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Repairs planned for Lake Irwin Dam spillway

By Eoin Devereux

News- page 12 From sea, to sea, to sea

For those that don’t have a quitting time…

Neither do we!

The province is planning some dam repairs on Lake Irwin later this year. On Monday, Apr. 29, Manitoba Infrastructure held an information session in Neepawa on the proposed upgrades to the dam spillway. A represenative with the Water Management and Structures Division, led the discussion and shared details on why and how the work will be done. They noted that after several years of natural wear and tear due to the elements, the joints within the concrete of the spillway are corroded. It’s believed that while this deterioration is nowhere near any type of critical stage and could still perform well for a few more years, Manitoba Infrastructure still feels it’s best to look after the repairs now.

What’s the plan?

In order to repair the dam, Manitoba Infrastructure is planning to drain

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down the water level of the lake by about two feet and then install what are known as cofferdams. A cofferdam is a temporary watertight enclosure that is pumped dry to permit construction work to be done below the waterline. Once the cofferdams are in place, the drainage system repairs will require full depth demolition of the existing concrete and will expose the dam’s foundation. This means no water can pass over the spillway during this time, as exposure of the foundation to flowing water can lead to larger-scale failures in structures of this type. When the repairs are completed, the cofferdams will be removed.

Anticipated timeline After completing the presentation, the representative with Manitoba Infrastucture answered questions from the audience in regard to the work and the anticipated timeline for its completion.

Currently, officials anticipated the work will begin this summer and continue

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The Lake Irwin Dam spillway was built in 1959 to serve as the municipal water supply for the Town of Neepawa.

into the fall period. The timeline for drawdown will depend on the amount of precipitation there is in the spring and summer season. If it’s a really wet year, there’s the potential that the contractor selected to do the work will be unable to actually draw the lake down, with the

proposed methodolog y Manitoba Infrastucture has at this time. That is currently perceived as the biggest potential risk to the schedule. The current hope is, however, that it all should be done by the end of November. at the latest.

The repair work will be put out for tender in

the near future, with the construction anticipated to occur in late summer or early fall.

The Lake Irwin Dam was built in 1959 by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Agency (PFRA) as a municipal water supply for the Town of Neepawa.

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Local students medal in provincial competition

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Over 500 secondary, postsecondary and apprenticeship students from all over Manitoba converged on Red River College in Winnipeg on Apr. 11 for the annual Skills Canada Manitoba competition. Assiniboine Community College (ACC) had 37 skilled trade students compete, with 21 earning a medal. Two of those medals were earned by locals.

Aaron Frohwerk, of Neepawa, earned silver in welding, while Seth Gregorash, of Minnedosa, earned silver in the Web Design & Development competition.

Frohwerk is in his third year of apprenticeship in industrial welding, working at Midnight Metalworks in Minnedosa. He stated that he really enjoyed taking part in the competition. “It was a great experience; I had a lot of fun there. It’s something that’s very cool to be a part of,” he said.

Frohwerk explained that for the welding competition, they received a blueprint for a small project as soon as they arrived. They had an hour to complete that project. “Then, after we handed that one in, we were able to get our second blueprint, which was a longer project.

And that had a total time of six hours. So pretty much, once you get your blueprint, you don’t talk to anybody and away you go.”

Frohwerk was very happy

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Above lef t: ACC student Seth Gregorash, of Minnedosa, won silver in Web Design & Development at the Skills Manitoba competition on Apr. 11.

Above right: ACC student Aaron Frohwerk, of Neepawa, won silver in Welding at the Skills Manitoba competition.

with earning silver. “It was awesome. It’s great recognition for myself, it gave me a little more confidence in everything I do,” he said.

“My family was really proud of me, so that’s a pretty good feeling. My boss was pretty proud of me too, he’s going to give me some jobs to go out on my own,” he added.

Frohwerk said if he has the opportunity, he would definitely enter the Skills Canada Manitoba competition again next year and encouraged anyone thinking of entering to go for it. He concluded by acknowledging the people who helped him succeed in the competition, saying, “I’d just like to say thank you to my boss, Terry [Woychyshyn], and thank you to my instructor, Jimmy [McGhie], who got me all signed up for it and got me going in it and everybody who supported me along the way!”

Gregorash, taking Interactive Media Arts at ACC, is in his second and final year of the course. In the next few weeks, he said that he will be starting a practicum placement in Winnipeg for a couple months, to get some experience in his field of interest. He is currently building his design portfolio on his own website, sethgregorash. com, and hopes to become a freelance web developer and graphic designer.

Gregorash noted that the Skills Canada Manitoba competition was a bit stressful, but he enjoyed the experience and is glad that he could be there. “It was fun to try to push my limits and complete such a large task in only six hours. I surprised myself with how much I was actually able to accomplish in such a little amount of time,” he expressed. The competition, Gregorash

explained, involved creating a website, logo and branding identity for a company assigned to each competitor.

They were given six hours to complete the project, with the first three hours dedicated to the branding side of the competition, while the second half focused on the development of the website, including the coding.

Gregorash was pleased with his silver medal placement in the competition. “It’s definitely a good feeling! A silver medal is nice to have as a portfolio piece for when I start job hunting. Not only does it help my personal business by showing others what I have accomplished, but also gives me a strong sense of accomplishment and leaves me believing that this is what I was meant to do,” he stated.

Skills Canada Manitoba hosts this annual competition for several reasons.

The main purposes behind it are to reward students for outstanding work, involve industry in the evaluation process and keep training programs relevant to the needs of today’s employers.

To do this, the organization works with industry professionals and educators, who create and judge the competitions. Skills Canada Manitoba is a not-for-profit organization that promotes skilled trades and technology careers to youth in Manitoba, in an effort to help prevent skilled labour shortages in the future.

NACTV upgrades to modern tech

PHOTOS BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN A bove: Jeremy Vo g t , N AC T V technology manager, at the s t ation’s br and n ew comp u ter.

The old tri-caster is no more, giving Vo g t p l e n t y o f elbow room to work.

Left: New vs old!

Shown here is a comparison of NACTV’s modern cameras (left) and old cameras (right).

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

They’ve done it! NACTV has successfully upgraded their equipment to meet CRTC standards. The brand new equipment, which includes new cameras and a new computer, improves sound and visual quality of studio-made productions and allows the local tv studio to broadcast digitally, without analog conversion.

The upgrade also means the studio has more items on sale, including some older relics. One piece in particular that piqued NACTV office manager Rebecca

Walmsley’s interest was a Kodak Brownie, still in good condition. The early to mid ‘50s camera, though without film, appeared to remain in good condition.

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‘Thrive, shine and show off your talents’

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Neepawa’s local television station, NACTV, is putting out a call for talent.

Right around the corner, on May 16, NACTV will be holding their annual showcase concert! The live concert will take place at 7:00 p.m. in ArtsForward, where it can be viewed live in person as well as being broadcast live on NACTV. Rebecca Walmsley, office manager for NACT V, noted that music isn’t the only thing welcome to be performed at the event.

“It’s predominantly been music in the past. People wanting to showcase their musical talents, whether it be instruments or vocal, but we’re really trying to expand that,” Walmsley explained. “There’s tons of different avenues of performing arts. If you’re into juggling, magic, spoken

word– I know we’re trying to get people who have done slam poetry– a monologue, a skit, if you want to do stand up comedy… Everybody really likes to see people thrive, shine and show their talents.”

Walmsley added, “We would love to see a variety [of cultural performances], to really showcase the cultural variety we have in Neepawa and in Canada.”

When asked about her thoughts on past entries in the showcase, Walmsley made note of the inspiration she feels when younger participants take to the stage.

“We’re not all very confident, I suppose, when we’re younger,” Walmsley elaborated. “There’s a lot of talented individuals and it’s really encouraging when you see the younger people come out and perform.”

The only requirements asked of those wishing to participate are that their

performances are appropriate for viewing by people of all ages and that those who are to perform collect pledges. The deadline for pledge sheet returns, to verify an individual is performing, is May 13. Those who are to perform are also welcome to call NACTV ahead of time to confirm their entry.

Funds collected will benefit NACTV, a primarily volunteer-run operation, helping it to thrive and provide local programming and showcase local talent on a daily basis. The local station was recently able to upgrade their equipment and currently broadcasts to about 550,000 homes in Manitoba. In addition, NACTV also streams their content digitally all across Canada.

“A lot of positive calls [that I get] are from across Canada. People from B.C. of shows that they like, or

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have kids in performances,” Walmsley elaborated. “Just a variety of people, really, from all across Canada. It’s pretty cool, and I think the station is a real benefit to the community.”

In closing, Walmsley extended thanks on behalf of NACTV to the station’s supporters over the past several years, which includes a number of local businesses, and to the dedicated volunteers who give their time to help NACTV thrive and provide programming to their viewers. NACTV welcomes tips regarding events that would be interesting to film and is always willing to accept more volunteers.

Admission for the show is free and pledge forms are available at the NACTV office at 423 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa. The Showcase Telethon is set to broadcast on NACTV in June.

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We recently had a question about the legality of passing a vehicle on the right in the following scenario: Can a vehicle travelling westbound on Hwy 16 in Neepawa pass a vehicle turning south at the lights at the intersection of Hwy #5 North?

We approached the Spruce Plains RCMP for an answer and according to Staff Sgt. Mark Morehouse, the answer is yes. “If you’re travelling west on Hwy 16 and you are in the right lane, you can travel through and the traffic coming south and going west from PTH 5 to west on Hwy 16 have to yield to the traffic going west on 16,” said Morehouse. This is because there are two lanes.

But, that isn’t the case all along that stretch of highway. “Once [the second] lane ends, you have to drive in a driving lane. If you proceed to try and pass on the shoulder, this is illegal and you can be fined,” added Morehouse. He added that passing on the shoulder often occurs at the intersection of Hwy 16 and Veterans’ Way and several people have been charged in this instance.

If any readers have other traffic questions, please contact news@neepawabanner.com, or call 204-4763401 and we’ll try to find an answer.

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Perspectives

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MAY 3, 2019

Perception?

Or something more?

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by Chad Carpenter

L Recycling’s house of cards is falling down

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There has to be a better way

here are a few factors coming out now that clearly show what some of us have been saying for many years about the fragility of the recycling industry.

The biggest factor is that countries like China, and now more famously, the Philippines, are refusing to take recyclable materials from Canada. It turns out that while Canadians have been under the impression that their household-by-household recycling efforts have been yielding high rates of clean and valuable re-usable material, that has not been the case. The most famous case involves several dozen containers of material shipped to the Philippines, where they have been sitting under dispute for years.

Apparently, there is too much garbage mixed in to make them of any value. Duterte, presidents of the Philippines, is threatening to send the containers all back to Canada at our expense.

One could hardly blame him, as his country, and many other Asian countries, have been receiving North America’s less than pristine recycling and have, surprise, surprise, discovered, it’s a money losing proposition.

Without the Asian market for plastics, North American jurisdictions are left with ever increasing mountains of worthless products with no future except the landfill.

Our local landfill fees are up around $80 per tonne, so once a company has invested time, labour and equipment used in the assembling and baling of this junk, it is a very expensive proposition to get out from under the load.

Another factor that brings this neepawa

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Ken Waddell problem to light is that at least two major news outlets have been running stories on recycling, namely CBC and Global. Now, perhaps that the bigger news outfits have discovered what many of us have known for years, that the viability of recycling is sketchy at best, there will be some concentrated efforts to face what is a real environmental issue.

Nobody wants to see garbage all over the place or piled in landfills. There has to be a better way.

Certainly scrap steel recycling has always had some viability. Aluminum is very valuable, but it takes so many hundreds of cans to make a tonne that even it is not a viable proposition.

The basics of recycling have to be rooted in reality and legislation.

First, garbage, be it “real” garbage or potential recyclables, has to be dealt with for health reasons and because a clean environment is desirable. Nobody wants to look at heaps of garbage, although it is hard to tell when you look at some homes and businesses.

If, as a society, we decide that we have to clean up after ourselves, then garbage and recycling issues have to be addressed. I think we have made that decision. Now how do we get there?

Containers have a levy at pur-

chase. To make the system work, it likely has to be higher and payable to the person or group who actually turn in the container. It would take more research, but reverse vending machines are coming into use in some countries and may hold the key to effective container recycling.

That may cover off the “high” end of recycling, but the answer to the “low” end may be quite different.

“Low” end recycling, such as dirty containers and very mixed loads, only have a few options. One is to dump them in the oceans, which is obviously being done and is despicable. Another is the landfill, which is better than the ocean but still not very desirable.

The third is a clean burn for energy process and that might look after the “low” end recycling and even the “high” end recycling products that no matter how clean they may be, are hard to find a market for.

There are some very hard decisions that need to be made about garbage and recycling and those decisions are long overdue.

Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association.

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

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ast week, news broke that the majority stake in Manitoba success story, HyLife Ltd., will be sold to a Thai-based agricultural conglomerate. The rest of the company had previously been purchased by a Japanese general trading company, Itochu. I also heard recently about some Manitoba equipment dealers being purchased by a European MY company. These PERSPECTIVE are two examples of recent business sales, but each year, there Kate are more. I’m Jackman-Atkinson hesitant to draw conclusions from a handful of examples, but do we have a problem in Canada?

Whether publicly or privately held, each business has their own reason for selling, but why does it seem that Canadian businesses are usually the ones being bought, not the ones doing the buying?

I don’t think that Canada, or Manitoba for that matter, is home to individuals with any less entrepreneurial spirit than elsewhere.

We certainly start lots of businesses and there are many examples of Manitoba companies succeeding in a global market. But when it’s time to sell, why aren’t more Canadian buyers knocking on the door?

Certainly some of it is capital. Buying another company is expensive and there are only so many potential buyers with enough capital to meet a seller’s asking price. Then there is the second problem when it comes to Canadian buyers— our market is relatively small and there are only so many companies operating in each industry and only a certain number of them are looking to make acquisitions in order to expand their operations or enter a new market.

Some have speculated that it’s more an issue of perception— companies being bought make the front page, while stories about companies doing the buying are usually relegated to the business section.

But is there something else? Looking at the Canadian tech industry is an interesting proxy for the Canadian business environment as a whole. In 2016, the IPO of Ottawa-based, e-commerce software company Shopify made headlines. The company’s $131 million valuation was big news because often, Canadian firms don’t make it to that point, they’re bought out long before. In the five years preceding the Shopify IPO, the Globe and Mail reported that 183 Canadian tech company were sold, with almost 70 per cent of them purchased by US firms.

A report by international accounting firm PwC about emerging tech companies, released in early 2016, found that 77 per cent of Canadian founders were planning to exit their company. Close to two thirds said they were planning to sell, with most planning to do so within the next few years. In Silicon Valley, most founders plan to stay with their company and build it into the next billion-dollar venture. There would appear to be some difference in our mindset that has more Canadian founders focused on selling, which in turn means we have fewer Canadian companies to do the buying. Maybe Nortel and RIM received such stature at their peaks because there are so few companies like them here.

Foreign ownership isn’t all bad. Most companies are acquired because the purchaser believes their products, networks or trained staff will help their existing businesses and growth is the ultimate driver. Provided these companies continue their operations in Canada, regardless of ownership, jobs are retained and often added.

For some companies, the same level of growth would simply not be possible had the sale not taken place.

At the end of the day, the owners of private companies have three options when they want to step back: hand over operations to the next generation, go public, or sell. Every business owner will make the decision that best meets their needs, but it’s time to change the Canadian frame of mind so that buying is just as celebrated as selling.

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Perspectives

MAY 3, 2019

Finding that balance

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s I write these words, the Red River has crested in southern Manitoba and water levels are receding. Before long, the river will have returned to its normal channel, f looded land will have dried out and spring work can begin. We go through this every year. But, as with anything Mother Nature does, no two years are ever the same.

This year’s f lood risk was reduced significantly by a balanced spring thaw.

Daytime high temperatures were just high enough to melt a little snow each day.

Overnight lows stopped the melt, allowing water to soak into the soil. Less runoff meant less water emptying into the Assiniboine and Red Rivers, so overland f looding was not nearly as extensive as had been predicted in early March.

Farmers in the Red and Assiniboine valleys are breathing sighs of relief and getting equipment ready for spring planting.

In the natural world, everything strives for balance. Day is balanced by night; rainy days are offset

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war. Frugality thus became part of their character.

They only spent what was absolutely necessary. They saved the rest and, thanks to their frugality, they were able to pay cash when they needed to build a new house or upgrade their farm buildings and equipment.

Their children (those of my generation) followed a different path. Our tendency is to buy things we may not need with money we definitely don’t have.

We demand government services and expect those services to be provided even if the government has to borrow money to meet our demands. As a result, when we die, we will leave our survivors with a huge amount of debt– debt that they will have to repay with accrued interest.

Finding a happy medium between frugality and friv-

olity is never easy. But it must be done if we are to succeed in business and in life.

Finally, we must find the balance between privacy and public involvement. I am, by nature, a very private person. Most writers tend to be. My interaction with the public is usually work related. I don’t socialize all that much.

But I know people who are never at home. They are always out somewhere doing something. They put in a day’s work and spend their evenings visiting friends, attending community activities or hanging out at their favourite meeting places. Home time, private time and family time take second place to being out among other people.

Achieving balance in all three of the areas mentioned above is never easy.

But help is available. God will give us wisdom to set priorities that will help us put our lives into balance and keep them there. All we need to do is ask for his help and follow the advice he gives us. More on this next week.

stop there and remember.

We knew the women and were delighted to accompany them. As they wandered around the derelict house, no longer a home, they shared memories.

The older one recalled the spring of the grass fire.

Their father was away, mother home with several small children, when they noticed smoke to the south.

As the pillar rose and darkened, the mother placed the children in the home with strict instructions to remain there. That lone, determined prairie wife and mother gathered gunny sacks, dragged pails of water and went to beat the flames.

The home was spared, the fire sweeping around and

past. I can not imagine the terror that fuelled her actions, or the despair of having her wee bairns in the home alone. Necessity is a powerful motivator.

That story had a good ending. Not all early prairie fires ended well. Tales were told of a mother hen found seared, but her chicks still safe under her body.

Animals fleeing fire, not always winning. Home and lives lost. We would like to think that this could never happen again. It is difficult to understand how, with all our cultivated acres and well defined yard sites, this could happen. This spring there have been fires that raged and roared out of control, causing deep concern for rural families. It can simply be a spark leaping out of a burning barrel, clean up pile of brush that looked to be dead but fanned to life by winds.

Please be careful. For all of us.

FAITHFULLY YOURS Neil Strohschein by sunny ones; heat gives way to cold; predators keep pests under control; healthy grasses and legumes leave little room for weeds to take root. If humans try to manipulate nature, nature doesn’t fight back– it gets even.

We need the same balance in life. Every day, you and I must find a happy medium between opposing forces seeking to control us.

For example, we must find the balance between labour and leisure. Work is a necessity; we work to make a living so that we can have a life. But work time needs to be offset by time for sleep, recreation and quality time with family and friends.

Then we must find the balance between frugality and frivolity. My parents and those of their generation were raised during times of depression and

Burn bans

s a farm girl, it was common to burn the ditches in the spring. Not on a windy day, before the new grass was up enough to create the perfect wind tunnel for a fast fire.

Carefully, with supervision.

Even then, there were days when a burn went wrong.

My younger sister had a penchant for spring fires, well, she loved summer and fall fires as well. There was a row of evergreens behind the house that had a short life span. No building suffered loss, however, there was more than one serious scare. The call of the flame seemed to overrule good judgement. I don’t believe there was ever a need to call the fire department. We scrambled with hoes and rakes and wet grain sacks.

In my middle age,s it was decided that a slough needed to be burned. The wind turned, as it often does in spring. The fire was crossing the field, heading

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to the neighbour’s pasture quarter, well treed. This time, the tractor and cultivator were called out as the heavy artillery. That battle ended just inside the ‘not ours’ fence, banished again with shovels and soaked sacks. Scary stuff.

Years ago, prairie fires were common, sweeping across the plains, racing across the plains, farm families fighting to save their homesteads. One of the quarters that we held title to when we farmed at Riding Mountain had a grass ridge, rather dry, running between bluffs. One summer day, three women who had spent their early years on that land drove up and requested permission to

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Observation

By Addy Oberlin

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hen I moved, there was enough room in the moving van to take most of my plants. I had a sunroom full of them. Some did not survive the below zero temperature when we stayed overnight half way down the trip, others are still recuperating from the move. I have several cactus plants and was looking for some flowers to appear. Just at Easter, one flower opened up and showed me her double bloom. It looked like a little light amongst the green of all my other plants. The bright red colour stood out among all the other plants.

It made me think of a little light, shining brightly in a dark world. The song “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine,” came to mind and the Bible verse “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father, which is in Heaven.”

(Matthew 5:16) May our light so shine this week in the world around us.

Letters

There would have been a lot of corruption

Ken Waddell is one of only a few good reporters we’ve got left and I don’t like to see him, or Fox News, slandered by letters to the editor.

When the writer gets into Fox News, I didn’t like it. If it wouldn’t have been for them, the corruption wouldn’t have been brought out. If it weren’t for Republicans winning the 2016 U.S. election, there would have been a lot of corruption in the U.S. With guys like Adam Schiff and Jim Comey and several others, the full force of the IRS was trying to influence the election and they would have got away with it, if it weren’t for the Republicans winning. They were trying to protect Hillary. The election was crooked, the IRS tried to influence the election. If Republicans had not won, there would have been a lot of corruption, the corruption will finally be revealed.

J.R. Kunzelman Plumas MB

Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up to Val Wilson for announcing Arden’s Bingo and Crocus Festival on NACTV Bingo. We were Ardenites for 19 years, but due to health reasons, had to move to Neepawa. Enjoying it here.

Kathy Enns Neepawa, MB

Thumbs down to the bicycle traffic on the sidewalks, which poses a great risk to pedestrian traffic. Hopefully some enforcement addressing this issue can take place before an accident happens.

Pat Gawaziuk Neepawa

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Morocco

Morocco is just across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. From 1912 to 1956, the country was divided into French and Spanish zones, with two small Spanish-controlled areas, Ceuta and Melilla, still remaining today. Morocco has two mountain ranges (the Atlas and Rif), two coastal seas (Atlantic and Mediterranean) and a desert. The world’s largest desert, the Sahara, is to the south, covering 3.6 million square miles.

This is a section of land that Morocco claims and its ownership is still under dispute today. Moroccans are predominately of Berber (North African Indigenous) and Arabic decent. King Mohammed VI, who has ruled since 1999, claims descent from the Prophet Muhammad. Official languages are Arabic, Berber dialects and French.

Steeped in history, sun soaked golden beaches, sprawling deserts, sacred ruins, mosques with beautiful towers called minarets, challenging golf courses and charming outdoor bazaars, their tourism industry is huge.

In Morocco, few citizens have private baths. A ritual purification of the body is important before Muslims can perform prayers, so many Moroccans bathe at the public “Hamman” bath. For people, this is a place to visit and discuss daily life. Moroccans enjoy a special green tea drink called atai. Atai is a mix of green tea, mint and sugar.

Brewing and serving tea holds cultural significance. Guests are often offered tea and it is viewed as rude to not accept the drink. People in Morocco believe that food should be eaten with the right hand. Most of the country is Muslim, so pork is forbidden by Sharia law. Chicken is the most widely eaten meat.

Because of the many people who have lived and traveled through Morocco over many years, Moroccan cuisine is considered one of the most diversified cuisines in the world. It features dishes from Europe, the Mediterranean and its Berber roots.

Moroccan spices are Moroccan cuisine essentials. The land of spices loves cinnamon, ginger, cumin, mace, cardamom, saffron, mint, turmeric and coriander to name a few.

Harira, the national soup of Morocco, is a rich and hearty soup made from dried fava beans. It can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Typically, it will be topped with fresh olive oil and a sprinkle of cumin. For a change of pace, try the snail soup. Snail soup can be found all over Morocco. People use a toothpick to pick the snails from the shells, then slurp up the soup. Locals believe the broth is good for digestion and fever.

The most famous of Moroccan dishes is couscous (ground semolina), which was originally a Berber dish. Couscous is a staple dish in many North African countries. It is served topped with a meat and vegetable stew. The couscous we purchase in our stores has been partially prepared and is easy to cook when following package instructions.

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Let No One Be Alone week focusing on mental health

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press In the first full week of May, the eighth annual “campaign to end loneliness” will be taking place across the province. Let No One Be Alone (LNOBA) is an initiative that started with Plumas Senior Support Ser vices resource coordinator, Brenda Tonn.

Tonn created LNOBA week to raise awareness about the importance of social connections and the negative effect of loneliness on people’s health. “I would like everyone to heartfully understand that the effects of loneliness are real and have real negative consequences– and that we all have the power to make a difference... 50 per cent of our health is determined by our social and economic status! That’s a huge number!” Tonn said.

Spreading the word Working with the Plumas Senior Support Services, Tonn has seen firsthand what isolation does to a person, which is why she decided to spread the word.

“I have the great support of fellow resource coordinators, Manitoba Association of Senior Centres, Age & Opportunity, Long Term and Continuing Care, various levels of government and many more organizations that help me to spread the word about this week.

This is a grassroots initiative that has really taken hold across the province...

There are no funds for advertising or promotion– just people that see the need to bring awareness and truly care about the cause,” Tonn explained.

One of her promotion

tactics is a Facebook page.

On the Let No One Be Alone page, Tonn posts quotes about extending kindness and information about loneliness and seniors, including a video made by staff and students at William Morton Collegiate Institute in Gladstone.

She also encourages people to create events for LNOBA week and post the information on the page. “My hope is that people share ideas on the Facebook page as well, perhaps inspiring others,” Tonn expressed.

W it h t he i n it i at ive spreading all across Manitoba, there will be many communities celebrating LNOBA week in different ways. In Neepawa, the Home Assistance Neepawa & District (HAND) program will be celebrating LNOBA during their congregate meal on May 10. Genie Barnaby, HAND coordinator, said that they will be having an indoor picnic with ham and some classic picnic salads, as well as dessert, of course. There will also be entertainment and door prizes. Barnaby noted that the LNOBA initiative is a very important one to their organization.

“It is so important to have connections with other people,” she said. “Just having someone pop in to have a coffee, going out for a drive or just listening can be very beneficial for any of us!”

In Plumas, Tonn said that the drop in centre will host a potluck on Sunday, May 5 and Plumas Senior Support Services will be hosting a barbecue on Monday, May 6.

Tonn also noted that Age & Opportunity’s Senior Centre Without Walls (SCWW) program is plan-

ning a province-wide group discussion from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. on May 6. The SCWW is a program based out of Winnipeg that hosts activities and group discussions, over the phone, so anyone in Manitoba can participate.

Adults 55 or older can register for any of SCWW’s programs and when they register, the participant will receive the written materials needed for the program.

To register for the LNOBA discussion with SCWW, or get more information, call the toll free number, 1-888333-3121.

‘Not rocket science’ It’s not just organizations that are encouraged to participate in LNOBA week. Tonn said that she would like to see everyone do something to stop loneliness in their community.

“I often joke that it’s not rocket science. We just need to start being more present in people’s lives,” Tonn explained. “There is no formula for addressing this.

If you live in an apartment block, organize a card game or potluck; know someone living alone– give them a call. Events can be organized on a large scale or can be as simple as taking the time to visit someone.”

While LNOBA week comes but once a year, Tonn hopes that the ideas behind it will go beyond that. “Though this is a week of awareness, my hope is that this sentiment lasts all year long. It’s meant to put everyone in mind, the issues surrounding loneliness and that moving forward, everyone will realize the importance of social connections and take steps to preserve and improve them,” she concluded.

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Neepawa & Area Silver Spurs 4-H 2019 happenings

By Jayden Dafoe Neepawa & Area Silver Spurs 4-H Reporter

After Christmas, the Neepawa & Area Silver Spurs had a business/booking meeting on Jan. 15. The next meeting was Feb. 12, which was our Communication Night. Our judge for the evening was Ann Mandzuik. Each member did a visual speak. Shellby Dafoe presented “Healing & Powers Of Essential Oils”; Makenna Sumner presented “Sunny Side What? Cakes”; Jayden Dafoe presented “Have You Ever Felt Something Gooey?”

Each member had the chance to attend Zones in Rapid City. After a second place finish in Zones, Makenna decided to go on to Area Communication in Hamiota. She won first there, so now she is off to Provincials in Portage la Prairie on Apr. 27. Way to go Mackenna.

Our last meeting was Mar. 19. We had a meeting, then headed to the BP Arena and Kayla Bohmer gave us some great information about feed and minerals. The girls went home with some great info.

Apr. 9 was our last business/book meeting. We hope to ride our ponies at the end of the month, once a week at the Ag building.

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Above (from left): Jayden Dafoe, Shelby Dafoe and Mackenna Sumner made their presentations at Communication Night on Feb. 12.

Right: On Mar. 19, Kayla Bohmer taught the Silver Spurs 4-H club about feed and minerals for horses.

Minnedosa unveils new budget New arena looms large within the document

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press The financial details have been released for the Town of Minnedosa’s new municipal budget. The document received first reading at a council meeting on Apr. 9.

For 2019, the Town’s expenditures are pegged at an estimated $10,566,119.64.

That’s a huge increase over the 2018 budget, which had $4,593,813.70 initially set aside and $4,120,256.97 actually spent over the course of the year.

The reason for the large rise in spending is related to the potential construction of a new arena, which has an estimated total cost of $9 million. To cover the arena build, the Town’s current plan involves $5.5 million being funded by the general fund and $3.5 million funded by borrowing. The amount borrowed would then be repaid over

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the next 20 years, at a cost of $263,269.42 per year. As for the amount taken through the general fund, a portion of that will be covered by existing government grant funding ($2,625,000) and the arena fundraising account ($1 million). There is also an expectation from local officials that there will be additional funding support from Ottawa and the province, announced sometime within the year.

In preparation for that, the town council decided to include the arena project in this year’s budget, so that it’ll be ready to proceed as quickly as possible, once those additional funding announcements are made.

Along with the arena, other planned expenditures of note this year included: Victoria Bay – curb and gutter ($250,000); grader ($207,500); main street repaving ($150,000); lift station for the new subdivision

($150,000); f ire department equipment ($130,000); arena repairs ($100,000); 9th Ave. SE repairs, gravel ($70,000); 5th Ave. SW paving project ($50,000) and an asset management consultant ($50,000).

A financial plan hearing on the budget was held on Tuesday, Apr. 23, in the council chamber of the Minnedosa Civic Centre.

It was the public’s chance to share their perspective on the spending priorities for the year. One ratepayer voiced concerns about the cost of the new arena. They said it was not something that was needed at this time and that the community does not have the population to support such an expenditure.

T he new mun icipa l budget will likely receive second and third reading at the next council meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14.

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1979: Railway transport resumes in Neepawa

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Tuesday, May 4, 1909 The population of Dauphin is now estimated at 3,227 and the assessment is $1,369,085.

Dauphin Creamery was purchased by the Dominion Produce and Storage Company of Winnipeg for $3,500.

100 years ago, Friday, May 2, 1919 Bert McKone [of Kelwood] doesn’t reckon on letting the grass grow under his feet. He is back by only a few weeks from four years overseas and has already bought a farm at Norgate and horses from Neepawa and is moving this week with a complete line of machinery.

Sergeant and Mrs. John Brown, who returned from three years overseas last Wednesday, are staying at the parental home in town [Kelwood].

L aw rence Si mpson, recently returned from overseas, is renewing acquaintances in town. He is one of the Neepawa boy scouts who quit school to become a soldier– and he made good.

90 years ago, Friday, May 3, 1929 Did you know?– Al Capone admits that if he were as bad as he is reported to be, he’d be afraid of himself.

Another landmark of Neepawa vanished on Tuesday morning when the erstwhile chopping mill of Jos. Elwell fell victim to flames. This building was originally a livery stable in connection with the Commercial Hotel on Hamilton Street, and was similarly used after being moved to the First Avenue location about 30 years ago. It was an adjunct of Burley’s lumber yard prior to passing to Elwell, and latterly served as a storehouse for the Crawford Co.

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80 years ago, Tuesday, May 2, 1939 German naval men say that Hitler cannot legally terminate the Anglo-German naval treaty without Britain’s consent.

Discovery of an entirely new kind of anaesthetic, which abolishes pain all over the body, without affecting consciousness, has been announced.

The German Canadian People’s Society of Winnipeg has made a denunciation of Nazi activity in Canada and the actions of “Hitler-inspired gangsters.”

Poland refused to be “bluffed” by Hitler on the denunciation of the nonaggression agreement. The Poles have a million men ready to fight should Germany try to take complete control of Danzig.

Britain will make no comprehensive military alliance with Russia although Russia is ready to join all democratic countries willing to make a common cause against the dictatorships’ aggression.

Orders from the Italian government, calling out the “class of 1920” for military training have been served to many Winnipeg youths the last few weeks.

Most of them are ignoring the order, as they are Canadian citizens.

Nazi agents in Manitoba are said to be conducting a campaign among Germans in the province to terrorize them into declaring they will be loyal to Hitler rather than to Canada, under the threat that their farms will be burned down.

70 years ago, Thursday, May 5, 1949 Last Wednesday afternoon, the village of Arden had a fire scare when the Hutterian colony decided to burn brush on land west of the town. There was a high wind blowing from the west and carried flames down to the river where it jumped the White Mud opposite the rink, with sparks flying all around the town

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60 years ago, Tuesday, May 5, 1959 Mr. and Mrs. Martin O’Day will arrive Tuesday from eastern Canada to again take up residence in Neepawa. Mr. O’Day will succeed Bert Ayres as manager of the Neepawa Works of the Canadian Salt Company.

50 years ago, Thursday, May 1, 1969 A n nou ncement w a s made this week of the appointment of John Wilek, 37, as manager of Beaver Lumber Co. Ltd., Neepawa Branch.

Mr. Wilken, who comes to Neepawa from Melita, Man., has been with Beaver Lumber for over 13 years…

Mr. Wilken replaces Miller Dunsmore, who has been appointed district sales representative serving Beaver Lumber stores at Neepawa, Gladstone, and Erickson and the surrounding areas.

40 years ago, Thursday, May 3, 1979 Rail transportation services resumed last Friday, April 27, with the arrival in Neepawa of a freight train travelling north on the 19.1 mile CNR line from Petrel Junction. The 21-car train is the first to come up the line since mid-December and the closing of the line last December 31 by the Canadian Transport Com-

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Following its closure, the Neepawa line of the railway was temporarily re-opened for transport of freight, machinery, fertilizer and grains in 1979. Pictured above are some of Neepawa’s grain elevators. These elevators are no longer standing.

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The temporary re-opening of the CNR line was authorized by the CTC late last week after it received messages on April 23, from members of a joint committee, spearheaded

by Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce.

Each message requested immediate action to obtain rail service for the community and surrounding area.

30 years ago, Tuesday, May 2, 1989 Director of nursing Charlanne English has proved to be three times lucky for Neepawa hospital.

When English began as the hospital’s director of nursing six years ago, accreditation was one of the hospital board’s goals. For the past two years English has been providing the co-ordination and documentation to prepare the hospital for accreditation.

And last week, her efforts paid off…

The Canadian Council

Health Facilities Accreditation stamp of approval means the Neepawa hospital “is above average for Canadian standards,” said Mel Chambers, hospital board chairman.

“It means we’re as good as every other accredited hospital across the country.”

cent wage increase over three years under a deal reached with the province last Monday– only hours before a meditator’s deadline expired.

20 years ago, Monday, May 3, 1999 On April 9, the grade one to senior four students of McCreary School participated in the first annual Science Olympics, organized by Mr. S. Bath.

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‘Service above self’ recognized

By K. Jackman-Atkinson Neepawa Banner & Press

Rotarians live by the motto “Service above self” and last week, local Rotarians celebrated service to the community. The annual Paul Harris banquet, held Apr. 25 at the Neepawa Legion Hall, was an opportunity to celebrate not just Rotarians, but also community members who have embodied community service.

Founded by Paul Harris in 1905, the Rotary Club is the world’s first service club, operating and undertaking projects around the world.

Paul Harris Fellowships are awarded by Rotary International in recognition of $1,000 donations made to the Rotary Foundation by an individual, or in their name. Each year, the Rotary Foundation awards grants that support disease prevention, clean water, education, growing local economies, saving mothers and children and promoting peace.

This year, Don Schmall and Murray Newton were

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Pictured left to right: Bob Durston, Murray Newton, Anne Kuharski, Ivan Traill and Don Schmall.

honoured as individual fellows and Bob Durston was recognized with a Major Donor recognition. Rotarian Ivan Traill was recognized with the Tony Otten Award supporting Polio Plus. He was introduced by Rotarian Mike Boyle.

A Paul Harris fellowship is also awarded to a

community member, with the Neepawa club making a donation in their name.

This year, Ann Kuharski was recognized. Kuharski was introduced by Rotarian Wayne Jacobsen, who outlined her decades-long involvement in the community. In his comments, Jacobsen highlighted Ku-

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‘The music is toe-tapping and the story is uplifting’

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press A lesser-known musical is making its way to the Roxy Theatre stage this month.

Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute’s (NACI) bi-annual major production this year is called Once On This Island.

The musical, directed by NACI teachers Blair Chapman and JoAnn Freeman and local dance instructor Denise Kennedy, is based on a book that was based on a Haitian folk tale.

Chapman noted that most people who have asked him about the musical have never heard of it before. “Name recognition is not in our favour this year,” Chapman said. Kailyn Hanke, a grade 12 student at NACI and cast member, said that the play being not well recognized is one of the things she likes about it. “This one isn’t as well known, so that’s something really cool... when you tell [people] about this one, there’s a mystery about it,” she stated.

Chapman added, “After doing Shrek [in 2015] and Beauty and the Beast [in 2017], which was awesome, I did not want to do a cartoon, mainstream... movie; we didn’t want to get

caught in that. So it was a deliberate move to do something different.”

The play itself is also a very different style than most of the productions NACI has performed. “One of the attractions [of this play] was the Calypso and Afro-Caribbean music that is part of this production. And the cast are really loving that... The music is toe-tapping and the story is uplifting,” Chapman noted.

“This one is different, again, because there’s not a lot of just acting scenes... It’s almost non-stop music,” he added.

“Also, for this play, the majority of the cast is on [stage] for most of the play,” Hanke noted. “There’s not a lot of times where everyone is off the stage and there’s a couple main characters, like in Beauty and the Beast; so it differs in that way too,” she said. Chapman noted that the play was originally written with no intermission and no scene changes, although they have added an intermission for both the cast and audience’s sake.

“It is literally seamless. From beginning, right to the end, it doesn’t stop,” he stressed.

Chapman explained that all of the cast portray members of a village on the island,

which is why they are almost all on stage throughout the play’s entirety. “The setup is that every member of the cast is a member of the village of the peasants. And a little girl wakes up scared during the night in a storm and they calm her by telling her this story,” Chapman said. Hanke added, “It’s a story about two groups of people; there are the peasants and then there are the Beauxhommes, which are like the rich... There’s the main character, Ti Moune, this play is all about her journey.”

The main plot of the tale that the villagers relay is a love story. Ti Moune, a peasant girl, falls in love with Daniel Beauxhomme, who is part of the “upper class” inhabitants of the island. “It’s sort of a classic situation, where parents say, ‘No way, that’s not who you’re marrying,’” Chapman said.

Freeman explained one of the overall themes of the play. “I think that one of the biggest things that it addresses are different stereotypes and classes and how differences sometimes split us apart when it doesn’t need to,” she said.

“It’s a timely topic,” Chapman added. “Dividing instead of bringing people together. And so the show is about bringing

people together.”

With the last couple weeks of rehearsals, the cast is working harder than ever. “We’re definitely squeezing a lot in, making some minor adjustments and getting everything together right now,” Hanke noted.

Of course, with any project where people are on stage, there will be nerves. “I’m getting the nervous jitters now, because it’s only like two weeks away... so that has me a little nervous, but in an excited way,” Hanke added. One of the first time cast members, Jaren Tuazon, plays the male lead. “It’s kind of scary at first, [being in a major production] because it’s my first time and I’m a little nervous because I got the leading role,” Tuazon said. Selena Santos, a major production veteran, who plays Ti Moune, the female lead, even felt a little timid at first. “It really placed me out of my comfort zone,” Santos said. “Which is good, actually, because I feel like I’m more confident when it comes to performing now.”

Despite the jitters, both Freeman and Chapman agree the 38 performers are doing a great job. “The cast in general has been great.

Our principals have come to rehearsals for the first time for a song with the whole song learned. I didn’t have to teach the songs,” Chapman expressed. Freeman added, “Their enthusiasm makes it fun for me... [they’re] super into it and so talented. There’s so many talented kids this year, it’s amazing. Their voices, singing, not just the music, but too with the acting. It’s just a great bunch of kids, it’s awesome.”

Both directors stated that they’re excited to bring this production to Neepawa. “It’s nice to be back in the Roxy,” Chapman said. “We’re lucky to have it and it’s always a little bit of a thrill when you walk back in there to start rehearsing and getting ready for the show.”

Freeman, who has been involved in major production for the first time this year, stated, “Being part of something that is ingrained in Neepawa has been awesome.”

Tickets are available at ArtsForward. The shows sell out completely almost every year, so don’t wait to purchase your seats. There will be three performances, from Thursday, May 9 to Saturday, May 11.

tourism centres in Winnipeg, Brandon, the U.S. border and several other areas across Manitoba. The brochures will also be available in northern Ontario, Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Being made appropriate for the seasons, a fall/winter brochure will be put together and distributed later this year.

Other notable future items noted by Drinkwater were the possibility of a full-sized tourism booklet and new signage in the

Neepawa area.

Barb Bohn elaborated that the activities and training committee is keeping up to date on community activities and the chance for possible Neepawa Tourism involvement. Currently, the activities and training committee is organizing workshops to educate and train management and staff of business that hold tourism membership on how to be an ambassador to the community.

Continued on page 17

Increasing the positive view of the community

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

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Cast Mama ........................... Bhea Cubacub Tonton Julian .................. Reinster Gonzalez Ti Moune ....................... Selina Santos Little Girl/Little Ti Moune .... Sheen Calamba Papa Ge ........................ Morgan Paramor Asaka ........................... Isabella Johnson Agwe ............................ Frances Bonafe Erzulie .......................... Claire Tomoniko Daniel........................... Jaren Tuazon Armand ......................... Jasper Murray Daniel’s Father ................ Jayvee Posadas Andrea .......................... Christina Babadilla Storyteller 1 ................... Kailyn Hanke Storyteller 2 ................... Declan Smith Storyteller 3 ................... Charsi Magwood Storyteller 4 ................... Sidney Poettcker Storyteller 5 ................... Joana Ursua Storyteller 6 ................... Grace Ferguson Beauxhomme .................. Dale Elgert Madame Armand.............. Phoebe De Silva Gatekeeper..................... Nicholas Masquieto Peasant Girl ................... Angel De Guzman

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A portion of the proceeds from this feature will be donated to Drama Club.

Neepawa Tourism has taken the next step to bolster tourism in the community.

On Apr. 25, the Neepawa Tourism Committee held a meeting at Farmery Estate Brewery. The 7:00 p.m. meeting, led by tourism committee member Don Walmsley, acquainted the members in attendance with the committee’s goals and outlined Neepawa Tourism’s progress thus far.

Following the consultation with Travel Manitoba last January, Neepawa Tourism’s 2018 achievements came to include: successfully launching Neepawa’s new brand, launching a Facebook page, formulating special committees to take charge of different aspects related to tourism, producing and launching their first round of promotional merchandise in a few local retail outlets, launching their Neepawa Tourism website and partnering with the Chamber of Commerce for a membership drive.

Through the membership drive, Neepawa Tourism has acquired 73 members.

“We felt [the partnership with the Chamber] was a good link,” Walmsley

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Don Walmsley (pictured) led the proceedings at Neepawa Tourism’s “update meeting,” held on Apr. 25 at Neepawa’s Farmery Estate Brewery.

expressed in the meeting.

“We have a chamber of commerce that is active in the community, and it made good sense to partner with that.”

Following the overview of Neepawa Tourism’s history, representatives from each of Neepawa Tourism’s sub committees were allotted two minutes to provide those in attendance with a brief on the purpose of that representative’s group, accomplishments so far in 2019 and possibilities for tourism in the future.

Darryn Cameron, on behalf of the merchandise committee, announced the spring selection of Neepawa Tourism merchandise is now

available for retailers who hold tourism membership.

The collection includes tank tops, canteen style water bottles, two ball cap options, keychains and pins.

John Drinkwater, a representative of the print marketing committee, noted a few items that were accomplished or are on the docket for the future. This year, the marketing committee has produced both a “tourism checklist” and a spring/summer edition tourism brochure. Some of these promotional materials are to remain in Neepawa, for businesses to hand out to customers who may be visiting the area, while the rest will be distributed to

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‘The music is toe-tapping and the story is uplifting’

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press A lesser-known musical is making its way to the Roxy Theatre stage this month.

Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute’s (NACI) bi-annual major production this year is called Once On This Island.

The musical, directed by NACI teachers Blair Chapman and JoAnn Freeman and local dance instructor Denise Kennedy, is based on a book that was based on a Haitian folk tale.

Chapman noted that most people who have asked him about the musical have never heard of it before. “Name recognition is not in our favour this year,” Chapman said. Kailyn Hanke, a grade 12 student at NACI and cast member, said that the play being not well recognized is one of the things she likes about it. “This one isn’t as well known, so that’s something really cool... when you tell [people] about this one, there’s a mystery about it,” she stated.

Chapman added, “After doing Shrek [in 2015] and Beauty and the Beast [in 2017], which was awesome, I did not want to do a cartoon, mainstream... movie; we didn’t want to get

caught in that. So it was a deliberate move to do something different.”

The play itself is also a very different style than most of the productions NACI has performed. “One of the attractions [of this play] was the Calypso and Afro-Caribbean music that is part of this production. And the cast are really loving that... The music is toe-tapping and the story is uplifting,” Chapman noted.

“This one is different, again, because there’s not a lot of just acting scenes... It’s almost non-stop music,” he added.

“Also, for this play, the majority of the cast is on [stage] for most of the play,” Hanke noted. “There’s not a lot of times where everyone is off the stage and there’s a couple main characters, like in Beauty and the Beast; so it differs in that way too,” she said. Chapman noted that the play was originally written with no intermission and no scene changes, although they have added an intermission for both the cast and audience’s sake.

“It is literally seamless. From beginning, right to the end, it doesn’t stop,” he stressed.

Chapman explained that all of the cast portray members of a village on the island,

which is why they are almost all on stage throughout the play’s entirety. “The setup is that every member of the cast is a member of the village of the peasants. And a little girl wakes up scared during the night in a storm and they calm her by telling her this story,” Chapman said. Hanke added, “It’s a story about two groups of people; there are the peasants and then there are the Beauxhommes, which are like the rich... There’s the main character, Ti Moune, this play is all about her journey.”

The main plot of the tale that the villagers relay is a love story. Ti Moune, a peasant girl, falls in love with Daniel Beauxhomme, who is part of the “upper class” inhabitants of the island. “It’s sort of a classic situation, where parents say, ‘No way, that’s not who you’re marrying,’” Chapman said.

Freeman explained one of the overall themes of the play. “I think that one of the biggest things that it addresses are different stereotypes and classes and how differences sometimes split us apart when it doesn’t need to,” she said.

“It’s a timely topic,” Chapman added. “Dividing instead of bringing people together. And so the show is about bringing

people together.”

With the last couple weeks of rehearsals, the cast is working harder than ever. “We’re definitely squeezing a lot in, making some minor adjustments and getting everything together right now,” Hanke noted.

Of course, with any project where people are on stage, there will be nerves. “I’m getting the nervous jitters now, because it’s only like two weeks away... so that has me a little nervous, but in an excited way,” Hanke added. One of the first time cast members, Jaren Tuazon, plays the male lead. “It’s kind of scary at first, [being in a major production] because it’s my first time and I’m a little nervous because I got the leading role,” Tuazon said. Selena Santos, a major production veteran, who plays Ti Moune, the female lead, even felt a little timid at first. “It really placed me out of my comfort zone,” Santos said. “Which is good, actually, because I feel like I’m more confident when it comes to performing now.”

Despite the jitters, both Freeman and Chapman agree the 38 performers are doing a great job. “The cast in general has been great.

Our principals have come to rehearsals for the first time for a song with the whole song learned. I didn’t have to teach the songs,” Chapman expressed. Freeman added, “Their enthusiasm makes it fun for me... [they’re] super into it and so talented. There’s so many talented kids this year, it’s amazing. Their voices, singing, not just the music, but too with the acting. It’s just a great bunch of kids, it’s awesome.”

Both directors stated that they’re excited to bring this production to Neepawa. “It’s nice to be back in the Roxy,” Chapman said. “We’re lucky to have it and it’s always a little bit of a thrill when you walk back in there to start rehearsing and getting ready for the show.”

Freeman, who has been involved in major production for the first time this year, stated, “Being part of something that is ingrained in Neepawa has been awesome.”

Tickets are available at ArtsForward. The shows sell out completely almost every year, so don’t wait to purchase your seats. There will be three performances, from Thursday, May 9 to Saturday, May 11.

tourism centres in Winnipeg, Brandon, the U.S. border and several other areas across Manitoba. The brochures will also be available in northern Ontario, Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Being made appropriate for the seasons, a fall/winter brochure will be put together and distributed later this year.

Other notable future items noted by Drinkwater were the possibility of a full-sized tourism booklet and new signage in the

Neepawa area.

Barb Bohn elaborated that the activities and training committee is keeping up to date on community activities and the chance for possible Neepawa Tourism involvement. Currently, the activities and training committee is organizing workshops to educate and train management and staff of business that hold tourism membership on how to be an ambassador to the community.

Continued on page 17

Increasing the positive view of the community

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

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Cast Mama ........................... Bhea Cubacub Tonton Julian .................. Reinster Gonzalez Ti Moune ....................... Selina Santos Little Girl/Little Ti Moune .... Sheen Calamba Papa Ge ........................ Morgan Paramor Asaka ........................... Isabella Johnson Agwe ............................ Frances Bonafe Erzulie .......................... Claire Tomoniko Daniel........................... Jaren Tuazon Armand ......................... Jasper Murray Daniel’s Father ................ Jayvee Posadas Andrea .......................... Christina Babadilla Storyteller 1 ................... Kailyn Hanke Storyteller 2 ................... Declan Smith Storyteller 3 ................... Charsi Magwood Storyteller 4 ................... Sidney Poettcker Storyteller 5 ................... Joana Ursua Storyteller 6 ................... Grace Ferguson Beauxhomme .................. Dale Elgert Madame Armand.............. Phoebe De Silva Gatekeeper..................... Nicholas Masquieto Peasant Girl ................... Angel De Guzman

Villagers..... Nick Eu ..... Greg Eu ..... Ian Tayas ..... Vince Salazar ..... Phia Guarin ..... Allison Curle ..... Jewell Gaboy ..... Marithe Vicedo ..... Gaybrielle De Castro ..... Cora Baker ..... Jessie Wither ..... Kyle Misenas ..... Maddy Moore ..... Jenna Beaumont ..... Brooklyn Roe ..... Olivia Na

Break a leg!

The businesses in this feature wish NACI Drama the very best.

A portion of the proceeds from this feature will be donated to Drama Club.

Neepawa Tourism has taken the next step to bolster tourism in the community.

On Apr. 25, the Neepawa Tourism Committee held a meeting at Farmery Estate Brewery. The 7:00 p.m. meeting, led by tourism committee member Don Walmsley, acquainted the members in attendance with the committee’s goals and outlined Neepawa Tourism’s progress thus far.

Following the consultation with Travel Manitoba last January, Neepawa Tourism’s 2018 achievements came to include: successfully launching Neepawa’s new brand, launching a Facebook page, formulating special committees to take charge of different aspects related to tourism, producing and launching their first round of promotional merchandise in a few local retail outlets, launching their Neepawa Tourism website and partnering with the Chamber of Commerce for a membership drive.

Through the membership drive, Neepawa Tourism has acquired 73 members.

“We felt [the partnership with the Chamber] was a good link,” Walmsley

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Don Walmsley (pictured) led the proceedings at Neepawa Tourism’s “update meeting,” held on Apr. 25 at Neepawa’s Farmery Estate Brewery.

expressed in the meeting.

“We have a chamber of commerce that is active in the community, and it made good sense to partner with that.”

Following the overview of Neepawa Tourism’s history, representatives from each of Neepawa Tourism’s sub committees were allotted two minutes to provide those in attendance with a brief on the purpose of that representative’s group, accomplishments so far in 2019 and possibilities for tourism in the future.

Darryn Cameron, on behalf of the merchandise committee, announced the spring selection of Neepawa Tourism merchandise is now

available for retailers who hold tourism membership.

The collection includes tank tops, canteen style water bottles, two ball cap options, keychains and pins.

John Drinkwater, a representative of the print marketing committee, noted a few items that were accomplished or are on the docket for the future. This year, the marketing committee has produced both a “tourism checklist” and a spring/summer edition tourism brochure. Some of these promotional materials are to remain in Neepawa, for businesses to hand out to customers who may be visiting the area, while the rest will be distributed to

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Melanie Vogel through-hiking The Great Trail

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press Last Thursday, Apr. 25, an adventurer came through Neepawa. Melanie Vogel, originally from Germany but a Canadian Permanent Resident for the past 11 years, has been through-hiking The Great Trail (formerly Trans-Canada Trail) and is now approximately halfway through her journey.

A traveller at heart, Vogel noted that this was something she had been thinking about years before she actually embarked on her journey. “I heard about this Trans-Canada Trail – or The Great Trail– just about when I came back from my Asia travels in 2013. And it was sitting in the back of my mind ever since,” she said. “When I decided I was going traveling again, I thought, I’ll hike across Canada.

Just like that.”

She’s been on the trail for almost two years, with her huge backpack on her back for the warmer months, then pulling a sled with removable wheels for the winter. “I started on June 2, 2017, in Cape Spear [N.L.]... the most eastern part of Canada,” Vogel said. “My original plan was actually to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,” she noted, explaining that she wasn’t going to follow the trail up to the Arctic Ocean, because of the extra logistics, including emergency plans, supply drops and equipment for the extreme cold. “But now, since I walked and became so familiar with outdoor life – trail life is my lifestyle now – that I was like, I would probably regret if I’m not going to the Arctic Ocean, because it’s part of the Trans-Canada Trail,” she explained.

Including the Arctic will extending her journey to what she estimates will take about three and a half years, 18 months longer than she originally thought. “I haven’t figured it out yet, because I really want to see how my walk up to the Arctic will go. And if that already is such a challenge... then I will probably have to find another way down. And even taking a ride back, you can’t organize this now. I have to see, really, what happens,” she explained.

Sharing the trail So far, Vogel has already had a wide range of experiences along the road. Most notably, she found a traveling companion. “We went out for a hike on the Crow Wing Trail outside of St. Malo– people hosted me over there. That’s when [this dog] started to follow us. And we tried to drop him off and asked people in the area, we looked online, but there was nobody claiming him or calling him missing,” Vogel relayed.

“So I guess he adopted me. He found his human and he’s pretty happy on the trail,” she expressed. “He brings me a lot of joy on the trail, he’s a good companion to have.” The dog, who she named Malo, is a labrador/husky mix. Vogel explained that she originally didn’t want to keep him, as she has a very independent lifestyle. But she said now that he is with her, she falls more in love with him every day.

A stray dog isn’t the only animal Vogel has come across, either. “Wildlife is always a highlight,” she said. “It may be scary for some, but when you hike across Canada, you do want to see bears, you do want to see moose and caribou and deer and wolf and fox, coyotes, all of it.” Vogel recalled a time that she was in the woods, looking for a bull moose, but found something else entirely. “I screened the woods so much for the bull moose, because hunters told me about it,” she explained. “But there was a bear. I had just made myself a dehydrated meal, so I’m like, ‘Oh, how exciting!

Oh, I probably smell like beef and vegetables right now.’ So I took my bear spray out and walked quietly on.” Fortunately, there was no confrontation, but unfortunately, she had no chance to take any pictures of it.

‘More deeply connected’ Part of the reason Vogel wanted to travel Canada on foot was to experience the country itself and the people. “I could have chosen to cycle across Canada, or take a car and go for a road trip... but I wanted to really walk. And what I realized walking is that you’re slowing down a lot and your moments... because of that, you’re more deeply connected to the land, to the people, to nature. And that’s a really nice

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

On Thursday, Apr. 25, Melanie Vogel and her dog, Malo, who are hiking The Great Trail, made their way along the Riverbend Park section of the trail, in Neepawa.

experience,” she explained.

Connecting with the country includes interactions with people and learning the cultures in Canada. “Every province is different. People in Newfoundland or people in P.E.I. are different than people living in Quebec,” Vogel noted.

“What’s also interesting is almost all the people in their province consider themselves as the friendliest. Manitobans even put it on their license plate!” she joked. “But I honestly would say, all through the journey, people have been very consistently kind and hospitable to me.”

Vogel added, “There’s a lot of people who help me in all kinds of ways on this journey, which is a really wonderful experience. And that can be really everything, like people giving donations, say putting it towards my next meal; or they are helping me ‘MacGyver-ing’ this wagon together– that happened in Thunder Bay. So a lot of good things have happened. So I think, if not for the help or support of so many people, it would have been way more challenging.”

A range of challenges Despite all the help from people she’s met along the way, Vogel still faces challenges that nobody can help her with.

“I think the hardest part is always the start of each travel.

Getting used to this new lifestyle, walking every day, being outdoors every day in every weather, any condition of the trail,” Vogel expressed. She explained that her bag, which she estimates weighs around 55 to 60 pounds, was one of the most painful things about the start of her journey.

She recalled that she was always sore, uncomfortable, she even fell right on her face once. Now that she’s used to the weight, it’s not as much of a struggle anymore.

Of course the weather is another problem, sometimes.

One might think that winter is the worst for travelling, but at least with winter, you always know what to expect– cold.

“Shoulder seasons are a little bit more challenging, because it’s not really warm, but it’s not really cold anymore either.

So you don’t want to keep your winter stuff, but you can’t really move forward to taking your summer or spring gear,” Vogel explained. “Because you have nights where it’s already like 9° and then suddenly it’s -3° again, or maybe even colder.” Because of this, she has to pack for two seasons for a while, until the weather becomes consistent. Currently, she is making the transition to her summer gear, switching from her sled with wheels back to carrying her backpack.

Another challenge Vogel has in the more populated areas is finding a place to camp for the night where she won’t be in anyone’s way. There was an instance recently, where that didn’t work out so well for her. “I camped– I don’t know exactly the area– on a cow field,” she said. “Then a lady woke me up in the morning at 6:30, because she was actually looking for her two bulls. She said they were around somewhere and they liked to play.” Well, that got Vogel to pack up camp quickly, because she didn’t want any bulls playing with her tent. “I’m trying to tuck away as much as possible, but sometimes, it’s not possible, like in this case.

Because so many places here are privately owned and they have fences. So this was the place that I found for the night and that’s where I settled,” Vogel explained.

From Neepawa, Vogel started on her way north to Erickson and will continue northwest on to Saskatchewan. Looking ahead, she stated that she’s very excited to see buffalo, once she gets to Saskatchewan. She’s also really looking forward to her time in the Arctic, including perhaps getting to see the Northern Lights. “There is still so much to experience,” she expressed.

For those who want to stay up to date with Vogel’s journey on The Great Trail, she has both a Facebook page and a blog.

Her Facebook page is called, Between Sunsets: A Trail Story, and her blog can be found at www.betweensunsets.com.

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Neepawa Minor Hockey A record breaking leap hosts annual general meeting Prairie Storm compete at U.S. track event

By Eoin Devereux

Neepawa Banner & Press

It was a tremendous season, both on and off the ice for the Neepawa Minor Hockey Association (NMHA). Parents received that positive news from the executive board during its annual general meeting, which was held on Thursday, Apr. 25 at the Yellowhead Centre.

Outgoing president, Jamie Denbow, told to the assembled group that the participation numbers for the boy’s teams in all age categories stayed consistent year over year. Denbow also noted that the recent growth of the female hockey program has also been a real highlight.

“We’ve got a strong program. Our girls program is something that every minor hockey association would love to claim. We’ve had enough players to assemble teams on the atom, bantam, pee-wee and midget level, this past year. I don’t know of any other association [in rural Manitoba] that can claim that, so that’s huge.

We see the increase in girls hockey as a real positive and we want to continue to build on that strength,” Denbow stated.

As well, Minor Hockey did post a slight profit for the year. Denbow said the hard work of parents and volunteers in fundraising efforts made that possible, thus ensuring that they can keep the playing fees as low as possible.

New president With Denbow’s tenure as president at an end, Ryan Smith, who has served as the association’s vice president will now step into that position. Smith told the Banner & Press that he’s excited about the opportunity. He also added that he’s looking forward to working with the board and parents in making Neepawa Minor Hockey a fun and, hopefully, successful organization.

Other notable changes to the executive board include Melissa Byskal stepping down as treasurer. Andrea Smith, who had been serving as the registrar, will take over as treasurer. Meanwhile, the position of ice scheduler is

currently vacant. Anyone interested in volunteering for that slot on the executive board is asked to contact Neepawa Minor Hockey via the association’s website.

5 in 5 program Neepawa Minor Hockey shared details related to a new potential partnership with the Neepawa Natives Junior “A” hockey team.

In recent weeks, new head coach and GM Ken Pearson has been in contact with Minor Hockey, expressing an interest in building a stronger bond between the team and the association.

A concept pitched to minor hockey is called the 5 in 5 program. It would involve members of the Junior “A” club participating in more programming related to NMHA. The long term hope of the initiative is to have five locally developed players skilled enough to play on the team within the next five years.

Bidding on play-in tournaments For the upcoming season, NMHA plans to actively pursue opportunities to host provincial play-in tournaments. Various events are held in both male and female hockey in the atom, peewee, bantam and midget age divisions. Host sites in all categories are determined each October and teams enter their appropriate category to compete in February and March.

Changes to the constitution Some amendments to the constitution were reviewed and voted upon during the AGM. One which was passed, will ensure that individuals who apply and serve as a head coach, can only do so for a maximum of two teams. The rationale for the change was to increase

Name change rejected One other amendment was brought forward suggesting Neepawa Minor Hockey Assocation change the names of its hockey teams to Hawks and Junior Farmers. Currently, the name Natives is used by the majority of those teams, with Hawks used by a pair of clubs last year and Farmers used by one. After a few minutes of discussion, the amendment was defeated.

The reason the motion was voted down centred upon the fact such a small assembled group, less than a dozen, were in attendance at the AGM and should not be making a decision of this magnitude that would affect so many people. A suggestion was made from the floor to distribute a survey to parents of registered players asking for their thoughts on the matter. That suggestion was taken under advisement.

Several sports teams and organizations across North America in recent years have stopped using names and logos that reference Indigenous people and cultures. Notable examples include the Cleveland Indians, who earlier this year retired the Chief Wahoo logo, which had been in use since 1947. As well, McGill University, has ceased use of the nickname Redmen for its men’s varsity sports teams. Closer to home, the Mitchell Minor Hockey Association, located just south of Winnipeg, changed all its team names from Mohawks to Mustangs, back in March.

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Daxx Turner, of Prairie Storm Athletics, broke the u18 Men’s Provincial Triple Jump outdoor recor d on Sa t ur day, Apr. 27 in Moorhead, MN at the Univeristy of Minnesota-Moorhead’s Ron Masanz Clas sic .

Competing against athletes from NCAA DivII Daxx finished second overall with a jump of 14.41m while teammate Riley Neufeld finished fifth overall with a new personal best jump of 13.19m. Other notable performances were Ben Perrett finishing fourth in the 400m, Peighton Johnson finishing fourth in the 200m and sixth in the 400m and Taine Middleton finishing sixth in the 100m.

the opportunities for additional coaches to participate in NMHA and to eliminate reduced play for teams as a result of coaches conflicts.

Other amendments altered the wording within the constitution to acknowledge the male and female leagues.

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During their 2019 annual general meeting, held on Apr. 18, the Neepawa Gladstone Co-op recognized two board members for their long service to the organization. Left: Co-op general manager Brian Hedley (right) presented board chair Ray Kulbacki with a certificate acknowledging his 15 years of service. Right: Kulbacki and Heldey presented John Forke (right) with a certificate for his 12 years of service.

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The United Commercial From left: Crystal Murray, the director of the new childcare centre on the NACI grounds; Marla Steen, Budz ‘n “It’s surprising just how Travellers (UCT) has nearBloom board chair; Gord Sylvester, BPCU general manger; Cindy Hockin, BPCU manager of lending services, much time and effort goes ly 55,000 members across and Ron Jesson, BPCU board president. During the AGM, BPCU youth grants were given to Prairie Storm into preparing to host an Canada and the United Athletics, The Neepawa Tiger Lilies and Glenella Cross Country Ski Club. Neepawa Theatre Centre (Roxy event like this,” noted Gil- States. Its members volune Theatre) was also given a grant to run a series of three free family movies, the first of which will run during lies. “I think we have a very teer to enhance their com& the Neepawa Fair. good planning commit- munities through Allcommunyou have to tee and we’ve had several ity service, charitable funda photo o meetings to get everything raising and helpingus those in reading in place. We’re just very need.

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Expressive Dance with Crystal, Enchanted Tea Party, which features dancing and acting. 30th Dance Show 2018-2019 Fri., May 10, 7pm; Sat., May11, 1 pm, Strathclair Bend Theatre.

Advance tickets sales begin Friday, April 27, 8 am. Call 204-867-2446. _____________________ Minnedosa Fun Fest’s Spring Craft & Vendor Market Saturday, May 4th from 10am - 3pm, Minnedosa Community Conference Centre Shop from over 30 crafters, artisans and home based businesses. Hourly draws for gift certificates to be used at the market, raffle prizes, kids photos with Chase from Paw Patrol for $5 and more! Lunch will be available. Admission is $2 and children under 12 are free.

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Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the Neepawa Hospital boardroom (downstairs), Thursdays, 7:30 pm _____________________ Arden Hall, cap. 255. Park, camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call Leah 368-2403 or 841-4766 _____________________ Drug problem? Narcotics Anonymous can help. Meetings on Sat at 7 p.m. and Tues at 7 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa _____________________ Polonia Hall, cap 173. Perfect for smaller weddings, socials, anniversaries, etc.

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Obituary Frederick Charles Edwards Fred Edwards; beloved Husband of Anne Edwards, father of Christine, Wiley and Teri; passed away at Portage General Hospital April 27th, 2019 at the age of 78. Funeral will be held at the Gladstone Christian Fellowship Church, Saturday, May 4th at 2:00pm.

Donations can be made to Sunset Palliative Care, Box 92, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3B2; Central Plain Cancer Services, 318 Sask Ave E Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0K8; or the Gladstone Christian Fellowship, Box 6, Gladstone, MB R0J 0T0.

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Wilfred Alvin Buffi

May 11, 1932 - February 6, 2019 Our brother, Wilfred, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2019 at Country Meadows Personal Care Home in Neepawa, Manitoba.

He is survived by his siblings: Doris, Jerry (Marlene), Aileen (Ed); nephews: Kevin (Leanne), Jason (Anna), Jonathan, Chris (Sabrina), Ryan (Jennifer) and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Magdalena Buffi.

Wilfred was born on the family farm in Waldersee, Manitoba, where he grew up working with his father to tend the farm and raise cattle. In his younger years, Wilfred was involved in community activities, enjoying hockey, curling and even taking part in a community drama. Eventually, with the passage of time, the farm became his sole responsibility; as he aged, his neighbours stepped in to help with daily farm work.

In November 2010, Wilfred suffered a stroke and as a result, was unable to resume farm work. Subsequently ,he spent the next 8 years in care. His sense of humour remained with him even as his health deteriorated. He will be remembered by his nephews, friends and caregivers for his corny jokes.

The funeral service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church in Waldersee at 1:00 pm on May 11, 2019. The family extends thanks to Ron and Dennis Mitchler for their help, as well as the caregivers at Baldur Care Unit, Yellowhead Manor Assisted Living and especially Country Meadows Personal Care Home, for their faithful, loving care of Wilfred. Thanks also to Drs. Desilet and Wang, as well as Chaplains Gladys Anderson, Hildegard and Jim Vickers.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Country Meadows Personal Care Home or Christ Lutheran Church in Waldersee.

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Thank You On behalf of the Smyth family, we would like to thank everyone who sent cards, food, emails, flowers and made donations.

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Copies of the financial plan are available for review and may be examined by any person during the regular office hours of the municipal office at 49 Main Street, Minnedosa, MB. Aaren Robertson, C.M.M.A., C.A.O. Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to subsection 162(2) of the Municipal Act that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Rosedale intends to present its financial plan for the Fiscal Year 2019 at a public hearing on: Friday, May 10th, 2019 at 1:30 PM Council Chambers Rural Municipality of Rosedale 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa Copies of the Financial Plan and additional information are available for review during the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday at the Rural Municipality of Rosedale Office located at 282 Hamilton Street. Dated April 15, 2019 Kara Sylvester, CAO Box 100, 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 PH (204) 476-5414 ~ Fax (204) 476-5431 rosedale@mts.net ~ www.rmrosedale.com

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REGARDING THE 2019 FINANCIAL PLAN Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to subsection 162(2) of The Municipal Act, that the council of the Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne intends to present its proposed 2019 financial plan for the municipality. The public hearing will be held in the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne Council Chambers located at 50 Main Street N in Glenella on the 9th day of May, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.

Council will hear any person who wishes to make representation, ask questions, or register an objection to the financial plan, as provided.

Copies of the proposed financial plan can be viewed online at www.glenella.ca or at either municipal office in Arden or Glenella during regular office hours.

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

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

Route # 12 – Transports students to and from J. M. Young School in Eden from an area north-west of Eden.

Duties to commence Sept 4, 2019 Route # 19 – Transports students to and from the Neepawa Schools from an area west of Neepawa. This route includes some rural and urban stops.

Duties to commence on a mutually agreed upon date

Spare School Bus Drivers Beautiful Plains School Division requires spare school bus drivers for regular routes and extracurricular sporting/educational trips.

Interested applicants are requested to submit an application form, a driver abstract and the names of two references by: NOON, Thursday, May 9th, 2019 Warren Rainka Transportation Supervisor Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Tel: (204) 476-5009 Fax: (204) 476-5048 Email: wrainka@bpsd.mb.ca

Sunday, May 5 10 - 4pm

Sunova Centre (West St. Paul) Main St. & North Perimeter

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Bruce & Lynne Moore

Inwood, MB Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Sale Site: From Inwood on Hwy #17 - 3.3 km North to PR #229, 5 km west and 1.4 km North OR from Clarkleigh on Hwy #6 - 35.7 km East on PR#229, 1.4 km North.

Equipment & Trailers: 1998 J.D. 6200 Power Quad, w/640 loader, bucket & grapple, 3pt, new steering link, rubber, front & rear wipers, approx. 8000 hrs (ser #L06200V206583; 1992 J.D. 5200, 3pt hitch, dual hyd, open station, 3700 hrs (Ser #LV5200C110311); 1986 J.D. 2350, 3pt, 2 hyd, open station, 8 spd, 6024 hrs (Ser #L02350T534574); J.D. 505 3pt 6ft Brush mower; Heston Manure spreader, tandem, big rubber; J.D. Manure spreader; Cockshutt 10ft Deep tiller; 3pth Farmking 10ft blade; Ajax stack mover; Truck box dump trailer; I.H. 24 run drill, rubber; Drag/diamond harrows; Ford 2 bottom Plow; 10ft & 7ft 3pt Cultivators; Ford 3pt hitch 3 bottom Plow; 3pt hitch bale fork; (2) 16” Pencil augers; 3pt Post-hole auger w/9 & 12” auger bits; 6” Auger (no motor); 18ft Stock trailer Shop & Yard: Sanborn compressor; Century 230AC Welder; 39 kg Anvil; 1200 psi Pressure washer; 6ft Snowblower, pto; Flex coil Post pounder – trailer type; 8ft; Int. stationary engine, 3 or 4 hp Cattle & Horse Equipment: (3) Bale feeders; Sm calf shelter; Feed bunks; (16) 10ft Panels; 12ft Gate; (2) 10ft metal troughs; Feeders (need some repair); Calf squeeze; Miami 250bu Creep feeder (racks incl); Mesh fence panels; Lewis cattle oiler; Horse bells; Harness; (2) Riding saddles (pleasure); 20-22” Collars; 16ft mesh panels; Antiques & Household Auctioneer’s Note: Machinery all running and in good condition.

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All sales are Terms: Cash/Cheque/Debit/Credit card/ETransfer Neither the Owner nor Auctioneer is responsible for errors in description or condition. Sale listing is subject to additions or deletions and any comments made the day of the sale with respect to sale items takes precedence over previously reported listing. We are not responsible for accidents Items are sold “AS IS - WHERE IS”

Help Wanted

NOW HIRING DISHWASHERS We are currently looking for reliable, hard working people to join our Resturant Department. The successful individual can work under pressure, take direction well and be able to maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards. S/he must be able to stay on their feet for long periods of time, willing to work shifting hours and able to lift a minimum of 10 lbs. Time management and thoroughness are essential to this position.

Experience not necessary.

To apply please send your resume to: Dan Hunter by fax (204.848.2109) or email- dan.hunter@elkhornresort.mb.ca www.elkhornresort.mb.ca 1.866.355.4676 | 204.848.2802 Onanole, Manitoba

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Successful candidates must complete a Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check.

Only those selected for a short list will be contacted.

All applicants are thanked for their interest in the Division.

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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

Saturday, May 4 10 - 6pm

AUCTION SALE FOR 2 Permanent School Bus Drivers

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world class product. Our positions range from working on our slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you!

Annual Stamp & Coin Show

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Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company.

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Meyers Auction of Collector Signs

10 am Sat. May 11, 2019 SIGNS: Imperial Esso Dealer; Pepsi; Grey Goose Bus Lines; Coca Cola; Gulf.

LITE UP BEER SIGNS: Pabst Blue Ribbon; Budweiser King of Beers; Grain Belt.

TINS: BA; Co-op; Imperial; Texaco; Honey Tins; Esso.

MUCH MORE Meyers Auctions & Appraisals

Bradley Meyers Auctioneer 204-476-6262

McSherry Auction 12 Patterson Dr. Stonewall, MB

Estate & Moving Wed May 8th 4 PM

Featuring 40 Signs * Yard * Recreation * Tools * Antiques * Furniture * Misc * Household * (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

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AUCTION SALE FOR Jim Hedden

Camper, MB (House #34068) Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Sale Site: From Hwy #6 & Ashern – 18.4 km South to Edison Road & 1.5 km West Or From Hwy #6 – 3.6 km South of Camper to Edison Road and 1.5 km West.

Equipment & Trailers: 2007 Montana 5740C Tractor w/loader, 3pt hitch, 2 hyd outlets, 688 hrs; PMI RP1511 Baler; JD 100 12ft Cultivator; 6 wheel Rake; Buhler Farmking 620 6ft Mower; New Holland 9ft Mower; Bale shredder (needs work); J.D. 450 Crawler w/bucket, blade, manure fork; Front mount post driver; Bale forks; 7ft 3pt Cultivator; 3 pt Bale fork; 8ft 60 Blade, 3pt; Eagle Iron 3 horse tandem trailer bumper hitch; 8 x 20 Stock trailer; 7 x 12 Deck trailer; 300 Diskall; 20 run Drill; Farm trailer – wagon steering Vehicles & Sporting: 2014 Yamaha 3 man Viking side-by-side, dump box, power steering, winch, rear bumper, 700 cc (tracks to be sold seperately; 2002 Ford F350, w/7.3 long box, power stroke, air bags, safetied; Ford 4t box & hoist; 2011 Shandik Snowmobile w/20” track; 894 mi.

550 motor; hi/low range, reverse, handwarmers; 4 person vinyl boat; Moose hunting tent w/wood stove; Ice Auger Shop & Yard: Honda 160 Pressure washer; 30” Snowblower, 420 cc, elec start; Quad sprayer w/pump & 7ft booms; Stihl M5170 Chainsaw; Husqvarna 51 Chainsaw; Lifan 9.5 water pump; Stihl (gas) weedeater; Trademaster press drill; 12” Chopsaw; Cutting torch set – red tank gauges; 6” CFE Vise; Zipper AC/DC Welder; Charger w/start charge; Metal drill & wood bits; Storage racks; Red lion sump pump; Lawn sweep; 22” Lawn mower; Rolling bolt stand; Jet drill press; Grinding/Baffing machine; Draft table; Jet lathe; Anvil; Welding helmet & hammer; Worm drive Skil saw; Carriage bolts; Fuel oil barrel heater; Set of Sorby lathe chisels Horse & Cattle Equipment: Wade 15” roping saddle; Bridles, show halters, leads; Leather sewing horse; (2) – 10ft feed troughs; Pearson Chute & cage; Pearson headgate; Approx 30 – 12ft steel panels; 8x8 bale feeder; (2) Calf shelters – 7x16; Hoof trimmers; Calf scale; Calf sleigh; Calf squeeze; Stock doctor (new); Wester gun; Calf puller; (3) Tattoo pliers; (2) Clippers; 3pt ht Leader Antiques & Household: Potato scuffler; Wood/metal trim trunk; Tractor seat; Organ; Heavy duty Antique vice Firearms: Winchester 1200 12ga, synthetic stock; Remington 700, 7mm mag, 3x9 Bushnell scope Auctioneer’s Note: Jim has sold out so everything must go!!

BERGNER AUCTION SERVICE Lorne (Buddy) Bergner, Auctioneer Box 721, Ashern, MB R0C 0E0 Ph: 204-768-2669 / Fax: 204-768-3237

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All sales are Terms: Cash/Cheque/Debit/Credit card/ETransfer Neither the Owner nor Auctioneer is responsible for errors in description or condition. Sale listing is subject to additions or deletions and any comments made the day of the sale with respect to sale items takes precedence over previously reported listing. We are not responsible for accidents Items are sold “AS IS - WHERE IS”

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Valuable feedback

Continued from page 11 The workshops are being conducted in partnership with the Manitoba Tourism Education Council and will include education on activities going on in the area and where to find historical areas. This will prep them for a situation in which visitors spending time in the area enter a business looking for more information about the Neepawa community.

The final key update was presented by Marilyn Crewe, on behalf of Tourism’s fundraising committee. Crewe divulged that, through the Tourism membership drive, an additional amount of approximately $2,800 has been added to Neepawa Tourism’s budget. The additional funds will allow Neepawa Tourism to do more projects to promote the community. In addition, Neepawa Tourism will be hiring a summer student this year.

The tourism assistant provides Neepawa Tourism with an opportunity to be out and about in the community. Neepawa Tourism applied for funding from Canada’s Summer Jobs Program to assist with 50 per cent of the cost required for hiring the assistant, who will be employed for eight weeks.

The fundraising committee continues to seek out and apply for other grants to help stretch Tourism’s budget so the committee can serve and promote Neepawa to its fullest potential.

Following the presentations, the Banner & Press collected thoughts from Neepawa Tourism representatives Marilyn Crewe and Eoin Devereux on the meeting’s turnout and the progress the committee has made so far.

Crewe stated, “I’m really

happy with the turnout for this meeting and the success of the membership drive. Everything’s going well and all we need to do now is keep moving forward.

I’m really surprised with the progress Neepawa Tourism has made so far. The website is already up, we have print products ready… Everything’s going how it should be.”

Neepawa Tourism board chair Eoin Devereux elaborated that the committee was very pleased to have assembled some of the local business members and community leaders in this manner, stating, “We very much wanted to keep them in the loop in regard to what we’ve been attempting to do with Neepawa Tourism. The feedback we received from them this meeting is very valuable going into the tourism season and moving forward. We want to have a real partnership with local businesses.”

Home Hardware owner Michelle Gerrard shared her perspective on the matter as one of Neepawa Tourism’s members as well. “I think this is great. It’s so important for people to be able to see where things are in Neepawa, and the print products with the maps are really helpful,” Gerrard expressed. “If somebody comes into your store and asks a question, you could pull out the map in the brochure and point them in the right direction. This will increase the positive view of our community and show that we are proud of it. Especially since we have a product that looks professional.”

Neepawa Tourism extends their thanks to those who attended and to the Farmery Estate Brewery for providing the venue.

Minnedosa RCMP respond to fatal collision Submitted

RCMP Media Release

On Apr. 27, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Minnedosa RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision involving a truck tractor carrying anhydrous ammonia, on Road 85 N at PR 262 in the Town of Minnedosa.

The driver and lone occupant, a 63-year-old male from Kelwood, is believed to have been travelling westbound on 85 North, when the truck went through the intersection at PR 262 and collided with a tree. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene.

The anhydrous ammonia being transported remained intact and did not leak at the time of the collision. Rivers Fire Department, Minnedosa Fire Department and Sustainable Development were on scene assisting with the safe removal of the anhydrous.

It is not believed that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision.

Minnedosa RCMP, along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.

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Neepawa’s Ag Expo supports Budz ‘n Bloom Daycare expansion

By Cassandra Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

The official numbers are in and the cheque has been presented. The Neepawa Natives hockey team has donated $2,582.50 from their Ag Expo, held Apr. 4, to Budz ‘n Bloom Daycare. The money is being put towards the cost of the daycare’s developments at NACI and inside the old Co-op

building. In the Apr. 12 edition of the Banner & Press, it was revealed that the startup cost to fulfill both projects, in total, is currently sitting at and estimated $375,000.

These projects are an effort by Budz ‘n Bloom to tackle the shortage of daycare services for school age children in the community– an issue the daycare has been working towards a long-term solution for for several years.

Pictured from left to right are Ken Pearson, general manager and head coach for the Neepawa Natives; Marla Steen, chair of the Budz ’n Bloom Daycare; Matt Lowry, Ag Expo organizer; and Ken Waddell, Neepawa Natives team president.

PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEHRHAHN

Supplying rides for kids Shelter at the sanctuary

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Malcolm Murray fixed up these used children’s bikes to offer to families who can’t afford to buy a new one.

Banner Staff Neepawa Banner & Press On Apr. 27, over 30 kids picked up a new set of wheels.

For the second year, Neepawa area resident Malcolm Murray organized a bike sale and swap. Set up in the Salvation Army parking lot, Murray had a selection of used children’s bikes that he

gave away or sold for a nominal amount. The bikes were mostly donated and prior to the event, Murray inspected and repaired them to ensure they were safe.

Murray started the sale with 24 bikes and area residents donated 24 more during the course of the day. In total, he re-homed over 30

bikes that day, in addition to 10 more prior to the sale. He also did on-site bike checks and minor repairs. About the event, Murray said, “Thanks to Alex Jarema for the help setting up the bikes for the kids … Lots of happy kids and smiles all around. And thanks for all the donated bikes.”

PHOTO BY KIRA PATERSON

The Neepawa Bird Sanctuary’s largest residents, emus Jake and Jill, now have a nice shelter so they can duck out of poor weather. Russ Elliott, Stan Rainkie and Don Denoon were working hard on Tuesday, Apr. 30, constructing the shelter.

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Home & Garden Get your green thumbs ready for growing season MAY 3, 2019

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PHOTOS BY JOHN DRINKWATER

Parkside Gardens Greenhouse, located just south of Riding Mountain, is getting ready for spring.

The Home & Garden feature will appear throughout the month of May. To book a placement, contact: ads@neepawabanner.com or 204-476-3401

The

Greenhouse Neepawa

196 PTH, Hwy 16 W Box 2207, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0

204-476-3001

Opening May 4th Welcoming summer with a

Tree and Shrub sale May 4th and 5th

up to 30% off on trees and shrubs.

Large selection of bedding plants, perennials, trees, shrubs planters and more.

Open 7 days a week

A & B Dalrymple’s Country Farm Greenhouses

Opposite the Dam at the Minnedosa Beach 1 mile from Minnedosa Hwy #262 North (Also Access Road East of the Miniature Golf)

Minnedosa, MB

Just past the buffalo!

Lots of Choices and New Varieties

Season Opening And Customer Appreciation Day

Saturday, May 11, 2019 Free Coffee and Donuts!

~ GIFT CERTIFICATES AND PLANTS AVAILABLE FOR MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS ~

We pride ourselves on quality and value.

Swing for the s and room kids to p Farmya lay in the r d!

Also a wide Selection of Tomatoes, Vegetables and Herbs

We still grow lots of plants in dozens in fibre packs.

We have many hanging baskets. Plus all your favourite Annuals.

PERENNIALS • TREES • SHRUBS • HARDY ROSES

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Mother’s Day

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MAY 3, 2019

Making waves and raising awareness in style

PHOTOS BY KIRA PATERSON

On Wednesday, Apr. 24, past and present members of the Waves of Hope breast cancer dragon boat team, family and friends took to the runway at the Keystone Centre in Brandon for their 17th annual fashion show.

Models showed off outfits from supporting stores all over the Westman area.

Right: Emma Gerrard, daughter of Michelle Gerrard, of Neepawa, has been modeling at Waves of Hope fashion shows since she was 5.

Far right: Chelsea McPhee, daughter of Carmen McPhee, of Neepawa, showing off her style.

Check out our Mother’s Day Specials!

PHOTO BY SONYA PATERSON

Lynda Giannotti, of Erickson (formerly of Neepawa), and Carmen McPhee, of Neepawa, led the team procession with the current Waves of Hope banner.

As part of their 20th anniversary celebrations, the members showed off the different team banners from past years.

Above: Marlene Po r t e o u s , o f S a n d y Lake, and Bev Roman, of Onanole.

Below: Michelle Gerrard, of Neepawa, wearing an outfit from It’s Time Fashion & Gif t s in Neepawa.

Brenda Nelson’s 2019

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Happy Mother’s Day!!

Customer Appreciation Day

Mothers Day Pottery Sale Friday, May 10

4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sat. May 11th

Saturday, May 11

at the Riding Mountain Location

Sunday, May 12

10:00am - 3:00pm Coffee & Doughnuts

11:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Brenda Nelson Natural Joy Pottery

Sandra Sobkowich-Wiebe hand woven accessories and clothing

628 Brown Ave. Neepawa, MB corner red house at Brown & Ada We’ll see you there!

Refreshments served.

Phone: (204) 476-2524

Arrangements made just for Mom

- Bedding Plants - Herbs - Vegetables - Flowers - Perennials - Custom Planters - Garden Seed - Nursery - Shrubs - Trees - Ornamental - Fruit - Gift Certificates - And Much More

Sale!!

25% OFF all hanging baske ts info@parksidegardens.ca Locations: 2.5 miles south of Riding Mountain on PTH 5 And located in Neepawa on the Co-op Parking Lot!

Riding Mountain Open May 6th Mon - Sat 9:00 - 8:00

Mountain & Ellen, Neepawa

204-967-2135

Ends May 11th

Neepawa (Co- op) Open May 8th - 21st Mon - Sat 9:00 - 6:00 May 22nd - June 22nd Mon - Sat 9:00 - 8:00