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Shellbrook Chronicle
The voice of the Parkland for over 100 years
Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Friday, February 20, 2015
VOL. 103 NO. 8 PMR #40007604
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Taking the pulse of healthcare in Shellbrook
Parkland Integrated Health Centre opened in July 2013, and operates as a 24-hour service facility.
By Jordan Twiss
As Shellbrook has changed over the years, few things in this
vibrant rural town have remained the same. True, many of the
faces and businesses that one sees when walking down Main
Street have been here for as long as one can remember.
But at the same time the town’s population has grown and
new businesses have sprung up. Yet, while these things have
changed, few things have changed in Shellbrook as much as
healthcare has in just three short years.
What’s up doc?
Although the town currently has six family physicians – ﬁve
alternate payment doctors and one fee-for-service doctor –
and three part-time and full-time nurse practitioners, town
councillor and doctor recruitment and retention committee
member, Amund Otterson says this wasn’t the case not too
long ago.
“Three years ago, Dr. Anatole Nguegno was the main supplier because we had seen a downturn. Three physicians left
in one fell swoop, then another Dr. left, so we went from ﬁve
to one within a short period,” he said. “He did his best. He
kept the old hospital going on weekends.”
Now, with the town at its cap in terms of doctors, and with
a brand new hospital (Parkland Integrated Health Centre,
which opened its doors in July 2013) Shellbrook can offer the
surrounding area 24-hour services. Otterson says one of the
current goals of all those working in healthcare is to ensure
that it stays that way.
The new status quo seems to be working for the town, as the
vast majority of patients are able to make same-day appointments or get checked out at the hospital’s emergency room.
But even with healthcare delivery running smoothly, Otterson continues to be a vehement advocate for the town, seeking
funding for a seventh physician.
“Six [doctors] is what we’re allocated by the funding provided through the health region, so their hands are tied,” he
explained, noting that the possibility of adding another physician, though slim, is not off the table for him.
“The provincial government is feeling the pain of reduced
revenue due to the lower value of oil. It’s terminated the John
Black and Associates contract and frozen wages of MLAs and
ministers... so adding people is not likely at the moment.”
While ﬁgures for the total town’s total healthcare budget are
unavailable, town administrator Kelly Hoare says the budgeted amount the town pays to doctors is $49,600, split between
the six doctors each month.
Given the $600-to-$800 million budget shortfall the government faces, and the fact that healthcare accounts for 45
per cent of the provincial government’s overall budget, it
seems likely that healthcare, like everything else, is “still on
the table” for cuts – or at the very least freezes.
“There’s an HR component of the provincial government’s
ministry of health that determines what they can allocate in
each area. It’s based on billing, and the way physicians bill
or have historically billed,” Otterson explained, noting that
Shellbrook was assessed based on a fee-for-service model,
even though ﬁve of its six doctors under contract to the health
region to provide care in the Primary Care model.
“The Primary Care model permits four patients per hour
to allow for more consultation and better delivery, which is
a very good model. However, on the other hand, it cuts down
the capacity,” he added.
While Shellbrook seems likely to stay steady at six doctors,
Otterson explains that changes could still be coming, including changes to the areas Shellbrook’s physicians work in.
“There is that hub and spoke model in the future. It’s not
happening now, but there is a possibility that down the road
physicians from Shellbrook will be providing service in Big
River,” he said, noting that the Prince Albert Parkland Health
Region is currently sending out physicians from Prince Albert
to serve Big River, and that this seems to be working.
Still looking ahead, Otterson says one of the greatest challenges Shellbrook will continue to face is doctor retention.
“What we have is an excellent group. They’re young, so we
can expect that some will want to strive to different levels of
medicine, such as specialties. So, continued recruitment is going to be an ongoing need,” said Otterson.
He adds that the recent increase in the number of seats at
the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine, and
that fact that medical school training is taking place across the
province – as opposed to mostly in major urban centres – are
good signs that Saskatchewan will have more home-grown
physicians practicing across the province in the future.
He also says that changes to regulations surrounding bringing international graduates into the province will make recruitment easier.
Pat Stuart, VP of quality management for PAPHR says the
region is also looking to improve its ability to provide continuity in service when physicians are away.
“We recently signed contracts with two physicians [from
the UofS] to provide locum services for the entire health region. They will go into rural areas and cover for physicians
who are away,” she said.
“We hope to see more of that and hopefully it will be another way to continue to stabilize our resources across the
province and in our region,” she added.
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February 20, 2015
French Consulate General to honor Jack Van Eaton
By Harry Van Eaton
SNOHOMISH COUNTY – It’s been more than 70
years since Jack Van Eaton risked his life for the world
and the people of France.
Now, the Consulate General of France will honour him
with the country’s highest decoration, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
It will happen on his 91st birthday.
“I can’t imagine what it would have
been like to have been occupied by
people and treated the way they were
being treated,” Van Eaton said about
the conditions during World War II.
“They would be extremely grateful
and happy to have someone come and
chase the bad guys out of town.”
After The Battle of the Bulge, as his
machine gun squad was moving into
Germany, Van Eaton took a bullet in
the leg.
“Went between the bone and the tendon
just above my ankle,” he remembered. “I’m
sure that wasn’t what he was aiming at. I’m
glad he was a poor shot.”
He said it happened just at the break of
day. His sergeant sat next to him when he felt
something hit his leg.
“Riffle shot had gone through a tree
about 18-inches big and hit the combat
boot buckle and it fell apart. This piece of
metal was sticking out of my leg” Van
Eaton said as he held up the small piece
he’s managed to keep all these years.
Two Purple Hearts and seven decades
later, he still feels blessed.
“Probably less than 50 percent of the
guys came home that went over with me,”
he said. “Infantrymen don’t last long up there in
those kind of battles.”
For that reason, he feels humbled about this month’s
honour.
“I feel so much less deserving than 10,000 or more
other people, but I was there and did what I had to do
and the French government is generous enough to offer
this accolade. I’m honored. Very honored” he said. “My
degree of hell was probably a one or two and many of
them was ten and 12 degrees.”
Van Eaton’s leg healed enough to where he went on to
live an active life. He came back to the California girl he
met before he went to war. They met at Graceland College after he went to visit his brother.
“I asked somebody to introduce me to the dark-haired
girl with the beautiful smile,” he said.
They wrote each other during the war.
She turned out to be the love of his life.
“I went back to Yakima where I was
living with my aunt and uncle in high
school,” Van Eaton remembers about
those days when he made it
back to the states. “There
was a letter addressed to
me on the mantle of the
fireplace. It was an invitation to a wedding and I
was a participant. I was
the groom.”
He didn’t have long to
make it to Los Angeles.
He borrowed a suit from
his brother and hitchhiked all the way to the
wedding. The long ride
down turned into 67 more
years with Carol, named that
by her parents because she
was born on Christmas.
“[Her father] says ‘what are
you going to do to feed my
daughter?’ The war was over
and thousands of veterans
were coming out looking
for jobs,” Van Eaton said.
Then he smiles, laughs
and recalls “I said ‘I
don’t have a clue what
I’m going to do. How
much does she eat?’”
Carol’s father talked
him into being a firefighter like him because
the job had fed his family all
through the depression. Van Eaton wound up serving nearly three decades on the Los Angeles Fire Department and retired as a captain. Now,
even in his 90s, he’s helped Snohomish Jack Van Eaton, brother of long time Shellbrook resident Jim Van
County Fire District 10 by being a com- Eaton and the late Bruce Van Eaton (my father) will be made a
member of Frances Legion of Honour.
missioner.
“We make an effort to buy equipment
that puts out fires better and protects firefighters more,” kitchen. 90 years has flown by. But Jack Van Eaton still
he explained.
feels so thankful to have experienced it all.
Jack and Carol had a daughter who became a nurse
“We grew old together and we had an extremely fanand a son who became a Seattle firefighter.
tastic life,” he said. “[I’m grateful] for the life that I had
Van Eaton lost his wife in March 2013 after she suf- to live and the opportunity to be useful.”
fered a stroke. An enlarged version of the picture of her
he carried in his wallet during the war now hangs in his
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February 20, 2015
As the world price of oil
has dropped our province
need look no further than
2009 to realize Saskatchewan’s strong and diversiﬁed
economy is well positioned
to weather another period
of global economic instability. The last time oil prices
plunged, potash sales also
collapsed and compounded
the province’s revenue challenge. Despite these challenges, entrepreneurs still
created jobs, investment
continued to ﬂow, and our
population continued to
grow. We worked hard to
balance the budget that year,
and the economy quickly rebounded.
Today
Saskatchewan’s
potash industry is coming
off a record sales year, and
the prospects for 2015 look
good. Merchandise exports
set a new record of $35.12
billion in 2014, up 8.9 per
cent from 2013, while agrifood exports of $13.9 billion
increased by 19 per cent. We
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are also expecting new records for both manufacturing shipments and wholesale
trade.
For three consecutive
years, capital investment in
the province has surpassed
$20 billion. For more than
two years, Saskatchewan
has had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada
and job creation has been
strong across the economy.
In the last seven years, more
than 65,000 jobs have been
created,less than 10 per cent
of which have been in the resource sector. Not only does
Saskatchewan have economic momentum, we also
have a strong ﬁscal foundation.
Over the past seven years,
our government has paid
down $3 billion of operational debt left behind by
previous governments, reducing interest costs by hundreds of millions of dollars a
year. Our growing economy
has also allowed us to deliver record income and education property tax cuts to
Saskatchewan residents and
invest $6.6 billion in much
needed infrastructure like
highways, schools, hospitals
and long-term care homes.
As we deal with the uncertainty caused by lower
oil prices, our government’s
priorities won’t change. We
will maintain our focus on
controlling
government
spending and keeping taxes
as low as possible. We will
continue to invest in important infrastructure, innovation and skills training. We
will continue to tell the Saskatchewan story around the
world. Most importantly, in
doing this, we will be careful not give up ground in the
area of ﬁscal responsibility.
Feb. 16 is Family Day in
Saskatchewan. If you are
looking for ways to spend
quality time with others,
this happens to coincide
with our government’s ﬁrst
Free Fishing Weekend of
2015.
Everyone, including visitors to the province, will
be welcome to go ice ﬁshing Feb. 14, 15 and 16 without having to buy a licence.
Please note that Free Fishing
Weekend does not apply in
national parks, that regular
angling limits and all other
sport ﬁshing laws remain in
effect and that anyone plan-
Searle reappointed to
Big River Housing Authority
Maureen Searle has been reappointed to the Big River Housing Authority
Board of Directors. Other members of
the board of directors are Elaine Seney,
Beverley Yobb, Margaret Olenchuk and
Vera Connolly. Connolly is chairperson.
The Big River Housing Authority is
a community-based organization that
provides daily management of 37 housing units constructed and operated under the terms of a federal provincial municipal cost sharing agreement.
Social Services Minister, Donna Harpauer, paid tribute to the volunteers
who manage the social housing projects
in their community. “This local handson approach ensures that the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation responds
effectively to the needs of each community.”
Saskatchewan has a network of 260
housing authorities and more than
1,400 volunteer members who assist
with management of housing units
throughout the province for seniors, low
income families and persons with disabilities.
Persons interested in volunteering to
serve on the board of directors for the
Big River Housing Authority are encouraged to contact the mayor of Big
River. A local nominating committee
recommends board members.
Applications for accommodation are
available from the manager of the Big
River Housing Authority.
Rob Clarke Report
Farming is the backbone of our economy
is working efﬁciently at the top of its capacity.
here in Northern Saskatchewan.
We have doubled the deduction limit under
Our Conservative Government is proud to
the restricted farm loss tax rules from $8,750 to
have worked hand in hand with Saskatch$17,500, allowing signiﬁcant tax relief for farmers.
ewan farmers, building a strong relationship
Our Tax Deferral for Livestock program has
that has made Saskatchewan a better place
been expanded to include all horses over twelve
for farmers and consumers.
months that are kept for breeding purposes when
Since 2006, our Conservative Government
sold due to drought or excessive moisture.
has invested – in conjunction with provinThe Western Livestock Price Insurance Program
ROB
cial governments – over $3 billion in innois providing cattle and hog producers in Western
vation, competitiveness and market develCanada a hedge against price declines within a
CLARKE
opment in the agricultural sector, ensuring
production cycle.
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that Canada’s agricultural industry remains
Our Government is proud to stand with farmers
Desnethé
on the cutting-edge of farming and livestock
in helping to build a stronger Canada. By working
technology.
together we will make the agricultural industry
Mississippi
The Agricultural Innovation Program,
stronger domestically and internationally and conChurchill River
which we have funded to the tune of $50
tinue to bolster Saskatchewan’s robust economy.
million, aids in this process by supporting
As always, I look forward to your letters, e-mails
the development and commercialization of
and calls. Write me at: Rob Clarke MP,
new products, technologies, processes and services geared
House of Commons, 502 Justice Building, Ottawa, Ontoward the agricultural sector.
tario, K1A 0A6.
The difﬁculties in grain transportation that caused deI hope you will ﬁnd time to visit my website http://www.
lays in the sale of product has prompted our legislation, robclarkemp.ca To contact me via e-mail use clarkr@parl.
the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, which will help en- gc.ca Call my constituency ofﬁce, toll-free, at 1-866-400sure the entire grain handling and transportation system 2334.
NADINE
WILSON
MLA
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Saskatchewan
Rivers
Toll Free:
1-888-763-0615
www.nadinewilson.ca
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ning to take ﬁsh out of the
province must purchase a
licence.
Caution and common
sense are key to safe and enjoyable ice ﬁshing. Remember to test the ice thickness
before you travel on it. A
minimum of 10 cm of good
ice is required for walking
and 30 cm for light vehicle
travel.
Ice ﬁshing is a popular
activity and the Family Day
weekend is an excellent opportunity for people of all
ages to learn about and enjoy the sport.
McComas
reappointed to
Shellbrook Housing
Jim McComas has been appointed to the Shellbrook
Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members
of the board of directors are Ted Mazxurkewich, JoAnn
Stene, one vacant position and Eileen Chappell. Chappell
is chairperson.
The Shellbrook Housing Authority is a communitybased organization that provides daily management of 41
housing units constructed and operated under the terms
of a federal provincial municipal cost sharing agreement.
Social Services Minister, Donna Harpauer, paid tribute
to the volunteers who manage the social housing projects in their community. “This local hands-on approach
ensures that the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation responds effectively to the needs of each community.”
Saskatchewan has a network of 260 housing authorities
and more than 1,400 volunteer members who assist with
management of housing units throughout the province for
seniors, low income families and persons with disabilities.
Persons interested in volunteering to serve on the board
of directors for the Shellbrook Housing Authority are
encouraged to contact the mayor of Shellbrook. A local
nominating committee recommends board members.
Applications for accommodation are available from the
manager of the Shellbrook Housing Authority.
Information Meeting For
Cameco
Hockey Day
in Saskatchewan
Monday March 2nd, 2015
- 7:00 PM
Shellbrook Curling Rink Lounge
Hosted by Shellbrook Minor Sports Association
WOODLAND COMMUNICATORS
OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 210, Academic Centre
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
formerly known as (SIAST Woodland Campus)
1500 10th Avenue East, Prince Albert
Woodland Communicators, a chapter of Toastmasters International is having an open house and everyone is welcome.
We will have refreshments and door prizes. Learn leadership
and public speaking skills and find out about the newest toastmaster club in town.
Contact Brenda for more information at 306-940-8910 or by
email at [email protected]
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OPINION
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February 20, 2015
On the myth of
exceptionalism
Once upon a time there was a great country. Though
it was born through the blood and fire of war, those who
fought for it did so believing that it would be the birthplace
of true freedoms: freedom of expression and a free market
that would create freedom of opportunity.
This country, as we now know it, is America.
With these ideals of freedom so deeply ingrained in the
very fabric of its being, American life soon gave birth to
what historian James Truslow Adams called the “American Dream,” the belief that, with enough hard work, even
the poorest could join the ranks of
the wealthy.
The year was 1931, and America,
like many other countries, was still
clawing its way out of the grips of
the Great Depression. Given the climate, it’s hardly surprising that the
idea of the American Dream, which
promised a light at the end of even
the darkest tunnels, was incredibly
enticing.
JORDAN
Before too long, this little dream
became the ethos of an entire nation.
TWISS
And so for decades to come, white
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picket fences and unlimited wealth
were the ideals towards which many
Reporter
would strive.
But somewhere along the line the
dream was hijacked by a privileged
few. The so-called free market, as it turned out, was not as
free as had been promised, but instead was subject to the
whims of those who already held the money and the power.
So the same country that had once worshipped the
American Dream instead constructed its altars to the almighty dollar. And soon corporations were, in many ways,
given more rights and freedoms than the people who toiled
tirelessly – believing that if they worked hard enough, their
dream would come true – to make them successful.
With the dream of the free market gone, freedom of
opportunity quickly followed. As years passed, more and
more people found themselves working harder, yet reaping fewer benefits for their labour.
As for freedom of speech, it too turned out to be an illusion. For, not too long before the birth of the American
Dream, the idea of American Exceptionalism was also
born, promoting the belief that the qualities upon which
America was founded made it unique among all nations.
Fast forward to 2015, and you can see the damage these
two ideas have wrought. In its belief that it is exceptional,
America ceased to strive towards exceptionalism, and instead fell into the belief that its exceptionalism was innate.
Those who would dare attempt to chastise America are
branded as un-American, effectively snuffing out any rational conversation on the issue.
Meanwhile, the American Dream remains as unattainable as ever. The top 1 per cent of Americans now own
more wealth than the bottom 90 per cent, and while the
rich are lauded for their wealth, the poor are blamed for
their poverty, even though average Americans work longer
hours than many of their Canadian and European counterparts.
Canada, though more modest than its neighbour to the
south, is not too dissimilar from it. Canada has long been a
refuge for those seeking a new start and better opportunities for themselves and their families.
But we, too, face similar wealth gaps. According to a 2014
study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the
richest 86 Canadians (.002 per cent of the population) own
more wealth than the poorest 11.4 million. And we similarly
blame the poor for their plight.
Exceptionalism may not be integral to the Canadian
identity. But it is nonetheless something we should strive
for. And it must begin with elevating the poorest among
us by giving them the equality they need to pursue their
dreams. For when the poorest suffer, we all suffer, but
when they flourish, we become truly exceptional.
Paul Martin Commentary
With RSP season descending upon us, we’ll be hearing plenty
Workers in this province fared as well as anyone in the counabout the issue of retirement planning and, more spetry – or perhaps even a bit better – in terms of wage inciﬁcally, being able to pay for retirement.
creases last year.
One example is a recent survey from RBC Royal
We don’t have the actual ﬁnal number yet, but NoBank which asked Canadians at both ends of the age
vember’s ﬁgures show Saskatchewan pay packets grew
spectrum for their views on retirement ﬁnances. They
third fastest in the nation, behind only Newfoundland
found that young people believe they ‘owe’ their parand PEI. They were even ahead of Alberta.
ents a solid retirement. On the other side of the equaAt 3.4 per cent for the twelve months ending in Notion, an even larger percentage of boomers said they
vember, wage increases outpaced inﬂation which meant
wanted nothing to do with that idea…they want to supreal gains for the province’s workforce.
port their own retirement plans. Plus they believe their
We now stand at $960 a week, third among all the
PAUL
children face tougher ﬁnancial issues than they did.
provinces behind Alberta and Newfoundland, the other
This dichotomy brought the survey around to the
oil producers. We may we see some retrenchment on
MARTIN
question of RSPs and how people of various ages look
these ﬁgures in coming months but the most current
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at them as a tool for funding retirement living. The
data still shows quite favorably as the falling price of oil
number of young people who have begun saving via
was not as widely felt in November as in the eight or ten
the RSP vehicle is the lowest in a decade, roughly one-half the weeks since.
number of boomers who have done so. But only two-thirds of
Nonetheless this provides some insight into the provincial laboomers have an RSP so it appears there is some room to grow bour market, again showing that the trends favor those selling
on this count.
labor and working against those who are buying, employers who
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have been raising pay scales in order to attract or retain talent.
Last year was a good one for full-time work.
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StatsCan has just released a year-in-review on the job front in
The falling price of oil has prompted the economists at TD
2014 – how employers approached the market and what it meant Bank to revise their forecast for the provincial economy and, as
for labor. Saskatchewan had the second highest growth rate in you’d guess, its downward.
job creation behind Alberta. We were tied with Manitoba which
The bank says the three major oil producers – Alberta, Sasmade the Prairies ‘THE’ place to ﬁnd work.
katchewan and Newfoundland, will underperform the rest of the
The high points of the year-end review look like this:
country this year and next. Plus, they’ve revised their forecast for
- Saskatchewan employers created 8,200 net new positions in the year that just ended as we have yet to get the ﬁnal numbers
the year;
on 2014.
- Full-time work rose by an even stronger number – more than
It says Saskatchewan will see growth of between 1.2 and 1.8 per
14,000;
cent annually in 2014, 15 and 16. That’s quite a bit lower than the
- Part-time spots fell by 6,000 as employers elevated temporary numbers we were seeing in previous years but still not in recesand entry-level jobs to full-time status.
sion territory.
At the same time as we saw 8,200 new jobs, the labor pool exNewfoundland, however, will not be so lucky as they can expect
panded by only 6,600 so we had a higher percentage of the popu- an actual contraction in growth.
lation employed which resulted in a reduction in the unemployWith growth of half a percentage point Alberta is expected to
ment rate….from 4.0 per cent at the start of the year to 3.7 per be the second poorest performer in 2015, behind Newfoundland.
cent by year’s end. That conﬁrms our status as having the lowest Then Saskatchewan is third from the bottom. Next year will see
unemployment rate in the nation….or the tightest labor market a slight improvement as we go from 1.5 per cent this year to 1.8
in Canada.
in 2016.
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And, job creation will continue but more modestly.
VIEWPOINT
February 20, 2015
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Budget, economy, taking first hits
The warning signs are coming in and
they’re not pretty.
We are in for a tough provincial budget –
one in which there is legitimate reason for us
to lower expectations of what we might have
hoped to receive from Premier Brad Wall’s
government.
And we may be in for tougher economic
times sooner than we thought as well, although the hope still is that the economy
will ride out the storm before things get really tough.
The latest sign of a tough economy came
in the form of something rarely seen in these
parts in the past ﬁve years – a decline in a
the number of working people compared
with the same period last year.
There were 1,200 fewer working people
(558,200) in Saskatchewan in January compared with January 2014. It marked only
the second time in the last year and only the
third time since 2010 that year-over-year
jobs have fallen in this province, according to the monthly Statistics Canada labour
force survey
Associate Economy Minister Jeremy Har-
rison was quick to lay
the blame on tanking
oil prices, but Doug
Elliott of Sask Trends
Monitor
believes
something else is going on.
Elliott, the province’s foremost statistician, noted that jobs in
MURRAY
Alberta actually rose
despite the fact that its
MANDRYK
economy is even more
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dependent on oil than
Saskatchewan’s.
Moreover, while oil decline is more likely
to impact technical services like law, engineering and accounting and restaurants and
accommodations, the biggest Saskatchewan
job losses were in transportation, retail
sales, trade (3,400 fewer jobs) and agriculture (5,000 fewer jobs).
Whether this is necessarily good news
may be a matter of interpretation, but Elliott
cautions against panic over a single month’s
decline.
Time for a Medicare approach
to climate change
Dear editor,
Over the past nine years Canada’s international reputation
has been damaged and the Keystone XL pipeline has been
stalled, all because our federal government has failed to deliver a sensible, credible approach to the environment and the
economy.
At the same time, many provinces and territorial governments have begun their own initiatives because they know
that climate change is real and that our children’s future requires us to reduce carbon emissions. BC, Alberta, Quebecand, soon, Ontario—jurisdictions that represent over 85% of
the economy—have all committed, in different ways, to a price
on carbon.
History has shown that Canada works best when all orders
of government work together to forge solutions to complex
problems. Through provincial experimentation and federal
leadership, Medicare was forged and now provides one common standard of public healthcare for every Canadianacross
in the entire country. That’s the approach we need to take to
reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
As it stands, the Prime Minister has committed Canada to
targets, but we’re not collectively on track to meet them, not
even close. And no wonder, when the Prime Minister refuses
to meet with the Premiers to coordinate climate policies—or
anything else for that matter.
That’s why a new Liberal government would, within 90 days
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You may also recall that Elliott is the guy
that’s of the view that oil prices are likely to
recover before Saskatchewan truly feels the
brunt of the impact.
But that won’t be soon enough to ward off
the hammering we are about to take in the
March provincial budget, which is far more
susceptible to the whims of oil prices because of revenue we derive from oil.
And lest there remains any doubt over this,
consider the not-so-subtle message Wall has
sent out by announcing a wage freeze for
ministers (and now all MLAs), political staff
and other appointees and Crown heads and
senior government managers.
The base pay for a Saskatchewan MLA will
be frozen at last year’s rate of $94,668 while
cabinet ministers will get by with $142,866
this year and Wall will have to settle for his
$163,560 salary.
It’s hardly a hardship and savings involved
with all staff and bureaucrat come to $15
million – a paltry sum compared with the
$600-to$800 million revenue shortfall Wall
said his government must ﬁnd through declining oil prices.
of the upcoming Paris climate conference, hold a First Ministers meeting to work together on a framework for combatting
climate change—including the creation of national emissionsreduction targets.A national standard would be set in partnership with provinces and territories, who will have the ﬂexibility to design their own polices to achieve it, including carbon
pricing. The federal government would provide funding, similar to how it supports Medicare today.
In this way, we will build on existing provincial initiatives,
in the best spirit of Canadian federalism. Through a healthy
respect for regional differences, we will achieve progress on
climate change; wewill begin to repair our broken relationships and regain public trust.
Canada has solved bigger problems than this and we’ll solve
this one too, in the way we always have—together.
Yours sincerely,
John McKay, MP
Liberal Party of Canada Environment Critic
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Moreover, the government has so far offered no cost-saving ﬁgure from its hiring
freeze of all non-essential, non-frontline
government workers. The government might
be blowing a bit of smoke here.
That said, it’s symbolic and it’s also political leadership.
One surely can’t expect rural Saskatchewan people to accept freezes to highways,
schools and hospitals if the politicians,
themselves, aren’t willing to do the same.
One suspects it was a warning shot mostly aimed at the public sector _–especially
teachers, nurses, cancer agency employees
and the SaskPower workers whose contracts
all expire in 2015. These happen to be the
unions that have often been the most difﬁcult for governments in the last two decades.
Combined with Wall’s musing of using the
notwithstanding clause to take away striking
rights in the wake of his government’s loss
before the Supreme Court, the message to
public employees seems particularly loud.
But it’s likely a message to the rest of us
as well – a message that the budget won’t be
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all while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. In 2015 these goals are due for renewal.
Over those 15 years, huge gains have been made in reducing
extreme poverty and improving health and education worldwide; the gulf between the developed and developing worlds
has never been so small. And despite all the negative press
about the global economy aid continues to grow, reaching 135
billion dollars in 2013, the highest level ever recorded.
But while the world musters the will to ﬁnally confront humanity’s oldest miseries, as in so many other areas Canada
fails to assume its global responsibility. While total world aid
increased 6%, Canada’s dropped 11%, and is the lowest of all
major donor nations despite an enviable economy. It is now
barely half of what it was in 1987.
As the new development goals are crafted this year, we have
a chance to change this shameful record and increased aid
funding. It’s time Canada stood up in the world as a mature
nation and assumed its responsibility towards the global poor.
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Highlights of an RM of Shellbrook meeting
Minutes of a meeting of
the council of the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook no.
493, which was held in the
council chambers of the municipal office in Shellbrook,
Saskatchewan, on Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2015.
Present were Reeve Robert Ernst and Councilors
Andy Larsen, Lyle Muller,
Earl Stewart, Sean Helm,
Derwin Joelson and Doug
Oleksyn, and Administrator
Karen Beauchesne.
Reeve Ernst called the
meeting to order at 8:30
a.m.
That we approve the minutes of the meeting of Dec.
30, 2014 as presented. Carried
That the R.M. of Shellbrook send a copy of Carmen Kowalczyk’s letter and
map that was presented to
council at the Dec. 3, 2014
meeting to the SARM solicitor to obtain advice on a
course of action to be taken
by the municipality. Failed
That the email sent on
December 2, 2014 from
Lyle Muller to administra-
tor Karen Beauchesne be
included in the correspondence the Dec. 3, 2014
meeting. Carried
That we accept the reports
of the Reeve and council,
and the administrator’s report as presented. Carried
That we approve the Statement of Financial Activities
for the month of December,
2014 as presented. Carried
That we approve the correspondence as presented.
Carried
That
we
purchase
$2,000,000.00 Excess Lia-
HOST Players set
to take the stage
With rehearsals already well under way,
the HOST Players are hoping to have Shellbrook and area residents rolling in the aisles
when they take to the stage at the Shellbrook
Theatre to perform their annual full-length
play.
This year’s selection is the 1982 comedy
Noises Off, written by British playwright Michael Frayn. Group member Lynn Harper is
directing the production, marking her first
time at the helm, and she says directing the
play is turning out to be no easy task.
“I love the play, but it’s such a difficult play
to do. The appeal for me was the humour in
it,” she said. “If you’re a fan of Monty Python or Airport, or shows like that, that don’t
make a lot of sense but are hilarious, that’s
what you can expect: a very farcical play.”
Noises Off is a three-act production that is
essentially a play within a play. It follows a
troupe of actors who are woefully (but also
comically) unprepared to perform the play
they’re rehearsing – called Nothing On. As
tensions between the cast members grow,
chaos ensues, and the cast desperately tries
to somehow make the production a success.
“In the second act, the stage is “spun
around” so you see things from backstage. It
gets very funny because they try to be quiet
and they’re fighting, but the play is still going
on,” said Harper.
Although the dates aren’t quite set in stone,
Harper says that the HOST Players expect to
be ready to put the production on in mid-tolate April, with four shows spread over two
weekends.
While most of the proceeds from the play
will go to help fund the HOST players’ next
theatrical endeavour (after all, the copyrights
for plays are quite pricey), the group will give
any money it can back to the theatre, to help
pay for maintenance and equipment.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Rural Municipality of Big River, No. 555
Public Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act,
2007 that the RM of Big River No. 555 intends to pass a bylaw to amend the RM of Big River No.
555 Zoning Bylaw as hereinafter provided.
It is proposed to amend the RM of Big River No. 555 Zoning Bylaw as follows:
1. The Zoning District Map, referred to in Section 5.2 of Bylaw 6/99 is to be amended to
rezone from RR – Resort Residential District to AR – Agriculture Resource District the
following lands:
(a) In the NW-35-56-08-W3 all that land identified and shown within a bold dashed
line on the sketch which appears as part of this notice.
Purpose
The intent of the bylaw is as follows:
1. To rezone an area previously zoned for a
specific Resort Residential development
within the NW-35-56-08-W3, back to its
prior zoning of Agriculture Resource
District, as a result of the developer not
proceeding with a plan of proposed
subdivision.
Bylaw Inspection
The bylaw may be inspected by any interested
person, at the RM Office on any judicial day between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Copies are
available to persons at a cost of $1.00.
Public Hearing
Representations respecting the bylaw will be considered by the Council on the 18th day of
March, 2015 in the Board Room at the Big River Community Centre at 606 First Street north,
Big River, SK at 3:00 p.m. Council shall hear any person or group of persons or persons acting
on their behalf, who wish to make a representation. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before
the hearing.
Issued at Big River this 12th day of February, 2015.
Donna Tymiak
Rural Municipal Administrator
bility Insurance from SARM
for 2015. Carried
That we renew our membership with SARM for
2015. Carried
That we appoint Doug
Oleksyn as Deputy Reeve for
the year 2015, or until such
time as a new Deputy Reeve
is appointed. Carried
That we set the signing
authorities for 2015 as follows: Reeve Robert Ernst
or Deputy Reeve Doug
Oleksyn, and Administrator Karen Beauchesne or
Assistant Administrator Val
Thompson. Carried
That we set the rate of
council indemnity for 2015
at $175.00 per diem and
mileage at $0.75 per kilometer (amended to $0.60
per kilometer by Motion
31/15 February 4, 2015).
Carried
That we set one third of
the council remuneration
as expense as provided for
under section 82(2) of The
Municipalities Act. Carried
That we appoint the Committees of Council for 2015
as follows:
- Finance & Administration
- Reeve Ernst, Deputy
Reeve & Joelson
- Road Committee - Reeve
Ernst & Larsen, Helm, Stewart & Councilor concerned
- Machinery Committee
- Reeve Ernst & Councilors
Joelson and Larsen
- Gravel & Clay Committee - Reeve Ernst, Councilors Larsen, Stewart & the
Councilor concerned
- Road Ban Committee Reeve Robert Ernst & Doug
Oleksyn
- Fire Committee - Councilors Stewart & Muller
- Recreation Committee Council as a whole. Carried
That we make appointments to the various Boards
for 2015 as follows:
- Sturgeon Lake Regional
Park - Derwin Joelson as
Chairperson, Gord Roberts
as Vice Chairperson, Leah
Joelson as Secretary, Doug
Oleksyn, Sean Helm & Andy
Larsen. Further, that we
empower the Chairman to
appoint 4 additional members to the board.
- District 33 Rat Control
Board
-Reeve Ernst
- Parkland Mutual Aid
Board
-Lyle Muller
- The Advisory Committee
to the PA/Parkland Health
Board in regard to the expenditure of the Reserve
and Memorial Funds for the
Shellbrook Hospital.
-Ron Ferster & Shelly Willoughby
- A representative on the
Board of the Parkland Terrance Foundation
-Earl Stewart
- Planning Appeals Board
-Yvonne Hanson, Jim Van
Eaton
- Council’s representative
to the OH&S Committee
- Andy Larsen
- Wapiti Regional Library
Board
-Doug Oleksyn
- Representative to the local library board
-Doug Oleksyn
- Representative to the
Parkland Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee
- Lyle Muller
- Thickwood Hills Watershed Association
- Earl Stewart (Lyle Muller
as alternate)
- Nisbet Forest Committee
- Bob Ernst and Earl Stewart. Carried
That we make the following appointments for 2015:
- Assessor, Treasurer, Tax
Collector
- Administrator Karen
Beauchesne
- Weed Inspector
- each councilor in his
own division
- Fire Guardians
- each councilor in his
own division
- Pound Keepers
- each councilor is empowered to appoint temporary pound keepers in his
division as he deems necessary
- Board of Revision
- Corman Park Board of
Revision. Carried
That we set the regular
meeting dates for council meetings as the first
Wednesday of each month.
Carried
That we appoint Gerald
Fillmore as our Pest Control
Office for 2015 and advise
Sask. Agriculture accordingly. Carried
That we authorize any
member of council and the
administrator, who wishes
to attend the Parkland Association of Rural Municipalities meeting in Spiritwood
on Wednesday, Jan. 21,
2015 to meet at the R.M. office at 10 a.m. Carried
That we do not object to
Loren Herzog’s request for
approval to lease the NW
36-52-02-W3 from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Carried
That we set the custom
work rates for 2015 as follows:
- grader
$135.00/hr (not including
driveways)
- plow driveways
$200.00/time
- motor scraper
$170.00/hr in the Municipality
$185.00/hr outside the Municipality
- loader
$120.00/hr
- Cat
$165.00/hr
- backhoe
$120.00/hr
- tandem gravel truck
$105.00/hr
- tractor & mower
$100.00/hr
- gopher getter
$50.00/ day with a $50
deposit (Minimum charge
$10.00)
- tree planter
$ 20.00/day with a $50 deposit
(Minimum charge $10.00)
gravel
delivered with RM trucks
$300.00/10yd
load
of
crushed
gravel
$450.00/20yd load of
crushed gravel (CN gravel
not for sale)
-pit run delivered
$265.00/10 yard load
$340.00/20 yard load
- grave digging within RM
$600.00 dig only
$800.00 dig & close. Carried
That we table discussions
on wages for 2015 until our
next meeting. Carried
That we send Randy
Sanders a letter explaining
to him that the R.M. will not
cover the costs of surveying
on SW 06-48-03-W3 in order for him to purchase the
land from Department of
Agriculture. Carried
That we do not object to
the Town of Shellbrook’s
plans to annex Parcel B Plan
101797298 on the NW 1549-03-W3 (Airport property) into the town. Carried
That we advise the Town
of Shellbrook that, at this
time, we are not prepared
to give them any money towards the upkeep/upgrade
to the Shellbrook Recreation
Centre due to the fact that it
is a town owned building.
Carried
That we table purchasing
a new phone system for the
office until the administrator has obtained further
information and options
available. Carried
That we approve the accounts being regular cheque
numbers 7577 to 7593 in the
amount of $118,313.54. Carried
That we adjourn. Carried
The meeting adjourned at
noon.
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AGRICULTURE
February 20, 2015
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No one can predict the grain markets in advance
It is a wonder that when it comes to grain markets anyone
has a good idea about what they will be tomorrow morning,
let alone months before seeding, and farther still from the
next harvest.
The most recent report from AgAdvance.com popped into
my email box the other day, and the lead article was on grain
On Agriculture
markets.
The article begins; “The markets continued to move lower
as funds continued to liquidate their long positions, while
reports of good South American crops, a bearish IGC report,
and Chinese cancellations of US soybean purchases also
served to pressure prices. In recent weeks index funds and
large speculators have sold over 30 myn tonnes of futures.
Adding to the bearish picture is producer selling, and ﬁnancial market disarray is making the economic outlook difﬁcult to forecast.
There was an election in Greece this weekend, which depending upon who wins could put additional pressure on EU
markets.”
That is only two short paragraphs but it encapsulates a lot
of the pressures grain markets face which have nothing to
do with crop choice, yields and weather impact, which are
the market indicators producers probably best understand.
Today markets are impacted by where big money funds
choose to park their money for the best return.
Then there is the impact the overall economic situation.
In Canada a downturn in crude oil, itself impacted by
non-market driven inﬂuences, has pushed our dollar down
Calvin
Daniels
against its American counterpart.
This in itself is one of those market
factors which as a layman I have a difﬁcult time fathoming.
Granted in the short term low crude
oil prices have an impact in Canada,
something we will likely see ﬁrsthand
here in a few weeks when the Saskatchewan government brings down its
budget and has to deal with the short
CALVIN
fall in revenues caused by the oil drop.
DANIELS
But oil prices will bounce higher
again.
There might be uncertainty in
~
terms of when, but higher prices are
inevitable.
The United States on the other hand is now in debt to the
point it will never dig itself out. When you factor in federal,
state and municipal debt the load per person is beyond the
population’s ability to dig out from under, and reality suggests there is little appetite to even curb spending in a meaningful way.
How the world deems the American dollar as the one to
measure against, and does so with little apparent concern
over the debt load they have, is confusing at best.
Of course understanding the impact of oil is a tough one. It
might seem obvious that low oil could help spur an economy
based on lower energy costs, but at present the juggernaut
which has been the Chinese economy is slowing to a crawl.
It has been the engine to keep the world economy growing,
and if it stalls for any length of time, the drag will be noticed
worldwide. Of course the sheer population size in China
means the economy will ultimately tune back up again, if
not to some of the monstrous growth seen the last decade.
And then there is the realm of politics. It always has its
ﬁngerprints on markets, including the current oil downturn.
Most people will be aware of worries in several European
countries regarding debt, unemployment, and the all too
real threat of economic collapse. The United States might be
buffered from that because of sheer debt size, and its substantial political inﬂuence backed by military might, but
countries such as Greece, Spain, Portugual and others are
not afforded that luxury.
Which party wins an election, and the political direction
which follows will have a ripple effect. Certainly a bankrupt
Greece would not in itself cause widespread economic distress in the world in terms of the debt loss itself. It would
however send a signal in terms of what can happen in terms
of instability, and that would cause a tightening of credit,
and possible interest hikes as a means of protecting investments.
And through all that a farmer on the Canadian Prairies
sits at his kitchen table in February trying to decide what to
plant in May, that if Mother Nature cooperates, he can harvest in September, and sell for a proﬁt. It is a prospect which
must be daunting at the best of times, and today is far from
the best of times in terms of world economics, or politics.
Saskatchewan Agri-Food exports set record
For the fourth straight
year, Saskatchewan has
set a record for agri-food
exports with total sales of
$13.9 billion, once again
achieving the standing of
Canada’s top agri-food exporting province.
Saskatchewan exported
$13.9 billion in agricultural
and agri-food products to
153 countries around the
world in 2014. This represents a 19 per cent increase
from 2013.
How wild cabbage became
broccoli and cauliflower
Did you know that broccoli, cauliﬂower, kale and
brussels sprouts are all descendants of a wild cabbage
called brassica oleraca, a
plant that was grown in
Greece and Italy for more
than 2,000 years? It is 'genetic modiﬁcation' that has
helped bring us some of the
vegetables we know and love
today.
For thousands of years,
plant scientists have been
selecting traits from various plants to produce tasty,
healthy food that ends up
on our plates. In fact, agriculture began through the
breeding of wild grasses
to form the early versions
of modern staples such as
wheat, corn and rice.
Since then, scientists have
continued to explore different methods to improve
crops.
Selective breeding helped
produce a subspecies called
kale around the 5th century,
and breeding ﬂowers with
larger buds produced cauli-
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ﬂower and broccoli around
the 6th century. They are
part of the cruciferae or
mustard family, known for
its four-part ﬂower in the
shape of a cross.
Today, broccoli, kale, and
cauliﬂower are prominent in
the produce aisles of almost
every grocery store – and
now you might have a new
appreciation for these popular vegetables.
“Agriculture
continues
to be a strong and steady
driver of the Saskatchewan
economy, once again setting
an agri-food export record,”
Agriculture Minister Lyle
Stewart said. “The credit
goes to our farmers, ranchers and agri-businesses for
producing and exporting
what the world needs. With
15 different countries each
purchasing more than $200
million in agri-food goods,
Saskatchewan agriculture is
one of the most diversiﬁed
sectors in Canada in terms
of export markets.”
Market development and
trade advocacy are key priorities for the Government
of Saskatchewan. Working
closely with industry partners and the federal government, the Saskatchewan
Ministry of Agriculture
continues to build on exist-
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ing trade relationships and
forge new partnerships with
countries around the world.
In 2014, the Ministry participated in trade missions
to India and China, two of
the province’s largest trade
destinations for agricultural products.
“Saskatchewan is particularly appreciative of
the progress our federal
counterparts have made in
opening new markets and
increasing access in existing markets,” Stewart said.
“We look forward to the
upcoming opportunities for
expanded agricultural trade
that Canada’s new agreements with the European
Union and South Korea will
bring.”
The province is well on
its way to meeting the
Saskatchewan Plan for
Growth target of $15 billion in agricultural exports
by 2020, with average annual increases of 14 per cent
since 2010. The province’s
strength as an agri-food
exporter is underpinned by
increases in crop and livestock production, as well as
a growing value-added sector.
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February 20, 2015
$2000 cheque presented to National Elks
On the evening of Monday, Jan. 26, the Royal
Purple Ladies from Big
River, Shellbrook and
Canwood attended the
regular monthly meeting of the Canwood Elks.
The Elks’ National Grand
Exalted Ruler Duane Felt
of Calgary, and Provincial
President Morris Kosszmen of Bengough were
also in attendance at the
meeting.
Besides giving his greetings to the lodges, Brother
Felt was able to present
the 3 new Elks lodges
their Charter. The former
Order of the Royal Purple
Lodges will now be known
as the Royal Purple Elks of
Canada. On behalf of the
Canwood Elks, Exhaulted
Ruler Glen Aiken presented Brother Kosszman and
Brother Felt with a $2000
cheque dedicated the National Elks Children’s
Fund.
Small’s Shorts
for Seniors
By Cecile Small
Left to Right: Brother Morris Kosszman, Brother Duane Felt and Brother Glen Aiken.
An Apple for Your Eye
Dear Katrina:
When you were still quite young, you
and I had this conversation:
“Grandma, you keep telling people
I’m the apple of your eye.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because you are that’s why.”
I’ve always marvelled at your
strength of character and level of independence.
You left no doubt in our minds when
you lost your parents and your baby
sister.
Our proudest moment was, when at
the age of sixteen, you wrote and de-
livered the eulogy at your mother’s funeral.
We don’t know what the future holds.
There will be hard times, good times
and everything in between.
You always told us that no matter
what happened you would do and be
the best your could be.
I believe that.
Now you are a mother.
If someday you have the fortune of
looking down at the grandchild in your
arms, you will experience a kind of
tenderness in one eye.
That, my dear, will be an apple.
Love, Granny Small.
Advertising Deadline is
Monday - 5:00 p.m.
Canwood Royal Purple Elks receiving their Charter from Bros. Felt and Kosszman.
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Taking the pulse of healthcare in Shellbrook
Continued from page 1
Growing pains, learning
curves
Things will forever be
changing in Shellbrook
when it comes to doctors,
but that’s only half the picture of local healthcare. For
much has changed since
Parkland Integrated Health
Centre opened its doors in
2013.
The new hospital required
ﬁve long years of hard work
and fundraising to be completed, with about 20 per
cent ($5 million out of $26.8
million) of the total cost of
the facility being borne by
the town and surrounding
municipalities.
The new facility saw the
old hospital and Parkland
Terrace long-term care
brought under a single, more
modern roof. The new hospital also has the added beneﬁt
of an ambulance bay, and
currently houses 20 acute
care beds, 34 long-term care
beds and four ER beds.
Having opened its doors
almost two years ago, Stuart
says the hospital has had to
go through some early grow-
ing pains, but that now it’s
able to offer a diverse set of
services.
“It took awhile for things
to get going, and like any
new building, there’s a learning curve in terms of growth
and how they provide services. You’re always wanting
to make it better for the patient,” she said.
“There’s an array of services based in Shellbrook now,
including public health,
home care, chronic disease
management and other services from professionals on
a regular basis. We also do
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AM I THE ‘SALT OF THE EARTH’???
Dave Whalley D.L.M. (R)
People are watching us. You never know
who is watching you. Did you hear about the
minister who was building a garage? He was
being watched by a young boy. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the minister kept on
working, thinking the boy would leave, but he
didn’t. Pleased that his work was being admired, the minister ﬁnally said, “Are you trying to pick up some pointers on how to build a
garage?” “No,” the boy replied, “I’m just waiting to hear what a preacher says when he hits
his thumb with a hammer.”
We are always inﬂuencing someone, either
positively or negatively. People are watching
you! What do they see? What they observe has
an inﬂuence on them, and it should. Chapters
5 to 7 of the Gospel of Matthew contain what
is known as the “sermon on the mount.” The
theme of this greatest sermon ever preached,
is how God’s people should live. In verses 1316 of Matthew, Chapter 5 Jesus is speaking
about our relationship with other people. Jesus links our inner attitude with our outward
action. Jesus uses the metaphors of salt and
light to indicate our outward actions.
The Romans believed, for instance, that
there was nothing as valuable as salt, except
for the sun. Many of their soldiers received
their pay in salt. That’s where the phrase “not
worth his salt” comes from. In that culture,
light was very important because they didn’t
have electricity or ﬂashlights. Jesus says, “you
are the salt of the earth….you are the light of
the world.” This is what we’re called to be. It’s
who we are and why we live in this world.
We have at least two roles, one negative, and
the other positive. If salt exercises the negative function of delaying decay, and warns
disciples of the danger of compromise and
conformity, then light speaks positively of illuminating a darkened world in life for all of us.
Jesus said, “You are the “salt of the earth”. but
if the salt loses its saltiness, it is no longer good
for anything, except to be thrown out. This
“salt” scripture is so familiar and so much a
part of our evangelical vernacular, that it’s lost
much of its power today. It doesn’t make sense
for salt to lose its saltiness. technically speaking, if salt is not salty, it’s not really salt.
During the time of Jesus, most salt was
derived from marshes, lagoons, or from the
rocks around the dead sea and contained
many impurities. Because this salt was of an
inferior quality, due to the contamination or
inﬁltration of foreign substances, it sometimes
did spoil and had to be thrown out. The question then becomes, what do we do? How do
we act as salt? As we look at what salt does, we
can see how we can be salty today.
Salt gives taste. I like making soup. I’ll
never forget the 1st time I made it without
salt, because the doctor had put me on a salt
free diet. It looked OK, but it had no taste to
it. None of us wanted to eat it, because it was
so bland. Salt by itself doesn’t taste very good,
but when it’s applied to food, it unleashes the
ﬂavour. As Christians we are God’s seasoning
in the world. Just as salt adds zest and ﬁres up
the taste buds, we should be making life more
“tasty” for others. Christians should be adding spice, to a spiritually bland world.
People back then, didn’t have refrigerators
so they put salt in their meat, to keep it from
rotting. Used in this way, salt doesn’t make
something good; it just keeps it from going
bad. Friends, we are a preservative in our culture. God has put us into a rotting and dead
world, in order to preserve it. We are to have
an antiseptic impact on our society.
Salt is a seasoning, it’s a preservative, and it
makes people thirsty. In all cases, salt must
be brought into contact with its object, in order for its power to be released. Salt that just
sits in the shaker, does no good for anyone.
It might just as well be thrown out. Keeping
Christ bottled up in our church, and in our
lives, is like keeping salt in the cupboard of
Christianity. If we are serious about obeying
the command of Christ, then we need to penetrate people’s lives, with the message of the
gospel.
Salt must not just be sprinkled on meat to
preserve it. It must be blended into the food.
We are to spend time, with people who are
looking for God, by mixing it up with them.
We need to hang out where they hang out.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a 20th Century Lutheran theologian, who was murdered by the
Nazis’, said it strongly! “A ﬂight into the invisible, is a denial of the call -- a community of
Jesus which seeks to hide itself, has ceased to
follow him.”
When Christians get right with God, and begin to express their Christianity, through their
lifestyle, our neighbourhoods and workplaces
cannot help but be changed. God continues to
bring revival and renewal to humankind, in
order to preserve this world.
What difference are we making? Have we
lost our saltiness? Jesus teaches that a person’s faith is to be openly shared and lived,
before the watching world. It is to shine forth
for all to see, not so we can proclaim how good
a person we are, but so that others can know
there is a God, who loves them, and will act
on their behalf. We are to inﬂuence others
for God. Our lives should be lives, that reﬂect
something more than the world has, because
we have more than they have-- we have Jesus.
have mental health and addiction, nutrition and therapy services.”
With things running
smoothly, Stuart anticipates
that the new hospital will be
an attractive point for many
healthcare
professionals,
which will further assist in
the stabilization of healthcare services.
“The new facility is a drawing card for professionals
[who want] to have that type
of facility where different
professionals can work together and provide services.
It’s great for the community.”
Otterson echoed Stuart’s
sentiments that the hospital
has found its footing, and
that things seem to be going
much smoother.
“I’m hearing that people
are able to access the hospital readily. Lab services seem
to be smooth for people who
have chronic diseases and
need to get blood work done
or other services,” he said,
noting that he’s also heard
good things about the physiotherapy services being provided.
“ER waits might be a little
long at times, but far better
than a lot of places, like larger urban centres,” he added.
But even with a variety
of 24-hour services readily
available to Shellbrook and
surrounding communities,
Otterson says that obstacles
and challenges still need to
be overcome. First and foremost, the new hospital has
two fewer long-term care
beds than the old facility.
With a high-demand for
long-term care, long-term
care patients sometimes
have to occupy acute care
beds, creating concern that
some patients may be sent
home when they should be
hospitalized.
An ongoing challenge,
however, will be the need to
raise additional ﬁnances for
the hospital in the future.
The fundraising body for the
hospital only recently committed to $400,000 in new
furnishings and equipment,
and the facility will need to
be maintained and upgraded
over the years.
“The work hasn’t ended,
and it never will,” said Otterson.
“As time goes on, there will
be a challenge to raise money for additional furnishing
and equipment. The provincial government does cover
the cost of replacements
of some of the needs in the
hospital, but the community
does have some responsibility,” he added.
Aside from challenges
at the new hospital, Otterson says the future of the
old hospital and Parkland
Terrace still need to be addressed.
“Work has been done to
make it possible for someone to take those facilities on
at a low cost. There will be a
high cost in terms of retroﬁtting and bringing them up to
standard,” he said.
He adds that there’s also
still a need for more quality
housing options for seniors,
noting that there are waiting
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lists across the province.
Looking to the future
While nothing is written in
stone, there is cause to believe that new services may
be available to Shellbrook
and area residents in the future. Otterson points out, for
instance, that two specialists from Prince Albert have
started making regular trips
to town.
Stuart, meanwhile, says
it’s up to the community to
make its needs known.
“It’s up to the community
to request different services
if there’s something else
they’d like to see. We try to
ensure we have really good
access for patients throughout the region, so we’re certainly open to looking at
other services.”
She adds, however, that
there’s plenty of reason to be
satisﬁed with the status quo,
even as new challenges continue to arise in the region.
“Services are growing in
the region, as is our population, and healthcare has become more complex. We’re
seeing a lot more people with
chronic diseases, so that’s
something we’re spending
more time working with.
We want to make sure our
patients get to a point where
they can self-manage, and we
also want to prevent some of
these chronic diseases.”
Holy Spirit Weekend
February 27 - 7 p.m.
YOUTH NIGHT
February 28 - 7 p.m.
March 1 - 10:30 .am. & 6:30 p.m.
With Luc Niebergall
Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly
#61 - 2nd Street West
THE CROSS
2015 Lenten Lunch
Presentation starts at 12:00 noon
With soup and buns to follow
Wednesday, February 25
Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly - Pastor David Baldock
“Jesus and The Hemorrhaging Woman” - Mark 5:21-43
Wednesday, March 4
Know United Church - Pastor Glen Blazosek
“Jesus and the Extravagant Woman” - Mark 14:1-9
Wednesday, March 11
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church - Pastor Chris Dean
“Jesus and Pontius Pilate” - Matthew 27:15-26
Wednesday, March 18
St. Agatha’s Catholic Church - Pastor David Bodvarson
“Jesus and Judas” - Mark 14:43-51
Wednesday, March 25
St. John’s Lutheran Church - Rev. Tru
“Jesus and Simon Peter” - Mark 14:66-72
Friday, April 3 - 7:00 p.m. Good Friday
Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly - Pastor David Whalley
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Village of Canwood meeting highlights
Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of Council of the
Council of the Village of
Canwood, held in the Village Ofﬁce on Monday, Jan.
12 commencing at 3 p.m.
Present: Mayor Robert
Thompson, Deputy Mayor:
Susan Hansen, Councillors:
Brian Wiwcharuk, John
Johnson.
Administrator:
Lisa Quessy. Absent: Councillor, Dale Piprell
That the minutes of the
December 11, 2014 Regular
Meeting of Council be adopted as presented. Carried
That the water report for
the month of December,
2014 be accepted as presented. Carried
That the Financial Statements, Bank Reconciliation
and list of accounts for approval for the month of December be accepted as presented. Carried
Special Appointment –
Scott Moe, MLA. A discussion of what is happening
in the Province and with
their budgetary process.
Budget will be tight due to
decrease in oil prices and
could affect revenue sharing as everything is on the
table to balance the budget.
The Recycling program was
discussed (MMRP). The
parameters were altered
but the program will still
go ahead, however, there
will be a delay as they need
to sort out how to deal with
the alterations made. A discussion regarding landﬁll
NOTICE OF ELECTION
for
CANWOOD CO-OP DELEGATE
• Michele Person
• Danny Johnson
Voting will take place at the
Canwood Co-op Food Store
(Customer Service Desk)
March 2 to 7, 2015
* Each member is entitled to one vote.
issues such as recycling and
the SRM pit was had as well.
Special Appointment –
Lori Trudea. Lori attended
the meeting to discuss how
operations at the café are
going.
That the correspondence
be noted and ﬁled:
• NCTPC – Information
re: workshop Constructing Lagoons, Landﬁlls and
Roads
• SUMA – Letter from
President Debra Button re:
revenue sharing & PST
• Water Security Agency
– Changes to Sewage Works
Upset Report Telephone
Number
• Water Security Agency –
2014 Water Use report
• Doctor Recruitment –
AGM Tuesday, January 13 at
7:30 p.m.
• PAPHR – Monthly news
release
• SAMA – 2015 Municipal
Invoice Estimate
• SMB – Approval for borrowing by debenture
• SUMAssure – Notice of
Annual Meeting
• Ken Larsen – request to
deliver Leachate to the Canwood Lagoon
• RCMP – Quarterly Community Policing Report
• Ministry of Parks, Culture & Sport – acknowledgement of receipt of By-
Debden Credit
Union Limited
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Nominating Committee of the
Debden Credit Union
will receive written nominations for the
Ofﬁce of Director of the Credit Union
to ﬁll two (2) vacancies.
law to designate Municipal
Heritage Property (Red
Brick School)
• Claris Smart-Widdup
• Dale Piprell – Letter of
Resignation. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees
to forward a letter to Premier Brad Wall regarding
our concerns over possible
cuts to the Revenue Sharing
Program. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees
to accept Dale Piprell’s resignation from council due
to work commitments. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees
to set the date for the ByElection for Wednesday,
March 25, 2015. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees to
provide a grant of $500.00
to the Canwood and District
Bus Association Inc. as per
their request. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees
to advertise for a Relief Water Tester. Carried
That the Council for the
Village of Canwood agrees
to pay the accounts as presented. Carried
That the next regular
meeting date for the council
of the Village of Canwood
be set for Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
Carried
That the meeting be adjourned at 5:30 p.m. Carried
Minutes of a Special
Meeting of Council of the
Council of the Village of
Canwood, held in the Ofﬁce
of the Village of Canwood at
3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2015
Present: Mayor Robert
Thompson,Deputy Mayor:
Susan Hansen. Councillors
John Johnson and Brian
Wiwcharuk. Administrator:
Lisa Quessy. Absent: none
This special meeting was
held to discuss Bylaw No.
01-2015.
That Bylaw No. 2015-01,
being A Bylaw To Provide
for Borrowing the sum of
One Hundred and TwentyNine Thousand Dollars
($129,000.00) by way of Debenture for The Purpose of
Financing a Forcemain Replacement from the Lift Station to the Lagoon, be read
a ﬁrst time at this meeting.
Carried
That Bylaw No. 2015-01,
being A Bylaw To Provide
for Borrowing the sum of
One Hundred and TwentyNine Thousand Dollars
($129,000.00) by way of Debenture for The Purpose of
Financing a Forcemain Replacement from the Lift Station to the Lagoon, be read a
second time at this meeting.
Carried
That Bylaw No. 2015-01,
being A Bylaw To Provide
for Borrowing the sum of
One Hundred and TwentyNine Thousand Dollars
($129,000.00) by way of Debenture for The Purpose of
Financing a Forcemain Replacement from the Lift Station to the Lagoon, be given
three readings at this meeting. Carried Unanimously
That Bylaw No. 2015-01,
being A Bylaw To Provide
for Borrowing the sum of
One Hundred and TwentyNine Thousand Dollars
($129,000.00) by way of Debenture for The Purpose of
Financing a Forcemain Replacement from the Lift Station to the Lagoon, be read
a third time and adopted.
Carried
That the meeting be adjourned at 3:20 p.m. Carried
Canwood raises funds
for Seniors bus
On a blustery Saturday, Feb. 14 people
gathered at the Canwood Legion Hall for
a steak supper, silent auction, and rafﬂe in
support of the local seniors bus. A great
meal was enjoyed and those present were
• Nomination forms are available at the Credit Union ofﬁces
in Debden and Big River
• Eligibility qualiﬁcations are included on the nomination
form
• The Nominating Committee must receive nominations no
later than March 16, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
• Elections will be held April 7 through April 9, 2015
• Elections will take place at the ofﬁces of the Credit Union
By Participating in Your Credit Union’s
Democratically Controlled Member Financial
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and ensure that the Credit Union is the member’s
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February 20, 2015
Some of the guests who attended.
very supportive in purchasing tickets and
auction items. The local committee appreciates all those who donated items for the
auction and the Royal Canadian Legion for
donating the use of the hall.
February 20, 2015
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February 20, 2015
How to prevent fraud attacks on your business
Scam artists lurk around
businesses big and small,
using any device to get their
hands on our hard-earned
money, some of it targeting
employees.
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Any business could fall
prey to online, telephone,
or door-to-door fraudsters,
so developing an anti-fraud
action plan is an essential
must-do – and there’s no
time like the present.
March is Fraud Prevention Month across the coun-
try, a pro-active 31 days in
which the federal Competition Bureau is encouraging
businesses to join the fight.
Keeping alert and aware of
the dangers will not only
help to stop this criminal behaviour – it will also protect
your bottom line.
Here’s a guideline for an
effective anti-fraud plan to
also share with your employees:
Recognize it: Fraudsters
are sophisticated and creative, so questioning the legitimacy of every inquiry –
no matter how official it may
appear to be – is a good policy to have in place. Be ever
vigilant and on the lookout.
Scammers are finding new
and innovative ways every
day to rip people off so be
suspicious of any deals that
sound too good to be true,
especially ones online. Telemarketers are getting some
tough competition from
social media and internet
scammers.
Report it: It’s important
to have trained and vigilant
staff who are cautious and
who know how to report
suspected fraudulent activity. Here are a few ways to
do it: contact the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre at www.
antifraudcentre.ca, or by
phone at 1-888-495-8501; or
make a report to the Competition Bureau at www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/fraud,
or by phone at 1-800-3485358.
Stop it: A campaign called
Fraud Awareness for Commercial Targets (FACT) is
an outreach and education
initiative of the Competition
Bureau. It provides businesses and not-for-profit
organizations with the facts
necessary to avoid becoming
victims of fraud, which is reported to cost them millions
of dollars annually. The bureau’s website (competitionbureau.gc.ca/fact) has complete details outlining the
FACT campaign, along with
information about Fraud
Prevention Month and other
initiatives, including the Canadian edition of the book
The Little Black Book of
Scams, a must-read for every business owner.
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Save time this year by paying your taxes online
There are many reasons why you
might be paying taxes throughout
the year. For example, you might
pay tax instalments because
you’re self-employed, or maybe
your employer doesn’t deduct
enough income tax. Whatever the
reason, now you can cross off buying stamps and trips to the bank
from your to-do list.
With an efﬁcient resource called
My Account, you can choose to
make your tax payments online
directly from your bank account
using the pre-authorized debit
(PAD) service. This is a self-service payment option that lets you
authorize the Canada Revenue
Agency to withdraw a pre-determined amount from your bank
account to pay your taxes on a
speciﬁc date or dates. By setting
one up in your secure online CRA
account, you won’t have to worry
about forgetting instalment deadlines and being charged for late
payments.
If you are used to paying your
hydro and phone bills online,
why not pay your taxes online
too and do away with cheques for
good? You can easily set up a PAD
today—choose the bank account,
the amount of the payment, and
the speciﬁc date or dates. It puts
you in control.
The PAD service is available to
everyone. It doesn’t matter which
ﬁnancial institution you bank
with and the CRA does not charge
a fee for the service. The CRA
can’t use your personal banking
information to make withdraw-
als from your account that you
haven’t authorized. You can cancel or change your payment up to
ﬁve business days before the payment date. When it comes time to
ﬁle, you can ﬁle your return early
but pay closer to the deadline. By
setting up a PAD, you can also arrange it so your payments arrive
just in time, which means keeping
your money in your bank account
longer and avoiding penalties for
late payments.
Make sure to set it up before
your payment deadline. If you are
already registered with My Account and you set up a PAD, your
payment will take up to ﬁve business days to reach the CRA. If you
are not already registered with My
Account, you will need to register
ﬁrst and allow ﬁve to 10 business
days for your security code to arrive in the mail. Then you can access your online account and set
up a PAD.
Your online payment record is
as ofﬁcial as any paper record –
and more information for signing
up is available at www.Canada.ca/
payments.
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February 20, 2015
Celebrating 20 years of service
Although his career has led
him to work all over Saskatchewan and across western Canada, Paul Bourgeault’s desire to
transition from money lender
to ﬁnancial planner – and realize his dream by helping others realize theirs – eventually
brought him here to Shellbrook
and to Investors Group.
Today, with twenty years of
ﬁnancial planning with Investors Group under his belt and
a thriving business, Bourgeault
still feels his transition from
the credit union system was a
rewarding one.
“Financial planning brings
meaning to my life, because I
can make a difference for others,” he said.
“It’s something I wasn’t get-
ting in the credit union system.
I was a manager of lending, so
there were a lot of things like
foreclosures and bad stuff going on. I just felt better about
being able to help people ﬁnancially,” he added.
Bourgeault’s story begins in
Melfort. There, he worked at
the Melfort Credit Union for
a year and a half before taking
a management training position with Credit Union Central
of Saskatchewan. His 10 years
with Credit Unions took him
all over Saskatchewan and Alberta, until he found his way
to Shellbrook as the Credit
Union’s manager of lending.
In 1995, after speaking to a
cousin who worked with Investors Group in St. Brieux and
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The President’s Cup awarded to the Investors Group
Saskatchewan Northwest Region, for being the top
region in Canada for 2013
making the right connections, time administrative role. In
Bourgeault ﬁnally took the December she got her mutual
plunge into ﬁnancial planning, fund license, so she has now
building his own business from moved into the associate conthe bottom up.
sultant role,” he said.
“We started our business
“The addition of Paul Beaufrom scratch. And now we’ve lieu as an associate consultant
built our business into one the in September 2005 was a valutop 2 per cent of all businesses able addition to our team that
with Investors Group in the has really helped us achieved
country,” he said. “We’re proud our growth objectives. Nothing
of that, and we’re especially could be accomplished without
proud of being able to do that my team, and the support of
in a community our size.” “I al- clients and the community,” he
ways like to say that we care the added.
most and plan the best. I think
Bourgeault is also quick to
that’s been key to being able to give credit to Investors Group,
achieve some level of success,” which he says has allowed him
he added.
to “ﬂex his entrepreneurial
Being in the top 2 per cent muscle” over the years. Lookof all businesses has quali- ing back, Bouregault says beﬁed Bourgeault’s business for ing able to see people through
Investors Group’s President’s to retirement over the past 20
Club for three years run- years has kept him passionate
ning. More impressive still, about his work.
Bourgeault himself was rec“I’ve been in the business
ognized as the top Investors long enough that I’ve been able
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Money Matters
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Rebounding from a late start to retirement savings
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A financial planner can point you in the right direction,
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Deposit money into a 401(k) or 403(b) plan or another
retirement vehicle.
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if there are any government incentives. Depending on
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· Cut back on expenses. Cutting back on unnecessary
expenses is a great way to save more money for retirement. Figure out where you can save some money you
can then allocate to retirement savings. Maybe you can
reduce insurance coverage on an older car or raise your
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Money Matters
Debt reduction essential for Boomers
Financially speaking, you’re feeling
pretty good about yourself. The taxes are
filed and the refund should be deposited
into your account in a couple of days. Like
every year, you’re going to reinvest it: some
into the RRSP, some in the TFSA and the
balance into an RESP account. As a bonus,
your debt is manageable and you’re fasttracking your mortgage payments. Give
yourself a round of applause because you
are a financial champion!
Sure you are — in a perfect world.
But the truth is that like most Canadians, you’re probably carrying a lot of credit
card and mortgage debt. And like the last
few tax seasons, you owe the taxman a
small king’s ransom. Feeling less smug
now aren’t you? The fact is that as Boomers get closer to retirement age, many are
still loaded down by debt. This is an issue
because their income will be greatly reduced during retirement and paying down
the debt will be increasingly more difficult. Of course, the goal is to pay it off
first. The experts from Desjardins Group
suggest that while you’re still working it’s
important to look at your financial situation seriously and start making the necessary adjustments now.
Never too late to set up good financial
habits
According to Statistics Canada’s “Re-
tiring with debt” publication, over half of
retirees are still paying off some form of
debt. It can be in the form of loans, credit cards and lines of credit. But the good
news is that these retirees owe less than
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Understanding your liabilities and pay-
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There are two types of liabilities: one
increases your assets like a mortgage and
the other reduces your assets like a credit
card. Credit in and of itself isn’t the problem, so long as it’s managed well. To know
exactly where you stand make a list of
what you owe:
• Bank and store credit cards tend to
have the highest interest rates, so you
should focus on paying these off first
• Lines of credit
• Car loan
• Investment loans
• Student loans
Once you’ve paid off the one with the
highest interest rate, consider trying paying off your mortgage next. You can reduce
the amortization period for your mortgage
by increasing your payment amounts, payment frequency (e.g. weekly rather than
monthly) or by making a prepayment. As
an added protection, consider credit insurance and term life insurance. In case
of illness, disability or death, these types
of insurance will protect your family by
covering off your debts and securing your
assets.
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With tax ﬁ ling season upon us, many Canadians are anxiously waiting for their refunds to arrive. For those Canadians who
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direct deposit, the
wait will be
that much
longer and
could involve blustery trips
to the bank
to deposit
their
refunds.
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is a much
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for Canadians to access
the payments they receive from the federal
government, including their tax refunds,
which we all know are very much appreciated this time of the year. Even payments
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secure as well.
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cheques still being printed, processed and
mailed annually. The cost savings associated with direct deposit is huge and results
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printing, processing, mailing and transportation.
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any of your personal cheques attached to
the account into which you would like to
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recently been streamlined to make it easier
for Canadians to enrol. If you need help
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trusted advisor can also help you.
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Shellbrook Chronicle
Elks sweep Fury to advance to FCHL semi-finals
With one victory under
their belt in the first round
of the FCHL playoffs, it
was time for the Shellbrook Elks to head back to
Dalmeny for game two of
the best of five series.
There, the Elks hoped to
topple the Fury once again
and move within one game
of sweeping them out of
the playoffs, and packing
their bags for the semifinals.
Elks @ Fury
Having surrendered the
first goal in each of their
three previous meetings
this season, the Shellbrook
Elks got off on the right
foot in this road game.
Craig Valette drew first
blood on the power play with an assist from Josh
Peterson - to give his team
an early one goal lead.
But this lead was shortlived, as the Fury struck
back twice in less than
two minutes on goals from
Brody Foster and Justin
Edin to take a one goal
lead of their own.
From this point on, however, it was all Elks for
much of the rest of the
game. Curtis Olsen took
advantage of the Elks’
second power play of the
game, drawing helpers
from Leigh Spencer and
Shane Callaghan to tie it
up at 2, before netting his
second goal (from Mitch
Berg) to close out the
opening frame.
The
Second
period
brought much of the same
for the Elks, as Brett Robillard extended his team’s
lead to two goals, with
helpers from Valette and
Berg. Shellbrook’s Derek
Blais and Valette would
add two more unanswered
goals to the Elks’ total, giving them a cushy four goal
lead by the midway point
of the game. Peterson and
Brock Fitch drew assists
on the goals.
Dalmeny’s Garrett Cameron would net an unassisted shorthanded goal
to close out the scoring for
the period, leaving the Elks
with a 6-3 lead to start the
final frame.
In the third period, the
Elks power play continued
to fire on all cylinders, as
Chris Thompson drew an
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Dalmeny’s goalie did everything but stand on his head to prevent a key scoring chance for the Elks.
assist from Derek Blais on
the team’s fourth power
play goal of the game. Later on, Valette scored his
hat trick goal, with helpers from Jody Blais and
Thompson, and Robillard
netted his second of the
game on the power play,
with an assist from Peterson.
The Fury’s Edin would
score another two goals
to give himself a hat trick,
but it was too little too late
for Dalmeny, as the Elks
stampeded to a 9-5 victory.
Elks vs Fury
Having taken the first
two games with relative
ease, the Shellbrook Elks
returned to home ice Sunday evening with a chance
to sweep Dalmeny out of
the playoffs. But even with
a short bench, the Fury
weren’t ready to quietly
into the cold night.
Fury goaltender Dan
Bauer stood on his head to
keep his team in the game
through one period, despite facing a high volume
of shots and quality scoring chances. His efforts
would pay off until midway
through the second frame,
when Shane Callaghan
scored on the power play,
drawing assists from Craig
Valette and Curtis Olsen.
Although one goal was
all they needed, the Elks
would go on to add two
more before the end buzzer. Jody Blais scored with
help from Callaghan with
four minutes left in the
game, then Josh Belair
added an empty netter to
give the Elks a commanding 3-0 victory.
Elks goalie Brennan
Kirkness was solid in net,
earning himself a shutout
after facing more than 30
shots.
With the sweep under
their belts, the Elks will
now move on to semi-final
action against the Bruno
T-Birds.
The Elks and the T-Birds
met four times during the
regular season, with each
team taking two victories
in the series.
In provincial Senior A
hockey news, the Elks’
next opponent will be the
Lanigan Pirates of the
Long Lake Hockey League.
The teams will face off in a
best-of-three series.
No start dates for Shellbrook’s next series have
been set.
Shellbrook Before and After School Program
Coordinator 2015 - 2016 Term Position
The job requires you to manage staff, to care for children in the
program. Involves creating, developing and implementing a
program that includes physical activity and nutritious snacks.
Qualifications: Experience with children; Management of
staff and organizational experience; Valid CPR/First Aid/ AED
training; Criminal record check upon hiring; Open to career
development training.
Please send resume to: SBASP, Box 1132, Shellbrook, SK S0J
2E0 or email to: shellbrookbeforeandafterschool@gmail.
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Deadline: April 30, 2015
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February 20, 2015
Woodland Bus Association reaps benefits of Telemiracle
From left: Aldine Feige,
Joanne Helm, Tasha Cyr, Brad
Dupuis and Grant Martin.
Money raised at the annual
Telemiracle is being spent in
the community. With the help
of a $19,578 donation from the
Telemiracle, its own fundraising efforts and other donations, the Woodland Bus Association was able to purchase a
$41,206 wheelchair-accessible
van. The van, and the 16-seat
bus operated by the association, help residents of Shellbrook’s long-term care home
and people from other communities get to appointments
and other outings. The local
Kinsmen and Kinettes will be
canvassing next Wednesday
for the Telemiracle.
The winter garden
-Erl SvendsenMost people seldom think of
the winter landscape beyond
the snow, hoar frost, icicles
and cold. But there’s much in
the plant world to appreciate
at this time of year. It was a
friend of mine, Mae, who re-
minded me of this. “We often
buy plants for their summer
leaf or ﬂower appearances but
that can only be appreciated 7
months of the year at most.”
She included a newspaper clipping from her local newspaper about how tree and shrub
barks add an oftentimes, forgotten dimension to your garden.
And how true this is. From
my time on the West Coast,
I remember the evergreen
arbutus trees (Arbutus menziesii) with their year-round
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coppery peeling bark. On the Siberian dogwood, C. alba) branches, no more than a third
Prairies, we have some show- has been selected for many each year or (2) every 3 years
stoppers of our own. Take the features like leaf colour (yel- cut the entire shrub down to 4
Amur chokecherry (Prunus low, variegated, purple hue, inches.
maackii). In early spring it is etc.) and plant size. But it is
Other shrubs have winged
covered in fragrant creamy its bark colour that gives red branches (winged burning
white blossoms, it atbush, Euonymus alatus),
tracts birds in the fall
shaggy bark (honeysuckle,
with its small black
Lonicera ssp.; ninebark,
cherries, but throughPhysocarpus opulifolius)
out the year it has bright
and twisted branches
coppery bark. Then
(Harry Lauder’s walking
there’s the white birch
stick, Corylus avellana
(Betula papyrifera and
‘Contorta’ – borderline
other sp.) with its white
hardy).
bark. And while most
Mae went on to say her
other trees have brown
letter that the news clipor grey bark, they all
ping “reminded me about
have interesting feathe ‘winter ﬂowers’ I used
tures like furrows that Coral dogwood - credit to Max to pick at home when I
form a diamond-pat- Ronnersjo
was little.” As she learned
terned lattice over the
more about plants she
trunk, smooth silvery or
‘discovered they were only
grey bark, knots, deep
the dead remnants of fall
grooves and other feablooming wildﬂowers –
tures. A seldom planted,
goldenrod, yarrow, cow
hard to ﬁnd but hardy
parsnip and smooth aster.
tree, the Amur cork tree
“Still the memory is just
(Phellodendron amuas beautiful.” These ‘dead
rense) has soft, corky,
remnants’ are more alive
wavy ridged bark. Take
than one might expect.
a look on the north side
They contain the seeds
of a mature tree and you
for coming season, attract
may discover a colourbirds and other animals
ful network of lichens
and add interest to winand moss.
ter garden. Take a look at
Interesting bark is not
your own garden and you’ll
just limited to decidudiscover your own ‘winter
ous trees. As I child I
ﬂowers’ such as swollen
would make my way un- Winter ﬂower - credit to Mae El- black rose hips; seed heads
der the canopy of pines singer
waving over the snow from
(Pinus spp.) and peel of
your ornamental grasses
the surface bark chips
and dried hydrangea ﬂowto reveal the nutmeg brown osier dogwood its name. One er clusters; and much more.
of unweathered bark. Jack cultivar, ‘Coral’ (C. alba ‘CorThis column is provided
and Scots pine (P. banksiana al’), has especially arresting, courtesy of the Saskatchewan
and P. sylvestris) are naturally bright coral-pink stems. Simi- Perennial Society (www.sasktan-coloured and more easily larly, yellow twig dogwood (C. perennial.ca;
hortscene@
shed their bark chips. Fir trees sericea ‘Flaviramea’ and C. yahoo.com). Check out our
(Abies spp.) have smooth silver sericea ‘Lutea’) has gleaming Bulletin Board or Calendar for
grey bark that shines through canary-yellow stems. Tip: it upcoming garden information
the foliage.
is only the young growth that sessions: February 25: SK PeThere are also many shrubs displays so brightly in late win- rennial Society AGM followed
that lend their bark to the ter/early spring. So in the early by a video Presentation - A
landscape appeal. Red osier spring, before leaf-out, either Family Garden: The Butchart
dogwood (Cornus sericea; also (1) remove the oldest dullest Gardens.
February 20, 2015
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Sheldon Stewart
STEWART - It is with
sorrow we announce the
passing of Sheldon (May
20, 1939 - January 31,
2015).
Sheldon is survived by
his loving wife of 54 years,
Dorothy, and his three
children, Cecil (Desiree),
Randy (Resi) and Dianne
(Vinash) and grandchildren Kurtis, Joshua, Hayley, Ian, Chantelle, and
Christopher; also three
siblings Sharon (Ernie),
Earl (Lorraine), Lorne
(Irene) plus many friends.
Sheldon was born to Cecil and Gladys Stewart in
Shellbrook and moved to
B.C. at the age of 18, where
he began his life long career as a finishing carpen-
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created many treasures
for the family whom he
loved so much. Sheldon’s
interests in recreational
hockey and fishing were
a close toss up, he engaged
in both until he became
sick.
In 2008 Sheldon and
Dorothy moved from Vancouver to Chilliwack to
start a quieter life and enjoy retirement.
A celebration of Sheldon’s life was held at
Carman United Church,
Chilliwack,B.C. on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
An interment ceremony
took place at Vedder View
Gardens Cemetery, Chilliwack, B.C.
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Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Zion - Canwood
Sunday School,
Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.
St. John’s - Shellbrook
Sunday School,
Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.
Pastor Trent Felstrom
-------------------Parkside, Immanuel
11 a.m. - Worship
Pastor Chris Dean
-----------------------PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Parkside
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship
David Baldock
Shellbrook
Sun., 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Pastor David Bodvarson
306-747-7235
Canwood
10:30 a.m. - Worship
Pastor Glenn Blazosek
306-468-2138
Leask Gospel Tabernacle
Sunday 6:30 p.m.
Pastor Lorne Valuck
-----------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Currently meeting in
homes on
Sunday morning
and Wednesday evenings
Parkside 306-747-2309
Leask 306-466-4498
Marcelin 306-226-4615
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Big River
11:00 a.m. - Worship
Bible Classes 9:45 a.m.
Summer: 10:30 a.m. - 12
306-469-2258
Youth Nite: Fridays
Mont Nebo
Bible Study and Prayer
Sun., 11:00 a.m. - Worship
Pastor Bill Klumpenhower
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Debden
Sun. Mass - 9:30 a.m.
Fr. Sebastian Kunnath
Big River - Sacred Heart
Sun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass
Whiteﬁsh
Sun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.
Victoire
Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.
Fr. Sebastin Kunnath
Eucharist Celebrations
Muskeg
Sunday, 3 p.m.
St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook
Sunday, 11 a.m.
St. Henry’s - Leask
Mass Saturday 7 p.m.
St. Joseph’s - Marcelin
Mass Sunday, 9 a.m.
Mistawasis
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Fr. Tru Le
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PRESBYTERIAN
Mistawasis
Sunday worship
11 a.m.
Rev. Bev Shepansky
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ADVENTIST
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Norman Trueman
TRUEMAN - Norman
Lawrence Trueman was
born Dec 20, 1937 in Prince
Albert to Dennis and Gladys
Trueman. Norman was the
youngest of three children
oldest sister Joyce, followed
by his brother Ted. Norman
lost his mother Gladys at a
young age of 4.
The farm Norman was
raised on was originally
in Spruce Home until they
moved to Shellbrook area
when he was 16. As a youth
Norman worked for a store
called Bell’s as a labourer.
He also worked for Pott’s
Construction out of Shellbrook. With this job he
gained many friendships
that he continued to keep
over the years. Norman did
lots of travelling all over
Saskatchewan working and
building many highways
including the one from
Shellbrook to Prince Albert.
He would run the push cat,
scraper, water truck, dozers and many other types of
machinery. Norman married Marie Horricks and
started to buy and break
more land, developing a bigger farm and started adding
to their family. They had
lived on his fathers’ home
quarter in a small house until the family started getting
larger.
They had started building a new house that was
built on the current home
quarter where they continued to raise the boys. He
taught his boys at a young
age how to drive standard,
drive tractors, stook bales,
carrying square bales to
the cattle and many more
farm chores. After school
the two older boys would
help Norman log in the
winter to build the house,
granaries, cattle sheds,
and many more buildings
on farm. Many days spent
picking roots ﬁnding endless surprises in the ﬁelds.
They found everything from
pemmican, buffalo heads,
arrow heads, axes, and
hammers from the previous
settlers. They all loved being together and being able
to do this as a family.
Norman enjoyed having
his boys around the farm
and would do anything to
make them laugh and enjoy
life. Norman was a generous man and gave what he
could. Norman has taught
his family many morals and
values in life. Always taught
what was right and what
was wrong, always told the
truth, and lived what he believed.
He would tell the boys
to take pride in your work,
think of the next person
that will be following behind you and do the work
properly the ﬁrst time.
Grandpa was an old
fashioned simple, caring,
respectful farmer who enjoyed life. He always loved
to joke around, with a great
sense of humor. He would
always make sure he put
others before himself and
made sure they were taken
care of. He spent his last
healthy day with a lifelong
neighbour friend doing
what he loved, moving bales
and being on the farm. I will
miss you grandpa. Until we
meet again.
Norman is lovingly remembered by, his children,
Brian Trueman (Tania Almen) and his children,
Andrea (Jaxon Desautels)
and River; Kirby Trueman
and his children, Danielle
and Ryan; David Trueman;
Trevor Trueman; Christopher Trueman; his siblings,
Edward “Ted” Trueman;
Joyce Trueman; and the
mother of Norman’s boys,
Marie Trueman.
Norman is predeceased
by his parents, Dennis and
Gladys Trueman (nee: Dewhurst); his daughter inlaw, Reneé Trueman; his
uncles, Bob, Jack and Mid
Dewhurst, and Lawrence
Trueman; several other
aunts, uncles, cousins and
a niece.
The Celebration of Life for
Norman was held on Thursday, February 5 at 2 p.m.
from the Shellbrook Seniors
Hall with Delores Beaulac
as ofﬁciant.
Interment took place in
the Shellbrook Cemetery.
In lieu of tributes, memorial donations may be made
in memory of Norman to the
Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Family and friends wishing
to send online condolences
are welcome to visit www.
beaulacfuneralhome.com
Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Beau
“Lac” Funeral Home, Tammy Smart – Director (Shellbrook).
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Shellbrook Chronicle 21
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The ‘B’ in Bevell also stands for ‘Bonehead’
Put Darrell Bevell’s name
near the top of the Dumb
Coaches of All Time list. Oh,
get it over with — put him at
the very top.
Super Bowl 49 (get used
to those numbers, for the
National Football League
is deviating from its use of
Roman numerals for next
year’s Super Bowl 50 — who
wants to be associated with
Super Bowl L? — will go
down in history for ending
with one of the most boneheaded coaching calls ever.
The call by Bevell, Seattle’s
offensive co-ordinator, to
throw a pass from the oneyard line in the ﬁnal minute,
with his team down by four,
instead of handing off to
Marshawn Lynch, will cost
Bevell immensely.
Any chance of him becoming a head coach someday,
observers predict, sailed
out the window with that
one play call. Give the ball
to Lynch, said the universe,
and the subsequent oneyard plunge for Seattle glory
would have been as auto-
matic as the Suhave been lionized
per Bowl winning
in Seattle. Brilthe TV ratings
liant call! Caught
war.
the Patriots offBut
Bevell
guard!
Super
called a pass, a
surprised them!
short slant on
Patriots were exsecond
down.
pecting a run and
New
England
the brilliant ofrookie Malcolm
fensive minds of
Butler interceptCarroll and Bevell
BRUCE
ed it — yes, the
confounded them
PENTON
Butler did it —
with a quick slant.
~
and the Patriots
Send those two to
were suddenly,
the Hall of Fame
and improbably,
immediately!
Super Bowl winners.
But no, hindsight being
And oh, how Bevell was 20-20, it was the worst call
castigated for his call. Worst ever. Bevell is a goat, not a
call ever. Has to be ﬁred. god. He’s an idiot, not an
What was he thinking?
intellectual. Can him, don’t
Seattle head coach Pete canonize him.
Carroll bravely and admiraOne call of 20,000 Bevbly took the hit for Bevell, ell has made in his career
claiming responsibility for turned him from a potential
the call.
hero to a zero. Even when he
But how would things moves into a nursing home,
have changed had the play Bevell is likely to hear catworked? If Butler had been calls for “Give the ball to
beaten on the quick slant, Lynch.” It was one moment
as expected, and the TD in time. It could have turned
had given Seattle its second out great. Oh, what Bevell
straight title? Bevell would would give for a do-over!
• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “So
on the highways in the greater Seattle area, will all ‘No
passing lanes’ be renamed
in honor of Pete Carroll?”
• Hough again: “Hear that
Pete Carroll was supposed to
throw out the ﬁrst pitch at a
Mariners game. But fans are
asking Seattle management
if Marshawn Lynch can just
run the ball in instead.”
• Bob Molinaro of the
Hampton Road VirginianPilot, on the lack of criticism
directed at Seahawks QB
Russell Wilson over his lastminute intercepted pass: “If
Tony Romo had turned the
ball over at the goal line like
that in the Super Bowl, he’d
be assuming a false identity
and moving to Latvia.”
• Brad Dickson of the
Omaha World-Herald: “An
Ohio inmate has asked to
be paroled so he can watch
LeBron James lead the
Cleveland Cavaliers to their
ﬁrst NBA title. If he’s not
paroled, he has successfully
laid the groundwork for an
insanity plea.”
• Comedy writer Tim
Hunter, after Sports Illustrated laid off all of its staff
photographers: “This year’s
Swimsuit Issue could be entirely selﬁes.”
• Aaron Nemo on Twitter: “I made a New England
Patriots-themed seven-layer
dip. The bottom layer is the
truth but I highly doubt anyone gets to the bottom of it.”
• Norman Chad of the
Washington Post, on Twitter, reviewing the Super
Bowl: “You heard it here ﬁrst
— within ﬁve years, someone will throw a challenge
ﬂag on the coin toss.”
• Chad again: “Chris Matthews was working at Foot
Locker when the Seahawks
called him. He brought his
own shoes.”
• Comedy writer Alex
Kaseberg: “My sports and
entertainment heroes were,
roughly in order, Bill Cosby,
O.J. Simpson, Bruce Jenner, Lance Armstrong, Tiger
Woods, Charlie Sheen and
Brian Williams. I am start-
ing to think I might be the
problem.”
• Tim Hunter again, on a
survey claiming that 14 per
cent of Baby Boomers are
being treated for depression:
“Most of those, Seahawks
fans.
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Chargers center Nick Hardwick, who
announced his retirement
from the NFL after getting
injured in Week 1, has lost
85 pounds in the interim.
‘Hey, don’t look at me!’ said
the Patriots’ ball boy.’”
• Brad Dickson again:
“BYU signed a 6-foot-7,
410-pound lineman. He’s
great for discipline. When
other players get in trouble,
they’re going to be forced to
run laps around him.
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.
com: “I refuse to join the
lineup of people piling on
embattled Seahawks coach
Pete Carroll. I’ll stop a yard
short.”
Care to comment? Email
brucepenton2003@yahoo.
ca
Silvertips take 1-0 lead against Blues in playoffs
Having finished fourth in SPHL standings, most would think that the Shellbrook Silvertips entered league playoffs
a slight favourite to come out on top
against the fifth-seed Battleford Beaver
Blues.
But a match-up between these two
teams is not so easy to read, given that
the Blues emerged victorious in both of
their hard-fought regular season games
against the Silvertips. But as the Blues
and the Silvertips faced off in game one
of their best-of-five series, they were
hoping to put these losses behind them
and gain an early advantage on home ice.
Silvertips vs Blues
The game started off on a bit of a sour
note for the home team, as the Blues’ Jordan Keller gave his team an early one-goal
lead less than a minute after the opening
faceoff. This, however, would only motivate
the Silvertips, who would strike back four
minutes later on a goal from Brett Mason.
Regular season team points leader Devon
Dicus would add a buzzer beater with seven
seconds left in the period to give the Silvertips a 2-1 lead heading into the second
frame.
In the second period, Battleford’s Keller
drew ﬁrst blood again to tie the game up at
A Silvertips’ player ﬁghts off defenders en route to a good scoring chance.
two goals apiece less than four minutes in.
From there, the period was full of back and
forth action and scoring chances for both
teams, but in the end it was the Silvertips’
Josh Elliot who found the back of the net,
giving his team a 3-2 lead.
As the ﬁnal frame opened, the Silvertips
seemed to have the game in hand. Kyle Brataschuk scored quickly for Shellbrook to
extend the Silvertips’ lead to two goals, and
the SIlvertips dominated the early action.
But as they have been in the past, the
Blues proved to be a feisty opponent, and in
only 19 seconds, the Silvertips found themselves facing a tie game. First, it was Kevin
Russel, who brought the Blues within one,
then Keegan Sparrow found the back of the
net to knot it up at 4.
With the momentum swinging in favour
of the Blues, it was do or die for the Silvertips, and Dylan Smith would deliver, scoring the go ahead goal and giving the Silvertips a razor-thin 5-4 victory.
Game two on Feb. 14 was postponed due
to inclement weather and has yet to be rescheduled. “Game three” of the series was
slated to take place in Shellbrook at 8:30
p.m. on Feb. 18, but scores were unavailable before publication.
Josh Elliot misses a backhand shot by mere inches.
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PAQUETTE - In loving memory of Guy
Paquette, February
3, 1954 - February
24, 2014.
One year has
passed
Since that sad day,
When the one we
loved
Was called away.
God took him
home
It was his will
But in our hearts
He lives still.
- Sadly missed and
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MOE - In loving
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MOE - In memory
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February 24, 2012.
We little knew that
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God was going to
call your name.
In life we loved
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In death we do the
same.
It broke our hearts
to lose you,
You did not go
alone;
For part of us went
with you,
The day God
called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
Your love is still
our guide;
and though we
cannot see you,
You are always at
our side.
Our family chain is
broken,
And nothing
seems the same;
But as God calls us
one by one,
The chain will link
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Shellbrook Chronicle
306-747-2442
email: [email protected]
February 20, 2015
www.shellbrookchronicle.com
ROADEX SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY requires O/O 3/4 tons,
M E D I C A L
TRANSCRIPTION is an
in-demand career in
Canada! Employers
have work-at-home
positions available. Get
the online training you
need from an employertrusted program. Visit:
CareerStep.ca/MT or
1-888-528-0809 to
start training for your
work-at-home career
today!
New advertising sales
position created in
S o u t h e r n
Saskatchewan for a
warm and outgoing
personality. TC Media
is
offering
a
c o m p e t i t i v e
compensation, benefit
plan, and will supply a
company car. Ideal
candidate could have a
combination of sales
experience, positive
attitude, and multitasking abilities. Send
your
resume
to
[email protected]
1 tons and 3 tons for
our RV division and
O/O Semis and drivers
for our RV and general
freight deck division.
Paid by direct deposit,
benefits and company
fuel cards. Border
crossing required with
valid passport and
clean criminal record.
1-800-867-6233;
www.roadexservices.com.
Attention:
Tribal Councils and
Aboriginal Organizations
in Saskatchewan
and Manitoba!
Are you looking to
hire Aboriginal
job seekers ?
We are getting results
Post your job on
our website and in
135 newspapers
in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan
(950,000 circulation).
For more information
contact
www.firstnations
jobsonline.com
First Nations
Jobs nline
email:
[email protected]
Saskatoon, SK
HELP WANTED
Heavy Duty
Mechanic
required for prevetative
maintenance, repair and
service of heavy equipment
fleet Journeyman’s License
+10 yrs min exp with CAT,
JD, and heavy trucks
req’d. Both camp and shop
locations. Service truck and
accommodations provided.
Wage negotiable.
Send work references
and resume to:
Bryden Construction,
Box 100, Arborfield, Sk.
S0E 0A0;
Fax: 306-769-8844
Email: brydenconstruct@
xplornet.ca
www.brydenconstruction
andtransport.ca
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
GET FREE VENDING
MACHINES Can Earn
$100,000.00 + Per
Year.
All
CashRetire in Just 3 Years.
Protected Territories.
Full Details CALL NOW
1-866-668-6629
W e b s i t e
WWW.TCVEND.COM
Patrol Operator and a
Maintenance Person
Required Applications
are being accepted for
a Patrol Operator and a
Maintenance Person.
Both are seasonal
fulltime. Experience
preferred but will train
right
applicant.
Mechanical
skills
preferred. Class 1A
driver’ s license, air
endorsement is an
asset. Competitive
benefits
package.
Forward
resumes,
references, driver’ s
license PIC# and salary
expected by March 2,
2015
to
rm377@
sasktel.net or mail to:
RM of Glenside No.
377, Box 1084, Biggar,
SK, S0K 0M0
AGRICULTURE
Best Herbicide
Prices Guaranteed
Featured Products:
• Clever – one pass
cleaver control
• Smoke – loaded
glyphosate
• Foax – green foxtail
and wild oats
• Diquash - desiccant
Dealers in most areas
(new dealers welcome)
306 477-4007
[email protected]
www.gng.ag
FEED AND SEED
COMING EVENTS
ANTIQUES
&
COLLECTIBLES SHOW
& SALE, February 22 to
March 1 (inclusive) at
Market Mall, Preston &
Louise, Saskatoon,
during mall hours.
Buying/Selling
FEED GRAINS
heated / damaged
CANOLA/FLAX
Top price paid
FOB FARM
Western
Commodities
877-695-6461
Visit our website @
www.westerncommodities.ca
Shellbrook Chronicle
HEATED CANOLA
WANTED!!
- GREEN CANOLA
- SPRING THRASHED
- DAMAGED CANOLA
FEED OATS
WANTED!!
- BARLEY, OATS, WHT
- LIGHT OR TOUGH
- SPRING THRASHED
HEATED FLAX
WANTED!!
HEATED PEAS
HEATED LENTILS
"ON FARM PICKUP"
Westcan Feed
& Grain
1-877-250-5252
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Need A Loan? Own
Property? Have Bad
Credit? We can help!
Call toll free 1 866 405
1228 www.firstand
secondmortgages.ca
FOR SALE
Advertisements and
statements contained
herein are the sole
responsibility of the
persons or entities that
post the advertisement,
and the Saskatchewan
Weekly Newspaper
Association
and
membership do not
make any warranty as
to
the
accuracy,
completeness,
truthfulness
or
reliability of such
advertisements. For
greater information on
advertising conditions,
please consult the
Association’s Blanket
Advertising Conditions
on our website at
www.swna.com.
PROVINCE-WIDE
CLASSIFIEDS. Reach
over 550,000 readers
weekly.
Call
this
newspaper NOW or
306-649.1400
for
details.
REFORESTATION
NURSERY SEEDLINGS
of hardy trees, shrubs,
&
berries
for
shelterbelts
or
landscaping. Full boxes
as low as $0.99/tree.
Free
shipping.
Replacement guarantee.
1-866-873-3846 or
www.treetime.ca.
RURAL
WATER
TREATMENT. Patented
iron filters, softeners,
distillers, “Kontinuous
Shock” Chlorinator,
IronEater. Patented
whole house reverse
osmosis.
Payment
plan. 1-800-BIG-IRON
( 2 4 4 - 4 7 6 6 ) ;
www.BigIronDrilling.com.
View our 29 patented
& patent pending
inventions. Since 1957.
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LAND FOR SALE
FARMLAND
WANTED
NO FEES OR
COMMISSIONS!
SUMMARY OF SOLD
PROPERTIES
Central - 206 1/4’s
South - 75 1/4’s
South East - 40 1/4’s
South West - 65 1/4’s
North - 6 1/4’s
North East - 4 1/4’s
North West - 12 1/4’s
East - 51 1/4’s
West - 49 1/4’s
FARM AND PASTURE
AVAILABLE
LAND
TO RENT
PURCHASING:
SINGLE TO LARGE
BLOCKS OF LAND.
PREMIUM PRICES
PAID WITH QUICK
PAYMENT.
RENT BACK
AVAILABLE
Call DOUG
306-955-2266
[email protected]
MANUFACTURED HOMES
BLOW OUT ALL 2014
models on our lot. Any
homes sold that are our
2014 models off our lot
will get a discount
of $2000. Delivery
included for 300 kms.
For more information
call Marg at Craig’s
Homes in Lethbridge,
Alberta
at
1-855-380-2266.
CANADIAN
MANUFACTURED
backed by 10 year warranty
-multi section, single
section, motel style,
and duplex family units
Order Your Custom
Home NOW
for Spring Delivery
Selling and Servicing Homes
Across Western Canada
for Over 40 Years!
1.800.249.3969
Check out our inventory at
www.medallion-homes.ca
Hwy 2 South Prince Albert
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
Year Round Cottages:
Asessippi Ski Area
& Resort, Skiing,
Fishing,
Golfing,
Boating,
Hiking.
0% Financing. Lots
Only, Custom Built
or
Ready
to
move in. Daymon
1-204-773-6228,
[email protected],
www.asessippicove.com.
SERVICES
The Disability
Tax Credit
$1,500 Yearly Tax
Credit
$15,000 Lump Sum
Refund (on avg)
Covers:
LOW OIL + Canadian
Dollar = Great Savings!
New SRI 20’X76’
Modular
Homes.
Immediate delivery.
Call
Delee
1-855-358-0808;
www.westerncanadian
modular.com.
Hip/Knee
Replacements
Back conditions and
Restrictions in
walking and dressing
1-844-453-5372
STEEL BUILDINGS
Canadian Built
Modular Homes
Vanscoy, SK
306-242-9099
Homes to Suit
Every Budget
– 16’, 20’, 22’ and 24’
In stock models for
immediate delivery
or order now
for Spring delivery.
www.vestamfghomes.com
Serving all of
Saskatchewan
10 Year Warranty
STEEL BUILDINGS...
“REALLY BIG SALE!”
All steel building
models and sizes. Plus
extra savings. Buy now
and we will store until
spring. Pioneer Steel
1-800-668-5422
www.pioneersteel.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS/
METAL BUILDINGS
60% OFF! 20x28,
30x40, 40x62, 45x90,
50x120,
60x150,
80x100
sell
for
balance owed! Call
1-800-457-2206
www.crownsteel
buildings.ca
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Shellbrook Chronicle
www.shellbrookchronicle.com
February 20, 2015
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THE GM OPTIMUM ADVANTAGE:
CHEVROLET
“It just keeps getting better”
Ph: 306-747-2411 • TF: 1-800-667-0511
505 Service Road East • www.shellbrookchev.ca
Full Service
All Makes
Autobody • & Glass
• Manufacturer’s Warranty
• Exchange Privilege
• 150+ Point Inspection
• 24 hr. Rodside Assistance