Milo Canopener (February 1, 2018)

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An archive of the Milo Canopener. The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Archives at Milo Library to digitize and display this content. Milo Can Opener Canada Post Agmt. # 40607518 Box 12, Milo, AB T0L1L0 a The Milo Can Opener POND CURLING BONSPIEL, CLUNY, JANUARY 18 Jason Wilson, with help from the rest of the Brown family, made two sheets of ice at Coulee Creek Farms, Cluny, for a charity pond curling bonspiel, A number of teams participated and lots of fun was had by all. Sponsors included The Country Farmhouse, Vulcan Vacations, and Gleichen Curling Club. Funds raised went to Kids Up Front, a charity that connects children experiencing poverty, abuse, illness and disability with tickets to hockey games, football games, concerts and plays. February 2018 Edition No. 333 The Milo Can Opener A Community Newsletter published by Volunteers Layout Editors: Barb Godkin Cameron Klem- 403-485-8389 403-485-1592 Subscriptions Barb Godkin 403-485-8389 Can be left at Milo Library Advertising: (Single Insertion) (Annual - includes subscription) Business Directory $ 5.00 $ 60.00 Quarter Page $ 6.00 $ 72.00 Half Page $ a-oo $ 96.00 Full Page $15.00 $180.00 Classified Ads $ 2.00 Free Items: Event Notices _ Announcements: Wedding, Anniversary Births, Showers, etc. Cards of Thanks News Items Articles of Interest Editorial Content: Letters to the Editor are welcome. All submissions must be signed. Letters will not be printed unless signed, and requests to re­main anonymous will not be honoured. Deadlines: The deadline for photo-ready (JPEG) ad copy or articles is about 5 days before the end of a month. Please allow additional layout time for unformatted copy. The Can Opener is normally printed the last 2 days of a month. 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(See inside front cover for details) Trish Thompson H j \ Independent Stylist [e-mail] 403-485-8547 www.stelladot.com/trishthompson MILO GREEN FOODS Fax: [phone] WINTER BUSINESS HOURS October 1 to April 30 Monday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Tuesday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Wednesday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open (Lunch Time) Thursday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Friday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Saturday 9 am - 6:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Sunday CLOSED Holidays 10 am-4:30 pm Open(Lunch Time) Oeitz Wealth Management SttiW 700,1876 Crowcfttld Tratl NW Calgary, AtbrOa T2M 3Y7 phone [phone] toll-free 800 661-7817 Darren Deitz ■ CtttiSetf W. Ramie I. Box 22 Milo, AB TOL IL0 Phone: [phone] [e-mail] Find us on Facebook - Prairie Perfection Catering ■W CATERING/ SERVICE Chris & Amanda Gauthier Milo Waste Transfer Station Hours of Operation Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays 1:00 PM-4:00 PM 9:00 AM - noon 9:00 AM - noon Vulcan & District Waste Commission General Manager: Dick Ellis Phone:[phone] Email: [e-mail] Volker Stevin Highways Ltd. REPORTA HIGHWAY PROBLEM 1-888-877-6237 1-888-VS-ROADS Volker Stevin HIGHWAYS LTD Norm Stokes Welding s General & Oilfield Repair s New & Used Steel Sales ^Custom Built Trailers B-Pressure Welding Norm- Phone [phone] r Cell 485-0365 Craig- Phone [phone] Cell Wade- Cell 485-0288 485-1119 CranioSacral Therapy is now available CranioSaoral Therapy fCST) is a “light touch” approach that involves gently first assessing the tension in soft tissues surrounding the major components of your central nervous system - primarily the head, spine and pelvic areas. Then I use proven body manipulation techniques to relieve stress from those areas, beginning with a touch as light as the weight of a nickel. Sessions are generally deeply relaxing, and create feelings of warmth or gentle pulsing in areas being worked by the therapist. Chronic pain, particularly in the neck and back, and the related discomfort and life stress issues chronic pain causes, can be safely relieved. Think of this as a massage designed for your nervous system instead of muscle tissue. Please ask questions about CST! I welcome the opportunity to share the benefits of this therapy system with you. As a reminder, don’t forget that I’m now direct billing Alberta Blue Cross, AESBP, SunLife, Manulife, Great West Life, etc. Massages are available Fridays & Saturdays at Trends by T.C. Please feel free to contact me to book an appointment or to ask any questions. And remember, Gift Certificates are available. 1 hour Therapeutic Massage - -60” 1.5 hour Therapeutic Massage - s90.‘ Pregnancy Massage - ’45® Senior’s Massage ’40.® Jami Stokes Registered Massage Therapist 403-485-1396 My thoughts. R€\zereuvpl Crfti/vck Bev found this fairly long poem but it may prove of some help to those of you out there that are struggling with a loss. When Tomorrow Starts Without Me David M Romano When tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not there to see, ■ If the sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears forme; I wish so much you wouldn't cry The way you did today. While thinking of the many things, We didn't get to say. I know how much you love me, As much as I love you, And each time you think of me, I know you'll miss me too; But when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand, That an angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand, And said my place was ready, In heaven far above And that I'd have to leave behind All those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my eye For all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die. I had so much to live for, So much left to do, It seemed almost impossible, That I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the bad, The thought of all the love we shared, And all the fun we had, if I could relive yesterday Just even for a while, I'd say good bye and kiss you And maybe see you smile. But then I fully realized That this could never be, For emptiness and memories, Would take the place of me. And when I thought of worldly things I might miss come tomorrow I thought of you, and when I did My heart filled with sorrow But when I walked through heaven's gates I felt so much at home When God looked down and smiled at me, From His great golden throne, He said, “This is eternity, And all I've promised you Today your life on earth is past But here it starts anew. I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last, And since each day's the same way There's no longing for the past. You have been so faithful, So trusting and so true. Though there were times You did some things You knew you shouldn’t do. But you have been forgiven And now at last you're free. So won't you come and take my hand And share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, Don't think we're far apart, For every time you think of me, I'm right here in your heart. February Services: Sunday 11th - 9:00 am Sunday 25th - 9:00 am see you Church! Milo Library Itlo Utbrarp grrinbea; Milo Library February 2018 Websites http:// digital li-brary. uleth.ca/ cdm/ landingpage/ collection/sanl Milo Can Open­ers from July 1990 to the end of 2016 are now on this site. The Library Board would like to make the community aware that we now have 2 securi­ty cameras installed at the Library. One is outside the front door and the second one is on the wall behind the main desk. Like Us on Facebook 6 8OSCH In perusing Facebook this week I came upon an arti­cle on the story of Coffin Handle Butte entitled Flatline across the prairie by Vivian Hansen, http:// www.collectionscanada.gc. ca/eppp-archive/ 100/200/301/ic/ can_digital_collections/ pasttopresent/ruraljife/ Legacy_Flatline.html As you can see by the web address, this story is part of Library Archives Canada. The really neat thing about this is Milo Library Archives actually has the Coffin Handle donat­ed by Allan Bartsch some years ago. Milo Library and Archives is now on Facebook. For current news, events and hap­penings, like us on Facebook. To read the story, look in this months’ Can Opener. New Purchases ADULT FICTION -High Heat by Richard Castle, Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner, Most Dangerous Place by James Grippando, Wick­ed Deeds by Heather Graham, The Sleep­ing Beauty Kill­er by Mary Hig­gins Clark & Alafair Burke, Reckless Creed by Alex Kava, Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Out of the Ashes by Dick Couch, The Wanted by Robert Crais, Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Keller-man, Blind Sight by Carol O’Connell, The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn LARGE PRINT > Letters From Paris by Juliet Blackwell, The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick ADULT WESTERN The O’Malleys of Texas by Dusty Richards, Hell Hath No Fury by Charles G West DVD’s & Blu-Ray Dunkirk, Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season, Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Sea­son, Veronica Mars: The Complete Third Season, Columbo: The Complete First Season, Heroes: Sea­son 2, Heroes: Season 3, Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season, Des­perate Housewives: Season 3, Fringe: The Complete Second Season, Fringe: The Complete Third Season, Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Dark Tower, Stronger, Pirates of the Car­ibbean Dead men Tell No Tales YOUNG ADULT FICTION The Amateurs by Sara Shepard JUNIOR FICTION AMATeJRg w SARA SHE'PARS Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along Story­book by Elizabeth Rudnick, New Purchases Continued from We’re on the Web WWW.MILOLIBRARY.CA P a g e 1 .FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Milo Library Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Getaway by Jeff Kinney GRAPHIC NOVEL The Bad Guys by Aa­ron Blabey BOARD BOOKS Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney, Amazing Airplanes; Terrific Trains; and Flashing Fire Engines all by Toni Mitton PICTUREBOOK In the Waves by Lennon and Maisy Stella, Click Clack Moo I Love You by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin Click, Qacfc, Moo The Milo Library Board and Friends would like to thank the Milo Fire Department for their do­nation of an AED. It is located in the front entrance vestibule. COURSES If you don't already know all about Gale Courses now is a great time to check it out: https://education.qale.com/l-chinookl/. You can also search for “Gale Courses” in BiblioCommonsI Gale Courses offers interactive courses that are 6 weeks in duration, led by expert instructors and entirely online. New sessions start each month so you can enroll anytime. The variety of courses offered is impressive including technology, business, design, health and wellness, writing, and more! Access to Gale Courses is free for Chi­nook Arch Regional Library patrons. Promotional materials can be found on the internal website: http:// internal.chinookarch.ca/node/680. Milo Library WINTER HOURS! DONATIONS We want to thank the fol­lowing people for their donations to our library this month: month Colleen Hauswirth, Nancy Bertschy, Gord & Kelly Nelson, Amy Monner, Katie Walker, Christine Egeland, Milo Green Foods, Larry Umscheid, Gillian Williamson, Brian Atkinson, Lloyd Deitz. l/l/e apologize to anyone who we may have missed. We appreciate each one. Next Library Board Meeting is Wed Feb 26, 2018 @ 7:00 pm. Tuesday: 10:00 am — 5:00 pm Tues. evening: 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm Thurs&Fri: 10:00 am —5:00 pm Phone [phone] Fax # [phone] Email messages to [e-mail] or check out our website @ www.milolibrary.ca Or http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/milo-library-archives Joanne Monner Barb Godkin Tracy Mozill Amy Monner Library Manager Board contact assistant assistant Milo Library Archives THE -> Ot COUNTRY FARMHOUSE Gifts, Antiques and Collectibles With A Taste of Rural Alberta Snake Valley Drop-In News Monday to Friday -11:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday -11:00 am to 3:00 pm Reservations for evening meals are welcome! Book for parties, anniversaries or special events. Box 10 from Cluny Hilltop Dianne Brown Cluny, AB TOJ OSO 3 miles west % mile north Ph. 403-734-2593 Fax [phone] Cards & Games Fridays 1:30 PM New Spatterware has arrived! Come visit us to see the new products and colours!! April Cornell Spring collection now in! Don't miss out on your chance to have a fresh new table cloth or throw for spring to arrive! New members are always welcome! Don’t forget to stop in for coffee on Monday mornings. Hope Lutheran Church Milo Worship Services: Feb. 11 - 9:00 AM Feb. 25 - 9:00 AM Reverend: Gordon Cranch Denise Brown j Hoirstyiist/Ownef Cluny, AB | 4OTUWR9 Everyone Welcome! Across: 2 Has a lot of knowledge. 4 In between the past and the future. 10 The best grade of fruit; complex beauty. 12 Opposite of ugly. 14 Trick or mislead. 16 Pensive. 18 The big one on your left foot is on the right. 19 Awful, extremely bad 22 A shape w ith no comers and equal radius. 24 Doubt or uncertainty - sometimes I ______ about you. 27 What a needle does to the skin. 29 Highly objectionable, odious, or offensive - person? 30 Bum or scar with flame. 32 Sit on the surface of a liquid 33 Spirited or brave, often is spite of small stature or ability. 34 Sex organ of a plant. 36 Type of variety - what____ of truck do you drive? 37 You dig a hole, and then____it, covered with the dirt. 38 W’e all hate to ____ out forms. 39 Keep 3 or more balls in the air with 2 hands. 43 Female progeny. 45 Incisors are one type. 46 Metal used for water pipes before plastic. 47 Like 22 Across, but not a constant radius. 51 Has w ithin, as in "Does this sugar?" 52 The composition of a substance expressed by elements. 56 How old it is. 57 Ripe banana on the outside. 59 Conduit for liquid. 61 Make it longer by pulling. 62 Dogs are, cats are NOT. 64 Procreate, expressed formally. 65 To hit w ith a slender rod or lash. 70 Boring; not notable. 71 Break out of a confined space - now' they have rooms. 72 You either succeed or____, 74 If a piece of fruit has a lot of liquid, ifs_____ . 76 Our beautiful planet. 77 Entertain in a funny way. 78 Look up. Ifs blue. 79 Flatbread crust Italian dinner pies. 81 Ifs often laid out in the text of a coupon. 86 Pertaining to or relating to Hades. 88 Older term for the sound of a gunshot. 89 A territorial division containing a unique group of people. 90 In a woman, small with a trim figure. 94 Term for brilliant mind - often children. 95 (American spelling) We think of it as comedy - it used to be a bodily fluid or gas. 96 Portion or replacement item of a whole. 97 A normal or standard example. 98 Young people. Down: 1 As stated at the upper right of this page, eveiy crossw ord gets ______ before you see it, by Monica Monner. 3 Not odd. i 4 A price paid over and above for some reason, or a bonus. 5 Your eyes do this for you. 6 This one, then the___ _ one, then the one after that. 7 When you heated the butter, it______ . 8 Items in the sky that don’t move like planets. 9 Back road between streets for rear access. 10 Not the rear, the other side! 11 Derogatory term for horses. 13 To do with questioning, sometimes in a cute way. 15 Nevada's Biggest Little City in the World. 17 You do this to cure leather. 20 Suitable or appropriate. 21 We look out it, because ifs hard to look through a wall. 22 Marked by firm determination. 23 First name of comedic duck. 24 Full of yeanling or desire; musingly sad - often a glance. 25 Like 23 Down, but a dog, 26 It flies during a blizzard 28 To come into existence or happen. 31 Physical or mental damage. 35 Plural term opposite of men. 40 Thick lubricant. 41 Reveal, or a performance. 42 In Star Trek, the final frontier. 43 Striking in appearance or behaviour. 44 With no bumps or roughness. 46 Not dirty. 48 Like arms, but for walking. The World Famous Milo Can Opener Crossword The February Crusher! Random words. Design - Cameron Klem Testing - Monica Monner Suggestions, comments, or word-and -clue sets for future puzzles can be 49 Every play or movie has one - the how and why. 50 One who is against those in power. 53 Dad know who is the real power. 54 Shine with light, often from intense heat 55 Place where physical objects are modified, or go out to buy stuff. 58 Untruth. 60 2 +2is_____ to4. 61 The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something - how ifs built, or is. 63 Infants, or a bit older too. 66 When they wrap their arms around you in affection, those are____ . 67 Extremely unpleasant or degrading - usually referring to poverty. 68 The final two group re-order of a deck of cards. 69 Very' soon the dam things will be driving themselves. 71 Hiding something in your words or actions. 73 Create or design something that has not existed before. 75 Sweet potato. 79 If there’s a lot of discomfort, you could call it_______ . 80 Describe in more detail, or make something clear with more relevant facts. 82 Houseplant with typically purple blooms. African is common. 83 Bucket. 84 Self assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way. 85 When or the place where you begin. 87 Book where you write down events (military). 88 Term of rule for a monarch. 91 How a liquid will move. 92 Most common type of compressed data file, or close a toothed fastener. 93 Both the rabbit and the hare ___ when they move. II Curling Clinic I On January 27th' Milo Recreation hosted a kids' learn to curl clinic. We had 24 kids participate with ages ranging from 5 - 14. The kids were excited to be on the ice and practising their skills. I would like to extend a huge thank you to Doug Bushell, Tammy Loiselle, Maria Oldfield and Amanda Gauthier for teaching the kids and helping them learn the skills. I look forward to hosting another one next year! Interested in FREE Travel? For Ages 15-22 The Milo Lions Youth Exchange opens the door to more than 25 countries ! We can provide you with the opportunity to meet others your age from around the world Take part in an exchange yourself and/or help us to host incoming exchange students 3 week trip Sponsored by the Milo Lions Club For more information contact: Greg Deitz [phone] [e-mail] MILO LIONS CLUB NEWS Club Events February, 2018 February 6 - CARMANGAY INTERCLUB February 7 - Interclub Milo Supper Meeting 7:00 p.m. February 21 - Milo Supper Meeting 7:00 p.m. Activities: • Milo Lions Fun Casino January 6 Thank you to everyone for joining us for some fun. Spe­cial thanks to those who volunteered with dealing, -bar-tending, etc. and to those from the Friends of the Milo Library group for preparing supper and working shifts. Congratulations to $1000 winner Jo-Ann Klem, and the other five finalists who won some cash as well: Amanda Gauthier, Rod Lahd, Dianne Banack, Sharleen Bushell and Kylee Booth. • Four members attended Champion Interclub on January 8, including Ian Thomson. • Five members went to Lomond's Interclub on January 16. • Four members attended Blackie Interclub on January 25. Donations $1500 to Friends of Milo Library $4000 to Miio Schoo! i B. Programme Hey Did You Know? The Milo Library card is a picture of the view from the Majorville Cairn If you would like one, we can issue you a new number. JOKING AROUND The River A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, “If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.” And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, “And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.” Sermon complete, he sat down. The song leader stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, nearly laughing, “For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365. Shall We Gather at the River.” How about a finger? An ad for a hedge clipper that I had to read twice: “A built-in safety switch prevents accidental starting, and blades will stop when you take one hand off.” Stewart Francis on Spelling So what if I can't spell Armageddon? It’s not the end of the world. -Stewart Francis Plotting Your Afterlife Spotted in the classifieds: “For sale: cemetery plot, $200, so I don't have to spend all eternity beside my ex!” Choosing the wrong expression. I had food poisoning and woke up early in the morning to vomit. My mom e-mailed ail my teachers saying that I would be late to school because of “morning sickness." Thanks, Mom. Shaving with Daddy My son was bom while I was serving abroad, so he was three before we met. When I got home, I decided it was time for a little father-son bonding time. I bought him a toy razor and invited him to “shave” with me. In the bathroom, I took up my razor and started shaving. I looked around to see how my son was doing. His foot was up on the side of the bathtub, and he was running the razor up and down his leg. So much for male bonding. The Well-Mannered Gypsy Curse: For when you hate them enough to drop some serious pain and despair into their lives, but want to keep it classy May the chocolate chips in your cookies always turn out to be raisins. May every sock you wear be slightly rotated, just enough •for it to be uncomfortable. May your website load that extra little bit slow, so as you're about to click a link, you click an ad instead. May both sides of your pillow always be warm. May you forever feel your cell phone vibrating in the pocket it's not even in. May your life be as pleasant as you are. May your chair produce sound similar to a fart, but only once, such that you cannot reproduce it to prove that “It was just the chair1'. May your five-year-old neighbour have their violin lessons during all of your hangovers. May you leave your laptop to charge all night, without noticing the cord isn't plugged into the wall. May you always step in a wet spot after putting on fresh socks. May your tea be too hot when you receive it, and too cold by the time you remember it's there. May your cookie always be slightly too large to fit inside your glass of milk. May the pin of your public bathroom stall never reach the lock to close the door. May all your Facebook friend invites be game invites. May you never be quite certain whether that pressure is a fart or poop. May you always get up from your computer with your headphones still attached. May your headphone cables snag on every door handle. May every empty parking space you see from a distance actually contain a motorcycle. May you always choose the slowest line at McDonald's. May the person beside you always chew very loudly, and with their mouth open. Flatline across the prairie by Vivian Hansen If you see a flatline on hospital instruments, it tells you that the person hooked up to the box is dead. Nothing left to save, the stories silent; it is time to mourn. But you might then see a blip, an indication that time has just stretched a little bit in its sleep. You think there might be a story left, something worth saving. The prairie is just like that. Looking out toward the flat horizon, you’re never really sure if there is any life out there. You think you’re alone, and if you were to fall in the grass right here. it might be months or even years before anyone would find your body. The meeting of gold grass with cold blue sky suggests that life around here goes on forever. Time forgets to measure. But somewhere in the flatline is a blip; a signal that alerts you to life that existed before this moment - and old windmill, a rusted plough, buffalo rubbing-rock, or maybe even a coffin-handle. The blizzard that signaled the ugly winter of 1906 was only one of many. It gave no warnings, except maybe a dark parch of cloud in the northwest sky that threatened a fierce Blue Northern. By the middle of that already frozen afternoon, the cattle had lumbered off toward the coulee to tuck themselves in for the storm. Bob Knight told a story about that blizzard, of a young man who tried to round up the stragglers. Anyone can tell you there is no point in trying to save cattle that feel a blizzard coming on, and even the most spirited horse knows enough to stay out the killing cold. The boy must have figured he could do the impossible - find cattle that didn't want to be found. No one saw him alive again. You can’t just imagine cold on the prairie. You have to feel it to know its white horror, frost creeping over your flesh. The flatline lets all of it in, like a knife slicing through cotton. Only the icy howl of the wind tells the story of how a boy clung to his horse, both half-dead with cold, not knowing or caring anymore where the cattle were. Not knowing how to find home or where to stop, but at last climbing a hill. up to meet the icy blast of flatline prairie hell: a cold, merciless space. The wild, stark prairie south of Bassano, Alberta doesn’t look like a setting for legends, but what does a legend look like after all? The Legend of Coffin-Handle Butte look like the winter of 1906, the Winter of the Blue Snow, some call it. If you had lost cattle that winter, you might have found their carcasses in the trees the following spring. Riding along a fence line, you would see where they had made their last stand, stuck to the barbed wire, frozen for months. If you had lost a son, you might have found his remains on a lonely outcropping that came to be known as Coffin-Handle Butte. John Bartsch had always made a point of looking for the coffin handle, the one that old Bob Knight said was still up there. He never got tired of telling the story. "’Magine the boy heading out in that weather, the cattle more important that his own hide. Never came back. At the first real thaw in May, someone found the kid’s frozen body. No horse, no saddle, The grievin’ parents brought a coffin up to the butte.'1 said Bob, "ready to bury their son’s remains where he’d been found. Story goes that a handle fell off the coffin, but no one bothered to put it back on. I’ve been looking for that coffin-handle all my life. Never found it. Lots of guys tell me it’s just one of them silly legends, but I think the handle’s still out there, you jest got t’look for it." Bartsch never gave up looking. Neither did any of his neighbours. In those days, there were still lots of old pioneers who could still remember that terrible winter. On heat-rippled flatline summer days, Bartsch said, he’d go searching for the coffin-handle. If he had a chance to move some cattle over by the butte, he’d take the youngsters along and tell them the story, just like it had been told to him. Them they’d spend some time looking, again. After four generations of men, no one ever expected to find the treasure anymore. No one was even really sure what it was supposed to look like. Just a local legend, you know. But around here, legends were important. Legends reminded us that we could survive the flatline. Could a coffin-handle really last out in the prairie all those years? Bartsch doubted it, but it was still fun to search around. You never knew. So the legend survived from one boy to another, ninety years separating reality from a good tale. Bob Knight had worked the XL Ranches for most of his life and always said he wanted to end up at Coffin-Handle Butte. Said he knew what a prairie winter was like, could weather it better than most. So when Bob’s time came, no one haggled about his resting place. It was only right and proper that he be up at the butte. It wasn’t the first funeral held there for sure, everyone knew that from the legend. They made a plaque for old Bob, took some barbed-wire and wound it into a rock-sized wreath. Some cowboys said a few words. They figured Bob would have liked to hear the legend again, so Bartsch told that story too. One little kid got bored with it all and ran off down the side of the butte. No one stopped him. Like any kid, he had things to explore, coyotes to check out, and treasures to find. The service was almost over when Bartsch felt a tug on his ant leg. He glanced down, irritated by the interruption, to see the boy clutching something in his small hand. "Mister, I found somethin’ kinda neat. Whadya s’pose it is?" Bartsch looked down to check out what the prairie had yielded for yet another boy in a long line of kids and gasped in amazement. It was a rusty old coffin-handle, nickel-plated and worn in the centre where the leather had been chewed off by coyotes. How could it be?! He’d searched his whole life, and a kid had actually found it! Just when there was no one left to tell the story. Bob Knight would have been tickled to bits, Bartsch stroked his hand over the relic, pondering that it was only right that the legend begin and end with a boy and here, at the funeral of a pioneer. Flatline across the prairie. You have to search the grass for what the coyotes leave. the blips, like the buffalo wallow and a silent butte that waits for the right time and the right boy to yield a legend's treasure. Vivian Hansen is a freelance writer/editor in Calgary. She won the 1996 Calgary Writers’ Association Arrol Award for Non-fiction for the original version of "Flatline Across the Prairie," which was first published in Write-Angles. Hansen has published poetry and fiction in several Calgary magazines and currently serves on the Board of the Calgary Womens Writing Project. Her first chapbook of poetry, Never Call It Bird: the Melodies of AIDS, will be released this fall. Article reproduced with the permission of Vivian Hansen and Legacy magazine. Editor's notes: • First, the coffin handle in this story in in the Milo Library Archives! • The above article is part of an absolute wealth of material available online through Collections Canada: • Main address - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ • Address to Alberta, Home, Home on the plains: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/200/301/ic/' can_digital_collections/pasttopresent/index.htmlInvisible Fence Brand www.invisiblefence.com INDOOR PET PRODUCT OF THE YEAR !! ScoopFree self-cleaning litter boxes with disposable trays give your cat a box that's always clean and keep your home smelling fresh. No scooping needed! 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Choose the magazine you would like to read. If you are on an IPad or other device, you will be directed to downloading the Flipster App if you want. QFlipster | Search for li 8asic Search Advanced Search Search History Popular Magazines Categories Arts Design Automotive Business Consumer Entertainment Family A Kids Fitness & Health Food 4 Cooking Hobbies. interests. & DIY Latest Issues View AH > 6. The pages look just like the magazine, com­plete with pictures and graphics. Enjoy. There are about 50 different magazines with a few years of back issues for each title as well. Canadian Living, Canadian Geographic, and my favourite magazine of all time , Discover, are here. - Contributed by Barb Godkin. feM ILO school Empowering Lifelong Learners Milo Shows Spirit with “National Hat Day PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE FOR FEBRUARY Happy February Milo! This will be a busy, exciting month - due in HUGE part to the hard work of our Milo families, and the continued generosity of our incredible community! We start our month with our annual ski trip to Castle Mountain, which is free for students. The second week of February is exciting as we have our IB authorization and our second STEM challenge. The following week we are excited to host Evergreen Theatre from Calgary who will be working with our students for their Artists in Residency Program. After such busy days we are hopeful that families will enjoy their weeklong February break with days off for Family Day and Teachers’ Convention. The final week in February finds us on another exciting trip to Calgary to see a Hitmen game for an Anti-Builying event on February 27th, which will once again be free for students due to the generosity and hard work of our community! . 18 Learner Profile highlight Inqurer At Milo School Community we strive be INQUIRERS. February is a good month to celebrate our inquiring nature with all of the exciting events we have planned. Congratulations to our December and January Learners of the month! Best wishes, Mrs. Kerry Aiken February 2018 Our annual ski/snowboard trip is our next instructional Friday, February 2nd. No school for students February 19-23. We go to see the Calgary Hitmen on Tuesday February 27th. The annual Elementary Leadership Conference is February 8, 5 of our 4-5-6 students will attend this wonderful event in Champion. Learner of the Month - for February and March is March 23. Our next STEM challenge will be on February 6. ->Next SPIRIT day: wear pink or red for Valentine's Day! On cultive notre curiosite naturelle en developpant des capacites d’investigation et de recherche, independamment et en groupe. On apprend avec enthousiasme. Farewell Miss Cooper Good luck Miss Cooper, it was great to work with you! Canada 150 Project KIRK’S CORNER: It sure was cold outside in January, which was perfect for skating. We are skating every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30- 12:30 (as long as the ice is good). Come join us skate, or come out to watch. Extra "skate tires" are also welcome too ©. Thursday, February 15 will be our last skating date (weather permitting). Since Miss Cooper is done her Professional Semester I, we had to say goodbye but we wish her all the best in the next practicums. In December we were lucky enough to have Holly the elf visit from the North Pole. She was always up to something, but she brought us treats too - like a snowman, dirt and worms, and popcorn. Also we received a letter back from Santa that he personally delivered to us on the last day of school before the break. How amazing is that! Thank you Santa. I am so PROUD of how well our students performed at the Christmas Concert. What an amazing show of drama! A lot of work went into this production and you could tell. Thank you Emma for leading this production. Well on to a new year. In math we are moving on to our addition unit. The grade Is will add single digit numbers, the grade 2s will add 2 digit numbers with regrouping and the grade 3s will add 3 digit numbers with regrouping. Thank you Mr. Munton for setting up our user account with Mathletics. This program is available for students to use at home for extra math practice. As the last part of our Who' We Are unit, the grade Is will be building a diorama of a 'rural and urban area. Please bring in recyclable building supplies for the students to use. Containers, cardboard, paper tubes, newspaper are all perfect donations. The grades 2-3 are finishing their inquiries on safety with learning emergency procedures and healthy interactions. Friday, February 2 is the ski trip. I’ll be going off to Castle Mountain with an eager group of students and parent volunteers. We leave bright and early with a day filled with skiing and fun! February 5 and 6 will be our International Baccalaureate® (IB) authorization visit. This is a very exciting time for us at Milo School. Thank you volunteers for reading with our class. You are helping us build a great group of readers. Thank you, thank you, thank you:) >MILO u?«sfi>ng __________February* Milo School • www. miloschool.ca MR. MUNTON’S CLASS Happy 2018! It’s great to be back in the swing of things here at Milo Community School. In Language Arts, Junior High students have had a chance to read different texts, and view different media. They have then been challenged to identify the theme and points of view in these forms of communication. Additionally, we are well into our Words Their Way spelling units. Mrs. Aiken has joined our class twice per week to work with our students in our Grade 7-8-9 class on trait-based writing. After assessing some writing samples, students received a rubric to use to help write a piece that is strong in IDEAS. Next, sfudents used their 5- point rubric to assess three pieces of writing. Students then needed to choose one of the samples to rewrite using the rubric to try to focus the writing. Students will use the rubric to offer peer feedback while we work to create a short piece of original writing with a focused idea and no filler details. In grade 9 Social Studies, students have been learning about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and its effect on law making and employment in Canada. Students have also had an opportunity to learn about past judicial rulings, and how the Charter was interpreted by the court systems. Students in Grade 7 and 8 were introduced to the 5 historical phases of the fur trade in Canada, which led into a project where students have researched a former Alberta fort and prepared either a slide show or website describing the location, the history and the current use of the fort. In Math, the 7s have been looking at the Cartesian plane, transformations and ordered pairs. Grade 8 students have been looking at different types of graphs, statistical bias, and what each particular type of graph is best at conveying to its viewer. Grade 9s have been looking at rotational and line symmetry, as well as surface area. In 4-5-6 elementary Math, the main focus has been multiplying, dividing,.adding and subtracting decimals. We have also started a new online program called Mathletics that is 100% in line with Alberta Math Curriculum. It allows students to complete questions that are assigned specifically by their teacher, which helps to improve assessment and challenge students with questions they need the most work on. Mathletics is also being used at the Junior High level. Please encourage your children to work on Mathletics at home, please let me know if you need their login information. In Physical Education, our fitness unit came to a close and basketball has begun. We will also be skating on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:45 to 2:45 until February 15th, weather permitting. Milo Cools Off! Our hard-working Mustangs cooling off after, our team of 5 played the whole game without any breaks. Mr. Munton works with some students on MATHLETICS, an online math program we have recently purchased. Thank you so much COACH MUNTON for all of your time and hard work in leadng our Milo Mustangs sports teams, your dedication is appreciated Page 3 JkMILO ■ ■ ■ February* Milo School • www. miloschool.ca Making the Most of Winter. Milo Curls! Milo Skates! MISS KBRSCHBAUM’S CLASS I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make the Christmas play a success. The children did an awesome job and really stepped up to the plate when it counted. Special thanks to Mr. Munton and Mrs. Kirk for organizing the building of many of our props, and Mrs. Heather for her hard work with the costumes, they turned out great! We have seen quite a few changes in our 4/5/6 classroom this New Year with the implementation of our Words Their Way program. Parents, you can expect your children to be bringing words home weekly, I would appreciate your help in encouraging them to practice. Each student has a home reading folder that they should be bringing home daily. Please work on this with your child, even having them read to you for five minutes can be beneficial. We also now have small reading groups that will be meeting everyday to practice our strategies, and improve fluency. Mrs. Aiken has started working with us on trait-based writing. The class started by identifying the main idea/theme of some familiar children's stories. The next step was a read aloud of "A Bad Case of the Stripes” by David Shannon, where the students are working to identify key plot points, as well as the main idea/theme of the book. After using a map to outline the plot of “A Bad Case of the Stripes", students will work together to build a rubric to a successful IDEAS piece, and then they will work on a short piece of writing of their own. Our gym class will be skating on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:40- 1:40. You're welcome to join. If you could please ensure that your child comes prepared with warm clothes, skates, and a helmet. We will not be using hockey sticks during this time so please have your child leave theirs at home. We will wrap up skating on February 15th if the weather holds. The Grade 4/5 class is beginning to look at the varying climates in Canada and examining weather phenomena such as rain, hail, sleet, and snow. The Grade 6 class is wrapping up their unit on Forensics as they have solved the mystery of the stolen Declaration of Rights and Freedoms. They quite enjoyed this unit and would love to show you some of their learned techniques. Our grade 7/8 class is beginning to dive deeper into their Heat and Temperature unit, exploring what our options are and how it works. Our grade 9 Science is currently focusing on the periodic table and how the elements interact. This has let us do some exciting demos in class, which I’m sure they would love to tell you about. Page 4 February • Milo School • www. miloschool.ca MILO ALPHABETS KINDERGARTEN Hi from the kindergarten/pre-k room! I hope everyone had a great Christmas break and is excited to be back at school, I know we are! In language arts, we are continuing to focus on our 'letter of the week’ activities and Handwriting Without Tears program. Students are also attending Early Literacy with Mrs. Thompson once a week. In math, we are focusing on counting numbers 0-20, and comparing numbers 0-10. In phys ed, we are now in the middle of a throwing/catching unit, and will also be going skating on Wednesdays from 11:30-1 2:15. A big THANK YOU to our parent volunteers who have come and spent time with us! We appreciate your help! We are so pleased to welcome a new staff member to our staff, Mr. Frank Sitting Eagle! Oki, Nisto annokok Ohtahkoisisstsi. Hello my name is Frank Sitting Eagle and I am the new FNMI Liaison for Milo and Arrowwood schools. I wanted to take this time to introduce myself and explain a little about my role, as well as what my plan and goals goals will be at both schools. My main role is to provide support to all Siksika Nation students attending both schools, whether it is with their attendance, academics, or just having someone to talk to etc. I will be offering a Blackfoot club to all students that will include, Blackfoot history, language, culture, stories, traditional games and social & traditional dancing and singing. Here are some examples of what to expect in the class; having the opportunity to create their own outfits, learn how to dance and sing, learning to play hand games, and going to visit sacred sites. Throughout the year I will also be working on having guest speakers come in and speak with the students on different subjects or topics. If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me. I am at Arrowwood School on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and at Milo on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I can be reached at Milo 403-599-3817 or Arrowwood 403-534-3825 or * --- » e-mail at [e-mail] FOOD ^-THOUGHT NUTRITION UPDATE In the past few months the nutrition program has begun to be much more organized and we are accomplishing having breakfast before 9 am, and we aim to have at least 2 of the 4 breakfasts as a hot breakfast, and an afternoon snack for each day. So far, the students have really enjoyed pancake muffins, breakfast sandwiches and raspberry, cream cheese & chocolate croissants. My goal for the nutrition program is to keep trying new things with hopes that they will be enjoyed. We will also be offering milk to the students in the morning for their breakfast. Please make sure to respond to the survey that was sent via email to let us know about milk preferences for your child, as well as inform us of any allergies. Also, if anyone has any mason jars and lids that they could donate to our program we would really appreciate it! February • Milo School • www. mlloschool.ca Other Important Items facebook ABSENCE REPORTING 3 WAYS Just a reminder, please visit www.miloschool.ca-which we keep up to date - but we are also on FACEBOOK (this is in addition to the Parent Council page). Please join our group - look for MILO COMMUNITY SCHOOL I. Call: 1-844-260-7166 OR 2. Go to the following website http://prs26.schoolconnects.com to authenticate the Portal account to report absences and update contact information 3. Using your authenticated account and an iOS or Android device, download the SafeArrival app that can be used to report absences. Milo Community School Proudly Presents,. Evergreen Theatre February 12-15th Thanks to a grant from the AFA, and past fundraising efforts, Milo students will take part in an incredible theatre residency culminating in an exciting afternoon performance on February 15, Time to be determined. Evergreen Theatre was established in 1991 by Founding members Scott Mair, Tara Ryan, Elinor Holt, Gerald Matthews, Don Enright and Monique Keiran. Driven by a desire to expand their audience base, and a deep enthusiasm for science & environmental issues, they formed Evergreen Theatre; a touring educational, environmental, science based, theatre company for young audiences. In the years since its inception, Evergreen has grown'and expanded in diverse ways, without ever losing sight of its commitment to young audiences and the-fine art of science. Evergreen proudly offers curriculum-based musical theatre touring shows and artist-in-residency programs for schools, as well as custom workshops, presentations, and activities for conferences and organizations nation wide. Watch for more information! Calgary Hf men Hockey Game On Tuesday February 27th we will head to the Calgary Saddledome after morning attendance for and 11:00 Calgary Hitmen hockey game. We will get to watch A Hitmen game (11:00 am start), participate in a group dance, and take away some valuable anti­bullying messages. This trip, once again, is made possible by fundraising efforts - thank you Milo! 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Cost is $18.00. mi Men's Bonspiel Banquet - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Ladies' Bonspiel Banquet - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Mixed Bonspiel Banquet - SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Congratulations to our travelling curlers! - Billy Godkin, Ian Godkin, Steve Bertschy and Christopher Northcott placed 4th in the A event at Hussar Men's Bonspiel. - Doug Bushell, Chris Bartsch, Galvin Egeland and Lee Lahd placed 1st in the D event at Vulcan Men's Bonspiel. 2018 MILO CURLING CLUB BONSPIELS CURLING CLUB EVENT DATE CONTACTS Milo Curling Club Men's Bonspiel February 4-11 Greg: 403-899-7387 or Richard: 587-500-4715 or Grant: 403-512-1217 Milo Curling Club Ladies Bonspiel February 16 -18 Amanda Gauthier: 403-485-8461 or Tammy Lahd: 403-485-8319 Milo Curling Club Mixed Bonspiel Feb. 28 - March 4 Deanna: 403-485-0827 or Sarah: 403-485-0827 or Amy: 403-599-2207 For any Milo Bonspiels, you can enter a whole team or enter as individuals and we'll help find you a team. Bonspiel season will be in full swing in February and early March. Stop in to watch some games. Everyone is welcome to stop in for Milo Curiina Club He's cute. But is he the BEST place to put your money? Probably not. Just a friendly reminder. It's RRSP time. And we have great people, and great rates. We can make it so easy, you'll wonder why you didn't do it earlier. Just drop in, or give us a call. ATB Financial Open 9:30 - 3:00 Monday - Thursday, 9:30 - 4:00 Friday 121 Centre St., Milo, TOL 1L0 403-599-3981 January 2018 Hello Residents of Milo From the New CAO’s Desk VILLAGE OF ALBERTA I am privileged and honored to be given the opportunity to be the new Chief Administrative Officer for the Village of Milo. A special thank-you needs to be extended to my predecessor CAO, Christopher Northcott. Like any new position, having the support and availability of a previous CAO to assist through the 2017 year end transition is a great benefit for our administration and Council. Thank you, Christopher. My exposure to date working with the New Mayor, Council and Staff has been very rewarding. Although January was a month of transition, there has been lots of activity and meetings with council and staff finalizing previous and new Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding on projects going forward for 2018. The following are several initiatives but not limited to, that Council will be reviewing, finalizing and completing for this year. More detailed specifics will follow in the February Edition. > 2 Street North Street Improvements > 1 Street South Drainage Improvements > Railway Avenue Culvert Replacement > Curb Stop Rehabilitation > Road, Sidewalk & Storm Water Improvements > Urban Parkway Commercial District Revitalization > Post Office Enhancement and Revitalization > ^Marketing Growth for the Community > Preparation of a Municipal Development Plan > Contributing $50,000.00 towards the construction of new fire hail > Development of Staff and Council Policies > Municipal Office Technology upgrades » Going forward, we have witnessed that there is a healthy climate for regional partnership and collaboration, an area that has been recognized and established and promoted through the amendments and up-dates of the New Municipal Government Act. The concept of working collectively together on areas of interest, growth and prosperity to maintain and grow sustainability throughout our County and Communities is quite common in other jurisdictions throughout Canada. It is a critical component of effective and efficient municipal government. Therefore going into February Council and staff will be strategically engaged in planning the processes required to ensure that successful outcomes are experienced throughout 2018 and their mandate. As always our citizens will play an important role by working collectively on some of these projects which will be more pronounced in the very near future. I would like to end by thanking my family, Mayor, Council, staff, Christopher and the community for their support, advice and guidance during the month of January. As a Council and Staff we look forward to a bright and prosperous future for the Village of Milo. Respectfully, Albert Headrick Chief Administrative Officer Remember "Effective Communication is the Key to Success” VILLAGE OF MILO \I BI RI A VILLAGE OF MILO COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Monday, December 18, 2017 The special meeting (re-scheduled regular meeting) of the council of the Village of Milo was held in the Village Office on Monday, December 18th, 2017, commencing at 7:00 pm. PRESENT: Scott Schroeder, Mayor Louis Myers, Deputy Mayor Sheldon Walker, Councillor Christopher Northcott, Chief Administrative Officer 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Schroeder called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA Res. No. 2017-12-18-01: Moved by Deputy Mayor Myers that council adopt the agenda as amended to include items 7.c.) Post Office Water Heater. CARRIED 3. DELEGATIONS a. Milo Library Board - 2018 Budget Res. No. 2017-12-18-02: Moved by Deputy Mayor Myers that Council approve the Library Board Budget for 2018. CARRIED ■ s 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. November 28th, 2017, Special Meeting Res. No. 2017-12-18-03: Moved by Councillor Walker that the Minutes of the November 28th, 2017, meeting be adopted as amended to delete some of the delegation commentary. CARRIED 5. STAFF REPORTS a. Administration - Water Production/Utility Rate Review; Randy Haines Request; Playground Committee; Interim Operating Budget 2018; 2018 Capital Projects; Assessor; ECC/EOC Training; ACP Funding/MDP & IDP Project; Strategic Infrastructure Transportation Program; Skid Steer Trade-In; Water Treatment Plant Roof; Council Orientation Offerings; Inter-Municipal Postal Service Cost Share; CAO Hiring Process; Special Meeting; Water Treatment Plant Inspection Report Res. No. 2017-12-18-04: Moved by Deputy Mayor Myers that the Playground Committee funds be transferred to the Milo & District Agricultural Society. CARRIED Res. No. 2017-12-18-05: Moved by Councillor Walker that the council accept the Administration Report as presented for information. CARRIED Res. No. 2017-12-18-06: Moved by Deputy Mayor Myers that the Financial Report be accepted for information. CARRIED 6. COUNCILLOR REPORTS a. Sheldon Walker: - Vulcan Business Development Society is closing at the end of January and the society will be put to sleep. - There are a minimum number of meetings to keep a society active and that will still occur. Meeting of Village of Milo Council Page 1 b. Louis Myers: - The Oldman River Regional Services Commission elected a new board. - The Marquis Foundation will not be having a meeting until January. He will attend their Christmas get together at the Peter Dawson Lodge. c. Scott Schroeder: - Letter was sent to the County supporting their bridge rehabilitation program. - Has had some questions regarding the status of applications for the MPC. Res. No. 2017-12-18-07: Moved by Mayor Schroeder that the Councillor Reports be accepted for information. CARRIED 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Water Treatment Plant Roof - Discussion. b. Inter-municipal Postal Service Cost Share Agreement - Discussion. c. Water Heater at Post Office - Deputy Mayor Myers mentioned that a new water heater can be purchased for $329.00. Res. No. 2017-12-18-08: Moved by Councillor Walker that a water heater be purchased for the post office building. CARRIED 8. NEW BUSINESS a. ACP Grant Application -Discussion. b. Interim Operating Budget Res. No. 2017-12-18-09: Moved by Councillor Walker that council approve the 2018 Interim Operating Budget as presented. CARRIED , c. Utility Rate Review - Discussion. 9. IN-CAMERA ITEMS a. Review and Discuss CAO Job Applications as per s. 17, 23 & 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Res. No. 2017-12-18-10: Moved by Mayor Schroeder that Council go in-camera at 8:40 PM. CARRIED Res. No. 2017-12-18-11: Moved by Councillor Walker that Council go back into open session at 9:55 PM. CARRIED 10. NEXT MEETING a. Special Meeting: Thursday, December 28, 2017, 7:00 PM at the Village Office b. Regular Meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 7:00 PM at the Village Office 11. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor Schroeder adjourned the meeting at 9:58 PM. Meeting of Village of Milo Council Page 2The Milo Hotel and Ts Saloon Super Bowl Party Sunday, February 4 Free Pizza & Happy Hour Prices. Join our upcoming craft nights! REVERSIBLE BLOCKS Thursday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. STENCILLED WOODEN TRAY Thursday, March 8, 7:00 p.m. Various stencils to choose from on our Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1415057448620379/ To register for any craft night, please call Trish Thompson 403-485-8547 Registration Fee includes all your supplies and a free cocktail z --- Wing Wednesdays 6 to 9 p.m. \_________________ Come and join us for Milo’s Family Day Skating Party A fun-filled afternoon presented by Milo & District Recreation Board. Come out to enjoy a family skate, hot chocolate, hot dogs and a bonfire! Ensure you bring skates and helmets for the kids. Weather permitting. Where: Milo Skating Rink When: Monday February 19 Time: 1- 3 pm Agricultural Soil Carbon Content & the East-West Political Divide By Robin Booker - Western Producer January 25, 2018 The map referred to in this article my be seen on the Gov­ernment of Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada site on the Net at: • http://bit.ly/2rELLYG Canadian east versus west politics likely factors into why the federal government isn’t talking about the sequestration of carbon in prairie soil. Information compiled by Agriculture Can­ada shows soil organic carbon is increas­ing in western Canadian cropland with the reduction of tillage and implementation of direct seeding, while cropland in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes continues to lose soil organic carbon, largely because of the higher dependence on tillage, said Mario Tenuta of the Soil Ecology Laboratory at the University of Manitoba. “If you were (Prime Minister) Justin (Trudeau) and you said, ‘let’s give these folks in Gravelbourg, (Sask.,) some carbon credits,’ fantastic. At the same time, somebody down in Ham­burg, Ont., is going to have to lose their credits, in other words pay for their loss. He’s (Trudeau) smart enough to realize that he’s not going to go there," Tenuta said during his presentation at a Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Asso­ciation (SSCA) meeting in Saskatoon. “That’s a political nuclear bomb. That’s why we aren’t hear­ing much about carbon sequestration at a national level.” The federal government announced in 2016 it's implementing a minimum nationwide carbon price starting at s10 per tonne in 2018 and increasing to s50 per tonne by 2022. It will apply where there is no provincial carbon pricing program in place, such as Saskatchewan. Provinces have the ability to design the carbon pricing scheme to allow for carbon sequestration by farmers, but this would be a difficult task in Sas­katchewan. For more information on the SSCA’s Soil Carbon Position Paper, visit: http://bit.ly/2EQDJxl SSCA member John Bennett, who outlined the organization's Soil Carbon Position Paper at CropSphere in Saskatoon, said Saskatchewan has two things in its arsenal of addressing greenhouse gasses. “One is the carbon capture and storage in the power plant in the south, which does slightly less than a million metric tonnes a year," he said. “Soils sequester, depending on what you want to take for acres, some­where between 9 and 20 million. We are a huge player." The Saskatchewan government has recognized the amount of carbon being sequestered by growers in the province, but it's unlikely to compen­sate growers if it does release a carbon pricing scheme. For the Saskatchewan government, a national carbon policy that recogniz­es carbon sequestered through agricultural practice would be preferable to a blanket carbon tax. The federal government released a draft legislative proposal Jan. 15 that will allow it to provide carbon tax rebate cheques directly to people in prov­inces that refuse to impose a carbon tax of their own. Trudeau said in an interview with the Canadian Press that no final decision has been made on exactly how Ottawa will handle the revenues. Alberta has paid farmers for carbon sequestration since 2007 through the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, which is designed to encourage large greenhouse gas emitters to reduce their emissions. However, Bennett said the Alberta program is designed to benefit the big industry emitters and aggregators of the credits. It's hardly worth growers’ time to do the paperwork for the amount of money it brings to the farm gate, he added. Manitoba’s carbon policy exempts farmers from paying the carbon tax for farm fuel, although carbon sequestration derived through good manage­ment is not rewarded. If specific farming sectors are rewarded or punished for the amount of greenhouse gases, including carbon, that is emitted into the atmosphere, then it's feasible the farming practices used by western Canadian grain growers would provide dividends. However, there is little indication from the federal government that it’s inter- ested in considering the actual balance of greenhouse gases emitted or sequestered by specific farming region, practice or sector. Beyond the east-west divide, livestock operations also have a relatively high greenhouse gas footprint in the form of nitrous oxide, which is a much more potent gas than carbon dioxide. Bennett said the SSCA is not advocating for or against a carbon tax or any specific carbon market structure. Instead, it wants an equitable treatment of carbon that rewards good management that results in carbon sequestration. “What the carbon tax is designed to