LMT_Dec_19_2022_Vol_116_issue_03

10 lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, December 19, 2022
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R.M. OF MOUNT HOPE NO. 279
RFQ – SUPPLY WEED
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
INTRODUCTION
The Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 (RM 279) will
be accepting quotations for weed management services until
4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, at the office of the
municipality, 119 Main Street, Semans, Saskatchewan. Suppliers
shall provide their quotation and supporting documents on or
before the time and date noted.
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS FOR WEED
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
• Vegetation Assessment
• Weed Inspection
• Management Planning
• Pesticide Application
° Costs
° Types of Chemicals Used
° Options to use approved chemicals to ensure rebates can be applied
for at the end of the season
° Scope of inspection and pesticide application abilities (public vs.
private land) – does your company have the ability to inspect and
spray private lands?
• Weed Mapping
• Costs of Employee(s) completing inspections and spraying (hourly)
• Any additional fees that may be charged
• Start and end date for inspection/spraying
CONDITIONS AND WAIVERS OF THIS RFQ
This RFQ is subject to the following conditions and waivers:
• RM 279 shall examine the quotations, options, and the pricing
submitted pursuant to the terms of this RFQ under the strict
assumption that the submissions are the “best and final” quotations,
options, and pricing. Further requests for quotations, options and pricing
requested from beyond the original submitted by suppliers would
only be made by RM 279 for reasons of clarification or as a request for
options or pricing not submitted by suppliers.
• RM 279 reserves the right to base award of tender on additional factors
such as schedule, work force, application methods, availability, and not
award to the lowest bidder.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Primary contact for information or clarification:
• Administrator, Ashley Greenshields – 306-524-2055
QUOTATION INFORMATION
Quotations shall be received on or before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
January 4th, 2023, 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
Village of Semans
NOTICE OF CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of Candidates
for the Office of:
Councillor: Village of Semans
Will be received by the undersigned at the Village of Semans office
January 24th to February 8th, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location:
-LMT STAFF
Village of Semans Office – 115 Main Street, Semans, SK
Dated this 8th day of February 2023
–Teresa Marshall, Returning Officer
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spiritual/biblical reading. You might look
inward at the dark areas in your life and ask
forgiveness, all the while working on reconciliation.
This is like doing some internal
cleaning and tidying. You might take time
to be in silence. Silence quiets your heart to
create a restful place for the Lord, Jesus. This
is like prepare a guest room for someone to
stay over. Another thing you might do is to get
involved in helping societies marginalized.
Give to the food bank. Give supplies for the
homeless. Visit those who are sick or alone.
Help a refugee. Do a good deed every day.
Why? Matthew 25:40 says ‘ Truly I tell you,
just as you did it to one of the least of these
who are members of my family, you did it to
me”(NRSV). This is like being prepared to
participate in activities with our guest. And,
of course, prayer for wisdom and guidance to
help you prepare properly for Jesus’ coming.
I am sure you can think of many other ways
to prepare internally. Let’s not get totally
caught up in external preparation and forget
to prepare internally.
Wishing everyone a Merry and Joyous
Christmas.
DEACON NORBERT GAUDET,
RC church Raymore
Accessing Christmas Hope
in 2022
In this Advent Season, friends and people
the world over are worried; anxious to hear a
report of good news.
With Russia’s wholly unjustified aggressive
war in Ukraine killing thousands and creating
millions of new refugees, with increasing
natural disasters taking lives and destroying
property, and with a persistent pandemic
lingering, one could be forgiven for fearing a
bleak future.
But there is Good News to share! Evil can be
undone. The message of hope for peace with
justice is grounded in God’s love and intervention
in the form of a blessed child and saviour
to come.
The Prophet Micah puts it succinctly: But
you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one
Come Together for
Christmas
Christmas is a time of gathering and fellowship
that runs contrary to our age. The social
media age is about people living lives of quiet
separation. We think of all the loud posting
and proclamation, yet most of it is done in
conformity to some perceived ideal. What
makes us unique and different from the crowd
is often lost because we dare not post it. This
is driven further by politicians who desire
to separate people rather than pull people
together. Our common foundations, which
make up our culture, are being destroyed.
Christmas used to be one such foundation.
The reminder that God sent His Son into the
world. Jesus, whose birth is what we celebrate.
His birth is interesting since we see
a coming together of different people. Jesus
The Christmas Gift
Merry Christmas!... Right? Does Christmas
still hold the same merriment that it did over
2000 years ago on that first Christmas night?
Some would likely agree, but many would
likely disagree.
Christmas, apart from Christ, can mean a
lot of things to a lot of people. Hurriedness.
Expectations. Gatherings. Enjoying food.
Avoiding food. Enjoying family. Avoiding family.
Excitement. Grief. Gifts. Some embrace it
in a month-long (or longer) marathon of cookies,
music, movies, parties and more. Some do
the bare minimum to avoid being labelled a
Scrooge or Grinch.
Whatever thoughts or feelings come with
the season, apart from the Christ of Christmas,
I just get bogged down and overwhelmed.
I often have to remind myself in
this season that the reason we do this is that
Christmas points to Christ, and Christ leads
of the little clans of Judah, from you shall
come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old, from ancient
days. And the people shall live secure, for now
he shall be great to the ends of the earth; 5and
he shall be the one of peace. (Matthew 2:1–12)
It is on this promise fulfilled in the form of a
Holy Child, born in a stable and named Jesus,
our hope depends. And by placing our trust
in him, all peoples of goodwill are invited to
participate in transforming the earth.
God’s blessing on you and all your loved
ones in this challenging year. And as the
angels said: “Be not afraid for unto us a Child
is born!”
REV. RAY PURDIE, St. Andrew’s
United Church, Imperial Sk.
had a meagre birth being laid in a manger,
yet received gifts from the magi fit for a king.
He stayed with His family, yet the gifts were
given by strangers from another country. This
reinforces Jesus, who came for all of us, that
we might know God.
Christmas has a focus on Jesus coming into
this world, but it often overlooks that He will
return. What we see in Revelation 7:9 are
people coming together in faith. An enormous
gathering from every tribe, language, nation,
and people; all the basic divisions gathered
together in unity around Jesus. Christmas
should be a time for unity, a time to come together
regardless of differences. People living
lives of joyful community.
REV. RICK SHOTT, Nokomis Baptist Church
to Easter, and Easter is what my faith hinges
on – a loving God, giving Himself because He
loves me. And He loves you.
Just as Christmas now points to Christ, over
2000 years ago, a star pointed to Christ as a
baby. That star guided people who were looking
for something – ultimately, the baby that
would offer freedom to the world. It wasn’t the
freedom that the people of that time expected
or hoped for. It was a freedom that disappointed
some because it wasn’t instant. It was
overwhelming for others because it didn’t
make sense right away. It was followed by
expectations, hurriedness, gatherings, mess,
love, excitement, grief and, at the very end,
the greatest gift one human could ever give
another – the gift of freedom for those who
will just reach out and accept it.
TIM FALK