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E A S T
Friday, August 24, 2012
E D I T I O N
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Views differ in Sask.
on redrawing the
federal electoral map
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HANG TIME: The 13th Annual Chris Wheeler Skateboard Competition took place in Swift Current Aug 16,
bringing out skateboarders of all ages from all across the prairies to compete for some incredible prizes,
impressing the enthusiastic audience with their techniques.
EVENT
Saskatchewan’s growing and shifting population may result in
the redrawing of boundaries for federal ridings but MPs have
different views about the current proposals that will be under
consideration at public hearings this fall.
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for
Saskatchewan is proposing five exclusive urban electoral
districts in the province, seven primarily rural districts and
two districts that will be a rural-urban mixture.
Independent commissions in each province review Canada’s
federal electoral districts every 10 years to account for
population changes. Saskatchewan’s population has increased
from 978,933 in 2001 to 1,033,381 in 2012, with most of the growth
occurring in the Regina and Saskatoon urban
areas.
The commission proposals for strictly urban
seats will break with an approach towards
mixed urban-rural districts that has been
followed in Saskatchewan since the 1966
redistribution. However, from 1933 to 1966
both Regina and Saskatoon were single
electoral districts.
Cypress Hills-Grasslands MP David
Anderson would prefer a continuation of the
DAVID ANDERSON, current hub-and-spoke system of mixed
MP Cypress Hills- urban-rural districts.
Grasslands.
“I don’t agree with the changes,” he said.
“It’s going to make some MPs specialists in
urban issues only. Others will have to deal with both urban and
rural issues. Those of us in rural ridings need to be very strong
in our position that we prefer to stay with the hub and spoke
system.”
Wascana MP Ralph Goodale said the Commission’s proposals
are a step in the right direction because the current electoral
map is essentially 20 years old.
“Every MP from Saskatchewan has to understand the province
and the province is a changing, growing dynamic,” he
mentioned. “When you’re a Member of Parliament you never
restrict yourself to just the four corners of your own
constituency.”
The three commission members are Court of Queen’s Bench
Justice Ronald Mills, University of Saskatchewan Professor
Emeritus of Political Studies Dr. John Courtney and
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities President
David Marit.
“Any map is always a compromise but I think this new map
provides a more accurate reflection of what Saskatchewan is all
about,” Goodale said. “The old map was all biased in one
direction. It was 14 ridings that were all these very strange
urban-rural mixes that is not the reality of Saskatchewan today.”
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Southwest Saskatchewan/Alberta
Inside this week:
Some
high-tech
research
may help
prairie
farmers
with crop
pollination.
See the
story on
Page 19.
What you thought last week:
We asked this week: Would you ever
consider running for city council/rural
municipality council or a school board?
Results: Yes — 1; No, too busy, not
interested — 5; No, no confidence — 4.
Next week: Are you taking precautions
against mosquitoes in light of a recent
case of West Nile virus in a southern
Alberta resident?
Look for the new poll question every
Thursday on: www.prairiepost.com
Here’s what we featured
online this week:
The opening weekend of the
Frenchman River Valley Campground
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COLLISION CLEAN-UP: A mid-morning collision between two semis in the westbound
lanes of Highway 1 in southwest Saskatchewan blocked the road for more than three
hours Aug. 21. The RCMP closed the westbound lanes about 30 kilometres west of Swift
Current and diverted traffic southwards onto a grid road while the two vehicles were
pulled apart and the road surface was cleared of diesel, oil and debris. Both vehicles
were travelling west on the highway when the accident occurred at around 10:25 a.m.
Swift Current Rural RCMP Const. Dave White said there were no injuries and one of the
semi drivers was charged under the Traffic Safety Act with driving without due care
and attention.
Woman diagnosed with West Nile in Alta.
B Y R OSE S ANCHEZ — [email protected]
Alberta has recorded its first case of the West Nile virus
(WNv) in humans this year.
A woman under the age of 65 who lives in southern Alberta
developed the non-neurological form of the virus.
“This individual has not travelled outside of Alberta this
season, meaning she was bitten by an infected mosquito
right here in our province,” says Dr. David Strong, Alberta
Health Services acting South Zone medical officer of health.
“This is an unfortunate reminder that some mosquitoes do
carry West Nile virus, so it’s simply best to avoid being bitten
at all.”
West Nile virus is carried by the culex tarsalis mosquito
which starts breeding in June. It is normal to start seeing
West Nile cases in humans in July and August as mosquitoes
become more active.
To help protect against being bitten by mosquitoes,
individuals should keep in mind:
• Using a mosquito repellent containing DEET on exposed
skin; apply it to clothing as well, because mosquitoes may
bite through fabric. For adults and older adolescents,
repellents containing 30 per cent DEET provide six hours of
protection time. On children two to 12, use a repellent with 10
per cent DEET or lower up to three times a day. On children
under two, use a repellent with 10 per cent DEET or lower
once a day. Do not use DEET on infants under six months.
Instead, place mosquito netting over infant carriers when
outdoors;
• Insect repellent should be applied after sunscreen;
• Wear long-sleeved-shirts, pants and a hat;
• Avoid outdoors at dusk and dawn;
• Clean the yard — mosquitoes breed in standing water.
“(West Nile) is throughout the province but moreso the
southern region,” says Dr. Strong. “We want to make sure
everybody is being vigilant because the risk is there
throughout the summer.”
The mosquitoes are active until temperatures reach the
freezing mark this fall.
Most people with WNv show no symptoms at all; 15 to 20
per cent suffer flu-like symptoms associated with West Nile
non-neurological syndrome such as body aches and fatigue
and less than one per cent (mainly older people) develop the
more serious West Nile neurological syndrome.
As of Aug. 11, 34 human cases of WNv infection have been
reported in Canada (not including Alberta’s first case).
According to the Saskatchewan government’s website,
there have been no human cases of WNv this year in that
province, but it has been found in one horse and four
mosquito pools have tested positive for the virus.
In 2011 there were no human cases in Alberta, but 102
cases of West Nile virus infection reported in Canada. In
2007, Saskatchewan had the highest number of human cases
in Canada, with 1,456 including 113 cases of the severe West
Nile Neurological Syndrome while Alberta recorded its
highest human numbers that year also with 320.
Anyone wanting more information about the West Nile
virus can visit www.fightthebite.info or phone Health Link
Alberta, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, toll-free at 1-866408-5465 (LINK).
Medicine Hat’s rat count continuing to rise
B Y A LEX M C C UAIG — Southern Alberta Newspapers
The rat carcasses are starting to pile high at Medicine Hat’s
landfill — the dead rodent count approaching 100 — as city,
county and provincial officials tackle the infestation.
As of Aug. 21, a total of 85 dead rats had been recovered
from around the landfill while 22 had been recovered from
areas outside the dump, according to Ed Jollymore, City of
Medicine Hat’s solid waste manager. Those areas include in
the City of Medicine Hat including Crescent Heights,
downtown and Southlands.
Total numbers of rats (dead or alive) at the landfill haven’t
been ascertained but Jollymore said, “we’ve received lots of
reports on rats — if we don’t have a carcass, then we’re just
trusting an individual’s perspective.”
Members of the provincial Rat Patrol from Vermillion
River, Bonnyville and Wainwright are now in the city
helping officials tackle the landfill colony.
“We’re following the same protocol that has been used
many times over the last 50 years in rooting them out and
killing them. We hope to find the same result using that
protocol this time,” said Jollymore.
The number of dead rats recovered has risen dramatically
since the first 19 were reported Aug. 15.
Officials are using poisoned water and food bait to combat
the pests inside the landfill, utilizing trail cameras to
monitor movements of rats around the area and relocating
bull snakes to environmental reserves surrounding the
affected area.
Residents are urged to report any suspected rat activity by
phoning 403-310-FARM (3276) or the Medicine Hat Bylaw
office at 403-529-8481 or KP Pest Control at 403-529-5931.
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PRAIRIE POST - Friday, August 24, 2012 - 3
Swift Current
Council approves permit for Lyric Theatre restoration project
B Y M ATTHEW L IEBENBERG —
[email protected]
The initial phase of the Lyric Theatre restoration
project will soon get under way after the City of
Swift Current’s approval of a permit for demolition
and repair work.
Councillors passed a motion for the issuance of a
permit at their regular council meeting Aug. 20.
The Lyric Theatre is a designated heritage
property under the provincial Heritage Property
Act, which is recognized within the City’s zoning
bylaw.
“The City of Swift Current zoning bylaw requires
any of the properties that are designated as a
heritage site to receive council approval prior to any
renovations or alterations to the building,” Director
of Engineering Mac Forster said. “The Lyric
Theatre of course is one of our keystone heritage
buildings in the community.”
This initial work, which Forster estimated to
represent about 10 per cent of the entire project, will
involve demolition and repair work to the second
floor and roof of the building in preparation for the
second phase renovation project.
“This will pave the way for the bulk of the work
under this initial renovation phase to be completed,
which is mainly repair to the structure,” he said.
“So this gets the ball rolling for the Lyric group.”
Architectural group P3A submitted the
application. The work under this permit includes
removal of interior walls, windows, skylights, roof
hatches, floor finish and roofing materials.
Items such as door frames and wainscoting will be
salvaged for reuse in the second phase.
The installation of new skylights, roof hatches and
a new roofing system are also included under this
File photo
Restoration work on the Lyric Theatre will soon get underway
now the City of Swift Current has approved the permit.
permit, as well as repair work to the parapets and
chimney.
“Of course we make sure that any plans we receive
protect the heritage component of the building,”
Forster said. “We are aware that P3A has a heritage
expert on staff that is dealing with this, so that
satisfies our need.”
School liaison officer appointment
Chief Administrative Officer Susan Motkaluk
provided council members with an update on the
selection process for appointing a RCMP school
liaison officer at the Swift Current Comprehensive
High School.
The City’s 2012 budget, which was approved in
early March, included funding for the appointment
of an additional RCMP constable who will be located
at the school.
Motkaluk said the City has been working with
the Chinook School Division and the RCMP to
determine a job description and competency list for
the new position.
The process included the submission of an official
request to the RCMP for an additional member and
they also started a process to interview potential
candidates, which is still under way.
In an update to the Prairie Post Aug. 21, Motkaluk
indicated the RCMP has received approval for the
new position from Ottawa.
“This Thursday (Aug. 23) we are doing our final
round of interviews and next week we will select the
candidate,” she said. “So we can place the liaison
officer in September.”
The position of school liaison officer is a key pillar
of the City’s new strategic plan to promote a safe
and caring community.
“The Comp High School is a great venue to get the
message further out, but in addition to that we’re
also looking at touring some of the other schools
to try and involve as many kids as we can and
ultimately ensure that our community is safe,” she
said.
The officer will have full RCMP member status and
will carry a firearm while inside the school.
In addition to the standard competency
requirements of a RCMP officer, the selection
criteria for this position included skills such as
approachability and an ability to interact with
students within a school environment.
“So really having that comfortable social skill to
just stand up in a classroom or stand up in a group of
kids and just feel really comfortable to share an
awareness,” said Motkaluk.
Swift Current councillors seek second term to promote city’s prosperity
of growth in the city and improved
Monchy/Morgan port as a means to promote
relationships with the R.M. of Swift
a western trade corridor, which will link
Current.
Swift Current with the United States and the
His priorities for a second term is the
global transportation hub in Regina.
With their first three years in office
continuation of the City’s strategic plan for
He also believes it is important for the City to build
drawing to a close, Swift Current
growth and to see progress on the proposed
strong relationships with community partners and
councillors Denis Perrault and
Integrated Facility.
to continue regional partnerships with other local
George Bowditch have announced their
“One of the main things that I want to see
authorities.
intentions to seek a second term.
is continued growth in our
“Regional partnerships such as the water
The first day for the submission of
business community and in our
agreement with the Rural Municipality of
nomination papers was Aug. 17 and
residential community,” he said.
Swift Current in 2011 are key for everyone
papers may be filed until nomination day
DENIS PERRAULT
“I want to see us have continued
moving forward and growing not only
on Sept. 19.
strong relationships with our
Swift Current but the southwest as a
Perrault followed the same approach as
neighbours and I want to see us working
whole,” he noted.
three years ago and submitted his application on the
collaboratively to grow our entire region.”
Perrault urged anyone considering to
first day for nominations while Bowditch declared
For Bowditch, who described his first
stand as a candidate in the upcoming civic
his intention to run on Aug. 20.
term as a humbling and rewarding
elections on Oct. 24 to talk to current or
For Perrault the decision to run again was the
experience to represent city residents,
former councillors about the experience
result of a lot of discussion with his wife Leah.
it was an easy decision to stand for
and to attend a council meeting.
“It’s a time commitment for the person as well as
re-election.
“I think we have some excellent potential
for the whole family and so it should be a family
GEORGE BOWDITCH
“I’ve got work to do yet,” he said. “I’ve got
candidates in our community that I’m
decision,” he said. “We decided that we can make it
projects in mind that I’d like to see done,
hopeful will come to the table and come
work, that we were able to make it work last time
including more seniors’ housing, more affordable
and serve,” he said. “I look forward to good open
and we should be able to do it again this time.”
housing and I want to make sure that our
discussions with those that will be running.”
His first term has been a good experience and he
infrastructure program continues.”
Swift Current Mayor Jerrod Schafer already
still wants to contribute towards the achievement of
He referred to the funding partnership between
announced his bid for re-election in June. At press
goals set by the current council.
the City and the provincial government for the
time Councillor Gord Budd and first-time candidate
“It was a lot of learning and work, but I enjoyed
development of a comprehensive housing plan for
Joe Collinson have also filed their nomination
serving and I enjoyed working with the team and
Swift Current, which should be completed by the end papers.
with the administration,” he said. “For the next four
of the year.
years it’s a matter of seeing it to fruition and seeing
“We must do our best to make sure everyone can
the hard work really pay off.”
have access to proper housing in Swift Current,” he
He highlighted a number of successes of the
said.
current council. These include an improved
Another priority for Bowditch is the upgrading of
communication strategy
and transparency,
the Inc
Swift
Hearing Centers
Highway 4 and extended border services at the
improvement of city infrastructure, the promotion
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Saskatchewan
Feelings mixed on proposal
Continued from Page 1
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The Commission is proposing an
eastward boundary shift for Cypress
Hills-Grasslands that will increase
the population in the riding from
60,551 to 66,693. Anderson said the
vast area covered by his riding
presents a real challenge.
“Every rural riding will have to be
larger because they have chosen to
make several ridings strictly
urban,” he said. “So in the past
where there’s been a mix of urban
and rural, that higher population
density in the urban areas has
allowed those rural ridings to be a
This map shows the
proposed changes
for the Cypress HillsGrasslands federal
riding. The grey lines
represent the
current boundaries
while the yellowbrown thinner lines
are the proposed
new boundaries.
little bit smaller.”
Saskatchewan residents will be
able to present their views about the
proposed federal electoral map
during a series of public hearings in
the fall. Swift Current will be a
venue for a hearing, which is
scheduled to take place at the Credit
Union iplex on Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.
Anyone wishing to make a
presentation at a hearing is
requested to send a notice to the
Commission no later than Sept. 3.
More detail and contact information
are available at the website:
www.federal-redistribution.ca.
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www.swiftcurrent.ca • 177 1st Ave. N.E. • Access to all departments 778-2777
Additional Residential Lots
in Highland Subdivision
Swift Current Public Arts Services presents
The City of Swift Current has completed the servicing for an additional
7 residential lots on Kelburn Bay. These lots are located in the Highland
Subdivision and are now
available for sale to the
HIGHLAND DRIVE
general public.
904
Southwest Open
Exhibition: July 13 to Sept 3
at the West Wing Gallery
20.61
20.61
20.61
20.61
16.56
36
6.
44.35
65
6.
4
26.20
39.52
2.77
15.94
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916
Garage Location
4m Utility Easement
52
27.80
3
1,581.3m²
$8
Civic Address
89
8.
24.70
555
1
$98,000
6.19
c=
Ar
924
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13
ER2
1. All measurements shown are in metres
=
$99,000
1
.0
14
.21
= 16.
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c=
$107,000
18
Ar
52.37
936
7
1,676.9m²
2. Zoning: R1 - Residential District
x Front Yard Setback: 9.0m
x Sideyard Setback: 1.5m
x Rearyard Setback:
Corner Lot: 4.6m
Interior Lot: 7.6m
6
1,379.9m²
$105,000
35
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3
MR1
942
4
.0
57
Municipal
ER3
Environmental
Reserve
17.06
Arc
21.27
5
1,417.2m²
38.33
Arc = 17.35
930
NOTES:
Environmental
Reserve
27.80
Arc
4
1,626.3m²
10.69
65.73
West
Wing Gallery
The Airmen’s Barracks, Doc’s Town, K Park
LEGEND:
56.48
54.95
64.16
The
2
1,379.3m²
$79,000
26.34
Sponsored by SC Allied Arts Council and OSAC
910
10.47
Hours: 1 to 5 pm on Friday to Sunday
Reserve
49.05
63.84
Reserve
If you would like more
information on these lots or
any residential lots that the
City has available, please
contact City Hall, Taxation
Department at 306-778-2704.
8
Municipal
MR2
$76,000
KELBURN BAY
This exhibition offers an excellent
opportunity to view a variety of
artworks by Southwest Saskatchewan
semi-professional and amateur
artists including drawing, painting,
sculpture, photography, quilting,
woodworking, and more.
1
1,274.0m²
21.50
These lots will be sold through
a lot draw on September 12
@ 1:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers located at City Hall.
Applications for this draw are
due by 4 p.m. on September
10th and are available for
pick up from the Taxation
department at City Hall.
$115,000
This PLAN is to be used as a REFERENCE ONLY and is
NOT a LEGAL document. All information on this plan
may be subject to change without notification.
47.93
This plan shows only the registered plan locations and
does not show Caveats, Titles, Easements or Lands
subdivided by description.
22.67
The Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
should be consulted in order to obtain accurate
information on properties shown on this map.
THE CITY OF SWIFT CURRENT
ENGINEERING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Title:
HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
Drawing Location:
KELBURN BAY
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Filename:
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Date:
Plot Date:
July 30/12
July 30/12
Drawn By:
KD
Scale:
N.T.S.
Nancy Lemay, Manager of Revenue/Collections
THE SUMMER SALON
This annual invitational exhibition provides an opportunity for patrons to see work by
some of the professional and aspiring professional artists practicing in our region.
This show presents a variety of forms including painting, drawing, sculpture as well as
fine craft and design, along with photography and film.
Exhibition: July 7 to September 1
Art Gallery of Swift Current
411 Herbert St. E. 778-2736 www.artgalleryofswiftcurrent.org
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Come enjoy art and music at the Lyric Theatre!
Library Events
FLOWER ARRANGING WITH
POPPY
Learn to Use Natural
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Arrangements
WED. AUG. 29 @ 7 PM
MONDAY
AUG 27 @ 7 PM
THURSDAY
AUG 30 @ 7 PM
FRIDAYS
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SUNDAY AND
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SEPT.2 &3
GENTLE YOGA
For all ages and abilies
PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION II
Being Creave
RHYME TIME
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CLOSED FOR
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SPECIAL THANKS TO FAMILY
PIZZA FOR MAKING OUR
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PROGRAM WIND-UP SUCH A
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Call us for more informaon: 306-778-2752
Check out the music online and get your passes today.
art + music @ art galler y of swift current
2012
-
2013
Limited SEASON PASSES available... 10 nights of music for one price!
Season Pass: $250 Value: $300 (the equivalent of two free concerts)
Tickets and passes available at Pharmasave or call Shann G owan at 778-2686.
art + music @ art galler y of swift current
September 22
November 23
December 8
January 19
January 27
Mighty Popo Trio
Genticorum
Del Barber
Samantha Savage Smith
Lynn Miles
February 8
March 13
April 5
April 25
May 18
Mark Berube Band
Alex*Cuba Trio
Steel Wheels
Harry Manx
Cam Penner Band
SPECIAL CONCERTS
Joel
Plaskett
Ashley
MacIsaac
Hawksley
Workman
Blackie and
the
September 28
Lyric Theatre
October 25
Lyric Theatre
November 1
Lyric Theatre
November 19
Lyric Theatre
Tickets : $40 each at P harmas av e
O N S A L E : S eptember 1
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36 ANNUAL
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th
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If you have ever wished to transform into your
favourite superhero or science fiction character, this
Saturday’s Market Square in downtown Swift Current
might be a perfect time to do it and to even win some
prizes.
In addition to hosting its third theme day of the
summer at Market Square on Aug. 25, the City of Swift
Current has added a costume contest to attract even
more people to this successful event.
According to the City’s Chief Administrative Officer
Susan Motkaluk the idea for the contest was the result of
a visit by members of two Star Wars costume clubs to
Market Square on Aug. 11, which elicited a positive
response from children and families.
“We’re building on that and we’re adding a costume
contest to our theme day,” she said. “We will be
encouraging the community members to basically dress
up. We’re looking for super heroes, animé, sci-fi, comic
book characters and there will be some great prizes.”
There will be an adults and a children’s category. The
first prize for best costume in each category is $150 with
a second prize of $100 and a third prize of $75.
The costume contest is just the latest addition to what
promises to be an exciting Market Square on Aug. 25
with the theme day of Planes, Trains and Spaceships.
“The Saskatchewan Science Centre will be at the
market and they will be demonstrating some rocket
building and rocketry,” she said.
This will be part of the Science Centre’s exhibits and
stage shows at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Members of the Swift Wings Radio Control Flying Club
will also be there to show off and fly their aircraft.
In addition, visitors to Market Square at the corner of
Chaplin Street and Central Avenue will be able to enjoy
the regular activities such as fresh produce from the
farmer’s market, a variety of vendors, downtown
walking tours hosted by the Swift Current Museum and
on-stage entertainment by Eliza Doyle and the Hudec
brothers.
This will be the the third theme day of the summer and
Motkaluk said the response to this new addition to
Market Square has been great.
“It’s just been phenomenal,” she noted. “I think every
Saturday it’s been building more momentum and of
course the community is embracing it, so we just keep
going.”
The first theme day on June 16 had a western theme
with activities such as a blacksmith and a petting zoo.
The next one on July 14 had a cruising theme and
featured a display of vintage and sports cars along
1st Avenue N.E.
The previous two theme days have seen a noticeable
increase in visitors compared to the average attendance
each Saturday and Motkaluk is hoping to surpass that
with the third one.
The farmer’s market, which involves vendors from the
Swift Current and District Farmer’s Market, has also
been a popular addition to this year’s Market Square.
“It’s working phenomenal,” she said. “I know that the
vendors are very happy with the activity. The customers
are buying and the produce are moving, and it’s very
exciting to see the vendors get the kind of attention that
they’re getting.”
But to Motkaluk the biggest benefit of the various
activities on Market Square each Saturday has been the
creation of a more lively downtown area. The feedback
she has been receiving from downtown businesses
indicates a wider positive impact.
“So not just the vendors but really the downtown
businesses and ideally this is all part of our downtown
revitalization efforts,” she said.
The activities at Market Square will continue every
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Sept. 22.
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Swift Current
Cultural Cookbook offered by the SC Public Library
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culturally.”
The two sessions lasted about four
hours each, and local photographer
Mindy McGregor was on-hand
documenting the entire event. Not only
will the book feature images of the food,
but also of the participants cooking the
food and interacting with each other.
Along with the recipes, the cookbook will
feature stories from each participant,
explaining why their recipe is significant.
“It's a special project for me, since I have
a New Zealand background, and am a
first generation Canadian,” Harrow said.
“My recipe is for pavlova, which is a
traditional dessert in New Zealand. My
dad always made it at Christmastime, and
it really reminds me of my dad and my
home.”
Harrow feels the project was effective
in bringing together the various cultures
within the community, and helping
people meet and interact. As someone
who recently moved to Swift Current,
Harrow knows first-hand how difficult it
can be to get established in a new
community.
“If you are from out of the country, it
can be hard to do things,” he admitted.
“For me to be able to reach out and show
people what our community is like, and
help people form bonds, it feels good. It’s
more welcoming, and that’s what you
want for your community. These kinds of
bonds can be really strengthening bonds
for these people, and it’s important for
them to have a chance to connect.”
Cookbooks will be available for
purchase from the library by the end of
September. Harrow’s hope is that not only
will people be able to enjoy some great
recipes, but they will also be able to look
at their province, and community
through the eyes of someone new.
41023946•08/10/12
Both long-time residents of Swift
Current and newcomers to the
community had the opportunity to share
important cultural recipes in a cookbook
project offered by the Swift Current
Public Library.
Through the support of the provincial
government, Chris Harrow with the
library has collected more than 15 unique
stories and recipes for the book, which is
complete with professional photos of the
finished dishes.
“It wasn’t even as much about the
cookbook as it was about the events
leading up to the cookbook,” Harrow
explained. “The idea behind it was to
develop relationships and connections
between established community
members and newcomers to the area.”
With the help of the Newcomer
Welcome Centre, the library put on two
different ‘meet, greet, and eat’ events,
where participants were able to cook
traditional, meaningful dishes, and share
them with the rest of the group.
“We mixed everyone together in the
kitchen, with everyone helping everyone
else make their food,” noted Harrow.
“People were cooking and chatting and
were really brought together by cooking
this food that is important to them,
Photo by Matthew Liebenberg
41087036•08/17/12
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC: Helena and Ben Funk lead the singing inside the historic Sommerfeld
Church during the 6th annual A Capella Sing-along at the Swift Current Mennonite Heritage
Village Aug. 19. Afterwards people enjoyed a supper with salad and borscht. The village, which
is located at Kinetic Park, will host a crokinole tournament Sept. 9, starting at 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch and learn talk highlights Mennonite homestead life
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41023963•08/03/12
Scattered on the prairie landscape near Swift
Current, the names of hamlets such as Blumenhof,
Schoenfeld, Blumenort and Springfeld still recall a
time when Mennonites came to Saskatchewan for a
new beginning.
Today the lifestyle of these pioneers is preserved
by the Mennonite Heritage Village in Swift Current,
where Agatha Dyck has been researching their
history since 1992.
She was the guest speaker at the Swift Current
Museum’s lunch and learn talk Aug. 8, where she
highlighted the history and culture of Mennonites
in the district.
“It’s a very interesting chunk of history and the
Mennonite Heritage Village is trying to preserve
what we call the homestead era of history,” she said.
“It has a a certain lifestyle and a certain flavour
for living not only for the Mennonites, for all
homesteaders really.”
Most of the Mennonites who settled in the
Swift Current area during the early 1900s came
from the West Reserve in Manitoba, which was
located west of the Red River and just north of the
United States border.
They established villages that were similar to
those in Manitoba and of their ancestors who came
from Europe. The model village was Schoenfeld, just
south of Swift Current, with the church and school
at its centre.
“Each lot was about four acres,” she said. “It’s the
size that we have at the heritage village site and it
was good for gardening, for growing trees, for having
outbuildings where you can have pigs, chickens,
cows and horses and outbuildings like granaries.”
While each family still farmed their own land, the
communal life of the village provided some comfort
on the vast, windswept prairie.
After a few years of farming, the homesteaders
had sufficient produce to sell and they needed a
marketplace. In 1912 the CPR built branch lines from
Swift Current south to Wymark. From there, the
track went to the village of Blumenhof and
southeast to McMahon, Vanguard and Neville.
“They all became towns with services,” she said.
“So those small towns grew quickly once the tracks
were extended to those directions, but 100 years later,
they're not there. It lasted only a century.”
Homestead life was not always easy and Dyck
spoke about the many talents of the women.
“They were very self sufficient, they made their
own stuff,” she said. “They were thrifty, they were
innovative and they had skills and talents way
beyond today.”
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The women milked cows, turned milk and
separated the milk from the cream, churned the
cream into butter and baked bread.
They also used cotton flour sacks to make a variety
of household items, including tea towels, pillow
cases and tea cloths. By undoing the seams on a
sack, they had one yard of white cotton. They also
used sugar sacks, which had a much finer, closer
weave.
According to Dyck the Mennonite Heritage Village
has quite a collection of these handmade items with
interesting stitching and crocheted edges.
“The ladies who had this stuff never used it, so
they have donated a lot of it,” she said. “It’s very
nice to have because every article has a long story.”
She concluded her presentation by showing some
of these handmade items as well as other artifacts
that were used by homesteaders, such as a soap saver
with handmade soap, a cow guard that was placed
around the back ankles of an animal during milking
and a pair of bull-tongs, which was placed in the
nose of a bull to keep it under control.
“We have genuine artifacts at the museum and
each one tells a story of a family,” she said.
The Swift Current Museum’s next lunch and learn
talk Sept. 12 will be a presentation by Stephanie
Kaduck about the history of the CPR in Swift
Current and southwest Saskatchewan.
reduction in the size of the provincial debt
and more support for those that are most
vulnerable. This historic growth has
allowed us to make record investments in
highways, healthcare and education, while
most of the world has been struggling
through a recession and debt crisis.
• What should we do about the immediate
challenges of growth?
What we heard was that Saskatchewan
people are overall pretty happy with the
direction our government has taken,
but there are still challenges. We heard
about the need to continue to invest in the
infrastructure a growing economy needs –
So back to the need for a new plan.
highways, healthcare and education. You
At the end of the spring session of the
told us about the ongoing labour shortage
Legislature, the Premier charged MLAs
that is a byproduct of Saskatchewan’s historic
We have been blessed with amazing
with spending the summer talking to
growth. We heard about using postgrowth.
Since the Saskatchewan Party took constituents, councils and community
g
offi
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people benefit from the economy. But we
76,000
people to a record-high of 1,072,282. questions:
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also heard that this new plan needs to be
There are now 34,000 more people working
• What should the government's long-term about more than just dollars and cents. It’s
than there were five years ago. We have
goals be?
got to have goals for improving healthcare,
the strongest economy in Canada, which
education and support for those who need it
means more opportunities for young people, • How do we achieve those goals?
most.
the lowest taxes for families, a significant
There will be a day in the future when we
have paid off the provincial debt. When
that day comes, we need a plan for what to
do next. You have laid the foundation for
this work through the feedback you gave to
your MLA over the summer.
Thank you for that.
D.F (Yogi) Huyghebaert
Wood River MLA
Phone: 1-306-266-2100
306-642-4744
Box 187
Glentworth, SK S0H 1V0
Brad Wall
Swift Current MLA, Premier
Phone: 1-306-778-2429
#233 Central Ave, N
Swift Current, SK
S9H 0L3
Lyle Stewart
Thunder Creek MLA
Phone: 1-306-693-3229
207-310 Main St.
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H 5S8
D. Wayne Elhard
Cypress Hills MLA
Phone: 1-877-703-3374
Box 308
Eastend, SK
S0N 0T0
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Kindersley MLA
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Toll Free: 1-866-463-4480
116C Main Street, Box 490
Kindersley, SK S0L1S0
So enjoy the rest of your summer – and
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Children in the southwest will be better
prepared to enter the school system in
coming years thanks to School Readiness
Kits offered by the Southwest Literacy
Committee.
For the project’s pilot year, the kits are
available to three- and four-year-olds in
the Swift Current area. The kit is free
of charge, and contains a number of
resources to aid parents in helping their
children develop key skills.
“This is the first time they’ve been put
together, so we only have 80 kits for this
year,” admitted Jenise Tisdale, literacy
co-ordinator with the Southwest Literacy
Committee. “We are hoping kids and
parents will use the evaluation form
included in the kit to provide us with
some good feedback so that we can make
necessary changes and improvements
before opening the program to the entire
southwest.”
The kits include two storybooks, one
about numbers and one about the
alphabet. Parents can use these,
combined with the included workbook, to
engage their children in a variety of
activities to build skills such as physical
health, communication, language, and
line tracing, as well as learning about
shapes and colours. Also included in the
kits are scissors and crayons, and a
booklet with important tips for parents.
“A lot of parents don’t realize that they
are their child’s first and best teacher, and
a lot of what is learned at home is really
very valuable, and they need to make sure
their child has those skills,” Tisdale
noted. “Results came out a few years ago
indicating that a number of children
entering the school system were low in
several different skills, so this is a project
that is very much needed. I think once
parents learn about it and start taking
advantage of it, they will see the great
value in it.”
Tisdale noted she feels many parents
believe children learn all they need to
know in school, and while teachers are
qualified, expectations on teachers have
grown. Children are more likely to be
successful in school if they enter the
system with a strong background of
skills, so they’re not constantly struggling
to keep up with their classmates.
“It really just comes down to family
literacy,” Tisdale said. “Today, parents are
so busy running kids around from one
organized activity to the next, kids are
losing that creative free playtime, where
they develop a lot of important skills.”
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The kits also include tips for parents to
help their children learn social skills
including sharing, taking turns, and
compromising. Since not all children
have the experience of attending daycare
prior to entering the school system, it’s
important for parents to ensure their
children are involved with other social
situations.
“This will remind parents of what they
can do to help build those skills, like
taking their kids to the park or getting
them involved with other play groups and
programs,” Tisdale added. “We are very
focused on family literacy, trying to raise
awareness about the importance of these
skills and providing opportunities or
community members to take part in ways
to build these skills with children.”
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Enjoying the fish and ships on the east coast
Before Nova Scotia
can be seen beneath the
belly of our plane,
clouds reach across the
DARCIE province like a swath of
HOSSACK gift wrap. Instead of
from the air, we’ll see
NICE FAT
the province when,
GURDIE
corner by corner, we get
on the ground and begin
to peel back the tape.
It’s 10 p.m. by the time
we pick up our rental car. And having crossed four
time zones by travelling West to East, while our
appetites suggest it’s suppertime, Halifax is closing
down, door by door, with the exception of several
downtown pubs, from which the sounds of revelry
bubble like froth on a good pint of ale.
The Toothy Moose and Foggy Goggle are there to
set the scene, letting us know we’re no longer in
Kansas. And with literal fog stitched down to
sidewalk level, we walk through warm mist that
lays over our skin like a veil.
Eighteen years after our wedding and last real
vacation, this mist feels like a baptism, a moment
which seems to call for quiet.
We walk back to our hotel and dial for pizza.
It’s a mistake, and entirely ours.
When the pizza and garlic sticks arrive, tasting of
the cardboard delivery box, with dip that is not dip
but actually vanilla frosting, we know we’ve missed
our first opportunity to acquaint ourselves with a
Halifax experience. And with a sandwich from
Toronto’s airport still sitting like stale sea sponges
in our stomachs, we call an end to Day Zero and fall
into bed to wait for morning and a view of the
harbour.
In the morning, the harbour does not disappoint.
Seen from a wrap of windows, there are sailboats
and cargo ships. Together with tour crafts and
military vessels, all skim the water where, once, the
most forceful explosion the world had ever seen,
nearly swept the city into the sea.
This is our first ever sighting of Canada’s Eastern
Seaboard, and for Chefhusband and I, prairie kids
with fathoms-deep ocean yearnings, we are smitten
at first sight. Though it is only the first of many.
Because the forecast calls for mostly clouds, I
forget to sunscreen, and soon we leave the city,
wending our way in and out of granite coastline
shored by forests of trees that stand in thickets
dense as grass.
It is green, and then greener still. Blue. And then
bluer still as the Atlantic comes more fully into
view.
Historic farm houses and sea salted barns dot the
landscape, and around every angle I begin to
discover that in the Maritimes, from the wild
turkey strutting the side of the road, to offshore
whale spouts, to wildflowers, to wooden fencerows,
seashores and red tidal rivers, it’s not going to be
possible to put my camera down for a minute.
Unguided, however, the discovering iconic
CRISPY HADDOCK
Maritime meals is only going to happen by hit
and miss.
Later in the day, the sun will come out and we’ll
stop for a seaside lunch of haddock and chips.
And a few days later, with a sunburn still
threatening to blister, we will redeem that lunch
with much better haddock and chips.
But first, before lunch, we stop at Peggy’s Cove,
step out of the car, breathe in deep lungfuls of salt
air fresh as cucumbers, and there, encounter our
first lighthouse.
Standing in its shadow, I stop to suppose I’m
hardly the first writer-type who ever wanted to be a
lighthouse keeper.
Easily romanticized, and with the promise of
much solitude, writing and late night light keeping
seem a natural pairing.
And so it happens that, before lunch, but after
buying a grouper skin change purse from Wharf
Hags, an artisan co-op surrounded by fishing
shanties and lobster pots, I focus my lens, find my
inner lighthouse keeper, and take her picture.
1 cup flour
1 1/3 cup beer
2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks
generous pinch sea salt
freshly ground pepper (several turns of a
pepper mill)
1/4 tsp cayenne
4 (9 ounce/250 gram) fillets haddock (or cod)
Whisk together flour and seasonings. Whisk
in beer, then fold in egg whites.
Heat oil to 370F. Dip fish in batter. Lower into
oil. Fry for a few minutes, turning over, until
crispy and golden brown. Drain on paper
towels. Season with sea salt.
How to deal with porcupine quills and pets
While porcupines don’t hibernate
porcupine quills? There is an old wives
tale out there that if you cut the quills,
over the winter, they do stay closer to
air gets into them and they fall out —
their dens. Now that it is warm out,
this is the worst thing you can do. When
they have begun to roam further and
you look at a quill under the
we are starting to see more and more
it has a bunch of
dogs with porcupine quills stuck in
DR. RYAN microscope,
them.
overlapping scales that create barbs,
RIDGWAY preventing falling out. In actuality, by
The only way to prevent your dogs
cutting the quill you have just
from getting into a porcupine attack
VETS &
PETS
shortened it. This lets it migrate
is to keep them on a leash or in a
quicker, giving us less of a chance to
kennel and away from porcupines,
pull it before completely imbedding in
alive or dead; any dog off leash can
your animal.
encounter a porcupine, in the cities as well as in the
country. Porcupines have been known to live in
Quills only move in one direction because of these
barbs and come out one of three ways — pulled out,
alleys and parks in cities as they spread into the
cut out or migrating completely through your dog’s
porcupine’s habitats.
body and falling out. While they are migrating
Even if the porcupine is dead, letting your pet
through your pet though, they can damage the
smell it can lead to a muzzle full of quills. It is quite
lungs, hearts, stomach, intestines or even lodge in
common for dogs to try and bite or roll on the body.
its spine.
Many people think porcupines throw their quills or
If your pet does end up with quills, the best thing
they have to be alive to release them, but the quills
are actually loosely held in the skin and are pulled
to do is to get them pulled by your veterinarian
out when they stick into another animal.
under proper anaesthesia. Many people try and,
some succeed in pulling quills themselves, but just
So what can you do when your pet experiences
BLISS
&DISS
Feeling (un) lucky?
as many still have to bring their pet in to get the last
few pulled under sedation or full general
anaesthesia.
Is the struggle and damage to your relationship
with your dog, not to mention the risk of bites,
worth saving money by not going to the
veterinarian? What about the risk of breaking the
quills off and having them migrate into your pet's
spine, paralysing it?
The sooner you get your pet in to the veterinarian
to get the quills pulled, the better. As your pet moves
and you try to pull the quills unsuccessfully, the
quills migrate deeper into the tissue, making them
harder to remove. Not only do they become harder
to remove with time, the risk of your pet’s mouth
becoming infected increases, requiring antibiotics.
In severe cases, if the quills are deep enough in
the mouth, the back of your pet’s mouth could swell
and close off their airway, suffocating the pet. If you
leave it overnight, this could happen while you
sleep.
(Dr. Ryan Ridgway and Dr. Lynn Smart own
Southwest Mobile Pet Care. Get more information on
the website: http://www.swmobilepetcare.ca)
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Page A10 every two weeks.
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YOUR OPINIONS:
Neville celebrated a century in style
Editor;
The Village of Neville recently
celebrated its Centennial. A huge
thank-you goes out to the Centennial
committee members who did a super
fantastic job.
One of the day’s highlights was the
parade featuring creative and colourful
floats, farm animals for work and
pleasure over the years, automobiles
and trucks from earlier days and farm
machinery going back several decades.
Visitors toured the village church, the
local museum, and the grain elevator
taking the opportunity to step into the
past.
The art and craft show offered a
unique variety of hand-crafted pieces
including a spinning wheel
demonstration. The hand-made quilts
were beautiful and one lucky
participant won a historical quilt
masterpiece depicting the Neville area
over the years.
A delicious roast beef supper with all
the trimmings was served to a packed
crowd.
An entertaining program followed
which included a poem reflecting on the
past, a hilarious comedian, a superb
soloist, and the community choir
sharing exhilarating theme songs from
an era that has survived the test of time.
All had an opportunity to step it up
into the evening to the live dance band.
Needless to say, it was truly gratifying
to have such an awesome number of
former Neville area residents travel the
distance to relive a segment of their
past, and to support the committee’s
hard work by their presence.
Sharon Uteck, Neville,Sask.
Petition set up to fight changes to property rights
Editor;
I wanted to let your readers know a
petition to enshrine property rights in
the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
has recently been formed. It is on the
website: www.change.org. People can
go to ‘Find’ at the top of the page and
type in ‘Property Rights’ and then the
petition page comes up.
The goal is to collect 100,000
signatures to display to the Prime
Minister that the lack of property
rights is a concern.
Linda Austman, Brooks, Alta.
OUR OPINION:
Market analysis is crucial to making the right decisions
I am amazed at the number of
disappointed people who make crucial
decisions without doing any market
analysis. Huge sums of money are lost.
Marriages fail. Families break up.
Wasted years, many in people’s prime,
slip by. And still thousands of
Canadians dive into dangerous waters
wearing only their gut instincts and
pie-in-the-sky pipe dreams.
I have seen most of the life-long
earnings from a family farm lost
within a year as they were invested
into yet another franchise for a fast food outlet or
flower shop or a clothing store where far too many
already existed. Not only did they go down but they
created losses for the remaining businesses as well.
Sometimes people venture into businesses that can
only compete while being fed by government grants
or loans.
These initiatives sometimes also create havoc for
existing businesses trying to operate on their own.
Guess what happens when the easy money runs out?
A good example of that is the solar power program
sponsored by the Ontario government. Until recently,
power from roof-top solar units paid more than
80 cents per kilowatt hour while the market price was
just above two cents. Now users can expect a 40 per
cent increase in fees over the next five years.
For every job created by this government farce, it is
estimated two to four more were lost.
Germany, the country in the best shape in all of
Europe, is losing its competitiveness as it bleeds
$130 billion annually in subsidies to
solar power. No surprise that product
demand is down and competitiveness
for survival is rampant.
Among many others, the U.S. and
Spain are also in the same boat.
DALE
Tree huggers everywhere, operating
FERREL in a bubble totally void of markets
analysis, are ducking for cover.
I’m all for growing your own fresh
food in season. In fact, if everyone
would convert one half of their lawn
space into a garden and fruit trees that
would be wonderful.
The much-hyped 100-Mile Diet pushes the idea
beyond reason. Market analysis by University of
Toronto geography professor and his wife Hiroko
Shimizu, a masters degree in international public
policy, provide a realistic view of the situation.
Both they, and I, believe world food security and
living standards have been bettered by the evolution
of food supply from small sources to international
trade among large, specialized producers.
With that we enjoy economies of scale and safer
and cheaper food and huge leaps in automation and
seed modification producing higher yields.
Thus the “Big Green Machine” is dead wrong to
try and convince us to move our way of living back
200 years to subsistence farm plots and all of their
accompanied misery. Do we really want to go back to
spending 23 per cent of our disposable income on
food like we did in the 1930s when we enjoy the same
for just over nine per cent today?
An underground economy is springing up in
Halifax. Participants claim they have been driven to
it due to a lack of jobs.
They apparently have no problem with running
their little schemes without proper authorization
while paying no taxes.
Who are these people? They are people who did no
market analysis whatsoever before they took a
degree in anthropology or fine arts. Market analysis
would have told them a degree in nursing or a
journeyman’s diploma as an electrician and a
willingness to move would have them easily earning
$100,000 a year.
Saskatchewan has taken great strides to help
young people select career training through the
Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Training
Scholarship Program.
The $1,000 awards went to 40 youths last year and
80 more this year. To qualify they must be selected
from 265 schools registered and complete high
school, the program and one level of apprenticeship.
Since its inception 11,000 grades 10 to 12 students
have participated and 3,700 have completed the
program. Of these, 475 have entered the skilled trades
apprenticeship program and 36 are journeymen.
A trade will send them in the right direction for
life while they contribute to society, their province
and their country in a meaningful way.
Poor market analysis combined with little ambition
and no willingness to move are no one’s fault but the
person(s) who chose that route. I am growing tired of
people blaming their stupid decisions on the rest of
us.
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Above, The front dash of a 1959 Ford Edsel shows the stylistic flair
of a bygone era. The vehicle, which is owned by Cadillac resident
Hugh McDonnough, was manufactured for only three years. It sold
for $3,985 when McDonnough’s father bought it in June 1959.
EYE-CATCHING CARS: It was a perfect summer day in Swift Current to appreciate the variety
of vehicles on display in Riverside Park on Aug. 18. A total of 105 vehicles participated in the
Show and Shine, which was part of the Eliminators Car Club's 32nd annual Riverside Run in
the city during the weekend. At left, This neat looking 1956 Chevrolet custom truck of
Herbert resident Ron Thiessen received a lot of admiring glances.
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Belle Plaine in Maple Creek Aug. 31
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Photo contributed
Belle Plaine will be
bringing her music
to Maple Creek’s
Ghostown Aug. 31.
Melanie Hankewich (aka Belle Plaine)
deadpans a mock critique at her latest
album, Notes From a Waitress.
“I'm really happy with Notes From a
Waitress: not a lot of food value, but
it’s a nice collection of songs.”
Cue drum rim-shot.
It’s the attitude Belle Plaine has.
Very easy-going, pretty methodical
in regards to career and takes the
music seriously, but not going to
sweat the small stuff.
She has a wonderful, jazzy, blues
kind of sound.
She will be at Ghostown Blues
B&B Aug. 31. Ghostown is located
one mile west of Maple Creek, on
Highway 271 and is just over the
bridge.
She likes what she sees there.
“I drove through it last
September,” explained the
singer. “It’s stunning and it’s
incredible all of the things
like the chuckwagons he has there
... it’ll be a treat to play there.”
Belle Plaine is in the midst of a tour
which is is currently taking her through
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Anyone who
has heard her sing before and liked her
music, will love what she has done with
Notes From a Waitress.
Whether it’s the haunting story told in
the exquisitely dark Vegas to the snappy,
uptempo and coy Sweet Tart, Hankewich
has her sound down pat. It’s effortless
and has a range in which she can do
both types of songs effectively. Dusky
for the low key songs to jazzy numbers
like To the Best of Our Memories or Old
Love which are reminiscent of days gone
half finished.
by.
Regardless, it’s working for her now
An intimate setting is definitely to her
that she has turned her attention to a
advantage so as to play where true music full-time music career.
lovers can appreciate her songwriting
“I’m not entirely sure what song I’m
and her voice. She knows it and is very
going to write next,” she said. “There’s
aware of what the audience is feeling.
no tried and true method. It’s like
“We try to listen to the audience’s
anything, once you get an idea in your
reaction,” said the singer. “If they
head, you just go with it.”
listened and got a little joke in the song
Tickets for the Aug. 31 Ghostown show
and they smile or laugh, you think, ‘ahh,
in Maple Creek are $25 in advance and
they’re very sharp tonight’ when a song
$30 at the door.
is over.”
Food provided by The Star Cafe & Grill.
One gets the sense that while she liked
For more information or tickets phone
her first effort Hello from Belle Plaine,
306-661-8481. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the
her sophomore effort is much more
show starts at 8 p.m.
refined.
“The second album had
different timelines and the
expectations are higher,”
explained the Saskatchewan
songstress. “More focus and it
was more planned ahead of
time and it was not a reaction
as (things went along).”
Having waitressed herself in
Saskatchewan, B.C. and
Special Olympics Swift Current provides sports development and competitions
Australia, Hankewich said she
for individuals of varying ages and abilities with intellectual disabilities,
was able to garner not only
(including Down Syndrome, Autism, Global Delays, etc.) and we are looking for
the following:
some ideas for her songs, but
was able to weave the lingo
• School age athletes
into some of the songs.
• Committee members
“There’s so much rich
• Coaches (soccer, golf, basketball, floor hockey, swimming)
language you pick up,” she
• Program volunteers
said.
Hankewich noted she
For more information call Jackie at 778-3706 or email at [email protected].
Registration will be at the Bowling alley on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
doesn’t have a formula on how
at 7pm and also be at City Wide registration on Sept 12 & 13, 2012.
to write songs. It’s whatever
experiences she has and
whatever schedule she
happens to have that will
dictate her lyrics. She has
ideas going all the time, some
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Swift Current resident appointed to Tourism Sask. board
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Swift Current’s Lionel Tootoosis,
General Manager of Living Sky Casino,
was recently appointed to serve as a
volunteer member of the new Board of
Directors for Tourism Saskatchewan.
Following the government’s decision
to transition Tourism Saskatchewan
from a membership-based industrygovernment partnership to a Crown
corporation, a new board was selected
by the government to provide direction
to the organization.
“The tourism review that was
completed by the Government of
Saskatchewan recommended a skills-
based board, and that was a
recommendation that the government
followed,” explained Tootoosis.
“The board will work to provide
strategic leadership to advance Tourism
Saskatchewan, and continue to grow the
industry within the province. Our
economy is booming, and tourism is a
growing part of this success.”
Tootoosis has extensive experience
working within tourism, hospitality,
management, human resources, and
business. He has worked in the gaming
industry since 2001, and in addition to
working as General Manager at Swift
Current’s Living Sky Casino, Tootoosis
also served as the Executive Director of
Gaming at Federation of Saskatchewan
Indian Nations.
“Serving people and guests from all
parts of the world has always been a
passion for me,” Tootoosis said. “This
new position will be an opportunity to
promote the attractions in our great
province, and build on ideas and
opportunities that are present. I am
very excited to work with the great
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group of leaders assembled on this
Board.”
In the past, Tootoosis has been a
member of the Southwest Enterprise
Region Board and the Swift Current
Tourism Board.
He eagerly anticipates the chance
to grow tourism and businesses
opportunities throughout the province
of Saskatchewan.
“The Swift Current tourism board and
team do an incredible job promoting
Swift Current and the region,” he
noted. “The role of the Tourism
Saskatchewan board is to provide
strategic direction for the entire
province — I look forward to providing
input and perspective on all areas
related to tourism, not only in Swift
Current but the province as a whole.”
The first meeting of the new board
takes place this month, and will provide
an opportunity to review the current
status of the organization’s transition to
a Crown corporation. They will also
continue to advance key initiatives, and
plan for the future.
BEING CREATIVE: Artist Marg
Wiebe creates a watercolour
during the Made by Hand
afternoon at Doc’s Town
Heritage Village in Swift
Current Aug. 19. While
photography is her first love,
she has been working
increasingly in water colours
in recent years. A number of
crafters participated in the
event at the village inside
Kinetic Park. Doc's Town will
host a non-denominational
church service at 11 a.m. Aug.
26 with food and fellowship in
the tea room afterwards. That
afternoon’s Day at School
program is from 1-5 p.m.
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looking out her window as it came down. The piles made it
look like a snowstorm.
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Swift Current
MacNeil honoured for years of service by Shaunavon Legion
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Humble is one way to describe Paul MacNeil,
editor of the Shaunavon Standard. Pleasant,
experienced, wise, dedicated and resourceful have
also been used to portray MacNeil’s way of living
and status within the community.
On Aug. 15, MacNeil was honoured for his
continued support of the Royal Canadian Legion
and its activities with a Legion media award.
“It’s a real honour, it’s not something that you
expect,” said MacNeil.
The award was presented to the Shaunavon
resident by Brenda Waldron, poppy chairperson for
Shaunavon Branch No. 40 of the Royal Canadian
Legion during a surprise visit to the news office on
the morning of Aug. 15.
“I think it’s important to help promote what
the Legion does and everything that they’ve
accomplished,” MacNeil said. “They have a long
history in our community and hopefully I can help
in a very small way for their continued success and
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MacNeil has covered the news in Shaunavon for
approximately 25 years.
“I’ve been covering Legion events since day one,”
he said. “One of the issues we look forward to the
most each year is the Remembrance Day special
section. It’s always interesting to see some of those
stories of local residents who have served in the
military in a variety of fashions.”
Recipients of the media
award must undergo a rigorous
evaluation.
Applicants must be
nominated and applications
require several years of
supporting documentation to
be submitted. During May of
this year, Waldron applied to
Shaunavon’s Legion requesting
permission to nominate
MacNeil for the award. Once
the application was sent to
provincial command in Regina, it and several years
of documentation, reports and images taken by the
journalist were reviewed by a provincial awards
committee. Once accepted, the nomination was
delivered to the Royal Canadian Legion’s Dominion
Command in Ottawa for review and approval.
MacNeil generally places a positive spin on his
stories and he covers absolutely everything, says
Waldron.
“Over the years Paul has been so eager to support
anything concerning the legion,” Waldron said.
She explained how the news veteran is proactive in
creating the publication’s annual Remembrance Day
special section in November.
“He does absolute follow up, he makes sure that we
have pictures of the services, he does a complete
write up on them, he does all of our posters and
promotions write ups,” Waldron said.
The 2011 Remembrance Day services were the first
time in about 20 years MacNeil was unable to attend
in person. Waldron explained that members of the
Legion were concerned about a lack of key images
which are taken by MacNeil each year and published
to honour veterans within the community.
“He had one of his boys go out and take those
pictures, so he would have them in the paper,”
Waldron said. “That’s what he does, anything that
we have, any fundraisers and reports concerning
membership or the poppy drive, Paul makes sure
that there’s room for it in the paper every time.”
As a journalist, MacNeil says one of the aspects of
his profession he enjoys the most is interacting with
people and sharing in the experiences of their lives
through stories.
“I enjoy the people. I’ve met all kinds of interesting
people — great people,” he said.
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Swift Current
Local florist only one in Sask. to earn coveted designation
Parsons decided to pursue
her CFD designation at the
American Institute of Floral
Design symposium in Miami,
After months of training and
where she and 70 other florists
a gruelling evaluation, local
attempted to impress the judges
florist Poppy Parsons recently
with five solid but unique pieces
received her Certified Floral
at the Professional Floral Design
Designer designation, making
Evaluation. The evaluation gave
her the only florist in
Parsons the opportunity to not
Saskatchewan with the title.
only try for a CFD designation,
“I first had the idea of doing
but an AIFD membership, as
it back in March, and I had
well.
mentors who were pushing me
“I fell just shy of receiving the
and helping to convince me
AIFD, but I was one of only 34
that I was ready,” Parsons
participants to receive my CFD,
explained. “I have spent a fair
and on my first try,” Parsons
amount of time taking classes,
and I had come to a point
Just one of many noted. For many participants,
where I had really reached a
of Poppy Parsons this was their third, fourth, or
standstill in my learning.
beautiful floral even fifth attempt at earning the
designation, so Parsons is
This opens doors for teaching,
arrangements.
pleased with her result.
learning outside of the area,
The evaluation itself could be described
and advancing my own career. I have a lot
as similar to a reality cooking show, such
to teach other people, and in order to do
as Food Network Challenge. Participants
that, I need to have some letters behind
were required to complete five pieces for
my name.”
judging using all identical product, and
Parsons started off in the floral
had only four hours to prep the flowers,
industry in 1992, when she began
arrange and present the pieces, and then
working under Jim Smart in
clean up their workspace.
Swift Current. She left the
For Parsons, the challenge was
industry for a time, but when
in time management.
she got the opportunity to
“The limited amount of time
purchase Smart Flowers, she
we had made it difficult to be
was thrilled to be able to
creative,” she said. “If we didn’t
pursue her passion again.
have five pieces completed, we
“It’s what I always wanted to
wouldn’t have been judged at all,
do,” she admitted. “I love
so I made five very good designs
learning new trends and
with the anticipation of going
techniques, bringing
back and adding a bit more
interesting product into the
creative flair. I just ran out of
store for the rest of the
time.”
community to see. It’s
However, the experience has
wonderful to be able to work
Another example of
prepared
Parsons for next year,
with flowers and plants and
florist
Poppy
when she will attend the
such beautiful things.”
Parsons’ work.
[email protected]
symposium in Las Vegas to try for her
AIFD. She plans to work faster and make
smaller pieces that are more creative.
“Bigger isn’t always better, and I just
need to wear a watch and manage my
time a bit better next time,” she said.
“It’s important for me to do this, it’s
validity in my industry. It lets people
know that I have the skills, if they haven’t
seen my work. I can do large events
pieces, and I can do intricate work. I can
make it look good and make it last.
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The 2012 Summer Fun Program was funded in part by Canada Summer Jobs, Community Initiatives Fund,
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This year’s coordinators, Caitlin Estabrooks and Kara Slobodzian, did an excellent job of energizing the summer
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Camp, Celebrity Day, meeting the Swift Current Indians, swimming, and much more!
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Those letters at the end of my name
mean that people might choose me over
the competition, and gets my name and
my store name out to other florists.”
Parsons has already scheduled some
training sessions in Saskatoon and in
Vancouver, to continue broadening her
knowledge and learning new tips and
techniques.
She plans to start training again in the
spring to prepare for the symposium in
Las Vegas next summer.
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Sports
Veteran coach wants to train aspiring boxers
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After training boxers for close to 50 years, veteran
coach Mike Kucik is still showing fighters the ropes
and he is looking to help out a few more.
The Ponteix resident is currently preparing two adult
boxers for their first competitive bouts and through the
Grasslands Boxing Club he is able to share his
knowledge with others who are serious about boxing.
According to Kucik the club has been registered for
around 40 years, which probably makes it one of the
longest-running boxing clubs in the province.
“I’ve been getting some calls from people trying to
find out what’s happening with the club,” he said.
“There’s not a building, I just work out of my own
garage right now.”
He is looking for anyone from the age of 11 and older
to join him, but he can only take on a limited number of
fighters due to the size of his garage.
“My garage is fairly small but a few people that’s
seriously interested in amateur boxing can contact
me,” he said.
At the moment the two adult boxers from Shaunavon
train with him every Monday. Their first competitive
bouts will take place towards the end of September or
in early October.
“They’ve just been taking it easy for now, so we’ll
start working them out a little harder again this
month,” he said. “They’re very anxious. They’re adults
and have never boxed before in the ring, so it could be
interesting.”
During the summer he has also been helping two
young boys from Swift Current with their physical
preparation for the upcoming hockey season.
“They’re hockey players but their parents bring them
Rusty Cage Run set for Aug. 25
B Y J ESSI G OWAN — [email protected]
This year marks the 3rd Annual Rusty Cage Run
on Aug 25, a motorcycle rally to raise money for a
worthy cause while celebrating the life of an avid
biker in Swift Current, who passed away in 2010.
“The rally is named for a Johnny Cash song,
which was one of Simon Dahl’s favorite songs,”
explained Wane Luchenski, part of the event’s
organizing committee. “It’s a ride in his memory.”
The first ride donated all of the funds raised
toward education funds for Dahl’s children.
Since then, money has been donated to a number
of worthy causes throughout the community,
including the Swift Current SPCA, the Canadian
Mental Health Association, and Kidsport.
This year, the money raised will go toward the
Swift Current Broncos Education Fund.
“Quite a few of our organizing members are
Broncos fans, and when we were talking about
which charities we could donate to, that came up
and we decided to go with it,” noted Luchenski.
“It’s going towards a good cause, they bring a lot
to the community and this is a way for us to give
back.”
This is the first time Luchenski has worked on the
organizing committee, and he admitted it is a
substantial amount of work to set up the event.
Booking the venue, the band, securing
sponsorships, and planning the day’s proceedings
has been an ongoing project.
Luchenski is grateful for the help of the 10 to 15
volunteers who will be on-hand to help out with the
rally.
“A lot of the business community is fairly willing
to donate to events like this, we really haven’t had
any trouble finding support,” Luchenski said.
“They really come together, and didn’t let us down
at all.”
Last year’s event pulled in more than 70 bikes, and
this year, Luchenski said they are hoping for 100 or
more.
The majority of the riders who take part are from
Swift Current, but they also see participation from
many of the outlying communities.
“I’m noticing more and more bikes all the time,
in the area and on the road,” he noted. “It’s a good
way to enjoy spending a summer evening, on a
motorcycle going for a ride. The rally is great
because you get to have that camaraderie of other
people who enjoy doing the same thing, in the same
place. That’s what draws people, what naturally
pulls them together.”
The day will kick off Aug 25 with a smorg
breakfast at the Brew Pub in Swift Current, with
registration beginning at 9 a.m. From there,
the rally will take riders through Gull Lake,
Shaunavon, Cadillac, and back to Swift Current for
prizes, a barbecue, and a cabaret.
“Anyone who wants to come out and ride a
motorcycle in the rally is more than welcome to,”
added Luchenski. “This is a great fundraiser with a
good group of people that enjoy doing the same
thing.”
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down a couple of times a week just to work them out to
get ready for hockey,” he said.
Until last year, Kucik had been travelling to
Swift Current every week to coach boxers, but all the
driving became a strain.
“I just didn’t want to go twice a week to Swift Current
anymore, that’s a lot of travelling,” he said. “Once I
quit going to Swift Current I kind of wanted to shut
down but there’s some people that wanted to come
down.”
With the two boxers from Shaunavon still working
out with him and telephone calls about the Grasslands
Boxing Club, he decided to again take on a few more
fighters.
“Anybody that’s seriously interested in it, if they
want to train properly and of course discipline is very
strong,” he emphasized.
For more information, phone Kucik at 306-625-3916.
Chinook Golf Course Men’s
Club Championship Results
C OURTESY K EN KOSTER
The Chinook Golf Men’s Club Championship took
place Aug. 11-12. Following are the results:
Overall Champion was Brent Wotypka while Senior
Champion was Wendell Huss.
1st Flight:
1st – Brent Wotypka 67/69 = 136; 2nd – Cody
Schapansky 73/67 = 140; 3rd – Kory McMillan 74/68 =
142; 4th – Tim Cox 67/78 = 145; Low Net – Cody
Schapansky.
2nd Flight:
1st – Wendell Huss 74/76 = 150; 2nd – Logan Thiessen
77/73 = 150; 3rd – Glenn Switzer 75/76 = 151; 4th –
Landon Thiessen 75/79 = 154; Low Net – Logan
Thiessen.
3rd Flight:
1st – Dean Yolland 77/76 = 153; 2nd – Tyler
Kannenberg 78/78 = 156; 3rd – Dallas Wall 84/74 = 158;
4th – Gord Hahn 80/81 = 161; Low Net – Tyler
Kannenberg.
4th Flight:
1st – Denver Wall 82/76 = 158; 2nd – Malcolm Banks
79/81 = 160; 3rd – Cliff Krause 81/79 = 160; 4th – Mike
Kinch 81/82 = 163; Low Net – Malcolm Banks.
5th Flight:
1st – Larry Penner 84/78 = 162; 2nd – Steven Park
83/79 = 162; 3rd – Ray Leshures 86/82 = 168; 4th – Wayne
Westbury 88/88 = 176; Low Net – Steven Park.
6th Flight:
1st – Kevin Wingert 94/87 = 181; 2nd – Tim Frank 89/94
= 183; 3rd – Wayne McClain 86/98 = 184; Low Net –
Wayne McClain.
7th Flight:
1st – Dan Hawkins 86/92 = 178; 2nd – Dan Nephin 88/93
= 181; 3rd – Leonard Wiebe 92/90 = 182; 4th – Les Wiebe
92/90 = 182; Low Net – Dan Nephin.
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to
everyone who came out and made the event a success.
41046830•08/10/12
High-tech research to help prairie farmers with crop pollination
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There are 200 native species of bees in
Saskatchewan and Dr. Cory Sheffield is
planning to find a few more with a
high-technology camera system.
Sheffield is the new curator of
invertebrate zoology at the Royal
Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) and a
world authority on Canadian bee
species. He plans to use high-quality
pictures taken by the museum’s new
digital imaging system to identify
different bee species.
This knowledge can eventually assist
prairie farmers to use wild bees as
pollinators of their crops.
“One of the things we’re hoping to do
is look into some agricultural systems
and try to help farmers realize what
can you do in your specific property to
encourage native bees there,” he said.
He referred to the example of the
alfalfa leaf cutter bee in Saskatchewan,
which is a European bee worth billions
of dollars to the industry as a result of
the work done by researchers and
farmers to use that bee as a pollinator
of alfalfa.
“There’s no reason why we can’t look
at what are the requirements of our
native bees,” he said.
This can include providing suitable
nesting sites or additional food plants
for the bees. In time, one might be able
to move the bees around from one
crop location to another by simply
encouraging them to nest in these
areas.
“First learning about the bees and
what they need and what we can do to
increase them and then from there
to use that information for best
management practices too,” he said.
The museum’s new $50,000 digital
imaging system will assist researchers
to better understand the native bee
species on the prairies.
“Using this new imaging system and
DNA barcoding in combination with
our surveys I think we’re going to be
able to find many more new species,”
he said.
There are only three such imaging
systems in Canada and the one at the
RSM is the most up-to-date version.
Sheffield has worked on the two other
systems in Ontario when he completed
his PhD at the University of Guelph
and then as a research associate at
York University.
In 2010 he described a new bee species
from eastern Canada and the eastern
United States, but bees have already
been studied in much more detail there
compared to Saskatchewan.
“In the prairies there’s been some
surveys that have been done but there’s
so many habitats that have really not
been looked at in detail,” he said.
“So when we start looking at these
groups of bees that have been poorly
studied that’s when I believe we’re
going to find new species.”
According to Sheffield there are about
20,000 bee species on earth, of which
800 species are from Canada. Farmers
usually do not realize how different bee
species can assist them with crop
pollination.
“They mostly think honey bees,
alfalfa leaf cutter bees, bumble bees,
but most bees are actually smaller,
solitary bees that go unnoticed because
no one is really looking for them,” he
said. “Studies in Europe and other
places have shown some of these bees
might actually be doing a significant
part of the pollination for them.”
In recent years, there have been
frequent reports about the collapse
of honey bee populations and the
dramatic impact this can have on crop
pollination.
“This is a food security issue,” he
said. “We rely so heavily on one species
when in fact by looking at the habitats
that surround our systems there’s a
whole bunch of other species here. Why
don’t we see what they can do for us?”
Other bee species are not
experiencing the same difficulties as
honey bees, but they will also be
affected by factors such as a decline in
habitat and chemical use.
“Those things all affect bees, so we
have to think differently about how we
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grow our food,” he said.
The RSM’s new digital imaging
system will not only benefit Sheffield’s
research on native bee species.
It has been designed to have a wide
application to the diverse activities at
the museum, including research on
other insects.
“Other curators here work on
mammals or birds or reptiles,” he said.
“We can start taking pictures of say
skulls of rodents or First Nations
artifacts or fossils. It would not only
have a lot of uses here at the museum,
but also a lot of uses for a long time.”
Photos courtesy of Royal Saskatchewan Museum
A bumble bee, as it appears under the Royal
Saskatchewan Museum’s new digital imaging
system. Below, a tiger beetle. Left, a cuckoo
wasp.
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• 40 miles southwest of Swift
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• 124.7 Cultivated land
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• 320.11 acres
• 2 Storey house
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New wheat and oat commissions benefit producers
S UBMITTED
The Alberta Government is supporting producer
requests to establish two new commissions to help
build a stronger, more competitive provincial grain
industry.
The Alberta Wheat Commission and the Alberta Oat
Growers Commission, formed through regulations
approved under the Marketing of Agricultural
Products Act, will advocate on behalf of producers and
fund research and marketing projects.
“Producers recognize the need to have organizations
that will serve as a strong voice on their behalf and
help ensure the grain industry remains competitive,
profitable and on the leading edge of innovation,” said
Verlyn Olson, Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development. “We couldn’t agree more and that is why
we are delivering on a commitment that will ensure
that all producers are well-represented and that there
is sustained base-funding for research, market
development and other initiatives that will benefit
Alberta’s wheat and oat industries.”
Steering committees for each commission consulted
with producers and grain buyers over the past two
years. Based on support from producers and industry,
requests were submitted to the minister by the steering
committees to establish the commissions.
“This is an exciting time for Alberta’s wheat
producers and represents the conclusion of several
years of hard work,” said Kent Erickson, co-chair of
the Alberta Wheat Commission Steering Committee.
“Producers have been very supportive of establishing
an all-wheat commission that will help ensure the longterm success of our industry.”
“The Alberta Oat Growers Commission is a big step
for oat producers in our province,” added Gordon Pope,
director of the Alberta Oat Growers Commission
Steering Committee. “Until now, an organization
dedicated to the specific needs of Alberta’s oat growers
didn’t exist. The new commission will work with our
partners in Saskatchewan and Manitoba on initiatives
that will benefit the western Canadian oat industry as
a whole.”
The Alberta Wheat Commission will replace the
Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission and
Alberta Soft Wheat Producers Commission. The new
all-wheat commission will assess a refundable service
charge (check-off) of $0.70/tonne on wheat sold in
Alberta. The estimated $3.5 million per year raised by
collecting the check-off will be used for wheat research
and market development.
A refundable service charge of $0.50/tonne for oats,
raising an estimated $140,000 per year, will allow the
Alberta Oat Growers Commission to fund oat research,
market development and advocacy initiatives for oatrelated issues.
Both commissions are required to fully refund
service charges if requested to do so by producers.
The start-up dates for both commissions was Aug. 1.
The Agricultural Products Marketing Council will
appoint interim boards of directors until producerelected boards are in place. The election process will be
completed by spring 2013.
Currently, there are 14 agricultural commissions in
Alberta, representing commodities such as barley,
canola, beef and pork.
For more information about the Alberta Wheat
Commission, go to www.albertawheat.com. For more
information about the Alberta Oat Growers
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• New Hydra Dec New Generation II in Stock Now
• New CB Trash Bins (In Stock)
• 1978 Dodge 1 Ton C/C 4x4 440 Auto, only 65K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500
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• Dew Ease Slide In Bale Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200
• 8ft Dozer Blade c/w Mount Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8 9 5
• (2) Jiffy Bale Handlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2000/each
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• 1953 Ford NAA Tractor, Good Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500
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• 300 Ford Irrigation unit 205 Monarch, Motor rebuild. . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,995
• Hercules DSL 15KVA 3 Phase Gen Set, 1460 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,995
• 1-UC 301 IHC c/w B4J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,995
• 12x8 Truck Flatdeck Wood Floor, (could be shortened) . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200
• 6RB60 Cornell c/w Marathon electric pump unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500
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• Chrysler 440 c/w B4J Berkley - rebuilt motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,995
• Allis 3500 Diesel power unit 1700 HRS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500
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• Cummings DSL 5.9LTR 125HP - B6J Berkley 4500Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500
• Used Hydra Dec Ext. Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
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• J.D. 6404 DSL B6J Berkley, 8200 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,995
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• Mitsubishi 10KVA DSL Power Plant on Trailer, New motor . . . . . . . . $7,995
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Photo submitted
This photo shows Sainfoin (pink flower) in a forage mixture with meadow brome and alfalfa.
forage stand that is managed under a
deferred rotational grazing system, as
well as a stop at a project looking at
grazing diverse annual mixtures as a
method to improve soil health.
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For further information on Sainfoin,
or the forage tour on Sept. 5, contact
Trevor Lennox, Regional Forage
Specialist, at 306-778-8294, or
[email protected] .
41085875•07/27/12
Sainfoin is a forage
Perhaps you may be
legume that is often
wondering why this
underutilized on many
project only used a
livestock operations.
mixture of Sainfoin, and
TREVOR did not seed a pure stand?
The benefit that
Sainfoin has over
LENNOX The reason was due in
alfalfa is it can be grazed
part to the large seed size
SASK. AGRIbloat-free due to the
of sainfoin, which makes
CULTURE
condensed tannins in
seeding a pure stand very
the plant. This benefit
costly. The mixture was
even carries through
designed to allow for the
to forage mixtures
beneficial grazing
containing alfalfa, as the condensed
attributes from the sainfoin (reduced
tannins in the sainfoin bind to the
bloat potential) while helping keep
protein in the feed so it is digested as
seed cost down.
a bypass protein rather than in the
One of the limitations of sainfoin is
rumen where bloat usually occurs.
its shorter lifespan when compared to
Research studies have shown having as other forage species, therefore certain
little as 15 per cent sainfoin in an
management practices need to be
alfalfa stand can drastically reduce the
carried out to allow this species to
risk of alfalfa bloat.
maximize its survival success. One of
Saskatchewan Agriculture was
these strategies could be to allow the
involved in a project looking at seeding
existing plants to maximize their root
sainfoin as part of a forage mixture
storage capabilities through proper
near Eastend in the spring of 2005.
grazing management, and another
The mixture was seeded at a rate of
strategy would be to allow the plants to
10 pounds/acre for the sainfoin,
reseed themselves every four to five
one pound/acre for the alfalfa
years.
(AC Grazeland BR variety), and five
An interesting study on Sainfoin
pounds/acre for the meadow
is currently being carried out by
bromegrass. The location of the land
Dr. Alan Iwaasa at the research station
was not conducive for early grazing,
in Swift Current. The research study is
and as a result this pasture was cut for
looking at the survival of new sainfoin
hay each year since 2005, with the
lines in competition with alfalfa under
exception of 2011 when it was grazed.
a grazing regime, and evaluating
Ideally, this mixture should have been management practices that improve
grazed each year as the sainfoin would
the long-term survival of sainfoin.
have reduced the bloat potential of the
Iwaasa’s research will be part of a
forage mixture considerably, and the
tour stop on the Southwest Forage
alfalfa chosen was a bloat reduced
Association’s annual tour on
alfalfa variety. What is impressive is
Wednesday, Sept. 5, where producers
this stand seeded in 2005 still remains
can see first-hand the sainfoin research
productive and still contains a good
going on at Swift Current. The tour
component of sainfoin in the mixture.
will also make stops at a seeded native
Lachie McKinnon
Field Rep.
Phone (403)362-1825
Rod MacLean
Manager
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Computer experience a
must. Fax resume
GUARANTEED AP- to 403-223-3609.
PROVAL
DRIVE
away today! We
lend money to eve- LOOKING FOR EXryone. Fast approv- PERIENCED
Operators
als, best interest Hi-Hoe
rates. Over 500 ve- Picture Butte Area hicles sale priced for 20 miles N of
Seaimmediate delivery Lethbridge
sonal Full Time EmOAC.
ployment - 2.5 -3
1-877-796-0514.
months
7am-7pm
www.yourapproved
Monday-Friday,
online.com.
7am-3pm Saturday
Start
Immediately
willing to discuss
CJAY
TRAILERS travel/accomadation
LOCATED
in arrangements with
Moose Jaw offers the right candidate
full line service, re- 403-732-4942
pairs and parts for
all makes and models of RV trailers.
We
handle
SGI
claims for any type
of damages including hail and wind
damage. Let the experts at CJay Trailers take care of all
your
RV
trailer
needs.
Call
306-691-5474
BY OWNER FLATHEAD Valley, MT,
on River, Completed 2000 TAHOE 30’ 5th
wooded
develop- Wheel Toy Hauler
ment, houses being Excellent shape, air,
built, 15 min. to Gla- TV’s, generator, micier Park. All or crowave, queen size
some lots for money mattress.
$14,500
owed.
Loan firm.
Call
due/must sell. Re- 403-345-5365
or
tirement/holiday
403-795-0717
to
home 907-444-1854
view.
AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY
PRIME Endcap
Location.
For Lease. 3400,
6800 or 10,000
sq.ft. Newer
buildling, starting at
$14/sq.ft (plus triple
net) High traffic
volume SE location
with great exposure.
Surrounded by
glass. Ample
parking. Could
include warehouse.
Perfect for large
retail, commercial
office or a medical
buidling.
403-529-0289
(days)
403-526-3296
(eves)
[email protected]
CAREERS
Shaunavon Saskatchewan
GENERAL MANAGER
B-REV Ltd. is currently seeking a GENERAL MANAGER for the
SUBWAY restaurant in Shaunavon, SK.
Applicant must have prior supervisory or management experience. The job
will require a person with a strong sales interest and/or background.
Other assets include:
• Excellent organizational skills • Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Ability to motivate and coach staff members
We are looking for a kind hearted person who is enthusiastic, reliable, able
to work in a fast paced, fun environment and willing to grow with our team.
We offer a competitive salary, benefits package and training.
We would be happy to receive your resume by:
Fax: (306) 297-6278
41090152•08/03/12
CAREERS
Employment opportunity
ENGINEERING/DRAFTING/DESIGN
Triple M Housing Ltd. is a leader in factory built housing and modular structures
based in Lethbridge, AB, Canada. As our company continues to grow, so is the need
for highly qualified individuals. Our engineering department is accepting resumes
from anyone who possesses the following qualifications.
• Min. 2-3 years’work experience as a draftsperson in residential construction
• Good working knowledge of the National Building Code of Canada (Min. Part 9)
• Strong computer skills which includes some ability to program drafting software
• Have worked with computer drafting software for at least 2-3 years
• Exceptional communication skills; written and verbal
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Exhibit strong problem solving skills
• Be proactive, show initiative, and work as a team member
Triple M Housing offers a competitive salary and a
comprehensive benefits package.
Please fax resumes to: ATT: Engineering Manager at 1.403.320.6925
Or email resumes to [email protected]
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
41085949•08/24/12
41121073•08/24/12
41121073
CAREERS
CAREERS WITH A FUTURE - PIONEER CO-OP ASSOCIATION
Sales Clerk, Plumbing, Heating & Electrical (PT)
Tire Technicians
Branch Sales Clerks – Gull Lake, Kyle Store, Kyle
Farm Centre, Maple Creek - Grocery Cashiers,
Service Station, Bakery/Deli
Hardware Clerk (FT)-Paint experience preferred.
High Clearance Sprayer or Floater Operator - 1A
& Pesticide License (or willing to obtain).
Apply to: Pioneer Co-op Human Resources, • 1150 Central Ave. N, Swift Current, Sask. S9H 0G1
• Phone: (306) 778-8806 Fax: (306) 778-3424 • Email: [email protected]
41103334•08/24/12
DEADLINE: Thursday at 4 p.m.
www.prairiepost.com
AGRICULTURE
CAREERS
ALBERTA
BASED F/T LIVE IN caregiver
COMPANY looking required for child
for qualified & expe- with complex medirienced: Equipment cal needs, trach, &
Operators, Mulcher, ventilator in private
Feller Buncher & household in MediProcessor
Opera- cine Hat. Private actors. Out of town & commodations procamp work. Safety vided for $336/m
tickets & drivers ab- room & board. Must
stract
required. have a minimum of
Email
resume: LPN or equivalent
jobs@command
with 1 year experiequipment.com. Fax ence.
Offering
780-488-3002.
$10/hr. Call Vicki
(403)504-5137
** CLASS 1 Drivers BALER FOR SALE THE TOWN OF RoHEATED CANOLA
Fleet Expansion - 1999 model 664
setown is seeking
WANTED!!
Now Hiring 10 driv- New Holland Round
an
experienced
- GREEN CANOLA
ers! $1500 Sign On Baler. Field ready,
business
profes- SPRING THRASHED
U.S Runs, 5-14 good
condition.
sional to fill the
- DAMAGED CANOLA
Days
out.
Call $8500.00
Phone:
newly-created posiFEED OATS
or
tion of Community FT SERVICE COOR- 1-800-973-9161 or 306-558-4444
WANTED!!
online
to 306-558-7133.
and Business De- DINATOR with re- go
- BARLEY, OATS, WHT
www.heyl.net
Heyl
velopment Manager. ceptionist
duties,
- LIGHT OR TOUGH
Reporting to the must be physically Truck Lines, Inc.
- SPRING THRASHED
Town Administrator, fit, heavy lifting re- Calgary, AB
HEATED FLAX
the Community and quired. Apply in perWANTED!!
Business Develop- son with resume to CHINOOK
CARRI- (403)526-SOLD (7653)
HEATED PEAS
ment
Manager Icy Mountain Water ERS
LTD.
has
HEATED LENTILS
plans, organizes, di- at 1001 Foundry St openings for Class 1
"ON FARM PICKUP"
rects, controls and SE. Medicine Hat Drivers to do local
Westcan Feed
d
evaluates the busi- No
phone
calls hauling in the Taber
& Grain
ness plan and oper- please.
area. Call Larry
1-877-250-5252
ating resources nec403-634-1424
WANTED!!!
essary to implement HELP
and evaluate the MAKE up to $1000 CLASS 1 DRIVER,
AB, Sask. Seasonal
multi-year strategic a week mailing broor full time. Also
plan, as it relates to chures from home!
require Owner
Supplies!
Community
and FREE
Operators. Driver’s
Homewho will be conducting Electric meter exchanges
Business Develop- Helping
ment, approved by Workers since 2001! abstracts & resumes
throughout Medicine Hat. Are you looking for an
req. Fax 403-488OpportuTown Council. A Genuine
A
opportunity where you can make use of your
CSG
2194 or email at
complete job de- nity! No experience
skills & talents? Consider joining our team.
[email protected]
required.
Start
Imscription is available
upon request. Sal- mediately! www.broFor more information call
HIRING DRIVERS!!
ary will be commen- chure-mailing.com
1-855-697-6799
NOW hiring drivers
surate with educawho own 1-ton pick
tion and experience.
or visit www.corix.com
up trucks with 2
A
comprehensive
years
experience
benefit plan and
PORCUPINE CORRAL CLEANING
pulling
trailers.
pension
plan
is
ALSTAR OILFIELD
Must be 25 years of
available.
CandiLooking for Experienced
CONTRACTORS
age. Needed to dedates should submit
LTD.
HI-HOE OPERATORS
liver RVOs from
a cover letter, reis
looking
to
fill
the
Picture Butte Area - 20 miles N of Lethbridge
Goshen, Indiana to
following positions in
sume, salary expecour Hinton & Fox
Seasonal Full Time Employment - 2.5 -3
dealers in all provtations and three (3)
Creek
locations:
NEED
A
HOME
months 7am-7pm Monday-Friday,
inces of Canada.
references to: StePHONE? Cable TV
• Oilfield
Passports are rePiermantier,
7am-3pm Saturday Start Immediately
Construction
or High Speed Inter- ven
Supervisors
quired.
Contact
RMA,
willing to discuss travel/accomadation
net? We Can Help. B.Comm,
• Oilfield
Connie
@
Construction
Everyone Approved. Town Administrator,
arrangements with the right candidate
Lead Hands
866-497-2961
Call
Today. Box 398, Rosetown,
• Stainless and
403-732-4942
www.starfleettruckSK
S0L
2V0.
E-mail:
Carbon Welders
1-877-852-1122
• B Pressure
ing.com,
administrator.rose
Protel Reconnect
Welders
csmead@[email protected]
• Pipefitters
• Experienced
trucking.com
Application
deadOilfield Labourers
line: Friday, August
• Industrial Painters
• 7 - 30 tonne
TH VAC SERVICES,
31, 2012.
Picker Truck
Kindersley SK is
Operator with
A&B PIPELINERS IS
Class 1
now
hiring
Vac
H2S Alive (Enform)
immediately recruitTRANHEAVY
GO TO WWW.AN- MEDICAL
Truck drivers and INTERIOR
St. John (Red Cross)
ing for a large pipeSCRIPTION
Standard First Aid
HydroVac/Combo
EQUIPMENT
OPGUSCAMPBELLGreat West Auto Electric requires a full-time enthusiastic energetic
and In House Drug &
RATED #2 FOR
line
construction
Vac Truck Drivers. ERATOR SCHOOL.
Alcohol tests, are
CENTRE.CA for in- AT-HOME
personn to join our auto-parts team
team. A working knowledge of the
JOBS.
project in the Benrequired.
Class
3A
or
1A
drivNo
Simulators.
formation on Sas- Start training today.
Please submit
auto parts industry would be an asset.
gough, SK area:
resume to
ers license required. In-the-seat training.
katchewan’s
pre- Graduates are in
Foremen,
Lead
[email protected]
Competitive wages,
Hours of work are Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Enroll
or fax to
Hands, Labourers,
Real world tasks.
mier fee for service demand!
780-865-5829
benefits
package,
now. Take advanand alternating Saturdays, 9am-4pm.
HE Operators, JourQuote Job #62319
Weekly
start
dates.
alcohol
&
drug
treatscheduled days off.
tage of low monthly
We offer a comprehensive health/dental package, salary is
neymen
Welders
ment and detox cen- payments.
Tickets an asset. Job board! Funding
negotiable based on experience.
and Pipefitters. Visit
tre. Choose 7 to 42 1-800-466-1535
Email resume to options. Apply onhttp://www.abpipePlease e-mail resume to [email protected].
[email protected]
line! iheschool.com
days to start your www.canscribe.com
WELDING
liners.com for more BUSY
admissions@
or
fax 1-866-399-3853
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
recovery. Call now!
information.
Send SHOP located in
canscribe.com
306-463-3219. Call
Alberta
resumes to: Fax Brooks,
Don or Tim @
780.384.2402 email looking for full-time
306-463-7720.
Welders.
Call
[email protected]
LICENSED SECU403-362-7311;
CRIMINAL
REm.
TRUE ADVICE!
RITY GUARD lookCORD?Canadian
cell
CORAM
CON- 403-362-1870
TRUE Clarity!
Record
Suspension
ing
for
FT
work
in
STRUCTION IS hir- or fax resume to
TRUE PSYCHICS!
(Criminal
pardon)
Medicine Hat area.
ing Carpenters and 403-362-7611.
1-877-342-3032 or
seals record. AmeriCall (403)866-5858
concrete finishers to
1-900-528-6256
can
waiver
allows
after 4pm
work PCL sites in DAVE’S ELECTRIC
or mobile # 4486
legal entry. Why risk
LTD.
Meadow
Lake,
Saskatchewan.
(18+) $3.19/min.
WANTED: JOB ON employment, busi$31.60, Good bene- Sk. Full time jour- Mixed farm or ranch ness, travel, licens- www.truepsychics.ca
12084SS00
neyman
or
4th
year
fits, 3-5 years expedeportation,
in Medicine Hat ing,
rience. Join, fit and apprentice. We do area. Have exp w/ peace of mind?
residential,
comconsultation:
install
formwork.
cow calf, feed lot, Free
industrial.
E-mail:
iknibbs@ merial,
purebred & irrigation 1-800-347-2540
coram.ca
Fax: Apply by: Email pivots. Can drive
306-525-0990 Mail: daves.elec@sask
various types of
or
Fax
205-845
Broad tel.net
equip.
Street Regina, SK 1-306-236-2390
(403)581-5176
S4R-8G9
LOOKING FOR F/T
Journeyman
X-CALIBRE
Welders or B PresINDUSTRIES INC.
sure Apprentices.
B-Pressure Welders
CASH BACK - $10
Call (403)362-7311
needed. Top wages
for every pound you
between
7am-5pm
paid for experience.
lose. Lose weight
or
fax
resume
Attn:
Fax resume to
quickly and safely
Curtis 403-362-7611
41085936•08/24/12
403-526-6695.
and keep it off, results
guaranteed!
TABER PIPE
Call Herbal Magic
NOW Hiring:
today!
Sonic Oilfield Service Ltd
Picker Operators
1-800-854-5176.
Highway Truck
Great Plains College is requesting Sealed Tenders for the purchase
Sonic is a fast growing organization with a
Drivers &
winner attitude. We encourage Team work,
and delivery of materials and supplies for the 2012-13 Welding
Swampers
work safety and innovated thinking.
GET
PAID
TO
LOSE
program at Swift Current Campus. For a detailed listing of required
Offering competitive
We offer:
.
WEIGHT.
$5,000
specifications, go to www.greatplainscollege.ca or contact Melanie
wages & benefits.
-an excellent compensation package
For Your Success
Call 403-223-1277
Kristmanson, Program Coordinator at (306) 778-5484.
Story.
Personal
Im-leading industry benefits
or fax a resume to
age TV Show. Call
-Scheduled days off
403-223-1312
Should you wish to take advantage of these tenders, please submit a
to
Qualify:
We are looking for qualified
bid marked “Confidential – Welding Materials Tender” to:
1.888.771.7607
Applicants must be:
people for the following positions:
[email protected].
Have a clean drivers abstract
Great Plains College
BIG GUNS ENERGY www.mertontv.ca.
Self Motivated
ATTN: Michelle MacDonald, Director of Programs
SERVICES. Class 3
Willing to work flexible hours
Drivers Req. Inde- FOR INTEREST OR
Box 5000 – 129 2nd Avenue NE
Team player
pendent logging and career opportunities,
Swift Current, SK S9H 4G3
For our Swift Current
an
online
perforating company take
eight-week
RenewLocation
based out of MediThe deadline for submission is 12:00 noon on Friday, August 31,
Energy and
cine Hat is currently able
2012.
Conservation
accepting applications to fill the posi- course from LakeEmail or fax resumes with
The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted and GPC
tion of Class 3 land College. SepHead Office
Abstract to:
reserves the right to require additional information from any company,
driver. Oilfield tick- tember 4 - Basic
ets required. Drivers Energy Principles;
Medicine Hat, AB
reject any and all proposals and/or negotiate directly with any
abstract to accom- Energy and the Encompany prior to making a selection.
Estevan, SK
pany resume. Full vironment. October
41085946•08/24/12
Weyburn, SK
line of company 29 - Introduction to
Wind
Power;
Energy
benefits. CompetiNo phone calls please. We will
Swift Current, SK
tive salary paid to Audits and Consercontact qualified individuals
Shaunavon, SK
Practices;
qualified individual. vation
Kindersley • Swift Current • Warman
Tel: 403-504-0678
for an interview.
Fax Resume to: www.lakeland
Fax: 403-504-0768
Biggar • Gravelbourg • Maple Creek • Nekaneet • Outlook • Rosetown
college.ca.
403-548-7336
1-800-661-6490.
41085951•08/24/12
41084924•08/17/12
For
Classified
Ads
41031249•08/17/12
Classified works!
Call
(403)526SOLD
AGRICULTURE
PEDIGREED SEED
“SINCE 1971”
Now Hiring!! Electricians
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FARMS LTD.
VE WINTER
WE STILL HA
ILABLE!
WHEAT AVA
!
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BOOK
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Ph: (403) 362-4372
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Brooks, ALTA
ALWAYS HAVING A GOOD SELECTION OF SEED.
41086673•08/03/12
• Radiant
SERVICES
41086740•08/17/12
41085928•08/17/12
Job O
Opportunity:
pportunity: A
Auto
uto P
Parts
arts P
Person
erson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Placing an ad in the
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526-SOLD! !
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Education with ENERGY
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Location:
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Fax: 1-306-773-4873
Toll-free 1-866-296-2472 www.greatplainscollege.ca
24- PRAIRIE POST - Friday, August 24, 2012
www.prairiepost.com
DIRECTORIES
REAL ESTATE
65 Miles North of Medicine Hat
1,600 sq ft Custom Built Solid
Log Bungalow. Boasts WalkOut Basement 1+2 Bdrms, 2
1/2 Baths. All the bells and
whistles, located on 160 Acres
including 2 gas wells with
revenue, well and Cistern for
City Water. Great Set up for
Horses as the land is seeded
to grass $669,900
CYPRESS REALTY
40259158•11/06/09
41092710•07/27/12
MEDICINE HAT
Sherry Lynk
403-529-7979
A weekly newspaper
gone electronic?
You betcha!
GENERAL
TEA
AVON
LAURIE
CHRISTIANSEN
Administrative
Consultant
403-548-6184
[email protected]
THE TEA BAG
over 100 varieties of
loose tea
Penny Ledarney
(403)526-2631
www.theteabag.biz
KATHLEEN LONGPRE
EPICURE
PARTYLITE
TUPPERWARE
403-580-3369
[email protected]
Rural and Urban
Customers
welcome!
Hop On a Super Deal
in the Classifieds.
YOUR AD COULD BE YOUR AD COULD BE YOUR AD COULD BE
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Are you the proud owner of a home-based business looking
to get more exposure and reach more clients?
Do you want to host a party for your favourite home-based
business but need a contact name and number?
The bargains just seem to multiply within the Classified pages. In the
Classifieds, you can track down deals on everything from real estate to
roofing services. It’s easy to place an ad or find the items you want
and it’s used by hundreds of area shoppers every day.
This directory is for you!
Once a week the Medicine Hat News will run a
Home-Based business directory in the classifieds.
Go with your instincts and use the
Classifieds today.
For as little as $6.50/week you can reach over
100,000 readers in 4 publications! WOW!
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For info or to book your ad please call
403-526-7653 to speak to someone in Classifieds!
41103194•08/02/12
OIL AND GAS SERVICES
41022305•05/06/011
Oilfield Services DIRECTORY
CATCH THE SAFETY BUZZ,
• St. John’s First Aid
(403)
• Global Training Ground Disturbance I & II
• Confined Space, Fall Protection
1-888-573-0311
• Hours of Service & Fatigue Managment
www.safety-buzz.com
• Gas Testing, and Defensive Driving/PDIC
[email protected] • TDG, WHMIS & Fire Extinguisher Training
Bay 5, 1015 30th St SW
• Enform H2S Alive & GODI
526-8400
YOUR BULK FUEL AND FEED DEALER
We supply Petro
Canada Fuel & Lubes
• Antifreeze
• Glycol
• Methyl Hydrate
• Solvent
• Kerosene
• Fuel Tanks
To Advertise in this listing
41022402•02/03/12
YOUR SOURCE FOR SAFETY TRAINING!
Contact
Jamie Fode Ph: 403-528-5761
Fax: 403-528-2276
email: [email protected]
• Diesel Exhaust
Fluid, Fuel and
Lube Dispensing
Systems
With 9 Locations To Serve You
• Swift Current • Assiniboia • Gravelbourg • Mankota • LaFleche • Pontiex • Eastend • Maple Creek • Fox Valley
PIPELINE NEWS
Looking for winch truck, picker
truck and bed truck experienced
operators and swampers. Fax
resumes to 1-403-548-7893
Saskatchewan’s Petroleum Monthly
Stacey
Powell
Contact
52078700
306-773-8260
or email:
[email protected]
Medicine Hat
403-548-7951
Brooks
403-793-5596
Swift Current
877-773-8611
Gull Lake
306-672-4494
Dynamic has a fleet of 35 Trucks including 30 & 40
Ton Pickers, 400” bed trucks equipped with floaters and wheeler combinations to services all your
oilfield transportation and rig moving needs.
Building for the Future
Pipeline Construction
Facilities Construction
Pile Driving
45 Ton picker with 135 ft of reach
Pumpjack Assembly & Maintenance
B Pressure Welding
General Oilfield Maintenance
Heavy Equipment Hauling
Other Oilfield Services
www.eos1990.com
Shaunavon, SK
PH: 297-3367 FAX: 297-3369
41086735•08/10/12
or
41086189
To Advertise in
CROSSWORD CLUES
CROSSWORDS GRID
ACROSS
1. Freight barge
5. Vagrant
9. Important time
12. Pulled apart
13. Baking chamber
14. Smoked salmon
15. Newspaper notice
16. Husband or wife
17. Jar lid
18. Raw mineral deposit
19. Hair goo
20. Long scarf
22. Ballerina
24. Wicked
25. Sculpture
27. At liberty
28. Solar ray
30. Paper holder
32. Most melancholy
35. Apollo landing site
36. Seniors
38. Astir
40. Statute
41. Maple-syrup
source
42. No ____, ands, or
buts
43. Fail to mention
45. Put down asphalt
46. First named
47. Produced
48. Warning
49. Morn plus 12
hours
50. Raised setters
51. Hit repeatedly
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41030978•08/17/12
COME IN TODAY FOR GREAT DEALS ON OUR TOP SELLING CARS, TRUCKS, AND SUVS
DOWN
1. Waited in line
2. Hooded snakes
3. Acquaint
4. Very damp
5. Baseball thrill
6. Track shape
7. "You ____ Your
Life"
8. Wallet items
9. Nook
10. Hockey player
11. Kick out
19. Costume
21. Phrased
23. Gambler's place
26. Subside
27. Defect
29. Voted into office
30. Morning beverage
31. Ease
33. "____ Street"
34. Voyage
35. Augusta's locale
37. Depleted
39. Tut's place
40. Staffer
44. Dent
45. Small explosion
Add an event to the calendar at www.prairiepost.com
or e-mail details to [email protected].
August 24 — Medicine Hat
Join the Open Studio for Coffee and
Critiques at the Miywasin Centre. These
evenings are casual get-togethers for artists
at any level to meet the instructors and
learn more about the Open Studio Program
starting in the fall. Bring your artwork to
show and three people each evening sign
up for a critique from the instructors. It’ll be
Aug 24: Astrid Kruse and Stephanie DallaLonga. Coffee and Critiques: 7-10 p.m.,
critiques at 8 p.m. Admissions: $2 includes
refreshments at the Miywasin Centre, 517
3rd Street S.E. in Medicine Hat. Directions
to the Miywasin Centre are on the website:
www.openstudioprogram.com.
August 24-25 — Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain Folk Festival is already
booked and ready to go.
August 24-25 — Oyen
SWAT Volleyball Clinic: athletes from Team
Canada, University of Calgary and MRU
Cougar will coach technique, skills and
use drills and a controlled scrimmage and
competitive system. $130 per athletes with
both junior and senior high camps. All skills
levels welcome. Contact Allan Stober at
403-662-3644, email swatvolleyballlclinic@
hotmail.com or vist the website at http://
swatvolleyballclinic.tumblr.com.
August 24-26 — Bassano
The Knox Summer Vacation Bible School
will be held at Bassano’s Knox Presbyterian
Church. Please pre-register by phoning
403-641-4090. It runs from 9 a.m.-noon
everyday.
August 24-26 — Swift Current
The Friends of Camp Lemieux Fundraising
committee is hosting the first annual
Charitable Golf Tournament and Family
Weekend. The Family Weekend and Golf
Tournament has been dedicated to the
memory of Fr. Raymond Carignan, a former
director and a major supporter of Camp
Lemieux. As a fundraiser for camp, we are
inviting people to come to camp for the
weekend, enjoy sing-a-long campfires,
family activities and take in a round of
golf. Minors (under the age of 18) must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian.
August 25 — Swift Current
The Rusty Cage Motorcyle Poker Run is on
again this year. It leaves from the Buffalo
Brew Pub starting at 9 a.m. For more info,
email Tanya at [email protected].
at 7 p.m. This session is a presentation
on using natural elements to create an
arrangement. This program is free. For
more information and to register phone the
Library at 306-778-2752.
August 31 — Patricia
The Patricia Rodeo and Chariot Races go on
the rodeo grounds.
The Saskatchewan Mixed Team Golf
Championship goes at the Elmwood Golf &
Country Club in Swift Current.
St. John Ambulance is holding a Standard
First Aid with CPR and AED course at the
Swift Current Training Centre. This two-day
course meets all OH&S requirements. Phone
306-773-8236 or stop by the office at Unit
#1 Suite # 22 234 1st Ave NE (second level
Carmel Mall) to register or for more details.
Office hours are Monday to Wednesday,
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Please note payment will
be required at the time of booking and all
classes are on a first-come, first-served
basis. Our next OHS/SFA/CPR – A,B, C/AED
courses are Saturday and Sunday - 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Non-denominational Church Service at
Doc’s Town at 11 a.m. Food and fellowship
will follow in the Tea Room. A Day at
School at Doc’s Town 1-5 p.m. Take part in
activities from school days of the past. Info
at 306-773-3562.
Gentle Yoga for all ages and abilities at
7 p.m. This program is free. For more
information phone the Library at 306-7782752.
August 27-30 — Shaunavon
Shaunavon High School Gym will be the site
for the Shaunavon Volleyball Camp. Junior
athletes go from 1-4 p.m. (Grade 7-9) and
the seniors (Grades 10-12) setters go from
5-6 p.m. and all athletes go from 6-9 p.m.
Pick up registrations from Min*Sota Hockey
(425 Centre St. Shaunavon). Phone Penny at
306-297-3402.
Swift Current Minor Football Jamboree goes
Saturday at Riverside Park, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
For information phone 306-773-3627.
Market Square goes downtown at the
corner of Central Avenue and Chaplin Street
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission.
August 31 — Maple Creek
Saskatchewan singer/songwriter Belle
Plaine will play at the Ghostown Blues B&B
in Maple Creek. It’s $25 in advance; $30 at
door. Food by The Star Cafe & Grill 306-6618481 for tickets. Gates open at 6 p.m. show
at 8 p.m. Located one mile west of Maple
Creek on Highway 271, just over the bridge.
September 1 — Swift Current
September 1-3 — Swift Current
Harvest Festival at Doc’s Town: View the
scarecrow display. Saturday: Decorated
bicycle parade, corn-on-the-cob, hot dogs,
ice cream. Sunday: Dance in the Airmen’s
Billet (H-hut. At Doc’s Town Heritage Village,
Kinetic Park. Info: 306-773-2944.
Tuesday at 7 p.m.: Manga Group. Games,
music and movies for young people who
love Manga. This program is free. For more
information phone the Swift Current Library
at 778-2752.
Wednesday at 1 p.m.: Knitting/Crocheting
Group for yarn enthusiasts of all skill levels.
This program is free. For more information
phone the Swift Current Library at 7782752.
Wednesday at 7 p.m.: Swift Current Library
Book Club. Book for September is Magic
Seed by V.S. Naipaul. Come and discuss
the merits of this book with our group. This
program is free. For more information phone
the Swift Current Library at 778-2752.
Irrigation District (Brooks Chapter) Ducks
Unlimited Dinner and Auction. There will be
a huge selection of items for auction, raffles
and prizes. Please come out and enjoy
this fun-filled evening while helping Ducks
Unlimited Canada conserve wetlands. Must
be 18 years of age to attend.Takes place at
Heritage Inn, Brooks. For more info, phone
Brenda Gerstner at: 403-362-4827 or email:
[email protected]. Or phone Brian Peers
at 403-362-4827 or email: b_peers@ducks.
ca. Tickets are $50 per person. Cocktails at
6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
September 8 — Brooks
Brooks Street Rod Association’s 13th Annual
Car and Bike Show ’N Shine. It starts at
10 a.m. and winds up at 3 p.m. Takes place
in downtown Brooks. It’s $10 to register
in this car and bike show. Register with
Saranna 403-501-1474, 403-601-1474 or
email: [email protected].
September 8 — Medicine Hat
The 26th Annual Santa Claus Fund Toy Run
goes starting with a pancake breakfast in
Irvine starting at 9 a.m. Ride leaves Irvine at
11:30 a.m. with a parade through Medicine
Hat and ends at the Stampede Grounds with
a barbecue, door prizes and fun. A minimum
$3 donation gets you a burger, drink and
chips plus a great feeling of helping families
in need this Christmas. All bikers and public
welcome. For more info phone Ivan at
403-527-9235 or Ralph at 403-548-1949.
There’s a raffle and a show and shine.
Redneck Betties Roller Derby Team vs
Lethbridge’s Deathbridge Derby Dames,
7 p.m. at the Credit Union iplex. It’s the last
game of the season. Tickets available at
Empire or Elmwood Grocery. Tickets are $15
for adults and $5 for children under the age
of 18. Doors open at 6 p.m., whistle blows
at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 1 p.m.: Swift Current Library
Chess Club meets. All ages and skill levels
welcome. This program is free. For more
information phone the Swift Current Library
at 778-2752.
August 28 — Maple Creek
The Tim Wiebe family in concert will
perform Cowboy Church (208 Sidney
Church) at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Every Friday at 10 a.m.: Rhymes and Stories
for Babies and Tots. This program is free.
For more information phone the Swift
Current Library at 778-2752.
Flower arranging with Poppy will be having
its last session at the Swift Current Library
September 7 — Brooks
Join organizers for the 31st Annual Eastern
Swift Current Drag Racing at the Swift
Current Airport. Saturday: Gates open at
8 a.m. Tech at 10 a.m. Racing at noon.
Sunday: Gate opens at 8 a.m. Tech at
8 a.m. Racing at 10 a.m. Visit the Swift
Current Drag Racing Association for more
information. Race car and driver is $40 per
day, adult spectator is $10 per day; children
12 and under are free.
September 8-9 — Burstall
The Burstall and District Fall Fair will open
with a parade at 11:30 a.m. on the Saturday.
Arts and Crafts Territory welcomes Donna
Zubot as our guest artist. They have rented
a huge jump castle and obstacle course
for the Fair for both days with non-stop
entertainment for children and on Saturday
Myron Wenzel and friends will perform all
day. Sunday: Eileen Wotschell and friends (a
four-piece band) will also be singing country
and some Gospel.
September 9 — Medicine Hat
Parkinson Alberta Society (PAS) is pleased
to announce its largest fundraising event
of the year — Parkinson SuperWalk — to
provide the primary support and hope
for over the 8,000 Albertans living with
Parkinson disease. Meet at Medicine Hat’s
Kinplex Kin Social Room, 2055 – 21 Ave
SE at 11 a.m. Pre-registration 10:30 a.m.
with the walk beginning at 11 a.m. at the
Kinplex. Start building your team today and
register at www.superwalk.ca or contact
Beth for more information at 403-526-5521.
St. John Ambulance is holding a Standard
First Aid with CPR and AED course at the
Swift Current Training Centre. This two-day
course meets all OH&S requirements. Phone
306-773-8236 or stop by the office at Unit
#1 Suite # 22 234 1st Ave. N.E. (second level
Carmel Mall) to register or for more details.
Office hours are Monday to Wednesday,
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Please note payment will
be required at the time of booking and all
classes are on a first-come, first-served
basis. Our next OHS/SFA/CPR – A,B, C/AED
courses are Monday and Tuesday - 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Tuesday at 10 a.m.: Computer basics
for beginners. If you have never used
a computer before or find computers
overwhelming, come to this class to learn
the basics you will need to get started. This
program is free, but space is limited so
phone the library at 778-2752 to register.
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