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THE NEWS REVIEWThursday, January 15, 2015 - Volume 17, Number 48

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There is always a need for blood, and Canadian Blood Services is working hard to get people to consider donating blood.

The need for blood doesn’t go away explains Grant Criddle with Canadian Blood Services. The reason is both that there is always a need for blood in the health system, but also that there is no way to store blood for a long period of time.

“We can’t build up a supply and then store it for a long period of time, the actual shelf life is about one week, so what happens is that the need for blood is ongoing and consis-tent.”

Criddle explains that the need for blood goes beyond emergen-cies such as accidents. Chronic diseases often require frequent blood transfusions, Criddle explains, as well as surgeries such as hip replacements, for example, which can take up to five units of blood.

“That’s the great thing about blood donation from the per-spective of a donor, we know that our dona-tion is being used immediately. It’s going into in a hospital and it’s going into the inventory after it is tested and screened, of course. Very little blood is left over.”

It takes about an hour to donate blood, and requires some

small physical testing, a questionnaire and a private screening interview before the donation. The actual process of donating blood is about ten to fifteen minutes.

One thing that Criddle wants to see is younger donors. The age range for donation is between 17 to 61 years of age, and in Saskatchewan the median age is about

40. Criddle wants to see that number go down, so that the prov-ince has a strong donor base for years to come.

All blood is needed, and Criddle says that it’s important to have everyone who can donate.

“All types of blood are needed. Some is rarer than others, there are universal donors and it’s awe-

some if we have them, but all types of blood are used.”

There are things people need to remem-ber before they donate, Criddle notes. Being in generally good health is necessary, if someone is feeling in any way ill it’s the wrong time to donate blood. Hydration is also one of the most important things peo-ple need to remember,

drinking lots of water both the day before and the day of dona-tion, as well as eating well.

After donation snacks are provided and it’s recommended people avoid strenu-ous activity for 6-8 hours. It’s also 56 days minimum between donations, and people need to wait six months after receiving tattoos or piercings before

donating.If people can’t

donate, Criddle says that they can still help. He says that vol-unteers are something that are always need-ed. He says that the volunteer base in the city is strong, and he thanks the many long-term volunteers in the city, but that it’s always helpful to have a strong base that they can rely on.

The goal of each clinic is to collect 120 units of blood, though Criddle explains that they over-book just in case something comes up in the screening process. He says that it’s the most challeng-ing time for Canadian Blood Services is dur-ing the winter, because many people are com-ing off of holidays and have difficulty com-mitting to donation.

Criddle recommends people pre-register to donate, because that makes it easier for donors and blood ser-vices themselves. People can register online at http://www.blood.ca, use the Give Blood app on their phone which can give locations for nearby clinics and connect people to information or call 1-888-2-DO-NATE to register for an appointment. Criddle says calling is the best way for people with specific questions to book an appoint-ment, because they are able to speak with a nurse. Clinics are held in Yorkton month-ly, with the next one being February 12.

A need for blood is constant in the region

DONATING BLOOD saves lives, and Leona Pinno does her part at the recent blood donation clinic held in the city.

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Parkland Regional Library wants to be on the forefront of technolo-gy. The latest step for the library is the adoption of Hoopla, a new film, tele-vision and movie stream-

ing service available to library members.

Helen McCutcheon, Director of the Parkland Regional Library, explains that it began last year when the library tried Freegal, which streams the Sony Music library. She says that

when that service launched, it was a much bigger success than they expected, with people signing up from every region, and from every demographic, even though she expected it would be bigger with young adults.

After the success of that venture, McCutcheon says they began looking at other resources, and after meeting the people who run Hoopla, they decided it was something that would be of interest for library users in the region.

Anyone with a library card in good standing with the Parkland Regional Library can sign up, needing their library card and email address. After that, they just login and browse the programming available.

McCutcheon says that

the programming on offer through the service fits with what library clients want, whether it means new releases like the recent Golden Globe win-ner Boyhood, or difficult to find older content.

Continued on Page 2A

Library now offers Hoopla streaming service

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“We have a lot of older patrons who come in and are dying to see the old west-erns, and they are all here.”

The program has been available for a week, and McCutcheon says that it has been a big success for the library so far, with 50 people signing up in the region since launch. The library itself pays the sub-scription to the ser-

vice, but users have access for free.

One of the advan-tages of the service is j u s t e a s e of use, and McCutcheon says that is important for the library as well as the users, because if something has a learning curve they’re the first to hear about it. She says that many resources have soft-ware to install or require third party applications, some-thing which Hoopla does not.

“We haven’t had one call to any of our branches about some-body having problems accessing it.”

McCutcheon says that libraries are about everything, whether that means books, entertainment, children’s program-ming or online content, and she says their goal is to fit the needs of the people it serves.

“It makes sense in a region like this where it is so cold for eight months of the year.

Who wanted to go out-side this weekend, unless you absolutely had to? It’s just so onerous... You can just do it online, you don’t have to leave the house, it’s all there for you. It’s important that we have services for the whole range of the community, and our community is the entire Parkland region.”

McCutcheon says they’re proud of their new website, at http://www.parklandlibrary.

ca, which now makes it possible to offer more online services. While the traditional services of the library will never go away, McCutcheon says libraries need to respond to what patrons are looking for.

“Books will always be important... but we just want to be sure that we’re offering a range of services that covers all of the needs of all of the patrons in the Parkland region.”

Library offers Hoopla streaming service

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By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Supporting education in the health region is the goal of the Health Foundation and TD Bank’s education awards. The fall awards saw 28 successful applicants receiving $18,525, for a total of $30,982. TD Bank provides $12,000 annu-ally for the awards.

Ross Fisher, Executive Director of the Health Foundation says that the program is about enhanc-ing clinical skills, as well as fill hard to recruit positions by training existing staff. He says it makes it possible to host conferences within the region, allowing more people to attend and get training in different areas.

The recipients of TD Bank Financial Group’s scholarship awards are:

Eric McDowell, who is taking his Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Eric is a continuing care assis-tant in Yorkton during the summer and holi-days.

Chandni Harpalani, is an occupational therapist who works in the Stroke Services Program, work-ing with patients who have had a stroke.

Chandni will be taking a course on the treatment of adults with hemiplegia (loss of motor function on one side of the body)

Kimberly Knecht, a speech language patholo-gist working in the Children’s Therapy Program in Yorkton, will be taking the It takes Two to Talk Certification Program.

Brittany Dempsey, a speech language patholo-gist working in the Children’s Therapy Program in Foam Lake, will take the It Takes Two to Talk Certification Program.

Sumita Leigh, is a physical therapist in Yorkton who is complet-ing the Diploma of Advanced Orthopedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy.

Victoria Maga, is from Esterhazy, and is a phys-ical therapist in Yorkton who is completing the Diploma of Advanced Orthopedic Manual and Manipulative Physio-therapy.

Lisa Sarauer, is a physical therapist in Yorkton who is complet-ing the Diploma of Advanced Orthopedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy.

Charlene Cornwallis-

Bate, is the manager of Public Health Nursing and is accepting the award to hold a skills development workshop/conference with the pub-lic health nursing team in the region, as well as Nurse Practitioners and community health nurses who work with First Nation Communities.

The recipients of The Health Foundation’s scholarship awards are:

Pam Ryczak, who is taking her Bachelor of Management;

Kerri-Lynn Shiplack, who is taking courses for her Certified Human Resources Professional Designation;

Jamie Wlock, who is taking courses for her Certified Human Resources Professional Designation;

Kaylene Brueckman, who is taking courses for her Certified Human Resources Professional Designation;

Marie Dubreuil, who is taking courses for her Certified Human Resources Professional Designation;

Recipients of The Health Foundation’s awards to attend work-shops and conferences:

Connie Patrick, who coordinates Physician

Recruitment for Sunrise, will be attending the Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters Fellowship Program in April.

Lacey Wilson, is a speech language patholo-gist in Yorkton who will take the Lee Silverman Voice Training and Certification workshop.

Kyila Puryk, a social worker with the Stroke Rehabilitation program, will take two workshops: Depression: Practical Intervention Strategies and Anxiety: Practical Intervention Strategies.

Courtney Snider, an occupational therapist with the Children’s Therapy program in Yorkton will be attend-ing the National Early Years Conference.

Suzanne Beck, Director of Therapeutic Recreation for Sunrise has been provided an award to hold a work-shop for staff working in therapeutic recreation on June 4th.

The following are all attending a two-day course for nurses that provides hands-on-prac-tice and a resource man-

ual. The course is in Yorkton March 27 & 28.

Lisa Kell, from the Langenburg Centennial Special Care home;

Shalaine Kelly, work-ing with Preeceville Home Care;

Jamie Schlechter, who works with Melville Home Care;

Kristin Lomenda, who works at Lakeside Manor Care Home in Saltcoats;

Rina Padolina, who works with Yorkton Home Care;

Jhoana Bumagat, work works at the Preeceville Health Centre;

Lisa Oliver, who works with Yorkton Homecare;

Christy Broda, who works with Melville Homecare; and

Erin Code, who works with Foam Lake Homecare.

Educational Resource Material:

An award to purchase a one-year subscription to the MedBridge Education program which will allow 8 staff access to over 150 cours-es that can be used toward certification in different programs. This is a one year-pilot to test of effectiveness of the MedBridge program for the therapies depart-ment.

Sunrise staff improve their education

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION and TD Bank Fall Education Awards for 2014 saw 28 successful applicants from within the region receive $18,525 in awards.

Changes are coming to the Fort Livingstone School in Pelly. The members of the Good Spirit School Division board accepted the rec-ommendation of the FLS School Community Council, and will be dis-continuing grades 9-12 at the school effective at the 2015-16 school year. Students in those grades will be integrated into the Norquay School pop-

ulation.By accepting the FLS

SCC’s recommendation, that means that the school is now out of the review process, which looks at whether there will be grade discontinu-ation or school closure. As part of the recommen-dation, the school will not be reviewed for up to three years, provided that the K-8 population does not go below forty

students.“The School

Community Council put in a lot of thought and consideration to the future of their school in Pelly,” states Lois Smandych, Board Chair. “We sincerely appreciate their efforts in working with staff, parents and community members to discuss options as part of the school review pro-cess.”

Grades discontinued

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This will not be the first thing you read about the terrorist attacks in Paris, which began with an attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. All told, seventeen people have died, twelve at the news-paper, four at a kosher market and one policewoman. The people in the market were killed because where they shopped, and it being a kosher market does sug-gest that there were anti-Semitic reasons for the venue, the people at the paper because they made some controversial jokes and cartoons about religion that depicted Mohammed.

Freedom of expression is something which the media holds dear because it’s our job. This is why you will see a lot of ink dedicated to Charlie Hebdo spe-cifically, because for us it hits closer to home than anything else. It wasn’t the only target in the attacks, but it was an example of a publication silenced because what they were saying was viewed as wrong by violent people, using the pretext of religion in order to kill them. It hits hard for us because we aren’t that different. Even if I am not a controversial figure myself, I still make my living by saying things, the idea that something I say could lead someone else to decide that I should no longer live remains a terrifying idea.

One can certainly argue that Charlie Hebdo knew

what they were doing was controversial – one of the murdered men did have a body guard due to previous death threats – but that is not the point. Whether you agree with what they published or not, the reac-tion to it should not be a violent one, even if they are being deliberately antagonistic it is still not worth death.

But the other attacks in Paris should not be over-looked. The people in the grocery store were killed because of where they chose to buy groceries that day, the policewoman was also killed because of her job. It comes back to attacks within Canada as well, where soldiers were killed because they were soldiers and politicians narrowly escaped being harmed

because they were politicians. People just doing their jobs, going about their life, likely never think-ing that their various choices in their daily lives were inspiring someone else to take up arms.

People who are Jewish deserve to be able to live their lives without feeling as though doing basic tasks will put them at risk. Police officers and sol-diers know they’re in a risky occupation, but it was still an unacceptable loss. Politicians should worry that voters will kick them out of their office via an election, rather than worrying that someone will try to shoot them as they go about their work.

You will read a lot about Charlie Hebdo because every single person who writes is affected by these attacks. We might not be French satirists, but we are still people who are charged with expressing our-selves, and the spectre of people with guns who want us to only say things which they approve of is going to be something which affects all of us. Expression is about more than just words, just cartoons or just art. It’s about being able to live your life in a way that shows who you are and what you believe. It’s natural that people won’t always agree, that is fine, disagree-ment is as much an expression as anything else. We should not have to live in fear because of all the ways we express ourselves.

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In 2012, French President Francois Hollande was elected on platform that included a prominent proposal to increase a range of taxes, including an eyebrow-raising increase on high income earners to 75 per cent. Facing a huge public debt of some €84 billion, Hollande’s view was that taxing the rich more would help close the gap.

The policy flopped. The tax hikes had been pro-jected to bring in €30 billion, but ended up raising only half that amount. From the 75 per cent income tax specifically, only an estimated €260 million was raised in 2013, dropping to just €160 million in 2014. Many well-off French citizens moved away, and many more found creative ways to dodge the tax man. Hollande threw in the towel and conceded defeat, and the hike was rescinded on January 1 of this year.

This lesson should be instructive for any Canadian politician with plans to pick the pockets of the well-off as an easy and politically popular way to fill government coffers and pay for new (or bigger) government initiatives. The reality is “the rich” in Canada already pay a whole lot of money in taxes and trying to take more isn’t just wrong – it’s also futile.

According to the 2013 federal budget, the top 20 per cent of income earners in Canada paid 75 per cent of all income taxes collected – and the top 1 per cent paid 20 per cent of all income taxes col-lected! We hear a great deal about the growth of inequality in Canada, but very little about the fact it is also reflected in the beneficiaries shouldering an increasingly disproportionate share of the tax burden. It is one thing to argue that a person earn-ing ten times the average salary should pay more than ten times the taxes, but should someone earning ten times the average really pay 20 times the taxes?

Firstly, rich people have far more resources at their disposal to hire tax and law specialists to help structure their earnings in such a way as to minimize their tax burden. Secondly, punitively higher taxes reduce the incentive for people to work harder: why put in that extra hour at work or open that second location of your coffee shop, if the government is going to take 75 per cent of what you make?

As for business taxes, in an increasingly global-ized world, putting them up too high can trigger some companies to cease doing business in Canada, or move away altogether – and take would-be tax revenues with them. Regardless, as France has discovered to its chagrin, the damage done from developing a reputation as a high-tax jurisdiction which is hostile to business is likely to far out-weigh any extra revenues raised.

Advocates of “soak the rich” policies live in a theoretical world where incentives have no impact on future behaviour. The reality is far more sober-ing.

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Large-scale personal income tax cuts could provide relief for working Canadians and lay the foundation for long-term economic growth, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

“The current debate about tax relief in Ottawa has focused primarily on the size of future budget surplus-es, but policy-makers should think big and consider sweeping tax reform to lower the tax burden on Canadians and bolster the economy,” said Niels Veldhuis, president of the Fraser Institute.

According to the study, Reforming Federal Personal Income Taxes: A Pro-Growth Plan for Canada, Ottawa could eliminate many tax credits, deductions and other tax breaks (broadly known as tax expenditures), which would free up $20 billion. This, combined with expected surpluses in the future, would allow the government to eliminate Canada’s two middle-income tax rates (22 and 26 per cent) and create a new tax landscape, with just two personal income tax rates—15 per cent for almost all Canadians and 29 per cent for top earners (roughly two per cent of tax-filers).

“Eliminating the middle-income tax rates would mean more take-home pay for middle-class families and broad increases in the incentives for Canadians to work, save, invest and engage in entrepreneurship,” said Charles Lammam, study co-author and associate director of tax and fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute.

Moreover, eliminating or curtailing the myriad tax credits and deductions also simplifies the tax system,

reducing the cost of complying with the tax code (accountants, tax-filing software, etc.) for Canadians.

The study also notes additional reform options, which include increasing the highest tax threshold from $136,271 in income to $250,000 and lowering the top rate from 29 per cent to 25 per cent to improve Canada’s overall tax competitiveness and make Canada more attractive to high-skilled workers and entrepre-neurs.

This “flattening” of the personal income tax system, notes the study, would reduce the need for so-called “income splitting” where the highest-earning family member shifts income to his or her spouse in a lower tax bracket to reduce the family’s overall tax burden.

“Canada’s federal personal income tax rates, and the income thresholds at which they apply are decid-edly uncompetitive compared to the United States and other industrialized countries, and a major tax reform aimed at lowering personal income tax rates would lay the foundation for stronger economic growth,” Veldhuis said.

“With a federal surplus looming and the debate about tax relief ratcheting up, there’s a real opportu-nity for ambitious, broad-based personal income tax reform,” Lammam said.

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org

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To the Editor:

It’s been 30 years since Mancur Olson, the late American economist, wrote Rise and Decline of Nations. The premise of his widely-acclaimed book is the longer a society enjoys political stability, the more likely it is to develop powerful special interest groups that erode economic prosperity. His words have proven pre-scient as we witness Europe’s debt-burdened stagnation and degenera-tion of the U. S. Congress into fractious ideological gridlock.

Canada weathered the 2008 economic crisis bet-ter than other countries, emerging as one of the world’s most financially sound and prosperous nations. The cornerstone that distinguishes Canada’s prosperity is our rich resource endowment which generates some two million jobs, more than half of all merchandise exports and one third of all capital investment. Resource companies are planning capital invest-ment of more than $600 billion over the next decade, creating hundreds of thousands more new jobs each year.

But a new dynamic has emerged that threatens to stymie these investments. Each project must pass

examination by regulatory agencies staffed with high-ly-qualified experts apply-ing environmental stan-dards ranked among the world’s best. But now almost every project meets strident opposition from what Olson terms “power-ful special interest groups”, including environmental activists who use scientifi-cally baseless, fear-instill-ing propaganda to foment local, national and even international opposition. The length and cost of reg-ulatory hearings have grown exponentially as regulatory authorities strive to ensure all voices are heard.

But being heard is never enough for zealots ideologically opposed to almost every pipeline, mine or hydroelectric proj-ect. Hence, the number of anti-project court filings has mushroomed.

With the new year, multiple such court cases have been filed across the country. In B.C. alone, opponents have filed cases against two oil export pipelines, two metals mines, a major hydroelec-tric project and a coal transfer dock. Oil pipe-lines that would carry oil east from Alberta are also meeting strident opposi-tion, mainly from anti-oil sands activists. In Ontario, regulatory hearings of a proposal to simply reverse

the flow of an existing pipeline previously mov-ing imported oil east became so rancorous that authorities were forced to shut down the hearing due to what a National Energy Board spokesperson termed, “elevated security risk”. Another proposal that would carry Alberta oil to an export terminal in New Brunswick also faces opposition from activists.

A second and potential-ly even more serious bar-rier to our country’s resource dependent econo-my came on June 26, 2014 when the Supreme Court of Canada, after a 24 year litigation process, awarded Aboriginal Title to a huge tract of British Columbia’s interior to the T’silqot’in First Nat ion. Paradoxically, the impact on resource development isn’t the transfer of title to the lands in question, but rather the investment-chilling uncertainty the decision creates around access to other lands claimed by First Nations. The decision states, “The level of consultation and accommodation required varies with the strength of the Aboriginal Group’s claim to the land”. But how could the “strength” of any specific land claim be established without further lengthy develop-ment-freezing court pro-ceedings?

But there’s one vital factor that could bring First nations and resource companies together. Most First Nations leaders understand that Aboriginal Title will not improve the lives of their people with-out job and revenue creat-ing development on these lands. Resource industry leaders understand that the level of consultation and accommodation required is basically the same whether traditional lands are under claim or Aboriginal Title. This pro-vides a bridge for vision-ary leaders from both sides to accomplish resource developments.

Canadians living and working in resource pro-ducing regions don’t need to be told of the vital importance of new project developments. But how many others are aware that, without a thriving resource sector, the living standard of virtually every Canadian would decline? 0ne of the key messages in Olson’s Rise and Decline of Nations is that societies which don’t understand how their wealth is gener-ated are destined to lose it.

Gwyn Morgan is a retired Canadian business leader who has been a director of five global cor-porations.

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A handsome man struts over to the office water cooler with a smirk on his face. When his colleagues ask about his weekend, he replies enthusiastically, with audio muted. A large blue pill appears with the tagline, “Viagra, Ask Your Doctor.” Vibrant, energetic older peo-ple are shown swimming, bowling and having a good time. With a twinkle in their eye, they suggest the viewer “ask your doctor” about Celebrex.

These are ‘made-in-Canada’ television commercials for prescription medicines. Although advertising of pre-scription medicines to the public is generally banned in Canada on public health grounds, shifts in administra-tive policy have allowed two types of ads since late 2000: “reminder” ads that mention a brand name, but make no health claims; and “help-seeking” ads that mention a condition, but do not state a brand or company name.

In a new study, published this month in the International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, we examined how these ads are regulated in practice, through a review of a set of complaints over a 10-year period, from 2000 to 2011, and Health Canada’s response to these complaints. The results show a consistent lack of effective action to protect public health.

First, Health Canada fails to prevent advertising for “off-label” or unapproved uses. When a medicine is approved for marketing, the company provides evidence to show that it is effective and safe enough for specific approved uses. Companies are not allowed to promote their drugs for unapproved uses, as there is no guarantee of safety or effectiveness.

The drug Xenical (orlistat) is approved for obese patients or very overweight patients with heart disease risks. However, when Hoffman-LaRoche ran the “I am Julie” ad campaign, with a slim woman pictured in a bikini and the tag line, “What would you do with a few pounds less?” Health Canada did nothing to stop this off-label advertising campaign and imposed no fines or sanc-tions. When Abbott ran ads for its testosterone product, Androgel, with symptoms that included “low sex drive” and “falling asleep after dinner,” again Health Canada did nothing to stop the campaign. Testosterone is approved to treat hypogonadism, not getting older.

Letting companies use fear of death to sell a product should not be allowed. But when Pfizer advertised its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) with a toe-tagged corpse, Health Canada did nothing to stop the campaign or levy sanctions. The image and headline sug-gested treatment prevents death in women without heart disease, an unsubstantiated claim.

Health Canada also failed to act when products with serious safety concerns were heavily advertised, includ-ing ads for drugs subjected to repeated safety warnings and boxed warnings of life-threatening harm. Health Canada warned doctors to prescribe Celebrex with cau-tion, at the lowest possible dose and duration, because of risks of heart disease and gastrointestinal bleeding, yet turned a blind eye to television ads with exaggerated promises of effectiveness and no hint of harm.

Complaint letters repeatedly raised concerns about harm. Health Canada’s reply was that the ads were legal, citing technicalities such as lack of mention of a brand or company name.

When Health Canada did judge ads to be illegal, the agency failed to take effective action. In the case of the acne drug Diane-35, testimony in a court case indicated that the agency repeatedly judged advertising to be ille-gal, yet did nothing to stop the ads beyond negotiating with the company. There were no fines, sanctions or attempts to prosecute despite Health Canada’s claim that prosecution is the next step if compliance cannot be achieved.

What should happen? The administrative policies allowing ‘reminder’ and ‘help-seeking’ ads should be re -ver sed. These loopholes are inconsistent with protection of public health. They were a “compromise too far” in the face of industry pressure to allow advertising of prescrip-tion medicines, introduced without public or parliamen-tary debate. Second, regulation should be adequately resourced, open and transparent, with fines, other sanc-tions, and prosecution if needed, to prevent repeat viola-tions.

Prescription medicines can lead to important health benefits and to serious harm. They are too important to allow misinformation that promotes unsafe and ineffec-tive use. Canadians deserve better health protection.

Barbara Mintzes teaches in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC and works with the research group the Therapeutics Initiative. Joel Lexchin is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, teaches health policy at York University and works in the emergency depart-ment at the University Health Network.

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To the Editor:

At the final meeting of the Yorkton Chamber’s 2014 Board of Directors, the Directors indicated it was pleased to learn that the num-ber of nominees allowed into the province under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has been increased to 5,500.

The Yorkton Chamber appreci-ates the efforts of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce over the past 3 years lobbying for more spaces in the program. “The work the Sask

Chamber has done on this file over the years certainly helped to ensure those extra spaces in the SINP,” said Don Rae, President of the Yorkton Chamber. “The need for these extra spaces became critical when the changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program were announced in early 2014.”

An aspect of SINP that the Yorkton Chamber particularly likes is that SINP allows a nominee’s spouse and children to join him/her. “We think that as families settle in Yorkton, we will see many of them

choose to become permanent resi-dents. And that’s a good thing for the community”, said Rae.

The Yorkton Chamber is con-cerned however, that the SINP pro-gram will not do enough to alleviate the labour shortage in Yorkton and area. “We are concerned that with-out the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, many of the unskilled labour jobs will remain vacant which will have an adverse effect on our small businesses”, said Rae.

Don Rae, President Yorkton Chamber of Commerce

Nominee increase is welcomed

To the Editor:

Jason Kenney squan-dered millions to advertise a non-existent Jobs Grant. He relied on Kijiji for labour market data and orchestrated the Conservatives’ Tempor ary Foreign Workers debacle. So he has experience in trying to make silk purses out of sows’ ears.

But his recent chatter about how devalued ener-gy prices are good for Saskatchewan and Alberta is over the top – even for him. In effect, he’s cheer-ing an economic slowdown, saying it will allow a defi-cient labour market to catch up to a western economy that’s growing too much. Say what?

When Tom Mulcair accused the thriving resource industries in western Canada of sub-verting the national econ-omy through a variant of “Dutch Disease” he was roundly and rightly con-demned by many, includ-

ing Mr. Kenney. But now Mr. Kenney’s own remarks are no better. They too are dismissive of western aspi-rations.

They’re also an abdica-tion of responsibility. It’s his job to deliver a top-notch workforce that meets Canada’s potential and he has failed to do so. It’s reminiscent of when Stephen Harper foolishly dismissed the 2008 reces-sion as merely “a good buying opportunity”.

Mr. Kenney should test his energy pricing theories on Premiers Wall and Prentice. Their provincial budgets are being eviscer-ated as world petroleum prices have dropped by half – now below $50/bar-rel. Hospitals, school boards, universities, municipalities and NGOs have all been warned to expect virtually zero fund-ing improvements.

Mr. Kenney might try out his views on a roomful of junior oilpatch entre-preneurs, those on the cut-

ting edge of exploration and risk. They might well remind him how his gov-ernment promised never to undermine their prima-ry source of investment capital, namely Income Trusts, and then proceed-ed to tax them into extinc-tion. In one bleak day, that move slashed $25-bil-lion from the savings accounts of some 2-million ordinary Canadians.

Mr. Kenney could also express his enthusiasm for a weakened energy sector to the rig crews and other employees across the West who are now hearing about deferred development plans and imminent lay-offs. They will need more than his sympathy.

With increasing uncer-tainty in the energy sec-tor, job prospects in Canada remain weak, spo-radic and inconsistent across the country. National economic growth projections are being reduced. Already tepid business investment plans

are being pulled back. And both the volume and the value of Canada’s exports are down.

Mr. Harper needs to set aside his ill-timed obses-sion with Income Splitting for wealthier Canadians – an obsession that his own Jim Flaherty described as too costly and unfair – and focus instead on genuine, sustained and sustainable economic growth.

That would include fed-eral investments in trans-formative community infrastructure, higher learning and advanced skills, research and inno-vation, more effective trade and marketing, and a smart intersection between energy and the environment to gain both social licence and global market access.

Silk purses and sows’ ears are no substitute for sound economic leader-ship.

Ralph GoodaleMember of Parliament

for Wascana

Sound leadership and vision lacking in Ottawa

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Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agricul ture Minister Lyle Stewart announced nearly $6.9 million for crop-related research through the Saskatchewan Agri-culture Development Fund (ADF). The fund-ing is being awarded to 42 projects.

“Our government is proud to continue mak-ing investments in crop-related research that will increase the profitability and com-petitiveness of Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers,” said Ritz. “These projects will have a range of benefits for farmers, from improved variet-ies to increased disease and weather resis-tance.”

“Investments in

research have long-term benefits for the agriculture industry, leading to the increased competitiveness of our industry in the global marketplace and bet-ter returns for our pro-ducers,” Stewart said. “I look forward to the new tools, knowledge and technology that will result from this year’s ADF projects.”

This funding is part of the $26.7 million Gov ern ment of Saskatche wan agricul-ture research budget for 2014-15.

Projects to receive funding this year include studies to improve lentil variet-ies, enhance wheat midge resistance in wheat, decrease oil losses from canola dehulling, and reduce the risk of pathogen

contamination on fresh fruits and vegetables.

Third party funding is a key component of many ADF projects. A large number of indus-try partner organiza-tions contributed $3.4 million in additional funding to the crops-related projects announced today. Almost two-thirds of this funding is being provided by Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) although there are many other partners as well, including the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Com mis-sion, the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission and the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.

Funds for crop research

Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) has entered into a new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sinochem Fertilizer Macao Commercial Offshore Ltd. (Sinofert) to sup-ply a minimum of 1.9 million metric tons of red standard grade potash during the term of the MOU. In addi-tion, Sinofert has the option to purchase up to 2.4 million metric tons (800,000 metric tons per year) of other grades of Canpotex potash during the term of the MOU. Pricing will be negotiated every six months (January to June and July to December),

based on market condi-tions.

The MOU covers the period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017 and is designed to encourage future growth in new Canpotex product grades and new mar-ket regions in China as it provides exclusivity to Sinofert for Canpotex red standard grade potash only, provided Sinofert exercises the annual minimum pur-chase requirements.

Steve Dechka, Canpotex’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated that this agreement signifies Canpotex’s ongoing commitment to the growing China mar-

ket.“Canpotex is proud

of its long-term trust-ing relationship with Sinofert, and this agreement demon-strates the confidence we continue to have in that partnership. We have been supplying Saskatchewan potash to China since 1972, and with this agree-ment we will continue to be a leading supplier to this growing mar-ket,” stated Dechka. “Canpotex is commit-ted to making an important contribution to global food security and meeting China’s growing potash needs.”

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The Health Foun-dation: 2014 Year in Review

This was an impor-tant year for the Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan because we needed to show the government we could raise money for a new regional hos-pital, and still do what it normally does.

The Foundation was able to do that because it had a lot of help, especially from the farm community and the Yorkton farm imple-ment dealers. As well, more than 5,000 dona-tions were made to The Health Foundation this year, which means peo-ple strongly supported its work.

During the year, $538,000 was spent to purchase equipment and support staff edu-cation, and another $340,000 was set aside for the new hospital.

A successful yearThe purpose of the

foundation is to improve and expand the health-care services that are available locally. The year 2014 was success-ful because it was able to buy equipment that provides new and improved service to the people of this region, and that means it was able to make a differ-ence in local health-care.

The Foundation undertook three highly successful major proj-ects this year, in addi-tion to supporting edu-cation and raising funds for a new region-al hospital.

Sunrise Health & Wellness Centre

This is an exciting new service for the resi-dents of east central Saskatchewan. The new Centre is a pilot project the Sunrise Health Region is con-ducting with the pro-vincial government, aimed at improving the care available to patients with chronic

medical conditions and women’s wellness issues.

The province paid for the costs associated with new medical staff and construction of the building; The Health Foundation raised the funds to buy the new medical equipment.

Residents’ bus for the Yorkton and District Nursing Home

The new bus is used for a wide range of pur-poses, all of which enhance the quality of life of the residents in the nursing home and individuals who use the day wellness program.

It is used for recre-ational outings for resi-dents throughout the year -- everything from shopping at the mall at Christmas time to sup-per in the field or going to a baseball game.

Bedside monitorsThese monitors are

an exciting new tech-nology that ensures the latest information

about the patient, including nursing assessment, laboratory tests, X-rays and exam results are available to the physician when they are talking to the patient at their bed-side.

The doctor can review those test results with the patient and the patients’ family, if that is the patients wish. When not being used by doctors or nurs-es the monitors can be used as a TV or as a computer by the patient.

Those three major projects – the Health and Wellness Centre, the bus and the bedside monitors – cost $422,386. The Foundation also pur-chased smaller pieces of equipment costing another $86,149, items like cardiac monitors, vital signs monitors, physiotherapy equip-ment and items for the intensive care unit and palliative care.

Much of this was spent in facilities out-side Yorkton. The Foundation raises funds for every facility in Sunrise Health Region.

Another $30,982 was awarded in education scholarships in 2014, to assist nurses and ther-apists who want to improve their clinical care skills so they can look after patients to the best of their ability. Sometimes when it has been difficult to recruit people for positions, The Foundation has provided funds so nurs-es or medical techni-cians can take addi-tional training.

How funds are raised

The Health Foun-dation raises funds by asking businesses, organizations and indi-viduals for donations. Generally, if people can see there will be a clear benefit by providing a new service, they are willing to make a dona-

tion. It also raises funds

from events like the Charity Golf Tournament, Airwaves for Health Radiothon, Road Race and Gala. The golf tournament and the road race involve the public in a large way, because the runners and golfers raise pledges in the community.

Volunteers are important

Volunteers are criti-cal to the success of the events held each year. Each event has a com-mittee of volunteers that organize the event, and then there are many more people vol-unteering on the day of the event.

The Foundation also operates the GiftShoppe at the hospital, where more than 40 people volunteer every week to work in the shop. It is open about 80 hours a week, and staffed completely by volunteers.

Strong support for new hospital

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SaskPower’s Boun d-ary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage project was named “Project of the Year” in the coal catego-ry by Power Engineering and Renewable Energy World Magazines.

The award is given annually to projects that reflect the power indus-try’s search for cleaner, more efficient sources of power generation and demonstrate new tech-nologies that will help achieve those goals.

“It’s encouraging to see international praise come from leading pub-lications in this indus-try,” SaskPower acting President and CEO Mike Marsh said. “Since we launched the project in early October, we

have captured more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide that would have otherwise been released into the air.

“Coal-fired power remains affordable and Saskatchewan benefits from easy access to cen-turies of coal reserves. Carbon capture and storage just adds to our diverse mix of power generation options, and it’s making a difference here at home, and around the world.”

Now operational, the Boundary Dam facility will capture up to a mil-lion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. To take a virtual tour of the facility, visit www.sask-powerccs.com/tour.

About ninety per cent of Canadians live within two hours driv-ing time of the U.S. border. Many of those people, including some living right here in Yorkton-Melville, take advantage of that short distance for cross-bor-der shopping. Others shop U.S. retailers by accessing them online.

The reason is no secret: many items are cheaper south of the 49th parallel. In fact, it

has been documented that Canadians pay an average of 15 percent more for goods in Canada compared to those available in the U.S. For example:

· a 1.5 litre bottle of shampoo is priced at roughly 30 percent higher in Canada than in the U.S.;

· a 46-inch LED TV is priced 13 percent higher in Canada than in the U.S.;

· an 81 milligram

container of aspirin is roughly double the price in Canada.

This significant and unexplained price dif-ference between identi-cal U.S. and Canadian products is called geo-graphic price discrimi-nation – and it’s a major source of frustration for many Canadians who don’t believe they should pay more for an item simply because of where they live.

The Government of Canada agrees. These

price differences are real; and they hurt the bottom line of diligent families who try to make wise decisions on where to spend their hard-earned dollars, and who deserve to know that they’re get-ting a fair price.

It is a reality that the higher prices of some goods in Canada are due to the legiti-mate costs of doing business on this side of the border – but that is not the full story.

Legitimate business costs are one thing, but when it comes to geo-graphic price discrimi-nation, consumers expect and deserve bet-ter. Ultimately, Canadians should know whether the differences between Canada and U.S. prices are justi-fied.

That’s why, last month, our government tabled the Price Transparency Act. When passed it will give Canada’s Commissioner of Competition the power to investigate price dis-crimination and expose it, helping to ensure that Canadians pay a comparable price for comparable goods that they buy in Canada.

While this legisla-tion will not set or reg-ulate prices in Canada,

it will create the tools necessary to investi-gate and expose cases of unjustified price dis-crimination that hurt Canadian families.

When the C o n s e r v a t i v e Government was elect-ed in 2006, we set an ambitious agenda to offer strong support to Canadians consumers. Since that time we have cut taxes, introduced tougher rules to ensure better marketplace fairness, promoted com-petition in a number of industries, and improved product and food safety.

The Price Trans par-ency Act is another step our government is tak-ing to put more money back into the pockets of hard-working Canadian families.

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A SaskPower cus-tomer was recently phoned by someone posing as a SaskPower employee who told the customer that unless she purchased and sup-plied the serial number from a pre-paid power card (not currently sold

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On Sunday, January 4, 2015, the Yorkton 4-H Light Horse Club hosted the annual District 12 curling bonspiel at the Yorkton Curling Club. The event saw 28 mem-bers from six clubs com-pete in the bonspiel, ranging from ages six to 18.

In the Junior category, there were five team who participated; two from the Springside 4-H Beef Club, two from the Rhein 4-H Beef & Activities Club, and one from the Wooly Wonders 4-H Club. The winner of the Junior draw was the Wooly Wonders 4-H Club con-sisting of Hunter Chesney (skip), Emily Yanish (3rd), Hudson Chesney (2nd), Connor Bauer (lead), and Lois Trowell (coach). They will advance to SE Regional Curling at the end of the month. Springside 4-H

Beef Club Team B were the runners up – the team included Matthew Just (skip), Nick Medvid (3rd), Hayden Berrns (2nd), Zander Wasson (lead), and Paul Valstar (coach).

There was also a Senior category for mem-bers aged 14 and older. There were two teams who participated in that draw; the Springside 4-H Beef Team and the Yorkton 4-H Light Horse Club. The Springside 4-H Beef Club team pulled ahead in the third game to win the gold medals and advance to SE Regional Curling in Radville, SK on January 31st to February 1st. The team was made up of Emma Just (skip), Jillian Just (3rd), Dale Weinbender (2nd), Matthew Zalys-Smeretsky (lead), and Kristina Just (coach).

The Yorkton 4-H Light Horse team followed at a close second; their team consisted of Grady Hawkins (skip), McKenzie Stachura (3rd), Kaitlyn Kitzan (2nd), Breanna Malinowski (lead), and Chris Hawkins (coach).

The Rhein 4-H Beef & Activities club once again sponsored the Roy Riffel Memorial Award. It was received by the Rhein 4-H Beef & Activities Club Team B who includ-ed Jan Spronk (skip), Payton Scheller (3rd), Ida van der Voort (2nd), Willem Spronk (lead), and Dieneke Spronk (coach).

The winning and run-ner up teams received medals sponsored by Yorkton New Holland – we would like to send a huge thank you out to them for their support!!

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Ed, my neighbor next door, hassles me at every opportunity he can find. Yesterday was the first Sunday in 2015, and Ed came over to our house for coffee because it was so cold he was only traveling next door. My neighbor always waits till he has his coffee, before he gets to his mischief.

Yesterday, he said, “You must have had some very big sins to confess if you were will-ing to drive to church in Yorkton this morn-ing. There was and still is the extreme cold weather warning. You were testing God by traveling the highway in such cold weather when you should have stayed home.”

“It was a serious judgment call, but I drove to work in such

cold weather when I was working in Yorkton. It seemed that if I drove to work in such cold weather that I could also drive to church in such cold weather,” I said.

Ed had to tell me that the trips were totally different. When I was working, I needed to drive to Yorkton or I would not get paid. You don’t need to go to church, and there you also have to put some-thing in the offering plate.

Once again, my neighbor commented that I must have big sins I need to confess at church. When I said that confessing my sins is important, Ed saw an opening to hassle me some more. He said he needed to confess an abusive relationship

that he has been vic-timized by for years. He assured me that he was very serious and that Ruby his wife would be his witness. I said that if he was seri-ous that he should talk to his church’s pastor or priest. He demanded that I heard his confes-sion because I know he seldom goes to his church. So I said that I would hear it.

My neighbor’s con-fession wasn’t private or personal, because

the abuse he was con-fessing happens to all of us in Saskatchewan. He said that he has lived in Saskatchewan all his life, and every winter, cold weather has abused him. Over and over, winter has threatened him with frostbite and the possi-

bility of freezing to death. His final point was that God is to blame for abusing him every winter. My advice was that he needed to talk to God about it.

I told my neighbor making a confession is not confessing how someone else has abused you, but con-fessing before God or another person what you have done wrong to them. Ed said that when we talk about who has done wrong, it is saying what others have done wrong. Why would anyone talk about how they are wrong, maybe no one

else noticed? According to Ed, in the case of the winter, the problem is with God for allowing cold weather to abuse people like himself.

Many folks, like Ed, dismiss attending church. They reject the idea that they need to confess their sins against God, others and themselves.

The Bible says it this way, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” We who sin confess our sins to find forgiveness before God through the aton-ing sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

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Premier Brad Wall, Education Minister Don Morgan and Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer joined Saskatchewan children and families today to announce the Government of Saskatchewan’s 2014-15 investment of $200,000 in the Ability in Me (AIM) Program to sup-port children and youth living with Down syn-drome.

This commitment will provide enhanced access to speech and language

services for children and youth with Down syn-drome and their families in the Saskatoon region.

“Part of the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth is to ensure that Saskatchewan is the best place in Canada to live for persons with disabili-ties,” Wall said. “Every child in our province should have the opportu-nity to realize his or her full potential and this investment will help take a step toward that.”

The funding will sup-

port approximately 40 families and provide speech language services including speech pathol-ogists, reading programs, family supports and resource strategies for teachers in the class-room.

“We know there are many abilities within children who have Down syndrome that only need the right technique or the method of teaching to be brought out within them,” Ability in Me Board Chair Sherri Denluck said.

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Livestock produc-ers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, who faced forage shortfalls due to extreme weath-er events over the past year, will be allowed to defer tax on their cattle sales for 2014. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has released a list of des-ignated regions where

tax deferrals have been authorized for 2014.

The tax deferral allows eligible produc-ers in designated areas to defer income tax on the sale of their breeding livestock for one year in order to help replenish that stock in the following year.

Proceeds from deferred sales are then included as part of the producer’s income in the next tax year, when those pro-ceeds may be at least partially offset by the cost of replacing their breeding animals.

Extreme weather conditions in 2014, which included

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S a s k a t c h e w a n ended 2014 on top, maintaining the low-est unemployment rate in Canada for the 25th consecutive month. The province’s unemployment rate in December was 3.6 per cent (seasonally adjusted), well below the national average of 6.6 per cent, accord-ing to figures released by Statistics Canada today.

The province’s youth also followed

this trend, with a 6.8 per cent (seasonally adjusted) unemploy-ment rate, the lowest youth unemployment rate in the country and below the 13.3 per cent national aver-age.

Saskatchewan also boasts the second strongest rate of job growth in Canada at 2.5 per cent year-over-year (unadjusted).

“Saskat chewan ’ s diverse economy con-tinues to create jobs,”

Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy Harrison said. “Compared to December 2013, there are 14,000 more peo-ple working in our province, including an all-time record of women working. In total, there were 567,700 people work-ing in the province in December – the high-est ever for the month.”

On an annual basis

(2014 over 2013), job growth was particu-larly strong in utili-ties (up 15.5 per cent); forestry, fishing, min-ing, quarrying, oil and gas (up 10.3 per cent); and construction (up 7.7 per cent).

Overall, 2014 was a strong year for S a s k a t c h e w a n ’ s labour market. The province recorded the lowest average unem-ployment rate in the nation at 3.7 per cent (seasonally adjusted),

and created 10,800 more jobs (a jump of 1.9 per cent over 2013). Between 2007 and 2014, a total of 61,700 more jobs were created in the prov-ince – the second larg-est percentage growth among the provinces.

Other highlights include:

Regina unemploy-ment rate was 3.3 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the lowest among major cities, while Saskatoon

unemployment rate of 3.7 per cent (season-ally adjusted) was second lowest.

There were 17,400 (unadjusted) full-time jobs created compared to last December.

Regina’s employ-ment was up 3,000 (an increase of 2.3 per cent, unadjusted) and Saskatoon’s employ-ment was up 7,900 (a jump of 4.8 per cent, unadjusted) compared to last December.

Diversity is keeping province healthy

As you flip through your vehicle’s owner manual, you’re likely to notice that it has two different service interval schedules – one for “normal” driving and one for “severe” driving.” If you’re like most Canadians, you probably think that you drive under normal condi-tions, but like most Canadians, you’d be wrong.

Severe driving should not be confused with aggressive driving. It refers to the con-ditions in which you drive rather the way in which you drive. Even the most cautious and patient driver in Canada drives in severe conditions thanks to the array of weather that Mother Nature throws our way.

The conditions that man-ufacturers identify as being severe vary slightly, but severe driving conditions are typically defined as:

driving in cold weather;driving in extremely hot

weather (over 32°C);extensive idling (e.g. at

traffic lights);driving in stop-and-go

traffic; taking trips that are

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towing a trailer or driv-ing with a roof rack;

driving on mountainous roads; and/or

driving on muddy, dusty, or de-iced roads.

To keep your car running safely and dependably over the long term, you must maintain it to the standard outlined in your owner’s manual, but that standard depends on the environ-ment in which you drive. That’s why your vehicle’s service schedule was deter-mined by automotive engi-

neers, taking into consider-ation how driving condi-tions influence the rate at which its parts and systems wear.

By acknowledging that you drive in severe condi-tions and following the shorter maintenance inter-vals, you can keep yourself, your passengers, and your fellow drivers safer on the road.

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Recent reports suggest many Canadians are not saving enough for retire-ment*. And with Cana-dians living longer, health-ier lives than ever before, your retirement income will likely need to last for twenty, thirty or more years.

That’s why having a plan for your retirement has never been more important – and one of the most successful steps you can take is working with a professional financial advi-sor. There’s no doubt that financial advice can improve retirement readi-ness, according to a study** which found that investors who do work with a profes-sional advisor have a high-er savings rate on average than those who do not.

Here’s an example: You’ve been getting advice from a professional for 15 years and have been fol-lowing that advice dili-gently. By doing so, the study says your household assets could be almost twice as high as a house-hold without a professional advisor. The reasons for that difference and why working with a profession-al advisor sets you up for a successful retirement might surprise you. The study barely mentions

investment performance – the prime focus of many investors – but, instead, highlights the value pro-fessional advisors add by encouraging more disci-plined savings and invest-ment behavior.

You may have the best intentions but it can be challenging to stay disci-plined enough to try and achieve investment suc-cess on your own, espe-cially when you are not following a well-designed financial plan. But when you plan your retirement with a professional advi-sor, set realistic financial goals and work toward achieving them, success is more likely. The recent study says that while set-ting those goals is vital, it is the professional advi-sor’s ability to create the discipline for you to save and achieve those goals that really brings value to your association with your advisor.

The study also found that the longer you work with a professional advi-sor, the better – because the longer you receive financial advice, the more assets you will accumulate and the closer you will be to achieving your financial goals.

This is the ideal time of year to begin or revise your financial plan. Registered

Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) are a key compo-nent of most financial plans and, given that the deadline to contribute to RRSPs is March 2 (for your 2014 income tax filing) now is the time to talk to your professional advisor about your retirement readiness.

Give your advisor a call and soon you’ll be able to say with confidence, “Yes, I am ready for retire-ment.”

*McKinsey & Company, 2012 report

**Boosting Retirement Readiness and the Economy Through Financial Advice, Montmarquette and Viennot-Briot 2012 Canadian Study for the Conference Board of Canada

This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for spe-cific advice about your cir-cumstances.

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The Canada Safety Council and the family of Sarah Beth Therien creat-ed the memorial scholar-ship in 2013 to honour the memory of Sarah Beth Therien.

Sarah Beth was a val-ued employee of the Canada Safety Council and a passionate advocate for children’s and traffic safety when she died of an unexpected heart arrhyth-mia on June 17, 2006. She was 32. Colleagues remem-ber her as a kind and gen-erous spirit who was always ready to help oth-ers.

Before her sudden ill-ness, she had made her family aware of her desire to be an organ donor. But her condition was classi-fied as a “cardiac death,” and under existing Canadian medical protocol she would not have been eligible to become an organ donor. At the time, the Canadian medical commu-nity only ccepted organ donation after brain death, for example, from strokes, injury, or trauma. When it became clear that Sarah Beth would not recover,

her parents, Emile and Beth Therien, lobbied strongly to have the wish-es of their daughter hon-oured. After their heart wrenching decision to remove life support, Sarah Beth became the first Canadian in nearly four decades to donate her organs after cardiac death.

The competition for the Sarah Beth Therien Memorial Scholarship is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are full-time under-graduate students, or graduating high school students entering a recog-nized post-secondary pro-gram in September 2015. To apply, write us a short essay explaining how you improve safety in your community, and complete the application form. Full instructions as well as the application form are avail-able on our website at www.canadasafetycouncil.org. Applications will be accepted from January 31 – June 15, 2015.

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SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST can happen to anyone, even those with no prior symptoms. Knowing how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) can make a difference in saving someone’s life.

Here are some facts about AED’s in Saskatchewan:

AED’s are not considered “medical devices” – meaning that they can be used by anyone.

In an emergency, use the closest available AED. Compatibility is not an issue.

All AED models sold in Canada must meet Health Canada standards.

An AED will not shock a person unless it is needed.

An AED will prompt you on how to

use it.Time is a critical factor in determin-

ing survival from cardiac arrest. Defibrillation must be performed early to be most effective. Studies have shown that for each minute defibrilla-tion is delayed, the chance of survival declines by ten percent. Few cardiac arrest casualties survive if defibrillation is delayed longer than twenty minutes.

Knowing what to do in an emer-gency can make all the difference. For more information on courses, including First Aid/CPR/AED training, visit our website at www.sja.ca. As a volunteer based non-profit charity, St. John Ambulance wants to ensure you and your families are prepared for an emer-gency.

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Prairie Debut Presents Ensemble Caprice, Baroque Quintet

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performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council,

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Anne

Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High School.

Under the artistic direc-tion of Matthias Maute and Sophie Lanviére, Ensemble Caprice is

renowned for its innova-tive interpretation of

baroque music and has received national and

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baroque guitar, violoncello and various percussion

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Dart League Attention dart players,

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Parkland Right to Life Meetings

Meets every third Wednesday of the month

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info. call 306-783-6240.

St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes

OHS Standard First Aid/CPR classes. Personalized courses and online train-

ing also available.For more info. or to register call Judy at 783-4544 or email:

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Grief ShareThe Grief Share support

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Margaret Yost 728-4744Ralph E. Hale 728-9205.

Cribbage & PoolThe Yorkton Retired

Citizens Inc. group invites interested cribbage and

pool players to come out to St. Gerard’s Church – lower level – Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 1:15 to 4 p.m. $1 for the after-

noon for crib, $1.25 for the afternoon for pool,

price includes light lunch.For info. call Helen at

783-0802 or Angie at 783-7838.

Crossroads – a support group for

women who are experiencing or have experienced violence.

Group is held at SIGN on Broadway every Thursday

from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more informa-tion contact 782-0673 or

782-5181.

Save the Yorkton Brick Mill

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Yorkton Creators 4-H Club

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Community Events

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS. The selection is based on: Demonstrating Christian Values, School work, School Involvement, Leadership, and Community Involvement.

Chelsea is very help-ful. She is always willing to lend a hand. She is a supportive group mem-ber and is responsible and intelligent. Chelsea is in AP math, is on the honour roll with distinc-tion and is a winner of

subject awards from grade 9 and 10. Chelsea is a member of the vol-leyball team from grade 9 to 11, plays community volleyball with Blitz for four years, Ukrainian dances with Kalyna for eleven years, helps teachers at elementary schools for the past four years and works part-time at Co-op. She is a leader of Little Angels for four years. Chelsea attends St. Mary’s parish and is involved in Children of Mary for many years.

Christian is a quiet gentleman with a good sense of humour. He is a pleasure to coach.

Christian is in AP calcu-lus and is on the honour roll with distinction. He is a member of the football team, is on the retreat leadership team and is on the track team. Christian was winner of the offensive MVP for the football team and takes on many leadership roles on retreats. He attends St. Gerard’s regularly and serves as an altar server where he has achieved gold cross for over seven years of serving.

Congratulations to Chelsea Spilchuk and Christian Flaman for win-ning Saint of the Month for December.

Sacred Heart Saints of the MonthDecember 2014

Female: Chelsea Spilchuk Male: Christian Flaman

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What were you doing in 2005? I can easily recall what I was trying to accomplish. I was a Grade 9 student at Bathurst High School at the time, trying to get the courage to do some-thing that no one ever thought I would do – come forward as a six-teen year old teenager who endured years of bullying. Coming for-ward to try and accom-plish one task, prevent bullying by the year 2008; the year I gradu-ated from High School. The year that at the time, I was hoping would be enough to prevent one more kid from being silenced about the pain, thoughts, the abuse, the pain they were endur-ing. The same thoughts, abuse, and the pain I was enduring.

I was kicked, burnt, spit on, called names because of the way I walked – a name that unfortunately I will remember for the rest of my life.

Prior to going public, I wrote an anonymous let-ter to the editor of my local newspaper The Northern Light. That letter turned in to a col-umn wrote by the editor of the paper at the time. His column entitled “Even in so-called enlightened times, bully-ing is still a problem”. That headline spoke vol-umes to me, and it still does today, but for a dif-ferent reason.

I can clearly remem-ber the nightmares, the night sweats, the head-aches, not being able to do my homework because I had to pay more atten-tion to was I going to get thrown down the stairs? Tripped? Shoved? Kicked? How could I con-centrate on learning while trying to prevent another sleepless night? I remember two students who I went to school with, two girls who were sisters who publicly never got identified, and how they burnt the back of my neck on the way to school, and how unfortu-nately no punishment could be handed out because a) no one would say a word on what they witnessed in fear that they would be the next target and b) the loca-tion the bullying hap-pened – a on school bus. The bus driver didn’t see the incident happen and the bus did not have a camera.

In ten years, bullying has changed dramatical-ly. The forms of bullying have changed, the way bullying is reported has changed, the way schools handle bullying has changed too and most importantly youth hope-fully know they now have a voice, and can speak out and get bully-ing support when they need it most. Over a ten year span, I’ve been able to help grow a national anti-bullying charity, share my story about

how a student with cere-bral palsy, was bullied, and most important on how I can now help other youth and their families get the support they need.

Policies have come and gone over the years, some have helped pre-vent another child endure what I did while others are newer and provide something that was not there when I was in school – more support for teachers, more information on the new forms of bullying.

I’ve been recognized for my tireless work, ranging from my first award being the Chaleur Youth Outstanding Awards, a part of an award ceremony that the Bathurst Youth Centre offers, to Community Leader Awards, to most recently the Order of New Brunswick in 2011 at the age of 21. The youngest New Bruns-wicker to receive this honor since its creation.

Over the next years, I hope to see more pro-grams, support net-works, laws, and policies to help handle this prob-lem. To the educators who did all they could with the resources they had at the time, thank you. To the media, espe-cially The Northern Light and MAX 104.9 FM (formerly CKBC), thank you for helping

tell my story. To the national media, thank you for helping get my message out, coast to coast to coast.

To any child or teen who is afraid of coming forward to tell someone, I have a very important message to you, your

parents and family: tell someone. Tell a teacher, a guidance counsellor, a school official. Tell some-one. You do not need to live in silence. Any child or teenager or their fam-ily can reach out to BullyingCanada 24/7 for support, information and

resources by telephone at: 877-352-4497, or by email: support@bullying-canada.ca

Rob Frenette 25, is the Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of BullyingCanada Inc, a national anti-bullying charity.

More support needed to stop bullying

SaskTel and employ-ees from Yorkton & District participating in TelCare, the Crown Corporation’s Employee Donation Benevolent Fund, are donating $7,800 to four organiza-tions in 2014. The organi-zations are:

· Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan

· The Kidney Foundation of Canada

· Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association

· SPCA Yorkton Branch

“We make this announcement as we cel-ebrate the coming of a new year, but SaskTel employees are giving year-round, donating a portion of their income to support non-profits in the communities where they live and work,” said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO. “TelCare is a time honoured tradition for SaskTel and our employees, a chance for us to recognize the impor-tant work these organiza-tions undertake as non-

profits.” SaskTel TelCare is a

volunteer organization of SaskTel employees who contribute donations through an automatic payroll deduction. SaskTel donates 50 cents for every dollar employ-ees contribute through TelCare. Across the prov-ince, the TelCare pro-gram will contribute $313,261 to Saskat-chewan non-profit orga-nizations in 2014. To find out more about TelCare visit www.sask-tel.com.

About SaskTel Saskatchewan Tele-

com munications Holding Corporation (SaskTel) is the leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, with $1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 1.4 mil-lion customer connections including over 607,000 wireless accesses, 492,000 wireline network access-es, 250,000 internet accesses and 100,000 Max™ (TV) subscribers.

Employeesdonate $7,800

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL LEGION WINNERS: Bottom Row: Katlyn Kitzan (2nd in Poetry), Chelsea Spilchak, (3rd in poetry) Alexis Guy (first in poetry), Emmy Tourand (second in prose). Back row: Dakota Cmoc (first in colour poster), Andrew Witwicki (3rd in prose), Nathan Pidperyhora (1st in prose), Brooke Maduck (first in black/white poster). All first place finishes move on to the next level

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MID CITYSERVICE

Happy New Year to all of our YBID Members

As we move along in 2015 this will be a very interesting year for the YBID. We are planning for the future in our relations with the City and our members.

The City’s NEW Economic Development Offi cer, Samuel Twumasi, has been invited to attend all our board meetings and has accepted. He will be key to our continued strong relations with the city administration and council.

Being a part of the planning from both ends, we will be in a position to participate with ideas as well as fi nances.

We will be putting some of our annual funds into a Broadway Street Reserve Fund, which will assist in helping the city redevelop the downtown core after they replace sewer and water lines down Broadway, the longest street in Saskatchewan.

We will continue and upgrade the Clean Street Project in co-operation with SIGN as well as attempting to enhance the Flower Pot Program in co-operation with Young’s Plant World and Prairie Harvest Employment.

This year we will also be attempting to take in the Western Canada Business Improvement District Conference in Edmonton. Like a good business, it never hurts to see and hear what other community BID’s have been doing. There are hundreds of BIDS in Western Canada and the trend continues to grow.

At the same time we will be continuing our partnerships with the Yorkton Exhibition Association, the Film Festival, Godfrey Dean, ReDiscover Downtown and any other group or organization who comes forward with a great idea where we can help out.

If you need or want something business related in our YBID area, please contact us. We’re here to assist as many people as possible.

Phil DeVosExecutive Director YBID306-783-9243yorktonbid@sasktel.net