Your West Central Voice - February 14, 2022

West Central Crisis Centre serves a huge area

Cases of crisis intervention and trauma has increased substantially

JOAN JANZEN

Your Southwest Media Group

Michelle Weber, Executive Director of the West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre, took time from her over-the-top busy schedule to give me a tour of the Centre’s future home. Accompanying her was Board member Laurie McManus.

Construction workers were hard at work. Both Michelle and Laurie assured me much work has been accomplished, but much more work has yet to be done. In her annual report, Michelle stated, “Over the course of the year, management, project managers and the Board gathered to develop a continuous plan for the next stages of development for our new operational building.” She noted that it seemed fitting to forge ahead, and that’s exactly what they’ve been doing.

Board members and staff never anticipated the enormous challenges they would be facing after they were finally able to place their new building at its new location near Walmart in Kindersley. Michelle listed the roadblocks: a downturn in the economy, including the oil and gas sector and the agriculture industry, which experienced drought. Delivery and construction costs increased by at least one-third; there was a downturn in donations, and of course, Covid.

Not only is the Crisis Centre facing these challenges, but the people they serve are also forced to confront them. Multiple pressures and stresses are evident in Kindersley and the surrounding area: job losses and increasing cost of essentials such as food, gas, and utilities. These pressures magnify existing circumstances such as family dysfunction and substance abuse.

This is evident as charts compare the increase in numbers from 2019-2020 compared to 2020-2021. Cases of crisis intervention and trauma increased from 485 to 992. Incidents dealing with essential needs and short-term counselling increased from 738 to 2,928, and support for interpersonal violence and abuse increased from 6,531 to 11,035.

“We had to lay off staff for the first time,” Michelle explained. “But we roll with the punches and cut corners. We’re accountable to the community, so extra dollars coming in go to support the programs. With every growth opportunity to fill service gaps in our area, there are funds needed to sustain it.”

The newest program is called FIRST (Family In-

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tervention Rapid Support Team). This is designed to build relationships and create an intervention plan for family to deter projected trauma or distress. It’s just one of the thirteen programs the crisis centre offers.

A few of the programs which the staff currently concentrate on include: Therapeutic and Front-Line Crisis Counselling, Family Violence and Abuse Programming, 24 hour Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline & Survivor Services, Children Exposed to Violence Programming, Outpatient/Day Treatment Program, and Traumatic Events Response.

While funding is essential to sustain new and existing programs, the Crisis Centre faces the additional challenge of staffing, which has not increased. In spite of ongoing challenges, the team at the Crisis Centre are filling in gaps, serving not only the community of Kindersley but Kerrobert, Eston, Rosetown, Hanna, Oyen, Empress. Michelle explained that they will have staff serving in Biggar, Kerrobert, Macklin, and Alberta in a single day.

As you can see, there is a great need for the Centre’s new facility to be up and running. The top level of the

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building houses the clinic side on the east, which includes two waiting rooms to enhance privacy, a board room and counselling rooms. Currently, sexual assault statements need to be made at a room in the RCMP detachment, but once completed, the new facility will provide a room for this need. The west side of the upper level is residential and can house up to ten people. It includes bathrooms, living room, staff support room, intake room and kitchen.

The facility’s bottom level includes therapeutic rooms, bathrooms, a living room area, and a conference room that will also be available to the public. There are also spaces for laundry, offices, storage and a maintenance room.

“It may seem like nothing is happening on the outside, but a lot is happening inside,” Laurie McManus said. Laurie and the other Board members come up with a design, plan, and direction. “We can definitely use more Board members,” she said. Board members from surrounding communities would also be beneficial to the crisis centre.

The Crisis Centre is working together to create awareness, educate the public regarding needs in the area, including the need for support.

“It all comes down to manpower,” Michelle said. “Everyone is quite innovative at the moment.”

The West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre team deserves a huge shout-out! Not only are they being innovative as they manage to function in a limited amount of space, but they are constantly on call to care for needs in Kindersley and area.

“I am so thankful for our hard-working, service-minded team that continues to move forward throughout the challenges,” Michelle stated. “I can firmly say that West Central Crisis, once again, pulled together to rise to the challenges our communities were facing. Every area of our agency’s programming had to adapt and use innovative ideas to continue operationally.”

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Had a nice rain in the fall of 2021. All bids considered, not just the highest. Bids close Feb. 25, 2022.

Mail bids to:

Box 1614, Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 or call 306-430-1142 for information.

Michelle Weber, Executive Director of West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre (L) and Laurie McManus, Board Member (R) hold up a sign in their future operating facility. | PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Kindersley couple have been Valentines for 60 years

“Will you be my Valentine?” - a traditional question posed on Valentine’s Day. Lois and Cliff Sherwin from Kindersley have been valentines for more than 60 years. They were married on May 12, 1962, and will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this year.

Their wedding took place at a Pentecostal church in Red Deer, Alberta, with three bridesmaids and groomsmen as their attendants. One hundred and fifty guests joined in the celebration. “It was a big wedding for that time,” Lois noted.

“We had all our family and friends at our wedding; I guess that was the main thing,” Cliff said. “It was right during seeding. My parents farmed, and some of our friends from Mantario farmed, but they all came to the wedding.” In agriculture country, everyone recognizes the importance of an occasion when farmers willingly interrupt their seeding operations to attend.

The wedding ceremony went smoothly, but Lois said, “I got kidnapped for about an hour after the reception. Some of my family was in on it. They thought it was fun. I didn’t necessarily think it was fun.”

“I was just barely 19 when I married. Cliff said he was the youngest guy in the church who was raising a teenager.”

The couple met at the Canadian Nazarene College in Red Deer. “I was in Grade 11, and Cliff was a college student,” Lois explained.

“Lois and I have known each other for a long time. Our first date was arranged by Lois’ girlfriend, so it was kind of a blind date. We knew each other, but we didn’t know who we were going out with that night,”

Cliff added. “We went skating on our first date. Lois had skates with picks on the front, and that wasn’t working good for her, so we had to go and get them ground off.”

Sixteen months later, the couple married. Cliff had a trucking business in Red Deer and worked for Chrysler Canada, and Lois worked for the Alpha milk company.

The couple have two children. Daughter Brenda Walde lives in Kindersley, and son Glenn lives in Calgary. They also have three grandchildren living in Kindersley, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild in Calgary.

They moved into their home in Kindersley on July 4, 1975, when they took over the family farm in Mantario. “The main reason we moved to Kindersley to farm was so we would have a good church for our kids to grow up in,” Cliff said.

The couple lived on their farm during the summer and moved back to Kindersley the remainder of the year. Cliff and Lois have lived in their home in Kindersley for 47 years, and they always worked together on their farm. “We were together 24-7,” Lois said.

Cliff readily acknowledged Lois’ contribution to their farm. “Lois hauled grain in the fall and did the harrowing after seeding. She looked after the yard and was outside working a lot of the time. She even tore down a granary all by herself and hauled it out to the nuisance grounds. We had a lot of hedges to cut, and she used to cut 500 feet of hedge. She liked to work outside. She still likes to get out and shovel snow off the driveway,” he concluded. There were years when farming didn’t go well for the couple, but they always managed to pull through.

“We always made it work. Back in those days, nobody thought about divorce. We got married for life,” Lois concluded.

The couple worked hard, but they also had a lot of fun. They enjoy going camping every year in their trailer and have fond memories of their first big holiday with their kids when they went to Disneyland. Twice a year, they would visit their parents and relatives at Penticton and the Okanogan and enjoy holidays at Mazatlan, Hawaii, Arizona, the Maritimes, and Victoria throughout their years of marriage.

When Cliff was asked the secret to their long-lasting relationship, he chuckled, “I guess we must like each other.” And then, on a more serious note, added, “We have respect for each other. And our Christian faith has played a main part in keeping us together.”

The couple said they have enjoyed good health and are looking forward to celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this spring.

Emma Whitmarsh celebrates 103 birthday

Emma Whitmarsh celebrated her 103rd birthday at Eatonia Oasis Living (EOL), where she enjoyed cake with her friends and family. Emma was born in February 1919, at a farm near Churchbridge, Sask. After marrying, she and her husband had two daughters. The family frequently moved as Emma’s husband worked for the CPR. As well as living in Manitoba and B.C., Emma also resided in Herbert and Frontier before relocating to Churchbridge, where her husband passed away.

Her daughter, Diane Lowenburger, said her mom was always active in her church, loved music,

enjoyed gardening, sewing, as well as playing cards and Scrabble. Staff at EOL agreed, saying Emma enjoys playing Scrabble and other games and is a regular winner at weekly bingo. She loves sunny days and watching birds out the window.

When asked if she ever imagined making it to be 103 years of age, she responded, “I had never really given it much thought.”

Before moving to Eatonia, Emma lived in a senior’s apartment complex in Regina. She moved to EOL approximately ten years ago to be closer to Diane, who lives near Kindersley Emma’s other daughter resides in New Brunswick.

Now Emma is pleased to call

EOL home. “I can’t say enough good things about EOL,” Diane said. “They give incredible care to their residents.” EOL holds monthly birthday celebrations; however, Emma was the only resident having a birthday in February, so her celebration was held on her actual birthday.

“I think she enjoyed receiving greetings from the Prime Minister, Premier, MLA Ken Francis and the leader of the opposition,” Diane said. “My parents always paid attention to politics over the years, so that was kind of nice.”

Happy Birthday, Emma from everyone in Eatonia and the surrounding area.

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Ayoung girl wanted to make a cake, but when she realized there weren’t any cake mixes in the pantry, her mom pointed to a cookbook and suggested she think outside the box.

Journalist Sheryl Attkisson said, “I’m constantly telling people to live outside the box.”

Attkisson is the host of a non-partisan program called “Full Measure”.

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Living outside the box

Prior to hosting the show she worked at CNN, PBS and CBS News and was the recipient of five Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. She resigned from CBS after 21 years, primarily because the executive producers shut down any stories that made the government or corporations look bad. As she covered phar-

maceutical industry stories, efforts by large global PR firms hired by the pharmaceutical industry kept the stories from being reported. At that time she noted a “declining appetite for original investigative reporting”.

According to Attkisson, “This all created the information landscape we have today where journalists become writers who amplify what-

ever establishment scientists or politicians want them to say, and oftentimes at the expense of accuracy.”

Attkisson wrote a book entitled ‘Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism’. “One has to understand, that nearly every mode of information has been co-opted by some group,” she explains. The definition of co-opt is to adopt an idea for one’s own use. She also explains that language is a powerful tool, and even dictionary definitions change throughout the years. “This is all part of a very well-funded, well-organized landscape that dictates and slants the information they want us to have.”

entific world is so driven by the money they can get for research, and virtually all of that comes through the government.”

She said fact checks on social media are created for the purpose of distributing narratives. “Your common sense is accurate when it tells you how they decided to word something so they could say this thing is not true. At its heart the fact is really true, but the message they’re trying to send is that you shouldn’t believe it.”

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She recalls esteemed scientists with differing opinions who weren’t allowed to voice their views or were afraid to speak out for fear of losing grants. “People don’t understand how the sci-

Dr. Suneel Dhand referred to an article on the British Medical Journal’s (BMJ) website entitled: “Facebook versus the BMJ: when fact checking goes wrong”. Dr. Dhand said, “To be taking articles from the biggest and oldest medical journals in the world and censoring and removing them, deserves an explanation. Facebook is trying to control how people think under the guise of fact checking.”

“The goal of people who operate in the industry is to make you think you’re an ‘outlier’, to make you afraid to to talk about your viewpoint, because you may actually be the majority opinion. They want to control that and make you feel like you’re the one that’s crazy, you’re the only one that thinks that way and you shouldn’t voice that opinion. You can be made to believe that if you live in the box, so I’m constantly telling people - live outside the box.”

I choose to live outside the box; how about you?

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Ispent too much time in front of the computer last night, scrolling for information about what’s happening in Ottawa. I admit I knew about the caravan, people from my own village have joined it, but I did not know the degree to which the presence of hundreds of truckers has added to an already pervasive climate of fear in Ottawa.

I know better. A quick scan of news media posts reveals a confirmation bias that everyone involved in the protest are dangerous, rude and unstable. I trust my friends who claim to have seen or “heard about” swastikas and confederate flags, but I question their sources. I know, because I was once one of those sources.

In April of 2001 I entered into the maelstrom of the G8 summit that the government, arrogantly and myopically, held in the heart of my town, Quebec City. Those of us working and living in the area were required to acquire passes to permit us to come and go from our own homes and places of work. And when the big boys came to town to cover the story, we were expected to relinquish our desks and studio.

I convinced one embedded reporter, a friend from my night job as a blues singer, that he might want me to be his guide. There’s charm in the narrow stone lanes running higgelty-piggelty throughout

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the old city, I told him, but they can also get you lost.

The second-last day of the summit the protests hit their peak. Walking to meet my friend for a coffee to prepare for the evening’s foray into the heart of the protest in the old city I felt an eerie sense of cognitive disconnect as I approached the cafe. People were sitting outside, laughing and smoking and sipping espressos, ebullient in the first warm day of Spring, while just two blocks away people were chanting, a cloud of tear gas hanging over them.

But I realized something else was making me uneasy.

The parking lot on my right, usually empty on a Sunday, was now full. A phalanx of riot police, stood at attention, so still and silent I’d barely noticed them.They were decked out like Star Wars soldiers. They bore no markers of identification. (At what point in history were police no longer required to wear badges? I asked my friend when I sat down.)

Around sunset, the two of us made our way down a small side street in the upper town. He wanted to to the heart of the action where rowdy group of protesters were drumming and chanting, oblivious to the riot police slowly following us as we followed the them.

“Just so you know, we’re being funnelled in,” I said, pointing ahead of us. “There’s no es-

cape route. This is a dead-end lane. It stops at a stone wall. I suggest we duck down here before that cop shoots his canister. There’s a staircase to baseville behind that church.”

He wasn’t quite sure he wanted to follow me. He’d never been tear-gassed before.

“Well, I have,” I said. “Salut and bonne chance!”

I can say now that I no longer work for any particular news agency that I saw the protesters as having legitimate concerns. Even though they knew that may not change the behaviours of corporate interests in bed with government, they could change the conversation to include the rest of us. They came out in droves. Grandmas pushed strollers up avenues, yogis meditated on the steps of the basilica, profs and students skipped classes.

The problem was, in the midst of the protest march (trivi-

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alized as a parade by Chrétien) a handful members of Black Flag upgraded it to a riot, setting fire to everything from street signs to couches to cars. And guess what made the news?

My profession did what it is mandated to do - garnered ratings by posting pictures of the exception to the rule. The fires and the fights and the threats and the cursing were all rewarded with attention from my profession, an institution increasingly centralized, increasingly dedicated to its own ideological certainty.

I am a reader. I read primary sources and long articles and personal eye-witness impact statements. I read because a media at the mercy of the image will always go for a confederate flag or a swastika. Will always capture the ranting loon over the reasoned (read: boring) voice. And, even more disturbing, will portray anyone who does not resemble them as white trash, low class or redneck.

I read about local people tired of the noise. I read about immigrant women bringing truckers food. I read about people sleeping in cars. I read about nurses and doctors told to remove their ID when leaving the hospital. I read about nurses married to truckers in the caravan. I read about rosary prayers and native drumming. I try to discern whether what I’m seeing is feelings posing as

fact. I read the words of people trying to express their frustration and despair and worry over when they will work again and what will be told to do next with our lives and our bodies. I have to remind myself that I prefer peace and calm over inflammatory language and smug certainty. I don’t have to agree or align myself with others to accept them for where they are at. I have to accept the uncomfortable ambiguity of the moment and the paradox of our lives.

Humanity at its most disconnected builds a platform or spoils for a rumble. Ranting and fighting gives us a hit like any other drug. Buying the lie that we need to compete to survive isn’t helping. Daily, new research in the fields of everything from forest floor ecology to the psychology of empathy to the transformative power of language reveals that co-operation is the key to survival. Neither you nor I have the power to declare the concerns of others justifiable or invalid. Because their concerns are, and should be, OUR concerns. I don’t want my country to be one that can’t talk to each other. But if there is no room for all our fellow countrymen and women in the national dialogue then there is no national dialogue

O’Toole paid the price for flip-flopping on carbon tax

Here’s a free tip for all Conservative Party leadership candidates: don’t break your promise to fight carbon taxes.

Former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole lied to taxpayers about the carbon tax. And he paid the price. The next leader of the Official Opposition needs to hold Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accountable for rising tax bills.

When running for Conservative Party leader, O’Toole promised to fight carbon taxes. He signed the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s pledge that said:

“I, Erin O’Toole promise that, if elected Prime Minister of Canada, I will: Immediately repeal the Trudeau carbon tax; and, reject any future national carbon tax or cap-and-trade scheme.”

That’s as clear as it gets.

But just before the last election, O’Toole flip-flopped and ran on a platform that included two carbon taxes. Yes two. In addition to a carbon tax that would drive up the price of gasoline by 11 cents per litre,

O’Toole also wanted to bury a second carbon tax in fuel regulations. O’Toole’s two carbon taxes would soak Canadians for an extra 27 cents per litre of gas.

Unfortunately for O’Toole, Canadians aren’t stupid, and voters held him accountable for flip-flopping.

Now, Conservative members of Parliament are holding O’Toole accountable by ousting him from party leader.

O’Toole’s carbon tax is the primary reason.

MP Arnold Viersen told the Western Standard he would oppose a carbon tax even if it came from his own party.

“I will oppose anything that makes life more expensive for northern Albertans regardless of whichever leader is imposing it,” said Viersen.

MP Bob Benzen cited the carbon tax in his letter calling for a review of O’Toole’s leadership.

“The adoption of a de-facto carbon tax policy in April 2021 despite clear direction from our members who are opposed to a carbon tax, and despite his

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campaigning against such a tax during the leadership contest” topped Benzen’s list of grievances against O’Toole.

The Battlefords-Lloydminster Conservative Electoral District Association launched a website advocating to “end the carbon tax.”

O’Toole’s carbon tax handcuffed his MPs’ ability to hold Trudeau accountable on inflation. Two-thirds of Canadians are worried that their paycheques won’t keep up with the rising cost of living, according to a Nanos Research

survey from late 2021. This April, Trudeau will increase his carbon tax for the third time during the pandemic.

But we’ve hardly heard a peep from the Conservatives on the carbon tax and that’s because their leader wanted to hammer Canadians with a carbon tax of his own.

The carbon tax wasn’t O’Toole’s only major flip-flop.

O’Toole frequently reminded Canadians that “Trudeau is borrowing $424 million each day” and that “Canada’s debt is already over $1 trillion.” But O’Toole’s platform promised to spend $50 billion more than Trudeau’s last budget.

O’Toole also flip-flopped on Trudeau’s gun ban and buyback.

The buyback has all the makings of another taxpayer boondoggle. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says it could cost $756 million. But that big price tag doesn’t include administration costs, which could add billions of dollars to the final tab, according to Gary Mauser, a Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University.

Even with those big costs, Canada’s National Police Federation says Trudeau’s gun grab won’t address “current and emerging themes or urgent threats to public safety,” such as criminal activity, gang violence or the flow of illegal guns across the border.

“It diverts extremely important personnel, resources, and funding away from addressing the more immediate and growing threat of criminal use of illegal firearms,” said the NPF.

O’Toole’s platform originally scrapped the gun grab. But after a little predictable pushback, he took out his magic marker to completely reverse his policy with a footnote: “All firearms that are currently banned will remain banned.”

O’Toole misled taxpayers, and he paid the price. The next Conservative Party leader should learn from O’Toole’s failings and get the Opposition back to fighting the carbon tax.

Franco Terrazzano is the Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Citizens on Patrol needs volunteers

JOAN JANZEN

Your Southwest Media Group

Sharon and Richard McLeod enjoy volunteering for Citizens On Patrol. Richard is Acting Vice President and also stands in for President, Mike Brewer, when he is unavailable. There currently are five people who volunteer for Citizens On Patrol. “We’ve lost two volunteers because they have entered a new chapter in their lives,” Sharon explained, adding that others are elderly and no longer able to drive.

Each volunteer goes out on patrol for four hours a month and attends one meeting a month. “At this point, each member takes a weekend,” Sharon said. “Going out on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening are the most common. RCMP request help on the odd Tuesday because of court day and the paperwork they need to do. We work with the RCMP.”

Patrollers stay within the town limits, covering areas from the museum to the cemetery and industrial area. “There’s lots of tools and gas being stolen around there,” Sharon said, referring to the industrial area. “You go where you are needed. There’s always two volunteers in a vehicle. Sometimes volunteers are called on to put up barricades when there’s a fire. Basically, they are extra eyes for the RCMP.”

Volunteers stay in their vehicle. “We have cell phones and contact the RCMP. We know who is on call and RCMP can come out if we feel we need them.”

All volunteers need to submit a criminal record check. “Twelve to fifteen vol-

unteers would be ultimate. That way, we could go out Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings to cover all the busy times,” Sharon said. Although it’s fairly quiet right now, they expect it will be busier in summer.

Citizen On Patrol meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Masonic Hall at 7:00 p.m. “Come on down, ask questions, get to know the people,” Sharon said. “Application forms are available; it’s not a complicated process. There’s usually an officer there who can answer your questions.”

During the meetings, volunteers share where they travelled, areas that are the busiest, report on road conditions and how many kilometres they travelled. They also get a report from the RCMP regarding what’s happening in town.

Businesses can purchase Citizen on Patrol signs to put in their windows. This also serves as a fundraiser for Citizens On Patrol, which also receives some funding from SGI.

Not only do the volunteers provide a service, but they have some fun as well. “I often have a barbecue in the summer for Citizens On Patrol and the officers,” Sharon said. “This is a good way to meet new officers.”

So, if you have some free time in the evenings, particularly on weekends, and want to help keep our community safe, why not attend a Citizens On Patrol meeting and find out how to volunteer? All you need is a vehicle, a driver’s licence, some free time and a criminal record check.

Kindersley welcomes new physician

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Dr. Kingsley Addo, MBChB, MPH, MFM, MCFP, is the newest member at the Kindersley Clinic. He arrived in Kindersley on February 5th from Edmonton, Alberta. His wife is currently working at RUH in Saskatoon, endeavouring to transfer to Kindersley, at which time their six-yearold daughter and fouryear-old son will make their home in Kindersley.

Dr. Addo moved to Canada two years ago from Ghana and appreciates the beauty that Canada offers, although he and his family have had to adjust to extreme cold and heat. He’s grateful to the Kindersley Health and Wellness Foundation for procuring accommodation for him and his family.

“Everyone has been very welcoming and helpful, and I look forward to working here,” he said.

Maintaining water systems is an essential service

season.

Cattle producers are well aware of the importance of maintaining their water supply, and Brady Wagman from Leader is the guy to call to help them with any problems they may have. He is the owner of Wagman Water and Well Services Ltd.

Brady has fifteen years of working experience in the oil and gas industry. “So technically, I have fifteen years of working around wells and knowledge of problems that can occur down a well,” he said. He also worked alongside Robert Heron, who was in the industry for over 35 years. Now Brady goes far and wide helping ranchers, with summer being his busiest

“I go everywhere … from Humboldt to the US border,” he said, adding that he did three jobs in the Regina area this winter. One of the services he offers is the installation of solar systems. “The majority of my solar installs are for remote cattle water systems where it isn’t economical to run single-phase power.”

He explained he has the ability to pump up to 50 gallons per minute out of water wells ranging from 10 to 600 feet in depth. “Along with that, we can either design a system that runs only on solar energy from the sun, or we can also add batteries to the system for a form of autonomy for the cloudy days. I

also have the ability to add small wind chargers to these systems,” he explained.

The capabilities of these solar systems have been growing each year. “You can pump set amounts in a 24 hour period or run it on a pressure system to run a remote cabin. We can also fill tanks to a set height to keep tanks full when water is consumed,” he said.

Safety precautions can be installed to prevent pump failure if a well were to run dry. Surface solar pumps are also available for customers who want to move water from one body to another. Each system can be built according to the needs of each individual customer.

Well servicing also involves rejuvenating wells that have slowed in production or have been contaminated. Wells can be repaired in the event of a casing failure, and a number of tools are available to retrieve anything which has been dropped down a well. Servicing and repairing submersible and jet pump systems is another job that Brady takes care of for customers.

“We also have a mobile grouting unit so we can abandon wells that are no longer in use to preserve that aquifer from contamination,” Brady explained. His company is registered with the Sask. Water Security Agency so customers can apply for government grants for new wells or to abandon old wells.

Doggie massage!

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Your Southwest Media Group

Not only do humans benefit from a massage, but their pets do as well, which is why Glenda Jones opened her business, Charlie’s Place - Kennel & K9 Therapy, in April of 2021. Charlie’s Place is named after Glenda’s beloved pet, Charlie, a black lab. Glenda, a Certified K9 Massage Therapist, explained how her business got started.

“Through my history of equine experience, and Charlie’s injuries, we sought help from outside the community for his condition and came across a lady who was highly recommended in the equine therapy industry,” she explained. After Charlie’s K9 therapy treatment and fast recovery, Glenda was so impressed she enrolled in the K9 Therapy Course and became certified.

Glenda began to offer massage therapy in 2019 at her business located just south of Kindersley to help any dog or cat with their ailments. However, to gain more recognition, she also decided to open a dog kennel. Charlie’s PlaceKennel & K9 Therapy has been operating since April 2021.

“I mostly work on dogs but have helped some cats as well with either ailments or injury, movement, organ issues and/or anxiety issues,” Glenda said. She explained that massage is beneficial for many reasons. It realigns the skeleton and places it in the correct position to help mobility. Massage helps relax a dog with mental and physical ailments and is also beneficial for the lymph and blood circulation, and helps move toxins out of the muscles and body.

Like human massage, there are different types of massage for your pet. Glenda begins each session with long, gentle strokes to help the animal relax. Kneading the muscles along the spine, across the ribs and in the shoulder areas helps get the lymphatic and blood circulation moving to help heal certain areas within the muscles.

Glenda also uses a two-handed technique for large muscles like the shoul-

der and hip areas. In a steady rhythm using her fingers, slow and steady wringing motions over the ribs gently lift the muscle at a 90-degree angle.

A friction technique is used around the hips, joints, sacrum and spine, which deals specifically with adhesions, scar tissue and stimulates blood flow, while limb massage helps stretch ligaments near the joints. Using her thumbs, Glenda performs the insertion and origin technique, relieving pain by putting pressure on points. And much like the special humans in their lives, dogs also enjoy a facial massage.

Canine massage therapy is a great way to provide holistic care for your dog and promote its overall well-being. This therapy goes well beyond easing sore muscles; it promotes circulation, mobility/range of motion and muscle elasticity, relieves stress, enhances recovery and improves performance.

Massage therapy for dogs compliments veterinary care for treating common injuries and conditions. It can also be used as part of an overall prevention and wellness and fitness strategy and is beneficial in all stages of a dog’s life.

Glenda enjoys taking dogs for daily long walks, which helps them relax while staying at Charlie’s Place. “I usually recommend different exercises to help with the healing process for the animal and encourage a balanced meal plan.”

“The most rewarding part of my job is seeing how the animal has improved or recovered from an injury or health issue. Just knowing I have helped to improve the quality and quantity of the animal’s life brings me great satisfaction,” Glenda concluded.

Glenda Jones and her dog Charlie.

One of the many services Wagman Water and Well Services Ltd. provides, is installing solar power for remote water systems.

JOAN JANZEN

Your Southwest Media Group

Sports with Bruce Penton

Race-related lawsuit could shake the NFL

OK, so we have a new Super Bowl champion. The National Football League offers up a new champ every year But does the league ever have a day like it did Feb. 1 when two major off-field events shook the league?

Like him or loathe him, Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the game at the age of 44 and not a single soul could argue that, yes indeed, he is the GOAT — the greatest of all time. But on that same day, a lawsuit against the NFL and four of its teams was filed by Brian Flores, the Black coach who was fired by Miami Dolphins in January, alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices and various other misdeeds.

The Brady deal will fade away as fans nod their heads in agreement that no one comes close — and likely never will — to the amazing statistics the 44-year-old piled up over 22 seasons … seven Super Bowl titles, most passing yards, most touchdown passes, most completions, most everything. But the Flores lawsuit, which also included an allegation that Miami owner Stephen Ross offered Flores $100,000 for every loss in 2019 in an effort to ‘tank’ his way to

the first draft pick, is certain to have longer-lasting reverberations.

In an effort to make it look as if the league and its teams are all-inclusive when it comes to hiring practices, the NFL has something called the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one or more minority candidates for head coach openings. Flores, expected to be in big demand after two winning seasons in his three years at Miami, was stunned to learn through a misdirected text from New England coach Bill Belichick, that the New York Giants had agreed to hire Brian Daboll as coach a full three days before they were scheduled to conduct their obligatory (and sham) interview with Flores.

At last count, the NFL had one Black coach, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, and the Black segment of the NFL rightfully suggests that number should be higher considering about 70 per cent of the players are minorities.

The NFL’s official statement relating to the lawsuit said, of course, that it is “deeply committed to ensuring equitable employment practices.” Its argument may hold some water in that eight general man-

agers are Black, which lends credence to the ‘equitable employment’ argument. Flores, however, was the victim of the weakness of the Rooney Rule and while his actions may have guaranteed an immediate end to his NFL coaching career, his suit may result in a Jackie Robinson moment for the NFL.

• Headline at the onion. com: “MLB Owners Propose CBA That Offers Players College Credit In Lieu Of Salary”

• Late night ABC comic Jimmy Kimmel, on Tom Brady’s retirement: “Now the big question for the Buccaneers is what do they do with Gronk? Just release him into the Everglades?”

• Bears Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, via Twitter: “I think it’s great Giselle let Tom Brady retire. Hopefully she’ll let him keep Rob Gronkowski in the yard.”

• From a reader, reprinted in Phil Mushnick’s column in the New York Post: “Say what you will about Australian tennis, but they sure know how to return a Serb.”

• Blogger Patti Dawn Swansson, on effort, or lack thereof, of Jets’ Mark Scheifele: “Too often Scheifele plays with the get-up-and-go of a guy sitting in an ice fishing hut at Lockport.”

• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “ESPN announces it will use all-women broadcast team and production crew for Warriors-Jazz game on Feb. 9. Meanwhile, in Bristol that day, male ESPN employees will be left to harass themselves.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Go$h, I wonder why the IOC picked $uch a $nowless, autocratic, human-right$-violating place a$ Beijing for the Winter Olympic$?”

• Another one from Kaseberg: “The Bengals’ Joe Burrow is looking to be the third QB to win the National

Championship and a Super Bowl. The other two are Joe Namath and Joe Montana This just in, Matt Stafford changed his name to Joe Stafford.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Critics say Major League Baseball has devolved into too many strikeouts and too little action. But enough about the bargaining sessions.”

• Kaseberg again, on Tom Brady’s retirement: “But wait, don’t you have to rip off your shirt and dance in the end zone in front of the crowd to retire from the Bucs?”

• Headline at fark.com, on the Pro Bowl: “Should the NFL discontinue a yearly event the players don’t want to play in and fans don’t want to watch?”

• Headline at theonion. com: “Frank Vogel Waiting For LeBron To Nod Before Drawing Next Line On White Board”

• Ric Meyer, via Twitter, on Super Bowl LVI: “I heard that there will be a football game at the Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop and Mary J. Blige concert.”

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Senior Klippers have Unity on the ropes

JORDAN PARKER Your Southwest Media Group

The Senior Kindersley Klippers are up two games to none in their best-offive playoff series against Unity Miners in the Saskatchewan Western Hockey League/

After a 5-1 drubbing on February 4, the Klippers then had to battle it out on Saturday. Just skating by at 6-5.

The Klippers were down 5-1 midway through the second period before an incredible comeback, during which they scored five consecutive unanswered goals.

Head Coach Chris Forsman is happy the team is doing well, but wasn’t fully enthused about the entire second game.

“We had one really good game, and half a game when we were good. We got lucky,” he said. “I’m feeling good about the team overall though.”

He says there are a number of reasons Unity may have been harder to face on Saturday.

“The team has two really great goalies, and they got back some guys they didn’t have during game one,” he said.

“They’re dangerous with all their players and their goalies were playing very well. We had a slow start, and we were on the road. The first period wasn’t our best.”

He says the coaches, manager Brady Newmeyer, and trainers and scouts allow the team to do well.

“We’re pretty lucky. We have some really talented players. We’re in a good league though, and all the teams have potential to do well,” he said. “Kerrobert finished last in the league, but

recently played a provincial game and almost beat the Kyle team.”

Player Kyle Donaldson has racked up two goals and two assists during the playoffs series, and just wants the trend to continue for the Senior Klippers.

“We’ve been extra hot lately, and that was so good going into the playoffs. We have a couple good, young guys and it’s been helpful,” he said.

“It took a while to get used to the lines, but we’re really clicking now. We’re playing good hockey and our goaltending was been really great.”

He says the team began to figure out how to combat Unity about halfway through Saturday’s game.

“We managed to stay alive during the first half, but they were just playing really well. It was a huge test for us,” he said.

“The team had to adjust to them coming out of the gate hot. We got a great game from our goaltender too.”

He said the team realized they had more in them, and pushed to turn things around.

“We knew what we had to do, and we took that upon ourselves. We had to push to get ourselves back,” he said.

As they get ready to head to Unity on Friday, they’re preparing to sweep the team and move forward.

“We can get to the next round. We just need to keep doing what we’re doing,” said Donaldson. “The last sevenor-eight games have gone well. We need to come out hot and play our game.”

The Klippers were set to play Unity in Kindersley during playoff game three at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

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Klippers bounce back following forced COVID-19 hiatus

The Kindersley Klippers extended their win streak to three games, continuing to excel following postponements due to COVID-19.

While no games played between January 27, 2022 and February 4, it was a battle return over the weekend. The Klippers won two shootout games 4-3 back-to-back against Melford and La Ronge, cementing a three-game win streak.

“The guys are starting to realize they need to play the full 60, and do so with more intensity,” said Klippers Assistant Coach Mitch Topinka.

“It was a fun weekend to watch. There were times this weekend we could have taken big leads and didn’t though.”

The Klippers couldn’t fully capitalize on their powerplay chances. On Saturday, they converted on one of their six powerplays against the Mustangs.

“We could have had a stranglehold. We had two five-on-three powerplays and a five-minute major powerplay,” he said. “The team needs to learn to grab teams by the throat and squeeze. That said, it’s been better as of late.”

Topinka says the team works on powerplays often and hard.

“It might not always look like it, but we have long practices two-orthree times a week focused on powerplay. We just have an urgency when we’re behind and when we’re five-on-five that isn’t there on the powerplay,” he said.

“We’ve scored some powerplay goals in the last few. But we need to

make sure we start capitalizing when giving these opportunities.”

After an unwanted pause, Topinka is happy with how the team came out of the gate.

“We weren’t all that happy to stop, but it ended up being a nice rest. We continue to succeed because the boys know every game is huge. We control our fate right now,” he said.

“The coaching staff wanted two-or-three points this weekend, and we came out with four.

The guys know this won’t be a cakewalk, but we’re working every day.”

They’re becoming better at playing big and heavy teams.

“Melfort and La Ronge were big teams. We just need to keep using our speed to our advantage,” he said. “If we can keep shooting and getting good bounces, we’ll be where we need to be.”

Goaltender Matt Pesenti is pleased with what the Klippers have shown the last few weeks.

“We’ve kind of been on a roll. We’re heating up at the right time, heading into the playoffs. We’re trying to earn our spot,” he said.

“The fact the teams are all close together in points makes it tough. But there’s faith in this team, and I hope we can keep going and leapfrog a few teams.”

Though the deadline saw their captain and assistant captain move, Pesenti saw some positives in the roster changes.

“The coaches are doing their best to fill out the roster, and put is in the best position to win. I tried not to focus on the trades too much,” he said. “I’m happy with the team right now – both the new guys and the guys still here.”

Pesenti has had a tumultuous season, and plenty of games with 40+ shots against, and feels he’s only gotten better as things have progressed.

“Stats-wise I definitely look better than I did at the start. Things weren’t going our way at first, but it’s coming together,” he said.

“We have a lot of character in the dressing room, and the guys are driven to stay focused. We just can’t lose sight of what’s going on. We need to move forward as a group.”

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

parcels went for next to nothing

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

REGINA – For the first time since June, 2019, a Crown land sale for oil and gas mineral rights exceeded $6 million. But while the total dollar value was up significantly compared to sales over the last 2.5 years, some parcels went for exceedingly low dollar values, as low as $2.40 per hectare.

The Feb. 1 Crown land sale brought in $6,144,244 in revenue for the province. This is the highest oil and gas public offering result of 2021-22 and significantly exceeds the amount of revenue raised in other oil and gas public offerings during 2020-21, a period which saw the oil and gas industry laid low by the COVID-19 pandemic. The February public offering completes the scheduled 2021-22 fiscal year oil and gas public offerings, with total revenue of nearly $15 million, according to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources.

This compares $1,400,142, an average of $321/hectare received at the last offering held on Dec. 7, 2021.

Of the 84 parcels posted, 75 parcels received acceptable bids. Total bids covered 11,493 hectares. The average bonus bid was $535 per hectare with the highest acceptable bid at $7,814 per hectare.

Of that, 81 leases totalling 10,000 hectares were posted, with 72 parcels totalling 8,452 hectares went for $5,060,757. The lease parcels averaged $599 per hectare. There hasn’t been a lot of exploratory licence action in recent years, but this sale had three parcels posted and all three sold. The licences totalled 3,041 hectares for $1,083,487. The licences averaged $356 per hectare.

Lloydminster

In the Lloydminster area, three leases were posted totaling 567 hectares. All three sold, but the bonus was just $8,384, or $15 per hectare. In other words, they picked up the mineral rights for 8.75 quarter sections for substantially less that the cost of hiring a drilling rig for a single day.

The highest bonus bid received on a lease in this area was $3,323 for a 261 hectare lease is located six kilometres southeast of North Battleford. That worked out to $12.73 per hectare. This was one of a number of leases that went for low numbers. The mineral rights for a section of land were acquired for less than the cost of hiring a service rig for six hours.

This lease was awarded to Lexterra Land Ltd. That area near North Battleford is essentially the undiscovered country, totally new development. It would also be relatively close to the Northlands Yellowhead Power Station, a baseload gas-fired power plant.

The highest dollars per hectare received on a parcel in this area was $37/hectare. This 48 hectare lease was awarded to Caltex Resources Ltd and is located 15 kilometres southwest of Turtleford, within the Westhazel Mannville Oil Pool.

Kindersley-Kerrobert

In the Kindersley-Kerrobert area two leases were posted and purchased totalling 486 hectares. The bonus was $62,764, or $129 per hectare.

West central Saskatchewan was also home to two of those exploratory licenses, totalling 2,075 hectares. They accounted for nearly all the dollars expended on licences in the sale, collecting $922,424. They brought in $445 per hectare.

The highest bonus bid and dollars per hectare received on a lease in this area was $35,865 or $158 per hectare. This 227 hectare lease was awarded to Teine Energy Ltd. and is located 15 kilometres southeast of Plenty, adjacent to the Dodsland Viking Oil Pool.

Prairie Land & Investment Ltd. bid $922,424 for two exploration licences totalling 2,075 hectares posted in this area. These licences are located 19 kilometres southwest of Major, near the Hoosier North Viking Pool.

The highest bonus bid received on an exploration licence in the sale was $501,130 for a 1,037-hectare licence in the Kindersley Area by Prairie Land & Investment Services. This was also the highest dollars per hectare received on a licence at $483 per hectare.

Swift Current-Shaunavon

In the Swift Current-Shaunavon area, 12 leases were posted, and all were sold. Those dozen parcels totalled 908 hectares, but only sold for $2,183, or $2.40 per hectare. In other words, the mineral rights for 14 quarters of land went for less than the cost of running a service rig for four hours.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited was the most active bidder in this area picking up 10 leases totalling 650.157 hectares for $1,983. These leases are located approximately 21 kilometres west of Fox Valley.

Estevan-Weyburn

Over in southeast Saskatchewan there were 64 parcels posted for lease totalling 8,039 hectares. Of that, 55 parcels sold, totaling 6491 hectares for $4,987,426. The average was $768 per hectare.

The remaining exploratory license was in the southeast, totalling 966 hectares. It went for $161,063, or $167 per hectare.

The highest bonus bid received on a lease in this area was $528,018 or $2,715 per hectare. This 195 hectare lease was awarded to Midale Petroleums Ltd. and is located 13 kilometres northwest of Alameda, within the Steelman Frobisher Oil Pool. This bid was also the highest across the province for this sale.

Millennium Land Ltd. bid $7,814 on two parcels located three kilometres southeast of Lampman, within the Steelman Frobisher Oil Pool. This is the highest dollars per hectare received on a parcel in this area. That area has seen some of the most prolific drilling activity in southeast Saskatchewan in recent years.

Silver Hawk Resources Ltd. bid $161,063, or $167/ hectare to pick the lone exploration licence posted in this area. This 966 hectare licence is located 22 kilometres north of Stoughton, near the north end of the Viewfield Bakken Oil Pool.

The first sale of the new 2022-23 fiscal year is scheduled for April 5, 2022, and features 207 leases covering 26,634 hectares and one exploration licence covering 812 hectares.

Poilievre attended the 2019 Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show. Here’s

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

WEYBURN – On Feb. 5, Ottawa Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre announced that he was “running for prime minister,” his way of saying he was entering the federal Conservative leadership race after the ouster of Erin O’Toole was leader.

It is apparent, now, that he’s been laying the groundwork for this run for quite some time. In 2019, he attended the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn, and took the stage briefly, something uncommon for an Ontario member of Parliament. He was joined at the time by Quebec MP Gerard Deltell, member of Parliament for Louis-Saint-Laurent, who also addressed the crowd.

Asked why he was present, Poilievre replied, “to show Ontario’s strong support for the Western energy sector.

“Trudeau has created the unfortunate sense in Western Canada that people out here all alone. I’m here to tell them that that’s not true. Ontarians strongly support pipeline construction, to get world prices for Canadian oil, and to sell Canadian energy to Canadian consumers. So, I wanted to be here today to support the strong vibrant, world-class energy sector that has helped build Canada’s national economy.”

Did Poilievre, at the time, see any possibility of the Energy East Pipeline being revived?

“Well, the proposed Energy East would have run right through my riding, and I made no bones about my support for that project. Trudeau killed it. Andrew Scheer is now proposing an east-west energy corridor, which would connect Canadian energy with Canadian consumers and get our energy to tidewaters. He believes that corridor would clear a right-of-way so that business could build and jobs could be created. That would be a triple win, a win for eastern (and) western energy workers, eastern refinery workers and Ontario steel workers. It would also allow Quebec and Manitoba to sell their abundant and clean hydro electricity to other provinces at low prices,” he said.

In Western Canada, particularly Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the TC Energy mainline, TransCanada Highway, and Canadian Pacific Mainline all fall within a relatively close corridor that’s perhaps 30 kilometres wide at places, and often less. Asked about this, Poilievre said, “It would depend on the consultation with business, First Nations and customers. You have to connect where the energy is to where it can be bought. So what Scheer’s proposing is a focused consultation to determine a right-of-way passage, get the regulatory approvals out of the way, and then let business, with private money, decide what to build, and how.”

The environmental assessments would be done in advance, allowing projects to go ahead unimpeded by that hurdle. “Exactly,” Poilievre said. “It can combine all the environmental assessments into one single process, and then clear the regulatory right-ofway, so that business can build with private money.”

He said he wasn’t in a position to say how long it would take, “But I know that time is of the essence. We can’t afford to waste any more time.

Regarding Bill C-69, the Impacts Assessment Act, which has since passed, Poilievre said, “It’s a terrible bill. Our goal should be to kill Bill C 69. Amendments are not. You know, anything that that waters down the bill is an improvement over the bill itself, but still, our goal should be to kill it.”

The same should have applied to Bill C-48, the tanker ban bill, he said.

In the six months preceding the oil show, held in June of 2019, there had been more activism in the oilpatch against the federal government’s energy policies than in the previous decade, combined. People who generally never protest anything were taking part in protest convoys. Asked about that, Poilievre said, “Well, it’s time the energy sector fought back. You know, quite frankly, for the longest time, the energy sector believed it could just sit back and stay out of politics. The lesson of the last three years is that if you don’t take an interest in politics, politics will take an interest in you.”

Despite US$90 oil, Saskatchewan’s two largest oil producers have dramatically reduced drilling activity during what’s usually the busiest time of the year

ESTEVAN – February is typically the busiest month of the year for oilwell drilling in Saskatchewan, but the largest players have dramatically reduced their programs compared to previous years, even though oil prices are now in the US$90/bbl. range for benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil. According to Bloomberg, Western Canadian Select (WCS) was US$76.45/bbl. and WTI was US$89.50. Both benchmarks were very close to its highest points in at least 7.5 years.

Drilling rig counts are a key leading indicator of activity in the industry. You don’t frac a well, complete it, produce it, truck or flowline its product, or perform maintenance on it unless that well is drilled first.

According to RiggerTalk.com, publisher of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) rig data, as of Feb. 9, there were 31 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan, either active or moving. The CAOEC website noted there were 226 active rigs in Canada. Alberta had 174, British Columbia had eight, Manitoba had six, and there were seven listed as “other.” There were 463 land-based drilling rigs registered across the country, a little over half of what it was a decade ago. Two offshore rigs were also listed.

Notably, Saskatchewan’s two largest oil producers, Cenovus Energy and Crescent Point Energy, have substantially diminished drilling programs compared to what they ran even during the darkest days of the oil downturn, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the period of January 2015 to March, 2020, Crescent Point would frequently employ over 20 rigs in Saskatchewan around this time of year. Currently, they only have five, three in southeast Saskatchewan, and two in southwest Saskatchewan.

Last year Cenovus bought Husky Energy. Husky had historically been Saskatchewan’s largest oil producer for decades, used to run 10 or more rigs in northwest Saskatchewan prior to their shift away from cold heavy oil production with sand (CHOPS) and towards thermal development. However, prior to COVID, they would still typically run around six rigs in this time of year, drilling for their numerous thermal projects. Each of those cookie-cutter SAGD projects, all-in, cost between $250 and $350

million. With just one rig going, Cenovus has effectively paused most of its drilling development for much of the area, compared to Husky’s previous activity levels.

Rundown

In southeast Saskatchewan, 13 rigs were working. Adonai was working south of Carnduff. Spectrum was south of Oxbow. Tundra had one rig at Roche Percee. A cluster of rigs were working 10 kilometres east of Benson, at Woodley. They included Midale Petroleums, Surge, Aldon Oils and Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources also had rigs at Lampman and in the Weyburn Unit.

Allied Energy Corporation had a rig just west of the Weyburn Unit.

Crescent Point Energy Corp. had rigs at Forget, Viewfield and southeast of Ratcliffe.

Moving over to southwest Saskatchewan, Crescent Point also had two rigs in the region, with one north of Shaunavon and a second between Eastend and Frontier.

North American Helium showed a rig working southwest of Mankota. Weil Helium has an idle helium processing facility southeast of Mankota. Whitecap also had a rig working due north of Gull Lake.

West Central Saskatchewan had 11 rigs going. Baytex had rigs at Elrose and south of Superb.

Teine Energy had rigs at Plato, north of Kindersley, and Hoosier.

Whitecap had rigs working at Plenty, south of Dodsland.

Strathcona Resources had one rig northwest of Kelfield.

Ish Energy had a rig working within spitting distance of the Kindersley weigh scales, west of Kindersley. Longshore Resources LTd. had a rig just south of Evesham.

Northwest Saskatchewan had just three rigs working. Baytex had one rig south of Maidstone, while Canadian Natural Resources had one rig northeast of Maidstone.

Cenovus, which bought Husky last year, had just one rig working south of Edam. During most of the oil downturn until 2020, Husky used to operate around six rigs in this region prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pierre Poilievre

Leader & District Arts Council presents MOTUS O Prisoner of Tehran February 16th

Your Southwest Media Group WHAT’S GOING ON IN ESTON?

Family Day is Monday, February 21:

The Town Office and Library are closed. The rink will be open for FREE public skating and shinny from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Landfill will be open 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Reminder - New Landfill Hours:

Monday - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Tuesday - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Council would like to welcome Cary Andrew as Eston’s new Bylaw Officer.

Grader Operator & Utility Person

The RM of Chesterfield No. 261 is accepting applications for a seasonal position for a Grader Operator and a Utility Person. Experience is an asset but not required. The RM offers competitive wages and benefits (health & dental plan, disability insurance, pension plan. The successful candidates will be required to submit a driver’s abstract and a criminal records check.

Please submit a resume, with experience and references to:

RM of Chesterfield No. 261

Box 70, Eatonia, SK S0L 0Y0

Fax: (306) 967-2222

Email: rm261@sasktel.net

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until suitable candidates are received.

NOW HIRING

Town of Leader Summer Staff

LEADER SWIMMING POOL

SWIMMING POOL MANAGER

• May 9 - Sept. 5, 2022 - 35+ hrs/wk

• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age

• Previous experience necessary

Qualifications: NLS, Pool Operator’s Course, LSI (all levels), CPR-C, Standard First Aid

FULL-TIME LIFEGUARDS

• Early/Mid Jun - Sept 5, 2022 - 35 + hrs/week

• Applicants must be at least 15 years of age

• Previous experience necessary Qualifications: Bronze Cross, NLS (preferred), LSI (all levels), CPR-C, Standard First Aid

PART-TIME LIFEGUARDS

• Mid June - Sept 5, 2022 - 12 + hrs/week

• Applicants must be at least 15 years of age

Qualifications: Bronze Cross, NLS (preferred), LSI (preferred), CPR-C, Standard First Aid

PART-TIME JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS (Lifeguard in Training)

• Mid-June - Sept 6, 2022

• 50 hours total (possibility of additional hours)

• Applicants must be at least 14 years of age

Qualifications: Bronze Cross, CPR-C, Standard First Aid PARKS & RECREATION

SUMMER PROGRAM COORDINATOR/PARKS LABORER

• May 16 - Aug 26, 2022 - 35+ hrs/week • Driver’s License an asset

• Responsible for development/implementation of summer programs.

• Some weekends/evenings required

• Includes Park Maintenance & Camground Janitorial

• Must be outgoing and enjoy working with people of all ages

• Ability to work independently very important

TOURISM COORDINATOR

• May 14 - Sept 6, 2022 - Thurs to Mon 30 - 35 hours/week

• Driver’s License an asset

• Responsible for the Tourist Information Centre

• Provide information to visitors. Promote sites and attractions

• Organize WWD Tourism breakfast

• Includes some park maintenance Resumes and Cover Letters (indicating what you are applying for) can be sent to the undersigned by no later than March 11, 2022. Rochelle Francis, Recreation Director TOWN OF LEADER Box 39, Leader SK S0N 1H0 Email: recreation.leader@sasktel.net

MOTUS O Prisoner of Tehran is a synthesis of theatre, video, and storytelling. The live performance is based on the international bestselling memoir, “Prisoner of Tehran” by Iranian-born Marina Nemat. The Leader Community Centre will be showcasing this performance, presented by the Leader & District Arts Council in partnership with the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), on Wednesday, February 16th, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Marina Nemat actively narrates her memoir throughout the live performance, while MOTUS O performers simultaneously incorporate movement to complement her spoken words. The performance is inspiring, powerful and engaging. The themes of oppression, persecution, survival, hope and freedom are explored throughout the show.

Marina Nemat was arrested in 1982 at the age of sixteen after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and spent more than two years as a political prisoner at the notorious Evin prison in Tehran, Iran. She was tortured and nearly executed there, but her life was spared because one of the guards begged for

her life: in return she was forced to marry him. She emigrated to Canada in 1991, which she has called home ever since. “Prisoner of Tehran” was published in 2007 in Canada and has been published in twenty-eight other countries.

MOTUS O is a contemporary dance theatre company based in Stouffville, Ontario, and was formed in 1990, with performances commencing the same year. The Name “MOTUS O” is Latin for “the method of movement.” MOTUS O has created numerous fulllength productions and conducted workshops and programs for a wide range of audiences, as well as travelled extensively throughout North America, Europe and

Alcoholics Anonymous

Monday: Kindersley AA Meeting

8:00 PM, Legion Hall

Tuesday: Brock AA Meeting

8:00 PM, Vesper Club

Tuesday: Leader AA Meeting

8:00 PM, Leader United Church

Wednesday: Eston AA Meeting

8:00 PM, St. Andrew’s United Church

Thursday: Kindersley AA Meeting

8:00 PM, 401 - 1st Avenue West

Friday: Kindersley AA Meeting

8:00 PM, St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church

Narcotics Anonymous

Tuesday: Kindersley NA Meeting

7:30 PM, 113 Main Street

been performed for over 10,000 high school students across much of Canada.

Post-show there will be a thirty-minute Question and Answer period with the performers. Advance tickets can be purchased through the Town of Leader office or at eventbrite.ca for $30 (age sixteen and over), $5 (age sixteen and under), or $40 at the door. All current COVID-19 government guidelines will be followed.

In addition, Leader Library hosted a special standalone Kaleidoscope Book Club Discussion, featuring the “Prisoner of Tehran” on Thursday, February 10th at 7:30 p.m.

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Local Kin Club gets ready for Telemiracle

JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

Telemiracle 46 is coming up March 5th and 6th, and the Kindersley Kinsmen and Kinette Club is getting ready! They have already begun collecting donations from the community on Saturdays at the mall and the Co-op food store. In the weeks ahead, you’ll find the Kinsmen and Kinette Club continuing to collect donations on Saturdays, first at Walmart, and then back at the Co-op food store. Tax receipts are given for donations of $10 and more.

Another easy way to submit your 2022 donation is through their online donation campaign, where you can donate from the comfort of your couch. Also, back for the second year is their online 50/50 raffle. Anyone interested in purchasing a ticket can go to their website. The draw will be made on March 2, 2022.

SUPER STARS!

Nothing says Telemiracle like Telemiracle Teddy. Teddy will be making cameos at Elizabeth, Westberry and Caleb, but would like to meet you as well. Business owners can book their spot to get their picture taken with Teddy presenting their donation. You can email kinclubkindersley@gmail.com to get your photo taken with Teddy from March 1st to 3rd, when the club will also pick up your donations.

Pam Lyons is Kindersley’s Telemiracle Representative as well as Deputy Governor for Zone C on the District 3 Executive. She said, “We haven’t done the Telemiracle Teddy visits in Kindersley before, but we decided to use other methods to raise funds from the area.”

All donations will be added to their Kindersley community grand total, and will be presented to Telemiracle in Regina on March 5th and 6th.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SNIPE LAKE NO. 259 PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007, public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259 intends to adopt a bylaw to amend Bylaw 4-2017, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT

The proposed bylaw amendment will:

• Add a new regulation to Accessory Businesses and Occupations which removes the restriction for home based businesses to be located inside buildings only.

REASON

The reason for the amendment is:

• To provide for clarity in the bylaw; and • To provide flexability for accessory buisnesses and occupations.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the R.M. of Snipe Lake’s Municipal Office, located at 213 Main St, Eston, SK, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Bylaw copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing on 2022/02/23 at 8:45 AM at the R.M. Office in Council Chambers to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the R.M. office before the hearing. Issued at the RM of Snipe Lake, this 8th day of February, 2022.

Brian Shauf, Administrator

The R.M. of Snipe Lake No. 259 received a big thank you from Stars for their $5400 donation.

Posting Date January 31, 2022

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Temper that Aries impatience. Demanding answers or results before they’re ready to be revealed could create more delays. Take time out for fun with family or friends.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Someone involved in your latest venture makes new demands that you find disturbing. While you dislike being a quitter, it might be best to drop this project and move on.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A decision could involve more serious implications than you first thought. Get more information and seek the

counsel of trusted friends before you sign or say anything.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) It’s a good time to reconsider some of your plans, especially those involving major investments of money and/or time. Expect to hear from someone in your past.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Love continues to dominate for both single and paired Lions. In the workplace, deal with a co-worker’s thoughtless comments before they cause problems later on.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You might be angry enough to end a friendship because of something you were told. But consider the source of the gossip before you act.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your career move seems to be stalled. Request a meeting to discuss the situation. It will be a learning experience for everyone involved.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) That important relationship is about to move to a new level. Continue to be patient, and resist pushing it even further. It still needs time to blossom.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Paired Sagittarians do very well at this time. However, some challenges loom for single Archers who are considering stronger romantic commitments.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Be patient. A misunderstanding is close to being completely resolved, as new facts emerge that will help change those stubborn minds.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A change in a personal relationship reveals some long-hidden truths. Your challenge now is to use this new information wisely for all concerned.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Draw on your deep reserves of good Piscean common sense to avoid taking the lure from someone who thinks he or she can get the best of you.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a remarkable ability to make friends with strangers. This allows you to command an army of devoted admirers.

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He’s given a mission to kill three British Special Air Forces members who are responsible for deaths of the sheik’s sons.

It all gets a bit muddled, but the action moves briskly and you get exactly what you bargained for.

With Jason Statham, Robert De Niro and Clive Owen among the principle cast, it’s hard to turn away from the magnetism on display.

They’re at their charming best in this gritty action thriller, and they make it all worthwhile.

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Once he has them in his sights, our swindler then takes these women for all the money he can squeeze from them.

The terrifying ordeals are told in detail by the brave women in the documentary, and investigation into who exactly our “rich” bachelor is reveal some incredible insights.

This is an eye-opener for sure, and you’ll never look at online dating the same, for better or worse.

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I was a big fan of this one, despite the fact is has more flaws than I can count on two hands.

It can be overdramatic, overwrought and really, really difficult to watch, but it’s also one of the most affecting endeavours I’ve seen in years.

Set in 1993, it follows Harley, a young man caring for his three sisters as he works a dead-end job. His abusive father was shot dead by his mother, who sits in a prison cell.

He harbours rage at his lost future, and the intensely awkward man begins to realize there’s more to discover surrounding the events from years back.

As suppressed memories and family trauma begin to reach the forefront, Harley fights not to spin out of control.

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The original shark film was a huge surprise success, and spawned this sequel just a few years later.

While it’s unfortunate the sequel doesn’t live up to expectations, it still has some pretty great frights, and a B-movie sensibility that is pretty fun.

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The daughters of Jamie Foxx and Sylvestere Stallone – Corinne and Sistine Rose – are among the stars, with Sophie Nelisse turning in a great lead performance.

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Which car seat is best for your child?

Proper installation and use of infant and child car seats save the lives of children every year. It is important to use a car seat that fits your child’s height, weight, and development for every ride. Always follow the instructions in your car seat and vehicle manuals. The information below can help you decide which car seat is best for your child.

An infant seat is a rear-facing only seat that many parents use from birth (minimum weight 1.8 or 2.3 kg, 4 or 5 lb). It has a base that is installed in the backseat of the vehicle, and the carrier attaches to it. It has a handle that allows the seat to be carried outside of the vehicle with the child in it.

Convertible and 3-in-1 car seats rear face, forward face, and sometimes convert into a booster (3-in-1). Often, these seats can rear face from 2.3 to 18 kg (5 to 40 lb) or more. These seats stay in the vehicle, and the child is carried or walks to the vehicle. A rear-facing car seat must be used until a child is at least 1 year of age, 10 kg (22 lb), and can walk. Some models require a child to stay rear facing until at least 2 years of age. Waiting until your child outgrows their rear-facing seat before moving to a forward-facing seat is the safest way to travel.

Most forward-facing seats can be used when a child is at least 1 year of age (some require 2 years), 10 kg (22 lb), and can walk. Forward-facing seats have

a maximum weight limit of at least 18 kg (40 lb), with many models allowing for a child up to 36 kg (65 lb). Combination car seats can be used forward-facing and can convert to a booster, but do not have rear-facing capabilities.

A booster seat should be used after a child reaches the maximum weight or height of their forwardfacing car seat. Most booster seats can be used when a child is at least 18 kg (40 lb), with some stating a minimum age for use (e.g., 4 years). It is law in Saskatchewan that children must use a car seat/booster seat until age 7, or until they weigh 36 kg (80 lb) AND stand 145 cm (4’9”) tall. A booster seat should be used until the child fits the adult seat belt properly (usually between 8 and 12 years of age).

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For more information on car seat fit and use, visit: https://skprevention.ca/passenger-and-vehiclesafety/or email info@skprevention.ca.

SALE BY TENDER

Sealed tenders will be accepted for Lots 1 & 2, Block 45, Plan G743 being 101 - 4th Street West in Kindersley

Tenders must be received in the municipal office by 5:00 p. m. on March 4, 2022.

Purchaser responsible for their own inspection. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For more information and to make arrangements for viewing, please contact the

R. M. of Kindersley municipal office: 306-463-2524 Box 1210, 409 Main Street, Kindersley, Sask. S0L 1S0 rm290@rmofkindersley.com

R.M. OF KINDERSLEY #290 Assistant Administrator

Date Posted: February 10, 2022

Employment Term: Full Time

Start Date: March 14, 2022

The R.M. of Kindersley No. 290 is looking to fill a fulltime permanent Assistant Administrator in the municipal administration office. The successful candidate should have an Office Education certificate or equivalent with 2 years of experience working in an office setting. It would be a benefit to have a “C” Municipal Administrative certificate. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following qualifications:

Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs

Knowledge with basic accounting principles and practices

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to deal effectively with the general public and to work independently

Willingness to learn the software related to the R.M. operations

Ability to multitask efficiently

Have well developed interpersonal communication and organizational skills

The municipality offers a competitive salary and benefits package in accordance with qualifications and experience.

Applicants should forward a resume by 3:00p.m., Friday February 18, 2022. Council wishes to thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

R.M. of Kindersley No. 290 P.O. Box 1210

Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 Fax: (306) 463- 4197 Email: rm290@rmofkindersley.com

Classifieds

Kindersley Royal Purple

We are looking for energetic, fun-loving volunteers to join us in making a difference in our communities and the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association. Help raise funds for our cause. This year we donated to the food bank, the women’s shelter and Sask. Brain Injury Assocation.

Come ride the purple wave with us!

Contact Darlene May 306-460-8947

CARDS OF THANKS

The family of Mable Stanley would like to thank anyone involved in the organization or presentation of her memorial. Thanks to Kindersley Hospital and Home Care

for Mable’s health needs; to Kelly Froese for allowing us the service we wanted for her. She never wanted a big fuss, so she probably would have approved.

The family of the late Sir Herb Strutt would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for their sympathy and thoughtfulness throughout our time of mourning. We would also like to thank the staff at Heritage Manor and Caleb Village for the professional and loving care given to Herb. Thank you to the Kindersley Community Funeral Home for their guidance throughout this process. A special thank you to those helped with set up and take down at the hall

BA., JD. Mark L. Millar, BA., JD.

1st Ave. E. Kindersley SK S0L 1S0 Bus. 306-463-4647 – Fax 306-463-6133 Kerrobert 306-834-5657 Kindersley.law@sasktel.net

and for snow removal after the storm to ensure the celebration of Herb’s life could take place.

A special thank you to all those who participated in Herb’s service, notably the Kindersley Legion Branch #57, Pianist Laura Ewson, Bugler Colleen Oscar-Swan, Violinist Carly Nunweiler and accompanist Claire Seibold, Ushers Nancy and George Vanthuyne, Sound and Videograhers Keri and Jamie Ham, Horseman Duffy Ham. Our deepest heartfelt gratitude to The Rev. Dell Bornowsky for officiating at Herb’s service and blessing us with his words of comfort and kindness.

COMING EVENTS

ACADIA RANCHING BULL SALE March 5 @ 2:00 PM. BSSA - Brooks, AB. 2 year-old Charolais and Black Angus bulls. These bulls were performance tested at Hwy 21 Feeders ADG of 4.02 lbs / day. 176 days on feed. Don 403-664-8844 or Mindy 403-664-9348.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

FOREFRONT INSURANCE is hiring external brokers and processors/ data entry positions. Broker partnership opportunities for the right candidates. Call / email Michael 403-501-8013 / mhollinda@excelrisk.ca

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

Offering 30 Slowly Developed 2 Year Old Angus Bulls. March 18, 2022. Wawota, SK. 306-5779141 www.gbtangus. com

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When you place a classified ad with us, it goes in all three of our community newspapers for ONE LOW PRICE! Call Kate at 306-463-2211 kate@yoursouthwest.com

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CORDELL - Cyril Cordell of Red Deer passed away on January 10, 2022, at 70 years of age, at the Red Deer Hospital with Sherrie and Shane by his side.

He is the loving partner of Sherrie Atherton, son of George and Mabel (both predeceased),

DIMITROFF - On Friday, February 4th, 2022, Jim Dimitroff passed away at the age of 93 years after a brief stay at the Kerrobert Hospital. Jim was born October 10th, 1928 on the family farm in the district of Cactus Lake and he resided there until his retirement to Luseland and then Kerrobert.

Jim was the eldest child of Wasyl and Edna (Tryhuba) Dimitroff. He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers Slim and Jake and his sister Eileen. He

brother of Trevor (Pam), Sheila Seitz, Dwight (Fran), and Rosie Wildman (Norman).

Cyril is the father of Shane and Tanya (Peter Dellewell) and patriarch to six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, three step-children and six step-grandchildren. He was always positive and light-hearted; he survived spinal meningitis as a child and was branded with the nickname “Perky” because of his boundless energy. He travelled most of Alberta in the later years for the Canadian Taxpayers Association (the watchdog on government spending), selling and renewing memberships and keeping people up-todate on government maneuvers.

is survived by his sisters Stella (Roger) Sauvain of West Vancouver, B.C. and Ann Cockerton of Calgary, Alberta as well as other family members.

At Jim’s request no service will take place but the family will gather at a future date.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Pioneer’s Haven and Kerrobert Hospital for their care of Jim and for their assistance to the family.

Cyril was willing to help at the drop of a hat. He made a point of visiting his mom at the Oyen Hospital and Extendicare at least once a week - on Thursdays, which he called “Cyday”. (He preferred to be called Cy, even though his older brother Trevor insisted on his full name - it’s more dignified).

The fall would always find him at the farm, trucking for Trevor during harvest in the 70’s/80’s. He could make “catching on the fly” look like a dance move! (Maybe because of maneuvering larger Nowsco trucks in the oil patch). He loved to travel. Sherrie and Cyril enjoyed many vacations to Cuba, Mexico and other points. A cruise to Alaska, taking

JACKSON - It is with great sadness that the family of Maureen Jackson announce her passing on Tuesday February 8th, 2022 at the age of 82.

Maureen was born in Saskatoon on May 5th, 1939. She moved with her family to Kindersley when she was 10 years old. She met the love of her life Wally in 1956. They were married on July 12th, 1958. They have made Kindersley their home for 63 years.

Maureen and Wally enjoyed 30 plus years down in Arizona, for the winters and made many lifelong friends there. Maureen was very involved with golfing, judging figure skating and volunteering in many clubs throughout the community during her life.

OUTREACH SERVICES

Mom along, and various other trips with his mother Mabel, to points in the US.

A couple of limos were included as part of his hobbies and allowed many people to enjoy the luxury of sightseeing and camaraderie.

Gun collecting was another hobby, and he had a nose for finding unique black powder rifles and pistols, among other extensive acquisitions. Shooting ranges were part of his life as he tested out new and old.

That infectious laugh, smiling eyes, and great visits will be painfully missed forever.

Too young - too soon. RIP

Maureen leaves her beloved husband Wally and children Terri (Ted) Bosch, Bev (Lars) Callsen, and Dale Jackson. Maureen also leaves her treasured grandchildren, Sheila Wall, Morgan (Kris) Krawiec, Kelsey (Joey) Martin, Dane (Mackenzie Gray) Callsen, Teagan (Ricardo) Belitski-Reyes, Payten Jackson and Avalon Jackson. Great Grandchildren; Joel and Corbin Wall, Ashton, Kohen, Camryn and Dylan Krawiec, Haleigh and Brynne Martin, Ellie and Iris Callsen.

The Celebration of Life will take place on Monday February 14th, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at the Catholic Church in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.