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Shellbrook ChronicleFlu clinics

back on schedule in PAPHR

Students from Shellbrook Elementary Public School Grade 1,2 and 3 classes entertain the rest of the school during an assembly Wednesday afternoon. The performance was the debut of the new choir risers purchased with funds raised at last year’s Hoja Concert at the Shellbrook Theatre. The school day concluded with the students taking their perfor-mance to the Parkland Terrace Nursing Home and the Shellbrook Hospital.

After a few days of uncertainty, influ-enza clinics in the Prince Albert Park-land Health Region (PAPHR) will re-sume November 1.

Clinics were temporarily suspended October 26 as a result of a Health Can-ada review of f lu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis.

The review has been completed, and there are no concerns about the safety or effectiveness of the Novartis f lu vac-cine distributed in Canada.

This means that anyone who has re-ceived the vaccine this year does not need another dose. The temporary ban on distribution was lifted the morning of October 31.

“We understand that this delay may result in questions about influenza vac-cine,” said Dr. Khami Chokani, Medical Health Officer.

“The influenza vaccine is one of the most effective methods of reducing your risk of getting influenza and spreading it to your loved ones and in your com-munity. We strongly encourage every-one to get their f lu vaccine at a local clinic.”

The review was a result of a Health Canada recommendation that f lu vac-cine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis not be used pending a review after the discovery of clumping of par-ticles in the vaccine in Europe.

In addition to all of the previously scheduled clinics for November, Pub-lic Health will be holding clinics on Thursday, November 1st and Saturday, November 3rd at the South Hill Mall in Prince Albert.

A clinic in Shellbrook has been sched-uled for November 13th 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and , 2 to 6 p.m. at the Shellbrook Se-niors hall.

The public is encouraged to check the schedule of immunization clinics in the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region online at www.princealbertparkland-health.com or by calling (306) 765-6500 or your local Public Health Office.

Happy Halloween

Saturday night’s match-up between the Shellbrook Elks and the Bentley Generals will be an exhibition game in name only according to the Alberta club’s General Manager Jeff McInnis.

The two teams, who hope to be vying for the Allan Cup next spring, will be using one another as a measuring stick Saturday night to help see what they need to win at the AAA level.

“These exhibition games are huge for us. They could be some of the toughest games of the season,” said McInnis.

McInnis saw the Elks as an ideal test for his club based on their winning pedigree and solid reputation as a fast and skilled team.

McInnis said that after a disappointing early exit from the tourna-ment last year, his team made some moves to improve the roster in hopes of winning the AAA title in front of a home crowd.

“We got bounced in the fi rst year of the playoffs so that indicated to us that we were getting a little long in the tooth,” said McInnis.

So they brought in players like Eric Schneider, Shawn Germain and Matt Stephanishion, who have enjoyed successful careers in junior, senior and professional hockey. The Generals have made it to the Al-lan Cup fi nal four of the last fi ve years but have won the champion-ship just one of those times, in 2009. The team won the bid to host the tournament in April in Red Deer.

Meanwhile, the Elks have been doing some building of their own around a returning core of players who won Fort Carlton Hockey League and Provincial A titles last year. Sniper Bret Peppler will be returning to the Elks full time after dressing for the Prairie Outlaws for league last year. Other newcomers include Floyd Cook, and Brett Robillard, of Prince Albert, Josh Belair, from Debden and Lindon Laird.

The puck drops at 6:30 Saturday night at the Shellbrook Rec Cen-tre with a guaranteed 50/50 payout of $1,000.

Bentley Generals coming to town

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The Town of Shellbrook unveiled its’ asset manage-ment plan at the October 16 Shellbrook and Districts Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Mayor George Tompor-woski outlined the pro-gram that has taken stock of three Town assets --

roads, sewer and water. The report reveals that

the Town has a road fund-ing deficit of $376,000 to maintain and replace cur-rent roadway infrastruc-ture. The projected cost of providing road service is $4.5 million over a 10 year period, or $451.000 per

year. The Town’s current budget for roads is approx-imagely $75,000 per year or $750,000 over 10 years.

“That is the shortfall but there are things you can do as a council to mitigate some of that. Things like local improvement tax,” said Tomporowski.

The Town’s road system includes 20 km of roads with a total replacement cost of $5.3 million.

Having an idea of what the asset is worth and how much it will cost to con-tinue that level of service will be very valuable for the Town going forward as it will allow for greater financial planning. A cost will be associated with the work that needs to be done rather than a rough estim-age.

The report takes stock of these assets and provides a value for them, including replacement costs and de-preciation.

The Town’s sanitary sew-er alone has a $19 million replacement value which includes 17,186 metres of sanitary mains. Of that 9,862 metres are PVC and 6, 657 metres are clay. The system also includes 205

manholes, three lift sta-tions, one pumping sta-tion, a waste water treat-ment plant and a sewage lagoon.

The Town got involved after Vemax Management made a presentation at a SUMA convention two years ago. From there, the Town signed up for a pi-lot project which also in-cluded the communities of Humboldt, Macklin and the RM of Wilton.

They began collecting the data in hopes that the process could be all com-pleted inhouse but it soon became evident that more help was required. They engaged Vemax and now have a complete handle on each of the three assets.

Vemax provides the tech-nical framework and the Town collects the data and decides how to proceed with the report once its

completed. “It is evident to pretty

much everybody on coun-cil that if you are going to run an organization it is the kind of information that you absolutely have to have,” said Tomporowski.

Actually having a num-ber to attribute to infra-structure deficits allows for some type of financial planning.

“Now we have some con-crete numbers that tell us where we are and I think we now have a pretty good vision of where we want to be. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out how we’re go-ing to get it done and that’s not going to be an easy task,” said Tomporowski.

He hopes that the Town can engage stakeholders in the community to help de-cide what level of services the town should provide and at what cost.

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The Prince Albert Parkland Health Re-gion continues to monitor for any new cas-es of Measles, (also known as Red Mea-sles, Rubeola, or 10-day measles), after an adult in Prince Albert was confirmed to have the illness earlier this month.

“While we have not seen any additional cases in Prince Albert Parkland, we now know that another individual has been confirmed to have the Measles in the Sas-katoon Health Region,” said Dr. Khami Chokani, Medical Health Officer. “The two cases have been linked. The Region’s public health unit continues to monitor for any new cases, and has followed up with individuals who were know to be ex-posed earlier this month.”

Individuals who may have been exposed to the measles virus may become ill if they have not had the vaccine for measles or have not had the disease before. Dr. Cho-kani said.

Measles is caused by a virus that can spread easily from one person to another in the 2 days before the fever starts and until 4 days after the rash appears. Symp-toms usually occur 8 to 12 days after ex-posure but this time frame can range from 7 to 18 days. Persons generally feel quite ill and usually present with a combination of the following symptoms:

* fever,* cough,* a red blotchy rash,* spots in the mouth,* runny nose, and* redness of the eyes and inner eye-

lids and/or light sensitivity.If you were potentially exposed, and de-

velop the symptoms listed above:- Talk to your doctor and tell them

you may have been exposed to measles and are now having symptoms. When at the doctor’s office you should not be seat-ed in the waiting room as you could be ex-posing others. Discuss this immediately you arrive.

- If the doctor feels you may have

Measles, you will have blood and urine testing and a nasopharyngeal or throat swab. If your doctor has questions about the testing, they can contact the staff at the Public Health Nursing Communicable Disease Program at 765-6504.

Measles vaccine is commonly provided in childhood. If you were born in Canada before 1970 or have received two doses of Measles containing vaccine, or have had the infection in the past, you are con-sidered immune. If you will be traveling outside of Saskatchewan, check with our Travel Health Clinic at 765-6506 or on the Health Region website at: www.princeal-bertparklandhealth.com. You can also go to the the Public Health Agency of Canada Travel Health website (http://www.pha-caspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/index-eng.php) for information about outbreaks and how to protect yourself. The site provides various health updates including the locations of active Measles outbreaks in Canada and elsewhere in the world.

“This situation is reminder about the need for individuals, both adults and chil-dren, to have the most current immuniza-tions recommended,” Dr. Chokani said.

“The best protection against disease oc-curs when immunizations are provided on the recommended schedule. For opti-mal protection against measles, children should receive their first dose of measles containing vaccine at 12 months, with a second reinforcing dose at 18 months. Protection against other vaccine prevent-able diseases begins at two months of age, when parents bring their infant in for first immunizations.”

If you require any further information or have questions about Measles or any other vaccine-preventable illness, please contact the Public Health Nurses in the Communicable Disease Program at (306) 765-6504 or your local public health of-fice. Immunization schedules can be found at www.princealbertparkland.com in the Public Health section.

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The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Board has elected a Chair and Vice-Chair for the 2012-13 school year.

At their Organization Meeting October 20, the Board acclaimed Barry Hollick as Chair and Jaimie Smith-Windsor as Vice-Chair.

Both expressed appreciation for the confidence the trustees placed in them

and committed themselves to working in the best interests of students.

The Board meets on the frist and third Monday of each month. The front doors of the Education Centre open at 6:15 p.m. for the public, with the Regular session beginning at 6:30 p.m. Go to http:///www.srsd119.ca/ and look under Board of Education for meeting dates.

Sask Rivers Chair and Vice-Chair named

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While we are all keenly aware of environmental concerns and the challenges they present, our Conserva-tive government chooses to take a measured, considered approach in dealing with the reduction of greenhouse gases and the elimination of environmental destruction.

Thomas Mulcair’s NDP, however, are proposing a crippling carbon tax that would drastically raise heat-ing and fuel prices for Cana-dians in order to fund new government spending.

Raising taxes on energy will hurt seniors and those living on fi xed incomes by taxing one of life’s necessi-ties. Small- and medium-sized businesses would also suffer under a carbon tax,

not to mention the monu-mental cost to farmers.

Raising the cost of trans-portation will drive prices higher for groceries, as well

as numerous other consum-er items. With the cost of en-ergy already on the rise, the last thing we need is a pro-hibitive tax driving the cost of heating to astronomical heights. Our Conservative government will oppose any attempt to raise taxes on hard-working Canadians.

As always, I look forward to your letters, e-mails and calls. Write me at: Rob Clarke MP,

House of Commons, 502 Justice Building, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6. I hope you will fi nd time to visit my website http://www.rob-clarkemp.ca To contact me via e-mail use clarkr@parl.gc.ca or call my constituen-cy offi ce toll-free at 1-866-400-2334.

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The Village of Leask hopes to have a new water treatment system up and running by Christmas, ac-cording to Village Admin-istrator Brenda Lockhart.

The new Sapphire Re-

verse Osmosis system, delivered in mid-October, is expected to provide the community with safe, treated water for years to come.

The system has been

plumbed and will now be wired in the coming weeks and will be efficacity test-ed before being replacing the village’s green sand fil-tration system.

Lockhart said that the

change in water treatment was a long time coming as Sask Environment had been pressing them to change their system.

She said that with the old system the village couldn’t consistently meet the Ministry of Environment guidelines and they were needing to use more and more chemical to try to get there so a change was in order.

“We were to the point where they said we had to do something. There was no waiting,” said Lockhart.

Village Council looked at all of the water treatment options available and re-verse osmosis turned out to be nearly a tailor made solution. The village’s wa-ter has a high ammonia content, among other con-tents, which is addressed by the reverse osmosis.

Lockhart said that there were cheaper options in the short term but with upkeep and maintenance costs the reverse osmosis was the best long term value.

The total cost of the proj-ect is expected to come in around$350,000. The project will be completely funded through the Village as no infrastructure money was received. To help cover

this cost and future main-tenance of the village wa-ter system, council opted to put an infrastructure fee in place. The charge two separate charges of $10 to fund both water and sewer service.

This way, utility rates pay for the water and sewer service while the infrastructure fee pays for updating and maintain-ing the delivery method of those utilities.

“Not only will it help in paying for the water treat-ment plant but at the same time it is something we should have had long ago, building up a (fund) to ad-dress our aging infrastruc-ture,” said Lockhart.

The Village has also done away with its f lat rate sew-er fee in favour of a pay for use model, at the recom-mendation of the Sask Mu-nicipal Board.

The Village used to charge $9 monthly for sew-er service but now charges 20 per cent of water usage which takes into account how much water is being put back into the village’s sewage lagoon.

“For the majority of the people the cost stayed the same or went down but for those who use a lot more water.... it puts a lot more money toward the use of the lagoon because they do put a bigger strain on it,” said Lockhart.

Leask to install new water treatment system

Councilor Gordon Harris, Maintenance Foreman Murray Donahue, Adminis-trator Brenda Lockhart and Maintenance Person Mike Rogers in front of the Village of Leask’s new reverse osmosis water treatment system.

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One of the things I was sort of looking forward to about moving out of town was the short commute to work. Not the bumper to bumper, horn honking cuss word kind of commute I left in Calgary but just that 10-minute-coffee-drinking-head-clearing kind of drive to and from work. Those types of drives tend to generate story and

column ideas out of thin air. Well it appears that this week's com-mute generated at least one idea.

Anyone who has driven High-way 40 between the Highway 3 Junction and Parkside over the past week know that it is a mess. I can't understand how the contrac-tor or the provincial government, who is funding the project, didn't realize that the timing was less than stellar.

Crews worked for the better part of a month removing asphalt and then adding and compacting a new base on many sections of the road between the Highway 3 and 40 Junction and an area just west of Parkside.

The trouble is they ran out of time. One single lane section has some pavement on it but

that seems almost more dangerous than the rest of the currently muddy, pockmarked roadway. The lip formed at the centre line provides a hazard as the surface drops off considerably and could easily cause a driver to lose control. Leaving the paved surface is another adventure as you go from smooth highway driving to a slippery, pounded out roadway which also seems like a recipe for

an accident.I drive the road a couple of

times a day so I understand the importance of taking it slow but those passing through re-ally have no idea what they are in for. Here a little signage could go a long way. The short sec-tions of asphalt lull us back into the idea that we are now driving on a highway and so we resume highway speed.... And then you abruptly drop back onto the dirt road mess and have to brake hard to avoid damage to your vehicle.

If we had a hard freeze to start the winter season, this may have been a gamble that could have paid off. The road base would have been hard and just would have requires gravel. Ideal, no. Acceptable, yes. It still wouldn't have been a regular highway ex-

perience but I likely wouldn't be writing this column.I'm no expert but it makes sense to me to only take on

what you can fi nish safely for a season. If there isn't time to replace the entire surface of a roadway it's probably a good idea to only chop up as much of the previous sur-face as you can feasibly replace. Not only were road us-ers subjected to ridiculously long waits when using that stretch while construction was active but now they have to deal with a heavily rutted mudhole through the fall/early winter months .

If we end up with a mild, wet winter we could be deal-ing with this off and on through to spring. Spring will bring an interesting experience when the road base is completely thawed and we are dealing with both spring melt and rain. The word detour comes to mind. Some-times it just doesn't pay to gamble.

Sometimes gambles just don't pay off

Internet changing face of business

BRAD

DUPUIS

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Editor

Saskatchewan employers appear to be embracing an idea that gives workers a bit more freedom in choosing their workplace.

Telecommuting has long been touted as a way to reduce travel time for workers, especially in big cities where traffi c congestion can be a big problem. It also has been considered as environ-mentally friendly as it cuts down on cars on the road by allowing employees to work from home or some other remote location rather than coming into the offi ce.

This has turned out to be a popular idea with companies who operate on the internet. Rather than build or rent offi ce space, one Saskatchewan businessperson has given his personnel a budget to spend time in their favorite coffee shop where they do their software programming.

But a study conducted by the Bank of Montreal has turned up that you don’t have to be in a big city to make telecom-muting work.

Saskatchewan employers are the second-most likely in Canada to deploy this tactic, ahead of Alberta, BC, Quebec and the national average with 36 per cent of companies of-fering this perk to their workers.

* * *As Canadian baby boomers begin their trek into retire-

ment, it seems a majority of them are eyeing one more stop before the end of the road: owning their own business.

A study by TD Canada Trust turned up this unexpected re-sult when they asked baby boomers if they had ever planned to test the world of entrepreneurship. It turns out more than half of them did. And for most of them – roughly two out of three - it involved trying something outside their fi eld of work.

Given that owning a small business is usually time con-

suming, uncertain fi nancially and full of challenge, the majority of those who were leaning in that direc-tion said the lure of being their own boss was the principal driving force in their thought process. Making more money also ranked right up there, roughly equal with the lure of personal achieve-ment in building an enterprise.

The bank – in releasing the study – said one of the factors every business owner has to think about is succession and for those who arrive in the world of entrepreneurship late in life, this is particularly important.

* * *Saskatchewan consumers continue to set the

pace in the country.A by-product of a growing population base is

rising retail sales. More people to visit local shops means more sales volumes.

The trend in this province has been unmistakable. The latest retail traffi c fi gures show sales rose more than half a percentage point in August compared to July. That is one largest increases in the country, refl ecting three things:

- First is a growing population base- Second is rising payroll numbers which translate

into more disposable cash and purchasing power and- Third is continued consumer confi dence.The increase in August is the sixth consecutive month

we’ve seen growth, a fact that caught StatsCanada’s eye and prompted them to note that in their monthly summary. It also contributed to a year-over-year hike of more than 9 per cent. That is tops in the country.

So what we’re seeing is increased strength on this particu-lar indicator throughout Canada, but this is especially true in the oil producing provinces where income growth seems to be the strongest.

PAUL

MARTIN

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Spring will bring an

interesting experience when the

road base is completely

thawed and we are dealing

with both spring melt and spring

rain.

If most other jobs had the same philoso-phy towards savings as government, they wouldn’t do very well.

After all, would there be many viable farms if every dollar made were instantly ploughed back into paying down machinery loans with no thought of how to keep the operation vi-ability in the lean years?

So why would it make sense to wait until the Saskatchewan debt is fully paid down before we begin to start to save any money through Premier Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Heritage Initiative?

Despite all the other good ideas in Wall’s growth agenda, the Heritage Fund proposal doesn’t seem all that well thought out.

Perhaps this isn’t surprising.Governments do tend to think in four-year cycles

that generally involve things like tax breaks, utility rebates and spending or more tangible infrastructure projects they can talk about when they seek voter sup-port. Savings are seldom top-of-mind.

This Heritage Fund also an idea borrowed from Dwain Lingenfelter and the NDP, who campaigned on a Heritage/Sovereign Fund in the election a year ago. To simply adopt the Lingenfelter model _which didn’t seem all that well defined in the first place _ makes no sense. More thought was obviously required.

For that reason, it makes sense for Wall to get former University of Saskatchewan president Peter MacKin-non (who happens to the husband of former NDP fi-nance minister, Janice MacKinnon) to explore the model that would best fit this province. MacKinnon will travel the world in the coming year looking at funds from Norway to Alaska _ two models Lingenfel-ter cited last year.

It also likely makes to ensure that MacKinnon’s pa-rameters are as open-end as possible. In fairness to Wall, he has suggested in interviews that there may be more flexibility than the paper’s suggested when it comes to waiting for the debt to paid off before start-ing the fund.

He added that when the fund starts is something MacKinnon will be tasked to ex-amine.

This is a hopeful sign.One practical problem for Saskatchewan

is that our current budgets are razor-thin _ even with the strong resource economy. This begs the question: How do we fund the Fund? Raising potash or oil royalties is something that Wall said he has no interest in doing.

And whether we will naturally gain more revenue through resource expansion and increased production is a question. For ex-ample, the mine at Kronau has already been nixed. PotashCorp is shutting down its op-

erations for eight weeks. And the latest development sees BMO warning BHP Billiton that pouring money into the massive Jansen mine _ what would be the big-gest in world _ makes little sense when the world is already suffering from an over supply of potash.

But despite all this, it doesn’t make sense to wait for debt to be paid down.

In fact, it’s especially critical that we don’t wait, giv-en the nature of such Heritage Funds. They are quite capable of generating their own revenue through inter-est or putting the dollars in investments.

One gets that this has become a province _ at least on the political rhetoric level _ obsessed with debt pay-down. It’s what politicians tell us is necessary. It’s what people say they want.

But if the current debt situation is manageable, is it really necessary to wait until every penny of debt is paid before we start saving? Would any of us decide not to start saving for our own retirement until our mortgage is paid off?

At the current snail’s pace of debt paydown, it will be another 60 years before our debt is eliminated. Only then would be able to start the fund.

The sooner we start looking at putting something aside from our one-time non-renewal resources, the better off we will all be.

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The time for a Heritage Fund is now

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Dear Editor,I am a member of The War Amps Operation Legacy,

which consists of young members and graduates of the Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program who are dedicated to preserving and commemorating Canada’s military heri-tage by teaching younger generations about our nation’s wartime history.

I have had the privilege to learn about Canada’s mili-tary heritage and also know what it is like to live without a limb – a strong bond that I share with war amputee vet-erans. CHAMP was started by war amputee veterans and I want to give back to those who have given me so much.

It is important to remember our veterans and those who gave their lives because we need to ensure that their sacrifices do not go unrecognized. It is also important because we want our future generations to carry on the legacy that our veterans have created.

I encourage all of you to learn more about Canada’s his-tory by means of The War Amps Military Heritage Series documentaries, which can be ordered at waramps.ca.

Sincerely,Crystal Young,Operation Legacy Member, Regina, SK

Remember our veterans

Dear Editor, The Green Party of Saskatchewan (GPS) likes the Wall

Government’s decision to propose a Heritage Fund for the province. This is long overdue for Saskatchewan.

It is wasteful to take the revenue of non-renewable re-sources and use it for day-to-day government operations. Windfalls from Potash and Oil should be put in the Heri-tage Fund after our accumulated debt is eliminated.

But there also needs to be a formula created for deter-mining the royalty rates of natural resources in Saskatch-ewan. This formula needs to take interest rates and the inflation rate into consideration.

It is irresponsible to say that Saskatchewan will never change its current royalty rate structure, but it is equally irresponsible to suggest that royalty rates need to change without explaining how the structure should be changed. Any change to natural resource royalty rates needs to strike a balance between creating an environment for en-trepreneurship and having enough resources to meet the social needs of Saskatchewan people.

As the inflation rate rises in Saskatchewan, natural re-source royalty rates should increase by a certain amount, and then remain locked in. And as interest rates in Can-ada fall, our province’s royalty rates should also be set to increase. This will allow the province to gain more rev-enue from our natural resources, regardless of the state of our economy.

Yours sincerely,Victor Lau,Leader, Green Party of Saskatchewan

Royalty rates need review

According to Natural Re-sources Canada, the average age of the typical Canadian car is seven years, so to get the best fuel economy and life out of your vehicle, con-sider these top tips:

• Check your tire pressure:The most overlooked fac-

tor is the effect an under-infl ated tire has on fuel con-sumption and safety. Most tires lose about one psi per month naturally. A tire that’s under-infl ated by just two psi increases fuel consump-

tion by 1%. It may not seem like much, but according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association it adds up quick-ly. Around 4.5 billion litres of fuel are wasted each year in North America because of under-infl ated tires.2

Visually, you cannot tell if a tire is underinfl ated by two psi. This is why it’s impor-tant to check the pressures on a regular basis.

• Choose the right fuel:The enemy of engine ef-fi ciency is engine “gunk,” or

harmful carbon deposits left behind on intake valves and fuel injectors. This gunk acts like a sponge, absorbing and trapping gasoline.

“By simply selecting a high-quality gasoline, you can cut down on the build-up of engine gunk,” agrees Jim Macias, a fuels technol-ogy manager at Shell. “Tests prove that Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines can pro-tect your engine from gunk and can even clean up gunk left behind by lower qual-ity gasolines. And a clean engine performs better and will help to maximize the fuel effi ciency of your en-gine.”

• Keep up with your main-tenance schedule:

To prevent costly break-downs, 94% of Canadian me-chanics surveyed by Leger Marketing recommend that vehicle owners change their engine oil at regularly sched-uled intervals outlined by the owner’s manual.

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Canwood Elks HallCocktails: 6 p.m. (all proceeds to Canwood Regional Park)

Supper: 6:30 p.m.Entertainment by Watching Eye Magic

Also in attendance: MLA Scott Moe & MLA Nadine WilsonSupper: Adults $10 • Children 6 – 10 $7 • Children 5 & under Free

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**Tickets must be purchased on or before November 9, 2012 **Ratepayers may present items of interest in writing to their Council-lor before Nov. 9, 2012, to be addressed at a future Council meeting

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Monthly Bingo: November 21Doors Open 6 pm. Bingo starts 7 pm

Craft & Bingo: December 9Craft Sale 10 am to 2 pm

To book a table call Louanne 306-226-4706 or Carey 306-226-4227, evenings.

Table cost - $10; Lunch served 11:30 am to 2:00 pmHam and Turkey Bingo to follow Craft Sale.

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I am honoured to once again serve as your representative on the Sask Rivers School Board.

Thank you for your support. John McIvor

Trustee Subdivision 4Sask Rivers School Div.

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Community HallHomemade Lunch

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the Municipal Election. Robert Girod

Stay safe, stay social on-lineSocial media offers the ability to immediately connect

with other people – and that has both good and bad implica-tions. Offering spaces where people virtually gather, social media is evolving to establish rules about what is acceptable behaviour online. Safety needs to be part of that evolution.

The Canada Safety Council encourages safe social media practices.

These following safety tips have been compiled in collabo-ration with social media expert David Hall, of David Hall Social Media.

• Recognize that anything you do or say online be-comes part of the public domain. In other words, once it’s out there, it’s nearly impossible to completely remove, even if you shut down your accounts.

• If it’s inappropriate in real life, it’s inappropriate online too. Never post anything to your social media profi les that you wouldn’t be comfortable sharing with your employ-er or grandmother.

• Confi dential information should remain confi den-tial. This can include your cell phone number, home address,

full birth date, credit card and banking information, etc. Educate yourself about the dangers of online predators and scams, and learn how to avoid problems.

• Understand and use the privacy settings of your social media accounts. Teach children and teens that social media reaches far beyond their group of friends. It extends to friends of friends and complete strangers.

• Monitor what other people post on your social me-dia profi les. Again, if it’s potentially embarrassing or prob-lematic, and especially if it reveals confi dential details, de-lete the content as soon as possible.

• When posting on your friends’ profi les, consider whether you might be endangering their safety by pub-licizing the information. For example, publically talking about their upcoming vacation dates may provide would-be thieves with useful information on the best times to break into an unoccupied home. Talk about topics such as these in private messages instead.

• Be selective of who you add as friends and contacts on profi les such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Just like in real

life, some people have less than good motives for gathering information.

• If your safety is compromised because of repeated harassment or abuse, learn how to block people and change your identity online.

If necessary, shut down your social media profi les, either temporarily or permanently. If you do decide to set up new profi les, make it diffi cult for people to fi nd you unless you invite them to be part of your network.

• If you use a public or shared computer, remember to log out of your profi les before leaving the computer. Never share your passwords.

• Parents, guardians and educators should monitor the social media activity of children and teens in their care. Open, honest conversations need to be had about safety on-line, and what is and what is not allowed.

Social media safety starts with recognizing the potential for danger when your personal information is so easily ac-cessible by so many people. Exercise good judgment to stay smart and stay safe online.

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Shellbrook and Districts Heath Services Fund Raising Chair Ron Ferster, far left, and Shellbrook and Districts Doctor Recruitment Committee Chair Amund Otterson, far right, receive $2,000 cheques from Derek Olson, Jeff Ledding and Randall Johnson of the Parkside Community Club. The donations were funded through money raised at the annual Parkside Demolition Derby. The club uses the funds raised from the event for community improvements as well as donating to worthy causes across the region on an annual basis.

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Where will the evolution of the farming industry lead?As an agricultural journalist nothing is better than spend-

ing time talking to people involved in the industry.I don't mean with me sitting there pad and paper in-hand fi ring questions and recording the answers for some story. While that is the job, and is usually as informative for me as it is readers of the stories, some of the best conversations have me holding a cup of coffee, not a pen, and simply talking about farming.

Recently I have had that opportunity twice in very differ-ent circumstances, and in both cases the vision of farming for those I spoke with was rather unclear.

In the fi rst case I was actually at a meeting of the local Ca-nadian Association of Farm Advisors where I was the guest speaker for an early morning breakfast gathering.

My topic was simple enough, some of the trends I see in farming, the debate of genetically modifi ed technologies such terminator and lethality genes, the potential of operator-less tractor drones, and how we balance grains for food, or fuel.

But the discussion turned to much more of a simple chat among like-interested people just having coffee around a table.

That is where it became interesting.The biggest question we all ended up

kicking around is what farms might look like in the years ahead.

There is the now decades-long trend of ever larger farms and we quickly agreed that trend was likely to continue.

The real debate is where the move to ever-larger farms will take us.

There is a limit in regard to how large a farm which has any semblance of be-ing a 'family farm' can continue. The ever larger units require massive cash outlays to purchase the day someone wants out.

There will always be buyers for land. It's a fi nite resource and retirement funds and off shore dollars will see the long term value in a world of ever more people. Today boundaries to offshore purchases of farm land, but long term those are likely to disappear in a world where borders seem ever less important in terms of trade.

The future seems almost assured to be one of fully corpo-rate farms, where Canadian farmers are essentially tenant operators once more, not so different from those of early set-tlers leaving Europe for a different future.

But as they say history does tend to repeat itself.The second impromptu meeting was at a coffee at Heart-

land Livestock recently after a sale of Charolais genetics feeder cattle.

The farmers at the table all raise cattle, an industry im-pacted by Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the recent past, and now again by an E.coli scare.

The future they see is one of uncertainty based on not only the issues specifi c to the cattle sector, but one based on razor thin margins over the years, and the issues facing a world economy battered by the situation in several European countries and that of the United States.

But they were all still willing to take the risks to keep rais-ing cattle and to farm, and therein was the most compelling part of coffee, to see the producers dedicated to a vocation which is ever evolving but still one they love.

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The 2012 growing season is lining up to be ideal for Saskatchewan forage pro-ducers. Droughts in Ontario and the U.S. have forage brokers working overtime to fi nd high quality weed free hay to meet the demand. At the same time, most areas of Saskatchewan are report-ing above average rainfall and yields. It is not often that high commodity prices coincide with high yields, so when they do it is a good idea to take advantage. Here are some ideas on how to

use lower priced local feed sources to extend your graz-ing season allowing you to market more of that high priced hay.

Crop residuesCrop residues can be an

excellent source of fall graz-ing. Not only is there stub-ble, chaff, straw and those bits left by the combine, but also consider the value in the sloughs, water runs, and fencelines. Fields with higher grain content due to harvesting challenges could likely be used longer, and since you are not concerned about plant vigor for re-growth, they can be grazed hard. Creep feeding and minerals may be required depending on forage quality and stage of growth of your animals.

Secondary RangelandSecondary rangelands

are areas that are not pre-ferred by livestock and so tend to be underutilized. Often moving salt, mineral or water to these areas will encourage the livestock to move to these areas and can extend the grazing season.

Riparian and Forested sites

Grazing management in forested and riparian areas is quite different than up-lands so many producers have opted to fence them separately. Properly man-aged these areas can provide valuable wildlife habitat and preserve water quality. Short duration grazing in the fall is an excellent way to provide the habitat di-

versity need to cater to the widest variety of wildlife without causing irreversible damage. In the fall shrubs and trees are less palatable, birds are done nesting, and the ground is dry enough to minimize impact on shores and streambanks. In ar-eas where trees and shrubs are desired, graze forage to 6-8inches and remove livestock when they start to brows. Properly managed these areas can be used to extend the grazing season.

Sell and Buy BackNot all of the hay pro-

duced in Saskatchewan is eligible to be shipped to the drought areas. Many areas have restrictions on importing weeds, or on the size and shape of bales be-ing transported. The cost of transportation limits the movement of lower quality forages, so do the math. If selling your high quality al-falfa more than off sets the cost of buying your neigh-bors lower quality grass hay or greenfeed, you may be better off to sell and ex-port, and buy local hay that is not eligible for export. It has been a while since high forage prices have coincided with high yields. Take some time to consider your op-tions and maximize your op-portunities.

For more information on this topic or related matters, contact Linda Hunt, Region-al Forage Specialist, at (306) 953-2361 or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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PUBLIC NOTICETo Residents of the Leask District

Green Family Memorial FundTh e Green Family Memorial Fund Committee is accepting applications for funding until December 3, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Application forms may be picked up at the R.M. Offi ce. Th e funding will be distributed in accordance with the Last Will and Testament of Jessie Green which SPECIFIES the residue (referred to as “the Fund”) being paid to the Village of Leask and the R.M. of Leask (referred to as “the Trustee”) be administered in the following manner:

to invest the Fund for 20 years;to pay one-twentieth of the Fund annually amongst organizations local to the Village and district of Leask (including but not limited to, Leask Sports Centre, Leask Health Clinic, Leask Cemetery, Leask Senior Citizens, Leask Golf Course and other sports organizations of Leask) the choice of organizations to benefi t in any year and the amount of payment to each to be at the sole discretion of the Trustee;Th at the Trustee chooses a committee comprised of councillors, mayor and/or reeve of the Village of Leask and R.M. of Leask to administer the fund.Th e members of the “Green Family Memorial Fund” committee wish to publicly acknowledge the approximate sum $288,362.00 which was left to the Leask District. Th e generosity of the Green Family is greatly appreciated.Sheri McHanson Budd

Saskatchewan patients will benefi t from legislative chang-es that will support physicians and nurses working to their full scope of practice.

The Medical Profession Amendment Act, 2012 was intro-duced in the Legislative Assembly today to replace legisla-tion originally enacted in 1981. It will create the opportunity for both doctors and nurses to work to full scope and identi-fy circumstances where the delegation of medical functions between providers is in the best interest of patients.

“These amendments support our efforts to provide ap-propriate care for patients and the safest possible health care environments for both patients and health providers,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “This is a positive step forward in putting our patients’ interests fi rst.”

“The College of Physicians and Surgeons strongly sup-ports the change to its legislation,” College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan Registrar Dr. Karen Shaw said. “The changes will allow for more fl exibility in appropriately licensing physicians, as well as providing more opportunity for care to be provided by the professionals who are appro-priately skilled to provide that care.”

The amendments also provide the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) with the authority to create bylaws that will:

•allow the College to respond more quickly to the antici-pated national changes in categories of licensure of health professionals; and

•improve the ability of the CPSS to contact physicians and

facilitate protection and storage of patient fi les. “The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association

(SRNA) has been involved in ongoing dialogue with the Col-lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan,” SRNA Executive Director Karen Eisler said. “We are committed to working collaboratively to a patient-centred health care sys-tem that meets present and emerging health needs.”

A wide range of health professional organizations were consulted before the proposed amendments were fi nalized, including the Saskatchewan Medical Association, Saskatch-ewan College of Pharmacists, Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan and all regional health au-thorities.

The Province of Sas-katchewan is increasing the fi nes for drivers caught speeding in Saskatchewan’s construction zones. Effec-tive November 1, Saskatch-ewan’s fi nes for speeding in the Orange Zone will be among the highest in the country.

“Our government is proud to announce new measures designed to move forward on safety improvements in the Orange Zone for both construction workers and motorists,” Highways and

Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “We will be undertaking a stra-tegic review designed to prevent tragedies from oc-curring on our roads.”

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is work-ing closely with contractors, ministry crews, and motor-ists to review the three Es of traffi c safety: education; engineering (site enhance-ments such signs, lighting, rumble strips and barri-cades); and enforcement.

Starting this fall, rumble

strips will be used in pri-oritized work zones. In ad-dition, gates that narrow the approach to construc-tion zones will be installed. Both devices are intended to slow traffi c to 60 km/h in construction zones. The ministry will review the ef-fectiveness of these devices and develop guidelines for their use at other locations starting in the 2013 con-struction season.

Fines in the Orange Zone will:

•Now see a base fi ne of

$210, which is triple the base fi ne for speeding;

•See a per kilometre in-crease from $2 to $3 for ev-ery km/h over 60 km/h, for speeds up to up to 90 km/h; and

•See a further increase from $4 to $6 for every km/h over 60 km/h, for speeds in excess of 90 km/h.

SGI and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastruc-ture will work together to ensure that proper signage is in place to notify motor-

ists that the fi ne for speed-ing in a construction zone is three times the base fi ne for speeding, and that photo radar will be in effect for the next construction sea-son.

“The RCMP dedicated Traffi c Unit has written over 415 tickets for speed-ing in a construction zone throughout the past two months,” RCMP ‘F’ Divi-sion Sgt. Paul Dawson said. “Our members have been vigilant in enforcing the Saskatchewan Traffi c Safe-

ty Act throughout the fall construction season. Our message for those travel-ling in the Orange Zone is it shouldn’t take a ticket to make you slow down and save lives.”

In September, the gov-ernment committed to work with the RCMP to ad-dress the issue of motorists speeding in construction zones following the death of 18 year-old fl ag person Ashley Dawn Richards by a vehicle speeding in an Or-ange Zone.

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Legislation enabling the government to extend degree-granting authority to post-secondary education institutions other than the University of Saskatchewan and the Univer-sity of Regina was proclaimed today.

“The new Act and regulations provide greater accessibil-ity and opportunity for students in our province, ensure a robust and fair quality assurance process for new degrees, and protect the longstanding reputation of our two Sas-katchewan universities,” Advanced Education Minister Don Morgan said. “We have consulted broadly to ensure changes will enhance options for students and improve our ability to meet labour market needs.”

A new Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board (SHEQAB) will play a critical role in the new quality

assurance process. The board will evaluate new degree pro-grams proposed by both in-province institutions (other than the two Saskatchewan universities) and out-of-province in-stitutions.

Dr. Grant Isaac of Saskatoon has been appointed Chair of SHEQAB. Dr. Isaac is Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Offi cer of Cameco Corporation. Prior to joining Cameco, Dr. Isaac was the Dean of the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan.

Information about SHEQAB can be found at www.quality-assurance-sk.ca.

Further details on degree-granting legislation and quality assurance are available on the Ministry of Advanced Educa-tion website http://www.aeei.gov.sk.ca/degree-granting.

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It’s time to plant… AmaryllisBY SARA WILLIAMS

In 1828, a young physi-cian from Leipzig, Germany, Eduard Frederich Poeppig, became the fi rst European to come across the amaryl-lis. Poeppig was on a plant hunting expedition in the Andes Mountains of Chile. He was so thrilled with his discovery that, in the words of a biographer, he was “of-ten compelled to relieve his full heart by uttering loud shouts of joy. His faithful dog, sole companion and witness to his delight,” re-sponded with howls of equal delight, provoking alarming attacks by condors.

Life is easier for those wishing to grow amaryllis (Hippeastrum spp.) today. And now is the ideal time to pot up a few for your own en-joyment and another few to give away to friends. You’ll fi nd them in garden centres as well as large box stores.

Readily available as dor-mant bulbs or complete with potting soil and pot, ama-ryllis are simple to prepare, and develop at normal room temperature. They form large plants, generally 45-60 cm (18-24 in.) in height with blooms 10-15 cm (4-6 in.) wide and some as large as 20 to 25 cm (8-10 in.). Co-

lours range from pure white to salmon, pink, red and bi-ciolours. Some have single fl owers, others have double fl owers, and some are multi-fl owering.

Bulbs can be brought into fl ower from late fall un-til early spring, generally blooming six to eight weeks after potting. By planting a few every two weeks, you assure yourself of a long and continuous show. As an added bonus, they are sel-dom troubled with insects or disease. Purchase large, fi rm bulbs that show only the scars or stubs of old foli-age but no new leaves. Big-ger bulbs are always better, producing more fl owers. Use a pot with drainage holes that is 8-10 cm (3-4 in.) wid-er than the bulb and a light, well-drained potting mix-ture containing some peat-moss. Place the bulb on top of 2-5 cm (1-2 in.) of soil and then fi ll it so that about two-thirds of the bulb is cov-ered and one third remains exposed above the potting mixture. Firm the soil, wa-ter well and allow it to drain.

Place the pot in a sunny warm room with a tempera-ture range of 18-25°C (65-77°F). Night temperatures can be slightly cooler. Wa-

ter sparingly until the fi rst shoots appear. Once growth begins, water whenever the soil is dry – ensuring that it is evenly moist but not over-ly wet. Turn the pot every few days to ensure that the foliage growth is evenly bal-anced. Cultivars with larger blooms may need staking to prevent toppling over.

Fertilize with a complete soluble houseplant fer-tilizer such as 20-20-20 once a month while in ac-tive growth, remembering that it’s generally better to under-fertilize rather than apply too much. The bulb nourishes the current year’s bloom, but good nutrition will ensure large, healthy bulbs and fl owers for future years. Once the fl ower buds begin to open, move the pot to a cooler location with in-direct light. This will pro-long fl owering and promote more intense colouring. Re-mover fl owers as they fade.

After fl owering, return the pot to a sunny location and water and feed regularly to promote healthy dark green foliage. Food manufactured in the leaves will enlarge and feed the bulb that has shrunk during fl owering. If cared for properly, amaryllis bulbs should increase 1-2 cm

in diameter each year. Bulbs in their pots may be placed outdoors in a semi-shaded location provided they are protected from spring and fall frosts. As they turn yel-low, leaves can be easily re-moved with a sharp knife or a gentle tug. Bring the potted bulbs indoors in Sep-tember and store them in a cool (12°C) dry location un-til signs of growth appear, in about two months – and begin the cycle again.

There are many varieties. ‘Moonlight’, ‘Mount Blanc’ and ‘White Dazzler’ are single whites; ‘Papilio’ is a purple and creamy-green bicolour; ‘Black Pearl’ is a deep dark red, almost choc-olate. ‘Red Lion’ is red. ‘Vera’ is a salmon-pink. ‘Flamenco Queen’ is red with a white centre, while ‘Sydney’ is a red and white bicolour; ‘Ap-ple Blossom’ is a pure white brushed with soft pink. Sara Williams’ newest book, the revised and expanded Cre-ating the Prairie Xeriscape, will be published by Coteau Books in February, 2013.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatch-ewan Perennial Society (w w w14.br ink ster.com/saskperrennial; hortscene@yahoo.com).

Amaryllis Apple Blossom. Photo by Steve Drolet.

Completion of Highway 40 repaving set for 2013The Highway 40 repaving project won’t be completed

until Spring of 2013 according to Doug Wakabayashi, Di-rector of Communications for the Department of High-ways.

Wakabayashi said that because the project is a little more involved than a typical repaving project it has taken the contractor, Anderson Paving and Rentals, a longer

span of time to complete. “We are adding an extra layer of gravel underneath the

pavement. There was some grading involved in this proj-ect which obviously takes a little longer than street repav-ing,” said Wakabayashi.

He said that the contractor is working to get the first layer of asphalt completed but there will likely be a com-

bination of gravel and asphalt when the contractor pulls out at freeze up.

Some of the muddy, wet conditions that are present as a result of the heavy wet snow and above zero conditions will likely present greater challenges during the spring melt. But once the ground is completely frozen, Waka-bayashi said the surface will be stable.

The appeal of Curtis Dagenais’ murder convictions was denied on all grounds by a panel of judges in a Regina court room October 25.

Dagenais, who is serving three life sentences after being convicted of First Degree Murder in the deaths of Consta-bles Marc Bourdages and Robin Cameron and the attempt-ed murder of Constable Michelle Knopp, fi led the appeal a short time after being sentenced in 2009.

Dagenais appeared in court via video from the Prince Al-bert Penitentiary.

Dagenais appeal denied

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Report from the LegislatureOver the last fi ve years,

the number of people liv-ing in Saskatchewan has increased by 80,000 peo-ple. Almost half of those newcomers are immigrants. Since 2007, almost 39,000 people from 190 differ-ent countries have settled in over 320 communities across the province. In 2012-13, our government intends to nominate 4000 people under the Saskatch-ewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP); including accompanying family mem-ber that number climbs to more than 12,000. By comparison, Saskatchewan attracted only 8,000 new-comers between 2001 and 2006.

Welcoming newcomers to

the province is an impor-tant part of the Saskatch-ewan Plan for Growth. We estimate that to reach our goal of a population of 1.2 million by 2020, we will need 60,000 more skilled

workers. To that end, our government is taking action to support newcomers. We have createda system of Re-gional Newcomer Gateways in eleven centres across Sas-katchewan: Estevan, Hum-boldt, Lloydminster, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Re-gina, Prince Albert, Saska-toon, Swift Current, Tisdale and Yorkton.Since 2010, we have invested more than 20.5 million in settlement and integration services and supports. As outlined in the Throne Speech, we will work with the federal government to increase the annual nominations under SINP from 4,000 to 6,000.

The Throne Speech also contained further details about our government’s

commitment to improving safety in highway construc-tion zones. Effective No-vember 1st, the base fi ne for speeding in an Orange Zone increases to $210. There’s also a per kilometre cost:

$3 a click between 60 and 90 km/h, doubling to $6 per kilometre if your speed is more than 90. So for ex-ample, going 70 through an Orange Zone would result in a $231 fi ne – at 100 km/h, the fi ne would be $370. Rumble strips and gates that narrow the approach to construction zones will also be used. Photo radar will be introduced in the 2013 construction season. This past summer, an 18 year old highways worker named Ashley Richards was killed by a driver who allegedly ignored signs in a construc-tion zone. She was only 45 minutes into her fi rst day on the job when it happened.

Flu clinics are resuming across the province follow-

ing a temporary suspen-sion due to concerns over this year’s vaccine. Health Canada tested the fl u vac-cine made by the drug company Novartis and has confi rmed it is safe for use. The clinics were put on tem-porary hold after clumping of particles was observed in vaccine being used in Eu-rope. The European batch was different from the one supplied by the drug com-pany Novartis to Canada. Health regions are now re-scheduling fl u clinics – to determine which health re-gion you are in, go to http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/pub-lic-health-offi ces. If you already received your fl u shot, you do not need to get another one.

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Celebrating National 4-H Day

November 7 Across Canada, 4-H members and leaders are gear-

ing up for National 4-H Month which is celebrated dur-ing the month of November. Wednesday, November 7 has been declared National 4-H Day.

On November 7, in recognition of National 4-H Month, 4-H Canada will be launching “We See Green”, a month-long social media campaign encouraging 4-H’ers to post their best 4-H spirit photo on Face-book and to tweet the good word about 4-H on Twitter (#4Hday).

Selected photos, clubs and members from the Face-book campaign will be featured in the fi rst issue of the redesigned national 4-H magazine to be released in January 2013, and posted through the month of No-vember on 4-H Canada’s website.

4-H Canada has also requested, through Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, that Parliament declare Novem-ber 7 National 4-H Day.

Clubs throughout Saskatchewan will be recognizing National 4-H Month/day by participating in a variety of ways, such as creating a special 4-H display, dress-ing in green, or planning a special 4-H event in their community.

The Canora 4-H Multiple Club is making arrange-ments for a display in the town’s pharmacy window. Last year they made a wreath that was laid at the town’s cenotaph on Remembrance Day.

General Leader Bev Spearman emphasizes that public awareness of National 4-H Month is important so that people know that 4-H is in their community. “We’re a new club.

We’re striving to grow our club and need the com-munity’s support. 4-H teaches kids skills that they can use the rest of their lives.”

The Silver Spurs 4-H Club in Prince Albert will be hosting an Open House Sunday, November 4 to kick off National 4-H Month. Members of the community are invited to attend.

Harold the Hare, 4-H Saskatchewan’s mascot, also has a busy month ahead with his fi rst stop being the Old Wives 4-H Club in Moose Jaw on November 3.

National 4-H Month is a prelude to 100 years of 4-H in Canada. 2013 is the centenary celebration with events planned throughout the year, including a spe-cial gala May 30, 2013 at the Fairmont Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Let it snow

Students at Shellbrook Elementary Public School play on giant snowballs built throughout the day Octo-ber 24. The year’s fi rst real taste of snow gave kids from across the region plenty to work with.

Shellbrook Town Council highlightsTown of Shellbrook residents will be

getting a little less of a pre-payment discount on their property taxes for the 2013 year.

Shellbrook Town Council voted to reduce the pre-payment discount from 15 per cent to 10 per cent if paid in January. Under the new policy, the tax discount will reduce by one percent per month, ending with a 5 per cent June discount.

The policy also eliminates discounts from July to December. In 2012, resi-dents who paid in those months were eligible for discounts ranging from 5 per cent in July to 1 per cent in Novem-ber.

Council also voted to approve the policy governing the three year tax holiday for construction and com-

mercial tenancy. The policy has been in place for more than 10 years but the new wording simply clarifi es the policy so that it is applied consistently.

The policy provides those construct-ing or moving a new home or construc-tion of a new commercial building in the community with a tax holiday what is constructed. Land owners are still required to pay tax on the land. This also applies to additions providing the newly constructed portion is equal to at least 50 per cent of the original as-sessment.

Under the policy, the Town also of-fers an incentive for businesses to relo-cate to Shellbrook. New businesses in owner occupied or rented premises are eligible for a 75 per cent tax reduction in year one, 50 per cent reduction in

year two and 25 per cent reduction in year three, providing that the building was previously vacant. In the case of a rented premises, the reduction would be paid to the renter in the form of a grant.

* * * Council received one tender for the

planned renovations at the Kinsmen Campground and opted to re-tender the work.

Council voted to abate the hospital levy on the doctor rental house during the time that doctors are living there. A duplex was purchased by a private citizen for the purpose of renting both suites to incoming physicians.

* * * Meetings of council have been set

for November 19 and December 10.

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Scotiabank donates to Sand Green Golf championship

Left to Right, Coach – Mr. Grant Person, Paige Benson – Girls Gold Medal Winner (Team Gold), Nikolas Person – Boys Gold Medal Winner (Team Gold), Quennel Bear – Team Gold, Steven Adrian – Boys Bronze Medal Winner (Team Gold), Brennan Tomporowski – Boys Silver Medal Winner (Team Gold), Connie Bahnuick – Manager Scotiabank.

U of S College of Law establishes Estey Chair in Business Law

A $2 million donation to the University of Saskatche-wan will establish the Estey Chair in Business Law in the College of Law.

John and Bill Estey, sons of the late Willard “Bud” Es-tey, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, have given the largest-ever private donation to the college in their fa-ther’s honour to establish the chair.

Estey graduated from the College of Law in 1942 and went on to serve as a member of the Ontario Court of Ap-peal, Chief Justice of the High Court and as Chief Jus-tice of Ontario. In 1977, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Estey Chair in Business Law is intended to attract outstanding scholars in the area of business law. Chair-holders will be expected to teach business law courses within the college, conduct world-class research in their fi eld, as well as share their expertise and engage in out-reach activities with the wider legal community.

By founding the chair, it is the donors’ hope that the initiative will help position the College of Law as one of Canada’s leading institutions in business law.

“We are very pleased to be able to contribute to the es-tablishment of the Estey Chair in Business Law, in honour of our father and his legacy in the law in Canada,” said Bill and John Estey in a joint statement. “He was very proud of his Saskatchewan roots and was honoured to be a graduate of, and a teacher at, the College of Law and the University of Saskatchewan.”

Sanjeev Anand, dean of the College of Law, said he is excited for what the chair means for the future of the col-lege. “The presence of this chair will really enhance the research culture of our college and create opportunities for increased collaboration between chair-holders, other faculty members and our students,” he said.

Author Todd Devonshire was at the Shellbrook Library or a reading of his book Rink Burgers October 17.

Born an raised in Big River, Devonshire always enjoyed writing in high school in but didn’t decide to write a book until he moved to Japan to work as a teacher.

“The story just kept bug-ging me and bugging me. I was thinking, I think I’ve got something here. One day I just picked up a pen and pad from a downtown Japa-nese department store and I wrote,” said Devonshire.

He had long breaks in be-tween classes which gave him ample time to record his thoughts.

“It just came out. I couldn’t stop writing all of these sto-ries. It was just fabulous,” said Devonshire.

The name of the book came from the central symbol that was included in each of the stories as he talked about playing hockey and growing up in 1980’s Big River.

“Whether we won, whether we lost the real reward was the rink burger after the game,” said Devonshire.

He admits that the burg-ers at the rink in is native Big

River were mighty tasty but plugs the Canwood Rink as having the best of his childhood.

By the time he left Japan, he had about 400 pages writ-ten. He decided that it was time to try and get it published. So he sent copies to 23 publishing houses and received 23 rejection letters.

He went to the Saskatoon Writer in Residence program where he was able to really fi ne tune the book . Writers Al-ice Kuipers and Terry Jordon told him what to cut, what to

keep, where to show and where to tell to make the stories fl ow.

In the end, he pared the book down to half of its original size.

A few of the stories poke fun at the rivalry between Big River and Shellbrook.

He starts of chapter 3 with the line “I knew by the age of 5, the words ‘He’s from Shellbrook’ could start a fi ght.”

The computers teacher at Saskatoon Business College published the book through Your Nickel’s Worth Publish-ing, a company that helps authors who are looking to self publish their works.

The company provides the option to work under their banner or to go it alone. Devonshire opted to work with Your Nickel’s Worth because of his inexperience in the pub-lishing world.

Perhaps one of the biggest thrills of being published for the Boston Bruin’s fan was receiving an autographed post-card from Don Cherry.

He had 50 promotional copies of his book to send out, with a few left over he decided to fi re one off to Cherry.

A month later, he opens his mailbox and sees small pack-age with a CBC logo on it.

The inscription reads “Best wishes Todd, thanks for the book. It looks great.” On the back it reads “ I will read the book and get back to you but I’m on vacation right now. But tell your dad he was right, Lamaire was off side but what could I say. All the best, your friend Don.”

The passage refers to the infamous 1979 Montreal Ca-nadiens - Boston Bruins game which the Bruin’s lost as a result of a too many men on the ice penalty. In the book, Devonshire shares his and his father’s belief that the Ca-nadien’s Jacques Lamaire was offside on the game winning goal scored by Guy Lafl eur.

“If nothing else happened to me, getting that autograph from Don Cherry was the best because I’m Boston Bruins fan.

Paperback copies of the book are available at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon, various Coles/Chapters/Indigo book stores across Saskatchewan and Krienke’s T-Shirt Shop and The Twisted Tool in Big River. Ebooks can be purchased through Kobo, Amazon and Apple.

Manager, Connie Bahnuick of Scotiabank Shellbrook pre-sented a cheque to the Canwood High School Provincial Sand Green Golf Team and their Coach Mr. Grant Person in the amount of $731.40. This donation matched funds re-

ceived from a Hamburger Sale to help raise funds to host the High School Provincial Sand Green Golf Championships which were held at Canwood Regional Park on Sept. 21 and 22.

Rink Burgers author comes to Shellbrook

Former Big River resident, Todd Devonshire, talks about his fi rst book “Rink Burgers” at the Shell-brook Library.

A few of the stories poke fun at the rivalry between

Big River and

Shellbrook

Saskatchewan Seniors Association news12 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com November 2, 2012

BY JENNY HOSIE Happy Halloween week

everyone!Walks in the Theater are

starting November 5th at 9am giving everybody the opportunity to take a walk within a safe environment during the winter months. The cost is $1.00 per person.

Also starting soon is Se-niors Exercise at the seniors’ hall on November 15th at 9:30am. The cost is $1.00

per person. Just a reminder that Fit-

ness with Leeta Harms is every Tuesday and Thurs-day 7:30 – 8:30pm in the Elementary School. You can purchase 12 passes for $50 or pay a drop in fee of $5.

Tammy Fulton instructs 2 Yoga classes in Shellbrook on Mondays; her fi rst class starts at 5:15-6:30pm start-ing November 5th at the Se-niors Hall. The second starts

at 6:30pm in the Elementary School. If you would like more details on these class-es contact Tammy Fulton at 747-3030, 940-7580 or tful-ton@skyvelocity.ca.

Coming up we have the SHA Skills of Gold Skills Development Camps and Coach Speciality Clinics. The Skills Development Camp runs November 10& 11 and costs $125 per child. You can register at www.

sha.sk.ca. The Coach Spe-ciality Clinic runs Novem-ber 9th 6-9pm and is free of charge. This is open to all Coaches, Assistants and Parents. For more informa-tion contact saskhockey@shaw.ca or 370-2323

Another reminder for you that Volleyball for adults will continue every Sunday in the High School Gym-nasium. The cost is $2 per person and sessions will run

until November 25th. Find information about

programmes and events running at www.shellbrook.org

Weekly Health TipAvoid catching nasty cold

and fl u viruses this winter by increasing the number of times you wash your hands! According to an article on w w w.medicalnewstoday.com, experts believe hand washing to be the most im-

portant element of germ control and disease pre-vention. So whether you use soap and water or hand sanitizer gel, take the extra precautions this winter to avoid catching and spread-ing viruses.

Shellbrook Recreation Di-rector

Offi ce – 747-4949Cell – 747-9098Email – shellbrookrecdi-

rector@sasktel.net

After we have all celebrated Thanksgiving and believe me when we look around the world as it is today and we take the time to listen to the world news, we here in Canada have a great deal to be thankful for. We are not being bombed and shelled, and we are not being blown up with roadside bombs. We are not living in a makeshift home after travel-ing 100’s of kilometers to escape, and we are not hoping and praying that there will be enough food to feed us when we get there. We should give thanks every day and not wait for that special day once a year.

When we talk about special days that should also apply to November 11th (Armistice day or Remembrance day ) and we should spare more than a passing thought for all those brave and unselfi sh souls who gave their lives so that we may live in a better world. There are still a lot of young men and women who are still putting their lives on the line every day that passes so that we might be able to continue to live our lives as we do. The least we can do is to hold them in our hearts and pray for their safety every day. The poppy is not just a symbol of remembrance, it’s a symbol hopefully of what we must do in the future to prevent nations trying to remove other nations from the face of the world. Learning to live in peace must be the hardest lesson of all but its one we do have to learn.

There are lots of occasions when older people and young-er people go back in their memories to recapture some pre-cious times. It just seems that those occasions happen to seniors more and more often as each year passes by. Memo-ries of happy times and sometimes not so happy times come galloping through our minds and its at those times we like

to be able sit with friends and share some of them. Recall-ing days gone by has proven to be very good for us, as psy-chologists and psychiatrists will tell us. It keeps our minds active but in truth its not all what remembering does for us. We can start to appreciate more and more how our lives have changed and how every day life around us is changing. We can appreciate it but we can also realize that some of the changes that have occurred have left us old people behind, probably to some extent that we may start to believe we are forgotten. I don’t believe that’s true. We just have to come to terms with the fact that its different and the difference is what makes us old people unique.

We can still truly appreciate some of the wonders of the present world around us. TV and all its additions, cellular phones with all their applications and to some extent credit and debit cards have all played their part in changing our lives. All these things that we appreciate as being different the modern generation takes for granted. Not only taking them for granted but showing on a daily basis the inability to cope in their daily lives without these amenities around them.

Most of the seniors I know surely appreciate TV but they do have a lot to say about some of the programs be-ing shown. Likewise with appreciating the phone, but not always happy with the process involved in making what we believe should be a simple call to somewhere or some one. To be faced with choosing from a list of numbers and hav-ing to listen to a voice telling you that you only have a few more seconds to make a choice before its all going to be re-peated is not one of the good changes. Another not so good

change is that some how a large number of telemarketers ( where did that name come from ) happen to have our phone number and names. How they get them I do not know but they do seem to know the exact time to phone when its go-ing to annoy us the most. Always at supper time and always in the middle of the news which I do like to watch. I am always amazed at just how many businesses out there want to have my opinion on their product, a product which I have never even heard of, or they want me take part in a survey of some kind. I was told once there was a phone number to call!!! to stop those nuisance calls but I guess those people making the nuisance calls seem to know more about the phone system than the people whose job it is to stop those nuisance calls.

Despite the changes and in some cases because of the changes our lives go on, and because of our experience we look forward to each new day and wonder what may be in store for us. Probably not just us but all those people around us.

Sometimes I do wonder how long there will be a postal system that will still be delivering letters, or will it all give way to an electronic world?. Will we all have to own an Ipod or an Ipad or a smart phone or be connected to internet be-fore we are able to receive “mail”.?

Just in case you are tempted to sit around until that day happens I need to remind you to go out and keep active and stay healthy. If you are going out on Halloween be careful, there are going to be a lot of little ghosts and goblins out there with big sacks of goodies, so please watch out for them

Len Fallows. President SSAI.

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Riders need to halt losing streak

Are the New York Yan-kees at a crossroads? Will the start of the 2013 season mark the beginning of a new era for the Bronx Bombers?

Now that Major League Baseball has wrapped up for the season, it’s never too early to start looking ahead, especially since there’s no NHL hockey to obscure the view.

When you look at the Yankees, you can’t help but wonder whether the iconic team’s Big Three — Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez — will still be wearing the pinstripes when the team gathers in Florida next March.

The Yankees had the American League’s best re-cord during 2012, but their playoffs ended with a whim-per — four straight losses to Detroit Tigers in the A.L. Championship Series. Jeter didn’t fi nish that game af-ter suffering a broken ankle while falling awkwardly af-ter scampering to his left for a ground ball. He’s 38, and the ankle repair might take four or fi ve months. He’s doubtful to start the season.

Rivera, undoubtedly the game’s best relief pitcher of all time (and absolutely amazing in the post-season), missed most of the 2012 sea-son after tearing his ACL during a freak ball-shagging exercise in early May. He’s 43 years old — defi nitely doubtful about returning in ‘13.

And then there’s A-Rod, the posterboy for overpaid, underperforming athletes who has fi ve years remain-

ing on a mega deal that pays him around $23 million an-nually. He was so ineffective in the playoffs that igno-miniously, he was benched for two of the four games against Detroit. His playoff record is atrocious and em-barrassing, but he’ll be get-ting that $23 million each year through 2017. If you’re a Yankee hater, it couldn’t happen to a better team.

Maybe it’s time for Jeter and Rivera to say au revoir to baseball and start the fi ve-year countdown to their election to the Hall of Fame. If they retired together, they could be elected to the Hall together — and they would both be automatics, in the mold of the Babe, Mickey and Joltin’ Joe. That would be quite a spectacular in-duction ceremony in Coo-perstown in 2018.

As for A-Rod? Well, he’s just going to have to wallow in his money and on-fi eld embarrassment while the Yankee brass tries to pawn him off on somebody willing to take a chance on an aging superstar with a big name, a big contract and little pop in his bat.

• Dwight Perry of the Se-attle Times: “A world-record 35 consecutive handsprings were uncorked by: a) a 16-year-old girl, on a Texas football fi eld; b) Alex Rodri-guez, upon remembering he has the Yankees on the hook for $114 million the next fi ve years.

• Perry again: “Not that the Yankees are trying to get rid of Alex Rodriguez or anything, but rival GMs are

suddenly getting baseballs in the mail with the Yankees' phone number scrawled on them.”

• CBS's David Letterman, on the latest air-quality study: "They said New York's air has more chemicals in it than Lance Armstrong."

• Steve Harvey, in his weekly ‘Bottom 10’: “Trans-actions: ACTRESS EVA LONGORIA — Put N.J. Jets

QB Mark Sanchez on waiv-ers as her boyfriend.”

• Retired pitcher Jamie Moyer, on the last time he hit a batter intention-ally: “Maybe in the minor leagues. With my velocity, they would pick it up and say ‘Hey, you dropped some-thing.’”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: (Prince) Fielder is 5-foot-11 and 275 pounds. He runs well for a vending machine.”

• Ostler again: “Justin Verlander falls out of bed pumping high 90s. I saw valet parking attendants Wednesday driving faster than Barry Zito's fastball.”

• R.J. Currie of sports-deke.com: “Canadian re-searchers have successfully tested underwear that jolts the buttocks with electricity. Sadly, it's too late to help the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers.”• Another one from Cur-

rie: “Eagles quarterback Mi-chael Vick revealed he now has a dog. He took it out to play fetch and three of the sticks were intercepted.”

• Times reader Bill Lit-tlejohn, on Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk's recent DUI arrest: "Offi cers said he failed the fi eld sobriety test when he tried to wave him-self fair."

• Texans defensive tackle J.J. Watt, miked up by NFL Films during last Sunday's game, to 5-foot-8 Ravens running back Ray Rice: "I've eaten burritos bigger than you."

• Comedy writer Bob Mills, on commissioner Bud Selig's request to cut alcohol consumption in baseball clubhouses: "Most teams have more players in AA

than Triple-A."• Ian Hamilton of the Re-

gina Leader-Post: “A ref-eree penalized a Dallas-area middle school football team because its band was play-ing too loudly. So now the sport has a concussion prob-lem and a percussion prob-lem?"

• Perry again: “Rejected Tour de France ad slogan: ‘You can't spell pedal with-out P-E-D.’ “

• Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times, recalling when one of Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy's players got six teeth knocked out: "When the player balked at returning to the game, Leahy asked if he was there to play football or eat a sand-wich."

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

There are very few positives one can take out of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' current three-game losing streak. Really the only one which comes to mind is the fact they ARE on a losing streak, which will eventually end, a win-ning streak could be just around the corner.

It had better be, because the playoffs start in two weeks!

The latest defeat was another close one, 31-26 to the visiting To-ronto Argonauts at a frigid Mosaic Stadium on Saturday. It was mi-nus-9 with the windchill but it felt a lot colder. Ironically it was the Argos who came out hot, jumping to a 14-0 lead after the fi rst quar-ter and never looked back. They were in control all the way.

The loss dropped the Riders' re-cord to 8-9 and now they need a win at B.C. on Saturday to ensure Corey Chamblin doesn't have a losing record in his rookie season

has head coach. Really that's all that's at stake, semantics, because the team will be going on the road to either Calgary or Toronto for a division semifi nal.

A radio show in Toronto asked me last week if the Roughriders are legitimate Grey Cup contend-ers. The question caught me off-guard because I'd never stopped to think about it. The point of the question was, will the 2012 Sas-katchewan Roughriders be con-tent just to make it to the playoffs in this rebuilding year or will they not be satisfi ed without the ulti-mate prize?

No one can answer that right now. The fact is they're not play-ing like a championship team as of late as teams have been able

to move the ball on them at key times, they've lost the turnover battle in all these losses and kick-er Sandro Deangelis has had some costly missed fi eld goals. To his defence, it must have felt like he was kicking a cindercrete block but there's still one more outdoor game to go, possibly.

Despite this, now is not the time to be panicking. The key is they're in the playoffs and their success will come down to who's better on that given Sunday and Chamblin knows he needs to keep his group upbeat.

"It was one of those games where they got points early," Chamblin told CKRM radio. "Our guys did a good job of fi ghting to the end. I told the guys I was proud of how

they fought and this team will be ready when it's time."

Really? Can you be sure? I think he defi nitely believes it but at the same time this streaky team has proven to be so unpredictable. It is possible to fl ip the switch when the games start to matter more but is this team veteran enough to do it?

"We're in the playoffs and we'll be ready to go," Chamblin advised. "Football and winning streaks have been around longer than me so I can't explain it. But I'm wait-ing on the winning streak."

Realistically they can afford one more loss but that's all. After that the real bullets go in the gun.

(Rod Pedersen is the voice of the Riders on CKRM)

Is it the end of an era for the Yankees?

RODPEDERSEN

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LUTHERAN CHURCHZion - CanwoodSunday School,

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

Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.Pastor Doug Schmirler

Parkside, Immanuel11 a.m. - Worship

Pastor Chris Dean------------------------

PENTECOSTAL CHURCHParkside

10:00 a.m. Time of prayer

10:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday

SchoolPastor David Baldock

ShellbrookSunday School 9:45 a.m.Sun., 11 a.m. - WorshipWed., Mid Week Study

7 p.m.Pastor David Bodvarson

747-7235Canwood

10:00 a.m. - Sunday School

11:00 a.m. - WorshipPastor Glenn Blazosek

Leask Gospel Tabernacle

Sunday 6:30 p.m.Pastor L. Trafford

306-466-2296------------------------

EVANGELICAL FREEBig River

11:00 a.m. - WorshipBible Classes 9:45 A.M.

Summer: 10:30 a.m. - 12469-2258

Youth Nite: FridaysMont Nebo

Wed., 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer.

Sun., 10:30 a.m. - Wor-ship

Pastor Bill Klumpenhower

------------------------CATHOLIC CHURCH

DebdenSun., 9:30 a.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

Big River - Sacred HeartSun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass

WhitefishSun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.

VictoireSat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastin Kunnath

Eucharist CelebrationsMuskeg

Sat., 7:30 p.m. - MassMistawasis

Sunday, 3 p.m. St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook

Mass Sunday, 9 a.m..St. Henry’s - Leask

Mass Sunday 11 a.m.St. Joseph’s - MarcelinMass Saturday, 7 p.m.

Fr. Tru Le------------------------

PRESBYTERIANMistawasis

Sunday worship11 a.m.

Rev. Bev Shepansky------------------------

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

407-2nd Ave E, Shellbrook

Sat., 9:45 a.m. - Sabbath School.

Sat., 11:00 am WorshipBroadcast on

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drat306-764-6853

------------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morn.

and Wednesday eve-nings.

Parkside 747-2309,Leask 466-4498

Marcelin 226-4615------------------------

ANGLICAN CHURCHLeask - All Saint’s

8 a.m. - Morning prayer Service.

9 a.m. Holy Commu-nion

Canwood - Christ Church

2 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays Evening Prayer

2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion

Mont Nebo - St. Luke’s2 p.m. - 1st and 3rd

Sundays Holy Commu-nion

2nd and 4th Sundays Evening Prayer St. Andrew’s -

ShellbrookSunday, 11 a.m.

Holy CommunionFather Harnish

468-2264------------------------UNITED CHURCH

Big River1st & 2nd Sundays 1 p.m. - Worship

at Anglican ChurchAll Other Sundays -10

a.m.Shellbrook - Knox

Sun., 10 am - WorshipPastor Dave Whalley

Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.

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In Memoriams

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Russell Harrison Lafrentz Gordon SterlingLAFRENTZ - Russell Harrison Lafrentz - October

14, 1950 - September 27, 2012.It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing

of a dear husband, brother and uncle, and friend to all who knew him. He was born in the Shellbrook Hospital on October 14, 1950 to Julius and Isabella (nee Smart) Lafrentz of Shellbrook, he was raised in Shellbrook and took his schooling in Shellbrook. Rus-sell always liked the outdoors, especially in the summer. He loved to visit on farms. They lived on the farm until 1957, when they moved into town, he didn’t like it in town, and wanted to move back home to the farm. He lived in Shell-brook from 1957-1971, and then moved to Calgary, Al-berta. He worked at Hutton’s Auto Electric from 1972 - 1979 and at Canada Post Corpora-

tion (in the plant) from 1979 - 2004. Because of health problems he was forced to retire.

Russell’s desire was to buy land in Saskatchewan which (he never did), but always wanted to. He always liked to visit on farms - especially around Shellbrook, and visit with all his many friends and relations out there, whenever he could. Russell married Barbara Ambury of Calgary on April 19, 1980. They lived in Calgary the whole time. They never had children of their own, but cared for many over the years, not only children, but adults as well. There was one person who lived with them a long time ‘Joseph’. Russell grew to depend on Joseph a lot in the past few years.

Russell was predeceased by his father Julius Lafrentz and his mother Isabella Lafrentz (nee Smart) and his father-in-law Howard Ambury, and his mother-in-law Doris Ambury and his grandparents John and Grace Smart and William and Maude Lafrentz.

He is survived by his loving and faithful wife of 32 years, Barbara Lafrentz (nee Ambury) and by Barba-ra’s sisters Maureen, Linda, Lorraine and Carol, and all of their families. And by his only brother Donald and his wife Shirley Lafrentz and nephews Kenneth and Kevin and niece Heather Lafrentz and great nieces Andie, Belle and Eden, and great nephew Julius and their mother Cathy Lafrentz and also Greg Granerud and his wife Michelle and boys, Brett and Lane and also Alice Sokulski, were special in his life, too.

A memorial service was held on October 12, at Bridg-es Church, Calgary, Alberta conducted by Rev. Jamie-Lee Haskell and Rev. Bruce Dowbush.

Russell was laid to rest at Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Calgary, Alberta.

Rest in peace Russell, we all love you, you will be in our hearts forever.

You can take the boy from the country, but can’t take the country from the boy.

STERLING – Mr. Gordon - 1916 – 2012It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mr. Gordon

Edward Victor Sterling, late of Shellbrook, announce his passing on October 13, 2012 at the age of 96 years.

Gordon was born on May 28, 1916 in Shellbrook, SK, to Eveline and Edward Ster-ling. Gordon is lovingly sur-vived by his daughters, San-dra (Stan) Rowden of Prince Albert, SK; June (Don) Moe of Shellbrook, SK; his sister Joyce Horsley of Campbell River, BC; his grandchildren Trevor (Erika) Rowden of Red Deer, AB; Jeff (Jill) Rowden of Prince Albert, SK; Shawn (Rhonda) Rowden of Prince Albert, SK; Scott (Krista) Moe of Shellbrook, SK; Cheryl (Brad) Ledding of Parkside, SK; Sheldon (Monique) Moe of Shellbrook, SK; Kris (Me-lissa) Moe of Parkside, SK; Tyrel Moe of Regina, SK; his great grandchildren Conor & Shea Rowden; Alexi & Mason Rowden; Carter & Taryn Moe; Carson, Abby, & Bella Ledding; Colby, Rylan & Anik Moe; Brody Moe; and his sister in-law, Betty Sterling of Shellbrook, SK.

Gordon was predeceased by the love of his life, Doro-thy (nee: Goudal) Sterling of 64 years; his parents Ned and Eva Sterling; his brother Bob Sterling; his parents in-law, Marcel and Hazel Goudal; his brother in-law, Tom Horsley; his brothers and sisters in-law, Harry and Ileen Gordon; and Ken and June Hansen.

Gordon began trucking in 1939. He bought his first ½ section of farmland in 1941 N.E. of Shellbrook. It was in the early 1960’s that he began running school buses which he continued to operate until he retired. In 1964 he sold his land and bought land west of Shellbrook where he farmed until his retirement. He custom hauled grain at first them moving to hauling fuel for CO-OP until he sold his trucking business in 1964. Whether it was helping to fix a vehicle, or going to the grandchil-dren’s ball or ringette games or many hours of fishing and camping, Gordon always made time for family and friends. Every spring and fall Gordon could be found spending time helping out on the farm, driving the combine or fixing equipment. Gordon’s grandchildren remember him having a gadget to fix everything. Some of Gordon’s passions were his love for gardening and working in his green house with his infamous tomatoes and his RV’s and the many trips he and Dorothy made in them. Gordon’s family will remember him for always taking the time for others.

The Memorial Service for Gordon took place on Octo-ber 18, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. from the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Parkside. Pastor Chris Dean officiated; spe-cial music was performed by David Palm and Bernice Labrash. Gordon’s grandchildren Scott Moe, Cheryl Ledding and Jeff Rowden shared memories of their grandfather, and Shawn Rowden and Cheryl Ledding were the urn bearers. Great grandchildren Alexi Row-den and Taryn Moe did the readings, and interment for Gordon took place in the Shellbrook Cemetery.

Memorial Donations may be made in memory of Gor-don to either the Shellbrook & Districts Health Services Project or to the Whispering Pine Place Care Home.

Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneral-home.com will be forwarded to the family.

Arrangements were entrusted to Beau “Lac” Funeral Home.

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Remembering to say thanksDorothy Breker

BREKER - Dorothy was born Dorothy Boychuk in St. Julien, Sk, March 22, 1924.

She was third of eight siblings born to Elko and Lena Boychuk. Early in her life she moved to Big River with her family where she at-tended the Greenman-tle School until Grade 4. Being the eldest daughter she lef t school to help on the farm, particularly in the home where she honed her cooking skills to near perfection. Doro-thy entered the work-force away from home at the age of 14 in or-der to supplement the family income. While waitressing at the Rex Café, she met the man

who would one day be-come the love of her life. Their relationship did not blossom until she was working in Prince Albert at the Dairy Pool. Marriage had to wait while Lew-is served in W WII for three years; they were wed upon his return.

Like many of their generation, they worked nu-merous jobs to make ends meet from delivering ice to repairing shoes and f inally settled on military life and Lewis “re-upped” to serve an additional 20 years in the Canadian Army. They moved from FlinFlon, MB(technically Creighton, SK) to Victo-ria, BC, to several communities in Southern Ontar-io before coming full circle to live out their retire-ment years in Big River, SK.

Dorothy worked almost 8 years as a short order cook for the military prior to their retirement in 1970. Retirement did not mean a cease to working as she put in many years as a matron for the Big River RCMP. Dorothy was well known for her bak-ing and her hugging and they generally went hand in hand. As her ability to bake decreased her skills in hugging increased right on through to her f inal days lived out at the Lakewood Lodge in Big River, SK.

Dorothy cherished her four children and leaves to cherish her memories: Barry (Debra) Breker of Gem, AB, Linda (Norman) Ethier of Big River, SK, Jerry (Kathy) Breker of Regina, SK. Her grandchil-dren: Amy (Jason) Easterbrook of Crowsnest Pass, AB, David Breker of Calgary, AB, Allan (Miranda) Breker of Kyle, SK, Keith (Dianne) Ethier of Shell-brook, SK, Michelle (Mike) Wolf of Carievale, SK, Julie (Mark) Katona of Saskatoon, SK, Trish (Mike) Harley of Regina, SK and 12 great-grandchildren. Dorothy also leaves her memories with her siblings to cherish: Andy Boychuk of Regina, SK, Alice Ka-lyn of Prince Albert, SK, Ann Wasyliw of Prince Albert, SK as well as in-laws, other relatives and countless friends.

She is predeceased by: her loving husband, Lewis in 1995, her son, Larry(1955), her parents, Elko and LenaBoychuk, her brothers, Pete, Mike, Nestor and Eddie.

Funeral Service for Dorothy was held Saturday, October 27th, 2012 ~ 2:00 pm at the Big River Com-munity Hall

Big River, Saskatchewan, Off iciated byPastor Kevin Roberts.

Memorial Donations in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Lakewood Lodge Auxiliary.

Dorothy’s Final Resting Place is in the Big River Cemetery

Dorothy left this life to join her beloved saviour on Monday, October 22, 2012. She is missed.

Email condolences to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be forwarded to the family.

Ed Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements

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Election DeclarationThe Rural Municipality of Big River, No. 555

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Reeve – John TeerCouncillor for Division 1 – Darren KennedyCouncillor for Division 3 – J. Steve Raymond

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—When you think of Canada’s multicultural society and all the freedoms and opportunities that we experience on a daily basis, devoting a few minutes of silence on Re-membrance Day to think of our troops is an important and meaningful gesture. Our soldiers and veterans sacrifi ced their time, personal comforts, and in many cases their lives so we could enjoy ours. Here are some other ways that you can show gratitude:

Wear a poppy. From the last Friday in October to No-vember 11, pin a poppy on the left lapel of your garment or as close to the heart as possible. This will publicly remind you of our soldiers’ sacrifi ces and will encourage others to do the same.

Write to soldiers. Send a letter or card to express your ap-

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Donate in honour of a soldier. Just as the Canadian Forces aim to bring peace and secu-

rity to countries in need, consider doing your part to help those around the world who are suffering. Organizations like Christian Children’s Fund of Canada offer a gift cata-logue where you can purchase items such as fruit trees or insecticide treated bed nets in honour of one of Canada’s heroes.

You can also personalize a card and mail your thanks to a Canadian Forces member. More information is available at www.ccfcanada.ca/GiftCatalogue.

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An Aboriginal honour song, an oath of responsibilities and messages of congratula-tions were all part of a special ceremony held today to in-stall Ilene Busch-Vishniac as the ninth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan.

The installation was held in conjunction with the univer-sity’s fall convocation. Speak-

ing to an audience of special guests, 994 graduates and their families and support-ers, Busch-Vishniac pledged to chart a course for the fu-ture for the U of S and to work “tirelessly and with a narrow-ness of purpose—to serve this fi ne province through educa-tion and discovery.”

In her installation address, Busch-Vishniac paid hom-age to the vision of the U of S founders and the institution’s strong tradition of planning, adding, “it is also impossible to separate the future of the University of Saskatchewan from the future of the prov-ince.” The challenges of Sas-katchewan’s economic boom include recognizing and re-moving barriers to post-sec-ondary education, particu-larly for Aboriginal students, and equipping all graduates with the skills they need for success in life, she said.

The most important changes in the U of S since its founding, she continued in her address, relate to global-ization and research inten-sity. Sharing discoveries—an imperative for universities —today extends beyond re-gions or countries to include the world, she said. “To bal-ance our commitment to the province with the reality of a worldwide community of scholars, we must achieve what is encapsulated in the adage, ‘Think globally, but act locally.’”

The president went on to describe how the U of S, like most post-secondary institu-tions, has come to understand more fully how research and its outcomes can drive po-litical change and economic growth, but also best prac-tices in teaching and learn-ing. The distinction between education and research, she said, is disappearing.

“Discovery must permeate every discipline, from history to dentistry, from engineer-

ing to law because the thorny problems of the world today demand teams of scholars from many disciplines work-ing together to fi nd innova-tive solutions. Discovery must be a part of all courses, from entry-level classes to those for advanced graduate students.”

Busch-Vishniac also spoke of the challenges of main-taining a traditional physical campus in a world of online connectivity, arguing that important non-academic fac-tors related to student success like involvement in extracur-ricular activities and peer relationships cannot be pro-vided by “canned” lectures served up to students online. University of Saskatchewan campuses are where students determine their careers, de-velop social networks and are free to experiment with new ideas and experiences. These are, she said, advantages that must be emphasized, but they must also be adaptive enough to meet the needs of 21st-cen-tury learners.

“We cannot be arrogant and content to rest on our history. We must instead be proactive in defi ning and cre-ating our place in the future.”

Busch-Vishniac assumed her duties as president July 1, having most recently served as provost at McMaster Uni-versity in Hamilton. She holds undergraduate degrees in physics and mathematics from the University of Roch-ester, and Master of Science and PhD degrees in mechani-cal engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her academic ca-reer includes appointments at The University of Texas and Johns Hopkins University where Busch-Vishniac was dean of the Whiting School of Engineering.

Her research focuses on aspects of acoustics and on diversity issues related to en-gineering education.

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Marking a period of Remembrance

U of S installs 9th president and vice-chancellor

Once again Remembrance Day will soon be upon us. A time for Canadians of all ages to remember the more than one hundred thousand fellow citizens who fought, bled and died protecting our freedoms along with the countless oth-ers who have served our country.

But Remembrance Day should not only be reserved to re-member those who made the ultimate sacrifi ce. It should also be a practical remembrance of the living – the dis-abled Veterans, RCMP members, widows, widowers, or-phans and family members of those who served who are in need of a helping hand.

Members of the Royal Canadian Legion are, as one of their core responsibilities, the Guardians of Remembrance. The Poppy Campaign organized by the Legion, in conjunc-tion with Remembrance Day, helps alleviate suffering and addresses the needs of eterans and their families who may not have the fi nancial wherewithal for basic necessities.

The Legion assists with purchasing medical equip-ment, awarding bursaries for needy students, providing support services such as meals-on-wheels and drop-in centres and helping with some basic residential repairs to name but a few.

So much of the Legion’s work in our communities goes unnoticed. Every day this organization of more than 330,000 people makes significant contributions, not only to enhance the lives of Veterans, but also for seniors, Cadets, Scouts, Guides, as well as serving members of the Canadian Forces and RCMP and their families.

The Legion remains fiercely proud to be Canada’s larg-est Veterans services organization. Our advocacy work on behalf of all who have served in the Canadian Forces and RCMP ensures that they receive life-long support and recognition for their service to this country.

Thanks to their desire to give back, the Legion was

created and continues to this day to support our commu-nities in countless ways. The Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign provides everyone with the opportu-nity for practical remembrance and it is hoped that this year, with the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Libya as with our aging Second World War and Korean Vet-erans, more Canadians will wear the Poppy than ever before.

There’s more to the Legion than you might think. We Care! Find out today how you can get involved by visit-ing your local Legion branch…because you care; because you can.

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The new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature will focus on meeting the challenges and opportunities of a growing province. That’s the message of the 2012 Throne Speech delivered last week by Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield.

The Throne Speech builds on the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth released last week by Premier Brad Wall.

“In this session, our government’s priorities will be in-vesting in infrastructure, addressing the skilled labour shortage and ensuring Saskatchewan remains competi-tive, while maintaining fiscal discipline and a balanced budget,” Wall said. “At the same time, it’s important to re-member that we don’t seek growth for the sake of growth. We seek growth to improve the quality of life of everyone living in Saskatchewan. That’s why this session will also focus on improving our health and education system, im-proving life for persons with disabilities and improving educational outcomes and employment opportunities for First Nations and Métis people.”

Some of the specific measures outlined in the Throne Speech include:

• Creating SaskBuilds and a new $150 million Sask-Builds fund to drive infrastructure financing, design and delivery;

• Continuing efforts to add 12,600 new low-income housing units by 2016;

• Developing 300 more apprenticeship spaces;• Lowering the business tax rate with a goal of reducing

it from 12 to 10 per cent by 2015, which will bring Sas-katchewan in line with Alberta and BC;

• Establishing the Global Institute for Food Security;• Introducing new measures to improve worker safety

in highway construction zones (Orange Zones) including increasing speeding fines to triple the normal penalty and use of photo radar in construction zones;

• Creating the Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Edu-cation Savings, which will help families who are saving for their children’s post-secondary education by provid-ing up to $250 per year per child;

• Introducing a new Student Achievement Initiative and the introduction of provincial assessments for every stu-dent in the K-12 system;

• Continuing to make progress on the First Nations and Métis Education and Employment Joint Task Force;

• Increasing efforts to retain Saskatchewan-trained physicians and to attract more international medical graduates through the Saskatchewan International Physi-cian Practice Assessment;

• Introducing a new team-based approach to providing primary and emergency care in rural and remote commu-nities modeled on Nova Scotia’s Collaborative Emergency Centres;

• Providing student loan forgiveness for new doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners who practice in rural and remote communities;

• Introducing new legislation giving the Ministry of Jus-tice the authority to oversee the seizure of criminal prop-erty;

• Bringing forward new legislation to make the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina into a self-sustaining Authority, which will allow it to expand to new markets around the world; and

• Introducing a new Saskatchewan Employment Act that will give Saskatchewan the most modern, competi-tive, fair and balanced labour and employment environ-ment in Canada.

“This Throne Speech is about planning for growth be-cause growth has been good for our province,” Wall said. “Our government’s job today is to ensure Saskatchewan continues to grow, that we are meeting the challenges of growth, and that all Saskatchewan people are enjoying the benefits of growth.”

Throne Speech 2012: Planning for growth20 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com November 2, 2012

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Prince Albert Parkland Health Region mainte-nance staff will this week begin construction of a temporary helicopter landing pad at the Victoria Hospital, to accommodate

f lights from the STARS helicopter ambulance ser-vice.

The helicopter landing pad will be built on the triangle of grassed land just east of the southeast corner of Herb Bassett Home and within 100 me-tres of the Victoria Hospi-tal Emergency entrance. A helipad within 100 metres of the facility is preferred as patient can be easily transferred from the hos-pital to the helicopter and vice versa. If the distance is greater, a road ambu-lance would be required. This is also the location that consultants working for the Ministry of Health have recommended the permanent helicopter landing pad be built in ac-cordance with Transport

Canada regulations. The construction of the per-manent helipad is tenta-tively scheduled to occur in Spring 2013.

The temporary helipad is expected to be com-pleted and in operation within the next few weeks. It will require the pad to be kept clear of trees, bushes, snow or any other obstructions; for nearby light poles to be removed or lowered; for a stretcher pathway from the pad to the hospital entrance; and for provisions for Security to stop visitor vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the pad and adjacent road-ways to and from the hos-pital during the landings and takeoffs that the heli-copter requires.

Work set to begin on temporary heli-pad at Vic Hospital

Elias Shantz, right, on behalf of Parkland Terrace Foundation presented a cheque to Murray Kasun treasurer of the Shellbrook & Districts Health Services Project Inc. The cheque amounted to $ 12,500.00.

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