The voice of the Parkland for over 100 years VOL. 102 NO. 15| PMR #40007604 Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, April 12, 2013 www.shellbrookchronicle.com Th i fth P kl df Shellbrook Chronicle Shellbrook Chronicle You might say that 4-H is in the Roth- well family DNA. June Rothwell ne: Biggart started in the Cutknife Beef Club in 1943 and Byrnne Rothwell started in the Choice- land Baby Beef Club in 1946. Byrnnes’ father Wilfred was on the adult advisory commit- tee and mother Winona organized and was the leader of the first “Home Craft Club” for girls in the Choiceland district. In 1955 June’s Brother Lynne and Byrnne repre- sented Saskatchewan 4-H at the Royal Win- ter Fair in Toronto, winning the beef judging championship. It was a life altering trip that included a visit to the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph, Ontario where Byrnne would grad- uate in 1964; Ms. Biggart was by then Mrs. Rothwell. After Graduation it was back in Saskatchewan via a one year placement in British Columbia. Both continued to be in- volved in 4-H as provincial representatives, leaders, judges and any other volunteer ac- tivities that 4-H asked of them, while build- ing a family and busy veterinary practise. All four of their children Jeff, Kevin, Joc- elyn and Karen would be 4-Hers in the Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club. Jeff and Wendy’s chil- dren Chance and Shyla were both members of the Wild Rose Club. Shyla continues to achieve as a senior. Jeff and Wendy extend- ed their involvement from the club level, to provincial and national 4-H councils giving back to another generation. “Through these many years, I’ve been mostly fortunate to have a camp in the country, to have worked shoulder to shoulder with 4-H friends. We’re looking at the third generation in our family. The late Bill Storey used to say, “4-H is the most important thing going on in the world today!” Yes, I believed him too! Is there any- thing else to say?” said Byrnne Rothwell. On March 4th, after a career in the media and non-profits Kevin was named as Man- ager of B.C. 4-H. “It’s an exciting time for 4-H in Canada celebrating 100 years of 4-H in Canada, the first club started in Mani- toba in 1913, both B.C. and Saskatchewan celebrate 100 years of the 4-H movement in 2014, it feels like coming home.” Said Roth- well. Generations of Canadian families have benefited from 4-H. Continued on page 10 Hidden Hills Golf Course hosts Spring??? Fling Even though looking out the window gives us no indica- tion we need to remind ourselves that it is actually spring. Farmers are anxious to get into their field, gardeners are optimistically buying seeds and for some their thoughts turn to expansive fairways and lush greens. In honour of the season, Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course hosted the Fourth Annual Spring Fling fund raiser Saturday evening at the Community Hall. Approximately 250 people braved the cold and snow to support the event. They spent an enjoyable night dancing or just listening to the 70’s music of REWIND from Prince Albert, sponsored by the Shellbrook Co-op. Members of Team Scotiabank were on hand to help out during the evening. As well as working at the door, they sold 50/50 tickets. Lori Moss of Shellbrook was the holder of the lucky ticket at the end of the evening. As part of Scotia- bank’s community program Team Scotia has also pledged to match net funds raised to a maximum of $5000.00 Shellbrook Golf Club members presold 247 tickets to the fund raiser which were then entered into an elimination draw. As tickets were drawn and names crossed off, 5 people received conciliation prizes. Paul Beaulieu, Lenore Pepper, Tricia Bell, Rhonda Fitch and Jim McComas each received $100 for the privilege of being knocked out early in the draw. At the end of the night, the last man standing, actually, the last three men standing were presented with prizes of $250, $500 and $1000. Holders of the three final tickets were Glen Person, Boyd Donahue and Roger Provencher, re- spectively. With the support of the Shellbrook Co-op, Scotiabank, golf club members and the people of the community and sur- rounding area the golf course anticipates profits of approxi- mately $14000.00. The money will be used to pay down the loan taken for the irrigation and expansion project. Shellbrook native named to lead B.C. 4-H From left, event organizer Sally Fitch, and the last three men standing, Boyd Donahue, Roger Provencher and Glen Person. SHELLBROOK CO-OP SHELLBROOK CO-OP • • 747-2122 747-2122 Save 25¢/Litre Off Regular Priced Farm Lubes Co-op Lubes Spring Oil On Sale Now 25¢/L Off Spring Oil 25¢/L Off Spring Oil
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The voice of the Parkland for over 100 yearsVOL. 102 NO. 15| PMR #40007604 Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, April 12, 2013 www.shellbrookchronicle.com
Th i f th P kl d f Shellbrook ChronicleShellbrook Chronicle
You might say that 4-H is in the Roth-well family DNA. June Rothwell ne: Biggart started in the Cutknife Beef Club in 1943 and Byrnne Rothwell started in the Choice-land Baby Beef Club in 1946. Byrnnes’ father Wilfred was on the adult advisory commit-tee and mother Winona organized and was the leader of the fi rst “Home Craft Club” for girls in the Choiceland district. In 1955 June’s Brother Lynne and Byrnne repre-sented Saskatchewan 4-H at the Royal Win-ter Fair in Toronto, winning the beef judging championship.
It was a life altering trip that included a visit to the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph, Ontario where Byrnne would grad-uate in 1964; Ms. Biggart was by then Mrs. Rothwell. After Graduation it was back in Saskatchewan via a one year placement in British Columbia. Both continued to be in-volved in 4-H as provincial representatives, leaders, judges and any other volunteer ac-tivities that 4-H asked of them, while build-ing a family and busy veterinary practise. All four of their children Jeff, Kevin, Joc-elyn and Karen would be 4-Hers in the Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club. Jeff and Wendy’s chil-dren Chance and Shyla were both members of the Wild Rose Club. Shyla continues to achieve as a senior. Jeff and Wendy extend-ed their involvement from the club level, to provincial and national 4-H councils giving back to another generation. “Through these many years, I’ve been mostly fortunate to have a camp in the country, to have worked shoulder to shoulder with 4-H friends. We’re looking at the third generation in our family. The late Bill Storey used to say, “4-H is the most important thing going on in the world today!” Yes, I believed him too! Is there any-thing else to say?” said Byrnne Rothwell.
On March 4th, after a career in the media and non-profi ts Kevin was named as Man-ager of B.C. 4-H. “It’s an exciting time for 4-H in Canada celebrating 100 years of 4-H in Canada, the fi rst club started in Mani-toba in 1913, both B.C. and Saskatchewan celebrate 100 years of the 4-H movement in 2014, it feels like coming home.” Said Roth-well. Generations of Canadian families have benefi ted from 4-H.
Continued on page 10
Hidden Hills Golf Coursehosts Spring??? Fling
Even though looking out the window gives us no indica-tion we need to remind ourselves that it is actually spring.
Farmers are anxious to get into their field, gardeners are optimistically buying seeds and for some their thoughts turn to expansive fairways and lush greens.
In honour of the season, Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course hosted the Fourth Annual Spring Fling fund raiser Saturday evening at the Community Hall.
Approximately 250 people braved the cold and snow to support the event. They spent an enjoyable night dancing or just listening to the 70’s music of REWIND from Prince Albert, sponsored by the Shellbrook Co-op.
Members of Team Scotiabank were on hand to help out during the evening. As well as working at the door, they sold 50/50 tickets. Lori Moss of Shellbrook was the holder of the lucky ticket at the end of the evening. As part of Scotia-bank’s community program Team Scotia has also pledged to
match net funds raised to a maximum of $5000.00 Shellbrook Golf Club members presold 247 tickets to the
fund raiser which were then entered into an elimination draw. As tickets were drawn and names crossed off, 5 people received conciliation prizes. Paul Beaulieu, Lenore Pepper, Tricia Bell, Rhonda Fitch and Jim McComas each received $100 for the privilege of being knocked out early in the draw.
At the end of the night, the last man standing, actually, the last three men standing were presented with prizes of $250, $500 and $1000. Holders of the three final tickets were Glen Person, Boyd Donahue and Roger Provencher, re-spectively.
With the support of the Shellbrook Co-op, Scotiabank, golf club members and the people of the community and sur-rounding area the golf course anticipates profits of approxi-mately $14000.00. The money will be used to pay down the loan taken for the irrigation and expansion project.
Shellbrooknative named
to lead B.C. 4-H
From left, event organizer Sally Fitch, and the last three men standing, Boyd Donahue, Roger Provencher and Glen Person.
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U of S part of drug safety network that discovers risk in potent cholesterol-lowering drugs
Canwood Legion donates to nursing homes
Woodland Bus AssociationREMINDER
• Wheelchair van available for public use for medical appointments, family outings.
• Drivers must have valid license & register with SGI
• If a volunteer driver is needed a family member must accompany patient/resident.
• Book in advance with Grant Martin 306-747-7170 or Trina at Parkland Terrace 306-747-4290.• For more information contact Richard Porter at 306-747-7694.
Canwood Legion #132 President, Bob Thompson presented a $1000 donation to Bev Irvine, Activity Manager of Canwood Whispering Pine place, The pre-sentation was made at the annual St. Patrick’s Day supper.
Canwood Legion #132 President, Bob Thompson presented a $1000 donation to Phil Demers, Debden Heritage Manor Board member. The presentation was made at the annual St. Patrick’s Day supper.
A Canada-wide network formed to ferret out rare and serious side effects of drugs has borne its first fruit: high potency statins, used to control cholesterol, ap-pear to pose a small increased risk of acute kidney in-jury.
Statins are among the most widely used prescrip-
tion drugs, and are proven life-savers for patients with high cholesterol who have heart disease. They are also often prescribed to patients with high cholesterol who have no history of heart disease.
“This is the most comprehensive study of its kind, and demonstrates the power of the CNODES ap-proach,” said Gary Teare who leads the Saskatchewan arm of the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), which conducted the work.
“This new knowledge will help doctors recommend safer treatment options to regulate cholesterol levels in patients who may not need a high potency statin,” said Teare, with the University of Saskatchewan School of Public Health and Saskatchewan’s Health Quality Council.
The research, published in the latest issue of the Brit-ish Medical Journal (BMJ), found a 34 per cent rela-tive increase in risk of hospitalization for acute kidney injury within 120 days of starting treatment with high potency statins as compared with low potency statins.
“Although the absolute risk of kidney damage with these drugs is low, our findings put into question the common approach of using higher doses to push cho-lesterol levels lower and lower,” said lead author Colin Dormuth from the University of British Columbia. “In some cases, patients may be exposed to unnecessary risk of kidney damage for small gains in cardiovascu-lar health.”
About one in 500 patients in the study were hospital-ized for acute kidney injury within a period of up to two years after starting on lower strength statin thera-py. For patients on therapy for one to two years, those on the higher strength medications were at 15 per cent greater relative risk of kidney injury.
“Based on these findings, it will be important for patients and doctors to carefully consider the risks and benefits of higher strength statin therapy.” said co-author Matthew James, assistant professor at the University of Calgary. “This is particularly important for patients with no known history of cardiovascular disease, where the benefit of statin therapy is usually smaller.”
About one in three patients considered in this study started statin therapy over an 11-year period and were prescribed a higher strength statin. Statins considered to be high potency were rosuvastatin (e.g.,Crestor) at doses of 10mg or higher, atorvastatin (e.g.,Lipitor) at doses of 20mg or higher, and simvastatin (e.g., Zocor) at doses of 40mg or more. All other statins were con-sidered low potency.
The researchers examined health records of two mil-lion patients in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. CNODES analyzes vast amounts of anonymous patient data to assess questions of drug safety more reliably than would otherwise be possible in smaller trials or epidemiological studies.
“This study from the CNODES team demonstrates the importance of pan-Canadian collaboration in ad-dressing questions of prescription drug safety,” said Dr. Samy Suissa, principal investigator of CNODES, based at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. “The cutting-edge approach and the speed with which this study was completed provide more efficient and effective protection of the health of Canadians.”
CNODES is part of the Drug Safety and Effective-ness Network (DSEN), which is funded by Health Can-ada, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Learn more at www.cnodes.ca.
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Help kids handle stressLegion seeking original photos
Legion Members Lloyd Rudolph, Claud Tucker, and Michael Sharron of the Shellbrook Legion Branch 111 are seeking help in locating the originals or negatives for the photos of veterans posted around the walls of the Legion Hall. The Legion would like the originals to create a slide show for their Remem-brance Day Service. If you have information, please contact Lloyd Rudolph at 747-2207 or Michael Shar-ron at 747-4032.
The Government of Sas-katchewan today intro-duced legislation to create an important new option to help provincial residents save for retirement.
The Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act will ensure all Saskatchewan workers are eligible to en-roll in low-cost, tax-assisted pension plans, providing an alternative for those work-ers who currently do not have access to group pen-sion plans. Amendments are also being introduced today to The Saskatchewan Pension Plan Act which will permit the trustees of the Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP) to apply to be a licensed Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) pro-vider.
“Our government is pleased to provide Sas-katchewan residents with additional opportunities to save for retirement,” Justice Minister and Attorney Gen-eral Gordon Wyant said. “These legislative changes will provide new and af-fordable pension options to employees of participating employers and the self-em-ployed.”
“As our province grows, it is important that our government looks for ways to help improve the qual-ity of life for Saskatchewan people,” Finance Minister Ken Krawetz said. “In some instances the generators of job growth - entrepreneurs, small businesses and self-employed people - struggle to provide a registered workplace pension plan.
“PRPPs offer people an important option - a simple, defi ned contribution plan that keeps costs and fees down for employers, partic-ularly small businesses. We think this is a great way to help Saskatchewan people save for their retirement.”
The province’s introduc-tion of legislation follows the federal government’s legislation passed in De-cember 2012, as part of a national effort to make low-cost, well-regulated pension plans available to millions of Canadians who don’t have access to oc-cupational pension plans. The governments of British Columbia and Quebec have introduced similar legisla-tion.
PRPP providers will ad-
minister these new plans, reducing the administra-tive burden on employers. In addition, employer con-tributions to PRPPs will not be considered salaried compensation and will have certain payroll advantages over alternative models like group Registered Retire-ment Savings Plans.
Saskatchewan Pension Plan Board of Trustees Chair Tim Calibaba wel-comed the introduction of legislation and the amend-ments which will permit the trustees of the SPP to apply to be a PRPP provider.
“The Saskatchewan Pen-sion Plan was created in 1986 to provide a unique way to save for retirement for people with little or no access to employer-spon-sored pension plans or oth-er retirement savings ar-rangements,” Calibaba said. “These changes help us pro-vide even more choice in of-fering ways Saskatchewan workers can save for their retirement.”
Under the legislation pro-posed by the Government of Saskatchewan, an em-ployer’s enrolment in these plans is optional. If an employer chooses to offer a PRPP to its workers, the employees will be automati-cally enrolled but will also have the ability to opt out.
Employers will not be ob-ligated to make matching contributions and workers whose employers do not set up a PRPP, as well as self-employed individuals, will be able to deal directly with a PRPP administrator to open an account, similar to
opening an RRSP.The Financial and Con-
sumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan will be re-sponsible for overseeing the PRPP legislation and will develop further regulations that are required before this legislation is proclaimed.
Practical Nursing is a diploma program. It provides knowledge and skill development in providing professional nursing care independently or as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team.Admission Requirements
• Grade 12 with a minimum overall average of 65% in the following fi ve subjects: English Language Arts A30, English Language Arts B30, any 30 level mathematics, one of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30, and one of Social Studies 30, History 30 or Native Studies 30• Applicants will be required to provide evidence of a criminal records check with application. Th e cost of the criminal records check is your responsibility.• Proof of current Standard First Aid and CPR HeartSaver ‘C’ AED or equivalent is required prior to entry into the clinical practicum. First Aid/ CPR will be off ered during program.• Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifi cations for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through a special admission assessment. Interested individuals should still apply. Applicants are automatically considered for special admission.
Admission Method - High-Demand ProgramHigh-demand programs consistently have more applicants than spaces available. High-demand programs have admission requirements plus additional selection criteria.
Selection Criteria• Step 1 - Average will be calculated on high school subjects required for admission (see Admission Requirements above)• Step 2 - Additional points will be awarded for relevant post-secondary educationNote: If a course is used to meet an admission requirement, it will not be re-used under selection criteria as relevant post-secondary education.
For more information or to register contact:
North West Regional College7205th St W, Meadow Lake SK S9X 1T9
Phone: 306-234-5100 • www.nwrc.sk.ca
Practical Nursing
Location: Meadow Lake Campus
Term: September, 2013 – April, 2015
Program Length: 65 Weeks
Material Fee: $50
Tuition: Year 1: $3654 Year 2: $3906
Books and Supplies: Year 1: $2118 Year 2:
$432 (costs are subject to change)
Application Fee: $35
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would like to thank Scotiabank and the Shellbrook Co-op for their support
for our Spring Fling.Also to our club members, other volunteers
and members of the community - a big thank you for making this event a success.
When faced with emer-gency situations like a severe storm, children can feel the stress deeply and may react in different ways. Younger chil-dren may cry, whine or wet the bed in anxious situations. Older children may experi-ence an intense fear of injury or separation anxiety. Other common reactions include a fear of the dark, physical pain and eating or sleeping prob-lems.
The key to helping your children cope is simply by be-ing there and making them feel safe. Keep in mind the following tips:
• Take your children’s fears seriously and tell them that it’s okay to be scared.
• Explain the events as best you can and acknowledge what’s frightening about what happened.
• Tell your kids what you think and feel. Doing so helps them feel less alone if they
know that their feelings are similar to yours.
• Maintain familiar rou-tines, like mealtimes and regular bedtime hours.
• While parents can play a huge role in helping children deal with anxiety, it may be helpful to talk to a profes-sional such as a psychologist or social worker, who can help children understand and cope with their emotions.
For more information visit www.GetPrepared.ca.
OPINIONOPINION4 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com April 12, 2013
With the supposed beginning to the spring that doesn't seem to want to appear, comes the worst road conditions I've seen in my driving life. Regardless of where you drive, the ride typically resembles a lumber wagon chug-ging along a bombed out jungle trail.
The poor road conditions has added a new element of drama to my morning commute. Making my way to
town via Highway 40 over the past few months, my windshield has collected its share of battle scars and I don't even want to think about my suspension. Trav-eling the highway with a gravel road surface provides a Russian Roulette type of experience on my commute to and from work.
The game starts when I meet my fi rst vehicle on the road. Meet-ing cars or light trucks adds little excitement but semis, traveling highway speeds, and the sheer velocity of the stones they throw, sure get the blood pumping.
The fi rst stone bruise caused me a little anxiety as the impact of the
rock on my windshield thrown from the semi tire nearly scared me out of my skin. The next time I approached a semi on that particular road I sort of held my breath in anticipation of the loud thud of a stone further smashing my windshield. But nothing happened. I prepared for the worst again and still nothing happened. Over and over I would meet these heavy trucks and again and again my windshield was spared. This, of course, lulled me into a state of complacency and I stopped thinking about it all
together. And then I nearly had the life scared out of me as another fl y-ing projectile took another chunk out the seemingly thin fi lm protecting me from the outside road elements.
After a few months, my nerves have gotten a little better but my wind-shield is looking more and more like a spiderweb than the smooth piece of glass I started with. Things will get better but I'm not sure when as every
skiff or all out dump of snow pushes road construction season back a notch. At least I have glass insurance. Driving into Shellbrook, I can't help but think about the poor schmucks who pay taxes in the province's largest city. Side streets in town are looking a little worse for wear as a result of the melt, snow, freeze, melt, freeze, freeze, freeze, melt cycle we've gone through this winter but they are well manicured in comparison to the major-ity of streets in Saskatoon.
The Town of Shellbrook takes great care to keep the streets clear following every snowfall and it shows. The City of Saskatoon (and a few others I've been through across the province this winter) seems to kind of clean up the major arteries when it snows and mostly hopes that side streets will somehow take care of themselves. Now they are dealing with 10 inch ruts on roads that don't accommodate two way traffi c at the best of times. Now they are trying to shave down the frozen ruts with graders to help mitigate the traffi c nightmare they have brought on themselves. Now they are doing work they should have been doing throughout the winter.
I understand that the City of Saskatoon and the Town of Shellbrook are not really comparable in this situation. The City has far more infrastructure to take care of than the Town. However the City has a far larger tax base to draw from to maintain that infrastructure.
The way I see it, a little bit of small town thinking would do the big city a whole lot of good.
Adventures in spring/winter/spring driving
Paul Martin CommentaryA big part of the growth story in Saskatchewan over
the last f ive or six years has been the arrival of new commercial players. Whether mining companies like BHP Billiton or engineering companies, dozens of new players have developed a presence here in a bid to be a part of one of the strongest growth stories on the continent.
But not all of them are in the resource sec-tor.
One example is the Saskatoon digital tech-nology firm VendAsta, which has earned the interest of a couple investment houses. The company announced on Friday that it secured more than $8 million in equity cap-ital from a pair of institutional investors: Vanedge Capital and BDC Ventures. Ven-dAsta has been on a rapid growth track, de-veloping specialized software in the reputa-tion management field which has become a market leader being used by 8 or the top 10 newspaper organizations in the US.
The company will use the new capital to grow with a target of doubling their payroll from 45 to more than 100 people in the next year.
***It turns out that January was just as strong as De-
cember for Saskatchewan’s retailers.The latest retail volume figures released by StatCan
show the retail community in the province generated sales of $1.4 billion in January, exactly the same as December and while that might seem like a problem – suggesting that December which is traditionally the biggest month of the year was softer than expected – it likely is not.
That’s because of something called gift cards. In-creasingly popular as holiday presents, these cards don’t show up in the retail sales numbers until their
cashed. In other words, buying a card in December and spending its value in January would be captured by the January StatsCan report…even though the cash was actually in the retailer’s hands in December.
Interestingly the figures were strong enough to place Saskatchewan in top spot among the provinces
in terms of year-over-year growth of retail sales…a further indicator of the underly-ing strength of the consumer cohort of the economy.
***A lot of attention has been directed to
the challenges facing employers looking to secure talent. A case in point was the fed-eral budget last week which is focused on skill development and matching prospective workers with job openings.
A big part of this is regional. There are more jobs than people seeking employment in the West while Central Canada and the east are on the other side of that particular
equation. And to put the depth of the problem for em-ployers here in the West – where they are struggling to f ind people to f ill positions – into context, the lat-est Employment Insurance figures are helpful.
Only 3,500 people in the two major cities in Sas-katchewan are receiving EI benefits right now…1,400 in Regina and 2,200 in Saskatoon. In the past year that number has declined by 50 in Regina and 30 in Saskatoon.
These are small numbers and suggest that the available workforce is pretty much engaged.
Provincially, the figures are not much different with only a couple thousand more receiving benefits at the end of January and the number of people en-tering and leaving the EI claim process was virtually identical.
PAUL
MARTIN
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Based solely on the Saskatchewan Party government press releases, one might as-sume it has done all it can to prepare for the spring fl ood.
Consider the April 2 release from the Wa-tershed Security Agency praising minister responsible Ken Cheveldayoff for continu-ing “to assist residents faced with threats of fl ooding with the 2013 Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP).”
The release goes on say the government will provide “100 per cent of costs for en-gineering assistance and purchase of sand-bags by local governments.”
Meanwhile, individuals will be reim-bursed 85 per cent and communities and businesses for 75 per cent for “the cost of approved, permanent fl ood protection... like berms, culverts and lift station work.”
The government will also cover 50 per cent of the costs of temporary fl ood protec-tion measures like sandbags and pumping expenses, the news release said.
Typical of such government information, it’s made to sound rather generous ... not-withstanding the fact that the dollars they are talking about are actually the ones you
contributed through your taxes.
And also typical of such government in-formation, it’s made to sound like the gov-ernment has always been on top of this looming problem that could quickly convert to a crisis with a few heavy spring rains.
But has the Sask. Party government truly been as prepared
as it now suggests? Well, let’s go back three weeks earlier to provincial budget day.
Despite the fact there was no budgeted line item to deal with the potential fi nancial implications of what has been the heaviest snowfall on record, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz offered his assurances that there would be no reason to worry. Money would simply fl ow from $695.1 million Growth and Financial Security Fund (GFSF).
“We can’t plan for disaster, but I think we have a good backup situation,” Krawetz
said.The approach raised some eyebrows and
concern from the NDP opposition, given that problems people had with the Provin-cial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) in 2011.
Since then, the government has found it necessary to suggest there will be at least $182 million available through the GFSF and outlined the above compensation plan in the press release.
But wouldn’t it have been smarter for government to make it known months in advance to both municipalities and indi-viduals that there would be specifi c com-pensation set aside? Wouldn’t that have al-lowed both them and government offi cials to prepare in earnest?
At the municipal level, RMs, towns and cities are now scrambling to clear ditches and culverts and dig channels. But while the government boasts of the $25 million it has put towards fl ood control in recent years, it remains clear that much more could have and should have been done _ es-pecially given the impact of the 2011 fl ood.
For example, consider the efforts of
Corman Park and the communities of Warman, Dalmeny, Osler and Martensville _ expected to be some of the harder hit ar-eas this year _ to established the Opimihaw Creek Watershed Association to deal with long-standing fl ooding problems. While the multi-million dollar project will one day result in a long-term plan for drainage that will protect homes and infrastructure in the area, that plan isn’t in effect yet.
Sure, fl ooding disasters are not, thank-fully, an every-year occurrence. But had the government announced its contingency plans even last year when it established the Watershed Security Authority, perhaps we wouldn’t see the scrambling we now see. Perhaps the right preparatory choices would have already been made.
Yet the government didn’t set aside a sin-gle dime for fl ooding in the actual budget. One can guess why. If that $182 million for fl ooding had been budgeted, it would have made it very tough for the government to argue that the budget is balanced.
Sadly, sometimes governments are more interested in the appearance of having things under control.
Gov’t needs better flood planning
MURRAY
MANDRYK
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Dear Editor: This was printed in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Wednes-
day, April 3, 2013. It addresses a very fundamental dilem-ma in the form of a question to which millions would like an answer.
In addition to serving as a teacher and principal for pro-vincially-operated, Indian Affairs-operated and Indian band-operated schools, I did my Masters and Doctoral re-search in this fi eld and published academically. I am also an Indian Affairs certifi ed electoral offi cer licenced to adminis-ter Chief and Council elections across Canada in accordance with the Indian Act.
If we accept that education is the only way to reverse the downward socio-economic spiral gripping Indian People liv-ing in Canada, we should accept that Indian band-operated schools need and deserve funding at least equal to funding for provincially-run schools. However, in many cases when any type of new money is paid to Indian Bands, including new money for band-operated schools, the schools never see much if any of the new money, period.
So, what’s the alternative? I look forward to any and all
feedback and ideas. This is too important an issue for any Canadian to ignore.
Dr. Dennis Hall Ph.D., 614 - 9th Street East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 0M5 [email protected] Editor,Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty likes to boast
that “we will not raise taxes.” There’s only one problem: that claim is not remotely true.
His federal budget increases tariffs on everyday items im-ported from dozens of countries. These rising tariffs are a hidden tax on everything, from clothing and shoes to house-hold cleaning products to televisions.
They are also increasing your Employment Insurance taxes. Increasing this tax on jobs is reckless when so many areas of the economy are still struggling.
Jim Flaherty is increasing taxes on hospital parking, tax-es on life insurance, taxes on safety deposit boxes, taxes for airport security, taxes on credit unions, and the list goes on.
For years now, Conservatives have tried to boast that they never raise taxes. That was easy to do when they took power and inherited a $13 billion surplus from the previous Liberal government. However, these tax-and-spend Conservatives dug themselves into a deep defi cit; they increased program
spending by almost 40 percent and are now hiking taxes left, right and centre.
It’s time for the Conservatives to show Canadians some re-spect and be honest about taxes. No amount of spin or gov-ernment advertising (that they pay for with your taxes) can change the fact that a tax hike is a tax hike, and we know it.
Yours sincerely,Scott Brison, MPLiberal Party of Canada Finance Critic
A very important question concerning
Band schools
Flaherty is raising taxes Parkland volunteersDear Editor:Volunteers play a very important part of our lives. We
would like to show our appreciation.So on behalf of the residents of Parkland Terrace and
Shellbrook Hospital we invite you to join us at Parkland Terrace at 2pm on Tuesday April 16th, 2013. We have been practicing a variety of pieces and will be providing you with our own entertainment. We would like as many PAPHR registered volunteers to join us. In order to prepare tea and dainties kindly respond by phoning 306 747 4292 at your earliest convenience.
We look forward to spending time with you.Thank you.Sincerely,Grace Colby,Parkland Terrace Resident Council Member
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First place bowling team Provincial Government introduces
Advantage GrantThe Saskatchewan Ad-
vantage Grant for Edu-cation Savings (SAGES) program received procla-mation today by the Pro-vincial Government.
“I am pleased that the SAGES program has been proclaimed,” Ad-vanced Education Min-ister Don Morgan said. “SAGES stems from a commitment our govern-ment made as part of our 2011 election platform and will provide an in-centive for Saskatchewan families to save for their children’s post-second-ary education.”
SAGES will enable the Government of Saskatch-ewan to provide a grant to a Registered Educa-tion Savings Plan (RESP) at a rate of 10 per cent of the subscriber’s an-nual contributions up to a maximum provincial contribution of $250 per year per beneficiary.
“As part of the Sas-katchewan Plan for Growth, our government wants to ensure that
more students are able to participate in and com-plete their post-second-ary education,” Morgan said. “SAGES is one of the many initiatives we have invested in to make this possible.”
It is expected that SAGES could benefit more than 83,000 Sas-katchewan children un-der the age of 18. People with new and existing RESPs can apply for SAG-ES through participating financial Institutions starting fall 2013. Con-tributions made to eli-gible RESPs will receive the SAGES grant retroac-tively to January 1, 2013.
SAGES is modelled af-ter the Canada Education Savings Grant, which is delivered on a national level by Human Resourc-es and Skills Develop-ment Canada (HRSDC). The Federal Govern-ment, through HRSDC, will be administering SAGES on behalf of the Government of Saskatch-ewan.
Home Quarter, Farm & Industrial Equipment AuctionROSS (DAVID) & JOYCE KING
101115037 Saskatchewan Ltd.CHOICELAND, SK
LOCATION: 6.4 km West of Choiceland on Hwy #55 & 4.8 km North.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 - 10:00 a.m.PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT 1:00 P.M., April 24
VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT. PH: 306-428-2700LAND: NW 27 52 18 W2. Approx. 159 acres. large mature very well kept yard site. 1981 Nelson bungalow, over 1900 sq. ft., QUONSET: 46 X 100. BINS: 5 Westeel, 1 – 4750 bu, 4 Westeel 3300 bu. Excellent opportu-nity to purchase a very well maintained, mature yard with an excellent shelterbelt that is close to hunting, fi shing or an excellent farm base.TERMS & CONDITIONS: Sold AS IS, WHERE IS, CONDITION. A mini-mum of 10% Non-refundable deposit . Subject to seller’s approval of high bid. Balance of terms available on our web site or call Balicki Auctions.TRACTORS: J D 4960 FWA, 1993, 5899 hrs, LPTO, All new rubber; JD 8440 FWD, shows 8616 hrs (10 hrs on new motor), LPTO; JD 4630, 1976; MF 90 LPTO; DOZER: JD 544 H.D.; GPS – EZ STEER: Trimble w/light bar; COMBINES: JD 9600 SP, 1997; JD 7720; HEADERS: JD 922 fl ex 22 ft.; JD 222, 22ft fl ex; SWATHER: JD 2420, 25ft, cab, 4 cyl die-sel; INDUSTRIAL LOADERS: Cat 966A, 1967, FWD; MF 470 4WD; 2 Wilco log grapples; SAWMILL: P.A. Foundry #2 portable mill on 56ft X 14in I-Beams w/head & edger saws. PTO; PLANER: Beaver 49 No.8 PTO; TRUCKS: 1976 IHC 1600 14 ft. B&H; 1965 Ford Tandem, WI 8.5 X 18ft; 1973 Ford Louisville 8000 tandem,1982 Renn 14ft Gravel box; 1969 Ford stepside; DRYER: Dry-Mor Hummingbird 1982 fully automatic 90 bu.; AIR SEEDER: JD 665 air seeder, 40 ft on JD 610; DISC: Ford 242, 33ft, tandem disc; Farm equipment, shop equipment , tools and many items to numerous to mention. SEE OUR Web site or call for details. TERMS – To persons unknown to our company – cash, bank draft, or cheque with irrevocable letter of credit from bank.
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Canwood bowling team participated in the Senior Provincial Bowling in Prince Albert March 10 and 11. Winning fi rst place and the gold medal were Vince White, Eileen Hamborg, Jack Payne, Roy Bazley and Ken Jensen. 38 teams participated.
By Jenny Hosie Apologies for no article last week! I was attending the
SPRA Spring Training and Education Symposium complet-ing some courses. These courses were both to do with pool management and operation so I’m raring to get things going with the pool! We are aiming to have our brand new Splash Pad installed when the pool opens for the season depending on what the snow does, so keep an eye out for updates on that! Information on the pool schedule for this year along with swimming lessons should be available at the beginning of May and we are hoping to have our registration the 2nd
week of May. Watch for the ads in the paper, on Facebook and in your mailbox if you registered last year.
Fitness with Leeta was back up and running this week. $5.00 drop in cost or 12 passes for $50.00. Leeta is a certi-fi ed group fi tness leader and offers a range of workouts that will improve your cardio, strength, endurance and fl exibil-ity. If you have any questions regarding these sessions, con-tact me using the details that follow. Leeta and I have briefl y discussed Outdoor Fit Camp to come up with some dates for you guys but with the snow taking its time to disappear we do not want to commit to anything just yet! Keep an eye out for these dates coming up!
Reminder! If you have not yet submitted your follow up form for the SK Lotteries Community Grant please send it to me with all invoices and receipts a.s.a.p. This year’s grant money will not be released without all of the paper work from last year. If you need a copy of the follow up form please contact me and I can send it out to you.
Health Tip: On Sunday it was World Health Day! This day highlights the fact that child and teen obesity is on the rise in Canada and across the world.
When weight goes up so does blood pressure and that is when problems start. Learn the risks of high blood pressure at http://bit.ly/HCdnWorldHealthDay or visit the Healthy Canadians Facebook Page.
Remember to keep updated with all things Shellbrook on our Facebook page, Shellbrook Recreation.
ASSESSMENT ROLLNotice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll of the Village of Leask for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the offi ce of the Assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday from April 12, 2013 to June 14, 2013A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of Th e Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.Any person who desires to object to the assessment of himself/herself must, within 60 days after the date of the publication of this notice, lodge his/her complaint in writing with the Assessor of the municipality.Dated at Leask, Saskatchewan, this 12th day of April 2013.Brenda Lockhart, Assessor
Some good news, some bad news in agricultureThe Western Canadian farm sector has long dreamed
of a period of high grain and oilseed prices.And we are certainly in the middle of such a cycle at
present.The prices have been at record levels across most
crops at some point in the past two, or three years, and they appear to be staying high through 2013.
In fact as the snow continues to blanket the fields, and more is falling as I write this, the likelihood of a late spring looms over the Prairies.
At a time when the market is already signaling strong prices, a late spring in a major grain export region such as the Canadian Prairies only helps support those pric-es staying strong.
That is of course great news for the grain sector.But there is an opposite side to most stories, even the
good ones, and that is the case here.When grain prices are high it is bad news for the live-
stock sector.The impact has already been seen in the hog sector
where high feed costs were certainly a contributing fac-tor to major production units falling into baths of red
ink and receivership.The hog sector is one which went
from being a shining light of rural economic development to one where its very existence seems to hang un-der a very dark cloud.
Long gone already is the only ma-jor pork processor in Saskatchewan.
Existing production units might manage to survive based on re-duced investment as second and third owners pay lower than new build costs, but the recent vision of expansion of the sector are well-faded.
So high feed costs, labour, and similar economic fac-tors hit the pork sector hard.
The same elements also impact the beef sector, in particular the feedlot sector.
A feedlot has two major costs, the calves to feed and the grain to feed them.
While feed cattle prices are at record high levels the
sector is still seeing massive losses, of $100-plus per head.
The reason for the losses go back to the two major inputs; high priced calves and the high feed, which of course inf luences calf prices we well.
When losses hit $100-plus a head, the bottom line at a big feedlot gets to looking ugly in a hurry.
That said large units often hang in longer based on investment factors, while smaller feedlots, like the one which was located near Rhein, SK. have already closed. The closure is one which really exemplifies the pressure the sector feels. It was only a few years ago the feed-lot was the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Business of Year recipient, and now it is mothballed in the face of cost/return pressures.
It is interesting countries such as China, Korea and India are seeing strengthening economies enabling people there to add more protein through meat to their diets and we see the livestock sector shocked and shrinking here. It might seem we are facing such a de-cline at a very inopportune time.
CALVIN
DANIELS
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Community Pasture Patrons Associations newsCPPAS welcomes the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture decision to allow patrons the use of f ixed assets at no cost in community pastures. The government of Sas-katchewan held a confer-ence call with pasture chairs last Thursday to make it clear that pas-ture patron committees who chose to lease pas-tures have the option of using the fixed assets. Previously patrons had been told that they would be required to purchase these assets to use the pastures.
CPPAS has attended 34 meetings of pasture patrons and held two
conference calls with the first ten pastures. In all of these meetings, pur-chasing fixed assets was seen as a major concern. Making these assets available at no charge is a very important step to-wards making these pas-tures viable for patrons.
Ian McCreary, chair of CPPAS noted, “ This an-nouncement underlines the minister’s commit-ment to work with pa-trons. The decision on the assets removes an important cost. How-ever, patrons are still be-ing asked to pay more for the land than community pasture patrons in either Manitoba or Alberta.
The Federal government received this land at no cost. We need to review the numbers further. In order to provide services to patrons and sustain the environmental value of the pastures, profes-sional management must be maintained. There are many costs we are still discovering.”
“This program has been around for 75 years and therefore it is of ut-most importance that we take our time in this transition process and make sure we are cover-ing all the issues. Our group continues to feel that a delay of the first ten pastures needs seri-
ous consideration.” said Joanne Brochu of Colon-say.
The Community Pas-ture Patrons Association is made up of approxi-mately 1100 patrons from 36 member pastures. CPPAS will continue to work with the province to f ind viable sustainable solutions for the commu-nity pastures.
R.M. of CANWOOD NO. 494EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Public Works SupervisorTh e Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 requires the services of a qualifi ed
Public Works Supervisor to provide assistance to the Foreman of the Rural Municipality beginning May 15, 2013.
Th e R.M. of Canwood No. 494 is a progressive municipality located northwest of Prince Albert. R.M. 494 serves a population of approximately 1425 people and includes 27 townships with a strong agricultural base and is surrounded by many lakes. Th e municipal offi ce is located in the Village of Canwood, 75 km northwest of Prince Albert. Canwood off ers a full range of services including a Pre K-12 Grade Community School, library, curling rink, skating rink, health clinic and pharmacy and beautiful Regional Park with a 9-hole sand green golf course. Ideally you have a strong administrative background with technical skills in offi ce management and machinery inventory controls. As the assistant, you are responsible for the overall operation of the Public Works crew and asset management, in accordance with the objectives set by Council, while providing information to the Administrator for grant applications, budgeting, and long-term planning.Th e successful candidate must have knowledge and experience with:
• Microsoft Offi ce programs;• Budgeting;• Job Costing; • Long-term asset management reporting, and equipment operation;• Equipment Operation
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume, a covering letter, three work-related references, and salary expectations to the following address by no later than April 19, 2013:
Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494Box 10, Canwood, SK
For more information about the R.M. of Canwood No. 494, please call 306-468-2014.We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
1-866-400-2334
Ottawa House of Commons 502 Justice Bldg.
K1A 0A6 Phone: 613-995-8321 Fax: 613-995-7697
Meadow Lake 114 Centre St. Suite C
Box 1260 S9X 1Y9
Phone: 306-234-2334 Fax: 306-234-2339
La Ronge 711 La Ronge Ave
Box 612 S0J 1L0
Phone: 306-425-2643 Fax: 306-425-2677
Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill MP Rob Clarke
Please contact my office if you are having problems with EI, CPP, Passports, CEP, Status cards, CRA,
Agriculture Canada or any other Federal Government programs or departments.
“Check out my website at www.RobClarkeMP.ca for important information.” - MP Rob Clarke
Donation to Leask Library
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On March 18th ,2013 Leask Happy Homesteader’s held a pie and coffee fundraiser for the Butler Library Project. They raised $391.25 and then matched it for a total of $782.50 Secretary Marie Robin and President Fred Schultz is presenting the cheque to Librarian Beryl Peake.
The Shellbrook Elks Atom II team won the Prince Albert League Championship on Wednesday, March 27th. Back: Manager, Chris Gosselin; Assistant Coach, Allen Larsen; Assistant Coach, Tyler Helm; Coach, Drew Ferster. Third row: Ethan Skauge, Burk Gosselin, Gage Helm, Ashton Ferster, Dallas Galloway. Sec-ond row: Brooklyn Anderson, Derek Deck, Mitchell Muller, Rylan Moe. Front: Goalie, Jacob Feige. Miss-ing: Austin Larsen.
The Better Business Bu-reau of Saskatchewan is warning consumers to be-ware of high-pressure Secu-rity Alarm salesmen going door-to-door selling alarms and services.
Every year the BBB has re-ceives a number of inquiries and complaints from con-sumers and municipalities who have been contacted re-garding the sale of home se-curity alarms and services. This is the time of year that security alarm salesmen will be going door-to-door. The BBB offers the following tips if you are thinking about acquiring a home security alarm system.
TIPS: •Reputable businesses
won’t require signatures at the door. Take the time to read the documentation at your leisure. If the sales pitch has a limited time offer attached to it, ask the sales person to leave immediately and close your door.
•Obtain competitive quotes from businesses of-fering similar services. Con-tact the BBB to check out the business or to obtain a list of businesses offering similar service.
•Ask for references who have had the service in the past, then contact the refer-ences and discuss their level of satisfaction with the ser-vice.
•Direct sellers going door to door must be licensed under Consumer Protection in Saskatchewan. Ask for a copy of their Direct Sellers License. Ask for the address of the Registered Offi ce in Saskatchewan for the busi-ness.
•Most urban municipali-ties require seasonal busi-nesses engaged in door-to-door sales to be licensed in the municipality. Ask for a copy of that municipal busi-ness license.
•Contact your home in-surer and request a list of reputable service providers in the home security busi-ness from them. Ask your insurer if there is a discount available on your insurance premiums if you install a monitored home security system.
•Ask the sales person at your door for all the details including installation costs, monthly monitoring costs, term of the contract, how are contracts renewed, how product failures are han-dled, how service failures are handled, and what hap-pens if you decide to move.
•If you choose to enter a contract with a door-to-door sales person or with another service provider, insist on full training during normal business hours, and insist that installation be done be-tween 9:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., or at the very least at your convenience. There is no need to install home security systems in the eve-ning.
•Do not leave your home unattended while the instal-lation is occurring.
•Before you sign any con-tract, take the time to read the fi ne print.
•Under the Direct Sellers Act consumers may cancel any contract executed at home, provided such cancel-lation is provided in writing to the Saskatchewan offi ce of the business within 10 calendar days of its execu-tion.
The Better Business Bu-reau reminds all consumers and businesses to use cau-tion and carefully review all invoices for products and services before paying. If a consumer or business has any questions regarding these calls, please contact the Better Business Bureau of Saskatchewan.
Information on compa-nies (members and non-members) and educational publications can be accessed by calling the Better Busi-ness Bureau of Saskatch-ewan at (306)352-7601 or by e-mail at [email protected] or visit us on the web at www.sask.bbb.org. The Better Business Bureau of Saskatchewan is a non-profi t organization funded by over 1,200 business members throughout the province.
“The BBB… developing, encouraging and promoting ethical business practices in the marketplace.”
High pressure securityalarm salesmen scams
Shellbrook Atoms win League
Facts you didn’t know about Canada’s
National do not call listAccording to research commissioned by the Marketing
Research and Intelligence Association in 2012, 78 per cent of Canadians feel they receive fewer telemarketing calls than they did prior to signing up for Canada’s National Do Not Call List (DNCL).
Here are fi ve facts you may not know about the National DNCL:
• Registering on the National DNCL is free and takes only a few moments to complete.
• Canadians have already registered more than 11 million phone and fax numbers on the list.
• 10,000 telemarketers are registered on the list.• Registered charities, political parties and candidates,
newspapers seeking subscribers and businesses with whom you have an existing relationship are exempt from the Na-tional DNCL rules, but consumers can ask to be put on these callers’ internal do not call lists. Market research companies are also exempt and are not required to maintain their own do not call lists.
• The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunica-tions Commission has collected approximately $2.5 million in penalties for violations of the telemarketing rules.
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George Tomporowski is awarded
Diamond Jubilee medal
George Tomporowski, right, recently received the Diamond Jubilee medal. MP Randy Hoback presented the award. The medal was presented in honor of George’s many years of dedicated service to his community, fi rst as a coun-cillor and more recently as mayor.
Shellbrook Heritage Museum Mystery Photo of the Month: Can you identify this object from the local museum which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year? Visit Alanna Carswell at the Shellbrook Public Library or call her at 306-747-3419 if you know, think you know, or have to know.
By Vivian NemishCpr Glenn M. Pollard NCO in charge
of Protective and Security operations for Southern Alberta was a proud recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal at a ceremony held in Edmonton. The medal was presented by His Honour, Col. (Ret’d) the Honourable Donald S. Ethell, the Lieu-tenant Governor of Alberta.
Pollard was nominated by Betty Anne
Spink, Chief of Protocol for the province of Alberta. Pollard was recognized not only for performing his duties above and beyond expectation but also for his work done orga-nizing security for visiting dignitaries spe-cifi cally in regards to the Royal Family visits in Alberta.
Pollard was born, raised and edu-cated in Blaine Lake and is the son of Roy and Annette Pollard of Blaine Lake.
Cpr Glenn M. Pollard accepted the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal from His Honour, Col. (Ret’d) the Honourable Donald S. Ethell, the Lieuten-ant Governor of Alberta.
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Spring is slow arriving in Saskatchewan and with that comes the an-nual spring melt. This winter we saw heavy snow fall across much of the province, which has created the potential for signifi cant spring fl ooding. Our government is preparing for the impact of the spring melt through the creation of the 2013 Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program. This program will provide engineering and technical assistance to municipali-ties while sharing the cost of permanent and temporary fl ood prevention projects.
The Water Security Agency (WSA) must approve projects in order to qualify for funding. Projects already underway will also be considered. For more information call 1-866-727-5420 or go to https://www.wsask.ca.
To prepare for the spring melt, our government is working with stake-holders to create a multifaceted plan. The Ministry of Government Rela-tions and the Water Security Agency will continue the provide assistance to communities throughout the province. Emergency Management and Fire Safety have deployed emergency equipment to the south of the province in areas likely to be affected by fl ooding. Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) Response Teams are ready to assist communities that have been severely impacted by fl ooding. The Water Security Agency will release the next run-off
forecast update during the week of April 8th. Another excellent resource for preparing for the spring melt is the Spring Runoff Preparedness website. It has information on:This information can be found at http://www.gr.gov.sk.ca/fl ood.
Municipalities that need to secure fl ood supplies, equipment and assistance should contact Government Relations at (306) 787-9563.
Another sign of spring in Saskatchewan is the start of highway construction. This year,signs in the highway work zone are changing to ensure that speed limits are “black and white.” Speed limits in highway work zones will be clearly marked with regulatory black and white speed signs of 60 km/h. As per all other speed signs, the driver must legally slow to the speed indicated or face increased penalties in the work zone. A driver will know they are approaching a construction zone by the orange sign with an image of a worker on it, the new speed sign will be approximately 150 metres behind. When leaving the construction area you will see a black and white regulatory sign with the new speed limit.
This change in signage also comes with increased penalties for those who break the law. Fines for drivers caught speeding in work zones will start at $210 and will increase by $3 per every ki-
lometer over the speed limit, up to a speed of 90 km/h and $5 for every kilometer over 90 km/h. Drivers who speed through a work zone at 100 km/h will receive a fi ne of $450 plus a victim surcharge of $80 for a total of $530. Photo radar will also be used in some work zone beginning this year. These changes were fi rst conceived following the tragic death last summer of a young highways worker.
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Continued from page 1“Since 1913 more than two million Ca-
nadians have enriched their lives and the lives of other through their 4-H experience.” Said Rob Black President of the Canadian 4-H Council. At the 4-H Canada A.G.M. in Winnipeg at the end of May more than 500 alumnus will hear guest speaker Dr. Rober-ta Bondar, Canada’s fi rst female astronaut
and fi rst neurologist in space talk about how the organization infl uenced her life’s work. The fi rst offi cial 4-H club was formed in Ro-land, Manitoba in 1913 to develop and help improve agriculture, increase and better production and enrich rural life.
As parts of the centennial Canadian 4-H families are being encouraged to tell their family 4-H story at www.4-h-canada.ca.
Shellbrook native named to lead B.C. 4-H
Byrnne and June Rothwell with their team of Welsh Mares at a 4-H poker rally circa 2007
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Sask. student loan forgiveness for nurses and nurse practitioners
Shellbrook Skating Rink is now accepting tenders for the following position;
Rink Caretaker • Position will start September 15, 2013 and will end March 31, 2014 with a view to continue each season.• Salary Negotiable
Apply/Submit by April 23, 2013For more information or a
job description, please contact: Ken Person 306-747-7407
During congratulatory remarks to the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) Regina graduates, Rural and Remote Health Minister Randy Weekes announced, on behalf of Advanced Education Minister Don Morgan, a new program that will encourage nurses and nurse practitioners to work in rural and remote areas of the province.
Funding from the 2013-14 Budget will launch a program to forgive up to $4,000 per year in Saskatchewan Student Loans to a maximum of $20,000 over fi ve years for nurses and nurse practitioners who work in under-served rural and remote communities with a population of less than 10,000.
“The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to ad-dressing health care needs in smaller communities while at the same time ensuring education is affordable for Sas-katchewan students,” Morgan said.
”This new program will provide an incentive for nurses and nurse practitioners to stay in Saskatchewan and work in
our rural communities.” The following nursing professions may be eligible for Sas-
katchewan Student Loan forgiveness: •registered nurse; •registered psychiatric nurse; •licensed practical nurse; and •nurse practitioner. “Our government is working to ensure that all Saskatch-
ewan residents have timely access to quality health services, regardless of where they live,” Weekes said. “This program is one more way to support both the health care providers and patients who live in smaller communities.”
To be eligible for Saskatchewan Student Loan forgiveness, you need to have:
•started your current employment (full-time, part-time or casual) as an eligible nurse or nurse practitioner in a desig-nated rural or remote community on or after April 1, 2012;
•been employed for a full year (12 consecutive months that ended on March 31, 2013 or later) in a designated com-munity;
•provided in-person services for a minimum of 400 hours (or 50 days) in that community;
•a Saskatchewan Student Loan in repayment and in good standing (payments are up to date); and
•submitted an application form within 90 days of com-pleting your year of service.
Morgan also noted that it is acceptable to work in multiple designated communities in Saskatchewan during the year.
Applications can now be submitted for the new Saskatch-ewan Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses and Nurse Prac-titioners Program.
Information on the program is available on the ministry’s website at http://www.ae.gov.sk.ca/loan-forgiveness-nurs-es.
Martial Arts instructor, LauraLee Hatch qualifi ed for the 2014 World Martial Arts Games in Ireland in April.
LauraLee competed at the Emerald Gloves Tournament in Prince Albert Saturday, April 6 and placed in the follow-ing events: 1st Weapon Sparring; 1st Point Sparring; 2nd Kick Boxing; 2nd Weapon Kata; 3rd Open Hand Kata.
Shellbrook Curling ClubAnnual General MeetingTuesday, April 23
7:30 p.m.Curling Lounge9 Main Street ~ Open Sundays 12 Noon to 5 p.m.
Ph: 306-747-2545 • Fax: 306-747-3922
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Blaine Lake Seniors donate to project
LauraLee Hatch
A cheque for $1,000.00 was presented to Murray Kasun, Treasurer of the Shellbrook & Districts Health Services Project Inc. by the Blaine Lake Senior Citizens Centre Executive. (left to right) President: Marj Pool, Vice-President: Gertrude Postnikoff, Secretary-Treasurer Kitty Larson. The cheque presentation was on April 9th at the Blaine Lake Centre and will go towards the construction of the new “Parkland In-tegrated Health Centre” currently being built in Shellbrook .
Davis has a slugging start to rememberYou can have your
Josh Hamiltons and Joey Vottos and Jose Bautistas and Mike Trouts. Baltimore Ori-oles fans are quite happy with their less heralded first baseman, Chris Davis.
The 27-year-old slug-ger had a first week to remember in Major League Baseball as the Orioles won three of their first four games. He became only the fourth player in major league history to hit home runs in each of his first four games — the fourth one coming with an exclamation point (!) as his grand-slammer helped Baltimore beat Minnesota 9-5.
But as far as amazing first weeks go, he had company: Justin Up-ton of the Braves and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers came out of the gate faster than a greyhound chasing an electronic rabbit.
Upton, picked up in a trade from Arizona in the off-season, pound-ed five homers in his first five games for the Braves, but his RBI numbers paled in com-parison to those of Da-
vis’s. And Ker-shaw’s mound numbers were s e n s a t i o n a l : Two starts, two shutout wins, 16 innings pitched, six hits allowed, one walk, 16 s t r i k e o u t s . Like, wow!
Davis’s num-bers after four games were like stats you might see in Little League. Besides his four homers, he was batting .600 and had a whopping 16 runs-bat-ted-in, the most ever in MLB over a team’s first four games.
"You put him in the Grand Canyon, he'll hit it out," cleanup hit-ter Adam Jones said of Davis.
After bouncing back and forth between the minor leagues and the Texas Rangers (for whom he hit 17 hom-ers in 2008 and 21 in 2009 before going back to AAA in 2010 due to a habit of striking out), Davis finally got a real chance with Baltimore after being traded there in June, 2011. He belted
33 homers for the Orioles in 2012, but still struck out 169 times, the fourth-highest total in the Ameri-can League. In that magic four-game run to start this season, Davis had only one whiff. His 16 RBIs (a pace
that would give him 648 for the season) were more than double that of his nearest rival in that department.
April numbers, of course, mean nothing. The season is long, a real grind that stretch-es out over a full six months. But for ‘Crush’ Davis, Justin Upton and Clayton Kershaw, it’s been quite a start. The fun part will be seeing how long they can maintain their amazing paces.
• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The Buffalo Bills released starting quarterback Ryan Fitz-patrick. Whereupon the Bills' general man-ager slapped his face
and went, “He was our starter?”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Can you believe the cities of Sacramento and Se-attle are fighting over an NBA team like the Kings? This is like two vultures in a tug of war over a possum carcass.”
• Rick Reilly of espn.com on the Nike ad fea-turing Tiger Woods de-claring that ‘Winning Takes Care of Every-thing’: “If winning took care of everything, why is the winning prison softball team still in prison?”
• @DougFerguson405 on Twitter:” Can't get used to (Tim) Lincecum and his short hair. It's like seeing John Daly in a coat and tie.”
• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “And in other NBA news, Bos-ton’s Kevin Garnett continues to be side-lined with a dislocated scowl.”
• Dickson again: “The Texas Rangers’ Yu Dar-vish came within one out of a perfect game versus the Houston As-tros. Now Darvish is ex-cited to see how he can do against major league
hitting.”• Janice Hough of
le f tc o a s t s p or t sb ab e .com: “A-Rod is making more in the 2013 season than the Houston As-tros. But they both have about the same chance of making the playoffs.”
• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Now that Jarome Iginla is a Penguin, how long before Consol Energy Center gets called The Iggyloo?”
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Samoan Airlines began charg-ing passengers by their weight last week. Need-less to say, the NFL won't be expanding to Pago Pago any time soon.”
• Comedian Argus Hamilton, after Presi-dent Obama hit just two of 22 basketball shots during the White House Easter Egg Roll: "That night, he was demoted from Commander-in-Chief to Washington General."
• From CBS’s David Letterman’s Top 10 list, on signs your baseball team isn't ready for the season:
— "Minutes before first pitch, clubhouse
kid runs to Dick's to buy bats.”
— "Opening-day give-away is a letter of apol-ogy from the general manager.”
• Letterman again, on the Yankees' Derek Jeter and Alex Rodri-guez opening the sea-son on the disabled list: "Jeter, of course, is re-covering from a broken ankle. A-Rod is still getting over Cameron Diaz."
• Some 2013 slogans for MLB teams, from SportsPickle.com:
— Tampa Bay Rays: "Great baseball without all that annoying fan noise."
— Washington Na-tionals: "Only six years left with Bryce Harper before he signs with the Yankees! Enjoy him while you can!"
• Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News, not impressed with Notre Dame's NCAA tournament uniforms: "That was an outfit even Manti Te'o's imaginary girlfriend wouldn't have been caught, well, dead in."
Regina earned a berth in the Canadian female midg-et AAA hockey champion-ship on Saturday thanks to a 2-1 overtime win versus the defending- National champion Pembina Valley Hawks in Morden, Man.
Regina won the best-of-three West regional match-up 2-0 by virtue of two OT victories, the other being a 3-2 decision on Friday.
The Esso Cup is slated for April 21-27 in Burnaby, B.C. The Rebels are mak-ing their return to the tour-nament after serving as the host team in 2010 when they finished fourth.
With the victory, the
Rebels extended their playoff winning streak to 11 games. They previously swept all three series en route to their first Sas-katchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League title.
Regina went 27-0-0-1 in the regular season. Includ-ing tournament play, the Rebels haven't lost a game since Jan. 13 when Pem-
bina Valley beat them 4-3 in the final of the Summit Tournament in Regina.
On Saturday, the Rebels won their 21st game in a row.
Rebels Defenseman Alyssa Hein is the grand-daughter of John and Shir-ley Hein of Shellbrook and is currently in grade 9 in Regina.
Regina Rebels birth in Esso Cup has Shellbrook connections
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Jack BattyBATTY - John “Jack” Oliver Batty passed away
peacefully, April 1st, 2013 in Shellbrook, SK 6 days before his 85th birthday.
He was born in the “Old House” on the family farm on April 7, 1928 to John William and Caroline Batty. He was their first and only child. Jack lived his en-tire life on his parents’ home quarter of land in the Avebury District near Iroquois Lake, Sas-katchewan.
As a young boy, he did not have many play-mates who lived nearby, so he occupied himself by finding great com-panionship in his ani-mals.
Starting school at the age of 7, Jack attended the Avebury School. In
1944, upon completing his Grade 9, he left the books behind and joined the working world as a farm hand for Hector Duncan in the summer and during har-vest.
At age 16, Jack found his calling when he joined the D’Amour fastball team. This marked the begin-ning of a career that spanned over the next 25 years. This home-grown farm boy became a local legend. Jack’s name is published in the book “Safe at Home: A History of Softball in Saskatchewan.”
In 1945, he started to farm his own land. In early 1945, Jack met the love of his life, a young lady from Shell Lake. On September 6, 1949, Jack married Ev-elyn Johnson and for 63 and a half years they never left each other’s side. Their marriage was a wonder-ful example of true love and devotion.
They were blessed with two sons: John Robert and, fifteen months later, Gerald Swan was born. Jack’s father passed away in 1950, but his mother remained a part of his daily life until her death in 1970.
Some of Jack’s favourite past times included play-ing hockey (in his younger years) as well as fishing, curling, and hunting, playing cards and visiting with family and friends.
He loved the simple life on the farm. Caring for crops and cattle kept him very busy.” Jack will be re-membered as a kind, hard-working, athletic, comi-cal, quick-witted, gentle, loving, and devoted man.He has found his peace and has been reunited with family and friends.
Jack will be forever cherished by his wife of 63 1/2 years Evelyn (Johnson) Batty, his sons and his grandchildren: John (Darlene) Batty and children; Joyanne (Joe) Dufour, Allison (Dillan) Batty-Si-monar, Jay (Jessie) Batty, Gerald Batty and children; Raschelle (Wayne) Bodenstab, Karleen Batty (Paul Sharp), Erin Batty, Kara Batty, his great grandchil-dren: Ayden, Ellianna, Lochlan & M’Kinley Dufour, Emeri, Nixen& Maddox Simonar, Teryk & Danyka Bodenstab, Alexa & Xavier Sharp, his sisters in law: Irene Anderson & Bella Barber along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
John is predeceased by his parents: John William & Caroline Batty, his parents in law: Swan & Flor-ence Johnson, a daughter in law: Donna Batty, his brothers and sisters in law: May & Walter Grimm, Melvin Johnson, Milton Anderson & Stanley Barber.
The Funeral Service was held for Jack on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 at 2:00 pm, from the Lions Hall in Leask, SK, with Pastor Chris Dean officiating. Jack was laid to rest in the Avebury Cemetery.
Donations in Jack’s memory may be made to the Parkland Integrated Health Facility Furnishings.
Edward Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home of Spiritwood entrusted with arrangements 306-883-3500
Email condolences to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be forwarded to the family.
Shellbrook - KnoxSun., 10 am - WorshipPastor Dave Whalley
Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.
What is Holy Humour Sunday?Dave Whalley, DLM(R)
Knox United Church
We at Knox United Church and 1st United Church in Big River celebrated Holy Humour Sunday on April 7th. Our theme was “Cooking with God”. Many in the congregation dressed up in their cooking aprons and clothes and there was plenty of humour and laughter in the churches.
The second Sunday of Easter reminds us that Easter is not a one-Sunday spectacular, but a season of celebration. Many congregations celebrate Holy Humour Sunday or “Bright Sunday” as some call it. For centuries, the week after Easter featured joy and laughter, parties and picnics to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. Church goers and clergy played practical jokes on each other, drenched each other with water, told jokes, sang, and danced.
The Holy Humour custom was rooted in the musing of early church theologians, such as Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, and John Chrysostom, who thought that God played a practical joke on Satan by raising Jesus from the dead; “the Easter laugh,” the early theologians called it.
In the last 20 years, there has been a resurrection of Holy Humour Sunday. Why? We’re followers of Jesus! We’re called to live the fullness of resurrection life and that in-cludes joy and laughter – God’s gifts to us! We have cel-ebrated Holy Humour Sunday for the last 3 years and this ancient custom is part of our Christian Heritage again.
“Cooking with God” as I see it is; Jesus comes to us in the plain ordinary way of bread and can so easily be over-looked and taken for granted. When people go on diets, they tend to leave out the bread. Similarly when our lives get hectic or even when our lives are not hectic, we may choose to leave the bread of life out of our diet.
There is no food that fi lls, no drug that takes away the nagging hunger for something more, something real, some-thing permanent. Because this hunger is not for anything that we can get our hands on – God sent us Jesus – the Bread of Life - the missing piece of our diet. God sent us Jesus whose food was to do the will of his father, and to be our Bread of Life by giving His life on the cross. He draws us to this bread by bringing us to the water of baptism, to the preaching of His word and to the Holy Supper.
Let me tell you about your bread – the Bread of Life. They hung your bread on a cross. They put your bread in a borrowed tomb and he stayed there for 3 days. Early in the morning of the 3rd day, the bread began to rise and he got up – he got up with all power. Jesus paid the bill, in full for all of us. So come to the Lord’s Table. We don’t need a reservation; every seat is the best seat in the house. Tell everyone you know about the Bread of Life, because this is God’s will. Amen.
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By Erl SvendsenCut fl owers brighten up a room and lift your spirits, es-
pecially this time of year when we’re dead tired of winter. They’re an appropriate gift for any reason, even when there isn’t a special occasion. And they are especially helpful in getting you out of the doghouse. During the summer, if you’ve planned it just right, you can go into your garden to get your own for free.
One place where cut fl owers may be unwelcome is in some hospitals where they are banned for health and safety rea-sons. This may stem from freeloading garden pests or from a long held belief that cut fl owers remove oxygen from the air to the point that it impacts a patient’s health and recovery. While it is true that cut fl owers (all plants in fact) remove oxygen from the air during respiration, they ‘breathe’ out up to 10 times more oxygen than they absorb.
Flowers, of course, do not last forever and eventually fade as they fulfi ll their reproduction function. However, you should expect cut fl owers to last for more than just a few days.
There are three main causes that greatly reduce their vase-life (i.e. the length of time that fl owers look good in a vase): clogged or reduced water uptake (typically caused by bacteria), ethylene gas and incorrect temperature.
To understand how bacteria reduce vase-life, we need to step back a bit. Water is transported from the vase through microscopic tubes (xylem) in the fl ower stem and then out into the air through pores in the leaves and petals. If the water fl ow is impeded for any reason, then the stems and fl owers begin to droop or wilt, eventually turning brown and
drying out. Plant sap, containing sugars, amino acids and other nutrients, leaks into the water from other microscopic tubes (phloem). This is a perfect diet for any bacteria present in the water. Bacteria can be introduced from many sources: already present in the vase, on the fl ower stems, from the air, etc. The bacteria build up in vase water, proliferating around the fl ower stems, eventually clogging the tubes and restricting water fl ow. Here’s what you can do to combat this problem:
1. Before using, make sure the vase is clean. Swish a little bleach in it to kill any residual bacteria and then rinse it out thoroughly.
2. Fill the vase with clean water. Use the fl oral preser-vative that usually comes with store-bought fl owers. Among other things, it acidifi es the water that most bacteria just don’t like. If you don’t have fl oral preservative, add 30 mL (2 Tbls.) of lemon juice or vinegar plus 5 mL (1 tsp.) of sugar to a liter (quart) of warm water.
3. Remove all leaves that will be below the water level. Leaves may be a source of bacteria and will rapidly decay in water.
4. Cut ends of stems with a sharp knife. Do not use scissors – this can crush the stems and the xylem, reducing water fl ow.
5. If possible, cut the stems under water to prevent air bubbles from entering and blocking the xylem tubes. This is the reason why some fl owers bend just below the bloom shortly after being placed in the vase.
6. Cut the stem on an angle so that the stems do not sit fl at on the bottom of the vase.
7. Replace the water daily.8. Recut the stems every third day.Ethylene is an invisible, odorless and naturally produced
gas that is important in fruit ripening and other plant pro-cesses. Flowers exposed to ethylene will quickly fade. To re-duce ethylene exposure:
9. Do not place cut fl owers near ripening fruit, espe-cially apples, pears, apricots, melons, peaches, nectarines, kiwis, papayas, bananas, avocados, pineapple, plums toma-toes and mangos.
10. Remove fading fl owers promptly. These too will produce ethylene gas causing the rest of bouquet to fade quicker.
Cool temperatures delay the eventual fl ower senescence, while warm temperatures hasten fl ower fading. Low tem-perature (less than 5°C [40°F]), however, results in damage. Again there are easy solutions:
11. Keep out of direct sun.12. Keep it away from heat registers.13. Do not place atop your TV (likely not an issue any-
more with fl atscreen TVs).14. Avoid cold blasts of winter air from exterior doors
or leaky windows.One fi nal timely tip: do not put daffodils and tulips in the
same vase. Daffodils exude a chemical slime that injures tu-lips.
This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Pe-rennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; email: [email protected]).
Cut Flower Care
by Gregory Thomas, Fed-eral Director
Amid the recent furore in Ot-tawa over backbench MPs being muzzled by the Prime Minis-ter’s offi ce, an important private member’s bill passed second reading on the fi nal day before the Easter break.
Bill C-461 could be a game changer – the most important legislation put before the cur-rent Parliament to make poli-ticians and bureaucrats more accountable for the taxpayer dollars that they put into their own pockets.
The bill does two things; fi rst, it fi xes a fl aw with the current access to information law that resulted in Canada’s Informa-tion Commissioner taking the CBC to court over whether her offi ce has the authority to ad-judicate on access request ap-peals. Twice the courts have ruled in the Commissioner’s fa-vour, but they also acknowledge that the law needs to be re-writ-ten. Bill C-461 cleans up this leg-islation. The second and more important thing Bill C-461 does is that it changes the law such that Canadians can fi le access to information requests to obtain the actual salary and job de-scription of any public servant earning more than $188,000.
Incredibly, senior federal ex-ecutives in Ottawa can current-ly earn up to $513,400 in salary (and an additional $169,422 in annual bonuses) and Canadian taxpayers are not entitled to know the amount of the salary or the size of the bonus. We are only entitled to a broad salary range, and we are not entitled
even to read an executive’s job description.
But powerful forces are ma-neuvering behind the scenes to rip the heart – and the teeth – out of the bill when it comes up for review by a parliamentary committee.
In short, senior bureaucrats, through their powerful net-works and government employ-ee unions – are pushing to raise the disclosure limit to the moon: $320,000 or even higher.
In proposing this gold-plated disclosure limit to the House of Commons, Robert Goguen, Parliamentary Secretary to the federal justice minister said it “better refl ects the intention of disclosing the income of the very highest paid individuals.”
Perhaps it’s somewhat re-markable that this bill passed second reading at all: C-461 is the brainstorm of Conserva-tive MP Brent Rathgeber, the Conservative maverick from Edmonton-St. Albert who has spent a good portion of the current Parliament kicking the shins of Conservative cabinet ministers over embarrassing stories like $600,000 of paid overtime for their limo drivers.
C-461 lost some important backers by daring to even talk about the CBC; Rathgeber tres-passed on the hallowed ground of public broadcasting, trigger-ing the knee-jerk opposition of the NDP, and all but a single member of the Liberal caucus.
Thankfully, every Conserva-tive, one Liberal, and even the four Bloc Quebecois MPs were able to get past the CBC mention to vote on the real issue: Otta-
wa’s burgeoning federal payroll that has grown to $44 billion, from $29 billion when Stephen Harper took offi ce in 2006.
Government salary disclo-sure has been mandated by law at the provincial level for many years: Ontario just published its annual Sunshine List – the salaries of every Ontario gov-ernment employee earning over $100,000 have been made pub-lic since 1996. In Nova Scotia salaries over $100,000 are also made public. In New Bruns-wick, the bar is set at $60,000. In Manitoba, it’s $50,000.
Frankly, by agreeing to the highest salary disclosure bench-mark in Canada – $188,000 – Rathgeber may have corralled enough votes to keep his bill alive, but he’s set the bar already too high. John Williamson, MP for New Brunswick Southwest suggested during second read-ing debate that the level ought to be lowered to $158,000, but even that is signifi cantly higher than many provincial levels.
Nobody is suggesting that every clerk, secretary or jani-tor working for the federal government have their salary published on the front page of the daily news, but Bill C-461 should be amended to lower the disclosure level to $100,000.
Bill C-461 is a tremendous opportunity to improve trans-parency and accountability on one of the largest expenditures of the federal government. But if it is gutted by those who fear accountability, it will not only be an opportunity lost, but a slap in the face of taxpaying Cana-dians.
Let’s keep the heart - and the teeth - in Bill C-461 The Prenatal Gathering is an all day
event designed to link pregnant women with other pregnant women and with the various organizations and services available within our community that are able to assist them both in their preg-nancy and after. This will be held Satur-day, April 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bernice Sayese Centre, 1350 - 15th Avenue Wet, Prince Albert.
The event offers interactive learning sessions relating to prenatal care, guest speakers discussing their pre and post natal experiences as well as interactive information booths from the various pre and post natal resources that are found within our community. (i.e. car seat safety, Dental Health Educator, Kid’s First, Family Futures, Mental Health, Public Health Nursing, etc.).
This event is done in addition to tradi-tional prenatal classes, providing a more relaxed environment where women can network with one another and the orga-nizations and services that are in atten-dance. We plan on having approximate-ly 30 women attend this event.
The women arrive and are given “goodie bags” with some information, a schedule for the day, a water bottle, a
few “gifts” and a baggie with a piece of memory wire and some charms. They are formally welcomed to the event as they have breakfast with the exhibitors and organizers.
The housekeeping details are ad-dressed and the first speaker is intro-duced and speaks for about 15-20 min-utes.
After the speaker is done, the wom-en and their partners visit the display booths and do interactive activities at each one as well as entering a prize draw at each table.
They also pick up some beads at each display to complete their bracelet by the end of the day. One of the display booths is to create and make your own baby book. Lunch is served around noon and another speaker is introduced for a short talk afterward (15-20minutes) and then the ladies attend the displays again. Ev-eryone meets back up in the community room around 2:30pm or so for evalua-tions to be filled out, and certificates of attendance to be awarded. Smaller door prizes are drawn throughout the day, however the final grand prize draws are at the very end, and women must be present to win.
What is a Prenatal Gathering?
Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank report
During the first quarter of 2013 (Janu-ary 1 - March 31, 2013), Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank supplied 2128 pounds of food, feeding 71 adults and 33 children. 51 hours of volunteer time was directly involved in food handling to make this possible.
Most of the food used was generously donated. Required Food Bank staples are cereals, pasta, pasta sauces, peanut but-ter, canned vegetables and fruit, canned meats and beans, hamburger helper and
muffin or cake mixes.Expenses from January 1 - March 31 in-
clude rent, groceries, utilities, insurance and phone totalling $3,377.67.
The Shellbrook Area Ministerial Food Bank & Resource Centre gratefully ac-cepts donations year round and can be contacted at Box 592, Shellbrook or at 306-747-4027.
Please note that the Food Bank hours of operation are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
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FOR SALE - 1 year old laying hens, $2.00 each, Dead or alive. Frank 306-466-2249, ext. 101 or 1-780-870-7912 (cell) before April 15 3-15CH
FOR SALE - Golf cart, 2009 Yamaha, electric 48 volt, roof, split windshield, golf bag, canopy, basket, ball/club washer, charger. $2,500 306-747-2247 2-16CH FOR SALE - Fresh Northern Pike, deboned and vac sealed packages. $7.00/lb. Ph: 306-468-2385 1-15CH
FOR SALE - Oak railing & spindles - 2 sections of railing (1 - 44½”, 1 - 36½”) w/ 3 decorative posts. Woodgrain bi-fold closet doors 2 each panels 12”x79” (4 panels/door) & 2 each panel: 15”x78½” (2 panels/door). 2 30” wood-grain interior doors, gold door knobs; 5 piece Oak dining set: table 60”x42”. Desk with bookshelf that sits on desk top. Snapper lawn mower - 3 years old. Call 306-883-2606 after 6:30 or leave a message. 2-16CH
FOR SALE - 2008 Buick Enclave SUV, 128,000 kms, $22,000, Ph: Wes 306-747-3782 NEFOR SALE - 2007
Peterbilt 379, 475 Cat 46 rears, air trac, 18 spd, 48” tall, wet kit, good rubber, 2nd owner, 370,000 kms. $78,500 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH
FOR SALE - 2007 Peterbilt 379L Legacy 56515X, 46 rears, air trac, 18 spd., 48” fl at top, wet kit, original owner, 750,000 kms, $70,000 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH
FOR SALE - ATV 2009 Polaris 850 Sportsman, fully loaded, power steer-ing, 2 up seat, nice condition, serviced and ready to go, $8,000. Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH
FOR SALE - Liquid fertilizer knives. Phone: 306-984-4606 2-15CH
WANTED - All kinds of feed grain, includ-ing heated canola. Now distributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Mar-cel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH
FOR SALE - Com-mon #1 Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Timothy,
Crested Wheat, Yellow Clover, Cicer Milkvetch, Alfalfa; also have certi-fi ed seed. Grower Direct. Blending and delivery available. Competitive prices. Darrel Siklenka 306-342-4290 or 306-342-2189, Glaslyn, SK 12-16CH
FOR SALE - Regis-tered Black Angus bulls. Yearling and 2 year olds. Reason-ably priced, well developed bulls. Not force fed, but carry enough condi-tion to go out and work your pastures. Transformers, Raven, Master and Diversity bloodlines. $100.00 deposit will hold until May 1. Tours welcome. For more information please call Christo-pher at West Cowan Apiaries. 306-469-4970 or 306-469-7902 25-30CH
FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moderate grow-ing ration. Perfor-mance info avail-able. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Edwards. Valleyhills Angus. Glaslyn, SK Ph: 306-342-4407 17-22CH
FOR SALE - Year-ling bulls, Red Simmental, Sim-mental-Red Angus cross, Traditionals including Full Fleck
Fullbloods. Foxdale Farm and Ranch, Glenn and Christine Strube, 306-747-3185, Shellbrook. TFCH
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FOR SALE - Qual-ity Red and Black Salers bulls for calving ease. Elder-berry Farm Salers, Parkside 747-3302 8-22CH
FOR SALE - 22 second and third calvers, start calving in April . 2 year old Black Angus bull, tested, ready for service. Ph: 306-466-4428 2-16CH
FOR SALE - Hi-Hog calving pen. Phone: 306-883-2830 2-15CH
HOUSE FOR SALE - in Debden, 1,120 sq. ft. bungalow built 1992. Great location 409 4th Ave. E. Con-tact 306-468-4470 TFCH
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LAND FOR RENT: 160 acres in Shell-brook R.M. NW 1-51-02-W3. Please call 306-536-3724 or email [email protected] for details before April 23 2-16CH
HELP WANTED - Shellbrook Motel now hiring for summer staff in housekeeping, part time morning hours. Retention bonus. Ph: 306-747-2631 TFC
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COMING EVENTS - The Cameo Hilldrop Ladies Guild will host a Spring Tea on Fri., April 19 at the Shellbrook Seniors Hall, 2 - 4 p.m. Included will be bake table, raffl e, variety and tea table. Pro-ceeds to Telemiracle.
COMING EVENTS - Soup & Sandwich and Bake Sale at St. Agatha Catholic Church on Wed., April 24, 11:30 - 1:00. Everyone welcome. 2-16C
COMING EVENTS - Friends of Opal Harris, Pot luck supper to be held in Opal’s benefi t Shellbrook Elks Hall, Sunday April 21st 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10/person , $25/family (available at the door) may be pre-purchased form Claire Skibinsky 306-960-4070 or Acquiring Looks Hair Design 781-801 15th St. East Prince Albert 306-763-
5090. Donations can be sent to Linda Hu-ber Box 2743 Prince Albert, Sk. S6V 7M2 cheques payable to Opal Harris Benefi tSilent auction items contact Kelly Mitch-ell 306-922-8513 or Phyllis Soles 306-763-0890 1-15C
THE CLASSIFIEDSTHE CLASSIFIEDSApril 12, 2013 Email your ad: [email protected] Shellbrook Chronicle 17
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MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE
Parkside Housing Authority
is accepting applicatons for a
Maintenance PersonDuties include some shovelling, grass cut-ting and minor repairs. Preference will be giv-en to those who live in Parkside. Successful candidate must have their own equipment.
Please call 306-747-2369
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CHRISTENSEN - Joyce
We smile because you lived.
We can look forward to tomor-row’s, because of the gifts you gave from yesterdays.
We speak your name with love and pride.
We give thanks for the years we shared, the love you gave
And how you cared. One day we will meet again to walk, talk
And laugh once more...miss you Mom.Love, Grandma, Harold, Michelle, Evan and Taylor
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Residence or Busi-ness Opportunity in Shellbrook 3,000 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, new in 2008. 700 sq. ft. game room, 3-three pc. bath-rooms, 1,000 sq. ft. unfi nished basement, 4 entrances, privates water/sewer, 200’ front-age lots, Can be sold as residential or per-sonal care home. Priced at $235,000.
Serious inquiries only. Call Larry at 306-747-7779
ACCOMMODATION WANTED TO RENT
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The minutes of the Regu-lar Meeting of the Coun-cil of the Village of Leask which was held in the Leask Village Offi ce on Wednes-day February 20, 2013 com-mencing at 7:00 PM. with Councilors Gordon Har-ris, Joan Rogers, Arthur Spriggs, Mayor Maurice Stieb, and Administrator Brenda Lockhart present.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Maurice Stieb at 7:00 P.M.
That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Janu-ary 16, 2013 be accepted as presented
That the minutes of the Special Meeting of January 23, 2013 be accepted as pre-sented
Councilor Harris de-clared a pecuniary interest and left the room prior to discussion and voting on the following resolution.
That we approve invoice
from Leask Agro in the amount of $1,940.77
Carried unanimously by all members of Council present and eligible to vote.
Councilor Harris re-turned to Council Cham-bers.
That the accounts covered by cheques numbered 4369 to 4420 inclusive and total-ing $78,018.60 be approved for payment, identifi ed as Schedule “A” and attached to these minutes.
That we approve the Fi-nancial Statements for Jan-uary 2013 as presented.
That the following reports be accepted as presented:
1. Landfi ll Report – Octo-ber 20, 2012 to January 5, 2013
2. Employee Time Sheets – January 13 to February 9, 2013
3. Fire Department Min-utes – January 28, 2013
4. Butler Library Project
– Meeting Minutes5. Administrator’s ReportThat we advise the Affi n-
ity Credit Union they must advise the Village of any damage or problems to the building or equipment and not undertake any repairs without preauthorization
That we advise the Affi n-ity Credit Union that their rent will be increased to $1,000 per month on re-newal of the lease agree-ment on April 1, 2013. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
That we send a letter to the Shellbrook & District Health Project Hospital ad-vising that we maintain our position of discontinuing the collection of the Hospi-tal Levy
That we issue a notice of violation with a $20.00 fi ne for failure to register to those pet owners that have not registered their pet
for the 2013 Registration year.
That we approve the Ad-ministrator taking banked time on March 27, 2013 and that the offi ce will be closed for that day
That we agree to set the fees for 2013 for the follow-ing services as follows:
Photocopies .25 per page Scanning & Email $1.00
per pageEnlarging $5.00 per pageVillage Maps $15.00Faxes – Sent $2.00 for
1st page $1.00 for ea page after 1st
Grader Services $60.00/hr – min. charge $25.00
Faxes – Received $1.00 per page
Commissioner for Oaths $5.00 per document
Tractor & Front end load-er $50.00/hr – min. charge 25.00
Truck $50.00/hr – min. charge $25.00
That we agree to increase the Cemetery Plot Fee to $400.00 per plot
That we charge $50.00 fee for a building permit
That we agree to pay $5.00 per capita for Dr. Re-cruitment levy for 2013.
That we send a bill to the RM for half the cost of the fi re department charge for
attending the skating rink fi re on February 17, 2013
That we nominate Valerie Priestley to the Saskatch-ewan Housing Committee
That we advise Clifford Gjerde he is correctly be-ing billed the minimum monthly water charge for usage under 3,000 gal-lons per month and that he was charged $25.00 for failing to submit a meter reading by the time stated and village employees were required to attend his resi-dence to obtain same.
That we advise Victor Unyi that taxes are due and owing and legal action will be commenced to recover same
That we send a Notice of Violation to Lee Fred-ericks and Roy Fredericks and a fi ne in the amount of $100.00 for allowing their dogs to run at large on more than two separate occa-sions.
That we send a letter of appreciation and support of John Beam First as a First Responder to the Spirit-wood Ambulance Care to be presented at their banquet of March 23, 2013
That we advise Steve Rejc that the property located at 808 South Road Allowance is in a residential zone area
and the raising of chickens and livestock would not be allowed.
That the following corre-spondence be accepted as presented
1. C.S. Skrupski Cer-tifi ed General Accountant
2. 55-40 Working Group Survey
3. Email – FCM Dia-mond Jubilee
4. Sask Housing Cor-poration
5. SUMAssure6. K.C. Plumbing &
Heating Ltd7. Letter to Council –
Clifford Gjerde8. Letter to Council –
Victor Unyi9. Animal Control
Bylaw – Complaint Form10. Animal Control
Bylaw – Complaint Form11. Spiritwood Ambu-
lance Care12. Water Security
Agency – Permit to Operate13. S a s k a t c h e w a n
Ministry of Tourism14. Letter to Council –
Stave RejcThat we install an inline
water fi lter in the Credit Union Building and the Medical Building
That we adjourn the meeting
Adjournment at 10:37 pmDelegate Murray Kasun
Village of Leask Council highlights
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BLAINE LAKE: Wapiti Library - Books, Movies, Magazines, Children’s Section, In-ternet, Printing, Study/Meeting Space, Proctor Service, Community Programming. Hours: Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 5-8, Friday 1-5. Contact us for more info 497-3130 www.wapitilibrary.ca.CANWOOD: branch of Wapiti Regional Library - NEW HOURS - Tues. - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thurs. - 12 :00 noon - 5: 00 p.m. STORYTIME - Thurs. 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Internet services available at the library.DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm. Afterschool Program 3:30 - 5:00. Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librarian: Aline HannonLEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2 - 6:00 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur., 2 - 6:00 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May). SHELL LAKE: Shell Lake Patchwork Players presents “The Dixie Swim Club” by Jes-sie Jones, Nicolas Hope and Jamie Wooten on Thursday, April 25 - 8 p.m. Rush Seat-ing - Doors open 7:30 p.m.; Tickets $10 each. Dinner Theatre on Fri. & Sat., April 26 & 27 - 8 p.m. Doors open 5 p.m. Supper 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 each. Tickets on sale April 12 at Shell Lake Curling Rink from 1 - 3 p.m. After this date call Carol Francoeur 306-427-2040. PRINCE ALBERT: Prince Albert Strings Orchestra Annual Spring Concert on Sun-day, April 21, 2013 7:00 pm at Rivier Academy. $15 – Adult ticket; Children 12 and under free. Tickets may be purchased at the door.SHELLBROOK: Golden Host Players presents A Mix of Music & Laughter; 2 - One Act Comedies; Sat., April. 27 & Sun.,April 28, Shellbrook Theatre. Plus Musical Enter-tainment: Sat. - Gerald Lanes & Friends 7 p.m.; Sun. - Helm Trio 2 p.m. Tickets $15, available at Woodland Pharmacy. SHELLBROOK: Community Presentation on Grief and Loss. The Prince Albert Vic-tims Services Unit of RCMP invites you to an open community presentation: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7-9 p.m. Shellbrook Seniors Hall. Silver Collection with proceeds to local Victim Services.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Skating Rink Annual General Meeting will be held at the Shellbrook Arena, Wednesday, April 24/13 , 7:30 pmSHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Curling Club Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, April 237:30 p.m. at the Curling Lounge.
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Thanks again Doug for buying ourproperty. Dealing with you andyour company, FreshwaterLand Holdings Co. Ltd., madethe sale quick and efficient. Itwas a tough transaction, butyou came through and kept allof the promises you made atteh beginning of our talks. I would recommend you to anyone who’s interested in selling quickly and efficiently. I will pass on your name toayone who’s interested. Thanks again.Leo and Linda
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