InSeine March Issue

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Vol. 12 Issue 10

Celebrating 12 years!!!

March 2022

Winter Fun for Everyone A Free winter recreational opportunity is taking place on March 5th from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm in town at the Redemptoriste Park, located at 6 Charrière Rd.

Come experience various activities presented by SAYZOONS, a year round sports and recreation mobile program (Rec wagon). Activities will include Snowshoeing, Skiing,

Hockey, Kicksledding, Skates, Skate Trainers, Archery, Snow Tubes, and Snacks.

To participate you need to register.

To register for this event please register online at https://form.jotform. com/220152431386246.

Health Regulations followed and registration waiver mandatory to ensure safety of the event.

Little Funk Library WOW... what a month February was!

It provided us with many great opportunities to get reading as we had numerous snow and cold days keeping us indoors.

Despite the weather challenges we had a few visitors swing by to visit the Little Funk Library. In terms of our I Love to Read Month Giveaway we will be announcing our winners on our Facebook page the first week of March. Currently I’m reading Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. It’s book 2 of The Giver Quartet. What are you reading?

Public Hearing Regarding Town Lagoon Expansion

Happy reading all - Keep the page turning!

Rhonda Funk The Little Funk Library #100068 A Public Notice was posted regarding Local Improvement Plan No. 1-2022 to authorize the expenditure and borrowing of funds for the construction of a Wastewater Treatment Lagoon expansion and associated works. The Council of the Town of Sainte-Anne has scheduled a public hearing at the Town Office, 14 Centrale Avenue on the March 9th, 2022 at 6:15 pm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those wishing to attend in-person or virtually at the public hearing must pre-register with the Town Office no later than March 7th, 2022 at 12:00 pm. Please email town@steanne.ca to preregister. The Council of the Town of Sainte-Anne has prepared Local Improvement Plan No. 2- 2022, as Schedule “B” under By-Law 2-2022, providing for the spending, borrowing authority, and imposition of taxes for the construction of a Wastewater Treatment Lagoon Expansion, legally described as Lot A Plan 61133, located within the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, as a local improvement pursuant to Part 10 of The Municipal Act. The estimated project cost is $11,300,000. It is proposed that the Town of SainteAnne’s portion of the project cost, in the amount of $4,400,000, be borrowed at an interest rate estimated at 3.5% per annum for 25 years, starting in 2023. The local improvement tax will be calculated on the portioned value of all assessable

property (i.e. all taxable, grant inlieu and otherwise exempt properties) within the Town of Sainte-Anne.

The tax rate to recover the annual payment of $266,965.76 will be a mill rate of 2.356 mills. A residential property with a market value of $250,000.00 with a portioned value of $112,500.00 will have a local improvement tax of $265.05 levied annually for 25 years. Please note that the $265.05 will be reflected on the tax bill as a mill rate, and it may not mean property taxes will be increasing starting in 2023 as many budgeting factors must be accounted for that may decrease other tax mill rates, such as other mill rates coming due and additional revenue because of new development offsetting any possibility of tax additions. For further explanations, please contact the Town of SainteAnne Office at 204-422-5293 or town@steanne.ca. At the hearing, Council will hear any person who wishes to make a presentation, ask questions, or register an objection to the local improvement plan. All objections, written or verbal, must be filed prior to the adjournment of the hearing and must include the name, address and property description of the person filing the objection and the grounds of their objection. Copies of the local improvement plan are available at the municipal office at 14 Centrale Avenue, Ste. Anne, Manitoba.

Calling All Artists

(Painting by artist Bonna Eq. Rouse /85) The Dawson Trail Art and Heritage Tour are looking for local artists to submit expressions of interest and qualifications to create illustrations that will support stories of people, events or places related to the interpretive stories they are telling. The selected illustrator will be hired to create 20 illustrations. Approximately 9 of these will be significant to a specific person, place or event that took place on the Dawson Trail. These

illustrations will primarily serve to complement the interpretive content destined to support the trail markers and/or exhibits along the trail but may also be featured on their website and/or used for promotional purposes.

Interested?

Please email dawsontrailtourmb@gmail.com for more information on how to apply. Deadline for applications March 7th, 2022.

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Irish Beef & Guinness

Stew

Irish Stew may well be the mother of all stews. I mean, you know that anything simmered for hours is going to be a good thing. But this… this is the stew of your dreams.

Arguably the most deeply flavorful sauce of all stews, with a rich dark brown flavor, this is the best of the best.

Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2.5 lb / 1.25 kg beef chuck , boneless short rib or any other slow cooking beef (no bone) 3/4 tsp each salt and black pepper 3 garlic cloves , minced 2 onions , chopped (brown, white or yellow) 6 oz / 180g bacon , speck or pancetta, diced 3 tbsp flour (all purpose/plain, Note 3 for GF) 440ml / 14.9 oz Guinness Beer (Note 1) 4 tbsp tomato paste 3 cups (750 ml) chicken stock/ broth (or beef broth - Note 4) 3 carrots , peeled and cut into 1.25 cm / 1/2” thick pieces 2 large celery stalks , cut into 2cm / 1” pieces 2 bay leaves 3 sprigs thyme (or sub with 1 tsp dried thyme leaves) Instructions 1. Cut the beef into 5cm/2” chunks. Pat dry then sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2. Heat oil in a heavy based pot over high heat. Add beef in batches and brown well all over. Remove onto plate. Repeat with remaining beef.

3. Lower heat to medium. If the pot is looking dry, add oil.

4. Cook garlic and onion for 3 minutes until softening, then add bacon.

5. Cook until bacon is browned, then stir through carrot and celery.

6. Add flour, and stir for 1 minute to cook off the flour.

7. Add Guinness, chicken broth/ stock and tomato paste. Mix well (to ensure flour dissolves well), add bay leaves and thyme.

8. Return beef into the pot (including any juices). Liquid level should just cover - see video or photos.

9. Cover, lower heat so it is bubbling gently. Cook for 2 hours - the beef should be pretty tender by now. Remove lid then simmer for a further 30 - 45 minutes or until the beef falls apart at a touch, the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly.

10. Skim off fat on surface, if desired. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Remove bay leaves and thyme.

11. Serve Beef and Guinness Stew over mashed potato or cauliflower mash for a low carb option. And what about some warm crusty Irish Soda Bread to mop your bowl clean?

Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland. Much of what is known about Saint Patrick comes from the Declaration, which was allegedly written by Patrick himself.

It is believed that he was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a priest in the Christian church. According to the Declaration, at the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Gaeli Saint Patrick was a 5th-century RomanoBritish Christian missionary and Bishop in Ireland. Much of what is known about Saint Patrick comes from the Declaration, which was allegedly written by Patrick himself.

It is believed that he was born in Roman Britain in the fourth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon and his grandfather was a priest in the Christian church. According to the Declaration, at the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Gaelic Ireland. It says that he spent six years there working as a shepherd and that during this time he found God. The Declaration says that God told Patrick to flee to the coast, where a ship would be waiting to take him home. After making his way home, Patrick went on to become a priest.

According to tradition, Patrick returned to Ireland to convert the pagan Irish to Christianity. The Declaration says that he spent many years evangelising in the northern half of Ireland and converted thousands.

Patrick’s efforts were eventually turned into an allegory in which he drove “snakes” out of Ireland, despite the fact that snakes were not known to inhabit the region.

Tradition holds that he died on 17 March and was buried at Downpatrick. Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland’s foremost saint.

After making his way home, Patrick went on to become a priest.

The Declaration says that he spent many years evangelising in the northern half of Ireland and converted thousands.

Patrick’s efforts were eventually turned into an allegory in which he drove “snakes” out of Ireland, despite the fact that snakes were not known to inhabit the region.

Tradition holds that he died on 17 March and was buried at Down Patrick. Over the following centuries, many legends grew up around Patrick and he became Ireland’s foremost saint.

Today’s Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations have been greatly influenced by those that developed among the Irish diaspora, especially in North America. Until the late 20th century, Saint Patrick’s Day was often a bigger celebration among the diaspora than it was in Ireland.

The Saint Patrick’s Day custom of “drowning the shamrock” or “wetting the shamrock” was historically popular. At the end of the celebrations, especially in Ireland. At the end of the celebrations, a shamrock is put into the bottom of a cup, which is then filled with whiskey, beer, or cider. It is then drunk as a toast to Saint Patrick, Ireland, or those present. The shamrock would either be swallowed with the drink or taken out and tossed over the shoulder for good luck.