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It didn’t take long for developers to jump at a second chance to purchase lots on the former CN property in Neepawa.

At a special meeting of Town Council, held on Thursday, Feb. 18, 39 of the 46 individual lots that recently became available were sold. 32 of those lots (Lots 12 to 24 and 30 to 48) were purchased by Madison Place, a conglomerate of investors that are based primarily out of Neepawa.

The lots were sold at an amount of $40,500 per lot, subject to the terms of a purchase and sale agreement.

Meanwhile, six additional lots (Lot 11 and 25-29) were sold to Sq. One Home Construction, a contractor based in Neepawa, in the amount of $45,000 per lot. A single lot (Lot 3) was also approved for sale at the special meeting in the amount of $45,000 to Willmar Lopez. In total, 40 lots are now spoken for, as a single lot was previously sold to Kerf Construction at the regularly scheduled council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

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In a very short amount of time, the majority of available lots at the location known by locals as the former CN property had been sold.

At a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, Neepawa council approved the sale of 39 of the 46 available lots.

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Sale of lots a significant outcome for Neepawa Continued from Page A1 The 46 residential lots in total that are located on the property in Neepawa were not on the open market for all that long. It was just earlier this month that Town Council confirmed that it had chosen to absolve Stone Cliff Builders Inc., of its purchase agreement for all of the lots. The sale to the Steinbach based housing developer, which had been agreed upon back in 2019, had been for a total of $1.725 million.

A significant outcome Neepawa mayor Blake McCutcheon said the immediate amount of interest from developers on the site once it became available once again was great news.

“We weren’t quite sure what was going to happen after our last developer made the decision not to move forward. We were hopeful that there would be some local interest, but it was a very significant outcome that we got from our local business people. We now have 40 of our 46 lots sold within a two and a half week period,” stated McCutcheon. “We understand that this is a very significant investment by our local community, so we tried to be as fair-minded as we could. In general, we didn’t put in any buyback agreement into place, written into any agreement. And we also moved forward to be a little more fair-minded in terms of developing, especially on the big purchase, the one that was a 32 lot. We’ve added a year to the agreement, giving them three years to get their housing completed, as opposed to the two that our current by-laws allow for.”

McCutcheon stated that the reason for the additional year is related to potential delays to construction supply chains. Over the course of the last year, some developers have had issues due to situations related to COVID-19.

He noted the Town is willing to be flexible on some of the terms.

Jumping at the opportunity Michelle Gerrard, who is a part of the Madison Place consortium, stated that they are excited about moving ahead with development plans.

“We’ve been looking at it for a while. Of course, the property was already sold to another developer. It’s just, how the timing worked, that it really wasn’t ready to be built on until this year. The opportunity presented itself again and it just sort of worked.”

Gerrard added that they believe there is strong demand for single family housing in Neepawa and that they hope to meet that need over the next two years.

The Town of Neepawa was able to initially purchase the property from CN Rail, back in 2013, for $450,000.

For sale no more!

Former St. James Anglican church sold to the Iglesia ni Cristo

By Casper Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

The former St. James Anglican Church is no longer without an owner.

Put up for sale around mid2020 as part of a partnership process between the St. James and United Church of Neepawa, the building is now home to the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).

The group has been gathering in the community since 2012, and has used a variety of locations to gather prior to this purchase.

“We started in the residence of a member at 207 Boundar y street, then our numbers grew and we were able to use the Viscount Cultural Centre (now ArtsForward),” said James Lajeras, minister of the gospel. “Afterwards, we gathered in the Neepawa Library and then returned to the Cultural Centre.”

Lajeras added, “Since COVID-19, with all the restrictions, we have been video-conferencing online services as well.”

Due to the consistent growth the Iglesia ni Cristo is experiencing in Neepawa, a count of the congregation members could not be provided. However, Lajeras noted that the church has become a fairly large group, considering Neepawa’s size.

With the acquisition of their new home, the Iglesia ni Cristo will be using the space to conduct worship services for adults, separate services for children, activities for married brethren, unmarried brethren and youth.

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Demolition approved on Neepawa’s old Fire Hall

By Eoin Devereux

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The Town of Neepawa has selected a company to tear down the old fire hall, located at 417-1st Avenue.

Total Demolition, a company based out of Portage la Prairie, will handle the removal of hazardous ma-

terials and demolition of the structure. The agreed upon cost of the work will be $59,628, plus applicable tax.

Total Demolition was one of eight bidders for the contract. The current timeline anticipates the contractors to be on site for the first week of March, in

order to remediate materials identified as hazardous, with the expectation that the building will be demolished and the ground restored, immediately thereafter.

The Town’s expectation at this point in time is to have the old fire hall completely removed by April.

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From left to right: Ivan Joseph Pascual, resident evangelical member; Sidney Santos, district minister; and James Lajeras, minister of the gospel at the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).

pawa congregation, Lajeras noted that there are other congregations in Manitoba (primarily in Winnipeg) and across Canada.

“We have churches of different localities in most of the provinces here in Canada,” Lajeras explained. “[Our district holds] Manitoba and Saskatchewan, so you can expect the Church of Christ, or the Iglesia ni

Cristo, in most of the major provinces and major cities.”

In terms of their local goals for creating growth within Neepawa, Lajeras stated, “We aim to foster a good relationship with the surrounding neighborhood by conducting community outreach programs, such as donating to the local food banks, park cleanups, reaching out to our neigh-

bours– those who are in need– and extending our invitations to worship services and Bible studies.”

The Iglesia ni Cristo formed its first congregation in Manila, Philippines on July 27, 1914 and has congregations in more than 150 countries. This puts their total number of established congregations at over 7,000 around the world.

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Neepawa Tourism requests Town support

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

In an effort to help draw tourism and increase commerce in the community, Neepawa Tourism is asking the Town of Neepawa council to set aside some room in their budget to help the group meet its goals for the coming years.

Eoin Devereux, board chair of Neepawa Tourism, made a presentation to Neepawa Town Council on Tuesday, Feb. 16, requesting support in the form of $10,000 a year for the next three years. Devereux noted that the Tourism board has made several goals for the coming year, which will help promote some of Neepawa’s attractions and draw tourists in from a large area. “Neepawa Tourism has a specific goal in mind for what it would like to accomplish in 2021, to maximize the potential of our newest tourist at-

traction– Neepawa’s MultiUse Trail Park, officially known as the HyLife Back Forty,” noted Devereux in his pitch. “Individuals and groups would come in from across the province each weekend to take a ride along the challenging bike trail system [when the park first opened]. And it’s only going to get busier, once Tourism has completed getting the message out there about our exciting new recreation attraction.”

In addition to promoting the HyLife Back Forty, Neepawa Tourism has plans in place to help people find the many attractions in town. “Another goal for 2021 would be the establishment of new signage in the community, that will point the way to our attractions, such as the Roxy Theatre, the Margaret Laurence Home and Beautiful Plains Museum, just to name a few,” Devereux stated. “As well, we’d like to work on

the creation of more tourism oriented videos, which are in use on our website, social media platforms and NACTV, which is broadcast nationwide on the Bell Canada cable system,” he added.

Appreciates support Devereux explained that while Tourism’s financials for 2020 closed out with a balance of $28,500, a large portion of that, $20,000, came from a COVID-19 grant from Travel Manitoba that needs to be used by December of this year. The $10,000 a year support from the Town for the next three years would help ensure that Tourism’s future goals will be able to be met. “We are appreciative of the support the Town has provided over the past few years and hope that we can have a continued partnership ensuring that Neepawa will be welcoming to all visitors,” he concluded.

During the question period, Councilor Murray Parrott asked what Tourism is considering using their $20,000 grant on, suggesting perhaps merchandise. Devereux noted that they are looking at options for merchandise, to see which items tend to sell better, but there are other things in the works that the grant could also help pay for.

Signs coming soon Councilor Darryl Gerrard asked what the timeline would be for the wayfinding signs, noting that those would not only help tourists and those passing through, but they would also be very beneficial to locals who don’t necessarily know where some attractions are.

Marilyn Crewe, Economic Development Officer for the Town of Neepawa, who is also on the Tourism board, noted that the signs have already been ordered from Provost Signs and they al-

Neepawa VQC prepares for annual food fundraiser

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

One doesn’t normally associate pizza with St. Patrick’s Day. The Neepawa branch of Victoria’s Quilts Canada (VQC), however, is hoping that despite that change to the menu, you’ll still be in a generous mood for its annual fundraiser.

The charitable/non-profit organization, who are known for making quilts to support those who have been diagnosed with cancer, has had to make an alteration to its Irish stew luncheon, set for Thursday, Mar. 11. Due to strict regulation still being in place, they will not be able to assemble to cook the traditional Irish stew. Neepawa VQC member Margaret VanBuskirk recently told the Banner & Press that they have been able to come up with an option B. “We had to come up with something different, so that’s how we came up with the pizza. One of our members is involved with the local company that makes the pizza.

The lady who makes the pizza is call Rosie Peloquin, and she’s from McCreary. And one of our local members is her sister and helps to make the pizzas and all of that,” said VanBuskirk. “It’s a local business. It’s female owned and operated and it’s all local ingredients. Freshly made

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and frozen. When they’re delivered, you take them home, put them in your oven for 13 or 15 minutes and then you have supper and you’ve helped out a local group for a good cause.”

Anyone interested in purchasing a pizza is asked to contact either VanBuskirk (204-476-2482) or Audrey Heffell (204-476-5294). The pizza will be available in five varieties and sold for $15. The proceeds will be going towards the purchase of supplies to make the quilts. So far this year, the Neepawa VQC has been able to make and distribute 60 quilts to people in need. The quilts are gifts and are given free of charge for anyone requesting or receiving one.

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ready have some large banners ready that highlight the different attractions, which will be hung along Mountain Avenue come spring.

Devereux added that the

signs and banners are something they hope will make Tourism’s work more visible to the locals and give community members something to be excited about.

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Homebodies

By Chad Carpenter

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Listening to the information

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ast week, I put out a call for people to give me their thoughts on COVID-19 and especially about the care homes.

Unlike our normal practise, I didn’t ask people to provide their names as some of the stories might come back and bite the writers. I just felt that it was important that all the people who died, especially those in care, did not die in vain. I think they would have wanted and their families would want some good to come out of this pandemic.

C-19 isn’t the first pandemic. To date, about 22,000 have died of C-19 in Canada, mostly older people. In the 1918 pandemic, the so-called Spanish Flu, 55,000 people died and the percentage of younger people was much higher, reportedly, than with COVID-19 Here are some ideas that have come so far, and I invite more.

•My mother lives in our local PCH (town not named) and like everyone else, has not been allowed out for almost a year. It makes very little sense to me that my wife and I can visit here whenever we want, but cannot take her to our house.

•Can anyone explain to me why the staff at our PCH had to make an appointment to get the vaccine in Winnipeg when the residents were having someone come in from Winnipeg to give them their shot?

Counting the vet and the pharmacist, we must have 10 people capable of giving a needle.

Editor’s note: We pay to have someone come to the care home to vaccinate residents, but staff have to drive to Winnipeg. Did neepawa

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staff get wages or mileage to go?

•I think it’s a really important thing you’re doing, allowing people to tell their stories anonymously. So many things happened and so many deaths occurred that shouldn’t have if staffing had been appropriate and if relatives had been allowed to help.

It was heartbreaking to see how many elderly died from neglect and alone. I’m so thankful my mother died a few years ago, at the age of 100 and missed this pandemic. Even though she was well looked after in the local nursing home (no town named), something happened there that shouldn’t have. An order went out that all protective side rails were to be zip-tied down to the bed frame so there was no protection from rolling out of bed. A worker showed me a bed that could be lowered, but my mother didn’t happen to have one.

There was a leaf on her wheelchair that meant that she was at risk of falling. Well, one night she fell out of bed and was only bruised. She fell out two nights later and broke her arm– her first broken bone in 98 years! In a “safe” place. Sometimes, people in

charge don’t think of consequences.

They just follow orders. I likened it to taking down a schoolyard fence without having something else in place to protect kids from traffic.

Are the elderly less valuable than children?

•Something that puzzled me while Mom was in care was why did staff have to take on other jobs to make ends meet? One fellow was working at a pig barn. At the same time, this nursing home was hiring nurses from Ontario and putting them up at the motel and paying for their meals. I just didn’t get it. Maybe someone can explain that.

Editor’s note: The care homes and hospitals have been using contract workers for years. They sometimes travel long distances with the mileage cost and hotel and meals being paid by the particular facility. Does it make sense to have staff work half time and then have to get another job all the while paying extra costs for mileage, hotels and meals?

I suspect there are several places to lay the blame for this practise, but it makes no sense and costs a lot of money.

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Dear diary

his gratitude journal has offered countless opportunities to reflect, to become even more introspective and to articulate my creed and passions.

Considering that I am an intuitive introvert, to actually increase these traits borders on overkill! Truthfully, the challenge to articulate my creed and passions is a good thing, and that is from someone considered articulate…

So this daily journaling is a good thing.

One of the challenges I faced was to do something new.

In this time of relative isolation, the opportunity to go out and embrace a new thing was thought provoking. I settled on brushing my teeth with my left hand rather than my right. The first attempt was painful, to say the least. There is research proving that learning new things, or even a new way to an old activity is beneficial to maintaining the brain’s health. My sister encouraged me to learn a new language, that did not score high on my interest radar.

Almost every day, the diary poses the questions; what are you thankful for, what will you stop doing, and what will you start doing? The thankful part is really easyhealth, home, friends and family, and the reality that I have enough. What will I stop doing? Yikes. I stopped biting my nails back in high school, I stopped comparing myself to others a decade or so ago, I stopped blaming others for who and what I am with the help of accredited counsellors– also decades ago. Only one cup of coffee a day, the occasional social drink, limited amounts of chocolate– ordinary practical life choices. Perhaps if the times were what we called normal it would be easier to see what I need to stop doing. What will I start doing?

Reading books that are good for me? Who is to determine which book at which point in my life is the one that will be good for me? Only I can discern that– so I closed my eyes and picked one book out of the unread pile! And it was good for me. I could also begin to ease up on the procrastinating. I think I hear an “Amen” from the staff at The Banner. With all the free time I have, it is easy to leave one more thing for tomorrow.

The quotes that start each day are one of the highlights.

The discipline of a daily task is good for me and even after this book is filled, I will start another gratitude journal, a diary of thankfulness. One quote this week that set me thinking, “Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” I don’t recall a time when I tried to be someone other than myself. In high school, I had a couple of friends that were also free thinkers, within the boundaries of kindness and honesty.

I also can’t think of many that would wish to be me! Another quote, “How we spend our days is, logically, how we spend our lives.” And doesn’t this pandemic show us that! This isolation has been our normal for about a year, in varying degrees, and it has become our life.

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few months ago, my doctor noted that “it had been a while” since I had a full physical examination. Since I hadn’t had a “full” exam since long before I moved to Manitoba, I said: “Let’s do it.” So I went through all the tests and waited for the results.

Thankfully, all but one of the test results came back normal. The one that didn’t required me to go through an additional procedure at the hospital. This would be the first time I had to be admitted as a patient.

Again, thankfully, the results came back normal.

And thanks to the way my case was handled, I gained even greater respect for the medical professionals who conducted my tests and later shared the results with me.

What I appreciated the most was the fact that doctors, nurses and lab workers told me everything I needed to know about the tests I needed to take– including how to prepare for them and how we would deal with any abnormal results that may be discovered. They took

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Neil Strohschein the time to answer my questions before asking for my consent to the procedures they recommended. Their respect for me as a patient and their willingness to “tell it like it is,” enabled me to face those tests without a trace of fear.

Stories like mine aren’t told very often. They don’t sell newspapers. They don’t provide electronic media with spectacular sound bites and they don’t make anyone look bad. But they are stories that need to be told.

Like many of my readers, I find the daily statistics regarding COVID-19 to be somewhat depressing.

Sometimes, I wonder if we will ever get to the place where we can say that this virus and its variants are finally under control and we are safe from them. When-

ever I feel that way, I look around me, at my family, my neighbours, my friends and the many others with whom I come in contact.

And what I see fills me with a great deal of hope.

Every day, I see people who are following the rules.

They are wearing masks.

They are social distancing.

They are washing their hands and using hand sanitizers. They are doing what we all need to do in order to keep ourselves and others safe.

I see businesses that are finding new ways to serve their customers. Not all of them have an on-line presence. But they are taking orders by phone and offering curb-side delivery.

Organizations are holding virtual meetings via Zoom or Webex. Churches are re-

sent via e-mail. No, they came via the Post Office.

I was thrilled to receive this mail. I wonder how children and grown-ups could get inspired to write a letter to their loved ones,

who might be in isolation.

The door might be locked to go in, but the mail will certainly be delivered and someone can read it.

It made me think of all the letters that were written in the Bible. Paul wrote many letters in the New Testament, as he was inspired by God. Let us pick up paper and

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u r i n g t he l a s t few months, I received a handwritten letter from three of my great grandchildren.

T hey were not m ade out on a computer and

cording services during the week and putting them online so that parishioners can see and take part in them.

The “virtual classroom” has become the new normal for many junior high, high school and college students.

It’s not a perfect system. But we can buy the goods and access the services we need.

For that, we should all be grateful.

Government reports give us the facts and figures that we need. We would be lost without them. But they cannot tell us how the people of our communities and province are working together to protect and serve those that we love.

That story is being written every day by ordinary people like you and me.

Every act of kindness, every word of encouragement, everything we say that puts a smile on someone’s face or eases the tension in an otherwise testy situation helps make our world a better place in which to live.

Those stories must be told; and we must tell them.

pen and write a letter. It will bless someone. Maybe it is outdated to do so, but our times right now feel like never before. It takes some adjustment, but it will be worth it all.

God teaches us to think of those around us and share some love around.

This is one way of doing it.

Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up to front-line workers in all fields– from healthcare, to firefighters, grocery store staff, to teachers and everything in between. I think it’s amazing the work they’re doing. They deserve to be shown appreciation.

Mary Murray Neepawa, MB Thumbs down to Safeway for throwing out dozens of roses. After Valentine’s Day, Safeway was seen throwing dozens of roses into the garbage. How much joy could those flowers have brought to people in our community, such as our seniors!

An opportunity missed, Safeway.

Lynne Curtis Neepawa, MB

About 70 years ago, two Manitoba country boys went to Vancouver , BC to visit their Mother, for the winter .

They got jobs at Swift’s Packing Plant, salting cows hides in the basement. December was mild , but after 28 days of rain in January, the younger brother declared, “ I do not care if it is 40 below, I need to see the sun!”

So my uncle Howard, age 20, boarded the train home to Manitoba . My dad, who was 10 years older, stayed until the end of March ! Thumbs up to a sunny Manitoba!

Robert F. Smith Edrans, MB Thumbs up to the Neepawa RCMP detachment for their quick response in handling a situation in a school bus zone.

Thanks.

Glen Mauthe Neepawa, MB

Would you like to send a thumbs up or thumbs down to an individual or group in the community?

Please send it our way. Submissions must include a name and must be under 100 words. We want to hear from you!In person: 423 Mountain Ave. Neepawa By fax: 204-476-5073 By email: news@neepawabanner.com

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The ‘Covidiocy’ rages on I suppose I was overly optimistic. I never booked a seat on the COVID crazy-train, but I figured I could get used to its attendant lunacy— just “live and let live” as it were (oh, the irony). People will eventually see sense, I told myself. Yet here we are, 14 horrid months later, and the Covidiocy is still raging full-steam, fueled by the panicked, gas-lit masses and driven by a cowardly, greedy political elite. Facts are no defense in a soc-medphotoshop-pick-your-reality world, but I’ve got some for you anyway. Canada’s death rate from 1950 up to and including 2020, at its lowest, was 7/1,000 people from 1980-1990, and at its highest, 8.8/1,000 in 1950 (to the nearest tenth). Death rates do wax and wane.

The death rate from 2018 to 2019 increased by 0.6 per cent. From 2019 to the end of 2020, the rate increase was less, at 0.58 per cent. Let that sink in. But wait, you say, aren’t we in imminent danger from a “deadly” virus, and ready-to-pounce variants boiling ominously on the horizon, that could wipe out civilization as we know it? Er … no. And again: NO! Deaths in Canada from pneumonia/the flu for 20152019: 7,630—6,235—7,396—8,511—6,893. But there are also deaths each year from CLRD (chronic lower respiratory disease), a clear risk factor. Now, keep in mind that any deaths “with” C19 (positive PCR test) are considered to be “from” C19 (even if the true cause of death is, say, cancer). This astonishing data sleightof-hand was actually reported by CTV. CLRD deaths from 2015-2019: 12,573—12,293—12,847—12,998— 12,823. Thus, the combined deaths from pneumonia/ flu/lung disease, 2015-2019, averages between 19,000 and 22,000. Canada currently has around 21,600 C19 deaths, in 13 months. Got that? By the way, Canada’s deaths out of total cases (the total is debatable, since it could be double or triple that, if asymptomatic/nontested were included) is 2.5 per cent. In other words, the survival rate is at least 97.5 per cent and may be as high as 99.5 per cent. Despite ample data proving C19 to be a manageable form of the seasonal flu (there ARE effective treatments), we are still wearing masks and cowering. Politicians would rather sign you up for a lifetime pass on the crazy-train, than have you learn about PCR tests, data compilation and viral epidemiology. Seriously. Look these things up. Their draconian rules have no basis in science—at all. Efforts to limit transmission should have consistent medical parameters and they don’t! Our leaders are allergic to facts and in love with their own rhetoric. For example, in September, after masks became mandatory and a tighter lockdown began, case counts spiked dramatically—from about 300 a day in the wonderfully “free” days of partial-lockdown summer to nearly 6,000 per day by November. (Search “Manitoba Covid cases graph” and it will shock you.) This inconvenient fact led to new severe lockdowns, which caused close to 10,000 cases a day by December! Yet. We. Did. As. We. Were.

Told. Their misguided actions exacerbated matters, but they vilified us for it! And it demonstrates why I use the term “Covidiocy.” Witness the fact that “two weeks to flatten the curve” became a 12-month marathon of haphazard edicts—such as closing restaurants and salons, when there was zero data to indicate a risk of transmission—handed down by politicians whose gyms stayed open, and whose vacations and salaries marched on, while citizens were losing jobs, businesses and hope. Witness the brain-dead, nonstop screeching of mainstream media C19 headlines.

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Hospital care

The birth of hospital care in Manitoba came about in 1871, when the Grey Nuns established the first St. Boniface hospital, consisting of four beds. There was no charge for the stay and these nursing sisters did not ask whether the patient suffered from a Protestant or Catholic illness, they simply took care of whomever needed caring for.

Soon, other hospitals were opening and by 1887, the Winnipeg General Hospital had the first training school for nurses. Before long, there were 20 hospitals in the province that opened up training schools to prepare students to be nurses.

The apprenticeship system of training nurses allowed the hospitals inexpensive labour as the students worked in return for training and certification as Registered Nurses and a little spending money. The nurses in training were responsible for all the cleaning of the wards, all nonmedical patient care, maintaining the upkeep of hospital supplies, assisting the doctors, feeding the patients, comforting the patients and any other duties as assigned. The hospital saw the girls had instruction from the doctors and the RN employed to train and supervise the girls. In Neepawa, the hospital was built in 1904 and the training of student nurses started the same year and continued until 1945, graduating around one hundred nurses. In 1920, a nurse’s residence was built beside the hospital for the student nurses to reside.

This next account is from Eva Sinclair’s (later Mrs. Bill Adams) story of her three years spent training at Neepawa Hospital from 1918-1921. Her account is on the Manitoba Historical Society website and a great read. “The two months of probation ended and we were officially accepted, and allowed to wear our caps. We wore medium dark blue dresses, with a white bib and full white apron and stiff white collar and cuffs. Black stockings and shoes. Lectures started in earnest by the three Doctors, Poole, McInnis and Martin. Day shift we worked from 7 A.M. - 7 P.M. If possible, two hours off during the day for study, rest, etc. and one half day off each week. If out, in by ten o’clock and one late leave each month until midnight. Night duty, one month, 7 P.M. - 7 A.M., except Sunday when you came to work at 6:30 P.M. so that the day shift girls could attend church of their choice. The hospital Board paid us the sum of eight dollars monthly.”

In the early years of nursing, before antibiotics, the student nurses spent many hours making and applying mustard plasters, linseed and other poultices, enemas, hot water bottles and back rubs. In the 1930 Neepawa nurses’ year book, the lectures and teachers are listed. Just a few of the lessons: Dr. Poole– Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Dermatology, Anaesthesia, Orthopedics and Medicine; Dr. Hutchinson– Bacteriology, Pathology and Urinalysis; Miss Turner– preparatory for the Registered Nurses examination.

Their School Yell was: “Ching-a-ling a ching chow, biff, bang, bing.

Mustard plasters, compresses, oh, and everything, Fomentations, applications, medicines as well.

Things to make you shrivel up and things to make you swell.

Neepawa General Hospital, Rah! Rah! Rah!” If the girls made it through two months of probation, they moved up as juniors, then intermediates, then seniors. Each level carried more knowledge and responsibility. On their senior level, they assisted doctors in examinations and treatments and in the operating room. The students had a three month rotation at the Brandon Mental Hospital, the King George Hospital (communicable diseases) and at the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Upon passing their nursing exam came a gala graduation ceremony. Two black bands were added to their hats and those black stockings and black shoes were changed to white ones, they had arrived! All their home sickness, hard work, study, dedication and new found strength had paid off.

My last personal stays at the hospital were knee replacement surgery. The meals were fine, but I missed fresh salads and pudding that was not instant. I would have loved to have these two additions to my meals. So today’s recipe includes both.

Spinach salad 1 small bag spinach, washed 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds 1 small pack of strawberries, washed and 1 Tbsp. poppy seeds sliced 1/2 tsp. paprika Dressing: 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil Place the spinach, kiwi and strawberries in a bowl. Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake. Before serving, you can add the dressing to the salad and mix or place dressing on the table and add your own dressing.

Banana milk pudding 2 cups milk 2 egg yolks 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 3 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 large banana, peeled and sliced In a heavy bottomed pot or double boiler add in the milk, sugar, corn starch and egg yolks. Stir very well before heating. Place over medium heat and stirring bring to a simmer. When the mixture thickens, cook another minute. Add the vanilla and cool for 3-4 minutes, then add the banana slices. Pour into a bowls, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use or eat warm.

Spruce Plains RCMP report

By Cpl. Jacob Stanton Spruce Plains RCMP During the week of Feb. 15 to Feb. 21, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 48 police activities.

Feb. 15: RCMP received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the RM of Rosedale. Police attended, contacted the registered owner of the vehicle and learned it had broken down.

The vehicle had been towed and was no longer a traffic concern.

Feb. 16: RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon in Basswood. Police attended and discovered the complainant was mistaken about the weapon. There were no injuries or signs of foul play; the matter was deemed unfounded. Police received a call about a vehicle that was stuck in the snow in the RM of North Cypress-Langford.

Police tried to shovel the vehicle out, but were unable to. A nearby neighbour attended and was able to pull the vehicle out.

Feb. 17: RCMP conducted Covid compliance checks in Kelwood and in the RM of North CypressLangford. All person(s) were found complying with quarantine regulations.

Feb. 18: RCMP re-

sponded to a report of threats being uttered in Minnedosa; the matter is still under investigation. As a result of a traffic stop in Neepawa, a mandatory alcohol screening test was conducted and the driver blew a warning.

A driving suspension was issued and the vehicle was impounded.

Feb. 19: RCMP received a report of an erratic driver in the RM of Minto-Odanah.

Police located, stopped and conducted a mandatory alcohol screening test, where the driver blew a zero. The driver was warned for their driving.

Feb. 20: RCMP responded to a commercial alarm in Minnedosa. Police made patrols on the property and found no signs of entry or disturbance. Police received a report of a suspected impaired driver in the Municipality of GlenellaLansdowne. The vehicle was located, stopped and a mandatory alcohol screening test was conducted, where the driver blew a zero.

Police attended the scene of a vehicle vs. deer collision in Gladstone. There were no injuries and the vehicle was towed.

Feb. 21: RCMP received a report of a missing person in Gladstone. While en route, police were notified

that the person returned home safely. Police received a report of a suspicious person in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne; there was insufficient evidence to proceed further.

RCMP conducted 20 traffic enforcement actions during this reporting period.

Public service announcement If you have any information about these crimes or any other crimes, please contact your local RCMP Office or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the Neepawa and Minnedosa RCMP detachments advise they will be limiting front counter services at the detachments until further notice.

We request that you contact each detachment at 204-476-7340 (Neepawa) or 204-867-2916 (Minnedosa) to inquire about criminal record checks or to file a report. Leave a message if needed and it will be checked the following business day.

Do not leave a message if you require immediate police assistance. You must dial 204-476-7338 (Neepawa), 204-867-2751 (Minnedosa) or 911 to have a police officer respond to you promptly.

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Gasification prototype approved for Evergreen Environmental Neepawa Council notes from Feb. 16

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press The Town of Neepawa Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16. A number of topics were discussed, including some progress on the zero waste project, in which the Town is in partnership with Evergreen Environmental Technologies (EET).

Chief administrative officer, Colleen Synchyshyn, gave a report on where that project is at. The zero waste project involves a gasification system, which the six municipalities that use EET for their municipal waste have been working on implementing since 2014. Gasification is a process that turns solid waste into gases, which can then be used as clean fuel sources.

Synchyshyn explained that EET and the municipalities have been working with the Province to get approval and support for the project. She noted that they have now received approval to get a prototype at EET, once the prototype has passed emissions standards tests.

There is some concern among the involved municipalities about buy in from the province, Synchyshyn

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noted. She explained that building the prototype, testing and implementing this new technology, which is estimated to cost around $800,000, could eventually benefit municipalities all over Manitoba, so they are hoping that the Province will supply financial and technical support to help them move forward.

“We want to see this, after seven years now, get to the plate and see what it can do,” she said.

The Town of Neepawa and the other municipalities involved all plan to pass a resolution to request support from the Province for this project.

Park Lake Dam progressing Synchyshyn also gave a report to Council on the Park Lake Dam project.

She explained that she has touched base with the company that they hired to assess the dam and evaluate what options the Town has going forward.

Synchyshyn estimated that there will be a report by March, which will allow Council to make a decision on the lake.

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Synchyshyn said that they are hoping to have these designs within the next month or two.

Be aware of freezing pipes Denis Saquet, public works manager of operations, presented a reminder for homeowners to keep their basements or crawl spaces heated if there are pipes in them. “In the last week, at least, we’ve had three different reports of frozen pipes in crawl spaces and basements because

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CACF celebrates 25 years by giving away $25,000

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

there’s insufficient heat,” he stated.

Saquet added that if a homeowner’s water meter breaks, which they have seen happen as well, it is the responsibility of the homeowner to fix or replace.

He added that ventilation should also be checked in homes, to make sure they haven’t frozen over, as well.

Donation to the trail park Councilor Darren Pudlo brought up some good news for the HyLife Back Fort y Multi-Use Trail Park. HyLife’s employee of the year for 2020, Darwin Dequito, was awarded $1,000 to donate to an organization of his choice.

Dequito chose the Back Forty for his donation, which will allow the Town to purchase 800 trees and seedlings for the park.

“Very special thank you from the Town to Darwin,” expressed Pudlo.

The Carberry & Area Community Foundation (CACF) is celebrating a significant milestone with a big giveaway. To mark their 25th anniversary, CACF will be holding draws throughout the year, between March and November, to give away grants. “As part of our 25th anniversary, CACF will be granting $25,000 by random draw to local organizations, non-profits and registered charities in the Carberry area,” explained CACF executive director Brianna Renwick, in a social media video announcement.

She explained that the draw prizes will vary in amount between $500 and $5,000 and recipients will be randomly chosen from organizations that fill out an application. “It’s easy to apply, all you need to do is complete a one page registration and a declaration of affiliation with your registered charity if you are not a registered charity,” Renwick stated. She noted that applications can be either emailed or mailed to CACF, but emails will ensure you are entered sooner.

“We encourage [everyone] to apply early– we’re kicking things off in a big way in March,” she expressed.

There will be five draws, one every week, in March, with one prize amount of $2,500 up for grabs that month. “If you’re not able to register by the beginning of March, that’s okay. You can actually register all the way until the end of October, you just won’t be eligible for the draws that have already taken place,” Renwick added.

Any charity or non-profit organization that operates in the Carberry area will be eligible for the draw, as long as they complete the registration. “We want everyone to have a chance to apply who wants to apply, so please spread the word,” Renwick stressed.

Forms can be found on the CACF website, carberrycommunityfoundation.com, and anyone with questions about applying can email grants@carberrycommunityfoundation.com.

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110 years ago, Tuesday, February 21, 1911 Riding Mountain- A second bereavement since Christmastide darkened the home of Jno. S. Buchanan, of Riding Mountain, on Monday morning. Last month it was a little girl that was called; this time it was his wife, who had borne her cross with fortitude but failed to rally after labor. Besides her husband, deceased leaves two married daughters (Mrs. Geo. Smith and Mrs. A. E. Dafoe) and five younger children. She was a sister of Councillor Alex. Graham, of Rosedale.

S omeb o d y, s i g n i n g h imself “Teddy”, has sent a letter from Riding Mountain to the Press for publication but neglected to sign his proper name. Unless the identity of the writer is made known before the end of the month, the letter will go into the stove.

100 years ago, Tuesday, February 22, 1921 Whoever thinks the allies have been too severe in the levy of war indemnities on Germany is reminded that the interest on the combined war debts of Britain, France, Italy and Belgium is more than four times the amount Germany is asked to pay each year. So, if you want to excuse Germany, the United States should excuse the allies.

A deputat ion of Neepawa Rebekahs went to Minnedosa yesterday to institute a lodge of the order there.

90 years ago, Friday, February 27, 1931 1,800 dressmakers are on

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strike in Toronto.

The Winnipeg garment workers strike has been called off and many of the former employees are returning to work.

Pitched against a car when the horse on which he was riding to a social at Gordon school on Tuesday night slipped, Arthur Crabbe, who lives a few miles west on the highway, had his left leg broken just above the ankle and received a bad knock on the head, which luckily resulted only in a bruise. He was rushed to Neepawa hospital, where his condition is now reported as very good. He was rendered unconscious for a few hours.

80 years ago, Tuesday, February 25, 1941 Every time a bomb drops on Britain, it hurts us. Every time you buy a war saving stamp, or certificate, it hurts Adolf. Buy plenty of them and give them a real pain– paralysis.

70 years ago, Thursday, February 22, 1951 The Neepawa Town Council have announced the appointment of Geoffrey Pasquill as chief of police here. Mr. Pasquill, who has served as police constable here for several years, has been acting chief following the recent death of Fred McClain. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Pasquill’s appointment has proven popular with the residents of the town.

Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he received his education there.

He came to Canada in 1929 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pasquill, and his sister and family, made his home in Neepawa.

Appointed as constable on the local police force in 1938,

he served for 13 months in that capacity. At the outbreak of war, he was one of the first to enlist. Joining the Cameron Highlanders in Sept., 1939, he went overseas in Dec. 1940.

In the memorable Dieppe raid in Aug. 1942, Geoffrey Pasquill was taken prisoner and was sent to Stalag 8B prisoner-of-war camp in Upper Silesia, near Breslau.

Repatriated in Oct. 1943, he came home in April 1944.

He returned to his position as constable here.

In June 1944, he married Miss Elsie Korstrom of Winnipeg. They have three daughters: Jacqueline, five; Barbara, four; and Valerie, two.

Mr. and Mrs. Pasquill are members of St. James Anglican Church.

60 years ago, Friday, February 24, 1961 Approximately $70 was realized for the “March of Dimes” during a Jamboree in the Arden Community Rink Saturday night.

A pprox i m ately 250 people from various points in Manitoba and across Canada attended the 50th wedding anniversary “At Home” held for Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy, of Eden, in the Eden Community Hall Tuesday.

50 years ago, Thursday, February 25, 1971 Captain Noel Cantin signed official documents Tuesday evening prior to assuming command of the McCreary army cadet corps from Capt. John Shineton, who retired after 17 years as commanding officer. Officer Wilf Boiteau witnessed the signatures.

The ceremony took place in the McCreary Community Centre at a special parade

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Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy had quite the crowd to visit them for their 50th wedding anniversary in 1961. Approximately 250 people gathered to help them celebrate their special day.

of the corps, which was attended by a number of civic officials and parents.

40 years ago, Thursday, February 26, 1981 Parents, teachers and students from Kelwood and Glenella petitioned the Turtle River school board, Feb. 19, to keep the teaching staff at Kelwood at its current level for the next year.

Plans for a summer fun weekend in Neepawa in 1981 have not shelved Neepex for this year, but the event is being reviewed, said Chris Motuz, president of the Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce.

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this Saturday, Feb. 28, at Harbour Waterbeds on Highway 16 West (opposite the airport). Proprietor Peter Spafford says the waterbed business has been booming since the doors were opened recently.

30 years ago, Tuesday, February 26, 1991 Gladstone town council is a sk i ng M a n itoba Highways to help finance the reconstruction of two streets.

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20 years ago, Monday, February 26, 2001 Equipment malfunctions at the water treatment plant that produced Neepawa’s recent off-colour and bad tasting water have been repaired, CAO Scott Spicer says.

Spicer said the yellow colour and bad taste was caused by a malfunction in the lime injector at the town’s water treatment plant.

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Locals honoured for community contributions

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

Four area residents have been singled out as important community members in Neepawa and Carberry.

The individuals are among 150 Manitobans being recognized for the Honour 150 project, in celebration of Manitoba’s 150 years of being a province.

Mary Murray and Muriel Gamey were chosen from the Neepawa area, while Amy Smart and Keith “Gopher” Loney were selected from Carberry. Everyone selected for Honour 150 are individuals “who stand out for their role in making Manitoba such an amazing province,” according to the Manitoba 150 website. Each of the chosen 150 will have $500 donated to a charity of their choice, funded by Canada Life. They will also receive a medal, designed by Winnipeg resident Takashi Iwasaki.

Muriel Gamey Muriel Gamey is very involved in Neepawa area outdoor recreation, volunteering her time to maintain the Langford Recreational Trails, as well as cross country ski trails at the NeepawaLangford Winter Park. Not only that, but she regularly promotes outdoor activities for kids and newcomers in all seasons, such as kayaking, orienteering, skiing and snowshoeing.

Jason Loewen nominated Gamey for the award, saying, “Muriel just wants people to get outside and be active and enjoy nature.”

Gamey noted that she was not expecting this recognition. “I did not know that I had been nominated and so it was a surprise to learn that I would be one of the recipients,” she expressed.

“I do appreciate the effort my nominator put into the application process. I know that he is a person that values volunteerism and has already started getting his young family out helping in community jobs,” Gamey added.

As for what motivates her to continue volunteering, Gamey gave this reasoning: “I believe that God has given us all different abilities, that are to be used for the good of others.”

For Gamey’s $500 donation, she chose an organization where the money will

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Pictured above, from left: Muriel Gamey, Mary Murray, Amy Smart and Keith Loney, Honour 150 recipients from Neepawa and Carberry.

help many in need. “[I chose] the Union Gospel Mission in Winnipeg, that works with the poor and those struggling with addictions,” she noted. “They also support families and those trying to upgrade their education. It is a very well run and in depth program.”

Mary Murray Mary Murray is a name that may be familiar to regular readers of the Neepawa Banner & Press. Murray was featured in our most recent Remembrance Day edition, for her support of Canadian veterans. She was nominated for Honour 150 by the Neepawa Legion for her quilting projects, which she makes to benefit a number of good causes.

Murray has made over 150 quilts for injured veterans and more than 1,000 quilts and blankets for sick children. She also donates quilts to the Neepawa Legion for fundraisers and is currently making masks for front line workers at Neepawa Hospital.

“The Legion had mentioned something to me way, way back that they’d like to put my name forward,” Murray recalled. “I never ever dreamed something would come out of it.”

She noted that she was very surprised to be chosen as one of the 150 and felt very humbled by the honour. “I really didn’t feel I was doing anything out of the ordinary,” she said of her quilting projects. “This was just my way of giving back.”

Murray feels a strong connection to the armed forces, having grown up in England during World War II. Soldiers saved her life after her home was bombed during the Blitz when she was a child. “I owe my life to soldiers,” she said. “If they hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t be alive today.” Her quilts for wounded soldiers are just her way of showing appreciation

for the work they do and the sacrifices they make.

Murray’s $500 donation will be going to the cancer care unit at the Neepawa Hospital. “There’s so many people from my street alone that have had cancer,” she expressed, adding that she also lost two sisters to cancer and now her son-in-law has it. Murray noted that she wanted the money to stay local and she’s known a lot of people who have been affected by cancer, so she felt that supporting local cancer care was the way to go.

cerCare Manitoba. “All donations are directed to the research department,” she explained.

“I am honoured to be a recipient of this award!”

Smart added.

serving as fire chief.

While he’s involved with groups that serve the community, he also volunteers his time individually to help wherever there is a need, from helping out local sports organizations, to fundraising for events. “It’s important to keep the small clubs going,” he told the Manitoba 150 committee. “The community teams– hockey, soccer, curling– they all need money, and without the volunteers, it will be hard for them.”

Loney noted that he was quite surprised to be nominated for this honour. He explained that there was a local nominating commit-

tee that put him up for the award. “I’d like to thank them for nominating me,” he expressed. “I got about 1,000 emails, calls, texts about it since,” he added with a chuckle.

Loney’s $500 donation went to the Carberry & Area Community Foundation.

“Because of the simple fact that everybody can access it and the interest from it keeps on giving,” he explained of his choice. Loney added that many organizations with which he has been involved have benefitted from the local Foundation, including the fire department and many sports organizations.

Keith “Gopher” Loney Carberry’s other honouree, Keith “Gopher” Loney, has had a hand in much of the goings on within the community as well. Loney has been involved with the local Kinsmen club for almost 30 years. He has also been volunteering on the Carberry/ North Cypress-Langford Amy Smart fire department for about the In Carberry, Amy Smart same amount of time, now is also a well-known name.

2100 Bell Avenue, Brandon Smart is the organizer of the annual Potato Truck WWW.FALCONRIDGEESTATES.CA Pull fundraiser for CancerCare Manitoba, which has raised nearly $500,000 over the past six years. She doesn’t take credit for the fundraiser’s success, though.

“We are so lucky to live in such an amazing community that supports our event every year!” she expressed.

Smart and her family have a very close connection with CancerCare, as her son Dawson was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age and beat the disease with the help of doctors and researchers at CancerCare. “[The Smart family] are so thankful for the support they received when Dawson was unwell, that they, in ONE SIMPLE MONTHLY RENT PAYMENT! LIVE A CAREFREE LIFE turn, want to contribute as much as they can for others,” WITH NO CONDO FEES OR WORRIES OF BUYBACK PROVISIONS! nominator Laine Wilson told Honour 150.

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Pearson: ‘We just can’t close the doors and wait til September’ Neepawa GM/coach discusses unusual off-season

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Despite there being no actual hockey games for him and his staff to prepare for, Ken Pearson still finds himself dealing with an extremely busy schedule. The general manager and head coach for Neepawa’s Junior “A” Hockey Club recently did a sit down interview with Wayne Jacobsen on NACTV’s Coffee Chat. The pair discussed a wide range of topics, including the provincial COVID-19 regulations that are still in place for indoor team sports.

Those restrictions ultimately forced the MJHL to make the difficult decision to cancel its 2020-2021 season.

Pearson noted that while there isn’t any hockey happening here, he’s still working to make sure the players get to play.

“For now, we’re trying to find places for our players to play. The trade deadline, which is normally Jan. 10, was shifted to Feb. 25 and we were working to find for as many players as we could a home and an opportunity,” said Pearson.

As for off-ice activities, such as sponsorship commitments, Pearson said they have been contacting volunteers and other supporters of the club, providing updates on what the plan is going forward.

“We’ve got to continue operating. We can’t just close the doors and wait til September. We still have to come up with tentative plans for spring camps, summer evaluation camps and fundraisers that we want to do and hope to have in place,” Pearson said. “There’s still, as well, the whole changing of the [team] name that we have going on. We are getting to the end of that. It’s been a long go since July, when it was first announced. So, it’s been busy.

Although hockey is not being played on the ice, it’s still a lot going on behind the scenes.”

The complete interview with Ken Pearson can be seen on NACTV on Monday, Mar. 1 at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Mar. 3 at 10:03 a.m. and Friday, Mar. 5 at 1:30 p.m.

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Brandt Young signs with Winnipeg Ice

By Eoin Devereux

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Brandt Young’s hockey season isn’t over just yet, as the 18-year-old from Neepawa was recently signed by the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Young will be joining the Major Junior club in the league’s Eastern Division bubble, that’ll see Regina used as a hub city for the 2021 regular season.

The WHL’s five Saskatchewan-based teams (the Regina Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Saskatoon Blades and Swift Current Broncos) and the two clubs based in Manitoba (Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg Ice) will play all of their games at the Brandt Centre, starting Mar. 12.

For Young, this is an unexpected, but welcome opportunity to continue to hone and showcase his skills. The defenseman was able to play just five games for the MJHL’s Winnipeg Freeze during the 20202021 campaign, before the season was postponed and then, ultimately cancelled.

Young told the Banner & Press that he’s excited to be able to get out on the ice and play once again.

“This is a chance to be out there and work on my game. To be competing in practice against high caliber players and to be going against them in games.

That was a big factor in deciding to sign [with the Ice],” stated Young. “This is a real opportunity for me and I want to make the most of it.”

Brandt’s passion for the game developed in Neepawa, playing nine years in the local minor hockey circuit, before going to the Yellowhead Chiefs pro-

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gram. In his final season playing for Yellowhead, he recorded 43 points in 46 games during the 201920 U18 AAA campaign.

Young was originally drafted by the Spokane Chiefs in the 2018 WHL Draft. He

is currently self-isolating ahead of the travel to Regina on Feb. 27, where the Manitoba based clubs will then have to isolate for an additional period of time.

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Community Profile Flett accepts hockey scholarship Commits to Boston area college for 2020-2021 school year Cyro Oliver

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

17-year-old Cyro Oliver of Carberry.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Cyro Oliver (17) is an honour roll Grade 12 Carberry Collegiate student. Physics, Biology and Calculus make for a heavy academic load this semester, but he plans to graduate with distinction.

Cyro enjoys a variety of sports. He plays point guard for the Cougars basketball squad and is the setter for the boys’ volleyball team.

He did play one season with the Brandon Volleyball Club. However, soccer is his favourite and he has played several seasons of club soccer in Brandon. Oliver likes the running and passing as

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a midfielder with a Brandon senior team currently.

Badminton is also enjoyable and he teamed up with Griffin Adriaansen to win the Zone boys’ doubles banner and advance to the provincials in Winkler.

Cyro also enjoys track and especially participating in cross country running.

Huge i n f luences i n Cyro’s life have been Diego Rodriquez, his soccer coach in Brandon, and his mother, Kayla, who makes sure he gets to all his activities on time. Following graduation, Cyro plans to pursue a Science degree at Brandon University.

Here and there

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

•As Carberry Collegiate students head into their second semester, the first semester honour roll (over 85 per cent) students have been announced: Grade 12 - Cassandra Crerar, Payton Dickson, Annika Duguay, Lian Flett, Jessie Gunn, Jamie Holland, Katie Maendel, Cyro Oliver, Sara Waldner.

Grade 11 - Celia Boganes, Natalie Clark, Amy Desrochers, Denisse Macapagal, Nathan MacGregor, Matthew Salyn, Annette Sippel, Carsen Unrau, Nevaeh Witherspoon.

Grade 10 - Landon Allen, Mia Amundsen, Rebecca Bird, Trey Dickson, Jasmine Downey, Keegan Drysdale, Elysia Julseth, Mallory Lockhart, Mia Lozinsky, Carson Nakonechny, Esther Sippel, Tynille Steen,

Jaren Waldner.

Grade 9 - Samuel Brauer, Kristin Desrochers, Nathan Dyck, Vanessa Falk, Ava Hamilton, Dylan Hood, Vera Liubkina, Paige Lozinsky, Kayla Margetts, Jaxon Mueller, Ashtyn Paluch, Aidan Renwick, Nathan Robson, Emileigh Ruchotzke, Emma Saley, Rowan Scott, Lexi Unrau.

•An East Division of the Western Hockey League including Regina, Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Brandon and Winnipeg, will open a 24 game schedule Mar. 12 in a bubble at Brandt Centre in Regina. This will enable some players with local connections an opportunity to have an abbreviated season. ie. Cole Jordan (Moose Jaw), Strathclair’s Conor Geekie (Winnipeg), and Lynden McCallum, son of Carberry principal, Bruce McCallum (Brandon).

Lian Flett (17), a fifth year defenseman with the Central Plains Capitals, has been recruited to play with the Anna Maria College Cats in Paxton (near Boston), Massachusetts. She played two years out of Portage in bantam (U15) and three years in midget (U18). However, this past season, hockey has been limited to a few games, so she has kept active by skating on Brandon’s oval, skiing at Aesessippi Park, and Spruce Woods plus fishing.

Flett is a strong student at Carberry Collegiate, who is on the principal’s honour roll (over 90 per cent) and plans to study criminology in college. She is interested in a career as a detective or in law enforcement. AMC Cats have also recruited two other Manitoba girls.

This summer, she plans to join classmates, Cassie Crerar, and Sara Waldner, to play fastball with the Westman Magic in the Manitoba Women’s Super Fastball League.

Anna Maria College also has a fastball program, which she may join. Lian is very excited about this new opportunity and is looking forward to catching the plane for Boston Aug. 29.

17-year-old Lian Flett.

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Local volunteers recognized

by Manitoba Honour 150

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

Congratulations to the Carberry recipients who were part of the 150 special volunteers selected by the provincial Honour 150 committee – Keith “Gopher” Loney and Amy Smart. Each of the honorees will receive a commemorative medal by Manitoba artist, Takaski Iwasaki, and a $500 donation to an organization of their choice.

Nominated by Grady Stephenson and Stuart Olmstead, “Gopher” has been a Kinsmen member since 1983 and president of the club since 2014. For 28 years, he has been on the Carberry-North CypressLangford Fire Department and is now the chief. Following in his parents’ footsteps,

he volunteers for flooding curling and skating rinks, fundraises for the Carberry Youth Halloween Dance, and any individuals or community groups needing a hand. A donation was made to the Carberry and Area Community Foundation.

Amy Smart was nominated by Laine Wilson and is well-known for spearheading the annual Potato Truck Pull for Cancer Care Manitoba. Teams of 10 pull a 26,000 pound potato truck for 80 feet, trying to get the best time. Over five years, this project has raised about $500,000 for Cancer Care. Other volunteer activities include Breakfast Club volunteer, Carberry Child Care Co-op Board member, Carberry Skating Club Fundraising Committee member, and Chair

Carberry & Area Community Foundation is accepting applications for grants to worthy local non-profit organizations.

All applicants must have registered charity status or be associated with an organization which has such a status.

Applications will be accepted by MAIL or EMAIL until March 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM SHARP. A decision will be made by April 30, 2021 CACF accepts donations for various funds, with the interest generated being dispersed to help promote and enhance development in the areas of agriculture, arts, culture, education, environment, health, heritage, recreation and activities for seniors.

For more information, please email CACF Executive Director Brianna Renwick at grants@carberrycommunityfoundation.com

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Obituary Gerald (Dennis) Rainka

February 12, 1946 – February 7, 2021 After a valiant fight, through which he remained positive and full of hope, Dennis went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, February 7th at the age of 74.

Left to remember him;:Carol, his loving wife of 52 years, beloved daughters Christie (Curtis) Masters & Sandy (Marvin) Taylor, and cherished grandchildren Jared, Lauren, Kirsten and Joshua. Siblings: Eddie (Marilyn), Katherine, Raymond (Kay), Stanley (Norma), Jim (Connie), Jack (Diane) & Loretta (Dan), sisters-in-law Josephine, Ann (Barry) & Shirley, along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Dennis was predeceased by his parents, Peter & Nancy Rainka, brother Chester, parents-in-law Archie & Mildred Barbour, brothers & sister-in-law; Edwin, Colin, Bobby & Helen.

Dennis was born in Elk Ranch, Manitoba and grew up on the family farm on the Arden Ridge until the age of 17, when he joined the navy and moved to Victoria, BC. This is where he met Carol, who was the love of his life for more than 55 years. Right to the end, Dennis would tell everyone that he had ‘made a good pick’. Other major loves in his life were his church, his family (especially the time he could spend with his grandchildren), his garden, the breakwater and travel.

A zoom memorial service was held on February 11th in Victoria, B.C. An in-person Celebration of Life will be hosted at a later date.

Katherine Kunzelman (Heintz) Katherine passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2021 at the Third Crossing Manor in Gladstone at the age of 99 years. She now rests in peace in the loving arms of Jesus, where she longed to be.

She was born on July 4, 1921, North of Glenella, where she continued to grow up.

Katherine was a teenager in the 1930s and travelled by train to the Gladstone area to work for ten dollars a month.

Katherine married Rudolph in 1942 and they farmed in the Tupper District until moving to Plumas in 1971.

On the farm, Katherine worked extremely hard. She maintained a large garden, milked the cows and was always tending to whatever needed to be done. She will be remembered for her great cooking and treats she would prepare for her grandchildren. Katherine was active in the Plumas Lutheran Church, she taught Sunday School and served on various committees. She had a strong faith and never missed church. She always had a bible ready to teach and pass her strong faith onto her children and grandchildren. In 2016, Katherine moved to the Third Crossing Manor in Gladstone.

Left to mourn Katherine's passing are her sons Robert (Sharon), Donald (Tanya); daughter Phyllis (Peter) Dueck; foster son Scott Braun; 6 grandchildren; 5 greatgrandchildren; one brother Frank Heintz; and one sister Lillian Dewar; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by husband Rudolph in 2002.

Special thanks to the staff for the love, care and compassion shown to our mom (Katie) during her four year stay at the Third Crossing Manor.

A private service took place at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas, with Pastor James Vosper officiating.

Interment followed at the Tupper Cemetery.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Plumas.

Clarke's Funeral Home Gladstone, MacGregor in care of arrangements.

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Thank You Thank you to the staff at Neepawa Hospital and Dr. Poettcker for the wonderful care for Abe Enns. We his family would also like to thank all our family, friends and church family for all the flowers, cards, food and visits although short because of Covid. Thank you Father Chad for the lovely service at the cemetery.

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Obituary ABRAM ENNS

It is with profound sadness that the family wishes to inform of the passing of our dear Husband, Father, Papa and Great-Grandfather Abram Enns, of Neepawa, Manitoba. Surrounded by family, he passed away January 25, 2021 at Neepawa General Hospital at the age of 86 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Katharina of 60 years, his daughters Kelly (Mitchell), Teresa (David), and his son Brett (Kim). He was Papa to his grandchildren Kendra, Nickolas, Elizabeth (Duncan), Victoria, Colin and Cristy. He adored his greatgrandchildren: Austin, Nolan and Regan. He is survived by four brothers; Dave, John (Judy), Henry (Dianne), and Bill (Pat), and brother-in-law Don, along with many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Frank and Maria Enns, his sister Dorothy and brother Ben and sisters-in-law Margaret and Joyce. He was born May 10, 1934 at Lowfarm, MB. He was the second born son to Frank and Maria Enns. The family moved to Arden in 1941. He grew up with five brothers and one sister on the family farm. He attended Ivanhoe School. He married Katharine Unrau June 11, 1960. They resided in Transcona and raised their family. He worked heavy equipment in construction and then as a mechanic at Neil & Watt Esso and then Munroe Husky. In 1990, he took a position at Grey Goose Bus Lines and retired from there in 1999. He and Kathy moved back to the town of Arden.

He was very active in town with home repairs, blowing snow and park maintenance. He also helped out his good friend Jim Kyle at Kyle Korral Kleaning. He learned to curl when he moved to Arden. It was his passion of many years until, sickness prevented him from playing.

He called bingo at the Arden Hall for many years, as well.

He kept active for many years with the senior bowling league in Neepawa. He was a magnificent musician and played numerous instruments by ear. He entertained at all family functions and was often involved in community events, where he would play his guitar and sing. He was an avid gardener and grew many of his own produce. He and Kathy moved to Neepawa in 2018, when the large Arden property became too hard to keep up. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Lung Association or the charity of your choice.

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Sid slipped away from us February 18th at Ste. Rose General Hospital at age 84.

His wife Reba and his son Lyall were able to be by his side and his thoughts were with his daughter Leslie, who passed away in 2019.

Sid was a fun-loving, loyal, hard-working soul ,who kept his incredible sense of humour until the very end. He grew up in Elm Creek, Manitoba, and after graduating High School, spent one year at Normal School before beginning his career as a teacher at the one-room schoolhouse at Breadalbane, near Lenore, MB. He taught at Eden, Hamiota and McCreary, before retiring at age 55. Sid and Reba lived happily in McCreary for the last 52 years.

His surviving family include his adoring wife Reba, Son-In-Law Florian, Grandsons Raymond and Thomas, Son Lyall (Kathy) and Grandsons Reilly and Carter, Sister Shirley, his Brothers Ron (Margaret) and Herb (Karen), Sisters-In-Law Lorraine and Evelyn, Brother-InLaw Joe and a number of loving nieces and nephews, and a multitude of amazing friends. Those we lost before Sid were his Daughter Leslie, his Brothers Jack and Reg, Sister Marlene and her husband Glen, Sister-In-Law Elaine and her husband Ken, and his Sister-In-Law Gail.

While no official ceremony will be held, the family will be doing a Celebration of Life at some point in the future.

Those wishing can make a donation in Sid’s memory to Parkinson Canada or to Cancer Care Manitoba.

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52600.00

Please contact the municipal office at 204-476-5414 or email rosedale@mts.net for more information.

The R.M. of Rosedale must receive written bids by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted.

Tenders must be submitted to: R.M. of Rosedale Box 100, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0

A14 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Notice

MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARY

PUBLIC NOTICE

Regarding Special Services Plan No. 2/2021 To provide FIRE AND EMERGENCY PROTECTION SERVICES PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to subsection 318 of The Municipal Act that the council of the Municipality of McCreary has scheduled a public hearing at the McCreary Community Centre, 445 Broderick St, or by Conference call 204-956-1134 or 1-866-792-1319 Conference ID 2424446 on Monday 24th March, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Council will hear any potential taxpayer who wishes to make a representation, ask questions, or register an objection to the following special services proposal: A. Description of the Proposed Special Service: Council is proposing to continue to offer Fire and Emergency Protection Services as a special service. Under By-law No. 1/2018, Council removed the costs of these services from the General Municipal Levy on to a special service levy based on an amount per parcel. By-law No. 1/2018 expired at the end of 2020. Under this proposed new by-law, council will continue to levy per parcel rates on all taxable, grant-in-lieu and otherwise exempt properties. This Special Service Plan will apply for the years 2021, 2022, 2023.

B. Area of Municipality to be Levied for this Special Service: The area to be levied for the Fire and Emergency Protection Services under this proposal will include all taxable, grantin-lieu and otherwise exempt property including railway property within the Municipality of McCreary as attached hereto in Schedule “B”.

C. Estimated Cost of Service: In 2019 the actual cost was $61,349.64. The budgeted cost for 2020 was $62,360.80. The annual expenses for 2021, 2022 and 2023 are proposed to be increased by 3% annually based upon the 2020 budgeted cost as follows: Annual Cost

2021

2022

2023

$64,231.62

$66,158.57

$68,143.33

Any funds collected in excess of the actual costs will be placed in the Fire Equipment Reserve.

D. Method and Rate of Calculating Special Service Tax The method of calculating the special service tax will be based on an amount per parcel of land. Based upon the 2021 Final Assessment Roll, there are 1,304 parcels. The estimated rates will be as follows: Per Parcel Rate

2021

2022

2023

$49.26

$50.74

$52.26

Objections by Potential Taxpayers shall be made by mail or in person, with the Chief Administrative Officer, prior to the commencement of the hearing. A notice of objection must contain the name and address of the person filing the objection, identify the property in respect of which it is filed and state the grounds of objection.

Copies of the Special Service Plan No.2/2021 are available for review and may be examined by any potential taxpayer at 432 First Avenue, McCreary MB R0J1B0.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Municipality of McCreary will be using social distancing practices during this Public Hearing. Please RSVP by telephoning 204-835-2309 or emailing municipality@mccreary.ca to ensure that we are able to accommodate all those wishing to attend in accordance with social distancing practices. We will also be accepting written and verbal questions to read aloud at the public hearing as well as the use of conference calling 204-956-1134 or 1-866-792-1319 Conference ID 2424446 during the hearing.

Dated at the Municipality of McCreary this 26th day of February 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 11th day of March, 2021, at the hour of 11:00 AM, at Municipality of WestLakeGladstone, 14 Dennis St. East, Gladstone, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

Description

Assessed Value

16450

LOT 1 PLAN 54865 PLTO IN RL 29 & 30 WESTBOURNE SETTLEMENT - 27 PULAK RD, RURAL WESTBOURNE

L -$37,900 B -$283,400

389500

SP LOT 2 PLAN 2185 PLTO EXC FIRSTLY: ROAD PLAN 2423 L -$7,300 PLTO AND SECONDLY: ALL MINES AND MINERALS IN W 1/2 5-17-9 WPM - DESC LOT 2 PLAN 2185 PLTO, LAKEVIEW

$2,134.23

506200

AT GLADSTONE AND BEING LOTS 5 AND 6 BLOCK 7 PLAN 419 L -$20,800 PLTO IN SE 31-14-11 WPM B - $49,400

$11,361.94

510200

LOTS 12, 13 AND 14 BLOCK 21 SS PLAN 419 PLTO EXC L -$9,300 FIRSTLY: RLY PLAN 317 PLTO AND SECONDLY: ALL MINES B -$65,900 AND MINERALS AND PEAT AS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN SE 1/4 31-14-11 WPM - 75 THIRD ST., GLADSTONE

$6,221.01

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES TOWN OF CARBERRY

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 15th day of March, 2021, at the hour of 9:00 AM, at Town of Carberry, 316 - 4th Avenue, Carberry, Manitoba proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

Assessed Value

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

33100

LOTS 16 TO 25 BLOCK 41 PLAN 44 BLTO EXC OUT OF SAID L -$75,600 LOTS 18 AND 19, ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE B -$575,000 CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT IN N 1/2 30-10-14 WPM - 9 MAIN ST

$76,396.89

65800

THE NLY 38 FEET OF LOT 1 AND THE SLY 85 FEET OF LOT L -$39,500 4 BLOCK 5 PLAN 7930 BLTO IN SE 1/4 31-10-14 WPM - 323 B -$76,900 YOUNG ST

$9,312.01

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

• The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold.

• The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Town of Carberry as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $309.75 ($295 plus GST) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs.

• The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction.

• The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

• If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2021.

Managed by: Grady Stephenson Chief Administrative Officer Town of Carberry Phone: (204) 834-6602 Fax: (204) 834-6604

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MINTO-ODANAH

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 18th day of March, 2021, at the hour of 1:00 PM, at Rural Municipality of MintoOdanah, 49 Main Street South, Minnedosa, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described property:

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

Roll Number

$32,346.59

175400

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

• The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold.

• The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $309.75 ($295 plus GST) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs.

• The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction.

• The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

• If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2021.

Managed by: Coralie Smith Chief Administrative Officer Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone Phone: (204) 385-2332 Fax: (204) 385-2391

Description

Description

Assessed Value

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 12-16-18 WPM L -$16,500 CONTAINED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LIMITS:- COMMENCING B -$76,000 AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERN LIMIT OF RIGHT-OFWAY OF THE CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY PLAN 325 NLTO WITH THE NORTHERN LIMIT OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE ELY ALONG SAID NORTHERN LIMIT 250 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SLY PARALLEL TO THE EASTERN LIMIT OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 170 FEET; THENCE WLY PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN LIMIT OF SAID QUARTER SECTION TO A POINT ON THE EASTERN LIMIT OF SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE NLY ALONG SAID EASTERN LIMIT OF SAID RIGHTOF-WAY TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT - 102014 ROAD 92N

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale $7,213.88

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

• The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold.

• The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $309.75 ($295 plus GST) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs.

• The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction.

• The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

• If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration.

Dated this 19th day of February, 2021.

Managed by: Aaren Robertson Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah Phone: (204) 867-3282 Fax: (204) 867-1937

NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS FEBRUARY 26, 2021 A15

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Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD

Tender FOR SALE BY TENDER Sealed, written tenders for the property will be received by: MEIGHEN HADDAD LLP 110-11th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 4J4 Attention: Karla L. Dane Property: PARCEL ONE: THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 12-13-15 WPM EXC FIRSTLY: THE SLY 958 FEET PERP OF THE ELY 1120 FEET PERP OF THE WLY 1525 FEET PERP AND SECONDLY: RIGHT-OF-WAY OF CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY PLAN 332 NLTO PARCEL TWO: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 12-13-15 WPM TAKEN FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY OF CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY PLAN 332 NLTO EXC: ALL MINES AND MINERALS IN DEED 85-1163 NLTO

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 15th day of March, 2021, at the hour of 11:00 AM, at Municipality of North CypressLangford, 316-4th Avenue, Carberry, MB, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

Terms and Conditions of Sale 5. The bidder whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale in the Vendor’s standard form.

6. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender is due and payable on the date of closing which shall be April 15, 2021 (or sooner by Agreement) or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor.

If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid within the set time limit the deposit paid will be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.

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

8. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the 2021 property taxes in their entirety. All other taxes including GST and Land Transfer Tax (if applicable) shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser. Each of the Vendor and Purchaser shall be responsible for their own legal fees to complete the sale.

9. All buildings on the property are excluded from the sale. The three buildings on skids, and miscellaneous parts and equipment in and around any buildings will all be removed within 30 days of the date of closing.

All installed fence posts and wire with the exception of the perimeter fence will be removed within 30 days of the date of closing.

For further information, contact Karla L. Dane at phone (204) 725-8772.

Assessed Value

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

109750

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY ONE (31) IN TOWNSHIP ELEVEN (11) RANGE L -$500 FIFTEEN (15) WEST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, WHICH LIES BETWEEN TWO LINES PARALLEL WITH AND EACH SAID LINE BEING FIFTY (50) FEET PERPENDICULARLY DISTANT ON OPPOSITE SIDES FROM THE CENTRE LINE OF THE LINE OF RAILWAY OF THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC BRANCH LINES COMPANY AS THE SAME IS NOW FINALLY LOCATED ACROSS SAID LAND AND LANDS ADJOINING THE SAME AND AS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF SAID RAILWAY FILED IN THE BRANDON LAND TITLES OFFICE AS NO. 271 AND CONTAINING ONE AND SEVENTEEN ONE HUNDREDTH (1.17) ACRES MORE OR LESS.

$1,788.78

109850

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER SECTION THIRTY ONE (31) IN TOWNSHIP ELEVEN (11) RANGE L -$3,200 FIFTEEN (15) WEST OF THE FIRST MERIDIAN IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA WHICH LIES BETWEEN TWO LINES PARALLEL WITH AND EACH SAID LINE BEING FIFTY (50) FEET PERPENDICULARLY DISTANT ON OPPOSITE SIDES FROM THE CENTRE LINE OF THE LINE OF RAILWAY OF THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC BRANCH LINES COMPANY AS THE SAME IS NOW FINALLY LOCATED ACROSS SAID LAND AND LANDS ADJOINING THE SAME AND AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF SAID RAILWAY FILED IN THE BRANDON LAND TITLES OFFICE AS NO. 271 AND CONTAINING SEVEN AND NINE ONE HUNDRED (7.09) ACRES MORE OR LESS.

$1,934.57

124850

ALL THAT PORTION OF NE 1/4 27-11-16 WPM TAKEN FOR RLY RIGHT-OF-WAY PLAN 271 BLTO.

L -$700

$1,444.26

125450

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY EIGHT (28) IN TOWNSHIP ELEVEN (11) AND L -$300 RANGE SIXTEEN (16) WEST OF THE FIRST MERIDIAN IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA. WHICH LIES BETWEEN TWO LINES PARALLEL WITH AND EACH SAID LINE BEING FIFTY (5) FEET PERPENDICULARLY DISTANT ON OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE CENTRE LINE OF THE LINE OF RAILWAY OF THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC BRANCH LINES COMPANY AS THE SAME IS NOW FINALLY LOCATED ACROSS SAID LANDS AND LANDS ADJOINING THE SAME AND AS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF SAID RAILWAY FILED IN THE BRANDON LAND TITLES OFFICE AS NO. 271 AND CONTAINING NINETY ONE, ONE HUNDRED (0.91) ACRES MORE OR LESS. - DESC 271

$1,776.12

128750

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH-EAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX (36), IN TOWNSHIP ELEVEN (11), RANGE L -$2,500 SIXTEEN (16), WEST OF THE FIRST MERIDIAN, IN THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, WHICH LIES NORTH-WEST OF A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SAID LINE FIFTY (50) FEET PERPENDICULARLY DISTANT AT SOUTH-EASTERLY FROM THE CENTRE LINE OF THE LINE OF RAILWAY OF THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC BRANCH LINES COMPANY AS THE SAME IS NOW FINALLY LOCATED ACROSS SAID LAND AND LANDS ADJOINING THE SAME AND AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF SAID RAILWAY FILED IN THE BRANDON LAND TITLES OFFICE AS NO. 271, AND CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX AND EIGHTYSIX HUNDREDS (6.86)ACRES MORE OR LESS.

$1,897.96

187300

PARCEL ONE: NW 1/4 35-12-15 WPM

L -$133,400

$3,536.93

187550

PARCEL TWO: SW 1/4 35-12-15 WPM EXC SLY 1320 FEET PERP

L -$180,400

$4,295.68

313900

PARCEL 2: NW 1/4 30-13-14 WPM

L -$230,700

$5,690.82

314200

PARCEL 1: SW 1/4 30-13-14 WPM SUBJECT TO SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS TO MINES MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS L -$148,600 AS PARTICULARLY DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$4,171.75

327600

THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 23-13-15 WPM EXC FIRSTLY: THE SLY 660 FEET PERP OF THE WLY 660 FEET PERP AND SECONDLY: ALL MINES AND MINERALS IN TRANSFERS 90839 AND 114370 NLTO - 85123 75 RD N

$14,064.82

RM of North Cypress-Langford Conditions of Tender: 1. Tenders must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2021.

2. All persons submitting a tender shall rely on their personal knowledge and inspection of the property.

The land is tendered on an “as is” basis. The Vendor makes no representation or warranty with regard to the condition, suitable use, size, or zoning for any of the land.

3. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

4. Each tender must be accompanied by a $10,000.00 deposit cheque payable to Meighen Haddad LLP. The deposit will be forfeited to the Vendor if the tender is accepted and the Purchaser does not complete the purchase. All unsuccessful bidders shall have their tender cheques returned following the close of tenders.

Description

L -$262,500 B -$313,200

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser of the property will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due.

• The Municipality may exercise its right to set a reserve bid in the amount of the arrears and costs.

• If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction.

• The Municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the properties being sold.

• The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale, make payment in cash, certified cheque or bank draft to the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as follows: i) The full purchase price if it is $10,000 or less; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, the purchaser must provide a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price must be paid within 20 days of the sale; AND iii) A fee in the amount $309.75 ($295 plus GST) for preparation of the transfer of title documents. The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title documents in the land titles office, including the registration costs.

• The risk for the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction.

• The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

• If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the Municipality or, if a GST registrant, provide a GST Declaration.

Dated this 16th day of February, 2021.

Managed by: Trish Fraser Chief Administrative Officer Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Phone: (204) 834-6622 Fax: (204) 834-6604

A16 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Notice Invitation to Attend Virtual Public Presentation Rolling River School Division 2021-2022 Proposed Budget 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Access the presentation via a link on the Rolling River School Division (RRSD) website homepage. https://www.rrsd.mb.ca/ A summary of the proposed budget will be available on the RRSD website on March 1, 2021. (links as follows) Governance - Budget/Finance - Upcoming Budget

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION École Laurier French Immersion Inscription à la maternelle Kindergarten Registration

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Kindergarten Registration for the 2021 Fall Term

Monday March 8, 1:00 pm at the Ag Pavilion, Neepawa, MB.

will be held during the regular school hours between March 1 and March 26, 2021 at the following schools: Alonsa School Tele # 204-767-2168 Glenella School Tele # 204-352-4253 Ste. Rose School Tele # 204-447-2088 McCreary School Tele # 204-835-2083 We are once again proud to offer a Full-Time Kindergarten Program. All children born on or before December 31, 2016 are eligible to register.

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

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

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All children born on or before December 31, 2016 are eligible to register. To register you will need to bring in your child’s Manitoba Health PHIN# and one of the following: Birth Certificate, Baptismal certificate, Certificate of live birth, Health card or Statutory declaration. We are a Jr. K-8 French Immersion school and provide an excellent education in both official languages. École Laurier Laurier, Manitoba 204-447-2068

PUBLIC NOTICE RURAL MUNCIPALITY OF ROSEDALE BY-ELECTION NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the following days: March 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, 2021 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the following location: R.M. of Rosedale Office, 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB I will receive nominations for the office of COMMITTEE MEMBER AS FOLLOWS: Committee Member Local Urban District of Kelwood One (1) to be elected Of the aforesaid Local Authority.

The nomination deadline is March 19th, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Nominations cannot be accepted after this day.

All nominations shall be made in writing and shall be signed by at least twenty-five voters, or NOT less than 1% of the voters (whichever is the lesser) of the authority or ward (as the case may be), but in all cases by at least two voters. Each nomination shall also be accompanied by the candidate’s declaration of qualification.

Nominations may be filed in person at the above locations, on the date and hours specified, by an official agent, or by fax. To obtain a nomination paper, and / or candidate’s declaration of qualification, contact the S.E.O. at the telephone number listed below.

Nomination papers not accompanied by the required documents and not properly filed shall be rejected.

Dated at Neepawa, Manitoba on February 26th, 2021.

Kara Sylvester Senior Election Official Rural Municipality of Rosedale Phone: (204) 476-5414 Fax: (204) 476-5431

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Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Alonsa

The Rural Municipality of Alonsa is inviting applications for the position of Chief Administrative Officer. Under the direction of Council, the Chief Administrative Officer is responsible as the Administrative Head of the municipality, and is responsible to administer its business affairs in accordance with The Municipal Act, and other Acts or Regulations in accordance with the objectives approved

by Council. The Chief Administrative Officer shall perform the duties and may exercise the powers and functions assigned to this position.

The full position description is available upon request or is also available at www.rmofalonsa.com. We offer a benefit package following successful completion of a probationary period of employment. Wages will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

The Municipal Office is located in Alonsa, Manitoba - a rural, agricultural, and cottage subdivision community along the west shore of Lake Manitoba on Highway #50 between Portage la Prairie and Dauphin. The municipality has a population of approximately 1,200, and has a K-12 school, a local grocery store, post office and gas station (approximately 7 km east of Alonsa, MB). The Municipality has the Local Urban District of Amaranth and the Local Urban District of Alonsa.

The ideal candidate should possess the following: a) Certified Manitoba Municipal Administrator designation, or equivalent designation from another Province, or the willingness to obtain same from the University of Manitoba Continuing Education Department; b) Grade Twelve (12) education, which includes training in secretarial, accounting and computer systems; c) Ability to keyboard fifty (50) words per minute; d) Good oral and written communications skills; e) Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel; f) Competence in using MuniSoft software or other accounting software; g) Must be bondable as well as provide a Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Driver’s Abstract; h) Minimum of one (1) year experience in a municipal office setting or a similar type of office setting; i) Excellent leadership and supervisory skills; j) Valid Manitoba Class 5 Drivers License or ability to obtain same; k) Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under deadlines.

Experience and additional certificates or designations will be considered an asset.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as available.

Interested Candidates should submit their Cover Letter and Resume with three work-related References to the address set out below by 12:00 Noon on Monday, March 15, 2021.

Applications may be reviewed as early as March 16, 2021; however, the posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. We thank all who apply but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Rural Municipality of Alonsa Telephone: (204) 767-2054 Attention: Pamela Sul, Chief Administrative Officer Fax: (204) 767-2044 P.O. Box 127, Alonsa, MB R0H 0A0 email: rmalonsa@inetlink.ca

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SEASONAL & STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PARKS LABOURERS Successful applicants will be responsible for maintenance, upkeep and general labour within various Town parks, boulevards and the cemetery between the months of May and September. Resumes/Applica�ons should be marked: �Parks Posi�on� LIFEGUARDS/INSTRUCTORS Successful applicants are responsible for standard lifeguarding func�ons including swimming lesson instruc�on, general pool program instruc�on and some building, grounds and pool maintenance.

Mandatory �uali�ca�ons: Red Cross Life �uard Cer��cate (L�) or Lifesaving Society �a�onal Lifeguard (�LS), Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) and Standard First Aid and CPR Level C. Applicants must have all quali�ca�ons prior to an interview.

Cover le�er, resume and copies of current cer��ca�on should be marked �Lifeguard/ Instructor Posi�on� DAY CAMP COORDINATORS Successful applicants will be responsible for the planning/implementa�on of summer recrea�on ac�vi�es, services and special events to meet the needs of local children.

Required: Valid Drivers License, RCMP clearances, First Aid/CPR/AED training, organi�a�onal � communica�on skills, able to work some evenings and Canada Day. Resumes/Applica�ons should be marked: �Day Camp Posi�on� Applica�ons �or all note� posi�ons will �e accepte� �n�l �:00 p.m. on April 5t�, 2021 In person: 275 Hamilton Street; Mail: Box 339, Neepawa R0J 1H0; Email: neepawaclerk@wcgwave.ca Please Note: All posi�ons are sub�ect to any Public Health Orders in place throughout the summer. All effort will be made to employ successful applicants in a full-�me capacity, dependent on current restric�ons that may be in place. This may mean an altera�on to du�es and/or department assignment. �ob descrip�ons are available at the o�ce or neepawa.ca� Town ��ce�Employment �pportuni�es. �e thank you for your interest in these posi�ons� however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Town of Neepawa is an equal opportunity employer, however, all applicants must read and speak fluent English.

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The Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On the date and at the time and location shown below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any persons who wish to make them in respect to the following matter:

THE MUNICIPALITY OF GENELLA-LANSDOWNE BY-LAW NO. 14-2020

being an AMENDMENT to the MUNICIPALITY OF GLENELLA-LANSDOWNE ZONING BY-LAW NO. 14/2018, as amended.

HEARING LOCATION: Glenella Community Hall, 100 Ray Street, Glenella, Manitoba DATE & TIME: March 11, 2021 at 1:00 P.M.

GENERAL INTENT OF BY-LAW No. 14-2020: To re-zone an area of land in the Municipality FROM: “GD” General Development Zone TO: “AGR” Agricultural Restricted Zone AREA AFFECTEDBY BY-LAW No. 14-2020: An area of land located in Part of the Northeast Quarter Section 13, Township 15, Range 14 West of the Prime Meridian more particularly described as being Lot 1, Block 3, Plan 7381 Neepawa Land Titles Office located on the east side of the community of Arden in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne as shown outlined in a dashed line on the map attached hereto and marked as Appendix “A” of this by-law.

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At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we are working to create a workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We support and provide an environment that allows all to bring their whole selves to work.

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Active COVID-19 case counts: There has been a significant drop in new COVID-19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region. Over the course of a recent seven day period from Wednesday, Feb. 17 to Tuesday, Feb. 23, there were just 9 new COVID-19 cases reported within the Prairie Mountain Health region.

That is a notable drop to the 39 cases that were reported last week.

The total current cases in Prairie Mountain since March are 2,055, with 1,977 of those recovered and only 25 currently active. There have been 53 deaths in the region.

Brandon has the most active cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region with 11. Whitemud, meanwhile, which encompasses Neepawa and surrounding communities, has zero active cases.

Provincially, the Northern Region currently has the most active COVID-19 cases, with 586, while Winnipeg’s current cases are at 411. Both those numbers are down from last week.

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By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

An annual global event, observed by several Neepawa churches, has had to change its approach to become COVID-safe. World Day of Prayer, slated for Mar. 5 this year, is going virtual so anyone who wants to can watch from the comfort and safety of their own homes.

Normally, the United, Anglican, Presbyterian, Catholic and Calvary Chapel congregations in Neepawa take turns organizing and hosting a local World Day of Prayer service, which takes place the first Friday of March every year at

2pm. But gatherings are restricted due to the pandemic, so the local churches decided not to hold anything in person this year. “So NACTV has agreed to give us that time slot [to air a service],” noted Gladys Anderson, who was involved with organizing the airing of the service.

World Day of Prayer is an initiative from the Women’s Interchurch Council of Canada (WICC), dating back in some form for over 100 years. The goal is to have Christians from all over the world praying together for relevant issues affecting women and children globally. Anderson noted that each year, a different country writes the day’s service. This year, a committee from

Continued from Page A5 Witness the enormous debt piled up by a ruling elite who did nothing for vulnerable seniors in care homes, leaving them, as Ms. Waddell pointed out, to die alone and oft-neglected.

Over 90 per cent of C19 deaths are people over 65.

PCHs were hit the hardest and yet they had the tightest, longest lockdowns of all—see the pattern yet? Witness open liquor/ pot stores, but shuttered churches. Witness children receiving a pittance of an

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Vanuatu, an island nation northeast of Australia, wrote the service. Anderson explained that WICC produced a video, which includes the Vanuatu service, and that video is what will be played on NACTV. Anderson added that they will have a guest speaker on the video service, from the Salvation Army Corps in Canada.

Normally, churches holding the World Day of Prayer service would also collect donations for WICC. Since most in-person services were cancelled this year, Anderson noted that viewers can instead mail donations to WICC at 47 Queens Park Crescent East, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3.

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Neepawa Rotary helps fund remote learning tech

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press The local Rotary club recently made a donation to help area schools and students adapt to the challenges of the pandemic. On Monday, Feb. 22, Wayne Jacobsen, member of the Neepawa Rotary Club, presented a cheque for $6,000 to the Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD). The money was raised through the Rotary Club’s annual TV auction fundraiser. “It was very successful and that’s a huge credit to our community,” noted Jacobsen. Rotary donated a major portion of their auction proceeds to BPSD, recognizing that schools have incurred extra expenses during the pan-

demic for new technology for remote learning.

BPSD superintendent Jason Young noted that the school division has spent thousands of dollars more than usual on remote learning technology, both for students at home and for the teachers in their classrooms.

BPSD has purchased over 150 new devices, including MiFi internet devices for students who don’t have internet access at home, as well as webcams, document cameras, upgraded sound equipment and wireless equipment.

Young thanked the Rotary Club for their donation and their longstanding relationship with the school division, helping schools and students in the area.

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Education matters: A changing landscape Submitted Beautiful Plains School Division Board of Trustees

The Manitoba government has announced that sweeping changes are to happen to Manitoba Education. An educational review was conducted in 2018, but the results and findings have not been disclosed due in large part to the arrival of COVID-19. However, the government has already made some changes. For example, the Public Schools Finance Board has been disbanded. Public Schools Finance Board used to hear from local school divisions in regards to school upgrades and construction, then the projects would be analyzed and approved or put on a timeline. The Minister of Education is now responsible to administer the capital support program. This important work has been assigned to the Department of Central Services to decide what projects schools need.

The government has also introduced Bill 64 “The Education Modernization Act.” This bill has been introduced, but is an unknown, as no specifics have been released. This is one of the few times in legislative history that a bill was read and then not published, meaning no one knows what is in it. Although no information has been released about the pending act, the Premier and Minister of Education have referenced many different items that may be part of the content. In the Throne Speech on Oct. 7, 2020, it was stated that, “we need more resources directed into teaching and learning and less time and money wasted on school administration and red tape.” This seemed like a foreshadowing of changes to our school system structure.

As elected officials, the Beautiful Plains Board of Trustees would like to bring to the public’s attention to what some of these changes might look like for our communities.

Remote learning could be here to stay One change might be a more widespread focus on supporting remote learning for this year and in the future. As stated in the government’s press release, “A coordinated, provincial approach will support high quality remote learning for all students throughout the 2020-2021 school year and beyond.” The province of Manitoba received federal funding to help schools open safely. $10 million of that grant was spent creating the Manitoba Remote Learning Support Centre. They have indicated there is over 100 staff working at the centre, including teachers, instructional coaches, student service professionals, plus educational assistants. Additional recruitment will occur as needed. While this resource has been created to address the educational challenges posed

during COVID-19, the Manitoba Government has indicated that remote, online learning may be a permanent strategy moving forward. The premise is that some courses could be delivered online or schools could have some students engaging remotely to make classes smaller and perhaps less schools. The Manitoba Government believes that remote learning may be a good option for students after the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. As a school community, we have had a chance to see the benefits and downfalls of remote learning and find it disconcerting to think that this could be a permanent solution to cut costs.

Removing education property tax In the Oct. 7 Throne Speech, the Manitoba government stated that the they will begin implementing the PC 2019 campaign promise a year early, in 2021 instead of 2022, to phase out the education property tax. Property taxes generate $850 million annually for education and if Divisions are required to offset the reduction of this tax revenue, substantial cuts would be required. They believe that the public would welcome paying less property tax, even though it would reduce education services in their area. Approximately 83 per cent of school divisions’ overall budgets are comprised of staffing costs. Reduction in levels of staff would therefore result in larger class sizes, fewer programming options and fewer services for our students.

One of the ways to make up the property tax shortfall would be to change the structure of the education system in Manitoba. The Premier of Manitoba has stated that a priority for the government in 2021 will be to eliminate many of the administrative positions that exist within the educational system. He has commented that the education system is top heavy, which doesn’t seem to be based on facts. School boards account for less than half-a-cent of every dollar spent on education in Manitoba, while senior administration costs are less than four cents of every dollar.

The Beautiful Plains School Board has decided that the level of administration in our division is not only one of the lowest in the province (3.1 per cent of our budget), but is also running extremely efficient and lean, therefore cannot be cut any further without having a substantial negative impact on our system.

If the Manitoba government decided to eliminate local school boards and division offices, larger school districts would be set up. The Beautiful Plains education community may be served by administration in another city or town, which would have very little context about the local needs within our communities. Your concerns about education,

policies or transportation, etc. may no longer be answered by a local school board member or administrator, rather by a person who was in charge of a larger region.

Amalgamation not the answer The government believes this would be more efficient and save money. Last time such amalgamations occurred in Manitoba (2003 when we went from 54 to 37 school divisions), the facts are, costs actually increased to run school divisions. When the last round of amalgamations occurred in 2003, the 29 divisions that were amalgamated to form the new 12 divisions saw an average cost per pupil the following year increase seven per cent. The increase ranged from a low of 4.1 per cent to a high of 14.4 per cent. Every single division that amalgamated saw substantial increases in cost per pupil, as published in the Public Policy Report, “Manitoba School Boards Amalgamation – Before and After.” The Executive Summary in that same report provided the following summary: In 2001, Manitoba’s Minister of Education announced that the number of school boards in the province would be reduced from 54 to 37. One of the main reasons given for the change was efficiency, that the reduction of unnecessary duplication would save up to $10 million. Despite that prediction, overall spending by amalgamated school divisions has been greater than it was prior to amalgamation. Administrative cost savings have been almost negligible, with reductions in the order of only 2.6 per cent or half a million dollars in amalgamated school divisions. A previous Frontier backgrounder, Amalgamating School Boards Not an Answer, had found virtually no correlation between school board size and per pupil expenditures. This finding is confirmed in the analysis of post-amalgamation school division expenditures. Upward wage harmonization and the equalization of working conditions are largely responsible for substantial increases in personnel costs of amalgamated school divisions. The time and energy spent on the amalgamation process would have been better directed towards meaningful education reform.

Even with this evidence, it would appear the Manitoba government believes students would be better served by a larger division. But it is concerning that Beautiful Plains might lose our local autonomy to have policies and practices that uniquely fit our students’ needs.

If you would like to know more information or have any questions, please call the local division office or a local school board member. You can also write a letter directly to the Manitoba Government, as they are preparing for comments and questions on Bill 64.

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Grass-fed beef helps grasslands thrive

By Wayne Hildebrand Submitted “There’s no excuse not to try grass-fed beef,” says the recently mailed A&W coupon book.

Why would A&W move to serving customers only grass-fed beef ? “It is all about feeling good about the food you eat,” says the coupon book. Okay, but what is so special about grass-fed beef? It’s simple, says A&W, “cattle graze on pasture and the grazing helps the grasslands thrive.”

Gerond Davidson is a fifth-generation Davidson to continually farm and raise cattle at Springbank Fa r m nea r Nee paw a , MB. “Today the term ‘grass-fed’ beef is being used as a marketing term that is gaining popularity with restaurants wanting to connect the beef they sell with a healthy environment,” says Gerond. “Grass-fed suggests a different management of the cattle, as compared to other approaches like a ‘conventional’ approach (open past ure), ‘g ra in fed’ (feedlot approach), or ‘grass finished’ (no grain) approach. T he ter m ‘grass-fed’ is somewhat ambig uous because at some point, all cattle are ‘grass-fed’ on summer pasture.”

A holistic approach “In the ‘grass-fed’ world a more holistic approach is often taken with pasture management. This includes rotational grazing, multi-paddock grazing, or mob grazing. Basically, they all mean the same thing. You move cattle through small paddocks and intensively graze, allowing grass in the ungrazed paddocks to regrow during rest periods. We have been raising cattle in a holistic way for almost 25 years now,” says Gerond.

“Keeping pasture grass and forage plants in a continuous state of vegetative growth means they absorb more carbon from the atmosphere,” Gerond relays. “This has the added benefit of increasing our soil organic matter, therefore increasing the soil water holding capacity, as well as seques-

tering carbon. We were early adopters of riparian management on our creeks and adjacent grasslands because we did not want cattle to be a potential threat to water quality.

I n 20 0 6 , I pa r t nered with Manitoba Habitat Her it age Cor porat ion through a Conservation Agreement to protect the riparian area, grasslands and wildlife habitat in one of my pastures along Boggy Creek, upstream of Neepawa.”

“I got the A&W coupon book in my mailbox and was encouraged by the fact that A&W sees value in the link between beef production and a healthy landscape,” says Tim Sopuck, the CEO of Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC). “MHHC has long recognized the important contribution of cattle producers and their pasturelands that support healthy watersheds and the protection of wildlife habitat.

Pasture lands are important We will continue to work with cattle producers to conserve pasturelands and improving grass quality by offering incentive programs like our new Keep Grazing Project. I am also thrilled that all my urban neighbours are getting the message that pasturelands are important. Manitoba beef producers are important players in addressing big issues such as climate change, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, native prairie protection and species at risk.”

A&W says, “it’s all about feeling good about the food you eat.” But are there any nutritional differences between a “grass-fed” beef burger and a “grain-fed” burger? Studies have shown grass-fed beef contains less fat. It can also contain up to five times as much omega-3 (lowers risk of heart disease, depression, dementia and arthritis) and about twice as much conjugated linoleic acid (an antioxidant, reduces heart health risks) as grain-fed beef.

“I would say ‘grass-fed’ beef marketing is gaining popularity with restaurants,” says Gerond. “It

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relays a positive message to consumers about food production, and it gets the word out that beef is good.” Grazed grasslands provide carbon sequestration, water purification, f lood mitigation through reduced runoff, enhanced biodiversity and habitat for birds, wildlife and endangered species. “Bottom line, A&W supports beef produced on grazed grasslands that provides environmental benef its to society. I am glad that A&W is relaying this message,” says Gerond.

“I feel good about the beef we raise and I hope consumers feel good about the beef they eat,” Gerond says. “My hope is there will be enough cattle producers left in the future so cattle can continue to graze on pastures, which will help our grasslands t h r ive a nd suppor t a healthy environment.”

(Wayne Hildebrand is a retired Agrologist with 35 years experience in land and water management)

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MB Beef Producers virtual AGM a success Submitted MB Beef Producers Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) held its successful 42nd Annual General Meeting on Feb. 11, this time delivered via a virtual format due to the pandemicrelated restrictions.

MBP’s Executive for 2021-22 was announced as follows: president Tyler Fulton, Vice-President Melissa Atchison, second vice-president Matthew Atkinson, treasurer Mark Good, and secretary Mike Duguid.

The membership ratified the incoming 202122 board of directors, which includes: A lfred Epp, District 1; Nancy Howatt, District 2, Andre Steppler, District 3; Kevin Duddridge, District 4; Steven Manns, District 5; Melissa Atchison, District 6; Tyler Fulton, District 7; Matthew At k inson, District 8; Trevor Sund, District 9; Mike Duguid, District 10; Arvid Nottveit, District 11; Mark Good, District 12; Mary Paziuk, District 13; and, Jim Buchanan, District 14.

The contributions of four retiring directors – Gord Adams, District 1; Peter Penner, District 3; Dianne Riding, District 9 and Robert Metner, District 11 – were recognized. MBP is very appreciative of their combined 23 years of service to the board of directors on behalf of Manitoba’s beef industry. They will be missed.

Two resolutions were debated and carried, one related to the livestock price insurance program and another related to the process for valuing improvements made to agricultural Crown lands. And, a series of amendments to the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association’s (operating as Manitoba Beef Producers) administration by-law were carried, primarily dealing with the processes which can be used to hold MBP district meetings, its AGM or special meetings, as well as the processes for notifying members of said meetings. More details on both these items will be found in

the March edition of Cattle Country.

Greetings were brought by the Hon. Blaine Pedersen, Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, and Wab Kinew, Leader of the Off icial Opposition in Manitoba.

There were three guest speakers. Ray Bittner, project lead for the Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot Project gave an update on this three-year initiative which is designed to improve prevention and mitigation strategies in order to reduce livestock losses caused by wild predators. Laura Plett, of Stead, discussed her participation in the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program, including her work with Martin Unrau, her program mentor.

And, keynote speaker Dr. Frank Mitloehner (the GHG Guru), of the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis in California, touched on efforts to help the global communit y understand the environmental and human health impacts of livestock, so people can make informed decisions about the foods they eat and while reducing environmental impacts.

Manitoba Beef Producers thanks the Canadian Agricultural Partnership Ag Action Manitoba Program for its support of the 42nd Annual General Meeting.

Neepawa Ag Expo to repeat televised auction event

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

A COVID-friendly version of the Ag Expo is returning to Neepawa this spring. The Expo normally fills the Yellowhead Hall with farmers, agricultural businesses and suppliers in an educational and networking event. Last year, the event was changed at the last minute to be able to continue amid the pandemic, to a televised auction on NACTV. Matt Lowry, one of the organizers of the Ag Expo, noted that because the pandemic is still putting large gatherings on hold, and because last year’s version of the expo went so well, they decided to bring the televised event back. “As nice as it would be to get together to talk farming and business face to face, we aren’t capable of doing that yet,” Lowry stated. “We received numerous reports of positive experiences and we know we reached a wide range of spectators and bidders throughout Western Manitoba,” he said of the 2020 edition.

“We would like to run a similar program as last year, with two socially distanced on-air personalities speaking and promoting the businesses involved,” Lowry explained. He added that any businesses that would like to get involved are asked to donate an item

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“The money raised [from the auction] will be going towards the Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club and this year’s partner, the Neepawa Curling Club.

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The curling club has had the challenge of dealing with no operations this year and also had to deal with a very costly dehumidifier replacement,” Lowry expressed.

The televised Ag Expo is slated this year for Thursday, Apr. 1. “We would love to be able to host an event

in front of growers to have a conversation in person, but it is not quite possible just yet, so we feel this will again be a great alternative,” Lowry concluded.

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After a couple of tough farming years in a row, we are having many conversations around the question as to why our producers are not seeing AgriStability payments when their financial results are suffering. Therefore, we thought we would take a few minutes to discuss what it is that we are seeing.

Under the current rules, a payment is triggered under the program when your current year production margin falls below 70 per cent of your prior years’ average production margin. If your financial results fall below this threshold, then the AgriStability program will pay you 70 cents for every dollar your current year margin falls below that amount.

One important part of the production margin calculation is that it is computed on a different basis than you calculate your cash, financial statement or taxable income. The AgriStability margin calculation adjusts for changes in inventory, prepaid inputs, deferred tickets, some crop insurance payments and a whole host of other items to arrive at the number that the program uses to determine eligibility for payment. The program

essentially looks to compute the total direct profit from your crop or commodity produced in any one year to that of the prior years while also removing all overhead or operational costs of the farm.

Another key part is that the program looks at your whole farm production of any given year. This is important, as many farmers will engage in mixed farming, where they produce a number of different crops or commodities, which mitigates their risk of a farm failure in any one given year. We have seen this in the past few years that where one crop or commodity did not do well but other outputs on the same farm did well and as a result the production margin remained relatively stable. However, some farms that relied heavily on only one or two outputs that had significant production challenges saw benefits from the AgriStability program, so it does work well in some specific situations.

As we try to better understand this program, we need to look at where on the farm the potentially excessive costs are being incurred. If your year over year production margin is stable and it is the cost of operating the farm that fluctuates or has seen dramatic increases, then the benefits to be realized through the AgriStability may not be in your favour. As with any insurance program, you

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In recent years, the ability to use your financial data as it relates to your farm as a business evaluation tool, has increased dramatically. Year over year comparisons, benchmarking and other analytical tools are the mainstay of many an accounting office and are helping producers make better decisions on next year’s production cycle.

We advocate that you use your data as more than a collection of receipts used to compile your tax return or the financial statement that your lender requires, and this high-level discussion on AgriStability is just one example of how we would like to help.

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Due to the current pandemic, we have made the decision to forgo the trade show to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Therefore we are hosting a televised live auction on NACTV on April 1 at 7pm.

Get your 2021 products promoted live on TV The proceeds from this auction will go towards the Neepawa Natives Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club, the Yellowhead Centre and 10% of this years proceeds will go towards the Neepawa Curling Club to help with the ice shed dehumidifier replacement.

NACTV can be seen on channels (MTS) 30, (Bell ExpressVu) 592, (Westman Comm) 12 & online at nactv.tv Neepawa Ag Expo Live Televised Live Auction is brought to you by the Neepawa Natives Junior A Hockey Club, and our area Ag industry leaders.

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Traditionally, we host an annual three day trade show with complimentaryspeaker theatres but in 2021 we were unable to host our event due to the pandemic.

“It was a non-discussion at our board table, it was unanimous that everyone wanted to see our Ag Days Gives Back program continue, even during a pandemic” said Hannah Minshull, Manitoba Ag Days board member and chair of the Ag Days Gives Back Committee.

We wanted to make sure that we were still able to give back to the Ag community so we hosted an online 50/50 raffle.

Thanks to the support of Manitobans, we had the most successful 50/50 we have ever had. The total pot grew to $35,560. The winner, Oksana Iwanchysko, took home $17,780 and $17,780 was added to our Ag Days Gives Back Community Giving Fund.

“Even with no show, we wanted to give back some of the show’s success to the

communities which our exhibitors and patrons call home. Over the course of the last nine years, we have given back over $316,000 to assist many amazing projects that are helping to grow our communities, along with supporting youth agricultural education throughout the province,” stated General Manager Kristen Phillips. Since 2020/2021 was anything but normal, we wanted to really focus on communities and what makes those communities thrive and grow so you will see all $28,000 in 2021 will go to youth education and growing our future generations.

Here is who will take home the money in 2021: $10,000 will go to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitoba to create a virtual Manitoba Ag Days Adventure. With no show they still wanted to deliver this important program to youth throughout the province and with our grant money they will launch the program on Canada’s Agriculture Day – Feb. 23, 2021 $3,000 will go to three annual scholarships: ACC Diploma Scholarship – Paige Freitag; U of M’s Diploma Scholarship – Eunseo Hwang; U of M’s Degree Scholarship – Jill Martens.

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