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Extreme cold shuts down many school divisions

By Darci Semeschuk Residents in much of Manitoba on January 29 woke up to the news that school divisions across the province were shut down. This included Southwest Horizon School Division. Extreme cold that resulted in a -50 windchill continued throughout the day and into Wednesday.

The Souris Glenwood public works crews were out in full force on Monday as they cleaned up the heavy snow left after a predicted snowfall dropped a significant amount of snow on the region. Streets were cleaned in record time and sidewalks in the main area of town were cleaned by 9:00 a.m.

Environment Canada has released preliminary snowfall amounts from the overnight storm that shut down rural school divisions and saw bus service cancelled in others. It said Monday the low-pressure system that tracked its way through southern Alberta and central Saskatchewan before hitting Manitoba left communities with roughly five to 15 centimetres of snow. Souris area was spared the predicted 25 centinmetres.

Environment Canada also noted gusty, northerly winds in the forecast for Monday night that impacted visibility. A blowing snow advisory was in effect for several communities that read “travel is expected hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.” The advisory says nonessential travel should be postponed and those hitting the road should be prepared to drive to conditions.

Crews work fast to clear snow Souris Glenwood public works crews worked hard to clear snow after a predicted storm dropped up to 13 centimetres of snow over the area. Roads and sidewalks were cleared in a timely manner and the extreme cold warning issued by Environment Canada continues late into the week.

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Don’t hang up – CodeRED coming to Souris Glenwood

By Darci Semeschuk The dreaded robo-call – except this is one you’re going to want to take so DON’T HANG UP! The Municipality of Souris Glenwood has contracted with CodeRED to provide an emergency alert system to the municipality and within the next week to ten days area phone numbers will receive a recorded message indication that you must sign up. It’s very important that residents within the municipality register.

The numbers that will be calling are as follows: 1-866419-5000 or 1-855-969-4636. The recoded message will direct you to an online registrations system that is very easy to navigate.

The press release reads as follows: Following a thorough evaluation and review of alerting systems, the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood has implemented CodeRED, a high-speed emergency mass notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based OnSolve, LLC. The CodeRED system will serve as the backbone of the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood’s emergency planning and communications outreach to both citi-

zens and staff. The system sends telephone calls, text messages, emails and posts to social media channels to inform residents to better protect life and property. CodeRED was selected for its reliability and accuracy, as well as the system’s wide spread adoption rates across the U.S and Canada.

CodeRED’s notification system will provide the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood officials with a reliable, easy-to-use interface to quickly deliver critical information to citizens during emergencies. Souris Glenwood officials will use the system to notify residents of fires, floods, drinking water emergencies, road closures and any other important notifications.

OnSolve has provided the Municipality of SourisGlenwood an initial database of residential and business telephone numbers; however all residents living within the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood limits are encouraged to visit https://public.coderedweb.com/ CNE/BFAAD107527F and click on the CodeRED logo to enroll their contact information including cell phone numbers, text and email addresses. No one should automatically assume they are in the emergency contact

database.

Public safety officials across the United States and Canada have credited CodeRED notifications for successfully locating missing children, apprehending wanted criminals and issuing timely evacuations.

According to Public Works Manager Andrew Hamilton, The Emergency Alert System is something they’ve been investigating since last summer. They have ccompared CodeRED to a Canadian system and found that the American system was much more user friendly and provided most current information as well as coming in at a lower cost to taxpayers. “This system is going to be on a yearly contract basis and comes in at a cost of only $2000.00 a year,” explained Hamilton. “We spoke with Neepawa because it’s the system they use and they explained that the challenge is getting people to sign up.”

You can register your number at the email listed above or follow the instructions that you will receive from the “all call” that will be coming in the near future.

Once the data base is complete a test date will be announced.

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RCMP investigate home invasion Submiited by Shannon Dupre, PSE Detachment Services Assistant The Blue Hills RCMP responded to the following Calls for service January 22 - 28: 25 Traffic violations Provincial statute (mental health, fire prevention, coroner’s and 911 act).; 10 Common police activities (alarms, suspicious persons/vehicles, assistance to general public).; 5 Crimes against property; 5 Crimes against persons; 1 other criminal codes. The following is a partial accounting of those calls.

January 22 2 x Theft of funds were reported to the Blue Hills RCMP; Members were asked to conduct a well being check on the callers family members in Brandon. A vehicle was obstructing traffic on Veterans Way in Brandon. 2 x Assaults were reported to the RCMP as well; A 911 call was dispatched to Blue Hills Police for

a pick-up truck and a SUV collision in the RM of Cornwallis. Two individuals sustained minor injuries. RCMP were on route to the accident when a high priority call was dispatched. Blue Hills RCMP contacted Brandon Police Service to assist with the collision as all units were needed for the priority call.

Police were dispatched to a home invasion in Glenboro. An 18-year-old female reports that three males entered a residence and used bear mace on her. The suspects are reported to be two aboriginal males wearing dark coloured or green hoodys and a third male with lighter skin and a beard. All were wearing black bandana’s partially covering their faces. The suspects took a lever action rifle and departed in an unknown direction or mode of transportation.

Six officers attended including Police Dog Services. Local businesses and neighbourhood in-

quiries did not reveal any leads. The female was taken to the Glenboro Hospital where she was decontaminated and held for precautionary measures.

January 23 A suspicious person was reported jumping out of bushes and scaring pedestrians in Spruce Grove.

A Report of uttering threats within Wawanesa; 2 x wellbeing checks were requested from Blue Hills RCMP; 6 Traffic violations were reported: An accident was reported to Police while an individual was in Brandon; A van vs. Deer accident was reported on Highway 1; Another deer was reported in the middle of Highway 10 in RM Elton; Blue Hills RCMP pulled over a disqualified driver who was driving a vehicle in RM North Cypress-Langford; RCMP were notified of a suspected impaired driver; A Suspected Impaired driver was apprehended on Highway 1.

January 24 Blue Hills RCMP were asked to assist with Rivers Police Service with a stopped vehicle; Blue Hills RCMP were notified of a stolen vehicle plate

while a local citizen was stopped at a hotel over night in Calgary. Calgary police have recovered the stolen plate; Highway 10 in RM Cornwallis had a report of an accident; Police were notified of a dangerous semi driver on Highway 2.

January 25 Police were asked to assist with multiple concerns from an individual in a personal matter; A large amount of money was transferred in a fraud case that was reported to the Blue Hills RCMP; An individual was reported sleeping in the driver’s seat of a vehicle; Police were asked to look into an obstruction on the road.

The obstruction happened to be a large, thankfully, empty box. The box seemed to give the officer a little attitude, and was un-cooperative when asked to leave the area.

Police then had to take extreme measures in subduing the box. I am sad to report that all negotiation tactics failed. The box ultimately had to be flattened and recycled by the officer.

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responded. The leak was located by a propane company on private property and was fixed. All persuasions were put in place for the public’s safety by the first responders at the scene.

January 26 An individual was arrested for uttering threats and for assault in Souris; A driver was found asleep at the side of the road near Shilo. This individual refused the breathalyser.

The vehicle driver was arrested for the refusal and the vehicle was towed.

A warning ticket was issued for a driver on Road 250 in RM of Whitehead; A dangerous Semi driver was reported on the Highway 1. The semi had no trailer lights, was varying speeds and swerving all over the road.

January 27 A parent at a youth Hockey game in Carberry became very irate and vocal towards the opposing team.

This individual was asked to leave the arena by the Hockey staff.

Once police arrived, the individual was located and warned not to return to the arena or cause any more disturbances.

A residential alarm was triggered in Alexander. 6 traffic incidents were reported today: A speeder was warned on Highway 340; A speeding ticket was issued in RM Elton; A ticket was issued for improper towing of a vehicle; A semi on Highway 1 spun out of control and landed in a ditch. The snow cloud that occurred from the impact, caused other drivers to loose vision and also land in the ditch near the semi. No injuries with all vehicles were reported; A driver on highway 1 in RM Whitehead spun into the ditch as well, when they landed the airbags were deployed and the back tires were still spinning. This is all the information I have on this accident. First responders did attend.

January 28 Police were asked to

assist with another RCMP detachment involving a civil matter; Police were also asked to assist with a mental health call; Suspicious skidoo’rs were notified to Blue Hills RCMP, as well as, a suspicious truck located in the RM North Cypress-Langford.

Police have investigated; A semi swerved too close to a vehicle on the highway 1 while passing.

This caused the vehicle to loose its side mirror; There was a vehicle roll over on highway 1; A semi also lost control on highway 1 and hit a ditch.

Well, that is about it for this week.

Blue Hills RCMP wish you a safe, crime free week and Please drink responsibly. We do not wish to meet you under those circumstances.

A reminder to residents to never provide personal information, such as birth dates, SIN numbers, credit card numbers, or e-mail addresses to parties you do not know. If you feel you have been contacted by a fraudulent source, please contact the Anti Fraud line at 1-888-4958501.

Criminal record checks and Vulnerable searches will require a 2-week span to complete. It may take longer if you are required to have fingerprints done.

Criminal Record checks have a fee of $10.00 cash, as well as, Vulnerable searches. The Vulnerable search fee can be waived with a letter from the organization stating your volunteer status.

Both searches require 2 pieces of valid government ID. One must obtain a photo.

If you have any information about the above crimes, or any other crimes, please contact your local RCMP, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477, the Secure Tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or TEXT: “TIPMAN” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

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EDITORIAL Dear Editor There would seem to be a very different way of thinking of drivers on the roads and highways today. The “Me First” attitude must go. As a frequent driver on Manitoba roads I have noticed that people are not following the rules of the road. Stop at stop signs people! About 98% of people are not using turn signals when passing other vehicles and not getting over when passing emergency vehicles on the side

of the road. It’s a no brainer to move over when possible.

No wonder school buses are being passed and police and tow truck drivers being hit. The last time I checked the speed limit was 100 km/h on Manitoba roads except Highway 1, which is 110 km/h, way too high for most of the bad drivers on the road today. No turn signals, not stopping at stop signs, city and country

speeding, very few people are driving the speed limit.

People it’s only a matter of time before your actions or inaction catches up with you. There’s lots of room in the local Boot Hill for people not obeying the law.

Last winter I had to go to Virden in some bad snowy weather. On Highway 1 just passed Alexander a Semi was in the ditch on the passing lane side. The police were on

site and had a police car set up with 4-way flashers and a sign on the back of the police car. On my way to Virden I was thinking someone might hit the police car. Sure enough, on my return to Souris someone in a Semi truck had ploughed into the back of the police car – another driver not paying attention to the road situations.

Please be aware and slow down.

William B. Hamilton, Souris

creasing use of glyphosate.

Consumers should also be concerned that, according to the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (cban), Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection agency rely on information and data submitted by companies requesting product approval. Kind of like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop At the end of the day, it seems that WCWGA and others who support glyphosate and gmo’s are not telling us the whole story and do not have a monopoly on the science of the matter.

To see for yourself, see below some

links to the scientific studies mentioned: https://www.renewablefarming.com/ index.php/dramatic-postmortem-evidence-of-glyphosate-linked-damage-toanimal-organs https://www.gmoevidence.com/tag/ibborup-pedersen/ https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/ issues/311/ge-foods/press-releases/2291/ new-peer-reviewed-study-on-gmo-pigfeed-reveals-adverse-effects http://learntruehealth.com/glyphosate/ Joyce Neufeld Waldeck, Sask.

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Dear Editor A recent news release by WCWGA (Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association) expressed their extreme pleasure with the latest report from Health Canada about glyphosate. Apparently Health Canada’s scientific reviewers have, once again cleared glyphosate for use in Canada.

WCWGA and many other farm groups and many scientists have long spoken out that glyphosate is safe and dismissed concerns by consumers about the safety of what they are putting in their mouths.

Such concerns, we are told, are nothing more than unreasonable concerns caused by our scientific ignorance.

Unfortunately for the songsters and their common song sheet, not all scientists or farm organizations are onside with glyphosate use.

There are a large number of scientists throughout the world who have done studies on farm animals fed with glyphosate contaminated gmo crops. Autopsies done on these animals have shown alarming abnormalities and health problems to be present.

There are also scientists whose studies raise concerns that the rising tide of autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and several other diseases is caused by the in-

When reality sets in Right in the middle

By Ken Waddell Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer president of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

The federal government is cutting a special carbon tax deal with New Brunswick. Seems that a cokefired electrical plant in that province will be exempt from almost all the new carbon tax, because it will be closed in a few years.

This is the kind of “Pretzel Policy” governments bring in when faced with economic and political reality.

I don’t think there is a hope that coal-fired or coke-fired plants will be eliminated by 2030, or whenever.

The cost of new hydro is enormous. New hydro

generation has almost bankrupted Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba itself. Manitoba Hydro could have generated gas and coal powered electricity (at Brandon and Selkirk) for a fraction of what the last two northern dams and Bi-Pole III line cost. The NDP refused to face economic reality on this issue, but they did face political reality and they are now down to about 10 MLAs and more jumping ship all the time.

Prime Minister Trudeau will cut special deals everywhere he can to stay in power. He knows, or he should know, that the thousands of voters that went Liberal in the last election just to get past the pot legislation hurdle will return to the CPC, NDP or simply not vote. When the last election was analysed on a poll-by-poll basis and then lined up with coffee shop

talk, it became apparent that a lot of traditional Conservative and NDP switched their vote to Liberal. Some new voters went Liberal as well on this single issue.

There were three groups who voted for pot– the hard core pot users, the ones who felt it was time to legalize it and tax it and the ones who just gave up and voted for it so the issue would go away.

Only the first group of people are loyal Liberals, that is if they remember to vote.

The pot issue, be it right or wrong, was settled at the ballot box. Whether there will be a longterm net benefit to Canada by legalizing pot remains to be seen, but the ballot box issue portion of the debate is in the past. With that in mind, the Liberals have to try and appease the public on other issues. Hence, the “Pretzel Policy” on carbon pricing.

Faced with voter alienation

and backed up by the harsh fact that carbon taxes could actually shut down some power generation, stark reality is setting in. The carbon tax is simply a tax grab that may or may not reduce carbon emissions.

If governments really wanted to switch our environment over to a greener landscape, there are many better ways to do so.

As I have said many times in the past, handling of garbage and recycling in Canada is pretty much a joke. In order for recycling to work, a major overhaul is needed. Tin and aluminium cans need to all have a 10 cent premium and the premium has to be retrievable, at least to some extent, by the person or persons participating in the recycling stream. Until there is a financial incentive to recycle, at each step in the process, the industry will never be

successful. Garbage and recyclables will continue to pollute our land, and worse yet, our oceans, until the many problems in the industry are worked out.

Ultimately, the worst parts of the garbage stream will never be recyclable, except as a fuel source for a clean burn energy production system. A clean burn system, with a proper ash recovery method worked into it, is far better than dumping material in a landfill or the ocean. Let’s face it, calling humans pigs is a disservice to pigs. We want to get rid of waste material and get it out of sight and out of mind as quickly as we can. When we face that, along with the fact that we are basically lazy, we will have moved a long way towards an environmentally friendlier system.

The biggest problem with garbage and recycling

in Manitoba is that it is very fragmented. There is no coordination of the process.

For recycling to work, it has to be kept out of the garbage stream. It can’t be gathered in the standard garbage crusher trucks. Gathering recycling has to be localized. The people who actually do the recycling have to be actually rewarded for diverting waste to recycling.

Be it cardboard, paper, tin, aluminium, whatever, it has to have some sort of incentive. Ever try to get fluorescent light bulbs recycled?

Pretty nearly impossible, isn’t it?

There is lots of work to do on carbon taxes, carbon emissions and the political will to change how we do things. A simple carbon tax on fuel isn’t going to cut it. We must not let the politicians off the hook with band-aid, useless policies.

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Canadian Ag HR Council to Lead New AgriWorkforce Program submitted Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC) has chosen the Canadian Agricultural HR Council (CAHRC) to lead a new Quality AgriWorkforce Management Program: International Phase (QAMP) with a $279,239 investment in the nine-month project.

The QAMP will support employers who hire international workers to supplement their Canadian workforce. The intent of the program will be to provide employers with the information, training and tools needed to efficiently and successfully hire and manage international workers.

Research has shown that each international worker that is hired, following a stringent process to ensure qualified Canadian workers do not wish to apply, results in 2-4 full-time Ca-

nadian agriculture related jobs up and down the AgriFood supply chain.

Contributing $304 million per day to Canada’s economy ($111 billion annually) and employing approximately 2.3 million Canadians the Agri-Food sector accounts for close to 7% of Canada’s GDP. With Canadian Agri-Food enjoying global recognition and unprecedented demand due to the high quality of the products coupled with equally high safety standards this critical business sector is poised to increase significantly its economic contribution to Canada by almost double by 2025.

Canada’s Economic Strategy Table: Agri-Food report released fall 2018, highlighted several areas that will require action for Canada’s Agri-Food sector to realize increased

economic opportunity. For example, a regulatory system that supports innovation, a smart interconnected transportation system as well as broadband and IT improvements in rural communities.

However, the most widely discussed and compelling area of focus continues to be increasing the labour force that will be needed in all skill levels and experience necessary for the Canadian Agri-Food sector to take full advantage of the domestic and global market that eagerly awaits “more” of Canada’s highly valued Agri-Food products.

CAHRC will implement the project through a variety of workshops and webinars across Canada while developing employer guides and handbooks. Looking ahead, CAHRC envisions a skills hub that would house

a variety of HR management focused best practices that would be available to employers across the AgriFood spectrum. Agri-Food businesses with a view to growing the AgriWorkforce require workers from all skill levels to meet the range of skills and experience necessary to capitalize on the growing demand for Canada’s highly sought after Agri-Food products.

“Our Government has identified the agriculture sector as a primary driver for the Canadian economy, particularly in our rural communities. Increasing the labour workforce on Canadian farms and primary processing is critical to the success of our agri-food businesses and will help meet our Government’s ambitious target of growing our food exports to $75 billion by 2025.”

-Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada “Canada’s agricultural sector faces significant labour shortages, with over half of the work being seasonal and in rural areas with lower populations.

Reliable access to labour is critical for this sector to ensure both continued food production and job creation across British Columbia and all of Canada.”

-Jati Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Mission – Matsqui – Fraser Canyon “Farm employers participating in the International Phase of the Quality AgriWorkforce Management Program are putting time and effort into learning the evolving process, the rules, and best practices to support their farm workers. International workers are an important part of

the diverse Canadian AgriWorkforce team. CAHRC is proud to provide this new program supporting the hiring and management of international workers, improving the understanding that agriculture is a trustworthy industry that safeguards its workers.”

- Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Funded in part by AAFC’s Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Program (CAAP), the Council is collaborating with producers, farm workers, federal and provincial government departments, leading agriculture organizations and agricultural colleges and training providers to deliver the International Phase of the Quality AgriWorkforce Management Program.

Manitoba Public Insurance unveils Top Five Frauds of 2018 perheroes, wizards, spaceships, and zombies. An investigator also observed the woman going on numerous shopping trips and driving the two-hour round trip from her rural home to Winnipeg.

Just one problem: The woman was collecting income replacement payments after stating she was unable to work due to injuries from a motor vehicle collision.

She told her MPI case manager she could only walk a maximum of 15 minutes before getting dizzy and was unable to drive for long periods of time. After receiving information via the Tips Line, an investigation was opened.

With all the conclusive evidence in hand, Manitoba

Public Insurance terminated the woman’s income replacement payments and demanded repayment of $34,000 in benefits already paid out.

2. “Polite Arsonist” The registered owner opened a theft claim, telling her MPI adjuster she had given her car to her 22-yearold son, who reported the keys were stolen while he was attending a house party.

The truth would become evident days later thanks to a number of witnesses, who had quite the story to share with police and MPI investigators. One witness stated that while driving down a road in rural Manitoba around 7:00 a.m., he was shocked to see a man delib3

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witnesses, who were able to conclusively identify the driver. With the evidence in hand the claim was denied for false statement, resulting in a savings of $57,000 to Manitoba Public Insurance ratepayers.

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The registered owner of the vehicle opened a total theft claim with her MPI adjuster after police found her vehicle badly damaged. She reported she had given her vehicle to her son, who told MPI staff he had gone for breakfast with his brother at a downtown hotel. The son, 45, claimed that after breakfast he went to the washroom while his brother also left their table to play VLTs. The son presumed an opportunistic thief must have taken the vehicle keys out of his unattended sweater which had been left on a chair. The man’s story Continued on Page 9

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As of the end of this November, claims savings are more than $10 million with the SIU closing 1,600 investigations.

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Art students defy cold to create beauty Students at Kathleen Legasse’s Kid’s Art Club met on Tuesday, January 29 at Legasse’s Studio of Fine Arts and despite closed school and frigid temperatures managed to create some beautiful pieces. The students are pictured here with their creations on display.

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SVRD has Souris Community Hall busy Here’s a peak at the set up of the Souris Valley Recreation Department’s (SVRD) Circuit fitness program that was held at the Souris Community Hall. This is a program that is great for all levels of fitness and even utilized some of the gymnastics equipment that will be in full use in the hall. There’s lots of activity taking place in the Hall these days including: Monday Zumba 5:45 p.m.; Monday Resistance 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday Leap Laugh and Learn 10:00 a.m.; Tuesday Step by Step 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday Gymnastics 4:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday 55 Plus 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday Circuit 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Fitness Program - AlexPHOTO/SVRD ander 6:30 p.m.

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Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey league 2018 – 19 All-stars

Callum Fortin has been named to the Manitoba AAA Midget Second All-star team. He plays forward for the Southwest Cougars.

Submitted Two Southwest Cougars made the cut for the Manitoba Midget AAA Second All-star team. The entire list is below.

Three members of the Eastman Selects have been selected to the 201819 Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League all-star team.

Defencemen Matthew Boonstra was named to the first all-star team and goaltender Danton Belluk and forward Josh Beauchemin were selected to the second all-star team.

Brandon Wheat Kings had two players — goaltender Dawson Green and the lone repeat from last year’s all star team Nolan Ritchie — voted to the first all-star team. They are joined on the team by defenceman Mathew Shatsky of Winnipeg Wild and forwards Conner Roulette of Winnipeg Thrashers and Yellowhead Chiefs’ Jake Poole.

The second allstar team features a pair of Southwest Cougars — defenceman Cory King and forward Callum Fortin.

Central Plains defencemen Kian Calder and forward Reese Belton of Winnipeg Wild round out the second all-star team.

Callum Fortin has played 37 games with a 33 goal, 18 assists for 51 points. He has 22 penalty minutes.

Cory King has played 37 games with 6 goals, 30 assists for 36 points and has 18 penalty minutes.

The Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League all-stars are selected by a vote of each of the league coaches.

Cory King has been named to the Manitoba AAA Midget Second All-star team. He plays defence for the Southwest Cougars.

Sports Ramblings

By Dale McKinnon Graham Freeman eliminated both Kelly McMechan (Don Williams) and Cale Dunbar

(Kyle Sambrook) in the Westman Curling Super League last Sunday.

I profiled three former NHL coaches from ru-

ral southwest Manitoba last week but there were two more urban coaches from western Manitoba.

Glen Hanlon of Brandon

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coached Washington for two plus seasons after a 500 game career as an NHL goalie. The only current NHL coach is dauphin’s Barry Trotz. Barry has nearly 800 career wins, 11 playoff appearances, three division titles, and last year’s Stanley Cup. He started his coaching career with the U of M Bisons and Dauphin Kings.

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home game last weekend.

(NHL Allstar break.) It was Ukrainian Heritage night. To celebrate this event instead of chuck a puck they threw over 1000 Kubasa on the ice. Belinda Hobbs did not win this contest! Last summer when Barry brought the Stanley Cup home to Dauphin they raised $150,000.00, $25,000 directly to the Kings.

Current players in the top hockey league that played some minor hockey in Deloraine against our locals are doing well. Ryan Pulak from Gilbert Plains has 19 points for the Islanders. Matt Calvert of

Brandon has 18 points for Colorado. Travis Sandheim of Elkhorn has 15 points for Philadelphia. Former Wheat King from Roblin Hawryluk has five points in 16 games for Florida.

The answers to last week’s trivia were Dan “DK” DeKezel as coach of the Canadian champion Westman Wildcats. The captain of this team was Britney Phillips.

This week I ask for one of the nominations for the Hobie Baker award as top Collegiate hockey player in the U.S. He is from Brandon, but family played all their sport in Reston.

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Cougars in Melita February 8 The Southwest AAA Midget Cougars won their 25th game last weekend. They head out on a road trip before coming back to the region to host Pembina valley in Melita February 8.

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Cougars earn win 25, play in Melita February 8 The Cougars followed up and exciting 3-1 win over Brandon on Wednesday night with a 6-0 whitewash over the Interlake Lightning and a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Bruins in Souris on a blustery Sunday afternoon.

The Cougars jumped out to a two-goal lead with the Lightning. Cody Gudnason opened the scoring with Grady Lane getting the puck to him. Callum Fortin then found the back of the net after some hard work by Tyson Kozak and Cory King by the midway point in the period.

Grady Lane then scored the goal of the night, after a battle in front of the net and taking a shot off his chest and then knocking the loose puck into the net with Austin Clyne and Trent Sambrook in on the goal.

Cody Gudnason

opened the scoring in the third with Sambrook and Braeden Lewis picking up the helpers. Tyson Kozak then scored a shorthanded goal on a setup from Cody Shearer. Cody Shearer then thought he should get in on the fun as he scored a power play marker to finish the scoring from Braeden Lewis and Austin Clyne.

Josh Bond turned aside 42 Cougar shots and Caden Wilson turned aside 20 shots in the Cougar net.

The Cougars jumped out to a 2-goal lead midway into the first. Tyson Kozak hooked up with Hunter Andrew and Callum Fortin to open the scoring. Callum Fortin then tipped home a Cory King point shot for the 2-goal lead.

Callum Fortin then scored a highlight real goal 44 seconds into the

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Tyson Kozak then scored and insurance marker early in the third from Austin Clyne. The Bruins pulled Dylan Arnold with less than four minutes to go and Callum Fortin completed the hat trick with three minutes left in the game for the 5-3 win.

Dylan Arnold turned aside 27 Cougars shots while Randy Cooke was solid with a 23 save win.

The Cougar now travel to Parkland and Norman for a three game weekend, before returning to Melita to face the Pembina Valley Hawks on February 8.

Cougars down Bruins 5 – 2 Cody Gudnasun breaks out with the puck in the Cougars 5 – 2 win over the Winnipeg Bruins.

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Brock Taylor, Owner, Pipestone Livestock Sales.

Kathleen Lagasse, Lagasse’s Studio of Fine Arts.

Entrepreneurial Success Stories: A panel discussion Compiled by Dolores Caldwell The 2nd Annual Southwest Business and Entrepreneur Expo on February 6 at the RES Centre in Reston is pleased to announce the following speakers for their Rural Entrepreneurial Success: A Panel Discussion: Kathleen Lagasse, Brock Taylor and Darcy Neufeld.

The topic for the Entrepreneurship Panel is to talk about the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in growing their company.

It is not enough to have a good idea, the right product and the market to sell it to in order to sustain a company. There are several components of starting a small business that make an entrepreneur successful and the many challenges that may cause their business to fail. The panel hopes to share their secrets to success and identify potential ways on how other entrepreneurs may overcome similar challenges in growing their business.

Kathleen Lagasse: Lagasse’s Studio of Fine Arts Kathleen Lagasse developed a passion for art at a very young age. As a young artist, she always struggled to find a shop to display her art. Most places shied away from consignment and often bought wholesale from overseas.

Now as an adult, everything came into place.

Kathleen established and built her reputation as an art teacher in her basement. Later on, it made sense to get a space uptown. In 2015, along with her husband, Robert, they decided to open a gallery in Souris. The first location was a small space Kathleen

rented for a year and a half.

Word spread like wildfire and soon enough, the space got small. She had around 15-20 artists and 50-100 students by the next spring.

In 2016, Kathleen was nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Brandon. A few months later, Robert and Kathleen decided it was time to purchase a much larger space across the street. It was the best thing they ever did because the gallery took on a life of its own.

Company Overview: Lagasse’s Studio of Fine Art has close to 70 members. Kathleen teaches various art classes, with over 500 students coming from different areas. She also travels to communities to teach. She has taught in: Cypress River; Hartney; Deloraine; Killarney; Cartwright; Wawanesa; Boissevain; and Brandon.

Gallery members are from all over Manitoba: Gillam; Flin Flon; Minnedosa; Swan Lake; Swan River; Brandon; Winnipeg; Selkirk; Portage; Elgin; Souris; to name a few. Items for sale include: pottery, sculptures, jewelry, wood carvings, furniture, weaves, and original paintings.

Kathleen makes it a rule to meet all her artists often as they are eager to bring in something they recently created.

These newly added art pieces make the gallery look fresh and exciting every time a customer comes in.

Brock Taylor: Owner, Pipestone Livestock Sales Brock Taylor was born and raised in Reston, Manitoba. Coming from a family with a passion for the

agriculture industry, Brock has always been a part of that in the communities he is involved in. From the small feedlot business and the auction service, to the livestock marketing and export business. The Taylor name has been around the surrounding communities for many years.

In 1995, Brock graduated from Reston Collegiate.

He then completed the first two levels of carpentry in Brandon. Afterwards, he moved back home and lived on the family’s small feedlot property where he custom fed cattle and started into the auction business with his parents.

Company overview: Pipestone Livestock Sales An opportunity to purchase a livestock market came available in Melita, Manitoba. Brock with his

wife, Kelly and his parents, Ross and Pat joined together to purchase and operate what is now called Taylor Auctions. In 2013, a huge worker shortage happened causing Taylor’s to suspend cattle sales but keep exporting from the Melita location.

In 2015, a fire destroyed the entire property. There was never a question about what would take place.

It would be rebuilt, and it was. After this, Ross Taylor Auction Service merged with Taylor Auctions to become one business providing a farm sale business alongside the cattle export and order buying services.

In the fall of 2017, Brock, Kelly, and their three boys entered a partnership with the Parks family, to reopen Pipestone

Darcy Neufeld, Bar Y Meats.

Livestock Sales in Pipestone, Manitoba. This new venture provided a local sale barn in the area.

With Brock’s parents starting to step back and semi retire, Brock, Kelly, and their boys are taking on a few different avenues to provide the same services. This includes farm sales; cattle sales; order buying; and a cattle background operation just south of Reston.

Darcy Neufeld: Bar Y Meats Darcy, Sharlotte, and their three kids moved to the Turtle Mountain Area, Southeast of Deloraine in January 2017. They came from Southwest Saskatchewan where they managed a 27,000 acre community pasture for the federal government. Upon closure of the community pasture

program by the government, they were in search of a new home and new employment opportunities.

The place they found in Southwest Manitoba suited their family. It also came with an unexpected business opportunity. They purchased a fully functional meat producing facility that had previously been used for recreational cutting and wrapping. With a little time and a few minor changes, the place was approved as a Provincial Government Inspected meat cutting facility.

In June 2017, Bar Y Meats started producing their signature product, Smoked Farmer Sausage knowing it was a very unique product that could not be found on most grocery store shelves.mTheir commitment in applying foundational methods is what sets them apart from most other meat producers.

They use a smoking method handed down to over three known generations, giving Bar Y Meat products that signature taste.

Since then, their product list has greatly expanded.

They also offer custom cutting and wrapping of wild game, beef and pork as well as wholesale and retail sales.

Company overview: Bar Y Meats Bar Y Meats focuses on quality and service. Their goals are to build an environment where the customer’s needs are met and a relationship is built with their meat provider. They welcome anyone to visit their shop in the Turtle Mountains. They are always looking to expand their business and create new relationships with potential customers.

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“Red tape” threatening next generation of farmers submitted Ten years of growing concern over red tape threatening the next generation of farmers. Two thirds are questioning whether their children should farm at all.

More farmers are concerned with the burden of red tape compared to 10 years ago (77 per cent in 2008, compared to 81 per cent in 2018) according to findings released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) during the 10th annual Red Tape Awareness Week®.

Confusing forms, bad customer service and excessive government regu-

lations are leaving 69 per cent of Canadian farmers questioning whether their children should take over the farm or start their own business, given the current burden of red tape.

“Canada has a strong farming tradition, and red tape shouldn’t be the issue holding back the next generation from wanting to take over,” said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s vice-president for agribusiness. “With 41 per cent of farmers planning to retire in the next 10 years, we are seeing producers asking the big question – will the next generation want to take on the evermounting burden of red

Here & There Compiled by Judy Wells The Carberry NewsExpress Cookbook for a cure Cheryl Orr-Hood owned and operated a bakery in Toronto called “Sweet ‘n’ Savoury and then moved back to her home town Carberry after several years. She was diagnosed with ALS in 2016.

Unable to do much anymore, she retained a positive attitude and decided to follow her mother’s advice from 20 years ago – make a cookbook. So work began and is now complete – the sale of this cookbook will help others on a similar journey to Cheryl’s. Taste Bud Pleasers is being sold for $20.00 and all the funds from the sales are going to ALS Society of Manitoba.

The Times Grand Re-Opening of La Perdrix Cross Country Ski Trails The Birch Mountain

Sports groups worked hard to provide an opportunity for skiers as they prepared and groomed the outmoded and newly revised La Perdrix Cross Country Ski Trails. The trail head is located at eh south entrance sign to Notre Dame de Lourdes on Highway 244.

It is just two kms south of Highway244/245 junction on the east side of Highway 244. The sports group mandate is to promote health and fitness and a love of winter sports. These trails originated when Bernard Comte decided to turn his horse trails into ski trails and groom them for skiing.

The Tea Spot now open in Swan Lake The former Swan Lake United Church has been purchased by Charlene and Donald Chevalier and lovingly remodelled into a Tea House. Charlene, a talented artisan/crafter, has used her knowledge and art to

tape?”

Canada Revenue Agency (59 per cent), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (46 per cent), environmental regulations (45 per cent) and Statistics Canada (40 per cent) were voted as the most burdensome agencies and regulations by farmers.

“Red tape can show up in many ways. For example, CFIB recommended, for years, that Statistics Canada should not send out surveys to farmers during peak periods. In fact, 92 per cent of farmers agree that there should be a blackout of surveys during their busiest times. Yet, surveys are still required dur-

ing spring seeding,” added Braun-Pollon.

“While governments are great at celebrating agriculture, and have taken some steps to try to curb the growth of red tape at the farm gate, it is time they make meaningful changes so farmers feel they are being heard instead of unnecessarily over-regulated.”

“Manitoba has become a leader on red tape reduction and we are seeing some meaningful progress happening for farmers,” said Jonathan Alward, CFIB’s Director of Provincial Affairs for Manitoba.

“We’re pleased the province just announced changes to streamline the inspec-

tion and approval for grain dryers. This common sense approach recognizes that farmers need to be safe but also have a quick turnaround from government during the harvest season.”

CFIB is hopeful that farmers will see tangible changes following the federal government’s announcement in its Fall Economic Statement that it intends to remove barriers to trade within Canada and modernize federal regulations. CFIB previously recommended the federal government reduce barriers to interprovincial trade in agri-food products by addressing duplication of federal, provincial and ter-

ritorial regulations, including those related to meat inspection.

About CFIB The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is Canada’s largest association of small and medium-sized businesses with 110,000 members (4,800 in Manitoba) across every industry and region, including 7,200 agri-business members.

CFIB is dedicated to increasing business owners’ chances of success by driving policy change at all levels of government, providing expert advice and tools, and negotiating exclusive savings. Learn more at cfib.ca.

bring alive colours and textures, providing a unique visual experience for those who visit the new venue. “I felt there was a need for a place for friends to gather and socialize. I love the building – I wanted to have that unique old-fashioned décor. The official Opening Day was January 9, 2019.

Homecooked meals are on the menu. The business is also open for birthdays, anniversaries, meetings, showers, etc.

There isn’t anyone in our caucus who doesn’t like and respect Greg.” “Being nominated as. Progressive Conservative candidate and then being elected an MLS in 2016 was one of the proudest moments of my life” adding he’s looking forward to representing Riding Mountain in the 2020 general election.

sown in industry Shoal Lake man bids farewell to manager position Richardson Pioneer after 40+ years with grain companies Hard work, dusty quarters and small truckloads of grain has given way to much quicker means of moving large volumes of product from the bin to the port in recent years.

And for over four decades,

Brian McMullan of Shoal Lake has been a part of it all. But after40+ years McMullan retired from the grain industry. Before becoming the United Grain Growers (UGG) facility manager at Shoal Lake in 1981 he was in Neepawa, Brookdade and Oakville.

He worked for three companies – UGG, Agricore United and Richardson Pioneer.

Crossroads This week Nesbitt nabs PC nomination Current Riding Mountain MLA Greg Nesbitt was given the go-ahead to represent the Progressive Conservative Party at a nomination meeting in Shoal Lake on Jan. 16.

Nesbitt officially accepted the nomination, which was uncontested. Also in attendance was Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister who congratulated Nesbitt, saying “He’s a tremendous contributor to our team.

Fraudsters stymied by Manitoba Public Insurance Continued from Page 4 quickly unravelled when hotel staff confirmed the restaurant hadn’t served breakfast in a number of years and the brother stated he hadn’t seen his brother in over nine months. MPI subsequently filed a Statement of Claim for repayment of the $22,800 already paid.

4. “Not So Jolly Christmas Party” The Winnipeg man told his adjuster that while he and his girlfriend were attending a Christmas party, someone stole his vehicle from a parking lot. He confirmed that he was missing a key.

The man’s Dodge Journey was recovered not far from the man’s residence - badly damaged after crashing into

a tree. An investigation was launched after several suspicious circumstances came to light. Investigators would learn the man and his girlfriend did return home from the party, with the male appearing highly intoxicated and agitated. Shortly after arriving home, the 22-yearold vehicle owner was seen driving off in his vehicle.

When presented with all the facts the vehicle owner withdrew their claim. Savings to Manitoba Public Insurance ratepayers: $22,600.

5. “Vehicle Technology Tells All” Thanks to an anonymous call to MPI’s Tips Line, Autopac ratepayers were saved nearly $40,000. The vehicle owner opened a claim after

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his 2014 Nissan Titan was badly damaged after crashing into a ditch in rural Manitoba. The man claimed that he was driving at the time of the crash. However, due to tips/ information provided, investigators believed the man’s wife was actually driving and was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crash. However, police were unable to place her at the crash. The vehicle owner was told that the vehicle’s onboard Crash Data Recorder had been removed and staff with MPI’s Training and Research Unit were going to download the data which would confirm occupants’ weight in the front seat at the time of the crash.

The man then withdrew his claim.

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Testing your ‘metal’ in the art department

By Darci Semeschuk Are you handy with a welder, maybe a wrench or just some old metal and wire? Do you have a great imagination and a penchant for creating unique items? Maybe it’s just that you have a love for the environment and you want to keep scrap metal out of the landfill.

Whatever your interest, there’s a project coming up that just might fill your niche.

Barn Lynch is organising a scrap sculpture contest to run in conjunction with the Souris Fair and the best part is you might just win some cash!

What’s a scrap metal sculpture you ask? Barb Lynch explains, “Scrap sculptures are a piece of art work made out of repurposed metal,” she said.

“It can be created from old metal, tools, wrenches and even pieces of machinery. The possibilities are endless.”

Lynch has seen different examples in repurposed metal art sculptures in different places and she has always been intrigued by it. One of the examples is the turtle at Boissevain that is made out of tire rims.

Knowing that the Souris fair is always looking for ideas on how to expand their features, she decided to see if they were interested in having her promote the scrap sculpture contest. Of course, they were very supportive of the idea.

“I think it’s something that will interest people but we wondered how to motivate them to take part,” she explained. “It was decided that there would be cash prizes and maybe that will peak people’s interests.”

In fact the cash prizes could be a motivator. First place is $500.00, second place is $300.00 and third place is $200.00.

The theme is Animals of the World and there are a few rules that entrants must adhere to.

They are as follows: no paint, the sculpture must be this years work, made of metal, scrap pieces repurposed, a minimum of 24” in size with no maximum, and all entries be-

Artists sculpts in scrap Barb Lynch is organizing a scrap metal sculpture contest to run in conjunction with the Souris Fair. Here is an example created by John Lopez works on Black Hawk, a scrap iron sculpture of a life-size plow horse pulling a single bottom plow. Based in the town of Lemmon, South Dakota, Lopez has created full-size representations of creatures including a horse, buffalo and even a cowboy atop a triceratops.

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come the property of the organizers. Lynch plans to hold an auction following judging and all pieces will be auctioned off with half proceeds to a scholarship fund for students of Southwest Horizon School Division who enter the trades. The other half will go back to the artists.

The fee to enter your sculpture is $25.00.

“We’re starting early because it could take some time for people to come up with an idea, collect material and get it built,” Lynch said. “We really hope people take an interest in this because it’s going to be a lot of fun.

Anyone can enter, whether you’re a talented artist or a farmer who has an affinity for welding, you can create something.”

Judging will happen at the event and there are some criteria that will be used. Winner will be selected based on originality of reusing scrap parts. “Who will win this contest is the person, or people, because you can enter as a team, that uses old scrap in the most innovative way.”

The winner will receive not only cash but they will also capture the first ever “Rusty Bolt Trophy.”

You can find lots of ideas on the internet and you can also contact Barb Lynch at 204-740-6491 if you have any questions or wish to enter. Her email is lynchscrapsculpt@gmail. com

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This beautiful picture taken by local amateur photographer, Kim deKoning reflects life during a prairie winter. A family living on Plum Creek in Souris has taken advantage of the freezing temperatures and built an outdoor skating rink on the creek’s surface. Just goes to show that you can’t keep a good prairie kid off the ice!

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