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VOLUME 114, NO. 36 ESTABLISHED IN 1908 MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 

Liberation 

Saturday and 

Cenotaph 

Rededication 

in Semans 

Page 2 

Nokomis fair 

august 7, 2021 

Page 2 

Per-student 

spending rose 

in 7 out of 10 

provinces 

Page 3 

Carlton Trail 

College 

Focuses on 

Safe Return to 

Campus This 

Fall 

Page 3 

‘Sho-Time’ 

most 

compelling 

sports figure 

Page 4 

Resort Villages form Consortium 

say RM’s argument 

is with Provincial 

Government not the 

Resort Villages 

During the RM of McKillop’s council 

meeting on August 25th, the RM’s 

Chief Administrative Officer, Brandi 

Morissette, noted in her Administration 

report that the RM has been 

receiving a lot of road complaints. 

She said the roads that ratepayers 

identified were across the RM, and 

many road complaints were from 

Resort Villages (RV) residents. 

Councillor Don Whitrow said the 

road servicing agreements and the 

complaints from the RV, “…they 

want us to jump on this, but they 

don’t seem to want to pay anything 

towards it. So we need to get that 

finalized so that they know better.” 

Reeve Schmidt said he agreed and 

the RM would get involved. 

Schmidt said he has been dealing 

with complaints from Island View. 

He said Island View wasn’t aware 

they had been paying for gravel, 

and the RM wants to meet with 

the Island View council. Schmidt 

suggested the RM should have meetings 

with all councils of the Resort 

Villages because they weren’t getting 

the information. Several councillors 

said they might not be aware of the 

cost of keeping the roads maintained. 

Schmidt said, “This idea that we 

keep the roads for them so basically 

it’s on the backs of our ratepayers to 

provide good roads for the ratepayers 

of these villages just doesn’t 

make sense that that’s the case.” 

Schmidt said the Municipality’s Act 

says the RM has to keep the road in 

general repair and keep it safe, “We 

can just slow the road down that’s 

the way to make it safe.” He added, 

“If they want to work with us we are 

willing to work with them.” 

Councillor Dixon said the council 

had decided to take the matter to the 

Saskatchewan Municipal Board, “… 

enough horsing around already.” 

Schmidt said, “The level of service 

is the issue here. The residents of the 

resort villages have a different idea 

of the level of service to the level of 

service that we are negotiating on 

right now. We have a situation where 

we are negotiating on a minimum 

level of service but the level of service 

expected is a maximum level of 

service.” Schmidt said that if they 

wanted gravel, they would have to 

supply. 

Dixon said, “It’s like everything 

else. The amount of service you want 

costs money.” 

The RM council said that complaints 

coming from RV village 

residents should be directed back to 

their own council as that was their 

council’s responsibility, and the RM 

would deal with the RV councils. 

“It’s not up to Brandi to have to 

take abuse from the RV Village 

stuff.” said Don Whitrow. 

During the councils’ discussion 

with the Public Works Manager 

Travis Herman, Councillor Labatte 

brought up a road that needed 

gravel because it was a safety issue. 

Herman said the road belonged to 

the town of Strasbourg and that 

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RM of McKillop Council 

passes Bylaw, which 

former Reeve calls 

“Smoke and Mirrors” 

Former RM of McKillop Reeve Howard Arndt has called the RM’s 

quick passage and explanation of a bylaw unique to the Organized 

Hamlet (OH) of Spring Bay at Tuesday’s August 24th meeting 

as “smoke and mirrors.” The Bylaw -Mill Rate, Mill Rate Factor, 

Minimum Tax & Special Levy for Spring Bay Bylaw No. 418/2021 

lmtimes.ca /mckillop-tax-2021 passed unanimously through 

three readings at Tuesday’s meeting. 

Commenting before the vote, Reeve Bob Schmidt said that everything 

remained the same; however, “the only thing new is the special 

levy… for approved lots in Spring Bay to be charged a tax that will 

compensate the RM for lost revenue. So essentially, we are bringing 

in the same amount of tax from Spring Bay. What this accomplishes 

is their reserve account is up over $200,000 and they didn’t want to 

keep on throwing money into their reserve account and this accomplishes 

that while maintaining the revenue to the RM.” LMT has 

been unable to verify Reeve Schmidt’s claim for the reasons behind 

Spring Bay’s request for the change. Repeated requests for comment 

to Karen Kramer, Chair of the Spring Bay Board, have gone unanswered. 

CAO Brandi Morissette said the RM introduced the Bylaw because 

the RM and Spring Bay had entered into a special levy agreement 

under the authority of the Municipalities Act. She said this allowed 

it to be outside of the mill rate that the OH proposed. She said the 

OH proposed a mill rate of 2.4 mills. The proposed mill rate is in 

addition to the minimum tax, which is applied to all ratepayers. In 

addition to the ‘special levy.’ She said the difference between what 

the RM would have collected at the normal rate, which all other ratepayers 

were subject to, would be made up by the special levy. 

Reeve Schmidt said, “the revenue is the same. What is different 

is the amount that’s going into the reserve account.” He also said 

temperatures 

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Nokomis Fair photos on page 2

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Liberation Saturday 

and Cenotaph 

Rededication in 

Semans 

On August 14, 2021, 

the Semans Legion held a 

rededication ceremony at 

the Cenotaph in Semans. 

This, along with other 

activities on a hot August 

day, was quite welcome 

after a long spell of no 

entertainment. 

March of the Colors, 

led by Bagpipes (Garry 

Greenshields on drums), 

RCMP and Veterans 

started the day, which 

led to the Cenotaph. 

Then Roll Call, Speeches 

and unveiling of the new 

sword on the Cenotaph. 

The dignitaries who 

delivered messages were 

MLA for Arm River 

Constituency - Dana 

Skoropad, Semans Mayor 

- Jay Holmes and Pastor 

James Rosso, Legion 

Chaplin, delivered a 

prayer. 

Nokomis fair august 7, 2021 

The day continued with Silent Auction at the Legion Hall and BBQ at Jubilee 

Park. The Centennial committee provided Bouncy Castle for the children and a 

Beer Gardens for refreshment and BBQ in the evening. During the day and into 

the evening, there was live and recorded musical entertainment in the Park. A 

garden/deck basket raffle, donated by Leah Worth, was won by Donna Hawes. 

The Semans Library had a gift basket raffle won by Callie Greenshields and a 

‘button guess’ jar prize (remote control car) won by Emmett Greenshields. The 

Senior’s Centre sold homemade pie, ice cream, coffee and a free freezie for the 

children. Joan Kempton won a 50/50 draw at the center. The children’s bike 

parade happened on Main Street. 

Despite the hot day and local harvesting, the day was a success. The volunteers 

who worked at the various vendors were greatly appreciated. 

- Lynn Gettis 

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Per-student spending 

rose in 7 out of 10 

provinces 

Per-student spending (inflation-adjusted) 

on public schools 

rose in 7 out of 10 provinces in 

recent five-year period 

VANCOUVER—Despite common 

misperceptions, education spending 

on public schools across Canada 

increased over the most recent fiveyear 

period of available data, finds 

a new study released today by the 

Fraser Institute, an independent, 

non-partisan Canadian public policy 

think-tank. 

“Contrary to the popular narrative 

that education spending has been 

cut, spending increases in public schools exceed what was required to account 

for enrolment changes and inflation,” said Paige MacPherson, associate director 

of education policy at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Education Spending 

in Public Schools in Canada, Fall 2021. 

After accounting for inflation, per-student spending increased in seven of ten 

provinces. Nova Scotia saw the largest increase (9.2 per cent), followed by Quebec 

(7.3 per cent) and Prince Edward Island (5.1 per cent). Ontario—the province 

with the highest total spending—saw a real per-student spending increase 

of 2.8 per cent. 

Only Saskatchewan (-10.8 per cent), Newfoundland & Labrador (-9.9 per cent), 

and Alberta (-4.3 per cent) recorded decreases in inflation-adjusted per-student 

spending in public schools from 2014/15 to 2018/19. 

In terms of per-student spending in public schools as of 2018-19, New Brunswick 

had the highest level at $15,486 while British Columbia had the lowest at 

$12,513. The national average was $14,070. 

The study also finds compensation (salaries, wages, fringe benefits, and pensions) 

contributed the most to the total growth in spending nationally. 

“Compensation increases – including teachers’ salaries, pensions, benefits 

and other costs – are driving the spending growth in Canadian public schools” 

MacPherson said. 

“Before parents and taxpayers can begin to assess value for money in education, 

it’s crucial that they understand how much is being spent, and exactly 

where these dollars are going,” said MacPherson. 

Paige MacPherson, Associate Director, Education Policy, Fraser Institute 

Carlton Trail College 

Focuses on Safe 

Return to Campus This 

Fall 

College Returns to In-Person 

Program Delivery 

August 26, 2021: Carlton Trail 

College will continue to focus on 

the health and safety of its learning 

community while returning to 

in-person program delivery this 

Fall. 

“Given that we are returning to in-person instruction this fall, and bringing 

all staff back on site, it is important that we continue to prioritize the health 

and safety of our students, staff and community. With the increase in number 

of COVID-19 cases and the emergence of the Delta variant in the province, 

we are taking steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” said Shelley Romanyszyn-Cross, 

President and CEO. 

“The College has made the decision to implement additional mitigation measures, 

including mandatory masking to help keep everyone safe. We will be 

reviewing these measures at the end of September to determine if changes are 

required” said Romanyszyn-Cross. 

“We are also encouraging students and staff to get vaccinated and will be 

working with the Saskatchewan Health Authority to set up mobile vaccination 

clinics throughout the College region,” said Romanyszyn-Cross. 

Current and prospective students and those interested in knowing about the 

College’s COVID-19 Mitigation Measures are encouraged to go to Carlton Trail 

College’s website at www.carltontrailcollege.com. 

- Media Release, Carlton Trail 

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OBITUARY 

Irene Emily Ellen Macomber 

1923 – 2021 

Irene Emily Ellen Macomber of Semans, 

Saskatchewan passed away peacefully on 

the morning of August 21, 2021 at Silver 

Heights Care Home in Raymore, Saskatchewan. 

Irene was born on June 30, 1923 to 

Malcolm and Merle Campbell of Mozart, 

Saskatchewan. She had an older brother 

Jim and two younger sisters Isabelle and 

Verna. Irene attended Little Quill School 

for grades 1 to 10, then Mozart High School 

for grade 11 and 12. In 1942 Irene moved 

to Saskatoon where she attended Success 

Business College. She was hired by The Bank of Montreal in Semans where she 

worked from August 1943 to April 1946. While working at the bank she met Wes 

Macomber. They were married June 18, 1946 and lived on their farm south east 

of Semans up until May of 2019. 

Irene is predeceased by her beloved husband of 73 years Wes (d 2020). Irene 

leaves to mourn three children Maxine (Allen) Schultz, Terry (Shaun) Macomber, 

Sheldon (Paula) Macomber. Along with 10 grandchildren Andrew (Michelle) 

Schultz, Kelly (Tom) Fesciuc, Tyler Macomber, Kevin (Lisa) Macomber, Lyndon 

(Marci) Macomber, Megan (Koen) Istace, Hanna (Shawn Nixon) Macomber, 

Alyssa, Lauren and Serena Macomber. She was also blessed with 14 great 

grandchildren Jacob, Hudson and Paige Schultz, Carter and Maddison Fesciuc, 

Penelope, Lorelai and Charlotte Macomber, Kathryn and Lawson Macomber, 

Sebastian and Oscar Macomber, Xander and Griffin Istace as well as numerous 

nieces and nephews. 

A celebration of Irene’s life will be held Saturday August 28, 2021 at 2:00 .m. 

in the Semans United Church, Semans Saskatchewan. 

Memorial donations may be made in Irene’s memory to the Semans United 

Church- Box 113 Semans SK S0A 3S0. 

Arrangements entrusted to Conley Funeral Home, Raymore SK. 306-746- 

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Originally released July 26 during LMT vacation 

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two-story walls of glass in the 

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TOWN OF REGINA BEACH 

NOTICE OF TENDER 

Caretaker Contract(s) 

The Town of Regina Beach will be accepting tenders for the Town Office 

Caretaker and Primary Health Care Center Caretaker contract position(s) that 

would begin on September 20, 2021. 

This is a contract position that may hold the contract for both locations or 

for either one, and the individual(s) will be responsible for liability insurance, 

payroll deductions for themselves and/or employees they hire, and worker’s 

compensation (if eligible by WCB standards). 

To be considered, all tenders must include: 

• the name, address, and telephone number(s) of the individual(s) or 

business that will enter into the contract if awarded and their signature 

on the submission 

• confirmation that you have read and understand the responsibilities of 

the Caretaker within the sample contract(s) applicable to your submission 

• clearly state the monthly fee for the minimum level of service, showing a 

subtotal before taxes and final total including taxes 

• clearly state, separately, any additional fees or special services that 

would not be included in the monthly fee for service 

The Town of Regina Beach requires the successful candidate(s) to supply and 

maintain a satisfactory criminal check for the term of the contract. 

Contract term is for two (2) years with the potential of a one (1) year extension 

Candidates should submit their sealed tender by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Monday, 

September 13, 2021 clearly marked CARETAKER TENDER to the desk of: 

Victoria MacDonald, CAO 

Box 10, 218 Centre Street 

Regina Beach, SK S0G 4C0 

To receive a copy of the sample contract(s) or for further information please 

contact the Town Office at 306-729-2202. The Town is not responsible for 

any costs associated with the preparation of the tender bid and reserves the 

right to not award the Tender to the lowest bidder or award the contract. The 

tenders will not be opened publicly however they will be awarded at the public 

council meeting on September 14, 2021. 

Last week’s column exposed the first half (seven through 12) of the Dazzling Dozen — the 12 most 

compelling people in sports (from a Canadian’s perspective) — and now it’s time to list the top 

six. (The six hlghlighted last week: Roger Federer, Jay Onrait, Brooke Hendeson, Bianca Andreescu, 

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., and Tom Brady.) The drums are rolling, the anticipation is high and 

the eagerness to find out who ranks in the top six is without compare. So, here we go: 

6. Hayley Wickenheiser. What an achiever! The trail-blazing hockey star from Shaunavon, Sask., is 

not only regarded as the best female player in the game’s history, but her post-playing days are raising 

eyebrows, too. She completed medical school in 2021, but instead of saving lives in hospital ERs, she 

instead veered into hockey management, deciding to try to save the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wickenheiser 

was hired in 2018 as the Leafs’ assistant director of player development and was promoted in 

2021 to senior director of player development. 

5. Alphonso Davies. Probably more famous in Europe, Germany in particular, than in Canada, the 

20-year-old Edmontonian is our country’s best soccer player. Born in Ghana, Davies at age 17 was 

the youngest player ever to suit up for Canada’s national team, and now stars for Bayern Munich in 

the Bundesliga. A Wikipedia entry says Davies is “considered by some to be the best left-back of his 

generation.” 

4. Christine Sinclair. From one soccer superstar to another. What Davies has become in men’s soccer, 

Sinclair has been doing in spectacular fashion for the past 20 years on behalf of Canadian teams. 

Now 38, the Burnaby, B.C. native has won the award for best Canadian soccer player an astonishing 

14 times. She is the world’s — the world’s! — all-time leading goal scorer in international play (men or 

women) with 186. Sinclair is a national treasure. 

3. Bryson DeChambeau. This is a list of ‘compelling’ people, and DeChambeau, 

FROM THE love him or hate him, is certainly compelling. He has changed the game of profes- 

SIDELINES sional golf, using science and human biometrics to drive the ball astounding distances, 

making the game a matter of pitch-and-putt for him on some layouts. His 

BRUCE PENTON 

controversial methods and public spats with fellow golf superstar Brooks Koepka 

have kept DeChambeau in the headlines — on the course and off. 

2. Connor McDavid. Like Oilers’ alum Wayne Gretzky, McDavid, aka the Best 

Player in the World, is can’t-miss viewing. He performs miraculous tricks with 

the puck at higher speed than anyone in the NHL, leaving defencemen breathless, 

goaltenders shaking their heads and fans amazed. 

1. Shohei Ohtani. He hits. He pitches. He’s the top slugger in Major League 

Baseball. He was the starting pitcher for the American League in this year’s All- 

Star game. Apparently, there’s nothing the Japanese superstar cannot do. That’s 

why it’s ‘Sho-time’ when the Los Angeles Angels play and why he is the most compelling 

sports figure in the world today. 

Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “A 12-year-old New Jersey boy has been named a chess 

grand master. When I was 12 I was trying to figure out how to get my new checkers board out of the 

box it came in.” 

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Italy beat England on penalty kicks. Deciding a soccer game with 

penalty kicks is like deciding a baseball game with a bowling match.” 

Golf Channel broadcaster Shane Bacon, on Twitter, after Open Championship video of Tyrrell 

Hatton snapping a short iron after a poor shot: “Hatton running out of holes to complete the Tantrum 

Slam. Flipped the bird, broke a wedge. All that’s left is kicking your bag and breaking a tee marker.” 

Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Aaron Judge was among six New York Yankees who 

tested positive for COVID (the day after the all-star game). Aaron Judge was an all-star. So the worst 

thing that came out of that MLB All-Star game might not turn out to be those hideous uniforms.” 

Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “Summer Olympics start soon. Prediction: by the time 

they’re over NBC will stand for ‘Nothing But Covid.’” 

Kaseberg again: “NFL star, Richard Sherman, was charged with five counts — including DUI and 

criminal trespass. They threw out the lesser charge of impersonating a Cincinnati Bengal.” 

Another Richard Sherman crack from Kaseberg: “In Seattle, future Hall of Famer, Richard Sherman 

was taken down by a police dog and charged with burglary domestic violence and a hit-and-run. 

Sherman is a free-agent, but this latest ugly incident will make him all but utterly irresistible to the 

Las Vegas Raiders.” 

From Jack Finarelli’s column on sports curmudgeon.com: “(Bears QB) Mitchell Trubisky got married 

on July 3. Now we know he completed at least one pass in his life.” 

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There is not a lot to suggest the cloud of drought, which hangs over the Canadian 

Prairies, will have a silver lining for farmers, 

But some good news comes in part because crop yields will be low. Producers 

can anticipate some very high prices over the next few months as the full impact 

of the drought on production is better defined by actual crop in the bin numbers. 

There are already suggestions out there that lentil demand 

AG NOTES 

CALVIN DANIELS 

is going to be high, partly because there has been a drought 

in Turkey, and that country is a major lentil consumer. India 

is also expected to be an active buyer, having reduced import 

tariffs in order to assure supplies there. 

Of course, those high prices won’t be fully realized by 

producers here, with yields expected to be significantly below 

long-term averages. However, it might provide a bit of 

a financial buffer if the bushels produced are sold at higher 

than normal prices. It’s the same across most crops, which 

is the good news of a sort. But, not every bushel produced 

this fall will be able to garner the higher prices. 

As a financial tool, many producers’ forward price’ at least a 

portion of expected yield. The practice provides some know numbers for creating 

a financial plan. For some producers, the lower yields expected this year 

may not even fulfill the forward pricing contracts, which means no bushels to 

sell into a higher market now, and many producers will need to work with the 

contractor on just how they fulfill their part of the deal. 

The other issue may well be what grade the grain comes off this fall. 

With any luck, we won’t suddenly hit a wet spell which would be a disaster 

now that it is harvest time, but even with an open dry fall, grades may be hit 

hard. In the driest of areas, that is, large parts of the Prairies, the lack of moisture 

and extreme heat as heads filled will mean less than fully developed grain 

in the head. The usual plump kernels simply will not be there, and that can 

mean a lower grade, which in turn means lower prices. 

And while the situation is not good at present, and it is only August, there 

must be concerns when looking ahead to 2022. 

We haven’t gotten a lot of fall rain in recent years, and even winter snowfall 

has not been huge of late, and both things would be good in terms of replenishing 

soil moisture levels pore-seeding 2022. If those things do not occur, big fall 

rains and lots and lots of snow, producers are going to need spring rains to get 

a crop growing, but not so much they can’t plant, and then a far wetter summer 

than we have had in 2021. 

- Calvin Daniels 

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Consortium - continues from page 1 

the RM grades it as they do the RM 

roads; however, Strasbourg hadn’t put 

in gravel this year. Schmidt said they 

would contact the town of Strasbourg 

to let them know it needs to be done. 

Schmidt used Island View as an 

example because they had always 

supplied their own gravel. Herman 

agreed however implied the RM may 

have gravelled the road two years ago. 

Herman said Pelican Point also supplied 

gravel. 

Schmidt said it is a concern because 

the RV’ believe the RM is responsible 

for keeping the road in a safe and 

useful condition. He said that the RM 

grades and mows the grass. 

Councillor Gilbert said, “if there’s 

not much gravel on the road how are 

we supposed to keep it in a safe condition.” 

Schmidt said he went down the 

road the day before and noted there 

was not much gravel on the road. He 

said that Herman had tried to grade 

it, but “you can’t make anything out of 

it without gravel.” To which Herman 

agreed. 

Councillor for the Resort Village of 

Sunset Cove, Tom Fulcher, said the 

four resort villages in the RM formed 

a consortium. Fulcher speaks on behalf 

of the group. 

Despite Reeve Schmidt’s claim that 

the resort villages are expecting a 

maximum level of service from the 

RM, Fulcher said, “We have not placed 

any expectations on them at all other 

than to abide by the Municipalities Act 

which says to keep the roads in a safe 

condition.” 

“Our position is that there is a 

minimum standard of what a safe road 

would be. A safe road would include 

being able to get our residents, emergency 

service vehicles and school buses 

into our resort in a timely fashion 

and keeping our ditches mowed.” 

Fulcher said it’s common sense 

that if there is no gravel on the roads, 

they will turn into mud, making them 

unsafe. “If they are muddy roads can 

people safely travel on them? can 

emergency services travel on them? 

Can we get an ambulance in? can we 

get a police car in? can we get a fire 

truck in?” 

Fulcher said that even though the 

Resort Villages do not feel they are 

legally bound to enter into a road 

maintenance agreement with the 

RM of McKillop and don’t believe 

the Saskatchewan Municipal Board 

would mandate it; that in the spirit of 

co-operation and community cohesiveness, 

they are willing to enter into 

one, providing some funding to help 

maintain the roads. He said that “We 

don’t believe the SMB would mandate 

us to enter into one however we are 

still prepared to enter into one just to 

get along with the RM. We are part of 

the community. We like to think we 

are part of the community. We truly 

do appreciate that there are costs 

to maintain these roads but we also 

believe that it’s the RM’s legal responsibility 

to do so, but having said 

that we are willing to provide some 

funding towards maintaining these 

roads. However it appears the money 

that we’ve offered isn’t sufficient for 

the RM. The money we have offered is 

100% of the maximum rates that are 

prescribed under the Municipal Regulations. 

The Municipal Regulations 

prescribe what road hauling rates will 

be. So we, as resort villages, have offered 

the RM 100% of those rates…the 

RM has chosen not to accept that.” 

“We said to the RM… if you don’t feel 

that is sufficient, your argument isn’t 

with the resort villages, your argument 

is with the provincial government 

who sets these rates.” Fulcher 

said the RM should lobby the provincial 

government through SARM, 

saying these rates aren’t sufficient. 

“Instead,” he said, “they are continuing 

to go after us over what they feel 

is inadequate financial contributions 

towards these roadways.” 

Jennifer Argue, Local Journalism 

Initiative reporter 

Note: These reports are abridged for content


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LIQUOR PERMIT 

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the special agreement was only with Spring Bay 

and would reduce the 43% put into their reserve 

account to 40%. 

The Ministry of Government relations has previously 

said, “The RM shall allocate to the hamlet 

account, all grant monies received on behalf of 

the OH and at least 40% and not more than 75% 

(as agreed upon between the OH and the RM) 

municipal tax revenue and fees.” 

Schmidt said, “In essence some people in 

Spring Bay will be paying less tax overall. It’s 

because it’s not going into the reserve account.” 

He added the money coming to the RM would 

essentially be the same. 

Morissette said, “the special levy discount does 

not apply to the special levy amount nor does the 

40/60 split. The RM retains 100% of that special 

levy and it is not applicable to the [early payment] 

discount.” 

“This is not a method that will be shifting tax 

burden to anybody. The tax burden stays squarely 

on the residents of Spring Bay,” said Schmidt. 

Councillor Marilyn Labatte said, “In the Municipalities 

Act all organized hamlets are allowed to 

do that with the agreement between the Hamlet 

and the RM Council.” 

“Every Hamlet may have a different mill rate 

and every Hamlet may have a different special 

levy fee,” said Garry Dixon. 

Reeve Schmidt said he had responded to several 

ratepayers on the matter, “there is nothing 

nefarious about any of this stuff.” He said that 

SAMA is responsible for the assessments, so 

everything is the same except how taxes are paid 

by residents of Spring Bay. “Unfortunately, this is 

only available to OH it’s not available to unorganized 

Hamlets.” 

“We are collecting the same amount of taxes as 

proportionate to the assessment, but we are just 

collecting them in a different method.” 

The RM and Spring Bay have not discussed the 

matter during the open RM meetings, and both 

have remained tight-lipped on negotiations. Any 

discussion within the parameters of the public 

council meetings has been done under Long Term 

Strategic Planning within closed sessions. The 

August 24th meeting would be the first that shed 

some light on what has been happening between 

the RM and the OH after the RM made a motion 

on April 1st to refuse Spring Bay’s proposed 

budget, saying it was not in line with the RM’s 

practices and procedures. 

LMT has reached out to the Chair of the OH of 

Spring Bay, Karen Kramer, for comment. She has 

not responded to previous requests or provided 

any information on when the OH holds its meetings. 

LMT has previously questioned the RM council 

about the Province’s Guide to Organized Hamlets, 

which says OH meetings should be public. 

RM Councillor Garry Dixon replied that it meant 

public “ratepayers.” Councillor Gary Dixon holds 

a dual role as Councillor for the RM and is the 

President of the Provincial Association of Resort 

Communities of Saskatchewan (PARCS). The 

PARCS website says they are “an independent 

lobby organization and continues to represent resort 

village and organized hamlet issues with all 

levels of government as well as with SUMA and 

SARM. Councillor Marilyn Labatte also sits on 

the PARCS Board as a Director. Both councillors 

list PARCS on their public disclosures recently 

made available on the RM’s website. 

Before going into the closed session of the 

August 24th meeting, Councillor Whitrow asked 

why Spring Bay was being discussed when they 

had just passed the Bylaw. CAO Morissette said 

it was for an amendment. After returning from 

the closed session council rescinded motion 

2021/0413, which the council passed on August 

10th after a closed session to enter into a 

Special Levy agreement with Spring Bay. They 

then passed an amendment to the Special Levy 

agreement. 

Morissette provided clarification after the 

meeting. She said the closed session resolutions 

“related to bylaw 418/2021 passed earlier in the 

meeting but had no effect on the Bylaw that was 

passed.” 

“Council did not amend bylaw 418/2021. The 

motion to rescind was to rescind the motion 

2021/0413 passed on August 10th/ 2021 which 

was made to accept the original Spring Bay 

Special Levy Agreement because amendments 

were made to it at this meeting and a new motion 

was made accept the amended one presented 

today. This agreement with the amendments will 

be sent to the OH of SB Board for approval and 

signature and then will added to the website.” 

She said that the RM would add the Spring Bay 

budget to the website soon. 

Former Reeve and McKillop ratepayer, Howard 

Arndt, was contacted for comment. He said, 

“What has been happening in this RM specific 

to organized hamlets and their levy has shown 

a great lack of leadership. Because they say it 

[doesn’t have] any effect. Well, the system as it 

exists has an effect.” 

To explain the issue, Arndt used an example of 

two identical houses on two identical lots next to 

each other whose tax assessment was the same. 

“However, 100% of the tax in the unorganized 

hamlet goes to the municipality. And the municipality 

does all of the work in the RM that is 

shared by everybody, plus whatever work that 

happens in the unorganized hamlet, such as 

maintaining the roads. In the organized hamlet, 

they get 43% of the same amount of tax to do the 

maintenance in their hamlet plus any additional 

improvements that they decide they want to do. 

The balance of that money, which is RM money, 

then goes into a reserve account for them. So, if 

they can do everything that they’ve done in their 

hamlet they actually have more services available 

to them than the unorganized hamlet and they 

have the surplus. Why do they have the surplus 

if they are getting the same level of service as 

everyone else? Because they are not baring their 

fair share of the shared services.” 

Arndt said there are organized hamlets in other 

RM’s that have virtually no money in their hamlet 

accounts because the RM is charging them 

for administration and other services. He said, 

“because there is no analysis of where the surplus 

is you have to ask why. They are not paying their 

fair share of looking after the rest [of the RM]. 

We are already subsidizing the organized hamlets 

over the last number of years to the tune of 

1.6 million dollars.” 

“Yes on paper, in a snapshot in time, without 

looking at everything else it looks like the RM 

isn’t out. Well, the RM is out. Even under the 

existing system those dollars are municipal 

dollars.” 

Arndt said he agrees that it won’t affect the 

revenue coming into the RM right now. Still, he 

said, “what it does it sets up this horrible, quite 

transparent difference between the services and 

what the taxes of what an organized hamlet pays 

and what an unorganized hamlet pays. With the 

organized hamlet having more advantages in 

their hamlets than the unorganized hamlets.” 

Jennifer Argue, Local Journalism Initiative reporter 

Note: These reports are abridged for content 

Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming 

Regulations Act, 1997, 

Notice is hereby given that Village Of Earl Grey has applied to the Saskatchewan 

Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Special Use - Sports Facility Curling 

Club permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Earl Grey Curling and 

Skating Club at 225 Main St Earl Grey SK. 

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not 

more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. 

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, 

address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for 

the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be 

legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide 

an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based 

objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may 

be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, 

who may refuse to hold a hearing. 

Write to: 

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority 

Box 5054 REGINA 

SK S4P 3M3 

R.M. OF MOUNT HOPE NO. 279 

REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS 

Introduction 

The Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 will be accepting quotations 

for the creation and mounting of a finished aluminum sign of the RM 279 

logo for our Council Chambers. We will be accepting bids until Wednesday 

September 8th, 2021, at the office of the municipality, 119 Main Street, Semans, 

Saskatchewan. Bidders shall provide their quotation on or before the time and 

date noted. 

Basic Specifications 

• Size – 4ft x 2ft 

• Metal Type – 10 gauge Aluminum 

• Finish – natural aluminum 

• Logo can be provided by request 

Contact Information 

Primary contact for information or clarification: 

• 306-524-2055 

Bid Information 

• RM 279 reserves the right to base award on additional factors such as, but 

not limited to, price and estimated completion date. The lowest or any bid not 

necessarily accepted. 

Bids shall be received on or before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 8th, 

2021 to the RM 279 municipal office, address and contact information noted 

below: 

• Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279, Box 190, Semans, Sk., S0A 3S0 

• Phone 306-524-2055, Fax 306-524-4526, e-mail: rm279@sasktel.net 

Notice of Call for Nominations 

TOWN OF GOVAN 

21091DA0 

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office 

of: 

COUNCILLOR 

Number to be Elected: 1 

will be received by the undersigned on the 15th day of September, 2021 from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town of Govan Administration Office, and during 

regular business hours on September 1 to September 15th, 2021 at the Town of 

Govan Administration Office. 

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: 

Town of Govan Administration Office 

101 Elgin Street 

Govan, Saskatchewan 

Dated this 30th day of August, 2021. 

Kelly Walker, Returning Officer


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COMING EVENTS 

Govan Fall Festival will be held September 

4th on Main Street in Govan where vendors 

will be exhibiting their wares from 10-4PM. 

Many local residents will be offering up 

treasures at Garage Sales around Town as 

well. The Catering Committee will be selling 

Hamburgers provided by Flotre Feeders 

along with Hot Dogs and drinks. Friends of 

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HELP WANTED 

Under New Mgt. Lanigan Family Restaurant 

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VILLAGE OF BULYEA. NOTICE OF 

TENDER. The Village of Bulyea invites tenders 

for sale of Residential Lots 18-19, Block 

4, E2775. The successful bidder shall accept 

all items with this property in an “as is” condition. 

For more information, please contact 

the village office at 306-725-4936.. Village 

of Bulyea. Attention: Sherry Beatty-Henfrey, 

Box 37, Bulyea, SK. S0G 0L0. Phone: 

(306) 725-4936. Fax: (306) 725-4942. Email: 

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VILLAGE OF BULYEA. NOTICE OF TEN- 

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for sale of Commercial Lots 13-16, Block 2, 

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For more information, please contact 

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IN MEMORIAM 

BRAUN, David 

August 3, 1979-August 22, 2006 

Your sacrifice will always be remembered. 

Thinking of you always. 

We miss you and love you. 

Mom, Daina, Chris and Michael 

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shallowto over come your army fear or a lack of self 

the office or elsewhere. You might have 

15. Superior 

ture. A romantic getaway could give your 

confidence. Afterward, you’ll be considered 

a hero, or at least your accomplish 

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PISCES 

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20. Strangely 

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your career 

path. Being bold will have a po sitive 

this week, and you’ll 

2. 

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to rush to get to 

effect on you and your longterm goals. 

SAGITTARIUS 


if you don’t have a personal relationship. 

One of your children will give you 



to resolve a major conflict. 

CAPRICORN 

There are many details to consider this 


event that brings together a lot of people, 

and communication may not be easy. 


AQUARIUS 



to over come your fear or a lack of selfconfidence. 

Afterward, you’ll be considered 

a hero, or at least your accomplishment 

will be tou ted for a long time. 

PISCES 

One of your children could slow you down 

this week, and you’ll have to rush to get to 

an appointment on time. It might be the 

right moment to sell your home; there’s 

too much empty space now that your children 

are living on their own. 

GEMINI 

A lot of things are happening at once, 

but you might still feel like things aren’t 

mo ving fast enough. You’ll have some 

great ideas to suggest, which will impress 

your significant other. 

CANCER 

Your health might hold you back a bit. 

SCORPIO 

How ever, this situation gives you an opportunity 


to pause and get a better per 

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spective on your personal and professional 

plan and taking steps to redirect your ca 

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part of your life. 


LEO 

Stress is everpresent, but it’s also a source 

of energy that can help you be more efficient. 

It’s when you find yourself up 

against a wall that you can work miracles. 

You’ll experience love at first sight, 

which may leave you confused if you’re 

not single. 

VIRGO 

At work, you’ll be handed new responsibilities 

that don’t match your skillset. 

Fortuna tely, taking on this challenge will 

be what gets you promoted. It’ll also help 

you get approval for a new and exciting 

project. 

LIBRA 

You’ll be inspired to go back to school 


you’ll be able to build a better future. 

A romantic getaway could give your 


SCORPIO 


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plan and taking steps to redirect your career 

path. Being bold will have a po sitive 






project. 

LIBRA 

You’ll be inspired to go back to school 11 


you’ll be able to build a better future. 

A romantic getaway could give your 


SAGITTARIUS 


if you don’t have a personal relationship. 

One of your children will give you 



to resolve a major conflict. 

CAPRICORN 

There are many details to consider this 


event that brings together a lot of people, 

and communication may not be easy. 


AQUARIUS 



to over come your fear or a lack of selfconfidence. 

Afterward, you’ll be considered 

a hero, or at least your accomplishment 

will be tou ted for a long time. 

PISCES 

One of your children could slow you down 

this week, and you’ll have to rush to get to 





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3. Small bills 

4. Church district 

5. Club 

6. Powdery residue 

7. “Malcolm X” 

director 

8. Municipal official 

9. Was in the red 

10. Lounge around 

11. Resist openly 

19. Succotash bean 

21. Snow White’s pal 

23. Basted 

24. Shuttle boat 

25. Cow chow 

26. Time period 

27. “____ Stoops 

to Conquer” 

28. Dashed 

30. Exclamation 

31. Beverage 

32. Pea’s envelope 

35. Food plan 

38. Fabric layer 

40. Brought to pass 

42. Upper crust 

44. Travel document 

45. Pumping ____ 

46. Certain 

amphibian 

48. Margarita 

ingredient 

49. Skinny 

50. Low female 

voice 

53. Endeavor 

54. Stage signal 

55. That woman 

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Dodge ad - continues from page 11 

at low speed, blindfolded driving 

is fairly impossible, or so I thought 

until I recently learned that Dodge 

sort of used it as a sales pitch. I was 

in a Chevy that day, apparently illequipped. 

The car was the 1952 Dodge Coronet, 

equipped with the new Oriflow 

Ride. What was Oriflow Ride, you 

ask? I asked the same question, and 

the nearest thing I could find for an 

answer was that it was either just a 

marketing gimmick or some sort of 

magic shock absorbers. Remember 

the rich Corinthian leather from 

about two-and-a-half decades later? 

Same gimmicky company. Advertised 

as “taking the bumps out of bumps” 

along with a handful of other slogans, 

it was said that if you were a blindfolded 

passenger in a Dodge, that 

you couldn’t see the potholes or feel 

them, that everything was smooth 

and even. In a hostage situation, a 

Dodge would have been seemingly 

ideal, as the hostage wouldn’t be able 

to recognize the rough country road, 

though being bound and gagged 

might cancel out any of the added 

creature comforts. My favourite part 

of this advertisement is the satire 

that has come out of it over the years, 

such as the doctored version above. 

Obviously, Dodge never intended 

for the driver of the car to be blindfolded, 

but it makes for a great laugh. 

Looking back, I could have mopped 

the floor with one in the blindfolded 

driver competition. There’d be no 

feeling of grass versus track in the 

Dodge, where my Chevy felt every 

pebble, bottle cap, and ant it drove 

over. 

Have a question or comment for 

Kelly? Post it at lmtimes.ca/kirk 

The Best Hiking Trails Out There 

skipping breakfast to better appreciate 

CAMSHAFT 

CORNER 

a late lunch 

There’s nothing like a trip to the 

wrecking yard. Do you know how you 

KELLY KIRK 

have work clothes in such bad shape 

that it’s almost embarrassing to leave 

the house in them? Those are the 

perfect work clothes for a wrecker 

trip. The smell of stale gas, cigarettes, 

mice, and dogs fills the air, and those 

big purple plant burrs fill your socks 

if you wear shorts and work boots, as 

I do. This past weekend, I had a list of 

parts that I didn’t need urgently but that 

I might need at some point throughout the winter. Not 

just any wrecking yard would do, so I chose the closest 

antique yard that I could think of. Elfros. 

I haven’t been there in a number of years, as I haven’t 

done much other than bodywork and regular maintenance. 

The last time I went was in the super-wet years 

when the loader ruts were two feet deep, and you know 

what? They still are. Grass has grown in, but the ruts remain, 

making it a good hike up and down, going around 

dead cars and through healthy weeds. Another thing that 

If you own a wrecking yard, and you’ve got stuff like this lying 

around commonplace, you’ve probably got me as a customer 

forever. 

has taken off is poplar trees. Years ago, I bought the hood from a 1960 school bus. The bus is still there, and a bunch of 

trees have grown up through the engine compartment. The same story goes for a truck that I needed the door off of about 

ten years back. Mint green paint over an orange plaid interior is as much a bold move as it is unforgettable, but I almost 

had forgotten about it way back in the corner of the forest next to a 1955 Chevy Bel Aircrew cab sedan. Typical rust on the 

Bel Air, from the door handles down. It still looks cool in the trees. 

It took three solid hours just to walk the yard, take pictures and notes of what I might need, and where exactly to find it. 

My list started in 1947 and ended in 1998, consisting mostly of, but not limited to, General Motors pickup parts. Why go 

to a wrecking yard when the aftermarket is so enormous nowadays? There are a few reasons. First off, new parts sometimes 

aren’t that well made. They don’t always fit, they don’t always last, and with the price of steel where it is right now, 

you can’t always get them without a huge wait. Second, some parts aren’t reproduced. If there isn’t a big market for it, the 

aftermarket likely won’t support it. You can put a Chevy or a Ford into anything you want using only new parts. Just pull 

out that Mastercard and let it smoke. What if you don’t want a common small block but rather a Dodge 318 Poly? In that 

case, you’ve got no choice but to scour the wrecking yards or get really handy with fabricating pieces. My favourite reason 

to go to the wrecking yard is the experience. Meeting an army of dogs, crawling through junk to find the good junk, lying in 

a pile of mashed thistles to read the tag on an old differential, and skipping breakfast to better appreciate a late lunch. It’s 

certainly not a beach vacation in Mexico, but there are some of us who just like to enjoy things differently. 

Have a question or comment for Kelly? Post it at lmtimes.ca/kirk 

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