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Volume 111, No. 42 Established in 1908 Monday, September 24, 2018 

Circulation Est. 5000 

Inside 

News Briefs 

Page 3 

Government 

hikes CEO 

Salaries 

Page 4 

Fox’s Point 

Page 4 

RCMP report 

Page 5 

From The 

Sidelines 

Page 5 

Anniversary in 

Duval 

Page 7 

Nokomis social 

news 

Page 7 

Mental Health 

First Aid training 

Page 7 

APAS reaction 

Page 8 

Crop Report 

Page 8 

Local artist 

short-listed 

Page 10 

Lakeside 

Heritage 

Museum 

Page 10 

Council Reports 

Page 11 

Running in 

Bulyea 

Page 15 

Semans News 

Page 15 

Mark Cross HumboldtStrong 

Remembrance Tour 

First stop in Lumsden for exhibition game 

Hockey night in Lumsden was a 

special occasion for attendees 

of Thursday September 20th’s 

game. As readers will remember, a 

special memorial fund raiser event was 

held at the Lumsden Rink back in April 

in honour of the fallen associate coach 

of the Humboldt Broncos, Mark Cross. 

The rink paid respects to Cross again, 

by hosting the first game in a series 

of games put on by Cross’s university 

team, the York Lions. 

The games, dubbed the Mark Cross 

HumboldtStrong Remembrance Tour, 

were held from the 20th to the 23rd 

of September, in which the York Lions 

played against the University of Regina 

Cougars in Lumsden, the University of 

Calgary’s Calgary Dinos in Humboldt, 

and finally, the University of Saskatchewan 

and their team, the Huskies, in 

Saskatoon. 

Hundreds of people came to last 

Thursday evening’s game, which was 

also a fund raiser for the Mark Cross 

Fund created by York Athletics & 

Recreation. The game raised more than 

$4,500 for the fund. Members of the 

Cross family were in attendance, their 

presence honoured by allowing them 

to do the puck drop for the start of the 

game. 

Head Coach of the York Lions, Russ 

Herrington explained why the York 

Lions decided to put on these games. 

“We have two players on the team that 

Russ Herrington 

current head coach 

of the York Lions 

Men’s hockey team. 

Kaleb Dahlgren is 

one of the Survivors 

of the Humboldt 

Bus crash. Former 

friend and teammate 

of Mark Cross, 

he is currently playing 

for the York Lions 

as a non-contact 

forward. 

played with Mark, 

so for them in 

particular, these 

games hold extra 

meaning, but for 

the rest of the 

players, we talk 

a lot about Mark 

Cross in our 

program. He’s 

kind of the basis 

for everything we 

do, so this is an 

opportunity for 

them to make that 

connection with 

his family, with 

his hometown, 

his home province 

and kind of 

get a better idea 

of why Mark was 

the way he was. 

This was where he 

grew up, this was 

what molded him 

into being such a 

special individual, 

and it’s a real 

honour for all of 

us to be here and 

represent York. 

Terry Fox Run at Lockwood 

Starting lineup for the first period of York Lions vs. Cougars. from left to right - number 

21 Nick Zottl, number 20 Scott Feser, number 17 Reid Jackman, number 4 Jack Goranson, 

and number 8 Josh Lafrance. 

But more importantly to honour Mark, 

and the sport that he loved playing.” 

Cross’s former teammate and survivor 

of the Humboldt Bus crash, Kaleb Dahlgren, 

also attended the game. Dahlgren, 

who currently plays as a forward for the 

York Lions, explained what being present 

for the games meant to him. “Being 

here and honouring the 29 people, and 

especially Mark Cross.” He said, “I 

think just coming back to Saskatchewan 

to do that really means a lot and I am 

thankful for the opportunity to be here, 

and represent York University and the 

people involved in the accident.” 

The game started at 7:30 p.m. and 

ended at 10:00 p.m. with the first goal 

being scored by the York Lions in the 

first period, and then becoming tied by 

the Cougars only a few minutes later. 

The Lions took the lead again in the second 

period with a score of 2 - 1, but the 

Cougars tied it again at 2 - 2. The game 

was settled in overtime in a match of 3 

vs.3 with the Cougars winning the game 

with a score of 3 - 2. 

Members of the York Lions also 

attended a special event at William 

Derby School in Strasbourg, Mark’s 

hometown, on Thursday September 20, 

where they met with staff and students 

as part of their HumboldtStrong Remembrance 

Tour. 

-article and photos by Alec Konkel, 

reporter for Last Mountain Times. 

Ag Notes 

Digital Page 17 

Currie’s Corner 

Digital Page 17 

Outside 

Mon :10°C 

Tues :11°C 

Wed :08°C 

Thur :05°C 

Fri :03°C 

Sat :04°C 

Sun :06°C 

Forecasted high 

temperatures 

The 25th annual Lockwood Terry 

Fox Run saw 17 walkers take part. 

We were pleased to have the Brignall 

family, from Melfort, join us again 

this year. Heidi was raised at Lockwood 

and visits with her Dad, Reg 

and Collene Gerbrandt at Drake and 

takes in the Run. Also taking part was 

Lois Mortenson and granddaughter 

Laityn Hendry, of Nokomis, as well as 

the Morningstar and Dumanski girls, 

and Cheryl Hughes. Hilton Hughes on 

the left, at 91 plus years and Laityn 

Hendry at 8 years were our oldest and 

youngest participants. Great job!! 

Since we started holding the Terry 

Fox Run in Lockwood in 1993 we have 

raised in excess of $97,000. This is 

due to the support of our surrounding 

communities and also the support I 

receive from family and friends. We 

certainly couldn’t do it without all of 

you! 

Our faithful helpers again this year 

were Ann Hobman, Shirley Birtles 

and Lil James. Several neighbours 

dropped off their pledges and we had a 

lovely afternoon of visiting. 

As of September 20th, this year we 

have raised over $4,000 and I have a 

couple more pledges to come in, so we 

have another successful Run on the 

books. Thanks everyone ... hope to see 

you next year! 

-info and photo submitted 

Donna Morningstar 

Terry Fox stature in Ottawa

2 Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 24, 2018 • lmtimes.ca 

Lumsden Information Board – October 2018 

Presented by Lumsden Parks, Recreation and Culture 

731-2404 -- www.lumsden.ca 

Stay up to date with lumsdenanddistrictartscouncil@gmail.com 

Lumsden is a Part of Saskatchewan In Motion 

Do you participate in 60 mins. of activity a day ? 

Try Disc Golf at Lion’s Park… 

LHS Home Football Dates: Sept 28 and Oct 19 

Follow for Updates on Lumsden 

What’s on in Lumsden 

Town of Lumsden 

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Keep up to date on What’s on at the Lumsden Rink -- www-rectimes.com/lumsdenrink 

Thank-you Residents and Businesses 

for the Wonderful ScareCrow Displays 

Looking forward to the Festival in 2019 on September 21 st 

Would you like to be involved with the Festival in 2019 ? 

contact Chris at c.exner@lumsden.ca 

Lumsden Library -- 731-1431 / lumsdenlibraryprograms@hotmail.com 

Check out the new Library Location in the Legion Building 

Monday 1 – 4:30 & 5 – 8 pm 

Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm & 1 – 4 pm 

Wednesday 1 – 5:30 & 6 – 8 pm 

Saturday 9:30 to 12:30 pm to 1 to 4 pm

NEWS BRIEFS 

Legislation to support victims of ‘revenge 

porn’ 

Saskatchewan legislation has come into force creating 

new legal options for people whose intimate 

images have been shared without their consent. 

The amendments to The Privacy Act allow a 

person whose intimate image has been distributed 

without their consent to sue the person who distributed 

the image. It will also shift the onus of proof 

to the person that circulated the image, requiring 

them to show that they had a reasonable basis to 

conclude consent had been granted to do so. 

Additionally, the legislation removes the requirement 

that a lawsuit under The Privacy Act proceed 

only in the Court of Queen’s Bench. Plaintiffs will 

have the option to proceed with an action in either 

Small Claims or the Court of Queen’s Bench. This 

will permit plaintiffs in these cases to choose the 

less expensive and quicker small claims process, 

where they are claiming damages less than 

$30,000. 

These amendments complement and support 

amendments made to the Criminal Code in 2015 to 

address the distribution of intimate images without 

consent, and ensure that victims have equal 

opportunities for redress in both the criminal and 

the civil spheres of the justice system. 

The Saskatchewan Justice Victims Services 

Branch has been working with police-based victim 

services units and the Canadian Centre for Child 

Protection Inc. to educate the public about the 

options available to them in the event their intimate 

images are shared without consent. 

Sask. Party sell-off continues 

“Despite the public’s outrage at the slow sell-off 

of our province’s valuable Crowns, the Sask. Party 

government is pushing ahead with the sale of two 

publicly owned gas plants to a private, out-of-province 

company for $31.3 million. Saskatchewan’s 

publicly owned Crown Corporations were built by 

Saskatchewan people, for Saskatchewan people. 

They’re a proud pillar of our economy, delivering 

vital public services at affordable rates. But the 

Sask. Party has shown through their actions that 

we simply can’t trust them with our Crowns,” said 

NDP SaskEnergy Critic Nicole Rancourt. “Again 

Last Mountain Times • Monday, September 24, 2018 • lmtimes.ca 

and again, they’ve failed to be transparent about 

how they’re managing our Crowns. They sold off 

STC just a few months after telling voters it was 

safe. They won’t tell us how much they got for our 

STC assets, and now they’re selling off key SaskEnergy 

assets.” 

Last week, Rancourt delivered a letter to Minister 

of SaskEnergy Bronwyn Eyre seeking information 

over how and why this sale is being pursued. Specifically, 

the NDP is asking: what was the sale price for 

the Kisbey and Coleville gas plants? In the last ten 

years, how much did SaskEnergy invest to maintain 

and upgrade each plant? What was the most recent 

assessment of value for the plants? 

“The most important question we’re asking on 

behalf of the people of Saskatchewan is, does this 

government plan to sell any other SaskEnergy 

assets? Minister Eyre and the Sask. Party need to 

be honest about their plans for our Crowns,” added 

Rancourt. “Our Crown Corporations keep Saskatchewan 

strong. We can’t let the Sask. Party keep 

carving them up and selling them off behind closed 

doors.” 

Transport Canada speeds up removal 

Last week, the federal Minister of Transport, 

accelerated the timeline for removing the least 

crash-resistant rail tank cars for crude oil and other 

dangerous goods by issuing Protective Directive 39. 

The new timelines phase out unjacketed (without 

a layer of thermal protection) CPC 1232 tank cars 

that transport crude oil 17 months early, from April 

1, 2020 to November 1, 2018; and phase out DOT 

111 tank cars and unjacketed CPC 1232 tank cars 

that carry condensates (other highly volatile flammable 

liquids) over six years early, from April 30, 

2025 to January 1, 2019. 

These measures, combined with other rail safety 

actions taken by the Government of Canada are 

said to further enhance public safety by continuing 

to remove as quickly as possible the least crash 

resistant tank cars from service. 

The Minister also announced support for an 

industry-led crude oil and condensate tank car 

working group that will make recommendations to 

Transport Canada on advancing the timelines for 

the phase out of jacketed—with a layer of thermal 

protection—CPC 1232 tank cars. 

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EDITORIALS, LETTERS & OPINIONS 

Government hikes CEO Salaries 

...while asking teachers to accept 

less 

Recent media coverage raises some fundamental 

questions about the current government’s approach 

to bargaining, wages and Crown executive remuneration. 

It seems while our Education Minister was asking 

teachers to accept pay cuts, Crown CEOs were 

getting raises of anywhere from 16 to 26 percent. 

Teachers have every right to be upset about this. 

They were sold a bill of goods about how everyone 

was going to help out during tough times. Meanwhile, 

top Crown corporation executives were 

laughing all the way to the bank. 

I also challenge public comments by Education 

Minister Gord Wyant, who claimed he was ready 

to abandon the demand for teacher wage rollbacks, 

following a series of meetings in May. 

Nothing could be further 

from the truth. That offer 

was never made because 

if it was, the government’s 

bargaining team would have 

changed its demands — and 

they didn’t. In fact, as the 

arbitrator said himself on 

page 28 of his recent report, 

the government stuck to 

its wage rollback demands 

right up until the end of 

bargaining and throughout the arbitration hearings. 

Asking teachers to take less while at the same 

time letting others raid the treasury is simply 

wrong. Teachers have every right to be angry. 

-Patrick Maze, Saskatchewan Teachers’ 

Federation President 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer 

NEWS 

Enhancements coming to Fox’s Point 

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reporting requirements, be willing to take additional training as required and have 

exceptional customer service skills. Class 3 license would also be an asset but not 

necessary. 

As was outlined in a recent public 

forum hosted by the Saskatchewan 

Wildlife Federation in Bulyea, visitors 

to the area known as Fox’s Point at 

Last Mountain Lake can look forward 

to enhancements that will promote 

public use under a new management 

plan between the Saskatchewan Wildlife 

Federation, the RM of McKillop, 

and the East Shore Wildlife Federation. 

A beloved area for swimming and 

water sports, Fox’s Point is also one 

of the only sites on Last Mountain 

Lake suitable for offshore fishing for 

species such as northern pike and 

walleye, making it a key destination 

for visitors to the area. 

The enhancement plan includes establishment of an advisory council and development of a work plan 

to include site clean-up, controlled barriers, and garbage disposal. Re-vegetation to native grasses would 

be undertaken where needed to ease erosion, trail management, and signage will pay tribute to the early 

settlers in the area, as well as signage in acknowledgement of the contribution of the RM of McKillop and 

to discourage off-road ATV use, and to allow for the walking paths. 

“Ultimately, our goal is to ensure the establishment, in perpetuity, of access to Fox’s Point for the enjoyment 

of this and future generations of outdoor enthusiast” said Darrell Crabbe, Executive Director of the 

SWF. 

This new agreement will improve the experience of visitors to this area, and help keep the site enjoyable 

in years to come. The SWF anticipates beginning these enhancements in the spring of 2019. For more 

information on the plan, contact the SWF central office at 306-692-8812. 

-Chelsea Walters, Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation 

Please submit cover letter with resume and references via 

email at gm@lastmountaincoop.ca, ; fax (306) 746-4434 or drop off at the 

Administration office in Raymore. Applications close October 5, 2018.

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision 

At approximately 7:45 pm on 

September 18th, Kerrobert RCMP 

responded to a report of a single 

vehicle rollover, approximately 

5 miles east of Highway 21, on 

Pipeline Road. A 59-year-old 

male from Dodsland was pronounced 

dead on the scene. 

Initial investigation reveals 

the pickup truck, being driven 

by the deceased, was eastbound 

on Pipeline Road when it left 

the road entering the ditch on 

the south side of the road. The 

steep ditch caused the vehicle to 

roll, and the lone occupant of the 

vehicle was ejected. The name of 

the deceased will not be released 

at this time. 

A collision analyst attended the 

scene, and the investigation into 

the collision is continuing. 

Traffic accident death 

On Thursday, September 20 at 

approximately 4 p.m., Broadview 

RCMP, along with Broadview Fire 

Department and Whitewood Ambulance, 

responded to a report of 

a two vehicle collision on a gravel 

road in the RM of Elcapo. Initial 

investigation determined a westbound 

pick-up truck was struck 

by a northbound tractor trailer 

unit that was hauling gravel. The 

lone occupant and driver of the 

pickup, a 71 year-old male, was 

ejected from the vehicle. Members 

on scene attempted lifesaving 

measures until EMS arrived. 

He was later declared deceased 

at the Broadview Hospital. The 

driver and lone occupant of the 

tractor trailer unit did not report 

any injuries. At this time, there 

SPORTS 

RCMP REPORT 

is no evidence to suggest alcohol 

was a factor in this collision. 

The investigation remains 

ongoing with the assistance of a 

Traffic Reconstructionist and the 

Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service.. 

Investigating a pair of ATM 

thefts 

Nipawin/Smeaton RCMP 

are currently investigating two 

separate incidents involving 

ATM thefts in the area. On the 

early morning of September 

13th, police responded to an 

alarm coming from a financial 

institution in Choiceland, Saskatchewan. 

Members observed 

extensive damage to the exterior 

of the building and an abandoned 

vehicle on scene. 

Initial investigation has determined 

that the abandoned vehicle 

had been stolen from a neighbouring 

business. This vehicle 

was observed ramming into the 

side of the financial institution in 

what appears to be an attempt to 

damage or steal the ATM inside 

the lobby. A review of the surveillance 

footage shows that after 

the vehicle was used to cause the 

damage, a male suspect entered 

the lobby. This male is described 

as wearing a light coloured 

sweater with a small logo on the 

upper left chest area, dark pants 

and gloves. The suspect had his 

hood up and his face was partially 

covered. Security footage 

shows the male making attempts 

to cause damage to the ATM but 

then fled on foot without obtaining 

anything from the ATM. 

In the early morning of September 

16th, police were dispatched 

to an alarm coming from a 

Rookie stars Acuna, Soto 

shining for Braves, Nats 

Baseball’s young stars 

are shining brighter 

every year. 

Next year, say most experts, 

Toronto Blue Jays’ slugging 

prospect Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., 

will be the majors’ best rookie. 

Meanwhile, there’s a dandy battle 

for this season’s rookie of the year 

unfolding in the National League, 

as two future superstars with 

Hall of Fame credentials already, 

are having phenomenal first-year 

campaigns. 

Juan Soto, a leftfielder with 

Washington Nationals who didn’t 

play his first game until May 20 

and who won’t turn 20 until Oct. 

25, already has 20 home runs. 

He stands third behind current 

team-mate Bryce Harper and a 

Red Sox star from the late 1960s, 

Tony Conigliaro, for most homers 

hit by a teen-ager. Conigliaro had 

24. 

His main opponent for top 

rookie is Atlanta Braves’ leftfielder 

Ronald Acuna, Jr., who has 

played a key role in lifting the 

Braves to top spot in the National 

League East. 

Acuna, 10 months older than 

Soto, came up to the Braves in 

late April and already leads the 

team in homers with 25 (in only 

365 at-bats). His slugging stats 

project to a 41-homer season if 

extrapolated to a full 162-game 

season. 

Acuna, according to MLB.com, 

is not only getting rookie-ofthe-year 

love, but some baseball 

people are suggesting he may get 

more than a few votes for Most 

Valuable Player, even though he 

will wind up playing no more 

than 110 games. His 25 homers 

put him into exclusive company 

— only the seventh player under 

the age of 21 to bash at least 25 in 

a season. The first six to do so — 

Eddie Mathews, Orlando Cepeda, 

Al Kaline, 

Conigliaro, 

Frank Robinson 

and Mel 

Ott — are all 

in the Hall 

of Fame, 

according to 

MLB.com. 

MVP talk 

may be 

foolish for 

someone 


financial institution in White Fox, 

Saskatchewan. Members attended 

and noted extensive damage 

to the exterior and interior of the 

building and that the ATM had 

been removed from the lobby. 

A review of the surveillance 

footage showed a white Dodge 

truck backing into the lobby of 

the building. The suspect then 

secured the ATM to the truck 

and forcefully removed it before 

fleeing the scene in an unknown 

direction. The suspect was again 

wearing a light coloured sweater 

with a small logo on the upper 

left chest area, dark pants and 

gloves. The suspect had his hood 

up and his face was partially 

covered. It was determined that 

the truck used in this particular 

incident had been stolen from a 

dealership located in Nipawin. 

Extensive patrols were made but 

the suspect vehicle has not been 

located. The stolen vehicle is 

described as a 2018 white Dodge 

Ram with Saskatchewan license 

plate 819 KXE. 

Theft of cattle panels 

On September 10th, 2018, 50 

fence panels were stolen from oil 

well site North of Maidstone and 

on September 11th, 2018, another 

20 fence panels were stolen from 

north of Lashburn. Persons involved 

are operating in the early 

morning hours after midnight. 

Since late 2014 there have been 

at least 13 occurrences where significant 

amounts of these panels 

have been stolen from communities 

surrounding Lloydminster. 

FROM THE 

SIDELINES 

BRUCE PENTON 

playing only 

two-thirds of 

a season, but 

Acuna has 

been the best 

Brave during 

the past 

month, when they broke open a 

close NL East race to establish 

a big lead over the Phillies and 

Washington for the division 

crown. As first baseman Freddie 

Freeman has slumped of late, 

Acuna and fellow rookie Ozzie 

Albies have carried the Braves to 

lofty heights. 

With young stars like Acuna, 

Soto and Guerrero, baseball’s 

future is in great hands. 

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Anniversary in Duval 


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The 100th Anniversary of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Duval, Saskatchewan 

was held on July 29, 2018. We had a wonderful celebration in the Community 

Hall for about 200 people. The hall was chosen for this celebration as it is much 

more accessible for everyone. The bathrooms and kitchen are in the basement 

at the church. Everything is on one floor at the hall. We were able to accommodate 

everyone in this facility where at the church we would have had people 

standing or sitting outside. 

The service began with the Tone Chime Choir playing “This is The Day” – a 

very upbeat piece of music. Then our little choir with large spirit, sang. We had 

our choir director from Estevan, for this number. Only 8 people but we made a joyful noise unto the Lord. 

We then welcomed everyone and began our church service. We were blessed to have Pastor Dennis Lueck 

(left) lead the worship and our Bishop Sid Haugen (right) give the message. We had a communion service 

open to everyone who attended the celebration. 

The Lord’s Prayer was shared in German and 

English, recognizing the first 45 years of ministry 

in German. Several former members and pastors 

came back to Duval to help us with this celebration. 

The choir sang a choral benediction. 

We had a new sign created and put in our “old” 

information board outside the church. We had it 

dedicated after the worship. This gave our kitchen 

crew time to get the meal ready. A Lutheran function 

is nothing without food or so it would seem! It 

was like the feeding of the 5,000, oh, sorry it was 

only about 200 but there was no shortage of food. 

Leftovers are good! 

The oldest member of our congregation, Minnie 

Hilderman cut the cakes that had pictures of the 

original church and the church after it was moved 

and revamped. 

We had a tent set up outside to provide shade 

and an extra space to enjoy the day. Much visiting 

was done. People also had a chance to visit the 

St. Paul and Zion cemeteries in the country. The 

St. Paul cemetery is adjacent to the former site of 

the church building. This celebration was another 

milestone in our history, and we had a lapel pin 

made to commemorate 100 years. 

Thank you to everyone who attended and/or 

took part in any way. Thanks be to God. 

-article by Donna Kelln, photos by Alex Juras 

Nokomis social news 

On Thursday, Sept. 13th, Marvin Gilbertson, Lylie herman, Hazel Chute and I motored into Regina to 

spend the afternoon with Barrie McClughan. It was a wonderful visit. Barrie still misses Nokomis and all 

her friends. She sends her best wishes to everyone. 

On Friday, Sept. 14th, Sylvia and Paul Kuntz drove to Saskatoon to attend Paul’s nephew Jessi Kuntz’s 

football game. Jessi plays with the Saskatoon University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The game was against 

the Calgary Dinos. Jessi’s parents Dave and Terri Kuntz, brother Tanner, aunt and uncle Gail and Doug 

Monk, all of Calgary, drove out for the game as well. In addition, his uncle Gerry Kuntz and friend Toni of 

Regina attended the game. Always nice to have a ‘family cheering section’! 

Hazel Chute, myself, and Bob and Blandina Pilkey of Dafoe were dinner guests of Lorna and Merv Sigstad 

of Quill Lake on Sept. 17th. 

With the cold damp weather this past week, harvest has been put on hold. Earlier, everyone was wishing 

for rain, now we need some sun! 

-Ilene Harding, Nokomis 

Mental Health First Aid training 

The Community Fund for Mental Health First Aid launched September 

10th 

Regina–The Do More Agriculture Foundation and Farm 

Credit Canada want to equip Canadian agricultural communities 

with the tools and know-how to support each other’s 

mental health and wellness. 

The Community Fund for Mental Health First Aid launched 

September 10 and will provide funding for individuals interested 

in organizing a Community Mental Health First Aid certification 

course in agricultural communities across the country. 

Mental Health First Aid is a program provided by the Mental 

Health Commission of Canada, which teaches participants how 

to recognize the symptoms of a mental health crisis and how 

to offer assistance until professional help can be obtained. In 

the two-day course, participants learn how to provide aid to a 

person having a panic attack, support someone who lives with 

depression and anxiety, and intervene when signs of suicidal 

ideation are present. 

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Federal Livestock Tax 

Deferral not large enough 

The Agricultural Producers Association 

of Saskatchewan says that the area 

covered by last week’s announcement of 

a Federal Livestock tax deferral is not 

large enough. 

“Livestock producers in large areas 

of Saskatchewan are being forced to 

consider the sale of livestock due to poor 

pastures, lack of hay and water due to 

drought,” explained APAS President 

Todd Lewis. “The areas that are eligible 

for the 2018 Livestock Tax Deferral do 

not include all of the affected producers.” 

Lewis goes on to explain that eligible 

Crop Report 

For the period September 11 

to 17, 2018 

A wet and cool week stalled most 

harvest operations in the province. 

Sixty-two per cent of the crop is now 

in the bin, according to Saskatchewan 

Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. The 

five-year (2013-2017) average is 53 per 

cent for this time of year. Twenty-six per 

cent of the crop is now swathed or ready 

to straight-cut. 

Rain fell over the majority of the province, 

with the largest amounts being 

reported in the central and northern 

regions. Many areas in these regions recorded 

more than 30 mm of rain. Snow 

was reported in the northwest region. 

Harvest is most advanced in the 

southwest region, where 86 per cent of 

the crop is now combined. The southeast 

region has 84 per cent combined, 

the west-central 57 per cent and the 

east-central region 55 per cent. The 

northeast region 

has 29 per cent 

combined while 

the northwest 

region has 17 per 

cent combined. 

areas for the Tax Deferral program that 

were identified in the announcement today 

do not include regions which clearly 

suffered from drought over the last two 

years, particularly in the western and 

south-eastern areas of Saskatchewan 

“The areas in Saskatchewan that have 

received sufficient moisture do not have 

enough surplus feed to make up for 

feed shortages, which seriously restricts 

the ability of producers to find alternate 

sources. This is why we had asked 

Federal Minister MacAulay to declare all 

Saskatchewan producers eligible for the 

deferral,” Lewis added. 

Lewis concluded that he hoped the 

Federal Department of Agriculture 

would act promptly to revise their areas 

of eligibility. 

-media release 

Ninety-six per cent of lentils, 95 per 

cent of field peas, 78 per cent of durum, 

50 per cent of spring wheat, 44 per cent 

of canola and 25 per cent of flax has now 

been combined. 

Across the province, topsoil moisture 

conditions have improved. Cropland 

topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent 

surplus, 40 per cent adequate, 37 per 

cent short and 19 per cent very short. 

Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture 

is rated as 31 per cent adequate, 38 per 

cent short and 31 per cent very short. 

Limited rainfall throughout many 

regions of the province has pasture 

conditions rated as 14 per cent in good 

condition, 23 per cent in fair condition, 

36 per cent in poor condition and 27 per 

cent in very poor condition. 

The majority of crop damage was due 

to lodging and rain causing quality loss. 

SaskPower says there were two reported 

cases of farm machinery contacting 

electrical equipment over the last week, 

bringing the total in September to eight. 

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Storing wet grain this fall 

Minimize risk of spoilage 

Given the recent and widespread rain, 

snow, and cool temperatures experienced 

across the grain belt, Prairie 

Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) 

is reminding producers of a number of 

recommendations to help them minimize 

the risk of spoilage of wet grain 

stored in bins. 

“We know producers are very concerned 

about the moisture content of 

their crops going into the bin,” said Dr. 

Joy Agnew, project manager of Agricultural 

Research Services at PAMI. “This 

has been an area of much research at 

PAMI and although some of our multiyear 

projects are still ongoing, the data 

we have already collected on the use of 

heat in grain drying can be used by producers 

to minimize losses in wet years 

like this.” 

Adding supplemental heat to natural 

air drying involves two basic steps, she 

said. The first is to use the heat to draw 

moisture out of the grain and into the air 

that is in the pockets between kernels, 

and then use moderate airflow rates to 

move that moist air out of the bin. 

“A lot of our research has centered on 

wheat and canola but the physics apply 

across the board to any crop,” said Agnew. 

“For every 10° C you can increase 

the temperature of the air going into the 

bin, you cut the relative humidity in half. 

That means you can turn a cold, miserable, 

drizzly day into perfect drying 

weather.” 

The following are some basic recommendations 

for improving results and 

reducing risk when storing wet grain. 

1. The air moving through the bin 

needs to be at least 10-15° C for optimal 

drying potential and should not exceed 

20-30° C to avoid high grain temperatures 

that can initiate spoilage. 

2. Use a fan with an airflow rate of at 

least 0.75 cubic feet per minute (CFM) 

per bushel. Anything lower could result 

in heating of the grain, which can initiate 

spoilage. And, the higher the temperature 

increase of the air going into 

the bin, the more CFMs are required. 

With supplemental heating, hotter air 

is not necessarily better as you need to 

match your target temperature with your 

fan capacity. If you don’t know your fan 

capacity (CFM per bushel), go to pami. 

ca/storage to learn how to measure or 

estimate your airflow. 

3. Ensure there is adequate ventilation 

at the top of the bin to allow moist air to 

escape. That means one square foot of 

ventilation space per 1,000 CFM. Some 

bin and fan manufacturers are producing 

fans specifically designed to move air 

out of the tops of bins. 


4. Rotate the bin contents frequently 

(every few days) by removing at least 

one-third from the bottom and auguring 

it back in the top. 

5. Monitor the conditions in the bin. 

Ideally, the moisture content should be 

monitored but, at a minimum, monitor 

the temperature in the bin. When using 

supplemental heat, the drying rate is 

considerably faster than with no heat, so 

keep a close eye on grain conditions to 

prevent over-drying. 

6. The size of the heater should be 

based on the desired temperature increase 

(which depends on the ambient 

temperature and the target temperature) 

and the airflow rate from the fan, keeping 

in mind the minimum air flow rate of 

0.75 CFM per bushel. 

7. Consider investing in thermostatic 

controls for heaters. The more consistent 

the air temperature going into the bin, 

the more effective the drying will be. 

8. Heat transfer efficiency is important. 

Properly designed systems that are 

appropriate for the bins and fans are 

best, and setting up the system properly 

is key to efficiency and effectiveness. 

9. The target temperatures mentioned 

above are valid for the fall season but 

when the outside temperature drops 

below about -5° C, the temperature of air 

going into the bin should be reduced to 

prevent damp grain from freezing to the 

sides of the steel bin. 

10. When the grain is almost dry, turn 

off the heat and cool the grain to below 

15° C. Cooling the grain will result 

in some additional moisture removal 

(ranging from approximately 0.5% to 

2%). 

Agnew cautioned producers to use 

care hooking up heating and electrical 

systems to grain bins as they pose potential 

safety risks. She also noted that 

the main difference among the heating 

options (propane, natural gas, indirect 

hydronic, etc.) is operating cost and 

ease of use. Direct fired heating systems 

do add moisture to the air entering the 

bin, but the amount of water added is 

negligible compared to the water being 

removed from the bin. 

PAMI’s on-going research on this topic 

will better define the minimum airflow 

rates for use with supplemental heating, 

the drying rates with different target 

temperatures, and the energy efficiency 

and operating costs of different supplemental 

heating systems. Interim results 

will be available in 2019 and the study 

wraps up in 2020. This research is funded 

by SaskWheat and SaskCanola. 


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Local artist short-listed 

The Saskatchewan Arts Board recently announced the three 

artists who have been short-listed for the 2018 RBC Emerging 

Artist Award. And, one of those artists is Carol Rose Daniels, of 

Regina Beach. 

In less than a decade, Carol Rose Daniels has established 

herself as an artist and writer of note. She was published in 

several anthologies between 2008 and 2004. Her debut novel, 

Bearskin Diary (2015), has received provincial and national 

recognition. It was selected as the winner in First Nation Communities 

READ, where a jury of librarians from First Nation 

public libraries in Ontario selected it from more than 50 titles 

submitted by Canadian publishers. It received the Periodical 

Marketers of Canada Aboriginal Literature Award, was 

short-listed for three 2016 Saskatchewan Book Awards and was 

a selected work in CBC’s Turtle Island Reads. 

Carol’s first book of poetry, Hiraeth (2018), is also receiving 

national attention, including making CBC Books’ list of six 

Canadian books to read in May. Her second novel, Narrows of 

Carol Rose Daniels 

Fear, will be released in 2019. She is currently working on a 

third novel,Bone China, which has already been picked up by Nightwood Editions. 

She has read her work at literary events throughout Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario 

and the Northwest Territories. Her visual artwork has been exhibited in art galleries across Saskatchewan 

and northern Canada. A CD of women’s drum songs, on which Carol was featured, was recently nominated 

for a Prairie Music Award. 

Carol is Cree and Chipewyan with roots in Sandy Bay. A multi-disciplinary artist, she shares her storytelling, 

singing, drumming and visual art in schools, libraries, community centres and children’s festivals 

across the province. Before pursuing art on a full-time basis, Carol was a journalist for more than 30 

years, working in television and radio at APTN, CTV and CBC. Other Saskatchewan nominees are Lisa 

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Sadly, on May 15, 2018, 

Regina Beach lost one of its 

founding members of the 

Lakeside Heritage Museum, 

Lyle Seed. Lyle had always 

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the Regina Beach Community, 

sitting on several 

boards as a member or 

leader, but nowhere did he 

feel more passionate then 

working with his friends 

at the Lakeside Heritage 

Museum of Regina Beach. 

Lyle continually reminded 

us all of the importance of 

Lakeside Heritage Museum Board of Directors members at the presentation with 

Judy Seed and Stephen Hordos of Hordos Insurance. 

conserving, protecting, and displaying information from our past and preserving our rich heritage. Lyle 

recognized and promoted the need to help future generations comprehend their history and recognize the 

lives and achievements of those who came before us. Whenever he could, and to whoever would listen, Lyle 

stressed the importance for all of us to document, collect and share. That’s indeed what Lyle loved to do. 

Lyle was instrumental in the founding of the Lakeside Heritage Museum and was the first President on 

their Board of Directors. Following six years of planning, on Saturday July 24, 2004, Site 1 of the museum 

opened its doors under his leadership. For the next several years, Lyle continued his efforts along side a 

small group of like-minded community members. Together they searched out cottages and buildings in the 

area that had been destined for sale or demolition. After accessing each, they moved each building onto 

the museum site, restored them, furnished them with period furniture, and then opened each to display 

the historical items of interest. To date the Sunshine Cottage, The Glen Cottage, St. Bartholomew’s Anglican 

Church, and brand new build for additional artifacts have been realized. 

Upon Lyle’s passing, he requested of his wife Judy, that his personal license plate collection, dating back 

to the first license plate ever made, be donated to the Museum. In Lyle’s honou, to complete the collection, 

Stephen Hordos, of Hordos Insurance donated the 2018 license plate in Lyle’s name. In addition, his family 

of community friends from the Regina Beach Leisure Time Club also purchased a 2018 collector plate for 

Lyle’s wife, Judy Seed who has also been instrumental working along side Lyle since the beginning, and 

continues to do so. The entire collection is now mounted proudly in the Lakeside Heritage Museum for all 

to enjoy. 

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Strasbourg Town Council 

Sept 19th meeting notes 

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Strasbourg Council met on Wednesday evening 

last week, a break from their usual fixed meeting 

date of the second Wednesday of the month. 

This was the first council meeting for newly-elected 

councillor Lorne Gottselig, a longtime 

Strasbourg resident and teacher at William Derby 

School. Gottselig was elected in the September 5th 

by-election held to fill the council seat that became 

vacant upon the passing earlier this year of councillor 

Lance Cornwell. There were 186 votes cast 

in the by-election; Gottselig received 152 votes 

and challenger Bo Black (former Town Foreman) 

received 34 votes. The timing of the by-election was 

dictated by provincial law, so Gottselig will have to 

seek re-election in the upcoming October municipal 

elections. 

Administrator Jennifer Josephson provided a 

brief financial update, reporting revenue of $79,697 

for the month ending August 31st; and expenses of 

$122,128. Josephson noted that the August revenue 

numbers are somewhat low due to the fact that th 

bulk of the property tax revenue was received in 

June when people were taking advantage of the 

early payment discount. She also reported that the 

Town has received notice from SaskEnergy that it 

will begin receiving the Grant in Lieu of Taxes payment 

again starting in December. Prior to the grant 

being taken away by the provincial government, 

the Town had been receiving about $35,000 a year 

from the grant. Josephson also reported that the 

Water & Sewer allocation in the Town’s budget has 

been depleted due to recent repair work, and the 

upgrades at the water treatment plant. 

Several councillors reported on meetings or 

events they had attended since the last meeting. 

Councillor Eisler has attended a Rec. Board meeting, 

and reported that they would like the Town to 

level an area at the Museum site to flood to make an 

outdoor rink; there was a discussion about ceiling 

repairs at the Community Hall, and it was decided 

that the ceiling would be painted rather than stippled, 

in order to make future repairs less expensive; 

Councillor Josephson reported on attending an 

Asset Management Workshop to learn about setting 

up a comprehensive asset management program 

for the Town, and noted that it was very helpful for 

budget planning, etc. and a lot more work will be 

required to build a useful database of the Town’s 

assets, their value and current condition. The Town 

received a $30,000 grant from the Federation of 

Canadian Municipalities in order to develop the 

Asset Management system, which will be mandatory 

in order to qualify for future government grants. 

Councillor Gottselig noted that the York University 

Hockey Team and staff would be making a presentation 

at WDS in honour of Mark Cross, who perished 

in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash this past 

April. Mayor Schapansky reported that things seem 

to be back on track at the Water Treatment Plant 

upgrade project, with the contractor now having 

poured the floor for the new reservoir, and planning 

to pour the concrete for the walls before monthend. 

The project is coming in almost a year late due 

to unforeseen complications with the construction 

project. 

Council also discussed sending representatives 

to MLDP (Municipal Leadership Development 

Program) public relations course on November 

20; ordering business cards for staff and councillors; 

doing a pre-budget survey of ratepayers; the 

upcoming Development Levy meeting with Walker 

Projects, G&L Developments and Town representatives 

on the evening of Sept. 25th; and the continuing 

development of Community Hall bylaw and key 

policy. Under ‘old business’ council discussed the 

potential provisions of a new rental agreement for 

permitting RM220 continued use of the Town Shop 

(Oct, 2018 through April 30, 2019) pending the 

RM’s development of new shop space. 

Under ‘new business’, council reviewed the 

current internal and external committee appointments, 

and agreed to add new council Gottselig to 

the Scholarship Committee; the Hall Board; and the 

Protection Services Committee, pending further 

review after the municipal elections. Council also 

agreed to advertise the Tax Enforcement - Land in 

Arrears list; approved property tax abatements on 

the property where a house and outbuildings have 

been demolished to make way for a truck and car 

wash on the west side of Highway 20 ($280), and 

for the property where the Burger Barn used to be 

located ($265); and agreed to a ‘parcel tie’ request 

for 204 and 206 Blackstock Street. 

Foreman Tyler Hilderman provided a verbal 

update on maintenance activities, noting that the 

Town is expecting the delivery of a backhoe from 

Brandt Industries in early October, and that the 

Town is planning to install a culvert at the west end 

of Mountain Street (main street) where the street 

meets Highway 20, with permanent repair of the 

street surface to be done next spring. 

-editor 

Nokomis 

Council 

Sept. 19th meeting 

notes 

Nokomis Council met for their 

regular third Wednesday of the 

month meeting last week, and 

dealt with a length agenda of 

house-keeping items and new 

business. 

Administrator Tanya Zdunich 

gave a financial update, as of 

August 31, reporting revenue 

of $16,613 including $12,426 

from the government’s ‘new 

deal’ grant; $568 from retail 

water sales, and $660 from Hall 

rental fees. Expenses for the 

month of August were reported 

as $341,912, the bulk of which 

was a payment to KC Ventures 

contracting from Raymore for 

work on the new town water 

line ($208,545). The Town will 

receive $156,409 back from 

senior governments as part of 

the shared funding program 

for the water line. Other major 

expenditures were $40,884 for 

paving and dust-treatment work; 

and $26,297 to renew the Town’s 

property insurance. 

Under ‘old business’, the Town 

agreed to purchase property (Lot 

34, Block 59, Plan R1923) from a 

rate payer at a cost of $1500 for 

future use by the Town; accepted 

a revised quote from Top Notch 

Tree service for $4250 for tree 

removal work; approved a bylaw 

setting the water and sewer rates 

(no increase); and tabled a quote 

to continue sidewalk repair / 

replacement work from Cathy’s 

Place east toward downtown until 

the project can be considered as 

part of next year’s budget. 

Under ‘new business’, council 

agreed to send out the upcoming 

Donor’s Choice campaign info 

with the October utility bills; 

to set Oct 15 as back lane leaf 

pickup day, and October 27 as a 

free drop off day at the Transfer 

Station; agreed to enforce the 

order to remedy bylaw provisions 

on the property at 215 - 4th Ave. 

E.; discussed, with a view to revising, 

the ‘livestock and poultry’ 

bylaw from 1966 concerning the 

keeping of livestock and poultry 

in town; discussed the matter of 

people dropping off stray dogs at 

cats at the Town Office; approved 

Bylaw 2018-03 restricting the 

parking and use of RVs and other 

vehicles in town; approved the 

attendance of the Administrator 

at an all-day Asset Management 

Workshop; agreed to have town 

maintenance staff training on 

tree pruning and trimming; and 

approved a permit to move a 

small building. 

Nokomis Council plans to meet 

again on Wednesday evening, 

October 17th at 7:00 PM. 

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Drake Fowl Supper, October 19th at Drake 

Community Centre. Doors open at 5PM, supper 

served from 5PM to 7PM. Adults $15, 10 and 

under $8, 4 and under free. Gluten-free meals 

available. 

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Duval Fowl Supper. Turkey, Cabbage Rolls, 

Veggies, Buns and Pie. October 21, 2018. 4:30- 

7:00 PM. Adults $15, Age 6-10 $5, Age 5 & under 

Free. Take out orders $15 Phone 725-4164. 

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DANCELAND, MANITOU Beach offers entertainment 

for: Toonie Dances every Tuesday 

to Sept. 25, 8 to 9:30 p.m.; Sept. 29 - Hot Tamales; 

Oct. 6 - private wedding; Oct. 13 - Boom 

Town. Buffet before each public dance - 6 to 

7:30 p.m. Dance - 8 p.m. to midnight. Phone 

306-946-2743 or 1-800-267-5037 for reservations. 

www.danceland.ca 42 

Nokomis Early Learning Centre Bottle Drive. 

Sunday September 30th. Bottles can be dropped 

off at the centre (113 5th Ave. E) on or before 

September 30th. Curbside pickup starts at 9am. 

42 

Thanksgiving Banquet - Arlington Beach Camp 

October 7th 5:30pm - Turkey and all the fixings 

- Adults $20, Kids(10-3) $10, Kids under 3 free. 

484.4460 to register by 4th of October. 

HOUSE FOR RENT 

For rent in Semans, Sk - 1/2 duplex (one bedroom/bathroom/living 

room = 600 sq ft) including 

fridge, stove, oven and washer/dryer. Rent 

is $525 + utilities. No smoking, pets or parties. 

Please contact Barry at haukaasb@yahoo.ca or 

1-306-526-4485 (voicemail or text). 42 

For rent in Regina Beach: Two fully-furnished 

units (duplex). Rent is $1200/month/unit (including 

utilities). No smoking, pets or parties. 

References and a damage/security deposit are 

required. For more info, see www.lastmountaingetaways 

or contact Barry at lmgetaways@ 

gmail.com or 1-306-526-4485 

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HALL FOR RENT 

Bethune United Church is available to rent on 

a regular basis or for the occasional meeting or 

event. Fees are: Sanctuary $60/day; Basement 

$50/day; Kitchen $25/day. Please contact Linda 

Sullivan 306-638-2286 or Carolyn Gronick 

306-638-3039. 44 

NEWLY RENOVATED -REGINA BEACH 

MEMORIAL HALL, air conditioned, full kitchen 

including dishwasher. Great for Birthday 

Parties, Baby Showers, Anniversaries, Group 

Meetings, Memorials, Family Reunions. Seats 

130. Reasonable rates, Call 306-729-2877. 

031 

Nokomis 

United Church 

Mitchell Anderson 

Services Time 9:30 AM 

All Worshippers Welcome 

Thursday, Sept 27 th 

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Nokomis Fall Fair - Saturday Oct. 13, 10:00 

to 2:00 at the Nokomis Centennial Hall. Noon 

lunch: soup, sandwiches and goodies. Tables: 

Baking and Crafts, Home based businesses. To 

book a table: phone Judy at 306 528 2285 or 

Karen at 306-528-4801 

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Govan Fowl Supper. Sept. 30th 4:30 to 7 PM. 

Govan Community Centre (use north doors). 

Adults $15, 12 and under $10, pre-schoolers 

free. Proceeds to support Govan Community 

Centre. 42 

CRAVEN COMMUNITY HALL, air conditioned, 

seats 200, fully equipped kitchen includes 

dishwasher, cooler & freezer. Call (306) 

731-3452. c 

FOR SALE 

Estate Sale of Ordella Youck – Sept 29th – 10 

am to 5:00 pm. 211 Valley Street Strasbourg. 

Antique furniture, Depression glass, silver, 

large salt and pepper set collection, collectable 

cookie jars, collectible cups and saucer sets, lots 

of household items, lift recliner, table and chair 

sets etc. Everything must go! 

42 

WALK IN BATHTUBS 

SASKATCHEWAN 

quality canadian made 

walk-in tubs for less! 

Stay Independent and 

safe, in your home for 

longer. 

$1000.00 Rebate 

with this ad! 

Christ Lutheran Fall Supper, Sept. 30 Earl Grey 

Hall. 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Adults $15, 12 & under 

$8. Turkey, ham, cabbage rolls, pie. 42 

WORKSHOP 

The Wonders of Wet Felting with instructor 

Crystal Baschak. Create a unique handbag in 

one day! October 6th 2018 9am - 4pm. $35/ 

adult. Only 10 spots available. Call Nokomis 

District Museum at 306-528-2258 to register. 

FREE - Free to a loving home. 3 female guinea 

pigs and 3 male guinea pigs. Call or text 306- 

725-8330 

Farmers, are you tired of paying contract fees 

on your oxygen and acetylene tanks? You can 

own your own tanks. We have oxygen, acetylene 

and welding gas tanks for sale. Give us a 

call for a price and see if owning a tank suits 

you better. Call 306-746-7662 Semans, SK. 

Soothe the pain of 

arthritis & fibroyalgia 

with heating 

therapeutic jets. 

Installation Included! 

30 Years Experience 

Call 1-306-536-7660 

for details or Free In- 

Home Consultation! 

www.walkintubssask.ca 

43 

Learn how to make a floorcloth - a colourful 

painted canvas floor covering. Saturday, September 

29th and Sunday, September 30th from 

12-5 in Strasbourg. Call Mary Whitehouse at 

306-725-7950 to register. 43 

Junction City Florists Thanksgiving Centerpiece 

Class. Nokomis Centennial Hall. Friday 

October 5th from 7-9pm. $59 per person to be 

paid by September 27th. Call 306-528-2084. 

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MEMORIAM 

Mom Alice Jones September 25, 1994 and 

On this day in history 

Sept 24, 1956 

First transatlantic telephone 

cable system from 

Newfoundland to Scotland 

starts operations. 

CARE HOMES 

Ads 

Starting 

At 

$6 

Govan Country Care Home has room available. 

Enjoy the home-away-from-home experience. 

Home-cooked meals, relaxing atmosphere. Call 

Sharon at 306-484-4533 44 

VEHICLES FOR SALE 

Two 2003 Buick Century fully equipped fourdoor 

sedans. 3.1 V6 engines. One has 144,000 

kms, only two owners, two sets of good tires; 

engine has common 3.1 engine lifter tick 

noise. Asking $1,800. Other has 251,000 kms, 

good tires. Asking $900. Both cars have excellent 

virtually rust-free bodies, good glass. 

Will consider reasonable offers. Located in 

Govan, SK. Contact owner at 306-539-7549. 

Email: david.pfs@sasktel.net 

Dad Len Jones July 30, 2006 

It isn’t what we write 

It isn’t what we say 

It’s how we feel deep inside|As we think of you 

today and everyday. 

Forever loved and remembered by your family.


CONTINUED from PAGE 7 

“If I was to sprain my ankle, chances are you would know what to do,” explains 

Lesley Rae Kelly, Saskatchewan farmer and co-founder of the Do More Agriculture 

Foundation. “But if I was to have a panic attack, chances are, you might not. Mental 

Health First Aid training has the potential to save lives and positively impact families, 

communities and the ag industry as a whole.” 

According to a survey of mental health in Canadian producers from Guelph 

University, 35% of producers meet the definition of depression classification, 45% of 

farmers report having high stress and 58% meet the definition for anxiety classification. 

The majority of farmers surveyed also felt that mental health resources in their 

community were inadequate. 

Applicants interested in organizing a Mental Health First Aid course in their 

agricultural community can find more information and apply for funding at http:// 

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SERVICES DIRECTORY – BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL

Running in Bulyea 

September 16th was a 

cold, cloudy, and rainy day, 

but it was not enough to 

keep people from participating 

in Bulyea’s annual Terry 

Fox Run, also known as the 

Marathon of Hope. 

Originally started in 1981, 

the Run was created to commemorate 

Canadian athlete, 

Terry Fox, who in 1980 

had made it his goal to run 

across Canada to help raise 

money for cancer research. 

Fox had suffered from cancer 

himself, and as a result 

had to have his right leg 

amputated. In spite of this, 

he still managed to make 

it from St. John’s, Newfoundland, 

to just outside 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, after 

running a total of 5,373 

kilometres (3,339 miles). 

It was then discovered that 

the cancer had spread to his 

lungs. Terry Fox died in 1981. 


The Marathon of Hope is conducted in various communities across Canada, and Bulyea is no exception. 

Registration for participating in the run began at 1:00 p.m. and ran until 1:30 when the marathon started. 

The event was not large in terms of participation, but it was better than previous years. Organizer of 

the event, Lesley Parkin, said, “We have more than usual [this year]. I usually try and hope for ten.” There 

were about 16 participants of various ages in this year’s marathon, including 3 cancer survivors - Linda 

Doetzel, Sherry Hubick, and Shirley Wood. 

The Marathon began at the Bulyea Community Hall going east, then looped around to the north side of 

town before ending back at the Community Hall, which makes the run approximately 3 km in Length. 

When asked what she would like to see this marathon accomplish, Parkin said she would like to see it 

bring more awareness to communities about Terry Fox, and his cause. In showing to their determination, 

she also said, “We had a discussion about walking outside in this weather. Well Terry Fox certainly would 

have walked outside today, so yes, we think we can walk outside as well.” The Bulyea Marathon of Hope 

event raised $750 to be donated toward cancer research 

Semans News 

RM of Mount Hope 

Highlights of September 

11th, 2018 Council Meeting 

The Reeve and Deputy Reeve have 

been appointed to meet with the Administrator 

to discuss his retirement 

and possible employment contract for 

2019. The RM is cancelling the residential 

taxes on the NW 32-28-21 W2 and 

NE 14-28-16 W2 as the homes on these 

properties are vacant. The Foreman 

has been authorized to allocate man 

and equipment hours to place riprap on 

both road slopes through Peter Lake. 

We extend our sincere gratitude 

to Bill Mann, as he donated the clay 

required for the repair done on the Semans 

Grid without any consideration 

of compensation. 

Participants in the Bulyea Marathon of Hope. Cancer survivors, Linda Doetzel, 

Sherry Hubick, and Shirley Wood. Each can be identified wearing a bright red 

Terry Fox T-shirt. 

- Bob Digney, Reeve 

-by Alec Konkel, reporter for Last Mountain Times 

DONATION - A donation of $500 was given to Semans Centennial 

Committee (Ellen Phillips) for their Old Fashioned Saturday Night 

event held this summer, from Affinity Credit Union District Council 

funding. L to R: Ellen Phillips, Delegate, Grant Greenshields, and 

staff member, Maureen Rattai. Photo and info submitted by Lynn 

Gettis 

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The Boreal Forest 


Recently I was doing some net surfing to pass the 

time, and ended up visiting a number of sites related 

to the hobby of keeping pigeons. While city dwellers 

may look at the common pigeon as little more than 

flying rats, pigeon hobbyists raise a rather diverse 

range of breeds with huge diversity in the look of the 

birds, and what purpose they were originally bred 

for. 

As an example, the homing pigeon, derived from 

the wild rock pigeon as almost all pigeon breeds are, 

has been selectively bred for its ability to find its way 

home over extremely long distances. 

The sport of flying homing pigeons was well-established 

as early as 3000 years ago, and since then 

the bird has been used as a messenger during wars, 

and as a postal carrier. Its usefulness is the result of 

selective breeding for centuries. 

But the homing pigeon looks very little like its 

cousins the pouter breeds of pigeons, or the fantails 

and they fly nothing like the acrobatic tumblers. 

It was in the midst of my online delve into pigeons 

it struck me how genetically modified the pigeon is. 

Hobbyists through hundreds and hundreds of years 

have selected breeding stock based on natural mutations, 

particular looks and colour patterns, and have 

bred for those things, diverging pigeons in dozens 

of distinct breeds, many appearing little like their 

cousins. 

This is not a new thing. 

Farmers have changed the cow over the centuries 

too. The dairy breeds such as Holsteins are a considerably 

different animal than a common beef breed 

such as the Hereford. Herefords are quite different 

from the diminutive Dexter.And then there are double 

muscled breeds such as Belgian Blues which are 

quite different even among beef breeds. 

The double muscled breeds are interesting in that a 

picture of a deeply muscled bull of one of the breeds 

occasionally gets posted to social media with a 

resulting outcry from some about it being GMO. The 

connotation of course being that 

GMO is bad. 

There are certainly concerns 

in the public about GMO today, 

relating to the science of taking 

a trait from one species and 

implanting it in another.But in 

reality we have been genetically 

modifying species for centuries. 

Farmers have played their role, 

as in the example of the cattle 

above, and in crops such as triticale 

or tayberries. 

AG NOTES 

CALVIN DANIELS 

Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye first bred in 

laboratories during the late 19th century in Scotland 

andGermany, while the Tayberry is a cross between a 

blackberry and a red raspberry created in 1979. 

However, the modification of species over the years 

by selective breeding by, and for farmers, pales rather 

quickly in comparison to that of hobbyists. 

- Calvin Daniels 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer. 

HORTICULTURE 

PAT HANBIDGE 

SASKATOON, SK 

The boreal forest is a beautiful piece of our country and is central to our natural 

environment, history, culture and economy. Canada respects the boreal forest in many 

ways: by setting aside legally protected areas; by conducting scientific research and by 

monitoring the state of the forest as the health of the boreal forest is vital to Canada 

and the world. The boreal zone is the wide area that lies between the treeless tundra of 

the arctic zone in northern Canada and the temperate zone in southern Canada. The 

boreal forest is the forested area within the larger boreal zone. The boreal forest from 

the world perspective is “circumpolar” because it circles the Northern Hemisphere, 

forming a ring around the North Pole, just south of the Arctic Circle. Countries with 

forests and land in the boreal zone include Canada, the United States, Norway, Sweden, 

Russia, China and a few others. 

Worldwide the boreal forest covers 14% of the 

land on earth and covers 1. 9 billion hectares. 

Trees in the boreal forest include: pine, spruce, 

larch, fir, poplar and birch as well as thousands of 

lakes, rivers and wetlands. Half the bird species 

(150 different species of birds) in Canada reside in 

the boreal forest as well as an extensive range of 

mammals, insects, fungi and micro-organisms. 

Canada’s boreal forest consists of 270 million 

hectares that stores carbon, purifies the air and 

water and regulates the climate. We are fortunate 

in Canada to have 28% of the boreal forest on our lands which has a great effect on the environment worldwide. 

It is essential to ensure we manage this resource wisely for a number of reasons: the boreal forest 

creates jobs for Canadians; communities in the boreal zone rely heavily on the forest sector for economic 

stability and 70% of our Aboriginal communities are located in forest regions. The boreal forest also offers 

unique tourism and recreational activities which also contribute to the local and national economies. Last 

but definitely not least is the availability of timber and non-timber products, mineral and energy resources 

and hydroelectric potential of regional rivers as well as food and renewable raw materials 

Did you know that approximately 94% of the forests in Canada are on publicly owned land? This enables 

our government to regulate harvesting practices and to apply land-use planning through legislation and 

other policies. It is important to manage our forests sustainably to ensure our forests are healthy, safe and 

thriving. 

One thing that often comes to mind when talking about our forest areas is the harvesting of trees. 

Although when viewing an area that has been harvested it does appear to be a devastating process, it is 

important to remember that ‘deforestation’ is a term that is referring to land that has been cleared of trees 

permanently and converted to another use. Harvesting trees does not cause deforestation as those harvested 

areas regrow. The deforestation rate in Canada has been declining for over twenty years and is one 

of the lowest deforestation rates in the world. A new map of the North America boreal zone map is available 

if you are interested at http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/cfs/assets/file/484 

Many of the harvesting practices in the boreal forest have evolved to imitate natural disturbances. This 

is based on scientific research that gives us the knowledge to utilize harvest practices that would mimic 

the effect of fires and insect outbreaks to help our forest to renew itself. 

Provincial laws require that all areas that are harvested on public land be either replanted or allowed 

to naturally grow back to standards set through legislation. The students at the School of Horticulture 

recently spent some time at Pacific Regeneration Technologies (PRT) just north of Prince Albert to learn 

more about this network of nurseries grow high quality seedlings for reforestation. 

-Patricia Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 

306‐931‐GROW(4769); by email at growyourfuture@gmail.com or check out their website at www.saskhort.com 

Strong insight 

I’m a little late with this because 

I just learned of the death of a truly 

great prairie journalist. Barrie Dunsmore 

passed away at his home in 

Vermont at the age of 79. 

This man who would later ride in 

limousines with world leaders began 

about as far as you can possibly imagine 

from that fast lane. Barrie was born 

in 1939 in north central Regina. In his 

own writing about his childhood he 

recalled “Our home was an outbuilding 

of the 6th Avenue United Church, a tar 

paper shack that our family rented for 

CURRIE’S 

CORNER 

ROGER CURRIE 

$10 a month. In the winter, we had two inches of frost on 

the windows from mid-December through March.” Sadly, 

it took the deadliest war that the world has ever seen to lift 

areas like North Central up from the ravages of the Great 

Depression. 

A college education was unthinkable, but Barrie Dunsmore 

was able to discover the joys of broadcasting at 

CKRM in Regina. I was delighted that his last appearances 

on that station happened about a decade ago on a program 

that I was lucky enough to host. 

Every few months we would chat on the phone about the 

Obama Presidency and America`s place in the post 9-11 

world. By chance more than anything, Barrie was already 

scheduled to appear with me when the news broke that 

Osama Bin Laden had been `taken out`at his hiding place 

in Pakistan. 

Barrie never forgot his meagre beginnings, and I`m sure 

it gave him a stronger insight than many journalists into 

the daily struggles of millions all over this planet, struggles 

that most of us Canadians have never known and never 

will. 

Canada has always punched way above its weight in 

many fields, including journalism. Dunsmore became a 

star correspondent at ABC, thanks to a leg up he was given 

by another Canadian you might remember - Peter Jennings. 

For them, and for me and many others, it has truly been 

a ‘fine calling`. I pray that the legacy will continue, in the 

search for ‘the best available version of the truth’. 

Cruel beyond 

belief 

Might we be living the vision of the future that was laid 

out by the late Marshall McLuhan? The Canadian prairie 

boy, who never received an e-mail or an Insta-gram 

before he died in 1980, wrote about a ‘Global Village’. In 

some of his musings, which weren’t all that easy to follow, 

he seemed to be describing a lot of what we have in 2018, 

including some of the dark side. 

A major investigation by CBC Marketplace has identified 

Mumbai, India as the home base of a major scam that has 

seen Canadians robbed of millions of dollars by telephone 

fraudsters. 

They pose as collection agents for the Canada Revenue 

Agency, and they threaten to lock people up and throw 

away the key if they don’t immediately settle an outstanding 

tax bill. Like most of the scams that reach us 

on the phone, or via the internet, this one includes lots of 

‘red flags’ that should easily identify it for what it is. The 

language used is barely above gibberish. Even those of us 

who hate anything to do with government are aware that 

Ottawa does not bully Canadians in this manner. We know 

enough to hang up the phone and carry on. But it’s a different 

story if you are aging and easily confused by technology. 

It’s also a different story if you come from a place where 

the people in charge are, in fact, dangerous bullies. 

Marketplace tells the story of a 63 year old man from 

Iran who was robbed of more than $100,000 by the scammers, 

money that he definitely could not afford to lose. It’s 

easy to be smug and dismiss the victims in cases like this 

as stupid people who should have known better, but that is 

cruel beyond belief. 

Crimes like this, because they cross international boundaries, 

fall under the jurisdiction of the RCMP. Apparently 

they have made almost no effort to contact authorities in 

India! 

Shame and double shame, and let’s do better . 

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- Roger Currie 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.

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