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Yorkton Minor Football wants to give youth in the city a chance to play, and their spring program has been devel-oped as a way for youth to try out the sport or keep their skills up in the off season. Their kickoff games were held recently, with grades four to seven competing.

The grade four stu-dents competed against other kids in the commu-nity, while the grade five and six teams as well as the grade seven team went against kids from Preeceville and Canora.

Ryan Effa with Yorkton Minor Football describes the spring league as a low-pressure way for kids to get into the sport. They accept kids from all sizes and weight categories, while organized leagues have restrictions on that. The focus on the spring pro-gram is fundamentals, Effa explains, teaching kids basics like how to tackle, how to pass and

hand off the ball. “The best way to put it

is a little bit of a taste of football.”

The goal is to try to be as open as possible for kids who want to try the sport, Effa explains.

“We provide all the equipment, it’s only a $50 registration fee. So it’s a very affordable way for kids to try the sport also, for those who have always wanted to give it a shot.”

For the kids, it’s a way to get a handle on the game, but it’s useful for the coaches as well, as they prepare the teams for Yorkton Minor Football’s fall season.

“It’s a good evaluation time for the coaches for the fall season, and get kids into it and decide if they want to play in the fall.”

The spring league has been growing significant-ly, with 70 kids from grades 4-6, and 30 grade 7 kids in the program, Effa describing it as growing the spring league into another phase.

“They have pretty much doubled in one year.”

The final jamboree tournament for the spring program will be June 18 at Century Field. Effa says that it’s a good opportunity for people to see what the program is all about. Teams from Canora, Kamsack, Preeceville, Wakaw and Watson will be coming down to the event.

Kids might have had a taste of football from the spring season, but they have to find out if they like it soon, because the deadline for fall registra-tion is June 10.

The fall season is part of the Regina Football League, with games both within the city and in Regina on weekends. There are three divisions in the fall season, Mighty Mites, Atom and PeeWee, with a full season.

“It’s the more competi-tive league... Everything’s all about having fun.”

Anyone interested can contact Effa at 306-621-0025 or Jason Boyda at 306-620-9453.

Kids take the chance to try out spring football

READY TO RUN – The Health Foundation and the Yorkton Co-op have again allied to present the Charity Road Race. A long time presenting sponsor of the event, Bruce Thurston, manager of the Yorkton Co-op (right), says that they continue to support the event year after year, both with $5,000 as well as snacks and drinks for the runners, because it’s an event that promotes a healthy lifestyle and sup-ports local facilities and upgrading equipment which everyone in the region might use. “We want to promote health as much as we can, and this event does that.” Ross Fisher, Executive Director of the Health Foundation (left) thanks Thurston and the Yorkton Co-op for their long term support, whether with this event, the ‘Fill Up For the Health of It’ promotion with the annual radiothon, or supporting fuel for the Farming for Health project. Photo by Devin Wilger.

FRONT PAGE PHOTO – Kids from Yorkton and surrounding communities compete in Yorkton Minor Football’s spring meet. Photo by Devin Wilger.

By Thom BarkerStaff Writer

When the high school-ers have been men-tored, the films screened, the industry delegates schmoozed, the lobster eaten and the shotguns shot, it all comes down to a brief moment in the spot-light late in the evening on Saturday, the crowning of the top production of the year.

This year’s Golden Sheaf Award for Best of Festival at the Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) went to an Aboriginal People’s Television Network point-of-view documentary called Sex Spirit Strength.

The 45-minute film by rookie director Courtney Montour and veteran pro-ducer Tracey Deer tells the story of two Indigenous men who overcame nearly overwhelming stigma and

shame to arrive at a safe place of self-identity, love and acceptance.

Jack Saddleback is a sociology student, who made history last year by becoming the first transgender president of the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union.

Michael Keshane is a filmmaker, whose dark history on the mean streets of north central Regina left him HIV-positive and on the brink of suicide before his grand-mother helped him make transformational change.

Montour also took home the Emerging Filmmaker Golden Sheaf for her efforts. Randy Goulden, the festival’s executive director said a filmmaker winning both Best of Festival and Emerging Filmmaker is unusual and a testament to the

power and compassion of Sex Spirit Strength.

The other big win-ner of the night was The Complete Works, which took home the Founder’s Award, which is pre-sented to an outstanding work depicting histor-ical Canadian persons or events.

The Complete Works, a documentary by Justin Stephenson about the life and works of mid-20th century legendary Canadian poet bpNichol, entered the competition with great fanfare coming off a successful run on the festival circuit with high praise from the likes of Atom Egoyan and Michael Ondaatje.

While the YFF is tech-nically international and national by design, it does do its best to promote and honour Saskatchewan as well. The Ruth Shaw Best

of Saskatchewan Award recognizes Shaw, one of the original founders of the festival, for “her com-mitment to the Yorkton Film Festival, and to the province she loved, which was her lifelong home.”

This year’s Ruth Shaw Award went to an experi-mental piece entitled Motus by Play Creative, a Regina commercial video production company. The seven-minute film uses stunning footage and dra-matic music to tell the story of Saskatchewan in an emotionally evocative and powerful montage.

Overall, Goulden could not have been more pleased with the 2016 edi-tion of the festival.

“It was an incredible festival for 2016 and its to the credit of our board, our jury committees and all of our volunteers that for 69 years we’ve been able

to keep this consistent in Yorkton,” she said.

During those seven dec-ades, the YFF has always had a focus on supporting and promoting the craft of filmmaking. Goulden spoke with passion about a new edition to the festi-val this year, a mentorship program funded by RBC to the tune of $30,000 over three years.

The first group of five mentors and protégés con-nected at the festival this year and will come back for the 2017 to mark their progress and screen any work that results from the relationship.

“It shows the commit-ment of the commercial part of our province and the Royal Bank,” Goulden said. “It was wonder-ful because it will us do the work that we do with emerging filmmakers.”

Goulden was also very

pleased this year to wel-come Canada’s film com-missioner and chair ofthe National Film Board(NFB) Claude Joli-Couerto the festival. It wasthe NFB that origin-ally encouraged and sup-ported the founding of theYorkton Film Council in1947 and that support hasbeen continuous to thepresent day.

“There absolutelywould be no YorktonFilm Festival withoutthe people way back inthe late 40s like JamesLysyshyn who was instru-mental in doing the filmcouncil here in Yorktonand then flipping it overto become a festival, andnot just a festival for oneweek, it’s a year-roundorganization that we growaudiences for short film,”she said, adding plan-ning for the next year hasalready begun.

Rookie wins top prize at Yorkton Film Fest

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CLOSE CUTS – Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer again saw people losetheir hair to bring in money for cancer research and programs in the province. The event raised $25,000 for cancer research with the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. People who didn’t want to lose their hair had the chance to fill their bellies with the different lunches supporting the program. The Taco-in-a-Bag lunch at RBC was one of those events, and raised $670 as well as bringing in a Day of Caring grant from RBC of $1,000. Photos by Thom Barker and Devin Wilger.

By Calvin DanielsStaff Writer

The Sunrise Health Region has managed a modest surplus for 2015-16.

“The operating expenses are less than operating rev-enues by $2 million and change,” Suann Laurent, President and CEO of the Region told the regular Board meeting last

Wednesday.The actual number

in the monthly mon-itoring report showed the difference to be $2,093,602 up to and including March 31, 2016.

However the actual year-end margin is much slimmer.

The Region is required to budget for a surplus of $2,062,407 in order to cover mortgage and energy

renewal payments, noted the report.

As a result the Region achieved a $31,195 surplus to budget.

On the revenue side “total Operating Revenue is over budget by $5,335,842. This represents a 2.4 per cent variance to year-to-date, (YTD), budget,” detailed the report.

“The variance is

a result of greater Special Payments being paid $2,130k, ambulance fees are lower ($178k) and reciprocal billing is lower ($1,095k) due to volume. As men-tioned, we received a one-time WCB rebate of $1.2 million plus we recognized an additional $1,535k of deferred funding to match expenses incurred for those

projects.”In terms of

expenses the big-gest over budget area was Inpatient and Resident Services.

“Total inpatient and resident servi-ces are over budget by $4,947,119. This represents a 5.8 per cent variance to YTD budget. Majority of this variance is within com-pensation due to high-er than expected sick

leave utilization and overtime. Collective agreement retroactivepay included is in thisvalue. We received additional funding in Special Payments recorded above.”

Interim Board ChairDon Rae said it was agroup effort to achievethe surplus.

“Good job every-body. We know how hard it’s been,” he said.

Health Region runs small surplus

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Campers at Good Spirit Lake will soon see significant improve-ments to campsites. The local provincial park is one of three scheduled to see elec-trical upgrades for campsites.

Good Spirit Lake, Lac La Ronge and Meadow Lake are the three parks scheduled to see upgrades in the coming year. Byron Davis, Director of the Park Facilities branch, Parks, Recreation and Sport, explains that the Good Spirit project will see upgraded elec-trical service to 67 campsites and expand-ed electrical service to around 21 sites which do not currently have

service. That means upgraded underground conductors, new distri-bution panels, pedes-tals at each site and upgrading of the park’s electrical service with SaskPower. The expected cost of the project will be $375,000.

“It’ll upgrade service so it’s safe, reliable electrical service for park visitors, and it will enhance the ser-vice to meet the needs of modern recreational vehicles.”

There are two rea-sons for the upgrades, Davis explains. Many of the electrical sys-tems within provincial parks were put in decades ago, and need upgrades just to meet current electrical codes and safety standards.

The second is the changing needs of campers, which require significantly more elec-tricity than they used to.

This is part of a long term project upgrading Saskatchewan’s pro-vincial parks, with an additional investment of $10 million over four years into the provin-cial park system, for a total investment of $53 million into capital projects in the system.

“That resulted in us being able to upgrade electrical service, pro-vide enhanced facili-ties, everything from boat launches to ser-vice centres... Part of the commitment to upgrade and enhance facilities in the provin-cial parks.”

The plan is to have

the campsites ready for the 2017 camping sea-son, with the work starting in the fall of this year. Davis explains that they want to avoid doing any work while in the peak of camping sea-son, so they don’t dis-rupt visitors of the park.

“We want to have as little disruptions to campers as we can.”

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With the giant commercial appeal of online busi-ness, we sometimes get a question about whether or not we should buy local. Naturally, there are going to be arguments that local businesses are going to employ people, keep money in the community, and so on, but we don’t often get a reminder of why, from a consumer perspective, it makes sense to support a local business first. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had two.

The first was because of a product that did not work. It was a watch, a beautiful watch that I pur-chased in January of this year, one that has been complimented by several people, a black, silver and red timepiece that looks incredible on my wrist. Purchased at a local jewelry store, the watch was something I was proud to wear. Unfortunately, it stopped actually telling time, one of the primary functions of a watch. I ran over to the store where I purchased it and gave it to the staff, who quickly did what thy could and then shipped it off to the factory when it didn’t fix the problem.

In this case we have an example of the great part of a local business, the service. The experience of buying the watch was top notch, the staff was extremely helpful, and the after sales service was excellent as well. If I buy another watch, and I hope I don’t have to because I really like this one, it’s going to be in that store. You can go on about the more personal touch than an online storefront, but the practical advantage is that I didn’t have to ship anything, I didn’t have to contact the factory, I didn’t have to do anything but bring my watch back to the store and tell them my problem. That is the advantage of local service, there is no headache on my end as I try to get my watch fixed, it’s all their problem, and that’s great for me as a consumer.

The only negative of this entire experience is that my watch has to go to the factory. Since I don’t know what the problem is, I don’t know how viable it would be to have someone at the business in ques-tion whose job it is to repair it – and for that matter, I don’t know enough about watch movements to know what fixing it would entail. However, even if it doesn’t apply to this particular product, keeping people who can do a service is always going to a boon to a community. Dropping off a malfunctioning product and having someone local fix it takes sig-nificantly less time than having to ship it off some-where, and supporting local businesses makes it easier to justify having that person who can repair whatever it is that’s not working right. If a business can service what they sell, it makes a great place to buy as well, and honestly a cheaper place to buy, because it takes out a lot of the hassle and cost asso-ciated with service when something goes wrong.

That said, it’s still a benefit to have the business handle the hassle of dealing with the factory and getting the repairs handled. I do wish they could have fixed it in town, I miss my watch very much, but the service is overall such a positive experience that I’ll recommend that business to anyone looking for some kind of jewelry, and I know they can repair other stuff.

The second reason is because you keep niche businesses around. This realization did not happen in Yorkton, instead it was in Humboldt, where I found a little hole in the wall video game store that had a healthy inventory with a lot of fairly obscure and relatively rare products. It’s niche, not everyone is going to care about the stuff I bought, and the inventory at the store ran the gamut from weird obscure things to mainstream popular games. It also had a little retro arcade and hosted things like game tournaments, some of which had prizes. The entire time in the store I wondered why on earth I couldn’t find this in Yorkton, because if Humboldt can support such a business, a larger city with a giant trading area should be able to pull it off. Instead, if you like games as I do, you have few options, and none that are willing to go for obscure products. There are a lot of niche interests out there, and by all rights Yorkton should be able to support them, and support several examples of the breed. But they’re going to disappear without that support, and Yorkton itself has had many examples of busi-nesses that, by all rights, should work here but failed anyway. It’s frustrating as a consumer to have to go online to find something that seems like I should be able to run out and buy. It’s extra frus-trating when it’s a type of business that a much smaller city can somehow manage to get off the ground.

Local business will always want people to buy local, but sometimes as a consumer we need a reminder why we benefit. In short, we win because local businesses bring us stuff other than the prod-uct we’re buying. I know that I can’t get everything I want in town, but I want to, and as a result will try to support local as much as I can.

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I N S I GHT S PUBLISHER: Neil Thom

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The only thing as certain as taxes is people complaining about taxes.

There is good reason for complaining, not because of the basic concept of tax itself, which is necessary for a functioning, complex society. The problem is the system, or perhaps more accurate-ly the multiple systems which have evolved over time in response to changing socioeconomic and geopolitical pressures, but never really change aside from tinkering with rates, distribution and jurisdiction.

It is pertinent to look at how we wound up where we are.

Canadian taxation started with the oldest and simplest form, custom and excise duties. We still pay these, of course, because they are built into the price of things such as gasoline, alcohol and tobacco. Up until World War I, this made up 90 per cent of federal revenues and paid for national defence and economic development. Confederation gave the provinces authority for direct taxation so municipalities could levy property taxes. Pretty much everything federal responsibility was local-ly controlled and financed by property taxes.

During the First World War, however, Parliament needed cash to finance the war effort and introduced personal income and corporate taxes. In the 20s sales taxes came on board.

The Great Depression further shifted the tax burden onto individual and corporate income with the collapse in customs and excise revenue. The provinces, which had relied heavily on fed-eral subsidies also added or increased income and sales taxes.

World War II basically gave us the system that more or less remains in place today. The provinc-es gave up their income taxing authority and accepted fixed federal transfers for the duration of the war and one year after and all taxation fell under a centralized authority, now Revenue Canada.

Following the war, although provinces regained some direct taxation authority, direct taxes also became a permanent fixture of the federal finance. We now had it all, custom, excise, sales, income and property taxes, much as today.

Tax reform in the latter half of the 20th century and early in the new millennium, has largely been jurisdictional shifting in federal-provincial trans-fers. There has been a lot of tinkering, but not much actual reform.

Disturbing trends have emerged, as well. Growing income inequality, tax evasion by the richest individuals and corporations, and artifi-cially stabilizing taxation with borrowing and increasing the national debt (by all stripes of gov-ernments, by the way) should be of concern to everyone.

Meanwhile, Saskatchewan’s mayors, including Yorkton’s Bob Maloney, met with Amarjett Sohi, the federal minister of infrastructure and commu-nities last week.

Infrastructure has become, perhaps always has been, the overriding issue for municipalities.

The current system makes beggars of mayors. Maloney said he got a good feeling from Sohi, but ultimately it comes down to control. The federal infrastructure program is still based applying for funding for specific projects. The big cities, with their larger voter base, have a decided advantage.

Grumbling about taxes is always about fair-ness. As long as people see direct benefits of pay-ing them, the sting is not quite as great.

As long as the feds control direct taxation, how-ever, residents of smaller cities struggle to see those benefits. One possible improvement over the project-based program short of transferring direct taxation authority to local jurisdictions would be some per capita transfer of income tax similar to the gas and sales tax sharing currently in place.

But that is just a start. There needs to be a con-certed effort to overhaul a system that has not fundamentally changed for more than half a cen-tury. At the heart of that effort should be simplifi-cation.

Albert Einstein said: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”

The current tax system is overly complicated because it has grown out of a hodge podge of his-torical factors that no longer exist. It is time to take a holistic look at real tax reform, which is more responsive to local needs.

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With the Moon out of the way for the next week or so, it’s a great time to seek out a dark spot with a good view of the southern sky and familiarize yourself with the three brightest outer planets.

The Sun sets at 9pm, and about thirty minutes later, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn make themselves known before any stars pop into view. The most obvious because of its location high in the southwest sky is Jupiter, named for the prin-cipal god of Roman mythol-ogy. Currently travelling through the constellation Leo, it is a great telescopic

sight with its four brightest moons changing position nightly. No night is com-plete for an amateur astron-omer unless it includes a look at the King of Planets.

Mars rises around 7:30, and can be found in the south east once the sky gets dark enough about 9:30ish. Currently about the same brightness as Jupiter, Mars was at its closest to the Earth and at its brightest for the year on May 30th. This unmistakeably red planet, half the diameter of Earth, is named for the Roman god of war. Its two known moons, Phobos and Deimos, are tiny with diam-

eters of 22 and 12 kilome-ters, and orbit so close to the planet that they are virtually invisible in all but the largest of telescopes. Mars is currently found in Scorpius.

Saturn, rises just a half hour before the Sun sets, so

will be quite low in the south east as the sky dark-ens. Also at its brightest for 2016, it’s a fifth as bright as Mars, but still brighter than any nearby stars once they show up. Saturn lies in Ophiuchus the Serpent-Bearer (off-ee-you-cuss), a

huge constellation that’s little known because it’s hard to find, spell and pro-nounce.

Of course, Saturn’s claim to fame is its ring system made up of nine separate rings and three arcs. Although they look solid in a telescope, they are made up almost entirely of rocky particles from pebble size to ones several meters across. Some 250,000 kilometers in diameter, the rings are less than one kilometer thick.

The sixth planet from the Sun is nine times the radius of the Earth and has sixty-two known moons (five less than Jupiter).

One of them, Titan, is the only moon in the solar sys-tem with an atmosphere, and another, Phoebe, orbits the planet in the opposite direction of the other moons. Saturn is named for Saturnus, the Roman god of agriculture.

These three bright outer planets will be prominently visible crossing the sky for the rest of the summer. The views through a tele-scope are great, but when these three are up, it’s rewarding any time you just stand there with your hands in your pockets and look up from your own back yard.

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Genetically-modified salm-on will soon be on Canada’s supermarket shelves, but are retailers and consumers pre-pared?

After four years of testing, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have approved AquaBounty Technologies’ genetically-modified salmon for retail sale in Canada. Given that the mighty U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the same technology six months ago, Canada’s decision does not come as a surprise.

Canada’s regulators stated that genetically-modified ingredients have been con-sumed by Canadians for decades. In fact, over 70 per cent of the food sold in Canada contains ingredients that have been genetically engineered in

some way.Until now, however, the

technology has only influenced how we grow crops, not ani-mals. The AquaAdvantage salmon is the world’s first approved genetically-modified animal.

The intellectual property to create the salmon was partially developed in Canada but champi-oned by the American company AquaBounty. The AquaAdvantage salmon became possible when the genes from a Chinook salmon were crossed with an Atlantic salmon and an eel. It is perhaps not the most appetizing sounding genetic combination but it works.

The AquaAdvantage salmon grows full size in almost half the time it takes farmed salmon to grow. The rapid development of the fish means that input costs will be halved and productivity

increases dramatically. For Canada, one of the world largest exporters of salmon, this is wel-come news.

What makes this discovery particularly intriguing is the nutritional value of salmon, which is high on the list of foods recommended by nutritionists.

However, several questions remain.

One is about supply chain transparency.

Many consumers want man-datory labelling of genetically-modified content, and for good reasons. The food industry does not have the most outstanding track record on long-term risk foresight. Trans fats, sodium, sugar - these and other ingredi-ents have been added without consumers’ consent and have become menaces to our health. Concerned consumers can hardly

be blamed for fearing genetically-engineered ingredients since no one has made a clear argument for the benefits the technology brings to our tables. The business case for genetically-engineered crops is compelling, but its benefit for consumers remains nebulous.

What makes the genetically-modified salmon distinctive is that consumers will be offered a modified product free of any pro-cessing. Unlike crops grown in a remote field, genetically-modified salmon makes the technology accessible and real. Similar to the newly-approved Arctic apple, which will be available in a few years, consumers will have access to a genetically-engineered, mar-ket-ready, finished product.

It will be interesting to see how the market reacts, but first consumers will need to be told how genetically-modified salmon

can provide value to consumers. You could argue that the technol-ogy can make salmon more affordable, but with distribution forces at play, any claims that salmon would be cheaper will always be debatable.

From an industry perspective, however, the arrival of genetical-ly-modified salmon may actually be more challenging. Without any clear labelling, the salmon may generate market confusion and that won’t help sustain the salm-on industry as a whole. Traditionally, fished salmon has been worth more in the eyes of many consumers and the indus-try may miss out on the chance to capitalize on market differentia-tion. Not all salmon are equal, particularly with consumers, who can be irrational beings.

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Genetically-modified salmon set to hit the market

Dear Editor,

As The War Amps Regional Representative for Saskatchewan and a Safety Ambassador for

the PLAYSAFE Program, I have met people who have lost limbs in accidents that could have been prevent-ed. With the weather

warming up, it’s a good time to teach kids about the dangers that can come with summer, such as lawn mowers, boat motors and playing

around water areas. I encourage parents

to pass on the PLAYSAFE message to their kids in hopes of preventing serious inju-

ry or loss of a limb. I also suggest going on a “safe-ty walk” with your chil-dren and pointing out the dangers in your area.

It only takes a split

second for an accident to happen, so let’s all PLAYSAFE!

Leanne HoltvogtSaskatoon

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Rush Nation was all smiles Saturday as the province’s National Lacrosse League team went into Buffalo for the first game of the league best-of-three final, and came away with 11-9 win.

The game was razor close throughout. The teams went to the dress-ing room at the half deadlocked 6-6, and were knotted 8-8 after three periods.

In the fourth the Bandits struck first, Ryan Benesch with an unassisted marker 4:18 in.

Robert Church got that one back at 5:04.

It was then Ben McIntosh, who I had the pleasure to interview earlier in the week, scored what would prove the game-winner at 10:44.

Zack Greer added an insurance-goal at 11:34 to seal the 11-9 win.

The game-winner was McIntosh’s second of the contest and third point, not surprising for a for-mer NLL Rookie of the Year.

The Rush have been strong in the final quar-ter most games this sea-son, and McIntosh said that is almost be design.

“It’s just about grounding a team down,” he said.

But against the Bandits there is also a game plan in place.

“Buffalo is very good on transition. They score a ton of goals pushing the ball hard,” said McIntosh, who added they went into the series wanting to slow that transition.

I n t e r e s t i n g l y , McIntosh said the key to doing that was not hav-ing the defence domi-nate, at least not initial-ly,

“The offence has to move. We have to get off the floor quickly,” he said, adding if they are

off the floor the defence can get out the door and in position when the Bandits are pushing the ball down the arena.

A big key was holding Dhane Smith from domi-nating the game on offence. He leads NLL playoff scoring with 21 points in three games, including 11 goals. He also led the league in the regular season with 137 points in 18 games including 72 goals.

McIntosh said Smith is the likely MVP, and while he can never be completely shut down in a game, he must be con-trolled, and that starts by staying out of the pen-alty box as Buffalo has a great powerplay.

“Five-on-five I like our chances,” McIntosh said ahead of game one.

The two teams will meet in Saskatoon this Saturday in a game that is all but assured to be played in front of 15,000-plus Rush fans. The atmosphere will be some-thing special, and I am looking forward to being in the crowd thumping my chest with every Rush goal, and hopefully celebrating a champion-ship, the second straight for the franchise.

McIntosh said the fans have been a more than pleasant surprise in Saskatchewan.

“It’s definitely more than we expected,” he said.

“There are sort of two hotbeds (for lacrosse), B.C. and Ont, and Alberta is sort of catch-ing up,” he continued, adding Saskatchewan was not exactly on the sport’s radar but fans have shown they were eager to embrace the Rush.

The key will be “to keep that energy under control,” said McIntosh who said with a packed arena “everybody gets so pumped up.”

Raptors bow out

In the world of the Toronto Raptors, and for that matter the National Basketball Association East Conference, all is as it was expected to be.

All right, perhaps our Raptors were not expect-ed to win a game in the Conference final against Cleveland, at least if you read American media sources, but in a Conference final there should rarely be a sweep. No one team should be that superior to the rest of the field.

The Cavs had coasted to the final, as it had been expected from pre-season predictions, and throughout the season.

That was why second spot in the Conference was so critical for TO, it kept them out of the clutches of the Cavs for as long as possible.

The Raptors struggled

in the opening rounds, but showed the grit and heart which has fostered the ‘We the North’ phe-nomenon across Canada. It wasn’t always pretty on the way to the Conference final, but in the end the Raptors arrived at the spot most felt they had to after the disheartening exit from the playoffs in 2015.

Once up against the Cavs even the most ardent fan had to doubt the likelihood of a Raptor miracle, myself included. I held out the hope going into the series that we would steal a win in TO, and not look too bad in the exit to LeBron James and company.

A Raptor win looked doubtful as the series got under way. The Cavs won by 31 in game one, and 19 in game two. The signs of a sweep seemed

everywhere.But our Raptors are

gritty at home and found a win by 15 in game three, then six in game four, a game where they held a lead, saw the Cavs claw back, but the Raptors would not break.

At this point some dared dream of a mira-cle. I was more realistic. To win the series the Raptors had to win game five in Cleveland and then at home in six, because I doubted any-one could beat the Cavs on their home courts in a game seven. That essen-tially meant winning four straight over the Cavs, and that seemed like a massive stretch of probability to me.

And in game five the Cavs just rolled, winning by 38, which is a thor-ough trouncing by any measure, and more so in a Conference final.

Raptor fans were hop-ing for one more bounce back in game six, and Kyle Lowry tried to make it happen with 35 points, and DeMar DeRozan had 20.

But the Cavs won by 26, including outscoring the Raptors by 14 in the final quarter.

In the end the Cavswere picked as the bestin the east and they are, but the Raptors are on the right track. They had the best season by the franchise ever, and shouldn’t regress next year. DeRozan is likely to get a big contract, some count he’s worth it, but he is part of a ‘family’ with the Raps and you do not want to discount that or rock the boat in terms of core team make-up. DeMar and Kyle like each other, and that mat-ters.

Also who could you backfill DeRozan with ifyou let him get away?

The Raptors have draft picks, although not as high as we might havehoped for after the lot-tery, and some younger depth they will need to turn into one more ‘key’ player to compete with teams like the Cavs, but the pieces to move on the board are there.

Of course the Cavs are likely to fall to either Oklahoma City or Golden State in the league finals,but again that was pre-dicted months ago with Cleveland thought to be the league’s fourth bestteam.

Rush nation readies for big win

by Calvin Daniels

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From the Couch

Preeceville emergency room suspendedEffective June 1, 2016, acute

inpatient admissions and emer-gency room services will be sus-pended at the Preeceville & District Health Centre. This is a temporary change until predict-able, consistent and sustainable on-call coverage is secured. Preeceville continues to have around-the-clock emergency ser-vices provided by ambulance and paramedics which can be accessed by calling 9-1-1.

The Preeceville & District Health Centre facility is not clos-ing and there will not be any job losses as a result of this current situation. The Preeceville & District Health Centre will be fully utilized and staffed for lab and x-ray services, long-term

care, respite, day wellness and the primary health care clinic, visiting services and home care. Outpatient treatments will con-tinue such as suture removal, dressing changes, IV antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments. More longterm care beds, respite, and palliative care will be added to meet local needs.

Sunrise Health Region recog-nizes the need for additional long-term care in the Preeceville area.

In addition to the 38 long-term care beds and two respite beds, six additional long-term care beds will be put into service in Preeceville and District Health Centre. This will help address the need and will assist several peo-

ple from the Preeceville area who are currently on transfer lists awaiting open long-term care beds in Preeceville. Four beds atthe Preeceville & District

Health Centre will be avail-able for stable clients requiringsupervised care; examples beingrespite care, and palliative care.

Preeceville currently has one physician and a nurse practitio-ner who will continue to provideclinic appointments at the pri-mary health care clinic which islocated in the Preeceville & District Health Centre.

Sunrise Health Region is devoted to working with the com-munity of Preeceville to retainphysician services and to ensureconsistent primary health care.


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With book number three – Native Plants for the Short Season Yard – Lyndon Penner is establishing himself as the latest prairie garden write. Unlike his previous books, which may be great primers for novice gardeners, this book may appeal to more sea-soned gardeners who are looking for something more challenging to experiment with in their gardens.

In Section One, Lyndon explains why we may not find any native plants in our local greenhouses. Yes, demand may not be there, but more importantly the most coveted plants may be slow to estab-lish and therefore won’t be a good choice for the average consumer looking for “instant gratification.” For example, Lyndon mentions a native fritillaria which blooms only for one week in May. “Fritillaria pudica is one of the easier fritillaria to grow from seed needing only four to five years to get from seed to bloom.” Because native plants are often difficult to propagate, they are not an economically viable option for most nurseries. In this sec-tion, Lyndon touches on the ethics of wild flower collec-tion: digging or picking is a definite no-no unless the land is slated for development or the native prairie is going to be ploughed under. Propagation, seed collection and growing from seed are discussed, as is collecting

cuttings for rooting and lay-ering. If this seems over-whelming, don’t despair: at the end of Section Three, Lyndon provides a list of native seed (and in some cases, small plants) suppli-ers.

Section Two of the book deals with the plants them-selves and includes an exten-sive listing of native plants, divided into sun and shade subsection with each subsec-tion arranged alphabetically by botanical name (with their common name in brackets). Lyndon goes beyond the descriptive and talks about each plant’s native habitat in addition to its use by animals and by First Nations. For each species, he outlines opti-mum growth requirements and often includes compan-ion plants that appear with it in the wild. If cultivars and hybrids are available, he might recommend those to you because of wider and brighter available colours, better growth habits and more adaptable to growing in your garden. As usual Lyndon’s humour shines through the pages with little gems like “Just as the cow parsnip (Heracleum lana-tum) is neither a cow nor a parsnip, beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) is nei-ther a bear nor a grass.”

Section Three deals with potential threats to native plants and their habitat and how we can help intervene when things go awry. He dis-cusses plants that we should avoid in our gardens, but also acknowledges that some

plants that may be noxious weeds in British Columbia may be perfectly fine to grow in our prairie gardens where conditions are not as hospi-table and danger of spreading is minimal.

In Section Four, Lyndon interviews friends and acquaintances he has met along his exploration of native plants in the wild over the years. They include a photographer; a seed collec-tor and native plant grower; and a native healer and keeper of traditions who grew up in Jasper National Park. These and others share their secrets and successes with native plants and provide dif-ferent voices and encourage-ment.

Lastly, Lyndon devotes a section on lists, including his bucket list of plants he knows about but has never quite captured in bloom. He also includes lists of plants that are bee-friendly, butterfly-friendly, hummingbird friendly, etc.

All in all, this book was a joy to read and a welcome addition to my favourite bookshelf for future refer-ence.

Native Plants for the Short Season Yard is published by Brush Education Inc. (www.brusheducation.ca) and should be available at your local bookstore and online. Happy reading. [PS-Lyndon Penner will be giving number of workshops (including one on gardening with native plants) at the University of Saskatoon during Hort Week, July 2 - 9. See https://ccde.

usask.ca/gardening/hort-week, email [email protected] or call 306-966-5546 for information on more than 30 classes and work-shops on a wide range of gar-dening topics (some of them free).]

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.sask-

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Thanks to “protein” and “low carb” diets, the awareness of carbohy-drate levels is very prev-alent in our society. However, starches are making their way back to our dinner tables. Besides pasta and pota-toes, rice is always a favorite accompaniment on our plates, and there are many varieties avail-able to us. Are they all so bad? Not really, but let’s look at our choices and compare them to Quinoa.

Ask any dietician and they will most likely tell you that our diets should include a balanced com-bination of almost all foods... all foods in mod-eration, that is. Moderation is the key, but when inquiring fur-ther, you will realize there is a preference for brown grains verses

white. White rice grains are less nutritious because the milling pro-cess strips the grain of the bran. Normally when we consume nature made ingredients, they are always more nutritious the closer they are to their original natural state.

Brown rice has approximately the same number of calories and carbohydrates as white rice. The difference is brown rice has just the outer husk removed from the rice grain, whereas white rice has the husk and the bran removed. There are a couple of set backs to for the addition-al health benefits how-ever - it takes twice as long to cook, and it spoils faster in the dry form as it still contains the essen-tial oils of the rice germ.

If eating white rice is not a concern for you, then there are a number to choose from: Long grain, short grain, Basmati, Jasmine, etc. Out of all of these options, I normally choose Basmati for my busy life-style. It cooks the fastest - once the water comes to a boil, cover and simmer for ten to twelve minutes and then serve. It is very fragrant and the delicate grains are a compliment to many rice recipes.

Short grain rice is very popular with sushi making. It is mixed with a brine to aid in the bind-ing qualities needed for shaping and to give it distinct sushi rice fla-vour. For my sushi rice, I dissolve one tablespoon of salt and one-quarter cup of sugar into one third of a cup of rice vin-egar, over medium heat. This will make enough to season approximately 3 cups dry short-grain rice, cooked.

Wild Rice is a grain that is actually classified as a “grass”. When com-pared to cooked brown and white rice, it offers a lower calories, lower car-

bohydrates and higher protein. Wild rice is more coarse when served on its own, and therefore is great mixed in combina-tion with other rices.

Quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”), also known as Inca rice but is really a seed, not a grain. It comes from broadleaf plants originally native to the Inca people of South America. It has a somewhat similar appearance to couscous shaped pasta. Quinoa is superior to other grains because it is a complete protein, containing a bal-anced set of essential amino acids. It offers similar protein and car-bohydrate levels as wild rice, a similar calorie count as white or brown rice, but with a higher natural fat content and a nutty flavour. Quinoa can be cooked in the same manner as rice, or cooked without a lid, for more texture. We sauté the dry grains in olive oil and garlic before adding liquid, and then we stir occasionally, without a lid, until all the liquid is absorbed and evaporat-ed. If you are tired of

serving rice, this makes for a great alternative.

Dear Chef Dez: When we are in a

hurry, we cook instant rice. How come it can cook so quickly? Is it really rice?

Robert P.South Calgary

Dear Robert: Instant rice is white

rice that has been cooked and dehydrated. This allows for faster prepara-tion, but because of the extra processing it offers less nutritional value than raw white rice and is more expensive. For

the times when you are in a hurry, I recommend going with Basmati rice,or cook extra rice if youknow in advance you are going to be stretched for time.

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Genetically-modified salmon ready for marketCont. on Page 5

As well, the arrival of genetically-modified salmon may actually add fuel to the fire for environmental groups and consumers who are uncomfortable with anything deemed unnatural. However, many multinational corpo-rations like Campbell’s and General Mills have moved to labelling that includes information on genetic modi-fications in their products. And Vermont legislation that requires labelling on all products containing genetically-modified ingredients comes into effect this summer. But even as we slowly march toward reso-lution on this issue, allowing geneti-cally-modified animals to be marketed in Canada may resurrect the fear in many.

Marches against agrochemical giant Monsanto continue but do not garner as much attention as they once did. In part, that’s because science has demonstrated that there are not any

particular risks related to the con-sumption of genetically-modified products. Simply, the technology is not making our food unsafe.

However, a recent Canadian sur-vey suggests that while most Canadians are willing to purchase a product labelled as genetically modi-fied, 88 per cent of consumers believe that genetically-modified labelling should be mandatory.

And as genetically-modified salm-on arrives in our supermarkets, it is time that our labelling regulations give consumers a chance to have the final word on the technology.

Troy Media columnist Sylvain Charlebois is Dean of the Faculty of Management and Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University. Sylvain is included in Troy Media’s Unlimited Access sub-scription plan.

Sylvain Charlebois, Columnist,Troy Media

The Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Andriy Shevchenko, will be the keynote speaker at an evening banquet at St Mary’s Cultural Centre in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, on Thursday, June 9, 2016.

Prior to his diplomatic appoint-ment, Mr. Shevchenko had an out-standing career in both politics and the media. He is well known in Ukraine as a civil activist and a defender of human rights. At the beginning of his media career in the 1990’s, Mr. Shevchenko worked as a Kyiv-based correspondent for the Edmonton-based newspaper, The Ukrainian News. A seasoned journal-ist, he was one of the founders of Ukrainian’s 5th Channel, the first 24/7 news channel in Ukraine. In 2002, he became the first chairman of the Kyiv Independent Media-Union. Mr. Shevchenko helped lead the jour-

nalist movement against state censor-ship. In 2004, during the Orange Revolution, Mr. Shevchenko was a face of the Orange Revolution for TV audiences, later winning the presti-gious Press Freedom Award from “Reporters Without Borders” (Vienna).

The ambassador’s official visit to Saskatchewan is a segment of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) National 75th Anniversary Cross Canada Tour, initiated by UCC National President Paul Grod who will also provide a keynote address. UCC National has been instrumental in providing avenues for our Members of Parliament and officials to be well informed about Ukraine and issues important to the Ukrainian Canadian Community. Canada has long sup-ported Ukraine in its national and global efforts to succeed nationally and locally. Recently, a free-trade agreement was signed between our

two countries.This visit to Yorkton comes in coop-

eration with Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Yorkton-Melville, which among federal ridings has Canada’s largest concentration of people of Ukrainian descent. The passion for culture and heritage is evident among people of this ethnicity and is an inte-

gral part of the diverse cultural fabricof our country.

This celebratory banquet and pro-gram is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased at Frameworks,Tourism Yorkton, St. Mary’sUkrainian Catholic Rectory or the Ukrainian Orthodox Parish. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for stu-dents.

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Garage SaleAll proceeds will help send a child to camp this summer!!

Sat., June 4, 20169:00 am - 3:00 pm

SIGN Building, 345Broadway St. W., Yorkton

Outdoor garage sale.Will be inside if raining.

Hot Dog SaleHot Dog & Drink $3.00.

The Canadian Federationof University Women,

Yorkton Inc.,will be holding a BookMarket at the YorktonCo-op, 30 Argyle St. on

Thursday, June 2nd and Friday June 3rd from 9:00-

5:00 as well as Saturday June 4th from 9:00 - noon. We are accepting donations of gently

used books, DVD’s, music CD’s, and board games. No

old textbooks, encyclopaedias, or Readers Digest PLEASE. Bring your donation to the

Co-op on either Thursday or Friday only. Proceeds will go toward local scholarships. We thank you for your support.

New Horizons Friday Night Dance

78 First Ave. NorthYorkton, SK.

Great night of dancingEveryone is welcome

Time: 8:00 pm - 12:00 amAdmission: $9.00

For more informationCall Peter: 306-782-1846

Yorkton Lake Golf & Country Ladies Club

is looking for new and exist-ing members to golf in their Fun Golf every Monday and

Wednesday mornings at9:00 a.m.

This is a beautiful 9 hole golf course and we welcome all

ages as well as any inexperi-enced golfers.

CrossroadsA support group for women

experiencing or who have ex-perienced domestic violence.

Thursdays 1:15-2:30 p.m. Family Resource Center -

SIGN on Broadway*Free childcare and

transportation available* & Thursdays 630 - 8:30 p.m.

Shelwin House (please call for address)

*Adults (women) only*Group is open to all women

who feel a need for support on their journey. Please contact

306-782-5181 or 306-783-7233 for more information.

Cribbage & PoolThe Yorkton Retired Citizens Inc. group invites interested cribbage and pool players to

come out to St. Gerard’s Church – lower level –

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:15 to 4 p.m. for the afternoon for pool and crib,

light lunch included.For info. call Helen at 306-783-0802 or Joan

at 306-783-6042.

Volunteers Needed!The Canadian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Friendly Visiting Program for Seniors. Volunteers will be trained to provide weekly

visits or phone calls to socially or geographically

isolated seniors in Yorkton and surrounding area. One hour every other week is all that is required to provide social interaction with a

senior and peace of mind for family and caregivers. For more information con-tact 306-620-3281 or email

[email protected]

The Yorkton LegionTrack Club

The club is open to all Yorkton and area athletes born in 2003 or older.

Coaches also needed.To register or learn more con-

tact Club Manager,Marcel Porte at

[email protected] call cell: 306-621-7716.

Tot SpotBoys & Girls Club

Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway

Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 9 a.m. to noon.

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 2-4 p.m.

Free to participate!

The Caring ClosetLower level of Safire Clothing

& AccessoriesQuality, free used

clothing for women who require outfits for career or

educational purposes.Donations are accepted.

Fittings are done by appoint-ment. Call 306-521-0332,

306-783-0026 or306-786-1570.

Parkland Right to Life Meetings

Meets every third Wednesday of the month @ St. Gerard’s Hall basement @ 7.30 p.m. For info. call 306-783-6240.

St. John Ambulance

First Aid ClassesOHS Standard First Aid/CPR classes. Personalized courses

and online training also available.

For more info. or to register call Judy at

306-783-4544 or email: [email protected].

Habitat for HumanityVolunteers Wanted

To get your name on thevolunteer list for a build or to

be part of a committee, go to

www.habitatyorkton.ca and click on

“Volunteer Now”

Dart League Attention dart players,

steel-tip action is under way at Gunner’s

Lounge at Royal Canadian Legion. This is a fun league for all ages, so beginners are encouraged to come out. For

more information call 306-782-1783.

Community Adult Band

Rehearsals Tuesdays 7 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High

School Band Room. Two bands – Community

Concert Band and Yorkton’s ALL THAT JAZZ Big Band

New members welcome! For more information, con-tact Larry Pearen, Director

306-786-2582 (days)306-782-4182 (evenings).

Grief ShareThe Grief Share support

group is sponsored by people who understand what you

are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encour-agement during this difficult

time. For more information call:

Margaret Yost 306-728-4744 or St. Paul Lutheran Church

at 306-783-4266.

Yorkton Creators 4-H Club

Welcomes new members ages 6-21. Projects include cook-ing, sewing, woodworking

and cloverbud. For more info. call Vi at 306-782-4721.

Save the Yorkton Brick Mill

Become a member and be a part of a great historical venture.

Learn more or get involved by visiting: www.yorkton-

brickmill.orgInterested parties can also

call 306-783-0290or 306-783-6211.

Singers Unite!Yorkton Community Concert

Choir Practices every Monday at

7:30 p.m.in the choir room

at the YRHS (use parking lot entrance)

Contact Laurene at 306-782-0460, Shanni at 306-783-9145 or Anna at 306-744-2729 for details.

Calling all Bridge Players!The Yorkton Duplicate

Bridge Club has started up. The club meets

weekly on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Call Del

Lubiniecki at 306-548-5518 for more details.

Yorkton and District United Way

• looking for dedicated people interested in taking part of a

growing organization that helps agencies and crucial services in and around the

Yorkton area. To learn more call Kristin Parsons at306-782-9389 or email

yorktonunited [email protected].

Yorkton Prostate Group Meeting

• meets every 3rd Thurs. of the month in the meeting

room at the hospital• promotes early detection

and speedy recoveryCall 306-782-5748 for infor-

mation.

Al-AnonAl-Anon meets Mondays,

8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and Wednesdays at

the Westview United Church.

Club DJHeritage Baptist Church

Thursday evenings 6:30-7:45 p.m.

• for children Grades K-6• a mid week program

designed to engage local chil-dren with church

• Bible stories, crafts, games, music and more...

Call 306-783-7912 for details.

Kinette Club of Yorkton• Meets the second

Wednesday of every monthat 7 p.m.

To learn more or to attend, contact Club President –

Melissa Kirwan at306-730-7733

The Torch Club– leadership, growth and

empowerment program for youth

ages 10-13Call Erin at 306-783-2582

for details.

Treasure Chest Toastmasters Club • meets weekly on

Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at

SIGN on Broadway. Impact your world by enhancing your communication and

leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome.

For more information con-tact: Faye - 306-782-2994; or

Joanne - 306-783-3034.

Adult Dance Group(Troyanda Ukrainian Dance

Ensemble) Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium

Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.

Call John Denysek at 306-782-1559 or email: [email protected] to join or to

learn more.

Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association

Horseback riding and other activities for

children and adults with physical and intellectual dis-

abilities.Meets Tuesdays at noon

Shadow Stables. For more info call 306-782-

7930 or 306-782-7782 or email [email protected].

Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring

Be a Mentor – spend one hour a week. Play games, do crafts,

read books...Make a difference in

the life of a child.For info. call 306-782-3471.

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