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BY KEVIN WEEDMARKThe speed limit along the Trans-Canada High-
way will be reduced to 80 km/h this fall.The reduced speed limit will extend from
about one half km east of the intersection with East Access Road to on half km west of the junc-tion with Highway 8.
There will be radar speed feedback machines installed on Highway 1 to let drivers know what speed they are actually travelling when they hit the 80 km/h zone.
“Along with the speed limit reduction, MHI will be installing Radar Feedback Signs at the same time,” Steve Shaheen of Saskatchewan Highways said. “The equipment is ready to be installed. We are also looking at other treatments to support the speed limit reduction, including pavement markings.”
The reduced speed limit will be in place in late August, according to the ministry.
once the Radar Feedback signs are installed,” Shaheen said. “We anticipate the signs and ra-dar feedback will be installed by the end of the month.”
The highways department had initially said the reduced speed limit signs would be installed in May, but the installation was delayed because of a planned safety analysis.
“The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (MHI) has looked into hiring an engineering
this location, prior to reducing the speed limit,” Shaheen said.
“The Ministry will be forgoing that study for now in order to proceed with the reduction in
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highwayPage 3
Continued from frontShaheen said the high-
ways department will study the effects of the lower speed limits on the two Highway 8 intersections—Main Street and Highway 8 north.
“At this time, MHI will conduct before and after
Highway 1 and Highway 8 intersections,” he said.
He said the department is always looking at safety issues at intersections. Con-cerns about the intersection of Highways 1 and 8 have been raised by a couple of individuals.
“We regularly evaluate all highway intersections, including Highway 1, to ad-dress safety concerns that are received from ministry staff, individuals, rural mu-nicipalities, communities, the RCMP and businesses,” he said.
“The Ministry of High-ways manages a Safety Im-provement Program, a pro-vincial program dedicated to safety improvement related projects which will reduce the frequency and severity of collisions. The Safety Im-provement Program identi-
-es projects equally based on a warrant system.
“Projects commonly de-livered through SIP include
-ing lights and other intersec-tion improvements.
“The Ministry of High-ways and Infrastructure plans for major safety im-provements, such as in-terchanges, through the completion of engineering studies, and we work with developers and communi-ties on these long term plan-ning needs.”
Shaheen said Saskatch-ewan Highways doesn’t see
-tion for busy intersections.
the unintended effect of ac-tually decreasing safety, by increasing the number of high-speed rear-end colli-sions that could occur on the highway.
“Each location is assessed to determine if its site spe-
or decreasing safety.”While Highway 8 south
of Moosomin carries 2,890 vehicles a day, it does not have the wide shoulders of more major highways, like Highway 9, for instance,
730 vehicles a day south of Whitewood.
Shaheen said Saskatch-ewan Highways doesn’t
at safety issues in determin-ing if any changes have to be made.
“The Ministry of High-ways and Infrastructure rou-tinely conducts a high-level safety screening of the entire highway network. Locations showing a pattern of safety-related issues are studied to identify the cause of the pat-tern and to identify the most effective countermeasure to address that problem. The recommended improve-
On the issue of the truck route around Moosomin to take Highway 8 truck traf-
said work continues.“The Town of Moosomin
and the RM of Moosomin
were involved in the de-velopment of a study that looked at options for alter-nate truck routes around Moosomin, and met with the ministry to discuss goals and concerns regarding the project,” he said.
“The Town and RM have been sent the results of that review. The intent of forming an Alternate Truck Route Partnership can be expressed by the affected municipalities, and once the intent has been expressed, representatives from both MHI and the municipalities can meet to discuss the de-tails of the partnership.
“It was agreed that we would continue to work to-wards developing an alter-nate truck route that could also form a portion of an ul-timate future bypass.
the section on the north and west side of Highway 1 and 8 north is getting congested with development and we will collectively have to pro-tect the existing narrow cor-ridor that provides for the realignment of Highway 8 north to the west, to line up with the ultimate location of the west bypass.”
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Above, new businesses under construction on Highway 8 north of the Trans-Canada Highway—the IJACK assembly plant at left, and Moosomin Chrysler Dodge at right. The new businesses, along with the newly expanded Mazergroup dealership and new NAPA auto parts store north of the highway will likely lead to an increase in traffic at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 8 north.
Below, waiting in traffic to cross Highway 1 to Highway 8 north.
The interchange of Highway 39 and Highway 1 east of Moose Jaw, which sees less traffic to the north and south than Highway 8 at Moo-somin. The intersections with Highway 1 at Moosomin are the busiest intersections with Highway 1 across Saskatchewan that have no inter-change or traffic lights.
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The Peter and Patti McMullen farm yard east of Moosomin saw some equipment damaged by a grass fi re apparently sparked by a train on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire came close to the John and Jacqui Harrison farm yard east of Moosomin in the fi re Wednesday. Some of the barley crop was de-stroyed by fi re in the fi eld in the background of this photo.
Grass fi re closes Highway 1BY KEVIN WEEDMARK
42 fi refi ghters from four fi re halls, using 14 fi re trucks and water trucks were involved in fi ghting a fi re Wednesday afternoon and evening that stretched along the south side of Highway 1 between Moosomin and Fleming. Highway 1 was closed between Moosomin and the Mani-toba border at one point because of smoke.
The call came into the Moosomin Fire Department at 3 pm Wednesday, and the Moosomin Fire Department was on the scene until 11 pm.
The Moosomin Fire Department was assisted by fi refi ghters from Wa-pella, Elkhorn and Virden.
“Once we saw how many spot fi res there were, we made the deci-sion right away to call for mutual aid on both sides,” said deputy fi rechief Mike Cooper.
“We knew the serious ones were in the middle, where the two properties were. We knew the two farmyards were the priorities, so that’s where we concentrated. We had our fi re trucks there, and we got Wapella to start at Moosomin and Elkhorn and Virden to start at Fleming and work towards the centre, and that worked well.”
He said many people volunteered to help bring water to the site.
“We had lots of water—we had
tanker trucks bringing us water, and people phoning asking what do you need. The community support was phenomenal.”
The tracks were shut down while fi refi ghters battled the blaze.
“We shut the tracks down right away,” said Cooper. “We called CP right away and got them to shut it down so we didn’t need to worry about anybody being on the tracks. We got the RCMP to shut down the eastbound traffi c because you couldn’t see anything.”
Besides the fi refi ghters, many local people helped out by hauling water, providing tractors and discs, supply-ing a track hoe and helping put the fi re out.
“We really appreciate the sup-port of our mutual aid partners and anyone who came out to help. In all the time I’ve been on the fi re depart-ment I don’t remember one quite this large.”
Moosomin Fire Chief Rob Hanson said the fi res appear to have been caused by a train, as small fi res start-ed from just east of Fleming to the edge of Moosomin.
He said it was a diffi cult fi re to fi ght because of the location.
“The biggest issue was getting to it,” he said. “Because it was along the tracks, we couldn’t get to it with equipment, so we were fi ghting it by
hand.“We were called out yesterday
(Thursday) morning, then again yes-terday afternoon to take care of hot spots, and I took a drive along there this morning (Friday) and put out a couple of spots.
“CP wants to make sure they get it all out—their trains are going by loaded with oil.”
Hanson said two residences were threatened by the fi re.
“It was within less than 100 feet to McMullens’ house. It basically sur-rounded their yard, we were able to get it shut down before it got to the corrals.
“At Harrisons it threatened a bar-ley fi eld—it did do some damage to the east end of the barley fi eld, but part of the fi eld was disced up to stop it from spreading.”
He said the blaze was not one large fi re but a series of separate fi res set off by sparks.
“The fi rst fi re was just west of where you turn into Fleming, and the last fi re was right by Springer’s building, but it was really bad at Har-risons and McMullens,” he said.
“It is really, really dry, so it was burning hot.”
There are burning bans in place in the RMs of Moosomin and Martin, and the town of Moosomin may fol-low suit at a meeting this Wednesday.
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This photo is looking west, toward Moosomin in the back-ground. Firefi ghters extinguished the blaze at several locations along the tracks Wednesday, and were called back when the fi re fl ared up again in the Rotave area Thursday. Several separated areas burned, apparently set off by sparks from a passing train.
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As I write this, it is August 16.I am looking at a letter written by Saskatch-
ewan Highways Minister David Marit, dated August 13, three days ago.
Marit was writing to Kit Bell, who had ex-pressed concern over the safety of Highway 1 through Moosomin.
“Further to my letter dated May 7, 2018, the ministry is currently in the process of hiring an
analysis at this location, prior to reducing the speed limit.
“The safety analysis will review the impacts of the safety measures at this location to deter-mine whether they are improving safety, or if additional measures should be explored.”
But that was Monday, August 13 when the minister wrote the letter and this is Thursday, August 16.
Today the Highways ministry is telling me “The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
conduct an additional safety analysis at this location, prior to reducing the speed limit. The Ministry will be forgoing that study for now in order to proceed with the reduction in speed.”
That’s different than the plan the minister laid out in his letter three days ago, but obviously a lot can change in three days. Among other things, he’s not the minister anymore.
David Marit became Minister of Agriculture on Wednesday, to replace Lyle Stewart, who re-tired for health reasons. Estevan MLA Lori Carr was brought into cabinet Wednesday as the new minister of Highways and Infrastructure.
Anyway, none of that matters. What does matter is that Saskatchewan Highways is taking seriously local concerns about safety and reduc-ing the speed limit through Moosomin and its three busy intersections to 80 km/h, the same reduced speed that has been in place for years where the highway bypasses Moose Jaw and in-tersects a few streets.
Whatever led to the recent change of heart by Saskatchewan Highways, it is welcome. The town of Moosomin formally requested traf-
through town in 2012, after a string of fatal ac-cidents, and Saskatchewan Highways gave a hard no in response.
That letter from the Highways department
more accidents, and said “to evaluate the post-ed speed limit at this location, two radar speed
studies were conducted. The results of the radar speed studies indicate that 110 km/h is the ap-propriate speed limit at this location.”
therefore 110 is the right speed limit. Anyway, Saskatchewan Highways is now on
the right track, and kudos to them for respond-ing to local concerns and reducing the speed limit.
There have been too many accidents at the three intersections along the Trans-Canada at Moosomin.
term, with hundreds of extra people in the area for the Enbridge Line 3 expansion, and in the long term, with the recent opening of the large new Mazergroup dealership north of the high-way and construction under way on two new businesses along Highway 8 north of Highway 1—the new Moosomin Chrysler Dodge and the new IJACK assembly plant.
People from Moosomin going to work at the Nutrien mine cross this highway twice a day, Everyone from Rocanville, Welwyn, St. Lazare, Spy Hill and Tantallon who works in Moo-somin crosses this highway twice a day, and new businesses are being developed north of the highway—a new 25,000 square foot Ma-zergroup New Holland implement dealership just opened this summer, and a new Chrysler Dodge dealership and IJACK manufacturing plant are under construction north of Highway 1 along Highway 8, so this intersection will
shows 2,890 vehicles a day on Highway 8 south of Moosomin and 1,850 vehicles a day on High-way 8 north. (I would be curious to see the traf-
Line 3 construction!)No other highway intersecting with Highway
1 across Saskatchewan with that volume of traf-
could very well save lives.
and Highway 8 north is the next thing Saskatch-ewan Highways should consider.
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In our opinion:
Marjory LeBreton, a former leader of the Conservatives in the Senate, has a family tragedy in her past: her daughter and grand-son were killed by a drunk driver.
LeBreton is unhappy that her former Senate colleagues have
and demand that the driver submit to a roadside breathalyzer test, without having to show reasonable grounds, as is now the case.
The Senate majority said this new power was an unreasonable extension of police powers in a democratic country.
Are they right?
Despite the fact that drunk driving takes many lives every year, detection rates are quite low. Unless a driver shows obvious signs of impairment, such as weaving from lane to lane, the police are powerless to stop drivers they know are probably impaired. As a result, there are a lot of drunk drivers on the road at any moment.
process to obtain a conviction and licence suspension is long and convoluted. Highly-skilled lawyers can often obtain an acquittal of
one of an almost impossibly long list of requirements necessary to get a conviction. A drunk driver with enough money to pay one of these defence lawyers who specialize in drunk driving cases has a good chance of beating the charge.
us in line with other democratic countries that have far less of a problem with impaired driving than we do. In most of Western Eu-
Generally, they have much less of a problem with impaired drivers than we do because citizens simply don’t take the chance, espe-cially when they know that there’s a very good possibility they will be caught.
Countries like Norway and Sweden are no less ‘free’ than is Can-ada, yet they have fewer drunks on the road because they have tougher drunk driving laws. In Canada, our weaker laws result in too many innocent lives being taken every year. Impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death in Canada.
-ing-and-driving-related trials. The technical defences that skilled lawyers have at their disposal in drinking and driving cases con-tribute to a serious court backlog in every province.
Backlogs and unnecessary trials waste a huge amount of police
Extra court staff must also be hired to accommodate the clogged schedule. This includes more judges, each of whom costs taxpay-
because of this waste results in the expense of even more support
reduce that waste.Backlogs also compromise the quality of justices available for
legitimate cases that must wait inordinate amounts of time for at-
staff available to dispatch justice in a timely way. Justice delayed is justice denied.
People tempted to drink and drive would not take the risk if they knew there was a very good chance they would be caught, with
that bad decision.And to the objection that this is an unwarranted intrusion of the
state?As a term of my driving licence, I must agree to wear corrective
lenses. I don’t mind, as it’s obviously necessary for safety. I also
Similarly, I agree that if I want to drive on public roads, I won’t do so with more than the allowed amount of alcohol in my system.
breach. This contributes to my safety and public safety in general. I think most people would agree.
-ous court backlog problem and save taxpayers a lot of money.
The Senate should step aside and let Parliament do its job.This editorial was written by Brian Giesbrecht, a retired judge and se-
nior fellow with Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
We needbreathalyzer
testing on demandaddress the serious court backlog problem and save taxpayers a lot of money
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Spy Hill Sports Days & RodeoThe Spy Hill Sports Days and Rodeo was held August 11-12 and featured CCA rodeo
events both days followed by chariot and chuckwagon races. There were lots of other events on that weekend as well, from slo pitch to kids events, beach volleyball and more.
Above: A saddle bronc rider.Above right: Mikayla Boutcher from Spy Hill barrel
racing.Above far right: Garret Clarke from Spy Hill in the
sheep riding event.Right: A chariot racer in action.
Above: Chuckwagons racing for the finish line.Left: Steer wrestling.
Below: Dawson Garvey in the junior steer riding.
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BY KEVIN WEEDMARKA lot of churches put on Vacation Bible Schools, but few
do it on the scale of Moosomin Baptist Church.
Months of planning and preparations and countless hours of decorating go into the annual Vacation Bible School, which every year sees the church transformed into something totally different.
This year the VBS has a desert island theme, so the sec-
clinging the walls, the stairway is hanging with paper-chain vines and the basement is an underwater lair, with
The Vacation Bible School has 122 students this year, more than many church VBSs even in the cities.
“We started planning in May, and we started decorating days in June,” says Crystal Penner, a volunteer with the church who is director of the VBS this year.
“They started painting murals in mid-June and they started decorating the basement in July
On the decorating committee, we probably had 20 peo-ple help with different aspects. Overall the VBS has 60-
raising money for Haiti and we will raise money to send
seeds to feed their families, and also we are collecting food for Caring Communities. Our goal is 100 boxes to give to
McKayla Crouse is an intern with the church this sum-mer, and is helping with the VBS—leading opening and closing sessions each day and playing the part of a pirate.
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ing to yesterday said ‘I used to go to VBS in Regina but
The VBS is open to everyone. “We have people from Wapella, from Rocanville. We have some people who are
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Moosomin church goes all out with VBS
McKayla Crouse, Nora Carter, and Seirra Piper at the Baptist VBS.
The decorated stairway to the “jungle” up-stairs at the Moosomin Baptist Church.
A group photo of all of the kids and volunteers at the Moosomin Baptist Church VBS.
The basement of the Baptist Church was decorated entirely in an underwater theme.
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Aldergrove Dodgers take B.C. titleThis story was sent to the
World-Spectator by Ken Fyke. The story was printed in the Langley, B.C. times and includes a connection to Moosomin. Shone Fyke is one of the players on the B.C. championship Aldergrove Dodgers. Shone’s dad Derek was born in Saskatchewan and Ken Fyke, his grandfa-ther, is from Moosomin.
BY KURT LANGMANN
On the B.C. Day long weekend, August 2-5, the B.C. Minor Baseball Midg-et AA Provincial Tourna-ment took place in Mission at the Mission Athletic Park.
Ten teams from across British Columbia took place in the tournament over four days.
The Aldergrove Dodg-ers went 3 in 1 in pool play and finished second in their pool. They had to face a very tough Prince George Knight’s team.
Prince George finished first place in their pool, go-ing undefeated (4-0).
Aldergrove got out to an early lead in the first inning with a grand slam home run from Trevor Al-cos. Aldergrove continued to press earning another run in the third inning.
Prince George bounced back and scored three runs in the third to bring the lead to just one. Al-dergrove scored another pair of runs in the fifth and sixth.
The defense for Alder-grove was outstanding. The starting pitcher, Shone Fyke, battled hard for four-plus inning. Backing him up was Brendan Winning, who shut down the Prince George offense.
The final score of the Semi-Finals was 7-4 for Aldergrove. The team was loud and proud as were the parents and fans, as Al-dergrove now advanced to the Finals. Meeting Alder-grove in the Finals was the Ladner Red Sox. They had finished second in their pool after beating the Tri-Cities Thunder in a close game. Both teams went three up, three down in the first inning.
In the second inning Al-dergrove scored two runs and Lander came back to score one. Ladner came back and put up two more runs in the third, taking the lead. Aldergrove bat-tled back with a better of-fense and added one in the fourth to tie the game.
There were a num-ber key hits from Mikey Saulter, Ethan Hopink and Brenden Johnson. Alder-grove was hitting big but Ladner’s centre-fielder was making key catches at the time.
The defense for Alder-grove was making key plays through the game. The outfield of Jordan Epp, Kyson Burgart and Aaron Bitcshy make several key catches to shut down Lad-ner’s hitting.
Going into the top of the seventh inning the Alder-grove Dodgers were down by a run. Ladner walked the first Dodger batter
Johnson and then came the turning point, a hit to right field by Elias Baker to tie up the game.
Baker then stole the bases. With Baker on third the pitcher overthrew the catcher and Baker make a run for home with a head first slide. He was safe, safe, safe!
The bottom of the sev-enth had Ladner now down by one run. The starting pitcher Michael
Adam pitched an incred-ible six innings. Now Aaron Bitcshy was called in to shut down Ladner’s offence. Aaron stuck out the first batter. The second batter ground out to Bren-den Winning at shortstop. Aaron then walked the next batter who then stole second base. Now with the tying run on second the next batter grounded to shortstop but was safe at first base in a very close
call. First baseman Bren-den Johnson saw the Lad-ner runner take off to third base. Brenden gunned the ball to Ethan Hopink at
third to pick off the run-ner to win the 2018 B.C. Midget AA Baseball Tour-nament.
The team went to San
Francisco to represent Team B.C. in the Nor Cal Select TBL U18 Wood Bat Tournament from August 11 to 12.
The Aldergrove Midget AA Dodgers are: back row: Michael Adam (13), Brenden Johnson (9) Mikey Saulter (21), Cam Snow (17), Brendan Winning (16), Shone Fyke (23), Elias Baker (44), Ryan Bitcshy (27), Coach Harold Hopink (35), Coach Noah Tombe (7), Head Coach Allan Tombe (47); front row: Kyson Burgart (19), Jordan Epp (2), Trevor Alcos (10), Aaron Bitcshy (4), Ethan Hopink (18), and Tyson Tombe (41). Missing from photo are Devyn Hunt (99) and Coach Monti Smith (29).
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Monday, August 20, 2018 The World-Spectator - Moosomin, Sask. 13After the Humboldt crash:
Truck driver health and training must be a priority
Drugs seized in traffic stop were dangerous
BY ALEXANDER CRIZZLEJaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver involved in the
Humboldt Broncos crash, has now been charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
-dents in Canada each year. And the risks of the profes-sion—to drivers themselves and to the public—go far beyond collisions.
As a road safety researcher, I have been funded by Transport Canada, the Canadian Institute of Health Re-search and the Alberta Ministry of Labour to investigate the health and wellness of truck drivers. My research shows that truck drivers are exposed to many risks af-fecting their health and their ability to drive safely, due to the nature of the job and the job market.
HEAVY LOADS, POOR DIET, FATIGUE AND STRESSTruck drivers often work between 14 and 16 hours per
day and have to load and unload their own trailers, often resulting in back injuries.
healthy foods is even harder.-
cery stores with healthy food because if they do they may be delayed and miss their delivery, which may result in loss of money or loss of their job.
Many drivers are exposed to health risk factors includ-ing long sedentary periods, lack of exercise, poor diet, fa-tigue and stress—which can in turn lead to various medi-cal conditions such as hypertension, obesity, stroke, sleep apnea and diabetes.
In fact, almost half of all truck drivers have a combina-tion of these risk factors and medical conditions. Many of these medical conditions such as sleep apnea are directly linked to crashes.
As a result, truck drivers are a leading group for sub-mitting worker compensation claims in Canada and the United States and their injuries cost the health-care sys-
tem millions of dollars in physician visits, treatments and medication use.
NOVICE DRIVERS, WITH INADEQUATE TRAININGTruck driving is the second most common occupation
for men in Canada. However, many skilled truck drivers who have been working for many years are now faced with health challenges, either from being injured or from developing medical conditions.
With many skilled employees not able to work, truck companies are faced with issues such as absenteeism and loss of worker productivity. This is making it necessary for companies to hire more drivers.
One solution is to recruit younger drivers who are healthy. While there are many advertisements for truck drivers, young adults are not applying for these jobs in
the health and safety challenges.Because of the shortage of drivers, some companies
are relaxing their employment criteria and hiring novice drivers, but often without adequately training them.
The courts will have to determine if this might have been a factor in the Humboldt tragedy, where the driver charged in the collision was young and inexperienced. The company was also newly established and trying to get off the ground, and needed workers to begin driving routes as soon as possible.
A HEALTH AND TRAINING OVERHAULUntil the health issues and the job training of truck
drivers improve, the challenges of the trucking sector will not disappear. The sector needs health and wellness programs, together with changes to the environment for drivers—such as more truck parking and better access to healthy foods. The sector urgently needs new company
more intensive training.This would result in companies retaining and recruit-
ing drivers who can better contribute to the safety of our roads.
Currently, Ontario is the only Canadian province with regulations requiring adequate driver training, while Saskatchewan hopes to have a plan in place by early 2019.
Above: The aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos crash. Below: Jaskirat Singh Sidhu being taken to court.
A variety of drugs seized during a May
out to have some very dangerous compo-nents.
Analysis by Health Canada has revealed that the substances known as fentanyl, carfentanil, cyclopropylfentanyl, methoxy-acetylfentanyl, furanylfentanyl and heroin were found in the drugs seized during this incident.
RCMP Municipal members attempted a
to stop for members. Later that night the
conducted. The driver was prohibited from driving and arrested.
Within the vehicle, members located several drugs including substances be-lieved to be methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine and hydromorph-cotins.
As a result 50-year-old Linda Becker of
-ing x7
• Possession of a controlled substance• Possession of property obtained by
Crime
• Flight from police 29-year-old Frederick Charles Severight
-ing x7
• Possession of a controlled substance• Possession of property obtained by
CrimePublic safety is a concern in situations
like this. Therefore, the RCMP again wish to warn the public of the dangers of con-suming illicit drugs from unregulated sources. Street drugs are often represented as one thing but can unknowingly contain lethal substances such as fentanyl. This particular drug may still be circulating in Saskatchewan. Contact should be com-pletely avoided and police should be noti-
“The Saskatchewan Health Authority supports harm reduction strategies and
urges those who may be using illicit drugs, in particular intravenous drugs, to not use alone,” said Gary Shepherd, Saskatchewan Health Authority’s Director of Mental
“In the event of an overdose, using nal-oxone can save lives; even in the case of an opioid that has been mixed with a non-opioid. Take Home Naloxone (THN) kits are available for free to people at risk of an overdose and those in the community that interact frequently with those at risk.”
When administered properly, naloxone can temporarily restore breathing and con-sciousness to an individual experiencing an overdose. Naloxone acts fast and the protective effect lasts for 30 to 90 minutes,
the patient and begin treatment. Always call 9-1-1 so that immediate treatment by trained medical professionals can take place, even if the individual seems okay after naloxone is administered.
Saskatchewan residents who are at risk -
ness an opioid overdose, such as friends and family of a person who uses opioids, are eligible for free training and a free Take Home Naloxone Kit. Naloxone is also available for purchased at pharma-cies across Saskatchewan. The Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan has a list of pharmacies that carry naloxone.
Addiction counsellors are also available to provide support and treatment options by contacting 1-888-989-8444.
For more information, you can vis-
opioids#take-home-naloxone. If any member of the public has illicit
drugs they are concerned may contain fentanyl or carfentanil they should leave the area and immediately call 911. Do not handle or touch them. Do not bring them to your local RCMP Detachment. After calling 911, the appropriate resources will be deployed.
Fentanyl, carfentanil and other illicit opi-oids continue to be a top priority for the RCMP.
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BY KARA KINNAAt their regular meeting last Wednesday, Rocanville
town council passed a motion to purchase a six-foot alu-minum park bench for a cost of $396 from Flaman’s in Moosomin for the town’s Main Street.
Council was asked by a local business at a previous meeting if they would consider replacing the benches on Ellice Street, and council decided it was a good idea, and that if local businesses wanted to sponsor the cost of a bench, they would consider putting that business’s name on the bench. Mayor Daryl Fingas priced the aluminum bench out at Flamans and asked council if they would pass a motion to purchase it so that businesses and resi-dents could see what the benches look like and decide if they want to sponsor one.
Word has already been received that the Rocanville Thrift Store in interested in purchasing a bench and plac-ing it in front of the seniors’ centre.
2018 tax abatement grantedfor garage property
Council granted a tax abatement to a resident who has a garage on a separate lot from her house. The abatement was for 2018 taxes on the lot with the garage.
The resident also asked for an abatement for her 2017 taxes, but council declined that request. As Rocanville has
gave ratepayers until the end of 2017 to combine any sep-arate lots with garages on them into one title. Council said they were not made aware that this particular ratepayer had a garage on a separate lot.
No response from AECOMTown Administrator Monica Pethick reported to coun-
cil that she has heard nothing back from the engineering -
At their previous meeting Rocanville town council re-
up, the seal around the bottom plate let go and washed into the water system, damaging some of the town’s in-
afterwards and asked to be compensated for the failed
spent $66,000 digging up the lines and replacing them due to the damaged media.
saying the engineering company wouldn’t compensate the town and wasn’t responsible because the town didn’t save the media and reuse it. Council sent an email back asking what they were talking about, as the media was lost when it failed.
Sewer line replacement across highway will likely be week of Aug. 27
Council discussed work that will be taking place on Highway 8 through town, likely during the week of Au-gust 27. The town will be replacing an old sewer line
across the highway on the west end of town.
the grid road with Webster’s Cemetery, then back over -
rected to continue north, then back over to Highway 8 on a road that cuts over to the highway past the town’s lagoon.
Drainage ditch will be mowedCouncil decided that, since it’s so dry right now, they
will do some mowing in a drainage ditch that is located on the north side of Kentrax’s property. The ditch is full of bullrushes and weeds.
Fire department paving projectslated to move ahead soon
Councillor Ron Reed discussed the Rocanville Fire De-
hall this fall right to the street.
better.
informal agreement with the land owner to the north to allow that land owner to access the land where the curb is going for parking purposes. However that land will no longer be accessible once the curb goes in.
Mayor Daryl Fingas suggested a letter be sent to the
and notifying them that the land would no longer be ac-cessible for parking.
Paving should start within a few weeks.
Main Street lot being developedinto little park area
Councillor Irene McLean spoke about some of the work she is doing to build a little park area on a small empty lot on Ellice Street. She said she wanted to get most of the work done this fall so that the area is almost ready to go by next spring.
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Town of Rocanville
Council purchases aluminum bench
Rocanville Rec ReportAndrea Logan - Rec Director
Phone: 306-645-2164 • Website: rocanville.ca • Email: [email protected]
GET OUT, GET ACTIVE CHALLENGE
Challenge cards were sent home at the end of the school -
activity they can have their card initialed by an adult (please indicate the activity the child participated in).
new card. Each time a completed card is returned the
as many cards as they like. A draw will be made Septem-ber 4. The winner will receive a free pool party with the
to use at their convenience.
2164).
DID YOU KNOW…Rocanville has a website? Wondering if there is pub-
lic swimming today? Can’t remember if it is garbage or recycling day? Want to see a list of the businesses in Ro-canville? Wanting to print a map of Webster’s Cemetery or maybe you want to view the community calendar on-
these questions and much, much more!
ROCANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHThere will be no Story Time for the month of August
but will be starting back up in September.
Music and Arts Night
enjoy the evening with coffee and dessert and top it off with the Jam Session! Everyone welcome. For more infor-
Library Hours:
ROCANVILLE AQUATIC CENTERCheck us out on Facebook or in the Community Calen-
dar for a full schedule.
ROCANVILLE TOWN & COUNTRY GOLF CLUBCome check out the menu and specials.For more info on any up coming events please contact
Country Golf Course.
ROCANVILLE COMMUNITY CENTREThe Centre will be hosting cards and games on Thurs-
day afternoons starting at 1 pm. Memberships are $10. For more information on mem-
bership please contact Mel Strong, Irene Norton or Linda Bock or another board member.
All members and non-members are welcome. Come and join us for fun and fellowship!
Work completed on sign, oilcan in RocanvilleThe town sign and the oil can on the south side of Rocanville were given a facelift recently. Volunteers, town council members, town crew members and lo-
cal businesses all contributed to the repainting of the oil can, and some repairs to the oil can, which was built in the 1960s. Around the town sign, landscaping was done, and trees and shrubs were painted. Volunteers for the projects included Mayor Daryl Fingas (oil can), Scott Norton (oil can), Irene McLean (sign), Coleen Cozens (sign), and Ken Kington (sign). Public works employees included Paris Fafard and Joe Pettifer. Donations were given by Goodman Steel (steel for the oil can), Clint Birkenshaw (stones for the sign), and Charlie Fafard (mulch for the sign). Materials were purchased from AFAB (paint for the oilcan), Mur-ray Crawford (welding for the oilcan), and Borderland Co-op (landscaping matting for the sign).
Left: The people who contributed to the sign. In back from left are Bill Tremblay (Public Works), Daryl Fingas (Mayor – Can Painter) Stan Langley (Deputy Mayor), Scott Norton (Cinnebar Industries). In front are Steve Silvernagle (Goodman Steel), Clint Birkenshaw (CB Excavating), Howard McAuley (Public Works), Paris Fafard (Summer Student), Irene McLean (Councillor/Floral Stone Arrangement), Colleen Cozens (Volunteer). Missing is Ken Kingdon.
Right: The people who contributed to the oil can. In back from left are Steve Silvernagle (Goodman Steel), Scott Norton (Cinnebar Industries), Stan Langley (Deputy Mayor), Daryl Fingas (Mayor – Can Painter), Bill Tremblay (Public Works). In front are Clint Birkenshaw (CB Excavating), Irene McLean (Councillor/Floral Stone Arrangement), Colleen Cozens (Volunteer), Howard McAuley (Public Works), and Paris Fafard (Summer Student).
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701 Main St. • Box 730 Moosomin, SK, S0G 3N0
E-mail: [email protected]: 306-435-2988
Fax: 306-435-3343
PUBLIC WORKSDanny Grainger - Town Foreman
306-435-7111 (cell)Doug Baily
306-434-8073 (cell)
RECREATION OFFICEE-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 306.435.3622Mike Schwean - Rec Director
306-435-7578 (cell)Catherine Mannle - Assistant Rec Director
306-434-7579 (cell)
LANDFILL HOURSJanuary 1 - April 30
Tues. - Sat. 12 noon - 3:45 p.m.Sun. & Mon. CLOSED
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Sun. 12 noon - 5 p.m.Mon. CLOSED
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Sun. & Mon. CLOSED
October 1 - October 31Tues. - Sat. 12 noon - 6:45 p.m.
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Sept. 3 & Sept. 17
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MAYOR: Larry Tomlinson 306-435-7943
COUNCILLORS: Chris Davidson 306-435-7914
Ron Fisk 306-435-3504Murray Gray 306-435-9062Jason Miller 306-435-6849
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THANK YOU for your continued support!
The MOTOH Commitee meets every third Tuesday
September -June
MOTOH MOOSOMIN ORGANIZATION FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THE HANDICAPPED
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Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offi ce of:
COUNCILOR: TOWN OF MOOSOMINNUMBER TO BE ELECTED: 1
will be received by the undersigned on the 29th day of August, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Moosomin Town Offi ce, 701 Main Street, Moosomin, SK and during regular business hours on Monday, August 13 , 2018 to Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Moosomin Town Offi ce, 701 Main Street, Moosomin, SK.Nomination forms may be obtained the Moosomin Town Offi ce.Dated this 13th day of August, 2018Paul Listrom – Returning Offi cer
NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
We are now accepting bookings for 2018
Christmas Parties at Nutrien Sportsplex.EARLY BIRD
PRICING IN EFFECTPlease check this week’s Recreation Report for
further information or contact Catherine at 306-435-3622 for details or to book.
We host parties of all sizes – fi rst come, fi rst served!
CHRISTMAS PARTIES AT NUTRIEN SPORTSPLEX
Thursday, August 23, 201812 Noon - 4 p.m. at Bradley Park
Simulators • Bowling • Billiards • Pickle Ball
AND MORE! THE FUN NEVER ENDS!For bookings please call Catherine at 306-435-2325
or e-mail [email protected]
TIM HORTONS SASKATCHEWAN FARMERS MARKET
NUTRIEN SPORTSPLEXCLOSED FOR THE SEASON!
Thanks to all our patrons in 2018 and to an amazing staff that is consider the best in
Saskatchewan – See you all in 2019!2019 SWIMMING POOL UPGRADES
Made possible by some fantastic corporate friends
MOOSOMIN SWIMMING POOL
• New commercial hot tub/deck
• New furniture on the west deck way
• New umbrella shade on the west deck way
• Castle roofi ng over the water slide
• Misting lines down the west fence line
• A large kids infl atable
Do you have a COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING IDEA
for us to consider?If so please let us know at 306-435-3622 or
by e-mail at [email protected]
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Moosomin Rec ReportMike Schwean, Recreation Director
306-435-3622 • [email protected]
2018 Christmas Parties at the Nutrien SportsplexTime to book your Christmas parties
at the Nutrien Sportsplex. With that we have our early bird special available right now, and keep in mind bookings are on a
up really fast. For those looking to the
we can offer:• Facility is fully licensed • We will co-ordinate your caterer on re-
quest• TV and Satellite Service• In House Sound SystemProgramming we offer:• Four of the best sports simulators in
the world that all include: E6 Golf with close to 100 world wide courses and mul-tiple practice modes along with swing track picture system, Visual Football, Vi-sual Hockey, Baseball–Home Run Derby, Football–Quarterback Challenge, Visual Rugby, Wild Game Shooting, Visual Soc-cer, Shooters, Zombie Dodgeball, Visual Baseball, Visual Basketball, Visual Bocce, Visual Sports Cricket
• Two pickle ball courts
with tons and tons of glow bowling/strobe lighting, fogger, hazer, private sound sys-tem, shoes
•One 4x8 billiards table• One 30 foot screen with projector• Vegas Night supplies (Table covers,
cards, chips etc.)• Curtains for privacyWe welcome parties of all sizes…big and
small!For available dates/options and pricing
3622.
More sponsorship equals big additions
at Bradley Park!We had an exciting week last week as
several individuals stepped up to commit to projects at Bradley Park…all headed to the Tim Hortons Outdoor Eventplex.
First off Greg Light and his crew have committed to a new 70 ft batting cage and new pitching machine.
Then Darcy Rambold committed to three commercial golf driving nets...then with the support of Tim Hortons we are able to proceed with a centre park gazebo which will tie this entire project together.
So the project will look this way …From the south end of the Tim Hortons
Eventplex we will place the 70 foot batting cage directly down the middle and line the ground with shale. On each side we will stick partial backstops in place…make a
will add batting T’s so kids can warm up while they await their turn into the batting cage.
Then directly behind that we will place three 10x10x10 commercial golf driving nets side by side by side. We will line the inside of these driving nets with astro turf we have in storage from the Regina soccer
old driving range we will have matting across the front of the nets and a cement
Behind that we will have the centre park gazebo where patrons can watch or await their turn into the driving range nets…
events to the north with an emphasis on the gazebo.
Not done there…up on the main deck area Todd Davidson has agreed to design a false wall between the bowling alley and Sportsplex. That will allow us to move all our barbecue equipment…concession ser-vice and drink service in behind the wall. The wall will be decorated up which will look fantastic. This addition allows us to clean up that area while gaining around 200 square feet of space back to the main deck area.
My many, many thanks to these groups and individuals who have again stepped up to allow us to improve the ever expand-ing services at Bradley Park. Of course
these groups along with Enbridge have played a huge role in allowing us to have a fantastic master plan for the park!
Moosomin Swimming Pool closed for the seasonSad day for myself when the pool closes
each year. That said it has been another fantastic year at the facility. I would like to thank all our many, many, many pa-trons for supporting us again this summer. I would also like to say thank you to the best staff in rural Saskatchewan. They do an amazing job and we are grateful to have them!
Excited for the 2019 Swimming Pool Season!
While 2018 has just ended I can say with certainty I am so super excited about 2019. Due to the fabulous support of our corpo-rate friends in the community we have the following upgrades planned for 2019:
• We open the doors to our brand new hot tub/deck
• New furniture on the west deck way• New umbrella shade on the west deck
way
• Misting lines down the west fence line
I have already begun the countdown for summer 2019…it is gonna be awesome!
SJHL Hockey returns to the Communiplex
We are extremely excited to announce that the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will be returning to the Commu-niplex this November as part of a massive Minor Hockey weekend. We are also ex-cited as we have forged a new relationship with one of the members of the SJHL.
Saturday, November 10 at 7 pm will be warm up and a there will be a 7:30 pm puck drop. We welcome the Notre Dame Hounds and the Weyburn Red Wings to the Communiplex.
Should be a fantastic hockey game as the Hounds and Red Wings are loaded with young talent. Both the Red Wings and
to the U19 SJHL vs MJHL All Star show-case game last year in Regina. Those 10 players made up exactly one half of the en-tire SJHL roster.
2018 U19 All Star Showcase Rosters in-cluded:
Notre Dame Hounds Forward Jarrod HammForward Zack KosteniukForward Curtis WiebeDefensemen Tim GouldGoaltender Jack Ryan
Weyburn Red Wings Forward Jordan KazymyraForward Ben HiltzForward Kade KowalskiDefensemen Dylan McCabeDefensemen Jevon SchweanTickets and details will be announced in
the coming weeks.
AAA Female Midget Hockey arrives in Moosomin
Communiplex will host a Saskatchewan AAA Midget Female Hockey League game. The contest will bolster what is al-ready shaping up to be a fantastic minor hockey weekend as it will go on Saturday, November 10 at 4 pm preceding the SJHL Game. This contest will feature the Mel-ville Prairie Fire AAA Girls hosting the Weyburn Gold Wings AAA Midget Girls.
The Melville team is expected to have be-tween four and six local girls on the squad this upcoming season with further players on the horizon! Should be a fantastic back to back show!
4 pm: Weyburn AAA Gold Wings vs Melville Prairie Fire AAA Midget Girls
7:30 pm: Weyburn Red Wings vs Notre Dame Hounds
Tim HortonsFarmers Market Vendors
member of the Saskatchewan Farmers Market Co-op Ltd. The market being held at the Tim Hortons Outdoor Eventplex on our large deck and in the new park area.
The market will be held once a week on Thursdays until October 4 from 12-4 pm.
I am thrilled to say we have a fantastic list of vendors. It is turning out to be a fan-tastic summer program. Here are our ven-dors:
Cornucopia Gardens: ProduceLynn Hagedorn: StrawberriesJudith Venus: EpicureKristy Nelsen: Freezer mealsCandice Flaman: Bath bombs, bath
scrubs and bath saltsDarcy Philipenko: Happy Hippo Bath
BombsMona Sorenson: Donuts, popcorn sup-
plies, lemonade etc. Stella Fuchs: Baking Plainview Hutterites: ProduceLeona Birnie: Sawblade clocks, signs,
Norwex and bracelets Justice McGonigal: Young Living Es-
sential OilsKassee Jochems: Dusty Roads DesignsKea Diamond: ProduceBetty Williams: Fashion Fusions and
PurtrimHeather Beier: Norwex
Communiplex Winter 2018/19
While many of you are enjoying your fantastic summers we are busy making plans for our 2018/19 winter season and boy what a winter season it is looking like. Maybe, well probably, the busiest ever. Major events such as the pre mentioned SJHL game, a massive Minor Hockey
Star Weekend, and the Skating Club gets ready to host Regionals. Throw in all the regular programs and it will be a crazy year!
Dates may change but here is a look at the preliminary Plex schedule…catch your summer breath…it is going to be a blast!
Opening date 2018: October 13, 20184 on 4 Tournament:October 13, 143 on 3 Tournament: October 20, 21Hockey School Weekend: October 26, 27, 28
November 3 on ice from 1:30 to 3:30 pmSJHL/Minor Hockey Weekend/Sask
AAA Female Midget Hockey:November 9, 10, 11, 12Atom Rangers Tourney:November 17, 18 Female Rangers Tourney:
Pee Wee Rangers Tourney: December 1, 2 Bantam Rangers Tourney:
Squirt Rangers Tourney:January 12,13 MHL All Star Weekend: January 19Figure Skating Regionals:January 26, 27 Novice Rangers Tourney: February 2, 3 Figure Skating Club Carnival: March 10 Iron Man: March 28, 29, 30 Last day of the season: March 31, 2019Keep in mind we will add more and
more events over the coming months but it will be one jam packed winter season at the Communiplex.
Convention CentreThings will get really busy at the Con-
months. Lots of special events almost each weekend and then in September regular programming (Gymnastics, Cadets, Gym Night etc. ) kicks off as well.
Here is a quick look at the major special events coming up over the coming months.
That schedule includes:
August 30: SE Cornerstone School Divi-sion Event Day
September 8 Weekend: WeddingSeptember 22 Weekend: WeddingSeptember 27: Town of Moosomin Ad-
vance PollSeptember 29 Weekend: WeddingOctober 6 Weekend: WeddingOctober 13 Weekend: WeddingOctober 19-21 Weekend : AA Assembly
ConferenceOctober 31: 2018 SpookaramaNovember 10 Weekend: Shriners Fund-
raiserNovember 14: Day Event Co-op Con-
tractors SupperNovember 17 Weekend: WeddingNovember 24 Weekend: Borderland
Co-op Christmas PartyDecember 1-2 Weekend: Totally Tess
Trade Show WeekendDecember 8 Weekend: Wine and Cheese
Social
If you would like to book an event at the Convention Centre please contact our Rec-
Moosomin Senior RangersOur local senior hockey team are on the
lookout for players for the 2018/19 season. The team should be very competitive this season and it is always a blast being part of the team. If you are interested in com-ing out for the season let us know at the
your name and contact information along to the team.
Minor HockeyMoosomin Minor Hockey Association is
currently accepting early bird registration which comes with a seasonal discount. If you are interested in registering you can go online to http://www.moosominrangers.com/. The website will guide you along from there!
Moosomin CadetsMoosomin Cadets begin their season
on Monday, September 10. Programs run Mondays at the Conexus Convention Cen-tre from 6:30 to 9 pm. For further informa-
Golf NewsLots going on at the Golf Course these
months and the course is in fantastic con-dition.
• Ladies Night goes Wednesday nights• Men’s Nights go Thursday night• Friday night is Family Night• Yacht Club runs Saturday, Sunday
morningsContact the Clubhouse for further infor-
mation!
Golf ClubhouseI had a chance to pop out to the golf
course last week and in doing so had a peek at the new clubhouse…it will be an amazing facility when it opens and surely takes Moosomin’s nine hole golf course into the upper echelon of nine hole courses in Saskatchewan!
Adult SpookaramaMoosomin Golf Course are all booked
in for a Halloween fright night on Satur-day, October 27 at the Conexus Convention Centre. Details should be forthcoming in the coming weeks but make sure to book the night off and head on down. Funds raised will go to the new clubhouse project.
2018 Mini British Open Charity Golf Tournament
Congratulations to the Moosomin Moose Fraternity and a big thank you to all the sponsors and patrons in the 2018 Mini British Open Charity Golf Tourna-
the fraternity are raising funds for the new golf clubhouse facility. Perhaps not sur-prising then 2018 set the 20 year record
$14,000!
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Rolling Barrage stops in Moosomin for second yearThe Rolling Barrage, a cross-Canada bike ride that raises money for Military Minds, stopped in Moosomin for the second year in a row on
Wednesday. The riders stopped at the Moosomin C-Store where a fundraising barbecue was held and organized by Mary McGonigal. Military Minds raises awareness of and provides treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and supports veterans and serving members. The ride is both a fundraiser for Military Minds and a way to raise awareness about PTSD and OSI. In Moosomin $1,150 was raised by the barbecue.
Above: All of the riders, including some from Moosomin, pose for a group photo.Below left: Mary McGonigal and volunteers serving burgers and taking donations for Military Minds at the event.Below right: The riders lined up as they headed out to their next stop in Humboldt.
Fireworks weekend attracts 9,500BY KEVIN WEEDMARK
The 2018 Living Skies Come Alive International Fire-works competition attracted 9,500 people to Moosomin Regional Park on the August long weekend and, while not all the bills are in yet, appears to have raised about $75,000 for the Regional Park.
Organizers are happy with the way this year’s event went.
said Layne McFarlane of the organizing committee. “We talked about it being a family type of event, and I think that worked out really well with the sandcastle building contest 11 am and kids activities at 1 pm. We get great reviews on the pontoon rides and the people providing them say it is so interesting because they get people from everywhere going out.
“I was speaking to Don Bradley who toured the people
he takes people along to the see the cabins then winds around and goes across the area where they’re shooting
them back to the dock. “At the lake, the front lawn is the one that faces the lake
and the back yard where you pull into with your vehicle is typically the one you see from the road, so being on the
Organizer Laurie Mannle said the event wouldn’t hap-pen without the volunteers.
“I just can’t stress enough that the volunteers this year were awesome and smiling, and they made it great. It was
“Some of the volunteers really adjusted to the particular
Organizers said a lot more people used the bus service
“Taylor’s had two bus trips come out and the bus ac-tually went out to Fieldstone. They had a full bus from Fieldstone and I think a lot of them were workers from the pipeline project here in town, so that was a nice addi-
The funds raised by the weekend event will help pay
down the loan on the new water treatment plant at the lake.
“We haven’t got all the bills in, but I’m going to say when all the bills come in I think we can comfortably say
a $200,000 loan on our water plant, so we know where
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rie.She said the support from the business community is
also a big boost for the park.“The business community was huge with all the spon-
sorships. We’ve already had people phone for next year
Organizers added performances by Sask Express both afternoons this year, which were attended by between 500 and 1,000 people.
What are the plans for next year?“We need to have a post-event meeting, then decide
-works booked by October.
“There is always a way to improve things and maybe look at different entertainment. I know people had men-tioned bringing idol contests back where people are more involved rather than just sitting and watching. We always welcome ideas if anybody has any great suggestions for
The organizers said they heard a lot of positive com-ments this year.
Layne. “There was a couple just walking by me on Sun-day morning and they said it was really well organized and they really like coming here. They live an hour north of Yorkton and this was their fourth year and they really
“Out of the 9,500 people that attended I bet you we had three or four complaints, so when you think of the num-ber of people that attended that is a very small percent-age, so I think that just shows that we’re doing something
She said anyone with ideas on how to improve the
weekend is welcome to get involved and share their ideas.“If there are people that want to be involved they can
during the year. It is a few meetings and that weekend itself is busy, but you can be as busy as your want or be as involved as you want. We appreciate anybody. There are some people who have been on the board for an awful long time and are needing a bit of a break so we need to get some new blood into it, and with new blood comes
The committee already has lots of ideas for next year’s show.
“There is just so much red tape bringing competitors
says Laurie. “By October or November at the latest we have to know what we’re doing next year because we
“Everything has to be approved through the Canadian
day that it is an international competition and they’re al-
went over as well as it did this year.
said Laurie.
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The Tantallon Duck Derby is coming up Sep-tember 8, rais-ing money for the Tantallon rink and com-munity store. Last year 2,077 rubber ducks were dumped in the river for the derby.
Left: Scooping out the ducks at the finish line.
Right: Kids help to put the duck in a loader that is dumped off the bridge.
Check out this page each week for new and exciting summer events!
SummerEVENTS
GOLF CLUBMOOSOMIN, SK
JUNIORGolf
Tournament
Wednesday, August 22, 2018Various age groups for girls and boys!
Free lunch will be provided, as well as prizes for
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18 holes
9 & under and 12 & under:
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