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2 lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, April 10, 2023 Overheard at the coffee shop “Cheez whiz is fine, but any other kind of whiz-based food doesn’t sound very appealing... like chocolate... or pickle... or vinegar....” Home Plan of the Week Building Centre Hardware & Supply Your local Castle Building Centre Motion to reduce speed to 60 km/hr on all RM of McKillop roads rescinded Council votes unanimously to rescind after public response - BY JENNIFER ARGUE, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 6th, 2023 A controversial motion to amend Mckillop’s traffic bylaw, reducing the speed on all roads from 80 km/hr to 60 km/hr, was unanimously rescinded today after Councillor Mark Strong put the motion forward. “I think that would need a lot more consideration.” The draft amendment says the change was to “limit the dust created from traffic, protect residents within the municipality, Limit damage and maintenance to municipal roads, and limit damage to crops adjacent to roads. Over the last year, there have been several speed reductions in the RM. However, Acting CAO Box explained those reductions didn’t require a bylaw amendment because it states that the speed is 80 km/hr unless otherwise posted. But changing the base speed from 80 would require an amendment. Reeve Bob Schmidt said, “Oh, ok so we could keep it in at 80 and just change specific roads to 60?” Box said yes, and Schmidt responded, “So that may be a solution.” Councilor Wild agreed, “That would probably be the best.” Schmidt said the matter arose when the council discussed how dust affects crops, hay land and pasture. Schmidt said he heard from many people. He supported Public Works Manager Travis Herman's suggestion to “provide the reasons for doing this.” Herman said the three main reasons would be better gravel retention, less dust and less road maintenance. Council discussed the effect of dust on ag land. Strong asked if cattle graze after a rainfall. Councillor Wild responded, “They will, but within a week it is dusty again. But also you cannot spray fields with chemical when its covered in dust, or the chemical will not take in ..to kill the weed…it isn’t the entire RM just the higher traffic roads that really require that…I think we should just need to prioritize the roads that are needed to be done.” Reeve Schmidt said some of the feedback he received led him to believe they should consult with the ratepayers who use the roads, “It really comes down to what our motivation is, if it’s to save the roads, keep the gravel on the roads…because if you do alot of that, you don’t have to do alot of dust control.” He said it saves money which others agreed with. Currently, the RM of McKillop offers free dust control within the RM. Other RMs offer dust control, but it’s not free. To test how much longer it would take to get to the meeting doing 60 rather than 80, Councillor Wild said he drove 12 km’s to Bulyea at 60 km/hr, and it took him 1.6 minutes extra. * Councillor Bruce Bondar said he had been passed by grain haulers who weren’t doing 60 km/hr. Whitrow responded, “well they are supposed to be.” Bondar said that was his point, that people are “supposed to be, but they don’t. So what you are doing is putting in these road signs. Some may go to 60. But what you are doing is you are just making people break the law.” “You are reinventing the wheel here. Eighty has worked since I’ve been alive,” said Strong. He said he received negative feedback from four farmers on the change. The CAO said they received several emails and a walk-in opposing the change. Councillor Howard Arndt, who put the original motion forward, said they were trying to keep costs down because of the increase in costs to maintain the roads due to the increase in traffic. “Everybody talks about we’ve got to find a way to cut money…guess what, if people want that level its going to cost more. And I’m sorry I have no problem with tax increases if people want and expect greater quality of service.” Councillor Bondar responded, “They want the Letters and Commentaries Policy: We encourage and appreciate submission of Letters to the Editor and Commentaries to Last Mountain Times. A few guidelines: keep your letters and commentaries short and to the point; even though we tend to correct spelling and grammar, don’t assume that we will: a well-written letter or commentary is more credible. We reserve the right to edit out inappropriate, or slanderous material, or to refuse to publish, at our discretion, certain material. 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lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, April 10, 2023 3 CONTINUES FROM PAGE 1 planet.” She said kids learn about embracing nature “..and how to take care of our area and our planet and if we are building stuff out of sticks we don’t break the trees. So we talk alot about environmental protection as well.” Students can learn across the curriculum, tying indigenous education into it. Wheeler said all of the teachers have been creative with getting the kids outside.“We are trying to create a nice outdoor space for us to learn.” There are picnic tables, benches with flower pots, and garden boxes. The school has been raising money for a 12’ by 12’ gazebo. “So the kids can be out there, learning hands-on; they can be doing experiments, observing nature, and really learning from the land.” “Instead of handing them a booklet they get to get out and experience it.” “The [grade] five and sixes, built these huge shelters in the bushes. They had to go around and find sticks laying on the ground. They either built a lean too, or a teepee or a tent structure..they are quite sturdy…we’ve been out snowshoeing and looking for animal tracks and exploring what’s living in our area.” Horizon School Division has a Superintendent of Indigenous Education and an Indigenous Coach who has helped the school connect with an elder. Wheeler wrote in a letter about the program, “By integrating traditional ecological knowledge, language, and culture into the curriculum. This will allow our students to learn from and about Indigenous cultures and perspectives, which is an important aspect of reconciliation and understanding.” “We found out we have a bunch of sage growing on our playground. So we had an elder come out and talk to us about that and they set up a huge teepee out there. So we did teepee teachings, so we are just spending alot of time learning outside.” “We are learning about the medicine wheel and how nature helps us balance our medicine wheel. We are learning about the four traditional medicines; tobacco, sage, sweetgrass and cedar” Wheeler said the kids had played many indigenous games. One of those games was learning about the fur trade. “Instead of handing them a booklet they get to get out and experience it.” She said being outside allows kids to experience teaching rather than just reading about it. Donations have come in from individual community members, businesses, and municipalities and at a recent RM of McKillop meeting, Councillor Howard Arndt said he donated $1,000 towards the project. The RM followed suit, donating $1,000 of their own. The school had a jerky and a plant fundraising which were also successful. Now that they’ve reached their fundraising goal, they have put the gazebo up for tender and hope it will be in place before the end of the school year. “Bulyea school has wonderful staff and an SCC (School Community Council). We are looking forward to being able to use the space and have the community use it as well.” Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2023-24 Saskatchewan Budget Growth That Works For Everyone This budget is designed to ensure that growth continues and that it’s growth that works for everyone. Investments include: a record $6.9 billion health budget, up 6.7 per cent from last year $4.0 billion for Prekindergarten to Grade 12 and post-secondary education $1.7 billion in record funding for social services and assistance highest level ever of Municipal Revenue Sharing – $297.9 million $1.0 billion towards debt reduction. Learn more at Saskatchewan.ca Travis Keisig, MLA Last Mountain-Touchwood lastmountaintouchwood.mla@sasktel.net • 306-334-3444 20230404_Keisig_LM-Times_Budget_5x4.indd 1 January 1, 2022 To December 31, 2022 Opening Balance January 1, 2022 $ 35,843.85 INCOME In Memorium $ 540.00 Combined Appeal $ 4,615.00 Duval - $480.00 Strasbourg - $1,450.00 Bulyea - $2,685.00 Charity of Choice Donations $15,034.00 Bus Trips $ 981.75 Interest $ 140.67 Total Income $ 21,311.42 EXPENSES Office & Postage $ 96.60 Bank Fees $ 35.54 Legal & Audit $ 249.96 Advertising $ 490.61 Home funding $28,220.00 Bus expense $ 1,892.96 Total Expenses $ 30,985.67 Reconciliation to Bank Statement $ 26,169.60 GIC as of December 31, 2022 $ 21,603.06 Total Cash & Investments $ 47,772.66 “A BIG THANK YOU to all the indiviudals who have donated to us, to the service clubs in the surrounding area who have collected donations, to employees who have allotted a donation funded through their employer and to businesses who have donated to the Foundation. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Without your donations we couldn’t provide funding towards programs, services and equipment that have a direct benefit to the residents of the Last Mountain Pioneer Home” Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation (LMPH Foundation) Minutes of Annual Meeting held March 22, 2023 The Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation provides funding for programs, services and equipment that have a direct benefit to the residents ofthe Last Mountain Pioneer Home. The Foundation is a registered charity and issues tax receipts for donations received. For the 2023 operating year the following municipalities, towns or villages representatives are as follows: • R.M. of Last Mountain Valley #250 - Ken Hagan & Don Dabrowski • R.M. of Longlaketon #219 - Garry Gibson • R.M. of McKillop #220 - Harold Arndt • R.M. of Mount Hope #279 - Aaron Millar • Village of Earl Grey - Kevin Tallentire • Town of Govan -Del Skoropata • Town of Strasbourg - Kelvin Schapansky & Bernie Josephson • Members at large: Lucy Norleen, Carol Schultz & Heather Hill The Board would like to thank Marilyn Labatte who represented the R.M. ofMcKillop and Bob Digney who represented R.M. ofMount Hope, for their service. The Board welcomes Harold Arndt who is representing the R.M. of McKillop and Aaron Millar who is representing the R.M. ofMount Hope. THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED: • Appointment of Review Engagement of Financials for 2023 -SA Professional Accounting. • Appointment of Lawyer for 2023 -McKercher LLP. • Financial report and minutes to be placed in the Last Mountain Times. • Motion made to give $8,000.00 to the Activity Department to purchase a Bingo Ball Cage and set, a table for the activity room and the balance to be used towards programming which includes funding a Christmas or New Year’s party for the residents. • Motion made to provide the home with $20,000.00 to be used towards purchasing a large blanket warmer cabinet, ROHO pressure relieving mattresses, new bedding, manual blood pressure machine, stools, and wall scones/decor. · ELECTION OF OFFICERS: • Carol Schultz - Chairperson • Lucy Norleen - Vice Chairperson • Heather Hill - Secretary/Treasurer 2023-04-04 3:24:12 PM
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