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Koe’s perfect crown: Alberta sweeps Brier field for title Kevin Koe won his fourth Tim Hortons Brier with a 4-3 victory over second-year silver medalist Brendan Bottcher to close Brandon’s premiere winter sporting event for 2019. Christopher Istace EDITOR, WESTMAN JOURNAL
A decade after former Alberta, Canadian and World Champion Kevin Martin ran the table to win the Tim Hortons Brier, the 2019 Alberta rink of Kevin Koe, B.J. Neufeld, Colton Flasch and Ben Hebert accomplished the feat and will represent Canada at the World Men’s Curling Championship later this month. Koe earned his fourth Brier title by defeating Team Wild Card’s Brendan Bottcher 4-3 at Westoba Place in Brandon Sunday evening. The victory made his team the 16th in Brier history to go unbeaten throughout the weeklong event. Just minutes after making the game-winning shot, Koe said it was awesome to be on top of Canadian men’s curling again, particularly for his teammates, second Colton Flasch and third B.J. Neufeld, both of whom had never won the championship before. “We’re happy for a few reasons. Obviously, the two big ones being winning a Brier for Colton and B.J. You never know when you get to do that and now they’ll be Brier champs forever,” said Koe. “Getting the chance to represent Canada in Canada is something I’ve never been able to do, so we can’t wait (to head) just down the road from Calgary.” Koe will represent Canada at the World Championships in Lethbridge March 30 to April 7. Outside of their win-loss records, which had Alberta at 11-0 and Wild Card at 8-3 through the preliminary rounds, the teams’ play on the ice was balanced, both hitting 87 per cent of their shots through the tournament. Skip Koe had a three per cent advantage in that category over Bottcher’s 83 per cent. Bottcher was attempting to claim his first championship after falling just short in 2018 with a loss to Brad Gushue in Regina, Sask. He said his fortunes this year didn’t hinge on that one, final rock in the 10th end, but it was instrumental. “We played 10 ends and he made one good shot at the end to win. It was a classic, Kevin Koe-type shot,” said Bottcher, adding he was not bitter about losing two consecutive Brier championship finals. “I think, for sure, we’re going to win this eventually. I’m not sure losing it two years in a row is much different than losing it 10 years apart.” Nerves did not play a role in his own last shot, a missed draw to stay protected for Koe’s game-winner. “I was two feet heavy and, to be honest, we were battling a little bit of patchy ice tonight and I wasn’t 100 per cent sure how fast it was going to be. It just slid an extra couple of feet,” he said. The teams blanked the first end, but solid draw weight from
Skip Kevin Koe and his Alberta rink scored a double in the tenth end to win the 2019 Tim Hortons Brier at Westoba Place on Sunday evening. This is Koe’s fourth Brier championship title. PHOTO/ANDREW ISTACE Wild Card third Darren Moulding and Bottcher forced Alberta to score only one in the second. It looked like Bottcher would follow the same pattern through the second and third ends, but he missed a raise on his first, skip rock allowing Alberta to guard a pair of their stones on the four-foot. Bottcher removed one rock with his final shot, but Koe stole a single to take a 2-0 lead. Wild Card was unable to convert despite carrying the hammer through the next three ends and they blanked the fifth, sixth and seventh. The Koe squad was diligent in staying on top of their opponents by keeping the house clear of Wild Card counters from lead through skip stones. However, Bottcher finally got on the board in the eighth end. By then, Alberta had bumped their shooting percentage to 93,
while Team Wild Card held at 83 per cent. Koe hit a double to lay two when Bottcher doubled the Alberta counters to tie the game. After two keen shots by Bottcher in the ninth, Koe missed a takeout that would have given him one, allowing Team Wild Card to steal. Alberta entered the 10th end with the hammer. By skip stones, it looked like Bottcher had Koe hemmed in to force an extra end, but his last-rock draw did not fall under protection, leaving Alberta a double for a 4-3 victory. “I didn’t know if we had made it,” Koe said about his gamewinning shot. “I was waiting for them to jump around. They had great sweeping. They went the whole way on that and I don’t know if any other sweepers make that shot.” Koe’s previous Brier crowns came in 2010, 2014 and 2016.
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Westman Aphasia support group Westman Aphasia Inc. is planning conversation and support groups for people living with aphasia, a chronic communication disorder, along with their caregivers, supports, family and healthcare providers on Tuesday, March 19 from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Faith Fellowship Baptist Church on Willowdale Crescent. For more information, contact Glenda at (204) 727-6190 or send an email to westmanaphasia@gmail.com.
BPL English Conversation Group The Brandon Public Library will host a meeting for their English Conversation Group program on Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The program then runs at the same time until May 25. This free program provides easy, friendly conversation for those wishing to improve their pronunciation, listening skills and comfort in speaking.
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.
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Considering virtually everyone has been impacted by cancer in some fashion, the 2019 version of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has added a special attraction to its steer sale to benefit youth fighting and surviving the disease. This year, a steer named Profyle will be put up for sale at 7 p.m. on March 29, with proceeds benefitting an initiative of the same name. The Terry Fox Foundation’s PROFYLE (Precision Oncology for Young People) is a national program that brings together the country’s best pediatric scientists, clinicians, research centers, cancer charities and hospital foundations to give young cancer patients alternative methods of fighting the disease should they run out of conventional treatment options. To date, the organization has raised $16.4 million, which has been used to profile tumors of young people from throughout Canada.
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“Our grandson was diagnosed with cancer at 10 and a half months old,” said Dallas Johnston, chair of the RMWF Cattle Show committee. “He’s doing well now, but while the process was going on, we would go to CancerCare Manitoba to get treatment, or for surgery on the fifth floor of the (Health Sciences Centre’s) Children’s Hospital and walk out feeling we wanted to do something. My wife and I thought this would be a way to give back.” Johnston arrived at helping PROFYLE after discussing the fundraising opportunity with representatives from the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. Donations are being collected throughout the RMWF’s five days at a kiosk being operated by PROFYLE in the Royal Farm Yard at the Keystone Centre. “Investment in PROFYLE optimizes our donors’ generous support,” said Annitta Stenning, CEO of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation. “This national collaboration is incredibly important to CancerCare Manitoba’s ability to treat these young patients. We cannot do this alone in Manitoba and that’s why this initiative is so exciting and provides tremendous hope.” The steer will be available for open sale, including by phone at (204) 7245367 or (204) 841-3880. However, Johnston will be bidding on his own animal with money raised through
RMWF Cattle Show committee chair Dallas Johnston, pictured with his cancer-surviving grandson and a steer named Profyle, has organized a fundraiser for the Terry Fox Foundation that benefits pediatric cancer patients. Profyle will be put up for sale on March 29, with proceeds benefitting a cross-country cancer research initiative of the same name. photo /Submitted
the week in the hopes of benefitting even more people. “I have no idea how much it will bring in,” he said. “What we’re hoping is that lots of people contribute to buy the steer and if we’re the successful bidder, we’ll donate the meat to another charity. If someone else outbids us, they do what they choose with the steer, but we take the money raised from the sale and donate it
to the cause.” Johnston was moved by both his grandson’s experience and at the sight of other children fighting for their lives at cancer care facilities in Winnipeg. Healthy people really have little to complain about, he said. “I always tell people that if they think they’re having a bad day, just go to the third floor of CancerCare Manitoba and see how bad their day really is,” he said.
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Historic shoe store celebrates 90 years Purchased in 1929 by immigrant cobblers, the Union Shoe Store has become a rare entity in today’s corporate marketplace; a multi-generational retail store anchored to where it began. Christopher Istace EDITOR, WESTMAN JOURNAL
Third-generation Union Shoe Store owner Bob Pappas says he the business has figuratively ran in his blood from the time he as a youth growing up in Brandon. Bob took over the downtown retail shoe outlet from his father in 1987, nearly three decades after his father, Constantine Pappas, assumed the reins from his fatherin-law and one of the two original store founders, Alexander Mehos. Although he also runs another family enterprise, Bob said tradition played an instrumental role in his decision to maintain the shoe store. Ninety years after its take over, the services provided at the business may have changed slightly, but its core values remain; hard work and consistent service keep customers coming back. “I grew up in this business being a shoeshine boy from the age of 10 down at the old location,� Pappas said during a conversation in the Union Shoe Store’s showroom. “For any business to go past two generations is pretty rare. Most businesses don’t go past two generations and now we’re at three. It’s (success comes from) just being consistent. We’re here all the time. The community and the area sees familiar faces in our store and I think that’s what does it.� To celebrate the Union Shoe Store’s 90th anniversary, the Pappas are doing something that is also somewhat of a tradition in the family; giving back to the community that has allowed them to flourish. “Because the community has been so loyal to us for 90 years, we feel like we want to do something to give back to the commu-
Angela and Bob Pappas, owners of the Union Shoe Store on Rosser Avenue in Brandon, are celebrating the business’s 90th anniversary by raising money for a charitable organization that benefits the people living and working in the city’s downtown core. PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER L. ISTACE
We’re here all the time. The community and the area sees familiar faces in our store I think that’s what does it. - BOB PAPPAS nity. We’ve earmarked the month of April and the month of October to do some fundraising. We have not solidified the charities that we’re going to send funds to, but it will definitely be something local and downtown that has been a part of us,� said Angela, adding that two dollars from every purchased pair of shoes will be contributed to the fund. “When Bob’s father passed away four and a half years ago, in lieu of flowers, he wanted donations made to help people, so a
lot of people donated to Helping Hands, Samaritan House or similar organizations.� Currently located at 618 Rosser Avenue in downtown Brandon, the business has never strayed far from its local roots. Union Shoe and Hat Works was purchased in 1929 by Alexander and George Mehos, Greek immigrant cobblers who arrived in Brandon and set up shop at 924 Rosser Avenue beside Mutters Grocery Store. Back then, the business offered custom-made shoes, repairs and
shoeshine services alongside hat blocking and cleaning. Although he was trained as a bookkeeper, Alexander’s son-inlaw Constantine Pappas arrived in 1952 and learned the business before taking over in 1958. During his ownership, Pappas Senior added shoe sales to the operation as the need for custom-made products declined. Constantine would sponsor nieces and nephews to come to Canada and work for him. One of them – William Karavas – stayed for decades, fo-
cused on the repair aspect of the store’s operation. In 1973, Constantine moved Union Shoes to its current location in an effort to expand as a retailer. The shoe repair service room followed two years later. Karavas was still there when Bob took over in the late 1980s. His death in 2007 almost ended the story of this long-standing Brandon institution. “After he died, Bob was overseeing the shoe store, the shoe repair and we have another family business that he oversees,� said Angela Pappas, Bob’s wife and co-owner of Union Shoes. “It was just getting too much, so we had thought of possibly selling out the shoe store part of it, but Bob’s heart wasn’t in that. We had to make some decisions. I had worked for Sobeys and IGA for 26 years and I was the frontend manager at that time, so I gave up my job to come here. Now, I oversee the shoe store and he just focuses on the other family business.� Karavas was heavily involved in shoe repair service. Today, Garth Epp handles that area as a separate business from space. Union Shoes is also involved in custom fit orthotics and footwear for people requiring specialized features. “This is just something we got used to, I think,� Bob said. “If my family had got involved in another business, I would have liked that just as much. It’s just our business was in footwear and we grew into it, just like you learn how to speak a language; you learn by doing. Sticking with the business, it becomes part of you.� For more information about the history, services and products at Union Shoe Store, visit their website at unionshoes.ca.
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Daly Overpass funding is key to Brandon’s continued growth As grows the population of Brandon, so grows an intensive need to maintain the city’s infrastructure, particularly in the area of streets and roads. That’s why last week’s provincial budget announcement that $70 million has been set aside for the replacement of the 18th Street bridge is integral to the city’s continued success. The project has been on the city’s agenda for roughly a decade. When the floods of 2011 and 2014 struck the area, both the 18th Street Bridge (otherwise known as the Daly Overpass) and the 1st Street bridges were in even more dire need of restoration. Considering the condition of the 1st Street structure, that project was made a priority. The new bridge – two, twin-lane spans crossing the Assiniboine River – took two years to complete, finishing in late 2017. The original bridge was 40 years old and had suffered severe deterioration due to age and the impact of flooding through the decades. First Street serves more than 14,000 motorists per day, therefore a substantial renovation or a completely new bridge was integral to both safety and meeting the needs of the city’s growing population. The new structure, which came in at an estimated cost of about $50 million, is expected to last 70 years. On March 7, Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government announced that $70 million was earmarked for the Daly Overpass, which also serves as a bridge over the Assiniboine for Provincial Truck Highway 10. Although this project is somewhat larger than the 1st Street job, the estimated cost of its replacement sat at $60 million just over a year ago. Since then, construction estimates have ballooned substantially, making its replacement even more time-sensitive. Should it be left too long, the chance of having the span totally rebuilt grows dimmer by the year due to the substantial investment by both the province and the city. Now that the money is there, construction should begin posthaste. Traffic stats from 2010 showed that 20,000 vehicles cross the Daly Overpass every day. Like the cost of the project, that number only increases with the city’s growth trend. In December of 2017, a public meeting presented to the public four variations of what a new 18th Street bridge would look like. The project is currently planned to be similar to the completed 1st Street structure, with two bridges containing two lanes each and one lane on each for pedestrian and bicycle use. All of the options – which include current alignments that are either slightly east or slightly west, or a curved overpass that curls either to the east or the west – propose a more gradual gradient than what currently exists for greater sight-lines and safety. Each option contains its benefits and detriments, the key issue at this point is to choose one and begin construction. Once completed, residents, ratepayers and city administrators can breath a little easier and focus on other much needed infrastructural upgrades and repairs.
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School trustee questions the cost of evolving education in Manitoba by Garry Draper As a lifetime farmer and a school trustee for more than 25 years, I wish to give my perspective on the recent article published in the Dec. 10, 2018 edition of the Co-operator by Alexandra Burnett and Rodney Clifton of the Frontier Center for Public Policy. The article commented on how some policy changes by the provincial government was the answer to control rising education costs. Although they may be correct in their figures and percentages, they lack the reasons and understanding for the increasing costs of education. They seem to imply that education is a business and should be treated that way. They maintain that if education costs stayed with consumer price index (CPI) costs our taxes would be much lower, but they do not factor in the reasons for the increasing costs of maintaining our education system. Many costs incurred
by school divisions have outpaced and are not factored into CPI. Staffing accounts for the majority of the costs within school division budgets. In many cases, school divisions are subjected to the collective bargaining process. Education is unique in the fact that teachers cannot strike so divisions must, from time to time, accept conditions from arbitrated settlements which add extra ongoing costs, such as noon hour supervision, prep time, maternity top up and extra-curricular hours. School divisions must also partially fund government initiatives and directives such as workplace safety and health directives, accessibility requirements, day cares in schools, appropriate education and Grade 12 physical education. Schools today are committed to providing services to deal with increasing medical, mental health and social issues that require significant investment in staff training. There is also an increase
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in maintenance costs to provide a safe and caring environment for students and staff. School bus replacement and repairs, cleaning supplies, technology, fuel (carbon tax) and hydro are a few more examples of uncontrolled costs. A replacement diesel motor can cost more than $20,000. Divisions have even had to replace defective boilers in schools at their own cost. The local school is very important to communities, so divisions open their schools after school hours for community use (as they should), but extra costs are incurred for things such as extra utility fees and sometimes adding extra custodial staff. Burnett and Clifton put forward some government policy changes that would control costs, such as suggesting that all necessary resources would come from the provincial government as they do in other provinces. See “Education delivery” on Page 5
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PST cut presents substantial savings for city: mayor Christopher Istace EDITOR, WESTMAN JOURNAL
Both the mayor of Brandon and the president of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce suggest a one per cent cut to the Provincial Sales Tax outlined in the 2019 provincial budget is a substantial benefit to Manitobans. Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding introduced this year’s provincial budget in the legislature on March 7, saying the Progressive Conservative government has focused on fixing provincial finances, repairing services and rebuilding the economy. A highlight of that plan according to local stakeholders is the PST moving from eight per cent to seven per cent as of July 1. Brandon mayor Rick Chrest told the Westman Journal the budget contained a handful of items specific to Brandon, but the biggest for local residents – and all Manitobans – is the PST cut. “This is good news for every resident of the province,� Chrest said on Friday. “I think people realize that the city, itself, is a consumer and a drop in the PST provides a significant savings.�
Chrest said the new tax rate – which falls between Saskatchewan’s PST at six per cent and Ontario’s portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax, which is eight per cent – could mean up to $325,000 per year in savings to the city’s operations and even more in the $65 million of capital work planned for Brandon. Jeff Hood, president of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, said the tax reduction is well-timed for the business community. “The PST can become a substantial expense to most businesses and any extra little bit (of tax cuts) can help business right now,� he said. “It’s also good to hear there was no change to the business tax.� Another item of interest cited by both the mayor and the chamber president was the budget’s $70 million in funding for reconstruction of the Daly Overpass on 18th Street. Chrest said the development of a new bridge there has been discussed for about a decade. “About four years ago, through a bridge inspection program, we found there was significant deterioration to the 1st Street bridge, so it suddenly became a higher priority,� said Chrest. “We set aside the 18th Street bridge to focus on the 1st Street bridge. Overall, this has sort of been 10 years in the making
Education delivery review pleases trustee To eliminate education funding from property assessment would mean the government would have to come up with more than $700 million from other sources. It would take an additional three per cent sales tax to offset that. A recent Financial Post article claims that up to 40 per cent of Canadians do not pay income tax, so relying on income tax would put a tremendous extra strain on those that do. All provinces from Quebec west still fund education from property assessment, but it is collected by the government and then redistributed to divisions. A move to this model with a provincial mill rate would be detrimental to south west and south central Manitoba, as most divisions there have a lower mill rate than the provincial average. Burnett and Clifton suggest that smaller divisions could amalgamate. Amalgamation
must be done for the right reason. There must be a benefit to student learning. When the last round of forced amalgamations occurred, there was a huge increased cost that is ongoing. Currently only about 3.5 per cent of school division expenses are administration costs. In amalgamation, the vast majority of expenses in combined budgets will still be there. Burnett and Clifton maintain that the provincial government could control all aspects of public education. Currently, the government sets direction for a basic curriculum and divisions respond to local community needs for supplementary courses and support. You cannot have a “one shoe that fits all� because every community – whether rural or urban – has different needs and requirements. If the provincial government controlled all aspects of education, it would greatly reduce the local autonomy of our communities.
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The current method of funding education came to be in the 1890’s for a reason. Part of the reason was to split funding between the province and the local taxpayer. This gave the trustees the ability to respond to community needs for the education of their students. Property assessment was used because it was a consistent, guaranteed stream of revenue. Those reasons are still very evident in today’s society. Assessment portioning has been adjusted in the past and needs to be looked at again. The Education Special Levy is applied to commercial businesses and that helps balance areas in the province with greater commercial assessment versus areas without. As well, the current education funding formula has an equal-
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ization proponent built into it, which further balances the inequity of assessment between divisions. There are currently five divisions that do not receive any equalization dollars while the highest equalization payment is $57 million. Thus, there are already measures in place to help balance the costs of education throughout the province to ensure all students in Manitoba are receiving educational opportunities. The Government has enacted an education review, which school divisions welcome, because if there are improved ways of delivering education, everyone benefits. Garry Draper farms near Lenore, Man. and has been a trustee with the Fort La Bosse School Division for more than 25 years.
but at the end of the day, Brandon’s two major bridges will be renewed and good for decades to come.â€? Among the budget’s other items specifically benefitting Brandon are a 12-bed expansion to the Brandon Regional Hospital and $1 million set aside for withdrawal beds here and in Winnipeg for people suffering from methamphetamine addictions. Another $2.3 million has been reserved for drug-related criminal activity surrounding methamphetamine and gang-related crime prevention projects. Finally, $313.5 million in “basket fundingâ€? for municipal governments is expected to help with the ability of communities to finance local infrastructural needs, such as roads and bridges. Although it was not presented as part of the budget, the provincial government announced $2.9 million in funding for the Keystone Centre on March 4, allowing the facility’s management to save about $300,000 per year by clearing debt. Hood said this, alongside the Daly Overpass project, will contribute to local business in a substantial way. “The Keystone Centre is an integral part of the community and unfortunately, those kinds of facilities are not cheap to run,â€? Hood said. “We don’t get events like the (Tim Hortons) Brier if we don’t have the Keystone Centre and staying on top of the upkeep of these facilities is key to bringing these kinds of events to our community.â€? Other highlights of Thursday’s provincial budget include: • the capping of ambulance fees to $250 and funding for the hiring of more primary care paramedics; • a $6.6 million increase to primary and secondary school funding and $56 million in capital funding for repair and improvements to educational infrastructure; • an additional $325,000 for services aiding victims of domestic violence and organizations such as Brandon Victim Services; • increased funding for the staffing of RCMP detachments in the province; • $45 million for capital projects associated with Manitoba’s 150th anniversary; • a plan to spend more than $1 billion on roads, bridges, water and wastewater projects, flood protection, hospitals, schools, universities and colleges. Chrest said this year’s provincial budget was one of the better plans coming out of the Legislature in recent years. “In the early times of this government, they were really trying to get their arms around the financial picture of the province and get it back in line,â€? he said. “I think they’re finally getting back to that. After three years with this government, I think they’ve got things figured out a bit and they can be more specific with what they want to do with their budget.â€? A one per cent cut to the Provincial Sales Tax on July 1 will present substantial savings to the City of Brandon’s operational finances, says Mayor Rick Chrest.
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BU students seek help with early 20th Century research Westman Journal Staff A trio of Brandon University students are asking the public to check their old, forgotten storage boxes for any documentation pertaining to the Winnipeg General Strike and Brandon Sympathy Strike of 1919 as part of a project to mark the centennial of the events. The students are seeking photos, news clippings and other visual materials for inclusion in a display to be exhibited at the Brandon General Museum and in Winnipeg as part of the 1919-2019 conference later this spring. The exhibit is also expected to appear at other venues. “While we have found many amazing resources to help us tell these stories, we still need a number of photographs to round out coverage,” said Jenna English, a BU student
working on the project alongside Bob Macumber. “Pictures having to do with Brandon area strikes – the Brandon Sympathetic Strike of 1919, the Packers Strike of 1960 and the McKenzie Seeds Strike of 1944 – would be preferable, but anything in that general area would be excellent as well.” English, who is pursuing a career in museum studies, said historic photos containing images of people within the labor movement are being sought along with images portraying groups and individuals who were in opposition to those on strike. The latter includes pictures of police officers, city councillors or union opposition organizations such as the Law and Order League. The project is a learning opportunity for both herself and the community, said English. Current plans are to prepare an eightpanel exposition containing both narrative
and photographic history. While English and Macumber are curating the exhibit, the work is being designed by BU Fine Arts student Dallas Flett-Wapash. “I’ve always had an interest in labor history, but how I became curious about Brandon labor history was a happy accident,” said Macumber. Both he and English are currently studying courses in BU’s Public History Program, the department from which the exhibit is being developed. “I was searching the BU stacks and stumbled upon a book that had ended up on the wrong shelf. It was a collection of essays about Brandon labor history. As I began to read through the book, I was fascinated by the labor history of our city. A lot has been written on the Winnipeg General Strike, so I wanted to shine some light on Brandon and its labor struggles because there are some great stories that have mostly gone unheard.”
But their research isn’t ending there. The pair are also seeking local information and photographs from the Great Depression and historical documents covering local Chinese residents. “The Depression is an area we are struggling to find photos for – anything having to do with bread lines, struggling to find work, drifters, etcetera would be helpful,” said English. “Also, Anything having to do with Chinese workers and Chinese-owned laundromats and restaurants, such as those owned by Buddy Leeds and Danny Lim, from the 1910s to the late 1060s.” Relevent art, letters or other materials of historical value are also being considered for the exhibition. To get more information about the project or to make a contribution, contact English at jenna.english516@gmail.com. – With notes from Brandon University.
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Royal North West Mounted Police work to contain participants in the Winnipeg General Strike shortly before firing into the crowd. BU students Jenna English, Bob Macumber and Dallas Flett-Wapash are putting together a historical exhibit outlining the story of Manitoba labor strikes, the Depression of the 1930s and the experience of Chinese people during the first half of the 20th Century. PHOTO/PUBLIC DOMAIN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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The Death Café: Eating cake and discussing the end Danielle Hubbard COLUMNIST: LIBRARY TALKS
I had the most horrific adventure two weekends ago. It started well, with an invite from CTV Winnipeg to speak about the Brandon Public Library’s Death Café program on the morning show. Wait. What kind of café? A Death Café. It is literally a program where participants eat cake and discuss death. Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid of the UK hosted the first Café in 2011. Since then, thousands have been held worldwide. You can find out more at deathcafe.com. My friend Sandy Jasper, Administrator of the Brandon Municipal Cemetery, suggested trying a Death Café in Brandon. Sandy knew someone who knew someone named Chris, who was running this “Death Café thing” in Virden. What did I think? I thought it sounded grand. We phoned Chris, who would be our facilitator. Long story short, by the time CTV phoned me, plans were in place to run Death Cafés at
the library on March 7, April 8, and May 7. CTV invited me to the Winnipeg studio the following Friday. Perfect. I didn’t work on Friday. I could drive in Thursday night, stay with a friend, do the interview Friday morning, and be home by noon. Complications reared immediately. My ex-boyfriend lives in Winnipeg. When he broke up with me, I’d sworn to never set foot in the city again. On the other hand, a television appearance seemed a pretty slick way to reclaim the city. On the other hand, it would be weird to go to Winnipeg and not even see him. So, I texted him. We agreed on lunch. Thursday after work, I headed east. My car smelled marvelously of butter and vanilla from the Death Café cake Sandy had special-ordered from Chez Angela to appear with me on CTV. First disaster: on Portage, my front tire blew. It couldn’t carry me all the way to my friend’s house, so I limped instead to my ex-boyfriend’s apartment. He didn’t answer when I buzzed. I sat in his foyer, holding the cake and crying until he let me in. I then cried in his living room for the rest of the evening. I was definitely reclaiming the city.
Brandon Public Library librarian Danielle Hubbard and Brandon Municipal Cemetery administrator Sandy Jasper show off the cake served to participants in the BPL’s first Death Café held on March 7. PHOTO/SUBMITTED
In the morning, I trudged to CTV. I did the interview. It went well. I left the cake at the studio and phoned CAA. Next disaster: after several hours at an auto-repair shop,
it was determined my tire was shot. No replacement was available. I missed lunch. I phoned other shops. No one had a Fiat 500 tire in stock. I was supposed to work at nine
the next morning. I phoned my ex-boyfriend and we agreed on dinner. Afterwards, I would drive home to Brandon on my temporary donut tire.
We met for dinner. I started crying immediately. Snow started falling. I was not going to make it to Brandon. I spent a second night at his apartment, crying all over everything. (Did I mention this was not a mutual breakup?) I phoned my coworker to open the library. Saturday morning, I finally peeled myself away from that downtown apartment. I drove home at 50 kilometres an hour, the maximum speed for my temporary tire. The drive took five hours, cost me my Saturday shift, and constituted the least slick breakup maneuver of my life. Was it worth it? That weekend, no. I dragged myself around in a horrible haze all day Saturday, Sunday, and well into Monday. Monday afternoon, a woman in the YMCA change room exclaimed, “I saw you on TV. I’d like to sign up for that program.” A dozen others had already registered by the time I started work. Maybe the mission was worth it? No one needed to know what a fiasco it had been. No one, that is, until I wrote about it in the paper. Danielle is the Acting Chief Librarian – Programming and Outr each at the Brandon Public Library . You can contact Danielle directly at Danielle@wmrl.ca.
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The Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball team won the Canada West banner on home court last Friday, defeating the Trinity Western Spartans in five sets in front of 1800 fans. PHOTO/MILANA PADDOCK
Bobcats defeat Trinity Western for Canada West title The Brandon University Bobcats will represent Canada West as the top seed at the U Sport Men’s Volleyball National Championship this weekend in Quebec City. Derek Holtom WRITER, WESTMAN JOURNAL
What do you get when you mix together a couple heapings of Brandon and Winnipeg talent, a sprinkling of rural Manitoba athletics, and a pinch of Western Canadian exceptionalism, all under the careful observation of chef – head coach – Grant Wilson? You get the 2018-19 Canada West men’s volleyball champions. The Bobcats wrapped up a memorable season on Friday night on their home court, winning their second Canada West championship in a five-set thriller over the Trinity Western Spartans, ending Trinity’s three-year reign in the process. “It was pretty satisfying,” said Wilson, a couple of days removed from the championship moment.
“To come up so big in a game with such huge implications in a sold-out gym was very rewarding for our program. “Compared to the first win, it was really new territory from when we won our first (championship),” he added. “It was a real reversal of roles. We were the under dogs the first time, but this time there was more weight on our shoulders as the number one team. They’re both pretty memorable victories.” Brandon University did not buckle under pressure, even against the three-time defending champions. The Bobcats won three sets to two in a back-and-forth affair, though they never trailed in terms of sets won, winning 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-12 in front of 1800 fans. The final set was tied 11-11 until Brandon scored four of the final points to win their first Canada West
championship since the 2012-13 season. Brandon native Seth Friesen provided offense for the Bobcats, leading them in kills with 16. Freshman and Switzerland-born left side Robin Baghdady – all six-footnine-inches of him – led his team in blocks with six. Winnipeg product Brady Nault kept the most rallies going by coming up with 11 digs, while Sherwood Park, Alta.’s Reece Dixon led the team in service aces with two. The wide-ranging home addresses for some of the leaders on this year’s Bobcats team is a perfect example of how Wilson was able to put together a team with a solid mix of local, provincial and import talent. “Recruiting is one of the most important parts of our job,” the Brandon coach said. “To convince student athletes to come here and
take their academics in our program – we have some limitations compared to some of the bigger schools, and we’re here in the Prairies where it’s minus-30 (degrees Celsius) for a good chunk of the year. “So to get kids to come from afar is a challenge, and it means a lot of time online watching video, talking to coaches, and trying to find the right fit for our team and our program. We’ve been pretty fortunate to land student athletes who are not just succeeding on the volleyball court, but in the classroom and the community, and we’re very proud of that fact.” In team stats, Brandon held a slight advantage on hitting percentage, edging Trinity Western .282 to .278. Brandon out-blocked their visitors 13 to 8.5, while Trinity Western had 45 digs to 37 for Brandon. Service aces were hard to
come by, with Brandon hitting five, and Trinity Western hitting eight. Both Brandon and Trinity Western now advance to the U Sport Men’s Volleyball National Championship, which gets under way this Friday at Laval University in Quebec City, Que. They’ll be joined by Canada West teams from the University of Alberta and Mount Royal who earned berths as wildcards. Rounding out the lineup will be the host Laval team, the University of Montreal, and two teams from Ontario – Queens and McMasters Universities. The Bobcats enter the National Championship as the No. 1 seed. They will play No. 8-seeded University of Montreal on Friday at 1 p.m. Should they collect three wins this weekend, the Bobcats can add national champions to their resume for the 2018-19 season.
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Open mic night marks World Poetry Day at BPL Christopher Istace EDITOR, WESTMAN JOURNAL
The Brandon Public Library is celebrating more than poetry at their open mic night next Thursday evening. Since taking over World Poetry Day celebrations two years ago, the local library has marked the occasion by providing a venue for
poetry, narrative and lyric enthusiasts to present their favorite pieces. However, the city’s growing population of new Canadians from a variety of backgrounds is adding a multi-lingual, multicultural twist to the event. “One mission is to support World Poetry Day and further the idea that poetry and language plays a large role in our culture. It’s not so much about the writing they (presenters) write, but most
The Brandon Public Library, Brandon University’s John E. Robbins Library and UNESCO are sponsoring an open mic poetry night at the BPL on March 21 to mark World Poetry Day. PHOTO/BRANDON PUBLIC LIBRARY
people present a piece of writing from another author, so it’s more a presentation of language and words,” said BPL’s acting chief librarian and outreach librarian Danielle Hubbard. “Another objective is to celebrate the fact that Brandon is increasingly a multicultural city and recognize that so much of our culture is in English, but a growing part of our culture involves other languages.” This is why work from around the world in any language is welcomed at the annual event, which is also sponsored by Brandon University, its John E. Robbins Library and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). “Many people are interested in the writing aspect of it and others who have English as their second language are interested,” Hubbard said. This year’s World Poetry Day celebration will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 21 in the BPL. Admission is free and some refreshments will be provided. The event generally attracts between 20 and 30 people; some attending to read their own work or their favorite pieces, others coming just to listen. Hubbard said readings were held in 12 different languag-
es in 2017, the first year the BPL hosted the event after former BU creative writing professor Di Brandt handed the reins over to the public library. “A couple dozen people came and almost half of them presented,” said Hubbard. “That was kind of cool that so many people who came were brave enough to stand up and read some-
thing.” For those wishing to participate in the 2019 World Poetry Day Open Mic, there is no set list of presenters, so one does not have to register to take part. Simply show up with your favorite piece of writing and step to the front of the group when you are ready. Hubbard noted that the length of each reading is be-
ing held to five minutes to ensure as many people can present as possible. “People just come up one at a time as they feel brave enough to do so,” she said. For more information about the World Poetry Day Open Mic Night at the BPL, or other library programming, contact Hubbard at (204) 727-6648, or email her at Danielle@wmrl.ca.
City planners seek feedback on zoning near Brandon University Westman Journal Staff Brandon’s Planning and Buildings Department is continuing a study into a residential zoning project near Brandon University by seeking public feedback from Brandonites living the area. City administrators are updating the zoning parameters for both sides of 21st Street between Princess Avenue and Victoria Avenue. A previous open house on the issue held in September of last year moved the city to target the area for rezoning based on a decision made in 1983, when Brandon University had intentions of expanding there. Residential properties on the east side of 21st Street are currently marked as Education and Institutional. A new proposal is being developed to make the neighborhood Residential to reflect the current usage of the properties along that route. Rezoning the area will also allow the city to prepare for future development.
The final proposal is scheduled for delivery to Brandon City Council in May with plans to legislate the rezoning – should it be approved – sometime in August or later. The initiative, called the BU West Neighborhood Zoning Project, will be the topic of discussion at an open house on March 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Brandon Design Studio’s location in the Cultural Resource Centre at the A.R. McDiarmid Civic Complex on Princess Avenue. Although city representatives are seeking feedback from residents and stakeholders with property along that section of 21st Street, the meeting will be open to the general public as a whole. Individual meetings can also be booked with the city until April 5. Residents and property owners can schedule a one-on-one meeting by contacting City of Brandon City Senior Planner Andrew Mok at (204) 729-2115. More information on the BU West Neighorhood Zoning Project is available at the city’s website, brandon.ca under the “What is Happening in your Neighborhood” tab.