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8 Last Mountain Times • Monday, October 8, 2018 • lmtimes.ca $600,000 raised across Western Canada Get free Digital Edition at LMTIMES.CA More than 180 local organizations and causes across Western Canada are ‘fuelling good’ after more than $600,000 in donations from Co-op. The funds were raised as part of Fuel Good Day on Sept. 18. During the day, a minimum of five cents of every litre of fuel sold at participating Co-op Gas Bars was donated to a local charity or non-profit organization. “Co-op’s Fuel Good Day is a rewarding effort that has now raised nearly $1.2 million for local organizations over the last two years,” said Cal Fichter, Vice-President Energy with Federated Co-operatives Limited, which is owned by more than 170 independent retail co-operatives across Western Canada. Co-op has a long history of serving Western Canada and we are proud to build on that with investments like this. With the help of Co-op members and customers, we are able to make a significant contribution that will benefit communities of all sizes across Western Canada.” More than 400 Co-op Gas Bars throughout Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and northwest Ontario participated in Fuel Good Day in 2018. In the Last Mountain area, the funds raised are supporting the Joel Eric Thompson (JET) Memorial Scholarship; Raymore First Responders; and Bethune Cemetery. -media release FCC offers supports to hog sector customers Farm Credit Canada (FCC) announced last week that it is offering support for hog-producing customers facing financial hardship as a result of international trade disputes. Hog prices in Canada have declined by 30 per cent over the last several weeks due to a rising supply of pork in the U.S. and tariffs on U.S. pork exports applied by large pork importing countries. The subsequent collapse in U.S. hog prices has also brought down prices in Canada to a level where many operations are no longer profitable. “The impact on the market happened so fast that many producers didn’t have an opportunity to forward contract or lock in at profitable prices,” said Michael Hoffort, FCC president and CEO. “Customers who are hog producers might not have the financial flexibility and may need some cash-flow relief to make it through the current price squeeze.” FCC says it will work with customers to come up with solutions for their operation and will consider deferral of principal payments and/or other loan payment schedule amendments to reduce the financial pressure on producers impacted by the price drop. -media release We’ve now become the endangered species Violence is abhorrent. Our collective consciousness has suffered a blow from which we still reel. No individual or nation is so powerful as to be totally invulnerable. No amount of power or force can ensure protection. How hopeless we can feel in the face of a world seemingly gone mad? It is as frightening to hear the responses to terrorist strikes as it is to witness the acts of terrorism themselves. As long as we justify taking lives to avenge loss of others, the human carnage will continue. Sadly, it is ordinary citizens and their families who pay the price. What do we make of recent events, and how can we deal with our sense of helplessness, even hopelessness? We must wake up to the fact that it is the consciousness of violence that is the problem, not only the individuals or groups who commit acts of violence. PSYCHOLOGY FOR LIVING GWEN RANDALL-YOUNG It cannot be wrong for others to commit acts of violence against us, and right for us to commit acts of violence towards them. There is a continuum of violence, and if we accept any place on that continuum as acceptable, we open ourselves to the whole range. The hunger for revenge, the desire to strike back, hurt more, is what escalates out-of-control situations. As high tech as our world might be, humans still behave in ways that are barbaric. If nothing else, recent events should have us all doing serious soul-searching about the ways in which we allow, tolerate, condone or contribute to violence in our own lives. Without a reverence for life, without an appreciation of transitory nature of life, without an understanding that no one can “own” the Earth, without a recognition that greed and power are ultimately destructive to even the “winners”, we are doomed to continue to play out again and again one version or another of “war” against our fellow humans. It is time for our species to grow up. Bullying is no more acceptable globally than it is on the playground. How different might it be if people all over the planet were televised begging their leaders to stop the violence, rather than dancing in delight at the carnage across the ocean or urging their leader to “nuke ‘em all”. We can no longer merely sit in front of our television sets shaking our heads, or quietly meditate for world peace. It is time to let the voice of peace be heard loudly and clearly. Amidst the din of war talk and rising tension, we must create a ceaseless mantra urging leaders to take a stand on non-violent resolution. There are enough of us who carry wisdom and insight to impact global consciousness. Leaders are not only those who are elected to office. Step forward in your family, workplace, community, and speak your truth. Contact your elected officials and speak your truth. Talk to young people and teach your truth. We cannot be like the quiet ones on the playground who watch with horror as the bullies bludgeon one another, and then retreat to a safe place whispering to one another about how horrible it all is. The message of recent events is loud and clear. We got it. We have spoken out about harm to the ecosystem. We have spoken out about protection of endangered species. More than ever now, we are the endangered. And only we can save us. -Gwen Randall‐Young is an Edmonton author and award‐winning Psychotherapist. To obtain books, cds or MP3’s, visit www.gwen.ca
LMVBA meets Members of the Last Mountain Valley Business Association met for their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday evening to put the finishing touches on arrangement for the Darci Lang presentation coming up on November 7th. Secretary Carol Schultz noted that the association is very pleased to have been able to contract with Ms. Lang at a significantly reduced speaker’s rate, and to have Sister’s Cafe and SynergyAG help sponsor the event. She also reported that, with tickets being available for little more than one week, almost 30 per cent of the $10 tickets have already been sold. It was also reported that the Village of Bulyea has agreed to have one of the LMV- BA’s “Shop Local” roadside signs erected near the village. The village will select the location, and the LMVBA will supply and erect the sign which will be produced by LMVBA member Countryside Signs & Designs in Strasbourg. Plans for the upcoming annual Strasbourg Christmas on Main Street event on December 5th were also discussed. The event will follow the traditional format of Tree Lighting ceremony at 6:30 PM, followed by the singing of Carols, a visit from Santa, hot chocolate and hotdogs, and then a closing fireworks display. The event will also include late-nite retail shopping in Strasbourg, which turned out to be very popular last year. The association is still seeking a major sponsor for the fireworks display. There will be one more organizational meeting in mid November prior to the Christmas event. The association agreed to place a small ad in the Last Mountain Times during the upcoming Small Business Week. Last Mountain Times • Monday, October 8, 2018 • lmtimes.ca -editor 18102AA3 9 SaskFlax 2018 election results The Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission (SaskFlax) last week announced the results of its fall 2018 election. Three positions on the Board were up for election. One was filled by incumbent Director Jordon Hillier, who has been on the Board since 2015. The other two positions were filled by acclamation by Scott Sefton and Patricia Lung. Scott Sefton farms approximately 4,000 acres in the Qu’Appelle Valley area north of Broadview, where he grows spring wheat, canola, soybeans and flax. And Patricia Lung farms more than 3,200 acres in a family partnership north of Humboldt, growing cereals, pulses and oilseeds. 18102AX0 Crop report For September 25 to October 1 Wet and cool weather continues to slow harvest operations in much of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Seventy-three per cent of the crop is now in the bin, slightly behind the five-year (2013-17) average of 78 per cent for this time of year. Twenty per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut. Frequent snow and rain have delayed progress in many areas, and fields remain wet. Warm, dry and windy days are needed soon to allow producers to return to the field. Harvest is most advanced in the southwestern region, where 90 per cent of the crop is now combined. The southeastern region has 89 per cent combined, the west-central region 62 per cent and the east-central region 61 per cent. The northeastern region has 45 per cent combined, while the northwestern region has 33 per cent combined. Eighty-four per cent of durum, 78 per cent of barley, 76 per cent of mustard, 58 per cent of spring wheat, 52 per cent of canola, 33 per cent of flax and 29 per cent of soybeans have now been combined. Many crops are coming off tough and are being placed into aeration bins and dryers. -media release Topsoil moisture conditions continue to improve with the recent rain and snow. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent surplus, 64 per cent adequate, 27 per cent short and six per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 51 per cent adequate, 34 per cent short and 14 per cent very short. Yield estimates at this time remain about average overall, although they vary greatly across the province depending on the moisture received throughout the season. Spring wheat grades at this time are being reported as 54 per cent 1 CW, 25 per cent 2 CW, 17 per cent 3 CW and four per cent CW Feed. The majority of crop damage this past week was due to lodging from snow and rain. Crop quality has been affected by the recent moisture and downgrading is expected at the elevator. SaskPower reports that there were three cases of farm machinery coming into contact with electrical equipment last week, bringing the total for September to 13. SaskPower reminds producers to take the time to identify overhead power lines and to plan ahead when moving equipment.
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