Credit Union celebrates 75th

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Spiritwood Herald
Spiritwood, Saskatchewan Friday, November 29, 2013
VOL. 80 NO. 48 PMR #40007604
Will Batty (r) presented a Roughrider Commemorative collage to Verna Friesen, president of the Spiritwood Credit Union, gift from the Spiritwood Coop to the Credit Union.
www.spiritwoodherald.com
Ian Heggstrom presented a gift on behalf of the Turtleford Credit Union.
Co-op, Ian Heggstrom of Turtleford Credit Union, Ken Nadiger of Sask Central, and Pat Horton of Synergy Credit
Union.
Reed also made one presentation, that to Lloyd Johnson,
a former board member, recognizing 42 years as a member
of the Board of Directors of Spiritwood Credit Union.
The Credit Union got its start on Dec 6, 1938 at the
Burrell Savings and Credit Union, with membership open
to members of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic parish.
The membership fee was 25 cents, and a bylaw stated that
the minimum deposit was a nickel.
Assets at the end of 1938 were $20,411.
The name was changed in 1943 to Spiritwood Savings
and Credit Union, and membership was open to all.
In 1963, the Mildred Credit Union joined. Assets at that
time were $13,245.
The new Credit Union building was opened in 1973, replacing the trailer that it had been housed in for a number
of years.
By 1978, forty years after its beginnings, assets of the
Spiritwood Credit Union had grown to $24.5 million.
Currently, the Credit Union has a staff of 19, and a sevenmember Board of Directors. Verna Friesen is President.
The following won door prizes: Bobbi Beuker, Murray Mack, Nancy Willick, Shannon Laventure, Marilyn
Doucette, Bryan Gaboury, Angela Amendt, Helen Ouellette, Grant Schweitzer, Jason Kuffert, Florence Johnson,
Pat Aube, and Dave Millar.
As a special feature of the evening, Chief Steven Jim of
the Witchekan Lake First Nation introduced native dancer
Tyler Gamble, explaining the significance of a number of
dance moves and items of a dancer’s regalia.
“I feel very proud to be able to showcase some of our culture and traditions for you,” he said.
The remainder of the evening was devoted to the comedy
of Don’t Mind Us Comedy, featuring hilarious improvisations.
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Spiritwood Credit Union celebrated its 75th anniversary
on Nov 6,, as about 200 people settled in to an amazing
meal catered by Ron Sawatsky and an evening of comedy
by “Lee and Mark” of Don’t Mind Us Comedy.
Prior to the meal, General Manager Wayne Reed thanked
the organizing committee, which consisted of staff members Janine Doucette and Jennifer Petersen and board
members Wayne Bellisle and Sonja Nielsen.
Sonja said grace.
Following the meal, Rob Clarke MP congratulated the
Credit Union on its achievement
“Thank you for the work you’ve done to help build Spiritwood,” he said.
He also thanked the community for the support received
by the RCMP during the crisis of July 2006.
“I never really had a chance to show my appreciation for
the way the community took in the members and treated
them so well during that difficult time.”
Presentations were made by Will Batty of the Spiritwood
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Spiritwood Herald
November 29, 2013
Rabbit Lake news highlights
By Alan Laughlin
By the time this article gets
to press it will be less than a
month until Christmas. Advertisers will be reminding
us how many shopping days
are left and soon the Christmas parties and suppers
will fill the calendar! What
a delightful thought. Better
yet we are less than a month
from the shortest day of the
year and then, believe it or
not, we are headed to spring!
Get well wishes go out to
Marvin Price who is recovering from a broken leg. I can
just hear him asking Santa
for a pair of new armpits once
he is up on those crutches!
Have you noticed Carol
Rohl coming to town a little
later and going home a little
earlier? Actually she likes
travelling in the light she
says. The truth of the matter
is that Canada Post has seen
fit to reduce the hours of operation at this post office by
10 hours per week. The new
hours are 9:00 am until 4:00
pm and 9:00 am until 3:00
pm on Fridays. The cut off
for mail going out of Rabbit
Lake is now 1:30 pm. We
are not happy about a loss of
hours but realize that we still
have daily service.
On November 20th the
Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise
Circle had its monthly potluck supper with a large turnout to enjoy the great meal.
Carol Ferguson had mentioned earlier in the month
that the community should
do something in regard to
the Philippines situation and
with that she did! After the
supper Carol hosted a bit of a
variety night and a collection
of money. Various people:
Marijane Martens, Daniel
Martens, Dave Plummer,
Marlene and Cornie Martens,
Don and Naomi Unger, Patrick Laughlin, Alan Laughlin,
Norma Sherman and Melitta
Hildebrand played instruments, sang, did readings
and gave talks. The collection totaled $445.00. This
money will be matched by
CIDA dollar for dollar. Further donations can be made
but December 8th is the last
day for CIDA matching. Way
to go Carol!
Just a couple of nights later
on November 22, the Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Ladies Aid put on their annual
mission auction at the Rabbit Lake Church. Although
the group of buyers was not
large, Al Martens and Doug
Haryung were able to extract
a fair bit of money from the
audience’s wallets. As usual
both Doug and Al were hilarious and everyone found
their humour infectious.
When the bidding was done
and the tally complete, the 8
ladies of the Ladies Aid had
raised $2016.50. This money is mission money. Some
is used for international,
some for national and some
for local projects. Melita Hildebrand was the convener
Lunch followed with, I might
add, some very good cookies.
November 23 the Rabbit
Lake Senior Sunrise Circle
hosted a turkey shoot from
2:00 to 5:00 pm at the Rabbit
Lake Community Hall. The
afternoon provided some interesting quirks and thanks
to the technical expertise
of Doug Lamb things went
well. The marksmen of the
day were Cody Miller scoring
27 out of 30, Patrick Laughlin scoring 25 our of 30 and
Jolene Lamb scoring 27 out
of 30.. Additional winners of
turkeys were Melitta Hildebrand, Rose Gill Lodge, Brenda Aumack, Kathy Aumack,
Stan Thul, Doreen Lamb,
Colson Brown, Doug Lamb
Laureen Becotte, Clifford
Smith, Ken Rodgers, Keifer
Kitching, Arnie Loehndorf,
Annette Letkeman, Angel
Haryung,, Tanis Franson,
Peggy Giroux. Thanks to
Carol Ferguson and Shelly
Laughlin for handling the
registrations and the money,
to Clifford Smith and Patrick
Laughlin for loan of equipment.
This was not suppose to
be a fund raiser, simply an
activity in the Village and so
on that account it was successful. Thanks to Isabelle
McLennan, Jeanette Krelow
and Ruth Hrynewich for having coffee and muffins available and to all who dropped
in and socialized.
Volunteers have been busy
getting ice in the Rabbit Lake
Rec Centre. President Curtis
McNabb says that we should
be skating by the first week
in December. Getting ice in
is not small task and thanks
to Curtis McNabb, Randy
McMurtry , Brandon Moore
and Jaden McDonald it will
be ready for another season.
December 16 there will be
a chili and mashed potato
supper at the Rabbit Lake
Seniors Center.
This is the kick off of the
Christmas season and here
the judges will reveal the
winners of the community
lighting contest, the chimes
in the museum church will
be inaugurated and the street
light decorations will be up.
Come for supper and vote on
the “People’s Choice” lighting
category. Watch the signs at
the post office and the store
to see which houses are registered in the contest. Supper is $5.00 and meant to be
a fun evening.
Here I am writing this
article early in the day on
Sunday because like most of
you I will be too busy with
the Grey Cup this evening
to write. More to the point
I will be too excited with the
Grey Cup finding a home
in Saskatchewan to be able
to settle in to the task. The
Rabbit Lake Hotel is hosting
a Grey Cup party and a chili
supper at half time.
PS We did it! The Grey
Cup Party at the hotel was a
great time with lots of cheering and yes even in Rabbit
Lake we were able to create a
whole sea of green!
Shell Lake Seniors celebrate birthdays, anniversaries
On Monday 25th of November the Shell Lake Seniors held the Birthday and
Anniversary party in conjunction with the monthly
Pot Luck Supper and meeting
which turned out quite well,
there were 25 people in attendance, after supper was the
Birthday cake, the monthly
meeting, the picture and for
entertainment a video of Al
Churney in 1988 when he was
in Shell Lake for a show,it
was quite good and enjoyed
by the group.
The people on the Birth-
day list were Fay Brewer,
Clara Crawford, Peggy Dafoe, Lorraine Diesen, Diana
Ehman, Sally Huchkowski,
Fern Lamontagne, Ab Odnokon, Marlyn Simonar, Grant
Kipper. The Birthday Cakes
were made by Nel Heckel and
Loretta Lamontagne. The
Anniversary people were
Shan and Larry Rush, Ken
and Peggy Granberg, Roy
and Clara Crawford,Stan and
Blanche Crowder, Grant and
Eileen Kipper.
What a Foot Ball game !! Go
Riders Go...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPIRITWOOD NO. 496
Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates
for the office of
Councilor for Division No. 4
will be received by the undersigned at the municipal office
during regular office hours until Wednesday, December 18th,
2013 at 4:00 p.m. local time.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office.
Dated this 25th day of November, 2013.
Colette Bussiere
Returning Officer
Friends & Family!
Back row, from left, Marlyn Simonar, Peggy Granberg, Ken Granberg, Sally Huchkouski and Fern Lamontagne. Front Roy Crawford, Clara Crawford and Peggy Dafoe.
You’re all invited to a
Come & Go Tea
to celebrate
Bernice Turgeon’s
90th Birthday
Sunday, Dec. 1 ~ 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Spiritwood Pioneer Centre
Best wishes only, please - your presence is your gift.
Alex and Penny Walter were married
November 2, 2013 in Medicine Hat, AB
They invite you to join them
for an informal celebration
Saturday, Nov. 30, 7:00 p.m.
Resolute School
They look forward to celebrating with you.
50th Anniversary
Come & Go Tea
for
Betty & Wallace Duhaime
Saturday, Dec. 4 ~ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Spiritwood Pioneer Centre
No Gifts Please!
November 29, 2013
Spiritwood Herald
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Timberwolves open with win
J.R. Bussiere shuts the door with a couple of North Stars lurking. Blaine Fineday adds some defensive support.
The Spiritwood Timberwolves began their
second season in the Sask Prairie Hockey
League with a win on home ice Nov 23. In
fact, it was the first of their six home dates
prior to the Christmas break. Just three home
contests are scheduled for the new year.
Back to the win. It took a while to exert their
dominance over the visiting Glaslyn North
Stars, but in the end it was a convincing 6-1
win for the home squad, led by a pair of goals
from both Bryce Gatzke and Raymon Harris. Gatzke is a veteran with the Wolves, while
Harris, familiar to Spiritwood crowds, is in
the black and white for the first time.
Gatzke and Harris also each had an assist
for an impressive three-point night. Blueliner
Tyler Gamble also collected three points on
the game’s first goal and a pair of assists on
goals that put the game out of reach.
The other goal-scorer for the Timberwolves
was Chance Henderson, who toiled in the “AA”
Midget ranks last season. A teammate was
quick to rescue the puck as a souvenir for the
rookie forward.
The Timberwolves took a 1-0 lead on Gamble’s goal midway through the first period, and
were up 2-10 at the break. The North Stars cut
the margin to one, and then Henderson’s goal
put the good guys up 3-1, and that’s how the
second period ended.
The next home action is this weekend when
they host the Hafford Mustangs on Friday
night and the Perdue Pirates on Saturday.
NOTES
.. the Spiritwood Knights of Columbus will
be doing the scoring and clock for Timber-
wolves home games. They will also be running the food booth.
... the Timberwolves had six veterans out
due to suspension dating back to the final
game of last season’s league championship series against the Battleford Beaver Blues. On
the shelf are: Tyson Turgeon (4 games), Quinton Tipewan (4), Marty Lehouillier (3), Jeff
Hujber (3), Raymond Witchekan (2), and Brad
Doucette (1). Of the six, Turgeon has said he
is hanging up the blades and Tipewan can use
the time to rest a knee. Doucette’s one game
wa the 23rd, but he won’t be back this weekend
due to work commitments.
.. there’s a good crop of newcomers on the
team. In addition to Henderson and Harris,
you can add Colton Poulin, Brody Siebert,
Patrick Robinson, Blaine Fineday and Curtis Wuttunee to the list of usual suspects. It
should be an interesting season.
..interesting, yes, but here’s a factoid for you:
The Timberwolves top six pointgetters from
last year were not in the lineup Saturday. Tyler Gamble, with 13 points, was the top scorer
currently in uniform. Braden Landy is next
with 7 points and Jeff Caffet is third with 4.
.. on the other side of the ledger, netminder
J.R. Bussiere had a stellar 9-1 record, giving up
just 24 goals.
SUMMARY
Timberwolves 6 Glaslyn 1
Goals: Bryce Gatzke 2, Raymon Harris 2,
Tyler Gamble, Chance Henderson.
Assists: Tyler Gamble 2, Blaine Fineday 2,
Shane Gopher 2, Raymon Harris, Bryce Gatzke, Wayne Jim.
The EI ripoff
Shane Gopher (8), who had two assists on the night, is in position behind a pair
of defenders.
Scoring play by Tyler Gamble (57), nine minutes into the first period.
by Gregory Thomas,
Federal Director
Canadian Taxpayers
Federation
If Stephen Harper really
wants to help working Canadians and their families,
he needs to scrap the porkbarreling Employment Insurance system designed
by Pierre Trudeau, and give
Canadians back their own
money.
This year in Canada, every
working Canadian couple,
with each worker earning at
least $47,400, will watch as
$4,277 in EI “contributions”
are shipped to Ottawa on
their behalf. The government
has hiked that maximum EI
tax haul by 25% since 2008,
when it was $3,412.
Now some provincial premiers are beating the drum
for a huge hike in the deductions taken from our paycheques for the Canadian
Pension Plan: They argue
that Canadians aren’t saving
enough for retirement.
But a working Canadian couple could save over
$67,000 in 10 years, if they
simply were allowed to keep
their EI contributions in their
own, personal, tax-sheltered
rainy-day fund. They could
use the money in the event of
a job loss or keep it for their
retirement.
For Canadians who plan
their lives around staying
employed — think about
school teachers, bus drivers,
lab technicians, accountants,
business managers — EI is
nothing more than a rip-off,
pure and simple. And it is a
rip-off on a massive scale: Between 1981 and 2009, Ontarians paid $75 billion more in
EI taxes than they collected
in EI benefits. Albertans paid
nearly $18 billion more than
they collected. It’s a similar
story across Western Canada.
Even worse, when workers in many parts of Canada
find themselves suddenly out
of a job, they can’t collect EI,
because the regional rules
tilt the playing field against
them. City dwellers lose out
while their laid off colleagues,
who might have worked at
the same company and even
in the same building, might
be permitted to collect EI
cheques for weeks because
their residence is located in
a rural community. No other
nation on the planet runs its
employment insurance system this way.
Our EI system was
morphed in the 1970s into a
vote-buying machine for the
government in power. Sadly,
not much has changed in 40
years. Today, less than half
of Ontario’s unemployed can
collect EI benefits, while in
other provinces, everyone
who loses their job ends up
collecting. No wonder that
in Newfoundland and Labrador, 60% of EI claimants
have made at least three
claims in the past five years.
Further details were released
this week in the Canadian
Taxpayers Federation’s new
report Unmasking Employment Insurance: How EI Increases Unemployment and
Steals Billions from Working
Canadians.
Canada’s EI system is making Canadian workers poorer:
robbing them of thousands of
dollars that rightfully belong
on their paycheques, and
providing a cruel incentive to
others not to work, not to upgrade their skills, and not to
seek opportunity where there
are steady, year-round jobs
available.
Canadian employers are
filling hundreds of thousands
of jobs with foreign workers,
while we spend billions of
dollars paying EI benefits for
people who “go on unemployment” year after year after
year. We spend more than a
billion dollars every year, just
on the administration costs
for this wasteful, destructive
pork-barrelling scheme.
Canadian workers deserve
to keep their own money.
They deserve to know that the
money that comes off their
paycheque will be there — for
them — when they need it,
not shipped off to Ottawa to
buy votes for politicians.
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OPINION
November 29, 2013
‘Survivor: Babysitting
two-on-one’
Hey, we’re getting good at this. Babysitting, I mean. We just
had the distinct pleasure of looking after our youngest granddaughter, Junebug, for four days while her mother, Crash, was
at work in the Calgary office, and we didn’t do anything to get
us kicked off the proverbial island.
Actually, it was four-and-a-half, because you know how
grandmas are. You tell them Tuesday and they’ll show up
Monday, and even make a headstart on Sunday. Such was the
case with us, but in so doing, arriving for our overnight in Edmonton provided us with a massive
bonus. As it turned out, we got to
see Bump, Bounce and The Boss for
an evening, since they were in the
neighborhood for a hockey tournament.
Those three, you’ll recall, are
the children of Speed and Nascar, formerly of Fort St. John, but
now 2-1/2 hours closer in Grande
Prairie. They are at the stage now
where the pool, waterslide and
Gameboys are more interesting
DAVE
than Grandpa and Grandma, but
we just chalk that up to the natural
HYNDMAN
evolution of children. One of the
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three is a teenager, the middle child
News Editor
is a few months way from the magic
13, and the youngest is, well, 7 going
on 13. Or more.
We made it to Calgary by mid-afternoon on the Monday.
Twenty-two vehicles in the ditch on the way, and arrived at the
home of Wheels and Auntie Alex to find Junebug fast asleep
during her afternoon nap.
Now, the most important thing about looking after infants
is to have a schedule. Junebug is 17 months old, you see, and
schedules are incredibly important. So be sure to schedule
such things as nap time snack time, play time, breakfast time,
lunch time, bed time, and, if possible, time to perform important personal bodily functions. And then you hope that the
baby has a schedule, too, and that it will jive as much as possible to the one you have set for yourself.
We had scheduled sleep time from about 11:00 pm to 8:00
am, but Junebug gave an indication about 2:15 -- I remember
it well. I looked at the clock to be sure -- that she wasn’t much
concerned about what we were going to do for the next three
hours. I did not pretend to be asleep, but like most men, I
lay there in silence knowing full well that with a mother and
a grandma tending to the baby’s distress that a grandpa was
going to be one more body than the room could comfortably
hold, so I kept to my schedule.
The wake-up call came early, but since we were in a different time zone –we had gained an hour on our westward trek
– our unscheduled wake-up wasn’t as traumatic as it would
first appear. Fortunately, I had readied the coffee the night
before, and all it required was for someone to pour the water
in and flip the switch. By the time I was ready to greet the day,
three sets of bleary eyes were there to greet me. One set had
already left for work.
The morning was uneventful, adhering miraculously to the
schedule—breakfast, get dressed, play, snack, play, lunch, nap.
Grandpa and Grandma were both tired enough to sleep
during nap time, but this was only our first day, and we
wanted to listen to her breathe. No, not true. We dared not
breathe, for fear we’d wake her up before the hour and a half
we had planned for her to sleep. It worked! And it was the
only time in the four days that it worked.
Following the nap, it was off to the mall. Market Mall, just
off Shaganappi Trail, or somewhere. We joined the hundreds
of mothers who were pushing strollers of all descriptions in all
directions as they hurried to wherever they were going.
After the mall, we met Mom at the train and went for supper and then Mom took over and that was it. We had survived
Day One. We had earned immunity and gained the right to be
there at the crack of dawn on Day Two.
If you’ve read this far, you’ll notice that I have compressed
the mall and supper time, but I’m running out of space. Besides, we were tired. Happy, but tired. Only three more days.
I may tell you about it. It was an interesting three days, because the schedules got all shot to hell.
Paul Martin Commentary
Virtually every indicator on the employment front
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portrays a picture of challenges for employers in this
The teeter-totter graph that tracks new vehicles
province. They‘re creating jobs but are having all kinds
sales in this province is quite evident in the monthly
of problems filling them. Many have even gone around
figures for September on this particular metric. It is an
the world in pursuit of new talent.
important one to watch to check the pulse of consumer
Well, the latest report to demonstrate how the marattitudes. New vehicle purchases are a big decisions
ket favors those selling labor rather than buying it –
and when they show big moves one way or another,
particularly in the major cities - is the updated Employit can be a signal of a change in consumer sentiment.
ment Insurance numbers. They come from September.
The September figures were down from August but
Overall, the province generated an increase of 20 inremained above the critical 5,000 new vehicles a
PAUL
dividuals in the number of people claiming EI which
month threshold. This particular figure was interestMARTIN
means they are out of work and on the hunt.
ing because it maintained a trend we’ve been seeing.
What’s interesting about this report, though, is that
May and June were big months. July was softer then
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there is a big gap between the province’s two major
August was big and September is a bit lower.
cities and everywhere else. Despite going up provinceWeather and things such as the timing of harvest
wide, the number of EI claimants in Saskatoon is down about 20 can distort these figures. And given that September was allper cent while Regina saw a decline of nearly 10 percent. When hands-on-deck in getting off the biggest grain crop in the provcompared to a two per cent decline in Edmonton and an actual in- ince’s history, it is probably reasonable that sales would be softer
crease in Calgary, it is clear that people looking for employment in in that month. That was especially evident in the sale of new
Saskatchewan and the major cities in particular are having little trucks which were down about 10 per cent from August.
difficulty finding it.
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A new class of entrepreneur appears to be emerging on this conThe manufacturing sector in this province has just come off a tinent, one that the folks at Forbes Magazine have zeroed in on as
record breaking month.
a group with the potential to deliver a big shift in the marketplace.
Manufacturing, in broad terms, has been on the rise in this
They’re called Encore Entrepreneurs, people who embrace the
province for several years, further evidence of a broadening of the notion of entrepreneurship or starting a new enterprise late in life.
economic base and growing global demand for the things we pro- Most likely they’ve already been in business or held an executive
duce such as dryland farming technology and equipment.
role and sold their company or retired but still have some gas in
The last monthly figures, although just a brief snapshot, come the tank.
from September and they represent a high water mark, topping
These Encore Entrepreneurs come at things somewhat difthe $1.3 billion milestone in monthly sales. That is about nine per- ferently. They are not driven as much by the concept of making
cent higher than August and more than 10 per cent higher than money but rather of making a difference. They use their business
a year earlier. Basically all the year’s gains came in that month savvy to fix world problems while generating income at the same
alone, which was the second best improvement on a year-over- time.
year basis in the country. Only PEI did better and their numbers
The encore stage of life is about creating a legacy and characterare so small a single order can profoundly change the percent- ized by commitment, contribution and purpose, according to the
ages. According to StatsCan the big improvement came as a result author of the piece that highlights this emerging demographic.
of deliveries of durable goods. In other words, bigger stuff like
The idea of leaving something better for the next generation is a
machinery, highlighting how this economy is changing and one powerful one, strong enough for people to risk a life’s earnings in
of the rare occasions where we sold more than Manitoba manu- the next great adventure.
facturers.
VIEWPOINT
November 29, 2013
Spiritwood Herald
Good and bad in Sask. connects us all
It’s seems a good week to talk about how
connected we really are in this province.
Of course, the thing that’s connecting
all Saskatchewan people together this
week is the Roughriders’ now in the Grey
Cup _ not just any Grey Cup, but one held
on the ‘Riders’ home turf in Regina.
Young or old, rural or urban, left or
right, north or south, east or west _ the
Saskatchewan Roughriders are the glue
that seems to bond everyone from here
together.
As a born and raised Manitoba that’s
lived here for 30 years, it’s a phenomenon
that’s still not particularly easy to understand. And it’s sometimes especially hard
to understand in the context of people
that have so many other differences.
This is, after all, a province where rural and urban interests have often battled over conflicting interests. While
it was once said that everyone in urban
Saskatchewan has one foot in rural Saskatchewan, anyway, the rapid growth of
our cities compared with the on-going decline of rural towns and farms has made
that a less common
notion.
Certainly, the leftvs.-right battles in
our province’s history are known to all
_ medicare, nationalization and privatization. And with the
loss of a generation
MURRAY
of people to Alberta,
one can even notice a
MANDRYK
growing gap between
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young and old in the
province.
Yet whatever differences there may between people in this province, there are
these unbreakable bonds.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are one.
They mean a lot to this place. There is, of
course, the weather and the landscape.
We will always have our cold winters and
broad horizons. There is our identity with
agriculture, potash and now oil.
However, there is another bond that
may be tougher to understand because it’s
Election of wheat and
barley commissions
With the elections for the new wheat and barley commissions looming, I decided to give all of the candidate biographies a read. I noticed an interesting contrast.
There are many candidates for both commissions that are
very clear about where they stand on the important issues
of maintaining public plant breeding and ensuring farmers
maintain the right to save their seed. Others fail to mention
these crucial points and cloud their positions with ambiguous language and talking points.
These are farmer organizations and those elected to serve
should be putting farmers first. Some candidates seem very
comfortable about cozying up further to the agri-business
giants that make their billions off of farmers.
Others are clear in saying that farmers must come ahead
of industry.
The privatization of Canadian agriculture is almost complete. We have no orderly marketing, no publicly owned
facilities and the federal government has gutted the public plant breeding system. These elections are a chance for
those farmers who recognize the value of publicly funded
research to make their voices heard and work to stop the destruction of a hundred year legacy of public plant breeding.
Do not let wheat and barley seed go the route of canola.
Do not elect candidates that would like to see us paying exorbitant prices for seed that we cannot save to plant again
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not as apparent as the wearing of ‘Rider
green. We are connected simply because
_ in a province of this size _ issues and
struggles will eventually connect us all.
For example, Regina and Saskatoon
have been at a near-crisis state at their
hospital emergency rooms for some time
now _ largely driven by a shortage of ER
doctors.
On the surface, this might seem to be
strictly an urban problem. After all, a
quick trip to a Regina ER will reveal a clientele with a lot of inner city people. But
it’s also here where the interconnections
become obvious.
Many of those inner city people who
wind up in ERs are urban First Nations
people whose families came to the cities
to escape the poverty and joblessness of
rural reserves. Some First Nations people
are becoming urban success stories, but
many more have brought with them the
legacy of residential schools and reserve
life.
Many have found their way into the violence, addiction and bad health outcomes
YOUR TWO
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ENTS
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the year after.
Read the candidate biographies closely and ensure that
your votes go to candidates who will work to put farmers
before industry.
Sincerely,
Leo Howse
Porcupine Plain, SK
P3’s not a good thing
Dear Editor:
The Wall Government claims their plans to build 18
new public/separate schools in 9 joint buildings will save
taxpayers $30 million using the P3 model (Premier Wall
Leader Post and Star Phoenix Oct. 23, 2013). Don’t believe
Premier Wall for a minute.
P3 records on Canadian schools are dismal to say the
least.
Calgary’s Hamptons School (Tirion Developments) had a
leaking roof just 6 months after opening, causing the Calgary Board of Education to spend $100,000.00 in repairs.
In March 2009 Alberta’s 2007 18 K-9 schools came under
fire by Alberta’s acting Auditor General, saying that “the
government has refused to provide financial details on the
deal even though it was signed almost six months ago”. The
acting Auditor General then concluded the P3 savings were
over stated by $20,000,000.00.
New Brunswick’s Provincial Auditor (1998) report
exposed that Moncton’s lease back school cost nearly
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of inner-city urban life. Rather than seeing the local rural doctor, the city ER
room is the first place where they meet
medical professionals.
However, urban ER rooms do not distinguish people by their walk of life, income level or background.
City ER rooms are also filled each day
by ambulances from both the city and
country. Their passengers may be car accident victims from rural roads, farming,
mining or oil field accident victims, heart
attack victims or struggling elderly.
At one time, some of these people would
have been treated at local rural hospitals
... or the Plains Hospital on the outskirts
of Regina. But the Plains Hospital was
closed in the 1993 along with 52 rural
hospitals that no longer serve emergency
needs. All of this has placed added pressures on our urban ER rooms, making
this an issue for all us. But it also demonstrates how connected we truly are.
Whether it’s a positive like the ‘Riders
in the Grey Cup or a negative, Saskatchewan people are in it together.
$900,000.00 more than a publically financed and owned
project.
Nova Scotia’s Auditor General stated that “the contracts
for Nova Scotia’s P3 schools were nothing more than a license to print money for the private partners”. After building 38 of 50 P3 original schools Nova Scotia reverted to
traditional public sector methods for future school construction at an estimated savings of $2,000,000.00 per
school.
Even though local school Boards are leasing many of
these schools, they are charged outrageous amounts for after school activities, are often limited to only one day a week
usage, and are charged for all maintenance and repairs
even though the owners use the schools for entrepreneurial
promotions etc. In many cases usage for daycares, medical services, and elder services is replaced by private money
making programs.
P3’s successful? Google the following for a reality check:
“Private Profit, Public loss: The Community impact of
Alberta P3Schools”
“The Devil in the Details: The P3 Experience in Nova
Scotia Schools”
“New Brunswick’s P3 graveyard”
“Why P3 schools are D3 schools”
“Risky business II Hidden costs, Security breaches, poor
design”
Provincial Auditors from many provinces have discredited P3’s as an answer to public infrastructure.
Joyce Neufeld
Waldeck, Sask.
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Report from the Legislature
Government Taking Action Against Bullying
No child should ever have
to experience bullying. Bullying is a relationship issue
where one person or group
repeatedly uses power and
aggression to control or intentionally hurt, harm or
intimidate another person
or group. It is often based
on another person’s appearance, abilities, culture, race,
religion, ethnicity, sexual
orientation or gender identity. Bullying can take many
forms; physical, emotional,
verbal, psychological or social. It can occur in person
or through electronic communication. The unfortunate reality is that many
of our children experience
bullying on a daily basis.
Our government understands this a complex issue with no easy solutions,
but we also recognize that
there is a role for us to play
when it comes to protecting our children. This is
why we engaged communities, gathered feedback and
developed an action plan.
Input was carefully considered, recommendations
were made and, just recently, we released an action
plan to address Bullying
and Cyberbullying. We will
update policies and procedures in the education sector to ensure consistency in
prevention, rapid response
and intervention in bullying
incidents;develop an anonymous online reporting tool
for the reporting of bullying incidents;assess the
implications for Saskatchewan of upcoming federal
cyberbullying legislation;
support students to develop
appropriate and responsible
online behaviour; provide a
stand-alone website for antibullying tools and resources
for students, families and
educators; andengage youth
in building solutions to address bullying.
If our children are to
reach their full potential,
they need to feel safe at
school and in our communities. Our plan is to provide students, families and
schools with the knowledge,
skills, resources and supports to help children and
youth feel safe and accepted
at school, in their community and online.
Multiculturalism Enriches Saskatchewan
As Saskatchewan’s popu-
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Complete Herd Dispersal Bred Cow Sale
Friday, Dec. 6 - 1:00 p.m.
On offer from Bill & Bev Meikle
90 Simmental crossbred cows & 1 Heifer, bred Simmental
& Gelbvieh, calving starts March 10th.
Mike Yakiwchuk
20 Red Angus & Charolais cows, bred Limousin,
calving starts April 1st.
Laurie Booker
17 crossbred cows bred Black Angus or Red Limousin, calving
starts April 1st.
Also offering
40 - 5 to 6 year old Char/Simm, bred Simmental, calfving starts
March 21st, 4 Simmental/Black Angus cows, bred Black Angus,
calving starts April 1st. 15 Simmental/Char crossbred Gelbvieh or
Charolais, calving starts March 15th, approx. 30 other cross cows.
Complete Herd Dispersal Bred Cow Sale
Friday, Dec. 13 - 1:00 p.m.
On offer from Don, Joanne & Jordan Walter
70 Simmental & Black Angus crossbred cows, bred Black
Simmental, calving starts March 15th.
John Roach
110 Black Angus heifers, bred Black Angus, calving starts
March 15th, bulls exposed 45 days, light birth weight bulls used.
Bert Friesen
40 Gelbvieh cross cows bred Gelbvieh, calving starts March 15th.
Spiritwood Stockyards is the progressive, practical &
positive choice to market your cattle.
For more info or to book your cows into one of these sales contact:
Brian or Fred @ 306-883-2168 or 306-883-7375
visit us at www.spiritwoodstockyards.ca
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lation continues to grow,
immigration from across
Canada and from more than
175 countries is making us
an increasingly multicultural province. This growing diversity contributes to
maintaining a strong economy, helpsto strengthen our
communities and ultimately
enhances our quality of life.
This is why the Government of Saskatchewan and
the Multicultural Council
of Saskatchewan have partnered for Saskatchewan
Multicultural Week November 16th to 24th.
This year’s theme From
Many Peoples Strength:
Multiculturalism Enriches
Saskatchewan, is based on
the provincial motto Multis E Gentibus Vires which
means From Many Peoples
Strength.
Saskatchewan
Multicultural Week recognizes the diversity of our
growing population, encourages respect for our
vast multicultural heritage,
fosters a climate of harmonious relations among
people with diverse cultural
and ethnic backgrounds
and encourages the con-
tinuation of a multicultural
society.
To read about the many
ways multiculturalism has
enriched the cultural, economic, social and political
life of Saskatchewan, visit
mcos.ca/sask-multicultural-week New Cameras To
Capture Highway Conditions
“Cold enough for ya?” and
“how are the roads?” might
be the two most common
phrases spoken in Saskatchewan this time of year.
With the arrival of another
winter driving season, it’s
important to be aware of
current conditions in order
to decide whether or not it’s
wise to venture out on our
highways.
Through The Highway
Hotline, Saskatchewan is a
leader in providing timely
and accurate road reports
to those who need it. Over
the coming months, that
service is being enhanced
with the installation of additional road cameras at
various locations on some
of Saskatchewan’s busiest
highways.
New camera locations include Highway 1 at Moose
Jaw, Highway 2 near the
new St. Louis Bridge, Highway 10 at the Avonhurst
Grid and near Balgonie,
Highway 11 near Macdowall and Highway 16 near the
Borden Bridge.
The Highway Hotline receives about four million
web visits and phone calls
each year and 97 per cent of
users say the system meets
their needs; however, we’re
always looking for ways to
improve the service.
These new cameras supplement other improvements made to the Hotline
in recent years, including
the Trucker’s Report, the
use of social media and
an improved interface for
handheld devices.
Spiritwood Seniors birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays during the month of November were Warren Latus, Helen German and Evelyn Goertzen.
Rob Clarke’s MP Report
The Canada Day Challenge will give young Canadians, aged eight to eighteen, a chance to win great
prizes while displaying
their creativity.
Using the theme, “Canada: Strong and Free” young
people are encouraged to
express their pride in being
Canadian in order to showcase our wonderful country.
“On the road to Canada’s
150th birthday in 2017,
the Canada Day Challenge
is an excellent opportunity for young people to
explore Canada’s history,
culture and identity and to
celebrate everything that
makes Canada the united,
strong and free country
that it is today,” said the
Honourable Shelly Glover,
our government’s Minister and Free”.
of Canadian Heritage and
Winners will receive great
Official Languages.
prizes, such as an invitation
The Canada Day Chal- to attend the country’s biglenge
presents
gest party, Canthree
exciting
ada Day 2014
categories; Draw
on Parliament
It! – in which
Hill.
young Canadians
Entries will
will design a postbe
accepted
ers, Snap It! – in
until
Februwhich
particiary 15th, 2014.
pants will submit
Winners will
original photobe announced
graphs and Write
in the spring of
ROB
It! – in which
2014.
young writers will
To
learn
CLARKE
submit
literary
more
about
~
creations in the
this year’s conform of a short
test, please visDesnethé
stories, poems or
it http://www.
Mississippi
essays, all relatchallenge.pch.
Churchill River
ing to the theme,
gc.ca
“Canada: Strong
I
know
that young people here
in
Desnethé-MissinippiChurchill River have a great
deal of creativity as well as
artistic and literary ability.
I encourage young Northern Saskatchewan residents to participate in this
celebration of our amazing
country. Canada: Strong
and Free.
As always, I look forward
to your letters, e-mails and
calls. Write me at: Rob
Clarke MP, House of Commons, 502 Justice Building,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6.
I hope you will find time
to visit my website http://
www.robclarkemp.ca
To
contact me via e-mail use
[email protected] Call
my constituency office, tollfree, at 1-866-400-2334.
AGRICULTURE
November 29, 2013
Spiritwood Herald
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Prairie Fresh Food Corporation formed
Something occurred this year in Saskatchewan which most people will know
nothing about and yet in terms of food
production it holds some definite significance.
In April, 16 Saskatchewan vegetable producers formed the Prairie Fresh Food Corporation.
The new organization has defined zones
within the province and began coordinating production of a variety of vegetables
from radishes to carrots, zucchini and
sweet corn.
The goal of more controlled production
within the group is to ensure a steadier
supply of product through the growing
season, and in turn help secure local markets by offering an assured supply over a
longer period of time.
It is an idea which is actually long overdue if the long term goal is to create a larger domestic market and thereby increase
the annual production of vegetables with-
in the province.
The efforts of the SaskatchIn this era most food stores
ewan vegetable producers are
are part of larger chains, and
something other food production
chains work on the premise
sectors should certainly be looktheir food aisles are mirror
ing to mimic.
images of one another.
A group approach to fruit proThey also, in large part,
duction could achieve access
want customers to be able to
to additional markets, or make
arrive at the store seven days
processing, such as jams, syrups
a week, 12-months a year, and
and even wines more viable, on a
CALVIN
be able to purchase the same
larger, more broadly marketable
thing.
scale.
DANIELS
And therein lies an obstacle
It is the same approach some
~
for Saskatchewan producers
livestock sectors need to work on.
in areas such as vegetable and
There is a growing ethnic comfruit production.
munity in Saskatchewan, and
Producers can produce in
they have different tastes, with
the summer months, but often all the car- many putting goat and lamb ahead of beef
rots produced are in a limited timeframe, and chicken.
meaning serving a large store's continuing
But they want to eat chevron (goat) year
needs are difficult.
round, and again production here is genA 'team' approach to production can ex- erally confined to spring-based producpand the supply and open markets.
tion. To serve the new market, production
needs to be more year-round.
The sheep sector has faced the same dilemma for years.
Producers coming together to manage
production on a Saskatchewan-wide basis is the most logical way to deal with the
market need.
It does require co-operation among producers, but it is the most logical path to explore to create better market access for all.
In a world where a segment of consumers is increasingly concerned with the impact their food eating decisions have on
the environment, and so look to options
such as the 100-mile diet (food produced
within 100-miles), Saskatchewan farmers
have new opportunities cropping up.
It is up to them to work together to further develop and fully serve the new markets, and by so doing diversifying Saskatchewan agriculture, and increasing the
bottom line on individual farms.
BASF, Monsanto team up to offer improved weed management
According to the second
annual Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of BASF,
69 percent of western Canadian growers believe
weeds are getting tougher
to control.
To help growers manage weeds and weed resistance, Monsanto and BASF
are recommending that
growers tank-mix Roundup Transorb® HC or
Roundup Ultra2® herbicide with HEAT® or DISTINCT® herbicide. And
growers will now receive
a $0.50 per acre discount
on Roundup Transorb HC,
or Roundup Ultra2 herbicides, when purchased
with matching acres of
HEAT and/or DISTINCT
herbicides.
“Weed resistance is an
increasing area of focus for
western Canadian growers,” said Danielle Eastman, Associate Brand
Manager for Western Herbicides at BASF Canada.
“Fighting resistance with
sustainable weed management best practices and
innovative chemistry solutions will help growers
better manage this issue
and maximize their crop
yield.”
The new combined offer
controls tough weeds in a
pre-seed burnoff, chemfallow or post-harvest treatment. In addition, farmers are eligible for BASF’s
AgSolutions® Rewards on
RURAL MUNICIPALITY ADMINISTRATOR POSITION
R.M. of Medstead No. 497
The Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497 invites applications for a qualified Administrator to cover a maternity
leave. Start date of February 1st, 2014, the term would be
for approximately 14 months, some of which would be
working with the current administrator.
Candidates are required to have at minimum a Rural Class
“C” Certificate. Experience with Munisoft Software and
Windows Software programs are a necessity.
A competitive salary and benefits plan will be offered in
accordance with qualifications and experience.
Qualified persons are asked to submit resumes indicating
education, experience, expected salary and references by
4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013.
The Council wishes to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please send resumes to:
R.M. of Medstead No. 497
Box 148
Medstead, SK S0M 1W0
Phone: 306-342-4609
Fax: 306-342-2067
Email: [email protected]
their DISTINCT and HEAT
purchases.
DISTINCT and HEAT
herbicides by BASF complement Roundup® brand
herbicides by providing
additional modes of action
for optimized weed control. This tank-mix provides growers with a great
tool to control tough weeds
such as kochia, dandelion
and volunteer glyphosatetolerant canola.
“We’re pleased to partner
with BASF to offer growers
an integrated weed management solution,” said
Jenna Book, Crop Protection Marketing Manager
with Monsanto Canada.
“Tank-mixing
multiple
modes of action is an important part of sustainable
weed management and
helps growers take a proactive approach to prevent
and manage all types of
weed resistance.”
For additional information on the program, farmers should contact their
local BASF or Monsanto
retailer.
About Monsanto Canada
Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monsanto Canada Inc. is part
of the larger global Monsanto family. Monsanto
Company is an agricultural company and a leading
global provider of technology-based solutions and
agricultural products that
improve farm productivity and food quality. Monsanto remains focused on
enabling both small-holder
and large-scale farmers to
produce more from their
land while conserving
more of our world‘s natural resources such as water
and energy. Learn more
about our business and
our commitments at www.
monsanto.ca.
About BASF
BASF Canada, located in
Mississauga, Ontario is a
subsidiary of BASF SE, and
an affiliate of BASF Corporation. BASF Corporation,
headquartered in Florham
Park, New Jersey, is the
North American affiliate
of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen,
Germany. BASF has more
than 16,600 employees in
North America, and had
sales of $18.5 billion in
2012. For more information about BASF’s North
American operations, visit
www.basf.us. To find out
more about BASF’s activities in Canada visit www.
basf.ca or follow us on
twitter: www.twitter.com/
basfcanada.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company:
The Chemical Company.
Its portfolio ranges from
chemicals, plastics, performance products and
crop protection products
to oil and gas. We combine
economic success with environmental
protection
and social responsibility.
Through science and innovation, we enable our
customers in nearly every industry to meet the
current and future needs
of society. Our products
and solutions contribute
to conserving resources,
ensuring nutrition and
improving quality of life.
We have summed up this
contribution in our corporate purpose: We create
chemistry for a sustainable
future. BASF had sales of
€72.1 billion in 2012 and
more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the
year. Further information
on BASF is available on the
Internet at www.basf.com.
Always read and follow
label directions.
Roundup,
Roundup
Ultra2
and
Roundup
Transorb HC are registered
trade-marks of Monsanto
Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc., licensee.
Northern Feeds based in Spiritwood SK is the feed milling division of Fast
Genetics, a well established swine genetics and production company. We
are currently accepting applications for a
Miller
This position is Monday- Friday and has the potential to be either full or
part-time with opportunity for advancement.
This position will include the following responsibilities and day-to-day functions:
• Ensuring feed is ready for delivery to the production barns in a timely manner
• Ensuring proper operations of all plant equipment
• Milling feed to specification
• Receiving grain deliveries
• Scheduled checking and reporting of all feed and feed related inventories
The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications:
• Self-motivated and reliable,
• Good work ethic
• Mechanical trouble shooting skills,
• Excellent organizational skills,
• Team player.
Similar work experience would be an asset, but is not a requirement as on
the job training is provided. Preference will be given to candidates that have
basic computer skills, knowledge of welding, plumbing and carpentry and/
or a valid Class 1A driver’s license.
We offer a competitive salary which is based on qualifications and experience. We also offer a comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental,
disability, group life insurance, and a registered pension plan.
To find out if our company may be a part of your future plans, please direct
your resume by Dec. 13, 2013 to:
Lucinda Smolinski
Human Resources Manager
Box 903, Spiritwood, SK S0J 2M0
Fax: 306-883-2060
www.fastgenetics.com
We thank all applicants for applying, however, only those
under consideration will be contacted.
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Spiritwood Herald
General Manager Wayne Reed presented a plaque to Lloyd Johnson, commemorating his 42 years of service to the Spiritwood Credit Union as a member of
the Board of Directors.
November 29 2013
Ken Nadiger made a presentation on behalf of Sask Central.
Rivier runners at Districts
The Cross Country District Meet was held at Little
Loon Park on Sept 17. The
following students from
Rivier participated: Olivia
Parker, Kolbie Parker, Olivia
Woytiuk, Jaida Jones, Kyle
Brewer, Hunter Matte, Torben Nielsen-Clark, Karstin Booth, Jaron Beaulac,
Emma Beaulac, and Owen
Beaulac.
Olivia Woytiuk placed
first in the Novice Group.
The other runners did an
excellent job as well. We
are very proud of our team.
The group also went to Spiritwood and Big River for
meets.
Runners from Rivier Elementary School took part in the District Cross
Country Meet at Little Loon on Sept 17.
Chitek Lake, SK
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For more info on any of the above listings call
Call Lloyd Ledinski
1-306-446-8800 or 1-306-441-0512
website: remaxbattlefords.com
of the Battlefords
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Now located West of Co-op on Hwy 3, turn at
Highway Drive, we are the first house on the right.
Spiritwood
Tyler Gamble gave a high-energy demonstration of
some pow wow dancing. Chief Steven Jim explained
the significance of a number of moves and items of
a dancer’s regalia.
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November 29, 2013
Lafond’s dedication sets an example for all to see
By Levi Fraser
Hailing from the Muskeg Lake
Cree nation,1st year Brett Lafond
is thrilled to be on the Briercrest
Clipper hockey team this year.
The dedicated forward is currently in Open Studies at Briercrest. Lafond felt it was his calling to come to Briercrest for the
year and play hockey.
“I just felt that this was my calling that I needed to be here!” he
said. “Another reason for coming
was the hockey program. I wanted to keep playing competitive
hockey and get a good education
in the process, I had a couple other options to play elsewhere but
I just felt that Briercrest was the
best choice for me.”
Brett’s dedication to his team
helps him set an example and be
a natural leader.
“My biggest strength as a person would have to be my dedi-
cation to always get better, as a
player and as a teammate. I always love getting on the ice and
it’s the way I’ve always been,” Lafond said.“What I think I bring
to the team would have to be offense and leadership, I’ve always
been an offensive minded player
growing up, but something I really want to get better at is my defensive game. Leadership wise, I
just try my best to be an example.
As a rookie you really don’t want
to say too much, you leave that up
to your leaders so I try my best
and hopefully people start to notice.”
Lafond recognizes the uniqueness of his team’s special dynamics this year.
“Something special about our
team would have to be how close
all the guys have gotten in such
a short period of time,” he explained. “Everybody seems com-
fortable with each other and we’re
only a couple months in; usually
you don’t see this until after the
Christmas break or maybe later.”
The opportunity to meet new
people and participate in campus
activities have been the highlight
of the year for Brett.
“My favorite moment this year
would have to be the Briercrest
Olympics, I thought it was a lot of
fun getting to meet a lot of new
people, people who are outside of
the hockey team.”
Brett hopes to continue advancing in hockey after he leaves
Briercrest.
“After Briercrest I would love to
play pro hockey, it’s been a goal
of mine since I was 15,” Lafond
explained.“If I work hard day in
and day out I think that it would
be possible to reach one day. I
am just happy that I am getting
a good education in the process.”
Brett Lafond, Right Wing #22- Briercrest Clippers Hockey
A gardener’s reflections of Rural Ukraine
By Sara Williams
Thousands of settlers arrived from western Ukraine to homestead on the prairies.
Visiting that area for two weeks earlierthis
fall, I reflected on how similar the landscapes were. Was the view from our coach
window an area south of Swift Current or in
Ukraine?
Even after centuries of being tilled, the
soil is still black and deep. Although deep-
ly affected by the legacy of collectivization
during the Soviet era, Ukraine remains the
breadbasket of Europe. There are fields of
wheat, sunflowers, maize, buckwheat, oats,
pumpkins and sugar beets. Some of these
are large and mechanized with John Deer
implements. Others are small and for the
most part hand-cultivated, some with the
help of a horse.
We drove through small towns and vil-
Thank You
Update, to our many Friends and Business colleagues who supported us in the
development of Greenspring Ag Services over the past many years:
As outlined in the facility closures of 2010, we have successfully completed the
separation of the strained shareholders relationship within Greenspring Ag
Services Ltd.
As of November 2013, Marcel & Lucille will assume ownership of the
Debden Grain Elevator and Denis & Sheryl will assume sole ownership of
Greenspring Ag, including the Hwy 55 facilities. We would like to take this
opportunity to wish the Coutures the best in their future endeavors.
We have no significant short-term changes planned for our site; we remain
open to any additional business opportunities that may arise, and remain
supportive of the significant community services provided by Trent & Linda
through TTM Mechanical via rental of our shop facility.
No doubt the unfortunate work place fatality of December 16, 2009 was a
tragedy for all. We wish daily that we all had the opportunity to change the
events of that day. Perhaps, from this, we can all ensure that such a
beautiful family need never go through this level of senseless stress and pain
again. Please, please ensure that safety is the first step in every task you do!
Personally, we would like to thank the many, many community neighbors,
family and friends for their support in this sometimes challenging
business/personal ordeal. It remains our strongest observation that even under
the most obscene of controversy it is always family, friends and personal
integrity that kept us charged.
Again, a very sincere thanks to all, as your support has not gone unnoticed.
Sincerely,
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lages with the houses fronting the road,
each neatly fenced and often with a fancy
gate. Most had a small orchard in front with
a few apple and pear trees laden with fruit.
We tasted our fair share. There were several
varieties but they were all delicious! And the
walnut trees! Newly fallen to the earth and
cracked open, the fresh walnuts were delicious. Everyone should eat a fresh walnut
before they die! The cherries had long been
picked and dried or canned. Lush grape arbours were evident everywhere. Green and
purple, large and sweet, they are a far cry
of what we get in our grocery stores. They
are eaten freshor made into jelly and wine.
One wonders how the Ukrainians must have
hated collectivization with such a sense of
pride and pleasure evident in yard, garden
and harvest.
Each home boasted several acres of vegetable garden, many times with a small barn
and pasture behind. Families often had a pig
or one or two cowsas well as chickens and
geese. There were large pumpkin patches
with hundreds of pumpkins still lying in the
sun. So many pumpkins! And all as feed for
the animals.
This was a bountiful year for apples. Along
with potatoes and onions, they were evident
on roadside stands along the highways and
in markets. We passed more than a mile of
large trucks full of apples lined up along the
roadside, waiting their turn to be unloaded
at a juicing facility. Not unlike grain trucks
once seen at prairie elevators.
Wild forest mushrooms were also for sale
at stands along the roadsides - a bountiful
year according to everyone. We stopped. The
temperature had fallen to -2°C over the past
several days. The old ladies were in their babushkas, rubber boots and multiple layers
of sweaters and coats. The mushrooms were
available either canned in brineor dried.
Some of our group wondered, did they really
know the difference between the good ones
and the poisonous ones? Were their canning procedures up to “our” public health
standards? I took it for granted that, yes,
they were, and that at some point Darwin’s
law would have kicked in. The babasindeed
know what they were doing! Andwe had an
opportunity to taste these wild mushrooms:
they were incomparably delicious.
Although many of the less remote rural
towns and villages now have piped water,
individual wells with their decorative well
covers were very much in view. And their exterior “summer kitchens”, like those of our
grandparents, is where the fruit and vegetables arecanned, pickled, jellied, jammed
and fermented into wine and liqueurs to be
stored in a cold room or cellar for the winter.
Visiting in a village home, I was questioned in detail (through a translator) about
what I grew in my own garden. I listed off
the vegetables, row by row. And how did I
keep them for the winter? I was okay until I
came to the freezers – still a rarity in many
of the more remote villages. My hat goes off
to these Ukrainian women, their gardens
and their skills.
This column is provided courtesy of the
Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.
saskperennial.ca; [email protected]).
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Esther Teskey
TESKEY - Esther Teskey
1932 – 2013
Esther Mary Teskey was
born on December 15th,
1932 to Mary & Albert Nelson in Beachy, SK. Shortly
after she was born the family moved to the Ranger
area. Esther met her husband Hank, while working
for his mother. They fell
in love and were married
in 1950. Their first child, a
daughter Dell was born in
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1950, followed by Garth in
1953, Tommy in 1955 and
Neil in 1958. Esther’s life
was not always easy and
she was forced to face more
than her share of heartache.
She lost her son Tommy
in 1961 to a brain tumor
and her grandson Barry
in a farming accident. She
helped Hank through multiple strokes before he died in
2003. Through all her life
Esther was known for her
lively, outgoing personality
and how much she loved to
visit with everyone. Esther
loved to be outside and as
long as her health permitted she has had the most
beautiful lawn and garden
around. When she wasn’t
tending her garden she was
with her animals, she loved
her cows, sheep and chickens. Esther was known far
and wide as the Bingo Lady,
all the local bingo halls
knew that they would not
have a quiet night because
she loved to yell “Bingo.”
But as much as she enjoyed
all those things what she
cared most about was family. She was proud of all her
kids and loved to brag about
her grandchildren and was
even more exited to share
news about her great grandchildren.
Esther leaves to cherish her memories: Her
children: Dell (James)
Booker, Leoville, SK and
children,Garnett
(Kari);
Hal (Lisa); Janett (Jason)
Franson; Ian (Reva); Garth
Teskey (Brenda Clark),
Leoville, SK and children,
Riley;
Steven
(Amanda); Ryan; Robbie-Lynn
(Shawn) Gratton and Neil
(Bev) Teskey, Saskatoon, SK
and children,Chris (Jolene);
Bradley; Allora. 12 great
grandchildren. Her sisters,
Adell, Myrtel, Olive and
Kathy. As well as numerous
nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
She is predeceased by:
Her husband, Clarence
``Hank``; her parents, Albert and Mary Nelson; her
brothers, Wellwood, Neil,
John and Ray; her sisters,
Tess and Grace; a son,
Thomas and a grandson,
Barry Booker
The Funeral Service for
Esther was held on Saturday, November 16th, 2013
from the Ranger Hall in
Ranger, SK with Delores
Beaulac officiating. Janett
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The Talent Auction was a great success!
Partners In Faith Church, Spiritwood, wishes
to thank those who so generously gave their
time, talents, items for auction, and for their
enthusiastic participation.
A special thank you to
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Thank You!
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Franson and Robbie-Lynn
Gratton gave the eulogy.
Honorary Pallbearers were
Murray Sims, Chris Storey,
Norman Magnus, Calvin
Taylor and Kevin Story.
Pallbearers were her
Grandsons: Steven Teskey,
Ryan Teskey, Chris Teskey, Brad Teskey, Garnett
Booker, Ian Booker and
Hal Booker. Esther was laid
to rest in the Ranger Cemetery.
Memorial Donations can
be made in Esther’s honor
Heart and Stock Foundation. Family and friends
wishing to send online condolences are welcome to
visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. The family has
entrusted arrangements to
Lori Saam of Beau “Lac”
Funeral Home Spiritwood.
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Spiritwood Herald
November 29, 2013
Roughriders bring home the Grey Cup
back Darian Durant was hit
while scrambling, and the
ball was sent flying into the
cool Regina evening. The ball
landed safely in the hands of
teammate Korey Sheets, who
took the gift an extra 42 yards
in the right direction. It was
the first of many bounces
that would go the Riders’
way. The drive was capped
by a stellar touchdown pass
from Durant to veteran receiver Geroy Simon.
The first quarter ended
with a 7-3 Riders lead, but
the second frame was all
Saskatchewan. Majors were
scored by Jock Sanders and
Korey Sheets, and Geroy Simon added another touchdown catch. Each team successfully kicked a field goal in
the second, making the halftime score 31-6.
It was clear by halftime
that the Riders were content to use the same strategies that got them to the big
game. A heavy dose of Sheets
up the middle wore away at
the Hamilton defense, and
Durant was careful with his
passes, making some strong
throws to the sidelines. Defensively they were physical with go-to receiver Andy
Fantuz, jamming and rerouting him down the field, making things tough on their old
teammate. He still came up
with his fair share of catches
on the day, but nothing came
easy.
The Ticats put a little bit
of a scare into the honourary
home crowd when the second half began. They kept
the Riders off the board for
the entire third quarter, and
managed to narrow the gap
with a Henry Burris rushing
touchdown.
The first play of the fourth
was a good field goal by the
Ticats’ Luca Congi. The kick
made it 31-16 for the Riders
and turned it into a two score
game.
The Riders were backed up
in their own end of the field
on the next drive, and two
penalties made things even
bleaker. On one of the crucial plays of the contest, the
Riders called a draw play to
Korey Sheets, who took the
handoff and ran hard for a
21-yard gain and a gigantic
first down. A few plays later
their star back took the ball
over the goal line for a score.
It didn’t take long for the
Riders to get the ball back,
thanks to some good defensive play. John Chick registered a sack on the next play
from scrimmage, and teammate Ricky Foley fell on the
loose ball.
One play later it was
Darian Durant to Weston
Dressler for another Riders
touchdown.
Ticats running back C.J.
Gable added a late game
score, but the lead would be
too much for Hamilton to
surmount. When it was all
over, the scoreboard showed
a 45-23 Roughriders win.
Korey Sheets put forth an
outstanding effort on the
day, racking up 197 yards,
which was enough to set a
new Grey Cup record. Durant was good too, going 1724 for 245 yards, throwing
3 touchdowns and no interceptions. And anyone would
be remiss to not mention the
Riders’ offensive line, which
dominated throughout the
playoffs, taking a simple inside zone scheme and moving bodies out of the way for
Sheets to gain his yards.
The defense delivered too,
limiting the Ticats’ rushing
attack, pressuring Burris,
and making Fantuz work for
every yard he gained.
It all culminated in a province-wide celebration, with
Riders fans rejoicing far and
wide, a day to be proud of the
green and white.
The
Saskatchewan
Roughriders capped off a
dream season with a Grey
Cup victory on their home
turf on November 24.
Expectations were high in
Riderville entering the 2013
campaign, as everyone involved with the organization-and everyone with Rider
Green hanging in the closet-had their eyes on the prize
that would be handed out in
Regina at the end of the CFL
season.
Things started out according to plan, with the Riders
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to start the season. A road
bump in Calgary slowed
their momentum, but they
bounced right back with another three straight wins.
A Banjo Bowl loss to the
Blue Bombers set the team
into somewhat of a tailspin,
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and they lost their next three.
They ended up winning three
of their last five, good enough
to earn them a home playoff
game against the Lions.
A 29-25 victory over BC
set up a much-anticipated
matchup with the first place
Stampeders.
The Riders
played some inspired football in Calgary, sensing how
close they were to a Grey Cup
berth at home. They beat the
Stamps handedly, setting up
a championship bout against
the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
A sea of green welcomed
the two teams as they took
the field on Sunday to vie for
CFL supremacy.
Though the Tiger-Cats
were entering a hostile environment, they were still the
first team to put up points.
Former Rider Andy Fantuz
aided the drive down the
field with a few key catches,
and kicker Luca Congi made
a 45-yard field goal to lead off
the scoring.
One of the wildest plays
of the game occurred on the
next series, when quarter-
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Everyone is entitled to adequate health care. From
those living in the thriving
metropolises to those hidden in the smallest hamlets
of our nation, each Canadian
should feel assured that his
or her health needs will be
met.
Though this is the case,
there are significant logistical
differences when it comes to
health care services in large
versus small communities,
and different municipalities
are constantly working to
overcome various obstacles
that they face based on their
unique needs.
Amund Otterson, chair
of Shellbrook’s Doctor Recruitment and Retention
Committee, claims that the
biggest challenge faced by
Shellbrook when it comes to
health care is physician supply.
When it comes to physician recruitment and retention, Shellbrook Mayor
George Tomporowski claims
that the latter is the more
difficult to achieve. “It’s one
thing to attract them and get
them here, it’s totally another
thing to keep them,” he said.
Otterson, who has been integral in this field for the past
few years, concurs with this
statement. “Retention is the
more difficult part, not that
we’re not having success with
it,” he said.
Many involved in this sector would surely echo Otterson’s thoughts, as much
work is being done at various
levels--provincially, regionally and locally--to aid in
physician recruitment and
retention.
In order to get a look at
the whole picture, it is perhaps useful to zoom out for
a moment and take a look at
health care from the viewpoint of Saskatchewan as a
whole.
“There are some significant
changes we’ve done at the
provincial level to really enhance the ability for regions
and communities to work
together in their recruitment
of all medical professionals,”
commented Scott Moe, MLA
of Rosthern-Shellbrook.
One such initiative involved an increase in the
amount of training seats at
the University of Saskatchewan’s medical program, a
boost that bumped the number from 60 to 100. They
also increased the amount of
medical residency seats from
60 to 120.
Another move they made
was to open up an incentive
program for new physicians
who choose to work in underserved, rural and/or remote locations. If physicians
choosing to practice in such
locales commit to a certain
length of service, equal to
about five years, the government will reimburse them up
to $120,000 for their service.
Also, newly trained nurses
and nurse practitioners can
get up to $20,000 through
this program.
Moe also claims that the
introduction of SIPPA (Saskatchewan
International
Physician Practice Assessment), which is a three
month training and certification program for physicians
coming from abroad, “Has
been a major step forward
in enlarging the pool of applicants.”
A few more forward strides
were mentioned by the MLA,
including the introduction of
“Sask Docs”, an entity that
works with health regions
and communities in regards
to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals, as well as a new
“rural locum pool”, which is
a pool of physicians that will
be on hand for short-term
assistance in smaller communities.
“What we’ve tried to focus
on at the provincial level, is
to ... make the recruitment
environment more advantages, so that the health regions
and the communities (have)
a better chance at a higher
success rate,” Moe said.
While the province works
at increasing the supply of
physicians in Saskatchewan
as a whole, the various regions and municipalities
must look to their own areas
and find ways to bring some
of these doctors to their specific communities.
A few short years ago, in
Shellbrook specifically, this
was proving to be a challenge. Since then, through
the tireless work of various
individuals, the situation has
improved. “We have come a
long way in two years,” Otterson said. “We’ve gone from a
low of one doctor ... to where
now we have five.”
This improvement didn’t
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happen overnight, and it
was not built on sweat alone.
When things were at a low
point, the Town and the RM
of Shellbrook made some
concrete decisions in the
hopes that some monetary
aid would make things more
enticing for doctors who
were in the process of deciding where to practice. One
decision involved aiding in
human resources issues at
the clinic.
More specifically, the
Town and RM decided to
fund the salary of two medical office assistants. In 2012,
$100,026.94 was handed
over for overhead costs at
the clinic, and in 2013, up to
the end of October, the total
was $65,426.54. These totals
were contributed as a 50/50
split between the Town and
the RM of Shellbrook.
Furthermore, a number of
surrounding areas decided
to band together and come
up with a separate fund that
would go towards providing personal incentives for
physicians in order to make
Shellbrook a more attractive
choice. To build this fund,
various communities agreed
to pitch in $5 per capita annually. The participating
municipalities include the
RM of Blaine Lake, RM of
Canwood, Village of Canwood, Village of Debden, RM
of Leask, Village of Leask,
Village of Parkside, RM of
Shellbrook, and the Town of
Shellbrook.
An additional sum of money, equal to about $15,000,
was donated to the fund
from the Sturgeon Lake First
Nation.
It is safe to say that these
initiatives have been successful. Since their introduction,
the number of physicians in
Shellbrook has increased to
five, and another physician is
scheduled to join the team in
the new year.
“I would say that if we
hadn’t have stepped up to
the plate ... we wouldn’t have
some of these (doctors),”
commented Bob Ernst,
Reeve of the RM of Shellbrook. “They had other offers, I’m sure they did. But
they liked Shellbrook when
they came, and they could
see what we were going to do
for them. I think they are all
very happy with what we’ve
done.”
Local communities have
contributed money in order
to see this goal realized, but
those in charge feel that the
results were well worth the
cost. “The town takes that
responsibility because we
think it’s good economic development, and also it’s our
goal--our responsibility--to
create a healthy community,”
Otterson said. “The town
really benefits from having
physicians. People move to
Shellbrook because we have
doctors. We’re always talking about economic development, if you just think about
the economics of having physicians in town: people come
to town from other areas to
make use of the physician
services, and there are just
other spinoffs ... everybody
benefits.”
“If you talk to the business
folks, there’s no question that
when we were down to one
doctor it impacted their traffic,” Tomporowski added.
These various initiatives
are revisited annually, and
at some point the decision
will need to be made as to
whether or not these incentive programs are to continue. The decision-makers are
somewhat conflicted when it
comes to this topic, but there
are hints that they are leaning a certain way.
“Personally, I think we
need to continue the support,” Otterson said. “From
the point of view of showing
that we are caring, that we
are supportive of the physicians. It’s a way of letting
them know that we’re here
and we appreciate their participation. I think it’s a token
gesture, really, even though
it amounts to a considerable
amount of money. I think it’s
a worthwhile gesture.”
Mayor George Tomporowski sees it as two separate
issues. In his eyes, the first
question involves the Town
aiding with overhead at the
clinic. “In an ideal world
we’d love to not have to do
it,” he said. “But for us to attract physicians, (it’s necessary). And this is not unique
to this community.”
As far as collecting a fund
in order to help with the personal costs of moving to town
and getting settled? “I have
no issue with that,” the mayor said. “A lot of these folks
are relocating from a long
ways away, and to give them
a little hand to get things off
the ground, to get them on
their feet, (is reasonable).”
Bob Ernst has a similar
view when it comes to the
RM providing funds for the
clinic. “We did it a bit reluctantly, because we felt as
though we were paying the
levy already,” Ernst said.
“But we also felt ... that to
get these doctors here we’ve
got to give something, or else
they’re going to go somewhere else.”
Mayor Tomporowski is
correct when he says that
these challenges are not
unique to Shellbrook, and
different municipalities are
choosing different ways to
cope. “It really varies from
community to community,”
Otterson said. “I’ve heard of
communities where the town
owns the clinic, where the
town covers a good part of
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the overhead--there’s a variety of models out there.”
In between the province
and the municipality lies
the Prince Albert Parkland
Health Region. In reality,
the health care professionals
are employees of the region
itself, even though cooperation is often necessary. “I
continue to think of the region as a partner in this,” Otterson said. “I just think that
the local influence is very important ... You do need that
rural advocacy to make sure
you are looked after. We
trust that the system works,
but we definitely need to be
involved.”
Some in the community
feel that, since the Town is
somewhat involved in health
care, they should head to
the Town Office with their
displeasure. “It’s a little bit
frustrating for us when we
get the complaints,” Tomporowski said. “I’ve told a lot
of folks that they’re talking to
the wrong people. We don’t
run the clinic. It’s operated
by the health region, so those
are the people that need to
know you’re unhappy.”
Despite all of the progress, many are currently
dissatisfied, mostly because
of wait times being experienced when trying to get an
appointment at the clinic.
These issues were addressed
by representatives from the
health region in a previous
Chronicle article.
Local
representatives,
however, are confident that
the region will come through
in the end. “Look where we
were two years ago, we’ve
come a long way from that
low point,” Otterson said.
“With the (Parkland Integrated Health Centre) opening, the supply is not meeting
the needs fully, but we believe that the region is making efforts to improve that.”
“I think it’s improving,”
added Tomporowski. “We’re
still in a learning process.
Not just the municipality, we
all are, including the health
region. Maybe we need to be
a little bit patient.”
Scott Moe agrees that, from
the provincial level all the
way down, things are moving
in the right direction. “It’s
taken a team effort, to say the
least,” he said. “It is working.
Right now we have 300 more
doctors in the province than
we did just a few years ago, so
it is coming at the provincial
level ... We need to be a little
bit patient at the local level.”
As he looks forward, Mayor
George Tomporowski envisions a future where municipalities will continue to contribute to health care in order
to ensure that local needs will
be met. “We’ll always be involved,” he said. “I don’t
ever see us not doing doctor
recruitment and retention.”
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GMCL, RBC Royal Bank, TD Auto Financing Services or Scotiabank may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. * Offers valid for delivery dates between November 22 and December 9, 2013; participating lenders are subject to change. 0%
purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank‡ for up to 84 months on an eligible new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet model. Terms vary by model. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing
will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $119/$139/$167/$833 for 84/72/60/12 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included.
Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ® Registered trademark of The Bank
of Nova Scotia. ‡RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter LOF Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased, leased or financed a new eligible 2014 MY Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC vehicle (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco oil and filter
change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 40,000 KMs, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM Dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be
redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Void where prohibited by law. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details.
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