Carlton Trail Country Music Jamboree

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By Alan LaughlinAnd the 27th annual

Carlton Trail Jamboree is in the bag! July 3, 4 and 5 the Rabbit Lake and District Agricultural Asso-ciation, with the help of a lot of community friends, pulled off a great show again this year. Approxi-mately 1000 people came to fill the hill and they cer-tainly got what they came for. It had all the makings of a typical country event; a smoky bar room, a jukebox spinning out the classics and a bar to help the needy drown their sorrows. Well almost. There was smoke billowing from the north into the valley causing a blue haze. There was a line up of top notch enter-tainers bringing classics and new releases to life. There were beer gardens and food booths where old friends and now new ones could mingle. In addition there was children’s enter-tainment, there were sou-venirs, airbrush tattoos, pancake breakfasts. All of this and more with the ab-sence of mosquitoes!

The weather was great. One small shower on Fri-day settled the dust, which was perfect. The campsites were full. Ticket sales sur-passed last year as did the beer garden revenue. Not all the numbers have been crunched so a final tally is not yet known.

This years line up was great with Codie Prevost headlining Friday, the Stampeders on Saturday and Brett Kissell finish-ing the weekend with a bang on Sunday. In ad-dition to these 3, 16 per-formers rounded out the 3 day show. Several people said that any one of the participants could have been the headliner. The Friday lineup consisted

of 4 performers: In With the Old, Big River Boys, Darlene Tuleta and Codie Prevost. The Saturday programs was comprised of Grid Road and Friends, Layton Ferster, The Lady and Gentleman Jammers, Coffee or Scotch, Dallas Schira, Joydyn Pollard, Idyll Wild, Kelsey Fitch, Brody Siebert and Thirty Aught Six. Sunday fea-tured Larry Krause, Jo-anna Dee, Lisa Lambert and Trail Dust and Lisa Moen. Every performance was of top quality and all the acts were unique. The local talent did not have to take a backseat to the “big names” at all. As in years past Kelly Bourdages did a great job as MC. After the stage show was finished Trick Ryder entertained in the beer tent.

Sunday evening was a night to remember for one ticket buyer. Alain Gros-jean of North Battleford became $3915.00 richer after the 50-50 draw.

The Rabbit Lake and District Agricultural As-sociation is comprised of Russell Aumack, presi-dent; Mickey Allchurch, Vice president, Kathy Aumack, treasurer, Alan Laughlin, secretary and directors Dave Rodh, Mary MacDonald, Wilfred Kre-low, Dustin Bassingth-waite, Joan Dzialo, Chris-tine MacDonald, Amanda Moore, and Clifford Smith. Although this is the com-mittee members,an event like this could not have happened without the help of the community. Med-stead 4H club did an amaz-ing job of looking after the pancake breakfasts and providing children’s enter-tainment all through the jamboree.

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Carlton Trail Country Music Jamboree

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RM of Shellbrook seeks disqualification of councillor as legal battle continues

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Tensions continue to mount in the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook, as the legal battle between District 4 councillor Lyle Muller, the RM and three other residents develops.

Since the statement of claim was offi cially fi led on April 21, the case has taken a turn, as the RM is now seeking to have Muller disqualifi ed from council.

Council fi led its application on June 8, and Muller had un-til June 23 to present his side

of the case. But as of Tuesday afternoon, no verdict had been reached.

According to an application and an affi davit of council fi led with the Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench, Muller’s coun-sel contacted the RM on June 12, 2014 to advise it that it would be fi nancially account-able for losses incurred by Muller from a culvert being in-stalled in an RM road. Muller later ran for council, and was elected as of Oct 22, 2014.

Citing Sections 143 and 144 of The Municipalities Act, which centres around the rules and regulations for conduct surrounding pecuni-ary interests, the RM alleges that Muller was aware of the guidelines, and violated the Act three times, and that he should be removed from council.

According to the Act, a coun-cillor has a pecuniary inter-est if “the member of council could make a fi nancial profi t or be adversely affected fi nan-cially by a decision of council.” In such an instance, the coun-cillor must declare pecuniary interest, abstain from voting or discussion, and leave the room.

In its Affi davit of council, the RM alleges that Muller fi rst violated the act at council’s March 4, 2015 meeting, when he failed to declare pecuni-ary interest or abstain from voting on a motion related to his pending litigation against the RM. Further violations reportedly occurred at the April 1 and April 22 meetings, when Muller failed to declare pecuniary interest and leave the room during discussions about the lawsuit.

Adopted minutes further show that, at council’s May 6 meeting, a motion was car-ried to disqualify Muller from council. Muller reportedly re-fused to resign, though he did leave the meeting.

Background on the law-suit

News of the lawsuit fi rst broke after the Chronicle ob-tained Muller’s statement of claim, and other documents pertaining to the case, from the Court of Queen’s Bench in June. In his statement of claim, Muller is seeking $216,214 in damages from the RM of Shellbrook, as well as Sean, David and Lorinda Helm, stemming from the in-stallation of a culvert in an RM road between his property and property owned by David and Lorinda Helm, and rented by Sean Helm on June 17, 2014.

Muller alleges that the open-ing of the culvert fl ooded his land, resulting in the destruc-tion of trees, the fl ooding of his lagoon, and the subsequent loss and contamination of his land as a result of the fl ooding. He is also seeking redress for the costs of clean-up, and any other damages that may be re-warded at trial.

Muller further alleged that the culvert was installed on the road between his property and the Helms’ at the behest of Sean Helm, who is also a councillor for the RM of Shell-brook. The culvert was later opened, fl ooding Muller’s land and causing him damages.

According to Muller, he had contacted both the RM and the Water Security Agency pri-or to the culvert’s installation to see how any potential fl ood damage could be mitigated, and the WSA hired Golder As-sociates Ltd. to complete an investigation and provide rec-ommendations.

Muller says that he then reached an agreement with the RM to delay installation of the culvert until June 20, 2014,

when it expected to receive Golder’s report – though his claim doesn’t specify whether the agreement was written or verbal, or whether it was con-tractually binding. He adds that the RM then breached this agreement by installing the culvert before receiving the report.

By virtue of these facts, Muller alleges that the defen-dants acted in bad faith, and that they are liable for the damages.

Since the Chronicle fi rst re-ported on the lawsuit, all the defendants have fi led their in-dividual statements of defence in response to Muller’s claims.

In their statement, Da-vid and Lorinda Helm deny Muller’s allegations, and further state that they never asked the RM to install the culvert, and never diverted water or opened the culvert. They also deny liability on the grounds that the culvert in question was not on land they owned.

Meanwhile, Sean Helm and the RM of Shellbrook also deny Muller’s allegations, and further state that they didn’t act negligently or in bad faith. The RM also argues that, although the culvert was in-stalled on June 17, it was not opened until June 20, when it was no longer possible to hold back the water.

All three defendants further state that Muller was aware of the installation of the cul-vert and the potential dam-age from fl ooding, but failed to take steps to mitigate the damage, and should be liable for his own negligence.

They concluded by request-ing that the plaintiff’s case be dismissed with costs.

On July 15, 2015 at 3:45 AM Shellbrook RCMP responded to an alarm at a business located in Canwood, Saskatche-wan. A signifi cant number of items were stolen. Later that same day, an adult male and female were arrested in relation to the break and enter. All the stolen property was recov-ered. Investigation revealed that the same individuals were also responsible for a break and enter at the same business in January this year. Charged are:

Benjamin Kedoin, 33, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.2 counts of Break and Enter Sec. 348 (1)(a) CC1 count of Theft under $5000 Sec. 344(b) CC6 counts of Possession for the Purpose of Traffi cking Sec.

5(2) CDSAJordan Salahub, 18, of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan.2 counts of Break and Enter Sec. 348 (1)(a) CC1 count of Theft under $5000 Sec. 344(b) CC1 count of Failure to comply with undertaking Sec. 145(3)

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Wildfi res Highlight Saskatchewan’s

StrengthSaskatchewan’s greatest

strength is Saskatchewan people – people who work hard and help others in need. At a time of unprec-edented wildfi re activity in northern Saskatchewan, it is these people who have answered the call and made a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

When the threat of wild-fi res forced thousands from their homes, municipal leaders, volunteers, fi re-fi ghters and members of the military started working day and night to provide for people, care for their pets and work to protect homes, businesses, vital infrastruc-ture and communities.

This is a diffi cult time for evacuees and that’s why we’re doing what we can to provide them with as much comfort and peace of mind as possible. One of the ways we’re doing that is by giving evacuees and affected busi-nesses some relief on their utility and insurance bills.

Thank you to the Red

Cross, our municipal lead-ers, and the many volun-teers, businesses and orga-nizations who are helping out across Saskatchewan. And thank you to evacuees for their patience through it all. The scale of the effort to make people feel as com-fortable as possible is truly remarkable and, from many peoples strength, we will carry on.

Additional Free Fishing Weekend Later

This SummerDue to the wildfi re con-

ditions in northern areas of Saskatchewan, an addi-tional free fi shing oppor-tunity will be considered later this summer. A date will be confi rmed when the wildfi re conditions no lon-ger pose a signifi cant threat and individuals have re-turned to their homes.

Until further notice, an-glers and others are asked to avoid all wildfi re-affect-ed lakes and communities in northern Saskatchewan and to respect fi re bans in northern provincial for-ests and parks. For more about the wildfi re situation,

please visit saskatchewan.ca/fi re.

Boosting Benefi ts for Saskatchewan Seniors

Starting July 1, 2015 se-niors across the province who qualify for the Seniors Income Plan (SIP), Personal Care Home Benefi t (PCHB), or both, will notice a boost to the monthly benefi ts they receive. With this latest increase, our government is fulfi lling its four-year commitment to increase supports and improve the quality of life Saskatchewan

seniors in need. Qualifying seniors will

see the maximum monthly benefi t under the Seniors Income Plan boosted by $10 per month – to $270 for single seniors and $235 for each member of a se-nior couple. Seniors who qualify for the maximum benefi t will now receive $2,160 more this year than they did in 2007. They may also qualify for additional health benefi ts, including:

• one free eye examina-tion every 12 months;

• chiropractic services (to a maximum of 12 services per year);

• a reduced Prescription Drug Plan semi-annual de-ductible;

• a home care subsidy; and

• the free loan of low-er-cost devices available through the Saskatchewan Aids to Independent Living Program.

800 seniors will also benefi t from this year’s in-crease to the Personal Care Home Benefi t, which assists seniors who have limited income with the costs of liv-

ing in a personal care home. This latest boost means the monthly income threshold will move to $2,000, which represents a $50 increase per month. The province has allocated $173,000 to-ward this increase. The PCHB currently makes up the difference between seniors’ income and the monthly income threshold.

Saskatchewan People Set Another, All-Time

High Employment Record

According to the lat-est fi gures from Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan’s job market is strong. The June unemployment rate was 4.7 per cent (seasonally ad-justed), down from 4.9 per cent in May (seasonally ad-justed), and once again the lowest among all provinces.

June marked an all-time high for employment as well as the 21st consecutive month that Saskatchewan had the lowest unemploy-ment rate in Canada. Na-tionally, unemployment was 6.8 per cent in June. Maintaining the lowest un-employment rate is thanks to the hard work of Sas-katchewan people and our strong, diversifi ed economy that continues to create jobs.

One of the initiatives that helps maintain the lowest rate is our government’s investment in training for

in-demand jobs. This helps employers fi ll their labour needs and helps Saskatch-ewan people get good jobs that they can turn into re-warding careers.

Construction Continues, Consider

the Costs of Speeding A major paving project

has offi cially wrapped up on Highway 9 in the Melville area, providing drivers with a smoother, wider driving surface. In addition, the fi -nal set of passing lanes on Highway 7 between Delisle and Rosetown are now of-fi cially complete. A total of four sets of passing lanes were built, addressing in-creasing traffi c volumes in the area. There are also many new projects this week including some cul-vert installations and one bridge replacement.

A record $842 million highways budget coupled with a short construction season means an abun-dance of work is taking place on our roads and highways this summer. For that reason, SGI, the Min-istry of Highways and In-frastructure and provincial law enforcement are part-nering to make work zones the focus of July’s traffi c safety spotlight. Base fi nes for speeding in highway work zones are triple that of a regular speeding ticket when workers are present.

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It may still feel like summer to you and I, but Piping Plo-vers have already begun to prepare for the winter. “Piping Plovers are small migratory shorebirds that nest in Sas-katchewan during the summer months, and spend the win-ter months on the coastal beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Islands such as Cuba,” says Rebecca Magnus, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator with Nature Saskatch-ewan. “Piping Plovers will begin migrating in early August after the young have spent the month of July practicing their fl ying skills, and growing quickly in preparation for migra-tion,” says Magnus.

The Piping Plover is an endangered species, which means that this species could become extirpated from Canada in

the future. A total of 775 individual Piping Plovers were counted in Saskatchewan during the 2011 International Pip-ing Plover Breeding Census. Unfortunately, this number is lower than the 1,435 plovers counted in Saskatchewan dur-ing the 2006 census.

Piping Plovers face numerous threats, including fl uctuat-ing water levels, predation, inclement weather, and livestock that can cause pugging and hummocking on shorelines (which can cause chicks to become trapped) and can trample nests.

Piping Plovers, not to be confused with Killdeer, have a single black neckband, whereas Killdeer have two black neckbands. Piping Plovers are also smaller than Killdeer, and have orange legs rather than the typically dark yellow legs common to Killdeer. Plovers have a lighter grey back than the Killdeer’s brown back, and the Piping Plover’s breast is white. Another distinguishing feature of the Piping Plover is its orange bill that is black tipped.

Nature Saskatchewan has a voluntary land stewardship program for landowners with Piping Plovers on their land. This program, Plovers on Shore, involves a voluntary “hand-shake” agreement where the landowner agrees to conserve shoreline habitat for these endangered birds. To learn more about the Piping Plover, or if you have Piping Plovers on your shoreline and would be interested in a face-to-face visit and discussion with the Plovers on Shore Coordinator, please contact Nature Saskatchewan at 1-800-667-4668 or (306) 780-9832.

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OPINIONOPINION

I think I had casino gambling fi gured out, but now,I’m not so sure. Actually, I’m not a big fan, but some of the people I hang out with are, so a bit of ac-tion with the slots is OK. The fi rst time I entered a casino, I put a brand-spanking new twenty dollar bill into the machine, pushed the button, and listened

while the tray fi lled up with loonies. After the noise quit, I counted them. There were twenty of them.

I had broken even on my very fi rst try. Maybe I could do bet-ter on my second try. “That’s the change machine, Dummy.”

Oh. It’s too bad, because ev-ery other machine into which I had put a new twenty-dollar bill paid off worse. Much worse.

I quickly fi gured out how the slot machines worked. You put your money in and push the button until it’s gone.

I once read that Las Vegas casinos paid out 54 cents of every dollar gambled. That means they kept 46 cents. And

the 54 cents they paid out gave everyone around the idea that the big win could be theirs, eventually, if they quit playing. Unfortunately, none of the odds favor the player. It seems to work like this: if the player is ahead, he will keep playing in hopes of hitting it even bigger. If he starts to lose, he will keep playing because he is still ahead and the big payday could be just around the corner. If the player is behind, he will continue to play and chase his losses in the hope of getting back to square one. If he does get back, he is unlikely to cash out and go buy a sandwich, because he’s on a roll and the big payday could be right around the corner.

Now, maybe some readers are thinking I’m being sexist because in the examples above I referred to the player as “he” thus slamming 50% of the popula-tion for whom that particular pronoun does not apply. However, those who know me well understand that there is no way I could use the pronoun “they”.

“Why not?” they might ask. “Everybody does it.”Maybe so, but I can’t. “Player” is singular and “they”

is plural, and I can’t use a plural pronoun. Just can’t do it.

And using he/she to include both genders can be overly clunky. For example, he/she should deposit his/her cheque in his/her savings account so he/she can buy nice Christmas gifts for his/her family. There ought to be a way around that awkward construction, shouldn’t there? Well, there used to be, but the femi-nists and women’s libbers ruined it for everybody.

How? you ask. There was a generic pronoun, “he” that could refer to either gender in most instances, but that wasn’t good enough for the feminists. Oh, no, they wanted equality, and they got it. They are so equal, that they are as likely to be feeding the slot machines as are their male counterparts.

Slot machines are insidious, requiring no more skill than the ability to decide how many lines to play and how many credits to play per line. Thus, it is possible to press the button and have up to four dollars deducted.

he dials will spin and when certain objects come up, a gun will go off, or a bell will start clanging, or lights will start fl ashing. All of these will take place when three or more things line up, and a counter will start spinning until it stops on your particular payday. Chances are, too, that the payday is quite a bit less than the four dollars you had bet, but the lights and bells and whistles all conspire to make you feel you are a big winner on the verge of something bigger.

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‘Lights and spinning wheels’

DAVEHYNDMAN

~News Editor

Paul Martin CommentaryThe ‘R’ word is getting some play these days.The ‘R’ word is recession and we now have four banks –

two domestic and two international – that say Canada is in a recession.

The technical definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth. We’ve just concluded the second quarter of this year but the reporting agencies are always a couple months behind – officially we’ve had four months of economic contraction – the banks are saying the trend has not reversed itself and we’ve now completed six months or two consecutive quarters in the red.

What’s interesting about recessions is that when we get the news that it is ‘official’ we’ll all react. Some will take steps to cut expenses, issue layoff notices and the like.

The reality, however, is that July 1 was not the first day of the recession, it was the 181st so taking action now seems a bit like shut-ting the barn door after the horse is out. And we won’t know that ‘officially’ for a couple months yet.

***Leaving a legacy. It’s a bit topic for many of us as every

generation wants to see the next one do better. One element of making that happen is to pass along family wealth – ef-fectively to have the wealth of more than one generation added together to help that ‘doing better’ concept along.

A new survey conducted for CIBC supports that finding. It shows that just over half of us intend to leave an inheri-tance behind when we die. The only problem is that the majority of those folks have not talked to the next genera-tion about it or to a financial planner.

Surprisingly, inter-generational wealth transfer is not as easy as it sounds. There are tax implications. There are sometimes problems with passing along tangible as-sets such as a cottage….how do siblings share ownership and utilization. And there’s the issue of fairness as par-ents’ wish to give their children equal shares of the estate is complicated when passing along things such as a farm where one child has a job operating it but several are own-ers.

***

The easiest way to make sense out of last Friday’s em-ployment numbers is to take a high level look.

When you break down the numbers, there are some things that seem a bit confusing. Overall, employment was

up. The size of the labor force – that’s the num-ber of people holding or looking for a job - was down. As a result, the unemployment rate fell.

But full-time jobs declined while part-time rose. And the number of people working in farming and manufacturing declined.

Yet, total job numbers increased by more than 7,000 in the past year.

Analysts looking at this mishmash are hav-ing difficulty sorting it out at the micro level so it might just be easier to look at the macro picture. Employment is still rising. So, while some key sectors have lost their momentum, our diversification appears to be able to coun-terbalance the decline with sufficient energy to generate more positions than we’re losing.

One other way to look at is to compare us to Alberta…their total job count declined while

ours went up. ***

Pressure on employers is easing in this province.One of the measures of the tightness of the labor market

is the monthly report from STatsCan on average weekly pay packages. It generally offers a perspective on whether wages are going up or down. Perhaps the most insightful thing we can draw from this set of numbers is how over-time is going.

The weekly pay package calculation includes overtime so when we see the average drop, it probably means overtime hours are falling which, in turn, suggests that capacity in plants is catching up or meeting demand.

We now have April’s figures on this metric and it went down about $11.40 a week to $977. We came within a whis-ker of hitting the $1,000 a week mark a couple months ear-lier but it would appear we are not going to get there just.

That still leaves us in third spot among the provinces behind Alberta and Newfoundland – both have gone over the $1,000 a week mark – but interestingly they also have higher unemployment rates than Saskatchewan.

PAULMARTIN

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Even before a single ballot is cast for the Oct. 19 election, you can expect big changes when it comes to who represents you in rural Saskatchewan.

And while the odds remain high that it will be a Conservative MP, that doesn’t mean that things are going quite the way the Conservatives had them mapped out.

The latest political shocker comes with the news that 15-year Conserva-tive Blackstrap MP Lynne Yelich won’t be representing anyone in the new riding of Saskatoon-Grasswood.

The Minister of State for Consular Af-fairs was beaten in the mixed urban-ru-ral riding (one of only two mixed seats in the province) by Saskatoon sportscaster Kevin Waugh. It was both a bizarre and intriguing for a couple of reasons.

First, Waugh _ while likely enjoyed some name recognition _ is hardly a po-litical dynamo. He ran in 2003 for the Saskatchewan Party, but lost to veteran Peter Prebble.

Second, if there was going to be a re-placement for Yelich, one might have once assumed it would be a more sea-soned politician in the form of long-

time and proven Saskatchewan Party MLA Ken Chevel-dayoff . Cheveldayoff was key cog in the Sask. Party govern-ment, who was their first MLA elected in a major city and minister responsible for all the Crown corporations in Pre-mier Brad Wall’s first cabinet.

But the 12-year MLA’s career seems to have stalled and he made it known that he was actively ex-ploring support to run in the Saskatoon-Grasswoods riding. The MLA was said to have signed up somewhere between 700 and 1,000 names offering to support his bid _ certainly enough to knock off Yelich if he chose to run against her.

However, Cheveldayoff’s interest ap-peared to be conditional on not challeng-ing a sitting MP and minister.

That there appeared to be this unity and stability within conservative (both

provincial and federal) ranks seemed a good thing.

Having already loss John Baird, Peter MacKay and James Moore to retirement, the last thing one would think Prime Minister Stephen Harper to want is to lose another cabinet minister (albeit, a more junior one) to the nomination pro-cess. After all, Harper’s only other de-feated sitting MP of disliked Calgary MP Rob Anders had already become a messy affair.

But rather than a show of stability, Waugh’s surprise win after a mere month of campaigning for the nomination, seems to suggest trouble (or at least less stability) afoot for the Conservatives.

Why Yelich was unable to secure here seat is that it her new riding is vastly dif-ferent than her old rural one. In fact, the entire Saskatchewan federal electoral map _ one that the Conservatives fought tooth and nail to preserve because of the large number of rural-urban seats that seemed to work to the Conservatives ad-vantage _ is gone.

There are now more urban seats in Saskatchewan, which cannot bode well

for the Conservatives. Add to this the talk of the First Nations community be-coming active in this particular election because of their many, many struggles and one is left to wonder about the pros-pects of Conservative MP Rob Clarke in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River.

In fact, with the stronger showing in the polls of both the Liberals and the NDP in the polling, the notion of re-electing 13 of the 14 Saskatchewan seems a lot more remote an idea than it once was.

Sure, there will be Liberal/NDP vote splitting which will not help either op-position party _ especially in the largely rural ridings.

But there is a big value of name rec-ognition of the sitting MP _ something most Saskatchewan federal Conserva-tives have enjoyed for a decade now. Con-sider the loss of that name recognition by retirement. Gone are, Ed Kormanicki, Maurice Vellacott, Ray Boughen and now Lynne Yelich.

One way or other, we are destined to see a lot of few faces representing Sas-katchewan after Oct. 19.

Big changes for Sask. Tories

MURRAY

MANDRYK

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YOUR TWO CENTS~

Dear Editor, This week, I shared in the grief and frustration of

Floyd Head’s family. Floyd had a heart attack in his home just a half a block away from the Preeceville Hos-pital, but it took seven hours to get him to Regina – too late to save his life.

That’s because the Preeceville Hospital, like so many others throughout the province, was locked. In June, the government shut down the Preeceville emergency room every second week, putting it on “bypass” in al-ternate weeks, forbidding ambulances from stopping there. Preeceville doesn’t have enough physicians to keep its emergency room open.

Hospitals with intermittent hours and understaffi ng are hurting rural families’ access to health care. It’s time for a review of rural health care, and a new strategy to meet the need.

We’ve heard from moms in Preeceville who are scared for their kids. We’ve spoken with seniors in Craik who are furious the government refused to let them keep their full-time doctor and their ER. And we’ve heard from families and community leaders who say the gov-

ernment is not taking the potentially deadly problem of rural health claw backs seriously. For families living in or near Central Butte, Assiniboia, Biggar and others, a review is long overdue.

Head’s son, David Head, will never know if his dad could have survived with quicker access to treatment – but he said no person should have and hours-long jour-ney to get emergency care. I agree.

Making cuts and creating a toxic environment driven by John Black Lean in which health professionals are expected to do more with less – these things are not helping with the recruitment of physicians and nurse practitioners. It’s time to consult health professionals and put a new strategy in place for rural Saskatchewan so no one is far from 24-hour emergency care.

By NDP Health critic Danielle Chartier

Dear Editor: The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation has come for-

ward to say the provincial budget is a defi cit budget. Bond-rating agency Standard and Poor’s also calls

the Sask. Party’s 2015-16 budget a defi cit. The Sask. Party calls it something else. Kevin

Doherty wrote in a recent letter to the editor that it’s

more like he’s taking out a “mortgage” on the prov-ince.

Spin aside, this year the government plans to spend $700 million more than it will bring in, and save nothing. This will push the province’s total debt to $13.3 billion, an alarming increase of almost $5 billion since just 2011.

That’s a shocking amount of debt. For me, what’s most shocking is that it was racked up during a time of record resource revenue, and we have very little to show for it.

Here’s what should be cut: the massive 227 percent increase in money for private consultants – nearly $200 million being spent every year;the ongoing John Black Lean program spending – well over a hundred million dollars has been spent; the multi-million dollar settlement for the over $200 million failed and fl aming smart meter program; the much more costly P3 scheme as opposed to the common-sense and affordable alternative; and cancelling the three more MLAs this government is adding.

By cutting government waste we can balance the budget once again, invest in what really matters like emergency rooms and classrooms, and we can start investing in a long-term savings fund – something we should have done long ago.

By Trent Wotherspoon

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Lilies in bloom show their colours at HoneywoodPeriods of heavy rain and

cooler temperatures weren’t enough to keep visitors from taking in the colourful sights displayed at Honeywood Her-itage Nursery’s annual Lilies in Bloom event.

The Sunday afternoon fes-tivities proved to be a verita-ble feast for the senses. Apart from perusing the beautiful variations of lilies, fruit trees and other unique flowers, shrubs and trees, patrons were invited to enjoy the aro-

mas and tastes of food fresh from the grill, and desserts made from fruit picked out in the orchards.

Patrons looking for a re-prieve from the rain were also able to take shelter under the big tent, and listen to an eclec-tic mix of music, performed by musicians from the sur-rounding area. While tap-ping their toes to the tunes, they could also browse arti-san displays, which included items from wood sculptures,

to honey and from beeswax candles to greeting cards (and they could even purchase an item or two, to go with their potted lilies).

During the brief dry spells, visitors could also go on tours of the heritage site and see the variety of plant life that calls Honeywood Home. Many of the species of lilies, fruit trees and other plants at Honey-wood owe their heritage to founder Dr. A.J. Porter and people like Les Kerr and Per-

cy Wright, and many others, who bred them to their own specifications after years of painstaking research and ex-perimentation.

Over his career, Porter is said to have introduced 43 va-rieties of lily to Honeywood, along with many varieties of fruit, ranging from apples, to strawberries to rhubarb. Kerr, meanwhile, has a spe-cies of hazelnut named after him that continues to grow in the nursery.

The impressive turnout at Sunday’s event, coupled with the abundance of plant life that is tended to by hard working staff and volunteers, tell an important story of their own - that Honeywood has been and continues to be a la-bour of love and a product of generosity.

A lot of the work at Honey-wood is done by volunteers who donate their time. But during a tour of the nursery, a staff member revealed that

the salaries of some workers are funded by financial dona-tions.

The staff member also ex-plained that workers have been busy in the lily fields this year, dealing with grubs, ants and cutworms, which have devastated the crops.

Honeywood Heritage Nurs-ery was founded in 1934. In 2001, it was named a munici-pal heritage property, and in 2007 it was given provincial heritage property status.

Strawberries

Continued from page 4The games are getting more

sophisticated, too, with sound, music, lights and animation all adding to the experience. However, it is disturbing when all this happens and the Zom-bies all get shot and a couple of things start spinning accom-panied by some explosions, and something like 30 credits gets added to your total. Thirty credits on a penny machine amounts to, let’s see, 30 times one equals 30 cents. You’d have better luck putting your money into a tax-free savings account, another item upon which I am

somewhat skeptical. Don’t get me wrong. I like a good tax break as well as the next guy, but at cur-rent interest rates, you would earn a dollar fifty on a hundred dollar deposit. That means fifteen dol-lars of interest on a thousand dol-lars of deposit.

Even if you could eke out a thou-sand bucks to put away in a TFSA, it’s doubtful the fifteen dollars of interest would have had much im-pact on your tax bite.

However, putting money, any amount if it, into a TFSA or any savings vehicle, is bound to be saf-er and more profitable than into a slot machine.

‘Lights and spinning wheels’

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Sara WilliamsThere is no comparison

between the taste of fresh strawberries from your own garden and those that have

earned air miles en route from California or Mexico. Especially now as the local season started a few weeks ago and runs until Septem-

ber. And growing your own is not difficult.

Begin with the site – full sun with shelter from the wind. Avoid low-lying areas that are susceptible to frost damage. Strawberries do best in a well-drained soil that has been cultivated to 10-12 inches and then gener-ously amended with organic matter such as compost or well rotted manure.

Plant them in mid-spring, being careful not to allow the young plants (especially their roots) to dry out. Place them 12 inches apart within the row with the rows 3 ft. apart. The mid-point of the crown should be level with the soil surface. Do not cover the crown with soil. Gentry firm the soil around the roots and water thoroughly to the depth of the root system and beyond.

Mulch with a few inches of clean straw beneath the foliage and extending about 8-10 inches on either side of the plants. Do not cover the crown with mulch. The straw mulch will reduce weeds, maintain soil moisture and keep the foliage and fruit clean. As well, it will prevent the splash of soil borne dis-ease organisms, such as grey

mould, (Botrytis) onto the fruit.

Control weeds between rows with either additional mulch or the business end of a hoe. Apply one inch of water weekly, more if ex-tremely hot or windy. Once established, side-dress the rows with a fertilizer such as 16-20-0 applied according to label directions.

Ripe and ready strawber-ries are completely red. No further ripening will occur once they are off the plant. Fruit is best picked in the early morning while it is still cool. Leave the “cap” and stem on the berry. Avoid har-vesting after a rain or irriga-tion. Wet fruit deteriorates more quickly. If disease is present, you’ll be spreading it as you move from plant to plant. Refrigerate the berries as soon as possible.

Young plants are gener-ally more productive than older plants. To maintain the ‘youth’ of your patch, direct daughter plants (at the end of rampant runners) back into the row – they’ll root on their own. To prevent the row from becoming a solid mat, remove older plants mother plants at the end of the sea-son.

Winter protection is need-ed where snow protection

is not dependable. Cover the plants with 10-15 cm of weed-free straw once tem-peratures drop to -5°C for several nights running and before -7°C hits. Remove mulch in early spring once danger of frost is passed or the plants begin to actively grow.

Whereas your grandpar-ents had limited choices, three types of strawberries are now commonly grown on the prairies: June-bearing, everbearing, and day-neu-tral.

June-bearing varieties produce a single crop each year during a three to four week period in late June and July. Once fruiting is com-plete, the plant sends out runners which produce ad-ditional plants.

Everbearing cultivars gen-erally fruit twice a year, from late June to early July and again in late August. The fruit is generally softer and less abundant than June-bearers or day-neutrals.

Day-neutral cultivars do not depend on day length to produce flower buds; there-fore, they produce fruit throughout the growing sea-son. Production is generally heaviest June and then in August and September. Their total production is greater

than the other two types. And they generally produce a good crop their first year.

There are many varieties to choose from. Check with your local nurseries andGar-denLine (see below)for rec-ommendations.

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Agriculture's best days are aheadCam Dahl, President

of Cereals Canada

Some people look with nostalgia at the “good ol’ days” thinking that the world would be a better place if we could just go back in time, give up on technology and return food and farming to the way it used to be. To these people I say, “poppycock!” These garbled views of the past are not only wrong-headed they are danger-ous.

The days before science delivered modern agricul-tural practices, such as advanced plant breeding and effective crop inputs, saw the rural Canadian landscape filled with pov-erty, hardship and re-duced life expectancy.

And this is not that long ago – a generation or two at best. No one who lived through these times would want to go back. People who live in these conditions today, in devel-oping parts of the world, deserve the chance to get out.

Agriculture’s best days are not in the past they are ahead and science and research is the path that will take us there. Science and research have already delivered.

Never in the history of human development has food been as cheap and abundant as it is today in the developed world. Nev-er in the history of human

development has food been as safe to eat as it is today in the developed world. And I would argue that never in the history of human development has agriculture been as environmentally sustain-able as it is today.

Modern agricultural practices like zero and conservation tillage mean that Saskatchewan does not blow into Ontario anymore like it did when my dad was growing up. Precision agriculture and modern crop inputs minimize greenhouse gas emissions and maximize the efficiency of crop nu-trients.

New varieties developed through modern plant breeding are delivering more and more food with-out having to cut down more trees.

Safe food abundantly produced in a sustainable manner. Brought to you by science, research and modern agriculture. The forecast for the future is more of the same, only faster.

You might not see this message on the internet much because agricul-ture has been particularly bad at communicating the benefits we deliver to society. Too often we as-sume everyone knows and just go about our business producing more food. But in an increasingly urban country with generations of separation between the

city and the farm (if there ever was a connection) this assumption is dan-gerously wrong.

It is dangerous to as-sume that consumers are aware of the benefits of modern farming because the vacuum created by the lack of communica-tion from agriculture is being filled by those who want us to reject science and turn our backs on the future benefits that re-search can deliver. Farms and industry must speak out in defense of science or we will lose our abil-ity to advance the in-dustry. Examples of the anti-science message are all around us, from those who put us all at risk be-cause they don’t trust vac-cinations to those who want to ban pesticides, seed treatments or vari-eties developed through modern biotechnology.

Fortunately we are see-ing renewed investment in Canadian agriculture research. Recently the French firm Limagrain and CANTERRA SEEDS announced a major re-search partnership. Al-berta Wheat Commission and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are partner-ing with private industry to deliver new varieties to Canadian farmers. Bayer has recently announced significant investments in wheat breeding in West-ern Canada.

Richardson has recent-

ly completed expansion of their research farm in Manitoba.

These are just a few ex-amples demonstrating great optimism in the fu-ture of Canadian agricul-ture.

The economic benefits delivered by agriculture research and development is part of the Canadian DNA.

In 1904 Dr. Charles Saunders’ first planting of Marquis Wheat was 12 seeds. Less than 20 years later there were 20 million acres of Marquis grown in Western Canada and the U.S.

This research, these 12 seeds, opened up the Ca-nadian Prairies, delivered jobs and growth and was the backbone of communi-

ties that seemed to spring up overnight.

Marquis Wheat is pow-erful demonstration of what research delivers. I have a sheaf of Marquis Wheat (a little sheaf) on my mantle at home. To me, it is a symbol of what agriculture research will accomplish again – if so-ciety lets it happen.

Of all the issues facing agriculture, and there are many, I find the debate around genetically modi-fied organisms to be per-haps the most fascinating.

In the simplest of terms modifying organisms is something humans have been doing for decades, if not centuries.

You don’t have to look any farther than the area of our house pets to see what we have accom-plished in terms of modi-fying species.

Take a look in a fish tank and consider the bubble eye goldfish.

According to an on-line source the Bubble-eye Goldfish variety was first developed in 1908 in China, although there is

evidence to suggest they existed in the eighteenth century, which was a long time before current GMO techniques came along.

The dog world is one of extremes from the tiny chihuahua, to the wrin-kled sharpei to the mas-sive Irish Wolfhound. All domestic dogs share a very ancient common ancestry, but man has tinkered over the centuries to create var-ied breeds.

Ditto the cat, the tail less manx and the hairless sphinx a prime example of modification, the latter a development as recent as the 1960s.

It’s the same story in the world of fancy pigeons as well, with rollers, tumblers and a huge range of other

breeds.In the above cases selec-

tive breeding was used, and the original animal modified through the se-lection process.

That same basic tech-nique has brought about significant change in farming too, and often

with huge benefit.As an example, world

food security was im-proved when rust resistant wheat was developed.

Certainly the science at work today is more ad-vanced than that of natu-ral selection, opening the door to more dramatic modification in a shorter span of time, but it is still modification only differ-ing by degrees.

The potential for more dramatic changes does come with the new science. We hear of the day a goat might be raised with leop-ard skin, something a fu-turist spoke of in Yorkton more than a decade ago.

That is likely still years away, if ever possible, but what if it did occur?

Is that goat any less like its base ancestor than is a hairless cat?

At present there does seem something of a back-lash against science, as it is increasingly the great unknown, so far past gen-eral understanding has it evolved.

With the unknown comes distrust.

That distrust is made worse because so much science is not carried out either by big business or government neither rat-ing very high on the public trust meter either, much of that distrust earned by the recent track record of both.

So when a new GMO product comes out from a major chemical company,

as an example, there is a huge fear factor for many.

Yet, the pure science of GM crops is saying they are safe.

There will always be the ‘what if’ in 50-years ques-tion, but that exists for car exhaust, food addi-tives and a hundred other things we use in our daily lives.

In the end what GM tech-nology does offer is a way to maybe keep ahead of the curve in terms of feed-ing a growing population on a finite amount of land capable of growing crops. For that reason alone it is a road we must likely travel unless we want to see food stocks stretched past their limits in the not all too distant future.

Debater around genetically modified organisms

CALVIN

DANIELS

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By Jordan TwissFor Saskatchewan fi lm,

television and digital media producers, the three years that have passed since the provin-cial government yelled “Cut” on the Saskatchewan Film Em-ployment Tax Credit (SFETC) have been long and fi lled with uncertainty.

The decision, handed down with the 2012 provincial bud-get, led to a mass exodus of in-dustry workers and production companies, who left looking for more profi table jurisdictions.

“It’s a very different indus-try today,” said Nova Alberts, president of the Saskatch-ewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA). “Our last count was in 2014, and we know we have about 150 members of our industry that are still here. Our peak was in 2005, and we had about 1,200 at the time.”

Among those to leave were Emmy-award-winning pro-duction company Partners In Motion, Vérite Films, the pro-duction company that created Corner Gas and RGB Produc-tions. But the province also lost countless writers, directors, camera men, and other essen-tial fi lm crew workers.

“We had a dead zone for a couple years,” said Alberts. “We’re smaller, but we’re working really hard to start to turn things around.”

If recent events are any indi-cation, this hard work, paired with the introduction of Cre-ative Saskatchewan’s new screen-based media grants, fi -nally seems to be baring some fruit. A.R.C.H.I.E., a full-length animated feature was shot in Regina back in June.

And WolfCop 2, the sequel to a campy Saskatchewan-made

horror fl ick that found success with runs at the Toronto Inter-national Film Festival, is ex-pected to shoot here later this summer.

Though no offi cial an-nouncements on negotiations have been made, the fi rst fi lm’s producer J. Joly said that talks with Creative Saskatchewan have been “open and positive,” and also signalled that the team would prefer to shoot here.

And they aren’t the only Sas-katchewan productions on the slate.

“We have three animation series shooting in the prov-ince, one reality show, and a number of others that are in development,” said Alberts. “We also have one feature fi lm that just fi nished production, and a number of others in the works.”

The new grant system is a replacement for the SFETC, which was introduced in 1998, and offered producers a 45 per cent refundable fi lm tax credit on eligible Saskatchewan la-bour expenditures, plus bo-nuses for rural production and budgets over $3 million.

While the tax credit was in place, the screen-based me-dia industry boomed, attract-ing both local and major U.S. production work, and peaking with $67 million in production in 2004.

In 2012, then fi nance minis-ter Ken Krawetz claimed that axing the tax credit would save the province $8 million per year.

But the decision was met with criticism from the fi lm in-dustry, and a later study by the province’s Chamber of Com-merce and SaskFilm revealed that the actual annual cost of the credit was $1.3 million,

with a net economic benefi t of $44.5 million per year.

Despite this, Premier Brad Wall dug in his heels, and ef-forts were made to introduce a 25 per cent non-refundable tax credit instead. This new tax credit was universally panned by the fi lm industry, with some comparing it to being “given a car with no motor.”

Under the grant system, which was introduced when Creative Saskatchewan opened its doors in July of 2013, pro-ducers now have a number of funding options available.

“We have two very specifi c programs for fi lm and televi-sion. We have a development program, and a production program,” said JP Ellson, CEO of Creative Saskatchewan. “Our support is directed at a specifi c budget level and a spe-cifi c type of project.”

Through the development branch, grants are available for all screen-based projects, and targeted at four different stages of development. A pre-devel-opment grant provides up to $5,000 or 50 per cent of the to-tal development budget to help producers develop a project to present it to broadcasters and distributors.

The fi rst draft grant provides additional support of $25,000 or 50 per cent of the budget to projects that have secured development money from a broadcaster or distributor, and the fi nal draft grant of $15,000 or 50 per cent of the total bud-get will support producers through the completion of de-velopment.

Rounding out the develop-ment grants is the slate de-velopment grant, which sup-ports producers to the tune of $45,000 or 75 per cent of the

total development budget. On the production side, Cre-

ative Saskatchewan offers a grant of up to $250,000 or 30 per cent of all Saskatchewan-based expenditures to support producers. Though, produc-tions with budgets over $1 million must provide evidence that at least 70 per cent of their production fi nancing is already in place.

More generally, Ellson says marketing and travel grants are also available through Cre-ative Saskatchewan, to help producers help fund trips to conferences and the produc-tion of promotional materials. These grants provide up to $250,000 or 50 per cent of the project’s budget.

All told, Ellson says that Cre-ative Saskatchewan has invest-ed $4.5 million in screen-based media, which has helped sup-port 42 development projects and 24 production projects, including the series Night Club Confi dential, which shoots in Saskatoon.

Looking at 2015, Ellson adds that things are looking up for fi lm and TV production.

“For the production sea-son we’re looking pretty good. We’re quite optimistic about it,” he said. “ This year, with re-spect to larger productions, we are aiming for four.”

Ellison points out that Sas-katchewan is not the only juris-diction to put the kibosh on a refundable fi lm tax credit.

“In May, Nova Scotia went away from the tax credit sys-tem and moved to one that is very similar to ours, but at 25 per cent, instead of 30. In that sense, we’re perhaps more competitive than them,” he said, noting that Alberta has also shifted to a grant system.

Ellson says that Saskatch-ewan also has other factors that make it a more attractive location than other provinces with similar funding systems, including the province’s geo-graphic diversity, the state-of-the-art soundstage at Canada-Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina, and the low-er costs of accommodations and other production related expenses.

The next step for Creative Saskatchewan will be to pro-mote these assets in other lo-cations, and redouble efforts to lure former Saskatchewan industry professionals back to the province.

Meanwhile, Alberts says that, at the moment, things do seem promising for the indus-try.

“We know the program we have is only a couple of chang-es away from the Alberta grant system, which has been an ef-fective tool for rebuilding its industry,” she said, adding that although relations with the government have been rocky

since 2012, SMPIA is pleased with the dialogue its been hav-ing with the province.

Looking forward, she says she hopes for a return to the days when Saskatchewan was recognized around the world for its programming, and the days that industry workers could have a consistent in-come.

“Right now we’re facing the problem that our incentive is not comparable in all ways to other jurisdictions. It is work-ing for some productions, but it’s not working for sizeable projects,” she said.

Neither Alberts nor Ell-son were able to provide the Chronicle with fi gures on how much the industry has contrib-uted to the province’s economy since the grant system was put in place. But both said that work is being done to make these numbers more readily available.

“Historically, it’s always been diffi cult to do. It’s much easier to quantify more traditional in-dustries,” said Ellson.

Taking the pulse of Saskatchewan’s film and TV industry


WolfCop writer and director Lowell Dean gives actors instructions while on the set of the fi lm. An upcoming sequel to the horror-comedy is ex-pected to shoot in Saskatchewan this summer.

Photos courtesy CineCoup Media


Landmark building razedThe building for-

merly referred to as “The Dufour Building” on the north-east corner of Main Street and 1st Ave E has been demol-ished.

Built close to 70 years ago, the building had been empty since last year, and falling into serious disrepair. Gary von Holwede, owner of the building, had a thor-ough inspection carried out, and the list of defi -ciencies was simply too long to make it economi-cally feasible to repair it or restore it.

Over the years, many businesses had been housed there, beginning with Elmer Thompson, who moved from a small building on the Witchek-an Trail to its present location in 1928 after the townsite had been surveyed. Thompson sold Chrysler cars and Cockshutt implements, and then in 1941, be be-gan selling Ford tractors, “hundreds of them,” as one long-time resident recalled.

That same year, he put the fi rst power plant in Spiritwood that provid-ed electricity to the com-

munity. It consisted of a Model T engine and a 32 volt generator.

The garage burned down in 1947, along with the power plant. The new building that replaced it was made of steel and brick, and the new power plant re-placed the DC current with AC.

In that building he also had the community’s fi rst television set, and even though it had just one snowy channel, the room would be loaded up with kids on a Satur-day afternoon, and then others later on for Hock-ey Night in Canada.

The building and equipment were eventu-ally sold to Pete and Ar-nold Heppner, and then later to Bill and Bob Lac-ey and Larry Olson, who operated the dealership.

Eventually, Phil Du-four acquired the build-ing. He had earned his journeyman auto body technician ticket in 1964, and the building became the go-to place for vehi-cle repairs.

One of Dufour’s em-ployees was Les Szabo, who began his auto body career in Dufour’s shop.

He worked for Phil for 13 years, and then oper-ated his own business for 9-1/2 years in the back of the building. Eventually, he moved to his current location on the Rabbit Lake Highway, where he has been for 21 years.

Phil switched gears and went into the cloth-ing business, as Phil’s Western Wear, with Sza-bo running a body shop

in the back.Eventually, Phil’s

daughter Sandy opened up her pharmacy in the building.

After that, the build-ing housed many var-ied businesses. Former MLA Denis Allchurch had his constituency of-fi ce in the front, and lat-er that space became the home of Prairie commu-nity Endeavours.

There was also a con-signment store for a while. In fact, during the demolition process an old piano was discovered

hidden in the back, pos-sibly misplaced or for-gotten about when the store closed its doors.

At one point, the Agen-cy Chiefs Trial Council had been looking at the site for their new build-ing, but they eventually decided on their cur-rent location at the end of Main Street along the Highway.

Von Holwede acquired the building and had planned its demolition, but he was approached by Diane Roberts, who was looking for space for

her Piper’s Lake Quilt Shop. She operated her business out of that space, but was forced to seek a new location due to a leaky roof.

She found it, and once again the building lay empty.

Demolition began in earnest on Monday, July 20.

Just what does von Holwede have in the cards for the future of the property?

“Right now, I have no plans,” he said.

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Tractors: 2007 John Deere 7420 MFWD tractor w/ JD 741 FEL, 4861 hrs showing; 2002 John Deere 7610 MFWD tractor w/ JD 740 FEL, 9500 hrs showing; Seeding & Tillage: John Deere 340 14’ offset disc; Grain Handling & Storage: Farm King 741 7” x 41’ grain auger; Westfield TR100-61 10” x 60’ swing auger; Haying & Livestock: 2009 John Deere 956 mower / conditioner; 2006 John Deere 567 Silage/Megawide round baler; 2000 Silver Lake pto driven post pounder; Morris Hayhiker 881 bale picker/hauler; Case IH WRX301 16 wheel hay rake; Jiffy JSB920 bale processor; Farm King 1800 pto drive roller mill; Good selection of livestock related items; Heavy Trucks: 1989 Freightliner FL120 tandem highway tractor; Light Trucks: 1996 Ford F350 XLT 4wd w/ 10’ Courtney Berg Hydra-dec, 7.3 liter diesel; Trailers: 1993 Featherlite 20’ gooseneck stock trailer; 2000 Roughneck 30’ triple axle gooseneck deckover trailer; Tri Haul self unloading bale mover; 1989 Doepker super b deck-over flatdecks; Lawn & Garden: 1999 John Deere 4100 MFWD yard tractor, 698 hrs showing; Landpride 1050 50” 3 pt hitch rototiller; Landpride 60” finishing mower; ATV’s: 2010 Kawasaki Mule 4010 4wd side x side, 1056 hrs showing; Other Misc Equip. Partial listing only – See full list and pictures on the internet at www.kramerauction.com, or call 306-445-5000 for more information

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It’s gone, save for some of the rubble that is still in the process of being loaded and hauled to the landfi ll. Property owner Gary von Holwede said he had no immediate plans for the Main Street property.

July 24, 2015 www.spiritwoodherald.com Spiritwood Herald 11OBITUARY

~Mathais ‘Matt’ Gagne

GAGNE - Mathias ‘Matt’ Gagne

Born June 26th, 1937 at home in Laventure, passed away July 8th, 2015 in Spir-itwood, 78 years young.

Matt was the oldest child of Willie and Lina Gagne. He loved his horses, ranch-ing and farming with his father. He worked away in British Columbia; logging, working on the docks and on a dairy farm. Matt also headed south to do custom combining. He married Gail Benoit on December 30, 1968. They moved to their

ranch in Capasin where they lived for 40 years. They were blessed with four chil-dren; Sylvia, Celeste, Real and Trent. Matt loved his horses, cattle, fi shing and tinkering in his shop. In his retirement Matt and Gail moved into Leoville in 2009. He also trained a team of horses to drive and built a covered wagon at the age of 72. Matt and Gail spent their summers wagon trekking. Matt con-sidered his grandchildren and great grandchildren to be his greatest joy and used

any excuse he could to spend time with them.

Matt is lovingly remem-bered by: his wife, Gail, his children: Sylvia (Glenn) Kroeger and family: Stepha-nie (Travis) Laventure and children, Emily, Dustin & Mathias; Zachery: Ce-leste Bourassa and family: Fred, Natasha (Mack) and son, Jax & Gail (Josh): Réal (Jennifer) Gagné and fam-ily: Elizabeth, Sarah, Lena: Trent (Kim) Gagné and family: Logan, Katina, Na-talia; his brother and sister, Desiré Gagné and Blanche

Phipps, his mother-in-law, Eveline Benoit, his sisters-in-law, Autumn Fee, Bonnie (Pat) Mapes and Joy Beniot, his brother-in-law, Terry (Susan) Benoit, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends.

He is predeceased by: his parents, Willie and Lina Gagné, his father-in-law, Réal Benoit, his granddaughter, Samantha Bourassa, his sister, Judith Gullason, his brothers-in-law, Ted Fee and Jay Phipps, his sisters-in-law, Donna Benoit and Camilla Ashley.

A Memorial Mass was held on Monday, July 13th, 2015 from the St Therese’s Roman Catholic Church in Leoville, SK.

Interment took place in the Laventure Cemetery. Family and friends wish-ing to send private online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneral-home.com Memorial Dona-tions may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society. Matt’s family has entrusted arrangements to Lori Saam,

Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Spiritwood, SK.

Employment Insurance support for evacuees returning homeThis morning Rob Clarke, MP Desnethé

Missinippi Churchill River announced that evacuees returning home have access to Employment Insurance support in the La Ronge Service Canada offi ce (503 La Ronge Ave). Clients can go to that offi ce if they need help with applying for EI. Clients can also apply on-line for EI from their homes. www.servicecanada.gc.ca

Clarke also announced that the Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada has instructed the EI team to do the following:

· A reference code has been allocated to allow all claimants who have been evacu-ated to fi le for Employment Insurance ben-efi ts

· The EI applications are pulled from the regular workload by the reference code and

directed to the task team out of the Regina site. They are contacting clients within 2 days.

· Interim ROE procedures are used im-mediately, as ROEs may not be able to be issued in a timely manner in many cases. Procedures are in place to notify the work team of a new application to ensure the claimant is contacted within two business days of fi ling their EI application. The work team is making every attempt to obtain the ROE/pay-related information in order to calculate the claim.

· The Employer Contact Centre (ECC) website has been updated to provide emer-gency measures to assist employers affect-ed by the evacuation due to the wildfi res in Saskatchewan.

During the evacuation period, Ser-

vice Canada staff went out to the evacua-tion centres in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Cold Lake and Regina to see what assistance was needed and they worked closely with provincial colleagues and relief workers to see how best they could help. Laptops were provided to fi le for benefi ts as well as transportation and fi ling support.

“The work has already begun to help

people return to their normal lives after a diffi cult evacuation. The Conservative government has worked closely with the Province, providing whatever support that was requested. This announcement today is part of the federal government’s assistance and we will continue to work closely with the province.’

Rob Clarke, MP Desnethé Missinippi Churchill River

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PARTNERS IN FAITHLutheran/United/Anglican

Christchurch Anglican, 137-2nd St. W.

Spiritwood Sun. Worship 11 am

- WorshipRev. Brock Shaver

306-883-3400-----------------------Bethel - Medstead

1st Sunday 10 am - Worship

Intern Pastor 3rd Sunday - 1 p.m.

Worship-----------------------

EVANGELICAL FREEMont Nebo

Wed., 7:30 pm - Bible Study & Prayer

Sun., 10:30 am - Worship

Pastor Bill Klumpenhower

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COMMUNITY CHURCHSpiritwood

Sun., 11 am - Worship ServicePastor Gerry Zak-----------------------BELBUTTE FULL

GOSPEL 11 am Worship

Service 1st Sun., 7:30 pm

- Hymn SingPastor Floyd Berg-----------------------

UNITED /ANGLICANWorship Services

GlaslynTime is on the sign

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MENNONITE BRETHREN

Glenbush10:00 am - Sunday

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HOFFNUNGSFELDERMENNONITE CHURCH

GlenbushSunday School: 10 a.m.

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Glaslyn Pre-service Prayer Sunday 10:30am

Sunday Service 11:00am Kids Club Tuesday

3:30pm -5 p.mWednesday Prayer

7 p.m-8 p.mPastor Ruth Phillips

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Medstead: Mass 6 pmShell Lake 8 p.m.

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Design your living space by numbers

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(NC) Equations are for more than just math class. Did you know there’s a proper order of operations for your home too? Whether it’s arranging your couch and television for optimal viewing, or making sure towel bars are right within reach, knowing a few key numbers can help you determine the ideal place for each item in your home – creating spaces that look great and are easy-to-use.

Kitchen CalculationsDo you ever feel like you’ve got too many cooks in the kitch-

en? Creating an effective layout following the principles of ‘the kitchen work triangle, will ensure that you never feel cramped again. Comprised of your three main work areas – the stovetop, refrigerator and sink – the triangle should provide enough space to move around, but not be so large that cooking is dif-ficult. Keep these areas between four and nine feet apart for the most efficient use of space. To keep the kitchen flow going, en-sure all other appliances are in proportion to one another, with complementary ones grouped together. For example, minimize the mess from wet dishes by placing the sink and dishwasher a maximum of 91.4 centimetres apart.

When you’re whipping up a family favourite, easy access to kitchen areas is essential. Finding the right height for impor-tant elements will make your kitchen even more accessible – most countertops are about one metre high, while microwaves are typically no higher than 1.14 metres for easy reach. Be sure to choose the correct faucet height so it’s in proportion with other fixtures and works with your layout. You don’t want a too-tall faucet that blocks your window, or one so low it’s difficult to fill sizable containers or pitchers. For example, Moen Canada says it has designed the Voss pullout kitchen faucet to be just the right height. Its lower-profile spout is ideal for installations near a window or on an island, while still providing ample room to fill large pots, reduce splashing and improve rinsing in and around the sink.

Living Room LogarithmCreate a lounge space to love by ensuring your living room

furnishings are in the ideal locations for maximum relaxation. Here are a few tips to ensure your living room is comfy and functional:

• Position the couch and coffee table 45 centimetres apart to provide plenty of leg room.

• Keep the table and sofa heights within a few inches of each other to make it easy to grab the remote or a tasty beverage.

• Arrange seating a maximum of three metres apart to in-spire conversation.

Make binge watching your favorite shows more fun – and avoid eye strain – by positioning your television carefully. The larger your television is, the more distance is required between the screen and your couch. A good rule of thumb is 6.9 centi-metres of space for every inch of diagonal screen size for an HD plasma, LED or LCD television.

Perfectly Proportioned BathroomFunctionality is key when you’re getting your grooming go-

ing. Ensure your bathroom has plenty of room for personal care by keeping a few essential measurements in mind. Start by making certain the layout provides proper clearance for any

doors, including cabinetry and shower stalls, and aim for at least 76.2 centimetres of space between the three major areas – tub or shower stall, sink and toilet. Toilets should range be-tween 109 and 121 centimetres in height from floor to seat, with at least 45 centimetres of elbow room on the sides. And make sure the shower is roomy, too – shower stalls should be at least 91.4 centimetres by 91.4 cemtimetres with showerheads placed at a comfortable level for the individuals in your home.

Similar to kitchen countertops, vanities with sinks should be about 36 inches high, with accompanying lighting at eye level for shaving or makeup application. Avoid dripping hands, says Moen, by hanging towel bars in a spot that’s easy to reach, ide-ally near the sink. Its popular range of towel bars, robe hooks and other accessories are simple to install.

Now that you know the numbers, you’ll find it’s simple to cre-ate spaces that improve how your home and life functions – no arithmetic required.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions:

Friendly Visiting – Evergreen Health Centre (Leoville)Duties include visiting residents on a one-to-one basis

or in small groups, chatting, playing cards, reading, sit-ting outside with residents, portering residents, taking residents to functions, shopping trips, performing small favors, walking with Alzheimer patients, etc.

Shifts: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Monday – Sunday: Flexible: Once or twice per week.Parent-Tot/Family Volunteering Program – Spiritwood

and District Health ComplexParents and their children visit residents on a one-to-

one basis or in small groups. Parents are responsible for

their children at all times.Shifts: Flexible, once or twice per week.“On Call” Volunteers – Hafford Special Care CentreExtra volunteers are often needed for the long term care

residents on an “on-call” basis, to assist with outings, par-ties, social gatherings, shopping trips, taking residents to appointments, etc.

Shifts: As neededYou can reach the PAPHR Volunteer Services Depart-

ment at (306) 765-6010, by email at [email protected] or find us on the web at www.princealbertpark-landhealth.com.

You can also contact the Recreation staff in the PAPHR long-term care facility closest to you. We look forward to matching your talents and interests with the right posi-tion for you.

Volunteers needed


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