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VOL. 101 NO. 41 | PMR #40007604 Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, October 12, 2012 www.shellbrookchronicle.com

Shellbrook ChroniclePAPHRwarns of measles

case in PA

The Aardvarks Aaron Closs attempts to break a tackle during Shellbrook’s tilt with the Meath Park Mustangs October 4. The Aardvarks ran their record up to 4-0 with a 86-28 win. However, the win came at a cost as Dorin Canaday is out for a few weeks with a twisted ankle and Evan Wall is out for the year with a broken arm. The team can secure fi rst place and a home provincial playoff game with a win Thursday in Rosthern. Results were not available at press time.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Re-gion has confi rmed a single case of the measles in an adult in Prince Albert.

The illness, also known as Red Measles, Rubeola, or 10-day measles, has been nearly unheard of in the region over the past number of years according to the re-gion’s Medical Health Offi cer, Dr. Khami Chokani.

“We are concerned about it because it is one case too many. We have not had a case in the PA Parkland going back to January 1, 2007,” said Chokani. In the province there were no cases in 2010, six, in the Re-gina area, in 2011 and the Prince Albert case is the fi rst of 2012.

The Region is also advising individuals who were at risk of exposure to be aware of the symptoms and see their family phy-sician if they have any concerns. The most potential for exposure to the public oc-curred at a Second Avenue restaurant be-tween September 28 and October 3, at the Crescent Heights Family Medical Centre the afternoon of October 1, and at the Vic-toria Hospital emergency department on October 3 from 2:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. on October 4.

“Individuals may have been exposed to the measles virus and may become ill if they have not had the vaccine for measles or have not had the disease before,” said Chokani. He added that Measles infection is usually uncommon in Canada; howev-er, there have been recent cases in other parts of Canada as well as several cases in Saskatchewan. Chokani noted that the health region has also been notifi ed of a second possible case, but confi rmation had yet to be made.

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 exposure but this time frame can range from 7 to 18 days.

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Big River RCMP are searching for a second suspect after execut-ing a search warrant at a house on the Big River First Nation last week.

RCMP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search which yielded 300 marijuana joints, more than 40 grams of marijuana bud, dug parephenalia and a large amount of cash.

An estmimated $3,000 in drugs and cash were seized as a result of the search.

One person has been charged with a number of drug traffi cking offences while police continue to search for another suspect.

Further details were not available at press time.

RCMP make drug bust on Big River FN

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A man convicted of kidnapping a young girl from a farmhouse near Shellbrook on New Years Day in 2006 has been given a statu-tory release from prison.

Linden Bird, 27, was released earlier this month after serving two thirds of his sentence. He was sentenced to seven years in prison after taking an 11 year old girl from a farmhouse near Shellbrook and eventually kicking her out of the vehicle near Canwood.

Under the terms of his release, Bird must not drink alcohol and must report all relationships with women. Under statutory release, prisoners are freed when they have served two thirds of their sen-tence

New Years kidnapper released

Long weekend traffic blitz

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For Public School BoardOctober 24th

Please cast your vote John McIvor, Box 128, Shellbrook, Sask.

Welcome to Shellbrook Night

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 2012Shellbrook Senior Citizen’s Hall

(at the end of Main Street)7:30 p.m. start ~ (come early if you like)

All Newcomers Welcome!!

Shellbrook Theatre Movie NightNext Movie Nights in Shellbrook

Friday, October 19The movie showing will be:

“SPIDERMAN” - 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th

“THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN” Doors Open 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for movie

ST. ANDREW’S A.C.W. Soup, Sandwich

& Dessert LuncheonShellbrook Senior’s Centre

Friday, October 19 11 a.m. to 1:30 pm. - Everyone welcome

SCOTT MOE MLA - Rosthern - Shellbrook

Constituency Offi ce#34 Main, Box 115

Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0Telephone: (306) 747-3422Facsimile: (306) 747-3472Toll Free: 1-855-793-3422

Email: scottmoe.mla@sasktel.netWebsite: www.scott-moe.com

1-866-400-2334

Ottawa House of Commons 502 Justice Bldg.

K1A 0A6 Phone: 613-995-8321 Fax: 613-995-7697

Meadow Lake 114 Centre St. Suite C

Box 1260 S9X 1Y9

Phone: 306-234-2334 Fax: 306-234-2339

La Ronge 711 La Ronge Ave

Box 612 S0J 1L0

Phone: 306-425-2643 Fax: 306-425-2677

Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill MP Rob Clarke

Please contact my office if you are having problems with EI, CPP, Passports, CEP, Status cards, CRA,

Agriculture Canada or any other Federal Government programs or departments.

“Check out my website at www.RobClarkeMP.ca for important information.” - MP Rob Clarke

Congratulations to Mackenzie Aarrestad who took second place in the UCT’s International Safety Poster Contest. Mackenzie’s poster earned second and fi rst place fi nishes at the provincial and national level before being sent on to UCT Head Offi ce in Columbus, Ohio for fi nal judging in the international contest. Entries were judged based on originality of idea, artistic ability and neatness of content. Mackenzie was presented with a ribbon and her award cheque by provincial poster contest committee member, Bob Si-mon.

Winner of UCT poster

RCMP Traffi c Services members were out in full force over the Thanksgiv-ing long weekend. Enforce-ment focused on some of the leading causing of Highway fatalities: Distracted driv-ing, seat belts, and impaired driving. Additionally, our members are looking to in-crease awareness of specifi c risky behaviour, such as speeding through construc-tion zones.

The goal of this enforce-ment initiative was to ensure the highest level of visibility for our offi cers to facilitate a safe weekend for all motor-ists on our highways. SGI reports that the fi ve year average for Thanksgiving Weekend is for three (3) fa-talities. RCMP reported one fatality collision during this same period for 2012.

RCMP Traffi c Services members are not only re-sponsible for enforcement of the Traffi c Safety Act, but of-ten their vehicle stops result in charges under other Pro-vincial & Federal statutes. Here are RCMP Traffi c Ser-vices notable occurrences by the numbers:

· 858 total charges were laid by Traffi c Services Of-fi cers

· 11% of all charges written were for speeding in a con-

struction zone· South East Regional

Traffi c Services cleared 4 outstanding warrants

· 191 drivers were charged for not wearing a seatbelt

· only 1 driver was charged with impaired driving

· 8 passengers under the age of 16 were charged for not wearing a seatbelt

· 23% of all tickets written or 202 drivers were charged for speeding

· 60 drivers were charged for driving without due care

· 2 drivers were given 30 day suspensions

· 5 people were charged with drug offences under the CDSA

· 31% of all tickets written were for seatbelt offences

RCMP would also like to thank all motorists that complied with all Provincial & Federal statutes through-out the weekend across the province of Saskatchewan. All motorists are reminded that enforcement will con-tinue throughout the fall and winter months with a goal of having the safest highways possible for all to enjoy.

The goal of the F Division Traffi c Services Program is, through a combination of enforcement and education, to create the safest roads in the world.

Farewell Tea and Social

in honor of

Richard and Ann PorterSunday, October 14, 2012

2:00 p.m.

Shellbrook Senior’s Hall

Everyone is welcome.

The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan launched their 2012 advertising campaign that features marketing strat-egies created by business stu-dents.

“Who better to design a campaign for students than our own marketing stu-dents?” said Daphne Taras, dean of the Edwards School of Business. “They have professional-level skills. We

prove our faith in them by entrusting them with our im-age.”

Teams of senior level under-graduate students competed to create this year’s campaign as part of the Advanced Ad-vertising course taught by 2012 Master Teacher Award recipient Barb Phillips.

“In this class, students combined theories of how to be more personally cre-ative with advice on how to

develop great ad executions, and apply both to the impor-tant problem of attracting top high school students to Edwards School of Business,” Phillips said. “After this expe-rience, students feel confi dent they are ready for the working world.”

A panel of judges chose a winning ad campaign created by students Leanne Smith, Jaden Dirk, Tara Larson and Cassie Wallace. The series

uses the tagline ‘business is what you make of it’.

“Often students feel like they have to sacrifi ce what they love, like music, art, or a favourite sport, in order to get a ‘real’ job. We felt that loss of

passion seemed a big issue,”

said Wallace. “Many high school students don’t realize that business is a very broad category and allows for in-clusion of these passions.”

The launch event co-incided with the appear-ance of the winning ads on

Saskatchewan buses and billboards, at Calgary LRT (light rail transit) stations, and in the Edward School’s Thrive magazine. Spoken versions of the ads will also soon be heard on Saskatoon radio stations.

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Honeywood Heritage Nursery Manager Judy Harley receives a cheque for $5,000 from Shellbrook Scotiabank staff members Ashley Rudolph and Col-leen Collins. The funds match those raised at the nursery’s annual “Touch of Autumn event September 23. The money will go toward the ongoing upkeep and improvement of the Provincial Heritage site.

The number of job postings on saskjobs.ca increased in September 2012 over last September, up by 0.62 per cent. There were 15,323 job postings this September com-pared to 15,229 last year.

“With a strong economy comes a strong labour market demand,” Economy Minis-ter Bill Boyd said. “Employers in the prov-ince are using saskjobs.ca to fi ll positions in communities across the province in a wide array of trades and professions.”

Postings are up on a year-over-year ba-

sis in health (up 27.79 per cent), sales (up 8.79 per cent) and engineers, architects, IT and natural sciences (up 5.66 per cent).

Mobile device job searches have in-creased by 266.11 per cent over last year.

Saskjobs.ca is an important tool in pro-viding employers a venue to advertise for positions, and to match job-seekers who are looking for employment opportunities in Saskatchewan. Job postings in Saska-toon totalled 3,099 in September. Regina had 4,210 listings.

The southbound lane closures are near-ing an end on Prince Albert’s Diefenbaker Bridge but that does not mean an end to traffi c slowdowns.

Crews are currently machining abutment bearings and plates and are expected to be completed by the end of the second week of October at which time southbound lanes will be re-opened and northbound lanes will be closed for approximately three weeks for repair work. A further update will be pro-vided advising when the southbound lanes

will be re-opened, and northbound lanes will be closed.

The City would like to remind overwidth load haulers they must schedule an ap-pointment with the Public Works Depart-ment (953-4900) to register for the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday morning crossings that are scheduled for 10:00 am.

The City of Prince Albert and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure thanks mo-torists for their patience and understanding during the repair work.

Diefenbaker bridge update

Postings up on SaskJobs.ca

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OPINIONOPINION4 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com October 12, 2012

Spending upwards of 18 hours on the road through two provinces over the course of fi ve days, I was re-minded of just how dangerous driving can be. This has been a tragic year on Saskatchewan roadways with more than 120 traffi c fatalities so far in 2012.

Driver fatigue from too many hours behind the wheel, driver overconfi dence and basic driver in attention seem to factor into many of these accidents..

Heading back from Calgary this week I noticed all of these in play at one point or another. On the way home from a trip, you always tend to push to get home as quick as you can. Either you drive a little faster than you should or make minimal stops, or both, to make the best time you can.

During one of these longish stretches behind the wheel, I settled into a bit of a daze where I was paying attention to the road but just not as aware as

I should have been. What snapped me out of it was an Acura SUV, fi rst in my rearview mirror and then passing me as though I was standing still. I looked down at my speedometer and I was already well in excess of the speed limit.

And then there was the semi that opted to pass a slow moving combine on a corner when it was obvi-ous that oncoming traffi c would have to slow down

in order for him/her to make it. Or the other semi that de-

cided to block off the highway through a busy town just to pull into the rest stop on the opposite side of the road. And then there were the numerous drivers who had to rely on oth-ers to slow down to allow them to pass 2, 3 or 4 vehicles at a time without causing a poten-tially fatal collision.

And of course there was the guy who almost ran us off the road because he is so obviously texting while driving.

An RCMP crackdown over the long weekend resulted in more than 850 charges includ-ing 195 speeding tickets and 60 infractions for driving without undo care and attention. After

seeing, and even exhibiting, some of that roadway be-havior I wasn't surprised to see these statistics.

It is really easy to fall into these behaviors because we are in a hurry to get home or to work or to the air-port or any of the places our lives take us but they are all risks not worth taking. We get away with it time after time so we are lulled into the idea that we have control and nothing is going to happen right up until something does.

The reality is, none of this stuff matters. It doesn't matter if we are late or it takes us 10 hours to drive from Calgary to Shellbrook. That text message can wait the fi ve minutes it takes us to get home. What matters is we get home without killing ourselves and each other.

We have enough to worry about on the road with “the other guy” and their nasty habits without bring-ing our own into the mix.

Braving the road for the

long weekend

Job growth rate continues to surge

BRAD

DUPUIS

~News

Editor

Tighter mortgage rules and persistent talk of a real estate bubble. These are two of the likely contributors to a decline in re-sale activity in the residential markets in Saskatchewan’s two largest cities.

After a steady string of increases, buyers in the two cities appeared to be pulling in their horns a bit in September. Regina saw re-sales drop by 28per cent from the same month a year ago. In Saskatoon, the decline was about 10 percent.

Industry officials say the Saskatchewan figures are still impressive, especially when compared to the country’s major cities where a more significant correction appears to be in the works. In places like Toronto and Vancouver, where international buyers have been pushing prices skyward, the new rules around mortgages have started to take ef-fect.

Ottawa was worried that some markets were overheat-ing so they shortened the length of mortgages in this country and also tightened up down-payment guidelines. Back here in Saskatchewan, however, industry players say prices were not over-heated and these markets should be viewed differently as conditions here are not compa-rable to places like Vancouver.

***Saskatchewan’s vibrant labor market is showing no

signs of change – as employers continue to struggle to find talent.

The latest monthly tally on job numbers released Fri-day show the province’s employers created nearly 11,000 new jobs compared to last September. That’s a two per cent growth rate, the second highest in the country.

We’re also seeing a dramatic shift towards full-time work. This has been evident for a while now, and Septem-

ber’s results simply reinforce the trend as part-timers are being offered full-time employment.

We’ve also seen a tightening of the labor pool – this report shows it declined from August to September which will no doubt just add more pressure to a market that employers are find-ing very frustrating as the number of people moving into the province in search of work is not keeping up to growth in vacant jobs.

Another recent report showed Saskatchewan employers created 6,000 net new jobs that were unfilled and at the same time, the size of the pool of people without a job – in other words people who could fill them – went down by 500. It’s a rosy picture.

***The economics branch of the Bank of Montreal has is-

sued its updated assessment of Saskatchewan’s outlook and has Saskatchewan’s growth rate in second place among the provinces this year, trailing only Alberta. Next year we’ll fall into third spot when Newfoundland sees a resurgence.

The bank says Saskatchewan’s financial foundation is strong. Investment remains strong which is leading to population growth, a robust housing market and grow-ing retail sales. The only soft spot is potash which has seen international demand weaken. But that is off-set by continued expansion in the oil patch and a bump in the farm sector resulting from higher prices following the US drought.

In broad terms, the bank raises the issue of regional disparity.

The West is strong right now while Quebec and Atlantic Canada are suffering from a stimulus hangover with no activity to fill the gap left when extra government infra-structure spending ended.

PAUL

MARTIN

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It doesn't matter if we are late or it takes us 10

hours to drive from Calgary to Shellbrook... what matters is we get home without killing ourselves and

each other.

Yankee Valley School in 1945Submit your old photo. Please no personal photos. Send to Box 10, Shellbrook, Sk. S0J 2E0.

YESTERYEAR~

For decades in this province, Saskatchewan and its politics shared one common trait.

Both were rather predictable.The province as a whole was all too depen-

dent on the uncertainty of the agriculture and would suffer from both the whims of Mother Nature and the commodity markets.

Good years would inevitably be followed by bad years. And Saskatchewan would slip from “have” to “have-not” status as a result.

We always seemed destined to be the poor cousins to our Alberta neighbours with their oil wealth _ the place our kids went to fi nd de-cent-paying jobs. For this reason, the popula-tion rose and dipped somewhere just shy of the million-population mark.

And our politics seemed to follow a similar pattern.For as naturally free-enterprise-minded as most Sas-

katchewan people were, the uncertainty in agriculture led voters to elect provincial government sympathetic to providing producers and rural Saskatchewan communi-ties with support programs. Of course, that resulted in some positives like the establishment of medicare, more rural hospitals and Crown corporations that still gener-ally provide competitive utility rates.

But the combination of an inconsistent agriculture economic base and governments focused on fi lling in the shortcomings resulted in rather predictable stagnation.

Well, the a few developments in the past week suggest today’s Saskatchewan may no longer be in this same pre-dictable pattern.

Recently released population number showed an ad-ditional 22,154 people in Saskatchewan in July 2012 compared with a year earlier _ the largest single-year in-crease this province has experienced since 1921.

What’s truly amazing, however, is this does not appear to be one of one- or two-year growth spurts we experi-enced in the past that tended to be followed by decline. The province’s population of 1,079,958 is nearly 80,000 more than when it again cracked the million-person bar-rier in July 2007 under the previous NDP and 100,000 more than its most recent low ebb of a decade ago.

This is phenomenal growth that we haven’t experienced in 80 years _ something that’s moved beyond the usual up-and-down cycle.

Of course, with it comes to challenges and the need for adjustments.

That many new faces behind this popula-tion boom are new Canadians who are chang-ing the very face of Saskatchewan itself. These new arrivals are coming here determined to make a better life for themselves are forcing governments to re-focus on issues that accom-modate the needs of this growth.

There is more infrastructure and housing demands _ especially, in our cities. And nei-ther house prices nor rent in this province are as cheap as they once were.

In fact, with demand driving up the price of such things, other things that were once predictable in this province like a relatively low minimum wage are no lon-ger as acceptable. After all, with a job shortage in this province, it is only logical to make the minimum wage more competitive. To that end, the Sask. Party govern-ment recently announced last week the nation’s lowest $9.50 an hour minimum wage would be increased by 50 cents to $10 an hour.

Gone are the days of predictably lower wages doled out in a sluggish Saskatchewan economy, which takes us to another big indicator of our newfound unpredictability.

A decade or more ago, no one would have predicted that the province’s still-agriculture dominated economy would be handing out salaries comparable with any-where else in the country.

The government also recently announced the average weekly Saskatchewan wage of $939.21 is now the third best in the country _ only behind Alberta and New-foundland and Labrador (another province experiencing change because of new oil wealth).

Again, one might expect to see social problems that tend to follow high wages. This, too, is the changing face of a less-predictable place.

But there may be something to be said for this new-found unpredictability.

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YOUR TWO CENTS~

Adjusting to a less predictable Sask.

MURRAY

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Dear Editor: Last spring when the Conservative government an-

nounced changes to a program that allows people to work part-time while they are receiving Employment Insurance (EI), it seemed like an improvement. Well, as usual the devil is in the details: the changes actually punish low-income Ca-nadians by clawing back 50% of the very fi rst dollar an EI recipient makes.

Until now, an ‘allowable earnings provision’ let people earn and keep up to 40% of their weekly EI benefi t, giving them an incentive to work more. For example, if Kenny Get-tabreak is receiving a $400 weekly EI benefi t, he could earn and keep $160.

The Conservatives claim the new Working While on Claim program allows “claimants to keep more of what they earn,” yet they conveniently forget to mention that it eliminated the allowable earnings provision. While Kenny Gettabreak used to be able to keep the full $160 of earnings, now he only gets $80 since 50% of it is clawed-back.

They are forcing people in low-paying jobs or who only work a few hours a week to do with less.

Since Parliament resumed this fall, the Liberal Party has been demanding that Minister Finley reinstate the allow-able earning provision. Not only is she unwilling to do so, she is unwilling to even admit that low-income Canadians are being penalized.

Knowing the dogma of this Conservative government, ei-ther they believe people working part-time are too lazy to work more, or it is just another hidden measure to force peo-ple to move out of our small communities. Either way, it is a punitive new program for low-income Canadians that rein-forces my belief in these Conservatives: don’t trust them as far as you can throw them.

Rodger Cuzner, MPLiberal Critic for Human Resources & Skills Development

Changes to EI program punish low income earners

EditorHerb Pinder’s Op-Ed (Leader Post Aug 17/12) criticism of

Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and Johnstone’s article, stat-ing his concern of the “well-being of our farm producers” is an oxymoron if there ever was one.

Pinder, a “long-time director of Viterra” (SWP) was part of the demise of the Crow Rate ($1.00 per bushel transferred from farmers pockets to the Railways); removal of Oats from CWB (another $1.00 per bushel from oat producers pock-ets to grain companies coffers); and the crowning glory the outright theft of the co-operative Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from the farmer-owners.

My, such concern!If Pinder is so concerned about “democracy being eroded”,

the method Harper, Ritz and David Anderson used to de-stroy the CWB should set off all kinds of whistles and alarm bells!

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Misplaced concern

The Saskatchewan Ad-vantage is about ensuring people and businesses have the tools they need to keep our province moving for-ward. On September 28th, our government announced that we had asked for, and received, an extension from the federal government to their deadline for returning spectrum (frequency). In-dustry Canada’s changes af-fect SaskTel’s ability to pro-vide fi xed wireless internet service to approximately 8,000 people in rural Sas-katchewan. Those changes were supposed to come into effect this year; under our extension, SaskTel will have until March 31st, 2014 to assist customers in transi-tioning to new service op-tions. SaskTel is committed to providing customers with

comparable or better ser-vices to what they presently have, and will continue to invest in technology that can better serve the needs of rural Saskatchewan. SaskTel will also be closely communicating with those customers affected over the

next fi fteen months. If you have any questions, please call SaskTel at 1-800-727-5835.

Our government kept an-other promise this week when we announced the new Senior Home Security Program. Under this pro-gram, seniors who qualify can get a free home safety assessment to determine their security needs, which could lead to the installa-tion, at no charge, of dead-bolts, door viewers, smoke and carbon dioxide alarms and batteries for those alarms. In order to qualify, you must be 65 or older and have annual household net incomes of $35,000 or less or have been the victim of a break and enter or home invasion. Go to

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curity.gov.sk.caThe timing could not

have been better. With the release of our govern-ment’s new growth plan just around the corner, we have learned that between July of 2011 and July of 2012, the province’s population grew

by 22,000 people. That is the fastest rate of year-over-year growth in more than 90 years. As of July 1, 2012, there are 1,079,958 people living in Saskatch-ewan. In the coming weeks our government will release a growth plan designed to ensure that are both meet-ing the challenges and op-portunities of growth in the years ahead.

Your Saskatchewan Party government continues to ensure society’s most vul-nerable citizens benefi t from the Saskatchewan Ad-vantage. On December 1, 2012, the minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $10.00 per hour. When we fi rst formed government in 2007, the minimum wage was only $7.95. When you combine the increases to

the minimum wage with the signifi cant tax cuts for low-er-income earners imple-mented by our government, our province will have one of the highest rates of take-home pay in Canada for low-income earners. That’s the Saskatchewan Advan-tage.

The recently announced move to eliminate licence plate stickers will allow us to re-direct an estimated $100,000 per year to sup-port traffi c safety enforce-ment technology, such as Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) equip-ment. The stickers are no longer used to indicate valid vehicle registration, so they don’t really serve a pur-pose anymore. This change comes into effect November 1, 2012.

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Report from the Legislature

SCOTT MOE ~

Rosthern - ShellbrookToll Free:

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As should his pardoning of those crimi-nals who broke the Customs Act and stole the impounded equipment. Under the Cus-toms Act export licenses are required, be it an oil producer, car manufacturer or grain

producer.These individuals willingly, knowingly

and deliberately broke a law of Canada. What’s next? A pardon for Clifford Olson or Robert Picton?

Joyce NeufeldWaldeck, Sask.

Misplaced concern

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Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Min-ister Jason Kenney arrives in Ireland tomorrow for an offi cial visit to promote Canada as a destination for international talent.

On the Minister’s agenda is a visit to Dublin’s Working Abroad Expo recruitment fair. He will promote Cana-da’s strong economy and en-courage talent from Ireland to apply for jobs to work in Canada.

““The Government of Can-ada is committed to building an immigration system that actively recruits talent rath-er than passively process-ing all applications that we receive,” said Minister Ken-ney. “That’s why I’m visiting this job fair to personally market all the opportuni-ties that Canada has to offer to talented individuals from around the world.””

The Government of Cana-

da is building a fast and fl ex-ible economic immigration system whose primary focus is on meeting Canada’s la-bour market needs. The gov-ernment is exploring with provinces, territories and employers approaches to developing a pool of skilled workers who could be select-ed to immigrate to Canada and who are ready to begin employment here.

““This is the next frontier in Canadian immigration: looking at opportunities to attract the best talent and going out there and getting it,” said Minister Kenney.”

In recent years, Citi-zenship and Immigration Canada has undertaken much needed reforms to strengthen Canada’s immi-gration system and better support the country’s eco-nomic needs. The creation of a modernized, effi cient economic immigration pro-

gram for Canada provides an opportunity for an in-creased role for employers in identifying economic im-migrants that could make a contribution to their work-place. Such a role could help achieve a better match between skilled immigrant supply and labour market demand, which is of concern to Canadian employers.

During his trip to Ireland, Minister Kenney will also discuss opportunities for young people from Ireland to work in Canada as part of the International Experi-ence Canada program.

Members of the media as well as cultural communi-ties interested in receiving photographs from the trip, or being notifi ed of media availabilities, should send an email to CIC-Media-Re-lations@cic.gc.ca with their contact information.

Kenney visits Ireland to meetworkers looking to come to Canada

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Technology eliminating need for manpowerClimbing into the cab of tractors which seem to be get-

ting bigger and bigger with each generation of a brand has become the way of farming.

Today's farm power sources look as much like military tanks as they do farm tractors, especially those which ride over the field on tracks rather than rubber tires.

The farm behemoths are integral to farming, or are they?

Certainly farmers need a power source to pull culti-vators, seeding equipment, farm grain carts and other equipment around the field.

And the long term trend in farming has been to every larger-scale equipment.

Part of that push has come from farmers themselves who want to cover more acres per hour in the tractor seat.

And that desire has become keener as it has become more and more difficult to find farm workers. When an

operator gets a worker on a tractor he wants to cover maximum acres and that means large scale.

But as farm equipment has evolved so too has the computer technology incorporated into the tractors.

Computers now monitor most op-erations, and with global positioning technology tractors can operate with-out an operator, at least in theory.

And that theory now appears about to become reality.

Autonomous Tractor Corp. (ATC) in Fargo and the Automation Research Corp. in Minneapolis have teamed to

develop The Spirit Autonomous Tractor. The unit uses two diesel engines to power four electric motors, which drive

twin rubber tracks.But it's not the electric motors or rubber tracks which

make the tractor so exciting. It is the fact it does not need an operator.

Farmers have found it increasingly difficult to find reli-able, qualified, workers. It's a tough combination finding someone willing to work the long hours required at peak farm times (in particular seeding and harvest), and also has the ability to work with the increasing technology of big farm equipment.

The Spirit will alleviate that demand for operators.The Spirit, which will utilize a series of on farm towers

to control operation, rather than standard GPS satellites, is supposed to go into production in spring of 2013. It will be a major step forward in technology on the farm, and is likely to herald in a dramatic shift in how we look at farm power as we move forward.

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Sask partners with Agriculture More Than Ever

FNA Fertilizer Limited partnership retains BMO capital markets

Today, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) President Greg Stewart signed a partnership agreement recognizing Saskatchewan as the fi rst province to become an offi cial partner of Agriculture More Than Ever.

Agriculture More Than Ever, started by FCC, is an initia-tive focused on promoting the industry and improving the perceptions of agriculture in Canada.

“Our agriculture industry is an important economic driv-er in Saskatchewan and will play a large role in our future growth,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “Our pro-ducers are leading a promising, exciting industry and in order to keep agriculture growing, we need to promote its benefi ts to the public. Agriculture has a great story to tell and we can’t be shy about telling it.”

Agriculture More Than Ever partners will work to pro-mote the contributions made by farmers, ranchers and the industry to the economy, environment and health of people around the world. Through Agriculture More Than Ever, producers, stakeholders, industry leaders and others in-volved in agriculture provide information, dispel myths and

tell success stories to improve public understanding of the industry.

Agriculture accounts for one third of Saskatchewan’s ex-ports and one quarter of the jobs in the province. In 2011, Saskatchewan became Canada’s top agri-food exporting province, with more than $10 billion worth of agri-food ex-ports.

“Those of us involved in agriculture love what we do - challenges and all - and we need to be more vocal about why,” FCC President and CEO Greg Stewart said. “The way we portray agriculture has a direct and powerful effect on how the public views our industry.

We want Agriculture More Than Ever to be the catalyst to get people talking about the opportunities and promising future that the industry has to offer. In fact, the future of agriculture depends on it if we want to attract the people, skills and investment needed to meet the growing demand for food globally.”

For more information about Agriculture More Than Ever, visit www.agriculturemorethanever.ca.

FNA Fertilizer Limited Partnership (FNA FLP) to-day announced that it has retained BMO Capital Mar-kets as its strategic advisor in the development of a proj-

ect to establish a fertilizer plant, and to assist in ob-taining the necessary stra-tegic partner(s) to take the project to the next level.

FNA FLP recently an-

nounced it is proceeding with a plan to build a ni-trogen fertilizer plant, and interest from farmers is growing quickly. Based on this demand, the work on developing an equity invest-ment package for farmers is accelerating.

"We are very pleased to be working with BMO on this project," stated FNA FLP spokesperson Bob Friesen. "They have a strong track re-cord with projects of this na-ture and the fertilizer sector, and we believe they under-stand our goal of maximiz-ing farmer participation."

The involvement of farm-ers in the project is key to its success, as it is expected that farmer investment in the plant will include a level of off-take commitment for

the nitrogen fertilizer it pro-duces.

This direct link between the nitrogen fertilizer pro-duced and the end-user grower brings to the project strong farmer ownership, a stable base of predictable customers for the plant and some security of supply for the farmers involved.

Also important will be choosing the right plant op-erator. "FNA FLP is not an expert operator, and that will be an important piece of the puzzle. With a great deal of experience in simi-lar projects, BMO will help us fi nd the right partner on the right terms," Friesen said. The project is expected to move into a farmer eq-uity investment phase in the coming months.

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REQUEST FOR OFFERS TO RENTWritten offers will be received until October 26, 2012, for cash rent of SE 7, NE 6 and W½ 8, all in Twp 51, Rge 2, W3 for 2013, 2014 and 2015 crop years. Rent shall be for 640 acres and payable May 1 and November 1, each year. Subject to execution within 7 days of formal lease in the form available for viewing at Shellbrook Chronicle. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Submit offers to:

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BY SARA WILLIAMSAlliums or ornamen-

tal onions are attractive, drought-tolerant, long-lived and trouble-free and are among the most versatile yet underused hardy bulbs available to prairie garden-ers. Most of the alliums grown in prai¬rie gardens are from Asia, but there are over six hundred species worldwide, some of which are adapted to our condi-tions.

Some of the fl owers are fragrant and all are lovely. Colours include white, pink, yellow, red, purple and blue. Heights range from 25 to 90 cm (10–36 in.). Most are summer blooming. Plant in full sun on well-drained soil. Deadhead to avoid unwanted seedlings. Use in fresh or dried arrange-ments, perennial or mixed borders and rock gardens.

Afl atun onion (Allium af-latunense) has lilac-purple or light violet fl owers with darker veins. The fl owers are drumstick in shape, 6 to 10 cm (2.5–4 in.) in diam-eter and bloom in May and June. Native to Siberia and Turkestan, it is 45 to 75 cm (17–30 in.) in height, with strap-shaped leaves. Culti-vars include:

• ‘Purple Sensation’: bright purple fl owers, in early summer bloom on 90 cm (36 in.) stems.

• ‘Mount Everest’: white fl owers on 60 cm (24 in.) stems.

• ‘Lucille Ball’ (‘Lucy Ball’): large (5 in) deep lilac fl owers, 40 in. tall.

Blue globe or azure onion (A. caeruleum, formerly A. azureum) has deep blue, globular fl owers with dark-er central veins. These are alluded to by the former species name, which means dark blue. The fl ower heads are 3 to 4 cm (1–1.5 in.) in diameter, borne on 30 to 60 cm (12–24 in.) stems in June. Nodding onion (A. cernuum) is native to grav-elly and rocky areas of the prairies. Thirty to 60 cm (12–24 in.) in height, it has pink to white fl owers in a loose, nodding head and blooms in summer. The foli-age is grey green and some-what fl attened.

Star of Persia (A. chris-tophii) is generally less than 30 cm (12 in.) in height and has large purple fl owers with shiny silver highlights in May and June.

• ‘Globemaster’ is violet and 20 cm (8 in.) in diam-eter.

Yellow onion (A. fl avum) has grace¬ful, sweetly scented, lemon-yellow fl o-rets which form the umbel and are tier-like in effect, with the centre ones erect and the outer ones falling. It is 40 cm (16 in.) high, blooming in late summer. The foliage is grey blue. It is native to the dry hills of central Europe and Asia.

Giant onion (A. gigan-teum) should be placed in

a more protected location. It is gigantic as alliums go, 60 to 90 cm (24–36 in.) in height with large (10 cm/4 in.) globes of pink fl owers above narrow leaves in late spring.

Turkestan onion (A. karataviens) is short-stemmed and only 25 cm (10 in.) high, but has one of the larger fl ower heads of the hardy onions. The spherical, pale pink or pur-

ple fl ower heads, which are composed of star-shaped fl orets and bloom in early spring, are 7 to 10 cm (3–4 in.) in diameter. The two to three broad basal leaves are grey purple and held almost horizontally.

• ‘Ivory Queen’ is a selec-tion with ivory-white fl ow-ers.

Golden garlic (A. moly) has star-like, buttercup yel-low fl owers in early spring

on 30 cm (12 in.) stems above wide, grey-green basal leaves. In Europe, its native habitat, it is found in shad¬ed areas of rock and gravel.

Ostrowsky onion (A. oreophilum, formerly A. os-trowskianum), has carmine pink fl owers on 15 to 20 cm (6–8 in.) stems in midsum-mer above graceful, curled leaves.

• ‘Zwanenburg’ is a deep-er pink.

Chives (A. schoenopra-sum) forms dense clumps, 30 to 45 cm (12–18 in.) high, with pink fl owers 2 to 5 cm (1–2 in.) in diam¬eter for much of the summer. The species name is from the Greek words schoinos (a rush) and prasum (leek) and describes the rush-like, edible leaves.

• ‘Forescate’ has deeper pink fl owers.

• ‘Profusion’ is sterile with no seedlings.

Mountain garlic (A. se-nescens) has small, mauve-lilac fl ow¬ers on 45 to 60 cm (18–24 in.) stems above glossy blue-grey leaves in late summer.

• A. senescens var. glauca has particularly attractive foliage, blue grey and ap-pealingly twisting.

Roundheaded leek (A. sphaerocephalon) has drumstick-shaped fl owers the colour of red wine. They bloom in midsummer on 60 cm (24 in.) stems above narrow, hollow leaves. The

fl owers are sometimes re-placed by bulbils.

Full details of upcoming horticulture events can now be found in the Events sec-tion:

• October 11-14: A canopy of the Arts – in celebration of the Urban Forest (www.soselms.org)

• October 24: Gardens of Scotland travelogue presen-tation

This column is pro-vided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www14.brink-ster.com/saskperrennial; hor tscene@yahoo.com). Williams, with co-author Hugh Skinner, is the author Gardening, Naturally: A Chemical-Free Handbook for the Prairies.

Coming events:October 11 to 14, A Cano-

py of the Arts - In Celebra-tion of the Urban Forests, The Mix Gallery, Meewasin Trail, Bessborough Hotel, St John’s Hall. A Four day, 20th anniversary celebra-tion of the SOS Elms Co-alition. For event details please check out www.sos-elms.org

October 24 at 7.30 pm, Perennial Society Meeting: Gardens of Scotland, Place: St James’ Anglican Church, 607 Dufferin @ 12th street, South entrance in the base-ment, A travelogue of a gar-dener’s trip to Scotland. Im-ages by Bernadette Vangool and Sara Williams. Open and free to the public

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It’s time to plant… alliums

A Giant Allium.Photo by Chris Gladis.

Saskatchewan residents are joining with all Canadians in

celebrating Women’s History Month throughout October, and

the first International Day of the Girl on October 11.

Women’s History Month is celebrated each year, and pro-vides an opportunity to recog-nize and appreciate how women have shaped our history, and to acknowledge the vital contribu-tions women make to strength-en our economy, our communi-ties and our families.

Saskatchewan’s theme for the month is “Women and Girls Shaping Saskatchewan’s Fu-ture”, recognizing the passion and energy that young women and girls bring to their leader-ship roles as innovators and change-makers in their commu-nities.

“I encourage all Saskatch-ewan residents to ref lect on the important contributions of women and girls to the growth and prosperity of our province,” Minister responsible for the Status of Women June Draude said.

“Each year, more and more Saskatchewan women assume leadership roles in boardrooms across our province, and our country. Our young women and girls are also helping to chart a course for the future through

their leadership roles on stu-dent councils, community youth committees and sports teams, and through their entrepre-neurship and community volun-teerism.”

Women’s History Month marks the anniversary of the “Persons Case” of 1929, in which Canadian women were formally recognized as “persons” under the law.

The United Nations has de-clared October 11 as the first International Day of the Girl, to recognize the contributions of girls and young women as citizens and powerful voices of change within families, commu-nities and nations.

The Status of Women Office is promoting the combined cel-ebration of Women’s History Month and the International Day of the Girl through partner-ships with community-based organizations throughout Sas-katchewan.

A calendar of community events is posted on the Status of Women website at www.so-cia lser v ices.gov.sk.ca/WHM-Calendar-Oct-2012.

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The Regular Meeting of the Council of the Ru-ral Municipality of Leask No. 464 was held in the Leask Municipal Offi ce on Wednesday, August 22, 2012.

The meeting was called to order by Reeve Len Cantin at 9:00 a.m.

Present were Reeve Len Cantin, Administrator Sheri McHanson Budd and the following Council mem-bers:

Steve Nelson (Div 1), Real Diehl (Div 2), Marcie Kreese (Div 3), Myles Robin (Div 4), Robert Girod (Div 5) and Victor Unyi (Div 6)

That the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of August 8, 2012be adopted as circulated.

That resolution #336/12 be rescinded.

Councillor Girod left Council Chambers.

That the accounts covered by cheques numbered 6039 - 6079 & 6081 –6120 and other payments num-bered 113 to 128 inclu-sive, totaling $ 400,488.51

be approved for payment.Councillor Girod re-

turned to Council Cham-bers.

That we approve Ray-mond Tokar’s invoice num-ber 848594 dated August 6, 2012 in the amount of $1,260.00 for payment.

That council approves raising the grade of the M & S connector at an estimated cost of $2,500.00.

That Council Supervision and Indemnity Vouchers be accepted and approved for payment as circulated.

That Bylaw 8/2012 be read a second time as amended.

That Bylaw No. 8/2012 be read a third time and fi nally adopted.

That Bylaw No. 11/2012 be read a second time.

That Bylaw No. 11/2012 be read a third time and fi -nally adopted.

That we start the regu-lar council meeting at 7:00 a.m. of September 12, 2012 to accommodate harvest.

That Council accept the following reports as pre-sented and that they be fi led

Reports accordingly: Ad-ministrator’s Report and Bylaw Enforcement Report.

That Council issue an advisement to AMEC En-gineering that Council is extremely concerned & dis-appointed in the progress of the project on Grid 783 and Council is requesting a report from them on the specifi c actions required to complete the proj-ect and the schedule to have that work completed.

That the RM requires the owners of Lot 11, Block 2, Plan 84B13551 W3 at Mar-tin’s Lake to provide a Sur-veyor’s Certifi cate to the RM by September 1, 2012 and that we issue a stop work order and a request to repair the ditches and cul-verts to RM specifi cations immediately.

That council approves the request from SaskTel to bury telephone cable as per File MW021-12-27 for cable replacement.

Councillor Girod left Council Chambers.

That Council denies the

request to put a pump house on the Public Reserve across from Lot 12, Block 2 Plan 84B13551 at Martin’s Lake.

Councillor Girod re-turned to Council Cham-bers.

That council approves a development permit for Lot 12, Block 2 Plan 84B13551 Joanette Drive Martin’s Lake to run water lines across the RM road and Public Reserve on the fol-lowing conditions:

1. Authorization from all utility corporations

2. Saskatchewan Water-shed Authority permit

3. Draw lines must be buried 36” minimum

4. SERM permitThat council advises

Community Planning that they approve proposed Mu-nicipal Reserve at NE 03-46-08 W3.

That Council accept the following correspondence as presented and that it Correspond be fi led accordingly:

1. Saskatchewan Assess-

ment Management Agency – Primary Audit Report

2. Darry Contracting Ltd – Contractor Information

3. North Central Rail Ltd – Dissolution of North Cen-tral Rail

4. Prince Albert Parkland Health Region – Commu-nity Consultation to discuss community engagement in creating a sustainable mod-el of care.

5. N.E. Mowles – Letter of Complaint

6. Information Services Corporation – Vital Statis-tics Records to be sent to ISC by November 30, 2012

7. Emerald Lake Regional Park Board – Glen Weber Resignation from board

8. cc: from Ministry of Highways re: Lonestar Farming TLE selection SE & SW 32-48-05 W3

9. Emerald Lake Regional Park Board – Meeting Min-utes of July 28 and August 4, 2012

10. Shercom Industries

–sponsorship program for shredded tires

11. Martins Lake Regional Park – Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2012

12. Agricultural Produc-ers Association of Saskatch-ewan – Sharing the Harvest Event

13. Email: Glen Stephen-son – Dock policy

14. Email: Ron Haworth – Dock policy

15. Email: Denis Blain – Dock policy (Martins Lake Regional Park resident)

16. Gary Storey – Dock policy (Emerald Lake Re-gional Park resident)

17. Leask Recreation Board Minutes – August 15, 2012

Delegations: 10:57 – 11:22 a.m. Barry & Darcy Glen-cross – Encroachment;

11:25 – 11:35 a.m. Joe Brad – Road Grade

1:52 – 2:22 p.m. Bruce Dodds – APAS re: PFRA, membership info & man-date.

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RM of Leask meeting highlights

Saskatchewan residents are joining with all Canadi-ans in celebrating Women’s History Month throughout October, and the fi rst Inter-national Day of the Girl on October 11.

Women’s History Month is celebrated each year, and provides an opportunity to recognize and appreciate how women have shaped our history, and to acknowl-edge the vital contributions women make to strengthen our economy, our communi-ties and our families.

Saskatchewan’s theme for the month is “Women and Girls Shaping Saskatch-

ewan’s Future”, recogniz-ing the passion and energy that young women and girls bring to their leader-ship roles as innovators and change-makers in their communities.

“I encourage all Saskatch-ewan residents to refl ect on the important contributions of women and girls to the growth and prosperity of our province,” Minister re-sponsible for the Status of Women June Draude said. “Each year, more and more Saskatchewan women as-sume leadership roles in boardrooms across our province, and our coun-

try. Our young women and girls are also helping to chart a course for the future through their leadership roles on student councils, community youth commit-tees and sports teams, and through their entrepreneur-ship and community volun-teerism.”

Women’s History Month marks the anniversary of the “Persons Case” of 1929, in which Canadian women were formally recognized as “persons” under the law.

The United Nations has declared October 11 as the fi rst International Day of the Girl, to recognize the contri-

butions of girls and young women as citizens and pow-erful voices of change within families, communities and nations.

The Status of Women Of-fi ce is promoting the com-bined celebration of Wom-en’s History Month and the International Day of the Girl through partnerships with community-based organiza-tions throughout Saskatch-ewan.

A calendar of commu-nity events is posted on the Status of Women website at www.socialservices.gov.s k .c a / W H M- C a le nd a r -Oct-2012.

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Canwood Terry Fox Run - Inspired by a Dream

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Terry’s journey is one that we will never forget. His dream was for a world without cancer. Thirty two years ago Terry’s words were, “Even if I don’t fi nish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going on without me!” How proud Terry would be to know that so many years after his memorable and he-roic journey, his dream and his belief in miracles is still going strong as our whole school and community worked together.

At 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 28 Canwood Commu-nity School students in Grade 6 – 12, staff, and community members started their walk from the school to the Regional Park.

Elementary students, staff, and parents walked to Whis-pering Pine Place Nursing Home where they met up with several of the residents and returned to the school for lunch.

When the participants returned to the school they pur-chased a hearty fundraising lunch of beef /bison stew. A number of draws and prizes were given out to the Terry Fox participants.

A total of $3,412.50 was raised for Cancer Research and more proceeds are still coming in.

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Laurie Muirhead, of the Wild Rose area, just ticked one more thing off of her bucket list -- publishing a book.

Her first book, Bone Sense, is a compilation of poems which has been published by Saskatchewan based Thistledown Press.

Muirhead had been pub-lished in magazines and had been read on CBC Radio but has never been published in a book.

“It was very exciting because to have poetry published in book form is extremely difficult, un-less you self publish,” said Muirhead.

“My goal was to go through the publishing process and see if I could get someone to publish the book for me and I’ve achieved my goal.” The public will get their first chance to view the book at a book launch event at Prince Albert’s John M. Cuelenaere are Library Oc-tober 29.

Her writing journey be-gan with journaling after her father passed away. This allowed her to write about all the moments that she wanted to remember. She decided to try out a cre-ative writing class which ultimately pushed her into the world of poetry. This also lead to her invitation

to join the Sa Noms writ-ing group in Prince Albert, where she receives a lot of critiquing and support.

Though cowboy poetry has always been much of what she has written, she describes Bone Sense as contemporary cowboy po-etry which details her ob-servations about life on her family ranch.

“It’s my inner silence about how I feel about the farm. It’s the little things in your life, in mine its the ranching,” said Muirhead.

“It’s just little takes on things I remember.”

The journey from novice writer to published author wasn’t an easy one.

“You have to start sub-mitting to magazines, you have to keep throwing your hook out there to see who will bite,” said Muirhead.

After a series of rejec-tion letters she was finally accepted by Thistledown and assigned to an editor, who happened to live in Vancouver. They worked together over the course of 6 weeks, via email, to get the book into a publishable format.

She had sent some writ-ing to Thistledown five years ago and they nibbled, saying her writing was good but not quite ready to print. She learned from that experience and con-

tinued to work on her craft. Authors don’t always get

to name their books. Muir-head was lucky that her working title “Bone Sense” fit her work perfectly. The name comes from when you just know something in your bones.

“Its a sense, you just know something in your bones,” said Muirhead.

“Living on the land, you become rooted to the land, in a sense.” .

The cover, featuring the face of a coyote, is a good lead in to the book which features poems about the ranching life and the de-tails that go along with it.

“I usually wake up with the poems. If something’s really on my mind, or if there’s something I need to remember,” said Muirhead.

In addition to writing poetry, she has also writ-ten a number of children’s stories. As a matter of fact, much of her early writ-ing experience came from writing stories for her two sons Justin and Casey. As a young mother, she found that there was very few children’s books that fea-tured cowboys as the major characters. Rather than go on an exhaustive search for the types of stories she would like to bring her children up with, she opted to write her own.

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Honeywood’s successful send off to summer

Visitors take a look at some of the lily bulbs on offer at Honeywood, during the Touch of Autumn event September 23.

The weather was in full cooperation as the Honey wood (Dr. A. J. Porter) Heritage Nurser y hosted its annual “Touch of Autumn” event September 23.

With the sunshine came 250 v isi-tors to the site to take in music, check out the ar tisans and put in their or-ders for f lower bulbs.

“It was a great day, we couldn’t ask for better weather, I think it is the nicest weather wise A Touch of Au-tumn that we have had,” said nurser y manager Judy Harley.

The event received an extra boost of volunteers and funds from Scotiabank as Branch Manager Connie Bahnuick and Loans Manager Colleen Collins helped out with the event while the bank prov ided a matching grant of up to $5,000 of the event’s earnings.

Another supporter of the nurser y,

Malcolm Jenkins, came out to take in the festiv it ies for the day and made a $5,000 donation.

The Friends of Honey wood ladies were out in full force and worked the veggie table and sold 50/50 t ickets. The 50/50 pot of 202.50 was won by Ruby Hannigan who donated the en-tire amount back to Honey wood.

Harley said that the event’s success began and ended with the ef forts of the volunteers.

“Our dedicated volunteers includ-ing the Friends of Honey wood have always been the backbone of what makes Honey wood events so unique and successful,” said Harley.

In preparation for the event, vol-unteers from across the countr y side pitched in t ime cleaning li ly bulbs, cut apples and made pies to make the event a success.

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Laurie Muirhead launches her book of poetry “Bone Sense” October 29 at the John M. Cuelenaere Library.

Get your flu shots, not the flu12 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com October 12, 2012

Influenza, commonly known as the f lu, is a highly con-tagious infection of the airways caused by the influenza virus.

“Some people think that influenza is a mild illness, but it can be a very serious illness in some people,” says Dr. Susan Bowles, Chair of Immunize Canada. “While most people recover within a week or two, people over 65 years of age and children or adults with underlying chronic con-ditions can have more serious complications like pneu-monia.”

About 10 to 20% of the Canadian population is infected with influenza each year. The highest rates of influenza infection are seen in children, but rates of serious illness

and death are highest in older persons and those with underlying medical conditions. Other groups at high risk include pregnant women, people who are morbidly obese, people living in nursing homes and Aboriginal peoples.

“The most effective way to protect yourself from get-ting influenza is to get vaccinated,” states Dr. Bowles. “It is a safe and effective way to prevent spreading the virus where you live, work and play.”

Studies repeatedly demonstrate that influenza immuni-zation reduces the number of hospitalizations and visits to health care providers and is effective in preventing in-fluenza-associated deaths. “People who do not get immu-nized are at risk of infection from the influenza virus and

can also infect others,” says Dr. Shelly McNeil, Vice-Chair of Immunize Canada.

All children from 6 months to 5 years of age, people 65 years of age and older and people at any age with chronic medical conditions placing them at risk of influenza-re-lated complications, and people capable of transmitting influenza to high risk individuals should be immunized for influenza. The best time to get immunized against in-fluenza is October through to December but it is never too late to be immunized during influenza season.

All Canadians are encouraged to talk to their doctor, nurse, pharmacist or public health office about getting this year’s influenza vaccine.

Young motor cross athlete does personal bestNicholas Lesko of Big River

has a passion for motocross racing despite only have com-pleted his second year of the sport. In a recent interview with the 11 year old moto-cross athlete, it was evident to see his enthusiasm as he explained how his season of 11 races permitted him to ac-cumulate enough points to place seventh overall in the 65cc category and fi fth over-all in the 85cc category.

Nicholas participated in the eleven scheduled races that are held throughout the province from Coronach and Swift Current to Unity and Lloydminster. By attending all of the circuit events, riders accumulate participation and placement points resulting in the overall placing. With each race, Nicholas accumulates more experience that he con-tributes to achieving personal bests in his category. He will carry this experience forward into next year as he advances into the 85cc class with the 12 to 16 year olds.

Nicholas participated in the 2012 season using a 2009 2-stroke 85 cc Suzuki and a 2007 2-stroke 65cc Kawasaki to compete in the seven to 11

year age group. The number of entries for each race varied from seven to 25, so Nicholas emphasized the importance of getting out of the starting position early in order to gain the lead. Race completion is determined using the 12 minutes plus one lap method rather than the straight timed method. Weather conditions of excessive rain and strong winds are only two factors that would result in a post-poned event.

The 2012 season did en-counter many wet and rainy days however, in the events where the races were not can-celled, Nicholas noticed a pat-tern.

“When the course was wet and muddy, I seemed to do well and would place in the top fi ve,” commented Nicholas. The aspiring rider received 5 trophies over the course of the season. This was quite an accomplishment and advancement over his previ-ous racing year.

His favourite race day in the 2012 season was in Re-gina where he thoroughly enjoyed the airborne feeling as he crested the hills making the jumps.

“It was so fun,” commented Nicholas with a glitter in his eye totally admitting that being airborne and the ex-citement of the competition adds to the adventure of rac-ing. The second season has not been just about racing but also about responsibility. Nicholas was quick to identify that he has taken the initia-tive to act responsibly and use some of his money for main-tenance and repair of his rac-ing bikes.

Once donned in his moto-cross racing apparel consist-ing of a helmet; gloves; gog-gles; boots; shoulder, chest, elbow and kneepads; jersey and pants, it is diffi cult to recognize this master of the track. However, the chosen number 717 is a give-away. It is with awe as I viewed seg-ments of video of this young lad riding the course.

“Being airborne, the excite-ment and competition,” were the answers given by a smil-ing eleven-year-old Nicholas Lesko when asked what he likes best about the sport of motocross racing.

Nicholas’ fi ve year old sister Joclyn admires her brother and he can’t help but chuckle

when he recalls her comment about ‘one day she will com-pete against him in a race and win’. As a role model to many children, Nicholas is aware of his actions in public. He wears his appropriate rac-ing gear, has a professional disposition and displays true sportsmanship.

A good rider has balance, judgment and good timing. Nicholas has proven these traits throughout the season,

which concluded with a year-end banquet in Regina. The yearend banquet held by the Canadian Motosport Racing Club, recognizes the overall placement of the club mem-bers. Nicholas received the fi fth place trophy in the 85cc age 7-11 category and placed seventh in the 65 cc age 7-11 category.

Next year? Nicholas ac-knowledges the fact that com-petition will be more diffi cult

next season as he climbs into the next age bracket.

Even though his competi-tion will have more physical body strength and more ex-perience, Nicholas remains focused and his goal and pas-sion is set on achieving his personal best. This novice rider plans on replacing his 65cc bike with another 85cc for competition and to also compete in the supermini category.

Nicholas Lesko’s registered race number is #717. Nicholas proudly displays his hardware and his two bikes used in motocross racing. Photo by Vivian Nemish

The province is using innovative technology as part of lean process im-provements to enhance patient access to hospital services in Regina and Sas-katoon.

New bed-management software be-ing implemented in Saskatchewan’s two largest centres will help reduce congestion in hospitals and improve access to inpatient services. The soft-ware is expected to help reduce sur-gical wait times, and encourage bet-ter fl ow through clogged emergency rooms.

The new tool will enable hospitals in Saskatoon and Regina to track in-patient needs in real time, matching patient needs with bed availability and automatically notifying staff when rooms need to be cleaned for a new pa-tient. The procurement process under-taken will allow hospitals in other Sas-katchewan communities to implement the bed management as they become

ready to install it in the future. This same approach to improve patient care has been successful in other provinces and the United States.

“This software will increase hospi-tals’ capacity to serve patients prompt-ly,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “This is one strategy, along with lean and others, that are being taken to address bed fl ow and availability. Each day, our hospitals will be able to admit more patients for surgeries and other procedures, and relieve some of the pressure in emergency depart-ments that get congested with patients waiting for a room. We anticipate this will be another mechanism to help us achieve our Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative goal of no patient waiting longer than three months for surgery by 2014.”

“This is a powerful tool, using real-time information to help us get the right patient in the right bed for the

right level of care at the right time,” Saskatoon Health Region Vice-Pres-ident of Integrated Health Services Sandra Blevins said.

“We are looking forward to being better able to anticipate and respond to the needs of hospital inpatients,” Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region Vice President of Clinical Support Sue Neville said. “Like an air traffi c con-trol centre, this system offers a more complete picture of which patients are waiting and where the most appropri-ate beds for them are. This will help our region to serve patients in a more effi cient manner, thus improving their experience at our facilities.”

Crown corporation eHealth Sas-katchewan negotiated the $2.5 mil-lion provincial licensing of patient fl ow software from U.S.-based Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. Annual costs for the information system will be about $500,000 a year.

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Sign up the Riders for the Grey Cup

Moving the Oilers out of Ed-monton would be like moving the Vatican to Des Moines, or Ann of Green Gables’ house to Roblin, Manitoba.

It’s just not natural. Weren’t the Oilers responsible for the Alberta capital being called The City of Champions? Didn’t they build a statue to Wayne Gretzky outside the House That Wayne Built?

Now Oilers owner Daryl Katz says he might move the Oilers to Seattle if he doesn’t get a more favourable arena deal with the City of Edmon-ton.

Hockey blasphemy! Next thing you know, they’ll be saying the Rocket’s an Anglo-phone.

Plans have been in place for a couple of years on a new arena in downtown Edmon-

ton but Katz, the man behind the Rexall Drugs empire, thinks civic and provincial politicians should throw a lit-tle more loot into the project before the fi nal agreements are signed.

When that suggestion got less than a lukewarm response from Edmon-ton mayor Stephen Mandel and Alberta Premier Alison Redford, Katz conveniently showed up in Seattle with a few business partners (and Wayne Gretzky) on the very day that Seattle city council approved construction of a $480 million sports complex.

And you thought Coffey-Messier-Gretzky-Kurri-An-derson was a powerplay!

An NHL team in Seattle would have a big battle for media attention, competing

with the Seahawks, Mariners, an NBA team (TBA), soccer’s Sounders and Washington Huskies of the NCAA. But if Katz got part of the arena’s ownership, too, he might not care that the Oilers (or whatever their name might become) didn’t sell out every game.

The Oilers have been NHL doormats for the past few seasons, but with a young nu-cleus of Jordan Eberle, Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and 2012 top pick Nail Yaku-pov, most NHL observers feel they’re on the verge of some-thing great.

If Katz were to pick up his hockey team and head for Washington, he might make a lot of money off hockey in his new United States home, but it’s doubtful Katz’s drugs stores would ever sell another bottle of Tylenol or a greeting card in Northern Alberta.

So here’s my guess: Katz would hire Lindsay Lohan to coach the Oilers before he’d move his team out of Edmon-ton. It’s nothing more than lockout theatrics.

• R.J. Currie: “Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein

said rebuilding the team ‘won't happen overnight.’ Which is pretty much what owner Charles Murphy said in 1909.”

• Currie again: “Does Car-oline Wozniacki give Rory McIlroy backhanded compli-ments?”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on Twitter: (@scottostler): “Has there ever been a great golfer named Mulligan? Gerry Mul-ligan was great sax player, but never started a song over.”

• Dwight Perry of the Se-attle Times: "Cardinals quar-terback Kevin Kolb's wife gave birth to their third child last week, an eight-pound, 11-ounce boy. To no one's sur-prise, replacement offi cials initially ruled it a girl."

• Ostler, in his San Francis-co Chronicle, on Tim Tebow: “One more ugly loss and (Rex) Ryan might be forced to put in Tebow at quarterback. He'll take the Jets on a playoff run, then be traded to anoth-er team that has no idea what to do with him.”

• Ostler again: “So glad I found that magic lantern and rubbed it! My duck hook is cured, Buster Posey is about to win the batting title, and the real NFL refs are back!”

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “The New York Knicks are on the verge of becoming the oldest team in NBA history. It’s easy to spot them. They are the ones who wear their shorts up around their armpits.”

• Another one from R.J. Currie: “Last week's top sto-ries are tackling by the hair

in the CFL and the ongoing NHL lockout. Or, dreadlocks and deadlocks.”

• DJ Gallo, ESPN.com: “The 49ers have a great defence, a quotable, high-energy coach and a two-quarterback sys-tem that works. If you go to the dollar store and ask for the San Francisco 49ers, they will give you the New York Jets.”

• Janice Hough of Left-CoastSportsBabe.com, after Texas blew a 13-game lead and lost the AL West on the fi nal day of the season: "The Rangers have just been de-clared the offi cial baseball team of the U.S. Ryder Cup squad."

• Headline at SportsPickle.com: "Crazy old man on street

corner claims to have seen a winning Pirates season."

• CBS baseball analyst Jon Heyman, via Twitter, with a rival team executive's take on the Dodgers: "They are a for-tune 500 team. They spent a fortune to play .500."

• NBC’s Jay Leno: "The consensus is that Mitt Rom-ney won the fi rst presidential debate. The only people who thought Obama won were the replacement refs."

• Comedy writer Alex Kas-eberg: ”A survey claims Wrig-ley Field is the fi lthiest Ma-jor League ballpark; which is surprising knowing how many times the Chicago Cubs get swept.”

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If that was a Grey Cup preview, sign the Saskatchewan Roughrid-ers up.

On Thanksgiving Monday af-ternoon the Roughriders blasted the Toronto Argonauts 36-10 at Rogers Centre for their third-straight victory and a share of second-place in the CFL West at 8-6.

Things went the Riders' way right from the opening kickoff when Brandon West returned it 84 yards. The Riders got a field goal on the drive and never trailed the rest of the way.

CFL observers may scoff at the notion of the game being a Grey Cup preview, but it's a distinct possibility. The 100th Grey Cup game will be played November 25 at Rogers Centre and both

the Riders and Argos are right in the thick of it. Rider coach Corey Chamblin was the first to point that Monday's encounter might be a sneak peek of the CFL's championship match.

"It was a total team effort," Chamblin revealed. "We said we'd approach it like a champion-ship game with the last two wins over Calgary, BC and now here. It was a championship-type game and we played like it and fin-ished."

Did they ever. The Riders never turned the ball over and tailback Kory Sheets shattered the 1000-yard mark for the season on a 48-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Right around that time pivot Darian Durant launched a 78-yard touchdown bomb to Weston Dressler. They were rock-in' and rollin'. Of course these two teams will meet again before the season is over, in Regina, and Toronto will be a much different team by then. They were miss-

ing their top quarterback and top rusher on Monday so Chamblin wasn't getting too cocky.

"There's still room for improve-ment," Chamblin reasoned. "Ja-rious (Jackson) is a good quar-terback but that isn't the real Toronto offence. The next time we face them they'll have Ricky Ray and Chad Kackert."

With four games left the Riders are looking ahead rather than be-hind but it's prudent to point out the missed opportunities which would have vastly improved their standing. Two blown games against Calgary and a gaffe in Montreal in Week 12 would have the Riders sitting pretty at this point. They are tied with Calgary but have lost the season series which have put them behind the

8-ball in terms of hosting a play-off game.

Those snafus could add up to a collective million dollar mis-take since finishing first or sec-ond and hosting a playoff game means seven figures into the bank account. Regardless, a play-off berth would represent a mas-sive accomplishment by the first-year coach Chamblin who took over a demoralized 5-13 team.

And, let's not forget, second-place is still there for the taking. The way the Riders are playing now, anything is a possibility.

With a win this Saturday at Ed-monton against the 6-8 Eskimos, the Riders can truly start making playoff plans. Maybe they could even start dreaming about an-other trip to Toronto.

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In Memoriams

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By: Cassie BendigA 3 on 3 hosted by Minor Sports has

gone by and now it is offi cially time to start regular hockey practices! Check to see who is practicing when by check-ing out the recreation center calendar at www.shellbrook.org/calendar.asp or when you go to the town website, wave your pointer over the “Recreation” tab and click on “Calendar”.

If you would like to book any ice time, please call the Recreation Director at 747-4949.

Volleyball for adults will start Octo-ber 14 at 7PM in the High School Gym-nasium. The cost is $2 per person. Vol-leyball will continue every Sunday until November 25.

Yoga is held on Mondays @ 6:30pm in the Elementary school. For inquiries please contact Tammy Fulton at 306-747-3030 or at tfulton@skyvelocity.ca.

Just a reminder that Fitness with

Leeta is every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 – 8:30PM in the Elementary School and is only $5 drop in or $50 for 12 passes.

The campground will be closing wa-ter serviced sites this past week. By the end of next week, the washrooms will be turning off; this means the camp-ground is about to shut down for the season. If you are interested in book-ing for the 2013 season, be sure to call Joanne at 747-2597 at the tourist booth. After October is passed you may reserve with the Recreation Director at 747-4949.

Movie nights are back at the Shell-brook Theatre! On Friday, October 19 the Shellbrook Theatre Committee will be hosting “Spiderman”. The theatre opens at 6:30PM and the movie will begin at 7PM. Tickets are only $5 per person; come on out and support your local theatre!

This will be my fi nal article before I go on maternity leave. I should have a replacement that will continue to write the article, but they will not be written by me for at least a year. Good luck to everyone with future endeavors, have a great Christmas & New Year Season and see you all at the end of 2013.

Weekly Health Tip: A high stress work environment is more common than some people think; if this is a work place you fi nd you cannot leave, remember to take personal time and relax when you are at home. It is nice to be social, but the human brain can only take so much.

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Despite cooler weather, many highway improve-ments continue in the prov-ince including a $6.7 million repaving project on High-way 40 near Shellbrook. The 14 kilometres from the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 3 southwest of Shellbrook is scheduled for

completion in the spring of 2013.

“We’ve made good prog-ress on many of our high-way construction projects this year, and if the weather continues to co-operate, we’ll continue roadbuilding into November,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister

Don McMorris said. “Proj-ects such as the repaving of Highway 40 near Shell-brook are key to ensuring our transportation system continues to provide effi -cient and safe travel for mo-torists and freight haulers.”

New activity for this up-date period includes con-

struction of turning lanes and one acceleration lane on Highway 1 just east of Regina and paving on High-way 16 between Foam Lake and Leslie.

The weekly provincial highway construction up-date is posted to the High-way Hotline Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Sas-katchewanHighwayHotline and tweeted @SKGovH-wyHotline.

Various 2012 construc-tion season project photos can be found at www.high-ways.gov.sk.ca/construc-tionseason2012. Video of some construction activi-ties can also be found on the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s YouTube Channel at http://www.you-tube.com/SKGovHighways.

Additional travel infor-mation about emergency road closures, the status of ferries and barges and oth-er road activities can also be found on the Highway Hotline at www.highways.gov.sk.ca/road-conditions. It’s also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in Saska-

toon, the SaskTel cellular network at *ROAD, toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623 and via the High-way Hotline mobile website at http://hotline.gov.sk.ca/

Sk/map/mobile/.For additional informa-

tion about construction zones, visit http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/orange-zone/.

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Motorists benefit from Highway 49 makeover

Playground money

The Shellbrook Kinettes Club received some help from the Shellbrook In-vestors Group for their Kinsmen Park Restoration project. Investors Group matched the fi rst $500 raised through the Kinettes’ cedar playhouse raffl e held earlier this year. Pictured here are Kinettes Savannah Price, Kim La-motte and Jill Booth accepting a cheque for $500 from Paul Bourgeault of In-vestors Group.The project includes the installation of additional playground equipment while repairing repair existing equipment and removing unsafe structures.

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fax (306) 763-9540Preferred areas of practice:Wills, Estates, Real Estate

LAWYER

A & A Trading Ltd.1-131 Service Rd. East, Box 457

Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0

For All YourUsed Car

and Truck NeedsEmail: aatrading@sasktel.net

Cell: 306-747-7168Fax: 306-747-3481

Ph 747-4321 anytime

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Bronze cemetery plaquesmade at Mont Nebo, Sask.

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Carlton Trail Hearing ClinicDr. Jodi Haberstock,

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Carbin Contracting Ltd. • Electrical Contracting

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P.A. Vision CentreOPTOMETRISTSA division of FYI Doctors3 - 2685 - 2nd Avenue WestPhone 764-2288

Prince Albertwebsite: www.pavision.ca

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Greg OlsonPh: 747-2990 Cell: 747-8148

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A special Remembrance Day concert with Saskia and DarrelSaskatchewan-based singer/songwriter duo “Saskia &

Darrel” are preparing to sing their last local show of the sea-son before heading out for new horizons. The beautiful and acoustically near-perfect Calvary United Church in Prince Albert at , 114 – 25 Street East, is to be the venue of choice for a special Remembrance Day concert on November 10th at 7:00 PM. Tickets at Val’s Floral Boutique ( #106 – 2805 6th Ave, 306 764 3466) or at the Church 306 763 8695 or call Donna Thorsen at 306 764 3828 or Ruth Delaronde 306 764 3373

This concert is to help raise awareness and hopefully some

funds for PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), which disabled many of our Canadian soldiers after their tours of peace keeping duties abroad.

With songs about War Brides emigrating to the prairies in the late ‘40’s, a heartfelt paean (The Porchlight) for our children who died serving overseas, and a stirring tribute to veterans (The Eleventh Hour), the two song-warblers are stirring up a potpourri of Canadiana music from their 9 stu-dio albums in a delectable 2 hours of non-stop delight.

After a lengthy Christmas tour of Alberta with friend Gary Fjellgaard, the songbirds have 3 months of touring in B.C.

before “winging” off to Europe for their fourth tour of Ger-many, Belgium, Switzerland and Saskia’s beloved homeland of Holland.

Their next confi rmed sighting on the plains of Saskatch-ewan won’t be until June of 2013, so get your tickets soon for this show, it will sell out.

PS: There are rumors that they may have the fi rst few cop-ies of their new Christmas CD, called “The Gift”, with them, featuring beautiful songs like; Ave Maria and Oh Holy Night, along with some of their beautifully written original Christ-mas offerings. Made right in St Louis with David Sinclair.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released its latest monthly Business Barom-eter®, which reveals opti-mism among small business owners in Saskatchewan decreased by 1.9 points to an index of 67.6 in Septem-ber from 69.5 in August, which is the third consecu-tive month of decline. How-ever, Saskatchewan’s index remains above the national index of 62.0. Fifty-nine per cent of Saskatchewan small business owners rate their overall state of business as

good – the second highest in Canada and well ahead of the national average of 41 per cent. Twenty-one per cent plan to increase full time employment in the next 3 to 4 months – the third highest in Canada.

Canadian small busi-ness owners were a little more upbeat in September. CFIB’s Business Barom-eter® Index rose to 62.0, a rise of two points from August’s level. It is the fi rst such increase seen since March 2012—stopping its fi ve consecutive month slide

through the spring and summer months. Despite the increase, the Index still suggests Canada’s economy is growing at below average rates.

Business owners in New-foundland and Labrador are now the most optimis-tic in the country with in-dex levels touching the 75 mark. Through the summer months, businesses there became considerably more optimistic than they had been earlier in the year. Al-berta business owners are close behind at 71.1—fol-

lowed by those in Saskatch-ewan (67.6). Optimism in New Brunswick (62.8), Que-bec (61.2), Ontario (60.1) and British Columbia (59.0) is running at or just under the national average. Opti-mism is much lower, how-ever in Prince Edward Is-land (44.6), Manitoba (54.7) and Nova Scotia (55.6). Re-sults and the full report are available at: www.cfi b-fcei.ca/english/barometer and www.cfi b-fcei.ca/cfi b-docu-ments/Canada-Barometer-History.xls

Provincial highlights in-

clude: - 59 per cent of businesses

in Saskatchewan said the overall state of business was good (41 per cent nation-ally); 34 per cent said it was satisfactory (47 per cent na-tionally).

- 21 per cent of Saskatch-ewan businesses plan to increase full-time employ-ment in the next 3-4 months (18 per cent nationally) and 5 per cent plan to decrease (12 per cent nationally).

- The shortage of skilled labour (51 per cent) was identifi ed as the main op-

erating challenge in Sas-katchewan, second highest in Canada.

- Main cost pressures for small business include: wages (52 per cent), fuel/en-ergy costs (43 per cent), and banking (40 per cent).

To arrange an interview with Marilyn Braun-Pollon, Vice-President, Prairie and Agri-business, on the pro-vincial results, please call (306) 757-0000, 1-888-234-2232 or email mssask@cfi b.ca. You may follow CFIB Saskatchewan on Twitter @cfi bsk.

Saskatchewan small business optimism declines in September, but still ahead of national average

AUCTION SALEBert and Donna Campbell & Other ConsignorsSat., October 27th/12 - 10 a.m.

Foxdale Sk. (Hall) - 17 miles north of Shellbrook Hwy #240, (highway to P.A. National Park)Farm Equipment: John Deere 7701 Combine pull type (Always shedded); Case 4690 (new 20.8 – 34 tires), 600 hours on rebuilt motor & transmission); MH 35 swather w/25’ header (new canvas & knife); Hesston 560 round baler; NH 273 sq. baler; JD 220 Tandem disk (18’); 60’ harrow (spring tine); Bourgault 2115 air tank (c/w new pump); IH 6200 Press Drill (24’); 12’ Deep Tillage Cultivator); George White tandem fi eld sprayer (80’); Yard & Shop Equipment: Sakundiak 41’ 7’’ auger HD 7-1200 (elec. start); 35’ Pool grain auger; 1975 Dodge 600 Box/Hoist; 1957 IH Loadstar 1600, 2 ton box/hoist, 920 tires, 41,000 miles; Round Bale self-feeders (new); Bull feeder (Round Bale); Fence panels; Willmar tandem Fertilizer spreader; 100 gal slip tank c/w pump; 300 treated fence posts; 5 calf shelters 8’x16’ c/w metal siding; 5 Livestock wind breaks (4” pipe frame); Small hip-roof barn 40x60; Recreational & Household: 1987 Vanguard 5th wheel 25’; 4 wood cook stoves (Zeneth, McCleary); Plus much more Please check our websites and next week’s paper for more details!

Sale Conducted by Schmalz Auctionswww.schmalzauctions.com or auctionbill.com

Hwy #2 South, Prince Albert, SK - PL 911509Phone (306) 763-2172 or 922-2300

Gerald Fillmore 1-306-922-7907 or 1-306-940-8720

The Edwards School of Business at the University of Sas-katchewan launched their 2012 advertising campaign that fea-tures marketing strategies created by business students.

“Who better to design a campaign for students than our own marketing students?” said Daphne Taras, dean of the Edwards School of Business. “They have professional-level skills. We prove our faith in them by entrusting them with our image.”

Teams of senior level undergraduate students competed to create this year’s campaign as part of the Advanced Advertis-ing course taught by 2012 Master Teacher Award recipient Barb Phillips.

“In this class, students combined theories of how to be more personally creative with advice on how to develop great ad ex-ecutions, and apply both to the important problem of attracting top high school students to Edwards School of Business,” Phil-lips said. “After this experience, students feel confi dent they are

ready for the working world.”A panel of judges chose a winning ad campaign created by

students Leanne Smith, Jaden Dirk, Tara Larson and Cassie Wallace. The series uses the tagline ‘business is what you make of it’.

“Often students feel like they have to sacrifi ce what they love, like music, art, or a favourite sport, in order to get a ‘real’ job. We felt that loss of passion seemed a big issue,” said Wallace. “Many high school students don’t realize that business is a very broad category and allows for inclusion of these pas-sions.”

The launch event coincided with the appearance of the winning ads on Saskatchewan buses and billboards, at Cal-gary LRT (light rail transit) stations, and in the Edward School’s Thrive magazine. Spoken versions of the ads will also soon be heard on Saskatoon radio stations.

Sask business student design campaign

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FOR SALE – Ready to butcher 40 meat rabbits. Call Ro-land 984-2040 or 883-2072 2-42CH

FOR SALE - 2” and 1” lumber plus 2nd cut slabs. Will also custom cut your logs and cut to or-der. Call 469-4965 or email amund-sonpv@sasktel.net Park Valley Log and Lumber 3-41C

FOR SALE - Rough lumber and timber in all dimensions and lengths, up to 20’ long. Log siding, tongue and grove; panelling and Birch fi re wood. Check out our website at www.christiansenlumber.ca. Call 469-2490, Big River TFCH

FOR SALE - 2000 GMC Sierra 3500 Crewcab, Longbox, Air, Cruise, Tilt, Tow Hitch, 180 kms, $4000.00; 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 4 Door Extended Cab, 4 x 4, Air, Cruise, Tilt, Tow Hitch, 225 kms, 1500 km on rebuilt transmission $5500.00; 2003 Chevrolet Sil-verado 1500 4 Door Extended Cab, 4 x 4, Air, Cruise, Tilt, Tow Hitch, 225 kms, fresh rebuilt trans-mission, $6000.00Fleet maintained trucks, Sask PST paid, plus GST. 466.7744 Leask 3-42CH

FOR SALE - 5’ Land Pride fi nishing mower. Good condi-tion. $700 obo. Ph: 747-3311 2-41CH

WANTED - All kinds of feed grain, including heated canola. Now dis-tributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Marcel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH

WANTED - stand-ing hay to cut and bale in Shellbrook/Prince Albert area. Phone Glenn at 747-3038/981-3653 TFCH

WANTED – To purchase 15 to 20 - 2012 barley or oat straw round bales. Ph: 747-3321 2-41CH

FOR SALE – 2 smaller renovated 2 bedroom houses for sale in Spiritwood. Ph: 1-306-883-2208 TFCH

FOR SALE – ‘In-stant Living’ delivered to your lot. 2012 demo fully furnished with full size appliances central heat and air conditioning, en-tertainment center, fi replace and more. $53,000 or order from over 40 fl oor plans of Park Model cabins, homes, of-fi ces, man-camps, etc. Call for appoint-ment. 306-468-2224. Smartcot-tagelife.co 4-45CH

FOR SALE - House for sale in Debden: Well-maintained 30-yr. old home on two corner lots. 988-sq.ft, 4 bedrooms, 2 and ½ bathrooms, fi nished basement, 9 x 26 wrap-around covered deck. Well-treed and ideal location. Appliances included. Asking $118,000. Call 724-2007. 2-41CH

FOR SALE - New 2003 2 bedroom Park model home for all season living, 2x6 construction, Lazy Boy Furniture and stainless full size appliances. Very well equipped with dishwasher, washer and dryer, Dormer roof, central heat and air conditioning. $62,900 includes

delivery to your location. 1-306-468-2224 or www.smartcottagelife.com 4-43CH

FOR SALE – 3 bedroom mobile home in Spirit-wood. Comes with lot, fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Asking $35,000. Ph¨306-883-7092 4-44CH

AVAILABLE FOR RENT – Leoville Housing Authority, 3 – One bedroom Senior units, in-cludes fridge, stove, washer & dryer. Rent is based on income. For more information please call Lorraine at 306-984-2038 (day), 306-984-2181 (evening). 2-41CH

FARM HOUSE FOR RENT – Located 1¾ miles from Can-wood on grid road. 3 bedroom, 1,172 sq. ft. open basement, cistern, natural gas heat, on school bus route, Available. December 1st. Ph: 306-922-5368. (if unavailable, leave detailed message.) 1-41CH

FOR RENT – 2 bedroom house for rent on quiet acreage 1 km from Shellbrook on paved road. This furnished 1,000 sq. ft. house is available until June 22, 2013 at $850/month. Also 2 bedroom furnished house available Nov. 1 to April 15, 2013

at $800/month, 1.5 km from Shellbrook on paved road. Call Murray during busi-ness hours. 306-747-7782 2-42CH

WANTED TO BUY or rent farm land south of Spiritwood. Ph: 306-883-2468 4-44CH

WANTED – Grain land to buy or rent for 2013 crop year. Long term lease preferred. Contact Scott Galloway. 747-9322 4-41CH

HELP WANTED - Shellbrook Motel now looking for Maintenance and/or Grounds keeper. Ph: 747-2631 TFC

COMING EVENTS – Donors’ Choice, October 29, 30, 31, November 1 & 2. Accepting donations at Affi nity Credit Union, 9-4 daily or mail to Box 576, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 2-41C

COMING EVENTS – Knox United Church Harvest Supper. October 28, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. 2-42C

AUCTIONS -Alex & Tillie Kisser Auction Sale. Oc-tober 19, 2012 @ 12:00 PM. 112 - 6th Ave.W, Biggar, SK. Open House October 10, 2012 5:00PM-7:00PM. For information Contact 1-877-494-2437, 306-227-9505 www.bodnarusauc-tioneering.com

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REQUEST FOR OFFERS TO RENTWritten offers will be received until October 26, 2012, for cash rent of SE 7, NE 6 and W½ 8, all in Twp 51, Rge 2, W3 for 2013, 2014 and 2015 crop years. Rent shall be for 640 acres and payable May 1 and November 1, each year. Subject to execution within 7 days of formal lease in the form available for viewing at Shellbrook Chronicle. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Submit offers to:Clark Pepper, c/o Shellbrook Chronicle

FOUNDSmall female cat. Tortoiseshell, long hair. She is probably a house cat. Extremely affection-ate and well behaved.

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AUCTIONRon van HerewegheFri., Oct. 26 - 10 amEntire Auction held at

Shellbrook HallShellbrook, SK15 quarters of

Farmland in R.M. of Canwood No. 494

and equipmentSee page 15

for full details!

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Estate of William Leverton, late of Can-wood, Saskatchewan, deceased. All claims against the above Es-tate duly verifi ed by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of securi-ty held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before 2nd day of No-vember, 2012.Executor for the EstateSandra BoyleRR 1,Canwood, SK S0J 0K0 2-42C

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Super B Bulk Drivers

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T.J. LOGGING ofWhitecourt, Alberta isaccepting resumes forexperienced heavyduty operators, hoe,dozer, skidder, buncher,processor, delimber forimmediate employment.Fax resume 780-778-2428.

TH Vac Services,Kindersley SK is nowhiring Vac Truck driversand HydroVac/ComboVac Truck Drivers.Class 3A or 1A driverslicense required.Competit ive wages,benefits package,scheduled days off.Tickets an asset. Email resume tothvacs@sasktel.net orfax 306-463-3219. CallDon or Tim @ 306-463-7720.

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Lease Operators withtheir own super b enddump trailers will be

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Apply online atwww.westcanbulk.ca

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