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Neepawa moves swiftly to restore access to Rotary Park Council reports for July 2020

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businesses within the downtown with the cost of store frontage upgrades. For this year, the program’s budget was set at $20,000.

On a personal note, Pudlo also extended his gratitude to everyone who offered support during the recent flooding. The councilor, who was one of the property owners who had to be evacuated during the flood, said that he was overwhelmed by the response

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and thanked everyone who was involved.

Spruce Plains Justice Councilor Jason Nadeau updated council on the latest goings on of the Spruce Plains Justice Committee.

He stated that the a member of the committee has reached a notable milestone, having been part of the group for 36 years. Nadeau was unsure of the protocol

as to whether it was acceptable to share that person’s name in this manner, so he chose not to. He did, however, extend congratulations to that person and to the longevity of the Justice Committee.

Soon you’ll be able to buy that carton of milk or loaf of bread you forgot to put on your Saturday shopping list a little bit earlier than usual on Sunday. On Tuesday, July 14, Neepawa Town Council passed second and third reading on the new Sunday and holiday shopping by-law. The new rules are now in line with provincial legislation and will permit shopping hours from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Previously, the by-law restricted hours of operation for Neepawa businesses from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm on Sundays and on holidays. First reading on the by-law occurred at a previous council meeting, held back in June.

No obligation to participate During the presentation of the by-law, it was noted retail businesses in Neepawa

are under no obligation to extend their shopping hours on Sundays or the holidays.

Pam Miller, the President of the Neepawa & District Chamber of Commerce, noted to the Banner & Press that they don’t expect that there will be many reactions from its membership, as there won’t be any impact on how they operate.

“If they’re already closed during Sundays and holidays, they will likely continue to be closed and if they’d prefer to be open during the extended periods, they have that flexibility now. The Town bylaw is now aligned with the provincial rules for Sunday and holiday shopping. The only reason that a business would be required to change their hours is if they’re currently noncompliant,” stated Miller.

Now that the new by-law is in effect, businesses can open under the expanded operational hours effective immediately, if they so choose.

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Storefront improvement Councilor Darren Pudlo has reported that the Neepawa’s Storefront Improvement Incentive Program has received three more applications to review, with all three receiving approval.

Re/Max Prairie Mountain will receive 50 per cent reimbursement on their project, the painting and repair of the facade and a new sign. That amount will total out to $925.

As well, Stride Credit Union, which is working on significant upgrades to its building on Hamilton Street, requested and was approved for $5,000 in reimbursement.

Finally, White’s Funeral Homes, who are installing new windows and doors and planning on painting the exterior of the building will also receive $5,000.

The Storefront Improvement Incentive Program was created in 2019 to help

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Plans are moving ahead to build a temporary path in order to restore access to Park Lake in Neepawa.

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During the most recent Neepawa Town Council meeting, councilor Murray Parrott provided an update on the situation regarding the restoration of access to Rotary Park. Due to the storm that hit the region on Canada Day, the access bridge to the park and the Neepawa Bird Sanctuary was severely damaged, hampering access into the area.

Parrott stated that after completing financial analysis and due to the access necessities into the area, the Town will be installing twin culverts to allow safe passage into the area. He asked that residents please be careful and that no heavy vehicles go down the road.

The temporary access to Park Lake is being installed at this point in time, while the bridge, which had been severely damaged, will remain in place, though completely off limits to the public, until a full evaluation is completed. Parrott also thanked everyone who pulled together during the storm and subsequent flooding.

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Park Lake, Road Access, Future Plans…

As the Town of Neepawa proceeds through the various stages of recovery following a disaster of the magnitude we have recently experienced, Council has begun to solicit professional assistance and direction insofar as what proper land use planning means for the future of Park Lake. We are considering what is best for Neepawa and for the integrity of the watershed with Park Lake having served as a key water control point for Stoney Creek. We are currently exploring several options for access to the south side of Park Lake. As we gather information and complete our research, Council will weigh all of the options to determine the best solution for moving forward.

It is clear that considerable research and lobbying is our future, and Council remains cautious that it will not be in the best interests of the Town of Neepawa if a hasty decision is made. After considering the various complexities at hand, and to ensure proper planning is in place for a permanent solution, Council has chosen to proceed under the State of Emergency provisions with the installation of a temporary culvert system adjacent to the collapsed Park Lake bridge. This will provide access to the currently isolated residential property, Rotary Park and the Bird Sanctuary. In doing so, the associated expenditure would serve to qualify under the criteria of a disaster funding program, if one is announced. It will provide Council and Administration some time to consult with the Province on a more permanent solution that may take into account various options for road access. This will also provide the time to engage in meaningful planning in relation to how water should be managed and controlled within the watershed for the protection of our neighbouring municipalities.

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NACTV relaunches business canvass

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Neepawa’s locally owned TV station, NACTV, has re-launched their annual business and community canvass. While the canvass was started earlier in the year, it was cut short by COVID-19. The annual canvass has been vital in the past to fund the station’s operation. NACTV chair Dave Bennet said, “Community and business support is very important to help NACTV continue to grow.” Now available to over 550,000 cable customers across Canada, NACTV is a tremendous asset to Neepawa and area. People, both locally and far away, can see what the Neepawa area has to offer through their 24 hours of original local programming. The NACTV station is wholly owned by the community and administered by a community volunteer elected board.

Bennet noted, “Thanks to community support, this past year has seen some exciting times at NACTV! The board has guided the station to some major milestones including fully digital recording and broadcasting at the downtown studio and the Yellowhead Centre studio. The station has two full-

time employees plus a summer student and broadcasts 24-7. The station has been able to obtain some income from TV royalties.”

NACTV is now able to live broadcast from any location that has a strong internet connection. This was well received during last year’s Rotary Auction, which was held for the first time at ArtsForward.

In addition to the weekly Bingo, NACTV has broadcast live auctions and emergency programs.

NACTV has a new sales rep, Anne Veloria who will be calling on businesses to seek help with the canvass and funding drive. Cheques can be made out to NACTV and Anne Veloria can pick them up or you can mail it to Box 1657, Neepawa, MB, R0J IH0 or you can drop it off at the studio, at 423 Mountain Avenue. Or people can call the office at 204-476-2639.

Bennet added, “As a show of our appreciation to our donors, if they wish, we will be posting our donors on our community announcements and mention them during our regular programs like News & Views.

The NACTV board consists of Dave Bennet, chair, Rrain Prior, Myra Bennet, John Drinkwater and Bill Syrik.

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From lef t: NAC T V board members Myra Bennet and Rrain Prior; technology manager Jeremy Vog t; board members Dave Bennet and John Drinkwater; and o f f ice manag er Liway Cabrera.

Missing from picture: Bill Syrik and Anne Veloria.

Manitoba museums to receive provincial support

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

As of July 17, seven Manitoba museums are slated to receive provincial support.

The Manitoba Agricultural Museum, located at Austin, and Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, at Brandon, are two of these lucky seven. This support will be provided by the utilization of the Signature Museum Sustainability Funds (SMSF) and the Signature Museum Capacity Building Fund (SMCBF).

The SMSF is providing each museum with its own endowment fund, totaling $1.4 million, that will be administered through its community foundation.

The interest garnered from these funds will be used to provide consistent annual support. It is expected that, once everything is in place, each museum will receive approximately $62,000 this year. This amount will grow over time and is expected to provide guaranteed sustainability and growth.

Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox stated, “[These funds] will help ensure these organizations have permanent, sustainable funding into the future. These additional investments come at a time when many Manitoba

families are staying within our province and spending more time exploring our own beautiful backyard.”

In addition to the endowment fund, the museums will have access to about $10,000 for training each year through an SMCBF of $200,000 being managed by The Winnipeg Foundation.

Forward-thinking “We are truly excited and blessed to hear of the province’s announcement and their commitment to heritage and museums such as ours,” said Angie Klym, Manitoba Agricultural Museum president. “These funds will provide annual, stable funding, and it is this type of funding that allows us to be more methodical and allow us to continue improving and providing unique experiences for our visitors for generations to come.”

Stephen Hayter, executive director for the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, told the Banner & Press that these funds truly come at a time of great uncertainty for all museums. “COV ID-19 continues to limit income and tourism will be in a holding pattern for some time to come. As a Signature Museum, we are

exceedingly fortunate and to now have consistent, long term funding that will hopefully grow overtime is an amazing development,” said Hayter. “This government has done something quite forward thinking by providing us with future sustainability. In fact it may be the model that every province should be considering.”

The other locations receiving this support are: the New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli; Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, Winnipeg; Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach; St. Boniface Museum, Winnipeg; and the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Morden.

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I want to know

by Chad Carpenter

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he time has come for somebody in authority at the municipal level to just

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say no!

With the intense levels of overland flooding that took place on or about July 1 this year, municipalities have lost hundreds of road crossings, bridges, low level crossings and culverts. It will take months, perhaps years, to re-build all that has been lost.

Local municipalities need to step back and take a look at what can be fixed, how quickly it can be fixed and at what cost. In many cases, the provincial government, and even some federal government departments, will be insisting on having a say as to how roads, bridges, dams and culverts should be re-built. Everyone from water conservation people to engineers to Fisheries and Oceans will want a say in how important it is to rebuild and to what standards.

Now is the time for municipal and town councils to stand up and say “no” when the dictates of engineers and higher levels of government want to throw their weight around by insisting on certain, and often unreasonable, standards.

If people outside of a particular municipal jurisdiction want to impose their re-building standards on the local governments, there is only one way they should be allowed to do that. It’s called show us your money.

There will be people who want to re-build the Park Lake dam and road in Neepawa for example. The bridge alone is reported to be over a million dollars. Fixing the burst berm is a yet-to-be-determined cost. It would be wonderful to rebuild the road or, better yet, build a new road that doesn’t cross the river. It would be nice to dredge Park Lake, Minnedosa Lake or the neepawa

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Ken Waddell Rapid City Lake. If those kinds of costs are piled onto the already over-burdened local taxpayers, it may well mean that other local needs go unattended.

In the case of Park Lake at Neepawa, it was built around 1898 and was used as a water supply for a small electric turbine to provide electricity. That didn’t prove practical, but the lake became the water supply for a steam electricity plant and a source of water and ice for the town of Neepawa. Yes, harvesting, storing and selling ice was a big thing in the first decades of the 20th century. None of those needs are there anymore, so it begs the question, why re-build it?

Across the whole region, there are dams, roads, bridges and culverts that need attention, be it replacement or improvement. But the problem often is that mandated solutions from higher levels of government come up with highly unrealistic and very expensive engineering specifications. Added to that, God help a municipality that dares install a culvert that might somehow impede a duck swimming upstream or a little fish or frog from re-producing.

The point is that people who want things done in a certain way, to a certain standard and quickly had better bring their chequebooks.

Just to add some levity to the

discussion, the story was told to me by a Department of Agriculture worker in south-western Manitoba about a public meeting in the 1960s about building a bridge over a small water way. Seems that the chairman of the meeting was promoting a new bridge. Some in the audience were for it and some against. Finally, in exasperation, a farmer (and taxpayer) stood up and proclaimed, “Mr. Chairman, we don’t need bridge over the little creek, a culvert will do. It’s such a small creek that I could p—s half way across it.” The indignant chairman shouted, “You are out of order, sir.” The taxpayer retorted, “I know I am out of order, if I wasn’t out of order, I could p—s all the way across it.” Not sure if the bridge got built or who paid for it, but the point is that maybe there are some things that can be done cheaper than one first imagines.

Every bit of damage that was wrought by this summer’s flooding needs to be examined, as it all comes down to money. There is the essential, the desirable and the wishful, but it’s doubtful we if can afford all three.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer chair of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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Somebody please say no!

t doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.” From The Invitation by Oriah.

HOMEBODIES I invite you to read that parag raph a g a i n. It ’s strange how few folks are Rita Friesen comfortable talking about pain, theirs or mine, and fewer yet are willing to embrace pain.

It is a part of our daily life, for some there is much more pain than for others. Do we need to experience pain to understand another’s suffering? Strange as we humans are, we can be faced with the exact same situation and yet we react differently, we internalize the event differently and we hurt differently. But we do all hurt. Touching the centre of our sorrow may be the key to accepting and moving forward. I rather admire the cultures that are comfortable wailing and sobbing when a loved one dies. I am rather the stoic sort; a quiet, private cry was all I allowed myself when my partner of 40 years died. I was strong for all those who walked with me and needed me to be strong. It would have been good for the body and spirit to sit and howl together…

There was a time when I chose to become shrivelled and closed for fear of future pain. Again, pain is such a huge part of the human life and yet we are not comfortable experiencing or discussing pain. One reason why counsellors are so sought after and appreciated. Living with the fear of being hurt again, for me, was not living. It was mere existence. Not good enough for the long haul, even sitting in that seat for a season was uncomfortable enough to encourage me to forgive the perceived offender and move along. Makes me think of an Old Testament story– the people of God were to inhabit a new land and knowing that the inhabitants would not willingly leave, God sent hornets, hoards of hornets, and made them willing to go.

There have been times when hornets have helped me make up my mind and you don’t want to learn that lesson twice!

Much of the pain we experience we can not hide from or fade or fix. “A wound not fully felt consumes from the inside.

We must run very hard if we want to stay one step ahead of this pain. Exhausted, we bury it with drugs, alcohol, overwork, television, physical activity.” Agree or disagree, but think about it. What we do see in the actions of many is a reaction to pain.

It’s hard work to deal with the pain of loss, or betrayal, or rejection. The author concludes this chapter with “When we learn to be with our pain, we retrieve the parts of ourselves we attempted to leave behind and are able to once again love those parts of ourselves.”

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What’s right about home and family?

n my lifetime, I have witnessed many changes in Canadian society. Few have evoked as much debate as the changes made to governing marriage and family. Some have welcomed these changes as long overdue. Others have condemned them, arguing that they will undermine and ultimately destroy “traditional moral and family values.”

Those who made the laws argued that they were following guidelines set out by Canada’s Supreme Court. How they felt about the issue didn’t matter anymore. The court had spoken. They had to obey.

Several years have passed since those changes were made and family units are still as visible and as strong as ever. Some may look different than they did 65 years ago, but they all display the four characteristics of genuine family units.

First, unconditional love.

Family life isn’t always as harmonious as we would like it to be. Financial difficulties, health problems and pressures at work can

take their toll on any family.

And if one member of a family struggles with an addiction or an emotional problem, the strain can sometimes take the relationship to the breaking point.

Sometimes, the only things that keep families together are the qualities of genuine love listed in 1 Corinthians 13. These qualities, as St. Paul reminds us in Romans 5, aren’t learned when everything is going well. They are developed and strengthened as we walk through difficult times together.

Second, solidarity and suppor t. Fami lies live together, work together and share equally in the fruits of their labours.

The achievements of one member are celebrated by all. The losses of one

are grieved by all. And no family member will hesitate to drop whatever he or she is doing, get in a vehicle and drive 12-15 hours to help a child, brother, sister or other close relative who is seriously ill or has lost property in a fire or flood.

Third, safety and security. Few relationships offer as much safety and security as the family. The last thing a child hears when moving away to begin a new life in another town or city is: “If things don’t work out, you can always come home.

There will always be a place at the table and a bed for the night.” Holiday trips can be a lot of fun, but it is always nice to come back home and to be around those we know and love.

Being at home with family allows us to be ourselves. We can openly and

honestly talk about issues that affect us and those we love. We can safely unwind after a hard day’s work.

We are free to express any elation, remorse, sadness, frustration or anger we may feel. Family members will listen to what we say, but they won’t always agree.

We can expect inappropriate statements to be challenged and false ideas to be corrected. As always, love, care and respect will dominate every discussion on every topic.

Finally, a shared faith.

We may not attend the same house of worship or agree on all matters of theology, but we share a belief in a God who loves and cares for all people and who will hear and answer the prayers of all who call on him for help. Our shared faith and the prayers we offer for each other bind us together in hope and love.

These are qualities all families share in common.

Don’t expect them to disappear any time soon. They are here to stay, because, in one form or another, so is the family.

Sometimes, I need to stop and try to observe what really is the most important thing in my life. It is not wealth or even health.

I think how I was blessed twice yesterday. A neigh-

bour gave me a twig of a wild rose because she said that I was her friend. It touched my heart. Then, last night, I got excited when I saw a rainbow reaching from one horizon to the next above the trees.

I stood on my deck in awe and wonder. I realized that we have a wonderful God, Who teaches us daily to

rejoice in Him, because He loves us and cares for us and takes us just one step at a time.

We read in John 3:16 how much God loves us and in 1 Peter 5:7 how much He cares for us. It takes a lifetime to grasp it all.

This week, let us look at the blessings, great or small, that God bestows upon us.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein

Observation

By Addy Oberlin

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oday, my computer is super slow and it is trying my patience. I even had to shut it off and restart it again.

Over the years, my patience has often been challenged.

Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to Neepawa Bank of Montreal staff and Financial Advisor for Financial Information who advised and helped me recently.

A thumbs down to Neepawa Stride Credit Union for the Financial Advisor who did not or could not be of any advice with the information I provided.

Both financial institutions had the same information to deal with. After closing the Stride account, I hope I never have to enter a Stride location again.

Terry Smith Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up to the Neepawa United and St. James Anglican congregations on their recent amalgamation. While this has been in the making for a while, it was the return of Rev. Chad McCharles from Nova Scotia which cemented this progressive move. Neepawa United has a beautiful building. Congratulations and best wishes!

Gladwyn Scott Carberry, MB Thumbs down to town officials for the closure of the Hamilton St. Bridge. In my opinion, it has been safe to cross for the last two weeks.

Marshall Thompson B. Sc. (Civil Engineering) Neepawa, MB

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Change the way you think about wetlands

If recent events have shown anything, it’s that Manitobans are a resilient bunch. As southern Manitobans clean up from flooding that destroyed roads, homes and businesses at an economic cost to homeowners, businesses and farmers alike, we have a chance to respond with innovation.

We can protect ourselves and property from extreme weather while boosting our economic recovery from COVID-19.

But first, we need to change the way we think. All too often we’ve turned to drainage to deal with flooding, passing the problem to downstream neighbours and municipalities.

Recent studies show that investments in “natural infrastructure” projects, such as wetland conservation and restoration, provide more cost-effective climate protection than drainage and artificial retention solutions. Natural solutions can also play a major part in economic recovery from the pandemic.

Increasing water retention in natural areas through wetland protection and restoration efforts slow runoff, reducing the effects of flooding while providing a host of other benefits to society, including water filtration, removing harmful nutrients and carbon retention, reducing overall costs to Manitobans.

Last week– adding to recent investments in conservation (Conservation Trust, GROW programs) with a further $600,000 for green initiatives– the provincial government stressed the need to be more climate resilient, even while restarting the economy.

Incentives from these funds can provide offsetting measures to landowners, who are willing to share in landscape level solutions.

We have the know-how and the tools in place. It’s now up to municipalities, watershed districts, conservation partners and landowners to embrace this view and use the existing opportunities to contribute to economic recovery and climate resilience here in Manitoba.

Turning to natural solutions for flooding will require a shift in thinking, but during the pandemic, Manitobans have proven they’re willing to change for the common good and a brighter future.

Mark Francis Manager of Provincial Operations Manitoba Ducks Unlimited Canada

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

New telephones

The invention of the telegraph in 1837 by Samuel Morse was to bring about major changes in communication in Manitoba. In 1880, the Great North Western Telegraph Co. was established to connect Ontario and Manitoba, bringing Manitoba out of isolation. A telegram was an expensive way to send messages, but very important to businesses. An individual telegram often meant someone was receiving a death notice.

In the city, messengers on bicycles delivered telegrams and brought back a reply. In smaller locations, the local railway station agent would get the message out. In 1904, CPR announced plans for 3,000 miles of new telegraph line, giving important service between Manitoba small towns and Winnipeg.

Soon, telegrams were running into competition. In 1877, Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in Canada. The telephone industry had made it as far west as Winnipeg by 1878. By 1882, the Winnipeg telephone exchange had 110 customers.

Telephone directories used by the operators in those days consisted of a single card.

There were no telephone numbers. Operators connected names of customers and connected the names with numbers on the switchboard. The first operators were young men, but that soon changed to women, as they were better-mannered and much cheaper to employ. With growth, names soon changed to permanent numbers. At the turn of the century, development in long distance lines linked Winnipeg to Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Carman, Neepawa and Carberry.

The Neepawa Press of May 28, 1896 states “that Neepawa has a telephone exchange with about 50 subscribers and is one of the greatest conveniences enjoyed by the citizens of Neepawa.” Taken from 75 Years, Neepawa, Land Of Plenty written by A.F. McKenzie in 1958, “There was a Union Farmers Telephone (east of town) over 50 years ago, with W.G. Pollock, president; vice president, Robert Hunter; secretary/treasurer, W. Brydon. The line was completed in 14 days’ work by teams and 105 days by men. It was eight and a half miles in length and when completed, it was connected with Neepawa.”

“Central” (the operators), especially before the days of radio, supplied all kinds of information, such as the time, world news and the communities’ newest babies’ arrival.

Operators were not to listen in, but they did. They knew if the doctor was in or away at a call, often sent help to a family with an illness and generally helped the people they served. For a small fee, general rings (one long ring) could be sent out to make announcements, such as who had passed away and when the funeral was being held.

The early phone systems were “party lines”. A party line was a telephone loop circuit that was shared by more than one subscriber. We still had the party line in 1973 on our farm east of Neepawa. If I remember correctly, our line was shared by nine subscribers.

There was no privacy on a party line, if you were talking to someone, anyone on the line could pick up their telephone and listen in and often chose to do so. If anyone on your line was using their phone, no one else could make a call except in an emergency situation.

In 1908, the Manitoba Government bought out Bell Telephone’s holdings in the province, thus making it the first public utility in North America. In 1917, the first fully automatic phone exchange in North America was set up in Brandon. In 1921, Manitoba Government Telephones was renamed the Manitoba Telephone System. In 1996, thenpremier Gary Filmon and the Progressive Conservative government voted to privatize the company. The deal was hotly debated, but was finalized in 1997.

I am sure those operators from the past would have shared recipes with their telephone subscribers. These are two ways in which to use the zucchini your gardening neighbour left on your doorstep.

Zucchini tomato fry 1 Tbsp. oil 1/3 cup diced onion 3 cups chopped zucchini 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper

2-3 fresh basil leaves, diced 2 Tbsp. fresh, chopped parsley 2-3 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese

In a frying pan, add the oil and onions and cook until transparent. Add the zucchini, salt, pepper, basil and parsley and stir fry until zucchini is almost tender. Add the tomato and cook several minutes more. Place in a bowl and sprinkle the cheese on top. Serve.

No crust veggie pie 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/3 cup flour 2 cups zucchini, chopped 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tomato, chopped 2 Tbsp. oil 1 small package fresh mushrooms, 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper washed and sliced 1 tsp dried basil or fresh basil leaves 3/4 cup milk Mrs. Dash or dried Italian herbs 3 eggs Lightly oil a 10 inch pie plate. Mix the onion, zucchini and tomato together and spread on the bottom of pie plate. Cover with the mushrooms, then grated cheese.

Place remaining ingredients, except Mrs. Dash, in a blender and mix well. Pour over the veggies in the pie plate and sprinkle some Mrs. Dash over. Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes then turn temperature down to 375°F and bake another 20 minutes or until set in the middle.

Taking it day by day ArtsForwad continues to slowly resume operations

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press The COVID-19 situation is ever changing. As restrictions have slowly begun to lift, businesses and charitable organizations have gradually been able to open. This includes Neepawa’s ArtsForward, which was closed until approximately June 1.

This date marked the beginning of once again allowing rentals for their space– primarily sticking to the main f loor. Prior to this, the gallery has also undergone some renovations, staff have caught up with paperwork, painted and thoroughly cleaned the building. As of June 25, the first farmers’ markets have also resumed– with some changes. Rrain Prior, director of programming for ArtsForward, shared her thoughts on reopening with the Banner & Press. “ It ’s d i f fer ent , you know? You have to put a lot of policies and procedures in place– it’s not quite the same as retail, but a lot of that same stuff. But we’ve found that people were wanting to come back, that they were wanting– especially people in our community– to get out and do stuff,” Prior expressed.

“They’re wanting to have events, certainly not to the level that we would normally see, but enough.

Especially with the farmers’ market– people were pretty eager to see that happen.”

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What’s more, Prior noted that the event has been working quite well with the new regulations. “It’s not quite as much fun without the live music and things like that, but we can slowly bring that stuff back in once it’s allowed,” said Prior.

Classes and the future Another step towards reopening has been the resumption of classes. As of this month, ArtsForward has officially been permitted to resume these services, providing certain regulations are in place.

These terms also apply to day camps and art classes, specifically. The first class was held just recently, taking place on July 13. Prior reported that the event went over well, receiving registration applications within minutes of announcing the class.

“I think people were really eager to get out and do stuff again,” said Prior.

“And I hope that people do trust us to run appropriately for the times– we have to do screening at the door to make sure everyone’s healthy, a lot of sanitizing, a lot of washing hands, a lot of extra tables set out and keeping six feet apart.”

Prior added, “We’re also video taping them, so if people want to pick up a kit and do it at home and watch along, they can do that as well. It gives people the option that, if they aren’t ready to go out and do stuff in public yet– and a lot of people are not– then [that’s available for them].

We’re preparing kits with all of the materials for the project and they can use the video. We’re working with NACTV on those, so the [videos can be broadcasted]. So, later on, they can do it at home. They wouldn’t have the kit, but they can find the materials and do it as well.”

One thing that is still strictly prohibited by the government is any musical theatre or musical classes, such as choirs, that involve singing in groups. As such, the Mecca Theatre Camp, one of ArtsForwad’s big summer projects, is unable to proceed this year. However, that does not mean that all music will cease.

Instrumental classes, such as guitar and drums, are being considered for August. If implemented, the instruments would be sanitized between students.

Further items, such as yoga, are also being considered. However, nothing is set in stone.

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Contest open to all ages.

Prizes available for each age category.

We invite all community members to get creative and design a logo for this newly formed committee.

The goals of this committee: • Increase awareness about the important role food plays in our health and wellbeing • Create opportunities to build food skills and knowledge • Improve healthy eating environments Application forms and contest rules can be picked up at Arts Forward or email: logocontest@artsforward.ca DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: JULY 31, 2020 Logo selection will be decided by community vote by August 31, 2020

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Garton’s eases into on-site auctions

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Due to COVID-19, this auction season has been solely online, until now.

In the June 26 edition of the paper, readers were informed of how area auction services were making their online auctions work.

Almost a month later, some changes are slowly being made. Garton’s Auction was set to hold its first partial, on-site auction of the season on July 23.

Larry Garton, owner, noted in an interview on July 20 that this decision came from special circumstances. In the case of this sale, the farmer has sold his property and needs to

be off the land by a certain deadline. This means selling off not only the larger items, but the smaller ones as well, which requires an on-site auction.

“That was the only downfall of doing the online auct ions only,” said Garton, “is that you couldn’t get rid of the smaller items, just the major equipment, with any satisfaction.”

Safety, costs and changes Garton stressed that he and his staff are working to ensure that the operation sticks close to government regulations to ensure customer and staff safety. This effort includes signage and

reminders of social distancing and controlling traffic flow to the selling areas.

An entry fee has also been put in place, and anyone with potential symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to stay home. All larger items will remain as online auctions. “[The entry fee is] a real touchy situation, but we’ve had a lot of customers say, ‘Wow, this is a great idea that you’re doing this,’ and obv iously, they’re the serious buyers who are coming to the sale.

If they are coming to the sale, they’re wanting to buy something. People do tend to shy away if there’s a bidding charge, but it’ll all be refunded if they buy

Phone scam targets vehicle owners

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

There have been reports of many different phone scams, some claiming you owe money to the government or another organization, telling you there has been a fraudulent charge to your card, or that you’ve won some prize you didn’t enter for, all fishing for your financial information. The Banner & Press has been informed of another, less talked about scam that has been calling local numbers.

Darrell Warkentin, of Arden, notified the Banner & Press, as well as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, about a call he recently received claiming his vehicle warranty was about to expire. This call, he noted, was a real person rather than a robot or

recording. The call stated that it was his last notice for warranty on his vehicle and started asking for his information. “It’s the first time I’ve gotten that one,” he noted.

“I said to them, you tell me what vehicle and I’ll tell you if that makes sense,” Warkentin stated.

The caller didn’t have an answer for him, which confirmed to him that it was a scam. After hanging up, he tried calling the number back, but got a message saying that the number was out of service. The number that showed up for him was 204-482-1946, suggesting that it was a local Manitoba caller, however, some scammers have a tool that allows them to mask their actual number with one that makes it look like a local caller. Warkentin

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under control and most customers we’ve talked to have understood that.”

The July 23 sale served as a test run for easing back into on-site operations, and allows Garton to make adjustments as needed.

Garton noted that he has a few customers that are waiting with bated breath to see how the event will turn out. “ We’re a lso awaiting the government stance on things. It’s usually around the 21st of the month they announce the next phase, so we’re hoping that something opens up again so that we can be more satisfied that we’re doing things properly,” said Garton.

Garton’s Auction is also

looking into doing more simulcasts in the future.

However, there are costs and downsides to this as well. “We’re finding the additional costs of providing that service– getting portable towers in for the internet– and in a lot of areas, we’ve got sales sitting where we can’t have online bidding on-site,” Garton relayed.

To help with this, Garton told the Banner & Press that pre-bidding and proxybids online will continue up to 24 hours before the sale.

Garton hopes that they can get as close to normal on-site auctions as possible, while ensuring the safety of all involved.

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said that he wanted to let the public know so that they can be aware if they receive a call like the one he described.

If someone calls asking for your information, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre recommends you verify that who’s calling is really who they say they are before giving any information. If the caller claims to be from a business, look up that business’s phone number and call that number to verify that they were the ones contacting you. If the call is legitimate, they will not object to you hanging up and calling them on a verified phone number just to be sure. If you feel that the call is fraudulent, hang up and notify the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

something at the auction.

It’s all to help control the numbers and keep things legal and keep everybody safe,” said Garton. “We were really struggling with whether to [do the fee] or not– we don’t like to do it to our customers.”

Garton added, “There’s obviously extra costs involved in this as well– I was just looking and we’ve got $120 worth of hand sanitizer sitting in the trailers now, there’s costs that people don’t realize– extra staff to keep things regulated, all of that just to try and be compliant with the government mandate.

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By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, July 26, 1910 A reward of $10 is offered by town authorities for the apprehension of the vandals who have desecrated the cemetery. But the parties are k now n. W hy not prosecute? Is it because of the “respectability” of parents?

100 years ago, Tuesday, July 20, 1920 A Ch ina ma n who was engaged as cook in a workmen’s camp was brought to the town lock-up on Saturday night, alleged to be crazy. Dr. McInnis pr ompt l y a n nou nc e d him sane and ordered his release. It appears that he was worried to the point of desperation by his associates. The pity is that the “smarties” were not run in.

Note: Smarties appears to relate to the word “smarty” which, in other words, means “smart aleck”, “wise guy”, etc.

90 years ago, Tuesday, July 22, 1930 A f ter a n i l l ness of only twelve days, Verna Jean Simpson, beloved wife of Robt. Wemyss and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, died in Neepawa hospital on Sunday afternoon, July 20, at 4:25.

Mrs. Wemyss was born in Neepawa on January 9, 1896. She attended public and highschool here and spent two terms at the M.A.C., after which she studied music. She was a member of the Neepawa United Church.

Besides her husband and parents, there survives a daughter, Peggy, aged four years; three sisters, Margaret, of Calgar y; Ruby, of Reg ina; and Vel ma, of Wi n n ipeg ; three brothers, Stewart of Neepawa; Roderick, of Portland, Oregon and Jack, of Los Angeles, Cal. She was married on July 25, 1924, in Neepawa.

80 years ago, Tuesday, July 23, 1940 Air-raid alarms are to be installed in Quebec.

Germany has started to oust French and Jews from

Alsace and Lorraine.

In a howling speech Fr iday, Hit ler of fered Br it a i n peace on h is terms or the alternative of destruction of the British Empire.

T housa nd s of Na zi troops, fully equipped, are pouring into Spain. It is believed they are there for an offensive against Gibraltar.

70 years ago, Thursday, July 20, 1950 Birthday anniversary congratulations this week are being received by two members of the Pioneer Club of Neepawa. They are: Goodwin Kilburn, born July 22, 1883 at Eden.

H a r r y W i l l i a m s on , born July 25, 1872, in Lancashire, England.

The Neepawa Press, relatives and friends in this district and all over the world wish these gentlemen many happy returns of their birthdays.

The chances are probably remote, but for all the remoteness, an outbreak of fire in Neepawa when the signal system is out of commission could be serious.

Monday, the siren was silent at noon due to a power failure. It was in operation again at one o’clock, however.

Guarding against the outside possibility that this could happen in the future at a critical time, it would seem to be in order to suggest a secondary signal system operated manually and independent of artificial power.

Fire Chief Parrott stated that the siren is the only direct means of summoning the volunteer fire brigade instantaneously. The only other means is to telephone the firemen individually and with not being in as well as possible line delays a fire could be well out of control by the time all personnel were mustered.

Something should be done about it– now.

60 years ago, Tuesday, July 19, 1960 W heat has replaced locomotives in the CNR roundhouse in Neepawa.

No longer required for the maintenance and repair of steam locomotives, now that the latter have been replaced by diesels, the

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building is being used by the United Grain Growers as additional storage space for grain.

50 years ago, Thursday, July 23, 1970 In 1879 Magnus Waters located on SW 5-15-14, a few miles east of what would soon be Neepawa. A year later, his sister and her husband, James Drysdale and their family of five boys and three girls joined him in his 12x14 log house on their own half, a mile south on SW 32-14-14. The name Drysdale originated as a family name in 1503…

Between the year 1503 and the arrival of James Drysdale and his family at Neepawa, the history is lost in time.

40 years ago, Thursday, July 24, 1980 Ros sbu r n Ju nct ion, about f ive miles north of Neepawa, won’t be a junction anymore, once the line from here to Kelwood and McCreary is completely removed.

Triplet calves were born to a cow owned by Bruce Martin of Glenella recently.

The cow is about eight years old and has produced seven calves– single calves the first two years, twins, another single and then triplets this year.

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It was a violent wind that smashed this hole in the wall of the Wm. A. Yuel home in the Mentmore district in 1960. The damage is illustrated by Mrs. Yuel, who looks through the broken window at her hand, which is held out through the hole. She had to stand on a pile of broken glass, wood and plaster to oblige The Press photographer for this picture.

Mrs. Davie ready to work

30 years ago, Tuesday, July 24, 1990 C on g r at u l at ion s t o Mr. and Mrs. George Melnychuk, who celebrated t heir 6 0t h wedd ing anniversary on July 1. A family dinner was held in their honor followed by a social evening of games, music home movies and reminiscing.

20 years ago, Monday, July 31, 2000 Two Nee paw a -a r e a families are counting their blessings after a twister touched down in their farmyards last Monday– ripping out shelterbelts, but leaving their homes intact.

The tornado that twisted through Bruce and Sheila Bremner’s and Belinda and Ken Stewarts’ Mentmore farmywards 10 kilometers southwest of Neepawa was one of six reported in the province.

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The woman pictured here is identified as Mrs. Bill (May) Davie, with the photo dating to 1920. Geared up and ready to get to work, May Davie set aside a moment to allow for a photo, posing with axe in hand.

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Natives’ name to fade into history Neepawa’s MJHL hockey team will pursue a name change

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Natives have decided it’s time to move forward on a significant and historic change.

On Wednesday, July 22, the junior “A” hockey club announced that it will discontinue the use of the name “Natives” as part of its team identity and branding. This decision follows similar recent announcements by the NFL’s Washington Redskins and CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos.

The change comes at a time when there is mounting pressure on teams in all sports to eliminate names and logos that use Aboriginal affiliations.

Changing times Neepawa head coach and general manager Ken Pearson said that a culmination of factors contributed to the club’s board of directors making this decision.

“From a team perspective, everyone had their say [at the meeting] and it seems to be that in this ever changing world, we want to stay on par with everyone else in regard to [team] names. Obviously, the Hockey Manitoba branch is looking at their regulations and potentially, there could be changes enforced by them,” stated Pearson.

“So, in the end, the group felt that now would be the right time to look at beginning the process of changing the name of the team.”

A complex process Pearson noted that unlike professional sports franchises, such as Washington and Edmonton, Neepawa will not be able to immediately change all their iconography, as uniforms and equipment have already been ordered for the upcoming MJHL season.

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A variation of primary logo used by the Neepawa Natives throughout its existance.

“Both our jerseys for the upcoming season will have the big N with Neepawa across the front, as the main logo. As the process goes along, we’ll look at what alterations need to be made on our jersey,” Pearson said.

As well as the uniforms, the alteration of legal

documents and contracts with the team’s official name “Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club” affixed upon it will also take some time. Pearson did stress, however, that the process is already underway.

“There are going to be some people who contribute their input and the community will be able to share their thoughts on the process. It’s going to take some time. There are some financials that will need to be reorganized to help make this change. No one on the board has ever been through this process before, so we need to figure out exactly what happens here. It’s not so easy as just going ‘Here, we’ve changed the name.’ There

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are some legalities that have to be ironed out. So, that is going to take some time.” Pearson indicated.

Team history T he N e e p aw a Na tives Junior “A” Hockey Club wa s fou nded i n 1989 and have played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for 31 seasons. The creation of the Natives team name, however, was rooted in the Neepawa Intermediates hockey team of the Inter-Ridge and Central Plains Hockey Leagues.

The name “Natives” was selected because Neepawa and Natives both start with the letter ‘N’, and were seven letters long.

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Gladstone green thumbs win GASSP garden contest During the month of June, the Gladstone Area Senior Support Program held their second annual garden contest, wrapping it up with a tour on July 8. There were four categories for residents to enter, the winners of each are pictured.

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Above: Jeannet te Henderson won the general category, which included gardens with everything from shrubs and trees to flowers and veggies.

Right: Dorothy Wilson earned the first place aw a r d i n t h e f l owe r garden category.

Left: Boyd Clayton won the small space category, in which the garden had to be contained in 10 square feet or less.

Right: Hayden Pottinger took first place in the youth category, which included gardeners who were 18 years old or younger.

4-H FAT STOCK SHOW AND SALE THANK-YOU

Due to the restrictions of COVID-19, the Interclub Show and Sale was not able to proceed as all would have of wished. The members, leaders and families of the Neepawa, Rapid City and Erickson 4-H Beef Clubs wish to extend their sincerest thanks to all the buyers and bidders for their outstanding support of the 2020 sale of steers, despite the challenges presented by COVID-19.

BUYERS

Central Testing Laboratories Ltd. - Winnipeg Clayton Farms - Gladstone Cut Rite Meats - Carberry Gill & Schmall Agencies - Neepawa Gladstone Vet Clinic Harris Pharmacy - Neepawa Kulbacki Ag Supply - Eden Madsen Angus - Arden MEC Farms Ltd. - Neepawa Neepawa Gladstone Coop Neepawa Vet Clinic & Coyote Ridge Construction Smile Pinoy Foods - Neepawa Stride Credit Union - Neepawa Stride Credit Union - Neepawa Enns Brothers - Neepawa Martin & Manon Gaudet - Rathwell Master Feeds & Total Farm Supply - Brandon Rapid City & District Co-op Rocky Mountain Equipment - Neepawa

4-H MEMBERS

Cason Baker Sveinna Bjarnarson Cora Baker Summer Sawchuk Dean Rosling Cora Baker (Progeny) Rebecca-Lynn Pedersen Josie Pedersen (Progeny) Blake Rosling Quinn Sawchuk

Josie Pedersen Lauren Rosling Madisyn Robertson Averi Jury Anja Van de Langemheen Tarron Basaraba Brody Basaraba Sierra Inglis Mona Van de Langemheen (Progeny)

BUYERS

4-H MEMBERS

BDC Veterinary Corp - Winnipeg Ken Beatty Farms - Erickson Brydges & Taylor Vet Hospital - Neepawa Cando Rail Services Ltd. - Brandon Claymar Farms - Minnedosa & Marion & Rudy Usick - Erickson Curle Farms - Minnedosa & Valleyview Ag Services - Rapid City Dobson Yardcare - Onanole Dollhouse Design - Niverville ERCO Worldwide - Virden Integra Tire - Minnedosa Minnedosa Insurance Canterra Seeds - Winnipeg CL van Veen Construction Ltd - Rapid City Minnedosa Vet Clinic Mowat Livestock - Neepawa Mowat Livestock - Neepawa Penno Manufacturing - Eden & McKay Charolais - Glenella

Rylee Paterson (Progeny) Hanna Popp Rachel Chemerika (Progeny) Eden Pearson Leah Gunnarson

Rylee Paterson Easton Paterson Rachel Chemerika Brooklyn Hedley Brooklyn Hedley (Progeny) Shayla Woychyshyn Graycen van Meijl Anja Van de Langemheen (Progeny) Chance Inglis Mona Van de Langemheen Aklen Abey Zane Finlay

Winner of the 4-H Cash Draw: $300 winner Bryan Hill, Rapid City • $200 winner Keith Erven, Minnedosa ADDITIONAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT Gladstone Auction Mart • Heartland Livestock Services (Brandon) • Smile Pinoy Foods (Gladstone) • Oak Ridge Meats (McCreary) Sandy Lake Locker Plant • Oak River Quick Freeze • Cut Rite Meats (Carberry) • 262 Meats (Minnedosa)

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‘I wanted to see if I could do it and I did’ East of Eden Gourmet Mushrooms grows from curiosity into a business their logs are waxed only at the points in which the mycelium were inserted and the ends are left open. The results of this year look promising, with signs of the cell growth becoming evident from white blotches on the ends of the logs underneath the bark.

There was lots of adjusting and fiddling before they got to the point they are at now, but Ron has been enjoying the learning process. “I just wanted to see if I could do it and I did,” he stated.

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Ron (right) and Nadine Kulbacki have been growing blue oyster mushrooms in a retrofitted semi trailer on their property near Eden.

The growing process In March, Ron purchased a semi trailer, which he has transformed into his growing space. The trailer is split into five sections, all with controlled environments ideal for growing and storing blue oysters. The whole interior of the trailer is sanitized as much as possible, to avoid contaminating the growing mushrooms, which would cause them to not produce properly.

The first section, which is the entrance, is where Ron soaks and sterilizes bags of hardwood sawdust and soy hulls, in which the mycelium cells (mushrooms seeds) are planted. In the next section, he has an air filter that he sprays with alcohol to clean the air and circulate the sterilized air. This room has to be extra clean, because it is where he transplants the mycelium cells into the bags and that is when the mushrooms are most vulnerable to contamination.

From there, the planted cells move into a slightly cooler room, where they can start to grow. The room is kept cool because the growth causes the cells to release heat.

Once enough growth has started within the bags, Ron cuts a hole for the mushrooms to grow out of and then transfers the bags into the next room, where the temperature is kept around 60° F and the humidity is high. This room is where the mushrooms grow the quickest, from little spindles to several pounds of edible mushrooms within a couple days.

The last room is kept the coldest, just a few degrees above freezing. Once the mushrooms in the previous room are ready to harvest, they are removed from the growing bag and stored in the last room. This room is also where customers can come and purchase mushrooms.

In addition to the blue oysters that are available now, the Kulbackis have some grey oyster mycelium cells that they will be trying, as well as shiitakes that have been planted into some oak logs that they estimate may fruit in late fall or early winter.

They also have cells for lion’s mane mushrooms, which they hope to offer eventually.

The mycelium cells (white splotches) grow into mushrooms in bags of sawdust and soy hulls.

Trial and error Nadine joked that if they were to write a book, they could make millions just writing about what not to do when growing mushrooms. “There would be days when we would make eight mistakes in a day,” she noted.

While Ron had gotten most of his information online, there was a lot they also had to guess about, because most producers don’t want to give away all their secrets.

They fiddled with temperatures, humidity and lighting levels in their growing rooms.

For the shiitake they tried growing last year, they had waxed the ends of the oak logs to keep the moisture in, but found that it also kept the moisture out, which had caused most of their cells to fail. This year,

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Ron Kulbacki has always enjoyed mushrooms, growing up learning which wild ones were safe to eat and picking them for his family’s traditional Polish meals.

His interest developed more and more throughout the years and now, as a semiretired farmer, he and his wife, Nadine, have started growing a few varieties themselves on their farm near Eden.

Ron had started researching how to grow mushrooms a while back and last year, he tried growing shiitake mushrooms in oak logs, which didn’t produce much. This year, he turned his attention to a faster growing variety, the blue oyster mushroom, and has already been producing dozens of pounds of it. They have been eating the produce themselves, as well as selling it.

Nadine had been the one to encourage her husband to finally try growing mushrooms. Ron had been researching for a long time and she told him to “ just do it,” so he bought what he needed, got started and named the production East of Eden Gourmet Mushrooms.

able to cover that, so that the business won’t consistently cost them money.

The pricing for the product is per pound, but Ron noted that people don’t have to purchase a whole pound at a time. “We just charge what we think is fair. We sell quality, it doesn’t even have to be quantity,” Ron explained. Those interested in purchasing mushrooms can contact the Kulbackis via phone at 204-476-6687 or check out their Facebook page, East of Eden Gourmet Mushrooms, for more information.

The business side The Kulbackis have mostly sold mushrooms to individuals by word of mouth, so far. They have also sent a few pounds to a business in Winnipeg.

They have reached out to several retail and restaurant businesses in Manitoba and are waiting to hear back about whether the businesses would be interested.

Ron noted that they only decided to make it into a business “when the expenses started.”

Because of their increase in hydro usage to keep the trailer cooled, they hope The mushrooms grow out of a hole cut in the bag (inset). that sales will at least be Once big enough, they are ready to eat.

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Home plate is that-a-way!

Neepawa Cubs remain unbeaten with wins over Carberry & Ebb and Flow

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Carberry Royals blank Ebb and Flow

By Eoin Devereux

By Gladwyn Scott

At the mid-way point of the shortened Santa Clara Baseball League regular season, the Neepawa Cubs are looking like to team every other club will be measuring themselves against. The Cubbies have assemble a perfect 5-0-0 record, good enough for first place in the league standings. To go along with the wins, Neepawa has also batted in an impressive 55 runs for, compared to justeight runs against. These impressive numbers were aided with recent victories over the Carberry Royals and the Ebb and Flow Lakers.

Carberry Royals blanked Ebb and Flow Lakers 8-0 in Ste. Rose on Friday, July 17.

Pitching duties were shared as Daylon Creasy struck out five in the first five innings, Keean McLaren handled the sixth and Kevin McNeill whiffed three in the seventh.

Josh McMillan smacked

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Cubs humble the Royals A six run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning powered the Neepawa Cubs to an 8-1 win over the Carberry Royals on Wednesday, July 15. The victory was Neepawa’s fourth of the Santa Clara Baseball League regular season and kept the club undefeated on the year with a perfect 4-0-0 record.

The game started well for Carberry, as Eric Truscott knocked in a Royals runner in the top of the first inning. After that lone blemish, Neepawa starting pitcher Cole Krutkewich settled in and pitched a complete seven innings for the win. Krutkewich ended the night surrendering just three hits and registering f ive strike outs, for his second victory of the year.

As for the Cubs’ results on the score sheet, the team picked up a run in the second and third innings, respectively, before blowing things wide open with six in the sixth. Robby

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a two run home run and a single for the Royals who also got a pair of singles from both Zaine McConnell and Torey Scott.

Keean McLaren had a two run single in the first inning.

Two walks to Dustin Fisher resulted in a pair of runs.

Visitors to Carberry this week are the Ebb and Flow Lakers on Wednesday, July 29 and the Neepawa Cubs on Friday, July 31.

Santa Clara Baseball League Team Name

G W L T Win % GB

Nathan Stephenson (#2) has been given the go ahead to round third base and make a play for home, during Neepawa’s home game against Carberry on Wednesday, July 15. Stevenson and the Cubs would end up winning this game, by the score of 8-1.

Neepawa Cubs

5 5

0 0 1.000

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Portage Padres

6 5

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Carberry Royals

5 3

2 0

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Moar ended up leading the charge, going 2-for-3 at the plate and batting in three runs (RBI). Nathan Stevenson also helped out his stat-line, with a timely double in the bottom of the sixth and clearing the bases of three Neepawa runners.

Royals pitcher Zaine McC on nel l wou ld be pegged w it h t he loss, even though he put in a solid four inning, surrendering just two runs, two hits and earning a pair of strikeouts. Other pitchers for Carberry on the night

Plumas Pirates

5 1

3 1

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Austin A’s

5 1

4 0

.200

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Plumas Pirates

8 1

7 0

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included Bret Heselwood and Ethan Bjarnason. The defeat dropped the Royals’ record to 3-2-0 on the year.

Another win against Ebb and Flow The Neeepawa Cubs continued their winning ways in dominant fashion on Tuesday, July 21, defeating the Ebb and Flow Lakers 14-0.

Ian Hockin helped pace the Cubbies to victory, by going 3-for-5 at the plate.

Meanwhile, Taylor Flecher picked up the win by pitching a solid four hit shutout.

Neepawa Natives Junior “A”

The next home game for Neepawa will be on Friday, July 24 against the Austin A’s. Start times is set for 7:00 p.m.

In a recent survey of adults 18+ living in communities of less than 100,000 population on the prairies, the majority of the respondents across all measured sectors said

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Carberry/North Cypress-Langford

Carberry Council meeting

Here and there

Submitted Town of Carberry

By Gladwyn Scott

At its July meeting, the Council of the Town of Carberry heard some interesting plans for building, both residential and commercial. It looks as though the pandemic hasn’t slowed down the construction business as much as was feared. This was the last meeting to be attended by Development Officer John McEntee, who has been the Cypress Planning District’s Development Officer for 13 years, has overseen thousands of building permits and advised Council on hundreds of Variation Orders, zoning issues and the like. Council were honoured to have his skill and expertise at their back for so many years. His successor, Rachel Andrews, has been shadowing him for a while and is well prepared to take over.

Zenith Paving has been busy about town since the start of the construction season and as they wind up their visit, their work is looking good. The walking path along First Avenue is in place and Main Street has repairs that have withstood the test of a heavy downpour.

The long-awaited traffic by-law is now in place and five of the Commissionaires have been officially named as by-law enforcement officers. This should give the administration a bit more power to get things done.

Work on the rink is starting and the renovations are going to make it a much better venue for all sorts of programs.

There will be a greater viewing area behind glass, with bleachers that can be folded out of the way, or even set up at another special event. When that’s done, attention will turn to preparing a campground on the 40-acre recreation site across from the rink.

No matter how they are protected, the dumpsters at the end of Main Street have been so badly abused that Council has decided to remove them altogether. With any luck, the only ones inconvenienced will be the abusers; all town residents get weekly curbside pickup and the nearby transfer station is open on a regular schedule into the evening. Businesses for whom the dumpsters were originally set up will be given lockable bins or dumpsters of their own and the open ones will be removed by Sept. 1.

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Council has acquired by tax sale a building in the first block of Main Street. It needs work, but they would make a sweet deal with someone who could promise to return it to use.

On the financial side, CAO Stephenson was able to report that according to the Chief Financial Officer, at the six-month mark, the Town is on track to complete the year with a small surplus. There will be another review after another quarter or so.

Who says nothing happens during a pandemic?

• The new Carberry Pool slide has been quite a big hit with the swimmers. A huge thanks is extended to McCain’s, the Carberry Elks and the Brandon and Area Community Foundation for helping to make this possible. The slide is 15 feet high and has a 17 foot downward curve. It is kept slippery with a steady stream of water.

• The Neepawa Cubs scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth en route to an 8-1 win over the visiting Carberry Royals Wednesday, July 15.

Cole Krutkewich pitched a complete seven innings for the Santa Clara league leaders.

Zaine McConnell (4), Bret Heselwood (1) and Ethan Bjarnason (1) handled the Carberry mound duties. Kevin McNeill tallied the lone Royals run in the first with a double and an outfield Cubs error. Daylon Creasy also doubled. Dustin Fisher made the defensive gem for Carberry in centre field.

Shane Levandoski, right fielder, crossed home plate in the last of the fourth with the winning run, when he received the first of three consecutive walks and scored on an outfield fly to centre. This broke a 1-1 tie.

• The Westman Magic under-19 ladies fastball team includes three Carberry girls, Lian Flett, Cassie Crerar and Sara Waldner, plus Caleigh McLaughlin

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The new slide at the Carberry Pool is 15 feet tall and has proven popular with local swimmers.

(Neepawa) and Hanna Funk (Arden) and head coach, Ryan McLaughlin. They play in a five team Manitoba Super League and have a busy weekend with games in Portage, Winnipeg and at Ashley Neufeld Park in Brandon.

• Due to COVID-19, the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame 2020 induction banquet was postponed until

New teaching hire at R.J. Waugh

By Gladwyn Scott

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Jordyn Bradco, the new Grade six teacher for R.J. Waugh.

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Jordyn Bradco, of Minnedosa, will be the new Grade 6 teacher at Carberry this September, as she will replace Christy Coates, who has accepted a position in Brandon after 10 years here.

Bradco received her K-12 education in Minnedosa before spending the next two years with a friend backpacking around Europe.

“We visited 18 countries, with the favourites being the United Kingdom, Spain and Hungary. The people in

the UK were really friendly and ‘caving’ in Budapest was a highlight. The caving was a little scary at times.”

After returning home, Jordyn earned two degrees, a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Native Studies, and a Bachelor of Education at Brandon University.

Student teaching sessions at Deerboine Colony, Kircaldy Heights, Alexander, and Earl Oxford earned her a term position at Earl Oxford for May and June. “I’m really excited about coming to Carberry, as I’ve heard several positive comments

about the school and community,” Ms. Bradco said.

She enjoys camping, hiking, walking and is an avid animal lover, with two cats and two dogs.

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June 19, 2021. The Hall of Fame plans to host a golf tournament at Neepawa Golf and Country Club Monday, Sept. 14, starting at 11:00 a.m.

Individuals or teams of four can register with Neepawa pro Landon Cameron (476-5711). Hope to see some former ball players out

to renew acquaintances and hear about those home runs and no hitters of yesteryear.

• Zenith Paving ,of Brandon, is currently busy improving several streets and walking paths in Carberry. The Town Office reports the paving costs to be $500,000, with Main Street being vastly improved.

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Classifieds –––––––––– Thank You

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Thank you for the food, cards, to Salem Place staff, HSCER and staff, friends and family in the loss of Pearl's brother Norman Buchanan and Norman's sister Margaret Hogarth. Thanks also to Clarke's Funeral Home for the care and to Wendy Denbow for the care and service. From Norm & Pearl & family.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings postponed. Call 204841-0002 _____________________ Arden Hall, cap. 255. Park, camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call 204-368-2202 _____________________ Neepawa Banner &Press offers full research and re-print services from our archives that go back to 1896. Additional copies of papers, $2 each depending on availability. Re-print of a page from past copies, $2 per page. Archival research, $25 per hour with a $10 minimum.

Individual photos on photo paper $5 depending if we have a suitable original in our digital, print or photo archives.

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• All copy is subject to approval by the Neepawa Banner & Press.

• We reserve the right to edit copy or to refuse to publish any advertisement we deem illegal, libelous, misleading or offensive

–––––––––– For Sale FARM FRESH EGGS FOR SALE AT A REASONABLE PRICE. Phone Plumas 204-386-2614, cell 204212-2684, Neepawa 204212-0713 after 3:30 p.m.

204-212-0721 anytime. _____________________ Farm land in the Plumas area W1/2 of 7-17-11, SE 13-17-12, NE 17-17-11. 628 acres in total. Included is 605 cultivated acres, 23 acres yard site and creek includes house and machine shed.

For more information call 204-476-0846. _____________________ Moving sale. Treadmill, comet electric scooter (new battery) , dishes, pots & pans, sealers, kitchen stuff, veg shredder ph # (204) 867-3944. _____________________ Single Family Plot in Riverside Cemetery. Lot 13, Block 13, Range 28. Beautiful location on the West Side $1300 obo. Call 204-296-2226.

–––––––––– For Rent Apartment for rent. Bri-Mont apartments, 331 Mountain Avenue. Phone 204-2125014 _____________________ TRAILER RENTALS: cargo, dump, equipment, auto, livestock/horse. FORK LIFT TELEPORT 729-8989

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Help Wanted Petro-Canada Integra Tire Ste Rose has a full-time, weekdays position available for a

Storage vans (semi trailers) for rent or sale. Anderson's 204-385-2685, 204-3852997 Gladstone.

For Sale

CLERK/CASHIER Experience preferred, but willing to train the right individual.

Please call Dale or Liz at 204-447-3336 for more information or submit resume to Integra Tire Ste. Rose tireman1@mymts.net.

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With a very heavy heart, I announce the passing of my beloved husband, George, at the Neepawa Health Centre.

The sun was shining as we held hands and he very peacefully passed to be with God. George and I were introduced in 1971 and we were married on April 28, 1973 in Winnipeg.

Invites applications for the following position:

George was born into a large family of eight siblings and parents Margaret and Albert Sidney Hazelwood, of Stony Mountain. In his youth, sports were a very big part of George’s life. Years later, he became a member of the Royal Canadian Navy. After his service in the Navy, he joined the St. Vital Police Service. He enjoyed baseball, golfing, boating, curling and hockey, but nothing made him more proud than acquiring his Private Pilot’s License and owing his own Cessna plane. In 1973, we moved to northern Manitoba to work on the Jenpeg and Limestone generating stations until completion in 1993. We then moved back to Neepawa and in 1994, we took on the huge task of building a large retail space, which we called Hamilton Square. Together, we founded Dynamic Parties and ran our business until 2004. Today, it is the Neepawa Town Office. George and I love road trips, near and far, and we travelled extensively throughout Canada and the United States. George was an avid reader. He especially enjoyed western pocket books and never was there a crossword puzzle untouched.

Thank You

Help Wanted

The families of Dora Smith would like to thank friends, neighbours, relatives for the many acts of kindness in the passing of mom on July 2, 2020.

Rolling River School Division

Thanks to Clarke’s Funeral Home for their help and care, Rita Friesen for the meaningful service, the pallbearers and all the family members who looked after the lunch.

Thanks to Brian for the tent and Jim for the porta potty.

Thanks to anyone we may have missed.

A dear Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Step-Grandmother, Friend and Sister. Gone, but not forgotten. Many great memories left behind.

From all the families

Tender

SECRETARY

Tanner’s Crossing School - 5.0 hrs/day For more details and application information, please visit our website at www.rrsd.mb.ca select Employment then Support Positions.

Thank you to all applicants for their interest in Rolling River School Division. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Auction

is tendering the position of

Pick up is required to be done once a week, preferably on Monday. Pick up includes all private residences, all businesses, campground, mail shelter building and Lions Club gazebo. The applicant must provide their own vehicle.

He lived a good, happy life and had a lot of fun along the way. Breathe easy, George. As you were passing, my final wish for you was to have a good, easy flight with a light tail wind and a good, soft landing.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 194 of the Municipal Act, that the Auditors Financial Report for the year 2019, together with the related Financial Statements have been deposited in the office of the Rural Municipality of Rosedale and is available for inspection by any person during regular business hours, who at their own expense, may take a copy thereof or extracts therefrom.

“Love You Always”

is located in southwestern Manitoba, in close proximity to Riding Mountain National Park and Brandon, MB.

For the 2020/2021 School Year Resume, Criminal Record, Child Abuse Registry Checks, Substitute Application Form and Grade 12 or equivalent is required.

Qualified Teachers will need to submit a copy of their teaching certificate along with their resume.

Submit resumes to: Bev Szymesko, Superintendent Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 Phone: (204) 835-2067 Fax (204) 835-2426 e-mail: bevs@trsd.ca

Household Garbage and Recycling Pick Up

The successful applicant is responsible to work with the landfill manager. Applications to be sent to: Doug Wood, Box 99, Kelwood, MB. R0J 0Y0

Condolences may be left at www.alternacremation.ca.

Substitute Teachers & Substitute Educational Assistants

The Kelwood Village committee

George is survived by his loving wife, Margaret (Marg); sister Doreen Stansfield (late Jim); sister-in-law Audrey (late Michael); sister-in-law Bernice Saj (late Michael); brother-in-law Joe and Darlene Miscavish; sister-in-law Pat Miscavitch (late John) and was deeply loved by countless nieces and nephews in both the Hazelwood and Miscavish families. He is predeceased by his parents, Margaret and Albert Sidney; sisters Margaret Cooney (Bill), Gladys Nacinovich (Roger) and Louise Ferguson (Ed); brothers, Sid (Dora), Fred (Blanche), Alex, Michael; along with mother and father-in-law, Lou and Jessie Miscavish; and, brothers-in-law Melvin, Dave and John.

A celebration of life will take place at a later date and notification will be posted in the Winnipeg, Brandon and Neepawa issues.

In shop and roadside tire service for farm, truck and passenger/light truck.

Valid drivers license required.

Experience preferred, but willing to train the right individual.

Please call Dale or Liz at 204-447-3336 for more information or submit resume to Integra Tire Ste. Rose Box 106, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0 tireman1@mymts.net.

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

Wanted: Used cattle panels.

Text 204-727-8550

Thanks for the prayers, hugs, messages, cards, phone calls, food, flowers, visits and just having us in your thoughts. We are truly grateful to all.

SERVICE TRUCK OPERATOR

Help Wanted

George Duncan Hazelwood March 16, 1934 to July 8, 2020

Full-time position available for a

33RD ANNUAL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION August 1, 2020 at 9:00 am

Tender closes 27 July 2020.

OUR 50TH YEAR IN THE AUCTION BUSINESS

Notice PUBLIC NOTICE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEDALE

Dated at Neepawa, Manitoba this 13th day of July, 2020.

Kara Sylvester, CMMA Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Rosedale Box 100, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Winkler Morden jct 3 and 14 hwys ¾ mile south Manitoba’s Largest Yard opens for receiving July 23-28.

Tractors, combines, Farm equipment, Trucks, cars, RV, etc.

WE HAVE IT ALL AS ITEMS COME IN YOU MAY BEGIN Bidding now Selling on line timed auction takes place Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 9 am Payment and pick up is Monday, August 3 from 9 am to 7 pm Unreserved auction; all items sell to the highest bidder Payment is cash, Good Cheque, E-Transfer or Credit card w/4 % fee All items should be paid for Monday, August 3, 2020 We load out Monday and Tuesday, after that charges may apply,

See our website for details and listing www.billklassen.com

Please register early and bid on something low priced to become familiar with the system Bill Klassen Auctioneers 204 325 6230 or 204 325 4433 Vic Wolfe 204 325 2328 • Morris Olfason 204 325 2141 Bring your merchandise now

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Do your part in the fight against scams

Submitted Better Business Bureau

If your only experience with scams is the odd nonsensical email or sweepstakes giveaway phone call, you may think they’re nothing to worry about.

That’s what most people think– until they become victims of a sophisticated scheme that looks and feels nothing like a prototypical scam job. One dynamic online map of North America is filled with blue, yellow and red dots, symbolizing hundreds of smart people who were fooled out of their hard-earned cash.

You can find this map on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) website. It’s part of a free online tool that allows you to drill down into your own neighbourhood and see what scams are targeting people and what tricks fraudsters

are using. It’s called ScamTracker and it’s the best way to stay ahead of the scammers hoping to separate you from your savings.

You can click through recently reported scams to get a description of each one. In one case, a victim clicked on a link sent by a friend who knew they were looking for an air conditioner. After buying the unit, the victim’s card was charged twice and the product was never shipped. It was, by no means, an easily identifiable scam, but those who read the cautionary tale now know to double-check a company’s credentials, even if a trusted friend recommends them.

You can also use ScamTracker to search what others have said about a particular company or email if something seems fishy to you.

This is another excellent way to safeguard yourself against fraud. Searching reviews online can be unreliable, as scammers also

use those to trick people into thinking their products or services are legitimate. But the BBB investigates the reports it receives to filter out fake reviews. ScamTracker also publicizes scams that aren’t reported anywhere else.

The tool links to free resources people can use to develop the skills they need to recognize scams, including quizzes and guidelines on how to figure out if a company is real.

While people learn to protect themselves against scammers, the BBB’s investigative teams work on shutting down fraudulent activity through partnerships with law enforcement.

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District Manager The Whitemud Watershed District is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the full-time permanent position of District Manager.

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COVID-19 has taught us seniors need to be a priority

By Julie Turenne-Maynard

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Knowing that Manitoba accounts for just one of the approximately 6,000 COVID-19 deaths in personal care homes in Canada, you’d be forgiven for thinking we place a higher priority on senior care than in other provinces. The owners of 29 of Manitoba’s non-profit personal care homes would like to correct that mistaken impression.

These owners have the first-hand experience to know the people who live in long-term care are not high on the priority list of most Manitobans, nor the provincial government.

Residents not the same If these seniors were a priority, would provincial funding for basic operations have been frozen for 10 years?

The average resident in a personal care home today is not the same as the average resident 20 or 30 years ago. Years ago, many residents were relatively healthy, independent and ambulatory. Today, the majority of residents in a Manitoba personal care home are over 85 years old and have numerous medical conditions resulting in complex healthcare challenges, including advanced dementia. While it costs more to care for these high-needs residents, most personal care homes in Manitoba— and all our homes in Winnipeg— have received no increase in their global operating budgets for more than 10 years. This at a time when, for example, dietary expenses at homes have increased by 36 per cent and nursing supplies and incontinent supplies have increased 50 per cent.

Clearly, something’s got to give. So the operators of these homes are forced to reduce spending on things like social and recreational programs that help provide the quality of life residents deserve, and on things like maintenance, housekeeping and ancillary services in order to pay salaries and the grocery bill.

More help needed If seniors in care were a priority, wouldn’t the government increase the hours of care provided by nurses and aides to meet the increasingly complex needs of personal care home residents?

The higher needs of today’s residents mean they need more help with things like getting dressed, bathing, brushing their teeth, using the bathroom and eating. Many require two-person assistance and greater supervision. Experts say at least 4.1 hours of care are required per resident per day, but the province provides funding for only 3.6 hours— a number that has not changed since 2009. This means assistance is not always available when residents need it. As well, government regulations require nurses to spend more and more time filling out paperwork and conducting audits, leaving less time for them at the bedside to provide and oversee resident care.

Dated buildings an issue If seniors’ living conditions were a priority, would government have essentially frozen funds for capital repairs and improvements for 25 years?

It’s not just Ontario and Quebec that have antiquated, multi-bed facilities that make infection control difficult. There are also personal care homes in Manitoba that are over 40 years old and have multiple beds per room. In the nonprofit sector, our PCHs need an average $6 million in critical upgrades per home. Owners need to repair leaking roofs, replace faulty boilers and make long overdue renovations.

Yet provincial money for repairs was basically frozen for a quarter century, even though inflation over those years was 57 per cent. As a result, the only repairs made at most personal care homes have been those required by new fire or building codes— and the new money finally announced by government last month can be used only for further fire safety upgrades. Those

upgrades are important, but they won’t fix crumbling infrastructure.

To make matters worse, it typically takes 10 to 12 years for the province to approve a capital expense.

The demands for capital projects have surpassed the funding levels for so many years— and projects so rarely get approved— that personal care homes often give up in frustration and try instead to raise the needed funds from community members. This is sometimes successful, but of course, community groups and members eventually get tapped out and so the next upgrade that would improve resident care and quality of life simply doesn’t happen. Moreover, community members shouldn’t be called upon to provide funding that should be a responsibility of government.

With more than 100 years of experience caring for seniors in our communities, the owners of community-based, non-profit homes want to work as partners with government to jointly find solutions to the long-term problems of under-funding, inadequate staffing and unsuitable polices and regulations.

Funding increase desired Most of all, we want the provincial government to significantly increase funding to our personal care homes to allow us to provide safe, appropriate care to the people who live there. At minimum, we must receive annual increases equal to the cost of inflation for both operating and capital expenses and additional funding to allow extra hours of care for each resident.

We hope Manitobans who care about their elderly relatives and friends will join us in telling government that chronic underfunding of personal care homes is not compatible with excellent care. And that the COVID-19 nightmare in other provinces has reinforced that it’s high time seniors moved up a few pegs on everyone’s priority list.

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Continued from Page 6 “We’re taking it day by day right now, as far as what we’re able to do in the future. If we can find instructors, things like dance classes can happen again, because they do allow you to do those things with spacing,” Prior explained.

“We’re not 100 per cent sure what it’s going to look like in the fall yet, but things like after school art, based on the model we’ve created this summer and how we’re setting up the kids classes, we’re able to run those. As far as other stuff, we’re kind of waiting and seeing.”

Kitchen usage a constant Despite needing to cease and slowly build up to other functions throughout the course of the pandemic, one thing has been a constant. Usage of the gallery’s commercial kitchen has been able to continue all throughout, partially thanks to it being an isolated location.

“Anyone who has a permit to use it is already very familiar with any sanitizing required, and it’s a food service so they were allowed to operate,” said Prior. “So right through, we’ve never stopped renting the kitchen out.”

Prior added that this is a topic she’s done extensive research on, stating, “I’ve read so many guidelines and so many provincial documents and legal documents, my head is swimming. But we’re trying to do everything by the book. So that is one thing we were able to not stop doing, was using the kitchen. I know that Vego’s Kitchenette have really been the ones who have been using it more than anyone– they’re here multiple times a week because their business has ramped up.”

ArtsForward continues to evaluate the ongoing pandemic day by day. All regulations in place at the gallery can be viewed on their website.

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A new hydro-seeder will soon be at the disposal of the Town of Neepawa. The equipment can be used as an alternative to the traditional distribution of dry seed. The hydro-seed slurry is transported in a tank and sprayed over prepared ground. It’s considered a very effective way to seed large areas and hillsides in a short period of time.

During a meeting on Tuesday, July 15, Neepawa Town Council reviewed the two bids submitted, deciding to go with American company Voigt-Smith Innovation (VSI) at a purchase price of $7,542 USD. The completing bid from Epic Equipment was $8,995 USD, plus freight. No Canadian companies placed bids on this equipment purchase. The VSI equipment

will be shipped to Neepawa from the United States in the near future.

Manager of operations report The majority of scheduled repairs and patching of roads in the Town of Neepawa had been completed just before the Canada Day storm. Due to the rain and flooding, however, some work was affected. As well, a few planned upgrades and repairs to sidewalks had to be postponed. Rescheduling of that work is being pursued.

The models of the hydro-seeders sold by Voigt-Smith Innovation (VSI).

EDO update What’s the Big Idea 2020 has been scheduled for Oct. 15 at the Royal Canadian Legion #23 branch in Neepawa. What’s the Big Idea is an annual contest open to local entrepreneurs with an idea or who have already started a business and needs

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Let’s change the language of Hydro fix-up Elder Care– Part 2

By Gail Freeman-Campbell Daughter on Call In [the July 10 article] we discussed that “dragon food” is the term used by Eden Alternative Philosophy to describe those old institutionalized words that we still hear used far too often in our health system. I once read that ‘Words Make Worlds’ and this is especially true when it comes to the language we use to describe the elders we care for, their environment and how they choose to live.

As you read through the terms below, I encourage you to remember that an Elder is someone who, by virtue of life experience, is here to teach us how to live. I encourage you to start using this word instead of terms like senior, elderly, aged, etc.

• Interdisciplinary Team– The Eden A lternat ive Word (EAW) for this is Care Partner Team.

which just introduces the disease before the person and creates a stigma.

• Admission or placement– The EAWs to consider are welcome, become a member, join the community, or move in day.

The ritual created to welcome the Elder who comes to live in the home whether it is permanent or temporary.

• Discharge– Saying goodbye, change residences, leave, go home, depart.

A description of the process of helping an elder move on to their next living environment.

• Diapers, Attends, Pullups – E AWs for t hese terms are underwear and undergarment.

Special underwear that people wear to protect their skin and clothing from urine or bowel accidents.

Care partners that come together consistently to support life within specific physical space in the community. They share in daily responsibilities and are committed to helping one another grow.

The team includes elders, employees, health care professionals and families.

• Alzheimer’s or Dementia Unit EAW Term: Home to people l iv i ng w it h dementia, specific name chosen for the particular area a group of people live in such as “Sunshine Neighborhood.”

Localized area within a building where those elders that live with memory loss receive assistance that supports optimum quality of life. In a persondirected care environment, their living area name should avoid words like “memory”, “dementia” or “special needs”

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Neepawa Banner & Misconceptions Continued on Page 13 Press Deerborn said the biggest misconception they face is With Manitoba being that farmers have endless access to capital.

“Farmers have the third largest beef produa lot of capital at risk,” he noted, explaining that one cing province in bad Canada, year can have a huge impact on not the farmer thejust andin cattle industry this their family, but also the community province they support.

“We is a very important one. Everythat need to educate [those outside the industry] farmers year brings new developments and challenhave a lot of capital at risk,” he said. to thesaid Looking at the cattle industry, ges industry Callum they are and this 562 562 & & 565 565 -- 2nd 2nd Ave., Ave., Rivers Rivers 562 562 & & 565 565 -- 2nd 2nd Ave., Ave., Rivers Rivers year is of nobeef exception. battling misconceptions about the impact producTeichroeb, president Tom Store Store Hours: Hours: Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 8-6, 8-6, Sat Sat 8-5 8-5 Store Store Hours: Hours: Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 8-6, 8-6, Sat Sat 8-5 tion on the environment. He explains 8-5 that toof the Manitobathey need Producers help educate people about the positive impactBeef cattle have Serving ServingSouth-West South-WestManitoba Manitoba&&South-East South-EastSaskatchewan Serving Saskatchewan ServingSouth-West South-WestManitoba (MBP), said that Manitoba&&South-East South-EastSaskatchewan Saskatchewan cattle on the environment. farmers in the province In general, Riese says that industry is battling the have a lot SEE SEE US US FOR FOR POST POST FRAME to look forward FRAME BUILDINGS BUILDINGS SEE SEE US US FOR FOR POST POST FRAME FRAME BUILDINGS BUILDINGS misconception that “Big ag is bad”. explains to, inShe terms of new that projects AND AND CUSTOM CUSTOM BUILT BUILT HOMES HOMES AND AND CUSTOM CUSTOM BUILT modern farming practices, as welland BUILT HOMES HOMES as the adoption of but new opportunities, a lot ✔ ✔ FREE FREE On-Site On-Site Estimates Estimates ✔ ✔ FREE FREE On-Site On-Site Estimates and emerging technologies, helpoffarmers Estimates work ahead reduce of their them to ✔ ✔ Financing Financing Available Available ✔ deal ✔ Financing Financing Available environmental footprint, improve Available with food affordability, as some challenges they’ve been facing. well as food safety.

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2019 feed growing forecast. designation and during the growing need to shorten up the we Crown land back.” season travel Another significant chal- So that is very impactful on time,” After a public consulta- provide a new, fairer process last year, forage and he added. the industry,” Teichroeb ex- without a doubt, “It will, tion in the spring of 2018 of allocating agricultural grains were in short feed lenge that Teichroeb said plained. negatively about supply leases and permits. modernizing by winter, when pasture has arisen recently is a go back “We need to really impact our industry.”

“So we do know to government and change in transportation Agricultural Crowns the grazing is no longer for Lands make an (ACL) Program, the acquisi- sure that it is going to be tion. “The [feed] costs op- regulations. Previously, that a concerted effort Positive potential some type we were farmers were significant from last allowed to simply change that. It is Despite the challenges tion of agricultural Crown Teichroeb of an auction,” year... unacceptable, transport their livestock PATERSON explained about lands had been put on and that go along with PHOTO BY SONYAThat was certainly hold the new lease a lot of the very for a duration allocation impactful for many ranchof 48 hours, is out the research that ness of living things, busi- while the government was process. near Arden. there... supports the there in the process but the time has now ers across Manitoba– the Paterson farm, are always new projects of assessing working “What we’re still been current practice and friendly cow at and reduced. on this of bringing opportunities and amending the is “We rely heavily across Canada, for that ACL and regulationsthe policies cattle at pasture, including that that the cows are out ter,” Teichroeb said, mat- on the eastern market and we there. And currently, prove the industry. can im- Program. On Nov. 8, 2018 feed for winter, have noting now we have govern this new act. will So we been told that success a 99.9 per cent super excited about“I’m just the Crown Lands Amendthat the large amount are busy preparing are the new ment Act While cattle producers snow the province saw of we will need to comply with cattle rate, meaning those year, and the opportunities was announced. thinkin the midst of that. I Agriculture Minister the winter means thatover 36 hours of trucking and we’re are alive. And so now, that lie ahead,” Teichroeb According to the GovernEichler’s goal is going against our own the then have to unload ment of Manitoba, said. “One those research– the the first auction thisto have our government significant thing that was new legislation will fall. protect for us this year Community Pastures, using More “beef” on page B7

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These days, farmers and their lobby groups have to worry about more than just the weather and international commodity prices. As Canadians become more disconnected from the farm, education is becoming increasingly important.

The 2016 Census of Agriculture found that in 2015, 280,315 people were employed in agricultural operations across Canada, which is less than 1 per cent of the country’s population. While some urban Canadians still know people who actively farm or have jobs that are dependant on the agricultural sector, Canadians overall have lost their first hand knowledge of farming. “More and more, there’s a disconnect,” said Carson Callum, the general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers. Susan Riese, Manitoba Pork’s manager of Public Relations and Consumer Marketing Programs, echoes this, saying, “Many youngsters today have never even seen a live pig. They’re not aware that popular food items, like pork chops, bacon and sausage, comes from pigs.”

The decline in first-hand knowledge of food production comes at a time when consumers are increasingly interested in healthy eating. Despite this lack of knowledge, consumers are interested in knowing more— “This creates an opportunity to provide transparency and accurate information that demonstrate best practices,” she explained.

As consumers look for information about the food they eat and how it’s produced, the agricultural sector is at

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tional words and the other using Eden Alternative words. Read them both over and decide for yourself the language that we should be using in today’s health care system.

Institutional words: “I just heard that the interdisciplinary team is meeting at 1,400 hours in the alzheimer’s unit to discuss the placement of that new senior; which means that we will have to discharge an elderly person soon to make room for the new admission.”

Eden A lter nat ive Words: “I just heard that the Care Partner Team is meeting at 1400 hours in the Sunshine Neighborhood to discuss the new elder that will be joining the community and to say goodbye to the elder that is leaving his residence.”

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