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4 Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 3, 2018 • lmtimes.ca Win / win outcomes Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken the time to learn about the issues. - Tony Snow As we await the results of Carol Ingham’s inspection on the state of affairs of the RM of McKillop 220, all ratepayers need to turn their immediate attention to the October 24 election of council members. Additionally, we will likely be asked to vote on two petition related questions, one being division boundary changes for proportional representation, and the second, leaving boundaries as they are and exploring options for self-government for resort hamlets. All ratepayers in the three even-numbered divisions need to get active and support the nomination of candidates who place the interests of others before self-interest. We need reasonable people of good will who will represent division interests and at the same time respect the needs of all ratepayers. In other words, looking for win/win outcomes. As ratepayers we need to respect the historical legacy of the RM of McKillop and the current needs of the agricultural community. At the same time, the needs of resort communities, which have grown significantly over the past 30 years, also need attention. The future is in achieving something that’s rare in Saskatchewan - a unique rural-urban environment that is sustainable for everyone. It will take a lot of work and some innovation to create this, but it’s worth the effort. It’s time for all ratepayers to publicly call a halt to the confrontational, divisive dynamics at play within the RM Council. It isn’t enough to be just attacking others - we need people who can work cooperatively toward real change, without personal motives. It’s time for Councillors who put self-interest before the interests of others and who perpetuate a destructive win/loose dynamic, to step aside. A change to proportional representation or a new model of self-government for resort hamlets will be meaningless if we don’t elect people who will change the spirit and behaviour of the RM Council for the better. Not voting as a form of protest is in reality giving up. If you don’t vote why should anyone care what you think? An informed voter is the best voter. Don’t just vote as someone else tells you. Help nominate good people, ask all candidates questions about how they will represent you and others. Determine any self-interests that compromise their ability to serve those who elect them. Seek out information on the implications of the decisions we’re being asked to make regarding proportional representation and self-government options. Support town-hall meetings and expect informed and impartial information sharing. October 24 will be here in no time. Check out the RM of McKillop’s web-site to ensure you are registered to vote and know your division. There is a prescribed process and time line for nominating candidates. Let’s all get involved, get informed and elect people who are committed to the principles of fairness, respect, informed decision making and getting win/win results. We’ve got some good people on the RM Council. Once the election is over let’s positively support the Reeve and Council members in their ongoing work. -John Labatt, Mohr’s Beach Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer Carbon offset questions Dear Premier Scott Moe I was thrilled to hear that you turned towards farmer Megz Reynolds’ invitation to take a seat in her harvest combine. Research shows that ‘turning towards’ is the best response. Turning towards is not giving in, but connecting to seek a positive outcome. Are either you or Megz aware of the “4 per 1000” initiative? It offers a positive climate change outcome. 4p1000.org explains carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere at a rate of that 4.3 billion tons per year. Soil contains 1,500 billion tons of carbon. By increasing the carbon in Making change happen in RM 220 The RM of McKillop is going through a rough time, and it’s clear things must change. The turnaround is painful, but the financial facts have to be faced within the rules the province gives us. I’ve already committed to changing the RM’s archaic financial planning calendar so we don’t ever again get caught in the budget mess we faced this year. There are also issues that are about things other than taxes. New staff: After only a few days since we parted ways with our former administrator, a very experienced administrator was in place on an immediate, temporary basis to keep RM business going. I think anyone who meets her will be pleased at her knowledge and her ability to cooperate to get things done. Both those qualities are what I’m looking for in the administrator position. Trailers: There has been a lot of negative feedback on bylaw enforcement relating to trailers. While bylaw enforcement is necessary, I agree with those who say the way we went about it was heavy handed and could have been handled better. Given that we are still looking at options to allow the use of trailers on residential lots, I’m proposing to Council that we find a way to reduce the impact of that bylaw. Can we provide a longer time line for people to adjust, or is there some other way? Whatever Council decides, I’ll be pressing for a decision that helps people trying to adapt to fair enforcement of our bylaws. For too many years, enforcement was weak and unfair, and it’s the RM’s duty to enforce its bylaws. But the thing we have to consider is that sometimes the way bylaws are enforced can make a big difference in peoples’ lives. EDITORIALS, LETTERS & OPINIONS the soil by “4 per 1000” (0.4%) per year, we can offset all our carbon emissions. This offset can be done by shifting to regenerative agriculture practices like no-till. Plus, regenerative agriculture has many benefits; increased food security, improved soil fertility, healthier food and environment, lower input costs, and reduced ocean acidification. A local farmer who practices regenerative agriculture gleefully counts his lower input costs, especially lower fuel costs. Individually, every bite we eat moves us towards or away from regenerative agriculture. Provincially, rather than turning against a carbon tax, would it be wiser to turn our province towards the “4 per 1000” solution? Defeating the carbon tax will not mitigate climate change. Committing to regenerative agriculture would move us towards mitigating climate change and could move us away from a carbon tax. If you have not investigated the “4 per 1000” initiative, please direct your Minister of Agriculture to do so. If you have, please share the results. -Nancy Carswell, Shellbrook, SK Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer City polling station: We need to look at the idea of a polling station in Regina for the October municipal election. A lot of people ask for it. The fact is that it also costs a lot of money. On the other hand, we want ratepayers to know that their participation in elections is important. Having Council explore this right away is a priority.1 Keeping the baby when the bathwater goes: We all know the expression “don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” Things in our RM that need changing should be changed, but we also have to be sure to protect the good things we have. As Reeve, I’m the one person at the Council table who is elected across the whole RM, not just in a division. That means I hear from people from every corner. What I hear is that residents love this RM for its unique lifestyle. We offer so much in our country spaces. But we are a wide range of people living in a wide variety of locations and lifestyles. So we need to cooperate to keep the rural qualities and lake shore lifestyles that we all enjoy in so many different ways. Getting better by building, not tearing down: One thing is clear: things can be better. There’s a lot to criticize when your taxes suddenly jump. How we deal with it all is important. I want to build something better. As a total community of ratepayers in this RM, we’ll achieve what’s important to us by building good things on the positive platform we already have in this very special place. - Reeve Howard Arndt, RM of McKillop #220 Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer Canada needs to more densely populated We need a larger internal market that would create economies of scale and further economic productivity growth Former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King once quipped, “If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography.” This has always been evidenced in Canada’s low national population density, esti- CONTINUES on PAGE 6
Vandalism at Bird Observatory The RCMP are investigating a serious case of vandalism at the Last Mountain Bird Observatory in LMRP. The incident occurred during the late evening of Saturday or the early hours of Sunday,August 25 and 26. The nature of the vandalism was not disclosed Anyone who may have witnessed unusual or suspicious activity at the park that weekend, or who may have information about the incident, are asked to contact the Southey - Strasbourg RCMP at 306-725-3520. RCMP officer suspended and charged On August 25, 2018, Stony Rapids RCMP received a complaint of an assault that occurred at a residence in Black Lake on August 24, 2018. As a result of the investigation, Brendin Feere has been charged with: Assault - Section 266 CC; Forcible Confinement - Section 279 CC; and Overcoming Resistance to Commission of Offence - Section 246 CC. Feere will make his first court appearance in Black Lake Court on September 19, 2018. Feere is an RCMP SPORTS RCMP REPORT Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 3, 2018 • lmtimes.ca constable at the Stony Rapids Detachment. He has less than two years of service with the RCMP. On August 25, 2018 he was suspended from duty and an RCMP code of conduct investigation was ordered. Break and enter On August 24, 2018 at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the North Battleford RCMP General Investigation Section and North Battleford Provost Section arrested a serving prisoner at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre in Alberta in relation to a Break and Enter and Robbery that occurred at a residence north of Edam on January 12, 2018. The prisoner was transported back to North Battleford and appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on August 27, 2018. Darian Jordan Meesto, (DOB: 1993- 10-31), is facing 6 charges in relation to this incident. Meesto’s next court appearance is on August 29, 2018. The investigation is ongoing. Can anyone hope to beat the Red Sox? Baseball fans are in for a thrilling September. It’s a foregone conclusion that the best team in baseball is the Boston Red Sox, but Major League Baseball’s constitution says playoffs must be played, and the TV networks insist on October games, so nine other teams will join the Red Sox with a chance at winning the World Series. But who will those nine teams be? Last year, the three division winners in each league were, on average, about 12 games ahead of their nearest rival, with only one close race in MLB’s six divisions (Boston by two games over the Yankees in the A.L. East). This year? Wow! There are tight races everywhere, and a few contenders that playoff viewers haven’t seen in a while. While Boston is a lock in the A.L. East, and Cleveland is going to easily reclaim the A.L. Central crown, a three-team battle is keeping fans in the A.L. West on the edges of their seats. Defending World Series champion Houston Astros are being chased by both surprising Oakland A’s — the hottest team in baseball in the past two months — and Seattle Mariners. All three divisional races in the National League were tight entering September and fans in about eight cities were in for some exciting stretch-drive baseball. Fans in Atlanta, Philadelphia and St. Louis, none of which had playoff ball in 2017, are gearing up for a terrific final month. Bottom feeders the last few years in the N.L. East, the Braves and Phillies are generating excitement with young teams that are peaking earlier than expected. Those two teams go head to head in seven of their final 11 games, while pre-season favourite Washington Nationals are languishing in third place. In the N.L. Central, St. Louis fired manager Mike Matheny in mid-July and the Cardinals have been on fire ever since, going 25-11 during one stretch under new boss Mike Shildt. The Cards were within a handful of games of the division-leading Cubs, with Milwaukee, the division front-runner most of the season, neck and neck with the Cardinals. Out west, L.A. Dodgers and their massive $194 million payroll (third-highest in baseball behind Boston and San Francisco) are anything but a lock to make the playoffs, even after acquiring superstar infielder Manny Machado from Baltimore at the trade deadline. The Dodgers sat third in late August, behind Arizona and Colorado, who were the NL’s two wildcard competitors last season. A lot of energy will be expended down the stretch, and the excitement level will be high, but can anyone really hope to prevent the Red Sox from winning their third World Series title in the past 15 years? Likely not, but they’ll have fun trying. RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “The Sunday Times recently ran a feature How to Get the Body of a Victoria’s Secret Angel, outlining specific diet and exercise tips. Being the star QB for the Patriots also works.” Former NHLer Stu Grimson, after a tweet reminisced that in 1995, the Rangers made Grimson an offer sheet worth five years at $2.5 million per and the RedWings matched it. “And both teams shoulda had their collective heads examined!” Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press, on Twitter: FROM THE SIDELINES BRUCE PENTON “it’s a little known fact that in Hell the background noise is an endless stream of callers to an open line radio show after the Bombers lose.” Golf Channel broadcaster Terry Gannon, covering a twosome at the LPGA event in Regina: “This is a well-balanced group — Angel Yin and Amy Yang.” Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Looking over the Warriors’ regular-season schedule, I was shocked and surprised. The NBA is going to make the Warriors play the regular season?” RJ Currie again: “Two things CFL receiver Duron Carter has in common with former U.S. president Jimmy Carter: Same surname; both have worked for peanuts.” Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “ESPN will not show the national anthem on ‘Monday Night Football’ because they don’t want to upset anyone. And yet they’re still going to show the Cleveland Browns?” Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Skittles has rolled out a special Marshawn Lynch-themed pack with candies coloured in Raiders silver and black. So what’s next — limited-edition Milk Duds for the Cleveland Browns?” Browns assistant coach Bob Wylie, on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks,’ on why he’s not a fan of modern training techniques: “We won two world wars without stretching.” Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca - Bruce Penton Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer. For all your collision repairs, glass repairs, and replacements, contact – We do Light Mechanical LORNE’S Collision Center Raymore, SK. SGI Accredited. Call Lorne Huber at 306-746-5800 or 306-746-5805 Open Monday thru Friday Sudden death and missing child During the course of a sudden death investigation on August 25, 2018, RCMP are looking for the public’s assistance in locating 7-year-old Greagan Geldenhuys of the Fort Qu’Appelle area. Greagan was last seen on August 24, 2018 during the afternoon in the Fort Qu’Appelle area. Greagan has blond hair and slim build. The identity of the deceased has been confirmed to be Tamaine Geldenhuys, a 47-year-old female from the Fort Qu’Appelle area. Tamaine is Greagan’s mother. Investigators believe Greagan was with his mother sometime before she was located deceased on the beach yesterday. Investigators have not found any evidence to support foul play in the death of Tamaine Geldenhuys at this time, and are treating the search for the 7 year old boy as a ‘recovery’ effort, presuming that he may have drowned. Disclaimer: RCMP news items are recieved from the RCMP Media Centre in Regina, after being submitted by the various RCMP detachments around the province. No local area RCMP detachment reports were received this week. Advanced DENTURE CLINIC Kerry Rodgers, D.D. Denturist Tel: 525-5200 1-888-723-1110 Fax: 525-3271 Email: smile4me@sasktel.net 4306 Dewdney Avenue Regina, SK S4T 1A8 (Dewdney & Lewvan) 5 00074621
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