The Weekly Bean - September 15, 2022

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

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Kindersley RCMP remain busy with over 50 calls

Kindersley RCMP were kept busy this past week. The week started with one vehicle that fled from police which the RCMP are still looking for, and the week ended with one careless use of a firearm call that resulted in a search warrant and arrest of the individual involved.

Kindersley RCMP recently had a full suspension mountain bike turned into their office. If you think this may be yours and are able to provide some form of proof of ownership the RCMP would like to reunite you with your bike. Please call the Detachment if you believe this to be yours.

As a continued commitment to traffic safety in the area Kindersley RCMP also conducted several check stops over the previous long weekend that resulted in several tickets and warnings being given to motorists in the area.

Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 52 calls for service from Sept. 6th to 12th which included, but was not limited to, five traffic complaints, two assaults, and one wellbeing check.

If you need to report any suspicious activity in your community, please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment by calling 306-463-4642 or their local police service. Information can also be provided anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

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

Shoppers at MonAmie Boutique enjoy a personal shopping experience with one-on-one customer service. They also have a huge selection of fashions to choose from.

“I try to bring the urban shopping experience to rural Saskatchewan,” owner Karen Francis said. “I have a lot packed into this little store, including brands from Amsterdam, LA, California and Montreal. And what does Karen love about her shop? “I absolutely love the people!” she said. “I love fashion and making women feel good about themselves when they walk out the door.” Her passion is obvious at MonAmi Boutique.

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* A town in Washington has a treetop bridge over a busy road that’s just big enough for squirrels, called the Nutty Narrows Bridge.

* Russian author Vladimir Nabokov came up with the idea for smiley emoticons in 1969.

* Now here’s a great way to “go green”: Residents of Surabaya, Indonesia, can pay their bus fare with plastic waste, which will earn them two hours of travel time. The dual aim is to reduce waste as well as the number of cars on the road by encouraging the use of public transportation.

* A U.S. constitutional amendment was proposed in 1893 suggesting that the country be renamed The United States of Earth.

* If you’ve ever questioned the idea that smartphone addiction is real, consider the case of computer programmer Maneesh Sethi, who hired a woman (at $8 an hour) to slap him in the face every time he tried checking Facebook during working hours!

* The average MLB baseball lasts for just 5-7 pitches. In the beginning of a game, at least 90 balls are required on hand, with about 60-70 used per the average game.

* When Apple purchased rural land for a new data center in Maiden, North Carolina, an older couple refused to sell the one-acre plot they’d originally purchased for $6,000 more than three decades earlier. After all offers were rejected, Apple finally asked them to name a price. Success at last! For just a cool $1.7 million.

* The Spice Girls’ nicknames were created by Top of the Pops magazine in a 1996 article.

* Monopoly, originally called The Landlord’s Game, was invented by Lizzie Magie to share her views on the dangers of capitalism.

22) Although it’s not quite what you hoped for, use your good business sense to make the most of what you’re being offered at this time. Things will improve down the line.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This week could offer more opportunities for ambitious Lambs eager to get ahead. But, don’t rush into making decisions until you’ve checked for possible hidden problems.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)

Some light begins to shine on professional and/or personal situations that have long eluded explanation. Best advice: Don’t rush things. All will be made clear in time.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)

Although you might want to protest what seems to be an unfair situation, it’s best to keep your tongue and temper in check for now. The full story hasn’t yet come out.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

Work prospects are back on track. But, watch what you say. A thoughtless comment to the wrong person — even if it’s said in jest — could delay or even derail your progress.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A colleague might try to goad you into saying or doing the wrong thing. It’s best to ignore the troublemaker, even if they rile your royal self. Your supporters stand with you.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be careful not to let your on-thejob zealousness create resentment with co-workers, who might feel you shut them out. Prove them wrong by including them in your project.

LIBRA (September 23 to October

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A more positive picture of what lies ahead is beginning to take shape. But there are still too many gaps that need to be filled in before you make definitive plans.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Continue to hold onto the reins so that you don’t charge willy-nilly into a situation that might appear attractive on the surface, but that actually lacks substance.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The Sea Goat’s merrier side dominates this week, and this means that, despite your usual busy schedule, you’ll be able to squeeze in parties and all sorts of fabulous, fun times.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’ll find that people are happy to help you deal with some difficult situations. And, of course, knowing you, you’ll be happy to return those favors anytime. Won’t you?

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Give that special someone in your personal life a large, loving dollop of reassurance. That will go a long way toward restoring the well-being of your ailing relationship.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are a delightful paradox. You like things neat and tidy. But, you’re also a wonderful host who can throw a really great party.

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Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.

When: Every week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Christian Fellowship Church (East Door) 800 - 12th Ave. E., Kindersley, SK

Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.

For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.

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Kids Can Help Make a Rustic Pear Galette

Pears star in this easy-to-make rustic galette that school-age kids will enjoy helping you prepare. The crust can be mixed quickly with young hands and muscle (or you can roll out a storebought pie crust). The final step is fanning out the pear slices and admiring the culinary “art” before you pop it in the oven.

For a free-form family-style “Rustic Pear Galette” of 6-8 servings, you’ll need:

DOUGH

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons unsalted, cold butter cut into 1/2 inch chunks

1 egg

1 teaspoon milk

2 teaspoons milk for brushing on crust

FILLING

3 tablespoons fig or apricot fruit spread

2 large Anjou pears

1 tablespoon melted butter

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg and 1 teaspoon of milk. Add half of the egg-and-milk mixture to the dough. Mix well. Add remaining portion and mix until the dough comes together. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Roll out dough into a 10-inch circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the center portion with the fruit spread and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the pears.

4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Halve and core the pears, then slice lengthwise. Arrange them in a fan shape on the chilled dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Drizzle the melted butter over the pears. Sprinkle with sugar

A tasty, handmade rustic pear galette is ready to serve.

and nutmeg.

5. Fold the border edge up and over toward the pears in slightly overlapping pleats to form the edges of the galette. Brush dough rim with milk and bake 25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.

6. Cool slightly, slide onto a serving plate and enjoy with vanilla ice cream.

1. For the dough, place flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl and let your child stir it together with clean fingers. Scatter butter chunks into flour mixture, and toss and rub between fingertips until mixture resembles small peas. Or, use a pastry blender.

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Brian

Zinchuk:

Canada’s
Twice last week, SaskEnergy set new daily natural gas usage records, and we can thank Alberta for most of our supply

promise to provide Europe with an additional 300,000 barrels of oil per day wasn’t worth a bucket of warm spit

On Feb. 24, Russia invaded Ukraine.

Not only was Saskatchewan setting electrical consumption records during the cold snap of last week of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas consumption records, too.

On Feb. 25, I had a conversation with Tim McMillan, outgoing CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers about Canada’s response.

According to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, “Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.

I asked, “If things get worse, do you think that the Canadian government should move to approve those projects that were cancelled and expedite their construction?”

“A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ.”

McMillan replied, somewhat prophetically, “No, I don’t think we should wait for things to get worse. I think if we cannot see as plain as day today that Russia’s aggression is enabled because of the energy crisis in Europe, we’re naïve.

The natural gas records coincided with record power consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At 5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown corporation. The previous record of 3,792 MW was reached four years ago to the day, on Dec. 29, 2017.

“And the policy decisions that has made them so vulnerable, shutting down nuclear, not developing their own natural gas, shutting down their coal, countries like Canada that made political policy decisions to not build LNG in a meaningful way. That, today, has proven to embolden Russia, and to leave Europe vulnerable, and to leave us vulnerable.

Saskatchewan’s power production has increasingly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, was retired, reducing the Boundary Dam Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natural gas side, Saskatchewan has seen the construction of several new natural gas-fired power plants. They include the baseload North Battleford Power Station (289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the baseload Chinook Power Station at Swift Current (353 megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Hill Power Station (89 megawatts). Another 353 megawatt baseload

“So we don’t need to wait for any more signs. The federal government should be making this a national imperative. It’s going to require national leadership, because there’s been so much policy challenge that has driven out all private sector initiatives; Energy East, Saguenay, Goldboro. All of these LNG facilities were try-

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plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction at Moose Jaw.

All of this added natural gas-fired power generation has, in turn, driven higher usage of natural gas during times of high electrical consumption.

The Crown noted that increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.

ing, from a company perspective, to move forward. So, after all of them have been cancelled, it’s only going to be successful if the federal government thinks it’s a national imperative, and pulls on these projects to enable them.”

SaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas each year.

In our conversation, I implored CAPP to talk to its members about doing everything they could to ramp up oil production. We could use crude-by-rail to get it to the East Coast, the federal government could tell TC Energy to build Energy East, and we should get it built as soon as humanely possible.

The Canadian promise

“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy president and CEO Ken From said in a release. “Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions. In addition, employees monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer demand across the province.”

Step forward a month. A March 24 story on CTV quoted federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkson, who said, “This is a crisis.”

This province is now largely dependent on neighbouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our natural gas needs.

When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 years ago, Saskatchewan’s domestic gas production fell off a cliff. Targeted gas drilling went essentially extinct, with next to no gas-specific wells being drilled in this province for most of the past decade. Our domestic gas production is now largely based on associated gas production that comes with oil production. As a result, Saskatchewan went from being a net gas exporter for the period of 1988 to 2009 to a net importer that year.

“These folks in Europe are looking at the prospects potentially of not having fuel for the trucks that provide groceries for people to survive on or potentially not having adequate supplies of gas to heat their homes,” Wilkinson said.

Now, nearly six months after that, has the federal government done anything –anything at all – to move on that promise to Europe?

No. Not a damned thing.

I know that because I asked Premier Scott Moe about it after his speech at the

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Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show. His speech focused on the need to displace Russian oil with Canadian oil.

I asked him if Saskatchewan had heard anything from the feds on their promise of increasing oil production by 300,000, or any ability to get it to them –pipeline, crude-by-rail, export infrastructure. We are, after all, the second largest oil producing province in the country, and anything coming from Alberta to the East Coast would have to pass through us. So you’d think we’d have heard something. Anything.

The answer? “No,” Moe said.

“And listen, it’s possible for Canadian production to increase by not only 300,000 barrels, but to increase substantially more than that, if the government puts action behind words just like that, and puts policy in place. Policy that will provide certainty for many of the folks that are in this room, here at the Lloydminster (Heavy) Oil Show, to invest in long term production increases.

“And just to have some stable policy in place, and then some stable policy in place on how we’re actually going to get that product out of Canada to a saltwater port, and ultimately to, the global market that is that is out there.

“So, yes, we can do that. But then what the federal government has failed to do is to put the policy behind the words that they spoke about three, four months ago,” Moe said.

I had to look it up, as mentioned above, it was actually closer to six months ago .

This is what I told McMillan, back on Feb. 25:

“However this goes, we need to seriously look at Canadian oil production dramatically – ramping up dramatically shipping to Europe as quick as we can. And the whole concept of it takes 10 years to build a pipeline needs get thrown out the window. The original TransMountain Pipeline was built in 16 months. The original plans for record Energy East are sitting there, in a file box, at TransCanada. Tran-

sCanada has a pile of pipeline infrastructure sitting there, like pumping infrastructure and everything for for Keystone XL. It’s just just parked, and could be used to get energies going.

“These are things that I would suggest that, the next time you guys have a meeting, you might want to talk about. The whole idea of we are Canada, we can’t accomplish anything, we can’t do anything – we have to reset that clock 80 years and think that we may have to move on these things and move fast.”

Why would I tell the head of the leading oil producer association in Canada that? Because its much better we send oil tankers and LNG carriers to Europe than my 18 year old kid, in a uniform, carrying a rifle. Or his kid’s. Or anyone else’ kids.

Not worth a bucket of warm spit

So we now know that Wilkinson’s, and by extension, Canada’s promise to Europe wasn’t worth a bucket of warm spit. If we had actually mobilized six months ago, done a real response, we could have gotten crude by rail in place to the East Coast. We already have the infrastructure built on this end. Yesterday I drove past two idle loading facilities, at Kindersley and Kerrobert. We could have built adhoc loading facilities at Saint John, New Brunswick. And we could have mobilized the construction of the Energy East pipeline, using all the leftover material that TC Energy was stuck with following the collapse of the Keystone XL project.

Instead, we have done nothing, NOTHING, while the other side of the world literally burns.

At least a bucket of warm spit could have been used to put out a fire in Ukraine.

Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of PipelineOnline.ca. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca. You can follow Pipeline Online at PipelineOnline.ca, on LinkedIn., Facebook and Twitter.

Brian will be in Kindersley for a Q & A session at the Kindersley & District Plains Museum on Friday, Sept. 16 from 11am - Noon courtesy of the Kindersley Chamber of Commerce.

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Invites you to attend the rededication of the Kindersley Field of Honour Kindersley Cemetery Sunday, September 25, 2022 2:00 PM Branch #57 has replaced approx. 12 WWI Veteran’s Headstones along with the Last Post Fund. This is a very important project as our Veterans now have a new headstone to remember them by. The Legion will be doing a short ceremony and would love a very large gathering. Any questions, please call Dave 306-460-8389.

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EATONIA

Sunday, September 18

42nd Annual Terry Fox Marathon of Hope. Run. Walk. Bike. Ride. Registration table will be open 12:30 pm at the Arena. Run will start at 1:00 pm. Snacks and door prizes. Questions? Call/text Pam 306-430-7173.

ESTON

Friday, September 16

• ECS Grad 2023 Bottle Drive Fundraiser

KERROBERT

Friday, September 16

• Kerrobert Jr. Rebels vs Macklin 5:00 PM

• Kerrobert Sr. Rebels vs Macklin 7:00 PM

• Pioneer Haven Seniors Bingo 1:30 pm

Tuesday, September 20

• Pioneer Haven Soup & Sandwich Day 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesday, September 21

• Playing with Watercolors with Amber Antymnuik at Library 6:00 pm.

Friday, September 23

• Kerrobert Jr. Rebels vs Eatonia Jr. Spartans

• Pioneer Haven Crib Tournament 2:004:00 pm.

Everyone welcome. Face masks are encouraged. September 22, 23. 24 and 25

• Goose Festival Days! See insert in this paper!

Friday, September 23

• Kindersley Horse Pull 6:00 pm - south side of Curling Rink

Saturday, September 24

• Kindersley Flatlanders Speedway 3:00 pm Hobby Stock Invitational, Legends Touring Series, Wingless Sprints, Street Stock, Truck Stock. $10 admission.

• Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild Quilt Show 12:00 - 4:00 pm at the United Church. Silver collection. Featuring quilts made by members and other quilters.

• Kindersley Horse Pull 1:00 pm - south side of Curling Rink.

• Kindersley Goose Festival Show & Shine 12:00 - 4:00 pm Main Street.

• Redemption Baptist Church Goose Festival Pancake Breakfast at the Legion Hall 8:00 - 10:00 am. By donation. Proceeds to addictions programs.

• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris” 4:00 pm at Sunset Theatre. $10 at the door.

KINDERSLEY

Thursday, September 15

• Kindersley All Wheel Skatepark Design Workshop 7:00 - 9:00 pm at West Central Events Centre.

Friday, September 16

• Oil & Gas discussion with Brian Zinchuk 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Kindersley & District Plains Museum

• Iron Horse Klippers Home Opener vs Battlefords North Stars #westcentralwagon

Saturday, September 17

• West Central ECIP 40th Anniversary. Come and go celebration 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Short program at 2:30. Activities for all ages. Kindersley Alliance Church (74 West Road).

Sunday, September 25

• Kindersley Flatlanders Speedway 1:00 pm Hobby Stock Invitational, Legions Touring Series, Wingless Sprints, Street Stock, Truck Stock. $10 admission.

LEADER

Saturday, September 17

• Young Entrepreneur Tradeshow 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Cost $10. Call/text Lee 306-6287887 for more info.

PLENTY

Friday, September 16

• “Silently Said: A Journey Through Illness and Addiction” - meet author Diana Lee 7:00 pm at Plenty United Church.

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