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COMING TOGETHER – COMING TOGETHER – The Parkland College’s Trades and The Parkland College’s Trades and Technology Centre is taking shape, with the building now Technology Centre is taking shape, with the building now framed up. The shop area is pictured above. Robert Logan, site framed up. The shop area is pictured above. Robert Logan, site supervisor with Logan Stevens Construction (right, with Faye supervisor with Logan Stevens Construction (right, with Faye Myers, President of Parkland College), says that while the Myers, President of Parkland College), says that while the weather has not been cooperative, heavy rains in particular weather has not been cooperative, heavy rains in particular making it difficult to move material, the building will be com-making it difficult to move material, the building will be com-plete by the time classes begin in 2015.plete by the time classes begin in 2015.

Budget passed, six per cent increase approvedBy SHANNON DEVEAUN-R Writer

It’s not what residents gener-ally like to hear, but it’s a much needed increase say Yorkton City Council members after a vote Monday evening to up tax-es by six per cent. With both operating and capi-tal costs on the rise, an increase is needed to keep up says City Manager and previous Director of Finance Lonnie Kaal. The 2014 budget came to council originally on July 7 but

it was tabled for further consid-eration and brought back this week. “Operating costs are increas-ing more than CPI (Consumer Price Index) given rising fuel, contract and labor costs,” says Kaal adding, this necessitates a 3.24 per cent increase on the operating side of the budget. “The Capital Budget requires additional dollars to improve the state of the city’s assets, namely streets and facilities.” Drainage issues are also adding up to signifi cant dollars, mean-

ing the need to up the Capital Budget by 2.75 per cent. Upcoming projects will in-clude: continued work to drain-age ponds, ditches and culverts; road construction; public works building design; pathways; storm pipe replacements; work to city facilities; improvements to Deer Park which will include repairs to the irrigations sys-tem, washrooms and clubhouse windows; work at the land-fi ll and also airport improve-ments. On the operating side fuel

and utility costs factor in says Kaal as well as adding in fund-ing for one full time IT position and a couple of part time parks positions. A six per cent overall tax increase equates to about $85 per year for the average home owner in Yorkton, or $7 per month. This will be less or more depending on property value. “We all know as a council that a six per cent tax increase is a signifi cant increase but there’s a number of projects that we need to do,” says councillor Les

Arnelien, adding the goal is to get back to the days of three per cent increases in time. “But this year, and I think a lot of municipalities are facing the same issues, there is much we have to do... hopefully this will be a one off.” A motion was made to ap-prove the budget with the con-dition the hiring of and new personnel will come back sepa-rately to council for approval before any changes are made.

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By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

One of the new booths at Sunflower this year was W.C. Keen, Metal Artist. Keen uses steel to make unique sculp-tures, often depicting trees and nature, though also bringing some more abstract work to the show. The work is a partner-ship between Keen and his wife, Laurette, who paints the finished work. He says that her paint is what makes the final sculptures look real and have them come alive as

more than metal. He also emphasizes that the work is a sculp-ture, rather than some-thing cut out, using an add-on process which makes every work unique. While varied, one of the main subjects of the work is trees, and he says that they are one of his main inspira-tions. “Trees are part of our life, trees are outside, they endure all of the elements. I love looking at trees and seeing how they flow and move in the wind and so on, every tree is different.”

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By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Sunflower Fine Art Craft Market had another successful year, with over 150 booths selling a variety of crafts, including woodwork, glass, specialty foods, jewelry, photography, clothing and more. The show also attracted a number of new exhibi-tors who had never been a part of the market before. One of those businesses was Northern Edge Log Works, which brought custom wood furniture to the show. The three man operation from Dauphin, Manitoba, con-sisting of Perry Kowall, Dallas Kowall and Kyle Neault, began doing furniture as a sideline from their main business of log cabins and timber frame construction, explains Perry Kowall. Each piece they make is unique, Kowall says, because of two reasons. One, since they are making log furniture, the character of the wood will ensure that not every piece can be exactly the same, as every tree is a bit different. Two, they do not like to sit still and do the same thing twice, so they keep trying new things and different designs to keep things fresh. “It’s really rustic and bulky, that’s kind of the look we go for. We just find that it’s different, we’re not trying to copy anybody, we just have our own style of furniture and buildings that we do.” They entered into the furniture business because customers wanted something to go along with their wood-frame cabins. Kowall notes that they have evolved since they began, while early pieces were more appropriate for a log cabin their pieces now make sense for any homes, as substantial distinctive pieces. Kowall says that the Sunflower show has been a success, with good sales and lots

of people coming through the show. “We’re really impressed with the show. It’s well run and there’s a good variety of people here from all over the area.” Those interested in Northern Edge Log Works can visit www.northernedgelog-works.com.

NORTHERN EDGE Log Works brought their distinct and unique wood furniture to the Sunflower Fine Arts Craft Market. Pictured above are Dallas Kowall and Perry Kowall with the company.

W. C. KEEN, metal artist, (right), pictured with Laurette Keen, made his first trip to the Sunflower Fine Arts Craft Market over the weekend. He says he was impressed by what he saw at the show.

Sunfl ower event another big successManitoba woodworkers wow with unique designsManitoba woodworkers wow with unique designs

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As a council they have seen plenty of growth and change over the years and as we head into the 2014-15 season, there is much to celebrate. This year marks the 40th anniver-sary for the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan Series. With the council since the inception of the series, Margaret Cugnet says it all started from a proposal by OSAC – the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils. “They were sort of in their infancy in those days,” she says adding, OSAC was presenting concerts to councils throughout the province at the time. “There were wonderful, outstanding artists.” Affordability though, meant fewer bookings at that time so OSAC came up with a plan to do group bookings by teaming up arts coun-cils in Saskatchewan. This would mean dis-counted rates and greater booking power. “We were then able to get excellent artists but for less of a fee,” says Cugnet. “People are always somewhat skepti-cal about new things so we said ‘well, we’ll try it for one year.’” The rest is history. Forty years later both the council and the Stars series are going strong, bringing hundreds of exciting and talented per-formers to the city at affordable costs. “It’s been a huge suc-cess. We’ve had over 300 concerts,” Cugnet says recalling back to the very first performance in 1975 by a Saskatchewan dance theatre group. “We fol-lowed that by Liona Boyd who was almost like a household name in Canada... and then the Salt Lake Symphony Choir... a choir all the way here from the US in our first year... “It was our first year and we had these out-standing artists... it just kept going and here we are today.” It may sound effortless but there is plenty of work and time that go into solidifying a seamless sea-son of entertainment per-formances – year after year. “But it’s my passion,” says Cugnet who is pleased with how things have grown over time. Annually, the Arts Councils of Saskatchewan

meet to view shows and to select which will perform in the coming season. This year they will meet in October to decide on the following season. “It’s called the Showcase Conference. We’ll proba-bly see about 14, 15 differ-ent artists perform and from there we begin to decide.” Availability, cost and variety to create a well balanced season all factor in as well as being able to accommodate each per-former. OSAC then looks after the booking. The current season kicked off this past Sunday. “We opened with a Patsy Cline show and it was fabulous, just abso-lutely fabulous and packed...” There are nine incredi-ble shows to follow. On Thursday, September 18, CONNIE KALDOR will take cen-tre stage. A prairie-born acoustic performer for more than two decades, Kaldor’s show is one that won’t disappoint says Cugnet. “She is wonderful and we are really looking forward to her. (www.con-niekaldor.com) Next up is ANGELE

DUBEAU & LA PIETA on Tuesday, October 14. “We’ve had them before and they are incredible. They are all female string players and it’s an amaz-ing program... Angele Dubeau is one of the worlds leading violinists and this is her orchestra. We were so impressed we’re bringing them back.” On November 1 Prairie Debut will present FUNG-CHIU, ONE PIANO/FOUR HANDS. With their unique pro-gramming and captivat-ing stage presence, The Fung-Chiu Duo (Janelle Fung and Philip Chiu) has quickly become one of Canada’s premiere piano-duos. “It’s one piano, four hands... you don’t see this very often,” says Cugnet. “It’s going to be a really exciting performance.” (www.prairiedebut.com) ECLIPSE is an excit-ing and vibrant musical experience that showcases the very best of Saska-toon’s musicians. “This is a fairly new choir... They’re making quite a name for themselves. “From shimmering jazz to harmonies and grooving rhythm, to inspiring gos-pel, Eclipse creates a joy-

ful musical spectacular,” their description reads. “It’s a musical event you won’t want to miss!” (www.eclipsechorus.com) Eclipse will perform Tuesday, January 13 beginning at 7:30 p.m. On January 27 Prairie Debut will be presenting ENSEMBLE CAPRICE, BAROQUE QUINTET. Under the artistic direc-tion of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innova-tive interpretations of

baroque music and has received national and international acclaim for more than twenty years. The New York Times fea-tured them in a lengthy article, praising them as “imaginative, even power-ful, and the playing is top-flight”. (www.prairiede-but.com) February will see singer ROYAL WOOD take the stage. Performing songs from his critically acclaimed albums, Wood’s latest release “We Were Born to Glory” debuted in the Top 25 charts in Canada and was recently nominated for “Adult Alternative Album of the Year” at the 2013 Juno Awards. “I saw him show-case last year... he’s a new and up and coming art-ist...,” says Cugnet adding residents will be sure to enjoy this award winning artist. This show takes place February 22 start-ing at 7:30 p.m. (www.royalwood.ca) Who doesn’t enjoy a crowd pleasing ballet performance? March will see renowned BALLET JORGEN CANADA PERFORM CINDER-ELLA. This is a classical ballet with a modern twist. Returning to the original Russian tradition of having women perform the roles of the stepsis-ters, choreographer Bengt Jorgen builds a more real-istic and human look at Cinderella and her cir-cumstances, and then uses these scenes to both counterpoint and high-light the magical aspects of the story. Cinderella will hit the stage Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. (www.balletjorgen.ca) Steeped in Cape Breton tradition with strong Celtic roots and musical artistry, the BARRA MACNEILS are slated for April 8. This diverse and talented family group

continues to wow audi-ences around the world. Comprised of six siblings , the Barra MacNeils are widely regarded as one of the greatest live concert acts in the Celtic world. Hailing from Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island they are deeply rooted in Celtic music and dance. (www.barramacneils.com) Last but most certainly not least, a local group will be featured. LONE TREE ROAD – WITH JJ GUY AND SCOTT CORNELIUS will per-form. “JJ Guy is a very well known fiddle player and Scott goes to the Yorkton Regional High School, he’s a young, up and coming, wonderful fiddle player. Together they play, step dance and dazzle. A guitar, key-board, mandolin and sax-ophone – all eclectically balanced will round out the show which takes place Sunday, April 26 starting at 2 p.m. “All in all when we put it all together, I think we came up with 10 outstand-ing concerts.” They’re made as afford-able as possible as well. An adult can take in all of the remaining nine con-certs for just $160 – a 50 per cent savings from sin-gle ticket pricing. For seniors the cost is $150, students pay $70 and for a family with two adults attending the cost is $400. Single tickets are also available All shows take place at the Anne Portnuff Theatre located in the Yorkton Regional High School with the exception of the final performance, each show begins at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and/or more information, call the Yorkton Arts Council at 306-783-8722. Tickets are also available online at: www.ticketpro.ca

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In the end, all council-lors approved the budget with the exception of councillor Chris Wyatt who believes there is not a need for additional IT staff or part time park workers. “On those two posi-tions I cannot support the operating side of the budget, the capital I’m fi ne with... I truly believe that with three people working Monday to Friday 8-5 in our IT department they can handle things quite ca-pably... also... I’ve talked to the greens keepers out at Good Spirit Golf

Course, they have three people working there, four during the summer when they had a sum-mer student... even with all the fl ooding they had the course was in pretty

good shape so I’m won-dering why we have a position open at Deer Park?” An “average” home is currently assessed at $200,000.

Budget set to rise in Yorkton

Stars for Saskatchewan – celebrating 40 years

YORKTON AND AREA residents will be treated to a performance by Ballet Jorgen in March as a part of the Stars for Saskatchewan Series.


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I can tell you this, if I was set to be off on a holi-day flight to Cuba and it had to be diverted because two women were fighting over leg room – or anything else for that matter – I would be none too pleased. If you’re not adult enough to get along on an airplane and behave as such, then for everyone’s sake – STAY HOME. Maybe there aren’t enough repercussions, I’m not sure, but more and more incidents seem to be creeping up, costing people time and money over foolishness. Just over a week ago a United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver was diverted mid trip because two passengers got into a fight over legroom. Since then, two other US flights were “forced” to land unexpect-edly because passengers couldn’t get along. Legroom/seating issues also caused at least two other flight diversions earlier in the summer. Because there are so many incidents there’s even a term for people getting irate over seats being pushed into their ‘back’ position – “recline rage.” Really? Meanwhile in Canada... two women were charged during a recent flight to Cuba. The plane had to be turned around because they got into a drunken brawl. And that’s just a few of the stories...

Where to begin? Let’s see. We all know what airplane seating is like. If you can’t handle being packed in like sar-dines, either pay the extra for first class or don’t fly at all. It is what it is and unless they start rebuild-ing all the planes, the next time we board a flight the seating situation will be the same.

You get the picture. There won’t be much leg or elbow room. The person beside you WILL get up to use the washroom at the most inconvenient of times. They may have bad breath, body odour, or both. They may talk your ear off or have a screaming child on their lap. Who knows? Welcome to flying. It gets you from “Point A” to “Point B” a lot faster than a car and it reaches destinations you wouldn’t otherwise be able to travel to. Why can’t people just grow up? As far as the drunken ladies or anyone who over consumes... I say they should be footing a hefty bill for causing a plane to turn back. Eat, drink and BE MERRY but if you can’t handle your liquor, don’t drink. Ban people if you need to. Until then, “recline at your own risk” seems to be the adage. Will people never learn? I guess that’s a silly question.

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The way I see it...

Normally when a nude celebrity photo leaks it’s not a big deal for us, the not particularly famous. Nobody is clamoring to see me nude, after all – and if they are they’re certainly not telling me – and most of the time a naked picture is leaked it’s by someone related to that person and you do not have to be worried that the same thing can happen to you. However, there has been a recent celebrity nudity scandal that should be a huge deal for everyone else, whether or not their phone is filled with nude photos or not. The problem these celebrities faced is that the pho-tos from their phone were automatically uploaded to Apple’s iCloud service. This service’s security was com-promised, which meant that someone illegally acquired the photos and distributed them online. Since they were just looking for naked pictures of famous people, that is the stuff that was leaked. Fully-clothed non-celebrities still have to worry, however, because that means that the iCloud system has a giant security hole. Your photos might not be scandalous, but they could still be accessed, and there might be something you don’t want people to see for reasons that aren’t remotely lewd. For example, some banks allow you to deposit cheques with a photo, my own phone contains a picture of some serial numbers I needed in order to get my modem serviced. Nothing

scandalous, but it could be definitely used to access my home network. This is more worrying now that Apple, who made iCloud in the first place, has just announced their Apple Pay service, intending to allow people to buy all of their things via their phone. Incredibly con-venient, especially since a wallet is big and unwieldy. It might even make it possible for a Canadian to actu-ally pay at the pump in America, a sticking point that anyone who has gone on a lengthy road trip south of the border might be familiar with. But do you trust a company that can’t keep a famous person’s photos safe with all of your money? It’s a question that has to be asked in the light of this scandal.

Even if Apple Pay wasn’t announced at an unfortu-nate point in the company’s security record, it still makes one leery about their products. Apple sells things, whether that means books, music or software. You use your credit card to pay them for these things, that’s how commerce is conducted after all. Even though the iCloud service and their other services are not the same, it should present a big worry for every-one using them. If they are lax in security in one area of their business, what about the rest of it? Not to pick on Apple, it’s a question that surrounds any other similar service as well. Apple’s just one of the largest, but what security has been implemented else-where, and can it be accessed in the same way? Is this entire big cloud computing revolution just a dead end because of the many inherent security issues that you face? The cloud backup of photos is also a great idea, it means your pictures can be accessed anywhere and gives a measure of security if your phone is somehow dropped into the sea. However, it’s also something that needs a lot of security incorporated because some of the stuff you are backing up might be a bit sensitive. That much should be obvious, but since it has been bypassed it calls the entire organization behind the service into question.

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In celebration of literacy – because it’s important! This week International Literacy Day was celebrated both in Saskatchewan and worldwide. “I’m pleased that Saskatchewan will once again join in celebrating the International Day of Literacy and that we’re highlight-ing the important role that literacy plays in the quality of life in our province,” says Education Minister Don Morgan. “Strong literacy skills foster life-long learning, set the basis for skill development and encour-age civic engagement which will help us reach the targets in the Plan for Growth.” While we may all assume reading is a skill we all take for granted the reality is, it’s not the case. Statistics say almost half (48 per cent) of Canadians aged 16 and over have low literacy skills. They scored below Level 3; 55 per cent of Canadians aged 16 and over scored below Level 3 in numeracy; and 40 per cent of adults (16 years and over) have below Level 3 litera-cy levels. Just in Saskatchewan 33 per cent of adults (aged 16-65) score at Level 1 and Level 2; and a whopping 75 per cent of adults (65 and over) have below Level 3 levels. While there are likely many reasons for these statistics, anything we can do to turn the trend is good news for the prov-ince as a whole. That’s where funding and persistence come in. The Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN) is an important partner in provid-ing literacy leadership in Saskatchewan. The SLN receives funding from the Government of Saskatchewan for a variety of programming including adult, commu-nity and family literacy programs. “As the SLN celebrates its 25th anniver-sary, we are committed to supporting lit-eracy and learning for life in Saskatchewan,” SLN Executive Director Karen Rosser said. “Literacy is about how we learn and grow, prepare for a constantly changing world and workplace and interact with society and our communities.” The proclamation of Literacy Day in Saskatchewan acknowledges the tradition started by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) nearly 50 years ago. Since 1965, UNESCO has been celebrating Literacy Day by reminding the international com-munity that literacy is a human right and is foundational for all learning.

Devin Wilger


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“Mega-droughts and deadly heatwaves. A year’s rainfall in a month. Coastal cities under wa-ter. Destruction of ocean life. Invasive pests.” This is how the Unit-ed Nations’ World Me-teorological Organiza-tion (WMO) describes “weather reports from the future”, a series of films depicting what they claim are realistic scenarios for the year 2050. Working with televi-sion weather presenters and national broadcasters from around the world, the WMO is releasing 14 imaginary future weath-er reports this month designed to influence the UN’s Climate Summit 2014 to be held in New York City on September 23. The films “paint a com-pelling picture of what life could be like on a warmer planet,” says WMO Secre-tary-General Michel Jar-raud. “Climate change is already leading to more extreme weather such as intense heat and rain…We need to act now.” But neither the WMO films nor Jarraud’s state-ment make any sense. They are based on the findings of the UN’s In-tergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an agency that has been wrong on every single forecast they have ever made. So like most of the climate debate, the WMO initiative is not science. It is propaganda designed to push political lead-ers into committing their countries to a binding greenhouse gas reduction treaty at next year’s Cli-

mate Change Conference in Paris. Science tells us that if the world warms due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions, an improbable proposition, temperatures at high latitudes are fore-cast to rise the most, re-ducing the difference be-tween arctic and tropical temperatures. Since this differential drives weath-er, we should see weaker midlatitude cyclones in a warmer world and so less extremes in weather, not more.

The lack of a global warming/extreme weath-er connection is one of the few areas of agreement between the IPCC and the Nongovernmental In-ternational Panel on Cli-mate Change (NIPCC). The IPCC wrote in their March 28, 2012 Spe-cial Report on Extremes, “There is medium evi-dence and high agreement that long-term trends in normalized losses [due to extreme weather] have not been attributed to natural or anthropogenic climate change.” In their September 27, 2013 Fifth Assessment Report the IPCC had only “low con-fidence” that “damaging increases will occur in either drought or tropical

cyclone activity” as a re-sult of global warming. The NIPCC report re-leased on September 17, 2013 concluded the same, asserting that “In no case has a convincing relation-ship been established between warming over the past 100 years and increases in any of these extreme events.” The NIPCC even went so far as to say, “There has been no significant increase in either the frequency or in-tensity of stormy weather in the modern era.”

For example, the num-ber of tropical cyclones making landfall in the Philippines has not changed significantly over the past century. And it has been almost nine years since the last ma-jor hurricane struck the US Mainland, the longest drought in the hurricane record since 1900. Despite predictions that the 2013 hurricane season (Jun 1 – Nov 30) would be more active than usual, it was one of the weakest since record-keeping began about 50 years ago. The 2014 sea-son is also showing less activity than normal. The US National Hurricane Center stated on Septem-ber 1, “For the North At-

lantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, activ-ity in the basin so far in 2014 has been about 45 per cent of the 1981-2010 average.” Of course, none of this was supposed to happen according to the computer models on which the cli-mate scare is founded. The San Francisco-based Climate Policy Ini-tiative has demonstrated that worldwide spending on climate finance now totals almost $1 billion per day. Tragically, only six per cent of this goes to helping people adapt to real climate change today, however caused. The rest is wasted trying to control what might happen in the distant future. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, thanked the television weather pre-senters “for volunteering their time and their skill to communicate to mil-lions of people the reality we are all facing by 2050 if climate change is left unaddressed. I am sure their films will inspire everyone of the absolute necessity of a meaningful, universal new agreement in Paris in 2015.” The only climate agree-ment required is one that helps our most vulnerable citizens adapt to climate change, most of which is undoubtedly natural. Al-locating more importance to the unpredictable prob-lems of people yet to be born than the serious is-sues faced by those suf-fering today is immoral.

Tom Harris, Ottawa, ON.

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It is well known that collective bargain-ing allows healthcare workers to achieve progress in areas such as compensation and working conditions, but the important role registered nursing unions play in improving patient safety and outcomes is often over-looked. In Canada, over 80 per cent of registered nurses are unionized. This is the majority of the single largest group of healthcare profes-sionals in the country, who comprise close to one-third of the Canadian healthcare work-force. Whether in hospitals, long- term care, mental health, home care or community set-tings, registered nurses touch the lives of ev-ery Canadian. No other healthcare provider is more integrally involved in direct patient care than a registered nurse. But what does a unionized registered nurse really mean for patients? Maintaining com-petitive wages is central to decreasing staff turnover and limiting the need to constantly retrain new, inexperienced staff, but in re-ality collective bargaining is about so much more. The positive impacts registered nurs-ing unions have on the quality of patient care go well beyond the negotiation table. Research has demonstrated a direct relation-ship between improved patient outcomes and registered nurse unionization. By advocating for safer staffi ng, regis-tered nursing unions work to ensure regis-tered nurses are able to dedicate more time and expertise to direct patient care. Better staffi ng levels mean registered nurses have greater workplace support, resulting in less stress and burnout. This translates into more time at the bedside, fewer mistakes and less chance of subtle, and often critical, changes in a patient’s condition being missed. Registered nursing unions do more than advocate for safer staff numbers; they also promote the importance of the right staffi ng mix. This means matching patients with qual-ifi ed care providers, who possess the neces-sary education and foundational knowledge to ensure the safest level of care at all times. Decades of national and international re-search consistently demonstrate a link be-tween inadequate registered nurse staffi ng and poor patient outcomes, including in-creases in death rates, hospital-acquired in-fections, pneumonia, sepsis, pressure ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, shock, cardiac ar-rest, medication errors and falls, as well as, longer than expected hospital stays. Unions representing registered nurses have made it a priority to raise awareness about this research and constantly strive to make evidence-based safe staffi ng a guiding principle in healthcare. One of the greatest benefi ts for patients is that registered nursing unions provide a con-sistent collective voice for registered nurses in the workplace. They empower registered nurses to actively participate in shaping healthcare reform and care delivery, and af-ford them the protected right to stand up and speak out for their patients, their practice and their profession. There is no greater ad-vocate than a unionized registered nurse. It is not always clear whether changes in healthcare are associated with improved patient outcomes or driven by other factors such as budgets or competing political ideolo-gies. What is clear is that all healthcare stake-holders – from direct care workers to health regions, unions and government - constantly engage in spirited discussions about what’s best for patients. For those who depend on the healthcare system, this public debate can often seem chaotic and confusing. It is impor-tant to know that positive changes do come out of these exchanges because of the dedi-cation and input from stakeholders such as registered nursing unions. Nowadays people are older and sicker than they ever have been before and patients are being rushed through the healthcare system because of limited space and resources, and budget driven decisions. With these increased pressures, the role of registered nursing unions becomes increasingly critical as they continue to be a voice for registered nurses and their patients, and passionate advocates for high quality, safe patient-centred care.

Tracy Zambory, RN,President, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses

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To the Editor:

After last month’s debacle at Statistics Canada over the offi cial job numbers for July, observers might be forgiven for wondering if the most recent fi gures for Au-gust (published last Friday) are accurate. The once-proud agency, long suffering now under a govern-ment that doesn’t much believe in data-based decision-making, could ill-afford another hit on its cred-ibility. But public reaction to the Au-gust labour market report quickly moved on to the substance of what it revealed – a struggling economy that simply isn’t generating jobs. Instead of gaining some 10,000 new positions in the past month, as predicted, employment fell by some 11,000. Despite regular monthly popula-tion growth, participation in the labour force continued to decline in August by another 0.1 per cent – meaning that another 21,000 peo-ple stopped looking for work. Some of those would have taken normal retirement. Many others just gave up their job search in frustration. As a result, the August unem-ployment rate stayed fl at at 7.0 per cent, while both the number and percentage of Canadians gainfully at work dropped yet again – more evidence that the economy is not producing jobs at a suffi cient pace. Compared to the period in 2008 just before the recession, there are nearly 230,000 more jobless Cana-

dians today. Some private sector economists call this situation “shocking”. Oth-ers says it’s “dismal”. Whatever the descriptor, it’s not good. And the problem seems to be chronic. To paraphrase the Governor of the Bank of Canada, the Canadian job market is a “serial disappoint-ment”. Looking back a full year, only a meagre 81,000 jobs have been cre-ated in this whole country through the past 12 months. More than 80 per cent of them are just part-time, meaning poorer job quality, lower wages and less security. Most seriously, the largest job losses in August were in the pri-vate sector – some 112,000 of them, gone! That’s the worst private sector job-loss record, ever. Pub-lic sector employment increased a bit, as did the numbers of people claiming to be self-employed. But good solid private sector jobs went up in smoke. In the fall of each year, the Gov-ernment of Canada publishes a mid-term “Fiscal and Economic Update”. It’s due in just a few weeks. Will the Harper govern-ment continue to show passive indifference and do nothing - be-having like a hapless spectator, paralyzed by ideology, incapable of infl uencing the course of events, content to watch jobs deteriorate and disappear? Or will they at least try to be more useful? If they had the will and gump-tion, they could roll-back some of

their excessive Employment Insur-ance payroll tax increases which are running up a multi-billion-dol-lar EI surplus and unnecessarily killing jobs in the process. They could join the “Team Can-ada” trade missions, led by provin-cial Premiers, in a concerted effort to brand and sell more Canadian goods and services abroad. They could develop a credible environmental framework for re-source projects which would earn Canadian energy producers great-er access to international markets at better prices. They could tear down barriers to higher learning and skills, and strengthen homegrown Canadian science and innovation. They could accelerate, instead of stalling, federal investments in truly transformative public infra-structure to help drive jobs, growth and productivity – as recommend-ed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Provinces, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, the Canada West Foundation, the Canadian Coun-cil of Chief Executive Offi cers, the C. D. Howe Institute, and many more. But don’t hold your breath. This is not a government that lets hu-man need, good advice or hard evi-dence get in the way of its ideology or partisanship.

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CORNER-COPIA – The second annual Corner-copia trade show was held recently, bringing together 33 home-based businesses to the lower level of SIGN on Broadway, giving attendees the chance to see and experience a wide variety of goods and services on offer in the region. The event raised over $3,000 for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area as well as SIGN. Event organizer Faye Andrusiak says that this year’s charities were chosen because of the great work they do with local children and families. She would like to thank the commu-nity for supporting the weekend.

McIntosh begins his own decade of hitsBy DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Country musician Jordan McIntosh might not be old enough to drink, but he’s already creating a splash in the country music scene. He’s currently touring with George Canyon as part of the Decade of Hits tour, as well as getting ready to release his debut EP. McIntosh says that Canyon is a mentor to him, and that getting to tour with someone who has that experience tour-ing already is invaluable for someone like himself, who is young and still at the begin-ning of his career. “I know that this time on the road I’ll come home with a brand new knowledge of every-thing and learn so much, because he’s been doing this for so long. It’s a Decade of Hits, but he’s been doing this for twenty five years.” The first EP from McIntosh will be on the tour as well, featuring his singles “That Girl” and “Grew Up In A Country Song” as well as four new songs. A full length album is also coming early next year, but McIntosh says he wanted to have something on the tour for fans to take home. “I’ve been working in the

studio and writing for the past two years, so it’s going to give people a little taste of what the full album is going to be.” Beyond touring together, Canyon is also the producer of McIntosh’s debut EP. He says that he has always been a fan

of Canyon’s music, and he says he’s honoured and blessed to be a part of his tour and to have his support as he begins his career. “I grew up listening to him on the radio, he’s a Canadian country music icon. To say

that I am working with him and touring with him, and have him give me his advice and help me where he can... It’s great to know he’s given me that stamp of approval.” McIntosh says he’s lucky to see his career taking off so

early, which he says is an opportunity that he wants to take full advantage of as he develops as an artist. “Being so young and being able to do some of the stuff I’m doing, I feel so blessed... I real-ize that before I’m even legal in this country I will have been on two nation-wide tours, and it’s crazy to think that I get to start this at such a young age, but I feel blessed to start so early because I have so many years to explore dif-ferent styles and grow with my music.” Country music is the foun-dation from McIntosh which he has built his style, but he says that his influences are wide ranging and varied. He says that he’s most excited by people doing things that are new, exciting and innovative. Above all, he’s a fan of good music, no matter the genre, and his goal is to make good songs that represent him and his style. “Styles are going to change, lyrics are going to change with myself, so I’m excited about the journey I’m going to take with my music.” The Decade of Hits Tour makes its Yorkton stop on September 30 at the Painted Hand Casino.

RECENTLY ON TOUR WITH GEORGE CANYON, country music artist Jordan McIntosh will be perform-ing in Yorkton later this month.

City wide draws crowdsBy DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

If someone thinks there is nothing to do in Yorkton, a recent annual City Wide Registration event set out to change their mind. Over 45 dif-ferent sport, culture and recreation groups attend-ed the event, to get people to register and get involved for the upcoming season. Lisa Washington with Community Develop-ment, Parks and Recreation says that the variety of groups in atten-dance was the most excit-ing part of the evening. “If people are telling me that there’s nothing to do in Yorkton, I challenge them to come here.” One of the areas with the most growth is activi-

ties for young families, and she notes that the Family Resource Centre and Joey’s Childrens Apparel are at registra-tion for the first time and have great programming for local kids, from a very young age. Washington says that it’s vital for early childhood develop-ment to have programs available, and it’s great to see more groups stepping up to the plate. “There’s been so many studies about the early years, and how our area doesn’t score as highly as people want it to... So there’s a lot more oppor-tunities now that address different areas of child-hood development for the early years.” It’s not just about the kids, Washington notes, and she says that there

were plenty of alterna-tives for adults as well. One group she mentioned was the local cross coun-try skiing club, which has been steadily increasing programming and improv-ing trails, and she says thanks to that group there is now no reason why someone couldn’t at least give cross country skiing a try. Washington says that people were excited about the event, with people showing up before the booths opened. She says that people are surprised by what was available in the city, and that’s why the event takes place, so people can find new things to experience in the city. “Go and try something new,” Washington recom-mends.

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Most of his work is purely out of his imagina-tion, Keen says, using trees to represent differ-ent ideas, though he is also inspired by images he sees in the country-side. He notes that one sculpture, featuring two trees overlapping, repre-sents a long-married cou-ple, with strong roots as a foundation and the two trees growing together. He also incorporates things like old window frames into his work, because he is inspired by how they endure and withstand the elements, similar to how trees endure the harsh condi-tions of the world around them. Keen works with steel because it’s easy to work with, being malleable, easy to bend, twist and fuse together. He says that the goal is to make the steel look organic and

a part of nature. While he lives in Moose Jaw, Keen says he used to teach in Yorkton 42 years ago, and that was one of the reasons why he decided to come to Sunflower. He says he wanted to come back because he had never shown in the city, and after 40 years of working with metal it was some-thing he felt he should do. “I came to this show to just to see what Yorkton is all about. Yorkton is a good city for arts and cul-ture.” He says that the show overall was a great one, with a lot of traffic over the two days and good sales. Keen notes that many people had never seen something like his work before, and part of the reward was bringing something fresh that peo-ple had not seen before. “I love my work. Why? Because it’s creating

things. If people love it that makes me feel happy.” Keen’s work can be found at wckmetalartist.ca.

Many people sing the praises of bacon, and I am no different. What happens however, when you take that wonder-fully complex flavour and turn it into jam? True bliss. Recently I featured my recipe for Rosemary Maple Bacon Jam at a local fair and the popularity of this recipe was overwhelm-ing... so I decided to share it with you. The best tip I can give you is to use premium bacon from a butcher for best results. This is not a recipe for your “run of the mill” grocery store brand. Don’t get me wrong, you can still do it with regular bacon, but the results are much better with premium bacon. Also, this recipe is not a place for dried rose-mary. Fresh rosemary full of wonderful essen-tial oils is the way to go. Oh, and one last note on the ingredients, please use pure maple syrup and not regular pancake syrup. Somebody asked me “what do you put bacon jam on?” I replied “Everything!” Seriously though this is awesome on crackers with goat

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Rosemary Maple Bacon Jam

“The perfect topping for almost any appetiz-ers you may be thinking of offering to your guests, like bruscetta, cheese & crackers, can-apés, etc. My favorite is paired with soft unrip-ened goat cheese (chevre) as the creamy tanginess is the perfect match for this sweet complex concoction.” 1 pound bacon slices, cut into 1/4 inch pieces2 medium onions, quar-tered and sliced thin6 to 8 garlic cloves, chopped

1 cup black coffee2/3 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup maple syrup1/3 cup apple cider vin-egar1 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary Add the bacon pieces to a large heavy bot-tomed pan or dutch oven. Turn the heat to medium/high and cook the bacon until almost crisp (browned and cooked, but not crisp), reducing the heat to medium as it starts to turn brown, stirring occasionally, approxi-mately 20 minutes. Remove the cooked bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside on paper towels to drain. Remove all but one tablespoon of the bacon fat from the pan. Turn the heat to medium and stir in the onions to the

tablespoon of bacon fat followed by the garlic. Cook, stirring occasion-ally, until this onion/garlic mixture is soft-ened and slightly browned, approximately five to seven minutes. Add the coffee, brown sugar, maple syrup, vin-egar, rosemary, and reserved bacon. Stir to combine and increase the heat to medium/high to bring to a boil.

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium/low and simmer uncovered for approximately 90 min-utes until the mixture is syrupy and has a jam like texture. Transfer this mixture to a food processor and pulse a few times until the consistency/texture is what you desire. Will last up to 3 weeks in your refrigerator. Makes approximately

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BABY’S FIRST TRIP – Baby Tyce enjoys his very first trip to Canada. After being born in Katy, Texas, Tyce recently got the opportunity to meet his great grandparents as well as aunts, uncles and cousins for the first time. Above his older sister Cadence and mom, as well as his cousin Rylan are bathing him. – Submitted by BaBa Marge Stevenson of Yorkton.

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Submitted by Kaare Askildt, former Preeceville area farmer in training. This one of a series on get-ting settled in Hazel Dell. Who said that turkeys are dumb? A rural myth has it that some turkeys drown when it rains, as they look to the sky with their beaks open, wonder-ing why the water falls from the clouds! They accumulate too much water in the gullet because they don’t swallow, they can’t breathe and then “drown.” However, we must have gotten the smarter ver-sion. They are only 2½ weeks old, and when Marion opened the turkey door (flap) on the coop, they ventured out into the yard, hopped up on the old

truck canopy that is in the yard for the birds to use as shelter from the sun or heavy rain, and then took flight over the fence and into the mysterious realm of the paddock, spooking the horse in the process. Our dog Lady was in her element as she care-fully retrieved each bird, and delivered them to Marion. She carried them very gently in her mouth, and the only “damage” was the elevated heart-beat of the birds, who might have believed that they were becoming instant dog food. Marion noted that all the turkeys were caught and account-ed for. Fortunately we have some chicken wire which we stretched across the turkey yard, foiling any future attempt of

exploratory turkey flights! However, the turkeys did not give up! The veg-gie garden next to their yard was too much of a lure, so they figured out that they could climb up on the bottom wooden crossbar on the man gate to the turkey yard, and then squeeze their bodies through the upright boards. Those peas in the garden and the broad beet leaves were just succulent treasures calling out to them, and they must have figured that they would not be observed if they squatted down while nib-bling. Marion happened to look out of the window, and saw the culprits, and their garden freedom came to a quick end. As soon as Marion showed up in the garden, the little birdies

scampered for the main gate, and got back in their yard. Their new escape route was quickly blocked. The second batch of broiler chicks flew into the post office earlier this week. Well, actually they arrived by ground trans-portation from Alberta. A corner of the coop was made nice and cozy for them, with a heat lamp, food and water. They are settling in just nicely, eat-ing their food and drink-ing the water. We have already made room in the freezer for our yummy organic broilers. It takes a little effort to raise them ourselves, but we know what they have been fed, and the tender meat and wonderful taste makes it all worthwhile! Ole the poultry farmer had a giant problem; chickens from his free ranging flock kept getting run over on the road that went past his farm. He called the local RCMP and discussed the matter with them. The cops decided to patrol the area with a laser radar gun, but even speed traps and tickets

did not solve the problem, people just kept on driving fast when the cops were not there, and hitting his chickens. The cops even put up a sign that said “SLOW – CHICKEN CROSSING,” but Ole just kept losing more chickens. Ole thought long and hard about the problem, made his own sign and never had another chicken fatal-ity. Ole’s sign said, “NUDIST COLONY AHEAD – WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS CROS-SING.” The following is a story about Sven and his egg business. Sven had a chicken farm, and was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers, called pul-lets, and eight or ten roost-ers. The rooster’s job was to fertilize the eggs. Old Sven kept detailed records, and any rooster that didn’t perform well went into the soup pot and was replaced. Checking on the roosters all day took an awful lot of Sven’s time; so after some con-templation, Sven got a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each

bell had a different tone; that way Sven could tell, from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch with his laptop com-puter, and fill out an effi-ciency report simply by listening to the bells. Sven’s favorite rooster was old Brewster. A very fine specimen he was too. But on this particular morning, Sven noticed that Brewster’s bell had not rung at all! Sven put down his laptop and went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pul-lets, bells a-ringing! The pullets, hearing the roost-ers coming, would run away and seek cover. But to Sven’s amazement, Brewster had his bell in his beak, so it couldn’t ring. He would sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one and repeat the maneuver. Sven was so proud of Brewster that he entered him in the county fair. Brewster was an over-night sensation. The judges not only awarded him the No Bell Piece Prize but also the Pulletsurprise.

Ed, my neighbor next door, was telling me that some of his relatives have always called him ‘Cousin Solomon,’ even though, his name has always been Ed. His uncle Harry in Edmonton once said that Ed had more wisdom to share than Solomon. Ever after that event, more than a few of his relatives have called him, Cousin Solomon. Ed is still shar-ing his wisdom on every-thing to this present day. I met Ed last week at city hall, along with lots of other folks, present there to pay our property taxes. Ed shared with me that he believed the real reason for Robin William’s death was due to taxes. When I asked Ed, if Robin Williams had to pay a lot of personal and property taxes, his answer was probably! He explained that since taxes are so high here in Melville SK, they must be exorbitant in California. He ended by saying that since Melville’s taxes keep going up like a never ending addiction, we will all soon be suffering severe depression like Robin Williams suf-fered. I mentioned to Ed when I was talking to him that I had an abun-dance of plums and apples this year, and he

was welcome to some. He had been watching the apples on my tree getting ripening from his yard, and it seemed that I had enough apples for all of Melville. I said that I was thrilled with the abundance of apples and plums we have this sum-mer. Cousin Solomon said that he has seen me picking up apples from the ground, and he does not want any apples that have fallen off the tree. I was quick to say that I was inviting him to pick his apples and plums from our trees. I wasn’t surprised when Ed said that picking fruit was women’s work, and he would ask Ruby if she wanted to pick any fruit. My neighbor then added it was men’s work to eat an apple pie, or apple sauce, or plum jam when the fruit was perfected. Like Ed, we all have our thoughts and opinions on what is wise and what is foolish. It is hard to hear God’s word when it says, “Be not wise in your own eyes, and do not lean on

your own understand-ing.” The question always arises as to who knows best? Who is the wisest? Folks today would say that they do and refuse the guidance and brilliance of God’s word. Many think so highly of their own opin-ions that they are con-sumed in their own wis-dom. Guidance from God comes from renewing our minds in his word, by our own testing and examining of what God’s word has to offer in com-parison to our own way of thinking. Most of us, who watch Jeopardy, are amazed at the great wealth of knowledge that many contestants demonstrate. God invites us to discover the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of his person through his word. We are called to collide with the inscrutable way of God’s undeserved love for us in his Son Jesus Christ. God’s word can teach us what is good and acceptable for us, if we know that, we are not God’s counselor.

FINISHING TOUCHES – The Yorkton Nursery School Co-operative has been able to put the finishing touches on their playground thanks to a $10,000 donation from Barry and Joann Zapshalla. The money was used to buy two new play features as well as install a safe rubberized surface on the ground. The Zapshallas say that they were just one of the many supporters of the playground, and that they wanted to support the school because of the good work it has been doing for many years, including when their own children attended decades ago. Pictured are nursery school teachers Kelly Boychuk, Karly Wagner and Lana Haider, and Joann and Barry Zapshalla. Haider says that the playground is used daily by kids at the school and in the community, and they more use it gets the better it is.

GOOD BOY – Hi there, my name’s Decan. I’m a one and a half year old neutered male mastiff cross. I get along great with other dogs and kids, but what I really love more than anything else is belly rubs. I’m looking for a loving, responsible home, and I know someone out there would love to have me become a part of their family. To learn more come visit the SPCA or call 306-783-4080.

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Yorkton’s football reputa-tion has always been built on hard working players and hard working teams that have been hanging with the biggest schools in the province ever since the Yorkton Regional High School joined the ranks of the Regina Intercollegiate Football League before re-cently moving to the Moose Jaw league where the Raider Gridders have featured in two city championships in their two seasons in the league. However, since the intro-duction of Atom, Peewee and Bantam programs under the Yorkton Minor Football um-brella the quality of football in Yorkton has increased and so has the number of play-ers who will be playing at the next level in either the CIS on scholarships or at the Cana-dian Junior Football League level looking to make the jump to the CFL while repre-senting the city. This CIS/CJFL season will feature more Yorkton prod-ucts as ever before as Layne Hull (Okanagan Sun, CJFL), Daniel Benner (Calgary Colts, CJFL), Paul Toth (Regina Thunder, CJFL), Michael Ko-zushka (University of Alber-ta, CIS), Grey McKen (Uni-versity of Regina, CIS), Eddie Schramm (University of Regi-na, CIS) and Dalton Fichtner (University of Regina, CIS) will all be playing at the next level following successful ca-reers with the YRHS Raiders and Yorkton Minor Football. Numbers that prove the pro-gram that was built over the past decade is producing more success year by year, some-thing that is also shown with the YRHS’ two straight trips to their league championship game. Some players like Hull, Benner and Toth are vet-erans at the next level now with multiple seasons in the CJFL under their belt while Fichtner is now a second year player with the University of

Regina after winning Player of the Year honours in the MJHSFL in his senior year with the Raiders while the likes of Kozushka, McKen and Schramm are all new faces at the CIS level from the Raiders 2013 squad who are hoping to make an impact in the college game after successful years within the Yorkton program. Yorkton Minor Football President and head coach

of the YRHS Raiders Roby Sharpe mentioned that now thanks to the youth program getting kids in the game at the same time hockey, base-ball, or soccer programs would get children into the game has helped put Yorkton on the map with more and more col-legiate/CJFL players coming from the city as the YMF pro-gram continues to develop. “There have been players

coming out of Yorkton and playing in either the CJFL or the CIS for years now be-cause there have been plenty of amazing football players to come out of the city ex-cept now there are more and more players year after year helping put Yorkton on the Canadian football map,” says Sharpe.


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Sports Bank Drop-in The Yorkton Sports Bank is collecting used sports equipment at the Kinsmen. Come out and check out the assort-ment of sports equip-ment, including hockey gear, or donate your old equipment. Appoint-ments are required. Contact for more infor-mation by phone at 306-828-2401. Help give back to the community by donating your used equipment to those who are in need.

Demolition Derby

Races have wrapped up for the year but there is still another exciting event in the works. On September 21 the ever popular demolition derby will take place at the Yellowhead Inter-national Speedway in Yorkton. Operated by members of the Parkland Racing Association the event will be one not to be missed. For more information call 306-782-5626 or visit: www.yellowheadspeed way.net.

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Wednesday Nights 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre. Cost is $3.00/person.

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SINCE THE INTRODUCTION of Atom, Peewee and Bantam programs under the Yorkton Minor Foot-ball umbrella the quality of football in Yorkton has increased and so has the number of players who will be playing at the next level in either the CIS on scholarships or at the Canadian Junior Football League level looking to make the jump to the CFL while representing the city.

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By Chase Ruttig

The fi rst two seasons of the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders new era in the Moose Jaw High School Football League have been outstanding successes except when it has came down to winning a league championship, posting some of the best regular season records in the league and two trips to the MJHSFL Championship where they have fallen short both times to powerhouse AE Pea-cock of Moose Jaw in the quest for a fi rst title in their new league home. That has the Raiders motivated to get

back to the title game once again, com-ing out fl ying against the Estevan Elecs in their opening game in which the hosts put up 72 points in a lopsided 72-6 vic-tory at Kinsmen Century Field to kick off the 12 man high school football sea-son in Yorkton. Blowing past the Elecs, the Raiders sent a message that they are back to try to avenge their new misses in what will be their third season in the league. Even more impressive for the Raid-ers was that the win came without an exhibition tuneup game, something that used to be a staple of the YRHS’ prepara-

tions for the season in the past that head coach Roby Sharpe mentioned has been scrapped to avoid any unneeded wear and tear of the Yorkton players. “The past few seasons we have had players get hurt at the worst possible time which is in the playoffs and last year with the bye week to start the sea-son we didn’t have an exhibition game so we went with it again this year,” ex-plains the YRHS head coach who added the move was made with the playoff push come late fall in mind.


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“When you look at the list of teams, players from Yorkton are playing for this season it is all over Western Canad and we have players who are playing key roles on those teams in some of those places so it makes me feel proud that we have Yorkton players in nearly every place to play in the West.” Sharpe also mentions that this season the Raiders again have a crop of talents that could play at the next level if they want to, mentioning that the likes of Darius Hab-erstock, Zach Kais, Peter Kozushka, Alex Popoff, and Riley McGill amongst oth-ers all have the potential to be players who go from high school to post-secondary foot-ball careers. “When you look at our ros-ter there are a lot of guys who can potentially make the next jump and should in-terest teams at the next level this season,” says Sharpe who added that school grades and hard work are equally as im-portant as talent. “Keeping their marks high and work-ing hard in the weight room as well as in practice play a big role in making goals to play football at the next level a reality but we have a good group of kids so the number of players we have at the next level should continue to grow in the near future.” Talking about how ben-efi cial the YMF program has been to building the game in Yorkton, Sharpe mentioned that for many years the ear-liest football players would get to play the game in the city was either in Grade 8 or Grade 9 as a member of ei-ther the Jr. Raiders (12 man) or Jr. Saints (9 man) high school programs. Now there are three levels of 12 man football to play in Yorkton, giving kids the same advan-tages and opportunities to play that larger centres have had for years. “Going from getting play-ers playing football for the

fi rst time when they are basi-cally in high school to having them playing the game from a younger age at a high level is important because football is a game that involves a lot of fundamentals and under-standing of different con-cepts,” mentioned Sharpe. “Now when players get to the high school level they know 12 man football and where to be on the football fi eld, how to tackle correctly as well as safely and also know how to work hard in practice as part of a team which is something that not only helps players succeed but also to enjoy the game more because they are in a position to do well early on.” New quarterback Nick Payne is an example that Roby Sharpe brings up when talking about how the YMF program has changed the

way players can develop in Yorkton with the ability to play from a younger age to hone their skills and funda-mentals. “When you look at Nick Payne he is a player who instead of having to learn quarterback right at the Bantam level with a Jr. team was able to play 12 man foot-ball at quarterback for extra seasons at the Peewee level as well as in Bantam which has helped his development because he is playing a po-sition that he has learned for extra years he may not have been able to in the past which is why the program is so great.” YRHS offensive coordinator and head coach of the Atom Gridders of the YMF Jason Boyda mentions that the minor program has played a huge role in the recent suc-

cess of the YRHS Raiders program with players who are the fi rst products of early development becoming key players as of late. Giving the high school program players that are more ready to play which has allowed them to avoid having to rebuild. “It is a saying that we have now with the YMF program developing such talented kids in that we don’t rebuild, we reload on talented play-ers because these players now what it takes to win and know how to play the game thanks to playing Peewee, Bantam 12 man in the Regi-na league which does so much good for development,” adds Boyda. “The Regina league is so good for kids who want to play minor football and the fact that Yorkton has teams in every level in the league is something that we feel is a

great opportunity for kids toplay a game that they enjoyto play at the same level asany city in the province evenif they don’t live in Regina orSaskatoon.” When talking about thenumber of players that areplaying at the next levelthrough either the YRHS orthe YMF program, Boydatakes great pride in seeingplayers that he mentionedhave put in the work to getwhere they are today thatsome may not realize froman outside glance. “Anytime you see some-body you watched put in thework to achieve their goal ordream and get an opportu-nity to either earn an educa-tion or a chance to keep play-ing the game they love at thenext level is special and isapart of why I love coachingso much,” says Boyda. “Theseplayers all worked hard inthe classroom, the weightroom, at practice, after prac-tice and beyond to get wherethey are so I am incrediblyhappy to see so many of themcontinuing to play the gamethat they love and continuewith their dreams of playingfootball after high school.” With Yorkton’s minor foot-ball tradition continuing togrow it is clear that football is not only getting more and more popular in an area that has always loved the game thanks to Saskatchewan’s love of the Roughriders, but also developing talents that may one day put the city on the map as one of the prai-rie’s biggest football hotbeds. Slowly developing a pipeline for programs across Western Canada looking for the top high school talents in the country, Yorkton’s football success story is continuing to grow each year thanks in part to the new YMF tradi-tion. With more and more players from the city pur-suing their football dreams each year, don’t be shocked if one day Yorkton has a strong contingent of players at all levels of the game including in the CFL.


“It isn’t about how you start it is about how you fi nish so it was good to get the fi rst game out of the way with a win and we plan on getting sharper as the season progresses week by week.” That lack of prepara-tion time has Sharpe extremely positive fol-lowing a performance in which the Raiders domi-nated from beginning to end at Century Field, putting up a rare 70+ point performance. Men-tioning that the team could improve on some things from the victory, Sharpe feels that the team proved their ceil-ing is again high.

“The positive about playing a good fi rst game is that we can only build on that performance af-ter watching the game fi lm and improving the things that we need to be better at from there so things are defi nitely looking good again early this season.” Rookie quarterback Nick Payne shined in his debut with the Raiders after two years with the Jr. Raiders team that plays in the Bantam di-vision of Regina Minor Football’s ranks, draw-ing praise from offen-sive coordinator Jason Boyda who saw positives from the fundamentally sound Grade 11 talent. “The thing about Nick

is that he has played quarterback since he has played football which is something that shows in his fundamentals,” ex-plains Boyda who added that past quarterbacks Dalton Fichtner and David Balysky’s ath-leticism made them suc-cessful. “Over the past two seasons we have put some of our best athletes at quarterback and they both led us to success so the hope is having a product of Yorkton Mi-nor Football who has played the position since he started playing the game can add to our at-tack.” After a dominating performance to start the season there was of

course a look-ahead to the Raiders true mis-sion this season which is a fi rst ever league title, something that Sharpe feels this team is built to push for again thanks to weapons on offence like Zak Kais and Alex Popoff who shined on Saturday. “We have a lot of play-ers who can make the jump to the next level after high school and it looks like another spe-cial group again this season,” says Sharpe who praised Kais and Popoff’s athletic abili-ties. “We have a lot of freak (athletes) and Kais along with Popoff are two play-ers who show the type of

talents we are lucky to have again this season.” Despite the motiva-tion to avenge what were two tough losses to swallow to Peacock in back to back cham-pionship opportunities, Sharpe maintains that the team will need to fo-cus one step at a time to get there. “We want to get back to the championship because that is the goal every fall and with two losses in the last two seasons we want to make the next step but we can’t allow that to let us lose focus,” Sharpe says while pointing out that looking too far ahead is a dangerous risk to their goals. “Looking too far

ahead puts you in dan-ger of a letdown so we need to be focused on every opponent and get-ting the job done week by week before we get to where we want to be at the end of the season.” That means maintain-ing focus and intensity on their fi rst road trip of the season to play Moose Jaw Vanier in a game Sharpe expects to be tougher than their debut in a road environment. “Vanier are going to be a lot tougher and playing on the road for the fi rst time is always a challenge so we will need to go over Vanier’s fi lm on Monday and pre-pare from there to get another win this week.”

Raiders have sights set on return to Championship Game

Minor football program building collegiate

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and Fur Pets and Supplies 306-782-7387.

Canadian Federation of University Women,

Yorkton Brunch @ the Godfrey Dean Gallery on Saturday,

September 13, 9:30 a.m. Don Stein, CEO of the

Gallery will speak about the exhibits. All women wishing to attend are

welcome. For more info contact either Eileen

@306-782-5037 or Elsie @306-783-4862.

Shelwin House Informational

MeetingsGrayson Conference

Room, St. Peters Hospital, Melville the first Tuesday of every

month at 6:30 p.m.• overview of Shelwin

House, domestic violence info., healthy/unhealthy

relationships, dating violence

For details call Shannon at 306-782-5181.

The Caring ClosetLower level of Safire

Clothing & AccessoriesQuality, free used

clothing for women who require outfits for career or educational purposes.Donations are accepted.

Fittings are done by appointment. Call 306-

521-0332, 306-783-0026.

Grow ‘N’ ShareTo volunteer to pick fruit

or to register your tree for picking call 306-521-0332 or 306-782-3249. For details visit: www.

afsamatters.ca

The Yorkton Legion Track Club

The club is open to all Yorkton and area ath-letes that were born in

2002 or older. Coaches needed also.

To register or learn more contact Club Manager, Marcel Porte at [email protected] or call

Cell: 306-621-7716.

Yorkton Gardeners’ Market

All are welcome! Buy/sell local, fresh produce

Melrose Ave. & Simpson St. – Saturdays

until Sept. 20To register or learn more

call Glorianne at 306-521-0332.

TRACKS: Joe VarroNow at the

Godfrey Dean GalleryUntil September 14Paintings, drawings,

prints and sketches from the 1940s and 1950s doc-umenting working life on the railroad at the end of

the steam era. As a young man, Joe Varro worked on the CPR in

Regina, beginning during WWII and continuing

through the 1950s when he left to continue his

education and become an art teacher. Never exhib-ited before, this body of work was assembled by curator Vic Cicansky.Mon-Fri 11am-5pm

Sat 1-4 pmAdmission is always free!

New Horizons Friday Night Dances

78 First Ave. NorthYorkton, Sk.

Great night of dancingEvery one is welcome

Lunch is included Time: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Music by: • Ron & Sandra Rudoski,

September 12• The Zayshleys

September 19• Revised Country Lads

September 26 For more information

contact Peter at: 306-782-1846.

St. John Ambulance

First Aid ClassesOHS Standard First Aid/

CPR classes. Personalized courses and

online training also available.

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

[email protected].

Parkland Right to Life Meetings

Meets every third Wednesday of the month

@ St. Gerard’s Hall basement @ 7.30 p.m.

Al-AnonAl-Anon meets Mondays,

8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and

Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.

To place YOUR FREE Community

Event call The News Review at 306-783-7355.

Community Events


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115 - 41 Broadway W. Yorkton, SK306-786-6636

LOUCKS PHARMACY

NURSERY • GARDEN CENTREGROCERY STORE

Hwy. #9 North, Yorkton, SK.306-783-8660

464 Broadway St. E., Yorkton 306-783-8392www.wagnersflooring.com

Wagner’s Flooring Ltd.

HANCOCK PLUMBING2011 LTD

71 Broadway East306-783-3028

NEW LOCATION

Blanket Classifieds

Make every drop of yourmoney count!

18-1st Avenue North, Yorkton, SKCall - 783-7355

Call for Request for

United Way Funding

The Yorkton & District United Way is accepting requests for 2014 funding.

With the submission of your application you are agreeing to provide: • Volunteers for all United Way events • Provide the United Way with any requested information or communication

material within one month from the date that the request was sent • Assistance with the execution of Yorkton and District United Way’s annual

campaign

Yorkton and District United Way provides funding for services that make a direct impact within the community in which it operates. We do not fund organizations but rather the services that they provide within the community. Here are our funding criteria:

Eligibility Requirements

• Organization must have a valid registered charity number with Canada Revenue Agency or be designated a Qualifi ed Donee.

• Organization’s requests for funding must align with United Way’s community investment priorities: from poverty to possibility; all that kids can be, strong communities.

• Organization’s request for funding must align with United Way’s funding principles.

• Organization must operate and offer services in the Yorkton or surrounding districts

• Organization must demonstrate sound governance and fi nancial processes.

Exclusions

• Individuals, religious, or political activities;• Arts, culture, heritage, environment or animal programs that do not demonstrate

clear alignment with our social mandate;• Sports or recreation programs that do not demonstrate clear alignment with our

social mandate;• Activities that are considered core government services;• Medical research; or• Fundraising campaigns or fundraising even

Please provide your request to [email protected] no later than September 23, 2014

180A Broadway Street WestYorkton, SK S3N 0M6


YBID NEWSYBID NEWSA look at what is happening in the

Yorkton Business Improvement District

35 BETTS AVE.YORKTON, SK

306-782-0211

GS

GARDONSECURITIES& TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.

SALES & SERVICE • DSC Alarms & Equipment • Access Control • 24 hr. Alarm Monitoring • Cameras for Home, Farm

& Business • Surveillance System • Fire Extinguishers • Mobile Radios & Equipment • Answering Service

KAHKEWISTAHAWFIRST NATION

500 Broadway St. W. Yorkton, SK

24 HOURS/7 DAYS A WEEKFULL SERVICE

Corner of

Laurier &

Broadway

and WalMart

MID CITYMID CITYSERVICESERVICE

65 Broadway St. E.Yorkton

306-783-3181

WE'RE YOUR MUFFLER

SPECIALISTS39 Smith St. W.Yorkton, Sask.

306-782-6050

Yorkton Welding

& Machine- (1983) Ltd. -

140 York Road, Yorkton, SK

Specializing in All Typesof Welding & Machining

306-783-8773306-783-8773Supplier of park benches

& picnic tables etc.

210 Ball Rd.Yorkton, SK

[email protected]

Brandy'sMobileTaxService

306-641-5309

YORK-SASKDRYCLEANERS

LTD."Your Fabric

Care Specialist"

14-1st Ave. N.Yorkton

When You Look GoodWe Look Good

306-782-2647Loreen Poier & Douglas A. Poier

306-782-7387

Pets &

Supplies

107 Broadway St. W.Yorkton, SK

Phone

306-783-4212or

306-641-5224email:

[email protected]

BG Denture Clinic Creating

Beautiful Smiles For Over35 Years

46 Broadway St. E.(Next to Cornerstone Credit Union)

Yorkton, Sask.306-783-6350

www.thecaringteam.com

Yorkton’sPremier

Music Store & Teaching Studios

34 - 2nd Ave. N.Yorkton, SK

[email protected]

CrystalShore

Massagehas

relocated to60 - 5th Ave. N.

Yorkton

306.782.0417

✦ Eavestrough ✦ Vinyl Siding ✦ Window/Door Capping ✦ PVC Windows ✦ Soffi t/Fascia

130 Livingstone St.Yorkton, SK

Ph: (306) 786-7055Cell: (306) 621-2236

[email protected]

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Yorkton News Review September 11, 2014