LMT November 5th 2018

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Buena Vista Parks & Recreation Board held its 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest last week. Details and more photos on page 2 

Tax relief for RM220 

New knowledge allows budget re-do 

With recent municipal elections out of the way, 

and officials able to talk about municipal 

business without it appearing to be an ‘election 

conflict’, I chatted with RM 220 McKillop Reeve Howard 

Arndt about the path forward out of the RM’s current 

financial’s woes. 

LMT: Do you feel vindicated by these new developments? 

REEVE ARNDT: From the time that the 2018 tax bylaw 

was passed, I committed to finding a way to mitigate the 

impact on the ratepayers of this Municipality. And I am 

now able to say we are moving forward to do just that. We 

are going to reduce the taxes for this year to a level which 

the ratepayers expected. And for those who have already 

paid their taxes at the higher rate, the RM will provide 

refunds for overpayments or the option of moving it to a 

credit for next year’s taxes. 

LMT: How is this able to happen, given the RM’s reported 

‘dire financial straits’ just a few months ago? 

REEVE ARNDT: It has taken some time, but through 

the dedicated work of the administration, council, Vern 

Palmer (the government 

appointed inspector), and 

legal council, we have found a 

solution. A couple of sentences 

found in the RM of McKillop 

Inspection Report, prepared 

by Carol Ingham, provided us 

the information needed. 

LMT: Is this a ‘loop hole’ in 

the law? 

REEVE ARNDT: Not really 

…just a VERY careful reading of the relevant legislation. 

LMT: How so? 

REEVE ARNDT: Municipal governance must be done in 

accordance with the Acts and Regulations of the Province 

of Saskatchewan. The most important of those is the Municipalities 

Act. Specific to Taxation, Section: 286 (2) of 

the Act states: Subject to subsection (3), tax rates may not 

be amended after the municipality sends out tax notices 

to the taxpayers. As a result of this section of the Act, 

options for council to move forward are all most nonexistent 

with one very important exception: Section 286 (3) 

of the Act further states: If, after sending out tax notices, 

SaskEnergy rate reduction approved 

Lowest level in 19 years 

Starting November 1st, Saskatchewan homeowners and 

businesses will see their natural gas rates reduced. The 

Government of Saskatchewan has approved SaskEnergy’s 

request for an interim November 1 rate increase to allow 

customers to take advantage of lower rates during the 

peak winter heating season. SaskEnergy’s rate application 

includes both the commodity rate reduction, as well 

as a delivery service rate increase of 3.7 per cent. And, 

SaskEnergy has applied to the Saskatchewan Rate Review 

Panel for an even lower rate which would come into effect 

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on April 1, 2019. 

The total SaskEnergy rate reduction is designed to save 

customers about $80/year The Sask Party government 

estimates that the new federal carbon tax would increase 

an average residential natural gas bill by approximately 

12 per cent or $100-$120 annually. However, the federal 

government is offering up to $650 in annual rebates to 

Saskatchewan families. 

SaskEnergy is currently analyzing the impact of the 

federal carbon tax on its internal operations to determine 

whether it will need to amend its delivery service rate 

application. 

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Box 340, Nokomis, SK S0G 3R0 

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Election dates to 

be adjusted 

Other entities impacted 

agree with changes 

Senior provincial politicians, including 

Premier Moe, announced last week that 

the 2020 provincial, municipal and school 

board election dates will be adjusted slightly 

to provide more separation between the 

two dates. 

Under the existing election laws, the 2020 

provincial election would have been held 

five days after municipal elections. The laws 

will be amended so the provincial election 

is held on October 26, 2020, with municipal 

and school board elections held two weeks 

later on November 9, 2020. The updates 

to the legislation will outline that following 

2020 on a four-year schedule, future 

provincial elections will be held on the last 

Monday in October and future municipal 

elections will occur on the second Wednesday 

in November, unless it falls on Remembrance 

Day. 

“After consulting extensively with both 

rural and urban municipalities, it was clear 

they wanted to keep their elections in the 

fall of 2020,” Moe said. “We believe we 

have reached a reasonable compromise that 

will allow local officials time to prepare for 

these changes.” 

“Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities 

Association (SUMA) is pleased that voters 

in Saskatchewan’s hometowns will continue 

to head to the polls every four years to elect 

their municipal government,” SUMA President 

Gordon Barnhart said. “Our hometown 

governments are the order of government 

closest to the people and established 

election dates promote accountability and 

transparency.” 

“Saskatchewan Association of Rural 

Municipalities (SARM) is generally satisfied 

with the municipal election date 

being moved to November 9, 2020,” SARM 

President Ray Orb said. “Our members did 

not want to postpone municipal elections 

by one year and although a date change was 

not our preferred option, the current option 

will allow time for our farmers to complete 

harvest and will not interfere with SARM’s 

Midterm Convention 2020.” 

Saskatchewan School Boards Association 

President Dr. Shawn Davidson also said 

they agree with the changes. 

Moe noted that in 1991 and 2003, the municipal 

and provincial elections were held 

about two weeks apart. He said the government 

decided to flip the order (putting the 

provincial election before the municipal 

election) because moving the provincial 

election back would make it difficult, if not 

impossible, to hold a legislative session 

before Christmas. 

“Fall provincial elections make sense because 

they don’t disrupt the legislative calendar,” 

Moe said. “The government can still 

introduce the Throne Speech in the fall and 

a budget at the usual time in the spring.” 

Prior to the 2016 provincial election, the 

previous four elections had been held in the 

fall. The 2016 election was in April, due to a 

fall 2015 federal election, which delayed the 

provincial budget until June. 

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Craft 

Trade Show 

10am 2pm November 24 2018 

G Great opportunity to buy Christmas gift and decoration 

items, and other goods and services. Shop indoors, enjoy the 

great lunch that will be available, and make new friends! 

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Pumpkin Carving Contest 

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TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST 

R.M. OF USBORNE NO. 310 

PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN 

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and 

costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following 

list are fully paid before January 7, 2019, an interest based on a tax lien will be 

registered against the land. 

Note:A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax 

Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel. 

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Title No. Total 

Arrears* 

Costs 

Total 

Arrears and 

Costs 

NE 01-31-22-2 EXT 0 148885723 606.25 34.43 640.68 

NE 12-31-22-2 EXT 0 148885789 708.34 34.43 742.77 

SE 12-31-22-2 EXT 0 148885790 651.39 34.43 685.82 

BLK/PAR A-PLAN 101789152 EXT 8 136309653 1,160.78 34.43 1,195.21 



LOT 15-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN N4228 EXT 0 136538905 912.32 34.43 946.75 

LOT 16-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN N4228 EXT 0 136538927 

LOT 17-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN N4228 EXT 6 136538950 

LOT 12-BLK/PAR 3-PLAN R4984 EXT 0 150330675 1,370.18 34.43 1,404.61 

BLK/PAR CC-PLAN 101774224 EXT 2 146454475 778.17 34.43 812.60 

LOT 15-BLK/PAR 9-PLAN 66H07103 

EXT 0 

LOT 16-BLK/PAR 9-PLAN 66H07103 

EXT 0 

142734865 1,731.01 34.43 1,765.44 

142734887 

First place winner was Anna Nikkari, with the 

wolf carving. 

Buena Vista Parks & Recreation Board 

held its 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving 

Contest last week. Twenty-four pumpkins 

were made available for residents to take, 

carve and return to display at the Village 

Office. Judging took place on Monday, 

October 29 by judges Kristin Teetaert and 

Deb Brinicombe from the Last Mountain Riley Oszust, Abigail Sawatzky and Sherri Moldenhauer. 

Lake Cultural Centre. This year’s winners 

were announced Monday evening:1st – Anna Nikkari; 2nd – Abigail Sawatsky; and 3rd – Riley Oszust. 

Cash prizes were awarded. Buena Vista’s friendly Witch, Sherri Moldenhauer was in attendance, and hot 

chocolate and cookies were served. 

-info and photos submitted by Donna Hall 

Eye Safety at Raymore School 

*On January 1, 2019 the 2018 taxes will become arrears and be added to the amount 

required to remove the property from tax enforcement proceedings.Penalty is 

calculated to the date of the Notice and will continue to accrue as applicable. 

Dated this 30th day of October, 2018 

Anna Rintoul, Administrator 

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CNIB in partnership with WorkSafe Saskatchewan 

is at Raymore School on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at 

10:30 a.m. to promote workplace safety and eye-injury 

prevention. 

Jackie Lay, the program lead for communications 

and outreach from CNIB will doing a presentation 

and giving students two pairs of safety glasses: one 

to keep and one to pass on to a friend or relative. 

“The CNIB is excited to partner with WorkSafe 

Saskatchewan on this program and to promote eye 

safety,” said Christall Beaudry, provincial director 

of CNIB Saskatchewan. “100 per cent of eye injuries 

are avoidable with the use of proper eye protection, 

and we are committed to reducing the number of 

eye injuries by 50 per cent by the year 2020.” 

Quick Facts: 

More than 25,000 Saskatchewan people are blind 

or have only partial sight. 

Every 12 minutes, someone in Canada develops 

blindness or loses their sight. 

Nine out of 10 people the CNIB helps have some 

vision. 

It is estimated that more than 720,000 Canadians 

experience an eye injury 

requiring medical attention 

each year. 

There are three main causes 

of workplace injuries or 

death among youth: Lack of 

supervision and/or training; 

Minimal knowledge of rights 

and responsibilities; and 

Lack of experience in recognizing 

hazardous situations. 

“As well, 75 per cent of eye loss is preventable and 

wearing safety glasses is an easy way to protect 

yourself from permanent vision loss,” Ms. Lay emphasized 

to the students. 

-photos by Catie Wilkie, student at Raymore School 

(Editor’s note: Catie submitted a great photo 

of the students involved in the presentation, 

however we couldn’t publish that photo as 

some parents do not allow photos to be taken 

of their children)

NEWS BRIEFS 

Legislation introduced to support 

provincial climate change strategy 

Environment Minister Dustin Duncan 

last week introduced legislation in 

the Saskatchewan Legislature that will 

facilitate key components of, and further 

advance, Prairie Resilience, the province’s 

climate change strategy. 

Bill 132, The Management and Reduction 

of Greenhouse Gases Amendment 

Act, provides the regulatory framework 

for performance standards to reduce 

industrial greenhouse gas emissions, a 

provincial technology fund, performance 

credits and offset credits. 

In addition to performance standards 

and compliance options, these amendments 

require large emitters to register 

with the province, provide for administrative 

efficiencies in governance of the 

technology fund, and enable associated 

regulations and standards. Stakeholders, 

including industry and associations, 

provided input into the regulatory 

framework and indicated support for the 

amendments throughout summer and 

fall 2018. 

The province’s ‘made-in-Saskatchewan 

climate change strategy’, is designed 

to curb greenhouse gas emissions, 

prepare for changing conditions, and 

protect people and communities through 

resilience and readiness. The strategy 

proposes action in key areas including 

natural systems, physical infrastructure, 

economic sustainability and community 

preparedness. 

SUMA, SARM support climate 

change strategy 

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities 

Association (SUMA) and the Saskatchewan 

Association of Rural Municipalities 

(SARM) continue to support 

Saskatchewan’s climate change strategy 

and oppose the federal carbon tax that 

Last Mountain Times • Monday, November 5, 2018 • lmtimes.ca 

will place additional costs on the province’s 

municipalities. 

“Saskatchewan’s municipalities have 

embraced a leadership role in adopting 

carbon reduction strategies,” said SUMA 

President Gordon Barnhart. “Our communities 

are using alternative energy 

sources to power recreational facilities, 

engaging with residents on environmentally 

friendly initiatives, and even converting 

landfill gas into a power source. 

Prairie Resilience: A Made-in-Saskatchewan 

Climate Change Strategy builds 

on the ingenuity of our communities. 

The federal carbon tax could impact the 

ability of Saskatchewan municipalities to 

innovatively adapt and build resilience to 

climate change.” 

Both associations say they recognize 

alternative solutions to the federal carbon 

tax to reduce emissions and effectively 

address climate change. 

“SARM sees energy infrastructure, 

such as pipeline expansion, playing an 

important role in reducing greenhouse 

gases,” said SARM President Ray Orb. 

“Moving oil by pipeline is safer and 

releases fewer emissions than transport 

by rail.” 

The federal government has indicated 

intent to provide groups impacted by 

the federally imposed carbon tax with 

a portion of the proceeds collected, but 

both SUMA and SARM have concerns 

regarding cost calculations and funding 

distribution. 

Province and pharmacists reach 

one-year agreement 

The provincial government and the 

Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan 

(PAS) have reached a new one-year 

agreement. 

As of October 22, pharmacists are 

being funded to give flu shots to children 

ages five to eight as well as to people 

living in settings such as personal care 

homes and assisted living apartments. 

Previously under the province’s publicly- 

funded influenza vaccination program, 

pharmacists gave flu shots to people aged 

nine and older at pharmacies only. 

In recent years, the Ministry of Health 

has supported a number of significant 

initiatives and programs, including additional 

pharmacist-prescribing services, 

to help pharmacists work toward their 

full scope of practice and to provide 

important medication management services 

for Saskatchewan residents. 

Other highlights of the new agreement 

that took effect November 1, include: 

Expanding the ministry’s Minor Ailment 

Program to include pharmacist 

prescribing for 10 new minor ailments 

and self-care conditions. These include 

uncomplicated urinary tract infections 

in women, hormonal contraceptives, 

emergency contraceptives, conjunctivitis 

(pink eye), shingles, onychomycosis 

(fungal nail infection), influenza, obesity, 

erectile dysfunction, and smoking cessation. 

With this agreement, pharmacists 

will now be compensated for prescribing 

for a total of 25 minor ailments and 

self-care conditions; Establishing a new 

Injection Administration Fee Program 

that will compensate pharmacists for 

providing injections of a long-acting 

birth control medication; and a 20-cent 

increase in the prescription dispensing 

fee to $11.60. 

There are approximately 1,700 practising 

pharmacists and 385 licensed community 

pharmacies in Saskatchewan. 

Potash company fined for serious 

injury to worker 

Agrium Inc. has been fined $490,000 

after the company pleaded guilty to one 

count under Occupational Health and 

Safety regulations in Saskatoon Provincial 

Court on October 31, 2018. 

Agrium pleaded guilty to contravening 

the regulations resulting in a serious injury 

to a worker. The company was fined 

$350,000 plus a surcharge of $140,000, 

for a total of $490,000 in fines. One 

additional charge was withdrawn. The 

incident occurred at Agrium’s mine near 

Vanscoy on August 21, 2016. When a 

conveyor belt was started, a worker was 

struck in the abdomen by a cable that 

was not secured. The worker was seriously 

injured. 

SaskPower to buy more renewable 

electricity from Manitoba Hydro 

SaskPower has signed a new contract 

with Manitoba Hydro that lays the 

groundwork for purchasing an additional 

215 megawatts (MW) of renewable 

electricity available for Saskatchewan 

customers. 

“This clean, hydroelectric power represents 

a significant step forward when 

it comes to reaching our goal of reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent 

by 2030. It’s also reliable baseload electricity, 

which we’ll need as we add more 

intermittent generation options like wind 

and solar,” said Mike Marsh, President 

and CEO of SaskPower. “Manitoba 

Hydro has been a valued neighbour and 

business partner over the years and this 

is a demonstration of that relationship. 

We look forward to seeing this through 

and continuing our work together.” 

The contract lays out the framework 

for a power purchase agreement where 

SaskPower will buy 190 MW of capacity 

from Manitoba Hydro, with an option to 

purchase an additional 25 MW. A final 

legal contract for the sale is expected to 

be concluded by mid-2019 and in effect 

by 2022. The purchase agreement would 

last up to 30 years, allowing SaskPower 

to acquire hydro generation at a competitive 

cost when compared with other 

generation options. The exact financial 

terms of the agreement are confidential. 

SaskPower has two existing power 

purchase agreements with Manitoba Hydro. 

In 2015, SaskPower signed a 25 MW 

agreement that lasts until 2022. A 20- 

year agreement for 100 MW was signed 

in 2016 and comes into effect in 2020. 

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All you can eat, including the packaging? 

A strong case for 

taste and food safety 

will have to be made 

before consumers will 

be willing to eat their 

garbage 

Within a year, single-use 

plastics and excess packaging 

have become public enemy No. 

1. Everyone is talking about how 

our lives are overrun by too much 

plastic. 

A recent Greenpeace-led audit 

looked at waterways waste and 

companies involved. Much of the 

plastic trash cleaned up from 

Canadian shorelines this fall 

was traceable to five companies: 

Nestlé, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo, 

the Coca-Cola Co. and McDonald’s. 

All these companies are 

part of the food industry, which is 

hardly surprising. 

As consumers look for convenience 

and more portable food 

solutions, this problem won’t go 

away. In fact, it could get worse 

if nothing is done. Canadians 

households spend roughly 35 per 

cent of their food budget outside 

a grocery store and that percentage 

increases every year. People 

walking around with plastic containers, 

bags, wrappers and cups 

will grossly increase. 

Demographics are also complicating 

things. Since more people 

live alone, single servings are 

becoming more popular. That too 

requires more packaging. 

The food service, retail and 

processing sectors are fully aware 

of this environmental conundrum. 

But what’s brutally unclear for 

companies is how to deal with it. 

The whole situation is made 

worse by the fact that plastic 

use has become an international 

political issue. 

In the food industry, conversation 

on green supply chains 

focuses on compostable and even 

edible solutions. Plenty of technologies 

already exist and more 

are being developed. 

In 2010, PepsiCo Canada came 

out with the first compostable 

bag for its SunChips. This package 

was to completely break down 

in a hot, active compost pile in 

approximately 14 weeks. Some 

tests concluded that it didn’t. An 

influential social media campaign 

led to the compostable SunChips 

bag’s downfall. The company 

pulled it from the market less 

than a year after its introduction. 

Since then, cities - which play 

a key role in completing the food 

product life cycle through landfill 

and compost services - have been 

more reluctant to accept anything 

without proper due diligence. As 

cities accept food packaging in 

green bins, retailers should promote 

these green solutions. 

So we’re now seeing an increasing 

number of compostable 

packaging on the market, which 

is surely a step in the right direc- 

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Ritz’s record tarnishes Hall of Fame 

Prime Minister Harper said he “would make 

Canada unrecognizable.” His Agriculture Minister 

Gerry Ritz certainly did his part to make Canadian 

agriculture and food unrecognizable. Minister 

Ritz’s destructive record speaks for itself. Does 

Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair really 

want to damage its reputation by inducting former 

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (2007 - 2015), into 

Canada’s Agriculture Hall of Fame? Consider just a 

small part of Minister Ritz’s destructive legacy. 

Under Mr. Ritz’s watch over 15% of farmers 

went out of business. Farmers now number a mere 

193,000 and our collective debt level has ballooned 

to over $102 billion dollars. 

Weighing both the costs and benefits is fundamental 

to successful farming and public policy, but 

Minister Ritz failed to do this during his tenure. He 

is responsible for dismantling the farmer-directed 

Canadian Wheat Board single desk marketing 

agency. He must have known the CWB had strong 

support since he refused to give farmers a vote. He 

ignored hard facts and the history of how well the 

CWB served farmers and Canada as whole. Destroying 

the CWB continues to cost farmers billions 

of dollars every year. 

Minister Ritz then took the many hard assets of 

the Canadian Wheat Board including thousands of 

grain cars, office buildings, grain ships, and a substantial 

amount of cash, and transferred them all 

to a joint venture between the Government of Saudi 

Arabia and the giant multinational Bunge under 

EDITORIALS, LETTERS & OPINIONS 

so-far secret terms. All of those millions of dollars 

of assets were paid for by farmers, yet Minister 

Ritz still spent millions to shut down the CWB, 

including tax dollars. Farmers are still in court 

seeking restitution for their money and assets. The 

tax payers of Canada may never receive a proper 

accounting. 

Almost immediately after Gerry Ritz killed the 

CWB, our premium customers started to complain 

of quality and delivery problems. Prairie wheat, 

which once consistently traded at a premium to US 

wheat, now sells for much less. Lower grain prices 

and poor relations with end-use buyers have become 

the norm because private elevator companies 

cannot match the CWB’s marketing sophistication. 

Since 2012, farmers have lost an increasing share 

of our grain’s value to the elevator companies. The 

companies are using this extra money to pay for 

mergers and the overbuilding of handling facilities. 

And, thanks to Minister Ritz the Port of Churchill 

and the rail line serving it was rendered uneconomic. 

Ottawa is now spending tax dollars to pick up the 

pieces. 

Gerry Ritz is also responsible for bringing in 

UPOV ’91 Intellectual Property Rights legislation, 

which increased the price of seed and laid the 

groundwork to allow multinational seed companies 

to charge royalties on our harvested crops. 

Ritz accelerated the previous government’s cuts to 

crop research stations and plant breeding, turning 

them and the rights to public research results over 

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RCMP REPORT 

Fatal collision on Hwy 6 south 

At approximately 8 pm on Nov 

1, members of the White Butte 

and Milestone detachments were 

called to a collision on Highway 

6, 7.5 kms south of Regina. 

Upon arrival, members determined 

that four vehicles were 

involved in the collision. 

At this point in the investigation, 

which could change as the 

reconstructionist continues the 

analysis of the information collected 

at the scene, it is believed 

that the initial collision occurred 

between a northbound truck and 

a southbound van. The two vehicles 

are believed to have collided 

head on. The truck then bounced 

off into the ditch, but the van 

stayed in the lane of travel and 

was struck by two different vehicles, 

one northbound , followed 

by a southbound vehicle. In total 

4 vehicles were involved. 

Two persons were declared 

deceased on scene, a 78-yearold 

female who was driving the 

southbound van and the driver of 

the truck, an 83-year-old male. 

They were the drivers of the 

north and southbound vehicles 

that were involved in the first 

collision. The female passenger 

of the southbound van involved 

in the initial collision, suffered 

non-life threatening injuries. 

The two vehicles involved in the 

following collision had a single 

male occupant and the other 

vehicle had two male occupants. 

Neither of them suffered serious 

injuries. 

The highway was closed for 

several hours while the forensic 

reconstructionist and members 

for the White Butte and Milestone 

Detachments collected evidence 

at the scene. This investigation is 

still ongoing. 

Federal prisoner recaptured 

At approximately 4:30 p.m. 

on October 30th, Prince Albert 

RCMP received a report of a possible 

sighting of Louis Bonneau 

in a rural area near Macdowell, 

SK. Bonneau had escaped lawful 

custody on Oct. 28th from the 

Willow Cree Healing Lodge federal 

institution on Beardy’s First 

Nation. 

When members from Rosthern 

and Prince Albert detachments 

arrived on-scene, they encountered 

a number of local residents 

who had set-up containment 

around a farm yard where the 

suspect was last seen. Shortly 

after, Bonneau surrendered himself 

and was taken into custody 

without incident. He was then 

transported to hospital to receive 

medical attention for prolonged 

exposure. He is expected to make 

a full recovery. 

Fatal MVC 

On Oct 29 at 8:10 pm members 

from the Swift Current Detachment 

were alerted to a vehicle 

travelling at a high rate of speed 

in the wrong direction on Highway 

1 near Tomkins. The vehicle 

was reportedly travelling westbound 

in the eastbound lanes. 

While on route another call came 

in reporting a head-on collision 

5 kilometers east of Tompkins 

involving two vehicles. 

When members arrived they 

found two vehicles had collided 

and had come to a stop in the 

driving lanes of the highway. 

Witnesses were at the scene 


attempting to assist with the 

injured. The 66-year-old male 

driver from Gull Lake, who was 

the lone occupant of the westbound 

vehicle travelling in the 

wrong lane was deceased. The 

other vehicle was carrying three 

occupants. A 27-year-old female 

driver and a 62-year-old female 

passenger, both from Shaunavan, 

were pronounced deceased at the 

scene and a male infant that was 

in the back seat was removed by 

witnesses at the scene and transported 

to hospital in Swift Current 

by ambulance. His injuries 

are not believed to be life-threatening. 

The three occupants are all 

from the same family. 

The road was closed for several 

hours with the assistance of 

Department of Highways while 

two traffic reconstructionists 

analyzed the scene. Alcohol is 

believed to be a factor at this time 

pending toxicology results. The 

investigation remains ongoing 

with the assistance from the Saskatchewan 

Coroners Service. 

Suspicious item located in 

local business 

At approximately 10 a.m. on the 

morning of October 28, members 

from the Ponteix RCMP Detachment 

received a complaint of a 

suspicious looking item, believed 

to be a potential explosive device, 

inside a local business. Members 

immediately attended, evacuated 

and contained the scene. The 

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Explosive 

Disposal Unit attended to assist 

and determined the item to be 

benign. 

5 

SPORTS 

Size matters? Thankfully, it doesn’t in 

today’s NHL 

This will be a short story. More accurately, a story 

about short hockey players. 

There’s a myth that to play and thrive in the National 

Hockey League one has to be a 6-foot-plus bruiser, 

carrying 200 pounds or more on a muscular frame that 

bowls over opposing players on the 200-x-85-ft. ice 

surface. 

Tell that to Johnny Gaudreau — all 5-foot-9 of him — 

of the Calgary Flames, whose speed and wispy frame 

powers his team’s offence as he regularly places among 

the league’’s top 20 scorers. 

Try telling that to 5-foot-9 Brendan Gallagher of the 

Canadiens, whose reputation as one of the most rugged 

and well-rounded players in the league has been well 

earned. 

Try telling that to Marcel Dionne, who played 18 years 

in the NHL with Los Angeles Kings and who did OK — 

like almost career 1800 points— the sixth-highest total 

in NHL history. 

When Philadelphia’s Broad Street Bullies started 

to dominate the NHL picture in the mid-1970s, using 

talent combined with brute force, flying fists and, well, 

a healthy dose of goonery, most of the Flyers’ rivals 

sought to copy that method. The result was a dearth of 

smaller players and a couple of decades of teams using 

players’ height and weight as a more valuable measuring 

stick than goals and assists. 

Thankfully, that approach has changed. Speed as a 

more important tool has returned, and the smaller, 

swifter player who knows how to dangle with the puck 

has made a strong comeback in the NHL. Just check out 

the names of these players, all of whom are 5-foot-8 or 

shorter and solid, established NHL stars: Alex DeBrincat 

of the Hawks, Mats Zuccarello of the Rangers, Conor 

Sheary of Buffalo, Cam Atkinson of Columbus and 

Tyler Johnson of the Lightning. One inch taller — statuesque-like 

5-foot-9 — are the likes of scoring leaders 

Gallagher, Gaudreau, Viktor Arvidsson of Nashville and 

Jonathan Marchessault of Vegas. 

Even a couple of stalwart defencemen, Jared Spurgeon 

of Minnesota and Torey Krug of Boston, are listed 

as 5-foot-9. 

When Krug is paired with Boston team-mate Zdeno 

Chara, all 6-foot-9, that’s truly the long and the short of 

it. 

So that’s all there is to say: Short and sweet. There’s 

room in the NHL for players of all size. The only thing 

that really matters is skill. 

Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press, on 

Twitter, referencing an NBC Sports first — broadcasting 

an all-Canadian NHL regular season game between the 

Jets and Leafs. “Really, if it wasn’t for Winnipeg I sometimes 

wonder if Americans would even know Toronto 

exists.” 

Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on Twitter 

during the marathon 18-inning Red Sox-Dodgers World 

Series game: “BREAKING — Bud Selig has decided if 

Red Sox-Dodgers is still tied after 15 innings, winner 

will be determined by next season’s All-Star game.” 

FROM THE 

SIDELINES 

BRUCE PENTON 

Humourist Brad Dickson: 

“The World Series game in Los 

Angeles last night was the longest 

in history — 7 hours, 20 minutes. 

When I lived in L.A. that was my 

daily commute.” 

Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “I know 

it’s early in the season, but, somehow I missed the NBA 

rule change that Lebron James has to take at LEAST 

four steps for refs to call travelling.” 

Comedy writer Jim Barach: “The NFL has 

fired an official for missing a false start call in the 

Browns-Chargers game. Apparently he just wanted to 

get the game over fast and put the Browns out of their 

misery.” 

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca 

- Bruce Penton 

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TOWN OF LUMSDEN 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Lumsden intends to 

adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw 15- 

2002, known as the Zoning Bylaw. 

DESCRIPTION 

The proposed bylaw amendment will add a new residential zoning district, the 

“R4 - Canyon Creek Subdivision Residential”, to the municipal Zoning Bylaw. The 

proposed R4 zoning district includes site development regulations very similar to 

the “RE - Estate Residential” zoning district, except that it includes a side yard 

setback for corner lots of 3.6 metres (the RE district prescribes a 7.6 metre side 

yard setback for corner lots) and a smaller minimum site area and minimum site 

frontage, respectively. 

REASON AND INTENT 

The intention is that if the R4 zoning district is added to the municipal Zoning Bylaw, 

that a separate zoning bylaw amendment will be made at a later date to effectively 

rezone the Canyon Creek subdivision to this new R4 district. The proposed R4 

zoning district will include minimum site frontage and minimum site area that is 

consistent with the actual parcel sizes and frontages within the Canyon Creek 

subdivision. 

The reason for the creation of the zoning district is to establish a zoning district that 

is more conducive to the actual parcel sizes within the Canyon Creek subdivision. 

The Canyon Creek subdivision is currently zoned “RE-Estate Residential”, as such, 

most parcels within the subdivision are not compliant with the prescribed minimum 

site areas and frontages. Additionally, the lot sizes within the subdivision are not 

large enough to accommodate a 7.6 metre side yard setback for corner lots, making 

it extremely difficult for individuals to build homes on corner lots. 

PUBLIC INSPECTION 

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Lumsden Municipal Office, located at 300 

James St North, in the Town of Lumsden, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 

PM (open over the noon hour) from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. 

Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Lumsden Municipal Office for a 

cost of $1.00 and are on the Town of Lumsden website: www.lumsden.ca, under the 

‘announcements’ tab. 

PUBLIC HEARING 

Council will hold a public hearing on November 27, 

2018 at 7:30 p.m. at 20 Third Avenue in Lumsden, 

SK. in the Council Chambers located at the back 

of the Library, to hear any person or group that 

wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council 

will also consider written comments received at 

the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the 

municipal office before the hearing. 

Issued at the Town of Lumsden this 5th day of November 2018. 

Luke Grazier, Community Planner/Development Officer 

MINISTERIAL MESSAGES 

Remembering 

As we approach the 100th year of the end of WWI, the war dubbed as “the war to end all 

wars”, one wonders what happened? There seems to be turmoil all over the world. Jesus said 

to his disciples “My commandment is this: love one another, just as I love you. The greatest 

love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them” (Jn 15:12-13). We continue 

to honour and remember the hundreds of thousands who gave their lives for the love of their 

neighbour. Jesus gave his life to show us the love of God. This Christian love that Jesus 

speaks of is way beyond the way we use the word love in the english language. We say things 

like “I love pizza, I love country music, I love The Big Bang Theory show, I love the movie 

Shrek, I love hockey, I love my spouse, my parents, and my friends. Have we lost the true 

meaning of love? 

World philosophy is “LIVE FOR SELF”: but God’s Word says “DIE TO SELF” meaning “self 

is no longer one reason for one’s existence, as such, the individual is no longer concerned with 

‘his own will or happiness’, because he is no longer in the picture ... he is no longer the center 

of his own little universe ... he no longer continues to arrange the world around himself”. (Dr. 

D. W. Ekstrand). Dying to self is difficult. I struggle with it continually. Do we die to self daily? 

Each time you put someone else before yourself as Jesus did, you are dying to self. This is 

what our soldiers did. This is definitely more difficult in our culture which teaches self-centeredness. 

When self supercedes others, it is difficult not to have conflict. Are we following 

God or are we following the world? Is the world following God? Can we actually separate the 

two and expect positive results? 

It is important at this stage to re-focus on spreading the teaching of Jesus on love. Jesus 

said that the greatest commandment is to love God wholehearted first and second “love your 

neighbour as you love yourself” (Mt 22: 37-39). Without the love of God first, it is hard to love 

your neighbour. How did Jesus demonstrate his love for others? He put himself last not first. 

He was a servant of all. He washed his disciples feet to show them. Love is shown by our 

actions. Let our actions in our daily life be a demonstration of our love. 

Many have died during wars for our freedom. Jesus died for our freedom. What are 

we doing with this freedom? Are we destroying each other? Has it become “every one for 

themselves” scenario? I hope and pray not. As we remember those who died, let us not “live 

for self” but rather “die to self”. Let us be prepare to die to the things that prevent us from 

following in the footsteps of Jesus. 

-Deacon Norbert Gaudet, Raymore Sacred Heart RC Church 

OBITUARY 

HACK - Walter Erwin 

April 10, 1941 - Oct. 15, 2018 

18112SS1 

18112SS0 

Erwin Hack of Strasbourg, SK, passed away with family by his side 

on October 15, 2018. Erwin 

was born in Regina on April 10, 1941 to Henry and Mathilda 

(Steininger) Hack. He attended Last Mountain Valley School with 

his older sister, Elfreida (Senger), while they lived east of Strasbourg. 

He really loved farm life, especially the cows and horses. Tobogganing, 

riding bikes and catching crows filled his free time. He attended 

school in Strasbourg after his family moved to the farm one mile 

west of Strasbourg. During High School, he delivered groceries on 

his bike for Heavisides Store. He played baritone in the Strasbourg 

Band and Earl Grey Marching Band. Erwin graduated from grade 12 

in 1959. Working for his neighbour, Mr. Butz, he mixed cement and shoveled it into forms to 

build culverts for the municipality. He also helped build the foundation for Strasbourg water 

works and the present-day school. Kenny Decker and Erwin headed by train to Jasper in 1961 

looking for jobs. Being unsuccessful, Erwin headed to Regina, welding rebar for the winter. 

He then returned home to drive the fuel truck for the Co-op. 

Erwin bought his first quarter of land in 1961 from Otto Klatt for $5,000. For several years 

he had his eye on one particular girl named Elaine Yung, who he drove home one night after 

a dance. They were married April 4, 1964 and operated a mixed farm for more than 50 years. 

Together they had four children and were active in the community. Erwin served on the 

Wheat Pool board, Credit Union board, Lutheran Church board, Co-op board, Centennial 

Manor board, Food Grains Bank Committee, history book committee, reunion committees, 

as RM councillor, and in choirs, just to mention a few. He was a Scout and 4-H Leader as well 

as a founding member of the Last Mountain Soil Conservation group. 

After 52 years of living on the farm, Erwin and Elaine moved into the Centennial Manor in 

Strasbourg. Erwin enjoyed his ‘retirement days’ helping out on the farm, playing cards, going 

for coffee, scroll saw woodworking and following grandchildren’s activities. His family especially 

enjoyed his stories from the ‘good old days’. In his last days, he drove tractor to plough 

up potatoes and attended church service. His faith and love for God never waned. 

Erwin is predeceased by his parents, Henry and Mathilda Hack; brothers in law, Errol Dick 

and Andrew Senger; granddaughter Janessa Toney; and niece Charlene (Senger) Beston. He 

leaves to cherish his memory loving wife of 54 years, Elaine; four children: Rhonda (John) 

de Hoop; Yvonne (Allen) Toney; Brenda (Ronald) Dubois; and Dean (Tammy) Hack and 12 

grandchildren: Allison, Jocelyn and Karleen de Hoop; Courtney and Rebecca Toney; Cole, 

Bryce, Bailey and Reid Dubois; Kianna, Carson and Jayna Hack; his sister, Elfreida Senger 

and 5 nieces and nephews. 

A celebration of Erwin’s life was held on October 20, 2018. Donations in Erwin’s memory 

may be made to St. John Lutheran Church Memorial fund. Blessed be his memory! 

Hansen’s Funeral Home, Strasbourg, in care of arrangements.

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tion. 

Edible packaging is also gaining 

ground. Imagine if everything on 

grocery store shelves can be eaten. 

Research has come a long way but it 

hasn’t been easy. The first generation 

of edible packaging was made from 

starch, which often failed to keep 

food fresh. 

But the United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) has been working 

on new-generation edible packaging 

that should be ready in 2019. 

Those products include casein-based 

food packaging, made 

from milk proteins. It’s edible and 

more efficient than other types of 

packaging since it keeps oxygen away 

from the food for an extended period. 

Also, edible fabric can be infused 

by vitamins and probiotics to make it 

more nutritious. 

Seaweed also is getting attention. 

Humans have wrapped sushi with 

seaweed for centuries, so it’s only 

natural to extend it beyond Japanese 

delicacies. Costs and availability are 

still unclear. 

These are all promising solutions 

but no business model has yet been 

developed, so we don’t know how edible 

packaging will affect retail prices. 

This is certainly a great concern to 

retailers and restaurants. 

Other issues include matters of 

taste and food safety. Reducing 

plastic waste by eating packaging is 


intriguing, but not every consumer 

would consider the concept appetizing. 

A case has to be made to entice 

consumers to eat their garbage away. 

Logistics are also an issue. Temperatures 

vary greatly throughout the 

supply chain, making it challenging 

for edible packaging to preserve the 

integrity of products that often must 

travel thousands of kilometres. 

Nevertheless, startups are rampant. 

According to Transparency Market 

Research (TMR), demand for edible 

packaging could increase on average 

by 6.9 per cent a year through 2024 

and ultimately be worth almost $2 

billion worldwide. 

So consumers will be given an opportunity 

to save the planet by eating 

food and its packaging. 

In the meantime, Greenpeace can 

continue to blame companies for the 

rubbish we find in oceans and waterways, 

but in fact we’re all responsible 

for this mess. 

And if we want more compostable 

and edible packages, we may have 

to pay for it. But a planet premium 

bought with these new technologies 

may be worth it. 

-Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the 

Faculty of Management and a 

professor in the Faculty of Agriculture 

at Dalhousie University, and senior 

fellow with the Atlantic Institute for 

Market Studies. www.troymedia.com 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the 

writer. 

The East Shore Wildlife Federation 

wishes to sincerely thank all the donors 

for their generous support of the 2018 

Spring Fundraising Banquet: 

• AAA Dent Repair 

• Acton’s Plumbing & Heating 

• Affinity Credit Union 

• Alvin & Janice Wagner 

• Aquarius Water & Septic 

• Auto Parts Plus 

• Big Al’s Craven Esso 

• Bob Wilson 

• Bolt Supply 

• Bulyea Co-op 

• Bulyea Grocery & Baked Goods 

• Carla Betker Photography 

• Cathy O’Byrne 

• Cathy &Murray Wild 

• CDM Electro Mechanical 

• Countryside Signs & Designs 

• Craswell Seeds 

• D’s Place 

• Dave’s Autowrecking & Towing 

• Davey’s Seed Cleaning 

• Degelman Development Inc 

• Don’s Septic 

• Earl Grey Credit Union 

• Earl Grey Vet Services 

• Eileen Schulz- TupperWare 

• Flavell’s Plumbing & Heating 

• Gescan 

• Gunpowder & Whiskey Designs 

• G&S Marina 

• Harvey McEwen & Daphne Pinch 

• Heidi Berger 

• Hubick’s Plumbing & Heating 

• Janelle Frizzell/Wilson’s Water 

& Ice 

• Jeff Jones 

• J&W Construction 

• John Berger 

• KNL Construction 

• KPS Repair 

• KSF Publishers 

• Lakeridge Construction 

• Lakeview Septic 

• Last Mountain Rodeo 

• Last Mountain Remedial 

Massage 

• Leaning Maple Meats 

• Lori Wild 

• Merle Williams 

• MC Construction 

• Mountain Motors Autobody 

• Myer’s Livestock 

• Nola Schulz 

• Norm & Cindy Smith 

• Pokey’s Tackle Shop 

• Prairie Co-op 

• Royal Bank Strasbourg 

• Regina Fasteners 

• Richardson Pioneer 

• Roberta Bender 

• Rolling Plains Metalwork 

• Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park 

• Royal Hotel Strasbourg 

• Sask Assoc of Conservation 

Officers (SACO) 

• SaskEnergy & SaskPower 

• Silton Car Wash & Laundry 

• Silton General Store 

• Sisters Café 

• Steve & Sue Bristow 

• Strasbourg Agencies 

• Strasbourg Agro Inc 

• Strasbourg Building & Home 

Supply 

• Strasbourg Coin Laundry & Car 

Wash 

• Strasbourg Co-op 

• Strasbourg Garage 

• SynEnergy Ag 

• S&K Sales 

• Todd & Nicole Bracken 

• Tread Quarters 

• Trudy Uhl- WatKins Products 

• Wild’s Electric 

• Wolf’s General Store 

Wildlife branch meetings are held in the Wildlife Hall in Strasbourg at 8pm every 2nd Wednesday from 

Sep 1st to May 31st The Annual General Meeting will be held December 16th 2018.. Memberships 

to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation can be obtained by calling 306-731-3213 or visiting the 

website at www.swf.sk.ca East Shore Wildlife is one of the large contributors to Habitat Trust in the 

organization. 

The 2019 Annual Spring Fundraising Banquet will be held March 31st 2019 in Strasbourg. If you wish 

to book the Wildlife Hall for a function please contact Tim Gelanis at 306-725-4440 

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RITZ TARNISH continued FROM PAGE 4 

to agribusiness. These actions shift yet more costs onto already cash-pressed 

farmers. 

Input suppliers and commodity buyers were the winners under Minister 

Ritz’s agenda, while farmer numbers and their economic viability went down. 

How is this good for the future? Under Gerry Ritz’s watch Canada’s meat 

inspection regulations were weakened, leading to 22 deaths from listeria poisoning. 

Ritz did not take this tragic event seriously, instead he made fun of the 

situation, joking about the deaths and even degrading public dialogue by suggesting 

he wished the PEI resident who died was Liberal MP Wayne Easter. 

Minister Ritz attacked farmer livelihoods and hampered Canada’s ability to 

fight climate change when he cut the PFRA Community Pastures program in 

spite of its decades-long success in soil research, providing shelterbelt trees, 

water management knowledge, and natural grasslands preservation. Let’s not 

forget that Minister Ritz changed the Ag Stability and Ag Invest farm safety 

net programs making them much less useful to farmers. 

The major concessions he made in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement 

demonstrate he had little respect or understanding of how our supply 

management system benefits farmers, processors and consumers. When he 

left supply management was very much weakened. 

The Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame does not have the prestige of a Nobel 

Prize, but it should seek to do much better. Perhaps a “Hall of Infamy” award 

would be a better fit for Gerry Ritz in recognition of the damage he has done to 

Canadian agriculture and Canadian farmers. 

-Ian Robson is National Farmers Union board member and operates 

a mixed farm with his family at Deleau, Manitoba. 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer 

Hey there, 

Thanks for reading 

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a municipality discovers an error or omission that relates to the tax rates, the 

municipality may revise the tax rates and send out revised tax notices. 

LMT: So was there an ‘error or omission’ in the process of preparing the tax 

bylaw? 

REEVE ARNDT: And the answer is yes. The error comes in two parts. 

Administration and council believed that they needed to replace the money 

withdrawn from a reserve account and that the depreciation allowance included 

in the budget had to be part of a balanced budget. Having to collect for 

these two items resulted in the need to collect an additional one million dollars. 

However, as a result of new work and research, we learned we can defer 

payments into the reserve fund and the depreciation allowance does not need 

to be included when calculating a balanced budget. With this new knowledge 

council passed a resolution on October 26 to move forward with a redo of the 

budget and tax bylaw. 

Reeve Arndt stated to Last Mountain Times that he expects new Tax Notices 

will be in the hands of RM 220 McKillop ratepayers by the end of November. It 

is not yet known if the tax payment deadline will be revised as a result of these 

new developments. 

-editor


PETROLEUM DEPARTMENT 

TEAM MEMBER – BULYEA 

The Bulyea Community Co-operative Association is currently recruiting for a full-time 

Petroleum Driver to provide farm/commercial petroleum delivery services in the Bulyea, 

SK area. 

Bulyea Co-op has been proudly serving our membership for over 80 years. 

The Bulyea Co-op is an equal opportunity employer, and offers an attractive base salary, 

benefits, and a pension plan. The Petroleum department is focused on safety, growth, and 

customer satisfaction. The successful candidate should have attributes that align with our 

focus. 

Responsibilities: 

• Completes all tasks safely and within the policies on the Bulyea Co-op. 

• Serves to exceed customer expectations. 

• Transports our petroleum products to a variety of accounts. 

• Accurately completes daily paperwork. 

• Cleans and maintains their Fuel Truck. 

• Works well without supervision, and is self motivated. 

Qualifications: 

• 2 years of demonstrated safe operation of transportation vehicles in all seasons. 

• Preference to have a valid Saskatchewan Class 1A (Or desire to obtain one) with I 

minimum requirement to have a valid Saskatchewan Class 3A license. 

• Works well under pressure, with excellent time management skills. 

• Adaptable, organized, efficient, and committed 

• Be a team member with exceptional inter-personal and communication skills 

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task. 

• Detail oriented 

• Works well with computers and has a working knowledge of Microsoft applications 

including Word, Excel, and other software applications as required. 

• Able to lift a minimum of 55 lbs as required 

• Clean driving abstract 

If you thrive in a rural setting, are the type of individual that enjoys a challenge, and is 

interested in helping the Bulyea Co-op grow our business, then please submit a resume in 

person or by mail to: 

The Bulyea Community Co-operative Association LTD. 

Attention: Edward Hoffman – Petroleum Manager 

P.O. Box 87 

11 Ashley Street 

Bulyea, SK S0G 0L0 

E-Mail: Bulyea.Petro@Sasktel.net 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected for an 

interview will be contacted. Please submit your drivers abstract with your application. 

Scholarships awarded 

At their Annual General Meeting 

held in Lanigan on October 24th, 

CUPE Local 4799 awarded two scholarships 

of $1000 each. The recipients 

of the scholarships are Jackson 

Andrews, son of Joanne Andrews, EA 

at Watrous Elementary, and Alyson 

Edwards, daughter of Tracy Edwards, 

secretary at William Derby School in 

Strasbourg. 

The scholarships are available to children/grandchildren of the Local’s past and 

present members. CUPE Local 4799 represents support workers in the Horizon 

School Division. 

-info and photos submitted by Karen Hancock 

The Royal Canadian Legion 

launches Bells of Peace initiative 

Ringing of bells and gravesite flags to commemorate 

Armistice 100 

With five symbolic peals from the HMCS 

Carleton Naval Bell, The Royal Canadian 

Legion in partnership with Veterans Affairs 

Canada launched Bells of Peace in Ottawa 

on October 24th. The initiative honours 

the 100th anniversary of the signing of the 

Armistice that ended the fighting in the 

First World War. 

At the setting of the sun on November 11 Seamus O’Regan 

this year, the Parliament Hill carillon along 

with spiritual centres, Legion branches and many community locations across the 

country will ring their bells one hundred times. 

“This powerful sound symbolizing peace from coast to coast will allow Canadians 

to stop, remember and feel the joy that the end of war brought after so much death 

and destruction,” says Legion Dominion President Thomas D. Irvine. “It will also 

be a reflection of the deep respect we hold for our many Veterans who served in the 

First World War and for those who continue to serve our country today.” 

“A century ago, celebratory bells rang out across the world to mark the end of the 

First World War. This November 11, the Peace Tower bells in Ottawa will ring, as 

will those in Mons, Belgium, the final town liberated by the Canadian Corps in 1918. 

We will honour those who served Canada, past and present, by ringing these Bells of 

Peace as symbols of victory, relief and joy on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice,” 

said Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of 

National Defence. “As the bells toll, we will reflect on the Canadian Armed Forces 

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Many Canadians 

Died for Peace. 

Please 

Remember Them. 

Lest We 

Forget 

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Wolf’s General Store, Craven, SK 

Ph: 306.731.3444 

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members who continue to defend the 

peace and freedom we enjoy today, 

carrying on the tradition of those who 

have served so bravely since the First 

World War.” 

On November 11, 1918, when news of 

the Armistice broke, churches across 

Canada responded by spontaneously 

ringing their bells. Each peal one hundred 

years later will honour the more 

than 66,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders 

killed, the over 172,000 

wounded and the countless others who 

suffered invisible yet painful wounds. 

As part of the initiative, and leading 

up to Remembrance Day, youth across 

Canada are invited to place small Canadian 

flags on the gravesites of First 

World War Veterans in as many locations 

around the country as possible. 

On November 11 at sundown, the 

Bells of Peace will ring across the 

country, beginning in St. John’s, Newfoundland 

and Labrador, and ending 

on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 

These two locations in Canada, and 

others in between, played key roles 

during the First World War. Each of 

them will hold additional commemorative 

activities on Remembrance Day. 

About The Royal Canadian Legion 

Founded in 1925, the Legion is 

Canada’s largest Veteran support and 

community service organization. It is a 

non-profit organization with a national 

reach across Canada as well as branches 

in the U.S., Europe and Mexico. The 

Legion has close to 275,000 members, 

many of whom volunteer an extraordinary 

amount of time to their branches. 

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Remember to take a moment of silence as the 

clock strikes 11:00 a.m. on November 11th. Please 

remember those who have served their country. 

The moment of silence across the country is used 

to remember the more than 114,000 Canadians 

who died serving their nation. 

Please pause to 

remember the brave 

Canadians who gave 

their lives so we can 

enjoy peace. Thank 

you also to our troops 

around the world. 

Village of 

Buena Vista 

Village of 

Craven 

00073485 

On Remembrance Day, 

we’ll be thinking of all 

those who fought to 

give us freedom. 

The Project Guy 

In Remembrance 

of those who gave their lives 

Cottage & 

Country realty ltd. 

CCRealty.ca 

729-2234 

Lest We Forget 

- Dwayne family and staff 

We thank those 

who have served 

to protect our 

countrty and 

freedom. 

RM of 

Wreford #280 

108 Main St., Watrous 

Box 423, S0K 4T0 

To those who served and fought 

for our freedom. 

From Everyone at 

R.M of Mount Hope No. 279


Bethune Co-op 

Grocery & Bulk 

Ph: 306-638-2244 

On November 11 

remember those 

who served in the 

many wars. 

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Stamp 

marks 100th 

anniversary of 

Armistice of 1918 

Our soldiers’ immense sacrifice had a profound impact on Canada 

This is the 

time when we 

express our 

gratitude for 

what we have 

in Canada 

- this rich 

and beautiful 

country. 

Flaman Sales 

Southey • Phone 306-726-4403 

Home Hardware Building Centre 

Regina Beach - Ph: 306-729-2277 

Remembrance Day 

The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the 

eleventh month... We will remember them! 

Lumsden Drugs | Phone: 306-731-2464 

On Remembrance 

Day, take the time to 

remember those who 

have served or 

continue to serve our 

great country. 

Lumsden Valley Restaurant 

320 James St. N., Lumsden 

Phone: (306) 731-3126 

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LEST WE 

FORGET 

Lest We 

Forget 

Doug & Tanis Pattison 

Mazenc Fuels Ltd. 

529-1 st Avenue East, Regina, SK S4N 4Z3 

Ph: 306-721-6667, 306-726-2133, 334-2455 

Toll Free: 1-800-552-8240 

Notice 

Special RemembRaNce Day SeRvice 

On Sunday, November 11, at 10:45 a.m., members of the 

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #234 and the members of 

the churches of Lumsden will gather together for a time of 

worship and remembrance at the Lumsden 

Centennial Hall. As an integral part of the 

worship there will be an observance 

of silence at 11 a.m. The service will 

conclude with a precession to the 

cenotaph, weather permitting, for 

the laying of the wreaths. In the event 

of inclement weather the laying of the 

wreaths will take place in the Centennial Hall. 

Please note an offering will be collected, and 

the funds will be used in the community. 

Lumsden: 306-731-2587 | Regina: 306-924-5300 

On November 11th, please remember the 

men and women who have served our 

country. They have given us the peace and 

freedom we enjoy today. 

Lyle Stewart, MLA 

Lumsden Morse Constituency 

Ph: 306-693-3229 

Please visit our website at: 

www.lylestewart.ca 

Fax: 306-693-3251 

Email: lumsdenmorse.mla@sasktel.net 

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Canada Post unveiled a stamp on 

October 24th that celebrates the 100th 

anniversary of the armistice that ended 

the First World War, a conflict that irrevocably 

changed Canada and its status 

on the world stage. 

Canadian soldiers stood fast at Ypres, 

stormed the Regina Trench, climbed the 

heights of Vimy Ridge, captured Passchendaele 

and, on November 11, 1918, 

entered Mons. The immense sacrifice of 

our soldiers earned the country widespread 

recognition and had a profound 

impact on Canada. 

The stamp depicts a dove suspended 

above barbed wire and includes the 

image of a poppy, a powerful symbol of 

remembrance and the principal emblem 

of The Royal Canadian Legion. The 

imagery symbolizes struggle, peace and 

remembrance and honours those who 

made the supreme sacrifice in defence of 

freedom and democracy. 

The stamp was unveiled at the Perley 

and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, 

which has a responsibility to provide 

care for veterans. The stamp is cancelled 

in Ottawa, home of the National War 

Memorial, which appears on the back of 

the Official First Day Cover. 

At the unveiling event, Thomas D. 

Irvine, Dominion President of The 

Royal Canadian Legion, introduced the 

Legion’s Bells of Peace Initiative in partnership 

with Veterans Affairs Canada. 

At the setting of the sun on November 

11, the Parliament Hill carillon and bells 

at Legion branches and spiritual centres 

across the country will ring 100 times to 

mark the sacrifices of our veterans and 

the joy that peace brought at the end of 

the war. Youth will also be engaged to 

research locations and place flags on the 

graves of Canadian Veterans of the Great 

War. 

Canada’s war effort was remarkable, 

but victory came at a terrible price. Of 

the more than 650,000 Canadians who 

served with the Allies, more than 66,000 

were killed and 172,000 wounded. 

After more than four years of horrific 

trench warfare, fighting came to 

an abrupt end at the 11th hour of the 

11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The 

armistice signed earlier that morning in 

a railway car near Compiègne, France, 

silenced the guns on the Western front 

and brought relief to the world that had 

never before seen such a conflict. 

The commemortive stamp is available 

at postal outlets across Canada. 

-media release

Canadian War Museum 

opens new exhibition 

Commemorates the last 100 days of the First 

World War 


Lest we 

forget 

11 

The Hundred Days Campaign (August 8 to November 11, 1918) contributed decisively 

to ending the First World War. One hundred years later, the Canadian War 

Museum will conclude its commemoration of the First World War Centenary with 

Victory 1918 – The Last 100 Days. Developed by the War 

Museum with the generous support of John and Elizabeth 

Irving, the exhibition is a powerful and evocative exploration 

of the critical role the Canadian Corps played in the 

series of battles that led to the Allied victory. 

“Many historians consider the battles of the Hundred 

Days Campaign to be some of the greatest victories of the 

First World War,” said Mark O’Neill, President and CEO 

of the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum 

of History. “Victory 1918 sheds light on the important role 

played by Canadians in the final days of the war, along with 

the triumphs and terrible costs that continue to reverberate 

Mark O’Neill 

100 years later.” 

Curated by Dr. Tim Cook and Dr. Jack Granatstein, two of Canada’s best-known 

military historians, this new exhibition weaves artworks, artifacts, documents, film 

and photographs together with the powerful stories of Canadians who participated 

in this costly combat. 

Visitors will follow the Canadian Corps through a chronological series of battles 

in France: Amiens (August 8 to 11), Arras (August 26 to September 2), Cambrai 

(September 27 to October 9), and the final drive ending in Mons, Belgium (October 

10 to November 11). The final section explores the soldiers’ return to Canada and the 

legacy of the war. 

The exhibition also includes educational programming in the Eaton Activity Hub, 

where visitors are invited to explore the evolution and success of military tactics 

through interactive elements and guided activities. 

Each battle is presented through personal artifacts, evocative reconstructions, 

compelling images and archival footage. Newly colourized photographs and archival 

films, along with compelling audiovisuals and soundscapes, bring fresh life to the 

faces of war. 

The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Its 

mission is to promote public understanding of Canada’s military history in its personal, 

national and international dimensions. Work of the Canadian War Museum is 

made possible in part through financial support of the Government of Canada. 

-media release 

TOM.LUKIWSKIPARL.GC.CA • 306-691-3577 

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@horizonsd205 

facebook.com/HorizonSD 

Town of Regina Beach


On this day, we 

honour those who 

have fought for our 

country and our 

freedom 

Town of Southey 

306-726-2202 

00073496 

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Corporate support for 

Royal Canadian Legion 

In recognition of nearly a century of tireless service to 

the veterans’ community, The Brandt Group of Companies 

last week demonstrated their support for the 

Royal Canadian Legion, Regina Branch 001 with a cash 

donation of $5000. 

Established in 1926, RCL Branch 001 was Canada’s 

first chartered legion. It plays a significant role in the 

local community, offering critical programming, including 

mental health, addictions, and financial support to 

veterans in Regina. 

A recent decline in membership and changes in building 

ownership have resulted in increased expenses for the RCL Branch 001. Due 

to this downturn, the Legion has reached out to the community for help, including 

starting an online GoFundMe campaign in search of donations. 

“The Legion has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for Canadian 

veterans and their families for over 90 years,” says Shaun Semple, President of the 

Brandt Group of Companies. “We are proud to support their efforts so they can continue 

this important work.” 

In addition to their initial contribution, The Brandt Group of Companies will 

match community donations made before November 11, 2018 up to an additional 

$5000. 

Donations can be mailed or dropped off at the Royal Canadian Legion, Regina 

Branch , 001: 1820 Cornwall St., Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2K2 

LEST WE FORGET 

On November 11 the Craven Elks will 

meet at the Craven Hall at 

10:45 a.m. and march to the cenotaph. 

Craven Elks Lodge #581 

Silton Legion 

An historical view 

Bob Walker’s father, Andrew Walker, signed up at the recruiting depot in Prince 

Albert at the outbreak of World War I in August, 2014. He was assigned to the 8th 

Battalion, Winnipeg Rifles’ ‘Little Black Devils’. After completing training, he was 

sent to the front lines in April of 1915. He was gassed when the Germans released 

chlorine gas bombs, and spent 4 months in hospital. He was then assigned to light 

duty for 18 months breaking the wild broncos that were shipped to France from 

Alberta to assist in the war effort. During that time, Andrew met Dorothy Bradburn 

and they were married. He was sent back to the front again at the Somme in October 

of 1917. After 3 weeks at the front, he was wounded again and was returned to 

Canada on a Hospital Ship (the converted passenger ship Lusitania, which was sunk 

by German fire on its return trip to England) and then transported back to Prince 

Albert. His wife Dorothy followed in September of 2018, and they settled into farming 

in the Prince Albert area. 

Bob Walker has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 42 years, and is 

now a Lifetime Member of the Lumsden Legion. 

The following is the first in a series of articles on the history of the Royal Canadi- 

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an Legion Silton Branch #33, Chartered 11 January 

1927, Ladies Auxiliary Chartered 10 June 1931 – 

Charters surrendered January, 2000. Complied by 

R.A. (Bob) Walker, President, Silton Branch #33, 

September 30, 2006 

Silton, Saskatchewan, today is a mixed cattle 

and grain farming bedroom community some 50 

kilometres northwest of Regina, situated on a plain 

within the apex of the beautiful Qu’ Appelle valley. 

A place where the wonders of nature’s glaciers have 

carved the curving 60 mile Last Mountain Lake 

bed - the migration path of all species of waterfowl, 

upland game birds, deer, fish, berries and furs. 

Rich valley soil with unlimited lake and river water, 

today offer opportunity for thriving market gardens 

and bountiful orchards. And the site of an historic 

Hudson Bay Trading Post. Paradise indeed, absolutely 

- but challenged then as now, by raging grass 

fires, unrelenting winds of winter blizzards, hot 

summer dust storms, drought, or alternately gumbo 

clay and hoards of summer mosquitoes! 

It was to this area that settlers first looked in 

1882. And with this look became a wave of homesteaders 

in 1883/84 then continuing as choice 

land was claimed, until 1908/10. Most of these 

homesteaders stayed and they or their descendants 

would become the early volunteers to the call of 

the empire to the Great War (WW1) in 1914, and 

again in September 1939, as the hysterics of Adolph 

Hitler’s aggressive Nazi agenda thrust Europe into 

World War II. Silton’s young men and women were 

quick to volunteer for the duty of King and Country 

- a pride and honour repeated throughout Canada 

- army, navy, air force, merchant marine, nursing 

sisters and RCMP stepped forward: 600,000 WW1 

and 1,100,000 strong in WWII, and nearly 27,000 

to Korea. Yes, they stood on guard O Canada! 

A quote from the book ‘ECEGI MNUMENTUM 

AERE PERENNIUS’ (I have built a memorial more 

lasting than bronze) is appropriate! 

In 1986, the 60 Year Diamond Jubilee Book of 


Tribute to the Royal Canadian Legion includes a 

picture on page 22 of delegates to the 1919 convention 

of the ‘GREAT WAR VETERANS ASSOCIA- 

TION’ Silton Branch, and lists the names, Silton 

address, regimental number and unit of 16 returned 

veteran members covering the years 1919, 1920 and 

1921. This membership record continues through 

1929 with quarter year checkmarks for continuing 

membership or records of transfer with total 

membership numbers remaining constant at 15 or 

16. H.S. Allen is recorded as secretary treasurer and 

member number 1 (one) through 1923 with notation 

“gone to B.C. in 1924”. The year 1926, top of column, 

bears written notation “1st year of Canadian 

Legion”. Membership record page for years 1927- 

28-29 now lists members’ rural telephone party 

line numbers. The name H.J.C. Becher, Captain 

RFA, appears prominently from 1919 Great War 

Veterans Association and continuing through the 

decades, serving as branch president and secretary 

treasurer, credited with keeping the local branch 

going through the war years when there were so few 

veterans around. The September 12, 1969 minutes 

record a motion to purchase a J. Becher Memorial 

Plaque nameplate. Comrade Becher had actively 

participated in prior month’s meeting; 50 years of 

service! 1934 minutes indicate meetings held at 

homes of members. President H.R. Dale, E.H. Jacob 

1st VP, W. Merritt 2nd VP, E.Y.C. Johns recorded 

minutes. Fraternal visits exchanged with Earl Grey 

branch. Summer family basket picnic, lemonade 

with 5 gallons of ice cream and cones, well attended. 

Meals, hotel and car allowance totalling $24.40 

paid for provincial convention delegate expense. 12 

memberships paid. Social events were coordinated 

jointly with Silton Ladies Auxiliary. 934 Silton 

membership was approving motions in support of 

medical pensions where veterans suffered reduced 

health, or mobility or medical problems. Pursuing 

lobby for independent medical assessments, appropriate 

disability pensions. 

(watch for Part 2 in the November 12th issue) 

Silton Silhouettes Halloween costumes 

Overheard at the coffee shop 

...and then he said “What do I need 

Google for? ....the wife seems to know 

everything.” 

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Junior Hip-Hop: back row, left to right: Emily Whitrow 

(assistant) Abby Beyer. Middle Row left to right: Olyvia 

Lutz, Emersyn Patterson, Gwen Martin, Jalynn Schmidt, 

Austyn Gerrard. Front row left to right: Abygail Lutz, 

Keagan Anderson, Kiera Anderson. 

Brickhouse Halloween 

Silhouette Toddlers and Beginners-: back row left to right: 

Emily Hubick (assistant), Sydney Watts (assistant), and 

Carly Hill (instructor). Middle row: Keira Anderson, Meica 

Sayer, Emme Bailey, Jalynn Schmidt, Kinsley Dumonceaux. 

Front row: Eva Bailey, Veronica White, Lilly Stahl, Hannah 

Theiss, Elizabeth Thiess, Emersyn Patterson, Arianna 

Clatworthy, Jasmyn Anderson. 

Compact Tealwood suprisingly spacious 

By Associated Designs 

The Tealwood is a compact home 

with a surprisingly spacious feel. 

This plan is designed to fit on a 

small lot, with room to spare. And 

its footprint is almost square: 47’ by 

50’. When it comes to maintenance 

and energy efficiency, the absence 

of angles and rambling exterior 

walls is a definite plus. Its owners 

can expect to see lower than average 

utility bills as a result, both summer 

and winter. 

A covered porch and an impressive 

array of sparkling windows 

grace the front facade. Then the 

porch goes on to wrap around the 

side. Inside, the combination living 

room and dining room is awash in 

natural light, gently muted by the 

porch overhang. 

The kitchen fills more than a 

quarter of this large, open gathering 

space. Nothing more than a work island 

with a raised eating bar separates 

the areas. People working in 

the kitchen need never feel left out 

of conversations or activities elsewhere 

in the room. Standing at the 

kitchen sink, one can also keep an 

eye on the side porch, and enjoy 

watching the seasons cycle through 

their changes. 

An atrium or French door in the 

dining room provides direct access 

to the covered porch, a delightful 

spot for outdoor dining. Two doors 

across the room open into the utility 

room and the garage. The utility 

room is exceptionally large for a 

home this size. It’s also well-outfitted 

with cupboards and an L-shaped 

counter. 

Coat and storage closets line the 

hallway leading to the owners’ suite. 

Amenities here include: a large 

walk-in closet, and owners’ bathroom 

with dual vanity, shower, and 

private toilet. The Tealwood’s two 

front bedrooms share another bathroom. 

Associated Designs is the original 

source for the Tealwood 30-440. 

For more information or to view 

other designs, visit www.Associated 

Designs.com or call 800-634-0123. 

© 2018 Associated Designs, Inc. 

Covered Porch 

Garage 

22' x 20' 

Kitchen 

12'4'' x 9'6'' 

Dining 

11'4'' x 11' 

Utility 

Living 

17'4'' x 16'10'' 

Tealwood 

PLAN 30-440 

Living Area 1456 sq.ft. 

Garage 422 sq.ft. 

Dimensions 47'x 50' 

1000 SERIES 

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Owners’ 

Suite 

12'2'' x 15' 

Covered Porch 

Bedroom 

11' x 11' 

Bedroom 

11' x 11' 

Building Centre 

Hardware & Supply 

Your local Castle Building Centre 

• Custom Built Homes 

• Farm Buildings 

• Bobcat Service 

Nokomis, SK 

Call 306-528-2050 

Host a Halloween Party and you never know whooo might 

show up!! -photos submitted by Lynn Gettis 

The Brickhouse Cafe in Semans hosted a Halloween Party 

on October 27th, and the staff, Nancy, Anita, and Penny 

got into the spooky spirit of things. 

Last Mountain Valley Business Association 

reminds you to support our local businesses, including - 

→ Western Pizza/ Sisters Café 

→ Acton’s Plumbing & Heating 

→ Affinity Credit Union 

→ All Things Carpentry 

www.lmvba.ca 

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necessitate an 

entire rack! 

COMING EVENTS 

BINGO at Nokomis Legion Hall on Wednesday, 

Nov 7th. Speedos at 7:00pm, Regular Play 

at 7:30pm. Everyone Welcome! Sponsored by 

Nokomis Legion Branch #290, 306-528-3114. 

DANCELAND, MANITOU Beach offers entertainment 

for: Nov. 9 and 10 - Walter Ostanek; 

Nov. 17 - Friends of Danceland Gala - Theme - 

A Barn Dance. 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 

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Farmers Market and Craft Show on November 

10 in the Strasbourg Memorial Hall. Doors 

open at 8:00 AM for vendors, with lift available 

at north side entrance. Sale time from 9:30 AM 

to 3:00 PM Phone Eileen Schulz at 725-4470 to 

book a tables. 

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EAST SHORE ARTS & CRAFT TOUR - Bulyea 

- Strasbourg - Duval - Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 

am - 4 pm. VIEW ART - EAT LUNCH. 

48 

Fall Turkey Bingo at Semans Drop-in on 

Nov.16th. Regular slider bingo, start time 7pm. 

Various prizes: turkey, ham, cash, metal art, pottery, 

etc. as well as raffle prizes. Limited space. 

Come early. 

01 

Every year, the Royal Canadian Legion conducts 

the “Poppy Campaign”. Poppies are distributed 

freely, but your generous donations are 

invaluable. From Friday October 26 to Remembrance 

Day November 11, millions of Canadians 

wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to never 

forget those who sacrificed for our freedom. We 

invite everyone across the country to show their 

recognition by proudly wearing this symbol of 

Remembrance and taking a moment to reflect. 

- Nokomis Royal Canadian Legion #290 

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Semans Fall Supper. Sunday, November 4, 

2018. Semans Gym 5-7pm. Adults $15, 12 & 

under $10, Preschool Free. Call Jose Digney 

524-2728 for takeout orders. 48 

FARM EQUIPMENT WANTED 

John Deere, New Holland, Massey square balers 

for parts or in unusable condition. Haybuster 

or New Holland tub grinders in any condition. 

Hydraulic end gate drill fills $50-$100. Call 

306-946-9669 leave message if no answer. 

HOUSE FOR SALE 

Pearson Place Condo Unit. Strasbourg, SK. 

1010 Square feet, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom, 

HVAC, A/C, Absolutely beautiful home! Priced 

to sell. 306-716-0199 

Ads Starting At 

$6 

Regina Beach Lioness Club Christmas Craft 

and Bake Sale. November 17, 2018 10:30 

AM - 2:30 PM. Regina Beach Memorial Hall. 

Lunch Available. Vendors Call (306) 596-9039 

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HALL FOR RENT 

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. 

31 

CRAVEN COMMUNITY HALL, air conditioned, 

seats 200, fully equipped kitchen includes 

dishwasher, cooler & freezer. Call (306) 

731-3452. c 

VEHICLE FOR SALE 

1993 Mazda B2200 extended cab truck. The 

good: mechanically sound, with good 2.2 litre 

engine, 5-speed standard shift transmission, 

rear end, 14 inch tires, OEM wheels, glass, 

topper, box liner, front bucket seats, center 

console. New front calipers and pads, new 

rear brake shoes, and comes with new front 

suspension parts (not installed). Includes two 

OEM style rear bumpers and extra spare tire & 

wheel. 182,800 kms. The not so good: has under-cab 

rust issues. Repairable, but I don’t have 

the time, tools, or space to do it. Requires SGI 

mechanical (out-of-province) inspection in order 

to re-licensed, or use it as a donor vehicle 

for your project. Must be trailered. Located at 

Govan, SK. Asking $900 and will consider reasonable 

offers. Email to: david.pfs@sasktel.net 

to arrange to view or call 306-539-7549 

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FOR SALE 

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. 

CARD OF THANKS 

Message of thanks: A heartfelt THANK YOU 

to Belinda Craven of Lincoln Gardens of Lumsden 

for finding my i-Phone that I had dropped 

there. Your efforts and honesty are gratefully 

appreciated! -Vance Halstead, Nokomis 

Strasbourg Fowl Supper Committee thank everyone 

that supported the supper in any way. 

Funds from the supper went to the following 

groups in the community: Strasbourg and Community 

Recreation Center, Tiny Tots Day Care, 

WDS, Strasbourg Guides, and Last Mountain 

Pioneer Home Activity Department. 48 

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 

Underwood Typemaster typewriter, vintage 

1960. Needs some parts. Would keep it for the 

memories, but it takes up space. Call 306-729- 

2361. Sask Beach. Best offer accepted. 

YOUR LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS & NOTICES 

Nokomis Anglican Church 

Service Times: 11:00 unless otherwise stated 

Nov 11 NO CHURCH 

Nov 18 Nokomis w/ Rev Jack Robson 

Nov 25 Nokomis w/ Rev Jack Robson 

COME and WORSHIP with US 

Nokomis 

United Church 

Mitchell Anderson 

Services Time 9:30 AM 

All Worshippers Welcome 

Prince of Peace Lutheran 

Evangelical Lutheran Church 

Elgin St, Govan 9:00 am 

Nov 4, Nov 18, Dec 2, Dec 16 

Special Christmas Eve Service: 7 pm 

Join us for worship and fellowship! 

Everyone is Welcome 

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On this day in history 

Nov. 5, 1917 

Federal Cabinet bans use 

of grain to manufacture 

liquor for the rest of the 

war.


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St. Peter’s Annual 

Snowflake Bazaar 

Saturday, November 10, 2018 10am to 3pm 

Lumsden Centennial Hall 

Sponsored by St. Peter’s Parish, Lumsden 

Baking and Raffles 

Over 50 Artisans selling miscellaneous 

crafts including: painting, woodworking, 

glass, knitting, floral arranging, jewelry, 

ceramics, pottery and more. 

Hot Lunch (homemade soup, hotdogs, 

pie) served at the Dew Drop Inn


CONTRACTORS 

KEVIN ACTON – Govan, SK 

Ofice: 306-484-4349 

Email: acton@sasktel.net 

• Journeyman Plumber 

• Licensed Gas Contractor 

• Professional Air Conditioning & Water 

Treatment Systems Installation & Repair 

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• Over 25 years of experience 

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Call Brad at 306-209-7488 

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Supplies 

AGRICULTURE 

South Country Equipment 

Southey: 306-726-2155 

Raymore: 306-746-2110 

John Deere 

Sales, Parts and Service 

WELL DRILLING 

WATER WELLS 

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SERVICES DIRECTORY – BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 

Your local legal service providers 

Ryan Malley 

Govan – Tues. a.m. 

Strasbourg – Tues. p.m. 

306-725-3247 

Providing the Last Mountain area 

with General Legal Services, 

including: 

Wills & Estate Planning 

Real Estate 

Farm Succession 

Business Services 

LAW SERVICE 

FINANCIAL PLANNERS 

Riach Financial 

Financial Planning 

Retirement 

Tax & Estate Planning 

RRSP, RRIF, RESP 

Insurance 

(Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Long Term Care) 

OPTOMETRISTS 

Watrous Eye Care 

Dr. Russ Schultz - Optometrist 

Open Wednesdays 

For appointments call 

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Lest we forget..... 

It was in the early 19th century, 

during the Napoleonic wars 

when the first connection of the 

poppy to those who lost their 

lives in times of war occurred. 

The fields of war were barren 

before the battles were fought but 

after the fighting ended the fields 

were filled with mile after mile of 

blood-red poppies. 

Once again during World War I, 

the fields became rich with lime 

from rubble and again the poppies 

thrived. It was in 1915 when 

John McCrae’s poem In Flanders 

Fields forever memorialized the 

poppy as a symbol of those who 

lost their lives during war. During 

the 1920’s Madame Guerin first 

used the sale of handmade poppies 

to raise monies for children 

in war-torn areas. It was also 

during the twenties that the 

first poppies were distributed in 

Canada. 

Today, it is the mission of the 

Royal Canadian Legion to “serve 

veterans and their dependants, 

to promote Remembrance, and 

to act in the service of Canada 

and its communities”. The Poppy 

Campaign is not only a major 

funding source distributing poppies 

Canada wide, but also serves 

to perpetuate Remembrance and 

ensures the memory of the sacrifices 

made by our war veterans 

both today and yesterday are not 

forgotten. 

In addition to being a revered 

symbol, poppies are simply a 

stunning plant! There are over 50 

species of annuals and perennials 

that can be grown quite easily. 

The Flanders or Shirley poppies 

(Papaver rhoes) is one of the simplest 

poppies you can grow. It is a 

remarkable experience to see seas 

of scarlet in the fields of Europe 

in spring. I will never forget in 

the heart of England going for a 

walk one evening – through the 

village, past an ancient well and 

up a pathway to the top of a rise. 

At the top of the rise, were endless 

miles of red which of course 

was none other than the immortalized 

poppy! 

The Iceland poppy (P. nudicale) 

is a biennial that grows like an 

annual. The silky petals are intensely 

coloured and will produce 

up to 50 flowers per plant. Ensure 

that you plant this selection in an 

unmulched area to allow reseeding. 

P. somniferum (corn poppy) 

is a large flowered poppy that 

HORTICULTURE 

PAT HANBIDGE 

SASKATOON, SK 

produces huge 

flowers. Following 

bloom, 

the large seed 

pods are filled 

with edible 

seeds and 

are also very 

attractive in 

dried arrangements. 

The Himalayan 

blue 

poppy actually 

belongs to a different genus 

(Meconopsis) and is similar to 

true poppies in many ways. It is a 

perennial for us here and blooms 

a beautiful blue. They need to be 

grown in partial shade and need 

an evenly moist environment. 

Grow poppies of any kind in 

full sun and rich, well-drained 

soil. Poppies are easy to plant – 

simply sprinkle seeds lightly on 

the soil and gently work in. As the 

seedlings grow, thin so there is 4 

to 8 inches between plants. Many 

poppies will self-seed so ensure 

that they are planted where they 

can spread. Although the flowers 

are spectacular, the foliage is less 

so, so plant them behind other 

perennials so the foliage is less 

obvious after bloom. 

Lest we forget - November 11th, 

take a moment to remember..... 

and next spring, grow more 

poppies! 

-Patricia Hanbidge is a 

horticulturist with the Saskatoon 

School of Horticulture. 

She can be reached at 

306‐931‐GROW(4769); by email 

at growyourfuture@gmail.com 

or check out their website 

at www.saskhort.com 

Carbon tax down on the farm 

Few things are more concerning in business 

than the possible impact of something new and 

unknown. And that is exactly what the agriculture 

sector is facing as the Canadian government 

remains steadfast in its commitment to implement 

a carbon tax. 

On October 23, the federal government announced 

it will be applying its federal carbon pricing 

system to Saskatchewan as well as to Manitoba, 

Ontario and New Brunswick in 2019. The carbon 

policy will add a tax to fossil fuel production and 

distribution and for industrial emitters. The federal 

government also announced that farmers will 

receive an exemption for on-farm use of fuel for 

farm machinery and rural residents would receive a 

supplement. 

The Saskatchewan government has balked at the 

tax from day one, and is initiating a court challenge, 

although that effort seems rather hypocritical 

when you consider they blocked municipalities 

in the province from turning to the courts when 

the province tore up long-standing grants-in-lieu 

agreements in 2017. For those forgetting that effort, 

SaskPower and SaskEnergy took a flat percentage 

of utility sales within a municipality. In the case 

of SaskPower, the payments-in-lieu were provided 

to 13 cities. In the case of SaskEnergy, there are 

97 municipalities, including those 13 cities, which 

received the payments. 

The program dated back to the 1940s, ’50s and 

’60s, when SaskPower was amalgamating electrical 

distribution systems in the province, and municipalities 

also gave up their right to establish any natural 

gas distribution systems. A number of agreements 

were entered into for the Crowns to provide 

AG NOTES 

CALVIN DANIELS 

payments to compensate municipalities 

for lost revenue. But 

apparently the federal initiative 

is worth fighting in the courts, 

even if municipal governments 

weren’t afforded that same right 

for grants-in-lieu. 

Agriculture producer groups 

are also fearful of the carbon 

tax. The Saskatchewan Stock 

Growers Association came out 

recently suggesting it is “unconvinced 

that a carbon pricing policy would make 

any meaningful reduction in global greenhouse 

gas emissions looking at the experience of other 

provinces and countries because it is economically 

inefficient,” according to an SSGA release. 

“Despite these rebates and exemptions, producers 

will still be facing higher costs to run their 

operations,” said SSGA President Bill Huber in the 

release. 

In addition to fuel, producers use goods and services 

like feed and inputs from other sectors which 

are expected to pass down their added expenses 

onto cattle producers, detailed the release. 

“Getting Saskatchewan cattle to domestic and 

world markets will also become more expensive 

because there are few fuel-efficient transport options. 

As a result, Canadian beef, which is produced 

sustainably, efficiently and with one of the smallest 

carbon footprints in the world, will become less 

competitive in the global market,” Huber stated. 

But will it work? The answer next week. 

- Calvin Daniels 

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.

A Fuel-Free Hummer. 

Batteries included 


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I’ve never been a fan of the Hummer. 

The big, original Hummer was probably 

an okay unit for military use, but 

honestly, I’ve never even looked into its 

track record. The H2 and H3 were built 

on modified GM SUV platforms, and I 

always looked at them as nothing more 

than a squared-off, generic family hauler. 

The H1 was different, though. It was 

wide, heavy, and aside from a few legalities 

and some shiny paint, it was as close 

to having a tank in traffic as one could 

get. The problem I have with all three, 

however, is fuel consumption. Fuel 

isn’t expensive, per se, but it certainly 

isn’t cheap, and if you have a Hummer, 

you’re going to be buying a lot of it. I’m 

not sure of actual fuel mileage ratings, 

but I once talked to a guy with a minty 

H2, and he rarely hit double-digit miles 

per gallon. For those who want the 

anything-but-sleek look of a Hummer, 

but the economy of a Prius, there may 

be some hope. It’s called the Bollinger 

B2 Pickup, and it’s possibly the closest 

compromise between the Hummer and 

the Prius. 

If there’s one thing that I cannot jump 

on board with, it’s the electric vehicle. 

At the same time, I want them to prove 

me wrong, as the power they make is 

incredible, and not pulling up to the 

pumps all the time would suit me fine. 

The Bollinger B2 Pickup looks like a 

Hummer truck, but with some subtle 

differences. First off, it has an actual 

pickup bed. It may not be the eight 

feet that your grandfather had, or that 

I have in my current state of obsolescence, 

but it is over five feet long and 

four feet wide, perfect for those of you 

who deal with plywood or drywall on a 

daily basis. Although it’s equipped with 

a longer bed, it’s actually not that big. 

It’s smaller than a 

fullsize pickup, but 

it’s also bigger than 

a small pickup. If 

there wasn’t a midsize 

pickup category, 

there will be now. 

My favourite part of 

this truck, however, 

is what’s inside and 

underneath it. The 

Bollinger B2 is motivated 

with a pair 

CAMSHAFT 

CORNER 

KELLY KIRK 

NOKOMIS 

of electric motors pumping out a total of 

five hundred and twenty horsepower. It 

has independent suspension front and 

rear, and each hub is run by an offset 

gear drive, giving it tons of ground clearance. 

Normally, I complain about the 

range of travel when it comes to electric 

vehicles, but the B2 will apparently be 

able to go over two hundred miles on a 

charge. I’ve owned trucks that couldn’t 

go that far on a tank of fuel. That being 

said, a gas tank can be filled up in a few 

minutes, while the B2 takes ten hours 

to charge, meaning if you’re on a road 

trip, plan on booking motel reservations 

every two hundred miles or so. If that 

slight inconvenience doesn’t bother you, 

the Bollinger B2 is supposedly going 

to be in production in the year 2020. 

Where, and for how much, I can not say. 

Have a question or comment for Kelly? 

Email it to: inbox@lastmountaintimes. 

ca and we’ll print Kelly’s response 

in an upcoming issue 

Simplistic Approach 

Loving kindness begets loving kindness. This 

sounds very simplistic, yet it reflects a very deep 

and profound truth. Of course, the opposite is also 

true; unkind, cruel, judgmental, or critical behavior 

generally begets the same. So, there are two ways to 

increase the amount of positive energy in all of our 

relationships. 

The first way is to put out more loving kindness in 

our thoughts, words and deeds. The second way is 

to not respond with more negativity when someone 

is negative towards us. 

This takes a great deal of maturity and a strong 

commitment to personal evolution. We can think of 

difficult situations or relationships as great opportunities 

to practice our skills and raise consciousness. 

In order to do this, we must focus on our own 

responses and behaviors, not on those of the other 

person. If we are waiting for another to be kind to 

us first, or to be a different kind of person before we 

are willing to move into a place 

of greater integrity, all forward 

movement is halted. The situations 

simply stagnates, deteriorates 

or escalates. We have no 

control over what others say or 

do. What we can control is our 

reaction to the external world. 

When we take offence to 

something, we are creating a 

polarity. It is so much healthier 

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RANDALL-YOUNG 

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inadvertently)...but to simply pass on it. If it helps, 

think of offensive behavior as a cow pie. You do not 

need to step into it, examine it, or immerse yourself 

in it. You just need to ignore it and move on. 

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HOROSCOPE 

THE LUCKY SIGNS THIS WEEK: CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS, AND PISCES 

sudoku 

ANSWER KEY IS ON CLASSIFIEDS PAGE. 

ARIES 

You’ll be at the head of a group taking 

part in a highly memorable activity. 

The outcome will reflect the effort you 

put into the project. And you’ll overcome 

a bit of shyness in the process. 

TAURUS 

You’ll have to adopt numerous responsibilities 

this week. You’ll succeed 

at effectively arranging your priorities. 

Additionally, people close to you 

will help you draw up a strategy for 

being more efficient. 

GEMINI 

Planning a return to school isn’t easy. 

There’s always the matter of deciding 

on the most favourable courses, ones 

that correspond to your values and life 

goals. Perseverance and support from 

those closest to you will be your keys 

to success. 

CANCER 

When faced with a choice that will 

have a big impact on your future, you’ll 

have to weigh the pros and cons 

before deciding. You might also join 

a spiritual movement, which will allow 

you to significantly broaden your 

horizons. 

LEO 

You should thoroughly mull over even 

the smallest decisions you’re faced 

with, even if others are pressuring 

you to hurry along. Your intuition will 

guide you towards the correct answers, 

and your patience will beget 

solutions. 

VIRGO 

You’ll need to spend plenty of time 

preparing for a negotiation so that it 

turns out favourably for you. You’ll succeed 

at finding miraculous solutions to 

all your financial problems or to obtaining 

your dream job. 

LIBRA 

After having carefully calculated what 

you’re able to spend, you’ll update 

your wardrobe with clothes from the 

best shops. You’ll go to extra trouble 

with your appearance so that you 

can fill more important roles at your 

place of work. 

SCORPIO 

It won’t always be easy to get out 

of the house. However, you might 

be able to do part of your job from 

the comfort of your own home and 

in doing so, double your efficiency. 

You’ll also undertake a big household 

cleaning. 

SAGITTARIUS 

Some confusion might arise between 

you and a family member. Set the 

record straight sooner rather than 

later. Drawing out the process is in 

no one’s best interest, and it’s essential 

that there’s no doubt as to 

who’s making the decisions. Otherwise, 

you won’t see the light at the 

end of the tunnel. 

CAPRICORN 

You’ll receive an unexpected promotion 

— perhaps following the departure 

of one of your coworkers. There 

will be nothing stopping you from 

sitting in for the boss while he or she 

is away on vacation. In any case, 

you’ll get a salary raise. 

AQUARIUS 

The conditions are ripe for quickly 

resolving a bunch of your concerns. At 

your job, a sudden flash of inspiration 

will guide you in your projects and 

make it possible for you to accomplish 

your goals. 

PISCES 

Rejuvenate your body and mind adequately 

and you’ll manage to improve 

your standing in all domains of 

your life. Inspiration will help you bring 

about the transformation necessary for 

your wellbeing and will make you 

more open to a deeper spirituality. 

ARIES 

You’ll spend a lot of time shopping 

this week. You’ll probably feel inspired 

to redecorate your home. And you’ll 

be tempted to put up your Christmas 

decorations so you don’t have to do 

it later. 

TAURUS 

You’ll show a lot of imagination, but 

will also be guilty of some laziness. 

You might create a great masterpiece, 

or merely spend the week thinking 

about it. The project could be a complete 

season of an inspiring television 

series. 

GEMINI 

You’ll feel somewhat unsettled when 

you find yourself in the middle of a large 

crowd. But you’ll cross paths there with 

some inspiring individuals who will 

provide you with the motivation you 

need to overcome new challenges and 

enlarge your social network. 

CANCER 

You’ll allow yourself to indulge in 

some procrastination. Fortunately, the 

people close to you will help you set 

your priorities in order. In the process, 

they’ll succeed at getting you to 

smile, which will put you on the path 

to wellbeing. 

LEO 

You’ll spontaneously decide to take 

a trip, even if right now the plans are 

still vague in your mind. At work, you’ll 

bring together customers from different 

communities, which will rapidly 

bring you success and prosperity. 

VIRGO 

You’ll find that you’ll invariably be left 

to do everything, both at work and at 

home. Certain people will recognize 

your dedication and will reward you 

for your efforts. You’ll be entitled to 

some form of recognition. 

LIBRA 

Big changes are on the horizon. You 

need only go with the flow and your 

anxieties will magically disappear. 

On the romance side, your plans will 

come to fruition much faster than 

you could have imagined. 

SCORPIO 

You’ll need to clear up an issue at work 

concerning finances. And certain negotiations 

you take part in might be 

quite tense. In order to experience 

harmony, you’ll need to find the right 

balance when it comes to managing 

the different areas of your life. 

SAGITTARIUS 

Your love life will be front and centre 

this week, and you’ll experience some 

beautiful romantic moments. A coworker 

might unexpectedly, and perhaps 

inappropriately, make a clumsy 

or unreciprocated declaration of their 

love. 

CAPRICORN 

You’ll need to get some rest to get 

over a big cold. You’ll stay home 

for a few days, and you’ll take your 

work home at the end of the week 

to catch up. The full moon will stir 

your imagination. 

AQUARIUS 

You’ll find it a bit difficult to communicate 

with certain people. They 

might not, for starters, return your 

calls. Don’t be surprised to see them 

arrive all at once without warning. 

You’ll get messages and calls nonstop. 

PISCES 

You’ll lead a really active social life. A 

lot of people are going to want to 

see you, and you’ll make the trip to 

see them. You’ll also have a lot of 

things to talk about. Your lover may 

do something extremely generous 

for you. 

Week of November 18 to 24, 2018 

Week of November 25 

to December 1, 2018 

Week November 11 to 17, 2018 

ARIES 

You’ll distinguish yourself in front of 

a large crowd of people. You’ll have 

a streak of success — all of it well 

deserved. You’ll receive a mark of 

recognition or some kind of nomination 

and will get applause. 

TAURUS 

A big household cleaning is in order. 

Uncluttering your living space will unclutter 

your mind too. A moment will 

arise in which you will absolutely have 

to speak up. 

GEMINI 

You might receive some criticism, or 

you might have to deal with people 

who will be intentionally vague with 

you. You can expect a bunch of emotions 

to surface, but with patience and 

diplomacy, you’ll come out on top. 

CANCER 

You’ll be offered a fairly large sum of 

money through an insurance claim or 

an inheritance. You’ll have to show 

tact and diplomacy amidst a situation 

in which all sides risk becoming 

a bit impatient. 

LEO 

You’ll have a surplus of energy that 

you’ll need to teach yourself to effectively 

channel. Try to do a bit of 

physical activity; otherwise your mood 

will suffer. You’ll need to unwind at 

some point this week. 

VIRGO 

You’ll have trouble getting to sleep 

because you’ll have many ideas running 

through your mind. You’ll be inspired 

by the thought of setting out 

on a new career path, and opportunities 

to forge ahead will present 

themselves. 

LIBRA 

You’ll find yourself at the centre of a 

large crowd or you’ll take part in an 

event that will bring together a good 

number of people. Although this will 

be useful for you professionally and 

financially, these people will be demanding 

and sometimes exhausting. 

SCORPIO 

At this time of year, a number of businesses 

make big changes. Despite 

worries and anxieties, you’ll turn the 

situation to your advantage. You’ll 

climb higher, while some of your coworkers 

risk suspensions. 

SAGITTARIUS 

The idea of setting out on a major trip 

on a whim will stimulate your imagination. 

It’s possible that you’ll have 

to take care of some urgent work on 

your house. You’ll have a fairly large 

sum of money at your disposal. 

CAPRICORN 

You’ll be faced with some fairly tough 

choices and you might change your 

plans multiple times. Some patience 

will be required for things to fall into 

place and for you to finally know what 

direction to take. 

AQUARIUS 

It isn’t always easy to strike a balance 

in managing the different domains of 

your life. A few small adjustments at 

home will allow you to get there. You’ll 

need some extra sleep to keep your 

immune system from weakening. 

PISCES 

The longawaited inspiration you needed 

to develop your own business will 

come. You’ll discover some ambitious 

new professional goals that will 

bring out the best in you. You’ll meet 

some people you’ll be glad to associate 

with. 

Week of November 4 to 10, 2018 

THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: 

CANCER, LIBRA AND VIRGO 


LIBRA, SCORPIO AND 

SAGITTARIUS 


CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS 

AND PISCES 

ARIES 

To avoid heartburn, make a slight 

change to your diet and learn to 

relax. Your health and mood depend 

on your everyday habits, which in 

turn reflect upon your mental state. 

TAURUS 

Your companion will do something 

extra special for you. A bit of anxiety 

might arise following medical tests. 

The results will take longer than 

expected and will ultimately match 

your expectations. 

GEMINI 

Your ability to lead will be called on. 

You might sit in for the boss during 

his or her vacation. Or you might 

replace a coworker with a health 

issue for an indeterminate length 

of time. 

CANCER 

Everything will begin to fall into 

place for a planned family vacation. 

However, it will take longer 

than expected to sort out certain 

details, such as passports. And be 

prepared for a bit of running around 

doing errands. 

LEO 

Demonstrating poise and dignity, 

you’ll succeed at bringing together 

a large number of people, possibly 

for an event that will require your 

talents in organizing, communicating 

and negotiating. 

VIRGO 

A bunch of overtime hours are yours 

for the taking at your job. You’ll be 

generously rewarded if you succeed 

at adjusting your schedule to accommodate 

this additional work. You’ll 

finally be able to spoil yourself! 

LIBRA 

You’ll come out of a period of inertia 

and your life will finally become 

very active. Your friends will challenge 

you to try something different. 

You’ll secure the funding for a special 

project or will find the money 

to treat yourself to a bit of luxury. 

SCORPIO 

After having felt you were at a 

standstill, things will now shift into 

gear at lightning speed. Pay close 

attention to your receipts: to err is 

human. A new challenge will present 

itself. 

SAGITTARIUS 

You’ll find yourself in excellent 

company, and you’ll accomplish 

an amazing feat working within 

a team. Additionally, you’ll receive 

a reward or praise in front of a 

large crowd, which will boost your 

confidence. 

CAPRICORN 

Big successes are on the horizon 

at your job. There will be many customers 

to serve, which will give you 

a bit of extra money to spend. You’ll 

discover some kind of spiritual practice 

or at least a mode of living that 

matches your convictions. 

AQUARIUS 

Pay closer attention to time: you’ll 

be able to finish performing your 

duties on schedule. And remember, 

slow and steady wins the race! A 

trip might be spontaneously planned 

and it’ll be just what you needed. 

PISCES 

Even if you’re absolutely certain 

about having the right answer, nothing 

is preventing you from dwelling on it 

for a few days before making a final 

decision. New information might 

give you an entirely different perspective 

on something important. 


ARIES, TAURUS, GEMINI 

You’ll have to adopt numerous responsibilities 

this week. You’ll succeed 

at effectively arranging your priorities. 

Additionally, people close to you 

will help you draw up a strategy for 

being more efficient. 

GEMINI 

Planning a return to school isn’t easy. 

There’s always the matter of deciding 

on the most favourable courses, ones 

that correspond to your values and life 

goals. Perseverance and support from 

those closest to you will be your keys 

to success. 

CANCER 

When faced with a choice that will 

have a big impact on your future, you’ll 

have to weigh the pros and cons 

before deciding. You might also join 

a spiritual movement, which will allow 

you to significantly broaden your 

horizons. 

LEO 

You should thoroughly mull over even 

the smallest decisions you’re faced 

with, even if others are pressuring 

you to hurry along. Your intuition will 

guide you towards the correct answers, 

and your patience will beget 

solutions. 

VIRGO 

You’ll need to spend plenty of time 

preparing for a negotiation so that it 





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cleaning. 

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your goals. 

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TAURUS 

You’ll show a lot of imagination, but 

will also be guilty of some laziness. 

You might create a great masterpiece, 

or merely spend the week thinking 

about it. The project could be a complete 

season of an inspiring television 

series. 

GEMINI 

You’ll feel somewhat unsettled when 

you find yourself in the middle of a large 

crowd. But you’ll cross paths there with 

some inspiring individuals who will 

provide you with the motivation you 

need to overcome new challenges and 

enlarge your social network. 

CANCER 

You’ll allow yourself to indulge in 

some procrastination. Fortunately, the 

people close to you will help you set 

your priorities in order. In the process, 

they’ll succeed at getting you to 

smile, which will put you on the path 

to wellbeing. 

LEO 

You’ll spontaneously decide to take 

a trip, even if right now the plans are 

still vague in your mind. At work, you’ll 

bring together customers from different 

communities, which will rapidly 

bring you success and prosperity. 

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love. 

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AQUARIUS 







PISCES 







for you. 

TAURUS 

A big household cleaning is in order. 

Uncluttering your living space will unclutter 

your mind too. A moment will 

arise in which you will absolutely have 

to speak up. 

GEMINI 

You might receive some criticism, or 

you might have to deal with people 

who will be intentionally vague with 

you. You can expect a bunch of emotions 

to surface, but with patience and 

diplomacy, you’ll come out on top. 

CANCER 

You’ll be offered a fairly large sum of 

money through an insurance claim or 

an inheritance. You’ll have to show 

tact and diplomacy amidst a situation 

in which all sides risk becoming 

a bit impatient. 

LEO 

You’ll have a surplus of energy that 

you’ll need to teach yourself to effectively 

channel. Try to do a bit of 

physical activity; otherwise your mood 

will suffer. You’ll need to unwind at 

some point this week. 

VIRGO 

You’ll have trouble getting to sleep 

because you’ll have many ideas running 

through your mind. You’ll be inspired 




themselves. 

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SCORPIO 







SAGITTARIUS 







CAPRICORN 







AQUARIUS 







PISCES 







with. 

TAURUS 

Your companion will do something 

extra special for you. A bit of anxiety 

might arise following medical tests. 

The results will take longer than 

expected and will ultimately match 

your expectations. 

GEMINI 

Your ability to lead will be called on. 

You might sit in for the boss during 

his or her vacation. Or you might 

replace a coworker with a health 

issue for an indeterminate length 

of time. 

CANCER 

Everything will begin to fall into 

place for a planned family vacation. 

However, it will take longer 

than expected to sort out certain 

details, such as passports. And be 

prepared for a bit of running around 

doing errands. 

LEO 

Demonstrating poise and dignity, 

you’ll succeed at bringing together 

a large number of people, possibly 

for an event that will require your 

talents in organizing, communicating 

and negotiating. 

VIRGO 

A bunch of overtime hours are yours 






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itself. 

SAGITTARIUS 







confidence. 

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AQUARIUS 







PISCES 












LIBRA 








SCORPIO 







cleaning. 

SAGITTARIUS 










CAPRICORN 








AQUARIUS 






your goals. 

PISCES 














LIBRA 







SCORPIO 








SAGITTARIUS 







love. 

CAPRICORN 







AQUARIUS 







PISCES 







for you. 

ning through your mind. You’ll be inspired 




themselves. 

LIBRA 








SCORPIO 







SAGITTARIUS 







CAPRICORN 







AQUARIUS 







PISCES 







with. 






LIBRA 








SCORPIO 






itself. 

SAGITTARIUS 







confidence. 

CAPRICORN 








AQUARIUS 







PISCES 








ACROSS 

1. Throng 

6. Confronted 

9. Felon’s flight 

12. “Knock ____ Times” 

13. Gone by 

14. Busy activity 

15. Teams of oxen 

16. Commandment word 

17. Nevertheless 

18. Truth 

20. Waist cincher 

21. Trouser parts 

24. Stashed 

26. Voice part 

27. Lode’s load 

28. Prudently 

30. Tropical trees 

32. Curiously 

36. Type of card 

38. Strive (for) 

39. Wallace of “Reader’s Digest” 

42. Salonga of “Miss Saigon” 

43. High schooler 

44. Bloodhound’s trail 

45. Uninteresting 

47. Recently made 

48. Through 

50. Olympian Owens 

54. “Me and My ____” 

55. Painting or music, e.g. 

56. Neighborhoods 

57. Sneaky 

58. Golf accessory 

59. Gains 

DOWN 

1. Messy home 

2. Reporter’s question 

3. Bible craft 

4. Coral structures 

5. Southwestern land formation 

6. Praying ____ 

7. ____ trip 

8. Small child 

9. Brand name 

10. Grownup 

11. Slogan 

19. Sculptor’s device 

20. Howls 

21. Soft toss 

22. Noteworthy time 

23. Thicken 

25. Refusal 

28. “Love and ____” 

29. Piece of real estate 

31. Battle wound 

33. “____ Got Sixpence” 

34. Recline 

35. Urge 

37. Organized argument 

39. Aches 

40. Flawless 

41. Humble 

43. Neither here nor ____ 

46. Partly open 

48. Tub 

49. Great wrath 

51. Ocean 

52. Plant fluid 

53. Hazardous curve 

Earl Grey & Southey news 

Over 170 people attended a recent event to show support for their friend and 

neighbour, Lynn Blackwell who is battling cancer. This fundraiser was held in Earl 

Grey on Saturday, October 20, 2018. A delicious meal was served and everyone had 

a good time for a great cause and the family was grateful for the support received. 

On October 24th the RM of Longlaketon #219 held an election for councillors in 

Divisions 2, 4 and 6. For Division 2, 85 people voted and David Ritter was elected; 

for Division 4, 72 people voted and Jack Davidson was elected; and Scott Hegglin 

got in by acclamation for Division 6. 

That’s all for now. 

-submitted by Chelsea Manz 

Strasbourg receives 

official Age-Friendly 

designation 

Last week, Strasbourg, and two other Saskatchewan communities were awarded 

Age-Friendly Community Recognition by the provincial Health Minister, Jim Reiter. 

“Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (SSM) is proud to be leading the Age Friendly 

movement in Saskatchewan in partnership with the Province. Age- Friendly 

Communities, part of a global initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), 

involves older adults and others in assessing their communities to make them better 

places for all people to live and thrive,” said SSM Executive Director Holly Schick. 

“The WHO sets out milestones which are used to assess a community’s progress 

towards becoming age-friendly. Achieving these milestones makes them eligible for 

recognition, but age-friendly is an ongoing journey”, she explained. 

In January 2016, Strasbourg Age-Friendly was formed under the sponsorship 

of the Town Council who passed the Age-Friendly Resolution. Since this time, the 

committee completed the four milestones and in September 2017 submitted the application 

to SSM for Age-Friendly Recognition. Some of the projects completed that 

help received the designation are: the installation of six ‘rest and relaxation’ benches 

around town; the development of a Seniors Pen Pal Project; and the revision of 

the Residential Guide & Resource List for newcomers to the community. Strasbour 

is currently developing several new projects including a writing group; dinner for 

people who are living alone; and a grandparent “Helpers for Literacy” program at 

William Derby School. 

“The AF Committee would like to thank Carol Schultz and the Rec Board for paving 

the way to help Strasbourg become an age-friendly community and for continuing 

to support the Committee’s projects,” said AF committee member Jane Grieve. 

The Strasbourg Age Friendly Committee will receive a plaque at a later date in 

November at the Fall Legislative Session. 

-media release 

Grain Bag Recycling 

Environmental Handling Fee started Thursday, Nov. 1 

Saskatchewan farmers who purchase large plastic bags for grain storage will see 

a change when they buy bags after Thursday, November 1. That’s when Saskatchewan’s 

new province-wide grain bag recycling program’s Environment Handling Fee 

(EHF) becomes effective. The non-refundable EHF of 25 cents per kilogram will 

be added to the price of the bag based on weight and size. On a bag that is approximately 

125 kg, the EHF would start at about $31 and increase proportional to the 

total weight of the plastic in the bag. Most grain bag users won’t be buying bags at 

this time of year but will see the EHF when they purchase bags for 2019 storage. 

The calculation of the EHF is based on a six-year pilot recycling program initiated 

by the provincial government. The government-funded pilot was operated by Simply 

Agriculture Solutions. Over that time, more than 3,600 tonnes of grain bags were 

recovered for recycling. 

In July 2016, the province created The Agricultural Packaging Product Waste 

Stewardship Regulation establishing a regulated recycling program for grain bags 

similar to Canadian stewardship programs for tires, electronics, paint and oil 

containers. Like those, the Saskatchewan grain bag recycling program transfers 

financial responsibility for proper end-of-life management to businesses that supply 

grain bags into the market. A farmer who imports grain bags from outside of the 

province also falls under the same obligation. 

The purpose of the recycling program is to offer farmers a responsible option for 

returning these single-use, large, heavy bags for recycling. End markets in North 

America and Malaysia shred, wash and pelletize the plastic and sell it to manufacturers 

who make products such as plastic garbage bags. The EHF will be used to 

cover the cost of collecting the bags at designated collection sites, transporting them 

to end markets and administration, after deducting end-market revenues. 

Cleanfarms, a not-for-profit industry stewardship organization with extensive 

experience in recovering agricultural plastics across Canada began administering 

the program when it evolved from the pilot to a permanent program. With funding 

assistance for the 2018 program provided, in part, by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of 

Agriculture through the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 initiative, it has 

established more than 20 collection sites throughout the province where there is 

heavy grain bag use. It will add 15 collection locations in 2019. Estimates suggest 

that 15,000 to 20,000 grain bags are used in Saskatchewan every year. 

-media release

LMT November 5th 2018

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