The Big River Saw Mill likely won’t be reopening this fall as originally planned according to new owner Carrier Lumber.

Carrier President, Bill Kordyban said that due to the economics of the business it is not economically viable to reopen the mill until they have an outlet for their chips and by-products.

“We have to figure out what we are going to do with our residuals, the chips, because under the current economics you can’t run a mill without having a home for the chips and other residuals,” said Kordyban.

The most logical customer to buy those chips would be the Paper Excellence owned pulp mill in Prince Albert but pro-duction at that mill has been delayed until sometime in 2013.

The company initially announced that it was looking to open the mill this fall in conjunction with the opening of the Paper Excellence mill but with delays in that project, Carrier has opted to wait.

Kordyban said that his company has “chatted” with Paper Excellence about a deal to sell their chips and by-products but official negotiations have not yet taken place.

In the meantime, testing is underway at the Big River mill to determine which parts of the shuttered facility are in work-ing order and which ones need refurbish-ment or replacement.

“We are still in an assessment phase, making sure that things are running and that things will turn on,” said Kordyban.

So far he has been pleasantly surprised by the condition of some of the equipment while they are currently getting quotes on other machinery that they know will have to be replaced.

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PRAIRIE WOMEN ON SNOWMOBILES -- The Prairie Women on Snowmobiles roared through Shellbrook Wednesday morning following a coffee stop at the Shellbrook Senior’s Hall. The organization was formed to bring awareness to Breast Cancer and recreational snowmobil-ing while also raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society. The Parkland region turned out to be one of the best for snow conditions as the PWOS made their eight day 1,800 km trek through the province as many regions did not have suffi cient snow for snowmobiling.

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A Saskatoon woman has been charged with aggravated assault following a stab-bing on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation January 29.

That day, a group of fi ve persons were traveling through the Ahtahkakoop First nation when their van broke down and they sought assistance at a local residence.

While waiting for a gas service sta-tion to open, they started drinking with the others that had come to the house where

they were waiting. An altercation broke out between three females in the van and two females, from Saskatoon, aged 34 and 41 were stabbed. They were transported to hospital by EMS from Ahtahkakoop with non-life threatening injuries.

Members from the Shellbrook detach-ment were called into investigate the in-cident.

According to police, most of the wit-nesses were intoxicated and un-coopera-

tive, but an 18 year old female from Sas-katoon was arrested.

Jenise Irene Heese was charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault, three counts of Assault with a Weapon and three counts of Uttering Threats.

She was remanded into custody and made her fi rst court appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court Tuesday. Further details were not available at press time.

Women charged after stabbing on Ahtahkakoop

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has been named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers by the edi-tors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

“We are very pleased to receive this recogni-tion,” said Cecile Hunt, Chief Executive Officer. “Our purpose is to help people in need every day. That would not be possible if it weren’t for the hard work and dedication of more than 2,400 employ-

ees.”In its seventh year,

Saskatchewan’s Top Employers is a special des-ignation that recognizes the Saskatchewan employ-ers that lead their indus-tries in offering excep-tional places to work. Employers are evaluated by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers using the same eight criteria as the national competi-tion: Physical Workplace Work Atmosphere & Social Health, Financial &

Family Benefits Vacation & Time Off Employee C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Performance Management Training & Skills Development Community Involvement

Employers are com-pared to other organi-zations in their field to determine which offers the most progressive and for-ward-thinking programs. “Every day, we’re striving to be a leading innovator in developing initiatives that make us a progressive, caring workplace for our staff and the community we serve,” says PAPHR human resources vice-president Jamie Callahan. Staff members’ well-being is one of the health region’s top priorities. After all, its employees can’t help the 80,000-plus residents they serve if they themselves aren’t healthy.

The health region also has a bursary program for new graduates from health care post-secondary pro-grams, which helps cover a portion of graduates’ tuition costs, and it sub-

stantially increases for newly hired employees in rural areas of the region.

The Region also has partnerships with local educational institutions like SIAST and Northwest

Regional College for special care aide educa-tion. It’s just one of many programs the region has underway to boost its recruitment. Many of these initiatives are aimed

at boosting employment among the aboriginal com-munity, which makes up 40 per cent of the region’s population.

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After a solid start, the Stefanie Lawton rink fell in the final at the SaskPower Provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Humboldt Sunday.

The team of Lawton, Sherri Singler, Sherry Anderson and Marliese Kasner finished first in their pool with a 4-1 record setting up a matchup with Michelle Englot in the first page playoff game. Lawton dropped a nar-row 7-6 decision in that match-up but rebounded with a 6-2 victory over Jill Shumway to set up a rematch with Englot for the tournament title.

Englot won that match 9-7, punching her ticket to the Scott Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer starting February 18.

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PAPHR named one of Sask’s top 100 employers

Sturgeon River Nordic competes in Saskatoon

Continued from page 1“I’m happy with how things are moving along there,”

said Kordyban.The facility has been closed for nearly six years.He said that the company also need to sit down with

the United Steelworkers, the union representing the former mill workers, to come up with a new collective agreement.

Kordyban said that the company is not obligated to bring back former employees but they would be the practical choice due to their training and familiarity with the mill.

“It would only make sense to hire people that were working in the mill before,” said Kordyban.

Talks with the union are expected to take place in the next month.

The company purchased the mill from Eacom Timber last fall fopr $7.5 million following the announcement of an additional 200,000 cubic metres of softwood saw log allocation to the company. Once re-opened, the mill is expected to create 100 direct jobs and a number of other spin-offs.

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Shellbrook’s Hannah Miller makes her way around a corner on her way to a third place fi nish at the Sask Cup #3 race in Sas-katoon Saturday.

Members of the Sturgeon River Nordic Ski team took part in the Sask Cup #3 race at the Wildwood Golf Club in Saskatoon Saturday.

Competition was stiff with 8 of 17 team mem-bers making it to the podi-um.

The following are Sturgeon Rivers results from Sask Cup #3:

Atom Boys - 1 km. Classic -

1st Alex Wilson, 2nd Jaxson Carter, 4th Milton Schinbein Sturgeon River Nordic

Pee Wee Boys - 3 km. Classic

1st Matthew Gill, 2 nd Reilly Pauliuk 4th Adam Crosby

Junior Boys - 10 km. Classic -

4th Michael Fraser, 5th Simon Crosby

Master Women 7 - 10 km. Classic

1st Joan JefferyJuvenile Girls - 6 km.

Classic -3rd Anna Sigurdson,

5th Carly Fraser,Midget Boys - 6 km.

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Taryn Moe, 6th Jenna Beaulieu, 7th Erica Archer

The club is also gear-ing up for February 25-26 as they will be hosting the Provincial Cross Country Ski championships at the Sturgeon River Nordic Centre, north of Shellbrook.

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Saskatchewan off to a strong start in 2012

For a number of years, communities in Saskatchewan have been struggling to get, and keep, doctors. Many communi-ties here in Northern Saskatchewan have been proactive in their approach to at-tracting doctors to their regions and our government has recently announced its intention to lend support to their efforts.

“Our govern-ment is focused on working with provinces and territories to im-prove health-care,” said the Honourable Le-ona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health. “Today’s announce-ment is an example of how we can support the Government of Saskatchewan in their efforts to transform healthcare here in the province.”

Funding will be allocated to two proj-ects designed to help attract, train and retain internationally educated health pro-fessionals for the Saskatchewan health workforce.

The fi rst project will promote the re-tention of current and potential future employees by offering the tools and sup-port necessary to ensure future success as healthcare professionals in this province. The project will emphasize career plan-ning, skills upgrading and language train-ing. This fi ve-year project is expected to assist more than two hundred employees of Saskatchewan’s health regions.

The second project is designed to re-move barriers based on International Med-ical Graduates’ country of training. This will be a huge change in the way doctors are sanctioned for work in Saskatchewan. Expanding the list of acceptable countries for medical care professionals will open up opportunities for healthcare workers

who would jump at the chance to practice in Canada.

Also in the works is a loan forgive-ness plan for doctors, nurses and nurse-practitioners working in rural and North-ern Saskatchewan communities. Health care professionals will be eligible for up

to $160,000 in student loan for-giveness from the Canadian and Saska tchewan governments if they commit to working in rural or remote areas. This provides a powerful incen-tive for health

care professionals to take up residency in smaller Saskatchewan communities.

“We want to do everything we can to attract health care professionals to Sas-katchewan and keep them once they’re here,” Health Minister Don McMorris said. “These projects will help interna-tionally educated health professionals overcome barriers that might otherwise prevent them from working in careers ap-propriate to their skills and training.”

Our government is determined to im-prove healthcare in Saskatchewan. These two projects will aid in the acquisition and retention of doctors in Saskatchewan communities.

As always, I look forward to your let-ters, e-mails and calls. Write me at: Rob Clarke MP, House of Commons, 502 Jus-tice Building, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6. I hope you will fi nd time to visit my web-site http://www.robclarkemp.ca To con-tact me via e-mail use clarkr@parl.gc.ca or call my constituency offi ce toll-free at 1-866-400-2334.

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Leading the Nation in Sev-eral Categories

As the fi rst month of 2012 comes to an end, the positive economic news rolled in as job numbers and wholesale trade hit monthly records. Sas-katchewan led the nation in growth in wholesale trade, retail sales and non-residential construction. Average weekly earnings increased and unemploy-ment dropped.

“The strong and resil-ient Saskatchewan econo-my is providing many job opportunities for people who want to live and work in Saskatchewan,” Ad-vanced Education, Em-ployment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris said. “Saskatchewan workers continue to benefi t from this economic success with competitive wages, and an unemployment rate that has been dropping.”

The number of people employed in Saskatchewan in December 2011 was 523,500, a record for the month of December. When expressed as a percentage

of the total labour force population, Saskatchewan has the second fewest number of people receiv-ing EI benefi ts in Canada at 1.2 per cent. According to a report from Statistics Canada released on Janu-ary 26, Saskatchewan’s average weekly earnings were $904.42, the second highest in Canada.

“Saskatchewan led the nation in numerous economic areas in re-ports released in Janu-ary,” Enterprise Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Non-residential construc-tion, wholesale trade and retail sales had the high-est increases among the provinces as consumers ride a wave of confi dence as a result of an economy that is growing, setting the stage for a very good year in 2012.”

In a building permits report released on Janu-ary 9, non-residential con-struction was up 118.0 per cent in November 2011 over November 2010, the largest rise in Canada. Saskatchewan’s wholesale

trade in November 2011 jumped 22.3 per cent over last November, more than triple the 6.5 per cent rise nationally and the highest increase among the prov-inces and a record for the month of November. Re-tail trade was up by 11.3 per cent in November 2010, the highest increase on a percentage basis in the nation.

All of the major eco-nomic forecasters are pro-jecting that Saskatchewan will be either fi rst or sec-ond in economic growth in Canada this year.Saskatchewan leads nation in registered nurses

Saskatchewan leads the country in the growth of its registered nurse (RN) workforce, according to a report released yesterday by the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).

Regulated Nurses: Canadian Trends, 2006 to 2010 outlines positive news for the province. During this timeframe:

The registered nurse workforce in Saskatche-

wan increased by 12.5 per cent - the highest of any other province in Canada.

Saskatchewan is one of the few provinces where the average age of RNs de-creased.

In 2010, more than 60 per cent of RNs worked in full-time positions - the highest percentage in western Canada.

In Saskatchewan the number of nurse practitio-ners increased from 88 in 2006 to 122 in 2010, an in-crease of 38.6 per cent.

“This national report recognizes the solid prog-ress we’ve made in Sas-katchewan,” Health Min-ister Don McMorris said. “This past fall, we cele-brated the addition of more than 900 new nurses work-ing in the province than in 2007-08 - far exceeding our commitment to hire 800 more registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses.”

The majority of these nurses have been hired as part of the work under the partnership agreement be-tween the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN)

and the provincial govern-ment, signed in February 2008. Additional posi-

tions have been created by health regions.

A pair of local men tried their hand at amateur boxing at R U Tuff Enuff at Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert Saturday night.

Canwood’s Kirk Morrison won his first fight of the night via decision only to lose a split decision to even-tual middleweight winner Clarence Campbell of Prince Albert.

Jeff Chenier, of Shellbrook also competed in the com-petition in the lightweight division but lost a three round decision in his opening match.

The lightweight championship went to Prince Albert’s Quenton Mathers with a win over PA product Daniel Moise.

Staci Obchansky of Lloydminster defeated Crystal Michel of Pelican Narrows to win the women’s cham-pionship.

In the heavyweight division, Colin Redcalf, of Hobbema, AB won for the second consecutive year with a decision over Prince Albert’s Aaron Paulson.

The event, organized by the Prince Albert Kinsmen Club and Ring Side Fitness Centre, pits amateur com-petitors against one another in bouts of three one min-ute rounds with a title belt and $2,000 in prize money up for grabs.

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As we head into the heart of playoff season rinks across the province will be very busy places over the next month or so. With this influx of players and fans comes all the foolishness that can come along with competitive hockey.

In light of that, I present to you a list of tips to surviv-ing the league or provincial playoffs without making a fool of yourself.

1. Neither team is paying the referees. The wages of the on ice officials are taken care of by the league or other governing body. Though in your humble opinion it may appear that the reffing favours one team over the other, it likely isn’t the case.

2. Though they try to the best of their ability to catch everything that is happening on the ice, referees are going to miss something – it would be ridiculous to assume otherwise. They can only call what they see and it is impossible for them to see everything. Watch any NHL game and you will likely somebody getting way with something at some point. And they do it all with-out the benefit of “going upstairs” with video replay to review a play.

Feel free to shout your displeasure with a missed call but don’t make a huge case about it.

3. Leave the foul language where it belongs – in your head. I once made the mistake of taking my then-three-year-old daughter to a senior provincial game a few years back.

The third period turned out to be 20 minutes of stopped time laced with F-bombs and other pleasantries that fortunately didn’t become a regular part of her ver-nacular. It’s okay to be passionate about the game, actu-ally that’s what makes hockey so fun to watch, but is it really necessary to cuss out everyone on the ice that isn’t seeing life your way?

If a hockey game is taking place, there’s a pretty good chance that there are children present. Nothing says classy like stringing together obscenity laden sentences in front of your kids.

4. You are not the referee nor do you have any impact on how he or she calls the game. My personal favorite is when a skater suddenly inexplicably falls when there are no players within reach of them. At this moment there is always someone in the crowd that starts calling for a tripping call. Really? Against who?

If a referee’s calls can be influenced by the crowd they have no business being on the ice.

5. Just because your kid, neighbour, nephew, sister or dad got hit doesn’t make it dirty. Hitting is a part of the game and if you are going play you are going to get hit. Some of them are clean while others are not. Meanwhile, encouraging players on the ice to crush, kill, destroy or otherwise maim another player is also poor form.

Hockey’s a great game that becomes that much more fun to watch during the playoffs due to the intensity of the competition. But it’s also pretty easy to go overboard and make an fool of yourself in the stands. Hopefully the above tips help you avoid some embarrassment.

BradDupuisNews Editor

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Hockey playoff survival guide

To tip or not to tip. That’s a big question on the minds of Saskatchewan residents planning to travel abroad this summer.

Actually the more accurate question might be: how much to tip. A survey conducted by the TD Bank as part of its research for promoting its credit card prod-ucts shows Saskatchewan residents are the most likely Canadians to admit they don’t know what is proper tipping pro-cedures in many parts of the world. Roughly 60 per cent us were will-ing to say we weren’t sure.

So when it doubt, they would do what they do at home – tip between 10 and 15 per cent.

The survey amounted to a quiz of international travel etiquette ranging from which countries consider it proper to barter with merchants to whether it was alright to chew gum in Singapore. It’s not.

And what is the right answer? According to TD, tips in the US should be in the 20 per cent range while in Australia, tipping isn’t required. Europeans on the other hand generally include a gratuity in the bill.

* * *A strong moral compass may be the passport to a

better job.As most of North America regains its composure

after the recession, employers are starting to explore the market for new talent. And what they’re looking for in these new people is integrity.

That comes from a survey of Chief Financial Officers conducted by the Robert Half organization, a major American recruiting agency. They weighted the top characteristics of future leaders in this research as they try to sort through what employers want in new hires.

Integrity was the ranked at the top of the list, captur-ing one-in-three votes. Following closely in second spot was interpersonal and communication skills. It seems that rebuilding morale in the work force after the reces-sion is still a big issue. Showing initiative was the third most sought after quality followed by the ability to moti-vate others and then business savvy.

Obviously technical expertise in a given field is important but, once that has been satisfied, it is the softer skills – such as commu-nication or integrity – that set the winners apart from the also rans.

* * *Life is too short to do things

you don’t feel passionate about…every day.

That’s a life lesson from Rick Houcek. He is an expert in the field of executive coaching and making goals that improve the way you live your life. As an executive coach Houcek obviously spends plenty of time on helping business people set and attain their goals but it is on the personal – establishing and following through on life goals – that really motivates him.

He has developed a formula to help everyone estab-lish a functioning set of life goals. First is to write down all the things that excite you or you’re passionate about. Beside them write down the things you ARE doing everyday. They should match.

However, Houcek says too often they don’t so he counsels busy people to work through the two biggest gaps he finds in the lives of busy people. First is failing to spend time with your spouse or family members, the things that make the family unit intimate. And, second, not finding enough time for personal hobbies.

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ViewpointMoney-losing STC an odd fi t

If there is a newfound entrepreneurial spirit in our “new Saskatchewan”, it ar-rived in rural Saskatchewan long before it arrived elsewhere.

In fact, much of the political fi ght the past four-, fi ve- or even six decades has been over this issue.

For years now, the NDP have talked about the province being founded by the co-operative spirit that included the Sas-katchewan Wheat Pool, the credit unions, the local co-op stores and _ to a large ex-tent _ the rise of publicly owned Crown corporations advanced by a social demo-cratic government. This is true, but it surely isn’t the entire Saskatchewan story. At best, it is half the story and, arguably, the half that’s less applicable in today’s rural Saskatchewan.

Long before anyone talked about it or even noticed it was happening, an entre-preneurial change was already overtak-ing rural Saskatchewan. Like all change, it wasn’t easy _ especially because it was change forced upon rural people un-der economic circumstances. But rural life has always been about adapting and changing.

The rural way of life of our grandpar-ents _ the small quarter- and half-section

farms that made way for a country school every few miles and a town or village with a grain elevator every nine miles was the fi rst vic-tim of that change.

Farmers that survived were the ones that grew when farm expenses began to out-distance the increases in wheat prices. And those that adjusted wheat to canola and pulse crops or from threshing machines to combines were the ones that survived. Inland terminals replaced grain elevators and many of the communities where the elevator was their economic centrepiece simply became less viable.

All this can be chalked up to rural Saskatchewan’s willingness to embrace a more entrepreneurial approach _ the thing that’s received so much talk since the ar-rival of Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatch-ewan Party government in 2007.

Yet, go to any smaller centre and you will see elements of that old co-operative spirit that carry on to this day.

Yes, the old one-member, one-vote Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is gone _ or

at least, replaced by the new Viterra that’s now virtu-ally indistinguish-able from any other large private company. And yes, Co-op stores and Credit Unions are far more entre-preneurial in the way they do busi-

ness in this more competitive world. But they still exist, evolving into a different form. And the government-owned Crown utilities and companies that service rural people are arguably more supportive than every.

It may be a testimonial for what many have suspected for decades in this prov-ince: That for all the feuding over whether the co-operative way or the free-enterprise way is better, both have and continue to serve a necessary purpose, co-existing to-gether.

nd there is perhaps no better testimo-nial of this than the Saskatchewan Trans-portation Company _ the publicly owned

bus utility mandated to be unprofi table, yet still supported by rural Saskatchewan and the province as a whole.

Recently, a provincial cabinet order-in-council called for a $9.2-million sub-sidy for the bus company in 2012 plus an additional $2.3 million in capital grants for fl eet renewal, building and technologi-cal updates.

Of course, one can always quibble over whether we should be sinking this much money into a bus company that hasn’t made a profi t in 35 years. Certainly, technological investments like free WiFi Internet would seem questionable _ even if they produced slight increases in rider-ship.

But there has been surprisingly little debate in our supposedly more-entrepre-neurial new Saskatchewan over subsidiz-ing STC.

People obviously still value a service that can ship a combine part as quickly as possible, get an elderly grandmother to her a doctor’s appointment in Regina or Saskatoon or a student back to university.

Even entrepreneurial rural people see the need for an unprofi table public ser-vice.

Murray Mandryk

Your Two CentsYour Two Cents

Dear Editor,How much did you

earn last year? An article by the Canadian Taxpay-ers Federation suggested a campaign promise by a NDP leader hopeful to raise top income tax, capi-tal gains, and stock options rates was wrong headed and the candidate should “leave it in the hands of people who earned

it”. The article says that 173,570 tax payers, those who earn over $250,000, already pay $29 billion in taxes. We will ignore that this means the average in taxes paid by each individ-ual is $167,080 and focus on the idea of “earning” more than $250,000.

How do you “earn” $250,000 in a year? Stats Can tells us that in 2009

an unattached individual male made on average $31,500. This is someone who worked full time yet someone else who may or may not have worked full time has accumulated an amount almost 8 times greater? Given full time is 8 hours each weekday, it is a physical impossibility for someone to work 8 times more hours than someone

else. We need to practice accuracy in our use of the word “earn” and replace it with the word “income” where appropriate. While many people earn a living with their hands, many others have income placed into their hands by our ir-rational market and mon-etary systems.

Nancy CarswellShellbrook

Earnings versus income

Farmers who were expect-ing something substantial in their Christmas stocking were sorely dis-appointed at the end of 2011. Not only was there nothing left in their stocking, but what they had was sto-len by Harper and his henchmen Ritz and Anderson and given to Viterra, ADM, Louis Dreyfus, Cargill & Par-rish & Heimbecker.

The lies these three spread to ac-complish this are unbelievable. Eg. Western farmers now have the same opportunity as other farmers (refer-ring to the former Ontario Wheat Producers Marketing Board which was started by farmers in 1958).

What they haven’t told farmers is:

Ontario wheat farmers: - Ended their single desk through

a farmer-led DEMOCRATIC pro-cess

- Produce wheat that is used for pastries, cookies and cakes

- Produce less that one-tenth the volume of wheat that prairie farmers produce

- Sell about 90% of their product within Canada and northern USA

- Have low transportation dis-tances and costs

- Now pay grain companies more to handle their crops

Prairie wheat farmers:- voted in favour of keeping the

CWB, and face having it taken away against their will -DICTATORSHIP

- Produce hard red spring wheat used for bread and durum used for pasta

- Produce 80% of Canada�s wheat

- Must pay freight costs to trans-port grain long distances to inland terminals and to port

- Rely on the CWB to ensure fair market access for all, including users of producer cars

Ritz and his supporters such as

Western Canadian Wheat Grow-ers Association (WCWGA) Barley Growers etc. continue to promote Marketing Freedom - “the right to sell to whomever, wherever & when-ever I want.”

Yet a supposedly intelligent WC-WGA past president signed a con-tract (through her Broker?? At what cost?) to deliver 1000 Tonnes of #1 CWAD 13% to the delivery location (Assiniboia Grain) or ANY alterna-tive location as may be notifi ed by the company (so much for wherever ) . This must be delivered between Oct. 1, 2012 and Oct. 31 2012 (so much for whenever) at $8.35 per bushel.

What about the 70+ countries that the CWB can sell to at handling cost of about 9 cents per bushel? Why and from whom, is Viterra expect-ing to make eight-fi gure gains from CWB deregulation?

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What the Feds haven’t told farmers

The Shellbrook Silvertips had a weekend of contrasts as they played a pair of road games over the weekend. The Tips blew out the Northwest Rebels 20-4 Friday night before being edged in 6-5 in a shootout by the St. Louis Blues. Despite the loss, the Silvertips clinched first place in the Beaver Lakes Hockey League standings. Silvertips 5 St. Louis 6(SO)

It took 60 minutes and two shootout rounds to crown a winner in a battle of the BLHL’s top two teams Saturday night in St. Louis. Brent Pilon put the Blues up by a goal early in the first period.

The Cole Tait gave the

Blues a three goal lead with a pair of goals a min-ute apart. The Silvertips got their offence going late in the period with goals from Mitch Wourms and Nick Martin at 3:17 and 2:15 of the first.

Shellbrook pushed past the Blues late in the sec-ond period with goals from Devin Dicus and John Martin to make the score 4-3 heading into the third.

Two consecutive goals from Pilon allowed the Blues to take the lead back but a late goal from Shellbrook’s Darcy Rask sent the game to a shoot-out.

Troy Regnier and Brett Pilon connected in the first round for the Blues while Jason McComas and

Devin Dicus scored for the Silvertips. In round two Jory Segberg stopped all but Brett Honish while Mathiew Laturnus turned aside all three skaters for the shootout win. Silvertips 20 Northwest 4

Darcy Rask had one goal and seven assists and Marshall Harris scored three goals and three assists to lead the Shellbrook Silvertips to a blowout win over the Northwest Rebels in Leoville January 27.

Josh Sommerfeld opened the scoring for the Tips two minutes into what would be a 16 goal first period.

Tyler Caffet tied the score less than a minute later but Shellbrook would then go on to score six consecutive goals before the Rebels would mount anymore offence.

Brett Mason and Steven Porter each scored a pair and Braden Lande and Mitch Wourms each scored singles before Caffet scored his second goal of the game with 6:58 left on the clock.

The Shellbrook onslaught continued with goals from Landon McComas (2), Brendon Canaday, Darcy Rask, Jason McComas, Porter and Marshall Harris to send the Silvertips into the second period with a 14-2 lead.

The offence slowed somewhat in the second with the Silvertips scor-ing five goals while keep-ing their opponents off the scoreboard.

It took the Silvertips seven minutes to find the net in the second as Canaday, Harris and Devin Waterhouse scored three quick goals in less than a

three minute span. Nic Martin and Jason

McComas also scored in the final minute of the period making the score 19-2.

The Rebels struck back in the third with two quick goals to open the period from Dusty Bill and Tyrone Bill but the Silvertips countered with a goal from Harris.

While leading on the scoreboard, the Silvertips also lead in penalty min-utes. The penalties on the

night were five to one.The Silvertips wrap up

their regular season in a rematch with the Blues 3 p.m. Sunday February 5 in St. Louis. Meanwhile, the Silvertips open their two

game total point provin-cial series with the Delisle Bruins Saturday February 4 at 8 p.m. in Shellbrook. Game two takes place in Delisle February 10.

Page 6 Shellbrook Chronicle February 3, 2012

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BLHL Standings GP W L OTL GF GA PTSShellbrook Silvertips 13 11 1 1 121 48 23 St. Louis 13 10 3 0 88 46 20 Big River 12 8 4 0 101 60 16 Leoville 13 6 7 0 100 71 12 Birch Hills 13 1 9 1 54 87 7 NW Rebels 12 0 12 0 30 182 0

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One of the best things about the dawn of spring and the return of warmer weather is the chance to get out of the house and get some fresh air. For homeowners, this is the perfect opportunity to as-sess any damage the pre-vious months did to yards and develop a plan restore properties.

* Don’t jump the gun. The fi rst warm day of spring might seem like a great time get out in the yard and get your hands dirty. But it’s best to wait until the grass has com-pletely dried out before getting to work. Raking on wet grass increases the risk of tearing out grass, which can cause bald spots and the growth of weeds down the road. In addi-tion, stepping on the grass while the ground is still wet can compact the soil, which can slow drainage and block the lawn’s roots from breathing.

Patience should pre-vail with regard to mowing the lawn as well. A lawn’s roots will not start to grow until the average every-day temperature routinely reaches 40 F, so mowing too early is both unneces-sary and potentially harm-ful to the lawn. When the temperatures regularly reach 50 F, then homeown-ers will likely start to see their lawns growing.

* Remove debris that’s piled up. Debris has a ten-dency to infest a yard over the course of the winter months. Fallen branches, stones and even trash can accumulate in a yard, put-ting those who spend time in the yard at risk of injury once the warm weather returns. For instance, bits of twigs and pebbles that are blown across the yard during a windy winter can

be embedded in the yard, making the yard less of a haven and more of a haz-ard. Once the grass is dry enough to walk on, walk around the property and remove any debris that’s piled up over the last few months.

* Employ a pre-emer-gent weed killer. Hom-eowners who routinely spend their summers agonizing over weeds throughout the yard should consider applying a pre-emergent weed killer around the beginning of spring. It’s important to do so around the end of March or early April, when the weeds have not yet had a chance to grow. When ap-plying, follow the dosage instructions provided by the product’s manufactur-er. Such instructions often recommend a second ap-plication right before sum-mer begins.

* Remove thatch. Once the grass has dried, you can begin to remove thatch that’s built up over the winter. Thatch is poten-tially very harmful to soil, blocking sunlight, air and moisture the soil needs to ensure a lawn looks lush

and healthy. Thatch re-moval does not necessar-ily need to be an annual task. If thatch buildup is insignifi cant, then it can be done every other year. Just use a dethatching rake to make the job much easier.

* Aerate, particularly if the yard is a heavy traffi c area once the warm weath-er arrives. If your yard transforms into a child’s wonderland upon the arriv-al of spring and summer, you might want to revive the soil by aerating. When the yard gets heavy usage, it’s easy for soil to become compacted, which makes it hard for air and water to reach the lawn’s roots. That can eventually make for a less-than-appealing lawn. So if your yard is the place to be come the warmer months, aerate in the spring to loosen the soil and make it easier for the lawn to withstand the months ahead.

No matter how harsh the winter months might have been, spring is a great time for homeowners to restore the property around their homes. SH122751

Restoring your property after a long winter

Continued from page 5 Another lie is about the farmers “jailed for selling

their own wheat into the U.S.”These farmers went to jail because they contravened

the Customs Act. In fact one of them stole his tractor unit from the compound where it was impounded!

The stupid thing is that those wanting “marketing freedom” can sell to whoever they want. They just can’t sell for a price lower than what the CWB is getting.

In truth, Harper, Ritz & Anderson with all their lies, illegal acts and breaking of Canada’s laws should be among the fi rst to be charged under their own “Tough on Crime Bill” (Bill C10)!!!

Joyce NeufeldWaldeck, Sask.

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There have been times where writing this column has been a challenge, usu-ally because fi nding an idea sometimes requires a lot of brain racking.

However, no column has been more diffi cult to write than this one.

Usually words are not something I struggle with. I suppose more than two decades as a newspaper journalist have at least giv-en me that.

But this week the right words seen to escape me.

This week I want to write about one man, and who he has been in the years I have known him.

Like most, summing up a man in a few words is not easy, and that is certainly the case here.

I’ll start by saying that Sheldon Nicholson was fi rst and foremost a good guy.

So when I learned last week Sheldon had died as the result of a stroke I was greatly saddened. Yorkton had lost one of the nicest men you were likely to meet.

I can’t recall ever run-ning into Sheldon where he didn’t have a smile, and the time to talk, and that talk in our case usually turned to agriculture.

I fi rst met Sheldon years ago when he took over as manager of Heart-land Livestock in the city, a position he has held ever since.

The man knew cows and he knew markets, and he was always ready to help me understand what was happening in terms of markets, and how that re-lated back to farmers and ranchers locally. He be-came a valued contact be-cause of that.

But there was more to Sheldon.

Trained as an auction-eer the man competed in auctioneering contests on a regular basis, and he did well. That meant more stops at his offi ce to talk about those experiences, and to write more stories.

I suppose in my case I often think of people in terms of interviews. Shel-don was a good one. He was articulate, and willing to share his views, even at times when they might not have been what everybody

else was saying. That made him good press.

But as the number of stories grew, from com-ments on cattle markets, to business reviews of Heart-land Livestock to work-ing with recently arrived employees from Mexico, I just grew to like Sheldon as a person.

As things sometimes turn out Sheldon also liked supporting agriculture and the community, so he be-came involved with the Yorkton Exhibition Asso-ciation.

Since the YEA is heav-ily involved in agricultural events, the spring bull sale, Harvest Showdown, and related areas such as rodeos and standardbred

racing, I spent a consider-able amount of time at the local fairgrounds, although nothing like the time Shel-don donated to the Asso-ciation, and its events.

Sheldon, like many, put in countless hours to makes sure the events ran smoothly, and Yorkton and East Central Saskatchewan had a range of things to take in and enjoy.

Yet, again as busy as Sheldon might be, he al-ways had that smile of his on under the cowboy hat, and he always had time to talk.

It will not be quite the same at the summer fair, or Friday night standardbred

racing without Sheldon be-ing part of it.

I can only imagine the heartache his family and closest friends are feeling over his loss at age 45. My condolences to you all.

Just know others feel the loss too.

The community has lost a valued volunteer and agriculture a good friend.

And while I started out knowing him as a work contact, I too feel I have lost more than someone I occasionally quoted in the paper.

Sheldon Nicholson you will be missed.

AgricultureCattle industry loses one of the good guys

February 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 7

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E x p e r i e n c e d Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan (LMS) President Rhett Parks has started a second term in that leadership role.

Rhett, who operates Whitewood Livestock Sales, was re-elected President at a board meet-ing following the recent Annual General Meeting where he was returned as a director. He previously served three years as LMS Board First Vice President.

“LMS is experiencing an especially productive period of strengthening the province’s cattle industry by continuously seeking valuable ways to serve members and producers,” Rhett said, following his election as President. “We plan to continue with ini-tiatives that reinforce our role as the voice and sup-porter of auction markets and order buyer stations.”

Bob Blacklock of Saskatoon Livestock Sales continues serving as First Vice President, while Jeff Jameson of JGL Livestock remains the immediate past president.

The LMS board also involves:

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The HeadStart Equity Builder ProgramTM is a major commitment by Sas-katchewan’s leading credit unions, of up to $10 mil-lion, toward down payment assistance for purchasers of new homes constructed through the HeadStart on a Home Program.

Eight of Saskatch-ewan’s leading Credit Unions - Advantage Credit Union, Affi nity Credit Union, Conexus Credit Union, Cornerstone Credit Union, Innovation Credit Union, Spectra Credit Union, Synergy Credit Union and Weyburn Credit Union - will provide a down payment loan for purchasers of HeadStart Homes through the Head-Start Equity Builder Pro-gramTM.

The down payment loans will be provided to a maximum of 5% of the purchase price of a Head-Start Home. The loan is repayable over 5 years at the attractive rate of Credit Union prime. This unique program has been approved by CMHC and Genworth under their non-traditional source of down payment guidelines.

“Access to entry level housing is an issue that reaches all corners of Sas-katchewan. Together with

the Province, Saskatch-ewan’s Credit Unions are committed to building stronger, healthier commu-nities,” said Mark Lane, Chief Operating Offi cer of Affi nity Credit Union.

This program is com-plementary to and enhanc-es the objectives of the HeadStart on a Home Pro-gram as it addresses one of the most signifi cant bar-riers to home ownership allowing entry-level home purchasers to access down payment funding, second to affordable inventory.

“New approaches are required if we are to meet our current housing de-mands as well as build for the future,” Social Servic-es Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatch-ewan Housing Corporation June Draude said. “Our government is ready to work with public and pri-vate partners to move the housing strategy forward and, most importantly, pro-vide Saskatchewan people with more opportunities to own homes. We are proud to work with Saskatch-ewan’s participating credit unions and Westcap Mgt. Ltd. to put this goal into action.”

The HeadStart on a Home Program, a $200 million initiative an-

nounced by the govern-ment in 2011, will fi nance the construction of at least 1,000 new, entry-level homes over the next fi ve years. With municipalities as the program applicants, builders and developers are eligible for construc-tion loans of up to 90 per cent of the cost to bring new homes to market. Fi-nancing is provided with-out the requirement of pre-sales of housing units and at an interest rate of four per cent per annum.

The target price for the homes will be at or below the average MLS for simi-lar homes in the respective municipality, expected to range from $180,000 to $300,000. The homes may include condominiums, multi-unit, single family dwellings, modular homes, or ready-to-move units.

The program is de-livered by Westcap Mgt. Ltd., in partnership with its eight Credit Union Com-munity Champions.

As Saskatchewan’s largest private venture cap-ital fund manager, Westcap has over $500 million in capital under management. Westcap specializes in the development, launch, and fund management of niche funds that address capital funding gaps in Saskatche-wan. Westcap’s history and experience in delivering new funds and programs throughout Saskatchewan, such as the well-known Golden Opportunities Fund Inc., is integral to the success of the program.

“HeadStart on a Home is a Made in Saskatch-ewan solution that will help sustain our exciting growth and prosperity in this Province,” said Grant Kook, President and CEO of Westcap Mgt. Ltd. “This new $10 million commit-ment by Westcap’s Credit Union partners is another innovative example of what can be achieved through strategic partner-ships with a common goal of building our economy.”

Through their strategic partnership and as lead-ers in Saskatchewan’s fi -nancial industry, Westcap and the HeadStart Credit Union Community Cham-pions will help ensure that the program reaches all communities across Sas-katchewan.

For more information about the HeadStart Equity Builder ProgramTM of HeadStart on a Home, visit the website at: headstarto-nahome.ca

Page 8 Shellbrook Chronicle February 3, 2012

Headstart on a Home program launched

Shell Lake Legion news

Bernard Lalonde, Don Wieres, Carolyn Lalonde and Commander Ed Buhler

Don Weires present-ed Melissa Ardagh with a $500 bursary from the Shell Lake Legion Branch #15 on November 11, 2011. Melissa is currently in her second year of Commerce at the University of Sas-katchewan

Bernard and Carolyn Lalonde were installed into the Shell Lake Legion by Commander Ed Buhler at the December 2011 meet-ing. Bernard and Carolyn live near Victoire and their commitment to the Shell Lake Legion is very wel-come as our members age and cannot help out as they used to. Bernard’s father was a World War II veteran and Bernard’s sister Anita is also a member of the Shell Lake branch.

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190 million:The number of greeting cards exchanged for the holiday. Valen-tine’s Day comes in second to Christmas for the most number of greeting cards sent.

73: The percentage of men who give bouquet gifts.

119: The number of single men in their 20s per 100 single women of the same age.

6,000: The number of weddings that take place every day in the United States.

144: The number of years the choco-late box has been around. The fi rst Valen-tine’s Day box of chocolates was created and introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.

1415: The year in which the fi rst Val-entine’s Day card was sent.

76: The percentage of Americans who celebrate Valentine’s Day.

72: The percentage of Canadians who plan to give something on Valentine’s Day.

1,000: The approximate number of let-ters mailed to Verona, Italy and addressed to Juliet every February 14.

3: The percentage of pet owners who will buy a gift for their pet.

1: The ranking given to teachers in terms of most Valentine’s Day cards re-

ceived. Numbers 2 and 3 belong to chil-dren and mothers.

37: The percentage of workers who have dated someone at work.

15: The percentage of women who send themselves fl owers on this day.

2.5 billion: The dollar amount spent on jewelry for Valentine’s Day.

5: The number of years of shelf life for dark chocolate. Discard milk or white chocolate after a year.

Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered in three days surrounding Valentine’s Day. The reason red roses are so popular is because they were the favorite fl owers of Juno, the Roman goddess of love. There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedi-cated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the United States. One acre of green-house rose production in the United States is valued at about one million dollars, which includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land. Although California grows 60 percent of the roses in the United States, the majority of those bought for Valentine’s day will have been shipped from South America.

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By Sara WilliamsHere is a large genus

(Ipomoea) of plants, most native to South America, which includes both annu-als and perennials. A number of species have undergone name changes and may be listed vari-ously in seed catalogues and on nursery benches. The perennial members of this genus are tender and “treated as annuals” on the prairies, but will bloom

in their first season from seed.

The genus name is from the Greek words ips, meaning a vine tendril, and homoios, similar to, and describes its method of climbing. Some of the vining species bloom in the morning and others at night. For round-the-clock enjoyment, plant one of each type on the same trel-lis.

Moon vine (I. alba, syn.

Calonyction aculeatum) is a vine for a night garden, one with many white or fragrant flowers creating a romantic ambience. Place it where you will easily see it from inside or near your deck for outdoor plea-sure. The sweetly fragrant, white, fall-blooming fun-nel-shaped flowers open at dusk. It takes them about five minutes to unfold and is akin to watching a slow-motion film. It’s worth

taking the time to watch it just once.

The large flowers are about 15 cm (6 in.) in diameter. The stamens protrude beyond the pet-als. The spiral buds are as attractive as the flowers. The seedpods are decora-tive and interesting. The green leaves are long-stalked, lush and heart-shaped. A perennial in the tropics and here treated as an annual, plants grow to about 3 m (10 ft.).

Flag of Spain or fire-cracker vine (I. lobata, syn. Mina lobata) has flowers that resemble old-fash-ioned, garish yellow-and-orange Halloween corn candy on 10 cm (4 in.) spikes. Weird! The buds of the small, tubular flowers change from red to orange and yellow as they open, later fading to white. The leaves have three pointed lobes and a fourth smaller

(or mini) lobe, hence the species name. Native to Mexico where it is a peren-nial, here on the prairies it is treated as an annual. It should grow to about 3 m (10 ft.) and blooms in September if our season is long enough.

• ‘Citronella’ has lemon yellow flowers.

• ‘Jungle Queen’ is 3.5 m (11 ft.) and crimson orange to yellow.

Common morning glory (I. purpurea, syn. Convolvulus purpureus) is originally from Mexico. It reseeds where condi-tions are favorable and is now found throughout the tropics and is considered a weed in some agricultural areas of the United States, Quebec and Ontario. But no fear of this problem in Prairie Canada – one of the benefits of a long cold winter.

The leaves are large (10 cm/4 in.), hairy and heart-shaped. The vine itself will climb about 3 m (10 ft.). The flowers of the species are a deep purple-blue, but cultivars are available as single or double, in white, blue, pur-ple, red or pink.

• ‘Carnival’ (‘Carnevale di Venezia’) – pinstripes of mixed shades

• ‘Hazelwood Blues’ – shades of blue

• ‘Light Blue Star’ – light blue

• ‘Split Personality’ – single, magenta pink–and–white flowers

• ‘Star of Yelta’ – pur-ple flowers with a pink throat

• ‘Sunrise Serenade’ – double red

Cypress vine (I. x quamoclit) is also native to Mexico. It will self-sow and is considered a weed in Australia, where it is widely naturalized. Cypress vine is covered with masses of tiny, fra-grant, bright red, tubular flowers, which attract hummingbirds. The dis-tinctive, dark green, pin-nate leaves are tiny, fern-like and resemble needles. It will grow to 2 m (6 ft.).

Sara William’s revised and expanded edition of Creating the Prairie Xeriscape will be pub-lished later this year.

This column is offered by the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

A multitude of Morning GloriesFebruary 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 9

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February 14 (Tuesday). Valentines Dinner at the century old Superintendents Residence in the heart of the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo. Hosted by the Friends of the Forestry Farm House (www.fffh.ca). Seatings at 5:00 and 7:00 pm; $40 per persons (prepaid only). Call Claire at 373-1787 or email c.bear@sasktel.net for more information or to reserve.

February 25 and 26 (Saturday, Sunday), 9am - 4 pm. Start the year off by taking a break from the cold and join us for our Spring Renewal. Topics include new plant releases, tips and tricks for dazzling containers, landscape design, explore the mysteries of botanical Latin, and attracting winged visitors to your garden. And that’s just the fi rst day. Half days are $39 + GST (no lunch), full days are $75 + GST (includes lunch) and both days is only $139 + GST (lunch both days). For more information or to register call 966-5546, email master.gardeners@usask.ca or go to http://ccde.usask.ca/go/hort.

There are still a few copies left of ‘Of a Cold Land’ (Sara Williams: the stories and plant introduc-tions by prairie horticulture pioneers; $14) and the ‘2012 Prairie Gardener’ (Western Canada’s only gardening annual since 1937; this year’s theme is trees for the prairies; $13). They are available from the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (343-7707) and at some local book stores and garden centres.

Sask Perennial Society coming events

By: Cassie BendigJanuary is already

gone, how active have you been so far this year? There are many options available – Fitness Classes with Leeta Harms, Zumba with Meagan Whiteside, Wiggle Worms with Nicole Philp, Yoga with Tammy Fulton and Exercises for seniors. If you are not sure how to participate in these classes please feel free to contact me and I will hook you up. There will also be new equipment available for some of the classes – come and try out a bosu ball workout, or maybe a med ball workout! All of you students look-ing for a job, keep your eye open for summer positions with the Town opening up! It is a great experience to work for your commu-nity, not only will you be making some money for yourself, you also get the chance to work with com-munity members and help make our Town a brighter and more welcoming place to live and visit. Working for a wage is not the only great experience available, volunteering is a huge help to your community as well. Volunteering will give you the personal sat-isfaction of knowing you selfl essly helped the com-munity – opportunities are available through myself for the Town. You can vol-unteer with the Museum, the Playground Program and even at the Shellbrook Swimming Pool.

Just a reminder to all local groups having any-thing to do with sports, recreation and/or culture,

to come and apply for the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant. Appli-cations can be found at the Town offi ce.

If there is anything you wish for me to help adver-tise, please let me know! I have many outlets avail-able and can fi ll in every-one with what is going on. Just a reminder; add Shellbrook Recreation to Facebook – I am always available for questions and

I regularly update anything that is going on. I also post questions on Face-book looking for feedback from the community. The more you answer and give suggestions, the better idea I have for what to follow through with for the com-munity.

Weekly Health Tip: Everybody talks about getting into shape and strengthening your body, but don’t forget about that

big beautiful brain inside that strong skull of yours! Read a book, or play games that make you think such as word puzzles or grab a Rubik’s cube!

Have a great week!Cassie BendigShellbrook Recreation

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From the desk of the Rec Director

Deer can be found all over the country, and healthy deer populations are increas-ingly creeping into residential and urban areas seeking food and mates thanks to developments encroaching on deer habi-tats. This increases the chances of motor-ists having run-ins with deer on the road-ways around their homes and places of business.

State Farm(R) estimates that 2.3 mil-lion collisions between deer and vehicles occurred in the United States during the two-year period between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2010. That number marks a 21.1 percent increase in the number of incidents from statistics gathered just fi ve years earlier. West Virgina and Iowa rank fi rst and second, respectively, as the states where a driver is most likely to collide with a deer.

Vehicular crashes can cause serious damage to a car and even be fatal. Accord-ing to National Geographic, the average white-tailed deer can stand at 6-feet-tall and weigh between 100 and 200 pounds. That animal stands as a formidable foe should a collision with a car occur. It may seem like one is hitting into a barrier or an impenetrable object.

Although fall, when deer are migra-tory and seeking mates, is the prime sea-son for collisions with deer, collisions can occur throughout the year. The spring is

when females give birth to their young, so speckled fawns may inadvertently dart across the road with mothers chasing after them. The displacement of deer habitats due to urban sprawl also magnifi es the problem of risking an accident with deer.

There are certain tips that can reduce the chances of a deer and vehicle colli-sion.

* Keep in mind that deer are most ac-tive between 6 and 9 p.m. At dusk, they may be harder to see.

* Take note of posted deer crossing signs. These are erected in places where deer are most actively crossing.

* Deer generally travel in herds. So drivers who see one deer should expect to see others nearby.

* Use highbeams when driving at night to better illuminate rural areas.

* Drive slowly in areas where deer are likely to be, such as by open fi elds.

* Car-mounted deer whistles are not a reliable deterrent.

* Do not swerve erratically to avoid a deer collision. This can result in a colli-sion with another car and increase risk of injury and damage.

In areas where deer collisions are prevalent, extra insurance coverage may be needed on vehicles. Therefore, drivers should speak with their insurance provid-ers.

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Over their various mis-sions over the last 11 years, the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles have pretty much seen it all.

During their 1,800 treks through the Saskatchewan prairies they’ve sledded in the freezing cold, cut their way through snow storms and sledded in swampy spring like conditions in hopes of raising money for the Canadian Cancer Soci-ety and raising awareness of breast cancer and the recreation of snowmobil-ing.

This year, they were forced to trailer their sleds nearly half of the eight day mission due to a lack of snow and warm tempera-tures.

Many areas of Sas-katchewan had little or no snow at all, preventing the riders from taking on the provinces landscape on

their snowmobiles. For-tunately, the Shellbrook/Prince Albert area was not one of those regions.

Wednesday morning, the riders braved their way from Christopher Lake to Shellbrook through a dense ice fog that reduced visibility to just a few feet.

The fog caused a 30 minute delay to their cof-fee stop at the Shellbrook Senior’s Centre. The group was bound for Big River for lunch before making a stop in Chitek Lake and then stopping for the night in Meadow Lake. PWOS president Carol McKnight said that the group would likely be trailering their sleds most of the next day due to a lack of snow.

“It looks like in 2012 we are going to have an-other four days on the trailer due to the snow conditions this year.,” said

McKnight, noting that in 2004, the group also had to trailer their sleds for four of the eight days but this time due to -40 C con-ditions and terrible wind chills.

Though this year’s mis-sion has been marred by a lack of snow, second year core rider Jackie Togg-weiler said that the bright side of it is that the riders are able to get to know one another better and bond more.

In previous years, she said that the riders and crew spend time together at the stops but are on their sleds for most of the day. This year they have spend a great deal of time riding in vehicles together.

“This year we have all day long together to visit,” said Toggweiler, who lives in Emma Lake.

This year is extra spe-

cial for Toggweiler as her two of her daughters have joined her for the mission Lisa Colette LaBlanc and Lisa Zunti.

“Not only are they my daughters they are now my mission sisters,” said Tog-gweiler.

Riding into every com-munity is a rush but she received an extra boost pulling into Christopher Lake yesterday for their overnight stop.

Even though she lives just down the road in

Emma Lake, she spent the night with the team rather than sleeping in her own bed.

The Prairie Women on Snowmobiles started in 2000 to focus attention on breast cancer and the rec-reation of snowmobiling as well as raise the much-needed funds for breast cancer research. PWOS has contributed 100% of the funds raised in the past eleven Missions for re-search raising more than $1.6 million to date.

Each year, 10 core riders and 2 alternates are chosen to make the 1,800 trip around Saskatchewan raising pledges and col-lecting donations.

In order to qualify, a person must be a member of the organization, own a sled and possess some riding prowess and raise a minimum of $3,000.

For more information about the PWOS check out www.prairiewomen.ca

Page 10 Shellbrook Chronicle February 3, 2012

Patchy snow conditions doesn’t phase PWOS

More progress on surgical wait times

Saskatchewan is meet-ing its goal of treating the province’s longest waiting surgical patients, as the overall number of patients waiting continues to de-cline.

New surgical data up-dated to November 30, 2011, shows that just over 1,400 patients in Saskatch-ewan have waited more than 12 months for surgery – a 65 per cent drop since the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative began in April 2010. Saskatchewan has completed about 55,900 surgeries since the start of this fi scal year (April), 7.2 per cent more (about 3,780 cases) than during the same period last year.

“It’s very encouraging to see the health regions’ progress in reducing sur-gical wait times,” Health Minister Don McMorris said. “Patients and fami-lies clearly told us this area should be a priority. This complete, current data shows that Saskatchewan’s carefully planned ‘sooner, safer, smarter’ approach is

paying off.”The surgical data also

shows that about 21,870 patients are waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan, the fewest since the current measurement system was introduced in 2004.

By the end of 2011-12, the province’s goal is to provide all patients with the opportunity to have surgery within 12 months of specialist referral. Pro-vincially, 99 per cent of all surgeries are completed with 18 months and 96 per cent within 12 months. Of the 10 health regions that provide surgical services, six are currently achieving the 12 month goal for 100 per cent of surgeries they provide.

Since November 2007, the number of patients waiting longer than 18 months for surgery has dropped 87 per cent, the number waiting more than 12 months has dropped 73 per cent and the num-ber waiting more than six months has declined 52 per cent. These fi gures repre-

sent improvements of four, fi ve and three percentage points respectively since the previous monthly data update.

The Saskatchewan Sur-gical Initiative (SkSI) is the province’s four-year plan to improve the surgi-cal patient experience and provide more timely ac-cess to surgery. Its goal is to provide all patients with an opportunity to have sur-gery within three months by 2014. Among the proj-ects it supports are an on-line directory of surgeons that helps doctors and pa-tients choose an appropri-ate surgeon, surgical safety checklists in all hospital operating rooms, and new “patient pathways” for pa-tients with hip, knee, spine, gynecological and prostate problems.

More information about the SkSI can be found at www.health.gov.sk.ca/saskatchewan-surgi-cal-initiative. Wait time data is available at www.sasksurgery.ca.

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The core riders from the 2012 mission of the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles pose for a picture at the Shellbrook Seniors Centre during their stop Wednesday morning.

Everything seems to be going right for the Shellbrook Elks as they wrapped up their regular season with a pair of wins and opened their fi rst round Provincial A matchup with a 4-1 win over the Mead-ow Lake Stampeders.

The Elks traveled to Meadow Lake Saturday January 28 taking a 1-0 series lead in their best of three series. A win at home Friday night (game starts at 8:30 p.m.) and the Elks will make it to the second round of the Provincial A bracket for the fi rst time in three years.

Sunday night the Elks handed the Prairie Outlaws just their second loss of the season in front of a Shell-brook crowd.

Elks 11 Prairie 5The Elks came out fi r-

ing against a short benched Prairie Outlaws team Sun-day night. The Elks opened the game with a four goal period starting a pair from Matt Bergen and Josh Pe-terson.

Tory Stott put the Out-laws on the scoreboard midway through the period but Ryan Gareau scored for the Elks just seconds later to make the score 3-1

for Shellbrook. Peterson scored his second of the game with 2:31 left in the fi rst period.

Aki Seitsonen scored early in the second to give the Elks a 5-1 lead.

But then the wheels nearly came off for Shell-brook at the hands of a pair of former Elks.

Scott scored his second of the game with 11:16 left on the clock followed by a pair of goals from league scoring champion Bret Peppler just 1:30 apart.

Former Elk Adam Moar tied the game at fi ve goals a piece with 1:30 re-maining in the period.

In the third period it was all Elks as they pres-sured the Outlaws for 20 minutes.

The Elks regained the lead on Peterson’s third goal of the night juts 28 seconds into the period.

Curtis Olsen hit his stride as he scored three consecutive goals in the span of 6:30 to give the Elks a 9-5 lead.

Korey Diehl and Joel Belair scored late in the period to secure the Elks 11-5 win.

David Clements got the start for the Elks while

Chris Enns backstopped the Outlaws.

After clinching the Fort Carlton Hockey League title earlier in the week, the Outlaws dressed just 10 skaters for the game with the Elks which had little bearing on the standings.

The Elks, meanwhile dressed 15 skaters.

League playoff sched-ules will be set follow-ing this weekend’s games where the Tisdale Ram-blers face off against the Hague Royals and the Warman Wildcats.

Two other games, fea-turing the Beardy’s Black-hawks have been canceled due to the team’s folding last week. Each game the team played this year has been changed to a 1-0 win for the opposition regard-less of the turnout.

Shellbrook Kinsmen ‘Crush it” for Telemiracle

After a huge response last year the Shellbrook Kinsmen Club is bringing back the “Crush It” for Telemiracle program.

This year the club ahs doubled its capac-ity by placing a pair of garbage bins, donated by TJ Disposals, for the col-lection of cardboard and plastic milk containers at the Shellbrook Elementary School, just off the corner of Third Avenue East and Main Street.

Containers collected will be taken to Sarcan before the end of February to help top up the orga-nization’s donation to Telemiracle. Through the “Crush it” program Sarcan contributes $350 for every metric tonne of plastic jugs and $150 for every tonne of paper milk cartons to the cause.

To get involved, depos-it washed and crushed cardboard and plastic milk containers in the bin.

The bin for milk con-tainers will be at the elementary school until February 29.

The project will kick off the official Telemiracle 36 fund raising in the com-munity.

In addition to the Kinsmen emptying the bin and hauling the milk containers to Sarcan the Kinsmen and Kinettes plan to distribute Telemiracle “Helping Hands” to busi-nesses and schools and conduct the annual town canvass in the later part of February.

February 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 11

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Elks forward Josh Peterson battles to get a shot on net during Shellbrook’s 11-5 rout of the FCHL regular season champion Prairie Outlaws.

Most of us keep a lid on our pet peeves and frustra-tions.

Not Andy Rooney, the renowned 60 Minutes cur-mudgeon who died last month at 92. He became famous for his what-I-just-don’t-understand rants about mundane minutiae and irksome realities of everyday life.

“No one should drink anything that’s coloured blue,” he’d complain, re-ferring to various energy drinks on his desk. Or: “You’d think short shoes

would be cheaper than long shoes—not as much in them. But they aren’t. People with short feet are subsidizing people with long feet.”

Bags of potato chips puffed with air, why peo-ple have so many watches, two-prong plugs in a three-prong world—all became fair game for Rooney’s ed-itorial rants, and an inspi-ration for nit-picky grum-blers everywhere.

“Do I have opinions that might piss people off?” he once asked. “Yes,

that’s what I’m here for.” But mainly—as one

who believed “being kind is more important than be-ing right”—he worked a whiny, whimsical shtick that was unapologetically old school and slow lane. A

typical Rooneyism: “How come I’ve never heard of any of the musical groups that millions of other Americans apparently are listening to?”

And if you happened to catch “a few minutes with Andy Rooney,” as his weekly spiel was in-troduced, you just had to watch to the end.

So permit me, in the Rooney vein, to vent a few personal vexations on a topic I think Rooney might have related to—namely, certain conventions prac-ticed by TV news broad-casters.

To wit: What’s with running endless close-ups of needles being injected, either into drug addicts or

vaccination receivers? As viewers, we get the point. In fact, so wince-produc-ing are these shots, most of us probably miss the ac-companying commentary.

Ditto with those ex-treme close-ups of people

either smoking or eating hamburgers, hot dogs and other food that’s apt to drip stuff.

TV newsies are also partial to up-the-nose close-ups of patients in doctor’s offi ces and old folks in nursing homes. And if the story concerns colo-rectal cancer, you can be sure viewers will be treated to an internal shot of that delightful cavity.

Seriously: More is not necessarily more, guys.

Nor is running unnec-essary fi le footage while someone is speaking or be-ing interviewed. No need to see, for example, a com-bine in action while some-one is talking about the Canadian Wheat Board, or vehicles on the free-

way while a police offi cer is commenting on road safety.

Similarly, a story be-gins on a recent develop-ment in the Saskatchewan potash industry and, sure as the screen you’re watch-ing, on will come some tired old footage of potash going up a conveyor belt, being washed, poured into a pile, etc.

Please—no more re-cycled footage of that potash-washing vat. Or of President Obama bounc-ing down the stairs of Air Force One. Or of people buying Christmas presents. If each station must show us what Christmas shop-pers look like, perhaps they could consider getting some new video loops.

Meanwhile, I’m con-vinced viewers must frequently lose track of tricky-to-follow stories (especially about complex political situations in for-eign lands) because of eye-catching, disjointed visu-als that distract them from the unfolding narrative. In such cases, illustrative facts and fi gures would be helpful.

I sometimes wish, too, that news teams would re-examine their priorities. For example, any lame story that in some way

touches on the topic of hockey or Hollywood all too often gets precedence over developing issues of enormous world impor-tance.

On Sunday, Spanish voters decisively threw out the ruling Socialists. The U.S. may sell “bunker buster” bombs to the Unit-ed Arab Emirates for pos-sible use against Iranian nuclear sites. British tab-loids not owned by Rupert Murdoch are also being investigated for cell phone and personal records hack-ing.

Big deal. In Canadian news rooms, fi rst dibs will generally go to that story about the junior hockey team that won a trip to a big-league game in De-troit or to a Farmer’s Al-manac prediction of what the winter will be like. You know—the really impor-tant stuff.

Anyway, that’s my Rooneyesque, three-min-ute kvetch. Thanks for in-dulging me.

And thanks to Andy Rooney for the 1,097 times he crankily showed that opining on trivial truisms and eccentric irritations could, and often did, reso-nate with millions.

bronwyn.eyre@sask-tel.net

Page 12 Shellbrook Chronicle February 3, 2012

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VILLAGE OF DEBDENASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll of the Village of Debden for the Year 2012 has been prepared and is now open for inspection in the offi ce of the Asses-sor from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Feb 2,1012 to March 5, 2012 the following days: Tuesday to Thursday inclusive.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passedand the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal his/her assessment is required to fi le his/her notice of appeal with: The Asses-sor, Village of Debden, P.O. Box 400, Debden Saskatch-ewan S0J 0S0, by March 5, 2012

Dated at Debden, Saskatchewan this 26th day of January, 2012Carmen Jean, Assessor

February is Heart MonthIt’s time to Make Death WaitHeart disease and stroke take 1 in 3 Ca-

nadians before their time. And it is the #1 killer of women in Canada, taking more female lives than all cancers combined.

While those numbers are shocking, there is good news for Canadians. It’s possible to change the odds against heart disease and stroke. It’s possible to Make Death Wait.

How? By taking action to reduce the risk factors that are within your control. That means factors like high blood pres-sure, eating an unhealthy diet, being physically inactive, smoking or being overweight. Nine out of 10 people have at least one risk factor, and 40 % have three or more. The Heart and Stroke Foundation website, heartandstroke.ca, is full of infor-mation and tools to help Canadians under-stand their individual risk factors and start making changes. For example, the newly updated Heart&Stroke Healthy Weight

Action Plan is a personalized, step-by-step online program that helps you assess your current eating and activity habits, setting goals and taking steps to reach and maintain a healthy weight. Go to URL/TK to take the fi rst steps.

And another way Canadians can make death wait? By donating to the Heart and Stroke Foundation during the annual Heart Month campaign this February.

Every donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation supports investment in life-giving research, advocacy, health promo-tion and education programs. It’s all aimed at reducing the impact of heart disease and stroke, and helping Canadians live longer, fuller lives.

Please give generously when Heart and Stroke Foundation Volunteers come calling this February.

You can also support online at heartandstroke.ca/HELP or by calling 1 888 HSF INFO (1 888 473 4636

Happy New Year! - Parkland Terrace is all

about change these days. We are starting The Eden Alternative. A journey that is based on ten principles. One of these states the three plagues of loneliness, helplessness, and boredom account for the bulk of suf-fering among our Elders.

Our role as caregivers is to enable our residents to live and engage in life, participate in meaningful, planned and spontane-ous activity. This can be done in the human habitat -through interacting with children, pets and plants. Building meaningful rela-tionships with young and old make life worth living.

The Eden journey pro-motes resident - focused care encouraging indepen-dent choices about their day-to-day living. It moves from an institutional type of service to a more home like structure. The new In-tegrated Site will consist of smaller living quarters called houses. There will be a kitchen, 10-12 bed-rooms and sitting/dining area in each. A common room will allow for larger functions such as parties and socials.

As the Recreation Co-ordinator, my job is to facilitate opportunity, em-power others to take an ac-tive part, embrace the good in what we are already do-ing and create pathways to provide even more choic-es. Just as we do, our resi-dents strive for full, happy abundant lives. Making a difference each day is of utmost importance.

If you would like to become involved in our home and the journey we are on please contact my-self, talk to any of our staff that has been trained in the Eden Alternative, or for more information search the computer for the Eden Alternative.

- Trina Chamberlain, Recreation Coordinator

Volunteers are Making a Difference!

Did You Know…if you are a family member/friend/member of the com-munity/entertainer who visits or spends time at Parkland Terrace you can/should register as a volun-teer. The time you share makes a difference to all!

Registration forms are in the Volunteer sign in binder at the entrance of the home, please fi ll out and return to Recreation Therapy (former Activity Department).

Welcome to our new and returning Youth Vol-unteers: Bailey Doucette, Hayley Galbraith, Shay-lyn Kress, Jenna Beaulieu, Taylor Hladun, Alexis Chamberlain, and Niomi Klassen.

We are excited about the Intergennerational connections we have with the grade 2 and 5 class at Shellbrook Elementary School. Each class will visit us once a month at different times.

We are seeking Virtual Volunteers-those who are interested in technology are especially helpful in the area of creating theme cd’s, inputting newslet-ter information and photo cropping.

The Community of Shellbrook and surround-ing area has touched our resident’s lives in many ways! By providing spiri-tual services, entertain-ment, community service, visits, bingo help, and spe-cial events are just some of the ways you make a dif-ference.

If you or someone you know would like to be a part of this fabulous op-portunity please call the Recreation Therapy De-partment.

Health Care Auxiliary meets in Parkland Terrac-es quiet lounge the fourth Tuesday of every second month. The next meeting will be March 27, 2012 at 2:00pm.

An educational in-ser-vice on assisting our resi-dents with meal time tips will be offered in Febru-ary. A sign-up sheet will be available for family members, current and new volunteers. Contact Rec-reation.

Resident Reminiscing-information on each resi-dent will be posted on their bulletin boards in order for us to get to know them bet-ter. Please add information if you wish.

ERecreation Therapy is a team approach includ-

ing residents, staff, family members, and volunteers . Some of the goals are to expand areas of service, utilizing new and existing ideas. Recreation Therapy promotes independence and encouragement to achieve quality of life! This may be something different for each person, trial and error is an accept-able concept. It is our job to enable our residents to live life to its fullest today and every day.

The Recreation Coor-dinator develops, plans, validates, facilitates/impli-ments and evaluates pro-grams to encompass the whole person. The Rec-reation Coordinator is also responsible for leading and guiding team players including the ADL/Rec-reation Worker, who fa-cilitates and delivers pro-grams.

Recreation Program-ming is designed with resident likes, interests and abilities in mind. In house and community resources are utilized. Adaptability and fl exibility is of utmost importance. Success of recreation programming is not soley dependant on the Recreation staff…it is de-pendant on the team.

Parkland Terrace pro-motes enhanced oppor-tunities for volunteers of all ages. One to one vol-unteering, small and large group service will be the focuss. Some programs depend on volunteers such as the the card and game nights starting in Febru-ary which will be led by The Health Care Auxil-iary. Other examples in-clude church groups who sponsor the spiritual ser-vices and Birthday Parties. One-to-one visits focusses on Sensory Stimulation. There are many areas that our community plays a role and many more to be explored. Ideas are wel-come! ourselves….Director of Care:

My name is Patricia (Patty) Couture and I am very pleased to have be-come a new addition to the Parkland Terrace family as the Director of Care. I ob-tained a Diploma in Nurs-ing from the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts in Science, a Degree in Nursing from the Univer-sity of Saskatchewan and hold a Certifi cate in Criti-cal Care from San Antonio Regional Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. I have 19 years of nursing experi-ence covering a variety of care settings ranging from large urban to small ru-ral acute, community and long term care. In October 2006 I returned to Shell-brook as Director of Care for the Shellbrook Hospi-tal, which now along with Parkland Terrace remains my current positions today. Facility Manager:

My name is Nicole Mennie (maiden name, Cyr). I grew up in Leask. I then went on to univer-sity where I received my Bachelor of Commerce Degree, majoring in Health Care Administration and General Business. After graduation I worked for 3 different Health Districts, conducting Needs Assess-ments.

I am happy and excited to be Facility Manager at Parkland Terrace. I will be working here in a half-time position, as I am still busy and needed on the farm part time. I will post my work schedule on the of-fi ce door, so everyone will know which days to expect me in the offi ce.Recreation Therapy De-partment:

My name is Trinalea (Trina) Chamberlain. I grew up in Northern Sas-katchewan, Dore Lake and La Ronge for the most part. I have been working for approximately 20 years as a Recreation Coordi-nator in Long Term Care settings in both urban and rural settings. Parkland

Terrace’s new Recreation Coordinator position will focus on providing Thera-peutic Recreation opportu-nities that engage residents in day to day life! This includes community and youth involvement.

Shelby Mayer, the new Activity of Daily/Living Recreation Worker, will be joined the Recreation Department on Dec 5th and will work 3 days a week. Shelby comes to us from Holbein area. Shelby has worked for the Prince

Albert Parkland Health Region for over 20 years in areas such as dietary, special care aide, lab ser-vices, scheduling and most recently as a Recreation Worker.

The new Recreation Therapy staff will be working fl exible hours which will be posted on the Recreation Room Door. Please drop in and introduce yourselves!

February 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 13

Parkland Terrace Lodge news

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W A R K E N T I N E , OLAUG (Olive)

July 14, 1918 – Jan. 26, 2012

It is with deep sad-ness that we announce the sudden passing of Olive Warkentine in the Victoria Hospital on Jan 26, 2012. Olive will forever be re-membered and cherished by her daughters and son-in-laws: Eva Person (Har-ley), Amy MacLennan (Ken), Joy Aiken (Glen); daughter-in-law: Nanette Moi, grandchildren: Heidi Moi, Lisa Stewart (Craig), Shawn Moi, Jordan Moi, Courtney Moi, Breanne Person, Jason Church, Jared MacLennan, Carla Parsons (Frazer), Johna-thon Aiken (Tiffany), & Tyler Aiken; great-grand-children: Jessica Desiat-nyk, Zach Desiatnyk, Mia Stewart, Tate Stewart, Prestyn Stewart, Ayston Aiken, & Kyra Parsons.

She was predeceased by her husbands, Henry Warkentine & Magnus Moi; her son Osmund Moi; son-in-law Ervin Church; her parents; 2 sisters and 3 brothers in Norway.

Olive was born and raised in Bryne, Norway and she came to Canada

for a “holiday” around 1951. It was during this time that she met and mar-ried Henry Warkentine.

She lived in Canwood until 2009 when she moved into Prince Albert to live at the Kopera Care Home. She was very proud of her Norwegian heritage and she never lost her Norwe-gian accent even after liv-ing in Canada for over 60 years!

Olive was known for the many skills and tal-ents that she learned while growing up in Norway.

A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Can-wood offi ciated by Pastor Chris Dean. Private fam-ily internment of cremated remains at the Canwood North Cemetary, Canwood. The organist was Grace Buhler and special music was sung by the Canwood Community Choir. Scrip-ture readings were by Glen Aiken and the eulogy was written by Breanne Per-son. The Urn Bearer was Johnathon Aiken. In lieu of fl owers, memorials can be made in Olive’s mem-ory to the Zion Lutheran Church in Canwood, or the Breast Cancer Society. Fellowship and refresh-ments were hosted by the Lutheran Church Ladies at the church following the Internment service. Ar-rangements entrusted to Hawryluk Funeral Home, Canwood, SK.

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Obituary

LUTHERAN CHURCHZion - CanwoodSunday School,

Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.St. John’s - Shellbrook

Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.Pastor Doug SchmirlerParkside, Immanuel11 a.m. - Worship &

Sunday School Pastor Chris Dean------------------------PENTECOSTAL

CHURCHParkside

10:00 a.m. Time of prayer10:30 a.m. Worship

11:00 a.m. Sunday SchoolPastor David Baldock

ShellbrookSunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sun., 11:00 a.m. - WorshipPastor David Bodvarson

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11 a.m. - WorshipPastor Glenn Blazosek

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You may have heard of roaming, which refers to using your mobile device outside of Canada, on another car-rier’s network. This can sometimes be confused with long distance, which applies when you are still in Canada.

When making long distance calls, there are a few things to keep in mind:

Your Calling Area - Calls are defi ned as local or long distance based on local calling areas. Your location at the time of the call, your wireless phone number and the phone number called are all important factors in deter-mining local calling areas versus wireless long distance. If you’re in Toronto (416 area code), for example, and your family is in Vancouver (604 area code), you’ll incur long distance charges when calling outside of your local area code.

Making calls - If you dial a number that is outside of your outgoing local calling area, then it is a long distance call. Your outgoing local calling area is determined by your physical location – the area you are in at any given moment, not your wireless number. As a result, if you call family, friends or colleagues in the city that is local to your physical location, then it is a local call.

Receiving calls - Keep in mind, if you receive a call from a friend in Ottawa (613 area code) while away from your home in Vancouver (604 area code), you will incur long distance charges because someone is calling to your local area code. Your physical location determines the lo-cal distance charges not the phone number calling you. All calls that you receive on your wireless device while you’re physically within your incoming local calling area are local. So even if your family is in another province and they call you at home in Vancouver (604 area code), this will still be considered a local incoming call.

Not sure if your call is long distance? Carriers can provide you with coverage maps or applications to con-fi rm if a call is local distance before you make it or an-swer it directly on your phone.

How to limit your roaming costs - If you have used your mobile device outside of Canada, then you have ex-perienced roaming. When you “roam” you’re accessing services through a foreign cellular carrier and it can cost a lot more to use your device on these partner networks.

“Using a smartphone when you’re away from home can help you stay close and connected to your friends and family, share photos in real-time or use various language or travelling applications,” says Stephanie Lancaster, Rogers data girl. “However, it is important to monitor your usage to save on roaming costs and minimize bill surprise on your return.”

Here are a few tips to reduce your roaming bill:* Understand when the additional costs will apply.

You’ll incur roaming charges when making local or inter-national calls in another country, including calling back to Canada, receiving calls, as well as text messages, and data (email, web surfi ng, and so on).

* Find out what the roaming costs will be. Many car-riers will send you a free text message when you turn on your device in another country that tells you the standard voice, text and data roaming rates for that particular coun-try. Your carrier may also offer the option to purchase a roaming travel pack to save you money off the standard

rates for voice, text or data usage.

* Set up a travel pack before you go. You can add your travel packs for voice, text, data, right on your phone or by calling your ser-vice provider. You should be notifi ed how many minutes and/or megabytes you can use while away. * If data is not a necessity, you can tem-porarily turn off data roam-ing on your mobile device. It may be possible to still pick up email, surf the web or check Facebook when in a free Wi-Fi zone abroad, though these can sometimes be diffi cult to locate.

More information about roaming costs can be found online at www.connected-magazine.ca/how-tos/. www.newscanada.com

Mobile long distance charges

February 3 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 15

Colts face expensive Manning dilemma

BrucePenton

Saskatchewan Seniors Association news

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For the past 35 years, the Saskatchewan Junior Citizen program has been recognizing the outstanding youth of Saskatchewan.

This year four deserving youth, aged between 8 and 18 years old, will receive $3000 bursaries to help pay for their future post-secondary education.

Someone you nominate could be one of them.

Visit www.swna.com for more information and nomination forms or call Nicole Nater at 1-800-661-7962

Nomination closes April 30, 2012.

This letter comes to you from Buckeye, Ari-zona, where I am presently house sitting for a while in my Daughters vacation home. Yes , I know , It’s a dirty job but some one has to do it. Weather is beauti-ful and warm during the day and cool in the eve-nings.

I’m sitting here in the computer room of the Buckeye Community Cen-ter , which is also the Buck-eye Senior center, and what a center it is!. No mem-bership required, you just have to look old and I can qualify for that. The center is open Monday to Friday except State and National holidays and from 8 am to 5 pm. With every thing that any senior could want . Huge dining area/games area, craft area/meeting area etc. Large Kitchen that serves a lunch every day for $2 , guests pay $5 and there is coffee, tea and juices on hand all day. The menu varies every day and a program for activi-ties and menus is printed a month ahead. They play card (Texas hold em Pok-er), they line dance, have exercise groups with a room with exercise equip-ment that helps to keep the residents that use the cen-ter fi t and active. A library that has most of the newest books (supported by the town of Buckeye library), they take bus trips some-where every week and of

course they have parties ,birthday, Christmas etc and some for whatever reason they decide. They also have a computer room with 6 computers that are all on line with computer classes that can be taken at any time. All of this is pro-vided free of charge and it is staffed by the town of Buckeye’s recreational, occupational and clerical personnel. These people design all the activities and programs in conjunction with a small committee of seniors.

The center itself is well maintained and transpor-tation is provided to any one who needs it with staff to help seniors with diet, housing and health care advice.

Arizona was always a needy State before the re-

cession struck. There were thousand and thousands of people who had lost their jobs and in lots of cases had also lost their homes.

It has now started to regain some of it former losses with the help of the United States Government but it still has a long way to go. Despite all that and the seniors tell me this is true, towns similar to Buckeye across this state have con-tinued to provide these ser-vices to its seniors.

Now if a State such as Arizona can provide that type of service to its se-niors despite the bad times they are suffering, why can’t a “have” Province such as Saskatchewan do a better job with its seniors?.

Seniors are not ask-ing for a lot, all they want is some help keeping the

doors of their senior cen-ters open. A little help to pay their taxes and utili-ties would be just fi ne and would go along way to keeping seniors active and healthy. After all it only takes an agreement with some of the Crown Cor-porations such as Energy, Power and telephone to create a new level of cus-tomers.

Senior centers are not residential neither are they a business but they are es-sential to the lives of many seniors. A small one word change to the Municipal Act regarding property taxes, changing a “may’ to

a “will” in the forgiving of taxes would also help. That can’t be too diffi cult. Se-niors who have paid their taxes and brought up their families under some very diffi cult circumstances could be due a break, but it does seem that we are al-ways a low priority when it comes to a helping hand.

The Government of Saskatchewan has been promising a senior care strategy for a couple of years now but still there is no sign of that happen-ing. We do seem to gets lots of words but always very little action when it comes to income, housing

and health. After paying taxes all their lives and raising families it appears that the only thing we have done wrong is grow old. If growing old is a crime and at times it appears so, then there are thousands and thousand of up and com-ing criminals on their way as they approach their “old age”. Maybe its all those pre seniors who should be expressing their concerns at this time.

As we continue to hope for some changes we should not forget to keep active and stay healthy.

Len Fallows President SSAI

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Neck surgery kept Peyton Manning from throwing a single pass during the 2011 National Football League season for the Indianapolis Colts, but it may be a key clause in his contract that keeps him from throwing one in 2012.

Manning, 36 and a guaranteed Hall of Famer who might have three or four good years left, health permitting, has an important month coming up. If he is still on the Colts’ roster on March 8, he is due for a $28 million bonus.

Payable immediately. On top of the $18 million per year he receives from a five-year contract he signed last July. Ownership says ‘ouch’; the Manning family counters with ‘yippee!’

Owner Jim Irsay saw his team suffer through a 2-14 season without Manning this past season, and could logically expect a similar result next year if Manning isn’t wearing his No. 18 Colts jersey when the club huddles up for real next September.

But if you owned a business and were due to pay a big chunk of dough to an employee whose health may prevent him from working for you next year, how eager are you going to be to write the cheque?

In April, Irsay’s team will likely draft Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, a potential superstar, and the perfect sce-nario would be for Luck to study under Manning for a couple of years before the Colt great’s inevitable retirement a few years down the road.

So what do you do? Cast Manning free before March 8? Trade him (the Jets, reportedly, are salivating at the thought of having Manning in his twilight years)? Pay the $28 million and have him tutor Luck for two or three years, as Brett Favre did with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay? That worked out well, but Favre didn’t have a $28 million price tag hanging around his neck while he played out the string with the Packers.

My guess? Irsay will take a big gulp, pay the money to Manning on March 8, and pray nightly that his quarterback is healthy enough to pull double duty the next two years: Lead the Colts back into contention; and show Luck the NFL ropes so that the $28 mil-lion pays off in the next decade with a couple of Super Bowl titles.

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsports-babe.com: “The St. Louis Rams have announced they will play a regular season game in London in each of the next three NFL seasons. And from across the pond come the cries “Hey mates, haven’t we suffered enough?”

• Hough again: Only 21 days until pitchers and catchers report. So, okay Cubs fans, time to order those “Countdown to

elimination clocks.”• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com has a

simple Q and A: “Q: What’s the differ-ence between Aussie Open tennis players Li Na and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova? A: Most of the alphabet.”

• Comedy writer Jerry Perisho: ”The Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins vis-

ited recently with President Obama at the White House, Monday. There were so many teeth miss-ing in the group photo it looked like an Arkansas Visits Favourite Son Bill Clinton Hoedown.”

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “A bill in Florida would require sports teams to house homeless people in their stadiums. Not only would it take thousands of peo-ple off the street, it could be the only way the Marlins could ever claim a sellout.”

• R.J. Currie again: “A University of North Dakota hockey player sucker-punched a Minnesota Gopher in the hand-shake line. Gainer hasn’t been this upset since they invented Troy Westwood.”

• Another one from Currie: “An ESPN reporter suggested Terrell Owens could name his salary in the Canadian Football League. Sure. Just avoid ‘paltry’ or ‘inad-equate’; they’re taken.”

• Norman Chad of WashingtonPost.com: “Marty Schottenheimer — fired by the Browns, Chiefs, Redskins and Chargers despite amassing the sixth-most wins in NFL history — interviewed for the coaching job in Tampa Bay. He hasn’t had enough? I’m no shrink, but I figure the guy must like getting fired.”

• Comedian Argus Hamilton, on British Open champ Darren Clarke’s love of partying: “National Geographic defines wine country as Napa Valley, the Loire region in France and wherever Darren Clarke is playing this week.”

• Steve Rushin of SI.com, via Twitter, with hockey salutations: “Happy 110th birthday to Frank Zamboni, who left us in 1988 but still resurfaces periodically.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “LeBron James barreled into the court-side seat of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, nearly knocking him backward. Time was, locals wouldn’t have cared. Now, there was a moment of panic as Marlins fans worried Loria might sustain an injury to his wallet.”

• Another one from Cote: “The Colorado Avalanche will auction off their camouflage jerseys in honour of the U.S. military. The Avs are unbeaten in their camouflage jerseys because opponents cannot see them.”

Care to comment? Email brucepen-ton2003@yahoo.ca

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IN THE ESTATE OF NILS HENRY HO-BACK, LATE OF CANWOOD, SK., DE-CEASED. All claims against the above estate duly verified by statutory declaration and with par-ticulars and valuation of security held if any, must be sent before February 14th, 2012 to:DELBERT M. DYNNA100A - 10th St. E.Prince Albert, Sask.S6V 0Y7Solicitor for the Execu-tor, Randy Hoback. 2-6C

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HOUSE FOR SALE - Shellbrook Condo, 900 sq. foot, 2 bedroom, new paint, floor-ing, 4 appliances, heated garage, wheelchair accessi-ble. $179,000 (less than real estate as-sessment). Phone 747-2112, cell 747-7834. 4-8CH

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HELP WANTED - Honeywood Heri-tage Nursery Inc is currently tak-ing applications for the position of Groundskeeper & Assistant Man-ager. Duties are varied but require experience in the operation & main-tenance of garden/farm equipment & the safe opera-tion of a chain saw. Applicant must be physically fi t. Interest in Horti-culture an asset. Full time seasonal position from May 1st to Oct 31st on a yearly basis. Wages negotiable depend-ing on experience. Application Dead-line: March 15th. Email your resume to: judyharley@sasktel.net Or mail to: Honeywood Heritage Nursery Inc., Atten: Judy Harley, Box 48, Parkside, SK, S0J 2A0. 2-6CH

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Stockyards, Jani-tor. Position is part time. Contact Brian at 306-883-2168

4-7CHFOR SALE - Farm land in the RM of Canwood SW15-51-05-w3. 162 acres. Phone after 6 p.m. 306-468-2665 ask for Judy. 4-7CH

FOR SALE - 1/2 section of produc-tive farm land near Canwood. Send offers to Box ‘X’, c/o Shellbrook Chronicle, Box 10, Shellbrook, SK. S0J 2E0. 2-6CH

FOR RENT - Rooms for rent on acreage 3 1/2 miles from Shellbrook. $350/month. Phone 3 0 6 - 7 4 7 - 3 5 3 0 . 3-7CH

FOR SALE OR RENT - NW-2-49-4-w3. Taking of-fers for either sale or rent until Febru-ary 24, 2012. High-est or any offer not necessarily accept-ed. Purchase offers will be accom-panied by a 10% deposit cheque. Unsuccessful bid-ders will have the cheques returned. Everybody will be notifi ed by March 2, 2012 if they were the success-ful bidder or not. Bids can be mailed to Box 772, Shell-brook, SK. S0J 2E0. 4-8CH

FOR SALE OR RENT - RV lots for rent or purchase at Filion Lake Resort. Unserviced lots @ $300 per month or $1000 per season. Lot size 35’ x 40’Lots for purchase starting @ $19,900. 60’ x 110’. Call 306-921-7792 or www.filionlakere-sort.com 6-10CH

SERVICES - Let us inspect before you remodel, buy or build a new home. We check for heat loss, elec-trical problems, water damage and mold. Call today to avoid future prob-lems. Biotherm Inspections, Stan, P.A. 306-961-6499 TFCH

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With broken hearts, we thank everyone for their kindness, love and support in the sud-den loss of our son, brother and uncle, Jim Willoughby. The visits, hugs, shared memories, phone calls, mes-sages and sympa-thy cards are so very much appreci-ated. Thank you for the wonderful gifts of food, the beauti-ful flowers and the donations in Jim’s memory. Thank you for sharing our sadness and grief, making this very difficult time more bearable. And

finally, thank you Jim, for everything. You are a treasured son, brother and uncle who will be in our hearts, in our memories and in our lives forever.

-Leona, Tim, Lana and Jeff, Murray and Charlene, Janet and Duane, Jeff and Dinah, Karen and Trevor and fami-lies.

The family would like to thank everyone for their caring and sup-port after the loss of our mother, grandmother and great grandmoth-er Peggy Thall. Thanks to all for the food, cards and donations and to all who took part in the funeral service. We truly appreci-ate all your loving and kind words and deeds.

- Gary and Karen, Gail and Dale and families.

February 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 17

SWNA Blanket Classifi edsReaching over 6 million

people weekly. Cost for 25 words:Saskatchewan market .........$209.00 One Zone ............................$86.00 Two Zone ..........................$123.00Alberta market .......................$259.00Manitoba market ...................$179.00BC market .............................$395.00Ontario market ......................$429.00 Central Ontario ..................$139.00 Eastern Ontario ..................$143.00 Northern Ontario ..................$82.00Quebec market English ...............................$160.00 French ................................$709.00Atlantic market ......................$159.00Across Canada ..................$1,770.00

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“Reaching Over 600,000 People Weekly”Rates: $7.79 per agate line

Size: 2 col. x 2” ............... .....$424.00Deadline for Booking/Material

Tuesdays @ 12 NoonContact the Shellbrook Chronicle @

306-747-2442or Email:

chads@shellbrookchronicle.comAll prices plus applicable taxes.

NOTICEThis newspaper accepts advertisements in good

faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or services offered.

Shellbrook Chronicle Reaching over 10,000 people weekly.

Personal Classifi eds: $13.25 for 20 words + 20¢ additional

words for the 1st week. Additional weeks: $7.75/week + GST.

Classifi ed Display: $17.50/column inch. Minimum 2 column inches - $35.00 + GST.

For All Other Advertising Please Contact Our Offi ce at:

Ph: 747-2442 or Fax: 747-3000Email: news:

chnews@shellbrookchronicle.comadvertising:

chads@shellbrookchronicle.comP.O. Box 10, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0Advertising Deadline - Monday: 5:00 p.m.

Subscriptions$57.00 + $2.85 (GST) = $59.85/year

WANTEDAll kinds of feed grain, including

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36% protein. Bulk Fertilizer

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IN THE ESTATE OF NILS HENRY HO-BACK, LATE OF CANWOOD, SK., DE-CEASED. All claims against the above estate duly verified by statutory declaration and with par-ticulars and valuation of security held if any, must be sent before February 14th, 2012 to:DELBERT M. DYNNA100A - 10th St. E.Prince Albert, Sask.S6V 0Y7Solicitor for the Execu-tor, Randy Hoback. 2-6C

FOR SALE - Band sawn lumber, spruce 2x4 to 2x10 from 8 ft. to 20 ft.; 1x6, 1x8, 2nd cuts, and bull rails also timbers from 4x4 to 12x12. Phone 306-469-2490, Big River. TFCH

F I R E W O O D For Sale: Will cut to length and split. Jack Pine or Spruce available. Also ice shack grab bags. Ph: 466-2272 4-5CH

FOR SALE - 2004 Ford Crown Victo-ria ex-RCMP car, good running con-dition. $2,700 Ph: 763-2963 3-4CHFOR SALE - 1998 Bergen 16’ stock trailer. Ph: 747-3185 TFCH

FOR SALE - 2009 Duralite 20’ alu-minum gooseneck. Like new, hauled horses only. 3,000 miles total. asking $15,000 OBO, no tax. Phone 306-232-7810. 4-8CH

FOR SALE - 1998 Bergen 16’ stock trailer. Ph: 747-3185 TFCH

FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moder-ate growing ration. Performance info available. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Ed-wards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK 342-4407 TFCH

HOUSE FOR SALE - Shellbrook Condo, 900 sq. foot, 2 bedroom, new paint, floor-ing, 4 appliances, heated garage, wheelchair accessi-ble. $179,000 (less than real estate as-sessment). Phone 747-2112, cell 747-7834. 4-8CH

HELP WANTED - Shellbrook Motel now hiring house-keeping positions immediately. Call 306-747-2631 or drop in at Shell-brook Motel. TFC

HELP WANTED - Honeywood Heri-tage Nursery Inc is currently tak-ing applications for the position of Groundskeeper & Assistant Man-ager. Duties are varied but require experience in the operation & main-tenance of garden/farm equipment & the safe opera-tion of a chain saw. Applicant must be physically fi t. Interest in Horti-culture an asset. Full time seasonal position from May 1st to Oct 31st on a yearly basis. Wages negotiable depend-ing on experience. Application Dead-line: March 15th. Email your resume to: judyharley@sasktel.net Or mail to: Honeywood Heritage Nursery Inc., Atten: Judy Harley, Box 48, Parkside, SK, S0J 2A0. 2-6CH

HELP WANTED - Spiritwood Stock-yards, part time seasonal jobs. Con-tact Brian 306-883-2168. 4-8CH

HELP WANTED - Kennel atten-dant, must have confi dence with all types and tempera-ments of dogs and enjoy working with them. Must be a meticulous cleaner as well. Full time $10.60 -$10.75/Hour Send Resume with work history with references, by letter, email, or fax only please. Do not call or stop in. Trailrunners, Box 940, Big River SK, S0J 0E0. sask-can1@sasktel.net fax 306 469 5767 4-6CH

HELP WANT-ED - Spiritwood

Stockyards, Jani-tor. Position is part time. Contact Brian at 306-883-2168

4-7CHFOR SALE - Farm land in the RM of Canwood SW15-51-05-w3. 162 acres. Phone after 6 p.m. 306-468-2665 ask for Judy. 4-7CH

FOR SALE - 1/2 section of produc-tive farm land near Canwood. Send offers to Box ‘X’, c/o Shellbrook Chronicle, Box 10, Shellbrook, SK. S0J 2E0. 2-6CH

FOR RENT - Rooms for rent on acreage 3 1/2 miles from Shellbrook. $350/month. Phone 3 0 6 - 7 4 7 - 3 5 3 0 . 3-7CH

FOR SALE OR RENT - NW-2-49-4-w3. Taking of-fers for either sale or rent until Febru-ary 24, 2012. High-est or any offer not necessarily accept-ed. Purchase offers will be accom-panied by a 10% deposit cheque. Unsuccessful bid-ders will have the cheques returned. Everybody will be notifi ed by March 2, 2012 if they were the success-ful bidder or not. Bids can be mailed to Box 772, Shell-brook, SK. S0J 2E0. 4-8CH

FOR SALE OR RENT - RV lots for rent or purchase at Filion Lake Resort. Unserviced lots @ $300 per month or $1000 per season. Lot size 35’ x 40’Lots for purchase starting @ $19,900. 60’ x 110’. Call 306-921-7792 or www.filionlakere-sort.com 6-10CH

SERVICES - Let us inspect before you remodel, buy or build a new home. We check for heat loss, elec-trical problems, water damage and mold. Call today to avoid future prob-lems. Biotherm Inspections, Stan, P.A. 306-961-6499 TFCH

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With broken hearts, we thank everyone for their kindness, love and support in the sud-den loss of our son, brother and uncle, Jim Willoughby. The visits, hugs, shared memories, phone calls, mes-sages and sympa-thy cards are so very much appreci-ated. Thank you for the wonderful gifts of food, the beauti-ful flowers and the donations in Jim’s memory. Thank you for sharing our sadness and grief, making this very difficult time more bearable. And

finally, thank you Jim, for everything. You are a treasured son, brother and uncle who will be in our hearts, in our memories and in our lives forever.

-Leona, Tim, Lana and Jeff, Murray and Charlene, Janet and Duane, Jeff and Dinah, Karen and Trevor and fami-lies.

The family would like to thank everyone for their caring and sup-port after the loss of our mother, grandmother and great grandmoth-er Peggy Thall. Thanks to all for the food, cards and donations and to all who took part in the funeral service. We truly appreci-ate all your loving and kind words and deeds.

- Gary and Karen, Gail and Dale and families.

February 3, 2012 Shellbrook Chronicle Page 17

SWNA Blanket Classifi edsReaching over 6 million

people weekly. Cost for 25 words:Saskatchewan market .........$209.00 One Zone ............................$86.00 Two Zone ..........................$123.00Alberta market .......................$259.00Manitoba market ...................$179.00BC market .............................$395.00Ontario market ......................$429.00 Central Ontario ..................$139.00 Eastern Ontario ..................$143.00 Northern Ontario ..................$82.00Quebec market English ...............................$160.00 French ................................$709.00Atlantic market ......................$159.00Across Canada ..................$1,770.00

(excluding French)Career Ads

“Reaching Over 600,000 People Weekly”Rates: $7.79 per agate line

Size: 2 col. x 2” ............... .....$424.00Deadline for Booking/Material

Tuesdays @ 12 NoonContact the Shellbrook Chronicle @

306-747-2442or Email:

chads@shellbrookchronicle.comAll prices plus applicable taxes.

NOTICEThis newspaper accepts advertisements in good

faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or services offered.

Shellbrook Chronicle Reaching over 10,000 people weekly.

Personal Classifi eds: $13.25 for 20 words + 20¢ additional

words for the 1st week. Additional weeks: $7.75/week + GST.

Classifi ed Display: $17.50/column inch. Minimum 2 column inches - $35.00 + GST.

For All Other Advertising Please Contact Our Offi ce at:

Ph: 747-2442 or Fax: 747-3000Email: news:

chnews@shellbrookchronicle.comadvertising:

chads@shellbrookchronicle.comP.O. Box 10, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0Advertising Deadline - Monday: 5:00 p.m.

Subscriptions$57.00 + $2.85 (GST) = $59.85/year

WANTEDAll kinds of feed grain, including

heated canola. Now distributors of feed pellets with up to

36% protein. Bulk Fertilizer

For SaleMarcel Seeds

Debden Ph: 306-724-4461

Classifieds Work! 747-2442

AUTOS FOR SALE

BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY

FEEDWANTED

HELPWANTED

CARD OF THANKS

LANDFOR SALE

HOUSEFOR SALE

FOR SALE OR RENT

MACHINERYFOR SALE

FOR RENT

SERVICES

LIVESTOCKFOR SALE

NEW LOCATIONR & D Tax

ServiceIncome Tax Prep

Bookkeeping ServiceIN NEW

E & B Lumber Building511 Service Rd East

ShellbrookMON. to FRI.,

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Rosalyn or Donna306-747-4344

Are you confused looking through

countless numbers of resorts

Let my experience assist in your selection.

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Rhonda Martin

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rhonda@ixtapatravel.ca

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Great Family Home For Sale

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Call 747-7545 for viewing

John’s Farm Mobile

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747-8000

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Emerald – 22 1/4’sEastend - 2 1/4’sGrenfell - 3 1/4’s

Harwarden - 1 1/4’sLestock - 5 1/4’s

Lake Alma – 9 1/4’s Marcelin - 7 1/4’s

Moose Jaw - 8 1/4’sNokomis - 8 1/4’sOgema - 36 1/4’s

Prince Albert - 1 1/4’sSaskatoon - 2 1/4's

Semans - 7 1/4’sSimpson - 10 acres

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To help more mu-nicipalities meet hous-ing needs and sustain population and economic growth, the Government of Saskatchewan today an-nounced two funding en-hancements to the Encour-aging Community Housing Options (ECHO) Program. In total, $400,000 will be made available to munici-palities on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis through the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation.

“Our government rec-ognizes that municipalities across Saskatchewan are facing challenges in ad-dressing housing needs,” Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation June Draude said. “The goal of the ECHO program is to pro-vide support for eligible municipalities to develop long-term housing plans that will increase housing supply across the prov-ince. We are pleased to implement this program as a key action under our Housing Strategy for Sas-katchewan, which was

announced in August last year.”

“SUMA is pleased with today’s announcement,” SUMA President Allan Earle said. “Revamping the ECHO program is a provincial acknowledg-ment that the primary role of urban governments in the housing market is good local and regional plan-ning. Focused funding to support local housing plans will ensure com-munities are positioned to manage current and future housing pressures. This is a good thing for urban Sas-katchewan.”

The enhanced ECHO program will provide a cost-matched grant for two components:

Up to $20,000 to com-plete a Housing Plan; and/or

Up to $10,000 to imple-ment strategies identifi ed in a Housing Plan or other type of needs assessment.

The municipalities must match a minimum of 50 per cent of the project cost. Examples of eligible expenses include: hiring a professional planner or

project manager; hosting consultations; completing research; completing stud-ies such as engineering, environmental or infra-structure; and other efforts to act on strategies identi-fi ed in the Housing Plan.

Applications are wel-come from any municipal-ity with a population more than 2,500 and an Offi cial Community Plan (OCP) completed or underway. Regional partnerships are also eligible, if they have a combined population of more than 2,500 and the lead municipality has an OCP completed or under development.

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation will allocate funding on a fi rst come, fi rst served basis to eligible applicants.

Online applications will be available after Feb-ruary 15, 2012. For more information contact the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation at 306-787-4177, toll-free 1-800-667-7567 or visit our website at www.socialservices.gov.sk.ca/housing.

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SNOW CLEARING -- The Town of Shellbrook Public Works Department had a busy few days with removing snow from the town’s streets.

Sask. Government expands housing

program

The Ministry of En-vironment has contracted with a Saskatchewan nurs-ery to grow and store 2.5 million tree seedlings, all destined for planting proj-ects in the Provincial For-est.

The pine seedlings will be grown this year by PRT Growing Services, located north of Prince Albert, stored for the winter, and then planted in the spring of 2013 as part of the prov-ince’s ongoing forest re-newal program.

Under current agree-ments, forest companies

must renew the areas they harvest. The provincial re-newal program addresses harvested areas that are outside areas covered by these agreements or that predate them.

“These seedlings are an investment in the long-term sustainability of Saskatchewan’s forests,” Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said. “We are proud of our provincial

forest renewal program and of our long-standing partnership with PRT.”

Each year since 1997, the ministry has purchased seedlings from PRT under a long-term agreement. This year’s contract is val-ued at $960,000.

Since 1939, the provin-cial government has plant-ed about 166 million trees on Provincial Forest lands.

Province buys seedlings for reforestation

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