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Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
Communities in Bloom judges come to Redvers
Judges from Communities in Bloom toured through Redvers on July 23, and according to Pickard, they liked what they saw. A quick recap of the day was presented in Redvers CAO Tricia Pickard's report to council during last week's meeting on July 24. 'We had two judges come, we toured around and had a great morning,' Pickard said. 'We had Saskatoon pie at the Log Cabin, went for lunch at Rising Phoenix, and then we toured a lot of the community.' The two judges were from Humboldt and Regina, and offered some notes and suggestions from their experience. The judges were impressed with the Memory Pots, the tidiness of the cemetery, and that the Rec Grounds house all of the recreation activities. Community involvement was apparent, and the duo especially commended the Lions Club for their efforts. 'A lot of times, people think automatically 'flowers,' but there's so much more to it,' Pickard explained. 'It's your infrastructure, we looked at the cemetery, the transfer station, the town shop, the water treatment plant. We talked about drainage. We talked about trees and our tree canopy plans, different projects and programming, and our sidewalks. They're looking at our website, and they're evaluating so much more than just the flowers.' Judges encouraged the use of rain barrels and including trees in the town's asset management. Including murals on walls in the community and a town sign at the west sign corridor (at the corner of the golf course) were also suggested. This is the second year Redvers has participated in Communities in Bloom, having gained three blooms in 2024 in recognition of their efforts. 'They really felt like the community came together as a whole, just by driving around and looking at how people's lawns were nicely cut,' Pickard said. 'All the community members did a great job, and they've been doing a good job for their lawn maintenance. They were just really impressed with our community, and of course, always have suggestions and different avenues. We're looking forward to that full report.' One interesting suggestion was using a torch along curbs to be rid of weeds instead of using chemicals. 'We've been struggling with that because we only have one licensed pesticide applicator,' Pickard said. 'Another thing that they noticed that I thought was interesting was the hydrants in some of our parts of the town are super low. They're still operational, but they're like, 'is there a reason that they're super low?' I think that people have just built up.' Municode appointment Council approved the appointment of Amanda Kaufmann to the list of Building License officials under MuniCode. Other officials include Clayton Meier, Ryan Thiesse, Shenah Cartier, Clint Vargo, Kelsey Rebryna, and Matthew Stepp. By-election will take place in the fall Council held a discussion on a by-election last week in an effort to find the best time to seek another person at the council table. During the Nov. 13, 2024 municipal election, Mayor Brad Bulbuck retained his seat, and five councillors (Owen Gavelin, Donna Gilbertson, Ken Thomas, Jeremy Kamp, and Dawn Eilers) were elected, however one seat remained vacant. 'They're basically going to do an election or a call at the same timeline that we would if it was a regular (one) so then the person can be elected and start in November,' explained Pickard. 'Probably in another month or two, we'll be doing a call for nominations.' Dog park has soft opening The off-leash dog park in Redvers is seeing a lot of use from residents with two and four legs alike. 'It is going wonderful,' Pickard said of community use after a recent soft opening. 'It's been a great addition to our community. The Redvers and Disctrict Lions Club have been just phenomenal in supporting the community and bringing things like the dog park. I've heard lots of good things, lots of good buzz around the community.' The 100-foot by 230-foot area features separate spaces for large and small dogs to gather, and is nestled along Highway 13 between the Redvers Tourism Log Cabin and one of the ball diamonds. There's no firm date on when an official grand opening will take place, and there are a few final touches to be added such as benches, garbage cans, picnic tables, and signage. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Calgary Herald
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Stuart Skinner will start for Edmonton Oilers in elimination game against Florida Panthers
Much ado about nothing, that saga about who'll be in net for the Edmonton Oilers. Article content It was always going to be Stu Skinner for Game 6 despite all the subterfuge from Oiler coach Kris Knoblauch, who is usually more firm and forthright. Article content All this talk Monday from Knoblauch, saying he was taking input from a long list, including his players, everybody offering up an opinion, short of owner Daryl Katz, was, frankly, idle chatter. Article content Article content Even though Calvin Pickard has been a warm and fuzzy playoff story with his seven wins, winning six straight at one point until Tomas Hertl fell on his leg in the Vegas second-round series, he is still the backup. Skinner got the Oilers to Game 7 last June, losing 2-1 to Sergei Bobrovsky. Article content Article content He got the hook in Game 4 here, but only because the Oilers were awful in the first 20 minutes, and Knoblauch wanted to wake up his team, so he tapped Pickard on the shoulder, and he was outstanding for 51 minutes in the Oilers' rally and OT win. Article content But Pickard lost Game 5 at Rogers Place in one of the Oilers' worst playoff games of this Cup run, when they once again fell behind early to the Panthers and chased the game and lost 5-2. Pickard was beaten four times on 18 shots. So, again, they were always returning to Skinner in the elimination game because he's their guy. Article content 'He's played in a lot of high-pressure games and played well,' said Knoblauch. 'You look at the amount of elimination games he's been in. There was six last year and in every single game he was solid or put in spectacular performances.' Article content So, it's Stu vs Bob with the Stanley Cup in the house here. Article content 'Definitely feels good and I have the confidence of my teammates,' said a calm, composed and often self-deprecating Skinner, who refreshingly always talks on Oiler game mornings, unlike so many goalies. Article content 'We went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals last year, and Stu was amazing. There's just a trust factor there; we have full belief in him. We know that he can get the job done for us and we're looking forward to getting back home (for a Game 7),' said Draisaitl, who finished the big rally to tie the series 2-2 when Pickard took over.
Vancouver Sun
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Stuart Skinner will start for Edmonton Oilers in elimination game against Florida Panthers
Much ado about nothing, that saga about who'll be in net for the Edmonton Oilers . It was always going to be Stu Skinner for Game 6 despite all the subterfuge from Oiler coach Kris Knoblauch, who is usually more firm and forthright. All this talk Monday from Knoblauch, saying he was taking input from a long list, including his players, everybody offering up an opinion, short of owner Daryl Katz, was, frankly, idle chatter. Even though Calvin Pickard has been a warm and fuzzy playoff story with his seven wins, winning six straight at one point until Tomas Hertl fell on his leg in the Vegas second-round series, he is still the backup. Skinner got the Oilers to Game 7 last June, losing 2-1 to Sergei Bobrovsky. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. He got the hook in Game 4 here, but only because the Oilers were awful in the first 20 minutes, and Knoblauch wanted to wake up his team, so he tapped Pickard on the shoulder, and he was outstanding for 51 minutes in the Oilers' rally and OT win. But Pickard lost Game 5 at Rogers Place in one of the Oilers' worst playoff games of this Cup run, when they once again fell behind early to the Panthers and chased the game and lost 5-2. Pickard was beaten four times on 18 shots. So, again, they were always returning to Skinner in the elimination game because he's their guy. 'He's played in a lot of high-pressure games and played well,' said Knoblauch. 'You look at the amount of elimination games he's been in. There was six last year and in every single game he was solid or put in spectacular performances.' So, it's Stu vs Bob with the Stanley Cup in the house here. 'Definitely feels good and I have the confidence of my teammates,' said a calm, composed and often self-deprecating Skinner, who refreshingly always talks on Oiler game mornings, unlike so many goalies. Good times or bad. He was there answering question after question at a media session Tuesday as Leon Draisaitl, who got the OT game-winner in Game 4, sat beside him at the podium. And Draisaitl had no trouble pumping Skinner's tires. 'We went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals last year, and Stu was amazing. There's just a trust factor there; we have full belief in him. We know that he can get the job done for us and we're looking forward to getting back home (for a Game 7),' said Draisaitl, who finished the big rally to tie the series 2-2 when Pickard took over. Draisaitl certainly felt for Skinner that night in Florida, with Skinner giving up three goals in the first 20 minutes but also making 14 stops before taking a seat on the bench for Pickard. 'It was us that let him down,' said Draisaitl. 'I'm not a goalie, but it doesn't seem fair (to get the hook).' While Bobrovsky has played every single minute of the 22 Panthers' games, the Oilers have used both Skinner and Pickard these playoffs and both have seven wins. It's not the traditional ride-one-guy scenario, but Skinner's OK with it. 'For sure I want to be the guy who's in all the time,' said Skinner. 'I wish I could help them every single night. It is hard watching from the bench but I have to stick to my job. It's (goalie decisions) is over my pay grade. Whenever they tell me I'm going in the net, I'm definitely not going to say no.' He got pulled in Game 4 but, again it wasn't his fault the Oilers were so bad, early. 'Might sound weird, but I felt I played well, but sometimes that (getting yanked) happens. It's life. As a goalie, sometimes it's hard,' said Skinner, looking back at that night with a shrug. 'The process is to try and shake it off as quickly as I can. I wasn't able to right away. I was a little frustrated, but a new day comes and you get back to work. In this league, there's not much time, especially in the finals, to sulk and feel bad for yourself,' said While Knoblauch talked Monday of consulting with lots of people before making his goalie decision, including players, he certainly wasn't going to poll, say, the defencemen as to who they wanted. 'It's not a point-blank 'who do you think our starter should be tomorrow night?'. That would be putting the players in a difficult position,' he said. 'You see who the players have confidence in, it's their body language. It's more conversations with the coaching staff and the general manager (Stan Bowman)' Skinner was in such a good mood Tuesday morning he chuckled at a question about Florida backup goalie Vitek Vanecek's ongoing staredown in the neutral zone in pre-game warmups. 'When I wasn't playing Game 5, I went up to him and said 'well, you certainly got me,'' said Skinner. 'It's all fun and games. He was laughing along with me.' Elimination games are no laughing matter, though. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins once again missed a full skate because he's nursing an undisclosed injury, but Knoblauch says he will definitely play. Probably on left wing with Connor McDavid and Corey Perry. While Skinner's back in, same story with defenceman John Klingberg and winger Kasperi Kapanen. Klingberg, who sat out Game 5, will take Troy Stecher's spot in the lineup, and he'll partner with Jake Walman. And Kapanen, who got the OT goal to eliminate Vegas in round two but was scratched for Game 5 for Viktor Arvidsson, will play on right side with Draisaitl and Evander Kane. Only in hockey can you sit for a playoff game one night and play with one of the world's best, Draisaitl, the next. 'John's played some really good playoff hockey. There wasn't much hesitation in having him play,' said Knoblauch, who went the same route with Kapanen, who's in for Arvidsson. 'Kasperi brings a lot of energy. He can get in on the forecheck. When he's dialled in he's a really good hockey player, like the play he made on the tying goal in the third period in Game 4 to Walman. Or a bunch of hits or being out in penalty kill,' he said. This 'n that: A bit of gamesmanship at the morning skate from the Florida side. While the Panthers were using one sheet at the Baptist Health Iceplex, their winger Carter Verhaeghe was firing pucks into the empty net off passes from assistant coach Jamie Kompon on the Oilers' designated ice. A few Oilers players wanted an early start but had to wait until Verhaeghe left and Kompon was telling them they could resurface the ice. They said forget it.
Ottawa Citizen
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Stuart Skinner will start for Edmonton Oilers in elimination game against Florida Panthers
Much ado about nothing, that saga about who'll be in net for the Edmonton Oilers. Article content It was always going to be Stu Skinner for Game 6 despite all the subterfuge from Oiler coach Kris Knoblauch, who is usually more firm and forthright. Article content All this talk Monday from Knoblauch, saying he was taking input from a long list, including his players, everybody offering up an opinion, short of owner Daryl Katz, was, frankly, idle chatter. Article content Even though Calvin Pickard has been a warm and fuzzy playoff story with his seven wins, winning six straight at one point until Tomas Hertl fell on his leg in the Vegas second-round series, he is still the backup. Skinner got the Oilers to Game 7 last June, losing 2-1 to Sergei Bobrovsky. Article content Article content He got the hook in Game 4 here, but only because the Oilers were awful in the first 20 minutes, and Knoblauch wanted to wake up his team, so he tapped Pickard on the shoulder, and he was outstanding for 51 minutes in the Oilers' rally and OT win. Article content But Pickard lost Game 5 at Rogers Place in one of the Oilers' worst playoff games of this Cup run, when they once again fell behind early to the Panthers and chased the game and lost 5-2. Pickard was beaten four times on 18 shots. So, again, they were always returning to Skinner in the elimination game because he's their guy. Article content 'He's played in a lot of high-pressure games and played well,' said Knoblauch. 'You look at the amount of elimination games he's been in. There was six last year and in every single game he was solid or put in spectacular performances.' Article content So, it's Stu vs Bob with the Stanley Cup in the house here. Article content 'Definitely feels good and I have the confidence of my teammates,' said a calm, composed and often self-deprecating Skinner, who refreshingly always talks on Oiler game mornings, unlike so many goalies. Article content 'We went to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals last year, and Stu was amazing. There's just a trust factor there; we have full belief in him. We know that he can get the job done for us and we're looking forward to getting back home (for a Game 7),' said Draisaitl, who finished the big rally to tie the series 2-2 when Pickard took over.
Edmonton Journal
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Stuart Skinner will start for Edmonton Oilers in elimination game against Florida Panthers
Article content Even though Calvin Pickard has been a warm and fuzzy playoff story with his seven wins, winning six straight at one point until Tomas Hertl fell on his leg in the Vegas second-round series, he is still the backup. Skinner got the Oilers to Game 7 last June, losing 2-1 to Sergei Bobrovsky. He got the hook in Game 4 here, but only because the Oilers were awful in the first 20 minutes, and Knoblauch wanted to wake up his team, so he tapped Pickard on the shoulder, and he was outstanding for 51 minutes in the Oilers' rally and OT win. But Pickard lost Game 5 at Rogers Place in one of the Oilers' worst playoff games of this Cup run, when they once again fell behind early to the Panthers and chased the game and lost 5-2. Pickard was beaten four times on 18 shots. So, again, they were always returning to Skinner in the elimination game because he's their guy.
