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Another Successful Wheat Kings Sportsmans Dinner Branden Crowe WESTMAN JOURNAL newsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

The UCT Pavilion was jam-packed on Thursday, February 8 for the 2018 QCountry Brandon Wheat Kings Sportsmans Dinner. The annual event, held as a fundraiser for the Wheat Kings education fund was sold out once again and fans and members of the business community were treated to a great meal and a night of hockey talk and laughter.

Over 600 people converged on the Keystone Centre for the event which was headlined by the Voice of the Winnipeg Jets Dennis Beyak, as well as Sportsnet’s John Shannon and comedian Graham Chittenden.

In addition to the dinner, the evening featured both live and silent auctions and among the high bids during the night included signed jerseys from former Wheat Kings Ivan Provorov, Nolan Patrick, Mark Stone, Brayden Schenn as well as a game-worn jersey from Vegas Golden Knights’ goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury.

“To see the corporate response and the fan support for the event was truly special,” said Wheat Kings Director of Game Day Operations Chris Falko. “These folks helped raise a lot of money for these young kids and despite the amount of work that goes into it, it’s a very satisfying feeling when it’s all said and done.”

Since 1968, the Sportsmans Dinner has been an annual event in the Wheat City and year after year the venue is packed with passionate Wheat King fans looking to rub elbows with their favorite players.

“There aren’t many events that bring people in our community together like this dinner does,” added Falko.

“It’s a unique event and being in such a hockey market and seeing so much pride and passion these folks have for our team turns it into more than just a fundraiser.”

In 1993 the WHL began their scholarship program in which a player receives a year of tuition and books for each year they play in the league. In that span, over 5,000 scholarships have been handed out with over 300 players attending post-secondary schools each year. With the onus on preparing these young men for a future outside of hockey, the focus quickly turns the next event.

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TOP: Members of the Brandon Wheat Kings enjoying the 2018 QCountry Sportsmans Dinner on Thursday, February 8.

LEFT: Sportsnet’s John Shannon speaks to the crowd at the 2018 QCountry Sportsmans Dinner.

PHOTOS/BRANDEN CROWE “We always debrief when it comes to an end, we are always trying to make small changes to make it bigger and better than ever.”

As for the on-ice product, the Wheat Kings are back at home on Saturday night when they welcome the Prince Albert Raiders (7:30 p.m. at Westoba Place.)

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YWCA Prepares for 31st Awards Gala Chris L. Istace WESTMAN JOURNAL newsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

Nominations have closed for the YWCA Brandon’s 2018 Women of Distinction Awards, which is expected to be a glitzier affair than previous events after a change in venue.

The YWCA received a total of 22 nominations for the 31st version of the gala since 1985. There were no awards presented for two years in that time.

The 2018 Awards Gala will take place on March 8 in the MNP Hall at the Keystone Center in Brandon.

“We had an increase of eight nominations from last year, and last year was a down year, so it’s nice to see a rebound,” said BJ Kirouac, fund development and marketing manager for YWCA Brandon.

“This year, we spent a lot more time promoting the gala with radio ads, newspaper ads and information on Facebook. At one point, we had about 36 people (nominators) interested, but we’re pretty happy with the number of people we ultimately got this year.”

The selection committee has been established and its members will be receiving the nomination documents this week. Kirouac said the committee is scheduled to gather in the next two weeks to make final decisions on the award winners.

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The Brandon YWCA operates the Meredith Place transitional Homeless Shelter and the Westman Women’s Shelter, alongside couples counseling services. Meredith Place is a 21-bedroom facility that helps people with mental health issues, parolees, transients, travelers, the unemployed and others. It provides shelter, meals, support, referrals and aid for individuals seeking a more independent lifestyle.

The women’s shelter, meanwhile, furnishes a safe living space for women and children fleeing family violence. It is open 24-hours per day and includes counseling, meals, clothing, medication, personal supplies and childcare. The shelter can accommodate up to 24 women and children.

Tickets to the 2018 Women of Distinction Awards Gala are on sale now through ywcabrandon.com or via their Facebook page. Tickets are $80 each or a table of eight can be purchased for $600.

A packed house was on hand at Keystone Centre for the 2018 QCountry Sportsmans Dinner. PHOTO/ Branden Crowe

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This year’s gala has moved to the MNP Hall, which has a banquet capacity of 450 people. Although the gala will maintain its opulent atmosphere, Kirouac said the elegance should be enhanced with the change of venue. Previously held in the 650-seat UCT Pavilion, the smaller room will give the evening a more exclusive air, he said.

The YWCA expects to sell between 300 and 350 tickets for the event, which will see award winners walk up a center aisle on camera with their images and a biography broadcasted onto large screens inside the hall. The evening will also include a cocktail hour, dinner and entertainment from the Brandon School of Dance. “(The new set up) will not just speed up the event, but will create more flow,” Kirouac said.

The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Gala is the organization’s most successful fundraiser of the year. As of this week, they had raised $20,000 through corporate sponsorships, which matches the results from 2017.

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Manitoba Beef Producers Excited for the Future Branden Crowe WESTMAN JOURNAL newsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

The 39 Annual Meeting of Manitoba’s Beef Producers is in the books with strong attendance, educational speakers and the announcement of the Environmental Stewardship Award Winners.

The meeting was held from Thursday, February 8 until Friday, February 9 at the Victoria Inn in Brandon and was highlighted by the addition of four new directors as well as the passing of 26 new resolutions.

“It’s a highlight for the organization and the producers,” said General Manager Brian Lemon. “It’s a good chance to get together and do some business and be with some colleagues in the industry.”

After a lively debate, 26 new resolutions were voted on. The topic that produced the most traction was a call for the provincial government to implement mandatory livestock inspection in Manitoba.

“There were some (resolutions) that passed (during the resolutions debate) and some things that we are working on that are going to be changing the face of the Manitoba beef industry for years to come,” mentioned President Ben Fox in his closing remarks. “That is something this board takes very seriously and is something that we will work and strive to make sure we have the most beneficial outcomes for all of our membership.”

The event was capped off with a sold-out President’s Banquet with keynote speaker Dauphin-NeepawaSwan River MP Robert Sopuck. The banquet was highlighted by the presentation of the Environmental Stewardship Award to Circle H. Farms near Brandon.

Since 1990 the Harper family (Brian, Sonja, Thomas & Kristelle) have managed 500-acres of land and 80 head of purebred cows. The operation is designed to produce on grass and forage only with three breeds, Lincoln Red, North Devon and Shaver Beefblend.

Despite the province in the middle of another frigid deep freeze, and international trade talks dominating the headlines, Lemon feels the industry is in great shape.

“Generally speaking, if you were to judge the temperature of the room, the attitude is largely positive and optimistic about the future. The signing of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) is a HUGE opportunity for us to gain market access in places like Japan and help compete with our major competitors. As much as we’re all watching the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal real closely, at the end of the day a deal we know it’s too valuable to the beef sector on both sides of the border to not have in place.”

The Harper Family accepts the 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award, given to producers who go above and beyond standard industry conservation practices and set positive examples for other cattle producers and the general public. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Tere Stykalo with award sponsor MNP, Thomas Harper, Sonja Harper, Brian Harper, Kristelle Harper and Larry Wegner, Chair of the Manitoba Beef Producers Environment Committee.

Manitoba Beef Producers President Ben Fox addresses the crowd at the 2018 MB Beef Producers AGM on Friday, February 9th at the Victoria Inn. PHOTOS/SUBMITTED

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It’s not often that a small town Saskatchewan Court case captures the attention of a world audience. However, last week as 52-year-old Gerald Stanley was acquitted of the murder charges he faced in a Battlefords, SK courtroom the national spotlight was quick to zoom in on the northern prairie town.

If you’re not familiar with the story, a quick google search of Gerald Stanley will bring up a plethora of news stories branching from the local North Battleford newspaper to the CBC National Newsdesk. Long story short, Gerald Stanley fired a gun into the cab of an SUV full of teenagers that had driven onto his rural property in August of 2016. The teenagers in the vehicle had reportedly started an altercation on the property and at the end of the day, 22-year-old Colten Boushie was dead from a gunshot wound.

Normally this would be a case of “selfdefense” and “property protection” but in the case against Gerald Stanley, the focus seems to have quickly shifted to race. You see, Boushie and his friends hailed from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation while Stanley is a Caucasian man.

As the jury read their findings, shouts of “Murderer and Racist” rang out in the courtroom and soon after the dust had settled, protests and rallies in support of Boushie sprung up across the country. The source of the anger seems to be stemming from the fact that the 12 person jury was all Cauca-

Quality health care is at the heart of each of our communities, and local pharmacies are an essential part of Manitoba’s public health care system. Pharmacists build relationships with patients and their families and work hard to deliver quality medication to the patients they care about.

This is why the government’s recent decision to contract pharmaceutical services at more than one hundred personal care homes across the province to a large Ontario company is so concerning. This was a decision that was made without talking to pharmacists or patients in rural Manitoba and it will have long term impacts.

Pharmacies are often locally owned businesses in small towns. Taking revenue from them could really hurt some of our neighbours. Experienced pharmacists may even be forced to leave, draining the community of health care professionals. Delivery drivers, technicians and assistants could also need to find new jobs outside of the community. The domino effects of these job losses could mean less money stays in the community in the long run.

For many local pharmacies, personal care home contracts make up a big share of their revenue. That means they go above and beyond to provide quality, compassionate service. We’re worried that a corporate chain based in Ontario won’t care about patients and families in the same way. This could hurt our seniors who rely on timely delivery of the medications they need.

I urge you to reach out to your provincial representative and call on them to reverse this decision, and to support local pharmacies. I am more than happy to hear your concerns too, at olo@leg.gov. mb.ca.

sian, and many in the aboriginal community feel that Stanley got away with murder with some help from some sort of “White vs Native” agenda.

I’m not one to pretend to understand the justice system, nor do I truly understand the intimate workings of native vs white relationships on the prairies but at the end of the day, I do understand that two lives have been drastically altered because of this incident. Colten Boushie lost his life that day, and realistically so did Gerald Stanley.

Stanley was simply protecting his family and his property, something that I think any man would do in a similar situation. A vehicle full of strangers drives onto your rural property and threatens your family, you bet I’d be doing everything in my power to protect my loved ones as well.

Do I think that lethal force was the way to handle it??? No. Do I think that Colten Boushie deserved to die?? No. And do I think that Gerald Stanley deserved to be labeled a murderer?? No. But at the end of the day, Boushie and his friends took a risk. They entered an unknown area looking for trouble, something they had reportedly done in the area numerous times before in the days leading up to the event.

I was always told as a young kid that I need to be ready to face the consequences of my actions. In this case, the consequences ended a life. This isn’t about race, it never was. It was about a man protecting his family, and a kid who made a bad decision.

Nothing will ever fix this or change what happened, and the more that the media plays the race card, the harder it is going to be for anyone to get closure.

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Creative Writing Program in Brandon Brandi Pollock EDITOR bpollock@wheatcityjournal.ca

The Creative Writing programs at the Brandon Public Library have been a big hit. There are three programs for the public to choose from; youth (8-12), teens (13-19) and adults (over 16). The youth and teen program has been operating since April 2017 and this session marks the fourth one so far. The adult program took flight soon after with the first session taking place June 2017. This marks the third adult session for creative writing. All of the sessions will run from February until April 2018.

“I came up with the idea for creative writing programs at the Brandon Public Library,” said Assistant Librarian – Programming and Outreach at Western Manitoba Regional Library Danielle Hubbard.

The youth sessions leading up to the current one was lead by Hubbard, but she has handed it off to Corleigh Bourns, a Brandon University Education student.

Hubbard is in solely in charge of the teen program and she teaches the adult program as well with facilitation help from a local writer Patrick Johanneson.

“The youth program has 8 participants.

There’s a waiting list of about a dozen kids! In previous sessions, I capped the registration at 10,” continued Hubbard.

“This time around I capped it at 8, to make for a more rewarding experience for the children registered. The teen program also has 8 participants. The adult program has 10 participants, again with a waiting list.

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The youth and teen programs have a total of four sessions and the adult program consists of six sessions.

“I think all three Library Creative Writing Programs have been very successful, as demonstrated by the overflowing waiting lists; the number of people who, upon participating in one session, are eager to sign up again; and the number of enthusiastic comments I’ve received,” said Hubbard. “I attribute our success to several factors. Brandon has many creatively motivated people of all ages, with few outlets for honing or sharing that creativity. The library is a free, inclusive space where people feel safe to experiment and share. I think it also helps that I myself am an avid writer and a long-time participant and organizer of creative writing groups. I think it’s important for public libraries to offer substantive public programs, where participants have the opportunity to make new social connections and really sink their teeth into a skill, rather than skimming the surface.”

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“The youth and teen programs are generative - ie. discussion/lessons are delivered, and I then lead the kids in writing exercises right there in the library meeting room,” continued Hubbard. “The adult program, however, follows a workshop model, where participants share works of writing in progress and meet to provide each other with feedback. I facilitate these workshops carefully to make sure we stay on topic and the feedback remains constructive.”

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Brandon Tops List of Manitoba’s Most Romantic Cities

John LoRegio

RANDOM MUSINGS FROM THE KEYBOARD Taken from the headlines...Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but the romance is still somewhere.

Brandon, the Wheat City, just happens to be the most romantic city in Manitoba according to Amazon Canada’s latest rankings.

This is based on sales data from categories that include romance novels, relationship books, romantic comedies, jewelry and sexual wellness products... batteries not included. It appears hot to trot Brandonites have the highest sales per capita in the province.

By the way, some unsolicited advice: reading the manual on how to use “sexual wellness products” is not considered setting

the mood, at least by most.

As one resident puts it “ You have to admit. After spending a day on the assembly line at Maple Leaf, your thoughts can turn to romance, especially if you love bacon”.

By the way Victoria, B.C., was named Canada’s most romantic city for the sixth straight year.

And on that romantic note.

A New Jersey Sheriff’s Officer has lost her job because she previously appeared in bondage films as a dominatrix, known as Domina Nyx Blake.

The officer was suspended just before graduating from the academy with the department saying she failed to disclose that she appeared in the films and sometimes saw clients privately for money. She told investigators she never appeared naked and didn’t perform sex acts in the videos.

At least she has experience with handcuffs! Try imagining being arrested by her as she asks are the cuffs to tight? Would you like them tighter?

An Alabama judge ruled earlier this month that a state law that made teacher-student sex illegal is un-

constitutional. The judge dismissed charges against a teacher and aide accused of having relations with their students. The law, passed in 2010, prohibits school employees from having sex with students under 19.

I wonder if homework assignments handed out by the teacher included pillow talk? Bring an apple to the teacher got students more than a thank you and another moral standardbearer bites the dust.

A Utah lawmaker who voted for tougher penalties for prostitution has resigned after allegations surfaced that he used taxpayer dough to pay for hotel rooms to hook up with an online escort. One of the escorts claims she was paid $250 bucks an hour.

State records show the politician, who is married, was reimbursed for several hotel stays that correspond with the accusations.

My uninformed source says fellow politicians call their disgraced comrade a loving husband and caring politician...translated he knows their secrets and no one wants him to talk.

Westman Girl Guides take note: Shrewd Girl Scouts, as

they are known in the US, sold more than 300 boxes of cookies after setting up outside marijuana shop in San Diego.

It took just six hours to raise $1,500. The Girl Scouts of the USA has no policy about selling at marijuana shops however a spokesman says they want the girls to be creative in how they sell their cookies.

Wonder if cookie sales will increase after July First in Canada?

Many Canadians, who want Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau to take a hike, had their wish come true earlier this month.

While visiting Los Angeles Trudeau did go for a hike…with the city’s Mayor. It’s not known if they brought cookies with them.

One Winter Olympic event I’d like to see.

President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un in the same room for a “who has the iciest stare” competition.

Have you ever sat in a room, almost bored, just watching the “second”

hand on a watch go round and round?

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to watch the “second” on a cell phone which has replaced most watches.

A bit of reverse logic.

It appears the more money Manitoba spends on education, the lower the results become.

So let’s try cutting spending and see if tat trend reverses itself.

Thought for the week If a snowman married an ice queen, would they have a frosty relationship?

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Our La Niña Winter the type of weather we experience here in Westman.

Currently across this region of the Pacific we are seeing sea surface temperatures 0.5°C to 2.0°C below normal, indicating a weak La Niña. For Westman, a La Niña means colder temperatures and less precipitation than normal. So how does a decrease in sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean affect our weather here in Westman?

With cooler ocean temperatures in the central Pacific there is less of a temperature change between north and south. With cooler, drier air and a weakened temperature gradient North to South we see high pressure dominate.

This high pressure acts as a block or a wall for the jet stream.

The jet stream must then go up and around (further

known as La Niña. La Niña in Spanish means “The Little Girl”, and she has been influencing our weather here in Westman for the better part of eight months.

La Niña is an ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that takes place in eastern and central Pacific Ocean. La Niña can appear every 3-5 years and on average last 1-2 years. The crazy thing is that the ocean temperatures across these areas of the Pacific can have drastic effects on the type of weather we witness here in Westman.

When the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean is below normal we see the influence of La Niña.

Cooler ocean temperatures in the Pacific began to establish themselves around the end of July 2017.

There is a large difference between the value and the extent of the cooler sea surface temperatures in the Pacific.

La Nina is an excellent example of how small changes in climate elsewhere in the world can influence weather patterns on the other side of the globe. These trends and values are something that weather forecasters look at to get a rough idea of an areas long range weather forecast.

Something as small as 0.5°C decrease in water temperature in the Pacific will affect

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PRAIRIE WEATHER SERVICES METEOROLOGIST My name is Riley Hole and I am a meteorologist with Prairie Weather Services. Twice a month I will be writing articles discussing weather issues, outlooks, and phenomena. I will be focusing much of my attention on the weather right here in Westman, but I will also look outwards and talk about weather affecting the Prairies, North America and the World. WEATHER we like it or not, us Canadians love to talk about the one thing that we cannot control, the one thing that we cannot stand but truly love. I hope to shed some light and give some insight into the wonderful and fascinating world of weather.

How surprising is it that South-west Manitoba has had below average temperatures and well below average snowfall this winter?

Who can we blame? Can we blame anyone for this cold, snowless winter? The truth, yes, yes we can. We can blame a little Spanish girl

Image from NOAA showing typical La Nina winter time conditions across North America hold moisture, so with colder air masses being transported down we see less snowfall during the winter.

So, in the end we cannot blame the weather man, the stars, or a ground hog for our cold and dry winter. We get to blame La Niña, a Little Spanish Girl, for frozen cars,

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higher heating bills, and poor sledding.

How far from normal have we been here in Westman this winter? Check in on us in two weeks’ time to find out how close to normals Westman has been, and a look at how we will fair after the La Niña conditions fade.

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Burning in the Library

Danielle Hubbard

LIBRARY TALKS I stood behind a squirming cluster of kids, crowded around a table in the Library Program Room. On the table sat a vat of alcohol, an American one-dollar bill, and a lighter.

A woman in a blue shirt stood behind the table. She lifted the bill with a pair of forceps. She submerged it

in the alcohol. Everyone watched, silent. The bill swished back and forth in the clear liquid. She raised the bill above the kids’ heads. She raised the lighter.

The Program Room lights went out. She set George Washington on fire.

Everyone gasped. The flame danced thinner and sharper than regular fire. And then went out. The woman in the blue cotton shirt lowered George Washington and passed him around.

“It’s warm!” one kid exclaimed.

“It’s dry. How did you do that?”

The woman behind the table smiled. “It wasn’t actually the bill that burned. It was the alcohol. Did you notice the colour?”

“Blue!” someone shouted.

“Right. Everything burns a different colour. Alcohol burns blue.”

“Can you do it again?” someone cried.

So she did it again.

Wait a minute, Danielle.

This happened in the library?

And you just watched while the building incinerated around you?

Well, no. No mass incineration that day.

Elise, a Bachelor of Science student at Brandon University.

She’s also a member of the university’s Let’s Talk Science team, an organization that takes science education out into the community, mostly by leading interactive kids’ workshops like the one we enjoyed at the library. Elise and her sister Alisha, both of whom wear blue cotton LTS shirts, have spent all morning

in the Library Program Room, first with 20 five- to eightyear-olds, and then a roomful of preteens. The sisters know what they’re doing with fire and alcohol.

Personally, I would not be comfortable demonstrating the burning properties of alcohol to anyone, let alone a roomful of kids. This shortcoming on my part is precisely why I invited LTS to lead the library’s Science Saturday programs.

You see, shocking as this revelation may be, I am not an expert in all fields. I can lead a book club or a writing group, even a preschool Story Time in a pinch, but there my expertise ends. One of the challenges of working as a programming and outreach librarian is the need to provide public programs in a variety

of fields, personal expertise or not.

I could have pretended to be a science whiz. I could have crammed my head with all the science-demo intel I could glean from the Internet and thrown something together. Would this have been great for the kids who attended the program? Probably not. It would have been nerve-wracking for me, and unsatisfying for them. Even when programs are free (as they are at the library), participants still deserve a meaningful, substantive experience.

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John Paul’s final season as a Brandon University Bobcat was extended last weekend when the men’s basketball team earned a berth to the Canada West Universities Athletic Association’s 2018 playoffs.

The Bobcats defeated the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack 66-57 last Saturday in Kamloops, B.C. after losing 104-81 the previous evening. The split was good enough to give BU the 10th seed in the Canada West standings and the final playoff spot.

The victory came a week after Paul and six members of the BU Bobcat women’s basketball squad were singled out for completing their final season with their respective squads.

Paul will graduate from BU this spring, alongside female athletes Amy Williams, Keisha Cox, Mikaela Stanton, Keegan Robinson, Kinsley Ransom and Stephanie Hunter.

Each player was recognized with a video montage and message from their coaches when the teams faced the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in BU’s final home game of the 2017-2018 schedule on Jan. 27. The evening was tagged “Senior’s Night.”

Paul, who comes from Bexon, St. Lucia, played three seasons with the Bobcats coming from Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Tex. This spring, he will graduate from BU’s Faculty of Arts where he studied fine arts. The sixfoot-11-inch forward will attempt to crack a profes-

Senior Brandon University Bobcats basketball players (left to right) Mikaela Stanton, Keisha Cox, Stephanie Hunter, Kinsley Ransom, Keegan Robinson, John Paul and Amy Williams had their careers celebrated at the men’s and women’s final CanWest regular season home game on Jan. 27. The teams faced the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at BU’s Healthy Living Centre for the 2018 Senior Night.

sional line-up next season.

“My highlight in Brandon was being able to make the playoffs in back to back years,” Paul said after practice on Monday evening. “It has been an honor to be on two really good teams that have been able to come together and play great basketball.”

Paul is especially grateful for the opportunity to play under coach Gil Cheung. He appreciates the relationships Cheung develops both on and off of the court.

“Being a player from the Caribbean, it’s been an honor to be his player because he helped me get comfortable here and helped me to be ready for games,” Paul said. “Having that player-coach relationship is really important and he’s such a great coach.”

The Bobcats, who had nine wins and 11 losses this season, will face the seventh-seeded University of Manitoba Bisons in the first round of the Canada West postseason playdowns. That match takes place Friday in Winnipeg.

The winner will move on to Canada West’s best-ofthree, quarter-final bracket.

“I’m really excited for the rest of the season and trying to make a push to win a championship and play for nationals,” Paul said.

Hamiota, Man.’s Keegan Robinson is one of six players graduating from the female Bobcat’s basketball roster. The fivefoot-nine-inch forward spent all five years of her college basketball career at BU, where she studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in psychology

Fifth-year Brandon University Bobcat forward Keegan Robinson - shown blitzing a University of Saskatchewan Huskie defender on Jan. 27 - is one of six members of the women’s squad who will graduate from the program this season. The veterans were honoured at Bobcats Senior’s Night at their last home game of the season late last month.

and minoring in sociology.

Robinson plans to attend another school to earn a masters degree in psychology or social work. She said the highlight of her career was being a member of the 2016-2017 Bobcat team that earned the program’s first playoff berth.

“That was a huge high for me,” said Robinson.

“It’s obviously been disappointing this year, not making playoffs, but we knew we gave everything we could and we don’t regret it. It was still a great year and we accomplished many things. It just didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, but it helped me grow.”

Robinson said graduating from BU and leaving the Bobcat roster is bitter sweet because of what she learned about herself through that time.

“I grew as a person on the court and off of the court,” she said. “When I look back, I have nothing but positive memories with the players, my coaches and the school has been integral to me becoming who I am now.”

Robinson’s fellow 2018 graduates include forward Amy Williams from Moose Jaw, Sask.; guards Keisha Cox and Mikaela Stanton, both from Oceanside, Calif.; forward Kinsley Ransom from Boissevain, Man.; and forward Stephanie Hunter of Brandon.

The BU Bobcat women finished 15th in the Canada West standings with three wins and 17 losses for six points. Their season ended with an 80-73 loss on Friday and an 8173 win on Saturday versus the Thompson River Wolfpack.

BU Bobcat guard Keisha Cox is one of six members of the women’s squad who will graduate from the program this season. They and men’s veteran John Paul were celebrated at Senior’s Night on Jan. 27 with a video montage highlighting their careers. The program was presented immediately following the women’s final home game of the 2017-2018 season versus the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

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Hockey Brandon Closes Successful TOC 2018 Chris L. Istace WESTMAN JOURNAL newsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

Hockey Brandon has pulled off the 49th Tournament of Champions without a hitch, teeing up a 50th anniversary celebration of the tournament in 2019.

More than 80 minor hockey teams in seven divisions were in the city Feb. 2 to 4 and Feb. 9 to 11, inundating hotels and restaurants throughout Brandon with more than 1,400 players alongside

their coaches, parents and siblings.

Darren Galatiuk, chair of the Hockey Brandon Tournament of Champions, says the event is a boon for local retail and service sectors.

“When you combine seven age groups, it’s a very large tournament,” Galatiuk said on Monday, less than 24 hours after the final game was played.

“Others might have a large Pee Wee tournament by itself, but to have all seven tournaments going

simultaneously is a very large event.

The economic impact on the entire city is substantial. Over the two weeks, we’ve got more than 2,000 hotel rooms booked with thousands of visitors eating at restaurants, buying gas and shopping.”

A total of seven hockey facilities located in Brandon, Souris, Rivers and Carberry hosted the tournament, which had Novice ‘A’, Pee Wee ‘A’ and Pee Wee ‘AA’ divisions compete through the

opening weekend.

The Atom ‘A’, Atom ‘AA’, Bantam ‘A’ and Bantam ‘AA’ draws took place a week later.

Each division had 12 participating teams, except the Bantam ‘AA’ division, which hosted nine. The 81 teams coming from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario and North Dakota played more than 150 games of hockey through the six days of competition. Games took place in the Westman Place, Enns Brothers,

Sportsplex and Kinsmen arenas alongside the rural facilities in Rivers, Carberry and Souris.

“Everything ran smoothly from start to finish,” Galatiuk said. “I think everyone went home with a smile on their face.”

The 2019 event will mark the 50th year for the Hockey Brandon Tournament of Champions. Galatiuk said organizers are reviewing the results of this year’s event to see where improvements can be made for next year.

As far as a 50th anniversary celebration, nothing has been “set in stone,” but the tournament committee plans to think of ways to make it special through the next few months.

“I think we’ve maxed out our available ice and hotel rooms, so we’re almost as big as we can get within our environment,” he said.

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away every year, which is hard to do, but we only have so many spots.”

Winnipeg’s KW Canucks topped the Novice ‘A’ tournament, with the Swan Valley Stampeders winning the Pee Wee ‘A’ division and the Saskatoon Kodiaks winning the Pee Wee ‘AA’ division.

The following weekend, the Virden Junior Oil Capitals won the Atom ‘A’ tournament, while the Brandon Atom ‘AA’ Wheat Kings took home gold in the ‘AA’ Atom category. The McCreary Mustangs topped the Bantam ‘A’ tournament and the Minot Wolves earned gold in the Bantam ‘AA’ tournament.

“It was a really good six days of hockey both on and off of the ice,” Galatiuk said. “I believe every participant enjoyed themselves and are already looking forward to next year.”

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WANTED BY POLICE John Azvedo FELGUEIRAS (37 years of age)

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THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND ARSON On February 5th, 2018, Police responded to a report of a burnt vehicle on the side of the road in the 4200 Block of Patricia Avenue. The 2006 Hummer vehicle was completely destroyed by ďŹ re, which Police believe was deliberately set. A short time after recovering the vehicle, the owner contacted Police and reported the vehicle was stolen sometime overnight from a parking lot of a hotel on Victoria Avenue.

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