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Grand opening of “THE BEACH” at Motherwell Reservoir What a great day to be at Motherwell Beach’s grand opening on Wednesday afternoon! The sun shone as a steady stream of hungry folks waited to devour burgers and hotdogs while Town of Kindersley staff operated the grill. And, of course, there were yummy cupcakes to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth.

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BY JOAN JANZEN

There’s lots of activity happening at the West Central Abilities’ Day Program building in Kindersley! Besides preparing for their grand opening on September 3rd, the staff and clients are enjoying spending their days in their new bright environment.

Executive Director Tamara Wiebe said they officially opened on July 31st, prior to two busy days of moving followed by two days of unpacking. The spacious area offers the clients the use of a sensory room, common room, outdoor patio, classroom, functional kitchen and much more.

Upon entering the common room, I was greeted by a bunch of smiling faces, waves and friendly greetings from the clients and day staff. They were doing their morning stretches and were obviously happy to be there.

They are enjoying all the advantages available at their new location, one of which is the outdoor patio.

Clients bring their lunches and eat outside. “A couple of our wheelchair users are out there daily in the sunshine,” Tamara said. “We have a doorbell so they can ring if they need assistance to come back in.”

“They love coming here, and we’re all so excited to be here. They love how nice and bright it is. They’ve taken the opportunity to go for a walk and go to the Co-op for coffee. They didn’t have that opportunity before. It’s been a breath of fresh air,” she said.

There’s still some additional work that needs to be done, Tamara said. A television had just been set up recently, and automated glass doors have yet to be installed. “We have also ordered a new bus thanks to a very generous donation from a member of the community,” she said.

The bus will replace the one which is currently used by the day staff to transport clients from the group homes to the activity centre. The activity centre is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..., Monday to Friday.

We used the elevator to go upstairs, where the offices are located. Tamara noted that TeleMiracle had donated funds for the installation of the elevator.

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Clients enjoy the sunshine and relaxing on the outdoor patio. A barbecue will be added sometime in the future. to go back.

Both the staff and clients love coming to the activity centre every day. It’s a bright and cheery atmosphere where clients have the freedom to do whatever activity they prefer. “They come here to have fun,” Tamara said.

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OPINION: We’ve got to get back to the truth

BY JOAN JANZEN

A cartoon sketch showed a subject to the king, approaching the throne. The commoner reported to the king, “The bad news, Sire, is that the famine is getting worse. The good news is that food fights are way down!”

In real time, the good news is two veterans in the news industry entered their careers in broadcasting with the intention to inspire, encourage, tell the truth and help people have hard conversations. The bad news is they felt they had to leave broadcasting after nearly thirty years of service.

Journalists Dominique Sachse and Fanchon Stinger were interviewed on Phil in the Blanks. Several years ago they both made the decision to leave their promising careers in broadcast news, and Dr. Phil asked them why.

Dominique said she felt frustrated with the lack of truth in the industry.

“I didn’t like that facts were being left out of storytelling. I was clearly seeing there was another side of the story that wasn’t being told in both scenarios,” she explained. “I didn’t like feeling like I was a liar or leaving out critical information that would help the viewer make the best decision for themselves.”

Fanchon also voiced her reason for leaving the industry. “I spent nearly 30 years building my credibility that people have come to trust. So I know when critical facts are left out of stories, and

when you’re intentionally not covering stories,” she said. “I’m accountable for the words I say.” She witnessed people being intentionally censored and realized she couldn’t be a part of that and live with herself.

Consequently, she found herself ostracized in the newsroom when she didn’t go along with the narrative. “I had people who stopped talking to me.

I had a boss threaten me and say, ‘You’re going to read what’s on the prompter’.

I said I can’t because it’s biased and not true.”

Her fellow journalist chimed in, saying, “I want to be very, very clear. My opinion doesn’t matter and is completely irrelevant.” As a journalist, she said she needs to be willing to look at both sides and ask hard questions of both sides.

Fanchon described the media as one of the most powerful forces, which is why so many countries use it as propaganda. “The media in the right hands, with the right motivation, dedicated to truth, being unbiased and objective, is a powerful, beautiful force,” she said.

“But the media with the wrong motivations can be the most destructive force, and I watched that play out.”

The host asked his guests why they thought this was happening in the industry. Dominique made the following suggestion. “Agencies that own these news outlets are looking at the dollars. If you do stories that might go against their advertisers, it might af-

fect revenue.”

Another suggestion came from Fanchon who noticed there were stories that didn’t show up on the wire. Prior to making the decision to leave the news outlet, she spent her hours at home watching every single thing that was happening. Armed with all the information, she knew what stories were missing.

“People used the excuse that they didn’t know about it,” she said when she asked why the stories were ignored. “It is happening so much that it’s become the norm within the industry, and anyone that has the courage to speak up against it is going to face retaliation.”

She also expressed concern for people who have grown to trust the news industry over the years, and are unaware of the bias she observed. “They’re watching and thinking they’re getting the truth, so we have a segment of population that is literally believing stuff that is not true,” she said.

At the same time, Dominique observed there’s a whole younger generation that doesn’t consume a lot of news, and the little they do consume they get from Tik Tok. “So how do you know what’s factual anymore?” she asked.

“We’ve got to get back to truth.”

However, Fanchon said people have been taught to believe “that your truth is what you feel, so we have truth that changes based on emotionality,” she observed.

D o m i nique said she recalls growing up in the 1970s and 1980s when people on both sides of the aisle would have conversations about politics, and even though they had different stances, they agreed to disagree. “But these days, you lose friends if you’re not politically aligned,” she said.

Both journalists thought they had permanently left their careers behind, until Dr. Phil made them an offer. “I take the position that we follow the facts. You can’t pick your truth based on how you feel or where your advertiser dollars come from,” Dr. Phil said.

Both the veteran broadcasters took up his offer and together are hosting their morning show.

Although they met each other for the first time on opening day of the show, they discovered they had a lot in common. “We also have this weird thing where we will say the same thing at the same time, with the same expression,” Dominique laughed. “It happens several times a day, and it’s a reminder how special our working relationship is.”

After years of faithful service, they enjoy every day at work hosting Morning on Merit Street. “We’re delivering news and giving people information they need to make decisions for their lives,” Dominique said. The good news is they’re getting back to the truth.

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BY MADONNA HAMEL

After another scare concerning my brother’s health I feel weak and wobbly and find myself pacing my living room like a caged creature. I am caged in my own fear, shock and confusion. I am made suddenly aware, once again, of the truth that is always there: I am powerless over the outcome of this moment. And, as I have done all my life, whether running from the dinner table, escaping at midnight, or walking off the darkness of a breakup, I go outside.

“The way is made by walking,” a pilgrim once wrote. Because anxiety historically jazzes me up like coffee, I walk knowing I will make my way out of my anxiety by moving through it. I will walk it it off, burn it out, I say I say to myself. I will not feed it, which means I will not beat it like a foe needing crushing.

Over the years I have arrived at this gentler approach to my jazzed-upness. Walking does not have to be in opposition to helplessness, but an acknowledgement of it. It can be an unwinding. A humbling. And, above all, especially out here on the prairie, it can be a relinquishment into a force larger than me – the divine force that “drives the tender shoots” of roadside plants and hay fields, as Dylan Thomas writes.

Walking along Cemetery Road toward the sunset I feel the tension loosen. I breathe in and out, slowly releasing my persistent desire to direct things. I look toward the horizon where earth meets heaven and the future lies. Here, on the prairie, where ancient reality is as close as a giant boulder dragged all the way from Hudson’s Bay on a sheet of ice and on which lichen grows on an average of one centimetre a year, time and space collapse into each other. I may not have control over what happens, but now, whatever happens, is placed in the perspective of the long game.

As the sky grows redder, the ground loses its sharpness, lurking shadows become projections of my worries, until I can let them go and let them be just the gently nodding little yellow flowers they actually are.

They will remain what they are, no matter what I think or feel. On that I can depend - and that fact brings unexpected solace. Eventually, all that is left is sky and the promise of another day.

We may be sophisticating ourselves at an alarming rate with all manner of technology and gadgetry, but our bodies haven’t changed much from the days we started walking upright. Highly evolved tools mean nothing in the hands of emotionally and spiritually immature people who overreact to the adrenaline rush of fear. Many of the world’s loudmouths in the public arena are egotists with inferiority complexes operating from a hyper-vigilant stance. They act on the urge to control their environment dating back to the day when their ancestors eyed sabre-tooth tigers crouched in the bushes. Only today, the tiger is an immigrant in a hijab, a farmer in a ball cap, or a young man in a hoodie.

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As I have done all my life, whether running from the dinner table, escaping at midnight, or walking off the darkness of a breakup, I go outside anyone who threatened my younger siblings. Later in life I did the same thing in an art class where I felt certain the professor was unconscious and unconcerned by the effects of some borderline abusive psycho-drama exercises she haphazardly engaged us in. She led us down some psychically dark paths and neglected to see us return fully to a safe place. So, I took it upon myself to call her out – to expose her flawed methods and lack of boundaries.

Was I thanked for my chivalry? No. Why would I be? I was the interrupter, the hyper-vigilant self-appointed leader of the charge against the Empress with no clothes on. It never occurred to me that, even if she was an abusive presence, able to do real damage (which indeed she did do, later, after I graduated), it was not for me to save the others. Everyone has their path, their journey, their long walk, complete with dangerous detours into the brambles and bushes.

Where the dirt road dwindles into the pasture along with the setting sun, I begin to turn around, about to head back home. Suddenly, sheet lightning lights up the sky. I gasp at the beauty of it and experience a brief surge of awe. Awe, I have been told, is a doorway back into faith in the world and our fellows. It’s the brief transcendent experience that allows for faith to take precedence over cynicism, suspicion and vigilant outrage. Awe happens rapidly; it sneaks in before we can rationalize it away.

When I get home from my walk I pick up the novel I was reading when I got the call about my brother: “Followed By the Lark” by Helen Humphries. It’s an exquisite insight into the life of Henry David Thoreau.

“More and more,” writes Humphries, “ he was interested in the small particulars- the blue flower, the drift of rain, the single note of a blackbird - and less inclined towards the larger world, where talk of fullscale war was bubbling up … I don’t seem to have as much energy for outrage, he said … But I always have enough energy for praise.”

I think about the little yellow flowers on the side of Cemetery Road. How, inexplicably, their presence calmed me. I climb into bed, “I say my prayers to the close and holy darkness” (quoting Dylan Thomas again). Eventually, I am lulled to a much-needed sleep by the praise songs of nature: The one-hit wondrous chirp of the solitary cricket singing under my window all night long, the rise and fall of the cool breeze rustling the cottonwood leaves, and the approaching thunderstorm’s rumble which eventually recedes with the rain.

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Canada: Small population, big medal haul

It’s no surprise that the world’s athletic powers, the United States and China, stood atop the medal standings when the Paris Olympic Games concluded Aug. 11.

But Canada’s best-ever medal haul of 27, based on population, was sixth for per-capita medals behind

BY BRUCE PENTON New Zealand (20 medSports Columnist als from a country with ____________ 5.3 million people … one medal for every 265,000 people), Australia (53 medals, 27 million population (one medal per 500,000 citizens), the Netherlands, which finished sixth overall with 34 total medals (one medal per 529,000 people), Great Britain (one medal per one million people) and Italy (one per approximately 1.4 million).

Disappointingly for our friends to the south, the United States was well back, winning one medal per approximately 2.66 million people.

Canada’s athletes were outstanding, with our country’s 27 medals, including nine golds, working out to one medal per 1.5 million people. That’s nearly twice as good as the Americans’ total.

They say statistics are for losers, but numbers don’t lie. A country with a huge population like the United States, 342 million, can’t help but pile up the medals because it has so many more athletes from which to choose. China, which finished second in total medals with 91, has a population of about 1.4 billion, so its per-capital medal haul — one per 15.3 million people — was miserable.

The bulk of Canada’s medal success came in the pool, with Summer McIntosh the individual leader with three golds and one silver. Our country’s top

hammer throw athletes — Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg — both won gold and transformed Canada into the Hammer Throw Capital of the World. Canada’s other gold medals came from Christa Deguchi in women’s 57-kg judo, the 4x100-metre relay team, Phil (Wizard) Kim in breaking, and Katie Vincent in women’s sprint canoe.

Other Canadian silver medals were won by the women’s rugby sevens team, the women’s eight rowing team, weightlifter Maude Charron, Marco Arop in the men’s 800-metres, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson in beach volleyball, and swimmer Josh Liendo. Eleven bronze medals also came back to Canada — in fencing, synchronized diving, swimming (three bronze medals), trampoline, mixed doubles tennis, boxing, pole vault, women’s canoeing and women’s taekwondo (57-kilograms).

Canada didn’t really start to make its mark as a solid Olympic threat until the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the Games that were boycotted by many of the world’s Communist countries in retaliation for the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games by the West.

Canadian athletes won 44 medals (asterisk) that year but had racked up between 10 and 24 every year since.

This year’s 27 sets a new benchmark. The Montreal Olympics of 1976 was painful for the Maple Leaf athletes, getting blanked in the gold medal category and emerging as the only host country in history to not win a single gold.

Not counting 1984, Canada’s previous best gold-medal years came in 1992 and 2021 (the 2020 Games that were pushed back a year because of Covid-19), with seven. Our overall medal total of 27 is impressive — 12th overall.

Per-capita, though, we’re sixth. Even more impressive.

• Jon Greenberg of The Athletic, during the Chicago White Sox historic losing streak: “The White Sox lose and lose and lose, and they’ve gotten so much practice, they now might be the best to ever do it.”

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• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hampton, Va.): “Jim Harbaugh’s vigorous public denial of knowing anything about Michigan’s sign-stealing scheme would have impressed Sgt. Schultz.”

• Another one from Molinaro: “Another twist in the further monetization of college sports has Miami recording star Pitbull purchasing the naming rights to Florida International’s football stadium for $6 million. For the next five years, FIU will play in Pitbull Stadium.”

• Headline at the Beaverton, in recognition of Canada’s two gold medals in the hammer throw: “Canadian tradition of giving children hammers at birth pays off.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “In Dante’s Inferno, Satan is quoted as saying ‘It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.’ Would someone please pass that on to Nathan Rourke?”

• Headline at fark.com: “You’d think they’d stop the Swim the Paris Sewer event at the Olympics by now after another athlete falls ill.”

• Another one from fark.com: “Following record-tying losing streak, White Sox close the barn door, fire Pedro GrifLOL” • Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “There’s nothing wrong with 3X3 basketball as a sport. It’s something you should play in the park with your friends. It’s just not an Olympic sport.”

• Another one from Simmons: ”Every Olympics, in my view, should have women’s softball and men’s baseball. How those rank below break dancing, pairs race walking, rock climbing and surfing is beyond me.”

• A third Olympic crack from Simmons, after Canada won gold in both men’s and women’s hammer throw: “For the record, have you ever known anyone who threw hammers? Other than at IKEA instructions?”

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Saskatchewan adds nearly 23,000 jobs, leads nation in growth Statistics Canada’s latest labour force numbers show that Saskatchewan added 22,900 new jobs year-over-year in the month of July, ranking second among provinces in terms of percentage change at 3.9 per cent. This is the largest number of jobs added year-over-year since July 2022. Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, among provinces at 5.4 per cent, well below the national average of 6.4 per cent.

“Saskatchewan’s lowest in the nation unemployment rate and record job growth continues to demonstrate the strength of our provincial economy “ Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Our government will continue working alongside our job creators and making targeted investments to ensure we are filling the thousands of jobs being created across the province.”

The province led the nation in monthto-month labour force growth, with seasonally adjusted employment increasing by 6,700 from June 2024, ranking first among provinces in terms of percentage change at 1.1 per cent. Saskatchewan was the only western province to see employment growth with only one other province in the country adding jobs.

July 2024 saw all-time historical highs (aged 15 and over), with: • Saskatchewan’s labour force reaching 652,800; • Saskatchewan’s full-time employment reaching 514,700; • Saskatchewan’s male employment reaching 335,500; • And the Off-reserve Indigenous population reaching 113,900.

Off-reserve Indigenous employment was up 2,400, an increase of 3.7 per cent and Indigenous youth employment was

up 500, an increase of 4.3 per cent compared to July 2023.

Year-over-year, full-time employment increased by 16,600, an increase of 3.3 per cent, and part-time employment increased by 6,300, an increase of 6.7 per cent. Female employment is up 10,200, an increase of 3.8 per cent, and male employment up 12,600, an increase of 3.9 per cent.

“These remarkable job numbers translate into opportunity and prosperity for people here in Saskatchewan and a bright future for our young people,” said Harrison. “As government we have worked very hard with our job creators and entrepreneurs to create the conditions for economic growth and success. And it’s worked. The population has grown by nearly 250,000 people since 2007 and 100,000 new jobs have been created. People can build their lives, their businesses, and raise their families right here in Saskatchewan with confidence about their future.”

Saskatchewan’s two biggest cities also saw major year-over-year growth. Compared to July 2023, Regina’s employment was up 2,700, an increase of 1.8 per cent, and Saskatoon’s employment was up 7,900, an increase of 3.9 per cent.

Major year-over-year gains were reported in wholesale and retail trade, up 7,200, an increase of 7.5 per cent; educational services, up 5,200, an increase of 13.3 per cent; and healthcare and social assistance, up 3,900, an increase of 4.2 per cent.

Saskatchewan’s economy continues to see growth across several other categories. The province’s retail trade sales value and building construction investment for May 2024 (seasonally adjusted) increased by 6.1 per cent and 12.9 per cent, respectively, when compared

to May 2023. Saskatchewan currently has the lowest rate of inflation according to the June 2024 Consumer Price Index release, at 1.4 per cent.

The strong labour force numbers are supported by the province’s recently released Building the Workforce for a

Growing Economy: The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy, which outlines how the province will ensure Saskatchewan people benefit from the jobs our economy is creating, and that Saskatchewan employers have access to the workforce needed to succeed.

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Command Centre is an embarrassment

BY GREG BUCHANAN

“Embarrassing.” “Bush league.” “Unwatchable.”

All words that are consistently being used regarding CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie’s supposed “funnest, fastest, most entertaining football league.

“The commissioner can’t have it both ways as long as the Command Centre continues to become a bigger part of the game.

The issue is not the product on the field that has become unwatchable, but the half dozen people sitting in Toronto during a CFL game who review plays, rulings, and challenges to the point where we might as well be watching two guys play a video game version of the CFL—if the CFL ever created one. But I want the standard to be what it says in the actual CFL rule book.

The Rule says the following; “The objective of the replay rule and the Command Centre is to support the on-field staff, increase the overall performance of the officiating, and protect the integrity of the game without causing significant delays to the flow of the game.”

“The direction provided to the replay staff is to subject each decision to the developed clear and obvious decision-making process.”

Based on these descriptions in the league’s rule book, they’re failing. Nothing halts the flow of the game more than having an official make a ruling on the field, the ball is set, the clock is blown in, and the Command Centre says to stop the play.

The players throw their hands in the air, the fans ponder if the refs know what they’re doing, and on television … click, I’ll see what’s going on elsewhere.

A league that claims to be fast and exciting but allows the Command Centre so much power to halt

play at usually the most crucial juncture of games is counterintuitive to the league’s mission statement. If I had it my way, the Ottawa Redblacks would have been the victors.

I don’t say this often, but the NFL has it right. In 2019, the NFL tried to do what the CFL continues to do when they allowed challenges on pass interference.

It was a failure because they were as inconsistent in review as they were on the field. Yes, there was the one play in the playoffs that the refs missed, but the NFL felt one egregious mistake by the refs was a lot more palatable than the delays and frustration that were becoming a weekly, if not almost game-by-game, problem.

So, they turfed it.

The CFL gives its replay officials even more power to look at other subjective calls, and we saw both defensive pass interference and roughing the passer reviewed and called—things that wouldn’t happen in the NFL. The Redblacks would have won that football game if they had the NFL review rules, and I would have been just fine with that.

A few years ago, Ambrosie changed the rules in the CFL in the middle of the season, reducing the amount of challenges and later getting rid of illegal contact on a receiver out of the mix of reviewable plays.

We applauded him.

Now, it’s up to Ambrosie to step in again. Immediately. The Command Centre was supposed to be a resource for officials and coaches to utilize to overturn egregious missed calls or overturn scoring plays and turnovers.

Oh, that old Command Centre is no longer a resource.

It’s a hindrance, and it’s an embarrassment.

Busy week for Rosetown RCMP • Kyle RCMP received a report of off-road vehicles in Harris, SK. Insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Rosetown RCMP received a report of a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 7. There were no injuries.

• Rosetown RCMP received a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 7. Members were unable to locate the vehicle.

• Rosetown RCMP received a report of a two vehicle motor vehicle collision near Harris. Members attended and 22 year-old female was taken to hospital for assessment.

• Rosetown RCMP received a disturbing the peace complaint in Rosetown, SK. There was insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Rosetown RCMP received a complaint of an unwanted person at a residence in Rosetown, SK. Upon member arrival the subject of complaint was gone.

• Rosetown RCMP received a traffic complaint on Highway 4. Members located the vehicle and spoke to the driver.

• Rosetown RCMP received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 4. There were no injuries - reported for insurance purposes.

• Rosetown RCMP received a report of a suspicious person on Highway 15. Members patrolled the area but found no suspicious activity.

• Rosetown RCMP received a traffic complaint on Highway 4 near Elrose, SK. Members spoke to the vehicle driver and issued a warning.

• Rosetown RCMP received a fraud complaint in Rosetown, SK. Insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Rosetown RCMP are investigating a two vehicle collision on Highway 4.

• Rosetown RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle at a rural location. Members attended and located the registered owner.

• Rosetown RCMP are investigating a stolen camper trailer from Rosetown, SK. • Rosetown RCMP acted as mediators in a family dispute in Rosetown, SK. • Kyle RCMP received a traffic complaint on Highway 4. Members were unable to locate the vehicle.

There were 52 traffic related charges issued, two 911 mis-dial calls and two false alarm calls.

Police are asking anyone with information about these or any other crime(s) to please contact the Rosetown RCMP at 306-882-5700 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Each performer took a turn of the radio dial and performed iconic songs from the past.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Adoption of Bylaw No. 06/24 to Amend the Town of Leader Zoning Bylaw

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Leader intends to consider the adoption of a bylaw under the Zoning Bylaw No. 05/16 under the Planning and Development Act, 2007.

INTENT/REASON OF ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT:

• To amend Section 5 Discretionary Use Standards for Development by adding 5.14 Salons, Days Spas, Healthcare Offices and Professional Offices; 5.15 Artisan/Art Studios; and 5.16 Clubs and Non-Profit Organizations.

• To amend Section 5.2 General Discretionary Use Evaluation Criteria to add “.6 Upon review, the request will be presented at a public hearing where property owners within the Town of Leader will be given an opportunity to address any concerns with the proposal.”

• To amend Section 7.2, 8.2 and 9.2, adding artist studios; clubs and non-profit organizations; community centres; community social services; educational institutions; government services; salons and day spas; healthcare offices; coffee shops/tea houses; and professional services offices.

• To amend Section 7.4, 8.4 and 9.4, removing the current description for Maximum floor area “All accessory buildings shall not exceed 60 m2 (650 ft2) or 83.6 m² (900 ft2) in area,” and replacing it with “All accessory buildings shall not exceed 83.6 m2 (900 ft2) in area.”

• To amend Section 7.9, 8.9 and 9.9, removing the current phrase “.2 Off street parking spaces for adult day care centre, child dare care centres, pre school nurseries, residential care facilities shall be locatd in a side or rear yard and be screened if they are adjacent to a site used for residential purpose” and by adding “.2 Council shall consider all of the following when completing Specific Discretionary Use Evaluations for uses other than residential dwellings: a. If the proposed use maintains the existing residential character of the neighbourhood; b. the potential impact on privacy or public views from the development; and c. the ability of the site to accommodate, where necessary, integral site design components including, but not limited to, motor vehicle access, egress, side yard or rear yard parking, on-site maneuvering and queuing; fire lanes and other emergency access; and waste management..

• To amend the Zoning District Map by: a. Re-zoning Lot 12, Block A, Plan 81SC00848 from RW – Railway District to C1 – Town Centre Commercial District; b. Re-zoning lots 1 and 16, Block 6, Plan N8523 from R1 – Residential Single Dwelling District to NCNeighbourhood Commercial District; and c. Re-zoning Lot 10, Block 30, Plan DZ1474 from R1 – Residential Single Dwelling District to C2 Highway Commercial District.

AFFECTED LANDS: The affected land is outlined in red on the Zoning District Map PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the proposed bylaws to amend the Zoning Bylaw during regular office hours at the Town of Leader municipal office.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on September 3, 2024 at 6:30 pm at the Leader Town Office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed Bylaws. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing).

Issued at the Town of Leader this 12th day of August, 2024.

Erin Romanuik, CAO

One by one game show participants were eliminated from the game, and became robotic frequency followers. Here the game show hostess bonds with her most recently acquired frequency followers. PHOTOS BY JOAN JANZEN

Sask Express delivers high-energy performance at Kindersley’s Elks Hall

BY JOAN JANZEN Sask Express delivered a high-energy performance Thursday evening at the Elks Hall in Kindersley. Their presentation entitled “Frequency Quest” included choreography, dance, lively tunes, humour, an engaging plot, but most of all talented vocalists.

The troupe of young Saskatchewan artists was joined by their director Danny Balkwill from Regina, along with pianist Craig Salkeld from Saskatoon, and Brent Jefferson from Regina who treated the audience to an impressive drum solo. The performers came from communities across the province: Regina, Moose Jaw, Kamsack, Strasbourg, White City, and Martensville.

Frequency Quest featured a game show where participants asked their hostess a question, in an attempt to guess what song she was thinking about. After receiving a simple yes or no response, each player would turn the radio dial until they selected a tune.

And that’s when the magic happened

on stage.

One by one each vocalist wowed the crowd as they performed iconic tunes that had made the charts by artists such as the Beatles, Tom Jones, Tom Cochrane and more. Each lead vocalist was accompanied by their group of back-up singers, pianist and drummer, while the group simultaneously delivered a high-energy dance routine.

The talent, engaging plot and humour captivated the audience. Even five youngsters sitting on the front row had their eyes locked on the stage nonstop for an hour and a half. Meanwhile the performers kept on delivering their high-energy performance.

Director, Danny Balkwill thanked Sk Culture and Sk Lotteries for being such a great support for Saskatchewan artists, and expressed appreciation to the three local sponsors and Jackie’s Delicious Delights for providing supper.

This combination of support enables audiences to see these performances across the province.

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Town of Kindersley pleads guilty in death of employee On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, in a joint submission with the Crown, the Town of Kindersley entered a guilty plea in Kindersley Provincial Court to one charge under the Occupational Health & Safety Regulations of the Saskatchewan Employment Act and payment of a $125,000 fine and the mandatory $50,000 victim fine surcharge. This charge was in relation to an incident that resulted in the tragic fatality of Town employee, Wilmer Gonzalez on August 30, 2022.

On August 30, 2022, Town of Kindersley Public Works employee Wilmer Gonzalez and other members of the Public Works team were called out to assist with a sewer blockage at the intersection of 11th Avenue West and 14th Street West in Kindersley. Unfortunately, while at the work site, Mr. Gonzalez entered the manhole and, moments afterwards, was overcome by lethal atmospheric conditions. Despite urgent efforts to rescue Mr. Gonzalez, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

Mr. Gonzalez was a valuable member of the Town’s team of employees. He continues to be missed by his co-workers. The Town of Kindersley took this matter very seriously and cooperated fully with all regulatory authorities following the incident.

“The accident was a devastating moment for the entire Town of Kindersley, Wilmer’s coworkers, and most importantly to his family and friends. Losing a colleague, valued friend and family member is not something any employee, employer or family should experience. While the fine imposed today brings an end to the legal proceedings, it is not intended to put a monetary value on a life, nor is it intended to reflect the pain and suffering endured by family and friends,”

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The Town of Kindersley encourages all employers and employees to adhere to all safety requirements in their workplace for their own safety and those around them.

Proposed merger of three rural Sask Credit Unions The proposed merger of three rural Saskatchewan credit unions, Prairie Centre Credit Union, Cypress Credit Union, and Diamond North Credit Union, will create a single credit union dedicated to growing, serving, and supporting rural Saskatchewan.

Prairie Centre Credit Union serves more than 17,000 members.

Its subsidiaries, Prairie Centre Insurance and Prairie Centre Real Estate, serve members across Saskatchewan with locations in 16 rural communities. Cypress Credit Union has branches in six rural communities across southwest Saskatchewan, serving over 4,300 members. Diamond North Credit Union serves over 15,000 members across northeast Saskatchewan, with service locations in eight communities.

“This is a significant milestone in the exploration of a partnership between our three credit unions,” said Greg Hannay, Board Chair of Prairie Centre Credit Union. In early September, the members of the three credit unions will vote on the potential merger.

Members will have from September 4 at noon to September 10 at 6:00 p.m. to vote online or in-branch on the potential merger. In advance of the voting, each of the three credit unions will hold a special meeting of members, where a motion will be made allowing the proposed merger to be voted on by members.

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“As we explored this partnership, our members have had many opportunities to share their feedback, ask questions and learn more,” said Greg Pagan, the Board Chair of Diamond North Credit Union. “There were in-person open houses in June, the ability to ask questions through www. drivingruralprosperity.ca, and on social media, and the chance to talk with employees when they come into a branch.” In addition, two virtual information sessions were planned for mid to late August.

“The virtual information sessions are a way for our members to come together, ask questions, and find out more about the merger and the benefits we believe it will deliver,” said Kelly Bakanec, the Board Chair of Cypress Credit Union. “We invite our members to join us for one of the two Merger Monday information sessions.” Members can register for the date they prefer on their credit union website.

Members will have from September 4 at noon to September 10 at 6:00 p.m. to vote online or in-branch on the potential merger.

“Credit union members always have a voice, and our members are in the driver’s seat of this merger,” said Greg Hannay, Board Chair of Prairie Centre Credit Union.

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Forty rigs drilling in Saskatchewan on Aug. 13, of which 37 are targeting oil, 1 helium, 1 lithium and 1 potash

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK On Tuesday, Aug. 13, there were 40 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan. One was drilling for lithium, one for helium, one for potash, and the remaining 37 drilling for oil.

That’s according to RiggerTalk.com, which publishes data from the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC).

Starting in northwest Saskatchewan, it’s looking busier than it has been for a while, with 11 drilling rigs at work, four of which are relatively close to Lloydminster. That’s an area that hasn’t seen a lot of drilling in the last decade. Three of those rigs are drilling for Cenovus Energy north of Marshall, and one is drilling for Rife Resources. A little bit east of that cluster and north of Marshall, Baytex Energy drilling one hole.

Just north of Maidstone, Cenovus had two more rigs drilling on the same pad. And to the east of those rigs, Canadian Natural Resources Limited had one rig working near Rush Lake. Strathcona Resources had one rig working at Meota.

Cenovus had one more rig working at Celtic and another at Spruce Lake. If you were counting, that’s seven rigs making hole for Cenovus in northwest Saskatchewan.

In west central Saskatchewan there were ten rigs drilling. Longshore Resources had one rig working north of Macklin within spitting distance of the Alberta border. Strathcona had two rigs working east of Kerrobert along Highway 51, while Whitecap Resources had one rig southwest of Kerrobert and another southeast of Elrose. Baytex had a rig east of Coleville. Teine Energy had rigs at Stranraer, Hoosier and Plato. Ish Energy had one rig north of Eatonia. Saturn Oil & Gas

also had a rig east of Plato.

There was a rather odd placement of a North American Helium rig, shown on the map northeast of Riverhurst near Lake Diefenbaker. This could have been a data entry error, as it was due north of one of their principal drilling areas to the south. This occasionally happens in rig maps, where one digit error in entry can show a rig in a wildly different area than usual.

In southwest Saskatchewan Veren, formerly Crescent Point, had one rig working at Dollard. That solitary rig drilling for oil in the southwest is a continuing indicator of declining interest in drilling activity in southwest Saskatchewan.

There were 16 rigs drilling in southeast Saskatchewan. Tundra Oil and Gas was drilling dust outside Oungre. Whitecap had one rig drilling on the outskirts of Hallbrite. Surge Energy had one rig northeast of Macoun at Bryant.

Saturn had one rig at Handsworth and another at Willmar. Veren had a rig east of Corning and another at Warmley, which is due north of Kisbey. Whitecap had a rig northwest and another northeast of Lampman. Triland Energy had one rig northwest of Willmar. Aldon Oils had one rig at Manor.

Vermillion Energy had one rig at Frobisher. Woodland Development Corp. had a rig south of Carnduff.

And Burgess Creek Exploration had one rig south of Redvers.

Hub City Lithium is back in the field, drilling just a few miles west of Stoughton. And BHP had a rig working at its Jansen Lake mine.

Note: while potash mines routinely have rig working every day, such as at Esterhazy and Bethune, those rigs generally don’t show up on these reports.

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Weekly Crop Report ending August 12 Harvest is underway in many areas of the province as hot and dry conditions continue to advance crop maturity. Producers that haven’t begun to harvest continue to desiccate, empty grain bins and prepare equipment. Pasture conditions in much of Saskatchewan are diminishing due to the hot and dry conditions. Sporadic rainfall in north and east parts of the province will benefit later seeded crops as they mature, but it is too late to benefit early seeded crops.

With more producers beginning to harvest in Saskatchewan, harvest progress has increased in the last week and is currently six per cent complete. This is slightly above the five and 10-year averages, both of which are five per cent.

The southwest is the furthest ahead in the province with 16 per cent harvest complete in this region. The southeast trails behind with 11 per cent of crops harvested. Harvest is just beginning in central Saskatchewan with only two per cent complete in the east-central region and one per cent complete in the west-central region. Harvest has yet to start in both northwest and northeast Saskatchewan, but producers are ready to go when crops are ready.

Winter wheat and fall rye harvested acres have greatly increased in the last week. Provincially, 55 per cent of winter wheat is harvested, which is up 43 per cent in the last week, and 42 per cent of fall rye is harvested, which is up 27 per cent from a week ago. Pulse crop harvest continues as 28 per cent of lentils and 26 per cent of field peas are now harvested. Triticale is the lead-

ing spring-seeded cereal crop as 28 per cent of crops have been harvested, followed by eight per cent of barley crops now taken off. Three per cent of durum and two per cent of spring wheat have been combined. Harvest progress for oilseeds is insignificant as only one per cent of canola and mustard have been harvested.

Certain areas in northern and eastern regions received notable rainfall this week that will benefit later seeded crops and pasture conditions. The Kuroki area received the most rainfall this past week with 55 mm. The second highest rainfall was recorded around Wadena with 48 mm, followed by the Kelvington area with 36 mm. The Rose Valley and Middle Lake areas received notable rainfall as well with 35 mm in each area.

With the overall dry conditions this past week, topsoil moisture conditions continue to diminish. Cropland topsoil moisture is currently 29 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and 23 per cent very short. Hayland topsoil moisture is 24 per cent adequate, 47 per cent short and 29 per cent very short. Pasture topsoil moisture is 16 per cent adequate, 47 per cent short and 37 per cent very short.

The limited rainfall in Saskatchewan is also impacting livestock water supplies and some livestock producers are concerned about water availability for their animals. Provincially, one per cent of livestock water supplies are severely short, 31 per cent are moderately short, 22 per cent are anticipated to be short in CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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MISS TEEN KINDERSLEY 1989 – Thirty-five years ago, six girls entered their Grade 12 at Kindersley Composite School, as well as vying for the title of Miss Teen Kindersley. The contestants were Nikki Besplug, Elaine Breadner, Andrea Estero, Melonie Pigott, Rhonda Bachman and Shelley Tailor. The contestants were required to sell raffle tickets, and were afforded the opportunity to meet a lot of people at the meet-the-candidates session. The pageant was held in late September that year at the Kindersley Inn. The popular event attracted a soldout audience, when the girls were judged on fitness, talent, dress and public speaking. PHOTO KINDERSLEY CLARION, JULY, 1989

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Eileen is happy to be back in Kindersley

BY JOAN JANZEN Just four months ago, Eileen Dies settled into her new suite at Caleb Village in Kindersley. She loves to keep busy doing needlepoint, knitting and crocheting, but most of all, she loves to sew. Her sewing table was set up, along with her sewing machine and quilting supplies.

Eileen has four sewing machines. “I keep them because I might use them someday, and my granddaughter might want one,” she said. “I have so many machines because Veronica’s Sewing Centre wouldn’t take trade-ins,” she reasoned.

Although Eileen was born in Red Deer, Alberta, on April 18, 1938, she grew up on a farm near Mantario, Sask.

Eileen Hunter, as she was known at birth, was an only child, whose father was in the Air Force.

“During the war years, my dad was in the Air Force, so he was away from home a lot,” she recalled. “So my mom and I lived with my grandparents on a farm south of Mantario.” The farm had horses, chickens, cattle, and “I had some little goats,” she said.

After the war ended, Eileen’s dad returned home and took over her grandparent’s farm. But Eileen and her parents moved into the village of Mantario where her dad worked as a mechanic.

“I had two cousins that I spent a lot of time with,” she said. During her elementary years she attended a one-room school in Mantario. Those years included happy memories of Christmas concerts, putting on plays for family and friends, and playing softball.

“I was bussed to Eatonia for my high school years,” she recalled. “Jim Baker was our principal, and I remember being taught French.” However when asked if she could say anything in French, she laughed and assured me she couldn’t. But it was at her high school home economics class that Eileen’s love of sewing first began.

“One of the girls I graduated with and went to school with for twelve years also lives at Caleb,” she added.

After graduating from high school, she was employed at the Bank of Commerce in Kindersley for eight years.

“I boarded at my husband’s parent’s place,” she explained. “His family had

lots of boarders, about six at a time. The table was full, and the meals were really good!”

“They had a big house and a goodsized table. I had my own room, but I did share with one of the boarders for a while,” she recalled.

Eileen also shared a romantic relationship with her landlord’s son Keith, and they were married on July 18, 1964, at the Free Methodist Church in Kindersley. They had a small wedding with about thirty people present.

Keith owned Vera’s jewelry store downtown, and the newlyweds lived above the store for the first two years of their marriage. After two years, they bought a new three-bedroom home in Kindersley, which was priced at $1500.00! Fifty years later they sold that same home for $170,000. Now that’s a good investment!

Eileen and Keith had one son, Melvin, who developed a love of golf at a young age. “My son lived at the golf course. I always knew where he was,” she smiled. He eventually became a golf pro, continuing his education in San Diego.

While her son was golfing, Eileen was quilting. “My husband would say, ‘I’ll put the potatoes on, and you can sew.’ Sharon Gordon and I joined the Free Methodist sewing group, and we made at least 400 quilts. We spent a lot of days quilting together. The proceeds from the sale of the quilts went to help people throughout the world,” Eileen said.

The couple took their motor home to Turtle Lake every summer and went on many bus tours. A map of the United States and Canada hangs on the wall in Eileen’s suite. Her husband marked every location they had visited. The majority of the map is absolutely covered with markers; a beautiful reminder of all the places they travelled together.

In 2020, Eileen and Keith moved to Fernie, BC, where her son and family were living. It was there that Keith passed away on February 27, 2024. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year.

Eileen moved back to her old hometown of Kindersley earlier this year, and said she doesn’t miss living in Fernie.

Eileen loves the prairies and she loves her new home at Caleb.

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Eileen Dies has one granddaughter, Jenna, and a grandson, Matthew. She made this quilt for her grandson, who is an Oiler fan, just like she is.

This photo was taken at Mantario School in 1949 when Eileen was in Grade 5: one teacher, one room, eight grades and twenty-seven students. Eileen is in the back row, 4th student from the right.

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the next couple months and 47 per cent are not expected to be short for the foreseeable future. When asking producers if they are concerned about water availability on their farm, 77 per cent indicated they aren’t concerned while 23 per cent said they are.

The majority of crop damage in Saskatchewan this week was from dry conditions paired with hot temperatures.

Grasshopper damage to crops was also reported during this period, which is not surprising as hot and dry conditions generally promote grasshopper activity.

Symptoms of sclerotinia stem rot are showing up in several canola fields and many crops this past week also experienced wind and aphid damage.

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The majority of crop damage this week was from dry conditions paired with hot temperatures.

Harvest is a busy time in Saskatchewan and everyone is reminded to prioritize safety this fall. The Farm Stress Line is a toll-free number that producers can use to help manage their stress during this busy time, which can be reached at 1-800-667-4442. Producers should be aware of physical hazards such as fire, powerlines, etc. and take preventative measures to avoid incidents. The public is reminded that there is more heavy equipment traffic on roads during harvest, and to be patient by giving machinery extra time and space.

Kindersley and area residents have been enjoying the new beach at the Motherwell Reservoir this year, especially during these hot August days!

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BOOK REVIEW

“Alphabet in the Park”

By Ashley Vercammen, Illustrated by Evgeniya Filimonova Published by Home Style Teachers REVIEW BY SHELLEY A. LEEDAHL I’ve reviewed a number of children’s alphabet books across the decades, so I’m always impressed when a writer puts an original twist on the traditional “A is for Apple” text. Saskatchewan’s Ashley Vercammen and her illustrator, Evgeniya Filimonova have done just that. Their 2022-released Alphabet in the Park contains a rhyming narrative, it’s interactive, seasonal, and it offers some original ideas re: ways to explain—and show—the twenty-six letters that form the English language. The letters actually become characters, playing along with the children in the book.

This unique story is set in a park, and it’s winter. From a visual perspective, this makes for many pages with snowy white backgrounds, which in turn make the illustrations stand out. On the left side of each page spread a single letter takes its turn in a solid bold colour. In choosing a winter theme and selecting one orange-haired girl to appear in several of the scenes, readers get a sense of continuity. The cast of characters is culturally inclusive, which is always a bonus in children’s stories.

Young readers are welcomed to add their own message to the beginning of the book, and there’s another

page at the end of the book for their input. Spelling is presented as “playing,” and what child doesn’t like to play? The orange-haired girl (with pink earmuffs) and her brown-skinned friend start the story with a snowball toss and an invitation: “Do you want to play a

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game? Let’s find all the letters. Try to spell your name!”

Some of the pages ask readers questions about the illustrations. The A page reads: “What is near the alligator? It has been playing there all day. I found the letter “A”, hopping on one leg!” I love this use of personification. Who says a letter A can’t hop, or the blue letter B can’t cross a yellow bridge? The letter J is wearing a scarf, and the letter K is on a swing set next to a boy in a snowflake-patterned coat who says he could “swing all day!”. Imagination is key here, and there’s a wonderful synchronicity between the words and simple images.

Vercammen doesn’t stick to true rhymes, which is also welcoming. For example, she rhymes D with “freeze,” F and “left,” X and “tux”. And again, her letters of the alphabet get up to all kinds of winter fun in the park on playground equipment and with natural elements (ie: a snowy hill and a snow fort). The letter N is outfitted with twiggy arms and a carrot nose, and voila: a snowman. The letter Q becomes a snowball with ease. And look at that letter S—on the hockey ice “she has already scored twice!” and a few pages later, W is curling!

Vercammen’s got a great thing going here, and with the numerous other books she has written and published with Home Style Teachers. To see all the books on this young, hard-working Saskatchewan writer’s growing and impressive list, visit www.ashley-vercammen.ca/.

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Applicants must pass an Enhanced Clearance check, and be capable of working independently.

Please contact Cpl. Amy Blyth at Kindersley RCMP for more information.

EMPLOYMENT/CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY Rural 44 Water Pipeline Utility Board is seeking applications from interested parties able to provide services to the Board for the day to day operations and management of a water utility that distributes treated water to a current maximum of 103 users. These duties include but are not limited to water testing and sampling, maintenance of the water treatment plant, and flushing of the distribution lines as needed.

Reporting to the Administrator directly and the operating committee indirectly, Interested parties will perform such duties as required by the Saskatchewan Water Authority as detailed in the Utilities’ license.

Preferred basis would be as a contractor operator with Workers’ Compensation being provided by the Utility and the proposed rate, identified in your proposal, would be full compensation for the duties.

Applicant must be qualified or willing to obtain qualifications.

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The CAO will work 4 days per week. The office is open Monday to Thursday, 8 AM - noon and 1 PM to 5 PM. The Town of Burstall is located in southwest Saskatchewan with a population of approximately 302 people.

The CAO reports directly to Council and works cooperatively with Council in all operations of the Municipality.

As a successful candidate you will have a: • Certificate in Local Government Authority, be in the process of completing the LGA Courses to obtain certification or interested in pursuing the LGA in order to take over as CAO. • Experience with MuniSoft software, including the Utility Roll, Tax Roll, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Accounts Payable & Payroll • Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills.

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• Self motivated advocate for the community of Burstall.

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The Town of Burstall offers a competitive salary with the UMAAS Salary Guidelines, Municipal Employee Pension Plan, comprehensive benefits package including extended health, optical and dental benefits, short-term disability and long-term disability (50/50 split).

Salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Please submit your application to: Town of Burstall, Box 250, Burstall, Sask., S0N 0H0 or email: burstall@sasktel.net Please submit your resume by noon, September 18, 2024.

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UNITY RCMP • RCMP received three reports of a hay bale on fires near Senlac. Macklin Fire Department extinguished the fires. Insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Police received a complaint of a railway crossing malfunction near Scott. Members notified CN Rail.

• Members received a report of a two-vehicle collision near Unity. There were no injuries and no charges were laid.

• RCMP received a complaint of trespassing. Members were unable to attend due to a priority call.

• Police received a complaint of trespassing. Members located the subject of complaint and issued a trespassing ticket.

• Members issued a 72-hour roadside suspension during a traffic stop.

• RCMP received a report of an individual not paying for a room at a local motel. Members spoke to the subject of complaint and issued a verbal warning. The outstanding balance was reconciled.

• CN Police reported a railway crossing arm was struck by a vehicle. This matter is still under investigation.

• Members attended the sudden death of a 71-yearold male from the Denzil area. The death was not suspicious in nature.

• CN Police reported a railway crossing malfunction near Tramping Lake. Reported for information purposes.

• There were also two traffic complaints.

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WILKIE RCMP • RCMP attended a vehicle collision with a deer. Members transported the two individuals to Bigger Health Centre for a medical assessment.

• Police received a complaint of a break and enter at a business but there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Members issued a 72-hour roadside suspension during a traffic stop.

• RCMP received a report of horses on the highway near Wilkie. The owner of the animals was notified.

• Police acted as mediators in a family dispute.

• Members assisted an individual in medical distress.

• There were also three traffic complaints and one false alarm.

MACKLIN RCMP • RCMP received a Mental Health Act complaint. Members spoke to the subject of complaint.

• Police received a complaint of a hay bale fire north of Macklin. Macklin Fire Department extinguished the fire. Insufficient evidence to proceed.

• Members issued a 72-hour roadside suspension during a traffic stop.

• RCMP received a complaint of an individual damaging a residence. Members informed the complainant that the occurrence was civil in nature and made a referral to the Office of Residential Tenancies.

• Police received a report of an individual locating a hay bale with a burn mark near Primate. This matter is still under investigation.

• Members received a report of grass fire. Macklin Fire Department extinguished the fire. Insufficient evidence to proceed.

• RCMP received a noise complaint at Macklin Lake Regional Park. The complainant declined to proceed.

• Police received a request of Victoria Police Service to complete a next of kin notification.

• There were also two traffic complaints and one false alarm.

Persons with information about crimes being committed in the Unity / Wilkie/ Macklin areas are urged to call the Unity RCMP detachment at (306)228-6300; the Wilkie RCMP at (306) 843-3480; or the Macklin RCMP at (306) 753-2171. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may also call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or *8477 on the SaskTel Mobility Network. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2000.00 for information which leads to the arrest of person(s) responsible for any serious crime. Crime Stoppers is anonymous and does not subscribe to call display, nor are your calls traced or recorded.

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SPSA WILDFIRE UPDATE

Response to Flanagan and Late Fires As of 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024, there are 73 active wildfires in Saskatchewan. Of those active fires, 8 are categorized as not contained, 5 are contained, 42 are ongoing assessment and 18 are protecting property. To date, there have been 480 fires in the province.

There are currently two fires in the province that are impacting communities where residents have been asked to evacuate as a precaution.

The Flanagan fire is less than 10km from the community of Sandy Bay. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has been actively engaged in suppressing the Flanagan fire since July 10, 2024. Despite the efforts of ground crews and aerial suppression, it is currently not contained.

On August 4, 2024, the Flanagan fire began to pose a risk to the community of Sandy Bay and SaskPower’s Island Falls Hydroelectric Power Station after it breached containment lines and progressed toward the community. The SPSA responded by assigning additional resources including a Type 1 Incident Management Team to assist with managing the Flanagan fire as well as the Arm fire.

Type 1 Crews and Delta Irrigation, along with SPSA’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), are based in the community of Sandy Bay to help protect values in the community. The SPSA contracted Delta Irrigation to set up high volume sprinkler units as part of a values protection system through the community of Sandy Bay. “Wildfires have shocking and distressing impacts on residents including their health and safety,” Corrections Policing and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman said. “The SPSA is putting all available resources

toward controlling and suppressing the Flanagan fire, which includes SPSA staff, Type 2 crews, helicopters, air tanker support, heavy equipment and fire suppression equipment. We will continue to work with our partners and community leaders to keep our residents safe and our communities strong and vibrant.”

The Late fire is less than 5km from the community of Turnor Lake. The SPSA is working in partnership with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council in supporting the communities and their residents in the area.

The Late fire started on July 10, 2024, and is not currently contained. The SPSA has been actively engaged in monitoring and suppressing the fire, as well as creating fire guards around the community of Turner Lake to protect values such as cabins. The Agency has deployed all available resources to control and suppress the fire, including SPSA staff, helicopters, air tanker support and fire suppression equipment.

To date, no critical infrastructure has been lost due to wildfires in the province.

The SPSA will continue to engage in discussions with the community leaders regarding these fires and SPSA operations. The SPSA assesses every wildfire and decides the best way to manage each fire. The SPSA’s priorities include protecting, in order, human life, communities, major public infrastructure, commercial forest and other values.

Like other provinces and jurisdictions, Saskatchewan is seeing an increase in fire activity. The SPSA reminds the public to avoid at-risk areas and to take all precautions to prevent new fire starts. If residents or visitors are traveling, please visit the interactive map at saskpublicsafety.ca, the fires of note, or the highway hotline for details and information.

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Viva Vitality: An Apple a Day

BY PAT MACINTOSH

Now that July has rolled into August, I am starting to look for local apples that I can make into sauce and jam. And as I think about making jam with my mom, I also remember her saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” There is so much truth to these old sayings! Although no one food can keep you healthy, apples do provide a lot of benefits.

A medium sized apple has only about 100 calories yet is rich in nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, fibre, and antioxidants. But how does this powerhouse of nutrients help keep you healthy?

An apple has more than 10 per cent of your daily value for fibre, providing a soluble fibre called pectin – a prebiotic that feeds good gut bacteria – which improves your microbiome.

Apples are also rich in antioxidants such as polyphenols, and vitamins C and E. Together these nutrients may lower your blood pressure and decrease your risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Some studies found that the antioxidant quercetin may also help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease and help fight asthma, but more research is needed.

Now apples may sound too good to be true. Are there any risks to eating them?

Like the seeds and pits of other fruits, crushed apple seeds can produce small amounts of cyanide in your stomach. But don’t worry, eating a couple of seeds by accident is unlikely to hurt you. You would need to eat the crushed seeds from several apples all at once to be harmful.

Some people may develop an allergy to apples or notice bloating and stomach pain when eating them

due to the fruit’s high fructose content. If this is the case for you, follow up with your healthcare provider.

And just like other non-organic produce, apples may have low levels of pesticide residue on them.

Washing apples well under running water gets rid of a lot of the pesticides.

There are over 7500 types of apples grown around the world; many end up in our grocery stores yearround.

Fun fact: the crab apple is the only apple native to North America. Apples were brought over to Canada from Europe with the first apples being grown in Nova Scotia over 400 years ago. Apples in Canada are picked between August and November, depending on the variety. They are picked at different levels of ripeness with the sweet ripe ones being sold locally. The slightly less ripe, more starchy, tart ones will continue to ripen during shipping to farther markets.

Apples are easy to store, staying fresh in your fridge crisper for one to two months. You can also preserve them by drying them (caution - drying your apples removes the vitamin C), canning them as sauce, salsa or chutney, or baking or freezing them.

Bottom line, apples may not actually keep the doctor away, but they are a delicious part of a healthy diet and a quick grab-and-go food that you can take anywhere.

To get the most bang for your buck, eat the apple skin for extra fibre content. Enjoy apples whole, chop them into salads, slice them and dip in yogurt, or try something new like these apple sandwiches: bit.ly/3xioG0h.

Pat MacIntosh (spelled different than the apple) is a Registered Dietitian with Alberta Health Services, Nutrition Services. Learn more at ahs.ca/nutrition.

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BURSTALL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 • Burstall & District 41st Annual Fall Fair. Parade at 10:00 AM. Coffee & Pie at Community Hall 10:30 AM. Lions Park - Kids Zone!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 • One Community Church Service at Community Hall 11:00 AM. Soup and Sandwich to follow. By donation.

EATONIA - Every Thursday from 11:30 AM -1:30 PM come to the Eatonia Library for puzzles, visiting and grab your books for the week!

- Check out our TOPS Chapter … it’s free to try! Every Wednesday. Weigh in: 5:45 PM. Meeting: 6:00 PM at the EOL Meeting Room. Contact Mila 306-480-2035.

- Aquafit Monday & Wednesday mornings 8:00-8:45 AM. - Aquafit Monday & Wednesday evenings 6:00-7:00 PM. - Lane Swim Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6:00-7:00 PM. ESTON AUGUST 19-22 • Summer Sports Camp (Ages 5-7 and 8-10). Limit 20 kids per group. $60/child. KidSport Funding available. Registration deadline: August 6. Register at eston.ca/summer-programming TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 • Eston Riverside Pool presents Glow Swim 9:30-11:30 PM. Ages 10+. $5 entry fee.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 • Prairie West Historical Society (aka Eston Museum) invites you to an “End of Summer” tea on at 2:00 PM. This event will be held on the lower level of the Evans House, Heritage Gallery.

- Eston Wheatland Centre Chase the Ace - Draws every Wednesday at the Centre. Ticket sales 4-7 PM. Draw at 7:30 PM. See our Facebook page for details. Lic#LR23-0068.

- Wheatland Centre Potluck Supper fourth Friday of each month 6:00 PM. $5.00. Bring your own utensils. Coffee & tea provided.

- Wheatland Centre Bingo - 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:00 PM. Regular Bingo plus Bonanza, 50/50 Draw. Must be 14 years of age. Call 306-962-7117 (ask for Linda) for more info.

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.

KINDERSLEY AUGUST 19-23 • Vacation Bible School 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (ages 4-12). Register at kcfhope.com or on the KCF Hope App. For more info

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SATURDAY. AUGUST 24 • The Kindersley & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2024 Golf Invitational. Registration at 10:00 AM. Tee Off at 11:00 AM. To register your team, please contact Nikki at 306-460-8384 or email: nikki.c@kellyinsurancebrokers.ca AUGUST 26-30 • Klippers Hockey School is back!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 - Grade 9 New student welcome 7:00 PM at KCS. Meet the staff. Find your classrooms.

- Welcome Back BBQ & Meet the Teacher at Westberry School 4:30 PM. $5 Hamburger, chips & Drink. BBQ run by Kindersley Klippers. Drop off your school supplies!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 • West Central Abilities Inc. official opening of the new Day Program building 10:30 AM at 122 - 1st Avenue WEST. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Bull Riding Invitational 7 PM at the WCEC. Doors open at PM. $60 plus taxes and fees.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • Kindersley Community Connections presents: “Meet A Machine” - a FREE family-friendly event showcasing many different machines and the heroes that operate them! 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Kindersley & District Plains Museum.

For more info contact Ang at 306-430-8869.

• Annual Ladies Golf Tournament. 18 holes - 2 woman scramble. Shot gun start at 10:00 AM. $60 / person (lunch & supper provided). Door prizes. Register in groups of 2, 4 or 6 by contacting Annika at 306-494-7337.

• Western Prairie Klippers Fall Camp. 12-1:30 PM and 4-5:30 PM. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • Annual Super Walk for Parkinson’s is being held in Saskatoon. For more information locally about Parkinson’s, support available, Super Walk 24 or to donate please call Nancy at 306-463-4514.

• Western Prairie Klippers Fall Camp. 3:30-5:40 PM. • Junior Golf Tournament at Kindersley Regional Park. $25 includes green fee, lunch and prizes. Open to any boys and girls age 8-18. To register email: shaunkhenry@gmail.com or text 306-460-5126.

SEPTEMBER 19-22 • Annual Goose Festival Days! Stay tuned for more details.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 • Music Trivia Night! 7:30 PM start (doors open at 7:00) Norman Ritchie Centre. Advance tickets $10 each or $15 at the door. Engage in a multi-round music trivia showdown featuring hits from the 60s to the 2010s. Max 6 per team. Teams of 5-6 players. Message @Kindersleytrivianights on Facebook to reserve. Proceeds to the Norman Ritchie Centre.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 • Donations wanted for United Church Garage Sale 9:00 AM

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- Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month 1:30 PM at 401 - 4th Ave West (New Life Church). Everyone welcome! For more info call Nancy at 306-463-4514.

- Monday Night Jam Sessions at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to set-up, then the fun begins at 7-11 PM. Call Keith 306-460-8633.

- Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6:00 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.

- PickleBall Outdoor Season meets Monday & Wednesday evenings 6:30 PM and Friday mornings 10 AM at the WCEC outdoor rink. Cost is $50 for the season or $5 drop in. More info call Barry 306-460-8356.

- Fit Fighter Group Class. Helping individuals with Parkinson Disease, Fibromyalgia, MS, Arthritis and mobility issues.

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- Kindersley Library Make & Play every Wednesday until August 28th from 2:00-3:00 PM (ages 7-12).

- Kindersley Library Books and Bits every Tuesday at 10:30 AM until August 27th. For ages 0-6.

LEADER SUNDAYS from 2:00-4:00 PM Blumenfeld & District Heritage Site open for viewing (including September long weekend) THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 • Pirate Pool Party at the Leader Swimming Pool. 7:00-10:00 PM. Games & Prizes. Music & Fun! Regular admission and pool entrance rules apply.

- Mondays are Family Fun Night (open to all ages) at the Leader Library 6:30-7:30 PM. - Tuesdays & Thursday Stretch Exercises 10:00 AM at the Leader Friendship Centre.

- Wednesdays Toddler Time (ages 1.5 to 3) at the Leader Library 10:30-11:00 AM. - Thursdays Baby & Me at the Leader Library 10:30-1:00 AM 0-2 years old (older siblings welcome) PLENTY THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 • Kids’ Day at the Plenty Museum. 1:00-4:00 PM. Scavenger Hunt, Face Painting, Games. Come for a tour and visit.

SCEPTRE THURSDAY & FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 & 23 • Great Sandhills Museum presents Artist Days. Come stop in and see some great local talented artists and during your visit take a moment to enjoy viewing the many varieties of unique historical Canadian collections that the museum has to offer. 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission: Adults $5; Students: $3. For more details please contact Brenda call/text 306628-8030.

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