LMT September 10 2018

More documents

Info

10 Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 10, 2018 • lmtimes.ca MINISTERIAL MESSAGES Act on What You Hear James 1: 19-21 says: Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. James’ words are strong and encouraging advice that we often do not heed. There are times when we hear people complain about government policies and perhaps we have also done it. We become anger and discouraged and speak out, often before we think what our words will say or the hurt they will bring. Perhaps James is giving us the advice to get involved, ask the questions, and be willing to listen with open ears. In our society today, the young people struggle with their identity, the every day life of fitting in. The pressures of measuring up and being told: you are the next generation to govern us, can you carry that load? We can be sensitive to their aspirations and help them create a society that is in tune with their dreams. Children go to bed hungry, and others are obese, children are without housing and parents. There are children who have only known refugee camps and the noise of guns. Have seen their parents and siblings die at the hands of the terrorists. As we sit in our peaceful surroundings, is there some small thing we can do to redress the balance of a world where this is happening to children. We live in a world where the ingredients that are put in our food to improve the taste can also compromise our health. We don’t always know if it is safe, and the use of chemicals is an every day occurrence on our food. We are small voices, but we can make a difference. Look at the man who took a company to task for the use of a chemical in his food and won. I believe the company is contesting the decision but he still made his voice known. He believed in the system and did not back down. Our prisons are filled to capacity, and there are those that believe the key should be thrown away. There are those that believe that they should not be educated or taught a trade while being incarcerated. We should work with those who believe that prison be less a place for punishment and more a community where prisoners are fitted for a new way of life. When they are released from prison they can be productive people in our society. Many things we can do as we listen and speak out for those who need our voice in their lives. We can visit the lonely at home, we can stand with those who are depressed or disillusioned. We can be a friend to those who have lost a loved one or a pet. We can give to church mission funds for the possibilities for health, employment and shelter. We can partner with the local community in supporting the vulnerable and lost. We believe that change is possible, Loving God. We will change. Amen. -Mary Anne Grand - layperson from Raymore United Church Prairie Valley School Division is Kind Setting the Stage for the 2018-2019 School Year Kindness is front and centre in the Prairie Valley School Division as staff and students head back to class this week to start the 2018-2019 school year. “Be kind to one another, because being kind is something we all can do,” said Director of Education Ben Grebinski in his opening address to administrators this year, making this the school division’s statement of purpose for the 2018-2019 school year. “There is a lot of hurt out there and I think the world needs a gentler approach. It’s our job to be kind.” Each year, Grebinski sets the stage with his statement of purpose. This year, his focus on kindness was formed through his work with the Division’s social workers, child and family support workers and other learning supports staff, who noted teaching kindness and empathy would be helpful in an inclusive school division like Prairie Valley. The direction has picked up steam across the Division with teachers and administrators alike sharing their gratitude for the direction. “So proud to work in a division that places kindness in the centre of all we do,” said Kelliher School Principal Lindy Olafson. The team at South Shore School in Regina Beach is already partnering with the community to create kindness rocks, which students hide around the community for others to find. “We had been thinking all summer about how we could bring more kindness to the classroom. When we found out that was the statement of purpose this year, we were elated,” said Nicole Young, the principal of South Shore School. “So we thought we would start the year off with a kindness initiative.” Students at that school spent time on their first day back painting kind messages on rocks that they later hid among the community for others to find and keep. Others in the Division have created bulletin boards showcasing the statement of purpose, while the learning supports team made up of child and family services workers, social workers, speech-language pathologists, psychologists and teachers also have big plans. They are preparing kindness messages for each school, information and activity packages for International Random Acts of Kindness Week and kindness boards in schools, which help guide student learning around being kind and empathetic. “We need to remind ourselves that we are here for others; no matter the role, everyone working in education impacts the lives of children and youth, from bus drivers and caretakers to teachers and administrators,” said Grebinski. “If we understood the hurt that exists in any given heart at any given time, we would never want to add to it.” -media release Subscribe for free at LMTIMES.CA CONTINUED from PAGE 6 was begun in 2017 with placement of markers on all the graves of World War I veterans in the Silton, Bulyea and Strasbourg area. Cemeteries visited to date include Silton, Marieton, Bulyea, East Mount, Strasbourg (Crescent Road), Old Strassburg and Ravineside. The markers, made of stainless steel, are designed with a poppy and “WW I”. Branch members placed these markers near the headstones of WW I veterans on graves in the area in the summers of 2017 and 2018. Silton Legion #33 will continue to make and erect these markers for deceased Veterans from these communities who took part in WW II. Our project will continue with deceased Veterans from conflicts and service to our country after WW II to present day. The markers have been produced by Ross Machine Shop. Community members are invited to help our Branch complete this project by contacting a Silton Legion #33 Branch member, Linda Glass at 306-725-4809 or Corey Nordal at 306-725-3799 with information about deceased family members buried at cemeteries. If we have inadvertently missed someone with our placement of markers to date, please make this known to any of the Branch members named. Please remember and commemorate the people from our communities, past and present, who served in the military and RCMP by supporting the Royal Canadian Legion and our local Branch activities. We are looking forward to our next year of activity which started with our local branch meeting on September 4, 2018. Silton Legion President Linda Glass with the 2017 Legion Track and Field participants from William Derby School. From left to right: Alyson Edwards, Benny Lee, Adam Mytopher, Linda Glass, Brayden Mytopher, and Courtney Decker. -submitted by Corey Nordal
Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 10, 2018 • lmtimes.ca Canola industry concerned When the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) released its proposed decision to phase out the outdoor use of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, two products used by canola growers to prevent damage caused by flea beetles, it caused more than a ripple of concern in the farm sector. It is not of course the first time a much used chemical has later been banned from use, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, being perhaps the most obvious one. It was developed as an agent prior to 1900, and was made available to the public in the United States for use in 1945. It was, over time, found to be having an environmental impact on birds such as the bald eagle, and was eventually banned in the U.S. around 1973, when the courts made a final ruling on its ban. Some might draw a rather straight parallel between DDT and neonics in the sense both are chemicals that research has suggested impacts species other than those its application seeks to control. There have been a number of reports where neonics are being blamed, at least in part, for the sudden decline in some bee populations. The canola sector is a key stakeholder in this debate as the chemicals are used for flea beetle control in the crop. To their credit they want science to be at the heart of whatever decision is made. But therein lies the heart of the concern as well. There have been bans placed in Europe, but the U.S. does not seem headed down that path. It would seem reasonable that all regulatory bodies have access to the same pure science, which means interpretation, or the comfort level with the potential risk is what drives decisions. And, it is the comfort zone of the risk involved here that seems key. There is risk in all things, from crossing the street to taking a shower. It understanding those risks and being comfortable the benefits outweigh them that is the key. AG NOTES CALVIN DANIELS It may well be neonics offer more risk than their continued use is worth. Then the question farmers face, and regulatory bodies won’t be answering, if what tool to control the pests are left to farmers? “The proposed decisions are of concern for the canola industry as a ban will reduce yield and increase the risks faced by growers. A study published in 2017 based on European growers’ experience without these products showed that growers faced an increased risk of insect damage, had lower yields and, as a result, seeded less canola. With more than 22 million acres of canola in Canada in 2018, banning these plant protection tools would have a dramatic impact,” noted a news release from the Canola Council of Canada. That would suggest limited options for control exist post ban, and that too presents its own risks. - Calvin Daniels Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer. NEW 306-731-1487 FOR 2018 OFFERING FULL SERVICE AND INSTALL. Water softeners, water purifiers, iron and manganese filters, taste and odor filters, water quality analysis, water, sewer and lift pumps, pressure systems and irrigation systems. Residential or commercial we have water treatment solutions for you! 11 Ford pre-tension As a prairie person all my life, I sometimes feel that I haven’t really lived. I have owned ten vehicles in 48 years, and not one of them was a pickup truck. The most popular vehicle in North America, if not the world, is the Ford F150. But it may not be number one forever. Right now it’s a huge headache for the company that Henry Ford started in Dearborn, Michigan more than a century ago. Two million of their F150’s are being recalled, and 340,000 of them were sold here in Canada. The reason is the seat belts that have a bit of a tendency to catch fire. Excuse me? It seems the vehicle manufacturers are always at war with the highway safety people, but it took a while to make the case about these much-loved trucks. In announcing the recall, Ford admitted that there have been 23 reports of smoke or fire linked to the seat belts in the F 150. Three of the trucks were basically destroyed. One owner in Grand Rapids Michigan reported that his truck burned up in a matter of minutes after a deer ran into the driver’s door. But the company is not aware of any deaths or injuries. Somehow that’s not a Taking it off Confession time in the era of “Me Too”. Half a century ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth and I was a student at the University of Manitoba, I was known to hang out occasionally in beer parlours where women were paid to take their clothes off. The good news is, it was a vice that I quickly outgrew, along with polyester suits and menthol cigarettes. Some of the guys called them ‘peeler bars’ and it’s a form of entertainment that seems to be quickly dying. All across Canada, the hospitality industry is changing. Besides the strippers, neighbourhood pubs used to be popular gathering places where you might socialize and dance to a promising new band. But crackdowns on drinking and driving and other factors including a ban on smoking have taken a toll. If it weren’t for VLT’s and break-open tickets, many of the remaining ‘locals’ on the prairies would most likely have to close their doors. Back to strip bars. The one prairie province where we were protected from such temptation was dear old Saskatchewan, thanks to a strange conspiracy of hospitality laws. Decades ago it was decided that dancers could shed their clothes, but customers message that I would classify as comforting or reassuring. What are called seat belt pre-tensioners are known to generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. That can ignite gases that are inside a support pillar between the front and rear seats, sometimes causing insulation and carpeting to catch fire. It turns out that these pre-tensioners were made by Takata of Japan, CURRIE’S CORNER ROGER CURRIE who are now out of business after their own horror stories about airbags. This recall will cost Ford about $140 million U.S. The Americans once had a President named Ford who was not related to Henry. His name was Gerry and when he moved into the White House after pardoning Richard Nixon, he smiled and said “I’m a Ford, but not a Model T”. Today he might be glad that he’s not a pickup truck. Happy motoring everyone. were not allowed to drink. The original motivation was mostly based on moral objections in the land of the bible belt, but as time went on the powers that be came up with new and more intriguing reasons for making sure everyone kept their clothes on. They said the industry was far too closely connected to organized crime, ‘the mob’ if you will. Then came the suggestion that allowing strip bars would encourage ‘human trafficking’. During his last term as Premier, before he headed off to the golden sunset of Swift Current, Brad Wall changed the rules to finally allow stripping and drinking in the same room, but he flip-flopped almost immediately, and things returned to what had gone before. Now, in 2018, it seems that almost nobody cares any more. - Roger Currie Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.
Page 1 and 2: TIMES Sign up! free digital edition
Page 3 and 4: NEWS BRIEFS Two Melfort residents f
Page 5 and 6: Missing boy’s body located On Sep
Page 7 and 8: Farmer’s Market at the park Last
Page 9: Nokomis Seniors news Last Mountain
Page 13 and 14: Last Mountain Times • Monday, Sep
Page 15 and 16: Monster Movies and Monster Jeeps Wi

LMT September 10 2018

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?