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lmtimes.ca • Last Mountain Times • Monday, <strong>Apr</strong>il <strong>10</strong>, 2023<br />
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planet.” She said<br />
kids learn about<br />
embracing nature<br />
“..and how to take<br />
care of our area<br />
and our planet and<br />
if we are building<br />
stuff out of sticks<br />
we don’t break the<br />
trees. So we talk<br />
alot about environmental<br />
protection<br />
as well.”<br />
Students can<br />
learn across the<br />
curriculum, tying<br />
indigenous education<br />
into it.<br />
Wheeler said all<br />
of the teachers<br />
have been creative<br />
with getting the kids outside.“We<br />
are trying to create a nice outdoor<br />
space for us to learn.” There are<br />
picnic tables, benches with flower<br />
pots, and garden boxes. The school<br />
has been raising money for a 12’ by<br />
12’ gazebo. “So the kids can be out<br />
there, learning hands-on; they can<br />
be doing experiments, observing<br />
nature, and really learning from the<br />
land.”<br />
“Instead of<br />
handing them a<br />
booklet they get<br />
to get out and<br />
experience it.”<br />
“The [grade] five and sixes, built<br />
these huge shelters in the bushes.<br />
They had to go around and find<br />
sticks laying on the ground. They<br />
either built a lean too, or a teepee or<br />
a tent structure..they are quite sturdy…we’ve<br />
been out snowshoeing<br />
and looking for animal tracks and<br />
exploring what’s living in our area.”<br />
Horizon School Division has a Superintendent<br />
of Indigenous Education<br />
and an Indigenous Coach who<br />
has helped the school connect with<br />
an elder. Wheeler wrote in a letter<br />
about the program, “By integrating<br />
traditional ecological knowledge,<br />
language, and culture into the<br />
curriculum. This will allow our<br />
students to learn from and about<br />
Indigenous cultures and perspectives,<br />
which is an important aspect<br />
of reconciliation and understanding.”<br />
“We found out we have a bunch<br />
of sage growing on our playground.<br />
So we had an elder come out and<br />
talk to us about that and they set<br />
up a huge teepee out there. So we<br />
did teepee teachings, so we are<br />
just spending alot of time learning<br />
outside.”<br />
“We are learning about the medicine<br />
wheel and how nature helps<br />
us balance our medicine wheel. We<br />
are learning about the four traditional<br />
medicines; tobacco, sage,<br />
sweetgrass and cedar” Wheeler said<br />
the kids had played many indigenous<br />
games. One of those games<br />
was learning about the fur trade.<br />
“Instead of handing them a booklet<br />
they get to get out and experience<br />
it.” She said being outside allows<br />
kids to experience teaching rather<br />
than just reading about it.<br />
Donations have come in from<br />
individual community members,<br />
businesses, and municipalities<br />
and at a recent RM of McKillop<br />
meeting, Councillor Howard Arndt<br />
said he donated $1,000 towards<br />
the project. The RM followed suit,<br />
donating $1,000 of their own. The<br />
school had a jerky and a plant fundraising<br />
which were also successful.<br />
Now that they’ve reached their<br />
fundraising goal, they have put the<br />
gazebo up for tender and hope it<br />
will be in place before the end of<br />
the school year.<br />
“Bulyea school has wonderful<br />
staff and an SCC (School Community<br />
Council). We are looking forward<br />
to being able to use the space and<br />
have the community use it as well.”<br />
Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation<br />
FINANCIAL STATEMENT<br />
2023-24 Saskatchewan Budget<br />
Growth That Works For Everyone<br />
This budget is designed to ensure that growth continues and that it’s growth<br />
that works for everyone. Investments include:<br />
a record $6.9 billion health budget, up 6.7 per cent<br />
from last year<br />
$4.0 billion for Prekindergarten to Grade 12 and<br />
post-secondary education<br />
$1.7 billion in record funding for social services<br />
and assistance<br />
highest level ever of Municipal<br />
Revenue Sharing – $297.9 million<br />
$1.0 billion towards debt reduction.<br />
Learn more at Saskatchewan.ca<br />
Travis Keisig, MLA<br />
Last Mountain-Touchwood<br />
lastmountaintouchwood.mla@sasktel.net • 306-334-3444<br />
20230404_Keisig_LM-Times_Budget_5x4.indd 1<br />
January 1, <strong>2022</strong> To December 31, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Opening Balance January 1, <strong>2022</strong> $ 35,843.85<br />
INCOME<br />
In Memorium $ 540.00<br />
Combined Appeal $ 4,615.00<br />
Duval - $480.00<br />
Strasbourg - $1,450.00<br />
Bulyea - $2,685.00<br />
Charity of Choice Donations $15,034.00<br />
Bus Trips $ 981.75<br />
Interest $ 140.67<br />
Total Income $ 21,311.42<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Office & Postage $ 96.60<br />
Bank Fees $ 35.54<br />
Legal & Audit $ 249.96<br />
Advertising $ 490.61<br />
Home funding $28,220.00<br />
Bus expense $ 1,892.96<br />
Total Expenses $ 30,985.67<br />
Reconciliation to Bank Statement $ 26,<strong>16</strong>9.60<br />
GIC as of December 31, <strong>2022</strong> $ 21,603.06<br />
Total Cash & Investments $ 47,772.66<br />
“A BIG THANK YOU to all the<br />
indiviudals who have donated to us,<br />
to the service clubs in the surrounding<br />
area who have collected donations,<br />
to employees who have allotted<br />
a donation funded through their<br />
employer and to businesses who<br />
have donated to the Foundation.<br />
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.<br />
Without your donations we couldn’t<br />
provide funding towards programs,<br />
services and equipment that have a<br />
direct benefit to the residents of the<br />
Last Mountain Pioneer Home”<br />
Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation (LMPH Foundation)<br />
Minutes of Annual Meeting held March 22, 2023<br />
The Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation provides funding for programs, services and<br />
equipment that have a direct benefit to the residents ofthe Last Mountain Pioneer Home.<br />
The Foundation is a registered charity and <strong>issue</strong>s tax receipts for donations received.<br />
For the 2023 operating year the following municipalities,<br />
towns or villages representatives are as follows:<br />
• R.M. of Last Mountain Valley #250 - Ken Hagan & Don Dabrowski<br />
• R.M. of Longlaketon #219 - Garry Gibson<br />
• R.M. of McKillop #220 - Harold Arndt<br />
• R.M. of Mount Hope #279 - Aaron Millar<br />
• Village of Earl Grey - Kevin Tallentire<br />
• Town of Govan -Del Skoropata<br />
• Town of Strasbourg - Kelvin Schapansky & Bernie Josephson<br />
• Members at large: Lucy Norleen, Carol Schultz & Heather Hill<br />
The Board would like to thank Marilyn Labatte who represented the R.M. ofMcKillop and<br />
Bob Digney who represented R.M. ofMount Hope, for their service. The Board welcomes<br />
Harold Arndt who is representing the R.M. of McKillop and Aaron Millar who is representing<br />
the R.M. ofMount Hope.<br />
THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS WERE MADE AND CARRIED:<br />
• Appointment of Review Engagement of Financials for 2023 -SA Professional Accounting.<br />
• Appointment of Lawyer for 2023 -McKercher LLP.<br />
• Financial report and minutes to be placed in the Last Mountain Times.<br />
• Motion made to give $8,000.00 to the Activity Department to purchase a Bingo Ball Cage and<br />
set, a table for the activity room and the balance to be used towards programming which includes<br />
funding a Christmas or New Year’s party for the residents.<br />
• Motion made to provide the home with $20,000.00 to be used towards purchasing a large blanket<br />
warmer cabinet, ROHO pressure relieving mattresses, new bedding, manual blood pressure<br />
machine, stools, and wall scones/decor. ·<br />
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:<br />
• Carol Schultz - Chairperson<br />
• Lucy Norleen - Vice Chairperson<br />
• Heather Hill - Secretary/Treasurer<br />
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