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and it has been sorely needed in Saskatchewan. One of the main problems the industry has faced in recent years is attracting skilled labored, people able to perform the basic functions required on a modern farm, he says. The college is working with Lakeland College in Alberta to design the course, as they have experience with similar pro-grams on their campus. Fay Myers, President of Parkland College says that their exper-tise in the field has been key to making the program a suc-

cess. It is exactly what is needed for Saskatchewan for this type of farm operators program. The first module of the pro-gram will begin on March 3 with the seeding module. This will consist of 36 hours of hands-on workshops and nine hours of online delivery. Other modules will be rolled out over the year spraying beginning in May, and harvest in July and expansion into livestock is also planned for the future. Stewart says that it was a logical choice to make Parkland College the campus to pilot the project. Its hard to find a better fit. Its here in an agricultural set-ting, its a modern campus that had some capacity. Parkland was interested and we were certainly interested in

working with Parkland. Stewart says that the even-tual goal is to have this pro-gram offered through colleges throughout the province, and he says that there is a big demand from the industry to see students put through the program and gaining the nec-essary skills. In a separate announcement concerning Parkland College also made this week was the federal governments com-mitment to $950,000 for the Power Engineering Lab. Part of the upcoming Trades and Technology Center, the power engineering lab will be used to train Power Engineers, a career field which has been identified by the resource sec-tor as being in a critical short-age going into the future as current engineers retire.

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THE AGRICULTURE OPERATOR PROGRAM is a new initiative offered at Parkland College, made possible by a partnership between the provincial and federal governments, Parkland College and Lakeland College. Pictured at left Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewans Minister of Agriculture announces the program during a recent visit to Yorkton.

THE KOLESOV FAMILY, THE KOLESOV FAMILY, pictured with Annie Woluschuck (seated, right) pictured with Annie Woluschuck (seated, right) and Minister of Housing June Draude (standing, right), recently received and Minister of Housing June Draude (standing, right), recently received the keys to their new home, built by Habitat for Humanity. the keys to their new home, built by Habitat for Humanity. See full story on See full story on Page 2.Page 2.

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Habitat for Humanity is about putting families into homes, and one fam-ily has just received their keys. Oksana and Anatoni Kolesov and their chil-dren are recent immi-grants to Yorkton from Ukraine, and are excited to have a home of their own in the city. Rob Gartner, active CEO and COO with Habitat for Humanity Regina says that houses like the Kolesov home come together through bringing a community together, as the homes are built from the ground up by volunteers. What we do for the community makes a dif-ference on so many differ-ent levels, with family, children and housing. I think that attracts peo-ple, and as a result we are very successful in building solid partner-ships. Gartner says that choosing a family is an intensive process, picking low income families who can meet the require-ments for Habitat home ownership. All Habitat for Humanity families are required to put in 500 hours of sweat equity,

whether that means working on their own home or helping with other projects through the community, and they pay back an interest-free mortgage which goes towards building new homes in the area. The provincial govern-ment is a major sponsor of Habitat for Humanity overall, contributing $7.1 million since March 2009 and $50,000 was contrib-uted to this build specifi-cally. June Draude, Minister of Housing, says that they support the pro-gram because it is about building community. What happens is that one neighbor is working on a home, another neigh-bor will get excited about it, and it brings everyone together. The other thing that happens is that there is a pride in the homes, as everyone knows they are part of a change. Its one of the most exciting feel-ings we can have, is hav-ing a habitat home and new families. The home itself was a renovation, moving the house of Annie Woluschuck to Dunlop and repairing damage caused by the flood of 2010. She says shes glad to see a new family move into the home and enjoy

it, and shes confident that the Kolesov family will be the perfect owners of her former home. Thats what I really want to hear, that some-body will look after it and make use of it. Woluschuck says she wants to keep in touch with the family, and hopes that they find the time to visit her in her new home when possible. This is the third build in Yorkton, but not the last one this year. The fourth build, located on Tupper Ave., is a special needs home notes Gartner, and its current-ly under construction. He expects that home to be complete within the next six months.

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FORMER YORKTON RESIDENT, Cpl. Doug Green, pictured above left recently ap-peared on television with popular talk show host Katie Couric to demonstrate drone tech-nology available for use in Yorkton and across Saskatchewan.

Sask. technology makes a splash, saves lives

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Finding a missing person is a matter of using every tool at your disposal, and one of those tools is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Recently the Saskatoon Rural RCMP made use of such a device to locate a missing man near St. Denis. Cpl. Doug Green who now resides in Saskatoon but is a former Yorkton resi-dent, explains that in May of 2013 a man rolled his truck just after mid-night on Highway 5, four miles east of St. Denis. Upon arrival, RCMP found the vehicle rolled in the north ditch, but didnt find any occupants. A ground search was conducted, and STARS Air Ambulance was called to do an aerial search, as well as Green with the UAV and the Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera. With the help of a GPS coordinate pulled from the missing mans phone, located about two miles south of the rollover scene, Green says they were able to get a general search area, and found a heat signature that could have potentially been the person they were searching for. At this point the UAV became low on batteries, but with the location, the ground team was able to find the missing man and get him to the ambulance. The key to this successful search was the FLIR, which shows heat signatures as white on the image. With that cam-era, it was able to find a warm body at night, something that was vital to get to the man in time. It would have taken us hours with a dog to even determine his track and find him. When we did find him, he was so cold that he was to the point where he was not shivering anymore, so that put him into the later stages of hypo-thermia. Green emphasizes that a successful search relies on every single tool at a rescuers disposal, and the UAV made a difference in this case because they had a recent location to begin the search.

We cant cover large tracks of land with them, we had a recent location to go to. Trying to search 10 miles, its impossible with these... It may not work in every situation, but if we can get this technology to a scene, our chances of success are greater. There are limitations to the device, explains Green, the main one being battery life. The vehicle itself gets around twenty minutes of air time before the batteries need to get switched out, and there are limits to the distance that can be flown. There are six UAVs in the province, including one in Yorkton, sourced from a company in Swift Current. They have been in use since 2010, but the primary use of the UAV is in collision and crime scene reconstruction, Green explains. We can deploy these straight up over the scene, we cant go over 500 ft. of course, but we can get very good, steady aerial photos of evidence and a scene with these. We realized that with the FLIR we can use these for emergency response-type calls where we are providing over watch from above for both officer and public safety. Green emphasizes that the use of the UAV will be restricted to collision reconstruction, documenting crime scenes, emergency response and search and rescue. He notes that they are restricted by Transport Canada guide-lines for safety reasons as well as pri-vacy regulations and RCMP policy. For example, the operator of the UAV must always be in the line of sight of the device. We wont be using these unless we have some sort of police action in place at a location. This rescue has garnered interna-tional attention, and Green says he didnt expect the level of interest that it received, but in hindsight the event was the first of its kind. As far as we know, this is the first successful search and rescue with a UAV in the world.

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The Health Foundation and TD Bank Financial Group recently an-nounced the recipients of the Fall Education Awards for 2013. Applica-tions are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall. There were 14 successful appli-cants last fall and a total of $14,450 awarded. The Health Foundations Scholar-ship Fund awards approximately $24,000 a year to help further the training and education of health care staff in east central Saskatchewan. The TD Bank Financial Group con-tributes $12,000 annually to fund 50 per cent of the awards. For 13 consecutive years TD has partnered with The Health Founda-tion, making a very signifi cant invest-ment in local healthcare through this education program. This brings the total of TD Bank Financial Groups investment in this education program to $138,000. TD Bank Financial Group is com-mitted to investing in the future of this region by helping to ensure that nurses and other caregivers have ac-cess to funds to upgrade their skills and further their education, com-ments Amie Zamonsky, Small Busi-ness Advisor, TD Canada Trust. This program has had tremendous success since it started, adds Zamon-sky. We have successfully assisted our nurses and therapists to enhance their education and improve their skills. This program has helped im-prove the quality of healthcare avail-able in our local medical facilities. The recipients of TD Bank Finan-cial Groups scholarship awards are: Kyleigh Williams, who works in the Lab of the regional hospital and does cardiac stress testing, she will be tak-ing the Diagnostic Cardiac Sonogra-phy course; Koliann Shwaga, who is a nurse working in ICU and will be taking the Cardiac Care Course; Hilary Orosz, who is currently an addictions counselor with Child and Youth Services, who is completing her Bachelor of Professional Arts De-gree; and, Loretta Erhardt, who is a nurse supervisor in the Infection Preven-

tion and Control program, is taking her certifi cate in Infection Prevention and Control; and, Cara Murray, a Primary Health Care nurse, who is taking the asth-ma Trec course, as part of her course work to become a Certifi ed Respira-tory Educator. The recipients of The Health Foun-dations scholarship awards were: Kerri Zawanda, currently the manager of medical devise reprocess-ing, who is taking the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician certifi cate; Dorian Larson, currently working in Emergency Medical Services, who will be taking an anatomy & physiol-ogy course, toward his paramedic cer-tifi cate; Pam Ryczak, working with Ad-ministration who is taking her Bach-elor of Management degree; Kerri-Lynn Shiplack, who works in labour relations, is taking the Certifi ed Disability Management Course; The recipients of The Health Foun-dations awards to attend workshops and conferences are: Melissa Cursons, is a Physical Therapist in the Childrens Therapy Program, she is taking the course Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach; Elissa Cooper, is a Physical Therapist in the Childrens Therapy Program, she is taking the course Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach; Raelene Sarmiento, is a Physical Therapist in the Childrens Therapy Program, she is taking the course Introduction to Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach; Brittany Bazansky, also with Childrens Therapies, who will be at-tending a conference on Childrens Autism; Since TD Bank Financial Group and The Health Foundation started this program in 2002, there have been 278 awards totaling $257,071. The Health Foundation normally grants up to $24,000 in educational awards, but if some awards are unused those funds are carried forward and made available in the next round of appli-cations.

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The City of Yorkton has announced it has a new City Clerk, effective February 3, 2014. Kathy Ritchie was appointed to the position by Council following an extensive internal and external search, says City Manager David Putz. Kathy has worked in local government administration for the past twenty-seven years in positions of Assistant Administrator, Administrator and most recently Assessment and Taxation Manager for the City of Yorkton. She obtained her Certificate in Local Government Administration in 1992 and has attended and obtained certification in many other Municipal Leadership Development courses and Local Government Workshops. Kathy replaces Bonnie Schenher who took a position with Elections Saskatchewan in November, 2013.

City announces new clerk CLAYTON BASSINGTHWAITE signs Yorktons part of the We All Play for Canada flag, part of Canadian Tires support of Canadas Olympic athletes in Sochi.

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Winter Olympics in Sochi start on February 7, and a little bit of Yorkton will be there, supporting Canadian athletes. Canadian Tires We All Play for Canada flag has been assembled from over 490 pieces from Canadian Tire locations across Canada. David Dungey, owner of Yorktons Canadian Tire, says that the honor of representing the city on the flag went to

Clayton Bassingthwaite, the stores longest-serv-ing employee, who has been there for 32 years. Dungey says hes proud of the support that Canadian Tire gives to the Olympic team, and he notes that Canadian Tire has been positioning itself as a destination for sporting goods from the begin-ning, from putting hock-ey as a pillar of the store itself to programs like JumpStart to support lower income kids get-ting into different sports. It goes hand in hand,

particularly given Canadian Tires empha-sis on participating in sports and supporting sports in our communi-ty, so its a natural fit for us, Dungey says. He notes that even before Canadian Tire was a major sponsor of the Olympics, it was always part of Canadian sport. One of our major spokesmen for JumpStart is Jonathan Toews, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks... he literally got his first pair of skates from Canadian Tire.

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Eighteen months and a little supervision? What a joke. The very first order of business should be to ster-ilize this woman to ensure she can never repeat what she has done again. A Calgary woman is cur-rently serving an 18 month sentence along with three years probation. Her crime? Well you wouldnt think anything too grand, given the sentence she only threw three baby infants into the trash can, killing two and very nearly the third. Quite obviously she has a few mental health issues and while a lengthy jail sentence may not be the answer, there are certainly measures that can, and should, be taken to make sure this woman never kills like this again. In 2008 Meredith Borowiec gave birth but the baby was never to be seen. She dumped it in the trash behind her house. In 2009 Borowiec gave birth again. This baby also was thrown into a dumpster. In 2010 there was a third birth. Again the baby was tossed into a dumpster. This time though, cries were heard and the baby thankfully was rescued. The mom (and I use that term loosely) has since fully admitted to what she has done, thus the reason shes in custody. The judge says she also shows some remorse. Awww...

And so the story contin-ues... While in police custody in 2012 Borowiec gave birth to yet another baby. This one was taken from her before any harm could be done. Thank God. Once released from police custody the plan is to implant an IUD into the woman and to check her regularly for pregnan-cies... Hmmm...

If were going to give this gal what equates to a slap on the wrist and send her back to the streets, why cant we send her there fully uncapable of reproduc-ing? She does not deserve the right to have a baby. Shes killed at least two and attempted to kill a third. Why give her the chance to do this again? If she is that remorseful in the aftermath, yet was so unstable dur-ing the years she committed these crimes that they happened, one would think she would request to be fixed, to put it crudely. During interviews Borowiec admitted that she heard the babies crying after they were dumped in the gar-bage (placed inside trash bags) but she went ahead and followed through anyway. This whole scenario screams mental illness and again, while life in prison may not be the answer, lets do the world a favor and at least make sure no more babies will die at the hands of this sick woman.

ColumnShannon Deveau

The way I see it...

British Columbia has seen a fairly comprehensive overhaul of the provinces liquor laws, most of which are making various spirits easier to access. While not everything is applicable to Saskatchewan, there is one part that actually is, a move to allow alcohol to be sold in grocery stores. Should this be something adopted in this province? There have been moves to make the alcohol market in the province a bit more open to competition, mostly in allowing private liquor stores instead of just gov-ernment-run SLGA stores. There has been much less movement towards having alcohol right in the middle of the grocery store. Even in provinces where the liquor laws are significantly more open to a private store than they are here, its still often the case that the focus is on keeping the groceries separate from the spirits. For the consumer, such a move would be convenient at least, one-stop shopping for all party supplies. The question is whether such a move would actually be helpful for most consumers, and Im actually not con-vinced it would be. The issue with alcohol sales in the grocery store is largely concerned with space. If one takes a look at the floor plan of any of the citys grocery stores and that of the local liquor stores it becomes clear that the latter

will not fit in the former. A modern supermarket might be big, but its packed, and shelf space is really at a premium. Theres no way for a grocery store to offer the same variety as a dedicated liquor store, theres simply not enough room, and not enough incentive to do a total renovation just to fit in a decent variety. That leads me to my main point, I want that vari-ety. Whether or not theres a big market for the more obscure drinks at the local alcohol dispensary, I want those options, since thats what I buy. A specialty store would have difficulty maintaining a market if a grocery is selling all of the more popular brands, but

that same grocery store really does not have much incentive to carry the more obscure products, espe-cially since there are only so many shelves. With the current system, and some private options, there is still enough shelf space to stock a wide variety of product. As someone who doesnt actually drink mainstream lagers, I personally like systems where privatization is allowed, but alcohol is still sold in a separate loca-tion. That means there still needs to be enough variety to justify a separate store, but you still get the benefits of competition. It would also mean that a grocery store doesnt have to try to fit in a decent alcohol depart-ment which would be convenient, but limited by its very nature. This is naturally not the actual reason why liquor stores have been kept separate from the grocery. That is more closely related to a desire to keep alcohol away from kids and present it as something other than fam-ily friendly. Thats fine, noble even, but the unintend-ed side effect is that a larger liquor store has incentive to diversify and present a wide selection of alterna-tives to consumers. A grocery store doesnt have that incentive, shelf space is at a premium, even for the largest store in the province. Its selfish, I know, but I want a system that gives the consumer a surplus of choice.

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What would we be were it not for our rich history and the dedicated people who built the foundation for the prov-ince that we call home today? History is the key to the present and the future and thats why its an ele-ment worth celebrating. As such, the Government of Saskatchewan announced this week February 2 to 8 today is Archives Week. Saskatchewan has a rich history and we owe credit to those in the archival community for helping to document and preserve that history for future generations, says Central Services Minister Nancy Heppner. I am pleased to proclaim Archives Week to recognize the important contribution archives make to the provinces culture. Historical texts, photographs, elec-tronic records, films, audio recordings and other archival material have been key resources in the telling of our story, SCAA (Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists) President Cheryl Avery adds. Ensuring this record is preserved and accessible is the responsibility of archivists across the province, and this week is dedicat-ed to celebrating their work and the unique and irreplaceable evidence of our shared history and culture. Archives Week is celebrated annually on the first full week each February in honour of Edmund Oliver. Born February 8, 1881, Oliver was the first professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan and is regarded as the founder of a meaningful archival col-lection for the province. Archives Week has been celebrated since February 2006, and has become an annual event to recognize the provincial archival communitys efforts to preserve and celebrate the provinces history. The past reminds us of timeless human truths and allows for the per-petuation of cultural traditions that can be nourishing; it contains examples of mistakes to avoid, preserves the mem-ory of alternatives ways of doing things, and is the basis for self-understand-ing... Drew Bettina

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The minimum wage debate rag-ing in the United States has spilled into Canada sparking renewed in-terest in government-mandated wage fl oors. Labour activists are out in full force pushing govern-ments to legislate higher pay for low-wage workers and one version calls on municipalities to decree a living wage law. While these laws may sound like a good idea in theory, they do little to help the most vulnerable work-ers in practice. Living wage laws require private employers who do contract work for a city to pay their workers a wage that affords a certain living standard. Unlike minimum wage legislation, living wage laws cover smaller groups of workers and typi-cally require a much higher wage. The living wage in New Westmin-ster, B.C. (Canadas only city to enact such a law) is currently set at $19.62 per hour, almost double the provincial minimum wage of $10.25. Other Canadian cities that have contemplated living wage proposals include Calgary, Ottawa, and Ham-ilton. In the United States, over 140 municipalities have passed a living wage law and the evidence from there should serve as a cautionary tale for us in Canada about more widely adopting such laws. The American experience shows that living wage laws reduce employ-ment opportunities for low-wage workers and fail to help the most impoverished families. None of this should be a surprise to those familiar with the research on minimum wages. When govern-

ments mandate a wage above the prevailing market rate, employers respond by cutting back on jobs, hours, and on-the-job training. Less skilled workers those with fewer qualifi cations and experience end up as collateral damage in the pro-cess. That conclusion is supported by the best and most rigorously ana-lyzed evidence on living wage laws. Yet labour activists tend to overlook these consequences and instead fo-cus only on the benefi ts of such poli-cies. In reality, while some workers may benefi t from a higher wage, their gain comes at the expense of others who lose employment oppor-tunities. According to research by David Neumark and Scott Adams, leading scholars in the fi eld, a 100 per cent increase in the living wage (say go-ing from an hourly minimum wage of $10 to $20) reduces employment for low-wage workers by 12 to 17 per cent. Workers adversely af-fected lose valuable employment income and the ability to gain new skills and experience that would help them advance up the income ladder. Other research shows that em-ployers also respond to living wage laws by hiring more qualifi ed work-ers to justify the artifi cial wage in-crease while passing over those with less skills. This is a highly perverse outcome since less-skilled workers are presumably among the very people the policy is intended help. If employers end up hiring more productive workers who would have been paid a higher wage anyway, it defeats the purpose of adopting liv-ing wage laws in the fi rst place. And living wage laws often dont

help the poorest families. A key rea-son is that the overwhelming pro-portion of benefi ciaries tend not to be poor. In one study of seven major U.S. cities, researchers found 72 per cent of workers benefi tting from liv-ing wage laws were not poor. Of the 28 per cent who were considered poor, only one-third moved above the poverty line. Aside from the failure to actually help the poorest workers, living wage laws can also lead to higher municipal taxes because munici-pal governments are typically the customer of fi rms affected by liv-ing wage laws. And this unique arrangement allows businesses to more easily pass on the artifi cially higher labour costs to their cus-tomer rather than scale back on employment. The cost of city services will in-crease when local governments ab-sorb the higher labour costs. That ultimately means higher municipal taxes or reduced spending on other services. Taxpayers and city resi-dents lose both ways. Some taxpayers may be willing to accept more costly city services if it helped those most in need, but the evidence shows otherwise. Living wage laws reduce employment op-portunities for low-wage workers. Those that do benefi t from a higher wage are often more productive workers and not necessarily the poorest families. Activists calling on municipalities to adopt living wage laws would do well to look at the evidence and reconsider their position.

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Troy Media Corp.

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Last November, Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney made headlines when he urged Canadian provinces to dump antiquated apprentice-ship ratios. Apprenticeship ratios refer to the num-ber of apprentices in training that can be employed relative to the number of ticket-ed journey persons. Indeed, obsolete regulations are prevent-ing younger workers from entering the skilled trades. This is unfortunate given that many of these skilled workers can come from with-in Canada, not abroad. Canadas Aboriginal peoples are ready and willing to work in the skilled trades, but are hindered or pre-vented by these obsolete regulations. While traditionally governments have bolstered their workforce through immi-gration, it would be wise for them to engage with Canadas Aboriginal communities who are both ready and willing to work. Aboriginal Canadians are the fastest growing demographic in the country. They are also a young demographic. In 2011, the median age for Aboriginals was 26, whereas for the non-Aboriginal population, it was 41. This represents a unique opportunity to deal with an aging skilled workforce. Mem-bers of the skilled trades workforce are older than the members of the workforce as a whole are. Thus, shortages will worsen if new workers do not replace those who re-tire. Sadly, unemployment is a typical con-dition for many Aboriginal communities. While the national average is 7.1 per cent, for First Nations reserves, it is 23 per cent. According to one report by Statistics Can-ada, by the end of 2017, Aboriginal people of working age (15 and older) will number close to one million about 3.4 per cent of the working-age population overall. The new resource economy also presents a unique opportunity for young Aboriginal people trying to enter the skilled trades. For example, the data shows that nearly 500 First Nation communities across Cana-da are at the heart of $300-billion in oil, gas, forestry, energy and mining projects that are waiting to be developed. The solution for Canada and for First Na-tions is for federal and provincial govern-ments to engage Aboriginal communities to encourage their youth to enter the trades. But fi rst, governments need to deal with unnecessary burdens that needlessly pre-vent community members from entering in the fi rst place. The fi rst, and probably the most signifi -cant, barrier is apprenticeship ratios. In Canadas constitutional system, the provinces have the power to regulate ap-prentice programs and entry into the trades. This means that there are 13 differ-ent certifi cation and training requirements for entering the trades. Fortunately, since 2000, most provinces have relaxed apprenticeship ratios. They have been reduced by provinces to 1:1 or even 1:2, or in some cases, 1:3 (as long as the apprentices are in their fi nal year). Ontario is the only jurisdiction that retains the 3:1 ratio, and Ontario and Quebec have some of the highest ratios in the country. Manitoba moved to a 1:1 ratio for most trades in 2006. Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador have gone further, moving toward a 2:1 ra-tio for most trades. Studies have found that restrictive ap-prenticeship regulations, including ap-prenticeship ratios, adversely affect the la-bour market. Chambers of commerce have concluded that restrictive apprenticeship ratios are forcing many companies to lay off apprentices and leave apprenticeship positions vacant.

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(Editors Note: The following is an Open Letter to David MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford and Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er.)

Mr Harper, Mr MacKenzie:

I am totally appalled by your treatment of our Veterans. Even I did not believe our government could sink so low. You recently gave millions of our tax dollars to foreign

countries while our Veterans, who have been used and abused by our country to attack other countries and have been forced see horrifi c actions around the world, are now abandoned by the very government that used them in the fi rst place. And yet I read this morning that millions of dollars are being used for Ministers offi ces around Cana-da. This while the offi ces that are supposed to help our Veterans are being shut down.

You make me ashamed to be a Canadian. That our government could abandon those in need is an indication that the people of Cana-da are all cannon fodder to be used and abused as long as they can pay taxes but after that they are to be tossed aside. Shame on you and your govern-ment.

Rebecca Gingrich,Princeton, ON.

Economic reality doesnt match up To the Editor:

Stephen Harpers me-dia manipulators were peddling the notion that the federal budget will come early this year likely around February 11 or 13 because, according to them, there really isnt much to do on the econom-ic front. This political spin is con-sistent with New Years commentaries offered by both Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. They conveyed a sense of smug complacency with only one priority further slashing the Government of Canada. In their view, thats the only thing that matters. More cuts to everything will bring in-stant prosperity. Mr. Flaherty is so bored with whats on his plate that hes taken to med-dling in the monetary re-sponsibilities of the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada an-nounced the latest em-ployment fi gures for De-cember and for 2013 as a whole the worst since the 2008 recession!

Full-time employment dropped by 60,000 in De-cember. Offset a bit by a few new part-time jobs, the net loss for the month was a stunning 46,000 especially in the private sector. Can-adas unemployment rate jumped to 7.2 per cent. Digging deeper into the statistics, a couple of other points are even more trou-bling. Before the recession, about 1.113-million Cana-dians were unemployed and actively looking for work. In December, the comparable number was 1.383-million. So there are 270,000 more jobless Canadians today than be-fore the recession. But thats not all. Can-adas labour force par-ticipation rate has also dropped. Its down by more than a full percent-age point compared to just before the recession. That means more people who could and should be engaged in Canadas job market (either working or actively looking for work) have dropped out. How many more? An addition-al 350,000 at least an-

other indication of grow-ing pessimism. On an annual basis, a meagre 102,000 jobs were created in all of Canada in all of 2013 refl ecting the mediocre economic growth rates posted year-after-year by the Harper government. Mr. Harper continues to have the worst record on growth of any Prime Minister since R.B. Bennett. The lingering slack in the economy is not like-ly to be remedied by an upturn in domestic con-sumer demand, not when the typical household is already carrying $1.64 in debt for every $1.00 in disposable income. Its not likely to be rem-edied by greater export sales. Canada continues to run a large trade defi cit (importing more than we export), and that defi cit just got worse again by nearly a billion dollars to-ward the end of last year. Canadas economic slack is not likely to be remedied by new business investment. The corpo-rate sector continues to sit on idle retained earn-

ings, not having suffi -cient confi dence to invest in new technology or the up-skilling of its work-force or other measures to promote productivity and competitiveness. And the Harper gov-ernments response to all this is passive do-noth-ingness. They even make matters worse by raking-in $3.6-billion in higher and higher Employment Insurance payroll taxes since 2011, and now by freezing EI rates at clear-ly excessive levels mak-ing job creation more dif-fi cult. At the same time, they have choked federal investment in public in-frastructure projects by slashing the Build Can-ada fund by $1.5-billion this year and next, and by another one billion in the year after that. This is what fl ows from a government thats ob-sessed by ideology, imper-vious to factual evidence and incapable of any vi-sion beyond grinding me-diocrity.

Ralph Goodale, MP,Wascana, SK.

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The answer is to further relax ap-prenticeship ratios. All provinces and territories should move toward a 2:1 ratio for most skilled trades (two apprentices for one journeyperson). This would provide companies with the opportunity to hire suffi cient workers to meet project demands but still limit new entrants, which ensures work for both journeyper-sons in the system and apprentices as they become certifi ed. The cur-rent 1:1 ratio used in most provinces leaves too many contractors strug-gling to meet contract requirements. Employers generally do not want too many apprentices, as they are not as cost-effective as journeypersons are. The next barrier faced by Aborigi-nal peoples is education. First Na-tions have one of the highest rates of

non-completion for high school. This presents a problem when many of the trades require high school grad-uation, or advanced courses in par-ticular subjects. One solution to this dilemma is for the establishment of an alternative method of achieving the Grade 12 requirement at the end of an apprenticeship rather than as an entry requirement. Another solu-tion would be the creation of a skills-based entrance requirement for all skilled trades in the country. Aboriginal peoples are an amazing pool of talent located right here. Gov-ernments only need to remove the unnecessary barriers that prevent Aboriginal youth, indeed all youth, from entering the skilled trades.

Joseph Quesnel, Frontier Cen-tre for Public Policy.

There are Aboriginal barriers

In early December 2013, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz introduced a new bill that will boost investment and innovation in the agri-culture sector and give Canadian farmers more tools to compete on the world stage. The bill, ent i t led the Agricultural Growth Act, includes proposed changes to the Plant Breeders Rights Act, and also amends the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (AMPA) and the Farm Debt Mediation Act (FDMA). The Advance Payments Program (APP), which falls under AMPA, is designed to increase marketing opportuni-ties for eligible produc-ers by improving cash-flow. Spring cash advances, for example, are available through the Advance Payment Program. The APP is delivered by adminis-trators (third party organizations such as the Canadian Canola Growers Association), through agreements between them, a finan-cial institution and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the cash advances issued to pro-ducers are guaranteed against their agricul-tural product or prod-ucts under the APP, the federal government also guarantees repay-

ment of cash advances issued to farmers by the producer organiza-tion. These guarantees help the administrator to borrow money from financial institutions at lower interest rates and issue producers a cash advance on the anticipated value of their farm product that is being produced and/or that is in storage. Proposed amend-ments to the AMPA have been introduced in Parliament to sim-plify the administra-tion of the APP, reduce red tape, and enhance program flexibility and accessibility. The proposed chang-es include: Simplify delivery and ease access to the APP for producers by allow-ing all administrators to issue advances on any type of agricultural product, not just those they market. For pro-ducers this means they could have the option of obtaining advances on all their eligible commodities from a single window.Allow for multi-year advance guarantee

agreements and repay-ment agreements with administrators to reduce red tape for pro-ducers and improve program delivery.Provide greater flexi-bility and options for what will be accepted as security.Clarify definitions of a producer, such as removing the require-ment that an applicant be principally occupied in farming under the Act, so that the APP is reflective of the reali-ties of the sector today. Adjust the rules for the repayment of advances, producers who default, default penalties, and stays of default. For producers these changes will increase flexibility and provide more consis-tency and predictability under the APP. As the Act is just now before Parliament, cur-rent rules will remain in place for the time being. The proposed amendments follow extensive consultations with producers and industry and will be cost-neutral for the industry.

Simplifying cash advances

by Garry Breitkreuz

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A LOCAL GROUP of Aboriginal dancers will soon be off to the upcoming Telemir-acle event to perform.

By SHANNON DEVEAUN-R Writer

Theres a lengthy list of talented performers slated to take center stage at this years Telemiracle event and making the cut is a Yorkton group of pow wow dancers. Local Aboriginal Community Worker Shanon Crook from Dr. Brass School has been working with her students and a number of other area residents including drummer Robert Serveright from the Keeseekoose First Nation to make a dream become a reality. Having personally benefitted from the Kinsmen organized initiative, Crook says Telemiracle has helped support she and her daughter in the past and its a cause thats near and dear to her heart. Crooks daughter has a medical condition that has meant she has needed the care of the Shriners Childrens Hospital in Montreal. This means costly travel. Telemiracle funds helped make the trips possible. Involved with Native pow wow dancing for a number of years, Crook thought, why take her group of chil-dren and audition for Telemiracle? Its an opportunity for a cultural expe-rience local children wont soon forget, and also a chance to raise funds for, and give back to a cause that has helped her so much. When she was 19 Crook spent time training in the art of Aboriginal dance at the Centre for Indiginous Theatre near Prince Albert. Its a cultural staple she wanted to pass along to her students as well as a skill she likes to share with the public. Telemiracle will provide the perfect forum for that. When auditioning, Crook says those watching couldnt get over the energy the group brought to the stage and she says they are extremely excited to

be a part of the upcoming event. The goal, is to raise as much funds as possible before that time arrives. That means fundraising events, which are busily underway. A taco in a bag sale already took place at Dr. Brass School and numerous other happen-ings are planned. February 14 were having a bake sale at the school. February 20 were having a merchandise bingo... and then on February 22 were having a steak supper at Pockets. The bingo begins at 1 p.m. and the group is looking for new and gently used items that can be used as prizes. Anyone who can help out can call the school or Crooks direct line at 306-786-5523. Tickets for the steak supper are available through Crook and at the main office or from Pockets. Crook hopes local residents will get out and support the cause as much as possible. This years Telemiracle event takes place March 1 and 2. Crook says her group will perform on the Sunday. As of press time the exact time was not known so stay tuned and keep watch!

Dancers off to Telemiracle

Shanon Crook

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Theres an exciting new display in town and you are invited to enjoy it. Now showing at com-munity pARTners gal-lery is a special exhibit called Greetings from the Land of Living Skies! The exhibition is comprised of the works of four Saskatchewan artists: Sandra Knoss,

Cathy Terepocki, Tina Hudson & Donn Morton. The work in this exhibition presents interpretations of Saskatchewan imagery and identity. Sandra Knoss paint-ings transform the Saskatchewan land-scape in an energetic and colourful manner. The artist states, Often

the vibrancy of the prairies is washed out by its vastness. The rich colours I use in my paintings are there in the grasses, trees, flow-ers, sky and earth. The ceramic work of Cathy Terepocki is informed by the forgot-ten and abandoned small towns of Saskatchewan. The art-ist has created cups, plates and other small souvenir like objects which feature witty phrases and imagery gleaned from the vacant town of Bents, SK. Tina Hudson and Donn Morton both hail from the community of Weyburn, SK. Hudson uses photography to examine the deserted buildings that dot the Saskatchewan land-scape. Her work is rich with colour and detail and often presents a unique eye for composi-tion. Morton creates small copper objects that mimic their larger counterparts so often found in the Saskatchewan experi-ence. Old trucks, trac-tors, and agricultural equipment are scaled down to a toy-like size but retain their intri-cacy under Mortons devoted hand. Greetings from the Land of Living Skies! is on display until February 23. The exhib-it is open during regu-lar hours at the Yorkton Public Library.

Submitted by Kaare Askildt, former Preeceville area farmer in training. This one of a series on getting settled in Hazel Dell.

I think it was the actress Betty White who once said: Getting old is not for sissys! Shes right! Speaking from experience, I would not accept the fact that I was getting older, in my mind I was still about 35 years old, but my body finally told me that I had rounded 70! Funny, as in strange things hap-pen to your body when you age. Joints starts to ache, my knee is a better weather forecaster than those high paid TV moderators. My memory plays tricks on me though. The other day when Marion had a day off work, I hol-lered at her: Honey! Did you get another large black horse with big ears? Because I couldnt remember if she did or not. She answered in the nega-tive. I got the binoculars for a better look, and looked straight at Molly, Marvin the Mooses sister! Oh well! Another thing about memory is that I can walk into a room,

and then forget why I walked in there. Therefore, being the smart person that I am, I have taken inventory including nick-knacks, and produced a list for each room in the house. I print-ed each list and posted them by the entrance to each room. Now when I get into a room and can-not remember, I just back up to the entrance and survey the list, if I can remember where I post-ed it. However, by the time I read the entire list, I usually forget why I am there in the first place! Next I try word association to see if that will jog my memory. I walk into the living room and say TV, and Remote pops into my head. Good! I look for the remote to turn on the TV. Its not where it is supposed to be. I look at the book shelf, then at the two little side tables by the chairs, but it is nowhere to be found. I give up and walk into the kitchen, open the fridge to take a look and decide what I want for breakfast, and there is the remote on the shelf next to the eggs. Then I remembered I already had soft boiled eggs for

breakfast! Marion was at work and I had to make supper. I decided to make spaghetti with meat sauce, but it was getting late in the day. I couldnt remember if the ground beef was in the upstairs or downstairs freezer. Probably in the freezer upstairs I thought, so I headed into the laundry room where the freezer is. I saw the dirty clothes hamper and decided to wash those clothes, but I had to move the clothes I washed yesterday to the dryer, but before I could do that I had to empty the dryer. I did and folded the items and put them away. Then I reloaded the dryer and put the dirty clothes in the washing machine, and started both of them. Thats when I saw the bag of dog food that we store in there, and I decided to feed the dog. She was out of water and I had to refill the water bowl. By the time I had done all that, I had forgotten why I walked into the laundry room in the first place. Marion would be home soon, so I ended up heating up and serv-ing leftovers again. Potatoes

and gravy, the same left overs as last time. We will probably have gravy and potatoes tomor-row, because variety is impor-tant! I recall attending my mothers 75th birthday many, many years ago. I had taken time off from work and flown back to Norway for the occasion. There was no party, but the three brothers collaborated on a nice layered birthday cake, and on top of the cake were lit candles set out in the number 75. Whats this? asked our mother. Its your 75th birthday! we said in uni-son, happy birthday! Cant be! exclaimed our mother shak-ing her head in disbelief, I cant have gotten that old! Yes you have mom! I said, your oldest son Moritz is over 45 years old now! Well, thats his prob-lem! she said. Two Norwegians and a Swede were discussing aging on the steps of the nursing home. Sixty is the worst age to be, announced the sixty year old Norwegian. You always feel like you have to go to the bath-room and urinate. And most of

the time, you stand at the toilet and nothing happens! Ah, thats nothing, said the seventy year old Norwegian. When youre seventy, you dont have a bowel movement anymore. You take laxatives, eat bran, take Metamusil - you sit on the toilet all day and nothing happens! Actually, said the eighty year old Swede, Eighty is the worst age of all. Do you have trouble urinating too? asked the sixty year old Norwegian. No, not really. I void every morning at 6AM with a flow like a race horse - no problem at all. Do you have trouble with your bowel movement? asked the seventy year old Norwegian. No, not really. I have a great bowel movement every morning at 6:30. With great exaspera-tion, the sixty year old Norwegian said, Let me get this straight. You urinate every morning at six oclock and have a bowel movement every morning at six thirty, so tell me, whats so tough about being eighty? To which the eighty year old Swede replied, I dont wake up until ten!

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The first seed catalogue came to our home this past week. It hardly seems possible that we would be thinking of planting anything yet as we are still in the middle of winter in our area. Everyone wants to be the first to get their seed cat-alogues into our hands. Coming from a rural background, I do know our farmers will be start-ing to look for spring seeds, doing sample test-ing for germination in the house and also sending some seeds away for pro-fessional germination testing. Before long our farmers will be starting to clean their grain. The seed that is to be planted needs to be free from weeds and all wild oats. They want the most favorable seed that will yield the highest pro-duction. The farmer wants the cleanest grain possi-ble with the highest ger-mination count for spring seeding. Seeding is a big opera-tion on our farm and it requires careful timing. We do not see instant results after seeding. The seed that is planed looks lifeless and it will take about a week to ten days before the first green blade of plant emerges from the ground. From that first blade the plant will be able to produce a bountiful harvest. I know that what we seed we will also harvest. The best crops will come from the healthiest seed with the highest germination count. Sowing seeds of love is a figure of speech refer-ring to the process of growing a loving, caring and compassionate rela-tionship between people. Thus by planting seeds of kindness, goodness and compassion, we can also expect a harvest of the same in return. What kind of seeds are we sowing in our homes with our families? Are we sowing the good seeds of love, compassion and hope, or are we sowing the weeds of anger, rage, and deception in our homes? The seeds that we plant in our children and grand-children start out by what they hear and see happen in the home. Stop and think about all the people that we have in our lives; our children, spouse, par-ents, our friends, or even the strangers we meet each day. What kind of relationships are we building with these peo-ple? Valentines Day will soon be here. This is a time when Valentine hearts will be in the stores. A time of showing loving kindness to people we love. There will be chocolate hearts and candy labeled B mine and Love U. Around this time of the year we pur-

chase many flowers and buy a lot of candy to show our love and friendship to those who are special in our lives. This is not the only time of the year that this loving relationship should be happening. This something we can contin-ue all year long. As we look around our community, we can sow seeds of kindness, friend-ship and compassion with those who are close to us, as well as all the people we meet. The seeds we will plant will also be the harvest we will gather. Will we be seeding seeds of love, compassion, kindness and hope? I pray that we will; for in planting these seeds of kindness we can make this a better community to live in. It is a simple action that will produce a bountiful harvest. Share a smile and a warm greeting with those whom we encounter. Treat family members

with love and respect and in return we will make our home and our com-munity a happier place to live in. As we sow seeds of kindness, friendship, compassion and hope with people around us, we will experience a bountiful harvest of the same in our lives. Whatever a person sows, that will he will also reap. Galatians 6:7

Margaret Anne Yost nursed for 35 years. Returning back to school I completed classes from the Red River College in the areas of Gerontology, Bereavement, Death and Dying. For twelve years I worked in bereavement support at a Funeral Home. I was employed as Parish Worker at a Lutheran Church. At present I am enjoy-ing my role as homemak-er, wife, mother and grandmother.

WINTER WONDERLAND Its been cold outside but there is frosty beauty to be found in it. The pictures above, capturing some of that beauty were taken in the Esterhazy area and shared by reader Gordon McNair.

by Margaret Anne Yost

FROM MORNING UNTIL EVENING...

Column

The seeds we sow...By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Christ the Teacher School Divisions Elementary schools felt the pulse recently, as they welcomed the Feel the Pulse faith retreats into their doors. Masson Normand, with Feel the Pulse, says the goal was to talk to students about their faith and engage them through talk and music about God in their lives. Normand says that this is the third year he has worked with the school division, and he says it is going great, and the response builds every year. You see an openness every year. He the challenge with elementary school is keeping the attention of the really young kids. The approach with the very young is to engage with music and stories, while with older students you can go deeper and more complex. Music is an essential component of the retreat, and Normand says he has expanded the music portion of the event for the year, bringing musicians with him to each school. He believes music is a great way to connect to kids of all ages, which is why he makes it a priority. Its really important because lots of students dont have the opportunity to see live music, and be lead into sing-ing and that kind of thing. Its always a treat for students to engage in that way. Normand is grateful for the Christ the Teacher for bringing him in the past few years, and says that its an indication that the division is meeting its mandate to keep religion as an important component of education.

Feeling the pulse

MASSON NORMAND talks to stu-dents as part of the Feel the Pulse faith retreat at St. Michaels. The retreats took place at all of the ele-mentary schools in the Christ the Teacher School Division.

Now on at the Godfrey Dean Gallery

Spectacles of Nature by Winnipeg

photographer Hans Arnold. Stunning

colour prints by one of Canadas most

accomplished nature photographers.

Kenton Doupe: Portraits features Black & White prints by this talented and prolific young Yorkton artist.

Now in first year of Fine Arts at the U of S, this is

Kentons second solo exhibition at the

Dean Gallery.Until Feb. 15, 2014 @ the

Godfrey Dean Gallery.

His PromiseYorkton Faith Build presents a musical

fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity

Anne Portnuff TheatreMar. 6-9, 7:30 p.m.

performances with one 2 p.m. show slated

for Mar. 9 Tickets, available at LR

Futures, Sherring Optical and The Golden Rule, are

$20 (ages 12 and over), $10 (ages 7-12). Certain scenes may be upsetting

to young children.

The Yorkton and District Horticultural

Society Meeting Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Sunshine Room at SIGN on North Street. Special

guest speaker will be Frank Woloschuk talking

about succulents, and new plants for spring. Everyone is welcome!

Greetings from the Land

of Living Skies!Now showing at commu-nity pARTners gallery.

a group exhibition comprised of four

Saskatchewan artists: Sandra Knoss, Cathy

Terepocki, Tina Hudson & Donn Morton. The

work in this exhibition presents interpretations

of Saskatchewan imagery and identity.

Open during regular hours at the Yorkton Public Library until

Feb. 23. Diabetes Help

As part of a province-wide Lions Diabetes

Detection Program, the Wadena District Lions

Club is holding a FREE confidential type 2

diabetes risk assessment event. Date: Feb. 15,

Location: Wadena Senior Citizens Hall 134 First

Street NE WadenaTime: 2 to 7 p.m.

For further information contact: Lion Kerry Ziola 306-338-8853 or email: wdlclub@hotmail.com

Lion Donwww.Wadena.SKLions.ca

Yorkton Wildlife Federation Fundraiser

Dance & BanquetSt. Marys Cultural

Centre, Feb. 22Cocktails @ 6 p.m.Supper @ 7 p.m.Special Guest:

Roughrider Mike McCullough

Tickets @ Canadian Tire & Home Hardware.

Purchase by Feb. 15.

The Canadian Federation of

University Women Yorkton Meeting

Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Melrose Place in the large banquet room.

Anyone interested in learning more about the organization may go to

the National Office web-site @ www.cfuw.org for

more info or call Bilkies@ 306-782-5837 or Elsie @

306-783-4862.

Alzheimer/Dementia Support MeetingYorkton & District

Nursing HomeFeb. 12, 2 p.m.

All are welcome!Call 306-786-0722 for

info.

Bowl For Kids SakeApril 4,5 & 6

Yorkton Bowl ArenaSupport and teams are needed. Win prizes and

have fun!Call 306-3471 for complete details.

Movie AfternoonThe Parkland Prairie Extra Ops Girl Guides

Unit presents The Hunger Games-Catching

Fire! @ the Tower Theatre, February 1. Showtime 3:30 p.m.

Admission for all ages is $5.00. Call 306-783-5391.

Heritage DayThe Yorkton Branch of

the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society will be

at Heritage Day at the Western Development Museum on Sunday,

February 16 from 2- 5 p.m. Join us at this great

event, and talk to any member of the genealogy society about your family tree research. New mem-bers are always welcome! For more information call

Dave at 783-1093 or Glenn at 782-7969.

Yorkton Girl Guides Annual Tea and

Bake SaleSaturday, February 8 from 1-4 p.m. at St.

Gerards Church Hall. There will be carnival

games for the kids! Call 306-783-5391 for details.

Parkland Valley District S.S.F.A. 55+ Bank Shuffleboard

CompetitionMelville Senior Citizens Hall, Mar. 26, 10:00 a.m.

Teams may be Men, Women, or Both, Age cat-

egories: 55+ and 70+Three teams of each type and age category are able to qualify for the provin-

cial 55+ games in Humboldt, July 8-10. For

more info. call John @ 306-728-3832.

Open CinemaYorkton Public Library

Tuesday, Feb. 11 7 p.m.Love Letters

Narrated by Gordon Pinsent

No chargeEveryone welcome

A joint project of the Yorkton Film Festivaland the Yorkton Public

Library.

JJ Voss ConcertQuill Plains Regional Arts Council PresentsJJ Voss Unmistakable outlaw Country music

Opening Act: Anastassia Grass-roots folk music Concert starts 3 p.m. Feb. 9 @ the Wadena

Community Legion Hall Tickets Available Online: secure.ticketpro.ca/achat_

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COOL CATS Hey there, Im George. Im an adult neutered male, and Ive got a great personality. Im also one of the many cats at the SPCA, and all of us are looking for a loving, responsible home. If you want to have a new member of your family, come meet us, one of us is bound to be just the right fit. To learn more come visit the SPCA or call 306-783-4080.

YRHS Students of the Month

STUDENTS RE -COGNIZED Selected as Yorkton Regional High School Students of the Month November are Michael Kozushka and Suun Shin. Michael is a Grade 12 student who is involved in a number of diverse activities at YRHS. He is an academic student taking AP Mathematics and English Language Arts courses while devot-ing time and energy to football, track and field events, robotics, and junior achievement. Michaels presence is notable in the hallways and the classrooms of YRHS and both teach-ers and peers comment on how he is a valued member of the Raider family. Suun is a Grade 12 Raider who, in her quiet and respectful way, role models the desired qual-ities of a YRHS student.

Sunn excels academi-cally in AP Mathematics and shows perseverance in other courses such as English Language Arts where she is an inspira-tion for other Additional Language students. She participates in Archery, and teachers and students alike have noted her compassion-ate and kind nature. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Michael and Suun on being chosen as the Western Financial Students of the month for November.

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We continue to experience unseasonable swings in our winter weather this year. Local members of the Yorkton Sno-Riders have again cleared and signed the area snowmobile trails after the major windstorm we had in mid January. You can check the weekly updates on the condition of the local trails on the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Associations web-site: www.sasksnow.ca Upcoming Event for the Good Spirit Acres Community Association: Saturday, March 15 A St. Patricks Day Irish Stew Dinner and Silent Auction will be held at the Good Spirit Provincial Park Recreation Hall. They will be serving Irish stew, onion dill bread and dessert. Dinner will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the silent auction to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tickets

are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and may be purchased at the Good Spirit Market or from any member of the community association board.

Final date for ticket purchase is Saturday, March 8. Please contact board members about items you wish to donate for the auction. The community association extends a big thank you to Bill Cripps for his many years of work at the community skating rink. They also want to thank all of those who have helped at the rink this winter, especially Carl Petersen, Tyler Sherwood and Matthew Miller for the many hours they put in during the Christmas break. Morris (Mo) Westby, a resident of Good Spirit Provincial Park and friend to many in our com-munity, passed away on January 11, 2014. We send our condolences to his family and friends. The Good Spirit Market is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Fern and her sister Margaret have been busy making pies and invite you to stop in for coffee and homemade pie.

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