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Dave Curtiss and Ralph Crawford have been appointed to the Perdue Housing Authority Board of Directors.

The announcement comes on the heels of Perdue Board members Elisabeth McMahon and Joyce Mathieu’s reappointments to the loca l housing authority. They all join Dennis Notschke on the Perdue Housing Authority. Mathieu is chairperson. She has served on the board of directors for the past three years, while McMahon has been on for the past nine years.

The Perdue Housing Authority is a community-b a s e d o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t p r o v i d e s d a i l y management of 28 housing units constructed and operated under the terms of a federal-provincial-municipal cost-sharing agreement.

Social Services Minister, J u n e D r a u d e , p a i d 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,” Draude explained.

Saskatchewan has a network of 276 housing authorities and more than 1,500 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 Perdue Housing Authority are encouraged to contact the mayor of Perdue, Dave Miller. A local nominating committee recommends board members.

A p p l i c a t i o n s f o r a c c o m m o d a t i o n a r e available from the manager of the Perdue Housing Authority.

Unrelenting rain across large areas of Western Canada will severely impact grain production and leave more than six million acres unseeded this year, the CWB announced last week in its preliminary forecast.

For the second year in a row, crop prospects are dismal on the Prairies.

“Many farmers in the wettest areas have planted next to nothing this spring, while others are watching their newly emerged crops drown,” said Bruce Burnett, CWB director of weather and market analysis, at the CWB’s annual grain industry briefi ng, June 14. “This is occurring at a time when grain prices are extremely high, adding insult to injury.”

In total, between six and eight million acres of farmland will go unseeded across the Prairies, according to the CWB. Wheat acres, only slightly larger than last year, will be the second-smallest since 1971 at 20.3 million acres, down 1.7 million acres from average. Durum area is pegged at 3.4 million acres. Seeded barley acres are projected at 6.7 million acres, although good weather in the next two weeks could see that

Perdue Housing Authority appoints new members

Water woes pose dire prospects for Prairie crops: CWBnumber rise.

“Weather over the next two weeks will be critical if there is any hope of lifting expectations for seeding,” Burnett said. “On the whole, the Prairie crop has been seeded much later than last year, which is raising serious concerns about the potential for frost damage this fall from a late harvest.”

The situation is particularly bad in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, where large areas of farmland have been abandoned. Pockets of severely wet areas dot the entire southern Prairies, from Manitoba’s Red River Valley to Lethbridge, Alberta. Overall across the Prairies, seeding of major crops is about 86 per cent complete. Normally at this time of year, seeding is entirely complete.

Total all-wheat production is forecast at 20.3 million tonnes, including 3.8 million tonnes of durum, and barley production is forecast at 7.7 million tonnes. The all-wheat yield is projected at 37.9 bushels per acres, durum yields are forecast at 35.5 bushels per acre, and barley yields are projected to be 59.1 bushels per acre. Crop

development is signifi cantly behind normal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week forecast world wheat production at 664.3 million tonnes for 2011, the third largest on record. This number, however, does not account for the seeding diffi culties on the Canadian Prairies and the northern tier of the United States.

CWB analysts also reported that the U.S. is harvesting a drought-reduced Kansas winter-wheat crop, while a major drought is affecting crops in Europe. Russia has seen some drought recovery but still needs timely moisture for its spring crops. North Africa is suffering from rain during harvest, while conditions are looking good for seeding in Australia.

Burnett said the big international story rests with serious diffi culties in planting the U.S. corn crop. The USDA is projecting a decrease by the end of 2011 in corn stocks that are already in critically short supply.

“Corn is a major focus because of the price ripple effect it has for all crops,” he said.

Cosmically bubbly . . . Cameron Hardenne makes a magical soap bubble, Wednesday at Argo Bush. The St. Gabriel Grade 1 student, along with his fellow classmates were enjoying the morning at Argo with teacher, staff and parents, then the pool in the afternoon for a

fi eld trip a bit closer to home. The short-lived bubble had kids trying to recreate their own monster while others made rockets, had a scavenger hunt, then later a barbecue, before hitting the pool. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

The Red Serge impresses . . . RCMP Musical Ride members peel off as they go through their routine, Thursday at the Biggar Rec Valley. Always impressive, the members and their horses, always leave people agape as the show is nothing short of spectacular, and nothing short of a Canadian icon. We’ll have more next week on the RCMP Musical Ride. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held May 31, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Don Cleaveley, P e n n y M c C a l l u m , Eugene Motruk, and Kirk Sherbino.

The public hearing was opened at 8 p.m. to hear representations from the public with respect to Bylaw No. 11-717, being

Eighty-two per cent of the 2011 crop has been seeded according t o S a s k a t c h e w a n Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the period June 7-13.

The five year (2006-2010) average for this time of year is approximately 92 per cent seeded. Last year at this time, 73 per cent of the 2010 crop had been seeded.

Rain and thunder showers were recorded for most of the province during the past week. Producers in the west central and northern regions are near seeding completion. Producers in the southern regions made some progress. However, the weather and fi eld conditions continue to be very challenging.

T h e s o u t h e a s t i s reporting 44 per cent seeded, the southwest 82 per cent, the east-central 86 per cent, the west central 99 per cent, the northeast 98 per cent and the northwest is reporting 99 per cent of the crop seeded.

Across the province, topsoi l moisture on cropland is rated as 29 per cent surplus, 57 per cent adequate, 12 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 28 per cent surplus, 54 per cent adequate, 14 per cent short and four per cent very short.

Sixty-fi ve per cent of the oilseeds, 66 per cent of the pulse crops and 67 per cent of the spring cereals are behind normal in development. Forty-fi ve per cent of the fall cereals are at normal stages of development.

Sixty-six per cent of the winter wheat, 79 per cent of the spring wheat, 81 per cent of the durum, 74 per cent of the canola, 82 per cent of the lentils, and 77 per cent of the field peas are in good to fair condition. The majority of crop damage is due to flooding and frost. Cutworms and wireworms are also causing damage in some areas.

Farmers are busy seeding, hauling cattle to pasture and controlling weeds.

Council Minute highlights

Seeding slowly moving to completion

a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 01-632, The Zoning Bylaw. Being as there were no representations regarding the proposed bylaw amendment, the Mayor therefore declared the public hearing closed at 8:05 p.m.

Council resolved that a Case 590 Super N 4WD loader/extend-a-hoe, be purchased from Redhead Equipment at a cost of $105,000 less a $40,000 trade-in for the John

Deere 410G 4WD loader backhoe. Also, Council resolved that a post hole auger be purchased from Redhead Equipment at a cost of $3,556 plus taxes.

C o u n c i l r e s o l v e d that Rae Chamberlain b e r e c o g n i z e d f o r all his hard work in capturing the history of Biggar, and further, that the Town share in the cost of honouring Rae Chamberlain at

the centennial with a plaque to be hung at the museum.

Council resolved that Dorosh Painting and Contracting be contracted to paint the front of the Town Offi ce, facia, beams, trim and doors as per their quote dated May 30.

Council resolved that the Town approve paying for the cost of the transit van when used to transport the seniors to the Community Hall for the Century Club celebration held on May 20.

Council resolved that the Town’s solicitor be

contracted regarding a building nuisance order to remedy to the owners of Lot 22-23 Block 2 Plan D4770 and Lot 14 Block 84 Plan G187 in accordance with Bylaw No. 10-707.

Council resolved that a 1968 10x32 Atco trailer be purchased from Garnett Industries at a cost of $4,000 plus tax.

Council resolved that the tender from Boisvert Underground Services to purchase Lots 5-7 Block 34 Plan G167, be tabled.• Meeting adjourned at 8:47 p.m.

Bone crushing gridiron workout . . . Blazer coach Terry Braman watches his players last week during a spring camp workout. The camp was a chance for last season’s players and those new to the

game, to hit the fi eld -- and each other! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Premier Wall visits Biggar . . . Premier Brad Wall talks with Pharmasave’s Bob Dyck, right, with Biggar MLA Randy Weekes, Tuesday. Premier Wall was ‘mainstreeting’ before going to a meet and greet, and a major announcement for Biggar recreation. See Page 6 for more. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Activity around town has sure increased these past few weeks. All of a sudden it seems to be a hive of activity, no doubt in large part due to the upcoming celebration weekend.

Many streets are receiving new pavement whether in the form of patches and repairs or a brand new pave job. What a way to refresh the town and spruce it up. It is the year 2011 and it’s about time all the streets in Biggar were paved.

And the town offi ce has never looked so good. At least now we can see it and the corner of the lot is sporting a brand new sign. One that is large enough for all to see. It is a nice looking sign with our slogan and it’s in a prominent place.

The slide at the Aquatic Centre is there -- not in use as of this time but I’m sure there is more installation to be done and will soon have kids sliding down and into the water, laughing all the way.

Not only that but a lot of residents are sprucing up their properties. In fact, at one function this week a resident made a comment on that very fact. She was very proud of Biggar saying it is “a nice little town” and she was very happy to be living here.

And, then there was the success of the Musical Ride. Such a large turnout for the event. Organizers were very pleased and the audience was pleased with the performance.

Keep logging on to The Independent’s website under photo galleries for more pics and videos of happenings around town.

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Town is looking good

Distrubuted by Troy MediaPrime Minister Stephen

Harper recently announced that the number of MPs from Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta would be increased through legislation to help rectify an unfair allocation of seats that has disadvantaged Canada’s fastest-growing provinces for many years.His initiative deserves the support of all Canadians.

Some politicians around the country have objected to the allocation of these new seats on the grounds that it will dilute the influence of their own province. Quebec Premier Jean Charest has been a prominent opponent of the government’s plan. Objections of this narrowly self-interested sort are disappointing, given that the government’s legislation will help redress an imbalance in representation that has caused votes in some provinces to have less weight than votes in others.Gross violation of rep-by-pop currently exists

For example, under

All Canadians deserve fair representation in Parliamentthe current system each MP in Saskatchewan represents approximately 75, 000 residents. In each of Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario each MP represents more than 124, 000 residents. This is a gross violation of the “representation-by-population” principle, which holds that each province’s share of the seats in the lower house should be similar to its share of the country’s population. Under the current rules, a vote in Saskatchewan is worth approximately 40 per cent more than the national average, and over 50 percent more than a vote in any of the three underrepresented provinces.

Saskatchewan is not an outlier. Residents of Manitoba and all four Atlantic provinces are significantly overrepresented in the House of Commons compared to their populations. Consider the fact that the combined populations of these

provinces is almost identical to Alberta’s. And yet Alberta has only 28 House of Commons seats, while these five provinces have a total of 46.

The current arrangements seem particularly unfair considering that visible minorities and new Canadians are disproportionately located in the major urban centres of Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Of course, these groups are represented in all provinces, but their heavy concentration in the underrepresented provinces means visible minorities and new Canadians are particularly likely to be amongst those whose votes carry the least weight. An unintended consequence of the current system is that the votes of visible minorities and immigrants, on average, count for less than the votes of Canadians who are not members of these groups.

Canada’s flagrant violations of the

representation-by-population principle are anomalous by international standards. In a recent study, the Toronto-based Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation compared patterns of representation in national legislatures in five federal democratic countries. The analysts found that Canada stands out as “the worst violator of the rep-by-pop principle” in the group. In fact, of the 113 sub-national jurisdictions examined in five countries, the Mowat researchers found that Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta ranked first, third and fifth respectively in terms of underrepresentation.Perfection, however, may be impossible

Constitutional rules, and some unique elements of the geographical distribution of Canada’s population, mean that perfect representation-by-population may be impossible. Prince Edward Island and the territories, for example, will probably be overrepresented for

a long time due to their small populations. These sorts of small compromises are acceptable to most Canadians. However, there is no justification for the present situation that disadvantages specific provinces so severely.

A foundational principle of our democracy is that all voters should have a roughly equal influence. The current allocation of seats in the House of Commons violates this principle, disadvantaging Canada’s fastest growing provinces. All Canadians benefit in the long-term from a fair system of representation that adapts to demographic change. Canadians from sea-to-sea should therefore applaud the government’s decision to expand the number of parliamentary seats in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta to more accurately reflect their populations.

Ben Eisen is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy

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Get your tickets for the Biggar United Church Roast Beef

Supper on FRIDAY, JULY 1 at Jubilee Stadium, 5 - 7 p.m., limited to 800 people.

$20 per person… includes supper, 5 - 7 p.m. and live entertainment show

“Cash Back”, a Tribute to Johnny Cash, 7:00 p.m.;

Cash Bar available 12 and under, $10.

Purchase ticket at Town Of ce when you register for the Centennial Weekend, June 30 - July 3.

Summer is the season of festivals. Sure, there are some in the winter months as well but it seems when the temps warm everyone likes to spend some time getting together with friends and taking in some entertainment.

There’s the Children’s Festival; the Jazz Festival; Fringe Festival -- it doesn’t matter where you live there’s bound to be one of these near you. Some communities have a Fireworks Festival. If you live in Vancouver there’s the Tulip Festival. And Ontario has the Stratford Festival.

The dictionary defi nes a festival as a day or period of celebration whereas wikipedia says a festival is an event staged by a community which centres around and celebrates some unique aspect of that community.

Originally festivals were religious events -- a celebration to honour the gods. It stems from the Latin word festivus. Festivals not only provided entertainment but also these celebrations offered a chance to socialize. Today, festivals entertain and inform, and they are often cultural events.

The ancient Egyptians choose to celebrate their feasts based on lunar cycles. Festivals were large celebrations with plenty of food and drink. For example, one festival held in 12th century B.C. served 11,341 loaves of bread

and 385 jars of beer. Now that’s a party.

Every province in Canada celebrates events with a festival although the fl avour of the feast depends on which region you live in. Maritimers serve lobsters and dance to Celtic music. Westerners on the other hand gravitate towards a feast of beef, usually on a barbeque in the summer. Here are ten of the top rated festivals in the country.

• Vancouver Symphony of Fire: The largest fi reworks competition in the world.

• The Calgary Stampede: Yes, the world’s largest outdoor rodeo is actually a festival. Cowboy hats, western wear and the thrill of the rodeo comes to this “cowtown” for 10 days every July. This year the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be in attendance.

• Edmonton Folk Festival: This August festival has grown so much that there is always a lineup for tickets. But there are lots of other communities that have folk festivals planned.

• Toronto International Film Festival: One of the leading festivals, it’s ranked right up there with Cannes and Sundance.

• Winterlude, Ottawa: Canadians even celebrate the snow, sub-zero temps and snowdrifts so high they reach your waist. Winterlude is held over three weekends every

February.• Canada Day

Celebrations, July 1: Canada’s birthday. I’ve heard tell that the celebrations held on Parliament Hill each year are fantastic. Again, the Royal Couple will be celebrating along with us this year. I have never experienced this celebration but one year we had the opportunity to celebrate in Charlottetown, the birthplace of Confederation and they put on a good show as well.

• Montreal Jazz Festival: Over the course of two months (June/July) there are about 500 concerts and about 2,000 musicians along with 2 million visitors who revel in the music of jazz.

• Quebec Winter Carnival, Quebec City: It is the biggest winter carnival in the world and takes place from the end of January to mid-February every year.

• Celtic Colours International Festival: Held in Cape Breton Island this nine-day event celebrates the culture of Celtic tradition.

How many have you been able to attend and how many will you put on your bucket list?

We would like to congratulate Jennifer Buxton who convocated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Political Studies. She is now off to the University of Victoria for her next degree. She is the daughter of Dale and Trudy Buxton.

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S a s k a t c h e w a n businesses facing postal disruptions still have several ways to fi le and pay their consumption taxes by the monthly deadline of the 20th of each month.

They include the following:• If the business is registered with the Saskatchewan Electronic Tax Service (SETS), they can use it to fi le as usual.• If the business is not registered with SETS, they can still fi le the return using the service. The business can log on to gov.sk.ca/fi nance and click on the E-fi le logo. They may then fi le the return using the access code printed on their tax return. Payment of the tax owing may be made through Internet banking from their bank. The business will need to set up Saskatchewan Finance as a payee and provide their tax account number.• The business may take the completed tax return and payment to any chartered bank or

Finance offers tips to taxpayers on how to deal with postal disruption

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Businesses are reminded that they are still required to fi le and pay their taxes as usual in spite of the postal dispute.

The Ministry of Finance has two offi ces in Saskatchewan that will accept tax returns and payment of taxes: Regina offi ce -- 2350 Albert Street, Main Floor and the Saskatoon offi ce -- 122 Third Avenue, 10th Floor, Room 1016.

Many Saskatchewan businesses receive refund payments from the Ministry of Finance. Those that receive their refunds through direct deposit will not be affected by the postal disruption.

Businesses not set up with direct deposit will be contacted when their refund is processed and given the option to either establish direct deposit, mail the refund after the postal disruption is resolved, or send to the business courier collect.

Finance will issue updates to this situation

as required. Questions regarding the fi ling and payment of provincial taxes during the postal disruption should be directed to the Ministry of Finance at e-mail: [email protected]; Toll Free at 1-800-667-6102 (Regina 787-6645) or fax at 306-787-9644.


The Doctor Mason Show

“There are lots of people who feel that they need to be recognized for something -- anything, . . .”

by Bob MasonProbably the best part

of our lives is when we are young and don’t ask for very much.

In a way it’s too bad that we don’t stay the same all through our lives, but no! All of a sudden “wanting” something seems so important (wow -- I sure like those alliterative lines when they show up).

Not too long ago Yours Truly swore that he was all through scrawling this psychosis stuff anymore, and instead, try pointing out how really adventurous everyone’s life is. But it rained last night, and instead of planting a few spuds like he’d planned, YT started thinking about things instead -- so here goes!

I imagine that the psychiatric people have studied and mentioned all those professional terms many years ago, and to those of us who need their help, it is sure the thing to do. Below, however, are a few of YT’s own problems that have never been solved!

The Zane Grey Syndrome (YT suffered from this one for some

time!) When we were young, read many of Grey’s books, and watched westerns fl icking across the screen of the old town hall, we were so impressed with the exciting cowboy life, that we started carving make-believe wooden six-shooter pistols from the apple box ends lying around.

Many a grim gunfi ght was staged in the yard as we “outdrew” each other and moved the other

fellow down with the rubber bands that we made from old tire tubes.

M e b b e we were brainwashed a little bit by our own unexciting times, (who wasn’t, eh?) but that western cowboy image stayed with us for years.

E v e n t u a l l y we grew out of it all though, although some people obviously didn’t. They tell me that U.S.

Army General George “Blood and Guts” Patton carried a pearl-handled pistol on each hip as he swaggered across Europe during World War Two!

There are lots of people who feel that they need to be recognized for something -- anything, and I imagine that the psychiatric people have a name for any special kind of trait. Cripe, YT is that kind of type himself and he can’t drum up a name that really fi ts. Mebbe we’ll just call it part of life, okay?

Personally I think that “Hypocrite” is the right word, but I’m not sure that the so called “shrink” people would accept it!

It wasn’t long until that cowboy gunfi ghter, syndrome was replaced by another fad. I’m not sure whether it was an improvement or not. I

don’t know what the Beau Brummel types call it but in YT’s circle it is known as:

The Adonis Complex: There is not a lot of use in explaining a person’s fi ne features to anyone, we just darn well take what nature gives us! Nor is it any use explaining to people how come YT’s face is the way it looks after all these years. In defense, I’ve got to say that some of the ugliest people I’ve ever met, were also some of the nicest and visa versa!

Yours Truly has always been in the “I’ve been kicked in the face by a horse!” category, and yet always thinks of himself as a nice sociable guy. It always bothers him though, that some folks always get up and leave, whenever he appears on “Coffee Row”!

This seldom fatal, complex, hung around some time and YT tried to pattern himself after those lines of Robert Service:

“Now there was one called Philo -- a scribe

And a person of exquisite grace.

Carved like the God Apollo of limb --

Fair as Adonis of face.”And then he met Jack!Everyone liked Jack,

not because of his build or his beauty, because he ushered his fi ve-foot six frame on to the WWII stage like an old weather-beaten outhouse, with face to match! But he treated

everyone he knew as a person instead of a face. And regardless of any Hollywood ambitions this is what the world needs.

Heck, if it hadn’t been for Jack, YT wouldn’t be sitting here writing about him . . .

Jack got killed just north of the Kusten Kanal in 1945, and anyone who wants to can fi nd his gravestone in Holten cemetery in Holland -- a gravestone exactly the same as those of his comrades buried beside him.

So much for the “Adonis Complex”, eh?

The Manic-neurotic Phobia: (Pretty high class symptom, eh? Everyone has a little touch of this “disease”, and Yours Truly is no exception.

When we were just dumb, run of the mill children, it suddenly occurred to YT that by making some smart alec remark, he could get the attention of people who otherwise ignored him! Although normally (and “normal” mebbe isn’t the right word) he was kind of shy, he kept at it and at it, until he graduated into a class where people expected him to make a wisecrack! He still suffers from that one! Mebbe sometimes people didn’t like him, but that’s not the point; he always wanted them to!

So what else is new!Try giving him a kick

sometimes, and like a dog he’ll come crawling

back and lick your boots! Mebbe we’re all like that, I dunno, and mebbe its a good thing that we don’t for over those years of “crawling back” we form a lot of hidden opinions about people, mebbe a little bit about religion (Matthew 23:5) and appreciation of folks that affect the rest of our lives!

Welcome to the “down to earth” things of the world, eh?

I know that this page reads like YT thought he had everyone analyzed, but that’s not true! More likely they are the rantings of some ancient type who believes in an adage he heard one time:

“Too soon oldt, too late schmardt!”

I don’t suppose that many younger people will ever read this, but even if they do, I suspect they won’t learn anything from it. After all, it does take a whole lifetime to qualify about being “oldt!”

All through its youth, my generation read and listened and most of us never did fi nd out anything!

“Strange is it not, that of all the myriad who

Before us have passed the gates of darkness through.

Not one returned to tell us of the road

Which, to discover, we must travel too!”

Omar Khayyam scrawled this sentiment some 700 years ago!

Jubilee receives provincial $ . . . Premier Brad Wall, with the Biggar Wall of Fame in the background, was in Biggar last Tuesday to make a funding announcement for the Jubilee Stadium.

With the work recently completed, Premier Wall, along with Biggar MLA Randy Weekes and Biggar Mayor Ray Sadler, announced $50,000 for the rink’s roof. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

Biggar local recognized as one of education’s best . . . Sarah (L’Hoir) Kolberg was honoured recently by the Government of Alberta as one of 23 teachers who received the prestigious 2011 Excellence in Teaching. Sarah, daughter of Richard and Peggy L’Hoir of Biggar, teaches at St. Clement Catholic Elementary in Edmonton. Students perform well because Sarah goes the extra mile, kindling issues kids are passionate about. She uses various means to inspire, not only her students, but fellow staff members. At the heart of Sarah’s teaching is the core belief that each student has the ability to realize success in and out of the classroom; believing that every student has unique talents. Congratulations, Sarah! (Submitted Photo)


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by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The IndependentNine contestants, both adults and youth, showed up to perform at the Biggar Idol competition held at the MacPherson Hall on May 25th.

First place was Griffi n Lehnert, second place was Alexandra Villamar, third place was Carrie Gosslin.

The 3 judges were Dan

Dan Chegus (left) Biggar Youth Outreach worker, with the winner of the fi rst Big-gar Idol, Griffi n Lehnert. (submitted photo)

Biggar’s Idol declared

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Hello from the Resi-dents of Diamond Lodge. We have had another busy week, the time seems to fl y by so quickly.

We started out the week with exercises. We do our warm-ups, then on to the exercise ball. We have a smaller one that we use to throw and catch, and then the large ball that we use for kick-ing. It is possible to do exercise and have fun! After lunch we tried out swing bowling. It is both a game of skill and luck to knock down the pins.

Tuesday morning, a volunteer came in to have coffee with us, and guide us through current events. We enjoy listen-ing to the paper being read, and also highlights from other papers read as well. After lunch we enjoyed a movie and some treats.

Wheel of Fortune was on the board for Wednes-day morning. After lunch we all met in the Activ-ity Room for Ice Cream Cart. This has become a popular activity, enjoy-ing an ice cream sun-dae with toppings of our choice, and don’t forget the whipped cream and sprinkles!

We had another session of exercises on Thursday

morning, going through the warm-up routine, then on to the exercise balls. In the afternoon, we gathered in the Activ-ity Lounge for our weekly game of bingo.

Friday morning was a hub of activity, as the Activity Staff and vol-unteers got ready for the Spring Tea and Bake Sale. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we had lots of family and friends come and have angel food cake with lemon sauce, and coffee with us. There was plenty of baking to choose from, and we also had some draws during the tea.

We met Saturday morning for coffee, and

some conversation. A lot of visitors came by during the day, and sat outside with their loved ones. In the afternoon we met in the TV Room and watched an Abbott and Costello movie.

Sunday morning, some of the ladies dropped by to get their nails painted. The coffee is always on, so there is always some-body to visit. The Perdue United Church conducted our Sunday Service.

We hope the weather stays nice now, our gar-den is fi nally starting to peek through the ground. We can hardly wait for a fresh garden salad, or just a crunchy carrot! Have a good week everyone.

Chegus, Karen MacPher-son, and Kelly Poitras. After the show was over, a few of the contestants and audience stuck around and sang a couple songs for fun.

Another Biggar Idol or

Biggar’s Got Talent will be held in early November.

The Biggar Youth Activ-ity Club, with Dan Chegus organized this event. Start now to practice for your entry next year!

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by Kevin HurshEvery growing season is unique. This year, the mood of producers ranges from jubilation to despair depending upon spring weather.Manitoba will have even

more unseeded acres than last year. Saskatchewan’s unseeded acreage problem isn’t as widespread, but the southeast corner including Estevan, Weyburn and Broadview has been particularly hard hit.All spring, low pressure

systems have regularly dropped unwanted rain in that region. Now, the seeding window is all but closed.While it varies from one

local area to the next and one farm to another, most producers in the southeast have a substantial percentage of their land they were unable to seed. In many cases, they couldn’t even get access to the fi elds. There are some producers in the deep southwest corner of the province in the same proverbial boat, but the problem is the most acute in the southeast.Some of what was seeded

has subsequently been fl ooded. Growing season

Weather winners and losershopes and dreams have already been dashed.As you move north and

west, seeding wasn’t the same struggle. Surprisingly, some of the central and northern grain belt could actually use a good rain to help replenish surface moisture. Overall though, crops outside of the wettest zone are off to a strong start. With each day of warm weather, the crop advances.Weeds are growing

too. Seeding season has morphed into spraying season. Whenever winds are light, sprayers are rolling.Since early in the spring,

there’s been a steady stream of big expenses for seed, seed treatments, innoculant, fertilizer, equipment repairs and diesel fuel. Those expenses continue as producers use a wide range of weed control products.With good crop potential

and with very strong grain prices, producers willingly invest money in the crop.

It’s early in the growing season and there are no guarantees, but you have to spend money in the hope of

making money.One of the

crop threats is hail and producers are already making decisions of how much hail insurance to buy and what d e d u c t i b l e option to go

with. Hail insurance premiums depend on the hailstorm history of the region. For some townships, hail insurance is inexpensive. In others, the cost is prohibitive.As crops develop, some

trends will be evident just from driving provincial highways. Canola has become a signifi cant cropping option in west central and south west Saskatchewan. In a month, the yellow-fl owered fi elds will be easy to spot. The traditionally dry regions have more canola than ever before.Here’s hoping there won’t

be a July heat wave to blast the fl owers and cut the yield. That’s one of the

reasons why canola has been primarily grown in the cooler cropping regions until now.Whether it’s the vigour

of the newer varieties, improved cropping practices or just good luck with the weather, the canola footprint continues to expand. Of course, it helps when the crop is worth $13 a bushel.Last year’s crop darling

was lentils. Lentil acreage has contracted this year. Prices are less attractive relative to other options and many producers ran

into production problems due to the wet harvest weather last fall.At this week’s Farm

Progress Show in Regina, producers will swap stories of seeding successes and failures. How much rain have you had? Did you get everything seeded? Have you got much spraying done? Have you heard the latest price on canola/peas/oats?Producers from the

southeast should have more time than usual to attend the show particularly if it keeps raining. But looking

at new equipment isn’t as appealing when your growing season is already a wash out.Producers in many

regions could be looking at one of their best years ever. In the southeast, this is a year to just survive in the hope that weather patterns will be kinder next time around.Kevin Hursh is a

consulting agrologist and farmer based in Saskatoon. He can be reached at [email protected].

by Calvin DanielsIf there is one concept Canadian farmers have held onto as offering a ray of hope for better returns in the future it’s the idea of free trade agreements.The idea of free trade

agreements began in the mid 1980s as Canada and the United States began negotiating a deal.That deal was hammered

out and fi nally signed in January 1989, and eventually evolved into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which includes Mexico, which was inked in 1994.At the time proponents of

NAFTA saw an agreement as ensuring trade to the huge American market. They held out hopes it would stop many of the protectionist measures the United States used to block

Prairie farmers still holding out hope for Free Trade

trade, and that would mean a greater share of the huge market which in turn would help business in general and farmers in particular realize greater returns.With nearly a decade of

NAFTA the great hope of the agreement can be seen as a mirage, or as a glowing example of how such deals are supposed to work.The pork, soft wood

lumber, cereal grains and other sectors might well point out they have faced several court challenges to trade which have cost millions to fi ght in terms of legal fees, and of course have been a nuisance to the free fl ow of goods.In the farm sector too you

might make the argument NAFTA has not exactly stabilized farm incomes because the sectors of the industry have lost substantial amounts over the years. Perhaps NAFTA was a buffer to protect farmers from even lower prices, but it has not made farmers wealthy.Since NAFTA Canada

has inked several more free trade deals, most with countries which do not garner a lot of thought in terms of being signifi cant markets. The list includes Cost Rica, Columbia, Chile, Peru and Israel.The sum total of the deals

hasn’t seemed to tipped the farm economy in favour of profi tability.That said the idea of free

trade deals still holds out that hope.Perhaps the most

signifi cant of the deals could be inked this summer, and

that is with South Korea.South Korea is perhaps not

as high profi le as China and India in terms of population and economic growth, but it is growing in both regards and that signals greater demand for imports.Korea has long been a

major market for Canadian agriculture products.Canada was once the

second biggest supplier of pork to Korea, after the U.S. H o w e v e r , Canada is now third behind Chile which inked a free trade agreement with Korea in 2004. The Canadian hog sector hopes a free trade

deal will help rebuild this country’s market share.In terms of beef South

Korea has banned Canadian beef imports since 2003, when the fi rst case OF BSE was discovered.Canada has fi led a

complaint with the World Trade Organization which could be ruled on later this year, but Korea may lift the ban as part of a free trade deal too.If a deal is hammered out

with South Korea later this year as expected it may be the case where farmers really see if the concept works to make them more money.However, with free

trade deals being inked by countries all over the world these days the agreements may be less a case of advantage and one of simply maintaining the status quo, and that means farmers may still not see returns are levels they hope for.

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 9 MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

N O T I C ER.M. OF BIGGAR NO. 347

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the R.M. of Biggar No. 347 intends to pass a bylaw to amend Bylaw 1-2010 known as the Zoning Bylaw.It is purposed to amend Table 6-1 in Section 6.5 of the Agriculture District by replacing

“4.04” under the Maximum Site Area for single detached dwellings, vacation farms, bed and breakfast homes, personal care homes, custodial care homes and residential care facilities with “no maximum”.The reason for the amendment is to allow for the development of larger agriculture

subdivisions when the need arises within the municipality.The Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at the municipal of ce, Monday

through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. at the

municipal of ce to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal of ce before the hearing.Dated at Biggar, Saskatchewan, this 20th day of June, 2011.

Adrienne Urban, RMA, Administrator.

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The chair of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) urged Prairie farmers, June 16, to focus on the realities that face their grain mar-keting organization, as the federal government moves forward to dismantle its single-desk structure.

“In my view, the CWB cannot survive without the single desk,” Allen Oberg told farmers attending a breakfast meeting at the Western Canadian Farm

Farmers urged to face future with eyes wide open: CWB chair

Progress Show in Regina.“Whether you think that

is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you. But we must look ahead with our eyes wide open and the facts clearly in mind. For farmers, the stakes are too high for us to become mired in delusions.”

The federal government has announced its inten-tion to remove the CWB’s single desk for wheat and barley as of August 1, 2012,

with legislation to be intro-duced this fall. Minister Gerry Ritz has said that farmers will not be allowed a vote on whether they wish to see the single desk removed.

“The Wheat Board be-longs to us. As farmers, we pay for its operations from the sale of our grain. We run it, through our elect-ed representatives on its board of directors. But we are not being allowed to de-

cide its future,” said Oberg, who is an elected farmer director of the CWB, from Forestburg, Alberta.

He cautioned producers to carefully consider claims being made that the CWB can remain “strong and vi-able” in an open market.

“The CWB is the single desk,” he said. “It is a mar-keting structure. Its whole premise, its whole value proposition, is built upon the concept that farmers

benefi t from marketing our grain together, as one.”

Oberg also reminded farmers that the CWB is not a grain company and is not permitted to own real assets. It has no grain-handling infrastructure and no capital base for bor-rowing money or fi nancing its operations. It exists by virtue of legislation and the existence of govern-ment fi nancial guarantees. If it were to function as a grain company in an open market, it would be reliant on competing grain compa-nies in order to carry out its business.

“You don’t need to be an agricultural economist to see how this would work out in the long term,” he said.

The CWB has been ex-amining models for what it could become without the single desk.

“We are assessing each

possible model with one measuring stick: will it add suffi cient additional value for farmers? Will that value be over and above what would already exist in an open market? If the new model cannot provide that additional value, why bother?

“There is no model that comes even close to provid-ing the value to farmers that the single desk does right now. There is a couple that might -- under very specifi c conditions -- allow the CWB to survive in some form. Under the right conditions, and with some very large concessions, it might even be strong and viable.

“But I have yet to be convinced that it would have any specific value for farmers. This is not resistance to change. It is simply being realistic.”

The Saskatchewan Gov-ernment is on track to complete a four-year plan to renew Saskatchewan provincial parks.

By the end of 2011, the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport will have spent close to

Gov’t makes signifi cant investment in Sask. Parks

$33 million in upgrades and improvements to Saskatchewan’s provin-cial parks over the past four years. That’s more than double the $13 mil-lion spent by the govern-ment in the previous four years.

“I am excited to an-nounce that not only have we met, but exceeded our commitment to improv-ing our parks, including our promise to provide electrical service to 1,000 campsites,” Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson said. “Our government’s renewed investment into our Saskatchewan pro-vincial parks has resulted in much needed upgrades to our park system.”

By fall 2011 there will be nearly 1,100 newly electrified campsites, along with a number of new or upgraded service centres, change houses, boat launches, entry ki-osks, picnic tables, barbe-cues and more. Improve-ments also include a new campground at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park.

“This investment will be a legacy for our park system and the people of Saskatchewan for years to come,” Hutchinson said. “The results are a rejuvenated park system with fi rst class facilities, welcoming visitors from Saskatchewan, Canada and the world.”

The majority of the up-grades are complete and

available for visitors to enjoy now. Construction will start this fall on the remaining few upgrades to be ready for the 2012 parks season.

Tourism, Parks, Cul-ture and Sport is also in consultations for two new proposed provin-cial parks. One includes the existing Emma Lake and Anglin Lake Rec-reation Sites with adja-cent Crown Land and the other is located south of Hudson Bay in the Por-cupine Hills area. These consultations are a fi rst step in exploring options around the new parks and working to fulfi l gov-ernment’s commitment to provide more recreation and conservation oppor-tunities. Further plans in regards to the new parks will be released this fall. Public consultations are currently underway.

2011 is the 80th Anni-versary of the provincial park system. This mile-stone event is being com-memorated with special events throughout the park system. Work is also being done to historical facilities and trails.

Hair-today, donated tomorrow . . . Brooklyn Zago-ruy sacrifi ces her fl owing locks recently, all for a great cause, as Lynda’s Hair Design stylist, Kristen Trotchie gets ready to cut. Ten and a half inches of Brooklyn’s hair went to making wigs for cancers patients. Now that’s getting involved! Good on you, Brooklyn! (Sub-mitted Photo)


St. Gabriel School Honour Hour

Attendance Awards: back row - Casandra Santiago, Arjun Villanueva, Jamal Achkar, Cody Thompson, Marc Langawin; middle row - Marian Langawin, Gavin Boyle, McKenna Mair, Sara Thompson, Aljo Villanueva, Wyatt Aman; front row - Jobelle Claudio, Spencer Broeckel, Landen Boisvert, Janna Claudio, Angel Rei Dalisay, Kiara Broeckel, Kadein Guan.

Blanche Gregory Award: pre-sented to Jessica Carruthers.

Corrine Herzberg Award: pre-sented to Nicholas Garchinski.

Home and School Living Faith Awards: back row - Luke Remeshylo, Arjun Villanueva, Casandra Santiago, Ashton Larochelle; middle row - Jacob Miller, Patience Roy, Aaron Park, Nikko Santiago, Gillian Massie; front row - Angel Rei Dalisay, Janna Claudio, McKenna Boyle, Tyra Suter, Alexander Young.

Kelvin Lamont Award: was pre-sented to Blaise Carruthers

LJ Schweder Award: Jaeda Hoppe, Nicholas Garchinski, Tim Cusker, Kevin Guan, Buck Peters.

Most Improved Student: Awards were presented to (left to right) back row - Tim Cusker, Blaise Carruthers, Joshua Hawkins; front row - Kadein Guan, Spencer Broeckel, William Diehl, Kiara Larochelle.

Roman Chulach Award and Edna Quilichini Award: presented to Shelayna Elliott.

Roy Wapple Award: presented to Nicholas Garchinski.

St. Gabriel Academic Awards (Grades 4-9): back row - Shelayna Elliott, Jamal Achkar, Mallory McCarty, Blaise Carruthers, Casandra Santiago, Jaeda Hoppe, Alexandria Larochelle, JanCarlo Villanueva, Jesse Mallas; front row - Jenna Achkar, Kaidree Elliott, Jobelle Claudio, Gillian Massie, Spencer Broeckel, Rachel Diehl, Garrett Hawkins, McKenna Mair, Aaron Park.


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Chelsey Nichole Antonenko

Ian Joseph Blocha

Dylan David Wallace Brandt

Bradley Nathan Bachman

Brandon Jay Carruthers

Garrett Peter de Bussac

Leisha Ariel Desrosiers

Areanna Michelle Danychuk

Cougar Dustin Dunn

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Dawson Brett Hollman

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Congratulations and best wishes on this special day. Congratulations and best wishes on this special day. This is just the beginning of the bright path that’s fi lled This is just the beginning of the bright path that’s fi lled

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where does the time go? Life does interfere with

good intentions. We need-ed a wheelbarrow. Whilst visiting in Regina, we went into a store and discovered a two wheeled wheelbarrow. What a great idea! And it is on sale . . . we could save

$50! Alas, the box did not fi t in the back of the car

Eventually we acquired this two wheeled bar-row. (photos by Delta Fay Cruickshank for The Inde-pendent)

There is only one way to make this work -- we get to work pruning, chain-sawing, digging, scraping and fi nally discovering a wonderful path on the never used side of the house! Good thing we had a wheelbarrow to haul away the debris!

Actually the same sort of comedy of errors hap-pened with my wee pond. I had a thing that I want-ed to use as the liner. So I used it as a template and dug out the sod and the soil. With much fuss-ing and levelling and digging, I got the thing into the hole! Finally a beginning!

Now I need rocks, not a common item to find here! But, thankfully, my neighbour has plen-ty. “Help yourself,” he says. Good thing I have a wheelbarrow!

I need plants in my little pond, remember that garden centre that is out of the product I am looking for? So, into the city I am forced to go.

Time to fi ll it with wa-ter and set up my water feature. Well, I have a pump and a pot that I

want to use, but I need plastic tubing from the pump through the pot.

row will soon be ticked off the list!

Our friend, in his kind-ness, decides to assemble the barrow for us . . . I don’t believe this -- there are parts missing in the box! So, back to the city on his next trip to get a wheelbarrow with all the parts! So far, this has taken about a month!

The wheelbarrow is now in a box in our backyard! It gets assembled and now we can get down to business! No we can’t!

The two wheels are wonderful for balance, and yet, wide. So wide, in fact, that we cannot get it from the back of the house to the front! Let’s try the other side of

the house, nope will not fi t here either! Can you believe this?!

. . . that’s okay, we will get it in Saskatoon and take the truck to carry it home. The next day home, off we went. But, seems, a lot of other customers think that a two wheeled wheelbarrow is a really good idea. So, we get a raincheck.

A week later, we still haven’t been into the city, but look, there is a grand opening and the wheelbarrow is on sale again, this time we can save $70! A friend was going into the city and he kindly agreed to pick it up for us! Wonderful, all those chores I have been putting off for months be-cause I need a wheelbar-

by Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independentby Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independent

I fi nally have my veg-etable garden planted. In less than a week, pump-kin, spinach, beets, beans and lettuce seeds have already sprouted and are showing!

I fi nd it so exciting to go out every morning to see the little plants that have pushed their way up through the soil. Dreams of fresh vegetable danc-ing in my head!

I have even got my little pond built and it is oper-ating just the way I like it. I have been so far be-hind this year. All I need now are some goldfi sh in my wee pond to eat up the mosquito larvae. Seemed every time I went to a local garden centre, the product I was looking for was already gone . . .

So, off I go for the tubing. Then life interferes and I get distracted for a few days, but the pump and plastic tubing lay on the table, waiting!

Finally, out to the pond, but where is all the wa-ter? That thing I wanted to use as a liner leaks! Now what? I speak to my neighbour, and she has just the thing to help, a piece of good sturdy tarp. Well, she is a doer and before too long, she is helping me disassemble what I have created, lay-ing down the tarp, and then replacing the liner. The rocks go back in, the pot goes back in, the water goes in, and Viola! no leaks!

Now it is time to get that pump going. All ex-cited here, what . . . the plastic tubing is too small to fi t into the pump prop-erly. A quick run to get larger tubing . . . what!? The bigger tubing will not go through the hole in the pot! By this time the man of the house is involved. All we need now is a hose clamp, we will clamp together the tub-ing together, but, we can’t fi nd a small enough hose clamp. Off to the hard-ware store for the small hose clamp, and pretty rocks! Can you imagine, buying rocks!

A few minutes later, the three of us assemble the bits and pieces and start assembling the pump, our little dogs looking on! Finally, the pump is submerged, the cord hid-den artfully through the foliage, it is plugged in and it all works, hurrah! But where is the little dog? So, we start calling and the rest of the neigh-bourhood helps us find the missing dog.

The pot is filled with rocks, the plants are sub-merged and the plant pots are again, artfully, disguised with rocks and it is all working. Finally! All I have to now is sit and listen to the gentle sound of the water over-fl owing in the pot, watch the dragonflies and re-member to plug in the pump!

My neighbour’s garden coming up and looking great!(submitted photo)

Our wee pond, set up and already attracting water spiders and dragonfl ies.

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Parents and friends gathered at the school on the afternoon of June 9 to see deserving students receive their awards.

Volunteer Service Rec-ognition Award was pre-sented by Ms. Anderson to Robbie and Bobbie Starchief and Sabrina Dearing for the hard work they do behind the scenes, such as the milk program, recycling and baking for school events.

SLC Involvement was presented by Ms. Klassen to Madeline Schommer. The winner of this award must demonstrate com-mitment to volunteer-ing, encouraging others to participate in school activities, and show per-sonal reliability.

School Spirit Award went to Kaylee Thomas and Austin Heintz. This award is presented to two students who show positive behaviour in the classroom and at school activities, are involved in sports and extracur-ricular activities. Junior Boys: Ryan Gillespie and Steven Hirschfield. Ju-nior Girls: Megan Bryan and Kayla Domashovitz. Senior boys: Lee Redlich. Senior Girls: Kelsey Fer-guson.

Creativity Award pre-sented to Michael Nicklin by Ms. Anderson. This award is presented to the student who completes all creative writing and Arts Education assignments is involved in school drama, and in community writ-ing and music events.

The Gwen Ochs Love

Landis School Awards Dayof Learning was present-ed by Cheryl Haynes to Kayla Domashovitz and Layton Heintz. These students show a love of school, and an interest in school and community.

The Elementary Book Awards were won by Ross Toner and Tayla Germshied for their pas-sion for reading. Present-ed by Mrs. Laventure and Ms. Kapiniak. Service Recognition Award pre-sented to Joyce Manns by Madeline Schommer for her dedication to the work of teaching assis-tant. Ms. Manns will be leaving Landis School at the end of this term.

Outstanding Achieve-ment Middle Years stu-dents were marked this year on a point system, not on a percentage. These awards recognize students who have shown consistent outstanding achievement in the core subjects -- English Lan-guage Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science.

A.) ELA presented by Ms. Anderson: 1. Grade 6 -- Brittany Hirschfeld.2. Grade 8 -- Kaylee Thomas.3. Grade 9 -- Kayla Do-mashivitz.B.) Mathematics pre-sented by Ms. Vavra:1. Grade 6 -- Brittany Hirschfeld.2. Grade 8 -- Kaylee Thomas.3. Grade 8 -- Steven Hirschfeld.C.) Social Studies pre-sented by Ms. Klassen:1. Grade 6 -- Steven Redlich.

2. Grade 7 -- Lindsay Hill.3. Grade 8 -- Ryan Gillespie.4. Grade 9 -- Kayla Do-mashivitz.D.) Science presented by Ms. McArthur:1. Grade 6 -- Jayden Sittler.2. Grade 7 -- Austin Gar-rett.3. Grade 8 -- Jared Suter.4. Grade 9 -- Kayla Do-mashivitz.

Gifts were given to George Hindley and Ja-son Bryan for their work as volunteer coaches of curling and volleyball. Rachel Redlich and Aus-tin Heintz made the pre-sentation on behalf of the school.

Honour Roll is awarded to Grades 10, 11 and 12 students who maintained an average of 80 per cent or more for the year.

Grade 10 presented by Ms. Anderson: Peter Ehry, Cody Garrett, Aus-tin Heintz, Amanda Kam-mer, Michael Nicklin, Lee Redlich, Trent Schommer, Riley Thomas.

Grade 11 presented by Ms. McArthur: Kelsey Ferguson, Dustin Gar-rett, Collette Schwebius.

Grade 12 presented by Ms. McArthur: Ra-chel Redlich, Madeline Schommer.

Book Award from the University of Toronto was won by Madeline Schommer.

Landis Credit Union Academic Excellence Award was presented by Erin Blocha to Austin Heintz, based on marks for the fi rst three terms.

Following the awards, everyone enjoyed a tail-gate party with barbecue burgers and fun in the sun.

Grades 3-5 students enjoyed a fi eld trip to the University of Saskatch-ewan last week. They visited the dairy farm, the Museum of Natural Science, and the gym.

June 11 was Gradua-tion Day for six Grade 12 students. A banquet was held in the complex, and presentations of bur-saries and scholarships made. By next week I hope to have a complete report on the recipients.

submitted by Don SizerThe good news is: Sun-

day, June 5 we went to the Western Development museum in North Battl-eford for a very enjoyable afternoon of great music and entertainment. Sev-eral groups of musicians were playing and singing

Good news, bad news

For 37 consecutive years, Joe Pek, his two sons, Greg and Rob, and in later years, some of the grandsons, have had an annual fi shing trip to a northern lake. This year they fi shed at Keeley. Rob was out of the country and missed two trips, but Joe and Greg have made every one. From left to right, Joe, his grandson Justin, Greg and Rob.

old time gospel. The pic-ture is of Dwight Hem-merling’s group. We have some very talented people right around home.

The bad news is: We didn’t see you there!

Guess you didn’t know about it. So I asked the people at the museum

if they would send some posters and they will be happy to do so. I will put them up on the bul-letin board at the Landis Co-op.

“Those were the days” celebration is back again this fall at the museum also.

The Dwight Hemmerling’s Group delighted appreciative audiences at the West-ern Development Museum in North Battleford on June 5.




On June 11, armed with garbage bags and w e a r i n g p r o t e c t i v e gloves, the Monarch 4H Club members and their parents pitched in to help the Biggar Wildlife Federation with a long

overdue clean-up of the BWF-owned Wildlife land south of Biggar.

Bags and bags of litter, bottles, cans and other garbage were taken to the dump along with a burned-out car, a burned-out quad, an abandoned refrigerator and lots of

Monarch 4-H Club helps BWF clean-up wildlife lands

indistinguishable metal-lic debris.

After a morning of hard work, the 30 or so work crew enjoyed a great lunch of hot dogs, po-tato salad, chips and pop. BWF certainly appreci-

ated the enthusiastic help and hope that the 4-H members will return to enjoy the benefi ts of our Wildlife lands.

The land was pur-chased by the BWF for the enjoyment of nature enthusiasts and hunt-ers. Although hunting

is to be on foot only, us-ers disregarded, then demolished the sign and have been accessing the land with trucks and quads. Party-goers are using the area as a pri-vate party place, leaving behind broken bottles, burned out vehicles and old appliances. Besides the dangers of stepping on broken glass, these idiots leave their camp-fi re burning endangering surrounding neighbours and potentially causing

prairie fi res. It is unfor-tunate that a few imma-ture, selfi sh individuals are spoiling the area for those for whom it was intended.

BWF is considering fencing the land to deter unlawful use. RCMP have been notifi ed of the misuse of the area and patrol this area along with the adjacent Wild-life Development Fund lands. WDF lands belong to the provincial govern-ment, funded by hunting licences.

Warming up the horses in Third Avenue Park

I wasn’t going to be able to make it to the RCMP Musical Ride on June 16, down in the valley. But I got a real treat anyway. On the way to my appointment, I drove past Third Avenue Park, and there they

were, warming up the horses. It was so thrilling to see them all. They were so polite, all of the offi cers acknowledged my presence by nodding or saying “Hello”. I noticed how many women are now riding. I have heard it was an event well at-tended and enjoyed! (photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank for The Independent)

Wildlife members put an burnt-out ATV on a trailer, cleaning Wildlife-owned land south of Biggar re-cently.

A torched car was also removed from the Biggar Wildlife owned property.

Monarch 4-H members clean the area around an impromptu fi re pit.

More garbage is cleaned up, putting the place back to its pristine condition after inconsiderate people nearly ruin it for all. (Photos for The Independent by Gisela Yaroshko)


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(Dated June 13)At a glanceThe Province of Manitoba launched an advertising campaign and petition to support the right of Prairie farmers to themselves determine the future of the CWB, June 13. The campaign was publicly launched following a meeting at the CWB offi ces in Winnipeg, attended by Premier Greg Selinger, Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers, Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk, Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson, Churchill mayor Mike Spence and Keystone Agriculture Producers president Doug Chorney. CWB board chair Allen Oberg, and Manitoba CWB directors Bill Toews and John Sandborn were also in attendance. The full release is posted on manitoba.ca.

Overall Prairie seeding progress has reached an estimated 86 per cent complete, according to CWB crop and weather analysts. Progress is slightly ahead of last year, but well behind normal, when 96 per cent of the crop would be seeded by this time. Rainfall of between 10 and 85 millimetres continued across saturated southern growing areas of the Prairies last week. Pockets of Saskatchewan and Manitoba made some good seeding progress, but many farmers are now being forced to abandon signifi cant acreage due to excess moisture. In more northerly regions, more rain is badly needed, with only light showers received last week.

The CWB held its annual grain-industry weather and crop briefi ng on June 14 at the Farimont Winnipeg. Bruce Burnett, CWB director of weather and market analysis, discussed conditions across the Prairies and the implications for crop production.

The deadline to sign up producer cars for the 2010-11 crop year is June 20. The CWB is committed to assisting producer-car users across the Prairies in reducing their grain-handling and shipping costs. For more information, visit cwb.ca/producercars.

Farmers are invited to participate in an interactive online seminar to learn how WeatherFarm’s free online pest-management

Canadian Wheat Board Bulletintools can help combat the risk of fusarium head blight. CWB agronomist and crop management expert, Mike Grenier, will host the event starting at 10 a.m. (CDT) on June 22. To register, please visit cwb.ca/fhbwebinar.

July 2011 futures expire at midnight on June 24, 2011. Any CWB 2010-11 Basis Price Contracts that are not locked in at that point will be automatically locked in at that day’s price.

The deadline to complete a spring production contract for the Identity Preserved Contract Program is June 24. A spring production contract is required to sign up an IPCP delivery contract. More information is available at cwb.ca/ipcp.

The deadline for farmers to apply to price 2010-11 deliveries of wheat or durum into the 2011-12 pool is June 30. Using new-pool pricing,

farmers can deliver in the current crop year but choose to be paid the pool return for the subsequent crop year. New-pool pricing is subject to per-tonne and administrative fees. Fees are posted online at cwb.ca/npp.

During the Canada Post labour disruption, farmers can avoid potential payment delays by using direct deposit. All direct-deposit payments are received more quickly than cheques sent through the mail. Details on signing up for direct deposit can be found at cwb.ca/deposit.

The CWB will continue offering extended sign-up hours for Producer Payment Options until June 30. The longer hours, which run from 3 p.m. to midnight CDT, were introduced to make sign-up more convenient for farmers faced with late seeding and spraying demands. After June 30, daily sign-up will resume closing at 9 p.m. CDT. For more information, visit cwb.ca/ppo.

The sign-up deadline for deliveries to purchase pedigreed seed (DPPS) has been extended to June 30, with cash-ticket settlement by July 31. More details are available at cwb.ca under “Farmers” and “Contracts”.



Tim Hammond Realty 113 3rd Ave. W. Biggar, SKTim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag. 306.948.5052 Main Office

Owner - Broker 306.948.9168 Tim’s Cell Cari McCarty - Residential 306.948.7995 Cari’s Cell Grant Anderson – Farms 306.831.9214 Grant’s Cell Dave Molberg – Farms 306.948.4478 Dave’s Cell

Homes for Sale in Biggar (MLS)Farmland for Sale (MLS) Wardrop RM 317 2099 ac. Vogel RM 068 2071 ac. Vogel RM 097 1277 ac. Pobran RM 343 1229 ac Weekes RM 347 1226 ac. Dixon RM 346 640 ac. HillCor RM 466 490 ac. Gray RM 346 480 ac. Zenert RM 342 463 ac. Whitmore RM 316 320 ac. Holbrook RM 280 317 ac. Orton RM 255 317 ac. McKee RM 376 307 ac. Lalonde RM 345 160 ac. Green RM 317 160 ac.

Acreages for Sale (MLS)

Clarke Rosetown $589,900Johannson Asquith $399,000Egert Biggar *$290,000Krivoshein Arelee $279,000Fuster Stranraer $269,900Jordan Wilkie $264,900Kerr Biggar $235,000Crozier Biggar $199,900Woods Road Biggar $189,900Unity Ac. Unity $185,000

Sale Pending

Holt Quill Lake $185,000

Recently SoldComm.Property

Dalmeny $60,000

Serson Biggar $189,900

Commercial Property (MLS) Demaine Hotel Demaine $399,900A & D Foods Perdue $179,900Howard Concave Rosetown $160,000

Tim Hammond Realty(results since January 1, 2011)

SOLD - 22 Farms (over 20,000 acres) SOLD - 4 Commercial Properties SOLD - 17 Homes in Biggar SOLD - 5 Acreages

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Current Listings Current Listings202 3rd Ave E $299,000 206 4th Ave. W (Lot) $27,500 302 6th Ave W *new* $279,000 201 6th Ave W $20,000

114 5th Ave W *new* $268,000 Out of Town Property212 3rd Ave E $227,000 Perdue 801 Ave J $197,500 402 7th Ave E $228,900 Perdue 816 7th St.*new* $95,0002nd Ave W Condos *$198,900 Kinley 518 3rd St *new* $59,000 313 6th Ave E $184,900 Landis 212 3rd W *new* $49,900 406 7th Ave E $178,900 Landis Lot $22,500

102 5th Ave E $173,900 Wilkie Lot 507 2nd Ave W $15,000 409 3rd Ave E $169,900 Wilkie Lot 204 2nd St W $15,000

403 4th Ave E $88,900 Recently Sold!!204 5th Ave E $49,900 105 8th Ave W $356,000 201 5th Ave E $35,000 114 7th Ave W $189,000 209 4th Ave W $33,000 111 4th Ave E $159,000 104 6th Ave E (Lot) $30,000 128 3rd Ave E $84,900

212 3rd Ave. East Featured Listing $227,000Magnificent 2,256/2 sq ft four bedroom home. Main floor features beautiful kitchen, living room, dining room renovated bathroom & large foyer. Bedrooms & remodeled bathroom upstairs. Completely developed basement. Many recent upgrades to home. Dbl det garage with front & rear access. Reduced – Motivated Seller!!

403 4th Ave East Featured Listing $88,900Incredible 2 story 4 bedroom home at a great price. Main floor features a spacious kitchen, living room, adjoining dining room & 2 pc bathroom. 3 bedrooms & 4 pc bathroom upstairs and 4th bedroom and rec room downstairs. Large deck and fenced yard with a 24 x 26 single detached garage & 12 x 20 storage shed. Reduced!!

102 5th Ave. East Featured Listing $173,900Spacious 1 & ¾ story 3 bedroom home. This home boasts an efficient floor plan with a spacious updated kitchen, dining room and open living room and spacious master bedroom and main floor laundry. 2 bedrooms, play area and half bathroom upstairs. Landscaped yard with single detached garage. A must see!

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LENA COOPER November 21, 1926 –

June 11, 2011It is with sadness the family

of Lena Cooper announces her peaceful passing at Biggar Hospital, Biggar, Sask. on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Lena was 84 years old at the time of her departure.

She leaves behind her husband, Victor, of 58 years; her daughter, Debra (Brian Rogers) of Cold Lake, Alta., sons, Edward (Sandra) of Nelson, B.C., and Dennis of Biggar, Sask. She also leaves ve grandchildren, Brett and Troy Reynolds, Kim Proctor, Jesse and Taylor Cooper and one great- granddaughter, Chloe Rose Proctor. Three sisters left to mourn are Alice (Frank) Neufeld, Hanna, Alta., Alma (Jim) Brewster, Rimbey, Alta. and Agnes (predeceased Doug) Bullock, Brantford, Ont.; and numerous nieces and nephews lovingly remember Lena. She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Carl Berg (1942) and Anna Berg (1965); son, Robert (1963); sisters, Elsie Stone, Minnie Harris, Lucy

Callen, Helen Fitzpatrick, Hilda Cooper, Dorothy Lewis; brother, Robert Berg and Bill Berg; three siblings in infancy.

Lena was born and raised in Central Butte, Sask. one of 12 children (ten girls and two boys) to parents of Russian German descent, Louis and Anna Berg. It was a dif cult time growing up in the prairies and enduring the hardships of farm live in the Dirty Thirties. With their father passing in 1942, her mother was forced to sell the farm and the older siblings had to quit school without completing their high school and venture out to nd work to support their mother and younger siblings.

With the war in full force, Lena and three sisters took the train out to Ontario and did their patriotic duty by working in ammunition and airplane factories. It was in Ontario in 1952 that Lena and the other sisters met and married Ontario born soldiers that had returned from the war, anxious to start a new life.

Lena accompanying her new husband Victor returned to Saskatchewan to make their home. Vic’s employment with Saskatchewan Power found them moving to various communities throughout the province with the majority of their time living in Loon Lake, Eatonia and Biggar.

While living in Loon Lake, Lena became active in the Ladies Auxiliary holding various Executive positions and her volunteer work with the Auxiliary continued with her in Eatonia

and Biggar.Lena taught the three children

how to skate and play hockey. Wherever the family lived you would nd her outside either skating on the home made skating rink in the backyard or ref ng the kids’ hockey games in the backyard. She was a familiar face at hockey rinks cheering on her two sons in their hockey exploits.

Lena always made sure the family had a dog; they may start out being a family pet but they would always end up being “Her dog”. From Tippy, Blackie, Rogie, Bo, Duke and Jake they all were under her spell.

Service was held Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 10:00 a m from Grondin Funeral Home, Biggar with Rev. Jo-Ann Hills of ciating. Eulogist was Edward Cooper and active bearer was Dennis Cooper with the interment in Central Butte cemetery at 2:00 p m.

Memorial Donation in Lena’s memory may be directed to: Diamond Lodge Activity Fund, Box 340, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 or Alzheimer’s Association of Sask., 301 - 2550 - 12th Ave., Regina, SK, S4P 3X1.

Grondin Funeral Service, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”.

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OBITUARIES

Nellie Louisa Routley (nee Parker)

Peacefully on June 14, 2011, at the Kildonan Personal Care Home, in Winnipeg, Man., Nellie Louisa Routley (nee Parker) passed away at age 103. Born December 23, 1907, Nellie is the last surviving child of Anna Wilson and Reuben Parker. She was predeceased by her husband, Earnest Walter (Jan 21, 1973); her grandson, Kipp Ivan Lance Watts (Oct 15, 2000), and her eldest child, Eunice Beryl Watts (Apr 4, 2002). Her siblings were Caroline Theresa (Cline), Ida May (Hickerson), Lorena Myrtle (Dunn), Edward Reuben, Stuart Benjamin and James Robert.Nellie is survived by her daughter, Margaret Queade Anderson (Harold) of Battleford, Sask , Earl Keith (Doreen) of Winnipeg, Man. and Harry Bruce (Anne) of West St. Paul, Man. Nellie is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and 11 great great-grandchildren.Nellie and Ernest married in Biggar, Sask where she taught school for a time and where their rst three children, Beryl, Keith and Queade were born. With the birth of their fourth child Bruce, in Saskatoon, Sask., the family was complete. Nellie and her family continued to follow her husband’s location of employment, which took them across Western Canada (Biggar, Sask.; Saskatoon, Sask.; Dauphin, Man.; Trail, B.C.; Winnipeg; Man.; Regina, Sask. and Vancouver, B.C.). After retirement, Nellie and her husband moved to Winnipeg where she lived for the remainder of her days.Nellie spent a number of wonderful summers at the cottage at Bird River with her brother Edwin; many of her grandchildren have fond memories of the time spent there with their grandma. Nellie was a loving and dutiful daughter, sister, wife, grandmother and great- grandmother. She will remain forever in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.Special thanks to the 3rd oor staff of the Kildonan Personal Care Home for their kind and compassionate care over the past nine years. Funeral Service was held on Saturday June 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Kildonan United Church, 187 Kilbride Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R2V 0Z7 with Reverend Boyd Drake presiding. A private

family interment was at Glen Eden Memorial Gardens. In lieu of owers, donations in Nellie’s memory may be made to Kildonan United Church or to a charity of your choice. Glen Eden Funeral Home, 204-338-7111, www.gleneden-mb.ca

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OBITUARIES

Grasdal, Gerry: March 19, 1959 - June 18, 2005

“God saw you getting tiredSo He put His arms around youAnd whispered, ‘Come to Me’

A beautiful heart stopped beating

Your turn to have a restGod broke our hearts

to prove to usHe only takes the best.”

Love and miss you…Terry, Donna and Owen, Darren and Shauna, Rhonda and families

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Thank you to all my family for being with me when I had surgery, also for visits, food and care at University and Biggar Hospital. It will never be forgotten.

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I would like to thank everyone who attended by bridal shower on Saturday, June 11 and for all the very generous gifts. I would also like to give a special thanks to my bridal party for putting on my shower and especially Verna who hosted it at her house.

Thank you all again, Valerie

25p1I would like to thank everyone for the beautiful owers, cards, gifts, food, phone calls, get well wishes, prayers, visits, etc. Special thanks to my wonderful family for everything they have done and are still doing for me. Thank you so much again, I don’t know what I’d do without you all.

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SUNDAYS in June: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be meeting for worship at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Hot Dog Picnic Potluck on Sunday, June 19. Everyone is welcome.

48/10tfnTUESDAYS, June 21 - Sept. 27: Biggar Farmers Market, 3 - 5 p.m. in MacPherson Hall, former Elks Hall.

23p3Starting JUNE 20 through to JUNE 24, 4 - 7 p.m., Centennial Weekend Registration Packages can be picked up early at Presbyterian Church, 4th and Main. Registration, events and tickets will be available. Pick up your registration early and enter to WIN a Centennial T-shirt.

25c1WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22: Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Midwest REDA Annual General Meeting, 7 p.m., Biggar New Horizons.

23c3THURSDAY, JUNE 23: 7:30 p.m., Biggar Wildlife Federation meeting at Westwinds Motor Hotel.

25c1SUNDAY, JUNE 26: Biggar United Church 100th Anniversary Service, 11:00 a.m., guest, Rev. Neil Millard, guest soloist, Audrey Law, and special Anniversary music. Stay for Anniversary cake and Fellowship. “All are welcome to our house of worship”.

24c2Until JUNE 30: Biggar & District Arts Council Season tickets available. Early bird ends June 30. Reserve Seating. Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30: BBQ at Shop Easy Foods parking lot, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Plain Hamburgers, $3.00; cheese, $3.50; $4.00 deluxe. Cold drinks, $1.00. St. Paul’s Anglican Church Community Outreach Project supporting the Central School Hot Lunch program and Diamond Lodge Building Fund. 50/50 pro ts to each project.

24p3THURSDAY, JUNE 30, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., SATURDAY, JULY 2, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Biggar Museum and Biggar Arts Council Centennial Silent Auction in the Credit Union Gallery at the Biggar Museum. Bid on a fantastic array of items graciously donated by the merchants and residents of Biggar. Remember bids close at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 2.

25c2Showing July and August: Biggar Heritage Album Pages in the Credit Union Gallery at the Biggar Museum & Gallery. NOW available…Biggar Souvenirs in the Biggar Museum Past & Presents Gift Shop.

25c2FRIDAY, JULY 1: 11 a.m., His-toric Walk Opening, presen-tation and ribbon cutting at the Biggar Museum and Gallery

25c2FRIDAY, JULY 1: Biggar United Church Roast Beef Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. at Jubilee Stadium, live entertainment by “Cash Back”, a tribute to Johnny Cash, to follow. Cash Bar. $20/adult; 12 and under $10. Limited tickets. Contact Town Of ce for tickets with your Celebration registration.

23c4SATURDAY, JULY 2: Biggar Museum Centennial Pancake Breakfast, 7 - 9:30 a.m., Jubilee Stadium. Tickets are limited, so please register early at the Biggar Museum.

22c4SATURDAY, JULY 2: 2 p.m., authors Wes Funk and Marion Mutala will be giving readings at the Biggar Lionel A. Jones Wheatland Library.

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Book Talk…

Book will be for sale, $25, and available at the Biggar Museum and Gallery.

Author “at home”, 413 - 4th Ave. East,

Friday, July 1, 2 - 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 2…4:00 p.m.

Duncan Rand, author of “A Day in the Life of a Town, Biggar, 1952”,

will discuss the book and the times, at the Biggar Lionel A. Jones Wheatland Library.

202 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

SATURDAY, JULY 2: 2 - 4 p.m., Biggar United Church Open House, drop by to visit, have coffee and check out the memorabilia. Everyone welcome.

24c3SATURDAY, JULY 2: 2 - 4 p.m., Come and Go Open House at Biggar Masonic Lodge & Acacia Chapter No. 3, Order of the Eastern Star, at Biggar Masonic Hall, 101 - 5th Ave. East. Coffee will be served. Everyone is welcome.

25p2SUNDAY, JULY 3: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Biggar Museum and Gallery Extended Hours…unique presentation: Biggar Heritage Album in the Credit Union Gallery; tour the Exhibit Gallery; purchase unique souvenirs and books to mark the Biggar Centennial.

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COMING EVENTS

SATURDAY, JUNE 25 and SUNDAY, JUNE 26: Garage Sale at 114 - 7th Ave. West. Appliances, furniture, tools and household items.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25: You are invited to a baby shower for Abby Rose and Penny (Olson) Stojanowski at Plaza Trailer Court #26. Come and Go at 1 p.m.

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SUNDAY, JULY 3: The family of Alan and Eleanor Selin invite you to join us as we celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary at a Come and Go Tea, 2 - 4 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons Complex. Your presence is your gift.

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For fax service, see us at The

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LUSELAND: ~ 10 ac. - well, 9,900 bu. steel grain storage, shop, quonset, garden shed, double garage, 1,144 sq ft bungalow.

For all your buying or selling needs contact:

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HOUSES FOR SALE

ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS! If you received the CEP (Common Experience Payment), you may be eligible for further Cash Compensation. To see if you qualify, phone toll free 1-877-988-1145 now. Free service!

AUCTIONS

ANNIVERSARY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

SEED & FEED

CARS & TRUCKS

MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE

to our parents, Earl and Kay Gray

on their

60th Wedding Anniversary,

June 16.

…Love from your family

Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history! Do yours prior to the centennial celebrations! For more information call 948-3451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

7tfnThis newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered.

31tfn 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.

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24p3STEEL BUILDING SALE... SPECIALS from $5 to $12/sq ft. Great pricing on ABSOLUTELY every model, width and length. Example: 30 Wx50 Lx16 H. Now $10,500. End walls included, doors optional. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers 1-800-668-5422.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSIN THE ESTATE OF JOAN

ROSE CALVERT, late of Shell Lake, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased.ALL CLAIMS against the above

Estate, duly veri ed by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 30th day of June, 2011.

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Kate, Averi and Austin would like to welcome their new

baby brother, Cole Clinton

Stewart Weekes. Cole was born on

Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:03 a.m. at Royal

University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.

weighing 6 lb. 13 oz. and 20 inches long. Proud parents are

Stephanie and Clinton; grandparents, Dale

and Trudy Buxton and Doug and Ann Weekes;

great-grandparents, Norman and Iris

Tebb, Frank and Helen Weekes and Bruce

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are always watching**

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MISCELLANEOUS

Biggar Museum is collecting books for their Annual Used Book Sale fundraiser. If you have books you would like to donate, please contact the Museum at 948-3451.

22c6Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land ll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 658-2132

3tfnMain Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition. Please phone 948-1773 or 948-5393. Pickup available.

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Hurricane personal mobility vehicle, four wheel, new batteries, excellent condition, asking $1,800. Phone 948-2329

25p31996 Olds 88 LS, loaded, 242,000 km, asking $2,500. Phone 237-4892, D. Eaton.

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For sale, 500 acres of standing alfalfa and grass. Phone 948-2395.

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WANT TO RENT…Mature aged couple wish to rent an acreage close to Biggar. References available. Phone 948-3325 or 948-4558.

23p3Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100’x140’, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell)

5tfnLake Property Auction 5 acres, 2292 sq ft home, heated shop, along golf course, close to lake. Turtle Lake, SK. Call Ed Truelove @ 306-445-5000 or visit www.kramerauction.com. MLS#38917

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1/4 section (SE 06-05-33-W1) 3 bdrm house, buildings and bins 3.5 miles SW of Alida for sale as is by tender. Sealed bids to include certi ed cheque for 10% of offer payable to the Estate of Charles McGinnis, returned to unsuccessful bidders and forfeited if the purchaser defaults. House can be viewed following equipment auction June 27th. Tenders can be delivered in person following auction or forwarded to 1603 20th Ave NW Calgary T2M 1G9 on or before July 5th 12 PM. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Info: 403 230 0877

House for Sale…119 - 2nd Ave. East, triple lot, 2 bdrm house, inside completely redone. $118,500. Call 948-4288 or 948-5477

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Three bedroom home (fully modern). Available January 31, 2011. For viewing, contact 948-3674 or 948-7022 or 948-9517

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Planting for your FutureMost small businesses often underestimate the power of advertising. If an ad in a local publica-tion doesn’t bring custom-ers banging down their front door or jamming their phone lines the very next day, then the ad is perceived to be a waste of money.This could not be further

from the truth. Advertising takes time. Ads almost never create the urge to run out and use the advertised product or service (except for sales and limited time offers). Rather a good ad is like a seed that is planted in the minds of customers, where it

grows with more frequent visibility.This is especially true of ads for services, such as contract work or home repair. No one sees an ad for roofi ng and thinks, “Holy Cow! I’ve got to go out and get my rood done right now.” No, a good ad placed in a local publications gradually reaches potential customers over time.When one of these customers does require your services, it is thanks to their repeated exposure to your ad that their initial impulse will be to think of you.Business owners who use this strategy understand

that, “It is nice to be known, but it is even better to be seen and recognized!”

That’s the Power of Advertising!!!Biggar Independent

948-3344


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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

THE BIGGAR INDEPENDENT on NEWSSTANDS at…

• Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave• Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food• Quick Stop • Esso 414• Weasie’s Gourmet Blends• Feudal Co-op, Perdue • A & D Foods, Perdue

Western Sales in Biggar is seeking

Farm Equipment Mechanics. Certi cation required.

$22-$28/hour. Fax resumes to 30-882-3389 or email [email protected].

Leading Manufacturing Group (LMG) the New Premiere Storage Tank Shop in Western

Canada located in Vermilion, Alberta is now hiring:

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Start your university education at Lakeland College’ s Lloydminster campus. Popular transfer routes include Arts, Commerce, Education, General Studies, Science, and Social Work. Lakeland also offers pre-professional studies towards pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, and pre-veterinary medicine. Grade 11 marks 85% plus? You may receive a scholarship of $1,500 to $3,500. Visit www.lakelandcollege.ca or phone 1 800 661 6490, ext. 5429.

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Town of Kipling Foreman of Public Works As our Town Foreman you will be responsible for the overall supervision, organization, control and execution of all functions related to all functions of Public Works along with the Water Treatment Plant. Level 2 Certi cation in Water Treatment with Level 1 in Water Distribution and Wastewater Treatment and Collection; along with excellent communication and organizational skills. The Town offers a competative wage and bene t package. Further information is available on our website: www.townofkipling.ca Please submit resumes by June 27, 2011 to: Town of Kipling Attn: Gail Dakue Box 299 Kipling, SK S0G 2S0 Email: [email protected] Fax: 306-736-8448

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for Journeyman Welders, $31. - $35. per hour. 2nd/3rd year apprentices, hourly rate based on experience. Full bene ts after 90 days. Pro t sharing semi-annual after 90 days. Full-time career minded individuals preferred. This job is located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 10 minutes from Lloydminster. Send resume to: [email protected] or call ATM at 780-846-2231 to set up an interview.

FULL-TIME MEAT CUTTER required at Sobeys in Olds, Alberta. 40 hours per week. Bene ts. Fax resume to 1-403-556-8652.

IMMEDIATE POSITIONS: Journeyman or apprentice picker/boom truck operators, winch/tractor drivers, swamper/labourers, loader operators and apprentice/journeyman mechanics. Resume to Leachman Oil eld Trucking. Fax 780-753-4860. Email: rchopek@leachmanoil eld.com. Pre-employment drug screen in effect. Must be willing to relocate to Provost, Alberta.

KODIAK WIRELINE SERVICES is looking for individuals with a minimum Class 5 driver’s licence. Assets: H2S, First Aid. We can provide accommodations. Locations: Edson, Slave Lake, and Morinville, Alberta. Applications to: Fax 780-418-0834 or email: [email protected].

More Core Diamond Drilling is looking for Experienced Diamond Drillers and helpers for hydraulic and conventional drills. Work is located in the US and Canada. Must have valid rst aid. Pay rates above industry standard. Send resumes w/ references to [email protected] or fax (250) 636-9159.

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NDP Health critic Judy Junor said recently that the declining number of general practitioners in Saskatchewan in recent years represents a broken promise by the Wall government.

With reports in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix suggesting that family physician numbers have dropped from 227 to 215 in rural areas of the province, Junor contrasted those fi gures with the Sask Party election promise of “Increasing the number of doctors working in rural areas, including locums for relief situations.”

“This government campaigned on making access to health services in rural Saskatchewan easier and faster,” Junor said, June 8. “After almost four full years of its mandate, the evidence clearly states that it has failed in doing either.”

Junor said rural residents have become so frustrated by the lack of action that they have been forced to bring their concerns directly to the Legislature in Regina. Families from Big River, Spiritwood, Wawota, Wakaw, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and other communities all across Saskatchewan have seen health services either dramatically reduced or cut altogether by the Wall government’s lack of action on this fi le.

“The Minister of Health continues to hide behind his Physician Recruitment Agency but families in communities that have seen health service cuts haven’t seen any benefi t from it,” Junor said. “It spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furniture and actually contracted a private headhunting fi rm to fulfi l its mandate.

Gov’t fails rural Sask. as family doctor numbers decline: NDP

Meanwhile, family doctor numbers are still sliding and families in these communities are falling further and further behind.”

Junor said the lack of available physicians in rural communities has a negative effect on not only the families in and around those towns and villages but on the emergency services

facilities in larger areas as well.

“If you close a hospital in a rural community or deprive the health region of enough funding to attract a family physician, those patients will be forced to drive to larger centres – a potential health and safety issue itself in the case of many seniors -- and use already-

crowded emergency rooms and medi-clinics,” Junor said. “Until the Wall government properly funds the health care system and puts the money where it is needed, people will continue to use our ERs to make up for what we are lacking in acute and emergency services and long-term care in rural Saskatchewan.”

With contract talks between teachers and the provincial government yet again stalled after mediated negotiations failed to produce an agreement over the weekend, NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter urged the Wall government to offer up a fair and equitable solution to the stalemate.

“The mediator is now writing a report to the Labour Minister by June 30 but this could all be resolved well before then if the government would just offer teachers a fair wage,” Lingenfelter said, June 13. “There’s just no need to prolong these negotiations and keep teachers waiting to resolve this issue.”

Lingenfelter pointed out that CEOs like Bill Doyle of PotashCorp have seen their pay rise to an extraordinary degree and some CEOs in the health sector were rewarded with pay hikes of up to 60 per cent for actually cutting services to Saskatchewan families. Lingenfelter said Brad Wall’s “New Saskatchewan” may be better for CEOs but it is not benefi ting working people.

“The Wall government cannot expect to give huge salary hikes to some groups such as Health Region CEOs and the

Lingenfelter urges Gov’t to offer up solution to teacher negotiations

Premier’s own political staff, while asking teachers to make do with increases that fail to keep pace with the rising cost of living in our province,” Lingenfelter said. “Saskatchewan teachers deserve their fair share of the province’s resource-driven prosperity, and should settle for nothing less.

“When the Wall government trumpets its improved credit rating, relatively strong economy or the near-

record money fl owing to provincial coffers, it’s no wonder that teachers are taking a strong stand and letting this government know that they deserve more,” Lingenfelter said. “If some people in our province are benefi ting to the tune of millions of dollars while others are left out or not being treated fairly for the work they do, that’s an imbalance that needs to be addressed in a meaningful way.”


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S9A 0V9Day or Night

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[email protected]

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS…• Selling/Buying• Residental• Farm/Acreage• Commercial• Recreational

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available to do…• painting & nishing• decks & small buildings• light plumbing• windows & doors• small roo ng jobs• laminate & hardwood oors

• general repairsCall Jim @ 948-3333

LACK OF ADVERTISING is like winking at a pretty girl in the

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Licenced Journeyman CarpentersTroy McCarty 948-5627 (H) 948-9280 (C)Mitch McCarty 373-8254 (H)

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To advertise in this directory, please call Urla

at Th e

Independent • 948-3344 •

Th is feature will appear Weekly.

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Personal Trainer

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948-7967

in Nova Wood Centre

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Housing for families and seniors

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Torch-onTileAll repairs

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by Matt Poitras104 - 2nd Ave. West

Biggar

948-4846

ResidentialCommercialAutomotive

Business & Professional …Business & Professional …

PHILLIPS FLOORS &

MOREFlooring, Appliances,

Custom Cabinets, Electrolux, Paint

and supplies204 Main St. • Biggar

Phone 948-1773

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL &

REFRIGERATION SERVICES

Authorized Appliance DepotElectrical Wiring

TrenchingLicensed Journeyman

Adrian de Haan

948-5291

PHILLIPS ELECTRIC

• Residence• Commercial Wiring

For free estimates Ph: 948-5393

Cell: 306-221-6888

Wylie Farms Ltd. SEED CLEANING

Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning

FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning

Call: 948-2807 orBill: 948-5609Dale: 948-5394

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile

west on Triumph Rd.

Phoenix M4Mobile Grain

cleaning and sizing

WTSL MOBILE GRAIN SERVICEBox 917, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Wayne Dollansky306-948-7247

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with draper or hydra ex

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HEALTH/WELLNESS

A Sign of

Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs• Vehicle & window graphics• Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

Jerry MucPhone: 948-2958

Fax: 948-5699

Bear Hills Rentals &

Machine Works

Phone: 948-4844Fax: 948-4845

• Machine Shop Service• Rentals• MASTER FEEDS dealer• COMMERCIAL SOLUTION Ag Parts dealer• Drive line parts & service• KANE VET supplier

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Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

Biggar, Sask.

948-3389

Owners/Operators• Travis Young• Dallas Young• Claude Young

For all your home,business and rural needs

DENTAL

DR. GLENN RIEKMAN

Dentist115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.

OFFICE HOURSMonday to Thursday

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Phone: 882-2123

Emergency (after hours) 882-2006

GLASS INSTALLATION

BIGGAR

DENTAL

CLINIC

306-948-3408

104 - 6th Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…Monday - Thursday,

8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Friday,

8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Tim Hammond Realty

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag., Broker

Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-9168

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Licenced for: •Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage

Cari McCartyResidential Sales

Tim Hammond Realty

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent


948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-7995

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Licenced for: •Residential

Tim Hammond Realty

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Exposure, Experience and Effort.


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Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Bear Hills Rural Development CorporationBox 327Biggar, SKS0K 0M0

Helping you Help yourself

Kent Dubreuil, E.D.O.Phone: 306-948-2295Fax: 306-948-5050

MANUFACTURING

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Weight Loss ClinicConsultant & CoachAnne G. Livingston

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219 Main St., BiggarCall 948-7274 or 948-3696

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HEARING CARE

NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE

NOW

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“Putting PERSONAL back into fi tness training!”

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SUPPLIES available at Grape Moments located in The Independent,

102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar, 948-3344

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 201122 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

Business & ProfessionalBusiness & ProfessionalLEGAL SERVICES

BUSSE LAWPROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Barristers & Solicitors

DR. KRUEGER,KENDALL &

WILSONOptometrists

100-128-4th Ave. South, Saskatoon, SK S7K

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Phone: 244-7464 for appointment

OPTOMETRISTS

ACCOUNTING

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING

SERVICESGarry A. Faye

Chartered AccountantNotary Public

201B-2nd Ave. WestP. O. Box 1480Biggar, Sask.

Phone: 948-5133

ELMER DOVEChartered AccountantCredit Union Building

302 Main Street P. O. Box 1750

Biggar, SK S0K 0M0948-2222 or 948-2029

INVESTMENTS

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY

CLEANINGCliff ForsythBox 736, Biggar

Phone: 948-5600

BIGGAR COURIER• Biggar to Saskatoon• Same day Service• Monday to Friday

• 24-hour Answering Service~Brian and Cathy Fick~

Cell: 306-948-7524

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK

SERVICEBob Kobelsky

658-4474, Landis, SK

Let Vortex protect your

truck and your invest-ment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System

306-882-2289

Prairieland Collision

Rosetown, Sask.

AUTOMOTIVE

Roe & Companyis a full service law offi ce

that practices… Family and Criminal law Commercial law Real Estate Wills and Estate,

andour lawyers,

William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko,Ian Mokuruk,Treena Sikora

look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or

306-244-9865

Residential Commercial AutomotiveFor FREE estimates or enquiries CALL

Wayne or Dorothy at 948-5678

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer

• round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy

semi-trailers• also buying and selling

straw and forage• also machinery haulingHome • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843

Biggar, Sask.

FFinancial PlanEstate PlannLife Insuran

220 Main Stre306 948 5377

[email protected]

nningningnceet7al.caal.ca

SERVICES

WINE, BEER, COOLER WINE, BEER, COOLER KITSKITS and and SUPPLIES SUPPLIES

available at available at Grape MomentsGrape Moments located in The Independent, located in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

948-3344948-3344

Battery ChargersElectric FencersRepaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop109 Main St., Biggar

Phone: 948-2442Fax: 948-2484

after hours George: 948-7533Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

Service TruckFull Mechanical ServiceMon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m.phone: George

948-3376

KRF Automotive Detail Centre

100% handwash“Where we do it all for you!!”• Detailing• Vortex Spray-In Box Liners• Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring• Auto Accessories• Trailer Rentals

Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

948-1722

Ivan Young,BiggarTree services available…• cut trim and removal• landscaping• trenching• holes for piles• basements

• post holes• cement removal• driveways• garage pads

948-3381

MONARCH MEATS

948-3384

• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping

• sausage making, curingand smoking

• sides of Pork & Beef available

Modern Licenced Abbatoir

HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.

Custom Grain Hauling

306-948-9278Landis, Sask.

Atkinson TruckingLandis, Sask.…For all your Local Grain Hauling Needs

Bailen Atkinson658-4460 or 948-4450

• Jackets • Windsuits • Shirts • Hunting Gear

• Bunnyhugs • Caps • Toques • Bags

Sewing & Embroidery

Judy Kahovec:882-4313, Cell 831-7935Carey Krchov: 882-3213

Check out our new website:classicmakings.ca

Judy Kahovec…306-882-4313, cell 831-7935 Carey Krchov…882-3213

The Country Clipper• All Breed Dog Grooming• Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory)• Pet Supplies• Saleboard for dog and cat related items

For appointments and inquiries, call Janet at

948-2091Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 pm.

2 mi N on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi E on Golf Course Rd.

COURIER/HAULING

SERVICES SERVICES

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

• Heavy truck parts• Agriculture parts• Automotive parts & accessorieswww.yhtruckagauto.com521 Main St., Biggar

948-2109

NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING•Texas Gates•Spray Foam Insulation•Sandblasting & Painting•Internal Coatings•Rock Guard Coatings

Mobile UnitsOffi ce: 948-2805Cell: 948-6062email: [email protected]

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AUTOMOTIVE

ACCOUNTING

This space available for…our 26-week commitment

in this directory$2.89/week = $75 + g.s.t.

(regular price $9.52 per week) One column x 1 inch size

Call 948-3344

M & N REPAIR301 - 1st Ave. E, Biggar

948-3996Open Monday-Saturday

Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

SGI Safety Inspection

Heavy Truck Repair

Auto Repair

TIRES

Your authorized

Panasonic, StarChoice, Bell,

Xplornet Internet dealer and Your authorized

SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

216 Main St., Biggar

948-3955

1st Ave. West, Biggar

948-2700Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

Open: Mon.-Fri.8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

INSURANCEBIGGAR

INSURANCE SERVICESAnita Silvernagle,

Lisa Haynes (Notary Publics)• Home & Agro,

Auto & Commerical Insurance • Blue Cross • Motor Licence Issuer

Offi ce Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday

304 Main Street • BiggarPhone: 948-2204 or

948-3886

Without

advertising,

nothing happens!!!

304 Main St., Biggar in Biggar Insurance Bldg.

222

Beadle’s Computer Solutions

Sales & ServiceCall Steven 948-2489

PHOTOGRAPHY

CLASSIFIEDS WORK

…call 948-3344

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PhotographPhotographyyBiggar, SaskBiggar, Sask..

www.photosbyjocelyn.comwww.photosbyjocelyn.com306-948-2814306-948-2814

Anne G. LivingstonCerti ed Custom Picture Framer

• photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ [email protected]

Stuart A. Busse, QCLarry A. Kirk, LL.B.

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

948-3346…serving your

community since 1972

MR. JOHN G. SMITH * Local Handyman/

Drayman plusIndependent Sales Consul-tant for SWEPCO Building

Products & Lubricant Phone: (306) 948-3856Mobile: (306) 948-7896

Email: [email protected]

223 Main StreetBiggar

Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

OPEN: Mon.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Saturday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

948-2183Email: [email protected]: www.hrblock.ca

To fax…stop in at To fax…stop in at The IndependentThe Independent

Pssst...Did you hear that you can still buy REGAL?

Contact Nancy Duns Independent Rep

www.sask.shopregal.ca Ph: 237-4777

Email: [email protected]

Wood and Steel Buildings

Floor & Trusses

GEORGE STAHLPh: (306) 948-3776cell: (306) 260-6503

Rebel Landscaping948-2879, evenings948-7207, daytime

Ed Kolenosky

• Driveways• Concrete• Garage Pads• Pruning• Planting

• Topsoil• Lawn Care• Leveling• Sod• Patio Blocks

• Snow Removal• Fences …and much more

ONLINE ONLINE @ @biggarindependent.cabiggarindependent.ca

domestic, vehicular


Asquith NewsNeil Millard 329-4235


****PUBLIC NOTICE**** Please be advised that a two dimensional (2D) seismic exploration program is planned for the Saskatoon area (see map below). This regional seismic program is being conducted on behalf of BHP Billiton Canada Inc. by RPS Boyd PetroSearch in order to assess potential potash mineralization. The seismic process involves sending vibrations into the earth and measuring the returning waves. The energy source is vibroseis (vibrator trucks) and the program will mainly be conducted on road allowance. We ask that you consider your safety as well as the safety of our workers. Please slow down around our worksites. If you would like more information, please contact our landowner liaison, Garry Wahl. Please note that unless you are contacted, your lands are not being entered. No private property will be accessed without prior consent. Exploration Company: RPS Boyd PetroSearch Field Operations: May through to mid-September 2011 Program Names: 2011 Wolverine 2D, 2011 Asquith 2D, 2011 South Boulder 2D and 2011 South Young 2D

Should you have any questions, please contact: Garry Wahl Maddie Mailey Landowner Liaison Permit Administrator Phone: 306.536.1863 Toll Free: 1.800.663.8943

Asquith received some rain over the past weekend so it should help some. I’m sure people here are also watering their gardens!

I just had to include the news about Trevor Gretzky (the oldest son of hockey’s greatest star, Wayne Gretzky) being selected in the seventh round, 219th overall, of Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs. Congratulations Trevor! Now that the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets defeated the Swift Current Indians 3-1. The Jackets are last in their division. I hope to take in a game when

I go to Moose Jaw this weekend.

The yards around town are really looking great -- also the gardens.

Have you had your bee pollen today? It is known for its ability to promote longevity and increase endurance. Bee pollen is available in granular form from health food stores.

I have just fi nished reading Howie Meeker’s book “Stop It There, Back It up”. If someone would like to read it just call me (he is the same age as Yogi Berra (85).

If anyone has news please contact me.

The Seniors held

their potluck supper on Monday, June 13. The food and fellowship was great as always! Soup and sandwich was held on Wednesday, June 15. What would we do without the seniors?!

Happy Father’s Day to all the Father’s on Sunday, June 19.

Go Vancouver Canucks!



NDP Social Services Critic David Forbes called on the Wall government to take immediate action in light of the alarming rental rate increases across Saskatchewan that were highlighted in a report released Thursday by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The Saskatoon Centre MLA said, June 10, that the government must release its long-awaited housing strategy right away and that it is clear that strategy must include rent control.

“These numbers are deeply disconcerting,” said Forbes. “We need to see this strategy immediately so the government can begin to take action on what is a major problem for many Saskatchewan people. Rent is just unaffordable and it’s clearly getting worse. Now is the time to bring forward a plan and start working on it.”

Regina, with a 5.4 per cent rent increase, and Saskatoon at 3.3 per cent, had the second- and third-highest increases in all of Canada for a two-bedroom apartment in April compared to 12 months earlier. The national average was 2.2 per cent. In Regina, rent for a two-bedroom apartment went up from $858 per month in April of 2010 to $897 to April of this year. In Saskatoon, it climbed from $923 to

Rental rate increases show need for rent control, says NDP

$936 per month.Forbes noted that the

two major urban centres were not alone in seeing major hikes. In North Battleford, the average rental rate went up 10.3 per cent in April over a year earlier. In Moose Jaw, the average climbed seven per cent, while it went up 5.6 per cent in Yorkton, 4.6 per cent in Estevan and 3.5 per cent in Prince Albert.

Forbes reiterated the NDP’s call on the Wall government to introduce rent controls, which would prevent such massive rate hikes. The Saskatoon Centre MLA said these severe increases indicate the province is in desperate need of a housing strategy that includes next-generation rent control.

While vacancy rates dropped in places such as Regina (down 0.1 per cent), Moose Jaw (0.4 per cent), Prince Albert (two per cent) and Lloydminster (6.1 per cent), the provincial average is up slightly from 2.4 per cent to 2.5 per cent. Forbes said this just indicates a greater need for a strategy if rent is still climbing at a high rate even when there is more vacancy in some cities, such as Saskatoon.

“Now is defi nitely the time for immediate action.”

Honouring the top of the class . . . St. Gabriel School Principal Rick Garchinski congratulates student, Ryder Anderson, June 13 during their annual ‘Honour Hour’. The occasion recognizes academic, sporting, and school spirit achievement. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Cam Broten, NDP Critic for Education, Employ-ment and Immigration, welcomed some of the news released by Statistics Can-ada, June 10 regarding em-ployment.

Broten cautioned the gov-ernment not to lose sight of the whole picture, including major job losses in vital sec-tors and economic regions and high rates of First Na-tions and Métis unemploy-ment.

Major job loss in key sectors and regions, accuse NDP“In last month’s report,

Statistics Canada said Sas-katchewan lost 3,500 full-time jobs year-over-year at a time when the rest of the country was adding jobs, so it’s certainly a relief to see some of the positive statis-tics in this month’s report,” Broten said. “But rather than simply trumpeting the positive statistics while neglecting the many areas of concern, the Sask Party government needs to look

at the whole picture and recognize that key sectors and regions have experi-enced signifi cant job losses and First Nations and Mé-tis unemployment remains far too high.”

Broten noted that several economic regions experi-enced lost jobs over the last year, including: Saskatoon-Biggar (-3,100 jobs); York-ton-Melville (-1,700 jobs); and Swift Current-Moose Jaw (-1,300 jobs).

He also pointed to signifi -cant job loss in many key sectors, including: Manu-facturing (-4,300 jobs); Professional, scientifi c and technical services (-2,500 jobs); Construction (-2,300 jobs); Agriculture (-1,800 jobs); Business, building and other support services (-1,000 jobs); and Forestry, fi shing, mining and oil and gas (-400 jobs).

Broten also expressed

concern about the First Na-tions unemployment rate, which is now 24% -- 4.7% higher than it was least year -- and the Métis un-employment rate, which is now at 11.8% -- 1.9% higher than it was last year.

“When important sectors and regions are losing many jobs and First Nations and Métis unemployment is growing, that’s cause for concern,” Broten said. “The

Sask Party government chose to cut important job training and employment development programs -- including the Aboriginal Employment Development Program. Were it not for their short-sighted and ir-responsible cuts, perhaps there wouldn’t have been so many concerning statis-tics released clouding the report released by Statis-tics Canada today.”

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