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While students were still in classrooms mid-March, Pudlo immediately began teaching his class how to use Zoom, a resource he first got acquainted with through “A Kid’s Guide To Canada - By Kids, For Kids”, a national educational program he has been involved with since 2017. The kids learned the basic features and how to run the program or app on both computer and mobile, so they could use Zoom from home. Pudlo and his students have been sharing stories, having snack time together, doing math activities and games, virtual science and social studies field trips and even gym activities while using Zoom to stay connected.

“Of my 22 students in my classroom this year, I’ve had up to 17 students able to connect at once so far, almost every single school day,” said Pudlo.

Pudlo also created a workbook of activities and projects for his Grade 4 students to take home and

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In the face of a pandemic, those who can find a way to do so are working from home. The same applies to the education department.

Teachers, such as Neepawa Grade 4 teacher Darren Pudlo, have been using online resources like Zoom to keep education moving.

For those who may not know, Zoom is a website and app that people can use to hold video or audio conferences, collaborate on projects and screen-share. It’s, as Pudlo says, the business world’s version of Facetime or Skype.

“As soon as the announcement was made that the province was suspending classes, I immediately started to search for ways that I could still keep an ongoing classroom connection with my students,” said Pudlo. “I feel that it’s so very important for the students to be able to continue to interact with one another, to be able to see each other, to be able to work and play together, while they are at home.”

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work on during the suspension of in-school classes, as not every student may have the ability to get online for school every day.

“I’ve also been working with other teachers to share what I’m presently doing in

my virtual classroom, and have worked with teachers to help them learn Zoom to meet their individual classroom needs,” Pudlo relayed.

“Although this past week was supposed to be Spring Break, I’ve been very busy

planning and preparing more distance learning opportunities for my students to carry on after Easter, as the suspension of classes has now been extended.”

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Many Easter traditions altered by COVID-19 pandemic

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Many people have family traditions that they do every year on certain holidays, such as Easter, and many traditions involve families gathering together to celebrate. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s gathering restrictions have put many Easter traditions on hold.

Pat Gawaziuk, who owns the Cozee Cornucopia bed and breakfast in Neepawa with her husband, Ernie, is one who has been keeping her family traditions for over 50 years, but now it has to change.

Every year, Gawaziuk bakes traditional Ukrainian Catholic Easter breads and decorates Easter eggs to make up a traditional Easter basket that gets blessed at the Easter service at church. Then, she shares with her children and grandchildren over the holiday. “We have a lot of traditions that we follow, with Easter coming up,” she explained. “And things that my parents did, that’s what I grew up with. And my kids don’t know any different, and now my grandkids.”

The traditional Ukrainian Catholic Easter Basket that Gawaziuk made this year includes Pascha (Easter bread with a braided top), Babka (cylindrical sweet bread with dried fruits), several other symbolic food items, as well as intricately decorated Pysanky (Easter eggs).

Gawaziuk said that she did her traditional baking again this year, thinking that it would be a normal Easter celebration, “But it’s not normal,” she noted.

Once she realized a family gathering wouldn’t be possible, she thought maybe they could all meet at a central location and she could just hand off her Easter basket, but now with government recommendations to stay home

unless absolutely necessary, she knows that’s not an option.

She also won’t be able to get the basket blessed at church this year. However, there will be an online service and she noted that she has some Holy Water at home, so they will be able to bless it from home.

“It’s so surreal,” she said, adding that she’s baked some of the same things every year for over

50 years and it’s strange to not be able to share them with her family. “This is the way it is this year, for the first time ever.”

Gawaziuk was quick to mention that she knows she’s one of the fortunate ones. She noted that there are lots of people who are completely alone and won’t be able to celebrate Easter with anyone, but at least she can still celebrate at home with her husband.

Another positive note is that she can still keep in touch with her family from afar. “We have to be so thankful for technology, with Facetime and Skype and all that,” Gawaziuk expressed. She noted that she even played a game of cribbage with one of her grandsons over Skype.

Gawaziuk noted that she knows there are bigger problems in the world than missing Easter celebrations, but for some people, it’s an important part of their lives and she wanted to let everyone know that they’re not the only ones going through this. “Right now, we have to stay apart to stay together,” she said.

“We just have to try to do what the government officials are telling us to do.”

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(From left) Pat and Ernie Gawaziuk will be celebrating Easter at home without the children and grandchildren this year. Pat has still made her traditional Ukrainian Catholic Easter Basket, that will be blessed at a virtual Easter service.

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Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still municipal work that needs to be done in Neepawa. Chief administrative of f icer Colleen Synchyshyn has stated that the Town has forged ahead with several new protocols to make sure that the dayto-day operations within the community remain unaltered.

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“In the last couple of weeks, we have divided [our staff ] into teams, somewhat , a nd t hose that aren’t still have to d istance as best t hey can. Obviously, all the sanitization procedures are still in place and, you know, making sure that [municipal workers] are aware of what they need to do to keep themselves safe,” stated Synchyshyn.

“It’s not quite business as usual, but we are modifying and adjusting as need

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In regard to the staff within the Town Office, Synchyshyn noted that everyone is still working full-time, though they have adjusted their office hours a small amount.

She also said that while, as of Apr. 3, their doors

were not locked, they are discouraging people from coming into the building.

“If you have questions, phone here or email us.

We will get back to you, because we want to be a source of information to you,” said Synchyshyn.

“We’re promoting online payments, that would be the absolute best [option], but we also have installed a mail slot in the vestibule area at the east entranceway. We have water bills that’ll be

going out and just throw it in the slot. We’ll just deal with it and mail you your receipt. And even with the water bills, we have extended another month for the due date on payment, just to say, ‘You know people, just don’t even worry about it until the third week in May. We’ll deal with it when we have to deal with it then.’ Every lenience we can give, we’re going to give.”

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A local reporter’s experiences of international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press I took a vacation recently– something I don’t do often!

This trip took me out of the country for the first time, down to Utah, U.S.A. It was good to take some time off and take a break from the news grind and the “archival dungeon” (a little office humour, as the archives are located in the basement).

Now, I should clarify, this whole trip was planned before the COVID-19 pandemic began. At the time of my departure, things weren’t as serious as they are now (don’t worry, I did my part and self-isolated).

Overall, it was a great trip, but you may be wondering, “How did the pandemic affect your vacation and travel?” Honestly, at the time, the biggest obstacle wasn’t COVID-19, but rather the massive earthquake that hit the Salt Lake City (SLC) area.

On Mar. 18, the day my first return flight was meant to be, the area dealt with a whopping 5.7 magnitude quake! Thankfully, it wasn’t quite that strong in Taylorsville, a mere 14.6 km from SLC, where I was staying with my partner and my partner’s family. With the airport closed, my flights were rescheduled for the 19th and 20th.

COVID-19’s effects in Utah However, the pandemic did affect a few things during my stay. I recall them in the following order...

• Store stocks: Much like up here, there was a lot of

panic buying, which is a real shame when other people also need supplies to stay healthy, safe and simply lead their normal lives.

Running a simple errand or two was quite the hassle– Everywhere we went, toilet paper, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and even items such as paper plates were all sold out, or mostly sold out. The nearby Walmart had to involve the police, because folks were rifling through boxes on palettes to find toilet paper. (For those who may not know, this is illegal.)

My partner and I were finally able to acquire a pack for the household a day or two before I was meant to return home.

• Closings: Unfortunately, but understandably, attractions we planned to tour together closed down. This included a multitude of museums and the aquarium, to name a couple. Ironically, the arcade in the mall was still open for business! Later into the week, food places shut down for eat-ins and accepted walk-out orders only.

• Loss of business: One of the saddest things I noticed also involved shopping. My partner and I went to an Asian owned and operated business– it’s a large building and they carry a selection of Asiatic goods, from food to sculptures, and even had items for anime and Studio Ghibli enthusiasts.

The store, my partner said, is normally heavily packed.

However, when we went in, it was dead quiet. We, aside from the two workers, were the only people inside. Due to misinformation and racism,

Asian markets and businesses are taking a noticeable hit.

Though our small purchase of a few bags of shrimp chips wouldn’t amount to much, I’m glad I supported them, at least a little.

COVID-19’s effects on flights and travel Now, how did travel compare? For that, I can’t be certain. I’ll leave you, the reader, to judge, as I am only sure of a couple of differences.

First, the flights down.

Now, the Brandon airport is quite small. With my flight leaving at 6:15 a.m., a small group of people was present and boarding the same flight. The WestJet plane was mostly full, but had a number of seats left empty.

One passenger was relocated to a different row to even out the distribution.

The Calgary airport was much larger. It would be hard to get a grasp of exactly how busy it was. However, there was a lot of traffic going through security and customs. From Calgary to SLC was a Delta flight at 12:12 p.m., with the plane packed. Only a couple of seats were empty, allowing one or two people to shuffle around if they desired. Upon arrival at SLC, I noted that the airport there was of a similar size to Calgary’s and appeared quite busy as well.

The flights home were noticeably different. The first flight was with Delta Airlines and set for 11:20 a.m.. The airport was noticeably abuzz with activity at the security checkpoints, likely a tad more

due to others rebooking their flights, as I had, due to the earthquake. After security, it was noticeably quieter. I assume this is likely in part, if not wholly, due to the size of the airport and the flights other passengers were scheduled to board.

Prior to the flight, a Health Canada agent worked with the airline staff to ask the expected passengers questions related to COVID-19.

The questions included where you have been while travelling and a rundown of the symptoms and whether or not the passenger has been experiencing them. I believe there were only two people per row (one person each side), unless there was a group travelling together.

At Calgary, I received a few information slips and was informed that the government is asking all those who travel to self isolate once they reach their final destinations.

As I was staying overnight to catch my last flight the following day, I spent as much time as possible inside my hotel room. All of the stores at the Delta Hotel were closed down and room service un-

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The locations to which they were travelling? Were the more spacious seating arrangements intentional, or were most people simply done travelling? It very well could be a mixture– you tell me!

D isclaimer: Cassandra Wehrhahn (they, them and their pronouns) is a writer, photographer and archivist for the Neepawa Banner & Press. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this piece are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Banner & Press or other members of the Banner & Press staff.

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At 9:15 a.m. on Mar. 20, my final flight, once again with WestJet, was set to depart. Once all the passengers were boarded, I noted that this flight was comparable to the flight I had the day before. That is, mostly empty, with usually only one or two people in a row.

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hen it comes right down to the facts of life (and death), all we have is hope. We are living in trying times. We have all gone through trying times before, be it personally, in our family history or in the history of our country.

When Queen Elizabeth spoke this past weekend, she reminded us that there will be better days ahead. She should know, as she referred to her first broadcast message from 80 years ago during the early days of WWII. Since then, she, her family and the world have been through an awful lot. Or in other words, the world has been through a lot of awful.

All we really have is hope and for many, it comes from faith.

Faith in God, faith in oneself, in family, friends, neighbours and fellow citizens. We are being asked to go through a lot right now, but fortunately, for most Manitobans so far, it is “only” a matter of inconvenience and financial stretching.

I think that our municipal governments and the Province are doing a good job. There are daily press conferences, including Saturday and Sunday.

As we all are, they are dealing with a lot of unknowns. What will happen to the COVID-19 infection rate? Who all will get sick and how sick? Will there be a large number of deaths? At the time of this writing (Apr. 6), there have only been two COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba. So far, many more people have died due to other causes in the same time frame. I emphasize, so far!

And therein lies the problem of uncertainty. I would respectfully say that the federal government isn’t doing as well as the neepawa

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Ken Waddell Province. Let’s just say I don’t share Justin Trudeau’s love for China. Given the devastation of the SARS epidemic in 2003 and given that COVID-19 came about from a similar place and a similar source, the feds should have acted quicker and more directly. They might have risked being called racist, but flights out of Wuhan, China, should have been cut off much sooner.

Taiwan shut the door pretty early on that account and it looks like it has helped them handle the virus. Admittedly, Taiwan doesn’t miss a chance to blame China for everything and vice versa. That said, I don’t trust a lot of countries, and most of all I don’t trust China. Their whole system runs pretty much against everything I believe in and their actions in the past few years have done little to change my mind.

In my mind, the big question is what do we do next time? With all the world travel, increasing globalization of business, tourism and trade, travel will come back. It was travel that bit us during SARS and travel that did us in with COVID-19. The heavy attempts to f latten the curve are going to mean a lot of people won’t get COVID-19. Not this time, anyway, but there will be another wave, and another

and maybe a fourth. The disease will be unrelenting until either everyone is immunized naturally or there is a vaccine.

I think the lesson learned here should be to do more rigorous and faster testing. The new tests are supposed to be much quicker.

The biggest problem is determining when an outbreak occurs and reacting much faster. I don’t think we got the story soon enough out of China. I believe they willfully suppressed the bad news and that suppression may well have caused thousands of deaths.

We also need to slow the mad rush to globalization. Canada, with all it’s great ag resources, should not have to import as much food as we do. We probably can’t ever grow bananas or oranges, but a lot of other foods can be produced here. We need a Canada First food policy, it’s a matter of national security.

Stay safe everyone, and yes, wash your hands.

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magine you want to go to the movies with your friends, but you can’t, because all the theatres are closed. Everything is closed.

This could have been written about today, but it wasn’t.

In high school biology, one of our major assignments was a research project and presentation. We were randomly assigned our topics and I was given the 1918 Flu Pandemic. While I don’t have the project anymore, the opening of this column is what I should have used to start my presentation, according MY to my teacher. PERSPECTIVE While the lesson that stuck with me was more about writing Kate than the details of the f lu, this Jackman-Atkinson seems as good a time as any to look at the deadliest pandemic in recorded history.

From 1918 to 1920, a new strain of influenza spread around the world. By the time it was done, about 500 million people had been infected and at least 50 million were dead. In Canada, the death toll was about 55,000 people, most of them between the ages of 20 and 40.

The ease of international travel we know today was unknown in the early 20th century, but for one event— World War I. The war— which ended with an armistice on Nov. 11, 1918 and a death toll of about 8.5 million soldiers— created the perfect conditions to spread the disease. Of unknown origins, it was first observed in soldiers in the spring of 1918. The close confines of trench warfare made ideal conditions for the virus to spread among soldiers. Then, once the war was over, the flu spread on the ships that took the soldiers home and then with them across each country.

In the fall of 1918, the second and most deadly wave of the pandemic hit. Additional waves took place in the springs of 1919 and 1920.

In planning a response to COVID-19, government officials are looking to the 1918 pandemic for lessons. Just like today, in 1918, public health departments shut down gatherings and isolated the sick. In the United States, gauze masks were distributed to be worn in public, stores weren’t allowed to hold sales and funerals were limited to 15 minutes. In Canada, containment was ineffective and the rates of infection grew. As more workers became infected, the economy became paralyzed.

In Canada today, we had some warning and time to act. It looks like we will be spared the economic impact of a death toll similar to that experienced a century ago. But what about the economic impact of preventative closures?

The 1918 pandemic may have some lessons on that was well. At the end of last month, Sergio Correia, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Stephan Luck, of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and Emil Verner, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, released a paper on the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions undertaken during the 1918 pandemic.

In 1918, much like today, there was a patchwork of different responses at the city and state levels in the United States. What the researchers found was that cities that intervened earlier and more aggressively didn’t perform worse and, if anything, grew faster once the pandemic was over. This means that not only did actions like quarantines and closing non-essential businesses result in fewer deaths, they also helped mitigate the pandemic’s economic toll. Overall, from 1919 to 1923, those areas that implemented more restrictive measures, over a longer time, saw an increase in manufacturing employment, manufacturing output, bank assets and consumer durables relative to those that didn’t and were harder hit by the pandemic.

The time to get back to pre-COVID-19 normal will be measured in months, maybe even years for some activities. In the short term, we know there will be economic pain, there already is, but the actions we have taken to slow the progression of the pandemic might not only result in more lives saved, but also reduce the pandemic’s longer-term impact on the economy.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Praying through COVID-19

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s I w r ite t hese words, I have just read an intriguing headline. It compares the conditions imposed on us

by COVID-19 to those that our world experienced during World War II. The caption read: “It’s the worst we’ve seen since the war.”

This isn’t the first time people have called the fight against COVID-19 a war.

Maybe they are trying to shock us– so that those who don’t will see how serious and life-threatening this virus really is. Or maybe they’re just trying to prepare us for several more weeks of restrictions on travel, social distancing, shortages of goods and “staying home.”

I don’t know what the person who wrote that headline was thinking when typing those words.

But I know that my prayers have changed a lot since reading them.

First, I am praying that we will experience a deep inner peace that will end all anxiety, fear and worry about the future. I have battled these things myself for many years, so I under-

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein stand the feelings of those who battle them now. You are in my prayers always Almighty God is the only person in the universe who knows when this crisis will end. He tells us to take our cares and concerns to him in prayer and he promises that his peace will fill our hearts and minds and remove all anxiety, worry and fear.

Second, I am praying that people will see the wisdom behind the public health orders, the closure of schools and non-essential businesses and the regulations regarding social distancing, limiting the size of assembled groups, closing of public parks and playgrounds and either postponing or cancelling scheduled events. We are all in this together and we each need to do our part to stop the spread of this virus.

Third, I am praying

that governments will only be granted such extra authority as is needed under the present circumstances.

We live in a parliamentary democracy and the rights of MPs and MLAs to oversee and if necessary, modify the actions of government must be respected. We must prove that democracy can work, especially in crisis times.

Finally, I am praying for a miracle in the hearts and minds of people. This pandemic has shown us that greed and selfishness are alive and well in all classes of people, wherever in the world they may live, and that these character traits can lead to conflict and violence, especially when they are triggered by anxiety and fear. We don’t want or need insurrection and violence in our streets.

Care, consideration and

common sense are needed as much now as they have ever been needed– maybe even more.

The only power in the universe that is strong enough to break the bonds of greed and selfishness is the transforming power of God’s Holy Spirit.

So these days, during my quiet times of reading and ref lection, I am praying that God will do for our communities, our country and our world what we cannot do for ourselves. I am praying that God will speak to each of us, show us where greed and selfishness have kept us from loving our neighbours as ourselves, and bring us all to the point where we realize that what happened on this day (Good Friday) many years ago opened the way for all of us to receive forgiveness of sin, the assurance of everlasting life and the power to become different people.

For me, that is the one bright light in the darkness caused by COV ID-19.

I pray that it gets even brighter in the days ahead.

Did I ever imagine?

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id I ever imagine, at the age of 74, I would be going for long walks– two to five miles a day– simply for pleasure and because I can? I have always loved walking.

As a youth, I was delighted to brave the elements, face the storm and foray forth. There was the time I was a mid-teen and a winter blizzard gripped the southern part of the province. Out in the open, head down and back hunched, I lurched against the wind, away from the house. A neighbour stopped and asked if I was okay, and was certain that I was a run-away. Couldn’t believe I was walking for fun.

Years later, when the youngest of the family was about three, I bundled us both out and headed into another winter storm. This one almost did us in, for I had walked out with the wind on my back, and coming home, facing the storm

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen and carrying an exhausted child, I longed for the safety of home. Learned a lesson there!

It was not unusual for me to walk around the block after the children were off to school. Four miles. Two bachelor brothers were our neighbours and for the first half year, they would stop and ask if I needed help.

After that, they simply stopped, rolled down the window of the dilapidated farm pick up, shook their heads, chortled, “Just walking, eh?” and drove off.

Did I ever imagine, at age 74, I would find reading a chore? As a child, I was a voracious reader. Nancy Drew, The Danny Orlis series, the Ann series, the

Little House series. Never into suspense, murder mysteries or science fiction. I continued to read, fiction, non-fiction, reflective and historical. Then, in 2002 I underwent surgery for a brain aneurism and reading became a chore. I relearned retention by rereading the books of my childhood and slowly the words on the page stuck together.

There have been seasons in my life where I have re-entered the scholastic realm. Here the reading had been assigned well in advance and I was able to process the material with slow, deliberate bites.

And successfully attain my Licensed Lay Worship Leaders certificate and my

Clinical Pastoral Car , Level One certificate. Think I did okay.

Did I ever imagine, at age 74, I would be comfortable guiding people through planning a funeral and then having the privilege of presiding at a service to honour a loved one? That is a resounding “never in my wildest”!

My first acquaintance with grief was the death of my paternal grandfather. In my early teens, I found his death difficult and the pain went deep. I was uncomfortable visiting hospitals or care homes, the sick and the dying. Then I walked with my father through his valley of the shadow of death and all fear fled. The transition from this life to the next became comforting, peaceful.

For me, his final journey was the beginning of a new one for me.

So did I ever imagine even being 74? Nope, not ever. It simply came. And it’s okay.

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Observation

By Addy Oberlin

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he other day, I read the lyrics of some beautiful hymns. The first one reminded me of Good Friday. “And can it be that I should gain?’ (Charles Wesley). “Amazing love! How can it be that Thou my God, shoudst die for me?” The Bible tells us in Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Another beautiful hymn is: “Christ arose” (Robert Lowrey). “Up from the grave He arose. Hallelujah! Christ arose!” Christ was crucified and slain, but Peter tells us in Acts 2:24 “Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be holden of it (held by it)..”

Times are very difficult for many of us right now, young and old. In this time of turmoil and trials, we need to hold onto it that because of God’s love for us, we can endure and celebrate by singing “Christ arose. He arose! Hallelujah, Christ arose!”

Wishing you all a very blessed Easter.

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Community more important now than ever

You may be sick of hearing the word “unprecedented.”

You may be discouraged as you watch the number of COVID-19 cases rise each day. You may be uneasy, stuck in your house with life as you know it disrupted.

All these things can put us on edge, causing anxiety and a feeling of helplessness.

But you are not helpless. Each one of us can lend a hand to one another. Ask your neighbours how they’re doing. Call your family and friends. Listen to the advice of public health experts.

Being a part of a community means giving and receiving help, and we are all part of a community, which is clearer than ever during a time like this.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) wants to remind you that communities lift each other up. They support each other. They may not always agree, but they put differences aside and work together. They keep in mind the needs of the other, the ones whose names they don’t even know. And they ensure they’re doing their part to make sure others can be safe and healthy as well.

Being a part of a community means making ethical choices. It means empathizing with the worn-out grocery clerk, being kind to the health-care workers and putting the good of the community ahead of the good of the individual.

There are some, however, who are trying to take advantage of this pandemic. These are a select number of individuals who are prioritizing their own desires.

Several new scams have been reported since COVID-19 appeared in Canada, looking to victimize people who are already scared.

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Métis during the fur trade

Many of the Métis made a living as trappers and sold furs to both fur trade companies.

Having two companies plying for their furs gained them higher prices. After the 1821 merger of Hudson Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company, HBC’s monopoly on the fur trade meant lower fur prices. Many Métis fur traders started shipping furs to the American fur company in an “illegal competition” with the HBC. In 1836, the HBC acquired the land formally owned by the Selkirk colony and immediately attempted to enforce a monopoly. The council of Assiniboia under Governor Alexander Christie insisted that the people of the settlement sell all their furs to the HBC. The traders were not even to keep any furs for their own personal use and as well, if they traded with the Americans, they were not to receive their mail. Since the Americans had a larger and better selection of goods and paid higher prices, the trading continued.

Christie resorted to having south going carts searched and any furs confiscated. The Scotch and French speaking Métis joined together and petitioned the British government to restrain the HBC from their antics, but to no avail.

Things came to a head with the Guillaume Sayer Trial in 1849. Sayer, a Métis trapper and trader, was accused of the illegal trading of furs and brought to trial by the Court of Assiniboia. The trial was presided by Adam Thom, whose anti-Catholic and anti-Métis bias was well known. As well, the jury was heavily stacked with either HBC officials or HBC supporters. During the trial, 300 armed Métis men, led by Louis Riel Sr., surrounded the outside of the courtroom, ready to support their Métis brother, peacefully or by force, if necessary. Sayer was found guilty, but the jury recommended clemency and Judge Thom dismissed the charges. Wise man. The HBC no longer could use the courts to enforce their monopoly on the settlers of Red River. Crying, “Commerce is free, long live liberty,” the Métis went home to free trade.

It did not take long for the Métis to establish their own business network, independent of the HBC. Métis trains of Red River carts bypassed HBC stores and exchanged goods directly with the buyers in the United States. However, in Europe, beaver hats had come out of fashion, replaced by cheaper, silk hats, causing the beaver fur prices to drop. Prices also dropped for the furs of other animals and many Métis trappers, who had become reliant on the fur trade, had to do other things to support their families. The demand for bison robes and hides was high in Europe, so the bison hunting became important. They also processed the bison meat into pemmican to sell to the fur trade workers.

After the Guillaume Sayer Trial, the English-speaking and French-speaking Métis had joined forces in opposition to the British-Canadian majority from the east. Family, culture and their Christian faith were their unifying bond. Against that unity was their different languages and religious affiliations. It was in the Red River region that the Métis nation was established. Many of them spoke the Michif language, which is essentially a mix of French and Aboriginal words, often Cree. The Métis had a joy about them and loved celebrating with music and dance. The fiddles brought from France and Scotland made the music they made famous. Every family had a fiddle player or two that played despite any formal lessons. Métis instruments were often handmade, since maple and birch woods were more readily available than the cash to purchase instruments.

Métis jigging originated in the Red River area. It is quite a combination of Nations.

It combined Scottish and French-Canadian step-dancing, and reel, jig and quadrille steps and some Indigenous dance steps thrown in. Some of the more popular jigs are the “Red River Jig,” the “Rabbit Dance,” the “Broom Dance” and the “Sash Dance.”

Soups were a time-honoured comfort food for Métis families.

One pot meal

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 medium onion, diced 1 tsp. Mrs. Dash 2 stalks celery, diced 2 Tbsp. dried parsley 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 -1 tsp. salt 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 1/2 tsp. black pepper 2 large carrots, diced 1 litre beef broth 1 sweet bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup red wine, optional 1 large can diced tomatoes 1 cup elbow macaroni, optional In a large pot over medium-high heat, brown the meat with the onion, celery and garlic. Remove the pot from the heat and drain off the fat. Return the pot to the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, then cover the pot and simmer the soup for about 20 minutes, until potatoes and macaroni are tender. If the soup is too thick, add more broth or water. Taste and add more salt, pepper or more Mrs. Dash as needed. Serve with crusty brown bread.

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Miss Ramsay's Grade 3 class of 1953. Back row, from left: Unknown, Barry Deveson, Terry Kulbacki, Jerry Wasyluk, Jim Levendoski, Unknown, Jim Sutherland, Lawrence Polichuck, Bob Mercer, Larry Gutoski, Bill Bush and Ted Greenhalgh. Middle row, from left: Sharon McGregor, Jackie Pasquill, Raymonde McLean, Verna Hyra, Fern Winthrop, Donna Harvey, Lorraine McGillvary, Donna Cameron, Pat Jackson, Phyllis Charbonneau, Marjorie Breden, Bette Lynn Wickett, Joan MacEachern, Wilma Middleton, Leslie Austin and Marlene Puhach. Front row, from left: Morris Kozoroski, Ted Crabbe, Don Irvine, Ron Irvine.

By Rick Sparling Neepawa Banner & Press Jackie Snider (Pasquill) recalls Central School as being a place of wide staircases, high ceilings, back stairs and immense show cases full of stuffed animals and trophies. She recalls

walking to school every day and meeting up with her cousin, who was in the higher grade at Central.

Bebop, wide pant legs (drapes) and chains hanging from pants pockets were popular with the older kids.

She was quite proud (in her tunic, white blouse and short

white socks) to be walking to school with her really cool (jive talking) cousin, which she missed after moving back into West Park. Jackie's teacher in Grade 3 was Miss Ramsay. When they went back to West Park School, she thinks the class just walked as a group.

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Altona looks to lift spirits during pandemic

By Cassandra Wehrhahn on Mar. 26. In the video, Neepawa Banner & Press Friesen was decked out in a lab coat and goggles, demonI n t he face of t he strating how sanitary wipes COV I D -19 outbrea k , do not disintegrate like toilet how do you stay informed paper does, telling his audiwithout getting exhausted? ence “Wipes clog pipes!”

How do you stay positive? Later, a follow-up video was This is something that one posted that depicted Friesen Manitoba town, Altona, on-scene with town crews has received a couple shout- to check if any clogging has outs for. taken place since the demDuring these trying times, onstration, with the crew Mayor Al Friesen has been member giving a thumbs up working with the rest of for “so-far-so-good!” the town to post videos on Methods for keeping tabs Facebook that range from on neighbours, such as collight-hearted, but informa- our coded cards being hung tive, to giving shout-outs in windows, have also been to businesses contributing highlighted by the town as to health and safety efforts they pop up. That’s not all, and highlighting resources, though. such as Help Next Door “The town and its resiMB. One such video got dents have been doing differFriesen highlighted in the ent activities to spread cheer, CBC article titled, “What to boost people’s spirits with the community is all about”, everything that’s going on,”

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One of Altona’s activities to lift community spirits is writing inspirational messages with sidewalk chalk.

said recreation programmer Miranda Gerbrandt.

“We’ve been promoting activities such as kids, families, putting drawings in

their windows for people to find and post about on social media as sort of an I-Spy type activity.”

The I-Spy-Altona activity

kicked off on Mar. 30 and is slated to continue until Apr. 27. Each time the activity is held, the recreation department provides a theme, such as “April Fools”. From there, families and their kids are invited to create something based on the theme, display them in their windows for others to see and to post the works they find in others’ windows on social media with #ispyaltona attached in the post. Residents have also been writing uplifting chalk messages on park trails in the Altona Centennial park. “[It] definitely makes you smile,” Gerbrandt mused.

On top of this, residents have been putting pictures and messages in windows, the local church has been delivering encouragement cards to personal care

homes, local salons shopping for people and delivering gift cards and grocery stores have been delivering groceries to homes in the community. These activities were highlighted in the province’s daily briefing on Mar. 29 as well, the speaker stating, “It really speaks to what a great province we have. We’ve heard about wonderful gestures of kindness and great acts in every community the past couple of weeks.”

Gerbrandt noted that the nearby town of Morris has been doing similar acts as well. Every day, the town bell is rung at 8:00 p.m. and the Stampede Inn is offering truck drivers hot showers and a chance to get out and rest for an hour free of charge from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., as thanks for all they do.

Mazier rejects pay raise, donates to COVID-19 initiatives Submitted Media Release

Member of Parliament, Dan Mazier, has condemned the scheduled pay raise , which occurred on Apr. 1 for all MPs. Scheduled raises are a result of previous Liberal government legislation that mandated pay raises for MPs. Although such an increase in salary is meant to correlate with national inflation targets, local MP Dan Mazier believes that it is inappropriate for politicians to accept a raise during the COVID-19 crisis, a crisis where many people are suffering financially. Since being elected in 2015, the Liberal government has not introduced any legislation that would freeze the scheduled raise, despite the ability to do so. The previous Con-

servative government voted to freeze MP salaries for three consecutive years during the global economic crisis.

“I think it is totally inappropriate that the Liberal government would give themselves, and federal politicians, a raise during this crisis. COVID-19 is not only a health crisis, it is an economic crisis that is impacting the finances of all Canadians. It’s Canadians who need support at this time, not politicians,” stated Mazier.

Although legislation requires MPs to accept such a raise unless a salary freeze is implemented by the government, Mazier has committed to donating his increase in pay to local service groups throughout the constituency.

“There are a lot of local organizations and charities

working tirelessly to support the people impacted by COVID-19 in our riding; I am proud to financially support local charities that are struggling with decreased revenue and increased demand,” stated Mazier, who plans to divide his pay increase between various charitable organizations.

Additionally, Mazier will continue to focus on supporting constituents through the COVID-19 crisis. He has been meeting with local businesses, industry leaders and constituents through virtual means to hear their concerns. Mazier has been sharing the concerns of his constituents with other MPs and government officials during daily meetings to ensure they receive accurate information and the appropriate supports.

Mazier is encouraging all Canadians to support one another during the COVID-19 crisis and put politics aside.

On a personal level, he encourages individuals to assist seniors and those with health conditions to reduce their exposure to potential infec-

tion. On a community level, Mazier strongly encourages people to support local businesses during and after the pandemic, citing the importance local businesses have as the bedrock to our rural communities. Additionally, the MP is encouraging people to

continue to follow the advice and recommendations of health care professionals. “By working together and supporting each other through caution and responsibility, I have no doubt that we will overcome this challenge,” concluded Mazier.

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Looking Back

APRIL 10, 2020

1980: World War I veterans gather in Neepawa

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, April 8, 1910 G e o. A . B a k e r, of Springhill, lost a horse on Monday by a most pecu l ia r acc ident . I n going through the gateway to the barnyard, it was disemboweled by a pin left in the gate post.

100 years ago, Friday, April 9, 1920 A provincial policeman, who can be recognized by his clothing, has been stationed in Neepawa.

80 years ago, Tuesday, April 9, 1940 A law making women a nd ch i ld ren over 13 subject to mobilization for war work behind the lines has been adopted by the Italian cabinet.

R ad ios to enter ta in soldiers will not require a license fee.

Reports coming from London say that the Nazi army’s morale is suffering from enforced idleness in the Siegfried line and a sect ion of the Nazi party is becoming restive and wants an immediate attack.

Apr i l 12– Ger many now claims to have a gun with which she can shell London, v ia the stratosphere.

April 12– Hitler’s seizure of Denmark includes a plan by Germany to take possession of Icel a nd and Danish settlements in Greenland with the long-range objective of Nazi domination of the North Atlantic sea routes to Canada.

70 years ago, Thursday April 13, 1950 Minnedosa, April 10 (C P ) – F i r e ye st er d ay caused an estimated loss of $2,300 to St. John’s Memor i a l C hu r c h i n nearby Bethany. Services

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This group of World War I veterans attended a get-together at the Neepawa Legion in 1980, coming from the Edrans, Gladstone, Shoal Lake and Strathclair areas. Back left: Wm. Henson, Roy Bateman, Art Bosworth, Jack Stitt, Archie Cox, Cliff Buchanan and Rob Wilson.

Middle left: Dave Patterson, Alf Somers, Fred Gekeife, George Lauman, Harry Purdy, Bill Merman and Albert Finlay. Seated left: Bob Graham, George Moore, Scotty Mann, Frank Wareham, Tom McMurray, Dick Taylor and Wendel Mustard.

were held as usua l although some wood was still smouldering.

60 years ago, Tuesday, April 12, 1960 Voters of the Town of Gladstone made history Friday, when they elected t he f i r st woma n ever to sit on the Gladstone Town Council– Mrs. A. (Stephonia) Karaz.

The first woman ever to seek office in the Town, M r s. K a r a z pol led a very substantial majority (204 to 94) over her lone opponent, F. P. Mowat.

Mrs. Karaz’ election completes a reorganization

of the entire Gladstone Council, with all members of t he 19 59 C ou nc i l having resigned, retired or accepted defeat in the polls.

50 years ago, Thursday, April 9, 1970 Beautiful Plains Hor t icu ltura l Societ y, with the cooperation of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture, is sponsoring a program of songs, stories and slides featuring a “Centennial Salute to M a n it o b a” a t H a z e l M. Kelling ton School auditorium on Monday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m…

The program has been presented elsewhere and reports are that it is a very entertaining one.

supper sing-song of the old tunes, displays of books, posters and equipment and each other’s company.

40 years ago, Thursday, April 10, 1980 World War I Veterans from Edrans, Gladstone, Neepawa, Shoa l La ke and Strathclair gathered at the Neepawa Legion last Monday. The event is sponsored by the Neepawa Br a nch of t he Roy a l C a n a d i a n L e g ion t o commemorate those who served in WWI and the battle of Vimy Ridge. The men, ranging in age from 84 to 96, enjoyed a pre-

30 years ago, Monday, April 9, 1990 Neepawa Canvas Works has developed a Hard Topper Tonneau cover for pick-up trucks.

Grant Lukin and staff have been working on the idea for a while and their first cover off the assembly l i ne wa s i nst a l led on

Thursday morning for Harry Jackson, of Eden.

20 years ago, Saturday, April 8, 2000 A rea residents were treated to a spring snow storm last Wednesday as blizzard-like conditions prevailed over the area for a little more than an hour. Much to everyone’s delight, the white stuff disappeared just as fast.

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90 years ago, Tuesday, April 8, 1930 A v icious look ing creature, resembling the executed strangler, has been arrested in Winnipeg on suspicion of being the slayer of a drug clerk last week.

April 11– Moose Jaw mourns the death of a M a ltese cat , aged 25 years.

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‘Everybody’s learning as we go along’

Continued from Page 1 How have the students been faring? The Banner & Press reached out to the Wither family for comments from Karina (Grade 4), Macy (Grade 10) and Jessica (Grade 12).

“It’s been kind of fun doing school on devices,” said Karina.

Jessica added, “The teachers have all been pretty understanding, and they’ve made it easy for us to reach out to them if we have any questions. This is new to a lot of teachers, too. So everybody’s learning as we go along.”

“I feel like it’s been easier because there’s no distractions– in the class especially,” Macy noted.

Though these students have been enjoying the ability to learn from home, they noted they all miss physically being in school as well.

“It’s disappointing that this has happened, since it was my last year of highschool,” Jessica admitted.

“It’s been good, but I really miss being at school with my friends.”

Macy added, “We definitely miss our extracurriculars, too.”

In Darren Pudlo’s final comments, he stated that pro-

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Positive response to Neepawa Natives’ live auction Event held on Apr. 2 at NACTV building

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

PHOTO BY LEISEL MILLIGAN

Daniel Milligan, student in Darren Pudlo’s Grade 4 class, takes a pause in his work to smile at the camera.

viding these online classroom activities and providing students with the ability to learn and play together online is something teachers will be

able to continue to do. Right now, he’s very thankful for how useful Zoom has been.

“During these very challenging times, I’ve been very

pleased with how Zoom has been working flawlessly for us. I am so glad that Zoom is helping to keep our classroom family connected.”

HAND offers advice for staying healthy during COVID-19 crisis

Submitted Home Assistance Neepawa & District We are all very aware of the importance of social distancing and staying at home as much as possible, frequent hand washing and self isolating if recently travelling or experiencing any symptoms. Cough into your arm or elbow.

At this time, we are told we should wear a non-medical mask when going out, to prevent spreading the virus, as we may be a carrier.

The rules are changing each day, so please keep up with the news reports, but for your own well-being, take a break and phone your neighbour/friend, play music, read, try a new recipe, make your favourite dessert, do a puzzle, write a letter.

Please consider planning ahead, shop for the week if going out, ordering in from our grocery stores or pharmacies. We all want to keep each other, our health care providers and service people limited to exposure from the COVID-19 virus.

At this time, our Seniors’ program (community meal program) is being allowed to provide take-out meals for senior buildings or for community

people to come and pick up a meal. As staff, we are following all guidelines for providing this service to our regular meal clients, as directed by the Public Health Inspector and by the Chief Public Health Officer.

If you are new to this service, it is with the understanding that once life goes back to normal, you will consider attending the community meal program on occasion or on a regular basis. You must phone ahead as soon as possible for a meal by calling 204-476-2009 any Tuesday to Friday by 8 a.m. (except holidays). You can ask the cooks what is being served for the week and you will be given instructions as to the guidelines we all need to follow in providing the meals.

The HAND office is closed, but staff will be able to answer phone calls and answer general questions.

If you know of someone who is isolated and without supports, please call 204476-2009 and leave a message.

The free community volunteer income tax service that was offered through the HAND office and the library cannot be offered until further

notice. When the time comes that the service can be offered again, the two drop off/pick up sites will be open. At this time, the tax year has been extended to Jun. 1, but may be extended again if necessary.

It is important to stay healthy and keep moving for strength and mobility.

A few minutes of stretching and walking throughout the day is a good start.

There are some basic exercises that can be dropped off or emailed to you.

Call Genie at 204-476-2009 or email handsup@wcgwave.ca Please be careful of any phone calls, emails or mail that may be scams! If unsure, hang up the phone and delete the email without clicking on any sites.

Scam calls are also coming on our cell phones. It is a taped message that will say your credit card or your social insurance number has been compromised– the message will tell you to press #1. Do not give out any personal information.

Toll free numbers for: COVID-19 info and symptoms call 1-888-3159257; Seniors Abuse Support line call 1-888-896-7183; Community Mental Health Intake at 1-855-222-6011; or Mobile Crisis Unit (24 hours a day) at 1-888-379-7699.

While this year’s edition of the Neepawa Natives’ Ag Expo Auction didn’t go quite the way they’d originally expected it to, representatives with the team are still very happy with the final result.

The auct ion, which was put together by Matt Lowry, Scott Newton and Cam Tibbett, aired live on NACTV on Thursday, Apr. 2. The night was able to raise $23,055 for the junior “A” hockey team, with 10 per cent of that amount, $2,305.50, set to be donated to the Neepawa Wildlife Association.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, events across the globe have been cancelled, including the Neepawa Natives’ annual Ag Expo, which was to be held at the Yellowhead Hall. The Expo is a major fundraiser for the junior “A” hockey team, so its cancellation created

the potential for a significant financial hit to the club’s bottom line. Board members and supporters of the franchise, however, came up with a new plan: an auction of agricultural related items, which aired live on the local community access station.

Lowry noted to the Banner & Press that the entire event went better than they could have imagined.

“It was a little bit better than I was expecting. There was a lot of support, lots of bids that came in, not just locally, but from all across the Westman area, Winnipeg and even south of Winnipeg,” said Lowry.

“We were really impressed and happy with the support we had throughout the province.”

Lowry thanked the region’s businesses for putting items up for auction and the agricultural community, in general for supporting the event by putting in a bid.

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making false statements that disturbed the public order.

Political correctness is killing Coronavirus victims.

Health Minister Hajdu and Chief Public Health Officer Tam are breathtakingly incompetent. They have failed to protect us from spread of the Coronavirus, choosing politically correct virtue signalling mixed with outright lies to reassure us that they knew what they were doing.

Jan. 3 The WHO issues public warnings over Twitter: “China has reported to WHO regarding a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province. china has extensive capacity to respond to public health events and is responding proactively & rapidly to the current incident in Wuhan — isolating patients, tracing close contacts, cleaning up the market, and searching for the cause and for additional cases.”

COVID-19 Timeline Dec. 30 Doctor Li Wenliang sent a message to a group of fellow doctors warning them about a possible outbreak of an illness that resembled severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, where he worked, reports The Lancet.

Meant to be a private message, he encouraged them to protect themselves from infection.

Dec. 31 Taiwanese officials, on guard against an outbreak of strange pneumonia cases in China, board and inspect passengers coming into Taiwan, looking for fever or pneumonia symptoms on direct flights from Wuhan.

Dec. 31 The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission declares, “The investigation so far has not found any obvious human-to-human transmission and no medical staff infection.” This is the opposite of the belief of the doctors working on patients in Wuhan, and two doctors were already suspected of contracting the virus, reports Jim Geraghty of The National Review.

Jan 1 Doctor Li Wenliang was summoned to the Public Security Bureau in Wuhan, The Lancet reports, and was made to sign a statement in which he was accused of

Jan. 3 Caixin Global, which reports business and financial news from China, reported that “China’s National Health Commission (NHC), the nation’s top health authority, ordered institutions not to publish any information related to the unknown disease, and ordered labs to transfer any samples they had to designated testing institutions, or to destroy them.”

Jan. 5 The Taiwan Centre for Disease Control is now notified if passengers from Wuhan have fever or other symptoms.

Jan. 7 China confirms it has a new disease, now known as COVID-19, then called coronavirus.

Jan. 9 The WHO issues travel guidelines, urging restraint: “WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travellers. WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the current information available … According to Chinese authorities, the virus in question can cause severe illness in some patients and does not transmit readily between people.”

Jan. 11 Dr.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, secretarygeneral of the WHO, tweets: “I sincerely thank all the Chinese scientists and health workers who have been working around the clock, for their commitment to keeping China and the world safe.”

Jan. 15 The World Health Organization tweets: “According to the latest information we have, there is no clear evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission and there are no infections reported among health care workers.”

Jan. 21 In Taiwan, Wuhan is given a Level 3 travel alert designation, changing border procedures from Taiwan, Wang reports, which changed customs procedures at Taiwanese airports.

“Persons with low risk (no travel to level 3 alert areas) were sent a health declaration border pass via SMS (short message service) messaging to their phones for faster immigration clearance; those with higher risk (recent travel to level 3 alert areas) were quarantined at home (for 14 days) and tracked through their mobile phone to ensure that they remained at home during the incubation period.”

Jan. 22 Ca nada i mplement s screening requirements related to COVID-19 for travellers returning from China to major airports in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver. Passengers with symptoms are to be alerted

that they should go into voluntary isolation for 14 days, with voluntary selfisolation essentially being the Canadian policy for the next two months.

Jan. 22 In Taiwan, entry permits are canceled for 459 tourists from Wuhan set to arrive later in January. One day later, Wuhan residents are banned from Taiwan.

Jan. 24 The World Health Organization again advises against travel bans: “WHO advises against the application of any restrictions of international traffic based on the information currently available on this event.” At the same time, the WHO says early screening at airports had identified the majority of cases in newly infected counties.

“The risk of importation of the disease may be reduced if temperature screening at entry is associated with early detection of symptomatic passengers and their referral for medical follow up.”

Jan. 25 Canada confirms its first case of COVID-19 related to travel in Wuhan, China.

Jan. 25 In Taiwan, tours to China are suspended. Hubei Province is given Level 3 travel alert status, with the rest of China a Level 2 travel alert.

Jan. 25 Federal Liberal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says of Canada’s border controls: “Measures to mitigate the risk of introduction and spread of diseases like the

new coronavirus in Canada are in place, including messaging on arrival screens at the Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver international airports reminding travellers to inform a Border Services Officer if they are experiencing flu-like symptoms, and an additional health screening question on electronic kiosks used by international travellers.”

that this spread is being properly contained?”

“The risk to Canadians remains low. Our systems continue to work extremely closely together,” Hajdu replies.

Jan. 27 Conservative MP Todd Doherty asks Hajdu: “Every day thousands of passengers from China and elsewhere in Asia arrive at our ports of entry: Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. Often times, they board domestic flights and connect throughout Canada and elsewhere in North America. Calling the coronavirus a grave situation, China has quarantined whole cities and millions of people. The WHO has now listed the global threat as high. The safety of Canadians is currently dependent upon screening in China and self-reporting by infected passengers. When will the government institute a real plan that includes an enhanced screening process?”

Hajdu replies: “In fact, our government has been well ahead of the World Health Organization’s strategies in terms of screening at ports of entry. We have multiple measures to alert travellers from the affected regions about what to do if they suspect that they have the illness. We have trained our CBSA officers to ensure that they have the tools they need to support people who may be ill. We have worked with partner airlines to ensure there is information on flights.”

Jan. 26 China restricts all nonessential travel to and from Wuhan, essentially putting 50 million people into quarantine. Canada advises against “non-essential travel” to Wuhan.

Jan. 27 In Taiwan, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) and the National Immigration Agency integrate patients’ past 14day travel history with their NHI identification card data from the NHIA; this is accomplished in one day, Wang reports, and allows the medical system to know crucial information about each patient. Taiwan citizens’ household registration system and the foreigners’ entry card allow the government to track individuals at high risk because of recent travel history in affected areas.

Those identified as high risk (under home quarantine) are monitored electronically through their mobile phones.

Jan. 27 Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux asks the first question in the House of Commons about COVID-19 after a second case was reported in Canada: “How can Canadians be assured

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A timeline of national and international actions on COVID-19 Jan. 27 Conser vative Leader Andrew Scheer asks: “Will the Prime Minister support observer status in the World Health Organization for Taiwan?”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s only answer is: “We continue to work with the WHO. We continue to work with allied countries around the world to ensure that we are dealing with this health challenge.”

But a day later, Trudeau adds: “As we did during the time of the SA RS virus, we support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international multilateral forums, especially when its presence provides important contributions to the global public good. We believe that Taiwan’s role as an observer in World Health Assembly meetings is in the best interest of the international health community.”

Jan. 28 In Taiwan, all of China (except Hong Kong and Macau) is given Level 3 travel alert status, meaning all incoming travellers go into mandatory quarantine.

Jan. 29 MP Jeneroux continues to press in the House of Commons, with three cases now in Canada: “Other nations are stopping flights in and out of China and introducing more rigorous screening processes. Is the Prime Minister satisfied with the actions of his government?”

Trudeau replies: “I can reassure Canadians that the health risk to Canadians continues to be low.

We are taking all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of infection… Preventative measures are in place in airports in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, and we continue to coordinate with the WHO, with our international partners, to ensure that we are doing everything necessary to keep Canadians safe.”

Jan. 29 L ibera l M P Marcus Powlowski, a doctor from Thunder Bay, Ont., questions Dr. Theresa Tam at the Parliamentary Health Committee: “The BBC was

reporting today that their ministry of health was asking all people coming from China to voluntarily selfisolate for two weeks upon returning to the country, I think because the idea is that it got out of Wuhan.

When you look at the numbers and what’s happening in China, it’s not isolated to Wuhan. It would seem to me to be a fairly feasible thing for us to do, and a precautionary thing, to have anyone coming from China self-isolate for two weeks. Have you considered making that recommendation, potentially under the Quarantine Act? I don’t know if there’s a means to enforce that.”

Tam replies, defending the policy of voluntary self-isolation of only those travellers showing clear symptoms: “Right now, we have protocols in place, together with the provinces and territories, on isolating cases. Certainly, doing rigorous contact tracing and monitoring is the key to preventing any spread from a case in Canada.

That, I think, is of primary importance. For other completely asymptomatic people, currently there’s no evidence that we should be quarantining them.”

Tam stresses the need to work to have affected communities work with everyone else. “Otherwise, they’ll be stigmatized.

They will be asked to take measures beyond what is currently the public health evidence. It is a matter of balance when you’re restricting someone’s freedom, essentially, to move about in the community after return. I think that is not something that we would take lightly.”

Powlowski continues: “The New York Times are reporting that they think the disease is communicable during the incubation period, meaning that when people are asymptomatic it can be transmitted…

Britain has already taken action in terms of voluntary co-ordination. It would seem to me to be something that maybe we ought to consider. I don’t know how drastic that is.”

Tam says that Canada was working on this with the WHO. “They know they have to get to the bottom of this, but we do know that even people with mild symptoms don’t transmit

very readily. Could they?

It’s possible, but that’s not what drives an actual epidemic … I think we have to be reasonable in our public measures and just balance out the risks and benefits.

In terms of the impacts, they are not simply health impacts, but psychological and other health impacts, as well as non-health impacts, those being societal and economic as well.”

Jan. 29 At Health Committee, Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus asks for a quarantine on travellers from affected areas. “People are coming into the country without symptoms and going back to their homes.

You say that the provinces are in charge of screening, as they see fit. Can you be a little clearer about that?

With an event like this, I wonder whether the Government of Canada has stricter authority than the provinces.”

Tam says: “As travellers enter the three international airports, the information is provided in English and French but also in simplified Chinese. The kiosks themselves have 13 languages, and then the handouts we are providing have French, English and simplified Chinese.

The handouts not only talk about the symptoms and what people should do but also suggest calling ahead to your health provider before you present yourself to an emergency room or the ambulance service.

There are numbers at the back of that form for each jurisdiction so that people know whom to call should they experience symptoms.

That’s to ensure they do not walk into a clinic or hospital and contaminate the environment. All three cases we’ve had so far have entered the health system in a very safe way in which all infection prevention precautions have been undertaken.”

She adds: “As I have always said, the epidemic of fear could be more difficult to control than the epidemic itself.”

Tam downplays risk to Canada: “Right now, the cases are in China. Very few are exported. Yes, there’s human-to-human transmission, but those are generally for close contacts.

With regard to the severity

situation, international collaboration is key. Having the international health regulations and everyone sort of work ing under that umbrella, and having WHO’s leadership, is very important. They’ve strengthened a lot of that.”

Dr. Tam talks about importance of detecting imported cases. “The key to detecting an imported case is at that first encounter with the health system, taking the travel history and doing the regular routine infection prevention control. I think hospitals have learned that this is really important and have raised their capacity to do that.”

Dr. Tam says local health officials are tracking cases.

“Right across Canada the system is so alerted that our local jurisdictions are investigating a number of people.

They’re regularly assessing people who have returned from China. Anyone who then fits the case definition doesn’t have to wait for a test or for a diagnosis. They are immediately put under isolation, so you don’t have to wait for the test. They are going to be managed clinically, and then for the lab test, many provinces can actually do at least the first step.”

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of illness, there are some severe cases, but the deaths have occurred in older people with underlying medical conditions. With all of that pulled together, for the general public who have not been to China, the risk is low in Canada.”

If someone did have close contact, protocols were in place, she says: “The expectation for any contacts is that they will be actively monitored for 14 days. That is the longest incubation period that is being observed. Local public health will monitor the contacts, and doing that generally involves public health having some contact every day with the individuals who have been identified.

“We do know that asymptomatic people are not the key driver of epidemics.

That is very important to understand.”

On the issue of travel bans, Tam says she does not support them: “Right now, let’s say, WHO does not recommend travel bans, and any measures that a country is to take must not be out of proportion to the risk and must not inappropriately impact travel and trade. We are a signatory to the international health regulations and we’ll be called to account if we do anything different.”

that don’t have the necessary capacity to prepare…

We are of course a lot better than some of the other countries, which I think collaboratively, globally, we have to support, because a global containment strategy only works if every single country is part of it and there’s a cohesion in how we respond.”

Dr. Tam praises the Chinese response: “What we have seen, given my close communication with WHO, is how impressed they are by the work of China. The astoundingly rapid way in which they tried to get a handle on what is causing the outbreak, and giving the world the sequence of the virus, was very helpful. They’ve been providing information about cases, which is extremely helpful. You’ve seen the incredibly extraordinary measures that China has put in place to try to contain this within its borders. Even if this virus is capable of transmission from human to human, as I said, 99 per cent of the cases are in China. Not that many—like one per cent —are outside, so they are really trying very hard, and I think we have to be very supportive of the efforts.”

Dr. Tam expresses full support for the WHO: “For any global epidemic

Jan. 29 Conservative MP Len Webber asks if other countries had put in travel bans.

Dr. Tam, a special advisor to the WHO, mentions some regional bans, but she does not specifically mention Taiwan’s ever more strict bans: “Not countries, but I think there are three areas. I believe the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, for example, has put on a sort of block, but I believe there are three jurisdictions.”

She says the WHO’s focus is not on a country like Canada. “Right now, the World Health Organization is particularly worried about countries without capacities, particularly in the African region. I think the assessment of WHO as to whether it considers this a public health emergency of international concern isn’t necessarily focusing on countries that have capacities like Canada’s. They have to look at the whole world, including countries

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The Town of Carberry has decided that even though people have to stay apart, the community won’t let it dampen their spirits. Since the physical distancing guidelines have been implemented in Manitoba, the community has been trying out a new way of bringing the residents together– a window walk.

Ever y few days, the Town scheduled a different theme for residents and businesses to decorate their windows with. The first day, Mar. 23, was flowers, other themes included animals, smiley faces and Easter decorations. Tricia Zander, community development coordinator for Carberry and North Cypress Langford, noted that a local teacher suggested the window walks.

“Tenley Cameron came up with the idea and I shared it and ran with it how she has had it planned out,” Zander explained. “This is a great idea to get citizens of all ages, businesses, you name it, involved with something while being safe at home. It seems most people are really enjoying it,” she added.

As of the publication deadline, the Town had only planned themes for up to Easter, but Zander said that they plan to think of more themes to keep the fun going. “We will have to get more creative, whether I reach out to Tenley and ask her for more ideas.

I also have a few ideas I want to throw out when this silly snow disappears, like sidewalk chalk art and more. Anything to focus on our mental health, as well,” Zander expressed.

W h i le t he w i ndow decorat ions are to be enjoyed from afar and when people have to go out for something, Zander wanted to emphasize that if you don’t have to go anywhere, “Please, stay home!”

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

This week marks the second anniversary of that terrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident. Monday, Apr. 6 was the date of the crash which killed 16 and badly injured the rest. One of the Broncos, Logan Boulet, saved the lives of six people who received his organs. Many people soon signed up for the organ donation program. People are still in need of an organ. If possible, please consider this program.

Tony Fernandez (57), Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, a 2008 Canadian Hall of Fame inductee, passed away recently due to a lack of a kidney transplant. Our family met Tony at the St. Mary’s induction ceremony and the Blue Jays game the next day.

Almost 30 years ago, when I was recuperating from a severe heart attack, it was my good fortune to befriend Cal Murphy, Blue Bombers head coach and Canadian Football League Hall of Famer. Cal was having heart issues and finally the doctor told him that a heart transplant was the only solution. The lineup for heart donors was non-existent.

However, Cal flew to Toronto to wait for a heart.

When a 17-year-old boy died in a motorcycle accident near the Toronto hospital, Cal received his transplant.

He returned to Winnipeg and resumed his coaching duties. I asked if he would consider sharing his medical experiences with students in two Interlake schools. He replied that he would, as long as he could show a five minute video on the value of organ donation. That was not an issue and we spent most of one day in Warren Collegiate and Woodlands Elementary discussing his experiences. At times, it was emotional, as Cal realized what a gift he had received, allowing him to return to normal living.

MHSAA postpones hall of fame banquet

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press The Manitoba High School Athletics Association has cancelled all cocurricular activities, such as badminton, baseball, fastball, rural soccer and track and field, for the balance of the current school year due to COVID-19.

Also, the MHSAA has postponed its 2020 Hall of Fame induction banquet slated for May 9 to a later date. This year’s inductees include Daryl Ford (Glenboro), Gord Nixon ( Russell), Ken Overby (Warren & Teulon), Morris Glimcher (40 year executive director) and some Morris volleyball teams.

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Proud Grandparents Merv & Barb Bohn and Royden & Sandi Rodgers of Domain, MB are proud to announce the birth of Aija (pronounced Eye-ya) Ruth Rodgers, Daughter of Jennifer (Bohn) and Greg Rodgers.

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OPEN HOUSE – DUPLEX FOR SALE - 178 - 2nd Avenue SW, MINNEDOSA, MB. Each side 900 sq ft, open concept. Laminate floors, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appliances, decks, crawl space, back lane carports, great location + much more.

Asking $399,500. 11am-1pm Saturday, April 11, 2020. For more Info call 204-867-3983.

Private showings available.

The family would like to thank the staff at St. Boniface Hospital maternity ward for their care, support and mentoring.

Previously planned baby shower scheduled for April 11th has been cancelled due to the current coronavirus pandemic. We will attempt to plan a “Meet and Greet Aija” at a later date.

God Bless you Greg, Jennifer and Aija.

For Sale FARMLAND FOR SALE at Keyes, MB NW 8-15-12 W1 ¼ section with 146 broke.

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NEEPAWA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB PESTICIDE USE PROGRAM PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Neepawa Golf & Country Club proposes to use Mirage, Trilogy SC, Honor, Interface and Insignia Duo for turf diseases, Par lll and Trillion Turf Herbice for the control of noxious weeds, Merit Solupak for the control of turf pest insects.

Pesticide application will take place between May 15, 2020 to Nov. 15, 2020.

Submissions pertaining to the above should be made in writing within 15 days of the appearance of this notice to: Environmental Approvals Branch Manitoba Conservation and Climate 1007 Century Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0W4

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Private sale at $160,000 361 William Street This home is ideal for a small family. Spacious, eatin kitchen includes fridge and stove, nice sunny living room and side room that could make a child’s bedroom. Three piece main floor bathroom. Large loft style bedroom upstairs that is divided into two sections.

Large double lot (66’) and single car garage with good back lane access. Partially finished basement with a family room. Gas forced air heat, upgraded wiring and 100 amp electrical panel. Located very close to high school, Yellowhead Centre and the new day care.

Phone Ken at 204-476-6214 or Christine at 204-476-0420 to view the home.

Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to subsection 162(2) of The Municipal Act that the Council of the Town of Neepawa intends to present its financial plan for the fiscal year 2020 at a public hearing: April 21, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers of the Town of Neepawa, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa.

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BuyAgro.com. (PL#116061) _____________________ For sale: Polled Hereford yearling bulls. Call Vern Kartanson, Minnedosa. 204867-2627 or 204-867-7315

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HEARING LOCATION: Town of Neepawa Municipal Office, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB DATE & TIME: April 21, 2020 at 7:05 P.M. GENERAL INTENT OF BY-LAW NO. 3199-20: To rezone a portion of land from “RS” Residential Single Zone to “RT” Residential Two Unit Zone. The amendment will allow for future residential development.

AREA AFFECTED: An area of land described as Lots 1-4 & 7-10, Plan 65638, in the Town of Neepawa as shown outlined in a heavy solid line on the map below.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Braun, Neepawa & Area Planning District 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba Phone: 204-476-3277 Email: jeff@neepawaareaplanning.com Please note that the Public Hearing will be live-streamed on the Town of Neepawa Facebook page. Individuals will have the ability to enter comments or questions during the course of the hearing. Any comments will be seen by Council and addressed publicly prior to the close of the hearing. In addition, those wishing to participate via phone can do so by way of teleconferencing. Connection can be made by calling 204-956-1134 and when requested to do so, enter conference ID 3667569#. The line will be open from 7:05 p.m. until the close of the hearing. However, in the event that social distancing measures are no longer in effect, the NAPD will serve notification and attendance will be permitted.

Please note that the Public Hearing will be live-streamed on the Town of Neepawa Facebook page. Individuals will have the ability to enter comments or questions during the course of the hearing. Any comments will be seen by Council and addressed publicly prior to the close of the hearing. In addition, those wishing to participate via phone can do so by way of teleconferencing. Connection can be made by calling 204-956-1134 and when requested to do so, enter conference ID 3667569#. The line will be open from 6:00 p.m. until the close of the hearing.

However, in the event that social distancing measures are no longer in effect, the Town will serve notification and attendance will be permitted.

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Letter: Some individuals taking advantage of others’ fear Continued from Page 5 One such scam uses email to advise people they’ve been exposed to the virus.

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To stay up to date on current scams targeting your area, you can visit the BBB’s ScamTracker online at bbb.org/ scamtracker Also, remember to check out resources put out by the province’s top health officials, as they continue to dispel myths surrounding the novel coronavirus. Follow their advice against panic-shopping and

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

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Starting Wage $14.43 to $15.43 following successful 6-month probationManitoba period. R0K 0H0 Box 1000 Carberry

Cypress Planning District Interested Applicants are invited to apply to: ROSE Inc., Attn: Stella Bramley, Box 28, Ste. Rose du Lac MB R0L 1S0 Or Call Stella Bramley, Program Manager at 204-447-3224 ext. 2

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The successful applicant will have at least 2 years Serial #HP73132 • 2016 John Deere 946 Moco of training and/or experience in a construction trade. only 600 acres. Serial #946RVG420175 • 2015 Previous or current Building Inspection certification and/ John Deere 946 Moco only 2000 acres. Serial or municipal or development administrative experience #946TCFF410494 • 2000 Peterbuilt hwy will be an asset. Training and orientation opportunities will tractor, 379 N14 Cummins, 13 speed. 5,24 also be considered, depending upon the background of diffs. 276in WB, 38,000 rears, 12,000 front, • Municipality Town lb, of Carberry of North Cypress-Langford the successful applicant. Competitive salary will be based Wabasco heater, loaded • 2012 Lode King Tri Municipality of Glenboro South Cypress on the successful applicant’s qualifications, education Axle 60,000 miles on set of 22.5 x 11 tires, and experience.

53ft step deck • 2000 Lode King 48ft tandem 22.5 x 11 tires, step deck spring ride alumni For a full job description and to apply for this opportunity tandem trailer, load levelers send your resume to West-Can HR Solutions at

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ONE MILE WEST OF Austin on hwy #1 Please note: due to virus this is a webcast online auction you may visit the farm for inspection purposes, please call ahead. Please keep your distance and respect as you will be on private property, all bidding will be online if you need help with this call auction company for assistance days before, we cannot help you auction day, Bill Klassen

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12 months per year - split shift positions The Custodian provides cleaning and minor maintenance services to ensure a positive physical environment of the school building.

Qualifications: Required: • Grade 12 • Prior work-related cleaning and building maintenance experience • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Prior successful experience planning work activities, providing workload direction or employee supervision • Ability to work as effectively with others as a member of a team • Physically fit and capable of performing physically demanding work • Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised • Ability to communicate effectively with people both orally and in writing • Able to work a split shift (early morning shift and late afternoon to evening shift) Preferred: • Current WHIMIS training and certification • A working knowledge of and experience with commercial cleaning equipment • Valid Class 5 Drivers License A willingness to complete and maintain WHMIS certification is a job requirement.

Salary as per C.U.P.E. Collective Agreement.

Start date to be arranged. (by July 1, 2020).

For further information please contact Mr. Fred Scott, Maintenance Supervisorat 204-867-2754 Ext 239, email: fscott@rrsd.mb.ca Please submit a covering letter with a comprehensive resume, addressing the stated qualifications and naming three work related references to the following by Friday, April 24, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Sarah Woychyshyn Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Rolling River School Division PO Box 1170 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: 867-2754 Ext 244 Fax: 867-2037 E-Mail: swoychyshyn@rrsd.mb.ca

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.

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Natives’ Konnor Carlson commits to Augsburg College Submitted Media Release

The Neepawa Natives are extremely proud to announce that 1999-born forward Konnor Carlson will attend Augsburg College, in Minneapolis Minnesota, and play for the Augsburg Auggies hockey club.

Carlson, who joined the Natives in 2019-20 and is from Inver Grove Heights, MN, tallied 11 goals and 11 assists, for 22 points this past season.

When asked about what Carlson has meant to the team, Head Coach and GM Ken Pearson spoke to Carlson’s character above all else. “Konnor Carlson is a person that is constantly putting others before himself. During his brief stop in Neepawa, Konnor was asked to do a lot of the less glamorous jobs for our team. Whether he was asked to penalty kill, shot-block, be a leader off the ice, he gave us his very best every shift he played in a Natives uniform. As an organization we are proud of Konnor, he has been able to fulfill his goal of securing

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Konnor Carlson (pictured) will play next season with Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN.

an opportunity to continue playing college hockey and combining it with his studies, and know that he will be a great fit at Augsburg.”

Carlson had this to say, “My year spent in Neepawa is something I will never forget. Having the chance to live in Canada and play the game I love was such a rewarding experience.

We had a great group of guys and it was a pleasure

to see and play with them every day. Playing in the MJHL helped me elevate my game and reach my goal of playing NCAA hockey.

The town of Neepawa was extremely welcoming and I was fortunate to have such wonderful billets. I would also like to thank Kenny, Robby and Matt for all the time they put into our entire team, as well as helping me improve on and off the ice.”

New player commitment announced by Neepawa Natives

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The Neepawa Natives have announced the commitment of 2002-born forward Cameron Trimble from the Central Plains, Capitals U18 AAA program. Last season, Trimble, who was also an assistant captain, produced 20 goals and added 48 assists, along with 115 penalty minutes in 44 regular season games

and finished fourth in league scoring.

“Cameron brings compete, passion and skill to our forward group,” said Natives coach and general manager Ken Pearson, “We are very happy that he has chosen to play in Neepawa.”

When asked about committing to the Natives, Trimble had this to say, “I am honoured to be joining the Natives organization. I want to thank everyone who

has supported me along the way, I am excited to see what the future holds.”

This is the second new player commitment in as many weeks for Neepawa, as forward Cody Gudnason of the Southwest Cougars, commited to the franchise last week. Cody, whose brother Rylan played with Neepawa last season, was drafted in 2018 by the Natives in the sixth round, 60th overall.

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Feldsted: Efforts to contain the virus are removing our freedoms Continued from Page 13

Jan. 29 At health committee, NDP MP Don Davies from Vancouver asks why there is not thermometer testing done at airports. He points to a report done years earlier on the 2003 SARS outbreak, which Tam had co-authored, which found: “In spite of intensive screening, no SARS cases were detected. SARS has an extremely low prevalence, and the positive predictive value of screening is essentially zero.”

Tam then spells out her philosophy, with the focus on the main line of defence being a country’s hospitals, not its borders: “This is a virus.

It can cross borders. This is a layer of a multi-layered response. The most important layer, of course, is the initial entry into the health system.

We’ve talked a bit about that.

At the actual international border, I see it as a great opportunity to absolutely make someone aware of what to do if they’re sick after entry. In that paper, what I recommended was that….

This is a moment in time; someone is paying attention as they’re crossing the border. You can give them the information they need in that moment of education as to what they should do if they get sick. In that paper, what I did not find effective were thermal scanners (with SARS outbreak). That was a lot … I think we scanned 6.3 million people, both on entry and exit, and couldn’t pick up a case, for a very specific reason, which was that in the incubation period people can be asymptomatic. Also, for other reasons, that was just not … On that predictive value, if it’s rare, you actually don’t expect a case. It’s actually not very effective. That’s the thermal scanning bit, not the education bit.”

Tam does not see great risk for Canada, she says: “Canada’s risk is much, much lower than that of many countries. It’s going to be rare, but we are expecting cases. It doesn’t matter how few those cases are. We are preparing the whole country in the event that you might pick up a rare case. That actually is what we’re doing right now, preparing. It is going to be rare, but you’re going to have some.”

Jan. 30 WHO declares a global health emergency. In China, the virus has infected nearly 8,000 and killed at least 170.

There are now 98 cases in 18 other countries.

Jan. 30 In Taiwan, Wang reports, four million masks are produced daily by local manufacturers. Of the masks produced, 1.4 million each day are allotted to hospitals and medical workers, with remaining 2.6 million for consumer sales.

Mask prices are currently fixed at NT$8 apiece (USD $0.27). Taiwan’s High Prosecutors Office starts a nationwide campaign to stop profiteering by any seller raising prices on disease prevention products; penalty is one to seven years in jail and a fine of up to NT$5 million (US$167,000).

Jan. 31 The WHO’s Ghebreyesus tweets: “WHO continues to have confidence in China’s

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capacity to control the outbreak. We would’ve seen many more #2019nCoV cases outside China by now, & probably deaths, if it were not for the government’s efforts & the progress they’ve made to protect their own people & the world.”

Jan. 31 In the House of Commons, the NDP’s Davies notes the WHO has just declared COVID-19 a world health emergency. “One of the chief reasons for this move is they are concerned that this virus will spread to countries that are not prepared to deal with it, a serious state of affairs that increases the risk for all nations.”

Health Minister Hajdu says: “We are so fortunate to have Dr. Tam as our Chief Public Health Officer, who is an expert adviser to this very committee. We have been following the World Health Organization recommendations since we noticed the cluster in late December.

We will be closely reviewing the recommendations. I will mention, though, that some of them really do speak to the need to support weaker countries that do not have the same integrated systems that Canada has and to preventing the misinformation that is leading to racism and stigmatization of so many Chinese Canadians and other people of Chinese descent around the world.”

Jan. 31 The NDP’s Davies asks in Health Committee: “So far, we’ve been focused on people coming from Hubei province. Now, with the possibility that this virus is going to other countries that may not have the same vigilance — and I think there’s been quite a consensus that China has done a very good job of containing this — how do we respond to passengers who are perhaps coming from countries that may not have the same rigorous standards to deal with this? How has that affected our border

entry controls and how we might be dealing with that?”

Paul MacKinnon, executive vice-president of the Canada Border Services Agency replies to Davies: “Our officers are trained from the moment they join (the agency) to do this very work on a daily basis, so in some sense, they rely on their standard operating procedure to always be checking for individuals who may be arriving at Canadian airports showing signs of illness. Certainly, we are more focused on the questioning we have about whether they are coming from Hubei province. That questioning is working well for us at this point.”

Jan. 31 Liberal MP Powlowski asks of MacKinnon: “You seem to be gaining all of your identifying of passengers — asking questions, following them up — specifically with people from Wuhan or Hubei province. I would question why you’re limiting

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