Provincial curling playdowns now at Kipling

Filed under Home, Top Story, 2:07 pm March 2, 2007

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SHSAA banner welcomes curlers and spectators to Kipling for the Provincial High School Boys curling playoffs, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Curlers from all over the province have converged on Kipling for the SHSAA Provincial High School Boys’ Curling Playdowns.

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Physician recruitment an ongoing process

Filed under Home, News Story, 2:00 pm

This week’s announcement by the Province of more dollars for recruiting and retaining health care professionals, is welcome news to rural health regions.

The $25 million added to the recruitment and retention fund brings the available resources to $250 million over the next three years.

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Saskatchewan Health initiatives highlighted

Filed under Home, News Story, 1:53 pm

Saskatchewan Health continues to follow through on its commitment to ensure the province has the right number of health care workers to meet the needs of residents.

The province held a health human resource planning conference Tuesday in Regina, bringing together health partners to review progress of Saskatchewan’s Health Workforce Action Plan key goals, released in December 2005.

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Crop insurance enhanced

Filed under Home, News Story, 1:50 pm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Minister Mark Wartman has announced details of the 2007 Crop Insurance program, which will see a significant increase in coverage for Saskatchewan producers.

“The 2007 Crop Insurance program has been improved and enhanced in many ways, including the introduction of a Variable Price Option, refinements to the Unseeded Acreage feature, and the introduction of a Wild Rice Insurance Pilot Program,” Wartman said. “With this year’s program, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance continues its commitment to developing and delivering insurance products and services that meet the needs of Saskatchewan’s diverse agriculture industry.”

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Master Grower Award

Filed under News Story, 1:48 pm

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Dale Richter at the CWB Master Grower Awards ceremony in Winnipeg.

Four prairie farmers who produced exceptional grain in the 2006-07 crop year were recognized at a special CWB Master Grower awards presentation during the 16th annual Grain World outlook conference.

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New court takes aim at addiction

Filed under News Story, 1:40 pm

By Neil Petrich
Exclusive to The Citizen

A new drug treatment court in Regina is putting healing before handcuffs in an attempt to change the harmful lifestyles of some offenders. What makes the court unique is that offenders can choose to undergo addiction treatment and counseling for about a year before being sentenced.

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Flat-rate tax sought by CTF

Filed under News Story, 1:35 pm

In its 2007 pre budget submission to the Saskatchewan government, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) calls for the implementation single-rate income tax, spending control legislation and accountability reforms.

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As I See ‘Em

Filed under Columns, 12:29 pm

• If small town Saskatchewan is ever to experience growth it might have to steal a page from the Province’s playbook.

Saskatchewan recently came under fire for its Calgary campaign to entice workers, industry and business to relocate from Alberta, citing lower property taxes and housing costs as examples of the benefits.

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Christalee Froese - You might be from Saskatchewan if . . .

Filed under Columns, 12:28 pm

Vancouver has had its chance, now it’s mine.

While chatting with a few friends last week, we easily countered Vancouver’s response to, ‘You might be from Saskatchewan if…’ with a few flattering, and completely true, tales of our own.

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Mr. Harper’s dirty tricks

Filed under Letters, 12:25 pm

To the Editor,

Stephen Harper’s personal vendetta against the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) continues with more disturbing examples of Conservative sabotage in the current barley plebiscite.

While Mr. Harper claims to be giving farmers a democratic vote on barley marketing, he has so badly skewed the process that the result cannot be trusted.

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Fears Tory majority

Filed under Letters, 12:23 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that the secretive security certificate program to detain terrorist suspects is unconstitutional. Stephen Harper’s parliamentary demand that related measures continue, unbalanced by human rights protection, has been rejected by our Supreme Court.

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On Set - with Nolan Hubbard

Filed under Columns, 12:18 pm

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Father’s note: I, like you, thought Nolan’s reports from the set were done. However, the L.A. bug may not have hooked him, yet, but the writing bug has. He is going to stay on for a few extra days and will be forwarding more updates until his return.

Well, I am writing this volume in between my second last and last scenes of the movie. That’s right, by the time these words hit your brain I will be gone. From the set. Probably back home. So I guess the next article will not be entitled “On Set” but rather “ Unemployed, hard-working, 19-year-old male, looking for anything minimum wage or higher. Please forward all calls to my couch!”

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Kipling Rec Report

Filed under Columns, 12:00 pm

Kipling Parks and Recreation is hosting a Laughter Yoga Workshop on Thursday, March 8th at the Kipling High School. This 3-hour workshop begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Kipling School Library. Laughter yoga is a series of breathing and movement exercises designed to teach the body to laugh without depending on jokes or humor. We are pleased to welcome Jayne Clendening of Regina to instruct a workshop in Laughter Yoga. The cost to participants is $10.00, but the benefits are much greater! Laughter Yoga combines simple laughter/breathing exercises with gentle stretching and is a workout for your internal organs. Laughter Yoga is fun for any age and will bring out the spirit of laughter in us all. You’ll laugh like you’ve never laughed before and go home refreshed and invigorated! Don’t miss this unique opportunity in recreation – to register, call Susan at the Rec Office 736-8440.

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