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Good fishing has been reported at Lake Wahtoponah Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.

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tionand to theFish schools. cans There from theare school foyer into10and Beach areas foron conin Wednesday the proper place on r e p or t& e dArea i n t he Looking north at some of the ice shacks in front ofsRivers Game boat launch area. currently fullChimo size shacks out theput iceaway as of Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the afternoon.

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-

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

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

A lone ice fisher tends to his equipment out on the 11-12 inches of ice at Rivers lake.

noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very food was weighed and sorted. scales at Riverdale Harvest LaketheWahtoponah has takenpleased.” on a familiar look a total of 434 pounds, “a Elementary school other staff memAlthough the project was minus a sen- noted the usual amount of snow we have seen ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne years.

The lake has frozen solid with only the springs tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camaroundtothe of lake iceherfrom helpedges those we serve.preventing A lot paign in school.getting That threeto participate. The collegiate as thick as the rest.

The average ice thickness on the hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged credit butto thisbe group of studentsTrucks students to leave product tournament in which tolake play, appears 11 inches. have been seen in the canoe; 87 pounds of athletes had to pay with food praise. more on forthe certainly ice as deserves well assome heavier, permanent icefood the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger shacks out-numbering the pop-up tent variety.

Fishing canvassed Rivers, Oak River help check expiry dates, sort and group on Thursday, March 22.

from the area seems to be going well this year. The Banner has received news regarding multiple fishing outings pulling a fair number of fish in relatively short time periods.

Ice rinks have begun popping up along the lake with shovelling and f looding via auger. It would be interesting to see if once the restrictions have been loosened someone may be able to organize a 3 vs.

3 shinney tournament on lake? Let us know what you think. Also please feel free to send any fishing pictures and stories or any fun activities in the area.

Lets all cheer each other up with the fun times. It will also be really helpful to those who can’t get out Photo by Heather Gray to see it for themselves.

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Hindsight now sharper than one might want to see

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s the daily barrage of informat ion w it h t he COV I D -19 pandem ic comes across the airwaves, internet and newspapers, it is a challenge to sort through the static. As a guest editorial writer this week, I would like to isolate one of the underlying tones that is, at times, being lost in the babble.

A s one look s back t hrough t he car nage, largely in the realm of long term care homes, I have a faint hope. I have hope that as a result of the horrific results we have seen, this will shine a spotlight on the need for a more intense focus on elder care in our country.

In the early stages of the pandemic, it was revealed that there were long term care facilities where staffing levels and protocols were inadequate to the point of crisis. Political

leaders nodded solemnly and said “nothing is off the table” in looking at ways to address the long stand ing shortfalls in relation to Canada’s long term care homes. While it may not yet be the time to fully address the shortfalls, while in the depths of the crisis, it isn’t too early to acknowledge that no matter when we face the concerns, it will come at a huge cost financially. Governments at all levels are going to wring their hands and tut tut about “where might we find the money”.

It is at these moments that hindsight is sharper than one might like.

If one were to drive into Winnipeg and to enter the Parkview Place Personal Care Home and make your way to the top of the building and look a mile to the southeast, you will see the sun shining off of the Canadian Museum of Hu-

man Rights (CMHR). If you could see over and past other buildings to look straight south to a point about eight miles away, you would see the majestic shape of the stadium where the Blue Bombers play. These two projects combined have accounted for more than $700 million in capital spending from a combination of tax dollars and donations.

While no one has an exact amount in mind yet as to what the challenges facing long term care will cost, it is for certain that moving from multiple occupancy rooms to single occupancy rooms, as an example, will not come cheaply. It is certain from the very outdated model of determining how many staf f ing hours are allocated to each resident that yet more money is needed. Long term care is not– and I know I may take

heat for this statement– a place where people go to be rehabilitated and return to their own homes. It is, however, a place where residents should have the right to experience dignified and appropriate care in an environment where every possible effort is made to affirm the individuals who reside there. We are blessed in Western Manitoba with incredible people who are doing everything within their power and beyond to provide this precise experience.

As someone who has been interact ing w ith long term care staff on an almost weekly basis for the past 18 months, I know that we do not have a lack of incredible people who give of themselves sacrif icially in care of others. What we have is a model that experts have been sounding the alarm

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Imagine if political leaders could have turned the volume down on those people who demanded that we find the money for the CMHR and the stadium and brought the volume up instead on the voices calling for an overhaul of the system governing the care of our elders. Do the museum and stadium have value for our province?

In some measure, but both are locked up at the moment and the public cannot enter. Sadly, for those in our long term care facilities, they too

are locked up and in most cases, the residents’ loved ones cannot enter.

I hope that when we get through this chaos, that the next time an elected official or community leader clamours for a project, we remember that some of the carnage could have been avoided.

Editor’s note: Mike Waddell is serving as a guest columnist for this week’s edition of Right in the Centre. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being that of the Banner & Press staff.

Unto us a Saviour is born - part five

We continue our look at the narrative of Christ’s birth, but this week, we find ourselves in the Book of Luke, beginning in Chapter 1, verse 26. As we have already learned from Matthew, Joseph and Mary were betrothed when she was discovered to be expecting.

Luke, however, tells us the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, revealing the events that were to transpire.

• Luke 1:28 - “Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you.”

Mary was troubled, but at the same time, filled with wonder and awe. A visitation from one of God’s angels was a rare occurrence. Gabriel continued: •Luke 1:30-33 - “Do not be afraid Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; His kingdom will never end.”

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We know Mary would have been troubled at this point, as was evident upon her asking the angel how this could be, as she was still a virgin. Gabriel responded by telling her the child will be conceived of the Holy Spirit.

After the visitation from Gabriel, Mary went to visit a relative of hers, Elizabeth, who was expecting as well.

Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah named their son John, who we know as John the Baptist, the herald of the coming King, Jesus Christ. Shortly after they greeted each other, Mary sang a song of praise, called the Magnificat in Latin, to the Lord. Allow me to share a few verses with you, but you can read it in its entirety in Luke chapter 1, verse 46.

•“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant. The Mighty One has done great things for me; holy is His name. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm. He has helped His servant Israel, remembering

to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as He promised our ancestors.”

Mary refers to the promise God made from the beginning to send a Saviour to redeem us from our sins. When John was born, Zechariah made this astonishing statement concerning Jesus.

•Luke 1:68-75 - “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel because He has come to His people and redeemed them.

He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David (as He said through His holy prophets of long ago), salvation from our enemies - to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember His holy covenant, the oath He swore to our father Abraham; to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve Him without fear in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.”

Proceeding to chapter two, Luke says Caesar Augustus decreed that a census was to be taken of the Roman Empire, which involved people returning to their ancestral

homes. Joseph and Mary, both descendants of King David, born in Bethlehem one thousand years earlier, made the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

Most of us aren’t aware of how arduous a journey it was.

The distance the young family had to travel was about 80 miles along established routes, but they were nothing like the pleasantly paved roads we are familiar with today. The terrain they had to travel was rugged and included many hills and valleys that would be quite tiresome, especially for a soon to be mother riding on the back of a donkey or mule. The

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Christ as they made their journey, but also ensuring Mary didn’t give birth during the trip to fulfill the prophecy that Jesus was to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). God is faithful and always keeps His promises to those that love Him. Next week, continuing in Luke, we’ll look at the family’s arrival and Christ’s birth in Bethlehem.

As always, if you have any comments or questions, you can contact me at: jgklassen@ icloud.com John Klassen Rivers

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average length one could cover in a day then was about 20 miles, but in Mary’s condition, they would have only been able to manage 10 at best, which meant a journey of eight to 10 days. And it wasn’t only the terrain they had to contend with, but also the chance of being attacked by wild lions, bears, boars and robbers who laid in wait for their victims.

As there is safety in numbers, this is why people traveled in larger groups if possible, and due to the census, there would have been plenty of travelers for Joseph and Mary to join. Once again we see the providence of God, ensuring the safety of

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen

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ome of you may identify with this- I have spare time!

What to do with this windfall is another question.

Reading is good for the mind and spirit, so out of storage came the history book from my early years. KaneThe Spirit Lives On, published in 2000. Two of my sisters and I attended that reunion, actually it was the official closing of the school turned community centre, and folks came from far and near.

Going through the book with nothing but time has opened my eyes to some of the facts that I may have brushed past in the past. From the Kane school records, and they are clear and concise, the words at the conclusion of a scholastic year are plain, and chilling. The school was opened in 1920 and at the conclusion of that year “The records show that the students were often in more than one grade during the year. They also attended for a month and then were absent for a few months.” For the term 1921-1922, ”School closed last week of January and all of February owing to illnessmumps.” A few good years and then 1927-1928: “The Kane School was closed for the month of September 1928, due to an epidemic of Infantile Paralysis.” 1934-1935: “School was closed for one week in January due to Diphtheria. Several

hundred trees were planted in 1935.” High excitement and philanthropy in 1937, “It was moved that the school children be taken to Carman on June 30, 1937, on Toews’ and Hiebert’s trucks and that each child be given 15 cents for spending money.” Now Carman was half an hour away, minimum, and riding in the back of a farm truck! That was topped the next year when, “On June 18, 1939, the students made a trip to Winnipeg to see the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.” Simple sentence, but reading the students’ memories makes it real. Again in the back of farm truck with school benches filling the box, and this time more than an hour’s drive. First Grade 12 grad in 1940, my Aunt Ellen Groening.

These history books serve us well. They are reminders of the hardships our pioneers endured, the sacrifices they made to educate their families and the hard work dedicated to improving their lot in life. This Kane edition covers the education, the spiritual and cultural aspects of the community. For me, reading this, I see the striving for education in my aunts, uncles and cousins, their involvement in sports– there is a snapshot of my uncle clearing the high jump bar– note he is wearing trousers and shoes and sock. “Art Groening (at age 34) scales the bar at the Kane School Picnic in 1963.” I see my heritage in the faith section. My Aunt Emmie Groening, a Winnipeg Bible Institute student teaching Sunday School. “Although she had been asked by the Myrtle United Church at one point if she would consider working under their umbrella, she declined.” My grandfather Toews, my aunts and uncles, contributed so much to the history of the Kane area.

Humbling and inspiring.

On this Day Dec. 4

1909- Oldest still-operating NHL franchise is officially established as J. Ambrose O’Brien and Jack Laviolette create the “Club de Hockey Canadien,” known today as the Montreal Canadiens.

1909- The first Grey Cup game is played in Rosedale (today a residential neighbourhood in Toronto).

The University of Toronto triumphs over the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, by a score of 26 to 6.

1927- Jazz musician and composer Duke Ellington opens at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

1945- Roberta Lynn Bondar, Canadian neurologist and astronaut (STS 42), was born on this day in Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario.

1952- Killer fogs begin in London, England; the term “Smog” is coined.

1961- Museum of Modern Art hangs Matisse’s Le Bateau upside down for 47 days.

1980- Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin announces they will disband.

1990- Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages.

1996 - Canadian singer Alanis Morissette wins at 7th Billboard Music Awards.

2015- Floods in Chennai and Tamil Nadu state, India start receding after a month of heavy rainfall, leaving more than 260 dead and thousands stranded.

2019- North American migratory birds getting smaller, their wings wider due to climate change, according to study by University of Michigan published in journal “Ecology Letters”.

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Climate letter

Further to my Letter to the Editor of Nov. 20, I am going to be more specific and list the internet site and list of some of the scientific books that present the opposite views of the U.N., government policy bodies and the media concerning climate change, evolution and dating methods (particularly potassium argon dating). These books and articles contain scientific arguments, proofs, discussion and references by learned writers. I hope, dear readers, that you will explore these articles and books and learn some very real and interesting facts.

Concerning the Potassium Argon dating method: in your search browser type “Creation.Com”. In their search box type “potassium argon dating”. Up will come five pages of articles (over 75) by Ph.D. Scientists and other experts. On the first page alone I found one article that was 69 pages long. Plenty to read and think about in these writings.

Concerning Evolution, of which dating methods are a focus of proof, here are just a few books that deal with this pseudo-science: “Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels” - a textbook by nine Ph.D. Scientists “Evolution’s Blunders, Frauds and Forgeries” by Jerry Bergman, Ph.D. “Evolution Impossible” by Dr. John Ashton “Evolution: the Greatest Deception in Modern History” by Dr. Roger Gallop “Evolution’s Fatal Fruit” by Tom deRosa.

Concerning Climate Change do look for the following nonChristian books available online: “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change” by Marc Marano with update regarding the Green New Deal – especially comfortable to read.

“Climate Change – the Facts” articles written by 23 scientists, edited by Alan Moran -this book is more technical with many charts, graphs and references. “The Global-Warming Deception. How a Secret Elite Plans to Bankrupt America and Steal your Freedom” by Grant R. Jeffrey. This book clearly shows, with quotations, articles and really good arguments exactly why we need to be concerned about the manipulation of the various climate related governmental bodies, international organizations such as the UN, the Hollywood celebs and media pundits. The reason for my comments about fear in my last letter will become very clear.

For an easier and shorter way to gather the facts regarding climate change, access Creation.Com and type in the title of this just published paper (last week in fact!) entitled “Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)’ by Don Batten.

I have given you the tools to inform yourselves; I hope you investigate for yourselves and for your children.

Stay safe everyone and Merry Christmas!

Linda Rioux

Observation

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hat should we concentrate on this week?

I am still finding crafty things that I had forgotten I worked on quite a while ago, but moved with me to Alberta. What a blessing that I took it, even though I really downsized before I came here.

Maybe there is some art work, a book or a movie that you did not realize you still owned. Now with the lock down it will come in handy. Just a little blessing here and there. Time keeps moving on and we are all looking forward to the ending of this year and have high hopes for the coming year.. However let us stop here.

The Bible teaches us in several places that we need to live one day at a time and there is enough trouble for that one day without worrying about tomorrow.

A good friend in Swan River gave me a little plaque many years ago. It still hangs in my kitchen and so once in a while I refresh my memory. It reads; “Today is the day you were worried about yesterday.”

Let the Lord have His way in our life every day.

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Rapid City Rivers & 4H Beef Club District 4-H Meeting report Beef Club November 2020 On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Rapid City 4H Beef Club hosted their reorganizational meeting via Zoom. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the club will be hosting our meetings via Zoom on the second Thursday of the month until Provincial guidelines allow us to come together as a club.

Once again, the club is fairly young, which is exciting because we will have a club for a long time. We have a total of 10 members. There are three Cloverbuds, four Juniors, one Intermediate, and two Senior members in our club this year. Our Head Leader will once again be Deb Inglis, and we would like to thank her for her many years of dedication to the club in this position.

All of our Executive and Club Positions were volunteered for. We would like to thank everyone that put their name forward for these positions.

Mona van de Langemheen – President Anja van de Langemheen – Secretary Sierra Inglis – Treasurer Brodie Basaraba – Vice President Graycen van Meijl – Club Reporter If Provincial guidelines allow for it, we are hoping to have a weigh day in December to kick off our projects for the year.

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November 2020

On Nov. 15, 2020, the Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club held their reorganizational meeting via Zoom. There are 10 members this year. Leaders are Wenda Best and Shawn Airey and Assistant Leader is Conner English.

Executive elections were held. Kate-Leigh Heapy was elected President, Jillian Burt was elected Vice President, Austyn Peters was elected Treasurer, Karas Munz was elected Secretary and Chase Airey and Corbin Munz were elected and will be sharing the role of Club Reporter.

Weigh Day will be held in December.

The club will be selling first aid kits as a fundraiser.

There are many different options and prices are $10 and up. If anyone is interested in purchasing or for more information, please contact any of the 4-H members or leaders.

Club Reporters Chase Airey & Corbin Munz

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Fines for breaking COVID-19 rules continue to climb

By Eoin Devereux Rivers Banner

T he f i nes kee p on coming for individuals a nd businesses t hat are not follow ing the Manitoba government’s COVID-19 enforcement rules. In total, 202 warnings and 100 tickets were issued between Nov. 23 and 29. Those results are up slightly from the previous week, when 79 warnings and 95 tickets were issued. This week’s results include 22 $5,000 tickets to business and 48 $1,296 tickets to individuals. There were also 23 failure to wear a mask fines levied, at $298 each and seven band bylaw tickets were also issued by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.

A total of $181,574 in fines were issued last week, up from $126,082 the week prior. Since enforcement efforts began back in April, a total of

663 warnings and 353 tickets have been issued, resulting in more than $549,846 in fines to businesses and individuals.

Current public health orders restrict gatherings and limit group sizes, set out the distance individuals are required to observe from another and require businesses to ensure their customers are able to maintain the required separation.

Manitobans can report compliance and enforcement issues by calling 204-945-3744 or 1-866626-4862 (toll-free) and pressing option three on the call menu.

PMH 7-day COVID average Over the course of a recent seven day period from Thursday, Nov. 26 to Wednesday, Dec. 2, there have been 78 new COV I D -19 c a ses re ported within the Prairie Mountain Health region.

Last week, there were 127 new cases reported over the course of seven days.

The total cases in the Prair ie Mountain are 1,047, with 724 of those recovered and 305 currently active. Brandon

has the most active cases as of Wednesday, The Winnipeg region currently has the most active cases with 6,651, while Southern HealthSanté Sud is second, with 1,127.

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Rivers Police Service November report Rivers Police Service attended 51 calls for service in the month of November. It is hoped that the message to stay at home is finally getting across to people.

Two assaults were noted in the violent crimes statistics as well as three property crimes which include a break and enter. The four other crimes reported this month fall into the category of breaches, harassing phone calls and public mischief.

Under the traffic related crimes, there were six cases involving speeding (top speed of 123 km/hr. lightened the driver’s wallet by $325), unregistered or no license and two reported motor vehicle accidents.

There was one charge of possession of liquor in an unauthorized manner under the Liquor and gaming control act. There were no detentions of intoxicated persons or breach of the peace during the month of November.

Rivers Police were called twice to enforce animal control bylaws and once for burning control bylaws.

Our police force filled out their month by assisting the public, other agencies and seven criminal record checks for a monthly total of 14 assists.

The final monthly statistics category is miscellaneous, which contained four mental health call, two calls to locate missing persons, three alarm calls, two calls to noisy parties or disturbances, one call of found property and four completely miscellaneous calls which could include unfounded complaints.

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Miscellaneous Files

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Everyday Encounter

Name: Scott Beever Birthday: July 1993 Occupation: Logistics and Plant Coordinator at J.S. Henry Seeds.

First job: Greens keeper Hobbies: Baseball, curling.

In Rivers/Rapid City/ Oak River since: Birth Where do you live? Rivers Hometown: Rivers Where did you attend school? Rivers Collegiate, University of Jamestown, University of Saskatchewan.

Dream vacation spot: Europe Favourite food: Candy Favourite holiday: Canada Day Favourite song or artist: Corb Lund Favourite sports team: Toronto Blue Jays Favourite animal: Not squirrels!

When you were 12, what did you want to be when you grew up? Professional Baseball Player.

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Can you identify the location of this annual Christmas scene? Unfortunately, this actual location will not be used in 2020, but instead, a “virtual� Christmas Eve service will be offered. For the next two issues, I would like to share some of our readers favourite family stories of Christmas Eve at _____ Please send me your memorable moments and possibly a few photos to sales@riversbanner.com.

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began in the evening, and that makes sense even now.

It is in the evening toward what is the end of our day, when we are winding down and beginning to rest, when Rivers anner ecember we6are nallyBstill, thatDGod can get4,to2020 work on us; when we are better able to be aware of God’s presence, when we can hear God’s voice more easily. Scriptures assure us God is always with us, it’s just that it’s harder for us to be with God until our work day is coming to an end and we can begin to rest in God’s presence.

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information for the community that is included in that in an interior room away from windows, such as an inplan? It may be time to get familiar with that document ner room in the basement or underneath the stairs to the so you know what to do to keep your family safe. basement. Rooms that have extra support in the walls Behind only United States, Canada sees the most tor- such as bathrooms are also ideal as bathroom pipes nado activity annually each year – focused on southern provide extra support to the walls. Mobile homes and Ontario and the three Prairie provinces. With the peak camper trailers are very unsafe places to take shelter as activity for tornadoes occurring any time between April they are not anchored to the ground. and September, we’re right at the heart of a potential Get informed and stay safe. For more information emergency right now. On average, 43 tornadoes occur visit: Public Safety Canada http://www.publicsafety. each year on their the prairies. gc.ca/res/em/nh/to/index-eng.aspx or Environment to help meet needs. This includes everything from what kind of service you’re looking for, Lukie noted that physical and mental services, to housing, to food, to the phone http://www.ec.gc.ca. line goes above and beyond to help people find Do you know the health difference between a weather watch Canada employment services, to senior services and even help for assistance they maybe didn’t even realize they needed. and a weather warning?

211 Manitoba launches new phone line

An important information service has now expanded to offer support over the phone. 211 Manitoba, which has been operating as an online database since 2107, launched their phone line on Oct. 15, offering an alternative way to find support services in communities across the province.

211 Manitoba is an initiative administered by the United Way Winnipeg, in cooperation with Volunteer Manitoba, primarily funded by United Way Winnipeg donations.

newcomers to Canada. Right now, they also have extensive COVID-19 resources, with information on how to get a test referral, how to get access to government funding if you’re impacted financially, the COVID Alert App and more.

The online database for 211 Manitoba has over 5,000 services listed. Organizations can submit their information to be included in the database. Lukie added that they do have staff whose main focus is reaching out to service organizations to get them added to the list and to make sure information on the database is up-to-date. “The upto-date piece is the most important,” she noted, especially during the pandemic when it’s hard to keep track of what places are still open.

“It’s really important to know that 211 really goes above and beyond a helpline,” she stressed. The call centre staff are all trained professionals, certified with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems. The staff have knowledge about mental health support and suicide prevention and are trained to be able to “paint a picture” of services available to help people get what they need.

For example, Lukie noted if someone called to ask about finding a food bank, the staff would ask them if this is a one-time need or ongoing. They would also ask if the person needs access to a food bank because of unemployment and refer them to employment services. Lukie added that the NDREA staff will even go as far as to help the caller get set up with DAMSON the services they need. “We like to say, ‘when you don’t Minnedosa-based mobilewhere dental hygienist know to turn, turn to 211,’” Lukie stated.

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In other provinces, the 211 helpline has also been instrumental in supporting crisis and disaster victims, to help them figure out where to go if they’re being evacuated, how to get help if their home has been flooded or damaged by a tornado. While that hasn’t been something 211 Manitoba has had to deal with yet, Lukie noted that they will be ready and available to help in a situation like that.

If anyone would like to access 211 Manitoba’s services, visit their website at mb.211.ca or dial 211 to reach their trained staff on the phone line.

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Please contact your local Watershed District to learn if you qualify.

Landowners who protect smaller wetlands may qualify for annual payments. Those protected areas may still be cultivated during dry years. Call your local watershed district office for details.

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