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City budgets $769K for eight capital projects

By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Repairing city hall’s roof and pur-chasing a used street sweeper are some of the projects the city will undertake as part of the 2018 general capital bud-get purchases plan.

It will cost the City of Melville $769,056 to complete the eight proj-ects this year, with $477,000 funded through reserves and $218,624 funded through operations. One project worth $387,000 is being funded through the federal gas tax.

City council voted 5-2 to pass the 2018 budget during a special meeting on March 24 with a 3.5-per-cent in-crease in taxation revenue. Councillors Todd Brooks and Ron Wilson were op-posed. Capital purchases and projects• Used street sweeper: $102,265 (oper-ations)• Half-ton truck for parks and rec de-partment: $40,000 (operations)• Fire truck pumper: $300,000 (reserves)• Walking trail culverts: $15,000 (opera-tions, carry over from 2017)• Paving of Toronto Street development: $387,000 (gas tax funding, carry over

from 2017)• City hall roof: $162,000 (reserves)• Buyout of the fire chief’s truck lease: $22,821 (operations)• Buyout of public works’ fleet trucks leases: $53,538 (operations)• City hall wheelchair lift: $73,882 (re-serves)City hall roof

The roof has leaked continuously for years and is particularly bad on the of-fice side built in the 1970s, said Chris Bruce, director of community services. An assessment revealed the roof is five years past its life cycle while further saturation is causing more damage.

A slope will be put over the flat roof on the office side this year until a full replacement happens. The soggy, mouldy insulation will be removed to ensure the health of the workers.

Bruce warned it would get more ex-pensive the longer they waited to fully replace the roof. Administration com-bined the public works and city hall roof reserves into one so it could fund the city hall repair. The public works building needs a new roof, but the city hall roof is in worse shape.

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Breaking down walls between students and seniorsBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Students and seniors in Grayson learned more about each other as part of an intergenerational class project designed to build relationships and develop conversation skills.

Fourteen students in Sarah Campbell’s grades 5/6/7 class interacted with 14 seniors on four occa-sions while meeting at the Grayson Seniors Centre.

Both groups played ice breaker games, asked each other questions about themselves using a bingo-style format, shared items or artifacts special to them, and played card games such as Cheat.

Some of the special artifacts shared were a quilt, historical photos, century-old heirloom jewelry, and sports memorabilia.

The students also practised their conversation skills, which included having good body language and eye contact. They rehearsed these skills in class before testing them with the seniors.

With a chuckle, Campbell said the students even rehearsed how to have a conversation while eating. The seniors brought snacks for the first meeting and the students piled the food onto their napkins; the talking immediately died down.

“So we made banana bread and practised taking two bites,” she said. “We taught them you don’t need a mound of food to keep you going.”

Campbell’s intern, Nikera Toma, developed the idea for the groups to meet since it was part of her in-ternship’s community-based unit. Campbell intends to re-use this idea every year.

“I thought it would be a good idea,” said Toma, adding she enjoyed planning it. “To kind of melt those walls between the youth and the seniors of the com-munity is important.”

Many times youths and seniors don’t understand each other since they don’t interact regularly, Toma continued. One day the youths will be seniors, so she wanted them to understand what seniors might ex-perience while in the community.

Teaching the students better conversation skills and building relationships are important life lessons, said Toma. This teaches them to be more mindful of others, gets them out of their comfort zone and helps them focus less on their technology.

Grade 6 student Levi Nelson played the card game Cheat with Erica Kuntz during the final get-together on March 29. Nelson thought it was great to meet seniors since he doesn’t pay attention to them that often.

“They can teach and show you how they used to

live,” he said, adding he learned more about Kuntz as a result.

“Many people don’t even want to go near them,” he added, “but if you get to know them, they’re really nice.”

Monica Rieger, 64, and her husband moved back to Grayson more than a year ago and has seen more people move into the community. She enjoyed getting to know the students since she didn’t know most of them.

Rieger has grandchildren, so interacting with younger people isn’t new.

She sees the benefits for both groups to meet. The students can see what older residents are like, while she can understand what life is like today for stu-dents who live on farms.

“It’s very enlightening,” Rieger said, who grew up on a farm. “It’s quite different.”

“I’ve really enjoyed it (too) … it was wonderful,”

echoed Elsie Gelowitz, 77. “I wish it would happen more often. The kids are awesome.”

Grade 7 student Callie Metzger enjoyed getting to know more people in the community through this project. She learned that her senior has seven sib-lings while she shared that she has two siblings.

“It’s easier to talk to people (in the community) I don’t know,” she added.

Toma attempted to keep the same students and seniors together for all four sessions to foster that connection. Some seniors told her they have lived in Grayson forever, but go to the grocery story and don’t recognize as many people. Meeting with the studentshas made them feel more comfortable.

Toma and the seniors evaluated how well the stu-dents did speaking and listening, while the studentsalso evaluated themselves. Toma then determined how well those matched up, which is all part of the curriculum.

Primary Care Paramedic students complete final classes

SubmittedStudents enrolled in the Primary Care Paramedic

certificate program at Parkland College in Melville recently completed their final week of classes. The students are now on practicum assignments until the end of June.

The Sask Polytech Primary Care Paramedic program delivered by Parkland College is a one-year certificate accredited by the Canadian Medi-cal Association that prepares graduates to work in the field of pre-hospital emergency care. Students receive authentic hands-on training in recognizing and managing medical and trauma injuries, physical assessment, pharmacology, and professionalism and leadership in emergency medical services. Graduates typically find work in ambulance operations, fire ser-vices (in conjunction with fire training), mines, in-dustrial sites, and military departments.

The next paramedic program will be offered at Parkland College in Melville in September.

Students who graduated from this year’s Primary Care Paramedic program include Melissa Loney (Grenfell), Ella Bray (Regina), Sophia Ellsworth (Re-gina), Cassidy Irvine (Kamsack), Shauna Wintonyk (Yorkton), Courtney Wilkins (Mankota), Jody Sefton (Neudorf), Kristen Glas (Odessa), Curtis Monette and Macee Robertson (instructors).

Monica Rieger and Elsie Gelowitz learn how to play the card game Cheat from Grayson School students Nevaeh Lang and Callie

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Visitor ReceptionThe City of Melville is requesting applications for the following positions (2):

Position: Visitor Reception

The goal of Tourism Melville is to interact with visitors and create a memorable experience of their visit to our community! We are looking for energetic and friendly individuals to promote Melville!

Description: Responsible for customer services duties, answering telephones, fi ling, and other duties as assigned. Must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays (Canada Day), provide tours of the Railway Museum and Melville, supplying tourists/public with information and assistance, brainstorm new ideas for possible events, promotions, tours and activities, maintain grounds to create an inviting environment (fl owers and shrubs).

Qualifi cations: Applicant must be attending school in the fall of 2018. This individual must hold a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 Driver’s License, have excellent computer skills and be willing to work outdoors.

Wage: $13.14 per hour as per the current CUPE Local Agreement No. 456

Term of the position: May 7 to August 25, 2018

Application deadline: 4:00 p.m. on April 13, 2018

If you have any questions please call 728-3722.

Submit application by one of the methods listed below: Tourism Melville – c/o Jeniff er Mann, Communications, Community Development and Events Manager, P.O. Box 2289, Melville, Sask. S0A 2P0 Email: [email protected] Drop off at 575 - 2nd Avenue West, Horizon Credit Union Centre

Transportation Master Plan Open HouseStantec Consulting and the City of Melville – Public Works and Planning Department is ready to present their fi ndings of the fi nished Transportation Master Plan. Please join us at our Open House to learn about our:

Forecasted Population,• Growth Areas, • Future Roads, • Trucking Routes, • Active Transportation, • And More!

Where: Convention Centre in the Horizon Credit Union CentreWhen: Tuesday, April 17th, 5 to 7 p.m. (come-and-go)

PUBLIC NOTICE - Zoning Bylaw AmendmentPublic notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Melville intends to adopt a bylaw under Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 04/2013 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

Intention: Proposed Bylaw No. 05/2018 will rezone the aff ected land from Urban Holding (UH) to Industrial (M)

Aff ected Land: The aff ected land is Block A, Plan AA274 Ext 1 also known as PT. NW 30-22-06 W2 and Block C Plan 101788623 Ext 32, also known as PT. SW 30-22-06 W2.

Reason: The reason for the bylaw is to rezone this property to Industrial (M) to allow a rail storage company to operate as a business.

Public Inspection: The proposed amending Bylaw No. 05/2018 may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Offi ce at City Hall, by any person, without payment of any fee, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, all holidays excepted.

Public Hearing: The Council of the City of Melville at its meeting to be held on Monday May 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall will hold a Public Hearing to hear any submissions respecting the proposed Bylaw. In the event any person wishes to have written submissions available for review by Council members prior to the Council meeting, a copy of the submission should, in accordance with the City’s Procedure Bylaw, be delivered to the offi ce of the City Clerk prior to noon on Wednesday May 2, 2018.

Dated at the City of Melville, in the Province of Saskatchewan this 6th Day of April, 2018.

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Overhaul of Queen and Seventh cut from budget


A complete overhaul to the intersec-tion at Queen Street and Seventh Ave-nue will have to wait another year, as it was one of 16 capital projects excluded from the 2018 budget.

Some of the capital projects not in-cluded in the budget were discussed during the special budget meeting on March 24.

The projects excluded this year in-clude:• New swimming pool: more than $2 mil-lion• Merv Moore Sportsplex mezzanine floor: $8,000• The roof at the public works/fire hall: $350,000• Parking lot lights at Horizon Credit Union Centre: $5,600• Paving the remainder of the Hospitality Corridor: $85,000• Replacing the asphalt at Queen Street and Seventh Avenue: $62,000• Purchasing a tandem truck: $145,000• Painting lines at the HCUC parking lot: $8,000• Paving Park Boulevard: $16,000• Repairing Third Avenue East: $78,000• Purchasing a snow blower for public works: $15,000• Buying a used vactor truck: $250,000• Overhauling the HCUC roof drainage system: $30,000• Upgrading the tennis courts’ surface: between $20,000 and $40,000• Upgrading the lights inside HCUC: be-tween $134,757 and $318,196• Replacing the lights within city hall: $18,000Mezzanine floor

The sportsplex’s mezzanine floor up-stairs is used for community activities. The flooring is worn out, particularly the tongue and groove moulding.

Making repairs that are structurally safe is easier than gutting the entire second floor, said Chrice Bruce, director of community services.

This repair was excluded so city administration could determine if the Merv Moore ice plant would receive funding. If not, then the ice plant’s life expectancy is not long and Bruce saw no need to make major repairs. Queen Street andSeventh Avenue asphalt

This section is in great despair, said Andrew Fahlman, director of public works. However, it’s not the centre of the intersection that is poor; it’s the en-tire intersection and sections leading to it that need repairing. The cost is high and is not something that can be done in this budget.

“We do the best we can with the re-sources we have,” Fahlman added. This

includes cutting out rough spots and adding in hot mix asphalt. Tandem truck

The tandem truck is used when there is a water break or when other equip-ment needs to be hauled, said Fahlman. There is a risk in not replacing this item, especially as the entire vehicle fleet ages.

Mayor Walter Streelasky wondered if administration had looked at auction sales to replace this truck and if the city wanted to buy a new or used.

They intend to go with either one, said Fahlman. However, Melville’s pur-chasing policy prevents staff from buy-ing from an auction since public money is being spent.

“The used market is variable,” he continued. Such machines are pur-chased quickly when they are put up for sale. Furthermore, supply and demand fluctuates; much heavy equipment has been put up for sale recently with oil and gas companies liquidating their as-sets.

Streelasky thought council should look at changing the purchasing policy since it doesn’t want the city to be stuck with just anything.

Coun. Ron Wilson pointed out chang-ing the purchasing policy was discussed during a strategic meting. He was cer-tain a recommendation came from that.

Administration is looking at chang-ing the policy, said interim city manager Audrey Ulmer. Fahlman contacted dif-ferent municipalities about such a pol-icy, but has been unable to find such a community due to transparency issues.

One thing staff wants to see when purchasing at an auction is having its li-ability and legal issues be covered, said Fahlman. There is a risk every time when buying from an auction sale; the machine could be a lemon or it could be a “good smokin’ deal.”

Administration is working on a policy with the correct wording so if managers buy from an auction, they are covered. Third Avenue East repair

There have been many waterline breaks on Third Avenue East between Prince Edward Street and Scotia Street, so paving never happened since public works was continually fixing the underground pipes.

Public works doesn’t intend to pave that section until the old waterline is replaced.

This project hasn’t been forgotten, said Fahlman. Funding will come from the infrastructure reserve surplus. However, the waterline might not be re-placed soon as the lagoon and landfill are top priority.

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By Peter StocklandSenior writer, Cardus

NDP MP David Christopherson gets it. Liberal Labour Minister Patty Hajdu apparently just can’t.

Christopherson broke party ranks and voted for a Conservative motion in late March demanding the govern-ment scrap its “values test” for Can-ada Summer Jobs funding. Even with Christopherson’s support, the motion was easily defeated.

“If the law is an ass, you have a right to say so,” Christopherson ar-gued. “You have to obey the charter. You have to obey the laws. You don’t have to bow and scrape. You don’t have to say ‘I love the law.’”

There might never be a more suc-cinct statement of what it means to be a citizen than those five short, clear sentences. Alas, their brevity and clar-ity have had no noticeable effect on the labour minister as she oversees the summer jobs program that provides federal dollars to help churches, char-ities, non-government organizations and small businesses hire students.

Hajdu was quoted by Huffington Post as saying the Liberal government will tweak the infamous values attes-tation that infuriated Canadians coast to coast after it was announced in De-cember. So … progress, yes? No.

“Whatever we do, it will be still with the policy goal of ensuring that we don’t in any way support organi-zations that are in any way working to undermine Canadians’ rights,” the minister told HuffPost.

Translated, it means the govern-ment will continue insisting applicants tick the box to attest that they don’t oppose Canada’s unrestricted access to abortion. The minister apparently can’t get the point that opposing abor-tion undermines nothing that has any-thing to do with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On the contrary, the freedom of citizens to peacefully oppose abortion, or anything else, is the very base on which all rights — indeed, the charter of rights itself — are founded.

If the law is an ass, as Christopher-son says, we have a right to say so. We must also not be denied due pub-lic money just because we exercise our right to speak and to oppose.

Yet André Schutten, an Ottawa law-yer who is director of law and policy at the Association for Reformed Political

Action (ARPA), says Hajdu’s state of denial threatens far more than mere access to funding. It puts at risk hard-won guarantees of free expression that pre-date even the 1982 charter.

“We’ve got five or six really good (pre-charter) Supreme Court cases that say no jurisdiction (can) restrict political speech,” Schutten told me in a recent interview. “There are cases out of Alberta, and particularly out of Quebec, that provide a really strong defence of political expression.”

Strong defence matters, he says, be-cause of what’s been obscured in the Canada Summer Jobs debacle. The fog of controversy has distracted Cana-dians from efforts by Hajdu and oth-ers to depict opposition to abortion as hate speech that violates federal law and the charter itself. The claim is an utter fabrication, Schutten notes. It also changes the summer jobs debate from an argument for or against abor-tion, and it makes it about limitations on our basic right to political speech.

“Are we really going to start cherry picking and censoring (political) im-ages because we don’t like what we see?” he asks.

Actually, we appear on the verge of doing something even more troubling, Schutten warns.

“The current government, the prime minister, and his cabinet, keep repeat-ing things that are legally untrue. But with repetition, those things end up being embedded in the minds of people and of the media. They keep repeating that (pro-life posters) are a form of hate speech, which they’re clearly not. They keep repeating that women have a constitutional right to abortion. That’s not legally true, either. But if you ask, 80 to 90 per cent of Canadians, even lawyers, will tell you it’s true. With constant repetition, people begin to be-lieve what is completely false.”

The bright young legal counsel for ARPA also suggests that repeating legal fictions “undermines the law.”

In Christopherson’s words, it makes the law an ass. If we lose the freedom to say so, we lose something infinitely more precious than any government summer job funding can buy. We lose the means to speak the truth.

Peter Stockland, senior writer with think-tank Cardus and publisher of Convivium.ca

Dear Editor:I stand with Green Party leader

Elizabeth May, one of only two MPs with the backbone to face arrest and stand up for sustainability of life on Earth now and for our future genera-tions.

Kinder and his buddy, Morgan, are Texas tycoons and not very nice people. They were executives of Enron, who (if you remember) cost their investors $60 billion. They don’t give a crap about spilling oil anywhere on the West Coast or whether it dribbles out of tankers all the way across the Pacific.

Cameco, the former Crown corpo-ration that runs the university up in S’toon, owes billions to Canadians in taxes because their profits go offshore. Many of these potash giants have ter-rible environmental and human rights reputations just as many huge corpora-tion and their top executives have hor-rible histories with next to nothing for repercussions, clean up or restoration to compensate for their devastating activities. These are international cor-porations in a world market mecca of free trade zones they created for them-selves. They pick and chose govern-ments based on what they can get out of them.

Ask yourself how these companies can dodge environmental responsi-bilities, dump the liabilities back on the taxpayers and yet maintain such huge support from Liberals and Con-servatives? Our governments are in their pockets so its pretty hard to be subjective when you’re on the payroll. Science, bribery, chemicals, genetic en-gineering or hollow election promises

cannot fix this. This system is not working for the

people or any other life form on the planet. Increasing numbers are becom-ing either military or climate refugees, more and more people are sleeping onthe streets and falling through the yawning cracks to be massacred inthe public schools, finding war invad-ing their own homes or we just can’tget basic medical care for the sick, el-derly or displaced. We are vulnerable to forces we feel we cannot resist because of the endless drum beat that the econ-omy, wealth and profits is the answer to everything. What about the earth’sability to provide the necessities of life? What about freedom from debt slavery and our shrinking ability to feed our families healthy food?

Why are we bending over backward to get these corporations into our coun-try? In Saskatchewan the fresh water now goes to industry. The Saskatche-wan Water Security Agency (SWSA) now issues water rights licences. Thatis the right to our fresh water that su-persedes human rights to that same limited water. Premier Brad Wall did that in a little sleight of hand when he changed the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority to the SWSA.

We need conscientious, patriotic, courageous leadership with vision and we have only a hugely flawed demo-cratic system to get us there.

We need way more Elizabeth Mays spreading across the country and the world in every aspect of governance.

Greg Chatterson, Fort San

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Walking trial culvert going ahead this yearBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

At least one walking trail culvert is planned to be installed in the regional park this fall, even if city administration doesn’t receive provincial funding to cover the replacement.

The city has budgeted $15,000 to install a culvert across the creek connecting the regional park to the bike path. The capital project is one of eight happen-ing this year that is part of the overall 2018 budget.

Melville city council voted 5-2 during a special meeting on March 24 to accept the budget for this year. Councillors Todd Brooks and Ron Wilson were opposed.

The culvert project is carried over from last year. Public works has planned to install new walking

has worked with the Provincial Disaster Assistance

dam but has had little success.“Toward the end of last year, what took place

of public works and planning services. Engineering

a quote of $120,000, but PDAP rejected it. -

press concerns about the poor support it was giving Melville for its infrastructure needs. He noted there are differences of opinion between Walker Projects,

-ville to petition PDAP on the city’s behalf. The mu-nicipality will wait until August for a response before installing a simple culvert on its own.

it’s the most feasible,” he added. City hall wheelchair lift

The installation of the wheelchair lifts at city hall is nearly complete, with a grand opening scheduled for late spring or early summer. The installed cost $73,882.

City hall received two grants to help install the

lifts, along with a donation of $50,000 from CaryPiller. Administration did not have to dip into thecity hall elevator reserve fund, leaving $15,000 avail-able for that future project.

days,” said Chris Bruce, director of community ser-vices. He credited interim city manager Audrey

General operating budgetAdministration has included more than a dozen

items in the general operating budget that it consid-

• The completion of the transportation master plan

$60,000• Replacing the overhead door at the public works

• Replacing the Quonset door and lighting at public

$10,000-

• Completing the Kinsmen Park project with more

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Street sweeper The street sweeper needs more than $15,000 in

repairs, which is more than it is worth, said Andrew -

vices. Over the last few years it would run for two days and then break down for two weeks.

-ing a used 10-year-old machine. His analysis showed

option. The street sweeper is normally used to pick up

sand spread during the winter and spring, and leaves

so picking up leaves in the fall is important.Buying a new or used machine is better than

leasing, said Coun. Ron Wilson. Council can borrow money for major purchases and spread the cost of a new machine over 15 to 20 years and reduce the over-all price.

Wilson wondered if borrowing had been consid-ered.

Administration looked at long-term borrowing for

But it doesn’t want to increase Melville’s debt limit

those could cost much if grant funding is not received. Fire truck replacement

The pump on pumper truck 1 is not producing the --

replacement reserve every year — along with $5,000 -

chase a new rescue vehicle in 2021, a personel carrier in 2025, and other pumper trucks and equipment.

“This is a great plan, putting in $55,000 into re-

said Coun. Vince Thiessen. -

-surance is lower because of services it provides.

neighbouring communities and RMs, Bruce contin-

ago. Wilson was thrilled that administration is giving

truck is sold, the money from that sale goes into a


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ironic – “don’t kill a pig or we will kill you!”) Appar-ently, there was an agreement that the pig would not be slaughtered, but the argument is that no crime had been committed since the man owned Molly and killed her humanely. The man has pleaded with people to stop threatening the SPCA workers. “The saddest thing is that no one seems to care that millions of pigs die in

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Climbers on North America’s tallest mountain may have to start packing out more of their poop after a researcher determined a glacier in which much of it has been dumped over the past decade probably is not decomposing the human wastea glacier geologist, calculates that 36,000 climbers between 1951 and 2012 deposited 152,000 to 215,000 pounds of feces onto Kahiltna Glacier, part of the most popular route to Denali’s summit. Climbers had been asked to keep waste off the Alaska mountain’s sur-face, so the poop was placed in biodegradable bags and pitched it into deep crevasses on the glacier. However,

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The vactor truck is likely the most important piece of equipment the city has, said Fahlman. It goes out daily to clean out sewer mains and helps prevent sewage backup into homes.

The vactor truck also allows staff to safely make underground ex-cavations. Rather than bring in a backhoe, the underground utilities can be exposed with high

water pressure and the mud sucked up.

“Since 2012, we’ve spent $69,000 keeping this machine running,” Fahlman said. Some years are better than others; $20,000 in repairs was made in 2017, while $7,000 in repairs hap-pened in 2016.

The used market has many vactor trucks avail-

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New parent company for pharmaciesPharmacies in Melville, Whitewood,

Broadview, Fort Qu’Appelle and Ester-hazy are part of a merger of two parent pharmacy companies that will see the new combined company operate more than 100 drugstores in four provinces.

At the helm of the company will be a Whitewood native and former long-time pharmacist in the community.

Rubicon Pharmacies Canada Inc. announced earlier this week that after a year of work, it completed a merger with Amenity Holdings Inc., a comple-mentary retail pharmacy platform. The newly combined company will operate as Rubicon Pharmacies and will own and operate more than 100 pharmacies across Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba, and Saskatch-ewan, operating under a number of re-tail pharmacy banners.

Michael Wright has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly combined entity, having served as the CEO for Rubicon for the past nine months. Wright, who is from White-wood, operated Wright’s Pharmacy in the community for 19 years, between 1989 and 2008. In the fall of 2009 he became a managing partner with Rubi-con and in 2012 was named vice-presi-dent of special projects. In 2015 he was named the chief business development

2017. “We are thrilled for the opportunity

to bring together two companies with the same mission: a commitment to pro-viding the highest quality experience for the people we serve with a focus on improving health,” Wright said about the merger.

“As we began discussing a possi-ble transaction, it became abundantly clear to both Rubicon’s and Amenity’s leadership that the combination of mar-rying industry-leading people with pa-tient-centred business practices would create an exciting and powerful plat-form in our marketplace. We can’t wait to welcome Amenity’s employees and to bring best-in-class pharmacy products and services to more Western Canadian communities.”

“Rubicon’s scale, cutting-edge central

the combined entity better positioned to execute on the key goal of improving pa-tient outcomes,” said Dalbir Bains, CEO of Amenity. “Amenity’s customers are in great hands with Rubicon’s patient relationship-based business model.”

Wright told Grasslands News that the merger is about a change of eq-uity in the background and that it will not affect day-to-day operations of the pharmacies. He said that business will continue seamlessly and without inter-ruption.

“From a store perspective, all of a

sudden they are part of a larger organi-zation with more opportunities to share products and services and leverage out things like accounting. But from a pa-tient’s point of view we don’t want this to be at all impactful.”

As for locations such as Fort Qu’Ap-pelle and Esterhazy where Rubicon owns Pharmasave and Amenity has Value Drug Marts, he said there are no plans to merge or close any stores or change how the community is being served.

“We felt those communities (with two pharmacies) are the size where there has been lots of room for two phar-macies forever, so we will continue to operate them under the banners they currently operate under,” said Wright. “Our hopes are our customers see actual improvements.

Established in 2005, Rubicon op-erates 67 pharmacies across Alberta,

Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Amenitywas established in 2013 and operates 34 pharmacies across Alberta, Mani-toba, Saskatchewan, and British Co-lumbia. Both companies operate their pharmacies under a number of different independent retail banners, primarilylocated in rural towns and neighbour-hood communities of larger urban cen-tres.

The newly constituted executiveteam will draw from veterans of both companies. Along with Wright con-tinuing on as CEO, Rubicon’s DwayneHoffman will serve as chief develop-

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Terms of the transaction, which tookaffect on April 2, were not publicly dis-closed.

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Rose Wolfson is frustrated with how the city plowed her street during the two major snowfalls in March, as graders left four-foot high windrows in the parking lane in front of her driveway.

Furthermore, Wolfson, 66, accused the city of showing favourtism to one of its employees by clear-ing snow from the employee’s driveway for him.

However, the employee told the Melville Advance he used his own snowblower to clear his property early in the morning and then cleared his neigh-bours’ driveways down the block.

Wolfson brought her concerns to the April 2 reg-ular council meeting, where she showed pictures of the snow piles in front of hers and her neighbours’ driveways along Main Street, along with the grader pushing the snow without using its wing.

She submitted a citizen’s concern form ahead of the meeting.

“I have lived in Melville for 10 years. I am a little discouraged at the City of Melville snow removal,” she said.

There are many seniors and children who live on Wolfson’s street, which is also a school route. She didn’t think it was right that seniors had to pay other people to clean their driveways. She and a friend cleared the driveway for a 90-year-old woman near Davison School who was also blocked.

Glaring at councillors and administration, Wolfson said she didn’t think it was fair that people living on the 1200 block of Main Street should be obstructed while the city employee is favoured with a clear parking spot.

She pointed out with snowbanks being four feet

pass vehicles parked on the shoulder. She was con-cerned about getting hit backing out of her driveway.

“Is there not enough city men not doing any-thing?” Wolfson asked. “Or are they standing on shovels watching others work?”

Wolfson accused the grader operator of not using his side plow and suggested the idea it was broken

is an excuse.

don’t think it’s fair that the seniors of Melville should have their driveways blocked if an ambulance has to

Wolfson also wanted to know why there wasn’t an extra employee following the grader to clean up the snow.

Coun. Ron Wilson appreciated that Wolfson came to council with her concern. Although council re-ceived her letter, it hadn’t yet fully discussed her concern.

He suggested it be discussed at the next workshop meeting; council approved the motion.

Melville received a record snowfall of 43 centime-tres — more than a foot — during that time, said Coun. Vince Thiessen. He commended her for help-ing her neighbours access their driveways.

we have to rely on citizens to help each other,” Thies-sen said. This help includes pushing out stuck cars and shovelling snow away from driveways or walk-ways.

Thiessen thought most residents in Melville faced similar four-foot high snowdrifts in front of their property during the double blizzards.

This was the most snow Melville received in years, agreed Coun. Andrew Rondeau. It was nearly two feet in total, with most of it wet and heavy, making

Andrew Fahlman, director of pubic works, will bring more information to the April 16 workshop meeting about the duties his staff performed during the blizzards.


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Resident concerned with snow removal

Open house to discuss roads


Residents will have a better understanding of the future of Melville’s road network and transportation

report in mid-April.City council is holding an open house at the Hori-

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ville’s transportation master plan.

analyzing the city’s sidewalks, roads and streets, along with potential future population growth, truck routes and active transportation methods.

Council approved a motion at its April 2 regular council meeting to hold the open house.

Coun. Vince Thiessen encouraged all residents to attend, saying, “This is something directly laying out a path to transportation in this city. It is something very good for people to attend … It will guide some of what we do in the future.” Signing authority

Council approved a motion giving signing author-ity to Mayor Walter Streelasky, city manager Kayla

-ville’s banking services at Horizon Credit Union (HCU), Bank of Montreal and Concentra Financial.

Chopik was also given approval to have viewing access for member direct banking services at HCU.

Hauser was given signing authority after return-ing from maternity leave. Rates bylaw

Council approved the rates bylaw for 2018, which covers all rental and contracting rates for city equip-ment, rental rates for municipal buildings, rates to use the swimming pool, rinks, baseball diamonds and other leisure and recreational items, and other services the city provides to residents. Public hearing

Council has scheduled a public hearing for May 7 at city hall to hear any concerns about rezoning a parcel of land near Westview to industrial from urban holding.

A business owner wants to purchase property south of the Westview turnoff along Highway 10 to operate a rail car storage business and the property

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Property owners with land adjacent to the city’s are planning to sell their parcel of land and want it rezoned to indus-trial as well.

After the public hear-ing is held, council could

-zoning. Extension to prepare assessment roll

bylaw to extend a dead-line for when adminis-

2018 assessment roll completed.

The normal deadline is April 1 according to The Cities Act, but ad-ministration needs until at least May 31. The as-

-ning manager position

February; this position was responsible for pre-paring the assessment roll.

The Saskatche-wan Assessment Man-agement Association

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ment roll in mid-March, contributing to the delay. Recommendations

The following recom-mendations from the March 19 workshop were

the water distribution re-port for February• That council authorize administration to con-tract Gord Krismer and

the assessment appeals

associates sit as members

2018• That council authorize administration to con-tract Gord Krismer and

of those associates ap-pointed to the board

The next regular council meeting is April 16.

Contractors with Kit-Cat Construction tear down the former abattoir of Kowalchuk Meats on April 2, as it had been condemned. The RM purchased the property, cleared it and is putting it up for sale. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Maria Paro, with the Melville Air Cadets, hands out rice pudding to hungry residents during a perogy and ham fundraiser at the Ukrainian Catholic Hall on March 31. The fundraiser helps the organization with its general functions; there are 19 air cadets this year.

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The Lemberg Interchurch Choir performed a number of Easter-themed songs at Zion Lutheran Church on March 28 as part of the musical Love Took His Breath Away, which focused on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “The programs,

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and in the future.”

2018, and replaces the Growing For-ward 2 (GF2) framework. The federal

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Merv Moore Sportsplex on its last legs?By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Does Melville need both the Merv Moore Sports-plex and Horizon Credit Union Centre (HCUC), par-ticularly when city council is attempting to keep the HCUC well maintained and the sportsplex is near-ing the end of its life?

That is the question council pondered during its recent 2018 budget discussions. One conclusion it reached is a public consultation would be sought be-fore a decision is made.

Council voted 5-2 to approve the 2018 budget, while it also voted 5-2 to put $50,000 into the swim-ming pool reserve and $70,000 into the sportsplex reserve.

Councillors Ron Wilson and Todd Brooks were op-posed to both.

Old building needs repairsBrooks was concerned with the increase of 3.5 per

cent in addition to the increase of 6.04 per cent last year, plus large increase to water utility rates the last few years.

He pointed out the city isn’t buying a used vactor truck this year — a cost of $250,000 — even thought it’s important. He noted council is funding the sports-plex reserve even though less than 10 per cent of the population uses the building.

It’s an old building and needs $8,000 simply to repair the upper mezzanine level, he added. If the ice plant breaks down, the sportsplex won’t open this fall.

“This is a touchy subject,” said Brooks about clos-ing the sportsplex. “It always has been in this city. (But) I’m not promoting it.”

There have always been more costs to running that building than simply maintenance, he contin-ued. Last year council spent $37,000 on a new Zam-boni. Melville has been lucky to have two ice surfaces over the last 30 years.

Council has to seriously look at this issue, consid-ering it also needs to deal with the lagoon and the garbage dump, Brooks added.

Scenarios to fund reservesAdministration presented two options for funding

reserves. One included putting $120,000 into the Merv Moore account for an ice plant replacement. This would have been a four-year program totalling $480,000.

instead had $64,000 allocated to the swimming pool reserve and $56,000 into the HCUC reserve.

are putting money away to build a pool in 30 years and don’t have enough to fund the HCUC,” said Brooks. “We’re running it too thin.”

Upcoming HCUC repairs This year the city intends to rebuild the HCUC

for $5,000. Rebuilding the compressor is standard maintenance; it was last overhauled two years ago.

be rebuilt since it clogs up with hard water and dust from the CN rail yard.

A re-build of the compressor happens more often when the ice plant is used regularly, said Chris Bruce, director of community services. The use of spring and summer ice has increased how often the machine is rebuilt, especially since the ice plant cools the building during that time.

There was a scare with the HCUC chiller this year, he continued. The chiller keeps the ice slab cold, but different liquids began mixing in the chiller’s pipes and created a chemical imbalance.

“If we ever get a leak, we’re buying a new chiller

(for $400,000),” Bruce said, money the recreation re-serve doesn’t have.

The city would have to spend money if that situa-tion arose, said Brooks.

The professionals have said the Merv Moore’s ice plant is well past its life cycle, Bruce said. Repairs have increased at the rink, but staff has kept the plant running.

“If we don’t do the $120,000 in reserves for the sportsplex, would that include planning to shut that place down?” asked Brooks, noting the ice plant will “imminently fail” soon if money isn’t placed in re-serves to repair it, which are lacking already.

If council chose that option, Bruce would deter-mine how much is needed to keep the doors open and run the building until it died, since it is a low-cost asset and provides good service to the community.

Comparing costs to run sportsplex, HCUCThere were $85,794 in actual revenues at the

sportsplex in 2017, while there were actual expenses

HCUC, actual revenues last year were $487,818 and

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The Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) is the only college-eligible league in Canada, which makes it an honour to have such a high calibre pro-gram in Melville, says Millionaires president Darren Wandy.

To compare, the WMLB is equivalent to the West-ern Hockey League (WHL) for hockey. The junior baseball program in Saskatchewan would equate to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).

“When it comes to the WMBL the league, the talent is of high standard, featuring the top level of non-professional baseball in the country,” Wandy said. “Many WMBL players have gone on to experi-ence success in the major leagues.”

While the Millionaires’ baseball club would love to see — and would welcome — local talent as part of the program, the WMBL is a collegiate league, which means the organization has to follow rules when it comes to who can play on the team and in the league, he continued.

-ally younger high school players — all players in the league have to be college-eligible players, which means they have to be collegiate athletes.

“This means including local players is easier said

than done, however, we would love to see the day when we have local talent as part of our program,” Wandy added.

Melville is the smallest market in the WMBL, -

ing income to fund the team compared to larger mar-kets.

The Millionaires’ corporate base is relativelysmall, while there are many other worthy commu-nity organizations also in competition for sponsor-ship and donation dollars, said Wandy.

During winter meetings with representatives from all WMBL teams, it was clear to Wandy that it’s not

Some of the larger market clubs are also in trouble. “Running a successful team in (the) league costs

a lot of money and these teams are in existence foryoung people to play at a high level athletically aswell as for public enjoyment,” said Wandy.

Melville has a strong baseball history, Wandy pointed out. The community can boast of provin-cial, Western Canadian and national championshipsteams. Former prime minister Wilfrid Laurier threw

The community is proud of major league all-star — and Melville-born — Terry Puhl, whose journey took him from Melville to Houston and Kansas City, with more than 1,500 games played in his majorleague career.

“He is rightfully hailed as being one of the best baseball players to ever come out of Canada,” Wandy said. “A lot of people think Melville is a hockey town and they’re not wrong. However, we would argue our history shows Melville is just as much of a baseballtown.

“We just need the support of our community toprove it.”

Today in rural Saskatchewan, many communities comparable in size to Melville are lucky to still havea full slate of minor ball teams. There continues to begreat efforts by Melville Minor Baseball to keep the numbers up and ensure baseball is a viable optionfor youths here.

However, said Wandy, there are many things that keep kids from playing baseball or softball: busy summer schedules, summer jobs, technology,

Yet, just as young hockey players look up to the SJHL’s Melville Millionaires hockey players, havinga WMBL team in Melville also gives kids role models to admire.

The WMBL Melville Millionaires club executive is working hard to

Volunteers will ensure Mils flourishBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

The executive and board for the Western Major Baseball League’s (WMBL) Melville Millionaires have been working diligently the last few months to

The board is composed of volunteers who have been working to sell tickets, set up sponsorships and work with marketing and media experts to build con-nections between the community and the players, said team president Darren Wandy.

“We’re excited to try out numerous in-game pro-motions to make a night of Millionaire baseball at Pirie Field a perfect family activity on a beautiful family night,” he said. “We’ve (also) made a commit-

The current board is a mix of new and longstand-ing members who bring renewed passion, focus and expertise to the team. While the team has a strong

executive and board in place, it is always looking for more volunteers to help the team or sit as a director.

While Wandy is excited for the upcoming season, he has heard rumours that are untrue and could detrimentally affect the team’s push to sell season tickets, sponsorships, advertising, and attracting volunteers.

team this season. The organization held a town hall meeting in February where residents were invited to join the board, volunteer at games, ask questions or express concerns.

Many team-related topics were discussed during the meeting, while a president, vice-president and

that a coaching staff had been hired and was actively recruiting players.

Many players have already signed contracts com-mitting to Melville for the 2018 season. Even former Major League Baseball all-star — and Melville’s own — Terry Puhl has been assisting the coaching staff with recruitment.

during the 2017 season due to a few dedicated board

although the team remains in the red, said Wandy. “Running a WMBL team is not cheap, and prior to

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Operating the team for one season costs more than $150,000. This includes player travel, billet

The organization relies heavily on a handful of major fundraisers to support the team, including its $50,000 lottery, its after-season Club 400 event, sea-son ticket sales, sponsorship and advertising sales, donations and the celebrity baseball banquet.

This year’s banquet features two-time World Se-ries champion and former Toronto Blue Jay, Kelly

Montreal Expos’ great, Steve Rogers. Wandy acknowledged the organization underper-

formed on past lottery and fundraising efforts, which hurt the team’s bottom line. The positive, however, is the club has a structurally strong board that is now pushing for a strong season ticket launch.

Regular season tickets for 2018 are on sale, and until April 14, supporters can purchase 24 regular season tickets for $185. These tickets can be used for

that works best for their schedule.The price also includes a special early bird bonus

of a retro Puhl Mils’ jersey in the classic Houston As-tros orange creamsicle theme and colours, included with each season ticket package until April 14.

Puhl will come to Melville for a special weekend, where on July 14, his jersey number will be retired. Wandy pointed out Melville is where the seeds of Puhl’s stellar Major League Baseball career were

Puhl will also do a meet and greet, and intends to autograph all the limited edition jerseys at no cost.

To purchase season tickets, to sponsor or adver-tise, or to help the team, contact Wandy at 306-521-0429.

Crumbling pool might stay closed By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

The future of the crumbling swimming pool grows murkier every year and might not open this summer, while a replacement is expected to cost more than $2 million — money the city does not have.

The piping underneath the pool is poor and is fail-ing, while the circulation system is also failing, said Chris Bruce, director of community services. The recreation department can still maintain the pool’s health standards, but is close to missing that stan-dard every year.

“The base is crumbling,” Bruce told city council on

stand shock blasting. We keep lathering on paint (and silicon) to ensure it’s sturdy.”

Council voted 5-2 to accept the 2018 budget, with Councillors Todd Brooks and Ron Wilson opposed.

Council also voted 5-2 to take $120,000 and put $50,000 into the swimming pool reserve and $70,000 into the Merv Moore Sportsplex reserve. Brooks and Wilson were opposed.

The swimming pool is one of 16 projects not in-cluded in this year’s budget.

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Upgrading HCUC lights to LEDs on holdBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

The lighting inside the Horizon Credit Union Cen-tre (HCUC) needs replacing, says city administra-tion, but whether it’s a full replacement or simply new lights over the ice is up to city council.

An upgrade to an LED lighting system won’t hap-pen this year, however, as the project was one of 16 capital projects not included in the 2018 budget due to a lack of funds.

Council discussed the budget during a special meeting on March 24.

Upgrade optionsThere are two options to upgrade the lighting sys-

tem to full LEDs, said Chris Bruce, director of com-munity services. One is to replace every light inside the building for $318,196.

According to a quote from an electrical company, this would be a four-year return on investment (ROI). The city would get its money back through the savings in power costs.

Bruce noted this would likely be closer to a six-year ROI with how the quote is weighted.

The second option is to replace the lights over the ice only for $134,757. This can’t be done piecemeal, Bruce explained, since replacing individual bulbs would create different colours, hot spots and pat-

terns on the ice, along with dark patches. While the quote suggested this was a six-year

ROI, Bruce expanded it to an eight-year ROI.

in labour, as fewer employees would have to use the scissor lift to replace bulbs, which is simple but takes time.

Council discussionOriginally it was estimated to cost $80,000 to

replace only the bulbs over the ice, said Coun. Ron Wilson. It will take council longer to recoup costs the longer it waits to replace the lights.

“It is obviously drastically increasing,” he said. “Every time we put it off, we could get to $160,000.”

The price for LED lights is coming down, which is

said Bruce. There are other inexpensive options out there, and while some companies guarantee a one million-hour bulb life, that won’t happen with cheap bulbs. Cheaper lights also produce fewer lumens.

“In the future, I believe it will go down and not up due to technological changes,” he added. There is

a potential for savings with LEDs, in the form of a reduced carbon footprint and power bill.

Administration is still pursuing grants for this project, especially since HCUC has many lights, Bruce informed Coun. Vince Thiessen. He is going after pilot projects and proof of concept projects as means to help the building.

“The carbon footprint and energy reduction is abig sale point,” said Bruce. “I don’t believe it’s unat-tainable. I’ll keep swinging. We’ll get there.”

This could be a big project, said Thiessen. If Bruce received a grant and it’s a matching one or it has to be implemented this year and is bigger than ex-pected, Thiessen wondered how that would be han-dled.

The project would either be reduced or would bepaid for from reserve-based funding, said Bruce. He pursued a fully funded project but was unsuccessfulin acquiring it. However, other options did come upduring his research.

Bruce did not say what those options are. The next council meeting is April 16.

SJHL League Playoff Standings

as of April 3Team W L OTL Pts.Estevan 7 0 0 7Nipawin 6 1 0 6Humboldt 4 2 1 4Battlefords 4 3 0 4Flin Flon 3 4 1 3Weyburn 2 3 2 2Melville 1 1 1 1Notre Dame 1 1 1 1Melfort 1 3 1 1Kindersley 0 4 0 0

Melville HCUC Schedule

Note: Schedule subject to changeThursday, April 5: 9:30 a.m. Parent & Tot Skating

Friday, April 6: 8:15 a.m. Spring Ice 2005 Parkland ProspectsSaturday, April 7:11:00 a.m. Spring Ice 2018 2:00 p.m. Spring Ice 2018Monday, April 9: 9:30 a.m. Parent and Tot Skating 4:30 p.m. Supreme Skating School 5:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 6:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 7:15 p.m. Supreme Skating SchoolTuesday, April 10: 5:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 6:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 7:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School

Wednesday, April 11: 5:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 6:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 7:15 p.m. Supreme Skating SchoolThursday, April 12: 9:30 a.m. Parent & Tot Skating 4:30 p.m. Supreme Skating School 5:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 6:15 p.m. Supreme Skating School 7:15 p.m. Supreme Skating SchoolFriday, April 13:

Nothing ScheduledSaturday, April 14: 9:30 a.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren Sk. Wheatland Wild vs Jr. Titans11:15 a.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren Jr. Pats vs Jr. Blues 1:00 p.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren Wheatland vs MB Steel 2:45 p.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren Epic vs Jr. Pats 4:30 p.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren MB Steel vs Jr. Titans 6:15 p.m. Spring Ice - D. Warren Jr. Blues vs Epic

Merv Moore Sportsplex Schedule

Saturday, April 7: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. TradeshowSunday, April 8: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. TradeshowWednesday, April 11: 6:00 p.m. Minor Ball PracticeSunday, April 15: 5:00 p.m. Minor Ball Practice

Melville Bowl Arena Scores/Standings

MONDAY AMApril 2

L -age, Margo Jones, 200, 576, 178.

-age, Don Jordens, 215, 552, 183. Team High Single and Triple, Dob-son, 1274, 3616.Team Pts.Ostlund 70Stuckey 57Dobson 50.5Sastaunik 38.5

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-age, Pat Brown, 195.

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age, Garry Houston, 301, 765, 220. Team High Single, Try Hards, 1376. Team High Triple, Drifters, 3798.Team Pts.Gutter Rats 66A Team 66Aces Wild 53Drifters 51Try Hards 46Just 4 Fun 42

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Jeannette Heil, 174. Team High Single and Triple, Miller, 1294, 3697.Team Pts.Hack 63Miller 54Stuckey 52Bell 47

TUESDAY YBCMarch 27

LChloe Hall, 99, 197.

Double, Blaine Curylo, 222. Team High Single, Black Cobras, 678. Team High Triple, Heathens, 1956.Team Pts.Money Slashers 63Heathens 63Zwirsky 35Black Cobras 36Serelo 36Peters 31

THURSDAY YBCMarch 29

LBjorgan, 181, 455.

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697. Team High Single, Dobson, 844. Team High Triple, Lamb, 2261.

Team Pts.Bjorgan 69.5Koval 63.5Dobson 51.5Hollinger 47Hahn 47Lamb 45.5

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MONDAY COMMERCIALApril 2

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-ner, 215.

Randy Ostlund, 689, 250. Team High Single and Triple, Odd Balls, 1335, 3872.A Side Pts.Terminions 7522Blind Chickens 7433Hellions 7390Splits n Giggles 7213Pin Heads 7037B Side Pts.Odd Balls 7732

High Rollers 7466Professional Amateurs 70895 Alive 7028

WEDNESDAY COMMERCIALMarch 28

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Randy Ostlund, 705, 245. Team High Single and Triple, Ter-minions, 14472, 3893.A Side Pts.Terminions 11415Hellions 10975B Side Pts.High Rollers 11041 5 Alive 10669

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says city hall. The problem with the sportsplex is its age and

the fact it was built when Freon was king, which is being phased out, said Bruce. Switching to ammonia would be safer and better for the environment; the HCUC system uses ammonia. That change would cost $480,000.

One project not included in this year’s budget is

$8,000. Bruce explained the tongue and groove is giving

out. While repairs could be made that didn’t gut the entire level, administration was waiting to see if the ice plant would be funded by reserves. If not, then the life expectancy of the building is short and there’s no need to make such repairs.

Two ice surfaces unfair to taxpayersThis could be the year in which the city begins to

pre-plan for the sportsplex closure if it chooses this option, said Mayor Walter Streelasky. Council would then have major discussions in 2019.

Wilson didn’t think Brooks’ idea of closing the sportsplex was out of line, especially since the city is subsidizing ice rental.

It’s not fair to ask taxpayers to pay for two indoor -

ure skating, said Brooks. “We don’t draw people here with hockey, we draw

(them) with taxes low and industry here,” he contin-ued. “If we raise taxes, that’s all gone.”

There was $50,000 raised last year for the pool, said Coun. Vince Thies-sen. There might be similar interest to keep the sportsplex open or fundraise for it.

Putting good money after badWilson did not sup-

port putting money into the sportsplex reserve since he thought the building had outlived its life. He does see a future for the pool and HCUC.

Council is attempt-ing to keep the HCUC looking as new as pos-sible, but does not have enough money going into reserves to upgrade it in the future, he said.

which credit card to use because we’re running out of money,” Wilson added

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S a s k a t c h e w a n ’ s Marie Wright is the 2018 Canadian Wheelchair Curling champion, and she had to defeat her Team Canada Paralym-pic teammates to do it.

Wright and her Sas-katchewan team of Gil Dash, Darwin Bender, Larry Schrader, Moose Gibson and coaches Lloyd Thiele and Lor-raine Arguin powered their way to an 11-1 victory over Manitoba’s Dennis Thiessen in the

-dian Wheelchair Curling Championships held in Leduc, Alta. Bender is originally from Neudorf, and now lives in Regina.

Just over a month ago, Wright, Thiessen and Manitoba third Jamie Anseeuw were celebrating their bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Paralympics in South Korea, but on April 1 they met as provincial rivals.

“I think I was more nervous yesterday (in the

against her Team Canada teammates. “I had the -

ter showed up with her three kids and her husband, and I looked in the stands and saw them there and it inspired me that I had to show them what I could

Wright, who went undefeated throughout the tournament, took control early when she scored four in the third end after a Thiessen miscue. Lead-ing 6-1, the Moose Jaw, Sask., team kept the pres-sure on, taking advantage of some uncharacteristic

misses from the Manitobans — Thiessen, Anseeuw, Mark Wherrett ,Carolyn Lindner and coach Tom Clasper — to rack up an 11-1 score after six ends.

It was a team effort all the way, says Wright.

questions and they’re not afraid to tell me if I’m making the wrong decision. The communication has been great all week. I think that’s so important to the success of a curling team — the communication

In the bronze medal game, British Columbia’s Darryl Neighbour and his team of Bob McDonald, Gary Cormack, Janice Ing and coach Cody Tanaka went up 7-0 after two ends over Cecilia Carroll and the Newfoundland and Labrador champions, Dar-lene Jackman, Felix Green, Mel Fitzgerald and Les-lie Anne Walsh. The team from St. John’s battled back with four points, but they couldn’t climb back. B.C. took the 10-4 win and the bronze medal.

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Bruce is working with two suppli-ers on replacement options. Since a new pool is unaffordable this year, he suggested council begin contributing funds to reserves since this won’t be a

One temporary option could be in--

Another possible upgrade is building

the entire system doesn’t have to be dug up.

“We are looking at all the options of how else to approach this to get cre-

Council needs to seriously look at what buildings it continues to fund — such as the Merv Moore — and what it’s putting into reserves, said Brooks.

-ects in the near future, such as upgrad-

“We’re down the road of not having -

tinued. “It might be this summer, with

There was $50,000 raised last year for the pool, said Coun. Vince Thiessen. It is clearly a priority for residents.

“If we put money away now, we might have money by 2040 realis-

would be built by 2048. The cost for a new pool, between

$2.2 million and $2.6 million, is over-kill since that would mean a complete rebuild, Bruce said. He is looking for cost-effective solutions and has taken out extras such as a waterslide.

he added. “I am trying to improve the

Brooks wondered why residents couldn’t have a water slide. He won-dered why council couldn’t go in a dif-ferent direction and increase services to meet needs.

Thiessen recommended that $50,000 be put into the swimming pool reserve and $70,000 into the Merv Moore re-serve.

Wilson did not support putting money into the sportsplex reserve since he thought it has outlived its life. He does see a future in the pool and HCUC.

Council is attempting to keep the HCUC looking as new as possible, but does not have enough money going into reserves to upgrade it in the future, he said. Also, a small amount is going into the swimming pool reserve while coun-cil is continuing to heavily subsidize what it charges for ice usage during hockey season.

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-tal as a nurses aide until 1949. That same year she mar-ried Ernie Wagner with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage. Ernie worked for the CNR, resulting in the family being bumped several times from Kindersley to Prince Albert and Dauphin. It was during this time that their daughter, Char-lotte was born. In 1955 they managed to return home to live in Melville. 1958 brought the completion of their family when their son, Brent was born. Margaret enjoyed CGIT, teaching Sunday school, being Room Mother and supporting all the events her children were involved in. She served tea at fundraisers for the church and Orange Lodge. Some of her other passions were knitting, embroidery, bowling and shuf-

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Care home residents paint Easter eggs

Balcarres Correspondent

Balcarres IntegratedCare Centre

On Monday morning, March 26, the residents welcomed Audrey Large in to play the piano while they had fun with singalong time. In-house activities continued throughout the week as resi-dents were feeling under the weather.

Parachute games were played on Tuesday morning, and in the afternoon bingo was enjoyed. Eugene Lerat was the bingo caller that saw Don Hersh-miller as the big winner, followed by Jeanne Smith, Mervyn Schill, Marga-ret O’Kell and Delphine Desjarlais also winning games.

Residents gathered in the activity room to watch some Easter baking take place in the morning. In-house games were played in the afternoon.

On Thursday morning the residents enjoyed colouring Easter eggs.

There were no activities on Good Friday, and some residents went out to visit with their families on the Easter weekend, as well as welcoming friends and family in for a visit.

Balcarres ExtendedCare Centre

Friends and family visited with their loved ones over the Easter long week-end.

June Betham went out on March 26 with her son for a hair appointment. June has been playing the organ and singing familiar songs for her own en-joyment as well as for the residents.

Joe Englot enjoyed a visit with his son, Mark, and daughter-in-law Cathy who visited on March 25. Mark also vis-ited on March 29 and brought another project for his dad to work on.

Winnie Henley enjoyed going out with her son, Warren, on March 30 to an Easter celebration meal with the family.

Emma Middlekoop enjoyed visitors Quinn and Zak Middlekoop on March 28

Nora Nakonechny enjoyed a visit with her niece, Monica Wilson, on March 26

Mina Stueck welcomed a visit with her daughter, Marlene Burton

Dorothy Wilkes welcomed a visit with her granddaughter, Liz, and hus-band Ryan, Annie and Trevor on March 26.

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