The August Council Meeting that was cancelled for August 13, 2024 has been rescheduled to Monday, August 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Please be advised there is a waterline damage near the Splash Pad, therefore the water for the Park is now off until further notice. Municipal office will provide an update as soon as the waterline is back and running. Thank you for your understanding.
Please Note:
Further to our July 3 Post, we are trying to keep the water on at the splash pad for as long as possible instead of shutting it off for the entire time work is being done on the water lines. As a result, the water may be shut off without prior notice, if a line is hit or something unforeseen happens. Thank you for your patience.
Last week, the Bethune Childcare Board made the exciting announcement that work will begin this week on the site adjacent to McLean Park.
The Village of Bethune Budget for 2024 includes the capital cost of approximately $140,000 to extend the sewer lines as well as the water lines to the property line of the Bethune Childcare Center. This work also includes relocating the line to the spray park.
PLEASE NOTE: As a result of the above noted work, as well as work on the facility, please be cautious in the area of the park and ball diamonds. Also, watch the Village website and Facebook page for notices where we will have to shut the water off at the spray park for various periods of time.
CAPTION:
As community members may have noticed, the population of stray and feral cats in our village has increasingly grown. In an effort to take care of these cat colonies, we are partnering with Lumsden Valley Cats.
With their help, the stray and feral cats will be caught, neutered/spayed and then released back to Bethune. This process is called TNR (trap, neuter/spay, release) and it is the most effective way to humanely control growing cat populations. They will also be catching, fostering and rehoming any stray kittens that are found in our village. Catching and spaying/neutering the cats helps to stop the breeding cycles—and sadly for cat colonies in small communities, inbreeding is an unfortunate reality. Releasing them back to our village allows them to continue their very important role in rodent control without the added risk of them continuing to breed.
Disposing of the cats or trapping and relocating them is not only inhumane, but also ineffective as new cats will move into the empty territories and create new colonies. We would also like to remind our community that the trapping of cats or other animals within the village limits is strictly prohibited unless authorized by the Village of Bethune Council.
For Bethune’s TNR Program to be successful, Lumsden Valley Cats desperately needs your support and cooperation. If you see any kittens or pregnant and/or nursing cats, please contact them via their Facebook page or email at LumsdenValleyCats@gmail.com. We, as your village council, encourage you to contact them with any information about feral cats and cat colonies near your home and to please help them with their mission.
**If you would like to help with trapping, fundraising, fostering or to donate to the Bethune Project, please email them or send e-transfers to LumsdenValleyCats@gmail.com (Memo: Bethune Project)**.
To all residents of the Village of Bethune and the RM of Dufferin 190 – this is a reminder that this week is a free week for a waste disposal at the village transfer station.
Opening hours:
Monday May 20-Friday May 24 – between 4 and 8 pm.
Saturday May 25 – between 10 am and 4 pm.
Please take this opportunity in clearing up the community!
Thank you for your co-operation!
SaskTel is planning to bring fibre into Bethune.
Please find attached a pdf file below of the SaskTel infiNET Fibre Presentation:
2023 Financial Statement for the Village of Bethune is now available.
Please click on the file below to view the full statement.
There will be a water works repair done Friday November 3, 2023 in the afternoon that will affect only one property at the Railway Avenue.
No actions require for the rest of the village. Thank you.
All maintenance/repair works have been completed at East Street and the main village entrance is now open.
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
Village main access from the Highway 11 will remain closed over night for further work Wednesday October 18, 2023.
Please use East entrance to go to and from the Highway 11.
All repairs should be done by tomorrow afternoon. If there are any changes, the Village will update Facebook page and the website with more information.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Please be advised the main road access from the village to Highway 11 will be closed Tuesday October 17, 2023, due to planned maintenance work. The road will be closed between 8 am and 5 pm approximately. Depends on the repair the road access may be closed Wednesday October 18, 2023.
Please use East entrance to the Village from the Highway and check our page for an update.
The Village of Bethune Transfer Station will be open until November 01, 2023 including.
Opening hours are as usual:
Wednesdays – between 6 and 8 pm.
Saturdays – between 10 am and 4 pm.
Transfer Station will be re-opened in April 2024, weather permitting.
NOTICE: The Regular September Council Meeting will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
The coin machine has been repaired and the Filling Station in Bethune is now operational again.
Thank you for your patience.
Splash Pad will be open Saturday June 03, 2023.
The opening hours are: 10am to 8pm.
It will operate every day until September 04, 2023 inclusive.
Portable water is not available at this time at the Water Treatment Plant due to a faulty coin machine.
It is out of service until further notice.
Please check our Facebook page and/or website for an update.
The nearest station that operates portable water based in Lumsden.
Thank you for your co-operation.
As residents of the Village of Bethune are aware, the water rates have increased earlier this year.
In conjunction with the increase in price for the water being supplied by the distribution system, the rates have also been increased at the coin operated water station in the Village.
Customers utilizing the fill station should expect to pay approximately $22.00 for 1,000 gallons.
Thank you for your understanding.
Boil Water Advisory will come into effect Wednesday afternoon only for the area that affected by the repair as per notice attached.
Waste Collection planned for Thursday will be re-schedule to Saturday April 22 due to current weather conditions.
Please make sure that bins will be out by no later than 7am Saturday morning.
Thank you for your co-operation.
The Village of Bethune is advising of an emergency work on the mains water line at Prairie Street that will take place on Tuesday March 7, 2023.
The water service will be shut off for the entire village from approximately 10 am until repairs complete, should be no later than 4 pm.
It is anticipated a Boil Water Advisory will be in affect upon completion of the work.
The Municipality apologizes for any inconvenience this disruption in service may cause during these repairs.
Please make necessary arrangements.
Please find below in the highlighted link an application for a funding.
Please be advised that mentioned earlier planned maintenance for a water valve change in the Village of Bethune has been cancelled. New date will be set up in the next few days. Please check our website or Facebook page for an update.
ASL Paving has delayed the start date of the Main Street paving project due to contractor’s machinery technical issues. The new date is set up for Monday May 16, 2022.
The work approximately will take one week.
Please refrain from parking on Main Street and remove all vehicles and items prior to the morning of May 16th.
Thank you for your patience and co-operation.
Please be advised that Rink Avenue will be closed April 27 to April 29, 2022 between 8 am and 5 pm to pump the water from the dug out at the old village shop on Market Street.
Please be advised that Rink Avenue will be closed Thursday and Friday (April 21 and 22) between 10 am and 5 pm to pump the water from the dug out at the old village shop on Market Street.
Please be aware that dump site (Transfer Station) of the Village of Bethune will be closed for winter as of Monday November 15, 2021.
Swimming Pools in Bethune require permitting.
Please ensure to contact the municipal office to receive proper permit for summer pools.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Please be advised that the Municipal Office will be closed from Monday April 19 to Friday April 23, 2021 including.
Back to normal opening hours Monday April 26, 2021.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Please note that Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Effective Thursday, November 19th, wearing a non-medical mask will now be required in all indoor public spaces in Saskatchewan.
Until November 19, mandatory masking in indoor public places applies to all Saskatchewan communities with populations of 5,000 people or greater. This includes the censuses metropolitan areas – the neighbouring communities or municipalities — situated around the largest urban centres of Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert. Due to their proximity to the urban centres and high rate of retail, workplace and service integration, they will be included even if their independent populations are less than 5,000 residents.
For residents in other communities, health officials strongly recommend wearing a non-medical mask anywhere outside the home.
For a complete listing and more information please visit.
PLEASE NOTE THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING WHILE THE VILLAGE COMPLETED WORK AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
ADVANCE POLL IS OPEN WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2020, FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 101 RAILWAY AVENUE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
VILLAGE OF BETHUNE – MAYOR
Please be advised that the start hours have changed for Monday Maintenance at Water Plant.
The water shut off will be at 8 am till approximately 11 am.
Community Living would like to thank all residents of the Village of Bethune and the RM of Dufferin 190 for support in donations.
Due to the effects that COVID-19 has had financially Community Living has to cut back on expenses and reduce some of their collection routes.
The yellow bin that locates on the corner of the Main Street and Railway Avenue will be removed.
Community Living will re-place the bin again in Bethune down the road in the future, if plans change.
Just for the information:
The coin machine that locates at the Village Water Plant has been recently replaced.
It accepts now $1.00 coin as well as $2.00.
$1.00 coin will provide you with 65 imperial gallons per minute.
$2.00 coin – provides 130 imperial gallons in two minutes.
Please find attached an updated information from the Saskatchewan Health Authority as well as the Government website link for more details:
The Bethune and RM of Dufferin #190 Volunteer Fire Department and the Lumsden and District Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank Superior Forklift and Nutrien, for their recent donation of a side-by-side wildland firefighting unit. The apparatus will be shared between the neighbouring departments and may be deployed in either service area when needed. The addition of this unit will allow firefighters from Lumsden and Bethune to access areas where a full-size fire truck cannot go.
The custom Kioti Mechron side-by-side from Superior Forklift has been built to combat wildland fires, rescue victims, and to move firefighting personnel into hard to reach areas. It is powered by a powerful three-cylinder diesel engine and has been fitted with a full suspension, spring loaded, heavy duty track system to maneuver through the toughest of terrain. The hose reel with electric rewind comes with an option of 50ft of 1″ hose or 100ft of %” hose. The unit carries 70 gallons of water and an integrated Class A foam system which is piped to the 5.5 horsepower Honda pump. The tank has a large port for quick refilling off a fire truck or water tanker. A custom lighting package has been installed to alert the public and identify the machine as a responding unit in the fire department’s fleet.
Brian Weisbrod is the President and co-owner of Superior Forklift Ltd. He, along with co-owners Larry Geni and Sid Hurrell, started the business in 2001. The business began with a 200 square foot shop in Regina with the co-owners as the only employees and has expanded to a shop that covers 2.2 acres with additional branches in Saskatoon and Winnipeg and over 40 employees. Superior Forklift is committed to excellence in all business operations. They are locally owned and managed and committed to the growing province of Saskatchewan.
Superior Forklift offers several services. Repair and maintenance of heavy equipment, truck and trailer safety inspections, repair and maintenance of docks and doors, sweeping of parking lots, repair and maintenance of Olympia ice machines are just of few.
Superior also offers several product lines including Blue Giant, Genie, Hyundai, Kioti, Load Lifter, Olympia, Unicarriers, Wacker Neuson and most recently Cub Cadet.
Nutrien has an office in Lumsden and has been part of the community for many years. They work in partnership with local organizations to protect, grow and enrich communities where they operate. Thank you to Gord Emperingham and his team at Nutrien for their support.
Thank You for this generous capital equipment donation.
The Municipal Office will re-open to the public on Tuesday May 19, 2020 for regular hours.
The Village of Bethune and RM of Dufferin appreciate everyone’s cooperation to adhere to social distancing guidelines / suggestions.
The municipal office will limit the number of visitors in the office to one (1) and customers entering the office will be requested to maintain appropriate distances from the front counter.
Office staff will be disinfecting the entry way and front counter accordingly during open hours.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!
The Village of Bethune will open the Landfill / Transfer Station effective Wednesday April 15, 2020, for normal operating hours.
Public Requirements:
– Municipal staff will direct where refuse / materials are to be placed;
– no exchange of payment will be made at the site. Municipal staff will note patrons using the site and invoices for disposal of materials will be made accordingly.
– the Free Spring Clean-up will go ahead as normal with dates to be advertised in the next few days.
The Village of Bethune appreciates your cooperation during the COVID -19 health crisis.
Please be advised that Municipal Office will continue to be closed to the general public. Staff continue to maintain in office hours and are available to answer phone calls and email accordingly.
The Municipalities will continue to follow protocols as mandated by the Provincial Government Ministries.
Your continued patience and understanding is appreciated.
The Councils’ of the Village of Bethune and RM of Dufferin #190 appreciate everyone’s efforts while families self isolate and practice social distancing measures.
Be Safe!
To All residents of the Village of Bethune and RM of Dufferin 190
Due to the current situation with Covid-19 the opening time for the Landfill has been re-scheduled to April 15, 2020.
We shall keep you posted, if there are any other changes.
Thank you for your patience and co-operation in this difficult time for everyone.
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Saskatchewan is limiting the size of public and private gatherings to a maximum of ten people in one room are prohibited as of March 26, 2020. Exceptions are provided where two metre distancing between people can be maintained, such as workplaces and meeting settings where people are distributed into multiple rooms or buildings and retail locations deemed essential.
A list of critical public services and allowable business services has been created to inform the business community of which businesses can continue to operate in accordance with social distancing practices. A list of those businesses was provided with the news release of March 25, 2020. This is in addition to business services that were ordered closed on March 23.
To learn more about supports available for businesses and workers or for further clarity regarding allowable business services, email supportforbusiness@gov.sk.ca or visit the COVID-19 Information Page for Businesses and Workers at Saskatchewan.ca.
Also as of March 26, the closure and restrictions of food services includes an order that staff must dispense food products. Self-service of open, prepared food products (e.g. salad bars, soup and hot food items at convenience stores) is no longer permitted.
The complete public health orders are available at Saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.
Social Distancing in the Workplace
While many workplaces are deemed essential, those workplaces must ensure their occupational health and safety guidelines are up to date and in force to prevent the transmission of respiratory illnesses.
Workers, including those who work outdoors and agricultural producers, must follow personal protective measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
• All travelers returning from international destinations – including the U.S. – are subject to a mandatory self-isolation order. Anyone identified by a Medical Health Officer as a close contact of someone with COVID-19 shall go into mandatory self-isolation for 14 days from the date of having been exposed. Exempted are truckers, airline, rail, and work crews that are required to work in order to maintain business continuity and are supervised by Infection Prevention and Control Officers or Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Actively monitor for symptoms. At the first sign of cough, immediately self-isolate for 14 days.
• Practice physical distancing in the workplace, including those workplaces that are outdoors. Maintain a two metre separation between individuals.
• Wash your hands often. Cough/sneeze into your elbow or tissue and wash your hands immediately.
With even mild symptoms, stay home
Everyone must play their part to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, no matter the size or location of their community.
Wash your hands frequently. Maintain social distance of two metres. Do not attend any events, public or private, where you cannot maintain that social distance. Self-monitor for symptoms in yourself or your dependents and stay home if you are ill with even mild symptoms of cough or fever.
Unsure about your symptoms? Use the self-assessment tool at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 to determine if you should contact HealthLine 811.
March 27, 2020 News Releases issued by the Government of Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Provincial Parks – Support The National Effort And Stay Home
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020…
With warm weather in the forecast for this weekend, Saskatchewan Parks is reminding residents provincial parks are not open at this time.
• Nine New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Saskatchewan
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020…
As of March 27, 2020, the province of Saskatchewan has nine new, confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 104.
• Update On COVID-19 Measures Being Taken In Correctional Facilities
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020…
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is taking significant steps to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 in provincial correctional facilities.
For the most up-to-date information about COVID-19, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID-19. For more information about the Ministry of Trade and Export Development’s Business Response Team visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-businesses.
Health Canada Self Assessment Tool
For your information the following link will take you to the COVID-19 Self Assessment Tool.
ca.thrive.health/covid19/en
The following link provides additional information from Health Canada on the COVID-19 health crisis.
www.canada.ca/…/d…/coronavirus-disease-covid-1…
Saskatchewan Health Authority Expanding Capacity For COVID-19
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/sha-expanding-capacity-for…
This is one part of the SHA’s overall strategy to contain, delay and mitigate COVID-19.
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/m…/24/covid-19-update-ma…
As of March 24, 2020, the province of Saskatchewan has six new, confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 72 confirmed cases.
For the most up-to-date information about COVID-19, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID-19. For more information about the Ministry of Trade and Export Development’s Business Response Team visit
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Please note that items such as baby wipes; Lysol wipes; paper towel or other sanitary products should be disposed of your waste bins.
These products do not disintegrate in the sewer system and can cause severe problems with the Municipality’s sewage effluent pumps.
Your cooperation to dispose of the aforementioned items properly is greatly appreciated.
Please use the following links for updates on COVID-19 from the Province of Saskatchewan.
• Ministry of Education Update – COVID-19
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/…/17/education-update-co…
• Government To Release 2020-21 Spending Plans Tomorrow
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/…/march/17/revised-budge…
• Ensuring Leave For Employees During Public Health Emergencies
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/labour-changes-for-employe…
• COVID-19: Eighth Presumptive Positive Case Recorded
www.saskatchewan.ca/…/news-and-media/2020/march/…
For the most up-to-date information about COVID-19, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/coronavirus . Please note that from this page, you can download the Chief Medical Health Officer of Saskatchewan’s March 17, 2020 Public Health Order to help control the transmission of COVID-19
Please be advised that due to COVID19 and to provide for safety of the general public – the Bethune Community Hall will be closed effective immediately.
Any functions and gatherings booked for the hall have been cancelled or postponed. Any organizations with events that are being postponed will advertise any new dates as they are determined in the future.
The Bethune Community Hall greatly appreciates the public’s understanding during this time.
With the Corona Virus impacting everyone’s daily life and a number of Provincial Agencies making announcements through news media etc, the Municipal Office is attempting to provide additional avenues for the public to access information from the Provincial Ministries.
The following links are being made available with respect to education announcements; travel and quarantine information; and COVID Self Assessment:
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020…
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2020…
www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-adminis….
As more information is passed along to municipal governments, those links will be shared on the Village of Bethune and RM of Dufferin #190 social media and respective websites.
As of March 16, 2020, the Village of Bethune and RM of Dufferin #190 municipal office and services continue to operate in normal business fashion.
If you wish to provide for payment of utility, tax or other accounts with the municipalities, to avoid public contact you may make payments online or through electronic transfer. If you have not set those options up already, contact the municipal office for assistance.
Thanks for your cooperation.
This is just for your information.
No action to be taken by the residents of the Village of Bethune.
“Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant staff have advised the Water Security Agency (WSA) that a planned shutdown at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant will result in the shutdown and depressurization of the SaskWater Buffalo Pound West and North Pipelines for approximately 14 hours. Although there is a very low risk of contamination, the potential for contamination exists due to the depressurization and the natural degradation of the chlorine residual in the water as it sits in the line. Therefore, effective at 7:30 a.m. on March 13th 2020, the WSA is issuing a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory (PDWA) for the Dufferin Water Association.
The Villages of Bethune, Disley and the Qu’Appelle Valley Water Users are exempt from this advisory due to their offline storage and re-chlorination capabilities.
An outage of the BP water treatment plant is tentatively scheduled for:
– Friday March 13 from approximately 07:30 to 21:30 and
– Sunday March 15 from approximately 08:30 to 14:30.
The shutdown is required to accommodate capital work projects at the plant. If the planned outage is canceled, rescheduled or altered the WSA will review and react accordingly”.
Please be advised there will be temporary water shut off due to a water line repair. The shut off will affect Goderich Street from Central Avenue to Railway Avenue on Friday March 8, 2019 at approximately 10 a.m. The water is anticipated to be shut off at this location for approximately 1 hour. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.
Please, be advised that Boil Water Advisory has been lifted.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
JUST REDUCED!
Bethune History Books are still available for the reduced price of $40.00 each.
Please contact Patti at 306-638-3115, Linda at 306-638-2261 or Jose at 306-638-3055 to get your copy.
THE RM OF DUFFERIN #190 AND THE VILLAGE OF BETHUNE
have lifted the Total Fire Ban for the respective municipalities.
Although the Fire Ban is currently being lifted, please be mindful of any outdoor burning that you may be contemplating.
Rural Agriculture producers please remember to contact the Rural Fire Call Centre at 1-866-404-4911, if you are planning any controlled burns.
This notice is only pertains to the RM of Dufferin #190 and Village of Bethune. Other neighboring municipalities may still have Fire Bans in effect.
Bethune United Church is available to rent on a regular basis or for the occasional meeting or event.
Fees are: Sanctuary $60/day; Basement $50/day; Kitchen $25/day.
Please contact Linda Sullivan 306-638-2286 or Carolyn Gronick 306-638-3039.
RATEPAYERS OF THE RM OF DUFFERIN AND VILLAGE OF BETHUNE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY – TOTAL FIRE BAN –
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The RM of Dufferin and Village of Bethune are implementing a TOTAL FIRE BAN in both municipalities effective immediately.
Burning of any type of combustible materials is now prohibited until further notice. This does not include natural gas or propane fueled barbeque or fire pit apparatus. Fines under the Fire Ban bylaw for unlawful burning during a Fire Ban Notice start at $500.00.
Conditions in the RM of Dufferin and Village of Bethune are extremely dry and weather forecasts for the next week to ten days advise of continued dry and hot conditions.
Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Public Notice
Please be advised that the Fire Ban for the municipalities has now been lifted.…
Please remain mindful, if you are burning or having recreational fires, that recent rains have been spotty and that some dry conditions still remain in the RM of Dufferin #190. Take every precaution while burning activities occur.
RM of Dufferin #190 ratepayers are reminded that, if you are burning stubble or brush, you are required to phone your controlled burn into the provincial call centre at 1-866-404-4911.
You are kindly advised that, if extended periods of dry conditions re-occur, the Municipalities will again consider fire ban implementation, if necessary.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
To all residents of the Village of Bethune:
Please be advised that the Village of Bethune will implement the option of receiving electronic notices for the Utility and Tax billings as well as Assessment notices starting from March 1st, 2017. If you did not yet provide to the office your information but wish to do so to be able to receive the above mention notices via e-mails instead of the regular paper version, please print and complete the relevant form from the attached files and mail, e-mail,or drop off to the municipal office.
Thank you.
To all residents of the Village of Bethune
Please, see in attached file 2016 Annual Report for Drinking Water Quality and Compliance.
Drinking Water Quality & Compliance – Village of Bethune 2016
Just to inform you that new Public Health Nurse for Village of Bethune is Katherine Wilson.
Her contacts are as follow:
tel.: (306)-766-0306, fax: (306)-766-0313, e-mail: Katherine.Wilson@rqhealth.ca.
Village of Bethune-2015 Annual Notice to Consumers
Drinking Water Quality & Compliance
click on the link below
2015 Annual Notice-Drinking Water Quality
At the Spring Meeting of the Palliser Library in Moose Jaw, Bethune Branch/Palliser Library was announced as the 2014 Rural Branch of the Year. Presentation was made (from left to right) to Jamie Scheller – Board Chair, Robbie Curtis – Branch Librarian and Arwen Rudolph – Rural Branch Supervisior.
Effective August 19, 2013, the Village of Bethune, through the recycling contract provider, has gone to a single stream style of recycling products.
The following attachment outlines materials that may be included in the single stream recycling model.
2013 Single Stream Recycling Information
For more information please contact the municipal office.
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