Your West Central Voice - October 4, 2021 by yourwestcentral

By Joan Janzen

Mady Adamson teaches about ag A look at harvest from the past

If you want to know anything about farming, you can have all your questions answered from the comfort of your home. Just check out Facebook videos entitled “Learning About Ag with Mady”.

Mady Adamson from Kindersley is a Grade 4 student in Kindersley, who presents a wealth of information about agriculture, by allowing her viewers to visit her family’s farm at Rosetown. Her famous farming endeavour began when the topic of agriculture was brought up in her Grade 3 classroom. She quickly realized her classmates didn’t understand much about farming, and realized she could help educate them by sharing short videos of her involvement on the farm.

Mady’s first video rolled out on April 24, 2021 and she’s been continuing to produce her them ever since.

“I had encouragement from my teacher and family to share about our farm and it just went from there,” Mady explained. “My dad taught me how to make the videos so that I can do it on my own. Both my parents are super encouraging and help me with ideas and making the videos when I need it.” Other than that, Mady confidently makes her own videos all on her own.

Those videos have covered a myriad of topics including seeding, moisture testing, spray-

ing, types of chemical, seed treating, land rolling, crop rotation, grain scouting, delivery to the elevator, field moves, grain drying, harvesting and farm equipment. Her short, but informative videos are just right for kids to digest nuggets of farm knowledge. But kids aren’t the only ones who can learn from Mady’s videos; adults can also gain a lot of farming knowledge.

Although Mady says she wants to teach agriculture when she grows up, she has already started her teaching career at a very young age. Sun West School Division recognized the education value of her Facebook videos and presented her with a certificate.

Premier Moe shared one of her videos on Facebook and sent his personal encouraging message. While Mady is busy making her homemade videos, people are watching.

“My first interview was over the phone with the Western Producer during seeding,” Mady said. “This summer I did a Buddy Seat podcast with Winfield United, and I did a zoom interview with RFD-TV Frontline Farming. I also did the Discovery Farm event which was videotaped. All were great experiences.”

Discovery Farms hosted a live event with Mady and Quick Dick McDick as the special guests. Quick Dick McDick (QDM) from Foam Lake, Sask. is famous for his own humour-laden farming videos. Mady was a natural in front of a live audience, answering all of QDM’s questions and giggling at his funny comments.

“I’m not shy and I like to talk,” Mady explained. She told QDM she likes riding in the tractor cab with her mom and brother, and sometimes she sits on her mom’s lap and

holds the steering wheel of the combine.

“Being at Discovery Farm with QDM was a lot of fun! It was the first time I did something other than my homemade videos. I enjoyed being on the stage sharing and answering questions. QDM is super funny and made being on the stage so much fun!” Mady said.

It’s obvious that Mady is having fun while making her videos, as she concludes each one with her endearing toothy grin.

“It makes me happy to know that my videos have reached others. I also love getting video ideas from everyone to add to my idea list,” she said.

She’s also using her fame to help out Stars Air Ambulance. One hundred percent of the proceeds coming from three styles of hats are going towards this worthy cause.

She plans to continue making her videos until she has reached her goal to educate people about farming. But if she feels can do more, she will continue.

Everyone who watches Mady hopes she will continue making her videos. After all, there is so much to learn about farming.

All her hard work keeps on gaining recognition. From November 22 to 27, Mady is going to be designated as this year’s Ag Ambassador at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Way to go Mady!

By Joan Janzen

Wednesday, September 29th was a perfect day for harvesting, which is exactly what Greg Becker was doing for the Kindersley Antique Threshing Club. Using a 1968 Massey Combine, Greg harvested a field of spring wheat adjacent to the museum 1/2 km east of Kindersley. He estimated the twenty-five acres would produce four hundred and twenty-six bushels of grain.

“Ian Coutts owns the land. This year he seeded it and we look after the harvesting,” Greg said. The Threshing Club donates the proceeds from the crop to the Kindersley and District Health and Wellness Foundation.

“We’ve been donating the proceeds to the foundation for the past six years,” Greg explained. “We bought a lot of stuff with the proceeds from the harvest.”

Vivian Kalmar from the Kindersley Health and Wellness Foundation explained exactly what the Threshing Club’s hard work has contributed to Heritage Manor.

“The threshing group has purchased furniture for the sunroom at Heritage Manor and two LUCAS machines for EMS,” Vivian said. The LUCAS device is an easy-to-use mechanical chest compression device that helps life saving teams deliver consistent chest compressions to sudden cardiac arrest patients.

This past year the foundation was able to purchase patio furniture and an umbrella for the manor, thanks to the donation from the threshing club. They have also been able to purchase privacy screens for Heritage Manor, which allow safety and privacy for residents and families while visiting indoors.

Not only does the Kindersley Antique Threshing Club offer an opportunity for people in the community to experience harvesting using antique equipment, but all their hard work and proceeds are a huge blessing to Heritage Manor.

Between September 20 to September 26, 2021, Kindersley RCMP responded to 75 calls for service.*

As was reported late last week, Kindersley RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the Village of Marengo. Kindersley RCMP responded and safely arrested the lone male involved, who is now facing several weapons-related charges.

With an expected increase in traffic associated with the Goose Festival over the past weekend, Kindersley Detachment partnered with Traffic Services to ensure everyone’s safety. Several traffic tickets were issued, two impaired drivers were arrested, one suspended driver was charged, and three vehicles were impounded for various offences.

In addition to the shots fired inves-

tigation, other calls for service included five suspicious person/vehicle calls, one traffic collision investigation and two mental health act calls.

If you need to report any suspicious activity in your community, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Kindersley RCMP detachment by calling 306-4634642 or their local police service. Information can also be provided anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers by calling 1800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online atwww. saskcrimestoppers.com.

Online Crime Reporting can be accessed at: https://ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc. gc.ca/saskatchewan.

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

Both kids and adults were sparring one another in the sumo suits provided by Friday FX youth group during Goose Festival festivities. | PHOTOS BY JOAN JANZEN

These knocker balls provided by Friday FX Goose Festival generated a lot of fun.

Spectators enjoyed watching these horses at the horse pull

staged

day and Saturday.

OPINION

CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen

Immigration is complicated

It’s been said that the first rule of a passive aggressive club is: “You know what, never mind. It’s fine.” Which seems to also apply to the federal government’s new immigration rules.

The Toronto Sun obtained exclusive access to an email from the chief executive officer of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, which included instructions for immigration officers. The guidelines will definitely help the feds reach their increased annual goal of 400,000 refugees.

The internal draft document directed to immigration and refugee judges explained the

process, whereby all grounds to exclude applicants are being removed. The missive laid out a long list of reasons immigrants can be allowed to enter and stay in Canada. Any and every applicant who has an “intersectional” claim is to be accepted.

You may be asking what “Intersectional” means? It’s defined as any two of the following: race, religion, indigeneity, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, age, sexual orientation, culture, disability, or immigration status, that “impact an individual’s lived experience of discrimination, marginalization or oppression”. Discrimination caused by

any two of the above items listed will eliminate the need for immigrants to prove they are facing torture or death if forced to return to their home countries.

Officers also need to keep in mind that applicants could be unable to remember their stories correctly due to being traumatized or stressed. Therefore they are not to be excluded, since giving false information will qualify as a side effect of trauma, fear, helplessness, hopelessness or despair.

Compare this to the lengthy process of employers who choose to hire foreign workers. The steps involve registering for certification, meeting health and safety standards, proving financial stability, obtaining approval to hire a foreign worker and providing proper documentation that proves the applicant has the skills to meet the skilled labour required. There are waiting periods involved and expenses including the assistance of a li-

censed immigration consultant.

Another comparison could be derived from the situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban is going door to door looking for Christians to kill, and women to take captive. In mid-August an Afghan-Canadian, who had served in Afghanistan, called on the federal government to help Christians escape the chaos. Yet he was concerned that Christians wouldn’t fall under the government’s definition of “vulnerable”.

How much more vulnerable can one be than to be hunted down with the intent to be killed or captured? Are there different rules for people from Afghanistan, or foreign workers who are coming to Canada? Does the federal government expect Canadians to respond by saying, “You know what, never mind. It’s fine”?

You can contact me at joanjanzen@yahoo.com

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Mine

is not the kind of garden one admires. My rosemary is the same height it was when I planted it in my back yard four and a half months ago. Rosemary, like lavender, thrives on neglect, my green-thumbed siblings assure me. But they and their rosemary plants live in greener pastures, in valleys fecund and boastful of produce.

Granted, this year the prairie experienced a summer of relentless heat and drought, extreme even for this desert land. Still, my neighbours’ gardens are festooned with cheery tomatoes and writhe with herbs. The usual suspects foist zucchinis on the rest of us, maintaining the local ancient zucchini-foisting tradition. But I am not among the gifted when it comes to prairie gardening. My flowers do well, but my talents are limited to geraniums and sunflowers, both of which I thankfully adore.

For the most part, when I made the rounds with watering can and hose in the evenings, all I could think of were the stories of those first pioneering women, promised leafy groves, babbling brooks and lush valleys. How they laboured over pots and tiny plots of pansies and violets, tending, and feeding them like premature babies, only to wake in the morning to stumps where once were blooms. I admire their te-

nacity. In my play Mother’s Apron I wrote: “And those flowers you meant for the garden bed? Smote by wind and eaten by bugs, you stitched them on linen instead.” Those women made do or did without. They soldiered on, tempering their steel.

When your garden is a reflection and feeder of your soul and all you can muster is a few stumps of once-pansies you risk losing faith in everything. I thought a lot about gardens and greenery as I drove back home and away from the ferny forest floors and hundreds-yearsold evergreens of Cortes Island, BC. My brother has a small farm there and I spent days pruning back wild roses and ivy that tumbled and wound their way around every stationary object seemingly overnight. I thought about bounty every time I pulled over and stopped and stood before the overflowing bins of apples, peaches, pears and plums of Okanagan fruit stands. As a teen growing up on the Okanagan Lake, I remember throwing seeds and pits over my shoulder and half-expecting a tree to pop up behind me.

Leaving Medicine Hat on the last leg of the return trip from the coast, I settled into the long drive home, at ease on a road empty and open and endless. As always, I felt an odd sense of grace descend: Here is a gentle drive

through a harsh and unforgiving landscape, I thought. Here is a monotone ground swathed in sage and prickly brush and dried up sloughs leaving a trace of white and not much else. Here is home and yet why would I live here? Why would anyone live here? The question is not rhetorical but urgent, especially since I left behind me various versions of Paradise, dripping with fruit, and perfumed boughs petals.

I listened to an interview on my phone with the author William Atkins, an Englishman who wrote a best-selling book about the moors in England and now has one about deserts called The Immeasurable World. In the interview he says: “You cannot explain how it is that the desert can satisfy and even give peace. You cannot explain what you find there to those who don’t feel it. For most people it is just a howling wilderness.”

Desert Mother

By Madonna Hamel • madonnahamel@hotmail.com

Those words actually come from a 19th century explorer, but they stand true for me today. Maybe that’s why the prairie desert moves me so: the grasslands that are home to cattle and ranches are virtually untampered with. They look like they looked thousands of years ago, when indigenous men and women roamed and lived in relationship with the world and each other.

In The Immeasurable World Atkins writes about the desert of the 3rd century Desert Mothers and Fathers, the first monks, who fled Roman persecution. In the desert they mediated in silence but also battled their inner demons,( which, in those days would have been seen as an outer devil.)

Author and Franciscan monk Richard Rohr writes about long forgotten Cardinal Virtues, qualities that sound completely counter to the goals of an acquisitive and consuming culture. The desert mothers and fathers believed in the four main virtues of temperance, tolerance, patience and prudence. Without their foundation love and faith would be impossible to maintain. The wilderness of the desert would have strengthened such virtues. In the desert we must temper our bodies before the heat gets to our souls; we must tolerate the endless wind, have patience with the turning of

seasons and, above all, take care and be prudent with our uses of energy, water, food and drink.

The Cardinal Virtues sound like fun-spoiling admonishments, but what they do for us and did for the early pioneering women, as well as the desert-dwelling mystics, was to guild a reservoir of strength and an inner open space that allowed for a reliable joy in the small, simple, ever-present pleasures of living. Of making life worth living. Of staying alive. By the time I pass through Cadillac I begin looking forward to getting home, going for a walk along the Frenchman, maybe even hike up the Butte now that the relentless heat has slackened off. All summer I yearned for a leisurely afternoon stroll, but the heat remained until the evening. I would watch campers head up to the park and suggest they take more water, or better yet, wait until dusk. “A man died of thirst up there two years ago,” I offered sagely to a mid-day hiker. I am a desert mother and have earned the right to waggle my finger and warn hapless souls.

At Newton Dam Rd. I can see the top of the elevator across from my abode. I stop asking myself “Why would anyone live here?” and began asking” Why would I ever leave?”

Gov’t doesn’t have a handle on this pandemic

Gov’t

does have a handle on The Saskatchewan government simply needs to get a better handle on the pandemic.

That applies to many aspects of the COVID-19 crisis that has seen our daily case rise to numbers just shy of 500 cases per day and has also seen the month of September has seen (as of the writing of this) 79 deaths, including a record 10 deaths in a single day.

Ontario, with 14 times our population, is now consistently reporting less than 500 cases a day.

We have the lowest vaccination rate in the country _ something that requires the unflinching attention of Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government. Can you imagine what these numbers would be like if we didn’t have 70 percent of the eligible population and nearing 90 percent of the elderly fully vaccinated?

Even to this day, there are doubters out there who keep rattling off rhetoric that

COVID-19 is nothing more than the common flu that only accounts for 10 to 15 deaths a years.

According to the Ministry of Health, since the arrival of the Delta variant, a third of the most severe COVID-19 cases were in people with no known pre-existing conditions. What this means is that COVID-19 is no longer a virus that just targets the more susceptible elderly or those with accumulated medical problems.

Healthy people are getting sick. Kids are getting sick. We need to think about that.

That there are still people out there deliberately rejecting vaccinations is mindboggling.

Chalk it up to a world where our biggest threat may very well be the ability to spread false information and people who isolate themselves in a world of mistrust of science and authority.

In fairness, neither the Saskatchewan Party government nor any other government anywhere is going to persuade all

MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist

of its citizenry to do the right thing for themselves or for society as a whole.

But that Saskatchewan is not running neck and neck with Alberta for the record of the worst COVID-19 record in the country shows how bad we are doing.

It is here where Moe and Health Minister Health Paul Merriman — both of who have been largely absent from public view or distracting by less critical matters since the July

11 re-opening — need to bear down.

This surely begins with the Saskatchewan government swallowing its pride and working with the federal government.

After the federal election, Moe lambasted the Trudeau government for taking the summer off to campaign in an unnecessary and unwanted election — a notion in which most reasonable people can agree.

But there’s a massive problem if it is. Moe thinks our only problem is reserves and northern communities that fall under both federal and provincial jurisdiction.

The first problem is that it strongly suggests this government itself does not have a handle on where the problem is.

Saskatchewan does not release COVID-19 cases or vaccination rates in specific communities. He knows the north and inner cities are big problems, but we also know there are problems in the southwest

(where vaccination rate ranges of those under 40 years range from 62 to 67 per cent0 and the southeast (61 to 69 percent in this age group.)

It’s up to the government to know where the problems are and address them.

Now, Merriman is rejecting federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s offer to provide extra staff, instead insisting this province needs monoclonal antibody treatment of rapid testing.

We don’t need more squabbling.

We have both vaccines and tests unused — perhaps because the province since July 11 let its guard down on COVID-19 and focused on other matters.

Merriman said this summer it was people’s right not to get vaccinated.

Now, he presides over a mess. He and his government need to get a handle on the COVID-19 problem.

BACKYARD CLEANUP

Backyard cleanup will happen Thanksgiving week. All items will need to be in the back alley by Monday, October 11th.

Organic materials only. All leaves and clippings need to be bagged in CLEAR yard bags. Large branches do not need to be bagged.

LANDFILL HOURS

Starting October 1st

Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

School and Community Council ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

WeStberry SChool

tuesday, october 26 - 7:00 p.m. by Zoom

Contact the school for the link

eliZabeth Middle SChool

Wednesday, october 27 at 7:00 p.m.

KinderSley CoMpoSite SChool

Monday, october 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone Welcome

2022 calendar featuring women riders

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

There’s excitement in the air, as a group of women are undertaking a project to raise money for the Breast Cancer Association. Kate Grimsdale and Joan Phinney, both of Kindersley, explained how the project got started.

“There were a few of us who had cancer in our lives. But it really began when a friend of Kate’s was diagnosed with cancer and we wanted to do

something for a friend, who would be undergoing chemotherapy and radiation,” Joan said.

Kate continued the story. “We were riding to Saskatoon the day after I found out a friend had breast cancer, and we thought we better do something. We decided we’re going to do calendars and it has become an amazing project so far.” However the project is somewhat bigger than what they had anticipated getting involved in.

started riding a couple of years ago.

“I’m still new to it, but I’m enjoying it,” Kate said. All of the eleven women pick their favourite photos. “We have a group photo as well. It’s been a difficult process picking photos.”

time and doing the editing,” Joan said. “She’s been awesome with getting us our photos. She has the edited photos done within a day.”

Nevertheless more people soon came on board to help out. Now there are ten women from Kindersley and one from Youngstown, and they all have one thing in common; they love motorbikes. It’s that love of bikes that will be featured on their 2022 calendar.

As Kate so aptly posted on social media, “Some of you have been asking about the photo shoots that us girls have been talking about. We, as women riders, have decided to make a calendar for 2022 to raise money for breast cancer. And yes, I expect all of my friends to buy one!”

It will be a local project, with all photos being taken in Kindersley and surrounding communities. “We each got a month to do, and have one picture with either our bike or our significant other’s motorcycle, because some women ride as passengers.” Some of the women have been riding bikes for years, while others are new to the experience.

“I’ve been riding since I was 18, and have had my own bike since then,” Joan said. Kate said she

That process has been extremely difficult due to the professional quality of the photos taken by Hailly Nicklom Photography, located in Coleville. “Cancer is close to my heart because my brother has battled with it the past four years, so I was super excited and happy to be a part of things,” Hailly said. “As a photographer it has been such an incredible experience getting to work with each of the ladies! It’s been eleven sessions at all different locations in the Kindersley area. It’s been a huge commitment, but I am grateful to be able to give back.”

Joan and Kate are very grateful for her help.

“She’s been donating her

However there are more people in the community coming on board, as local business owners are wanting to have the calendars available in their places of business. There’s also donations coming in to cover the cost of printing, which will enable all the proceeds from the calendar sales to go to the Breast Cancer Association.

“All the photos are done. We just have to pick our favourites and then take it to the printers,” Joan said. They’re planning to print 300, but they can always print more. “We should have calendars on hand by November 1.”

Everyone involved is excited about this project, and according to Kate and Joan, they plan to do this project every year.

The 2022 calendar to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Association will be available November.

Kobras split pair of games in 6-man football

By Kate Winquist

The Kerrobert Rebels played spoiler against the Kindersley Kobras during a Goose Festival Matinee game at Rotary Park Field on Saturday, September 25.

A great crowd was on hand to witness the battle of the two KCS squads under perfect weather conditions. The two teams battled defensively with some excellent tackles and knockdowns.

The Rebels opened the scoring with a touchdown run set up by a beautiful pass and catch inside the Kobras 5 yard line. The convert was good to make the score 8-0 for the visitors. A roughing penalty was called against Kindersley, and the 15-yard penalty was applied on the kickoff. The Rebels booted it through the endzone for another single point.

The Kobras narrowed the gap with a touchdown of their own. The convert made it a 9-8 game. Kerrobert added another major on a long bomb pass and catch before the end of the second quarter. The convert attempt failed to make the score 15-8 for the Rebels at half-time.

It was all Kerrobert in the second half as their defence didn’t allow any more points. The final score was 29-8 for the Rebels.

The Kobras offence came alive on Thursday, September 30 against Unity. Kindersley came away with a 52-36 victory. KIndersley and Kerrobert will face each other again under the lights at Kerrobert on Friday, October 8 at 8:00 PM.

Kindersley Curling Club Welcomes YOU to our 2021/2022 Curling Season!

League curling, junior curling, bonspiels

PRE-SEASON FREE CURLING

Invite some friends to try it out, or refresh your skills and enjoy some preseason time on the ice. November 2-4, 2021

Introduction to curling and adaptive equipment sessions also available.

EVERYONE WELCOME!

LEAGUES start November 8, 2021

Mens & Open, evening and afternoon sessions Find us on Facebook

Email us: kindersleycurlingclub@gmail.com

Annual General Meeting & Registration Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @ 7 p.m. CURLING CLUB LOUNGE

PHOTO BY KATE WINQUIST

Klippers take home opener VS Battleford

JORDAN PARKER

Your Southwest Media Group

TheKindersley Klippers emerged triumphant in their September 25 home opener against rival Battlefords North Stars.

But the win was hardfought, and followed an away game loss against that same team. Their 3-1 loss in Friday’s game came due to a third-period defensive breakdown.

“We may have snuck two points out on Saturday, but the outcome was different the day prior. However, mental errors are expected early in the season,” said Assistant Coach Mitch Topinka.

Team captain Mark Snarr scored early on to give the Klippers a 1-0 lead, but the North Stars tied it up in the second. The team took the lead in the third, and scored an empty net goal to put the Klippers away.

Bright spots included a penalty kill that blanked the North Stars on four opportunities, and goalie Matthew Pesenti’s 25

saves on 27 shots in a stalwart performance.

“We really came out flying and had a good first period. Our second wasn’t as good, and we played into their game a bit. But we roared back the next game,” he said.

Battleford player Emmett Wurst scored two goals in a row to put the team up 2-0 in the first, but a goal from Charles Obofaio, on an assist from team newcomer Cash Arnsten, cut the lead in half.

Noah Lindsay tied it up in the third, with the North Stars’ Sam Witt putting the team back on top.

Kindersley would dominate the third, with Arnsten putting up another assist and goal to put the team up 4-3. Battlefords’ Holden Doell tied it up midway through the period, but Ethan Mack would end things in the first overtime.

“We went down early in game two, but we battled back. We had good heart and we went back-

and-forth. To win our home opener in overtime versus our rival is one of the coolest things out there,” he said.

“What Head Coach Brayden Klimosko has done with the North Stars is great. Last year was rough and they lost big parts of the team. This year they’re brand new and have some size.”

While the SJHL power rankings touted the North Stars as a big team to watch, Topinka says his team can more than keep up.

“People think we’re an underdog, and I just don’t believe in it. We have serious speed and skill on this roster,” he said.

“The first few games have seen all different goal scorers, and that’s what we’ve been looking for from everyone. We feel like they’ve actually been trying to keep up with us.”

The young guys on the team are doing their part, and Topinka says it’s all coming together.

Captain Mark Snarr and Assistants Noah Lindsay, Jaxon Georget and Jack Michell have been holding down the fort.

“Our leadership team has been great, and this is an absolute family.

Just because these folks have letters doesn’t mean they’re the only leaders either. The dressing room is full of them,” he said.

Assistant Captain Jaxon Georget amassed four points in two games over the weekend, including a three-point night in the home opener. The LW Kindersley native is encouraged by what the team has shown so far.

“On Friday there was a battle. We started strong but lost with two minutes left in the third. But we came back Saturday, and played well. We found a way to come back,” he said. “We played fast, our goalie played so well. It was unreal.”

“To see the home crowd was amazing. It brought some energy to the team, and it was so good to see.”

Georget is happy to be in a leadership role with

the Klippers this year.

“It’s just awesome. I love being a leader, and I’ve been one on my teams in the past. I do well with it, and I like to show the younger guys the ropes,” he said.

After his performance over the weekend, Georget is happy and will keep pushing.

“I’ve been playing with amazing linemates. We’ve been helping each other out a lot. Our Head Coach Ken Plaquin always wants us to take the body, and we don’t let people walk around us,” he said.

“We just want to be better in our defensive zone. We lost in the final two minutes Friday, and we had mental breakdowns on Saturday that led to a 2-0 deficit early. But we’ll constantly be getting better.”

FREE groceries through the

Program

We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.

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

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

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

Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.

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

Jaxon Georget | PHOTO KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS

Cancelled season hasn’t slowed the Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers may have missed an entire season due to coronavirus, but they apparently haven’t missed a beat when it comes to winning.

When we last experienced Canadian Football League excitement, the Bombers were breaking a 29-year drought by beating Hamilton for the 2019 Grey Cup championship. Momentum crashed to a halt, however, when the global pandemic arrived in the spring of 2020, causing complete cancellation of the 2020 season.

Now, however, things are back up and running and … well, speaking of running, Andrew Harris is running wild again, and his Blue Bombers are running away with the West Division of the league.

Through seven games of the abbreviated 14-game regular season, the Bombers posted a 6-1 record and were the clear class of the league. Their only loss was to the 3-3 Toronto Argonauts, 30-23, and if that game were to be thrown out of the statistical picture, the Bombers have given up only 68 points in their other six games.

Defence, Harris and quarterback Zach Collaros have

been the key reasons for the Bombers’ success and for the enthusiasm in Winnipeg as fans look ahead to another possible Grey Cup triumph. The last time Winnipeg won back-to-back Grey Cups was 1961-62, when the Bombers in the Kenny Ploen-Bud Grant era won four Cups in five years.

Standings in the West Division of the CFL look weird these days, as perennial powers Calgary and Edmonton are last and second-last, respectively.

Saskatchewan Roughriders stood second at 5-2, while B.C. Lions were at 4-3 through seven games. The Riders’ only two losses came in their most important games of the regular season, the Labour Day Classic and the Banjo Bowl, which they lost to Winnipeg 23-8 and 33-9.

A win for Saskatchewan in a potential Riders-Bombers West final in late November, however, would eliminate some of that regular-season pain in the Wheat Province.

Willie Jefferson, Jackson Jeffcoat and Adam Bighill have keyed the Bomber defence, and Collaros leads the league in passing yards and touchdown passes. The veteran Harris, a three-time CFL rushing leader

and No. 1 among Canadians, remains a bull in the backfield for Winnipeg, and recently moved into sixth place on the CFL’s all-time rushing list.

The Bombers’ success is contingent, of course, on good health. Were Collaros to go down with an injury — and his record of sustained good health is not good — the team’s offence would be in the hands of Sean McGuire, who had thrown exactly one pass in Winnipeg’s first seven games. So, there are no guarantees. But Bomber fans are liking what they see from their team through the first half of the season.

• Bob Molinaro of pilot online.com (Hampton, Va.): “In a bit part for a current TV ad, John McEnroe once again dusts

off his 40-year-old lament, ‘You cannot be serious.’ Mac should seriously think about finding new material.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Nothing is certain but death, taxes, and the fact that a pass-interference call will never go against Tom Brady in the last two minutes of an NFL game.”

• Headline in the Winnipeg Free Press, on the suspension to Saskatchewan Roughriders’ A.C. Leonard for failing to pee in a bottle: “Either urine or you’re out, Leonard.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Boxer Conor McGregor threw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game and it went 40 feet wide right and hit the wall. The pitch was so bad he was immediately signed by the 48-102 Diamondbacks.”

• Kaseberg again: “After scoring a touchdown, Green Bay Packer Aaron Jones lost a small football necklace charm that contained his father’s ashes. A team trainer searched until 2 a.m. and found it. ‘See, that’s why we don’t score touchdowns, you can lose stuff,’ said the New York Jets.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “The Washington

Capitals became the first NHL team to sell advertising on their jerseys, and now the door is wide open: • Molson Canadiens? • STP Oilers? • Bud Lite Sabres?”

• Another one from Perry: “Toronto plunked the Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch, two days after he swiped Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk’s data card. Flummoxed scorekeepers couldn’t decide how to score it — hit by pitch or caught stealing?”

• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “I’ve got a feeling that, although Bill Belichick doesn’t hold grudges, he probably never joins Tom Brady for lunch at Subway.”

• Another one from Chad, on his aversion to sitting in a middle seat of an airplane row: “I’d ride in a hot air balloon with Stephen A. Smith before I’d sit in a middle seat.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “Scientists said of recently-found planet PSOJ318.5-22, ‘We have never before seen an object just floating like this.’ I’m thinking they never saw Randy Moss play.”

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THE HAPPY FACES OF GOOSE FESTIVAL!

It was well worth the wait! Mother Nature cooperated with a picture-perfect forecast, enabling hundreds of spectators, young and old, to enjoy the 2021 edition of the Goose Festival Parade.

Kindersley RCMP led the way, followed by the sweet sounds from the Kindersley Composite School band. There were many colourful floats, antique tractors, farm equipment, and horse-drawn wagons to go along with plenty of smiles.

Delighted children were eager to collect candy thrown from parade participants, filling their hats and bags.

The parade started at the old Peavy Mart location on the south end of Main Street. It made it’s way north, turning on 7th Avenue, past Heritage Manor, the Kindersley and District Hospital, finishing up at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre.

For those that didn’t get their fill of candy, there were many opportunities to have some lunch with barbecue burgers served up at St. Paul’s United Church. Three different food trucks kept busy serving up everything from Filipino cuisine to mini-donuts, French fries and Beavertails.

Organizers had to be pleased with how things turned out, despite several Goose Festival events cancelling due to provincial Covid restrictions.

A Kindersley couple who haven’t missed many Goose Festival Parades since it all started in 1972 commented that this was the best parade they had seen. It would be tough to argue with that sentiment. After all, everybody loves a parade, and Kindersley’s 2021 Goose Festival Parade certainly did not disappoint.

PHOTOS BY KATE WINQUIST

We Salute All of Our Area Fire Fighters!

Thank you to our volunteer fire fighters

By Joan Janzen

October 3rd to 9th is National Fire Prevention Week, and an opportunity to show appreciation for volunteer firefighters on the prairies. One of those volunteers is Dean Ellis, who resides in Dodsland. He has been the fire chief for the Coleville Fire Department for the past six years, and has been a volunteer firefighter for the past nine years.

Dean humbly says he became fire chief because the previous fire chief relocated, but he also admits he has more experience than the other ten members of the crew. “I’m a medical first responder also. I go to accidents even without the rescue and fire. I cover an area from Stranraer to Smiley; I have a big area to cover.”

Being a fire chief also includes added responsibilities and paper work for Dean, and the members of the fire department are hoping he will continue to be part of their team. Dean not only works full time, but also volunteers on the Dodsland and Kerrobert fire depart-

ments.

combustible products

that can ignite or explode. Here are some important tips to follow when working with these types of substances.

“I’m pretty busy,” he says, stating the obvious. “I enjoy it; it’s an obsession. A lot of it is due to my family; they are pretty understanding.”

READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY

Before using a flammable or combustible product, read all the instructions listed on the packaging. Look for any warnings about health hazards and risks of reactions with other chemicals. Never remove the label, and keep these products in their original container.

Dean has nothing but good things to say about the Coleville volunteers. “I don’t have a member now who wouldn’t drop what they’re doing to help,” he said. “Getting up at two in the morning, fighting a fire and then getting up and going to work in a few hours isn’t for everybody.”

WORK IN A VENTILATED AREA Whenever possible, use these products outdoors. Otherwise, make sure the room is well ventilated during and after the process to avoid a buildup of flam

fic. Community fundraising generates some interest, causing people to walk in and volunteer to help. Fundraising is also an important component because the suits and equipment are expensive.

“Our gear is only good for ten years,” Dean said, but he noted the oilfield companies are generous with their donations.

Rural volunteer firefighters are often assisted by local farmers. “Our ag community is huge, and they come scrambling to help,” Dean said. “It’s great!” He said every field fire is assisted by farmers who have acquired fire trucks or carry water on their equipment.

The Coleville Fire Dept. received a donation of a water trailer from Baytex Energy this past summer, which can hold 34,000 litres of water. “We had it out on one active fire and it was a massive help,” he said.

Thank you to our volunteer firefighters

By Joan Janzen

Dean said the department does in house training as much as they can as well as some third party training. “We have training every spring and fall, but a lot of it is just hands on experience. The chief in Kerrobert is very knowledgeable and has a lot of experience, which he passes it on to us. We learn from each other’s experiences,” Dean explained.

There is a job for everybody who wants to volunteer, from running the pump truck to directing traf-

the past six years, and has been a volunteer firefighter

There’s no doubt about it, volunteer fire departments are a vital part of our communities.

Dean humbly says he became fire chief because the previous fire chief relocated, but he also admits he has more experience than the other ten members of the

dents even without the rescue and fire. I cover an area

ties and paper work for Dean, and the members of the fire department are hoping he will continue to be part of their team. Dean not only works full time, but also

ments.

“I’m pretty busy,” he says, stating the obvious. “I enjoy it; it’s an obsession. A lot of it is due to my family; they are pretty understanding.”

Dean said the department does in house training as much as they can as well as some third party train-

ing. “We have training every spring and fall, but a lot of it is just hands on experience. The chief in Kerrobert is very knowledgeable and has a lot of experience, which he passes it on to us. We learn from each other’s experiences,” Dean explained.

There is a job for everybody who wants to volunteer, from running the pump truck to directing traffic. Community fundraising generates some interest, causing people to walk in and volunteer to help. Fundraising is also an important component because the suits and equipment are expensive.

“Our gear is only good for ten years,” Dean said, but he noted the oilfield companies are generous with their donations.

There’s no doubt about it, volunteer fire departments are a vital part of our communities.

| PHOTO BY KATE WINQUIST

Brett Zerr, Chief

Quinon St. Pierre

Jason Neufeld

Gord Thompson

Chris Kipling

Luke Alberts

Greg Bahm

Jaden Thiessen

Jace Kissick

Gary Lee

Jordan Mackinnon

Caitlynn Alberts

Brad Murphy

Quenton Murphy

Chelsea Kissick

Devin Charteris

Jon Shepherd

Dylan MacKinnon

Dustin Oikor

Wyatt Knorr

Travis Turnbull

James Semilet

Dylan Beaudoin

LUSELAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Back row (Left to Right)

Garrett Flueny, Jayden Olfert

Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)

Steven Meissner, Brenden Obrigewitch

Devon Townsend

Front Row (Left to Right)

Nick Anderson Brad Galbraith (Captain)

Matthew Rumohr (Chief)

Missing:

Randy Gottfried, Brian Gottfried

Matthew Thrun, Garret Walford

Christopher Brost, Kevin Sloboda

Austin Gleave, Adam Franko

Neil Kennedy, Koby Reiber

Keagan Bazylinski , Kirk Meyer

Shane Bardick

DODSLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

From left to right

Fire Chief Vic Sittler, Shane Kruesel, Jarret Johnson, Deputy Chief Grant Sittler, Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.

Missing:

Steven McMillan, Caleb MacDonald, Cory Turk, Dean Ellis, Devon Lovenuk,

Jordan Halter, Kaid Hoffman, Patrick McGrath, Ryan Neumeier, Trent Nienaber, Travis Kennon

Tyler Srigley, Ryan Webber

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possible exits, escape routes and a meeting point.

This diagram should also note the location of fire extinguishers and alarms around the house. Conduct a fire drill at least once a year to ensure everyone can evacuate your home within three minutes.

4. KEEP EXITS CLEAR

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4 fire-safety measures to implement at home

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Exits should be free of obstructions at all times. In the winter, make sure snow is promptly cleared away from doors and ground-floor windows, and that none of these exits are frozen shut. Additionally, make sure furniture and other objects don’t block escape routes.

rapidly through your home, leaving you with just a few minutes to means every member of your household needs to be prepared emergency. If you haven’t done so already, here are four things protect your family.

Why cleaning your chimney is a must

If you have a wood-burning stove or fireplace in your home, you should have your chimney cleaned by a professional at least once a year. Here’s why.

A fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you with just a few minutes to safely evacuate. This means every member of your household needs to be prepared to act quickly in an emergency. If you haven’t done so already, here are four things you should do to protect your family.

ALARM SYSTEM

These simple steps can help keep you and your family safe in the event of a fire.

1. INSTALL AN ALARM SYSTEM

least one smoke alarm and one carbon monoxide detector on home, as well as near the bedrooms. Regularly make sure they down the test button until the alarm goes off. Always keep the house.

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Fire prevention tips for

TO REMOVE CREOSOTE

You should have at least one smoke alarm and one carbon monoxide detector on each floor of your home, as well as near the bedrooms. Regularly make sure they function by holding down the test button until the alarm goes off. Always keep extra batteries in the house.

smokers

2. BUY A PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER

a working fire extinguisher on out small fires before they cause Install it in a visible location out of children, ideally on a wall near an exit. sure you know how to use it.

According to the National Fire Information Database, smoking is a leading cause of residential fires in Canada. If you smoke cigarettes or electronic cigarettes, here are some precautions you should take.

Make sure you have a working fire extinguisher on hand to quickly put out small fires before they cause extensive damage. Install it in a visible location out of the reach of children, ideally on a wall near an exit. Additionally, make sure you know how to use it.

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EVACUATION PLAN

3. CREATE AN EVACUATION PLAN

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your home that clearly identifies escape routes and a meeting point. also note the location of fire alarms around the house. Conduct once a year to ensure everyone home within three minutes.

• Avoid smoking indoors, especially in places where you might fall asleep

• Keep an eye on your lit cigarette at all times, and stay away from flammable items

If you have a wood-burning stove or fireplace in your home, you should have your chimney cleaned by a professional at least once a year. Here’s why.

TO IDENTIFY DEFECTS Once all the creosote is removed, the chimney sweeper can inspect the components of the ventilation system. This includes the interior ducts and the chimney cap outside. The purpose of this inspection is to identify any damage or deterioration and make necessary repairs.

TO REMOVE CREOSOTE

Every time you use your wood stove or fireplace, smoke and soot build up inside the flue. This residue, known as creosote, is highly flammable and the primary cause of chimney fires. In addition, sweeping your chimney ensures that smoke and carbon monoxide are ventilated outside your home.

While you should have your chimney cleaned and inspected once a year, additional maintenance may be required if you frequently use your stove or fireplace during the winter. This will ensure your home and family are safe.

Every time you use your wood stove or fire place, smoke and soot build up in side the flue. This residue, known as creosote, is highly flammable and the primary cause of chimney fires. In addition, sweeping your chimney ensures that smoke and carbon monoxide are ventilated outside your home.

While you should have your chimney cleaned and inspected once a year, additional maintenance may be required if you fre quently use your stove or fireplace during the winter. This will ensure your home and family are safe.

• Store lighters, matches and other smoking materials out of the reach of children

4. KEEP EXITS CLEAR

CLEAR of obstructions at all times. In

• Use a deep, sturdy ashtray and always keep it on a stable surface

• Douse ashes and butts in water before putting them in the garbage

• Use, charge and store e-cigarettes in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions

• Never leave a charging e-cigarette unattended, and avoid overcharging the battery

Draw a floorplan of your home that clearly identifies possible exits, escape routes and a meeting point. This diagram should also note the location of fire extinguishers and alarms around the house. Conduct a fire drill at least once a year to ensure everyone can evacuate your home within three minutes.

• Only use e-cigarette accessories made by the same manufacturer, and avoid modified devices

TO IDENTIFY DEFECTS

It should be noted that even a thin layer of creosote is a fire hazard. So while almost anyone can use a chimney brush, a thorough sweep by a professional is necessary to ensure your chimney is safe to use.

• Always transport your e-cigarette in a protective case to prevent it from sparking against metal objects

Additionally, you should have at least one functional fire alarm and extinguisher in your home at all times.

sure snow is promptly cleared away ground-floor windows, and that none frozen shut. Additionally, make sure furniture and other objects routes.

• Never discard cigarette ashes and butts in vegetation such as potted plants or mulch

These

prevention tips

Smoke detectors are life-saving devices, but they can also be a source of annoyance if they go off when there isn’t an emergency. Plus, if you have a monitored system, the false alarm might dispatch firefighters to your home. This can compromise public security if a real emergency arises elsewhere.

Here are a few steps you can take to reduce the risk of mistakenly setting off a fire alarm at home:

• Move smoke detectors away from sources of smoke and steam such as the stove, shower and fireplace.

TO IDENTIFY DEFECTS

can help keep you and your family safe in the event of a fire.

Fire prevention tips for smokers

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• Use, charge and store e-cigarettes in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions

Once all the creosote is removed, the chimney sweeper can inspect the components of the ventilation system. This includes the interior ducts and the chimney cap outside. The purpose of this ins pection is to identify any damage or deterioration and make neces sary repairs.

Once all the creosote is removed, the chimney sweeper can inspect the components of the ventilation system. This includes the interior ducts and the chimney cap outside. The purpose of this inspection is to identify any damage or deterioration and make neces

• Opt for photoelectric smoke detectors. They’re less sensitive to steam than ionization smoke alarms.

• Activate the delay setting on your detector. This way you’ll have 90 seconds to cancel a false alarm before it alerts first responders.

• Make sure everyone in your household knows how the detectors work and what to do if an alarm goes off by accident.

• Use, charge and store e-cigarettes in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions

• Never leave a charging e-cigarette unattended, and avoid overcharging the battery

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indoors, especially in places asleep cigarette at all times, flammable items and other smoking reach of children ashtray and always keep in water before putgarbage cigarette ashes and butts in potted plants or mulch

• Avoid smoking indoors, especially in places where you might fall asleep

• Inspect the smoke detectors in your home at least twice a year to ensure they work, and replace them every 10 years.

How to avoid setting off the fire alarm

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MILTON NO. 292 PUBLIC NOTICE

• Never leave a charging e-cigarette unattended, and avoid overcharging the battery

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• Only use e-cigarette accessories made by the same manufacturer, and avoid modified devices

• Keep an eye on your lit cigarette at all times, and stay away from flammable items

Before you cancel a fire alarm, make sure you know why it was triggered. If you notice smoke or flames, evacuate your home and call 911.

Here are a few steps you can take to

Here are a few steps you can take to reduce the risk of mistakenly setting off a fire alarm at home:

• Only use e-cigarette accessories made by the same manufacturer, and avoid modified devices

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• Move smoke detectors away from sources of smoke and steam such as the stove, shower and fireplace.

• Always transport your e-cigarette in a protective case to prevent it from sparking against metal objects

RM of LACADENA NO. 228

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 2017-08, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

• Store lighters, matches and other smoking materials out of the reach of children

INTENT

The proposed bylaw amendment will:

• Use a deep, sturdy ashtray and always keep it on a stable surface

• Always transport your e-cigarette in a protective case to prevent it from sparking against metal objects

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• Add the definition for a Small Event Venue

Additionally, you should have at least one functional fire alarm and extinguisher in your home at all times.

• Douse ashes and butts in water before putting them in the garbage

• Never discard cigarette ashes and butts in vegetation such as potted plants or mulch

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• Opt for photoelectric smoke detectors. They’re less sensitive to steam than ionization smoke alarms.

Additionally, you should have at least one functional fire alarm and extinguisher in your home at all times.

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Phone: (306) 375-4753 Fax: (306) 375-4705 Email: rm228@sasktel.net

• Provide for the development of a “Small Event Venue” as a discretionary use in the Agricultural Resource District (AR) and the Country Residential Acreage District (CR).

• Add appropriate discretionary use standards for development for a Small Event Venue.

The reasons for the amendment are to:

• Activate the delay setting on your detector. This way you’ll have 90 seconds to cancel a false alarm before it alerts first responders.

• Make sure everyone in your household knows how the detectors work and what to do if an alarm goes off by accident.

• Facilitate the development of a “Small Event Venue” in the Agricultural Resource District (AR) and Country Residential Acreage District (CR).

• Inspect the smoke detectors in your home at least twice a year to ensure they work, and replace them every 10 years.

• Make sure everyone in your household knows how the detectors work and what to do if an alarm goes off by accident.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MILTON NO.

• Inspect the smoke detectors in your home at least twice a year to ensure they work, and replace them every 10 years.

Please note, that should Council adopt these amendments to the Zoning Bylaw, they will subsequently hold a public hearing and consider the following discretionary use applications:

Bobbi, Debbie, Dianne, Susanne ESTON POST OFFICE STAFF

• A Small Event Venue proposed by Katherine Albertson on the SW 33-28-28W3.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Before you cancel a fire alarm, make sure you know why it was triggered. If you notice smoke or flames, evacuate your home and call 911.

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Municipal Office, located at 20 1st Avenue North, in the Village of Marengo, between the following hours and excluding statutory holidays: Monday, Wednesday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Municipal office.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing on October 13th, 2021 at 8:30 AM at the Marengo Municipal Office located at 20 1st Avenue North in Marengo, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. In person comments will be heard via Zoom or teleconference. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the Municipal Office before the hearing.

Before you cancel a fire alarm, make sure you know why it was triggered. If you notice smoke or flames, evacuate your home and call 911.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 55 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 has received an application to develop a small event venue within the SW 33-28-28W3. An Application to Subdivide has been submitted to Community Planning containing lands within the SW 33-28-28W3 that will house the small event venue.

Small Event Venues are a proposed discretionary use in the Agricultural Resource District (AR) and Country Residential Acreage District (CR) and includes specific discretionary use standards for development. This addition is part of the proposed bylaw amendment that must be passed by council and approved by the Ministry of Government Relations – Community Planning Branch.

Council will hold a public hearing on October 13th, 2021 at 8:45 a.m. at the Marengo Municipal Office at 20 1st Avenue North in Marengo, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed discretionary use application. In person comments will be heard via Zoom or teleconference. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the Municipal Office before the hearing.

Busby, Administrator

Richard Baran Fire Chief (45 years) Jordan Hutchinson Deputy Chief (12 years)

#3 Jeffery Fox Firefighter (1 year)

#4 Natalie Massey Firefighter (1 year) Public Education Officer

Darryl Elaschuk Captain (23 years)

#9 Lenard Ward Firefighter (44 years)

#10 Tyler Mills Firefighter (6 years)

#12 Ross Villalon Firefighter (6 years)

#14 Jamieson Day Firefighter (4 years)

#15 Nick Hutchison Public Education Officer

#17 John Dahl Firefighter (1 year)

#19 Dylan Olson Firefighter (Rookie)

#20 Lorna Cummings Firefighter (1 year)

#22 Amber Haug Firefighter (2 years)

Missing from photos:

#16 Romeo Albor #18 Cole Elaschuk

years)

Jordan Hutchinson Deputy Chief (12 years)

#3 Jeffery Fox Firefighter (1 year)

#4 Natalie Massey Firefighter (1 year)

#5 Kevin Fox Captain (13 years) Public Education Officer

Elaschuk

#9 Lenard Ward Firefighter (44 years)

#10 Tyler Mills Firefighter (6 years)

#12 Ross Villalon Firefighter (6 years)

#14 Jamieson Day Firefighter (4 years)

#15 Nick Hutchison Public Education Officer

#19 Dylan Olson Firefighter (Rookie)

#20 Lorna Cummings Firefighter (1 year)

#22 Amber Haug Firefighter (2 years)

Missing from photos:

#16 Romeo Albor #18 Cole Elaschuk

Richard Baran Fire Chief (46 years)

Jordan Hutchinson Deputy Chief (13 years)

Jeffery Fox Firefighter (2 years)

Natalie Massey Firefighter (2 years)

Kevin Fox Captain (14 years)

April Matthewson Public Education Officer

Darryl Elaschuk Captain (24 years)

Lenard Ward Firefighter (45 years)

Tyler Mills Firefighter (7 years)

Ross Villalon Firefighter (7 years)

Jamieson Day Firefighter (5 years)

Nick Hutchinson Public Education Officer

Dylan Olson Firefighter (1 year)

Lorna Cummings Firefighter (2 years)

Amber Haug Firefighter (3 years)

Mike Hill Probationary

Erwil Gan Probationary

Juandre Bernard Probationary

Taylor Jackson Probationary

#7 Darryl Elaschuk Captain (23 years)

#9 Lenard Ward Firefighter (44 years)

#10 Tyler Mills Firefighter (6 years)

years)

#15

Hutchison Public Education Officer

#17 John Dahl Firefighter (1 year)

#19 Dylan Olson Firefighter (Rookie)

#20 Lorna Cummings Firefighter (1 year)

#22 Amber Haug Firefighter (2 years)

#16 Romeo Albor Firefighter (5 years) #18 Cole Elaschuk Firefighter (6 years)

Bobbi, Debbie, Dianne, Susanne ESTON POST OFFICE STAFF

KINDERSLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT

LEADER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Ashley Dayton

Todd Schimpf

Rick Garrett

Dustin Heatcoat

Dwight Hoffman

Chris Huber

Bryce Klippert

John Kobelsky

Wes Miller

Dave Redman

James Tschetter

Jared Tschetter

Adrian Tschetter

Evan Scott

John Butt

Dustin Miller

Dustin Andreas

Landon Sox

Jarryd Elsasser

SCEPTRE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Joel Armstrong, Fire Chief

Charles Millie, Deputy

Glenn King, Grader Operator

Bradley Dietz

Robert Heck

Ron Trew

Carson Dietz

Cal Campbell

Tyler Trew

Trevor Schmaltz

Tanya Schmaltz

Peter Giesbrecht

Trevor Peterson

Landon Sutton

Bruce Kales

Mark Bauer

Michael Johnston

Gerard Fourie

Josh Staple

Dylan Wall

Charlene King, Dispatch

Jennifer Wickenheiser, Dispatch

Tyler Bairos

Olga Bersotsky

Wayne Bleile, Lieutenant Ron Cales

Mitch Hope, Deputy Chief

Ron Hope, Fire Chief

Byron Ismond

Adrian Palm

Myles Perrin, Lieutenant Justin Smith

Jeff Soveran, Deputy Chief

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Ty Stevens

Cody Welker, Captain

Nathan Ward

Josh Goetz

Igor Bersotsky

Cody Phinney

Cassidie Erikson

Jason Behiel

Troy Clappison

Nicole Default

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Make no mistake: The Beach Bum is far from for everyone.

But for those who can’t help but be entranced by star Matthew McConaughey’s magnetic presence, it will be a delight.

He literally stars as a free-spirit stoner named Moondog, and his exploits throughout the course of his life.

Writer-director Harmony Korine, best known for Kids and Spring Breakers, makes his most understated effort here. It’s a film that flows like a cool, summertime wave. That will give you comfort or absolutely infuriate you.

The performances, though, are sublime. McConaughey was born for this role, and an eclectic cast including Zac Efron. Isla Fisher, Snoop Dogg, and Jonah Hill, things are always interesting.

Martin Lawrence – seen here in his first feature in eight years – is also an absolutely welcome addition.

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but The Beach Bum will encourage you to let the good times just roll.

Hotel Mumbai

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This is an absolutely gripping tale, and an intense drama that is as memorable as it is absolutely terrifying.

It’s the true story of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, and a terrorist attack that took place in it. The hotel staff do absolutely everything in their power to protect guests and their families.

Co-writer and director Anthony Maras puts together a compelling film, and assembles a pretty incredible cast.

Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Jason Isaacs and more are all absolutely fantastic. The Os-

car nominee Patel is a wonderful leading man. For all his offscreen antics, Armie Hammer proves here he’s a force to be reckoned with.

This is a mile-a-minute thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

The Mist

Available On Prime Video

It’s hard to mention film controversies without touching on the incredible, divisive adaptation of The Mist.

From Stephen King’s novella comes this incredible film about a storm that unleashes carnivore monsters into a small town. All trapped together in a grocery store, residents slowly turn on each other and survival instincts – and a loss of humanity – take over.

From famed writer-director Frank Darabont – known for Shawshank Redemption – comes this spellbinding, horrific character study.

It’s a full-on acting showcase, including Thomas James, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, and Jeffrey DeMunn.

With an ending that divided critics and audiences, I dare say this is one of the most surprising films I’ve ever seen, and I absolutely loved it.

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I’ll say this about The Guilty: It wastes absolutely zero time getting things started.

The TIFF selection is a remake of a better, more nuanced Danish film by the same name, but this one still has plenty worth recommending.

It follows a police officers assigned to desk duty as a 9-1-1 operator after an investigation into an incident involving him is launched.

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When he receives an emergency call from a kidnapped woman, he becomes transfixed and does everything he can to help her.

The new screenplay is written by Nic Pizzolatto, the man behind the first incredible season of True Detective, and director Antoine Fuqua makes his best film since 2001’s Training Day.

Star Jake Gyllenhaal is, essentially, a one-man show here, and his tortured, hot-headed officer represents his best performance since the mid-2000s Brokeback Mountain.

The voice cast, including Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard, Eli Foree, Ethan Hawke, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, is stunning and add huge layers to these faceless characters.

This is a can’t-miss film, and a rollicking ride that showcases the best of everyone involved.

Black Sea

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This is one of the most absolutely underrated films I’ve ever seen, and it’s a cinematic crime more people haven’t seen this one.

A submarine captain agrees to take a job to search the Black Sea for a submarine purported to be full of gold, at the behest of his upset former employers.

Writer Dennis Kelly knocks it out of the park with this tense screenplay, and Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald handles this one with a masterful hand.

It represents Jude Law’s best performance – minus The Talented Mr. Ripley – and huge coming-out roles for Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn.

It’s a fantastic character drama, and one that literally no one ever saw. It’s a travesty, because this is a film that gives Jude Law the dramatic platform he deserves.

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

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FOR SALE: Completely furnished one bedroom condo, second floor Caleb Village. For inquiries contact Bob at 306463-9708.

FOR SALE: One bedroom condo at CALEB VILLAGE in Kindersley. Main floor unit with 9’ ceilings and gated access to private entrance. New vinyl plank flooring and dishwasher. Large individual storage area included with the unit. Asking price $240,000. Contact Susan 306-430-7636 or Glenn 306-463-7407 for more details.

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and able to lift up to 70 lbs, also able to work in a team environment. Must be able to work in the presence of bees and have NO BEE STING ALERGIES. A valid driver’s license is required. Ability to operate a fork lift is an asset as well as ability to speak English. Staff accommodations may be available. Please fax (306) 967-2841, or email Sweetheart.Pollinator@sasktel.net your resume with references, Attn: Neil Specht

NOTICDE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Estate of Roger Lee Harder, late of Kindersley, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above Estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 19TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2021.

SHEPPARD & MILLAR

Solicitors for the Estate of Roger Lee Harder

Barristers & Solicitors 113 1st Avenue East Box 1510

Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0

Attention: MONTE J. SHEPPARD

SWEETHEART POLLINATORS/JANEIL ENT. INC. , located 7 km SW of Eatonia, Saskatchewan, requires an APIARY SUPERVISOR 9NOC 8252) year round employment starting March, 2022. Applicant must have a minimum of 3 years (seasons) experience at a Canadian Style Commercia Pollination Apiary. Wage is $18.00 – 25.00 per hour depending on experience with a possible seasonal bonus. Duties include: Supervise and train other workers in caring for honeybee colonies, preparing and moving bees into and out of pollination fields, monitoring and controlling bee health, honey harvesting and extraction, construction of new beekeeping equipment, maintain and repair equipment, all duties associated with a Canadian style commercia apiary. Prepare and keep all field and production records. Operate extracting plant to CFIA regulations and keep all required records. Some evening and weekend work required. Applicants must be in good physical condition

SHEPPARD & MILLAR

Solicitors for the Estate of Roger Lee Harder

Barristers & Solicitors

113 1st Avenue East Box 1510

Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0

Attention: MONTE J. SHEPPARD

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Estate of Charles Kenneth Wood, late of Kindersley/Alsask, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

SHEPPARD & MILLAR

Solicitors for the Estate of Charles Kenneth Wood

Barristers & Solicitors 113 1st Avenue East Box 1510

Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0

Attention: MONTE J. SHEPPARD

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1 Mrs. Doubtfire's job

6 "___ one am not convinced ..."

10 Many office PCs

14 "Friend ___?" (gatekeeper's query)

15 Far from being committed?

16 Gooey mass

17 Aptly-named city near the mouth of the Fraser River

18 Ball's '50s sitcom

20 Suffix with social or suburban

21 Alphabet quartet

23 "I believe," in a tweet

24 Shy, withering type

30 Othello's lieutenant

31 Cousin of atmo-

32 Vancouver campus: Abbr.

33 Make steam?

36 Paunch make-up

37 Little Richard song covered by the Beatles

41 Bridge over "le fleuve St-Laurent"

42 Till-opening button

43 Prov. locale of London and Paris

44 Role for George Burns

46 Actresses Woods and Graff

50 Jimi Hendrix album from a classic festival

54 Yukon neighbour: Abbr.

55 Spicy tea

56 Cause of despair

57 Burger centre

61 Scrabble 10-pointer

63 Hailed auto

64 "This is fu-u-u-un!"

65 Iron, in Berlin

66 "Straight up ___ the rocks?"

67 Play parts

68 ___ ghost (is spooked) Down

1 Error message on a DVD player

2 She commanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T

3 U.S. pigskin punters

4 "Kidding!!"

5 Aching desire

6 "Lord, ___?" (Last Supper question)

7 ___ Gong (Buddhism kin)

8 "Bed-In for Peace" participant

9 Bring back to life

10 Domed domicile

11 ___-ray (HD movie option)

12 Beaded slipper, for short

13 Bug people?

19 Arabic "commander"

22 Hybrid tennis attire

25 "Did you get the email ___?"

26 Early Scots or Nova Scotians

27 Break in the action

28 Bidding site with a "Totally Weird Stuff" category

29 Abbr. for getting things done, as a 57-Down song title

34 The Great Root Bear's chain

35 Shine, in brand names

36 Full complement of ships

37 Jennifer on "WKRP in Cincinnati"

38 Where to see soaps, or soap ads

39 "You ___ mouthful!"

40 The gamut, from petite to plus

41 Worker on The Hill, for short

44 Stare dumbfoundedly

45 24 Sussex Drive city

47 Not at all, in Dogpatch

48 Place for "les élèves"

49 B.C.'s second largest river

51 Alsace "at last!"

52 Santa's reindeer, e.g.

53 "By all means!"

57 Winnipeg band whose logo was a gear

58 Place for a hearing?

59 Prefix meaning "outer" 60 Marijuana component, for short 62 Accessory that may be "loud" Need Help?

In the Estate of Roger Lee Harder, late of Kindersley, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Deceased.

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McINTYRE - Robert Lee McIntyre (Bob) of D’Arcy, Saskatchewan, passed On Sept 22, at the age of 94 at Rose Villa in Rose-

town. His wife Rosalynde was by his side. Bob was born November 10,1926 on the farm, Sec 16, Tp.30, Rge.19, W.3, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. He worked at various pharmacies but his real love was farming. He was a lov-

ing partner to his spouse, Rosalynde, as well as an amazing father to Randy ( Marilyn), Debbie (Gregg), Greg (Tammy), and Grant (Leigh).

Aside from being survived by his wife and children, he leaves behind a sister, Jean MacDonald. Grandchildren, Sean (Lisa) McIntyre, Evan McIntyre, Natashia McIntyre, Cameron

Kolstad, Kimberley Kolstad, Ryan McIntyre, Kelly McIntyre, Alyssa (Cory) Ganes, Kaitlyn McIntyre, Brittany McIntyre. As well as Great Grandchildren, Lachlan McIntyre, Livia McIntyre, Cooper Ganes, Merrick Ganes, and Matalynn McIntyre as well as many nieces and nephews. One of Bob’s biggest accomplish-

ments was being a father. He was always there for his children and was a great teacher for life lessons. He enjoyed travelling and many trips to Maui. He also loved animals, especially his dog Trish! “Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal, love leaves a memory that no one can steal.”

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Four Ways Canadian Newspapers Power Important Conversations

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s just how important it is for Canadians to have access to news they can trust. It’s not only about staying informed; it’s about being able to join in on pressing conversations and advocate for what you believe in. Here’s how Canadian news media fuel these meaningful conversations from coast to coast to coast:

1. Keeping Canadians Informed

Canadians still look to their local newspapers to deliver vital information they can rely on and trust each and every day. In fact, studies show that nine in 10 Canadians read newspapers each week across Canada – either in print or digital format. The essential service the news media industry provides makes it possible for readers

like you to gather knowledge, think critically, and form your own opinions. Newspapers give us all the tools we need to stay informed and discuss issues important to our communities.

2. Combatting News Deserts

‘News deserts’ are communities that lack a daily or weekly newspaper, so people are forced to turn to other, less credible sources for information. Local newspapers are crucial in combating news deserts across the country. With the help of dedicated local reporters, news media outlets work hard to provide these communities with original, local and factual content. These newspapers provide a voice for communities that often go overlooked and give them a place to gather accurate information that cannot be found anywhere else, let alone on social media.

3. Fact-based Reporting

In the golden age of disinformation and dreaded ‘fake news’, access to credible information is more important than ever. According to a 2019 international public opinion poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, a whopping nine in 10 Canadians say they have fallen for fake news. By providing access to diverse and reliable sources of information, newspapers give Canadians access to information they can feel confident sharing with family

and friends, as well as the tools they need to form opinions and engage in meaningful conversations.

4. Preserving Canadian Democracy

While the internet and social media have certainly made communicating and sharing information easier, it also means that, unfortunately, almost anyone can say almost anything, whether it’s true or false. With Canadians consuming more content than ever before, access to credible news sources is increasingly vital to our democracy. Newspapers have always played a critical role in upholding Canadian democracy, informing citizens, and helping to hold governments and leaders accountable. Honest and accurate journalism has an overwhelmingly positive effect on civic engagement by creating space for Canadians to participate in meaningful conversations and providing the tools needed to make informed decisions.

Newspapers keep readers informed, inspired, and connected. They give us the information we need to participate in important conversations with our communities as we work towards a stronger future.

That is why each year, readers are invited to celebrate National Newspaper Week - an ode to the work of Canadian journalists to maintain a

healthy democracy. This year National Newspaper Week runs from October 3 to October 9, 2021, and to pay tribute to the industry, Canadian artist Ola Volo partnered with News Media Canada to create a limited-edition, signed print titled “Champions”. This custom artwork empowers Canadians to spark meaningful conversations about the critical importance of independent local journalism.

To learn more about National Newspaper Week and purchase an item from this year’s Champion The Truth collection, visit nationalnewspaperweek.ca.

Why We Celebrate National Newspaper Week

National Newspaper Week is an annual opportunity to recognize the critical role that newspapers play in an active and healthy democracy and is celebrated in North America starting on the first Sunday in October. Local newspapers deliver vital information to Canadians every day, connecting local communities across the country and keeping citizens informed, engaged, and connected.

SUBSCRIBE TO WIN!

Any purchase of a new subscription for any of our publications will have their name entered in a draw for a signed print by Canadian

Truth

Our communities are powered by local newspapers. Celebrate how trusted journalism sparks important conversations at nationalnewspaperweek.ca

This artwork was created by Canadian artist Ola Volo in celebration of National Newspaper Week from October 3-9, 2021.

artist Ola Volo!