Emergency preparedness, staging a home for sale, the KidSport corporate challenge and the Special Olympics breakfast in Prince Albert were highlighted on the Morning News for Tuesday March 18.
Saskatoon’s newest deputy fire chief speaks with Jessica about emergency preparedness
We welcomed new assistant fire chief of communications Morgan Hackl in studio to talk about fire safety and his initiatives in his new role. He plans on having a theme every month to educate the public, this month’s is fire prevention, i.e. smoke detectors.
I live in an apartment building so this is already done for me by the landlord, but something to keep in mind for homeowners is to make a bi-annual event or holiday your queue to change the batteries in your detectors.
He mentioned day light savings time, but since we don’t have that here, maybe your kids’ birthdays, or Easter and Thanksgiving.
Melissa looks at what goes into getting a home ready for market
The real estate business is more complex than I had expected it to be. It was interesting to see the different aspects that a homeowner really needs to consider before making what will probably be the largest purchase of their life.
When selling a home every little thing counts especially attention to detail. So much so that one thing I learned was that even leaving your windows open may help seal the deal.
With spring just around the corner it may be time for you to think about buying or selling if the idea has crossed your mind before. And one thing’s for sure, it’s not as easy as placing your home for sale. You really need to do your homework.
Will Kevin take up the Kidsport corporate challenge?
Last year, I got to take part in the KidSport Corporate Challenge. It’s a wonderful initiative. I had a tremendously good time and met lots of fantastic people, but that wasn’t the important stuff. The important stuff was helping to raise over $60,000 that all goes to local kids who can’t afford hockey pads (or baseball gloves – the point remains the same).
Hockey was, and still is, a big part of my life. It was lifeblood. Fridays weren’t rough for me in school because the weekend was around the corner; it was because hockey happened on Saturday night, usually in the form of my blue and white favourites (sorry, Oil and Flames fans!), but more than that, I knew that at 6am on Sunday morning, my dad would rouse me from bed with a Mr. Big chocolate bar that he’d pulled from his stash (which I never found, by the by) and take me to the rink for team practice.
I would endeavour to be the first one on the ice. There isn’t a feeling like a fresh sheet, dry from a quiet evening of hockey that only ended hours before. The empty arena, its dead silence rudely interrupted by the first crack of my skates, off the rubber and onto the pad. I’m getting carried away. Love of the game, I guess.
It’s impeccable, and to me, it’s fundamental. KidSport helps make it happen.
Melissa was in Prince Albert for the annual Special Olympics breakfast
It was an inspiring experience to hear about the accomplishments of the Special Olympic athletes this morning. The annual breakfast is an event that I am told does well year after year because the community of Prince Albert believes and values the cause.
The funds that were raised go towards the Raiders Education fund and Special Olympics Saskatchewan helping youth achieve their dreams.
Meeting Mike McCullough from the Saskatchewan Roughriders was such a treat for the Special Olympic athletes that were in attendance. He was very charismatic and left the crowd entertained.
And for me, it was nice having a good ol’ days Kingston chat with a Kingston native!
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