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The recent announcement that Canadian provinces a n d t e r r i t o r i e s a r e moving forward on price setting for six generic drugs will realize an estimated annual savings of close to $10 million for Saskatchewan residents, private insurers and the provincial government.

Lower generic drug prices coming in AprilSaskatchewan people will soon benefi t from lower generic drug prices

T h e p r i c e s e t t i n g a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s made January 18 by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz through the Council of Federation. The two premiers led the Health Care Innovation Working Group, which recommended action on generic drug prices last summer.

“Saskatchewan is pleased to collaborate with other provinces and territories to realize signifi cant cost savings on important drugs that patients rely on,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “By working together, we can do more to bend the cost curve.”

Participating provinces and territories will leverage combined purchasing power and have agreed to

establish a price point for six of the most common generic drugs at 18 per cent of the equivalent brand name drug. These six generic drugs represent approximately 20 per cent of the publicly-funded spending on generic drugs in Canada. Currently, individual provinces and territories pay between 25 and 40 per cent of brand name prices.

“Our government is mindful of the impacts to community pharmacies as a result of this initiative,” Duncan said. “We remain committed to working with pharmacies and pharmacists to identify opportunities to reinvest a portion of the savings into community pharmacy services.”

The types of services pharmacists provide align with the goals of primary health care redesign by providing improved access to appropriate patient care and enhancing the patient experience with the health care system. In recent years, the Ministry of Health has supported a number of significant initiatives and programs, i n c l u d i n g e n h a n c e d pharmacist prescribing s e r v i c e s , t o e n a b l e pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice and to provide important medication management services for Saskatchewan residents.

“We look forward to ongoing collaboration with pharmacies and pharmacists to ensure Saskatchewan residents continue to have access to safe, effective and affordable medications

and the important services provided by pharmacists in their communities,” Duncan said.

The new prices are to be in effect by April 1, 2013.

The six generic drugs to be priced at 18 per cent of brand are:• Atorvastatin - used to treat high cholesterol;• Ramipril - used to treat blood pressure and other cardiovascular conditions;• Venlafaxine - used to treat depression and other mental health conditions;• Amlodipine - used to treat high blood pressure and angina;• Omeprazole - used to treat a variety of gastrointestinal conditions;• Rabeprazole - used to treat a variety of gastrointestinal conditions.

I n M a y 2 0 1 1 , t h e Saskatchewan government announced its plan to lower generic drug prices in the province through a phased-in approach. Generic drug prices in Saskatchewan prior to May 2011 were in the range of 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the brand name prices. Most generic drug prices in Saskatchewan are now 35 per cent of brand name drugs.

Nothing like a win . . . Biggar Novice Nationals pile on their netminder, celebrating a last minute goal to push them over the visiting Dodsland Stars, 7-6, January 17. Nats led 4-0 after one, 5-2 after two, but then watched as a surging Stars pushed them to the last minute. The Nats pulled it out, however, and as you can see, were pretty happy about it all! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Tuning those voices as ‘The Wiz’ readies for production . . . New Creation Community Players (NCCP) practice at St. Gabriel School, Sunday, getting ready for their upcoming musical production, ‘The Wiz’, set to run at the Biggar Majestic Theatre this March. Tickets are currently on sale for the popular musical theatre troupe. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, announced Monday new red tape relief for Canadian businesses as part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to support jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.

Clement, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, unveiled proposed changes to the Food and Drug Regulations that will reduce red tape for Canadian pharmacies, saving pharmacies an estimated $8.7 million per year in administrative costs. This reform will allow provincially regulated pharmacy technicians to transfer prescriptions to another pharmacy.

The announcement is one of several red tape-cutting measures being announced by the Government of Canada today that will generate $10 million in annual savings for Canadian businesses.

“Cutting red tape and freeing businesses from unnecessary regulations so they can focus on creating jobs, innovating and growing

Government of Canada committed to cutting red tape:Reforms bring $10 million in Red Tape Relief to Canadian business

Premier Brad Wall and 10 U.S. governors last week sent a joint letter

is a key priority of our government,” said Clement. “This change will enable pharmacists to spend more time providing advice to and serving customers, while running their businesses.”

The change will allow regulated pharmacy technicians to oversee the transfer of prescriptions from one pharmacy to another - a task currently restricted to pharmacists - and to complete the associated paperwork. Some 15,000 community pharmacists across Canada could benefi t from the amendment right away, which will take effect in three provinces this year - Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.

“This amendment to the Food and Drug Regulations is a welcome step forward, and one that will enable pharmacists to focus more of their time on direct patient care,” said Dennis Darby, Chief Executive Offi cer of the Ontario Pharmacists’ Association. “As key members of the pharmacy team, pharmacy technicians need to be able to practise to their

full scope so that pharmacists can provide the best, most effi cient health care to patients.”

In addition to changes to the Food and Drug Regulations, two other reforms were unveiled as part of the government ’s Red Tape R e d u c t i o n

business enquiries phone service. Call agents will now have to provide an agent ID number when greeting clients to ensure accountability and a user-friendly experience for callers.

Launched in October 2012, the Red Tape Reduction Action Plan introduces systemic reforms to the federal regulatory system to limit regulatory creep and make the system more transparent, accountable and predictable. The Plan includes 90 department-specifi c changes to eliminate unnecessary

paperwork and introduce time-saving measures, such as single windows and electronic submissions.

Laura Jones, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, applauded the Government’s red tape-cutting efforts.

“The federal government continues to demonstrate an unprecedented commitment to reduce red tape. Millions of dollars that were spent complying with unnecessary rules can

now be used to train staff, better serve customers, create jobs and grow businesses,” said Jones. “Continuing on this path promises huge rewards for all Canadians.”

“The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan is one of the most far-reaching red tape-cutting exercises in the world today,” said Clement. “We are committed to making regulation as transparent, accountable and customer-friendly as possible so businesses and our economy can thrive.”

Premier and U.S. Governors urge President Obama to approve Keystone XL Pipelineto U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to approve the Keystone

XL Pipeline project.In the letter, sent to

the president on the eve

of his inauguration, the premier and the gover-nors note the pipeline is “fundamentally impor-tant to the future eco-nomic prosperity of both the United States and Canada”.

“As legislators and de-cision-makers, we felt it imperative to speak up for a project that will con-tribute greatly to a safe, secure and long-term energy supply for North America,” Wall said Jan-uary 17. “We need great-er pipeline capacity to move the oil - Canadian and American - that is vital to our shared goal of North American en-ergy security.”

TransCanada Corpo-ration is the proponent of the pipeline, which would transport oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska and then on to the Gulf

Coast. The president is expected to rule on a revised application by TransCanada in the fi rst quarter of 2013.

In the letter to Obama, Wall and the governors say the pipeline is cru-cial to U.S. energy secu-rity, with U.S. oil imports from Canada potentially reaching four million barrels a day by 2020, twice what is currently imported from the Per-sian Gulf. They also cite the pipeline as criti-cal infrastructure that would move growing American conventional oil production from the Bakken Formation to market, thus easing pipeline capacity for all jurisdictions that share this dynamic oil play, in-cluding Saskatchewan, North Dakota and Mon-tana.

The premier and the governors say the proj-ect will create thou-sands of manufacturing and construction jobs on both sides of the bor-der, as well as consider-able spin-off economic benefi ts in communities along the pipeline route.

They also note that pipelines are the most effi cient method of trans-porting large volumes of crude oil, and that the leaders are committed to all necessary measures to protect the environ-ment and public health and safety.

Governor Bullock of Montana intended to communicate his contin-ued support for Keystone XL which he expressed as State Attorney Gen-eral to the Obama Ad-ministration last year.

Action Plan:• The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, and the Honourable Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, announced plans to reduce the corporate reporting burden for businesses with revenues between $10 and $200 million. The reform would benefi t 32,000 businesses and generate $1.2 million in reduced regulatory burden.• The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, announced changes to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

Oh deer me! . . . Some hungry deer pass through the yard of Morley and Eleanor Ries, January 12, having stopped for a feed at the bird buffet. The early morning dine and dash was caught on camera by a very surprised homeowner. If you have any pictures you feel are unique - maybe a hunting picture, a holiday snap, or just some unique photo, send them in. We’d be happy to publish them! (Photo for The Independent by Eleanor Ries)

Bantam drop Jubilee start to Tigers . . . Biggar/Wilkie National Outlaw, Shayne Nicholls, right, keeps a close watch on a Kerrobert Tiger, Sunday at the Jubilee. The Nat/Outlaws unfortunately fell 5-2 in a hard-fought, entertaining battle. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Asquith Town Council held their regular council meeting on January 8.

The following January appointments were made for 2013: Legal - MacDermid Lamarsh; Auditor - Gilchrist and Co.; Fire Chief - Colin Graham; EMO Coordinator - Holly Cross; Building Inspector - Hermann Michael; Bylaw Enforcement Offi cer - Ron Klassen; Board of Revision - Gord Krismer and Associates.

A community event license was issued to the Dangerous Goods Hockey Team for a tournament to be held at the Asquith Sports Center January 25 and 26.

Councillor Don Lysyshyn will was assigned as voting delegate for the SUMAssure Annual General Meeting to be held Sunday, February 3.

Voting delegates for the 2013 SUMA Convention will be Mayor James Maddin and Councillor Garry Dumont.

Building Bylaw No. 1-2013 was passed, which has the minimum building permit fee being raised to $100 to accommodate the costs per inspection charged by the Building Inspector. A reminder to all ratepayers that a building permit is required before building any structure more than 100 square feet, before building additions or doing alterations to existing buildings. The Building Bylaw is available for ratepayers to access and read on the town’s Web site townofasquith.com.

In the last Council news, it was reported that

After an earlier stall in progress, November showed the second consecutive month of modest gains toward the goal of providing all surgeries within six months by April 2013.

Statistics for November 30, 2012 show that there were 299 fewer people waiting more than six months for surgery than the month before.

In November 2007, there were 10,635 people waiting more than six months for surgery. Efforts across the province have reduced that number by 60 per cent to 4,271 people.

“Surgical teams in

Asquith Council news for Januaryindividuals banking with CIBC would no longer be able to electronically pay their bills to the Town of Asquith due to a new policy for charging monthly fees to the town. CIBC has reversed their decision and will no longer be charging for their members to pay electronically. Thank you to any individuals who contacted their branch regarding this matter.

A reminder goes out to all residents of Asquith that dog and cat licenses are now due! Even if your pet is a house pet that seldom goes outside, the bylaw requires that they be licensed. Any individuals who do not have their animals licensed by February 1 can be fi ned. Please give this matter your immediate attention.

Pirates of the rink . . . Perdue Novice Pirates hit the Perdue fi eld of battle during their home tournament, January 19, facing off against teams from Saskatoon,

Asquith/Vanscoy, Luseland, and Biggar. The Pirates put in a pretty good weekend, going two-wins and one loss. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

The open trail ahead . . . Conditions are excellent at Argo Bush with snowfall covering all trails. All trails (Red, Yellow, Orange) are currently groomed

and ready for your skis. A little cold as of writing, but warmer temperatures are on the way . . . hopefully! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Surgery wait times stats show gradual gains

Saskatchewan are working together to achieve more timely surgeries for patients while improving safety,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said.

The number of surgeries performed in Saskatchewan so far this fi scal year is up slightly from the same period last year, with four health regions performing more surgeries: Five Hills, Prairie North, Saskatoon and Sun Country Health Regions. A total of 54,853 surgeries had been performed as of November 30, 2012.

The Saskatchewan

Surgical Initiative was launched in April 2010 to streamline surgical processes, improve the quality of patient care and ensure no one waits more than three months for surgery by April 2014. The goal for the current fi scal year is to provide all surgeries within six months by April 2013. In the six-month period leading up to November 30, 2012, 90 per cent of patients received their surgery within six months.

A total of 20,890 Saskatchewan people were waiting for surgery on November 30, 2012, down from 26,740 in November 2007.

Some Saskatchewan projects contributing to surgery improvements include:• An online specialist directory to empower patients, in consultation with their primary health care provider, to make informed choices about referrals to specialists;• Adoption of the surgical safety checklist before surgeries;• The use of pooled referrals to route patients to the next available specialist appropriate for their condition;• 18-bed inpatient surgical ward added at St. Paul’s Hospital (Saskatoon);• New patient-fl ow

software introduced in Regina and Saskatoon to help move patients through the health system better and faster;• Breast Health Centre expansion at Saskatoon City Hospital to allow faster, less invasive procedures for breast biopsies; and• Assessment centres for early diagnosis of serious hip and knee problems and back problems.

More information about the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative can be found at health.g o v. s k . c a / s u r g i c a l -initiative. Wait time data and other information for patients is available at sasksurgery.ca.

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by Jock Finlayson, Vice President, Business Coun-cil of British Columbia

As Canadian consum-ers and businesses gear up for 2013, they should be anxiously watching de-velopments in the United States, Europe and Asia. Canada’s prospects over the next 12 months de-pend heavily on how events unfold in these re-gions, which account for the lion’s share of interna-tional economic activity.Europe

Collectively, the 17 na-tions that comprise the eurozone, with its common currency and single mon-etary policy, are in reces-sion and remain vulner-able to further fl are-ups of the banking and sover-eign debt crises that have plagued the region for more than two years. The biggest risks lie in Greece, Spain and Italy, which are all dealing with contract-ing economies and persis-tent worries over govern-ment debt. The United Kingdom, which is not part of the common cur-

rency but has extensive commercial linkages with the eurozone, is strug-gling to avoid a triple-dip recession. Since Europe as a whole drives more than one-fi fth of global consumption, economic conditions there matter to other nations, including Canada.

Amid the gloom, there is some good news coming from the old continent. In particular, the European Central Bank’s commit-ment to keep interest rates low and to purchase the sovereign debts of stressed euro-zone mem-ber states has calmed fi nancial markets. Pain-ful but necessary policy reforms are being imple-mented across much of the region. And European leaders have made prog-ress in moving toward a banking union.

To be sure, the economic and fi scal challenges in Europe are forbidding, and the region’s near-term growth outlook is poor. However, at this point the eurozone looks

Canada can’t count on getting much of an economic lift from “abroad”Canada’s prospects over the next 12 months depend heavily on how events unfold in the US, Europe and Asia

likely to limp through 2013 without unraveling or succumbing to a full-scale fi nancial crisis.United States

After notching up a real GDP gain of 2.2 per cent last year, the U.S. looks likely to stay in the slow lane for a little while yet, despite tangible improve-ments in the housing sec-tor and a pick-up in the pace of job creation. After an epic slump, housing prices have bottomed and are now climbing in many urban markets. Residen-tial investment is on the rise, with housing starts on track to reach 900,000 this year – a trend that is buoying Canada’s lum-ber industry. American households have taken steps to repair their once stretched balance sheets, aided by a central bank that has re-written the monetary policy rule-book by holding interest rates at rock bottom levels and providing vast amounts of liquidity to the fi nan-cial system. The cost of money has never been

lower for most American borrowers.

However, the U.S. econo-my is battling headwinds stemming from weaker exports and an extreme form of political dysfunc-tion in Washington D.C. The 2012 election resolved little, returning Presi-dent Barack Obama for a second term, but leav-ing an increasingly stri-dent Republican Party in command of the House of Representatives while the Democrats retain a slim majority in the Senate. Business and consumer confi dence have taken a hit owing to concerns over the “fi scal cliff” and doubts about the future of U.S. tax and budgetary policy gen-erally. Within the next two months, a bitterly divided Congress needs to raise Washington’s debt ceiling and appropriate the funds necessary to keep the fed-eral government operat-ing past March 31.

It’s far from clear how, or whether, Congress will come to grips with these issues. Eighteen months

ago, the U.S. came per-ilously close to default-ing on the public debt because of political ran-cor and brinkmanship. Tellingly, the legislative branch of the U.S. govern-ment hasn’t been able to agree on and pass a com-plete budget for the past three years.

For 2013, the best guess is that U.S. economic growth will continue to hover around two per cent, but there is upside potential if current politi-cal and policy uncertain-ties dissipate over the course of the year.Asia

The fi nal piece of the external puzzle is Asia, home to 60 per cent of the world’s population. The last half of 2012 saw a drop in economic activ-ity in Japan, coupled with slower growth in China, India and several other Asian markets. The new government that recently came to power in Tokyo has pledged to boost the economy through ad-ditional fi scal stimulus

and monetary easing. In China the economic situation appears to have stabilized, lessening the likelihood of a “hard land-ing” scenario and prompt-ing many forecasters to upgrade their growth projections for 2013-14. Several other East Asian economies, such as South Korean and Indonesia, are also expected to see stronger growth in the coming months.

Add it all up, and the global economy is set to expand by perhaps three per cent this year, little changed from 2012. Some positive momentum may build over the second half of the year as underlying economic conditions in the U.S. improve, China continues to gain trac-tion, and Japan’s economy stops shrinking.

Still, Canada can’t count on getting much of an eco-nomic lift from “abroad” in 2013.

Jock Finlayson is Execu-tive Vice President of the Business Council of Brit-ish Columbia.

This week the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) gave the Saskatchewan government a “C” for its efforts in reducing red tape. Red tape has been a curse for business owners forever.

Incidentally the term stems from various govern-ment administrations that would use red tape to bind administrative documents. In some cases they would bind petitions that were sent to them. In some countries there was even an offi cial supplier of the “red tape”.

Today, it boils down to governments needing unnec-essary paperwork. Think about this -- you can go to any retail outlet that sets up a data base and sign up for a rewards card. They keep track of your likes and dislikes and as much information as you freely give them like phone numbers, email addresses and so on. If you are in the data banks of a hotel they will call you by your fi rst name, know whether or not you like to receive the paper in the morning, and your preference for a king or double bed. What’s more they will keep this information on hand, at the click of a mouse for years and never have an issue, never lose it, and never call to update records.

Yet our governments who have all sorts of data available to them at their fi ngertips cannot keep your phone number and business information on hand for more than three years without phoning you

Governments don’t want to cut red tape, not reallyand bothering you to confi rm whether or not the in-formation they have on hand is pertinent.

The Independent has been operating for 104 years yet just the other day I received a phone call from Industry Canada wondering how many years the paper has been published. This from the very same government that has me fi lling out a 10 page form every year regarding my mailing subscription list. The very same government that receives an income tax form from me every year. Yet, they are unable to keep my phone number on fi le. (It makes me wonder though how they got my phone number to phone me and verify my information in the fi rst place).

The provincial government is no better. Every year we fi ll out forms stating we are in business, we are still operating and we are still a corporation. Every year they mail the forms, we fax them back and ev-ery year we get a minimum of three requests (some years it is fi ve) to re-send the forms because we have failed to submit them. What is wrong with email?

Governments will never be able to streamline their administrations until they come to the realization that we are now operating in the a technological world and embrace that fact. They should take a page from entrepreneurs, they know how to be ef-fi cient.

P.H.

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 5THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

Sometime around the 25th of January you might hear some people talking about attending “Robbie Burns night”. In some circles this is a yearly event held in honour of the poet Robert Burns, Scotland’s favourite son.

Burns was born in Ayrshire, Scotland on January 25, 1759. Scotland claims him as their national poet but his works are celebrated throughout the world. Some of his more notable pieces are Auld Lang Syne, To a Mouse, A Man’s A Man for A’That, Ae Fond Kiss, Scots Wha Hae, Tam O’Shanter.

He is considered a pioneer in the “romantic” movement. Literary scholars study the works of this cultural icon who is considered a source of inspiration of liberalism and socialism. He is well remembered in Scotland where, in 2009, he was chosen by his countrymen as the greatest Scot.

For those who are planning on hosting a supper (or will be attending a supper) this is not an ordinary meal. These gatherings are steeped in tradition. Very likely haggis will be served and there some whiskey will be drank.

Haggis -- it’s a delicacy I have tried once (and only once) but for those who have acquired a taste for it this is

the supper for you. Sheep’s heart, lungs and liver along with other ingredients such as chopped suet, ground oatmeal, onions and spices are cooked in a stomach and served with “champit tatties and bashit neeps”. This delicacy is piped in by a bagpiper, set on the table and Burns’ Address to a Haggis is recited. All very regal.

Address to a HaggisFair fa’ your honest,

sonsie face,Great chieftan o’ the

puddin-race!Aboon them a’ ye tak

your place,Painch, tripe, or thaim:Weel are ye wordy o’ a

graceAs lang’s my arm.In fact, there is an

offi cial order for the supper. At the start guests gather and mix after which the host gives a welcoming speech. The Selkirk Grace is said before the meal begins. The haggis is piped in and the poem recited. A Scotch whiskey toast is proposed to the haggis, then everyone sits down

to enjoy the supper.A guest is chosen to

give a short speech on Burns’ life and maybe recite one of his poems which the host replies to. The lassies are toasted by one of the male participants and is replied to by one of the ladies present. There may be other toasts and speeches but after that the rest of the evening is devoted to Burns. His poems are recited, songs are sung and there is much visiting.

The end of the evening is signalled by the singing of Auld Lang Syne. A fi tting way to bring the evening to a close.

As mentioned Scotch whiskey is the drink of choice but you could serve other refreshments. Wine connoisseurs suggest a “robust” red wine to pair with the heavy foods of the evening.

Of course it wouldn’t be a Scottish affair without a little bit of tartan. Even just a little bit -- a hat, tie or pin. Just remember to have a good evening.

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N o n - r e s i d e n t i a l construction in Saskatchewan rose 17.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, the highest year-to-year increase among the provinces, according to Statistics Canada.

Construction totalled $462.4 million in the province during the fourth quarter. On a national basis, building permits were up only 2.1 per cent over the same period.

“ S a s k a t c h e w a n ’ s economy is undergoing a period of prosperity which has triggered more construction across the province,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said January 17. “Non-residential construction has been experiencing a spike in activity as commercial projects and potash mine expansions come on stream which

Non-residential construction activity increases in the fourth quarter of 2012

is good in terms of job creation and other spin-off benefi ts.”

On a year-over-year basis, industrial construction rose by 20.6 per cent, commercial by 19.0 per cent and institutional construction was up by 14.2 per cent.

Between the third and the fourth quarter of 2012, construction was

up 1.4 per cent, still ahead of the national average of 1.0 per cent.

“As we head into 2013, the projections are that economic growth will be even better, making Saskatchewan a destination of choice for those looking for a place to pursue a new career or business opportunities,” Boyd said.

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by Bob Mason

Culture?

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

What was the blackest sight to me

of all that grim campaign?

A naked woman, tied to a tree

With jagged holes where her breasts should beRotting there, in the

rain!On we pressed to the

battle frayDogged, dour and spentWhen sudden I heard

our captain say“Look - ‘culture’ has

passed this wayAnd left us a monument!”

So I looked - and I saw our Colonel there

And his grand head, snowed with years

Unto the beat of the rain was bare;

And, oh, there was grief in his frozen stare,

And his cheeks were stung with tears!

But I’ll never forget ‘till the day I die,

As I stood in the driving rain

(And the jaded columns of men slouched by,)

How amazement leapt into every eye

The fury, and grief, and pain!

~ Robert ServiceThe above piece wasn’t

written by YT, but by one of Canada’s most famous poets, Robert Service, who was there and wrote about WWII.

Some years ago, Yours Truly got a letter from George Blackburn asking for YT’s help in promoting a book that he had written for his grandchildren. George died a few years ago, and, as YT at this time of year always sends in a few of his own memories of WWII, the least I can do is try and get The Independent people to print a few of George’s!

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TOWN OF BIGGARNOTICE TO OWNERS OF CATS

This is to advise that under der the authority of Bylaw No. 07-683, “The Cat Control Bylaw” of the Town of Biggar “No person shall own or keep any cat within the Town unless such cat is licensed as provided in the bylaw.”

THEREFORE CAT LICENCES ARE NOW DUE AND PAYABLE AT THE TOWN OFFICE AND SHALL BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN

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1. For each male cat .....................................................................$ 25.002. For each neutered male cat ......................................................$ 15.003. For each female cat ..................................................................$ 25.004. For each neutered female cat ...................................................$ 15.005. For the third cat in each household ..........................................$100.006. For the fourth or more cats in the same household ..................$100.00

Cat licenses are valid for the calendar year January 1st - December 31st.

If you are the owner of a cat, we would appreciate your co-operation in this matter. If you no longer own a cat registered in 2012, we would appreciate it if you would advise our of ce accordingly.

TOWN OF BIGGAR

60th anniversary of the summer-long titanic struggle for Normandy to decide who would run the world - dictatorships or democracies - will be commemorated in Europe and Canada in various ways.

At such a time, it seems intolerable that hundreds of thousands of Canadian teenagers should remain completely unaware of what Canadian youth endured, and, even more importantly, what they accomplished for humankind.

Teenagers surely would be interested that Canadian youngsters as young as 16 years old (as was Gunner-signaller Bill Knox of my regiment, 4th Field Artillery) played signifi cant roles in those awesome days when the course of history hung in the balance, as described in The Guns of Normandy, page 370:

For a time Capt. Bill Waddell’s carrier, moving with the forward company, is pinned down by the same terrifying, pointblank fi re from the German gun. And for a sixteen-year-old signaller on his crew, there is a heart-stopping moment when an armour-piercing 88-mm slug rips in one side of the carrier and out the other, with a bloodcurdling, metal-tearing screech, unique to solid-shot drilling a hole through armour-plate at three thousand feet per second.*

It’s Gunner Bill Knox’s fi rst tour of duty in a FOO’s carrier crew moving with the infantry, and each terrifying minute will be remembered in infi nite detail:

We’re going through this slightly wooded area in a sunken road. Everybody along the road is wounded, and as we come up, one of the infantry guys jumps out in front of the carrier and yells, “Get the hell off this road! Everybody here is wounded or dead! The German artillery has got the road taped!”

So we pull off the road and get in behind some bushes in a fi eld. That’s where the 88 hits us, and everybody piles out as fast as they can into a nearby depression - everybody except me. I am on the left side of the carrier, the side exposed to the hill where the 88 is, and for a moment I bend down over the 19-set to collect my wits before climbing out. I still have my earphones on, and I hear “Blackie” Bryan, our driver, over in the depression, telling them back at the guns that I am dead.

* Gunner William J. Knox was born March 16, 1928. In the fall of

1942, he hitchhiked from Toronto to Montreal to join the army. Turned down, he hitched a ride to Ottawa, where he again lied about his age and was signed on by the artillery in the old Regal building. He was fourteen years and nine months old. After training as an ack-ack gunner on the East Coast, he was shipped to England in the fall of 1943. There he was trained as a signaller in time to go to Normandy with a unit formed especially to man a relay station passing signals from shore to warships lying off the coast. When the need for this disappeared, Knox was posted to 4th Field, where he volunteered for duty on carrier crew.)

On the way here, you passed through zones of foul odour, readily identifi able as coming from the rotting fl esh of unburied dead horses and cows, killed in their stables or fi elds by shells and mortar bombs. But here, throughout the night, the air is fi lled with a most peculiarly repulsive odour you have never smelled before. And now and then, when the sultry air stirs, and the ghastly stench assails your nostrils at full strength, you can hardly keep from gagging.

Come daylight you discover the source: decaying bodies of men are everywhere. The sights on all sides are sickening. Obviously the Highlanders of Canadian 3rd Division came up against ferocious resistance from the SS defenders, and not just when they attacked two days ago, but also at some earlier date, for many of these bodies have been here a long time.*

(*The Canadians occupied Buron briefl y

on June 7, the day after D-Day, before being driven back to their startline by the fi rst major enemy counter-attack by a regiment of 12th SS Hitlerjugend Division, under the command of one Kurt Meyer (who, in 1936, as a captain in Hitler’s SS Leibstandarte, led the reoccupation of the Rhineland) bent on driving the Canadians back into the sea. Those swaggering, brainwashed young brutes under his command truly believed they could, and when they found they couldn’t, they cried tears of frustration in the manner of young boys, which of course many of them were.)

And on page 61:For the fi rst time the

men of the Regiment see dead Germans, and the sight induces only mild curiosity, as they study their steel helmets with the two little lightning strokes side by side, signifying that they are SS. But it’s another matter to look at the bodies in Canadian battledress, sprawled beside knocked-out vehicles, or huddled behind some bit of ground that had not been cover enough.*

“The sight of dead Germans, no matter in what state of decomposition, does not bother us. But it really does something to you, way down inside, to see good Canadian boys - the pick of our country - lying sprawled across a slit trench or huddled up outside a burned-out Bren Gun Carrier where they had been shot down after bailing out of the blazing vehicle. It almost makes us sick to our stomachs . . .”

Their fanatical loyalty to their Fuhrer - to fi ght to the death, rather than surrender - maintained with most of the Hitler Youth troops confronting the Canadians throughout the summer, with 60 of them late in August choosing to die in a burning school in Falaise rather than surrender. And from page 428 of ‘The Guns of Normandy’, another dramatic illustration:

Then there is the unforgettable image of a Hitler Youth of the 12th SS refusing to surrender, though his covered hole is overrun. He has to be dug out and shot like a groundhog.

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PUBLIC NOTICEDOGS

2013 Dog Licenses are now due and payable at the Town Of ceDOG LICENSES SHALL BE PURCHASED BY FEBRUARY 28, 2013.

1. DANGEROUS DOG LICENSE FEE $100.00The license fee for the following breeds of dogs shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the current year:1. German Shepherd2. Doberman Pinscher3. Doberman or any dog of mixed breeding, which can be identi ed through its physical characteristics as a dog partially of the above mentioned breeds or kinds by a veterinarian licensed to practise in Saskatchewan.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A DANGEROUS DOG APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED ALONG WITH A COPY OF PROOF OF INSURANCE FOR ANY DANGEROUS DOG.

2. OTHER DOG LICENSE FEES:Neutered Male Dog $ 15.00Spayed Female Dog $ 15.00Male Dog $ 25.00Female Dog $ 25.00Third and subsequent dogs at same household, each $100.00Kennel License $100.00

3. DOGS PROHIBITED FROM THE URBAN MUNICIPALITY:No person shall keep, possess or harbour any of the following breeds of dogs within the corporate limits of the Town of Biggar:1. American Staffordshire Terrier2. Staffordshire Bull Terrier3. Bull Terrier4. Pit Bull Terrier5. Amerian Pit Bull Terrier6. Pit Bull7. Rottweiler

8. Boxer or any dog of mixed breeding, which

can be identified through its physical characteristics as a dog partially of the above mentioned breeds or kinds by a veterinarian licensed to practise in Saskatchewan.

If you are the owner of the dog, we would appreciate your co-operation in this matter. If you no longer own a dog registered in 2012, we would appreciate it if you would adivse our of ce accordingly.

Dog licenses are valid for the calendar year January 1st - December 31st.TOWN OF BIGGAR

Greetings everyone! It is hard to believe that we are now on the 20th of January. The time has gone very fast so far this year.

To start our week here at Diamond Lodge we had exercises. Then we had Jeop-ardy. The themes were about the fair and winter.

Tuesday we had our week-ly current events. We read about the happenings in Biggar along with some na-tional news. Then we played Scategories. This game we are given topics and then name things that fi t to the topic (for example things on a menu). The residents gave answers like soup, pies, steak and lobster.

Wednesday was our monthly Birthday Party night. Leon and Bernard Ochs did the music. The Biggar CWL provided a delicious lunch of fruit bread and cheese.

Thursday we had balloon ball. We were very busy in this game. We played for an hour nonstop! People kept coming into the room and joining in the fun. We even broke three balloons. That made sure everyone was awake! Then we played bingo in the afternoon. The room was full of people and

one resident even won one game twice.

Friday was our weekly winter favourite activity which is of course Break-fast Club. Everyone got to enjoy bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, toast and oranges. Everyone came hungry and left very full. Then we had sing along.

Saturday morning the res-idents played Home Sweet Home Bingo. In the after-

noon the residents gath-ered into the TV room and watched a Clint Eastwood movie. They got to enjoy cheezies, popcorn twists and even fresh homemade popcorn. Yummy!

Sunday was spa morn-ing and the Sonningdale Pentecostal Church did our weekly Sunday Service.

Have a good week every-one and take care.

by Taylor Darroch & Sabrina Yurchak

Well, it’s that time of year again . . . Finals! The time the high school students dread.

The fi rst exams are on Friday. Make sure you’re waiting outside the gym 10 minutes before your exam and don’t be late! With finals around the corner, second semester

is near too. Semester two starts Friday, February 1!

This past weekend our Junior Boys’ basketball team played in Outlook and placed fourth! This Wednesday the boys play in Asquith and this weekend they head off to Kindersly. Good luck boys!

This past weekend our

Senior Boys’ basketball team made the long journey to Watrous where they played hard! They are also headed for a game on Wednesday in Delisle. Good luck to you guys too!

And fi nally, good luck to all the students on their studying and their tests. Remember, luck favours the prepared!

Don’t put your family’s safety at risk. Install a carbon monoxide detec-tor in your home to help you feel secure.

A detector can alert you to danger before physi-cal symptoms become noticeable.

Carbon monoxide detec-tors do not replace your responsibility in main-taining a safe home.

Here are five other simple steps that you can take:• Ensure gas equipment, chimneys and gas ap-pliances (including gas

Concerned about carbon monoxide?Here are six steps you can take.

ranges) are properly in-stalled, maintained and inspected annually by a licensed gas contractor.• Monitor your furnace fi lter and change it regu-larly.• Open a window to re-place air before you light a wood burning fi replace or wood stove. Keep it open until the fi re is com-pletely extinguished.• Keep fl ue vents and chimneys clear of debris and other blockages, in-cluding frost and snow.• Don’t operate an un-vented appliance (e.g.

barbecue or portable propane heater) in an enclosed space, such as a garage, ice shack, tent, shop, shed, automobile, RV or trailer.

For our complete list of tips please visit saskpow-er.com/safety/dangers-of-carbon-monoxide/.

SaskPower Gas Inspec-tions manages a permit and inspection system to support the safe use of gas equipment by customers and proper installation by licensed contractors.

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Confederation Mall 975-3752300 Confederation Drive, SaskatoonDowntown, Scotia Centre 664-4636123 2nd Ave. S. www.pointoptical.ca Eyeglasses have been elevated in status from necessaryvisual aid to fun fashion accessory in recent years. It’s becoming increasingly common for people to have two or three pairs of eyeglasses, not just as a backup, but to have eyewear that goeswith different wardrobes and moods. Family owned and operated by Garry and Marian Oleksyn, with sons Christopher and Clint, Point Optical will help to guideyour purchase, explaining the newest lens technologies, and ensuring your eyewear is properly fi tted. The available eyewear shapes, colours and materials at PointOptical offer you many opportunities to express yourself. Do youwant classic styling or something trendy? Point Optical featurefashion frames from top fashion designers for the whole family, withbrands by Gucci, Michael Kors, Venus, Vogue, Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Versace, Humphrey’s, Fysh, Converse, OGA, and Hugo Boss just to mention a few. Point Optical has the hottest new styles in sunglasses, too! Designer sunglasses, and prescription sunglasses from PointOptical are ideal for driving and outdoor activities. The latest trendsin sunglasses by Maui Jim, Serengeti, Ray-Ban, Prada, Oakley and Carrera are also available. The staff will also discuss your choice of lens options that canmake all the difference, from thinner, lightweight high-index lenses to AR anti-refl ection coatings, and free-form digital surfaced lensesproviding clear, crisp, sharper vision. Need new contact lenses? Point Optical has all the latesttechnology, including daily, weekly and monthly- bifocal contactlenses, cosmetic colored contact lenses. Expert fi ttings ensure that the emphasis is on eye health fi rst and foremost. Whether you are updating a prescription or updating yourimage, experience the difference at Point Optical today!

111 Idylwyld Drive N., Saskatoon 242-5050(on the corner of Idylwyld Dr. & 22nd St.) www.kaltire.com Many motorists only begin the search for new tires when obvious tire wear is evident and they must be replaced. Others, however, don’t wait until the treadwear indicator strip running across the tire tread is fully exposed, possibly compromising their safety. Having your tires replaced at Kal Tire is an opportunity to enhance your driving pleasure. You will likely notice a smoother ride, less road noise and increased traction on snow and ice, and in emergency braking situations. Kal Tire is a Canadian company founded in Vernon, B.C. in 1953 by Tom Foord, and has grown to over 240 locations across Canada coast to coast. The Kal Tire location on Idylwyld Drive in Saskatoon is successfully guided by Bart Bilewitch, who is assisted by a professional staff. Kal Tire offers great tire values with the lowest possible pricing due to their tremendous multi-store buying power. They offer the best selection of brand name tires by Bridgestone, Firestone, BF Goodrich, Michelin, Yokohama, Nokian, Falken, Multi-Mile®, Goodride® and Nitto that last longer and operate more fuel-effi ciently. Whether it’s all-season, winter or performance tires, and custom wheels to make your ride one-of-a-kind, they can get what you need. Kal Tire offers motorists True Service with licensed technicians providing a full range of mechanical repair and factory scheduled maintenance services. They offer brake work, suspension- Monroe struts and shocks, wheel balancing, computerized car and truck wheel alignments, tire repairs, plus Trico wiper blades, free battery testing, and quality DieHard® batteries the world’s #1 selling automotive battery, sold exclusive to Kal Tire. Bart and the staff at Kal Tire make buying tires and getting great service a pleasant, hassle free experience, and come highly recommended.

Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd.

Proudly serving the region for over 20 years

Hwy 4 N., North Battleford 306-445-2427www.parklandfarmequipment2004.ca Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd. was created with a commitment to support the farm community through the sale of new and used equipment, and they back up that commitment with their exceptional parts and service departments. The company’s reputation has been built around delivering top-of-the-line, dependable equipment at competitive prices, while Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd.’s experienced staff provides friendly, professional service to their customers before, during, and after the sale. With specialized equipment constantly evolving and growing in size, complexity, and its use of technology, as well as more advanced business and farming practices being used every day it can be hard to keep it all straight. Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd.’s Sales Team undergo almost constant training to ensure they know the equipment, take the time to understand your needs, and can recommend the right products for your operation. They proudly represent agricultural equipment from manufacturers such as Agco, Hesston, Rite Way, Massey-Ferguson, Gleaner, Kubota, Buhler, REM, Spracoupe, Horst, Challenger, Farm King, Sakundiak, Morris, RoGator, Grain Bags, NuVision, Land Pride and Demco, to mention a few. Due to the complexity of modern equipment, it has become increasingly diffi cult to perform repairs without specialized training and tools. More and more farmers, therefore, are turning to Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd.’s fi rst-class service department to inspect, diagnose, repair, and maintain their equipment. Let their service technicians and parts department keep your productivity up, and income maximized! For the farmer who does his own repairs, Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd. can still help, as your source for the parts, tools, and supplies you need at reasonable prices. Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd. is guided by General Manager Neil MacNaughton, who is assisted by a professional staff. Whether it’s new or used equipment sales, parts to keep you running, or expert service for your equipment, you can depend on Parkland Farm Equipment 2004 Ltd.

Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc.Proudly serving Saskatchewan since 1992

1201A Walpole Ave, Saskatoon 477-5555#1, 406 Ludlow St. 374-8888www.eastsidepaintandwallpaper.com Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. offers a variety of highest quality decorating products at great prices everyday, plus superior customer support from an approachable, expert staff that have excellent product knowledge. Their staff is trained to help you choose the best product, both for your project and your budget. Small or large, residential or otherwise, every paint job deserves the right advice. Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. create a uniquelycolorful decorating experience, with the highest level of products and expertise, to inspire customers to achieve the ultimate expression oftheir personal style. Whether you are a Paint Contractor or a “Do-It-Yourselfer”, Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. will provide you the necessary paint products, as well as the painting tools you require to fi nish your project. Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. is guided by owner Ken Zurowski, who with staff members has over 130 years of combinedexperience in decorating and renovations. They feature products by Benjamin Moore®, a leading manufacturer of highest quality paints,stains, and clear fi nishes since 1883. Benjamin Moore® products are environmentally friendlywith the Green Promise®, with low or zero VOC’s volatile organic compounds. They carry the AURA® paint line with proprietary Color Lock® Technology, a durable water based paint with a silky smoothness that never needs more than two coats, and is virtually odourless. Other popular eco-friendly lines include the Natura™and ben™ series, plus the Arborcoat® line of water based UV and mildew resistant stains, and premium-quality Advance® Waterborne Alkyd interior enamel paint and primer. Their staff is highly skilled at custom colour matching BenjaminMoore® samples - if you love one of their colours, let them transformthat colour into the right paint product for you. Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. is also a supplier of WhiteIce™ ice paint for skating and curling rinks, as well as most of your ice making supplies. Eastside Paint & Wallpaper Inc. offers a great selection ofdecorating products to add life to your home.

Enjoy the Sounds of Life!

620 33rd St. W., Saskatoon 306-651-1606Co-op Mall- North Battleford (By Appointment Only) toll free 1-877-651-1606www.qualityhearingcentre.ca One in ten Canadians have a problem relating to speech, language or hearing. These communication disorders affect numerous aspects of their daily routine. Professionals such as Quality Hearing Centre are in your community to educate and help people with a hearing loss, with the use of innovative hearing aids that are designed to improve your quality of life. Hearing loss can occur at any age. It is invisible, usually painless, and often develops so slowly that you are not aware that your hearing is failing until everyone starts to complain. It is natural to experience some hearing loss through aging. Numerous people over the age of 65 have hearing problems signifi cant enough to interfere with conversation. For many older adults, social contacts are reduced already due to retirement, living alone or far away from family, or the death of friends or spouse. Owners, Ron and Jody Villeneuve have the qualifi cations and experience to address your hearing concerns, and work with you as a partner in your care. Quality Hearing Centre is a member of the Saskatchewan Hearing Instrument Practitioners Society, Canadian Hearing Instrument Practitioners Society, and the International Hearing Society. They offer the latest in digital programmable hearing aids with wireless & Bluetooth technology, hearing tests, service on existing aids, seniors discounts, and free lifetime cleaning & adjustments. Quality Hearing Centre also do custom molded ear plugs, custom molded musician monitors, swim plugs, and noise protection. New hearing aids come with a minimum 45-day risk free trial period and 2 year manufacturers warranty. They guarantee your satisfaction or money back. If you are concerned about your hearing or that of a loved one, call Quality Hearing Centre for a complementary consultation, as they are our recommended specialists.

There is nothing more important to us than your pets’ health

Unit D 1501 8th St. E.,Saskatoon 956-2245Cumberland Square Mall www.petplanethealth.com At Pet Planet, they provide the largest selection of holistic,healthy, and safe pet foods and treats you will encounter as well asa great selection of high quality accessories and supplies. In a world that is trying hard to be healthier, there are manypet owners who are including their furry friends in the quest for an optimal lifestyle. Many pet owners are excited to offer their dogs and cats a quality pet food that is free from preservatives, antibiotics,pesticides, and hormones. Since their launch in Calgary in 1996, Pet Planet has shared the goal of helping your pet to be healthy and stay that way for a long, happy life with locations across Canada. Whether it’s helping your pet to meet their goal weight, dealing with a food allergy, hip and joint pain, or helping you choose a food your fi nicky pet will fi nd irresistible, their knowledgeable staff is ready to assist you. From dry foods to moist/canned foods, allergy diets, grain-free,or “raw” refrigerated and frozen diets, Pet Planet offers the best from such brands as: Horizon Pet Nutrition, Go Natural, Champion Pet Foods (Acana and Orijen), Eagle Pack Natural Pet Foods, Royal Canin, Martin Technical, Grandma Lucy’s, Canadian Naturals, plusraw food by Spring Meadows and Nature’s Variety. They strive to provide you with quality pet foods at everydaylow prices. Their free points rewards program is designed to save you even more money-ask for details. If you need a source for nutritional supplements, grooming andtraining aids, pet toys galore, stylish collars, feeding and exercise products, plus crates and soft-sided carriers, Pet Planet has what you need. Franchise owners Mike and Rochelle Heebner and the staffat Pet Planet invite you stop by to see what’s new, top up suppliesand get all the advice you need to make the right choices. They lookforward to your visit soon.

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(4867) Millions of people experience diffi culties associated with missing teeth. These diffi culties can severely undermine your self-confi dence and quality of life. Missing teeth can compromise your health, eating habits, speech and appearance. When teeth are lost, bone loss usually occurs, which in turn can affect your denture. This can result in the denture becoming loose, which may cause diffi culty in stabilization of the denture, decreased chewing ability, and deterioration of the jaw structure over time. Replacing your natural teeth is more important than trusting someone with your smile. Your appearance and your entire image are at stake. Denturist Dao Diep DD. who is a member of the Denturist Society of Saskatchewan and the Denturist Association of Canada, focuses on designing natural looking dentures both complete and partial, and implant Overdentures, plus same day relines and repairs. Other services include teeth whitening, mouthguards and nightguards. Your dentures are important to the way you look and feel. That’s why it’s important to maintain dentures and ensure they perform at their optimum, so you can perform at your best. A regular check-up at denture cottage is the most effective way for you and your dentures to get the care and attention you both deserve. Call or email today to book your complimentary consultation with denture cottage, and start smiling.

Saskatoon’s #1 Charity Fund Raising Hall

310 22nd St. W. Grand Central Plaza, Saskatoon (Ave. C & 22nd St.) Hot line 244-6100 Invented in 1936, Bingo is a easy to play laid-back game that is now enjoyed by million of people around the world,. Participants who visit bingo halls such as City Centre Bingo enjoy a chance to win cash prizes. Typically the people you fi nd who are avid bingo players, are the kind of people you enjoy talking to. So, get out and socialize with friends or make new ones, while playing this popular game. One of the most important benefi ts of charitable gaming at City Centre Bingo is the fact that funds are raised locally by charitable and non-profi t organizations and used locally by these organizations to support their communities. So when you play bingo at City Centre Bingo, the community benefi ts too! City Centre Bingo has modern equipment, experienced well-liked bingo Callers, and helpful friendly staff, providing all makings for a great experience. Guided by Doug Paulson, City Centre Bingo offers numerous card purchase levels and Bingo game formats, plus balls event tickets. They have a full concession, baby sitting service, free shuttle bus service (in Saskatoon), plenty of daily specials, Double win Mondays, Player Appreciation Game Tuesdays, Dabber Day Wednesdays, Thriller Thursdays, Weekend Specials Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bonanza Blowouts every Sunday. City Centre Bingo is open 7 days a week for your enjoyment. Matinee 1:00pm, Evening 7:00pm and Late Night 10:30pm. We suggest you take the time to get together with a few friends and drop by City Centre Bingo where you’ll discover a place with a winning attitude.

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Both hot and cold seasons in Saskatchewan can be tough on a vehicle’s engine. That calls for something termed preventative maintenance, and one of the simplest, most effective and

inexpensive ways to help protect the life of your vehicle-especially its engine-is to change the oil and the oil fi lter regularly. When you stop in and let the technicians at Oil Can Charlie’s pop your hood, they not only change your oil and fi lter, but also run through a checklist of maintenance items. They change the oil and fi lter, lube the chassis, check and replenish all vital fl uids, including transmission, radiator and driveline, replacement of PCV valves, drive belts, passenger compartment (cabin) air fi lters, wiper blades, headlights, provide fuel system service, manual/automatic transmission service, antifreeze coolant fl ush and replacement and power steering fl uid replacement. Oil Can Charlie’s Ltd. is owned and operated by Jay Bottomley who is assisted by a highly trained staff. Oil Can Charlie’s uses warranty approved Service Champ Filters, quality Mobile 1, Castrol GTX and BOSS Lubricants including diesel and synthetic oils. All used oil and fi lters are recycled. With modern vehicles travelling over 100,000 kms. before requiring a change of spark plugs, many motorists forget about regular car maintenance, and just how important it is. Regular oil changes are something that can’t be neglected on any vehicle. At Oil Can Charlie’s no appointment is necessary, and you simply use their drive-through quick-lube service. For superior products and expert service visit Oil Can Charlie’s the fi rm we recommend to all our readers. They are open Mon-Fri- 8-6pm, and Saturdays 9-5pm.

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The Sask Party has broken its promise to “ f a s t - t r a c k ” a n e w Academic Health Sciences building at the University of Saskatchewan and now the NDP wants to see a concrete replacement plan, say the NDP.

The building - intended to house the medical, nursing and other colleges - is sitting unfinished as a result of the Sask Party government ’s surprise abandonment of the project and the University.

“In a strong economy, it’s unacceptable to fail to get the job done when it comes to necessary infrastructure,” said Cam Broten, NDP post-secondary education critic January 17. “The Sask Party’s abandonment of the health sciences project will have devastating consequences when it comes to attracting and training doctors and

New plan must replace Sask Party’s broken U of S promise: Broten

nurses and possibly for the future of the medical college itself.”

T h e U n i v e r s i t y ’ s school of medicine is already facing a possible probation - a challenge to its accreditation, Broten added.

The Sask Party promised during the 2007 provincial election to fast-track building the important facility and restated a $300-million promise during a ribbon-cutting photo-op in the fall of 2011. Unfortunately, the Sask Party abandoned the project in 2012, telling the University to borrow nearly $100 million to finish the project. The University is already facing a major operational deficit and is at its borrowing limit, Broten said.

“The Academic Health Sciences building is an important part of growing the province’s capacity to

deliver health care,” said Broten. “The Sask Party needs to show students, pat ients and a l l o f Saskatchewan a blueprint for the completion of this project, and stick to that blueprint this time.”

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of the world population hitting nine billion by 2050 I tend to shudder.There are countless peo-

ple going to bed hungry

social programming and fi nd themselves living on the street, or in a home, struggling to put food on the table.On a country-by-country

basis the problem wors-ens.There are countries

where many starve be-cause there is not the money to import food.And then there are other

issues at play too.Corrupt governments,

local offi cials and others looking for self-gain over the welfare of the popu-lace, gouge systems in many countries, meaning even when food exists it never makes it to mouths needing it most.And there is the issue of

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ed via elevator, train and ship. It’s a system which means most bushels pro-duced are harvested, sold and find their way to world markets.In many countries the

system is far less ad-vanced. Grain is bagged. It may face insect infes-tations, rats and other vermin. It may be lost in transit from ship to some small village taken there in an ox-drawn cart.While there are many

impediments to feeding the world today, the is-sues also hold out hope for the future.Yes we have to see farm-

ers produce more. That will mean varietal im-provements, expanding acreages and better crop-ping techniques.But greater strides could

be made by improving grain handling around the world. That would seem simple enough. Bet-

ter systems exist and simply need to be imple-mented.There is a cost though,

and the world has not even thought about wealth dis-tribution which will allow developing countries to make such infrastructure strides.How countries deal with

the corruption, while be-ing potentially important to avoiding future starva-tion, is also a problem with a less than clear answer.And there is potential to

at least discuss how to put the brakes on population growth, although that de-bate is again something few seem willing to even start.There are ways the world

can help farmers feed the masses, but at present there seems little will to make changes, leaving the onus on the shoulders of producers.

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plantingplanting, pruning & puttering . . .by Delta Fayby Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

I came across a wonderful quote “ Every good gardener knows that the only true tonic to grey winter days is seed catalogues”.

This is the time of year I become completly engrossed in seed catalogues. Their bright covers, all the beautiful pictures of healthy vegetables and fl owers. Bunches of blemish free raspberries, tomatoes all round and perfect . . . warm, sunfi lled days, green grass . . .

It is so easy to be drawn in, and with dreams of baskets of scented fl owers, perfect vegetables . . . I could order hundreds of dollars in seeds and plants. I must remind myself to be ruthless. I must be realistic about the time I have to actually plant, weed and harvest all these winter day dreams.

Then I must gather together all the packets of seeds that I have squirreled around in the house. I am pretty faithful about putting my seeds in Mason jars and storing them in the fridge. The fridge is the one place that the humidity and temperature stay constant throughout the whole winter, thus prolonging the health of the seeds. But, I will

fi nd seeds in the oddest places. If they have been out in the shed or the garage, I throw them out. If they are over fi ve years old, I throw them out.

Now I have to make a list of all the seeds I have already. Then I make a list of what I really want to grow this year. Comparing that with the seeds I already have, I then start making a list of the seeds that I need. I know I will need lettuce and sweet pea seeds, I used up all I ordered last year.

Know t h a t here in Biggar we are in a Zone 3b, at best, climatic z o n e . T h i s number should be fairly easy to read in the good catalogues. It will say recommended for gardens Zone 3-5 or something like that. Because we are in Zone 3b, a plant recommended for Zone 6 will be very hard to grow here . . . it can be done, but not without a lot of mollycoddling.

Then open the seed catalogues. I try not to be drawn away from the practical and fi nd myself envisioning a crop of bright coloured fl owers that are recommended for Zone 6, I must stick to the practical! I will

look for what I need, then make up the order . . . then I will go for a little wander in the book. I have established a budget, and then after what I need is ordered, and if I have some left over in the budget, I will order something that catches my fancy.

Seed catalogues have been distracting gardeners here in Saskatchewan for many years. Early’s Seeds in Saskatoon published their fi rst catalogue in

1942. Vesey’s from Prince Edward Island started in 1943. I do wonder what catalogue was the most popular here in the Biggar area . . . did the Eaton’s catalogue have a seed department? Ordering from the catalogue would really be convenient in the ‘40’s. Even in the early days, 1906 or earlier there were seed catalogues available for the homesteader. The D.M. Ferry seed company from Detroit, Michigan offered free shipping to Canadian customers in 1896!

There are hundreds of free catalogues available, a Web site to go to is freebies.about.com/od/homegardenfreebies/tp/seed-catalogs.

So, with budget in mind, my list of needs, and a cup of tea in hand, I am ready to start my order . . . oh my, look at that hosta collection, and those zinnias, and those lilies . . . so hard to be practical!

Looks like we will only be dreaming about gardening for a while yet. Time to curl up with a seed catalogue and cup of tea and plan this year’s garden. Seed catalogues have been available for over a century in Canada. (Photos from google/images.com)

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BCS2000 PrPrincipal’s reportby Kim Fick

As I was preparing to send in this week’s wri-teup, our fi re alarm went off!

Many of you in our com-munity will have heard that we had to evacuate the students from the school on Monday due to a major water leak in the ceiling in the high school end. We made the decision to evacuate for concerns with the water causing an electri-cal fi re.

Students in our elemen-tary end moved to the old Nova Wood building temporarily on this very cold day, and students in Grades 7-12 were evacu-ated to St. Gab’s School temporarily as well.

Once we had deter-mined everything was safe, we moved our stu-dents back in.

Thanks to quick work by our caretakers, our division staff, and disas-ter clean-up crews, our students were able to

by Rick GarchinskiIt is with great enthusi-

asm that I begin my fi rst 2013 entry by welcoming Mrs. Amy Suter to her new position as Office Coordinator!

I was considering pen-ning this for the January 10 Independent edition, but thought I should wait a week or two. Why, you might ask? I joined Mrs. Hallberg in the office, and she did her best to train me so I didn’t make “extra work” for her. She left her position on Dec. 21 with a smile on her face – which might indi-

Mrs. Amy Suter pauses for a photo-op as the new Offi ce Coordinator at St. Gabriel School. She replaced the retired Mrs. Hallberg as of January 3.

St. Gabriel School-“Outta My Mind”

continue with classes for the rest of the day. Big thank you to everyone who pitched in to help with the evacuation and clean-up efforts, includ-ing St. Gabriel School staff for accommodating our sudden arrival of over a hundred students! Many of our staff and students rolled up their sleeves to pitch in as well, whether it was to clean up, or to help our young-est students safely back and forth while evacuat-ing. On the positive side, it gave our school the opportunity to practice drills we have in place (I think I just spoke last week about these drills and hoping we never need them!) and learn from the experience for a next time that I hope doesn’t come for a long time in the future.

Many of you will recall that we collected a silver collection at our Christ-mas Concert to donate to the Saskatoon Cancer

Centre. Last week our SRC gave students and staff the opportunity to wear toques and hats in school if they donated a toonie, and we raised a total of $326.36 - which brings our running total up to $877.61. Way to go staff and students! Our fi nal school fund raiser to go towards the Sas-katoon Cancer Centre is this Wednesday, when the SRC is having a pizza fund raiser.

In Character Counts news, Best Bunch for Lunch students that cel-ebrated their Fairness with a pizza lunch with me last week included: Dacey Robinson-Newell, Tyson Silbernagel, Jona-than Trotchie, Jesse Dol-man, Maggie Genaille, Kristen Hoffi nger, Shel-bie Webb, Akyrii Martin, Dylan Churchill, Casey Ives, Rebecca Zagoruy, Savana Ellis, Tacy Bar-tusek, Eleaine Bouffard, and Cole Whiteford. Great job guys!

Good luck to our stu-dents starting their ex-ams this week. Have a great week everyone!

Wilks Aman (left) and Emily Molberg try to repeat the pattern for their S’cool Moves. (Submitted photos)

Annica Evanisky demonstrates her S’cool Moves for her classmates.

cate she was successful! Since that time I have become the “trainer”.

The challenge for Mrs. Suter is that I continue to have a right-brained focus . . . which often means I am at full-speed trying to do a number of things at the same time. Believe it or not that can sometimes lead both myself and people around me into confusion. I’m hoping that the “old age” has brought with it some wisdom - I’m going to let Mrs. Suter retrain me. I use my “authority” and made her promise that she would stay until I retire . . . and with no fear that she would have run away screaming from her new position, I confi dent-ly write this article.

Today I sat in on a Grade 1 Physical Edu-cation Class. Mrs. El-liott is using the “S’Cool Moves” program with these students, and I was able to join them. St. Gabriel is using this program for achieving one of their LIP goals relating to self-regula-tion. It’s a program that professes to “bringing the best in neuroscience and occupational ther-apy” to support student learning. Apparently the body learns 10 times faster than the brain and

forgets 10 times slower. This program believes that by training the body to do different tasks, par-ticularly pattern work, it can help build connec-tions between the two halves of the brain. In simple terms it can im-prove learning for all stu-dents and in particular

for those whom struggle academically. It appears to be one of those remind-ers about the benefi ts of “balance”.

This is a good spot to end – an nice balance of connecting two com-pletely different topics . . . thanks to the right brain!

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Asquith Royal Purple poster contest

Congratulations to the winners of the Asquith Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Poster Contest. Mrs. Erhart from the Asquith Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 326 presented awards to the following students who won at the local level:

Colour Poster: First, Shauna Millard; Second, Cierra Hood; Third, Wy-att Millard.

Lord Asquith School newsletterBlack and White Post-

er: First, Cole Shrimpton; Second, Brenna Cham-pagne; Third, Nadia Jobs.

Shauna Millard and Cole Shrimpton have moved on in the competi-tion; they will have their posters judged at the Provincial level and pos-sibly the National level in Ottawa. Good luck to both of you!Attendance!

We need your help! Attendance at school is

necessary! In order to achieve success in your school career you must attend.

Education is key to success, achievement, and career opportuni-ties. This includes being on time for school in the morning. We have many students arriving late and missing key teaching information.

Make school a priority for you and your children! It is your responsibility as a parent to contact the

school if your child is go-ing to be absent. Inform the school of the reason for the absence as well. Please phone 329-4331 and leave a message 24 hours a day.

We appreciate your help in this matter. “Education is not fi lling a bucket but lighting a fi re!”Grad Photos

Lifetouch will be at the school at 9 a.m. Monday,

Feb. 4, to take Graduation Photos. Grade 12 stu-dents and parents, please mark this important date on your calendars and plan accordingly!Academics

Grade 7 Cultural Fair:This year, on Dec. 19,

the Grade 7 students hosted a culture Fair.

Multicultural fair proj-ects give students from all ethnic backgrounds

the opportunity to dem-onstrate who they are and where their family came form. Some stu-dents chose to share a culture that is a part of their family, while other students chose to explore a culture that is brand new to them.All students involved did a fantastic job, and the food was amazing!

by Karen DuguidThe Asquith branch of

S.W.F. held their annual meeting January 22. Sev-en members attended.

Membership chairman reports 181 members for 2012. Memberships for 2013 are now due and available, from our sales-people.

Tickets will be available for our annual awards and dance night shortly. It is being held March 23 at Asquith.

Big game, birds and fi sh entries are welcome, if you purchased your

Asquith Wildlife hold annual meeting

2012 membership before hunting started. Bring your scenery or wildlife photos for our contest.

The Trout Pond project at Eagle Creek Park will need fi nishing this sum-mer with help from the Park board.

Hide collection bins are closed, but need sorting before pickup.

Elections: President Karen Duguid: Past Pres-ident David Pezderic: Second Vice Ron Young: Treasurer Ron Young: Secretary Helen Young: Membership chair Car-

lene Saran: Press/Media Karen Duguid.

2013 SWF convention is being held February 14-16 at Saskatoon Inn. Five delegates will at-tend. Next annual meet-ing is January 12. Fol-lowing was our branch meeting:

Planning awards night and dance, and getting donations for silent auc-tions; review of resolu-tions that are being pre-sented at convention; our donation for auction at convention was pur-chased.

The Government of Sas-katchewan Monday pro-claimed January 21-25, Red Tape Awareness Week in Saskatchewan, in recognition of actions taken by government ministries, crowns and agencies to reduce regu-latory burden and create effi ciencies for businesses and Saskatchewan citi-zens.

“Our province has been working non-stop to mod-ernize our regulatory system and make it more relevant, effi cient and ef-fective,” Economy Minis-ter Bill Boyd said. “In the last year alone, our min-istries, crowns and agen-cies updated more than 100 regulations, policies, procedures and programs that have reduced the

Government proclaims Red Tape Awareness Week in Saskatchewan

impact of regulations on Saskatchewan’s citizens and enhanced customer service.”

The government has been actively reviewing its regulations over the past few years, making significant progress in consolidating regulations into a more manageable form that will be more clearly understood; re-solving overlapping and inconsistent regulations; and removing obsolete or outdated regulations that were unenforceable or were no longer relevant due to changed circum-stances.

The 2012-13 Regulatory Modernization Progress Report detailing more than 100 changes un-dertaken by government

ministries, crowns and agencies to cut red tape and improve the regula-tory environment, will be available on the Ministry of the Economy Web site at economy.gov.sk.ca.

“Saskatchewan needs to offer a better business environment, so that we can stay ahead of other jurisdictions and achieve our full economic poten-tial,” Boyd said.

Over the years the Min-istry of Economy has joined with the Canadian Federation of Indepen-dent Business to proclaim Red Tape Awareness Week and acknowledge their continued efforts to bring red tape issues to the attention of govern-ment.

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SUNDAYS in January: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul s Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m. January 20 will be St. Paul s annual meting after service and January 27 will be potluck. Everyone welcome. For pastoral services or information, please contact Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122 or leave a message at the o ce, 948-3731.

48/10tfnSUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West; Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service at 10:50 a.m.; an Ladies Bible Study at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. Everyone is welcome to join us. Contact our church o ce 948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday.

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2c4TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12: St. Paul s Church Pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Pancakes, sausages, ham, beverage. $5 per person (preschool FREE). Everyone welcome!

4p3FRIDAY, MARCH 15: 8 p.m.; SATURDAY, MARCH 16: 8 p.m.; SUNDAY, MARCH 17: 2:30 p.m.: NCCP annual musical production of “The Wiz” adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, arranged through Samuel French @ The Majestic Theatre, Biggar. Tickets for reserved seating available Friday, February 15th at The Biggar Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar or phone with visa/mastercard to 306-948-3344. Tickets: $20 per person.

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• Cater supper for the Annual General Meeting on Wednesay, March 20 at the Biggar Community Hall (approx. 170 people attend).

If interested, please submit proposal by February 8, 2013 to marketing@biggar.cu.sk.ca or for further details contact Cathy/Shantelle at 948-3352

AT LAST! An iron lter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions: www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

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PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1405 for details.

BIG BUILDING SALE... “THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON T WANT TO MISS!” 20x20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

TOWN OF BIGGARBOILER for

Biggar Aquatic Centre

TENDERTenders sealed and

marked “Boiler for Biggar Aquatic Centre Tender” will be received until 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. on February 15, 2013.The work consists of

installing a new boiler and removal of old boiler. Please provide one quote for each option:Option 1: Replace existing

boiler with equivalent boiler.Option 2: Replace existing

boiler with energy ef cient boiler.Information regarding

speci cations for the tender may be obtained from the Town Of ce.The Town of Biggar

reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted.Submit tenders to:

Town of Biggar,P. O. Box 489,

Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

TENDER

Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop o 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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2005 Chev. Silverado 4x4, extended cab, shortbox, 154,000km. New front di erential rebuilt; new windshield; red and grey colour. $13,000. Phone 306-834-2750 (H) or 306-834-8345 (cell)

2p3Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.

1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 948-7521.

36tfn1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 948-3344

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HHEATED CANOLAWANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA- SPRING THRASHED- DAMAGED CANOLA

FEED OATSWANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT- LIGHT OR TOUGH

- SPRING THRASHEDHEATED FLAX

WANTED!!HEATED PEAS

HEATED LENTILS"ON FARM PICKUP"

Westcan Feedd & Grain

1-877-250-5252

SERVICES

If YOU are…• Moving• Expecting a Baby• Planning a Wedding• Anticipating RetirementCall WELCOME WAGON at 948-2563 - Lisa Haynes

We have gifts and informationwww.welcomewagon.ca

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 15

LAND FOR RENT

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

CAREER TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

REAL ESTATE FOR RENTFOR RENT

Charter/Sherwood

Apartments1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom

Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satel-lite systems, laundry facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwashers, air condition-ing, parking with plug-ins.

For more information call:Karen/Kevin • 948-9115302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar

HOUSES FOR SALE

LAND for SALE

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY at Th e Independent for 2 days a week

Duties to include:• Addressing the newspaper• Tearsheets• Customer Service

Forward resume to…Biggar Independent

102 - 3rd Ave. West, Box 40, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0email: tip@sasktel.net

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Employment OpportunityFull-time SEASONAL EQUIPMENT

OPEATOR AND LABOURERHealth and Dental bene t packages

and Pension Plan available.Starting date and wage negotiable.

Send/fax resumes by noon on February 8, 2013 to…R.M. of Marriott #317

Box 366, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0email: rm317@sasktel.net

Phone: 306-882-4030 Fax: 306-882-4401

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

5tfnFINAL PHASE FOR SALE. 55 PLUS ADULT ONLY Ground Level Townhome INFO w w w . d i a m o n d p l a c e . c a . CALL306241 0123 WARMAN, SK

Farm Land for Sale by tender… RM of Glenside #377, NW-08-38-14-W3, approx 158 acres, assessment 53500. Any or all tenders not necessarily accepted. Please forward all tenders to Mark D. Ackimenko, Box 1555, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0. Tenders will be accepted no later than February 25, 2013.

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Land for rent… Two quarters of land for cash rent in the RM of Perdue #346. SE-20-35-10-W3rd; SW-20-35-10-W3rd, 310 acres cultivated. Written o ers by March 8, 2013. Highest or any o er not necessarily accepted. Send to Box 399, Asquith, SK, S0K 0J0

4p6Eight quarters of land for cash rent in RM of Grandview #349, all connected. Section 35-34-18-W3, 500 acres cult.; N-1/2-26-34-18-W3, 310 acres cult.; W-1/2-36-34-18-W3, 270 acres cult. Written o ers to February 22, 2013. Highest or any o ers not necessarily accepted. Send to Box 785, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

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3-bedroom home, completely renovated. Fully modern, energy package. Quiet neighbourhood. Close to school. Priced to sell. For viewing call: 948-9517 or 948-5627.

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Bob Foster Locksmith Services. Phone 306-831-7633

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Sears Catalogue Agent in Biggar, Sask. Very little investment. Excellent for semi-retired or supplement income. Training available. Contact 306-948-3629 after 6 p.m. for more information.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING - Daily, Weekly and Monthly Programs. Call (306) 955-0079 for details! www.practicumtraininginstitute.ca

Part-time pianist/organist required for Biggar United Church commencing March, 1-2 Sundays/month. Negotiable. Inquiries, phone 948-2825. Apply in writing to: Biggar United Church, Box 1259, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

4c3Part-time dishwasher required. See Maggie at Snow White Family Restaurant, Biggar.

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Eagle Creek Regional Park requires a mature person or couple for park maintenance. This position is seasonal (May 1 - Sept. 25, 2013) and entails dealing with the public. Accommodation is available at the park. Please send resume by January 24, 2013 to ECRP, Box 359, Perdue, SK, S0K 3C0

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Our client, a Regina agriculture dealership, is HIRING Farm Equipment and Mechanical Technicians, Machine Operators and Farm Workers. Excellent Salary. Email resume: recruit@employmentnetwork.ca, Fax 306-584-3544

FARM LABOURER & MANAGER. Full-time position, modern mixed farm, near Calgary, Alberta. Housing supplied, excellent wages. Valid drivers licence, & cow/calf experience required. Assets include mechanics, grain, welding, custom hay & seeding. Fax resume 403-335-0086. Phone 403-335-3694.

HEAVY DUTY Technical Communicator. Experienced HD Journeyman. Paid training, health/vision bene ts, RRSP, 3 weeks vacation, etc. Fax 780-871-0926. Email: ghking@edmkw.com. Kenworth Lloydminster. 2011 North American Dealer of the Year.

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY: Journeyman Automotive Technician for a large progressive General Motors Dealer in central Saskatchewan. Top wages paid in at rate shop. Excellent bene t package along with company pension plan. Would consider a 2nd or 3rd year apprentice. Contact WATROUS MAINLINE MOTORS at Watrous, Sask. Gerald Merri eld or Don Campbell. Ph: (306) 946-3336 Email: Gerald@watrousmainline.com

NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect

BIGGAR FEEDER CO-OPERATIVE LTD.

hiringLocal Supervisor

Call Mark @ 306-948-2010or Bernie @ 306-948-2615 for details

~ You will need to be CONFIDENT, COMPETITIVE and sound great on the telephone. ~ Full training given but previous sales/telesales experience would be a distinct advantage~ Commission only but it is a great commission structure with bonuses.~ For the right person this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Contact Gareth McKee 222 Main St., Biggar Phone: 306-986-2600

Email: garethmckee@burntorangesolutions.com

Two part-time Internal Telephone Sales

16 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

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SOUTH COUNTRY EQUIPMENT LTD. JOB TITLE: Heavy Equipment Servicers # OF POSITIONS: 10 Full-time FUNCTIONS: - Assist the Journeymen technicians and perform tasks as directed - Perform basic equipment reconditioning and maintenance Perform basic diagnostics, with entry level familiarity re: equipment diagnostic software REQUIREMENTS: - 3rd level apprentice equivalent or minimum 3 years experience WAGES: $20-21/hr depending on qualifications/experience *Quali ed candidates would be assigned to work in any of the following locations: Weyburn, Southey, Regina, Raymore, Mossbank, Moose Jaw, Montmartre, Assiniboia HOW TO APPLY: Please reply in writing, fax, or E-mail with Attention to Drew Watson or Chris Clements by: FAX: (306) 842-3833 EMAIL: watsondrew@southcountry.ca WEBSITE: www.southcountry.ca CONTACT: Drew Watson PHONE: (306) 842- 4686

JOURNEYMAN Autobody Painter/Prepper. Earn $80K/year. Paid training, health/vision bene ts, RRSP, 3 weeks vacation, etc. Fax 780-871-0926. Email: ghking@edmkw.com. Kenworth Lloydminster. 2011 North American Dealer of the Year.

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta) needs a few more good people. Busy, modern shop. $25. - $31./hour + bonus, bene ts. Great community. Inquire or send resume. Fax 403-854-2845; Email Chrysler@telusplanet.net.

JOURNEYMAN/APPRENTICE Heavy Duty Technicians. Excellent environment. Earn $80K+ a year. Paid training, health/vision bene ts, RRSP, 3 weeks vacation, etc. Fax 780-871-0926. Email: ghking@edmkw.com. Kenworth Lloydminster. 2011 North American Dealer of the Year.

New business launching in Canada. O cial launch 2013, get in now. Need people in your area, work from home. Check out www.seacretweapon.com then email certi edseacretfab5@hotmail.com.

Speedway Moving Systems Requires O/O for our 1 ton and 3 ton eets to transport RVs throughout N. America. We o er competitive rates and Co. Fuel cards. Paid by direct deposit. Must have clean criminal record and passport to cross border.1-866-736-6483; www.speedwaymovingsystems.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYOPERATORS NEEDED. SaskAlta Environmental Solutions is looking for equipment operators for our Poplar River Power Station, Ash Lagoon Renewal Project in Coronach Saskatchewan starting in April. The equipment includes farm tractor equipment, dredges, front end loaders, semi tractors with at decks, tanker B-trains, etc. Please submit your resume online http://saskalta-environmental-solutions-inc.hiringthing.com or fax: 306-757-6764

DRIVERS WANTED: Terri c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and bene ts package. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement. Compensation based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE.

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

New red tape relief for Canadian companies as part of the Harper g o v e r n m e n t ’ s commitment to support jobs, growth and long-term prosperity was announced Monday.

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), and Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversifi cation, made the announcement.

Bernier unveiled proposed changes that will see 32,000 fewer corporations fi ling a return under the Corporations Returns Act, saving companies an estimated $1.2 million in administrative costs. The announcement is one of several red tape–cutting measures being announced by the Harper government that will generate $10 million in annual savings for Canadian companies.

“As part of our Red Tape Reduction Action Plan’s One-for-One Rule, the Harper government is reducing the burden of red tape on businesses so that they can do what they do best: create jobs and economic growth,” said Bernier at an event in Québec. “By raising the reporting thresholds in the Corporations Returns Act, we are cutting red tape and reducing costs to affected businesses.”

With these changes, only corporations with revenues of more than $200 million, assets over $600 million, or foreign debt and equity over $1 million will have to report fi nancial and ownership information under the Act. At the same time, 99 per cent of

Government to cut red tape for entrepreneursReform will save Canadian business $1.2 million per year

total foreign-controlled assets and 98 per cent of total foreign-controlled revenues will still be covered. The reform will come into force in the spring of this year.

“The Harper government recognizes that cutting red tape is one of the most important things we can do to support business and help create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” said Saxton at an event in Vancouver. “Once again we are demonstrating why Canada is recognized as one of the best places in the world to do business.”

The thresholds were last amended in 1981, when they were set at $15 million in operating revenues, $10 million in assets and $200,000 of foreign debt or equity. Under the old thresholds, many smaller corporations are required to fi le ownership returns while not having any foreign ownership or control.

The proposed change falls under the Action Plan’s One-for-One Rule, which requires regulators to offset - from existing regulations - an equal amount of administrative burden cost on business for every new regulation introduced. Canada will be the fi rst country to give the weight of legislation to such a rule.

In addition to the changes to Corporations Returns Act, two additional reforms were unveiled today as part of the Harper government’s Red Tape Reduction Action Plan:• The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, announced proposed changes to the Food

and Drug Regulations that will allow pharmacists to delegate the task of transferring prescriptions to pharmacy technicians. This reform will benefi t more than 12,000 pharmacists across Canada and save $8.7 million in administrative costs.• The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, announced changes to the business enquiries phone service at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Call agents will now have to provide an agent ID number when greeting clients. This agent ID number helps establish a friendly relationship as well as a sense of accountability; it allows business owners and representatives to provide feedback; and it ensures a user-friendly experience.

Altogether, the Red Tape Reduction Action Plan includes 90 department-specifi c reforms, which target specifi c irritants to business, as well as six whole-of-government systemic changes. Reforms target three main areas: reducing administrative burden on business, making it easier to do business with regulators, and improving service and predictability. The vast majority of these reforms will be implemented in the next three years.

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 17THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

REAL ESTATE

of The BattlefordsIndependently Owned and Operated

Wally LorenzSales Associate

1391 - 100th St.North Battleford, SK

S9A 0V9Day or Night

Cell: (306) 843-7898Bus: (306) 446-8800

znerol.w@sasktel.net

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

HANDY JIM SERVICES

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

• general repairsCall Jim @

306-948-3333

McCARTYCONSTRUCTION• Commercial • Residential• Design Builder • Insurance Claims• Renovations • Drafting Service

“Big or Small -- We Do Them All”

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

Serving Biggar ... Since 1968

BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Housing for families and seniors

Rent based on incomeCall: 948-2101

FOR RENT

MADGE CONTRACTING LTD. For all your roo ng needs…

New ConstructionMetalRe-roofsAsphaltShakes

We offer 10 Year Workmanship Warranty and Liability/Torch On InsuranceExcellent Local References

For a FREE estimate please

call… 306-948-5453 306-717-2818www.madgeroo ng.com

Biggar, Sask.

Torch-onTileAll repairs

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

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.

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED

CLEANINGCustom Cleaning of

H.R.S. & C.P. S. WheatPhone: 948-5678

SEED CLEANING

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

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

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

Cari McCartyResidential Sales

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-7995

www.TimHammond.cahttp://Cari.TimHammond.ca

Licenced for: •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

Your Healthy Living

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

Consultant & CoachAnne G. Livingston

•Ideal Protein Weight Loss Clinic•Epicure Selections•Walden Farms Products•Young Living Essential Oils•Beauticontrol Skin Carewww.beautipage.ca/annelivingstonLocated in Angie’s Hair Salon

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

Saskatoon - Biggar Offi ce

DUANE NEUFELDT403 Main St., BiggarLicensed For:

• Residential

• Acreage

• FarmProud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation

306-948-8055Fax: 306-948-2763

www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

ELECTRICAL

Call us for…• Insurance jobs• Renovations

• New home building• Drywall & Painting

• Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.)

• Residential/Commercial• Certi ed installer for

Logix ICF

FREE Estimates

Inc.Inc.

Tim Hammond Realty

Dave MolbergBSA

Exposure, Experience and Effort.

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-4478

www.TimHammond.cawww.FarmsofCanada.com

Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential • Commercial

HOME

IMPROVEMENTS

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member)

~ Gift Certi cates ~Evening, Saturday and in-home

appointments available.948-2548 or 948-9710

Located @ New Begin-nings Wellness Centre, 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGARServices available…

• Shamanic Healing• Psychosomatic Therapy• Massage• Emotional Release Therapy

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

www.TimHammond.cawww.FarmsofCanada.com

Licenced for: •Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage

New Beginnings Wellness Centre“Putting PERSONALPERSONAL back

into fi tness training!”Wayne Baldwin, PFT, CPTA, CNHC

Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Ses-

sions! …for weight loss,

body sculpting, strength training.Offering… One-on-One One-on-One

Gift Certifi cates availableVisit us @

114- 2nd Ave. W., BiggarWhere you can feel right at home!

Phone… 948-2548Cell… 948-8048

Rehab & Therapy SessionsRehab & Therapy Sessions* Limited Memberships

available to fully equipped Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room

OPTOMETRISTS

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos byPhotos by Jocely Jocelynn

Portraits, Family, Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Weddings & Sports

PhotographyPhotographyBiggar, SaskBiggar, Sask..

www.photosbyjocelyn.comwww.photosbyjocelyn.com306-306-948-2814948-2814

Kirk EwenDoctor of Optometry

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments… 1-855-651-3311

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PLUMBING & HEATING

Mundt’s Mobile Custom Grain

Cleaning

For bookings, call Jason

948-2887948-6969

BOOKS

Pat Wicks, Living Books Distributor205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar

Books, gifts, cards.Shop at my home!

Call 948-3427 for appts.

HEALTH/WELLNESS

DMH ELECTRICfor all your

electrical needsConstruction, consulting

and Maintenance

Licensed Journeyman

Dion Harrabek

306-948-2657

cell: 306-948-9136dionh@sasktel.net

306-716-4021modernlookhomerenos@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/modern.look.35

Renos…interior & exterior painting,

textured ceilings, drywall, mud & tape

New Stucco & Restoration…acrylic nish, full system foam, paper/

wire, pargings/ICF blocks, custom pillars & battons, repair/service

• framing• additions• windows & door sales• siding• roo ng• drywall & nishing

Wood and Steel Buildings

Floor & Trusses

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

- together with -

Located in the Nova Wood Centre

(back entrance)104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar

948-2208

Ladies Only 30 min.

Circuit Gym…owned and operated by

Brett Barber

ELECTRICAL

ONLINE @ONLINE @biggarindependent.cabiggarindependent.ca

NCM Home Maintenance

FREE quotesPrompt Honest Service

Call Nick Maguire948-3325 948-4558

Jacklin Andrews, MSW, Counsellorjacklinandrews@gmail.com

306-918-7264

CLASSIFIEDS WORK…call 948-3344

18 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

A Sign of

Qualilty!

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

Jerry MucPhone: 948-2958

Fax: 948-5699

18 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

LEGAL SERVICES

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING

SERVICESGarry A. Faye

Chartered AccountantNotary Public

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

Phone: 948-5133

INVESTMENTS

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 & Peszkois a full service law offi ce

that practices…

Criminal Law Commercial Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law

andour lawyers,

William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko Lisa Watson

look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

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.

SERVICES

after hours George: 948-4042Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

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

948-3376

KRF Auto 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

MONARCH

MEATSModern Licenced Abbatoir

• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping

• sausage making, curingand smoking

• sides of Beef available

948-3384

• 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

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

• Heavy truck parts• Agriculture parts• Automotive parts & accessorieswww.yhtruckagauto.comHwy 14 East, 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: northland83@yourlink.ca

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M & N REPAIR701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar

948-3996Open Monday-Saturday

Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

SGI Safety Inspection

Heavy Truck Repair

Auto Repair

TIRES

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.

Anne G. LivingstonCerti ed Custom Picture Framer

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

Call Anne @ 948-7274greengables2@sasktel.net

BUSSE LAWPROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Barristers & Solicitors

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

Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

948-3346…serving your

community since 1972

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: ddolack@sasktel.netWebsite: www.hrblock.ca

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

BIGGAR INSURANCE

SERVICES• Notary Publics

• Home & Agro Insurance • Auto & Commerical Insurance

• Health Insurance• 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

Financial PlanningEstate PlanningLife Insurance222 Main Street306 948 5377

info@twh nancial.cawww.twh nancial.ca

INSURANCEHAULS TO THE DUMP

Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

Ph/fax: 948-3856 or cell: 948-7896

J. G. Smith

LightFabrication

MobileWelding

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar

Phone: 948-7117email:

chase14welding@sasktel.net

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For FAX service,

see us at The Independent, see us at The Independent, 102 - 3102 - 3rdrd Ave. West, Biggar Ave. West, Biggar

For all your investment needs, Visit…

Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSIInvestment Advisor

Credential Securities Inc.

Lyndsey SacherMutual Fund Investment Specialist,

Wealth ConsultantCredential Asset Management Inc.

Pamela EatonMutual Fund Investment SpecialistCredential Asset Management Inc.

Robert Hoesgen, CFPMutual Fund Investment SpecialistCredential Asset Management Inc.

Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.

Biggar Sand & Gravel

• trenching• trucking

• water & sewer• sand & gravel

• excavatingCall Colin Graham

at 948-5455

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY

CLEANINGCliff ForsythBox 736, Biggar

Phone: 948-5600

Battery ChargersElectric FencersRepaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop109 Main St., BiggarPhone: 948-2442Fax: 948-2484

ACCOUNTING

Kevin KurulakInvestment RepInsurance BrokerP. 306 948 5200F. 306 948 5207Appointments Preferred

403 Main Street, Biggar

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306.237.7671

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BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

216 Main St., Biggar

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Gareth McKee222 Main St., Biggar

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Website: www.burntorangesolutions.com

ERVICES SERVICES

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013

Westwinds Motor Hotel presents their

22ndnd Annual Suitcase Party Annual Suitcase PartyFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 • 9:30 p.m.

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Get your seat reserved early as space is limited.Last person in draw box wins. Must be present to win.

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For the week ending January 18.

Club 55: MHS, Tom Davies, 215; LHS, Dot Curtiss, 174; MHT, Tom Davies, 577; LHT, Dot Curtiss, 516; THS, Bee-Gees, 1,081, THT, Bee-Gees, 3,075, MHA, Al Levitt, 192, LHA, Kay Munro, 162

Ladies: LHS, Joey Lev-itt, 286; LHT, Joey Levitt, 633; THS, High Rollers, 1,056; THT, High Roll-ers, 3,073; LHA, Dorrie Laberswieler, 190.

Mens: MHS, Bob Lemon, 315; MHT, Bob Lemon, 655; THS, Tri-Hards, 823;

THT, Tri-Hards, 2,283; MHA, George Bartley, Tom Davies, 183.

Mixed: MHS, Al Levitt, 260; LHS, Joey Levitt, 190; MHT, Al Levitt, 628; LHT, Joey Levitt, 553; THS, DJ’s, 1065; THT, Smilin’ 5, 3,094; MHA, George Bartley, 190; LHA, Joey Levitt, 170.

Bowlarsaurus: Haydyn Wegwitz, 58. Bantam Girls: Cadence Watson, 87. Bantam Boys: Adam Munro, 140. Junior Boys: Brayden Wilkinson, 203. Junior Girls: Danielle Munro, 205.

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Western Canadian oat producers could soon see greater demand for their crop thanks to federal funding announced Mon-day.

The funding, announced by Tom Lukiwski, Mem-ber of Parliament for Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversifi cation, will sup-port a three year project focused on increasing market demand for West-ern Canadian oats.

“Our government is making a long-term in-vestment to create jobs and economic growth,” said Lukiwski . “De-veloping the Western Canadian oat industry through research, while improving international market access for our oat producers, will help strengthen Canada’s eco-nomic prosperity. This is especially important in the Prairie provinces, where approximately 90

Government of Canada invests in Western Canada’s oat industry

per cent of Canada’s oats are produced.”

A n i n v e s t m e n t o f $195,000 from Western Economic Diversifi cation Canada (WD) will assist the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) in delivering a three-part exporting initiative. The largest component will bring together equine industry experts to raise awareness of Western Ca-nadian oats amongst the U.S. equine feed indus-try through oat research projects.

As POGA has found transportation costs are a barrier to oat exports, the organization will also bring together transpor-tation stakeholders to discuss ways to reduce transportation costs. Fi-nally, WD funding will help POGA coordinate two trade missions to Mexico to build the inter-national export market for oats.

“POGA appreciates WD’s support of initia-tives to help Western

Canadian oat growers re-gain the lost equine feed market in North America and increase the demand for Canadian oats,” says Bill Wilton, President of the Prairie Oat Growers Association. “POGA’s re-search has identifi ed the market segments where we need to concentrate and we are looking for-ward to putting our plan into action.”

Prairie Oat Growers As-sociation works to develop and support partnerships in the agricultural indus-try that will enhance the profitability of oats for the grower and increase its value to the customer. The association repre-sents producers from all three Prairie provinces and works closely with all sectors involved in oats including handling, milling and supply com-panies.

Since 2006, the Harper government, through WD, has invested in job-creating small and me-dium-sized businesses, aerospace, marine and defence industries, and

supported innovative en-trepreneurs in pursuing emerging markets. By

continuing to promote new economic opportu-nities, WD is helping

to create jobs, economic growth, and long-term prosperity.

Want to place Want to place an ad in the an ad in the

paper?paper?Monday atMonday at 5:00 5:00

p.m. is nowp.m. is now the deadline the deadline

for all for all classifi eds classifi eds

and ad copy!and ad copy!

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