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26 - Prairie Post

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016
E A S T
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BLAST ’EM: Five-year-old Fola Aladenola of Swift Current was excited to take a closer look
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Aug. 20. Members of the Badlands Garrison of the 501st Legion, a Star Wars costume club,
attended the event. Young and old were eager to have their photos takes with the group.
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Swift Current
Swift Current councillors show united
front to set their collective record straight
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While the local election in Swift Current is still two
months away, the campaigning has already started
informally in the community.
The seven current councillors held a press conference
at City Hall Aug. 18 to address what they consider to
be misinformation and incorrect statements of fact
about council being made in the community by some
individuals.
“We’ve had some discussions as a council in the last
couple of weeks as things seemed to be getting a little
bit crazy in some of the rhetoric that is going on
throughout the community,” Swift Current Mayor
Jerrod Schafer said. “It’s obviously silly season coming
up with an election just a couple of months away,
but one of the things that we really wanted to do was
to get in front of some of the misinformation and
misstatements that are being disseminated throughout
the community by a very small group of the same
individuals that seem to do this over and over. We think
it’s important for people in this community, as we head
into an election, that they have the right information,
factual information, rather than false information
that’s out there.”
During the meeting there were references to “this
small group of individuals within the community”
and “some main characters” and also to “a gentleman
running for council,” but councillors did not refer to
any individuals by name. Schafer did not want to be
more specific when he was asked about this during
a media interview after the formal presentation by
councillors.
“I don’t think we need to be more specific,” he said.
“I think everybody is aware of individuals that are
out there saying these things very actively in the
community. ... They’ve been a part of attacking City
Council for the entire time that I’ve been on council.
They’ve been a big part of past elections, I think we’ll
just leave it at that. I don’t think we need to name
names. I think everybody in the community has a
good feeling for who these folks are.”
He noted this media briefing by the current group of
councillors was not a response to the candidacy of any
specific individual in the upcoming local election.
“It doesn’t have anything to do with an individual’s
candidacy for running for council,” he said. “It has
to do with statements that have been made, and I
think that’s the focus we’re trying to keep things on.
It doesn’t have anything to do with people that are
running for council. It has to do with things that
individuals are saying. As we’ve often said, people
can have opinions or thoughts as to what’s happening
in the community and that’s fine. Everybody has an
opinion, people can run for council and we encourage
that, but what we’re trying to do is say we’re going to
press back against individuals that purposely state
false information or make attacks against members
of council or their families.”
Councillors highlighted a number of issues during
the press conference. It was pointed out incorrect
statements were made recently with regard to the city’s
population and the number of building permits issued
some years ago.
The city’s population was not more than 17,000 people
in 1997.
Schafer referred to Statistics Canada and national
census data indicating Swift Current’s population was
14,890 in 1996 and 14,821 in 2001, while the population
has increased to 15,503 in 2011.
Schafer noted a recent statement that about
$40 million in building permits were issued in 1997
was also incorrect. He referred to official City data
indicating the value of building permits issued in
1997 was almost $16.1 million. The value of building
permits issued in 2015 was $88.4 million. This was a
new record for a single year, but he emphasized council
Councillors presented a united front during a press conference on Aug. 18 to address statements made in the community about
the City of Swift Current. From left to right, councillors Denis Perrault, George Bowditch, Ryan Plewis, Mayor Jerrod Schafer,
councillors Pat Friesen, Gord Budd and Ron Toles.
members cannot claim any credit for that.
“Building permit numbers aren’t a competition
between councillors or previous councils or future
councils,” he said. “They are a reflection on what’s
happening within the community and we’ve been very
fortunate that we’ve had good times in the province the
last number of years and we’ve seen some wonderful
construction numbers within the community, but what
that doesn’t do is take away from construction that’s
happened in the past and it’s not in competition with
construction that’s going to happen in the future.”
Councillors disputed claims made in the community
the City does not interact or seek input from
constituents. They referred to various communication
initiatives that were implemented in recent years by the
City, for example Keeping Current, Being Senior, Mayor
in the Morning and TeenSpeak.
The City initiated public consultation for the
downtown master plan and public consultation forums
are taking place for the redevelopment of the former
school sites in the city.
Schafer referred to several community forums that
took place to receive information from the public about
the proposed Integrated Facility.
“So the public had a say in anything from location
to what facilities would be there,” he said. “All of the
information that we’ve taken about an integrated
facility has come from feedback from this community.”
Councillors disagreed with statements made in the
community that the mayor is dictating to other council
members.
“We all come together on council with a goal of
continuing to move our community forward and doing
the best as to what we see,” Schafer said. “City council
isn’t like an episode of (TV drama) Dallas, filled with
intimidation and bullying and secret files and what not.
It’s a pretty straightforward and transparent process.”
Councillor Denis Perrault said he has voted against
some motions at council meetings during the past seven
years and he never felt threatened when he did that.
“We’re all working for the same goal, but we
might have a different view on how to get there,”
he mentioned. “So I take real offence to that statement
that was made. It’s a flat out mistruth, and I’m hopeful
that by showing what we’re doing today that this
particular individual and his friends and the
community learn a little bit about what our City
council is.”
Councillor Ryan Plewis added the seven council
members have different perspectives on different
issues, but they disagree in a respectful way and their
goal is to make decisions in a non-partisan manner.
“We all have one goal here, and that goal is not to
support a certain faction or party,” he said. “We don’t
have Liberals and Conservatives at City Council, we
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don’t have Saskatchewan Party and NDP at City
Council. We have seven individuals who live in this
community and want this community to be the best
place it can be. I honestly believe there is nobody
sitting around this table today who makes decisions
based on being elected again in the fall. I can say
very clearly and plainly to the public that if you don’t
agree with the decisions that I’ve made on City council,
then you shouldn’t support me in the fall and I’m
completely comfortable with that because I feel that
as an individual, I’ve made every decision based
on what I think is best for the city and I know that
everybody else that’s sitting around the table have
made decisions on that basis as well.”
A significant portion of the discussion during the
press conference was focused on the City’s financial
situation and debt. Schafer noted council members
often hear that the City’s debt is too large or out of
control.
“I think it goes without saying that if folks are going
to address our debt, they also need to acknowledge that
we as a community enjoy and benefit from the lowest
municipal property taxes out of all the cities in the
province,” he said. “Folks are entitled to opinions, but
when it comes to stating that debt is too high, we think
that we have the right to challenge in terms of what
people think we should be doing differently in regards
to this debt.”
The City’s current debt is about $75 million. Schafer
explained this debt can basically be broken down into
five categories. About $15 million of the debt is related
to property development by the City. The alternative
would be for the City to only rely on private developers
for property development, but that will most likely
result in more expensive lots.
The City still has about $1 million of debt on the
community’s portion for the construction of the
Cypress Regional Hospital. There is about $3.1 million
of debt for the development of the new landfill on the
city’s west side.
The City has $21 million in debt from the
development and improvement of the wastewater
treatment facility and the water treatment facility.
The fifth and final category of debt is the general
government debt, representing about $34 million.
These funds are used for projects such as upgrades at
the Credit Union iplex and Fairview Arena, the 2nd
Avenue overpass rehabilitation project and upgrades
to recreational facilities.
“We think our residents can feel comfortable that
there isn’t tax increases because of the level of debt
we’ve got,” Schafer said. “If folks are going to suggest
our debt is too high, my challenge back is, out of those
particular items, what would you remove to change the
situation of our finances.”
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Swift Current
Southwest Homes opens new group home in Swift Current
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Southwest Homes has opened a
new group home in Swift Current to
provide accommodation in a home-like
environment for three residents.
The official opening and ribbon-cutting
ceremony for Sidney House took place
Aug. 18. The event was attended by
families, local dignitaries, representatives
from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social
Services and Swift Current MLA and
Premier Brad Wall.
The Saskatchewan government has
made a financial commitment of $577,848
per year to this new group home in the
city.
Wall noted the provincial government
is providing a total of $3.85 million in
financial support every year to the
residential and community-based
programs of Southwest Homes. The notfor-profit organization has received just
over $22 million in funding from the
provincial government since 2008/09.
“It’s a relationship and a partnership
we’re very proud to have,” he said. “The
government and Social Services help out
with some programming and funding, but
we have at Southwest Homes over 100 staff
and an amazing board led by Joy Moe who
really deliver the services and provide the
homes.”
The premier added the government has
been working hard to reduce the waiting
list for group home spaces in the province.
“It was about 440 on the wait list in
2007 and 25 in our community,” he said.
“We had it to zero in the southwest for a
while. It’s back up to eight, so we’ve got
some work to do, and province wide we’ve
got it down to zero as well, but it kind
of moves up and down. So we need to
continue to focus on the need for these
group home spaces.”
The provincial government’s goal is
to move away from an institutional model
of care for people with intellectual
disabilities and to provide support
through community-base housing.
The Valley View Centre in Moose Jaw is
therefore scheduled to close by 2018 and
current residents of that facility will move
to a community of their choice. Two of
the three residents of Sidney House are
former residents of Valley View Centre.
“The government took the difficult
decision some time ago to close
Valley View in Moose Jaw, which is an
institutional setting for people that need
this kind of residence and care,” Wall
said. “There’s some controversy with that,
even for the residents themselves before
they’re maybe aware of what the option is.
That’s been their home for some time, and
also there’s been the question of where
will they go. Well, we now see that we
can have residents moving to their own
individual homes here, not necessarily in
Moose Jaw, some in Moose Jaw, but also in
southwest Saskatchewan. So that part is
good.”
The government is committed to
funding partnerships with organizations
such as Southwest Homes to achieve the
goal of community living service delivery.
“We’ve made it our objective to not have
a wait list for group home spaces in the
province and with our decision to close
down Valley View and just the existing
demand for group home spaces, ... it’s not
an option,” he said. “We can’t go back on
that. I don’t think there’s any debate that
the role of government at its core is to
provide homes like this, especially in
partnership with amazing groups like
Southwest Homes.”
Southwest Homes has been providing
services in Swift Current for people
with intellectual disabilities since 1974.
It offers residential and vocational
programs to adults and children.
The organization’s goal is to support
and empower individuals in a manner
that will encourage independence and
inclusion in the community.
Southwest Homes Executive Director
Susie Eidem said the funding from the
provincial government is crucial to enable
the organization to achieve its mandate.
“It’s imperative,” she emphasized.
“We couldn’t function without the money
that we get from the ministry. We always
say we’re non profit and so we have to live
very reasonably. We have to budget very
carefully. I always get teased about using
both sides of my adding machine tape and
trying to safe money every way you can,
but at the end of the day the more money
we can save on administrative costs then
the more money that can go towards
things like transportation so people can
get out.”
The two residents of Sidney House who
are coming from Valley View Centre will
experience a significant change in their
lifestyle in their new home. Both of them
will be closer to their family and their
daily routines will be less formal.
“This is just such a huge change to
people to be able to get up whenever she
wants to get up, and if she wants one
thing for breakfast one day and a different
thing the next day, she can, just like you
and I do at home,” Eidem said. “We choose
what we want to eat. So things like that I
think are really what makes day-to-day
living a little more exciting. People can
just make those choices and go out on a
daily basis if they want.”
The location of Sidney House will also
make it easy for the three residents to visit
a nearby park or go to the city’s downtown
area.
Southwest Homes currently employs
108 people. The organization provides
services to about 60 clients. In some cases,
they will receive services through the
residential program as well as the
community based programs.
The group homes are staffed 24 hours a
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People had an opportunity to take a tour of Sidney House during the official opening of a new
group home in Swift Current, Aug. 18.
day. There are currently eight group
homes and a ninth will open soon.
“We have another house in progress,
already being fixed up for some more
Valley View people, that we hope to open
before the end of 2016,” she said.
Southwest Homes currently has a
waiting list of eight people, but according
to Eidem that number can change on a
monthly basis as people will apply for
residential spaces in different locations
until they are successful.
“So from our immediate area I believe
we have six that are waiting, which is
really not too bad, considering most of
them haven’t been on for more than a year
and some even just a few months,” she
said. “So it just really depends on when
people decide they’re ready for that step.”
Southwest Homes Executive Director Susie
Eidem speaks during the official opening of a
new group home in Swift Current, Aug. 18.
Premier Brad Wall and the three residents of Sidney House, Denise, Garry and Gloria, pose for
photographs during the official opening of a new group home.
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Swift Current resident appointed to panel to review number of health regions
have a whole lot of time. ...
My gut feeling here is that
it will be in the next three
months or so and then of
Swift Current resident and
course I’m not sure what the
former Cypress Health Region
review period will be, but
Board Chair Tyler Bragg has
we’re anxious to move on
been appointed to a threewith this now.”
member advisory panel to
The panel members will
review the options for reducing
present their findings to a
the number of regional health
different minister due to
authorities in Saskatchewan
TYLER BRAGG
a cabinet shuffle announced
and to identify ways to deliver
by Premier Brad Wall
frontline health services in a
Aug. 23, which resulted in the Jim
more efficient and effective way.
Reiter appointed as the new minister
Minister of Health Dustin Duncan
of health.
announced the appointment of the
Bragg is a co-founder and managing
panel Aug. 18. The other two panel
partner of Pinnacle Financial Services
members are Brenda Abrametz, the
in Swift Current. In addition to a career
board chairperson of the Prince Albert
in financial planning and advice, he has
Parkland Regional Health Authority,
extensive experience in various healthand Dr. Dennis Kendel, a family
related positions. He was the director
physician and the current chief
of finance for the Rolling Hills Health
executive officer of the Physician
District and he was appointed as the
Recruitment Agency of Saskatchewan.
chief financial officer of the Cypress
Kendel will retire from his position
Health Region after the previous
at the recruitment agency on Sept. 15
while Abrametz will step away from her amalgamation of health regions in the
province in 2002. He returned to the
duties as health region board chair
private sector in 2004, but remained
while she serves on the advisory panel.
involved with health care as chair of
Bragg is humbled and honoured to
the Cypress Regional Health Authority
serve on the panel with two people who
board from 2008 until August 2015,
are highly respected in the province
when he resigned as board chair to
and within health care.
focus on his business commitments
He also appreciates the huge
and family life.
responsibility of the task given to
“At that time I had made mention to
the panel members.
several people that if ever I can help in
“I’m very anxious to get started,”
any way I would be happy to do that in
he said. “The timeframe is short, but
a different capacity,” he said.
I think is doable. The benefit is that
As a result he received a recent
the three of us have been around the
inquiry from the health minister’s
health system for a very long time.
office about serving on the advisory
We understand how the health system
panel.
functions and is put together at this
“I’d gotten a phone call,” he recalled.
point.”
“The minister was wondering if I
The panel has not received a fixed
would be interested in participating in
date for delivering its findings to the
this panel and after some thought I had
government, but their task comes with
agreed. ... With my experience over the
a sense of urgency.
years I just felt there was something
“The minister hasn’t set a fixed date
that I could add.”
other than I know that he would like to
The panel’s review of existing health
get something in his hands in the next
region structures and processes will
few months,” Bragg said. “So we don’t
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include consultation with health
system stakeholders. Bragg feels this
consultation will be an important part
of the panel’s work, because that
was a shortcoming of the previous
amalgamation process in 2002.
“I’m sure there was a lot of thought
put into that also,” he said. “However,
I didn’t feel that there was enough
stakeholder engagement as to how
this will affect people, what are the
unintended consequences, things like
that. We’re taking the time now, and
that’s really a big part of the job that
we’ve been asked to do, is to seek
submissions from stakeholders as to
what they see will help as far as further
regionalization within Saskatchewan.”
While the provincial government’s
goal is to have fewer health regions and
less administration, he does not feel the
number of future health regions has
been predetermined.
“The ministry has indicated that the
expectation is that there likely will be
fewer health regions, but we haven’t
been instructed to that,” he said.
“We are to do our best to come back
with our best advice that we can.”
He considers the sustainability of
the health-care system and the quality
of health-care provision to be a key
underlying principle of the advisory
panel’s task.
“I don’t want to get caught up in
the dollars and cents of this,” he said.
“I know that at the end of the day
that everybody wants to do more for
less. I certainly understand that, but
I don’t want to get lost in the fact that
our panel wants to make sure that
this in no way adversely affects the
health outcomes of the people of
Saskatchewan. That is the most
important. Last time I checked we’ve
got just as many patients today, as we
did last year. That’s not going to change.
We have to look after the patients and
that’s going to be part of the advisory
panel’s mandate.”
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BACK TO SCHOOL ASSISTANCE: Major Don Grad of the Salvation Army in Swift Current and
Sharleen Thoreson, the general manager of Staples Canada in Swift Current, look at the
school supplies inside a backpack during the 2016 Back to School event at the Salvation
Army, Aug. 19, when school supply packages were provided to families who have registered
through the Salvation Army to receive school supplies for the start of the new school year.
A total of 90 children within the Chinook School Division have already benefitted from this
year’s initiative. The Salvation Army and Staples Canada have been partnering for the past
10 years to provide essential school supplies for local students in need. Each backpack
included a gift certificate for 10 items of clothing, including shoes and coats, at the Salvation
Army Thrift Store in Swift Current. The public can still still support this initiative through
donations of school supplies or cash at Staples.
Swift Current
Country music legend’s Cadillac finds a new
home in Swift Current with Sask. premier
[email protected]
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has
combined his passion for country music
and old cars in his new ride, a 1973
Cadillac Eldorado convertible that was
originally owned by country music
legend Waylon Jennings.
The car made its public debut at the
Eliminators Car Club’s 36th annual
Riverside Run Show and Shine in
Swift Current, where it attracted a lot
of attention.
“There will be a lot a country music
fans in the area here, a lot of Waylon
fans,” Wall said about people’s interest in
the vehicle. “I think people like that kind
of history. I do certainly.”
Wall enjoys outlaw country music
and he is a big fan of Waylon Jennings,
who was one of the early outlaws.
He therefore jumped at the chance to
buy the white Cadillac that was given to
Jennings by RCA Records after the
success of his 1973 records Honky Tonk
Heroes and Lonesome, On’ry and Mean.
“I found out it was on the market
through our son (Colter) actually,
because some of his management was
involved with Shooter Jennings and
Waylon’s band still plays with Shooter,”
Wall explained. “Long story short — they
let me know the car was available.”
Colter’s musical career took off last
year after the release of his debut album
and his dad will allow him to drive the
Cadillac.
“Yes, he will be allowed to drive it and
maybe one day he will make a video in it
or something,” Wall said. “He’s a Waylon
fan. I think he likes Waylon’s music.”
Two gold records were on display
with the Cadillac at the car show in
Swift Current. RCA Records presented
these gold records to Jennings to
commemorate the sale of more than
500,000 copies of two of his albums, What
Goes Around and Waylon and Willie.
“I went to his estate auction in Phoenix
a few years ago,” Wall said. “We got
some memorabilia like those gold
records. So now the display is complete.
We brought this car home to Canada.”
He had a 1967 Dodge Coronet 500 before
buying the Cadillac, but there was no
room in the garage for both. The Cadillac
is a tight fit in the garage.
“Barely, just barely,” he said. “It’s a bit
longer than the Coronet, but it still fits.
I don’t have to angle park it either.”
He admitted it was a tough decision to
sell the Coronet, because he is a fan of
Mopar cars.
“It was really bittersweet,” he said.
“There’s a Coronet just like it. It’s a RT,
so a little rarer than mine was, here at
this show, but it’s white like mine was
and as soon as I saw it drive up my heart
hurt a little bit. Arguably you don’t need
any of them but I don’t need more than
one. That was just a decision to switch.
Someday maybe I’ll get a muscle car
again, but right now I’m enjoying this
Waylon car.”
So far, the ownership of his new ride
has not been without incidents. He was
planning to take the Cadillac to the 6th
annual Premier’s Golf Ball charity event
earlier this month in Regina, but the car
only made it to Waldeck.
“It blew a tire ... and the radiator hose
went on it,” he said. “It seems to be
adopting the character of its original
owner.”
One of the pleasures of driving the big
old Cadillac is just the simple thought
that Waylon Jennings once sat in that
same driver’s seat.
“I absolutely think about that and who
is riding shotgun with him,” Wall said.
“Maybe Shotgun Willie was or his
contemporaries. They were all good
friends — guys like Billy Joe Shaver, who
was singer-songwriter at the time, was
still performing and Johnny Cash was
Waylon’s roommate for a while and of
course Willie was his buddy. So who
knows who else was in the car?”
The vehicle is still in original
condition, but it has received a new
paint job. Wall is not planning to make
any changes to the car.
“The leather interior is a little
weathered and some people asked ‘Are
you going to change it? I just said no.
The whole point is to keep it the way it is.
Just how it was when he was driving it.”
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
chats to people about his 1973
Cadillac Eldorado convertible at the
Eliminators Car Club's 36th annual
Riverside Run Show and Shine in
Swift Current, Aug. 20. At right, two
gold records from Wall’s collection
of Waylon Jennings memorabilia
were on display with the Cadillac
Eldorado.
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Garnet Anderson of Cabri holds
the ashtray from his 1952 Fargo
half ton truck, with an inscription
in pencil made by him on July 19,
1967. At that time he was 23
years old and the truck was still
used by his father on the farm.
He is now the proud owner of his
dad’s truck. A full restoration of
the truck by Claude Dash of Swift
Current was completed just
before the show.
FOUR-WHEEL ENTHUSIASTS: It was a perfect summer day in Swift Current for car enthusiasts to appreciate the
variety of vehicles on display in Riverside Park, Aug. 20. There were a total of 125 entrants in the Show and
Shine, which was part of the Eliminators Car Club’s 36th annual Riverside Run in the city during the weekend. A
new addition to this year’s car show was the 1st annual valve cover races. Above, the 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport
Series of Harvey Klassen of Swift Current drew many admiring glances. The vehicle was built as a special order
car for its original owner in Minnesota. Klassen has owned the vehicle for about four years. The car has only
done about 90,000 miles and it is still equipped with the original leather interior and chrome trim. The 413-cubicinch performance engine is fitted with dual four-barrel carburetors, solid lifters and high output cams. At right,
the completely restored 1952 Fargo half ton truck of Garnet Anderson of Cabri drew the attention of many old car
enthusiasts. The truck was originally used by Anderson’s father on the family farm and it was last licensed in
1975. The detailed restoration of the truck was done by Claude Dash of Swift Current.
Lyric, Swift Current should be thankful for Gowan
B Y J OEY D ONNELLY
The Lyric Theatre is stronger today because of our
enduring partnership with Shann Gowan and Blenders.
She recently announced the latest Blenders Art + Music
season, including 11 concerts and four special concerts —
all at the Lyric.
Throughout the years, Blenders consistently provides
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Gowan earlier this year, she expressed her gratitude for
the Lyric.
“We wouldn’t have a Blenders series, really, if the Lyric
Theatre wasn’t around right now,” she said. “They have
an amazing venue. It’s a great place to bring a band and it
makes Swift Current look amazing. The bands that come
think the facility is spectacular and first-rate.”
Tickets are now available for the first show: The
Abrams on Oct. 1. The Canadian band is composed
of fourth-generation bluegrass touring musicians,
John Abrams and James Abrams. Their music is a
combination of bluegrass, country, and folk-rock with
story-telling lyrics that has been called “newgrass.”
On Oct. 22, the Terra Lightfoot Band hits the Lyric
stage, promising slow-burning soul ballads and hardcharging rock numbers.
That’s followed by the Great Lake Swimmers Oct. 29,
a special concert featuring melodic folk rock songs with
flourishing banjo and guitars from singer-songwriter
Tony Dekker.
The Lyric relies on Blenders and our long-standing
partnership with Gowan. Her eclectic events bring us
together and build community.
Along with her regular concerts, Long Day’s Night
Music Festival and SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival
shape our local culture and sense of identity.
Gowan urges the community to continue supporting
the Lyric.
“It allows me to bring in bands that I’ve always wanted
to bring in because we have a professional, great looking
theatre to present them in. It’s an amazing building — I’m
just thrilled to be part of it,” Gowan said. “It has a long
way to go, though, I hope everybody supports it.”
To learn more about the 2016-2017 Blenders season, visit
the website, blendersmusic.ca, and consider purchasing a
season pass or individual ticket at Pharmasave.
Joey Donnelly is a journalist, folklorist and Lyric board
member.
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Farm animal sanctuary hosts Prairie VegFest in S.W. Sask.
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A farm animal sanctuary in southwest Saskatchewan
is hosting the province’s first vegan and ecosustainability festival this Labour Day weekend.
The inaugural Prairie VegFest will take place at the
Forever MicroRanch Sanctuary near Frontier on Sept. 3
and 4.
The sanctuary was established in 2013 by Jennifer
Boland and Alex Pinfold. It is the first and only nonprofit and vegan farmed animal sanctuary in
Saskatchewan. The Prairie VegFest is a free event and
everyone is welcome.
“The event is aimed at everyone,” Boland said. “It’s an
open, inclusive space for people from all walks of life to
explore the ideas of sustainable living in a really relaxed
and informal environment.”
The sanctuary is hosting the event as a grassroots
initiative to celebrate a more sustainable lifestyle.
“We believe in being part of a positive, sustainable
movement,” she said. “We want to celebrate the ideas
that we have to do that — veganism, sustainable,
renewable energy, growing food, doing all kinds of things
that enable us to think hopefully about the future.”
She noted similar festivals take place elsewhere in
Canada and across the world. While the focus of each
event might be somewhat different, there are some
common traits.
“A VegFest is representative of people who feel hopeful
for the future and in doing so, we develop ways of doings
things that are sustainable,” she said. “That includes
veganism and environmental sensitivity and all the
things that renewable and sustainable means for our
human health, for animal health, for environmental
health.”
It is an event that aims to highlight a more sustainable
lifestyle as a means to reduce harm to animals, the
environment and humans.
“A celebration like VegFest is an invitation to all people
from all walks of life to just gather to discover ways to
familiarize yourself with the movement,” she said.
Boland added that veganism is about more than just
choosing to only eat plants. It is a different way of
looking at the world and to appreciate the
interconnectedness of all life.
“So it does aim to direct people’s vision or lens towards
possibilities of living hopefully in the future,” she
explained. “Hope and future is a big underpinning
of veganism, and of doing the least amount of harm.
It’s an ethical model of direct action.”
There will be various speakers at the Prairie VegFest
to provide different perspectives on sustainable living.
Dietitians Angela Tucker and Kayla Whitehurst of
Winnipeg will speak about the basics of vegan nutrition.
Brooke Spagrud of Regina will talk about her experience
with raw veganism and she will also lead a morning rise
and shine yoga session on both days of the festival.
Solar designer and consultant James Dennis of
Saskatoon will talk about his work in solar design and
installation, and how to transition to renewable energy.
There will also be presentations by animal rights
campaigner and artist Twyla Francois and Karen
Macdonald, who will speak about natural quantum
healing, self-empowerment, raw and dehydrated vegan
food, and living off the grid.
There will be various vendors of handmade,
homemade and homegrown products at Prairie VegFest,
and there will be musical entertainment during the
weekend.
The musical performers are folk-roots musician
Ava Wild of Regina, indie/folk singer Kirby Criddle
of Saskatoon and Regina artist Brandy Moore, who
performs songs from different genres.
For more information about Prairie VegFest,
visit the Forever MicroRanch Sanctuary website at
www.forevermicroranch.com or go to the Prairie
VegFest 2016 events page on Facebook.
Southeast Alberta
Trout wiped out in Acadia
Valley Municipal Dam
B Y RYAN DAHLMAN — [email protected]
Those anglers who enjoy catching rainbow trout
from the Acadia Valley Municipal Dam are out of luck
for the rest of the summer.
On Aug. 20-21, officials discovered the trout were all
dead.
Agricultural Fieldman Stacy Scheuerman, from the
M.D. of Acadia No. 34, said there is an investigation
which just started a few days after the discovery.
Biologists and representatives from Alberta Fish
and Wildlife will visit the area. Water kits are also
coming to thoroughly test the water conditions.
For now, the reason why the fish died is a mystery.
“We’re not sure at this time,” explains Scheuerman
Aug. 23 about what they think caused the problem.
“We’re not sure of what happened ... Oxygen levels
dropped to nothing.”
She noted it happened at the Dam before in 2009 and
at that time, it was determined there was lack of
oxygen after a heavy rainfall.
Scheuerman doesn’t believe it was anything done on
purpose, but regardless of the cause, the effect is there
are no fish alive in the dam.
Now Scheuerman and others have the unenviable
task of retrieving the fish carcasses. The water body
had been stocked with 1,500 rainbow trout in the
spring.
She added the dam’s main recreational use was by
anglers as it is a popular spot.
Check the M.D. of Acadia’s website at http://www.
mdacadia.ab.ca/ or its Facebook page for further
updates.
HALO busy into the summer months
B Y J AMIE R IEGER — Southern Alberta Newspapers
It has been a busy few months for the HALO rescue
helicopter. While they typically receive more calls over
the summer months and into the harvest season, the
number of calls has increased over the average.
“We responded four times in just 10 days. This is a
busy time of the year for us,” said HALO Chair Dale
Thacker.
HALO relies heavily on donations and corporate
contributions to keep operating and while Alberta
Health Services does provide the paramedics and they
receive a small stipend on a pro-flight basis, there is no
further financial support for them.
“We are currently negotiating with the government,
but nothing is happening. We haven’t seen a cheque
yet,” he said.
Until the provincial government steps up and starts
providing financial support for HALO Rescue, the
organization must rely on donations and fundraising
to keep providing the service.
“We have lots of people and organizations that
support us because they believe in HALO; but, this is
something the government should be taking care of,”
said Thacker. “These local organizations should be
helping things in the community, like sports teams,
park benches, and children’s programs. It is difficult
for me to take money from organizations like the Elks
and the Moose, but we have no choice. In some ways,
the wrong people are having to support us. We just
have to keep on pressing the government.”
Thacker also said that area municipalities have been
incredibly supportive of HALO Rescue and in helping
to push the Alberta government for support.
“Municipalities have been amazing at helping us,”
he said.
HALO Rescue has been serving southern Alberta
and southwest Saskatchewan since 2007 and Thacker
said it is frustrating they have been trying to get the
support from government since then.
“We are the only dedicated helicopter rescue
organization in the province that does not receive
funding from the Alberta government,” he said.
Thacker is hoping they can meet with Alberta Health
Minister Sarah Hoffman soon.
“She is very good at doing what she says she is going
to do, so we hope to meet with her soon. We can never
get them to sit down with us in the summer because
somebody is always gone on holidays, but if I get that
call to meet, I don’t care if I have to stop harvest, I’m
going.”
On a positive note, Thacker said things are getting
better in regards to the dispatching of calls.
“Before, the calls were not getting dispatched quickly
enough to us; but, now the dispatch is happening more
often and quicker.”
As long as the need for the helicopter rescue service
is there, the need for financial support, whether from
the Alberta government or through donations and
fundraising, will be there. With the increase in calls
for assistance on the rise, the need is there more than
ever.
Jackie Valcoff, executive director for HALO Rescue
provided the following statistics for March to July,
2016:
• March — two trips and six standbys;
• April — four trips and five standbys;
• May — two trips and four standbys;
• June — two trips and five standbys;
• July — five trips and four standbys.
PRAIRIE
10 - Friday, August 26, 2016
www.prairiepost.com
Home on the free-range Water sport
Down on my hands
and knees on the kitchen
planking, as I pick up the
contents of a spilled tray of
DARCIE fresh veggies — I think
HOSSACK about my wedding day.
The same thing happened
NICE FAT
then, too, although I didn’t
GURDIE
know about it until later.
There, in the church
kitchen, as guests began
to arrive and mingle in
the day-lit event hall, the
kitchen helpers were experiencing a minor disaster.
In what was the first time in decades that the
Mennonite side of my family would meet with the
Seventh Day Adventist side, and the first time most would
be introduced to my soon-to-be husband’s also-Adventist
multitude, there were any number of things that could go
wrong.
The mostly-vegetarian Adventists might take umbrage
over the meats presented, while the Mennonites might
grow faint from so little sausage.
Or an argument concerning Sabbath doctrine could
break out around the luncheon tables.
Thankfully, however, both groups are traditional
pacifists. It wasn’t until my sister’s wedding a few months
later, when Lutherans sat next to a cluster of Wiccans,
that things got out of sorts.
Meanwhile, back on the day, after the ceremony itself,
I bustled myself and my dress into the church following
an afternoon of being photographed.
It was July 31st and 38C, and my crinolines had begun
to trap heat like a garden cloche. But, unaware that fresh
vegetables were, at that moment, being hosed off and
re-trayed, ignorance was bliss.
Now, fast forward 17 years, and my brother-in-law was
getting married in New Zealand last spring. Vegans both,
Todd and Donna were determined that their reception
would include no foods that had ever interfered with an
animal of any beak, hoof or fin.
Unable to attend because it was halfway around the
planet, and we had lately made a covenant that yoked us
together with a mortgage until death (or repayment) do
us part, we missed blessing our brother and new sister as
they began their new life together.
We also missed the live chicken that showed up to be
featured in the wedding album. And we missed the goodhearted attempt of the bride and groom to convert at
least a few meat-and-egg-eaters, and dairy-consumers, to
veganism.
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BLACK BEAN BURGERS
1-398 ml can black beans,
drained
1-199 ml corn nibblets, drained
1-127 ml can chopped green
chilies, with liquid
1 1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup coarsely chopped
"squeaky cheese" curds
1 large egg
1 Tbs chili powder
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
flaked kosher salt/fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup cornmeal
canola oil for frying
In the bowl of a food processor, pulse beans until coarsely
mashed. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add corn, chilies, crumbs,
cheese, egg and spices. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Season
to taste.
Form into about twelve 1/2 cup patties. Coat with cornmeal.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add a few patties at a
time and cook 10-15 minutes, turning once, until crisp and
cooked on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
All known accounts suggest the effort was for naught.
Although some wedding guests were reported as saying,
while they were still hungry after the lentil loaf, that
some of the food was, in fact, okay.
“Not bad!” came some very high praise.
Then, as happens after weddings the world over, the
guests waved off the new couple, the chicken dove for
cover, and the crowd scattered and drove off to find
something more to eat.
Meanwhile, back home, we’ve decided to add a few
more vegetarian (though not vegan) meals to our list.
Beginning with black bean burgers, served on dinner
buns, with mayo, avocado and red onion, the patties are
easily the best case we’ve made for setting a tray of
ground beef to roam free.
Admittedly, the squeaky cheese came from an unknown
cow, but the egg we used to bind the ingredients together
was free-range, from a backyard coop. In fact, because of
Todd and Donna, I’m on the look-out for other free-range
products when we shop.
It doesn’t make up for not being there, but we have a
feeling that Todd and Donna will appreciate this more
than the chef ’s knife we sent.
FUNK / RANDALL; BORN TO JULIE FUNK AND
CHRISTOPHER RANDALL OF SWIFT CURRENT,
A BABY BOY BORN AUGUST 12, 2016
PETERS; BORN TO GRETA AND JAKE PETERS OF
GLEN BAIN,
SATHEESH / NJARAKKATTIL SASI; BORN TO
SANDY SATHEESH AND ANURAJ NJARAKKATTIL SASI
OF SWIFT CURRENT,
BROWN / MOEN; BORN TO MIRANDA BROWN AND
CONNOR MOEN OF SWIFT CURRENT,
MYERS; BORN TO KATHERINE AND DAVID MYERS OF
SWIFT CURRENT,
A BABY GIRL BORN AUGUST 14, 2016
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2016
Congratulates
all the Moms and Dads and
wishes them all the best!
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safety advice
Nothing beats getting
out in a boat on a hot
summer day to enjoy
water-sport activities.
There is no doubt that
tubing, wake-boarding, jet
and water skiing are all
fun summer activities.
However, water sports
carry some level of injury
risk due to their very
nature.
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High speeds, skill level
and experience, changing
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weather, poor quality or
SERVICES
lack of equipment, and
collisions with objects,
people, or other boaters can all influence how safe
you are out on the water.
Strains and sprains to the lower extremities,
lacerations, and concussions are all common
injuries seen in those participating in water
sports, but getting injured should not be an
accepted part of the fun. We all know taking risks
is a part of life and are not necessarily a bad
thing. In fact, taking risks can be an important
part of gaining experience and self-confidence.
However, most injuries are predictable and
preventable. Therefore, the Alberta Health
Services Provincial Injury Prevention Program
(PIPP) encourages you to take a SMARTRISK
approach to injury prevention.
The next time you plan to go out on the water,
always keep these six key messages in mind:
1. Look first. Take a moment to stop and think
about the situation. Understand the risks so you
can plan to manage them. Look for obstacles on
the water such as floating driftwood and take
a survey of how many other boaters there are.
Observe the water and weather conditions and be
aware of your surroundings.
2. Wear the Gear. Wearing the gear helps protect
your body while you enjoy an activity. Protective
equipment such as goggles, wetsuits and lifejackets
are made for a reason. Take sports seriously. A
personal flotation device could save a life.
3. Get Trained. First time out on water-skis?
Know before you go. Developing your skills
through training and practice can significantly
reduce the risk of injury. Have someone teach you
where the risks lie so you can learn to manage
those risks when you are out on the water.
4. Buckle Up. Buckles are designed to protect you
everywhere, not just in cars. Be sure to buckle up
that lifejacket.
5. Drive Sober. Always ensure you have a sober
skipper. Driving sober means being fully in
control of your mind and body when behind the
wheel of any vehicle, including boats. It means
driving without the impairment of alcohol, drugs,
lack of sleep, or distractions like cell phones.
6. Seek Help. It is okay to ask for help — even
when you are having fun. Participating in water
sports can be challenging, even for the seasoned
athlete. Look for support when you need it.
Remember, there are no stupid questions, only the
ones you do not ask.
When you are out on the water having fun
this summer, keep in mind most injuries are
predictable and preventable.
Reduce your potential for injury and take
SMARTRISKs.
For more information, visit: www.albertahealth
services.ca/injuryprevention.asp.
Courtnay Epp is a Health Promotion Facilitator
with Alberta Health Services and can be reached by
e-mail at: [email protected].
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Elmwood Golf Course contract
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Mayor and Council of Swift Current,
I have not been able to find anywhere
in the contract between the City and
Elmwood golf course any guarantees that
the taxpayer money is 100 per cent secure
and payable back to the taxpayers in the
event of default by Elmwood Golf Course.
What if Elmwood Golf Course declares
bankruptcy, goes into receivership or
for other reasons cannot fulfill their
obligations to pay back the taxpayers’
money given to them? What personal
guarantees and safeguards, if any, were
implemented in the contract with this
privately-operated entity?
Another query — was there any elected
officials, employees or agents of the City
of Swift Current on the Elmwood golf
course board during the drafting of the
agreement and to what capacity was their
involvement in this contract?
Call me dumb, but I just want full
disclosure and clarity of the steps you
and council took to protect the taxpayers’
money in the contract for all and worse
case scenarios.
Would you and Council please provide
sections and paragraphs in the contract
that you and Council facilitated and
passed that guarantees the full amounts
of taxpayers’ money and borrowing costs
will be recovered immediately in any case
of default, not leaving the taxpayers on
the hook, as I may have missed them?
Clarifications of these concerns would
certainly be a relief to me as well to all the
City of Swift Current taxpayers, knowing
our money is being managed in our best
interests and legally 100 per cent secured
when loaning it with personal guarantees
“just like a bank does.”
In my opinion, this is a responsibility to
which you and Council are entrusted.
Lastly, thank you for all your work for
the City and wishing you and yours all
the best in your future endeavours.
Kathy Fraser, Swift Current
Removing a speed sign south of
Maple Creek creates road hazard
Editor:
To the person or persons that are
continuously removing the 40 km/hr sign
south of Maple Creek on Highway 21
south: I do not know what your intent is
for doing so.
By removing the sign, you are putting
people’s lives at risk and I for one ask that
you stop. People are driving into town at
70 km/hr.
I had an experience where someone was
accidentally signaling coming from south
of town to go east onto 5th Ave.
He started to slow down, I assume to go
40 km/hr right before he got to 5th Ave, so
I turned from 5th Ave in front of him to go
south. He almost hit me.
This is the first time I’ve ever felt
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scared to turn from 5th to go south on
Highway 21 in 25 years.
I feel that even though he made the
mistake of having his signal light on,
if the 40 km/sign was where it should’ve
been, I would have not been put in
danger.
I always make sure that when someone
is signalling to turn there I watch to make
sure that they have slowed down to turn
before I proceed. In this case, he did slow
down, but not to turn. He was slowing
down because he saw the other 40 km/hr
sign that is posted inside of town limits.
Please quit endangering mine and
others’ lives. Leave the signs alone.
They are there for a reason.
Cheryl Friday, Maple Creek
Saskatchewan is under the
spotlight these days as the
landmine term of “racism”
makes an unwelcome
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headlines.
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was shot and killed by a
farmer who saw Boushie on
his land. The accused has
been charged with second
degree murder.
While Sask. Premier Brad Wall’s call for a “rise above
intolerance” has been criticized for being too simplistic,
it’s a start. Frankly, that rise above intolerance is what is
needed to eliminate racism, no matter your race.
Social media has allowed those who wallow in bigotry to
express their opinions freely about the Boushie case.
One slightly infamous Facebook group talking about it
had their comments eliminated.
Comments from this group reflect attitudes amongst some
people, but this isn’t a Saskatchewan-only problem — it’s
global. Saskatchewan is in the spotlight due to the details
emanating from this case.
Social media definitely allows those who don’t like
cultures different than theirs to be able to get their
messages out there.
While critics of the morality police and those who are
“too politically correct” groan about racism lectures, it just
seems too simple of a change. At its simplest base, skin
pigmentation has altered some attitudes that within all
races, some groups are better than others.
The only way society can get over racism is to change the
attitude that somehow one culture is better than another no
matter race, ethnicity, religion, etc.
While that sounds like some sort of unrealistic utopia,
and perhaps it is too simplistic, it involves a change in
understanding. Groups have “bad” people, but no entire
races are completely evil.
Recent killings in the United States have been blamed
on race. Does that make the entire white population bad?
Or the United States for that matter? No.
When Nazis ruled Germany during the Second World War
where racism was the most prevalent in history, did that
make all Caucasians particularly in Germany racist? No.
With Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Al Qaeda, are all
people of Middle Eastern descent bad? No.
It is particular extremist groups from particular
countries and subsequently for some people we lump
everyone from those particular races and instantly they’re
all bad. Does that mean we put our guards down in tracking
those who are evil? Of course not, but that doesn’t mean we
need to paint entire groups with the same brushes.
Being naivé doesn’t always mean that we all give each
other group hugs and love absolutely everyone. There are
evil people in the world no question, but they are in all
races, not just a select few.
No matter what your religion or feelings are on afterlife,
one thing is certain: No one who is here on earth is getting
out alive. Life would be better if we all didn’t look at the
other person who is different from us, as a potential threat.
Co-operation and kindness is better than segregation,
hatred and mistrust.
Each individual has to look in the mirror and change, but
due to economics, religion, the thirst for power and control
of government and just the simplistic feeling of superiority
and dominance — where oppression is an easier feeling
than acceptance — racist feelings and changes to them will
be a slow time in coming, no matter what politicians say or
do. It’s too bad Saskatchewan and rural Saskatchewan,
more specifically, is getting the negative publicity right now.
There is a lot of blame to go around.
Ryan Dahlman is managing editor with the Prairie Post.
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Letters
Privatizing liquor AHS CEO’s role is to ensure Albertans’
outlets doesn’t
money is spent responsibly at all times
help small towns
Editor
Editor:
The Sask. Party Government privatization
plans for 40 liquor stores include 36 in rural
communities.
They generated $32,632,466 in revenue
in 2014. This is a profit that will now go to
the private sector and which we — the
taxpayers — will have to make up.
What the Wall government does not want
made clear are the financial and human
costs to our rural communities.
We are told that about 150 employees
earning about $6 million in wages are losing
their government jobs. How many will be
exercising their seniority and be moving
away from small towns already reeling from
the loss of elevators, banks, post offices,
school and hospital closures?
How many of those do not have enough
seniority and their families will be
separated from their government pay
checks and will be facing minimum wages
or no job at all?
While most of these communities will
no doubt lose at least some families, the
small communities will also end up with
abandoned store buildings. There are no
guarantees the privateers will use the
existing government buildings. Abandoned
buildings mean lost property taxes for
communities already facing shrinking tax
bases.
Residents in these towns, as a matter of
protest, should consider letting businesses
submitting a Request for Proposal know
that residents would not purchase liquor or
other products from them, should they be
awarded the license to sell liquor in their
establishments.
Joyce Neufeld, Waldeck, Sask
Re: “AHS CEO completely ignored issue of affordability,”
July 30, Medicine Hat News.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) employs more than 100,000
people across Alberta. These dedicated workers include
non-union/exempt and union employees.
As an organization, we provide fair total compensation
that motivates and rewards performance while
demonstrating sound fiscal management and
sustainability.
AHS recognizes these challenging economic times and
that is why difficult steps have been taken. Since April 1,
2012, we have frozen our non-union/exempt salary ranges.
These will continue to be frozen until 2018.
It is important to point out that union salaries are
determined through the collective bargaining process.
On March 31, 2014, the Alberta Union of Public
Employees – General Support Services (AUPE- GSS)
collective agreement expired. Last month, an independent
Editor:
Enough just posting sad Facebook status’, shares or
‘Thumbs ups’ for yet another story of a Saskatchewan
Working Class citizens dying trying to make a living.
Have we become so accepting that some of our friends,
families, and neighbours will be killed on the jobsite, that our
outrage barely registers past a social media comment?
I am not writing here to point fingers at corporate greed, a
lax safety culture, nor right or left politicians, there is plenty
of blame to go around, some of which is rightfully placed
at our own feet. This letter is not just rant about our self
professed impotence in dealing with yet another systemic
problem rooted in our modus operandi.
What I hope to ignite is a real conversation about our
core beliefs pertaining to our social responsibility and
commitment to worker safety as the paramount concern
for any business in this province.
Every April 28, our National Day of Mourning, too many
names are read aloud from the register of the Roll Call of the
Fallen; too many candles are lit to represent yet another life’s
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light that was extinguished, leaving the families of the passed
sisters and brothers in the shadow of a future without their
loved one. It should be our societal shame that we continue to
lose people when we clearly have not done enough to change
the culture of passive acceptance to this atrocious trend.
It is time for us to demand real change, a proper accounting
of the cost of business when a life is taken. Of course not just
some financial penalties, but a realization and commitment
to the principle that safety is paramount, regardless of costs.
Training and safety measures must be strengthened by
every employer, while third-party inspections must also be
increased and more thorough. Our communities should
have every right to demand and enforce higher safety,
environmental, and social license standards of business that
wish to operate in them. Part of this change is re-assessing
how we understand industries relationships to our society
and our expectations of those relationships.
Too much is at stake to continue down our current path,
too many lives are at risk.
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arbitrator ruled on an award that compensates more than
28,000 members with a three-year collective agreement.
This new collective agreement includes monetary
increases that are retroactive to April 1, 2014. The increases
are two per cent as of April 1, 2014, two per cent as of
April 1, 2015, and one per cent as of April 1, 2016.
Because this award was achieved through an arbitration
process, AHS will respect and abide by the decision of the
arbitrator.
At AHS, we are always looking for new ways to be
more effective and efficient. According to the Canadian
Institute for Health Information, at three per cent, AHS
administration costs are among the lowest in Canada.
I know Albertans work hard for their money and my role
as leader of AHS is to continue to make sure your money is
spent responsibly at all times.
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Vauxhall Foodgrains Project’s harvest raises $80,000
B Y RYAN DAHLMAN — [email protected]
It was a prime harvest day on Aug. 16 for grain farmers
near Vauxhall, yet 19 combines which should have
perhaps been picking up crops on their own farms,
were not.
Instead, mini convoys of combines headed toward a
field four miles north of Vauxhall on a quarter section of
land just on the west side of Highway 36.
Those combines, along with a dozen semi-trailer trucks
were congregated to complete — a harvest of a swathed
barley crop and then carry those loads away all in the
name of a worthy cause.
The Vauxhall Foodgrains Bank project was full steam
ahead as the Aug. 16 harvest began in earnest about 1:30
Photos by Ryan Dahlman
p.m. and was completed a few hours later. The harvested
crop, coupled with some donated crops from a few of the
The dust was flying on Highway 36 as 19 combines were busy getting the job done. Everything was completed in a few hours.
farmers, was sold for about $80,000.
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank works with
(160 acres) of land, but the totals were more than
40 countries which need, not only grain to help feed
respectable. The 2016 harvest pulled in 23,094 bushels or
those impoverished due to drought, floods or war, but
444,780 kg of barley.
money generated also helps fund projects within those
Market Place Commodities graciously gave them about
countries which help with starting or maintaining
$4 per bushel, which is an increase from the current
agriculture and nutrition programs. This aids in helping
market price of $3.60. Market Place also took
people with their own farming, water generation or food
all of the harvested crop immediately. The volunteer
generation initiatives.
drivers were assigned designated elevators at Picture
Tim van Der Hoek, one of the Vauxhall volunteer
Butte or Lost Lake where they could unload.
directors and organizers of the Vauxhall event was
van Der Hoek noted they tried to be organized as those
thankful and impressed with the efforts.
combines picked up the swathed barley
It’s not like those who help just put in
crop and then unloaded on the trucks
their time.
which had Richard and Peter Pepneck
“It went pretty well; everybody wants
acting as quasi air-traffic controllers
to help and are proud to be there,” the
directing combines into waiting trucks
project’s communications director
and having them take full loads.
Peter Pepneck was helping co-ordinate the combines with
explained Aug. 19. van Der Hoek added
This was more efficient and none
those drivers hauling the grain to elevators.
everyone was curious about the final
of the drivers were taking partially —
results.
filled trucks.
younger generations of farmers, including van Der Hoek,
“I was getting phone calls and texts
Contributions to the project, either
want this to succeed bodes well for the project’s future.
about the yields. That’s the nice thing,
through monetary donations or
There is no question they will be doing it all again next
everyone is still interested even after the
volunteer time in a variety of
year, it’s just a matter of where. The Vauxhall committee
fact. Everyone takes ownership of the
capacities, came from not only people in were grateful they were able to work with 40 Mile
field and the results ... it’s good to see.”
Vauxhall, but as well the M.D. of Taber,
Ventures this year for a piece of land. It was adjacent
The $80,000, coupled with the $35,000
County of Newell and businesses as far
to Highway 36 and accessible for all volunteers.
generated from the pig roast fundraiser
away as Taber and Lethbridge.
“40 Mile Ventures gave us a prime piece, a great
July 20 held at Bennen Farms will go a
“Everybody wants to be a part of it,”
location. It was really good of them and we’re very
long way for the Foodgrains donation.
said van Der Hoek who also
appreciative of them, and it wasn’t like they said ‘okay
Vauxhall project volunteer Tim van
van Der Hoek says they will figure out
acknowledged the crowd which had
here’s the land, good luck.’ They offered to help spray,
Der Hoek explained to those
any costs incurred and determine
gathered to watch. “A lot of people from
seed — they were involved in the process all the way
exactly how much they will donate to the hauling the grain they would be Vauxhall wanted to see the end result ...
along,” explained van Der Hoek about this year’s
either
at
heading
to
elevators
Foodgrains project this year. During an
it’s not just an agricultural thing.
landowners.
Picture
Butte
or
Lost
Lake.
address prior to the harvest beginning it
It says a lot about our project.”
“We will sit down in October as a group and see what
was mentioned the Vauxhall project has
van Der Hoek added that one aspect
we can get (for 2017).”
generated upwards of $5 million for the Canadian
makes Vauxhall’s project so successful and that is the fact
Foodgrains Bank since its inception in 2003. Donations
all age groups and people from a variety of religious
are matched by the federal government 4:1 upwards to a
faiths donate, contribute and are interested in the project.
total of $25 million.
The organizing committee, which is led by large-scale
It was not only an impressive sight to watch all 19
potato farmer Jan Bennen, consists of a devoted group of
combines work together to harvest the quarter section
farmers and area volunteers of all age groups. The fact
Above, the drivers head back to their combines following
instructions.
Some of the large crowd which convened at the field’s entrance. At right, aboard a combine owned by Louis Claassen Farms near
Vauxhall shows them half-way done the job.
Photo courtesy Alex van der Stoel
The harvest was in full force with 19 combines and a dozen trucks ready to haul the more than 23,000 bushels of barley away.
Seven Persons
Slow economy doesn’t hinder Quonset Days’ final totals
B Y RYAN DAHLMAN —
[email protected]
One gets the impression from Janet
Biemans that this year’s Quonset Days
fundraiser in support of the ALS
Society of Alberta was even more
successful than usual.
After a delay in announcing the 2016
Quonset Days’ final tally for the
July 22-23 event near Seven Persons, the
Quonset Days Facebook page’s post
from Aug. 21 indicated the 2016 edition
raised “almost $72,000. In 2015, Quonset
Days brought in a net of $61,000. With
the additional $72,000, it’s close to
$273,000 raised by the Biemans and their
concert which started in 2010 as a
tribute to Janet’s husband Peter who
passed away from amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, a progressive disease which
destroys cells in the brain and spinal
cord.”
Biemans was thrilled the 2016 final
totals were a record breaker for them —
all things considered.
“We never dreamed that we could
raise that amount this year with the
economy the way it is. We were just
hoping that we would break even,”
she explains. “I think we realized late
Saturday that we had record-breaking
attendance and something special
was happening. This year we had
just over one thousand ‘of age’ in
attendance and probably at least 50
minors. This is up about 200 people from
last year.
“Anyone that knows our family knows
that it takes a lot to make us speechless,
but wow, the support we
get is truly amazing. When you have
complete strangers coming up and
saying what a great thing we are doing
and how much fun they are having it
makes all the loss of sleep worthwhile.”
The announcement of the total funds
raised was delayed because organizers
had to wait for some larger bills to come
in as well as a wait for bidders to pay for
some of the more expensive auction
items.
This year Quonset organizers tried
having an office on site which worked
well and they will be doing it again next
year. Bidders will be able to pay for
their auction purchases before they
leave so that should help with collecting
money next year.
The economy didn’t slow down the
enjoyment level as the crowds took in
the performances of Econoline Crush,
Kira Isabella, Bobby Wills and Phoenix.
There are photographs online of
people enjoying the foot-long hot dogs
from Seven Persons’ Premium Sausage,
but Biemans says where the money was
made was during the auction.
“The auction is one of our largest
sources of income. When picking the
entertainment we try to calculate how
many people we think will attend so
that the gate admission pays for the
bands,” she says. “The auction this year
brought in about $8,000 more
than last year. This was amazing.
“Probably one of the most interesting
auction items this year was the sale
of a beard. There’s a man that grows a
beard for a full year starting at harvest
time. This year he decided to auction
it off and raise some funds for us.
AgPlus was the buyer for $2,000 with the
stipulation the guy with the beard (who
is a custom combine operator) had to
test drive one of AgPlus’s combines
during the 2016 harvest season. It was a
very interesting negotiation. Every year
we are shocked at how generous the
buyers are. We also have record-
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breaking donations for the auction as
well. We may need to look at getting
another tent next year to add to the two
we already use for the silent auction.”
While they try to keep to the same
format every year Biemans says they
always look for ways to improve. They
are open to suggestions that are taken
back to the Quonset Days board of
directors for discussion.
“It is never easy when you lose
someone to ALS or any reason for that
matter, but when we started Quonset
Days in 2010 our goal was to raise
awareness and funds for ALS while
having a great time,” Biemans adds.
“We have managed to do that and I
think Peter is with us every minute
of the weekend. Keeping his memory
alive is very important to our family
and friends and we will continue to do
that for as long as we can keep hosting
Quonset Days. When we have strangers
commenting on our Facebook page
about how proud Peter would be, well
we know we are doing something right.”
It’s a fun weekend, but there are no
plans to lengthen the amount of days or
performers. The same formula is
working and its success in terms of
attendance and money generated for
ALS continues to grow. The reason why
it works is because of those who keep
coming back and telling their friends
and family about it. The Biemans
family often hears from people that it
seems like when a person attends the
event once, he or she feels part of
something. They also hear comments
about how polite, supportive and
enjoyable the day is, but they also feel
like they’re part of something special,
like they are part of the Quonset, if not,
Biemans family.
“It doesn't seem to matter what
age you are, everyone finds common
ground when they come through our
gate. We have had people ask if we will
continue to get bigger. No we won’t.
We want to be able to keep that feeling
of family and feel we can only do that
by keeping the size we have now,” Janet
notes. “We had a lot of new faces this
year and they commented on how much
fun they had, how welcomed they were
made to feel and that they would be
coming back.”
Photo contributed
Kira Isabella was one of the headliners of
2016 Quonset Days.
Quonset Days 2017 will be held July
21-22. Planning for 2017 is already well
underway. Some entertainment is
already booked and an announcement
will be made closer to Christmas. They
will also change the camping and
parking for next year in an attempt to
be a little more organized in that area.
“Overall we are thrilled with how
Quonset Days 2016 went. We had
amazing sponsors that really went
above and beyond to help us out,” she
adds. “Our entertainers are some of the
nicest people we have ever had the
pleasure of knowing. The volunteers
that we have that come back year after
year — we couldn’t do it without them.
We really need to come up with
something better than just ‘thank you’.
Those two little words just seem so
inadequate when trying to express how
much it means to our family to have
such an outpouring of love and
support.”
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Concerts, recorder lessons, free
musical improvisation for all, and
making your own musical rainsticks
are on the program in Val Marie and
Grasslands National Park Aug. 29 to
Sept. 8, when Prairie Wind & Silver
Sage’s artist residency program
continues with Saskatoon-based
musicians Melissa Goodchild and
Kevin Grady.
Goodchild, clarinet, and Grady,
percussion, individually both perform
with the Saskatoon Symphony
Orchestra, and together they are
Duo Carmine Jewel, named after a
dwarf sour cherry developed by the
University of Saskatchewan.
As part of their residency, these
musicians offer two concerts over
the September long weekend. The first,
on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., is at the
Coulee Centre, Frenchman Valley
Campground, Grasslands National
Park.
The second, on Saturday, Sept. 3 at
7:30 p.m., is a house concert at Don’s
Place on Highway 4 just north of Val
Marie.
Don’s Place is a courtyard of blueroofed buildings offering vacation
rentals for visitors to the area, and on
this occasion it is also a concert venue.
Audience members are invited to
bring lawn chairs if possible as some
seating may be deck-side. The concert
programs will vary and may include
abstract explorations of nature,
modern compositional techniques and
the music of France.
Both concerts are free and donations
to the work of Prairie Wind & Silver
Sage are welcomed during the Don’s
Place concert.
Goodchild and Grady are also
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Musicians Kevin Grady and Melissa Goodchild will be in Val Marie from Aug. 29-Sept. 8.
Val Marie while challenging
participants to capture a sense of
place.
It is open to participants of all levels
of experience and all different types
of digital cameras including camera
phones.
The fee is $20 and all proceeds go to
the work of Prairie Wind & Silver Sage.
More information is available at
www.pwss.or or by phoning 306-2987782.
UNITED CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
The United Conservatory of Music was established in 1972
as a small music school with roughly 25 students. Now
years later we have grown to become the largest music
school in Medicine Hat and area with over 800 students.
Our qualified instructors receive
comprehensive training and regular
upgrading in modern teaching
techniques and product knowledge.
All instructors offer customized lesson
plans. We are here to work with your
individual needs and to help you reach
your personal goals.
GUITAR & BASS
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providing many opportunities for you
to make your own music during their
stay in the area.
On Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m., a group
recorder lesson is available at the Val
Marie Village Square.
On Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at
the Coulee Centre, Frenchman River
Valley Campground, Grasslands
National Park, or on Tuesday Sept. 6
at 3 p.m. at Prairie Wind & Silver Sage
in Val Marie, free musical
improvisation sessions offer creative
sound for everyone.
On Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Coulee
Centre, or on Sunday, Sept. 4 at Prairie
Wind & Silver Sage in Val Marie,
you can make your own musical
rainstick. Both these events are at 3 p.m.
All programs are suitable for all ages
and instruments are provided.
Prairie Wind & Silver Sage is Val
Marie’s award-winning ecomuseum.
Its 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.
The PWSS artist residency program
is co-sponsored with Grasslands
National Park and funded by the
Saskatchewan Arts Board and
SaskCulture/Saskatchewan Lotteries.
There is one more PWSS artist
residency planned in 2016 with
photographer Valerie Zink of
Saskatoon, and registration is now
being accepted for a photography
workshop that she will lead.
Zink will be in residence from
Sept. 19-26 and her workshop will take
place Saturday, Sept. 24 from 1-5 p.m.
The workshop will explore the
streets, surfaces, and history of
All programs include regular involvement
in special events such as festivals, recitals,
examinations and other fun activities to
help you achieve your musical goals and
enjoy your instrument.
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Progression is being made on the regional water
project that will see water being piped from Foremost
to Manyberries, and eventually to Skiff.
Stewart Payne, County of Forty Mile utilities officer,
met with engineers in Lethbridge recently to discuss the
Foremost regional water project, a joint project between
the County of Forty Mile and Village of Foremost.
The placement of Well No. 8 was discussed at the
meeting with engineers and conversions with
landowners are underway.
“Routing and design of the pipeline with be discussed at
our next meeting,” said Payne.
Payne told county council at its Aug. 11 meeting that
Well No. 7 is near completion with flow testing to be
finished this week. Flow testing has shown a ninth well
will not need to be drilled.
He also indicated delays beyond the control of the
County have slowed down the progress of the project,
particularly with the Foremost regional water treatment
plant which is being located within the village.
Payne said they are hopeful tenders for Phase I will go
out in October. Phase I includes two components which
are the Foremost regional water treatment plant and the
pipeline for the raw water well field.
Phase 2 will include constructing a pipeline from
Foremost to Manyberries, with tie-ins to Nemiscam,
Orion, and Etzikom.
The regional water project has the support of Alberta
Environment as the water will meet standards set out for
Canadian drinking water quality. Previously, water in the
county contained high levels of fluoride that did not fall
within the federal standards.
“The whole reason for this project is to solve water
problems in Manyberries, Etzikom, and Skiff,” he said.
Once complete, the system will provide better water
quality for Foremost and County residents, as well as
better storage. Final completion date is being tentatively
set for late 2017 or early 2018.
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Better Choices, Better Health — a classroom program
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Confederation is bringing people and places together to
build community and activate a groundswell of local
initiatives, activities and events.
The Community Fund for Canada’s 150th is an effort led
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The Fund will engage Canadians from all walks of life
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that mark Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
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“We are excited to be part of the CFC150 Community
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celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial,” said David
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Recent open house for proposed solar site in
Vauxhall draws a few interested area residents
Amidst the threat of rain, an open house for a
proposed solar power site near Vauxhall opened its
doors Aug. 9.
The open house, hosted by Bowmont Capital &
Advisory Ltd. and Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., who
partnered together on behalf of C&B Alberta Solar
Development ULC (CBA), to jointly develop Vauxhall
Solar project, aimed to share information on the site
to residents of the area.
Photovoltaic (PV) — the conversion of light into
electricity using semi-conductive materials —
potentials in Canada range anywhere from 700-1,400
kWh/kW. The southeastern corner of Alberta has one
of the highest PV potentials in Canada, with a range
of 1,300-1,400 kWh/kW. The joint venture will see
constructing six solar sites in this area, three in the
Municipal District of Taber by Hays, Vauxhall and
Taber, and three located by Jenner, Tilley and Suffield.
This, combined with the Albertan government’s
plan to phase out coal-generated power in Alberta
entirely by 2030 — replacing two-thirds with green
energy and one-third with natural gas — and their
push for green energy systems, has made it an
attractive area of investment for solar companies.
“When the government announced this Climate
Leadership Plan here in Alberta, the desire to build
all this renewable energy, they were attracted to it,”
said Ian Sanchez, managing director of Bowmont
Capital & Advisory Ltd., of Bowmont’s partner CBA,
who has been building solar panels in Canada for
many years. “The government’s decision to
decommission 6,000 megawatts of coal and replace it
with 4,000 megawatts of renewables, is a big driver.
To get that, they are running a Renewable Energy
Procurement, which is going to start this fall, where
they are going to auction off long term contracts, to
purchase the green attributes from these types of
facilities.”
The proposed solar plant will be situated north
of Vauxhall, on a piece of marginal land on the
right side of the Highway 3, just past Highway 524.
The substation that the plant will be sending its
power to is one-and-a-half kilometres away, on
Township Road 134.
Typically, substations have a capacity limit of up to
23 megawatts of energy. The three stations they have
planned in the M.D. — the Hays, Taber and Vauxhall
projects— will produce 16-22 megawatts. Producing
this close to the transmission load helps reduce
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“You want to build as big as you can, because of
scale economies,” said Sanchez. “But you don’t want
to go too big, because you either hit those physical
limits, or there’s not enough load on the substation
and then it becomes less optimal.”
The Vauxhall site will cover about 149 acres,
and it will be a 16-megawatt project, producing
about 31 gigawatt hours of electricity every year,
enough to power 4,400 houses a year.
“Right now, coal supplies a little over 50 per cent of
our electricity, in our province, so they want to phase
out 6,000 megawatts of coal by 2030, and they want to
replace 4,000 megawatts of it with renewable
resources,” said Sanchez. “Most renewable resources
are intermittent — solar only produces during the
day, wind only produces when it’s windy — so yes, you
would need firm or back-up power, which would
typically come from natural gas. That’s the proposal
is, on a go-forward basis, because we’re not going to
have anymore coal.”
While sparsely attended, those who stopped by
had questions on the project they wanted answered,
whether it was because they just didn’t have enough
information or they had specific concerns with the
site.
“We’re going to be close neighbours,” said Dirk
Geerligs, a local farmer who lives within a quarter
mile of the site. “Maybe it’s far fetched, but it could
have an impact on us.”
Geerligs cited health and property values as
concerns, due to his home’s immediate proximity to
the site. He also does not think the site should be on
irrigated property. Geerligs would appreciate some
more answers, although added he wasn’t going to be
“laying in the middle of the road when construction
starts.”
“This is primary, irrigated land. I think there is a lot
of marginal land available, where they could decide
on,” said Geerligs. “It wasn’t really that they went
around and asked a lot of people if they had land
available.
“Solar farms are great, it’s just right next door to
our property, and that’s where we have the concern.
There is a lot of unknowns.”
Marginal land is typically defined as land where
nothing can really grow. In this case, while the
property the solar site will be on is considered to be
irrigated, the portion of land the solar site is going
on is located outside of the pivot circle, along the
property line where the irrigation canal is, making it
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While it could be irrigated, it is hard to do so,
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solar energy, CBA has been building solar power
plants since they founded in 2001, and managing more
than 40 sites in Ontario and others worldwide.
Mayor Margaret Plumtree got a chance to see some
solar sites when she was in Ontario earlier this
summer, where she saw a lot of solar panels located
on private land, and noted they did not distract from
the aesthetics of the land.
“Even in areas where they had pasture lands,
I noticed they just put the solar panels up higher, so
the animals underneath could feed. They were just
right up higher,” said Plumtree, who attended the
open house to find out more about the project herself.
“Definitely, with the direction of the province right
now, this is one of the types of projects they are
looking at us to do, for the future.”
While the land it is located on does fall within the
Municipal District of Taber boundaries, the land is
being leased from a private landowner, and the facility
must follow the approval process set by the Alberta
Utility Commission, to which they will be submitting
to this year.
Additionally, as the solar amendment to the M.D.’s
land-use bylaw concerns private-use, and not
industrial projects, the M.D. will have little to do
with the project, with the exception of property tax
revenue.
“They get a development permit through us, but the
AUC makes the final decision,” said Dwight Tolton,
M.D. councillor. “(The bylaw amendment) is for
individuals that have got solar panels on their own
property, so they’re not taxed as a commercial
operation — I think it’s one kilowatt or under, you’re
still as a home or agriculture unit, because of the size.
“This is based and taxed on a different level, than
somebody who’s got two solar panels to supplement
their house.”
A potential fourth solar project on land owned by the
M.D. is being discussed by the two parties, but must
gain M.D. approval first before going to the AUC for
application, which may take a while, as, “We’ve got
to make sure we’re doing it right, on our end.”
If all goes smoothly, construction on the site will
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Mike Walch, a Canadian
Interuniversity Sport (CIS)
national champion with the
University of Saskatchewan
and former assistant coach at
Lethbridge College, holds a ball
across the net while
participants jump to practice
their blocking skills during a
training session. Below, Brad
Hennenfent, who has coached
with the University of Regina’s
women’s volleyball team and
with Team Canada, gives some
advice to Emily Luchenski of
Swift Current during a session
on blocking. At right, Dan
Andrie, a provincial gold medal
coach with the Junior SunDogs
club and the head coach of the
SCCHS Colts volleyball team,
gives some advice to a
participant.
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played with the Dalhousie
University men’s volleyball
team from 2008 to 2010 and
was the assistant coach at
Kings University College
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national champion with the University of Saskatchewan and former assistant
coach at Lethbridge College, provides a demonstration of technique. Athletes had
an opportunity to improve their skills and learn from experienced coaches during
the SunDogs Wooff volleyball camp, a two-day skills development camp hosted
by the Great Plains College in the Swift Current Comprehensive High School
(SCCHS) gymnasium. The first camp for students going to Grade 7-9 took place
Aug. 17-18 and the second camp for students going to Grade 10-12 or attending
Great Plains College was held Aug. 20-21. The various sessions during each camp
focused on different aspects of the game, from basic positioning to forearm and
overhead passing, setting, serving, attacking and blocking. Each camp was
attended by around 50 participants.
Swift Current ranked 15th in Collegiate Summer Baseball’s Top 35 summer teams
New York-based Collegiate Summer Baseball has
released its annual list of its Top 35 collegiate summer
baseball teams in North America.
The lone WMBL team to make the list was the Swift
Current Indians.
Swift Current compiled a 42-15 record in the 2016
WMBL regular season and playoffs. Swift Current was
ranked 15th on Collegiate Summer Baseball’s annual
list.
Collegiate Summer Baseball covers all 31 collegiate
summer leagues in North America and narrowed down
their list of the top 35 from more than 300 teams.
“To finish the season ranked as the 15th best summer
collegiate team in all of North America is a reflection of
the hard work of our players, staff and organization,”
said Swift Current Indians Head Coach Joe Carnahan.
“This shows the caliber of baseball played in Swift
Current and throughout the WMBL each summer,” he
added.
Earlier this month, Swift Current clinched their 6th
WMBL Championship since 2000 by sweeping the
Edmonton Prospects in a best of five championship
series.
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A $120-million investment will allow Lethbridge’s
Richardson canola plant to boost production significantly.
The Winnipeg-based company says the upgraded
facility will soon be able to crush more than 2,000 metric
tonnes of canola per day — or 700,000 tonnes per year
compared with today’s 450,000-tonne capacity.
“We are continuing ongoing capital upgrades in
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Work on the latest upgrade is already underway, with
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Richardson International Ltd., a world-wide
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throughput oilseed-receiving facility is being built to
provide quick turnaround for farmers and truckers
bringing seed to the Lethbridge plant.
“Increasing the speed of the receiving plan is a top
priority for us to better serve our customers,” he says.
Its capacity will be rated at 800 metric tonnes per hour.
“We are committed to making a significant investment
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continue to grow our business.”
Richardson acquired the former Canbra Foods business
in the late 1990s.
The upgrades, scheduled to avoid disruptions in
production, will boost the plant’s crush capacity to more
than 700,000 metric tonnes per year. Along with a still
larger crushing plant built in Yorkton in 2010, it will
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than 1.7 million tonnes per year.
Richardson officials say the Lethbridge facility,
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community as well as southern Alberta producers.
The 26th annual Richardson Charity Golf Classic,
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already raised in support of local causes.
This year’s beneficiaries included the St. Michael’s
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Upgrades underway at the Lethbridge Richardson canola plant
will significantly boost production, says the Winnipeg-based
company.
Ambulance, the Lions Foundation of Canada and the
Purina Walk for Dog Guides.
Richardson, a fifth-generation Winnipeg company, also
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as well as a vertically integrated oats processing and
manufacturing branch with facilities in Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Putting mid-growing season government reports in context
B Y J ONATHON D RIEDGER
Grain markets are naturally more volatile during the
growing season. Even a relatively modest swing in yield
can have a meaningful impact on a crop’s balance sheet
over the course of the upcoming year, shaping price
expectations.
Given the uncertainty over final yields until the crop
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individual opinions based on weather forecasts and
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Official government reports can often act as an anchor
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growing season), but because it gives the market a
central frame of reference from which to compare
all other opinions that are out there.
The past week we saw an updated August estimate
released by USDA.
Both the corn and soybean crops were pegged at record
levels. The corn yield was at a whopping 175.1 bushels per
acre, translating into a crop size of 15.15 billion bushels.
Soybeans were set at 48.9 bushels per acre, which would
leave a total crop in excess of four billion bushels.
These numbers were above what most analysts had
been anticipating. Conditions are excellent, and the
weather forecast for the U.S. Midwest is mostly favorable,
but the crop isn’t in the bin yet.
Future reports will be watched closely for any changes
to the yield estimates. Statistics Canada was to provide its
initial 2016 production estimate Aug. 23.
The fact the information is compiled by surveying
farmers, and done well before harvest even began, means
the final tally could change considerably.
Earlier expectations for the Prairie crop were huge,
although estimates are starting to come down for some
crops as the effects of excessive moisture in too many
areas are starting to be felt.
A final official estimate is not made until December and
even then, sometimes final production revisions can
happen years later.
While the mid-summer government estimates on
crop size are interesting, we can’t put too much weight on
those figures quite yet.
Not long after harvest is complete, the market will start
looking ahead to 2017 acreage intentions, and forecasting
spring planting conditions. This includes speculating
about the chances of a drought next summer.
(Jonathon Driedger is the Senior Market Analyst,
FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Column courtesy
Dan Hawkins)
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rated as 84 per cent good to excellent,
compared with the five-year average
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About 78 to 85 per cent of spring
wheat, barley, canola and dry peas are
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dough development stage.
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Provincially, three per cent of crops
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per cent are in the swath, compared to
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good to excellent, respectively with two
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60 (44) per cent good and 18 (13) per cent
excellent.
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per cent good and 20 (13) per cent
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grassroots producers aware of the
priorities and activities that ABP and
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Some decline in productivity cannot
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A decline in productivity may be
noted as undesirable plant species
and weeds beginning to dominate.
Reduced forage production may also be
attributed to poor stand management,
nutrient export, soil limitations and
unfavorable weather conditions.
To improve the productivity of a
stand, forage rejuvenation practices
can be implemented.
Forage rejuvenation does not always
require the stand to be terminated
or aggressive tillage operations be
used. Forage rejuvenation can be
done through less aggressive field
operations that manage, manipulate or
enhance the existing vegetation.
A critical first step in the forage
rejuvenation process is to identify
the reason for the lost productivity.
Realizing the difference between the
actual problem and a symptom of the
problem will help to address the type of
rejuvenation that can be implemented.
For example, invasion of undesirable
plant species could be a symptom of
poor grazing management or low soil
fertility. When left unaddressed, the
original cause of the reduction in
productivity will undermine any
rejuvenation practices.
An important thought to remember is
that the success of any rejuvenation
practice is very dependent on weather
conditions and overall management
practices. Each rejuvenation strategy
has benefits as well as drawbacks.
Each practice will involve economic
considerations.
Forage stands in fair condition
may benefit from a less aggressive
rejuvenation practice, and can return
to good condition in one to three years.
Forage stands in poor condition
usually require a more expensive and
aggressive rejuvenation practice, and
often take a longer time to return to
good condition.
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overview of available rejuvenation
options and can be used as a first step
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SERVING
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
AUG. 26-28 — SWIFT CURRENT
Doc’s Town open 1-5 p.m. Friday
celebrate January birthdays. Sunday is
a non-denominational church service
at 11 a.m. and Hymn Sing in the
church at 2 p.m. For more information,
phone 306-778-1626.
AUG. 27 — MEDICINE HAT
MedHat Active! Fall Signup at the
Cypress Center Auditorium from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Looking for activities
in Medicine Hat? We have the event
for you. A city-wide information and
registration day held at the Cypress
Centre. Local sporting, cultural, and
community organizations will be in
attendance to answer questions and
help you find those activities of
interest to you or your child.
Admission is free. Booths cost $30.
For more information, see:
http://www.medhatactive.com.
AUG. 27-28 — MAPLE CREEK
Broken Spoke Fine Art Gallery and Gift
Show (208 Jasper St.) will have
award-winning nature artist Andrew
Kiss exhibiting at the gallery on
Saturday and Sunday. For more
information, phone 306-661-8420.
AUG. 30 — CYPRESS HILLS SASK
Cypress Hills Amphitheatre will be the
site for a free Jordana Vos country
music concert which goes from 7:309 p.m.
AUG. 31 — SWIFT CURRENT
First United Church: Rummage Sale
only, on Wednesday from 2-6 p.m.
SEPT. 2-4 — PATRICIA
The 38th Annual Patricia Rodeo is
Friday, Sept. 2 to Sunday, Sept. 4.
Rodeo entries are being accepted on
Friday, Aug. 19, team roping entries
are Saturday, Aug. 20. Phone 403378-4503 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Entries are limited. Bronc riding is
Friday night; the Wild Horse Races go
Saturday and Sunday. The amateur
rodeo is Saturday at noon; Little
Britches Rodeo is Sunday at noon.
Southern Alberta Professional
Chuckwagon
and
Chariot
Championship races start at 6 p.m.
each night.
SEPT. 2-4 — SWIFT CURRENT
Doc’s Town open 1-5 p.m. Friday
celebrate September birthdays.
Sunday Harvest Dance (Airmen’s Billet
2 p.m.) For more information, phone
306-778-1626.
SEPT. 2 — HERBERT
The Swift Current-Herbert Super Walk
for Parkinsons will be held on
Saturday, Sept. 3 in Herbert at the
Herbert Lions Hall. Registration starts
at 11 a.m. followed by the Walk at
noon, then lunch, prizes and fun. Bring
a team or come as an individual and
support those with Parkinsons and
their families. Find more information
at: www.parkinson.ca.
SEPT. 5 — DUNMORE
Plans are underway to have the
Memory Lane Memorial Barrel Race.
With the huge success of the team
roping we thought this would be a
good way to remember the women of
rodeo. It starts at 1 p.m. at the
Dunmore Equine Center. 4D format;
$50 fees, 80 per cent payback;
Memorial Buckles in each division. For
more info, contact Andrea at 306-6618771.
The library has been under
renovations from Aug. 24 to Sept. 3.
We will be open regular hours for
business as usual, but we will not have
any programs during the week of Sept.
5-10. Visit our website or ask your
local librarians for details at 306-7782752.
SEPT. 6 — SWIFT CURRENT
Let’s Play! Free Tuesday-Wednesday
from 10 a.m. to noon parent/child
drop-in program starting Sept. 6, and
on-going to June 21, 2017 at the
Family Resource Centre Room 6, 7
and gym area (885 -6th Ave N.E. Swift
Current).
and Garage Sale, on Wednesday from
2-6 p.m.
Swift Current’s Open Stage is one of
our most popular programs, and for
good reason. Here at the Lyric Theatre,
we provide a venue for Swift Current’s
musicians to present their music to a
crowd of eager listeners. Doors and
Jam at 7 p.m.; Open stage at 8 p.m.
Admission $5, performers free.
SEPT. 9-10 — REDCLIFF
Medicine Hat Polka Fest. Music by
Country Squires and the Softones. Hot
buffet supper included on Saturday.
Takes place at the German Harmony
Hall in Redcliff (1,1st Street S.E.) from
7-11 p.m. on Sept. 9 and 2-11 p.m. on
Sept. 9. Tickets available at Laurie
Ann’s Fashion Boutique in the Coop
Mall, 13th Ave. S.E., or Linda 403-5292496 or Margaret/Lloyd 403-5487042. Tickets for Friday cost $18.
Saturday tickets are $38. Weekend
Pass is $48.
SEPT. 9-10 — BROOKS
Brooks Show ‘n’ Shine is Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 9-10 at the old rodeo
grounds. There is free overnight
camping for car show, flea market and
swap meet participants.
Doc’s Town Tea Room open 1-5 p.m.
Friday celebrate April birthdays.
Organizers of the 20th annual Jimmy
Richardson Family Picnic and Walk
invite participants to enjoy a little fresh
air and mild exercise, while supporting
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a good cause, on Saturday, Sept. 10.
Participants are asked to return their
pledge sheets to the Drop-In Centre at
176 4th Ave. N.W. on the day of the
event. Registration begins at 11 a.m.
with a free barbecue and a brief
program set for between 11:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m. The leisurely walk makes
its way to Market Square in downtown
Swift Current at 1 p.m. before
returning to the Centre. For entry
information and pledge sheets or to
make a donation, phone Ruth at 306778-2440 or send an email to:
[email protected].
SEPT. 10 — ELKWATER
The Futterwacken Trail Run is Sept. 10
in Elkwater. You can sign up for the
5.75-km or 11.5-km routes on the
website at: www.madhatters.ca.
SEPT. 10 — MEDICINE HAT
Hatterland Children’s Theatre auditions
for Ever After — A Musical at 1 p.m. at
the Medicine Hat Cultural Centre Black
Box Theatre. Ages eight and older
welcome to audition. Expect some
improv, cold readings and acapella
singing of song of your choice.
SEPT. 11 — LAKE NEWELL
Join St. Aliban Anglican Church
Sept. 11 for Sunday worship followed
by a corn roast at the Lake Newell boat
launch area, in the sailing club facility,
beginning at 11 a.m.
Enjoy a lively game of cards. The
Bridge & Whist Group will start up
again at the Swift Current Branch
Library on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.
Everyone is welcome. For more
information, phone the library at 306778-2752 or check out the calendar at
swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This program is
free.
Exercise your brain by playing
Scrabble at the Swift Current Branch
Library. The Scrabble Group will start
up again on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at
1 p.m. For more information, phone
the library at 306-778-2752 or check
out: swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This
program is free.
SEPT. 14 — BROOKS
As part of SPEC Awareness Week,
which is celebrating 38 years, join
them for their AGM Sept. 14, at noon.
Light lunch provided. RSVP by Sept. 9
to either email [email protected] or
phone 403-362-5056. SPEC is focused
on the positive development of
children. SPEC provides a continuum
of services from early intervention
(prevention) to high intervention
during times of family crisis. This
ensures young people have access to
the right kind of support, at the right
time, no matter what their situation.
and Garage Sale, on Wednesday from
2-6 p.m.
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
calendar at swiftcurrentlibrary.ca.
Learn to use Windows 10. Phone the
Swift Current Branch Library and sign
up for Windows 10 for Beginners on
Thursday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. For more
information and to register, phone the
library at 306-778-2752 or check out
the calendar at swiftcurrentlibrary.ca.
This program is free.
Wanted, young people who enjoy
manga and animé. Join the Swift
Current Branch Library Manga Group
on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. to
watch and discuss manga and animé.
This program is for older teens and
young adults. For more information,
phone the library at 306-778-2752 or
check out the calendar at
swiftcurrentlibrary.ca. This program is
free.
Hat Art Club Registration Night at
7 p.m. at the Cultural Centre.
Registration at 6 p.m. Program/
Workshops at 7 p.m. A yearly
membership entitles a member to use
the studio at any time and take part in
classes and workshops. Membership
Fee $100. For more information,
phone 403-529-1174 or Marjorie at
403-504-0369.
Doc’s Town Tea Room open 1– 5 p.m.
Friday celebrate May birthdays.
AA Round-up with Al-anon
participation: Friday 16th - 8 p.m. open AA meeting at Clubhouse 1553rd Ave N.E. (basement of the Lions
Hall); Saturday and Sunday at
Salvation Army Community Church
780 - 1st Ave N.W. Saturday 9:30 a.m.
- 10.30 p.m. (lunch and supper
available). Sunday 8.30-11.30 a.m.
(breakfast available). Info and
complete program Saskatchewan AA
website: http://aasask.org.
SEPT. 16-18 — MAPLE CREEK
The 27th annual Maple Creek Cowboy
Poetry and Western Art Show
gathering will be all three days. The
gathering always offers small and
large venues and a variety of
performances for your enjoyment.
Evening entertainment includes a
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Fashion Show and Art Auction. The
Cowboy Poetry Gathering showcases
many talented poets and musicians
from Canada and the U.S. The Western
Art & Gear Show features artists with a
western theme. You will see
silversmiths, saddle and tack pieces,
artwork including watercolours,
acrylics, oils and other media.
Woodworkers, photographers, natural
woolen craftspeople will also be
pleased to show and sell you their
items. Tickets: Jasper Center 306-6622434 to reserve your weekend pass;
Artists: Jenny Robinson: 306-5582099; Sponsorship opportunities:
Eleanor Bowie at 306-558-4428. For
other information, phone Eleanor
Bowie at 306-558-4428. For all the
details see the website at:
www.maplecreekcowboypoetry.com.
Main performance venue will be the
Armoury; Maple Creek Community
Arena is the venue for the Western Art
& Gear Show and Friday and Saturday
evening jam sessions at the Legion
Hall.
SEPT. 17 — ELKWATER
12-34 Cafe and Pub is hosting the 4th
annual fundraising event in support of
Prairie Rose School Division’s
Kaleidoscope of the Arts, Saturday,
Sept. 17. Activities start at 4 p.m. with
live entertainment, silent and live
auctions and a steak supper for $25
per person. A portion of the proceeds
each is split between two charities and
this year that other charity is the CARO
Foundation. For more information and
tickets phone 403-928-3975 or 403488-2920 or send an email to:
[email protected].
Family Fun Day at Riverside Park
(playground area) from 1-4 p.m.
Sponsored by Full Gospel Church,
Family
Community
Church,
Cornerstone Fellowship Church and
Alpine Church of God. There will be
many bouncy rides, games, barbecue
hot dog and a pop for $1, music and
more. Fun for the whole family.
Everyone is welcome. Phone 306-7735792 or email: [email protected] for
more information.
SEPT. 17 — MAPLE CREEK
40th Annual Cypress Hills Registered
Horse Breeders Association Sale at the
Drill Hall Maple Creek. More than 60
head of horses on offer.
Complementary pancake breakfast at
8:30 a.m. Preview at 10 a.m. For
more information, phone 306-2992073 or visit www.horsebreeders.com.
Join us for the 36th Terry Fox Run in
Medicine Hat from 10 a.m. to noon at Kin
Coulee Park. Register for the Medicine
Hat Run at www.terryfox.ca/terryfoxrun/
medicinehat.
At Park Meadows Dental, we
understand that a great smile can
make you feel more confident,
drastically improve how you feel
about yourself, and significantly
improve your quality of life. We
are passionate about creating
beautiful and healthy smiles for
you and your kids.
We are committed to providing the most affordable, personalized
and comfortable dental care for you and your family
• Orthodontics - Free consultation/Second Opinion
• Dental Emergencies - Same Day Appointments Available
• Implants, Veneers, Invisalign, Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
• Sedation dentistry for anxious and phobic patients. Get all your work done in a
sleep like state at a calm and comfortable environment of our dental office
• Laughing gas specially for kids to make their dental experience most positive and
comfortable.
• Custom-made Mouth Guards - Available for all sporting activities
• Dentures • No Wait for all appointments • Halitosis - Treat bad breath odour
• Oral Cancer Screening through Velscope with Hygiene appointment
*Orthodontics performed by general dentist
New Patients always welcome....
EASY INTEREST FREE PAYMENT OPTIONS
DIRECT BILLING TO INSURANCE
Call to find out our New Extended convenient hours
101-1854 Southview Dr. SE.
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8L9
403-527-9833 • www.parkmeadowsdental.ca
38th Annual
PATRICIA
RODEO
$7,500 WILD HORSE RACE
SATURDAY & SUNDAY AROUND THE TRACK
Marvel Eide Memorial Buckles
Wild Horse Race - Sponsored by CNRL, Vauxhall Meats, Robertson Implements,
All Season Cycle, Top Dogg, Henrickson Ranching
Friday, Saturday,
Sunday
Sept. 2, 3 & 4th,
ALL AROUND
SADDLE
2016
Alvin Owen Memorial
Must enter 2 events
1 Time & 1 Riding
WIN 2 TRIPS FOR TWO TO THE C.F.R.!!
AMATEUR - SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 - 12 NOON
LIMITED ENTRIES
ALL AROUND BUCKLE - Alberta Prairie Meats
BAREBACK - Purse & Buckle: Brad & Kelly Deschamps, Added Purse
TIE DOWN ROPING: Purse/Buckle: Chad & Danny Sewall
Added Purse: Desert Sales.
BOY’S STEER RIDING - Purse: McAleese Family. Buckle: Blue Line Truck Service
SADDLE BRONC - Purse: Strong Arm Services. Buckle: Sunley Home Building Centre
Added Purse: Minute Muffler
BULL RIDING - Purse: Emily & Ryan Klein. Buckle: Britney, Carsen, Anny Klein.
Added Purse: www.onetreelonghorns.com
LADIES BARREL RACE - Purse & Buckle: Barry Heal, Sunlife
8 AM TOP 10 ADVANCE SUDDEN DEATH - Added Purse by Chinook Savings & Credit Union
LITTLE BRITCHES - SUN., SEPT. 4 - 12 NOON
Tiny Tot - 8 & Under, Pee Wee 9-12, Junior 13-16
LIMITED ENTRIES
LITTLE BRITCHES HI POINT BUCKLE - Twin R Oilfield Construction, Ray Sideritsch
JR. POLE BENDING - Purse: UFA Petroleum, Brooks. Buckle: Kirk’s Tire (Brooks) Ltd.
Added Purse: Frontier Signs.
PEE WEE POLE BENDING - Purse & Buckle: Clint & Francis Henrickson.
STEER RIDING - Purse: Brooks Motor Products. Buckle: Doug & Irene Gray.
TEAM CALF WRESTLING - Purse: Brooks Industrial Metals.
Buckle: Bob & Brenda Rice. Added Purse: Frontier Signs
Jackpot Events
CALF ROPING - Purse & Buckle: Elliott Cats Ltd.
DOLLAR DASH
Added Purse: John & Karen Genovese
LADIES BLOOMER RACE
JR. BARRELS - Purse & Buckle: Badger Daylighting.
JR. KEG RACE
Added Purse: John and Karen Genovese
PEE WEE KEG RACE
PEE WEE BARRELS - Purse: Doug Rogers
Buckle: Ella Beasley. Added Purse: John & Karen Genovese
TINY TOT BARREL RACE: Purse & Buckle: B.F. - 4T Ranch. Added Purse: Ella Beasley
TINY TOT POLE BENDING: Purse & Buckle: Jay DeJong Honey Farm. Added Purse: Ella Beasley
ANNOUNCERS: Darren Rebalkin & Gordon Musgrove
Sponsored by Gateway Auction, Academy Services & Rebel Creek Ranching
JUDGES: Jack Osadczuk & Brad Pierson
TIMERS: JoAnn Osadczuk & Glenda Goudie
WATER TRUCKS: Big Horn & Big Steam
TRACTOR: Robertson Implements
AMBULANCE: PRC
VETERINARY: Newell Vet Clinic & Bow Valley Vet Clinic
RODEO CLOWN: Sponsored by Larry Tymko, Brooks Farm Centre & Johnson, Morrison,
Hunter & Go Prof. Corp.
The Patricia Roping Club has final decision on all Purses & Prizes
SOUTHERN ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL CHUCKWAGON
& CHARIOT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Races start 6:00 p.m. nightly
Chariot Buckle: Irwin Ranching. Chuckwagon Buckle: Patricia Hotel
OPEN $5,000 ADDED BRONC RIDING
FRIDAY NIGHT- UNDER THE LIGHTS
LIMITED ENTRIES
Featuring Canada’s top
BRONC RIDERS | OPEN BRONC RIDING
Sponsored by: 66 Ranch, TAQA North, Enerplus,
Three Triangle Ranch, Tateson Ranching
Buckle: Vic Vanderloh Memorial Buckle
ATTENTION:
- Zero Tolerance- RCMP Present
- Fires only in approved fire containers
- NO alcohol out of campsite!
CONTRACTORS
Big Stone Rodeo, Midnight Rodeo, Rafter T. Cattle Co.,
Rocky Bolhoven
FRIDAY NIGHT FIREWORKS
RODEO ENTRIES: Fri., Aug. 19th
Team Roping Entries: Sat., Aug. 20th ONLY
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | (403) 378-4503
-COW PIE BINGO HEAVY HORSE LOG SKID
Purse & Buckle: Memory of Dan Pierson
WILD & WOOLEY MUTTON BUSTING
Saturday & Sunday
Buckle: Dan Buzogan Memorial
LIMITED TEAM ROPING ENTRIES
Total Rope Canada Rating #11 Triad | Enter 3 times
8 a.m. Sharp Saturday
Top 10 Advance to Rodeo
Purse: Tero Oilfield Services Ltd.
Buckles: Jon Garthwaite Memorial Buckles
Added Purse: P.R.C.
Gate Admission: Friday Night: $15 each
Sat. & Sun.: $10 each
12 & Under Free * 3 Day Pass $30
Free Parking & Camping
41249376 • 08/12/2016
With the purchase of a $2 program • Drawn Saturday & Sunday nights
Sponsored by: Triplex Red Angus, Newell Automotive, Liberty Trucking, Romer Environmental
CPS, Muck Boots, Pechanga Oilfield for assisting us in this promotion. - Must be present to win Day Money Sponsors: Harwood Ford, Stevenot Trucking and Philpott Honey

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