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Planning underway for 2022 Neepawa Chamber Fair

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

After two years, the Neepawa Chamber Fair is planned to return. The Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce notified the Banner & Press of this announcement recently via email. Of the announcement, Kerri MacPherson, president of the Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce, noted that the fair was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. As a result, MacPherson said she’s extremely happy to be moving forward with the 2022 event.

“I hope this year we can come back in full force– we have an incredible committee of community representatives working on planning as we speak,” said MacPherson. “We are cautiously optimistic and are planning some of our key events first and foremost, including the midway and the fan-favourite barn social.”

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Health care facilities continue Fair committee to require masks welcoming ideas

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Mask mandates and other public health orders were lifted by the Province on Tuesday, Mar. 15, but that doesn’t mean individual organizations and businesses can’t ask visitors and customers to mask up.

Shared Health announced last week that masks will still be required in all provincial health care facilities, including hospitals, health centres and long term care facilities.

Exemptions to the mask mandate include children under the age of five and individuals who cannot wear masks for medical reasons.

“Manitoba’s health-care facilities and care settings provide services and care to thousands of patients, residents and clients daily, many of whom are at increased risk of severe illness if they become infected with COVID-19,”

Shared Health stated in a press release on Mar. 10. “We are taking this extra preventative step in an effort to provide protection and comfort to the Manitobans who seek and receive care. This decision has been informed by experts in infection prevention and control and will be evaluated on an ongoing basis as we monitor COVID-19 transmission in our communities.”

Screening of patients, visitors and staff will also continue in health care settings and masks will be provided to anyone entering a health care facility.

“We thank all patients, visitors and community members for their cooperation and understanding as we continue taking every possible step to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19 within our facilities,” the press release read. “We encourage all Manitobans to continue to treat health-care workers, volunteers and staff with respect and kindness during all interactions.”

Schools continue to take precautions as health mandates lift

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press As the Province lifted all public health orders on Tuesday, schools also saw a change in their operations.

School divisions have been shifting from mandates to recommendations, though many are continuing to implement certain health and safety measures they’ve had in place since the pandemic.

The four school divisions within the Banner & Press coverage area, Beautiful Plains, Pine Creek, Turtle River and Rolling River, have all put similar letters out to their respective students and families. The main message being that they still have a heavy focus on students’ safety and will continue to recommend students and staff follow the fundamentals to keep one another healthy. The schools will all still recommend the use of masks, but ultimately, it is up to the students and families whether they will.

“Rolling River School Division Highly Recom-

mends the use of masks in indoor spaces, especially when distancing is not possible such as on buses, in hallways and in crowded spaces,” stated R RSD superintendent Jason Cline in his letter to families.

The superintendents all stressed, as well, the importance of respecting others’ choices, whether they decide to wear a mask or not.

“We must continue to show compassion, tolerance, understanding and respect for everyone’s personal choices and personal risk-assessments with respect to wearing masks and adjusted public health recommendations,” Beautiful Plains School Division superintendent Jason Young said in a letter to the division’s families. “Staff will continue to support all students and families with whatever decisions they make.”

Many schools will also still be offering medical masks to staff and students who would like to continue using them. There will also be rapid tests available at schools. While public health

doesn’t require individuals to isolate after testing positive, schools are still requesting students and staff to stay home when sick.

Keith Murray, superintendent for Pine Creek School Division, echoed the other division’s statements, noting that health and safety practices will continue to be recommended by the division, including frequent handwashing and sanitization, as well as encouraging anyone eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

While many divisions are continuing to implement some measures such as enhanced cleaning, Turtle River School Division has gone one step further in their precautions. “We have decided out of precaution that until at least the end of this school year, we will be doing our best in all of our schools to maintain the six feet/two metres distance in student seating,” superintendent Bev Szymesko wrote in a letter to families.

She noted that they are fully aware that health orders could return at any time,

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RRSD superintendent Cline added, “I would like to thank all our students, families and staff for their kindness, compassion for others, and patience in recent months as we have navigated one of the most challenging winters in memory.”

Continued from Page 1 This year’s event will be the seventh held in its history, being held on May 27, 28 and 29. As in past years, the Saturn Shows Midway– the fair’s key attraction– will be open on the Friday evening and on Saturday and Sunday. For the social night, MacPherson revealed that they’ve already booked ‘The Clubbing Fraggles’ to provide entertainment.

“We’re also working on getting food and drink vendors scheduled and are hoping a few of our old favourites will return, as well as some new treats,” MacPherson enthused.

“While still in the planning stages, it’s always a busy weekend of fun, family and community. Other events we have on the radar are the town-wide garage sale, pancake breakfast, karaoke and other children’s events.”

She added, “We are always looking for creative events that bring people in our community together, and welcome more committee planning members and/or suggestions from our community on events that you would like to see.”

As for COVID-19 restrictions and considerations, the committee is keeping a close eye on the ongoing conditions and for restriction changes.

“We will continue to be guided by Manitoba Health guidelines to ensure the safety and security of our community, Chamber members and guests,” MacPherson assured.

In her final comments, M a c P her son t h a n ked everyone for their support of the Chamber Fair over the years, stating, “The Neepawa and District Chamber Fair is our largest fundraiser, and we are extremely grateful for the support of our businesses and community.”

Once again, there is an opportunity for Chamber Members and businesses to sponsor the fair and its key events. As well, the Chamber is welcoming volunteers to help over the fair weekend or to join the planning committee. Anyone who would like to get involved are asked to call Jennifer Wiebe, the Chamber’s Office Administrator, through the Chamber Office via 204-476-5292.

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Canada Reads event coming back to Neepawa Margaret Laurence Home committee to host at ArtsForward

to hold the event at ArtsForward because when they started planning Canada Reads, they didn’t know what the public health restrictions would be, so they wanted The Margaret Laurence Home (MLH) committee is to have a larger capacity than the Margaret Laurence gearing up for their first event of the year. Their annual Home can provide.

The books for this year’s Canada Reads were anCanada Reads evening is coming back after a two year hiatus caused by the pandemic. This year, they will be nounced by CBC early in the year and the MLH board holding the event at ArtsForward on Wednesday, Mar. has already gotten their readers for their event. This year, the chosen books and the local readers are: ‘Five Little 23 at 7:00 pm. “[Canada Reads] was one of the very first things that Indians’ by Michelle Good– read by Katharine Kingdon; didn’t happen as a result of COVID-19. So it’s almost ‘Scarborough’ by Catherine Hernandez– read by Peter symbolic for me, coming back and doing it now that we’re Reid; ‘What Strange Paradise’ by Omar El Akkad– read kind of [seeing] light at the end of the tunnel,” expressed by Melanie Burnett; ‘Life In the City of Dirty Water’ by MLH board member Rrain Prior. She noted that aside Clayton Thomas-Müller– read by Allison Bailey; and ‘Washington Black’ by from the book sale they Esi Edugyan– read by held outside last summer, It’s almost symbolic for me, coming Glenda McPhee. this will be the first literary Admission w ill be event they’ve been able to back and doing it now that we’re kind of taken at the door and do in the last two years. [seeing] light at the end of the tunnel. each of the books will be Canada Reads is an anavailable for sale at the nual week-long television -Rrain Prior event. event put on by the CBC, where five Canadian celebrities each choose a book by What the books are about a Canadian author and defend their choice in a series of Five Little Indians tells the story of five children who debates until one book is declared the winner. MLH’s event takes place the week before CBC’s debates, with five were sent to a residential school only to be released in local volunteers reading excerpts from each book, to give Vancouver as young adults, with no resources to help them interested readers a sneak peek at the books chosen and establish lives there. The book follows the five friends as a chance to discuss them all before any are eliminated they deal with the trauma from their past and cross paths with one another over the years. on CBC’s program.

Scarborough is about a neighbourhood fraught with At MLH’s event, Prior explained, “A person basically reads from the book that they have selected of the five poverty and crime. It follows the stories of three children books, and it’s not so much a defense of it, as it is in the and three adults as they navigate life’s challenges in this [CBC] debates. You aren’t trying to knock one of these difficult neighbourhood.

What Strange Paradise is the story of a nine-year-old books out, we’re just trying to engage some conversation child who is the lone survivor on a ship full of refugees. around each one of them.”

The evening will also feature wine and cheese refresh- He arrives at a small island and meets a teenage girl, who ments, which was part of the reason MLH decided to doesn’t speak his language, but feels the need to protect him. partner with ArtsForward on the event. “There’s liquor license at the building, so we were able to sort of work with • Personal Service them on that one, rather than getting our own permit for • Accuracy a building that doesn’t ordinarily host that kind of thing.

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Education system still facing changes

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lot can happen in a year. Last March, I wrote in this space that the Province of Manitoba had received and released a K-12 education report with 75 recommendations. Then minister of Education Minister Cliff Cullen said the province had accepted all of them in spirit and principle. I noted that some, but not all, were incorporated into Bill 64.

Bill 64 went before the legislature and received a ton of negative backlash.

Last March I said, “The K-12 report and Bill 64 are long overdue. Whether the 75 recommendations are the right ones remains to be seen. Rather than say each and every detail is the right direction or if all this planning will work out or not, it’s important to examine the complaints. Minister Cullen said they had to do something and he’s correct.

With admin costs appearing to be high compared to other provinces and with education results appearing to be low compared to other provinces, the need for action is evident. That said, many of the premises for Bill 64 are long overdue.”

Bill 64 was withdrawn almost immediately after then-premier Brian Pallister resigned. MLAs faced a tidal wave of opposition to Bill 64 and they abandoned it. However, the problems it identified didn’t go away.

Further investigation at the time showed that, yes, admin costs were quite high, but not in all school divisions.

Beautiful Plains School Division, based out of Neepawa, has admin cost that are quite low in comparison to some divisions.

Supporting education with land taxes is totally out of date. That change should have come about 40 years ago, maybe longer ago than that. Set up in the early part of the last century, it was assumed that education taxes on land was the way to go. Nearly every quarter section of land had a family with kids living on it, it was assumed that most houses and businesses had kids living on the property. With that largely being the case, it somewhat made sense to tax land to fund education. Over the decneepawa

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Right in the Centre Ken Waddell ades, the province has taken over some of the funding, as they should. Education serves all people, not just property owners. Education is a service to people so should be funded by all people. Land taxes need to go towards services to land, such as roads, water, sewer and numerous other land-based service needs. If the government can switch education funding off property and onto general revenue, it will be a good thing. Land owners can then invest their tax dollars in improving, or in some cases, even just keeping their property. Farmers and commercial building owners have been unfairly burdened with education taxes and it needs to end. It is among the changes that are 40 years overdue.

We need to remember that the last major change to the education system was in 1966 which, by the way, is 55 years ago. That was when school divisions were enlarged and widespread school bussing started.

The school boards and school trustees are almost all mad about Bill 64 and that’s understandable. Also understandable is the government’s statement that school boards have spent most of their time agonizing over local tax rates and bargaining with teachers over wages.

Bill 64 claims to place teacher salary bargaining under a province-wide authority. It may make sense.

It will seem harsh, but newspapers basically stopped covering school board meetings years ago. For the two nights a month it took to cover school board meetings, it seemed like there was lot of rubber stamping going on. Board members’ hands were tied by the province and as so much of the funding was coming from the province, is that a surprise?

In recent years, it has been tough to get people to run for school boards.

The third thing that jumps out is educational results. It’s reported that Manitoba is low on the Canadian charts by many measures. The figures seem to show that. Defenders of the current education system says that those results are due to poverty. Could be, and likely is, to some extent. However, if poverty were the criteria for a lack of success, it didn’t hold back my oldest brother, who served in the Royal Canadian Navy for 15 years and had a long career in business and transportation. It didn’t stop my second brother from obtaining two university degrees and serving for many decades in the Ag industry. It didn’t stop me from obtaining a University degree and a reasonably successful career in business, politics and journalism.

Poverty can sometimes be an incentive to succeed even more than being born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

The teachers union will be upset because that is what they are paid to do. The school trustees will be upset because their role is being re-assigned.

The support workers union will be upset, but I am not sure why, as they will likely all have jobs and there may be more jobs in teaching and support services as money is shifted.

I think everyone’s big concern is that governments of all political stripes have a huge propensity to screw things up. It’s our job as journalists, and as citizens, to make sure they don’t. If we aren’t up that task, then we are all in big trouble.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

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A wander through the past

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efore me lies a newspaper, yellowed, the edges of the paper crisp and cracking. Under the title, Free Press Evening Bulletin, is the date– Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1920. A look into the past and the changing standards of the day. Disclaimer– any reference to an advertisement is not an endorsement! The print is tiny! I cannot imagine the glow of a coal, oil or kerosene lantern proving adequate lighting. Broad daylight and the best of eyewear and it’s still a struggle.

Front page: “Baptist Churches Hold Convention on Monday. Strathclair Man. The Northwestern Association of Baptist church met here in convention on Monday at 7:30 p.m. The association is comprised of the following churches: Birtle, Shoal Lake, Strathclair, Rapid City, Roseneath, Minnedosa, Kenton and Russell. The churches were well represented in spite of the fact that threshing operations hindered many from attending.”

“Slain Bandits Identified. Regina, Sask. The two bandits taken dead from a hay stack four miles from Tisdale, after a fight with provincial police over a week ago, have been identified as Tony Kozal and Jerry Smule. They and Bill Braschuck, one of the bandits captured alive,worked three years in the Big River lumber camp. They were paid off and left the camp on May 17. Two grips belonging to them were found at Hudson’s Bay Junction.”

Now that story raised more questions than answers for me! They were dead two weeks after being shot? They stole from the camp? May have to research that story for the ‘rest of the story’.

The front page also covers national and global events– “Italian Peasants Seize Thousands of Large Estates.” “May place Paris on Meat Rations For Next Winter.” Unrest and rebellion and unfair treatment by and on the governing bodies... Old news, still news…

The ads amuse me. Back then, one could still advertise tobacco products, they were not a behind the curtain commodity. “Milbank– the best 15 cent Cigarette.” About the size of what we would call a quarter page ad, black and white, distinctive graphics. Another corner ad– “Drink Drewry’s Beer. A Suggestion. To those who for health or other reasons formerly used the regular refined Ale, American style, Rice Beer or Extra Stout (which now be obtained on a doctor’s prescription only, or ordered from a dealer outside the province) we would suggest a trial of Maltum Beer, Maltrum Stout or Ale, which contains all the healthful properties of choicest malt and hops, but is non-intoxicating.

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One last thought. “Woman voters must register exact age.” That headline does originate in the U.S., at least women were voting! The more I read, the more I see that human nature and world events are still pretty much the same. Comforting?

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Facing life’s challenges— part 3

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rom the moment we draw our first breath on this earth, we begin collecting “stuff.”

We start with clothing.

Most items are gifts from relatives and friends who are celebrating our arrival.

But as we get older, we are given some say in the things we accumulate. We don’t pay for them, but we are allowed to choose clothes and toys that we like.

Once we are old enough to get our own rooms, our attitudes to “stuff” begin to change. We identify some things as “our stuff” and become quite agitated when a sibling wears our clothes or plays with our toys. Even though we haven’t a clue what the term means, we’ve already been initiated into the world of consumerism.

Enter television advertising, targeted to children from 12 to 18 years of age.

The ads tell us that the cool kids wear a certain brand of jeans, a specific model of sneakers, have their own phone number, an internet account and a device that

who have family alive in Europe. Many know that their destiny is secured in Heaven and do not fear the future.

I’ve learned a beautiful hymn, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength” ( Isaiah 40:31). Keep waiting and praying and our strength in God will be renewed daily.

Neil Strohschein can be used in class for research or study purposes.

But in less than a year, fashions change, equipment must be upgraded and we are laying out additional cash just to keep up with the latest fads, fashion trends or equipment. Like it or not, we’re officially part of the consumer culture.

We won’t fully comprehend the downside of today’s consumer culture until we approach our golden years, our children leave home for good (this time they aren’t coming back) and we decide to move into an apartment built for two. Making the decision to relocate is the easy part. The hard part is deciding what to do with all our stuff– what do we keep, what do we sell, what do we give away and what

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me that she would take me where ever I needed to go. I am so thankful and blessed with my girls here in Alberta.

I know that you have great grocery stores and we have one here, too. They deliver my groceries. Such a blessing.

Each day, I count my blessings. I live in freedom. I pray for my friends

Faithfully Yours

Observation his week, I started up my car again after being parked in my garage. I felt like a kid with a new toy. I live in a town about half the size of Swan River

do we throw away?

Now I am not suggesting that, as a sign of our devotion to God, we should be living at or below the poverty line. But I do believe that from time to time, we need to ask ourselves one important question– “How much is enough? Do I really need all of the ‘stuff’ that fills (and sometimes clutters) my personal space?”

In Biblical times, people learned to live one day at a time. Workers were paid at the end of each shift. Shoppers made daily trips to the market, coming home with just enough food and other necessities to feed their families for one day. Most people had two changes of clothing– one to wear while the other was being laundered.

Extra funds were never wasted on frivolous things.

But neither were they hoarded. The social programs and safet y nets which are such a help to so many today didn’t exist in those days. A needy person’s only option was to seek help from a friend or neighbour; and in ancient Israel, that help was to be given as a sign of devotion to God. St. Paul gives us the New Testament application of this principle. He urges us to “labour and work with our own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.” (Ephesians 4:28) The principle is the same for us as it was in Paul’s day.

Work hard– use part of the proceeds from your work to provide the food, clothing,transportation, shelter and other things your family needs. Save the rest and use it as God directs to help the needy around you. Wealth that is hoarded can become a curse. Wealth that is shared always becomes a blessing.

and some corners of the streets in town were very slippery from the changeof weather, sometimes icy cold, a bit of melting and then a layer of snow.

My daughter promised

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Letters

MP Mazier mailing out ‘inflammatory nonsense’ I recently received a householder mail drop from Dan Mazier, MP Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa.

The headline: “Trudeau Liberals Sneaking Through Soft on Crime Bill.” The issue, Bill C5, if passed, will restore the ability of judges to use discretion in pronouncing sentence. I would have welcomed an opportunity to form an opinion on the issue based upon a study of information detailing the statistical merit of mandatory sentencing in reducing crime and achieving rehabilitation.

What I received from the Honourable Member was a package of reactionary and inflammatory rhetoric devoid of any merit. I ask, for what public purpose did MP Mazier distribute this material? He is a privileged member of parliament occupying a non-competitive constituency for life. It appears his only purpose as a rural Conservative MP is to inflame public opinion on hot button issues, thereby avoiding any need to offer any solutions to real issues. If so inclined, he may want to take notice of fuel and fertilizer prices, grain delivery contracts and the effect of regional monopolies established by farm equipment dealerships and long delays in acquiring farm equipment replacement parts.

In the meantime, whenever I receive a package of inflammatory nonsense from my MP, I will promptly return it postage-free to his office in Ottawa. If more people did the same, MP Mazier might get the message.

Garbage mailed out equals garbage mailed back.

Fred Tait Rossendale, MB See another letter on Page 18

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Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs Down to the shameful condition of our Canadian flag at Neepawa’s government post office. Time for a replacement?

Ann Nielsen Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up! Thanks to the Neepawa Kinsmen for their KINdness Ninjas random act of KINdness. It was a lovely surprise.

Beryl Tinkler Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up to the Neepawa Hospital doctors, nurses and all the staff on my recent stay. Thank you to the ambulance staff, and air ambulance for my trip to St. Boniface Hospital and back. Their care and kindness is greatly appreciated.

Stan Dudenhoffer

Thumbs up– thank you to the people that helped clear snow at Lake Irwin to have access to all the ice fishing shacks.

David Burton Neepawa, MB

If you say that you’re not one of those guys who yells at the ref, “except for that one time”, then you are one of those guys.

Jim Krzyzaniak Neepawa, MB

Thumbs up to Heather Todoruk and her staff for the kindness and compassion they’ve shown us.

Lenda Jerome and Rene Yochman Neepawa, MB

Congratulations to Carson Buyden for being selected as the Rookie of The Year and the outstanding forward in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. An incredible accomplishment for one of the younger players in the league.

Garry Henderson Thumbs up to the snow blower operator that opens the lane beside 550 2nd Ave. to the back of our yard and rear parking area in such a manner that a 75-year-old senior does not have to deal with more snow shovelling.

Roger & Maxine Cross Neepawa, MB

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

The Purity Flour Cook Book

The first milling in Manitoba was done by the Aboriginals, with their method of crushing of the grain with a stone, working back and forth against the hollow interior of another stone. With the arrival of the Selkirk settlers, mills were set up using the granite rocks found on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. Many of the early flour mills, constructed in rural Manitoba, were termed “Grist Mills” because millstones were employed instead of the more expensive roller process. The millstones produced an unrefined flour or “grist”. The Drysdales tell the story of great granddad in the 1880s walking from his homestead 18 miles to Palestine (Gladstone) carrying a bag of wheat on his back, having it milled and walking home with the flour. Most towns had a small mill that was powered by wind, water or steam power. Neepawa had several over the years, one being called Beautiful Plains Milling Co. In 1905 during Canada’s “wheat boom”, a mammoth milling facility in St. Boniface, Winnipeg was built by Western Canada Flour Mills, along with a “line” of grain elevators. The six-storey brick structure sat next to a three-storey brick warehouse, where the processed grain was packed and stored prior to shipment. Initially designed to produce 4,000 barrels of flour per day, by 1919, the mill produced 5,000 barrels daily and could store 730,000 bushels of grain. Its three shifts of 170 workers, many of them of Polish or Ukrainian descent, kept the mill operating 24 hours a day. Western Canada Flour Mills later changed their name to Purity Flour. Purity Flour was named after the “pure white” flour they produced.

The roller processing method, along with new methods of cleaning, removing the bran and sifting the flour revolutionized the milling industry. This process made a “pure”, whiter flour that was desired by the housewives. The farmer’s wife was pleased by the uniform quality and the pure white store bought flour resulted in beautiful baking. The farmer, wanting to please his wife and finding the store flour cheaper than milling his own, found it easier to purchase the store flour. Soon, small mills became a thing of the past. In 1961, Maple Leaf Mills was created through the amalgamation of Maple Leaf Milling Company, Toronto Elevators and Purity Flour Mills Limited. The Saint Boniface flour mill was closed in 1981.

In 1917, Purity Flour produced a cookbook called “The Purity Flour Cook Book.”

They went on to revise and reprint their cookbook to meet the changing times and needs of the cook. I received a Purity cookbook in 1973 for a shower gift. It was my go-to cookbook. It covered all things with foolproof recipes sure to tantalize your taste buds. It was great to teach the basics for the beginner, yet kept the more advanced cooks interested.

These are two recipes from that Purity Cookbook I used then to feed my new husband who had a sweet tooth. These two recipes were very popular in the ‘70s.

Glazed lemon loaf Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.

Sift together: Beat in: 1 1/2 cups Purity flour 1 cup white sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt Blend in, beating until light and fluffy: 2 eggs Stir in: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Add sifted dry ingredients to creamed 2 tsp. grated lemon zest mixture alternately with: 1/2 cup milk Cream: 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 cup butter or margarine Make 3 dry and 2 liquid additions, combining lightly after each.

Turn into prepared pan. Bake in oven for 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Cool 5 minutes, then drizzle over top a mixture of: 1/4 cup white sugar; 2 Tbsp. lemon juice.

Cool and remove from pan.

Jelly roll Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a 15x10x1 inch pan with wax paper.

Sift together: Beat until thick and lemon coloured: 1 cup Purity Flour 4 eggs 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup white sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp. lemon juice Gradually beat in: 1/4 cup hot milk Beat until very thick.

Sift dry ingredients over egg mixture in four portions, folding gently after each addition.

Turn into prepared pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

Turn out immediately onto a towel sprinkled with icing sugar. Remove wax paper and roll, rolling towel up with the cake. Cool.

Unroll, take out the tea towel, spread the cake with jam, jelly or filling of choice and re-roll.

Spruce Plains RCMP report Submitted Spruce Plains RCMP During the week of Mar. 7 to Mar. 13, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 23 police activities.

Mar. 7: RCMP attended a residential alarm in Plumas.

After investigation, nothing suspicious was observed and the alarm was determined to be false. Police conducted a Covid compliance check at a residence in Kelwood.

All person(s) were found complying with quarantine regulations.

Ma r. 8: RCM P responded to multiple vehicle collisions and stranded motorists due to hazardous road conditions. There were no injuries and numerous vehicles were towed and moved to the side of the road until conditions improved.

Police received an abandoned 911 call in Neepawa.

After investigation, it was determined to have been dialled accidentally.

Mar. 9: RCMP received a report of threats being uttered in Minnedosa. The complainant was reporting for informational purposes only; no charges were laid.

Police conducted a wellbeing check at a residence in Gladstone, where there was no cause for concern found.

Mar. 10: RCMP conducted various proactive traffic enforcement, engaging with several motorists.

Mar. 11: RCMP received a report of a truck theft in Neepawa. Upon investigation, it was determined no theft occurred and it was deemed a civil matter. Police responded to an abandoned vehicle in Neepawa. Checks on the vehicle were done and it was found insured and registered. Nothing suspicious was noted.

Mar. 12: RCMP con-

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ducted various proactive traffic enforcement, engaging with several motorists.

Mar. 13: RCMP received a report of an unwanted person at a residence in the RM of North Cypress-Langford who was not supposed to be there as per a court order.

The matter is still under investigation.

RCMP conducted several traffic enforcement actions during this reporting period.

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

Due to the on-going

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

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

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

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Carberry/North Cypress-Langford

Community profile– Cooper Cupples

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Cooper Cupples.

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Cooper Cupples (17) is a member of the 2022 Carberry Collegiate graduating class who has qualified for the Team Manitoba youth bowling team. There are three girls and three guys who will compete in the National Championships in Calgary Mar. 24 to 26. This will be his second bowling nationals, as he bowled in Gatineau, Quebec in 2019.

“It was a great, amazing, team-bonding experience,” Cooper said. This year, Team Manitoba also includes one bowler from Minnedosa and the other four are from Winnipeg. Cupples bowls in two Carberry leagues, Tuesdays with the Adult League and Wednesdays with the Youth League.

He plans to graduate with honours and has been apprenticing with Mid-Plains for the past nine months, which he really enjoys. Future plans include working towards a heavy duty mechanic level 1 at ACC and levels 2 to 4 at Red River College.

Each level includes eight weeks of classes and a period of work experience. People who have had a positive influence on his development include Don Dickson, Larry Elmhirst and Brent Boyle.

Here and there

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

• Several Carberry bowlers have qualified for the InterProvincial Finals in Kelowna/Vernon Apr. 21 to 24– Lisa Dobbin Waters, Matt Tolton and coach Victor Lavich.

• In Tiger Hills Hockey League playoffs, a couple of upsets took place. The Minnedosa Bombers edged the Cartwright Clippers 3-2 twice on the weekend to advance to the East Division finals against Gladstone. Virden upset Killarney 5-4 twice to advance to the West Division finals against the Boissevain Border Kings.

• In the Provincial A/AA Junior Varsity Basketball Championships in Birtle, Carberry downed the Treherne Tigers 52-40, but were defeated 77-36 by Gabrielle Roy, the #1 seed. The St. Laurent Hawks, who played well in Carberry’s tournament, defeated the Cougars 82-43 in the consolation finals. Gabrielle Roy (Ile des Chenes) won in the championship final over Virden 92-73.

• Excerpts from the Joint Council meeting (Carberry and the North Cypress-Langford councils met in the Drop In Centre Feb. 28 with Reeve Adriaansen in the chair): A delegation of Alan Christison (Ag Society), Gloria Mott and Brad Wells (Museum Board) attended to discuss moving the Roundhouse, a Heritage Building, from the Fair Grounds to a space between the Museum and the Gingerbread House, but back from the street. It was decided that with $10,000 from each council, the CACF Foundation and the Heritage Branch, the move may be possible.

Both councils agreed to contribute $100, 000 to the Recreation Board for the campground development.

It was decided that the Recreation Board may be renamed Carberry and Area Parks and Recreation Board for the campground development.

A fundraising committee has been established for a splash park and a zip line in the campground.

Ryan Curtis was hired as the Transfer Station Attendant.

It was decided to purchase and fly the flag of Ukraine in honour of the area people with Ukrainian heritage.

The spring municipal officials’ convention will be Apr. 19 to 21.

A Mar. 10 meeting was set to discuss Carberry Child Co-op issues.

May 24 was set for a joint councils monthly meeting.

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Carberry’s Samagalski competes at Tim Hortons Brier

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press Derek Samagalski, who is the superintendent of the Sandhills Golf Course in the summer, played second on Mike McEwen’s Team Manitoba in the Tim Horton’s Brier, the national men’s curling championship, in Lethbridge Mar. 4 to 13. This was his fifth time as a provincial winner. In 2012, he won with Rob Fowler’s rink, in 2015 and 2018 with Reid Carruthers’s squad, and in 2019 with Mike McEwen.

One of their Brier highlights was

an 8-6 victory over Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario. The top three rinks in each pool advanced to the playoffs. Pool A rinks were Brendan Bottcher, Colton Flasch and Kevin Koe while Pool B finishers were Brad Gushue, Jason Gunnlaugson and Brad Jacobs.

Mike McEwen’s Team Manitoba rink was heading for the playoffs, but were derailed by a couple of uncharacteristic games, losing 9-6 to Quebec (4-4) and 9-3 to Jason Gunnlaugson of Morris in a tie breaker.

Brad Gushue, who won the Tim

Horton’s Brier in 2017, 2018 and 2020, had the misfortune to lose his third, Mark Nichols, to COVID-19 for the playoffs so they had to continue with only three players. They lost 4-3 to Brendan Bottcher in a last rock game, but rebounded for a 9-7 win over Colton Flasch in another last rock match. Gushue then met Bottcher again in the semi-final and won 9-3, sending him to the final against Kevin Koe. In an exciting extra end finish, Gushue defeated Koe 9-8 and advances to the World Men’s Curling Championship in Las Vegas Apr. 2 to 10.

Westman High School Hockey League

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press The final standings in the 18 team Westman High School Hockey league championship division are Killarney-Wawanesa Raiders (64), Major Pratt Trojans (58), Vincent Massey Vikings (54), GCB Wildcats (52), Sandy Bay Badgers (48), Neepawa Tigers (45), Dauphin Clippers (44), and Boissevain-Souris Broncos (41). Topping the consolation division is McCreary-Ste. Rose Mountaineers (39), Swan Valley Tigers (36), REMP Renegades (31), HRES Huskies (31), BSR Falcons (26), Minnedosa-Erickson Chancellors (21), Virden Golden Bears (20) and the Crocus Plainsmen (18). The first playoff round is a best of three series in which the Wildcats meet Sandy Bay. Game 1 was in Glenboro Mar. 14 and saw the Wildcats top Sandy Bay 4-2. Game 2 was in Sandy Bay Mar. 15 and the Wildcats won 6-4. As a result, a third game was not needed.

The WHSHL keeps excellent statistics. The KW Raiders were the least penalized team after 34 games, with 238 minutes, while the GCB Wildcats were second with 317 minutes. The most penalized team was BirtleShoal Lake-Rossburn Falcons with 631 penalty minutes.

In the Provincial AA championships in Russell, the Wildcats lost a pair of round robin contests 3-2 to

the Pembina Valley Tigers (Pilot Mound, Manitou, Treherne and Cartwright) and 4-2 to the KillarneyWawanesa Raiders. The Tigers got goals from Wyatt Livingstone, Max Jago and Cole Patenaude as they scored the lone third period marker. Jaren Waldner and Deegan Campbell replied for the Wildcats who were tied 2-2 after 40 minutes. The Killarney-Wawanesa Raiders, who won the Provincial AA title with an overtime victory aver the Carman-St. Claude-Elm Creek Cougars, received two goals from Connor Martin in the final six minutes to defeat the GCB squad. Carter Elliot and Landon Gudnason replied for the Wildcats.

In the consolation finals, the GCB Wildcats edged the McCreary-Glenella-Ste. Rose-Alonsa Mountaineers 6-5. Jaren Waldner and Johnny Meyers had three points each. Trey Dickson scored once and added four helpers. Other marksmen were Peyton Elliot and Tyler Hood. Mountaineers goal getters were Drake Pahl, Ryan Benson, Shayne Shure Froese, Jeff Gilmore and Brody Fayant.

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Looking Back 1982: Radar project established near Neepawa

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By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, March 18, 1912 During the month of February 99,000 ordinary and 1,715 registered letters were handled by the local post office. The business done in money orders totalled $8,000 and stamp sales were $650. The above is an increase of 10 per cent over the business done in the previous February.

100 years ago, Tuesday, March 14, 1922 This issue of the Press is number 1341. That is, it has been running for that number of weeks.

90 years ago, Tuesday, March 15, 1932 A rden: Nurse A lice Gillespie left on Monday to take a postgraduate course at Grace Hospital, Winnipeg.

Mabel Thompson is home from Winnipeg normal school and is test teaching at Glendale school.

80 years ago, Thursday, March 19, 1942 T he deat h of M rs.

Margaret L. Govenlock, Mar. 10 at the home of her daughter Mrs. A. V. Burke 4024 West 16th., Avenue Vancouver, B.C. marks the passing of one of Neepawa’s pioneering women.

Mrs. Govenlock was born at Kingston, Ont., May 22, 1863 and moved to Seaforth nine years later. She came to Neepawa as the bride of James B. Govenlock 1891.

They resided in Union District three miles east of Neepawa until the death of Mr. Govenlock in 1904, after which the family resided in Neepawa until 1917, when Mrs. Govenlock moved to Winnipeg…

Mrs. J. W. Coutts of Neepawa and Mrs. B. F. Davidson of Mentmore District are nieces of the deceased.

70 years ago, Thursday, March 20, 1952 Arden: Congratulations to Fraser Ogston, who celebrates his birthday Mar. 25. Born in New Deer,

Scotland, Mar. 25, 1875.

Arden: Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Haggerty, of Arden, will celebrate their golden wedding on Mar. 25. They were married 50 years ago at Valley Road, near Brandon

by Rev. Eason.

Mr. and Mrs. Haggerty came from England to Hagersville in 1975 and three years later moved to North Brandon to farm.

Mr. Haggerty, nee Milie Wallace, was born near Owen Sound, Ont. She taught school for several years before coming west to North Brandon district.

Mr. and Mrs. Haggerty moved to Arden district in 1904, where they farmed until eight years ago when they retired and moved to Brandon.

E d monton: Women airplane pilots in Edmonton and Calgary recently formed Alberta’s first branch of the ninet y-niners, the international organization of women pilots.

60 years ago, Friday, March 16, 1962 F i r e We d ne s d ay a f t er no on g ut t e d a n unoccupied small house on Mountain Avenue. In the process of being remodelled

by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dyer Jr., who purchased it only last month, it was to have been ready for them to move in next week. The house is considered a total loss.

The fire started in the bathroom, where a plumber was working on the sink fixture. He noticed the fire running up the wall of the bathroom and, together with Mrs. Dyer, who had been varnishing cupboards in another part of the house, attempted to put the fire out.

They were hampered by the lack of water, which was cut off while he was working with the plumbing, and were unable to stem the blaze…

The house was formerly owned and occupied by Mrs. Jas. Ellis.

50 years ago, Thursday, May 18, 1972 The deplorable condition of the Neepawa nuisance grounds was a subject for discussion at the town council meeting Tuesday night and steps are being taken to correct the situation as quickly as possible.

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Residents of both the town and rural areas have been dumping refuse indiscriminately at the site, leaving the area littered with dead animals, offal, manufacturing byproducts, trees and other offensive material.

F o r m e r l y, a s i g n at the approach to the grounds indicated proper dumping areas, but this has disappeared, along with a fence which was used to mark off areas to be used.

40 years ago, Thursday, March 18, 1982 T he debut of a n international, military and civilian research project which is turning the “ears” of radar to the ground is taking place this month near Neepawa.

The six member crew was on the Baden Doble farm, about 11 km north and 1.5 km west of Neepawa during the past two weeks. It has now moved 800 feet higher near Polonia…

Barrie Bilingley, M.I.T. r e s e a r c he r w ho w a s visiting the site Mar. 11, stressed that the research will aid American and Canadian Military defense by detecting and tracking low flying enemy aircraft or missiles.

Beatty said it also will have civilian uses, such as aiding planners who wish to install radar at an airport.

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Ground clutter on radar was being measured and identified in this control room.

A branch for this project was established near Neepawa in 1982 for the purpose of aiding in the identification of low flying enemy aircraft or missiles.

Pictured: Joe Miller (left), a member of the General Electric crew from Syracuse, NY, which built the data gathering system; and Barrie Billinglsey, an M.I.T. researcher who devised field experiments.

in a total points bonspiel.

While ever yone got a prize, first went to Garry Henderson and his rink of Jack Kasprick, Bev Sumner and Len Paramor. Winning second prize was Richard Sumner and his team of

Darlene Cversko, Doug Kitson and Jason Sumner.

20 years ago, Monday, March 18, 2002 Neepawa’s population has increased by a scant 24 from

1996 to 2001, according to the latest figures released by Statistics Canada…

Accord ing to t he StatsCan figures, Neepawa’s population increased from 3,301 in 1996 to 3,325 in 2001.

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Big plans in play for return of Neepawa Sports Dinner Celebration of local sports set for Apr. 8 at Yellowhead Hall

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press Organizers are feeling optimistic about the return of the Neepawa Sports Dinner and Auction. After a two year hiatus due to the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is making a grand return to the Yellowhead Hall on Friday, Apr. 8.

The Neepawa Titans are coordinating the festivities and board member Jamie Denbow said that while the preparations are keeping everyone involved very busy, it’s still something they’re thrilled to be able to do. “It feels unbelievably fantastic to be planning something like this once again, but getting to this point hasn’t been easy. We’d also been planning for a full virtual event, had the restrictions

Highland dancers wrap up season with final exams

remained in place or if there were a change back again in the restrictions. But with the timing on the loosening of the restrictions by the province, we felt that it’s really important to the community to be able to get back together, face to face,” said Denbow. “Historically, this event has been all about celebrating sport for the Town of Neepawa and we haven’t been able to celebrate anything to do with sport for about two years. So to be able to get back and do this live, it just means so much to the planning committee. We’re just thrilled with where we are at, right now.”

Guest speakers This year’s edition of the Sports Dinner will feature dual headliners– Olympic gold medalist Kristen Campbell and two time Grey Cup champion Shayne Gauthier. Campbell was the starting goaltender for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, while Gauthier is a middle linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Denbow said that Campbell and Gauthier will be bringing some special hardware with them to the event.

“The gold medal from the games will be here. As well, the Grey Cup itself will be here in Neepawa, which is exciting,” stated Denbow. “We’re pretty pumped to be able to say that an Olympic gold medal and the Grey Cup will be in Neepawa at the same time, especially on a night

that’s designed to celebrate sport. Can’t get much better than that.”

Along with Campbell and Gauthier, comedian Big Daddy Tazz will also be a part of the featured entertainment.

Sportsperson of the Year The Sports Dinner is also an opportunity to recognize the local contributors to Neepawa’s sports and recreational community, through the annual Sportsperson of the Year award. The award was not given out in 2020 or 2021 due to the cancellation of the event. Winners of this honour over the past decade have included: • 2019: Scott and Candace Newton (Baseball); • 2018: Darren Roe (Basketball); • 2017: Amanda LeBoutillier (Gynastics); • 2016: Rodney White (Hockey); • 2015: Derek Pearson (Boxing/MMA); • 2014: Dave Clark (Hockey); • 2013: Keith Jordan (Hockey); • 2012: Mary Ellen Clark (Hockey).

As for the 2022 edition of the Sports Dinner, 300 tickets will be made available. HyLife will be sponsoring the meal and also have its professional chef J.P. Charpentier, who is also taking care of all the arrangements for the food. Anyone interested in purchasing a ticket can pick one up at the Banner & Press building, or by contacting a representative with the Neepawa Titans hockey team.

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Highland Dance students at Expressive Dance with Crystal’s Studio recently completed their final exams of this dance season, all 13 students passed.

By Crystal Scott Submitted Medal Tests were held on Friday, Mar. 11, 2022 at Expressive Dance with Crystal’s Studio in Minnedosa. Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance examiner, Gaelyn McGregor, joined us virtually from Winnipeg.

Thirteen of Crystal’s Highland dancers completed a total of 38 exams.

Some exams include four dances, as well as demonstrating technique.

Many dancers completed two to five exams each.

There were Highland exams, Scottish Nationals, Irish Jig, Sailor’s Hornpipe and a Choreography. The marking

system is as follows: Dance Stars up to Preliminary receive a Pass, Pre-Bronze up to Award 6 receive Pass, Pass Plus, Commended, Commended Plus and Highly Commended. Everyone passed their exams and they will receive certificates and medals in the mail.

Instructor Crystal Scott is thrilled for the dancers, as this completed their third and final exam session for this dance season. It feels great to get caught up after all the delays and disappointments due to COVID-19. The next goal is combining the upcoming fall of 2022 exam requirements into fun choreographies to be performed at their final Dance Shows on May 6 and 7 at the Strathclair Theatre.

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Voting for the CAA Manitoba Jewelry repair for Worst Roads campaign now open Palliative Care In 2021, the City of Winnipeg’s improvements for Empress Avenue were completed, including new pedestrian ramps on Portage Avenue and Empress, and a new bi-directional bike path stemming from the Assiniboine River.

St. James Coun. Scott Gillingham said he has wanted to see this project completed since he was first elected in 2014, saying, “The residents told me many times that roads were the number one issue, specifically around the Polo Park area, so I’m glad to see this project completed.”

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CAA Manitoba is now accepting nominations for the CAA Worst Roads campaign. Pictured: Some rough patches on Mill St. in Neepawa.

Submitted CAA Manitoba After a winter of straddling icy ruts, Manitobans will soon be playing ‘dodge the potholes’ this spring.

Worried about your safety as a cyclist or pedestrian? Think a roadway is poorly designed? Voting is now open for the annual CAA Worst Roads campaign and CAA Manitoba is giving everyone the opportunity to voice their concerns about the bad roads in their community.

“We are very proud to say that this annual advocacy campaign has influenced change for 10 years,” said Heather Mack, manager, Government and Community Relations at CAA Manitoba. “As we kick off another year of the campaign, we are calling on all Manitobans to vote for their Worst Roads today and join the community of drivers, cyclists, transit riders and pedestrians committed to improving our roads.”

The campaign informs all levels of government which roadway improvements are top of mind for Manitobans, and where improvements could be prioritized. Manitobans can vote on issues ranging from congestion, potholes, poor road signs and the timing of traffic lights to pedestrian and cycling safety.

In 2021, four of the Top 5 Worst Roads were outside of Winnipeg, including Provincial Roads 307, 250, 450 and Trunk Highway 34.

“The key to economic recovery is the investment in roads and supporting infrastructure because when we invest in our roads, we also create jobs,” said Mack. “Throughout the pandemic,

our roads have been the arteries used every day to keep essential workers, goods and services f lowing. Now more than ever, funding for roadway improvements and proper infrastructure needs to be consistent to ensure that quality and safety is maintained for everyone.”

Potholes and poor road conditions are often the most common issues noted by road users and can cost motorists thousands of dollars in repairs when damage to vehicles is caused. The average cost of repairing pothole damage to a vehicle is more than $300, with some fixes topping $6,000 depending on the make and model of the car. According to the 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card Spending, one dollar on pavement preservation may eliminate or delay spending $6 to $10 on costly repairs later.

“As the inventory of vehicles continues to remain scarce due to the global semiconductor chip shortage, more people are now trying to hold on to their cars for longer. Not only can poor roads cause damage to vehicles but they also heavily contribute to the wear and tear of tires and increased fuel consumption which is why the maintenance and quality of our roadways is even more important than ever.”

Success stories over the last 10 years are a result of governments prioritizing infrastructure through multi-year capital investments. Some examples include: Empress Street, Winnipeg Empress Street was long in the top 10 for worst roads in Winnipeg, last appearing in 2019.

St. James Street, Winnipeg St. James Street was often referred to as “driving on the moon” thanks to numerous potholes and poor patching jobs that rarely survived a season.

Add general congestion due to its proximity to Polo Park, and St. James Street also appeared several times on our list, last appearing as #6 in 2019.

Since 2017, major rehabilitation of St. James Street has been underway, including complete removal of some sections and intersections to be fully replaced. The work is expected to continue for 2022.

Nominations for CAA’s Worst Roads can be cast at caaworstroads. com until Apr. 6. To encourage participants to act on their concerns, they will be entered to win a Grand Prize of a $500 Best Western gift card and $200 Ultimate Dining card; secondary prize of a $500 Olympia Ski and Cycle gift card, along with weekly draws for $50 Ultimate Dining cards.

Once voting is closed, CAA will compile a list of the 10 Worst Roads in Manitoba, along with the Worst Roads in regions across the province. The regional top five lists will help shine further light on the state of local roads in municipalities across Manitoba.

CAA will present the list of 2022 Worst Roads to local and provincial officials to help inform future funding and planning decisions.

The top 10 CAA Worst Roads in Manitoba in 2021 were: 1. Taylor Avenue, Winnipeg; 2. Provincial Road 307; 3. Provincial road 250; 4. Provincial Road 450; 5. Trunk Highway 34; 6. Saskatchewan Avenue, Winnipeg; 7. St. James Street, Winnipeg; 8. Sherwin Road, Winnipeg; 9. Waller Avenue, Winnipeg; 10. Empress Street, Winnipeg.

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Lynne Ranger, owner and operator of Bead or kNot jewelry business and Two Barns Antiques, donated $151 to Neepawa Palliative Care last week. The money was raised through Ranger’s jewelry repair service, which she offers for free with a donation to her ‘Jewelry Repair for Palliative Care’ collection.

“Because I have the shop, the tools and supplies, it is something I can do to give back to a worthy cause,” she said.

Ranger noted that since the Bead or kNot shop has been closed during the pandemic, she hasn’t had many donations lately, but she’s hoping it will pick up again once she can reopen to the public.

Pictured: Lynne Ranger presented the $151 donation to Mary Ellen Clark, coordinator for Neepawa Palliative Care.

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Darren Roe retiring from NACI basketball program Well respected coach for Varsity girls team steps down after 30 plus years

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

Although the result on the scoreboard might indicate otherwise, Darren Roe still considers his final game at the Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) gymnasium, going out on a high note. Roe, a familiar figure at the end of the bench for NACI Varsity Girls’ basketball team for over 32 years, recently announced that he is stepping down as coach at the end of this season.

His last home game was on Tuesday, Mar. 15, a 4743 loss to the Elton Sabres in the Zone 7 Championship. While the Tigers still have more games to play as they have qualified for the Manitoba AAA Provincial Championship in Brandon, this was Roe’s final game at home. For the man known as “Bear” to many within Neepawa’s basketball circles, it was a tough decision to step away, but felt like the right one at this time.

“My youngest daughter [Brooklyn] is graduating. I coached a lot of years before being able to coach my own kids and, I don’t know, it seemed right just with my last one going through the system. I wanted to coach my own girls and I’ve had that opportunity. The winning seasons and the banners, it’s all nice and something for everyone involved to be proud of.

But being able to coach [my daughters], it just felt right to move on right now, and get some younger blood in there, coaching the players and continuing to move the program forward. There

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Coaches Darren Roe (back row right side) and Jana Scott (back row left side) and the members of the 2022 NACI Varsity Girls basketball team.

are a few great basketball minds in this town, so I feel the team will be in good hands,” said Roe.

Finding something in the game Roe got involved with the game of basketball back in 1990 as a player and then eventually shifted into the coaching aspect of it. He noted that while his first love was for hockey, basketball proved to be his passion.

“Mike Whalen, I’ve got to give him credit. All those years ago, he got a bunch of kids together for Grade 7 and 8 basketball and that’s where I got my first real introduction to it. And I loved the game. I was a hockey player, of course.

But found that I really enjoyed basketball. Eventually gave up on hockey and played basketball. I just found something [in the game] that just clicked and I really enjoyed it,” Roe stated. “When I graduated

[high school], I went to university for a year and came back and coached with Murray Black. He was there for a year, then I stepped into the head coaching job and have done it ever since.”

Roe’s coaching experience began with the varsity boys squad, but then he added the varsity girls team to his coaching portfolio.

After a few years of double duty, Roe stepped away from the boys team to focus on establishing a top level program for girls basketball in Neepawa. As the seasons passed, that’s exactly what he did, turning NACI into one of the best teams consistently within the AA/A tier of Manitoba high school athletics, winning the Zone 7 and provincial championships on multiple occasions.

Roe said those achievements are due to the dedication of many great players and coaches over the years.

“I’ve been fortunate to

coach alongside several very good coaches. Kerri Hayhurst, Jody Jury, Gord Hay; I know I am forgetting a bunch. This year, I’m coaching with Jana Scott, out of the Boissevain program, and Katelynn Fikkert. They’re all a major part of the success. This program is bigger than just one person,” Roe stressed.

Bleed Tiger black and gold forever After several years of dominance on the A A level, wh ich i ncluded several coach of the year accolades for Roe and co-coaches Hayhurst and Jury, NACI was moved up into the AAA tier. Now, after about f ive years competing in the higher

skill level of high school athletics, 2022 appears be the team’s breakout year. For the first time, the NACI Tigers have reached the AAA Basketball Provincials. Roe said the players should be very proud of reaching this achievement.

“I’m excited about provincials, but mainly for the players. It’s always a great experience to go to provincials, and they’ve earned this. I always wanted to run a high level program and I think we’ve been pretty fortunate. These people, the coaches and the players, are committed. They love the sport and they are knowledgable. I have no doubt [the program is] going to be fine,” said Roe. “I’m going to miss this program, but it is in good hands. These girls, there’s a bunch of them back next season. I’m still going to be supportive of them. I bleed Tiger black and gold forever.”

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Neepawa Ag Expo auction returning for 2022

By Casper Wehrhahn

Neepawa Banner & Press

Prepare your bids! That’s right, the Neepawa Ag Expo Televised Live Auction is back for its 2022 edition. This year’s auction is set for Apr. 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., shown live on NACTV. This event is a big draw for fundraising in the community, with proceeds benefiting the local Neepawa Titans hockey team and 10 per cent of proceeds also being donated to a group of the organizers’ choice. Last year, a total of $22,636 was raised, with the Neepawa Curling Club receiving $2,263.60. This year, the 10 per cent beneficiary will be the Neepawa Golf & Country Club.

“We were definitely contemplating a lot of areas…

We chose the Neepawa Golf & Country Club this year because we knew they were going to be making some upgrades to their clubhouse and making it more accessible for people with wheelchairs and even just older folks who maybe have walkers,” said Matt Lowry, an organizer for the auction. “A couple years ago as well, we had that flood and the Golf & Country Club was one that certainly had a lot of damage. So we had that part of it in the back of our minds as well when we were choosing our partnered group.”

Lowry noted that item collection for the auction has begun already and a list compiling all collected items thus-far has been made.

“There are some businesses on board as well that just need to figure out what item they would like to donate,” said Lowry. “So far it’s been a nice reception of supporting businesses once again.”

With this being the third occasion the auction will be televised on NACTV, Lowry told the Banner & Press that they’ve had some time to get the hang of things.

“We’ve definitely picked up on a few things each year to make the event run smoother. And there’s a lot of the same individuals coming back that have helped us in other years, too, which helps as well,” said Lowry. “Myself and Cam Tibbett, when it comes time to be on TV, will be focussed on trying to host a good show, raise some money and have some fun doing it!”

While the trade-show portion is being forgone again this year due to COVID-19 concerns, the Ag Expo committee are hoping that conditions will be further improved and rules changed in the future so that the event can be moved back into the Yellowhead Hall to host a trade-show day.

Those wishing to get more information or to get involved in the 2022 event are asked to contact Matt Lowry via phone at 204841-2389.

“We’d love to have anybody that wants to be a part of it to join in and make it another successful event,” Lowry enthused.

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Plenty to unpack this off-season for Neepawa Titans

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It was not the ending to the MJHL regular season that the Neepawa Titans had been hoping for. The Titans suffered a pair of losses over the weekend to the Waywayseecappo Wolverines, which officially eliminated Neepawa (1926-4-5. 47 points) from playoff contention. Neepawa went 1-8-1 overall in their last 10 regular season games and finished two points back of the Swan Valley Stampeders, who claimed the fourth and final spot in the post-season. Waywayseecappo, meanwhile, finished in second place in the Western Division with a 33-18-2-1 record.

The first loss to the Wolverines was a 6-4 defeat at the Yellowhead Centre on Friday, Mar. 11. The following night, the Titans were bested 9-1 at the Waywayseecappo Arena Complex.

Must win the ‘must wins’ Neepawa Titans head coach and general manger Ken Pearson spoke with the Banner & Press after concluding his exit interviews with the players on Monday, Mar. 14. Pearson said the end results are a disappointment, but there were a few positives they can take from this season.

“We’ve seen a lot of growth in our team on and off the ice. Some of the players that missed a full season of hockey last

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Dallon Wilton scores for Neepawa in the second period during the Titans’ final home game of the regular season on Friday, Mar. 11. Waywayseecappo would eventually prevail, by the score of 6-4.

year, it took them a while to get going [this season], but overall we had a lot of our 18 and 19-year-old players finish strong for us,” noted Pearson. “Obviously, finishing out of the playoffs is a disappointment.

Looking at the standings, we ended up two points out, and when you look at our shootout and overtime column [Four wins in extra time versus nine losses], that was our undoing. Even if we had half those points, we’re getting ready to play in the first round of the playoffs.

There were games that just slipped through the fingers.

When I talked to the guys at the exit meetings one on one, almost to a man, they named the exact same games we let slip through our fingers and we should have earned the two points.

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We have to learn from that for next year.”

Pearson added that the overtime and shootout results will serve as a valuable lesson for the returning players to treat every game as a big game.

Looking ahead to the next opportunity For coaches at any level of play, the end of the season simply means the beginning of planning for the next season. Pearson said there will not be much downtime, as the Titans Spring Prospects Camp is just around the corner.

After that will be preparations for the MJHL’s Bantam Draft.

As for what the roster could look like next year, there were seven players who concluded their time

at the Junior “A” level.

Those players who aged out were Austin Clyne, Kieran Thiessen, Dallon Wilton, Tristen Thompson, Jaegar Lapointe, Rylan Gudnason and Emerick Demers. Pearson thanked all of them for their commitment to the organization this season.

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MJHL Standings Western Division

G

W L

y - Dauphin Kings

53 40 12

1

0

81

x - Wayway Wolverines

54 33 18

2

1

69

x - Virden Oil Capitals

53 29 20

4

0

62

x - Swan Valley Stampeders 54 22 27

1

4

49

Neepawa Titans

54 19 26

4

5

47

OCN Blizzard

54 18 29

2

4

43

Eastern Division

G

yz - Steinbach Pistons

53 41 9

2

1

85

x - Winkler Flyers

53 32 16

3

2

69

x - Winnipeg Blues

52 29 20

1

2

61

Selkirk Steelers

54 24 24

4

2

54

Portage Terriers

52 22 23

5

2

51

Winnipeg Freeze

52 10 38

4

0

24

W L

OTL SOL Pts

OTL SOL Pts

x = Clinched playoff position; y = Clinched Division; z = Regular season champion

Game results

Game results

Wednesday, Mar. 9

Saturday, Mar. 12

Neepawa 6-3 Waywayseecappo

First Period 00:58 WAY C. Petrie (17) ASST: J. Moffatt (18), A. Boucher (27) 17:06 WAY B. Bird (21) ASST: O. Wheatley (13), L. Bulger (48) Second Period 01:50 WAY O. Wheatley (5) ASST: A, Boucher (28), J. Moffatt (19) 05:52 NPA D. Wilton (16) ASST: J. Lapointe (20), C. Trimble (14) 12:39 NPA C. Brust (15) ASST: D. Wilton (34), J. Lapointe (21) 16:54 NPA D. Noonan (1) ASST: D. Birch (3), K. Reynolds (5) Third Period 07:31 NPA C. Trimble (15) ASST: D. Wilton (35), J. Lapointe (22) 19:23 NPA A. Clyne (8) ASST: Unassisted 19:54 NPA J. Lapointe (24) ASST: C. Trimble (15), T. Huffer (4) Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP NPA 0 3 3 6 1/4 WAY 2 1 0 3 1/6 Goaltenders NPA - É. Demers - 45/48 saves WAY - B. Mirwald - 15/19 saves Attendance: 240 - Arena Complex

Friday, Mar. 11

Waywayseecappo 6-4 Neepawa

First Period 07:03 WAY J. Charko (13) ASST: L. Robson, (16), A. Ziprick (9) Second Period 00:32 NPA J. Lapointe (25) ASST: D. Wilton (36), C. Trimble (16) 01:16 WAY C. Wotton (7) ASST: J. Charko (11) 04:40 NPA C. Gudnason (8) ASST: D. Noonan (6), K. Reynolds (6) 07:35 NPA D. Wilton (17) ASST: J. Romanyk (16), A. Clyne (17) 08:06 WAY M. Mazur (5) ASST: C. Wotton (8), L. Bulger (49) Third Period 01:31 WAY B. Bird (22) ASST: A. Boucher (29), A. Ziprick (10) 11:21 WAY C. Wotton (8) ASST: R. Rabbitt (25), A. Paplawski (11) 12:21 WAY K. Shindle (22) ASST: C. Baptiste (16) 16:50 NPA B. Michalchuk (8) ASST: Unassited Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP WAY 1 2 3 6 0/1 NPA 0 3 1 4 0/2 Goaltenders WAY L. Tereposky - 23/27 NPA É. Demers - 37/43 saves Attendance: 361 - Yellowhead Centre

Waywayseecappo 9-1 Neepawa

First Period 02:56 NPA C. Gudnason (9) ASST: C. Brust (28) 03:28 WAY C. Petrie (18) ASST: A. Boucher (30), J. Moffatt (20) 18:00 WAY B. Mathison (8) ASST: L. Robson (17), J. Charko (12) Second Period 06:13 WAY C. Baptiste (18) ASST: B. Bird (40), L. Eagle (12) 08:26 WAY B. Bird (23) ASST: J. Moffatt (21), K. Shindle (22) 12:15 WAY K. Shindle (23) ASST: L. SMith (10), A. Ziprick (11) 15:41 WAY L. Bulger (12) ASST: J. Charko (13), B. Bird (41) Third Period 06:01 WAY A. Ziprick (1) ASST: C. Wotton (9), M. Mazur (6) 08:55 WAY L. Robson (11) ASST: J. Charko (14), B. Mathison (7) 17:05 WAY L. Robson (12) ASST: K. Larocque-Wolfe (4) Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP NPA 1 0 0 1 0/5 WAY 2 4 3 9 2/3 Goaltenders NPA G. Renwick - 23/32 saves WAY - B. Mirwald - 32/33 saves Attendance: 410 - Arena Complex

MJHL points leaders MJHL leaders J. Svenson (WKR) K. Bryant (DAU) B. Fischer (VDN) J. Rogers (STN) J. Vanderhooft (WB)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Neepawa leaders 1.

2.

3.

D. Wilton J. Lapointe C. Brust

G

A Pts

32 35 33 30 24

49 36 38 33 42

G

A

17 36 25 22 15 28

81 71 71 66 66 Pts

53 47 43

Club 55 Bowling League results: Mar. 10/22: Men’s High Single & Triple: Darrell Gabler 254 & 596. Ladies’ High Single & Triple : Muriel Porada 205 & 486. Other Scores to Note: Frank Porada 166, 165; Judy Gabler 155, 160, 166; Darrell Gabler 166, 176; Len Pritchard 191, 223; Carole LeBoutillier 192, 168; Eleanor Scott 201; Muriel Porada 175; Lawrence Smith 162, 191; Vivian Oswald 166, 162.

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Minnedosa/Gladstone series tied at one Tiger Hills Hockey League playoff update

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The East Division Final between the Gladstone Lakers and Minnedosa Bombers has quickly proven to be the type of series that diehard fans of the Tiger Hills Hockey League can definitely get behind.

With two games played in this best-of-f ive, the Bombers and Lakers were tied at one win apiece, with Gladstone earning its victory at home on Friday, Mar. 11, by the score of 4-1.

Sean Kubas picked up the lone goal in the first, giving the Lakers the early advantage. Minnedosa replied, however, in the second with a Clay Bergeson marker off of a power-play opportunity. Then in the third, the Lakers were finally able to secure the win with a pair of goals from Scott Glennie.

The former stand-out for the Brandon Wheat Kings, scored just 20 seconds into the period, then again with just over six minutes remaining. Jory Geddes and Hamilton Steen assisted on both those goals.

Jory Geddes also added an empty net goal late to make it a 4-1 final.

Game two The Bombers quickly

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Matt Saler of Minnedosa (#91) rings a shot off the crossbar in the second period of game two on Saturday, Mar. 12. Minnedosa would end up scoring four goals, however, on the night on the way to a 4-3 win over the Gladstone Lakers.

bounced back with a win of their own the very next night in Minnedosa. The first period saw Gladstone open up the scoring, off a Derek Walker shot just 3:07 into the game. Just past the midway point of the period, Ryan Heino put one away for the home side, to make it 1-1 after the first 20 minutes.

The second period included several goals and several near goals, with both teams either rattling shots off the post or just barely wide of the net. As for the chances that counted, Ricky Kowalick put one away for the Bombers, while Karl Beaulieu and Jory Geddes

replied for the Lakers.

For the f inal period, Minnedosa’s Wes Lewis and Shane Jury each scored, giving the Bombers the lead.

Gladstone pushed hard to find the equalizer in the final eight minutes of play, but could not find a way to get one past Devon Fordyce.

Game three of the series was played on Wednesday, Mar. 16 in Gladstone, but was concluded after the Banner & Press publication deadline. The results will appear in the Mar. 25 edition.

West Division Final The other series still

on the go in the Tiger Hills Hockey League is, unfortunately, not quite as close as Gladstone vs.

Minnedosa. The Boissevain Border Kings, who breezed through the regular season with a perfect 18-0-0 record, have pretty much done the same in the playoffs.

Boissevain currently has a 2-games-to-0 lead over the Virden Oil Kings, after 8-3 and 8-2 wins over the weekend. The Border Kings could be moving on the Championship Final with a win on Wednesday, Mar. 16.

That result will also appear in the Mar. 25 edition of the Banner & Press.

Tigers trail in opening round of playoffs

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa Tigers are on the brink of playoff elimination in the Westman High School Hockey League (WHSHL), after a pair of losses to the Vincent Massey Vikings. This opening round series started on Sunday, Mar. 13 in Brandon, with the Vikings prevailing 4-3 in overtime.

The Tigers battled back late in the game to send it into OT, as Jory Kulbacki scored a pair of goals in the last 4:32 of the third. Ward Brister scored the other goal for Neepawa, back in the first period. Vincent Mas-

sey would claim the win, overcome a solid perform- to the next round of the however, with the game ance by Vikings goaltender playoffs. If the Tigers are winner just five minutes into Matt Stephens, who stopped victorious, however, game the extra session.

35 shots over the course of four would be played in The next night, those two the game.

Neepawa. Game three was teams faced off once again, Game three of the first not concluded until after the this time at the Yellowhead round series was played Banner & Press publication Centre in Neepawa. For this on Wednesday, Mar. 16 in deadline. That result will second game, Vincent Mas- Brandon. If the Vikings win appear in the next edition sey took the lead mid-way that game, they’ll advance of the newspaper. through the first period and just never looked back from there, closing out the night with a 3-1 win. That first Dr. Perkins Greg Perkins Dr. Greg period goal was followed up with two more in the second, Dr. Derek Papegnies Dr. Derek Papegnies while Ward Brister was the Optometrists Optometrists lone reply from NACI with a power-play goal with 6:36 left in the second. The Tigers & District Wellness Centre) did push hard to climb back (Neepawa Beautiful Plains Community Medical Inc. & District Wellness Centre) Beautiful(Neepawa Plains Community Medical Clinic Inc.Clinic into the game, but could not

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Graduating Titans thank billet families

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Graduating members of the Neepawa Titans Junior ‘A’ hockey team made special presentations to show their appreciation for their families and billet families at the game on Mar. 11. Pictured are (Left side column - Top to bottom: Kieran Thiessen and his billet family; Dallon Wilton; Tristan Thompson; Rylan and Cody Gudnason.

(Right side column - Top to bottom: Émerik Demers; Jaegar Lapointe; and Austin Clyne. Best of luck to all the departing players and thanks to the billet families for their support of the Neepawa Titans Hockey Club.

Colter Birnie signs with Winnipeg Rifles

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The defensive line for the Winnipeg Rifles will have a strong local presence next season. Rifles coach Geordie Wilson announced on Monday, Mar. 14 that the football program had signed Colter Birnie of the Neepawa Tigers. Birnie played defensive end for NACI last season and is 6’2” and 260 pounds.

The Winnipeg Rifles Football Club are a member of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), with players aged 17 to 22. The Rifles have been playing in the CJFL since 2002 and have been playing in the league’s Prairie Football Conference.

Chidi Small, Birnie’s coach with the NACI football

program, congratulated him on signing with Winnipeg Rifles. He added that Birnie is a versatile player whose skills should be put to good use with the Rifles “Colter was the heart and soul of our team and always gave it all he had in games.

He is a multi-position player, who played defensive end, defensive tackle, linebacker, running back, punter and kicker for our team. His strongest position in my opinion would be a rush end, where he has worked to develop an array of pass rush moves to get after the quarterback,” stated Small.

“In terms of potential, Colter is just scratching the surface, he is similar to a diamond in the rough. With time, he can develop into a strong player for the Win-

Colter

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nipeg Rifles.”

The Banner & Press attempted to speak with Birnie before its publication deadline, but was unable to contact him. Nonetheless, congratulations to Colter and best of luck in the Rifles program.

Mark Kerkowich named Provincial Superintendent of the Year

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

The rest of Manitoba now knows exactly what Neepawa has been aware of for quite some time; Mark Kerkowich is pretty darn good at his job. The Manitoba Golf Superintendents Association (MGSA) recently named Kerkowich its 2021 Superintendent of the Year.

The responsibilities of Golf Club superintendent are to plan and coordinate all maintenance and project work on a golf course to ensure a high standard.

This MGSA award is given to a superintendent member of the Manitoba Golf Superintendents Association who has brought about the awareness of the profession and brings a positive influence on the industry.

MGSA Board Member Jordan Joye stated, via press release, that Mark’s dedication and commitment to his craft has been unwavering over the years, which made him a clear choice for the honour.

Mark Kerkowich started his career at Clear Lake Golf Course, before receiving his turf grass management diploma from Red River College in 2016. That same year he took over as Superintendent at Neepawa Golf and Country Club, where he has remained.

In 2020, Neepawa was hit with a flood when the Whitemud River overflowed after heavy rains. Half the course was flooded, leaving a six inch layer of silt and sludge after receding. Despite that significant setback, Kerkowich and his crew were able to reopen the flooded portions of the course after

an intensive repair job just five weeks later.

The following year, Neepawa hosted the Men’s Amateur Championship with favourable course conditions.

Kerkowich noted that an award like this is by no means an individual one.

He stated that the support of NGCC board, general manager Landon Cameron and most importantly, the efforts of his course maintenance crew, made this recognition a reality.

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Classifieds Birthday March 19th, 1932

Happy Birthday Joe Shelestynski

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–––––––––– For Rent Apartment for rent. Bri-Mont apartments, 331 Mountain Avenue. Phone 204-8411425

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Crisis Pregnancy Centre Winnipeg: Need to talk? Call our free help line, 1-800-6650570 or contact our Westman office: 204-727-6161

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings currently being held at 342 Mountain Ave, Neepawa, Thursdays at 7 pm. Call 204841-0002 _____________________ Arden Hall, cap. 255. Park, camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call 204-368-2202 _____________________ Neepawa Banner & Press offers full research and re-print services from our archives that go back to 1896. Additional copies of papers, $2 each depending on availability. Re-print of a page from past copies, $2 per page. Archival research, $25 per hour with a $10 minimum.

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

Obituary Stephanie Ann Owens

This picture you see is here on a dare But to tell you Joe we really do care We wish you good health, love and happiness on your years ahead and don’t think because of a birthday you should crawl into a bed.

Love you lots, Your family and friends.

Obituary S. Lynn Moffat

S. Lynn Moffat of Minnedosa, passed away February 20, 2022 at Brandon General Hospital at the age of 59 years. Lynn was born in Hamiota to parent’s Albert (Ab) and Cathy Airey. Lynn and younger brother Darryl grew up in the Cardale/Kenton area. Lynn’s first marriage was to John Skoglund, with whom she farmed in the Cardale area. They had one child together, Carla. Lynn and John divorced, and she later met and, on Nov. 17, 1989, married her husband of 33 years, Clint Moffat. Clint and Lynn had 3 children together. Two boys, Kyle in 1988 and Brook in 1991, as well as daughter Darcy in 1993.

Although, if you asked her, she actually had 5 children, as she always included beloved dogs Duke and Bluebelle.

Lynn worked at various office jobs and after marrying Clint, worked a multitude of positions in both Moffat Brothers, and Clint Moffat and Sons. Among her many titles between the two companies included: truck driver, equipment operator, foreman, bookkeeper, safety officer and general manager. Although any that knew her knew that she always did so much more than that. As General Manager, she was very knowledgeable at her position, and was very well known by clients and vendors, although it was often joked that her main duty was “personnel management” between her husband and two sons.

Outside of work, Lynn loved spending time with her family and friends, enjoying nothing more than entertaining when the kids, grandkids, or friends came out to spend time there. Lynn also loved animals, with her parents owning a petting farm, Lynn followed in their footsteps owning an array of animals including dogs, cats, horses, mini horses, and even a goat.

Lynn was predeceased by her parents Albert and Catherine Airey, her mother and father-in-law John and Alice Moffat, as well as by infant daughter Darcy at birth.

Lynn is survived by her husband, Clint Moffat; daughter Carla Skoglund (Trent Tingey) and their children Rhein, Zenlei and Zhae; sons Kyle and Brook Moffat; and brother Darryl Airey and his children Jesse, Jourdan and Jachin.

If friends so desire, donations in memory of Lynn can be made to Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue, PO Box 34040, 7 Killarney Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 5T5.

White’s Funeral Home Neepawa-Minnedosa-Carberry in care of arrangements. www.whitesfs.ca

(nee Christie) Passed away at the Carberry Plains Health Centre on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the age of 71 years, Stephanie Ann Owens, of Carberry, MB. Stephanie leaves to mourn her passing her daughter Courtney Owens of Tucson, Arizona, beloved sister Candy & brother-in-law Eric Plaetinck of Glenboro, MB, nephews Cole, Clark (Abby), niece Brooke (Vince) as well as extended family members.

She is also survived by her close friends Dale, Charol & Sharon, dear friend & cousin Mel Meredith, as well numerous beloved friends.

Stephanie was predeceased by her husband Brian (2002), parents Stephen Christie (1978), mother Hilda (nee Torgerson) (2008) and by brothers Phillip (2007) & Randall (2020).

A Celebration of Life gathering was held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Carberry Legion, Carberry, MB. Memorial donations can be made in Stephanie’s memory to a charity of choice.

Online condolences can be sent to Stephanie’s family by visiting www.willlmorchapel.com.

Jamieson’s Funeral Services of Glenboro, MB in care of arrangements.

Daniel (Danny) Joseph Tardiff

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Danny on March 5, 2022 at the Neepawa Memorial Hospital at the age of 71 years.

Danny was born September 10, 1950 on a small farm in South Junction, Manitoba, the eighth child to Alidor and Helene Tardiff. He later moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1966, where he worked until moving to Ignace, Ontario in 1972. It was there that he met the love of his life, Cathy Boucher of Pickle Crow, Ontario. They were married in November 1973 and had 3 children. In 1980, they moved to the farm in Polonia, Manitoba where they built their life and raised their children. Over the years Danny had a few different careers, most recently was a school bus driver for Beautiful Plains School Division and working for Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op at the Home Centre.

Danny enjoyed being outdoors, you could find him either maintaining his yard, garden or sitting at his outdoor fireplace area during the summer months with his family.

He was an active member with the Polonia Community Hall and St. Elizabeth Church, as well as part of the Knights of Columbus for many years. He was a kind and caring individual who was always willing to lend a hand.

He was predeceased by his beloved wife Cathy, parents: Alidor and Helene, brother: Leonard, sisters: Louise & Lea, In-laws: Joseph & Rosa and brother-in-law: Larry, two nephews and one great nephew.

Left to cherish his memory are his children: Daniel (Monika), Charlene (Scott), Tamara (Jamie).

Grandchildren: Dylan, Cole, Alysa (Taylor), Blaine (Amanda), Lauren, Brandt, Hayden, Amy and Kristin and Great granddaughter: Elise. His sisters: Vivian (Danny), Clarice, Pauline (Richard); and his brothers: Rene, Andre (Laurita), George (Florence), Romeo (Lucie) and Bernard (Caroline), brothers-in-law: Ron, Art (Darlene), as well as many numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Aides and all the staff at the Neepawa Health Centre for their kindness and compassion offered to Danny during his time there.

A private family graveside service will take place at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Polonia, Manitoba at a later date.

Donations in memory of Danny can be made to Neepawa and Area Palliative Care, Box 1240 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 or St. Elizabeth Cemetery, c/o Box 1777 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

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Owen Thomas Sollner

On February 27, 2022, at the age of 24, Owen Thomas Sollner lost his life in a tragic house fire. His dad, risking his own life, entered the burning house, found Owen and carried him out; and for that we are forever grateful.

Owen was born the third of four children of John and Leanne Sollner. He was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church and attended elementary school in both Plumas and Gladstone, graduating from William Morton Collegiate.

Owen was a very active young man. He had a love for the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing with his family and cousin Terry. Owen was always busy with something, whether he was ripping things apart and rebuilding them, or trying to find another type of bird to add to his farmyard collection. He would do anything to help his mom: cooking, gardening, renovations, pretty much anything she asked.

Owen and his big brother Mark recently purchased their own farmland and, with their dad, established their farming career.

Along with being a great son and brother, Owen was an amazing uncle and will forever be looked up to and remembered by his nieces and nephew. He also shared a very close relationship with his many cousins.

Owen had a special bond with all of his friends. He loved hockey, playing with Gladstone and MacGregor from the time he was 4 years old until 17. He started playing again with the Plumas Chiefs and Glenella, on occasion. He enjoyed hanging out and having a beverage or two after games.

Owen had the biggest heart, a great sense of humour, and a mischievous grin that will never be forgotten. He always knew the right thing to say to make anyone laugh.

Get-togethers will not be the same without him.

Left to mourn are his parents John and Leanne, brother Mark and wife Allyssa, Ava and Luke (niece and nephew), sister Amanda and Cody Scora and Everly (niece), brother Pryce and Julia Butterfield, grandmother Ida MacDonald, aunts and uncles Susan and Gary Salmon (Wyatt, Samantha & James, Emma & Landon, and Sara) Cindy and Derek Sholdice (Taylor and Fallon), Trena and Lawrence Mitchler (Emmalee, Matthew, Mylee, and Kaytee), Gordie and Terri Hall (Danny and Megan), cousins: Mackenzie & Cheyenne, Megan, Hannah, and Lindsay Sollner and his special dog Cinnamon.

Predeceased by his grandparents Robert and Linda Hall and Edgar Sollner.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Plumas Community Hall at 2:00 pm, with interment at the Plumas Cemetery.

In closing, adapted from a famous children's book: Owen, We'll love you forever. We'll miss you always.

Forever and ever, our baby you'll be Love, Mom and Dad Clarke’s Funeral Home Gladstone/MacGregor in care of arrangements.

Cattle Capital Bull & Female Sale, Friday March 25, 1:00 pm at Sunville Simmentals Farm, McCreary, MB. Offering Red & Black Full Blood Simmentals, and Gelbvieh yearling & 2 year old bulls, plus purebred and commercial heifers. For a catalogue or more information contact T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-2205006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com.

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Coming Events MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

is offering Pool Courses: National Lifeguard Instructor - Full Course Tuesday, June 14th - Virtual course over zoom - 5 - 9pm Saturday, June 18th - in Gladstone - 10am - 6:30pm Sunday, June 19th - in Gladstone - 10am - 6:30pm Thursday, June 23rd - virtual course over zoom - 5 - 9pm Saturday, June 25th - in Gladstone - 9am - 5:30pm Sunday June 26th - in Gladstone - 9am - 5:30pm National Lifeguard Recertification for current NL guards (To be combined with final NL full course exam): Sunday, June 26th - in Gladstone - 12:30pm - 4:30pm Red Cross Lifeguard National Lifeguard Transfer Course: Saturday, June 25th - in Gladstone - 6pm - 10pm Sunday, June 26th - in Gladstone - 6pm - 10pm Swim for Life Instructor Course: Tuesday, June 28th - virtual course over zoom - 5 - 9pm Friday, July 1st - 10am - 6:30pm Saturday, July 2nd - 10am - 6:30pm To register please contact Nicole Sellers at 204-385-2332 ext. 7. Registrations will be accepted until courses are full on a first come basis.

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Notice

Help Wanted

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Kindergarten Registration for the 2022 Fall Term

Westlake Watershed District

Formerly Alonsa Conservation District

Is Hiring a

District Manager & Technician Please see our website www.westlakewd.com facebook page or call 204-767-2101 for more information

will be held during the regular school hours between March 1 and March 25, 2022 at the following schools: Alonsa School Tele # 204-767-2168 Glenella School Tele # 204-352-4253 Ste. Rose School Tele # 204-447-2088 McCreary School Tele # 204-835-2083 We are once again proud to offer a Full-Time Kindergarten Program. All children born on or before December 31, 2017 are eligible to register.

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

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

Beautiful Plains museum seeks a student for the position of

Summer Curator

Position starts in May 9, 2022 and ends September 2.

This positions is funded by Young Canada Works so you must have been a full-time student in the Spring 2022 semester and be intending to return to school full time in Fall 2022.

Beautiful Plains Museum is an equal opportunity employer. Send resumes to beautifulplainsmuseum@gmail.com For further information phone Helen at 204-476-2723

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION École Laurier French Immersion Inscription à la maternelle Kindergarten Registration L’inscription à la maternelle à temps plein aura lieu du 1 mars au 25 mars, 2022.

Tous les enfants qui sont nés avant le 31 décembre, 2017 sont admissibles. Veuillez apporter à l’école, votre carte d’immatriculation ainsi qu’un des suivants : le certificat de naissance de votre enfant, le certificat de baptême, une déclaration de naissance vivante ou une déclaration solennelle.

Nous sommes une école d`immersion française, la pré-maternelle à la 8ième année, et nous offrons une excellente éducation dans les deux langues officielles.

invites applications for the following position

Experience in one of the construction trades and employee supervision would be beneficial.

The starting salary is $25.52 per hour. The Division offers a pension plan and other benefits.

Applicants should state experience and include three references. Duties to commence as arranged.

Application Deadline: NOON, Thursday, March 24, 2022 Send resumes marked “Head Custodian” to the undersigned.

Tyler Stewart Maintenance Supervisor Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0 TEL: (204) 476-2388 FAX: (204) 476-3606 Email: tstewart@bpsd.mb.ca Successful candidates must complete a Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check.

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Others are thanked for their interest.

Notice

MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARY

2022 PESTICIDE CONTROL PROGRAM PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Municipality of McCreary intends to conduct the following Pesticide Control Programs during 2022: 1. To control noxious weeds on Municipal owned property within the Municipality of McCreary and on streets, sidewalks and boulevards from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 by use of: Allowable pesticides as per Regulation #286/2014.

2. To control noxious weeds and brush on road allowances and right-of-ways within the Municipality of McCreary from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022 by use of: 2,4D amine 600 2,4D LV Ester 700 Glyphosate Banvel vm Garlon XRT Navius Truvist Fiesta Tordon 22K Detail 3. To control rodents at the McCreary Waste Disposal Site, being NE 3-21-15W and SE 3-21-15W in the Municipality of McCreary at various times during the year using Bromadiolone or other chemicals as used by the Contractor as appointed by the Municipality of McCreary.

4. To control insect pests such as mosquitoes and grasshoppers within the Municipality of McCreary by use of Malathion and Eco Bran as well as those larvicides recommended by the Province of Manitoba, from May 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022.

The public may send written submissions or objections within 15 days of the publication of this notice to the department below: Environmental Approvals Branch Manitoba Sustainable Development 1007 Century Street WINNIPEG, MB R3H 0W4

is accepting applications for the following:

Summer Student Employment Opportunities: PUBLIC WORKS (Green Team) EMPLOYEES Three full-time positions are required for mowing grass, beautification, maintaining recreation facilities such as painting and small repairs and assisting the public works team with general tasks. A valid driver’s license is a requirement.

DAYCAMP ASSISTANTS Two part-time positions are available to assist the Day camp Leader in organizing activities for youth in WestLake-Gladstone communities. This includes supervising children, setting up activities, cleaning after events with a positive attitude. A criminal record and child abuse check will be required.

SWIMMING POOL – ADMISSIONS OFFICER The part time Admissions Officers (2 to 3 people) are responsible for providing customer service, reception, and cashier duties including electronic and cash payments, public inquiries, performs frequent cleaning duties and assists other staff when needed.

Applications for all positions will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, or until a suitable candidate is chosen. We appreciate your interest in these positions, however, only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted. Please email all application to info@westlake-gladstone.ca. If you have any questions, please call 204-385-2332.

HEAD CUSTODIAN

Beautiful Plains School Division is accepting applications for a full time head custodian at Neepawa Middle School.

Duties include the cleaning and maintenance of buildings, equipment and grounds under the direction of the Principal and/or Maintenance Supervisor.

Full Time French Immersion Kindergarten registration will take place from March 1 to March 25, 2022.

All children born on or before December 31, 2017 are eligible to register. To register you will need to bring in your child’s Manitoba Health PHIN# and one of the following: Birth Certificate, Baptismal certificate, Certificate of live birth, Health card or Statutory declaration. We are a Jr. K-8 French Immersion school and provide an excellent education in both official languages. École Laurier Laurier, Manitoba 204-447-2068

MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

PESTICIDE CONTROL PROGRAM Town of Neepawa intends to conduct the following Pes�cide Control Programs during the 2022 season:

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To control noxious weeds on streets, boulevards, parks and cemeteries: Glyphosate & Par III

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To control pests such as gophers, mosquitoes, pine scale and spider mite: AquaBac 200, BTK Biological Insec�cide, Malathion, Ro�ul RT���ield Rodent Bait, Safers Insec�cidal Soap Proposed dates of applica�on will be from May 1 to October 15. The public may send wri�en submissions or ob�ec�ons within 15 days of the publica�on of the no�ce to the department below.

MB Conserva�on & Climate Environmental Approvals Branch 1007 Century St, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0W4 De��� Sa��e�, Ma�a�e� o� Ope�a�o�� Box 339, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Ph (204) 476‐7600 ~ info@neepawa.ca www.neepawa.ca

Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op is hiring

SEASONAL AGRO HELP

at our AGRO CENTRE’S in NEEPAWA & GLADSTONE, MANITOBA. 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 We are looking for:

CLASS 1, CLASS 3 W/AIR, AND CLASS 5 DRIVER’S

Applicants must possess a valid License, and be able to provide a valid commercial driver’s abstract dated within 30 days at time of interview (if applicable).

Length of employment may vary from 2-6 months.

SPRAYER OPERATORS

Spraying experience is an asset, but not required.

Training available.

Applicants must possess at least a Class 5 Driver’s License.. Class 3 w/Air would be considered an asset; and be able to provide a valid commercial driver’s abstract dated within 30 days at time of interview (if applicable).

Length of employment may vary from 2-6 months.

Closing Date: when position filled.

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.

Fill out an application at either Agro locations or mail to: Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op Box 879, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0 Scan the QR Code to be directed to the job posting.

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

Please check your ad when first published— The Banner & Press will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion

MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE is accepting applications for the following:

Senior Election Official (SEO)

Position Description: Applications are being accepted for the position of Senior Election Official (SEO) for the Municipality of WestLakeGladstone.

The SEO is responsible for the overall municipal election process and must be able to interpret and understand all aspects of legislation pertaining to the municipal election process and provide consistent advice to their election officials and to the public.

Duties will include: • Appointing an assistant SEO and other election officials as required • Establishing and maintaining the voters list • Giving public notice of nominations • Receiving and verifying the nominations • Establishing and equipping the voting stations • Giving public notice of elections • Printing the ballots • Overseeing all aspects of the election-on-election day • All other duties as established in The Municipal Councils and School Board Elections Act. In the years when a general election is not required, the SEO will be responsible to update and maintain the voters list and to conduct a by-election, if required.

The successful applicant must have computer experience, effective communication, and interpersonal skills. Previous election experience would be considered an asset. Applicant must be willing to attend election training sessions.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, or until a suitable candidate is chosen.

We appreciate your interest in these positions, however, only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted. Please email all application to info@westlake-gladstone.ca. If you have any questions please call 204-385-2332.

MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE is accepting applications for the following:

SEASONAL PUBLIC WORKS POSITIONS Two positions will primarily be the operation of a tractor and roadside mower. However, other duties involving public works maintenance and services may be assigned.

Anticipated start date is approximately June 15 and will end October 28, 2022. Experience operating a tractor and rotary mower equipment is an asset. This is an hourly paid position, being 45 hours per week.

Two positions will primarily perform general labourer duties. The successful person will work on building maintenance, minor plumbing, maintain parks and use small equipment including tractors, mowers, small backhoe and trac hoe including culvert installation, grass mowing and community beautification. This is an hourly paid position, being 45 hours per week starting May 2, 2022 and will end October 28, 2022.

All public works positions require a valid driver’s license.

FULL-TIME RECEPTIONIST This position primarily provides support in a variety of tasks involving day to day business operations of the Municipality, to both customers and co-workers as well a significant focus on communications. The successful person will have competent computer skills with Microsoft Word and Outlook, able to maintain the municipal website in a fast pace environment and other administrative tasks as assigned.

UTILITY ASSISTANT The Utility Assistant works under the Utility Operator in Charge to oversee the activities and processes that go into treating and distributing Municipal drinking water and wastewater. The successful applicant will ensure water quality and sewage waste is of high quality and treated appropriately. The employee will use a variety of equipment and chemicals to perform their duties. This is a full-time hourly position, being 45 hours per week and apart of a 1 in 5 weekend rotation on-call schedule.

JANITOR – STRIDE HALL Stride Hall in Gladstone is looking for a contracted Janitor. This includes having the facility cleaned prior to events and post event cleaning. There are weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual cleaning tasks. For the list of duties please visit the municipal website.

Applications for all positions will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, or until a suitable candidate is chosen. We appreciate your interest in these positions, however, only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted. For more information on the receptionist, public works seasonal, utility assistant and janitorial contract positions please visit www.westlake-gladstone.ca for the full job positing.

Please email all application to info@westlake-gladstone.ca.

If you have any questions, please call 204-385-2332.

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Help Wanted Full-time Technician Required

Successful applicants must be self motivated, outgoing and friendly with the general public. A valid driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities include all types of automotive service including mobile tire repairs.

Mechanical experience would be helpful but not necessary as we will provide complete on-the-job training. We also offer a company benefit plan.

Apply in person or phone for an application to:

NEEPAWA TIRE LTD.

Attn: Neil Gillies Box 999, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Phone: 204-476-5091

Rolling River School Division Maintenance Worker

(Unlicensed Trades) Full Time - Permanent 12 months per year The school division has a central maintenance shop in Minnedosa, MB with 6.0 FTE Maintenance Workers (Licensed and Unlicensed Trades) who maintain 12 schools and 3 division office buildings.

For more details and application information, please visit our website at www.rrsd.mb.ca select Employment then Support Staff Positions link.

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

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Help Wanted

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

Current starting wage is $15.45/hour plus $1.00/hour perfect attendance bonus!

Wage scale extends to $23.05 per hour In addition to HyLife’s benefits, vacation time and competitive salary our company also offers a $500 dollar employee referral bonus program!

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

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

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

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Reports Directly to ROSE INC. Board of Directors Requirements/Duties/Qualifications for this Position: • Business Administration Certification/Experience • Experience working with persons with disabilities a definite asset.

Human Resource Management Skills: • Advocate for Persons with Disabilities • Mediation/Union Negotiations • Problem Solving Skills Training & Education: • Supervision • Provide Leadership Work with Board of Directors, Department of Families/ Reporting of Financial Requirements to Family Services, etc.

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Wages, hours of work and working conditions as per the Collective Agreement.

Interested applicants should submit a current resume and a list of references as soon as possible.

Deadline for Application: April 12, 2022 by 4:00 PM, However, if the position is not filled we will continue accepting applications.

Submit to: Rural Municipality of Alonsa Casual Equipment Operator P.O. Box 127, Alonsa, MB R0H 0A0 Fax: 204-767-2044 • Email: rmalonsa@inetlink.ca For further information, please call the municipal office at 204-767-2054 Only those applicants who are awarded an interview will be contacted.

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Letter to the editor: Update on Neepawa & Emergencies Act allowed District Handy Transit Ottawa residents to regain

Lots of changes have been underway for our local Handy Transit service. The committee would like to welcome our new contractor on board, Justin Cicholski.

Justin is taking over the contract from Mary Porter.

The committee would like to thank Mary and her staff for their many years of service and dedication to our Handy Transit.

The Neepawa & District Disabled Persons Committee recently had a meeting focusing on the Neepawa & District Handy Transit.

The community run Handy Transit, like so many other organizations and businesses, has taken a financial hit due to COVID-19. Aside

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of view, I was extremely thankful that Act was used in a focused and limited manner and for a short period (nine days) to liberate Parliament Hill and the citizens of downtown Ottawa from a three week occupation. We can now walk in our city without fear of being threatened

by someone who doesn’t like people wearing masks, or witnessing the occupiers relieving themselves in the snow. Mercifully, all aspects of our lives are getting back to normal. In other words, we have regained our freedom.

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on his recent graduation from the Canadian College of Funeral Services as a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. Kris received the Academic Achievement Award at the graduation ceremonies. Kris and his wife Rae-Lynn and their two young children reside in Neepawa where they are very active volunteers in the community.

Kris is a welcomed addition to our Staff.

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from the bleak financials, the service usage has drastically dropped in the last 24 months. The community board wants the community to know that the Neepawa Handy Transit is still available for service. Our safety of the passengers is our number one priority. The hours for operating are still Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch).

Evenings and weekends are available by appointment, please note extra fees for those times will apply and that will be discussed at time of booking. To book a ride please call 204-476-2828 and the staff will be happy to help you.

With rising fuel costs and losses, the committee had to make the hard decision

I read with interest Mr. Inky Mark’s letter regarding the Emergencies Act [published in the Feb. 25 edition of the Banner & Press]. I was somewhat confused when he stated that it was passed in 1998 when he was a Member of Parliament, and that he had voted against it. My research indicates that it was passed into legislation

by Mr. Mulroney’s government in 1988, nine years before Mr. Mark was first elected to the House of Commons.

Other aspects of Mr. Mark’s letter were also confusing. For instance, he wrote that “All the southern premiers, except BC, publicly opposed this action (invoking the Emergencies Act)”. However, the record shows that Doug Ford, the premier of the province most affected, was in favour of the use of the powers of the Act, as shown by his statement “I support the federal government’s decision today to provide additional tools to help police resolve the situation in the nation’s capital.”

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to up our user rates. As of Apr. 1, 2022, the rate will be increased per one-way trip.

Another great option is purchasing books of ride vouchers. These are available by the Handy Transit drivers or by calling 204-476-2828. These booklets make great gifts and are discounted by prepurchasing, as compared to single ride fares.

The committee is hard at work planning fundraisers for this much needed service. Our first fundraiser will be a progressive 50/50 tickets sale that will be running from Apr. 12 until the draw date at our Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jun. 22 at 6:30 pm at the Neepawa Town Board room, everyone welcome!

The Neepawa & District Handy Transit is a community run service managed by a local board.

Board members consist of: John Pottinger, Michael Porrok, Ray Drayson, Marijka Kostenchuk, Michelle Ferguson, Judy Elgert, Kathy Jasienczyk, Dorothy Harris and Marsha Forgue. At any time, please feel free to contact any member with any questions or concerns.

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Banner & Press declares winners of Neepawa Titans sponsored game night draw

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE WADDELL AND EOIN DEVEREUX

The Neepawa Banner & Press was all set up at the Neepawa Titans game on Mar. 11. That night was the paper’s sponsored game night, at which all who attended were welcome to enter a free draw for a chance to win a Neepawa Titans blanket or hat with a team photo and pack of hockey cards.

Top left, from left to right: Pictured are Neepawa Banner & Press staff Ken Waddell (owner), Kay De’Ath, Eoin Devereux and Casper Wehrhahn. Top right: Kay De’Ath, prize winners Justin Smith (second place) and Sandra Sandra Delaloye (first place), as well as Casper Wehrhahn. Bottom left: Kay De’Ath, Jase Eros (third place) and Casper Wehrhahn.

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Cain’s story: Eight-year-old Minnedosa boy battles cancer

By Shelley Foster Submitted “They ride tricycles in hallways, not in the park.

They know the names of their chemo, instead of their classmates. Nurses and Doctors become their new family. Their laughter will make your heart melt.

Their strength will make a grown man cry. If you’ve ever seen a kid fight cancer, it will change your life forever.”

I would like to introduce you to Cain Burgess, an eight-year-old boy who is in a fight that no child should have to face. Cain has osteosarcoma, bone cancer, or as it is best known, the cancer that Terry Fox had. Cain is the oldest son of Danica Wotton and Glen Burgess and has a six-year-old sister, Arwen, and a fouryear-old brother, Pierce.

Danica grew up and attended schools in Rivers.

They now reside in Minnedosa. Cain’s grandparents, Lori Kiesman and Myles Wotton, are long time residents of Rivers. They

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Above left: Cain Burgess and his family, parents Glend Burgess and Danica Wotton, little sister Arwen and little brother Pierce.

Above right: Cain Burgess, who is battling osteosarcoma, the same type of bone cancer Terry Fox was diagnosed with.

have been very active in the community, including the Rivers United Church, the Curling Club, the Hockey Club, The Lion’s Club, the Riverdale Early Learning Centre, among others. Lori also ran a home daycare for 32 years. The children in her daycare were well acquainted with Cain, as he became one of their daycare friends. He also attended Sunday School in the United Church since he

was old enough to crawl.

It was a doctor in Minnedosa who first discovered the abnormality on Cain’s leg on Dec. 31, 2021. On Jan. 1, 2022, he had the first of many tests at the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg, where they determined that indeed it was osteosarcoma . This was followed by meetings with Cancer Care and treatment. In total, Cain will undergo at least 18

rounds of chemotherapy in addition to surgery on his leg. They expect Cain to be in treatment for at least a year, rehab and physio much longer.

After one week of treatment, Danica wrote, “Cain’s bravery and strength continues to amaze us, and I just love the questions that come out of this kid!” He has endured some very diff icult times with the side effects of chemo, but

continues to prove to be a brave little osteowarrior, as he is dubbed.

One parent of a pediatric cancer patient wrote, “Watching your child suffer the horrors of treatment in order to have a chance at life is something no parent should ever have to experience.” (Kristen) As the Burgess family struggles to try and balance a “normal” life for Arwen and Pierce in Minnedosa,

while having to be in Winnipeg with Cain, many people are offering support and looking for ways to help ease their burden.

A trust account has been set up at the Westoba Credit Union in Rivers to help with costs associated with Cain’s treatment for those who wish to donate.

“Sometimes, real superheroes live in the hearts of small children fighting big battles.”

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