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Midget Rangers end season with silver at Westerns

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After spending more than a year be-fore the courts, Shellbrook’s Michael Rudolph has finally been sentenced for the stabbing of a fellow student at W.P. Sandin High School in 2015.

The sentence, based on an aggravated assault charge, was handed down at the Prince Albert Provincial Court on July 26, and will see Rudolph, 20, spend two years in jail, less the time he’s already spent in custody. The sentence also in-

cludes a two year probation, a 10-year firearm prohibition, and an additional $200 surcharge.

As previously reported in the Chron-icle, Rudolph pled guilty to the aggra-vated assault charge at a hearing held in July of 2015, and has been in cus-tody since being arrested by Shellbrook RCMP shortly after the stabbing oc-curred on May 15, 2015.

The stabbing at W.P. Sandin sent Ru-

dolph’s victim to hospital with what were described at the time to be “seri-ous injuries.” Both W.P. Sandin and Shellbrook Elementary School were put on lockdown for part of the day. Exte-rior doors were locked and monitored, and classes continued.

According to the RCMP, the girl was stabbed while exiting a classroom, and Rudolph was later seen leaving the school. He was reportedly arrested

without incident at a Shellbrook home an hour after the incident occurred.

Rudolph was also originally charged with an additional count of carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, but this charge was with-drawn.

Rudolph’s victim, who hasn’t been named to protect the privacy of the fam-ily, made a full recovery in the weeks following the attack.

Rudolph sentenced for 2015 stabbing at W.P. Sandin

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It wasn’t quite the gold medal that they were hoping for, but for the Midget

Shellbrook Rangers winning a silver medal at the U18 Western Canadian

Championships was still a pretty good way to cap off an otherwise outstanding

ball season.The Rangers competed at the tourna-

ment in Winnipeg from Aug. 4 to 7, vy-ing for gold against three other teams, including one from Ontario, and two from Manitoba. The tournament kicked off with a double round robin, which saw the Rangers go 3-3 to finish second in the pool.

In their first playoff game against the Ontario squad, the Rangers hung in un-til the final pitch was thrown, but ulti-mately came up short and lost 5-4. How-ever, they redeemed themselves the next game, by handing out a 15-1 thrashing to the Manitoba team from Cross Lake.

Heading into the finals, and a rematch against Ontario, the boys had gold with-in their reach. Unfortunately, however, some sluggish batting resulted in the team suffering an 11-1 loss, and forced them to settle to silver.

Despite the disappointing end to the season, coach Trevor Kvinlaug was more than happy with how the 10 boys who played in the tournament performed.

“There was no quit in them,” he said. “We had some tough games, and they persevered through those tough games, and came back to play a good game the next game.”

Though the boys will be hanging up their gloves and bats for the summer, Kvinlaug feels there’s much to be proud of.

In July, the team hosted provincials in Canwood, and was able to handily take home the gold medal.

The boys also spent much of the season playing mixed games with the Dry Creek team in the Prince Albert men’s league, an opportunity that provided them with vital experience and time on the ball dia-mond.

The Midget Shellbrook Rangers ended their season with a silver medal win at Westerns in Winnipeg, which were played Aug. 4 to 7. Back: Trevor Kvinlaug, Ryan Aiken, Jared Renz, Easton Neaufeldt, Jayden Skauge, Stephen Jean, and Scott Wason. Front: Dylan Kvinlaug, James Reddekopp, Ryan Smith, Jared Wason and Cole Storey.

A swarm of about 40,000 bees created quite a buzz in Shellbrook last Thursday, when they de-scended upon a property at the corner of 4th Av-enue East and 1st Street East and began swarm-ing.

Fortunately, there have been no reports of anyone being stung by the bees, and Murray Hannigan, owner of the bees and of Hannigan’s Honey, was called in, and was able to coral the rogue pollina-tors.

Hannigan says that the process involves lur-ing the bees, and in par-ticular the queens, into ready-made hives, and convincing them that they’ve “found utopia.”

This process was most-ly successful on Thursday afternoon, but Hannigan did have to return on Fri-day morning to collect some of the more stub-born swarmers.

While the scenario would seem like some-thing out of a horror mov-ie to those with a chronic fear of bees, Hannigan explains that swarming is an entirely natural be-haviour for most species of bees, and that, in fact, it’s what keeps bee colo-

nies alive.“Swarming is honey

bees’ form of reproducing a colony. Typically, what happens is the colony starts feeling a bit con-gested. Maybe too many bees, and not enough space in the beehive,” ex-plained Hannigan.

“They’ll actually start producing new queen bees within the colony, and that will get the old queen to fly away with about half the bees,” he added.

Hannigan says that bee-keepers always make the best effort to prevent bees from swarming by ensur-ing that their colonies have enough space. But given that full-sized colo-nies can have between 70,000 and 80,000 bees, and that Hannigan’s Hon-ey has more than 5,000 hives to keep track of, this can prove to be a logisti-cal impossibility.

Of course, a colony can also choose to swarm for a number of other rea-sons, like after it’s been preyed upon by a bear, or if the colony chose a poor wintering location and was damaged by wind and weather. Then, as Hannigan explains, there’s also the question

of genetics.“Africanized bees, for

example, are huge on swarming. They swarm very easily. Fortunately, our European honey bees don’t tend to be quite so likely to swarm, so that’s helpful for us,” he said.

Naturally, it’s not al-ways possible to prevent a colony from deciding to swarm. And Hanni-gan says that, should this happen, anyone who spots the swarm should either call the town office, or call Hannigan’s Honey or another local bee keep-er, and the swarm will be promptly dealt with.

Hannigan warns people not to swat at honey bees, because unlike wild bees, which will flee in the face of a threat, honey bees get more defensive and be-come more likely to sting if provoked.

And though European honey bees, in particu-lar, tend to be relatively laid back while swarm-ing, He also cautions that they are most defensive around their colony, and that property owners should stay at least 10 me-tres away from swarms at all times.

“It’s a very fearful thing to see a large group of

bees descending into your yard. The good news is that those bees are gener-ally very calm. What they do before they leave the colony to swarm, is they tank up on a good honey supply so that they have the ability to feed them-selves until they get es-tablished.”

While Hannigan was able to collect the bees without incident – aside

from a few stings he suf-fered – he explains that the colony would have likely moved on if it had been left to swarm.

“Bees typically will fly and land in branches, then send scouts out to find a more permanent location. Often, when a swarm occurs, the ini-tial landing will not be the long-term place that they’ll stay.”

Having grown used to occasional stings over the years, Hannigan tells people not to be too alarmed if they’re stung and begin to swell up. He explains that, contrary to common myth, this isn’t a sign of an allergic reac-tion.

“That’s actually a nor-mal reaction. Swelling up is a good immune re-sponse.”

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Murray Hannigan, owner of Hannigan’s Honey, attempts to shake the swarm into a ready-made hive. Photo by Scott Manly

A swarm of about 40,000 bees gathers in some trees at a property in Shell-brook. Photo by Scott Manly

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A shortage of Regis-tered Nurses has led to the reduction of inpa-tient capacity by five beds at the Parkland Integrated Health Cen-tre in Shellbrook. The closure was announced last Friday.

“This was a difficult decision to make; how-ever, it is important that we ensure our staff have a situation where they can confidently provide quality and safe care for our patients,” said Ceci-le Hunt, Chief Executive Officer. “With a short-

age of registered nurs-es, we cannot continue to operate the normal capacity safely.”

The bed capacity at Parkland Integrated Health Centre will be reduced from 20 to 15 beds. The reduction will remain in place un-til adequate staffing is available.

While the health re-gion is utilizing nurses through contract agen-cies, unexpected leaves of absence have created a challenge to fully staff the hospital.

The Emergency De-partment at the facility will continue to be open 24-hours. The decision does not affect the long-term care portion of the facility.

This marks the second instance this year in which bed capacity has been reduced at Park-land Integrated Health Centre due to staffing shortages.

In December 2015, a similar shortage of reg-istered nurses resulted in the closure of five acute care beds, and the

closure was left in place until staffing levels re-turned to normal in April of this year.

Indeed, staffing levels have been a recurring problem for the hospi-tal, in particular, since it opened in 2013, and for the Health Region, more generally, for many years.

Earlier this year, Hunt explained to Shell-brook’s town council that these recurring nursing shortages are often created by perma-nent staff members who

take leaves of absence. And, in this situation, the health region is left with the unenviable task of having to fill temporary, and some-times casual positions – positions that few in a rural community are willing to take.

To help increase the allure of these rural lo-cations, the Health Re-gion has introduced a number of incentives for students who choose to work at rural hospitals, including mentorship and practicum oppor-

tunities, and bursaries, among other things.

Earlier this year, the town also attempted to sweeten the pot, by passing a motion to ex-pand the Parkland Phy-sician Recruitment and Retention Committee’s Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) with physicians to include nurses.

Under this expanded MOU, the Committee will provide soft land-ings for nurses, as well as doctors, who choose to work in Shellbrook.

PIHC faces another nursing shortage, closes five beds

McMorris resigns from cabinet amid impaired driving scandalThe caucus of the reigning Saskatch-

ewan Party government underwent an unexpected shake-up Monday morn-ing, after Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for SGI and the SLGA, Don McMorris, voluntarily resigned from his cabinet posts in the wake of an impaired driving scandal.

Speaking to the media, Premier Brad Wall revealed that the deputy premier post will remain vacant until an official cabinet shuffle is made.

In the interim, Jim Reiter will take over McMorris’ responsibilities for SGI and the SLGA, adding to his own laun-dry list of duties that includes acting as the minister of government relations,

minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and northern affairs, and minister responsible for SaskEnergy and SaskTel.

“Jim Reiter has been a strong and ca-pable minister for our government in all of the portfolios he has held and I know he will do a good job of handing these additional duties,” Wall said in a state-ment.

Wall also said that he was “very disap-pointed” by McMorris’ actions.

“Drinking and driving risks and ruins lives and is completely unacceptable,” he said.

Apart from his duties as deputy pre-mier and minister for SGI and the SLGA, McMorris was also the minister respon-

sible for Crown Investments, the Public Service Commission, and the controver-sial Lean Initiative.

As a minister, McMorris was also known for speaking out against drunk driving, as he did when the provincial government launched a new impaired driving awareness campaign in May of this year – an important initiative, giv-en that, according to StatCan, impaired driving continues to be the number one killer on Saskatchewan roads.

News of McMorris’ impending legal woes broke Saturday morning, when McMorris issued a formal apology for his actions, resigned from his cabinet posts, and said that he would be seeking

counselling. “I never should have gotten behind the

wheel after drinking. I know better,” said McMorris on Saturday. “I am very sorry and take responsibility for my actions.

McMorris reportedly received the im-paired driving charge on Friday when he was pulled over while driving a gov-ernment vehicle in a construction zone near White City. McMorris was return-ing home from the Fort Qu’Appelle area at the time.

Though he has stepped down from his cabinet positions and duties as deputy premier, McMorris will remain in his post as MLA for Indian Head-Milestone, a position he has held since 1999.

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has rejected the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applica-tion to intervene in the final stage of the British Colum-bia Teachers Federation’s (BCTF) decade-long legal battle with the British Co-lumbia government. This potentially landmark case could impact the ability of governments to control pub-lic sector costs.

The CTF sought interve-nor status in order to offer a taxpayer perspective, who ultimately end up on the hook for the union contracts negotiated by governments across the country. It was the only citizens’ group to

apply. In contrast, the SCC accepted 12 unions (in six groups) as intervenors. Sev-en governments will also act as intervenors (Federal, Al-berta, Saskatchewan, Mani-toba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labra-dor).

“This is a sad day for tax-payers – the highest court in the land would rather hear from big unions and big governments than the peo-ple who pay their salaries through their taxes,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “With 12 govern-ment unions lining up with the BCTF, our different per-spective on these issues was desperately needed.”

The BCTF had sent a letter to the SCC asking them to reject the CTF’s request to intervene. They did not op-pose any other applicant.

The CTF argued in its ap-plication to intervene that “these appeals have clear implications for the abil-ity of governments to make decisions on matters involv-ing social and fiscal policy, to change course on those issues in light of changing socio-economic conditions and political feedback, and to be influenced by public mobilization through cam-paigning, advocacy, and ul-timately, voting.”

“We would have loved to have made our concerns known to the court,” con-tinued Wudrick. “The CTF wanted to stand up for the ability of duly-elected gov-ernments to carry out their democratic mandate, and for taxpayers, who are al-ways stuck with the cost of union-friendly sweetheart deals.”

The case is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada this fall.

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There is a bundle of indicators that help us track the state of consumer confidence in the local marketplace. Generally, they centre on spending: a couple look at big ticket items like cars and homes which provide some insight into how people are seeing their long-term future. And then there are shorter term or discretionary spending categories. These

include retail sales and receipts at restaurants and bars.

Generally, when things get tight or consumer are feeling blue about their job or income prospects – which often relates to economic downturns – they pull back on dis-cretionary spending.

The latest figures from one indi-cator in this bundle came out Fri-day showing that spending in bars as well as higher end restaurants dropped slightly in May. Actually this followed a national trend which played out in half a dozen provinces.

The numbers or spending really didn’t change all that much – down about a point and half on a seasonally ad-justed basis. To put it another way….each of us spent about $2 less.

***Millennials – they’re sometimes called the Entitlement

Generation – took a bit of a hit in the financial confidence index in the last six months.

The folks at CIBC regularly poll people on their confi-dence levels, asking them whether they will meet their per-sonal financial goals in the coming year. Then, they break their survey group in generations to see if there are any dif-ferences among various age groups.

The latest one showed a big drop among Millennials. The number who believe they will achieve their goals dropped 12-percentage points to 72 per cent. Only last December they were the most confident.

It turns out Gen X’ers felt exactly the same way…they too were down 12 points in the Financial Confidence Index.

Their parents, though, were seeing things differently. The confidence levels among Baby Boomers was rising in the first half of the year, despite the gloomy start to the 2016 which saw the Loonie take a dive and markets moved slowly.

The bank also noted one other interesting fact: in Ontario confidence levels were dropping but on the rise in Alberta.

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Paul Martin Commentary

Inquiry a step forward, but not necessarily in the right directionOnce again, Canada’s strained relationship

with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis commu-nities is front-page news, following last week’s announcement that the federal government is launching a long hoped for inquiry into miss-ing and murdered Indigenous women.

Starting in September, the commission, headed up by Justice Marion Buller, who be-came B.C.’s first female First Nations judge in 1994, will undertake the unenviable task of uncovering the systemic causes of violence against Indigenous women.

The commission has been given until the end of 2018 to reach its conclusions, and draw up what will undoubtedly be a lengthy list of policy recommendations for both the federal government, and provincial and territorial governments.

All told, this two-year investigation comes with a price tag of $53.86 million – which, to the Trudeau Government, probably seems a small price to pay when compared to the po-litical brownie points it stands to rack up by living up to one of its core election promises.

To be certain, it is encouraging to see that violence against Indigenous women will be taken more seriously than it has been under previous governments. After all, RCMP statis-tics from 2014 show that, despite making up only 4 per cent of Canada’s female population, Indigenous women still represented 16 per cent of female homicide victims, and 12 per cent of missing women.

It is encouraging, too, that the process will include a considerable amount of input from Indigenous people, as this marks a stark de-parture from the federal government’s his-

torical tendency to dictate policies to Indigenous people without con-sultation.

And yet, even as these symbolic gestures by the Trudeau govern-ment hint at the possibility for change in Canada’s relationship with Indigenous people, it’s dif-ficult to be anything but sceptical about the lingering historical im-pact this inquiry will have.

True, the five commissioners of the inquiry will have the power to make plenty of suggestions. But they will have no authority to de-mand that the RCMP re-open cas-es of murdered or missing women, or to force Ottawa to change its current policies.

And so, when all is said and done, the change that Indigenous communities are longing for will be dependent upon the very same bureaucrats who, for much of Canada’s history, have lacked the political willpower to implement it.

Perhaps that’s why another inquiry, com-ing so soon after the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s report, is such a bitter pill for many people to swallow.

For, if one is being honest, this inquiry is far more likely to dig up ground already tread upon by the Truth and Reconciliation Com-mittee, than it is to uncover any closeted skel-etons or scandalous secrets about the violence that plagues the lives of a disproportionate number of Indigenous women – and, to an even greater extent, Indigenous men.

Continuing in a similarly hon-est vein, the conclusions reached by the inquiry, and the actions that will follow the release of its findings and recommendations, seem entirely too easy to predict, because we already know so many of the factors that contribute to the persistence of the violence, and because after so many years and so many damning reports, so little has improved for Canada’s Indig-enous communities.

Indeed, as well intentioned as it may be, the inquiry will likely do little more than pour more salt in the festering wounds of the fami-lies of the 1,181 Indigenous women

who have gone missing or been murdered since 1980. These families deserve justice and answers for their loved ones, but will only be forced to relive their trauma.

The federal government, meanwhile, will issue its token apologies for the mistakes of its past – the residential schools, the swiping of children, and the cultural genocide – and vow to work closely with Indigenous commu-nities to ensure that such misdeeds are not repeated.

By then, however, a new government with a new ideology will be ushered into power, and the process of making amends and bringing about lasting change will begin anew. The dead will be dragged out to remind us of our sins, heartfelt apologies will be made, and on and on the cycle will go, ad infinitum.

All the while, more Indigenous women will

go missing or be murdered, leaving behind more grieving families to take up the mantle of calling for justice. And all the while, Indig-enous communities will continue to face crip-pling poverty, struggle with addictions and mental health issues, and live with inadequate access to quality housing, clean water, and op-portunities for education and advancement.

This is, of course, the worst case scenario, and the outcome that no one is hoping for. But it underscores the reality that Indigenous people both need and deserve a solution that amounts to more than a handful of people sit-ting around tables for the next two years, dis-cussing the “root causes” of violence against Indigenous women.

An inquiry is a far cry from the immedi-ate solution that is required. It won’t lift In-digenous families out of poverty, provide the necessary mental health and addictions treatments, or offer much-needed hope to the many First Nations communities that have clearly lost it.

It does however, indicate that there is some political will to take the necessary steps to bring an end to decades of discrimination and mutual distrust – even if those steps aren’t necessarily in the best available direction.

What’s needed is not more discussions, but decisive action, beginning with the abolition of the reserve system, and the scrapping of the outdated and racist Indian Act, which treats Indigenous people like children.

Indigenous leaders have long been demand-ing that Ottawa give them the right to self-de-termination. If it’s truly what they desire, it’s well past time we give them that right.

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Those that want to argue the Husky Oil pipeline spill happened because Premier Brad Wall was just too cozy with the oil compa-nies are missing a couple very im-portant points.

First, the pipeline that ruptured was installed in 1997 during the days of the former NDP admin-istration and, frankly, before the existence of Wall’s Sask. Party.

Much is being made by con-spiratorial Wall critics that his cozy relationship with the oil sector (and supposed interest in oil board appointments post-politics) is somehow directly con-nected to what happened. This is nonsense.

Well, lest we forget that one of the first things the great Tommy Douglas did after his career in politics was to accept an appoint-ment to the Husky Oil Board of directors. (Yes, for those of you too young to remember, the much-vaunted social democrat leader went to the supposedly

hated oil companies.)And while it is true

that Wall eagerly at-tended Husky Energy’s opening of its Edam East heavy oil thermal project just a week be-fore the election, a big part of a Premier’s job is to promote such eco-nomic growth and ac-tivity.

It had nothing to do with the spill of 250,000 litres of crude oil into the North Sas-katchewan River late last month.

Even if, according to Husky, the spill was triggered during the startup of the pipeline connec-tion of the company’s heavy oil connection in west central Sas-katchewan, let us be clear that project was repeatedly reviewed by the Ministry of Environment for three years before startup.

In fact, the ministry conduct-ed reviews in August 2013, July

2014, December 2014 and December 2015.

This takes us to the second, critical point: There is really no evi-dence that the Wall government has been specifically more lax than the former NDP government.

The Environment Ministry contended that no specific envi-ronmental impact as-sessments were need-ed for these projects

because they were not considered “developments” under the exist-ing act and did not warrant an environmental impact review.

So notwithstanding that Brad Wall is a far greater proponent of pipelines, no laws have changed to benefit the oil companies.

But this, by no means, suggests that no one in Saskatchewan saw potential problems with the ex-isting pipeline safety rules or how

they were being enforced.In fact, the Provincial Audi-

tor wrote back in 2012, the then Energy and Resources Ministry “did not have effective processes to ensure full compliance with The Pipelines Act, 1998 and The Pipelines Regulations, 2000. There are requirements under this legislation that are not being acted upon. Failure to regulate pipelines effectively could harm people or the environment.”

Among the problems identified by the Auditor was the lack of “documented policies and proce-dure for its staff to use to moni-tor compliance with the law in-cluding the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards for pipelines.”

Moreover, the auditor said “the ministry did not have the required staff” to ensure there was the required documentation to “support their assessment of an application against the Stan-dard.”

It all sounds rather bureaucrat-ic. It is.

But for those who are in love with the notion of cutting all forms of red tape (and the Wall government is certainly in this category), there are consequences – especially in areas involving self-regulation.

So if self-regulation is to work – and it does seem to work in regu-lating everything from elevators to ultrasound – government still has to be vigilant about ensuring companies are at least adhering to CSA standards set out in its own pipeline law.

According to the Auditor five years ago, there was little docu-mented evidence to support pipe-line licensing decisions or “suf-ficient assurances as to whether pipelines are built as planned” or to ensure any “maintenance after construction is carried out.”

Rules don’t work if we really have no idea whether they are be-ing followed.

Pipeline rules lax: Auditor

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The most important question to ask about any plan is: will it work?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is determined to im-pose a national carbon tax, but Premier Brad Wall is warning him not to force one on Saskatchewan. Premier Wall is right that a carbon tax could cripple a province already struggling with low non-renewable resource prices. But there’s an another important reason to say no to a carbon tax: the best attempt at a carbon tax to date hasn’t worked.

Our neighbour Rachel Notley is trying a carbon tax in Alberta that will be worth watching, but our more west-erly neighbour British Columbia implemented a carbon tax in 2008and we can already see the results.

BC has a carbon tax of $30 per tonne, which means a gas tax of 6.7 cents per litre. The plan was to keep in-creasing the tax. The impact on taxpayers of the carbon tax would be offset by cuts to income taxes, business taxes and others. Emissions were supposed to go down.

“We know taxes slow down economic growth, so if you add a carbon tax you have to also minus other taxes,” said Premier Christy Clark in a recent interview. “You

can’t take more money out of people’s pockets.”But apparently the carbon tax was taking more money

out of people’s pockets. While virtually everyone pays more for virtually everything due to a carbon tax, not ev-eryone benefits from some of the offsets that range from income tax cuts to business tax cuts and film tax credits.

“We believe in lower taxes wherever we can make that happen, recognizing that government is a real problem in affordability for people,” said Premier Clark before she froze BC’s carbon tax in 2013 and put plans to keep rais-ing it on hold.

A former NDP strategist used stronger words.“It’s a regressive tax that benefits big business and the

wealthy at the expense of lower- and middle-income earners,” said Bill Tieleman.

BC’s carbon tax has another problem. It’s supposed to reduce emissions. But BC’s emissions are rising.

“Since 2010, BC’s GHG emissions have increased every year,” said economist Mark Lee. “As of 2013 they are up 4.3 per cent above 2010 levels.”

BC’s emissions initially went down in after 2008, al-though it’s unclear as to how much of that was due to the carbon tax and how much was due to global economic uncertainty at the time. In any case, BC’s emissions are now rising.

Lee doesn’t work for anti-carbon tax think tank. He works for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. And he doesn’t mince words.

“Let’s cut the crap about BC’s carbon tax,” said Lee. “To be truly effective, carbon taxes will need to be much higher than BC’s current rates.”

Never mind affordability for taxpayers, Lee says car-bon taxes need to be higher. Let’s consider that scenario. Imagine a carbon tax so high that it not only reduces emissions, it completely eliminates emissions for all of Canada.

That would lower global emissions by 1.6 per cent. That’s right: 98.4 per cent of global emissions would be completely unchanged even if every single Canadian stopped barbecuing, driving or heating the house. And even that progress could be erased as emerging markets build power plants.

Implementing a carbon tax would be a bit like lifting a grand piano onto the back of a truck: one, two, three, lift. It might work if every major global player lifts at once. But it won’t work for Canada to strain every muscle on the count of two while other countries are sitting on the bench.

Prime Minister Trudeau is eager to jump into a car-bon tax, but Premier Wall is taking a hard look before he leaps. Previous attempts have delivered poor results. Premier Wall is right to reject a carbon tax that will mean higher bills not lower emissions.

- Todd MacKay is the Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Premier Wall right to say no to carbon tax

HILLENBRAND - Kurt Georg Eberhard

It is with great sadness that we announce the pass-ing of Kurt Hillenbrand on July 30, 2016 at the Park-land Integrated Health Cen-

tre, Home B. Kurt had a long battle with cancer and to the end he was who he always was, a kind and patient man who lived by faith. He had a smile that could fill a room and a peacefulness that drew people to him.

Kurt was born in Shell-brook May 2, 1938, the sec-ond of six children born to Emma and Leonhard Hil-lenbrand. He has always called Shellbrook “home” and lived in the area his en-tire life. On August 20, 1966 he married the love of his life Jean Henderson. They were privileged to raise four children Heather, Mark, Colleen and Erin.

As the oldest son of a farmer Kurt began his own career in agriculture at an

early age, and he spent most of his life caring for cattle and tending crops. He had an incredible work ethic and loved farming. He could be dead tired at the end of a long day and he would sweep the garage, shake out his clothes and wash them so they would be clean and ready for the next day. Kurt loved the land and the maj-esty of the many trees on the farm. He spent hours log-ging, both to clear land and provide lumber. Kurt built his house, barn, hay shelter and other projects with his own lumber.

Kurt was content with simple pleasures; meat and potatoes with gravy spilling over the sides, slow drives in the country, and a nice

cold coke. He enjoyed a good joke, coffee with friends, playing Kaiser, driving through equipment lots and helping a new calf to suck for the first time. Above it all, it was his family and his faith in God that grounded him. He led by example and was active in his church.

We will all miss his laugh-ter, his childlike wonder, un-wavering patience and end-less love. Kurt was a loyal son, a supportive sibling, a devoted husband and caring father and grandfather. He loved unconditionally and was a steady and unwaver-ing source of strength to his family. He could make you feel special just by say-ing your name and instilled in us all a confidence and a

calm because we knew he would always be there, with-out judgement, to pick us up if we fell.

Kurt is survived by his loving wife of 50 years Jean and his children Heather (Cameron) Fischer, Mark (Kristin, Luke, Kendall) Hil-lenbrand, Colleen (Adam, Drew, Anna) Marshall, and Erin (Glen, Kurt and Ra-chel) Hertz. His siblings Manfred, Iris, and Ruth Hillenbrand and Elsbeth (Terry) Murphy. His broth-ers in law William Grams, and Robert (Waltraud) Hen-derson.

He was predeceased by his parents Leonhard (1974) and Emma (2007) Hillen-brand, his eldest sister In-geborg Grams (2014) and

his parents-in-law Fannie (1987) and Ernest (2011) Henderson.

The Memorial Service will be held at the Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly on Monday August 15, 2016 @ 1:30 p.m. Pastor David Bod-varson will officiate. Inter-ment will be at a later date at the Shellbrook Cemetery.

In lieu of other tributes donations can be made to Prostate Cancer Canada and/or Parkinson Canada.

Family and friends wish-ing to send private online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneral-home.com

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Tammy Smart, Director.

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COTE - Maurice Em-manuel Coté, October 25, 1931-August 2, 2016

On the 25th of October 1931, George and Irene Coté welcomed Maurice Emmanuel Coté into their

lives. Maurice grew up on the family farm west of Leask, after finishing high-school his journey took him to Edmonton to work in the oil industry but soon re-turned home to farm with his father George.

He met the love of his life, Lucille, on a blind date set up by her brother Jerry. Soon after that they got married on October 24, 1955. Throughout the years together they had five chil-dren.

As a brother, uncle, cous-in, dad, grandfather and great grandfather, Maurice cherished his family. He al-ways had time for friends both new and old.

In his free time Maurice enjoyed flying; especially his power chute, giving

rides, scaring cows and ducks. This passion was only surpassed by his love of traveling with Lucille, whether it was near or far.

Maurice passed away peacefully on Aug 2, 2016 at the Royal University Hospital.

Maurice will be lov-ingly remembered by his wife Lucille and his five children; Joanne (Rob-ert) - Shannon (Sean), Sheri (Jamey), Christine (Nico), Danielle (Bren-dan), Jan (Karen) - Jenny, Roger (Darlene) - Cory, Neil (Toby) - Nicole (Co-lin), Brent and John (Barb) - Josh, Erin, Morgan, Lyn-don, 8 great grandchildren, sister Rita (Alex), brother Leo (Gail), numerous in-laws, nephews and nieces.

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Scouting for nutrient deficiencies

If you have been involved in the growing, or sell-ing, of grain in Western Canada, you are likely quite familiar with the Port of Churchill.

The port has had a storied history, although it depends on perspective whether it has been good news, or bad news in terms of storyline.

As in most things, especially something with the extended history of Canada’s northern port, it is a mix of good and bad.

The Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay Rail line infrastructure was constructed in the 1930’s to, ac-cording to www.portofchurchill.ca, facilitate:

*the export of grain and commodities from West-ern Canada;

*import of industrial goods to the Northern Hemi-sphere;

*northern industrial and community develop-ment and resupply of goods;

*Canada’s strategic requirement for defense and sovereignty.

The initial goals of Canada’s only deep water port on arctic water were solid in the 30’s, and frankly remain worthwhile ideals today.

But in the approximate nine decades since it’s con-struction the Port has rarely achieved much more than minor status in terms of exports, and those have often been pegged for shiploads of product.

“During the 1930’s the Port of Churchill ex-ported quantities of honey, lumber, and livestock. Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s the Port was used to import automobiles, liquor, pipe, tractors, trans-mission towers, machinery, and sodium nitrate. Products that were exported included wheat, cobalt

oxide, and nickel slabs,” notes the website.

But in recent decades the port moved Prairie grain and little else, making the facility highly reliant on the Canadian Wheat Board for shipments for its vi-ability before the CWB was dis-mantled.

Grain exports through the port ebbed and flowed through the years at a port which is iced in for much of the year and is acces-sible only between late July and early November.

But some grain moved every year, at least until 2016.

The Port has been shut down and will not ship any grain for the first time since the Second World War.

“About 30 employees received two-week layoff no-tices on Monday afternoon from owner, OmniTrax Canada,” detailed www.winnipegfreepress.com

“Many more employees were still waiting to be recalled for the shipping season, which runs to the end of October …

“About 50 grain cars were in The Pas enroute to Churchill Monday, said the Hudson Bay Route As-sociation. Those cars are apparently turning around and heading back.”

It is interesting that the port is closing in a year when the grain crop is being touted as potentially a record one.

The last record crop was such that the Canadian

grain handling system bogged down and was unable to move product in a timely fashion.

One might have thought the northern port would have been an asset in doing a better job in the months ahead.

But it seems current ownership is wanting out.The Port itself has government roots.“Until 1997 the Port was owned by the Govern-

ment of Canada through a crown corporation called Ports Canada. In 1997 the Canadian government was divesting its interest in many crown corpora-tions and sold the Port to OmniTRAX owned by The Broe Group and headquartered in Denver, Colo-rado. During this time the government also priva-tized Canadian National Railway who operated the rail line between The Pas and Churchill. In the same year Canadian National Railway sold the line to OmniTRAX the current owner and operator of Hudson Bay Railway,” explains the website.

The facilities have reportedly been shopped to prospective buyers, not that mothballing there port would seem conducive to that effort.

Certainly there are issues, in particular a rail line over permafrost that may not be fully capable of handling current rolling stock in a cost-effective fashion.

A northern port, while facing challenges in terms of season and access still has the potential to play a role in a country as large as ours. Hopefully the loss of a 2016 season will not herald the end to the potential envisioned in the 1930s, which remain relevant if a cooperative approach can but achieve them.

Port of Churchill remains worthwhile today

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On Agriculture

Joanne Kowalski, MSc, PAg

Regional Crops Specialist (Prince

Albert)Ministry of Agriculture

Many nutrient defi-ciencies symptoms in crop plants are exhibited in similar manners and may be confused at times with damage that occurs from frost, insects, dis-ease and herbicide drift. To be sure about what is causing these symptoms in your crop, consulting your local Regional Crops Specialist, a soil fertility expert or sending tissue samples to a crop diag-nostic lab for testing are good ways to identify the problem so that the cor-rect measures can beiniti-ated.

Soil nutrients are es-

sential to the production of a healthy, high-yielding crop. Soil tests are the best source of informa-tion on nutrient levels, but a watchful producer can spot physical symp-toms of a deficiency and confirm the diagnosis with a soil test.

Some symptoms that are common to most defi-ciencies include:

• Chlorosis or yellowing of plant parts, especially an interveinal chlorosis in leaves, is common when production of chlorophyll is interrupted and is usu-ally followed by necrosis or dying of plant tissue. Almost all deficiencies can manifest in this way, but it is especially evident in nitrogen (N) and iron (Fe) scarcities.

• Leaf loss occurs often

as the chlorosis leads to necrosis and leaves die.

• Symptoms that appear first on younger leaves are generally micronutrient shortages as these nutri-ents do not translocate (move) in the plant.

• Purpling of plant parts – stems, leaves, veins, petioles, roots and flow-er parts – is a frequent symptom and commonly shows up in older plants short on nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P).

• Stunted growth is dis-played in almost all defi-ciencies as plants struggle to survive and grow.

• Flowering and/or fruit setting that is deformed and /or aborted is also common.

Some characteristic symptoms unique to cer-tain nutrients include:

• Nitrogen (N) is trans-

ferred from older to younger leaves so older leaves will be the first to display deficiency symp-toms by yellowing and turning purple.

• Plants lacking phos-phorous (P) deficiency will display what is called “hidden hunger” where plants are stunted with thin stalks, and older leaves can develop a blu-ish tinge.

• A potassium (K) short-age will exhibit itself with tips of older leaves that turn brown and brittle be-fore they drop off.

• Sulphur (S) deficiency presents with small leaves are small that will cup around the stem which is especially evident in canola, and buds will be white instead of yellow.

• When copper (Cu) is scarce, pigtailing or spi-

rally of older leaves can occur and they will kink at the ends especiallyin cereal crops.

• Zinc (Zn) deficiency shows up in flax as gray-ish brown spots and cere-al leaves may turn bronze.

• Oats are more sus-ceptible that other cereal crops to insufficient man-ganese (Mn)and shows upas “grey speck” on the leaves.

• When boron (B) is in short supply, symptoms include thickened, mis-shapen leaves; a “witch’s broom” effect occurs when the terminal bud or growing point dies off re-sulting in poor seed set.

• Iron (Fe) chlorosis

shows up as severe in-terveinal yellowing that can eventually result in bleached, almost white leaves.

Some deficiencies will show up early in a crop’s development and others later in the season. If a crop shows symptoms of a nutrient deficiency early on, the symptoms may re-cede as the growing sea-son progresses. Scouting fields for these symptoms and for other problems is always a good practice.

For more information, contact your local Region-al Office or call the Agri-culture Knowledge Centre at 306-866-457-2377.

NOTICE TO VILLAGE OF CANWOOD BULK WATER USERS

Please be advised that the Bulk Water Dispensing System will be non-operational on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, as a new system will be installed on this day.

Users will require new cards as the new system will not accommodate the current cards. To assist with the exchange of cards and transfer current card balances,

the Village of Canwood o�ce will be extending our regular o�ce hours. Dates and hours to note:

August 16, 2016 – All day - Bulk Water Dispensing System will be non-operational Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - New cards available at o�ce from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 18, 2016 - New cards available at o�ce from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2016 - New cards available at o�ce from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 20, 2016 - New cards available at o�ce from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Alternatively, you may exchange or purchase cards at the Village office during our regular hours of Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please note that you are not required to pay a $15.00 deposit fee for exchanging a card,

however, the deposit fee is required for all new cards. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Village office at (306)468-2016.

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Before 3 p.m. on Thursday August 18th.Possession date to be agreed upon by seller and purchaser.Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted.All bids considered without prejudice.Successful bidder notified by 10 a.m. on August 23rd.For more information, call 306-427-2272.

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Mosses and mushroomsThe mushrooms that seem to magically

appear almost overnight in our lawns are the fruiting bodies of a fungus. Fungi can-not manufacture their own food and must obtain it from an external source. In most cases, the clusters of mushrooms in our lawns are present because they are part of the natural process of decomposition of stumps or roots left from a tree removal or even from construction debris. Sometimes mushrooms appear to be marching across the lawn as they follow the path of a root underground. Do not worry about a few mushrooms in your landscape as they will not damage the lawn. If you find them un-sightly, they can be picked or raked. They will generally disappear as the weather be-comes dry.

There is another kind of mushroom that appears in lawn areas – and this one is wor-thy of some treatment. Fairy rings appear as circles of dark green or brown circles in the lawn. In wet weather, small tan mushrooms often appear in the ring. If you dig into the fairy ring you will find a white, fibrous net-like growth, the mycelium, throughout the soil. As the growth spreads, the ring grows along the outer edge. The mycelium can be-come so dense that water will not penetrate and the grass above it dies.

Fairy rings can be present on any kind of lawn but are found more often on dry, un-der fertilized lawns. Control begins with good lawn maintenance. The spike and soak

method is the only real method of control for fairy ring. Use a garden fork to make holes through-out the ring. The holes should be about 4-6 inches (10-15 cm) apart. The area must then be soaked every day or two for at least a month, especially if the ring has dry grass in the center. A teaspoon of dishwash-ing liquid in a gallon of water can be sprayed on the area before soaking. The soap will act as a wetting agent and helps the water soak into the affected area. If the ring is small, it is possible to remove the entire ring along with at least 18 inches of soil on each side of the ring. The soil must be removed to a depth of at least 2 inches below the myce-lium. Fairy rings will die out when they ap-proach sidewalks, flower beds, or other cul-tivated areas. Two rings meeting will also cause the death of both rings.

Mosses appear when grass is weakened by unfavorable growing conditions. Moss-es prefer damp, heavily shaded areas and are often found on the north side of build-ings. In addition, heavily compacted soil and low fertility encourage growth. Moss is not harmful to lawns but rather occupies the bare spots in lawns as grass thins. If moss is not deeply rooted, it can be raked out. There are chemical controls available but unless the conditions which encourage moss growth are changed, the moss will return. Several cultural practices will dis-courage moss growth. It is a good idea to plant shade tolerant grasses or shade-loving

plants or shrubs. Fertilize the lawn regular-ly. Avoid soil compaction by staying off wet lawns. If your lawn is compacted it can be aerated. Avoid overwatering. Reduce thatch by vigorous raking. Where shade is the re-sult of trees and shrubs, pruning and thin-ning will allow more light into the area and better air circulation. As conditions which favour grass growth are improved, the grass will compete better with the moss.

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How to deal with back-to-school anxiety

(NC) Getting ready for a new school year can be exciting for parents, children, and caregivers alike. But it’s often also a cause of stress and anxi-ety because of the change in routine, increased re-sponsibilities as well as new teachers, friends, and classes. And whether your kids are heading off to kindergarten, elementary school, high school or col-lege, leaving the safety and familiarity of home can prompt feelings of fear.

Avoid feeling over-whelmed with these sim-ple expert tips to relieve stress—they’re easy to fol-low and can be explained and practiced by parents and kids of all ages.

1. Schedule in “me time.” No matter how busy you are, make some time ev-ery day for something that brings you joy, even if the most you can squeeze in is 15 minutes. Read a book or gossip magazine. Watch silly cat videos on You-Tube. Call your best friend

for a good laugh. You’ll be surprised at the differ-ence this small amount of dedicated time makes to your happiness and stress levels.

2. Take a deep breath. Many of us normally prac-tice shallow “chest breath-ing,” which limits the dia-phragm’s range of motion and decreases the amount of oxygenated air our lungs receive which can causes shortness of breath and anxiety. Deep “belly breathing” — when your stomach rises with each intake of air through your nose — ensures that each inhale fully fills your lungs with oxygenated air. Apart from increasing feelings of relaxation, deep breath-ing slows the heartbeat, decreases muscle tension, and lowers or stabilizes blood pressure.

3. Practice positive self-talk.

Tell yourself you have enough time, patience, energy, and resources to tackle the school year

ahead and any challenges it brings. Remind yourself of what really matters, and all the good things in your life.

4. Develop healthy hab-its. We all know the ba-sics, but we can use a re-minder from time to time —exercise to increase en-dorphins and feelings of well-being; eat a healthy, balanced diet; and make sure to get enough sleep.

5. Reach out if you need help. If you’re constantly feeling anxious or are hav-ing difficulty with your everyday activities, don’t be ashamed to voice your emotions and seek help from a loved one or health-care professional. For a homeopathic solution, a medicine like Sédatil is effective in helping you and your body cope with stress and the side effects of physical and emotional tension including nervous-ness, hypersensitivity, and irritability. It’s also avail-able in chewable tablets without a prescription.

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BLAINE LAKE: Wapiti Library - Books, Movies, Magazines, Children’s Section, Inter-net, Printing, Study/Meeting Space, Proctor Service, Community Programming. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 1 pm - 5 pm ; Saturday 1 pm - 4 pm. Contact us for more info 306-497-3130, www.wapitilibrary.ca.CANWOOD: Canwood Branch of Wapiti Regional Library. Regular Library Hours - Tues. 1 - 4 p.m., Thurs. 10:00 a.m. - 4 pm & Friday 2 - 6 pm. Storytime: Thursdays 10:30 am - noon. Play cards the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2 pm.DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librar-ian: Aline HannonLEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1 - 5:00 pm.MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 am - 4 pm; Thur. 3 am - 8 pm. For infor-mation on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon. 2 - 6:30 pm; Tues. 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur. 2 - 6:30 pm; Fri. 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May). CANWOOD: Walter Willoughby Horticultural Society is hosting the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association’s 72nd Provincial Show on Thursday August 18th in the Canwood Community Hall. Entries for: Flowers, Fruit, Veggies, Plants, Crafts, Baking, Photography. Showbooks for Children and Adults are available. Show starts at 2 with Awards at 4. Call 306-747-3301 for more info.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Night, Fri., Sept. 9, ANGRY BIRDS; Fri., Sept. 23, CAPTAIN AMERICA; Fri., Oct. 7, ALICE - THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS; Fri., Oct. 21, FINDING DORY. Doors Open 7 p.m. Showtime 7:30 p.m. Cost is $5STURGEON RIVER: Memorial service at the Sturgeon River Chapel and cemetery on Sunday, August 28th, 2:00 pm. Fellowship and a light pot-luck lunch to follow. Please bring your lawn chairs and your own coffee or tea. Everyone welcome.SHELLBROOK: 6th Annual Street Fair. Saturday August 27th, Main Street, Shell-brook. Pancake breakfast 7 am, Taste of Shellbrook and many more venues. Check post-ers and advertisement in the August 19th Shellbrook Chronicle for more details.

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Currently, 73 per cent

of Canadian primary care doctors have replaced pa-per charts with electronic medical records, and many doctors can easily access their patients’ medical his-tory from a secure mobile app to provide better, more precise care. Mobile medi-cine gives doctors access to their patients’ medi-cal records in seconds. With everything stored electronically, there’s no

chance of information get-ting lost in a pile of papers. Now, a complete overview of your medical history is available anywhere, any-time.

This is especially great news for parents of young children, who can get sick more often and are less able to describe their symptoms. And pediatri-cians are hopping on board to help answer worried

parents’ concerns quickly.“Now I can deal with any

problem from anywhere on the planet, as long as I’m connected,” says pe-diatrician Dr. Mark Ko-vacs who uses a mobile medicine app connected to his office’s Telus Health electronic medical records system. “When doctors can access a child’s in-formation instantly, they can order tests, diagnose

symptoms, and treat the problem much faster.”

Doctors can communi-cate electronically with specialists and hospitals outside of their own clin-ics and practices, even af-ter hours. It also ensures a patient’s broader health-care team has a full view of their entire medical his-tory whenever they need it.

Digital technology is also helping connect younger

patients with their health-care. Doctors are using technology and apps to teach children with chron-ic conditions at an ap-propriate age how to help themselves. By doing this, kids can feel confident that they can control their health when they’re older or move away from home.

Find more information online at telushealth.com.

(NC) Patients who need long-term home care couldn’t do it without the added support of family and friends who serve as unpaid caregivers.

While the rewards of car-ing for someone are great, there are also many chal-lenges. The findings in the recently released report The Reality of Caring: Dis-tress among the caregivers of home care patients make that clear.

The report, put out by Health Quality Ontario, the provincial advisor on health care quality, finds that these patients are affected to a growing degree by cogni-tive impairment, functional disability and frail health. Notably, the rate of distress of caregivers, at 33 per cent, has more than doubled from 2009/10, as has the number of caregivers who were not able to continue looking after someone.

The report underscores the critical need for support for caregivers. One such support is Telehomecare, an Ontario Telemedicine Network pro-

gram that combines remote patient monitoring with health coaching by phone to help people with congestive heart failure or chronic ob-structive pulmonary disease — and those caring for them — manage their condition in the comfort of their own homes.

The program provides pa-tients with simple equipment connected to a computer tab-let that securely sends off vi-tal sign data for daily moni-toring by a nurse, at no cost to the patient. Telehomecare saves time spent travelling to appointments, to the tune of eight to nine hours per

month for both patients and their caregivers. That’s time saved and stress avoided.

But most importantly, Tele-homecare serves as a lifeline for those caring for someone with a chronic condition. As one caregiver said: “It was a great relief and support to be able to recognize and control

potential crisis/anxiety with this condition…we always received quality advice and speedy assistance.”

Reported another care-giver: “My father somewhat understands his condition. The primary care at home is delivered by myself or my mother. We already knew

the signs and symptoms but Telehomecare enabled us to better monitor his vital signs.”

To learn more about Tele-homecare, patients and fam-ily caregivers can visit www.ontariotelehomecare.ca or call 1-855-991-8191.

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(NC) Wonderful weather is still in full swing all across the country, even as kids gear up to go school. While it lasts, get friends and family together and enjoy the great outdoors with these three fun eco-friendly ideas.

1. Go for a picnic. All of our provinces and territo-ries have scenic spots where we can unroll a blanket, set out a spread and dine al fresco. It’s a delicious way to make the most of our short warm weather season and to catch up with loved ones in the fresh air. Keep the love for your location going by

using reusable dishes, cups and utensils. They’re easy to wash once you’re back at home and you won’t risk ru-ining your pretty picnic spot by leaving anything behind to threaten wildlife or dam-age the ecosystem.

2. Go for a stroll, a hike or a bike ride. Spectacular scenery is our national call-ing card — from coast to coast to coast, we’ve got wild places and pretty panora-mas that’ll take your breath away. Choose one near you, load essentials in your back-pack and make a day of it. Bring a local nature book to identify interesting trees or birds you spot along the way. Stay safe by letting someone know your plans and always pack out what you pack in.

Don’t leave your litter be-hind.

3. Clean a shoreline. No matter where in Canada you live, there’s a shoreline in your community. That’s anywhere that land meets water, whether it’s a river, coastline, pond or stream — even a storm drain counts. Shoreline litter is a threat to aquatic life and ecosys-tems because it can leach harmful chemicals into the water, be eaten accidentally by wildlife, and entangle aquatic animals such as tur-tles, birds, fish and marine mammals.

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is the country’s largest direct-ac-tion conservation initiative, organized by the Vancouver

Aquarium Marine Science Centre and WWF-Canada and presented by Loblaw Companies Limited. Across the country, people are do-ing their part to remove lit-ter from shorelines before it can harm our freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Join them any time of year to reconnect with nature and make a real difference in the health of your local waters.

Learn more or register to clean your local shoreline online at shorelinecleanup.ca.

Synthetic motor oil?(NC) Synthetic oil is not mainly for high-end vehicles any-

more, say auto maintenance specialists. This quality oil blend has become a norm.

“Synthetic motor oil delivers the highest level of lubrication, engine cleanliness and long-term protection,” says Gary Bilski, chief engineer at Fram, a leading brand in oil and filters. “It contains additives that reduce wear and help to prevent depos-its and sludge from forming.”

Just like the oil protects the engine, a hard-working filter protects the oil, Bilski points out.

“If your intention with synthetic oil is to get the most out of today’s extended oil-change intervals, then it’s even more im-portant to select an oil filter that supports it,” he explains. “For example, our Ultra Synthetic oil filter has a dual-layered, syn-thetic and cellulose media reinforced with a metal screen for longer drain intervals and higher dirt-trapping efficiency. This expanded capacity safely captures and holds the accumulating contaminants over a longer period of time. It’s engineered spe-cifically for use with synthetic oil – and with its dirt-trapping efficiency reported to remove 99 per cent of contaminants (for particles greater than 20 microns) your engine will be protect-ed up to 24,000 kilometers before an oil-drain is needed – and that, we are told, is giving drivers a much higher level of confi-dence, comfort and security.”

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What we think we know for sure about the Summer Olympics at Rio de Janei-ro, currently under way and filling our newspapers, television sets, computer screens, Twitter feeds and Facebook posts until Aug. 21.

• This will reportedly be the most ex-pensive Olympics ever, with figures ru-moured to be as high as $11 billion in a country whose poverty level is said to be above normal for a middle-income country, where crime is said to be out of control, and whose water quality is, to be generous, questionable.

• The television network given the job of bringing the pictures and stories to North America, NBC, will not likely show us any of the unsightly underbelly of Bra-zil.

• Dozens of the world’s best athletes made a public display about staying home from Rio because of a threat of coming down with the Zika virus, a mosquito-spread scourge that will be at its lowest threat in August, according to health experts.

• American swimmer Michael Phelps probably won’t be the star of the Games this year, because he’s, like, 74 years old or something like that, but he’ll get a disproportionate amount of air time because he’s won more gold medals, 18, than anyone in the history of the Games.

• If you watch the Games at all, you’ll likely see Usain Bolt of Jamaica. Prob-

ably in a blur.• CBC’s coverage

will focus mainly on Canadian athletes, and network esti-mates are that Cana-da will win between 15 and 20 medals, with three or four of them of the gold variety. Divers are reportedly Canada’s best hopes, sprinter Andre De Grasse is a world-class athlete and with the world’s four best male golfers staying home for Zika reasons, Canada’s duo of Graham DeLaet and David Hearn could medal, as could the women golfers, world No. 2 Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp.

• Every time a Russian athlete wins a medal, eyebrows will be raised. Here’s a prediction: At least one Russian medal winner will have that silverware taken away within 12 months of the Games’ closing.

• Canadian athletes will have Mom and Dad in Rio to watch, perhaps even Grandma and Grandpa, because the Olympics are a once-in-a-lifetime deal for most athletes. But did you know Mom and Dad’s rental accommoda-tion for a week in Rio might be as high as $26,000? (An Alberta athlete’s folks

confirmed that figure.)• Pele will show up in some form dur-

ing the opening ceremonies, because he is Brazil’s most famous athlete.

• Despite all the trepidation and wor-ry, the Games will be deemed a success. Brazil might still be paying for them in 2050, but by then, the world won’t care. In fact the world will quit caring on Aug. 21, shortly after the closing ceremonies.

• Norman Chad of the Washington Post, telling St. Louis fans they’re lucky the Rams moved to L.A.: “Without a local NFL team, you actually get a better selec-tion of NFL games every Sunday. You no longer are spiritually bound to watch a 7-9 team’s annual march to mediocrity.”

• Hit king Pete Rose, to the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle, on baseball salaries: “When we played, we counted our money. Today, they weigh it.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, after Julia Webb set a world record for running a half-mar-athon while pushing her 9-month-old daughter in a stroller. “She later thanked the person who made it all possible: her babysitter who didn’t show up.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Drug dealers in Rio are selling cocaine in Olympic packaging, HuffPost Brasil reported. Don’t know about faster or stronger, but they’ve got higher covered.”

• Another one from Chad: “Just moved into my Olympic Village apartment in

Rio de Janeiro. When I flush the toilet, the TV turns on to Fox News Channel.”

• Dickson again: “A week before the 2016 Summer Olympic Games begin the athletes village reported has gas leaks, small fires, floods and electrical prob-lems. Maybe we can move the Olympics to a better location. I understand Three Mile Island is available.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “TSN’s CFL analyst Matt Dunnigan said some-thing is missing from the Blue Bombers offence. Quick! Call LaPolice.”

• Currie again: “Struggling Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet said he recently shaved off his beard to get closer to his kids. Some think he did it to finally make a cut.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “The Patriots’ Julian Edelman is facing a paternity suit from a Swed-ish model who says she is 5 1/2 months pregnant with his baby. Once again a les-son for athletes, always wear ALL your equipment.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The Olympic athletes will not be able to get Pokemon Go in the Rio Olympic Village. ‘Gosh, how will we entertain ourselves with 10,000 of the hottest and fittest ath-letes in the world partying in one place?’ Asked nobody.”

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What’s new in sports nutrition this summer?(NC) Adding activity to your routine is a key contributor

to health and happiness and the Canadian Health Food As-sociation (CHFA) is dedicated to helping Canadians live to the fullest and achieve their health goals. With your summer workout routine in mind, CHFA’s in-house holistic nutri-tionist, Michelle W. Book, has a few tips to help you improve power, enhance performance and optimize hydration:

Boosting powerWhen looking to boost your power or strength at the gym,

you want to stimulate new muscle growth through resis-tance and endurance training. How effectively you repair and build muscle depends on the availability of protein in your body. Make sure your muscles have access to the pro-tein they need by consuming protein-rich whole foods like lean meats, eggs and fish, and vegetable sources such as beans, lentils and legumes, nuts and seeds, tofu, and grains like quinoa.

If you’re looking to supplements for a convenient source of protein, whey- and casein-based proteins from dairy sources are the most popular, but the growing trend towards plant-based foods and supplements has led to an increas-ing number of plant-based protein powders, including pea, hemp, soy and rice protein. These are available at a CHFA Member health food store in your community. Experiment with a few different options to find the fit that’s right for you.

Enhancing performanceCan you push harder, run faster, reach farther and dig

deeper?“Fuelling smartly before a workout with complex carbohy-

drates for sustained energy release can give you an edge to push yourself that extra bit,” Michelle Book explains.

Chia seeds are a great source of carbs and also deliver protein and omega-3 fats. Whole grains like brown rice are also packed with complex carbs for sustained energy release while being low in calories. Chickpeas are another surprising energy-rich food, packed with protein for an added boost.

“Omega-3s are an often-overlooked supplement that can help to enhance your performance,” Book points out. These

are heart-healthy fats that not only protect our blood ves-sels, but their anti-inflammatory effects help to reduce mus-cle soreness after a workout, as well.

Finally, B-vitamins, including vitamin B3 and vitamin B6 are key players in the production of ATP (adenosine triphos-phate), which helps us contract our muscles and process carbs for energy.

“Making sure you’re getting enough of these vitamins and minerals from foods or supplements is crucial,” Book says, “not just for your overall health, but also for optimal perfor-mance when you exercise.”

Optimizing hydrationOne of the drivers of athletic performance is maintaining

the balance of fluid and electrolytes in our bodies. Body flu-ids are essential for removing waste and toxins, maintaining proper neural and muscle function, regulating body temper-

ature, delivering fuel, and taking the brunt of shock absorp-tion while lubricating our joints.

“Skip the energy drink and try coconut water or maple wa-ter, which are naturally rich in electrolytes,” Book explains. Electrolytes are minerals, like sodium, chloride, magnesium and calcium, which keep neurons firing and muscles con-tracting.

Canadians are becoming more aware of the role nutrition plays in taking their exercise goals up a notch. Some are pushing for a new personal best time on a 10-kilometre run, while others want to add some lean muscle and lose a few centimetres around the belly, and many are looking to boost their energy. Visit chfa.ca to learn more about how you can reach these goals and more.

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Minutes of a meeting of the council of the Ru-ral Municipality of Shell-brook no. 493, which was held in the council chambers of the munici-pal office in Shellbrook, Sask., on Thursday, June 2, 2016.

Present were Reeve Robert Ernst and Coun-cilors Andy Larsen, Lyle Muller, Earl Stewart, Derwin Joelson and Doug Oleksyn, and Administra-tor Karen Beauchesne.

Reeve Ernst called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

Joelson: That we ap-prove the minutes of the May 4, 2016 meeting as presented. Carried

The Reeve called for an in Camera session to dis-cuss employee matters.

8:45 a.m. - Administra-tor Karen Beauchesne left the room

9 a.m. -Administrator Karen Beauchesne re-turned to the table.

9 a.m.- Councillor Muller left the room.

9:05 a.m.- Councillor returned to the table.

Stewart: That we recon-vene our regular meeting. Carried

9:30 a.m.- S/Sgt Rob Lutzko attended the meeting to give a report on RCMP activities.

9:55 a.m.- Councillor Larsen left the room.

10 a.m. - Councillor Larsen returned to the table.

10 a.m.- a delegation from the R.M. of Leask Council attended the meeting to discuss mutu-al water drainage issues.

10:05 a.m.- Councillor Muller left the room.

10:10 a.m.- Councillor Muller returned to the table.

10:50 a.m.- Reeve Ernst called for a 5 minute break.

10:55 a.m. - Reeve Ernst called the meeting back to order.

Muller: That the R.M. install a culvert in the road on the south side of SE 04-52-03-W3. Carried

Joelson: That we send a registered letter to the owner of Lot 1, Block 103, Plan

81PA04200 stating that all vehicles, docks, trail-ers, etc. must be moved off of the municipal road/road allowance, and the road must be kept clear in the future. Should the owner fail to comply, the municipality may have the obstacles removed and charge the costs back to the owner. Further, that we advise the owner it is illegal to undertake any work on a Municipal Public Reserve, and this activity must cease im-mediately or they may

face prosecution. CarriedStewart: That we ap-

prove blowing up to five beaver dams, to move the water along, on Hamil-ton’s, Ward Sterling’s and Wade Gilbertson’s prop-erties. Carried

Oleksyn: That the ad-ministrator place ad-vertisements wherever possible to announce the R.M. is tendering for fuel services, with tendering to close June 30, 2016. Carried

Joelson: That we pur-chase a 2016 Chev 2500% ton truck from Shellbrook Chev Olds for the price quoted.

Stewart: That we ap-prove the oral reports of council as presented. Car-ried

12:15 p.m. - meeting ad-journed for lunch.

1:15 p.m. - meeting re-convened.

Larsen: That we ap-prove the Statement of Financial Activities for the month of May, 2016 as presented. Carried

Stewart: That we accept the list of correspondence as presented. Carried

Stewart: That we accept the administrator’s resig-nation submitted on May 26, 2016, effective June 28, 2016. Carried

Larsen: That we adver-tise the R.M. is accepting applications for a full time Administrator, to start as soon as possible. Applica-tions received until June 30, 2016, or until such time as a suitable candi-date is found. Carried

Oleksyn: That we ap-prove the Draft 2015 Au-ditor’s Financial State-ment. Carried

Joelson: That we re-scind Motion 117/16. Car-ried

Larsen: That we ap-prove summer holidays for the office staff as re-quested, and close the of-fice from July 1, 2016 to July 15, 2016. Carried

Oleksyn: That we make application for the 2016 Beaver Control Program. Carried

Oleksyn: That we ap-prove the Sturgeon Lake Regional Park’s 2016 Budget as presented.

Stewart: That we agree to reduce the 100 % com-mercial assessment, on the shop located on SE 13-49-03-W3, to 50% commercial and 50% Ag Residential. Carried

Stewart: That we ap-prove the following ap-plications for a Building Permit, subject to the ap-proval of the Building In-spector:

Luke Kitching, Lot 1, Blk 2 Crutwell, House

$101,000S & K Sullivan, Lot 2 Blk

103 SE 24-49-02, House $482,000

Dan Otto, Lot 7 Blk A Round Lake, Garage $ 17,000

Ray Blakeney, SE 17-49-02, House $145,000. Carried

Joelson: That we pur-chase optional Excess Fire Fighting coverage through SARM, for an additional $20,000 cov-erage for an annual cost of $200. Carried

Joelson: That we ap-prove the letter, as pre-sented, with amend-ments, to be included with the 2016 Tax Notic-es. Carried

Joelson: That we send Brad Decorby a letter ex-pressing Council’s con-cern that he has been tak-ing gravel from an R.M. Gravel pit without per-mission, or paying for it. Should this practice con-tinue, he will be charged for the gravel and may be subject to prosecution. Carried

Larsen: That we ap-prove the following with-drawals from Municipal Hail

Insurance:Gary & Catherine Gale,

SE 35-50-02-W3Robert & Sharon Ardell,

SE 36-49-03-W3PR3 PS65 Farms Inc.,

NE 36-48-01-W3, SE 36-48-01-W3, NE 25-49-03-W3, NW 25-49-03-W3, NE 36-49-03-W3, NE OS-50-02-W3, SE 05-50-02-W3, SE 06-50-02-W3, SW 07-50-02-W3, SE 08-50-02-W3. Carried

Oleksyn: That we advise Shell River Towing that we cannot approve their request for an exemption from Road Bans in the municipality, due to the fact that this would set a precedent. Carried

Stewart: That we give first reading to Bylaw 6- 2016, a Bylaw to require that all candidates seek-ing election for Munici-pal Office shall require a Criminal Records Check. Carried

Joelson: That we read Bylaw 6-2016 a second time. Carried

Oleksyn: That we agree to give three readings to Bylaw 6-2016 at this meeting. Carried unani-mously

Muller: That we read Bylaw 6-2016 a third and final time. Carried

Stewart: That we make arrangements for this fall’s elections (if re-quired). (details withheld due to space) Carried

Joelson: That we concur with the Town of Shell-brook’s request to place a Community Living yellow bin, on the jointly

owned lot north of the office, to collect cloth-ing items for people with intellectual disabilities. Carried

Oleksyn: That we ac-knowledge Councillor Muller’s presentation of correspondence regard-ing Kowalczyk/Helm has been received. Carried

Muller: That the regular July 6, 2016 meeting be cancelled and the alter-nate date shall be at the call of the Reeve. Carried

Larsen: That we accept the gravel maps as pre-sented, for an estimated 25,000 yards of gravel. Carried

Larsen: That we ap-prove the municipal-ity to undertake a small amount of brush removal, and gravelling approxi-mately 1.5 miles on the road west of the north and south hald of Section 27-52-03-W3, and SW 34-52-03-W3. Carried

Stewart: That we ap-prove payment of ac-counts, as attached hereto, being regular cheque number 8472 to 8519 in the amount of $127,075.86, and payroll cheque numbers 12662 to 12681 in the amount of $41,390.98. Carried

Joelson: That we ad-journ. Carried

The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

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The Prince Albert Park-land Health Region is in need of caring, compas-sionate and committed volunteers to fill the fol-lowing service positions:

Entertainment –Big River Health Centre (306) 469-2220

Volunteer performers (Musicians, magicians, actors, etc.) share their talents with residents in long-term care. Other volunteers assist by invit-ing residents to a specific area for entertainment, parties, sing-a-longs, etc. Assist with snacks, lunches, etc.

“On Call” Volunteers – Wheatland Lodge (Leask) (306) 466-4949

Extra volunteers are often needed for the long term care residents on an “on-call” basis, to assist with outings, parties, so-cial gatherings, shopping trips, taking residents to appointments, etc.

Shifts: As need-ed

Parent-Tot Program – Whispering Pine Place (Canwood) (306) 468-

2900Mothers and/or fathers

along with their young children may visit resi-dents on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. Parents are responsible for their children at all times.

Shifts: Flexible, once or twice per week.

If you are interested in this or any other Volun-teer service position, or if you have a particular skill or talent you would like to

share with the patients, residents or clients in the Health Region, please call your local health care facility to apply. You can also reach the PAPHR Volunteer Services De-partment at (306) 765-6010, by email at volun-teers@paphr.sk.ca or find us on the web at www.paphr.ca. We look forward to matching your talents and interests with the right position for you.

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Canwood and Districts Volume II History Book

Limited amounts now available for purchase at the following locations:

RM of Canwood OfficeParkside General StoreShellbrook Flower Shop

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Barb Benson 306-468-2797 Donna Wyatt 306-468-2830 Shelley Andersen 306-468-2051

Thank you to all who have purchased a book and have made the book

a huge success !!!

Lorne Reinheimer and THE GOOD NEWS TRIO will be performing an Outdoor Church

Service for Partners in Worship on August 14, 10:30 AM at the Shell Lake Gazebo.

Contemporary Gospel and 60’s-70’s music.

Lunch to follow.

Free will offering.

Bring your lawn chairs.

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DELBERT M.DYNNA

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Prince Albert, SK S6V 0Y7phone (306) 764-6856

fax (306) 763-9540Preferred areas of practice:Wills, Estates, Real Estate

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Jake Verbonac 306-747-9073

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MGB Trucking Ltd.Backhoe Work & Hauling• Rubber Tired Backhoe

• Excavator • End Dump

Clarence Hoehne

Leask, Sask.Bus.: 306.466.4487Cell 306.466.7420

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Courteous, professional,reliable, plumbing, heating,

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Ph: 306-747-4332Shellbrook, Sask.

PLUMBING

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306-763-4366

Eternal Memories Funeral Service & CrematoriumFamily owned & Operated

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Anne Sitter - Blaine Lake • Hubert Smith - MarcelinIrene Lalonde-Cyr - Leask • Eleanor Person - Canwood & Shellbrook

Trevor Watts - Director/Owner1-306-466-4822

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Dr. Wayne DiakowDr. Stephen Malec

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on 15th Street EastCentral Optometric Group3 - 210 - 15th Street East,

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101 Main Street, Spiritwood

HEARING CENTRE

101 RAILWAY AVE. SHELLBROOK, SK

306-747-2828 (24 hrs.)

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Tammy Smart • Donna Lovberg • Fred Pomrenk

John & Bertha Couture • Greg & Karen Spencer

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Shellbrook

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SK 306-747-3038/306-981-3653. View at: poplarridgeangus.ca TFCH

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WANTED - Grain land to rent in Shell-brook, Canwood, Debden or Big River area. 500 to 5000 acres. Call Justin 306-469-0105 4-34CH

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HOMES FOR SALE - Park model homes, cabins & RTMs. Built to order and best value around. All new park model cabins with hardy-board siding and metal roof - only $38,000 - $68,000 plus delivery. Quail-ridge and Summit Park model homes $48,900 - $71,900 plus delivery. Mountain View RTM cabin 1008 sq. ft. - 3 bed, 2 bath only $129,000. Call for info., to order, or appt. Ph: 306-468-2224. Smart Cottage Life. 8-36CH

ACREAGE FOR SALE - 1 mile S. of Shellbrook on pavement. Spa-cious 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with double car attached garage. 2095 sq. ft. plus finished

basement, also 24 x 40 insulated shop. Beautiful well devel-oped yard on 8.25 acres. $495,900. Ph: John at 306-747-6262 / 306-747-7737. TFCH

HELP WANTED - Experienced combine/equipment operators for har-vest. Call Mike 306-469-7741 4-34CH

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PRAYER - St. Jude Prayer

May the sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored and glorified throughout the world forever.

Say six times a day for nine days, promised publica-tion.

Your prayer will be answered no matter how impossi-ble before the ninth day. 4-36C

CARD OF THANKS - My heartfelt thanks to all who attended my 90th birthday celebration. A special “thank you” to my family who made the day one I’ll never forget. I greatly appreciate the gifts and beauti-ful cards. May God Bless You All. Myrna Burgess 1-33C

IN MEMORIAM - Renee TruemanAug 14, 2011Another year has

passedFeel no guilt in

laughterShe knows how

much you careFeel no sorrow in

a smileThat she’s not

here to shareYou cannot grieve

foreverShe would not

want you toShe’d hope that

you would carry onThe way you al-

ways doSo talk about the

good timesAnd the ways you

showed you caredThe days you

spent togetherAll the happiness

you sharedLet memories sur-

round youA word someone

might sayWill suddenly

recaptureA time, an hour,

a day

That brings her back as clearlyAs though she was

still hereAnd fills you with

the feelingsThat say she’s

always nearFor if you keep

those momentsYou will never be

apartAnd they will live

foreverSafely locked

within your heartLove always and foreverBrian, Andrea, Jaxon & family

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Shellbrook’s town council met on Aug. 8 at the council chambers of the municipal office in Shell-brook. Present at the meeting were Mayor George Tomporowski and councillors Lyle Banda, Bruce Clements, Lois Freeman, David Knight, Kath-leen Nording, and Amund Otterson, as well as the town’s administrator Kelly Hoare.

Mayor Tomporowski called the regular council meeting to order at 6:10 p.m., and council began by approving the agenda for the meeting, and by adopting the minutes of its July 25 regular meet-ing. With no urgent business arising from said minutes, council moved on to provide its reports.

As the public works hadn’t had a meeting since July 25, the hospital and clinics report was up first. Councillor Otterson informed council that the clo-

sure of five beds at Parkland Integrated Health Centre, which had been hinted at by the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, was made official last week as the health region continues to struggle with inconsistent staffing levels.

On a more positive note, he also informed council that a couple people have applied for some of the incentives that the town now offers to nurses, or nurses in training, who decide to work, or complete their preceptorships or other school requirements, in Shellbrook.

In the recreation director’s report, it was revealed that there have been ongoing issues with excess garbage being left at the Community Hall. Council discussed the need to add extra garbage capacity at the hall, and agreed to approach TJ Disposals about getting a large, lockable dumpster.

Council later reviewed and approved its regular accounts and payroll deposits, and also agreed to hold a mid-year budget committee meeting to go over its year-to-date revenues and expenditures.

Mayor Tomporowski concluded the reports sec-tion by informing council that arrangements have been made with W.F. Botkin, the private firm do-ing the work on Highway 3, to have the company do some work on the airport.

In unfinished business, council carried a motion to send a letter to an individual who was ticketed for crossing the centre line on Main Street. The let-ter will include a deadline for the ticket to be paid, after which point the town will take the matter to court.

Moving onto new business, council approved a number of road closures for the Street Fair on Au-gust 27, including:

• Main Street from 3rd Avenue to Railway Av-enue;

• 1st Avenue East to the east side of the first alley, and 1st Avenue West to Home Hardware;

• 2nd Avenue East to the east side of the first al-ley, and 2nd Avenue West to the west side of the first alley; and

• Railway Avenue from the Shellbrook Hotel to the Community Hall

In other new business, council also agreed to purchase up to two tables for the Shellbrook and District Chamber of Commerce’s Sept. 14 speakier session, Doug Griffiths’ 13 Ways to Kill Your Com-munity, depending on the level of interest from town staff. Tables of eight are $175 each.

With no further business to discuss, council ad-journed for the evening. Council’s next meeting date is Aug. 22.

Highlights of a Shellbrook town council meeting

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