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Maryland Park School construction Excavation of property at the corner of Maryland Avenue and 9th Street in Brandon began late last month for the construction of the city’s new elementary education complex, Maryland Park School. The new 65,660-square-foot facility will host 450 students in a child care center; a nursery school; 14 classrooms and Kindergarten rooms alongside areas for art and band; a STEM (Science, Technology, Electronics and Math) laboratory; life-skills and resource teaching and guidance suites; an English as an Additional Language room; a library and gymnasium; a home economics laboratory; and an industrial arts shop. The school is scheduled to open in September of 2020. PHOTO/BRANDON SCHOOL DIVISION

Two arrests follow Fotheringham Drive closure BPS members conducted a search warrant on the 000 block of East Fotheringham Drive Tuesday evening that required several police units.

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Two Brandon residents are facing various weapons charges after members of the Brandon Police Service (BPS) shut down East Fotheringham Drive earlier this week to conduct a search warrant of a residence. A BPS media statement released Thursday morning stated the police service’s tactical unit was deployed to execute the warrant “due to the nature of the incident.” The search of the home, which recovered a long gun and firearms parts,

followed an investigation into several firearms offences. A 31-year-old Brandon man was charged for unauthorized possession of firearms, possession of firearms contrary to a prohibition order, possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, and breach of undertaking. A 32-year-old woman was also arrested and charged with unauthorized possession of firearms. The Brandon Police Service originally released little information about its multiunit response to an incident on East Fotheringham Drive between 10 p.m. Tuesday night and 2 a.m. Wednesday.

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A section of the street between Regent Crescent and Centennial Boulevard was closed to traffic to control the area during the execution of the search warrant on a residence located on the 000 block of East Fotheringham Drive. A witness at the scene reported seeing at least one officer in tactical gear, while others reported seeing police carrying rifles. The BPS did not immediately release any information on the incident and there was no report of it in the organization’s daily media report on Wednesday morning. BPS members warned the public about

the situation, which occurred in the Riverheights district in West Brandon, via their social media pages at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday and 2:17 a.m. Wednesday. “BPS is conducting an operation on Fotheringham Dr at this time. Please stay away from this area until further notice,” the first post said. It was followed four hours later by the following: “Please be advised that the BPS operation on E Fotheringham Drive is now concluded. All residents may return home. Thank you for your cooperation.” The notices appeared on both their Twitter and Facebook pages.

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Cdn Forces members getting help with transition into end-of-service civilian life Rotary’s 2019 Spring Book Sale The Rotary Club of Brandon will host its annual Spring Book Sale in the Grand Ballroom of the Victoria Inn on Victoria Avenue Thursday through Saturday, March 28, 29 and 30. Doors open at 9 a.m. each day. Between 60,000 and 70,000 titles will be available for sale, while every child attending the event receives a free book.

Brandon Beer Tasting Festival The Sunset Rotary Club of Brandon will host its eighth annual Brandon Beer Tasting Festival in the Imperial Ballroom of the Victoria Inn from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Tickets to the event are $30. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the YWCA Women’s Shelter and other Brandon and area charities.

Saskia and Darrel Spring Concert The Trinity United Church in Brandon will host a concert performance by folk music duo Great Plains (Saskia and Darrel) on April 7 at 7 p.m. Light refreshments during the intermission are included in the ticket prices. Tickets are available at the church, through church members or at the door the night of the event. For more information, call (204) 728-4796, (204) 728-7713, or (204) 729-8574.

Western Manitoba Science Fair The 49th annual Western Manitoba Regional Science Fair will take place on April 9 in Brandon University’s Healthy Living Centre. Public viewing of the projects is scheduled from 2 to 4:30 p.m. with awards ceremonies for Grades 1 to 4 at 4:30 p.m. and for Grades 5 to 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Milestone Wellness Fair

The 20th annual Milestone Wellness Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 16 on the upper concourse of the Keystone Centre. The day will include the screening of pre-school aged children in various aspects of growth and developing, include hearing, vision, nutrition, speech/language and general development. For more information, call (204) 729-3106.

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Retired military personnel and those nearing the end of their military career are getting help transitioning to post-service life through various programs provided by the Veteran Family Program offered by Military Family Resource Centres across Canada. The inaugural Veteran Family Information Fair will be held on April 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 3 at 560, 13th Street. The afternoon session will provide information on services and supports that are available to veterans and their families through Military Family Resource Centres (MFRC) and civilian organizations. “This was a pilot project supporting the medical release of members and their families that offers transi-

tion programming, service deliverance and one-onone support,” said Pamela Hall, Veteran Family Program coordinator at the Shilo MFRC. “Two years into the program, the funders, Veterans Affairs Canada, conducted a review. The results of the review were extremely positive and, as of April 1, the program was launched into a national substantive program across all 32 MFRCs (Military Family Resource Centres) in the country.” Program coordinators and Military Family Resource Centre staff have been put in place to help released military members transition to civilian life by providing support programming and services at MFRCs and information on accessible resources in the civilian community. The pilot project for the Veterans Family Program initiative began in 2015 and included services pro-

vided at Shilo and six other Canadian Forces Bases. Hall said the program, which will be announced as a permanent national service extension for Canadian members of the military at the information fair, is open locally for military personnel from throughout the country. “People from this area that have been posted somewhere then move back home once done and others that were posted here, settled down, started a family and decided to stay can access the Veterans Family Program (in Shilo),” Hall said. “There’s quite a number of families that fall into these categories living in the Westman region.” The Veterans Family Program has been developed to meet the needs of medically releasing Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families. The services provided through the

32 MFRCs across Canada include mental health, first aid, veteran community, financial matters for transitioning families, living a full life, and a care for the caregiver guide. The upcoming information fair will provide veterans and members of their support system – a spouse, children, friends, associates, neighbors or others with close ties to the veteran – with an opportunity to learn about post-service life. Service providers from Shilo, Brandon and locations outside the province will be attending the fair. They include Canadian Armed Forces representatives, health and wellness, finances and recreation. “We just want to help raise awareness of the services available to help veterans and their families. It’s really progressed even in the past decade. There’s so many resources available to them,” Hall said.

Tourism Westman seeks award nominations

Organization to celebrate individuals, businesses, organizations and communities for contributions to tourism development and promotion through 2019 on June 5 in Brandon. Westman Journal Staff

For the 16th year, Tourism Westman will recognize excellence in marketing, volunteerism, event organization and service within the field covering Southwest Manitoba. The organization’s 16th Tribute to Tourism Awards will take place on June 5 in Brandon. Before then, Tourism Westman is reaching out to the public for award nominees. This year, a total of seven honors will be handed out in the categories of Aspiring Youth, Marketing Excellence, Partnership, Service Excellence, Volunteer of the Year, Event of the Year and Indigenous Tourism. Each nominee receives one complimentary ticket to the awards gala and all winners will be nominated as a provincial honoree at the Manitoba Tourism Awards in September. Tourism Westman’s 2018 Tribute to Tourism Awards were handed out in Gladstone, Man. on June 13. Nominees from Minnedosa, Brandon and Carberry were recognized for their work in the industry. The Aspiring Youth Award went to Minnedosa’s Tayna Topham, while the Volunteer of the Year was Muriel McPhail of Carberry. The Event of the Year was the Royal Canadian Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Brandon, and the Marketing Excellence Award was handed to Brandon First, an online mar-

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Auction find leads to unusual vehicle restoration Anne Davison Oak Lake’s Dwayne Wiltshire is a car-builder hobbyist who’s bringing a historic armored car back to life for a car show in Las Vegas, the International RATical ROD Build/ Drive Off. Not only is he restoring a rusty relic, it’s a timed build. He and his team have just nine months to get the job done. The Wiltshire team began the project on Jan. 1. By late October, Dwayne and Cindy Wiltshire expect to be cruising from in one of the most unique vehicles you are likely to encounter from Lincoln, Neb. to Las Vegas, Nev. with a convoy of rat rods. Last year, Wiltshire purchased a 1947 Farmers & Stockmens Bank truck, complete with the remnants of bullet-proof, ready for action features; a hulk that only a builder could love. There’s no pattern to work from. The RATical ROD Build-Off means that Wiltshire can let his imagination run. The more art and attention grabbing features on the low slung, traveling bank, the better. “Dirty Money” as she will be called, will become a fancy caricature, reborn out of history. “We’re taking it apart and keeping 90 per cent of it,” says Wiltshire, a licensed automotive mechanic who has worked in the oil industry for 20 years. He has been a pipeline inspector with Canadian Natural Resources for the past 12 years. “I’m envisioning where the pipeline’s going to go, how it’s going to get there, what the riser’s going to look like and how it ties into the wellhead. Same thing as this,” he points to the pieces of his project. “You’re having to envision something that’s not built.” Until recently, he’s been modifying and building vehicles for years from his two-car garage. This winter, Wiltshire and his team are working out of a recently purchased 3000-square-foot shop in Oak Lake

under his business name, Dirty Word Customz. The challenge of turning a rusty monstrosity into a sleek and unique running automobile intrigues Wiltshire. “It’s the thinking, it’s non-stop, because you’re building something that was never built.” But the reward at the end of nine months is the RATical ROD BuildOff & Drive-Off, a competition entering its third year that is separate from but running alongside the largest car event in the world – the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show. “And you’re taking it to show it to your peers,” says Wiltshire. The build team includes Brent Campbell; Doug Echielin, Cindy’s brother from Ont.; Dave Walko, a recently retired pipefitter and welder; and the Wiltshires’ 15-year-old son RJ (Raynor Jack. “He’s got his own truck out back he’s working on,” says his dad. Wiltshire has been a welder, fixer and builder all his life. “I’ve been building vehicles nonprofessionally, enthusiast wise… I was 14-years-old when I got my first ’49 Chevy half-ton. I built that right from scratch, fixed it all up, drove it to high school, drove it to college. I drove that till I was 20-years old,” he said. Born and raised on a farm just a few miles north of Miniota, building and fixing stuff was just part of life. “It’s in my blood, right? My grandfather was a tinkerer. My other grandfather was a farmer/ welder,” said Wiltshire. Last year, working with Tyler Turton out of his Zombie Body Shop (Selkirk, Man.) Wiltshire helped build “Big Bandit;” a gleaming copper-orange, black-fendered, luxury vehicle that took top prize at the International RATical Rod Build/Drive Off. That’s how Wiltshire got called back to the invitational Build-Off. For the show in Vegas, this is a new brand of rat rod. It’s by invita-

Rat rod builder Dwayne Wiltshire holds a piece of window glass over an inch thick from the ‘47 armored truck. The thick metal sidewalls are pierced with firing holes to fend off robbers. PHOTO/ANNE DAVISON tion, the vehicles are classy items in their own right, and they have to be safetied, road-worthy at American posted speed limits (75 mph). 1947 armored truck was ATM of its day After his experience at the 2018 RATical ROD Build/Drive Off, Wiltshire knew he needed to come up with something unique for this year’s competition. He did by making a real find at an auction in the United States that specializes in unique antique vehicles. The 1947 Farmers & Stockmen’s Bank truck, which was made to accommodate a bank teller and a guard or two, is outfitted with bullet proofing and thick-walled panels pierced at intervals with pistol firing holes out the side. On the roof, there’s a turret with rifle perches. It was a well-armored Brinks-style truck. “They took this out to the gold and silver mines on the western side of the U.S. As a gold miner or silver miner, you would stand here,” Wiltshire explained as he stepped into the back where a teller served patrons.

“It was an ATM, back then. That’s exactly what this was. It was a mobile bank.” The Farmers & Stockmen’s Bank company still exists. In fact, their website boasts “Mobile banking is here.” It appears to be a New Mexico institution catering, as the name would imply, to the agricultural industry. Wiltshire did some investigating. “I was actually talking to a bank manager in Clyde, N. M. from the Farmers & Stockman’s Bank, but his branch never had an armored truck. Only the Phoenix ones did because they ran out to the mine,” says Wiltshire. “They weighed the gold and silver and then they gave cash value for what they bought.” Gold, silver and eventually copper mines were the strength of the economy in Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona, with prospecting becoming strong by about 1850. From its earliest days, numerous accounts of conflict surrounded mining. Starting as early as 1884, miners sought better working conditions and pay before unions grew

strong around the turn of the 20th century. By 1947, when Wiltshire’s bank truck was manufactured, the state legislature of Arizona enacted “Right to Work” legislation that would allow “scabs” to cross the line, weakening the striking miners’ position. By 1950 underground mining was being replaced by open pit mining and relations between mining companies and their workers apparently improved, with companies providing better conditions for laborers. Next October, Wiltshire’s Farmers & Stockmen’s Bank armored truck will once again run the desert roads as a rat rod named “Dirty Money”. Wiltshire’s Dirty Word Customz team is one of two Canadian entries that will head to Las Vegas for the 2019 International RATical Rod Build & Drive Off competition. Team Maple Leaf from Saskatchewan, a team mentored by Wiltshire, is also entered. Check out the build progress at the Dirty Word Customz Facebook page.

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Being prepared for the annual spring meltdown As much as residents struggled through a frigidly cold February, Mother Nature appears to be back on schedule with the annual spring runoff. Temperatures in the region jumped from the minus-20 and 30 degree Celsius range last month to the high, single-digits level on the positive side in the past two weeks. Although a slower melt is preferred in some areas, there appears – at this point – to be minimal danger of a repeat of the flooding experienced in Brandon in 2011 or 2014. It is important to be prepared, nevertheless. This is why the City of Brandon has permanent information on flooding within the municipality at its website, brandon.ca, under its Emergency Preparedness Program. Here, residents will find a variety of key tips to keeping their home and property safe from rising waters before they arrive, as they rise and following its drawdown. Among the main points for being prepared are keeping a radio tuned to a local station; shutting off the power to the home should danger be imminent; safeguarding power, gas and other utility junctions; turning off natural gas appliances and supply; and other suggestions to reduce your risk of flood damage to your property. The website also has instructions for dike building, preparing a Family Emergency Supplies Kit and how to properly restore your home following basement or main-level flooding. Early forecasts from the Manitoba’s Department of Infrastructure show variable risks of flooding from spring runoff throughout the province, but this year’s extended winter temperatures have made an accurate guess on what danger is posed by the Assiniboine River in Brandon difficult to determine. Late last month, the Manitoba Infrastructure Hydrolic Forecast Centre suggested that there is a high risk of moderate flooding associated with the Assiniboine, Souris and Saskatchewan River systems. Should the Westman region receive favorable weather, water levels are expected to be less than 2015 levels along waterways from the Shellmouth River-Roblin, Man. area to Brandon. Normal weather conditions pose the same flooding threat, but with water levels potentially being less than 2014 levels. However, should the spring rain fall at a higher level, and the runoff be hastened by a quick swing in the temperature, the Hydrolic Forecast Centre suggested levels could get slightly higher than 2014. There is little danger posed by an influx of water coming into the Assiniboine River from Saskatchewan’s Qu’Appelle River system. Water levels on the Qu’Appelle River and its chain of lakes and precipitation levels were well-below normal when Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency released their forecast three weeks ago. Updated flood forecasts are scheduled for release by Manitoba’s Hydrolic Forecast Centre in the coming weeks. Regardless, long-time Brandonites know that living adjacent to one of the Canadian Prairie’s major secondary waterways means being prepared no matter the forecast. Either way, residents will pull together to accomplish what is required. Editor’s note: In the Editorial, “Daly Overpass funding is key to a growing city” (Page 4, Westman Journal, March 14, 2019), incorrect information was included regarding the 18th Street bridge. The Daly Overpass does not span the Assiniboine River, but runs above the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Westman Journal apologizes for any confusion.

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Manitoba on right road to reducing vehicle-related fatalities in 2019 In the first two months of 2019, preliminary counts report five people killed on public roadways in Manitoba. This total is significantly lower (62 per cent) than the same time frame in 2018 - a total of 13 people. Over the last decade, the first two months of 2019 are well below the average of 10 people killed, according to Manitoba Public Insurance data. Of note, there were no offroad vehicle (ORV) fatalities in the first two months of 2019. In the same period of 2018 there were three ORV fatalities. Road fatalities in Manitoba continue to be attributed to distracted driving, impaired driving, speed and not wearing a seatbelt. “Through continued use of education, heightened awareness and partnerships with agencies, MPI remains committed to saving the 100 people,” said Satvir Jatana, vice-president responsible for Communications, Manitoba Public Insurance. “While the first two months of 2019 are very positive, there is still much work to do as we strive for zero fatalities.

“The reality is that every single person killed in a motor vehicle collision over the last decade had a personal connection to someone. Each and every one of their lives mattered. Manitobans need to be less accepting towards road fatalities and more committed to driving motor vehicle-related deaths down to zero.” In support of Manitoba’s provincial road safety action plan, MPI launched a new and innovative road safety awareness campaign called “Save the 100.” The key objective of the campaign is to reduce tolerance and acceptance of traffic fatalities by asking Manitobans to look beyond the statistics and focus on the real people and real lives lost behind every reported fatal motor vehicle incident. An equally important message is that every Manitoban has the power to bring the annual fatality count down to zero by changing how we think about road safety, the way we drive, and the decisions we make behind the wheel. In the fall of 2017, Manitoba’s Provincial Road Safety

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Committee released its road safety action plan. The Road to Zero: Manitoba Road Safety Plan 2017-2020 is the first plan of its kind in Manitoba, and provides a vision for Manitoba to have the safest roads in Canada. The plan adopts a safe systems approach to road safety in which road users, highway infrastructure, vehicle design and technology, legislation, enforcement, and health services all play a role in developing solutions to reduce or eliminate injury and death on our roadways. Highlighted priorities from the plan include more coordinated research and planning between agencies within the safe system, early adoption of automated vehicle technology, improved safety for vulnerable road users through smart road design, evolving Manitoba’s traffic safety culture, reducing driver distraction and impairment, increasing awareness of medically at-risk drivers of all ages, and examining new speed management strategies to lower risk, among others. – Manitoba Public Insurance

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Habitat donation saves pristine rural property Christopher L. Istace

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A 160-acre of land located near Lenore, Man. is considered a “gem” by its new owners after it was donated by a retired farmer for conservation purposes. Peter Galawan, a mixed grain and cattle producer now residing Virden, has donated a quarter-section of his property to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC). The property has never been broken for agricultural use and mostly remains as it was before it was settled more than 100 years ago. The donation is being considered a rare find for the MHHC, an organization that maintains and enhances natural fish, wildlife and Prairie plant habitat throughout Manitoba.

“In terms of permanently secured wildlife areas or management areas, there’s very little in this region where this particular piece exists,” said Carol Graham, MHHC conservation specialist for southwest Manitoba. “There are others who have protected the habitat on their properties on their own, so if they decided to change or sell it, there is a chance that more habitat land could be developed.” This was the case for two generations of the Galawan family, who purchased the property located about 30 kilometers northeast of Virden more than 70 years ago. As owners, they believed that conserving the area for natural vegetation and wildlife to thrive was an important aspect of living on the Canadian Prairie, said Graham. The piece includes the farmyard where Galawan grew up surrounded a space they considered

City seeking feedback on parking Westman Journal Staff

The City of Brandon wants to hear from residents about what they believe are the most effective practices for parking in the community’s downtown core. The Brandon Economic Development Department and the Brandon Downtown Development Corporation (BDDC) has created an online survey to collect public feedback about the current status of parking convenience, regulations and any potential improvements that can be made. The survey follows increased traffic in the area due to growing residential and commercial investment in the neighborhood in recent years. Among the potential improvements being considered for the city’s center are changing the permitted parking time limits along Rosser Avenue, expanding angled parking, changing the price of parking downtown and installing electronic parking meters. All members of the public – in particular, stakeholders and businesses in

the city’s core district – can respond to the survey before the end of the day on April 3. Paper versions of the questionnaire are also available at the Economic Development Brandon or BDDC offices at City Hall on 9th Street. The city is also seeking information from those not living or travelling downtown, “to ensure that any recommendations made to Brandon City Council reflect the current appetite of downtown businesses, residents, visitors and the public alike,” a media release on the initiative says. The downtown Brandon parking survey is available on line at www.surveymonkey.com/r/P7KC78Q. For more information on the issue, contact BDDC executive director Elisabeth Saftiuk at (204) 720-0342 or by email at e.saftiuk@brandon.ca. All members of the public – in particular, stakeholders and businesses in the city’s core district – can respond to the survey on downtown parking before the end of the day on April 3.

a sanctuary for wildlife. It’s that dedication to not developing the land that has made it a valuable resource for MHHC and its efforts to conserve natural habitat. “It’s very rare,” said Graham. “With that type of landscape, it’s always been competing for existence against the grain and cattle industries. It’s no secret how the capabilities of developing land with new technologies has made habitats like this much more vulnerable. You’ve got to have a really good heart to just donate it and give up the potential revenue you may earn from someone interested in putting a crop into production.” Besides its wealth of native Prairie grass species, the land contains many grassland birds, including the Burrowing Owl, Ferruginous Hawk and Spragues Pipit, all considered species at risk. Although a survey of what the land specifically contains, the MHHC suspects it is home to other naturally Prairie species including sharp-tailed grouse, beetles, butterflies and moths. Representatives from the habitat organization

plan to study the area for its wildlife sometime this summer. Galawan took a particular interest in the insects. “We often see that with producers. They become in tune with the environment,” said Graham. “Where insects are concerned, there is a benefit or a risk to crops, so producers are often quite observant of the species that inhabit their land. Landowners, in general, tend to have an innate interest in what the natural landscape has to offer and what it holds for the future.” MHHC land practices include maintenance of wildlife habitat properties that keep invasive species from entering the natural setting. This includes organized cattle grazing. Established in 1986, the MHHC was created to work with rural landowners to conserve natural fish and wildlife habitats. Between acquired properties, perpetual conservation agreements and term conservation contracts, the organization manages almost 400,000 acres of habitat land in Manitoba.

Retired farmer Peter Galawan has donated this Lenore-area quarter-section of land to the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation for the organization to maintain as it sits in perpetuity. The land has never been broken for agriculture and is mostly untouched, natural prairie. PHOTO/CANDICE MCLAUCHLAN

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Winemaker’s choice: The sweetness in wine

Generally, it comes as a surprize when people find out there is sugar in wine. Especially when this statement applies to all wine, even those designated as dry. In fact, no wine is completely dry. Grapes contain different kinds of sugar but not all sugars are fermentable. Even a searing acidic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc contains sugar as will all other wines. The sweetness level in a finished wine is ultimately determined by the winemak-

er. If a winemaker wishes to leave what is referred to as “residual sugar” in wine, they stop fermentation before fermentable sugars (the 6-carbon sugars, fructose and glucose) are completely converted to alcohol by a process known a fermentation. Table wine is categorized as dry to sweet based on the level of residual sweetness, which is the amount of sugar remaining in a wine once fermentation is complete. Some levels in sparkling wine categories overlap, so according to wine laws, sparkling wine may be labelled with the designation of either category. This is not the case with table wine as, thankfully, the sweetness levels for table wines do not overlap. Sweetness is measured by grams per litre. A bone-dry wine is under one gram per liter (0.1 per cent), while dry wine contains one to 17 grams per litre (up to 1.7 per cent). Off-dry (slightly sweet) is 17 to 35 grams per

liter (up to 3.5 per cent), and sweet wines range from 35 to 120 grams per liter (up to 12 per cent). Very sweet wine contains more than 120 grams per liter, (over 12 per cent). Sweetness varies widely within some categories. For example, wines falling within the dry wine category must have a sweetness level of one to 17 grams per liter. The wine with one gram is much less sweet than wine with 17 grams, yet both wines are defined as dry. It is not uncommon for consumers to assume a wine has residual sweetness based solely on the low alcohol level of the wine. This may be so, but other factors come into play such as the climate where the grape is grown. Grapes grown in areas referred to as “cool-climate growing areas” do not ripen as fully as grapes grown in warm climates. Therefore, cool climate grapes are less sweet than warm climate grapes. Cool climate wines have lower potential alco-

hol as there is less sugar to convert to alcohol during fermentation. Warm climate wines may contain both significant alcohol levels while also being sweet. The sweetness of a wine is perceived subjectively. Humans are least sensitive to sweetness than any other components in wine. Most people are able to detect sweetness of 2 per cent residual sugar, whereas trained specialists are able to detect a residual sugar at 0.5 per cent. The perception of sweetness is affected by the amount of acidity, glycerin and tannin content. For example, wines that are very high in acidity – such as Chablis and Sauvignon Blanc – are perceived as much drier than wines with low levels of acidity. Another factor that affects perception is smell. Wines with aromas of fresh flowers and rich ripe fruit are thought to be sweeter than wines that differ from this aromatic profile. Actual sweetness can be measured,

whereas perceived sweetness cannot. Sugar affects body, weight and mouth-feel and enhances fruit, so sweeter wine is perceived as fullerbodied and bolder. Terms used to describe such wines are rich, soft and smooth; terms often utilized when describing bulk or massmarket wines which has

residual sugar generally around 12 grams per liter. As mentioned earlier, a dry New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, with its searing acidity, has residual sugar. Sweetness is needed to balance acidity and acidity decreases the perception of sweetness. This is why sweetness is often not detected in these dry wines.

Labouré-Roi Vallon d’Or Pouilly Fuissé, (2012, France). This dry, 12.5 per cent abv Chardonnay from the Burgundy region of France is brilliant straw yellow in colour with fragrances of peach, acacia blossom, toasted nuts and a hint of minerality. The palate reveals lively acidity and green apple, peach and roasted nut flavors. This is an older vintage (2012) and, although it has held up well, it should have been consumed within three to four years post vintage.

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Brandon’s Shirley Dyck spent more than four decades working in various capacities within Manitoba’s public library system. Three years into her retirement, her love of reading, books, organizing and referencing keeps drawing her back. Dyck is one of several volunteers working with the Brandon Public Library’s Homebound Delivery Service, a program established in 2012 that now serves

three personal care homes in Brandon. The 68-year-old’s responsibilities within the program include choosing the titles she believes shutins may enjoy. This knowledge of literature is something she still appreciates and wants to share. “I love books and I love being able to select books that people would enjoy,” said Dyck, who still accepts casual shifts at the Brandon Public Library if she is needed. “If somebody comes in asking for a particular type of topic they like reading

about, I love to be able to find it for them. It’s something I’ve always loved doing and I like to organize. I find myself even going into the Rotary Book Sale and reorganizing their books.” Dyck started her career in the early 1970s as an assistant librarian in Winnipeg after obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree. She then moved up the library system, working in the Public Library Services Branch of Manitoba’s Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage. She later worked eight years at the BPL, where she finished

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Despite retiring from the Brandon Public Library three years ago, Brandonite Shirley Dyck still maintains close connections to the facility as a casual staff member and a volunteer for the BPL’s Homebound Delivery Service. PHOTO/BRANDON PUBLIC LIBRARY lends a hand at the local soup you can do.” Hubbard said the efforts kitchen once a week, while her other volunteer work of volunteers like Dyck are includes helping her church integral to the BPL’s operaand the South West Branch tions. “Our paid staff are fanof the Manitoba Genealogitastic and vital to keeping cal Society. “I love to socialize and be the library’s daily operating able to contribute,” she said. going, but many of those “I don’t think it’s healthy for ‘extras’ that make the library anyone to just sit at home, a vibrant, happening place so as seniors, we have to wouldn’t be possible withbe aware that we don’t let out people like Shirley, who ourselves vegetate, but get bring unique skills to the out there in the community. table and generously donate There are so many things their own time,” she said.

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just for SENIORS Martin Penfold: The farmer artist of Manson Anne Davison Martin Penfold’s bold and colorful canvases hung in Arts Mosaic’s gallery in Virden’s CPR Historic Centre for the month of January. On Jan. 4, a reception for the artist was abuzz with friends, family members and fellow artists, some travelling from Hamiota and Brandon. Mid-West Arts Council (Hamiota) director Joan Trott admires the story quality of his pieces. “He does an excellent job of representing where he has come from,” said Trott, pointing out a piece portraying a rancher driving his cattle amid swirling snow called “Weathering the Storm”. Next, farm buildings of a century ago are set in a sea of blooming canola. “Beautiful colors, beautiful light,” noted Trott, also an artist. Brandon artist Linda Tame operates a downtown Rosser Ave. art establishment, Artist Heart Gallery, where she has featured Penfold’s art. She was excited to visit the Virden gallery. “The first thing that catches my eye is the canola, because it’s so bright.” Tame adds, “But I love the texture. I feel like I’m swimming in it. He’s raised the horizon and it makes you become a part of [the canola] before anything else.” Father, grandfather, sheep farmer and artist, Penfold came from England to Canada in 1975, 43 years ago. He had painted as a teenager but when he began farming in England, there was no time for art. In Canada he first worked on a farm for three years before farming on his own. “Again, really, I didn’t get to paint much,” he says. Although a large canvas of sail boats and another mountain scene tell tales of travel beyond farm life, the shepherd’s life and the agrarian life is often reflected on his canvases. “I sold my sheep last year, after having them for 51 years. This was one of my first years without a lambing,” he said, noting that when March of 2018 came around, he said to himself, “I’m going to paint the start of lambing.” A stone fence-line fades into the distance, a scene from the Old Country, the last place Penfold worked in the UK. “It’s right on the Scottish border. The snow is on the hills,” he said, then explained his evolution as an artist.

“You know, acrylics is very forgiving… if you’re very interested in something, which I am about the countryside, you look at it a lot and somehow or other you are able to express that onto canvas. I never did a sheep before, but working with them my whole life, it came together.” The Manson area farmer still has livestock, including 28 cows and a dog. One daughter lives in British Columbia, but nearby family, including daughters Ceri Johnson and Bethan Baer and grandson Luke Baer attended the artist’s reception. At 13, Luke is also very interested in art. His daughters grew up knowing their dad was artistic, “because scrolled up in a corner would be some of his sketches,” said Baer. She and son Luke admit to “playing around with abstract art.” Luke grins and terms their work “pour over pour. “We don’t do this,” gesturing broadly to her father’s display. While family members have inherited some of Penfold’s artistic bent, it was a gift certificate from family that got him painting just three years ago. “One of my daughters gave me a voucher for [an arts/craft supply store in Brandon]. I bought a canvas and some paints,” said Penfold. Moving through the gallery, Penfold turns his attention towards a painting with a team of chore horses. “When the kids were growing up, I used to do chores with a horse. Around Christmas Day we were going to chores down in that barn there,” he says as he points it out in the painting. That canvas was first done in pencil. The pencil was erased leaving just the pen before colorful pastels were added. From that canvas he produced Christmas cards. “I find my lines and I go around with a black pen,” said Penfold. In the gallery, originals and embellished prints (with brushwork added) were for sale, some already sold. Penfold is running a series of art lessons for Southeast College in Moosomin. He started at the end of January. “To start with I want to do an introduction to acrylics with landscape. Then do a water colour, introductory. Then do one in pen and pastel,” he said during his exhibition in Virden earlier this year. “It would be great if a group formed, of artists in the area,” he adds, explaining the value of discussion and having accountability for assignments.

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Benefits and detriments to producer cars: Part 2 Although producer cars provided wider market access for farmers, there were some downsides to the practice, including the work involved and varied pricing options. Producer cars were a popular option for farmers in the early days of the grain trade as there were advantages to using them; the potential ability to access better prices for the producers grain, avoiding elevation charges at the elevator, and accessing the grading and weighing of grain carried out by Board of Grain Commissioners employees. There were downsides to using producer cars, however. A producer had to have sufficient grain of one type and grade to load a car. While a farmer, in theory, could load different types or grades into a boxcar, this meant “bulkheads” or walls had to be built inside the car to divide it into different compartments. As well as the producer bearing the expense of the lumber necessary to do this, the producer had to pay at port for the increased expenses incurred in unloading such a car. Railways disliked bulkheading – which appears not to have been a common practice – as it resulted in

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the grain company operating the elevator. The grain companies offered what was termed “street” price for grain purchased on the elevator driveway. The farmer could also market grain to private industry using a producer car. If the producer had enough grain to load a boxcar, the producer could order a producer car and load it to open a variety of price options. Once the car was loaded and ready to ship to a port terminal, grain companies or grain dealers could offer to pay “track” price for the grain before the car even left the point it was loaded at. Track price was usually higher than street price as the grain companies or dealers knew the grain was loaded on a car and ready to move to port or wherever the customer wanted it. Grain cars moving to port were sampled at Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton and the samples graded while the car moved to port. As a producer car passed these points and was sampled and

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graded, grain companies or grain dealers could offer the producer a “billed and inspected” price. The billed and inspected price was higher than track price as the grade and volume of grain was known. Plus, the grain was closer to port than where it originated. When the grain was unloaded and weighed into storage in a port terminal, the producer could then be offered a “spot” price. Spot price was higher than the billed and inspected price as the grain was at port ready to be loaded onto a vessel. Usually the “street” price for grain was the lowest available price option, making loading a producer car attractive to a producer. The Canada Grain Act at this time made reference to special binning. If an elevator offered special binning, a producer with a car lot of grain could request it for his grain and have his grain kept separate from other grain in the elevator. The producer could then load a car through the elevator and

still retain ownership of the grain. Elevation and storage charges would be assessed by the elevator, but loading the car was much easier. As well as perhaps receiving a higher price for the grain, the producer would avoid elevation charges at the elevator if the producer loaded a producer car. In addition, the Board of Grain Commissioners inspectors would inspect, grade and weigh the grain. Most producers considered inspectors neutral in their decisions as they did not work for a grain company and would grade and weigh grain more accurately. Against these benefits, the producer would have to consider the problems in loading a railcar at the time. Did the producer have enough grain to fill the car? Depending on the car supplied, the producer would need approximately 1800 bushels. This was an issue particular to harvesting with a threshing machine, which was a slow process making the harvest even

more exposed to weather issues. Hauling the grain from the farm to load a car was slow and laborious job in the days of grain wagons. The railways during the fall “grain rush” only allowed 24 hours for loading and would charge demurrage on the car if the car was not loaded 24 hours after being spotted. Considering the average grain wagon could haul at most 100 bushels, seven or eight trips would be needed. A horse drawn wagon was not a particularly speedy vehicle, so a producer working by himself would have to be located within several miles of the rail siding on which the car was spotted. In addition, the producer would not be entirely sure when the railcar would arrive for loading. One thing the producer could count on was that the car would not be arriving on a bright sunny day when the producer had nothing to do. Complements of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum.

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TV’s ‘Long Island Medium’ tour to stop in Brandon Westman Journal Staff

A popular American medium and television personality will appear at Westoba Place in Brandon as part of a crossCanada tour through the month of April. Theresa Caputo will present “The Experience” at the Keystone Centre on April 13. The show will have Caputo – widely known as the “Long Island Medium” on the TLC cable television channel – share personal stories and explain her ability to communicate with dead people. Caputo has been a practicing medium for more than two decades. Her mission is to help people find closure through healing messages. “The Experience” is an opportunity for fans to see her in person and allows audience members to be comforted in “knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way,” said a press release about the show. “‘The Experience’ isn’t about believing in mediums. It’s about witnessing something life-changing,” she says. “It’s like

‘Long Island Medium’ live, witnessing firsthand spirit communication.” Besides starring in her own television program, Caputo has also appeared on Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Harvey, Live with Kelly and Michael, Dr. Oz and The Today Show. Her most recent book, Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again, was released in 2017 and debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Caputo has also written You Can’t Make This Stuff Up (2014) and There’s More to Life Than This (2013). “Long Island Medium” portrays Caputo as a typical mother with an unusual ability to communicate with the dead. Her “gift” grants her the ability to deliver messages from dead loved ones through “spontaneous readings” for the people she encounters. “I’ve been seeing, feeling and sensing Spirit since I was four years old, but it wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I learned to communicate

with souls in Heaven,” Caputo explains in an autobiographical outline of her life and abilities. “After suffering from debilitating anxiety and trying to manage it on my own and with a therapist for years, my mom introduced me to a spiritual healer and teacher named Pat Longo. After just one session, she told me that I was suppressing Spirit’s energy, which caused a lot of my anxiety, and helped me learn to channel Spirit through my chakras and release it with my words. I began to heal and come into my own.”

Caputo will appear at Westoba Place at 7:30 p.m. on April 13. Tickets are available online at tickets.keystonecentre. com, by phone at (204) 726-3555 and the Keystone Centre Box Office. Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee a reading from the medium. “I’m grateful for an ability that’s brought countless people comfort and joy, helped many believe in an afterlife, led others to trust that their loved ones are safe and at peace, and shown them that those souls are guiding, encouraging, and loving them from the

TLC’s “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo will appear at Westoba Place in Brandon on April 13 as part of a one-month tour of Canada. PHOTO/SUBMITTED Other Side,” Caputo ex- it gives them a message plains. “My wish for ev- that brings them the most eryone I meet is that Spir- peace at that moment.”

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‘AAA’ Wheaties take series lead versus Winnipeg Wild Westman Journal Staff

The Brandon Midget ‘AAA’ Wheat Kings gained the upper hand in their battle for the Manitoba Midget ‘AAA’ Hockey League crown by rebounding from an opening-game loss with a pair of victories. The Wheat Kings took the lead in the five-game championship series with a 5-2 victory in Winnipeg on Monday. Two days before, they earned their first win of the season versus the Winnipeg Wild to tie the series at one game each. Game 3 saw the Wheat Kings go goal-for-goal with the Wild through the first two periods. Tied at two heading into the third, Deniz Ntelioglou scored unassisted to give Brandon a one-goal advantage. It held for the rest of the

game, with the Wheat Kings’ Mason Kaspick and Colin Cook adding two insurance markers. Dawson Green earned the win in goal by stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced. Cook also pocketed the first goal in the match, while Calder Anderson rounded out Brandon’s scoring. Nolan Ritchie had two assists in the match, while Mitch Thiessen, Rylan Thiessen and Troy Hamilton were handed one helper each. Reese Belton and Ethan Robson scored for the Wild. Game 4 of the series took place Wednesday. Results from that match were not available at press time. The Wild – winners of the MMAAAHL championship the last three seasons – took a one game lead by opening the series

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with a 6-3 win last Thursday in Winnipeg. The Wild jumped ahead 5-0 before Brandon responded with three goals from Rylan Thiessen, Tanner Morrison and Anderson. The Wild’s Tyler Thoendel scored the last of his three goals to close the game. Jackson Klewchuck, Luc Benedictson and Kaden Bryant also collected goals for Winnipeg. In Brandon on Saturday, the Wheat Kings knotted the series at one game apiece with a 3-2 triumph. Mitch Thiessen put Brandon up 1-0 on a powerplay in the first period, assisted by Kaspick and Morrison. The Wild tied the game three minutes into the second period, but Morrison regained Brandon’s lead at 15:14. The goal once again came on a Brandon powerplay, assisted by Mitch Thiessen and Jared Twerdoclib. The Wild’s Tyson Smith tied the game at two with a minute and a half left in the

Brandon Midget ‘AAA’ Wheat King forward and team captain Calder Anderson tracks down a Winnipeg Wild defender during their Manitoba Midget ‘AAA’ Hockey League championship final series match at the Brandon Sportsplex on Saturday. PHOTO/ANDREW ISTACE middle frame. The score remained equal through most of the third period,

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but Cole Jordon scored the game winner with 1:24 remaining. Kaspick and Ritchie assisted on the goal. Despite pulling their goalie for an extra attacker for the final minute, the Wild could not come back. The Wheat Kings are meeting the Wild for the

league title for the second consecutive season. Winnipeg swept Brandon in three games to end the 2017-2018 playoffs If necessary, Game 5 will take place Friday in Winnipeg to decide the 2018-2019 MMAAAHL champions.

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Anning disappointed by end to Wheaties season After failing to obtain a Wild Card berth for the 2018-2019 Western Hockey League playoffs, Brandon Wheat Kings coaches and administration are looking at who is available for next year’s campaign. Derek Holtom

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The Western Hockey League playoffs are under way without the Brandon Wheat Kings. Battling for a playoff spot all season long, the Wheat Kings faded down the stretch, losing five of their last six games leaving them two points back of the final wildcard spot. Worse, two of those losses came at the hands of the two wildcard teams in the Eastern Conference – the Red Deer Rebels and the Medicine Hat Tigers. It’s a tough pill to swallow for Brandon head coach David Anning, especially after they had won six in a row in February to get back into the playoff race. This streak included a weekend sweep over the league-leading Prince Albert Raiders. “We put ourselves in a pretty good position having won six in a row,” said Anning. “Unfortunately heading out on the road, we didn’t get the results we were after, especially in some really important games. “To come up two points short is very disappointing – as an organization we pride ourselves on being in consistent as a playoff team every year,” he added. Looking towards next season, one of the biggest expected losses will be their leading scorer. Team captain and Winnipeg native Stelio Mattheos signed a three-year entry level contract with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes soon after the Wheat Kings’ season concluded, marking his transition from amateur to professional hockey. “Stelio is a highly-skilled center coming off back-to-back 90-point seasons in Brandon,” said Carolina President and

General Manager Don Waddell via a press release. “He’s shown great ability as a goal scorer and we look forward to the next steps in his development.” With no WHL playoffs in store for him, Mattheos has already joined Carolina’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. “He was a big part of our team this year and he’s been part of this team for four years,” said Anning. “He got better every year, his production got better and he established himself as one of the top scorers in the WHL this year. “We’re excited for him to have this opportunity, and he earned it signing his first

professional contract. He was the captain of our team. A leader. Someone who played in all situations. We’re happy and excited for him and expect him to move on to the pro game next year.” Mattheos leaves the Wheat Kings behind after putting up 96 points and earning second-team all-star honors this season. He also won a league championship as a rookie back in 2016. He’s one of six 19-year-old players on the Wheat Kings from this past season. The others include forwards Baron Thompson and Connor Gutenberg, defensemen Zach Wytinick and Chase Hartje, as well as netminder Jiri Patera. With WHL teams being limited to

three 20-year-old players, some decisions will have to be made. “We will go through that process and evaluate how the season went,” says Anning. “As summer goes on, we’ll make sure we stay on top of everybody and make sure they do their work in the off season, and then it comes to training camp where they’ll have to compete for jobs, regardless of whether they’re in a 20-year-old spot or not. There’s no guarantees. Rosters are very fluid in junior hockey.” Brandon will graduate three 20-year-olds this year, including Peguis, Man., product Linden McCorrister. He wrapped up four years with the Wheat Kings – and five years of junior hockey overall after playing as a 16-year old with the MJHL’s Swan Valley Stampeders – by proudly serving as an alternative captain and chipping in 29 points in an injury plagued 45 game season. The other two overage players are both defensemen; Schael Higson and the towering six-foot-seven-inch Braydyn Chizen. The Wheaties do have some promising returning players to build around, especially considering they carried three 16 year olds, including Ridly Greig. The former, first-round Bantam draft pick was seventh in team scoring. The team is also looking forward to seeing what Ty Thorpe (six points in 55 games) and Vincent Iorio (five points in 50 games from the blueline) can do with a year under their belts. “We’re very excited about some of our young guys,” noted Anning. “All three 16 year old players showed significant improvement throughout the year. Ridly had really good numbers and moved up the lineup as the season went on. He took advantage of the opportunities

2018-2019 Brandon Wheat King captain and Winnipeg native Stelio Mattheos signed a three-year entry level contract with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes soon after the Wheat Kings’ season concluded, marking his transition from amateur to professional hockey. PHOTO/ANDREW ISTACE to play in different roles, and I think he’s going to be somebody who’s going to be a quality player for our organization throughout his junior career. “Vincent on the back end was in and out of the lineup early on, but I think his confidence grew as he got more comfortable, and he has the potential to play every night and take on more responsibility,” added Anning. “And Ty is a hard-working competitive guy who did a really great job being consistent every night, and I expect him to take a step forward offensively next year.” Another 2002-born player who will look to make an impact next year is Nolan Ritchie. The Brandon native got into a hand-

ful of games with the Wheat Kings this past year, but spent most of the year with the midget ‘AAA’ Wheat Kings, where he led the league in scoring. “We have some quality players coming into the program, and Nolan Ritchie is one of them,” says Anning. “We had three 16 year olds, so the decision was made to send Nolan back to ‘AAA’ this year, and I think that allowed him to have a really good year, to continue to grow his game, and become one of, if not, the best player in the midget league. “That should help his transition into the WHL next year, where he’ll be able to step right in and contribute.”

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