The Weekly Bean - September 29, 2022

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Kindersley RCMP welcome more businesses to ‘Etch It and Catch It’ program

While catalytic converter thefts continue to be a problem in the province, Kindersley RCMP rolled out a theft prevention program in the spring to help deter thefts in the area named ‘Etch It and Catch It’. The idea behind the program is local automotive businesses offer to etch the last 8 digits of a vehicles vehicle identification number (VIN) onto the catalytic converter. This will assist in deterring these types of thefts and also give the RCMP a chance to charge individuals who have stolen converters in their possession.

Since the programs launch several new businesses have stepped forward to participate including:

• K and S Tire in Eston

• Owens and Sweitzer in Eston

• Expert Paint and Body in Eston

• OK Tire in Kindersley

This is in addition to the already participating businesses in Kindersley including:

• Energy Dodge

• Fountain Tire

• Integra Tire

• Kindersley Mainline King of Trucks

• Tisdale Ford

“It is great to see this program grow and

local businesses assisting the community in helping to deter this type of crime” stated Staff Sergeant Kevin Peterson. “We look forward to continuing to expand this program in our Detachment area and beyond and welcome any other businesses that are interested in participating to contact the Detachment for further information.” Peterson went on to say.

Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 78 calls for service from September 19th to 25th which included, but was not limited to, four mental health act calls, three uttering threats complaints, and two suspicious persons calls.

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 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

Want to help your local RCMP investigate crimes and keep your community safe? Voluntarily register your business or home security camera at: saskcapturecw.ca.

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* There are more people in Monaco’s orchestra than in its army.

* While tanning remains popular despite the documented health risks, the CDC has estimated that if folks under the age of 18 stopped using tanning beds, over 60,000 melanomas and melanoma-related deaths could be prevented.

* In 1987, a man convinced 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education.

* People who play videogames are less likely to have nightmares.

* Switzerland is the only country in the world that could fit more than its entire population into bunkers in case of an emergency.

* Eggo waffles were originally called Froffles upon their creation in 1953 - a portmanteau of “frozen” and “waffles.” Customers started calling them Eggos due to their egg flavor, and the company renamed the product two years later.

* Dubai is the most air-conditioned city in the world.

* Maggots and leeches are the first living creatures to be approved by the FDA as medical devices.

* A 1924 Arizona law made it illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs.

* Crakow shoes, a pointy footwear popular in the 14th century, could get so long that the toe of the shoe had to be attached to the leg with a string so that it wouldn’t drag.

* Ever noticed that all ads for the iPhone display a time of 9:41? That’s because Steve Jobs first announced the device’s launch in 2007 at 9:41 a.m.

* New employees at Google are called Nooglers, and on their first Friday of employment, have to wear a special hat bearing the Google colors and that distinctive moniker.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your ability to maintain your balance in confusing situations continues to work for you. Stay on the steady course, one step at a time. The weekend shows improvement.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might not like the sudden setback in your plans. But keep that headstrong Arian temperament in check and wait for explanations. Things will begin to clear up by week’s end.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Enjoy the respite from your recent hectic schedule, but be ready to plunge into a new round of social activities. A new contact holds much potential for the future.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A trusted colleague has news that could change your perception of a current workplace situation. What had seemed unfair might prove to be highly favorable after all.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You still need to watch what you say and how you say it. What you assert as honesty, others might perceive as Crabbiness. Be patient. This difficult period clears up by the weekend.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Royalness needs some time away from the limelight to catch up on things, whether it’s tidying up your desk or making those calls you’ve put off. You’re back in the center of things by the weekend.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Honesty is the best policy, of course. But, you’ll do better at achieving your goals if you can be less aggressive and more circumspect in how you phrase your comments.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your indecisiveness could simply be your keen Scorpian sense warning you to be wary of making a commitment. Take this time to do a more thorough investigation.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Good news: New information comes your way to help you make a more informed decision on how to deal with the opportunity that has opened up for you.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) This is a good time to reinforce your self-confidence by acknowledging your own good qualities. A lull in your social life ends by the weekend. Have fun.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) It’s a good time to let those recently pent-up emotions flow more freely. Why not start by letting the people you care for know how you really feel about them?

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Resist offers, no matter how wellintentioned, to help with a personal decision. Only you know what must be done, and you have the emotional strength to follow through.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a talent for getting things done. You also have a gift for bringing people together in both personal and professional relationships.

© 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

food and groceries from local stores.

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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• Fresh H2O Trucks

• Pipeline Testing

• Fresh H2O Hot/Cold

• Meth Sales & Rentals

• KCL Sales

• Hot Shot Services

• Rod Rigs

• Flush Bys

• Hot Oilers

• Pressure Trucks

• Chemical Trucks

• Steamers-Boilers

• Frac Heaters

• Produced H2O & Oil Hauling

Kindersley, sK Ph. 306-463-6674 • Fax: 306-463-6679 tkc.trucking@hotmail.com

• Bed Trucks

• Rentals

• Pickers

• Pilot Trucks

• Winch Trucks

• Highboy

• Lowboy

• Tank Cradles

• Equipment Trailers

• Wheeler Combinations

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“Small” enough to care, “Big” enough to supply

Brian Zinchuk: Nuclear power is Estevan’s to lose, if Saskatchewan goes ahead with small modular reactors

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

On Sept. 20, SaskPower announced they were considering two areas as possible sites for Saskatchewan’s first two nuclear reactors. One is at Lake Diefenbaker, near Elbow, and the other is Estevan, with three nearby reservoirs under consideration.

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.

When it comes to choosing between Estevan and Elbow for future nuclear power development, Estevan would have to try really hard to lose.

Really, really hard.

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.

First of all, while the study area for possible siting is within a 10 kilometres radius of these bodies of water, it’s highly, highly unlikely these reactors will be built anywhere that is not directly touching water. That’s because pretty much every nuclear reactor built for power production in the world is built touching water. You could theoretically pump the water into and out of the lake, but why would you? Unless they’ve come up with some magic with these new small modular reactor designs, it’s a real safe bet the sites will be immediately adjacent to a shoreline.

“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.”

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.

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

Here’s a practical consideration most people probably haven’t thought of, beyond the usual consideration of are there enough hotel rooms for temporary workers. If you need something special machined in Estevan, you can go to a place like Axis Services, whose business has focused largely on supported coal-fired power generation, to the point where they don’t even have a sign along the road. If you need hydraulics, you could go to Wil-Tech Industries, which built its business supporting the mines, before branching out and diversifying. There are all sorts of electrical companies, from electricians, to electrical suppliers. And if you need a big crane, you could call up Skylift Services, who always seems to have cranes at the power stations or mines.

But if you build your power station at the village of Elbow, well, they have a marina. And three campgrounds. And effectively no indus-

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trial base whatsoever. Otherwise, you’ve got a whole bunch of nothing on both sides of the lake. In Outlook, or distant, Davidson you might get some small town agricultural capability, but nothing industrial like what Estevan already has in place.

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.

Similarly, being a nuclear facility, you will need very high levels of security. And a local SWAT team that can respond, if necessary. Estevan/Weyburn can do that. Elbow? Maybe they can get a few kids working at the marina to grab their pellet guns.

Elbow does have one thing going for it that could be a high card, if not a trump card – proximity to electrical load centres. I once had a discussion with the previous CEO of SaskPower, and he explained that if you wanted to get power from Estevan to Regina, you lost about 4.5 per cent of it due to line loss –the natural electrical resistance in the power lines. And to Saskatoon, that number was 9 per cent. That meant that if you wanted 100 megawatts in Saskatoon, coming from Estevan, you had to produce roughly 109 megawatts at your power plant. That also meant a further 9 per cent in emissions.

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.

“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.”

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.

Emissions aren’t a consideration for nuclear. But line loss is. Google Earth says Elbow is 100 kilometres from Saskatoon and 150 from Regina. So there would be a slight reduction of line loss getting power to Regina, but only slight. As in, just over 1 per cent. But for Saskatoon, it would be a marked improvement. However much power Saskatoon draws from southeast Saskatchewan, I don’t know. They have a power station at the edge of the city, and Northland Power has a natural gas power station near North Battleford a similar distance away.

What Elbow and Lake Diefenbaker have is lots of water, and a central location. Such a massive amount of water could be key from an environmental consideration. Putting a lot of heat into a big lake is no big deal. But did

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“Small” enough to care, “Big” enough to supply

you know that when they built the Boundary Dam Unit 3 Integrated Carbon Capture Project, they built a cooling tower similar to the one at Shand Power Station?

Why? I asked. Because they weren’t allowed to put any more heat into Boundary Dam, even though it was a reservoir built for this purpose, and not a natural lake. So that has me wondering if smaller bodies, like Boundary or Alameda, could ever get the nod. Some earthmuffin could say you’re disturbing the natural balance or something, even though all three southeast locations under consideration are manmade.

And I don’t think Boundary Dam will fly, either. There’s no room for it. Each reactor requires a complete quarter of land, so we need a half section of undisturbed land. And the western side of the reservoir has been largely mined, as has the northeast side. The south end of the reservoir has a pile of very expensive homes, owned by some of the wealthiest people in the region. People with money for lawyers. Lots of lawyers. People who might get a severe case of Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) if someone decides to plop a nuclear reactor on the other side of the lake, blocking their beautiful sunset.

So that leaves Rafferty. It has a lot more water volume than either Boundary Dam or Alameda. It has a really long shoreline with almost no one living on it except for Mainprize Regional Park. And a lot of the land touching it is so rocky as to be essentially worthless. A good chunk of that land already belongs to the province.

As major highway access is a key consideration, then the north side of Rafferty is the obvious choice. The main transmission lines between Boundary Dam, Shand and Regina run on that side of the reservoir. And there’s 40 kilometres between Mainprize and the Rafferty Dam, so there’s plenty of options to choose from that give water, transmission line, close highway access and proximity to Estevan. My

guess is the site would be somewhere from south of Macoun to south of Hitchcock. Close enough to Estevan, but far enough away, “just in case.”

What about the people?

So that’s the site. But what about the people? That’s the trick, now, isn’t it? If conventional coal at Estevan completely shuts down in 2029, you’ve got about 1,000 people between the mines and power plants who will be looking for work. Elbow, not so much. GE-Hitachi says it will take 24-36 months to build these new reactors, if the first one isn’t expected to go online until 2035, how do you keep this highly skilled workforce around?

While many power plant jobs will be very similar – the generation side, which puts hot steam through a turbine to spin a generator – the nuclear portion is all new. There’s going to be a learning curve where we’re going to have to send most of that staff to Ontario for training, likely for a year or two. Or we import people from there to here. We might even have to recruit former U.S. Navy staff with nuclear experience. Where do you think nuclear operators in the U.S. get their staff from? It’s a well-established career path for officers and enlisted personnel.

As for the coal miners, some might be able to get work in the initial construction. And some could find work with the nuclear plants otherwise. But the reality is most will be gone.

Lastly, both possible sites have one thing going for them: a healthy distance from the professional protesters in Saskatoon or Regina. Both are far enough away that a U of R professor can’t just come out and picket over her lunch break. And when it comes to nuclear, this is a real consideration, especially when people go BANANAS – Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything, Silly.

Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of PipelineOnline.ca. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca

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air-dry for several days. With no oven heat at all, it will take about two weeks to dry them in a dry place, but not in direct sunlight. You will no doubt be amazed at the dramatic, shrunken transformation!

Make Apple-Head Puppets for Fall Fun

If you find a few soft, bruised apples hiding behind the pickle and mayo jars in the back of your refrigerator, or discover some cast-offs at your local orchard or farmer’s market, consider them perfect for this activity. Peel, carve and dry them for apple-head puppets. And, skip the Botox. The more wrinkles they have, the better! Here’s the stuff you’ll need for a puppet:

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 tablespoon salt

1 apple, peeled

Wooden ice-cream or craft stick

Pumpkin carving knife or paring knife

Whole cloves, apple seeds, beans or rice to fill facial features

First, stir together the lemon juice and salt in a small bowl. Roll the peeled apple in the lemon mixture until it is completely covered. Remove it and pat dry. Insert a wooden stick into the bottom of the apple.

Hold the stick in your hand and carefully carve out eyes, nose, ears and a mouth. An adult may need to assist younger children with this. Poke cloves or rice into the cutouts to retain the shapes. Dry the apple in an oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 4-5 hours. Leave the door slightly ajar. The fruit will harden and shrink as it dries. Or, you may partially oven-dry for an hour or two, then let it

Decorate the dried apple head with colorful raffia or ribbon for hair, trinkets for the ears and nose, and painted details for the mouth and cheeks. Gather fabric and tie, or hand-sew, around the top of the stick to make the puppet’s body and clothing. For arms, glue two extra sticks to the main stick, extending outward. Ready-made doll clothes and accessories can embellish the look you wish to create, too.

While you are at it, make several puppets, such as a smiling clown, an alien or a princess. Let your kids give them names and present an apple-head puppet

A creative way to make fall-themed puppets is to use bruised apples.

show by holding onto the stick inside the clothing to maneuver the character.

TIP: When not in use, poke the main stick into a block of florist foam so that the puppets stand upright and provide a whimsical decoration for your child’s room.

Find more family fun at www.donnaerickson.com. Write to Donna at Info@donnaerickson.com

EATONIA

Sunday, October 9

• A Harvest Celebration and Pancake Breakfast will take place at Heritage Park 9:00 - 10:30 AM. Adults $10/plate; Children $5/plate. 11:00 AM Worship Service featuring music from the Eatonia Community Singers including local youth singers. Please bring your own lawn chairs.

ESTON

Saturday, October 1

• PWHS Pie Soical & Pie Sale at the Holy Cross Anglican Church at 2:00 PM. “Christmas in November” tickets will be available for purchase.

Monday, October 10

• Back Alley Clean-up. All garden, lawn and organic material needs to be placed in clear plastic bags in the alley by this date!

Friday, October 14 - Sunday, October 16

• Rambler Hockey School. Deadline to register is September 30.

Saturday, October 15

• Eston District Health Foundation Dr. David S. Mulder Gala Fundraising Dinner at the Eston Legion Hall. Cocktails 5:30 pm. Dinner 7:00 pm. Speaker: Dr. Dennis A. Kendel, National Health Policy Health Services Consultant. Live and silent auctions. Tickets: $100 per person (with $50 tax credit).

Sunday, October 16

Football Game

Saturday, October 8

• Kerrobert Harvest Festival

- 10:00 AM Parade - Chamber of Commerce

- Lunch - Pioneer Haven

- 1:00 - 4:00 PM Cultural Centre (Courthouse) Activities

- 1:00 - 4:00 PM Kerrobert Library Turkey Shoot (Family Friendly)

- 1:00 - 5:00 PM Kerrobert Credit Union Family Friendly Activities Pool Side Park. Bouncy House, Large Inflatable Slide, Floyd’s Treasure Pit.

- Supper - Kerrobert Minor Hockey BBQ

- 4:30 PM U15 AA Wheatkings vs Weyburn

- 7:30 PM Kerrobert Tigers Home Opener

- 9:30 PM Tigers Comedy Night & Music by MG Vinyl at PCC

Sunday, October 9

• Kerrobert Harvest Festival

- Pancake Breakfast - Pioneer Haven

KINDERSLEY

Saturday, October 1

• St. Paul’s United Church Garage Sale 9:00 am4:00 pm

Tuesday, October 11

• Sacred Heart C.W.L. Fowl Supper. Take-outs only beginning at 5:00 pm. $22.00 per plate. Limit of 250 sold. Delivery for Seniors and Shut-ins. Please contact Gerri Holmes 306-463-7828 for tickets.

Saturday, November 19

• Christmas in November. Prairie West Historical Society, dinner, fashion show, silent auction, speaker artist: Christine Code.

HOOSIER

Sunday Service

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

KERROBERT

Friday, September 30

• Annual General Meeting Kindersley & District Arts Council 7:00 PM Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, October 15

• Duck’s Unlimited Annual Banquet. Contact Sherry Casswell at 306-460-6708 for info.

• Kindersley Skating Club upcoming seminar with Katelyn Osmond.

Sunday, October 16

• Kindersley Minor Sports AGM 7:00 PM at the West Central Events Centre (Curling Rink Lounge) Tuesday, October 18

• SCC Annual General Meeting Kindersley Composite School at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Tuesday, October 25

• Westberry Elementary School’s School Community Council AGM 7:00 PM in Westberry’s Library.

• Kerrobert Jr. Rebels vs Provost

Friday, October 7

• Kerrobert Harvest Festival

- 5:00 PM BBQ & KCS Self Guided Tours

- 7:00 PM Rebels under the Lights Homecoming

* Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month September to May at the Pensioner’s Hall (3rd Ave. E.) 7:00 pm. Contact Donna 306-463-4785 for more info.

* Kindersley Air Cadets meet every Thursday evening at 903 - 11th Avenue East. New recruits welcome. Call 306-430-7897 for more info.

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