every month 7:00-9:00 PM in Town Council Chambers.
