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BY JULIA DIMA and that confidence seminar in my mind Kaitlyn Cross has always been an ath- changed my entire life,” she says, “just lete. She says she always had scars and sitting there realizing I’m not the only bruises from playing sports, and a con- one who goes through struggles, it can sistent “baseball” tan. A small-town Sas- always be worse and get better. That to- katchewan farm girl, she never expected tally changed my outlook on life. With to compete for Miss Teen Canada Globe. the training in public speaking, I could “I saw the offer to do pageants, and speak to people, I never used to be able thought, ‘sure, why not?’ I’m that kind of to do that.” girl that always want to keep expanding Cross says experiencing the pageant on things, and try everything.” world has boosted her confidence. That’s what she did when she headed “In our pageant, we focus more on over to Toronto for the Miss Teen Canada building self-esteem, and helping girls 2012 pageant, and won. discover themselves and make friend- “I had nothing to do with modelling ships. So at the end of the day, winning is or pageantry, I was very shy and quiet, just a reward, but it doesn’t mean every- so doing this was more to just go for the thing.,” Cross says, “I was so proud of all experience, so I had absolutely no inten- the delegates this year, I know there was tions of doing this to win at all,” she says, one girl who was very shy and afraid to “I was kind of that girl running around mingle, and I watched some girls go and backstage, helping everyone else, I was bring that girl into the discussions, bring more concerned with that than with win- her to their rooms and do their hair to- ning, so when I won, I was just sort of gether, they went out of their way for this like ‘what?!’ It didn’t sink in for a few girl.” days. But I’m glad I got that chance.” Cross says she thinks most people This year, Cross passed on her title to would be surprised about pageants, and become Miss Globe Canada, and get the that her experience has been nothing like opportunity to compete in the interna- the controversial pageants seen on televi- tional Miss Globe 2013 Pageant. sion. The pageant is the third most impor- “People think pageants are horrible for tant behind the Miss Universe and Miss girls’ self esteem but it’s not like Toddlers World Pageants. Cross will be spending a and Tiaras. Nobody gets to see the behind week in Toronto training before heading the scenes where all the girls are laughing to Durres, Albania for three weeks, where together and having a blast, all they see the pageant will be held. There will be is the stereotypical industry,” she says, “I delegates from 70 different countries, and learned on my own what these pageants Cross is the Canadian representative. She are about, and it’s so much more than hopes to bring a little taste of Saskatch- the beauty aspect, it’s building the inner ewan to the high fashion pageant. beauty and letting that shine.” “We’ll get to meet the president, and Cross says she sees the pageant world all delegates bring a gift from their coun- moving away from its focus on body im- try,” she explains, “I’m bringing a Cana- age, especially in the Miss Globe Canada dian flag, and some Saskatchewan pins, competitions. and a postcard with Mosaic Stadium on “We’re starting to break out of the it, since I’m from Saskatchewan, that is Kaitlyn wearing the evening dress she will wear in Durres, Albania at beauty mold. I know at one time there important to me.” the Miss Globe 2013 Pageant. was a height requirement, now we have Cross says this pageant is going to be petite pageants. When it comes to body very different from the Miss Globe Cana- meet the president of Albania,” she says, able to say ‘hey I did this, you can do this’ image and body weight, that’s something da pageants she’s used to. “It’s the experiences and life lessons that to the other girls.” I stress when I talk about it with girls, be- “The fashion is going to be different, you take from there that you’re going to Cross says that helping train the girls cause so many girls don’t like the way it’s more couture. It’s more about fash- remember, rather than where you placed was even more work than competing last their body looks, and that’s so wrong, be- ion there. They don’t get to know you as in the competition.” year. cause when it comes to our pageant, they a person as much, it’s going to be more As a previous Miss Teen Canada Globe “It was a lot harder on that side of the are not being judged on their body, they about stage presence,” she says, “there, Winner, Cross had the opportunity to fence instead of competing. Last year, we are being judged on how confident they they look for girls that are made up, al- head to Toronto this summer and train would complain about going to bed in are, and who they are,” she explains. ways look good, so for me, who likes the new delegates from Miss Teen Can- four in the morning, and on the training Cross herself had to deal with her own to put on sweats and go for a run, these ada Globe 2013 as well as pass on her side, you’d go to bed at six in the morn- confidence issues when she competed other girls are going to be in dresses and crown. ing. You still have meetings afterwards, last year. heels all the time, so it’s going to be tough “I was there for the full 12 days of com- debriefing for the next day, I know one “I used to hate how I looked, I have lots for me to break out of my athletic shell petition, I was the head trainer in hair, I day I only slept a half hour.” of scars and bruises from playing sports, into that high fashion world.” was also the co-trainer in platform and But Cross thinks helping train girls is and I had a baseball tan, and I could see Cross says despite that, she doesn’t interview, so I helped them learn how do both rewarding, and helped her when people looking at my tan and laughing,” mind being the underdog, because win- a proper interview, I also helped out in she was in the position of the new del- she says, “so getting up on stage in a bi- ning isn’t what matters. Catwalk training, and I guess that’s iron- egates last year. kini in front of thousands of people and “I want to go for the experience. I get to ic considering that I had the worst walk “We actually have a confidence semi- owning it, that was a huge step for me.” travel around Europe, I get to meet girls last year. I was pigeon-toed, they told nar and I got to speak at that this year and Cross also thought of the girls who she from different countries, maybe pick up a me I walked like a cowboy, it was bad,” share my story. Everybody shares their wanted to inspire. bit of a different language. And I’ll get to Cross laughs, “So it was rewarding to be hardships and what they went through, Continued on page 19 ☞
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He has won numerous literary awards, including a pair of Gov- also received the Timothy Findley Prize, the Harbour- ernor General’s Awards for Fiction. front Literary Prize and the Cheryl and Henry Kloppen- Vanderhaeghe says all of the honors bestowed upon burg Award for Literary Excellence. him mean something different. His latest, however, touches him on a personal level that only an artist from A CAREER ONGOING Saskatchewan can appreciate. “I jokingly say that a lifetime achievement award might The 62-year-old resident of Saskatoon was handed the be a signal that I will be stopping,” Vanderhaeghe said. 2013 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achieve- “At some point, I will stop. Either death will take me away ment in the Arts for his work as a novelist, short-story or I may feel that the work I am doing is not up to snuff, at writer, playwright and teacher. It was presented along- which point I will stop doing it. I don’t feel that way now, side six other awards at this year’s Lieutenant Governor’s though. I still feel there are books that I can write.” Arts Awards gala in Regina on Sept. 25. Vanderhaeghe has returned to short story writing, the “(The lifetime achievement award) is important be- form of fiction that began his career. The subjects of his cause it’s from my home province,” said Vanderhaeghe, most recent work are more contemporary than the his- who continues to write and teaches part-time at St. Thom- torical novels he has written through the past 20 years. He as More College at the University of Saskatchewan. generally moves from project to project without a “master “It’s based in Saskatchewan and the West, which has plan,” concentrating on the work he has at present until been featured in my work and it’s a place where I’ve lived it is completed, then beginning another project based on virtually all my life. I was born in the province, educated GUY VANDERHAEGHE what intrigues him next. in the province, and with the exception of 18 months in “What drives me is to continually get better as a writer. Ottawa, I’ve lived my entire life here.” tor for John N. Smith; the Leading Actor Award for Nich- For me, every book poses a new challenge. Anything I’ve Vanderhaeghe is also moved by the honor because it’s olas Campbell; the Supporting Actor Award for Katharine learned in 40 years of writing I try to bring to bear on a reflection of the entire 40 years of work in the field of Isabelle; the Casting Award for Carmen Kotyk; and the what I’m working on at the moment,” he said. fiction writing. Costumes Award for Beverley Wowchuk. “I think of myself as a craftsman. Like anyone else—a “It obviously provides a certain amount of satisfaction Vanderhaeghe followed the success of The Englishman’s mechanic, a carpenter, a teacher—you learn things over and recognition for what I’ve devoted my life to doing,” Boy with The Last Crossing (McClelland & Stewart) in 2002. time that accumulate and that accumulation helps you he said. That novel became a national bestseller and earned Van- when you sit down to work. Anyone who takes an inter- Vanderhaeghe was born in Esterhazy in 1951. After derhaeghe more accolades, including three Saskatchewan est in the work they do hopes to make their work better graduating from Esterhazy High School, he attended Book Awards and the Canadian Booksellers Association over time.” the University of Saskatoon, where he earned a Masters Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year. And this lesson—the patience to hone one’s craft—is of Arts degree in History in 1975. Three years later, he The Last Crossing is a story that follows the journey of what he passes on to the aspiring authors who ask him earned a Bachelor of Education degree from the Univer- Charles and Addington Gaunt as they meander through about how to succeed in fiction writing. sity of Regina. the wild American and Canadian West in search of their “I always tell them that the work is what counts. A lot Through the late 1970s, Vanderhaeghe was a freelance missing brother. The pair are joined by a group of char- of young people think there is a shortcut to get to where writer, editor and high school English and History teacher. acters, including a guide, a journalist, a woman seeking they want to go. There really are no shortcuts,” he said, In 1982, he published his first book, a collection of short revenge for her sister’s murder, a Civil War veteran and adding that writers should prepare for a long apprentice- stories called Man Descending (McMillan of Canada). The a saloon keeper. ship. book won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction and Each character must come to terms with demons from Doctors, lawyers and other professionals are educated the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in the United King- his or her past as they travel through Montana and the over period of eight or nine years. Writers are not any dif- dom. Northwest Territories in the late 1800s. ferent, he said. “It was important for me to win the Governor General’s Vanderhaeghe’s latest novel, A Good Man (McClelland “Even things that look like overnight successes aren’t Award for Fiction with my first book because it had a good & Stewart, 2011), is about Wesley Case, a North West overnight successes. No one has seen the work completed deal of influence on my later career,” he said. “It meant a Mounted Police constable commissioned to Fort Ben- going in,” Vanderhaeghe said. “And a lot of young writers certain amount of attention on my work right away, but ton, Mont. to act as a liaison between the NWMP and the think it’s the inspiration and ideas that count. Of course that also came with a certain amount of pressure.” American town’s commanding officer. While there, he they count, but inspiration and ideas in writing can only Vanderhaeghe’s second short-story collection, The falls in love with Ada Tarr, and decides to stay. be fashioned with words. If you don’t know how to han- Trouble with Heroes (Borealis Press) was published the Tarr is also chased by Michael Dunne, her former hus- dle words and you don’t know how to handle fiction, in- next year, followed by his first novel, My Present Age (Mc- band’s bodyguard with a past involving both Case and spiration and ideas count for nothing.” Millan of Canada, 1984). The novel tells the story of an the world of espionage in Toronto. Hosted by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Lieutenant unemployed, thirty-something Everyman whose wife The novel touches on a variety of historical subjects, in- Governor Arts Awards recognize Saskatchewan residents leaves him. As he sets out to find her again, he comes to cluding the North West Mounted Police, Canada’s first, with seven honors, including for arts and learning; arts terms with his past and the false construct he has built organized secret police and the Fenian Raids. volunteerism; the work of emerging artists; individual around it. A Good Man was shortlisted for the 2012 David J. Lang- and organizational leadership; a Saskatchewan artist of Homesick (McClelland & Stewart, 1989) was released um Prize in American Historical Fiction and long-listed the year; and lifetime achievement. five years later, earning Vanderhaeghe the City of Toronto Book Prize. Set in the late 1950s, Homesick outlines the ex- periences of Alec Monkman when his estranged daugh- ter, Vera, returns to him with a grandson he has never met. The family is forced to confront their past, including the silence surrounding Vera’s brother, and why Vera left for such a long period. FALL Through the mid-1980s, Vanderhaeghe was writer-in- residence at the Saskatoon Public Library and the Univer- sity of Ottawa, where he was also a Visiting Professor of Creative Writing. He was a faculty member at the Banff Centre for the Arts Writing Program in 1990-91 then be- FREEZER came involved in the SAGE Hills Creative Writing Pro- gram the following year. 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BY JULIA DIMA the same trends of out-of-province investors and farmers tightened. “We’ve noticed there’s been a fairly tight mar- According to RE/MAX market trends 2013 report, entering the Saskatchewan market. ket for grain land, and that’s probably going to continue. farmland prices across Saskatchewan are higher than in “You have people buying from all over the country, and There won’t be an over abundance for sale out there,” previous years. that’s putting upward pressure on the land, and then you says Beutler. Though North Saskatchewan has seen more substantial get the increase in land prices. But for someone from On- The high prices mean there are very few new farmers increases — almost doubling in the past 12 months from tario, that sees land is $20,000 per acre there, and they see starting up in Saskatchewan, and the majority of sales go about $800 an acre to $1,500 — the east central region has it here for $1,000 an acre, they’re willing to come.” to investors, expanding farms, and out-of-province farm- seen increases as well, though not as high. The prices are But he’s also expecting to see local farmers expanding ers. now ranging from $850 per acre to as high as $2,5000 for because of this year’s good harvest. So what does the industry predict for the future of farm- prime B and C grade parcels of land. “With the farmers having a good crop, they’re going to land prices in this region? According to the report, East Central Saskatchewan’s drive the price, rather than last year when investors were “I can forsee more interest from foreign investors and large parcel demand has been driven primarily by out-of- driving the price more,” Shepherd says. “This year, farm- foreign farmers,” says Beckett. province investor groups, both in from Canadian groups ers are likely going to expand, and buy land rather than Shepherd is seeing that high foreign interest as well. in Toronto and Vancouver, and from overseas. letting an investor buy it and having to rent it back.” He’s also expecting in the high prices will begin to level Local realtors are seeing these trends as well. Jason Beutler of Lane Realty is expecting the same. out. “There’s been increased interest from outside of Sas- “Out-of-province and out-of-country is a big part of “I really think in the next two to three years, the land katchewan. Investors from different parts of the country, business, but there’s a bit more selling locally than there price will level out or drop a bit, but in the next 10 years, even outside the country have helped push land prices used to be, because operations are growing. The people the land price will be drastically higher than it is today. So up,” says RE/MAX’s Gary Beckett from Moosomin. that are in it are still growing their farms.” short term, I can see it leveling, but longer term, I can see “That’s in step with increased commodity prices. Farmers Beckett says many of the established Saskatchewan these prices going up.” are yielding more return per acre, and have managed to farmers are buying privately. pass that on to land prices. So there’s interest from buyers, “Here, more or less the land sells over the fence — pri- increased commodity prices, and lower interest rates, and vately, rather through a realtor.” that all combines into the prices going up.” But as out-of-province interest increases, the supply has Beckett says Saskatchewan started attracting more in- vestors for a number of reasons. “They see a lot of good things in Saskatchewan. We have good interest rates, and large blocks of land, or par- cels — and there’s people in place to manage it. Quite of- FarmsofCanada.com ten, they fi nd existing owners continue to rent land back ÕÌÌÛiÊ,i«>ÀÊÀÊ,i«>ViiÌÊUÊ,iÃ`iÌ>ÊEÊ iÀV> once they sell it to investors.” Alex Morrow Realtor Saskatchewan’s land prices, though they’ve risen sig- *6 Ê7`ÜÃÊEÊ ÀÊ,i«>ViiÌÊUÊ-ÌÀiÊÀÌÃÊUÊ ÀÀÀÃ nifi cantly, remain much lower than the national average. Phone: (306) 434-8780 ->viÌÞÊ>ÃÃÊUÊ ÕÃÌÊ ÕÌÊ>ÃÃÊvÀÊ µÕ«iÌÊ “Our prices are still considered a bargain in Canada Fax: (306) 332-4161 ÎÊ-i>ÃÊ-ÕÀÃ compared to B.C. and Ontario. There’s such demand for e-mail: [email protected] 10:1c land there from investors, and there’s so little land avail- TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER! able,” Beckett explains. “Ontario is fi nding they can’t buy Serving Southeast Saskatchewan any more land, so they’re looking to come to Saskatch- 640 Frontage Rd, Virden, MB 1002 North Front St., Moosomin, SK ewan and start afresh at lower land prices.” Farm & Ranch Real Estate Guy Shepherd of Tim Hammond Real Estate is seeing Biggar, SK 10:1c11:1c 204-748-3619 306-435-2001
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TransCanada study: Energy East to have spinoffs across Canada
BY LAUREN KRUGEL In the Moosomin area, the proposal would include a tions in the province will use. THE CANADIAN PRESS feeder pipeline from Cromer, Manitoba to the Moosomin Deloitte sees about $3.1 billion being added to Quebec’s A study commissioned by TransCanada Corp. shows compressor station—located northeast of the town of GDP during construction and more than $3.2 billion dur- economic benefits across Canada from construction of its Moosomin—and a terminal and tank farm at the com- ing its operation. proposed Energy East pipeline, though company CEO pressor station site. The tank farm would include storage The economic benefits to Alberta, though relatively Russ Girling says it will take more than rosy numbers to for more than a million barrels of crude oil. modest initially, are expected to pick up significantly once win public support for the $12-billion project. Moosomin and Hardisty, Alberta would be the two ter- the pipeline is operational. It is seen having a $1.7 billion The report by Deloitte & Touche LLP, released Tuesday minals where crude is added to the pipeline. It would be boost to GDP over the next six years and then a $6.1-bil- by TransCanada, predicts some 10,071 direct full-time carried to refineries and to export position at Montreal, lion boost over the subsequent 40 years. equivalent jobs across the country will be needed to de- Quebec City, and St. John, New Brunswick. New Brunswick—home to the country’s largest oil velop and build Energy East until 2018. Of that, Quebec The economic figures don’t include the impact of higher refinery—is expected to see its GDP rise by nearly $1.2 represents 36 per cent and Ontario represents 23 per Canadian crude prices that would result from being able billion during development and construction and by $1.6 cent. to sell the product in lucrative overseas markets. billion during operations. Once the pipeline is up and running, Deloitte sees the Nor does it incorporate the lower crude costs eastern Meanwhile, TransCanada is seeking approval from the creation of some 1,081 direct jobs, at which point Alberta refineries may enjoy, said Deloitte’s Trevor Nakka, one of U.S. State Department to build its controversial $5.4 bil- will start to see a bigger share of direct employment. the study’s authors. lion Keystone XL pipeline, which would enable oilsands The study also found the project will add about $35 bil- “In this context, the study is conservative in nature,’’ crude to flow to U.S. markets. lion to Canada’s gross domestic product during the de- Nakka told reporters. “It doesn’t seek to extend the In touting the benefits of that proposal, TransCanada velopment and construction phase and over the 40-year boundary or scope of economic impacts. The economic has said it expects tens of thousands of jobs to be created life of the project. As well, it’s expected to add $10 billion impacts are estimated to be only those related to the proj- during construction, but those figures have been ques- in tax revenues at the municipal, provincial and federal ect itself.’’ tioned by many critics. Even U.S. President Barack Obama levels the over that time. Ontario is expected to see a boost of nearly $2.7 billion has said he expects the jobs created by Keystone XL to be The premiers of Alberta and New Brunswick are staunch to its gross domestic product during construction and a fraction of what TransCanada is projecting. supporters of the project, but it’s not known whether oth- $10.3 billion during the pipeline’s operation. Nakka said “There’s certain folks that are firmly opposed to the de- er provinces—notably Quebec—will embrace it. the big increase during the operations phase is mainly velopment of our pipelines and I think have purposefully “There’ll be other issues with respect to the routing of due to the large amount of electricity the 30 pump sta- tried to confuse the job numbers,’’ said Girling. our pipeline, impacts on landowners and other stake- “What we’re trying to do here is be as transparent as holder issues that we’re going to need to understand and possible in terms of the communication of the job num- manage our way through,’’ Girling told reporters from bers . . . Our objective here is not to confuse anybody. It’s Fredericton. to be as transparent as possible.’’ “And those other issues, along with the economic ben- Given the diverging views of Keystone XL’s economic efits, I think will play into the support that we garner or impact, Greenpeace Canada’s Keith Stewart said the lat- don’t for this project. est Energy East figures should be viewed with a ``skepti- The 4,500-kilometre Energy East pipeline would con- cal eye.’’ nect up to 1.1 million barrels per day of western crude But more broadly, Stewart said it’s a question of the to refineries and export terminals in Quebec and New kind of economy Canadians want to build. Brunswick. “We would create more jobs and build a better econo- The proposal involves converting a portion of Trans- my if we spent $12 billion on public transit and greener Canada’s underused natural gas mainline to oil service vehicles that reduce our oil consumption, rather than on and building 1,400 kilometres of new pipe from west of building a pipeline that fuels climate change by deepen- Montreal to Saint John, N.B. ing the world’s addiction to dirty oil,’’ Stewart said.
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A look at Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program ‘Moosomin opened the doors for me’ BY JULIA DIMA schedules because we’re all working, cation to happen. If it’s all Filipino guys, she worked as a live-in caregiver for a doc- When Herman Navarro first came to there are some special gatherings.” we’re comfortable to talk our own lan- tor here. It was an adjustment for her as Moosomin in 2010, he was one of three In Moosomin, Navarro manages the guage, but if there’s anyone who doesn’t well, because she was formerly a nurse in Filipino people in the community. He re- KFC, which he began managing at the speak Filipino, we speak English.” Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, but the members not knowing very much about start of this year. Before he came to Cana- When Navarro received the offer to doctor needed a caregiver, so she arrived living in Saskatchewan, not knowing any da, Navarro spent 10 years living in Saudi come work in Canada as a temporary for- here with a work permit under the live-in of the people, and missing his wife, who Arabia where his wife worked as a nurse, eign worker, he went back to the Philip- caregiver program. Now she’s very happy joined him six months later. and before that , he was a manager at a pines for just 15 days for his paperwork to because she was done with this contract, Today, there are nearly 100 Filipino fast food restaurant in the Philippines. be processed by the federal government, and had the opportunity to work in the people living in Moosomin, having come He says because there are so many and made his way to Canada. He says the hospital, and she loves it.” through the Temporary Foreign Workers temporary foreign workers working at opportunities in Canada were better. Navarro’s wife has become a permanent Program. Navarro says that helped him KFC, sometimes it feels just like working “Honestly, opportunity wise and salary resident, and he is waiting for his papers feel at home in Moosomin, despite being in the Philippines. The difference is, Na- wise, Canada is better than Philippines. to come back from the federal government far away from his family in the Philip- varro strives to make sure communication Saskatchewan is an open province for to become a permanent resident, and pines. works for everyone. me, there’s lots of privileges here, it’s still hopes that will happen before the end of “I miss my kids and I miss my family “Most of the time, I tell the guys if there growing.” the year. Once that happens, Navarro can back home, But I’ve found a community is a Canadian in the kitchen, to speak Eng- Six months later, his wife was able to bring his 12-year-old son and six-year-old here, even though we all have different lish, because I don’t want miscommuni- join him under the Live-In Caregiver pro- daughter to Canada. Currently, they live gram. with their mother-in-law. Navarro says “She works as a continuing care assis- they talk via Skype but he misses them. LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT AUCTION tant in the Moosomin hospital, but before, Continued on page 10 ☞ PETER AND CHRISTINE MCCONNELL ÀiÀ]Ê Sunday, October 19, 2013 - 10 a.m. DST " / ÊnÊ -Ê ",/Ê"ÊÊÓÊ79Ê" Ê," Ê£ÈÓÊ Ê¤Ê Ê7 -/ SALE FEATURES: UÊ näÊ-iÌ>ÊVÀÃÃÊ>`ÊL>VÊ}ÕÃÊVÜÃÊÊ UÊ ÓxäÊLÕÃ°Ê >ÃÞÊ7>ÞÊVÀii«Êvii`iÀ° Ê LÀi`ÊÌÊL>VÊ>`Ê,i`Ê-iÌ>ÊLÕð UÊ ÌÃÊvÊ i>ÛÞÊ`ÕÌÞÊvii`Ê«>iÃ]ÊÜ`Ê«>iÃ]ÊÊ UÊ ÊLÀi`Ê iviÀÃÊLÀi`ÊL>VÊ>`ÊÀi`Ê-iÌ>° Ê vÀiiÊÃÌ>`}Ê«>iÃÊ>`Êvii`ÊÌÀÕ} ð UÊ Óä£ÓÊ V ÀVÊ8/8Ê£ÈxÊÜÉ ]ÊÎÊ«Ì ]ÊÊ UÊ -iÛiÀ>Ê}À>ÊLð Ê È{ÈnÊ>`iÀ]ÊLÕViÌÊEÊ}À>««i°Ê"ÞÊäÈÊ ÕÀð UÊ £ÇÊÀ`ÊäääÊÃiÊÊ UÊ £nÎÊ >ÃiÊ{ÈäÊ{ÊÜ iiÊ`ÀÛi° Ê ÜÉÓÇn]{ÇÇÊiÃÊ->vÌi`®° UÊ Ê£nä° UÊ x{½Ê} Ê ÞÊ >ÞÊÌÀ>iÀ° UÊ £ÇÊ ÊxÈÈÊÀÕ`ÊL>iÀ° UÊ />`iÊwvÌ ÊÜ iiÊ`Þ° UÊ £xÊ >ÃiÊÊnΣÓÊqÊ£Ó½`ÃVÊLi° UÊ />`iÊ>ÝiÊÌÀ>iÀÊÜÉʣȽÊLÝÊÊÜÉÃ>}iÊÊ UÊ ÊÎÇäÊEÊÎxäÊÃ>}iÊV ««iÀÃÊÊ Ê Ã`iÃ]Êi`Ê}>ÌiÊ«ÕÃÊ}À>Êi`Ê}>Ìi° Ê ÜÉ*1Ê i>`iÀð UÊ -Ê >ÞÊÓ{xÊ>ëiÀ>ÌÀ° UÊ ÊÎÊÀÜÊÎä»ÊVÀÊ i>`iÀ° UÊ ««iÀÊ-Õ«iÀÊ Êv>}Ê° UÊ Óä££Ê Õ Ê£ÓÊÜ iiÊëii`ÊÀ>i° UÊ ÕÌV ÃÊÀÌ>ÀÞÊVi>iÀ° From left: Brady Metz, Arnold Sia, Herman Navarro, and Erwin Garcia. UÊ ÓääÎÊ-Õ«ÀiiÊÈääÊÛiÀÌV>Êvii`ÊÊ UÊ -Ê >ÞÊÎÊ1yÜÊ`ÕLiÊ`iÌÊ>V i° Arnold, Herman, and Erwin came to Moosomin as temporary foreign Ê ÝiÀÊÜÉÊÃV>i° UÊ ««Ê iÞÊÎääÊ}À>ÛÌÞÊ>V iÊÜÌ ÊÇÊ`iV° UÊ Óää£Ê} iÊL>iÊ«ÀViÃÃÀ° UÊ Îä½Êi}]ÊÓä½Êi}]Ê Þ`°Ê>Õ}iÀð workers at KFC. Herman became the manager of the restaurant in Janu- UÊ £ÇÊ}Ê- i`ÊÃÕëi`i`ÊLÊÊ UÊ ÊnxÈ° ary, 2013. Ê nä½Êwi`ÊëÀ>ÞiÀ° UÊ À}ÃÌ>`Ê{Ç½Ê /° UÊ 7>}>Êx£äÊ}À>ÊÛ>V° UÊ *iµÕÊ£{½ÊÎÊ«Ì ÊL>`i° 10:1c UÊ /À>Ê }Ên½ÊÝÊÓä½ÊÌ>`iÊÃÌVÊÌÀ>iÀ° Plus much much more!
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BY JULIA DIMA after the procedure, and has spent her first Ethel Rambold has lived with auricu- few weeks at home canning, baking, and lar fibrillation for 48 years. As a young cooking. mother of two, Ethel found herself feel- “I’m not tired. Everything I did before ing exhausted and short of breath on one was a struggle, and I had to force myself weekend trip. to do these things.” After many doctors, the heart problem Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region says that affects an estimated 350,000 Canadi- the EP lab is well funded through Sas- ans, was diagnosed in Ethel, the result of a katchewan Health and it remains busy viral infection causing myocarditis. with 216 procedures budgeted for next Auricular or atrial fibrillation is a type year. of cardiac arrhythmia in which the heart But when it opened, there were some is beating abnormally. While some people growing pains. living with atrial fibrillation don’t experi- “One of the things from a budget per- ence symptoms, others can experience a spective, is generally there is a year to an- quickened heart beat, palpitations, short- nualize and look at how much things will ness of breath, and exhaustion. cost,” says Lori Garchinski, director of the Ethel was one of those patients. region’s cardioscience program, “As we “Even with a little exertion, my heart did our predictions, we did have some would take off, and I’d have to go sit initial budget overruns.” down,” she recalls, “one visit to the hos- Garchinski says this is typical of the first pital, just walking from the parking lot, I year of a program’s operation. had to stop and lean against the wall. My “Our volumes exceed what we predict- pulse jumped from 85 to 185.” Julia Dima photo ed, but we had to start somewhere,” she Her husband Larry remembers his says. wife cooking dinner, and needing to take Ethel Rambold at home four weeks after her ablation procedure. She In the new budget year, the Ministry of breaks to sit down throughout. says she felt more energetic immediately after the procedure. Health provided funding to keep the lab Ethel was on medication to control the operating. The annual budget is over $7 problem, but eventually the medication al University Hospital in 2012, but before nothing to lose,” she says, “So I went for million. was not doing its job, and her cardiologist, that, anyone in Saskatchewan seeking the it. I’d recommend it to anyone with atrial Garchinski says the lab is now expect- Dr. Hassan Mohamed, told her he couldn’t treatment would have to travel out of the fibrillation.” ing to grow. They are hoping to hire a sec- keep increasing her prescription. province. With 700 patients being admit- Ethel was on a waiting list for over a ond electrophysiologist to help address Then he suggested a new procedure ted to hospital with atrial fibrillation in year, but on August 22 she went to the EP the year long waiting list for patients. that gave Ethel hope. the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region an- lab for the ablation procedure. With the high demand for ablation Last year, Regina’s first Electrophysiol- nually, the need was there. Under a sedative, Ethel recalls feeling therapy in Canada, Ethel and Larry were ogy Lab opened at the Mosaic Heart cen- The lab was able to open thanks to a differently immediately after the 20 min- surprised that after many cardiologists tre at the General Hospital. The lab was $1.25 million donation from the Kinsmen ute procedure. and hospital visits, they only heard about designed to treat arrhythmias like Ethel’s. Telemiracle Foundation. The provincial “The doctor said they were all done, ablation therapy when Ethel had no other The treatment offered at the lab is called government provides $900,000 annually and I never thought much about it, but options. atrial fibrillation ablation, a procedure that to the lab as well. my chest felt different right away,” she Ethel says the procedure has changed is less invasive than traditional surgery. The opening of the lab allowed the says, “I always had an unsettled feeling in how she lives her life, and she wants oth- With ablation, a catheter is inserted into health region to hire a permanent electro- my chest, and it’s been gone ever since. It ers living with atrial fibrillation in South the leg vein, and travels to the heart, where physiologist, Dr. Omar Sultan. was like a miracle how it happened, when Saskatchewan to know about this option, intense heat or cold is applied to the heart For Ethel, Dr. Mohamed suggesting she I realized that feeling was gone.” and to utilize it. cells that are causing the irregular rhythm, go ahead with the procedure was wel- It’s been just over four weeks since “I’ve had my treatment. I know I’ve returning the heart to a regular rhythm. come advice. Ethel had the ablation done, and she says been helped by it. But there are so many The Saskatoon Health Region also “All the doctors said go for it, because she’s in a different frame of mind. She people who live with this condition, and opened an Electrophysiology Lab at Roy- my heart was getting weaker, and I had says she felt more energetic the first day there’s nothing else to fix them.”
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Part three of a three part series on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program ‘Moosomin opened the doors for me’ ☞ Continued from page 8 though I didn’t know them.” “I moved here in December, so when I left Vancouver it “Hopefully they can come before the year ends, or the Navarro says the only missing thing in his life is to have was plus 13 degrees, and when I came here, it was minus start of 2014, when I get my permanent residency papers. his kids with him. Once that happens, Moosomin will be 13 degrees,” he laughs. They are very excited, I spoke to them two days ago, and home for him. He says the change in the food he eats is something else said that maybe my papers will come through before the “Moosomin opened the doors for me and my family. he is still adjusting to. year ends, and they keep asking ‘When, when? What’s it I don’t know if I’ll be here forever, but for now, we’re “I’m starting eating Canadian food. Before, I wouldn’t looking like? What will we do there, what will we bring, staying. It feels like home now. I’ve been here for three eat the salad or anything, because my stomach is new to do we need to bring our toys,’” he laughs, “I haven’t told years, I’ve met lots of people, and I know people around it, but now I’ve learned how to eat potatoes and salad and my kids about the winters here, yet — that’s going to be town.” everything.” a surprise.” At KFC, Navarro manages seven temporary for- Tabiano says he sometimes gets homesick for the Phil- When Navarro first came, he knew there would be cold eign workers, and like him, many of them are calling ippines as well, but having a lot of Filipino people in the weather, but says nothing could prepare him for seeing Moosomin home. community now helps. snow for the first time in his life. Erwin Garcia is one of those workers. Before coming to “I miss hanging out with friends. Here, you can hang “It was weird to have a winter, because I’ve never expe- Moosomin, Garcia worked on a farm in British Columbia. out with friends, but you have to set a schedule because rienced it,” he says, “It was something like a dream come Like many temporary foreign workers, Garcia saw better everyone is busy working, while in the Philippines you true, because we have only ever seen snow in calendars opportunities in Saskatchewan. can hang out every day. I miss my family too, of course. and postcards. When I first experienced what snow is, I “It’s hard to apply for permanent residency in Vancou- The good thing is there is internet, so we talk on Skype, thought, ‘I like this place.’” ver, so I came here,” he says, “Now, hopefully this month and can watch the Philippines TV shows on the internet,” Navarro says he wants to stay in Saskatchewan, be- or next month, I’ll get my papers and can apply for per- he says, “But there’s more Filipinos here, so I feel at home cause the province offers better opportunities to become manent residency.” too. The people are so warm, so it feels like home.” a citizen. Like Navarro, Garcia feels like Moosomin is home. Tabiano, like Navarro, feels like Moosomin opened the “Saskatchewan has a better program for foreign work- “I like Moosomin because it’s a quiet place with friend- doors for him to work, become a resident, and help his ers, because after six months here, you can apply for the ly people. I want to stay here.” family back home. Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) and Welmer Tabiano also used to work on a B.C. farm, and “I’m here because I want to stay here. Our families back have a chance to become a permanent resident here, not he has been working at The Red Barn since February, home need our help. Although we were working there, the same way as Toronto and Vancouver, it’s hard to get an 2010. our jobs didn’t pay enough to support our families. It’s SINP, there,” he explains, “In Toronto, it could take 10 to He works as a line cook, a very different career change far better here compared to the Philippines. Here you can 12 years to become a citizen, here it’s about five years.” for him. Before he worked on the farm, he worked in the save money and send it back to the Philippines. There, the Navarro says when he first came, there were some chal- Mayor’s office in Sibalom, Philippines. cost of living is high with respect to your salary, so that’s lenges in adjusting. He had no car, and the only stores “When I came here, working in the kitchen was a bit of why I decided to go to Canada. You have to support your that sell Filipino groceries are in Brandon and Regina, and a challenge, because I didn’t know too much about that, family back there,” he says, “My mom is there, and some there were few Filipino people to spend time with. But but I learned, and I discovered new things, so I feel great aunts and uncles too.” he had help. Both his managers at KFC helped him get because I learned new things, and improved my life in Tabiano now lives in a house with four other Filipino everything he needed, and the small Filipino community that way.” temporary foreign workers, and says the small town life at the time was a friendly one. Tabiano said when he came to Moosomin, he was the is the life for him. “Father Dennis Remot was very helpful. He was the 18th Filipino temporary foreign worker in town. He “I like Moosomin, it’s quiet. Work is good, and the peo- first person who helped me find everything, he drove me worked with two other Filipino workers in the kitchen at ple here are so kind, respectful, and courteous,” he says. to Brandon to get my groceries at first too before I had a the Red Barn. In just three years, the population of Filipino workers car.” In June of this year, Tabiano became a permanent resi- has ballooned, and for those who are staying and calling As Navarro spent more time in Moosomin, the commu- dent, and he hopes to keep working at the Red Barn. Moosomin home, it’s beginning to feel like home. nity began to feel like home. “It’s nice to be here, Moosomin is quiet, and the work- Every year, the Filipino group holds a basketball tour- “It’s a different environment here in Moosomin. When place is so good. When I came, Dan Davidson had a place nament, a sport many of them played back home, and a I was in Saudi Arabia, it was big malls, everybody was for me to live, it wasn’t included in the contract, but he local business owner plans to open a small Filipino gro- busy, the streets were busy, so it’s different here with a found a place for me anyway.” cery store in the near future as well. small population,” he says, “and the people here are Tabiano says the biggest adjustment for him was the Tabiano says these little things are a way for the com- friendly and very supportive, they helped me out, even Saskatchewan weather. munity to unite, and make Saskatchewan home.
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BY KEVIN WEEDMARK “Candidly it’s up to There is an opening on them. We don’t prescribe a the Regina Qu’Appelle process.” Regional Health Authority Martin said people in- with the resignation of Ma- terested in serving on the rie Everett of Moosomin. board could contact the Everett has moved to Brit- health ministry, but they ish Columbia. would be wise to contact The process for appoint- the health region. ing a replacement involves “They could do either— the health region and the they’re certainly free to ministry of health. contact us—but the best A spokesperson for the route is to go through the Regina Qu’Appelle Health board, the board chair spe- Region referred ques- cifi cally. tions on the appointment “We will be looking to process to the Ministry the board to give us ad- of Health, as the minister vice.” makes the appointment, There is no set deadline but an offi cial with the for fi lling the vacancy on ministry of health said the the Regina Qu’Appelle ministry will take sugges- board, but Martin said it tions on a replacement would make sense to fi ll from the regional health the position quickly. authority. “We keep them busy, we Perry Martin, senior ad- expect a lot from them, and visor to the deputy minis- the more you can spread ter of health, said there will the work between a few be a replacement named. people, the better. It’s in ev- “They will defi nitely eryone’s interests to move want to replace that mem- as quickly as possible.” ber,” he said. “I expect they Martin said the health will be doing a call for in- ministry has some names terest.” in its database from the On the question of last time there was a call whether a new board mem- for nominations. ber will be sought from the “We would keep a lot eastern end of the region, of names in our database, Martin said health board there had been appoint- members do not represent ments made a year ago, specifi c geographical areas, and we will still have some but that geography would names from that, but ide- be taken into account. ally, we kind of like the “Geography is a factor, board to make their sug- but it’s not the only fac- gestions for the best fi t.” tor,” he said. “Skill set is Health board members another component.” were elected in Saskatch- Martin said it’s up to the ewan until 2002, when health region if the vacan- the Regional Health Ser- cy is communicated to the vices Act came into effect public. “They advertise at and the system moved their discretion,” he said. from elected to appointed “When board terms boards. come due, there’s a more Declaration of interest formal call for names. In forms are available from this situation we will be www.health.gov.sk.ca/ looking to them. board-member
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Julia Dima photo The harvest isn’t over, but farmers are calling this year’s harvest a bumper crop. Some report this is the best harvest of their careers. Harvest Roundup East Central Sask farmers seeing record harvests BY JULIA DIMA seen in my 30-plus years of farming. Ev- the crops. “Calf prices are really strong because “It’s a bumper crop, but it’s the bumper erything just came together. We had a bit “After this rain, there will be no number feed grain prices are dropping,” says Lou- crop of bumper crops.” of a late start, but we had lots of moisture, one wheat,” he says, “I talked to a grain is Hebert, “in the past two or three years, Kevin Woods of Westwood Land and and everything turned warm when we buyer, and they’re hoping they’ll still get feed prices were high.” Cattle has the same consensus as many needed it.” some that will grade as number two.” Ron Dietrich says it’s an improvement farmers in Southeast Saskatchewan this Talk at the elevators has been good as Nonetheless, Woods says this year has in profitability, but there are still some con- fall. The harvest so far has been the best well. been one of the best for grains across the cerns moving forward. it’s been in years. For Woods, it’s a definite Chris Thomas at the Parrish and Heim- entire Prairies. “The price of feed has been high in the improvement from last year. becker terminal believes so far, the harvest As for cattle production, prices are look- last couple years, so there was no profit in “We went from having the worst crop is a record breaker. ing better this year than they have in pre- fattening up cattle. we’ve ever grown last year to the best crop “The yields are incredible, it’s a once-in- vious years. Continued on page 21 ☞ we’ve ever grown this year,” he says, “I a-lifetime crop that we’re looking at and could conservatively say that on our farm, up until now, all the grain has been a num- we’re going to at least double the bushels. ber one grade,” says Thomas. 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So, they are stressed, and then McBride says there is also a challenge on this summer. They cross pollinate, so that cine when they don’t need it,” he says, their immunity goes down, and they can the administrative side of the business. disallows the use of alfalfa in our crop “My theory is you get better tasting beef catch viral or bacterial colds and get sick. “In Saskatchewan, one of our issues rotation, because they can test for GMO with no chemicals.” The less stress you have for an animal, the is that we haven’t adopted the national and they will,” she explains, “The whole He says he doesn’t advertise his beef as healthier than animal is.” standard for organic certification so any- organic industry is not in a position to be natural, but his customers know there’s Wilson says he hasn’t become involved one can say they’re organic without going able to grow some things like alfalfa and no growth hormones in his beef. in the organic market because of the pa- through the process of certification at this canola because there’s too much chance Wilson says that giving the injections perwork and cost of certification, and the time if they are only selling in Saskatch- of contamination through wind, seeding causes stress for the animals and keeping loopholes in Saskatchewan’s certification ewan. It’s a bit of an inequity for those equipment, cleaning equipment, and so his cattle happy is a priority. process. He says what matters is that the who do paid to be certified,” she explains, on, and it’s not worth the risk, because if “I raise my animals like babies, like my animals are healthy and his customers “to sell out of the province, you do need you take the risk of the extra expense of own kids. They become a part of the fam- know the beef is hormone free. certification, but right now, if you’re in growing those crops, and they’re found ily, and maybe I’m a little silly, but when “I’m a natural grower. The animal will Saskatchewan, until this system changes, with GMO, it’s not organically certified I feed my animals, I like to talk to them, get treated if it needs to be treated, and it you can say you’re organic. For buyers anymore.” too,” he laughs. will eat fertilized grain, but it never will they have to take the initiative to ask for McBride says at the end of the day, she Wilson also says that stressed animals get a growth injection.” certification papers and do a third-party wants to feel good about what she grows. are more prone to sickness. Wilson says organic cattle growing has inspection. For consumers, it’s buyer be- But going organic is not the only way to “The animals don’t get sick because its benefits but for his local niche market, ware.” feel good about what you grow. they are not under stress. In a feedlot, it’s more about the happiness of his ani- There are also pressures from the non- Ken Wilson raises cattle near Wawota, they animals are bought from an auction mal and the taste of the beef. organic sector that can impact certified and in the last thirty years, his cattle have mart, they’ve been weaned, they’re miss- “The least amount of stress you put on organic farmers. been growth hormone-free. ing their mothers, and then they’re trans- the animal, the happier it is,” he says. Saskatchewan passes Prepare for the 1.1 million for the first time Holiday Season Family First Aid Kit * Now Only $30 Bring in Ad to Receive Special Pricing! According to Statistics economy and the labour Cheema, 27, is working Canada, the number of shortage, but because it as a civilian with the Re- people living in Saskatche- makes us better,’’ Wall said gina police. He hopes to wan has passed the 1.1 mil- Thursday. “I love all the ac- become an officer when his lion mark for the first time. cents.’’ permanent residency pa- That’s an increase of Amol Cheema is one of perwork is complete. 20,757 people in the past those newcomers who has Cheema said he “abso- year and more than 106,000 settled in Saskatchewan. lutely’’ sees himself stay- people since 2007. Cheema, who is origi- ing in Saskatchewan for Premier Brad Wall says nally from India, was in the long-term. the government’s new goal university in Toronto when “I love it here,’’ he said. is to have 1.2 million peo- a couple of his friends “It’s the same like my ple by 2020. moved to Saskatchewan. province where I came He says the economy He followed in 2011. from (in India), it’s an ag- is drawing people to Sas- “They said it was a good riculture province as well. katchewan for jobs and province, lots of oppor- It’s like life is kind of re- *Plus applicable taxes. 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So this summer, Canada and normally processed Canadian cattle that Currently, the price of grain has come Cattle farmers say along with the pre- Mexico asked the supreme court to have won’t anymore, because they don’t want down substantially, so as a result, there viously very high feed prices, the cattle an injunction that would limit the ability to be bothered with the extra processing is some profi tability now,” he says, “but industry is still recovering from the BSE to go ahead with these new regulations, and requirements to slaughter Canadian if we look at the industry, because there outbreak in 2003, and more recently, com- and lost that court decision, and it’s cur- cattle that all has to be packaged and la- was no profi t for some time, the number plications with Country of Origin Label- rently being appealed.” belled separately.” of cattle in North America has diminished. ling (COOL) regulations. What exactly does this mean for Cana- Woods says the COOL regulations are Now we’re going into a period in the cycle “Four to fi ve years ago, Americans im- dian beef? going to end up having a negative impact where breeding stock will become a pre- posed a rule where meat packers had to “They want to keep Canadian and Mex- on the American cattle market as much as mium. say where cattle were raised, so consum- ican cattle segregated, so you can imag- the Canadian market. “As for the feed lot industry, because ers could see that in the grocery store,” ine the added cost of that,” says Woods, “In the United States, a lot of processors, they’ve had substantial losses the last Dietrich says, “but under the World “When our Canadian cattle go down feed lots and even consumers are dead set couple years, the equity in that industry Trade Organization, Canada and Mexico there, they can’t be processed alongside against COOL because they know it’s go- is very low right now, so they’re going to launched a protest to say it gave an unfair the American cattle, so they have to have ing to increase the cost of doing business, be very cautious, but in the last week or advantage to the United States, because days where they have to process only Ca- and quite frankly, they need our supply so, they were able to see some profi t in the the packing industry would have to seg- nadian meat. It’s a regulatory process that of cattle to keep the plants and feed lots next feeding period, so there is some opti- regate all the cattle in the plants to accu- is going to cost millions of dollars, and open.” mism there.” rately label the meat, and that added quite that just comes back to us — they just take Both Dietrich and Woods are not sure Kevin Woods runs a large cattle opera- a bit of cost. After a year or two, the WTO it off the value of the animal.” how much of an impact COOL is going to tion, and agrees that while it’s an improve- ruled in Canada and Mexico’s favour, and Woods says it’s also completely freezing have yet, but believe Canada has a strong ment, the cattle industry is still far away said the United States had to change the the fl ow of Canadian beef into the United case against the regulation, and that gives from previous levels of profi tability. restrictions. 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The first ten per cent of the day, it’s a partnership of 15 church agen- ing program that brings food to people Cornelius says that Foodgrains Bank has harvest was supposed to be given back to cies across Canada, and the goal of fighting who are facing a humanitarian crisis, like been providing food to over 50,000 people the Lord to be given to the poor, and then global hunger hasn’t changed. a drought, flood, or displacement. The a month in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. He the rest was for yourself. I think it’s people Last year, the Foodgrains Bank raised second kind are nutrition programs that says that growing projects have an enor- reflecting on that, and saying, this comes over $12 million for projects overseas. The focus on ensuring children have access to mous impact in fighting hunger in these first.” Foodgrains Bank has hundreds of grow- adequate food in their early years. The last situations. Jim Cornelius of Canadian Foodgrains ing projects across the country. Farmers are agricultural livelihood programs that “I was just in Lebanon a few weeks ago, Bank is talking about the harvest for hun- plant a crop, and send the profits of the help communities successfully grow food and this is a sign that someone cares,” ger than happens every year when farm- crop to the Foodgrains Bank. From here, and earn income. Cornelius says, “when they find out that ers across Canada harvest a crop they’ve the Foodgrains Bank has member agencies Along with the funds Foodgrains Bank the food that’s coming is from farmers like planted and grown for the Foodgrains across the world who receive the money to gets from farmers, the federal govern- themselves, that it’s not just government, Bank. fund food programs in over 80 countries. ment matches donation 4:1. 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But growing project is impor- that doesn’t surprise him. tant in making a global is- “I think the reason peo- sue like famine something ple in agriculture are so Canadians can under- passionate about it is that stand. we realize that food is the “The nature of society most important thing on now is it’s very diffi cult for the planet. We would hope connections to be made. If that if the shoe were on the you were in rural Mani- other foot, and we were a toba, how do you connect nation starving to death, with someone facing hun- that there would be com- ger in Africa? This is a tan- passion somewhere on the gible way of making a real planet, that we would get connection.” to eat, because life is pre- One of these farmers cious,” he says, “and to making that connection is just turn a blind eye and Don Neufeld from Kola, say ‘well that’s too bad for Manitoba. He and his wife you, your stars didn’t line Jan co-ordinate the Kola up, you didn’t get the right Crossborders Community weather, so now you’re go- Growing Project. ing to die’, to me, that’s un- On Friday, September acceptable.” 13, nine combines met on The nine combines set a 270-acre pasture of land out to harvesting the crop two miles south of Kola. on Friday at about 1:30 The land was donated by and worked throughout Helen Koop, who’s been Julia Dima photos the afternoon. Neufeld es- part of Foodgrains Bank The combines lined up to start harvest at the Kola Crossborders Growing Project timated that the crop har- for many years, herself. She vested would raised about used to only have 80 acres the harvest day has for harvest. Neufeld replied And I made a commitment tive costs. With some or- $100,000, a profi t that the to donate. Now, farmers him. by saying he would get that if we were seeding, ganizations, only 40 cents federal government will from the whole area come “Today is emotional it done, but he had to get that would be the fi rst crop of every dollar actually go match 4:1. Before any in- together to harvest her for me, because ten years his own harvest done fi rst. I plant.” to the people who need it. dividual donations made, land for the bank. ago on this day, my father After his dad passed away, And that’s what Neufeld With this, 95 cents of every the Kola Growing Project “It’s amazing seeing all died,” he said, “dad was a that changed. has done for the past ten dollar goes to food, and raised half a million dollars these people here.” big part of the Canadians “Ten years ago, my fa- years. Each fall, the com- that’s why we’re so pas- for the Foodgrains Bank. Aside from the farm- Foodgrains Bank, so I’d like ther passed away. He was munity and surround- sionate to help feed the Neufeld says it’s all ers with their combines, to give him honour, and the co-ordinator of the ing agriculture retailers world.” about using what he’s been grain carts, and trucks, just say that, Dad, I appre- project, so when he passed get together and harvest Cornelius says that blessed with to make sure the community and school ciate you for all the years away, I said, I guess that’s the 270 acres of land for passion is what keeps people who don’t have that children came out for a that you tried to teach me it, someone else will take the Foodgrains. Since the Foodgrains going. can still eat every night. barbecue picnic. The food the right thing.” over,” Neufeld remembers, growing project started, “When I go out and meet “This day is about feed- was provided and cooked Neufeld’s family has “So we did the harvest Kola has raised over $3 with people, the level of ing hungry people, and it’s by Virden Sunrise Credit been involved in the Grow- that year, and we thought, million, and in some years, commitment of Canadians, about community, and it’s Union and BDO. ing Project for thirty years. someone will pick up the they’ve raised as much as especially in rural Canada about all you people get- Harold Penner, the Neufeld’s uncle was in- ball. Then one night in Jan- $680,000. is just astounding, and ting together with us to Foodgrains Bank represen- volved in the organization, uary, I was fast asleep, and “When you get a few people have been dedicat- give to others,” Neufeld tative for Manitoba was and after he passed away, I had this dream that there people together commit- ed to doing this work for told the group who came also at the Harvest. He Neufeld’s father took over was thousands of people ted to doing something, it’s year after year. It’s an act of out to the harvest. shared with those gath- the project. He wasn’t a standing out in front of amazing what can occur,” faith, generosity, and com- Cornelius says that’s ered that the funds raised farmer, but got involved. me with their hands out, Neufeld says. mitment.” what Foodgrains Bank is through the Foodgrains Neufeld chose to farm, so and they were pleading He says he supports Neufeld says he and his fundamentally about. Bank will help alleviate he naturally became in- with me, ‘feed us’. I woke Foodgrains Bank so strong wife have felt privileged to “This is a way of mak- the humanitarian crisis in volved in helping his dad up, and woke up Jan, and because of their commit- be involved with the proj- ing sure everyone gets to Syria. with the seeding and har- said, ‘I don’t know exactly ment to providing those ect. sit around the family table “It’s a very diffi cult time vest that the community of what just happened, but if fi rst fruits to the hungry in “As long as we’re able to and eat. That’s how we for people there, so the Kola did every year for the you believe in destiny, then the world. do it, we will. We feel very see it, it’s about extending more we can support them, Foodgrains Bank. I have just fi gured out my “I’m so passionate about fortunate that we can be in- the table, and making sure the better,” he said. 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