Two-hundred at Regimental Ball

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Spiritwood Herald
Spiritwood, Saskatchewan Friday, November 13, 2015
VOL. 82 NO. 46 PMR #40007604
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The display at the entry, honoring Cst. Marc Bourdages and Cst. Robin Cameron.
Spiritwood’s first attempt at an RCMP Regimental Ball
was a huge success. The event, held Sat., Nov. 7, was organized by the Cameron & Bourdages Memorial Society
both to pay tribute to the RCMP, and to raise funds and
awareness of their desire to build a memorial park.
Sgt. Shannon Haggarty was Mistress of Ceremonies
for the evening. She gave the call to supper at precisely
6:00 pm. Cst. Jessica McLachlan and Cst. Justin Duret
presided over the ceremony to honor Fallen Comrades,
calling for a moment of silence at its conclusion.
Chaplain Tom McCullagh provided the Grace. In times
of trouble, he said “remember the helpers.”
“May we always be grateful for the time spent together,” he said.
Following that, more than 200 guests enjoyed a delicious supper served up by Ron’s Catering.
The short program began in earnest after supper. Cst.
Chris Collins gave the toast to the Queen, and Cst. Nick
Kerton gave the toast to the force.
In reply, Inspector Roberta McKale, “F” Division
North District Operations Officer, said that it was “good
to see the members and the community out enjoying
themselves.”
“The toast is part of our tradition,” she said, “another
is sitting down with the community and celebrating the
service that we share – service to the community and
service to each other, and the ‘esprit de corps’ among the
members.”
Deputy Mayor Jim Bedi brought greetings on behalf of
the Town of Spiritwood.
“It’s refreshing to see familiar faces,” he said, referring
to the many former members stationed in Spiritwood.
“Welcome back to Spiritwood.”
“To serve your fellow man is an honorable thing,” Bedi
said, “and whether it be a service organization or a local
government or other, and to our armed service people –
RCMP, other police, armed services.”
“And to those who pay the ultimate price for that service, we are forever in your debt. We don’t say ‘thank
you’ to our local officers often enough. Thank you for all
that you do.”
The next to speak was Rob Clarke, who had been the
sergeant of the RCMP detachment at Spiritwood in 2006.
“We’re here to remember Marc and Robin,” he said.
He said seeing Marc’s son, Luka, dressed in red serge,
filled him with pride.
“And when I look at everyone here wearing the red
serge with pride, (I’m reminded) that the RCMP is a family.”
“During the incident,” he went on, “I saw something I
don’t think I’ve ever seen before. People showed their
love. They opened their homes, opened their hearts.”
“When we lost Marc and Robin, that was one of the
most painful things that the RCMP in Saskatchewan has
had to experience.”
He said that it was gratifying “to see the new members
coming in, volunteering, coming to rebuild the detachment, showing that they cared about the community.”
Rochelle Duret, president of the Cameron & Bourdages Memorial Society, welcomed everyone and thanked
them for attending.
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She said that the idea for
the Memorial Park began
in 2014, and grew quickly
thanks to interest shown
by individuals and businesses in the community.
She said that they had
received the blessings
from the families to proceed.
Natasha
Szpakowski,
Marc’s widow, and Diana
Laliberte, Robin’s sister,
spoke on behalf of their respective families, expressing their thanks for the
project.
“It’s amazing that after
nine years that their memory continues,” Laliberte
said. “Thanks for keeping
their memory alive.”
Arlene Drieschner read a
message from Pastor Leigh
Sinclair, who had been the
community’s spokesperson throughout the 2006
crisis.
“Leigh gave us her arms,
her ears, her faith,” Drieschner said.
In the message, Pastor
Leigh said “We remain inspired to protect the vulnerable in their honor.”
Brad Smailes was the
winner of $700 in the 5050, tickets of which were
sold by representatives
of Team Scotia, who had
pledged to match sales as a
contribution to the Memorial Park project.
There were also many
raffle items that had been
donated, plus many items
for a silent auction.
In addition to being a
fundraiser for the park,
it was an opportunity for
members of the RCMP,
past and present, from
near and far, to get together in a social setting and
intermingle with members
of the public.
As the saying goes, “ a
good time was had by all.”
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November 13, 2015
Spiritwood detachment, 2006 and immediately after.
Red Serge Proud. There were about thirty members dressed in their formal red serge uniforms.
Rob Clarke, former sergeant of the Spiritwood detachment. “When we lost Marc and Robin, that was
one of the most painful things that the RCMP in
Saskatchewan has had to experience.”
Sgt. Shannon Haggarty, Spiritwood Detachment,
was the MC for the evening.
The meal was catered by Ron’s Catering.
November 13, 2015
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Report from the Legislature
Infrastructure
Investment Improving
Health Care
The purpose of a growing
province and a strong and
diversified economy is to ensure the best possible quality of life for Saskatchewan
people. This is why, several
years ago, our government
proceeded with the first ever
review of the Saskatchewan
health care system from the
perspective of patients.
The Patient First Review
has guided our government’s efforts to make the
health care system more
responsive, efficient and effective. So far we have seen a
dramatic reduction in surgical wait times and primary
health care innovations that
are revitalizing health services in rural communities.
Today there are 500 new
doctors and nearly 3,000
new nurses providing exceptional care to the people
of Saskatchewan. These
professionals need a safe
and modern environment to
deliver high-quality health
services, and our government is committed to supporting projects to ensure
the needs of patients are
being met. This means that
needed and long-awaited facilities are being built.
We’re replacing 13 long-
term care facilities in communities across the province. Last week’s grand
openings in Biggar and
Kerrobert marked the completion of eleven of those
projects. A new facility in
Kelvington is under construction while another in
Meadow Lake is in the planning phase.
Construction continues on
the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford, the
Saskatchewan
Children’s
Hospital in Saskatoon, and
the grand opening of the
new Moose Jaw Hospital
will be held later this week.
We are committed to a
health system that puts patients first and while there
remains more to do, there is
a solid foundation in place to
achieve exceptional patient
and family-centred care.
Lower Travel and
Communications
Spending in 2014-15
The Saskatchewan government carefully managed
expenses in 2014-15, including reducing travel and
communications spending
while continuing to invest in
priorities for Saskatchewan
people. Ministers’ travel
costs were down 31 per
cent from the previous year
and down 64 per cent from
2006-07. Spending on Min-
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isters’ travel in 2014-15 was
the lowest since Ministerial
travel began being calculated separately in 1991-92.
That year, Ministers’ travel
spending was $428,000.
Overall, Ministry travel
costs were down 3.5 per
cent from the previous year,
and down 8.0 per cent from
2006-07. Ministry communications costs were down
14 per cent from the previous year and 42 per cent
from 2006-07. In total, the
government reduced its
travel and communications
costs by nearly $3.0 million compared to the previous year and by $10 million
compared to 2006-07.
The Saskatchewan gov-
ernment finished 2014-15
with a surplus of $62 million, according to the province’s year-end financial
results. Total revenue was
$14.06 billion, down just
$14 million or 0.1 per cent
from budget. Total expense
was $14 billion, down $5.0
million or 0.03 per cent
from budget.
Targeted Funding
to Protect Neighbourhoods and Families
The Government of Saskatchewan is taking action to ensure the safety of
neighbourhoods and families by providing $4.6 million in Municipal Police
Grants to the Regina Police
Service (RPS). This funding
supports 39 positions and
will provide enhanced community and investigative policing initiatives.
Municipal Police Grant
funding builds on the partnerships between the government and municipal
police forces to address key
community safety priorities,
including:
• Reducing the victimization and sexual exploitation
of children through the Internet Child Exploitation
(ICE) unit. ICE members
identify victimized children,
investigate cases of possession, production, and distri-
bution of child pornography
and internet luring, and help
prosecute sexual offenders. ICE includes members
from RPS, Saskatoon Police
Service (SPS), Prince Albert
Police Service (PAPS) and
the RCMP.
• Combatting organized
crime and gang activity
through the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit
(CFSEU). CFSEU’s mandate
is to expose, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute organized crime. It includes members from RPS,
SPS, PAPS and the RCMP.
• Holding chronic habitual offenders to account
through the Serious and
Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program
(SHOCAP). SHOCAP provides intensive supervision
and interagency case planning for designated habitual
chronic offenders.
The provincial government annually provides
funds for 125 municipal police positions and policing
initiatives across the province. This grant fulfills the
government’s commitment
for 120 new police officers
and is part of the ministry’s
ongoing commitment to
supporting municipal policing services.
24/7 Winter Service
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Highway Hotline
Road conditions can
change rapidly and, with
winter approaching, Saskatchewan’s
Highway
Hotline is now reporting
conditions 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Updated
a minimum three times per
day, The Highway Hotline
provides up-to-date road
information so people can
plan their travel.
With more than five million visitors last year, The
Highway Hotline is the
most used Government of
Saskatchewan internet resource. Updates outside of
winter provide information on road construction,
closures or other changes
caused by natural disasters
such as flooding events or
forest fires.
To access the Highway
Hotline visit www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/transportation/highways/highway-hotline. You can also
contact the Highway Hotline
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Also, visit the Saskatchewan
Highway Hotline Facebook
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information or follow on
twitter @SkGovHwyHotline
to receive updates on roads
that are closed or not recommended for travel.
SUMA welcomes mandatory long-form census
The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) applauds the
federal government for today’s announcement on the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census. This was a major
point in SUMA’s advocacy work during
the federal election campaign.
“As we said many times this summer
and fall, municipalities simply cannot
make good policy decisions without good
data to back us,” said SUMA President
Debra Button.
“It’s a relief to see the return of the longform census, especially here in Saskatchewan. The National Household Survey
was useless to many of Saskatchewan’s
towns, villages, and even some cities.”
SUMA was pleased to join our voice with
our federal counterparts, the Federation
of Canadian Municipalities, and many
other advocacy groups in calling for the
return of the long-form census. Groups in
support of reinstatement included: provincial and municipal governments, urban planners, economists, statisticians,
chambers of commerce, unions, medical
associations, charities, academics, scientists, business leaders, pollsters, policy
makers, boards of trade, and groups representing some of society’s most vulnerable. We are even more pleased to see the
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Spiritwood Herald
OPINION
November 13, 2015
Time to fix 24
Sussex Drive
I guess I could be counted as one of those who feel that
renovations to the Prime Minister’s official residence, 24
Sussex Drive, should be undertaken. After all, this has been
the official residence of our prime ministers since 1950. It
was built in 1868, and the most recent renovation was in the
1940’s. It’s almost a given that if they are going to stick their
necks out to govern us, prime ministers should at least be living in the housing that we provide
for them.
However, with the current state
that the house is in, it may be a
stretch to suggest that Mr. Trudeau
should move in there with his
family before problems can be addressed.
The building belongs to the
Canadian people, administered
and maintained by the National
Capital Commission. However,
politics can easily get in the road of
necessary upkeep. The NCC deterDAVE
mined – and I use this term looseHYNDMAN
ly, as we don’t know what went into
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the determination – that the buildNews Editor
ing needed at least $10 million in
repairs. This was back in 2008.
Aware of the optics, the former
prime minister effectively said “not on my watch” and the
repairs were never made.
I don’t know how the amount of $10 million was arrived at,
but it is a heritage building, and it was built some time ago.
The year was 1868, but it never became owned by the nation
until the 1940’s, and wasn’t the official residence until 1950.
So, given its age, you can guess what it might need. It
probably never had an indoor toilet in 1868, and it certainly
wouldn’t have had electricity. It also had asbestos insulation,
which has been a no-no in Canada for many years.
But $10 million? Wouldn’t it make more sense to peel
off the outside so it can be reinstalled later, and build a new
home from scratch. Or, save the outside and gut the place
and rebuild it from the inside? Either way, everything that
is needed to make the building a modern and efficient place
could be done without having to be gerryrigged. .
I also like the idea of letting some honest-to-goodness
renovators make a television show out of fixing the place up.
This would fulfill at least two objectives: First, it would give
us some insight into just what makes this place more than
your average home. We’d get a virtual tour, as it were, being
shown the ins and outs of the entire facility. We’d see that it
is much more than just a home.
And second, we’d have an opportunity to see how much
the renovation was going to cost, step by step, and we’d possibly be in a position to be a watchdog on the watchdog overseeing costs. If you were around at the time of the refitting of
Canada’s aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure, you know just
how important this oversight can be.
The Bonaventure? It was Canada’s last aircraft carrier,
purchased in 1950 from the Royal Navy. It underwent a
costly refit beginning in 1966. Some $8 million was budgeted, and between $12.5 and $17 million was sunk into
the project, and there were many instances of scandal and
misappropriation of funds. (In one instance, it was rumored
to cost something like $600 each to remove a chair from a
room and then replace it. There would be more, but information has been buried so deep that even Google can’t find
it.) A few years later, the Bonaventure was sold as scrap.
If we were watching the renovation unfold on television,
we’d be in a position to say whether a particular expenditure
was reasonable or way out of line.
But its time has come. Let’s fix the place.
***
In the article last week about twins Justin and Austin
Bill winning gold and silver in the SHSAA Provincial Cross
Country meet, I made a serious error. The print edition, plus
the version on the website, stated that the boys were from Big
River First Nation. I was able to correct it for the version that
went on the Spiritwood Herald Facebook page. The boys are
from Pelican Lake First Nation. I apologize for the error.
Paul Martin Commentary
Tracking investment in things such as new buildings as though, is that inventories of petroleum products declined
well as plant, equipment and technology is an important as demand for oil is holding its own.
part of forecasting this province’s economic outlook.
***
Saskatchewan’s economy enjoyed significant growth
Owning a business is growing in popularity these days …
through the last decade on the strength of insay a restaurant or bar.
vestment which triggered a construction boom
First of all, being in business is not easy. It inthat created jobs and brought people to the
volves financial risk, long hours and challenges
province. Investment activity has levelled out
with meeting the expectations of customers and
lately but remains strong. The Big Question
employees.
people in the business community are asking
So this might help you if you’re thinking
is: will it continue?
there’s a place for you in the hospitality sector.
So when new numbers on things such as conStatsCan has just issued a compilation of data
struction activity come out, we’re all ears.
on the food and liquor business for 2013. Yes,
The last quarterly figures from StatsCan
it’s a year-and-a-half old but it provides some
were released yesterday showing the plateau is
remarkable insights into just tough this busicontinuing. Investment spending on non-resiness can be.
PAUL
dential construction – this is business activity
First of all, the operating profit on full service
MARTIN
– went up in the second quarter although it was
restaurants, fast food outlets or taverns runs
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slightly behind the period last year. The other
somewhere between 7 and 9 per cent in Sasfinding is that Regina is enjoying a stronger
katchewan. Out of that, the owner has to pay
run. Investment was $168 million in the Queen
taxes, leaving them somewhere between three
City while Saskatoon’s total was $124 million.
and five percent of gross sales as the reward for
The primary contributor in both markets was commercial taking all the risk and being the owner. To put it another
construction which includes things such as offices and retail way, you’d have to gross close to three-quarters of a million
outlets.
dollars a year to make the minimum wage.
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The falling Canadian dollar is generally viewed as a good
Consumer confidence in this province appears to be on
thing for manufacturers in this country. We export a big the rise. Despite the challenges brought on by lower compercentage of what we process so a depreciating currency modity prices, Saskatchewan residents are showing no signs
should provide something of a boost when we convert from of fear in their spending patterns. The latest figures on resales in American dollars back to Canadian.
tail activity – from August – showed something of a breakHowever, there is one other factor we have to take into out. After several months of little change, the flat trajectory
account in this scenario. That’s whether sales in a slowing turned upward with an increase of nearly a full percentage
global economy are actually dropping faster than the cur- point over July. We’re still below where we were a year ago
rency. It would appear that is exactly what’s happening but it was a significant change of direction for 2015 with
these days. The latest manufacturing figures show Saskatch- an improvement that was among the top two or three provewan posted nearly an 11-percent decline in the past year. It inces in the country. The question of consumer confidence
was virtually unchanged through the summer with the latest and whether it was flagging has remained top of mind for
numbers coming from August, however, we have followed economists and those who watch the commercial world in
the Canadian trend where the overall value of our manufac- this province. They want to know if lower prices in virtually
tured goods slipped.
all our commodity sectors has affected the way the average
Several other provinces saw steeper reductions reinforc- consumer sees their own fiscal future. These figures would
ing the idea that even a falling currency is not enough to suggest that troubles in the some parts of the business comcompensate for slowing demand. The one positive in all this, munity have not prompted consumers to pull in their horns.
November 13, 2015
VIEWPOINT
Pipelines come from all directions
For all the fuss and bother about that
pipeline moving oil north to south mostly
through a foreign nation, it’s the pipeline
moving from west to east that we should
be most interested in.
The Keystone XL pipeline that would
have taken Alberta oilsands oil (and some
from Saskatchewan) to the refineries of
U.S. gulf area has clearly been an environmental lightning rod in both U.S. and
Canadian politics.
Last week, the pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. asked the U.S. Secretary
of State, John Kerry, to pause the review
of the massive project until there is resolution of litigation in Nebraska over the
pipeline route.
Naturally, this drew more teeth gnashing from pro-oil Western Canadian politicians like Premier Brad Wall who was
quick to note that the move will impact
Saskatchewan “from a fiscal standpoint.”
The issue at hand is that the pipeline
will take oil from landlocked Alberta and
Saskatchewan to tidewater.
As it stands now, the only option for
Saskatchewan is selling our oil at the
West Test Intermediate (WTI) price that
those in the oil patch
will know all too well
has been all too low
these past two years.
Getting Saskatchewan oil directly to
sea so Saskatchewan
oil can be sold at the
British-based Brent
price – which hapMURRAY
pens to $2 to $3 a
barrel higher than
MANDRYK
the WTI price _ is es~
pecially important at
today’s lower prices
of $45 to $50 U.S. a barrel.
It amounts to a four- to eight-per-cent
price differential _ $40- to $50-million
more a year. That may not seem all that
significant – at least not as significant as
a market-driven increase in price would
be.
But as Wall points out, it’s still very significant because having to sell at a lower
price deprives oil companies the chance
to create the capital to reinvest.
Of course, Wall is still optimistic Keystone will one go ahead one day and is
Poor decision
Dear Editor,
As a property owner at Echo Bay I am extremely disappointed with the Council of the Village of Echo Bay on Big
Shell Lake. It is their intent to grant five cabin owners a
sixty foot extension to each of their lakefront lots at a giveaway price of seven dollars a square foot. When lakefront
lots in Saskatchewan are at a premium, this indeed is a
sweet deal for the extenders. In reality the price should be
three to four times that figure! The land to be sacrificed
for these extensions is a public reserve green space area
consisting of a large mature belt of trees and a children’s
playground. The new road required to accommodate these
extensions will take away this green space dramatically
changing the present landscape.
The goals of the village are written as such:
• To protect and enhance the environmental quality
• To provide and enhance orderly and appropriate development of land.
Council’s decision does not reflect these goals. At a time
when urban developments are ensuring green spaces in
their residential areas I feel our council is giving ours away.
The situation parallels a previous lawsuit regarding boathouses on public reserve in the village. The decision handed down in Echo Bay’s favor was that green space not be
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buoyed by the fact that Keystone has always received the fill support of new Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“We should be about getting more customers for our oil,” Wall said.
“Right now we have one — that’s the
United States. But just one foreign customer. We need more customers, and
that’s what these pipelines will achieve.”
But in that regard Wall may is likely
better severing Saskatchewan residents,
rural Saskatchewan residents and all
Canadians, for that matter, by switching
some of his focus to Energy East where
Canadians do have more direct say.
For starters, let us be clear that this was
a decision by TransCanada that may very
well have been a political move as much
as financial one.
If TransCanada sees it necessary to
change gears for whatever reason, it’s just
as important for Wall to adjust as well.
And the Saskatchewan Premier showed
an ability to do just that late last month.
Gallant was meeting with Western
Premiers and Chambers of Commerce
to make his case for why Energy East is
good for the New Brunswick economy.
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sacrificed for personal residential gain. I’m wondering now
why green space seems so unimportant after such a valiant
and costly fight to save it. Why the change in values? The
meager monetary gain for the village does not come close
to what we are about to lose! The beauty of nature should
be preserved and respected for generations to come. In our
world of materialism are we losing sight of what is really
important.?
Vivian Weiland,
Village of Echo Bay
CTF urges minster Bains
to refuse further handouts
for Bombardier
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on
new Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains to reject requests from the government
of Quebec and Bombardier to pledge additional federal tax
dollars towards the hapless aerospace company.
“We congratulate Minister Bains on his new appointment,
and welcome the new Trudeau government’s pledge of ‘real
change’,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “If the
minister is looking for a concrete way to demonstrate real
change right out of the gate, he has an excellent opportu-
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“We’re talking about an increase of
$1.5 billion to our (gross domestic product) and an increase of $300 million to
the revenues of the government of New
Brunswick that we can then invest in
education, health care and helping those
who are vulnerable in our province,” the
young, Liberal New Brunswick Premier
told Saskatchewan reporters.
This buttresses nicely with the Wall/
Saskatchewan need to get our oil at tidewater.
To have an Eastern Premier onside is
important. Coming together for perhaps
different reasons on a common cause is
how politics should work.
But the value of this all-Canadian Energy East project goes beyond the economic
benefits for both provinces.
We are also talking about here an issue
of unity and economic security in which
Atlantic provinces would no longer have
to be as reliant on unstable middle east
oil.
In this sense, this makes the east-west
pipeline perhaps even more important
than a north-south one.
nity to do so by refusing Bombardier’s pleas for yet another
bailout.”
Bombardier and its legacy companies have received more
than $2.2 billion in taxpayer support since 1966 from the
federal government alone.
“Bombardier has regrettably proven to be a bottomless
money pit where Canadians’ tax dollars go to die,” continued
Wudrick. “Time and again they have been given grants and
loans, only to return in the not too distant future with their
hands outstretched for more.”
“Corporate welfare is not smart economic policy – it is
cynical political pandering to a vested special interest, pure
and simple. Minister Bains should show what real change
looks like, and just say no to Bombardier,” concluded Wudrick.
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Medstead-Spiritwood to host provincials
The communities of Spiritwood and Medstead will
be hotbeds of volleyball action Nov. 20 and 22 as they
host the Senior Girls 1A
Provincial Volleyball Championships.
This is the second time
the two schools have combined to host provincial volleyball.
The tournament will feature two pools of five teams
each. Pool A begins play
Friday in Medstead, while
Pool B will see action in
Spiritwood. The pools then
switch venues for Saturday’s remaining round robin games.
Medstead will host the
medal round, with play expected to begin about 2:30
pm.
Each of the four provincial regions will provide
two teams, while Medstead
earns a berth as the host
school and the East Conference, home of last year’s
champion, will have the
tenth spot.
Teams competing at Provincials will be determined
at the Regional playoffs this
weekend.
The Mustangs competed
in Provincials last year,
but lost out in the quarterfinals.
November 13, 2015
Medstead will be hosting
a welcome breakfast for the
teams, coaches and officials
on Friday at 9:00 am in the
Medstead Hall. After that,
the official opening ceremonies will be in the Medstead
Gym at 10:30. From there
teams will stay in Medstead
or travel to Spiritwood and
the games begin at 12:00.
Up to date scores can
be found on the SHSAA
website as the tournament
progresses. As well, Unity
Composite High School will
be running a live feed of the
games through their Journalism Class.
SADD Saskatchewan
Red Ribbon campaign
supported by CAA Sask.
The Medstead Senior Girls will be hosting the 1A Provincials on Nov 20 and 21.
They’ll be looking to improve upon their result at Provincials last year.
Chitek Lake Craft & Trade Show
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Saskatchewan has announced November 15-21,
2015 as Red Ribbon Week
in Saskatchewan.
During Red Ribbon
Week, around 100 SADD
Chapters comprised of student leaders and members
will present numerous
projects and activities in
their respective Saskatchewan communities to help
educate, inform, and bring
awareness about the risks
and dangers of impaired
driving.
A few examples are as
follows:
- The SADD volunteers
at the Prince Albert Collegiate Institute will be filming their own drinking and
driving commercial.
- The SADD Melville
chapter members will be
working on the local check
stops with members from
the RCMP.
- A town billboard is being created by the Ituna
SADD members.
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The SADD Red Ribbons
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for all motorists to make
responsible choices and
that fatalities and injuries
caused by drinking and
driving are always preventable. To date, over one
million red ribbons have
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will hand out the ribbons
to CAA Members and customers.
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November 13, 2015
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We don't need yoyo legislation concerning farming
With the changing of the guard in Parliament after the recent federal election comes many people imploring the new
Liberal government to backtrack on what the Conservative
government had already done.
While that is a rather natural occurrence, obviously the
Liberals cannot suddenly undo everything the Stephen
Harper government has done.
On Agriculture
Nor should the Liberals consider anything so grandiose
as a complete reversal of Conservative legislation. We do
not need a yoyo effect of parties bouncing back and forth of
policies with every change of government.
It does not matter which party a person follows not every
piece of legislation they enact is golden, any more so than
they are all bad for Canada.
That is often the greatest shortfall of party politics; the
fact one party rarely sees it as wise to nod their head in
agreement with an idea put forward by an opposition party.
It lies with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and his new
cabinet to analyze what Conservative legislation needs to
now be tweaked to make it better for Canada.
There are of course many suggesting what needs to be
done. In some cases those suggestions should be heeded, in
other cases quickly ignored.
And in some cases changes which might be warranted
will be impossible too, depending on what condition the
Conservatives left things.
There is, for example, little chance to do anything in
terms of creating a stronger Canadian Wheat Board after
the under-valued sell-off of CWB assets by the Conservatives.
Calvin
Daniels
And, like it or not, the new TransPacific Partnership deal is here to
stay.
In other instances the Liberals are
going to face some serious lobbying
calling on a return to an earlier time.
In some cases, they should hold
the course. An example would be the
move away from the far from universal door-to-door delivery of mail to
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Another issue where a lobby is already gearing up sees a number of
nature groups calling on the government to announce an immediate pause in transfers of
grasslands formerly managed by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) until a plan is in place
to protect their ecological values. The group includes; Nature Canada, Nature Saskatchewan and the Alberta Wilderness Association.
“We simply cannot afford to lose more grasslands -- the
most imperilled ecosystem in Canada” said Stephen Hazell, Nature Canada’s Director of Conservation in a recent
release. “Saskatchewan grasslands are critical habitat for
threatened species such as Greater Sage Grouse, Burrowing Owl, Swift Fox and Ferruginous Hawk as well as
providing a carbon sink for greenhouse gas emissions.
Transfers of management responsibility of PFRA commu-
nity pastures to the Saskatchewan government should be
halted until Canada and Saskatchewan agree on a legally
binding plan to protect the ecological values of these
grasslands”.
“Given its election commitment to National Wildlife
Areas, the new government should move forward quickly
on public consultations towards establishing a National
Wildlife Area for the 28,000 hectare Govenlock community pasture to protect wildlife and the carbon sink while
providing for ongoing cattle ranching” said Jordan Ignatiuk, Nature Saskatchewan’s executive director in the
same release. “Financial arrangements need to be put in
place to ensure protection of species at risk and the carbon sink in those PFRA grasslands already transferred
to the province. Manitoba has moved in this direction on
its 24 PFRA community pastures, now it is time for Saskatchewan and Canada to plan how to protect the ecological values of the 62 PFRA community pastures covering
720,000 hectares in our province”.
While such issues are rarely black and white, this is one
which government needs to get right. There is great value
to our wildlife resource, to their habitat, and to grass for
grazing. It needs to be properly managed.
That is one of the roles of the federal government, to
protect natural resources such as wildlife and waterways,
and fauna. In general, the Conservatives have fallen far
short of that responsibility, so this country would be
well-served if the Liberals pause to assess if they can improve in areas such as the future of PFRA grasslands.
Wheat Growers welcome Laurence MacAulay as Ag Minister
The Wheat Growers extend our congratulations
and best wishes to the Hon.
Lawrence MacAulay, the
new Minister of Agriculture
and Agri-Food.
"We look forward to working with Minister MacAulay
on issues of key importance
to prairie farmers," said
Levi Wood, President of the
Wheat Growers.
The Wheat Growers look
forward to progress on several important files, including trade, grain transportation, research, and grain
industry regulations.
"We anticipate the new
government to move ahead
quickly in ratifying the
Trans-Pacific Partnership
and the European trade
deal, as they are essential
for grain producers and the
livestock sector," said Wood.
"We also look forward to
the government responding
positively on grain transportation reforms once the
Canada Transportation Act
Review report is released in
December."
The Wheat Growers also
congratulate and welcome
Hon. Marc Garneau as the
How food has
evolved over time
(NC) The fruits and vegetables we know
and love today look and taste almost nothing like what they used to. Much of the produce on our plates wouldn't exist as they do
without plant science technology, including
even the most rudimentary form of seed selection.
This seed selection, otherwise known as
selective plant breeding is one of the earliest
forms of plant biotechnology. Early farmers dating back to 7000 B.C. would examine
their gardens and fields for the strongest,
healthiest, and tastiest plants and then save
the seeds from superior plants to use next
season.
The corn on today's supermarket shelves
is so different from its early ancestors that
scientists had a hard time figuring out where
it came from.
Maize originated from teosinte grass
about 9,000 years ago. In the early days,
maize was a dry, hard, small cob found only
in Central America. Today, five colours of
corn are grown in almost 70 countries. In
recent years, scientists have developed varieties of corn that are resistant to certain
insects.
Watermelon and peaches are two other
drastically different fruits favoured by Canadians that wouldn't exist today without
the help of human intervention. Watermelon might win the “most improved” prize for
fruits - the original fruit was tiny and filled
with bitter seeds, while today's satisfying
summer favourite is giant, juicy, and sweet.
The first wild peaches, originating in China, were a quarter the size of the plump fruit
found today. By selectively breeding more
desirable seeds, farmers were able to create a superior, more nutritious product over
thousands of years.
Plant science technologies have advanced
significantly from the days of manual seed
selection, allowing scientists and farmers
to make stronger plants to withstand pests,
drought, and disease.
new Minister of Transport
and the Hon. Chrystia Freeland as the new Minister of
International Trade.
"We look forward to
working with these Ministers and all Members of
Parliament in advancing
the interests of Canadian
agriculture," said Wood.
Prince Albert Forest Management Area
Public Engagement and Information Session
You are invited to participate in a public engagement meeting on
the draft 2016 – 2021 Sakâw Askiy Operating Plan for harvest and
reforestation operations.
All groups or individuals interested in the forest management
planning process are invited to attend. Industry foresters will be on hand to display maps
and answer questions.
These meetings will be your opportunity to be informed about what is taking place on the
Forest Management Area and to provide input into future activities while they are in the
planning stage.
The format is a come and go open house with opportunities to look at maps and ask questions about specific areas. Meetings will be held in the following communities:
Date (2015):
Monday, November 16
Community:
Dore/Sled Lake
Big River
Time:
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Emma/Anglin
10 a.m. – Noon
Christopher Lake(s)
Little Red River 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
La Ronge Band
Prince Albert
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18 Candle/ White
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Swan Lake(s)
Thursday, November 19
Hall Lake
10 a.m. – Noon
Weyakwin
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, November 20
Montreal Lake
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17
Location:
Dore Lake Hall
Big River Community
Centre
District of Lakeland
/R. M. Office
Band Office
Travelodge Prince Albert
Candle Lake Hall
Band Hall (Back room)
Mochikum Hall
Band Office
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are: A.C. Forestry, Montreal Lake Business Ventures, Edgewood Forest Products, Carrier Forest Products, Norsask P A Forestry, L&M Wood Products, Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp and
Meadow Lake OSB. Information on our shareholders and our plans is available by visiting
www.sakaw.ca.
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CNIB for veterans and started by veterans
With Veteran’s Day over, the CNIB wants to
raise awareness of the services available to veterans in Saskatchewan and remind people of its
long-standing history with veterans.
“The CNIB was not only created by a number of veterans but started after World War I
because of the needs of veterans,” said Christall
Beaudry the provincial director of CNIB in Saskatchewan.
CNIB was founded in 1918 by a group of men
– several of whom had served in the military
– who recognized the need to support their fellow veterans returning home blind after World
War I.
Two of the founders were not only veterans,
but also lost their eyesight in the war. Alexan-
der Viets was blinded by a mortar explosion in
France early in the First World War, and Edwin
Baker who served in World War I was wounded
at Mount Kemmel, France, and lost the sight in
both his eyes. For more information on CNIB’s
history go to http://www.cnib.ca/en/about/
who/history/Pages/default.aspx
Today no matter whether their vision loss
is combat-related or simply a factor of aging,
CNIB offers personalized rehabilitation support to Canadian veterans of all ages – at no
cost – to help them lead full, active lives.
“CNIB has a longstanding relationship with
the men and women of Canada’s military, and
we’re proud to continue that tradition to this
day – by reaching out to veterans across Can-
Keystone pipeline decision
emphasizes the need for
domestic pipelines
Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for the
federal riding of Prince
Albert voiced his disappointment with President
Obama’s political decision to reject the Keystone Pipeline project,
which had the potential
to create many well-paying jobs in Saskatchewan
and across Canada.
Canada presently ships
a large amount of oil by
rail and by truck.
This traffic is thus going to increase as a result of this decision. It
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is also evident that the
transportation of oil on
rail is not as safe or environmentally
friendly
as via pipelines. It also
raises capacity concerns
for grains and oilseeds
producers, as well as for
potash and other commodities which rely on
rail to get their products
to market.
Earlier analysis compiled for the United States
Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement in 2011 found from
a global perspective, the
Keystone Pipeline Project
would not result an incremental rise in GHG emissions.
“I am extremely disappointed that President
Obama succumbed to domestic political pressure
and rejected the Keystone
XL pipeline,” said MP Hoback.
“Obama’s decision further emphasizes the need
for the construction of
pipelines such as the
Northern Gateway Pipeline that would ship and
market our oil to countries such as China, and
to our new Trans Pacific
partners.”
“It also emphasizes the
need for the completion
of the Energy East pipeline to ship and market
Canadian oil in Eastern
Canada, the Atlantic Region, and in Europe,”
added Hoback.
The oil and gas sector is
an important part of the
Canadian economy, which
employs Canadians from
coast to coast to coast. It
is currently facing many
economic challenges. It
doesn’t need any more
bad political decisions to
add to its challenges.
ada, and offering them programs and services
that can help them lead full, active lives with vision loss,” said Beaudry.
If you’re a Canadian veteran and you’ve experienced a loss of vision that’s affecting your life,
CNIB can help you:
• work through your emotions with support
from people who care and understand.
• access helpful products at Shop CNIB,
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Shell Lake couple win early
bird draw in hospital lottery
As winners of the Hospital Home Lottery’s Early Bird prize, Shell Lake’s Holly
Proulx and her husband, Arthur have a tough choice to make between a 2015
Range Rover and $80,000 cash. She’s seen here accepting her prize from Bruce
Acton, chair of the Hospital Home Lottery and CEO of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation. (Photo by Tom Eremondi, Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation)
Dessert of the Month
The winner of the Dessert of the Month for October was Diana Tiringer. Leanne Sawatsky made and presented the dessert.
November 13, 2015
The Regimental Ball gave members an opportunity to catch up with each other.
The memorial to the Fallen Four at Mayerthorpe. The Cameron and Bourdages Memorial Society hopes
to have a similar memorial constructed in honor of Marc Bourdages and Robin Cameron.
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Inspector Roberta McKale, “F” Division North District Operations Officer. “The toast is part of our
tradition,” she said, “another is sitting down with
the community and celebrating the service that
we share – service to the community and service
to each other, and the esprit de corps among the
members.”
Rochelle Duret, president of the Cameron & Bourdages Memorial Society.
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November 13, 2015
Staff donates to Spiritwood Fire Department
The staff at Hujbers Market
on Main has contributed
weekly to a fund in order to
enjoy Casual Fridays, and
that has resulted in a $1,000
donation to the Spiritwood
Fire Department, which
plans on putting it towards
acquisition of an AED.
The staff fund had grown
to $500, and management
matched it with another
$500.
But there’s more.
The Grocery People (TGP)
at some point had come up
Scott Moe, MLA
Rosthern-Shellbrook
34 Main Street, Box 115
Shellbrook, SK, S0J 2E0
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with a program whereby five
“Mr. Potatoheads” were sent
out to five different stores in
the chain. A store receiving
a Mr. Potatohead was challenged to make a donation
to some charity or cause
within the community, nd
then continue the challenge
by passing Mr. Potatohead
on to another store.
“We’ve had Mr. Potatohead
for a while,” said Jeff Hujber, Asst manager, “but
we wanted to make a goodsized donation somewhere.
We chose the Fire Department because it’s kind of
close to my heart.”
Hujbers Market received
their potatohead from the
store in Biggar.
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Jeff Hujber presented a cheque for $1,000 to Ron Radke, Fire Chief, with Dave
Hujber also on hand. Supervising the transaction was Mr. Potatohead, from
his vantage point on the hood of the fire truck. Mr. Potatohead will now be
passed on to another store in the TGP family of stores to challenge them to support a cause in their community.
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LEOVILLE: Wapiti Regional Library - Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. Plus evening
hours 5 pm to 8 pm (Storytime from 10:30 am to 11:30 am); Thurs. 10 am - 2 pm
SHELL LAKE: Wapiti Regional Library - Tues. 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm; Wed. 1 pm - 4 pm.
SPIRITWOOD: Spiritwood Festival of Trees Community Staff Christmas Party on
Saturday, December 5. Supper by Ron Sawatsky. Entertainment by Brad Johner and
His Boys. Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 2, 10:00 am Spiritwood Barber Shop.
SHELL LAKE: Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the village, every Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Shell Lake Legion Hall, Main Street, Shell Lake, SK (across from the Co-op). For more
info contact Brian D. 306-427-0019 or Gord M. 306-427-2115.
CHITEK LAKE: Chitek Lake Craft & Trade Show Extravaganza Featuring a “Festival
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Gordon Turnbull
TURNBULL - Gordon
David Turnbull left us
peacefully with his family
by his side on the 29th day
of October 2015 at the age
of 85 years. He was born
on September 2nd, 1930.
His parents were Kathleen
(Starling) and Archie Turnbull. He was raised in the
Rabbit Lake area and went
to school in Lockside, Cater
and Medstead. Times were
tough and his Dad was killed
when Gordon was only 9
years old. He was known as
a Husband, Dad, Grandpa,
Gramps, Great Grandpa and
sometimes Santa Claus. On
October 12th, 1951 he married his childhood sweetheart, Evelyn Gatzke. This
union was meant to be as
they had three ministers
perform the ceremony. They
always said they were best
friends as well as husband
and wife. Each Anniversary
he asked Evelyn “would you
marry me again?”, guess she
would as they enjoyed 64
years together. His first job
was at a Chev Dealership,
then onto Elevator Agent for
the SK Wheat Pool. During
working full time at the elevator he and Evelyn ran the
General Store in Bapaume
and farmed. He worked as
hard as he played. Fishing,
hunting, curling, hockey,
baseball, calling square
dances, regular dancing,
camping, travelling, fiddle
fests. Retirement gave him
more time for his woodworking hobby and his offspring have many treasures
that he made; chairs, tables,
shelving units, whatever you
needed made. He was not
a religious man, but Bonnie said he was the most
religious man she knew as
his values of life were there
7 days a week, not just Sundays. He made many degrees, not from University,
but the life – honesty, trust,
respect to name a few. He
volunteered for the Lodge
in Spiritwood and the Wildlife Federation, plus gave
his time at the Condo complex where he and Evelyn
lived. Gordon always had a
zest for life, a happy smile,
a song and whistle. He was
true unto himself and those
around him. He loved his
Grandkids and had time for
them all. We will miss his
jokes, smile, calming influence and his voice on the
phone, “you’re looking fine
too!”
Gordon is remembered
by: His loving wife, Evelyn; his daughter: Bonnie
(Grant) Cadieu of Spiritwood, SK and their family:
Raylene (Ashley) Browne
of Hinton, AB and their
children Anik and Ty; Erin
(Terry) Dyck of Saskatoon,
SK; Cindy (Wayne) Hoffert of Airdrie, AB and their
children Nicholas, Danica
and Skylar; Kendra Cadieu
of Saskatoon, SK; his daughter Terry (Bill) Sparkes of
Prince Albert, SK and their
family: Jody Sparkes (Simon Babin) of Squamish,
BC; Stacy (Ken) Moore of
Okotoks, AB and children
Keiran and Sawyer. Gordon’s sister: Marion (Fred)
Gatzke of Spiritwood, SK.
His siblings-in-law: Elva
Heyden, Olga (Jack) Dixon,
Vade Gatzke, Irvin (Luella)
Gatzke and Clifford (Kathleen) Gatzke. An abundance
of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He is predeceased by:
His parents, Archie and
Kathleen Turnbull, a special uncle and aunt, Harry
and Edith Starling and his
siblings-in-law, Ralph Johnson, Elaine Gatzke, and
John Heyden.
A Funeral Service in hon-
or of Gordon was held on
November 2nd, 2015 from
the Spiritwood Civic Center
with Delores Beaulac officiating. Old time musical
tributes were by the Happy
Wanderers.
Eulogy was given by Ashley Browne. The Urn Bearers were Ty Browne, Nicholas Hoffert, Grant Cadieu,
Anik Browne, Danica Hoffert, and Bill Sparkes.
Family and friends wishing to send private online
condolences are welcome to
visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com
Donations in Gordon’s
memory may be directed to
the Evergreen Lodge Auxiliary in Leoville, SK
Gordon’s family has entrusted arrangements to
Brenda Beaulac of Beau
“Lac” Funeral Home, Spiritwood, SK.
ATV and snowmobile safety
(NC) Riding a snowmobile or an ATV
can be an amazing outdoor experience.
But before you hit the trails, make sure
safety is part of the plan, especially
around tracks and trains.
“All railway property - including railway yards and bridges - is private property,” says Stephen Covey, police chief
for CN. “You should never ride an ATV or
snowmobile on railroad property or take
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Pre-service Prayer Sunday
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Sunday Service 11:00am
Kids Club Tuesday
3:30pm -5 p.m
Wednesday Prayer
7 p.m-8 p.m
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Medstead: Mass 6 pm
Shell Lake 8 p.m.
Sunday
Spiritwood:
Mass 9:15 am
Leoville:
Sunday Mass 11 am
Chitek L ake 12:30
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shortcuts across it, as these activities are
dangerous and illegal and trespassers can
be charged and/or fined. Safety is very
much a shared responsibility if we are to
avoid accidents.”
Here are some tips for riding your ATV
or snowmobile safely:
• Cross only at designated locations.
• Ride on approved trails only (look for
signs about approaching a railway crossing).
• Expect a train on any track, in either
direction, at any time.
• Be especially cautious at night or in
snowy conditions (both make it difficult
to see obstacles, passing trains or railway
crossings).
• Stop at railway crossings to ensure
you don’t ride in front of or into the side
of a passing train.
• Contact the railway (using the emergency number prominently posted at
crossings) or call 911 immediately if your
ATV or snowmobile gets stuck on a track
or railway line.
• Keep in mind that helmets, engines,
wind and weather may muffle the sound
of an approaching train.
• Do not ride next to the tracks (locomotives and railway cars are wider than the
rails).
Keep your communities safe and report
any unsafe behaviour on railway property
by calling CN Police at 1-800-465-9239.
More information about rail safety is
available at www.operationlifesaver.ca.
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November 13, 2015
Fate of Timber Trail Sno Riders to be decided at meeting
Submitted by
Clint Panter
Timber Trails Sno Riders. What exactly is TTSR?
This is a question that gets
asked all too regularly it
seems.
I would like to think that
Big River’s business community would see the Timber Trails Sno Riders as a
hugely important aspect
of their tourism income.
Each year the snowmobile
industry brings a large sum
of money to our community
in the form of accommodation, fuel purchases, food
purchases, restaurant visits and probably some other expenses that I haven’t
mentioned.
Big River’s tourism industry is another beneficiary of the Timber Trails Sno
Riders. Many people driving through our community experience the beauty
and pristine views that are
endless and all too often
taken for granted by “us
locals”. When you spend
your whole week looking at
asphalt and buildings,the
wild scenery that Big River
has to offer is a welcome
relief on the weekends and
holidays. Snowmobilers get
to experience Big River’s
wilderness to a whole new
level. The snowmobilers
that keep coming back year
after year are testament to
that.
The history that comes
from an organization that is
the better part of 30 years
old is another aspect of the
TTSR that is and continues
to be an important part of
our community. Many people across western Canada
remember the HUGE snowmobile rallies put on by our
whole community. With
three snowmobiles up for
prizes and countless door
prize draws it was an event
to tell your grandchildren!
How many of you remem-
ber the old Elks Hall fi lled
to “standing room only”
capacity and the smell of 2
stroke exhaust and burgers
in the air.
Timber Trails Sno Riders
is also an important part
of our provincial snowmobile association. As a long
standing member of the
SSA, the TTSR has had input into the development
of the trails across the
province. Although some
people may not even realize
it, the Trans Canada Trail
comes right through our little town. Yes people, that’s
the equivalent of HWY 1 in
snowmobile terms.
At this point, some of you
may be asking, why the lesson in TTSR Trivia? Well
here is the real meat and
potatoes of this article. Our
snowmobile club is in trouble. Not financial trouble...
we have been successful in
maintaining our funding
and having other fundraising events. We are in volunteer arrest. (That is the
equivalent of cardiac arrest
only in “community service
group” lingo).
We are desperately looking for some new members
to come and help revive the
club. We suffer from the
same problems as virtually any service group in
any small town. There are
so many activities in our
small community and our
volunteer base is pressured
to be on so many different
committees and organizations that it is difficult to
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To make a long story
short, I am proposing a
plea to the community of
Big River and area to come
out and support our local Snowmobile club. We
have a lot to offer you and
the community and quite
frankly, we can’t keep it up
without you.
We will be holding a
meeting at the Seniors
center in Big River on
Saturday,Nov. 21, 2015 at
10 a.m. to decide the fate
of one of our community’s
cherished organizations.
Those interested, are encouraged to attend. Those
seeking more information
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call Clint Panter: 306 469
7763.
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This leads me to the
question,why aren’t people
coming forward to be a part
of these organizations? Is
it because they are afraid
they can’t commit enough
time and energy to actively
participate? Don’t be. If we
all help a little we can accomplish a lot.
Is it because they are
afraid that they might upset the people that are
heavily involved already?
Don’t be. If a group is not
willing to accept some new
suggestions and new direction then it is stagnant
and it is time for some new
leadership anyway.
Is it because they don’ see
the value in our organizations? I don’t believe that
Two potential witnesses to the attempted robbery.
Please call RCMP or Crime Stoppers if you have any
information.
On 2015-11-09 at approximately 830pm Spiritwood
RCMP responded to a complaint of a robbery at a gas station in the community of Shell
Lake, Saskatchewan. Investigation has revealed that an unknown male wearing a mask
and black clothing came in
contact with a gas station employee in the parking lot. The
male suspect was holding a
large knife and demanded that
the employee give him money.
After making the demand the
suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction without any
money. No one was injured as
a result of this incident.
Spiritwood RCMP along
with surrounding detachments continue to investigate
this incident.
Photo’s of two females who
were inside the gas station just
a few minutes prior to the attempt robbery, are attached
and are considered potential witnesses by Spiritwood
RCMP. Anyone with information about this incident or the
identity of the females in the
photos is asked to contact the
Spiritwood RCMP at 306-8834210 or Crime Stoppers at 1800-222-8477
How to raise money for charity
(NC) At the end of the year, we are often inspired to
want to do more for charities and for people in need.
If you would like to hold a charity fundraiser yourself
but don’t know where to begin, here’s a quick and easy
tip-list to make such a worthy act of generosity successful:
• Keep it fun and simple: You need to make sure that
both you and your participants enjoy the event, so
keep it simple and make sure that you add an element
of fun, whether it’s special decoration, a tote bag for
each participant or guest, or a special theme.
• Share the load—get team support: Turn to friends
to help share ideas and workload. Brainstorming at
the beginning may give you some new ideas and help
give a unique twist to your event. Make sure that you
break down the work among your team and delegate so
that you are not overstretched. Again, sometimes the
simplest ideas are the ones that work the best. Your
goal is to work towards your ambitious fundraising
goal and aim to beat it.
• Plan for the ‘what ifs?’: If you are planning to hold
an event outdoors, or if you are relying on a local celebrity as a guest of honour, make sure you think of a
few possible alternatives if it starts raining or if your
celebrity doesn’t show up. This is the key to successful
event planning.
• Timing is everything: Check your community calendar to make sure there are no important community
events and fundraisers on the day that you are planning your event. You might want to check with other
community or regional non-profit organizations. Try
to pick the date that will bring in optimal attendance.
• Watch the dollars: Keep your costs down by getting
items donated. Many grocery stores or restaurants
will donate food or other items. Very often events do
not raise money as a result of overspending.
• Take stock: If your fundraiser is a large one, make
sure you assign a reliable volunteer to collect all the
money and send it back to your charity within 30 days
of the event taking place.
• A warm ‘thank you’ goes a long way: Always remember to thank your guests or anyone who has donated.
• Tell your charity about the event: Once you choose
how you’d like to raise money, make sure to tell the
charity about it.
• Check out your favourite charity’s website for ideas:
Many websites offer advice on how to raise money. For
example, the human rights charity Amnesty International, lists events and ideas at amnesty.ca/specialevents.
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November 13, 2015
Liquor changes need independent review
Before government decides to privatize any more
of Saskatchewan’s public
liquor system, the impacts
need to be examined by a
thorough and independent
public review, says SGEU.
“A huge amount of annual public revenue is on
the line, and the people of
this province deserve to see
the hard numbers,” says
Donna Christianson, chair
of SGEU’s Saskatchewan
Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) bargaining
unit. “Especially in these
tougher economic times,
government has a responsibility to show the public
what any potential changes
will cost them.”
“If revenue is lost, Saskatchewan families will
be the ones who suffer as
services like health care
or education are cut back
to make up the shortfall,”
adds Christianson.
To date, only one detailed
study of the economic effects of liquor privatization
in Saskatchewan has been
publicly released. That
study, by policy analyst
David Campanella, concluded that “the available
data reveals no financial
reason why Saskatchewan
should sell its retail liquor
assets.” The report found
that under an Alberta-style
privatized liquor system,
Saskatchewan would have
foregone $230 million in
public revenue from 20092013. Even just the four
new private stores government has already allowed
will mean up to $7.5 million each year in lost revenue.
If in spite of these findings, government still believes that there is a financial case for privatization,
then it needs to prove its
claims with hard data, says
Christianson.
“Government needs to
ensure that every option is
carefully examined, so that
Saskatchewan people don’t
end up paying for a major
mistake of policy,” Christianson says. “The public
deserves to know that the
economic effects of potential changes have been
properly studied.”
For that reason, SGEU is
calling for an independent
review of Saskatchewan’s
liquor retailing system, to
be conducted by a neutral
third party.
SGEU is not the first organization to recognize the
need for an independent
review.
Mothers Against Drunk
Driving Canada also recognized that more and better
information is needed before government decides
whether to privatize liquor.
In its submission to the
government’s consultation
process, MADD wrote that
the province “should un-
dertake a third-party study
of the impacts of privatization before any significant
expansion of a private alcohol retail system.”
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without examining how the
change will affect the lives
of families and communities, is unacceptably reckless.”
Tire safety tips: How to
properly check your tires
(NC) Winter roads can
be challenging, with unexpected slips, white-outs, and
accidents. The best way to
prepare is to make sure your
tires are in perfect shape.
Michelin experts have outlined what you should know
in order to make your tires
winter ready, from measuring the tread to the air pressure.
News from the Northern Spirit 4-H
We are the Northern Spirit 4H Club - a new club in town!
We are very excited for the year ahead. Our club executive is
- president Keisha Senum, vice-president & treasuer Desiree
Beaulieu, and secretary Michelle Cote. Our club reporters are
the Cloverbuds.
The general leader is Shawna Smith. Our projects include
crafts, veterinary, sheep, beef and light horse.
We will be working hard to raise funds for our club & to give
back to the community. Watch for us at the craft show in November. We will be selling baking and raffle tickets. We are
“This is not a decision
that Saskatchewan can afford to rush into,” says
Christianson. “To forge
ahead with privatization,
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also doing a fundraiser with both Invomec and the Western
Producer. If you have any Invomec containers to recycle, or
subscribe to the Western Producer, please talk to a 4H member as those companies will donate money back to our club.
Our members are Keisha Senum, Dayton Senum, Brendon
Senum, Desiree Beaulieu, Morgan Beaulieu, Alexis Beaulieu, Michelle Cote, Taylor Conacher, Avarie Conacher, Jessie
Lynn Allchurch, Maya Doucette, Logan Smith, Peyton Smith,
Quinn Williams and Abby Swistun.
Place a thin ruler into
the tread and measure the
distance from the base of
the tread to the surface. It
should be more than 2/32
inch deep. Check to see if
your front tires are more
worn than your rear ones. If
so, you might need to have
your wheels aligned.
A drop in outside temperature will mean a drop
in the air pressure in your
tires. Under-inflation affects handling and can also
cause your tires to wear
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Above all, it’s best to start
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PROVINCE OF
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Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement
Act that unless the arrears
and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before
the 15th day of January,
2016 an interest based on
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Dated this 13th day of
November, 2015.
Christin Egeland,
Treasurer
Re-Elect
Dan Danielson
to the Sask. Wheat
Commission
for proven leadership
and increased
farm profit
from your
check-off dollars.
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Our sincere thank
you to the BelbutteMedstead and surrounding districts
for the wonderful
farewell evening in
the Belbutte Hall
October 24th in
our honor. Lloyd
Johnson for his kind
words - also Brian
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presented a purse
of money. We invite
you to visit to us in
North Battleford.
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compassionate care
while guiding us
through the journey.
To all who were able
to attend Gordon’s
funeral and to all
who made memorial
donations a very big
thank you. Finally
a huge thank you to
the staff at Evergreen Health Center
The family of Gordon Turnbull would
like to thank everyone for the phone
calls, texts, cards,
visits, food, flowers
and hugs. Words
cannot express how
much it meant to
us. Thanks to the
Happy Wonderers
for their wonderful old time music.
A big bouquet to
Delores Beaulac
for the service – so
very fitting. Thank
you to the Museum
Committee for doing the lunch. To
Beau “Lac” Funeral
Home, especially
Brenda Beaulac for
her professional,
for the excellent care
given to Gordon.
You truly make
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away from Home.
Thanks to everyone.
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Grant and Family, Terry & Bill and
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November 13, 2015
Spiritwood High remembers
Spiritwood High School
held their Remembrance
Day Ceremony on Monday,
Nov 9, with members from
the Legion branches of Spiritwood, Shell Lake and Canwood taking part.
Cde. Bob Thompson gave
the call to colors, and the
color party brought the four
flags to the front of the gym.
The colors were dipped
as The Last Post was played
and following a moment of
silence, Reveille signalled
the rise f the colors.
The program was organized by Mr. Hamel’s History 20 class. MC’s were McKayla Gaboury and Dalyce
Epp.
“This is an opportunity to
reflect on the freedoms we
have,” said Miss Epp.
The program began with a
clip from Rex Murphy’s editorial on CBC’s The National
on Nov. 6, entitled “Lest We
Kiannah Cameron and Angeli Maglabe read the
poem “One Night in November”.
Forget.”
In the clip, Murphy spoke
about how the election of
a new government and Remembrance Day are connected.
“We often casually remark,” Murphy began, “on
how lucky we are to live in a
country that enjoys so many
easy and tranquil a yielding
of power by one government
and the assumption of power by another.”
“There’s nothing lucky
about it. The swearing in
of a new government on
one Wednesday and Remembrance Day on the next
Wednesday are fatefully entwined. One would not exist without the other.”
“The ease and tranquility
with which power changes
hands today is the recurrent harvest of the valor and
sorrow on battlefields long
ago. Memory is our patriotism. The tributes we pay,
the wreaths we place, the
somber and prideful recognition of veterans both
living and dead are the outward witness of our grateful
mindfulness that we owe
our present tranquillities to
sacrifices past.”
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Leading Seaman Cole
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ceremony.
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Servicemen and women
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“to protect our country no
matter what. People who
have put on the uniform
have made a promise to put
the needs of others ahead of
their own so they can help
wherever they are needed.”
“The words ‘free’ and
‘freedom’ mean we choose
how you want to live your
lives and you’ll be safe. This
isn’t the case everywhere.”
“We have so much to be
thankful for here in Canada,
most of which we owe to our
veterans. The peace and
freedom we enjoy today, we
owe to them.”
“Remembering,” he said,
“is a way to thank the veterans for keeping their promise to keep Canada safe.”
Another video was shown,
this time, “Highway of Heroes”, featuring the Trews,
McKayla Gaboury sang
“Travelin’ Soldier”.
and images of people lining Highway 401 as vehicles
carrying the coffins of fallen
soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
Kianna Cameron and Angeli Maglabe then read a
poem “One Night in November”.
Mckayla Gaboury then
sang “Travelin’ Soldier.”
That was followed by “In
Flanders Fields” read in
Cree by Robyn Black.
Another video was shown,
this one featuring the wives
of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, called
“Ric-a-Dam-Doo”.
Ms. Emke-Kish gave the
closing remarks.
“We have come together
today,” she said, “to remember the sacrifice, the pain,
the loss, the comradeship,
the closeness, the hopes and
fears, the evil that threatened, the victory that came.”
“We remember, too, the
Robyn Black read “In
Flanders Fields”, the
Cree version.
deeper things in this world
that divide families, schools,
peoples and nations from
one another, and drive people to war – Poverty, hunger,
racial and religious hatred
and persecution, ambition,
greed and the oppression of
the weak by the powerful.
We remember the need for
peace and the need for justice upon which true peace
is built.”
“Will we be a people that
only looks after themselves,
people who seek wealth instead of justice, people who
pursue happiness rather
than truth?”
“Will we value our own
prosperity while ignoring
the poverty of others? Will
we desire our own comfort
more than the desire to help
others? Will we value the
peace of compromise or the
hard work of speaking truth
to those who lie?”
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Cde. Jack Boechler (c) laid the wreath for the Legion. Four wreaths in all were
placed at the foot of the cross.

Two-hundred at Regimental Ball

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