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GENERAL EMPLOYMENT
FIELD SALES SUPPORT – MERCHANDISER
Wage: $15.00/hrHours: Part-time; approximately 20 – 24 hrs/wkJob Function:Move product from back room to shelf at designated customers.
Areas Of Responsibility:A Merchandiser’s duties will include but are not limited to:• Follow sign in/out procedure as per
customer requirements• Stock and rotate product on store
shelves and displays• Communicate with route operator
on any product concerns• Notify Territory Manager of any
customer issues• Properly stack and label returns for
route operator
Physical Requirements:• Ability to work with minimal super-
vision, self- motivated• Must be organized and methodical• Must be able to push/pull/lift up to
150 lbs with assistance• Physically fi t and able to perform
frequent bending, twisting, kneeling, squatting
• Excellent communication skills• Professionalism in customer service
Additional Requirements:A Merchandiser will:• Have a High School Diploma or
equivalent GED• Be responsible for their own
transportation• Possibly have split shifts including
early mornings and late afternoons Please fax resumes to:
1-780-822-4590
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT
PO Box 46 Site 145 RR1Brandon, Manitoba R7A 5Y1
Professional Drivers Wanted
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Maple Creek News/ Advance Times is looking for a dynamic, self motivated fulltime Sales Man-ager to lead and build our bi-week-ly newspapers. Responsibilities in-clude maintaining and growing the current advertising base and man-aging the day-to-day operations of the newspaper. Apply to Coleen Campbell, Publisher, [email protected]
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Newspaper/ Online Sales Repre-sentative required by the Swift Current Prairie Post. Respon-sibilities include generating adver-tising revenues through our cur-rent customers and developing new business. Excellent communi-cation, prospecting and organiza-tional skills as well as the ability to work independently and in a team environment are required. Apply: Coleen Campbell, Publisher, [email protected]
Sleep Country Canada is looking for highly motivated, energetic Sales Associated to join our grow-ing family in Regina and Saska-toon! Working at Sleep Country Canada is more than just a job, it’s your opportunity to realize your full potential! Sleep Country Canada provides all of its associated with opportunities for professional and career growth. So if you are look-ing for career advancement this is your opportunity!
VMC Janitorial/ Cleaning Servic-es is looking for part-time job, starting at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Phone live message at 306-782-2363.
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For Sale- Gift Certificate at Dream Wedding value $2625.00. K.W. Men’s Wear Gift Certificate value $1000.00. Event by Kristin Wed-ding Planning and Decorating val-ue $1375.00. Carol’s Photography Gift Card $2500.00. Hair & Make-up service value $800.00. Sher-ring Gold value $1000.00. Home Inn & Suites 2 night stay value $250.00. Asking 60% on Value. Phone 306-783-3983
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DRIVERS WANTED AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes:Guaranteed 40 hour work week + overtime, paid travel, lodging, meal allowance, 4 week’s vaca-tion/excellent benefits package. Must be able to have extended stays away from home for three months at a time. Experience Needed: Valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrakes, commercial driving experience. Apply online at www.sperryrail.comunder careers, FastTRACK Appli-cation.
FIREARMS. All types wanted, es-tates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. 1.866.960.0045 www.dol-lars4guns.com.
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Will move old houses, shops, or smaller barns. Also older mobile homes. Very reasonable. Call 306-742-4565, evenings.
HOUSES FOR SALE
2 Bedroom house for sale or rent to purchase. For particulars call 306-742-4565.
LAND FOR SALE
FARMLAND WANTED
PURCHASING:SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK
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SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES
Central - 206 1/4’sSouth - 88 1/4’s
South East - 40 1/4’sSouth West - 65 1/4’s
North - 10 1/4’sNorth East - 8 1/4’s
North West - 12 1/4’sEast - 54 1/4’sWest - 49 1/4’s
FARM AND PASTURE LAND AVAILABLE TO RENT
PURCHASING:SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK
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CABINS/COTTAGES/COUNTRY HOMES
Year Round Ski In/Ski Out Cot-tage at Asessippi Ski Hill. Price: $240,000. Style: Bungalow with full walk out basement and loft. Year Built: 2008. Bedrooms: 2. Bathrooms: 1 full bath with jacuzzi tub. This property is being sold ful-ly turn key including all appliances and furnishings. Possession can be immediate and features Ski In/Ski Out access to the resort. Additional Comments: Full base-ment with walk out access has lots of storage space. Large loft over-looking living room & dining roomLaundry area includes washer/dry-er. Beautiful views from the large wrap around deck. Driveway with room for three vehicles. This prop-erty is being sold privately and is open to offers. For more informa-tion please contact Jodi Lee at 204.267.7016 or [email protected].
OFFICE/RETAIL
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
CAREER OPPORTUNITIESFEED & SEED
HEATED CANOLAWANTED!!
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- BARLEY, OATS, WHT- LIGHT OR TOUGH
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HEATED LENTILS"ON FARM PICKUP"
Westcan Feed & Grain
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Looking for feed barley. Call North American Food Ingredients @ 3064571500 ask for Mark for price.
STEEL BUILDINGS / GRANARIES
STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS... “OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE!” 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 32X36 $8427. 4046 $12140. One end Wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneer-steel.ca
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
ATVS / DIRT BIKES
For Sale: 2002 Honda TRX 300EX quad, yellow color, FMF Exhaust, K&N Air filter, Dyno jet kit, nerf bars, skid plate, reverse, electric start. Asking $3500 Call 306-621-3647
DOMESTIC CARS
THOENSSALES & LEASING
75 Broadway St. E., YorktonPhone Brooks - 306-782-3456
Rentals by Day, Week or Month
For Sale: 2010 Toyota Camry LE, 91,000 V6, Power windows, Locks & Seats, air, cruise, tilt, very clean. Well maintained. $14,500 Roblin. Call 206-761-7228
PARTS & ACCESSORIES
Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks... Dodge... GMC... Ford... Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship any-where... Call or text 306-821-0260. Lloydminster
AUCTIONS
Major Re-alignment Auction for HODGINS AUCTIONEERS, July 9th. Online -Timed Auction, Brought to you by Aero Auctions. Partial listing: Case Wheel Loader, Skid steers Highway tractors, Floats, Enclosed Trailers, Pick-ups,Cars, Atv’s, Farm Equipment. For more information visit www.aeroauctions.ca866-375-6109 or 800-667-2075
UNRESERVED AUCTION. Satur-day, June 27. Tractor, convertible, boats, sea can, tools, antiques & more! Prairie Haven Acres, Dun-durn,SK. Starts 11 a.m. Scribner auction 780-842-5666; www.scrib-nernet.com.
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Reporting to the Manager of Corporate Services, the Coordinator, Assessment and Accountability is the College lead in assessing needs for operations, planning and internal decision making. The Coordinator will also take the lead in demonstrating satisfaction of institutional accountability requirements and quality assurance.
Compensation: $60,391 to start, with excellent benefit package.
This is a permanent, full-time opportunity with the College.
For a complete position profile, and application visit www.nwrc.sk.ca. Applications will be received until noon, Wednesday, June 29, 2015.
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As discussed in my last article, while finan-cial statements are the measuring stick for farm business analysis, many farmers do not use them to their full potential. Taking it to the next step, financial statement ratios can be used in everyday farm-ing, no different than yield per acre, pounds gained per day, or per-centage calf crop. There are three main types of ratios that are com-monly monitored: liquid-ity, solvency and profit-ability. This article will focus on liquidity and solvency.
Liquidity is a meas-ure of the farm’s ability to meet its financial obli-gations (debts) as they
come due without dis-rupting the normal busi-ness operations. It meas-ures the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. Current assets are the assets that are cash, or can be easily converted to cash – what’s in the bin, the barn, and the bank. Current lia-bilities are due in the next year – for example an operating loan and/or the current portion of the long term debt that is due in the next 12 months. Common Liquidity measures are the Current Ratio, Working Capital and Debt Structure Ratio.
• The Current Ratio measures the current assets available to cover
the current liabilities. A strong current ratio is greater than 2:1, or for every dollar of lia-bilities due, there is $2 available to cover them. This would be ideal for an operation with sea-sonal cash flow, such as a cow-calf operation or a grain farm. If cash flow is more regular, like a dairy operation, then a lower Current Ratio could be safe.
• Working Capital is another measure of liquidity, calculated by taking the current assets minus the current lia-bilities. It measures the cash available to operate the business after the current liabilities have been paid. Remember this is a snapshot in
time, and may not be realistic if the farm manager is unable to sell inventory, or collect on accounts receivable.
• Debt Structure is calculated by dividing the current liabilities by the total liabilities. Generally, less than 20% is an acceptable debt structure, meaning that the operation is sched-uled to pay back 20% or less of the total debt in the year. Having a higher debt structure can be acceptable if the total amount of debt is low, and should be considered in conjunc-tion with the Current Ratio and the Working Capital.
Solvency measures the ability of the busi-ness to meet its total debt obligations if all its assets were sold (either by choice or not). If the market value of the total assets is greater than the market value of the liabilities, the business is said to be solvent. Common meas-urements of solvency include Net Worth, Debt to Asset Ratio, and Debt to Equity Ratio.
• Net Worth is simply the money left over if the assets of the busi-ness were sold and debts paid. Having a net worth that increases over time measures financial progress.
• Debt to Asset Ratio, sometimes called the sol-vency ratio, is the total liabilities divided by the total assets. This ratio measures the farms abil-ity to pay off all its debt
if the assets were sold. A debt to asset ratio of less than one means the business is solvent.
• Debt to Equity Ratio, also called the leverage ratio, measures the amount of owned capital to the amount of borrowed capital, and measures financial risk. Less than 50% is a desired ratio, and the higher the ratio, the greater exposure to financial risk.
Financial statement ratios generated by the farm can be compared to benchmarks set for the industry, but it is usually more valuable to compare your busi-ness against itself over a period of years. This can help you to identify trends within your busi-ness. It is important to remember that decisions will be no better than the information they are based on, so it’s import-ant that information is accurate and complete. Combining good judg-ment and common sense with financial statement analysis will increase decision making ability. Ratios should be looked at in combination, as there are limitations when used alone. My next article will focus on profitability ratios and measures.
The Ministry of Agriculture has a Comprehensive Guide to Financial Management available on the web-site (www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca). The guide is divided into five main sections:
1. Interests, Motivations, Goals and Purpose
2. Record Keeping and Accounting Fundamentals
3. Farm Financial Statements
4. Financial Analysisand Determining FarmFinancial Health, and
5. Action Planning.
There are sub-sec-tions within each of these main sections, identifying specific toolsand sources of infor-mation to assist with education and compre-hension of Financial Management. The guideoutlines suggested pro-cesses and highlights some key resources thatmay be helpful, but it isnot intended that a farm manager would use allresources in the guide at all times. Depending on the level of under-standing the manager currently has, only someof the resources in the guide may apply. This guide is not intended to be a complete list of allavailable resources.
For more informa-tion stop by the Yorkton Regional Office or con-tact Jenay Werle at (306)786-1529 or by email [email protected] or contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.
By: Kari Burnett PAgand Jenay Werle PAg
Regional Farm Business Management Specialists
S a s k a t c h e w a n Ministry of Agriculture
Using financial statement ratios
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