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LAST MOUNTAIN<br />

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NOKOMIS, STRASBOURG, DRAKE, LOCKWOOD, SEMANS, RAYMORE, GOVAN, DUVAL, BULYEA, EARL GREY, SILTON, LUMSDEN, CRAVEN, REGINA BEACH, BUENA VISTA, FINDLATER,BETHUNE & SOUTHEY<br />

VOLUME <strong>115</strong>, NO. <strong>47</strong> ESTABLISHED IN 1908 MONDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />

RM of Dufferin<br />

votes to stop public<br />

access to Zoom<br />

Reeve says the topic will be revisited at the next meeting<br />

-BY JENNIFER ARGUE, Local<br />

Journalism Initiative reporter<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember 16th, <strong>2022</strong><br />

At the <strong>Nov</strong>ember 10th meeting, the<br />

topic was not on the agenda. Council<br />

discussed it in a closed session before<br />

newly acclaimed Reeve Brian Weisbrod<br />

announced that Council did not feel it was<br />

necessary and as there were no covid restrictions.<br />

On Tuesday, the Public Health Agency of<br />

Canada’s Fluwatch said Canada had entered a<br />

flu epidemic.<br />

There was no public discussion before Councilor<br />

Bob Bennet made the motion, and the<br />

Reeve called the vote.<br />

The motion read, “Public access to the council<br />

meetings by way of zoom will be discontinued.”<br />

Councillor Sheila Fishley was not in the room<br />

when Councillors Wes Hofer, Ashton Riche<br />

and Bob Bennett (Bennett was appearing over<br />

Zoom) voted on the motion that would see the<br />

public no longer having access to RM meetings<br />

over Zoom. However, Councilors would continue<br />

to have access. Councillor Fishely returned<br />

to the room shortly after the vote occurred.<br />

CONTINUES ON PAGE 7<br />

The Govan Trade show took place Saturday <strong>Nov</strong>ember 19th <strong>2022</strong> at the Govan Community Centre ( the former<br />

School)<br />

Nokomis<br />

Co-op<br />

Gas/Agro<br />

to reopen<br />

The Last Mountain Co-op<br />

Board President, Netty<br />

Pearce, updated <strong>LMT</strong> on the<br />

status of the Nokomis Gas/<br />

Agro Centre closure. “We<br />

have hired two people.”<br />

-BY JENNIFER ARGUE, Local<br />

Journalism Initiative reporter<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember 17, <strong>2022</strong><br />

Pearce said that once the two new employees<br />

are ready to start after giving their<br />

notice periods, they will need to be trained<br />

on how to use the forklift and on how to<br />

do the books. Pearce didn’t know what the<br />

timeline was to get it open.<br />

“I’m just really glad it’s progressing for<br />

one thing. It’s been a long time so people<br />

have been waiting. So finally we are getting<br />

something done and something is going to<br />

happen here right away.”<br />

The news of staffing and that the centre<br />

will re-open has Nokomis Mayor David<br />

Mark relieved. “it’s great news. It’s a relief,<br />

it’s been a frustrating process. But without<br />

the support of the board, we would be at<br />

the whims of one individual.”<br />

Mark said he understood the staff had<br />

been hired for some time but weren’t<br />

informed by the General Manager, Ward<br />

Bruner. We reached out to Bruner but haven’t<br />

heard back by publication.<br />

“We are still requesting a re-open date so<br />

that we can help promote that. The doors<br />

closed without notice so we don’t want<br />

the doors to open without promotion. We<br />

are hoping that Ward will provide us with<br />

a date. It also gives him a definitive end<br />

to whatever process he is going through.<br />

As our letter states, we need to show that<br />

the coop is a viable asset. The interdependency<br />

of the gas station with our business<br />

community is a vital component as we have<br />

been arguing. With the recent interruption<br />

of service I think we are going to use it as<br />

a good example of why it’s important to<br />

spend local. The vital importance all of our<br />

businesses really play. There is the hardware<br />

story there is the gas station they are<br />

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<strong>issue</strong>s leading<br />

up to vote<br />

Minister<br />

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R.M. of Mount<br />

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THIS PAGE MAY CONTAIN: EDITORIALS, LETTERS & OPINIONS<br />

THEY CAN BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE<br />

Dumb and dumber<br />

I would probably stop writing this column were it not for the sheer<br />

amount of silliness I witness on a daily basis.<br />

I have just discovered, courtesy of the<br />

disgraced legacy christian college, that<br />

the entire planet is only four thousand<br />

years old, that we co-existed with<br />

dinosaurs (much like Fred and Barney,<br />

I assume) and that the existence of the<br />

loch ness monster is living proof of this<br />

theory and not a tourist attraction that<br />

makes the residents of loch ness millions<br />

each year.<br />

Wow, I must have missed all this on<br />

the six o’clock news. I guess I must<br />

get more current with my information<br />

services - depending far too much on<br />

legacy media! Mind you, I would not<br />

mind some brontosaurus ribs like<br />

Fred Flintstone used to winch onto his<br />

barbecue. I am sure they would be delicious.<br />

I pity the efforts of a butcher in<br />

his endeavours to put meat on the table.<br />

One could safely assume that attempting<br />

to dismember a 20-ton T-rex could<br />

be somewhat hazardous!<br />

Times are tough for many Canadians.<br />

After nearly three years of covid mandates,<br />

we now must deal with runaway<br />

inflation and supply chain <strong>issue</strong>s that<br />

send the price of food and commodities<br />

into the stratosphere. Many people are<br />

struggling to get by. How enlightening<br />

it is to see our federal government<br />

pitching in to do its part by sacrificing<br />

personal excesses. Just last week, I<br />

heard deputy prime minister Chrystia<br />

Freeland state unequivocally that she<br />

and her family were cancelling Disney+<br />

at the end of the month with a<br />

whopping saving of 13.99 a month to<br />

LTE - Craven <strong>issue</strong>s<br />

leading up to vote<br />

Hello! - I’ve been a resident of the Village of Craven<br />

for 54 years of my life. I’ve seen many family<br />

and friends come and go, many changes in our<br />

community, and we’ve also had many Councils!<br />

This is what I’ve seen from our latest Council!<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember 9th, <strong>2022</strong><br />

- BRENDA BLACK, Craven, SK<br />

First, I’ve seen the constant abuse of our water. Green grass and<br />

swimming pools are not important, having water for our town is!<br />

the Craven Community Center was built by the people of Craven<br />

many years back. We are all very proud of it. Somehow our hall flooded and<br />

created a horrific mess and a big expense to fix. We can’t know how or who<br />

was responsible for this!<br />

Our Seniors, the pillars of our Community, are given a nice supper so<br />

they can spend time with the other Seniors. That was taken away, and<br />

instead, a day at the local skating rink and a hot dog. Really these are our<br />

seniors. A Hot Dog!<br />

We have a nice cemetery in Craven. Many of our family and friends are<br />

there. My husband and I maintain the graves of many up there. The council<br />

of the past knew this, along with the town man. Our graves, along with<br />

friends, were left in a horrific state. The grass whipper-snipped to the dirt.<br />

The beautiful solar lights are broken and smashed all over, and the flowers<br />

were cut off. It broke my heart to see the mess and destruction. I ask this,<br />

exactly who was responsible? The council had no answer. As for an apology,<br />

that didn’t happen. Really, if it had been one of their family or friends,<br />

would the council raise hell over it? I’m pretty sure they would!<br />

People, I’ve written this because we’re to vote in a new mayor in a<br />

by-election. Please get out and vote. We need change in our community. It’s<br />

time for a change.<br />

YOURS TRULY, Brenda Black, Craven, SK<br />

Disclaimer: This letter has been transcribed from a letter handwritten on yellow lined paper, making it<br />

very easy to read. Opinions or ideas expressed here are those of the author and do not neccessarily<br />

represent those of <strong>LMT</strong>. To submit a letter for printing consideration, email it to editor@lmtimes.ca<br />

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their budget and the 1.4<br />

trillion dollar national<br />

deficit.<br />

Now I am unsure<br />

whether the Freeland<br />

family can survive such<br />

a sacrifice. Some professional<br />

counselling may<br />

be required in the near<br />

future, but they can rest<br />

assured they are doing their part. I am<br />

sure this is a tremendous reassurance<br />

to a single mom with two kids, working<br />

two jobs, who can no longer afford gas<br />

to drive to one of them, and at the end<br />

of the month, has to decide whether<br />

to pay the rent or buy some dog food<br />

for her to eat so the kids can have fruit<br />

loops!<br />

Now in all fairness to Chrystia Freeland,<br />

I am sure she regrets making that<br />

remark. Still, it certainly highlights<br />

the complete and utter disconnect this<br />

government displays between them and<br />

ordinary working-class Canadians. People<br />

just like you and me!<br />

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those of the author<br />

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the Village of Earl Grey<br />

SALE BY TENDER<br />

1. Under the provision of The Tax Enforcement Act the Village of Earl<br />

Grey offers for sale the following property, lots and improvements:<br />

Lots 26-30, Block 7, Plan E2774 in the Village of Earl Grey<br />

2. A tender must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked<br />

“Property Tender” addressed to:<br />

Village of Earl Grey<br />

Box 100<br />

Earl Grey, Saskatchewan<br />

S0G 1J0<br />

3. Tenders must be received in the village office by 4:30 pm on<br />

Friday, January 6th, 2023.<br />

4. A certified cheque to the municipality for 10% of the amount<br />

of the tender must accompany the tender. Tenders submitted<br />

without certified funds will not be considered.<br />

5. A letter describing your intentions with the property must<br />

accompany the tender.<br />

6. Highest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted.<br />

7. Successful bidder will have 7 days to provide the balance of cash<br />

to complete the purchase when and if accepted by the Village of<br />

Earl Grey. The deposit will be forfeited if the successful bidder does<br />

not finalize the agreement for sale within the required time.<br />

8. All legal costs, title transfer fees and applicable taxes are the<br />

responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to the bid price.<br />

R.M. of Mount Hope No. 279<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Dated this <strong>21</strong>st day of <strong>Nov</strong>ember, <strong>2022</strong><br />

Courtney Huber, Administrator for<br />

the Village of Earl Grey<br />

(306) 939-2062<br />

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural<br />

Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 intends to adopt a bylaw<br />

under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw<br />

No. 2/2011 known as the Zoning Bylaw.<br />

INTENT<br />

The proposed bylaw will add a minimum setback from the<br />

centerline of a developed road requirement for trees and shrubs<br />

planted near a roadway within the Agricultural district.<br />

AFFECTED LAND<br />

The proposed bylaw will affect all land within the A – Agricultural<br />

District.<br />

REASON<br />

The reason for the amendment is to provide for a safe minimum<br />

distance from the centerline of a developed road for any trees<br />

or shrubs to be planted to ensure it will not jeopardize road<br />

maintenance and public safety.<br />

PUBLIC INSPECTION<br />

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal office at 119<br />

Main Street, Semans, SK between 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00<br />

p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.<br />

Copies are available at cost.<br />

PUBLIC HEARING<br />

Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 13th,<br />

<strong>2022</strong> at 10:00 a.m. at 119 Main Street, Semans, SK to hear any<br />

person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw.<br />

Council will also consider written comments received at the<br />

hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office<br />

before the hearing.<br />

Issued at Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279<br />

this <strong>21</strong>st day of <strong>Nov</strong>ember, <strong>2022</strong><br />

Ashley Greenshields, Administrator<br />

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CA<br />

MINISTERIAL MESSAGES<br />

Radical Hospitality<br />

Today I invite our reflection on the role we have as Christians to<br />

live a radical welcoming hospitality.<br />

R.M. of Mount Hope<br />

Council Meeting<br />

Highlights for <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />

14th, <strong>2022</strong><br />

Our imperative to do so is<br />

made clear in Matthew 10:40<br />

where Jesus tells his disciples:”whoever<br />

welcomes you<br />

welcomes me, and, he who<br />

welcome me welcomes the<br />

Father who sent me.”<br />

We see this connection<br />

between showing hospitality<br />

to others and the presence of<br />

the Lord as well in Hebrews<br />

13:2 where we read, “Do not<br />

neglect to show hospitality<br />

to strangers, for by doing so<br />

some have entertained angels<br />

without knowing it.”<br />

Welcoming the stranger,<br />

it seems, is one of our basic<br />

requirements as Christians.<br />

Just how important it is was<br />

spelled out in a story told by<br />

a mentor of mine, theologian<br />

Henri Nouwen. It seems he<br />

was travelling to a Catholic<br />

monastery for a retreat where<br />

the Rule of Silence prevailed.<br />

Delayed along the road, he<br />

arrived very late at night and<br />

was welcomed by a monk who<br />

offered him warm tea as it<br />

was a cold and rainy night.<br />

In a lengthy and friendly chat<br />

during the shared tea, Henri<br />

finally asked the monk how it<br />

was that he broke the Rule of<br />

Silence to welcome him. The<br />

monk responded:” there is no<br />

greater duty for any Christian<br />

than to offer hospitality to the<br />

stranger.”<br />

In our modern world, we<br />

often seem more likely to fear<br />

the strangers and build walls<br />

and policy restrictions to<br />

keep them out rather than to<br />

welcome them in. Our Canadian<br />

history has some tragic<br />

examples of that, including,<br />

just prior to World War 2,<br />

a refusal to allow Jewish<br />

folk fleeing the Nazi Regime<br />

by ship to land safely here.<br />

Forced to return to Europe,<br />

they finally got permission to<br />

land in Belgium and Holland;<br />

both countries were soon<br />

overwhelmed by the German<br />

blitzkrieg. In the end, over<br />

a third of the travellers who<br />

might have been saved died<br />

in the Nazi death camps.<br />

More recently, however,<br />

we have seen the world<br />

nations respond much more<br />

generously to the millions<br />

of refugees from the Horn<br />

of Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan<br />

and Syria. And, for the last<br />

year, the many countries of<br />

Europe, joined by the United<br />

States and Canada, have also<br />

shown great hospitality to the<br />

Ukrainian refugees fleeing<br />

the Russian invasion of their<br />

country.<br />

• Council acknowledged that Aaron<br />

Millar, nominated for the office of<br />

Councillor Division 3, was the only<br />

candidate and elected by acclamation.<br />

• Division 2 Councillor, Jason Eckel,<br />

was appointed as the Deputy Reeve.<br />

• The Municipal Office will be closed<br />

Friday, December 23rd, <strong>2022</strong>, to<br />

Monday, December 26th, <strong>2022</strong>,<br />

for Christmas holidays, as well as<br />

Monday, January 2nd, <strong>2022</strong>, in-lieu<br />

of New Years Day.<br />

• The R.M. will be putting out a tender<br />

in the upcoming weeks for the<br />

supply of a one-way speed plow.<br />

• The December Regular Meeting of<br />

Council will be held on Tuesday, December 13th, <strong>2022</strong>, at 8:00 a.m.<br />

Given the many challenges<br />

of a world facing the devastations<br />

of pandemics, natural<br />

disasters, famines and war,<br />

there is no end to the opportunities<br />

we will all have to<br />

join in the international effort<br />

to make welcome with radical<br />

hospitality those in need.<br />

For Christians, it is simply<br />

another way of responding<br />

compassionately. Returning<br />

the love and grace by which<br />

our God has and is blessing<br />

us every day. We can do no<br />

other. As Jesus said: “to<br />

the degree you welcome the<br />

stranger, you have done it<br />

unto me: (Mt 25:40). Amen.<br />

-RAY PURDIE<br />

-SUBMITTED BY JAMIE MACK SCHACHTEL, RM of Mount Hope

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DUFFERIN - CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1<br />

Keith Comstock is an Executive-in-Residence<br />

at the<br />

Johnson Shoyama Graduate<br />

School of Public Policy. He is a<br />

former Assistant Deputy Minister<br />

of Government Relations.<br />

He noted that the RM appears<br />

to be acting under the Authority<br />

granted to them under the<br />

Municipalities Act regarding<br />

Zoom. The Municipalities<br />

Act only require council and<br />

committee meetings to conduct<br />

their meetings in public. And<br />

under certain circumstances,<br />

at least allow people to listen<br />

to the meeting over electronic<br />

means. The Act also doesn’t<br />

require electronic access if the<br />

meeting is held under “normal”<br />

circumstances, nor does it require<br />

that if a council member<br />

is attending electronically, the<br />

public also has the option to<br />

attend electronically.<br />

“This is not to say that it<br />

wouldn’t be a good practice<br />

to provide electronic access<br />

across the board to all council<br />

meetings - simply that the Act<br />

doesn’t currently require it.<br />

From my perspective, councils<br />

should certainly do everything<br />

they are required to do by the<br />

Act, but going further to (in<br />

this case) provide for electronic<br />

access to all meetings, in the<br />

same way that many cities do,<br />

would aid in transparency and<br />

act as a further accountability<br />

mechanism to the public. The<br />

sticking point of course would<br />

be (as it appears to be in this<br />

case) that the cost and perhaps<br />

the technical requirements<br />

might cause some councils to<br />

decide to do the minimum only.<br />

When we do governance training<br />

for councils, we encourage<br />

as much communication and<br />

transparency as possible - it is<br />

a best practice and acknowledges<br />

the importance of being<br />

accessible to the public,” said<br />

Comstock.<br />

Chief Administrative Officer<br />

(CAO) Tammy Knuttila said<br />

there was no formal consultation<br />

process with ratepayers regarding<br />

Zoom. “Anything that<br />

council brings to the table, you<br />

would assume that they have<br />

spoken to their ratepayers or<br />

they would have a feel for what<br />

their ratepayers…because that’s<br />

what that they are elected for.”<br />

Ratepayer Lorraine Promhouse<br />

has been attending the<br />

meetings regularly in person<br />

and via Zoom for two years and<br />

isn’t happy with the decision.<br />

“That’s my lifeline for knowing<br />

what’s going on in the RM. The<br />

website is supposed to provide<br />

the minutes, which it hasn’t<br />

since August and they don’t<br />

post the meeting dates...” she<br />

said. Like many ratepayers in<br />

the RM, the Promhouses have<br />

a lake property, but they don’t<br />

live there full-time year round<br />

with 1.5 hour round trip to attend<br />

the meeting in person and<br />

with frequent, lengthy in-camera<br />

sessions, which means<br />

sitting in the foyer until the<br />

Council returns.“It was more<br />

convenient for me on Zoom.”<br />

She said if she has to look after<br />

her grandkids, she can still<br />

watch the meeting on Zoom.<br />

Councilor Sheila Fishley<br />

said she had stepped out of<br />

the meeting to complete some<br />

administrative work and wasn’t<br />

aware that Council had even<br />

voted. She didn’t feel that the<br />

Reeve intentionally called the<br />

vote while she was absent from<br />

the meeting. “Zoom doesn’t<br />

bother me,” she said, that it can<br />

help keep people in line.<br />

The Reeve said the errors<br />

in the process were not intentional<br />

“this is the first time I’ve<br />

ever been Reeve so you’ve got<br />

to be patient with me a little<br />

bit. I’m trying to learn here as<br />

we go.”<br />

The Reeve said aside from<br />

the restrictions being lifted<br />

- Council was trying to help<br />

the Administrator as there<br />

are multiple tasks to do while<br />

running the meeting, and<br />

Council wanted to utilize the<br />

board for looking at maps. “The<br />

Zoom thing we did because of<br />

the pandemic and I don’t think<br />

it was meant to be a long-term<br />

solution. The door is always<br />

open and people can always<br />

come and join the meeting.”<br />

When asked if the RM consulted<br />

with ratepayers on the<br />

<strong>issue</strong>, Weisbrod said that many<br />

people he’s talked to aren’t<br />

aware that it’s an option. He<br />

acknowledged that it would<br />

make it more inconvenient for<br />

people who use it. The RM’s<br />

zoom audience has had a number<br />

of gallery watchers over the<br />

last few years. Often, there is<br />

only <strong>LMT</strong> and two-three other<br />

people. People will tune in if<br />

there is a subject they are interested<br />

in or if they are awaiting<br />

a development permit. “It’s<br />

easier for Council when people<br />

are there. If we are dealing<br />

with Buffalo Vista, it’s easier<br />

if Larry Macleod is there. All<br />

of those things make it easier<br />

for Council, and I know it’s an<br />

inconvenience for the people<br />

that just want to sit and listen.<br />

They are welcome to come and<br />

sit and listen there. If it can<br />

make it easier for us as Council<br />

and get through it faster and do<br />

a better job for us...” We asked<br />

Weisbrod if they were there for<br />

the people or themselves. “We<br />

are there for the people.” We<br />

asked “ if you are there for the<br />

people wouldn’t you want to<br />

make access more easily accessible”<br />

He responded, “I guess<br />

that’s a fair question.”<br />

Larry Macleod said he used<br />

to attend meetings over Zoom<br />

but stopped because of the<br />

poor sound quality. He said<br />

he could understand why the<br />

new Reeve would like to have<br />

him in the room as it would<br />

be easier to interact with the<br />

RM if they had questions. (The<br />

RM has mostly addressed their<br />

technical <strong>issue</strong>s since then and<br />

can interact with people in the<br />

Zoom gallery.)<br />

Leanne Dufresne is another<br />

ratepayer that attends<br />

the meetings in person even<br />

though Zoom has been an<br />

option. “I think facial reactions<br />

and seeing people and the stuff<br />

in between is far more valuable<br />

than the motions…what was<br />

the discussion to get to that<br />

motion? That’s what I find very<br />

valuable.” Dufresne also noted<br />

that the RMs minutes hadn’t<br />

been updated recently.<br />

CAO Knuttila said that minutes<br />

get put onto the website<br />

after they are signed. The<br />

September minutes have been<br />

signed and will be put on the<br />

website. The October minutes<br />

have been approved but not<br />

signed off.<br />

Knuttila said Councillor Bob<br />

Bennett and the Reeve had<br />

brought up the topic around<br />

Zoom several times. She does<br />

not have an opinion and did<br />

not give a recommendation<br />

but pointed out the pros and<br />

cons. She said the Pros are<br />

“it gives public access, especially<br />

for resort people and<br />

ratepayers. I think it’s more<br />

convenient if someone wants to<br />

attend to have the Zoom going<br />

in your background rather<br />

than spending your day in the<br />

chambers.” Some of the cons<br />

Knuttila noted are being zoom<br />

bombed and the number of<br />

duties as an Administrator she<br />

is responsible for with minutes<br />

and handling the zoom waiting<br />

room simultaneously.<br />

Knuttila says that the RM<br />

goes beyond the requirements<br />

under the Municipalities Act<br />

by posting the minutes to their<br />

website. “A number of municipalities<br />

across the province<br />

don’t post their minutes, don’t<br />

post their agendas. They say<br />

that if they want to see the<br />

minutes they can come in and<br />

pay twenty cents for photocopies<br />

or whatever the current<br />

rate is. That’s the extreme. And<br />

then there are other (municipalities)<br />

that are on all-net<br />

and not only do they post their<br />

agenda and their minutes but<br />

you can see all of the reports<br />

that have gone before Council.<br />

So when you look at that whole<br />

range Dufferin does pretty<br />

good.”<br />

Knuttila said, “you are always<br />

trying to balance transparency<br />

with the council’s wishes and<br />

what they would like to see and<br />

I try to keep the website up to<br />

date...”<br />

Knuttila said as the Reeve<br />

is new, he looks to her for<br />

directions but doesn’t want to<br />

appear as though she is “directing”<br />

him. When asked how she<br />

would respond if she saw Council<br />

discussing an item not to<br />

be in closed session, would she<br />

inform them? She said, “I’ve<br />

been told by different councils<br />

different things. Like it’s an<br />

administrator’s responsibility<br />

to provide advice, but a lot of<br />

administrators take that to be<br />

to provide advice when asked<br />

for it. And I disagree with<br />

that somewhat...” She gave an<br />

example in which she advised<br />

Council in October when there<br />

was an item not to be discussed<br />

in camera.<br />

Reeve Weisbrod wants people<br />

to understand that the Council<br />

is doing the best job it can and<br />

wants people to be patient with<br />

him as he learns his new role.<br />

He will look to the CAO for help<br />

navigating his new role and<br />

responsibilities and plans to<br />

revisit the Zoom topic at their<br />

next meeting.<br />

Info for<br />

subscribers<br />

Some more details about how things<br />

will work<br />

- BY DAN DEGENSTIEN, Apparent Editor<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember 18, <strong>2022</strong><br />

This coming Monday, the <strong>21</strong>st, will be the first<br />

time in about five years that we don’t send the<br />

newspaper to everyone with a cooperating<br />

mailbox in 18 towns. Below the Flag, the name of the<br />

newspaper on the front page, we show all the towns we<br />

distribute to. Only now, as I am writing this, is it occurring<br />

to me that we neglected to include Buena Vista<br />

and Findlater in that list. I’ll add them. As memory<br />

serves, in 2017, this totalled around 4900 mailboxes. It<br />

has since settled closer to 4300, and now we will let the<br />

people decide how many we send. We now have subscribers<br />

or advertisers in most of those places, so the<br />

names will stay there.<br />

Print Subscribers<br />

Anyone subscribed to the Print Edition will get it in<br />

their mailbox and will also have access to the website<br />

and digital edition. We will let you know how to access<br />

these in the coming weeks. Your subscription begins<br />

<strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>21</strong>st, <strong>2022</strong>, and will last until December 1st,<br />

2023.<br />

Digital Subscribers<br />

Any Digital Edition subscriber will have access to the<br />

website and digital edition. We will contact you in the<br />

coming weeks to explain how to access everything. We<br />

are still working out the details, so the website won’t<br />

require a login until we finalize it in the next few weeks.<br />

Your subscription will be for 12 months starting from<br />

the day we restrict access to the general public.<br />

Newsletter Email<br />

All the previews of our stories and Town and RM<br />

display ads will be available to anyone who signs up for<br />

the free newsletter.<br />

Community Service<br />

We charge Towns and RMs to print their ads, but<br />

we know that it’s a community service they rely on to<br />

distribute information. We have been including these<br />

ads in the weekly email at no extra charge for several<br />

months. So for people that can’t afford or don’t want to<br />

subscribe to the paid editions, we will continue to display<br />

all public notices or legal ads from Towns or RMs.<br />

Mixed feelings<br />

In the last five years we’ve had almost no positive<br />

feedback, but on the other hand, we had very little negative<br />

feedback. So that tells me we were doing a great job.<br />

Call in if you disagree.<br />

Sharing feelings about a product or service is important<br />

to both the consumer and the seller. But when<br />

there is a barrier to making those feelings known, like<br />

the effort of making a phone call or sending an email,<br />

laziness almost eliminates all motivation.<br />

Happy people don’t usually take the time to give<br />

praise. They are too busy enjoying things, skipping<br />

through parks, and loving their pets, friends, and family<br />

(why are they in that order?). I understand this, and it’s<br />

fine. But humans have a Negativity Bias. They generally<br />

fixate more on negative feelings or events. So as a result,<br />

unhappy people tend to let you know how they feel.<br />

Skew Canadian<br />

We have had very few examples of negative feedback.<br />

We have had a few more examples of criticism followed<br />

by a compliment. The way, after you get back from the<br />

grocery store together, your father-in-law says you’re<br />

not a very good driver, but the car you bought is very<br />

nice. He has no filter, though, and in his case, he is<br />

saying two separate thoughts back-to-back, like, “How<br />

many bridges are there in Saskatoon?...there’s too much<br />

snow on the roof!” I think our customers are polite<br />

Canadians, so it’s hard to get a good read on consumer<br />

response. Suffice it to say almost no feedback equals<br />

good feedback. We don’t email Google to tell them<br />

we like their search engine. But if it stopped working,<br />

they’d surely hear about it.<br />

Also, I have yet to hear that the letters from Peter<br />

Foster are annoying anyone. I’m surprised.

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Overheard at the coffee shop<br />

NOKOMIS COOP - CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1<br />

“Sting, from the police, is perfectly healthy.<br />

but someday, he’ll be stung.”<br />

Home Plan of the Week<br />

all singulars. Which we work together as a group to create that network that we need day to<br />

day.”<br />

Mark credits the cooperative structure and the democratically elected board for getting the<br />

gas station re-opened. “We will continue to contribute to the promotion of the agro centre the<br />

expansion of it. We will continue, in the future talking about - What do we need? What do we<br />

want? We deserve it. We don’t have to settle for less…the co-op will be one of the places we can<br />

focus our energies on from an economic development point of view.”<br />

Eye-catching Warrendale is two in one<br />

By Associated Designs<br />

Multipaned windows in this<br />

contemporary country plan sparkle<br />

under a row of eye-catching gables<br />

that face the street. With the<br />

Warrendale you get the proverbial<br />

two for the price of one!<br />

This plan would be ideal for<br />

two families who want to be close<br />

but separate. Or one unit could be<br />

owner-occupied, while rental income<br />

from the other helps pay for<br />

the mortgage.<br />

Excellent separation of space is<br />

the key to privacy. Each unit has a<br />

covered porch which spans most of<br />

its front facade. The shared garages<br />

and upper bedroom walls are doubly<br />

thick, with an added inch of air<br />

space between. Outside, covered patios<br />

on the side and rear<br />

are well out of sight and<br />

earshot of each other.<br />

Only the upstairs<br />

bedrooms are mirror<br />

images of each other.<br />

The other living spaces are<br />

somewhat similar, but not<br />

identical. Unit B is a little<br />

larger overall, as is its first<br />

floor. Unit A has a slightly<br />

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Dave Degenstien<br />

March 1950 - <strong>Nov</strong>ember 2019<br />

Dave would have strongly disliked that he’s looking offpage<br />

in this photo. This was him in an office job, not as a<br />

Mormon Missionary. Those glasses are right back in style.<br />

He’s not trying to move an object telekinetically. This was<br />

his “are you kidding me right now” face.<br />

Canada ranks near the bottom<br />

Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among<br />

highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of<br />

doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times<br />

despite spending more on health care than most other developed<br />

countries with universal coverage<br />

finds a new study released by the Fraser<br />

Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian<br />

public policy think-tank.<br />

“There is a clear imbalance between the<br />

high cost of Canada’s health-care system and<br />

the value Canadians receive in terms of availability<br />

of resources and timely access to care,”<br />

said Bacchus Barua, director of Health Policy<br />

Studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author<br />

of Comparing Performance of Universal<br />

Health Care Countries, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />

The study compares 30 universal healthcare<br />

systems in developed countries, spotlighting<br />

several key areas including cost,<br />

availability and use of resources, access to<br />

care, clinical performance and quality.<br />

In 2020, the latest year of comparable data,<br />

Canada’s health-care spending as a share of<br />

the economy (13.3 per cent) ranks highest<br />

(after adjusting for population age) and eighth<br />

highest for health care spending per capita.<br />

But despite Canada’s high level of spending,<br />

availability and access to medical resources is<br />

generally worse than in comparable countries<br />

(its performance in terms of utilization and<br />

quality is mixed).<br />

For example, (out of 30 countries) Canada<br />

ranks 28th for the number of doctors (2.8 per<br />

1,000 people), 23rd (out of 28 countries) for<br />

the number of somatic care beds (beds dedicated<br />

to physical care; 2.2 per 1,000 people),<br />

and 22nd (out of 29 countries) for the number<br />

of psychiatric beds available (0.38 per 1,000<br />

people).<br />

Canada ranks 26th (out of 29) for the number<br />

of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)<br />

machines with 10.3 MRIs per million people,<br />

and 27th (out of 30) for CT scanners with 15.0<br />

scanners per million people.<br />

Crucially, among the 10 comparable universal<br />

health-care countries that measure<br />

wait times, Canada ranks last with the lowest<br />

percentage (38 per cent) of patients who waited<br />

four weeks or less to see a specialist, and<br />

the lowest percentage of patients (62 per cent)<br />

who waited four months or less for elective<br />

surgery.<br />

“While today’s study measures Canada’s relative<br />

spending and performance during 2020,<br />

the country’s relative lack of critical resources<br />

and struggle with long wait times for treatment<br />

precede the COVID-19 pandemic,” said<br />

Mackenzie Moir, policy analyst and co-author<br />

of the report.<br />

“To improve Canada’s health-care system<br />

in the post-pandemic world, policymakers<br />

should learn from other successful universal<br />

health-care countries, for the benefit of Canadians<br />

and their families.”<br />

MEDIA RELEASE,<br />

Mackenzie Moir, Fraser Institute

lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />

Second-year Kraken an early surprise<br />

Break up the Kraken!<br />

In a fashion eerily similar<br />

to Vegas Golden Knights’<br />

success in their inaugural<br />

National Hockey League season,<br />

the second-year Seattle Kraken<br />

are playing not at all like a typical<br />

‘expansion’ team.<br />

At one point starting in mid-October,<br />

the Dave Hakstol-coached<br />

Kraken rattled off five victories in<br />

a row to move into second place<br />

in the Pacific Division, and were<br />

proud owners of the fourth-best<br />

record in the entire Western<br />

Conference. Now, maintaining that<br />

elevated pace will be the challenge<br />

for the Kraken, who seem to have<br />

abandoned their ultra-defensive<br />

style of play in favour of a more<br />

open offensive concept, and it’s<br />

paying off. Averaging more than<br />

3.5 goals per game, the Kraken<br />

in mid-<strong>Nov</strong>ember were scoring at<br />

a pace exceeded only by Boston,<br />

Edmonton and Buffalo.<br />

So what’s going on out there<br />

in the Pacific Northwest?<br />

Even the Kraken are<br />

somewhat surprised,<br />

but a bit reserved.<br />

No one is yet making<br />

plans for a Stanley<br />

Cup parade. “I think<br />

the biggest thing for us<br />

right now is to not get too<br />

high,” veteran Jordan Eberle<br />

From<br />

the<br />

Sidelines<br />

BRUCE<br />

PENTON<br />

told Nashville’s Tennessean after the<br />

Kraken dumped the Predators 5-1 for<br />

their fifth straight win. “I know we’ve<br />

won five in a row, but we have a big<br />

homestand, some really good teams<br />

that we’re about to play. A lot of times<br />

you get a little bit lackadaisical and<br />

think things are too easy, and that’s<br />

when this league gets you.”<br />

Seattle had only one player among<br />

the top 100 point-getters in the<br />

NHL, but they had a league-best<br />

19 ‘unique’ goal-scorers as of <strong>Nov</strong>.<br />

10. Jaden Schwartz, rookie Matty<br />

Beniers and Jared McCann were tied<br />

for the team lead with five goals, but<br />

two others had four (including the<br />

pride of Strathclair, Man., Morgan<br />

Geekie) and four players had three.<br />

The Kraken are the polar opposite<br />

of the Oilers, who live and die by the<br />

offensive exploits of Connor McDavid<br />

and Leon Draisaitl, one-two in the<br />

scoring race.<br />

After the Kraken’s inaugural season<br />

in 20<strong>21</strong>-22 resulted in a 27-49-6<br />

record (better than only Arizona and<br />

Montreal), a big upgrade took place<br />

in the offseason. Seattle gave future<br />

star Beniers, the team’s first draft<br />

pick (No. 2 overall in 20<strong>21</strong>) a major<br />

offensive role and went heavy into the<br />

free agent market, acquiring offensive<br />

stalwarts Andre Burakovsky, Oliver<br />

Bjorkstrand and defenceman Justin<br />

Schultz. The upstart Kraken have<br />

such a solid lineup that Shane Wright,<br />

projected last year to be the best player<br />

available in the draft (he ultimately<br />

went fourth overall), can’t secure a<br />

spot in the lineup.<br />

With the Seahawks having a great<br />

NFL season, the baseball Mariners a<br />

team on the rise and the Kraken a big<br />

hockey surprise, it’s a great time to be<br />

a sports fan in the Emerald City.<br />

Humorist Eric Stangel, on Twitter:<br />

“Damn it. Got in a line I thought was<br />

for early voting. It was the NYC marathon.<br />

Just walked 26.2 miles FOR<br />

NOTHING.”<br />

Eamon Lynch of GolfWeek.com, on<br />

rumours that Greg Norman will be<br />

replaced as head of the LIV golf tour<br />

by Mark King, currently CEO of a fast<br />

food company: “As the current CEO<br />

of Taco Bell, (King) can certainly<br />

boast relevant experience in repackaging<br />

the synthetic and unpalatable<br />

as authentic and nourishing.”<br />

From the Beaverton: “Saskatchewan<br />

newlyweds fined for not wearing<br />

Roughriders jerseys in any of their<br />

wedding photos — fined $500 each,<br />

but with the option of paying a portion<br />

of it directly to the Roughriders<br />

by buying 15 tubs of officially licensed<br />

Saskatchewan Roughriders windshield<br />

washer fluid.”<br />

Comedy writer Brad Dickson of<br />

Omaha, lamenting the Nebraska<br />

Cornhuskers’ poor season: “Nebraska<br />

has a great punter. I think it’s time to<br />

9<br />

start punting on second down.”<br />

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg:<br />

“Due to warm weather in Austria,<br />

the World Cup ski races were cancelled<br />

for the third straight weekend.<br />

Now if you want to see people<br />

go downhill you have to watch the<br />

Green Bay Packers.”<br />

RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com:<br />

“Australian jockey Blake Shinn<br />

stood up in a last-second bid to<br />

overtake the leader, and his pants<br />

fell down. Might be the first time<br />

a horse placed while its rider<br />

showed.”<br />

From fark.com: “Attorney<br />

representing one of the Michigan<br />

State football players involved in<br />

the tunnel fight after the Michigan-Michigan<br />

State game releases<br />

a statement that raises serious<br />

questions on how the attorney was<br />

able to pass the bar exam.”<br />

Dwight Perry of the Seattle<br />

Times: “A man was arrested and<br />

hauled away after he threw eggs at<br />

Britain’s King Charles last week.<br />

Isn’t a pitcher supposed to get a warning<br />

before he’s ejected?”<br />

• Astros outfielder and Philadelphia<br />

native Chas McCormick, to reporters,<br />

on his clutch catch in Game 6 vs. the<br />

Phillies: “My 13-year-old self would<br />

be really mad at me.”<br />

Columnist Phil Mushnick of the<br />

New York Post, on a rumoured transaction<br />

by the New York Giants: “The<br />

Giants reacquire Odell Beckham Jr.?<br />

That would be like paying to have<br />

your kidney stones put back.”<br />

Care to comment?<br />

Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca<br />

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December 19th<br />

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letters, drawing or colouring.<br />

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SAGITTARIUS<br />

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ago.<br />

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improve your<br />

the You’ll job of spend your dreams. part of your week<br />

the well­being. extra hours. You’ll spoil yourself<br />

shopping. You’ll be inspired to redecorate<br />

your home. For example,<br />

light on the situation.<br />

generously as a reward.<br />

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CANCER<br />

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project or enjoy a few luxuries.<br />

on a great masterpiece or contemplating<br />

one all week.<br />

LEO<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

LEO<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

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You’ll enjoy spending time at home.<br />

Your partner will pay special attention<br />

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an eye on your bills so you don’t overspend.<br />

VIRGO<br />

You need may to have take a on misunderstanding<br />

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PISCES will give you the motivation you<br />

VIRGO<br />

Going back to school isn’t easy. However,<br />

it’s a decision that will benefit<br />

out the situation before setting the<br />

with New a family friendships member. are in Don’t store. draw<br />

This week, you must use your leadership<br />

skills to fill in for your boss while<br />

PISCES<br />

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they’re on vacation. You may also have<br />

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award to success. in front of Fortunately, a crowd. This you’ll will boost have<br />

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<strong>issue</strong>.<br />

your the self­esteem support of and your confidence. loved ones.<br />

unclear. help you keep your priorities<br />

straight while managing to make<br />

you laugh.<br />

LIBRA<br />

You’re throwing around the idea of a<br />

family vacation. It may take much longer<br />

than expected to work out specific<br />

details. You’ll be on the move,<br />

which will make you appreciate the<br />

comforts of home.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

You’ll get through to many people<br />

this week. You’ll be asked to arrange<br />

an event that requires your strong communication,<br />

organization and negotiation<br />

skills.<br />

LIBRA<br />

You must weigh the pros and cons<br />

before making a choice. You’ll join<br />

a spiritual movement that will broaden<br />

your horizons and help you improve<br />

your quality of life.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

Think things through before deciding,<br />

even if you’re being pressured.<br />

Your intuition will guide you. If<br />

you’re patient, the answers will come<br />

to you.<br />

LIBRA<br />

You’ll spontaneously decide to take<br />

a trip. You’ll work with clients from<br />

different cultures that will bring<br />

you abundance.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

You’ll find yourself having to do<br />

everything yourself at work and<br />

home. Some people will notice your<br />

dedication and ensure you’re rewarded<br />

for your efforts.<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

Take your time when preparing a<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

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looked you’ll be compensated it in for person, ad­<br />

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negotiation. You’ll find a solution<br />

Change is on the horizon. If you go<br />

never<br />

justing your schedule to accommodate<br />

the job of your dreams.<br />

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V8 install.<br />

money<br />

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tools, the parts,<br />

at work.<br />

and the lines of communication<br />

aspects of your life to find peace.<br />

project or enjoy a few luxuries.<br />

make putting anything into anything a possibility, AQUARIUS but back when used Ve-AQUARIUgas<br />

were getting small blocks shoehorned into them, and there was nothing<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

You’ll enjoy spending time at home.<br />

Your love life will be full of romance.<br />

A colleague may make an<br />

You’ll feel like you’re treading water.<br />

However, articles, without warning, hand every­<br />

tools and cutting fice to be torches. more efficient. I’ve You’ll deep seen more than awkward declaration of love that<br />

You may also skip working at the of­<br />

but magazine<br />

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clean your house.<br />

won’t be reciprocated.<br />

my fair<br />

You’ll<br />

share<br />

take on<br />

of<br />

a new<br />

chains<br />

challenge.<br />

and<br />

Keep<br />

blocks of wood used as motor mounts, headers<br />

beat into an eye oblivion on your bills so to you fit, don’t butchered overspend.<br />

You may have a misunderstanding<br />

You must take the time to rest and<br />

firewalls PISCES and inner fenders, and welded PISCES<br />

differentials on the brink of an explosion. with Would a family member. I do one Don’t differently? draw Yes. recover after being sick. You’ll<br />

I’d follow PISCES the blueprints of the Baldwin Motion out the situation Vega, before and setting I’m the not talking spend a few days at home and bring<br />

You and your team will accomplish<br />

record straight. You must determine<br />

who’s making the decisions.<br />

to catch up. The moon will ignite<br />

in some work over the weekend<br />

about the a brilliant one feat. with You’ll the also receive small an block.<br />

award in front The of a crowd. stock This will Vega boost inline four-cylinder Otherwise, the had problem a will displacement remain of 2.3 your imagination, inspiration and<br />

your self­esteem and confidence.<br />

unclear.<br />

intuition.<br />

Camshaft<br />

Corner<br />

KELLY KIRK<br />

litres and featured a lightweight, die-cast aluminum alloy<br />

block but a cast iron cylinder head. Luckily, those engines<br />

were junk in terms of speed, and that gives us the perfect<br />

reason to toss them in the scrap heap in favour of a V8.<br />

The 454 big-block V8 maths out to 7.4 litres, takes up at<br />

least twice the space of the stock four-banger and weighs<br />

twice as much. This was an <strong>issue</strong> for the folks at Motion<br />

performance, but it wasn’t a deal-breaker. Rather than<br />

run side motor mounts, they had to use the old front-mount/<br />

rear-mount setup. The firewall had to be cut open to enlarge the hole for<br />

the monstrous V8, and a new, Corvette-ish radiator had to be installed.<br />

An automatic probably would have been preferred for predictable traction<br />

in a car like this, but Motion installed a four-speed manual backed by a<br />

narrowed 12-bolt differential packed with 4:56 gears. They also replaced<br />

the stock rear links with more traction-friendly aftermarket parts. Was<br />

the Motion Vega fast? Yes, but it could have been faster. Traction was an<br />

<strong>issue</strong>, and I’m sure it was an absolute monster to hang onto while shifting<br />

gears. Also, it ran hot, and I mean real hot. With modern aluminum heads<br />

and intake, a taller vented hood, ceramic-coated headers, and a custom<br />

radiator with some good fans, I bet most of those <strong>issue</strong>s could be resolved<br />

nowadays. A simpler option today would probably be to just put a smaller,<br />

lighter, more efficient LS-based V8 in it, but that doesn’t have the right<br />

amount of violent unpredictability. Plus, I probably have a spare 454 core<br />

that is just begging to be assembled for something small like an early Vega,<br />

which makes me all the more a fan.<br />

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

You may not always feel comfortable<br />

in a crowd. Fortunately, you’ll<br />

come across inspiring people who<br />

will give you the motivation you<br />

need to take on a new challenge.<br />

New friendships are in store.<br />

Coffee Break<br />

VIRGO<br />

VIRGO<br />

WEEK OF<br />

HOROSCOPE<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

You’ll procrastinate 20 TO 26, a lot <strong>2022</strong>2<br />

this week.<br />

Fortunately, your loved ones will<br />

help you keep your priorities<br />

LIBRA ARIES<br />

You’ll You’ll spontaneously face opposing decide views, to and take your<br />

a trip. plans You’ll could work change with more clients than from once.<br />

different You must cultures be patient that and wait will for bring things<br />

you to settle abundance. down to determine which direction<br />

to finally take.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

You’ll TAURUS find yourself having to do<br />

everything You may find yourself it hard to at strike work the and right<br />

home. balance Some in all people aspects will of notice your life. your Adjusting<br />

a few and minor ensure details you’re may re­<br />

allow<br />

dedication<br />

warded you to for achieve your your efforts. goals. You must<br />

get more sleep to strengthen your immune<br />

system.<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

Change is on the horizon. If you go<br />

with GEMINI the flow, your anxieties will<br />

melt You away. may start A your sentimental own business. project You’ll<br />

will discover come to new fruition and ambitious faster than professional<br />

goals possible. that make you feel good.<br />

you<br />

thought<br />

You’ll also meet the right people to<br />

CAPRICORN<br />

partner with.<br />

You’ll have to crunch the numbers<br />

during CANCER a negotiation to relieve tensions.<br />

You’ll You stand must out find a balance crowd of in people all<br />

aspects or on social of your media. life to You’ll find be peace. very successful.<br />

You’ll also receive some form<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

of distinction or nomination.<br />

Your love life will be full of romance.<br />

LEO A colleague may make an<br />

awkward You must declaration clean your of home. love Getting that<br />

won’t rid of be clutter reciprocated. will free your mind from<br />

confusion. You may have to speak up<br />

PISCES in certain circumstances to keep your<br />

You mind must in check. take the time to rest and<br />

recover after being sick. You’ll<br />

spend VIRGO a few days at home and bring<br />

in You some may work receive over criticism the weekend or deal with<br />

to people catch who up. intentionally The moon will don’t ignite express<br />

your themselves imagination, clearly, inspiration inviting confusion. and<br />

intuition. If you’re patient and diplomatic, you’ll<br />

come out on top.<br />

LIBRA<br />

You’ll receive a large amount of money,<br />

such as an insurance claim or inheritance.<br />

You must be tactful in a situation<br />

sudoku ANSWER IN CLASSIFIED SECTION<br />

that may cause a bit of impatience on<br />

both sides.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

Channel some of your extra energy<br />

into doing physical activity; otherwise,<br />

you may see your mood drop. You<br />

must let off some steam to feel better.<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

Your mind will be full of ideas and<br />

concerns. You may contemplate starting<br />

a new career as fresh opportunities<br />

present themselves.<br />

CAPRICORN<br />

You’ll be surrounded by a crowd or participate<br />

in a well­attended work event.<br />

While this will benefit you professionally<br />

and financially, meeting everyone’s<br />

demands will feel exhausting.<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

At this time of year, some companies<br />

are making significant changes. Despite<br />

the anxiety and worry, you’ll benefit<br />

from switching things up. You’ll<br />

rise to the top, while some colleagues<br />

may not.<br />

cessful. You’ll also receive some form<br />

of distinction or nomination.<br />

PISCES<br />

You’ll be inspired spontaneously to<br />

go on a big adventure. You may also<br />

have to take care of some urgent work<br />

at home. Whether for a trip or renovation,<br />

you’ll spend money this week.<br />

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ACROSS<br />

1. AEROSOL SPRAY<br />

5. TRICKY<br />

8. MARBLE SLICE<br />

12. AT A STANDSTILL<br />

13. STICK FOR<br />

BILLIARDS<br />

14. WEAR DOWN<br />

15. SPORTS GROUP<br />

16. EXIT’S OPPOSITE<br />

18. PACKING DOWN<br />

20. VIII<br />

<strong>21</strong>. EDEN DWELLER<br />

22. MENTALLY<br />

HEALTHY<br />

11<br />

LEO<br />

You must clean your home. Getting<br />

rid of clutter will free your mind from<br />

confusion. You may have to speak up<br />

in certain circumstances to keep your<br />

mind in check.<br />

You may receive criticism or deal with<br />

people who intentionally don’t express<br />

themselves clearly, inviting confusion.<br />

<br />

THE LUCKIEST LUCKY SIGNS THIS THIS WEEK: WEEK: SAGITTARIUS,<br />

If<br />

CAPRICORN<br />

you’re patient and<br />

AND<br />

diplomatic,<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

you’ll<br />

straight while managing to make<br />

SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN AND AQUARIUS<br />

come out on top.<br />

you laugh.<br />

23. PUSHY<br />

26. BROOM’S<br />

RELATIVE<br />

27. HURRIED<br />

30. LITTER’S LITTLEST<br />

31. TITLE<br />

32. FOLDER<br />

33. “YOU ____<br />

SIXTEEN”<br />

34. GRASSCOVERED<br />

GROUND<br />

35. MOVED SLOWLY<br />

36. HEROIC POEM<br />

38. RIGHTFUL<br />

39. SHAVING NEED<br />

41. GOT SLIMMER<br />

45. OVERSIGHT<br />

<strong>47</strong>. DAM<br />

48. CLAMORS<br />

49. IN FASHION<br />

50. UNZIP<br />

51. BRINK<br />

52. TISSUE LAYER<br />

53. DISARRAY<br />

DOWN<br />

1. CATCHER’S CATCHER<br />

2. WHAT’S THE<br />

BIG ____?<br />

3. CLOSE WITH FORCE<br />

4. VIOLENT STORM<br />

LIBRA<br />

You’ll receive a large amount of money,<br />

such as an insurance claim or inheritance.<br />

You must be tactful in a situation<br />

that may cause a bit of impatience on<br />

both sides.<br />

SCORPIO<br />

Channel some of your extra energy<br />

into doing physical activity; otherwise,<br />

you may see your mood drop. You<br />

must let off some steam to feel better.<br />

SAGITTARIUS<br />

Your mind will be full of ideas and<br />

concerns. You may contemplate starting<br />

a new career as fresh opportunities<br />

present themselves.<br />

CAPRICORN<br />

You’ll be surrounded by a crowd or participate<br />

in a well­attended work event.<br />

While this will benefit you professionally<br />

and financially, meeting everyone’s<br />

demands will feel exhausting.<br />

AQUARIUS<br />

At this time of year, some companies<br />

are making significant changes. Despite<br />

the anxiety and worry, you’ll benefit<br />

from switching things up. You’ll<br />

rise to the top, while some colleagues<br />

may not.<br />

PISCES<br />

You’ll be inspired spontaneously to<br />

go on a big adventure. You may also<br />

have to take care of some urgent work<br />

at home. Whether for a trip or renovation,<br />

you’ll spend money this week.<br />

5. VIEW<br />

6. BREATHING ORGAN<br />

7. NONETHELESS<br />

8. BLOT<br />

9. UNDIES<br />

10. BUILDING<br />

CURVE<br />

11. GARDEN<br />

PRODUCE<br />

17. GATHER IN<br />

19. CLIMBING PLANT<br />

22. TEARFUL MOAN<br />

23. HALF OF A BIKINI<br />

24. “____ DAY<br />

WILL COME”<br />

25. SNIFFLING’S<br />

PARTNER<br />

26. WET DIRT<br />

28. SWISS PEAK<br />

29. HIGH-WIRE<br />

PRECAUTION<br />

31. PHYSICIAN, BRIEFLY<br />

32. LIBERATION<br />

34. KNIGHTS’ TITLES<br />

35. MUG<br />

37. SHERIFF’S HELPERS<br />

38. FINE<br />

39. WENT BY CARRIAGE<br />

40. IN A GROUP OF<br />

41. HAMMER OR CHISEL<br />

42. READY TO BE PICKED<br />

43. ____ OUT<br />

(BARELY<br />

MAKES)<br />

44. COMFORTABLE<br />

ROOMS<br />

46. LITTLE DEVIL

12 lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />

The best in a quarter century<br />

To have a great year in farming, at least as a grain producer, you need two things.<br />

Ag Notes<br />

CALVIN<br />

DANIELS<br />

To start, Mother Nature has to cooperate with<br />

timely rains, warm temperatures without getting<br />

so hot as to hurt the crop, and a fall where the<br />

weather allows the crop to be put in the bin in good<br />

condition. For most of east central Saskatchewan,<br />

my home stomping grounds, that was generally the<br />

weather in <strong>2022</strong>.<br />

Then to have that really great year, you<br />

need good prices. This might actually<br />

be a tougher condition to meet<br />

than the vagaries of weather. Prices<br />

might be strong for one crop, but<br />

very rarely are all crops valuable<br />

to the marketplace. Well, <strong>2022</strong> is<br />

the exception. When you hear of<br />

canola at $20 per bushel, it is honestly<br />

gasp-worthy news. Not so many years<br />

ago, farmers were tantalized by the thought prices<br />

might hit the ten dollars a bushel threshold. With<br />

prices currently double that and better varieties<br />

which have inched yields higher, it’s a good combination<br />

for sure.<br />

Cereals are doing quite well too. When you hear<br />

$7-$8 per bushel for barley, it’s a good year unless<br />

you are a livestock producer who must deal with<br />

huge feed costs. I have had one farmer suggest this<br />

year is the best in his quarter century of running<br />

the farm, and another suggests in the life of a<br />

farmer, they might see five really good years, and<br />

<strong>2022</strong> will certainly be among the best of those.<br />

Farmers should have a good year financially, not<br />

that all is rosy, of course, with high input costs and<br />

huge equipment costs, but those would exist had<br />

yields been poor and prices low. Typically, a good<br />

year for farmers<br />

is a good year<br />

for the economy<br />

of local communities.<br />

It is<br />

a chance to upgrade<br />

half-tons<br />

and tractors or<br />

opt for a higher<br />

capacity combine.<br />

Although,<br />

such purchases<br />

will depend on<br />

availability too.<br />

That should<br />

be good news<br />

for small-town<br />

Saskatchewan,<br />

at least in the<br />

east-central<br />

area, where even<br />

the boxes under<br />

the Christmas tree might be a little larger on area<br />

farms. In terms of Christmas, it is usually said that<br />

some cold weather and snow help put people in the<br />

mood, and while the first week of <strong>Nov</strong>ember might<br />

be a tad too early, it certainly looks and feels like<br />

Santa’s time out there.<br />

The province is sending us some of our own<br />

money back in part, so we see them less as a<br />

Grinch in our lives and as a little nudge in terms of<br />

who they want us to vote for – the party that gives<br />

us our money back – well, $500 at least once.<br />

While the motivation is more self-serving than<br />

the Saskatchewan Party will admit, it is at least<br />

money which will be spent for Christmas. It might<br />

just be keeping the heat and rent paid for some<br />

struggling against today’s high prices, but it will<br />

flow into the economy. Led by the farm sector, it<br />

could be a happy Christmas for business despite<br />

the pressures we feel on our budgets.<br />

Comment on this article at lmtimes.ca/calvin<br />

Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.<br />

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