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Stoughton awaits decision

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Kruise Reddickwill wear the Maple Leaf– page 6

RCMP report– page 15

Paige Lawrence named Athlete Ambassador

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By Kelly Running In Saskatchewan wild boar were introduced for agricultural diversifi cation, but as the animals escaped it was soon realized that introducing them into the area was not a good idea. Originally it was thought that any that escaped would succumb to the elements, our harsh winters would be their demise, but one of their natural habitats includes the cold temperatures of Russia and the animals actually began to thrive. Wild boars are now only recently being studied for a University of Saskatchewan project led by Dr. Ryan Brook, while the wild feral pigs had spurred a local eradication committee over a decade ago.Local effects of wild boar and efforts to eradicate them Local rancher and member of the Moose Mountain Wild Boar Eradication Committee, Bob Brickley, explained, “The situation started about 14 years ago when the fi rst wild boar were introduced into this area. The boars would do crop damage and terrorize domes-tic livestock, so local producers started to deal with it independently like most other problems they have, but it became evident we

Wild boar study in Moose Mountains expected to help map their population in Saskatchewan

The Wild Boar project to capture and track feral pigs has a base of operations in the Moose Mountains. Here grad student, Ryan Powers, stands next to a corral trap which will be used in capturing the wild boar. He is also holding a telemetry collar which will be fastened onto the feral swine to gather information in order to create a comprehensive map regarding wild boar in Saskatchewan.

needed an organized effort to eradicate them.” As a rancher, Brickley, said, “Our biggest challenge has been our animals. We had a quarter section of swaths for grazing… wild boar foraged the crop and they’re not like elk, deer, or moose, they root it up and work across the fi eld unless you do something about it. There’s no salvaging it; the cattle won’t graze there because of the urine and manure. Everything avoids them.” “It was apparent there was agricultural damage, but the wild boars were cleaning nests out of birds, ducks and song birds too, so it’s something that needs to be taken seriously.” With help from the Wawota Wildlife Federation the eradication committee was created. Since they began the program they came to a point, three different times, where they thought the Moose Moun-tains were cleared of the wild boar, but it has not lasted. Wild boars are particularly resilient animals with no natural predators in Canada.

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By Kelly Running A major landmark in southeastern Saskatchewan is the Richardson Pioneer grain elevator located in Stoughton. While driving along one of the many highways which intersects the town, people gauge where they are by the or-ange beacon miles away which can be seen above the rolling hills. This structure located just outside of town in the R.M. of Tecumseh No. 65, is currently under review to be made into a heritage property. A meeting was held for presentations to be made to the Heritage Property Review Board on Friday, Jan. 9, as the building is actually to be demolished by its current owners, Crop Production Services (CPS) as a result of a contractual obligation when purchasing the land. Reeve Zandra Slater of the R.M. of Tecumseh spoke to the importance of preserving this piece of history for the town and the surrounding communities. “I know we can’t pre-serve every structure, but consider saving this one,” she pleaded. The regional landmark was built by Jacobson El-evator Builders in 1984/85 and opened in the fall of 1985. Slater continued to explain that it is one of the last standing wood cribbed structures in Saskatchewan. A large gravity fl ow facil-ity, the entirety of the me-chanics is housed within the building as there is not a side annex like most eleva-tors built later. Additionally it was built on a floating slab which has helped keep the integrity of the build-ing to this day; it is dust proof, has wood floors, and each board throughout the building was specially handpicked by Jacobson Elevator Builders which is unique as not a single knot in the wood chosen can be found according to locals. “It was built to stand the test of time, the ele-ments, and hopefully the wrecking ball,” Slater stat-ed. Following Slater’s pre-sentation, a CPS represen-tative, Jordan Hardy, spoke about their precarious posi-tion. CPS purchased the

Stoughton landmark awaits important decision on heritage site status

The Heritage Property Review Board members, Royce Pettyjohn, Philip Hamm, and Claude-Jean Harel, listened to presentations for and against having the building made into a heritage site.

structure in October of 2013 from Viterra with the contractual obligation to destroy and safely remove it from its location. He drew attention to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator found within the town stating that it has more signifi cance as it hon-ours the history of coopera-tives in Saskatchewan. This point was brought up later by community members who asked to speak in front of the board; all stating that the Pioneer, from a local standpoint, is the more important struc-ture to save in town. The elevator has been sitting vacant for years, which leads CPS to ques-tion the hardships the stand-ing building will pose to the health and safety of the public. They don’t want to be liable for anything that might happen at the site, which is why they want to honour their contract with Viterra, although they are obligated to demolish the building anyway because of the contract. CPS also questioned the integrity of the request for a heritage site as it came after a local producer showed interest in pur-chasing the elevator. How-ever, the R.M. stated that it wasn’t important as to who owned the structure, simply that it is saved. Since the demolition is a condition of their con-tract with Viterra, a ques-tion posed by the Heritage Property Review Board in attendance regarded the possibility of looking into the contract to see if CPS could possibly keep the elevator for an alternative use such as a museum. The local producer who has shown interest in the structure, Marcel Van Staveren spoke following the fi rst two presenters. He and a group of other local producers would like to purchase the building to use in order to store and mix different grades of grain giving local producers the benefi t of the building while abiding by heritage status. “CPS and Viterra, we’re all friends, we all do business with them,” Van Staveren explained as a grain producer. The building does have signifi cant economic value

to these farmers in the area, but hasn’t been opened for years and if it is going to be demolished, Van Staveren drew the conclusion that it must not be of relevance to the larger companies’ busi-ness plans; whether it is left standing or not, the elevator would not affect CPS or Viterra’s business, but could mean a lot to local produc-ers. Although this economic value is part of the reason why the local producers are interested in the grain elevator, Van Staveren also pointed to the signifi cance of the building to the com-munity and its importance to the legacy of Stoughton being an agricultural centre. Another local producer, Taylor Phillips, spoke to the importance of the elevator to the community, but also to the condition of the build-ing in hopes of encouraging the board to declare the elevator a heritage site. “The elevator, built 30-years ago, is in phenom-enal condition,” Phillips explained. “It was built to last generations.” “Most historical build-ings are far past an eco-nomical point of salvaging, let alone restoring or operat-ing. But the condition and integrity of this elevator is excellent.” Phillips spent a lot of time in the elevator, hav-ing been friends with the elevator agent’s son, and had a vast knowledge of the elevator’s character defi n-ing elements. He spoke of the fact that no Richardson Pioneers in Saskatchewan have been designated as heritage sites, but that the vibrant orange colours of this company’s grain eleva-tors are the most recogniz-able across Canada. That it is a landmark in the com-munity as anyone travelling along one of the highways can see the building from a distance and know they are almost at Stoughton. The building has closed bin tops with an intricate dust removal system, which greatly increases the safety of the structure reducing the possibility of combustion, which is usually a major concern regarding saving elevators. Additionally it was built to ship and receive at the same time, which is a unique feature not all eleva-tors, even newer ones, are

In 1985 the Richardson Pioneer built a grain elevator, which has become synonymous with the town. The community is now putting forth an effort to have the building designated a heritage site before its imminent demolition, which is part of a contractual obligation between Viterra and Crop Production Services (CPS) leaving CPS in a diffi cult situation.

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capable of. Additionally, Phillips told the board. “The lon-gest straight rail in North America and the second longest in the world runs from Regina to Stoughton, that elevator is at the end of the line.” Ultimately he stressed two points: “Consider the elevator’s enormity, con-dition, location, founding company or the genera-

tions of agricultural toil and progress symbolized by the crib structure. This elevator truly is a landmark worth saving.” “Do keep in mind the impressive list of demol-ished elevators during your impending deliberations as this meeting is the only thing keeping this perfectly sound structure from being levelled.” After listening to the

reasons for classifying the elevator as a heritage site and for CPS’ contractual obligation to demolish it the Heritage Property Re-view Board now has a diffi cult decision to make. They will be deliberating and researching the struc-ture further before making their ruling, which must be made within 30 days of the hearing.

By Lynne Bell The Carlyle Public Library branch continues to make reading available and accessible to all members of the community, as it contin-ues its popular book deliv-ery service to residents of Carlyle’s Golden Heritage Court and Moose Mountain Lodge. “The program has been going on for quite a long time now,” says assistant librarian, Brenda Scheirer of Kenosee Lake. “It means a lot to our patrons who can’t get out to the library, especially in winter.” “We couldn’t do it

without our volunteers,” adds Scheirer. “Pam Foster did it for a long time-she deserves a lot of credit. Now we’re fortunate to have Joanne Lahoda doing it, and if she’s away, her sister, Nancy Matthewson, takes over for her. We’re very thankful for our vol-unteers.” Both Foster and La-hoda say that volunteering for the outreach program is rewarding for them. “I did it for fi ve years or so,” says Foster. “The thing I liked about it was visiting a lot of the ladies. There were certain people who

still remember me when our church goes to sing at Christmastime, for ex-ample. They are so thankful and the whole experience was just awesome.” Lahoda says she found out about the volunteer op-portunity in The Observer. “I was reading the paper and I thought it would be a good chance to volunteer. I like to read and I appreciate people liking to read, especially in the wintertime.” Scheirer says like any other reading population, the beneficiaries of this program are individuals with individual reading

Carlyle Public Library delivers books to homebound readers

preferences. “There are specific requests,” she says. “More of this author, more of this kind of book. I also like to include some books and magazines that they might like to try that are new or that they may not have heard of. Most of the people do like clean reads, and among the men, westerns are popular. And of course, we offer a lot of titles in large print.”

Brenda Scheirer, assistant librarian at the Carlyle Public Library, packs up books for delivery to Golden Heritage Court and Moose Mountain Lodge.

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“In the years I’ve been doing this, there’s about eight to 12 people who have spent thousands of personal hours, and there were three times we were quite confi dent there were no more in the park,” Brickley stated. “Two per-cent escape annually on average though, so as long as there are commercial operations there’s going to be escapees and if we don’t do something to stop them we will see millions or billions of dollars worth of loss due to wild boar, like the southern United States.” “Females can have two litters per year, so each female is having about 12 young and half of those are usually female. It’s an astounding realiza-tion and is why if they go unchecked will take over the landscape.” “They’re incredibly intelligent and have a great ability to survive, as long as they have some organic matter they will survive, and survive well. Their nutrition is unlimited right now and with their abil-ity to repopulate so easily with no natural predators here it’s very concerning.”A project to map wild boar develops The seriousness of this is what attracted the interest from the Univer-sity of Saskatchewan’s Ryan Brook, an Assistant Professor with the College of Agriculture and Biore-sources. “Their population growth rate is exponen-tial,” he explained, stating that in 10 to 15 years there could potentially be more wild boars in Saskatch-ewan than people. “In the United States, there are approximately fi ve million wild boars, and they cause approxi-mately $1.5 billion in damage annually. We have to take this matter very se-riously. Do we really want wild boars to cause bil-lions of dollars in damage in Saskatchewan?” In total wild boars have been sighted in 111 Rural Municipalities (R.M.’s) of the 296 in Sas-katchewan over the past three years. “We surveyed the R.M.’s in Saskatchewan

From page 1 – Mapping wild boar populationsand we’re seeing in all cor-ners of the southern half of the province that almost half of all R.M.’s have seen some feral pigs in the last few years,” Brook stated. “We don’t have an estimate number in Saskatchewan because they’re primarily nocturnal, hide in cover, and are widely distributed. They can reproduce very quickly, so the only clear picture we really have is that they are widespread across Saskatchewan.” Brook’s research team will be tagging wild boar with tracking collars in order to gather informa-tion regarding migration, survival rates, and repro-duction rates. They will also use information from people like Brickley who has seen evidence of wild boar on his property. “[The project] actu-ally emerged in 2010 when I was looking around for something important to study when I came across a CBC article actually with Bob Brickley talking about the feral pigs harass-ing livestock,” Brook ex-plained. “Looking at the issue there was no back-ground information in Saskatchewan, so in 2011 we put up trail cameras to document their presence.” “We were never able to really get the govern-ment or other agencies to become involved, so we kept our operations on a small scale. Two years ago SARM (Saskatchewan As-sociation of Rural Munici-palities) asked for a sur-vey.” This resulted in the re-alization of the widespread coverage of the feral pig population and the ques-tions of how much damage they are doing agricultur-ally in the province, what their effect is on livestock, and the possibility of them spreading disease. “In Alberta they put a bounty on them, in Mani-toba the entire province is a wild pig control zone, and Saskatchewan hasn’t been doing too much,” Brook said. “Saskatchewan has a team of sharp shooters that through SARM com-plaints are made and then this team takes them out, but it’s not large enough to really make a difference.” “I was ready to give

up last year, there wasn’t and still isn’t much interest from government or other groups, but I was asked to attend an international wild boar conference in the United States. The U.S. spends millions of dollars to try to control this issue and they designated some funding for international collaborations.” This funding will al-low Brook to conduct his research. This informa-tion will then be compiled into a comprehensive map which will detail the ecol-ogy of the wild boar in Saskatchewan allowing a more holistic understand-ing of the invasive species.Establishing the project in the Moose Mountains Locally master’s stu-dent, Ryan Powers, will be based out of the Moose Mountain Provincial Park to help conduct the study. “We’re going to be catching feral wild boar and installing GPS satel-lite collars on them to learn more about their habitat selection, their movement patterns, dispersal patterns, and their home range size or their ecology overall,” Powers stated. Trapping currently will involve corral traps, with a backup plan of a helicopter capture crew if needed. Once the animals are caught, they will be sedated, and telemetry col-lars will be fi tted to each animal; the collar has a battery and connection to a satellite network as well as a backup radio telem-etry unit. These collars will transmit data every few hours through a satellite network to those interpret-ing the data. “To my knowledge something like this hasn’t been done Canada before,” Powers said. “They’ve done feral swine studies in the United States, particu-larly the southern United States and further north the feral swine are now emerg-ing.” The study in Saskatch-ewan will also help those in the northern states infer information as well regard-ing the feral pigs’ migra-tion patterns. The project is expect-ed to last until they acquire approximately a year’s worth of data from each

collared animal, which will range between 20 and 40 animals from 10 to 20 different locations across southeastern Saskatch-ewan and Southwestern Manitoba. “Shelby Adams and I are working with the com-munity looking for signs of wild boar,” Powers stated. “We’re asking for the pub-lic’s assistance in locating feral swine, but also if they fi nd collars to call the num-ber on them so we can get the collar back in and then redeployed.” Also if the public lo-cates one of the corral traps they are asked to leave the area alone and not interfere with the unit. “At this point we’re working out the logistics of the equipment and survey-ing areas, looking for signs of wild boar presence,” Powers explained. “We’re ready to transition into trapping and collaring soon as the food sources for feral swine are limited currently these fi rst three months of the year; so, we’re going to try and entice them and are hoping for better suc-cess now rather than later in the year when more food is available.” If you’ve seen wild boar or have had signifi -cant crop damage done to

your agricultural land con-tact Powers through email at ryp440@mail.usask.ca. Also, for updates on the project search Facebook for “Wild Hog Watch.”The importance of the study Brook added that this is a very serious issue, which he hopes his data will relay the gravity of the issue to the provincial government regarding the invasive species. “Looking at the habi-tat in southern Saskatch-ewan, there is a lot of habi-tat for them, and we could easily have as many feral swine in the province as people in the next 10 to 15 years. They do tremendous crop damage because they literally rip up the ground. Their impact to the ecosys-tem is huge: they eat grain, grass, nuts, acorns, and I’ve even spoken with one individual who dissected the stomach of a feral pig and the only thing inside were frogs.” Between their ability to eat nearly anything al-

Wild Boar are expected by Dr. Brook to match or outnumber the population of humans in Saskatchewan in the next decade unless they are studied and an effective eradication program is created, otherwise there could be millions of dollars worth of damage done by feral pigs in Saskatchewan to agriculture while also changing the provinces ecosystem for native species.

Wild boars are caught on a trail camera by Dr. Brook last year. The areas he has been monitoring with cameras will now see efforts to capture and place telemetry collars on the boars to track the invasive species.

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lowing them to survive in a wide array of habitats, the possibility of them transmitting disease, the damage they do to crops and their innate ability to terrorize livestock, wild boar are consider a threat by Brook. “There’s a window where we could eradicate them and I think it’s get-ting close to or has past it. There needs to be a highly aggressive approach in re-moving them, at least 90 to 100 percent, of the popula-tion, anything less than 80 percent is a wasted effort [because of how quickly they reproduce].” This is why mapping the presence of and under-standing the ecology of wild boar are extremely important. “Once we create an occupancy model and ap-ply it across the province we hope to be able to es-timate how many are in Saskatchewan because a control program can’t be effective if there is no way to map its success,” Brook stated.

“I like referring people to new reads and old reads that are new to them,” adds Scheirer. “I enjoy speaking to people about the books they’ve read.” “This service is invaluable. The winter weather combined with their mobility issues, can make it a very long winter for some of our patrons.” Scheirer says the library offers an array of services that people may not be aware of. “In Saskatchewan, a library card is free, with the proper ID. We not only offer books, CDs, and DVDs, we’ll order them in for patrons.” “You can also return a borrowed item to any library branch in the province, which make them great for road trips. There’s a man who comes in who is a truck driver and he borrows books on CD. Another patron who does this is a lady who drives to Alberta to see her daughter. She says it makes the drive seem so much shorter.” “Because of the transient nature of so many of our lives and work, we have a lot of newcomers coming in

to use the computer services we offer, including free wi-fi ,” adds Scheirer. The Carlyle library also has a Facebook page and a blog, recently launched by head librarian, Jonathan Nicoll. Schierer says the library aims to serve all patrons, whatever their age. “We also offer programs for children and we lend books to other groups, such as Cornerstone Youth, for the preschoolers. I’d like to see more requests for pre-teen and teen books by library users. We get some great titles in and we’d be happy to see more people from that age group using the library.” Schierer says, “Our libraries are driven by the patrons in conjunction with the board and that’s what makes it work. We get wonderful donations and support from our community and we’d be happy if people came in to see all that we have to offer.”

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For many years my husband and i worked in the same building on different fl oors and in different departments for

an organization. Our work overlapped on numerous projects so I attended meetings in his offi ce. Although I never intended to, I would often walk away with a pen that had been sitting on his desk. As a result every few weeks he would come up to my offi ce and check the drawer of my desk to retrieve the ones belonging to him. He knew which ones they were because he would buy a box of very distinctive pens that everyone came to know unmistakably as his. I wasn’t the only offender, in fact this is an issue in many places, but I will admit I am likely one of the worst. I always like to have a pen in my hand. When I am sitting and reading I am holding a pen. While I am working at my computer a pen sits next to the keyboard. Even when I am doing public speaking I always hold a pen in my hand at the podium. Why? I don’t know. It’s not like I am making edits at that point yet as I speak you will spot a pen in my right hand. If we seem to be short of pens in the house my husband will encourage me to empty my purse and sure enough I will come across a half dozen or more…as I feign surprise…claiming I just don’t know how they got there. In the last number of days Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s famous phrase written for a play performed in 1839 has been referred to a tremendous amount: “the pen is mightier than the sword.” In response to the phrase at the time, literacy critic Edward Sherman Gould wrote that Bulwer “had the good fortune to do what few men can hope to do: he wrote a line that is likely to live for ages.” Indeed it has. But even prior to playwright Bulwer’s use of the phrase, the idea existed in the thoughts of several predecessors including 7th century Assyrian sage Ahiqa who said “the word is mightier than the sword”, and Greek playwright Euripides who wrote “the tongue is mightier than the blade.” William Shakespeare in the second act of Hamlet stated “many rapiers are afraid of goose quills.” The ordinary, everyday pen has become a unifying symbol in vigils in many corners of the world as citizens stand in quiet defi ance that the pen will not be silenced in the wake of yet another horrifi c act of terror. It is poignant in its imagery but hard to reconcile with the reality of what the world has witnessed. The internet has vastly changed how we communicate and how a lot of transactions are undertaken, yet some of the most important things we do in life still require a signature completed with a ballpoint pen--signing a marriage certifi cate, obtaining a mortgage, or putting our name to a new job contract. What we put on paper is a declaration; I declare my desire to enter this marriage, I choose to take on this mortgage, I want to work for this company. Important statements. What can be accomplished by a pen is not to be underestimated. But the power of the pen needs to be protected. We cannot treat freedom of expression as carelessly as we treat the pens that helped craft it--tossed haphazardly or unprotected until needed like the ones at the back of a drawer or in the bottom of a backpack. We can’t just shrug our shoulders and wonder how we got here. Human lives have been the cost in the securing of the freedom so it is paramount that human lives not be taken in the expression of it. Was Bulwer correct in declaring the might of the pen? That’s still up to us to determine. But we need to remember this: as much as we may disagree or take offense to what has already been written, we must allow freedom of expression to exist or we risk losing out on all the words that have yet to be written. And those are the ones that could very well help us turn the page. That’s my outlook.

White snow covers the ground, it’s cold but

you’re dressed in multiple layers so the cold air doesn’t nip too badly. You’d quickly work up a sweat though and the layers you’d unzip your bulking parka for a little while. It was that awkward temperature all Canadian kids know. It was the temperature you reached running up the hill, towing your sled or toboggan behind, just to zip down the hill, and do it all again. It’s good exercise, a lot of fun, and something everyone can enjoy. Tobogganing is an age old Canadian tradition. It’s a winter activity I remember taking part in at school on west side of our school. I remember taking our crazy carpets out at home where we would either hike over to a good hill in our area or down one of the mounds Dad made from clearing our yard. Even in university my friends and I bought crazy carpets to enjoy a spot called

the Sugar Bowl in Lethbridge. Kids had built ramps and had the entire area packed down; you could get going pretty quick if you were up for it. It never crossed our minds that if we got injured that someone else could be liable; it was our decision to go, it was our decision to go off the jumps the local kids had made, and it was our decision how fast we went down the hill. I always knew that doing something I chose to participate in that brought with it the possibility of injury was on me. The city or owners of that property weren’t responsible for our decisions. It was therefore strange to read the other day that in Ontario, in the town of Orangeville, a tobogganing ban was posted at a hill which sounded very similar to the Sugar Bowl in Lethbridge. Apparently the sign posted has been up since 2009 when the town purchased the land

from the school board. An insurance company explained that the hill came with dangers and potential liability issues in the event someone was injured while sliding down the hill. Though a sign had been posted in 2009, residents didn’t take notice until the sign was replaced a few weeks ago. Since then the sign has gone missing and a “save tobogganing” sign hangs in its place. A protest was actually held on Sunday, Jan. 11, with 50-60 people arriving at Murray’s Mountain to take part in a day of tobogganing and fun. The town’s mayor was also present who commented that the town council would look into making Murray’s Mountain into an offi cial tobogganing hill. Though this doesn’t seem like the most striking story, the issue was actually trending on the internet, meaning that it was one of the most talked about things on Sunday around the world.

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By Ken Rolheiserwww.kenrolheiser.com

Comfort, oh comfort my people

Where do we begin?

Parenting Tips from Regional KidsFirst

– Music: Important and fun!

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Children naturally love music! Whether it’s soft and soothing or a lively tune, children feel it both physically and emotionally. Music is an important part of life. This is true both for children and parents. It gives opportunity to come together, be silly and enjoy music, whether it is singing, dancing, or playing it.Music can also help make routine activities fun, such as gathering children in a circle or group activity. Music helps set a mood. Quiet, soothing music calms and relaxes children, while a lively marching tune energizes them for clean-up time. Here are skills that music and movement can develop:• Participating in a group• Social skills• Express emotions• Creativity and imagination• Learn new words and concepts• Improve balance, coordination, and rhythm from dance and movement activities• Explore cause and effect• Awareness of movement and body positions• Develop large motor skills• Improve small motor skills – learning fi nger plays and playing musical instruments The list can go on and on about the benefi ts of music. Why not try singing a song from your childhood or turning on the radio and dancing around the house as a family? The whole family can participate and share much laughter and memories together!

Are we ready to face January and the 70 some days of winter remaining? Have we come away from Christmas and New Year with enough substance of the Spirit that will let us live with the doubts and worries and sufferings our nature is prone to? I picked up some solid messages in the season’s turning this past year. I began the New Year with one resolution: I will tell my face the message my heart holds, that my Spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. A Christmas message struck me. Jesus came as a baby so that we could approach God and not be afraid. In His vulnerability Jesus became accessible. His gifts to us can be unpackaged as the years pass: Wisdom, Understanding, Courage, Knowledge, Fortitude and Joy, and all of the Gifts of the Spirit. Joy is the greatest gift. It is life-sustaining and exactly what we need in our frozen winter and the frozen hearts we sometimes carry around with us. Joy gives us

hope and lets us live with doubt. When we fail to remember the faith-fi lled Christmases of our childhood, joy reminds us. When we feel like we are wasting our time trying to maintain a faith life, Joy brings us back as simply as a sunset unfolds or a baby smiles. God keeps on sending us daily reminders and just occasionally hits us with little epiphanies that we need to share with those we love. The challenge of Christmas is the message Christ came to bring us: COMFORT, OH COMFORT MY PEOPLE (Isaiah 40). Speak kindly to others; tell them that their sorrows have ended, all their sins have been removed. In Mark Lowry’s Christmas song “Mary Did You Know” we are reminded of all the joys of Christmas: Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day walk on water?Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?Did you know that your

baby boy has come to make you new?This child that you’ve delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary did you know that your baby boy will make a blind man see?Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God. The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again.The lame will leap, the mute will speak, the praises of the lamb. Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?Did you know that your baby boy is heaven’s perfect Lamb?This sleeping child you’re holding is the great I am. Wow! And amen! We have another year to comfort God’s people with the Good news we have heard.

By Linda Wegner Well, we’ve arrived. It’s 2015, we’re all a year older and our world has changed. If you’re like me I’m already looking ahead for new opportunities for growth, change and for service but always with the understanding that there are new challenges awaiting me. As I often do, I turned to Google to articulate my thoughts. Here’s a quote by some anonymous scribe: “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” I like that one because it describes exactly the effectiveness of New Year resolutions in my life. What I do believe in, though, is a commitment

to keep on learning and growing for as long as I live. Next step? Where do I begin and how do I keep going? Several fi rst things, at least according to articles I’ve read, include setting realistic goals and taking vital fi rst steps. This year I am determined to do more recreational reading and I’m delighted to say that I’ve already started by devouring, for fi rst time ever, E.B. White’s brilliant story, “Charlotte’s Web”. What proof that it’s never too late to discover treasures! Next, I’m told, it’s important to confi rm the decision by writing it down, then telling someone else. In other words, becoming

accountable. When life gets diffi cult, when emotions are battered or when the body begins to slow down, knowing that someone else is cheering for you makes the journey easier. It also makes it harder to quit.While some folks are encouragers, there are always those people and situations that drain one’s energy and resolve. Thankfully, it’s absolutely necessary and perfectly okay to remove them from our circle of life infl uencers. “In all these things we are more than conquerors…through Him….” Romans 8:37I invite you to join me in proving that Christ is the Great Enabler.

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By Lynne Bell Forward and former Manor resident, Kruise Reddick, 24, will soon be playing Canada’s national game in Spain, as he was chosen to join Team Canada’s roster at the Winter Universiade in Granada, Spain, Feb. 3-14. Eleven countries will compete, with Team Canada-the 2013 champion- opening the biennial tournament on Feb. 3, playing South Korea. Canada and South Korea join Russia and Sweden in Pool B, while Pool C consists of Kazakhstan, Japan, and the United States. Pool A’s teams are from Spain, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and China. The top two fi nishers from each pool and the two best third-place teams will advance to the quarterfi nals. The gold medal round begins Feb. 11, with the men’s hockey fi nal scheduled for the fi nal day of competition, Feb. 14. Reddick-who plays for the University of Alberta’s Golden Bears- says, “Wearing the maple leaf is a huge honour. We all knew the tournament (in Spain) was happening this year, and I knew the Canada West League alone had a long list of 60 players. It’s kind of hard not to think about he possibility of being chosen to play for Team Canada, but in the meantime, I still had to focus on my team and my game.” “It’s an honour, and there are six of us from the Golden Bears who are going,” adds Reddick. “I’m really looking forward to playing against the Russians. It’s my fi rst year playing internationally, and that whole Canada-Russia rivalry is something special and something I’ll remember my whole life.” “We (Team Canada)

have one practice in Calgary before we take off, and hopefully, we’ll have a smooth transition once we get to Spain, with jet lag and all that. We’ll also get a chance to have a few practices there before we play,” he adds. “We’ll just go from there and do our best.” Reddick is currently the captain of the University of Alberta’s Golden Bears. During his 3 1/2 years playing in Edmonton, he was named team captain and last year, led the team to win Canada’s University Cup, a feat that the Edmonton Sun called, “Not merely instrumental, but pivotal in Alberta’s championship win.” Dubbed “The Comeback Captain”, Reddick’s determined recovery from a severe foot injury during the 2013-14 Canada West (university hockey) season made this achievement even more impressive. The injury was deemed to be so serious that Reddick was presumed to be out for the rest of the season, including the playoffs. With only seven weeks to get a clean bill of health, he worked seriously at his recovery and returned to lead the Golden Bears to win the University Cup, which garnered him a spot on the University Cup All-Star team. “Last year, winning the national championship was the cherry on top,” says Reddick. “You’re nervous, but at the same time, so motivated to win, especially when we lost the year before that. That’s a tough pill to swallow.” “It’s been amazing to play for the Golden Bears,” says Reddick. “Obviously, I wanted to come to a winning program. To come to school here in Edmonton, to win a national championship, along with getting an

education and a chance to play professionally, it’s great.” “I came at a good time,” he adds. “I’d graduated from the WHL and I wanted to get an education and further my hockey career. I knew in my heart I had something to contribute.” The fourth-year BARST (Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Sport and Tourism) student says his immediate goal after university is “to play professionally.” “When I was 18, I attended a Chicago Black Hawks-Tampa Bay Lightning camp,” he says. “I also played for fi ve years, starting when I was 16, for the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Washington.”At the end of his fi ve-year tenure with the WHL (Western Hockey League) team, he was known as “A standout player and a standout citizen,” according to the local press. Growing up on a farm near Manor, Reddick says although there wasn’t a local hockey team, “I skated countless hours in town. I played all of my minor hockey in Carlyle, and when I was 15, I went to Yorkton to play.” “I can’t begin to thank my parents (Doug and Linda Reddick) enough, my brother, my sister, and my grandparents. I really can’t thank them enough. They’ve done everything for me.” “Just playing on Team Canada and wearing the Maple Leaf on the ice is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” says Reddick. “I’m hoping I can wear my regular number 11, but it doesn’t really matter. Wearing the maple leaf is enough.” Follow Kruise Reddick on Twitter @KReddick11

Manor’s Kruise Reddick to defend Canada’s hockey gold at Winter Universiade in Spain

University of Alberta Golden Bears’ hockey team captain and former Manor resident, Kruise Reddick has been named to Team Canada and will play forward at the upcoming 2015 Universiade in Granada, Spain, February 3-14.

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A severely depleted Cougars squad limped into Wawota last Friday night with just over half of their team; they were down seven skaters due to a fl u

bug that swept through the locker room. The Blue Shirts were the fi rst to hit the score board in a fi rst pe-riod that was riddled with adrenaline as the teams battled for the lead, end-ing the period even at three

goals apiece. Carlyle was able to completely domi-nate the second, heading into the dressing room up by three. The Flyers came out of the gate with wheels in the third but the Cats were able to match them stride for stride throughout

the period, lifting the short roster Cougars to a 10-6 victory. This game also notched a score sheet rar-ity, as Goaltender Missy Biermann found herself with a three point night, grabbing three assists in the win.

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The brightest lights of the National Hockey League are usually reserved for the likes of New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, the Habs and the Leafs in Canada, and for individual stars such as Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos. Meanwhile, only dim bulbs seem to refl ect on the likes of Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets, two of the league’s most non-descript entities. But this year, even though the Panthers and Jets haven’t been attracting much attention, they could both be playoff-bound.The Panthers, in fact, are one of the NHL’s leaders in fewest regulation-time losses, a statistic that usually leads to the playoffs. The second iteration of the Jets, who moved to Phoenix in 1996 but came back 15 years later in the form of the former Atlanta Flames, have been occupying a playoff spot for most of the season, led by one of the most unlikely of heroes, goalie Michael Hutchinson. Florida, with a squad that would win gold at the No-Name Olympics (other than, perhaps, goalie Roberto Luongo), had only 10 losses in 36 games after the fi rst weekend of 2015. That was second-best in the NHL, behind Anaheim’s and Nashville’s nine, and tied with traditional powers Pittsburgh and Detroit. Want to argue the no-name suggestion? The Panthers’ leading goal-scorer and point-getter is none other than Nick Bjugstad, who is well known on his block back in his hometown of Minneapolis, but few places elsewhere.Hutchinson, meanwhile, was virtually unknown outside of Winnipeg at the start of the Jets’ season — the backup goalie to Ondrej Pavelec. Usually, there’s no one more anonymous than a backup goalie on a non-playoff team, but Hutchinson’s outstanding play is killing two birds with one stone: He’s losing his anonymity, and the Jets are suddenly making playoff noises. At last glance, Hutchinson had a 1.81 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage, No. 1 in the NHL in each department.

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His 10-3-2 record had many Jets’ fans — accustomed to the so-so goaltending of Pavelec and his pedestrian 10-9-5 record — calling for Jets’ coach Paul Maurice to make Hutchinson the full-time No. 1 netminder. That would open the door for GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to perhaps trading Pavelec while the 27-year-old veteran still has some trade value. Whether the Bjugstad and Luongo-led Panthers and the Hutchinson-led Jets can continue their success and qualify for the playoffs remains to be seen, but both teams are giving their fans some unexpected thrills as the second half of the season approaches.• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, on American sprint champ Tyson Gay’s one-year ban for using PEDs: “Verifying the old Chinese proverb: ‘Even fastest man cannot outrun own urine.’ ”• NOT Sports Center, on Twitter: “REPORT: Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez have talked about reuniting at Taco Bell as either a shift manager/cashier or janitor/janitor trainee team.”• Commentator Ben Maller, noting it was the 50th anniversary of the last Cleveland Browns championship: “Anyone can have an off half-century.”• Seattle Times columnist Dwight Perry, on the $11,050 fi ne levied against Seattle RB Marshawn Lynch for grabbing his crotch at the end of a 79-yard run against the Cardinals: “So what were you expecting —10 yards for illegal use of hands?”• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Kevin Klein of the New York Rangers lost part of his ear, had it sewn back on and then scored the winning goal in overtime vs. Pittsburgh. Contrast this with the Major League Baseball player who missed a month after having a tooth pulled.”• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “On Christmas Day, a baby was born on the Philadelphia subway. Out of habit, Eagles fans booed it.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Green Bay Packer QB Aaron Rodgers gave his lineman and back-up QBs, 55-inch TVs. Cleveland Browns QB, Johnny “Football” Manziel gave his linemen a foot-long sandwich.”• Kaseberg again: “In the beginning of December, former Baltimore Raven and fi ancé elevator slugger, Ray Rice, had his suspension lifted and was eligible to be signed by any team. In poetic irony, no team took a shot at Ray.”• Dwight Perry again: “Washington defensive coordinator Jim Haslett — whose unit ranked 30th in the NFL in points allowed this season — tendered his resignation. Fittingly, no one tried to stop him.”• Blogger Bill Littlejohn, after an NFL arbiter bought Ndamakong Suh’s argument that he didn’t realize he’d stepped on Aaron Rodgers’ injured calf because his foot was frozen: “Numb and number.”• Janice Hough again: “Rex Ryan is apparently on the 49ers interview list as a possible new head coach. So Christmas may not be over for San Francisco area comedy writers.”• Another one from Dickson: “LeBron James just turned 30. If you’re looking for a belated gift, he could use a better supporting cast in Cleveland.”• Ravens receiver Steve Smith, to AP, on why he loves playing in prime-time games: “Family members get to see you play, ex-girlfriends that wished they wouldn’t have dumped you, they’re questioning themselves right now.”

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Rudi Swiegers of Kipling and Paige Lawrence of Kennedy, Canadian pair fi gure skaters and hometown heroes are pictured here at last year’s Kennedy skating carnival. Lawrence was recently named the Athlete Ambassador for the 2015 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships to take place on Jan. 19 to 25 in Kingston. Her duties as Athlete Ambassador will include “speaking engagements, media interviews, making appearances on behalf of competing athletes, and making time for fans,” Skate Canada explained. Lawrence told Skate Canada: “Kingston holds a special place in my heart, as this is where I won my fi rst grand prix medal at the 2010 Skate Canada International. I am so thrilled to be coming back to Kingston as the Athlete Ambassador for the 2015 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships and to share in the remarkable memories that are sure to be made. I am

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honoured to represent the amazing athletes who gather here from across the country, as they compete to achieve their individual goals, and I look forward to cheering everyone on with all the enthusiasm in my heart.”

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BASKETBALLFriday

11:00 a.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Maine Red Claws vs. Sioux Falls Sky-force. (Taped)

1:00 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Bakerfield Jam vs. Texas Legends. (Taped)

3:30 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Erie Bayhawks vs. Rio Grande Valley Vi-pers.

6:30 p.m. TSN2 NBA Bas-ketball Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors.

7:00 p.m. FS1 Women’s Col-lege Basketball Creighton at Providence.

9:30 p.m. TSN2 NBA Basket-ball Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Clippers.

Saturday11:00 a.m. FS1 College Bas-

ketball Marquette at Xavier.NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Fort Wayne Mad Ants vs. Los Angeles D-Fenders. (Taped)

12:30 p.m. FOX College Bas-ketball North Carolina State at Florida State.

1:00 p.m. CBS College Bas-ketball Florida at Georgia. (HD)

2:00 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Idaho Stampede vs. Oklahoma City Blue. (Same-day Tape)

3:00 p.m. CBS College Bas-ketball Michigan State at Maryland. (HD)

4:00 p.m. FS1 College Bas-ketball Butler at George-town.

6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Providence at Creighton.

7:00 p.m. NBA NBA Basket-ball Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets.

Livesports

Live

Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the New York Rangers

Sunday on Rogers Sportsnet.

9:00 p.m. SN360 NBA Bas-ketball Los Angeles Clip-pers at Sacramento Kings.

Sunday11:00 a.m. FS1 Women’s Col-

lege Basketball Villanova at Xavier.NBA NBA D-League Basketball Teams TBA. (Taped)

1:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball St. John’s at DePaul.

2:30 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Teams TBA. (Taped)SN360 NBA Basketball New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors.

5:30 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Erie Bayhawks vs. Iowa Energy. (Same-day Tape)

10:00 p.m. NBA NBA D-League Basketball Showcase: Delaware 87ers vs. Los Angeles D-Fenders. (Same-day Tape)

Monday 2:30 p.m. SPONET NBA Bas-

ketball Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Clippers.

3:30 p.m. FS1 Women’s Col-lege Basketball Oklahoma State at Oklahoma.

5:30 p.m. FS1 Women’s College Basketball Texas at Baylor.

8:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Villanova at Georgetown.

Tuesday 6:30 p.m. SN360 NBA Bas-

ketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat.

Wednesday 6:00 p.m. FS1 College Bas-

ketball Marquette at St. John’s.

7:00 p.m. SN360 NBA Bas-ketball Toronto Raptors at Memphis Grizzlies.

8:00 p.m. FS1 College Bas-ketball Creighton at Butler.

Thursday 6:00 p.m. FS1 College Bas-

ketball DePaul at Seton Hall.

7:00 p.m. TSN2 NBA Basket-ball San Antonio Spurs at Chicago Bulls.

8:30 p.m. FS1 College Bas-ketball Washington at Colorado.

9:30 p.m. TSN2 NBA Basket-ball Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Clippers.

BOXINGSaturday

9:00 p.m. TSN2 Boxing Ber-mane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder.

Sunday 4:00 p.m. TSN2 Boxing Fri-

day Night Fights. (Taped)

Tuesday 7:00 p.m. FS1 Boxing Golden

Boy Promotions: Eric Hunt-er vs. Rene Alvarado.

11:00 p.m. TSN2 Boxing David Lemieux vs. Gabriel Rosado. (Taped)

FOOTBALLSunday

2:00 p.m. CTV NFC Champi-onship — Green Bay Pack-ers at Seattle Seahawks. (HD)

5:30 p.m. CTV AFC Champi-onship — Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots. (HD)

GOLFFriday

6:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Second Round.

Saturday 2:00 p.m. TSN2 Golf Latin

America Amateur Cham-pionship, Third Round. (Same-day Tape)

6:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Third Round.

Sunday 2:00 p.m. TSN2 Golf Latin

America Amateur Cham-pionship, Final Round. (Same-day Tape)

3:00 p.m. NBC PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Final Round. (HD)

5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, Final Round.

Thursday 2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour

Golf Humana Challenge, First Round.

HOCKEYFriday

11:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hockey Montreal Canadiens at Ot-tawa Senators. (Taped)

1:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks. (Taped)

6:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Vancouver Ca-nucks at Carolina Hurri-canes.

9:30 p.m. SPONET WHL Hockey Seattle Thunder-birds at Kelowna Rockets.

Saturday12:00 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey

Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks. (Taped)

2:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey New Jersey Devils at Ana-heim Ducks. (Taped)

4:00 p.m. TSN2 College Hockey Michigan State at Penn State.

6:00 p.m. CBC NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues.SPONET NHL Hockey New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens.

9:00 p.m. CBC NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks.SPONET NHL Hockey Ana-heim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings.

Sunday11:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hockey

Nashville Predators at De-troit Red Wings. (Taped)

11:30 a.m. NBC NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Pitts-burgh Penguins. (HD)SPONET NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins.

1:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Anaheim Ducks at Los An-geles Kings. (Taped)

2:00 p.m. SPONET OHL Hockey Niagara IceDogs at Belleville Bulls.

Monday10:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hockey

Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks. (Taped)

12:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders.

12:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. (Taped)

6:30 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Vancouver Ca-nucks at Florida Panthers.

9:30 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings.

Tuesday11:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hockey

Carolina Hurricanes at To-ronto Maple Leafs. (Taped)

1:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Los An-geles Kings. (Taped)

6:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals.

Wednesday11:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hockey

Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers. (Taped)

1:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars. (Taped)

6:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators.TSN2 College Hockey Mer-rimack at Boston College.

9:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks.

Thursday11:00 a.m. NHL NHL Hock-

ey Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins. (Taped)

1:30 p.m. NHL NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks. (Taped)

SOCCERSaturday

8:30 a.m. SPONET English Premier League Soccer Queens Park Rangers FC vs Manchester United FC.

9:00 a.m. TSN2 English Premier League Soccer Swansea City AFC vs Chel-sea FC.

11:30 a.m. NBC English Premier League Soccer Newcastle United FC vs Southampton FC. (HD)

TSN2 English Premier League Soccer Newcastle United FC vs Southampton FC.

Sunday10:00 a.m. TSN English

Premier League Soccer Manchester City FC vs Ar-senal FC.

TENNISSunday

6:00 p.m. TSN2 2015 Aus-tralian Open Tennis First Round.

Monday 8:00 p.m. TSN 2015 Aus-

tralian Open Tennis First Round.

Tuesday 8:00 p.m. TSN 2015 Austra-

lian Open Tennis Second Round.

Wednesday 8:00 p.m. TSN 2015 Austra-

lian Open Tennis Second Round.

Thursday11:00 p.m. TSN 2015 Aus-

tralian Open Tennis Third Round.

WINTER SPORTSFriday

7:00 p.m. TSN Curling Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game Semi-finals: Team Homan vs. Team Sweeting.

Saturday10:00 a.m. TSN Curling 2015

Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game,Semifinals: Team Morris vs. Team Koe.

1:00 p.m. CBC FIS Alpine Skiing Women’s Downhill.

2:00 p.m. CBC Skiing 2015 Freestyle Skiing and Snow-board World Champion-ships.

3:00 p.m. TSN Curling 2015 Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game,Semifinals: Team Jones vs. Team Carey.

4:00 p.m. CBC FIS Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill.

8:00 p.m. TSN Curling 2015 Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game,Semifinals: Team Jacobs vs. Team Howard.

Sunday10:00 a.m. SPONET Skiing

FIS World Cup Alpine, Men’s Slalom. (Taped)

2:00 p.m. TSN Curling 2015 Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game,Women’s Final.

3:00 p.m. CBC Skiing 2015 Freestyle Skiing and Snow-board World Champion-ships. (Same-day Tape)

7:00 p.m. TSN Curling 2015 Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game,Men’s Final.

Monday 8:00 p.m. TSN2 Curling 2015

Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game, Men’s Final. (Same-day Tape)

Tuesday 1:30 p.m. TSN FIS Alpine

Skiing Freestyle World Cup, Ladies Moguls. (Taped)

7:00 p.m. TSN2 Curling 2015 Pinty’s All-Star Skins Game, Women’s Final. (Taped)

Wednesday10:00 p.m. TSN2 FIS Alpine

Skiing Freestyle World Cup, Ladies Moguls. (Taped)

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BY GEORGE DICKIE

Questions:

1) What franchise won the first championship in the history of the American Basketball Association?

2) What current college head coach won the MVP award in the ABA’s inaugural All-Star Game?

3) What four teams did the NBA absorb when the ABA folded in 1976?

4) What team won the last ABA championship?

5) What future Basketball Hall of Famer did financial constraints force the New York Nets to surrender when they joined the NBA?

6) What color was the basketball used in ABA games?

7) What New York Knicks star became commissioner of the ABA?

8) What ABA rule did the NBA adopt after the leagues merged in 1976?

1) The Pittsburgh Pipers, who defeated the New

Orleans Buccaneers in the 1968 ABA Finals

2) Larry Brown, the current coach of the Philadelphia

76ers, won it as a representative of the 1967-68

Bucs

3) The Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York

Nets and San Antonio Spurs

4) The Nets in 1975-76

5) Julius Erving, who was sold to the Philadelphia

76ers prior to the 1976-77 season

6) Tri-colored: red, white and blue

7) Dave DeBusschere

8) The three-point shot

Answers:

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Drayden Arndt with the Carlyle Atom Cougars strips the puck from a Weyburn player.Caydence Chapman with the Carlyle Atom Cougars makes a break down the

ice in their home tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10, and Sunday, Jan.11.

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The Carlyle goalie, Logan Romaniuk, defends against Weyburn’s Bowen Kopec.

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set, Regens Disposal has proposed changing the Town of Carlyle’s current recycling program to a single-bin system for recycled materials. When the program is launched, this would mean that all recyclable materials would

be put into a single bin by homeowners. Garbage pick-up would remain the same, but with the new proposal by Regens, recycling pickups would occur every two weeks, or 26 pickups per year. Council agreed that when implemented, this would result in an increase

that would translate to a $1.50 monthly increase which would be added to household utliliy bills. John Brownlee was sworn in as the newest member of Carlyle’s town council during the council’s fi rst meeting of 2015, held on January 7. Brownlee was accepted to

John Brownlee was sworn in as alderman at Carlyle’s Jan. 7 town council meeting. Brownlee was accepted to council by acclamation and will represent the town on the Donor’s Choice, Red Coat Mutual Aid, Green Clean, Sanitation, and Southeast Transportation committees.

Changes to recycling program comingcouncil by acclamation, and will represent the Town of Carlyle on the Donor’s Choice, Red Coat Mutual Aid, Green Clean, Sanitation, and Southeast Transportation Committees. After their newest member was sworn in, council’s agenda kicked off with a discussion about icy areas, specifi cally the corner of 8th Street and Railway Avenue, the corner of Main Street and Hwy 13, and the aprons on Hwys 9 and 13 on the east side of the town. Although these areas are the responsibility of the Department of Highways, crews from the Town of Carlyle currently sand these areas, if the Department of Highways cannot get to them quickly enough. Council discussed ways to ensure these areas remain cleared, sanded, and safe for motorists. Council also discussed the need for an inspection of the bridge located near OneChurch. The town is actively seeking an engineer to perform the inspection, and will report to council when one is found. Mayor Wayne Orsted praised the work of the Town of Carlyle’s outside workers for their snow-clearing efforts on the frigid weekend of January 2-4, calling their efforts, “Very impressive.” Staff Sgt. Tom VanderZwan of the Carlyle RCMP detachment gave the RCMP’s quarterly report to council, stating that from Oct.-Dec. 2014, members had 104 calls to service within the Town of Carlyle and performed 144 extra patrols, including issuing 33 tickets and reporting 29 Criminal Code offences. Carlyle Town Council is working with Carlyle Fire and Rescue to outline the fi re department’s responsibilities and legal liabilities. Councillors

agreed that the fi rst step in this process should be contacting SUMA, to fi nd out if anything similar is in place at the municipal level, that could be used as a starting point. Bylaw 2014-14 was passed, as an amendment to zoning Bylaw 2010-6, Section 5 Residential District (R2). These bylaws deal specifi cally with acreages. A clause to existing zoning regulations now restricts animal ownership to two large animals (horses or cattle) on a site of at least two hectares (fi ve acres). Four large animals are permitted on a site of at least four hectares (10 acres) and for each additional 1.2 hectares (three acres), one additional large animal will be permitted. All other animals shall be limited to domestic pets of the residents of the site, but in no case shall contravene the Town’s Animal Control Bylaw. Council also retained the option of rescinding this clause of the bylaw with 60 days notice to a property owner to remove any or all animals. Council is currently

evaluating a request by Lorri Matthewson to rent space in the civic building for business purposes. Currently council is also working with the Dickens Village Committee to beautify the space between the Town Offi ce and the Capstone Restaurant and Lounge. Council congratulated Jenn Sedor on her appointment to Carlyle’s Homespun Committee. Town administrator Hugette Lutz, as well as Mayor Wayne Orsted and aldermen Dean Hoffman, Brian Romaniuk, and Martin Tourand, will attend the upcoming SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assocation) Convention, held February 1-4 in Saskatoon. Council is currently in the process of completing the town’s fi nancial year-end, but this process is not complete, as paperwork from 2014 is still coming in. However, it was stated that the town is slowly building up its reserves again, according to plan. Council will meet Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. for a preliminary budget meeting at the Carlyle Civic Centre.

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By Lynne Bell After much anticipation, the Arcola Daycare announced the fi rst winner of its Trip of the Month lottery, and Leanne Jackson of Wawota was declared the fi rst of 12 lucky ticket holders at the draw, held at Buddy’s Pub in Arcola, Thursday, Jan. 8. Jackson won a trip for two adults and two children to California’s Disneyland, valued at $4,300. The winner of the monthly cash draw of $120 was Thyra

Hjertaas of Redvers. “The pub was packed,” says Cathy Burton of Arcola. “There wasn’t an empty seat in the place.” The fundraiser’s 500 tickets were a quick sell-out, according to Ghislaine Carter of Arcola, who is in charge of fundraising for the Arcola Daycare. “I’m ecstatic,” she says. “With the daycare moving into a new, larger building, we knew we needed to raise a signifi cant amount of money in a relatively short period of time.” “A friend of mine who also lives in a small community in Saskatchewan told me about a fundraiser they did for their rink, and I thought what a good idea it was,” says Carter. “When we put ours together, we encouraged each family from the daycare to sell a book of 10 tickets at $120 per ticket. We didn’t know how long it would take to sell 500 tickets, but in reality, they sold out really quickly.” By purchasing a ticket, buyers are not only supporting Arcola’s much-needed daycare facility. A ticket also buys the chance of winning $120 with each draw of 2015, as well as the opportunity to win a spectacular adventure each month, including trips to: Las Vegas, the 2015 Grey Cup in Winnipeg, a

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houseboat package valued at $2,200, a fi shing trip to Devin Lake Lodge, a weekend at the Waterpark of America, a $600 Temple Gardens Mineral Spa voucher, fi ve nights at B.C.’s Radium Hot Springs, an all inclusive vacation for four to Turks & Caicos, a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas, a Whistler ski trip and a week in Hawaii for two. The prize packages are valued at $35,340 in total. “I would like to thank the entire community for all their support,” says Carter. “It’s a great chance to win some great prizes, but I think people have the attitude that by purchasing a ticket, they’re supporting their community-and they are.” “I think we’re going to make this an annual event. This year, we’d like to get the tickets out by summer,” she says. Remaining draws will be held on the fi rst Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Buddy’s Pub in Arcola. The next draw will be held there on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. The Arcola Daycare will also be holding a bottle drive on Sunday, Jan. 25. Please call Whitney at (306)-455-2186 for more information or to arrange pickup in Arcola or Carlyle.

The fi rst winner of the Arcola Daycare’s ‘Trip of the Month’ lottery was announced Thursday, Jan. 8 at Buddy’s Pub in Arcola. The lucky winner of a trip for four to Disneyland California valued at $4,300 was Leanne Jackson of Wawota, while Thyra Hjertaas of Redvers won the cash prize of $120. Here, (l-r) Britany Hislop, Ghislaine Carter, Whitney Rutten and (behind) Bailey Verbeem announce the winners.

Gordon F. Kells High School Cougar Corner With January here, the end of the semester is near. Grade 10-12 fi nal ex-ams for Semester 1 will be from Friday, January 23, to Thursday, January 29. Friday, January 23, at 9:00 AM, is Grade 11/12 Pre-calculus. Monday, January 26, at 9:00AM, is Grade 10 Accounting, Grade 11 Social Studies, and Grade 12 ELA. Tuesday, January 27, at 9:00AM, is Grade 10 ELA, Grade 11 Work-place and Appt. Math, and Grade 12 Social Studies. Wednesday, January 28, at 9:00AM, is Grade 10 Math, Grade 11 ELA, and Grade 12 Biology. Thursday, January 29, at 9:00AM, is Grade 10 Social Studies, and Grade 11 and 12 Phys-ics / Pschology. Just a reminder to all parents about Home Logic and the Par ent Portal. This is a great tool to view your children’s marks in all of their classes. Contact the school to learn more about accessing these marks.

Anyone interested in coaching junior or se-nior curling at the school, please contact Mr. Birch. The next School Commu-nity Council Meeting is January 14, 2015. It will be held in the GFK library at 7:00. All are welcome to attend. Anyone who is in-terested in advertising on the school’s virtual signs should contact Mr. Howe at the school. Check out the school’s new website. Miss Broberg has put to-gether a site that has a monthly newsletter, im-portant dates and much more. To view this, go to the school division’s web-site (www.cornerstonesd.ca) and about half way down the page you will see a “School” tab. Locate GFK and you are there! For all of your Gordon F. Kells news and updates, check out the virtual signs or visit our school blog at gfkells.wordpress.com!

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By Kelly Running The Carlyle detach-ment of the RCMP received 25 calls to service between Friday, Jan. 2, and Thurs-day, Jan. 8.Abandoned vehicles A complaint of an abandoned vehicle was responded to in the area. A vehicle in Arcola was reported as stolen. While investigating this matter, RCMP came across a vehicle which had been stolen from Regina. Police feel these two cases are linked with the suspect/s stealing a vehicle from Regina, driving to Arcola, and stealing a different vehicle. The vehicle taken from Arcola has not yet been recovered. RCMP responded to a call regarding another sto-len vehicle. This one was taken from Redvers and found in the Kisbey area; the matter remains under investigation.Disputes Members were called to a domestic disturbance in the Carlyle area. RCMP attended and removed one of the individuals from the residence. This matter re-mains under investigation. Harassing phone calls were an issue between two parties. Members spoke with both parties and found it wasn’t a police matter. Members were in-formed of an illegally parked vehicle. Upon ar-rival RCMP spoke with the owner of the vehicle and the property manager, helping mediate the dis-pute, a solution was found between the vehicle owner and property manager.Break and Enter There was a break and entering reported in Red-vers at a business. Suspects attempted to gain entry into the building which they were unable to successfully accomplish, but the door to

Weekly RCMP reportthe business was damaged.Animal call RCMP received a com-plaint regarding a dog that had been shot in Kisbey. The dog had been shot in the foot and had returned home with the wound. This matter remains under investiga-tion.Sudden deaths Two separate instances of sudden deaths were at-tended by members. Both cases regarded elderly indi-viduals passing from natural

causes.Alarms A false alarm was re-ceived. There was a panic alarm that was sent off which was determined to be accidental.Traffi c infractions One speeding ticket was issued during this time to a 37-year-old male who was travelling 130 km/hr and fi ned $184. An erratic driver was reported on Hwy 13. Mem-

bers attended, but were un-able to locate the vehicle. A traffic stop RCMP conducted resulted in the discovery of a driver with an expired licence. A ticket of $150 was issued for driv-ing without a licence. RCMP attended a traf-fi c collision. Investigation led the RCMP to conclude it wasn’t a reportable accident and the vehicle was simply stuck in the ditch. There was a single vehicle rollover along Hwy

13 near Carlyle. The ve-hicle began sliding on the road and the driver over-corrected resulting in him hitting the ditch and rolling the vehicle. The individual was taken to the hospital in Arcola with minor injuries. A two vehicle accident occurred on Main St. in Arcola where a driver slid through a stop sign into another vehicle. One of the vehicles was not drivable, but otherwise it was a minor collision.

Assistance Assistance was provid-ed in locating a youth who was missing overnight. Members located the youth, who was safe and sound, and returned her home.Call if you have informa-tion If anyone has any in-formation regarding open files the Carlyle RCMP ask that you call them at (306)453-6707 or Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477.

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Sam Matthewson donates hockey hair to cancer charity

Days after this photo was taken, 15-year-old Sam Matthewson of Carlyle (far right) cut his hair and donated it to a charity that makes wigs for those suffering from cancer and the after effects of chemotherapy. The hockey player and grade 10 student is pictured here at the Carlyle Home Hardware pre-Christmas celebration with (l-r) co-workers Kirkland Chalus and his brother, Tyler Matthewson, dressed as Santa. “I’d heard of people donating their hair,” says Sam. “I was growing my hair out for hockey and I thought I may as well donate it to try and help people with cancer.” Sam’s mother, Nancy Matthewson said, “He didn’t think of it as anything noble. He just decided to let his hair grow and when he decided to cut it off, he decided to help other people if he could.”

“If a Thunderstorm had a voice, it would sound like Megan Nash.” This quote from CBC Radio’s host Craig Lederhouse tells us what to expect from Megan Nash, our next performer in the Redvers Arts Council series, Saturday, February 7 at 7:30 at the Redvers United Church. Megan’s love of country, folk and roots rhythms and themes started as a child when she listened to and sang along with songs by Reba McIntyre. She started writing songs in her late teens and now fi nds that writing and performing those songs is her passion. She has been performing her original songs about heartache and hockey, failed love and forgotten dreams for

four years. She has been featured on CBC Radio3 and Golden West Radio Network, has performed at the Craven Jamboree, Grey Cup 2011, Telemiracle and more. Roughriders fans will recognize Megan Nash as the singer and co-writer of “Ride On” – whose video has been shown at Rider games often since 2012. You can fi nd Megan performing “Ride On” and other songs on YouTube or check out her website (www.megannash.ca). Megan combines an honest insight into a young woman’s old soul with a powerful, moving voice. Raised in rural Saskatchewan, her lyrics carry prairie imagery familiar to us all. Megan’s country background is evident in her current style,

but her songs are heavily infl uenced by artists such as Neko Case and Stevie Nicks. Megan has toured the majority of Canada and the Northwest Territories making herself an instant hit and getting great reviews. The Rural History and Culture Association says, “Her stage presence is brimming with charisma and audiences will always have fun when Megan is performing.” Plan to join us for this great performance and dessert and coffee on Saturday, Feb. 7. Advance tickets are available by calling 306 452-3370 or 306 452-3855 or by going to Murray’s Store, downtown Redvers. For more information, see the Redvers Arts Council website at www.

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SaskPower’s Bound-ary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage project was named “Project of the Year” in the coal category by Power Engineering and Renewable Energy World Magazines. The award is given annually to projects that refl ect the power industry’s search for cleaner, more

Boundary Dam CCS project wins international awardeffi cient sources of power generation and demonstrate new technologies that will help achieve those goals. “It’s encouraging to see international praise come from leading publications in this industry,” SaskPower acting President and CEO Mike Marsh said. “Since we launched the project in early October, we have

captured more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide that would have otherwise been released into the air. “Coal-fi red power re-mains affordable and Sas-katchewan benefits from easy access to centuries of coal reserves. Carbon cap-ture and storage just adds to our diverse mix of power generation options, and it’s

making a difference here at home, and around the world.” Built between 2011 and 2014, and officially launched on Oct. 2, 2014, the Boundary Dam project in Estevan represents more than 4.8 million man-hours of work and a $1.4 billion investment. The project joins SaskPower’s natural

gas, wind and hydroelec-tric facilities to meet the province’s growing power needs. “We are proud of what we’ve accomplished, with hundreds of specialists and dozens of Saskatchewan companies employed to launch this world-fi rst. This is a responsible investment in sustainable electricity

generation, and into the power future of the entire province,’ Marsh added. Now operational, the Boundary Dam facility will capture up to a million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. To take a virtual tour of the facility, visit www.saskpowerccs.com/tour.

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By Calvin DanielsEverybody talks about free trade as something

which we should aspire to. It is felt, at least by many, that unfettered trade

would mean those who do the best job of production will prevail and supply those wanting products.

It would allow the concept of supply and demand to take control of markets, which again, most suggest is the fairest way to determine true market value for any commodity.

But the idea of free markets constantly run into barriers, most often erected by governments who are quite willing to muck about in markets to gain political favour with one sector, or another, from amongst their

voters. Canadian Prairie farmers are quite aware of the impact governments can have in terms of grain markets. It was not so long ago farmers here were caught in the crossfi re as the American and European Union threw millions and millions in subsidies attempting to buy market shares in the wheat market. It was a long battle which impacted markets for years through the ‘80s, and in the process took the idea of a supply/demand market out of the picture. We have also seen government meddling, again from our American neighbours bringing cases against Canada for their perceived issues with the Canadian Wheat Board, the big sector here, the lumber sector and others which were more nuisance cases causing a drain on fi nancial resources than based in real problems with the fl ow of trade. We of course have trade deals in place, but those are only pieces of paper, and we still see barriers tossed up moving south, as the meat sector will attest as the Americans still look for advantages by using tools such as Country Of Origin Labelling (COOL), which is still an issue nagging trade. And the story of political interference in markets is in the midst of writing new chapters. While we are all happy to head to the gas pumps right now, as locally prices for a litre of regular fuel have dipped under 90-cents for the fi rst time in ages.

The low gas prices refl ect a huge drop in the price for a barrel of cure oil, a situation which is being driven by a trio of factors. The fi rst is a slight glut in the marketplace when supply is compared to world demand. The Middle East is involved in creating the oversupply as OPEC or perhaps more accurately Saudi Arabia, is pumping oil at a higher rate to recapture some lost market share. And then there is the “feeling” within the sector the Americans are pushing for lower oil prices as a way to undermine Russia. Certainly trade sanctions are a standard way to pressure countries, so the likelihood of American fi ngerprints on the situation are likely. As things tighten in Russia, and consumers face higher food prices, that country has instituted export tariffs on export wheat as a way to keep wheat in-country and hold bread prices lower for their residents. That has actually bolstered wheat prices for the rest of the world, a situation which could extend into 2016, but is still a political induced market, and not one based on the most basic idea of demand paying for a commodity based on available supply. It is a situation which has to leave farmers again wondering when their livelihood will stop being a chip governments play with what appears little thought of its impact on primary producers.

The impact of governments on grain markets

The growing global demand for protein has presented Canada’s beef industry with an unprec-edented opportunity to in-crease demand for its beef products. The ability of industry to fully seize this opportunity is not without signifi cant challenges; tight cattle supplies, reduced marketings, and competi-tion for arable land are among the factors to be overcome. Canada’s beef sector organizations have responded to the challenge with the creation of the Na-tional Beef Strategy. A col-laborative effort of national and provincial beef sector organizations, the National Beef Strategy provides the framework for how the organizations can work together to best position the Canadian beef industry for greater profi tability, growth and continued production of

a high quality beef product of choice in the world. Released publ ic ly today, the National Beef Strategy proposes a united path forward to meeting these challenges and op-portunities with a goal to benefit all sectors of the beef industry. Martin Un-rau and Trevor Atchison, co-chairs of the National Beef Strategic Planning Group and members of the Canadian Beef Advisors, a group of experienced beef sector professionals lead-ing the implementation of the National Beef Strategy, believe the beef industry needs to adapt and evolve to stay relevant. The Strat-egy is the way to move the industry forward, together. “The need for industry to push itself is now,” says Unrau. “The National Beef Strategy will build on and strengthen the foundational

pieces of existing work that have enabled the beef industry to grow to date but in a manner which will be more responsive to current and future needs. This will enable chronic issues, like infrastructure and capac-ity, to be addressed more holistically, and lead to programming to help grow beef demand and bridge to where industry wants to be in the future.”Developed by industry for industry, the National Beef Strategy seeks to position the Canadian beef industry as the most trusted and competitive high quality beef cattle producer in the world recognized for its su-perior quality, safety, value, innovation and sustainable production methods. Atchison said that mov-ing forward with a unifi ed approach will require the same fl exibility beef pro-

ducers demonstrate as they adjust business plans to manage unanticipated chal-lenges thrown in their way. “This strategy is something all stakeholders in the in-dustry can buy into. There’s strength in numbers and by working together we will build a stronger and more robust industry capable of meeting and responding to the opportunities now and into the future,” he said. Learn more about how stakeholders can achieve a dynamic and profi table Canadian cattle and beef industry at www.beefstrat-egy.com. The National Beef Strategy promotes a united approach to position the Canadian beef industry for greater profi tability, growth and continued production of a high quality beef prod-uct of choice in the world.

Industry unites to develop National Beef Strategy

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Word was received that Lionel Mailhiot of Abbotsford, BC had passed away on January 2, 2015. The community extends their condolences to all members of the Mailhot families. Sincere sympathy is also extended to Wayne Hine and all other family members on the death of his cousin Keith Christiansen, who passed away on January 6, 2015 at Sunset Haven, Carnduff. Funeral service was held Saturday, January 10 in Carnduff United Church. Dustin and Adam Cowan stopped over at the Cowan Farm on Saturday, January 10 after spending the day sledding at Kenosee. They visited with their grandparents, Gray and Edel, went sledding around the area, visited with Tim, Shelly and Ainsley Cowan, had supper, stayed the night, attended the Sunday Breakfast at the Hall and spent more time sledding before heading back to Estevan.

We had another cold week to withstand, but being good seasoned Canadians we handled it just fi ne. However I sure do hope weatherman is correct when he says that it is going to warm up this coming week. It will be so nice and help shorten the winter. Have you noticed that the days are beginning to lengthen, a little more daylight in the morning and not becoming dark before 6:00 pm. That’s a sure sign that spring will be coming sometime. Let’s just hope we don’t get as much run-off and rain this year, there’s enough water for now. It does puzzle me some as to why the weather seems to be so much colder at this time of the year as well. Another Sunday breakfast was held at the Hall with Group 2 in charge. They set a new record and served 42 breakfasts – way to go guys and gals. Next week it is Kitchen Group 3 at the helm so good luck to them in defeating the serving record. See you at

breakfast. The Continental Cup of Curling was held this past weekend (January 8-11) with great curling shots being made. The Canada teams came out on top most of the time against the Europe teams winning the most points throughout the competition to win the Cup. Way to go Canada – Good curling! Before we know it the Brier play-downs, the Tournament of Hearts and then the World’s. It should be interesting to see who will come out on top as I saw many new faces during this week of curling. This is the best time of the year as far as I’m concerned; as you can see I’m a curling fan and really enjoy watching the games. Please remember to call me (306-443-2496) or text me (306-485-8561) or e-mail at g.cowan@sasktel.net with your news – I appreciate all the help that I receive and I’m sure that the readers do to. Until next time – Stay warm – Keep smiling – Drive safely and take care.

Maryfi eld Sunrise Villa NewsWe saw the old year out to the toe tapping music of Keith Olson, Wawota; and our Maryfi eld fi ddler, Leonard Downer. Carol and Jim Adair of Moosomin had dinner with Alan Adair. Harvey, Sandra and Jordan Robertson of Prince Albert visited the Sweetings. Gail Oliver visited with Pat, and Joe and Shirley Blaise visited Alice and everyone. Allison and Bill Santo of Fort Saskatchewan, AB spent several days with her mother Freda Page.The New Year has been saddened by the death of our youngest member, Marilyn Hill, 73. She was rushed to Regina General Hospital, attended by Nora Hill and Chris Haussacker. Marilyn enjoyed her nine months stay in the Villa. We miss her cheery face.The Associated Gospel Church was with us Tuesday evening. Bob Thiessen and Rhonda Sweeting led the singing, and Pastor Hans Elgby spoke of founding our faith on Christ. Special music was by the family of Gordon and Marilyn Kliever: Father and son John on guitars, mother and Ruth and Mary joining in the singing. Wendy Elgby’s mother Mary Murray joined us all for fellowship.

These days of severe wind-chill we appreciate the fi replace, our comfortable beds, and the wonderful meals. We can only muster two tables of Spades or

Whist. The temptation is to hunker down and watch the hockey or curling, welcome you brave souls who venture out to see us!

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Dec. 31st 2014---Barbara Wilkins and Roy Bortolloto visited with Mr. and Mrs George Hodgins in their new residence at Niverville, MB. They are adjusting to the new way of life very well. Lisa LaRonge of Bunea Vista visited with George and Doreen Cancade on Tuesday. The Figure Skating Club held a supper at the

rink on Friday evening for everyone who wanted to attend, there was a good crowd, it was so nice to see the rink back in fi ne shape—thanks to the volunteers again. Hope the Figure Skating Club has a good year. There was a good attendance at the Credit Union on Friday, Jan. 9 for the retirement tea for Jean Sostorics who

has been working for the credit union for the past 30 years, we wish you much happiness in your new roll of life (more time to spend with family for sure). Jean was a friend to all and treated everyone alike, your happy smile and friendly hospitality will certainly be missed. Sorry the news is so small –but I am only a phone call away?

Retirement tea for Jean Sostorics Jan 9th. Jean and co-workers---Penny Kimery, Carla Dovell, Kelsi Tarr, Marissa Jones.

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HALL: In loving memory of Dennis, who passed away in 2012 and Ar-nold, who passed away in 1973.Lovingly remembered by your fami-lies

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IN GRATITUDE: The family of Fraser Hamilton would like to say thank you to so very many for the kindness and compas-sionate care given to Fraser over the past several months. To Dr. Plewes and the staff at Moosomin Hospi ta l , Deer View Lodge, Fillmore Health Centre and Carscadden Fu-neral Home. To Rev. Roy Bor-tolotto for the beautiful ser-vice, the choir, the pianist, the nephews for acting as Pall Bearers, the ushers, the U.C.W. for a delicious lunch and to everyone in atten-dance. Also, thank you all for the phone calls, flowers, cards and food and to those who took the time to visit Fraser at D e e r V i ew L o d g e . Yo u r thoughtfulness is greatly ap-preciated.

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THANK YOU: A sincere thank you to all our friends, relatives and neighbors for the cards, phone calls, flowers, food and kind words since the passing of our beloved Sandy Max-well. We are so grateful to all who attended the funeral, thought about us that day and for any and all support given us at this sad time. We are so fortunate to live in such caring communities.

Sincerely,Glenn & Jayson Maxwell,

Donna, Lorne & family,Dennis & Connie,

Don, Kathy & family,Mel Spry & family

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THANK YOU: Moose Moun-tain Wado Kai Karate Club would like to thank Affinity Credit Union for their gener-ous donation of $200 from the Aff in i t y Communi t y Spi r i t Fund. Your support of our or-ganization is greatly appreciat-ed.

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THANK YOU: The Lawrence family would like to thank eve-ryone for the cards, flowers, baking and condolences we received at the time of Dan-ny’s passing. A special thank you to the Spearing people for all your help. Danny passed away Dec . 14 , 2014 and leaves his loving wife Janice, children Ryan and Morgan, brothers and sisters, neph-ews, nieces and his many oth-er family and friends. We will miss you Dan, and love you always.

Robin, Barb, Christy,John, Davidand families

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THANK YOU: We would like to thank our family and friends for the cards, flowers and food brought to our house at the time of our Mom’s (Grand-ma’s) passing.

Jim & Carolyn Shirleyand family

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Robin Alan Binkley Robin Alan Binkley was born December 22, 1982 in Hudson Bay, Sk. son of Brian and Cindy Binkley. Robin attended school in Hudson Bay graduating in 2001. During this time, Robin played hockey, golf, and became an avid slalom water skier. Robin quali ed and competed at Nationals in Orangeville, Ontario at the age of 12. Robin also curled and represented HBCH at provincials in 2001. Robin worked as a student at McDonald’s Grocery Store. He enjoyed working with the public and they enjoyed his smile and warm personality. In 2003 Robin followed his brother’s footsteps

and moved to Edmonton, Ab where he was employed at Aspen Trailer Sales. Robin made friends with his coworkers and would often bring them home to Hudson Bay to meet friends and family. After returning to Hudson Bay, Robin worked at odd jobs that included Highway Grass Cutting, Shingling and Siding homes. Robin began working as a Powerline Technician in Stoughton, SK in 2012 and was apprenticing in this eld. This is where Robin met Morgan Konjolka. Robin resided with Morgan and her mother, Fay for a period of time and soon became acquainted with Morgan’s dad, ve sisters and their families. Robin loved to share stories about his new extended family. Family was so important to Robin. He loved to spend time on the golf course or in the shing boat with his dad and brothers. Mom and Carlee shared special times with Robin watching movies or playing games. Robin also traveled to Prince Edward Island with his Grandma Binkley, Auntie Glennys and other family members. These were all special times and will be remembered fondly. Robin was so pleased when members from both families got together at Kenosee in July, 2014. Robin was a socializer. He made friends where ever he went and loved taking part in events. Whether it was a Binkley Reunion, a family BBQ, or curling with Morgan’s family, Robin was a willing participant. Robin and Morgan were very proud to be able to purchase a house in September, 2014 and together they made it a loving home for their daughter Jayde Leslie who shared Robin’s birthday, born Dec.22, 2013. Robin and Morgan shared a love for movies and nothing was more special than curling up in the evenings or on Sunday afternoons to watch a good movie. Morgan and Jayde meant the world to Robin. He loved them both dearly and was such a proud daddy. Robin, Morgan and Jayde traveled to Hudson Bay to celebrate their birthdays. Time was spent with a family supper, sharing a birthday cake and opening presents with Jayde as well as an evening with friends. Unfortunately Robin’s life ended tragically and suddenly on December 24th. Robin was predeceased by his sister Teri Lynn (1980), Grandpa Passmen (1988), Grandpa Binkley (2002), Uncle Bob (2003), and Grandma Passmen (2013). He is survived by his spouse, Morgan Konjolka, Daughter Jayde, Parents Brian and Cindy Binkley, Brothers. Keith and Chris and niece Carlee, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Robin will be dearly missed by all who knew him The funeral service was held on January 3, 2015, in the Brooks Hall, Hudson Bay, SK., with the Rev. Jacqueline Samson of ciating. Interment followed in the Hudson Bay Town Cemetery. Active casket bearers were: Stefan Peters, Hayden Kardash, John McCoy, Morgan Amon, Kody Kelly-Birns, and Brandon Beattie. Honorary bearers were mentions as “All Those Who Have Shared In Robin’s Life”. The memorial register was attended by Taylor Kardash and Lee-Anne Kostiew. The eulogy was delivered by Darrell Kostiew. Following the committal service the St. Stephen’s UCW served lunch in the Brooks Hall. Those so wishing may make memorial donations in memory of Robin to the Jayde Binkley Trust Fund, c/o Hudson Bay Credit Union or the Stoughton Credit Union. To send online condolences to the family please visit www.blairsfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Blair’s Funeral Home Ltd., Hudson Bay, SK.

Bernice Loretta Duke

Bernice Duke1921 – 2014

Bernice Loretta Duke passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the age of 93 years. Bernice will be remembered by her four daughters, Diane (Brian) Robertson of Calgary, AB, Linda (Gary) Bertrand of Calgary, AB, Carol (Terry) Timoffee of Whitecourt, AB and Brenda (Calvin) Fornwald of Willmar, SK; one son Marvin (Ivey) Duke of Lampman, SK. Bernice will be also remembered by her

grandchildren, Chris Bertrand and Curtis Bertrand, Lori Mountain, Trevor Timofee and Cody Timoffee, Jeremy Duke, Robbie Duke, Jennilee Wall, Terry Duke, Todd Duke, Stacey Chadbourne, Nicole Wheeler and Amanda Fornwald and their spouses. Bernice is lovingly remembered by her 15 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband William and her siblings, Lorne Gamble, Albert Gamble, Arnold Gamble, Donald Gamble, Margaret Cowgill and Jeanette Miller. A Prayer Service was held on Monday, December 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK. The Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Lampman, SK with Pastor Stewart Miller and Pastor John Mayer Dut of ciating. Burial followed at Woodley Cromar Cemetery with lunch and fellowship at Faith Lutheran Church to close the day. Those wishing to make donations in Bernice’s memory may do so directly to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 – 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0M1. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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NOTICE OF CALLFOR NOMINATIONS

[Section 45 of the Act]FORM H

TOWN OF LAMPMANPUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of

candidates for the of ces of:

COUNCILLOR: Town of LampmanNumber to be Elected: 1

will be received by the undersigned on the 4th day of February, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town of Lampman of ce, 215 Main Street,

Lampman, Saskatchewan, and during regular business hours on Friday, January 9, 2015 to

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Town Of ce, 215 Main Street, Lampman, Saskatchewan.

Election to be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Nomination forms may be obtained at the Town Of ce215 Main Street, Lampman, Saskatchewan

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NOTICE OF CALLFOR NOMINATIONS

[Subsection 160.15(1) of the Act]FORM B

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BROWNING NO.34

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the of ces of:

Greg Wallin (Returning Of cer)

will be received by the undersigned at the municipal of ce during normal of ce hours until Wedneday, February 4, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal of ce.

Dated this 7th day of January, 2015

COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 2

Shirley Corkish travelled to Regina to celebrate an early Christmas with Rick, Michelle & family. She then travelled to Cottage Grove, MN to celebrate Christmas and New Years with Jeff, Laura and family. While there she was treated to a Cirque Du Soleil performance

entitled Varekai. Eileen Shatford spent Christmas and New Years visiting with family and friends in Regina. She returned home on Jan. 4. Christmas guests at Jim and Josephine Eastons were Todd and Tammy Davies, Hunter and Talisa,

Ryan and Allison Easton, Marlee and Julia of White City. Marlee and Julia stayed at the farm for a few days and then Josephine and Talisa took them back to Regina. They spent the afternoon at Boomers before returning home. Returning home from a holiday in Jamaica were Blair and Ava Wilson, Ashton, Dana and Larissa Sorenson of Regina and JJ Lamontagne and Devon. Hyacinte Sears of 100 Mile House, BC spend a few days visiting with her daughter, Heather and many of her friends. Last Saturday, she surprised Heather with an impromtu visit at the store in Regina where Heather was shopping for a grad dress. It was fi lmed and put on Facebook and the surprise on Heather’s face and her expressive “Mom” was priceless! The life of Fraser Hamilton was celebrated at the Wawota United Church on Jan. 9. He passed away on Jan. 5 at the age of 86 years at Deer View Lodge. He will be remembered as a quiet spoken man, interested in several sports, fi shing and his pure- bred cattle business. He was a school bus driver and also worked on the rigs. Sympathy to his family and friends. Although Shelley Corkish passed away

several days ago I did not include it in my news last week as I wasn’t sure of what I wanted to say. I am still not sure but need to put something in to tell a bit about her and her life. We have lived across the street from Shelley and her family since 1978, our children went to school together and after she returned home I was

involved with her through the church, the library and the community and I considered her as a friend, but Shelley had many, many better friends. She seemed to attract people who became close friends. She passed away on Dec. 31 at the age of 47 years. Her health was a struggle for her in her later years but she did what she could,

joined groups, sat on boards and was involved in the community. She set a great example as to what we should all be doing. Her funeral service was held in the Wawota United Church on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Interment will be at a later date. Sympathy to her family who will miss her greatly as will many in this commnity.

There were special happenings Thursday, January 8 at the Village of Kenosee Lake’s Four Seasons Community Center. It was the January Pot Luck for members (the one rule is you must be 18 or over to be a member) but it was a dear man’s actual birthday! 18 long gone John Raynard’s 96th

birthday was that day. That took precedence over the pot luck as John Raynard’s younger daughter and her husband, Coleen and Bob Bennett arrived back from a holiday to organize. They did. The older daughter, Marilyn, probably helped too but perhaps did it on the sidelines. They basically did it all except what Jim Brownlee set up for them that afternoon. Over and around the Christmas decorations they decorated for the birthday bash. They had arranged for pizza and birthday cake – a yummy chocolate cake with caramel icing. Salads were welcomed but piles of pizzas delivered and enjoyed by all. The people enjoyed the camaraderie of the evening and it really was a “piece of cake” for those in charge of the pot luck as many sweet young ones took over many of the kitchen chores afterward as well! Helen and Howard and I were in charge of the Pot luck that was NOT a pot luck! I even had Joe Cornforth attend to help with any lifting or other heavy work. Joe

reported he had it easy as Coleen and Bob just did it all but Joe did enjoy the delightful meal and the camaraderie! Could be a fi ne tradition ahead that had its beginnings last year, January 8, 2014. Their mother, Marie Raynard, taught the daughters well before she passed May 31, 2011. Happy New Year 2015! Bear Claw Casino Fun included Thursday, December 31, New Year’s Eve 2014 for the new year 2015! It was a hoot from the point of view of one of the dancers! Live music was by, “The Travelin’ Band of Creedence Clearwater Revival Band out of Winnipeg. Band Members were Jason on the drums; Singer Jason, Chris on lead guitar; Lee on bass. They played for three sets to bring in the new year. During the second set Carrie Moore of the band got lots of dancers up by showing how dancing’s done! Marvellously simple but it takes courage! She did it! Kudos to the band and Carrie Moore for a good beginning for the new year 2015! The Bear Claw Casino personnel had a wonderful setup – a stage for the band, a dance fl oor, appetizers for everybody prepared downstairs for eating up or downstairs. The Casino had it all for anybody! A perfect evening. And it was FREE for the clients! If you were

playing on the gambling machines well that was free or not! Prophecies – not terribly inspiring: More than one said, “Lots of snow” and another said, “Very cold!” Happens every winter, guys! Maybe we need to get out more but in this weather with the cold snap? Brrr....Everyone is gearing up for the new year. Inventories and year end reports are being worked out in some businesses while other folks are gathering all the paperwork in preparation for upcoming income tax returns in the month of April. The Four Seasons January potluck evening meal will be over Jan. 8, plus it was John Raynard’s 96th birthday! Lightning does strike in the same spot! Remember last year? It was all the same except Raynard was only 95! Having been 95 he is hitching up a notch heading for the one with two zeros. Helping Raynard celebrate were his two daughters, Marilyn and Coleen, coming home to add to the festivities. His wife, Marie Raynard, was a powerful organizer of all things to do for fun and so their daughters come by it naturally. She passed about three years ago, May 31, 2011, but her spirit will not be gone while we remember her. The news next week will include highlights of the birthday celebration/January Four Seasons pot luck. Excitement has been very high in the Rogers and Balfour homes in the south east of Saskatchewan! Why? Jennifer (Rogers) and David Balfour and their three year old Bo are loving a new miracle which arrived in this world early December 31, 2014. A brand new baby brother, Mack Alexander, arrived to live with them while they were in Moosomin Hospital. Last fall, Jillian (Balfour) Armstrong and her husband Benn Armstrong welcomed a new baby, Archer Patrick James, (November 8) into their home after happily moving back from Toronto to Regina.

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PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYJob Position: Data Entry/Inside Sales

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The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ As-sociation is in full sup-port of the Saskatchewan government’s announce-ment of regulation changes that will allow Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioners) [RN(NP)]s to prescribe controlled drugs and sub-stances to patients for the fi rst time in Saskatchewan. This new authority means that as of January 2015 citizens of Saskatchewan will have greater access to timely health care and a range of continuous ser-vices from RN(NP)s. “Other provincia l jurisdictions have intro-duced this regulation, and we are confi dent that this new legislation will allow provide greater access to comprehensive care for patients who may require monitored drugs,” says Signy Klebeck, RN, SRNA President. “This legislation removes barriers that previ-ously existed, which means that nurse practitioners are able to work within their existing scope of practice to meet the health care needs of their patients, families

Nurse Practitioners to prescribe controlled drugs and substances

and communities.” In addition to setting education standards on con-trolled drugs and substanc-es, the SRNA acknowledges the best practice of ac-cessing the Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP) to verify a patient’s medica-tion history, when prescrib-ing a monitored drug. The SRNA, as the registered nurse regulatory authority, will continue to fulfi ll its mandate to protect the pub-lic by regulating RN(NP)s to provide safe care. The SRNA ensures that all RNs and RN(NP)s protect the public by providing and improving health care ser-vices in collaboration with clients, other members of the health care team, stake-holders and policy makers. “Our main role is to protect the public and our priority is ensuring that patients receive safe and quality nursing care,” adds Klebeck. “As of January, 2015, all nurse practitio-ners licensed to practice in Saskatchewan will have successfully completed education and training that has prepared them to pre-scribe controlled drugs and

substance to the people of Saskatchewan.” Nurse practitioners are regis-tered nurses with advanced knowledge, skills and edu-cation that enables them to provide leadership in health promotion and health man-agement. Since 2003, nurse practitioners have worked closely with other health professionals to address complex health needs and manage acute and chronic illnesses within a holistic model of care. SRNA is the profes-sion-led regulatory body for the province’s over 11,000 registered nurses including over 185 nurse practitio-ners. The Registered Nurses Act (1988) describes the SRNA’s mandate in setting standards of education and practice for the profession and registering nurses to ensure better Health for all through nursing regulation, professional practice, and collaboration. The SRNA is responsible for ensuring continuing competence, professional conduct, stan-dards of practice, a code of ethics and the approval of nursing education pro-grams.

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Member Service Representative I

Casual Position - Alida BranchPrairie Pride Credit Union is committed to treating employees with respect,

actively seeks their input, and provides opportunities for career growth and

development. Th is successful, rural-based credit union believes viability,

stability and growth are sustained through fi nancial responsibility.

Prairie Pride Credit Union is seeking a motivated, energetic individual who is

willing to accept new and exciting challenges and work eff ectively as a team

member.

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cross sell all credit union products and services that meet those needs within

established policies and procedures in support of the credit union’s long term

strategic plan.

Qualifi ed applicants will have a Grade 12 diploma plus one to three years of

experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Eff ective

listening and telephone skills with the ability to problem solve and provide

solutions are required. Praire Pride Credit Union is committed to continuous

self-development and learning in a team environment.

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By Murray Mandryk A recent editorial in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix offered a very important warning for Premier Brad Wall as he heads into what most certainly will be more diffi cult days for his Saskatchewan Party government. “It’s dismaying to see the premier of the ‘new Saskatchewan’ quickly revert to the ways of the old as soon as the province’s resource-based economy hits what might be a prolonged rough patch,” the newspaper editorial noted. What the editorial was referring to was a suggestion from Wall earlier this month that his government might re-consider the commitment he made when he came to power in 2007 to dedicate 20 per cent of provincial sales tax (PST) revenue to municipalities as a way to stabilize municipal fi nancing.

Yet at the fi rst sign of economic downturn, Wall is contemplating reverting back to the same old ways of off-loading on the municipalities. “In a budget that’s very tight - with revenues fl at if not decreasing - we have to look at all the options,” Wall told reporters. “That would include looking at the spirit and the principle of sharing own-source revenues with municipalities like we had intended and, perhaps, sitting down with municipalities to try to fi nd what the adjustment might be.” The newspaper editorial specifi cally noted Wall’s musings is particularly discouraging for Saskatoon and Regina that have already set their up-coming annual budgets based on the $46 million and $40 million, respectively, they anticipate getting from the PST. But it is equally

disheartening for smaller cities and towns throughout rural Saskatchewan because they have even less fl exibility. Sure, “everything needs to be on the table” as Wall deals with oil below $50 US a barrel. But, as the StarPhoenix noted, what the premier is “proposing to do is to off-load costs onto municipal taxpayers who are already shouldering a disproportionate share of the burden associated with the province’s growth.” In other words, even if you are a booming community like Estevan, Weyburn, Swift Current, Kindersley, Moosomin, Langenburg that has benefi ted from the oil and potash mine building boom, you suffer as much as community struggling to keep up with the needs of an aging tax base, it appears you are again going to be fi rst in line to solve the government’s revenue shortfall. It was the way previous

NDP governments handled matters _ a way often criticized by Wall and his Sask. Party opposition. In fact, it vowed to fi ght back and did so by removing education property tax on agriculture land. Now, Wall wants municipalities to either cut services or increase their own taxes (something municipalities were constantly forced to do under the NDP) so he can balance his own provincial budget as the Sask. Party heads towards a provincial election. As was the case when NDP governments used to pull the same stunt, it’s a cheap way to handle a problem that lacks political fortitude. One might have expected better for the Wall government. If everything is truly on the table, there are other options _ albeit ones that won’t be especially popular, either. Service cuts to the provincial government, including downsizing of the provincial service where wages account for 70 per cent of the costs, is one idea. Unfortunately, that would have to mean cuts to education and health spending and we already see the problems in places like nursing homes. One other option would be harmonizing the PST with the GST, essentially a tax grab as we would be taxing more goods and also services. Of course, no one likes this idea, either, but this would actually offer more stability for both the provincial and the municipal governments. And, heaven knows, our municipalities need more stability, not less.

Wall can’t off-load on local gov’t.

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