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NACI Tigers claw their way into WHSHL consolation final Byram leads Neepawa to semi-final series victory over GCB Wildcats

By Eoin Devereux

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The Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) Tigers hockey team appears to have found its peak performance at the absolute perfect time. The 15th ranked Tigers have upset the 9th ranked GlenboroCarberry-Baldur (GCB) Wildcats in their best of three-of-three semi-final series and have advanced to the WHSHL consolation championship. This is the second straight underdog ef fort from NACI this post-season, as they toppled the higher seeded REMP Renegades in the opening round, two-gamesto-none. The Tigers now await the winner of the Minnedosa vs. Deloraine/ Hartney semi-final series, to find out who they’ll face in the championship series.

Versus GCB The semi-f inal series began on Friday, Mar. 6 in Carberry, with a 5-2 win for GCB over the NACI Tigers. Trey Dickson picked up a pair for the Wildcats, while Baylee

Creasy, Trey Sattler and Josh Van Schie registered the other goals for the home side. Shane Byram was the only answer back for Neepawa, as he collected both goals for the Tigers.

The second game of the series would be played in Neepawa at the Yellowhead Centre on Thursday, Mar. 5. The Tigers bounced back in this matchup, collecting a 3-2 victory. The Tigers trio of Byram, Cody Lamb and Bodhi Speiss ended up dominating the game’s stat sheet in this win. Byram picked up a hat-trick, while Lamb assisted on all three goals and Speiss was attached to two.

Brett Janssens scored in the first for the Wildcats, giving them a 1-0 lead after the opening 20 minutes. Trey Dickson put one away in the second, while Byram snagged his first two of the night in the middle frame, making it 2-2. The eventual game winner for Byram and the Tigers was put away at the midway point of the third period.

GCB fought hard in the last minutes of the game, trying to find the equalizer,

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In game three on Friday, Mar. 6, it was a very familiar name for Neepawa coming up big in the clutch, as Shane Byram scored the game winner on a powerplay near the midpoint of

the second period. Johnny Meyers opened up the scoring on the night, giving the Wildcats the early lead.

Brandt Sellman, meanwhile, replied for the Tigers.

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The NACI Tigers now wait to find out just who

their opposition will be in the WHSHL consolation championship. In the other semi-f inal series, the Minnedosa/Erickson Chancellors are facing the Deloraine/Hartney Colts.

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The final result from that game was official after the Neepawa Banner & Press publication deadline.

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‘Earning while you’re learning’ TAC Ventures building Apprenticeship program another option for secondary education

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press While many might think you have to spend thousands of dollars and years of your life in university to get into a good paying and rewarding career, there is another option that sometimes gets overlooked– skilled trades.

Bob Lepischak recently made a presentation to the Rotary Club of Neepawa to share information about the option of high school apprenticeship in skilled trades.

Lepischak is the apprenticeship coordinator for the Beautiful Plains School Division, servicing the high schools in Neepawa, Carberry and nine Hutterite colony schools. “I’ve been at it for eight and a half years now and in the eight and a half years, we’ve had over 200 students that earned high school apprenticeship credits,” Lepischak noted.

“We’re probably well into the 90 per cent [retention], once they get involved in the trades, they tend to follow through and become certified technicians in their area,” he added.

As apprenticeship coordinator, Lepischak helps students enroll in the High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) and helps them get placement with an employer, as well as preparing them for their interviews. “We spend a lot of time making sure that they present themselves well, because you only get one opportunity to make either a good or bad impression,” Lepischak noted.

He added that part of the process of getting the students into the program is making sure they actually have an interest in trade work and aren’t just using the program to get themselves a part time job. “We do a fair amount of screening… I talk to staff, I talk to community people that I know know these young people and that seems to streamline their operation for getting into the trades.”

Apprent icesh ip is a unique opportunity, because it allows the student to get high school credits to put towards their graduation, while also allowing them to get hours of work experience while still in school. Not

only that, but students can earn money from the hours they work and earn credit towards their technical training in college, so they can potentially get their post-secondary education for free. “You’re debt free, really. You go into a trade and your tuition is all paid for,” Lepischak explained.

“You’re actually earning while you’re learning.”

To qualify for the high school apprenticeship program, a student must be in Grade 10, 11 or 12, be at least 16 years of age and have all the necessary Grade 9 credits. Lepischak noted that he likes to try and get students enrolled in Grade 10, so that in their next two years, they can be starting with the work experience, because Grade 11 and 12 class schedules tend to be more flexible. In Grade 12, the apprentices will work full time for a semester, ensuring they get the 880 hours needed to get eight credits for graduation and entrance into their first year of technical training at a college.

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A fire in the early morning of Mar. 5 damaged the TAC Ventures building, located near the Neepawa Airport.

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press An overnight fire has caused some damage to the TAC Ventures building in Neepawa. On Thursday, Mar. 5, the Neepawa Fire Department received an emergency call at 3:10 a.m. Two trucks responded to the scene and found smoke billowing out of the structure when they arrived. Within 20 minutes, the crews were able to get control of the situation, but remained at the location until around 7:30 a.m.

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attended the scene and an inspection indicated that the fire started in one of the trucks’ engine compartments. The financial estimate on the cost of the damage has not been released, but the building’s steel structure is thought to have helped ensure the damage was not more widespread.

Shortly after the fire, TAC Ventures released a statement on its Facebook page, assuring customers that they were working to get replacement trucks and resume business as soon as possible. They also thank everyone for their support at this time.

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Quilter to be honoured at Margaret Laurence Home hosts Canada Reads evening St. Patrick’s Day stew fundraiser

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press What’s this year’s mustread Canadian book? On Mar. 19, the Margaret Laurence Home (MLH) in Neepawa will host their own version of the popular CBC Canada Reads to help decide. The annual CBC Canada Reads program runs on CBC radio and TV every March and pits five debaters against one another. The debaters defend five different books by Canadian authors that they think represent Canadian values. After the four days of discussions, this year from Mar. 16 to 19, one book will be chosen as the must-read for all Canadians.

The MLH event starts at 7 pm on Thursday, Mar. 19.

It will feature readings from all five of this year’s chosen books, as well as some refreshments to break up the book talk. “Five local readers each have between 10 and 15 minutes,” explained Blair Chapman, MLH board member. There are four readers conf irmed so far– Peter Reid, Diana Davidson, Nancy Hunter and Linda Dennis. The fifth is yet to be confirmed.

“We’ll probably have three books presented and talked about, and then we’ll have a break. There’s refreshments available, wine and cheese.

And then we’ll come back for the two final [books].

And that’s our night,” Chapman disclosed.

CBC’s 2020 picks This year’s books cover a variety of perspectives.

The novels chosen by CBC are: Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club, by Megan Gail Coles; Radicalized, by Cory Doctorow; We Have Always Been Here, by Samra Habib; Son of a Trickster, by Eden Robinson; and From the Ashes,

by Jesse Thistle.

Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club takes place over one February day in a restaurant in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The book follows several flawed characters, from staff of the restaurant, to customers, to a foreign passer-by.

All the characters’ stories intertwine and the readers discover the drama in their lives as the day unfolds.

Radicalized is four novellas combined into one book.

Each story is different, but related. The first story deals with immigration and classism in America. The second is about a vigilante character attempting to fight corruption. The third is a story of a dark web uprising against insurance companies. The fourth story deals with issues of survival versus community.

We Have Always Been Here is author Samra Habib’s memoir, telling about how she used to hide who she was in order to survive or fit in and how that eventually changed. It tells about her time in Pakistan, where she had to hide her faith from Islamic extremists.

When her family moved to Canada, at first, she had to deal with all that comes from being a Muslim refugee in Canada, then she

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began to explore life and discover who she really is.

Son of a Trickster follows the story of Jared, a 16-yearold weed dealer whose parents can’t be relied upon for anything. While he has his own troubles in life, he also takes care of others, including his elderly neighbours and step-family, who his father continues to neglect.

The final novel, From the Ashes, is also a memoir, of the life of Metis-Cree author Jesse Thistle. It tells of his life, from starting in the foster system, to ending up in the care of his grandparents, to turning to a life of crime. It documents his journey of turning his life around, after spending years on and off the streets, often homeless.

Each of the local readers at the MLH event will give attendees a taste of the books they were assigned, with some reading and some personal perspective shared. “It depends on the person, some are heavy on the reading, they say, ‘I’m just going to give you a little taste of this and give you a little bit of what I thought about it.’ Others spend more time talking about what they thought about it,” explained Chapman.

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Submitted Victoria Quilts Canada

This wonderful lady has been a “silent partner” for the Neepawa branch of Victoria Quilts Canada since 2016– and in that three plus years, she has provided us with over 125 quilt tops.

Mrs. Francis Schmidt is in her 90s. She grew up in the Plumas area and married her husband, Kurt, and moved to farm in the Waldersee area, where they raised their family of six children.

In her later years, she devoted her time to volunteering– for Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg– and completed over 100 quilts to donate to kids. She has knitted hats, scarves and mittens for the Lutheran church and some have been sent overseas for people in need. She has taken quilts for Country Meadows residents– as well as the many quilts for Victoria Quilts.

We are honouring Francis Schmidt at our annual St. Patrick’s Day Stew Lunch fundraiser on Mar. 17 at the Neepawa Legion, between 1 pm and 1:30 pm.

To view some of the wonderful quilt donations this lady has provided to us– please call Marg VanBuskirk at 204-476-2482 for tickets.

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by Chad Carpenter

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have often said that the world is going mad and I am not alone in the opinion. Time may prove me wrong, but the whole reaction to the coronavirus is way out of proportion. I believe that many, many more people die every day from more common flu bugs than have died from the coronavirus. Cancelling sporting events and major gatherings is simply too strong a reaction in my judgement. Guess we will see what happens.

If the coronavirus came out of China and if some of the pictures of their public markets are accurate, it’s not much wonder that a disease would break out.

In the video, animal slaughter of all kinds (including dogs and cats) is regularly carried out by merchants at the market. Considering the lack of sanitation, the overcrowding and the totally improper storage of food, it makes one very suspicious.

Contrast that with the way food regulations are applied in Canada and we enjoy another level of craziness. Theoretically, a local community or church group can’t have a fall supper if the food is prepared in a home kitchen.

The food police in Manitoba are just doing their job, I guess, but whoever wrote the rules needs to go in for an intelligence test.

The United States is heading for a potential comedy of errors with their presidential election.

Just picture the Republicans with President Trump, an old man seeking re-election. That’s funny enough, but not as funny as the Democrats, with 77 and 78 year old candidates. Oh, yes, there is a young woman of colour still in the race. I figure if she makes neepawa

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Ken Waddell it through to the convention, it will be really funny watching two old white men telling the world they are more modern and better stand for change than the younger candidate. It could be a hilarious scene.

I saw this on the internet and whether it is totally accurate doesn’t really matter. It said, “Every (U.S.) election year has a virus, 2004-SARS, 2008-Avian Flu, 2010 -Swine Flu, 2012MERS, 2014-Ebola, 2016-Zika, 2018-Ebola, 2020-Corona.” It went on to say, “Coronavirus has a contagion factor of 2, SARS was 4, measles is 18. Coronavirus has a cure rate of 99.7 per cent for those under 50. The coronavirus is tapering off. This is a viral pneumonia being hyped as the Black Plague before an election.”

For any family that loses a loved one to coronavirus or to any other disease, it’s a tragedy and the alarmists could be right, maybe it will be a very severe worldwide epidemic.

Then, this week, Saudi Arabia opened the taps on the oil market, in retaliation to Russia refusing to cut production, and oil prices fell to $30 a barrel. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the price at the pumps to come down. This will be another blow to

Alberta, and Canada, but we can be assured that our famous prime minister will find a way to make things worse. It will also make it a lot tougher to find investors to invest in alternate energy. Never mind worrying about that, the government will throw more money at various projects and subsidize electric cars.

Here’s a funny story. A man was driving an electric car to Winnipeg from Western Manitoba. The gauge said he had 350 kilometres of power left. It was -20 and that little electric car sucked back power so fast that he barely made it back to Winnipeg.

Here’s another crazy thing. In the 1980s, you could buy a Chevy Sprint and on a bad day, you got 55 miles per gallon out of it. On a good day, you might get 64 miles per gallon. I doubt there is a gas powered car made today that can do that, although I hear reports of 47 miles per gallon.

Ya gotta love progress!

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ast week, the provincial government announced a new tax, a $25 per tonne Green Levy. They also announced some tax relief in the form of a 1 per cent reduction in the PST. Both changes will come into effect July 1 and I’ll be honest, the whole proposal has me confused.

On the surface, this looks like the same proposal the province came up with in late 2017, when MY they announced PERSPECTIVE t he M a de I n Manitoba Climate Plan. The federal government axed this Kate plan, which was Jackman-Atkinson a flat levy of $25 per tonne, saying it was not enough. The federal backstop program, which ended up being applied to Manitoba residents, started with a $10 per tonne levy in 2018, rising by $10 per tonne each year, until reaching $50 per tonne in 2022.

Last week’s announcement gave no indication that the federal government had changed its mind and would now accept this level of taxation. In the announcement, Manitoba premier Brian Pallister seemed to be spinning this as a way for the federal Liberals to curry favour with the Prairies, saying, “Manitoba has offered to be a bridge between east and west on climate and carbon and that offer still stands.”

I’m still confused: why this plan, why now?

By the response following the announcement, while many groups had concerns with the federal carbon tax, a Made in Manitoba plan wasn’t necessarily what they were looking for in a solution. The general farm group Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has spent much of the last year lobbying for a carbon tax exemption for fuels used in agricultural operations, in particular, barn heating and grain drying.

In an official response to the announcement, KAP expressed support for a plan that would offer this exemption, but it was measured.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) was supportive of the PST reduction. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation criticized the provincial government for its about-face on a carbon tax. Pallister had originally said he would fight Ottawa on the tax, but last week’s announcement came as the anti-carbon tax movement was gaining strength, following an Alberta Court of Appeals decision that the federal plan was unconstitutional.

Perhaps there are backroom discussions and Ottawa is willing to revisit its decision, but there seems to be no indication that’s the case.

Instead, what seems likely to happen is that the federal backstop will top up the Manitoba levy. This means that in 2020, Manitobans will likely pay $25 per tonne to the provincial government and another $5 per tonne to the federal government, to make up the $30 per tonne total the feds have targeted for 2020. It’s no wonder KAP noted concerns over an unclear tax structure.

While the provincial levy is expected to raise about $285 million, the PST reduction is expected to cost the province $325 million. Not only will the tax cut result in a net decrease in government income, it’s not clear it will help those who most need it. The federal government has paired their carbon tax with targeted rebates to lower income Canadians and those who live in rural and remove areas.

A PST reduction will have no such effect. Because it is a consumption-based tax, those who spend more money will see a greater reduction in their tax bills. This means that lower income Manitobans, who spend less money because they have less to spend, won’t see much for savings. It’s hard to imagine that the federal government will continue to provide additional tax breaks to rural Manitobans when they aren’t funding the program.

As the provincial government uses the need to rein in spending as justification for cuts to services, adding another government department to administer the levy, as well as funding a new tax cut, creates more questions than answers.

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Building a just society, part two Observation

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n last week’s column, I suggested some basic concepts that we must adopt if we are to build a just society. They included the rule of law (with one law that applies equally to all people), respect for life, recognizing the value of each person and creating an environment in which all can achieve their Godgiven potential.

Identifying the characteristics of a just society is the easy part. Building them into our society isn’t; because the laws and regulations that work in major cities may not work as well in rural areas and may not work at all in remote or isolated regions of the country. So while we may easily agree on the basic concepts, we need to change the way we incorporate them into our lives and the lives of those around us.

First, the initiatives for change should come from the grassroots. People who live, work and worship in a community are best qualified to identify problems in their community and put forward ideas for change.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein Governments at all levels need to listen to what the people have to say and, to the greatest extent possible, provide expertise and funding to implement locally generated ideas and help them succeed.

Community initiatives have several advantages over those that come from any level of government.

One is that they are politically neutral. The people putting forth the initiative can “put a face” to the problem and those suffering an injustice can be directly involved in designing a solution that will address their needs. Solutions that are reached in this way will be effective, financially feasible and lasting.

Second, governments should abandon the “combative” model that currently exists in Parliament

and provincial legislatures and replace it with a “collaborative” model in which our elected representatives sit with each other, talk with each other, share and debate different options for solving critical issues and agree on a course of action.

No legislation is drafted until this process has been completed and nothing is passed into law until the citizens have had time to review the proposals and comment on them.

Some will argue that this process will take a lot of time. Initially, yes– it will.

But give it two or three years and we might be surprised to see how quickly governments will be able to address concerns raised by citizens in communities just like ours and how well the proposed measures address the issues raised.

But here is the ultimate benefit: If this process is followed consistently, it won’t matter which political party is in power. A “collaborative” model allows all members of all parties to take equal credit for measures that make life better for all Canadians– and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Third, we must remember that we do not live in a perfect world. Whenever the actions of an individual or group are driven by a sense of superiority, by selfishness (greed) or by political or religious zeal, injustices will occur and they will need to be addressed.

So the work of building a just society will continue.

When we can no longer take an active part in it, we will pass it on to our children and grandchildren, who, we hope and pray, will continue to build as we have done, until one day, when the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our God and of his son Jesus Christ our Lord, all people everywhere will live in a just and peaceful world.

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rowing up, I really wanted a brother.

Three sisters are fine, but somehow, having a brother would have been better. The boys of the neighbourhood became my brothers, a title I still cherish. Raising boys helped me better understand how brothers can be teases and pains, but they are protectors and defenders as well.

As were my big “brothers”.

With more time for introspection and reflection, I am okay with being one of an all girl family, better than okay, really. With no brothers, I got to be the outside girl, working with my father, taking on responsibilities and open to opportunities. It didn’t hurt that I was/am what we termed a “tomboy”. (Not sure if the term is politically correct anymore!) I was/am, more confident and content with a chainsaw than a crotchet hook, a fencing tool than a crock pot.

Thinking back, I learned

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that when sinking a fence post into dry, resisting dirt, a bucket of water provided a slick, and the post can be pounded deep with ease. I actually have needed that skill as an adult, whether placing a decorative fence on the acreage, or sinking an anchor pole for the bench in my back yard. Handy information. And then there was the skill of securing a fencing staple into an oak post. Those posts were the most resilient, staples spronging away, hither and yon, if not hit square on and solid.

To be truthful, fencing has not been a strong feature on my resume of late, the memories linger. Sighting a fence line through the wil-

lows and slough, mosquitoes and flies, branches slapping face and back. Poplar posts soaking in bluestone. The wire stretchers and corner anchors. Probably the greatest gifts from those tasks were patience and perseverance! Attributes I still require… sadly.

So we watch TV and we see a young man tossing a large, square hay bale. My first thought is that the bale is too loosely tied and could split open if dropped any great distance, and would not make a good base row for a hay stack. I know about hay stacks, and the weight of a great alfalfa bale, or the roughness of a clover bale.

Again, my ability to run the tractor, monitor the

baler, or ride the skid do not feature on a current resume. Thankfully. The endurance, the satisfaction of a job well done and the reward of a finished product are standards I still honour.

I would certainly have been a milker of cows, a gatherer of eggs and a herder of sheep, even if I would have had brothers. There was an unspoken code for what daughters and sons were assigned as chores.

Was it a patriarchal code, or practicality? I do know that within the culture of my heritage, it was preferred to have a son or two, rather than just girls. I saw that, and sometimes felt that. I am grateful that my grandfather, a strong example of a true patriarch, treated all grandchildren equally.

There are attributes of my character that I value: hard work, problem solving, gratitude, to name a few. My childhood without brothers may have contributed to that!

By Addy Oberlin he word vulnerable keeps coming to mind this morning. We read stories about being vulnerable physically or emotionally and it is no respecter of age or gender. Today, I read a story about a family who survived the hurricane in Nashville. They got hurt physically and might relive this emotionally for a long time. But their lives were not taken. Then, I hear about a couple who went on a cruise and could not get home for a month because of the outbreak of this virus that is going around in the world.

Today, I am thankful that my daughter is taking me to my appointment. It has been snowing again and getting stuck once left some emotional scars. We all are vulnerable in this life, physically and emotionally. Are we safe anywhere? The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him (God); for He careth for you.” This is such a comforting thought.

We can only be safe knowing that God will take care of us, will guide and direct us and take us home when the time has come. Are we ready?

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Healthy eating is about more than food

March is Nutrition Month and this year, dietitians are talking about how healthy eating is about so much more than food! For overall health, it is important to consider not only what we eat, but how we eat too. This includes the following key messages from the new Canada Food Guide released last year: 1. Be mindful of your eating habits. Being mindful means taking time to eat and removing distractions while eating. Notice when you are hungry and when you are full.

2. Cook more often. Plan what you will eat and involve others in planning and preparing meals. Encourage children to help with age-appropriate tasks in the kitchen.

Cooking at home is usually healthier and cheaper than eating out. Check out this low cost “Hearty Manitoba Vegetable Soup” recipe at www.nutritionmonth2020.ca.

3. Enjoy your food. Culture and food traditions can be a part of healthy eating. This nutrition month, share a favourite food from your culture with others and learn about foods from another culture.

4. Eat meals with others. Eating with others can bring enjoyment to healthy eating and can foster connections between generations and cultures.

To celebrate Nutrition Month in Neepawa, momentum is building amongst community partners to discover ways for how we can work together to encourage and support healthy eating. The “Neepawa Eats Healthy” initiative is starting to take shape and during the month of March watch for the following activities: • NACI students can look forward to Nutrition Month specials in the canteen every Wednesday.

• Neepawa Middle School and Hazel M. Kellington School will be celebrating with a day of activities, including the Farm to School Great Big Crunch!

Did you know the Registered Dietitians in Neepawa are part of the health care team? To request an appointment with a local dietitian, call 1-877-509-7852.

There is a Registered Dietitian available to work with community groups or organizations (schools, daycares, workplaces, workshops) to help improve access to healthy foods and promote healthy eating. Call the Community Health Dietitian at 204-764-4231.

Registered Dietitian advice is available to all Manitobans Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Call Dial-aDietitian at 1-877-830-2892.

For more information on Nutrition Month or healthy eating, check out: nutritionmonth2020.ca orcanada.ca/ FoodGuide Neepawa Eats Healthy initiative Neepawa, MB

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

Red River settlement

As McDonnell stepped over his boundary with the “Pemmican Proclamation”, that banned the export of pemmican or any food items from the Red River Valley, this meant the North West Company (NWC) could not supply their trading posts. The NWC decided the settlers had to go. In 1814, the NWC scattered most of the settlers, burning their homes, ruining the crops and killing their cows and sheep. Many settlers returned. Over the next few years, the attacks and harassment continued. In 1815, Robert Semple replaced McDonnell as governor. He arrived at the Red River Settlement to face the hostility of the NWC. In June 1816, at the Seven Oaks incident, Semple unwisely challenged a large party of Métis allies of the NWC. Semple and 20 of his men were quickly slain. Again, the NWC ousted the settlers. Meanwhile, Selkirk had recruited discharged European mercenary soldiers and was on his way to Red River with them when he learned of Seven Oaks. When Selkirk finally arrived that July, he restored the settlers’ confidence and reorganized his colony. The land was laid out in lots that included 220 yards of river front and were one mile long. Promising the settlers schools and clergymen, Selkirk set aside land for schools and churches.

In early summer of 1818, the crops were doing well, until they had a biblical swarm of locusts that promptly destroyed their crops. The next two years were the same. At least by now, the settlers had learned to hunt and were becoming frontiersmen. Many of the new settlers were Catholic. Les curés (priests), Joseph Norbert Provencher and Joseph Dumoulin, arrived in 1818, fresh off the canoe, to establish a mission at St. Boniface. Provencher was a big man, standing six feet, four inches tall, and dressed in his clerical clothes, he made quite an impression. The priests performed 72 baptisms soon after their arrival, a chapel/residence was quickly built and a school was established.

In 1822, Provencher was consecrated a bishop. As bishop, Provencher took the lead in providing education, in supporting agriculture and in converting all who were willing.

In 1830, the bishop started raising funds for a stone Cathedral, thus Saint Boniface Cathedral was built.

In 1820, a Protestant missionary came, however John West was Anglican rather than Gaelic-speaking Presbyterian, a source of grievance to the Scots settlers for years. He was followed by the Reverend David Thomas Jones. Reverend William Cochran arrived in 1825 to help Jones. Reverend Cochran stood an impressive six foot, two inches tall and was said to be the strongest man in the settlement. He believed that, “These people brought their religion with them and nothing will make them forsake the church of their forefathers.” A hard worker, he set up schools, built churches and missions. In 1845, he started to build what is known as the Old Saint Andrews on the Red, using his strength and size to carry the large rocks from the river. He really did help build the Anglian church in the Red River Valley.

The settlers of the day ate “dampers”. They were pieces of dough rolled out to the size of a plate and one or two inches thick. They were cooked either by being baked in the wood ashes of the fire or fried in the pan with bacon fat. Today’s recipe is sort of a newer version of dampers. Beaver tails are pieces of dough, shaped like a beaver tail, fried and then rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Only in Canada, pity!

Beaver tails 1/2 cup warm water 2 1/2 tsp. dry yeast 1 tsp. sugar 1 cup warm milk 4 Tbsp. melted butter 1/4 cup sugar 2 eggs

1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 - 3 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup white sugar 1 Tbsp. cinnamon 4 cups canola oil for deep-frying

Stir the yeast and teaspoon of sugar into the warm water. Set aside to rise for about 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, add the milk, melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar, egg, salt and vanilla. Mix together well. Add the raised yeast. Add in the flour and mix with dough hook for 8 to 9 minutes. Pour out onto a floured surface and knead for several minutes more. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a damp towel. Leave to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Punch down dough and place onto a lightly floured countertop. Cut dough into 8 to 10 pieces. Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece of dough into an oval shape. In a large, deep pot, heat oil to 350°F. Gently place a beaver tail dough into hot oil and cook for 30 to 60 seconds on each side, until golden brown. Make cinnamon sugar by combining sugar and cinnamon in a large plastic bag. Dunk fried dough immediately into the sugar in the plastic bag.

What’s the score with media and modern politics?

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ports and politics; the parallels are pretty obvious. Whether it’s in the local coffee shops, around the workplace or online, we all love to talk about who’s winning, who’s losing and how well or how badly our “team’” is doing.

I started to think about this parallel a little bit more recently after a pair of incidents. First was when I saw someone at a local dining establishment wearing a Trump 2020 baseball cap. I couldn’t quite understand why a person located in Canada, and most likely a Canadian, would be wearing a piece of American branding that has absolutely zero local relevance. But then it hit me. That’s his team. For him, wearing that hat may be no different from when I go out wearing the ball cap of one of my favourite teams, the New York Mets.

I’ve never been to New York and seen a Mets game live and in person, but that’s still my team. We’re both supporting our squads in a very public way. But unlike the Mets, Team Trump has actually won something this millennium. And unlike Trump, the Mets have never put small migrant children in cages… To the best of my knowledge.

Now, say what you will about Team Trump, but the baseball caps are a brilliant bit of marketing that any others have never thought to exploit. When’s the last time you saw anyone with a Jagmeet Singh t-shirt, Andrew Scheer bobblehead or a Justin Trudeau you’re #1 form finger?

LOUD NOISES! The second reason the sports/politics parallel has been on my mind is a

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Eoin Devereux tad more frustrating and potentially dangerous. I recently watched snippets of Canadian and American cable news programs. All of these shows, no matter the network, should probably just be called “Going Crazy About Stuff of Which We Are Minimally Informed”.

The discourse there ultimately devolved into half a dozen people around a desk yelling all at once. I thought it was a stupid and useless way to fill airtime, so I flipped stations to go watch ESPN’s First Take and Around the Horn.

Those conversations were the exact same making noise, but not saying much, style of debate. The only difference was that one was yelling about Justin Trudeau’s handling of the blockade crisis and the other about LeBron James’ handling of a basketball.

One of those topics is a disposable distraction, while the other isn’t and def initely shouldn’t be treated as such. News, real news, needs to be better than dragging out political clones of sports personalities such as Steven A. Smith or Skip Bayless.

News networks like to keep score In my research on this topic, I ran across a quote from Jeff Zucker, who is the chair of WarnerMedia News and Sports and CEO for CNN, in regard to their

network’s coverage of the 2016 presidential election.

Zucker told the New York Times that, “The idea that politics is sports is undeniable, and we understand that and approached [our election coverage] that way.” That statement made me angry and shows why media is in the state it’s in right now.

According to Zucker, the jobs of a political reporter and a sports writer is identical. They have to determine who’s ahead, who’s behind and what the relevant strategy or game plan is. From there, they filter it down to easy bite sized takes for the “fans”, to keep them engaged through the nomination process or preseason, the campaign or regular season and election night or the championship game.

When you treat politics as sport, you end up with news coverage that cares more about scoring political points than stating political facts. It’s dangerous to view such an important topic as a game, because whether it’s sports or politics, the rabid fanbase of both only care about victory.

Disclaimer: Column like I see ‘em is a monthly opinion column for the Neepawa Banner & Press. The views expressed in the article are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

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Rural Manitoba Vandals put annual Knights of Columbus Health Links a garage sale fundraiser in jeopardy medical option in non-emergencies Submitted Knights of Columbus

I had the opportunity to call the Health Links toll free number at 1-888-315-9257 one evening.

It was after doctors’ office hours. I considered going to emergency in Neepawa, but decided to call the Health Links toll free and speak to the volunteer Registered Nurse at the call centre.

I called for reassurance that mine was a non emergent issue and to speak to a registered nurse who would give me some advice.

When calling this toll free service, you will be expected to provide your Manitoba Health card number, your address and your birth date. All information is documented and kept confidential.

Health Links is not a resource for medical emergencies.

In case of a medical emergency call 911.

“Health Links is a free province-wide telephone health information service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Specially skilled Registered Nurses offer health information and support for those in need and may help the caller decide if they need further direct help like urgent care or emergency department.”

Health Links lists the following reasons you can call them: • If your doctor’s office is closed and you’re not sure how to handle a non-emergent situation; • If you need information about a medication you are taking and your pharmacist is not available; • If your loved one is diagnosed with an illness and you have questions; • If you have a health-related concern.

Their Registered Nurses and referral specialists can: • Help evaluate current symptoms and determine, if necessary, how quickly to access medical care; • Provide home care advice to ease your symptoms; • Answer your health care questions The staff works with a computer system that puts all the latest health information at their fingertips.

Thankfully, after a 20 minute interview, I was able to deal with my issue at home by following the advice the nurse had given me. I was also given information that if any of my symptoms worsened, I should go to the emergency department.

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The Ukrainian Catholic Church in Erickson, where donations for the Parkland Knights of Columbus garage sale were being held, was vandalized, damaging both the church and the donated items. garage sale, which is rapidly Clinic, with the intent of of Columbus via email at approaching. We will need possibly donating more in parkland.council@mymts. to make a call in the next the future. net, by calling St. Jude’s few weeks on whether or not If anyone is interested in parish at 204-636-2942, or to cancel the sale,” added donating items for the gar- by contacting any Parkland Yanchycki. age sale, they can contact Council Knight.

Most of the proceeds Parkland Council Knights from this year’s sale were being earmarked by the The Big Grass Community Foundation Parkland Knights to help is accepting Grant Applications from cover expenses regarding area community organizations due anticipated major surgery

by April 9, 2020. Application forms in Toronto for a local priest. are available on request by emailing The Knights have assisted rob51@mts.net many families in need. RePlease forward applications with any necessary cently, they donated $1,000 attachments to: Box 497, Gladstone, MB. R0J 0T0 to the Minnedosa Medical

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Recently, vandals broke into the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Erickson, where items were being stored for the next annual Knights of Columbus Garage Sale, to be held in Elphinstone on Apr. 18.

It appears nothing was taken, but the vandals splashed paint and sprayed fire extinguisher chemical on the stored items, making most of it unsellable.

“It’s so disheartening to see the damage caused.

Most of the items are now destined for the landfill. If the vandals needed any of the stored items, we gladly would have given them what they needed, as these items were donated to help others from proceeds of the sale anyway. But to simply damage them makes no sense at all,” said Parkland Council Grand Knight Dennis Yanchycki.

The Parkland Knights had volunteered many hours collecting and storing the items donated by many generous people.

Now many more hours will need to be spent cleaning up the mess and disposing of the items, since the church also sustained damage to its walls, pews and floor.

“After we clean up the mess, we are basically starting from scratch as far as collecting items for the

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Looking Back

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1980: Canine officer fascinates HMK kids

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, March 11, 1910 The unusually strong wind of Saturday night broke in the front window of W. Gunn’s hardware store [in Eden].

100 years ago, Friday, February 12, 1920 A change at t he Mountain View Hotel is forecasted [in McCreary].

Mr. Saer, of Deloraine, has purchased the premises and is expected to take possession about Apr. 30.

McCreary people and the travelling public as well will regret the departure of Mrs. Velie, who has so efficiently conducted the business for the past eight months.

90 years ago, Friday, March 14, 1930 Airmail from Regina to New York takes 47 hours.

A young man bluffed a bank staff of four and got away with $2,400 in cash in a Winnipeg bank on Tuesday morning.

80 years ago, Tuesday, March 12, 1940 Jews throughout the world a re reg ister i ng a protocol against the restriction on sale of land to Jews in Palestine now being enforced by the British government.

The news f ilm, Canada at War, has been banned in Ontario by P rem ier Hepbu r n on the grounds that “it is p ol it ic a l pr opa g a nd a for the Mackenzie King government.”

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70 years ago, Thursday, March 16, 1950 Mrs. Margaret A nn Campbell, [a] pioneer resident of the Neepawa district, marked her 90th birthday Tuesday, Mar. 14.

60 years ago, Friday, March 11, 1960 In propor t ion to population, Saskatchewan has the greatest total of motor vehicles, cars and trucks of the 10 provinces.

50 years ago, Thursday, March 12, 1970 A report by Fire Chief Gerald Parrott was read at the meeting of Neepawa Town Council Tuesday night which indicated there had been 24 fire calls made during 1969. Of these, four were out-of-town calls…

The fire chief reported that 23 volunteers were on the Neepawa Fire Brigade and that all equipment is in good working order. A new fire truck is on order and will be delivered this spring.

40 years ago, Thursday, March 13, 1980 At age three and a half, Skip has already been on the police force for two and a half years. The male German Shepherd is a police service dog belonging to Cpl. Craig Logan, of the Brandon RCMP division.

Dog and master visited students at Hazel M. Kellington school last mont h to g ive a dog

obedience demonstration and answer questions from the elementar y school students.

30 years ago, Tuesday, March 13, 1990 Snow plows were busy last week clearing side streets of spring slush. The muddy, wet conditions are expected to continue throughout the week. As well, there is a 20 per cent chance of freezing rain forecast.

20 years ago, Wednesday, March 15, 2000 East View Lodge resident Frank Smith celebrated another landmark birthday last Sunday with family and friends as the area’s oldest resident turned 108…

Smith said while he has seen a lot of changes throughout his life, the secret to his longevity was missing the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Smith had tried to book a berth on the Titanic. The ship was overbooked, and so Smith came over on the Empress of Britain about a week later– he was 20 years old at the time.

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That’s the spot!– Skip, police service dog, takes a break from teaming up with his handler, Cpl. Craig Logan, to fascinate the kids at HMK with a dog obedience demonstration in 1980. Skip was happy to soak up all the belly rubs he could get from his new friends.

Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Project Public Comments Invited What is happening?

March 9, 2020 – The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Project, located in the Interlake region of Manitoba.

The Agency invites the public and Indigenous groups to comment on the potential environmental effects of the project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in the proponent’s summary of the Environmental Impact Statement.

How can I participate?

Comments can be submitted online by visiting the project home page on the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry (reference number 80148). All comments received will be published online as part of the project file.

Written comments in either official language will be accepted until April 23, 2020.

To view the summary of the Environmental Impact Statement or for more information, visit the Agency's website at canada.ca/iaac. Printed copies are available upon request. More information on the project, the review process and alternative means of submitting comments is also available on the Agency’s website.

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Carberry curler competes at USports Curling Nationals

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Taylor Holland (centre), of Carberry, plays third for the Brandon University Bobcats men’s curling team that’s competing at nationals in Portage la Prairie.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Portage’s Stride Credit Union Arena and Stride

Mutual Arena are hosting 16 post-secondary curling teams for the national championship Mar. 11 to 13. Four sheets of ice will

be used in each arena.

Eight men’s and eight women’s rinks will compete in the USports Curling Championships. Taylor

Holland, of Carberry, plays third along with lead Jeremy Katcher, second Josh Luce and skip Michael Katcher, all of The Pas, who will represent host Brandon University Bobcats. They are coached by Clayton Robins and won silver medals in Edmonton in the Western Canada Spiel.

Janelle Vachon skips the Bobcat women.

The Bobcats play a round robin against the seven other universities: Guelph Gryphons, Wilfred Laurier Hawks, Brock Badgers, Dalhousie Tigers, Alberta Golden Bears, Memorial Sea Hawks and Regina Cougars. There are four draws daily, with playoffs Mar. 15, as well as a banquet at 7:00 pm.

Carberry and North Cypress-Langford council notes Submitted Carberry &North-Cypress Langford The joint councils of the Town of Carberry and the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford met on Monday, Feb. 24. They were introduced to their new Leisure Services Manager, Andrew Istace, who introduced himself as a native of Whitewood, SK, with a long-standing interest in recreation facilities, who has been looking for such a post in a small community like his home. Andrew has been picking up the reins since the start of the year and was cheered to hear that the pool he is taking over will be fully back in service this year, with a new waterslide, for which McCain’s is donating $30,000. It will be big enough that it will have to be moved to a deeper part of the pool than the old one.

As part of the Manitoba 150 celebrations, the Carberry Plains Museum is drawing up plans for a monument to the Flight Training School at Carberry during the Second World War. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the war and the hope is to have a monument in place for the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day– May 8.

Here and there

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

• Clyde McCallum has been elected Ward 3 councillor for North Cypress-Langford effective Mar. 5. He will serve the remaining two and a half years of the late Fred Jackson’s term. Final vote count was McCallum – 44, Balciunas – 14. Clyde, a fireman, is a former municipal councillor.

• Carberry Collegiate will host the provincial junior varsity AA boys’ basketball tournament Mar. 12 to 14. Tournament convenor is Becky Birch, physical education teacher, with 10 schools participating:

Teulon, Carman, The Pas, Treherne, Niverville, William Morton (Gladstone), Gilbert Plains/Grandview, Immanuel Christian, Carberry and Wildcard (Flin Flon or MacGregor).

Opening ceremonies will be at 2:00 pm Mar. 12, followed by a skills competition. MHSAA finals are Mar. 14 at 2:00 pm.

• Henri “Pocket Rocket” Richard (84), former Montreal Canadiens captain and 20 year NHL veteran, passed away this week. Henri won 11 Stanley Cup rings and was the younger brother of the legendary Maurice “Rocket” Richard.

It’s a tight schedule and it may be necessary to postpone the unveiling to Aug. 15, the day of the Japanese capitulation that ended the war.

Carberry has had a charging station for electric cars for about eight years now and there is some question whether it is becoming outdated. But a slow charge is better than no charge if you’re traveling across the country and need to refill your batteries. The first one was supplied free as an inducement to change to electric propulsion and there is some hope that a newer, faster charger can be sourced on some sort of carbon tax funded program. It could be installed at the Community Centre, as it receives its planned electrical upgrades.

Carberry and North Cypress-Langford will be marking the Manitoba 150 year with a burst of events tied in to the now-famous Firemen’s Texas Breakfast and town-wide yard sale that kicks off summer on Father’s Day weekend, Jun. 19 and 20. A committee has drawn up some plans for a day of fun and entertainment, drawing on various sources of funding, including the Collegiate’s Grade 10 class winning $15,000 for the affair from the RBC’s Future Launch Community Challenge.

The Arts Council has a busy month planned. The Exit Stage Left theatre company will be presenting a play by local playwright Margaret Pople at the Community Hall Mar. 13 and 14, and singer-songwriter Kenzie Jane will be performing there on Mar. 19, bringing with her the Collegiate’s choir, with whom she will have done a week’s residency. Then, on Mar. 20, there will be a dance recital of Taylor Orchard’s students. A busy schedule for the Community Hall.

The amazingly successful annual Potato Truck Pull will hold its sixth iteration this year for CancerCare. Sponsorships and competing teams are being sought.

Carberry Plains Arts Council invites you to our

AGM

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Neepawa defeats Wildcats in best-of-three

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa Tigers edged Glenboro-Carberry-Baldur Wildcats 2-1 at Glenboro Friday, Mar. 6, to win their bestof-three series and advance to the finals of the Westman League consolation category.

In the series opener at Carberry Wednesday, Mar. 4, the GCB guys won 5-2 over the Neepawa & Area Collegiate Tigers. Captain Baylee Creasy opened the scoring and added two assists for the Wildcats, who tallied the only two goals in the first period. The second frame was scoreless.

Trey Dickson scored a pair, including an empty netter.

Others to dent the twine were Trey Sattler and Josh Van Schie. Johnny Meyers recorded three assists. Replying for Neepawa with two goals was Shane Byram. Eight of the 14 penalties were served by the Wildcats.

In game two at Neepawa Thursday, Mar. 5, Shane Byram fired a hat trick for the Tigers in a 3-2 win. Cody Lamb collected three assists and Bodhi Speiss added a pair.

Brett Janssens scored the lone goal of the first for the Wildcats and the game was tied 2-2 at the second intermission. Trey Dickson also dented the twine and Bayley Creasy recorded two helpers. Nine of 13 minors and a misconduct went to the GCB guys.

In game three, Johnny Meyers scored for the Wildcats and Brandt Sellman replied for the Tigers. Shane Byram fired the winner on a power play in the middle session, while the third was scoreless. The Wildcats drew 12 of 26 penalty minutes. This marked the end to another hockey season for the GCB Wildcats.

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Neepawa Girl Guides get some dough Slight fee increase

at Neepawa Swimming Pool

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

On Friday, Feb. 28, the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation held their fifth of 25 draws for their 25 Days of Giving initiative. This time, the BPCF members met at Gill & Schmall Agencies in Neepawa for the event.

The organization drawn was Girl Guides of Canada - Neepawa Division and they will be receiving $1,000.

Pictured, from left: BPCF board member Brent Sorenson; BPCF boar chair Brad Walker, representing Gill & Schmall Agencies; BPCF board members Anne Kuharski and Marilyn Crewe.

Apprenticeship program another opportunity for high school students

also been students who ended up putting a Continued from Page 2 Lepischak shared that apprenticeship lot more effort into their academic classes is not only a great opportunity, but there after enrolling in HSAP. “Students soon are also an abundance of trades in which learn that the academic sides are also very students can be trained, so there are lots of important,” he explained. “I’m confident choices. “Since I’ve started, I have about 34 that they become better students because different trades that we’ve had students in they see a purpose for some of these courses.”

L e pi s c h a k exor have them in curpressed that while rently,” he stated, People think that he tries to advocate adding, “We have students that are for pursuing careers about 59 trades in in skilled trades, he Manitoba that you going to trades are knows it’s not for can apprentice in.” maybe not academeveryone. “When I Lepischak noted ically as studious speak to the students that there are some in general, I say, ‘If m i s c on c e pt ion s as other students. your dream is to go about why students That’s not the case. to university and go into apprenticebe a nurse or be a ship. “A lot of times, people think that students that are going to doctor, go right ahead, because I’m gonna trades are maybe not academically as studi- need health care... I want the best care, so ous as other students. That’s not the case,” he if you’re going into nursing, going to be a said. In the trades, there are still academic doctor, going to be a teacher, whatever, by skills that are needed to do the job properly, all means, pursue your dream. But if you especially math. Lepischak added that he’s are handy with your hands, like to work on had students in the program who have been projects, like to be in the business world, in the running for the Governor General’s this may be an option for you.’ So it’s not award, which means they were among to dissuade people from doing academics, the highest marks in the class. There have but it’s just another opportunity.”

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A few alterations have been made to the admission costs at the Neepawa Swimming Pool. On Tuesday, Mar. 3, Neepawa Town Council approved a change to the prices for the upcoming year. The amount will vary, from as little as 50 cents for a single admission for a child, to $10 for a family pass. The complete list of price changes will be posted on the Town of Neepawa’s website. The rates have not been raised since 2014.

Another change for the pool has come in the form of the rural municipality admission rates. A few years ago, two different rates were instituted at the pool, as a means of acknowledging that Town of Neepawa taxpayers were paying extra to maintain the facility. During the most recent council meeting, Neepawa’s chief administrative officer, Colleen Synchyshyn, noted that after recent deliberations with local RMs, the Town decided to move ahead with just a single rate.

“So, by creating these partnerships in a regional, more streamlined recreational delivery system across the region and understanding that the pool services more than just Neepawa, we chose to go to the one rate again and remove the component that had seen out-of-town people paying a surcharge,” stated Synchyshyn.

The Town will still monitor where people come from when they go to the pool, as they believe it still provides valuable information.

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‘The solutions are here, they’re not in Ottawa’ MP Dan Mazier meets with multiple groups while in Neepawa

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press At the start of the meeting with local business leaders, Dan Mazier’s team indicated that the Member of Parliament would likely only have about an hour available within his hectic schedule. An hour and a half later, Mazier was still there answering every single question asked of him.

That’s probably a good sign for his constituents of the work ethic he’s planning to put into his still relatively new job.

The freshman MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa made the rounds across Neepawa on Thursday, Mar. 5.

The day featured Mazier sitting down for a private meeting with the mayor, members of the Town Council and Town administration. As well, he met with representation from the Beautiful Plains School Division and did an interview with NACTV. Similar days have also occurred recently in Dauphin and Sandy Lake.

An array of topics Mazier started the meeting with Neepawa’s assembled business members with an update on his first five months in parliament and the establishment of new constituent offices in Minnedosa and Dauphin. From there, he opened things up to questions from the floor. The first focused upon online and cell phone connectivity within the rural regions. Mazier noted that connectivity is a big issue, but that the work is ongoing. The main issue seems to be in the potential rollout of new technology such as 5G. Mazier stated there should be no holes or variations between urban and rural citzens. He added that the tech is there, but we need the infrastructure to make it work.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

On Mar. 5, Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa MP, Dan Mazier, gathered local business leaders for a State of Neepawa meeting.

Another notable question revolved around bringing manufacturing jobs back to Canada and Trudeau’s handling of the railway blockades.

A solid sharing of ideas After the sit-down with some of Neepawa’s business members, Mazier noted to the Banner & Press that he was very pleased with what came out of the get-together.

“This is exactly what I’d hoped for [from this session].

This is why we’re out here. The job is to listen, have a conversation and listen to some new ideas,” said Mazier.

“I’ve always maintained that the solutions are here, they’re not in Ottawa.”

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BP supports Roxy Theatre

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On Mar. 11, Boston Pizza Neepawa presented a $250 donation to the Roxy Theatre (Neepawa Theatre Centre Inc.). The funding came from the Boston Pizza Foundation and represented a portion of the money raised from the local sales of Kids Club Cards and fundraising menu items. From left: Boston Pizza mascot Lionel, NTC board member Kay De’Ath, NTC chair Kate Jackman-Atkinson, Neepawa Boston Pizza ownership group representative Andrew Dennis, NTC facilities chair Jeff Braun and NTC volunteer chair Angela Hutton.

Thanks to the Neepawa Area Health Auxiliary, last year, the Neepawa hospital received $12,000 worth of equipment they otherwise would not have had. On Feb. 25, Neepawa Health Centre Clinical Resource Nurse Tara McCarty posed with NAHA members (from left): Noreen Hollier, Nora Kaye, Eleanor Nicholson, Judy Perrett and Ruth Hanke, to show off the equipment purchased in 2019. The major purchase was a rolling medication cart, worth $6,521, which allows the hospital to securely lock up medication while taking it to patients. The seven items purchased Highway 16, 160 Main Street West | Neepawa, Manitoba | R0J 1H0 included a new baby Phone: (204) 476.8888 | Fax: (204) 476.8889 scale, two thermoscan ther mome ter s and a rolling lead shield for the X-ray department.

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Neepawa Farmers headed to THHL final Overtime thriller over MacGregor sends Farmers to Championship series

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

This wasn’t expected to be the year the Neepawa Farmers made a run at the Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) crown. An inauspicious regular season, combined with an array of injuries and availability issues for many players, likely set the bar pretty low for the post-season. But despite all those potential roadblocks, the Neepawa Farmers went on a run that has pushed them all the way to the THHL final.

The Farmers secured a place in the championship series with a dramatic 5-4 win in overtime, over the MacGregor Wild on Saturday, Mar. 7. While MacGregor’s Tyler Slobogian opened up the scoring at the mid-point of the first period, Neepawa would reply before intermission, with a Riley Kolesar marker.

Just 1:18 into the second,

rest of the night off, after being penalized for a hit to the head. Neepawa’s Riley Kolesar was kicked out of the game as well, after reacting the Bayduza penalty, picking up five for fighting and a 10 minute misconduct.

Ward Szucki scored his ninth of the post season, giving Neepawa the 2-1 lead.

Less than a minute later, a strange bounce found its way into the back of the Neepawa net. Slobogian was credited with the goal, his second of the night.

The teams would trade goals before the end of the second, to make it 3-3. Ben Rainka and Maverick Rafter scored for Neepawa and MacGregor, respectively.

Penalties, penalties, penalties

For the final 20 minutes of regulation, both teams once again traded goals. An added wrinkle, however, in the last few minutes of the period was a mass of penalties being called, mostly against MacGregor. During a power-play chance with 1:36 left in the third, the Wild’s Tyler Slobogian was called for tripping.

Slobogian may have said one thing too much to the

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Bret Levandoski celebrates a Farmers’ goal in the third period of game four of the THHL east final on Saturday, Mar. 7.

official on the way to the box, as he also received a 10 minute misconduct.

Less than 30 seconds later, teammate Matt Bayduza

Outstanding NHL debut for Morgan Geekie

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It’s been a hell of a good week for former Yellowhead Chief Morgan Geekie.

The 21-year-old, who also played a pair of games for the Neepawa Natives in the 2014-2015 MJHL season, ended up scoring a pair of goals and adding one assist in his NHL debut with the Carolina Hurricanes, on Sunday, Mar. 8. That exceptional performance earned him the first star selection, and his team a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Geekie was called up from the Hurricanes’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on Saturday, Mar. 7. In 55 games this season with the Checkers, he has accumulated 42 points (22 goals - 20 assists), including a hat-trick just before his call-up. To go along with all that, Geekie was named the American Hockey League’s player

was then tagged with two minutes for cross-checking.

Then 13 seconds after that, MacGregor’s Andrew Bayduza was given the

A thrilling end in OT The overtime session would see another penalty from MacGregor put the team on the defensive early on. While they were able to kill off the disadvantage, the barrage of players heading to the sin bin seemed to throw them off their game.

Neepawa wouldn’t give them a chance to find their bearings, as Garett Rempel would find the twine at the 5:13 mark, giving the Farmers the game and series victory.

Bring on Boissevain While Neepawa finding its place in the final could be

called surprising, that they’d play the Boissevain Border Kings almost felt like a forgone conclusion. The Kings, who went a perfect 18-0-0 in the regular season, defeated the Killarney Shamrocks in the Western Division final three-games-to-two. They will be led by the scoring tandem of Devon LeBlanc and Rylee Zimmer and backstopped by goaltender Jay Pringle. Game one of the best-of-five series will be played in Boissevain on Friday, Mar. 13. Game two, set for the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa, will be played on Wednesday, Mar. 18. Start time in Neepawa is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

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Morgan Geekie celebrate after scoring a goal in his NHL debut against Pittsburgh. He’d end the night with a pair of goals and an assist.

of the week after racking up seven points (4G, 3A) in four games.

In a post-game interview with Fox Sports Carolinas, Geekie said the entire week has just been a blur.

“It definitely all happened pretty quick, that’s for sure,” Geekie noted.

“Just going to try and take it all in, in the next couple of hours here and keep going.”

The experience was made even more special, as the Carolina Hurricanes were able to arrange to have his parents, siblings and girlfriend flown in to be a part of the night.

Geekie followed up his debut with another goal, in his second NHL game on Tuesday, Mar. against the Detroit Red Wings.

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

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

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MJHL playoffs Round one - Best of 7

Steinbach (1) vs. Winnipeg (8) Mar. 6: Steinbach 3-1 Winnipeg Mar. 8: Steinbach 5-1 Winnipeg Mar. 10: Steinbach 2-1 Winnipeg (3 OT) *Mar. 11: Steinbach at Winnipeg **Mar. 14: Winnipeg at Steinbach **Mar. 15: Steinbach at Winnipeg **Mar. 17: Winnipeg at Steinbach Steinbach lead series 3-0

Round one - Best of 7

Winkler (3) vs Virden (6) Mar. 6: Virden 1-0 Winkler (2 OT) Mar. 8: Winkler 6-3 Virden Mar. 10: Virden 7-1 Winkler *Mar. 12: Winkler at Virden **Mar. 14: Winnipeg at Steinbach **Mar. 16: Steinbach at Winnipeg **Mar. 17: Winnipeg at Steinbach Virden lead series 2-1

Round one - Best of 7

Portage (2) vs. Dauphin (7) Mar. 6: Portage 4-2 Dauphin Mar. 8: Portage 5-2 Dauphin Mar. 10: Portage 1-0 Dauphin (2 OT) *Mar. 13: Portage at Dauphin **Mar. 15: Dauphin at Portage **Mar. 17: Portage at Dauphin **Mar. 18: Dauphin at Portage Portage lead series 2-1

Round one - Best of 7

Swan Valley (4) vs. Wayway (5) Mar. 6: Swan Valley 5-0 Wayway Mar. 9: Wayway 4-3 Swan Valley *Mar. 11: Swan Valley 0-0 Wayway *Mar. 13: Swan Valley at Wayway **Mar. 16: Wayway at Swan Valley **Mar. 17: Swan Valley at Wayway **Mar. 18: Wayway at Swan Valley Series tied at 1-1

* - Played after publication deadline

THHL Playoffs League Final - Best of 5

Neepawa (E4) vs. Boissevain (W1)

Mar. 13: Neepawa at Boissevain Mar. 18: Boissevain at Neepawa Mar. 20: Neepawa at Boissevain *Mar. 21: Boissevain at Neepawa *Mar. 22: Gladstone at Boissevain

East Semi-final

MacGregor (E1) vs. Neepawa (E4)

Feb. 26: Neepawa 5-2 MacGregor Feb. 28: MacGregor 5-2 Neepawa Mar. 4: Neepawa 4-3 MacGregor

Mar. 7: Neepawa 5-4 MacGregor (OT)

Neepawa win series 3-1

West Semi-final

Boissevain (E1) vs. Killarney (E4)

Feb. 29: Boissevain 2-1 Killarney Mar. 2: Killarney 5-2 Boissevain Mar. 4: Killarney 4-1 Boissevain Mar. 6: Boissevain 3-0 Killarney Mar. 7: Boissevain 6-3 Killarney Boissevain win series 3-2 * - If necessary. (#) - Divisional seeding

** - If necessary

THHL playoff leaders A 8 13 14 15

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Leading scorers (MJHL)

1. Mike Lorange (Glad) 2. Devon LeBlanc (Bois) 3. Rylee Zimmer (Bois) 4. Matt Lowry (Neep) 5. Jesse Toth (Glad) 1. Matt Lowry 2. Riley Kolesar 3. Ward Szucki

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WHSHL Consolation semi-final GCB vs. NACI Mar. 4: GCB 5-2 NACI Mar. 5: NACI 3-2 GCB Mar. 6: NACI 2-1 GCB NACI win series 2-1 Minnedosa vs. Deloraine/Hartney

Mar. 6: Deloraine 5-2 Minnedosa Mar. 10: Minnedosa 7-4 Deloraine *Mar. 11: Deloraine 0-0 Minnedosa Series tied 1-1

Club 55 Friday League Mar. 8: Ladies’ High Single: Marion Single 190. Ladies’ High Triple:

Barb Grumpelt 483. Men’s High Single and Triple: Norman Kendall 344

& 688. Other Scores to Note: Pauline Hailstone 156; Darrell Gabler 201,

212, 188; Lawrence Smith 150, 157, 150; Bev Chapski 179; Barb Grumpelt 176, 163; Frank Porada 172, 211, 202; Bob Lychak 176, 194; Muriel Porada 166; Don Denoon 183, 160; Doug Pettigrew 170, 190, 154; Melvin Oswald

166, 170; Jim King 171, 190, 202; Vivian Oswald 166, 177; Judy Gabler

154, 156; Alan Tarn 200, 150, 184; Gail McGregor 167, 167; Phyllis Mauthe 164; Doreen Smith 155, 186; Marion Single 164; Eleanor Scott 160, 169; Len Pritchard 169, 219; Ray Criddle 222, 183; Norman Kendall 186, 158.

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By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Female Hawks have won the 2020 Peewee Provincial “A” Championship. The team had a perfect weekend in La Broquerie, capped off with a 3-1 win over MacDonald in the gold medal game.

During the round robin portion of the weekend, Neepawa dominated, going 3-0. First, they toppled Pembina West, by the

score of 9-1. Following that, the Hawks blanked Rat River 5-0. To finish off the prelims, they beat MacDonald 5-1.

In the semi final, Neepawa bested Oak Lake/ Souris 2-0, in order to reach the championship game.

Overall, the team has had a very good season.

With only the best-of-three Rural Manitoba Female Hockey League final series left to play, their record is currently 26-1-2.

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Back row left to right: Coaches Terrace Miko, Chris Turner, Darcy Boersma and Ashley Denbow. Middle row: Erica Miko, Lucy Waldner, Ryanne Kasprick, Rhea Koshel, Prestyn Phinney, Siri Warwaruk and Sarah Thomson. Front row: Jett Turner, Elyse Denbow, Brooklyn Boersma, Taylor Terin and Emma Pollock.

Krzyzaniak excited about return to U Sport National Championship

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Last year, Neepawa’s Abby Krzyzaniak and the University of Alberta Pandas headed off to the U-Sport National Hockey Championship, not knowing what to expect from the experience. This year, they’re returning to this prestigious event knowing exactly what to expect, and more importantly, exactly how to win.

For the second straight year, K rzyzaniak and the University of Alberta will compete in the National Championship, after sweeping the Mount Royal Cougars in the best-of-three Canada West championship. A third year defenceman with the Pandas, Krzyzaniak noted to the Banner & Press that going back-to-back in Canada West was, in and of itself, special.

“It means more than I can put into words. We’ve put so much time and work into getting where we are right now, and winning Canada West for the second year in a row just shows us

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that our hard work has paid off. Winning Canada West back-to-back is obviously very special and makes me very proud to be a part of this program and excited to see where the next couple of years will take us,” she explained.

On to Nationals The job’s not done, however, as the Pandas have a loftier goal set for themselves at the Nationals. In 2019, the Pandas finished fourth, losing the bronze medal game to the University of Montréal Carabins.

Krzyzaniak indicated that last year’s experience is going to help the team in its efforts this year.

“Nationals is a whole different style of play and every team there is playing at the top of their game and so the level of competition is increased even more,” stated Krzyzaniak. “Going into this year, we know more what to expect and what will need to be done in order to get the job done, and the experience of losing in the bronze medal game last year gives us a bit of an edge going into this year.”

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Sharing the experience For this year, Alberta has been named the number one seed. This will place some added expectations and as well, added pressure on the team. As a third year veteran, Krzyzaniak was called upon to help prepare the newer players on the roster to get them ready. She said she relished the opportunity.

“I am definitely sharing as much advice as I can with the younger girls. We have a good chunk of first years on the team that will be experiencing this for the first time, so it is very important to all of the older players to make sure they are well prepared going into the week and ready for the high-level of competition at Nationals.

Looking back at when I was one of the younger players on the team, knowing that my teammates had my back kept me calm and ready, so that’s what myself and all of the other older players are trying to do for the younger

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Gladstone Lakers win gold at Provincials

Neepawa Novas compete across the province

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The Gladstone Lakers Atom hockey team.

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The Gladstone Lakers Atom team went undefeated at the Atom C provincials, held this past weekend in Deloraine, MB, and brought home gold.

They started off with a 10-0 win against Snow Lake on Friday, Mar. 6. On Saturday, Mar. 7, their defence battled against Hartney, earning their goalie a shut out with a 2-0 victory. A battle saw the Lakers earn a well deserved 2-1 win against

Neepawa. In the semi-finals on Sunday, Mar. 8, the Lakers played Deloraine and won 4-3. The Lakers then went on to the gold medal game, where they would once again battle a tough Neepawa squad. The Lakers played their speedy game and came out victorious in a real nail-biter. While both teams played very well, the Gladstone Lakers played a hard fought three periods and were rewarded with 2-0 win. Gladstone won gold and Neepawa won silver.

Silver medal for Neepawa Atoms

The Neepawa Natives Atom team.

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Natives Atom hockey team ended its recent provincial run with a silver medal performance in Deloraine. Neepawa had a solid weekend at the event, but were stymied by the Gladstone Lakers in the gold medal game 2-0.

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Neepawa earned its place in the final, with an impressive 2-1 semi-final victory over Grand Plains in double overtime. Gladstone, meanwhile, advanced to the final with a 4-3 win over Deloraine.

Congratulations to both teams on a pair of impressive performances throughout the event.

It’s been a great season so far for the Neepawa Novas Gymnastics Club. The team has competed at several notable events throughout the province. It all began on Dec. 14, as the Novas attended the Winnipeg Gymnastics Centre “Winter Warm Up” Competition.

All around results are as follows. Due to space constraints, only the top five placements are listed.

JO1: Chaelyn Skomoroski (silver); Brooke BoyleKaraz (silver).

JO2 (2009-2011): Jane Winters (gold).

JO3 (2007): Allison Beaumont (fifth).

JO4 (2008): Chayanne Cox (silver).

JO4 (2004-2006): Bree Walker (bronze).

Neepawa competition On Jan. 25, Neepawa hosted six clubs from across the province at our annual “Flippin’ Fabulous” Gymnastics Competition.

We appreciate all the support from the community businesses, board members, parents, gymnasts, coaches and volunteers. We are so proud of all our gymnasts and the hard work they have put into accomplishing their goals so far this season. All around top five results are as follows: JO1: Brooke Boyle Karaz (silver); Linley Armstrong (silver); Natalie Henton (silver); Saydee Murray (silver); Arwen Milligan (silver); Ava Lang (gold); Jetlyn Fleury (silver); Chaelyn Skomorowski (silver); Ellie Armstrong (silver).

JO2 (ages 7-8): Jane Win-

ters (fourth).

JO2 (Age 9): Amaya Cox (silver).

JO2 (Age 10): Kaitlyn Burgess (bronze); Jayden Zalluski (fifth).

JO2 (Age 11): Madisen Trites (gold); Sveinna Bjarnarson (silver); Paige Kaspick (fifth).

JO3 (Age 12): Allison Beaumont (silver).

JO3 (Ages 13-15): Kyra Kaspick (silver); Hanna Kaspick (bronze); Seleena Knoll (fourth).

JO4 (Age 11): Chayanne Cox (gold).

JO4 (Age 12): Annalyn Quesnel (bronze).

JO4 (Age 13): Bree Walker (gold)

St. Andrews The Neepawa Novas Gymnastics Club attended the St. Andrews Gymnastics Invitational on Feb. 8. the team’s top five results in the all-around are listed as follows.

JO1: Saydee Murray, Katiya Anderson, Natalie Henton (silver).

JO2 (Age 9): Amaya Cox (silver); Morgan Dyke (fifth place).

JO2 (Age 10): Kaitlyn Burgess (gold).

JO2 (Age 11): Madisen Trites (gold); Sveinna Bjarnarson (silver).

JO3 (Age 12): Allison Beaumont (gold); Ida Holm (bronze).

JO3 (Age 13-14): Hanna Kaspick (gold); Kyra Kaspick (silver).

JO3 (Age 15): Seleena Knoll (fourth).

JO4 (Age 10-11): Chayannee Cox (gold).

JO4 (Age 12): Emersyn Geekie-Towle (bronze); Annalyn Quesnel (fourth).

JO4 (Age 13 and up): Bree Walker (gold).

The St. Andrews Invitational on Feb. 8.

The Neepawa Novas competed at the Southport Invitational on Feb. 22.

Southport JO2 (Age 11): Madisen Invitational Trites (silver); Sveinna BjarOn Feb. 22, the Neepawa narson (bronze); Paige Novas competed in the Kaspick (fourth).

Southport Invitational.

JO3 (Age 12): Allison This competition was at- Beaumont (silver). tended by around 10 ManiJO3 (Ages 14 and up): toba clubs. Neepawa’s top Kyra Kaspick (gold). five results in the all-around JO4 (Age 9-11): Chayanne are as follows.

Cox (silver).

JO2 (Ages 7-8): Jane JO4 (Age 12): Emersyn Winters (gold).

Geekie-Towle (gold); AnJO2 (Age 9): Amaya Cox nalyn Quesnel (bronze). (fourth).

JO4 (Age 13 and up): Bree JO2 (Age 10): Kaitlyn Walker (gold).

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In Loving Memory of Regina Reiner. Past her suffering, past her pain, Cease to weep for tears are vain, She who suffered is at rest, Gone to Heaven with the best. Love Joanne, Wayne, Murray and Richard and families.

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Cliff Kristjanson March 15, 2015

I thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday, And the days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.

Lovingly remembered and never forgotten, Kay & Family

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Minnedosa Grain Growing Project in support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank presents an information and fund raising banquet Sunday, April 5, 2020 at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre; starts at 5:00 p.m. Supper at 6:00 p.m. Canadian Foodgrains bank learning tour of India Speaker- Travis Rintoul. Silent auction. All are welcome.

Advance tickets available at Minnedosa Credit Union, Minnedosa United Church office and Heritage Co-op Agro Board Members Glenn 204-867-3341, Gordon 204867-5804, Neil 204-8742206, Barry 204-867-0042, John 204-867-0051, Ray 204-867-3303, Mark 204874-2118 and Candice 204868-5578.

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C2 Charolais Annual Bull Sale, Thursday, April 2, 1:00 p.m. at the Killarney Auction Mart in Killarney, MB. Selling 50 yearling Charolais bulls.

For a catalogue or more information contact Jeff at 204-242-4448 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006.

View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com, and on sale day watch & bid online at www.DLMS.ca. (PL#116061) _____________________ Cattle Capital Bull Sale, Monday, April 8th, 1:00 pm at the Ste. Rose Auction Mart, St. Rose Du Lac, MB. Offering 50 Red & Black Full Blood Simmentals, Black Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh Bulls, 10 Two-Year Olds and 14 Simmental Heifers. For a catalogue or more information, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.

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Prime Plus Bull Sale, Wednesday, April 15th at 1:00 pm at the Beautiful Plains Ag Complex Neepawa, MB. Presented by Doug Troop Hereford Farm, Greenridge Farms, Manns Herefords, Jay Rimke, Calvert Cattle Co., and Batho Farms. Offering 40 Hereford & Angus Bulls, a group of Two-Year Olds and 30 Replacement Quality Heifers. For a catalogue or more information contact T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.

BuyAgro.com (PL #116061) _____________________ WILSON-LEES VALUE ADDED BULL SALE, Friday, April 3, 2:00 pm at the Right Cross Sale Facility in Kisbey, SK. Offering a tremendous group of Hereford yearling and 2 year old bulls. All bulls are semen tested, vet inspected. Volume discounts and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www. buyagro.com (PL #116061)

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Neepawa First Baptist Church invites you to:

In loving memory of

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Polonia Community Hall Coming Events Old Time Dance

May 9, 2020 • 8 p.m. - midnight Northern Reflections Band

Every day in some small way We miss you more than words can say, In our hearts you will always stay, Loved and remembered everyday.

Forever loved and missed by the families of Murray, Glenda, Lynnette, Judy, Marlin and Ron's children Stetson and Lacie.

A stage production of incredible true stories of the persecuted church.

Saturday, March 28 7:00 pm First Baptist Church 219 PTH 5 N, Neepawa Free admission

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*subject to change April 5 - Hungarian • May 5 - Korean June 7 - Flavors of the World September 27 - Belgian • November 1 - Brazilian

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Obituary DORIS VIDNES Doris Vidnes passed away in the early morning hours Feb. 23rd at the Carberry Personal Care Home, with family at her side. Doris May Fenn was born January 3, 1921, to parents Charles and Grace Fenn in Teulon, Manitoba. She was the oldest of 6 sisters, her twin Dorothy, Ruth, Betty, Muriel and Gracie.

Pauline Code On March 3, 2020, Pauline (Polly) Code passed away at the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home at the age of 98 years.

Polly was born on March 10, 1921 to parents Jim and Mary Zalizniak. In 1942, Polly married Daniel Code and they raised their family in the McCreary area.

On May 22,1940, she married her husband of 71 years, Hawkon, and together, they raised 5 children, Shirley (Darius) Gross, Ruth (Ralph) Rutledge, Charles (May) Vidnes, Gary (Barb) Vidnes and Patricia (Brent) Graham.

They had several moves in their life together and moved to Carberry in 1955, where they finally settled permanently.

Mom was a kind and generous person, who enjoyed gardening, playing cards, singing, dancing and visiting with friends. She especially enjoyed being surrounded by her family.

Doris loved sewing, knitting, gardening, canning, curling, but most of all spending, time with family and friends. Doris and Hawkon also spent many years camping and fishing at Manipogo Park, where they had many dear friends. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Auxiliary, The Order of the Eastern Star and the Carberry Curling Club, to mention just a few. Doris had many friends, but in her later years at the Marshall Memorial, there were two very special friends, Linda and Petra, and together they shared many visits and stories over a good cup of tea.

Polly will be forever remembered with love by her son Kelvin Code (Mary), her daughter Peggy Martinook, her son-in-law John Terrick, her grandchildren Jodi Terrick, Craig Terrick (Lorrie), Jill Terrick, Jennifer Code and Amanda Novak, her great grandchildren Kenneth, Megan, Abby, Hayley, Rory, Daryl (Jasmine) and Eden, along with her great great grandchildren Lauren and Brooks and her nieces, nephews, extended family and close friends.

Doris was predeceased by her twin Dorothy, husband Hawkon, sister Betty, daughter Shirley, son-in-law Darius and grandson Jack. Left to mourn her loss are 4 children, 12 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren.

“MOTHER you left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, although we cannot see you, you’re always by our side.”

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM March 14, Carberry United Church. Interment Carberry Plains Cemetery.

Arrangements White’s Funeral Home.

Polly was predeceased by her husband Dan and her daughter Jannett.

A celebration of Polly's life was held on Monday, March 9, 2020 in the McCreary Gospel Church, McCreary, MB. Pastor Josiah Preuter officiated and interment followed in the McCreary Municipal Cemetery.

Should friends so desire, donations may be made in memory of Pauline to the McCreary Alonsa Personal Care Home, Box 250, McCreary, MB, R0J 1B0.

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Robert “Bob” Glen Richardson

It saddens our hearts to write that Bob Richardson of Arden, MB, passed away suddenly in the Neepawa Hospital, on March 9, 2020.

Bob is survived by his loving wife Isabelle, of 55 years; five children Doug (Kim) with Tracy and Nicole, Shelley with Justin, Cody (Sheena), Loghan and Ben, Lisa (Greg) with Tyler (Sam), Meaghan (Sylvester) and Alex, Cindy (Minh) with Ryan and Christopher, Kristine with Jesse and Jessica; one sister Marlene (Tom) and five great grandchildren Carter, Gavyn, Chloe, Sierra, and Amelia.

Bob was predeceased by his parents Roy and Laura Richardson; brother Les; one grandson Morgan; as well as his in-laws.

Bob and Isabelle raised their family on the family farm in the Keyes area from 1965-1999. They then moved to Arden to slow down in life. Bob would talk about the farm whenever he could. This was his passion in life. In 2004, he lost his eyesight, but continued to live a good life in their home with his Isabelle and precious dog Lady.

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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.

Brenda Loewen Secretary The Municipal Board 1144-363 Broadway Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3N9 204-945-4014

Cremation has taken place and a family graveside service will take place at a later date.

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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

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Kindergarten Registration for the 2020 Fall Term will be held during the regular school hours between March 2 and March 27, 2020 at the following schools: Alonsa School Tele # 204-767-2168 Glenella School Tele # 204-352-4253 Ste. Rose School Tele # 204-447-2088 McCreary School Tele # 204-835-2083 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.

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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.

The council of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford has scheduled a public hearing at the Carberry Council Chambers on April 13, 2020 at 9:10 am to present the following Special Service Proposal By-law No. 1/2020: Description of the Special Service: This Special Service Proposal By-law No. 1/2020 is a continuation of the previous Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Special Service By-law No. 1/2017 which was put in place to establish a special service tax for dust control (application of Magnesium Chloride) in three specific areas of the municipality. Council is proposing to continue with the same three areas under the previous Special Service By-law No. 1/2017.

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.

Areas of the Municipality for the Special Service: The Special Service Areas in the municipality will be: Special Service Area No. 1 – the municipal road called Centennial Drive Special Service Area No. 2 – municipal Road 89 W from PTH Highway 16 continuing for 1 km S. Special Service Area No. 3 – the village of Brookdale All property owners within these three areas will be subject to the special service tax.

Estimated Cost of the Service: The estimated cost per year is calculated as chemical cost per linear ft @ 2 – 16 ft passes X road length with a 10% increase applied consecutively. Special Service Area No.’s 1, 2, & 3 will receive two passes of Magnesium Chloride per year.

Special Service Area No. 1

Special Service Area No. 2

Special Service Area No. 3

2020

$3,811.29

$6,592.82

$4,257.23

2021

$4,201.68

$6,002.36

$4,693.09

2022

$4,614.96

$6,592.82

$5,154.68

Method and Rate of Calculating the Special Service Tax: Special Service tax rate will be an annual per property rate as follows: Special Service Area No. 1

Special Service Area No. 2

Special Service Area No. 3

2020

$181.49

$418.83

$137.33

2021

$200.08

$461.72

$151.39

2022

$219.76

$507.14

$166.28

A written objection may be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer, at 316 Fourth Avenue, Carberry 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 services plan.

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 of their objection.

Copies of Special Service Proposal No. 1/2020 are available at the municipal office at 316 Fourth Avenue, Carberry.

Dated at the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford this 6th day of March , 2020, and issued pursuant to Section 318 of The Municipal Act. Trish Fraser, CMMA Chief Administrative Officer Mun. of North Cypress-Langford (204) 834-6600

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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.

Colleen Synchyshyn, C.M.M.A. Chief Administrative Officer

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Gladstone, MB Nutrien Ag Solutions Gladstone has opportunities available for a NH3 Truck Driver and Dry Fertilizer Truck Driver for the spring season.

Duties: • Deliver Anhydrous Ammonia to farm customers with TDU • Deliver Anhydrous Ammonia tanks to farm customers • Deliver dry fertilizer to farm customers • Accurate completion of inspections and daily logs Qualifications: • Valid Class 3 with Air driver’s license • High school diploma or equivalent • Mechanically inclined • Flexible work schedule including some evenings and weekends Expected start date : April 14, 2020 To apply for this position, please forward resumes to: Raymond Fischer raymond.fischer@nutrien.com or fax to 204-385-3321

Inter-Mountain Watershed District The Position: The Inter-Mountain Watershed District (WD) requires a technician to work out of the Ste. Rose office for a 1-year term to provide direction and technical expertise towards the development of watershed planning and program implementation initiatives. The long term goal is to encourage sustainable use and integrated management of watershed resources through cooperation with Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments. The District is the lead water authority within the following area: the entire municipalities of Ste. Rose and McCreary, as well as the southern portion of the municipality of Lakeshore, and portions of the municipalities of Alonsa, Rosedale, and Dauphin. The WD manages a complex system of water control infrastructure in this area, and also delivers conservation programming to residents across the Dauphin Lake watershed in order to protect the quality of water within the watershed.

Reporting to the Infrastructure Program Coordinator, the incumbent is responsible for: • Providing leadership and direction in the development of programming strategies for application throughout the District.

• Delivery and design of water control infrastructure projects, including the development of short and long term management strategies for infrastructure initiatives; as well as detailed project management.

• Working in the field in inclement weather on projects with contractors.

• Designing projects and estimating associated costs.

• Surveying with GPS RTK unit and mapping drone (Sensefly eBee).

• Post-processing of survey data and creating profiles.

• Grant and report writing.

• Fish population surveying.

• Office administration.

• Promoting and supporting overall district goals and objectives.

• Supervise summer students and contractors.

Qualifications: Graduation from a recognized program in natural resource management, environmental sciences and/ or environmental engineering/technical program and/or extensive experience in resource program planning and management through knowledge of agricultural land use and fundamental watershed principles. Must have strong communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills, ability to multitask, and use computers with various Microsoft Office packages. Previous experience with the management of water control infrastructure, GIS, fisheries research, AutoCAD, surveying, and postprocessing software such as Global Mapper are assets.

Holding a drone pilot certificate is also an asset.

Expected start date is May 4, 2020. Applicants should forward their résumés (including a list of references and salary expectations) no later than 4:30p.m., WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2020 to: Inter-Mountain Watershed District Box 449, 630 Central Ave. Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba R0L 1S0 Fax: 204-447-4070 Email: trwcd@mymts.net The Inter-Mountain Watershed District would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Class 1 drivers & Owner Operators Operating super B grain hoppers, prairie provinces only.

Contact Steve, 204-385-3048 or 204-871-5139 Email kjarvisfarms@gmail.com Westlake Watershed District Is Hiring a

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TOUCHWOOD PARK ASSOCIATION INC. A Non-Profit Organization with a Mandate to Provide Services to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.

Applications are currently being accepted for selfmotivated persons to join the team of

Direct Service Workers.

The successful candidates will be committed to the goals and objectives of the organization and supportive of its programs and services.

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!

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing • Harvest and package edible offal • Process pork carcasses into primal cuts • Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value added specifications for local, national and international premium markets • Carry out other tasks related to processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect • Open to working in colder/warmer environments • Physically Fit • Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset

Current starting wage is $14.85/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

Wage scale extends to $22.10 per hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team.

As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies.

If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

Qualifications: - Grade 12 or equivalent - Valid Driver’s License with Excellent Driving Record - Current Clear Criminal Record Check - Current Clear Adult Abuse Registry Check - Valid First Aid and CPR - Experience working with adults with developmental/ physical disabilities an asset

TENDER - MOWING OF GRASS

Beautiful Plains School Division invites tenders for the mowing of grass for the 2020 and 2021 seasons for the following schools.

J. M. Young School (Eden) Brookdale School Carberry Schools (R. J. Waugh & Carberry Collegiate) Neepawa Area Collegiate/Neepawa Middle School Site verification is the responsibility of the contractor.

Details for Tender: - Tenders are to be on a “per cut” basis for each site.

- Tenders to run May 1st to September 1st each year.

- Grass to be cut twice a month.

- Extra cuts if requested by the Division will be paid at the per cut rate.

- Prices to remain constant for 2 years.

- Tender price to include GST. Tenders close 12:00 NOON, Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 Direct inquiries and application to: Tyler Stewart Maintenance Supervisor Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Email: tstewart@bpsd.mb.ca These details can be viewed on the Division website at www.beautifulplainssd.ca Click on Job Postings

FOR SALE BY TENDER

Please submit your resume prior to March 31st to: Human Resources Director Box 1149 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Email: jmiddleton@touchwoodpark.ca

Sealed, written tenders for the property situate in the MUNICIPALITY of ODANAH and described below will be received by:

Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op is presently recruiting for

W ½ 18-15-18 WPM Includes four (4) 1,900 bushel flat bottom bins and one (1) 3,000 bushel flat bottom bin

OFFICE CLERK

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEPTIONIST Full Time For Our Administration Office In Neepawa, MB

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.

If you would like to work with an established and progressive company, please complete an application form at our Administration Office or send a cover letter and resume to: Attention: Glenda Finkewich – Human Resource/Health & Safety Manager Email: g.finkewich@neepawagladstonecoop.com Or mail to: Box 879, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 www.neepawagladstonecoop.com We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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MEIGHEN, HADDAD LLP 110-11th Street Brandon, Manitoba R7A 4J4 Attention: Warren G. Barber, Q.C.

CONDITIONS OF TENDER 1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property and not on any representations made by or on behalf of the Vendor.

2. Tenders must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

3. Tenders must be accompanied by a $2,500.00 deposit cheque payable to Meighen, Haddad LLP. Deposits accompanying unacceptable bids will be refunded.

4. The land will be sold subject to Ducks Unlimited caveat 84-5749/5.

5. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. The bidder whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale.

2. The closing date of the sale shall be October 30, 2020 on which date the Vendor shall provide a registerable Transfer of title and the Purchaser shall pay the balance of the accepted tender or provide evidence that the balance will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance is not paid in accordance with these conditions, the deposit may be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

3. Possession is not authorized until acceptable arrangements for full payment are made following acceptance of tender.

4. All mines and minerals will be reserved from any transfer.

5. The successful bidder will be responsible for real property taxes commencing January 1st, 2021.

For further information contact Bruce Lawson at 1-204-874-2303

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Continued from Page 3 One thing that’s a little different about this year’s event is the timing. Usually, the Margaret Laurence Home hosts their Canada Reads evening before the CBC debates take place, to give people a taste of each of the books before the national event. “It really doesn’t matter, because ours is not a debate, it’s not a competition,” Chapman expressed. “It’ll be interesting, when people already know which one won the CBC event... People could say, ‘Oh, hard to believe that book won.’ And when they have that information for our event, it’ll be interesting to see if people do that.”

This is one of the MLH’s longest-running events and one that has been very popular with local residents, Chapman noted. “It reliably turns out a nice crowd for the size of the house. And we’ve had people asking us about it,” he added. “It’s clearly something they have been to before and they plan to come back.”

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Why age your Walleye?

Studying Walleye age and growth for Fisheries Management

By Kade Campbell University College of the North Over time, all living things change and grow. Monitoring this change in species and populations is important.

As an avid angler, Fisheries Management student and a soon to be graduate of the Natural Resource Management Technology Program, I am particularly interested in determining the age and growth of Walleye (Sanders vitreus) and monitoring changes in their population sizes.

Why Walleye, you ask?

Walleye are not only targeted by recreational and subsistence anglers, but also by commercial fishermen throughout the province. Consequently, long-term monitoring of provincial Walleye stocks and determining the age and growth patterns of this desired species is very important for recreational and economic values. Here is why!

Walleye create jobs for many Manitobans. From your local convenience store and ‘bait & tackle’ shop, to commercial fishing operations, all of us benefit… because who goes fishing without snacks, bait or gas? What I am saying is that Walleye in our province’s rivers and lakes are a big part of the economy. How big you ask?

For instance, Manitoba sold 195,000 fishing licenses in 2017 and did so for the previous four consecutive years (Manitoba Sustainable Development 2019). From these sales, both you and I can confidently estimate using a $25 license fee that local and non-resident anglers have spent approximately $19,500,000 in almost a half decade! That is $4,875,000 per year from licences alone in Manitoba!

Bringing this same logic south and using only the south basin of Lake Winnipeg and the tributaries of the Red River, Walleye angling contributes $111 million per year to Manitoba’s GDP! (Hoye 2019).

If Walleye are this important to our economy, we have to manage this species and we can do this by studying

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Kade Campbell, Fisheries Management student at University College of the North, is studying the age and growth of Walleye as part of his work in the Natural Resource Management Technology Program.

their age and growth. So how does age and growth help us manage this species? Well, by studying age and growth, we can estimate population size, life history, maturity, determine exploitation rates, set harvest limits and evaluate environmental factors.

To study the age and growth of Walleye, a sample needs to be captured. Each Walleye in the sample is weighed

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in grams and the fork length is measured in millimeters.

The fork length is measured where the V is created in the caudal (tail) fin. This length from nose to the fork in the caudal fin ensures accurate measurements, as the tip of the tail is often damaged. After being weighed and measured, the gender of the Walleye is determined by examining its gonads (i.e., testis or ovaries). Finally, the first four dorsal spines are removed for laboratory analysis to determine the age of each Walleye captured. How do dorsal spines help determine age?

These spines are sectioned similar to the method for aging trees, and the consecutive rings, or annuli, are counted in each cross section to provide the age of each Walleye. Better yet, these same annuli can also be measured to determine how far they are apart from each other. Varying distances between the annuli represent each growth year and the difference in growth from one year to the next. In turn, these differences in growth dictate when it may be most beneficial to the angler as well as the Walleye to harvest particular populations so that sustainability of our Walleye stocks, as well as our economy, is achieved.

For example, a Walleye at age six or seven may be growing most productively, providing its greatest increase in filet biomass and fecundity (i.e., the number of eggs per ovary) during this specific growth period. Consequently, harvesting the Walleye earlier may not provide the time to increase its filet weight or provide it time to reproduce.

As information regarding age structure of a fish population is a critical component in the Fisheries Management process, these skills are particularly important for me if I want to help conserve our natural resources as an Officer following graduation. My technical commitment to these skills will help to ensure that my work highlights the importance of accurate and robust estimates of age and growth, and how these measurements will help facilitate sound fisheries management in our province.

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Ste. Rose RCMP respond to fatal vehicle accident

Submitted RCMP Media Release At approximately 8:35 am, on Mar. 8, Ste. Rose RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle collision on Road 86W, located approximately 10 kilometres southeast of McCreary.

The investigation has determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 44-year-

old male from the RM of McCreary, was heading northbound when it lost control and entered the ditch and rolled. The 44-yearold driver was transported to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Ste. Rose RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

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All colleagues and friends are invited to email hrinfo@stridecu.ca to send along any retirement best wishes or stories for and about Gord Sylvester that can be shared during this celebration.

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