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THE NEWS REVIEWThursday, December 25, 2014 - Volume 17, Number 45

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By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) began 45 years ago, when four clergymen saw issues in the com-munity that they felt needed addressing. In the years since, SIGN has grown into an inte-gral part of the commu-nity, growing from a $7,000 budget and a small staff to a budget of around $5,000,000 and 106 employees, offering 20 programs, with 2,000 people going through their doors in 2014, says Andrew Sed-ley, Executive Director.

The programming on offer is universal, Sedley explains, and it

touches on a wide spec-trum of the community, hence so many people going through the doors annually.

“It could be a day-care where your chil-dren are attending, it could be you are referred here due to legal issues, it’s univer-sal, there’s so many dif-ferent ways you could access our services or enter our services. It’s not only social services referring you, but it could also be someone needs some help par-enting.”

SIGN has also been one of the groups at the forefront of dealing with problems related to the growth of the community, and trying to deal with the issues

that are in the city. Sedley notes that SIGN has been a part of the social housing commit-tee to meet the need, which is a serious issue in the city.

“Affordable housing is a huge issue here in Yorkton, we’re seeing prices going up. It’s a big issue not only for low income earners, but also new homeowners to afford an entry level house. There are many occasions where we have individuals mov-ing here from down east, they’ve heard about the boom in Saskatchewan and they’ve moved to Yorkton, they’ll come to our doors and say they have nowhere to stay. There are a lot of home-

lessness issues that, although you may not see too much of it on the street, homeless-ness is a huge issue in the community.”

Many programs have come and gone over those 45 years, and Sedley says a common theme has been seeing SIGN begin a program, get it working well, and then give it to another community organiza-tion. He notes examples such as the Accent on Kids Daycare, which began as the SIGN Daycare, as well as Meals on Wheels and the Mental Health Drop-In Centre, which began with SIGN and went on to other groups.

“It’s not that SIGN

wants to own every pro-gram. Let’s build it up, develop it based on what the need is in the community, and then look at how to pass it on into the communi-ty.”

Community support has always been a big part of the program-ming at SIGN, and Sedley says that the partnerships that sign has developed for the different programs it offers are what makes them possible. He says that the focus is always on working with differ-ent groups to best meet people’s needs. As well, he notes that there are still many people who come in with ideas for fitting the community’s needs, and Sedley says

people with issues arealways welcome, whether they needdevelop programs orget connected to anoth-er program offered by a different agency ofwhich they might beunaware. He saysthey’re also focused onYorkton Community Unity, and workingwith other agencies todevelop shared solu-tions, as many agenciesare noticing overlap inthe issues they’re tack-ling.

“SIGN has alwaysbeen big on being col-laborative, we need tobe together and work-ing with other agencieswithin our communi-ty.”

Continued on Page 3A

SIGN celebrates 45 years in the community

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Premier Brad Wall noted it was just seven years ago that Saskatchewan’s popula-tion hit one million peo-ple.

“Since then, we have seen steady growth of

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An example of that collaborative approach has been the Clean Sweep initiative, which is run in partnership with the Yorkton Business Improvement District. In the summer, the program employs four people to keep the sidewalks of the city clean, and was devel-oped to provide people within the program a way to gain job skills while also contribute back to the community, Sedley explains. People in the program have gone on to get regular employment, and that’s an important part of the program.

“If there is potential for regular or new employment, that is something we would like to see.”

One of the programs that SIGN provided for a long time has been the Trustee Program. About 70 people are in the pro-gram, on income assis-tance and referred through the Ministry of Social Services, with the

goal of helping them get back on track, explains Sedley. Things like bud-get counselling and skills training are used to help them get skills they can apply to their life in the future. There is also a private trustee service, currently used by twenty individuals,

which provides the same service for a monthly fee. While some people, due to their individual needs, have to be in the program on a long term basis, Sedley says that the goal is indepen-dence.

“Our goal is always to give people the skills

they need so they can do it on their own.”

The community sup-port has been the main drive that has kept SIGN working, Sedley explains, and that is why the anniversary year is going to be focused on giving back, and supporting commu-nity initiatives through the year. This December saw several different programs which were part of this community initiative. One was the new pyjama drive, con-ducted with Brown’s Social House. Part of a program begun by a six year old who wanted all kids to receive new pyja-mas. The goal for the program was 4,000 pairs across the prairie prov-inces, with just under 400 pairs collected so far. The goal has been to get to as many kids who need them, Sedley explains, and they’ve gone through several organizations to ensure the clothes get to kids who need them. There’s also a competitive food drive between the two SIGN buildings, with

staff collecting food for individuals. Last year that raised 2,300 lbs, and Sedley says they hope to top it this year, with proceeds going in a split between Salvation Army and Soup Haven. The goal, again, is to get it to as many people as possible. A third initia-tive is a Christmas gift tree, with staff buying toys for all of the 220 kids on the tree. Those kids are in SIGN pro-grams, Sedley says, and they want to give them something.

For 2015, SIGN plans

on continuing thattrend, and working onmultiple projects through the year as theycome up. He says it’s anatural response to thesupport that SIGN hasreceived from the com-munity since it began.Some ideas being exam-ined are giving employ-ees time in the workingday to volunteer, as wellas doing a group projectsuch as working on aHabitat for Humanity build.

“It’s looking at thiswhole year, twelvemonths of giving back.”

SIGN RECOGNIZED the workers in the Clean Sweep program recently. The program recently. Pictured are (l-r) Larry Kowbel and Leonard Ramstead with Phil DeVos of YBID, which partners with SIGN to run the program. Also part of the program are Billy Kowbel and Jennifer Lafaue.

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The most important movie of 2014 was supposed to open this week, but at the last minute it was can-celled. The comedy in question, The Interview, didn’t seem like it was set to be an important film, it actu-ally looks relatively forgettable, but I have not seen it. In fact, nobody will see it for the immediate future, given that it was pulled from the schedule when the-atres cancelled showings. Whatever the quality of the film or its actual potential for release, it will still wind up being the most important film of 2014.

The reason it’s important is because of the contro-versy surrounding it. In the months leading up to it’s planned release, a hacker group called “Guardians of Peace” did an extensive hack of Sony Pictures’ serv-ers, releasing emails, production details, corporate financial information and all sorts of other sensitive documents to the public. They have threatened ter-rorist attacks against any theatres that screen the film opening weekend.

Why are they doing this? Well, the film itself is about a plot to assassinate Kim Jong-Un, current “Supreme Leader” of North Korea. While the country itself has denied responsibility for the hacks and the threats, it has also been pretty enthusiastic about them – calling them “righteous acts,” no less – and it had previously released a statement saying the

release of The Interview would be considered an act of war. They might not be officially behind the hacking group, but they’re not exactly hiding their involve-ment well.

The Interview is now the most important movie of the year, possibly of the century, because the events surrounding its release are now going to be influenc-ing world affairs far into the future. What it has sparked is something of an information war, and even if the information released is not ultimately that important, the fact that it has been accessed and dis-tributed is the important thing. Right now, this is an issue confined to a major corporation, but we live in the age of information. It stands to reason that insti-

tutions significantly more important than some film studio will see attacks of this nature. If the release of a film is enough to launch such attacks, what does it say for actual diplomatic relations?

It also shows how censorship is going to be han-dled. Creative expression can now be blocked by a group of people with computers far beyond your bor-ders. There can certainly be the argument that The Interview isn’t actually vital art, but it is being sup-pressed, and it’s being suppressed by people outside of North America and outside of areas where the film was being actually distributed. The threats have worked to push the film away from being a major release, and while governments might not negotiate with terrorists private corporations are not willing to take a risk in these instances. The Interview itself might not be an important work, but these tactics have now proven effective. It remains to be seen if they are deployed by others.

The Interview has, by accident, shown the world exactly what the extent of information-based warfare is, even if the film itself and much of the information released from the hack is largely frivolous. It’s a kind of warning shot, it’s not going to damage most of us, but imagine if the target is a bit more vital than a frivolous comedy.

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has called on the federal govern-ment to explain the exorbitant travel expenses incurred over the last eight years by David Langtry, the Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission to commute to Ottawa from his home in Winnipeg.

Since 2006, Mr. Langtry has racked up nearly $760,000 in expenses. Because he lives in Winnipeg he is expensing not only his flights to Ottawa, but all his housing, taxi, meals and incidental expenses as well.

For $760,000 in expenses, the govern-ment could have simply bought him a very nice house in Ottawa. Instead, they’re allowing him to continue living 2,000 km away from his place of work, with taxpayers picking up tab,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “Canadians deserve to know why such an expensive arrangement was put in place, and whether the government intends to offer such gold-plated pack-ages to future political appointments.”

After compiling a record of Mr. Langtry’s expenses since 2006, the CTF has tabulated that 80 per cent of his 264 flights were between Ottawa and Winnipeg.

Was there no one in Ottawa willing to take a job that pays a quarter-million dollars per year,” questioned Wudrick.

Langtry’s salary range is listed as between $228,400 and $268,700 per year.

The CTF has estimated that if his expense trend continues through to the end of his appointment in 2017, taxpay-ers will be on the hook for an additional $274,000 in flights, hotels, taxis, meals and incidental expenses.

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Dwight Newman is a law professor at the University of Saskatchewan, the author of an authoritative book on Canadian natural resources jurisdiction, and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa.

A column he wrote for the Globe and Mail recently calmly explained why provincial premiers had no con-stitutional basis to do anything about the Energy East pipeline proposal. He added that attempts by the pre-miers of Ontario and Quebec to impose conditions were sad, disgraceful, and dangerous.

Later that day, premiers Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard clarified their conditions. Contrary to reports, they were not concerned with upstream CO2 emissions. Perhaps they had read Newman’s account of Canada’s “remarkably clear” allocation of constitu-tional responsibility over pipelines. Perhaps Alberta Premier Jim Prentice’s eastern charm offensive had worked.

Newman’s remarks were not news to anyone who had read sections 91 and 92 of the old BNA Act or a landmark 1954 case on the division of powers between the two orders of government. His piece attracted over 300 comments and, by my count, about 90 per cent of them were hostile. More interesting, most of the com-mentators seemed to be literate and even sophisticated. One was signed, Hoy Polly, a bilingual Greek-English pun.

The first object of derision was the messenger. Newman was a propagandist for corporate Canada, a

paid shill, and a pipeline lobbyist who advocated theright to pollute for free. It was “very American” of him“to go straight to the constitution.”

Next was the Prime Minister’s turn. Variouslydescribed as a childish bully-boy and a fascist, DearLeader Steve is an Albertan, not a Canadian. Why?Well, he hasn’t met with the premier of Ontario lately.He hijacked the federal government, turning it into“the errand-boy for Alberta,” and treats other provincesas if they were foreign countries.

, “The present government is not a real government.They are lobbyists for the oil industry and at war withanyone who wants to protect the environment.”

We also learned that pipelines are no better thanrailways for moving oil, that transfer payments comechiefly from Ontario and Quebec, that LaurentianCanada “will reap no benefits from this project.” Allthree remarks are as demonstrably false as the state-ment that the Constitution is not clear about interpro-vincial infrastructure.

There was some criticism of this “exercise in Alberta-hating” as well as some commonsensical commentary.For the most part, however, Newman’s column changedno minds at all because, sadly, those minds were with-out shame. Too many Laurentians remain incapable ofaccepting changes to their accustomed position ofpower and domination. Too bad.

Barry Cooper teaches political science at theUniversity of Calgary.

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To the Editor:

The federal govern-ment has issued a call for proposals to trans-fer and possibly sell off Agriculture Canada cereal crop research and plant breeding germplasm related to the devastating plant disease fusarium.

“The National Farmers Union is deep-ly distressed by the short-sighted actions of the federal govern-ment in cutting sup-port to world renowned programs such as the resistance research program in Quebec and its letting go of equally renowned scientists, including André Comeau who was lead-ing this fusarium-re-sistance work,” said Jan Slomp, NFU President.

“Fusarium is a dev-astating plant disease that, once it infects a crop, can result in tox-

icity so severe the har-vested crop is no longer suitable for human or animal consumption. It is becoming an increasingly prevalent problem throughout the country,” said Matt Gehl, NFU Region 6 (Saskatchewan) board member.

“The work done by public researchers in Quebec working for Agriculture Canada was extremely impor-tant to farmers and the Canadian public. Indeed, the resulting material must remain in the public domain, as it was paid for large-ly by the public, and the research was intended to benefit all of us,” said Terry Boehm, Chair of the NFU Seed and Trade Committee. “Any future fusarium-resis-tant seed varieties that result from this germ-plasm should be made available to farmers at

minimal cost because widespread use of the seed will deliver huge benefits to the whole Canadian economy.”

“We must remember that Ag Canada seed research and materials such as the germplasm it plans to transfer are built upon thousands of years of plant selec-tion and breeding con-ducted by farmers. In the last century most of the world’s addition-al plant-breeding research has been done by publicly financed scientists. Therefore the resulting seed vari-eties should be made available to benefit us all. They should not end up in the hands of a few giant seed com-panies to be sold to farmers at exorbitant prices, or worse, with-held so that chemical solutions can be sold instead,” emphasized Boehm.

“We hope that the

germplasm of these Ag Canada cereal lines ends up at a public institution that will be able to do the long-term research to devel-op useful varieties, and that the results will be offered to farmers without becoming tied up in a morass of intel-lectual property rights issues that has become so common,” added Gehl.

“The federal gov-ernment has a respon-sibility to the public that goes beyond sim-ple cost cutting. It should understand that the economy ben-efits immensely from public research done in the public interest. If the government does not understand this, they jeopardize our long term future,” con-cluded Slomp.

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To the Editor:

Ag Minister Gerry Ritz has a reputation for sometimes folksy, occasionally absurd and always partisan remarks, but when he strays into areas of defamation and outright lies, a response is warranted. In testimony before the Commons Agriculture Committee regarding the Harper government’s plan to gift CWB assets to a multinational grain company willing to part-ner with CWB, Ritz stated that “there were no assets” or implied that the assets were so heav-ily leveraged that the farmer controlled CWB was insolvent.

Very little is known about CWB’s financial position since Aug 1, 2012 when the government summarily removed the elected farmer directors and ended the single desk. Since then, no finan-cial statements have been made available, no information has been provided on sales or costs, or the financing of CWB’s elevator buying and building spree, but let’s be clear where things stood when farmers were in control.

The single desk CWB paid out all its revenues less the cost of operations every crop year so it had no capital base other than a contingency fund to backstop pricing options, a special account of uncashed cheques and capital assets used to carry out its business. Those capital assets included a recently renovated office build-ing and furnishings, computer hardware and software, vehicles, hopper cars and two lakers under construction. The cost of these assets was spread over past, current and future pool years as prescribed by the relevant accounting stan-dards and the CWB’s financial statements always received unqualified (clean) audits from the external auditor. Also worth mention was the CWB’s fully funded pension plan that left no unfunded pension liability in the event of wind-up.

The net fair market value of CWB assets on July 31, 2012 might be a matter of some debate but it was certainly not zero. The $145 million cash in the contingency fund alone was indisput-ably $145 million. It is also indisputable that the assets were all paid for by farmers. Of course the greatest CWB asset was its single desk and its value remains the subject of legal action.

The enormity of the Harper government’s actions regarding the CWB must not be forgot-ten. The government ousted democratically elected farmer directors and ended farmer con-trol of the CWB. They killed the single desk even though farmers supported it in seven consecu-tive director elections and the CWB plebiscite - the equivalent of torching the factory. Those actions made employees, office space and com-puter systems redundant, triggering untold mil-lions in severance, write downs and broken con-tracts. The government acknowledged this by committing 349 million taxpayer dollars (The Canadian Press, June 28, 2012) to add to the fire and is now apparently ready to hand over what-ever is left and whatever has been purchased with farmer and taxpayer funds to a grain com-pany willing to “partner” with CWB.

It’s no surprise that Minister Ritz has attempt-ed to disparage the farmer controlled CWB to deflect scrutiny of his government’s actions. However, the facts are that on our watch the CWB was financially sound, with significant assets held on behalf of farmers and a mandate from farmers supporting the single desk. It is Minister Ritz and the Harper government that must answer for the debacle that has followed.

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Public research plays crucial role

To the Editor:

Canada’s federal equaliza-tion program is motivated by good intentions. However, the program has unintended conse-quences, and creates perverse incentives that have allowed at least two “have-not” provinces to shun sensible economic opportunities - and the subse-quent jobs, incomes and gov-ernment tax revenues.

Two examples: the ongoing ban on hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in Nova Scotia and the just-imposed fracking mor-atorium in New Brunswick.

Natural resource develop-ment is a proven aid to prosper-ity - something that lower oil prices (unless they stay low for-ever) will slow but not hinder. It is impossible to gauge exactly the economic benefits of natu-ral gas development through fracking in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. However, research from a wide range of sources suggests that fracking may bring considerable eco-nomic gains to the region.

For instance, Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy notes that “Nova Scotia has ample onshore exploration and devel-opment opportunities.” But of course, that presumes compa-nies are allowed to explore and develop those onshore resourc-es. More concretely, Nova Scotia’s Independent Panel on Hydraulic Fracturing provided a “lower-medium case” scenar-

io, which estimated that shale gas development could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue each year, for decades.

In addition to increased rev-enue for governments, fracking would likely create thousands of high-paying jobs in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Look at Pennsylvania, with its shale gas boom in the Marcellus region and the 28,000 mostly high-paying jobs (up from 13,000 jobs in 2010) attrib-uted to the shale gas sector. And the average salary? A cool $92,914, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

Meanwhile, back in the Maritimes, the governments of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick take a different tack due in part to the equalization program, which provides a budgetary “cushion” for poor policy deci-sions that thwart potential extra economic development.

The result of that cushion, that lollygagging approach to development, is less invest-ment.

On a per worker basis,New Brunswick ($21,451) and Nova Scotia ($20,874) each attract less than half the investment of Newfoundland and Labrador ($44,189). Newfoundland’s employment growth has been double that of Nova Scotia and triple that of New Brunswick over the past decade. And aver-age household incomes in Nova

Scotia ($37,456) and New Brunswick ($36,373) fall well short of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ($41,687).

By placing bans and morato-ria on fracking, governments in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have essentially stopped pursu-ing socially and environmen-tally responsible onshore natu-ral resource development, even though jobs and extra tax reve-nues are sorely needed in the region. So citizens of these two “have not” provinces can expect more of the same: unemploy-ment rates chronically above the national average, low levels of private sector investment, and household income levels well below the national aver-age.

Evidence from across North America proves that natural resource development is an important driver of economic growth. However, Canada’s equalization program, by its nature, contains a built-in effect which allows governments to take a pass on sensible eco-nomic opportunities time and again.

Ben Eisen, research director at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and Mark Milke, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, are authors of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Equalization Policy Crutch.

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To the Editor:

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the federal government to explain the exorbitant travel expenses incurred over the last eight years by David Langtry, the Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission to commute to Ottawa from

his home in Winnipeg.Since 2006, Mr.

Langtry has racked up nearly $760,000 in expenses. Because he lives in Winnipeg he is expensing not only his flights to Ottawa, but all his housing, taxi, meals and incidental expenses as well.

“For $760,000 in expenses, the govern-ment could have simply

bought him a very nice house in Ottawa,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “Canadians deserve to know why such an expen-sive arrangement was put in place.”

The CTF has estimat-ed that if his expense trend continues through to the end of his appoint-ment in 2017, taxpayers will be on the hook for an

additional $274,000 in flights, hotels, taxis, meals and incidental expenses.

For more information please visit: http://www.ccdp-chrc.gc.ca/eng/con-tent/travel-and-hospital-ity-expenses-chief-com-missioner-2014

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This past August, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced the Canada-Saskatchewan Job Fund Agreement as a way to invest in initiatives responding to labour market needs. The Canada Job Grant is an e m p l o y e r - d r i v e n approach to help work-ers get the skills and training they need to fill available jobs. It pro-vides employers with up to $10,000 for training costs for an individual worker, including tuition and training materials.

Under the terms of this agreement, Parkland College is an approved third-party training

agency.“Many of our existing

training meets eligibility criteria,” said Michael Cameron, Parkland College’s Director of Training & Business Development. “We are locally accessible, mini-mizing travel costs. And we can assist with devel-oping individual or group training plans.”

Parkland College is committed to its clients and can assist in com-pleting the application process, and can deliver customized training to meet businesses’ needs, even on-site.

Examples of the College’s many training options include the

PRIME Leadership & Management Certificate, the University of Regina Project Management Certificate, safety train-ing, computer training, online courses, and part-time university and SaskPolytech (formerly SIAST) courses, among others.

Companies interested in taking advantage of the Canada-Saskat-chewan Job Grant should call Parkland College’s Business and Training Representa tives, Darrell Landels at 306.620.6694 or Ed Hourd at 306.641.9171. You can also visit http://corpo-rate.parklandcollege.sk.ca for more details.

About Parkland College:

Since its inception in 1973, Parkland College has worked to expand the philosophy of life-long learning in East Central Saskatchewan. Among the seven basic principles upon which the community college system was founded is the idea that programs are to be developed in response to the needs of the community. Today, Parkland College offers a broad spectrum of edu-cational services from trades training and high school upgrading to the province’s most diverse off-campus university offerings.

Job grant funds available

The Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadians that it’s not just alcohol that impairs.

Driving is such a daily activity, we can easily forget that it’s a complex task requiring skill, concentration and alertness. In the rush from Point A to Point B, we may not always be mindful of the responsi-bility involved in pilot-ing two tons of moving steel, glass and plastic. Given the potentially deadly consequences of doing a poor job, doesn’t it make sense to bring your best self to the task?

By now, we all know that drinking and driv-ing is a bad idea. But what about drugs and driving?

Let’s focus on the effects of weed (mari-juana or cannabis) because it’s one of the most common illicit drugs found in drivers after a deadly crash.

You might think: “Smoking weed helps

me concentrate. Plus, I drive slower. Doesn’t that make me a better driver?”

The truth is any safe-ty benefit you might get from driving slower is more than outweighed

by the additional risk of slower reaction times, foggier thinking, and altered time perception you experience when high on weed.

“I just had a little to drink and a couple puffs. I feel fine to drive.”

The reality is alcohol has a “multiplicative” effect on other drugs. That means having a drink if you’ve also had some weed results in far greater impairments than taking either alone. So even if you haven’t consumed enough liquor to blow over at a Checkstop, if you’ve got weed in the system, your driving will be as bad as someone who has had far more to drink.

Drivers who are high on marijuana tend to compensate by driving more slowly and leaving more follow distance. This behaviour disap-pears when the driver has a drink, because alcohol makes them feel less impaired even though they are more impaired. (American Journal on Addictions, 2009)

If you have taken weed and alcohol, just don’t drive.

“I really don’t feel that toking and driving is as bad as drinking

and driving.”Eating a Sloppy Joe

while driving might be safer than texting and driving, but ultimately, they’re both dangerous. The same goes with drug-impaired driving and drunk driving. They’re both risky behaviours that signifi-cantly increase the chances of the story end-ing badly.

Drug Impaired Driving and the Law

It’s illegal to operate a motorized vehicle if your ability to drive is impaired by alcohol or drugs, whether illegal or legal drugs, prescrip-tion or over-the-counter. That vehicle could be a car, truck, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile or boat, and it doesn’t even have to be moving – you could be charged under the Criminal Code if you’re the one with the keys behind the wheel.

If a police officer sus-pects you of having taken drugs, or a combi-nation of alcohol and drugs, you could be required to undergo testing to determine if you are impaired. Failure to comply with the request for testing results in charges simi-lar to alcohol-impaired

driving. In addition to crimi-

nal charges, drug-im-paired drivers also face penalties that vary by province, and the type of licence the driver holds. These penalties include immediate road-side suspensions, impounding of the vehi-cle, loss of your licence and steep fines.

Don’t drive impairedPlan ahead. Have a

designated driver, arrange a ride in advance, or call a cab.

Socialize responsibly.Before getting behind

the wheel, ask yourself: “Am I safe to drive?” It’s not just alcohol that can impair your ability to drive.

Friends don’t let friends drive impaired - have the conversation that could save a life.

It’s not just alcohol that impairs

Melville RCMP were dispatched on Friday, December 19 around 8pm to a 3 vehicle motor vehi-cle collision, 2 miles NE of Melville on Hwy 10. Melville RCMP, Yorkton Traffic Services (RCMP), Melville Fire and EMS attended the scene.

A 29 year old male from Kelliher (driver) was ejected and trans-ported to Regina General Hospital where he has since been released.

A 49 year old female from Yorkton (driver) was extricated by Melville Fire and was also trans-ported to Regina General Hospital where she is currently receiving treat-ment for her injuries.

A male passenger was transported to Yorkton Hospital with undeter-mined injuries.

A 21 year old male from Yorkton (driver) was also transported to

Yorkton Hospital and has since been released.

Traffic on Hwy 10 was diverted for approxi-mately 4 hours.

Initial investigation revealed that two of the vehicles were involved in a head on collision, and the third vehicle was unable to avoid them.

The cause of the colli-sion is still currently under investigation.

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CONGRATULATIONS – YUFC U-14 girls capture gold at the 2014 RAZZ Soccer Classic Tournament held in Regina on December 13 and 14.!

The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that Viterra Inc., Canada’s grain industry leader, is con-tributing $150,000 in scholarship funds for post-secondary students at regional colleges across the province over the next three years.

The funds will be matched by the Provincial Government through its Saskatchewan Innova-tion and Opportunity Scholarship Program (SIOS), generating a total of $300,000 in stu-dent support from the initiative.

“We’re excited to be launching this program which will have a posi-tive impact on post-sec-ondary students through the 27 communities across Saskatchewan that are part of the regional college network,” Viterra’s President and CEO for North America Kyle Jeworski said. “This

is an investment in the youth of our province, and one that is an ideal fit for our company given our ubiquitous presence across rura l Saskatchewan. As we move forward, we will look to expand our com-mitment to education through other institu-tions across Western Canada.”

Nearly 10,000 scholar-ships have been awarded since the SIOS program was launched in 2011. The government has allo-cated $18 million for this program, with an addi-tional $11 million in matched donations.

The colleges that will receive SIOS scholarship funding through the Government of Saskatchewan and Viterra initiative are: Carlton Trail , Cumberland, Great Plains, Northlands, North West, Parkland and Southeast.

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The Government of Saskatchewan has a plan for the province, and Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit says that over 2014 that plan has remained on track.

While oil prices have taken a dive, Ottenbreit says that the budget is still on track to stay balanced, though there have been some diffi-cult choices in the past few months to allow that to happen. Relative stability of potash in the province compared to the rest of the world and a comparatively weak dollar have also helped make up for the shortfall in oil revenue, but markets have still required adjustment for the province’s finances.

In terms of the envi-ronment, Ottenbreit says that the province is proud of the Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and Sequestration proj-ect, which will see a significant reduction in the province’s carbon footprint.

“What that project will do will be the equivalent of taking 250,000 cars off the roads of Saskatchewan. That, in itself, is a very significant investment but will make a big impact on the environ-ment of the province as well.”

One of Ottenbreit’s personal pet projects has seen the light of day, new license plates. One is the Memorial Cross license plate, available for free to families who have received the Memorial Cross in order to recog-nize the sacrifices their family has made. Ottenbreit says it’s an extension of the Veteran plate, a way to recog-nize people who have made contributions to the armed forces. The other plate is on the lighter side of the spec-trum, with the new

retro license plates for collector cars.

“The premier and I, both being car guys, thought it would be neat to have a specific license plate recogniz-ing collector car enthu-siasts.”

The plates are designed off of the prov-ince’s 1965 plate, one that Ottenbreit says resonates with a lot of car collectors and one which was the clear frontrunner during the design process. They wanted to get a plate that was a heritage plate which still tied to the province of today, and with the design selected he believes they accomplished that goal.

“It’s going to be excit-ing to see something we worked on locally roll out across the prov-ince.”

The year has also seen the government’s focus on education con-tinue, this time with Adult Basic Education seeing a big boost in seats. Other recruit-ment and retention programs have contin-ued as well, and Ottenbreit says that training and employing the province’s youth remains a priority.

Long term projects within the city have either opened or are in the middle of construc-tion, including the Sunrise Health and Wellness Centre and the Parkland College’s Trades and Technology Centre, which will be opening next year.

“I know for myself, for the better part of seven years I’ve been pursuing [the Parkland College Trades and Technology Centre], to see it now coming to the final stages... that’s satisfying for me, to see a project that seemed to be taking a long time finally coming to frui-tion.”

From the govern-ment’s perspective, the Health and Wellness

Centre has been a rela-tively quick turn-around, coming in under a year. He says it’s part of their goal to cut back on emergency service use in the prov-ince, with the new clin-ic being designed to quickly take care of a patient’s needs by hav-ing many different types of health services under one roof.

The team based approach is going to be a trend into the future, as it benefits the patients as well as the practitioner. He notes that physician reten-tion has long been an issue in rural Saskatchewan, and having clinics built around teams also reduces stress for the doctors themselves.

Health will be the biggest concern for Ottenbreit going for-ward, as he has gained the role of Minister for Rural and Remote Health. The cabinet position is a challenge he is happy to take on, and he welcomes the added responsibility it brings.

“Although all of our MLAs have definite input into what hap-pens in government, when you’re at the cab-inet table that’s where some of the final deci-sions get made. It’s good to be there repre-senting the city and also the province.”

He says it’s more dif-ficult to be as active

within the constituency as he has been, as responsibilities require him to be in Regina and other areas of the prov-ince more often, but he says it’s still a priority to be Yorkton’s MLA. Geography helps, he says, as it’s possible to run home from Regina quickly if necessary, so he can still be active in the community while handling new duties that come with the position.

“I like to be at local events, I like to be in the constituency, I like to be in the office being fairly hands on case work when the oppor-tunity arises. I haven’t been able to that as much, but the opportu-nity to be around the province to witness what is happening around the province has been quite excit-ing... To be hands on and very involved in these projects now is quite interesting, as is being part of where we’re going with health care.”

Ottenbreit says that while there are chal-lenges with health care at the moment, he has high praise for the peo-ple working in health in the province who work in health and take care of people, includ-ing seniors. He says that the numbers of staff are not the issue, but instead problems within the locations themselves, and they are relying on the pro-vincial ombudsman to find out what needs to occur in these facili-ties.

The first days of his appointment also saw new developments that will benefit people in

the area. One was the sod turning on the upcoming Children’s Hospital, a project Ottenbreit believes will be a big benefit to the province’s children. The other was the launch of a new STARS helicop-ter, which will make it possible for patients in remote areas to get transported quickly. He also says STARS in Saskatchewan has been able to be push forward to improve heathcare in the air.

“It’s quite exciting to recognize that our STARS system, while one of the newest ones, is one of the first ones to be able to carry blood on board. So they can actually do transfu-sions on board.”

For the upcoming year, Ottenbreit says that the province is still well positioned into the future, even as com-modity rates fluctuate. He says that while resources are big, the province is diverse, and is now more than just one resource. He says

that while travel hasbeen a sore spot withthe opposition, that travel has made it pos-sible to increase exportsto new markets for theprovince, which hashelped diversify theeconomy beyond com-modities.

Ottenbreit looks back on the province in 2014

Greg Ottenbreit


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The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) celebrates the success of student ambassadors at Yorkdale Central School, who trained 134 community mem-bers this November in life-saving CPR.

November is CPR Month and this year, with a generous dona-tion from Scotiabank, the Heart and Stroke Foundation imple-mented a program called “Tree of Life.” This year, nine schools across Saskatchewan took part. Scotiabank funded the distribu-tion of the Heart and Stroke CPR Anytime™ Family and Friends™ Kits to the schools as part of the Scotiabank Card iac Sa fe Community Spaces Initiative, enabling students of all ages to help save lives.

The Heart and Stroke CPR Anytime™ Family and Friends™ Kit is designed to teach people of all ages how to perform CPR in approximately 20 minutes. ‘Tree of Life’ participants

learned the basics of CPR using the DVD, mannequin, book and other accessories con-tained in the kit; they then were asked to create more lifesavers in their community by training 10 friends and family members.

To show and cele-brate their success, the students at each participating school created an artistic ‘Tree of Life’ for dis-play. For each person the student ambassa-dors trained in life-saving CPR, a leaf was added to the tree.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan encour-ages everyone in the province to take a CPR training course. The course is easy, requires very little time commitment, and prepares you to help save a life during a medical emergency.

“If you see someone suddenly collapse or if they’re unresponsive, you can save their life by following three easy steps. Number one, call 9-1-1; two, if

one is available, get an AED; and three, push hard and fast in the centre of the chest,” says Cecile C o m e a u l t , R e s u s c i t a t i o n Coordinator for HSF in Saskatchewan.

Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beat-ing. Of the 40,000 car-diac arrests that occur in Canada each year, 70 per cent happen at home. Less than five per cent of people who experience cardiac arrest outside of hos-pitals survive, but performing CPR can drastically improve those odds.

“CPR increases sur-vival and recovery rates after cardiac arrest, and chance of survival is doubled when early CPR is used in combination with an AED.” says Comeault. She adds that time is of the essence, so don’t hesi-tate. You can’t hurt, you can only help.

To learn how to save a life, take a CPR training course avail-able through the

Heart and Stroke Foundation or pur-chase a Heart and Stroke CPR Anytime™

Family and Friends™ Kit and learn in the comfort of your home.

For more informa-tion about CPR cours-es in Saskatchewan, call the provincial

office of the Heart andStroke Foundationtoll-free at 1-888-473-4636.

Or visit www.resus-c i t a t i o n . h e a r t a n d -stroke.ca.

Yorkdale students ambassadors for CPR

The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls and Minister of National Defence, recently announced that the Royal Canadian Air Force will acquire a fifth air-craft to augment the current CC-177 Globemaster fleet.

The additional CC-177 will improve the Canadian Armed Forces’ response capa-bility to both domestic and international emergencies and pro-vide support to a vari-ety of missions, includ-ing humanitarian

assistance, peace sup-port and combat. The Government of Canada is committed to ensur-ing the men and women of Canada’s Armed Forces have the equip-ment they need to carry out their mis-sions around the world.

The additional Globemaster will ease the burden on the cur-rent fleet and extend the life expectancy of the entire fleet by about seven and a half years.

With the purchase of an additional air-craft, the RCAF is pro-

jected to have at least three CC-177 aircraft available more than 90 per cent of the time to respond to concurrent international or domes-tic crises. This repre-sents an increase of approximately 25 per cent.

The current fleet of CC-177s have been playing an integral role in ferrying supplies and troops to Kuwait to establish and resup-ply the Canadian camp through Operation IMPACT. It has also delivered essential armaments and mate-riel to CF-18s deployed

New aircraft for RCAF

STUDENT AMBASSADORS from Yorkdale Central School train community members in life-saving CPR as part of The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s ‘Tree of Life’ Program

FOOD FUNDS – Kambusters Drag Racing had a wonderful year in 2014 following a rain out in 2013 so as in years past we like to give back to the community when-ever we can. On December 16 we presented a cheque for $500 to the food bank in Yorkton, as many are in need at this time of the year. Accepting the cheque from our President, Wade Stachura is Captain Glen Fraser of the Salvation Army. We are glad we can help with people in need in our local area!!

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in Lithuania in sup-port of NATO as part of Op REASSURANCE and the international response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The CC-177s have also been used domes-tically to provide sup-port to Operation Nanook where they transported both equip-ment and personnel in Canada’s largest arctic sovereignty operation, and on Operation Boxtop, where they provide a critical life-line and resupplies on a semi-annual basis Canadian Forces Station Alert.

Canada’s defence sector will continue to benefit from the pur-chase of the fifth C-17 through the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy. Boeing’s value proposi-tion includes strong commitments in areas such as supplier devel-opment and research and technological development to improve the competitiveness of Canada’s defence sec-tor.


HappyHolidaysSeason’s greetings and a happy

New Year to you and your family.

Best wishes in 2015!

From the staff at

YORKTON BRANCH

15 Broadway Street East

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With best wishes to our neighbors, friends and

associates at this joyous time of year.

For your trust in us, we are deeply grateful.

LELAND CAMPBELL

LLP BARRISTERS

& SOLICITORS 36 - 4th Ave. N. Yorkton, Sask.

www.lelandcampbell.com [email protected]

306-783-8541DENTALOFFICE

Smile...It’s Christmas!

Wishing a very happy holiday seasonto all our patients and their families.

We’re deeply gratefulfor your vote of

confidence.

DENTAL PRACTICE ofGarth R. Bode B.Sc. DMD

Dennis G. Fuchs DMD

Lindsay Yaworsky B.Sc. DMDSte. 130 - 41 Broadway W.Yorkton, SK306-783-3233Toll Free: 1-866-783-3233

2015 should be good, unless there is a real estate meltdown.

Ed, my neighbor next door, always holds a New Year’s Eve party where he makes his famous predictions for the coming year. Ed and Ruby will still be hosting their annual New Year’s Eve party this year, but Ed isn’t doing any predictions. My neighbor has decid-ed that the world has gone totally crazy, and anything can happen in the coming year. Ed has pointed out that 2014 was as unpredictable as it gets. Ed still has some sandbags from Melville’s unbelievable summer flood. The killing of a ceremonial soldier/reservist and gunfire in the parliament at Ottawa was shocking. Then there was ISIS proudly beheading cap-tives for the world to see so that Ed has given up making his predic-tions. Well almost, as Ed has made one pre-diction for himself; “I’m predicting that my neighbor next door will sell his house and move away. The only thing that could destroy my hopes is if there is a real estate meltdown.”

2015 has a great potential for joy for Ed,

as long as, his neighbor moves away. When the beginning of the New Year rolls around, we do consider, like Ed, what might be a poten-tial source of joy for us in the coming year. What will we do with our lives beyond our work and responsibili-ties in the year ahead? In a very real sense, everything is permissi-ble for us, but not every-thing we might do is to our benefit. In fact, what we enjoy doing may be harmful, in that, it may master us. It is hard to eat one potato chip and stop at one. There is a thin line between enough and too much food.

Many of us watch lots of television. We never consider that it could be harmful to us. It is interesting that the modern technology enables the streaming of American TV into Chinese homes. The

Chinese government has reacted to the American programs. The Chinese State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has told pro-gram providers they are to censor episodes. They must remove too much physical contact in pro-grams and, murders or suicides, or kidnap-pings, or drug abuse, or gambling, or things supernatural in the American programs. The companies provid-ing American TV have complained, “If we chop all this stuff out of our programs, we’ve got nothing left to show the Chinese public.” Should we watch the chopped out stuff ourselves?

It is good for Christians to remember that we belong to God in both our body and soul. How we treat each

of them is important. What we do with our bodies and our souls has moral relevance. Our human body is the home or the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We can treat our human body like it is a playground to satisfy everything pleasurable that we feel like doing. The problem is that not everything

we do is good for us, and might enslave us in problems. God’s words challenge us with: “Do you not know that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” It is God’s way for you to enrich 2015.

It’s getting hard to make predictions

www.accordingtoed.com

Neighborly Advice According to Edby Raymond Maher

S a s k a t c h e w a n ’ s wholesale trade num-bers reached new highs in October, hitting a record breaking $2.2 billion in sales and jumping 5.4 per cent (seasonally adjusted) over September 2014 according to Statistics Canada. This had Saskatchewan taking top spot among the provinces in terms of percentage growth.

On a yearly basis, wholesale trade was up 12.1 per cent (season-ally adjusted), with Saskatchewan landing in second place among the provinces and out-pacing the national average of 7.5 per cent.

“Wholesale trade is

one of our key economic indicators and this month’s strong num-bers are proof that Saskatchewan’s econo-my is on the right track,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “We are fortunate to have a diverse econo-my, therefore our wholesale trade remains strong and is a major contributor to growth and prosperity in the province.”

Saskatchewan farm products, including livestock and grain, were the industry with the largest gains in October, totalling $288.2 million (season-ally unadjusted).

Wholesale trade rises


“In warm appreciation of our Association during this past year, we extend our very

best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season”

From the Staff, Management and Board of Directors of Yorkton Co-op.

from the Management and Staff P H C

from the Management and Staff at Painted Hand Casino

STANDING: Gale Pelletier (senior operations manager), Lyndon Watson (guest services manager), Sheri Sparvier (facilities manager), Rob Bear (operations manager),

Sandra Littlechief (surveillance manager), Jeff Wilson (gaming manager)SEATED: Katelyn Wilson (marketing manager), Laura Pelletier (cage manager), Charles Ryder

(general manager), Memory Antoine (fi nance manager), Dale St. Pierre (human resources manager)

Here’s hoping your holiday is lled with plenty of rest, relaxation and a healthy dose of cheer.

Thank you for your trust in us. Merry Christmas!

LOUCKS PHARMACY115-41 Broadway St. W.

306-786-6636

Here’s hoping your holiday isuplifting in every way! We’realways proud to be of service

and we thank you for yourcontinued patronage.

HolidayGreetings

fromBob & Staff at

MID CITY SERVICE

4th Avenue & Broadway St.Phone: 306-783-3181

As of June 2013, 208,970 Veterans, RCMP members and their fami-lies were receiving servic-es from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). Roughly one quarter or those, or 47,379, were Veterans from the Second World War and the Korean War.

As our population ages, more and more of those served by VAC are consid-ered modern-day Veterans. By 2016, mod-ern-day Veterans will likely comprise almost 72 per cent of Veterans who receive VAC services.

The Government of Canada works hard to adapt to the changing needs of Veterans, and to ensure every dollar tar-geted to our Veterans does, in fact, benefit our Veterans. Since 2006, our government has invested almost $5 billion to enhance Veterans’ bene-fits, programs and servic-es. In spite of persistently negative media spin, our government’s New Veter-ans Charter provides more support than did any previous government.

Under the New Veterans Charter, Veterans and their fami-lies can receive practical help to start a life outside of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Charter pro-vides financial support, rehabilitation for injured Veterans, mental health services, health care, sup-port for families and career transition services. Government programs are in place to provide

funding for education and for home adaption for seniors’ independence. Reimbursements for snow removal and grass cutting are available for qualify-ing veterans under VAC’s Veterans Independence Program, which has been expanded to over 30,000 Veterans’ widows.

On another veteran-related topic, on December 8, 2014, I had the plea-sure of introducing a book in the House of Commons; one written by nine octo-genarians from RCAF 408 Squadron. The book, titled, 408 Squadron – the Rockcliffe Years, brings well-deserved recognition to the 1950s Canadian Arctic Mapping Project, and the military person-nel involved.

With the moderniza-tion of our technology and our culture, it is very easy to see the lay of the land. However, maps weren’t always accessible with the touch of a button. Today we refer to Canada as being “from coast-to-coast-to-coast,” but in the mid-20th Century, a clear vision of the Arctic region had not yet formed.

408 Squadron flew Lancaster aircraft over

the Arctic during the Cold War, conducting recon-naissance missions and performing precise aerial photography. Conditions were often dangerous and demanding, but the mem-bers of this motivated crew knew the importance of their mission to the security and development of our country. Among other accomplishments, their work resulted in the creation of accurate maps.

Thanks to the bravery and work of members of RCAF 408 Squadron – beginning back in the 1950s and extending into the 1960s – the coastlines of Canada’s Arctic are well understood today. The book details their experiences and how we, as a nation, finally came to understand fully the significance of Canada’s Arctic – a story that until now had not been heard.

To all the brave men and women who have ser-ved or continue to serve and protect this great nation against those who threaten our values of peace, freedom and demo-cracy, we remain forever grateful for your courage, sacrifices and heroism.

Veteran support top priority for government

by Garry Breitkreuz

ParliamentaryReport

Op-Ed Column

Saskatchewan youth are motivated to enter into the skilled trades due to the many rewarding career options available to them and can be sup-ported by scholarships made possible by dona-tions from industry and matching support from the Government of Saskatchewan.

Between April of 2013 and June of 2014, eight industry organizations donated a total of $92,000 to the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship (SYA) Industry Scholar-

ship. This generous sup-port provides opportuni-ties for youth who have graduated from the SYA Program and enter into apprenticeship in one of the 49 designated trades and 20 subtrades.

Since the program was initiated in 2009 by the SATCC, the Saskat che-wan Construction Association and industry partners, 42 organizations have donated $622,000.

The Government of Saskatchewan, through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship also contributes to the program through match-ing donations.

Employers and indus-try associations interested in contributing to the SYA Industry Scholarship Program are encouraged to contact the SATCC at 1-877-363-0536.

Scholarship donations up


These businesses and services around Yorkton send their warmest holiday wishes to you and yours.

THORSNESSAPPLIANCE

AND BED STORE14 Betts Ave.Yorkton, SK

306-786-7676

SALES INSTALLATIONS SERVICE

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

306-783-3600416 BALL ROAD

YORKTON, SK

Christie’sFuneral Home & Crematorium

121 Palliser Way, Yorkton306-782-2312

Toll Free1-800-268-7052

C.J. Audio and Truck Accessories

#4- 76 7th Ave. S., Yorkton, SK

306-782-2999

ST. GERARD'SPARISH COMPLEX

125 - 3rd Ave. N.Yorkton, SK

306-783-4255

Pets & Supplies#7 First Avenue NorthYorkton, SK S3N 1J3

306-782-7387

5 Assiniboia Ave.Yorkton

782-1577Canora

563-5527

26 - 2nd Ave. N.Yorkton

306-782-2927

Almost Downtown • 65 Argyle(Down from Yorkton Co-op Marketplace)

306-782-4529www.freedomsound.ca

• 24 Hour Service• Journeyman on Site• Residential/Commercial

Industrial/Agricultural• Renovations• Fire Alarms• Automation• Installation of Central

Vacuums• Lighting Packages

Available

621-8049621-8049

“Serving Yorkton &

Surrounding Area”

[email protected]

Yorkton Welding

& Machine(1983) Ltd.

140 York Road, Yorkton, SK

306-783-8773

YORKTON TIREYORKTON TIRE& AUTO CENTRE& AUTO CENTRE

131 PALLISER WAY, YORKTON

PHONE 306-782-2431

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Here’s hoping your holiday contains it all! With gratitude from all of us.

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ASPHALT SERVICES516 Broadway St. E.,

Yorkton SKPh: (306) 783-3037

As we celebrate this special season, it’s my pleasure to extend greetings to you on behalf of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada.

What does Christmas mean to you? For those of us who are Christians, it’s a holy time, when we celebrate the birth of Christ. For many of us, Christmas is about spending time with

family and friends. It’s also a season of shar-ing, when we give and receive presents. A gift that we enjoy all year round is our amazing good fortune to live in Canada.

Have you ever noticed, when tragedy strikes, Canadians rally together, and actually become closer? This year, our citizens faced challenging cir-cumstances with empa-

thy and renewed deter-mination to maintain the rights and freedoms we hold dear.

I’d like to thank our men and women in uni-form, including our military, police, fire-fighters, and paramed-ics. We are deeply grateful to you for the sacrifices you make to serve our nation.

I’d also like to thank our generous and capa-ble volunteers. You are

what makes Saskatchewan great!

It was Hamilton Wright Mabie who wrote, “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” I wish you and your loved ones happiness, and good health, today and throughout the coming year. Merry Christmas!

Seasons Greetings from the Lieutenant Govenor


Hope everything runs smoothly for you this holiday season.Many thanks for your vote of confidence.

R. MILLER’S PLUMBINGAND HEATING

R. MILLER’S ELECTRICAL225 4th Ave. N. Yorkton, SK

306-783-4020

MAY YOURDREAMS

BE MERRY& BRIGHTTo our friends, neighbors, associates, and folks

we’ve yet to meet, we’d like to extend our sincere best wishes for a holiday that’s as BEAUTIFUL as you are, and hope that all your dreams come

true during this magical time of year.

We thank you for your valued patronage, and hope you’ll visit us again, soon.

KLASSIC KUTZ N’ KOLOURZ200-283 Myrtle Ave., Yorkton

Kristy 306-621-3727Nicole 306-782-5770

YBID NEWSYBID NEWSA look at what is happening in the

Yorkton Business Improvement District

Garry Breitkreuz, M.P.

Constituency Office: 19 -1st Avenue North Yorkton, SK S3N 1J3 Phone: 306.782.3309

Toll Free: 1.800.667.6606 Email:

[email protected] www.garrybreitkreuz.com

Gloria HaydenGloria HaydenCommunity CentreCommunity Centre

REGULAR HOURSMonday to Friday8:30 a.m. to Noon

1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.CLOSED during the lunch hour

Saturday & SundayNoon to 5:00 p.m.

For bookings callFor bookings call306-786-1776306-786-1776

✦ Eavestrough ✦ Vinyl Siding ✦ Window/Door Capping ✦ PVC Windows ✦ Sof t/Fascia

130 Livingstone St.Yorkton, SK

Ph: (306) 786-7055Cell: (306) 621-2236

[email protected]

107 Broadway St. W.Yorkton, SK

Phone

306-783-4212or

1-204-821-3707email:

[email protected]

CrystalShore

Massagehas

relocated to60 - 5th Ave. N.

Yorkton

306.782.0417

MID CITYMID CITYSERVICESERVICE

65 Broadway St. E.Yorkton

306-783-3181

BG Denture Clinic Creating

Beautiful Smiles For Over35 Years

46 Broadway St. E.(Next to Cornerstone Credit Union)

Yorkton, Sask.306-783-6350

www.thecaringteam.com

As we wrap up another year,we are grateful for the chanceto share our thanks and best wishes wth our valued customers and friends.

Happy New Year!

Many residents are busy with various fes-tive tasks including dis-playing indoor and out-door decorations, setting up the annual Christmas tree, searching for exten-sion cords and power bars, replacing light bulbs, baking cookies and other holiday treats, plus purchasing and wrapping gifts.

To help keep homes safe for the holidays, CAA Insurance has offered the following safety tips:

Christmas Trees: Ensure artificial Christmas trees are “fire resistant” and ensure live trees are fresh and moist at all times. Set up live and artificial trees away from fireplaces, heaters, and other heat sources.

Lighting: Inspect hol-iday lights yearly for broken, frayed or loose connections and throw out damaged sets. Turn off all holiday lights when you go to bed or leave the house. Outdoor electric lights and deco-rations should be plugged into ground fault circuit interrupters.

Decorations: Keep decorations away from lights, candles, heaters, fireplaces, etc. Place candles in non-combusti-ble containers.

Holiday Enter tain ing: Do not leave any cooking unattended. Keep matches and lighters out of sight and reach of children.

General: Have the chimney and furnace professionally cleaned and inspected. Ensure

that smoke alarms are working.

If you plan to be away from home during the holidays, here are some helpful tips:

Suspend newspaper delivery and arrange for someone to pick up your mail or contact your mail service to hold your mail until your return.

Ensure all doors and windows are locked.

Use timers to turn lights, and possibly the TV or radio, on/off dur-ing the day/night.

Turn off your water supply or have someone enter the home and check on things daily to ensure the pipes are not frozen.

Ask a neighbour to shovel snow around your driveway and sidewalks.

Leave a generic mes-sage on your answering machine – never say that you are away, including on any social media you may subscribe to.

Leave blinds or cur-tain in normal position – don’t close them com-pletely.

Close and lock the garage door. Keep your vehicle locked, especially if it has an electric garage door opener.

Make sure your home insurance doesn’t expire while you are away and that it will provide cov-erage for your belong-ings.

Further tips and information are avail-able at http://caask.ca/insurance/insurance-tips.

Safety advice for your home

Caitlin Taylor’s year-long Saskatchewan jour-ney has ended. The 22 year-old will return to the University of Saskatchewan in January to continue pre-journalism coursework.

Throughout the past year, Taylor showcased Saskatchewan to the world. She produced, shot and edited more than 30 videos. Through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, she gained more than 4,500 new fol-lowers.

Taylor was the first Wanderer ever to travel outside of the province. She visited Toronto for a national trade skills competition—and while there took to the down-town streets and shot “Talking with Torontonians,” – one of her most-watched videos of the past year. She was also the first Wanderer to land in Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park, home to the world’s most north-erly sand dunes. The video highlighting that trip is her most popular of the year with more than 7,000 views on

YouTube alone.“I am sad that my

year is coming to a close, but grateful that I had this opportunity,” Taylor said. “If I could meet and speak with the next Saskatchewanderer, I would say: You will meet kind, intelligent people—artists, business owners, scientists, farmers—who are excited about what they do in this province. You will witness spec-tacular scenery—valleys, forests and crystal-clear lakes. You will learn so much and you will fall in love with Saskatchewan. Get ready for one of the best years of your life.”

Applications for the 2015 Saskatchewanderer position closed Monday, December 1. The proj-ect’s partners—Tourism Saskatchewan, and the Ministries of Economy, Agriculture and Parks, Culture and Sport, are currently selecting the candidate who will start wandering the province in January.

CAA Saskatchewan has been a proud spon-sor of the Saskatche-wanderer program since its inception in 2011.

Wanderer ends



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Linden Square MallYorkton, SK

306-782-5300

191 York Road W.Yorkton, SK

306-782-2645

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306-783-7552Email: [email protected]

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®“Committed to you

and your communitysince 1974”

41 West Broadway, Yorkton

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YORKTON FIRST STEPS AHS

268 Broadway St. W.Yorkton, SK

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“More ThanJust Shoes”

18A Broadway Street East306-782-4114

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Wherever you travel, wherever you roam,Always remember there’s no place like home --So to those of you who’ve done business here,

Thanks for brightening up our year!

There’s No Place Like Home—

Especially at Christmas!

270 HAMILTON ROAD, YORKTON (Next to Walmart)

Toll Free 1-877-726-0823;Local 306-783-9022

www.yorktondodge.com

We appreciate your support. Merry Christmas!From the Management & Staff of Harvest Meats

Yorkton, SK

wishing you a safe and happy

Holiday Season!

During the Holiday Season more than ever, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our progress possible. In this spirit we say, simply but sincerely Thank You.

concrete 2012 ltd.concrete 2012 ltd.

Highway #9 and York RoadYorkton, SK

306-782-2264

We will be closed Dec. 19 at NOONWe will re-open Jan. 5, 2015 at 8 a.m.

A Christmas wishdesigned especiallydesigned especially

for our friends &neighbors…

Thank you forbrightening our year

with your visits; your faith in us isa gift we value

beyond measure.We hope your

holiday is beautiful in every way;

fi lled with friendship,love and the people

you treasure

700 years before the First Christmas, one of many promises by Old Testament prophets was made about the coming of the Christ.

“For unto us a child is born,” wrote Isaiah, “unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace”.

Peace? Isn’t that the promise of Christmas? Not just peace between nations but between each of us… toward each of us… for each of us.

Should we not then be about the work of keeping that promise? Not just this season but all the year?

How then can we keep it? We need only look to the examples all around us in this amazing Saskatchewan… to find that answer.

Years ago, for example, an Indian family immi-grated to Canada and ended up in Victoire, Saskatchewan. They

found warm hospitality in a church in the nearby town of Canwood.

It was there they were first invited into a home to share the Canadian fami-ly’s turkey dinner.

They were impressed by the food and the love shown to them and the next year another new friend came and helped them prepare their first turkey dinner. It is now their own tradition that they have passed down to their kids.

Someone kept the promise of Christmas for them… and now they do it for others.

A young boy from Waldeck, Saskatchewan, said to his Mom, “Ya know Mom, people should be buying toys for all those kids who don’t have toys. I don’t need more toys. I’ve got lots. Actually I should be giving more of my toys to all of those kids who don’t get anything.”

His Mom recognized a teachable moment, and she made good use of that caring thought and togeth-er they packed some shoe-boxes for Samaritan’s

Purse. And that Waldeck Mom

and her son… kept the promise of Christmas.

In Prince Albert, two young women, First Nations University stu-dents started a blessing bag project to reach out to the homeless.

The blessing bags are full of helpful small items, meant to add a little spark to someone’s life, just when they need it most. And with each blessing bag, the promise of Christmas is made anew and kept anew.

Do we not, each of us have promises to keep this Christmas… for unto us a Child is born… the very Prince of Peace.

From me and my wife Tami, and our children: Megan and our future son-in-law Kyle, our son Colter and our youngest Faith, and on behalf of my col-leagues in the Government of Saskatchewan, I wish you a Christmas full of shared blessings, and kept promises in surroundings filled with love.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Christmas message from Premier Wall

CWB has released updated Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for the 2014-15 Annual and Winter pools and Futures Choice pools. Compared to the last PRO released in November, wheat project-ed returns are higher across all pools, while pro-jected returns for durum are lower across all pools. Projected returns for cano-la, field peas and Futures Choice pools remain unchanged.

Wheat futures prices continue to strengthen as a result of uncertainty over Russian winter wheat exports. Overall, the crop conditions of winter wheat

in the U.S. and Europe remain in good shape, while there is some con-cern over the dryness in Russia. In the U.S., exports remain strong. Current Minneapolis wheat futures prices for the March con-tract through to December 2015 are trading in the range of $6.60 to $6.90 per bushel, which are up sig-nificantly since the last PRO. Combined with the impact of a weakening Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar, the pool returns have increased.

Given current PRO assumptions, farmers in the 2014-15 Futures Choice Annual and Winter

pools can expect to achieve a final return for 1 CWRS 13.5 in-store port position made up of the March 2015 futures value they lock in plus $30 and $35 per tonne, respectively.

Durum markets con-tinue to decline due to buyers adjusting to the lower quality durum sup-ply this year. The Canadian dollar has also been weak-ening since the last PRO release. Overseas, recent rains in Algeria, Tunisia and the Mediterranean have been beneficial to the development of the durum crops. Overall, the project-ed pool returns have been weakening.

Pool return outlook


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As we celebrate the message of that very first Noel, we wish you andyour family exceeding great joy this holiday season.

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The Water Security Agency is reminding the public that winter river flows can result in thin ice and create unsafe crossing condi-tions in many areas across the province.

Winter flows are continuing to be released from reser-vo i rs across Saskatchewan which results in active flows under ice on major sys-tems. There are also other areas where nat-ural flows are still occurring and pose similar risks to the public. These flows are expected to continue

throughout the winter season.

In addition, many creeks and rivers have higher flows than nor-mal for this time of year due to the rainfall over the summer and fall months. Many streams that are nor-mally dry by fall were still flowing at freeze up and may continue to flow through the win-ter.

Winter stream flow is an extremely serious thin ice hazard. Any person on or near a lake or river should use extreme caution when crossing. It is up to the

individual to ensure that ice on a river or lake is safe for crossing or winter activities.

The Water Security Agency was created to lead implementation of the 25 Year Saskatchewan Water Security Plan. It will improve water man-

agement capacity and service to individuals, businesses and com-munities across Saskatchewan. This new agency brings together, for the first time, all of the major responsibilities related to water quality and quantity.

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All the best to you

and yours this Christmas season!

Mayor Bob Maloney (centre) and Councillors (from left) James Wilson, Chris Wyatt,

Larry Pearen, Les Arnelien, Randy Goulden & Ross Fisher

As 2014 windsdown and we lookforward to 2015

we should take thetime to re ect on

the community welive in and how wecan make Yorktona place where goodthings continue to

happen.Yorkton City Council wishes you a

and a

Wishing you tidings of comfort and joy, plus wall-to-wall happiness this holiday season.

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The Government of Saskatchewan is moving forward with implemen-tation of a province-wide Multi-Material Recycling Program (MMRP) that will launch in early 2015.

MMRP is a cost-shar-ing program between businesses and munici-palities to help pay for the collection and recy-cling of household pack-aging and paper materi-als. Currently, munici-pal recycling programs are paid for by munici-palities. Under MMRP, businesses and organi-zations that distribute packaged goods and paper to households in the province will now share responsibility for the cost of recycling these materials.

Our government is committed to seeing effective and sustainable municipal recycling pro-grams for the residents of Saskatchewan,” Envir-on ment Minister Scott Moe said. “After careful consideration of feed-back from various stake-holders over the past number of months, we are adjusting the pro-gram to provide more

clarity on how it will apply to various types of businesses.”

Businesses that dis-tribute or sell packaging and paper products in Saskatchewan are required under The Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations to participate in MMRP. The program will be operated by Multi-Material Stewardship Western (MMSW), a non-profit organization.

In July of this year, the Minister announced that the deadline for stewards to register with MMSW was being extended indefinitely. At that time, a commitment was made that further engagement and feed-back from all stakehold-ers would be sought on the best way to move forward with MMRP.

As a result of consul-tation, adjustments have been made to the pro-gram and will be final-ized in the new year. The proposed changes include the following:

Small businesses, including newspapers, that have a gross reve-nue of less than $2 mil-

lion, or generate less than one tonne of pack-aging and paper, or oper-ate as a single point of sale (not a franchise or chain) are fully exempt from participating in MMRP.

A two year temporary transition exemption will be in place for busi-nesses whose annual revenue is between $2 and $5 million. These businesses will not be required to report their tonnage of household packaging and paper during this period, but will be required to regis-ter with MMSW and contribute a $500 annu-al flat fee.

The two year transi-tion exemption will also apply to all larger news-papers (all those not captured within the small business exemp-tion).

During the two-year transitional period, a working group with rep-resentatives from munic-ipalities, businesses, newspapers, and the waste reduction commu-nity will be supported by the Minis try of Environment, with an aim to identify further program adjustments that would bring mid-size businesses and larg-er newspapers into the MMRP.

During the two year transitional period, pro-gram fees will be set by the Minister of Environment and any changes to fees will be

approved by the Minister.

The Ministry of Environment will real-locate $500,000 to help municipalities cover the costs of recycling over the two-year transition period.

Businesses that do not fall into any of these categories are required to participate fully in

MMRP. “We clearly heard

that the costs and report-ing requirements associ-ated with MMRP could prove challenging for many within the small business community and the newspaper indus-try,” Moe said. “By exempting small busi-nesses from the program, and allowing a transi-

tion period for mid-sizebusinesses to come intocompliance, we can con-tinue working with allstakeholders toward amade-in-Saskatchewansolution that will assistmunicipalities with thecost of recycling and ulti-mately reduce waste.”

To learn more aboutMMRP, visit www.sas-katchewan.ca/recycling.

Recycling program to start in 2015

Give plows roomA snowplow was rear-

ended this morning on Highway 1 between Balgonie and White City. The plow was travelling west bound, at about 40 km/h, treating for icy con-ditions when it was struck from behind. The driver of the plow and the driver of the vehicle were not hurt in the collision.

Drivers are urged to slow down when encoun-tering a plow in operation. It is illegal to pass a plow at greater than 60 km/hr. They create mini-blizzards known as the snow zone which can cause near whi-teout conditions around the vehicle. Motorists should slow down and give the plow room to work. They travel well below the posted speed limit. Let snowplows clear the way for you and they will give you room to pass by pull-ing over roughly every 10

kilometres.The Ministry of High-

ways and Infrastructure has more than 300 snow plows stationed through-out the province to keep the roads clear.

The latest road condi-tion updates are available on the Highway Hotline at www.saskatchewan.ca/highwayhotline. Recorded reports are also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in Saskatoon, the SaskTel cellular network at *ROAD, and toll-free across Canada at 1-888-335-7623. For road clo-sures and travel not rec-ommended alerts on Twitter, check out the Highway Hotline account @SKGovHwyHotline. For general tips, visit the Highway Hotline on Facebook at www.face-b o o k . c o m / S a s k a t -chewanHighwayHotline.


Dr. Jack D. Junek D.M.D.Dr. Michael Koskie D.M.D.

& Staff35 Broadway St. E.

Yorkton306-782-2727

Wishing all our friends,neighbors, patients and

associates a holiday seasonfilled with lots of bright

smiles and laugher.

With Bright Wishesat The Holidays

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

To all my friends and faithful readers, I can confirm the rumor – we have sold our little farm and are moving to Wilkie, Saskatchewan December 31 to be close to our son Justin and his lovely wife Jayne, but most of all to be close to our adorable little granddaughter Casey!

I have enjoyed writing about my experiences during my sometimes futile attempts at being a farmer. I will continue to write sort of life experi-ence stories including what will surely be some funny stories about our move to Wilkie. Getting settled and renovating our new home will more than likely generate some amusing stories that will include my expert carpeting skills. Interacting with Casey should generate some stories about a genera-tion gap or two. So rest assured I will continue to tickle your funny bone!

We love all our chil-dren and grandchildren and this move will place us in the middle between two of our daughters. Sue and our grandson Connor will remain in Preeceville, and our daughter Erica continues to reside in Edmonton. That leaves our daughter Annette, her beau Johnny and grandson Tristan who

live in Curve Lake, Ontario. Using Google Maps I tried to drag Curve Lake into Saskatchewan and close to Wilkie, but it didn’t work. Our other two grandchildren, Makita and Willis both live in Yorkton where they work.

With respect to amus-ing stories, I have had a few comments about my article describing how to light a wood stove. It seems that using a tiger torch has been around for years, but nobody that shared this with me would admit to having started a house on fire, so it must be a safe meth-od, eh? However, Elaine Olson from Rama wrote me a note describing what she believes to be a safe procedure by using a pail and mixing ashes from the stove with die-sel fuel (NOT GAS!!), make it into a paste and put a scoop of it on top of the kindling and the split wood, light it using a match, and voila!

I also had some feed-back from a very good friend on my story about putting up the crown mouldings and getting glue all over my hair. She was reading the arti-cle to her husband and it took her two days to get through it because they were laughing so hard with tears rolling down their cheeks! It was prob-ably extra funny for them, because they are very familiar with my skills as a carpenter, and

visualized how I was doing it. I thoroughly enjoy making fun of myself to amuse others. Life is too short to take yourself too seriously!

This will be my last article before Christmas, so I take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.

Now it is time to get ourselves ready for the last Christmas celebra-tion in our house here in Hazel Dell! I’m just won-dering how Marion is going to handle the arti-ficial Christmas tree now that we are moving. I’m sure she will come up with a practical solution. I have been working on my Santa Claus figure for years now, and I think I finally have achieved the correct size of my belly, so that it will gig-gle like a bowl full of jelly (not lutefisk!). My hair is all gray and turning white to match my mus-

tache, so when Santa gets here and sees me, he might think he has a twin brother!

A story of a little Norwegian Lutheran farm boy saying grace before the Christmas supper comes to mind: Ole, a seven-year-old boy, was asked by his parents Lars and Kari, using his own words to say a table grace for the Christmas supper. All the family members bowed their heads in quiet expecta-tion. Ole began his prayer by thanking God for his Mommy, Daddy, broth-ers, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, his aunts and uncles and all his cous-ins. He also thanked God for their dog, cat and all the barn animals. Then he continued with thank-ing God for the barn for the animals, the house they live in and the com-fort that they enjoy. Next he thanked God for the food. He gave thanks for the turkey, the stuffing,

the potatoes, the gravy, the Christmas pudding, even the cranberry sauce. Then Ole paused, and everyone waited... and waited. After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother Kari and asked, “If I thank God for the brus-sels sprouts, won’t he know that I’m lying?”

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stock-ings were hung by the chimney with care. They’d been worn all week and needed the air.

Norwegian PrayerMay da shoes always

get on da right feetMay da wife make

plenty of lefseMay da day last till

nightfallMay da lutefisk never

give us smelly fartsVe ask da Good Lord

to protect us and keeps us from bad Uffda’s

Be thankful for family and friends

CHRISTMAS CELE-BRATION – The Yorkton Community Band under the direction of Larry Pearen and The Yorkton Community Choir under the direction of Laurene Jemieff performed A Christmas Celebration at the Yorkton Regional High School on December 15, 2014.

Submitted Photo


May the light and love of His blessings shine upon you and

your family this holy season and beyond. We appreciate the gift of your kind patronage.

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PARTY FUNDS – The Saskatchewan Abilities Council would like to thank the Yorkton Lion’s Club for donating $1500 to the Annual Participant Christmas Party. This year the Day Program participants, their family members, staff and volunteers enjoyed a delicious meal, Long Service Awards, and a dance. Pictured above from left to right is Miranda Wood-Sparrow, Community Program Coordinator; Maryann Yachyshyn; Al Konkin, Lion’s Club Member; Stacey Pasloski; Peter Legebokoff, Lion’s Club Member; Caroline Harbuz; Jeff Langley. Submitted

SGI has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for driver’s licence and identification card production services.

SGI’s current five-year contract for driver’s licence and identification card production expires at the end of March 2016.

The RFP also requests proposals for facial recog-nition services and image capture solutions.

Facial recognition software provides

enhanced security, and is useful in protection against fraud. It will pro-tect Saskatchewan resi-dents from identity theft and prevent people from obtaining multiple licenc-es and/or IDs.

Saskatchewan and Quebec are the only prov-inces in Canada not yet using facial recognition software in their driver’s licensing programs.

SGI has given vendors until Feb. 13, 2015 to offer their proposals.

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We wish you an Udderly Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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Filled With Our Gratitude

We're hoping your holiday season is an equal mix of

harmony and joy. For your goodwill and trust, please

accept a generous measure of our sincere gratitude.

Though the weather outside can be fright-ful, this time of year is still pretty delightful.

It’s a time to slow down a bit and focus on what matters most.

To gather with those we love, enjoy one another’s company, continue long-held tra-ditions, and perhaps even start some new ones.

This Christmas, I’m very much looking for-ward to visiting the farm, catching-up with family and loading up on some good tradi-tional Norwegian food

– like klub and lefse.I’m looking forward

to sledding with the kids, telling stories around the fireplace, and seeing their expressions of excite-ment as we gather as a family to open gifts.

And I also have to admit that I’m looking forward to a few days away from the normal routine so I can leave my razor in the drawer and grow my annual Christmas beard.

However you cele-brate the holidays, I hope this season brings you a time of rest and

reflection … as well as a lot of good food, and a lot of fun with family and friends.

For many of us, this is also a time to cele-brate the Christmas story – of a baby, who was born into poverty, in a town too crowded to offer shelter, and who brought an incred-ible message of peace, love and redemption.

A message that chal-lenges us to look out for one another, to comfort those who suf-fer, to give hope to the most vulnerable among us, and to strive for a

better, more just world for everyone.

That’s a message that’s important to my family, and it’s a big part of my motivation as the Opposition Leader – to always focus on making sure that people are doing well.

There’s no doubt that Saskatchewan people are incredibly big-hearted all year round, but we’re espe-cially generous at this time of year… as we all do a bit more to sup-port those in need, here at home in our own

communities, through-out our province, and halfway around the world in conflict zones in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and South Sudan, and Ebola-affected coun-tries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

Those carols calling for peace on earth, the end of all oppression, and joy to all the world ring especially true this year.

Whatever meaning this holiday season has for you and your fami-ly, and however you celebrate it, I hope the season is a good one for you.

On behalf of my wife, Ruth, our daugh-ters, Ingrid, Clara and Gudrun, and all the New Democrat MLAs – I wish you all a Merry Christmas, a joy-filled holiday season, and a very happy, peaceful and prosperous New Year!

Message from the leader of the opposition

Results are in for the 2014 Canola Performance Trials (CPT). Data from the science-based, third-party variety evalua-tions have been upload-ed to the online com-parison tool at www.canolaperformancetri-als.ca. A summary booklet is also avail-able for download at the website.

The online tool includes interactive maps and the ability to refine searches by sea-son zone, herbicide tol-erance (HT) type, yield, days to maturity, lodg-ing and height. Users can also compare results from 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

“With this cumula-tive data, you can use the online tool to com-pare varieties based on how they performed under the varying con-ditions we’ve experi-enced over the past four years,” says Franck Groeneweg, chair of the CPT gover-nance committee and chair of the SaskCanola board of directors. “No one else is providing canola growers with this level of indepen-dent information on leading genetics.”

The three Prairie canola grower groups —the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, the Saskatchewan Canola Development C o m m i s s i o n (SaskCanola) and the Manitoba Canola Growers Association — provide funding for the

CPT program. The B.C. Grain Producers Association conducted trials in the Peace as their means of partici-pation. The Canola Council of Canada delivers the CPT pro-gram.

“The whole program ends up costing each canola grower only $4,” Groeneweg says. The total cost to run the trials, analyze the data and distribute the results is around $10 per grower, of which $6 is covered by seed com-panies through a fee to participate in the tri-als. “This is excellent value and will provide a significant return on investment, given how important it is for growers to choose the right seed for their spe-cific needs.”

Line companies, independent retailers and seed companies, including Bayer C r o p S c i e n c e , BrettYoung Seeds, Canterra Seeds, Cargill, DL Seeds, Monsanto, Proven Seed/Crop Production Services and Syngenta participated in the 2014 trials.

The CPT program includes both small plot and large field scale trials. Results for 2014 are based on 25 small plot trials and 101 field scale trials across the Prairies.

The Canola Council of Canada is a full value chain organiza-tion representing cano-la growers, processors,

Canola trial results now onlinelife science companies and exporters. Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and

success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.


Friday, January 2

YORKTON TERRIERS vsMELVILLE MILLIONAIRES

Game Time 7:30 p.m. at the Farrell Agencies Arena

Upcoming Yorkton Terrier Home GamesWednesday, January 7

YORKTON TERRIERS vsWEYBURN RED WINGS

Game Time 7:30 p.m. at the Farrell Agencies Arena

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New Horizons Friday Night Dances

78 First Ave. NorthYorkton, SK

Great night of dancingEveryone is welcomeAdmission only $8.00

Lunch is included Time: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Music by: Country Sunshine

December 26For more information

contact Peter at: 306-782-1846.

Eclipse

A “Stars For Saskatchewan”

performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council,

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High

School. Eclipse is an exciting and vibrant musical experi-ence that showcases the very best of Saskatoon’s

musicians, arrangers and performers. Eclipse pres-ents a stunning 30 voice

ensemble, accompanied by some of Saskatoon’s finest

musicians and led by artistic director Roy

Sydiaha with Wes Froese on keyboard. Vocalists are drawn from the communi-ty with a broad and var-

ied background in musical training. From shimmer-ing jazz harmonies and

grooving rhythm to inspir-ing gospel, Eclipse creates a joyful musical spectacu-lar. It’s a musical event you won’t want to miss!

The fusion of band, choral and swinging arrange-

ments brings energy and life to the choral music

scene. Entertaining with classics from blues, soul, swing and pop, we bring

our own twist to the music with arrangements by Saskatchewan musi-cians. Audiences leave

with a lift to their spirits and a spring in their step.

www.eclipsechorus.comTickets are available at

the Yorkton Arts Council, 306-783-8722, online at www.ticketpro.ca or at

the door.

Shelwin House Informational Meetings

YorktonYorkton Public Library

Second Tuesday of every month @ 6:30 p.m.

• overview of Shelwin House, domestic violence info., healthy/unhealthy

relationships, dating violence, bullying

No cost, all are welcome!For details call Shannon

at 306-782-5181.

Tot SpotBoys & Girls Club

Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on BroadwayMon., Tues.,

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

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

Free to participate!

Prairie Debut Presents Ensemble Caprice, Baroque Quintet

A “Stars For Saskatchewan”

performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council,

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High

School. Under the artistic direc-tion of Matthias Maute and Sophie Lanviére, Ensemble Caprice is

renowned for its innova-tive interpretation of

baroque music and has received national and

international acclaim for more than twenty years. The New York Times fea-tured them in a lengthy article praising them as

“imaginative even power-ful, and the playing is top flight,” Ensemble Caprice

performs regularly in Europe, in the USA, and also toured in Israel and Taiwan. In Canada, they are invited regularly in

most prestigious festivals and concert series across the country. Their CD, Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels

won Canada’s prestigious 2009 JUNO Award. It is Salsa Baroque (Analekta, 2010), the most popular of all their CDs, which is the

program they will be bringing to your commu-nities in the 2014/15 sea-son. Salsa baroque is the music of Latin America

and Spain in the six-teenth and seventeenth

centuries. Gems from this spectacular musical era

will be performed on instruments that were common at the time: flutes and recorders,

baroque guitar, violoncello and various percussion instruments. www.prai-

riedebut.comTickets are available at

the Yorkton Arts Council, 306-783-8722, online at www.ticketpro.ca or at

the door.

The Yorkton Legion Track Club

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

Coaches also needed.To register or learn more contact Club Manager, Marcel Porte at [email protected] or call

Cell: 306-621-7716.

Grief ShareThe Grief Share support

group is sponsored by peo-ple who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement dur-

ing this difficult time. Every Tuesday at St.

Peter’s Hospital MelvilleIn the McLeod Conference

Room at 10:00 a.m.ALL ARE WELCOME! Register with either:

Margaret Yost 728-4744Ralph E. Hale 728-9205.

Co-Ed Pool League Every Monday at 7 p.m. from October until April. Downstairs at the Legion.

380 Broadway St. W.Come out and have some fun. No partner required.Everyone welcome. Cash prizes every week! For

more information contact Wayne at 306-783-7785

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 appointment. Call 306-

521-0332, 306-783-0026 or 306-786-1570.

St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes

OHS Standard First Aid/CPR classes. Personalized courses and online train-

ing also available.For more info. or to register call Judy at 783-4544 or email:

[email protected].

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.

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

2014/15 Stars For Saskatchewan Concert

Series Line UpEclipse, January 13, 2015; Prairie Debut: Ensemble Caprice Baroque Quintet, January 27, 2015; Royal

Wood, February 22, 2015; Ballet Jorgen presenting

Cinderella, March 10, 2015; The Barra

MacNeils, April 8, 2015; and Lone Tree Road with

JJ Guy and Scott Cornelius, April 26, 2015.

Call the Yorkton Arts Council at 306-783-8722. Tickets are also available

online at Ticketpro.

Shelwin House Informational Meetings

Grayson Conference Room, St. Peters Hospital, Melville the first Tuesday

of every month at 6:30 p.m. Also at the

Preeceville Library the third Tuesday of every month and Langenburg

the fourth Tuesday at the Town Office.

• overview of Shelwin House, domestic violence info., healthy/unhealthy

relationships, dating violence, bullying

No cost, all are welcome!For details call Shannon

at 306-782-5181.

Dart League Attention dart players,

steel-tip action is underway at Gunner’s

Lounge at Royal Canadian Legion. This is a fun league for all ages, so beginners are encour-

aged to come out. For more info call 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, contact Larry Pearen,

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

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. $1 for the after-

noon for crib, $1.25 for the afternoon for pool,

price includes light lunch.For info. call Helen at

783-0802 or Angie at 783-7838.

Yorkton Creators 4-H Club

Welcoming new members ages 6-21. Projects include

cooking, sewing, wood-working and cloverbud. For more info. call Vi at

782-4721.

Crossroads – a support group for

women who are experiencing or have experienced violence.

Group is held at SIGN on Broadway every Thursday

from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more informa-tion contact 782-0673 or

782-5181.

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.yorktonbrickmill.org

Interested parties call 783-0290 or 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 782-0460, Shanni at 783-9145 or Anna at 744-2729 for details.

Calling all Bridge Players!

The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club meets

weekly on Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Call 783-

4220 for more details.

Yorkton and District United Way

• looking for dedicated people interested in being part of a growing organi-zation that helps agencies

and crucial services in and around the Yorkton area. To learn more call Kristin Parsons at 782-9389 or email yorkton

united [email protected].

Al-AnonAl-Anon meets Mondays,

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

Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.

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An estimated 322,000 private sector jobs were awaiting qualified employees in Q3, according to the latest Help Wanted report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The nationwide openings in full-, part-time and temporary positions were up by 7,000 jobs compared to Q2 2014, the largest quarterly increase mea-sured by CFIB in the past two years.

As the unemploy-ment rate goes down, the job vacancy rate goes up,” said Ted Mallett, CFIB’s chief economist and vice-president. “A tighten-ing labour market means that employers have a harder time finding the qualified employees they need; especially small busi-nesses. Generally, busi-nesses with fewer than 20 employees are reporting vacancy rates more than double that

of businesses employ-ing 50 or more.”

On a seasonally adjusted basis, 2.7 per cent of jobs lay vacant in Canada’s private sec-tor, a tenth of a point higher than in the sec-ond quarter. Modest increases were seen in most business size cat-egories. Alberta has the highest vacancy rate at 3.9 per cent, followed by Saskatchewan at 3.7 per cent.

In the past five years, the vacancy rate has

climbed from a low of 1.7 per cent in late 2009 and early 2010, rising to 2.6 per cent by 2012. Prior to the recession, the rate of private sec-tor job vacancies topped out at 3.0 per cent through late 2007 and early 2008.

Once again, CFIB’s data is based on a degree of local and regional analysis that is unmatched by Statistics Canada,” said Mallett. “By drilling down to Census Divisions within prov-inces – more commonly known as county level detail – we found that the lowest vacancy

rates were found in Ontario’s Renfrew County and in Nova Scotia’s Colchester and Hants Counties at barely one per cent. On the other hand, job vacancy rates about six-times as high were found in Wainwright, Lloyd min ster, Clares-holm and Cold Lake in Alberta.”

Of the 322,000 or so vacancies, just over half were in small business-es currently employing fewer than 50 people. About one-in-five vacancies were in mid-sized firms while almost one-in-four were in large enterprises with

employment above 500.

There were fraction-al increases in unfilledjobs in oil and gas,manufacturing, trans-portation and financialservices. Offsettingthose were modestlyfewer vacancies in agri-culture, wholesaletrade, business servicesand hospitality.

Read the full reportat www.cfib.ca.

Qualified employees needed nationwide

COOKBOOK FUNDRAISER – GX94 made a $1000.00 donation to the Yorkton Salvation Army this month. The donation was made from the proceeds raised from Tonya Cherry’s GX94 Christmas Goodies cookbook which was sold throughout SK and MB over the holiday season. Pictured above is Tonya Cherry GX94 Midday Host and Glen Fraser from the Salvation Army.

Submitted

Community funds issuedFrom Aberdeen to

Zenon Park, 107 Saskatchewan communi-ties will share a total of $3,257,109 in funding, with the Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) today announcing approv-al of 245 grants that will support a wide variety of projects throughout the province.

Projects range from lit-eracy programs to after school activities, cultural festivals and community celebrations, parenting programs, community hall renovations, physical activity initiatives, volun-teer programs, youth mentoring and much more, all in support of enhanced quality of life

for Saskatchewan resi-dents.

Through its Community Grant Program, the CIF approved 164 grants total-ing $2,207,654 in support of projects that contribute to the wellbeing of Saskatchewan’s children and youth, families and communities. Grant approvals through the Community Places and Spaces Program total $1,049,455 with 81 grants to help improve multi-purpose community facili-ties such as halls, recre-ation facilities, and play-grounds.

“The CIF plays an important role in our growing province through its support of a wide range

of community projects,” Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Mark Docherty said. “These funds sup-port initiatives that enrich the lives of Saskatchewan citizens—whether they are newcomers or long-time residents.”

The CIF is a Special Purpose Fund created through The Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation Act and gov-erned by a volunteer board appointed through the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport. A com-plete list of the grant recipients and their proj-ects, as well as informa-tion about the Community Initiatives Fund is at www.cifsask.org .

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