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Vol. 12 Issue 2

Celebrating 12 years!!!

July 2021

Ste. Anne Home to First Craft Cannabis Retailer The Town of Ste. Anne is now the home to the very first licensed cannabis retailer in southeastern Manitoba.

Sean Stewart and Chryslin Friesen are the married couple who have opened the doors to their brand new Cannabis business AAAAA Supercraft Cannabis on June 25. It is the first and only craft cannabis focused licensed retailer in Manitoba located at 5-555 Traverse Road.

Stewart says he was raised in Toronto and Chrislyn is from Steinbach. They moved back to southeastern Manitoba with their son last fall to be closer to family and decided to open a cannabis store together.

Chrislyn said they want you to come in and visit as they love to tell their story and want to hear your story too.

The pair have created Supercraft, a cannabis product line focusing on hand selecting craft-quality producers and cultivars (not THC), edibles/ beverages and health/wellness, CBD-forward products in Canada.

One product line is called Supermom and it will offer a space for cannabis health and wellness products including merchandise such

On the left Chryslin Friesen and Sean Stewart with two store employees holding the ribbon and Mayor Richard Pelletier doing the honors

as topicals and beauty products for busy moms.

Being that this is the first cannabis store in the southeast, Stewart says they want to focus on education.

“We love the one-on-one conversations. All of the staff have gone through a cannabis sommelier certification course. We want to be the location for people to come when they have questions, everyone from connoisseurs to a question from your grandma and how she is looking to integrate cannabis... come

down we are education first.”

Mayor Richard Pelletier was present at the grand opening.

He welcomed and congratulated Stewart and Friesen on bringing this exciting new retail store to the community and started the ceremony off with a speech to customers lined up. Pelletier explained that when it was announced that cannabis would be legalized across Canada, municipalities were given the option of either permitting cannabis retailers in their communities, or holding

plebiscites to allow residents to decide if they would like to see these kinds of businesses in their town.

“The town sent out a survey to residents and the results were heavily in support of a retailer, and surprisingly, the majority were older residents,” Pelletier said. He was then invited to cut the ribbon, and soon lined up guests where able to go in and explore the store. It is definitely worth the trip. The walls are painted by local Manitoba artists. A must see local hot spot.

Klassen Takes By-Election

A recent Town of Ste. Anne by-election was held and just over 200 residents came out to vote for the nominated candidates. Cornie Klassen won with 128 votes while Robert Gosselin garnered 85 votes. Klassen will take the place of councilor Ginette Gagnon.

“I will be sworn in as Councillor on July 14th. I’m looking forward to be working with the the Council and Town Office. I will be working hard for the people of this town,” said Klassen.

Little Funk Library School is out and summer is here!

Congrats to all students for your hard work and to our 2021 Grads! I highly recommend reading the wise advice said best by Dr Seuss in the book “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” Now where are all my books worms?

Our Little Funk Library is full of many adventures! Come snag a book and let the journey begin!

Find us at 42139 Highway 1 East.

We are also happy to announce that you can find our traveling orange Little Funk Library Box at Grand Beach Campground, Bay 12.

Have a great summer... The Little Funk Library #100068

Active Compassionate Care Options

‘Hospice’ and ‘palliative’ are terms often used to mean the same thing.

It is comprised of active compassionate care that is concerned with the whole person, including the physical, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of the individual and also involves optimal pain control, symptom management and natural death. The principals of end of life care are sensitive to personal, cultural and religious beliefs where the dying and their family are the centre of care with the greatest respect for independence and dignity. Care provided should be available regardless of choice of setting whether in a facility or at home. It is important to keep in mind that 80% of Canadians polled express a desire to die at home, while only about 20% actually do. Additionally, care is flexible, accessible and responsive while being provided by a coordinated, skilled, multi disciplinary team and based on the exchange of information and education as needed. Within our health care system, the volunteer is recognized as a fundamental member of the experts at work in this area and are trained in aspects of communication, grief and self care to name a few. Hospice and palliative care alike recognize and include caring for these formal and informal caregivers as service to the dying is highly rewarding but can also be emotionally and spiritually draining. Quality of life in what time is left is the affirmation that guides this particular moment in time in the cycle of life and living. It is also inclusive of bereavement care or a generic UK term for formalised care and support given to benefit a grieving individual, to deal with the emotional and practical problems following the loss of a loved one.

With pioneers in the history of Palliative Care like Mary Aikenhead, Dame Cicely Saunders and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, it is important to note that Dr. Paul Henteleff founded the first Palliative Care Unit at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg in 1974, over 46 years ago.

Written by Elizebeth Kischook, End of Life Doula www.yoursinlifeanddeath.ca

Smokey’s Tree Stump We have a Historic Sites of Manitoba nearby: Smokey’s Tree Stump (Sandilands Provincial Forest, RM of Reynolds).

A large concrete structure on the south side of the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway, in the Sandilands Provincial Forest in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds, situated about 22 kilometres east of Richer. It measures over three feet high, at least ten feet in diameter, and resembles a tree stump.

In early September 1955, following a hot dry summer, a massive forest fire swept through this part of the province, causing the closure of the newly constructed Trans-Canada Highway. The fire had started in three separate places, which indicated it had been set deliberately.

Three young men (two brothers and their cousin, one of whom had a cast on his leg) were caught in the fire and perished. It is alleged the provincial government proposed to commemorate the fire, the brave firefighters who fought it, and the three young men by erecting a giant statue of Smokey the Bear, standing atop this tree stump.

The stump is believed to have been constructed when the Trans-Canada Highway was being twinned, between 1970 and 1972. Because of a last-minute decision by construction engineers to relocate the highway further north, the stump ended up off the highway so plans to finish the monument were abandoned.

The site was slowly overgrown by the new forest that reclaimed the burned area. By 2010, when a reporter from a local newspaper visited the site, it was surrounded by mature trees. Some years later, gravel was needed for highway maintenance in the area and the government authorized a construction company to establish a gravel quarry near the stump. They cut down numerous trees, revealed the stump, and the government planned to move it to the nearby Sandilands Forest Discovery Centre. That plan met local opposition so it was moved to the side of the quarry. It was still standing there at the time of a mid-2019 site visit.

Power Of Attorney vs.

Enduring Power Of Attorney?

If you can’t be present to sign documents or perform certain actions you can sign a Power of Attorney giving that authority to another person. For example, when I put my condo up for sale, I signed a Power of Attorney appointing a friend to sign documents in the two weeks I was in Europe on holiday in case an offer came in while I was away. If I had become mentally incompetent in those two weeks (stroke, accident) that Power of Attorney would have become invalid. You can revoke your Power of Attorney at any time.

But if you become mentally incompetent, that would be impossible as you wouldn’t have the necessary mental capacity, so it is cancelled automatically.

But what about when you WANT the PA to stay valid, such as when you get older and slip into dementia? That’s what an Enduring Power of Attorney is for. It contains the following clause:

I declare that the authority in this Enduring General Power of Attorney given to my attorney is to remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding any future or periodic mental infirmity or incompetence on my part, until expressly revoked by me.

If you become mentally incompetent before you do an Enduring Power of Attorney your care-givers would have to go to court at a cost of thousands of dollars to get a “committeeship” to manage your financial, health and accommodation issues. With the Enduring Power of Attorney all you have to do is sign it in front of a qualified witness.

These observations are not intended to be legal advice on any matter discussed.

Commentary by Rosemary Hnatiuk LLB - BCL rkhnatiuk@ rosemaryhnatiuk.ca

Strawberry

Rhubarb Muffins

A multigrain muffin with fresh strawberries and rhubarb.

Ingredients

1 cup bread flour 1/3 cup amaranth flour 2/3 cup brown rice flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ cup chopped rhubarb ½ cup water ¼ cup honey 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 egg ½ cup chopped strawberries

Directions

Step 1 Place rhubarb and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil.

Cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Strain the rhubarb, and reserve the juice. Measure the juices, and if necessary, add a bit of water to make 3/4 cup liquid.

Step 2 Whisk together rhubarb juice, honey, oil, and egg.

Step 3 In a large bowl, mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, and allspice.

Pour juice mixture into flour mixture, and stir briefly to combine. Do not overmix. Fold in rhubarb and strawberries. Spoon batter into 12 oiled or paper lined muffin cups.

Step 4 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 22 to 25 minutes.

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