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01 - Prairie Post

Friday, July 1, 2016
EAST EDITION
Photo by Matthew Liebenberg
WINDSCAPE BATTLE: The Gonzalez family of Kindersley enjoyed the different activities
during their first visit to the Windscape Kite Festival, June 25. Pictured are Wilmer and
Andrea Gonzalez racing against the wind with bol kites. See more photos on Page 12.
Swift Current couple receives national diabetes volunteer award
B Y M ATTHEW L IEBENBERG —
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A Swift Current couple’s dedication to the fight against
diabetes has been recognized with a national award.
Dorothy and Pete Quebec received the Canadian
Diabetes Association (CDA) National Volunteer of the
Year Award during a luncheon and awards presentation
ceremony hosted by Lieutenant Governor Vaughn
Solomon Schofield at Government House in Regina,
June 15.
“It was quite an honour,” Pete said. “It’s something
that doesn’t happen too often to very many people.”
The couple was allowed to take seven guests with them
to the event. They were joined by three family members
and four friends.
“We took two friends that’s been with us through this
journey with volunteering, Sue Johnston and Marlene
Deobald,” Pete said. “They’re both with the diabetes
partners and they both work for the health region.”
Two other Saskatchewan residents were also
honoured with national awards at the event. Robert
(Bob) Gawley of Regina and Karen McDermaid of
Moosomin were both recipients of the CDA National
Volunteer of the Year Award at the luncheon.
This was Pete and Dorothy’s second award for their
volunteer efforts in support of the CDA. They received
the South Saskatchewan 2015 Regional Volunteer of the
Year Award at an awards ceremony on April 9.
Deobald, a diabetes nurse educator with the Cypress
Health Region, received the CDA Outstanding Health
Professional Award at the same event.
Dorothy and Pete have been volunteering with the
CDA in Swift Current for more than 20 years.
“It started way back when Joyce Burrell was heading
up the Swift Current branch,” Pete recalled.
The couple originally became involved as volunteers
because Dorothy’s mother had Type 2 diabetes.
“Then I ended up getting Type 2 diabetes,” Pete said.
His own experience with the disease helped him to
gain a better understanding of how people still view
diabetes.
“It seems a lot of people are embarrassed about having
diabetes,” he said. “I used to be, I can say that. At first
I was. It’s not a deadly disease if you keep control.
Everybody says you can’t eat sugar, you can’t eat this,
you can’t eat that. You can eat everything you want.
It’s how much you eat and it’s how you control it.”
Dorothy feels there are still a lot of misconceptions
about diabetes and a need to educate people about the
disease.
“There’s still a lot of lack of awareness,” Pete added.
“It’s getting better, but there’s still a lot of education to
be done.”
The couple’s involvement with local volunteer efforts
in Swift Current increased after Joyce Burrell decided
to step down from the leadership position.
“Joyce was stepping down as the head of the Swift
Current branch and they had to have somebody to take
it over,” Pete said. “We decided we’ll co-chair it and try
it.”
There used to be a a monthly event with a speaker who
talked about diabetes, but it became a challenge to find
someone.
“So then we got together with Sue and Marlene and a
few others and we decided to come up with an idea of
getting a forum together,” he said.
The annual diabetes forum has been presented
successfully for 14 years. It takes place on Nov. 14, which
is World Diabetes Day. It has been held for the past few
years at the Pharmasave meeting room.
In addition to assisting to organize the diabetes forum,
Photo contributed
Pete and Dorothy Quebec of Swift Current received the
Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) National Volunteer of the
Year Award at Government House in Regina, June 15. Pictured,
from left, Pete and Dorothy Quebec, Lieutenant Governor
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, CDA national award recipients Bob
Gawley and Karen McDermaid, and CDA Regional Director for
Saskatchewan Brie Hnetka.
Dorothy and Pete co-ordinate the distribution of the
campaign kits in the Swift Current area for the CDA’s
fall residential door-to-door campaign.
“Each have an area and then they go door to door, and
if nobody’s home they just leave it in the mailbox and
people can donate,” Dorothy explained. “It’s harder and
harder to get volunteers for that too.”
After the campaign the couple will collect the kits and
return it to the CDA. They enjoy doing volunteer work
and as animal lovers they are also strong supporters of
the Swift Current SPCA.
Dorothy is still working full-time and she does not
have so much time for other volunteer activities, but
Pete is retired and he is always willing to help out.
“I’m a people person,” he said. “I volunteer at the
hockey games, I take tickets all the time, and I’m always
doing something, always on the go.”
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Above, marching band uniforms and a brass section are distinctive features
of the six-member Edmonton band The Wet Secrets. Pictured are Emma
Frazier (trombone) and Kim Rackel (trumpet) during the group’s
appearance at the Long Day’s Night Music Festival in Swift Current, June
23. Below, pictured are The Wet Secrets lead vocalist and bassist Lyle Bell,
saxophonist Christan Maslyk and keyboard player Paul Arnusch. Below
right, Lyle Bell, the lead vocalist and bassist of the Edmonton band The Wet
Secrets, on stage.
Photos by Matthew Liebenberg
LONG DAY’S NIGHT: Ash Lamothe and Elsa Gebremichael of We
Were Lovers brought their distinctive electro-pop sound to the
stage at the Long Day’s Night Music Festival in Swift Current,
June 23. There were four nights of quality entertainment under
a big top tent at the Long Day's Night Music Festival in Swift
Current, June 23-21. The event, which takes place in
association with the Windscape Kite Festival, featured
entertainers from different musical genres from across the
country. The performers on June 23 were Saskatoon
electro/pop band We Were Lovers and The Wet Secrets, a sixpiece rock ‘n roll dance band from Edmonton. Regina’s Johnny
McCuaig Band, a rock a roll band that includes a bagpipe
player, shared the stage with DJ Baby Daddy’s retro sounds
from the ‘50s to ‘80s on June 24. Two Ontario bands, Toronto’s
garage pop band Little Junior and Ottawa’s indie rock band
Hollerado, were on stage on June 25. The festival concluded on
June 26 with performances by Regina’s rock-folk band Nick
Faye & The Deputies and Vancouver’s roots-rock band The
Matinee.
City commits funding for redevelopment of former school site
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The City of Swift Current has made a funding
commitment towards the redevelopment of the former
St. Patrick school site as part of an application for
infrastructure funding from the federal government.
Councillors approved a motion at a regular council
meeting on June 20 to commit $425,000 from the
2016 and 2017 budget to the St. Patrick community
sport field and neighbourhood park project if
the application to the Canada 150 Community
Infrastructure Program is successful.
The City acquired the St. Patrick school site in 2015
from the Holy Trinity School Division for the sum of
$1. The school became vacant after the opening of the
All Saints Catholic School in Swift Current’s new
joint-use school facility in the Saskatchewan Valley
subdivision.
“When the St. Pat’s School was no longer a school
of use, we took it over and we would like to keep
the green space there,” City General Manager of
Community Services Dean Robson said after the
meeting. “We would like to have some active and
passive areas, shelters, lighting, and specifically
an athletic or a sport field, regulation-size.”
The closing date for this second round of
applications to the Canada 150 Community
Infrastructure Program was June 22. For this intake,
the program will give priority to projects that will
renovate, expand and improve existing infrastructure,
with a focus on recreational facilities, clean growth
economy and positive impacts on indigenous
communities.
Successful projects will receive 50 per cent of
budget cost to a maximum of $500,000 from the federal
program.
“So for this one, we would be sharing in $200,000
because we have $25,000 already in a separate grant,”
he said.
That separate grant is for the replacement of play
equipment at St. Patrick field. A successful bid for
federal funding will enable the City to undertake a
more elaborate project to rehabilitate the field to a
soccer pitch with active and passive green space.
Council has previously approved $125,000 in the 2016
budget for the rehabilitation of St. Patrick field.
“The improvements weren’t as big,” he said. “We had
smaller play equipment. We didn’t have the fence line;
we didn’t have the irrigation. We didn’t have a lot of
the requirements in the next two budget years. So we
would have probably been looking for a third budget
year to complete it totally. This gives us a good
opportunity to make it whole right away.”
A requirement for projects to qualify for the Canada
150 federal funding is that projects should essentially
be completed by the fall of 2017, but full completion
can be no later than March 31, 2018.
Some design details for the site have already been
completed with concept plans for paths, bike trails
and a tobogganing hill on the north side.
The City’s intention is to keep the former St. Patrick
School building for redevelopment as a facility that
can be used by the community.
“The building will serve a different purpose,”
Robson said. “It’s one of the old schools that we’re
really seriously looking at to repurpose. It is one that
the school division had put in a lot of money near the
end of its lifecycle, or what was perceived to be its
lifecycle. It’s a pretty solid building. We will do studies
of what’s the best community use for it. … You’ll see
that over the next year and a half, two years, because
there are a number of schools we’re looking at — what
we’re going to do with the old, abandoned schools,
what’s going to happen with the land, but for St. Pat’s
and the field that’s where we really want to make two
purposes there.”
Bylaws implement mail-in ballot voting system
and criminal record checks
Council passed two bylaws to implement changes to
voting procedures and candidate requirements for the
upcoming local election in October.
Bill No. 13 of 2016 establishes a mail-in ballot voting
process to receive ballots in an election. Residents who
are unable to vote at an advance poll or on election day
now have the option to still cast their vote through a
mail-in ballot. The bylaw establishes the procedure to
apply for a mail-in ballot and the process to ensure
that the person who receives the ballot will be the one
who votes on it.
Bill No. 14 of 2016 determines that all candidates
for municipal office must obtain a criminal record
check at their own expense for submission with their
nomination forms. The criminal record check
must be done within 30 days of the submission of
a nomination form.
Update of development levy
Councillors approved a notice of motion to inform
the public of council’s intention to amend the
development levy bylaw.
A development levy for new subdivisions and
developments within the city was established in 2008,
but there is a need to adjust the levy due to higher
development costs.
The purpose of the levy is to recover the municipal
capital costs to provide, alter, expand or upgrade
services and facilities in a new development.
The City has commissioned a development levy
study, which indicated the need to update the original
bylaw due to higher costs. For example, in recent years
the local improvement costs for sidewalk replacement,
and construction costs have increased from $220 per
metre to $440 per metre.
The current development levy is $45,000 per
developable hectare for residential as well as
commercial and industrial land. In terms of the
proposed changes to the bylaw, the development levy
will increase to $73,520.51 per developable hectare for
residential land and to $117,369.71 per developable
hectare for commercial and industrial land.
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Cabri
Community effort raises fund for Handi-Van in Cabri
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Residents from Cabri and the surrounding area were
able to raise more than $100,000 in just six months to
purchase a new Handi-Van for the community.
An event to celebrate the arrival of the new 14-seat
Handi-Van took place at the Prairie Health Care Centre
(PHCC) in Cabri, June 22.
PHCC staff and community members from the Cabri
area came together to form a committee to raise funds for
the vehicle. The incorporated group was called Friends of
the Handi-Van for Cabri and Surrounding Area.
“It’s indescribable,” PHCC Health Services Manager
Larissa Gader said about the success of the campaign.
“We didn’t even know if we’ll do it in a year and here we
are and we’ve already had it out.”
According to Cindy Halvorson, a registered nurse at the
PHCC and a member of the fundraising committee, the
group did not anticipate such an overwhelming response.
“When we started we were going to wait a year to see
how much money we had and then maybe buy a used
one,” she said.
The group organized a public meeting to inform the
community about the fundraising campaign.
The surrounding rural municipalities and Hutterite
colonies were invited to the meeting. The event was
also attended by the Town of Gull Lake, because that
community took possession of a new Handi-Van in
April 2015 after a successful fundraising initiative.
The committee partnered with the Dr. Noble Irwin
Regional Healthcare Foundation to create posters and
mail-out information for the campaign.
“We sent those mail-outs to everyone in Cabri and
surrounding area with a little donation slip at the bottom,
and the donations just came rolling in,” Gader said.
“We were very lucky and blessed.”
Halvorson felt the fundraising campaign was such a
success because the Handi-Van is available for anyone
to use in Cabri and the surrounding area.
“I think our big thing is that it’s a community
Handi-Van, it’s not just for our health centre,” she said.
“It will be for the surrounding RMs and communities.
So anybody with a disability or say you break your leg
Prairie Health Care Centre Recreation Co-ordinator Lee-Anne
Newsham looks on as Cindy Halvorson, a registered nurse at
the facility, and Health Services Manager Larissa Gader cut
cake for the celebration of the new Handi-Van in Cabri.
and you need a mode of transportation that’s easier, you
can borrow this from us.”
The group’s first fundraiser was a Johnny Cash night.
Family members of long-term care residents at PHCC
supported the campaign with donations. The son of a
PHCC resident auctioned off a heifer, and another family
donated more than $10,000. People were able to support
the fundraising effort by buying a seat on the Handi-Van
for $1,000 and a number of seats were sold.
Various organizations supported the campaign. The
Town of Cabri donated more than $30,000 and the Village
of Abbey Recreation Board provided $10,000. Other
donations included $5,000 from the Cabri and District
Lions Club and $2,500 from St. Joseph Catholic Church.
An amount of $24,862.50 was received from Telemiracle
for the Handi-Van. Scott Lamb, the zone representative
for southwest Saskatchewan on the Kinsmen Foundation
Board, attended the celebration in Cabri on June 22.
“I’m happy we can help them,” he said. “We like to see
accessibility. We like to see people get out and live better
quality lives. That’s where this falls into our mandate and
the need is really there in these smaller communities for
equipment like this to better the quality of life of the
individuals living here.”
The Handi-Van has already been put to good use since
its arrival in the community a few weeks ago. The vehicle
made it possible for a PHCC resident to attend a local
rodeo with his family.
“He was a cowboy from way back and couldn’t go
for the last few years because he’s in a wheelchair,”
Halvorson said. “So his family took him this past Sunday
and he was absolutely thrilled. That’s what we’re hoping
it gets used for. For family functions, for weddings, for
funerals, for doctor’s appointments, for shopping trips.”
On the day of the celebration the Handi-Van was used
to transport PHCC residents to Leader to attend a
performance by gospel singers. The vehicle will make
a real difference for residents at PHCC and anyone
else in the community who requires a special mode
of transportation due to mobility problems.
“This gives them a sense of freedom to go somewhere,”
she said.
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The local ambulance had to be used for essential trips
before the arrival of the Handi-Van, but that was not an
ideal arrangement.
“We had no mode of transportation except the
ambulance,” Halvorson said. “So if somebody had
say an eye appointment in Swift Current, they had to
use up our ambulance, which took away our EMS
services. So we needed this.”
The Handi-Van will be stationed at the PHCC in Cabri
because the facility is open 24 hours a day. It is therefore
convenient for users of the vehicle to collect or drop off
the keys for the vehicle.
The Handi-Van can be used at no cost to transport a
person with a disability or mobility problem. Users are
required to return the vehicle with a full tank of gas.
Bookings for the use of the vehicle can be done through
the PHCC from Monday to Friday. People are required to
have a clean driving record and they must complete an
orientation before using the vehicle, but they do not
require a special license to drive the vehicle.
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: People visit the different booths at the Great Plains College ESL Expo at the First
United Church in Swift Current, June 23. The event was part of Refugee Week celebrations in the city. People
learned more about the countries of origin of English as Second Language (ESL) students at the different
booths and they were able to enjoy food from each country. Other booths provided information about the
challenges being faced by students as they adjust to life in Canada, what they like about Canada, and an
overview of the history of refugees in Canada.
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SGI reports 359 drivers caught
with impaired-related offences
B Y RYAN DAHLMAN —
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May was not a good month for
those who fight against drinking and
driving.
Kelley Brinkworth, manager, media
relations and communications with
Saskatchewan Government Insurance,
says there were 359 impaired-driving
related offences during May in what
SGI labelled as the “province-wide
traffic safety spotlight on impaired
driving.”
The monthly spotlight is all about
telling drivers about the dangers of
drinking and driving including not
only causing danger to others around
them, but in the personal cost with
fines, losing driving privileges and the
subsequent, related penalties.
“We are really trying to raise the
awareness of the dangers with each of
the spotlights,” explained Brinkworth
in an interview June 24.
Included in the 359 impaired-driving
related offences were three zero
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) offences
(applies to new drivers with any BAC
level); five low BAC offences (applies
to experienced drivers with a BAC
ranging from .04 to .08) and 351
Criminal Code charges such as high
BAC (exceeding .08), impaired driving
or refusing a breath test.
In addition, there were 5,616
speeding/aggressive driving offences,
325 distracted driving offences (225
of those for cellphone use) and 450
seatbelt, car seat or booster seat
violations throughout the month.
Brinkworth wasn’t sure why
numbers were so high although she
says the addition of the Combined
Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS)
may have assisted in the increase
because of more law enforcement on
the roads.
In speaking to the impaired drivingrelated incidents specifically, while
some may think it’s a high number, it’s
actually comparable to other numbers.
For example in May 2015, for the same
previous-mentioned targeted offences
there were 131 offences.
Brinkworth says it’s hard to get
a quantitative answer in regards
to whether the targeting of a different
offence is making a difference or if the
message is getting through.
She says all SGI officials can do is to
try and continue to offer and tips and
hope the message gets shared amongst
all drivers.
For example, SGI is highlighting
drivers being prepared and taking
precautions. Brinkworth pointed out
for example that there is no reason for
drinking and driving.
“There has to be a level of taking
some responsibility by the individual,”
explains Brinkworth. “Plan in
advance. The decision has to be made
before you get there because once
you’re there and drinking, your level of
judgement is gone. Take turns (being
the designated driver) for driving
home, call your mom, whatever.”
View more information about
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Ryan Ryu (at left) and Ben Hwang played songs by Simon and Garfunkel and John Lennon
during their performance at the Refugee Week celebration on Swift Current's Market Square,
June 25.
Many activities for Refugee Week
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Refugee Week celebrations in Swift
Current concluded on a high note with
entertainment and presentations on the
main stage at Market Square, June 25.
The event included an announcement
by the Swift Current and Area
Ministerial Association (SCAMA)
Refugee Committee that their efforts to
sponsor a refugee family from Syria will
reach an important milestone with the
arrival of a family of 13 people at Regina
International Airport July 12.
Various activities took place in Swift
Current during Refugee Week to raise
awareness and a better understanding of
why people look for sanctuary in another
country and the contribution they can
make to communities.
It was organized due to an initiative by
local community and church groups,
which resulted in the first proclamation
of Refugee Week by the City of Swift
Current at a council meeting, June 20.
The activities on Market Square
included musical entertainment, a book
reading to children and the introduction
of the Etmeh family, who has been
sponsored by the First United Church to
come to Swift Current under the federal
government’s resettlement program for
Syrian refugees.
Swift Current Mayor Jerrod Schafer
and Cypress Hills-Grasslands MP David
Anderson were present to welcome them
to the city and a formal letter of welcome
from Swift Current MLA and Premier
Brad Wall was also presented to them.
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Deficit budget for Grasslands Public Schools
B Y R OSE S ANCHEZ —
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Grasslands Public Schools is predicting
a deficit budget for the 2016/17 school year,
but how high in the red the division will
be could change if enrolment comes in
higher than projected.
The 2016/17 budget report was approved
by the board of trustees at a June 20
meeting.
“We’re predicting a slight decrease in
enrolment at this point,” says says Rhian
Schroeder, associate superintendent
business services for Grasslands.
That decreased is estimated to be
equivalent to 21 students from this school
year.
“Historically, administration has been
fairly conservative in the spring (with its
enrolment estimates),” she adds. “We do
generally come in higher in the fall, but
this year could be a little different with the
economy. We’re not sure of people’s plans
over the summer and sometimes those
plans can change quickly.”
The budget report shows revenues of
$47,956,840 and expenses of $48,475,973
leaving a deficit of $519,131. The deficit
will be covered by pulling the money from
operating reserves.
The majority of the grants received
from Alberta Education have been held to
the same rate as 2015/16 with one
exception. As with every other school
division in the province, Infrastructure,
Maintenance and Renewal funding, has
been increased by about 55 per cent for the
upcoming school year. For Grasslands,
that translates into just over $377,000.
This kind of funding is used for larger
projects such as replacing a roof or new
flooring.
As the current collective agreement
with teachers is set to expire Aug. 31,
bargaining both locally and on a
provincial level will have to take place.
No grid increases for certificated or
support staff have been included in the
budget document.
When it comes to staffing, Grasslands
officials are budgeting for staff in the
division to increase by 1.7 full-time
equivalent positions for certificated staff
and decrease by 8.8 FTE positions for
support staff.
The amount of money the division can
spend on board governance and system
administration from instructional dollars
was reduced by 10 per cent by the
Province for the third year. The Province
is taking the 10 per cent from overall
instructional funding resulting in a loss of
about $249,000 for Grasslands.
In the upcoming budget cycle, the
carbon tax, coming into effect in January
of 2017, has been taken into consideration.
Schroeder estimates it will likely cost the
division an additional $60,000 for gasoline
and natural gas. The division has its
electricity supplied by wind power, so is
insulated from the carbon tax in this area.
One addition in the 2016/17 budget is a
full-time Math Consultant.
“That person will be able to spend more
time with teachers on math,” says
Schroeder.
Grasslands officials have had some
concerns in regards to the testing results
for Math.
“We’ve also heard from some of our
teachers, they would like some more
support in teaching Math,” she adds.
There has been success seen and
improvements with the full-time literacy
co-ordinator position, so division officials
felt creating a full-time Math Consultant
position would also be beneficial.
“We’ll see how it goes next year. If it is as
successful as the literacy co-ordinator
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There were 3,170 ballots out of a possible
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5,000 who were Conservative Party members
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Brooks RCMP are investigating a mischief that
occurred at a business located in the 500 block of
2nd Avenue East in Brooks.
Sometime between 6-9 p.m. on May 24, suspect(s)
damaged the tonneau cover of a truck that was
parked in the back of the business.
It was later discovered that suspect(s) stole a grey
MasterCraft cordless drill from the box of the truck.
Suspect(s) also poured gasoline into the fuel tank
of this white diesel truck as well as another green
truck that was parked in the same compound.
This caused more than $4,000 worth of damages to
the trucks.
Police are looking for any witnesses who may have
observed this incident or any person who may have
further information. Officials are requesting the
public’s assistance in solving this mischief and theft.
Anyone with information, can contact the Brooks
RCMP at 403-794-4400. To remain anonymous, contact
Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or
by internet at www.tipsubmit.com. A person does not
have to reveal his or her identity to Crime Stoppers,
and if information provided to Crime Stoppers leads
to an arrest(s), the person may be eligible for a cash
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Voting over three days across the
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding
to determine the Conservative Party
nominee for a
byelection culminated in Medicine
Hat on June 25.
There were several factors that
GLEN MOTZ
contributed to his success, said Motz.
He had strong supporters including
some with past experience in the
process.
“I gained a lot of wisdom and insight from them. I
think it was the team. We developed a strong, closeknit team who were very focused on what it was
going to take,” said Motz. “It is all about getting
memberships and presenting who you are as a
person.”
by June 2 and were entitled to vote, said Sam
Magnus who had been appointed by the
Conservative Party to oversee the voting
process.
The ballot system asked voters to rank their
choice of nominee, out of six, in order of
preference. None of the participants received
50 per cent plus one vote on the first count. The
ballots of the sixth-place participant were then
redistributed based on second choice and so on
until a winner was determined.
“We went to the fourth count,” said Magnus.
Magnus declined to provide any numbers on how
close the vote had been.
“No, went don’t give out any numbers. As a party,
we have chosen not to do that,” he explained.
One reason for that decision is to not dissuade any
of the contestants from perhaps trying again in the
future, he said.
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Seven Persons Grade 5/6 class comes through big
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There were tears, hugs and a lot of love
at the Seven Persons School assembly
celebrating the Grade 5/6 class’s 1,000
T-Shirts project.
The project started in January involving
Seven Persons teacher Deanna Dola
and her 19 students creating the design,
ordering, selling and distributing
T-shirts. They wanted to sell 1,000 T-shirts
to help raise money for three causes.
The “little engines that could” ended up
selling 1,270 T-shirts which were themed
“Team Tanya” and “No One Fights Alone”
in honour of Tanya Ellis who is currently
battling cancer.
From the funds raised, the Ellis family
received $15,081; the Children’s Wish
Foundation received $10,000 and Hope for
Haiti $3,810.
The presentations were made to
representatives including Donna Serr,
Medicine Hat Sub-Chapter co-ordinator
of the Children’s Wish Foundation of
Canada, Hope for Haiti’s Allison Orthner
(via Skype) and to Tim and Tanya Ellis
whose son Trigger is in the class.
Serr had to stop her address as she was
overcome with emotion.
For Calgary photographer and Creative
The assembly watches the reaction of Allison
Orthner (on the right) from Hope for Haiti and
the donation of $3,800 to her organization.
Scrapbooker magazine’s Allison Orthner,
she was thrilled with the donation and
gesture.
“We have been fundraising for two years
to help construction and the education at
a school in Haiti. I’ve visited twice and am
going back in July so there is potential for
a ‘follow-up’ to see how everyone’s money
has impacted the school,” explained
Orthner in an interview. “In Haiti, the
average salary for one construction
worker is $10 to 12 per day so $3,810 would
be the equivalent to paying for almost a
full year of labour on the school working
every day of the year.
“The organization that we are
partnering with Livedifferent.ca, will
be facilitating the construction that
this money will go towards and I will
personally be helping right alongside the
local Haitian workers.”
Evie Neubauer presented the Grade 5/6
group art piece titled “Helping Hands” to
the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Clinic.
Besides the presentations, Dola showed
a promotional video made by the students
talking about why they were selling the
shirts. It described how six of the 19
Grade 5/6 students had parents who had
cancer — one lost a father — while many
more described having many close family
members and friends who had battled or
succumbed to a wide variety of cancers.
Dola says the money raised by the class
was in part because of the support they
received from not only the locals, but from
the region and beyond.
“I was amazed by the generosity shown
by friends and perfect strangers,” Dola
told the assembly.
Dola herself faced challenges with
health issues, not to mention her regular
familial and teaching duties in addition to
the extra work put into the project.
Ellis said a ‘thank-you’ presentation to
Dola was an effort by those who were
helped by the teacher to acknowledge the
sacrifices she made.
As the gifts were handed out one by one,
Ellis said repeatedly, “We got you
covered.” Gasoline cards for all the trips,
a gift for Dola’s cat, chocolate, etc. Ellis
Photos by Ryan Dahlman
Deanna Dola receive a rose from one of the students during the assembly. Below, Tanya Ellis and
her husband Tim address the crowd.
pointed out Dola even found the
time to make her daughter’s
grad dress.
“She did all of that and her
job with teaching plans. She
went way above and beyond
what could be expected,” stated
Ellis. “She’s running on very
little sleep. She’s planning and
scheduling all the time. I don’t
know how she (does) it.”
Neubauer, 10, says it was
special to be part of such a
wonderful experience.
She and her classmates
handled it well, but it was still
an extremely heart warming sight
especially when Dola was given numerous
gifts by Tanya Ellis for all the hard work
the teacher put into it.
Evie and her mother Nichole gave Dola a
heartwarming hug and as part of the
encouragement each of the classmates
gave throughout the year, Evie was giving
encouragement to a classmate on stage.
“It’s always very emotional,” said Evie
following the assembly.
“Tanya is like family. You just
take deep breaths and do it.”
Neubauer had confidence
they could reach their goal
and was thrilled they
surpassed it.
“At the beginning with the
1,000 number I was optimistic
we could do it,” she explains.
“I thought ‘We’re going to
make our goal.’ I think it’s
just amazing we’re helping so
many people as kids — as 10,
11 and 12 year olds.”
Tanya Ellis was pleased too.
While happy for the Children’s Wish
Foundation and Hope for Haiti, she was
most excited for the students.
“To see them standing on stage, they
were so proud of themselves,” Ellis noted.
“I could see this was a special group,
right from Kindergarten.”
The Grade 5/6 students gave up their
end-of-year party in order to paint the
town’s sports bleachers.
Alberta invests $3.7 million in Bassano water project
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The Government of Alberta is investing
in water infrastructure that will create
jobs and ensure clean water in
communities across the province.
In Budget 2016, the Alberta government
set aside $595 million over the next five
years to help fund water and wastewater
infrastructure improvement projects in
small towns and rural Alberta. This
funding will improve access to safe,
reliable water supplies and enhance
environmentally sustainable wastewater
treatment while creating hundreds of jobs
in communities across the province.
This includes over $3 million in funding
for the Town of Bassano to upgrade its
wastewater treatment system as part of
the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater
Partnership and Water For Life grant
programs that saw increased funding by
the Government of Alberta in Budget
2016.
The $3,683,500 grant will support
necessary upgrades to the town’s
wastewater treatment facility, including
construction of a new storage cell and
updates to existing treatment cells.
This project will improve wastewater
treatment, protect the local watershed and
create jobs for the local economy.
Alberta Government restores vital
water system funding
Previously reduced funding for these
important grant programs meant that a
number of projects were delayed in many
communities. With this increased
funding, delayed projects will move
forward and hundreds of jobs will be
created across the province.
The Alberta Government cost-shares
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Southwest Saskatchewan
Chinook Sports winds down the 2015-2016 season with executive awards
B Y D EB R EAMER —
Chinook Athletic Co-ordinator
The SHSAA (Saskatchewan High
Schools Athletic Association) held its
AGM in Saskatoon June 22-24.
The delegation from the southwest
included SHSAA President Val Gordon
(Eastend), SHSAA Executive LEADS
Rep Kyle McIntyre (Chinook SD),
Superintendent JP Claire (Chinook SD),
Chinook Board Rep Tim Ramage (Swift
Current), Officials Rep Tyson Krause
(Maple Creek), SWAC President Alisa
Cooper (Cabri), SWAC Vice-President
Janna Walker (Swift Current Comp),
Chinook Administrator Scott Mayall
(Swift Current Comp) , Delegate Marc
Benjamin (Consul) and Athletic
Co-ordinator Deb Reamer.
Approximately 180 attendees from every
part of the province were in attendance.
It was a busy two days discussing and
voting on resolutions concerning highschool sports. Thanks to SHSAA and the
hosts from West Central district for an
informative conference.
SHSAA along with SWAC (Southwest
Athletic Conference) honour the dedicated
individuals who help make high-school
sport possible. Each of the 14 districts in
the province honour one female coach,
one male coach and one official.
The Southwest winners for 2015/16
are as follows:
• Female coach — Marie Hanson of
Eastend. Hanson has coached a variety
of sports, but is very involved with cross
country and track and field.
• Male coach — Mike Francis of
Hodgeville. Francis has coached just
about every school sport there is, but his
passion has always been curling.
• Official — Sherri Doll of Herbert. She
is a long-time dedicated volleyball official.
One person from each district is also
selected as the Service Award recipient.
This award is presented to an individual
who has provided outstanding leadership
and service and the promotion of highschool athletics in the district.
This year’s deserving winner is Marc
Benjamin of Consul. He has taught and
coached for 31 years, retiring at the end of
June.
Benjamin has coached nearly every
high-school sport there is at some point
in his career, but his passion has always
centered around cross country and track
and field. He received his award at the
SHSAA AGM in Saskatoon on June 23.
Along with thanking Benjamin for his
years of service, SWAC would also like to
recognize Kyle McIntyre for his time of
service on the SHSAA executive. He has
been the LEADS rep on the executive from
2012-16.
We also would like to recognize all our
athletes, coaches, officials and fans.
Photo contributed
Marc Benjamin, left, from Consul receives the
SHSAA Service Award for the Southwest
District from SHSAA Executive Member Kyle
McIntyre at the AGM June 23.
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Editor:
Re: “Wildrose doesn’t get it” June 24.
Denying God’s existence is thankfully the
right of any person in a free-speaking
nation such as Canada.
Regretfully, some people can’t debate the
subject without descending into prejudice.
Such is the case with Fred Lewis in his
June 24 letter. Allow me a few (there could
be many) reflections.
1.) His reference to comments about me
in a 15-year-old Globe and Mail story are
deliberately inaccurate. That’s called
distortion. 2) His use of the quotation of a
famous author (“Religion flies planes into
buildings”) is done without any attribution
or quotation marks.That’s called
plagiarism. 3) He doesn’t say whose religion
crashes those planes. He just slams all. Is it
the religion of Mother Teresa? Or Ghandi?
Perhaps the Dalai Lama? Sounds like all
religionists are plane crashers in his view.
That’s called prejudice. 4.) He makes a
frothy assumption that true scientists
cannot possibly believe in God. That’s
called ignorance. Consider: Albert Einstein,
Sir Isaac Newton, Francis Collins (human
genome project), Galileo, Copernicus,
Max Planck (quantum physics), Arthur
Compton (Nobel physicist), Marconi
(wireless radio), Louis Pasteur (founder of
microbiology). The list goes on. 5.) The list
of accredited PhD scientists who ascribe to
some form of creation in North America
alone is in the thousands. Mr. Lewis scorns
such thinkers (including those without
degrees) as dreadful.
That’s called sad. I am thankful for the
many thoughtful atheists with whom I have
had robust yet respectful debates through
the years.
Mr. Lewis would do well to aspire to that
level. That would be called evolution.
Stockwell Day, West Kelowna, B.C.
Highway 3 Twinning Development
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Editor:
The Highway 3 Twinning Development
Association is thankful for the Government
of Alberta’s support in updating the cost
benefit analysis of the 2001 Van Horne
Study.
We express our thanks to Honourable
Brian Mason, Minister of Transportation
and Infrastructure for the announcement of
June 16.
President Bill Chapman, reached while
away commented. “This is fantastic news.
We are also thankful to MLA Maria
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the European Union.
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residents in Britain chose
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EU. The vote was 53.4 per cent to leave the EU and 46.6
per cent to stay. In 1967, the European community was
formed, and Britain joined in 1973.
The referendum on voting yes or no to staying in the
EU was the work of Britain’s Prime Minister David
Cameron. Tired of bickering in the country about
whether it was beneficial to stay or go, Cameron thought
he would see a decisive no-to-leaving vote, and put the
arguments to rest.
Unfortunately that didn’t happen, with the yes-toBrexit side able to sway the majority to voting their way.
A day after the vote, Cameron resigned from the top job,
but will stay in the seat until a new party leader is in
place this fall.
In the days since the vote, world markets have been in
turmoil and there have been calls for another
referendum, which Cameron has rejected. The British
pound has fallen to levels not seen in 30 years.
On Monday, the Labour Party and official opposition,
led by Jeremy Corbyn, was in turmoil with more than
half of his Cabinet quitting and calls for his resignation.
Brexit has turned into a political nightmare for those
who now have the tough job of figuring out exactly how
to leave the European Union.
Watching the entire fiasco from afar, it would seem the
senior population, many of whom chose to vote
to leave the EU, have decided the fate of the younger
generations. Those younger people are guilty of not
coming out to vote, the way an older population often
does.
It also has become clear after the vote, just how many
people were unsure of what voting yes to leaving the EU
actually meant to them in their every day lives.
According to a National Post story June 24, “Hours
after voting for Brexit, the British are frantically
Googling the European Union.”
Some of the top questions being asked of Google
included, “what does it mean to leave the EU?; What is
the EU?; Which countries are in the EU?; What will
happen now we’ve left the EU?; and How many countries
are in the EU?”
Most of these questions should have been asked by
voters, prior to the referendum. The day after the vote,
news reports said some British voters were saying they
regretted their decision to cast a ballot in favour of
Brexit.
It does no good regretting any decision once the
ballots have been cast. Now residents of that country
must move forward and find their way through the
process of exiting the European Union. Even Google
likely doesn’t have the answers to many of the
questions being asked in the days after the
referendum.
Brits are simply going to have to
trust that democracy in action works and the final
result will be what is best for the majority.
Here at home on Canadian soil, we can take a lesson
from Britain’s history book and make sure when we
ourselves head to the polls to vote, we understand
the consequences of putting a check mark beside
whatever is being ask of us on the ballot.
Rose Sanchez is assistant managing editor with the
Prairie Post. Contact her with your comments about
this opinion piece at [email protected].
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PLAYING WITH THE WIND: The 12th annual SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival took place in
Swift Current, June 25-26. The event has grown into a major summer attraction in the city
that draws visitors from across Saskatchewan and other provinces as well as other
countries. The event is an opportunity to watch choreographed kite flying by celebrity flyers,
learn how to fly a kite in the public area or enjoy the variety of entertainment activities
available for the entire family.
Above, the members of Team Island Quad, a performance quad line kite team from Victoria,
B.C., demonstrate their kite flying skills at the Windscape Kite Festival, June 25. Their kite
flying routines were not choreographed in advance, but done in real time in a freeform format.
Below, storm clouds gather over the Windscape Kite Festival, June 25. Rain caused some
interruptions to activities during the first day of the festival, but the weather did not deter a
steady flow of visitors to the event.
At left, Keely Williams
tries to secure pieces
of an artwork in a
strong wind blowing
at the Windscape Kite
Festival, June 25. The
artwork — titled
“Grams not in Kansas
anymore” — was
created by Williams
and Alix Gowan for
the kinetic wind
sculpture garden at
Windscape. Below, Dr.
Skita, one of the
entertainers at the
Windscape
Kite
Festival, performs a
juggling act, June 25.
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Award-winning poet and teacher in Val Marie this July
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From Friday July 15-17 in
Val Marie, the award-winning
American poet and teacher Roger
Mitchell leads the Grasslands
Weekend Writing Experience.
Writers at all levels are invited to
join Mitchell in experiencing the
Grasslands and then in shaping
their experience into written form.
ROGER MITCHELL
Approximately two weeks after
the workshop, participants will be
encouraged to return their grassland writing to
Mitchell to be published as an online chapbook.
Mitchell is the author of 11 books of poetry and a
work of nonfiction, Clear Pond, which won the John
Ben Snow Foundation Prize.
Other honors and awards include fellowships from
the National Endowment for the Arts, the Indiana Arts
Commission, and the New York Foundation for the
Arts, as well as the Akron Prize, the River Styx
International Poetry Award, Ren Hen Press’s Ruskin
Art Club Award, and others.
During his residency Mitchell will lead the
Grasslands Weekend Writing Experience, host a Words
and Music Open Mic at the Val Marie Hotel, and offer
drop-in Office Hours in Grasslands National Park and
other locations. Please disturb the writer at work.
More information about the workshop is available
on the Prairie Wind website at: www.pwss.org or by
phoning 306-298-7782.
Mitchell is the first resident artist of the 2016 season,
hosted by Prairie Wind & Silver Sage, Val Marie’s
provincially recognized ecomuseum.
The Artist Residency program, now in its third year,
annually hosts four or five artists in all disciplines.
While they are in residence, the artists spend 50 per
cent of their time on their own work and 50 per cent on
projects in the community.
Other resident artists in 2016 include poet Bren
Simmers from Brackendale, B.C., musicians Melissa
Goodchild and Kevin Brady from Saskatoon, Sask., and
photographer Valerie Zink, also of Saskatoon.
The PWSS artist residency program is co-sponsored
with Grasslands National Park and funded by the
Saskatchewan Arts Board and SaskCulture/
Saskatchewan Lotteries.
Photos by Megan Blakley, Lonesome Road Photography
SHOWTIME: Saskatchewan 4-H District 10 regional 4H fair in
Maple Creek took place on June 14. Competitors from
southwest Saskatchewan took part. Above left, Casey
Erickson sprays his steer with final bloom to make his
steer’s coat shiny. Above, Cassidy Shock helps clover bud
Jane Beierbach hold her steer while she moves her steer’s
feet. Below, Rhett Erickson was helped by senior Natasha
Pettyjohn (not pictured) in showmanship.
Above left, Leader
Heidi Beierbach
helps clover bud
Mia Mackie with
her judging cards.
Above, judge Shaelyn Evans talks to
Hunter Braniff
during the
Showmanship
class judging. At
left, Paige Tully
talks to Evans in
the grooming
class.
Tips for scouting for weeds in forage stands
B Y S ARAH S OMMERFELD , PA G , R EGIONAL F ORAGE
S PECIALIST — Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Adoption of weed management strategies for
forage stands can be a valuable tool.
Weeds often associated with forage stands are
plants that are perennial, aggressive growing and
hard to control. Such plants can include Canada
thistle, foxtail barley, dandelion, leafy spurge,
absinthe wormwood, and common tansy.
As weed infestations increase in size and severity,
the cost of control increases and the production
of desirable forage declines.
Management and control of weeds begins with
field scouting and identification.
Scouting for weeds in forage stands should occur
regularly. Scouting helps determine if undesirable
plants are present. Scouting also identifies
conditions which favour the development of a weed
infestation.
Poor plant competition from desirable forages, bare
soil or any other type of soil disturbance can lead
to a weed problem. If any of these conditions are
present, the next step is to determine the cause.
The grazing management of a pasture can point to
a potential cause of a weed infestation. Overgrazing
of desired forage plants leads to plants that are less
vigorous and productive.
Overgrazing also leads to a reduction in pasture
litter carryover and an increase in bare soil.
Litter is the amount and distribution of dead plant
material. Litter helps to reduce surface evaporation
and conserves moisture. Litter also protects the soil
from erosion and maintains soil stability.
A combination of less productive forage plants, a
reduction in litter carryover and an increase in bare
soil can make for the right situation for the invasion
of hard to control weeds.
Pastures are not the only forage stands that are
susceptible to weed invasion. Lack of management
on hay stands can have a similar result. Depleted soil
fertility and improper cut timing results in less
vigorous forage plants and potential weed invasion.
A weed problem will always have a cause. Effective
long term weed control requires identification of
the weed itself, and the cause of the problem.
To implement an effective weed management
strategy, action must be taken to ensure the cause of
the problem is addressed.
Scouting for new weeds is best done when they are
easiest to identify, often in the month of June, prior
to seed set. Correct identification of the weed is
necessary to select the most effective control
method. Consult with an agrologist or local weed
inspector for assistance in weed identification or to
discuss the best control method. When considering a
control method, be aware of the environment
surrounding the problem area. For example,
applying the herbicide picloram which has long term
residual soil activity and high water solubility, is not
permitted near open water, wetlands or on soils with
shallow aquifers.
Monitoring the area for effective control following
treatment is important. If adequate control has not
been achieved, an alternative control measures
should be undertaken. Reasons for a lack of effective
control should be determined and corrected for
future reference.
For more information on scouting for weeds in
forage stands and perennial weed control, contact
your local Regional Forage Specialist or the
Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.
Agriculture manufacturers support Canada’s agenda at forum
CNW
Agriculture Manufacturers of Canada president
Leah Olson took part June 20 in the Canada-Ukraine
Business Forum and took the opportunity to welcome
the federal government’s announcement on making
Canada a world leader on innovation.
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, Science
Minister Kirsty Duncan and Small Business Minister
Bardish Chagger announced June 14 the federal
government will focus on six key pillars to make
Canada an innovation nation: promoting an
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Crop growing conditions are good.
Regionally, about 70 per cent of spring
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75 per cent of canola and dry peas are in
good to excellent condition.
Surface and sub-surface soil moisture
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Most of cereals are in the elongation
stage. Spraying is still going on, having
been delayed by windy conditions this
past week. Dry conditions are again
prevalent and more moisture is needed in
some areas.
Regionally, about 75 per cent of spring
wheat, canola and dry peas,
73 per cent of barley and 81 per cent of
oats are in good to excellent condition,
which is higher than the 5-year average
of 69 per cent. Surface and sub-surface
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per cent, respectively from last week and
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Thanks to continued precipitation
and warm weather, crop growth and
development in most parts of the
province are well ahead of normal,
according to Saskatchewan
Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.
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cent of the oilseeds are at or ahead of
their normal stage of development
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condition.
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during the past week, ranging from
trace amounts to 80 mm, with the
average being 25 mm.
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conditions on cropland are rated as six
per cent surplus, 86 per cent adequate
and eight per cent short.
Hay land and pasture topsoil
moisture is rated as three per cent
surplus, 86 per cent adequate and
11 per cent short.
Topsoil moisture is lowest in Crop
District 4B in the southwest (38 per
cent short on cropland and 45 per cent
short on hay land and pasture), while
the wettest crop district is CD2B in
the southeast, where 26 per cent of
cropland and 20 per cent of hay land
and pasture have surplus topsoil
moisture.
Rainy and windy conditions
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some areas of the province. While
excess moisture is causing concerns in
some areas, less than two per cent of
the province’s cropland and pasture is
considered flooded. On the other hand,
four per cent of seeded acres, nine per
cent of forage land and 12 per cent of
pasture is considered to be under lowmoisture stress.
Producers are shifting from spraying
for weeds to spraying for diseases and
are starting to cut hay.
Alberta Crop Conditions as of
June 21 (Abbreviated Report)
Over the past week, widespread
thunderstorm activity has provided
adequate moisture to most of the
province, although some western parts
of South and Central Regions have
received less than 60 mm of moisture
since the start of growing season (See
map).
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recent days, they are still in need of
more moisture.
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per cent and are now 82 per cent good
to excellent, compared with the fiveyear average (2011-2015) of 73 per cent
(See Table 1).
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North West and Peace Regions.
Provincially, surface moisture was
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Haying has started in the province.
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Western Tractor commits $750,000 to Lethbridge College
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An industry leader dedicated to the southern
Alberta agriculture community is taking a hands-on
approach to education, as Western Tractor Company
Ltd. June 23 announced a $750,000 multi-faceted gift
to Lethbridge College.
The gift meets the shared commitments of both
Western Tractor and Lethbridge College to advance
education and industry by using the latest, state-ofthe-art equipment and technologies.
“It’s great to see the renewed focus and investment
that Lethbridge College is making in the future of
agriculture and the next generation of farming,”
says Western Tractor President and General
Manager Steven Dyck. “Western Tractor is very
excited to be in partnership with this initiative.”
Western Tractor’s gift will support the college’s
new trades and technologies facility through the
creation of the Western Tractor Technology Lab —
an advanced agricultural technologies room inside
the first phase of the new building. Western Tractor
will supply the lab with industry-leading technology
to benefit both Agricultural and Heavy Equipment
Technician apprenticeship training over a five-year
span. In addition, Western Tractor has also signed a
five-year agreement to supply John Deere equipment
to Lethbridge College, allowing hands-on training for
students, while providing the opportunity for them to
stay in southern Alberta and take all four years of
Agricultural Equipment Technician apprenticeship
training in Lethbridge for the first time.
“The support of Western Tractor provides a
framework that allows us to keep the most current
technologies on-site and in the hands of our students
and faculty,” says Lethbridge College President and
CEO Dr. Paula Burns. “We are proud of the success
of our Agricultural Equipment Technician
apprenticeship program that has seen 100 per cent
of our students pass the course, with marks more
than 10 per cent above the provincial average.
This partnership will even further enhance what
we are doing here at the college.”
Western Tractor and John Deere are heavily
invested in research and development projects
while embracing new and evolving technologies
within the agriculture and agronomy industries.
This investment will help bolster industry in
southern Alberta as educators can work more
closely with industry leaders.
“This partnership is more than just a financial
contribution to the Possibilities are Endless
campaign,” says Dyck. “We wanted to ensure
that there was an investment of state-of–the-art
equipment, technology and leadership in the field
of precision farming.”
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The announcement event for Western Tractor’s $750,000 gift to
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Western Tractor Company Ltd. has four locations
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trades and technologies facility will be the largest
centre of its kind south of Calgary and will house
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Wheat Commission (AWC) and Alberta
Pulse Growers (APG) once again invite
producers to a grading workshop
following last year’s successful event.
This year’s Making the Grade workshop
will take place July 26 at Lakeland College
in Vermilion and will include sessions
from experienced industry speakers on
barley, wheat, canola and, new for this
year is the addition of pulse grading.
“Last year’s Making the Grade proved
to be a valuable tool in addressing
knowledge gaps in grain grading,” said
Terry Young, AWC and ACPC director
and member of the Western Grain
Standards Committee’s wheat
subcommittee. “Understanding grain
grading and factors affecting quality is
important for all crop producers as it
affects their bottom line.”
Producers will participate in hands-on
grading workshops for barley, canola,
wheat and pulses. Speakers representing
organizations such as the Canadian
Grains Commission (CGC) and the
Canadian International Grains Institute
(Cigi) will guide participants through
the details of grading parameters and
practices.
Space is limited and early registration is
encouraged. Early bird registration is $75
until July 14, and $100 from July 15 until
tickets are sold out. Complete registration
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Ag-Plus Mechanical honored by Vermeer Corporation
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Medicine Hat’s Ag-Plus Mechanical
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Vermeer Forage Dealers earn Platinum
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As a Vermeer Platinum Dealer,
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Bruce Johnson and Jeff Gold accepted
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“At Ag-Plus Mechanical, we understand
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service – from the time of sale and
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equipment,” asserted Gold. “We are
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Sask. Ag. Manufacturer adds to grain handling lineup
CNW
Brandt Agricultural Products Ltd. is
pleased to announce multiple model
additions to its lineup of premium
GrainCarts, GrainBag loaders and
unloaders, GrainVacs and swing away
augers.
“It has been a very busy winter for us,”
says Arnie Josephson, Brandt
Agricultural Products Ltd. general sales
manager. “We’ve spent a lot of time
working with customer feedback and the
result is a solid group of highperforming new designs, technologies
and sizing options that will meet
the needs of virtually any farming
operation.”
Brandt’s GrainCart lineup has
expanded from two models to five,
ranging from 850 to 1500 bushels
and including exciting new features
such as auto-unload and a joystickcontrolled three-axis auger that delivers
the greatest reach and height in the
industry.
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addition of three new models in 10-foot
and 12-foot sizes that offer options like a
jib crane and bag apron and deliver
capacity increases of up to 150 per cent
for some units.
Employing a more efficient design
that features cone separator technology
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8000HP GrainVac offers a full bin
capacity of 8,000 bushels/hour,
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performance.
With capacities of up to 23,000
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These exciting, new products were
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Maple Creek man assisted firefighting efforts in Fort McMurray
B Y D OMINIQUE L IBOIRON
He’s never seen a bigger fire. That’s
what Bud Sabean said of the blaze that
descended upon Fort McMurray.
“What struck me was the size of it,”
Sabean shared recently. “It was by far
the biggest one I’ve ever seen.”
A seasoned veteran, Sabean is the
Forest Protection Officer at Cypress
Hills Interprovincial Park.
The Maple Creek resident returned
from Fort McMurray after witnessing
the largest fire of his 32-year career.
Sabean was a representative of
Saskatchewan and co-ordinated a
20-man crew who battled the flames to
the west of the northern Alberta city.
Usually, Sabean fights what he calls
wildland fires in forests or grasslands
so he doesn’t usually have to save
peoples’ homes.
For the Fort McMurray fire, his
responsibility was to co-ordinate
logistics for his crew so they could
stop the flames from entering the city.
Sabean feels a sense of pride at having
protected homes.
He added last year was a busy fire
season in Saskatchewan due to the fires
burning in areas around La Ronge.
Since other provinces sent crews last
year, this was an opportunity for
Saskatchewan to return the favour,
Sabean explained.
Although many fire departments
worked in unison in Fort McMurray,
Sabean said one challenge firefighters
had was finding members experienced
in this type of fire.
Three elements made the fire unique.
It involved many jurisdictions, it was
quite large and it threatened oil field
infrastructure. Not many firefighters
had battled a fire with all three aspects.
The singular nature of the blaze
struck Matt Collins, as well.
A captain with the Fort McMurray
Fire Department, Collins explained
that a fire such as this one, which
became known as ‘The Beast’, was
essentially unseen in Canada before.
The fire captain described some of
The Beast’s particulars. He said it
burned roughly 2,400 structures of
which most were homes. Temperatures,
Collins estimates, were roughly 1,000
degrees Fahrenheit or 530 Celsius.
The Beast’s intense heat caused
embers the size of bricks to rise high
into the air. Collins and his men saw
these embers landing on rooftops up to
half a kilometre away and within a
minute the shingles would catch on
fire.
“It was crazy right from the get go,”
Collins recounted about the early days
of the fire as it laid siege to his city.
Fort McMurray’s firefighters worked
21-hours-a-day for the first five days.
Collins said he was impressed to see
volunteer fire departments from many
communities send equipment and
personnel. The captain explained that
even towns with populations as little
as 200 sent firefighters. To see so many
Canadians step up to the plate is what
Collins will remember the most of the
harrowing experience.
One person who stepped up to the
plate for his community is Rob Rice.
He owns and operates the Home
Hardware in Fort McMurray. Like
everyone else in the city, Rice was
evacuated, but he got a phone call from
the municipality asking him to return
earlier than the other residents so he
could run his store.
“We jumped on board,” Rice
explained.
Along with six of his staff members,
he ventured into the desolate city.
Before being evacuated, Rice left the
store’s door code with first responders
and emergency crews. He invited them
to take whatever supplies they needed.
Rice was asked to return early to
assist the municipality prepare for
the citizens’ return. He also needed
to make sure his store was up and
running once the evacuees were
allowed back into the city. They would
surely need supplies.
The owner and his staff worked
tirelessly. “Everybody put in 13 and
14-hour days and nobody complained.
It’s pretty amazing,” he said. “We slept
at the store because we had no where
else to stay.”
Two young women on staff who lost
their homes to the fire were among the
six employees.
Rice was staying in Edmonton during
the evacuation.
When he got the call to go to Fort
McMurray in advance of the other
evacuees, he bought air mattresses and
sleeping bags along with food and
water. Although he was well-prepared
to work, sleep and eat in his Home
Hardware, Rice says he wasn’t ready
for what Fort McMurray looked like
when he got there. Fires continued to
burn north of the city, which created
smoky conditions.
The fires weren’t what Rice found
eerie, however. For him, the strange
part was being in an empty city.
“It was like a ghost town. It was kind
of scary, actually.” Then, he added,
“You grow up here and it’s always busy,
it’s a working man’s town. It was very
eerie.”
Rice said he could drive through the
entire downtown and not see a single
person, a spectacle he’d never
witnessed since moving to Fort
McMurray 34 years ago.
For Sabean, Collins and Rice,
the experience was memorable for
different reasons. The common thread,
however, is the spirit of community
whether it was locally in Fort
McMurray or between firefighters from
Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The Beast didn’t destroy this sense of
togetherness. If anything, the fire
enhanced it.
Photos by Dominique Liboiron
A recreational vehicle is transformed into little more than scrap metal. Temperatures during the
fire are estimated to have reached 500 Celsius and beyond.
Rob Rice is the
owner of Fort
McMurray’s Home
Hardware. Along
with six of his
employees, he
returned to the
city one week before
the citizens were
allowed to. By
sleeping at the store
and working 13 to
14 hours a day, Rice
and his staff were
ready to serve the
population after the
evacuation order
was lifted.
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Drowning deaths in Alberta decrease in number after a bad 2013
C ONTRIBUTED
The Lifesaving Society Canada has
received the 2016 Alberta Drowning
Report (Alberta Drowning Report 2016
Edition) from the Drowning Prevention
Research Centre.
The Drowning Prevention Research
Centre is the lead agency for drowning
and water-incident research in Canada.
The Centre conducts research
into fatal and non-fatal drowning,
significant aquatic injury and rescue
interventions.
After a substantial drop in drowning
deaths to 28 in 2009, the number of
water-related fatalities in Alberta has
increased each subsequent year,
culminating in a spike to 56 drowning
deaths in 2013, the most recent year for
which data is available. This surge in
the number of drowning victims can be
partially attributed to the 2013 floods,
which claimed the lives of five people.
In addition to the flood, the high
number of drowning deaths in 2013
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drowning deaths related to bathing and
motor vehicle travel.
Preliminary interim data from media
and internet reports indicate there
were at least 28 drownings in 2014 and
at least 15 in 2015.
The vast majority of Alberta
drowning victims continues to be men
(80 per cent). By age, the highest
drowning rates in Alberta were found
among older adults aged 65-69 and 85
and older as well as young adults aged
20-29. Natural bodies of water (lakes,
rivers and streams) continue to account
for the largest proportion of drownings
in Alberta from 2009-2013 (63 per cent).
In 2013, 31 people drowned in a
natural body of water. Bathtubs were
the most common man-made setting
where drowning deaths occurred in
Alberta. In 2013, eight people drowned
in bathtubs.
Pools were another common
man-made location where drowning
fatalities occurred. Half of all pool
fatalities occurred in private pools and
half occurred in public pools.
Drowning deaths in lifeguard or
instructor supervised settings were
rare: in 2009-2013 fewer than five per
cent of drownings in Alberta occurred
under lifeguard or instructor
supervision.
The warmer months (May to
September) still account for the greatest
percentage of drowning deaths in
Alberta (59 per cent).
More than half (54 per cent) of the
drownings happened on the weekend.
In 2013 in June and July, 23 people
drowned in Alberta.
Recreational activities continue to
account for the majority of drownings
in Alberta. Over half (54 per cent) of
those individuals who drowned from
2009-2013, were involved in a
recreational activity at the time.
Among these, the most common
primary recreational activity was
swimming (27 per cent) followed by non-
powered boating such as canoeing or
kayaking (18 per cent).
In 2013, 12 people drowned while
engaged in a recreational activity.
The major risk factors that contribute
to drowning incidents in Alberta while
boating include: not wearing a PFD
(81 per cent); capsizing (51 per cent);
alcohol consumption (22 per cent); and
boating alone (20 per cent).
The major risk factors that contribute
to drowning incidents in Alberta while
swimming include: alcohol consumption
(37 per cent); poor swimming ability (30
per cent); and swimming alone (26 per
cent).
Despite the decreased water-related
fatality rate in the 2009-2013 time
period, the fact that the number of
drowning deaths in Alberta has
increased each year for the past four
years reinforces the need for continued
strong drowning prevention efforts.
The Lifesaving Society Water Smart®
initiatives in Alberta and the
Northwest Territories this summer
include Swim to Survive, National
Drowning Prevention Week July 17-23,
and the Water Smart® Toolkit, which is
available through the Society.
With the July long weekend Albertans
and Northerners are encouraged to be
Water Smart® and make it a safe
weekend for all.
Remember to wear your lifejacket,
keep children within arms reach and
learn to Swim to Survive.
The Lifesaving Society — Canada’s
lifeguarding expert — is a charitable
organization working to prevent
drowning and water-related injury
through its training programs,
Water Smart® public education,
water-incident research, safety
management services and lifesaving
sport. Annually, more than 1,200,000
Canadians participate in the Society's
swimming, lifesaving, lifeguard and
leadership training courses.
For more information, contact the
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Drivers need to slow down near highway construction such as this one near Eatonia.
Slow down in Sask. work zones
• a narrow road; or
• completed road work needs time to dry
and could be slippery at high speeds.
Upcoming construction projects in the
province include:
• Paving on Highway 2 north of
Diefenbaker Bridge including
construction of turning lanes and the
installation of three culverts; and
• A new bridge on Highway 165 over
Bow River near La Ronge.
If you’re planning a trip this summer,
check the Highway Hotline at:
http://hotline.gov.sk.ca/map/.
The Highway Hotline provides upto-date information on construction,
emergency road closures, the status of
ferries, barges and other road activities.
Information is also available by calling
306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in
Saskatoon and toll-free across Canada at
1-888-335-7623. You can report a highway
work zone signing problem by phoning
306-244-5535.
When providing information, provide
the location, highway number as well as
the time and day.
C ONTRIBUTED
With a record $1.15 billion Highways and
Infrastructure budget to be invested this
year, road crews are busy across the
province.
The ministry would like to remind
motorists to drive carefully and obey
posted speeds in work zones.
It is important to note that black and
white maximum 60 km/hr speed limit
signs remain posted when workers are not
present, if road hazards exist.
“It can be frustrating, driving 60 km/hr
in construction zones when workers are
not present,” Highways and
Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner
said. “Please remain patient and obey
posted speed limits – it will ensure your
trip is safe and your vehicle isn’t
damaged.”
If the speed limit is 60 km/hr, without
workers present, it is because there are
safety hazards, such as:
• loose stones or a sharp drop in the
pavement;
• barriers in place to guide traffic;
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An old fire truck will find a final resting
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some major fires in the early 1960s.
The Vanguard Fire Department has
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truck and it will now be restored.
Vanguard Fire Chief Jeff Hornung is
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“I’ve always been interested in our
heritage of the fire department,” he said.
The village of Vanguard is planning
a celebration of Canada’s 150th
anniversary from July 7-9, 2017 and he
wants the fire department to participate
in that event with this vehicle.
“What we’re going to do is to try and
restore it ,” he said. “Next year, with
Canada’s 150th anniversary, we’re going
to have a parade and I hope to have it
ready to run then.”
He was able to find the truck with
the help of Bob Dyke of Swift Current
Ambulance Service, who is a collector
of old ambulances.
The fire truck has been owned by
Joe Lorenzino of Swift Current since
1995. Before then, it was owned by a
Vanguard farmer, who purchased it
from the fire department in 1965.
Lorenzino was planning to restore the
vehicle to its original use as a military
truck, but he decided to donate it to the
Vanguard Fire Department.
“It still has all of its fire apparatus,” he
said. “I think it serves a higher purpose,
being returned to its original creators,
and serving as a fire truck that it was for
years.”
Initially he used the truck to do
maintenance work on his property just
outside Swift Current, but in recent years
it has been standing idle.
“I drove it around the yard quite a bit
back when I got it,” he said. “I actually
used it to pack all the gravel on the roads
and in the parking lot and planned on
using it to water trees, and other things
came up. I think it’s going to a better
cause. It’s going back home basically.”
An informal handover of the truck took
place at Lorenzino’s property on June 10
and it was transported to Vanguard a few
days later. He was able to start the truck’s
engine, a 239 cubic inch Ford flathead, for
the first time in about 10 years.
“The engine was stuck when I got it ...
and we managed to get it freed up and
running,” he recalled. “It’s never run
really well, but today again we got it to
turn over and after doing a little cleanup
and new gas, it actually started and runs.
So that’s a big step forward for them,
I’m thinking.”
Hornung was even happier about the
truck after he watched the engine sputter
to life again.
“I was ecstatic and I’m more ecstatic
that it actually runs,” he said with a big
smile. “That’s half the battle right there.”
He was pleasantly surprised with the
truck’s condition after years of exposure
to all kinds of weather conditions.
“It’s going to need a little bit of love, but
it’s nothing we can't handle,” he said.
“We’ll find parts and pieces and make it
right.”
Neil Puckett, who was Vanguard’s fire
chief from 1965 to 1967, was present at the
truck’s handover. He was only 18 years
old when he became fire chief, but by
then he has already been taking care of
this truck for four years.
“It’s good to see it’s going to be
restored,” he said.
He first saw the truck as a young boy
when the village purchased it in 1953.
For some time it did not always operate
properly as a fire truck due to lack of
maintenance, which motivated him to
approach the village council after a house
fire on April 27, 1960.
“The truck didn’t work and then that
following Monday I went down and gave
the village council hell for it,” he recalled.
“They said OK, 50 cents a week, you look
after it, and that launched what I wanted
and launched my firefighting career.
I was only 14 years old and no one else in
the town was showing any interest, and
then I just took over.”
Over the next five years, he took care of
the truck and it did not give any more
troubles. He used his own money, which
he earned through various odd jobs, to
make improvements to the vehicle.
“Picking rock, shoveling grain, cutting
grass, whatever I could do, and then into
the truck it went,” he said.
He visited the Swift Current Fire
Department to find ideas from books at
the fire station and the city’s firefighters
were also helpful with advice.
The truck was used during a big fire in
Vanguard on May 24, 1962 that destroyed
the Rand Theatre.
“She pumped water for 12 hours and
never missed a beat, he said.
The Vanguard Fire Department also
used this truck to provide assistance
during a fire in nearby Neville on Aug. 2,
1964 that gutted the local hotel.
“Sixteen hours at Neville pumping
water and never missed a beat at all, and
then going back home and very little
repair to do on it,” he said about the
truck.
It was taken out of service in
August 1965 when the Vanguard Fire
Department purchased a new Dodge fire
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Current Fire Department from 1968 to
1974. Thereafter, he was a fire safety
officer at Indigenous and Northern
Affairs Canada in Manitoba. He retired
in 2001 and now lives in Moose Jaw.
“I’m the only one left that knows
the history of the Vanguard Fire
Department,” he said. “I told Jeff the
story. He has the pictures. I kept records,
I wrote stories on this, the logbooks.”
Puckett has created a scale model of
the old fire truck, which he presented
to Hornung when they were in Swift
Former Vanguard Fire Chief Neil Puckett gets into the cab of the old fire truck. Standing next to
him is the current Vanguard Fire Chief Jeff Hornung.
An informal handover of an old fire truck to the Vanguard Fire Department took place at Swift
Current, June 10. Pictured, from left to right, former Vanguard Fire Chief Neil Puckett, current
Vanguard Fire Chief Jeff Hornung and Swift Current resident Joe Lorenzino, who has owned the
vehicle for the past 20 years.
Current on June 10 to look at the vehicle.
This truck was originally manufactured
as a military vehicle during the Second
World War. It was known as a Canadian
Military Pattern (CMP) truck.
“They were specifically designed and
built in Canada to British specifications
for our participation in World War Two,”
Lorenzino said.
“Canada was the third largest producer
of military vehicles during World War
Two. We made I think close to 800,000
military machines. This one is what is
called a Pattern 13. So it's the last of the
CMP series. They started in 1942 with
this until 1945.”
The British specifications for the CMP
truck required that the steering wheel is
located on the right-hand side.
“They were all cab overs because there
was a British spec where the dash had to
be within 12 inches of the centre of the
front axle, and they had a bunch of
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Mother England before they would be
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he said.
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well as by provincial governments.
Municipalities also used these truck
because of its inexpensive fourwheel
drive.
In many cases they were converted for
use by local fire departments. In addition
to Vanguard the fire departments of
Admiral, Aneroid and Cabri owned
CMP trucks.
At right, the rear of the old Vanguard fire
truck, where firefighters were seated. Below,
former Vanguard Fire Chief Neil Puckett sits in
the cab of the old fire truck.
The steering wheel in the old Vanguard fire
truck is located on the right-hand side in
accordance with British military specifications
for the vehicle, which was originally
manufactured as a military truck in the
Second World War.
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Rattlers begin the search for a new women’s basketball coach
C ONTRIBUTED
The Medicine Hat College Rattlers
have some big shoes to fill with the
announcement that women’s basketball
coach, Jason McLester has resigned
from his position effective immediately.
McLester has accepted a full-time
teaching position in the universitytransfer education program at
Medicine Hat College.
McLester counts the ACAC Silver
Medal and the trip to the CCAA
National Championships during the
2007-2008 season as some high points of
his coaching tenure at MHC. He also
looked forward to the alumni weekend
each year as a time to catch up with his
former players.
With a young family at home, he is
looking forward to a steady schedule
and more time with his wife and
children.
“Jason has always valued family,
school, and basketball. We are happy
for him and we’re glad that we will still
see him at MHC, but his players are
going to miss him,” says Terry Ballard,
manager of sport and wellness at
Medicine Hat College. “Hopefully, we
will see him in the stands cheering on
the team next season.”
The Rattlers program would like to
thank Coach McLester for his 13 years
of service — four as men’s head coach
and the last nine with the women —
and wish him well as he transitions
into his new career.
The search for a new coach will
begin immediately.
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JULY 1 — ROSEMARY
Rosemary Canada Day Celebrations
take place. Pancake breakfast followed
by a parade, car show, trade show,
kids’ jump tents, a petting zoo, beach
volleyball tournament. Drew Gregory
concert at 9 p.m., followed by
fireworks at 11 p.m.
JULY 1 — BROOKS
Brooks Canada Day events will take
place at the Brooks Museum and Duke
of Sutherland Park. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Brooks & District Museum pancake
breakfast and events. There will be a
Teddy Bear Picnic, speeder car rides,
ice cream, games for children, cake
cutting, antique tractor parade and
much more. 12-4 p.m. are Duke of
Sutherland Park activities including
bouncers, cookie decorating, live
entertainment, photo booth, face
painting and much more. 1-2 p.m. is
a free barbecue lunch courtesy of JBS
Foods Canada Inc, Safeway, No Frills,
Freson Bros., the Kiwanis Club and
City of Brooks. 2 p.m. cake cutting at
Duke of Sutherland Park. 10 p.m. - 12
a.m. Outdoor movie at Duke of
Sutherland Park (Kung Fu Panda 3).
Break at 11 p.m. for fireworks.
JULY 2 — CONSUL
R.M. Reno 51 Car Show hosted by the
Reno Rodders Car Club at 9 a.m. This
car show is located in Consul, and will
be held right off the pavement on
a large grass lot. Registration between
9 a.m. to noon; Car Show from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Draws and awards at 3 p.m.
JULY 2 — CYPRESS HILLS SASK.
High Flyers: Bald and beautiful, with
super-sniffers, this bird is known for
what it eats. Park Interpreters present
an enlightening story about the turkey
vulture. This will be held at the
Amphitheater in Cypress Hills, Sask.
from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
JULY 2 — MAPLE CREEK
Ranch Rodeo at the rodeo arena.
Phone the Jasper Centre to get entries
in as soon as possible as there
will only be eight teams accepted, 306662-2434.
Conrad Sandberg and His Prairie Pals:
Good old country western music.
Great for the whole family. Takes place
from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Amphitheatre
in Cypress Hills, Sask. Entry is by
donation.
Ghost Cats of Cypress Hills: Join a
park interpreter for this educational
presentation about the wild cats of the
Cypress Hills forests. This by-donation
presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. at
the Amphitheatre in Cypress Hills,
Sask.
JULY 4 — MEDICINE HAT
Strawberry Social: Medicine Hat
Museum’s 65th Anniversary Social:
Come celebrate the 65th Anniversary
of the Medicine Hat Museum. The
Esplanade is pleased to host a dessert
reception in honour of all those who
have contributed to the Museum over
the past six decades. The Salute!
Neighbours for 75 Years exhibit will be
open an extra two hours that evening
for your enjoyment. Festivities begin at
5 p.m. on the Rooftop Terrace with a
non-alcoholic toast and a few words
from Tom Hamp, president of the
Historical Society. Coffee, tea, ice
cream sundaes, and a gorgeous
strawberry ice cream cake from Cold
Stone Creamery (the only 100 per cent
locally owned and operated Cold Stone
Creamery in Canada). Free admission,
but RSVP is required. There is no cost
for tickets, but seating is limited, so
reserve early by phoning the
Esplanade box office at 403-502-8777,
or emailing:[email protected]
Jordana Vos-Jans Music: Enjoy a
delightful variety of country music
songs by this local artist. Great event
for the whole family. Will take place at
the Amphitheatre in Cypress Hills,
Sask. at 7:30 p.m. Please make a
donation if you wish to see the show.
JULY 5 — SWIFT CURRENT
Families: Get your summer started by
joining us at 1 p.m. at the Swift
Current Branch Library for our TD
Summer Reading Dance Party. There
will be games, dancing, and a lot of
fun.
Enjoy a lively game of cards. The
Bridge & Whist Group meets at the
Swift Current Branch Library every
Tuesday at 1 p.m. There will be no
Bridge or Whist in August. Everyone is
welcome. For more information, phone
the library at 306-778-2752 or check
out swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This
program is free.
For stitching enthusiasts,, join the
Swift Current Branch Library Knit &
Crochet Club at 1 p.m. Drop in with
your favourite handwork. We love new
ideas, show and tell, good coffee, and
great conversation. For more
information, phone the library at 306778-2752 or check out the calendar at
swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This program is
free.
Join the new evening group for
stitching enthusiasts at the Swift
Current Branch Library. Stitch & Chat
is a drop-in group on Wednesdays at
7 p.m. Bring your current project or
get help with a difficult pattern. Enjoy
the creativity of others, good
conversation, and a cup of coffee. For
more information, phone the library at
306-778-2752 or check out the
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calendar at swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This
program is free.
For young Korean drama enthusiasts,
come to the Swift Current Branch
Library at 7 p.m. The Korean Drama
Group will watch their favourite
dramas. For more information, phone
out swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This
program is free.
The Gord & Terry Music Show: This
talented duo will perform awesome
music that everyone will enjoy.
This by-donation concert will begin at
7:30 p.m. at the Amphitheatre in
Cypress Hills, Sask.
JULY 8 — CASSILS
The official Grand Opening of the new
Cassils Hall includes a 3 p.m.
gathering; 3:30 p.m. ceremony; 5 p.m.
barbecue beef on a bun supper; 8 p.m.
family dance (cash bar) featuring The
Manthers. Please RSVP to Crystal at
403-793-0195 (phone or text);
[email protected] or Jodi at
403-501-1583 (phone or text)
[email protected].
JULY 8-9 — EASTEND
Eastend Slo-Pitch Tournament. Enter a
team or simply watch. Entertainment
provided by League of Wolves for $20.
JULY 8-10 — SWIFT CURRENT
Doc’s Town open 1-5 p.m. Friday: Line
Dance Party (Airmen’s Billet 2 p.m.)
Celebrating July birthdays. Sunday:
Country Dance (Airmen’s Billet 2 p.m.)
Info: 306-778-1626.
Starlight Follies: Join Galileo as he
discovers how astronomy has
advanced in the past 400 years. Learn
how light pollution is affecting our
environment and what you can do
about it. This by-donation presentation
will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
Amphitheatre in Cypress Hills, Sask.
Jack Humeny Music Show: You’ll love
this great folk roots and country music
singer. Performance begins at
Cypress Hills, Sask. Entrance into the
performance by donation.
JULY 11-14 — DUCHESS
The Duchess Mennonite Church VBS
is back for ages five to 12
(Kindergarten to Grade 6). Register for
free at: www.duchessmennonite.ca.
For more information, phone the
church office 403-378-4966. Join the
fun.
out swiftcurrentlibrary.ca.
is a drop-in group on Wednesdays at
7 p.m. Bring your current project or
get help with a difficult pattern. Enjoy
the creativity of others, good
conversation, and a cup of coffee. For
more information, phone the library at
306-778-2752 or check out the
calendar at swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This
program is free.
JULY 14 — MEDICINE HAT
Farming Smarter is hosting a Medicine
Hat Field Tour. Walk in the fields and
see how things are growing. Topics
will reflect current in-field issues. For
more information and to register go to:
www.farmingsmarter.com
Cheryl Eresman and Craig Solie
Dynamic Duo: Dynamic and fun, this
talented duo will make you want to
get up and dance. This by-donation
performance concert will begin at
Cypress Hills, Sask.
JULY 15-17 — SWIFT CURRENT
Doc’s Town open 1-5 p.m. Friday
celebrating October birthdays. Sunday:
Antique Tractor and Classic Car
Display. Info: 306-778-1626.
Nature’s Pantry Walk: Let the park
interpreter introduce you to some of
the medicinal remedies and nutritious
foods found in the Cypress Hills.
Beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Highland
Trail.
Starlight Follies: Join Galileo as he
discovers how astronomy has
advanced in the past 400 years. Learn
how light pollution is affecting our
environment and what you can do
about it. This by-donation presentation
will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
Amphitheatre in Cypress Hills, Sask.
JULY 18-22 — PAMBRUN
Edge Camps is an overnight camp for
youth ages nine to 18. We offer
instruction in volleyball, basketball and
drama. In the junior and senior camps,
campers choose which field they wish
to receive instruction in, as well as
participate in a wide variety of other
activities, such as swimming, wide
games, chapels, etc. Junior (grades
7-9) as of September 2016). Volleyball
and basketball $210. Registration is
open now.
JULY 18-22 — DUCHESS
Youth Power — Duchess: Summer
Volunteer Club for ages 11 to 15.
Volunteer around the community.
Participate in fun days. Make new
friends. More information by phoning
We focus on our clients journey
City Plaza, Unit 6, 330 Central Ave.
Swift Current SK
S9H 0L4
Tel: 306-778-0826
Toll Free: 1-877-202-0122
www.thehearingplace.ca
Add an event to the calendar at
www.prairiepost.com or e-mail
[email protected]
Caryn Woods
Clinical Audiologist
403-363-1873. You can also email
[email protected]
Register for FREE today at the Brooks
Public
Library
or
online
at www.grasslandsregionalfcss.com.
Space is limited.
For stitching enthusiasts, join the Swift
Current Branch Library Knit & Crochet
Club on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Drop in
with your favourite handwork. We love
new ideas, show and tell, good coffee,
and great conversation. For more
swiftcurrentlibrary.ca.
is a drop-in group at 7 p.m. Bring your
current project or get help with a
difficult pattern. Enjoy the creativity of
others, good conversation, and a cup
of coffee. For more information, phone
The Swift Current Branch Library Book
Club is meeting at 4 p.m. The book
being discussed is The Lost Garden by
Helen Humphrey. Everyone is
JULY 20 — VAUXHALL
Barbecue and Pig Roast Fundraiser for
the Canadian Foodgrains Bank starting
at 6 p.m. Admission by donation. Tax
receipt available. Location: Bennens
Potato Storage Township Road 14-0.
From Vauxhall, it’s four miles north on
Highway 36.
Wanted, young people who enjoy
manga and anime. Join the Swift
Current Branch Library Manga Group
at 7 p.m. to watch and discuss manga
and anime. This program is for older
teens and young adults. For more
swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This program is
free.
Enjoy the music of Brenda Lee, Patsy
Cline, and other greats of the western
music scene. This by-donation
performance will begin at the
Amphitheatre in Cypress Hills, Sask. at
7:30 p.m.
CONTEST
HIGHLIGHTS
of the 2016 Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede
Medicine Hat
Exhibition & Stampede
WIN TICKETS TO THE MEDICINE
HAT EXHIBITION & STAMPEDE
RODEO & NIGHT SHOWS
1.
JULY 27 - 30, 2016
For your chance to win, look for
advertisements in this week’s
issue of Prairie Post with the
“Medicine Hat Exhibition &
Stampede” logo in them. Beside
the logo will be a number that
matches the pictures and that
cowboy’s name.
2.
Then jot down the names on the
entry form and fax, mail or drop
off your entry form!
July 27 - 30, 2016
PROFESSIONAL RODEO
Thursday, July 28th - 4:45 pm
Friday, July 29th - 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 30th - 1:30 pm
GRANDSTAND NIGHT SHOWS
Wednesday, July 27th @ 7:30pm
April Wine, Chilliwack
& Harlequin
Deadline is
Monday, July 25, 2016.
Advanced Tickets: $50 - $70/Each
Includes Gate & GST
Thursday, July 28th @ 9:00pm
John Michael Montgomery
Advanced Tickets $50 - $70/Each
Includes Gate & GST
1. Saddle Bronc
Pincher Creek, AB
2. Bull Riding
Maple Creek, SK
3. Saddle Bronc
Piapot, SK
4. Bareback
Sunnynook, AB
5. Ladies Barrel Racing
Medicine Hat, AB
Saturday, July 30th @ 8:30pm
ALABAMA
Advance Tickets $70 - $84/Each
Includes Gate & GST
• Fireworks each evening at sundown
6. Team Roping Heeler
Medicine Hat, AB
7. Team Roping Header
Vulcan, AB
Maple Creek, SK
9. Team Roping Header
Medicine Hat, AB
10. Saddle Bronc
Stavely, AB
ENJOY ALL 3 GREAT
REGULAR SEATING
PREMIUM SEATING
INFIELD TICKETS
SHOWS
$150
$184
$200
ADVANCE TICKETS:
INCLUDES GATE ADMISSION & GST
11. Tie Down Roping
Magrath, AB
Brooks, AB
Claresholm, AB
Nanton, AB
To buy your tickets for the Night Shows
and Pro Rodeo call: (403) 527-1234
or visit the Medicine Hat Mall or the Stampede Office at
2055 - 21st Ave. SE Medicine Hat, AB
www.mhstampede.com
Taber, AB
For names of the photos above, look for participating merchants’
advertisements in today’s Prairie Post and match them up.
It’s easy, just get the names from the ads on the following pages
and match them up to the correct picture.
1. ___________________________
9. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
10. __________________________
3. ___________________________
11. __________________________
4. ___________________________
12. __________________________
5. ___________________________
13. __________________________
6. ___________________________
14. __________________________
7. ___________________________
15. __________________________
8. ___________________________
• To enter: fax 403-528-2276, email: [email protected] or drop off entry forms at
Participating Merchants:
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Medicine Hat Denture Clinic
Moritz Masonry & Tile
Maple Avenue Furniture
Murray Chev (Collision Specialists)
Sewline Upholstery
Cypress Communications
Maximum Adventure Park
Prairie Post Frame
GVN Structures
B & A Petroleum
Exotic Touch Detailing
Craig's Home Sales
OK Tire
Southern Bale Hauling
The Container Guy
3257 Dunmore Rd. S.E.
600 Chaplin Street East,
Medicine Hat, AB T1B 3R2
Swift Current, SK S9H 1J3.
Deadline is Monday, July 25, 2016.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
• Employees of Southern Alberta Newspaper Group and their immediate family members are ineligible to win
3257 Dunmore Rd. S.E.
Medicine Hat, AB
600 Chaplin Street East,
Swift Current, SK
41247528/06/24/2016
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