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Councillor reports Councillor Murray Parrott asked the public to be aware that, as vaccination programs roll out, there is a risk of shortage that may result in either the cancellation or postponement of appointments at the pop-up vaccination clinics. There were no known cancellations or postponements for the Neepawa pop-up clinic at the time of the meeting. The renovation of the clinic’s Light Therapy room has also been completed.

Councillor Marijka Kostenchuk delivered a brief regarding the Neepawa & Area Disabled Persons Association. Impacts from COVID-19 have resulted in a year-end deficit of $25,200.86 for the handi-

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macy on Friday, said that she feels relieved to have been able to get the process started on protecting herself from COVID-19.

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some hesitancy around getting the AstraZeneca vaccine, because of reports of its side effects and the changes around eligibility for that particular vaccine.

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Saquet completed an inspection of the Multi-Use Trail Park and confirmed that it is ready for use. Those using the park are asked to avoid any wet areas that have not yet dried out in order to minimize damage to the trails.

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The Yellowhead Bowhunters Association consulted with the council regarding their property lease, which has been affected by beaver related damages. Representative Adam Lukin noted that, at the time of the presentation, four beavers were removed from the property. It is suspected that there are two more to trap. The group is working to remediate the problem and evaluate the amount of damage caused. The Bowhunters also expressed concerns over water discharged by HyLife through the area to the Whitemud River, which becomes an attraction for beavers.

van. Kostenchuk noted just how much of an impact the pandemic has had, stating, “The user fees (actual revenue) from 2019 is $53,331.13 and in 2020 our user fees were $16,283.”

The municipal partners were approached for recovery assistance. Assistance percentages have been amended for each partner, making Neepawa’s 60 per cent, formerly 68; Rosedale 16 per cent, unchanged; North Cypress-Langford, 12 per cent, formerly 10; and Glenella Lansdowne 12 per cent, formerly six.

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On Tuesday, Apr. 6, they received 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and they began immunizing patients last Friday. Heather Todoruk, pharmacist and owner of Harris Pharmacy, noted that they called a number of their customers who they’d identified as priority based on the current provincial eligibility criteria. They also got calls from eligible people looking to book appointments, but it wasn’t a massive wave of calls like some locations have experienced.

On Friday, they had 55 appointments booked, with about 35 more to follow on Saturday. On Friday, Todoruk said they still had about 30 doses that weren’t spoken for. Another set of appointments were booked for Monday and Tuesday, which used up the rest of their supply.

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Rockin’ The Fields of Minnedosa postponed to 2022

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The sounds of classic rock have been put on pause. An announcement put out by Rockin’ The Fields of Minnedosa (RFM) via media release on Apr. 9 has confirmed that the 2021 event will be postponed to 2022. This is the second postponement since the COVID-19 pandemic began, leaving fans to wait at least one more year before they can get back to rocking out during the Summer’s long weekend.

“We continue to consult with government authorities, but restrictions and suggested summer guidelines for events in Manitoba are making the planning of the 2021 festival, which was originally scheduled for July 30 to Aug. 1, difficult if not impossible,” said Al Logan, President of RFM, in the release.

Logan added, “The safety and comfort level of our

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Collective Soul entertained the crowd on the FP Genetics main stage at the 2019 Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa (RFM) event.

patrons, volunteers, artists and staff are some of the driving factors behind the postponement.”

RFM noted that the event’s promoter, Rob Waloschuk of Performance Promotions, has been juggling artists and schedules since the onset of COVID-19 last year. “It’s been a challenging time for the music industry,” said Waloschuk, “but we are overwhelmed by the support of patrons and the local

community, which will just make 2022 that much more of a success.”

The 2022 RFM event is slated for July 29 to 31, with Our Lady Peace confirmed to perform. The RFM expects more line-up details to be released in the coming months.

The RFM has emphasized that all tickets purchased for the 2020/21 event will have their ticket validity roll over to 2022. Current ticket purchasers will be

contacted with information regarding the roll-over, as well as exclusive incentives for the ticket holders.

Refund options will also be presented that ticket holders may pursue if they do not wish to keep their ticket.

Rock fest fans are asked to keep an eye out for further information regarding the event’s rescheduling and ticket options via the groups website at www.rockinthefields.ca .

Splish Splash Waterpark planning 2021 season

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press Area residents can tentatively prepare to do some splishing and splashing this summer. Gerry Champagne, president of Splish Splash Waterpark, has confirmed that– as of right now– the Minnedosa swimming attraction is definitely opening this summer.

“If COVID-19 changes our path, we will deal with it then,” said Champagne.

“Last season, we opened to

50 per cent capacity, so we are trained to do it again, if that’s what Manitoba Health services dictates.

We will follow whatever guidelines they set for us.”

The waterpark is scheduled to open around June 26, with health and safety precautions. These measures include spraying the park for cleaning daily, sanitizing life jackets after each use, sanitizing the washrooms several times a day and providing sanitizer for guests. Guests will also

be asked to maintain social distance to ensure the safety of all those at the waterpark.

Splish Splash is also planning a couple new attractions this year that prospective guests may enjoy. “We’re bringing in a hamster wheel for the park,” said Champagne, “as well as providing a professional launcher every Friday evening.”

Champagne noted that

there is also a need for end-season lifeguards, as some currently hired will be leaving for university at that time.

“Last year, a few lifeguards from the Neepawa pool filled in at the end of the season and it was a great help,” said Champagne.

Splish Splash looks forward to seeing everyone at the Minnedosa beach this summer.

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A careful examination of the statistics

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o matter how tough things are, it’s best to know the facts. There is no doubt that we have been through a tough time.

COVID-19 has caused deaths, sickness, anxiety and fear. All those things are very real. I understand the deaths, they are all very sad, death always is a sad thing. Even when death brings an end to long time suffering, it’s still sad.

I understand sickness, having both observed and personally experienced illness this past year.

The level of anxiety, and even more so the level of fear, are factors that need to be dealt with better than we have done so this past year. Preventing the spread of C-19 is supposed to be a matter of controlling contacts and so it’s important to look at the stats.

Controlling contacts makes sense.

So does washing hands, using hand sanitizer occasionally and staying home if you are sick, with anything, including possibly C-19.

What is really happening in our areas or districts as Manitoba Health reports?

Overall, as of the morning of Apr. 13, the figure I found for Manitoba’s population is 1.369 million people.

The total number of C-19 cases was 35,327 confirmed tests. We have no way of knowing how many people actually have had C-19, as many are not showing symptoms and likely saw no reason to get tested. The actual number of cases is a matter of guesswork.

The percentage of the population that confirmed test positive is 2.5 per cent.

As always, check my math as anyone can make a mistake.

The number of active cases is listed at 1,370. The number in hospital is neepawa

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Right in the Centre Ken Waddell 57 and in ICU is 14. The number of deaths is 949 and that works out to 0.069 per cent of all Manitobans. The number of deaths overall in Manitoba in 2019 was 11,137 and in 2020 was 11,260, a difference of 123. One would think that a C-19 death rate of 949 (which is over a 14 month period, not just a year) would increase the overall death rate more than by 123 deaths.

Perhaps many of the C-19 deaths

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elf-care certainly means different things to different people! For some of my friends, that means a spa day, manicure, pedicure and facial– the whole nine yards. Can’t say I don’t enjoy such luxuries, for my day at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland is certainly a memory highlight. That was luxury!

For other friends, it is a day with long walks in a forest or at a shore, a new book to read and a cup of coffee or a glass of a favourite beverage. I,too, enjoy all those activities. Here, the long rambles on the Isle of Iona hit the memory charts.

And for others, it is a day to get caught up with the little chores around the home, those tasks for which there is no reward other than knowing they were done.

Always some of those on the list. And I claim those on occasion as a self-care day. Something off the list of “to-dos” is healthy.

I have embarked on a season of self-care. Over the years, I have benefitted from Reiki treatments. It has been several years after coming home from time spent in France I knew that I needed spiritual and energy alignment and found an excellent practitioner in our area. The young woman now has a shop in Gladstone and I was thrilled to receive her care and healing.

There is a follow up appointment on my calendar.

I made a dental appointment. How ordinary is that! The truth was that I had procrastinated for a very long time, so long, in fact, that I had to make a second appointment simply to complete the cleaning.

I am not afraid of dentists, appreciate them and the work they do a great deal. When I was going over the handlebars of a bike on the streets of Amsterdam my head was screaming‚ “Not the teeth!” (They were spared, but the beauty of bruises I carried!) So I got the dental work done and even have a follow up appointment on my calendar.

All I have to do is sign the power of attorney papers. Something I knew I should do, needed to do, I finally did! A phone call and an email and it’s done.

Is this an indication of aging, or wisdom? There has always been an iron-clad will in place, and POA for that time, but for until then, there was no safety net in place. These individuals are best near at hand rather than provinces away, and there are people who love me who are willing!

One item left on my list– eyes checked. This appointment has also been made, and I don’t have many days to wait. I have worn glasses for many years and appreciate how they enhance my life. It hasn’t been that long since I had my eyes checked; I think all this free time to play on/with the screens may not be good for my vision!

That’s what my self-care looks like. I am walking taller, and sleeping sounder for simply having taken care of these essentials. And all within 30 minutes of home!

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Life’s biggest puzzle Letters Faithfully F Trouble with Yours

or as long as I can remember, I have been captivated by (some might say addicted to) all sorts of puzzles. Put me at a table with people working on a jig saw puzzle and I will ignore everything and everyone else in the room while helping put the puzzle together.

For many years, I would purchase the Saturday editions of major newspapers.

First, I made sure I read the comics (another addiction I have). Then I clipped the weekend crossword puzzles– the big ones of course. These were fastened to a clipboard and I would spend a few minutes each day trying to solve those puzzles.

A few months ago, my wife introduced me to Daily Themed Crossword– an online crossword game. It was launched in March 2017 and its popularity continues to grow. DTC’s puzzles aren’t as difficult as those published by the New York Times or other major publishers. What I

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like about them is that they can be solved rather quickly.

So I can take a break from what I’m doing, complete a puzzle and then get back to work.

Solving crossword and jigsaw puzzles may be easy.

But solving some of life’s puzzles isn’t, because there are times when life just isn’t fair. Crippling diseases like arthritis or MS can affect anyone at any time. Cancer, heart and kidney disease and strokes show no respect for age, gender, occupation or social status. And these days, as we know only too well, any one of us can test positive for a virus that could make us seriously ill or in extreme cases, take our lives. That’s how life is– and it’s not always fair.

Of all the questions I’ve

Observation

By Addy Oberlin

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his week, I noticed that Spring is here.

I saw a few red dots at my little rhubarb plot behind my home. The first sign of Spring to me.

Yes, the birds are flocking to the bird feeder at times and the snow is melting quickly. Some of my friends are waiting for new birth on their farm. Such an exciting

been asked over the years, the hardest one to answer is a one-word question: “Why?” Why did this happen to me and to my family? We’ve already been through a lot and now we have to deal with this. Neil, why is God doing this to us? What have we done to deserve this treatment?

Why us? Why this problem?

Why now?

In my early years of ministry, I wished I could talk to God, ask him those questions, get his answers and share them with those who asked me. Today, I’m not so sure I’d want to do that. There are some questions God chooses not to answer. Why some things happen to some people and not to others is one of those questions. I’m sure God has time. I have been able to sit outside on my deck, behind the plexiglass, a few times.

It sure is a reminder of God’s love and faithfulness.

He will make sure that the seasons will come and go.

There is nothing we can do about it to change it. This is very reassuring.

David tells us in the Psalms many times that

an answer. I’m just not sure he would want to share it with me or anyone else. And I am quite content to leave things that way.

Instead of asking “why,” we need to focus on the message God sends to people who are facing hard times.

He reminds us today, just as Jesus did 2,000 years ago, that he knows all about our problems. He understands them better than we, or anyone else, can understand them. He cares more for us than we are able to care for ourselves and that he will provide whatever we need to get us through each crisis.

Those are not idle promises. They are not just words that God says to make us feel good. They are promises he has kept for others in the past and that he fully intends to keep for you, for me and for all who put their faith in him.

He asks just one thing of us. Don’t doubt. Believe!

Then put your hand in his hand. He won’t let go– not now, not ever!

“The Lord is good and His loves endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations” (Psalm 100:5). In Psalm 119:90, David tells us that “You (God) established the earth and it endures.”

We endure many experiences, good and bad, but we can be assured that God’s words will never pass away.

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climate?

An early spring – what’s not to like about that? Bike riding, playing tennis, chatting with neighbours across the lane, even fertilizer trucks getting an early start with farm deliveries. Month to month, or even year to year, these trends don’t seem worrisome right? Yet climatologists are telling us that we need to prepare for an ever-increasing rate of change in trends. For Dauphin, that means the next 30 years we’ll have warmer winters, 60-day stretches of 30°C in summer and rain that’s heavy in May/June (seeding season) and light in August/September (growing season). That, along with more polar vortex events, severe storms, droughts and wildfires. That seems like a lot of trouble.

While Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) Canada suggests that a carbon fee (tax) and dividend (income) is one of the many solutions to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for these climate trends; most people are not aware that they are receiving this income. In 2019 and 2020, this comes as an income tax rebate– a line on our income tax form. One way to find out how much you receive, is to use the rebatecalculator at the fairpathforward.ca website . You’ll notice those of us who live rurally get a 10 per cent top up compared to those who live in cities. The rebate is a couple hundred dollars this year– not a lot while the carbon fee is low. However, as the fee rises each year, the difference between the tax and the income will be larger, which will help us slowly make changes to how carbon-intensive our lives are.

The Canadian Institute of Climate Choices has been commissioned to help our leaders prepare for the effects of climate change. Their recent report ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ includes three recommendations: 1. All levels of government to scale up funding for climate adaptation; 2. Federal government to coordinate an all-levels-of-government approach to climate adaptation; and 3. Public disclosure/transparency about the economic and social implications of climate change risks in public and private sectors. All of this is helpful, yet unless you’re a government or business leader, doesn’t offer a specific action for you and I to take.

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Thumbs up, thumbs down Thumbs up to the town council for installing solar panels at the swimming pool and hiring a local contractor to install.

David Burton Neepawa, MB Thumbs up to Bernie, who delivered Easter goodies to all the residents of Kinsmen Kourt. Thank you very much.

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This photo provides a small snapshot of Arden from approximately 1920. Pictured are Arden’s old RBC bank and the Arden Meat Market. Not much could be found out about the market building. However, an ad was found in a digital copy of the Dec. 17, 1891 edition of the Gladstone Times. The ad reads: “Arden Meat Market. Game, Fowl, Beef, Mutton, Vegetables, and everything that is kept in a first-class butcher shop. Give us a trial.– Geo. Jackson, Arden.”

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

Ste. Madeleine

In 1870, when the District of Assiniboia entered the Canadian Federation as the Province of Manitoba, section 31 of the Manitoba Act guaranteed that the Métis would receive the title for the land that they already farmed and, in addition, they would receive 1.4 million acres of farmland for the use of their children. Delays in gaining possession of the land promised them, many new immigrants coming and sometimes settling on their land, the disrespect shown the Métis and their way of life, and a new government unfamiliar to them drove the Métis out of their Red River home. Many moved further west, seeking sanctuary with their own peoples. Their new homelands were often located on poor scrub land rejected by immigrant groups searching for prime land.

One such place was Ste. Madeleine. After leaving the Red River Settlement, some Métis homesteaded the land at Ste. Madeleine, north of St. Lazare and the nearby Pumpkin Plains. The sandy soil there provided a poor livelihood, but offered independence. They referred to themselves as “kah tip aim soo chik” or the people who own themselves.

Cattle and horses were raised, cord wood cut for sale, Seneca root dug and sold, furs trapped for sale and some of the men worked as farmhands for the nearby white settlers.

This community of around 300 people was a happy, family-centred, music loving one.

Along came the 1930s and with it, drought and soil erosion. The Federal Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act (PFRA) was designed to fix what agriculturalists saw as an ongoing problem of too many prairie farms with sub-marginal land better suited for pasture development. The area of Ste. Madeleine was one such area. The Federal government did not send bureaucrats to talk to the Métis people living there. They sent out two representatives of the town of St. Lazare, John Selby and Ben Fouillard, who came to tell people “that they would have to leave their homes.” Due to the depression, few families had their taxes paid. All the people with unpaid taxes, which was the majority, were not to be compensated for their land. Their homes were burned with most of their possessions, their well-trained working dogs were shot, their church was dismantled and the logs sold to build a pig barn. The priest from St. Lazare sold the church bell and religious statues. The money was used to help build another church at St. Lazare.

By 1938, the once vital community had vanished.

After their village was burned, some families went to nearby towns with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Others became “squatters” on road allowances, building shanties. One such squatter’s settlement was located near Binscarth, called “The Corner”, but the Métis sarcastically named it Fouillard Corner and another road allowance community to the south of this was called Selby Town, after the municipal officials who organised the Métis removal. They continued as they always had, to pick berries, grow gardens, trap and hunt game and work out to feed their families. In 1939, laws were put in place making it illegal for the Métis to hunt and trap out of season and without a licence. Many Métis went to jail or paid fines for hunting out of season to feed their families. Road allowance Métis also lacked educational opportunities because children were not allowed to go to school if their parents didn’t pay property taxes. Many Métis were unable to receive a basic education for many years. They lived in a discriminatory society that valued the cattle which grazed their land over the Métis.

This shameful story and others are not told in the mainstream history books. You will not find this story in the 1983 Ellice Municipality book or other books. They were told by the people themselves, in their tradition of spoken history. There are many other Métis communities where the people were “relocated to other sites” without the Métis desire to leave where they were legally situated. The cemetery at the former community of Ste. Madeleine in the Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie contains a memorial kiosk, built in 2016, with the missing bell returned to its rightful home.

Soups were a staple in the Metis homes. There was always a pot (chodro) of soup simmering on the back of the stove, and a pot of tea made always ready for family and visitors.

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By Cpl. Jacob Stanton Spruce Plains RCMP

During the week of Apr. 5 to Apr. 11, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 67 police activities.

Apr. 5: RCMP received an animal complaint in Neepawa and conducted proactive traffic enforcement, engaging with several motorists.

Apr. 6: RCMP responded to a report of an assault in Minnedosa; the matter is still under investigation. Police received a report of a person failing to comply with a court ordered condition in Clanwilliam and again later in Minnedosa. Two people were charged as a result and were released with a future court date.

Apr. 7: RCMP received a stolen phone report in Neepawa; the victim declined further police investigation. Police conducted a Covid compliance check in the RM of North Cypress-Langford. All person(s) were found complying with quarantine regulations. Police responded to a residential alarm in Clanwilliam, which was canceled shortly after by the property rep.

Apr. 8: RCMP responded to a report of an erratic driver in the Municipality of Harrison Park. The suspect vehicle was located, stopped and given a warning.

Police assisted with a sudden death in the RM of North Cypress-Langford, received a report of a hit and run to a vehicle in Neepawa and a report of vandalism to a vehicle in Minnedosa.

Apr. 9: RCMP received a report of theft and a hit and run to a vehicle in Neepawa; there was insufficient evidence to proceed further in both matters. Police conducted a Covid compliance check in Gladstone.

All person(s) were found complying with quarantine regulations. Police responded a breach of peace report in Neepawa. The issue was resolved without incident.

Apr. 10: RCMP responded to a report of theft in Gladstone; the matter is still under investigation. Police assisted with a family dispute in Gladstone that was resolved without incident.

Apr. 11: RCMP responded to two commercial alarms; one in the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone and the other in Glenella. Both were determined to be false.

Police received a report of theft in Neepawa, where there was insufficient evidence to proceed further.

RCMP conducted 26 traffic enforcement actions during this reporting period.

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Day and night In vv. 4 and 5 of Genesis 1, we are told that God separated the light from the darkness, and then gave a name to each. He called the light day, and the darkness he called night.

The word “day” does not refer to twenty-four hours. It refers to light, separated from darkness. That is true, wherever you find the word in the Bible.

Before going any further, we should identify what a scientist would call the frame of reference. All of the observations that follow are based on our point of view - the position from which we are looking at things. That position, verse 2 tells us, is “the face of the deep” - the surface of the planet. That was the only point of view Moses and his contemporaries had, and the only point of view that makes sense to most of us.

The light that reached the earth when God said, “Let there be light” is the first example. The account is no longer focussed on the universe, but specifically on the surface of the earth, where we live. That makes the whole story easy to follow.

That brings us to the second day - not a 24 hour day, but a period of LIGHT, separated from darkness.

To be continued.

Rural Outlook

APRIL 16, 2021

Cut and doubled

Nursery school funding cuts cause higher fees

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press The education sector is facing another major change. Nursery schools in the province that are listed as an “Enhanced Nursery School” (ENS) will no longer receive funds under M a n itoba’s E n h a nced Nursery School Operating Grant model, cutting their funding in half. The model is being abolished for the coming school season onward, affecting 66 nursery schools in Manitoba. Of these 66 schools, Neepawa is included. “[As an ENS], we got extra funding from the government to be able to keep our fees lower to offer care to children in the community, especially those who are having trouble to pay– such as newcomers or low-funded families,” explained Susan Taluch, Director of the Neepawa Nursery School (NNS).

Previously, the NNS was able to only charge $5 per class. Now, with the new ENS Operating Grant model gone, the NNS will now have to charge $10 per class starting this fall.

“It’s double the fees, so that’s going to be a blow to the parents. They’ll be forced to come up with the extra fees if they still want their children to come to our program,” said Taluch.

“We’ll have to do a lot more fundraising as well.

It’s really going to depend on how many children we keep on getting.”

Expanding upon this comment, Taluch noted that funding is also based on enrollment. That means that, due to COVID-19, this cut came at a time when ENSs were already receiving fewer funds. “ We’re cur rent ly l icensed to have 18 children

per class, running sessions two times per day. With COVID, that number was dropped to 14 students per class– and we’re running under t he assumpt ion that we’ll have the same capacity limit for this coming season,” said Taluch, adding, “This year, [due to the pandemic], we have 63 children enrolled, whereas last year, we had 82.”

As an enhanced funding centre, the NNS also did things that other nursery schools don’t have to.

This included offering to families that have lower incomes, whether they are newcomers or have lower funding for other reasons.

This is something that Taluch says the Neepawa nursery has always done, but especially in the latter years. Currently, 75 per cent of NNS enrollment is newcomer families. Being an enhanced funding facility, the NNS had been using some of their funds for extra programming.

“We offer a play-based program that focuses on Kindergarten readiness.

We work closely with the school, and with therapists in the area if children require therapies, so they can get prepared for Kindergarten,” Taluch explained.

“We do a lot of English as a second language teaching for newcomer families as well.”

A plea denied T he N N S d i r e c t or stressed that all nursery school centres are looking for more funding, and feels that the province could have taken a different route that would benefit them all.

“Instead of cutting from t he enhanced nurser y schools, they should have brought the other centres up to giving them extra funding or made all of the

spots at the $5, so it’s more accessible to families,” said Taluch.

The director also noted that she was part of a group of nursery school directors that wrote the province imploring them to repeal the change, stating, “We sent in a formal letter to the premier and the minister of families on that, and (our recommendation to, instead of cutting funding from some centres, to give every centre the same opportunity and funding) was turned down. It’s unfortunate, but... That’s the way it’s going.”

Taluch added, “We’re hoping that families will still see the value the nursery school program offers in our community.”

Registration changes In addition to registrants preparing for higher fees this fall, parents should also be aware that registration will be a little different this year. Due to COVID-19, the NNS cannot have parents in the building while the children are there. Instead, the NNS will have a registration day on Apr. 23, where parents can come to the school from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to pick up a registration form. Alternatively, they can email the school via neepawaplaycentre@ gmail.com. All forms must then be dropped off in person on Apr. 27, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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Letter: What can we do to address climate change?

Continued from Page 5 Can we learn from our Indigenous neighbours?

Last summer, a Citizens for Public Justice paper called Restoring Indigenous Rights describes how implementing the United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples, can advance climate justice in Canada.

One of the contributors to that paper was Graeme Reed, of mixed Anishinaabe and European descent. He makes the point that Indigenous people have thousands of years of adaptation and relationship to the land. Let’s hope our nearby Indigenous leaders will be part of local discussions about climate adaptation.

In the meantime, besides finding ways to lower our personal and family carbon footprint, and of course savoring the earth

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(and our early spring!), how else can we take part in solutions to our climate challenge? Is there a place to have our feelings and ideas expressed and even recorded?

This is where a group of faith leaders has stepped in to offer an idea.

For the Love of Creation is a group of faith-based organisations, including, a mong ot her s: A ngl ican Church of Canada, Global Catholic Climate Movement, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Mennonite Central Committee, Presbyterian Church in Canada and United Church of Canada.

In 2019, they gathered to ref lect on how best to make

a meaningful contribution to the climate movement in the next decade. They launched on Apr. 1, 2020, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. And now they’re gathering people’s ideas into a “Letter from the Faithful”. Check with your local church to see if they’re planning to host a g uided conversat ion sometime in the next year.

Or if you’re willing to host one yourself, contact them directly to find out more: f lc.pac@gmail.com.

As their website says, “the most important thing we can do to address climate change is to talk about it”.

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Looking Back 1971: New arena will replace Neepawa salt mill 8 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, April 14, 1911 Kelwood: The scarlet fever still continues to assert itself. Several homes are at present quarantined.

A mong them are Mr. McClung, Mr. J. Murray, J. A. Mabley and W. G. Wood. They are progressing favourably.

Kelwood: M r. Wm. Harvey, ex-councillor for this ward, has purchased a farm north of Kelwood and is building a new home.

100 years ago, Friday, April 15, 1921 Brookdale: The stork has been very busy in our locality recently. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. R. Meredith.

A lady subscriber reminds us that not only is a license required for the making of dandelion wine, but also for chokecherry wine, rhubarb wine, grape wine and beer. So, beware; this land of liberty is pretty much under control by autocrats with armies of spies and informers. But don’t complain. It is all for the noble purpose of preventing us from wasting time and substance in order that we may be better able to pay tribute to shylock.

90 years ago, Friday, April 17, 1931 Canadian locomotive firemen have broken away from the International b o d y a nd for me d a union of their own. It arose out of dissatisfaction with the policies of the for mer or g a n i z at ion , whose headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio.

James Poole celebrated his 82nd birthday on Thursday, Apr. 16. Ten years ago, Mr. Poole underwent a serious operation in Rochester, at which time the doctors said that from eight to ten years would be added to his life.

He is in good health and takes an active interest in present day affairs.

80 years ago, Tuesday, April 15, 1941 There being no nominations papers filed in opposition on Saturday,

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D r. J. S . Poole wa s officially declared elected to represent the Beautiful Plains as a supporter of the coalition government of Manitoba. Elsewhere in the province, similar procedure prevailed, but there will be contests in some ridings, where independents, C. C. F. and Social Creditors, have taken issue with the coalition idea.

70 years ago, Thursday, April 12, 1951 Kelwood: Alf Newton was elected president of the Kelwood Curling Club at the annual meeting on Apr. 4. Vice-president is Cliff Stewart, sec., Royal Flemink, treasurer, S. L. Adamson. Executive: C. Poole, C. Ennis, E. Becker, R. Watt.

60 years ago, Tuesday, April 18, 1961 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Slobodian were guests of honor at a dinner and dance in Neepawa Legion Hall Friday night, when 125 friends and relatives gat hered to celebrate their f ift ieth wedding anniversary.

The couple renewed their marriage vows in an afternoon service at St. John Baptist Church with Father A. W. Fyk, who is in charge of the parish at present, and Father Schoulduk, one of his predecessors, officiating.

50 years ago, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Plumas: The last service in the old United Church building here will be held this Sunday, Apr. 18 at 11:00 a.m…

The following day, Apr. 19, men will be on hand to begin the task of dismantling the old church to make way for a new building.

The mill of the salt well is being torn down to make way for a new sports arena which will be attached to the existing hall (former warehouse) and will share kitchen and washroom facilities with the hall.

Project is to be finished by June 15.

40 years ago, Thursday, April 16, 1981 A concrete water bunker

at the airport may be blasted out of the ground by troops from the Canadian Forces Base, Shilo, if town council has its way.

Council sent a request to the base, after the Apr. 7 meeting, asking for a “training exercise” to remove the bunker that was built during the second world war.

Mayor McElmon said a town crew had attempted to blow it up about a year ago, but without success.

The bunker, with reinforced steel walls and f loor, is covered with an earth mound. McElmon said it poses a potential hazard to children in its present condition.

Students in Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD) might soon be turning on computers for extra instruction after trustees Apr. 7 approved a computer awareness program to aid teachers in the elementary and junior high schools.

A long awaited town signature was put to the contract last Tuesday, clearing the way for the Beautiful Plains Museum to move into the former Canad ian Nat iona l Railway station at the west end of Hamilton Street.

Negotiations on the deal between CN, the museum and the town began last summer, but were stalled over a leasing agreement for the CN land surrounding the building. The museum purchased the station for $1,000 last fall.

30 years ago, Monday, April 15, 1991 Chicken Terry served up hundreds of beef-on-abun meals on Friday at the Mayor Equipment open house. Norm Mayor, sons Doss and Craig, along with staff and company reps welcomed the huge crowd of customers and friends.

20 years ago, Monday, April 16, 2001 A proposal to turn the former Arden Agricore elevator into an organic g ra in hand l ing and processing facility has been fast-tracked, with plans to open this fall.

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The Neepawa salt mill, an old town landmark, is pictured here in its final stages of being dismantled for a provincial winter works project in 1971. The mill of the salt well was being torn down to make way for a new sports arena. The project was to be finished by June 15 that year.

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New housing development on Neepawa’s southwest side

By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner & Press As advertised in The Neepawa Banner & Press on Apr. 9, Neepawa & Area Planning District Board will be holding a Public Hearing on Apr. 26 at 7:35 p.m.

Under consideration will be a proposal for a large parcel of land, locally known as the “Chicken Barn” land.

The proposal calls for setting up some Highway Commercial Area south of and parallel to Veteran’s Way. South of that, there is proposed to be a number of lots for various kinds of residential housing.

A few years ago, the water and sewer lines to the corner of PTH #5 and Dominion Road were upgraded by the Town of Neepawa to allow for potential development south of the highway.

In the 1960s, Neepawa Area Development Corporation (NADCO) was instrumental in buying the land and establishing Neepawa Food Processors chicken barns on the site to pro-

vide birds for slaughter at the local processing plant. Swift’s had a plant at the north end of Neepawa and had decided to close due to a lack of supply.

NADCO worked hard to save the plant and get the barns built. For several decades, the barns produced broiler chickens, even long after the plant eventually closed.

The land came under the ownership of a Mr. Tom Soucy, of New Brunswick. After a few years, the chicken broiler quota was transferred to newer, more modern barns in south-eastern Manitoba. The Neepawa barns were gradually emptied out. The land was on the market for a few years and was then sold. The new owners, Danny and Ron Bray, arranged to clear some trees, remove the barns and stockpile the concrete floor pieces.

As can be seen from the concept drawing on this page, the development is substantial and will add many single family, multi-family and acreage housing lots over the coming years.

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Neepawa & Area Planning District Board will be holding a meeting about a development on the southwest corner of Neepawa on Apr. 26. According to the proposed plans, the pink lots will be residential rural zones, the yellow will be residential single units, the small orange lots to the south will be residential mobile/modular lots and the brown lots will be residential multi-units.

Steady progress continues on Kinsmen Kourts 2 construction PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

Kinsmen Kourts 2 is inching closer to completion. Drywall is going up inside this week, with stucco going on the exterior in two weeks.

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press The construction of Neepawa’s new seniors apartment complex, Kinsmen Kourts 2, is coming along nicely. The five-storey structure is up and the majority of the walls are framed, with drywall going up this week.

Grant Lukin, Kinsmen Kourts board president, noted that they are planning to have the building finished and ready to move into by about October this year. “I’m happy with the timeline and how it’s going, considering we had such a nice winter. They were able to work every week, except for one week where it was extremely cold,” Lukin stated. “It’s a process. We’re over the main stuff. You know, the digging the basement, the footings and all that stuff took a long time to do.”

Lu k in added, “Ever y month, you’ll notice a big

difference in here. Now that the drywall’s starting to be going up, you’ll notice a big difference.” He noted that in a couple weeks, people will be able to see a difference on the outside, as well, with the stucco being applied in two weeks’ time.

The building will have 48 suites and Lukin said that they already have 37 applications from those interested in moving in. “If there’s anybody out there thinking about it, please get your application in,” he stressed.

All the suites are one bedroom, one bathroom, with a kitchenette and living space.

The sizes range from about 450 sq. ft. to about 560 sq. ft.

On the main floor, Kinsmen Kourts 2 will house a dining room, which can seat up to 110 people. Three meals a day from the dining room will be included in the rental package for residents. There will also be a multi-purpose

room for activities and socializing. The basement houses space for personal services, including an exercise room, a hair salon and private rooms for massage therapists and physiotherapists to use.

Lukin said that they plan to have regular activities for the residents. He added that they hope to be able to purchase a van to offer day trips, as well. “It’s going to be one big family group. Everybody will be able to– after Covid, of course– mingle together.”

The Kinsmen board is excited to be able to offer this to the community, Lukin shared. “We’ve just been continually looking for something to put back in the community.

Because the first building is paid off and it’s making money,” he explained. “So instead of hoarding it in the bank, we wanted to put some more back into the community. And this was very well needed.”

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April is

Cancer Awareness Month

About 4 in 10 cancer cases can be prevented through healthy living and policies that protect the health of Canadians.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society:

Drinking any type of alcohol raises your risk of cancer.

If you drink, keep it to less than 1 a day for women and less than 2 a day for men.

In Canada, sunlight is strong enough to cause skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, and it’s also one of the most preventable.

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April is

Cancer Awareness Month

About 4 in 10 cancer cases can be prevented through healthy living and policies that protect the health of Canadians.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society:

Drinking any type of alcohol raises your risk of cancer.

If you drink, keep it to less than 1 a day for women and less than 2 a day for men.

In Canada, sunlight is strong enough to cause skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, and it’s also one of the most preventable.

Let’s make a difference!

Herbs For Health

Reeve, Council and Staff

204-476-5255

487B Mountain Ave. Neepawa, MB.

We can beat this by working together!

We are stronger together

RE/MAX Prairie Mountain Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Municipality of

Glenella-Lansdowne

101 Davidson Street Neepawa 204-476-7306

PREMIUM Let’s make Fighting together Helping to win PREMIUM COFFEE a difference 196 Airport Rd. Neepawa, MB 204-476-3589

battle!

AVAILABLE ALL the DAY. for the cure!

November 15–28, 2010 JOHN’S

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— DECAF AVAILABLE — Neepawa, MB

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a difference!

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Let’s cure cancer!

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Banner & Press

ESTHETICS

*Small size only. Not valid with any McCafe® beverage, EVM or value picks® offer. Limit one per customer, per visit.

Highway 5 North ® At participating McDonald’s restaurants in Canada.

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Neepawa, MB 204-476-5566 www.kkpenner.com

475 3rd Avenue Neepawa 204-476-3848

Making a difference together

Let’s make a difference!

Part of a caring community!

©2010 McDonald’s.

75 Main Street East Neepawa

Cancer can be beaten!

243 Hamilton Street Neepawa Office: 204-476-2326

Let's make a difference!

Brews 376B Mountain Ave. Soups • Brothers

• Soups Sandwiches • • Sandwiches Specialty Coffee 41• Main Street East • Specialty Coffee - Bistro Neepawa 204-704-2212

(204) 8410439 • (204) 476- 6086 376B Mountain Ave, Neepawa (204) 841- 3019 204-476-4279 Gladstone

204-385-2212

TROY - CRAIG - KATIE Neepawa 204-476-3331

Highway #16 West Neepawa

204-476-3071

Supporting Cancer Education and Prevention

Ventures Inc.

LESLEE’S

ELECTRIC LTD ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

268 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba Ph: 204-476-2333

Please Support Our Local Central Plains Cancer Services

Making a difference in the battle.

neepawa

Making a difference together.

Let’s find a cure!

More than half of all Canadians have excess weight, putting them at increased risk for several types of cancer.

Smoking is responsible for an estimated 30% of all cancer deaths in Canada. It also causes about 72% of lung cancer cases.

There are over 100 different cancer types.

About 6% of cancer cases in Canadians are due to physical inactivity. At least 30 minutes of activity a day can reduce your risk.

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Making a difference one day at a time!

Making a difference together!

DUSTIN OSBORNE 30 Gill Drive, Neepawa

Tel: 204-476-3807 Cell: 204-841-0270

Let’s make a difference!

Part of a caring community, lets work together

Best Choice Auto Sales & Service 225-B Ellen Street Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

204-704-4000

Helping to win the battle!

NEEPAWA MOTEL Highway 16 West Neepawa, MB Phone: 204-476-2331

Improving on chances, one day at a time!

Eileen Clarke

APPLIANCES • MATTRESSES • FURNITURE

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Making a difference together

M.L.A.

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Dairy Queen

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Jennifer & Kevin Enns 204-476-8852

Agassiz Constituency Gladstone Office: 204-385-2469

We can beat this by working together!

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Let’s Cure Cancer!

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We can beat this by working together!

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300 Mountain Ave. Neepawa 204-476-5164

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12 NEEPAWA BANNER & PRESS APRIL 16, 2021

Pop-up clinic in Neepawa gets shots in the arms of hundreds

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Ne e p aw a’s f i r s t COVID-19 vaccine popup clinic took place last Friday, adding 500 more people to the list of those who have received their first shots.

The clinic was open from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm at the Yellowhead Centre Hall on Apr. 9, with all available appointments booked up. Glenda Short, the Regional Lead for Communit y and Continuing Care in Prairie Mountain Health (PMH), said she’s not sure just how quickly the appointments booked up, but she knows it didn’t take long.

Short noted that the process went well at the pop-up clinic. “It’s been very smooth,” she stated.

“People come in, you’ll be greeted by someone just to verify that you have an appointment and that you have consent with you and that you have your health card. And then you meet a navigator that will screen you and ask you a few questions. Then you go in

and get regisated, they’ve tered,” Short received both explained. of their doses.

There were And then seven immunwe’ve been izers at t he doing our conclinic, to keep g reg ate setthe appointting, or elderly ment s movpersons housi n g. “ S ome i ng a nd a s people are sisted living. having to sit So we’ve done for a couple one large of m i nutes g roupi ng of until one of them, and t he immunsome of them izers is ready, have received but sometimes t wo doses, that goes even and then now SUBMITTED PHOTO quicker and Laurie Guilbert, Neepawa PHN and Clinical Lead for Pop-Up Clinic (right); we’re just on they just come and Becky Szucki, Neepawa Pop-up Clinic Oversight Manager. the next roll in and they’re out of those registered and congregate plus an additional amount last week and this week, they can go straight to get for the PMH region as a we’ve moved up to the 500 settings as well.” vaccinated and then, once whole, of which the health at each of our clinics.”

As of right now, there they’re vaccinated, they region is responsible for PMH not only organizes is no set date for another have to wait 15 minutes. organizing the distribu- their region’s pop-up clin- pop-up clinic in Neepawa, For some people, they tion. “So then we decide ics, but Short added that but Short said they’re have to wait 30 minutes where we’re going to host they are also in charge of hoping to plan another and then after that, they’re a clinic, how big is that arranging the Focused Im- in the future. “We are allowed to go home.” clinic going to be,” she munization Teams (FIT) looking to come back to explained. “The first time that go to locations in the Neepawa, because it’s Health regions we started our pop up clin- PMH region. “Our FIT been a great venue and organizing rollout ics, we did smaller ones. So teams go to the personal great partnership with Short noted that the our first ones in Dauphin care homes, so all of our the community,” she said. province allocates a cer- and Swan River, we only personal care home resi- Many pop-up clinics that tain amount of vaccines did 250 [appointments], dents in Prairie Moun- were supposed to take for the Brandon super site, and then 350. And then tain have been vaccin- place this week had to be

postponed or cancelled due to a delay in vaccine shipments, so updates on the needed shipments are required before more planning can take place.

Book appointment when you’re eligible While updates on popup clinics are still coming, the super sites at Brandon, Winnipeg, Selkirk, Morden and Thompson are still taking appointments.

As of the Banner & Press print deadline, those eligible to receive vaccines at super sites and pop-up clinics are people aged 59 and older, or 37 and older for First Nations, as well as people 18 or older working in certain health care roles, care homes, congregate living settings and home care. “ We just encourage people to come out and get vaccinated as soon as you’re eligible,” Short expressed. “Sometimes there may be a wait, but we will be coming back to communities to try and make sure that we’re more accessible for people.”

Fueling Manitoba’s economy

Submitted Manitoba Pork

Enabling young people to have a future in the communities where they grew up is essential to rural development and the pork sector is one of few sources of new job creation.

New employment and growth, provided by increased investment in the sector, takes on many forms and provides for a wide variety of opportunity. From veterinarians, to electricians, food production workers and transport drivers, 14,000 Manitobans depend on the pork sector for their livelihood. Over half of

these employees are connected to processing, transportation and related service businesses.

Towns and cities across Manitoba have experienced a renaissance, with the presence of new immigrants increasing demand on services and local businesses, spurring new activity and creating more jobs for both immigrants and locals.

Hog farmers continue to be important and significant contributors to their communities and new jobs and development ensures a legacy of growth for decades to come.

To learn more, visit manitobapork. com/economy

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Investment in the pork industry has created a cariety of employment opportunities.

APRIL 16, 2021

Carberry/North Cypress-Langford

Prince Philip had Carberry connections

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Queen Elizabeth II announced that her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (99), had passed away at Windsor Castle on Apr. 9. The Royal Family made more than 20 visits to Canada.

Two of the visits involved Carberry people.

Some Carberry residents will recall the first visit to the T. Roy Bailey family farm for a one day visit in 1970 to relax during Manitoba’s Centennial.

The second visit was 2010, when the Queen and Prince Philip were in Winnipeg and government representative, Dwight McAuley, invited T. Roy to join them at Government House.

When Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip met the Carberry farmer at Government House, Philip shook hands with his left hand due to a polo accident

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A royal visit to a prairie farm

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BRIAN BAILEY

Prince Philip (left) and the Queen, greeting T. Roy Bailey during a visit to Manitoba in 2010.

and his first comment was, “How is the potato crop, Roy?” After the reception, the Queen and Prince Philip gave a big smile and hearty wave to T. Roy and his sons, Brian and Doug, as their entourage left the Legislature grounds.

T. Roy Bailey, who was a legendary Carberry cit-

izen as a successful farmer, United Church choir member and supporter, reeve and philanthropist, passed away in 2011 at 95 years of age.

Prince Philip’s funeral will be held at Windsor Castle Saturday, Apr. 17 at 3:00 pm, with limited attendance.

Here and there

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

• Excerpts from the joint Carberry/North Cypress-Langford council meeting in the Community Hall Mar. 22: Present were reeve Adriaansen, mayor Stu Olmstead, councillors Blair, McCallum, Anderson, Muirhead and CAOs Fraser and Stephenson.

Transfer station approved for paint products.

Evergreen Environmental received its gasifier to start Apr. 12. Evergreen Environmental is a large garbage disposal centre located between Neepawa and Minnedosa, which is shared by several municipalities.

The gasifier is a unit which causes the garbage to disintegrate and is a space saver.

Garbage disposal is a big challenge and will likely get bigger.

The municipal fire ban will stay in place until further notice. The Fire Hall interior has been painted. The insurance has increased to $91,700, which amounts to $45,850 for each organization.

Chairman Rob Van Kommer presented information on the 2021 Manitoba Scotties slated for Carberry Dec. 14 to 19, with 12 of the top women’s rinks in the province competing. In a survey of 25 local committee members, there was an overwhelming positive response. He was adamant that it was essential to have fans.

The recreation centre showed a 2019

profit of $37,000 and a 2020 loss of $25,000.

Each council was asked for $25,000 to balance the books.

• The Carberry Sandhills Golf and Country Club 2021 executive members, as of Apr. 13 are: president, Matt Letkeman; vicepresident, Tyler Unger; secretary, Suzie Scott; Clubhouse, Albert Naismith and Kathy Adriaansen; executive members, Kelly Murray, Charles Hofer, Warren Birch and Mark Bryant. Brent McMillan continues to do the books.

The CGBS Lottery involves a $40 ticket, which allows one round of golf at Carberry, Glenboro, Boissevain, Souris and Pleasant Valley, plus a chance to win $50, 000.

Derek Samagalski is the course superintendent and Rob Van Kommer is the clubhouse manager. Groundskeepers are Josh McMillan, Jim Elliot and Weston Harder. The course opened Thursday, Apr. 8.

• Six Santa Clara baseball teams have indicated plans to return for 2021. The annual spring meeting will be held in a couple of weeks.

• Apr. 6, 2021 marked the third anniversary of the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus accident which killed 16 and injured 13. The city of Humboldt plans to build a $25 million memorial in the next couple of years. Apr. 7 was Green Shirt Day to focus on Logan Boulet, who became an organ donor two weeks prior to the accident and six people are alive today thanks to Logan’s organs.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY BRIAN BAILEY

Front row, from left: Nora Bailey, Terry Bailey, Kim Bailey, the Queen, Princess Anne. Back row: Brian Bailey, Margie Bailey, Reg Haines (special hired man), T. Roy Bailey, Prince Philip, Alan Bailey, Jan Bailey, Prince Charles, Doug Bailey.

Submitted Brian Bailey The year was 1970, the dates were July 12 and 13, the occasion was Manitoba’s Centennial within Confederation. To help celebrate that milestone of our history, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and Prince Charles spent a week in Manitoba. Much of their time was taken up with formal events in Manitoba’s major centres.

At the request of Her Majesty, the Royal Family had an opportunity to relax and unwind, away from the media, doing what they liked to do best– ride horses.

On a typically hot day in July, they paid a visit to the Bailey farm, where they saw the farming operation from their favourite vantage point– aboard purebred horses on loan from the RCMP Musical Ride. Roy,

the tour guide, and Staff Sargeant Cave, of the RCMP, accompanied them on the ride.

They concluded their visit with a garden party in the Bailey yard, where they socialized with Roy, Nora and family. At the request of Prince Philip, a family portrait was taken of the two families by the Queen’s private secretary, Sir Martin Charteris. Charles, at one point, remarked that because of the large numbers of cameras apparent on their tour, the national anthem of Canada could indeed be “O Camera”!

Nora had, earlier in the day, provided breakfast for some 25 security officers who were on duty for the duration of the visit.

She also prepared a delectable coffee cake for the garden party. The whole area was abuzz for several weeks before and after this event. After all, the Queen doesn’t come to visit every day!

Community profile – Abbi Bird

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Abbi Bird, of Carberry.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Abbi Bird (17) is the daughter of Dave and Sheri and is a member of the Carberry Collegiate 2021 graduating class. She has a heavy load this term, with Biology, Applied Math, Essential Math, Global

Issues, Band and Jazz Band.

Abbi really enjoys music and plays the flute and the alto saxophone in the jazz band. They have learned to play their instruments with a special face mask and a cover for the end of their horns. The ukulele was also a new challenge.

For the past year, she has had a cashier position with

Heritage Co-op in Brandon. Following graduation, Abbi will move to Winnipeg to commence a nine month hair dressing course at Aveda Institute, one of the best in Canada.

People who have had a positive influence on her life include her parents and music teacher, Justine Burke.

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Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op reflects on a unique year

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

At their virtual annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, members of the Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op had a chance to look back at a year like no other.

Despite significant challenges in the supply chain, the local Co-op was able to end up on top by the end of the year. The total sales for the year went up by nearly $10 million from 2019, from $76,798,167 in 2019 to $86,084,809 in 2020.

General manager Brian Hedley noted that the first couple months of 2020 went as they had expected, but when March came around, the pandemic really started to affect people’s lives. “Fortunately, all four sales divisions of the Co-op, Food, Agro, Petroleum and Home Centre, were classed as essential services, which allowed us to remain open,” he said in his report.

Food stores up sales In the food division, both the Neepawa and Gladstone food stores saw an increase in sales. “Gladstone Food Store sales have been flat for several years, but 2020 saw a 27 per cent increase,” stated Hedley. He added that the store’s margins increased and their expenses were below budget due to less repair and maintenance costs.

“The Neepawa Food Store saw increased sales in all four categories again this past year,” Hedley stated. “The categories are bakery/deli, meat, produce and groceries. All areas also saw significantly improved operating margins, providing a strong profit for the company.”

Home Centre project postponed Co-op had plans to expand its Home Centre in Neepawa, but because of the pandemic, they decided to put that on hold. Hedley noted that with vaccines being rolled out, the Co-op board has approved the expansion and tenders

were sent out early this spring. He added that more details on this expansion will be released once approvals come in.

In terms of sales at the Home Centres, despite a struggle to secure product during the year, sales didn’t suffer. “Both Neepawa and Gladstone sales were up, with Neepawa achieving record sales,” Hedley reported. “Both locations had strong margins, which added to the company’s profitability.”

Chalet Flooring has also proven to be an important addition to the Co-op family. “Along with home renovations in 2020, we saw increased flooring sales and an excellent year for this department,” Hedley stated.

Downward trend in Petroleum One department that saw decreases this year was the Petroleum Division. Hedley noted that sales at both Bulk Fuel locations were down because of lower selling prices.

The gas bars also saw decreased sales because the pandemic eliminated a lot of travel. “By mid-summer that did start to rebound somewhat, as travellers stayed in Canada and spent more time on travelling around the province,” Hedley noted. “Margins remained strong, but couldn’t offset the reduced volumes. Both locations maintained strong expense control, thus providing us with moderate returns.”

Strong year for agriculture Hedley noted that while the Agro Division had a tough two years in 2018 and 2019, this year was much better. Sales in the Neepawa location were up, while Gladstone saw sales drop, mainly because of a larger fall season in 2019. “The Custom Application department achieved record sales in 2020, after a difficult previous year,” Hedley added. “We found our fall fertilizer season was very successful throughout the trading area, which resulted in increased fertilizer sales that we depend heavily on.”

Overall, both Hedley and the Board of Directors president

Ray Kulbacki agreed that 2020 was a good year. Kulbacki noted that the local Co-op’s savings totaled $1.07 million, which was supplemented by the Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) for a net savings of $3.4 million in 2020.

This is up from $2.1 million in 2019.

With this increase, Kulbacki noted that they were able to raise the amount refunded to the membership, from $1.4 million in 2019 to $2 million. “This included general repayments to all the membership in November, estate payments and cash payments to our overage members.

Also, members who moved from our trading area and who have been absent for a period of one year were paid their equity,” Kulbacki explained. “It is the intention of your board to continue the dividend payments and, above all, to provide you, the members, with the best of products at a competitive price.”

Giving back to the community Not only do Co-ops across western Canada give back to their members, they are also known for their support of community endeavours. Hedley noted that Co-op Helps, a campaign launched in May last year, distributed $100 Co-op gift cards to help those affected by the pandemic, as well as $250,000 to food banks across western Canada. The Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op decided to contribute a second time in December, donating over $10,000 to the food banks in Neepawa and Gladstone for their Christmas hampers.

The annual Fuel Good Day in September raised $615,000 at gas bars across western Canada for local charities. In Gladstone and Neepawa, the money raised went to Gladstone palliative care and the Beautiful Plains Community Foundation.

“Over the past year, the Co-op continued to support the local 4-H groups within the trading area. Donations to youth groups, such as cadets, non-profit organizations, etc. continued as well,” Kulbacki noted.

Letter: Province ignoring key education recommendations

Four weeks ago, the Provincial Government unveiled its Education Modernization Act, the culmination of a review of K to 12 education in Manitoba. Interested groups, citizens and agencies had the opportunity to make presentations to the Review Commission, which was charged with the responsibility of gathering opinions and writing recommendations to shape education for the next generation.

Numerous School Divisions were presenters to the commission and argued for a student-centered, locally controlled authority that would ensure that the wishes of parents, care givers and the wider community would be reflected in any changes mandated by the province.

The commission heard from many presenters that student success was predicated on stable communities, an absence of poverty and poor nutrition, curricula that

reflected local interests and demands and funding that kept up with inflation.

It became obvious when the Minister of Education, Mr. Cliff Cullen, released the proposed legislation, Bill 64, that the government had chosen to simply ignore many key recommendations and, unilaterally, create a new model for authority over education in Manitoba. The core of the new legislation would give the Premier and an appointed Education Authority of six to 10 people absolute control over all education matters everywhere in the province, with the exception of those schools in the FrancoManitoban school division.

Claiming that parents were essential, Pallister stated that representative parents would comprise an Advisory Council, one that would have no real authority.

All school divisions would be dissolved, all elected

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school trustees would cease to hold office, effective June 30, 2022. School boards would no longer be employers, they would no longer be in a position to hire tradespeople, purchase goods, supervise teachers and educational assistants, design effective bus routes, offer new programming for immigrant or special needs students, develop policies that supported better mental health among students. All of those functions would fall to an appointed body in Winnipeg.

Perceived efficiencies Our rural divisions have, quite simply, too much to lose. Western Manitoba is characterized by small towns of hard working people, who want their children taught in their own communities. Any moratoriums, real or intended, on school closures are gone.

Limits on school bus routes

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will be determined in Winnipeg. The beating hearts of rural towns, the local schools, will be viewed only as expenses by a government committed to reducing costs. Make no mistake, Pallister’s Conservatives see only in terms of perceived efficiencies. The fact that school board amalgamations save no money doesn’t seem to register with this government.

Programs and relationships that have been years in the making will be severed.

Partnerships in Beautiful Plains School Division with Hutterite Colony students have proven highly successful and valued. Inclusive courses for Indigenous students in Fort La Bosse School Division that have really worked will be in peril. Turtle Mountain School Division has been recognized for its’ extensive support to preschoolers.

Because local school boards

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existed, they were able to craft policies and programs that reflected local issues and concerns. Without local boards, programming decisions will be made by the Premier’s office in Winnipeg. How can a few people in ‘the city’ reasonably make appropriate decisions about varying rural needs? In addition, the jobs lost in our rural communities will be significant. The government has continually justified their actions by stating they will cut millions of dollars from the administrative layers out of the education system.

They haven’t actually said what they will do, where the money will go, or how it is to actually improve our schools. But the reality is they are bent on getting rid

of school board offices and that means a lot of people who worked there. Those employees, many of whom are highly skilled and active in their communities, will simply have to pack up and move to find employment elsewhere. The economic loss of board offices and employees will be a bitter blow to many towns!

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Obituary Muriel McPhail

With a feeling of great loss, the family of Muriel McPhail, of Carberry, announce her passing on April 10, 2021, with her daughters at her bedside.

Muriel was predeceased by her husband Gordon, her parents Len and Jessie Murray, her sister Margaret Baron and inlaws Mac and Dorothy McPhail, Joe Baron, Joe Flood, Bob McPhail, Don McPhail and Doreen Smith.

She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered for her enthusiasm, energy, ambition, tenacity and indomitable spirit by her daughters and their families: Sharon and Brian Salt, Braden and Carla; Lori and Blair Salt, Brianna and Chris Renwick, Gavin, Aidan, Calin and Briar; Miranda and Brent Bromley, Devlan; Audrey and Randy Turner, Ryan and Ailish, Taig, Orla and Quinn; Danna and John Kopp, Lola and Miller; sister-in-law Bernice Flood, brother-in-law Bob Smith, her many nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends and acquaintances in Carberry and a lot of other places all around the world.

Muriel was born in Brandon on July 28, 1928. She lived nearly her entire life in Carberry and her heart didn’t stray very far from there, even though she travelled all over the world. She and Gordon were married in Carberry on May 14, 1952.

All who knew Muriel know that she was a prolific knitter, an avid gardener, a baker famous for her scones, a faithful Blue Bombers season ticket holder, a real true people person, who loved to meet someone new, but never wanted to lose contact with an old friend. She enjoyed many intergenerational relationships and was game for any social event, from the symphony and theatre, to a “horse race” at the golf course, or an outing with the Red Hat Ladies.

She played many roles in her life. It was a privilege to have her for a mother, grandmother and great grandmother, who would do anything for you. She faithfully kept in touch with her extended family on both sides.

She was a leader in the community: an Elder and organist at Knox Zion Presbyterian Church, a past president of the Chamber of Commerce and a long-time member of the Ladies’ Curling Club. She has held offices on the Carberry Plains Cemetery Board, IODE, Communities in Bloom and the Criddle Vane committee. Muriel was intensely proud of her home town and felt Carberry had been good to her and her family and she wanted to give back. She told her daughter once, “My day is complete when I have done something for somebody else.”

She was a mentor to others in the travel industry, helping many newcomers learn the ropes. She was a teacher, giving organ and piano lessons and accompanying vocalists. She was an historian and archivist, with a wonderful memory for events and people of the past. Preserving and respecting history was very important to her. She was an entrepreneur.

The first business she owned with her husband Gordon was the Palace Theatre in Carberry. Then they built their own business, McPhail Agencies Travel and Real Estate. She was a traveller. She loved to visit places near and far and was an excellent travel companion, always ready to explore on a tour or relax at Happy Hour. On her travels, she took time to write postcards to many friends back home. She

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returned many times to some of her favourite places: the Australian Gold Coast, Portugal, Palm Springs and Victoria. Her daughters enjoyed some very memorable trips with her to New York, Bermuda, the Maritimes and, most recently, a Mediterranean Cruise. She took her grandchildren on trips both as children and young adults.

Even the great grandchildren have travelled with GG. She was an environmentalist, passionate about composting and recycling even before it was common. She hated to throw anything out. “There’s still some good in it,” was a favourite saying.

Muriel lived life large. She never wasted a moment idling around. Her “Muriel stories” are legendary. She was a role model and an inspiration as an exemplary citizen and she has left a legacy of civic duty, good deeds and kind words.

There is no stopping her spirit and many will hear “Mother Muriel’s” voice in their heads for years to come.

Muriel left “suggestions” for her funeral and we would like to acknowledge that if we were not under COVID-19 protocol, these are people that she had requested as pallbearers: John Burke, Jim Scott, Philip Balabanski, John McNeill, Grady Stephenson, Randy MacDonald, Debbie Arsenault, Gwen Shamanski, Fokko Buurma, Don Hardie, Kurtis Graham and Ken Van Damme.

Thank you to Dr. Sherrie Wray for her concern, wisdom and guidance while Muriel was still at home, to the admitting doctor, Dr. Adria Van Niekirk and to the compassionate, competent, caring crew that are the nurses at Carberry Health Centre. You are amazing people. We want to acknowledge the dedicated home care aides and nurses that helped Mom to stay in her own home for so long. That’s what she wanted and you helped to make it happen. Thank you very much. Thank you also to White’s Funeral Home for guiding us through a difficult time.

A private service will be held at Carberry Plains Cemetery.

Mary Ella Proven will be the officiant. We hope to have a great big celebration of her great big life when we can gather again.

In lieu of flowers, Muriel has requested that friends and relatives consider signing up for Organ Donation at SignUpForLife.ca or give blood to save a life. Donations in her memory can be made to Carberry Plains Cemetery, Carberry and Area Community Foundation or Carberry Health Centre Palliative Care.

The service will be taped and available for viewing on White’s Funeral Home website: www.whitesfh.ca Afterglow I’d like the memory of me To be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow Of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo, Whispering down the way, Of happy times and laughing times And bright sunny days.

I’d like the tears Of those who grieve, To dry before the sun Of happy memories that I leave When life is done.

The family would like anyone who knew her to raise a glass in her honour this week and hug someone you love.

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Alice was born in Winnipeg on February 26, 2021, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. and measuring 19 ½ inches long. Very proud grandparents are Carol Bray of Neepawa and David and Elaine Wersch of Steinbach.

In Memory Allan Roulette

August 3, 1940 - April 7, 2020 It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.

A part of us went with you, the day God took you home.

If tears could build a stairway, and heartaches make a lane, we’d walk our way to heaven, and bring you back again.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a place, no one could ever fill.

Yvonne Roulette, Shayla, Lorette, Danny & family, Gloria & Dave, Leah & Don, Mona, Jason & family, Raoul, Crystal, Richard & family, Miranda & family, Micheala & family, Ashley & family, Dean, Adam, Kyle, Jackie & family, Emily, Brad & family.

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Request For Proposals The Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah requests written proposals for a 54 feet wide by 60 feet long insulated workshop with a 16 foot high ceiling, to be constructed in Cordova, Manitoba, Canada.

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Send proposals marked “Municipal Workshop” to: Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah Box 1197 Minnedosa, Manitoba R0J 1E0 Phone: (204) 867-3282 Fax: (204) 867-1937 Email: mintoodanah@wcgwave.ca Interested Contractors can contact the Municipal Office to obtain the Request For Proposal Document.

Help Wanted ROSE INC.

Is now accepting applications for the position of:

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In our Community Living Disabilities Program In Ste. Rose, Manitoba Successful Candidate Must Demonstrate Good Organizational Skills, Be Self-Motivated, Possess Good Inter-Personal Skills, and Be Willing to Work as a Team.

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Interested Applicants are invited to apply to: ROSE Inc., Attn: Stella Bramley, Box 28, Ste. Rose du Lac MB. R0L 1S0 Or Contact Stella Bramley, Program Manager at 204-447-3224 ext. 2 or by email: stellabramley@mymts.net

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Full Time Parts Person Position Located in Neepawa Manitoba, we are an agricultural machinery sales and service and highway tractor and trailer repair facility. Our parts people play an important role on our team, they welcome customer in our store and on the phones. They are knowledgeable about the products and services we sell and find the right parts for our customers needs. They work closely with service technicians and assist with getting the parts the technicians need.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Promptly assist customer needs both in person and on the phone.

• Maintain and enhance the display area throughout the store, clean and organize parts displays and bins.

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Words cannot express how much we appreciate all the love, kindness and support shown to our family during the most difficult time we have ever been through. You will never know just how much your role helped guide us into this new life we must now live. We will cherish your thoughtfulness always!

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• The right person for this job would have a friendly and outgoing personality, someone who enjoys working with the public. They would also need to be organized and detail orientated.

WE OFFER: • Competitive Hourly Wage Dependent On Experience • Company RRSP • Dental and Medical Package • Product Related Training and Development To apply for this position, send a cover letter along with your resume to: tic.admin@mymts.net

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Who we are: Co-op does business differently. As a co-operative, we believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and how you can help bring our brand to life, visit us at www.neepawagladstoneco-op.crs What you’ll do: Duties to include, but not limited to, customer service, processing customer transactions, product knowledge, maintaining and finding new farm contacts, petroleum acquisition in the trading area, inventory control, merchandising, perform direct sales calls and general Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities.

Why it matters: Our team provides a range of products and services to support our member-owners. Through the work that we do, we help to build, fuel, feed and grow Western Canadian communities together.

Qualifications: • Excellent communication and customer service skills • Highly motivated and ability to multi-task • Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Must have a clean Driver’s Abstract • Class 3 Driver’s License with Air Endorsement required • Petroleum knowledge would be an asset but not required • Must provide a valid Driver’s Abstract dated within 30 days.

At Co-op, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and we’re 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.

Apply online at www.neepawagladstoneco-op.crs or contact us at g.finkewich@neepawagladstonecoop.com for more information or Fill out an application at either Agro locations or mail to: Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Box 879, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0

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What, then, is proposed? How will the Premier ensure that students perform better?

He has put all decision making power in an appointed body, the Education Authority, in Winnipeg. He has committed to appointing 15 regional Education Directors, whose duty it is to carry out the wishes of the Education Authority. The directors will be civil servants, requiring no advanced degrees in education or pedagogy. And they will be accountable to only the Premier and cabinet.

The Premier has promised to increase the voice of local parents. He has mandated that every school will have a School Community Council, composed of volunteers who will: •Review and advise the school principal on programming and student performance; •Review and advise the school principal on all student behaviour issues; •Review and advise on budgets and monthly expenditures; •Review and advise on any capital construction projects; •Review and advise the school principal on all school policies; •Review and advise on student transpor-

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Help Wanted Yellowhead Community Rec Centre

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The Yellowhead Community Rec Centre is accepting applications for the Director of Operations role. This management position reports directly to the Yellowhead Community Rec Centre board of directors.

The Director of Operations is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing a broad range of recreation services; encouraging maximum community involvement and coordination with other community organizations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the operation including marketing, programming, grant applications, capital projects, canteen management and bookkeeping.

The Yellowhead Community Rec Centre offers a competitive salary amongst other incentives.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit resumes by April 23rd, 2021 stating experience, education, related work references, and all other pertinent data to Brian McCannell by e-mail at ycrc.employment@gmail.com More information about this exciting opportunity can be found on our Facebook page (Yellowhead Centre 2017).

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne Employment Opportunities

is accepting applications for the following positions:

Green Team Summer Students Job Description and Qualifications: • Cut grass using both riding mower and push mower • Maintain green spaces on larger properties • Control spread of weeds using weed trimmer • Paint exterior of public facility or outdoor public areas • watering plants • Maintenance of public facilities • updating cemetery records • rain day activities could include interior painting, facility maintenance • other special projects that may arise The successful applicant will be between the ages of 16 and 24 and be able to physically perform the duties as assigned. Class 5 license is preferred.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel HyLife is a global leader in food processing. Our mission is to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we need talented people to join our HyLife team as the company continues to grow.

HyLife is committed to our employees and we have an exciting new career opportunity in the beautiful town of Neepawa, MB for you to explore!

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between!

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

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

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tation issues; •Review and advise on the hiring of all staff, determining when any employee requires a performance appraisal.

And just to see that parents rise to the task, the school principal will be required to appoint one employee from the school to act as a Parent Engagement worker!

I’m not sure our present parent volunteers signed up for this! In fact, I know that the vast majority of parents are so busy working and committed to providing opportunities for their growing families to take on this kind of role.

Most Parent Advisory groups have worked tirelessly to assist teachers, administrators and local boards in improving the overall school climate with great initiatives such as playground improvements, new chairs for the gyms and the like. Their volunteer assistance in the classrooms is too large to measure. They are a crucial part of the process. We need parents to help us structure a system that fully takes into account every student’s needs. But we can’t have a system that takes all the work that the school board and superintendent did and simply pass it to a volunteer parent body and hope it will function effectively. Despite the best efforts of any parent group, this is a recipe for a colossal failure. It won’t be any one’s fault, it will be the sure result of a very bad decision; that is, to remove the school board and its elected trustees from the equation!

Hindrances not addressed In closing, I would point out that, in the proposed legislation, Bill 64, there is absolutely nothing that speaks to how we can see better results for our students. There is nothing that addresses the greatest hindrance to achievement, which is poverty and social disadvantage. In a province with the highest child poverty and highest children in care rates, this is mind boggling. The Premier assures us that better results will come because there will be mandated provincial testing at the primary, middle years and senior level.

How naive and foolish, what a regressive step this will be. Lastly, although some may see it as remote or esoteric, I feel we are surely losing some of the real democracy that others fought to protect; essentially, the right to vote for those who make important decisions about our lives and our communities.

We lost local voice in health care, now it’s education that is under attack. The education we, and possibly your children, have experienced here in rural Manitoba has been the sum of local efforts to respond to what people have wanted, could afford, and have dreamed for future generations. That relationship between citizens and those held accountable, your trustees, will soon be gone forever. The elections held in 2018 will be the last ones ever. If you have any concerns regarding your schools in the future, you are invited to write or visit the Premier’s office on Broadway in the Manitoba Legislature.

Oh, and it should be mentioned that under the proposed legislation, only parents will have this right; non-parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts have no say, all non-parents will lose the right to express a view on the matter. That’s the future... unless people tell their MLA, , or the Minister of Education, Mr. Cliff Cullen, or the Premier, Mr. Brian Pallister, that what is proposed is not good enough; that what we want is a real say in what education our children and their children will enjoy! Rural Manitoba is our home and we want it to offer the best in a changing world that increasingly demands graduates with world class skills. I urge you to stand up for our students, now and for the future.

Robert MacTavish Killarney, MB

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The rates have been set as follows: Option 1: $105 for 100 ft x 16 ft single pass Option 2: $315 for 300 ft x 16 ft single pass Option 3: $525 for 500 ft x 16ft single pass Applications and payment must be received by May 14th, 2021 at 4:00 pm For more information, please contact the municipal office at 204-476-5414 or visit our website at www.rmrosedale.com Rural Municipality of Rosedale Box 100, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Email: rosedale@mymts.net

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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:

NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT BY-LAW NO. 115 being an AMENDMENT to the NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY-LAW NO. 108, as amended HEARING LOCATION: Town of Neepawa Municipal Office, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB DATE & TIME: April 26, 2021 at 7:35 PM GENERAL INTENT OF BY-LAW No. 115: A map amendment to re-designate an area of land in the Town of Neepawa FROM: Residential Area TO: Highway Commercial Area; and Country Residential Area And FROM: Country Residential Hold Area To: Country Residential Area AREA AFFECTEDBY BY-LAW No.: 115 An area of land south of PTH No. 16 and west of PTH No. 5 in the Town of Neepawa more particularly described as being as Pt. NE 29-14-15WPM and Pt. SE 29-14-15WPM as shown on the map below.

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to subsection 162(2) of the Municipal Act that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Rosedale intends to present its financial plan for the Fiscal Year 2021 at a public hearing on: Friday, May 14th, 2021 at 1:00 PM Second Floor - Beautiful Plains County Court Building Rural Municipality of Rosedale 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa Copies of the Financial Plan and additional information are available for review during the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday at the Rural Municipality of Rosedale Office located at 282 Hamilton Street. Dated April 16, 2021 RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEDALE Box 100, 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 PH (204) 476-5414 ~ Fax (204) 476-5431 rosedale@mts.net ~ www.rmrosedale.com

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PUBLIC HEARING 2021 Financial Plan

Date: April 28, 2021 • Time: 7:00pm Location: 316 4th Avenue, Carberry, MB (Subject to change due to COVID-19) At the time, date, and location above, the Council of the Town of Carberry will present the 2021 Financial Plan. The presentation will provide an overview of the proposed financial plan followed by a forum for questions and comments from the public. The purpose of the hearing is to allow any interested person to make a representation, ask questions, or register an objection.

Copies of the proposed financial plan are available on our website www.townofcarberry.ca, or upon request from the municipal office, 316 4th Avenue during regular business hours. Questions and remarks may also be directed by letter to our Chief Administrative Officer or through email address: cao@townofcarberry.ca.

Consultation with our community is an important component of the Municipality’s budget process.

Council encourages you to attend.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Braun, Development Officer, Neepawa & Area Planning District Office 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB Phone: 1-204-476-3277 • Email: jeff@neepawaareaplanning.com A copy of the above proposal and supported material may be inspected at the location noted above during normal office hours, Monday to Friday. Copies may be made and extracts taken therefrom, upon request.

Representations may be made either in person or in writing at the public hearing. Due to current Public Health requirements, any person wishing to attend in person should contact the NAPD Office at 204-476-3277 to arrange an appointment.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the hearing may need to be held via alternate means. Interested individuals are encouraged to register with the Municipal Office, 204-834-6600, for the hearing by April 23rd, so alternate arrangements can be made, and notification given, to ensure proper social distancing measures can be taken to ensure the health and safety of the public, staff, and Council.

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Medal tests were held on Saturday, Apr. 10 at Expressive Dance with Crystal’s Studio in Minnedosa. These tests were to be taken the end of November 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the dancers have spent many months practicing at home by virtually joining Crystal’s dance classes.

Dancers were allowed back in the studio at 25 per cent capacity on Mar. 8 and have been working hard to prepare for this day. The examiner was Karen Baird, who joined us virtually from Scotland.

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Local program focuses on girls’ wellness

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By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press A local club has been helping area girls stay healthy, both physically and mentally. The Girls Fit Club is going into its seventh year providing programming for girls to get active, feel good about themselves and make friends.

Tara McCarty, a Clinical Resource Nurse at the Neepawa Hospital, started up the club through the Neepawa Gymnastics Program.

“It was originally created to help provide additional training for our competitive gymnastics and offered to both males and females, called Fit Club,” she said, explaining that at the outset, it consisted mainly of high intensity training for the more serious athletes.

“Over the years, we have shifted the focus of the class to a more broadened spectrum of fitness, encompassing not only physical, but mental and emotional as well. We have transitioned into an all girls’ program

and have focused on our young adolescents,” McCarty added.

The program started with a group of six young ladies. “Today, we have class sizes as big as 17 and have opened up the ages to welcome ladies as young as seven,” McCarty stated.

She added that while the club meets in Neepawa, some of the girls come in from other communities, with three different schools represented in the group.

The group meets every Tuesday at the Yellowhead Centre. Last week, the club was able to spread the encouragement around to another age group. The girls made bird feeders out of cereal and then went and hung them up outside the windows at Country Meadows Personal Care Home, waving at residents as they went by. McCarty noted that it was great to see the smiles on the residents’ faces when they saw their outside visitors. The girls were also very excited to say hello to them all, running

from window to window to wave as they hung their bird feeders.

“We really took the class outside the box, so to speak, offering a wide range of opportunities that these young ladies may not be subjected to otherwise,” McCarty noted. Activities have ranged from yoga, to journaling, to hikes, Zumba, mother/daughter painting, nutrition and even boxing. “I need to mention as well, as you can see from the wide variety of classes, that it wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing, like-minded people in our community that helped work towards the well-being of the young ladies in our community,” she expressed.

McCarty wanted to give recognition to community members who have helped teach the Girls Fit Club new things. Katy Martin (crafts), Kathie Roe (Zumba), Miles 4 Mental Health, Amanda Roels (Apple Nutrition), Lisa McMaster (WAMMA Brandon), Derek Pearson (BoxFit), Dairy Queen and

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The Girls Fit Club visited Country Meadows Personal Care Home last week to hang homemade bird feeders in residents’ windows.

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Easter bunny surprises Neepawa residents

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press One resident of Yellowhead Manor decided to surprise her neighbours over the Easter weekend.

With restrictions limiting

family gatherings over Easter, Bernadette Jerome wanted to spread some cheer in a COVID-safe way.

Jerome bought Easter treats and packaged them into individuals bags, then

put the treat bags at each door in the Yellowhead Manor early Easter morning. She also prepared treats for Kinsmen Kourts, but wasn’t able to get in that morning, so she arranged a time to deliver

them on Wednesday, Apr. 7 instead.

Before heading to Kinsmen Kourts, Jerome stopped by the Banner & Press office to share treats with the staff and share her story.

Bernadette Jerome (left), resident of Yellowhead Manor in Neepawa, stopped by the Banner & Press office to share some Easter cheer on Wednesday, Apr. 7. Banner & Press staff member John Drinkwater (right) greeted her.

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Susan Schmall was the lucky winner of the Rotary Restaurant Raffle. The draw took place on Saturday, Apr. 10. She was presented with five $50 gift certificates from Brews Brothers Bistro, Neepawa Boston Pizza, Dairy Queen, Rotor’s Bakery and Pizzeria, and Bamboo Chinese Restaurant.