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By Eoin Devereux

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Larger than expected enrolments numbers and several restrictions from the province have made the Beautiful Plains School Division’s budget deliberations for this year a bit more of a challenge. Representatives with the division discussed that information with the public recently at a pair of meetings; one held in Carberry on Monday, Feb. 24 and the other in Neepawa on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

BPSD superintendent Jason Young and secretarytreasurer Shannon Bayes noted that for the upcoming year, the total proposed budget is pegged at $22,292,200. That amount is an increase of just under $1.4 million from the previous year. This would include a 6.4 per cent increase on the provincial portion of the funding and a two per cent increase on local taxa-

tion. Beautiful Plains is funded 65 per cent through provincial funding and 35 per cent through local funding. With an estimated enrolment number of 2,062 students in 2020, the average spending per pupil would be $11 000, with the number of kindergarten students factored into the equation as half a student.

What this means for you As for what the proposed budget will mean for property taxes, the cost to the average homeowner will go up $10 per every $200,000 value of their homes. For commercial properties per $200,000 value, it will go up $72. For farms per $200,000 value, it will increase by $21. The mill rate, which is the amount of tax payable per $1,000 of the assessed value of a property, will go down from 11.49 to 11.26.

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The Neepawa and Area Cross-Country Ski Club kicked off the new month with some fun at the NeepawaLangford Winter Park. On Sunday, Mar. 1, the club hosted their first ever Hat Trick Day, where skiers were encouraged to wear a fun hat and either ski three trails, three kilometres or three hours to be entered in a draw for a variety of prizes. About 50 skiers came out to participate, some of whom are regulars in the weekly Jackrabbit kids’ ski program. “Although most of the people opted for the three km challenge, once they were on the trail, a third of the families challenged themselves and went further to five or six km,” noted Ski Club volunteer Muriel Gamey. Some of the participants came from as far away as Brandon to enjoy the local trails. Pictured above: Jason and Jordy got into the Hat Trick Day spirit with some fun hats they made.

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‘[Teaching Nursery School] is my passion’ Janet Osborne shares her history of teaching and the Birnie Nursery School

By Cassandra Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

In the Feb. 28 edition of the paper, The Banner & Press shed light on the challenges faced by the Birnie Community Hall. What’s more, the goal behind the board’s desire to save it– the Birnie Nursery School.

This week, the Banner & Press takes a dive into the school’s history, one that is deeply intertwined with that of Janet Osborne’s own.

Osborne, the director and teacher for the Birnie Nursery School, has a long history of teaching.

Starting out at Eden, MB in 1969, Osborne taught a mixture of Grade 5 and 6.

She continued her career there until December of

Correction: In the story last week (Feb. 28 edition) about the Birnie Community Hall, the date for the Relic Run fundraiser is listed as Mar. 3. Please be advised that this was an error and that the correct date for the fundraiser is Mar. 7.

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Additional note: Donations towards fixing the hall are eligible for tax receipts. If writing a cheque, it is to be addressed to the RM of Rosedale, with “care of Birnie Community Club” in the memo box.

1974, resigning when she and her husband were expecting a second child.

Come 1975, six people in the surrounding area– including Osborne and a neighbour of hers, who was also an ex-teacher– all had preschool aged children.

That’s when the path to forming the Birnie Nursery School began.

“We decided that we wanted to organize something that would be a preschool centre, locally at our own community centre,” said Osborne. “So we started working spring, summer and fall of 1975 and by December, we had it all organized, ready, had our letters patent and set up the [Birnie Community Hall] as a Nursery School.”

The hall continued to operate as a community centre and, Osborne noted, many functions were held in those years. As such, the Nursery School would clean up their set-up when they were done and put it into a store room. Then,

enrollment of [approximately] 24 the following year, which was an awful lot for us, so myself and another mum said we would take on the teaching duties,” Osborne explained.

“So we did for that year, then the following year, enrollment went down to more reasonable levels so

I just carried on.”

Osborne added, “I love it! I absolutely love it.

My training was in the [Grades] 4 to 8 area, but once I started the Nursery School, I’ve loved it ever since. It’s my passion.”

The school drew in solely Birnie students at first, but later began bringing in

students from surrounding areas, such as Plumas, Eden, Kelwood, Ste. Rose, Minnedosa, Neepawa and more. This factor, combined with her years of teaching during and prior to the Nursery School, has brought Osborne’s career full circle.

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Neepawa’s Roxy Theatre saw a large crowd for Twin Flames’ evening performance on Mar. 3. The pair of performers sang in English, French and Inuktitut. The Indigenous band received a standing ovation at the end of the show. Pictured from left: Chelsey June and Jaaji (pronounced “yah-yee”).

Country artist Quinton Blair coming to ArtsForward in Neepawa Submitted ArtsForward Man itoba’s Quinton Blair has been named the Manitoba Country Music Association’s 2015, 2016, 2018 Roots Artist of the Year and 2017 Male Artist of the year. His blue collar approach to the music business has him pickin’ a guitar nearly every weekend and has allowed him to play stages as far north as Nunavut and Dawson City, and as far south as Nashville, Tennessee, demonstrating his insatiable thirst for the stage.

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t’s a good thing that we can believe that God is in control of our world. If it wasn’t so, we would have to believe that the politicians are in control and that would be truly scary.

Enough ink has been spilt over the Donald Trump issue. He is outspoken, blunt, offensive and many other things. The problem facing the U.S. is that he will likely get re-elected. Many Canadians question why, or how can that happen?

The answer is really quite simple. A majority of U.S. citizens, or at least enough to get Trump the required electoral college votes, think he is better than any alternative the Democrats can put forward. If the election was held this week, Trump would likely win.

The Republicans are somewhat more oriented to rural and farm life, ranching, perhaps, and certainly to smaller urban centres. While the large cities tend to be more Democratic than Republican, there seems to be a majority of people who don’t favour what the mega-cities have to offer. There is crime, drugs and murder in every city, but it’s painfully obvious that the large cities are generally not as safe as smaller centres and rural areas. With that in mind, there is general distrust of large cities, even among people who live in them. In the 2016 U.S. election, it was obvious that the smaller and rural communities voted Republican and would seem that the voter breakdown was based on the idea that rural and smaller urban areas think much neepawa

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differently than large cities do.

It’s also a sad commentary on the Democratic Party when Trump, at 73, is youthful compared to the leading Democrats.

The Democrats, as of Mar. 2, had pretty much squeezed out all the younger candidates. The remaining candidates, namely Joe Biden and Birnie Sanders, are 77 and 78 years old, respectively. The Democrats, who would claim to be the party of youth and change, have squished every young candidate off the campaign trail. The Democratic party is led in the Congress by an 80-year-old. I have a great deal of respect for older people, but the field of U.S. presidential candidates is alarmingly old.

That said, Canada elected a young prime minister and if Justin Trudeau represents youth, maybe the Americans are onto something. Everybody laughs at Trump, but at least he (or more precisely his people) is running a strong economy and there is little doubt that they put up a

pretence of standing up for the middle class, small businesses, freedom of speech, individual rights and faith-based belief systems.

This column is being written on Monday night, the eve of the so-called Super Tuesday in the U.S., when 14 states cast their vote to choose the Democratic Party candidate. At least three young presidential candidates have climbed onto 77-year-old Joe Biden’s wagon. After Tuesday night, or whenever they get the votes counted, we will likely see which old Democrat gets to battle it out with the old (but a bit younger) Donald Trump.

It will be quite a humourous ride. Wonder if God is laughing too?

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Up a creek?

n the more than 13 years I’ve been covering the news in the Neepawa area, one of the handful of stories that have really stuck with me took place in the summer of 2011. In August of that year, I spent a day with then-MLA, the late Stu Briese. Stu and I travelled from north of the Narrows, down the west side of Lake Manitoba, to talk to those who had recently seen their homes and livelihoods impacted by flooding.

For those who don’t remember, MY during the spring PERSPECTIVE and summer of 2011, Lake Manitoba rose by five feet– a significant increase in an Kate area that doesn’t Jackman-Atkinson have much elevation. People who lived miles from the lake found themselves with lake-front property.

I saw a lot of fences under water.

Some of the pain was unavoidable, there was spring flooding across the province, as a wet fall, snowy winter and wet spring made for high levels of runoff. There was another factor at play though for those around Lake Manitoba. To protect properties to the east, the Portage Diversion was in operation for 125 days, dumping about 4.77 million acre feet of water from the Assiniboine River into Lake Manitoba, with no way, beyond evaporation, for the water to get out.

In September of 2012, I again toured the west side of the lake.

While dry conditions meant that the water had receded, area farmers, ranchers and business owners were in limbo, as they awaited clarity from the government about what, and how much, would be covered by compensation. Had they not been flooded, the water would have followed its natural course, through Winnipeg and into the Red River.

Will we see this again? I hope not.

I was nervous last fall, as we were inundated with rain. A summer’s worth in about a month. Today, much of that water is gone, having replenished ground water supplies taxed by two years of drought.

Some warm days have also melted much of the snow that covered the fields a month ago, leaving less to melt come spring.

Right now, we might not see a need for widespread sandbagging.

Last week, the Province issued its first flood forecast of the year and at this point, the Assiniboine River is expected to remain within its banks. However, operation of the Portage Diversion is expected and just how much water flows will depend on what’s happening further to the east. The Red is where much of this year’s attention is turned, as the province is anticipating “a significant inflow of water” from the northern United States. If the conditions are favourable, no major flooding is expected. Normal weather would result in flooding similar to 2011, which granted, was not as bad on the Red as it was on the Assiniboine.

Despite some cautious optimism about our flood outlook, it can change quickly. We have a few winter storms yet to come and let’s not forget that it was in May of 2011 that the Corral Centre in Brandon was sandbagged, as spring storms swelled the banks of the Assiniboine.

Almost a decade later, we still don’t have an outlet for Lake Manitoba, though the project keeps inching along. In June 2018, $540 million in Federal and Provincial government funding was announced for the long awaited outlet from Lake Manitoba, into Lake St. Martin, into Lake Winnipeg. Last month, the provincial government issued a press release about the project, saying, “The construction of the Lake Manitoba / Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels is one of our government’s top priorities.” The press release outlined the consultation the government has undertaken with indigenous communities in the area. As the project moves through consultation and review, residents around the lake are just hoping for a favourable spring.

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Building a just society: part one Observation

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will be the f irst to admit that the last few columns probably haven’t been all that easy for you to read. I can assure you that they weren’t all that easy for me to write.

Owning and atoning for past misdeeds is never easy.

Nor is it easy to forgive those who hurt us, put the pain caused by their actions behind us and move on with life. But these are things we must do if we wish to work with others to build a better world for all of us.

Our goal should be to build a “ just society.” But first, we must have a clear vision of the type of society we want to create. And that vision must, in my view, incorporate these core values and governing principles.

First, there must be one law for all people within our borders. The laws we make must set standards of right and wrong that can be applied to people of all ages and cultures. There is no room in a just society for laws that grant special

they’ve taken. When we violate God’s principles, we get the consequences we deserve.

Second, a just society is built on respect for the world in which we live.

This begins with respect for human life. Any society that assumes to itself the right to decide who should live and who should die is destroying itself. All life is sacred. It is a gift from God and God alone has the right to decide when someone’s work on earth is over and it is time to leave this life and enter the life to come.

Then, we must show due respect to the planet that is our home. One simple guideline is all we should need to follow. Only take from the planet what is

needed to sustain human life. This planet has all the resources it requires to meet the needs of every living being– now and for hundreds of years to come. God never intended that its resources would be exploited to satisfy human greed. The best way to save the planet is for each of us to learn to live more simply.

Finally, a just society recognizes the value of its people and creates an environment in which all people can achieve their God-given potential and help build a better world for ourselves and future generations. Of all the challenges we face, this one will be by far the most difficult to overcome. It will require creativity and sacrifice from all of us.

We may not live to see the results of the investments we make in the lives of others. But our children and their children will. We must act now. We must lay the foundation on which others can build and from which all will benefit.

stock could be substituted for clearing and breaking.

But then one had to prove that one was the sole owner of the stock. I understood better why that was included when I read that to qualify with stock rather than crops one needed to own at least five head of stock in the first year, 10 in the second year and after the expiration of the second year until the time of applying for the patent, at least 16 head of stock.

That sounds doable as well, but what if it’s a poor year for the livestock and the reproduction fails?

So, stock meant cows or bulls, and their young, or horses, male or female and the young. Couldn’t swing the large stock and

you needed to have smaller creatures meant that you needed to have 10 head of sheep or pigs to equal one head of stock. So I envisioned farmers sharing a section, cross fencing and moving the stock from one quarter to the other before the inspector arrived. No, you had to prove that you were the sole owner of the said stock.

Some of the early homesteaders tackled the clearing of their land with a grub hoe and an axe. If you were fortunate, you had a horse and a child or three old enough to help with the rock picking and root picking. Some families gave up. It was hard, brutal life for the entire family.

And then, after three plus years of blood, sweat, tears and fears, one needed two disinterested w itnesses that could corroborate the achievements.

And I reap the benefits.

Comfort, education, transportation, health care and community.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein privileges to some while denying them to everyone else. Nor is there room for laws that exempt those in power from having to obey the laws they pass and impose on everyone else.

This principle is rooted in the commands that God gave to ancient Israel. “You shall have one law for the alien and for the citizen,” God said, “for I am the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 24:22). God alone knows how many civil wars and world wars could have been prevented if this principle had been consistently followed. Yet governments still pass laws or enact “orders in council” that violate it and then wonder why they face opposition, insurrection and violence in response to the measures

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he local histor y books are never far from my reach. It is surprising how many times one gets picked up for a bit of research, or entertainment. The hardships that our pioneer families faced, the courage and determination that they displayed and the foundation that they laid for generations is inspiring and moving.

I can not imagine raising a family without what I consider creature comforts: a warm home, running water– indoor plumbing preferred!– education and enough food.

There was a system for the distribution of the prairie land. Some was designated school land, some was granted to railway companies who were expected to choose land that was “fairly f it for settlement” and then sold to settlers to recover the cost of building the lines.

The settler could apply for 160 acres, register it at the nearest Land Tiles Office,

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen pay the required $10 and begin the arduous task of becoming a land owner.

The homesteader had to live on the land for at least six months of the year during a period of three years and build a suitable dwelling. That appears doable. Then, before applying for the patent, 30 acres of land needed to be broken, of which 20 acres must be cropped.

We know that not all land is the same. Within our Beautiful Plains, we have forested land, swampy land, stony land and arable land. Fortunately, the area that was to be cleared and cropped was at the discretion of the inspector. If the quarter section did not contain arable land,

By Addy Oberlin t is quiet in the house. The only sound I hear is the ticking of the clock and the snorting of my dog, who wants a treat. I enjoy the stillness around me. To me, it is a reward for having lived a very busy life.

Yes, I am a senior. When I became a member of the local wellness centre, I got a special rate. I was a super senior, because I was passed a certain age. When I read some of the challenges the young mothers are going through, I see them as super moms. Even the teens in our society are super teens when they are able to withstand the challenges and temptations in their young years.

God does not look for super people, just you and me and just the way we are. God requires us to glorify Him in all we do. We have a Bible with all the guidelines on how we need to live and survive in this crooked world.

Paul tells us in the last verse of 1 Corinthians 6 that, “Ye are bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

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Congrats to the MB cribbage team

As a member of the Norwood Legion in Winnipeg, I had the pleasure of covering the Royal Canadian Legion’s 2017 Dominion Cribbage Championship, which we hosted in the last weekend of April, 2017. This Neepawa contingent of players have made a huge accomplishment representing Manitoba this year.

Doing a little research for the event, I discovered that there are approximately 1,400 Legions across Canada and most of them have cribbage players.

Almost 20,000 players started out on this journey, winners at the branch level go into the zone tournament, then on to the district and Provincial event, but just 70 get to go the Dominion Championship.

My final comments were that I didn’t realize that cribbage players were so passionate and competitive about their game. They are true competitors.

Congratulations to Team Manitoba. I’m sure you will have a great experience. Enjoy!

Rick Sparling Winnipeg, MB

Blaming Trudeau?

Teck Resources announced last week that they are withdrawing their application to open a $20 billion tarsands mine in Alberta, citing “uncertainty”. Of course, Jason Kenney, Andrew Scheer and Ken Waddell all immediately went for Trudeau’s jugular. It’s all Trudeau’s fault.

I am somewhat of a news addict. I follow the news from several different sources. Buried deep in the bowels of a daily newspaper, I found the reason for Teck’s uncertainty.

Teck admitted that before the project showed any chance of profit, crude oil prices would have to rise to at least $75 per barrel. A price we haven’t seen in many years, and since tarsands crude usually sells at a 50 to 70 per cent discount against Arab oil, many times in recent years, tarsand crude has sold for $10 to $20 a barrel. Which, of course, is all Trudeau’s fault.

By the way, Teck also said the project would have emitted 16 billion (that’s 16,000,000,000) tonnes of greenhouse gases in its 40 year lifespan. The sand is heated to release the oil. We burn two barrels to get one barrel for sale, I am told, which sounds far-fetched.

Turning to pipeline problems, many Conservatives claim that the LNG line and Kinder Morgan line are connected to our fuel supplies in the rest of Canada. Not true. Those lines are to deliver fuel to Southeast Asia, especially China.

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

Early explorers in Manitoba

Early exploration in Manitoba began in the coldest, most remote area. Trading companies at the time were searching for a new route to India, since, at the time, they had to sail all the way around Africa. Many ships were lost in storms or captured by pirates.

In 1610, Henry Hudson set sail on his fourth attempt to find the elusive Northwest Passage. Finding his way through a strait and into a “sea” (Hudson Bay), he could not find a way through. His starving men put Hudson, his son and a few men loyal to him on a small boat to drift at sea and returned back to England. Then along came Thomas Button, who spent the winter of 1612 to 1613 at the mouth of the Nelson River (named after his navigator, who died of scurvy).

French explorers and fur traders, Radisson and Groseilliers, refused by the French, persuaded the English into starting up a fur trading company from the Hudson Bay, as it was easier than hauling the furs overland to the east coast. As a result, King Charles II of England granted sovereignty over a large part of the continent to the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and called it Rupert’s Land. Trading posts were established on the Bay and soon, business was booming, at least when the French were not trying to take over the Hudson Bay forts, which happened on several occasions. The Treaty of Utrecht established that Hudson Bay region belonged to the English. The Quebec North West Company (NWC) hired Pierre La Verendrye to develop an overland route for their fur trade. Realizing that no monopoly could be enforced where the HBC had no presence, they staked their claims in the interior. The key difference between the two companies was the time it took to get their furs to market. The sea route to Hudson Bay, even with its hardships, was a huge advantage. Ships could leave England, travel to Hudson Bay, unload goods, pick up furs and return to England in about five months. With the North West Company, the same business transaction took about 14 months.

In 1811, HBC sold over 74 million acres in the Red River valley to Lord Selkirk. He planned to use the land to settle displaced Scottish and Irish crofters. This news did not go over well. The Selkirk settlement encompassed a number of important NWC forts, such as Esperance, Dauphin, Souris, Pembina, Gibraltar and Bas-de-la-Rivière. Adding to the conflict, the farmer and the fur trader were poor neighbours, because the farmers would clear the forests that supported the animals wanted by the fur trader. In 1812, Miles McDonnell was the chosen man to lead the settlers. He established his base near the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers (now Winnipeg). He soon discovered that the settlers were not at all prepared for this rugged lifestyle. The long ship journey to the Bay and 700 miles by boats had the settlers coming to the Red River Valley in the late fall, with no proper homes or stores of food for the winter months. For the settlers, the weather was more extreme than in their homeland and they had rarely used guns.

Because their previous homes were built from stone, they had no log house building skills and in fact, they had to be taught how to use an axe to cut down the trees! Mr. McDonnell had his work cut out for him! As well, McDonnell arrived without farming implements and no blacksmith to build any, as the NWC had lured their blacksmith away. Not all of McDonnell’s troubles were caused by the elements. His attitude was one of stubbornness, arrogance and he preferred his own advice. That fall, winter wheat was planted with a hoe and in the following spring of 1813, they planted wheat, rye, hemp, barley, corn, potatoes and turnips with a hoe. Alas, there was a drought and only the potatoes and turnips survived. To be continued next week.

It’s hard to do a recipe for this time and place. They ate a lot of wild meat, fish and wild fruits and plants in season. They did grow potatoes, turnips, some grains and purchased goods, such as tea, coffee, dried beans, flour and sugar. Since there was a large number from Scotland in the colony, I am sure they had oatmeal for the morning meal. In their honour, I tried a modern oatmeal breakfast recipe.

Oatmeal fruit bake 3 cups quick cooking oatmeal 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon

2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup milk 1/3 cup melted butter 1 cup peeled, diced apple 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

In a bowl, combine the oatmeal, brown sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.

Combine the eggs, milk and butter and stir into the dry ingredients. Add the fruit.

Pour into a lightly greased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake uncovered at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean. Serve warm with milk.

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Central School memories

By Rick Sparling Neepawa Banner & Press Terry Gibson remembers the music room on the third floor. They also stored some old wooden chairs that were coming apart upstairs. At one time, there were heating pipes coming from the second floor to the third and since they had been removed, that left about 4” round holes in the floor.

It was easy to slip a rung off the chairs and the boys would drop the wooden rung down through the hole and it would make a loud crashing noise upon contact. Eventually, the teachers got wise as to where the source of this noise was coming from and they put a stop to it.

Terry also played marbles on the south side of the school, which was a “spring ritual.” He told me he wasn't all that good at the game and eventually lost all of his marbles. However, having chatted with him just a short time ago, he seemed quite sane to me.

More memories from Marc Chisholm It was September of 1947 when I first set foot into the hallowed halls of Central School and straight into the welcoming atmosphere of Hazel Kellington's Grade 1 classroom. She was (and still is) a legend in education in Neepawa.

One of the things that appealed to me most in my years of attending Central was the importance that most of my teachers placed on music. Miss Kellington, Mrs. Cochran (Grade 2), Miss Dalgleish (Grade 5), Miss Faryon (Grade 7) and Principal McAmmond were all favourites of mine, as they encouraged us musically and were all very talented themselves.

I particularly recall the

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Neepawa Central School was located on the lot of the current Safeway grocery store from 1898 to 1954.

musical productions, which involved many hours of rehearsal during school hours, culminating in performances in the Roxy Theatre- the “big time” as far as I was concerned. Those of us who could reasonably carry a tune... (Donnie Howden, Geordie Kellington, Freddie Piett and yours truly, among others)... were recruited for singing roles and being taken out of class for practises in the music room. (YAY!). What a bonus. The one musical that sticks in my mind is called “The Golden Whistle”. with Freddie as the leading man, although the plot and the music has faded from my memory banks.

At any rate, Central School and its teaching staff hooked me into musical pursuits, which continue to this day and I am forever grateful to all concerned.

Memories from Wilf Jackson Wilf Jackson came upon a group of kids on the school yard and it seems that Lawrence Sprott was being bullied by a couple of older (and bigger) kids. According to Wilf, he slapped them about the ears and they

took off running. Sprott took Wilf to the Royal Cafe where Lawrence’s mother, Bea, was and she bought Wilf a coke and a donut for his good deed. In fact, it seemed that every time Bea ran into Wilf around town, she would take him to the Royal and would buy him another coke and a donut.

Wilf also remembers an incident involving Art Crabbe. Art was on the third f loor leaning over the balcony and someone pushed him over and he landed on top of a shelf that held trophies then fell to the floor. He just picked himself up and dusted himself off and walked away like nothing happened.

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‘This is more than I 1960: Flying Farmers visit Neepawa ever envisioned’

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, March 4, 1910 It is not difficult for a young man to earn a good living if he has a rich dad.

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Janet Osborne, director and teacher for the Birnie Nursery School.

Continued from Page 2 “I’ve seen a lot of the students I had as Nursery School students back in the ‘80s and ‘90s come back to the communities around us. And they have now taken over farms, or are setting up their businesses, and they’ve got families,” said Osborne. “Many of the children that I had in Grade 5 and 6 are now grandparents of those who come to Nursery School now. So it’s three generations I’ve taught– two generations in Nursery School now, but the third generation being at Eden.”

Osborne added with a laugh, “I keep saying that I feel like a great grandma to everybody. Just because of how the timing worked out, I feel like I’m right at home. To me, it’s almost more like a family than a school, to tell you the truth, because of the connections I’ve had with the people for so many years.”

Reflecting on the years gone by, Osborne noted that there were far too many good memories to simply pick out one or two to highlight. Instead, Osborne stated, “[The fact] that I have seen three generations is a very, very sentimental thing for me and I am so happy that I can still be there to continue on. The support that I continue to have from the parents in the area is amazing. The day-to-day volunteering, as parents take turns being volunteers at the community centre to help with our afternoons, is outstanding.”

Osborne added, “I’m very thankful that I’ve had this. This is more than I ever envisioned when we six ladies started setting this place up.”

The Birnie Nursery School will be celebrating its 45th anniversary this year on Dec. 2. To commemorate the event, Osborne is putting together a cookbook that will be available for purchase later this year. The cookbook will feature a personal message, a list of students from past to present and the favourite recipes of those who have attended the Birnie Nursery School. Details regarding the release have yet to be announced. If anyone who has attended the Birnie Nursery School, has a child attending or set to attend later this year would like to contribute, they can contact Janet Osborne at 204-922-2013. Alternatively, they can join the Birnie Nursery School group on Facebook.

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March 8, 2020

100 years ago, Friday, March 5, 1920 A nother meet ing to discuss the rink proposition will be held in the courthouse this evening at 8 o’clock [in Neepawa].

90 years ago, Friday, March 7, 1930 Viscount Gladstone died in London yesterday.

Note: The town of Gladstone, in Manitoba, was originally named Third Crossing. It was renamed Palestine in 1871, then renamed again in 1879 to be known as Gladstone. The name commemorates British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, of which Viscount Herbert John Gladstone (the same as mentioned above) was his youngest son.

80 years ago, Tuesday, March 5, 1940 Cardinal Villaneuve, of Quebec, is opposed to the granting of woman suffrage in Quebec because it goes against unity and hierarchy of families; because its exercise exposes the woman to all the passions and adventures of electoralism; because the women in the province do not appear to desire it and because social reforms, economic reforms, hygienic reforms, etc., which are advanced to commend the right to vote can be obtained just as well through the influence of women’s organizations on the edge of politics.

March 8– More than 100,000 Jews in Palestine have volu nteered for military service.

70 years ago, Thursday March 9, 1950 Some steam railroad locomotives are so long they have to be “articulated”,

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This photo, taken from the airport control tower in Neepawa, shows eight of approximately a dozen planes that were flown here by the Flying Farmers of Manitoba. The group congregated in Neepawa for a meeting in 1960.

that is, hinged in the middle so as to be able to bend in going around curves.

These have a separate set of driving wheels in each segment.

60 years ago, Friday, March 4, 1960 The F lying Farmers of Manitoba held a f lyin meeting at Neepawa Sunday, with the business session taking place in the clubrooms of the Neepawa Flying Club. About a dozen planes attended.

50 years ago, Thursday, March 5, 1970 While Neepawa’s Winter Wahoo is in progress this weekend, we must not forget that Plumas is also having its carnival, too, so try to take in as much as you can of both.

40 years ago, Thursday, March 6, 1980 E r n ie, f r iend f rom Sesame Street, placed second in the snow sculpture [competition]. Darren Roe and his team produced the most realistic looking character.

30 years ago, Tuesday, March 6, 1990 Thankfully, the fire siren

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20 years ago, Monday, March 6, 2000 A study has found plastic clips used to close bread bags may pose a danger to older Canadians.

T he s t u d y i n t he Canadian Medical

A ssociat ion Jour na l found older people are accidentally swallowing the tags, which then pose a health hazard…

To end the problem, researchers suggest manufacturers make larger clips, or make them from acid-digestible material that can be absorbed by the body. They also suggest seniors use twist ties to close bread bags.

Keep reading for more local news and stories!

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Neepawa Natives end the year on a high note Junior “A” hockey club hosts its annual year-end banquet

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It was one last chance for supporters of the Neepawa Natives to reflect upon the recently concluded MJHL regular season and to close out the year on a positive note. On Saturday, Feb. 29, the Junior “A” club held their annual year-end banquet at the Yellowhead Hall. The night featured a dinner and auction, as well as some notable year-end honours being presented.

Those included the ShurGro Farm Services People’s Choice Award and the Lionel Crowther Award, which were both awarded to Bradley Marshall. As well, the Gary Reidle Memorial Award for the volunteer of the year was presented to

Randy Adamyk. Adamyk, who has served as the game timekeeper for the club for quite some time, was on a previously planned vacation and unable to accept the award at the banquet.

Departing 20-year-old players Benoit Mowbray, Bradley Marshall, Connor Smith, Konnor Carlson and Michael Davis were also recognized. The coaching staff, management and board of directors for the Natives extended their thanks and appreciation to Benoit, Bradley, Connor, Konnor and Michael for their dedication to the team and the town of Neepawa throughout the year, both on and off the ice.

Year-end remarks Neepawa Natives head

The five 20-year-old departing players for the Neepawa Natives were honoured at the year-end banquet on Saturday, Feb. 29. From left to right: Benoit Mowbray, Bradley Marshall, Connor Smith, Michael Davis and Konnor Carlson.

coach and general manager Ken Pearson, who is concluding his first year with the team, said this night had special meaning for him. During his speech, he thanked everyone connected with the organization for

their continued support.

“I just want to thank the board for bringing me back and having the confidence to bring me back here. I’d like to thank the billets who were a part of the team this year. Without them, we

don’t have a hockey team.

I just want to thank each and every one of you for what you did this year for our players,” said Pearson.

“To see the buy-in that this community has [for the team]. We’re a small market team, but we always get the sponsorships and the partnerships that we need. I just want to thank the sponsors for their continued support for our hockey club.”

Pearson also expressed his gratitude to the fans for their ongoing support, adding that their enthusiasm was something that the team could feed off of.

Finally, he thanked his coaching and medical staff, as well as the players, who gave everything they could to the program.

“There was a lot of commitment, both on the ice and off of it. I want to thank Robby [Moar] and Matt [Lowry] for their support throughout the year,” Pearson said. “Finally, I’d like to thank the players. I was a bit of a hard-ass on you guys from day one. Some guys bought into it, some didn’t. Those that didn’t, aren’t here right now. And, I think that you 22, you never quit. Anytime I asked you to do something, you went above and beyond.

In practice, in game or out in the community as a team ambassador. You all represented this team and this community and that made me, as a coach, proud of you guys.”

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Cash Lottery an annual boost for local hockey team Submitted Neepawa Natives Media Release

The Neepawa Natives Junior “A” Hockey club’s $25,000 Cash Lottery is underway. The Lottery is an annual fundraiser for the team and attracts widespread support. “The lottery is a major source of operating funds for the team,” said team president

Ken Waddell. “This year, the lottery draw will take place during the team’s spring camp on Mar. 29.

The ticket purchase deadline is Saturday, Mar. 28 at noon.”

Players make calls Team players make

phone calls to prospective and past ticket purchasers and are asked to sell 10 tickets each. In addition, several ticket sellers help out the team by selling to friends and neighbours.

Waddell noted the most popular ticket combination is the three-for-$250 package. “Those 3-pacs always sell out early. This year is no exception as

they are nearly all sold out now.”

The team only sells 100 3-pac tickets and 500 of

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MARCH 6, 2020

MJHL Year-end Standings (To Sunday, Mar. 1)

Team

1. xy - Steinbach Pistons 2. x - Portage Terriers 3. x - Winkler Flyers 4. x - Swan Valley Stampeders 5. x - Wayway Wolverines 6. x - Virden Oil Capitals 7. x - Dauphin Kings 8. x - Winnipeg Blues 9. Selkirk Steelers 10. OCN Blizzard 11. Neepawa Natives

G W

60 60 60 60 60 60 60

60 60 60 60

42 44 38 35 32 32 30

24 23 16 13

L OT/SO PF

10 14 17 19 21 23 23

29 30 39 41

8 2 5 6 7 5 5

219 240 223 222 206 233 217

7 7 5 4

PA Pts

138 145 185 186 199 218 205

197 236 178 219 158 251 137 246

x - Secured playoff spot. y - Regular season league champion

MJHL Playoffs Round one matchups Steinbach vs. Winnipeg Portage vs. Dauphin Winkler vs. Virden Swan Valley vs.Wayway

All first round series begin on Friday,

THHL Playoffs East Division Final MacGregor vs. Neepawa

Feb. 26: Neepawa 5-1 MacGregor

Feb. 28: MacGregor 5-2 Neepawa Mar. 4: MacGregor at Neepawa Mar. 7: MacGregor at Neepawa

* Mar. 9: Neepawa at MacGregor Series tied at 1-1 * - If necessary

92 90 81 76 71 69 67

1. Mikol Sartor (Wpg) 2. Grady Hobbs (Daup) 3. Nakodan Greyeyes (Daup) 4. Mitchell Joss (Wpg) 5. Joey Moffatt (Port)

Leading scorers (Natives)

1. Eli Lieffers 2. Bradley Marshall 3. Jaeger Lapointe

G 35 43 24 30

A 58 38 50 41

Pts

93 81 74 71

26 42 68

Goaltenders 1. M. Lenz (Stein)

W 29

L SV% GAA 8 0.922 2.13

2. N. Moore (Port)

24

9 0.886 2.64

4. T. Phinney (Stein)

17 13 0.896 2.87

5. D. Luding (Wink)

27 12 0.904 2.97

Minimum 25 games played in the MJHL season

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Club 55 Bowling Feb. 28, 2020 - Ladies’ High Single: Muriel Porada 202.

Ladies’ High Triple: Carole LeBoutillier 508. Men’s High Single & Triple: Doug Pettigrew 283 & 771. Other Scores to Note: Lawrence Smith 222; Doug Pettigrew 245, 243; Barb Grumpelt 155; Len Pritchard 154; Don Denoon 187, 275, 200; Judy Gabler 154, 164; Janice Absteiter 154; Frank Porada 153, 179, 199; Darrell Gabler 155, 191; Carole LeBoutillier 172, 192; Melvin Oswald 150; Bev Chapski 154, 159, 159; Jim King 189, 174, 209; Ellen Grudeski 168, 165; Phyllis Mauthe 197, 178; Gail McGregor 156, 161, 164; Doreen Smith 174; Bernice Evenson 173. February Bowlers of the Month: Doreen Smith & Melvin Oswald.

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Eli Lieffers closed out the year as Neepawa’s leading scorer (19 goals - 24 assists). Debra Kaspick presented Lieffers with the award, on behalf of McLaughlin GM.

The Coaches’ Choice award, which was presented by Pamela Levandosky, of RBC, was given this year to Natives for ward Benoit Mowbray.

Connor Smith picked up the Hardest Worker Award for the 2019-2020 MJHL season. It was presented to him by Mar tin Foster of HyLife Foods.

Rylan Gudnason won the Most I mp r ove d Pl aye r Aw a r d . H e received the prize from Heather Todoruk, who presented on behalf of Harris Pharmacy in Neepawa.

The Unsung Hero Award was given to Corbin Mariash. The aw a r d, s p o n s o r e d by Te a m Electronics, was presented by Bill Syrik.

Cooper Morris was recognized as the Rookie of the Year for 20192020. Bill Syrik presented the award, which was sponsored by Rocky Mountain Equipment.

Connor Smith was recognized as this season’s Top Defenceman.

Myles Cathcar t presented, on behalf of the Neepawa Natives Alumni.

The Neepawa Natives Three Stars Award, sponsored by Neepawa Home Hardware, was presented

by Bill Syrik to this year’s recipient, Eli Lieffers.

3. M. Foucher (Swan) 24 15 0.917 2.80

Mar. 2: Killarney 5-2 Boissevain Mar. 4: Killarney at Boissevain

Bradley Marshall earned this year’s Best Manitoba born player award. Neil Gillies, of Neepawa Tire Ltd., presented the honour to Marshall.

G A Pts

Boissevain vs. Killarney

Feb. 29: Boissevain 2-1 Killarney

Neepawa Natives hand out their year-end awards at final home game on Friday, Feb. 28

19 24 43 15 15 30 9 16 25

Feb. 25: NACI Tigers 6-5 REMP Feb. 29:NACI Tigers 3-2 REMP NACI win series 2-0

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And the award goes to...

55 53 37 30

Year-end Points Leading scorers (MJHL)

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Natives’ season NACI Tigers sweep REMP Renegades comes to a close

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Colleen and Lionel Crowther presented Bradley Marshall with the Lionel Crowther Memorial Award.

The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers are moving on to the next round of the Westman High School Hockey League playof fs. The Tigers earned their little bit of extra post-season action by eliminating the REMP Renegades two-gamesto-none in their opening round series.

After winning game one in Melita on Tuesday, Feb. 25, by the score of 6-5, NACI would knock out REMP with a 3-2 win on Saturday, Feb. 29 at the Yellowhead Centre. The game saw the Renegades jump out to an early 2-0 lead. NACI would reply before the end of the first, however, as Konur Gork

tallied one on even strength.

Hayden Whelpton assisted on the play.

In the second period, NACI took control, putting away a pair of goals. First, Tristen Boersma scored at the 11:00 mark. Gork and Ayden Atkey picked up the assists. A few minutes later, Cody Lamb gave the Tigers their first lead of the night, coming out from behind the back of the Renegades’ net and burying a backhander past REMP goaltender Billy Patmore.

For the final 20 minutes of regulation, It was NACI that played like the team that was trailing, as they attacked the net with purpose. That urgency created several near misses for the Tigers that somehow stayed out of the goal. REMP pulled their goaltender late

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

Cody Lamb (#10) scores what would end up being the game and series winner for the NACI Tigers versus REMP on Saturday, Feb. 29.

in the game, trying to find the equalizer, but fell short.

With this series win, NACI moves on to the consolation bracket semi-finals, for the showdown against the GCB Wildcats. Game one in this best-of-three series was played on Wednesday, Mar. 4 in Carberry.

The final result from that

game was official after the Banner & Press publication deadline. Game two is set for Thursday, Mar. 5 in Neepawa. The start time is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Yellowhead Centre. As for game three, if necessary, it would take place on Friday, Mar. 6 in Glenboro.

Neepawa/MacGregor deadlocked in East Final

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Marshall was also honoured with the ShurGro Farm Services People’s Choice Award. Cam Tibbett, of ShurGro, presented Marshall with the award.

Continued from Page 8 Once the evening had come to a close, Neepawa Natives team president Ken Waddell said the club was very happy with how the evening transpired. He added it was nice to see that the overall level of enthusiasm for the team continues to be strong.

“We were very pleased with this year’s banquet. The number of tickets booked was up considerably from last year at 172. It was really nice to have Colleen and Lionel Crowther attend to present their family award in memory of their dad, who was one of the team founders.

I think everyone had a good time, Terry Buechler prepared a great meal and HyLife’s chef, JP Charpentier, did a great version of his pork recipe. The evening moved quickly and the live auction, raffle table and 50/50 were also a success. It was good send-off for the season and a nice tribute to our five 20-year-old graduating players,” Waddell said.

The night’s festivities wrapped up with a sports memorabilia auction, which raised $6,125. As well, the 50/50 draw brought in $820. The next big event for the Neepawa Natives will be the team’s spring performance camp, which is scheduled for the Yellowhead Centre for Mar. 27 and 28.

The Neepawa Farmers and MacGregor Wild’s best-of-five east division final is now a best-of-three, as they recently split a pair of games in MacGregor.

Neepawa claimed the first of those two showdowns on Feb. 26, winning 5-1. Ward Szucki led the charge for the Farmers, notching a hattrick. Clarke Rempel and Lance Nugent put away the other goals for the visitors, while Matt Lowry had

three assists on the night.

The MacGregor Wild bounced back in game two on Feb. 28, defeating Neepawa 5-2. Five different players scored for MacGregor, while Szucki scored both goals for the Farmers.

Game three of the series was played on Wednesday, Mar. 4, with the conclusion coming after the Banner & Press publication deadline.

As for game four, it will be played at the Yellowhead Centre on Saturday, Mar. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Game five,

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R.M. of Minto-Odanah

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at Ste. Rose School This position requires an enthusiastic, creative and motivated individual. This individual will be required to work with students ranging from 5 – 18 years of age in small and large group settings. Creating school newsletter and activities for students, cataloguing and lending of books and technology, assisting staff with classroom research and activities, are some of the assigned duties.

Candidates Require the following: • Computer skills Microsoft Office, Internet, Email, and Maplewood • High school diploma • Written and verbal communication skills • Public relations • Time management • Independent and innovative • Web design would be an asset Applications close at noon on Friday, March 20, 2020 Please send resume and cover letter to: Rhonda Buchanan Ste. Rose School Principal Box 129 Ste. Rose, Mb R0L 1S0 rbuchanan@trsd.ca Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted.

Water Treatment Plant Operator The Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah is accepting applications for a Part Time Water Treatment Plant Operator. This position is part-time and scheduled to start immediately. Duties to include operation and maintenance of a Class I Water Treatment Plant and Class I Water Distribution System and other general duties as assigned.

Applicant should have Class I Water Treatment and Class I Water Distribution Designation or be willing to obtain them.

Class 5 drivers license. Be mechanically inclined This opportunity will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Please send resume with 3 references to: R.M. of Minto-Odanah – Water Treatment Plant Operator 49 Main St., Box 1197, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: (204) 867-3282 Fax: (204) 867-1937 Email: mintoodanah@wcgwave.ca

The Inter-Mountain Watershed District is currently accepting applications for the position of:

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Under direction from the Manager and Board, duties will be split between field and office. Assigned tasks include; field surveying/ data collection, GIS analysis, and assisting with field projects from design through construction. Other duties may include tree plantation/ equipment/ building maintenance, drone operations, and supervision of temporary staff.

The successful candidate will possess a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field, plus a valid driver’s license. Training or experience in GIS or Field Surveying is considered an asset. Good communication skills are required for working day-to-day with clients and during public outreach events. Salary is commensurate with experience. Interested applicants can submit resume and references to: Inter-Mountain Watershed District Box 328 Ethelbert, MB R0L0T0 E-mail: imcd@mymts.net Ph: (204)742-3764 Fax: (204)742-3721 Website: intermountaincd.com facebook.com/intermountaincd Applications accepted until position is filled. We thank all who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op is presently recruiting for

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The successful candidate will be directly responsible for office functions of Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op including, but not limited to; customer service, data entry, duties related to accounts payable, board of directors’ meetings, member relations and other duties as assigned in the Administration department.

Qualifications: • Excellent customer service skills and interpersonal skills; • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; • High image and image standards; • Highly motivated; • Computer literacy, including but not limited to data entry and MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required; • Attention to detail; Reports to: Office/Credit Manager Applications Close: March 20th, 2020 We offer career advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, benefits package, company matched pension plan and learning/development opportunities.

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For more information Contact Bev Szymesko (204) 835-2067 Submit letter of application and resume to: bevs@trsd.ca or Bev Szymesko, Superintendent Turtle River School Division, Box 309, McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 Phone 835-2067, Fax 835-2426

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

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BY THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF MANITOBA RE: RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MINTO-ODANAH BY-LAW NO. 1/19 MUNICIPAL BOARD FILE NO. 19E-0058 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, under the provisions of The Municipal Act, S.M. 1996, c.58 and The Municipal Board Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. M240, that the Municipal Board will hold a public hearing for the purpose of hearing any presentations in objection to or in support of the proposed By-law. The public hearing will take place on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah, 49 Main Street South, Minnedosa, Manitoba.

The By-law proposes to levy a Special Service Tax on all 40 benefitting properties in the Village of Clanwilliam within the Rural Municipality of MintoOdanah.

The levy is for the purposes of Special Service Garbage/Recycling Services Plan No. 1. The Special Service proposal is for weekly garbage/recycling collection and transportation services, for all affected properties in the Village of Clanwilliam, Manitoba.

The Plan proposes to establish a per parcel rate of $201.60 to be levied in each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive.

A copy of the By-law is available for review at the Municipal Office and at The Municipal Board.

In addition, the Board requires that any party who intends to submit as evidence at the hearing any written material or other documents, shall file four (4) copies of that material with the Board and one (1) copy with the Municipality for public review, at least 10 working days prior to the hearing.

If a party wishes to have service in French, or requires assistance because of disability, they must notify this office 15 days prior to the hearing.

Dated at Minnedosa, in Manitoba, this 2nd day of March, 2020.

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Notice PUBLIC NOTICE - REGARDING SPECIAL SERVICE PLAN 01/2020 BY-LAW 3200-20 FOR GARBAGE AND RECYLING COLLECTION

The Council of the Town of Neepawa has scheduled a public hearing at 275 Hamilton Street, in Neepawa Manitoba on the 17th day of March, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. to present the following service proposal: By-Law No. 3171-17, being a by-law to establish rates for garbage and recycling collection in the Town of Neepawa expired on December 31, 2019.

To carry forward with the special service levy for 2020 and forward, it is expedient that a new by-law be considered inclusive of a reasonable rate increase.

The Special Service Levy will be imposed on all properties in the Town of Neepawa, which encompasses all taxable, grant-in-lieu, otherwise exempt and Class 52 railway properties, and includes vacant land.

We are once again proud to offer a Full-Time Kindergarten Program. All children born on or before December 31, 2015 are eligible to register.

To register you will need to bring your child’s Manitoba Health PHIN# and one of the following: Birth Certificate, Baptismal certificate, Certificate of live birth, Health card or Statutory declaration.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call your school today.

ESTIMATED COST OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES 2020 Levy $338,788.00 2021 Levy $351,059.50 2022 Levy $361,515.51 2023 Levy $372,285.18 2024 Levy $383,377.91 Effective January 1, 2020 the Town of Neepawa approved the switch from curbside bag collection to a cart collection service. In doing so the fee structure was altered to more equitably distribute the costs based on volumes generated. The method for calculating the special service levy will be an amount per cart required or, in the case of multi-residential, institutional and commercial properties an amount based on the approximate volume generated. By distributing the costs of managing solid waste and recycling to be more reflective of the volumes generated, the Town anticipates that by the year 2024, there will be no need to levy any portion of the expenditure by way of general mill rate as these services will be fully user pay under a Special Service Plan.

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION École Laurier French Immersion Inscription à la maternelle Kindergarten Registration L’inscription à la maternelle à temps plein aura lieu du 2 mars au 27 mars, 2020.

Tous les enfants qui sont nés avant le 31 décembre, 2015 sont admissibles. Veuillez apporter à l’école, votre carte d’immatriculation ainsi qu’un des suivants : le certificat de naissance de votre enfant, le certificat de baptême, une déclaration de naissance vivante ou une déclaration solennelle.

Nous sommes une école d`immersion française, la pré-maternelle à la 8ième année, et nous offrons une excellente éducation dans les deux langues officielles.

Full Time French Immersion Kindergarten registration will take place from March 2nd to March 27th, 2020.

All children born on or before December 31st, 2015 are eligible to register. To register you will need to bring in your child’s Manitoba Health PHIN# and one of the following: Birth Certificate, Baptismal certificate, Certificate of live birth, Health card or Statutory declaration. We are a Jr. K-8 French Immersion school and provide an excellent education in both official languages. École Laurier Laurier, Manitoba 204-447-2068

A written objection may be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer, at 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba, prior to the commencement of the hearing. At the hearing, Council will hear any potential taxpayer who wishes to make a presentation, ask questions, or register an objection to the special service proposal.

All objections, written or verbal, must be filed prior to the adjournment of the hearing and must include the name, address and property description of the person filing the objection and the grounds for the objection.

Copies of the special service proposal are available at the Municipal Office, 275 Hamilton Street in Neepawa, Manitoba and can be found by accessing the Town‘s website @ www.neepawa.ca Dated at the Town of Neepawa this 21st day of February & issued pursuant to Section 318 of The Municipal Act.

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Rotary donation funds reading pens

Bob Durston, secretary of Rotary Club of Neepawa presented a $3,150 cheque to Britton Nugent, school psychologist for BPSD, to purchase a Class Set of C-Pen Readers to assist students in the Neepawa Middle School to improve their reading skills. A C-Pen Reader is a portable, pocketsized device that reads text out loud with an English human-like digital voice thst asssits anyone learning English or those who suffer from reading difficulties, such as dyslexia.

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Neepawa DQ recently hosted a Neepawa Chamber of Commerce Business After 5 event. This event featured a tropical theme and included food samples.

Notice The PROPERTY REGISTRY THE SURVEYS ACT

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 11 of the above Act notice is hereby given that the original monument establishing the NE corner Sec 5, 1/4N Sec 5, NE corner Sec 6, 1/4E Sec 7, NE corner Sec 7, 1/4E Sec 8, NE corner Sec 8, 1/4N Sec 8, 1/4E Sec 17, NE corner Sec 17, 1/4N Sec 17, 1/4E Sec 18, NE corner Sec 18, 1/4E Sec 19 and 1/4E Sec 20 in Township 13-13WPM have been lost. New monuments to perpetuate the original locations has been planted by Arno Stoffel, Manitoba Land Surveyor on February 26, 27 and 28 2020.

Any person wishing particulars about the re-establishment of this monument is advised to contact the following: Arno Stoffel Manitoba Land Surveyor Stoffel Surveys M.L.S. Ltd. 3-39 Rue Principale La Salle, MB R0G 0A2 Phone No. 204-736-2099

or

Examiner of Surveys The Property Registry 705 Princess Avenue Brandon MB R7A 0P4 Phone No. 204-726-6854 Tim.cassan@teranet.ca

Any persons having any objection to or having any evidence which he desires to give against the confirmation of the re-establishment of this lost corner is to submit any such objection or evidence in writing verified by affidavit to the Registrar-General within thirty days from the publication of this notice in the Neepawa Banner & Press.

Where no objection to or evidence against the confirmation of the re-establishment of this lost corner is received by the Registrar-General within thirty days after publication of this notice, or where any such objection is subsequently withdrawn in writing, the Registrar-General shall confirm the re-establishment of this lost corner.

Office of the Registrar General Registrar-General 1203-155 Carlton Street Winnipeg MB R3C 3H8

Real Estate FARMLAND FOR SALE 320 acres, 3 miles west of Plumas, MB E 1/2 OF SECTION 23-16-13 WPM Great opportunity to purchase 320 acres in the agricultural community of Plumas, MB. Approx. 75 acres currently cultivated with remainder in grazing, of which approx. 180 acres has the potential to be farmed. Pasture is cross fenced into multiple paddocks. 3 dugouts with creek running through. Former yard site remains with active hydro.

All Offers are subject to the following terms and conditions:

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6. Balance of purchase price shall be paid by lawyer’s trust cheque or bank draft, and on trust conditions acceptable to Seller’s lawyer, on the Closing Date, which shall be on Friday, 1 May 2020 (the “Closing Date”).

7. All adjustments for Property Taxes will be made as of 1 January 2020.

8. If part of the price is to be paid from a new mortgage, payment may be delayed until such time as mortgage registration is complete, and any amount paid after the Closing Date shall bear interest at the greater of Buyer’s mortgage rate or 5% per year, from the Closing Date until paid in full.

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2. Only unconditional Offers will be considered. Buyers should confirm financing approval before submitting Offers. All Offers must allow until 3 pm on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 for acceptance.

5. If Offer is not accepted, Deposit shall be returned to Buyer within 30 days of Deadline.

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4. If Offer is accepted, Deposit shall become non-refundable. If Buyer fails to complete the purchase for any reason, Seller shall retain Deposit as liquidated damages.

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1. Offers shall be made in writing and mailed to Christianson TDS, P.O. Box 940, Portage la Prairie MB R1N 3C4 or delivered to 316 Saskatchewan Ave. E., Portage la Prairie MB R1N 0K8 until 3 pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 (the “Deadline”).

3. Offer shall be submitted with a lawyer’s trust cheque or bank draft payable to “Christianson TDS In Trust” for at least 10% of the purchase price as a Deposit.

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9. Buyer will pay any applicable GST, or provide an acceptable undertaking to self-assess GST and indemnify Seller.

12. Buyer shall be deemed to have relied on Buyer’s own inspection and knowledge of the Land, its true condition, possible liabilities and the title thereto independent of any representations by or on behalf of Seller. No promises will be made by Seller as to number of acres, presence or absence of encroachments or easements, present or past use of property, etc.

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14 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS MARCH 6, 2020

2020 budget a challenging one

Letter: ‘It will all for Beautiful Plains School Division be Trudeau’s fault’

Continued from Page 1 A combination of factors have made this year’s budget process a balancing act for the Beautiful Plains School Division. Part of that was due to a bigger than expected student enrolment increase in 2019.

Going into last year’s budget deliberations, the projected enrolment within the division was expected to be 1,867 students, a slight decrease from the previous year of 1,886. The actual number of students enrolled ended up being 1,980, an increase of 113 students from the level budgeted for. The actual current numbers have BPSD up 190 students currently from the budgeted number.

Another factor impacting the budget process is the provincial government’s decree to all the divisions to freeze wages and reduce overall management positions by at least 15 per cent, regardless of current staffing levels. In addition to that, the province has also again requested divisions limit education property tax increases to a maximum of two per cent.

On top of all that, the Tax Incentive Grant (TIG), which was instituted to keep education property mill rates lower in divisions that used it, is in its third year of a gradual six year phase out. This results in a culminating reduction of $252,165 in BPSD. Beautiful Plains School

neepawa

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Division superintendent Jason Young noted that all these factors weighed heavily on the School Board’s budget deliberations.

“The last three years have been more challenging budgets, because we’ve had more restraints put on us. I honestly believe, and if you look at the numbers it supports it, the province is trying to correct inequities that exist across the province.

The challenge is the funding formula has allowed the inequities amongst some school divisions to get so big, it’s going to take quite a bit of time to reduce the inequities,” noted Young.

“It’s been a very challenging budget, but the board [for BPSD] has been very good

at making decisions that put our kids first.”

Young also noted to the Banner & Press that the vast majority of the increase in funding is going directly to front line support for students as they firmly believe it should. The only other additional expenses are due to the cost of an increasing population and an additional facility that must be maintained.

About the BPSD Beautiful Plains is a rural division which covers 15 schools within the district.

It spans an area of approximately 5,000 square kilometers, with its two major centres in Carberry and Neepawa.

Continued from Page 5 Since that part of the world needs close to 20 million new jobs annually to care for their population, that extra energy will be used to power new factories. Our large companies will jump at the chance to replace our workers with cheap Asian labour. We will export thousands of good jobs to Asia. Our companies will in turn export the extra profits to places like the Cayman Islands, beyond the reach of Revenue Canada.

And when the oil and gas run out, Canadian taxpayers will pay billions to clean up the toxic mess left behind. Unless the mess is killing Indigenous people, in which case, we will just leave it there. (Pulp and paper operations on the English-Wabigoon River are still killing people 60 years after going out of business.)

The net benefit to Canada, very little. Possibly less than zero. And it will all be Trudeau’s fault.

Leonard Paramor Arden, MB Publisher’s Note: If we believe Trudeau’s views on human rights, no Arab oil should come to Canada. Also, if it wasn’t for Trudeau’s carbon tax, Canada would be better off.

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MARCH 6, 2020

Carberry to host Elks District meeting

Submitted Carberry Elks At our last meeting, it was decided that Carberry would host the West District meeting. This will be on Mar. 5 at 2:00 p.m. and tentatively slated to be held in the lodge room. Make your plans to attend so everyone finds out the state of the union of the district.

A nominating committee was appointed

for the proposed slate of officers for the upcoming year. Brothers McIntosh, Steen and Sjolie were the designated committee.

Give some serious consideration of a position when you are contacted.

The attendance draw was won by one of our guests, who promptly turned the proceeds over to the lodge.

The next meetings will be the district meeting, as noted above, with the regular meeting on Mar. 9.

GCB Wildcats defeat Vincent Massey

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Glenboro - Ca rber r yBaldur Wildcats defeated Vincent Massey Vikings 7-2 in Glenboro Sunday, Mar. 1 to capture the bestof-three series 2-1. They advance to meet Neepawa Tigers in the next round.

In the series opener at Glenboro Tuesday, Feb. 25, the hosts downed the visitors 4-1 with a couple of goals in the final three minutes. The Wildcats led 2-1 after 40 minutes and the teams spit a pair of markers in the first. Denting the twine for GCB were Tyson Sholdice, Bayley Creasy, Brett Janssens, and Will Van Schie with the winner

on a power play. Trey Dickson (AP) and Kylan Aitken drew assists on that goal.

Braden Gustafson scored an unassisted marker with 2:45 left in the game to give Vincent Massey a 5-4 win in Brandon Wednesday, Feb. 26.

The score was knotted 1-1 after 20 minutes and the Vikings led 4-2 at the second intermission.

Replying for the Wildcats were Deegan Campbel l, Joh n ny Meyer s, Bayley Creasy and Trey Sattler, with one goal and an assist apiece. Vincent Massey served five of eight minors.

Four point efforts by Trey Sattler and Bayley Creasy sparked the GCB

guys in game 3 to period margins of 3-2 and 6-2.

Sattler fired a hat trick and Creasy added a pair.

Kylan Aitken and Trey Dickson each had a goal and an assist. Peyton Elliot recorded three helpers.

Carson Mooney was the winning netminder.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

•The Outreach Committee of the Carberry United Church, led by Dix ie Friesen, Becky Nikolaisen, Deb Salyn and Karla Voth, with the help of many volunteers, hosted a successful pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday, Feb.25. Proceeds will go to Australia to help recover from their wildfires.

•Big Blue Bomber Hall of Famer, Chris Walby, and comedian, Robert Pue will be special guests at the second Sportsman’s Dinner in the Carberry Rec Centre Thursday, Apr. 9, reported chairperson of the local recreation committee, Jamie Smart.

Proceeds from the evening will support community recreation activities.

•Carberry’s Tanner Olmstead and Jazlyn Enns, Zone 7 mixed doubles champions, reached the MHSA A quarterf inals

before being eliminated by the eventual champions, Morden. This was the first year for mixed doubles in high school curling.

•Rick Scott, former Glenboro teacher/coach, led his Dalhousie Tigers women’s volleyball team to their eighth consecutive Atlantic University Conference Championship Feb. 28 with a playoff sweep of the New Brunswick Reds and St. Mary’s Huskies.

They had a great season, going 20-1 in league action. Sophia King, Elton Collegiate valedictorian and volleyball star, is in her second season with Dalhousie. They now advance to the Nationals at the University of Calgary Mar. 11 to 15.

•On Feb. 28, in the 2020 Brier Wildcard playoff game in Kingston, ON, skip Mike McEwen’s last rock draw to the button in the tenth end gave the Manitoba rink a 5-4 victory over Glen Howard

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Sprague K. Richardson,

Western Canadian Aerial Ltd.

Is pleased to announce the election of

Bob Mazer

to our Board of Directors of Westman Canadian Aerial Ltd. Bob is President and CEO of Mazergroup, North America's largest group of New Holland Dealerships.

We are excited to have Bob join our group as he brings more than 50 years of agricultural knowledge and service combined with extensive business experience.

Bob is thrice Past Chair of New Holland North America Dealer Council as well as: - Past Chair of Versatile’s Dealer Council - Past Chair of Assiniboine Community College Board of Governors - Past Chair Brandon Chamber of Commerce - Past Chair of Brandon Economic Development Board - Past Executive and Board Member of the Business Council of Manitoba

WCA is Canada's largest aerial application company with 17 planes operating in the western prairies.

and a berth into the 16 team Tim Horton’s Brier Feb. 29 to Mar. 7. Carberry Legion hosted a viewing party to support Carberry resident Derek Samagalski, second on McEwen’s rink (as well as third, Reid Carruthers and lead, Colin Hodgson). Now it’s on to the 2020 Brier!

•A recent NHL rarity occurred recently. Two Carolina Hurricanes netminders were injured in play so they had to dress a 42 year old zamboni driver, David Ayres. He fanned on the first two shots, but blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs the rest of the game for a 6-3 victory.

•Businesses can benef it from sports events. Cross Lake girls’ bantam hockey team filled the Robin’s Nest motel for four nights while they participated in the provincial hockey tournament in Glenboro Feb. 27 to Mar. 1.

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16 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS MARCH 6, 2020

Krzyzaniak headed back to U-Sports national championship

Neepawa

Ag Exp

1:30 pm • April 2, 2020

Yellowhead Centre • Neepawa, MB The 4th Annual Neepawa Ag Expo is slated for April 2 at Neepawa’s Yellowhead Centre and is in support of the Yellowhead Centre, Neepawa Wildlife Association and the Neepawa Natives Hockey Club.

Farmers and the agriculture community can learn and network with each other throughout the day and the live auction gives the opportunity to try new products and services.

1:30 Doors open to public Speakers 2:15 Glen Last, Roquette Pea Plant 3:00 Local Growers Panel - “Grain Drying - Setups, Tips & Tricks” 3:45 Mathew & Jewel Kulbacki “Hay, Greenfeed, Polycrops & Corn. Our Take on Diverse Feeding.”

4:30 Network Social Hour 5:30 Supper - $ 10 a ticket 6:30 Fundraising Auction SUBMITTED PHOTO

For the second straight year, Neepawa’s Abby Krzyzaniak and the University of Alberta Pandas are going to the U-Sports National Hockey Championship.

The team recently swept the Mount Royal Cougars in the best-of-three Canada West championship. Krzyzaniak is a third year defenceman with the Pandas and is studying Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation at the U of A. As for the National Championship, it is scheduled to take place Mar. 12 to 15 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

1st Annual

RANCHERS SELECT

Saturday, March 14, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.

Beauuful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB RKTS 29G

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Neepawa Ag Expo is brought to you by the Neepawa Natives Junior A Hockey Club, Yellowhead Centre and our area Ag industry leaders and suppliers

To book a booth, please contact: Cam Tibbett 204-841-3060 • Matt Lowry 204-841-2389 • Ken Waddell 204-476-6214

• 1st Annual •

NE W SAL E

Simmental Bull Sale

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10% of auction proceeds donated to Neepawa Wildlife Association to help with fishing enhancements at Lake Irwin and protecting lake from Zebra Mussels.

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Simmental Bull Sale

Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 1:00 PM Beautiful Plains Ag. Complex - Neepawa, MB

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The Taylor’s Minnedosa, MB www.rktsimmentals.ca Kyle 204.867.7918 Brendon 204.867.0229 Rick 204.867.7551

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