RCMP and military service
at Rosetown Civic Centre
BY IAN MACKAY
People heard about RCMP officers who died at the hands of gunmen, plus Canadian wartime details, during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Rosetown.
The RCMP are also part of the Canadian armed forces, said Jeanette Abbott, who gave the feature address during the event at the civic centre on Nov. 11.
A total of 234 North West and Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers died, including 78 “shot and killed while on duty” between 1920 and 2014, said Abbott, a member of the local Royal Canadian Legion. Others died in such things as vehicle accidents and natural disasters.
The murdered RCMP officers included constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages, killed “on a dirt road” near Mildred, west of Spiritwood, on July 7, 2006, while responding to a domestic incident, and four others “ambushed” in March 2005 when they entered a farm building near Mayerthorpe, Alta., she noted.
Katherine Tucker, who served as master of ceremonies, said she knew some RCMP officers who died and had even encouraged one to join the force, “so I live with a little regret over that, because he lost his life so young.”
Trips to European battlefields organized by Kevin Gawletz, who also took part in the ceremony, allow people to stand “in front of a Canadian gravesite or a memorial where you see a person’s actual name (that) causes you to stop, even for a brief moment, and think about that person,” Abbott said.
“They were someone’s heart, spouse, parent, neighbour, co-worker . . . they had a life here and they had experiences and they had dreams,” she said.
People should continue to think about those who “sacrificed so much for us,” as well as anyone currently serving, she urged those attending the ceremony.
Over 620,000 Canadians went to Europe during the First World War, where our dead totalled “a staggering 66,665,” more than the number killed in all the other wars Canada took part in, she said.
Ella Shipman, with the 300 Fisher air cadet squadron in Biggar,
in the armed forces during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the
waits his turn with Kevin Gawletz, who officiated the wreath laying.
“Soldiers from all armies literally had to dig in along more than 700 kilometres of trenches along the Western Front . . . to escape the murderous effects of the artillery and machine-gun fire,” she said.
“In about one hour, 710 of about 800 soldiers with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment were mowed down by enemy machine-gun fire at the Battle of the Somme” on July 1, 1916, she said.
Abbott’s great-uncle, William Morgan, was among those killed there. Morgan was aged 16 and had en-
listed at 14 while “lying about his age,” she said. “It just drives home the deadly impact that war has had.”
“The cost was high” when Canadians fought at Vimy Ridge in April 1917, with 6,598 Canadians dead and another 7,000 wounded, she said.
The most recent war, in Afghanistan, was the longest war involving Canadians, lasting from 2001–2014, and the first where the bodies of all 158 Canadians who died there were brought home, she said.
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Rosetown Music Festival president honoured with Provincial Volunteer Award
Claire Seibold, president of the Rosetown & District Music Festival Association, has been recognized for her decades of dedication to music education and festival work with the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association’s District Music Festival Volunteer Award.
Seibold received the award at the SMFA and Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers’ Association joint conference, held at the University of Saskatchewan on Oct. 24 and 25.
A native of a farm near Brock, Seibold grew up surrounded by music and horses. She began piano lessons in Kindersley with Lela Bourne and later earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Saskatchewan, studying piano with Robin Harrison and organ with Harry Abley. She also completed an ARCT Teachers’ Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music and is a Certified Advanced Teacher of piano, theory, and history.
Seibold has been teaching piano and theory in Rosetown for more than 40 years. She has served on the Rosetown Music Festival Committee since 1982, holding every executive position except treasurer, and currently serves as president. Under her leadership, the festival has maintained high standards and professionalism, with Seibold actively encouraging students, engaging community sponsors, and welcoming volunteers.
“She brings an intangible enthusiasm for music and the festival to the entire Rosetown community,” said Debbie McCulloch, who nominated Seibold for the award. “There is no job, large or small, that Claire won’t do to promote, organize, and oversee this most successful festival.”
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Seibold has also contributed her expertise to the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association at the provincial level and adjudicates at numerous district festivals across Saskatchewan. Her own early experiences in music festivals continue to inspire her work, ensuring that local youth have similar opportunities to perform and grow.
Outside of teaching and festival duties, Seibold serves as organist at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, enjoys gardening, golfing, and cheering on hockey games with her grandchildren. She and her husband, Richard, are proud to have all seven grandchildren living nearby.
The Rosetown Music Festival, under Seibold’s leadership, is on track to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2029, a milestone she is committed to reaching with the same dedication and care that has defined her career.
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Their caskets travelled the “Highway of Heroes” from Trenton Air Force Base to Toronto. One of them was Capt. Nicola Goddard, “the first Canadian female soldier ever killed in combat,” Abbott said.
Canadian women served in the front lines for the first time in the First Gulf War against Iraq, where “fortunately, no Canadians were killed,” Abbott said.
In Korea in the early 1950s, 516 Canadians fighting with the United Nations contingent were killed and over 1,000 were wounded in “Canada’s third deadliest war,” she said. About 375 of the Canadian dead are among some 2,300 UN soldiers buried at a memorial cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
About 1.1 million Canadians went overseas during the Second World War, with over 45,000 killed in action, more than 10,000 with Bomber Command.
During the Dieppe raid on Aug. 19, 1942, 916 Canadians died and over 1,946 were taken prisoner in this nation’s worst day for casualties, Abbott said.
The Atlantic Wall, Germany’s defence line, stretched nearly 2,700 kilometres and included over 8,000 concrete structures, many still standing, from Norway to Spain, she said.
Authorities know the burial places of only five of the 267 Canadians who died in the South African or Boer War. They were among 7,300 Canadian volunteers.
Another 180 died in Canada’s peacekeeping efforts “that don’t come without risks,” said Abbott, who also praised high-school teachers who began instructing classes in wartime and military history after noticing their absence.
Legion members Ken Cyrenne (L) and Katrina Anderson remove the Saskatchewan and Legion flags from stands before leading Legion members and other dignitaries out of the civic centre auditorium at the end of the Remembrance Day ceremonies on Nov. 11.
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Jeanette Abbott
Claire (left) was also presented with an Adjudicator Excellence Award by SMFA. She is pictured with Laurel Teichroeb from Yorkton who adjudicated piano classes in Rosetown in 2018.
Just a gal from Glidden
Striving, serving, and shining
BY KATE WINQUIST
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write—and I’ve noticed something: the more I write, the easier it seems to get. I suppose that’s true of most things we try to accomplish in life. Practice, perseverance, and dedication—these are the ingredients of progress, whether in sports, music, service, or any pursuit we hold dear.
Take music, for example. Five students from Eatonia and Kindersley were recently chosen to represent their schools in the 2025 Saskatchewan Music Educators Association (SMEA) Honours Band—a well-deserved recognition of countless hours of practice. Or consider Simeon Bakanec from the Kerrobert/Kindersley area. After years of skating and training, he qualified for the Skate Canada Trophy, a national figure skating competition to be held in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in February 2026. Simeon is the only Saskatchewan Novice Men’s Freeskater representing Team Saskatchewan.
Then there’s former Rosetown Royals receiver Daniel Wiebe, named 2025 Canada West Football Player of the Year for his standout season with the Saskatchewan Huskies. Wiebe led the conference in receptions, yards, and touchdowns, helping the Huskies reach the 60th Vanier Cup this Saturday at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. And speaking of Mosaic Stadium, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will be playing for the Grey
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Cup tomorrow. Former Kindersley resident Logan Ferland, a steady anchor on the Riders’ offensive line, was recently honoured with the CFL’s prestigious Jake Gaudaur Veterans’ Award—recognizing a player who embodies strength, perseverance, courage, comradeship, and community impact.
Awards and recognition are wonderful. We all enjoy a pat on the back. Last week, I was humbled by emails, phone calls, and even a few people stopping me on the street to say they appreciated my Remembrance Day coverage. I imagine the students in the Honours Band felt the same pride seeing their accomplishments in print and online. But more than the accolades, what truly matters is what drives us—what motivates us to
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do our best, show gratitude, and push ourselves when we could just as easily stop.
And it’s not just about sports and entertainment. Volunteers quietly strengthen our communities in ways that often go unnoticed. Darlene May and the Kindersley Royal Purple continue to raise funds through events like Braingo Tango. Danit Vass received the Canadian Forces Decoration, marking 12 years of dedicated service. The Junior Rotary Club brings joy to seniors at Dawnview Apartments with monthly bingo visits. And then there are the Luthis of Rosetown: father Arnold, 73, a veteran of Canadian peacekeeping in Egypt, and son Rylan, 27, who has served two tours in Latvia with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. They remind us that service, commitment, and sacrifice span generations.
And these are just the stories we’ve learned about in the past couple of weeks! Look around you, and you’ll find countless people making a difference in your community. We enjoy sharing these accomplishments, big or small, with our readers because, as I’ve said before, they are the stories that matter—they’re ours.
Whether through music, sport, volunteering, or military service, each of these people demonstrates what it means to strive, serve, and shine. And perhaps the greatest reward isn’t the awards themselves, but the sense of purpose, growth, and community they inspire.
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BBC Panorama faces billion-dollar libel threat from Trump over edited Jan. 6 clip
I’ve spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions similar to the BBC’s Panorama documentary that has drawn a billion-dollar libel threat from Donald Trump. I think I know what happened.
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By Gwynne Dyer
Most people don’t talk in complete sentences unless they’re reading a script. They ramble, backtrack, and take a long time saying something that could be expressed more quickly. Part of the editor’s job is to clean it up: keep it short, clear and to the point.
That’s why you always need “cutaways”: shots of the crowd, the speaker’s hands, or anything that can cover a sound edit. Otherwise, the video will have a jump cut, which nobody likes. There’s an honour system: you can edit the shot, but you mustn’t change the meaning.
It’s not always a written code. In many places, it’s more of a consensus. Occasionally there’ll be an argument about whether an edit is legitimate, but editors know where the line is—and with deadlines looming, there’s little time for debate.
Now we come to the specific edit that caused the
problem. It purported to show Trump urging the crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, to attack the Capitol, where Vice-President Mike Pence was scheduled to ratify the election returns and acknowledge that Joe Biden had won the 2020 election.
Trump had been falsely claiming for almost two months that the election had been “stolen” from him by the Democratic Party. He’d posted on his website that the big protest in Washington would “be wild.” Thousands of extreme supporters—Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and the like—were already in the city.
So one or more of the Panorama editors “remembered” that Trump told the mob to attack the Capitol. He must have. Even three and a half years later, they were sure they saw him saying that on that morning. But when they looked for it on screen, it wasn’t there. His wishes were clear, but he never said all the words together in quite the right order.
Trump is the veteran of a hundred courtroom battles. There aren’t many days when he doesn’t consult a lawyer about one thing or another. He was hoping to reverse the election outcome by force, but he knew his plan might not work and he didn’t want to face charges of treason and rebellion.
The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 attack observed that “President Trump used the phrase ‘peacefully and patriotically,’ scripted for him by his White House speechwriters, once, about 20 minutes into his speech. Then he spent the next 50-or-
so minutes amping up his crowd with lies about the election, attacking his own vice-president and Republican members of Congress, and exhorting the crowd to fight.” It was a call for an insurrection, but with deniability for Trump, although not necessarily for his supporters.
The Panorama editors working on this part of the documentary were clearly frustrated. They created a clip in which Trump did say the words in the right order—some from 20 minutes in, some from 50 minutes later. That was a brazen, stupid lie.
BBC staff from outside the Panorama team would have seen the finished product before broadcast, but if nobody warned them about the clip, they probably didn’t notice it was fake. It’s what they thought Trump said, what they believed he meant, but it’s not what he actually said.
Trump says he will sue the BBC for a billion dollars, but the biggest defamation payout ever awarded by a British court was about $2 million. United States libel awards can go much higher, but persuading an American court that Trump’s reputation suffered a severe hit would be difficult. Love him or hate him, the public already knows what he’s like.
The BBC’s status as the English-speaking world’s “most trusted source of information” will probably survive, although it’s currently No. 2 in the U.S., just behind the Weather Channel. The controversy will likely die down in a few weeks. As Tina Viljoen remarked, it’s “a firestorm in a teapot.”
First Regional Berth Since 2019 for Rosetown Royals
First time since 2019
The Rosetown Central High senior boys volleyball team advanced to regional playoffs in Outlook last Saturday on the basis of their third-place finish at conference playoffs here on Nov. 8.
Four teams advance to provincials from the sixteam regional playoffs, said Royals coach Dana Bergerman.
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The Clavet Cougars and Regina Christian School were both in the Royals pool, “so it will be a tough go,” said Bergerman earlier last week.
The Royals have advanced past conference playoffs for only the second time in the past 10 years, the last time being in 2019, when they got as far as provincial playoffs, she said.
Bowling
The team of Macy Wick, Ellie Main and Beau Wick won the junior category of the Trio Challenge north provincial tournament on Nov. 2 in Biggar, said Penny Andersen of the local alley.
That same day, Sawyer Heimbecker, Preston Smith Wright and Katherine Lindridge won silver medals in that tournament’s senior category at north provincials here.
The two bantam teams “had lots of fun,” said Andersen.
In adult bowling, the first two masters tournaments were set for this past weekend in Regina, she said.
High school basketball
Practices at Rosetown Central High were to start yesterday (Monday) for the senior girls and today (Tuesday) for the junior girls. The senior boys team has a tournament in Kindersley this weekend.
All of the coaches from last season return: Ben
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SKY-HIGH SPIKE! Mark Mofolasayo jumps to spike the volleyball among Rosetown Royals teammates Eli-Yah Fenosoa (L), Rhett Cruse (obscured) and Ben Weber during the second set of their match against the Outlook Blues at senior boys conference playoffs here on Nov. 8. The Blues defeated the Royals 25-20, 25-14 and the teams finished second and third, respectively, advancing with the Clavet Cougars to regional playoffs in Outlook last Saturday. PHOTO BY DAVID
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Gambling advertising getting out of control
Data about cigarettes causing cancer eventually resulted in tobacco advertisements being banned from print and electronic media, but will the data about lives being ruined by gambling addiction eventually force governments to ban the media distribution of gambling ads?
Sports By Bruce Penton
Probably not, because the amount of money involved is enormous and some of the major media outlets in the United States are not only profiting from those advertisements, but they’re involved with betting outlets as co-partners.
Ever tried to put the toothpaste back into the tube? That’s where the world is at with sports gambling and it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better.
(Full disclosure: Your correspondent gambles on sports, in nickel-and-dime fashion, and while a mini addiction has probably developed, my financial stability is not at stake.)
One can’t turn on a televised sports event without seeing gambling firms urging fans to bet this, parlay that, take the under….will your favourite team cover a 7.5-point spread? Television networks reportedly collected $434 million in sportsbook commercials in 2024. So, as theorized by columnist Colby Hall of Mediate. com, networks aren’t covering the rise in problem gambling, which statistically is growing more among young men, “because they’re getting paid not to.”
When there is huge money involved in anything — millions and billions — organized crime can’t be far behind. The recent criminal charges filed against three National Basketball Association figures also involved four New York-based crime families.
If a point guard for a small college in Utah can be
guaranteed a mob-related cash payment of a couple of thousand dollars for intentionally going “under” on his posted point total for a game in mid-January, what would stop a pro hoopster from agreeing to do the same for a couple of hundred thousand dollars?
Don’t think it’s not happening. Toronto Raptors Jontay Porter lost his NBA career after getting a lifetime ban for doing just that; gamblers were informed pre-game that he would bow out of a game, claiming injury, in the first quarter, guaranteeing that his point total would be under a certain number. Those in on the scam laid down big money on Porter’s position, and cashed in even bigger.
Recently, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncy Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were implicated in gambling-related endeavours, adding to the ever-growing list of athletes caught up in the idea of making big money the easy, illegal way.
Betting on sports events has long been a common way of life in Europe, but it was generally illegal in North America until the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2018 it would allow states to regulate sports betting. In Canada, betting on sports events has been allowed even longer, as provincial lottery bodies have run Sport Select and other similar games.
Guaranteeing the elimination of criminal activity surrounding sports betting is folly. Bettors are more likely to ask themselves, however, ‘am I playing a legitimate game or has the result been predetermined?’
• Super 70s Sports back when O.J. Simpson was a football broadcaster: “Let’s go down to the sideline for a report from O.J. who appears to be wearing his murder gloves now so everybody be careful down there.”
• Headline at theonion.com: “NBA Reaffirms Commitment To Gamblers Only Ruining Their Lives Legally”
• Jack Finarelli on his sportscurmudgeon.com site, lamenting the overuse of the phrase ‘hostile envi-
ronment’ when referred to a visiting sports team: “A hostile environment is Gaza City in the summer of 2025.”
• Columnist Norman Chad: “MLS has been thriving for 30 years, making headlines, crowning champions, building rivalries… and somehow I’ve spent the exact same 30 years blissfully unaware it even existed.”
• Headline at fark.com: “Steelers safety fined $5K for a) Illegal hits; b) Skipping media availability; c) wearing a black towel instead of a white one.” (Answer: C)
• Comedy guy Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “I’m not sure about the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy (when all 32 teams played on the same night). It sounds like margarita night at an all-inclusive resort in Cancun.”
• Columnist Norman Chad: “Somehow, the Dodgers’ World Series title has induced Astros fans on X to complain about LA’s team payroll. Let’s review the Astros’ 2017 World Series season: ‘We didn’t cheat.’ ‘Well, we cheated but others did too.’ ‘It didn’t help us that much and we would’ve won anyway.’”
• Headline at the onion.com: “Barry Bonds reveals asterisk has spread throughout body.”
• Another onion.com headline: “Arch Manning Running Out Of Polite Ways To Decline Eli’s Mentorship”
• Comedy guy Brad Dickson of Omaha: “My grandmother Mabel Micek, 106, on why she still enjoys sitting in the stands at Husker home football games: ‘It’s the only place I go where I’m around people my own age.’”
• Headline at fark.com: “All 30 teams to be represented at the first MLB Open golf tournament. In other news, the Dodgers have signed Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Shooter McGavin.”
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Despite a Wakaw Warrior tackler, quarterback Cale Morris of the Rosetown Royals dives forward for the touchdown behind the blocking of Carson Fortin (42) and Malcolm Ledding (L) as teammates Boyd Anderson (9) and Jordan Bouclin (97) amid Warriors Sam Ward (13), Cruz Symak-Goller (32) and Braxton Wudrich (R, 84). This major score with a successful points-after kick tied the score at 24 in the second quarter of the 2A six-man football bronze-medal here on Nov. 8. The Warriors won 74-32.
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Bronze-medal game a tough loss
BY DAVID MCIVER
After two consecutive provincial 2A football bronze medals, the Rosetown Royals came up short in their third appearance, losing 74-32 to the Wakaw Warriors here on Nov. 8.
The Warriors led 16-8 after the first quarter and 36-24 at halftime.
Royals running back Malcolm Ledding rushed for touchdowns of one and four yards. Ledding also had a long rush for another major called back. Offensive end Jordan Bouclin scored on a pass-and-run play of about 30 yards, while quarterback Cale Morris plunged ahead for two yards for a touchdown.
Receiver Nolan Holmes took the ball on the short opening kickoff for about 50 yards to the end zone. Holmes also scored on three passing plays. Cohen Palchinski, Brody Meston, and lineman Hank Leuschen also scored on pass plays. Mason Procyshyn rushed 91 yards for another major. After handing off, quarterback Micah Green went out on a left-side pattern and caught a pass from Procyshyn for another touchdown.
The defeat on the home field was especially tough as it was the last game for offensive co-ordinator and vice-principal Gary Paproski, the last member remaining from the Royals’ 2005 nine-
man provincial championship team.
It was an emotional time for him and others who came over to talk with him afterward.
“We didn’t clean up mistakes,” said Royals head coach Mitchell Wintonyk. “We knew it was going to cost us if we didn’t—and we didn’t do it.
“It’s a very simple formula: you turn the ball over and you’re not going to win many football games. It plagued us all playoffs. We got away with it once and we didn’t get away with it the next two times.”
“It’s always nice to win the last game of the year, even though it’s a bronze,” said Warriors head coach Carter Haryett.
“We thought we had a shot at gold or silver, but we got to come here and win our last game of the year. Not that many teams get to do that.”
The Warriors had 15 Grade 12 players on the roster. “Half of our team is graduating, so we’ll be a smaller team next year,” said Haryett. “But we’ve got a lot of good young players coming up.
“Rosetown played a hard game. They’re a young, up-and-coming team, not that many Grade 12s, so they’ll be good for a few years,” said Haryett. “Hopefully, sometime we’ll meet them in the playoffs again.”
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Captain leads with four goals
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The Rosetown Redwings were 2-0 going into last weekend, when they faced the Dodsland Stars in Kerrobert on Friday and hosted the Kindersley Kodiaks on Saturday.
The Redwings, who don’t play again until Dec. 6 when they host the Kerrobert Tigers, defeated the Luseland Mallards 5-4 in Luseland on Nov. 7.
Redwing captain Jordan Johnston scored four goals, although Eric Rob-
bie got the winning goal and added an assist. Walker Doetzel also tallied, while Morgan Sparks had three assists and Kyle Ireland two.
The Redwings outshot the Mallards 49-37. Noah Martens made 33 saves in the Redwing net.
Kyle Heintz scored twice for the Mallards. Their goalie, Avery Kohlman, stopped 43 Redwing shots.
After their game against the Redwings, the rival Dodsland Stars don’t play again until Dec. 6, when they host the Kerrobert Tigers.
Rosetown seniors enjoy cards, bingo and plenty of laughs
A full slate of games kept spirits high at the Rosetown Seniors Centre on Nov. 12 as members gathered for their weekly mix of cards, bingo and friendly competition.
Whist players kicked off the afternoon with a lively set of hands. When the final scores were tallied, Sherry Fortin claimed first place, followed by Darlene Aitken in second. Jim Wright secured third, while Cindy McRae rounded out the top four.
Bingo action kept the room buzz-
ing as numbers were called and cheers followed each win. Pauline Johston picked up an early victory, while Joyce Morin had a strong showing with two wins. Additional lucky rounds went to Cindy McRae, George Patenaude, Gail Bevill and Terry MacDonald.
Cribbage players wrapped up the day’s events with close, thoughtful play. Ron Haye earned top spot, with Jim Wright taking second and Terry MacDonald finishing third.
Rosetown RCMP investigating series of break-ins
ROSETOWN — Rosetown RCMP are searching for a suspect after a series of break and enters at several local buildings earlier this month.
Police say they received multiple reports on Nov. 3 of break-ins that happened overnight. Investigators determined an individual forced entry into two Main Street buildings — a municipal building and a church — damaging doors and stealing a tote bag and an undisclosed amount of money.
Further investigation found two additional buildings on Highway 4 — a business and a town maintenance building — had also been broken into. Tools and cash were reported stolen from the business, and a vehicle was taken from the maintenance building’s property. RCMP say the vehicle has since been recovered.
Police also received a report of an
attempted break-in at another municipal building off Highway 4. A door was damaged but the suspect did not get inside.
RCMP say the incidents occurred between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Nov. 3.
The suspect is described as a man wearing dark clothing, red gloves and a face covering at the time. RCMP have released photos of the individual.
Investigators are asking anyone who drove through the affected areas early on Nov. 3 to review their dash camera footage. Residents are also being urged to check home security and doorbell cameras for any suspicious activity.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Rosetown RCMP at 310RCMP. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or online at the Crime Stoppers website.
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The town has received a proposal to have Sk Recycles take over collection of material that the recycling division of Loraas has been taking to Saskatoon.
Residents wouldn’t have to pay if councillors choose the “program-led collection model,” says a letter from Sk Recycles, formerly Multi-Material Stewardship Western.
“I think it’s a great program,” Amanda Bors told questioner Kimiko Otterspoor, adding that it would represent “one less thing” that residents have to cover. People pay recycling fees as part of their monthly utility bills.
Cancellation of the Loraas contract with the town would be required, said Bors, the town’s chief administrative assistant, during the Nov. 3 council meeting. The deadline for signing up is Feb. 1. It could start next June 1.
One complication might be that the people aiming to establish a bio-char plant here want to use recyclable material as feedstock, Mayor Trevor Hay
noted.
The town wouldn’t continue receiving a grant from Multi-Material Stewardship but that grant doesn’t cover the cost of using the Loraas service, Bors said. Glass material would still be banned from recycling carts, she added.
She’d signed up for a Nov. 13 webinar on the program that council members could view. The first phase of the program covered the cities. Weyburn was the most recent to join, on Sept. 1, the Sk Recycles website says.
Bors said she’d bring more information, including the amount of the multi-materials grant, to a future meeting.
Sk Recycles, based in Saskatoon, operates the provincial Environment Department’s household packaging and paper stewardship program, the letter noted. Its “community-led collection model,” where the town would handle residential pick-ups, officially starts on June 1. Sk Recycles would conduct that residential collection under the “program-led” model “at no cost” to citizens, the letter said.
Canada Post unveils new holiday and Christmas stamps
New stamps have arrived to carry mail during the holiday season.
One group outlines “a nostalgic winter tale of friendship” and the other stamp “features a whimsical illustration of the Nativity scene,” a Canada Post statement said. The post office has issued stamps celebrating Christmas and the holidays every year since 1964, the statement noted.
The Christmas stamp is “set beneath the bright shining star of Bethlehem with the Magi approaching in the distance,” using colour and shading to bring characters Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus and the angel announcing Jesus’s birth to the forefront, the statement said. Bex Morley of Vancouver Island designed it.
Stamps on the official first day covers were cancelled in Hope, B.C., referring to the message of hope in the
Nativity story.
The holiday stamps celebrate “the holiday spirit through the storybook tale of a sly fox, a playful rabbit and two productive squirrels busily decorating their forest home for the festive season,” the statement said. They were designed by Kristine Do of Toronto and illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey of Kingston, Ont.
RCMP respond to range of incidents in Rosetown and area
Rosetown RCMP dealt with a variety of calls between Nov. 7 and 13, 2025, including traffic incidents, collisions, and ongoing investigations.
On Nov. 7, officers responded to a sudden death in Lucky Lake under the Coroner’s Act. The same day, reports included a break and enter at an enclosed trailer in Wheatland Campground, a vehicle hitting a ditch on Highway 7 due to icy conditions, a rollover near Rosetown with no injuries, and multiple deer-vehicle collisions in the RM of Marriott and on Highway 7. RCMP also investigated uttering threats in Rosetown, a vehicle sliding into a ditch near Elrose, and an abandoned vehicle on Highway 44.
On Nov. 9, police investigated a damaged vehicle believed to be stolen in
Former Saskatchewanderer wins provincial recreation award
Travel writer and former Saskatchewander, Ashlyn George, has won the 2025 Leadership Excellence Award through the Saskatchewan Recreation Awards. The awards are presented annually by the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA).
George was nominated by longtime friend Annika Mang, co-founder of the hiking app TrailCollectiv. “Ashlyn pushes boundaries and inspires others to do the same. Her leadership has elevated parks and recreation in Saskatchewan and beyond,” said Mang.
The award honours individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership in their organization or community. SPRA president Darcy McLeod said George “leads by example with her genuine
appreciation for Saskatchewan’s parks and recreation. She’s an excellent ambassador, encouraging everyone to get outside and explore the province.”
George received $1,000 to support local recreation initiatives. A video celebrating her achievement is available on SPRA’s website and YouTube channel.
“In a day and age when we spend much of our time in offices or online, it’s more important than ever to get outdoors, reconnect with nature and build community,” said George.
Other 2025 winners include Farm It Forward of Mossbank, which received the Community Wellbeing Award, and Dean Heuchert of Wynyard, who received the Volunteer Champion Award. Full details are on the SPRA website.
the RM of Monet Community Pasture, while another deer-vehicle collision occurred near McGee. Nov. 10 saw multiple driving complaints reported on Highway 7.
On Nov. 12, RCMP attended a two-vehicle collision at a Rosetown business, with no injuries reported, and investigated vehicle damage near D’Arcy on Highway 7. On Nov. 13, officers conducted a well-being check in Rosetown. Over the week, officers issued 52 traffic-related charges. No false alarms or 911 misdials were reported. Police are asking anyone with information about these or other incidents to contact the Rosetown RCMP at 306-882-5700, or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
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Greg Leonard (R) of Harris and a member of the Rosetown Karate Club takes part in a kumite event against an unidentified opponent at the close of the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament. Leonard won here and also won the adult male novice class.
PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
Thirteen members of the host Rosetown Karate Club took part in the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament here on Nov. 8. Most, holding certificates of participation, were available at classes on Thursday: Aanya Haider (front, L), Beau Fullerton, Ezekiel Ragragio, Olli Wade, Anastasia Fullerton; (middle) Paige Mosicki, Aryan Haider, Manha Rahman and (back) Jordan Merrifield; missing Greg Leonard and Racel Bolur.
PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
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Rosetown Karate Club shines with 13 medals at fall tournament
won a silver medal in kumite in the male 10-and-under intermediate class.
Rosetown Karate Club members won 13 medals at the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament here on Nov. 8.
Jordan Merrifield won bronze medals in the kata and kumite events in the female 14-17 advanced class.
Greg Leonard of Harris won a gold medal in the kumite event in the adult male novice class.
Manha Haider won a silver medal in kumite and a bronze in kata in the female 14-17 intermediate class.
Aryan Haider won a silver in kata and a bronze in kumite in the male 11-13 intermediate class.
In the female 10-and-under intermediate class, Paige Mosicki won the silver medal in kumite, and Aanya Haider won the bronze medal in kata.
Racel Bolur, of the Saskatoon Traditional Shotokan Club, run under the auspices of the Rosetown club,
Anastasia Fullerton won silver medals in kata and kumite in the female 9-10 novice class.
Ezekiel Ragragio won the gold medal in kata in the male 6-8 novice class.
Leonard, who won despite breaking a toe during the tournament, had wanted to learn karate for a long time and now, at 37, he’s finally doing it, he said after the tournament.
“I’ve always had an interest in it since I was a kid— well, forever,” said Leonard. “So in my 30s, I finally decided I wanted to try it for real. I’ve been doing it for the last two years now.”
Overall participation by member clubs was about normal for the fall tournament, which doesn’t usually have the turnout of the association’s spring tournament due to being early in the season, said Rosetown
OMAN — Our precious mother and grandmother, Betty Oman, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 12, 2025. She called Rosetown home for 42 years and will be remembered for her work at the bank, her service on the woman’s hospital auxiliary, the housing board as well as many activities at Church. Our family will remember her
for the unconditional love that she lavished on all of us. Her wit and humor will be missed! She was greatly loved.
She was predeceased by her loving husband Lorne, her parents James and Dora Anderson and her sister Bev Green.
Survived by her sister, Barb Pasareno, daughter Shelley (Barry) Willis, children Jennifer (Brendan) Abreu and Kristina Willis, her son Craig (Brenda) Oman, children Krista (Darren) Lefebvre and Brett Oman, as well as eight great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held on November 21, 2025 at 11:00am at Shanidar Funeral Chapel at 510 Young Street, Rosetown, Sask.
In Loving Memory of Jean Isobel Porter (Nee Bradley)
Dec. 6, 1934 to October 23, 2025 • 90 years old
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jean Isobel Porter (nee Bradley) on October 23, 2025 at Nanaimo Regional Hospital in British Columbia.
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Jean is survived by her son Bradley (Karen) Porter, Sandra (Brent) Russell; grandchildren Breanne, Alicia, Dalen, Eryn, Thomas; sisters Verna Mae Demers and Geri Rea; sisters-in-law Lynn Bradley and Linda Bradley and many nieces and nephews and their families.
Jean was born in Rosetown on Dec. 6, 1934 to Vern and Marjorie Bradley of Stranraer, Saskatchewan. Jean completed her schooling at Stranraer and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. She obtained a B.Sc in nursing in 1956 specializing in public health nursing. She worked in Regina City Health Department and the Rosetown Health Region from 1957-1962, first at Kerrobert and then transferring to Rosetown in 1959.
In 1960, Jean met the love of her life, Blair Porter, on a blind date at a Christmas party. Jean married Bennett Blair Porter on July 4th, 1961. She resigned from public health in 1962 to raise her children, Bradley Blair (June 20, 1962) and Sandra Lynn (April 24, 1964). Then, in 1971, Jean took a refresher course at the Rosetown Union Hospital and returned to work in various capacities as a public health nurse, then as regional nursing supervisor and later acting regional director. Jean retired from public health in December 1994.
Jean’s community interests in the early years in-
cluded curling, singing in the Fireside Group, United Church choir, the Community Choir and in the chorus of the musical “The Sound of Music”, serving on the Library Board, leading CGIT and Beta Sigma Phi (since 1963). After retirement, Jean continued with Beta Sigma Phi, also becoming active in Rosetown and District Arts Council, Adult Art Club, Rosetown Writer’s Group, United Church Choir, Senior’s choir and Community Choir.
One of Jean’s great loves was her garden where she planted annuals every spring. With large well-established trees and manicured shrubs Jean created an oasis of colour. There were many wedding photos taken in the yard of Jean and Blair’s home at 1122 Main Street!
In 2004, Jean and Blair sold their Rosetown home and moved to Qualicum Beach, BC. They met new friends through Newcomers and Probus. In 2005, Cecil Livingstone, and in 2008, sisters Verna Mae and Geri moved to Parksville, which all came together to create a great network of family and friends.
In Qualicum/Parksville Jean continued to follow her many passions of singing, art, gardening and Beta Sigma Phi. In 2018, Jean and Blair moved to the Garden’s Retirement Home where they continued to enjoy a great life making friends and following their respective passions right up to their last days.
Jean is remembered as a wonderful lady; quiet, kind, thoughtful and wise, with a quick wit and sharp mind, devoted to family and friends. Her calm, caring presence will never be forgotten. There will be a Celebration of Life at the Qualicum Beach Inn on November 29, 2025 starting at 2 pm. Yates Funeral Home in Parksville was entrusted with cremation.
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Betty Oman November 12, 2025
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Nov. 22, Saturday, Rosetown Farmers’ Market Christmas Craft & Bake Sale; Civic Centre 11 - 3. Lunch available. For tables, phone Carol at 306831-8221. 53-5p
Red Cross Creations - A Christmas Bazaar Thursday, Nov. 27 1:00-5:00 PM at Riches Antiques.
Dec 5 at St. Theresa’s Church in Rosetown: The Choir for Kindness Christmas Concert at 7:00. Fund-raiser to help shelter the Homeless in Saskatoon’s West end. Singers from Saskatoon and Rosetown and a Christmas Bake Sale.
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Looking Back
With David McIver
100 years ago - Nov. 19, 1925
On Nov. 14, the fireman on the Canadian National Railway train took sick west of here and on arrival of the train at Rosetown Jack Heartwell volunteered to take over the sick man’s duties on the run into Saskatoon. “Though he probably found it a testing task, Jack made the grade.”
Rosetown tennis players won four of five matches to take the Judge Leahy Trophy from the Kindersley club on Nov. 17: John Murphy, men’s singles; Murphy and E. Hewat, men’s doubles; Mrs. W. H. E. Graham, ladies’ singles; and Murphy and Mrs. Blanch, mixed doubles. 80 years ago - Nov. 15, 1945
On Nov. 11, First World War veterans hosted Second World War veterans at the Legion hall. Thurston Talbot showed a series of films. Branch president D. Monteith spoke briefly. T. C. Clements acted as accompanist for community singing. Chaplain Rev. G. W. Rhodes welcomed the new veterans. W. J. Garland looked after the lunch. Ed Smith and P. Murphy sang solos.
Rosetown Union Hospital had a busy October. Staff admitted 127 patients, performed 26 operations and delivered 12 babies. Two patients also died during the month.
Pilot Officer F. Herb Webb of Kingsland had been promoted to flying officer. Webb had arrived in Halifax from overseas in June and since had been getting treatment in Lachine and Winnipeg hospitals and the Saskatoon Sanatorium. 70 years ago - Nov. 17, 1955
Robert “R.B.” Fenson won the Rosetown elementary school senior division oratory contest with his speech on stock car racing. Five others spoke on these topics, as introduced by master of ceremonies Barry Hastings: Bill Gordon, Our Little Known Universe; Larry Myers, Our Neighboring Province of Alberta; Jim Foster, The Development of the Aeroplane; Bob Burton, Geese and Goose Hunting; and Monica Flach, My Brother’s Car.
Bert Fountain of Druid, east of Dodsland, had played cribbage on Nov. 11 with his 11-year-old nephew, Raymond Fountain. Raymond dealt himself three fives and the jack of clubs. Bert then cut the five of clubs. Two years earlier, his brother Ronald did the same. “Twice in the same family. Can anyone beat that?” asked editor John Pinckney.
50 years ago - Nov. 19, 1975
There had been too many fires in the past two weeks, said Rosetown fire chief Roger Seib. Up until Nov. 15, fires destroyed two unoccupied houses in Sovereign, an old building on a Zealandia-area farm and scaffolding at the Cargill elevator. A landfill fire burned a field and threatened the Co-op service centre.
Photos showed Hilda Walker, noble grand of the Leona Rebekah Lodge, presenting gifts to young participants at a Rebekah - Odd Fellows program here. Recipients were Rosetown-area music student Ruth Andres, who played three piano selections, and Connie Cathcart of Perdue, who gave a talk and slide show of her going that summer on the United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth.
30 years ago - Nov. 13, 1995
Back-breaking work by town employees from one late afternoon to 5 a.m. the next day prevented a sewage backup into Rosetown homes. A pipe had broken between the pumphouse and the lagoon, said town superintendent Greg Rollheiser.
Remember When
The iconic “red hat” ornament that sat atop the Voyageur Restaurant, attached to the Esso Service Station and Convenience Store at 407-411 Railway Avenue. This photo was taken in 1969, the year the restaurant was officially opened by Bill Kellett. It remained open until its closure in 2004.
Explore ancient worlds and new thrills at the Library
BY BRITTANY BOOTH
Check It Out
Calling all ancient history lovers! Our book displays this month centre around the details and intricacies of life in ancient times. From Rome to Mesopotamia, to the Mayans and Egyptians, there are many choices to be had. Kids can learn about subjects like ancient games and the work of archaeologists in Egypt. For adults, there’s a wide range of topics including politics, religion, art, and the lives of those often forgotten by the annals of history.
An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister (romance). Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher have been academic rivals since they first crossed paths as undergrads. Now that a highly coveted teaching opportunity has come up, their rivalry hits epic proportions. When Sadie notices that the job offers partner hire, however, she hatches a plot to get them both the job. All they must do is get legally married.
With only 11 people turning out for an organizational meeting, those in charge had to cancel the Donor’s Choice campaign, said chair Dennis “Wax” Williams. It was even too late to switch to a mail-out campaign, said Williams.
20 years ago - Nov. 14, 2005
Bison prices had started to increase after the 2003 discovery of bovice spongiform encephalopathy in a cow in Alberta, said Macrorie-area bison producer Ivan Hodges.
The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan (thriller). On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Isles, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore, bearing her dark and all-consuming secret: a scrap of fraying embroidery that seems worthless at first glance. For over a century, two rival organizations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure the valuable artifact in the hopes of finding the original manuscript from which it was torn. Two women now get entangled in that ancient web in an attempt to solve a murder.
The Merge by Grace Walker (sci-fi). Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter, Amelia, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s healthy body and their consciousness blended as one. As they prepare to move to The Village, a rehab centre for the merged, they quickly begin to question whether everything is really as it seems.
The Botanist’s Assistant by Peggy Townsend (mystery). Plenty of people consider Margaret Finch odd. But the same attributes that cause her to be labelled eccentric—an obsessive attention to detail and the ability to organize almost anything—make her invaluable in her job as Research Assistant II to a talented botanist. However, these qualities also turn Margaret into a target after a surprising death shakes the small university where she works.
Other People’s Fun by Harriet Lane (adult fiction). Ruth is alone, unnoticed, and at a loss. But luckily, Sookie is back in her life—vivid, self-assured Sook-
ie, who never paid attention to Ruth when they were teenagers, but who now seems to want to be friends. As Ruth is caught up in Sookie’s life, she sees that everything is not as Instagrammable as Sookie would have you believe. As the truth about Sookie becomes clearer, so too does the choice Ruth has to make.
Weekly Recipe
Crunchy Chicken Fingers with Sriracha Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch strips
1 cup mayonnaise, divided 1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder, divided
2 cups crushed corn flakes cereal
1 ml canola oil
2 tbsp Sriracha
1 tbsp liquid honey
Preparation in Body Subhead style
Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C). In medium bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup (125 ml) mayonnaise, paprika, salt, pepper and 1/2 tsp (2 ml) garlic powder, stirring to coat chicken. Place cereal in shallow bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in cereal, pressing to coat. Place chicken on parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with oil. Discard excess cereal. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is crisp and no longer pink inside.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine remaining mayonnaise, Sriracha, honey and remaining garlic powder. Serve chicken with sauce.
Preparation time: 10 minutes; total time: 25 minutes. Makes six servings, 467 calories each.
- Canadian Food Focus
Fire Department’s new truck nears delivery
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Workers in Delisle are finishing a new unit for the Rosetown Fire Department.
Staff with Otex Manufacturing there are installing lights, sirens, radios and tool boxes, a report from the department to the Nov. 3 town council meeting said. The town and four surrounding municipalities are paying for the new command/wildland truck, Mayor Trevor Hay said. It will replace a van that the five parties had paid for.
“When we looked at this replacement truck, we decided to upgrade to a command truck with a wildland truck,” Hay said. “I guess we’ll see it in a few weeks when it’s finished,” he added, expressing appreciation to the rural municipalities.
It will “really take a load off a big truck from being out in the soft ground or a place where a big truck shouldn’t be,” said councillor Greg Carlson.
Great Plains College awards more than $231K in fall scholarships
BY KATE WINQUIST
SWIFT CURRENT — Great Plains College has awarded more than $231,000 in entrance scholarships, bursaries and awards to 155 students this fall.
“This is far more than a statistic — it represents real opportunities for 155 students to continue their education,” president and CEO Brad Mahon said in a release. “Financial barriers can be overwhelming, and scholarships help remove those obstacles so students can focus on learning and achieving their goals.”
The college says it has invested nearly $2.5 million in scholarships and awards over the years.
This fall’s scholarship distribution included more than $151,000 for students at the Swift Current campus and more than $80,000 for students at campuses in Maple Creek, Martensville, Kindersley and Warman.
Another $10,000 in International Student Awards went to second-year diploma students at the Warman campus.
Eleven Adult Basic Education Persistence Awards will be presented in December to students in Kindersley, Martensville and Maple Creek, including three Indigenous ABE awards sponsored by Living Sky Casino.
Additional scholarships are expected to be awarded in the winter semester, with about 32 students set to receive a further $40,000. That amount includes $19,500 for 13 practical nursing students in Biggar.
Two new bursaries were also awarded for the first time in 2025-26: the Barbara Lindsay Practical Nursing Bursary, which will provide two annual $2,500 awards to practical nursing students for the next decade, and the Great Plains College Board Bursary, which will award at least one $500 bursary each year.
“As National Philanthropy Day approaches on Nov. 15, we want to extend an extra thank you to our donors for their ongoing support,” Mahon said.
The college has published a complete list of its 2024-25 donors and sponsors on its website. Applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now open, and students who apply to a full-time, student-loan-eligible program by April 30, 2026, are automatically considered for a $500-to-$3,000 entrance scholarship.
Information about scholarships, deadlines and do nor opportunities is available at greatplainscollege.ca.
Chiropractors launch Toasty Toes Sock Drive across Saskatchewan
With winter approaching, Saskatchewan chiropractors are once again urging residents to help warm the feet of those in need through the annual Toasty Toes sock drive.
The campaign, organized by the Chiropractors’ Association of Saskatchewan, aims to collect 10,000 new pairs of socks to be distributed by the Salvation Army.
“No one in our province should have to face winter without something as basic — and essential — as warm socks,” said Dr. Jennifer Beggs, Regina chiropractor and association president, in a statement.
“Through Toasty Toes, chiropractors, our patients and our communities are coming together to make sure that warmth and compassion reach every corner
of Saskatchewan,” she added.
Donations of new socks or sock packages can be made at participating chiropractic clinics until Nov. 28.
“A clean, dry pair of socks can make a significant difference for those facing homelessness or financial hardship during a Saskatchewan winter,” the statement noted.
“Toasty Toes is a wonderful example of how small acts of kindness — like donating a pair of socks — can have a huge impact when a community works together,” said Maj. Mike Hoeft of the Salvation Army in Saskatoon.
Over the past eight years, the campaign has collected nearly 124,000 pairs of socks and $12,000 in donations.
SaskAbilities offers free equipment loans for residents with disabilities
SASKATOON — Residents of Saskatchewan who require equipment to assist with mobility or daily living can turn to SaskAbilities’ Special Needs Equipment program. Funded by Saskatchewan Health, the program provides eligible individuals with a variety of aids on a free loan basis.
The program offers mobility equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches and pediatric mobility aids. It also provides environmental equipment including hospital beds, commodes, patient lifts
To qualify, applicants must be Saskatchewan residents with a valid Saskatchewan Health Services card. Access to the program requires a requisition completed by an authorized health care professional, such as an occupational therapist or physical therapist. Residents can ask their family doctor or local hospital or community health care centre for a referral.
All equipment is loaned free of charge, and repair and maintenance services are included. The Saskatoon branch of SaskAbilities is located at 2310 Louise Ave. Residents can call 306-664-6646 for more information.
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Bobbee Wood (L) of Atlas York Insurance holds a cheque for Bernard Mullis, who chairs the drive to get a new Wheels for Wheels van, with Judy Johnston, the former owner of the local insurance company, holding a poster about the campaign. PHOTO COURTESY OF BERNARD MULLIS