Thursday, 31 October 2019

Over Par with Small Businesses - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 31st 2019 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 31st 2019 8:35 am

With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-Wallebeck

This week we focus on: Over Par with Small Businesses



Small Businesses Continue To Grow Saskatchewan’s Economy

Released on October 21, 2019

The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to recognize Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Small Business WeekTM taking place from October 20 to 26.  This week celebrates the important contributions of small businesses to the Canadian economy.  Small Business WeekTM was launched 40 years ago to join together entrepreneurs from all over the country.

Small businesses are classified as having less than 50 employees and are a source of quality jobs.  Since 2008, small businesses have been responsible for creating 7,253 new jobs in the province.  In 2018, Saskatchewan had the highest rate of small businesses in Canada, about 129 small businesses for every 1,000 people, compared to about 110 nationally.
" from 2015 that number was 97 small businesses per thousand"
" So, looking at the area within the RM of Preeceville we have over 300 business listing which is over par with the numbers per thousand for Saskatchewan. Plus, we have all the farm businesses that add to that number" Looking for a business or service within our area check out our Community listing on our web site. You will be surprised at what we have to offer”


“Small businesses help keep Saskatchewan’s communities competitive through investment, job creation and innovation of products and services,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said.  “The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to recognize this week to celebrate the contribution small businesses make to the growth of our province’s economy.”

Small business in Saskatchewan is growing.  In 2018, Saskatchewan’s small businesses employed 31 per cent of Saskatchewan workers, paying $6.3 billion in wages and salaries, which accounts for one-quarter of the province’s total payroll.  Since 2008, wages paid by Saskatchewan small businesses grew the second fastest compared to other provinces.  Saskatchewan’s 149,465 small businesses also contributed 24 per cent of the province’s gross domestic product in 2018.

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to invest in initiatives, services and programs that support small businesses in the province.

Some of these include:

  • The Saskatchewan Technology Start-Up Incentive, which offers a 45 per cent non-refundable tax credit for individual and corporate equity investments in eligible technology start-up businesses;
  • The Product2Market: Value Added incentive which helps support small-and-medium-sized agri-businesses, from product development through to marketing activities;
  • The Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant, an employer-driven program which helps employers train new or existing workers to meet their specific workforce needs;
  • A small business income tax rate, at two per cent, for Canadian-controlled private corporations.  The rate applies to the first $600,000 of business income and is among the lowest in the country;
  • A highly competitive tax structure, which includes tax credits for research and development, as well as for manufacturing and processing equipment expenditures; and
  • The proclamation of the Regulatory Modernization and Accountability Act in 2013, to ultimately remove red tape that could be a road block to business, and to remove some of the barriers to growth.

To learn more about the Saskatchewan Small Business Profile 2019, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/entrepreneurs-start-or-exit-a-business/start-a-business/resources-for-starting-a-business.

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For more information, contact:

Deb Young, Trade and Export Development, Regina
Phone: 306-787-4765 Email: deb.young@gov.sk.ca




Resources for Starting a Business

Entrepreneurship is one of the keys to job creation in Saskatchewan. Entrepreneurs, working alone or in co-operatives, create the small businesses that provide most of the jobs in the province. The 2019 Small Business Profile report shows that:

  • Small businesses (those with fewer than 50 employees) account for 98.9% of the more than 150,000 businesses operating in Saskatchewan.
  • Small businesses provide most of the jobs in the province. In 2018, small businesses employed 31% of the province's workers.
  • In 2018, small businesses accounted for 24% of Saskatchewan's GDP.

Getting Started

The Saskatchewan Corporate Registry provides services including: incorporating legal entities; registering sole proprietorships or partnerships; maintaining a registry of names; and enforcing registration and compliance requirements.

Square One, Saskatchewan's Business Resource Centre, provides programs and services to assist and guide Saskatchewan entrepreneurs through startup and management of their business.

Square One also offers SKBIZGRID, an online directory of organizations, networks, programs and information available to assist small businesses from startup and financing to succession planning.

BizPaL (Business Permits and Licences) is an online service that helps you find the permits and licences you may need to start or operate your business.

Programs and services are also available for First Nations, Métis and northern businesses in Saskatchewan.

Canada Business Network provides information on the process for starting a business, customizable by province and type of business. Canada Business Network promotes entrepreneurship and innovation, and provides assistance through a network of service centres across Canada. There is a centre in each province and territory working with partners in their region to offer services to entrepreneurs.
 
Starting a business  The steps to consider before operating a business in Canada.
Business grants and financing  Grants, loans, private and public sector financing and leveraging personal assets.
Business taxes  Income tax, GST/HST, payroll, business numbers and customs rates.
List of most requested information:  

 Events:

Bingo  ​606 Harvard Preeceville Air Cadets Squadron Sponsoring Committee BINGO. Every Thursday at Club 60. Doors open at 7pm, first game starts at 8pm.
The Preeceville Walking Club starts this Friday, Nov 1st at the Preeceville Community Legion Hall. They walk Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week from 9:00am till 10:00 am. The Program runs from November till the end of April each year. Cost is $20.00 and everyone is welcome. Contact Jackie at 306-547-2842 for further information. 







 - And as always if you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events  Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca

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Thursday, 24 October 2019

Annual Flu Shot - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 24th 2019 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 24th 2019 8:35 am

With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-Wallebeck

This week we focus on: Annual Flu Shot   



Annual Influenza Vaccine Clinics To Start Week Of October 21


Released on October 4, 2019

“Saskatchewan residents with a valid health card can get their flu shot starting the week of October 21 at public health clinics, local pharmacies, and some physician and Nurse Practitioner offices.

“Although there have been delays in the delivery of this year’s influenza vaccine, the Ministry of Health has confirmed with Health Canada that Saskatchewan will receive vaccine to support the provincial program start date the week of October 21,” Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said.

Flu shots are recommended for those at higher risk, including seniors, people with underlying chronic health conditions, children under five, and pregnant women.  Seniors often have chronic health conditions (like heart or lung disease or diabetes) and weaker immune systems, which makes them particularly vulnerable to complications from influenza.

Please note that due to public venues being used as polling stations for the Federal Elections, some locations will be launching on Monday October 21, and others later in the week.  Visit the Saskatchewan Health Authority website at www.4flu.ca for the most up-to-date information on drop-in clinic times and locations.

Pharmacists can administer the free flu shot to residents five years and older, during home visits, and in congregate living settings.  Children under five and non-Saskatchewan residents can be vaccinated at a public health clinic.

For a list of pharmacies that provide the free flu shot, check the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan website at https://www.skpharmacists.ca/site/flu-shots or ask your local pharmacy if they offer it.  More than 340 pharmacies will offer free flu vaccinations this season.

Information on influenza immunization in Saskatchewan is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/flu.  For advice on influenza symptoms and when to seek care, call HealthLine 811 or visit www.healthlineonline.ca.”

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For more information, contact:

Kaitlyn Abel, Health, Regina
Phone: 306-787-4037  Email: media@health.gov.sk.ca

 
Keep yourself and your loved ones safe this flu season. Get your flu shot. Find a clinic near you.
Flu shots are now available in Saskatchewan. The flu shot is available at no charge to those with a valid Saskatchewan Health Card.
Early vaccination means you are better protected. The flu vaccine is a safe, effective way to help people stay healthy, prevent illness and save lives.
The vaccine is available through public health clinics across the province, some physician and nurse practitioner offices and in local pharmacies. Anyone 6 months and older can receive the flu vaccine. Children 0-5 years must be vaccinated at a public health clinic.
Getting vaccinated is especially important for people at high-risk of influenza complications (pregnant women, young children, elderly, persons with underlying health conditions, immune-compromised) and their caregivers.
Know before you go
Bring your Saskatchewan health card with you to receive your immunization.
Be prepared to wait an additional 15 minutes after receiving your immunization.
Consent forms (where required) are available at clinic locations.


Questions?

Call HealthLine at 8-1-1 or visit HealthLin​e Online​​ for professional health advice. HealthLine is open 24/7, is confidential and free to Saskatchewan residents. Translation services available.

You may also contact your local public health office​.

Influenza Surveill​ance Report

Weekly influenza surveillance reports are published throughout influenza season. To view these reports visit the influenza surveillance report for Saskatchewan.​​

​​Become a FluWatcher

FluWatchers is an online health surveillance system that helps monitor the spread of flu-like illness across Canada. Become a volunteer FluWatcher today.






 Events:

Bingo  ​606 Harvard Preeceville Air Cadets Squadron Sponsoring Committee BINGO. Every Thursday at Club 60. Doors open at 7pm, first game starts at 8pm.







 - And as always if you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events  Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca

Follow the Mayor on blogspot at http://mayorharris.blogspot.ca/




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Thursday, 17 October 2019

Early childhood education and care - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 17th 2019 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor Garth Harris for Thursday October 17th 2019 8:35 am

With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-Wallebeck

This week we focus on:  Early childhood education and care


What outcomes parents should expect from early childhood education and care

May 23, 2018 3.58pm




”Parents often have different expectations for their three- to five-year-old children when they attend an early learning centre. 
Some parents expect their child to engage in academic learning activities or “real learning”. Academic activities are associated with formal school-based learning such as writing, reading and knowing their numbers.

Parents are reported to feel concerned if they visit their friend’s home and see their friend’s child brings home worksheets (for example dot-to-dot of their name, colouring in of Easter eggs, or other adult-directed products) from their early childhood centre. They may worry their child is being left behind because their child is “only playing” and not engaging in real learning.

Other parents focus on their child being safe and secure in a stimulating environment where children make choices about what they will play. Such learning environments are supported by educators who are responsive to the child, and socially construct the child’s play.






The tension lies between teacher-directed activities where children are perceived to be doing “real learning”, as opposed to children making choices to play according to their interests.

So, what should three- to five-year-olds be learning?

Developmental milestones provided by the Australian Children’s Early Childhood Quality Authority (ACECQA) state:

Children’s learning is ongoing and each child will progress towards the outcomes in different and equally meaningful ways.

This milestones checklist covers five domains of learning, which is linked to the curriculum and the National Quality Standards:

  1. physical
  2. social
  3. emotional
  4. cognitive
  5. language development.

The checklist indicates what a child should be able to do by a certain age, and this is linked to the early childhood education curriculum.








Research demonstrates children’s learning achievements are greater from play-based programs, which include activities such as block building, compared to early childhood programs that have an academic focus.



The early childhood education curriculum emphasises the importance of play-based learning and research demonstrates children’s learning achievements are greater from play-based programs compared to early childhood programs that have an academic focus.



When to worry

According to the developmental milestones, parents should seek advice from a professional if their three- to five-year-old child:

  • is not understood by others
  • has speech fluency problems or stammering
  • is not playing with other children
  • is not able to have a conversation
  • is not able to go to the toilet or wash him/herself.



What is play-based learning?
The basis of play-based learning is the idea, promoted by psychologist Lev Vygotsky, that play is a vehicle for children making meaning.
However, it does not mean that adults allow children to just muck about and do whatever they want. Rather, it involves adults guiding, extending and evaluating the child’s play to engage them more deeply with the learning process. It is an approach that gives autonomy to the child who is able to engage with their play to learn about learning.
As researchers have noted, the play and the learning are indivisible and are an important part of the child’s engagement with the world.
Play-based learning is central to the Australian government’s Early Years Learning Framework. The framework advocates play-based learning as an approach that meets the needs of individual children while maximising adult interaction and meaningful observations. One criticism of the national curriculum has been that it does not have enough emphasis on play.
But what does it look like? Play-based learning generally involves the construction and manipulation of various materials. Ideally, adults will provide a variety of materials, while also providing “just in time” incidental teaching.
For example, a craft box may be prepared and a child may decide to make a likeness of their imaginary friend. The teacher will have conversations with the children such as, “what are you making?”, or “how did you make this part?”, “what is your friend’s name?” and “what is your friend’s favourite colour?”. Through these conversations, incidental teaching is occurring.
The building of an imaginary friend object study could be extended to further develop learning through other activities. At the same time, the child is developing their creativity as well as their literacy and numeracy knowledge. The educator is required to take on many roles, and be flexible within those roles. In addition, the child’s work will contribute to the assessment of skills and knowledge.
What are the benefits?
Play-based learning has many benefits. Several researchers argue that it facilitates learning and development. It has been described as the work of children. Play-based learning has been said to promote children’s development of problem-solving abilities. It is also believed to assist children’s developing bodily and communicative skills.
Play-based learning is thought to develop emotional regulation and children’s self-control. It is inexpensive as scraps can be used to stimulate the children’s creativity. Early Childhood Australia lists the benefits as fostering the child’s brain development, especially in terms of memory, language, self-regulation, academic learning and flexibility.
What are the pitfalls?
Most academics seem to be in agreement that play-based learning is suitable only for the early years, and how you actually define play is much debated. A further disadvantage, related to the problems with definition, is that it is often not implemented in classroom settings.
There are practical challenges too, with teachers’ beliefs influencing the implementation of play-based learning. There is also limited understanding of what play means to young children and how it progresses in early childhood.
 
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42 vendors as of Oct 12
1) KC & D Soap Shop - Rhose Balbada-Lisitza
2) J.R. Watkins - Michelle Schneider
3) Scentsy - Janet Roelens
4) Mojilife - Louise Armstrong
5) Culligan - Yorkton - Barry Coles
6) Luv 21 Clothing - Athena Greba
7) J Designs - Joylene Foster
8) Mo Boo Creations - Vida Block
9) Voxxlife - Leona Lofthang
10) Family Birthstone Necklaces - Joanne Craig
11) Off the Hook - Linda Brewer
12) Pebbles Place - Shirley Saseniuk
13) Everything Dolly - Karen Sperling
14) Mary Kay - Marie Kupchinski
15) Granny’s Soaps - Anna Thickson
16) The Booze Artists - Dawn Horbach
17) Eternally Etched - Dustin and Nicole Godfrey
18) Hazelblooms Greenhouse and 4 Precious Petals - Lorissa Petras
19) Chickadee Woodworks - Audrey Cobb
20) Sew Sweets Creations - April Schotts
21) D.S. Leather - Dora Schutte
22) Giftware and Sewing - Mildred Scheller
23) Tupperware - Angela Nagy
24) The Blanket Lady and More - Sherry Drew
25) Walter Neiszner - Wild Rice and Chaqa Tea
26) Denim and Lace Homemade Jewelry - Nahloni Parker
27) Tiber River Naturals - Miranda Cleaveley
28) Norwex - Kristy Ziola
29) Prairie Flavours Ranch - Megan Maier
30) Valentus - Richelle Subere and Alicia Allegra
31) Pink Zebra - Kourtney Kerelation
32) MCL Creations - Marilyn LaChambre
33) FD Filipino Sari Sari Store and Rainbow Cleaning System - Pina Pinaroc
34) Epicure - Brooke Murray
35) Homemade on the Double - Tracey Lagrove and Trisha Rempel
36) Canadian Beeseal - Carol Belley
37) Terran Treasures - Doris Shand
38) Younique - Meagan Hirseko
39) MacKenzie Society Ventures
40) 4 Little Monkeys - Morgan Seghers
41) Young Living Essential Oils - Marilyn Melnychuk
42) Lonetree North - Shannon Prestie

Great event, hall will be full,  step in and check it out!
Fund raiser for our kids, event to attend for our community! 



 Events:

Bingo  ​606 Harvard Preeceville Air Cadets Squadron Sponsoring Committee BINGO. Every Thursday at Club 60. Doors open at 7pm, first game starts at 8pm.








 - And as always if you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events  Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca

Follow the Mayor on blogspot at http://mayorharris.blogspot.ca/




follow  me on instagram @ http://instagram.com/garthrharris




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