The Oyen Echo - Nov. 29, 2022 by yourwestcentral

Oyen conducts strategic planning sessions

The Town of Oyen conducted three strategic planning sessions on Tuesday, November 22nd. Town Council was seeking the public’s input in an effort to establish some priorities for the town of Oyen over the next ten years.

“You can’t plan for the future if you don’t know where you are headed” was the motto they suggested. This is why they were collecting information from the community, who were invited to share their vision and ideas for the future of Oyen in order to prepare a new strategic plan.

Debbie Ross, CAO at Oyen, took up her new post in March 2022. She began investigating when the last strategic planning had been done and realized it was long overdue. “I was looking for ways to help move the community forward; it was one of the top priorities as a CAO,” she said.

The town hired a facilitator to help with the meetings. “The goal is to identify ten opportunities and then narrow those down to three that can be done in the next three years,” Debbie explained. She called it “strategic doing” because the process includes getting the community involved in whatever those plans will be. Focusing on three opportunities makes the goals more achievable for the community.

The town conducted three sessions on November 22nd: one at the junior high school in the morning; visited the seniors in the afternoon, and one invited the general public and businesses to an open house at the FCSS Community Centre in the evening. “It was very interesting, and we received tons of suggestions,” Debbie said.

They spoke to 144 students at the school. “We were looking at what it would take to bring students back to the community after they’re done their schooling,” she said. They also handed out candy to students who participated, which helped sweeten the creative pot of ideas.

In the afternoon, they approached a group of approximately twenty seniors who were treated to homemade baking, tea, and coffee. “It was interesting to have

t he whole spectrum, from youth to seniors,” she said.

The evening meeting resulted in approximately thirty individuals attending and entering their names for a door prize. “The major scenes revolved around education, the medical field, industry and business,” Debbie said. However, she noted that the three final ideas selected could come out of one category. “It’s up to the community as to what the top three priorities will be.”

One thing is for certain: the three priorities will pursue long-term prosperity for residents and businesses.

There will be an online survey available for anyone who was unable to attend the open house. The online survey will summarize some of the ideas that came up. “It will be on the same line as the in-person session to

capture ideas,” Debbie said.

A follow-up session will be held on January 5th, 2023. “At the end of that session, the community will vote on the top three priorities,” Debbie said. In February, an additional meeting will occur, where work g roups will be developed to move the projects forward. “I think small communities need to have a buy-in from the whole community,” she observed.

Debbie expressed her gratitude to everyone who showed up for the open house and sessions. “We really appreciate you taking the time to help identify opportunities that the town can pursue to provide economic benefits to our community.”

The Town of Oyen held three strategic planning sessions throughout the community on Tuesday, November 22nd. One of the sessions involved the junior high school students at Oyen. | SUBMITTED PHOTO

BY JOAN JANZEN

Your Southwest Media Group

We’re twinning Highway 3

Alberta’s government is moving forward with plans to twin the important Highway 3 economic corridor between Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

T he province is committed to exploring options for twinning the remaining 215 kilometres of Highway 3 in Budget 2023. Now, the province is proceeding with a request for proposals for the first of eight sections of this stretch. The remaining seven sections are at various stages of project readiness.

Premier Danielle Smith stated, “Alberta is focused on visionary province and nation-building projects that support local businesses, secure people’s jobs and strengthen communities. Our economy relies on our highway network and the ability to connect Alberta to markets outside the province.”

“This will make travel safer, quicker and easier for everyone across southern Alberta. Shipping what we make has been a big problem for our province. Expanding Highway 3 will make it a lot easier for farmers and businesses here to get their products to buyers –whether they live in Alberta or anywhere in the world,” said Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors.

“This important announcement is a critical step in the larger agri-food processing corridor our government has been developing. It will provide the necessary infrastructure needed to help get our world-class agricultural products to processing plants in the area and then out to feed the world.”

Grant Hunter, MLA for Taber-Warner

“Highway 3 Twinning Development Association is thrilled that the Government of Alberta sees the importance of this corridor for provincial, national, and international trade. As a primary route for the transport of goods and services, the twinning of Highway 3 is v ital for our communities in industry, agri-business, recreation and tourism. The most efficient and safest route is a twinned route.”

Projects like this have several stages of development, including consultation, planning and design, land acquisition, environmental assessment, engineering, contract tendering and construction through challenging terrain.

T he Highway 3 twinning project is being done in a phased approach to maintain cost effectiveness and limit disruption to the people who live and work along the corridor.

The eight phases of this project include:

Phase 1: 46 kilometres – A request for proposals has been issued to the shortlisted design build proponents to twin Highway 3 between Taber and Burdett. Construction is expected to start in 2023.

Phase 2: 10 kilometres – Highway 3X/Coleman Bypass. Functional planning studies have been completed and detailed engineering design will begin in spring 2023.

Phase 3: 15 kilometres – East of Seven Persons to Medicine Hat. Functional planning studies have

been completed and detailed engineering design will begin in spring 2023.

Phase 4: 47 kilometres – Blairmore to east of Highway 6 at Pincher Creek. Functional planning studies have been completed and detailed engineering design will begin in 2023.

Phase 5: 28 kilometres – East of Bow Island to east of Seven Persons. Functional planning studies have been completed and detailed engineering design will begin in summer 2023.

Phase 6: 23 kilometres – East of Burdett to east of Bow Island.

peace of mind so you may focus on enjoying life.

A functional planning study has been completed and the province will continue to consult with the Town of Bow Island and other stakeholders in order to finalize the alignment.

Phase 7: 38 kilometres – Pincher Creek to west of Fort Macleod. A functional planning study through Piikani Nation is underway and will continue for some time.

Phase 8: Eight kilometres – Alberta-B.C. border to Highway 3X. Continued engagement with B.C. is necessary to consider alignment with improvements being planned through the B.C. portion.

Kindersley RCMP Weekly Report

Between November 15th and November 22nd, 2022, Kindersley RCMP responded to 17 calls for service* including three traffic collisions, a residential break and enter, and two fraud related investigations.

With Christmas being just over a month away, Kindersley RCMP would like to remind you to safe guard your vehicle and holiday purchases. If your vehicle is stuffed with packages, gifts and valuables, it may attract the attention of some grinchy criminals. If you have to store purchases in a parked vehicle, put them in the truck or out of plain view. As always, make sure your doors are locked and the keys are removed when your vehicle is unattended.

To report suspicious activity in your community, please contact the Kindersley RCMP Detachment by calling 306-463-4642. You can also submit information anonymously, by calling

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or submit a tip online using the P3 App (https://www. p3tips.com/206) or at www.saskcrimestoppers. com.

*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP Detachment.

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OPINION

CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen

When Bill C-7 becomes personal

Ateacher asked her students to use the word “beans” in a sentence. One girl said, “My father grows beans.” A boy said, “My mother cooks beans. A third student spoke up, “We are all human beans.” And all of those “human beans” have a personal story to tell.

The government draws up legislation for those human beings, but people often don’t pay attention to new legislation if it doesn’t affect them personally. Bill C-7 became personal for one Canadian in particular.

This bill expands Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID), which was previously meant for people with a terminal condition who had been in profound suffering and facing a natural foreseeable death. Bill C-7 removes the section that says a death must be reasonable and foreseeable.

Canadian Andrew Lawton, a senior journalist at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show, said

the changes may seem insignificant until you consider people with mental illness are now eligible for MAID. It has become a personal issue for him.

“In 2010, I nearly succeeded in killing myself,” he admits. “I had been battling depression for years, very serious. I was in the system; I had been trying to get better. I had been seeing a psychiatrist until not long before my suicide attempt. I was suffering. I had been on antidepressants. I was convinced there was no hope, that life would not get better. I felt what I was going through was grievous and was convinced I’d be better off dead. I didn’t have a reasonable, foreseeable death, but that doesn’t matter according to Bill C-7. I was convinced that life would not get better.”

In 2010, Andrew’s family was by his bedside, praying for him, while healthcare workers worked tirelessly, dedicating themselves to

saving his life. “I very nearly didn’t make it,” he said. “The reason I tell this story is because the same healthcare system that worked to save my life in 2010 will facilitate ending a life like mine in 2023.”

He goes on to say there are people out there who have family members who are struggling. Those family members could quietly and secretly go through the process, and their loved ones would never know about it until after they were gone.

“I’m not imposing my values on others. I’m talking about people who do not have the capacity to consent to their own death,” Andrew said. “Their desire to end their life is a symptom. Since when do we appease that symptom by giving them what they want?”

Andrew said it’s difficult recalling that time in his life. “It’s so unrecognizable to the life I live now, and that’s part of why this is such a problem because I did get better. And the life I’m living is proof that it’s possible,” he reasons.

In many cases, there could be hope on the horizon, even if it doesn’t feel like it at that moment in time, which is why he finds Bill C-7 so troubling. He wasn’t alone; in 2021, a chorus of people expressed their concerns to the government. The Senate of Canada attempted to make changes concerning people with mental illness, but the government wouldn’t agree. Eventually, the bill was passed.

Since the changes take effect in three months’ time, Andrew urged Canadians to contact their MP and MLA. He said he’s convinced that if those laws had existed in 2010, he would not be

alive today. He would not have had the opportunity to turn his life around, host his own online show and bring issues like this one to the attention of his viewers.

“The message the government is sending is that life is not always worth living. The message they’re sending is that suicide is just a choice,” he concluded.

It was a choice that a Canadian man, Amir Farsoud, had made last month when he applied for MAID after fearing he would lose his housing and become homeless. CityNews had shared his story, which was followed by an outpouring of love from friends and strangers who donated to a GoFundMe started by someone Farsoud didn’t even know.

“I’m a different person now,” he said. “I had nothing but darkness, misery, stress and hopelessness. Now I have all the opposite of those things,” he told journalist Cynthia Mulligan of CityNews.

So remember to contact your MP about the changes to MAID, which will come into effect in March of 2023. Suicide is not a solution, but hope, generosity and kindness are.

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BY MADONNA HAMEL Your Southwest Media Group

In 2010 the Grammys decided to do away with the Polka category. “They can’t do that!” I complained to Carole, my producer, “Canadians clean up in that category!” What they replaced it with was this new thing called Americana. “And what is that?” I asked. “I mean, besides gun shows, snake-handlers, and twinkies? I think you should let me drive down to Nashville and do some investigating,” I half-joked. She took me up on it.

I drove, I did not fly, because, I figured, this new category of music was to the road what hip-hop was to the street. So I needed to take the bi-ways, stop at truck stops, talk to locals, “kick it old school.” I had to listen to stories along the way, knowing I would glean as much information from the journey as the destination. In fact, what I was doing was how Americana songs are made: through observation, playing with language and chords, listening to everyonenot just the celebs and the good connections. It still means being a bard.

While Americana is new in name, the tradition of the travelling bard is not. So, I prefer to call the category Bardic, from the ancient Greek. Or, I could

call it Vagabondus, a term conceived by16th century Scots. But they considered itinerant poets troublemakers, and it wasn’t until the end of that century the wandering singer-poet bard earned universal admiration.

Bards sing ballads, tell stories accompanied by everything from lute to lyre and, today, from guitar to accordion. Bards wander from gig to gig in broken-down vans or chartered busses. If you put in the hours of travel and bone-crushing exhaustion, you might be lucky enough to travel by plane. Many bards are American, but the tradition and the treasure is not restricted to the American experience. I often find myself wishing I’d challenged the new name. But the Grammys are American, after all. And no one now does PR better than America. And they did invent branding, so it makes sense that our southern neighbours might assume all bards come from the US of A. But it does bear repeating that the first drums in North America were beaten by Indigenous drummers living in my part of the woods - or grass - and by black slaves stolen from the west coast of Africa. New Celts, with their bodhrans, picked up the beat. Maybe a fiddler joined in; they’d arrived in Quebec -New France at

The Bard in Your Back Yard

the time - in the 1600s. It’s also possible an accordionist was not far away. Every country has its accordion music - from those beloved polka-players in Germany and Poland to the French chansonniers of France, to the reel-playing Celts. And when they crossed to Canada, they created new Acadian classics that later found their way, through capture and escape, to Louisiana and morphed into Cajun and Zydeco.

From a series of interviews in out-of-theway clubs in Nashville and an old Knoxville theatre, I managed to whittle a one-hour documentary called “Portrait of Lincoln with the Wart.” The title came to me as I was driving back to Canada in a snowstorm. A preacher on the radio was giving a sermon about “transparency.” He spoke of a portrait painter who, assigned to Lincoln, approached the subject of the president’s facial wart by asking: “How shall I paint you, sir?” Lincoln responded: “Paint me as I am.” “That’s it!” I declared, hitting the steering wheel with my hand. “This music is the portrait of Lincoln with the wart.”

There was a day when transparency, presenting oneself “warts and all,” was considered noble. The term “warts-and-all” also came from a conversation about a por-

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trait. Peter Lely was about to paint Cromwell, who supposedly said: “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me… but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts and everything as you see me. Otherwise, I will never pay a farthing for it.”

In a time of reputation rescuers and image handlers who are paid a fortune to make things go away, any form of art that treasures transparency should not be underestimated. When I asked musicians what they like best about being bards, they said things like: “You don’t have to wear hair gel.”

”You can get old.” “It’s salt of the earth music.” “It’s worn and scarred and bloody.” “It’s like the people I like: full of sweat and toil.” “There’s a variety of topics, it’s not just boy meets girl.”

The musicians I met were approachable unadorned folks, people who look like you and me. People exposed to weather and land-

scapes. They were devoted to their art, their families, their kitchens and gardens more than fame and fortune. Most spent more time in motels than resorts and in small cafes and bars than in revolving restaurants.

In the end, it shouldn’t really matter what we call a category that is, at heart, about impermanence. Authentic art reminds us that we are tiny specks on the long timeline of human existence. Our speckness permits us to relish the little things: like the way the late afternoon sunlight shines through the diner window on the empty salt shaker on the table. Our brief stay on planet earth behooves us to quit

comparing our insides to someone else’s outsides on Facebook and go stand under the awning and smell the rain.

Go find the bards in your backyards or bars. One named Maurice just pinned a poster on the Val Marie Hotel bulletin board yesterday. Hand-written with a ballpoint pen on yellow construction paper, it says: “Music Night, Friday.” A few of us will show up with guitars and harmonicas and rusty voices, and we’ll sing the old country tunes and maybe a few Christmas carols. And maybe some of the boys in the back will bring their beers over to our table and sing along.

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Highway 51 is finally complete

It has been a long time coming, but highway 51 from Kerrobert west to the Alberta border has been completed. Over the decades, many patch jobs and resurfacing have been done but failed very quickly. This time around, the base of the road was dug up and redone, so now the highway should last for many years to come. This highway is very important to the business sector of Kerrobert and other communities along that route, such as Major and Compeer. So many people have avoided that highway over the years simply because of the poor condition it was in, and continued to get worse and even dangerous to travel on. Anyone travelling to Stettler, Red Deer or Sylvan Lake etc., now has a brand-new highway to travel on. I know that Kerrobert will welcome the additional traffic coming through town, and hopefully, the people coming through will stop at our businesses and restaurants.

After a 2-year pandemic pause, we had a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, November the 9th, and at the top of everyone’s mind was our project of water line replacement and new pavement. With the completion of Phase 1 of our Street project, we have many questions as to why some neighbouring communities are doing similar projects for less money. I want to address this because even though it may seem like the projects are the same, the scope of the work and route to find money to even consider these projects aren’t always the same. One example to compare Kerrobert with is Macklin. I will talk about this because our residents bring Macklin up the most. The first thing is that Macklin started their project a few years before we did. The costs year over year increase substantially for the labour, gravel and asphalt etc. Even if we had started at the same time, we received a $4.5 million dollar grant from the Federal and Provincial governments. Macklin received $8 million. Macklin was able to secure gravel for a set cost for the duration of their entire project,

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which we could not. The Town of Macklin can also do much of the digging themselves as they have the equipment and personnel to do that type of work. Kerrobert would need to rent or buy such equipment, and we don’t have anyone trained to utilize that type of equipment. There will always be differences in how each community can raise money and save money when doing these types of projects. All we can do is utilize what we have at our disposal and stretch our resources as far as we can.

The Town of Kerrobert had a special visitor on November 12th. The Kerrobert sports auction was put on between the Kerrobert Tiger senior hockey club and Kerrobert minor hockey. The guest speaker was Bryan Trottier, who played for 18 seasons in the NHL. Bryan played most of his career with the New York Islanders, where he helped his team win 4 straight Stanley cups from 1980 to 1983. After 15 seasons in New York, Bryan then signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins helping Pittsburg win two consecutive Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. After his playing career, Bryan became an assistant coach and received a 7th Stanley Cup ring while helping coach the Colorado Avalanche. Bryan spoke about his playing days even before he played in the NHL. He almost quit playing hockey altogether while in juniors, but with encouragement from his family and NHL legend Dave “Tiger” Williams, he decided to continue playing, and it is a great thing that he did. He went on to have an incredible career. I must share one story about his visit and that evening that I will never forget. Bryan had a signed jersey that was up for auction. Local young resident Quentin Murphy had the highest bid and received the jersey. Later in the evening, Quentin found out that a young resident in Kerrobert, Grayson Nunweiller, was going to have to go through some more treatments for cancer. Quentin decided to donate his jersey back in order to raise money for Grayson, and the jersey would then be displayed at our arena. The bids were coming in fast amongst the crowd, so much so that Bryan Trottier, who was visibly moved by the gesture, brought up another jersey so that one jersey could be displayed at our arena, and the winning bidder would have a jersey to keep. The winning bid was secured by another young local guy, Luke Alberts. Not done there, Luke then donated his jersey to Grayson. Everyone was moved by the incredible gestures of these young guys, and it just made me so proud of the fact our future is in great hands, especially when we have our younger generations looking out for each other like this. Very well done!

Wayne Mock Mayor of Kerrobert

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Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis

Governments restrict freedoms. Central Banks are destroying our standard of living. Fiat currencies are inflationary.

Have you heard this narrative before?

Readers of the previous three columns will remember my weekend with Capital Alternatives, Canada’s largest Ponzi scheme, promoting high-yield returns and the conspiracy-theorist nature of the participants.

The Capital Alternative representatives effectively promoted and shared their solutions to the aforementioned libertarian views on governments, Central Banks and fiat currencies to an approving audience lapping up the narrative.

The writing of Sherman Scholnick, Jeff Rense and the late-night

Coast to Coast with Art Bell Show listened to while truck driving prepared me for the libertarian viewpoints shared by the presenters.

Judging by the reactions of the other participants, the liberation ideology was well represented.

Images of the Ron Burgundy-esk gentleman nodding his head in approval, big fat, heavy pen in hand, are forever imprinted in my memory. Why?......

Coast to Coast with Art Bell was an entertaining show, and please, do not assume that my listening subscribes to the face on the moon theory and numerous pseudoscience content. I was a late-night driver, and the Coast to Coast show from the High Desert and the Great American Southwest kept this truck driver alert

M.P. Kurek Highlights Flu Vaccines

Battle River—Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien C. Kurek received his annual flu shot on Friday in Consort, and in an effort to promote vaccine awareness released the following statement.

“Each year, I choose to get my flu shot to help protect me and the people around me from influenza. While vaccines are not, nor should they be, mandatory, they are an amazing piece of medical innovation.”

During flu season, people are reminded to take precautionary steps to help reduce the risk of getting the flu. Getting vaccinated, washing your hands frequently, and staying home when you are sick are some of the best measures you can take to prevent illness.

Kurek received his vaccination at his local pharmacy, and Alberta Health Services provides clinics all over the province. For more details or to book your appointment at ahs.ca/ vaccine.

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and between the ditches. Art would often step outside for fresh air during a break. One break was longer than normal as Art’s first step outside was met with nothing but air as he forgot the front step was removed for repairs. Several minutes passed before Art recovered from the fall and returned to the air, which I find disturbingly amusing.

The viewpoints that governments restrict freedoms, Central Banks are destroying our standard of living, and inflationary fiat currencies have been circulated for decades and perhaps centuries. A quick review of social media revealed that several of the - for lack of a better term - doomsday callers continue to be active twenty years later. It is an active space, as negative headlines are

effective clickbait, suggesting some knowledge and foresight worth reading.

How many of the Ponzi scheme participants have the same viewpoints and are focusing time on the subject twenty years later? Or have they expanded their knowledge of the role of governments and central banks and the causes of inflation?

In the coming weeks, I will share more of this experience, what I learned and why it did not pass my BS detector.

In the meantime:

Trust your intuition.

Spend your time wisely.

Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, publishes the Klarenbach Grain Report and the Klarenbach Special Crops Report, which can be read at https://www.klarenbach.ca/

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Acadia Valley

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We’ve had some milder weather this past week. Acadia Valley was even mentioned on Edmonton’s Global News as the province’s hot spot yesterday, with a high of +3! We better enjoy it while we can, as they’re calling for much cooler weather next week. If the weather stays cool, there’s a chance we can have the ice in the Arena in time for Christmas in The Valley on December 17th. I’m told the floor temp is around -2; we need it to be about -10 before we can start to flood.

Sending sympathy to the Shubert Family as well as Katherine Peers on the sudden passing of Ron Shubert last week. A funeral was held on Friday, November 25th. Ron was a great neighbour and will truly be missed.

I wanted to mention that our family, along with The Turners, enjoyed a nice trip to Disneyland at the beginning of November. We were able to meet up with Teren and Sara Turner from Utah as well. We also ran into Pete, Deb and family, as well as Chelsi and Bryce Bader.

This past weekend The A.V. Volunteer Fire Fighters hosted their annual Steak & Lobster fundraiser dinner for the first time since Covid. The event was pretty well sold out, and they served a delicious dinner to around 140 people. Many other fire departments attended, including Oyen, Buffalo, Empress, and Bindloss. We were entertained by The Calverts, a band consisting

of a husband and wife from Airdrie. Hats off to all the volunteers who put on this fantastic event.

According to The Canadian Police Report, three people from Medicine Hat have been arrested in connection with the multiple thefts that took place back in October. Ricky Vidnes, Jazmine VanTassel, and Jeffrey Lawless all face multiple charges.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be collecting non-perishable food items, gently used books or monetary donations for the food bank. (make cheques payable to Oyen and District Food Bank). St. Mary’s Church will be open on December 1st from 11 am to 1 pm, and December 4th and 11th from 11 am to 8 pm. Or you can leave boxes in the North side entry.

Mark your calendars for The W.P.S. Christmas concert that will take place on December 15th @ 6:30 pm.

Make sure to stick around on December 17th for the Christmas in The Valley Family event that will include breakfast, lunch, crafts, pictures with Santa and much more.

The Acadia Valley Rec. Club is looking for an Arena Caretaker for the 2022/2023 season. Please email resumes to yakuhn@hotmail.com

Thanks for reading this week. I will leave you with a quote from John Steinbeck, “What good is the warmth of Summer, without the cold of Winter to give it sweetness.”

East Sounding Creek 4H Club “Extra, Extra Read all about it”

BY COLEMAN NORRIS

It’s November 9, and we are down in the infield at the Big Country Ag building, wedged between tow bucking chutes sits the C.A.R.A weigh scale. “It’s weigh-in time baby!” The East Sounding Creek 4H members began pulling up with their calves in tow at around 10:00 am. “And let me tell you my colleagues did not disappoint with their selection of beef projects”.

The East Sounding Creek 4h club weighed in a whopping 28 show steers, with another 17 carcass steers and 11 heifer projects. This year is already starting to shine with the average Show steers weighing 694 lbs, and our Carcass steers averaging 707 lbs. “This should make for interesting halter breaking in the coming weeks. There is no doubt these young 4-Hers will get the job done and be one step closer to show day.”

After we completed weighing in all the calves we were fortunate enough to have Kristen Ritson-Bennett a Blue Rock feed specialist who gave us an informative address on feed and cattle health. Giving us guidelines to follow on properly boosting feed to the calves’ growth and maintaining a consistent food source. “These calf projects are sure to shine with all the particulars we have learned.”

This is Coleman Norris saying “do yourself a favor and put some beef on your plate!”

The Fireman’s Wives.

December regulated natural gas rate remains steady

Alberta’s natural gas rate remains stable for December, with protection in place to shield Albertans from future price spikes.

Alberta’s economy has recovered strongly, but Albertans are struggling to heat their homes and feed their families and the government wants to help.

In the coming weeks, Alberta’s government will announce new measures to increase protection from natural gas and electricity price spikes this winter, all part of the Affordability Action Plan.

Alberta’s natural gas rebate program continues to offer price protection for Albertans from volatile natural gas prices. As December’s highest monthly default natural gas rate will be $6.167 per gigajoule, the rebate will not be triggered.

How the rebate works

To support natural gas consumers this winter, the natural gas rebate program is ready and in place to protect Albertans. The exact rebate amount that consumers will receive depends on the default natural gas rate each month.

Should the monthly default natural gas rate from any of the regulated utility providers (ATCO Gas North and ATCO Gas South, as served by Direct Energy Regulated Services or Apex Utilities) exceed $6.50 per gigajoule, the government will provide rebates to all eligible consumers covering the difference. For example, if the highest regulated rate is $7.50, eligible consumers would get a rebate of $1 for every gigajoule used in that month.

More than 1.6 million Albertans are eligible for a rebate, including consumers connected to the natural gas distribution system and

those not connected to the natural gas distribution system but using natural gas, propane, kerosene or heating oil for heating purposes. More details can be found in the affordability programs section on alberta.ca.

Quick

facts

• In Alberta, the default regulated rates are set for the entire month and do not fluctuate. Rates are approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission and are not determined by the government.

• The rebate will appear as an individual line item on the natural gas portion of the bill under “GOA Utility Commodity Rebate.”

• If the monthly default rate posted on alberta.ca is above $6.50 per gigajoule, eligible consumers will automatically receive the rebate credited on the bill for that month’s usage.

• If the monthly default rate posted on alberta.ca is at or below $6.50 per gigajoule, no rebate will be provided and no line item will appear on that month’s bill.

• The rebate for petroleum-based heating fuels will be calculated in the same method as for natural gas consumers, using a standardized equation to determine the consumption equivalency for the alternative fuel.

• The Government of Alberta will not send texts or emails about the rebate program and will not ask Albertans to submit personal information via text or email to receive rebates.

Provinces Oppose Proposed Expanded Firearms Ban

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are united in opposing a proposed ban that would affect hundreds of thousands of firearms owners in Western Canada:

On November 22, through last-minute amendments to Bill C-21, the federal government moved to ban hundreds of new models of legally owned firearms and shotguns.

The amendments will criminalize hunters, farmers and target shooters who collectively own hundreds of thousands of firearms that could soon be prohibited.

“If these amendments are allowed to proceed, Bill C-21 will be the most sweeping and arbitrary ban of firearms in Canadian

history. The federal Liberals claimed that they were never going after hunters, farmers and target shootersthey lied. This is clearly part of a push to ban legal firearms ownership altogether.” Tyler Shandro, Minister of Justice for Alberta

“The rifles and shotguns that law-abiding Saskatchewan farmers, hunters, and sport shooters use will soon be confiscated by the Trudeau - NDP government. These men and women will be criminalized overnight. Saskatchewan will not stand idly by while the federal government yet again attacks law-abiding citizens instead of focusing on crime.” Christine Tell, Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety for Sas-

Growing 211’s mental health and addiction support capacity

Alberta’s government is investing more than $15 million over three years to help connect Albertans to local addiction and mental health services.

As part of building a recovery-oriented system of care, Alberta’s government is doubling 211 funding from $7.5 million to more than $15 million over three years to help people of all ages access critical addiction and mental health support services in their communities.

211 provides a single point of contact for information and seamless connections to health services and organizations that support a range of addiction and mental health challenges.

“Increasing funding for 211 is part of our government’s efforts to build a recovery-oriented system of care for mental health and addiction. Every month, thousands of Albertans across the province are reaching out to 211 for help, support and referrals to local services in their communities. For many of them, it’s a life-changing call,” said Nicholas Milliken, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction

Doubling 211’s funding will enable the call centre to significantly increase its capacity to help more Albertans, improve the way they connect people to services and enhance the referral services and crisis supports it offers. 211’s increased capacity will allow the service to:

• Meet current call volumes, which have remained high since 2020.

• Connect callers from rural and Indigenous communities with increased culturally and locally relevant supports.

• Develop and implement a community engagement strategy to increase the understanding of the needs and challenges faced by underserved populations.

• Develop and implement specialized navigation supports for children, youth and families.

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“Manitoba continues to raise significant concerns regarding the proposed measures that will punish law-abiding firearms owners while doing little to address illegal importation of firearms from the United States. The federal government should focus its attention and resources on illegally imported firearms, and those who commit crime with guns, instead of measures that target law abiding citizens. Manitoba’s government stands united with Saskatchewan and Alberta in opposing the federal Liberal government’s confiscation plans.” Kelvin Goertzen Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Manitoba.

resident can start treatment when and where they need it, with no cost and with no waitlist. Any steps taken to better work together and provide more straightforward access for those seeking help is going to benefit Albertans, their families and communities on their path to recovery,” said Dr. Nathaniel Day, medical director VODP, Central Zone, Alberta Health Services.

“We’re working to make sure that Albertans have access to high-quality, affordable counselling services no matter where they live. Virtual supports like 211 are an important gateway to services like ours, helping more Albertans find the help they need to improve their mental health,” said Robbie Babins-Wagner, chief executive officer, Calgary Counselling Centre 211 is an important component of Alberta’s recovery-oriented system of care, where everyone struggling with addiction and mental health challenges has access to comprehensive services and supports. Alberta’s government has made getting help easier and more affordable by adding more than 8,000 new publicly funded addiction treatment spaces, which are free for all Albertans, increasing access to life-saving addiction treatment medications, expanding affordable counselling options, increasing access to classroom mental health supports for students, and supporting the mental health of seniors.

• Continue expanding the digital navigation and crisis support hub that allows for seamless transfers between virtual resources.

These additional supports will help this proven, time-tested virtual resource connect Albertans to essential services within Alberta’s recovery-oriented system of care.

“211 Alberta is a critical service that helps all Albertans access social sector supports they need, when and where they need it. This United Way initiative has never been more essential than right now, and this increased funding will help us show more Albertans where they can turn for help. 211 is an easy, barrier-free, 3-digit entry point to get help and support, available 24/7, across Alberta,” says Rob Yager, president & CEO, United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

“Expansion of 211 services will enable people to access much-needed care, including evidence-based addiction services like what we offer at Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency Program. Alberta is a leading jurisdiction at helping people connect with much-needed opioid addiction treatment on demand. In fact, today any Alberta

Alberta’s government is also working to expand services and treatment capacity in Calgary and Edmonton, where the need is greatest. With $124 million in new funding, the government is building two new recovery communities to offer long-term residential addiction treatment, creating new hybrid health and police hubs to integrate these essential services, and strengthening harm reduction and recovery outreach teams to better connect people with overdose prevention supports. These efforts will help provide more life-saving services to those in need while building safer and healthier communities for all Albertans.

Quick facts

• Albertans experiencing addiction or mental health challenges can contact 211 for information on services in their community.

• 211 is available 24/7 by phone, text and chat. The service is free, confidential and available in more than 170 languages over the phone.

• 211 helps connect people of all ages with other virtual supports, such as Kids Help Phone and the Addiction and Mental Health Helpline.

• In 2021, 211 answered more than 100,000 requests from Albertans by phone, text and chat. More than 200,000 Albertans accessed the 211 service listings through the website.

• Alberta spends more than $1 billion annually on addiction and mental health care and supports, including prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery.

Enough already with gambling commercials

BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Column

It’s time for the annual multiple-choice sports quiz:

1. Police, ambulance and heavy security is required at: a) An outdoor speech given by the prime minister; b) A Justin Bieber concert; c) A Flames-Oilers game

2. Milwaukee Bucks’ star Giannis Antetokounmpo has: a) An inside track to the NBA’s Hall of Fame; b) A pergame point average above 30; c) A surname that would stump even the world’s spelling bee champion.

3. Definitely not needed in Toronto:: a) More ‘Centre of the Universe’ references; b) Injuries to key Raptors, Leafs or Blue Jays players; c) A Stanley Cup parade planner

4. Sports television viewers could use less of: a) Replays and slow-mo shots of gruesome injuries; b) Shots of rambunctious fans brandishing silly signs; c) Gambling commercials

5. Another name for the LIV golf tour: a) The Multi-Millionaires tour; b) The Never-Miss-A-Cut Tour; c) The Professionals’ Retirement Tour

6. What goes downhill

at breakneck speed? a) A World Cup skier in the Alps; b) A car in the mountains with brake failure; c) Green Bay Packers Super Bowl chances

7, Ultimate success for an NHL team this year means: a) Capturing the Stanley Cup; b) Playing in front of capacity crowds at home games; c) Winning the Connor Bedard sweepstakes

8. Which team will free agent Aaron Judge sign with? a) The Yankees, because of the familiarity with his longtime team; b) The Braves, because of its ‘Aaron’ home-run hitting connection; c) The Giants, because the 6-foot-7, 282-pound outfielder is one.

9. Qatar is best known for: a) Hosting the 2022 World Cup of Soccer; b) Major oil producer but questionable record in the area of human rights; c) Not having a ‘U’ following the ‘Q

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The Colts hired Jeff Saturday, who has zero coaching experience, as their coach. They should hire former baseball great Rick Monday, hockey player Tim Friday and Spanish soccer player Stephen Sunday as consultants. And Wednesday Adams while

they’re at it.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “If Tuesday Weld divorced Rick Monday for cheating on her with ‘Our Girl Friday’ and then Weld married Jeff Saturday, the headline would be: “Tuesday moves past Monday and Friday to get to Saturday.”

• Bianchi again, on ‘Fat Bear Week’ in Alaska, when bears gorge on salmon before going into hibernation: “Hey, that sounds like Nick Saban on National Signing Day!”

• Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times, on Twitter: “When they are designing the statue of Justin Jefferson in downtown Minneapolis, I suggest having him catch Mary Tyler Moore’s hat.”

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• Vic Tafur of The Athletic, on Raiders’ coach Josh McDaniels losing to newly hired and inexperienced coach Jeff Saturday and the Indianapolis Colts in Saturday’s first game: “That’s like Garry Kasparov walking into Central Park and getting checkmated by a guy with mustard stains on his sweatshirt.”

• Retired NHLer Daniel Sedin, at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony where he and twin brother Henrik were inducted, from The Athletic: “I want to thank whoever it was that selected me to speak first. It reminds me of draft day.”

• Buffalo columnist Budd Bailey, during the recent major snowfall in western New York: “So one station in Orchard Park reports 66 inches of snow. To put that in perspective, Jose Altuve is 66 inches tall.”

• From the parody website The Beaverton: “Sidney Crosby: “I would never let my children play hockey. The risk of getting drafted by Edmonton is too high.”

• Jack Finarelli, at sports curmudgeon.com: “(Las Vegas Raiders) are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs just yet but if those playoff chances were in human form, they would be in an ICU somewhere.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Tines: “UFC’s Dana White is creating slap-fighting league — in which two contestants trade slaps — called Power Slap, set to launch in 2023 with an eight-episode series that airs on TBS. So will actor Will Smith be a first-round draft pick?”

• Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, to reporters, when asked about his relationship with NFL referees: “It’s not monogamous.”

• Another one from Mike Bianchi, on complaints about TV and big money holding too much sway in college football: “That battle was lost long ago when people were still using phone booths and sending handwritten letters.”

• Another one from Perry: “Mavericks star Luca Doncic and his mother, Mirjam Poterbin, are squabbling over who owns the trademark to ‘Luka Doncic 7,’ and have taken their case to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In her defence, back when he was born she did have his original naming rights.”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

ESTEVAN – If you’re reading this on your phone, tablet or laptop, it is being powered by a lithium battery. If you plan on ever owning an electric vehicle, it is almost certainly going to use a lithium battery, and a very large, heavy one at that. But actually, since it’s made of lithium, it will be lighter than any other battery commercially viable at this time.

And that’s why lithium is so important. And Saskatchewan is poised to play a major role.

As the world moves towards electrification, lithium has become one of the absolutely crucial minerals. Indeed, without lithium, the entire idea of an electrified economy is almost moot. That’s because you can’t beat the periodic table.

Lithium is the lightest metal, period. The only two lighter elements are hydrogen and helium. So if you want to create a battery that uses a metal, any other material will be heavier. It’s simple chemistry.

The heavier the battery, the heavier the vehicle or device. And in vehicles, a heavier battery means you need an even larger battery just to have the power to move the added weight. It’s like the rocket equation. The more fuel you need, the more fuel you need to move the initial fuel, until it gets so big as to be impractical.

Remember brick phones? They used nickel-cadmium batteries, and were much, much heavier, and much bulkier. An iPhone using a Ni-Cd battery would probably be the size of an actual brick.

So lithium’s important. But why do we care?

Apparently, southern Saskatchewan may have a lot of it, right under our feet. There’s currently a race to determine how much is there, and how to commercialize it. The prize is billions. Many, many billions. In the last ten years lithium prices tripled from $7,000 a tonne to $21,000 a tonne, and then tripled again to $65,000 a tonne. CONTINUED PAGE 14

It literally is the dawn of a new industry in this province. This is the first targeted lithium well drilled in Saskatchewan, drilled by Prairie Lithium. Since then, wells have been drilled near Coleville by Grounded Lithium and Stoughton by Hub City Lithium.

| PHOTO BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

Brian Zinchuk: Lithium in Sask Kindersley Museum of Lights

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Anyone familiar with oil extraction in Saskatchewan knows that over time, you’re going to produce a lot more water than oil. Sometimes as much as 98 per cent water. But that water is a salty brine. And depending on the formation, the dissolved salts may contain lithium.

There’s been one geologist working for the provincial government, Gavin Jensen, that’s been doggedly pursuing this for over a decade. For years, he spoke to nearly empty rooms at conferences. But at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in May, it was literally standing room only. Much of the exploration being done now is based on his initial work. He’s been talking about extracting lithium from the brines deep underground. Now, people are doing something to develop those brines.

Pipeline Online has spent the last year working on a series of stories about the prospects of lithium development in this province. Indeed, in the week before launching this website, I was present videoing and photographing the drilling of the very

first targeted lithium well in this province, and indeed Canada, at Torquay. The widely acknowledged leader in the field, Prairie Lithium of Emerald Park drilled that first well in later September, 2021. A few weeks later, they tested it.

Zach Mauer, originally of Weyburn, heads up Prairie Lithium. He launched it because the oil crash made prospects difficult for a recently graduated geologist. Now, in a manner not too different from Silicon Valley, the company is blazing the trail.

Prairie Lithium’s Dr. Ben Rostron was the scientist drawing the sample. Taking a picture of him processing that very first sample, I told him, “Ben, if this works out, it’ll be like taking a picture of Steve Wozniak inserting the first chip into an Apple computer.”

He smiled, and said, “I sure hope so.”

Since then, two other players have drilled wells – Grounded Lithium at Coleville, and Hub City Lithium at Stoughton. Prairie Lithium has re-entered oil wells that were initially going to be abandoned. The pace is picking up, and there’s interest in both southeast and west

central Saskatchewan. That makes this a provincial play.

And two more lithium players are getting in the game, Lithium Bank and Living Skies Lithium. Over this past year, Pipeline Online has spoken to all of them.

Spaced out over the coming weeks, Pipeline Online will be running a series of stories exploring this, the newest frontier in the Saskatchewan energy sector.

This is going to be the most in-depth coverage regarding the development of Lithium in this province. There’s going to be well over a dozen stories. Once you’ve read them all, you’ll have a really good idea of just what exactly is going on in the race for lithium.

And it’s all being accomplished with oilfield companies and services.

As the world is telling us oil and gas must go away, lithium may prove to be the salvation for the companies and workers in the industry. From the drilling rigs and service rigs, to the tank rentals and geological expertise, it’s all oil and gas services and people. You may not have realized it, but several of the ads you’ve seen on this site over the past year were not shot on oil wells, but a lithium well. Right now, a lithium play is entirely indistinguishable from an oil play. You wouldn’t know the difference unless you saw the sign at the lease entrance.

If lithium is the

“just transition” from oil and gas, this series will give you a good idea of what it looks like. Helium may be a little further ahead, but lithium’s potential for Saskatchewan is much, much larger.

One more thing: right now, everyone’s trying to figure out where the lithium is. But no one’s really figured out how to successfully commercialize it in this manner. You’ll read about direct lithium extraction, or DLE. Everyone’s talking about it, but no one’s doing it, on a commercial scale, yet. And figuring out a successful DLE process is quite literally the multi-billion dollar question.

And then there’s a question we’re calling “primacy of rights.” It turns out that with development of helium, lithium, natural gas, oil and even geothermal energy, it is possible to get several of these products from the same wellbore. And the process and cost of getting the mineral rights to oil and gas is different for lithium and different again for helium. If Saskatchewan doesn’t get this right, it could lead to headaches, delays, and perhaps all sorts of legal conflicts. This series dives deeply into this subject as well.

On Nov. 7, Saskatchewan introduced an incentive to help out this fledgling industry. We’ll start there. Watch Pipeline Online for deep dive stories into this exciting new industry you won’t find anywhere else.

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SJHL Klippers looking to change their luck

BY JORDAN PARKER

Your Southwest Media Group

Despite their best efforts, the SJHL Ironhorse Kindersley Jr Klippers just can’t seem to catch a break this season.

When Your Southwest spoke to Assistant Coach Briar McNaney, the team had

just one win in five games and an overtime loss and shootout loss apiece for their efforts.

Going into the weekend – where they had games against Yorkton, Melville and Notre Dame – they were last in the league with a 5-11-1-4 record

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and 15 points. And yet, they were only four points away from a three-team leap in the standings.

“It’s disappointing to lose. It’s a difficult thing, but you just have to move on to the next game,” said McNaney following a 6-3 loss to the Melville Millionaires on November 23.

The Klippers were outshot 38-26, and Melville scored five unanswered goals –four in the third – to come out on top.

“We’ve been preaching this since the start – We need to get pucks on the net. Sometimes you miss, sometimes they’re blocked, and sometimes it’s a bad angle for a quality chance. But things happen,” he said.

“Earlier in the season, we were shooting 40+ shots a game. It’s a matter of us hitting the net and getting past opposing players’ shinpads. We need to find the space to take good shots.”

Though McNaney wasn’t happy with the outcome, he knows the team has to keep doing what they do best.

“We just need to stay the course. Some unlucky things hap -

pen in the third period, and we beat ourselves mentally. The mistakes cost us,” he said. “We need to keep going and get the guys to do these things the right way.”

One thing McNaney has been really pleased with is the goaltending from both of his newcomers: Logan Falk and Cody Jaman.

“They’ve both been playing well. We’re confident in both guys and happy to have high-end goaltending. That’s something some teams would love to have,” he said.

“They work so well together as a tandem. They’re best friends, they push each other, and they cheer each other on. That translates well on the ice.”

When asked if the coaching staff juggles lines often, McNaney said chemistry is important for things to go smoothly.

“We really love some guys as duos, and seeing them on the ice together is fun to watch. Obviously, due to injury and other things, the lines get switched up. But we try to keep chemistry together,” he said.

“For instance, the Paplawski twins (Spencer and Adam)

play so well together. It’d be pointless to split them up, and anyone who watches the game would agree.”

McNaney is sure the team can rise in the ranks and standings if they can push through the slump.

“We just need to stick to the process. We could move to a playoff spot with two weeks of great play here,” he said.

“We’re only a bit over a third of the way through the season, and when luck goes back to our side, all could be well.”

Rosetown native Kayden Ostrom echoed his coach’s sentiments as well. Ostrom himself has seen eight points in 15 games this season and says the team clicks well together.

“I think we’ve gotten really close as a team. We’re just pushing each other through and hoping to get over the slump soon,” he said.

Ostrom was a star at the Calcutta Shootout event for Parents Weekend following the November 19 Klippers win over Nipawin.

“Basically, billet parents drafted players, and we took shots. Whoever won, half

of the money went to the team, and half of it went to the billet parent who bought us,” he said. “My billet mom bought me and won her money back.” He echoed his coach’s sentiment about just getting shots on goal for now.

“(Head Coach Ken Plaquin) talked a lot about this. We need to crash the net and hope for some greasy goals right now,” he said.

“But knowing we’re getting outshot, we also need to lock down our defence and not give teams so many other opportunities.”

His first season with the SJHL has been an important, amazing ride for the young player.

“It’s just been awesome. It’s a great group, and the coaches are awesome. If we start winning, things will be even better,” he said.

“As long as we remain positive and keep a good morale, I really know things will be fine.”

The Klippers will take a break and be back with regular season play on Saturday, December 3, 2022. They play Notre Dame in Kindersley.

The Kindersley Sledge Hockey Tournament was held this weekend at both rinks in the West Central Events Centre. The Kindersley Klippers Jr. and Intermediate squads played host to teams from Medicine Hat, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon at the 3-day tourney. | PHOTOS BY KATE WINQUIST

Posting Date November 21, 2022

1. TELEVISION: At which popular restaurant does Penny work in “The Big Bang Theory”?

2. ASTRONOMY: Which one of Jupiter’s moons has active volcanos?

3. GEOGRAPHY: The Tiber River flows through which famous capital city?

4. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “The Martian Chronicles”?

5. U.S. STATES: Which river forms the eastern border of Iowa?

6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to give a televised address from the White House?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What image on Canada’s flag is a recognizable symbol of the country?

8. MEASUREMENTS: Which ancient civilization used palms, digits and cubits to measure length?

9. MOVIES: Who voices the character Princess Anna in “Frozen”?

Trivia Test Answerst

Cheesecake Factory.; 2. Io.; 3. Rome.; 4. Ray Bradbury.; 5. Mississippi.;

Kristen Bell.;

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NOTICE TO INACTIVE MEMBERS

If you are a member of the Acadia Seed Processing Co-op Limited (the “Co-op”) and have failed to transact any business with the Co-op since January 31, 1999, and have not received termination notice via mail, be advised that your membership is hereby terminated pursuant to section 45(1) of the Cooperatives Act

Contact the Co-op bookkeeper at 403-664-1275 to collect payment for redemption of membership shares held by you and all member loans held to your credit, if you have not already received payment of the same via mail.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Estate of JOSEPH “MARCEL” YOUNG, late of Kindersley, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above Estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 7th day of DECEMBER, 2022.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DELPHINE MARY SLATER, late of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Deceased.

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IN THE ESTATE OF EVELYN RYLAND, DECEASED

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Attention: Carla Carlson Solicitor for the Executor

In the Estate of JOHN RICHARD POPE, late of Eston, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

Erin Pope Box 357 Eston, SK S0L 1A0

In the Estate of JOYCE ELLEN CLARK, late of the City of Kindersley, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 30th day of NOVEMBER, 2022.

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As your membership in the Co-op has hereby been terminated, be advised that you will have no further entitlement to the property of the Co-op, including, but not limited to, any future distributions of the co-op.

If you fail to contact the Co-op, the amounts owing to you will be remitted in due course pursuant to the Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested Property Act

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HARRY SCHEUER

July 10, 1935

Nov 12, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, devoted husband, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather. He passed away peacefully in the Big Country Hospital Long Term Care in Oyen at the age of 87 years, joining the love of his life Doreen in heaven.

Harry was born on July 10, 1935 on the farm north of Southey, Saskatchewan the fifth child of seven born to Jacob and Magdalena Scheuer. After high school, Harry moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan and soon started work at the Weyburn Mental

Aug 12, 1936 to Nov 20, 2022

Ron was born on August 12, 1936 to John and Katherine Shubert and grew up on the farm with his siblings Shirley, Bernie, Darlene, Pat, Louise, Marg, Julie, Dennis and baby brother Ken

Hospital. It was at the hospital that Harry met Doreen Rempel, while she was taking psych nursing. They were married in Weyburn on April 29, 1957 and enjoyed 63 years devoted to each other. Their first children Donna and Lily were born in Weyburn. Doreen and Harry moved to Calgary once Doreen completed her degree, where Harry ran a small grocery store across from the Salvation Army in downtown Calgary while also working nights at Safeway. Their two sons, Garth and Mark were born in Calgary, completing their family.

In 1963, during a December blizzard they moved to Oyen to run their store, H & H Red and White Groceteria in partnership with his brother Howard. In 1974 they built their new much larger store called H & H Tomboy Foods, later on they went on to build the Home Hardware Store and the Tumbleweed Restaurant. Harry truly enjoyed working in the Tomboy store,

who was born exactly 16 years after Ron on the same date.

Ron met the love of his life Karen Cecilia Nicholls and they married on April 28, 1962. They were blessed to spend 45 wonderful years together building a life of love, laughter and family. Ron and Karen began their family in 1963 when Bernardine was born and Patricia followed in 1964. Kevin was born in 1966 and Rodney was born in 1970. In 1983 Ron and Karen became proud grandparents for the first time when Ashley Kevin was born followed by Sheena Lea in 1984 and loved to

KINDERSLEY COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME &

he never missed a chance to visit with the customers, pinch babies cheeks and hand out soft ice cream cones. He was happiest when it was busy, he would whistle while he worked and loved it when the floors were waxed and shiny, and the displays of produce and meat were properly aligned and well stocked. In his spare time Harry worked on appliances and refrigeration, a job that kept him busy well into retirement.

Harry really loved to visit and have coffee with people, so it was no surprise when he retired and there was a steady stream of friends and family coming through their house. Doreen always had the coffee on and fresh baking ready for these visits, as many as 6 times a day.

Harry was a proud member of the Oyen Masonic Lodge (Crocus) #82 and the Serenity Chapter #113 Order of the Eastern Star.

Left to cherish is memory are his daughter Donna Scheuer, and her sons Dustin,

spend time with them and watched them grow. Ron was devastated when Karen passed away in 2007 and he eventually sold the farm and moved into Acadia Valley.

Eventually Ron found companionship with Katherine Peers and the two spent their time together travelling and enjoying one another’s company. He thought himself blessed to have found someone special twice in his life.

Ron loved music and he shared that love with all of his family and friends. He spent many hours playing and singing with friends near and far.

Ron is survived by his three children Bernardine (Robert), Patricia (Wally), Rod (Terry), two grandchildren Ashley and Sheena and great grandson Matthew, fiancé Katherine, brothers Pat

Duncan (Jenny) and step-son David along with her grand-children Alex, Josh, Aubrey, Wesley, Austin, Summer and Zander; his daughter Lily (Clinton) Steinley and their sons Jason (Marisa), Chris (Jen) and their grand-children Sidnee (Brandon), Jake, Milo, Elliot and Everett, great-grandchildren Wren and River; his son Garth (Connie) and his son Mark.

Harry was predeceased by his loving wife Doreen, his parents Jacob and Magdalena, his brother Edmund, his sisters Frieda, Lydia (Leta) and Elenora (Sally) and his nephew Brant Ross

Celebration of life was held on Saturday Nov 26, 2022 at the Canalta hotel in Oyen. A private burial was held at the Oyen Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements in the care of MacLeans Funeral Home In Oyen, Ab. To send condolences, please visit ofsmacleans.com

(Anne), Dennis (Marlene), Ken (Jen), sisters Marg, Julie, Shirley and Darlene (Dave), brothers – in – law John (Therese) Nicholls and Ken Beach and many nieces and nephews.

Ron was predeceased by his parents John and Katherine, wife Karen, son Kevin, brother Bernie sister Louise, as well as numerous brothers—inlaw and sisters-in-law.

Memorial tributes may be directed to Big Country Hospital Palliative Care Box 1, Oyen AB T0J 2J0, or to a charity of donor’s choice.

Mass of Christian burial was held on Friday Nov 25th at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church in Acadia Valley, ab.

Funeral arrangements in the care of MacLeans Funeral Home In Oyen, Ab.

To send condolences, please visit ofsmacleans.com

RONALD JOHN SHUBERT

BORDER KENNELS

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ACADIA VALLEY

Saturday, December 10

• Acadia Valley Community Club “Mingle & Jingle” Christmas Gala. Contact Jena Skappak for for info 403-928-0021.

Saturday, December 17

• The Acadia Valley E.C.S. with help from various local clubs are planning on hosting “Christmas in the 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.

* Thursdays - Chase The Ace 7:00 - 8:50 PM Ticket Sales 9:00 PM Draw at the Cereal Bar.

HOOSIER

Sunday Service

• Hoosier Community Church 10:30 am at the Community Hall. Contact Joel Hamm 306-460-7056 or Curtis Kornelson 306-460-7327.

OYEN

Wednesday, November 30

• Cereal Feeder Coop Annual Meeting 7:00 PM at the Crossroads Meeting Room. All members invited to attend. Contact Dianne 403-664-3568.

Saturday, December 3

• “The Spirit of Christmas Concert: Songs & Stories for the Season” 7:00 PM Oyen United Church. Admission

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$12. Punch & goodies served.

• Oyen & District Curling Club “Doubles Spiel.” Call Jerry 403-664-6001.

Wednesday, December 7

• Oyen & District Senior Citizens’ Association Annual Christmas Supper 6:00 PM at the Oyen Seniors Centre. Catered by the Oyen Minor Hockey Association. $25/person. Contact Jessie 403-664-2515 for tickets.

Saturday, December 10

• Town of Oyen Library presents Breakfast with Santa 9:00-11:00 AM at SCHS Barwacz Hall. Family $20, Single $8, Children 6-12 $5, under 5 free.

• Badlands Badgers presents Dancing With The Stars at the Oyen Legion Hall.

Friday - Sunday, January 20-22

• Keith Mitchell Spiel. Call Brett at 403-664-8868. Friday & Saturday, February 10-11

• Ladies Spiel. Call Jackie at 403-664-0157. Friday - Sunday, February 24-26

• Skins Spiel. Call Brett 403-664-8868.

League Curling

Tuesdays Fun League. Enter as a team or individual to Kari 403-664-1001.

Wednesdays Cash League. Enter to Brett 403-6648868.

League play will start the first week of November and run until the end of February. The kitchen will be open this season.

* The Oyen & District Food Bank will be accepting clean garden produce the first Wednesday of each month. Contact Emma Jean.

* Monday Walk & Talk Drop-In Group. Meet at Adult Learning Office 10:00 AM for a 1 hour walk. Tea, Coffee & Water available afterwards. All ages welcome. Presented by Big Country Community Adult Learning Council. Call 403-664-2060.

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