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Shellbrook Chronicle
The voice of the Parkland for over 103 years
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday,November 27, 2015
VOL. 103 NO. 48 PMR #40007604
www.shellbrookchronicle.com
Fisticuffs, offence highlight Silvertips’ home opener win
It was a long offseason for the Shellbrook
Silvertips, who, at the hands of the Battleford Beaver Blues, were eliminated from
last year’s Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey
League playoffs in the first round.
Facing off against the Maymont Settlers
in their home opener of the 2015-2016
regular season, the Silvertips were determined to start the year on the right note.
And despite some rough play and fisticuffs, the home team managed to do just
that, emerging from the match up with a
10-6 victory.
It took much of the first period for both
teams to find their stride, but once they
did, the action and the hits kept on coming. It was the Silvertips who drew first
blood, courtesy of a power play goal by
Brendon Canaday, assisted by Josh Elliot
and Kyle Brataschuk.
Despite being hampered by penalties,
Maymont managed to strike back, when
captain Kyle Lichtenwald found the back
of the net on a penalty shot. The Silvertips
would round out the scoresheet in the first
period, when Dylan Smith and Nick Martin connected on a late goal.
Though the Silvertips dominated much
of the early play, they were lucky to escape
with a 2-1 lead, after Maymont threatened
with multiple chances late in the period.
Coming out in the second period, tensions between the two teams gradually
began to boil over, and the game remained
tight. Maymont struck first on a goal by
Dakota Tootoosis, who sneaked a backhander behind Silvertips goalie John Nelson.
The Silvertips fired back, however, when
Nathanial Martin found the back of the
net with help from Brennan Tomporowski and Tavis Wason. Dylan Smith helped
extend his team’s lead to two, scoring his
second goal of the evening on a two man
advantage with a helper from Nick Martin. A fight followed the goal, as tempers
on both benches flared.
Maymont would get back into the game
to close out the period, after Vince Sauvie
deflected a shot from the point into the
back of the net to bring the score to 4-3.
Teammates Ty Fedler and Tyler Hubbard
drew assists on the play.
The Silvertips answered the bell for the
third period by racking up a quick three
goals to take a commanding lead. Nick
Martin struck first on a sharp-angle shot,
and Brendan Beaulac and Max Dupuis followed up with goals of their own.
To their credit, the Settlers refused to
pack it in, as Kyle Lichtenwald scored his
second of the night on a backhander. The
Silvertips would bounce back from this,
The Silvertips’ Brendan Canaday fires home the final goal of the game during third period action from Friday night’s
game against the Settlers. The goal helped cement a 10-6 win in the team’s home opener.
however, thanks to a nifty goal by Devon
Dicus.
Maymont fired right back, netting two
straight goals to close the gap once more.
Taylor Fauchoux scored the first goal,
while Vince Sauvie netted the second. Despite this though, the Silvertips’ offence
proved too much for the weary Settlers.
Brendan Canaday responded by blasting
a power play goal home, and Tavis Wason
capped off the Silvertips’ victory with a
last-minute goal of his own.
The Silvertips now have a week off, and
will return to action during a home game
against the Radisson Wheat Kings on Dec.
4. The following evening, the team will be
in Spiritwood, facing off against the Timberwolves.
Capping off a busy week of hockey, the
Silvertips will head to Cut Knife on Dec. 8
to face off against the Cut Knife Colts.
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Shellbrook’s Nathanial Martin drops the gloves following a power play goal.
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November 27, 2015
Highlights of Shellbrook town council meeting
Town council met on Nov.
23 at the council chambers
of the municipal office in
Shellbrook.
Present at the meeting
were mayor George Tomporowski and councillors
Bruce Clements, Lyle Banda, David Knight, and Lois
Freeman, as well as the
town’s administrator Kelly
Hoare. Absent were councillors Kathleen Nording
and Amund Otterson.
The proceedings began
with the approval of the
minutes from council’s
Nov. 9 meeting. With no
business arising from said
minutes, council moved on
to provide its reports.
Mayor Tomporowski began by updating council on
a recent meeting with RM
of Shellbrook Reeve Bob
Ernst. He said the two of
them discussed the town’s
pending changes to the municipal Traffic Bylaw, and
that Ernst approved the
town’s plans.
He added that the last
thing the town needed
was confirmation that 7th
Street East will be available
as an alternate truck route
year-round.
Councillor Banda later
informed council that he
and the fire department
would be meeting with the
hospital this week to further discuss the fire department’s role in providing an
assistance during disasters
and emergencies.
As discussed at the Nov. 9
meeting, he said the fire department wouldn’t be taking a leadership role, but
would still offer to help out.
Councillor
Clements,
meanwhile, said he would
be meeting with Bevra Fee
to discuss issues related to
the Main Street program.
Council also discussed
the provincial government’s decision to slate the
Shellbrook liquor store for
privatization, questioning
whether or not there was
a market for private liquor
sales in a small town.
Council then discussed
the ongoing lease renewal
process for the Post Office.
Some councillors mused
about the idea of selling
the Post Office, and allowing someone to take over
the duties involved with
running it. Currently it is a
town building, meaning the
town is earning no taxes or
other revenue from it.
Moving on to other business, council discussed and
carried motion to give first
reading to bylaw 2015-11, a
bylaw respecting the operation of vehicles (the Traffic
Bylaw).
The proposed amendments to the bylaw aim
to penalize truckers (and
other vehicle operators)
who frequently drive down
Main Street illegally, and
establish an alternate truck
route through town.
The bylaw also sets out
areas in which ATVs are restricted. If passed, the bylaw will allow ATVs to cross
Main Street, but not go up
and down it.
There are also restricted
areas near the hospital,
which are part of an effort
to reduce noise and disruptions near it.
The town is expecting to
get signage to help make
these new routes and restricted areas clear to all
drivers.
In new business, council
began by welcoming a delegation from the Rose Garden Hospice Association,
which was seeking a donation of land from the town.
The Hospice, when built,
will be a 10-bed unit serv-
ing residents of the Health
Region who are in their final stages of life, and their
families.
While council expressed
its support for the project,
and wished the team well, it
agreed that the town simply
couldn’t afford to donate
land.
Council later carried a
motion to make land available to the Hospice Association at no less than its
cost, and have it be taxable.
Other new business included carrying a motion
to close the town office at
3 p.m. on Dec. 31. With no
other business before it,
council set Dec. 14 as the
date for its next meeting
before adjourning.
Local taxi service aims to help seniors, reduce drunk driving
By Jordan Twiss
In rural Saskatchewan, we may not have the
luxuries and services that a big city offers, but
we seem to like it that way. Not only that, but we
get by just fine, because we know we can always
count on our families, friends, and neighbours
to lend us a helping hand.
Thanks to Tara Lenz, who founded and owns
Tara’s ETA transportation service, now anyone
in Shellbrook and the surrounding area who
needs a lift has somebody else to turn to.
“I used to work at the primary health clinic.
I was in charge of our chronic disease management, so I’d be calling people every three months
to come in for their appointments,” explained
Lenz, when the Chronicle caught up with her for
a chat inside her party bus.
“Something I was hearing time after time
with seniors was that they had a hard time getting transportation. So the main focus of my
business is actually seniors transportation,” she
added.
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Lenz notes that, while most seniors can afford
to pay people for rides, they often hate to burden
their family members, or there simply isn’t anyone available when they need a ride.
And so, seeing a need for a taxi service here in
Shellbrook, Lenz decided that she would be the
one to fulfill that need. She started by taking a
year off of work to enrol in the small business
and entrepreneurship program in Prince Albert,
which helped her develop her business plan.
From there, it was a matter of securing financing, which Lenz was able to do through the
Women’s Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan, the
Métis Assistance Program, and the Clarence
Campeau Development Fund, and also acquiring the proper licenses to operate her taxi and
vehicle bus.
Lenz says getting the liquor license proved to
be the biggest challenge, noting that it took her
until a couple weeks ago to obtain it.
“The party bus was an afterthought and something that could help support the business,” she
said, conceding that her business can’t run on
senior’s transportation alone.
Currently, Lenz only has one taxi vehicle and
the party bus, and she says it’s too early yet to tell
if she’ll have room to expand the business. While
she does have back-up drivers she can call when
she needs to, she is still running the business
mostly on her own.
Since starting up her engines, Lenz says the
business has been somewhat slow in the first
couple of months, but as winter brings cold,
snow, and icy conditions, she expects she’ll see
an uptick in calls. But even if things are slow, she
says she’s already seen the impact her service
can have.
“I have a gentleman I pick up at his private care
home, and I take him to go see his wife, who’s in
the nursing home at the hospital. He appreciates
it so much,” she explained.
While helping seniors is Lenz’s primary focus, with Christmas less than a month away, she
hopes that she’ll also play a role in cutting down
on drunk driving.
In 2013, Statistics Canada found that Saskatchewan had the worst drunk driving record
in Canada at 683 incidents per 100,000 people
in the province.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD),
meanwhile, estimates that impaired driving
kills between 1,250 and 1,500 Canadians annually.
“Come December, I’ll be focusing on Friday
and Saturday nights, and being available from 9
p.m. to 3 a.m. for people who are at their Christmas parties, at the bar having a few, or at a
friend’s house,” said Lenz.
“I really don’t like to see the drinking and driving.”
November 27, 2015
Report from the Legislature
More Choice, More
Convenience, More
Competitive Pricing
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced
a new direction for liquor
retailing that includes an
expanded private retail
system with fewer government liquor stores and
more private retailers.
The new expanded private retail model creates
a level playing field for liquor retailers. This means
all liquor retailers will be
treated the same when it
comes to:
Purchasing alcohol for
resale at a wholesale price;
ours of operation
Product selection
hilling of beer products and more
hanges, which will be
made after the next provincial election, include the
conversion of 40 government liquor stores to private stores and adding 12
new private liquor stores in
underserved communities.
n the end, we will have
a system that’s fair to retailers and beneficial to
consumers while also pro-
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tecting revenues for government priorities like
infrastructure, education
and health care.
Over 30,000 Children Benefit from
rant for ducation
Savings
ore than
,
Saskatchewan children have
received more than $8.5
million through the Saskatchewan
Advantage
Grant for Education Savings (SAGES) program.
Through S
S, the
Government of Saskatch-
ewan provides a grant of
10% on contributions made
since anuary ,
, into
a Registered Education
Savings Plan (R SP to a
maximum $250 per child
per year.
To be eligible for S
S,
the following requirements
must be met:
the child is a resident
of Saskatchewan when
the R SP contribution is
made;
the child is named as
a beneficiary of an eligible
R SP
contributions are made
on or before December 31
of the year the child turns
17; and
contributions are made
at a participating financial
institution.
R SP subscribers at financial institutions not
offering SAGES can now
move their past R SP contributions to an institution
that does offer SAGES.
They will then receive the
grant retroactively to January ,
.
Learn more at www.saskatchewan.ca/sages
overnment Fulfi lls
Commitment to Invest
in Provincial Parks
Provincial parks are a key
component to the quality of
life we enjoy in Saskatchewan. It’s important to keep
investing in our parks, not
only to improve the visitor
e perience today, but also
to ensure parks infrastructure remains stable for
years to come.
Our government has now
fulfilled its commitment
to invest an additional $10
million over four years into
the provincial park system.
The total investment in
capital projects and capital
maintenance over the past
four years is more than $53
million.
Some of the investments
include:
ore than 7. million
on water and wastewater
system upgrades;
7. million on campsite electrical expansion
and upgrade work;
7. million on replacing or upgrading campground and day use service
centres;
. million on developing new campsites,
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including a brand new
campground at each of
Blackstrap and Greenwater
ake Provincial Parks
ore than . million
on park roads and trail systems;
ore than . million
in improving and upgrading boat launches across
the park system;
.7 million in campsite
enhancements and furnishings; and
pgrades to other park
facilities, such as historic
and interpretive facilities,
Thank You to Everyone
who attended the 1st Annual Volunteer Gala
and to the following Sponsors
Award and Event Sponsors
Shellbrook Bigway
MJW Chartered Professional Accountant
Woodland Pharmacy
Groenen Accounting
Affinity Credit Union
Triple S Transport
Investor’s Group
Shellbrook Coop
Tait Insurance Group Inc
Evening Sponsors
The Railhouse Restaurant
Shellbrook Flower Shop
Shellbrook Sales and Service
Shellbrook Chevrolet
E&B Lumber
Designer’s Edge
TJ Disposals
Naber Powersports
Shellbrook Pharmacy
DNA Tire and Auto
“It wouldn’t have been possible without our sponsors”
Thank You
From Shellbrook and Districts Chamber of Commerce
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shoreline protection systems, bridges, drainage
systems, and playground
structures.
Since
7, the overnment of Saskatchewan has
invested more than $90
million in capital expenditures in provincial parks
across the province. The
majority of these projects
are already complete and
the few in progress will
be complete and ready for
visitors in the summer of
.
Big Jump in Building
Permits
Saskatchewan saw a
substantial rise in building permits in September
, increasing
. per
cent over last year, according to Statistics anada.
This shows that our construction sector continues
to do well and demonstrates
long term confidence and
commitment to growth in
our economy.
Non-residential
construction was up
. per
cent over last year, ranking
Saskatchewan first among
the provinces in that category.
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OPINION
November 27, 2015
Paul Martin
commentary
Consumer confidence levels continue to hold their
own in this province.
Tracking the spending habits of the average consumer is one proxy for testing the overall state of the economy. If discretionary spending goes down, economists
look for signs of weakness
in the broader economy.
Similarly if it holds its own
or goes up, we get another
signal.
There are a bundle of indicators or metrics that can
help us understand the state
of mind of consumers. One
PAUL
is directly related to discretionary spending – sales
MARTIN
volumes in restaurants and
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bars. This is one of the sectors that see revenues dry
up first at a time when consumers begin worrying about their economic futures
or their ability to get or hold a job.
The latest numbers we have for the hospitality business are from August and, for the most part, it is a
stay-the-course report. Sales of the month were up
about a point and down an equal amount for the year.
Basically, they are sitting at just north of $150 million
a month and not moving, signalling consumer confidence is not really changing.
***
A group of recent graduates from the province of
Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands are the newest
members of this province’s hospitality sector.
A deal has been struck between the South Pacific
nation and this province that will see graduates of
Guadalcanal’s hospitality program get some hands-on
experience at the side of hoteliers in Saskatchewan.
This is a new bilateral partnership that is largely province-to-province and focuses on one sector. Solomon
Islands is one of the few countries in the world where
citizens do no need a Temporary Resident Visa for
Canada.
The Hotel and Hospitality Association says the partnership will not only give the new grads on-the-job experience that will help when they get home, but it also
assists local hoteliers with skill shortages.
The deal came together when officials from the
South Pacific nation learned about Saskatchewan’s
tourism industry training programs. The two sides began exploring possibilities which led to the first wave
of graduates to hit Saskatchewan, just in time to learn
about something their hospitality industry doesn’t
have to contend with…..winter.
***
There was a bit of a bump in wages in this province
in August. And it came in the face of declines in many
parts of the country.
The monthly calculation of pay packages for wage
earners is one of those indicators that we track to keep
an eye on the state of purchasing power in the province. Stronger wages generally translates into stronger
retail spending and so on.
With the decline in commodity prices, we were seeing some softening on this front earlier in the year but
August came back with a roar. Wages rose nearly one
percent in the month, which is a fairly strong bump,
but it came at time when wages in the provinces on
both sides of us were going down. Besides us, only the
Atlantic region saw some gains.
That leaves Saskatchewan in third place among the
provinces when it comes to average pay packets and
adds further support to the consumer spending categories such as retail sales and food services which have
been faring quite well through the commodity downturn.
Early signs from Feds positive for science
Living, as we do, in a rural town that is deeply rooted in its agri- Coast Guard station.
cultural and entrepreneurial traditions, we can often feel separate
The latter is expected to re-open, thanks to orders handed down
from, or perhaps immune to, the constant changes that shape the by new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But the scars left by the
broader world around us.
previous government’s careless hack and slash approach will likely
But even if we don’t necessarily feel the full weight of
take many years to heal.
its effects, change – much like death and taxes – is one
A 2014 Organization for Economic Co-operation and
of the few certainties in all of our lives.
evelopment (O
report, measuring the research
Looking across Canada, we have seen our country
and development spending of advanced nations, illustransform over the past century, changing from manutrates just how deep these scars run. The report found
facturing, to an advanced, service-based economy. The
that, in 2012 at least, Canada had fallen out of the top 10
21st century has also torn down the barriers between
in innovation investment, falling behind countries like
nations, meaning no country is an island.
Russia, India, Taiwan, and Brazil.
In this global community, the next great technologiMore alarming still, the Harper government investcal revolution is seemingly always just around the cored just $21.8 billion in research and development in
ner, making it increasingly clear that ideas and innova2012, bringing investment to lower levels than in 2004.
JORDAN
tion will be the currency that will open Canada’s doors
This means that, compared to other countries, Canada
to prosperity in the not-too-distant future.
is underspending on innovation.
TWISS
anadians are no strangers to innovation. n the field
It’s no surprise then, that in a 2015 study, the Confer~
of medicine alone, Canadians were responsible for the
ence Board of Canada ranked Canada ninth out of 16
Reporter
invention of insulin as a treatment for diabetes, as well
countries when it comes to innovation, giving the counas the invention of prosthetic hands, electron microtry failing grades on business enterprise research and
scopes, and cardiac pacemakers.
development, and patents.
That Canada has a storied history as a global leader in innova“After peaking in 2006, Canada dropped in the patents metric
tion comes as no surprise. For our forebears, who possessed few due to the recession, and has only started to recover slowly in 2011.
resources to make the vast and deadly Canadian wilderness more Canada ranks 15th overall, ahead only of Australia, in the CBC’s
hospitable, innovation would have been a pre-requisite for survival. ranking, earning a grade of ., wrote the study s authors.
Over the past years, however, anadas scientific community
With a new federal government in power, headed by Trudeau
has argued that federal policies have plunged our once innovative and his sunny ways mantra, there is new opportunity to repair the
nation into a scientific ark ges.
damage done by past governments, and rebuild Canada’s reputaFrom claims that it muzzled scientists, to the massive cuts it tion as a leader in innovation.
made to more than 150 government programs and facilities, to its
Early indications are that the Liberal government will, at the
borderline refusal to listen to climate change research, the federal very least, have a friendlier relationship with the scientific commugovernment under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper was of- nity. inister of nnovation, Science and conomic evelopment,
ten accused of waging an all out war on science.
Navdeep Bains recently announced that all government scientists
Arguments that scientists were muzzled are perhaps hyperbolic. can speak freely to media and the public about their research.
But Harper’s government certainly did everything short of putting
Trudeau has also earned points by appointing the first ever minactual muzzles on federal scientists when it introduced legislation ister of environment and climate change, and for his willingness to
that made it impossible for reporters to speak to them without work with the provinces on a climate change framework.
jumping through bureaucratic hoops.
But he still has questions to answer about his inconsistent stancUnder Mr. Harper, the government did, in fact, claw back sup- es on oil pipelines, and he must deliver on his promises by investing
port, or outright shut down scientific and environmental programs. in 21st century infrastructure and ideas.
Among the 157 programs and facilities affected between 2006 and
Innovation is undeniably the way of the future. The road forward
2014 were the Environmental Emergency Response Program, the is long and uncertain, but we need a government that will take us
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and the Kitsilano there.
November 27, 2015
VIEWPOINT
Crown land fight attests to land value
Crown land fight attests to land value
A wise man once said that land is the
only thing that will continue to increase
in value because it’s the one thing we all
need and want that we can’t make anymore.
Of course, it’s not quite that simple.
Were it true _ with half the arable land
in the second biggest country in the world
_ a lot of rural Saskatchewan would be
very rich.
Admittedly, farms have gotten much,
much bigger _ especially during the past
two decades. And the value of land has
steadily climbed in price.
But unless you have land right beside a
city (or land with a lot of oil under it, with
the mineral rights in your pocket) land in
rural Saskatchewan doesn’t make you instantly rich.
That said, there has always been a recognition in rural Saskatchewan that the
value of farmland goes beyond its monetary value, which takes us to the latest
fight over the selloff of Crown pasture
at what one group notes is below market
value.
According to a group called s Public
Pastures - Public Interest (PPPI) _ an
environment group
formed to prevent
the sale of federal
community pastures
a while ago _ the provincial government
is now dumping its
land to help balance
MURRAY
its budget prior to an
election.
MANDRYK
And that is a bad
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policy because of
both the ecological
value of the land and the potential of this
land for alternate used in the future.
“These properties under the Wildlife
Habitat Protection Act (WHPA) have
a long-term value that can’t be given a
bargain basement price and liquidated,”
Trevor Herriot, PPPI co-chair, said in a
press release earlier this month.
Herriot added the land should also be
seen as instrument to meet public policy
goals in agriculture and conservation.
“In the future, we may want to use
our Crown farmland to help young farm
Universal Children’s Day
Dear Editor:
More than 60 years ago the UN established November 20
as Universal Children’s Day, a day where the rights and needs
of children everywhere are acknowledged. By all measures the
world has done an incredible job at improving the lives of the
world’s most vulnerable, but of course much remains to be
done. Sadly, Canada cannot take much credit for this, because
we have long lagged behind all other major developed nations
in our commitment to foreign aid, as a proportion of GDP.
With the election of the Trudeau government many Canadians hope for a significant improvement in Ottawa s sense
of social responsibility, at home and abroad. But past Liberal
governments began Canada’s steep decline in aid, a trend that
only worsened under the Conservatives. Canada’s aid is parsimonious, barely one third of it’s publicly declared goal of .7%
of GDP.
Improving Canada’s standing in the world has been one of
Mr. Trudeau’s stated goals during the election, and this Universal Children’s Day is a great opportunity for him to show
that this was not mere electioneering, and at last increase aid
funding for the world’s most vulnerable children.
Nathaniel Poole
Victoria BC V8W3W8
250 858 4978
families get started or to foster more sustainable land use practices,” Herriot said,
adding some of the land now on the auction block was identified as far back as
the 1980s and 1990s as having significant
biodiversity value.
“All Crown land has ecological value,”
Herriot said. “The more we privatize
Crown land - whether it has native grassland and high ecological value or not - the
more we reduce our capacity to manage
for climate change, food security, and
conservation.”
For its part, the government is making
no bones about the fact it’s getting out of
the land ownership business, but insists
it’s only doing so because it philosophically disagrees with being in the business
of owning land.
In announcing the sale of 600,000
acres earlier this month, Agriculture
Minister Lyle Stewart announced current
leaseholders.
“All agricultural Crown land, including cultivated, grazing and hay land that
is deemed to have no public value will be
sold under this program,” Stewart stated
in a press release.
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Response to Murray
Mandryk’s column
Dear Editor:
Thank you for the opportunity to correct numerous factual errors
in Murray Mandryk’s column, “By-pass Bad Election Issue.”
Some errors are as simple as cost. Building the Bypass costs
. billion, not B. nd that s firm. One benefit of a P is that
builders agree to a price and it s final - so unlike many government projects through history, it won’t go over budget.
Other statements, describing the Bypass as a “20-kilometer
stretch of road,” raise more serious questions about the objectivity of his reporting. Between new highways, service roads, interchanges and repaving, the project reaches 464 single lane kms
– the distance from Herbert to the Manitoba border.
He calls our P3 partner a “Paris-based conglomerate” when its
lead builders are Graham, founded in Moose Jaw, and its designers are four companies out of Regina or Saskatoon.
In fact, P3s are good for business. The Swift Current Chamber of Commerce praised our P3 for Swift’s new long term care
centre because it’s giving work to 28 Saskatchewan companies.
And lastly, our numbers have no $680M “risk fund” cushion.
Financials were prepared by Ernst & Young. We’ve asked the
builders to do more than just construct a Bypass. They must also
accept most project risks (labour issues, bad weather, etc.), oper-
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That sale offer would include a 15-percent discount offered to lessees until
March 31, then reduced to 10 per cent for
the rest of 2016.
By Jan. 1, 2017, the discount will be five
per cent.
And while lessees will be allowed to
continue to rent the land, rates will increase by 15-per-cent in 2016 and by 30
per cent in 2017 _ all in the name of the
government getting out of the land business.
And Stewart argued that “there will be
no difference - whether it’s leased land
or privately owned land” on how land is
treated from an ecological standpoint.
“This land is all farmed. None of it is
native grassland,” Stewart said.
The Agriculture Minister added that
high-value ecological land will not be
sold under the program, while discounts
won’t apply to the sale of moderate-value
lands.
It’s an interesting debate over this pastureland value that most everyone agrees
is of limited monetary value.
But it does say much about how we value land in a lot of different ways.
ate it (mowing, snow removal, lights), and maintain it in “like
new” condition for 30 years. All of these make up the difference
between pure construction costs ($1.2B) and the total value of
the 34-year contract ($1.88B). E&Y says the P3 saves us $380M
– not counting $200M from the P3 Canada Fund.
People inSpiritwood know how much traffic moves on ighway 1.Jobs, savings, safety.Those are the facts and why our government will continue to support the Bypass.
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Prices for grains and oilseeds have softened
“We’ve seen things go downhill a little the last few
months,” said Brennan Turner, president, Farmlead.com at the Sask Grains Expo last Wednesday
as part of their Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in
Yorkton recently. “It hasn’t been very pretty at all
the last couple of months.”
That is not a huge surprise.
On Agriculture
One of the truths of a supply/demand market system is that rarely are the two sides of the equation
in balance.
By nature prices bump higher when supplies
tighten, and that is the market signal for farmers to
boost production as they attempt to capture those
higher prices.
Of course if there is one thing farmers have become good at, it is production.
The move to minimum and zero-till farm production systems has put more acres into annual production.
Better understanding of the need by plants for
micronutrient, and their subsequent in crop application has helped.
So too has the increased use of soil testing, and
GPS mapping to ensure maximum fertilizer application where needed.
Add in great steps in terms of varietal development, including the use of genetic modification
science, and farmers can grow a lot of a particular
grain, or oilseed in a hurry.
It is a combination of techniques and science
which has the Canola Council of Canada targeting
a 52 bushel per acre average for canola by the year.
The 2025 target would lead to 26-million met-
Calvin
Daniels
ric tonnes of production to meet
global market demand for canola.
While demand will grow for
canola and other crops.
The world population of 7.2
billion in 2013 was projected
to increase by 1 billion over 12
years and reach 9.6 billion by
2050, according to a United Nations report released in 2013.
CALVIN
That is a lot of new mouths
DANIELS
to feed, and there are finite ar~
able acres on the world on which
crops can be grown.
But those are longer term realities, and even within that, there will be an ebb and
flow to prices with corresponding fluxes in production.
In the short term though, farmers will face a situation where once again their pencils will need to be
sharper.
It is of course easier to realize profits when prices
are high, and over the last three year or so farmers
have seen crops which have generally been better
than expected each year, the current crop an example.
While not a bumper crop, prospects at seeding,
when frost hit many crops, were for a lower yield
than most seemed to realize.
Of course the better yields are part of the reason
world carry-out levels on crops such as wheat have
grown too. When there is more crop carried for-
ward prices tend to react lower.
It hasn’t helped key commodities, in particular
oil, has also lowered, staying there for longer than
most had expected.
While Turner did point to scenarios where crop
process could bounce higher, generally tied to severe crop conditions in other areas of the world,
such the current dry region around the Black Sea,
farmers shouldn’t expect it.
We are in a more diverse world in terms of production too these days. More areas grow more
crops.
As an example Brazil has emerged as a driving
force in terms of world soybeans to the point crop
prices no longer look only at U.S. production.
As a result weather stress isolated to one region,
even a large one, will not have the same impact of
even a decade, or two ago.
A crop failure will signal the market to be more
wary, and certainly more nervous, but dramatic
rallies will take bigger news shocks.
Overall though, prices while certainly softer, with
a limited likelihood for a general return to higher
levels, are not to the point of being a disaster either.
There will be profits with proper production and
marketing efforts through the winter, and into the
2016 crop year.
It will just depend again on how sharp a farmer
keeps the pencil in doing the calculations on their
particular farm.
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November 27, 2015
Sask takes the biggest step forward on liquor rules since Prohibition
Todd MacKay
Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Saskatchewan government has proposed the biggest step forward in liquor
regulations since the repeal of Prohibition.
It’s a stark shift from a governmentknows-best policy to one that truly trusts
Saskatchewanians to make their own
choices when they pick up a bottle of wine
or a six pack of beer. It’s also an elegant solution that offers a smooth transition and
protects government revenues.
To fully appreciate the scope of this
change, it’s worth understanding a little bit
about the current mess.
Right now, Saskatchewan’s liquor retail
system is unfair. There are four types of
liquor retailers: 450 off-sales, 190 rural
franchises, 75 government liquor stores
and four new private liquor stores. There
are different and unfair rules for each category.
Off-sales can stay open late and sell cold
beer, but they have to pay retail prices
for their stock and therefore are forced to
charge in ated prices. Rural franchises
get better pricing structures, but are often
forced to sell warm beer and close early.
Even government stores endure restrictions on hours and the types of beer they
can put in the fridge. The new private
stores have the most freedom in the current system, but they’re only operating in a
few neighbourhoods.
Under the government’s new liquor policy proposal all of those unfair rules will be
gone.
There will be one type of liquor licence
for all liquor retailers, including government stores.
There will be one standard wholesale
pricing structure so that all retailers are
paying the same prices for their stock. And
there will be one set of rules that allow
all retailers to stay open late and sell cold
beer.
The new liquor system will give every offsale, rural franchise and government store
the opportunity to provide the same level
of service, selection and prices that Saskatchewanians are finding at the new pri-
vate stores in Saskatoon and Regina.
Now, there are always naysayers who
have no interest in making the playing field
level for liquor retailing.
There are those who worry the government won’t make enough money under the
proposed system. They can be comforted
to know the government has structured its
new wholesale mark-up structure to make
sure it still gets its share.
One of John Gormley’s listeners put it
well: “I worry about a lot of things in life:
will the Riders ever win? Will my kids be
well-adjusted adults? What if the zombie
apocalypse actually happens? But I never
ever worry that government will be able
raise enough tax on something.”
Then there are those who will resort to
dirty tactics to entrench the current unfairness. They lament that private businesses
will sell alcohol to kids and only unionized
government employees can be trusted.
If any of these people have any real evidence of any specific li uor retailer breaking the law they should call the cops and
the consequences should come down like a
ton of bricks.
But, of course, there will be no specific
allegations and instead hundreds of ethically unimpeachable local businesspeople
will be smeared with the same slanderous
brush. The overwhelming majority of more
than 600 local businesses who already sell
liquor through rural franchises and offsales care deeply about their community
and do everything possible to keep kids
safe. To suggest otherwise is ignorant, bigoted and wrong.
Unlike previous attempts to improve
Saskatchewan’s liquor regulations, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Minister
Don McMorris has done more by doing
less.
The system is spared further complication and distortion with different perks and
restrictions imposed on different special
interest groups. Instead, the government
asked what would be best for consumers
and the answer is simple: give Saskatchewanians the freedom to choose the retailer
that provides the best combination of service, selection and price.
Seeing How Climate Change Changes Everything
A screening of the climate change movie This
Changes Everything was co-hosted by the John M.
Cuelenaere Public Library, Prince Albert Chapter of
the Council of Canadian, and Renewable Power Intelligent Choice on November 19. The audience discussed the local changes they are seeing after watching the movie which is based on a book by Naomi
Klein.
There were two categories of observations discussed. The first category is the measurable shift in
seasons, particularly the timing of key species earlier
in spring, and the timing of the first frost later in fall.
One gardener tracks key species and reported a shift
of two weeks in poplar budding. Another gardener
a decade ago had given up planting corn because he
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lives in a frost hollow. Now he can grow 60 day corn
because the frost has shifted from August to September.
The second category of observations is more subjective. Someone was curious about the winter disappearance of red poles from her bird feeder, someone mentioned the conditions that contributed to the
unprecedented forest fire evacuations, and someone
noticed ranchers leaving the cattle in pasture much
longer.
While locally the audience is witnessing climate
change, the communities in the movie are dealing with it. Many communities are fighting climate
change by rejecting the myth, begun centuries ago
by the Royal Society, that we are outside and above
nature. Marginalized Blockadia communities value
their place in nature and devalue the consumer lifestyle that is driving climate change. One woman declared that she would give her life if the Canadian
mining company threatening to displace her family
and community would go away.
The movie audience took hope from knowing that
there are active Blockadia movements around the
world and in Canada. One community in India successfully blocked one of the 554 proposed coal plants
and inspired other communities to call for green
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rather than black energy. The Healing Walks in the
tar sands brought together hundreds of people to call
for the protection of the Athabasca watershed.
After contrasting the myth that humans are outside
of nature with the truth that humans are part of nature, the movie provocatively asks, "What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get
to build a better world?" The economic system that
created climate change cannot fix it because it depends on endless growth which is unnatural.
The movie and Klien's book end with the conclusion
that people "will win by asserting that [economic]
calculations are morally monstrous, since they imply
that there is an acceptable price for allowing entire
countries to disappear, for leaving untold millions to
die on parched land, for depriving today's children of
their right to live in a world teeming with the wonders
and beauties of creation."
People attending the screening were encouraged to
read and consider signing the Canadian Leap Manifesto (leapmanifesto.org) and to fill out and send a
"Create a Climate of Change" postcard to the prime
minister.
The screening was a "Road to Paris" event as world
leaders will meet in Paris for the UN Climate Change
Conference at the beginning of December.
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Wheat: Protecting your investment
Canada is the world’s sixth largest producer of wheat, and one of the
largest exporters. With wheat being
one of Canada’s major crops, maximizing those wheat acres is a priority
for growers.
A number of important factors help
to produce a high-yielding crop. According to Glen Forster, Technical
Market Specialist for fungicides at
BASF Canada, the first factor to consider is seed quality.
“It’s important to consider germination and vigour test results. Growers should know the optimum seeding rate based on those results, and
should have an idea how the seed will
emerge and develop in a range of field
conditions.”
“In wheat it is also important to look
at the level of Fusarium infection to
avoid introducing pathogens into your
fields.”
Research from Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada has shown that
planting Fusarium-infected seed will
decrease seedling emergence and tillering. More than 60 percent of cereal
seed in western Canada is treated, the
majority for protection against disease.
“By not using a fungicide, seed germination levels can be reduced up to
10 percent,” said Forster.
Combining variety selection with
a high-quality Fusarium seed treatment is an effective way to prevent
disease transmission.
A seed treatment like Insure Cereal
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CANWOOD: Canwood Branch of Wapiti Regional Library. Regular Library Hours Tues. 1 - 4 p.m. and Thurs. 10:30 a.m. - noon. Play cards every second Wednesday at 2
p.m.
DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday 11 am - 4 pm Librarian: Aline Hannon
LEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.
MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information
on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.
SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave.,
West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2-6:30 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8
pm; Thur., 2 - 6:30 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May).
SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Night, Fri., Dec. 4th “Lion King”; Fri., Dec.
18th “Pixels”. Doors Open 7 p.m. Showtime 7:30 p.m. Cost is $5.
CANWOOD: New Year’s Eve Dance Thursday, December 31 from 10 pm - 2 pm at the
Canwood Elks’ Community Centre. Music by ‘Bannock Country’. Midnight Lunch. Tickets
$25 - available at Canwood Co-op or Wendy 306-468-2752. Sponsored by Canwood Elks
& Royal Purple.
MARCELIN: Marcelin & District Community Club Events on Saturday, December 5
Craft Sale & Christmas Bingo; Craft Sale - 9 am to 1 pm; Lunch served 11 am to 1 pm.
Ham & Turkey Bingo 2 pm. To book a craft table call Kathy 306-226-4200, or 306-2262057, 306-466-7428; Saturday, December 19 Community Christmas Event Activities
start 3 pm. Check out or Facebook page Marcelin & District Community Club Events. All
events are at the Community Hall.
SHELLBROOK: Turkey Soup & Bun, Beverage & Dessert, Friday, November 27, 11 am
to 1 pm Knox United Church, 302 2nd Ave E. Admission $5.00. All are welcome!
SHELLBROOK: St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Shellbrook will host an Advent Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 13 at 7 p.m. Refreshments and fellowship to follow. Everyone Welcome.
SHELLBROOK: Kinette Cookie Walk & Santa Pictures on Saturday Dec. 5th. from
10 am - 2 pm at the Shellbrook Legion. Santa will be there 11 am - 1 pm. Come get all
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vitality, faster germination and emergence along with enhanced ability to
manage exposure to minor stress, resulting in increased yields.
Forster also highlighted the importance of in-season disease management in producing high-yielding
wheat.
“As a grower, when you’re looking to
make the decision to spray you have to
look at what the conditions were prior
to the spray and also the condition of
your crop. A preventative application
at the right stage of crop development
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window of protection for the crop.”
Dan Ronceray, a grower from Somerset, MB, has seen the benefits of cereal fungicides on his farm. “On our
farm, we use Twinline followed by
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Caramba.
We use Twinline on the flag to protect from leaf diseases, which cost
yield. We then follow the application,
generally two to three weeks later,
with Caramba on the head at flowering to control fusarium head blight to
protect the quality of our wheat.”
Application timing is critical to get
the best return on a fungicide investment. Fungicide decisions are based
on field history, susceptibility of the
crop (amount of damage that can occur if untreated), weather conditions
and the crop’s total yield potential.
“A strategically planned fungicide
application is an excellent preventative measure against spring fungal
diseases, helping to increase quality
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Rural Municipality of Big River, No. 555
Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Big River, No. 555 intends to adopt
a bylaw pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw
No. 6/99 known as the Zoning Bylaw.
INTENT
1. The proposed zoning bylaw amendment will rezone from CR – Country Residential District to RR – Resort Residential District the land described as Lots 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Parcel C Plan 93B13657 in
Part of NE-26-56-07-W3, as shown in the
sketch that forms part of this notice.
AFFECTED LANDS
Part of NE-26-56-07-W3 shown within the
bold line on the following map. The land
being subdivided is along the north east
side of the Organized Hamlet of Phillip’s
Grove.
REASON
The reason for the amendment is to accommodate residential uses.
PUBLIC INSPECTION
Any person may inspect the bylaw at the
RM Office on any judicial day between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Copies are
available at a cost of $1.00.
PUBLIC HEARING
Council will hold a public hearing on December 14th, 2015, in the Board Room at the Big
River Community Centre at 606 First Street North, Big River, SK at 3:00 pm. Council will also
consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the
municipal office before the hearing.
Issued at Big River this 19th day of November, 2015.
Donna Tymiak
Rural Municipal Administrator
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November 27, 2015
Elks split weekend series, sit at second in Fort Carlton league
With December fast approaching, action
for the Shellbrook Elks is revving up, and the
team, which has gone 2-0 to start the regular
season, was busy last weekend with two backto-back games.
Saturday evening marked the Elks’ home
opener, and saw them face off against perennial rivals the Prairie Outlaws. The Outlaws
ended the lks season in the league finals last
year, meaning retribution was on the docket for
the home team.
On Sunday evening, the Elks hit the road
again, stopping off in Warman for a showdown
against the Warman Wildcats - a new entry in
the league this season. Here’s how the action
went down.
Elks (1) vs Outlaws (3)
The lks first two games were offensive
showcases. But Saturday evening’s match-up
against the Outlaws wound up being more
about goaltending, as Elks netminder Brenden Cuthbert, and Outlaws goalie Aaron Stock
stopped just about everything that came their
way.
After some back and forth action in which
neither team had any strong scoring opportunities, it was the Outlaws who drew first blood,
going up 1-0 on a goal from Jeremy Margeson.
Doug MacLeod drew an assist on the play.
apping off the scoresheet for the first period, the Elks struck right back when Curtis Olsen buried a rebound with a nifty backhander.
Teammates Andrew Bailey and Cody Danbery
assisted on the play.
The goaltending battle would continue
throughout the second period, during which
both netminders made impressive stops to
keep their teams in the game. And as time
ticked down in the third, it became more and
more clear that the team that made the first
mistake would lose the game.
Unfortunately, it was the Elks who slipped
up first, allowing the Outlaws Steve illen to
find the net with assists from ukas Sutter
and Chris Durand. The Outlaws would cement
their victory with a last-minute empty netter by
Sutter, who was assisted by Durand and Drew
McDermott, and take the game 3-1.
Elks (8) @ Wildcats (2)
Having suffered a last-minute defeat at the
Shellbrook Elks goaltender Brenden Cuthbert denies a second period scoring opportunity by the Prairie Outlaws’ Tory
Stott with a desperate reach of his stick. Photo by Jordan Twiss
hands of the Outlaws, the Elks headed into
Warman hoping to get back into the win column. Thanks to the return of their offence,
the Elks got what they came for, dropping the
Wildcats to 0-5 with a decisive 8-2 blowout victory.
Things didn’t start out quite the way the Elks
planned, however, as Warman’s Matt Dochylo
drew helpers from Lucas Fortier and Jordy
uillou to put the ildcats up - in the early
going. But after seven minutes of back-andforth action, the ood gates opened in the lks
favour, leading to four unanswered goals.
Starting things off, Craig Valette scored two
back-to-back goals just seconds apart, with assists by Andrew Bailey and Cody Danbery on
both goals. Bailey scored next, with helpers
from Danbery and Tyson Teageen. And Kyle
Bortis wrapped up the goal streak thanks to an
assist from Teageen.
The two teams found themselves locked in a
stalemate in the second period, with neither of
them able to find the back of the net. The ildcats managed to close the gap to two on a goal
by uillou, assisted by Tim Thiessen and Ryan
Pilon - the only goal scored in a penalty-ridden
middle frame.
As the third period ticked away, it was the
lks who finally managed to find the back of
the net, leading the way to another four-goal
onslaught and an 8-2 win.
Curtis Olsen struck early in the period, draw-
ing helpers from Derek and Jody Blais, while
Andrew Bailey connected with Chris Thompson and Zack Sim for his second goal of the evening just after the midway point of the period.
Bailey would strike again a few minutes later,
drawing another helper from Thompson, and
an assist from raig alette. Rounding out the
scoresheet, Olsen netted his second of the evening, with an assist from Jody Blais.
With the victory, the Elks now stand at 3-1,
good enough for second place in the Fort Carlton Hockey League.
This Friday will see the Elks head to Dalmeny for an evening game against the Dalmeny
Fury. And on Saturday Nov. 28, they’ll return
home to host the Bruno T-Birds.
Police ticket distracted drivers
Police caught 445 drivers – either distracted themselves or charged with distracting
others – during October’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight on distracted driving.
In total, there were:
- 246 tickets for using a cellphone while
driving
- 151 tickets for driving without due care
and attention
- 21 tickets for driving a vehicle without reasonable consideration for others
- 17 tickets for performing an activity to distract, startle or interfere
- 6 tickets for stunting
- 3 tickets for causing a loud and unnecessary noise with a motor vehicle
- 1 ticket for racing
Law enforcement also issued 6,576 speed-
ing tickets, 432 tickets for failing to wear a
seatbelt and/or have a child restrained in the
appropriate car/booster seat, and 373 impaired driving-related charges.
Drivers are reminded to keep their #HeadsUp while driving and their eyes on the road.
Limit distractions in the vehicle and keep cellphones out of sight so you’re not tempted to
take or make a call or text.
November’s focus is on safe winter driving
and police continue to keep an eye out for people driving too fast for road conditions. Learn
more about distracted driving and safe winter driving on S s website at www.sgi.sk.ca.
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how wecandrivebetter. ncludes all traffic
safety focus results for October submitted by
police as of Nov. 15, 2015.
Leask Community Christmas Party
Saturday, Dec. 5th
Cocktails 5:30 pm • Supper 6:30 pm • Dance 9 pm
Music by Moonlight Music • Supper by KLM Catering
Ticket Prices: $30.00 per person
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Shellbrook’s Craig Hayden takes exception to the aggressive play of a prairie
Outlaws player who crashed into the Elks’ goal.
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November 27, 2015
Shellbrook among liquor stores slated for privatization
By Jordan Twiss
Pending a Sask. Party victory in the April 2016 provincial election, Shellbrook’s
Saskatchewan Liquor and
Gaming Authority (SLGA) Liuor Store may find itself in
the hands of a private business
owner.
Along with 39 other locations, the Shellbrook venue
has been slated for privati ation, following the feedback
the government received from
a public consultation process
that ran from ovember,
until the end of anuary,
.
The government also plans
to open 12 additional private
locations across the province,
in an effort to feed demand in
“underserved communities.”
During the consultation
window, the government says
it received more than 6,600
online survey responses, and
an additional 3,000 written
submissions.
Don McMorris, the minister
responsible for the S
, says
some key themes emerged
from these responses.
hat we really heard from
the general public after that
was that they were looking for
more choice, a better selection
of products, more convenience
in terms of store hours and
store locations, as well as more
competitive pricing,” he said.
“They wanted to see some
competition within the marketplace,” he added, noting
that the consultation was
started, in part, due to the
public’s positive response to
the opening of four private
liquor retailers in Saskatoon
and Regina.
McMorris says that respondents also indicated that,
while they favoured more
privati ation, they didnt want
to see the government to lose
any revenue during the privati ation process, as li uor revenues help fund education,
healthcare, and provincial infrastructure.
He adds that the government’s proposal should alleviate concerns about the province losing money, calling it a
“revenue neutral” plan.
Under the current regulatory system, different types
of li uor retailers are subject
to different rules and restrictions.
The government’s proposal
to privati e li uor stores will
remove these differing rules,
introducing a single type of liquor license.
Private businesses will still
have to purchase their liquor
through the SLGA, but the
government agency will introduce a uniform pricing structure for all types of retailers,
and allow private retailers to
set their own prices to stoke
further competition.
ll types of private retailers will also be permitted to
operate from
a.m. to
a.m., and sell any type of
chilled product.
Additionally, retailers can
even operate standalone stores
in existing buildings, so long
as there is a separate entrance
from the outside and from
within, and all retail liquor
transactions are separate from
the parent business.
t s an issue of levelling the
playing field for all li uor retailers, whether they’re an outlet, a franchise, an off-sale, or a
public store that’s converting,”
he said.
“It’s about allowing market
forces to dictate how li uor is
retailed, as opposed to government dictating how it is
Barring a defeat in April’s provincial election, the Sask. Party plans to privatize 40 SLGA liquor stores. If that happens, the Shellbrook location will be one
of the stores to be privatized.
retailed,” he added.
While the plan marks a stark
change from the protectionism
of the past, the fact that it s tied
to Sask. Party election victory
means the changes may never
happen. nd even if the Sask.
Party wins, the liquor stores
slated for privati ation may
never actually change hands.
f we are fortunate enough
to form government after the
next election, we’ll go through
a re uest for proposal process.
It will be publicly advertised
that if anybody s interested
in bidding on liquor retailing
permits/licenses, they can do
it,” said McMorris.
overnment stores will
remain operating until we
have another person or company selected, and they’re up
and running. We don’t want
to have a community without
service,” he added.
The government’s announcement followed the release of a report which gave
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Shellbrook, SK, S0J 2E0
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esiu, Watson, Wilkie, and
Wynyard.
The shift to privati ation is
expected to impact around 196
employees.
Meanwhile, the 12 new private stores will be in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert,
oose aw, orkton, merald
Park hite ity, Pilot Butte,
almeny, Osler, ague, berdeen and Bienfait, and they,
too, will be subject to the reuest for proposal process.
Reaction Divided
As the Sask. Party likely predicted, response to its proposal
to privati e S
li uor stores
has been heavily divided.
Todd MacKay, prairie director of the anadian Ta payers
Federation called the move a
positive step forward for the
province.
t s a stark shift from a government-knows-best policy to
one that truly trusts Saskatchewanians to make their own
choices when they pick up a
bottle of wine or a si pack of
beer. It’s also an elegant solution that offers a smooth transition and protects government revenues,” he wrote.
The opposition
P, however, isn’t convinced that the
province’s plan is revenue neutral.
By selling off
profitable
SLGA stores, we will lose millions that are currently used to
pay for health and education,
it said in a statement following
the announcement.
In question period last
Wednesday, opposition critic
Cathy Sproule took it one step
further, uestioning why the
government cant just fi its
current hybrid system, and
deliver better prices for Saskatchewan people.”
The Sask. Party’s decision
also drew the ire of the Saskatchewan Government and
eneral mployees
nion
(S
, which, while noting
that the
stores slated for
privati ation brought in
.
million for the province last
year, similarly questioned how
the province will recoup the
“lost revenue.”
“I saw maybe some coming,
but not to this magnitude. This
is over half of our government
liquor stores. These stores contribute revenue back into the
province. It’s concerning to
me,” said union spokesperson
Donna Christianson.
Christianson added that the
union was open to changes,
but that the province simply
didn’t approach it.
“There has been nothing
stopping
c orris . The
union has not stood in the way
for... any of the changes that he
and the government of the day
are talking about, but we’ve
never been given the opportunity.”
Shellbrook Legion news
In Memory
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on its liquor policies when it
comes to granting restaurant
owners the ability to purchase
alcohol at wholesale prices.
While the Sask. Party’s plan
stops short of allowing these
business owners to receive
wholesale pricing directly
from the S
, it does allow
them to purchase from any retailer they choose and negotiate lower prices to reduce their
costs.
Along with Shellbrook, the
affected stores are located
in Battleford, Broadview,
Canora, Carrot River, Davidson, Foam Lake, Gravelbourg,
ull ake, udson Bay, ndian
Head, Kamsack, Kelvington,
Kindersley, Kipling, Lanigan,
Leader, Lloydminster, Maple
reek, elfort, elville, Outlook, Preeceville, Raymore,
Regina (Broad Street , Rosetown, Rosthern, Saskatoon
(20th Street West), Saskatoon
(Market Mall), Shaunavon, St.
Walburg, Stoughton, Tisdale,
Unity, Wadena, Wakaw, Wask-
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The Shellbrook egion held their meeting on ovember ,
at the egion all with seven members present.
President elen agenais welcomed everyone. O anada
was sung and one minute of silence was held for departed
comrades.
Pastor ave Bodnarson read a devotional.
Secretary, arie Trueman read the minutes from the last
meeting.
Old business - The Remembrance ay Services held at Shellbrook School and ild Rose School were very successful.
The teachers and students who attended helped to make it
a success.
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A reminder to anyone who hasn’t paid their dues.
There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting,
including our hristmas party will be anuary ,
.
aurice Tanchuk adjourned the meeting.
fter the meeting the student posters, poems and essays for
Remembrance ay were judged.
Marcelin & District Community Club Events
Saturday, December 5
Craft Sale & Christmas Bingo
Craft Sale - 9 am to 1 pm; Lunch Served 11 am to 1 pm;
Ham & Turkey Bingo 2 pm
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Skating Club invites community to learn love of skating
“Variety is the spice of life,”
goes the old adage about resisting the temptation to stick to
the same old, same old by being
brave and trying new things.
Members of the community
were given the opportunity
to do add a little spice to their
lives, when they were invited
by the Shellbrook Skating Club
to lace up their skates, don their
favourite sports jerseys, and hit
the ice for the clubs first-ever
Try it/Jersey Day.
Including the members of
the Skating Club, Tasha Cyr
estimates that well over 100
people, both young and old
alike, took the club up on its
offer last Wednesday evening,
and joined them at the Shellbrook Arena for cake, prizes,
and some skating lessons.
Cyr explains that the Try it
Day was organized as part of
the club’s eligibility requirements for a $5,000 grant it
received from RBC’s Learn to
Play Project.
The club was made aware of
the grant program by Crystal
Schmitz, an employee of RBC
who is also actively involved in
the club, and it ualified for the
grant last spring.
Schmitz says the Learn to
Play Project is part of RBC’s
broader RBC Kids Pledge, “a
five-year,
million commitment to improve the wellbeing of one million children
and youth in Canada.” In 2014
alone, RBC awarded more than
$1 million in grants to community organizations.
As part of the special Try it
Day, Schmitz presented the
club with the $5,000 cheque.
RBC also gave the club more
than $300 to help the club host
the event.
Cyr says that most, if not all,
of the money will go towards
paying off the club’s rink fees.
Nothing has been decided
about how the club will spend
any leftover grant money.
While it hasn’t been decided
whether or not the club will
host another Try it Day in the
future, Cyr was happy with the
turnout, and added that some
kids who decided to participate
in the day have expressed interest in joining the club.
In December, the Skating
Club will be hosting its traditional bring a friend day, which
also allows non-club members
to give skating a try, as well as
its annual Santa skate.
Cyr says the best part about
having the Try it Day was that
it allowed the whole community, to come out and give skat- nstructor ailey arms helps little Bethel take her first few steps on the ice. Though Bethel
ing a try.
was unsteady at first a little encouragement was all it took to get her going.
Marcail hilp winds her way through some Members of the Shellbrook Skating Club accept a
cones during the Skating Club’s Try it ay.
ayne Cyr goes for a glide during the Skating Club’s Try it ay.
000 che ue from BC staff members.
Tegan Naumann shows off her skills
during the Skating Club’s Try it ay.
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“On Call” Volunteers – Parkland Integrated Health Centre
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Extra volunteers are often needed for the long term care residents on an on-call basis, to assist with outings, parties, social
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Shifts s needed
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Parents and their children visit residents on a one-to-one basis
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Make holiday decorating easier this year
It is not the holiday season until homes, stores and
town centers are decorated in lights and tinsel. hen
entire neighborhoods are enhanced by bows and animated figurines, the celebratory tone is set and decorations can trigger happy feelings associated with holiday gatherings.
Some people find holiday decorating enjoyable and
eagerly anticipate taking out storage containers and
sorting through all of their memory-laden trinkets,
while others are less enthusiastic about readying their
homes for the season. o matter which group you fall
into, the following are some simple tips to make holiday decorating easier.
Plan to decorate on a day when you do not have any
other responsibilities. Choose to decorate on a day
when you can devote your full attention to decorating,
avoiding a day when you might be distracted by other
things. If you prefer to decorate alone, ask a friend to
watch the kids or have a spouse take them out of the
house for a few hours. f decorating is a family event,
find a day when everyone s schedules are clear.
Take out the decorations the day prior. auling
boxes and containers from the attic or basement can
take a while. Take some time to move all of the decorating items to a main floor of the house the day or
night before your decorating marathon. This way you
won t get discouraged or tired by the task even before
the real decorating has begun.
Put the tree up first. The hristmas tree is the a
focal point of holiday decorations, so set up the tree
and decorate it before you get started on decorating
the rest of the house. If you do not get to all of your
other decorating, at least the tree will be ready and
your home will still have some holiday appeal. Once
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Shellbrook
will host an
Advent Service of Lessons
and Carols
Sunday,
December 13
7 p.m.
Refreshments and
fellowship to follow.
Everyone Welcome
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Shelley Andersen 306-468-2051;
Donna Wyatt 306-468-2830
the lights are on, decorating the tree is a great activity
for keeping the kids busy while you handle other jobs.
ivide and con uer. othing makes holiday decorating go faster than delegating decorating tasks. Assign specific tasks to your helpers. Put one person in
charge of decorating the living room while another
handles the outside lights, wreaths and inflatable
items.
Turn on the tunes. orking to music fre uently
takes your mind off of the work and will help pass the
time more uickly. ave your favorite holiday play list
at the ready and turn up the volume. Sing along to the
carols or contemporary songs while you are elbowdeep in decorations.
Take some breaks. orking hungry or tired may
lead to sloppy work or frustration. There s little chance
of untangling a knot in the lights with your patience
in tact if you havenÕt eaten for hours. Plan some time
for lunch while you sit and rest. Survey the work you ve
done and make a list of the next steps.
fter the hard work of decorating, you ll likely have
a sense of accomplishment. ow it s time to enjoy the
holiday scene and prepare for the excitement of the
weeks ahead.
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Sunday School,
Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.
St. John’s - Shellbrook
Sunday School,
Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.
Pastor Trent Felstrom
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11 a.m. - Worship
Pastor Chris Dean
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Sun., 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Pastor David Bodvarson
306-747-7235
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Sun. Mass - 9:30 a.m.
Fr. Tuan Doan
Big River - Sacred Heart
Sun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass
itefi
Sun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.
Victoire
Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.
Fr. Sebastin Kunnath
Eucharist Celebrations
Muskeg
Sunday, 3 p.m.
St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook
Sunday, 9 a.m.
St. Henry’s - Leask
Mass Sunday 11 a.m.
St. Joseph’s - Marcelin
Mass Saturday, 7 p.m.
Mistawasis
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Fr. Tru Le
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PRESBYTERIAN
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11 a.m.
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407-2nd Ave E, Shellbrook
Sat., 9:45 a.m. Sabbath School
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Pastor Scot Manly
306-747-3305
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Leask - All Saint’s
Sunday, 9:00 a.m.
- Service
St. Andrew’s - Shellbrook
Sunday, 11 a.m. Service
Canwood - Christ Church
Sunday, 11 a.m. Service
Mont Nebo - St. Luke’s
Sunday, 2 p.m. -Service
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Big River
1st & 2nd Sundays
1 p.m. - Worship
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All Other Sundays - 10 a.m.
Shellbrook - Knox
Sun., 10 am - Worship
Pastor Dave Whalley
November 27, 2015
SPORTS
Shellbrook Chronicle 15
Another bad year for woeful Bombers
The 103rd Grey Cup Game will be played
in Winnipeg this Sunday but there will be
a Manitoba ingredient missing: the Blue
Bombers. Again.
The woeful Bombers were not the worst
team in the Canadian Football League in
2015 — that honour was handily taken by
the Saskatchewan Roughriders — but no
CFL franchise has had a worst run over the
past 20 years than the Big Blue. This year:
5-13. Ho hum.
The glory days of coach Bud Grant, quarterback Kenny Ploen and fullback Leo Lewis
or even receiver Milt Stegall and QB Dieter
Brock of more recent vintage are but a memory. The last Grey Cup celebration in Winnipeg was in 1990. That’s 25 years ago. With
a league consisting of only nine teams, one
would think the law of averages would work
in the Bombers’ favour one year and send a
Grey Cup their way.
The Big Bad Bombers of yesteryear are
merely the Bad Bombers now, and Winnipeggers are losing their patience.
How bad has it been? Other than a threeyear period in the early 2000s — when quarterback Khari Jones, Stegall and running
back Charles Roberts provided Winnipeg
with some offensive brilliance and plus-.500
seasons — it has been sad. Since the 2004
season, the Bombers have posted just three
winning records. Bomber fans got excited in
2014 when their team started 5-1, but it end-
ed in familiar fashion
— 7-11. If you have
a calculator handy,
that’s a 2-10 record
down the stretch.
Broadcaster
Bob
Irving of CJOB, who
has called the team’s
games on radio since
the 1970s, tweeted
optimism
followBRUCE
ing the completion
PENTON
of the 2015 regular
season: “Better days
~
ahead Bomber fans.
Trust me. Better days
ahead.”
General Custer said something along
those lines to his troops about 140 years ago
in South Dakota. Trouble is, Custer and Co.
didn’t get a second chance. The Bombers
have opportunities every year to find new
weapons, new managerial brains, new approaches.
Irving is probably right. Better days are
ahead. But Bomber fans are asking: How far
ahead? How long do we have to wait?
Rj urrie of sportsdeke.com
innipeg
O-lineman Dominic Picard was the top pick
of all opposing teams for CFL’s nastiest player. Don’t laugh — at least the Bombers can
finish first in something.
* Jack Finarelli, the Sports Curmudgeon,
on a bad call that went against Michigan
state’s football team: “Ray Charles must
have beamed down from the spirit world
and took over that official s body for about
five critical seconds.
Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Wake Forest defeated Boston College
in football, 3-0. There was one injury. The
play-by-play guy hit his head on the mic after falling asleep during a two-yard run in
the fourth quarter.”
Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Peyton Manning is the reigning Mr.
Congeniality of postgame news conferences. Manning was even charming the other
night in telling the media, in essence (but
diplomatically), “I pay zero attention to your
mindless drivel.”
Another one from Dickson, putting 0-10
Central Florida No. 1 in his Bottom 10 rankings: “I read that the Knights don’t know the
meaning of the word ‘quit.’ So the academics
stink, too.”
eadline at TheOnion.com Bulls players annoyed by Derrick Rose always leaving
torn ligaments all over locker room.”
Headline at SportsPickle.com: “Wes
Welker on signing with Rams: ‘I think I have
five more good concussions left in me.
Panthers B am ewton, to the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, on why he pulled
down a pro-Packers sign before a recent
home game: “You’re not about to sit up here
and sell a Whopper at a McDonald’s.”
Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Steve Williams has written a book where he says being Tiger Woods’ caddie was like being a
‘slave.’ He complained of having to pick up
oods clubs that he would ip towards the
bag. Which is otherwise known as being a
caddie.”
Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com:
raft ings and Fan uel filed lawsuits to
try to stop New York from banning the daily
fantasy games. Forget the NFL, can we bet
on what side will win?”
Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Medical
marijuana just went on sale in Chicago. And
to make it through the rest of the season,
3-5 Bears fans all suddenly contracted glaucoma.”
Conan O’Brien of TNT late night: “The
CEO of Disney is now getting involved in
bringing an NFL team to Los Angeles. So
football fans, get ready for the crushing defence of the Los Angeles Little Mermaids.”
Reggie Hayes of the Fort Wayne NewsSentinel, after Denver Broncos cornerback
Aqib Talib was suspended for one game
for jabbing a finger into the right eye of ndianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen.
“Asked for comment, the Three Stooges said,
‘Not now. We’re trying to coach the Detroit
Lions.’ ”
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Fisticuffs, offence highlights of Silvertips’ home opener
The Silvertips’ Doran Canaday shares some less than kind words
with the Settlers’ Dakota Tootoosis after the whistle. Tempers
ared over early and often in the Silvertips home opener.
The Silvertips’ Brendan Canaday (back) awaits a cross-ice set up from a teammate
during action in the third period of the team’s home opener against the Maymont
Settlers. Canaday had two goals and an assist on the evening.
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November 27, 2015
Away from the Maddening Crowd
17
Two of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens
By Sara Williams
Next time you’re in Victoria, you should take the time
to visit two of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens. Where
one is sheltered, quiet and secluded, the other is larger,
more diverse, and teeming with dozens of projects.
For tranquility nothing can compare to the quiet beauty of Finnerty Garden (www.uvic.ca/finnerty/), located
in the southwest corner of the University of Victoria
campus, just beyond the small Interfaith Chapel. Wandering along the network of shaded paths, sitting on one
of the many carefully placed benches enjoying trees reflected in a pond or simply absorbing the interplay of colour and texture, peace prevails throughout. One would
never realize they were in the middle of a busy campus
and adjacent to a parking lot.
The Garden is named after the two Finnerty brothers
who emigrated from Ireland in the 1850s. They established a market garden and orchard on the land now occupied by the Garden. Their families continued to farm
the land until about 1926.
Finnerty Gardens was established in 1975 with the
planting of a notable collection of Rhodendron species
(many obtained directly or indirectly from famous plant
explorers of the day). The collection – the largest such
in British Columbia – was a part of the estate that Mrs.
Jeanne Buchanan of
Cowichan Lake left
the University. Many
of the specimens were
over fifty years old
when they were transplanted to their new
home.
Today, the Finnerty Gardens contains
over 4000 trees and
shrubs, among them
magnolia,
maple,
birch, spruce, Douglas
fir and the native Garry oak. There are more
than 1,500 rhododendron (flowering from
mid-January to June)
and azaleas as well as
an enormous range
of herbaceous underplantings and naturalized bulbs such as tulips, narcissi, anemone, bluebells,
grape hyacinth, pink nerine, camas, fritillary, marsh
marigolds, bleeding heart, oxalis, ornamental grasses
and many ferns.
For your horticultural pleasure and enlightenment,
most plants are labeled (with common and botanical
names). A detailed plan and walking tour of the 6.5 acre
site is available for download from the garden website.
Finnerty Gardens is open to the public during daylight
hours at no charge.
The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (www.hcp.ca)
is the only private not-for-profit post-secondary insti-
tution in British Columbia accredited by the province
to provide horticulture education. With 103 acres of
gardens, woodlands and wetlands, it is located on the
southern tip of Vancouver Island in Saanich, just 15 minutes from downtown Victoria.
What impressed me the most at the HCP in late Oc-
Finnerty
Garden
Japanese
Garden
SPIRITWOOD STOCKYARDS
STOCKYARDS
tober? The sweep of meadow below the demonstration
gardens with its curving border of tall billowing ornamental grasses and centerpiece sculpture figuratively
(and almost literary) blew me away. And situated on the
crest of the hill above the Japanese Garden, in an irregular oval space surrounded by venerable trees, were four
waist height half-moon-shaped tables used to display an
amazing collection of bonsai.
The gardens within HCP are many and varied: collections of heather, rhododendron, lilies and hardy plants;
the Doris Page Winter Garden and the Takata Japanese
Garden complete with a ceremonial teahouse; drought
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Shellbrook Elks Hockey Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 28 - 8:00 p.m.
Shellbrook vs Bruno
Saturday, Dec. 5 - 8:00 p.m.
Shellbrook vs Warman
tolerant and Mediterranean gardens; a native plant garden; a children’s garden along with a birds, bees and
butterflies garden; vegetable, fruit, herb gardens and orchard; and the largest bonsai collection in Canada.
They are cared for by volunteers, affiliate gardening
societies, centre staff and students. Private tours, group
tours and school tours
are available. The gardens are seen as a “living classroom” and well
used throughout the
year by students, the
on-site Master Gardener
program, and individuals attending the numerous workshops and specialty lectures. There is
a restaurant and small
gift shop on site.
Sara Williams is the
author of the newly expanded and revised
Creating the Prairie
Xeriscape; Gardening,
Naturally: A chemicalfree handbook for the
Prairies; and the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park
& Zoo: A Photographic
History. Sara will be offering tours of England and Iceland (with cohost, Melanie Elliott) in 2016. For more information contact Ruth
at [email protected] or 888-778-2378.
This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan
Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@
yahoo.com; NEW www.facebook.com/saskperennial).
Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming
garden information sessions, workshops and tours: November 25, 7:30 – An irreverent history of our gardens
– from the Romans, Brits and French to the Prairies.
Silver Tips Hockey Schedule
Friday, Dec. 5
8:30 pm
Silver Tips vs RadissonFriday, Dec. 11
8:30 pm
Silver Tips vs Spiritwood
Office: 306-883-2168
(1984) Ltd.
Sales Every Wednesday @ 9:00 a.m.
Contact Brian Jacobson 306-883-7375
Bred Cow Sale
Friday, December 11 - 1 pm
Herd Dispersal for William Gates
70 Red & Black Angus & Herford cross cows & a few bred heifers
bred to Red & Black Angus & Herford bulls, calving starts April 1st;
Also selling on this sale are 30 Crossbred heifers bred Blk Angus,
calving starts March 15th; 35 Crossbred cows bred Red Simmental
& Blk Angus calving March/April, 15 mixed cows, 2 bred heifers
bred Blk Angus & 5 bred cows bred Blk Simmental
Anyone wishing to consign cows to a sale call Brian
Spiritwood Stockyard is owned by a cattleman,
run by a cattleman, working for the cattlemen.
For more information call
Brian 306-883-7375 or Fred 306-883-7368
Visit us at www.spiritwoodstockyards.ca
PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS
HOCKEY SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 27 ~ 7 p.m
P.A. VS Edmonton
Saturday, Dec. 12 ~ 7 p.m
P.A. VS Kamloops
18
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Saskatchewan Liquor
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Under the provisions of
The Alcohol and Gaming
Regulations Act, 1997
Notice is hereby given
that Du-Mc Holdings
Ltd. has applied to the
Liquor and Gaming Authority for a Restaurant
Permit to sell alcohol in
premises known as The
Railhouse Restaurant at
2 Main St, Shellbrook, SK
of which the following is
a correct legal description: Lots 1, 2 & 3 Blk/
Par 1 Plan M3438;
2 Main St, Shellbrook, SK
Written objections to the
granting of the permit
may be filed with S
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from the date of publication of this notice.
very person filing a
written objection with
SLGA shall state their
name, address and
telephone number in
printed form, as well
as the grounds for the
objection(s). Petitions
must name a contact
person, state grounds
and be legible. Each
signatory to the petition
and the contact person
must provide an address
and telephone number.
Frivolous, vexatious or
competition-based objections within the beverage
alcohol industry may
not be considered, and
may be rejected by the
Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse
to hold a hearing.
Write to:
Gaming Authority
Box 5054
Regina Sk S4P 3M3
2-48C
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- 70 comic books
and pocket books.
Miscellaneous. Best
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REC. VEHICLES
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Cost for 25 words:
Saskatchewan market .........$209.00
One Zone ............................$86.00
Two Zone ..........................$123.00
Alberta market .......................$259.00
Manitoba market ...................$179.00
BC market .............................$395.00
Ontario market ......................$429.00
Central Ontario ..................$139.00
Eastern Ontario ..................$143.00
Northern Ontario ..................$82.00
Quebec market
English ...............................$160.00
French ................................$709.00
Atlantic market ......................$159.00
Across Canada ..................$1,770.00
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COMING EVENTS
BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE FOR SALE
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BUILDING FOR
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larger, 2x6 construction, good electrical
system. Bungalow
preferred but not
necessary. Call Gord
@ 306-717-0924 or
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LOST
LOST - In Cookson
Area 3 yr old Black
Lab/Collie cross
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(right front) Missing
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Answers to Koojoe.
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COMING EVENTS Dazzling Divas coming to Shellbrook
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1, 12 noon to 4 p.m.
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1-48C
CARD
OF THANKS
The family of Frank
Smith wish to
extend our ‘Thanks’
to everyone who
was a part of Frank’s
life and helped us
during his long stay
in the Big River
Health Care Center
and at the time of
his passing. Thanks
to the staff of the
Health Care Center,
you were always
caring and compassionate. Those last
few days were hard
for us all, but no one
could have shown
us more support
and understanding.
Thanks to anyone
who went to visit
Frank and helped to
brighten up a long
day. To Ed Beaulac
and the staff of Beau
‘Lac’ Funeral Home,
you were very helpful and gently guided
us along the way.
To Delores Beaulac
for officiating at the
funeral service. Your
words were very
comforting and we
will always remember them. Irvin and
Darrel Amundson,
thank you. Frank
always loved your
music. Brooklyn,
Grandpa would have
been so proud of
your piano playing.
Thank you Father
Tuan Doan for leading us in Grace and
for your words of encouragement. Thank
you to the O.O.R.P.
Ladies and anyone
else who helped with
the funeral lunch.
To everyone who
came to the house
and brought food,
owers and offered
condolences, it was
much appreciated;
and thanks for all
the phone calls,
cards and emails. A
family never realizes
how many friends
November 27, 2015
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NOTICE
This newspaper accepts advertisements in good
faith. We advise that it is in your interest to
investigate offers personally. Publications by this
paper should not be taken as an endorsement of
the product or services offered.
we have until a time
like this. A special
thank you to everyone who made a donation to Lake Wood
Lodge in memory of
Frank. To everyone
who showed kindness to our family at
this time, we all say
‘Thank you’ And to
my family for all the
help, love and support given at such
a sad time, you all
just pitched in and
did whatever was
needed. I love you all
so much.
- Bertha, Darlene
and Dan, Cheryl and
Maurice, Bryan and
Roxanne, Laverne
and Edward, Sandy
and Marc & families.
MEMORIAM
In loving memory of
LEO McHANSON
Aug. 1928 – Nov.
2014
A year ago you
left us
Life’s never been
the same
We think about
you daily
In our hearts you
still remain.
We miss your love,
laughter,
Wisdom, hugs and
companionship.
Always thinking
of you.
- Love your family.
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BUD HAYNES WARD’S
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V. Abrey of Coaldale,
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firearms, rare RCMP
items, 12 saddles,
uniforms, memorabilia.
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COMING EVENTS
ELECT
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Robert Horne,
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Sask Pulse
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Producers
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and
Robert from
Swift Current
will give your pulse
growing areas strong
farmer representation.
Check out their bios
on the Pulse website.
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persons or entities that
post the advertisement,
and the Saskatchewan
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guitar stands, mixer,
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TRAVEL
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South East - 43 1/4’s
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North West - 12 1/4’s
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MANUFACTURED HOMES
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November 27, 2015
Ice, Wind and Snow Can Make Driving Hazardous
CAA has Some Safe Driving Tips.
Today’s high winds, ice
and blowing snow certainly
prove that in Saskatchewan, weather can change
quickly. To help motorists
stay safe on the roads, here
are a few driving tips from
CAA Saskatchewan.
djust your speed to
weather and road condi-
15114MF2
tions and make sure you
have a full tank of fuel.
eave a safe distance
between vehicles, use turn
signals well in advance and
allow extra room to stop.
Plan your route in advance. Allow extra time for
travel and let others know
your route and estimated
time of arrival.
Slow down at intersections and pay special attention in school zones.
heck weather and
travel conditions before
heading out. If conditions
are poor, delay travel if
possible.
onsider installing winter tires on your vehicle.
Rubber in all-season tires
start to lose elasticity and
harden at around seven degrees Celsius, significantly
reducing the tire’s ability to
grip the road.
hen the temperature
falls below -15 degrees Celsius, it’s important to plug
in your vehicle. Check to
make sure the block heater
and cord are in good working condition.
Test your vehicle s battery. Colder temperatures
can weaken the battery and
cause it to fail.
arry a fully charged
phone and a phone car
charger should you need to
call for help. CAA Roadside
Assistance is available 24/7
for Members by calling
1-800-CAA-Help (1-800222-4357).
ear warm clothing
and footwear, regardless
of the distance being travelled.
Pack an emergency
vehicle kit that contains
non-perishable food, water, blankets, extra clothing, flashlight, candle and
lighter or matches and
tin can, first aid supplies,
booster cables, and a shovel. Visit your local CAA
Saskatchewan Store or
shop online for a roadside
emergency kit.
Take your vehicle to a
CAA Car Care Centre or
CAA approved auto repair
(AARS) facility to have it
maintained for winter.
If you become stuck or
stranded:
Stay with your vehicle
for temporary shelter. It
makes it easier for rescuers
to find you.
Tie a brightly-coloured
cloth to the antennae or
place in a rolled up window
to signal distress.
Run the engine just long
enough to remove the chill.
To prevent carbon monoxide from leaking into the
vehicle, ensure the exhaust
pipe is not clogged with
snow or ice and check the
exhaust system for leaks.
For fresh air, open a
window slightly on the side
away from the wind.
Occasional deep breathing and moving arms and
legs rapidly will increase
body circulation.
on t over e ert yourself by trying to push a vehicle or dig it out of snow.

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