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PHOTOS BY MICAH WADDELL The crews practiced a two pronged entry approach to search for the “victim” Photo by Sheila Runions Ladder training was a large part of the activity on Tuesday night with individuals of the simulated fire, a smoke machine was used to obscure and disorient while setting up, bracing and climbing the ladder to break glass and practice proper lower floor crew went in through the side door armed with SCBA’s (Self Contained second floor entry and exit.

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s r e p or t e d i n t he March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisciplinary Studies in Science class at Rivers Collegiate planned a project for Riverdale Harvest.

Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division with an intent to f ill it with non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

“I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. St. Augustine School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Festival du Voyaguer in Winnipeg in February. It was very successful and whenever I hear food bank, my ears always perk up!”

She then brought the suggestion to Riverdale Harvest, which supported the idea and asked her to present the promo-

tion to the schools.

Pupils co-ordinated the entire month-long promotion, which culminated in a ceremonious presentation on March 20 to Riverdale Harvest president Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted so much, the canoe could not be portaged across the street to Zion Church (home of Riverdale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

cans from the school foyer into the church basement the afternoon of March 21, where the food was weighed and sorted.

Although the project was a senior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

The second floor crew entered the building via ladder ladder equipped with fire axe and SCBA’s. Once at the top of the ladder the first one up was to check the integrity of the floor with the axe and ensure there was no one right next to the window before entering. (see more photos on page 4)

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and Chimo Beach areas for contributions from the community.

When all was said and done, the scales at Riverdale Harvest noted a total of 434 pounds, “a fabulous amount,” says Heather.

“We are so pleased they decided to help those we serve. A lot of times kids don’t get enough credit but this group of students certainly deserves some praise.

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put away in the proper place on the shelving units. They were fantastic! We are very, very pleased.”

Elementary school staff member/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign in her school. That threeweek effort simply encouraged students to leave product in the canoe; 87 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

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Manitoba – how do we measure up?

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ast week, I posed this question to Manitoba Health: “If Manitoba had the same ratio of population to ICUs as North Dakota, there would be over 400 ICUs in Manitoba instead of 72.”

I actually got an answer but, as usual, the words can’t attributed to an actual person, but here’s the answer which was “attributed to a Shared Health spokesperson”: “Manitoba’s ICU capacity pre-COVID was 72 beds. In addition, up to 22 beds are maintained to meet the needs of cardiac sciences patients.

This bed base has regularly expanded to meet patient demands during surges and busy periods, such as the annual flu season, but has been considered by system experts and leaders as appropriate capacity for a population the size of Manitoba and in line with historical needs during normal, non-surge times.

COVID has placed unprecedented pressures on critical care services not just in Manitoba, but around the globe. In response to these demands, Manitoba has increased critical care capacity to 152 beds locally and has arranged for access to additional capacity out of province through a number of agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions. As of Thursday, 122 patients (60 COVID and 62 non-COVID) were being cared for in Manitoba ICUs. The sustained pressures of COVID-19 are expected to subside over the coming months with the expanded availability and adoption of vaccines.

System and critical care leadership continue to review evidence and data related to the ongoing and anticipated demands on critical care capacity both for potential future waves of COVID and for the future health demands of Manitoba’s population. Comparison of bed base between vastly different jurisdictions, particularly between Canada and the United States which have extremely different health systems, does not provide an accurate picture of capacity or demand in Manitoba ICUs.” In a newspaper article in the Grand Forks Herald ,Minot Trinity Hospital Dr. Jeffrey Sather explained that at the height of the C-19 pandemic, North Dakota was running low on ICUs. If that was the case, then it’s no wonder Manitoba’s ICUs were overloaded. North Dakota has had 111,000 cases and 1,554 deaths.

The ND population was stated as 762,000 in 2019. By the numbers, they haven’t done as well as Manitoba on cases and deaths.

C-19 has always been about numbers. Manitoba has done better than North Dakota. In Manitoba, there have been 1,125 deaths attributed to C-19 as of June 21. Out of a population of 1.4 million, that is a small percentage, but every death is sad and many were tragic. It has been stated many times that a high percentage of the deaths were among the elderly and in care homes. The situation will be studied much more I am sure, but it is widely felt that many of the care home deaths could have been avoided.

We will never know for sure.

There have been 55,405 cases, which means

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Ken Waddell about four per cent of Manitobans tested positive for C-19. How many more actually had C-19? We will also never know. Earlier this month, Manitoba Health, when I asked how many people died in ICU, stated that one in four people in ICU didn’t survive.

Now, go back and re-read Manitoba Health’s statement above about ICUs. They defend Manitoba numbers by saying, “Comparison of bed base between vastly different jurisdictions, particularly between Canada and the United States which have extremely different health systems, does not provide an accurate picture of capacity or demand in Manitoba ICUs.” That’s a very telling statement. In Manitoba, the government decides how many ICUs or most other services we have. In the U.S., demand determines how many services they have.

While we can be very thankful for the quality of health care in Manitoba, the availability is often lacking. In the U.S., there are very short waiting lists. In Canada, a person can wait for months or years to get a treatment or surgery.

Canada, and especially Manitoba, has been adamant that private health care is a bad thing.

Maybe it’s time to re-examine that premise.

Had we re-visited that premise a few years ago, maybe we wouldn’t have run out of ICUs. Sixteen months ago, the whole C-19 process was geared to two numbers. One was reducing deaths and the other was not overloading the ICUs. It appears we fell short on both counts and in the process ran into a pile of social and economic issues as a consequence. I feel that overall, Manitoba did OK, but we could have done a lot better. We fell short, we didn’t measure up and that should be a wake up call.

There will be another pandemic, there will be more and more demand on health care, even without a pandemic. Manitoba Health admits we only had enough ICU beds for “non-surge” times. Will we do better in the future? Only if we decide to do so.

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

Too many cooks in the COVID kitchen

The longer the coronavirus saga lingers, the more perplexing it is that efforts to contain the virus have been brought to us by squadrons of allegedly educated and intelligent people.

We have official senior health care officers for ten provinces, three territories, various cities, and the federal government. In addition, we have politicians from all of those jurisdictions. Add to that full-time commentators from major media outlets who parade an endless stream of alleged experts to add commentary on what is and is not working.

We have so many cooks in the COVID kitchen that whenever one of them moves, he knocks over three nearby people. We have watched this insanity for fifteen months.

Collectively, they failed to limit virus spread. We have over 26,000 bodies as proof.

The idiots who came up with social distancing based their theory on preliminary studies of how far coronavirus droplets might spread if someone coughed or sneezed. The six-foot or two-meter distance chosen is arbitrary, not scientific.

There are many mitigating factors – indoors or out, ventilation, wind, humidity, and degree of energy. (playing volleyball will require more energy and hard breathing than someone seated and playing cards).

Initially, we were told to wear face masks where physical distancing was not possible. That quickly became a separate edict because it signalled that wearers followed virus regulations, not because they served any useful purpose.

No studies show that anything less than a properly fitted N-95 (medical grade) mask will prevent coronavirus transmission. The virus droplets are so tiny that they penetrate lower-quality masks.

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The highlight of a ridiculous approach to coronavirus containment was to start issuing fines for not complying with silly regulations. The thinking seems to be that fines will discourage non-compliance. The fools who came up with that one have not gone for a 50-mile road trip recently.

Medical people and politicians insist that the coronavirus epidemic is unprecedented. Records show: 1832 - Cholera; 1834 – Cholera; 1849 – Cholera; 1851 – Cholera; 1854 – Cholera; 1890 – Influenza; 1918 – Influenza; 1957 – Influenza; 1968 – Influenza; 1982 AIDS; 2003 - SARS; 2009 – H1N1 (Swine Flu); 2020 – Coronavirus. We are now naming influenzas which does not change anything.

What is unprecedented is that steps taken to combat influenza epidemics in 1957, 1968, 2003 and 2009 successfully were ignored in favour of an untested system of locking down all but essential services and quarantining healthy people. Sadly, it failed to work.

We are told that (1) all available vaccines are safe, and (2) getting two doses of vaccine will protect us from severe effects of COVID. Now that vaccine supplies are readily available, over 75% of people age 12+ have gotten the first dose, and 22% are fully immunized.

As the number of fully immunized people increases, they expect to be relieved of most virus restrictions. Fifteen months of isolation and restrictions followed by appointments to get vaccine doses must have a reward.

I favour fire pits in public parks where immunized people can burn their face masks and hug their friends. It is irrelevant whether my friend is immunized or not – he or she cannot infect me with serious consequences. Our

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As the number of immunized people increases, the relevance of social distancing and face masks decreases. We can’t have it both ways.

Medical people are now whining about a coronavirus delta variant that is allegedly more easily transmitted from person to person and makes people sicker, quicker. It is discouraging that this cable of clowns appears incapable of learning. Since they failed to contain the original coronavirus, what makes them think they can deal with the variant?

They are not going to revert to the failed COVID strategy. They had their 15 minutes of tyranny, and it is over forever. It is time for health care experts and politicians to get their act together. The 15 month COVID gong-show is proof that they are hopelessly incompetent.

It should come as no surprise that the COVID containment strategy was hatched by the Privy Council Office arm of the Prime Minister’s Office – the same PCO twisting the arm of the Attorney General to give the crooks at SNC-Lavalin a break.

We can be confident that the PMO has used federal borrowing power as a lever to keep the provinces on side.

But, like any other organization with a dismal leadership lacking in ethics and principles, our federal government is rotten from the head down.

Remember that when you vote.

John Feldsted Political commentator, consultant & strategist Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen And just like that…..

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an’t say that I am a sun worshiper, I am a sincere sun appreciator! The winter solstice is almost as important as Christmas, for I long for the days to begin their lengthening. Spring is glorious, with each sunrise minutes earlier than the day before. And then, just like that, it is the summer solstice, and the sunlight hours decrease by racing minutes. June has long been my favourite month. Most years, the days are warm and sun-f illed with refreshing rains in season. This year, it seems that we have had intense winds, blistering hot days, making the occasional single digit evening feel frigid, and then just a bit more wind with not quite enough gentle rain.

The Graysville High School yearbook recorded my goal as to have 13 children. A baker’s dozen.

Indicative of my love for babies and little people. It was interesting that when I jotted down the names of my children, and then the wonderful collection of individuals who have shared space– physical space and heart space– the number was 13. I did achieve that goal! Loved being a mom, and was in my late 40s and a grandmother before I fully recovered from baby hunger. And just like that, my grandbabies are

mamas. The time f lew by, and somehow, unless I look in the mirror or try to open a jar, I don’t feel older! I love to see the care and nurturing these young women devote to their children. Sum total of great grands is now eight, and there may be more in the future. So, f ive children, nine grands, and now great grands. My last chapter could be interesting, well, even more interesting than the f irst ones.

My mother had strong expectations for a clean house. We all had Saturday chores, right down to setting the kitchen chairs upside down on the table top and removing the guck on their feet. Back in the day, the kitchen f loor was vinyl tile and it required a waxing and a polishing. No machine, hands and knees and skating around in a pair of old wool socks to buff it. Oh, the cleaning was detailed and thorough.

And just like that, it was Saturday and we had to do it all over again. The same goes for laundry. Even now, in my retirement, there is always a need for a Saturday clean. I wonder, with the limited activity occurring in my home, how can that be? And then I watch my dogs roll about on the lawn, re-entering our home, and shedding dried grass. So I regularly rake the f loors! But seriously, where does dust come from? How much skin do we shed? Yep, just like that, the home needs to be tidied and the laundry needs to be done, again and again.

As I age, it feels that all cycles of life have been hit with “fast forward”. It’s Sunday, then Friday and Sunday again. My babies are grandparents. There is one comfort; I asked my father, at that time a resident of a long term care home, if the days seemed long. He looked at me, “surprisingly, they don’t.”

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Spruce Plains RCMP report

June 16: RCMP were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover in the RM of Oakview.

It was determined that the driver hit the shoulder, overcorrected and then went into the ditch.

The driver sustained no injuries. Police received a report of a disturbance between neighbours in Glenella. All parties were spoken to and the issue was resolved without incident. Police responded to a theft of fuel complaint in Rapid City and a fraud report in Neepawa; there was insufficient evidence to proceed in both matters.

Rivers 4-H Report

The end of the 4-H year is fast approaching. We held our regular monthly meeting on June 6th via Zoom.

We were really hoping that public health orders would allow us to have an in person show and sale this year, however, it wasn’t meant to be. The show must go on!

Members have remained dedicated all year to completing their projects. We have all learned to adapt and have “Learned to do by doing”. The club is moving forward with a show and sale, but it will be in a slightly different formats that adhere to public health orders.

Members will be able to showcase their projects and all their hardwork and businesses and individuals will be given the opportunity to purchase steers. Buying a 4-H steer is a great way to advertise your business or stock your freezer with quality beef. Please check out the club facebook page “Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club” where we will be featuring members and their projects and much more. The steer sale is being held July 6-7th online through Direct Livestock Marketing System (DLMS) - www.farmgatetimedauctions.ca. The 4-H members, leaders and families want to thank everyone that has supported the show and sale. We want to throw a huge thank you to all our past buyers.

Members: Austyn Peters – simmental steer named MR. 4H Kinley Peters – simmental steer named RONNIE Karas Munz – simmental steer named BO Landon Hockley – simmental steer named BORIS Blake Airey – charolais steer named BLOCKBUSTER Chase Airey – charolais steer named FRIDGE Jill Burt – charolais steer named DUALLY Kate-Leigh Heapy – charolais steer named ROARKE Shayden Manz – charolais steer named NACHO Corbin Munz – simmental heifer named HOT TAMALE (not in sale) Head Leaders: Wenda Best – 1-204-748-5198 Shawn Airey – 1-204-724-8823 Chase Airey & Corbin Munz Club Reporters

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A thankful citizen

We would like to say “Thank You” to Police Chief Bruce Klassen for his fantastic service as Police Chief, twice over! His attitude and professional manner have made Riverdale Municipality a safer and better place to live, raise a family and conduct business in. He leaves big shoes to fill, but we know the Department will be in great shape for his successor.

We wish you all the best in your next adventure in life Bruce. Thanks again!

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Provincial plans for reopening unveiled

Ma n itoba is mov i ng ahead with a loosening of restrictions related to COVID-19. On Wednesday, June 23, the Province announced that effective 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, all Manitobans will benefit from the following changes: • Outdoor gather ing sizes on private property to double to 10 persons, and to allow outdoor visitors to brief ly access homes for essential activities (e.g. to use a washroom); • Public outdoor gathering sizes to increase to 25 persons; • Retail businesses to open with increased capacity at 25 per cent to a limit of 250 persons, with no restrictions on the num-

ber of household members permitted to shop together; • Personal service businesses (hair and nail salons, estheticians, barbers, etc.) to reopen at 50 per cent capacity, on an appointment basis only; • Restaurants and bars to reopen at 25 per cent capacity for indoors and 50 per cent for outdoor dining.

For indoor dining, patrons seated together must be from the same household unless all patrons at the table are fully immunized.

Patrons who are fully immunized and from different households may dine together. For outdoor dining, tables are limited to a maximum of eight patrons and can be from different households regardless of immunization status; • Indoor fa it h-based ser vices and organized com mu n it y g at her i ng s

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to resume at 25 per cent capacity to a limit of 25 persons with masks worn at all times; • Outdoor faith-based and organized community gatherings to resume for up to 50 persons, provided distance can be maintained between households. Drivein services continue to be permitted; • Outdoor weddings and funerals may take place with up to 25 participants, in addition to photographer and officiants. Indoor weddings and funerals remain limited to 10 persons; • Indoor dance, music, theatre and other organized sports and recreation activities may reopen at 25 per cent capacity to a limit of five persons, with no tournaments allowed; • Outdoor dance, music and theatre classes and other organized recreation

activities may reopen for groups up to 25 people, with no tournaments allowed; • Swimming and wading pools, both indoor and outdoor, may reopen at 25 per cent capacity; • Gyms and fitness facilities may reopen for individual and group fitness classes at 25 per cent capacity with three metres distance maintained between patrons; and; • Summer day camps may reopen to a maximum of 20 participants in groups.

Extra benefits for those fully vaccinated Manitobans who are fully immunized (two vaccine doses plus two weeks from the time of their second dose) w i l l now benefit from the following exemptions: • Visit loved ones in personal care homes or hospitals;

• Participate in social or communal activities, if you are a resident of a personal care home or congregate living facility; • Travel domestically for essential and non-essential purposes outside of Manitoba without the requirement to self-isolate on their return; and, • Dine indoors at restaurants and bars with other fully immunized friends and family from outside your household.

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Hi my name is Robert Malyon, I was involved in a bad quadding accident on June 6th by the Little Saskatchewan River.

I would like to thank the emergency crews for the great job rescuing me, I would also like to thank my girlfriend Denise Young for being there for me while I recover.

Also a huge thankyou to all of my lake family at Jake Fast Campground.

I am on the road to recovery and would like to thank everybody for their support.

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BEEVER: Evelyn Joyce. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Evelyn on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at the Brandon Regional Health Centre.

Evelyn was born to Sidney George and Florence Perrett of Wheatland, MB on July 9, 1922. Left to mourn her passing are children Larry (Janis) Beever of Vegreville, AB; Linda (Lorin) Yakiwchuk of Richmond, BC; Karen (Chesley) Sheppard of Shilo, MB; and Doug (Donna) of Calgary, AB; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Ev was predeceased by her husband Fred in 1994; mother and father; brothers Eric, Charlie and Jack; and sisters Ethel, Vera, Hilda, Dorothy and Margaret. Due to Covid-19, a private graveside service took place at Rivers Cemetery with Rev. Barb Jardine officiating. The family invites you to view the service on Evelyn’s memorial page at www.memorieschapel.com. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Donations in memory of Evelyn may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.memorieschapel.com. Arrangements with Memories Chapel, Brandon 1-855-727-0330.

Notice RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OAKVIEW NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS BY-ELECTION FOR COUNCILLOR FOR WARD 2 RURAL MUNICIPALITY of OAKVIEW Notice is hereby given that on July 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, and 13th, 2021 between 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at: 1) The R.M. of Oakview municipal office at 10 Cochrane Street in Oak River, MB and 2) The R.M. of Oakview satellite office at 435-3rd Avenue in Rapid City, MB NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING WILL BE RECEIVED: One (1) Councillor at large for Ward 2 of the R. M. of Oakview (formerly the R.M. of Saskatchewan) The nomination deadline is July 13th, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

Nominations cannot be accepted after this time.

All nominations shall be made in writing and shall be signed by at least twenty-five voters, or NOT less than 1% of the voters (whichever is the lesser) of the authority or ward (as the case may be) but in all cases by at least two voters. Each nomination shall also be accompanied by the candidate’s declaration of qualification.

Nominations may be filed in person at the above locations, on the date and hours specified, by an official agent, or by fax. To obtain a nomination paper, and/or candidate’s declaration or qualification, contact the S.E.O. at 204-566-2146.

Nomination papers not accompanied by the required documents and not properly filed shall be rejected.

Dated at Oak River, MB this 11th day of June, 2021.

Diane Kuculym Senior Election Official R. M. of Oakview Phone 204-566-2146 Fax 204-566-2126 financemgr@rmofoakview.ca

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The Council of the Rural Municipality of Oakview, at its regular meeting, at the R. M. of Oakview satellite office at 435 – 3rd Avenue in Rapid City, on the 28th day of June, 2021 at 8 p.m. and will consider the following general borrowing proposal: THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW MUNICIPAL SHOPS ONE IN THE L.U.D. OF OAK RIVER AND ONE IN THE L.U.D. OF RAPID CITY The total estimated cost of the municipal shops are $1,120,000.00 plus GST $560,000. To Be Funded From the Building Reserve Fund $560,000. To Be Funded by Borrowing The borrowing will be repaid over 10 years at a maximum Interest rate of 4% per year The annual repayment amount will be no more than $69,042.93 to be levied annually as part of the general municipal levy.

At this time, Council will consider this by-law for Second reading.

Copies of the proposal to borrow, inquiries, and further information about the capital project are available at the municipal office at Oak River (10 Cochrane Street) or at Rapid City (435-3rd Ave.) or on the municipal website at rmofoakview.ca.

NOTE: Given the COVID-19 regulations we are requiring all members of the public who wish to attend the meeting to PRE-REGISTER to allow the CAO to arrange for appropriate accommodations for the meeting. Please pre-register by June 25th at 4:30pm by calling 204-566-2146 or emailing cao@ rmofoakview.ca.

Dated at the Village of Oak River this 10th day of June, 2021, and issued pursuant to Section 174.1 (1) of The Municipal Act. Marci Quane Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Oakview

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At this time an Election Official will be available to update the voters list by: (a) adding the names of voters who are entitled to have their names on the list; (b) deleting the names of persons who are not entitled to have their names on the list; and (c) making such other correction of errors to the list as required.

VOTER ELIGIBILITY: A person is eligible to have his or her name added to the Voters List if he or she is: 1) a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age on election day; and 2) a resident of the local authority for at least six months prior to election day, OR a registered owner of land in the municipality for at least six months prior to election day.

NON-RESIDENT VOTERS QUALIFIED IN MORE THAN ONE WARD: In accordance with Section 25(2) of The Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Act, any nonresident voter who owns property in more than one ward is responsible to notify the S.E.O in writing, not later than July 13th, 2021 of the ward in which he/she desires to vote. Failing the foregoing, the voter’s name will be placed on the list as the SEO may select.

APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTION: A voter may apply in writing to the SEO at 10 Cochrane Street, Oak River, MB no later than July 13th, 2021 to have his/her name and other personal information omitted or obscured from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. The application may be submitted in person, by mail, email or fax and must include your name, address and include proof of identity.

All changes to the voters list must be completed on or before July 13th, 2021.

Dated at Oak River in the Province of Manitoba, on the 11th day of June, 2021.

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Climate Clip #6 sea levels part 1

After discussing polar bears, frozen and melting Arctic ice last week it seems like an easy transition to cover the topic of rising sea levels next.

Let's begin with the United Nations warning: “Entire nations could be wiped off the face of the Earth by rising sea levels if the global warming trend is not reversed by the year 2000. Coastal flooding and crop failures would create an exodus of ecorefugees, threatening political chaos.” quote by Noe Brown, June 30, 1989 PROVEN FALSE UN revision in 2005 – 50,000,000 refugees by 2010.

PROVEN FALSE UN revision in 2010 – 50,000,000 refugees by 2020.

PROVEN FALSE There is no other interpretation of the above warnings except that they are fear mongering. The information in this climate clip will both reassure those concerned and warn those misled that anything coming from the socalled scientists of the United Nations and its political arm called the IPCC should be treated with a large dose of scepticism.

As has been shown in past articles the earth goes through cycles of change – warm then cold, ice freezing then melting, CO2 falling then rising, and now seas rising and falling. There are reasons for all these variations. The Earth is dynamic – its systems change up and down, back and forth..

Over the ages the main driver of sea level variation was and is the changing cycles of glaciation. During cold periods locked-up land glaciers in the northern latitudes and high mountain elevations reduced sea levels as they held on to precipitation. In warmer periods the glaciers melted, ran off the continents and mountains via the watershed system (streams to lakes to rivers to oceans) and dumped into the seas raising their levels with fresh water.

Remember the Little Ice Age that ended around 1850?

During its run of several hundred years sea levels fell, but after 1850 reliable tidal gauges showed the levels rising gradually as the glaciers melted and then stabilizing even with the increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. Let's look at the other form of glaciation

– the Arctic Ice Cap and the Antarctic Ice Shelves. Both of these massive ice collections are actually floating in their respective oceans and do not have land bases beneath them. To prove the point that I am about to make I'd like to suggest a small, easy experiment you can do. Put 2-3 ice cubes in a glass of water and mark the level on the glass that the ice and water together reach. Allow the ice to melt.

Observe the water level – it will not have changed! That is because the crystalline cagelike structure of the ice due to its hydrogen to hydrogen bonding decreases its density but increases its volume compared to liquid water. Both arctic glaciers could melt and the global sea level would not change because the volume of the ice would be absorbed by the density of the sea. Only continental glaciation melt would make a minor difference in the levels of the sea.

I'm going to get a little technical next but hopefully keep things clear as well.

The figures that the IPCC, NASA and NOAA have been dealing out have been adjusted more than once to exaggerate the sea level rise.

Here is how they did it: In 1993 NASA changed their method of measurement from using U.S. Coastal Survey's long reliable tidal gauges to their new satellite method of collecting data. This change to uncalibrated satellites produced an immediate doubling of sea level rise rates.

Tide gauges do not show any change after 1993.

When NASA changed to satellites the first thing they did was to arbitrarily add a rise in sea level of 0.3mm/year which they called a “Global Isostatic Adjustment”. This dishonest change is based on theoretical sea floor sinking which should be used to measure the sea floor height, not the sea surface height.

Even if the sea surface height change was absolute zero, the GIA adjustment now still shows a sea level increase of 0.3mm/year.

Consider this – can a satellite miles up in the sky really “see” sea level changes and be as reliable as tidal gauges that have been proven accurate around the earth over centuries?

Now for NOAA – Their site today says: “Global sea

level has been rising over the past century, and the rate has increased in recent decades.”

The first half is true (see above) the second half is not.

They have 240 tide gauges globally. 86% of them show less sea level rise than the satellites. The average of all the NOAA tide gauges is 1.14 mm/year sea level rise – two thirds less than NASA. The tide gauges show that sea level rise peaked around 1950. Yet now they state that the rise is inches per year!

These organizations constantly change their methodology to support whatever political angle they wish to promote. In the 1990 IPCC report they said, “There is no convincing evidence of an acceleration in global sea level rise during the twentieth century”. Yet now they are saying there is a rise of 3.1 mm/year. According to Dr. Tim Ball they used two deceptions – 1) compared a short period to a long period and 2) changed their measurement techniques.

NASA's own data says that Antarctica ice growth (that is the ice collection on the continent, not the floating ice shelves attached to it) is reducing sea level. If charts are your thing (and they are the source for the information herein) then amble over to the internet site “Real Climate Science” and peruse the many charts there proving these points entitled “NASA Sea Level Fraud” by Tony Heller.

There is so much more to share with you about sea levels – more cause and effect, more misinformation from the global alarmists and some really encouraging news about all those low lying coasts and islands that are “endangered”.

God willing, will share more next week.

NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change GIA – Glacial Isostatic Adjustment is the ongoing movement of land once burdened by ice-age glaciers.

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Container gardening Patricia Hanbidge Orchid Horticulture Container gardening is a great art and can even make gardening easier.

Anywhere in the landscape containers can have a place.

We all cherish beauty in the landscape but convenience is also very important. Also, as life evolves we often have less space to garden in and time always seems to be in short supply. Containers can make life just a little bit easier....the catch is to learn how to garden in containers wisely.

Any container that holds soil or media and has drainage will work. However, if the container is in a full sun or a windy location, then bigger is always better.

Bigger containers will not heat up as quickly and will not dry out so quickly when the hottest part of summer coincides with maximum growth of your plants.

What you fill the container with is important and the media used needs to be well-drained, be well aerated and yet still have the ability to retain moisture. It is not a good idea to just use regular soil you may have in your garden. A better choice is one-part soil mixed with one-part peat moss and onepart vermiculate or perlite.

If your containers are very large and the plants you are growing do not need the entire container

for their root mass, you can save money and media by filling the bottom part of the container with some type of filler instead of soil. If you happen to be placing containers in areas where they might be lifted and taken to a new location without permission, then rocks as filler are exceptional.

Where the containers are placed in the landscape will dictate what you can grow. Choosing plants that will do well in the location of the container is key to success. This makes sense as also when planting plants in other parts of the landscape you also need to choose plants that will thrive in the location where they are planted. It is also important to place plants in the container that have similar cultural needs.

Once you have these simple guidelines in order, then the fun part of container gardening takes over. Create interesting combination of colours and textures that will stay attractive throughout the growing season. Containers will need to be watered and fertilized regularly. Prior to planting seed the media with osmocote (pelleted, slow release fertilizer) to ensure that plant has feed throughout the growing season. You will still have to fertilize in order to get the best show, but if you miss a time or two the plants will

still flourish. When fertilizing you can either feed once a week or each time you water using a dilute fertilizer solution.

If you are planting just for show, then feel free to overplant the container somewhat so it looks good now. Slightly overplanting the container early in the growing season will ensure they look fabulous for the entire season but bear in mind that as the plants grow they will take up more space both above the ground and below the ground. If you overplant, you will need to remove some of the filler plants as the season progresses to ensure all plants still have adequate space to grow right until freeze up. Neglecting to remove some of the plants will ensure your container will not make it until the end of the season in good health. The root mass will overtake the entire container and it will be almost impossible to keep the container well-watered as the container will be literally filled with roots.

Watch next week for growing edible plants in containers and continue to garden forever and also produce great food. As we age we often downsize and have less outdoor space and it sometimes gets more difficult to get down on the ground and garden – not to mention back up again!

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Create interesting combination of colours and textures that will stay attractive throughout the growing season.