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No other discount applies. VITA-MAN! September 15, 2015 VOLUME 4 • issUE 38 IT IS OUR MISSION TO SERVE OUR READERS IN WHITE CITY, EMERALD PARK, PILOT BUTTE, BALGONIE, ZEHNER, EDENWOLD & SURROUNDING AREAS WITH NEWS AND ADVERTISING OF HIGH INTEGRITY. Good crop quality Land of the within Living RM of Edenwold Skies MICHELLE NICHOLSON s of this week, the Ministry of Agricul- ture reported 47 per cent of the area’s harvest – which includes the Rural AMunicipality (RM) of Edenwold – has been completed. The long weekend brought with it rain, keeping would-be campers indoors and area farmers off of their combines and swathers. I’ve done, I would say, a good third,” said farmer Craig Strudwick, who also sits on council for the Rural Municipality (RM) of Edenwold. He, like most others, found the Working late to harvest some wheat. With a view and sunset rain: “Not helpful at all.” sky like this, it’s no wonder the province is called “the land He said the weekend rain caused at least of living skies.” Photo by Michelle Nicholson a two-day delay. As of Wednesday, Septem- ber 9 the seven-day forecast was calling for more rain for the next week.. His peas and Durum were “completely done” and he reports he’s seeing average quality. What he harvests will cover his 2015-year crop input costs. White City council approached “Maybe a little more,” he said with a laugh. “Yields. Some are about traffic lights surprising, some are a little MICHELLE NICHOLSON Executive Director of the Communications could be put in place as soon as the end of disappointing.” Branch of the Ministry of Highways and month. - Craig Strudwick hite City resident John Panter Infrastructure and Dave Stearns, Executive “I do want to pay respect to Wanda. I lost approached the Town of White City Director of Major Projects and Technical my father this year, and no one likes that. I council during their September 8 Standards spoke. totally sympathize with you,” Stearns said, Wmeeting. His request was for the council to Council made a request of the Ministry turning to Campbell, at the opening of his “Yields. Some are surprising, some are a put a motion forward to ask the province to of Highways for someone from that Ministry address to council. little disappointing,” he said. He has yet to put traffic lights up at Highway 1. to attend the council meeting to address the Stearns detailed his background in traf- harvest some canola, wheat and finally flax Panter did not specifically ask in his traffic light query. fic engineering and said traffic slowing in the remaining 3,000 acres. request for lights at any of the four intersec- Both Wakabayashi and Stearns spoke of measures would be implemented during “From what I’ve been hearing, it’s all tions (Balgonie, White City, Emerald Park the pending overpass builds expected to be Bypass construction. The Ministry of High- about like I said, ‘average yields’ I haven’t or Pilot Butte). Spectators in the gallery completed by 2017 for both Balgonie and ways and Infrastructure is waiting for a heard [of] any exceptional [results],” he said included Anne Panter and Wanda Campbell. White City and 2019 for Pilot Butte. “traffic management plan” from the Regina and believes nearby farmers will also likely Panter addressed council with his ask, “So what we need to talk about is how Bypass Partners detailing safety measures cover input costs with their harvests. including information from the 2011 High- we address traffic safety concerns in the and their plans to keep traffic flowing dur- “That’s what I’m hearing.” way 1 East Traffic Signal Review Final intervening 24 months,” Wakabayashi said. ing construction. Report. He and Mayor Evans got into a spir- Speed reductions, down to 80 Km/hour Cont’d on Page 2 ited exchange before Doug Wakabayashi, and lower, from Balgonie through to Regina Cont’d on Page 2 ONLINE AUCTION BID NOW ONLINE AUCTION BID NOW UNRESERVED! 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RM Reeve Mitchell Huber has also been “What we’ve got off to date is very posi- out on the combine. tive at our place,” he said. “We’re about 60 per cent,” Huber said of He guesstimates he has another 200 what has been harvested. He has 2,000 acres hours of thrashing time left to complete. Dave Stearns of the Ministry of Highways addresses council and delegation at the Septem- Public Notice ber 8 council meeting. Photo: Michelle Nicholson TOWN OF BALGONIE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW NO. 374/2014 Traffic lights cont’d Notice is hereby given by the Town of Balgonie, pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007, that Council intends to amend Bylaw No. 374/2014, the Zoning Bylaw. Cont’d from Front Page “My whole point is that traffic signals are not the silver bullet for safety,” Stearns said. Purpose: Traffic lights are not part of the Ministry’s Following Stearns’s presentation, Panter The purpose of this amendment is to accommodate greater flexibility in signage for High plan. The Regina East roadway is consid- asked council if anyone would put the Profile Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts in the municipality, more specifically to ered rural under national traffic engineering motion forward he was requesting and no accommodate signage appropriate to the Highway Corridor. standards, Stearns explained. councillor took up the request. Panter and “What we find is that it’s not a certainty guests continued discussions with Waka- Inspection: The Proposed Bylaw Amendment may be inspected at the Town office that the total number of collisions reduce in bayashi and Stearns in the foyer of Town between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Monday through the rural area [with traffic lights], they in Office as the council meeting continued. Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available, at a cost, at the Town office. fact can increase,” Stearns said, “We have For his part, Panter said he will continue experience of that at a number of intersec- to participate in the #dyingwaiting postcard Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing to receive submissions on the proposed tions across Canada.” campaign currently being undertaken to get Bylaw at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the Town He also spoke of statistics indicating an the attention of Premier Brad Wall. Panter of Balgonie, 129 Railway St. E., Balgonie, Saskatchewan. For further information, please the increase in rear-end collisions and scenarios stressed he was not asking for stoplights Administration Office at 306-771-2284. where semi-trucks collide with a line up of at intersections as an alternative to the vehicles at lights. planned overpasses. Dated at the Town of Balgonie, in the Province of Saskatchewan, this 8th day of September, 2015. Valerie Hubbard, Administrator Drivers be aware: how you drive is going to change Employment Opportunity Stearns outlined some traffic man- ing and changes are coming. The Balgonie Curling Club is accepting resumes for the following positions for the 2015/16 curling season. agement measures coming as over- • The Highway 1 median cross- pass builds move forward: ing will ultimately be closed at Pilot Ice Maker/Caretaker • Sharing roads with trucks haul- Butte.