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8 • MONDAY, MAY 31, 2010 THE WATROUS MANITOUBusiness and AgricultureIndustry looks to youth to expandBy Daniel BushmanTWMInvesting in Saskatchewan’sGrowth is thetheme for this year’s MiningWeek being held inthe province, a messagewith an aim to bring in anew generation of workerswhile seeing the industrythrive.The week, which isunderway and runs untilJune 5, features industry-relatedactivities andculminates with the 42ndannual emergency response/minerescue skillscompetition.Stewart Brown, SaskatchewanMining Association’ssecond VP executiveis general managerat PotashCorp. Allan saidthey are launching thetheme in Regina at a highschool “to raise the profilein mining for students.”Brown said, “Thingslook positive going forward.”Numerous jobswill be available as peoplenear retirement age andspots that need to be filledrange from technicians tohuman resources to accountants.The following are prices for May 27, 2010. Prices accurateat time of printing and subject to change without notice.According to the SMA,the industry will requirean additional 18,000 workersin the next decade,which includes 4,000tradespeople and over 500engineers.In the province, themining industry allowsfor about 30,500 peopleto perform direct and indirectjobs. That equatesto six per cent of total employmentfor almost onein every 16 jobs. Miningwill also generate over286,000 person years ofdirect employment in constructionin operationalactivity.With all of that economicimpact, it can causea positive ripple effect forcommunities located nearthe mines of PostashCorpnear Allan and Lanigan,Mosaic by Colonsay andYoung, and also the potentialBHP Billiton minenear Jansen.Brown said for the Allanmine, new servicinghas been done in thatnearby community forhousing. Bradwell, whichis also located close to themine, is looking at newWATROUS SALVAGEnow offerstractor repairservice.Call Joe, 946-2222RAYGLEN COMMODITIES INC.1-800-729-4536 –– Saskatoon, SKTired of taking a price? Set your own price at www.rayglen.com. Local service, national presence.LOOKING FOR ALL TYPES OF RED LENTILSFLAX:Milling Brown: $8.00-8.25/bu Fob July/AugYellow Flax: $9.50-10.00/bu Fob July/AugPEAS:Yellow: $3.75-4.00/bu Fob June/JulyGreen: 2cw:$4.75-5.00/bu Fob June/JulyMaples: $7.50/bu Fob June/JulyBARLEY: $2.20-2.35 Fob June/JulyFEED WHEAT: $3.10-3.25 Fob June/JulyOATS:2CW: $1.50-1.60 Fob June/July3CW: $1.30-1.40 Fob June/JulyCANARYSEED: $0.13 Fob June/JulyLENTILS:Laird: #1 $0.30/lb Fob June/JulyEstons: #1 $0.24-0.25/lb Fob June/JulyRichlea: #1 $0.25-0.26/lb Fob June/JulyReds: #2 $0.24-0.25/lb Fob June/JulyCANOLA: $8.00-8.10 Fob June/July“Make us an offer”housing options.With construction takingplace on mine expansions,workers come in tocommunities for lodging,food and to use variousfacilities, which in turnbrings revenue into thearea.Businesses are alsoable to run because of theindustry and Brown saidfabrication shops, equipmentmanufacturers andconstruction companiessurvive because of themining sector.The SMA said miningitself is the province’sthird largest industry anda significant contributorto the provincial economy,spending over $3 billionannually on wages,goods and services, andgenerating over $2 billionannually to the provincialgovernment revenuethrough royalties andtaxes.The industry has alsoplaced a high value onthe environment withstewardship and sustainabilitybeing importantto mining. Millions ofdollars every year are putinto stewardship activities,including the monitoringof environmentstations at sites, preventionand mitigation of environmentalimpacts, andin decommissioning andreclamation efforts.All new projects arealso required to incorporatereclamation and decommissioningplans aspart of the EnvironmentalImpact Assessment Statementthat is submitted toSaskatchewan Environmentwhen applying for amine operating license.Brown said another opportunityto see miningfirst hand is the EmergencyResponse championshipsin Saskatoon.Employees are trained inemergency response andcompete against differentmines in different challenges.At last year’s event,PotashCorp Allan was thewinner in undergroundfire fighting while PostashCorpLanigan wasthe runner up. Allan alsowon in the proficiencydivision.Brown said that trainingcan also filter overinto communities wheremany employees take partin the fire departmentand emergency responseteams.For the past 16 years,the industry has averagedabout one lost timeaccident for every 200,000hours worked - equivalentto an individual workingfor 100 years before hehas an LTA.For more informationon Mining Week peoplecan log on to www.saskmining.caEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYOffice position opening atLewis & Company in Imperial.Flexible hours. Data entry, payroll, GST, PST andgeneral office duties. Some accounting educationand/or experience with double entry bookkeeping,Microsoft Office, payroll programs an asset.Email resume to: j.langlois@sasktel.netor mail to: Box 239Imperial, SK S0G 2J0STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe Resort Village of Manitou Beach is looking for aMunicipal Operations Assistant.Duties will include: grass cutting, beach maintenanceand general repair to buildings and other village property.A positive attitude and excellent work ethic is essential.Visible minority and aboriginal students are encouraged to apply.Please send your resume to: The Resort Village of Manitou Beach,Box 1 R.R. # 1, Watrous, SK. S0K 4T0 or email to manbe@sasktel.net.Thank you to all the applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.This student employment opportunity is made possible by Student Summer Works.Rain dampensseedingSaskatchewan farmers have 55 per cent of the 2010crop seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’sWeekly Crop Report.The five-year average for this time of year is 81 percent complete. Seeding has progressed the least in thenortheastern and east-central regions, where 43 and 39per cent of the respective crops have been seeded. Rainlate in the week slowed seeding throughout most of theprovince.Seeding is 70 per cent complete in the northwest; 43per cent complete in the northeast; 65 and 39 per centcomplete in the west-central and east-central regions respectively;60 per cent complete in the southwest, and 61per cent complete in the southeast.Across the province, topsoil moisture conditions oncropland are rated as 46 per cent surplus and 54 per centadequate. The northeastern and east-central regions arereporting cropland topsoil moisture as 77 and 70 per centsurplus respectively. Topsoil moisture on hay land andpasture is rated as 22 per cent surplus, 77 per cent adequateand one per cent short.Thanks to all the rain, pasture conditions have improvedsince last month, and are now rated as 39 per centexcellent, 53 per cent good and eight per cent fair. Ninetysixper cent of livestock producers have adequate watersupplies for their livestock, while four per cent are shortof water for their animals.Crops are emerging. The majority of the reportedcrop damage is due to flooding.Coyote numberstake hitThe final numbers fromthe Saskatchewan CoyoteControl Program indicatehunters, farmers andranchers removed morethan 71,000 coyotes betweenNovember 2009 andMarch 31, 2010.“There was a need totake action to control thecoyote population and I’mpleased with the uptakeof this program,” AgricultureMinister Bob Bjornerudsaid. “I hope this programhas helped to reduceboth the predation issuesfacing livestock producersand the potential dangerposed to farm and ranchfamilies.”Under the Coyote Con-trol Program, the provincialgovernment paid huntersand producers $20 percoyote harvested.“Coyotes were creatingserious problems for livestockproducers and farmfamilies in rural Saskatchewan,”SARM presidentDavid Marit said. “TheCoyote Control Programwas a valuable tool in helpingto decrease the threatof predators.”“Coyote attacks on livestockwere costing cattleproducers thousands ofdollars in losses,” SaskatchewanCattlemen’sAssociation chair JackHextall said. “By helpingto decrease coyote numbersand removing problempredators, this pilotprogram has helped toprotect cattle producers’investment.”“With less hunting andtrapping in recent years,coyote attacks on livestockwere becoming an increasingproblem for producers,”APAS presidentGreg Marshall said. “Thisprogram has helped to addressthat problem andalleviate some of the pressureon our livestock producers.”Watrous Co-opFood StorePh: 946-4144 • Fax: 946-5517Email: watrouscoop.food@sasktel.netEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYWatrous Co-op is currently accepting applications for the position ofFLEXIBLEHOURSCOMPETITIVEWAGEMEAT CUTTERSuccessful applicants will bejoining a team ofexperienced meat cutters.BENEFITSPACKAGEFUNATMOSPHERE➦