Neepawa Banner & Press - May 30, 2025

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By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Habitat for Humanity is celebrating the start of its inaugural home project in Neepawa. The shovels were officially in the ground as part of a ceremony held on Monday, May 26 to commemorate the occasion.

A large contingent of supporters were on hand to witness Ritchel Quezon, the first partner with the housing build, as well as several Habitat board members, dig into the dirt to start construction.

The structure itself will be a 970 square foot house, with a basement and two bedrooms, and is located close to the former East View Lodge property in Neepawa.

Neepawa Habitat Steering Committee Chair John Lavich served as the master of ceremonies for the afternoon’s festivities. He thanked everyone for not just attending the event, but for supporting the efforts of the local chapter.

“We couldn’t have done this without everyones help, because it’s a huge [endeavour]. There’s a lot that goes on with this,” said Lavich. “There’s a lot of generous donations from contractors [who are] donating time, businesses putting their money or materials into the project. It’s really fantastic. You’ve really rallied around the cause and it just goes to show that many hands make things light. So, it’s a great thing.”

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A place to call home

board members and supporters of

broke ground at the location for

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

The

Habitat for Humanity Neepawa, along with first project partner Ritchel Quezon (at centre),

the community’s first Habitat house, on Monday, May 26.

Fun at the New Wave Neepawa Colour Run

People turned up en-masse to Neepawa’s Rotary Park on the morning of May 24 for Rotary: The New Wave

Colour Run. Scenes from this event are shown here, with plenty of colour and smiles to go around. Full details on this event will appear in next week’s paper!

TAKE

PHOTOS BY CASPER WEHRHAHN

Neepawa’s

1974: Fabulous Ink Spots to entertain at Minnedosa

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

125 years ago, Wednesday, May 31, 1899

Writer’s note: Last year, I accidentally copied the materials for this week’s Looking Back to the May 31, 2024 edition of the paper. So, here’s a swap; a look back in 2025 to the years I’d have covered in 2024!

P.S: Did you know that some of the original recordings for The Ink Spots are available digitally on Spotify? What a find!

Plumas: We are to have a license for the Royal hotel. Plumas will be the only place in the Westbourne municipality having a license. It must not be inferred that the householders in Plumas are a whiskey-loving lot–not at all. Far from it, but everybody must learn from experience as his forefathers did. It is the same way in regard to a license. It is here on trial, and if the trial is not satisfactory, then those who gave the license have pledged themselves to see that it is not renewed another year.

100 years ago, Tuesday, May 27, 1924

The News Express says

the subscribers to Brookdale telephone exchange have voted by a small majority in favor of amalgamation with Carberry rather than with Neepawa.

Building prospects in Neepawa are not promising at this time. The starts made last fall on two residences are halted until the business outlook improves.

75 years ago, Thursday, May 26, 1949

Alex W. Morris, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Morris, of Neepawa, recently graduated from the University of New Brunswick. Alex received his B.Sc. in forest engineering. He is now employed by the Consolidated Farmer Corporation at Grand’mere, Que.

Alex attended both public school and the Collegiate here. After graduating from the collegiate in 1942, he enlisted in the R.C.A.F. and served until 1945, when he received his discharge. He attended the University of Manitoba for one year before going east to finish his course at the University of New Brunswick.

Mrs. M. Morris went to

These individuals made up the band The Fabulous Ink Spots and were set to perform in Minnedosa in 1974. According to Discogs.com, The Fabulous Ink Spots were a Canadian spin off from The Ink Spots led by Ray Richardson. Alternative names were The Canadian Inkspots and Ray Richardson’s Fabulous Inkspots. Richardson had joined Charlie Fuqua’s Ink Spots in 1961, becoming leader after Fuqua’s death in 1971. Richardson registered the group with a Canadian trademark, basing it out of Toronto.

New Brunswick to attend the graduation when her son received his degree.

50 years ago, Thursday, May 30, 1974

Remember all those moths that covered Neepawa streets like a rusty-brown carpet last July? It looks like they will be back again this year.

Ron Gerelus has been appointed Agricultural Representative for the Neepawa area, replacing Norm Hemstad, who has been posted to Brandon. Mr Gerelus is from Shoal Lake and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba. He arrived in Neepawa May 6. He is single, plays fastball and is interested in golf.

Over 300 students, parents and teachers gathered at the Yellowhead Center in Neepawa for the Class of ‘74 dinner and dance on Friday, May 24. A number of members of the Beautiful Plains Horticultural Society from the Neepawa and Riding Mountain area attended a meeting here Monday afternoon, May 27, to take a “crash course” in plant diseases, lawn care, and gardening problems. Also on hand were Provincial Horticulturalist Fred Weir, Provincial Plant Pathologist Gary Platford and Entomologist Andy Kolach, who conducted the course, and a number of members from the Newdale and Minnedosa horticultural groups who were taking a refresher course in preparation for operating their “hotline” again this year.

Midwest Drilling Co., of Winnipeg, moved a rig into the area last week and have begun drilling a hole at a site about four

miles southeast of town in the RM of Langford. The company was hired by Tudale Exploration Ltd. to explore the iron deposit which is thought to be one of the largest in North America. A small sample brought up by an oil drilling rig at the same site in 1947 assayed 38.7 per cent iron.

The Touchwood Garbathon netted over $2,100– $1,950 from Neepawa and $200 from Eden.

Mark “Mac” Stoddart, a junior from Neepawa, was chosen Jimmie Jives Jester by Jamestown College students recently. He was crowned with a jester’s hat at a short ceremony during the dance featuring music by “Zula” that evening.

Amaranth: Allan Skrumeda has completed his adult education classes at Marius, and left for Brandon where he’ll be teaching summer classes at Community College.

Arden: Mrs. Ken Waddell attended the Toastmistress Conference in Brandon last week.

Arden: Last Sunday in Arden United Church, the following children were baptised: Laura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Windus; Wayne and Koralee, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Jarvis; Corwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dear; Devin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Russell.

Brookdale: Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mitchell spent the weekend in Winnipeg with their son and daughter-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mitchell and family and attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Standing.

20 years ago, Monday, May 31, 2004

The Neepawa Lily

Over 300 students, parents and teachers were in attendance at the graduation for Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute’s Class of 1974. The dinner and dance was held that year on May 24. Pictured: Terry Frey was one of the speakers for the celebration. Beside him his principal Ivan Traill.

Festival received a $10,000 grant from the town to host this year’s festival. Of that, $4,000 goes to the gardener’s wages.

The congregation of Neepawa’s First Baptist church is holding an open house to mark the grand opening of their new church on Sunday, June 13.

Disclaimer: The information

gathered and used each week in the Looking Back feature is directly taken from the original print copy of the Neepawa Press and Neepawa Banner newspapers. Any errors or omissions from stories (Factually or otherwise) are the result of the original print and not the responsibility of the archivist for the current version of the Neepawa Banner & Press.

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 (New International Version)

Perspectives

By Chad Carpenter Tundra

Never let bureaucrats get control

AMonday report in the Winnipeg Free Press, stated that “In an email to staff members, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) chief executive officer Satvir Jatana said the Crown corporation has decided to shut down the computer program, used for special risk-extension (SRE) renewals and new policies for commercial customers, and return to the paper-based system it previously employed.”

That decision would not come as a surprise to Autopac customers nor the many insurance brokers who are called upon multiple times a day to solve MPI screw-ups. I have personally seen Autopac agents struggle with the computer and phone calls to figure out what should have been a simple question about a deductible clause on an SRE policy.

Autopac has been messing with regular insurance and SRE for years now and I found out that the “regular” insurance branch doesn’t coordinate with the SRE people even when they work in the same building.

The Free Press also reported “Project Nova had been budgeted to cost $107 million when it was announced in 2020, but that price tag had swollen to $435 million earlier this year.”

The problem with Project Nova and the MPI leadership is that they simply didn’t think things through. Having customers access a computer based on-line self-enrolling, self reporting insurance application and claim system made no sense at all. Having customers apply for renewals or claims by themselves, without assistance from an agent was bound to fail. Customers might only access the computer system once or twice a year, not enough to get a real handle on how it all works. And if insurance coverage applied for by this self-administered model proved to be inadequate or defective, then where would the liability fall?

Right in the Centre

Ken Waddell

“ Bureaucracy assumes every problem can be solved by clicking a few keys online.

Applying on-line for your own insurance coverage or claim makes about as much sense as customers getting behind the counter at a restaurant and cooking their own meal. It might work, but only until there’s a problem and problems will happen and at the worst possible time.

Unfortunately, we live in a very lazy world where bureaucracy assumes every problem can be solved by clicking a few keys online. The assumption is that online solves everything, no explanation needed, nobody needs to help out and all the problems disappear into thin air. Business doesn’t work that way.

On a side note, this online-clicka-button approach to every problem drives me crazy. When we got new phones a few years back at our office, the sales people were very good but couldn’t understand why I didn’t want a press one for English, press two for French. Why didn’t I want music when people are on hold? Why didn’t I want to have a press one for sales, press two for sports etc.? Emphatic, “No!” All I want is a few phones lines that can be answered by our front desk staff and if the people on front desk are tied up, anybody in the building can answer the

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phone, hopefully answer the question or take a message. The only time our answering machine kicks in should be when there’s no one in our office. In contrast, banks, credit unions, Hydro, Bell-MTS and WCG, and almost all companies, have these multiple choice phone systems which makes me wonder, does anybody actually work at these places or do they all hide out in the coffee room hoping customers will go away?

The above little rant about phones doesn’t directly affect the Autopac fiasco but it does illustrate that Autopac, and many other entities, figure that everything can be handled online and without an agent or an employee actually making contact with their customers.

Large companies, including Autopac have to realize that their incompetence and indifference with customer service always causes unneccesary spending. In Autopac’s case, it was well over $400 million of “our” money wasted in a project that “we” knew wouldn’t work.

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

And, I’m back!

As many of you know much of the pleasure of travelling is planning the trip. Well, I passed on that entirely. Marie planned every detail for our getting to and staying on the Isle of Iona, and then she and Rilla planned the itinerary for Belfast and Dublin. I was perfectly ok with that! The time away was better than I could have dreamed or imagined.

Ten nights on the isle. Each day was filled with sunshine, inspiration, time for reflection and playing outside. There is theory that the Bible is the ‘little book’, and creation itself is the ‘big book’. It’s from the Celtic belief system, and I can support the theory. The isle itself is not large, approximately one mile by three. The shores are rocky with crashing ocean waves, and the coves are filled with soft sand and sculpted dunes. There are several rises, hills almost, that have challenging climbs and wondrous views. After a most delightful breakfast (I didn’t have to prepare anything!), we attended the morning chapel session, returned to our room to read or rest, then picked up a lunch and headed out exploring. Somewhere along the way, seated on an outcropping of rocks, a bench overlooking the golf course, or on the grassy bank of the beach, we enjoyed our lunch, read for a bit and returned to the hotel for a rest before supper and chapel. Do this, and repeat for nine days! My reading included a study of the 14 Stations of the Cross, a study of Jesus’ final earthly journey, and a book by John Philip Newell, “ Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul”. Both were good for my spirit and soul. A part of the time away was indeed a time of retreat, opening my heart to healing and health, finding direction, being refreshed and encouraged. The time on the Isle of Iona, the abbey, the space and place, the friendship and the reading worked their magic. I am well.

The quiet time on a magical isle was followed by time in Belfast and Dublin. Museums, the zoo, music, great food, love and laughter! (again, I did not have to make a single decision – unless I wished to!) I was amazed and a little sad that I knew so little of the history or Ireland. In Belfast our accommodation was in the heart of the war torn zone in the time that’s known as “The Troubles”. If open warfare, curfews, and restriction zones is troubles... We spoke with cabbies who wanted us to understand the depth of the rift and the difference between then and now. Folks who recalled clearly the fear and distrust and hatred that tore their community apart. This was in my lifetime. I suppose I was busy with my life to not have taken serious note of the conflict. The Titanic Museum was eye-opening as well and truly worth the time to simply sit in the reality of that time, the privilege and despair all part of one story. It was comforting to learn of the changes in naval laws after the sinking and horrendous loss of life. (More next week!)

Looking ahead

In recent weeks, my feelings of national pride have grown a lot. They have not been triggered by any announcement from any level of government, but by the reactions of ordinary Canadians to the economic, immigration and travel policies of President Donald Trump and his colleagues in the American Cabinet and Congress.

When the first round of tariffs was announced, Canadians did not wait for governments to act. “Made in Canada” labels soon appeared on our grocery shelves. We were given lists of companies that are owned and operated by Canadians and were urged to support them. And we couldn’t help but smile when a sharp-eyed reporter checked the product tag on one of President Trump’s Make America Great Again hats and discovered that it had been made in China.

But the change that has had the greatest impact has been the significant reduction in the number of Canadians crossing the border for shopping trips,

Neil Strohschein

vacations or to escape the harsh Canadian winters.

The impact to the American economy, especially as it pertains to the border states, has been significant. But so has the honesty of people from many different countries who, when asked why they have chosen not to travel to the United States, honestly stated that they no longer felt safe doing so. To me, that last statement reveals the greatest tragedy we have suffered since January. Trade disputes can be settled. They may take time and extensive negotiations, but they can be resolved. But when one nation is unfairly demeaned by another; and its citizens are made to feel unwelcome in a land that once greeted them with open arms, the trust that once existed between those nations is broken and will

take many years to rebuild. But that raises another question. Are there any human leaders, anywhere in our world, who can be trusted to consistently treat all people within their borders with dignity and respect?

Canadians asked this question many times during the COVID pandemic. Our courts ruled that our governments had the legal right to impose the restrictions they did. But many citizens felt that our leaders lacked the moral authority to enforce the rules they set, especially when some of them openly (and blatantly) broke those rules.

Rebuilding damaged trust will be our biggest challenge in the years ahead. It won’t be easy. Everyone has a part to play in making this project a success.

The invisible poison

My father once told me, “What goes in must come out.” Sure this was about what I read and watch, But in our age of industrialization, I’ve learned a darker truth: some things we ingest don’t leave us—like microplastics.

The hidden crisis in our bodies

Alarmingly, younger adults are developing dementia at rising rates. A key culprit? Microplastics.

Studies reveal dementia patients have 10 times more microplastics in their brains than the average person. Research published in Nature Medicine shows microplastic levels in human tissues surge by 50 per cent every eight years—a trend holding steady since we first started monitoring it in 2008.

For example: Brain tissue: 3,345 particles per gram in 2016 compared to 4,917 in 2024.

Blowing

the dust off

Joel Asselstine

Liver & kidneys: Median concentrations of 433 and 404 particles per gram, respectively.

Testes: A 2024 study found microplastics in 100 per cent of samples, averaging 299 particles per gram.

Year over year we are finding a rise in cancers and neurological conditions. Which in part can be explained by microplastic indigestion.

How do we fight back?

The average Canadian ingests 40 microplastics daily but excretes only 20. Here’s how to tip the balance. 1. Replace plastic with

Governments, businesses, community organizations, schools, colleges, churches and families must identify things they have done to weaken, damage, or destroy the trust that once existed between themselves and others. And we all must be prepared to do whatever it takes to rebuild that trust. Our future and the futures of our descendants depend on it.

Rebuilding trust requires each of us to make three irrevocable commitments.

First, we will listen before we speak or act. Then, having listened, we will take time for careful thought before responding to serious questions or addressing significant needs.

Second, we will keep the promises we make. In the book of Proverbs, King Solomon tells us that it is better not to make a promise than to promise and not keep it.

Third, we will live within our means. We will not waste the resources entrusted to us and then demand that we be paid more for the services we render.

These three commitments can help build trust at home, in our community, in our country and in our world. But one more thing is needed. We’ll talk about that next week.

Clear Lake reversal deeply concerning

Editor’s Note: This letter addressed and sent directly to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change is published with permission from our Member of Parlament’s office

Dear Minister Dabrusin,

I am writing to express deep concern over Parks Canada’s abrupt reversal of its decision to allow motorized boat access on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park.

The decision to impose a ban just days before the May long weekend with inadequate notice, consultation, or clear justification, has blindsided the community and undermined months of preparation. Businesses, families, and visitors planned their season based on Parks Canada’s earlier commitment this year to the “one boat, one lake” policy.

That plan had broad support and was understood to be in place for the 2025 season.

As recently as May 12, 2025, emails obtained show that Parks Canada was still advising that motorized boats would be permitted on Clear Lake. Then, without any public consultation or explanation, that guidance was abruptly overturned.

When pressed for clarity Parks Canada officials offered no explanation, leading the Brandon Sun to report that the agency “did not directly answer the Sun on the question of what changed between January and May”.

glass: Infants: Bottle-fed babies using glass (not plastic) have 35 per cent fewer microplastics by adulthood.

Food storage: Never microwave plastic containers. Glass is inert and safer.

Drinking: A liter of infant formula in plastic cups contains 1.5 million particles; glass cups have just 40.

2. Filter your water : Tap water is cleaner than bottled. Use Brita or Zero Water filters (98–100 per cent effective).

Water treatment plants remove most microplastics, but advanced filters (e.g., reverse osmosis) add extra protection.

3. Rethink Your Diet : Avoid seafood and processed foods, especially microwave meals (thin plastic liners leach particles). Choose fresh, unpackaged produce when possible.

4. Upgrade your home: Synthetic clothing (e.g., polyester) sheds millions of microfibers per wash. Opt for natural fabrics like cotton or wool.

Air filters: Indoor air has 1.5× more microplastics than outdoor air. Change HVAC filters at least twice yearly (four times is ideal).

The Bottom Line

Microplastics are everywhere, but small changes—glass over plastic, filtered water, and mindful consumption—can drastically reduce your exposure. Protect yourself, and future generations, from this invisible poison.

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

Minister, communities around Riding Mountain National Park are losing confidence in the agency you are responsible for. Many now feel that Parks Canada has lost sight of the fact our national parks are meant to be enjoyed by all Canadians—not managed behind closed doors at the expense of the very people who live near, work in, and visit the park.

I urge you to take immediate steps to rebuild that trust. Specifically:

1. Reverse the decision and reinstate the previously announced “one boat, one lake” policy, which allowed responsible and controlled access while addressing environmental concerns.

2. Assign new local leadership to the Riding Mountain Field Unit. Trust in the current superintendent’s office has been severely damaged, and a change is necessary to restore confidence.

I hope you will take this matter seriously and respond with action.

Sincerely,

Dan Mazier Member of Parliament

Riding Mountain

Additonal letters on Page 21

out of helen’s kitchen Helen Drysdale

Old fashioned potato salad

Old-fashioned potato salad is a beloved side dish that’s perfect for summer. There are potato salads made with red potatoes, white potatoes, baby potatoes and sweet potatoes. They can be made with a mustard salad dressing base, a mayonnaise base, or an oil and vinegar base. The recipes are endless. However, my preference is today’s recipe with radishes, celery and green onion to give it some nice texture and crunch. A classic!

Homemade potato salad does take preplanning and time, but it is so much better than the mushy textured store bought stuff. Homemade potato salad has fresh vegetables, which results in a better flavor and texture. The better potatoes for potato salad are either Russet or Yukon Gold, because they stay firmer after they’ve been cooked. However, I have used whatever potato I have on hand. The secret is, when cooking your potatoes, do not overcook them. Once they can easily be pierced with a fork, they’re ready to go. Make sure to let the cooked potatoes cool quickly and completely before mixing with your dressing to keep them from turning mushy; and to avoid any food safety problems later. That is where the planning ahead comes in. I cook my potatoes the day before or the morning of and quickly cool them so they are cold and firmed up when ready to use.

Potato salad can be made up to a day in advance, as long as it is refrigerated. It actually tastes better the longer the ingredients have to blend together! Make sure you do not leave your salad sitting out on the table for a long time. Refrigerate as soon as possible after being out for a meal so it is not sitting in the “danger zone” for an extended period. If I make a larger amount to last several days, I put the salad in two separate bowls so one remains in the fridge at safe temperatures. When serving it outside in warm temperatures, I usually put my bowl of potato salad out in a larger bowl that has ice in it. Just keep in mind that potato salad is a perishable food.

This recipe is how my late husband, Allan, made his potato salad. You can personalize yours by adding fresh dill instead of Dash, or by substituting some of the mayo with part regular ranch dressing or sour cream, or by adding 1/4 cup of pickle relish or diced red peppers. If you find the salad a little dry, just add more mayo. If it’s a little bland, add more salt and pepper or herbs to suit your taste.

Allan’s potato salad

7- 8 medium potatoes

1 cup diced celery

4-5 green onions, sliced

1 cup diced radishes

1 cup mayonnaise

2 Tbsp. white vinegar or apple cider vinegar

1 1/2 Tbsp. prepared mustard

1 rounded tsp. Dash

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

4 -5 hard-boiled eggs, diced

Optional garnishes: extra sliced hard-boiled eggs, chopped parsley or a sprinkle of paprika

Cook potatoes in salted water, quickly cool and then dice. In a large bowl add all the vegetables. In a small bowl combine the dressing ingredients. Add the dressing to the vegetables gently mix in to combine. Add the chopped eggs to this and gently mix together. Place in your serving bowl and garnish as you desire. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Thumbs up, thumbs down

Thumbs up to the group of boys playing the axe game before the Color Run on Saturday. You were so welcoming and kind to my little son when he wanted to play; it made his (and my) day.

Diana Davidson Neepawa, MB

To Premier Wab Kinew and Ethics Commissioner Jeffery Schnoor for taking a stand when obvious violations of the ethics codes have been committed.

Allan McPhee Neepawa, MB

A huge thumbs down to the thieves who stole plants from community gardens and planters in the past few days. These gardens are planted and maintained by volunteers for all of us to enjoy. Now that work must be redone. Neepawa Garden Club

New hospital spurs renewed recruitment efforts in Neepawa

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

With construction well underway on the new hospital for our community, the Town of Neepawa is bolstering its doctor recruitment strategy.

During the Tuesday, May 20 council meeting, Neepawa Mayor Brian Hedley provided an update on activities undertaken by the Town to staff the new hospital.

Work on the facility is ongoing, and construction is slated to wrap up in 2025. The facility is expected to be handed over to Prairie Mountain Health in mid2026 and open to its first patients in late 2026 or early 2027. The new medical centre, which is double the size of the current hospital, will create 150 new positions.

One of the key areas Neepawa has been focusing on is recruiting and retaining doctors to work, live, and stay in our town.

Education matters

Mayor Hedley highlighted the renovation of the old RCMP building, which created a training centre that opened in 2024, with Assiniboine Colleges’ Licensed Practical Nursing Program operating on a rotating basis. The first program started in January 2024, runs for two years, and will return in 2027.

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Neepawa also recently hosted an information session targeted at international nurses within the community, outlining the steps to re-enroll in school to obtain Canadian accreditation. Town officials have been in discussions with the province, Assiniboine

College, and other institutions across the province to explore what kind of training they can bring to Neepawa. They have been looking into one-year options such as a condensed medical administration course and English courses to help students improve their skills.

Town Council has long advocated for the construction of a new vocational high school, which will provide the community with additional training opportunities. Coupled with a new daycare, Mayor Hedley expressed optimism, noting that access to adequate childcare is a key recruitment hurdle Neepawa faces.

Representatives of the Town have also participated in the University of Manitoba’s academic session with resident doctors, pitching Neepawa as an enticing place to live and work for resident doctors and upcoming graduates.

Recruitment, retention, and expansion

“While it’s true that Neepawa is not facing a severe shortage of doctors like is happening in many rural communities in Manitoba, we recognize that greater attention needs to be given to recruiting doctors and nurses, and it’s even more important as we get closer to opening the new hospital,” said Mayor Hedley.

The Town has met with the Beautiful Plains Medical Recruitment and Retention Committee to discuss actions that will support successful recruitment. Meetings have also taken place with local doctors to better understand the recruitment and retention

process from their perspective. Additionally, the Town has met with the Physician Recruitment and Retention Coordinator from Prairie Mountain Health to discuss recruitment initiatives and assess their effectiveness.

Meetings with the Province Neepawa has met with provincial officials, including Minister of Labour and Immigration Malaya Marcelino, to discuss recruitment and retention, particularly regarding the removal of barriers for internationally educated nurses, medical graduates, and doctors. Meetings have also been held with Uzoma Asagwara, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care, and Renée Cable, Minister of Advanced Education and Training, regarding partnerships to support recruitment and training efforts.

“We have plenty more ongoing programs over the next few months and events we will be attending as well. There’s quite a bit being done by council and staff in that area,” said the mayor.

Keeping the community clean and enjoyable Garbage clean-up in Neepawa is a team effort

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Spring is a time for new beginnings. A part of that refreshment comes in the form of spring cleaning–not just of one’s home, but of their community. However, concerns were brought to the newspaper regarding Neepawa’s cleanliness, specifically in relation to litter and dust. The Neepawa Banner & Press reached out to Colleen Synchyshyn, Neepawa’s Chief Administrative Officer, who provided information to address these concerns on May 22.

Spring cleaning

The Town of Neepawa hosts an annual spring clean-up for the purpose of cleaning up the community, including the disposal of stray garbage (litter). This clean-up is scheduled each year for the month of May, with the Town also encouraging the clean-up of yards and properties.

“In addition, several members of the Filipino community gather on a specific day to clean up areas such as the compost site and the highways,” said Synchyshyn.

The clean-up for 2025 is taking place this weekend, on Saturday, May 31. Synchyshyn noted that while this may seem to be scheduled later compared to prior years, the time frame is relatively similar.

“We would propose that the early spring and the fantastic weather that we experienced would tend to lead people to believe that things are behind,” said Synchyshyn.

Regarding dust and street sweeping within the Town of Neepawa, Synchyshyn explained that the Town’s street sweeper was temporarily out of service. The unit was in need of repairs, and so had not been out and about.

“The unit is now operational and staff have started cleaning the streets,” said Synchyshyn.

What can the community do?

Keeping the community clean, and its public spaces enjoyable, is also a community effort. Any help in this effort is both welcomed and encouraged by the Town of Neepawa.

“Community members can assist in keeping Neepawa clean and tidy by actively participating in the picking up of litter on streets, in parks and any other public area in Neepawa. Participating in this type of activity is welcomed on a year-round basis… as is encouraging people to do their part when it comes to proper disposal of waste,” said Synchysyn.

“We encourage anyone who sees litter to lead by example and pick it up and remember that ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito’.”

Synchyshyn added, “Volunteering is a great option that shows pride in the community and easily makes a difference in ensuring a community is an inviting and pleasing place to be.”

Any who wish to volunteer may contact the Town of Neepawa via phone at (204) 476-7600, by email at info@neepawa.ca, or by dropping into the office at 275 Hamilton Street.

The public should also be reminded of the following:

•“Pack it in, pack it out”. Anything you bring with you, bring it home with you/dispose of it properly. All garbage belongs in the garbage! Similarly, recycle when applicable. •It is the responsibility of all pet owners to clean up after their pets, and to dispose of the waste properly. (Bagging and disposing of it in the garbage).

Students part of the solution

Today’s youth are often regarded as the future. For this reason, it may also be of interest to readers of this paper that students within

the Beautiful Plains School Division (BPSD) are also deeply involved in garbage clean-up programming. BPSD Superintendent and CEO Jason Young provided details sent from each of the schools in both Neepawa and Carberry.

•In Neepawa: The Neepawa Middle School conducts a yard clean-up approximately five or six times in both fall and spring. Classes volunteer to go out and pick up garbage and, at least twice a year, an entire grade (which equates to about 110 students) clean up the entire playground. This includes the Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) track area, and just over the fence onto the Yellowhead Grounds.

The NACI’s gym classes take part in garbage pick up on NACI property seasonally, as well as when the need arises. The school’s sports teams also take part in garbage pick up. With consideration for NACI being allowed to use the Yellowhead parking lot, school staff have also sent reminders to students about garbage in this location, as well as a general reminder on school grounds.

The NACI administration added, “As with any large facility with hundreds of people (both our students and public) accessing the facilities, we recognize the challenges with keeping things clean and well kept. We thank our communities and especially our neighbours around the schools for their understanding as we navigate these realities.”

Neepawa’s youngest school grade students are also involved, as Hazel M. Kellington (HMK) assigns classes for playground cleanup for the week. HMK also does not allow food to be taken outside during recesses, as snacks are provided in the classrooms. Classes do cleanup walks around the school area. These walks stretch a little further into the community

This photo, dated Tuesday, May 20, shows a variety of litter items where they don’t belong... the streets of Neepawa. The Town’s spring cleaning takes place this weekend, but putting trash where it belongs is a shared responsibility.

on Earth Day.

•In Carberry: The Carberry Collegiate’s Grade 10 students Life Work Planning classes get out and about cleaning yards and other areas for people as

part of their Youth In Philanthropy project. Middle Years classes also rotate on a weekly basis to aid in cleaning up the school yard. Students of R. J. Waugh finished a community wide clean-up earlier this month, on May 2. Various students also clean up garbage during recesses and receive shout-outs on announcements. (The Custodian also cleans up during the day shift.)

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Minnedosa business target of theft, seeking information

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

CJ’s Cannabis & Wellness, greeted the morning with a smashed window and stolen goods last week. This incident took place on Wednesday, May 21, and comes approximately one month after a similar incident struck the Minnedosa business in late-April.

This latest occurrence of break-and-enter, coupled with theft, took place at 1:40 a.m. on May 21. At this time, the suspect approached from the north, smashed a window and used the opening to enter the facility. Similar to the first theft, the individual then stole a portion of the store’s inventory before fleeing the scene. As the suspect left the store, they once again headed north.

Sadie Yanyk, manager, provided a comment on behalf of CJ’s Cannabis and wellness, stating, “This incident doesn’t only impact us, but it impacts our

community. People don’t feel safe in Minnedosa anymore! Our comfortable store doesn’t feel so cozy anymore. With our windows boarded up, [it’s] much darker than usual in here. It sucks. It’s a violating feeling, we don’t feel as safe as we did once while we are working.”

The incident was caught on tape via the store’s security camera. While much of the suspect’s face was not visible, the available description of the suspect at the time of the incident is: Tall, skinny, dark skin and possibly with a limp.

If anyone has seen or heard anything in relation to this criminal activity are asked to contact CJ’s Cannabis & Wellness or the Minnedosa RCMP. CJ’s Cannabis and Wellness can be contacted via email at cjscannabisandwellness@ hotmail.com, or by phone at 204-867-2172. The Minnedosa RCMP can be reached via its non-emergency line at 204-867-2916.

Carberry wants ‘Safety not shortcuts’

Gathering held protesting R-Cut proposal for Trans-Canada

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Carberry residents are voicing their opposition to what appears to be the preferred change being proposed for an intersection along the Trans-Canada Highway. On Thursday, May 22, several hundred local residents gathered at the crossing of Highways 1 and 5 in protest of the proposed R- Cut design.

The R-Cut is one of three redesigns being considered in response to the 2023 multi-vehicle accident that killed 17 people. The intersection was the site of a crash in which a mini-bus full of Dauphinarea seniors was struck by a semi-truck.

After the tragedy, the Manitoba Government announced three potential options to make the road safer, with one of them being a Reduced Collision UTurn (R-Cut). The majority of community members, however, have called for an overpass. Residents are saying that option appears to have been nixed by the province earlier this year.

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Around 200 people assembled near the Trans-Canada intersection on Thursday May 22, to express their concern for the potential selction of the R-CUT option for the renovation of the highway. The action is a reaction to the 2023 auto accident, that killed 17 people

for accidents elsewhere, if you move ahead with an option that’s not something we think will work here.”

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Debbie Steen was one of the organizers of the rally, and explained to the Banner & Press that locals feel as though their concerns are being ignored.

“After the third [public consultation], and actually witnessing some of the consulting firm members actually roll their eyes at us for any opposition to the R-Cut. It was just blatantly obvious that was what they wanted. They said they hadn’t made a decision, but they have. No one walked out of there with confidence that they were going to do the right thing,” said Steen. “I’ve heard from many people locally on this, and that’s what spurred me on. As well as that, they’ve said that they would just take [Provincial Road] 351 to Brandon instead. So you’re just moving all the potential

Jordan Dickson, who assisted with arranging the rally, agreed and added locals hope the Province will start listening to what they have to say.

“We’re speaking up for what we actually believe is in the best interests of, not just ourselves, but motorists passing through the area,” Dickson said. “It feels, especially after the last meeting in March, that they’re just trying to move this along, so they can put a check mark on their board and move

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on and forget about us. We don’t want to be forgotten about.”

Letter forwarded to the Province

To go along with the rally, an open letter laying out the reasons for opposing Landmark Consulting, the safety consultants’ perceived pref-

erence, was sent to the province. The letter cites several concerns, including reduced accessibility, and emergency response delays, amongst their reasoning. The redesign of the intersection, whatever it may be is set to begin in early 2026, and should be open to traffic in the fall.

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A day for the whole community

Hundreds attend third annual Remembering Kalena event in Carberry

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Carberry’s R. J. Waugh Elementary School grounds were host to a large crowd on Saturday, May 24. That day, at 3:00 p.m., hundreds turned out to attend the third annual Remembering Kalena Green event. Organized by Kalena’s family, this event is a memorial fundraiser held to honour Kalena’s memory and to raise funds for the future Carberry Splash Park. It also recognizes the losses felt throughout the community, and welcomes all to honour their own loved ones.

“As much as this day is about Kalena, it’s about everyone here– the whole community,” Jerra Green said that day. “Everyone has lost someone, and we understand the grieving process. This day is for those that are still here, and for those we have lost. Thank you so much for coming out here today.”

Additional opening comments were followed by a moment of silence. Then,

all participants were invited to begin their run or walk, touring around a portion of Carberry while enjoying the beautiful weather. Returning to the school grounds, they were welcomed with refreshments and freshly barbequed food. Overall, the 2025 installment of this event marked yet another chapter full of shared community sup -

port, love, conversation and smiles.

The funds raised for this year were still being tabulated prior to this newspaper’s print deadline. However, Jerra noted that the total of funds raised in Kalena’s honour over the past couple years is $78,000.

The Neepawa Banner & Press looks forward to sharing an updated total once

the results from the 2025 event become available.

“The Splash Park would be a great addition to the community for everyone to enjoy,” said Jerra. “If we can help the Splash Park and get it in place, that would be amazing.”

Thanks is extended to all who helped make the 2025 Remembering Kalena Green event a success.

Splash Park update

The Neepawa Banner & Press was able to receive a fundraising update from the Splash Park Committee on Monday, May 26.

The Splash Park’s fundraising goal is $750,000, and the overall total of funds raised thus far is nearing the $200,000 mark.

Any who wish to support the Carberry Splash

Park Committee may do so at any time by getting in touch with them via email at carberrysplashpark@ gmail.com.

Fundraising initiative updates can also be found on the committee’s social media, titled Carberry Splash Park Fundraising. Reaching out to the committee via their social media is also welcome.

Pictured above: A group photo of all those who attended and participated in this year’s event. What a turnout! Adults and youth alike enjoyed the community spirit present that day.

Pictured left: A refreshment station ensured that everyone was kept hydrated while they were out on their runs and walks.

PHOTOS BY CASPER WEHRHAHN

The 2025 edition of the Remembering Kalena Green event, hosted annually in Carberry, was very well supported on May 24. Those in attendance enjoyed the weather while out on their walk (left) and fresh barbeque was prepared for when they returned (right).

Summer renovations a priority for Yellowhead Centre

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

There is no such thing as an ‘off season’ for the people who work to keep the doors of the Yellowhead Centre open for all. While the vast majority of local user groups won’t be back inside the building until the fall, the board members and staff for the volunteer operated facility are hard at work on a few big summer plans.

Yellowhead Board President Wayne Jacobsen said the first of these projects should be getting underway soon, and involves the creation of a new barrier-free accessible washroom, as well as the relocation of the Director of Operations office.

“What’s being planned is a new washroom, an accessibility washroom. It will be located right where the office is on the main hallway between the Arena and the Hall. We’ll be able to connect to the kitchen’s [water and sewer] systems, and that’s going to make the process a little bit easier,” explained Jacobsen. “And as soon as we can, [the Yellowhead Director of Operations] office will be moved upstairs. What’s being planned is we’re taking the existing office space, next to where the public address systems are, and expanding that office. So, we’re going to move that wall about four feet further south and as well, install a window to overlook the concourse, similar to what’s set up [in the Neepawa Titans’ office space] on the other side.”

There had been some discussion within the com-

Several notable upgrades are planned for the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa this summer, some of which include new rubber matting in the dressing rooms, an accessibilty washroom on the main concourse and the movement of the Director of Operations office.

munity that the Yellowhead would be taking over the office space currently occupied by the Neepawa Titans. That will not be the case, as the Junior ‘A’ Club and the Yellowhead Management will both be set up on elevated office space, above the concourse. A portion of the costs associated with these upgrades will be covered

by provincial grants the Yellowhead successfully applied for. Up to $25,000 is available to assist with construction of the accessibility washroom. To go along with the installation of a toilet, sink and other items, a new entrance way facing south into the hallway will be built.

The schedule for the renovations is still being

ironed out, but Jacobsen is optimistic that the relocation of the office will be done by the fall, and the new washroom will be operational by the end of the year.

But that’s not all Other improvements are also being scheduled for the summer, with the most significant impacting the

HVAC systems located in the Yellowhead Hall.

HVAC stands for Heating; Ventilation; Air Conditioning and handles all the heating and cooling equipment. The two existing HVAC’s are 25 years old, and on the cusp of expiration.

Jacobsen noted that upon learning of the situation, Neepawa Plumbing

& Heating contacted them to offer a solution.

“[Neepawa Plumbing & Heating] have two HVACs and offered to sell them at a greatly reduced price. We’re very appreciative of that,” said Jacobsen. “There’ll still be a significant cost installing them. They’re huge and you’ve got to bring them in on a crane. But every dollar counts, so to be able to get them at a reduced rate is very helpful.”

The exact timeline for that installation is not official just yet, but the hope is that it could be completed by September.

Other changes you will notice at the Yellowhead will be the installation of brand new rubber matting in all the dressing rooms. As for the existing rubber mats, a portion will be repurposed for the floor along the ice rink.

Any assistance always appreciated With some many planned upgrades and maintenance needed for the Yellowhead Centre, Jacobsen noted that the Yellowhead Board does the best it can to balance the operation of the facility with its overall costs to run. He added the numbers are tight, so any assistance from the those in the Beautiful Plains community, is always appreciated.

“We do everything we can, in terms of grants and fundraising. [But] I guess, the long and short of anything happening in this facility, we absolutely need the community’s financial support to make things happen.”

Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP make arrests connected to break and enters

Submitted RCMP Media Release

On May 17, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Ste Rose du Lac RCMP received a report of an assault occurring on Provincial Road 481, in the R.M. of Alonsa. While officers were responding, an update was received that the suspects were involved in a break and enter at a residence and a vehicle had been stolen. It was also reported weapons were left behind at the scene.

While conducting patrols in Ebb and Flow First Nation, officers located the stolen vehicle, and a tire deflation device (spike belt) was deployed on the vehicle. The vehicle struck the spike belt and was located nearby

with two male youth occupants inside.

The youth had used bear spray on multiple victims at the scene where the vehicle had come to a stop, including an Ebb and Flow Safety Officer.

Police arrived on scene and deployed pepper spray on the youth inside the vehicle and they were both arrested without further incident.

Both males are facing charges of:

• Assault Peace Officer

• Assault With Weapon x 2

• Dangerous Operation Motor Vehicle

• Possession Property Obtained by Crime

Over $5,000

• Possession Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking

• Possession Weapon Dangerous Purpose

Ste Rose du Lac RCMP have also arrested and remanded Marissa Mousseau, 27, of Ebb and Flow First Nation in relation to the break and enter and she is charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.

An additional stolen vehicle, located on Provincial Road 48, was also recovered that was used prior to the break and enter and was heavily damaged.

RCMP are still looking for Cotey Moar, 29, of Crane River, who is wanted in relation to the break and enter. It is believed Moar is in the Crane River or Ebb and Flow First Nation areas.

If anyone has any information, they are

asked to call the Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP at 204-447-3082, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com The investigation continues.

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Habitat project should be completed by the winter

The Neepawa Habitat for Humanity has quickly reached the point of breaking ground on its first project.

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Neepawa Mayor Brian Hedley was on hand for the ceremony, and in a statement from the Town said that “Neepawa Habitat is just another example of the generous people that make up our community and the surrounding region and we wish you the very best and thank you for being a part of this great organization.”

Other dignitaries on hand included Christina Faulk, the Manager of Chapter Support for Habitat for Humanity Manitoba. She said it has been extremely impressive how quickly the Neepawa’s Habitat has been able to get its’ first project going in less than a year’s time.

“The tradition is that a smaller chapter usually takes about three years to fundraise for that first house. My husband and I started the Winkler/Morden chapter and were able to build within a year and a half, and that was awesome. So John [Lavich] asked me at the start of all this ‘What’s the fastest a chapter has ever done it?’ and we told him, and he replied ‘We’re gonna beat em.’’ Faulk expressed, to the reply of laughter from the assembled crowd. “You are blessed in Neepawa to have so many in the community that really believe in working to help each other out.”

Excited to begin

After the ground breaking ceremony concluded, the Banner & Press spoke with Lavich about the ex-

WestLake-Gladstone earns raves for its roads

act timeline for the project. He noted the big machines will be on location within the next few days, and the beginning of work on the basement will be on the go by the weekend. Lavich added that everyone is excited to be at this point of the process.

“We have a goal and we’re sticking to it. If we can make this work to what we want, it’s going to be very exciting for the community. It’s going to be fantastic, and not just for Neepawa. We want this to be something the region can be proud of, and be a part of.”

The mandate for Habitat for Humanity is to partner with a selected family, build a house to suit their particular need, and sell to them at the fair market value. There is no down payment required and the monthly mortgage that is paid is always 27 per cent of the families gross income.

There are also other requirements for a family to partner with Habitat for Humanity, including the selected family putting in 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s at the house, building it. It can include improving their community in some manner.

The Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone recently received several awards from the Manitoba Good Roads Association: It received Best Maintained System of Municipal Roads in Rural Municipality in District 4 (Class 1), and the Municipality Showing Most Improvement in Municipal Roads in District 4 (Class 2). Pictured in the photos (L-R): Midwestern District Director Mervin Starzyk, Assistant CAO Andrea Smith and Public Works Operations Manager Terry Sollner. The Municipality would like to acknowledge and thank all of the operators and staff for their hard work and dedication towards the ongoing maintenance and delivery of municipal services.

End of Life Doula established at Seven Regions Palliative Care

Submitted Seven Regions Palliative

While it’s a profession that may be difficult to discuss, the role of an End of Life Doula for families in a time of hardship cannot be underestimated.

Also known as a death doula, the position involves a non-medical professional who provides support and guidance to individuals and their families during the dying process. They help with everything from advance care planning to emotional support and practical assistance. It is also a new position that has been recently established within Seven Regions Palliative Care

Earlier this spring, April Hiller completed her End of Life Doula certification with advanced training in grief and bereavement support. April is also the Palliative Care Coordinator for Seven Regions, covering WestLake-Gladstone to

Amaranth, Alonsa, Glenella, Arden and bordering up to MacGregor. Her role is to help people and their families with end of life choices, wishes, and preparations.

Some key aspects an End of Life Doula can help support and facilitate are:

• Advance Care Planning;

• Advocate for the I’ll loved one with family and healthcare teams;

• Family discussions about end of life wishes, and how to best honour the needs of the ill loved one;

• Occasional respite for primary caregivers of a terminally ill loved one

• Vigil planning and support;

• Provide local options and information about end of life planning, including resources that will help both the ill loved one and their

family as well as medical equipment; and

• Offering emotional (and if desired, spiritual) support as well as non-medical alternatives for pain relief (such as guided meditation, music, etc) to the terminally ill loved one;

End of Life Doulas are not nurses, nor are they funeral directors; they are there to support those who are preparing to make their final transition to their next journey. We all strive to live “good” lives and yet when it comes to the topics of ‘death’ and ‘dying’ we so seldom give too much thought or consideration to our final wishes. Our transition to spirit can be as meaningful and sacred as we choose.

For those who would like to transition at home or in facility, an End of Life Doula can be a tremendous support to both the dying and the family that surrounds them. Not there

SUBMITTED PHOTO April Hunter has recently completed her End of Life Doula certification.

to take charge or offer solutions, but there to facilitate difficult discussions, and to create a space of calm, peace, and beautiful energy for those who are navigating their final and most significant passage in this life as they journey to the next.

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‘We were lucky’: Neepawa crews raced to fix water line breaks

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

The Town of Neepawa dealt with a large water line break, which forced some temporary water restrictions within Neepawa over the May long weekend.

“We had a break on our raw water line, so that’s intake coming into the water plant. There was no risk to the public, and this did not affect potable water, just the water pre-treatment,” said Manager of Operations Denis Saquet.

Violent winds throttled the town on Friday, May 16, damaging the antenna at the town’s well, which transmits signals from the pump to the plant. Instead

of running and shutting off on demand, the pump kept running, not shutting off like usual and kept building up pressure, causing the two line breaks.

One of the breaks was just south of the Water Treatment Plant, and a second break was in the west ditch of Hwy. 5 near the Lily Nook.

The Town of Neepawa noticed the line break around Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and launched into repair mode with an action plan, locating the source of the break and then calling in contractors to help alleviate the problem.

Timeline

At 6:00 p.m. on Satur-

day, May 17, crews were dispatched to the site to assess and repair the leak.

Between 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., all contractors were mobilized on-site to work on the water line break.

By 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, crews had determined the cause of the problem was a high-pressure break that destroyed one of the connections.

At 12:29 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, the town issued a warning asking citizens to limit their water usage.

During the evening, the contractor managed to locate replacement parts in Winnipeg, and by that time, the Town was alerted of a potential second waterline break. One of the contract-

ors drove to Winnipeg in the evening to secure the parts and was back on site at 3:30 a.m. Crews worked on excavating and preparing the site for the replacement.

By 6:55 a.m., workers ran their first tests on the replacement part and started repairing the second incident.

By 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, workers had fully repaired the first break, and all crews were helping contain the second break.

At 1:30 p.m., both water lines were repaired, and crews were wrapping up work.

“We had no means to make any water, none whatsoever. A shutdown of this magnitude would

usually take weeks if not months of planning, and we would have had all of our reservoirs overfilled, so we could have drawn from that for a longer time,” noted Saquet. “Were we Lucky?

Absolutely. The timing of the highways not being busy, businesses not running, and the long weekend, with people being away as well, which we noticed.”

The Operations Manager emphasized the water use warning to the public was sent out as a precaution, “We didn’t know if we could repair things in sufficient time. The speculation was that we could be running out of water by early Sunday morning if it was a typical usage day,” he said.

Within 25 hours of the break happening, everything was repaired, and the water treatment plant was back operating normally.

“All in all, we dodged a near disaster with probably an hour or two of water left within our reservoirs. I have to thank the public when we said to ration your water and not hoard it. They listened, and it shows,” said the Operations Manager.

“If we had lost full pressure in the community, we would have been placed under a boil water advisory, and that’s at least a week of establishing clean water to the community.”

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On Thursday, May 22, the #9 Neepawa Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron gathered at the Neepawa Airport to showcase the prowess, excellence, and discipline they have learned throughout the year during their annual ceremonial review. Around 16 Cadets were dressed in uniform, performed marches, and proved their excellence to a crowd of friends and families who came to celebrate. During the review, members of the #9 Neepawa Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron were awarded their levels, rank advancements, and recognition for their achievements throughout the year.

Valleyview, Twin Valley working together for agriculture

Co-op Ag Equipment and new fertilizer blending facility expand market reach

By Anne Davison Farmers’ Advocate

Twin Valley Co-op and Valleyview Co-op are working together to provide grain handling and storage equipment. A joint venture between the Virden based and Birtle/Miniota based cooperatives provides a product line-up that includes galvanized, smooth wall, large diameter bins, and a wide variety of augers and conveyors.

This venture, now into its third year, has doubled their trading area meaning greater buying power for Co-op Ag Equipment and cost-effective efficiencies that are passed on to the farmers of southwestern Manitoba and beyond. Furthermore, this benefits customers with mem-

berships in either organization.

For example, an Elkhorn producer who is has a co-op membership with Twin Valley can pick up an item, such as an auger, from the Virden location and the purchase will be credited to their Twin Valley account. Or a farmer in the Kenton area who purchases from the Miniota location of Co-op Ag Equipment can get credit on their Valleyview membership. And memberships yield dividends.

the augers available through Valleyview and Twin Valley Co-ops. The co-ops also provide grain handling and storage options through both companies.

The head office for Coop Ag Equipment is at Miniota where many crop

inputs are also sold. Noni Ralston works there and says, “It’s a dynamic location.”

Twin Valley Co-op serves

Birtle, Elkhorn, Miniota, Rossburn and Russell. But Ralston says they’ve had sales far and wide to producers from Kemnay,

Minnedosa and even into eastern Saskatchewan.

She notes that an important feature that Co-op Ag Equipment offers is a certified warranty technician for Kholer and Vanguard motors that drive the Meridian and AGI augers.

Dwayne Moncur, general manager for Twin Valley Co-op, is enthusiastic about this and other recent expansions.

Twin Valley recently added an 8,000 T fertilizer blending facility constructed at Foxwarren. While staff continue to work at the Birtle Ag centre,

this new fertilizer facility brings greater efficiencies, particularly for large farm operations. Moncur says there are market gains with this new facility and notes, “Before, we had very limited storage. Now, line-ups are reduced and we can fill a B-train in no time.” The new fertilizer facility serves all Twin Valley co-op outlets and beyond, including Rossburn, Birtle, Miniota and Elkhorn areas.

Virden’s Valleyview Co-op serves Oak Lake, Reston, Pierson, Melita, Kenton and Oak River. Valleyview has a complete line of ag and cropping supplies as well, including a fast and efficient fertilizer blending facility installed at Virden nearly a decade ago.

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From sunrise to sunset the crop seeder rolls along

A local farmer was seen seeding near Hamiota as the sun sets on May 7. Unseasonably hot weather warmed the ground and gave seeds a boost before a much needed rain helped out Westman farmers. And it looks like the predicted frosts did not occur.

PHOTO BY DALE DAVISON

Canada’s farmland values continued to climb

The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report.

In Manitoba, average cultivated farmland values increased by 6.5 per cent in 2024. This followed an 11.1 per cent increase in 2023 and an 11.2 per cent increase in 2022.

“The increase in Canadian farmland values in 2024 reflects an enduring strength in demand for farmland amid some pressures on commodity prices,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief economist. “The limited supply of farmland available for sale combined with lower borrowing costs resulted in an increase in the average price of farmland across the country.”

The highest increases were observed in regions with strong agricultural activity and favourable growing conditions. In 2024, Saskatchewan again led with a 13.1 per cent gain in average farmland values, and British Columbia recorded growth of 11.3 per cent.

All other provinces experienced growth in the single digits. New Brunswick’s cultivated land values grew by 9.0

per cent, Quebec reported a 7.7 per cent change and Alberta was close behind at 7.1 per cent. Manitoba had a growth rate of 6.5 per cent and Nova Scotia reported a 5.3 per cent appreciation in value. Ontario’s cultivated average farmland value increased by 3.1 per cent and Prince Edward Island had the most stable values with an increase of 1.4 per cent.

Only three provinces reported higher growth rates in 2024 than 2023: British Columbia, Alberta and New Brunswick. There were insufficient publicly reported sales in Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon to fully assess changes in farmland values in those regions.

Recent dry conditions across the prairies have led to a robust demand for irrigated land, with interest growing each year. Market availability of irrigated land is very limited. “With persistent dry conditions, the value of irrigated land continues to rise, reflecting its critical role in boosting production and farm profitability”, said Gervais.

Gervais points out that while farmland value appreciation is slowing, farmland affordability relative to farm income

continues to deteriorate. This makes it challenging for those aspiring to grow their land base including young producers, Indigenous peoples and new entrants.

In 2024, total Canadian principal field crop production is estimated at 94.6 million tonnes, up 2.7 per cent from 2023 and 3.3 per cent above the five-year average. Lower prices for grains, oilseeds and pulses resulted in an estimated decline in main field crop receipts of 11.8 per cent in 2024. “The profitability pressures combined with the current uncertainty with regards to trade disruptions create significant headwinds for farm operations looking to invest,” mentioned Gervais.

“Overall, the increase in farmland values is a testament to the strong outlook for the demand of agricultural commodities and the high-quality food produced in Canada,” said Gervais.

FCC has reported a national trend of increasing farmland values for more than 30 years and 2024 extends the streak. The overall trend reflects the ongoing strength in demand for quality farmland and limited supply of farmland available for sale.

Puppy love: dogs and rodeo brings couple together

By Ken Waddell Farmers’ Advocate

The Manitoba Stock Dog Association (MSDA) is a provincial organization dedicated to promoting the training and use of stock dogs in Manitoba; they are affiliated with the Canadian Stock Dog Association. The MSDA hold trials all around the province for cattle and sheep handling. A stock dog trial uses farm practical courses to showcase what you might do at home when working cattle or sheep. During a trial, three cattle or sheep are herded around an obstacle course and scored based on time and points.

Telissa Houston, who lives south of Arden, got into the sport after college.

“When I was looking for a dog to rodeo with, I got Rosco, a Blue Heeler/ Border Collie/Aussie cross. Rosco had the instinct so I started getting lessons and training and it was so much fun working with Rosco at home and at a trials. I always enjoy it as I have a special bond with Rosco. We are a team. If I am not on point, he isn’t either. We’ve had many accomplishments since we started to compete in 2022. Last year, at the Minnedosa sheep final we won our first buckle in the novice class. The MSDA is an

amazing group of folks and we call ourselves the stock dog family. Even though we are competing against each other, it doesn’t feel like it as we are all friends, cheering each other on. The group is so great and very welcoming to newcomers.”

Houston met her fiancee, Andre Aube, at HyLife where she used to work and he was a truck driver for Steve’s Livestock.

“We started hanging out and our first date was in Neepawa where he met Rosco and played fetch with him all night to get Rosco’s approval so he could get mine. Andre was very supportive. He would watch me work my dog and drive me to lessons.

Last summer, I qualified for the Canadian Cattle Dog finals in Alberta and we headed there to compete. Campbell Forsyth, of Eriksdale, Manitoba, a long time mentor and part of the stock dog family was there. Andre wanted to get a dog of his own to do this sport with me and it just so happened that Campbell had a nice, well bred pup off his dog Pearl which we really liked. We made a deal and named his dog Hitch.”

Both Aube and Houston love dogs and fell in love with the sport, which is why it made sense to do a stock dog trial as part of their social to celebrate their wedding, as they both enjoy the sport and everyone

in it so much.

Some places to find this pair of sheep dog enthusiasts this summer include the Souris Peacock Days in July, the Dauphin Fair at the end of June for the cattle dog finals, and the Morris Stampede for the sheep finals!

(Do you have an interesting event or organization you’d like to share? Please reach out to newsroom@neepawabanner.com

Thank you to Telissa for all your help in the writing of this article.)

Telissa Houston and Andre Aubre with Rosco and Hitch at their recent sheep stock trials. The engaged couple held a unique wedding social by inviting friends to a Stock Dog trial.

Murray Black to be inducted into the MB Football Hall of Fame

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By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Murray Black’s football legacy will soon be enshrined beside some of the greatest to ever be a part of the game in Manitoba.

On Thursday, May 22, the Manitoba Football Hall of Fame announced its inductees for the 2025 class and the former Neepawa Tigers coach’s name was one of eight to be announced.

Other notable inclusions this year also include former Manitoba Bisons head coach Brian Dobie and Christine O’Donnell, one of the first women to play the sport alongside the boys in the Province. They’ll be joined by Jerome Swarath (Tough Football), Terry Andryo, Craig Bachynski, Richard Dudek, and Don McPherson (Builders category), and the Winnipeg Assassins Touch Team (Club category)

A deserving acknowledgement Black’s resume to get into the Football Hall of Fame is incredible, as he coached the Neepawa Tigers for 23 years. Over the course of those seasons,

he lead the team to seven championships, including a record setting six straight titles within the Rural Manitoba Football League (1993 to 1998). During those years of success, the team also won a historic 30 consecutive games and two Provincial Championships.

As for personal accolades, Murray Black would also be recognized during his coaching tenure with the RMFL Coach of the Year award on three separate occasion.

An unexpected phone call

While Murray Black knew that the had been under consideration for the Manitoba Football Hall of Fame for several years, he just learned of his official selection a few weeks ago.

“I had learned of my nomination actually during the pandemic, but then everything shut down. Nothing happened. And so, I didn’t really give it much thought there for three or four years. But then two weeks ago, I get a call and they’re saying ‘We didn’t forget about you and what you’d ac -

complished,’” said Black.

Murray Black is the second member of that legendary Tigers squad from the 90s to be recognized, as fellow coach Lorne Lagimodiere was added to the Football Hall of Fame in 2023.

Black said while he’s pleased with this individual honour, he hopes

that someday, the team as a collective will get its acknowledgement.

“That was something special. To have that success for such an extended run. At the time, we didn’t know how good we were, but looking back, we were pretty good. Six championships, and five in a row in rural Manitoba is

still a record. There were some players on that team that never lost a game. It’s something to be proud of, and hopefully they get a chance to celebrate that.”

The 11th annual induction ceremony for the Manitoba Football Hall of Fame is scheduled for Thursday Sept. 25 in Winnipeg.

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Pictured from left to right : Football Manitoba Hall of Fame Board Member Maureen Cowling, Murray Black, 2025 inductee, and Bud Ulrich, the Former Chairman of the Football Manitoba Hall Fame.

From left to right: coaches Lorne Lagimodiere, Murray Black and Rick Baker at a rural league All-Star game in the 1990s.

Titans prospect inks his letter of intent

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

This week, the Neepawa Titans announced that forward Roan Michalchuk has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to join the Junior ‘A’ hockey club.

The 2007-born forward most recently played with the U18 AAA Wheat Kings. Last year, Michalchuk played 46 games for the Wheaties and had 12 goals and 16 assists.

Pair of Titans commit to post-secondary programs

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

Two graduating students of the Neepawa Titans have found a home to play hockey after their time in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

Neepawa Titans Forward Mason Hartley is heading west to British Columbia to play with the University of Victoria Vikes of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League, which has five teams, including Simon Frazer University and Vancouver Island University.

Hartley, the 2004-born player who hails from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, has been a staple of the Titans for the last three seasons, racking up 95 points in 148 games with the club. In the 2025 season, the Titans product scored 25 goals and added another 27 assists for the squad. Hartley would make his presence known in the playoff series against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard after picking up one short-handed goal and five assists in six games.

Portage Padres wins big in Neepawa

Santa Clara Baseball League weekend results

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Every sports team ends up having that one game during the season that they just want to forget about… For the Neepawa Cubs, that game arrived early on the schedule, in the form of a 20-1 loss to the Portage Padres on Friday, May 23.

Over the course of the game, the Padres players were able to find the defensive gaps in Neepawa’s fielding, while the Cubs simply couldn’t do the same.

Garret Maly went 4-for-5 with three runs scored for Portage, while teammate Tanner Boyle also had a huge night, going 4-for-6 at the plate. It was also a tremendous evening for Padres pitcher Tyler Olson, who threw a complete game four hitter, with four strikeouts. Neepawa’s Taylor Fletcher was tagged with the loss. This result was vastly different from the game these

same two teams played in Portage on Wednesday, May 21, which was a much closer 6-5 final for the Padres. But whether it was by one run or by 19, a loss is still a loss for the Cubs, who drop to 0-2 on the season. Portage, meanwhile, improves to 3-0 early in the Santa Clara season.

Plumas

pummels Austin It was also a one-sided result down the road in Plumas, as the Pirates dominated the Austin A’s 18-1. Sam Koncz went 4-for-5 at the plate for Plumas, with five RBI. Rylan Denbow collected the win, with nine strikeouts. Combined with a road win earlier in the week, the Pirates have started the season 2-0.

Outfielder Dustin Cook makes an impressive sliding catch for an out in the top of the first inning for the Neepawa Cubs. Unfortunately, that would be one of the few postive plays for Neepawa on this night, as they lost to the Portage Padres 20-1.

Minnedosa wins in Carberry George McNeil knocked in 7 RBI for the Minnedosa Mavericks, powering them to an 11-8 over the Carberry Royals on Sunday, May 25. McNeil also had a three run home run. Devin Foord, meanwhile, scored three runs for the Mavs. Pitcher Luke Gugin earned the win on the mound for Minnedosa, with Liam Bachewich had the save with three innings of relief. Earlier in the week in Minnedosa, these two teams tied 10-10.

The other graduating Neepawa Titan to move on to the next level of hockey is Colton Alexander, who will be heading to play NCAA Division III Hockey with the State University of New York (SUNY) Canton Kangaroos.

Alexander, a product of Cochrane, Alberta, joined the team midway through the 2023-2024 season after playing in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. In two seasons with the Titans, the 2004 right winger amassed 18 goals and 36 assists, totalling 54 points in the MJHL. Come to the playoffs, the Titans scored one goal and carried three assists.

The Neepawa Banner & Press wish these players all the best in their future endeavours.

On Saturday, May 24, Brandon artist Weiming Zhao captured the beauty of Neepawa’s United Anglican Church. In his spare time, Weiming travels to communities across Westman to paint. Examples of his variety of work can be found online at his Instagram (weimingart) and Facebook (Weiming Zhao Chasing light and Color with Paint and Brush) pages.

PHOTO BY EOIN DEVEREUX

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEEPAWA TITANS

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In Memory

Sandra Gayle Hunter

June 20, 1940 - June 3, 2023

Our lives go on without you, but nothing is the same

We try to hide our heartache, when someone speaks your name

Our hearts are sad because we love you and silently our tears just fall Mom, living our life without you is the hardest part of all You did so many things for us, your heart was so kind and true And whenever we needed someone, we could always count on you

The special years we had with you, we’ll treasure them forever

And mom, we’ll live the best we can, until we’re all together

Always loving you and continually missing you

Wendy & Ryan It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Shirley Murray, beloved mum, grandma, great-grandma, sister, and friend, on May 5th, 2025, at the age of 89.

Obituary

Shirley Murray

Shirley was born on August 19th, 1935, in McCreary, Manitoba. She grew up on the family farm in nearby Norgate, alongside her older brother Kenneth and younger brother Eric. At 17, Shirley set off to the city to attend secretarial school in Winnipeg. She met her future husband there and was blessed with the birth of their twin daughters, Lynne and Lavonne. Shirley also had the good fortune of meeting her dear lifelong friend Marlene in Winnipeg. She boarded with Marlene’s family, and beyond sharing a home, they shared in countless shenanigans and an enduring friendship that lasted more than 70 years.

Shirley and her new family relocated many times, living in several remote northern communities, including Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, located just south of the Arctic Circle. She developed a deep love for ‘The North’ and cherished the countless memories and mementos she gathered during her time there. Fond recollections of sharing spreads of whale blubber, feasting on fish and seal, and traveling by snowshoe, Bombardier, and Ski-Doo—along with her collection of local artwork, carvings, and traditional clothing—served as treasured reminders of her time spent there.

In 1967, the Murrays welcomed their third daughter, Wendy, and soon after moved their growing family to Gillam, Manitoba. It was there that they were blessed with the birth of their only son, Eric, and added yet another daughter, Lesley, to their brood. In Gillam, she again had the good fortune of meeting another dear lifelong friend, Anne. Shirley and Anne shared in many adventures over the years—among them, a six-week road trip to the Yukon at the tender ages of 69 and 71. They tented their way up the Alaskan Highway, collecting more mementos and memories along the way.

While living in Gillam, Shirley and her husband purchased a farm in Eden, Manitoba, where they looked forward to moving and raising their family. However, Shirley’s husband passed away the night before the family was to board the train south. Shirley bravely faced the journey ahead and boarded the train alone with her children.

Once Shirley got her family settled in Eden, she took on casual work as a secretary at J.M. Young School, and with her youngest in tow, cleaned rooms in Neepawa to help make ends meet. After a couple of years in Eden, she sold the farm and moved with her three youngest children to Neepawa, where she worked as a secretary at Parrish & Heimbecker and took on casual secretarial work at HMK School.

Shortly after moving to Neepawa, Shirley endured the heartbreaking loss of her daughter Lynne in a tragic car accident. Not long after, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent an extensive, life-saving surgery. Shirley spent a year in Health Sciences Centre

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recovering and undergoing rehabilitation from the trauma of the operation. Shirley experienced numerous obstacles, including expressive aphasia as a result of the surgery and faced this, along with the added challenges of raising her three young children on her own, with unwavering tenacity and resilience. Shirley continued to live her life with strength and determination.

When Shirley returned to Neepawa from the Health Sciences Centre, she was sadly no longer able to drive her prized blue Cougar. Despite experiencing partial paralysis on her right side, she walked absolutely everywhere, carrying her belongings with her ‘good’ arm on the long walks home. Shirley was regularly accompanied on these treks by a German Shepherd—Candy, the neighbor’s dog—who followed her everywhere. In spite of her owners’ disapproval, Candy was determined to chaperone Shirley and would not be dissuaded. She waited patiently outside each store Shirley entered, then walked protectively by her side all the way home.

Shirley was a creative soul and enjoyed hobbies such as painting, crocheting, and baking. She was a master seamstress and skillfully stitched daughter Lavonne’s wedding gown and bridesmaids’ dresses. Her talent was displayed in her kids’ handsewn clothes and in the design and sewing of dozens of outfits for Wendy’s Barbies. Shirley was such a gifted seamstress, she even made bras! Her love of working with fabric may have influenced her tendency to be a clotheshorse—her closets overflowed and were continually being added to.

To put it mildly, Shirley had a sweet tooth. She did her best to keep her stashes of pop and candy a secret, hoping to avoid having to share with anyone. Her freezer was well-stocked with an assortment of homemade pies and cookies, and she was kept busy maintaining its inventory, which was frequently the target of her kids’ and their friends’ hunt for late-night munchies.

Shirley loved sports and was a fierce fan of both the Blue Jays and Blue Bombers. Her love for her teams brought her much joy—and disappointment. Her passion for her teams was punctuated with either enthusiastic cheers or her signature, pithy, “Dammit all anyways!”.

Shirley loved life, and it showed. She smiled easily and laughed often. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Shirley was predeceased by her daughter Lynne, her brother Kenneth, and her parents Howard and Nellie. She is survived by her children, Lavonne (Eric), Wendy, Eric, and Lesley (Cory); her grandchildren, Tanya, Darryl (Terri), and Emily (Liam); and her great-grandchildren, Bradley, Kyla, and Boyd.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Kelwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Jocelyn House Hospice, whose exceptional staff provided loving care to Shirley in her final days.

To learn about Jocelyn House visit: https://www.jocelynhouse.ca/

If you wish to donate: https://www.jocelynhouse.ca/donate_now.php White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

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In Memory of Don Smith “SMITTY”

June 1, 1997

Til Memory fades and life departs, You Live Forever in our Hearts!

Dorothy and Family

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Melvin Bauman

Melvin Bauman of Lucknow, Ontario died suddenly at his home on May 20, 2025 in his 44th year. Husband of Lena (Wideman) Bauman, son of Enos and Louisa Bauman of Manitoba. Father of Esther and Sidney Martin of Holyrood, and Emma, Mary, Martha, John, Salema, Lydia, Selina, David, James, Verna and Cleon, all at home. Also survived by brothers and sisters. Predeceased by one brother-in-law Herb Marquart. Friends called at his home on Wed. May 21, 2:30-8 pm DST and Thurs. May 22, 9-11 am DST, and 1-6 pm. Funeral Service at his home on Fri. May 23 at 9:30 am DST and then to Clover Valley Mennonite Church for further service and burial in the adjoining cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the MacKenzie & McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow. Robert Keith Rea April 29, 1933-March 24, 2025 On March 24, 2025 Keith Rea passed away at the Carberry Care Home at the age of 91. He was widowed by his wife Barbara March 4, 1996. Dad is survived by his sons Leigh (Phyllis), Don (Debbie) and daughter Wendy (Jack), 9 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Dad was so proud to be a great great grandfather. Dad is also survived by his sister Ida Mae Walker and brother in law Harold Graham.

Dad was predeceased by his companion Joyce Robinson, his parents Ken and Verna Rea, his father and mother in law Allan and Mae Graham, 3 brothers Jim, Howard,Don, 3 sisters Louise, Doreen, Marg, sister in law Mabel Roper and brother in law Allan Graham.

Dad was born at Goodlands April 29, 1933. Dad spent his childhood between Goodlands and Deloraine, later moving to Carberry where he met his wife Barbara (Graham), who he married October 23, 1954. Dad and Mom started their married life in Brandon, where Dad worked building Red Wing trailers.Mom and Dad had 2 sons, then returned to Carberry, where Dad and his Dad built a house. After returning to Carberry, Mom and Dad added a their daughter to their family. After 6 years of living in town, they moved to their acreage South of Carberry.

When Mom and Dad moved back to Carberry, Dad worked at the rink, the cemetery and at Bailey Farms till retiring in 1998.

Dad loved to curl, bowl, golf, play crib and was always ready for a good laugh.Dad was always busy building wooden cupboards and ornaments for family and friends. Dad was a member of the Elks and volunteered video taping community events for Westman Cable. Dad and Mom loved traveling and spending time at their cabin which they built with the help of their sons. Dad passed his love of animals to his family. His dog Laddie had a special place in his heart.

The family would like to thank the home care workers and staff at the care home who provided such comfort and care to Dad.

Dad was cremated and buried beside Mom March 28, 2025 in Carberry Plains Cemetery. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Jean Lebuik

Born: May 25, 1936

Passed Away: May 17, 2025 Bayside PCH, Killarney, MB Graveside Service 11:00 am, Thursday, June 5, 2025 Mountain Road Cemetery, Mountain Road MB In Lieu of flowers donations can be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Clarkes Funeral home Gladstone/Macgregor in care of arrangements

invites applications for permanent & term Educational Assistants at Hazel M. Kellington School

These positions will be full time (5.75 hours/day). Additional crossing guard duty may be assigned. Previous applicants must submit an updated cover letter and resume.

These Educational Assistant positions will commence on September 2nd, 2025.

The successful candidates must complete a satisfactory Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check. Send resume including references by NOON, Monday, June 2nd, 2025 to: Box 700, Neepawa, MB. R0J 1H0 Phone: (204) 476-2388 • Fax: (204) 476-3606 EMAIL: bpsd@bpsd.mb.ca Only

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Industrial Plant Cleaner (NOC 65312)

Why join our team?

HyLife is a global leader in food processing, with a vision to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we are currently expanding our team and have exciting career opportunities at 623 Main St. Neepawa, MB. We are actively seeking to fill 10 positions.

The current starting wage is $22.20/hour with incremental increases to $23.55/hour based on tenure as per our Collective Agreement

Quick Facts:

Culturally diverse – employ people from all over the world Fully integrated facility –Feed Mills, Barns, Transportation, and Production Plant

• 2500+ employees worldwide

• We Care about our employees, communities, customers, animals, and our environment

What we can offer you:

• Competitive Wage

• Vacation: 10 working days of paid vacation as per our collective bargaining agreement

• Comprehensive Benefits package – health coverage, dental plan, vision care, long-term disability, and pension plan

• Permanent full-time employment (74-80 hours per bi-weekly)

• PM Shift

• Full training, with genuine opportunities for career progression

• Employee Referral program - $500!

Free parking Company events

• And more!!!!

Your duties may include:

Cleaning and sanitizing butcher and slaughter production areas and everything in between to ensure top-quality food safety standards.

• Operating cleaning equipment like high-pressure hoses to clean production equipment.

• Using cleaning chemicals with respect and following Material Safety Data Sheets.

• Ensuring all Quality Assurance checks are performed.

• Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work area throughout the facility.

• Collaborating as a team to meet tight deadlines, ensuring production floors operate on time.

We are looking for people who are:

• Fit and capable of working in a physically demanding role. Capable of bending, lifting, and climbing.

• Available to work an 8-hour Night Shift from MondayFriday, between 11:15 PM to 9:00 AM

• Capable of repetitive manual tasks and standing for long periods of time

Capable of working in diverse environments, including exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and odors

• Minimum of one (1) to seven (7) months experience in sanitation, or industrial cleaning, or heavy-duty cleaning

• Completion of Secondary school or equivalent experience

• Able to effectively communicate in English

• At least 18 years old to meet the minimum age requirement

HyLife is dedicated to promoting equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those who identify as a member of the following groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Older workers, Veterans, and Visible minorities.

Ways to apply:

Online at http://hylife.com/careers/ or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0. Fax to: 204.476.3791 | Email to: jobs@hylife.com | In Person at 623 Main ST. E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

For inquiries contact: Phone: 204.476.3393

H yL ife has an accommodation process for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation during your employment because of a disability, please contact Jobs@hylife.com. An HR representative will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis and our accommodation policy can be forwarded upon request.

Be a part of the HyLife experience – your journey starts here!

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

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Hog Receiving Barn Worker (NOC85100)

Why join our team?

HyLife is a global leader in food processing, with a vision to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we are currently expanding our team and have exciting career opportunities at 623 Main St. Neepawa, MB. We are actively seeking to fill 5 positions.

The current starting wage is $19.25/hour with incremental increases to $20.55/hour based on tenure

Quick Facts:

• Culturally diverse – employ people from all over the world

• Fully integrated facility –Feed Mills, Barns, Transportation, and Production Plant

• 2500+ employees worldwide

• We Care about our employees, communities, customers, animals, and our environment

What we can offer you:

• Competitive Wage

Vacation: 10 working days of paid vacation

Comprehensive Benefits package – health coverage, dental plan, vision care, long-term disability, and pension plan

• Permanent full-time employment (74-80 hours per bi-weekly)

• PM Shift Premium

• Full training, with genuine opportunities for career progression

• Employee Referral program - $500!

• Free parking

• Company events

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Your duties may involve:

• Receiving and unloading hog deliveries.

• Sorting hogs into appropriate receiving pens.

• Ensuring humane and safe handling of hogs in our facility.

• Completing hog receiving documents to CFIA standards. Scraping trailers. Working outdoors and in a barn environment.

To excel in this role, you should possess: Respect for animal welfare, food safety, and workplace safety. Understanding of animal behavior

• Capable of working in diverse environments, including exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and odors

• Minimum of one (1) to seven (7) months experience working with livestock

• Fit and capable of working in a physically demanding role. Capable of bending, lifting, and crawling

• Completion of Secondary school or equivalent experience

• Capable of repetitive manual tasks

• Able to effectively communicate in English

• At least 18 years old to meet the minimum age requirement

HyLife i s dedicated to promoting equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those who identify as a member of the following groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Older workers, Veterans, and Visible minorities.

Ways to apply:

Online at http://hylife.com/careers/ or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0. Fax to: 204.476.3791 | Email to: jobs@hylife.com |

In Person at 623 Main ST. E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

For inquiries contact: Phone: 204.476.3393

HyLife has an accommodation process for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation during your employment because of a disability, please contact Jobs@hylife.com. An HR representative will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis and our accommodation policy can be forwarded upon request.

Be a part of the HyLife experience – your journey starts here!

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Industrial Butcher (NOC 94141)

Why join our team?

HyLife is a global leader in food processing, with a vision to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we are currently expanding our team and have exciting career opportunities at 623 Main St. Neepawa, MB. We are actively seeking to fill 150 positions.

The current starting wage is $16.45/hour with incremental increases to $24.60/hour based on tenure as per our Collective Agreement

Quick Facts:

• Culturally diverse – employ people from all over the world Fully integrated facility –Feed Mills, Barns, Transportation, and Production Plant

• 2500+ employees worldwide

• We Care about our employees, communities, customers, animals, and our environment

What we can offer you:

• Competitive Wage

• Vacation: 10 working days of paid vacation as per our collective bargaining agreement

• Comprehensive Benefits package – health coverage, dental plan, vision care, long-term disability, and pension plan

• Permanent full-time employment (74-80 hours per bi-weekly)

• PM Shift Premium

• Full training, with genuine opportunities for career progression

• Employee Referral program - $500! Free parking Company events

• And more!!!!

Your duties may include: Slaughter, eviscerate, and mark hogs for further processing;

• Debone edible parts and remove inedible organs for parts;

• Cut pork carcasses into primal cuts for further processing, cutting, or packaging for local, national, and international premium markets.

We are looking for people who are:

• Fit and capable of working in a physically demanding role

• Capable of repetitive manual tasks and standing for long periods of time

• Open to working in colder/warmer environments

• Minimum of one (1) to seven (7) months experience in meat cutting or slaughter or completed a program in Industrial Meat cutting

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Letter: RMNP needs a new superintendent

Note: The following Letter to the Editor is addressed to Ron Hallman, who is President and CEO of Parks Canada Agency.

Dear Mr. Hallman,

There comes a time when leadership must be held accountable not just for a single decision, but for a sustained pattern of failure. That time has come in Riding Mountain National Park.

The sudden reversal of the “one boat, one lake” policy– announced mere hours

before the May long weekend – was a deeply destabilizing moment for residents, businesses, and visitors, and the final breaking point in a long-standing and worsening pattern of disregard for this community.

For months, Parks Canada staff repeatedly assured the public that the policy would remain in place for the 2025 season. Based on those assurances, business owners hired staff, families booked vacations, and operators made significant investments. Then, without notice or credible rationale, those

Tender

Gravel Stockpiling Tender

The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is accepting tenders for the stockpiling of 17,500 cubic yards of granular base course from the crushing location at either NE ¼ 25-1517WPM or SW 6-16-16WPM or NE 5–16-16WPM (RM of Rosedale)

Stockpile Site Location Quantity (cubic yards)

Langford NE ¼ 35-14-16WPM 7,500 (granular base course)

Mentmore NW ¼ 23-13-16WPM 5,000 (granular base course)

Hallboro NW ¼ 34-13-15WPM 5,000 (granular base course)

Specifications are:

- Hauling route must be provided.

- Two-year contract

- Gravel to be stockpiled by February 28th of each year. Penalty will be charged to contractor at the rate of $500 per calendar day until the work is completed.

- Stockpile will be pushed up at contractors’ expense (finished product will be piled at the discretion of the Municipal Foreman)

- Include all expenses. No additional Fuel Surcharge will be paid

Contractors must provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability policy in a minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 all inclusive; such policy to name the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as an additional named insured; and to contain a cross-liability clause, type of operation to be performed must be shown on the policy. For further information, please contact the Municipal Foreman, Matt Kuyp at 431-351-0688.

The lowest or any proposal may not necessarily be accepted and the Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects, or to accept and offer which may be considered in the best interests of the Municipality. The Municipality, in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of the proposal or any of the proposals submitted under this proposal call.

Tenders are due by June 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. They can be mailed and/or emailed to the address below.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford

Attention: Teresa Parker, Box 220, Carberry, MB. R0K 0H0 Email: cao@myncl.ca

Gravel Hauling Tender

The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is accepting tenders for the hauling approx. 20,000 cubic yards of granular base course and A Base.

Haul Site Location Quantity (cubic yards)

Langford NE ¼ 35-14-16WPM 10,000 (granular base course)

Mentmore NW ¼ 23-13-16WPM 5,000 (granular base course)

Hallboro NW ¼ 34-13-15WPM 5,000 (granular base course)

Specifications are:

- Hauling and spreading of road gravel will start on April 1st, or earlier and completion on or before August 15th, weather and road conditions permitting, upon the approval the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Foreman.

- Penalty will be charged to contractor at the rate of $500 per working day until the work is completed.

- All trucks must be safetied

- All trucks must be end dump type or belly dump.

- Haul sites shall be determined by the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Foreman

- Include all expenses. No additional fuel surcharge will be paid.

- Two-year contract

Contractors must provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability policy in a minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 all inclusive; such policy to name the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as an additional named insured; and to contain a cross-liability clause, type of operation to be performed must be shown on the policy.

For further information, please contact the Municipal Foreman, Matt Kuyp at 431-351-0688.

The lowest or any proposal may not necessarily be accepted and the Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects, or to accept and offer which may be considered in the best interests of the Municipality. The Municipality, in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of the proposal or any of the proposals submitted under this proposal call.

Tenders are due by June 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. They can be mailed and/or emailed to the address below.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford

Attention: Teresa Parker, Box 220, Carberry, MB. R0K 0H0 Email: cao@myncl.ca

plans were upended. Let us be clear: this is not just about a policy decision. It is about a persistent culture of opacity, exclusion, and disregard. In our letter dated September 3, 2024, we raised these exact concerns and offered practical solutions– including a renewed framework for collaboration. In your office’s response of October 23, 2024, we were assured that transparency and engagement were priorities, and we were directed to local staff to begin deeper conversations.

Gravel Stockpiling Tender

The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is accepting tenders for the stockpiling of 22,500 cubic yards of granular base course from the crushing location at SE ¼ 7-10-17WPM (RM of Cornwallis)

Stockpile Site Location

Quantity (cubic yards)

Carberry (Parcel C) NW ¼ 29-10-14WPM 10,000 (granular base course)

Fairview SE ¼ 24-11-15WPM 5,000 (A-Base)

Fairview SE ¼ 24-11-15WPM 7,500 (granular base course)

Specifications are:

- Hauling route must be provided.

- Two-year contract

- Gravel to be stockpiled by February 29th of each year. Penalty will be charged to contractor at the rate of $500 per calendar day until the work is completed.

- Stockpile will be pushed up at contractors’ expense (finished product will be piled at the discretion of the Municipal Foreman)

- Include all expenses. No additional Fuel surcharge will be paid.

Contractors must provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability policy in a minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 all inclusive; such policy to name the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as an additional named insured; and to contain a cross-liability clause, type of operation to be performed must be shown on the policy.

For further information, please contact the Municipal Foreman, Matt Kuyp at 431-351-0688.

The lowest or any proposal may not necessarily be accepted and the Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects, or to accept and offer which may be considered in the best interests of the Municipality. The Municipality, in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of the proposal or any of the proposals submitted under this proposal call.

Tenders are due by June 6, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. They can be mailed and/or emailed to the address below.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford

Attention: Teresa Parker, Box 220, Carberry, MB. R0K 0H0 Email: cao@myncl.ca

The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is accepting tenders for the hauling approx. 40,000 cubic yards of granular base course and A Base.

Haul Site Location

RM of Cornwallis SE ¼ 7-10-17WPM

Quantity (cubic yards)

17,500 (granular base course) Carberry (Parcel C) NW ¼ 29-10-14WPM

Fairview SE ¼ 24-11-15WPM

Specifications are:

10,000 (granular base course) and 5,000 ( A Base)

7,500 (granular base course)

- Hauling and spreading of road gravel will start on April 1st, or earlier and completion on or before August 15th, weather and road conditions permitting, upon the approval the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Foreman.

- Penalty will be charged to contractor at the rate of $500 per working day until the work is completed.

- All trucks must be safetied

- All trucks must be end dump type or belly dump.

- Haul sites shall be determined by the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford Foreman

- Include all expenses. No additional Fuel Surcharge will be paid.

- Two-year contract

Contractors must provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability policy in a minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 all inclusive; such policy to name the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as an additional named insured; and to contain a cross-liability clause, type of operation to be performed must be shown on the policy.

For further information, please contact the Municipal Foreman, Matt Kuyp at 431-351-0688.

The lowest or any proposal may not necessarily be accepted and the Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects, or to accept and offer which may be considered in the best interests of the Municipality. The Municipality, in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of the proposal or any of the proposals submitted under this proposal call.

Tenders are due by June 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. They can be mailed and/or emailed to the address below.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford

Attention: Teresa Parker, Box 220, Carberry, MB. R0K 0H0

Email: cao@myncl.ca

Despite this, those conversations never materialized, and those local staff you asked us to engage with have since stepped away from the Field Unit. Instead, the situation has deteriorated further.

Under the current leadership, communication from the Riding Mountain Field Unit has become increasingly dismissive. Transparency has collapsed. Community input is ignored. Questions go unanswered. Stakeholders feel they are not treated as partners, but as nuisances.

The residents and stewards of this area–our members included– have consistently offered to help, to engage, and to be part of the solution in protecting Riding Mountain’s ecological integrity.

We have done so in good faith. But again and again, that good faith has been met with indifference or outright contempt. This is not leadership. It is dysfunction. And it has broken public trust and galvanized support for immediate action.

We are calling on you to replace the Superintendent of the Riding Mountain Field Unit with someone who will rebuild what has been lost – someone who will lead responsibly, engage transparently, and view local residents not as adversaries, but as allies in the stewardship of one of Canada’s most treasured national parks.

Riding Mountain is not simply a vacation destination. It is a vital part of life for the people who live near it, work within it, and care deeply about its future. They deserve–and have repeatedly asked for– leadership that reflects that reality.

Respectfully,

Christian Robin President, Clear Lake Cabin Owners’ Association (CLCA)

Rolling River School Division

Commercial Buildings For Sale By Tender

The Rolling River School Division is selling by tender, the following two buildings in Minnedosa, Manitoba, that are surplus to its’ needs.

Transportation Garage and Office Building 154 Main Street South, Minnedosa, Manitoba

The building is 11,306 square feet, two stories plus mezzanine, slab on grade and has a fenced compound. The parcel has frontage along Main Street South of 252.0’ and depth of 132.0’.

Maintenance Shop / Armory Building 21-1st Avenue SW, Minnedosa, Manitoba

The building was originally an armory and is 10,106 square feet, two stories plus mezzanine.

The parcel has frontage along 1st Avenue SW of 83.65’ and depth of 265’.

Both properties are zoned CC – Commercial Central Zone.

As per provincial guidelines, reasonable consideration will be extended to proposals /bids whose objectives are to meet educational, recreational, or cultural needs within the community.

The properties are to be sold as is, where is, with the purchaser to assume any and all legal costs incurred.

The highest or any tender is not necessarily accepted. Tenders close at 12:00 Noon, September 2, 2025 Visit https://www.rrsd.mb.ca/division/tenders for property profile information / summary documents and the process to view the properties and submit a bid.

Gravel Hauling Tender

BP Archive: Neepawa’s Major Midgets team (1980)

The Municipality of North Cypress-Langford is accepting tenders for the crushing of 50,000 cubic yards of granular base course and 5,000 cubic yards of A Base in our pits as per below:

Site Location Quantity (cubic yards)

Douglas Pit

Douglas Pit

NE ¼ 25-15-17WPM (Parrot)

or SW ¼ 6-16-16WPM (Baker)

or NE 5 - 16 - 16WPM (Pegoski)

Specifications are:

- Maximum crush size is ¾ inch

SE ¼ 7-10-17WPM 32,500 (granular base course)

SE ¼ 7-10-17WPM 5,000 (A-Base)

TBD 17,500 (granular base course)

- Any stripping required to be included in the price. No strippings left within 20 meters of open pit.

- Crush 5,000 yards of A-base (12-20%% clay content)

- Crush 50,000 yards of granular base course (5-12% clay content)

- Clay is to be procured, loaded, hauled and blended by the crusher.

- The Municipality and the awarded contractor will agree on a third party to have testing requirements met as per the municipality’s recommendation. (to be done in completed pile)

- Crushing to be completed by November 15th of each year. Penalty will be charged to contractor at the rate of $500 per calendar day until the work is completed.

- Include all expenses. No additional Fuel surcharge will be paid.

- Two-year contract.

At the discretion of the contractor crushing to be completed in either Parrot Pit, Baker’s Pit or Pegoski Pit. All associated costs per yard to be included in the cost of crushing gravel.

Contractors must provide and maintain a comprehensive general liability policy in a minimum amount of $5,000,000.00 all inclusive; such policy to name the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford as an additional named insured; and to contain a cross-liability clause, type of operation to be performed must be shown on the policy. For further information, please contact the Municipal Foreman, Matt Kuyp at 431-351-0688.

The lowest or any proposal may not necessarily be accepted and the Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive defects, or to accept and offer which may be considered in the best interests of the Municipality. The Municipality, in its entire discretion may reject or accept all or any part of the proposal or any of the proposals submitted under this proposal call.

Tenders are due by June 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. They can be mailed and/or emailed to the address below.

Municipality of North Cypress-Langford

Attention: Teresa Parker – Gravel Crushing, Box 220, Carberry, MB. R0K 0H0 Email: cao@myncl.ca

Birnie Builders

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2025 Gladstone Music and Arts Festival results

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The 92nd Gladstone Music and Arts Festival, held in April, showcased talented young performers sharing their passion for music and the arts. The festival offers a valuable educational experience, providing performers with constructive feedback from seasoned, professional adjudicators to help them refine their skills and deepen their appreciation of the arts. Students from the Gladstone, Plumas, MacGregor, Austin, Langruth and Neepawa areas took part in piano, speech arts, vocal, band and strings sessions throughout the five-day event.

Thank you to the many volunteers who contributed to the success of the 2025 festival. The event would not be possible without the dedication of the festival committee and the support of additional volunteers. Thank you to William Morton Collegiate Institute, Gladstone Elementary School and Gladstone United Church for generously providing venue locations. Thank-you to the Municipality of WestLakeGladstone for printing the festival program. Finally, sincere thanks to everyone who supported the festival in 2025 through admission fees, program purchases and donations. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Piano Awards

The Piano Sessions were held on Apr. 22 and 23, with Daniel Tselyakov adjudicating. Daniel teaches at Brandon University and holds a Doctorate in Piano and Musicology at the University of Utah.

The following awards were presented:

•Piano Solo, Beginner, Own Choice, 6 Years Old & Under: Elise Enns (Medallion).

•Solo, Beginner, Own Choice, 7 and 8 Years Old: Carter Van Den Bussche (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Beginner, Own Choice, 9 and 10 Years Old: Lewis Enns (1st Place Medallion), Riyah Bueckert (2nd Place Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Beginner, Own Choice, Open: Kalena Van Den Bussche (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Beginner, Own Choice, Beginner: Keon Wollmann (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Classical/ Baroque, Grades/Levels 2: Micaiah Doerksen (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Baroque, Grades/Levels 5 and 8: Elysabeth Pugh (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Classical, Grades/Levels 3: 1st Place Tie - Anna Neufeld (Medallion) & Ember Wollmann (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Classical Composers, Grades/Levels 4 and 5: Elysabeth Pugh (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Classical Composers, Grades/Levels 7 and 8: Regan Teichroeb (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Romantic Composers, Grades/Levels 3 and 4: Ember Wollman (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Romantic Composers, Grades/Levels 8: Haven Villaneuva (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, 20/21st Century Composers, Grade/ Level 1: Adalyn Zacharias (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, 20/21st Century Composers, Grade/ Level 2: Marianna Pugh (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, 20/21st Century Composers, Grades/ Levels 4: Maria Suddia (Medallion)

•Piano Solo, 20/21st Century Composers, Grades/ Levels 7 and 8: Becca Knox (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Canadian, Beginner: 1st Place Tie - Keon Wollmann (Medallion) & Kalena Van Den Bussche (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Canadian, Grade/Level 1: Adalyn Zacharias (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Canadian, Grade/Level 2: Brook Smith (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Canadian, Grades/Levels 3 to 5: Abigail Enns (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Popular/ Contemporary, Grades/ Levels 1 & 2: Marianna Pugh (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Popular/Contemporary, Grades/Levels 3 and 4: Ysaiah Medina (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Own Choice, Grades/Levels 2 and 3: Cassia Knox (Medallion).

•Piano Solo, Own Choice, Grades/Levels 5: Becca Knox (Medallion).

•Piano Duet, Own Choice,

Grades/Levels 1 to 4: Kara Neufeld and Anna Neufeld (Medallions).

•Piano Duet, Own Choice, Grades/Levels 7 & 8: Aimee Knox and Becca Knox (Medallions).

•Piano Six Hands, Own Choice, Beginner - Grade/ Level 3: Lydia Dyck, Madalyn Dyck and Hailey Doerksen (Medallions).

Speech/Choral Awards

The Speech, Choral and Vocal Sessions took place on Apr. 24 and 25, with Hailey Witt adjudicating. Hailey is a longtime participant in various Manitoba festivals and holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Brandon University and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Literature from the University of Western Ontario. The following awards were presented:

•Classroom Speech Choir, Kindergarten to Grade 3: Austin Elementary School, Grade 3 Class (Gold Seal Certificate), Gladstone Elementary School, Grade 1 / 2 Class (Silver Seal Certificate).

•Classroom Speech Choir, Grades 4 to 6: Austin Elementary School, Grade 5 Class (Gold Seal Certificate), MacGregor Elementary School, Nicholls Grade 3 / 4 Class (Silver Seal Certificate).

•Action Songs & Singing Games, Kindergarten to Grade 2: Gladstone Elementary School, Grade 2 Class Gold Seal Certificate).

•Action Songs & Singing Games, Grades 3 to

•Vocal Solo, Renaissance/ Baroque/Sacred, 14 & Under: Ayla McConnell (Medallion.)

•Vocal Solo, Musical Theatre / Movie Musical / Popular / Contemporary, 14 & Under: Ayla McConnell (Medallion).

•Vocal Duet, Own Choice, 12 & Under: Jemimah Casigay & Melody Teichrib (Medallions).

Band Sessions

10. Vocal Solo, Canadian Composer, Elementary: Ayla McConnell.

11. Vocal Solo, Popular Music, Elementary: Ayla McConnell.

12. Vocal Solo, Movie Musical, Elementary: Ayla McConnell.

13. Musical Theatre, Elementary: Ayla McConnell

14. Speech Arts, Prepared Speech, Grades 10-12: Sawyer Ashcroft.

6: Langruth Elementary School, Grade 2 / 3 Class (Gold Seal Certificate).

•Reader’s Theatre, Grades 4 to 6: Scarlett Watson, Noah Redekopp, Oliver Geisel and Ryker Jarvis (Medallions).

•Poetry Reading, Duet, Trio or Quartet, Grades 1 to 3: Astyn Reiner and Emma Smith (Medallions)

•Spoken Poetry, Duet, Trio or Quartet, Grades 1 to 6: Oli Hanneson, Ethan Fehr and Jake Chandler (Medallions).

•Poetry Reading, Duet, Trio or Quartet, Grades 4 to 6: Lennon Birnie, Nova Stewart and Riley Henderson (Medallions).

•Poetry Reading, Duet, Trio or Quartet, Grades 10 to 12: Hannah Doerksen & Amber Donald(Medallions)

•Solo Spoken Poetry, Kindergarten - Grade 3: Ria Marca (Medallion).

•Solo Spoken Poetry, Grades 4 to 6: Adam Marca (Medallion).

•Solo Spoken Poetry, Grades 10 to 12: Hannah Polasek (Medallion)

•Solo Reading, Prose, Grades 10 to 12: Hannah Polasek (Medallion).

•Solo Reading, Creative Prose, Grades 4 to 6: Riley Henderson (Medallion).

•Solo Reading, Creative Poetry/Prose, Grades 10 to 12: Rayleen Wieler (Medallion).

•Public Speaking, Grade 10 to 12: Sawyer Ashcroft (Medallion).

•Vocal Solo, Sacred, 6 & Under: Paisley Teichrib (Medallion).

•Vocal Solo, Folk Song, 14 & Under: Ayla McConnell (Medallion).

The Band Sessions were held on Apr. 29, with Cynthia Weevers adjudicating. Cynthia is a graduate of the University of Manitoba, holding degrees in trumpet performance and education. She currently teaches at Pembina Trails Collegiate in Winnipeg. The sessions followed a workshop format, with the adjudicator working directly with each band or ensemble after their performances. The following bands and ensembles performed:

•William Morton Collegiate Senior Concert Band.

•MacGregor Collegiate Senior Concert Band.

•William Morton Collegiate Senior Jazz Band.

•MacGregor Collegiate Guitar Ensemble.

•MacGregor Elementary Junior Concert Band.

•Austin Elementary Junior Concert Band.

•William Morton Collegiate/Plumas Elementary/ Langruth Elementary Junior Concert Band.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Highlights Concert on Sunday, May 4 at Gladstone United Church.

The following participants were recommended to go to the Manitoba Provincial Festival:

1. Piano Solo, Preliminary: Marianna Pugh, Cecily Hedges.

2. Piano Solo, Elementary: Maria Suddia, Ember Wollmann.

3. Piano Solo, Junior: Elysabeth Pugh.

4. Piano, Intermediate: Regan Teichroeb.

5. Piano, Popular/Contemporary, Elementary: Ysaiah Medina.

6. Piano, Canadian, Primary: Brook Smith.

7. Piano, Canadian, Elementary: Abigail Enns.

8. Piano, Canadian, Junior: Elysabeth Pugh.

9. Vocal Solo, Chamber Music, Elementary: Ayla McConnell.

15. Speech Arts, Poetry and Prose, Grades 10-12: Hannah Polasek, Rayleen Wieler.

Performance Awards

The Gladstone Music and Arts Festival Band Trophy presented to the most outstanding band performance was presented to William Morton Collegiate Senior Concert Band.

The Gladstone Music and Arts Festival Speech Arts Trophy presented to the most outstanding speech arts performance was presented to Hannah Polasek

The Doris Sigurdson Memorial Trophy presented to the most outstanding performance in Piano Solo or Duet, Beginner to Grade 4 was presented to Marianna Pugh.

The Joy Mowat Memorial Trophy presented to the most outstanding performance in Piano Solo or Duet, Grade 5 and up was presented to Elysabeth Pugh.

The Gladstone Music Festival Rose Bowl presented to the most outstanding vocal performance was presented to Ayla McConnell.

The Matthew Teichrib Scholarship Awards presented to the most outstanding piano performances in Piano Solo, Canadian, Grade/Level 4 and up, were presented to Abigail Enns (1st Place) & Elysabeth Pugh (2nd Place). The Wanda Toth Memorial Scholarship Award presented to a hard-working, dedicated, passionate piano student who shows a positive attitude in lessons and shares their music with others was presented to Edmund Doell.

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Pictured here is Ayla McConnell, who was the recipient of the Gladstone Music Festival Rose Bowl (Vocal) for 2025. Congratulations to all who participated!

Explore Neepawa’s History: Beautiful Plains Museum opens for the summer!

By Veronica Casigay Beautiful Plains Museum Summer Curator

Are you looking for ways to keep the kids entertained this summer while trying to combine fun with learning? Or are you and your friends curious about what life in Neepawa was like, with trains and horse-drawn carriages bustling through the streets? You’ve found the perfect place! The Beautiful Plains Museum is now open for the summer, welcoming all curious visitors.

Located in the “Land of Plenty,” the Beautiful Plains Museum showcases a variety of displays that celebrate Neepawa’s rich history. Our primary goal is to honour the stories, traditions, and diversity of the Neepawa community and its surrounding areas.

Interested in what folks shopped for in the past? Our

general and jewelry stores feature an assortment of items, including clocks, gum, unique banknotes, and even some children’s board games. Want to learn about Neepawa’s involvement in the World Wars? Visit our Military Room, which honours those who served our country and the contributions of the Neepawa community to the Royal Canadian Air Force. If sports pique your interest, be sure to check out our Sports and Band Room, which exhibits trophies and early sports equipment, reflecting Neepawa’s enduring love for sports.

As the summer curator at Beautiful Plains Museum, I am so excited to welcome you! My name is Veronica Casigay, and I am an incoming second-year Music Education major at Brandon University. My passions include inspiring kids to discover their love for music, learning about a wide range of topics, and spending quality time

Choirs entertain in Neepawa

with family and friends.

We are located at 91 Hamilton Street, on the historic 1902 former Canadian Northern Railway station. The museum will be open for the season starting May 20. Our summer hours are Tuesday to Saturday, from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. In July and August, we are also open on Sundays from 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.

For large group tours, please contact the museum in advance at 204-476-3896. After hour appointments, and any other inquiries, feel free to call 204-212-2723. Admission to the museum is by donation.

This summer, we’d love to have you stop by and discover the stories that show just how special and charming the Neepawa community really is. See you soon!

Neepawa’s Knox Presbyterian Church was packed to the brim on Thursday, May 22. That evening, the

and Area

featured guests The Choraliers, The Hims and NACI Chorale. Pictured: A portion of the evening’s skilled singers, as seen during one of

Pair of local Neepawa Banner & Press advertisers

win tickets to Dauphin Country Fest

PHOTOS BY CASPER WEHRHAHN

Neepawa

Community Choir hosted a contest with

their performances.

Family fair fun!

Neepawa Town Council briefs - May 20

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

With the summer months heating up, the Neepawa Town Council was ready to make a splash in their latest council meeting.

The Town announced that the Neepawa Pool will be open on June 2, weather permitting and thanked Rotary: The New Wave for the donation of six chaise loungers and 10 pool chairs.

The Town of Neepawa By-election to replace the vacant council seat will occur on July 16, with nominations open on June 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10th.

Operation updates

Operations Manager Denis Saquet reported the Town’s mini-lift station is not working at its optimal service, and maintenance crews have been working on a solution to the problem.

Street sweeping within the Town of Neepawa is on pause due to mechanical issues with the town’s street sweeper. (In an email from the town, they said they have completed the repairs) Sewer work is ongoing at

the Hamilton Street Project, also known as the industrial park.

The operations manager also said the Town received word from Manitoba Hydro that work on Isabel Street is approved, and Hydro will begin work soon.

Saquet also noted that the storm, which blew over Neepawa during the May long, also managed to down several large trees in the cemetery and other areas of the community. Crews have been working on cleaning them up, as well as garbage and debris that was thrown around from the winds.

Council receives correspondence from Pride and MB Government Neepawa Town Council received two letters of correspondence. Neepawa Pride thanked the town for their efforts, updating them on plans to repaint the Pride crosswalk outside ArtsForward on June 8, and are requesting a Pride flag be flown at Riverbend Park during June.

The Town also received a letter from the Government

of Manitoba’s Municipal Minister of Northern Relations regarding the 2025 Municipal Operating Grant and the One Manitoba Grow Revenue Payment. The town will receive the first 75 per cent, totalling $492,083.30 and will receive an additional $52,500 from the fund before the end of the year.

Other miscellaneous items

The Town Council held a second reading on Bylaw 3235 - 25, regarding establishing rates for solid waste and recycling - special service plan, as well as Bylaw 3234-25, which is a levy of taxes for 2025. The town cannot hold a third reading until the council hears back from the Municipal Board regarding their garbage bylaw.

The council also voted on their summer schedule, dropping down to one meeting over July and August. The council will meet on July 8 and August 5.

Gladstone market report

By Blaine Huston Gladstone Auction Mart

The market was still really strong this week on all types of classes. The Tuesday, May 27 market didn’t seem to matter whether the cattle were heavier or lighter all weight classes sold strong. Cattle that will be fit for grass or breeding are selling very strong. We saw more cattle than we anticipated this week, but with these prices, pens are being emptied. Plainer type cattle are still seeing discounts.

We sold 877 head of cattle through the ring in Gladstone Manitoba yesterday! Cows and bulls sold with soaring demand. Feeding type cows and heiferettes are still selling strong. High Yielding cows still traded from 210.00 to 2.28. Feeding type cows are ranging between 220 to 248. Bulls traded stronger 245 to 265.

Some highlights from the sale, 430 pound Black steers traded for $7.02. Fancy black steers weighed 511 and brought $6.37.50. A set of powerful crossbred steers weighed 896 and they cashed out at $4.01 a pound. Heifers, tan heifers weighed 503 and traded for $5.61. A set of 58 black and red heifers weighed 709 and made $4.65. There bigger sisters weighed 843 pounds and cashed in for $4.26 a pound working out $3591 a head!

Reminder: Sales are currently every other week. As such, the next sale will take place on June 10, with a report available in the June 13 edition of The Neepawa Banner & Press.

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You can call The Neepawa Banner at any time! Our message centre is available EVERY HOUR! EVERY DAY! (204) 476-3401

PHOTOS BY EOIN DEVEREUX AND JOSHUA JACKSON

The weather was perfect for last weekend’s Neepawa and District Chamber of Commerce Annual Fair. For more photos of the event, head to page 27.

Small town spirit shines at Neepawa & District Chamber Fair

PHOTOS BY JOSHUA JACKSON

JAMBOREE

Helping children, Changing lives Saturday June 14 12pm - 12am

2025 Recipients

Brooks Davis John Jacob Bernardo Odin Hebert

IMPORTANT INFO

IMPORTANT INFO

IMPORTANT INFO

• SILENT AUCTION

• SILENT AUCTION

• 50/50

• 50/50

• Canteen and Refreshments onsite

• Canteen and Refreshments onsite

THE KIDS

LINEUP

Friday June 13 6pm - 12am

• Mitchell Makoons

• Mitchell Makoons

Saturday 12pm - 7pm

• Camping available on first come basis

• Camping available on first come basis

FOR THE KIDS

• The New Highway 25 "Repaved"

• Jamboree Express Train • Money Mountain • Face Painting Temporary Tattoos • Bouncy House • Petting Zoo LINEUP

$20/night unserviced

$20/night unserviced

• Bring your lawnchair

• Bring your lawnchair

• LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER!!!

• The New Highway 25 "Repaved" Saturday June 14 12pm - 12am

Saturday June 14 12pm - 12am

• Steven Smith Trio

• Steven Smith Trio

• * Meet our 2025 Recipients *

Friday June 13 6pm - 12am

• * Meet our 2025 Recipients *

• Bull Ruckus

• Bull Ruckus

• Mitchell Makoons • The New Highway 25 “Repaved” Saturday June 14 12pm - 12am

• LVJ LIVE AUCTION

• LVJ LIVE AUCTION

• Clubbing Fraggles

• Steven Smith Trio • * Meet our 2025 Recipients *

• LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER!!!

• Bull Ruckus • LVJ LIVE AUCTION • Clubbing Fraggles

Weekend Admission $30

Weekend Admission $30 Daily Admission $20 Youth 17 & Under

Weekend Admission $30 Daily Admission $20 Youth 17 & Under FREE Available at the gate

Daily Admission $20

Youth 17 & Under FREE Available at the gate

Call or Text for more info; Toni Ferguson 204-212-3765 Colleen Woychyshyn 204-867-7764

Saturday 12pm - 7pm

Saturday 12pm - 7pm

• Jamboree Express Train

• Jamboree Express Train

• Money Mountain

• Money Mountain

• Face Painting

• Face Painting

• Clubbing Fraggles FOR THE KIDS

• Temporary Tattoos

• Temporary Tattoos

• Bouncy House

• Bouncy House

• Petting Zoo

• Petting Zoo