Aug 09 VB Herald

Victoria Beach

HE ALD HERALD 88th year • Issue No. 8

A non-profit service of the Victoria Beach Club

Friday, August 09, 2013

They’re Off !! This peloton of racers will be meeting at 8 at the Gate … in 2028!

VICTORIA BEACH CLUB SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AUG. 2013 ACTIVITY

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TIME

LOCATION

CONVENOR

Duplicate Bridge Tourn.

VB Volunteer Appreciation Cross Country Run Volleyball Tournament VB Club Annual Meeting

Wed. Aug. 7 Fri. Aug 9 Sat. Aug. 10 Sat. Aug 10 Sat. Aug 10

6:50 pm 7:00 – 10:00 pm 9:00 am 9:30 am 11:00 am

Clubhouse Clubhouse Sports Ground Sports Ground Clubhouse

Fran Pollard & Donna Thain Brenda Vielhaber & Wendy Derksen The Johnson Family Sophie McGoey & Lisa Lucht Maureen Neuendorff

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2013 Victoria Beach Golf Course Rates MEMBERSHIPS: Family - Adult Couple Single - Adult Junior - 13 to 17 Child - 12 & under 2 or more children,

Seasonal $ 425.00 $ 290.00 $ 170.00 $ 120.00 $ 180.00

Monthly $ 245.00 $ 175.00 $ 110.00 $ 80.00 $ 120.00

Two Weeks $ 175.00 $ 120.00 $ 105.00 $ 70.00 $ 110.00

same family (12 & under)

GREEN FEES:

LOCKERS: Seasonal Monthly Daily - $2.00

9 holes Weekdays - $13.00 Weekends - $15.00 Children - $7.00/round (12& Under Weekdays and Weekends) Children - $1.00/round (10:00am to 2:00 pm on Tuesdays only) Lower Locked $30.00

Upper Locked $ 25.00

Lower Open $ 25.00 $ 20.00

Upper Open $ 20.00 $ 15.00

VB Things You Need To Know !

VB POLICE DEPARTMENT - Chief : Stewart MacPherson - The police station is located at the northeast corner of the VB Firehall on the highway .

- Phone 756-2322 Emergency 911

VB POST OFFICE The Victoria Beach Post Office operates year round from Lot 19 –Ateah Road. 756-3005 Hours : Mon 8:30-5:20, Wed 8:30-11:20, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30-4:20, (lunch 12:30-1:30), Sat closed.

Manager: Karl Hutchison

All above fees/memberships include GST. Children 12 & under may not tee off Saturday, Sunday or Holidays until after 10:00 am and must be accompanied by an adult.

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Reeve: Tom Farrell Councillors: Karin Boyd, Kathy McKibbin, Penny McMorris, Bruce Morrison CAO: Shelley Jensen, 303-960 Portage Ave, Winnipeg Phone: 774-4263 Toll Free: 1-800-513-3839 (MB Only) Fax: 774-9834 Chief Police Constable: Stewart MacPherson 756-2322 Public Works Foreman: Allan Scurfield 756-2286 Public Works (after hours emergency): 756-2568 Building Inspector: Russ Clifton Wpg Cell 797-8817 / Fax 1-204-345-8081

Website: www.rmofvictoriabeach.ca Email: vicbeach@mts.net PLEASE PRACTICE WATER SAFETY AT ALL TIMES. PREVENT FIRES – TAKE CARE PLEASE STAY OFF THE BANKS & EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON LAKEFRONT PATHS

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REGULAR ACTIVITIES CLUBHOUSE ACTIVITIES

SPORTS GROUND ACTIVITIES

Aerobics:

Mon. Wed. Fri. 10:00-11:00am

Maria Erikson

Arts & Crafts:

(Ages 4-8) Tues. 12:30-1:30pm (Ages 8-12) Thurs. 12:30-1:30pm

Rec. Assistants

Bike Hikes:

(Ages 7-12) Wed. 10:00am-12:00noon

Rec. Assistants

Duplicate Bridge:

Mon. 6:50pm

Ken Capelle, Gail & Bob Henderson, Henry Krahn

Mixed Bridge:

Wed 1:00pm

Bev Underhill & Shelley Saunders

Movies:

Tues. & Thurs. 7:30pm

LIBRARY HOURS:

Nechwediuks Safe Swim Team Jevian Haywood

Tues. & Thurs. 10:00-11:30am (Adults & Teens)

Susan Marshall Jane Carroll

Mon. & Wed. 11:00-12:00noon, 7:00-8:00pm Tues. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 10:00-12:00noon Sun. 12:00noon-1:00pm

Library Assistants

Recreation Assistants

(Ages 4-10) Mon. & Fri. 10:00-11:00am Mon. Wed. Fri. 7:30-8:30pm (Ages 7-16) Tues. & Thurs. 10:00-10:45am (Ages 10-14) Mon. & Fri. 10:00-11:00am

TENNIS COURT ACTIVITIES Youth Tennis Lessons:

Rec. Assistants

Swimming Lessons: Registration: Sun. June 30, 10:00am-12:00pm Lessons: Mon. - Fri. July 2 - Aug. 10 Inquiries: Mon. - Fri. 9:30-10:00am Yoga:

Children’s Games: Family Recreation: Golf Lessons: Youth Sport:

Adult Tennis Lessons:

Junior Tennis Nights: Adult Tennis Round Robin: Adult GVS

Tennis Court Attendants (Ages 5-6) Tues. 9:45-10:30am & Thurs. 12:30-1:15pm (Ages 7-9) Tues. & Thurs. 11:30-12:30pm (Ages 10 & over) Mon. & Fri. 12:00-1:00pm Mondays (3) in July 1:00-4:00 with Robert Kennedy Wed July 10 11:00-4:00 Kirbyson’s Doubles Clinic Weds. July 17 11:00-4:00 Roland Burrell Mon July 29 12:00-4:00 George & Kevin Kylar (Advance sign-up required ) (Ages 11-18) Mon. & Wed. 6:30-8:00pm Mon. & Fri. (Register) 10:00-10:20am (Play) 10:30-12:00 noon (ground stroke, volley, smash) Tues & Thurs 10:30-11:30

VICTORIA BEACH CLUB SPECIAL ACTIVITIES 2013 ACTIVITY

DATE

Junior Golf Tournament Duplicate Bridge Tournament VB Volunteer Appreciation Cross Country Run Volleyball Tournament VB Club Annual Meeting Lake Winnipeg Foundation Walk -a- thon Novelty Tennis Tournament 55+ Golf Tournament & Dinner

Wed. Aug. 7 Wed. Aug. 7 Fri. Aug 9 Sat. Aug. 10 Sat. Aug 10 Sat. Aug 10 Sun. Aug. 11 Sat, Sun Aug. 17 & 18 Mon. Sept. 9

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CONVENOR

6:50 pm 7:00 – 10:00 pm 9:00 am 9:30 am 11:00 am Registration 9:30 am, Walk 10:00 am All Day

Golf Course Clubhouse Clubhouse Sports Ground Sports Ground Clubhouse Clubhouse Tennis Courts Golf Course

Ed & Adam Boge Fran Pollard & Donna Thain Brenda Vielhaber & Wendy Derksen The Johnson Family Sophie McGoey & Lisa Lucht Maureen Neuendorff Susan & Matt Hall Stino Siragusa Allen & Heather Willoughby

VICTORIA BEACH CLUB 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DATE: Saturday, August 10 TIME: 11 a.m.

LOCATION: Victoria Beach Clubhouse The following positions are open for election: • President • Vice President • Treasurer • Director at Large Please contact Bruce Eyford with your nomination.

Note: Immediately following the open Board position elections, a presentation will be made detailing the Victoria Beach Clubhouse improvement project.

We encourage all VB Club members to attend for the elections and the presentation!

Bridge News On Monday July 29th we had 13 pairs of duplicate bridge couples. Gail and Bob Henderson came in first and Fran Pollard and Donna Thain came second. There were three tables of social bridge on Wednesday afternoon, July 31st.

Jim Birley came first, Tammy McIntosh came second and Bob Laumeyer came third.

Please arrive by 6:45 p.m. on Mondays for duplicate bridge and by 1:00 p.m. Wednesdays for social bridge. Bridge is $1.00. If you want a cold soda or bottled water, please bring your own as the canteen will be closed. If you need a partner for Monday duplicate bridge please call Ken at 756-3612.

Our plan is to continue playing duplicate (Mondays) and social bridge (Wednesdays) to the end of August.

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Victoria Beach HERALD

Message from VB Club President Victoria Beach Club

BOARD PAST PRESIDENT Melanie Charbonneau PRESIDENT Maureen Neuendorff VICE PRESIDENT Anil Kaul SECRETARY Wendy Derksen TREASURER Cathy Finnbogason DIRECTOR AT LARGE Brenda Vielhaber

Victoria Beach Club

OFFICERS VB HERALD PUBLISHER Lana Meier HERALD EDITOR Barb Pritchard Kevin Dubé MEMBERSHIP Trish Nesbitt Lise Simonsen Pam Beazley SPECIAL EVENTS Ellie Black Carol Falkenberg SWIMMING Brad & Anndrea Nechwediuk TENNIS Bryan and Lisa Yagi PLANNED GIVING Bruce Eyford

I realize that the summer had just about passed and I have not taken the time to thank any of the people that I have worked with over the past two years. In this issue I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the appointed officers.

Thank you to Trish, Lisa and Pam for all their hard work on membership. Thank you for being so organized and on top of all the tasks that needed to be completed in order for our membership drive and calendar to happen. Wow. I think most people do not realize how much work it is to organize it all – canvassers, conveners, wrist bands, and the list goes on. They make it look easy. Thank you ladies.

Thank you to Ellie and Carol. It is no easy task to stay on top of all the activities that we offer here every summer and ensure that there are conveners for all of our many events. They have managed to do that both with ease and with smiles. You girls ROCK! (sound familiar?).

Thank you to Brad and Andrea. You are my “behind the scenes” heroes. The swim program is such a huge part of our summer and it absolutely could not happen without them. Thank you for taking time away from your own family to ensure that so many families out here are able to have wonderful swimming lessons.

Thank you to Bryan and Lisa Yagi. Your enthusiasm for our tennis program is exemplary.

Thank you for bringing so many new ideas to our courts and for being so willing to put in the time to implement all your ideas. There seems to be no end to your dedication to our tennis program.

Thank you to Bruce Eyford, another behind the scenes kind of guy who works hard to promote the VBC. You may have noticed him on his scooter these past few weeks! Bruce is so willing to help out in any way that he can. He has stepped up to the plate to help with fundraising for our clubhouse restoration project. Thank you so much!

Finally thank you to Barb and Kevin for their dedication to the VB Herald. I am confident that most people really have no idea how many hours it takes to produce a Herald each week. I have been at their cottage on a Sunday evening and personally seen how they are have to juggle their children, dinner and numerous last minute Herald requests to ensure that the job is done. I can’t thank Kevin enough for his flexibility and easy-going attitude that has allowed me to submit some of my Herald articles (like this one) at the last minute. Thank you so much.

Well I think I have remembered to thank everyone.

I hope I will not be like Andy Murray and forget to thank a very obvious person. I am still bitter that he forgot to kiss his mother after winning Wimbledon!

Shame on you Andy – I am not sure I can ever forgive him for that!

I hope to see many of you at the Annual meeting Saturday morning. Traditionally this event is very poorly attended – let’s make a change! Please come out to discuss our exciting clubhouse renovation project. We want to hear your ideas.

Cheers!

Maureen Neuendorff

Letter to the Editor

Our grandfather, Larry Ateah and we (all his grandchildren) work the recycling at the Victoria Beach gates, and we are very pleased to see how much the people of Victoria beach recycle. In fact we are there numerous times a week for 2-3 hours out of our own time changing the bins then driving the recycling to Lac du Bonnet. We noticed last week there were a lot of thank-yous to a lot of the employees of the R.M. We think that a thank you bouquet should also go out to our grandpa Larry Ateah for all the dedication and hard work he puts into keeping the recycling of Victoria Beach clean and in order as you would expect him to do.

Golf Report News at the VB Golf Club, there has been two holes-in-one this year so far.

John Mason on July 6th and last week Pauline Vincent at the ladies open. Sounds like everyone should come out and try for one, the course is giving them out this year! The weather has been fantastic and the course is in prime condition. Only a few weeks of summer golf left so come out and enjoy the little gem we have here in Victoria Beach. Everybody is welcome no matter what your skill level, make golf a part of your summer holiday.

The 55+ Golf Tournament is coming up this year on September 9th. Golf sign-up sheets and dinner tickets are available now at the Golf Course!

Manager Karl Hutchison

Victoria Beach HERALD

Amalgamation Editor’s Note: This issue we present two lengthy articles covering the topic of municipal amalgamation. We do this because the process mandated by the Government of Manitoba by Bill 33 is happening as you read this. Deadlines have come and gone, and some key milestone dates occur as early as this coming December. We believe that all Victoria Beach citizens, whether property owners or not, should be aware of the issues that amalgamation brings about so that we are collectively able to understand the benefits and the risks. And, as the authors presented herein articulate, the time is upon us to make our voices hear should we choose to do so. The pieces we present outline the history of Bill 33, the key dates mandated within the process set forth in the legislation, the issues, and the potential implications for VB property owners and visitors alike.

The first piece is authored by your Victoria Beach municipal council.

The second is the text of a submission to the Manitoba Government standing committee on amalgamation that was set to hear submissions some time ago and it was authored by VB resident Dr. Phil Murray.

The Issue of Amalgamation: Bill 33 – The Municipal Modernization Act In the November 2012 Manitoba Provincial Government’s Throne Speech it was stated that all municipalities under the 1000 permanent resident threshold would be asked to consider amalgamating with their nearest geographical municipality – in our case the RM of Alexander, directly to the south of us. According to the voluntary 2011 Census our permanent population is 374. The Department of Local Government mandated that we choose our Amalgamation Partner and advise the Government by March 31, 2013. Our Council is opposed to amalgamation of our municipality and we have advised the Minister of Local Government, Ron Lemieux of our opposition. We have followed all of the prescribed timelines for the amalgamation process to date.

In February members of Council attended a “How To” amalgamation seminar in Teulon. In March Council met with the RM of Alexander Council to discuss amalgamation. Some Council members attended the Mayors, Reeves and CAO’s meeting in Ste. Anne in March to gather more information on the effects and ramifications of amalgamation on our municipality. In March Council passed a resolution outlining the desire to annex the East Beaches area of the RM of Alexander south to Belair, east to the border of Sagkeeng First Nation and north to Lake Winnipeg. We retained the legal services of Chuck Chappell from Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson.

In May the RM of Alexander Council submitted their own Amalgamation Plan and Ward Map to the Minister of Local Government, without consultation with our RM. According to their document the RMVB would become part of Ward 1 of the RM of Alexander. Each of the 4 Wards in the RMA would have approximately 850 permanent residents. The RMA plan stated that the municipal office would be in St. Georges, MB; the CAO would be from the RMA; there would be no transitional measures used for municipal taxation; no differential mill rates; no formation of a Local Urban District; name of the new amalgamated RM would be the “RM of Alexander”. In May our Council sent a letter to every RMVB taxpayer outlining our concerns regarding amalgamation.

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In June we hosted two Amalgamation Information Evenings, one in Winnipeg and one in Victoria Beach, which were attended by approximately 500 residents.

In early July we met with the RM of Dunnottar to discuss our common concerns. We also met with the Government’s Field Consultant, Bob Brown to discuss our concerns and reiterate our opposition to Bill 33. At the end of July we met with the Assistant Deputy Minister of Local Government, Lynda McFadyen to express our concerns and to ask for amendments to the legislation to allow us to maintain our Resort Status, which allows us to vote in July; and we asked for inclusion of all 2616 of our taxpayers in the population count. We pointed out our long history of financial stability and viability and our substantial assessment base. We explained the many services and characteristics of our municipality that make us unique, many that we fear we may lose over time should amalgamation occur. We also discussed the lack of commonality with the majority of the RM of Alexander. We detailed our concerns regarding the Ward system; the real possibility of the lack of representation by anyone from the VB area and the difficulties posed by moving the vote to October when the majority of our population has left the municipality. We raised the concerns we have regarding the possible loss of our police service; the municipally owned buildings and leases; the golf course; recycling; garbage pick-up; brush pick-up; the undeveloped RM-owned land holdings and the possible loss of the restricted area over time. We pointed out the outstanding services provided to our RM by our Police Force, our volunteer Fire Fighters and First Responders.

We discussed the efforts and finances put into our Shoreline Management Study and Plan which could benefit the entire south basin and more importantly it will give us the tools to manage our own shorelines. This may not be recognized in a forced amalgamation with the RMA and a forced amalgamation at this time could potentially affect all of these previously mentioned concerns and alter our way of life at Victoria Beach in a negative way.

Amalgamation Plans must be submitted to the Government by December 31, 2013 and according to Bill 33 elections are scheduled for October, 2014. The merged councils would work together during a transitional period until the new council takes over on January 1, 2015.

A forced amalgamation will affect each and every one of us. We need our taxpayers to voice their own concerns by registering to speak in front of the Standing Committee; by writing your MLA’s and writing a letter with your concerns to the Standing Committee.

This Bill has passed second reading and is waiting in the wings for the current debates on the PST and the Anti-Bullying Bills to conclude.

Little advance notice may be given prior to the opportunity to be heard on Bill 33. You can submit your presentation or letter: By email: ‘Re Bill 33” to: “Clerk of Committees” <committees@ leg.gov.mb.ca> Mailing address: Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Office of the Clerk Room 237 Legislative Building, 450 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8 Call the Clerk at: 204-945-3636 to register to speak and for further information on the process.

To read Bill 33 – The Municipal Modernization Act please go to our website www.rmofvictoriabeach.ca for a downloadable version.

Go to ‘Our Municipality’ and “Documents & Downloads” for the link.

Penny McMorris, Councillor

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Submission to Province of Manitoba Standing Committee Bill 33, The Municipal Modernization Act Introduction I would like to add my commentary on the topic of forced Municipal amalgamations, as proposed by the Province of Manitoba’s Bill 33, the Municipal Modernization Act. By way of some context, I am a tax-paying, voting seasonal resident and cottage-owner at Victoria Beach. My wife and I use our residence at Victoria Beach as our primary residence approximately half the year, spending considerable time living there throughout the summers (May to October), as well as the off-seasons, including during the winter. These remarks come to you then from the perspective of someone who lives at Victoria Beach a significant part of every year, pays a very hefty tax bill every year, and who does not count as a “permanent” resident.

Our resort community has more than 2,600 other people in the same circumstance. Historically, that lack of “permanent” resident status, for practical purposes, hasn’t mattered much, either individually or collectively…Victoria Beach had been recognized, along with Winnipeg Beach and Dunnottar, as somewhat unique resort communities, and accorded “Rural Municipality” status in 1933. This status permitted local, autonomous municipal governance that is fully democratic and representative. Bill 33, however, will result in that representation dropping from a locally elected and representative governing Council of five, all elected by the 2600+ ratepayers of Victoria Beach, down to a much smaller minority representation of one out of five, in an amalgamated council. This larger amalgamated Council would be created through the mandate of Bill 33, and would create a council dominated by the ratepayers of a larger, more rural, and quite different, Rural Municipality of Alexander. This change in the level of local representation would clearly result in a loss of governing autonomy for the ratepayers of Victoria Beach, and seems fundamentally undemocratic, unfair, and unnecessary.

The Rationale and Process of Bill 33 Historically, rural municipalities have been allowed to initiate amalgamations in situations where sound, logical reasons could be offered as to why an amalgamation of existing municipalities would make sense, and where a consensus in favor of such an amalgamation could be demonstrated amongst the affected ratepayers. Such a request was typically then submitted to the Manitoba Municipal Board for review and approval, which was granted if both the reasons for the amalgamation, and evidence of consensus in favor of amalgamation, were provided. Such a process allowed for democratic input and has worked very well in the past. It did not “force” or “mandate” municipalities to amalgamate…it simply provided the democratic processes for amalgamation to proceed, if that indeed was what the municipalities themselves had chosen. Amalgamations were voluntary, not forced.

That traditional process appears to have been turned on its head, however, by Bill 33. With this bill, the role of the Municipal Board in the process goes away. All of the power to bring about amalgamation resides in the hands of one government minister. The Bill has thereby removed the need for, and even more disturbingly, the right to, democratic participation originating from the municipalities

themselves. The rights and the voices of the ratepayers in the affected RM’s have been completely eliminated…no consensus is required; indeed no consensus is even sought. Rather, the power to bring about such fundamental changes in governance has been placed in the hands of one government minister… this is not how democracy is supposed to work.

The criterion of using only a permanent population threshold of, 1,000 seems arbitrary, rigid, and unfair, at least in the circumstances of seasonal resort communities such as Victoria Beach, Winnipeg Beach and Dunnottar, that all see marked seasonal increases in population well beyond that threshold for several months of the year. It also completely ignores the fact that, in the case of Victoria Beach at least, with a tax assessment base of $380 million and 2,600 registered voters, the seasonal residents constitute 87% of the overall tax base. Moreover, the RM of Victoria Beach, with this large seasonal population, is in the top 30 of all RMs in the province in terms of its overall tax base.

Surely such a level of seasonal population well beyond the threshold of 1,000, who are collectively paying relatively high taxes, should continue to justify allowing these communities to be recognized as unique “resort municipalities”, and thereby permit them to continue their own local municipal governance with their own RM status and their own councils. The “Boston Tea Party” was all about “no taxation without representation” in our neighbor to the south, and this principle was certainly recognized 80 years ago when the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach was created. That recognition has resulted in 80 years of successful and financially self-sustaining governance, and basic democracy requires that the current ratepayers should continue to be allowed that same voice in determining their future form of governance. Bill 33 would remove this historic right completely. Forcing amalgamation using only the arbitrary criterion of a permanent population threshold is rigid and is fundamentally anti-democratic. Because of that, in the unique circumstances of resort communities with large seasonal populations and correspondingly large tax assessments, the process of Bill 33 is deeply flawed.

History of successful self-governance at Victoria Beach The “Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach Act” was passed by the Manitoba legislature in 1933, and since that time the 5-person Council of the RMVB has provided local, autonomous governance.

This has included providing its own municipal policing with up to 6 full time officers, its own garbage collection, brush pick-up, and landfill services, its own recycling, and its own municipal water supply that is a product of a $3.5 million dollar water treatment plant bought (and still in the process of being paid for) by the ratepayers of the RMVB alone. There are also some services shared with the RM of Alexander that include the landfill and lagoon, snowplow services, as well as Fire and EMT. None of the other services listed above, however, that are provided by the RMVB are currently provided by the RM of Alexander.

It is very important to point out that all of the above services are paid for solely by the RMVB -- the province pays nothing; moreover, the total per capita funding level from Continued on page 7 the province to the RMVB is $30,000.00/

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annum, placing Victoria Beach at the bottom of the list of all RMs in receiving this type of funding from the province. This represents an excellent record of independent and successful municipal selfgovernance, and the mandate of Bill 33 requiring that this change through unwanted and unnecessary forced amalgamation raises several obvious questions: a) How will a forced amalgamation possibly benefit the RMVB, or for that matter, the province? b) Why would the government want to interfere with the operation of a successful, financially independent, municipality such as Victoria Beach? c) How is it that eliminating such a model of financial independence and success will lead to cost savings for the province? (providing a sound answer to this question is central to the province making the case for proceeding with amalgamation…thus far, the province has been either completely unable, or unwilling, to do so).

Tom Farrell, the current reeve of the RMVB, summed up the case for not destroying such a model of successful governance very nicely in one of the letters sent out to RMVB ratepayers…

“The Municipal Act states that the purpose of a municipality is to provide good government services, facilities, and other things necessary or desirable, and to maintain a safe and viable community.

The RM of Victoria Beach believes it clearly meets these purposes and is of the view that many of these services may be lost in a large municipal setting, where demands for lower taxes may dominate the mandate of an amalgamated council”.

Well stated.

Real and Potential Negative Effects of Forced Amalgamation 1) LOSS OF LOCAL AUTONOMY It states the obvious to say that forcing the RMVB to amalgamate with the RM of Alexander will result in significant loss of local governing autonomy for Victoria Beach. This will be an unavoidable outcome for Victoria Beach---it is simply not possible to spin it any other way. The 2600+ voting ratepayers of RMVB will go from conducting their own elections for 4 councilors and a reeve in July of an election year (thereby maximizing the number of people who will be available to participate in the election), to electing one representative out of 5 in a larger amalgamated council, in an election held in October, a time when many of the seasonal ratepayers may not be available to vote. Those 2600 ratepayers will have then been significantly (although not completely) disenfranchised, and will have lost a significant amount of the governing autonomy that has been so well used for the past 80 years.

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It also states the obvious to point out that the interests and priorities of the much larger, and much more rural, RM of Alexander are likely to be much different from the interests and priorities of the smaller, more “urban” resort community of Victoria Beach. It is quite likely, indeed inevitable, that the ability of Victoria Beach to direct its own future will be significantly compromised…the autonomy that has produced successful self-governance for 80 years will have been lost.

2) TRANSFER of ASSETS The absorption of the RMVB by the RM of Alexander will also result in the transfer of significant assets from Victoria Beach to the RM of Alexander. These assets include the golf course, buildings on the village green, the tennis courts, the fire hall and other municipal buildings, as well as the $3.5 million dollar water treatment facility, still being paid for by the ratepayers of Victoria Beach alone. One can’t help speculating that following this transfer of assets to a new, larger council dominated by non-cottage owners, the management of these assets could change. Priorities may become quite different in terms of continuing the necessary financial support for amenities such as the golf course and tennis courts for example, amenities that receive a relatively high priority in a resort municipality allowed to govern itself.

3) LOSS of EXISTING POLICE SERVICES Victoria Beach has always provided, and paid for, its own police force. This has ranged from a force of a single, part-time officer in decades past to currently a force of six or more officers during the peak summer months (June 1 to Sept.30). These services are well regarded, and provide excellent on-site physical police protection and service on a 24/7 basis. This level of coverage will dramatically decrease with forced amalgamation. Bill 33 will essentially mandate ‘default’ coverage by the RCMP, after an initial 3 year “transition period”, during which existing services may be continued. The RM of Alexander currently already has police coverage through the RCMP, but reflecting significant manpower constraints, has only one officer on call at any one time covering the entire region from Bissett in the north to Belair in the south. Victoria Beach will watch its level of onsite police coverage decrease from 24/7 to sharing one officer serving a much larger territory…an inevitable change, not just a potential one, and clearly not a positive one.

4) RESTRICTION of VEHICULAR TRAFFIC The loss of governing autonomy, the transfer of existing VB municipal assets, and a major contraction of VB police services are all examples of real change that will inevitably occur if forced amalgamation goes forward. None of these can be seen as positive

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P.O. Box 150 Victoria Beach, MB R0E 2C0

LORNE ANDERSON SEPTIC Phone:

756-2460

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changes for Victoria Beach in any way. There is another potential change which also becomes possible. I refer to the possible lifting of the 80 year ban on vehicular traffic in the central â&#x20AC;&#x153;restricted areaâ&#x20AC;? of the Beach during the months from mid-June to Labour Day. The authority to close the Beach to all vehicular traffic during the peak summer months was granted by the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach Act in 1933, and it has been that ban on cars that is widely understood to be at the very core of what it is about Victoria Beach that makes it unique in the province, indeed, the entire country.

There is concern that the loss of local governing autonomy created

by Bill 33 could ultimately put at risk the maintaining of this vehicular ban. Although such a development may be considered unlikely at this point, losing local autonomy certainly creates a political environment where the chances of such profound change for Victoria Beach become significantly greaterâ&#x20AC;Śit could happen, and if it did, would widely be seen as catastrophic for the culture and identity of the Beach. Property values would significantly drop, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;safe haven for kidsâ&#x20AC;? that Victoria Beach has always provided would disappear.

VICTORIA BEACH IS A TREASURE, PLEASE DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T PUT IT AT RISK It is clear from the foregoing that forcing the RM of Victoria Beach to amalgamate with the RM of Alexander will put at risk 80 years of local governing autonomy and 80 years of successful, financially independent governance. It will put at risk a successful and valued model of police protection; it will put at risk historic models of democratic participation and representation; it will put at risk a highly valued tradition of a vehicular traffic ban during the summer

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months; it will put property values at risk; the transfer of assets to a larger, rural municipality may mean that such services as garbage collection and even the operation of a VB golf course are also put at risk; and it would certainly risk destroying a culture and traditions that have defined Victoria Beach for more than 80 years. Taken together, these risks are enormous and they are unacceptable. By eliminating a previous well-functioning system of fair and very democratic selfgovernance, Bill 33 will affect thousands of tax-paying and voting cottage-owners (well beyond an arbitrary threshold of 1,000).

This is wrong. It is misguided, anti-democratic, unfair, and should not happen. Although amalgamation may make sense for some municipalities, it very clearly does not make sense for the RMs of Victoria Beach and Alexander. I urge the government to preserve the 80 year tradition of designating Victoria Beach as a resort community, thus allowing continuance of its own very successful municipal governance. The provincial legislators of 1933 certainly recognized the unique circumstances of summer resorts with large seasonal populations and large tax assessments, and appropriately carved out local, autonomously governing, Rural Municipality status for each of them. These RMs have worked very well as successful models of local governance, and have proven that the legislators of 80 years ago were far-sighted in their thinking and decisions. The current government should be acknowledging and enhancing those models, not dismantling them.

I urge the government to show some flexibility and common sense in their efforts to improve our provincial municipal system of governanceâ&#x20AC;Śthey are to be applauded for those goalsâ&#x20AC;Śbut forcing the seasonal resort communities such as Victoria Beach to lose their autonomy through forced amalgamation is clearly, and most emphatically, not the way to go.

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34th ANNUAL VICTORIA BEACH 55+ GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DINNER WHEN: Monday, September 9th, 2013 WHERE: Victoria Beach Golf Course and the dinner this year is at the East Beaches Senior Scene, #3 Ateah Road.

[This location is due to the uncertainty about when the new VB community centre will be completed.] There will be ample parking at the Senior Scene, on Ateah Road, and across the highway. The turkey dinner, catered by the Merry Makers will be at 6:15 pm, and the doors will open at 5:00 pm.

TIME: 2 shotgun starts at 9:30 am and 1:00 pm.

[Please arrive 30 minutes prior to the start time for registration] ELIGIBILITY: To play in the tournament, you must be a member of at least one of the following: the VB Golf Course; the VB Club, VB Sports Club/Community Centre or the Senior Scene. [Golferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spouses/partners may be under 55 and may golf, but cannot win a golf prize.]

GOLF SIGN-UP SHEET AND DINNER TICKETS: Available now at the VB Golf Course.

COST: Dinner tickets are $13.00 [plus golf green fees if you are not a member of the VB Golf Course].

PRIZES: For flights and individuals. [DONATIONS OF PRIZES FOR THE SILENT AUCTION ARE MUCH APPRECIATED. If you can donate a prize, please drop it off at the golf course by September 2nd.]

Submitted by: The 2013 55+ Golf Committee: Allen and Heather Willoughby Murray and Susan Spence Dennis and Gina Roth

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HELPLESSNESS Part 6 of a 6 part series on Friendship & Bullying Special to the VB Herald by Marianne Vardalos Friendship conflicts between children are generally caused by five basic belief domains: superiority, injustice, vulnerability, distrust and helplessness. In this, the final part of a six part series, we discuss helplessness, and how the perception that one’s actions will fail to produce desired outcomes can hinder social interactions. Whenever children feel impotent or unable to manage themselves; when they feel defenseless or ineffectual or complain of lacking strength, they are revealing an underlying belief of helplessness.

According to researchers, Roy and Judy Eidelson (2003), both distorted perception and objective reality can lead an individual to feel he or she lacks the ability to attain his or her goals. It may be the objective reality that a child cannot tie a shoelace, but holding on to this belief beyond the point of one’s true ability makes it a distorted perception.What causes a child to believe he or she is helpless and how can a parent change that belief? There are two almost opposing responses to this question: authority figures should step in and authority figures should step back.

Authority figures should step in, is the advice of Behaviourists. The proliferation of books guiding parents on how to manage their child’s emotions and build their self-esteem is exemplified by the New York Times bestseller “How to Behave so Your Children Will, Too!” In it, author Dr. Sal Severe argues either a carrot (rewards) or a stick (punishment) will motivate a child to behave. As a school psychologist, advisor of Parents magazine and member of the National Associaton of School Psychologists, Severe is well positioned to spread the Behaviorist doctrine that helplessness thrives in an environment where effort is perceived to be unrecognized. He argues that lack of recognition diminishes motivation because it causes children to believe that nothing they do will ever make a difference.

Behaviourists like Severe also argue that the heartbeat of motivation is self-esteem. They reason that individuals with healthy self-esteem believe in themselves and expect their decisions will bring good things, while those with poor self-esteem are less sure of their decisions and actions. Based on this logic, Behaviourists advise authority figures—parents, caregivers, teachers, coaches—to step in and motivate children to try harder by using rewards and consequences.

In contrast to the Behaviourist perspective is the Critical Psychology perspective represented by Dr. Peter Breggin, an American psychiatrist. Breggin argues that attempts to motivate a child out of helplessness assume the source is external and that authority figures can control it. Breggin sees the source of helplessness to be internal and tied to the emotions of fear and self-determination. He writes, “although external sources are present, it is internal anxieties that urge us to seek out the answers in one kind of authority or another, rather than within our own autonomous ability to reason and to make decisions...Fear and helplessness are the twin problems of mankind. Fear underlies most of the painful emotions we commonly experience (e.g., guilt, shame and anxiety). Helplessness is the most

Victoria Beach HERALD debilitating response to this fear. Because human beings suffer from fear, and because they so often become helpless in the face of this fear, authority thrives in human life. Reliance upon authority is the individual’s attempt to deal with feelings of fear and helplessness.”

(1983) When a child is initially faced with a challenging task he or she has two options: self-determination or fear. If they choose selfdetermination, they remain rational and exert their influence on a situation but if they chose fear, they surrender to an authority figure their capacity to complete the task. A child is struggling to tie a shoelace when the family is late for a party. An authority, whether it be a parent or older sibling, exerts pressure by yelling, “You’re making us late! We’re going to miss the party”. The child has two options: let fear overcome him or her enough to resign and let someone else tie the shoelace, or remain self-determined enough to continue the task knowing the family may miss the party because of his or her incapability. Breggin predicts that under such pressure, “a child will use helplessness as a response to authority. It is a calculated and chosen behavior.”

Breggin argues that children are more likely to choose selfdetermination if authority figures step back . What defeated parent has not stood above their child, exasperated with the phrase “I can do it myself ”? What time-pressured care-giver has not wanted to grab the sock right out of a child’s hand and deftly accomplish the task of getting it onto their little foot in a fraction of the time?

When authorities step in, they unwittingly send a child the message that he or she is incompetent. It is in these moments that a child learns to surrender their self-determination, to choose fear and to acquiescence to the authority of an older sibling, parent, nanny or coach. Giving a child motivation, argues Breggin, is not the answer.

Giving a child space so that he or she can mature and develop selfdetermined responses to challenges, is. Improved self-esteem will naturally follow.

Instead of advocating for themselves in conflicts, children without self-determination are more likely to harbour feelings of resentment directed toward people who they believe have disappointed, mistreated or betrayed them. After an argument with a friend, the thought of reconciliation may seem to them so “impossible” that they would rather repress unresolved issues or blame themselves for the conflict. They may take out their frustrations on a surrogate scapegoat like a confounded parent or a younger defenceless sibling.

But with maturity, a child will learn that making and keeping good friendships is something they are capable of and as possible as tying a shoelace.

References: Breggin, Peter, R. (1983) “Iatrogenic Helplessness in Authoritarian Psychiatry”, in The Iatrogenics Handbook. Robert Horgan (editor) IPI Publishing: Toronto,Canada.

Eidelson, Roy, J; Eidelson, Judy, I (2003). “Dangerous ideas: Five beliefs that propel groups toward conflict”. American Psychologist 58 (3): 182–192.

Severe, S. (2000) How to Behave So Your Children Will Too. Penguin Books, New York, USA. Marianne Vardalos, Ph.D.

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Novelty Tennis Tournament August 17th and 18th The aim of the Novelty Tournament is fun-competition. It is a great way for our tennis community to mark the end of another spectacular summer season at Victoria Beach by doing what we love most; playing tennis! Last year, the event was very well attended. The level of sportsmanship, competition and camaraderie on display was further evidence of what a wonderful little slice of heaven we have here at V.B. (couldn’t resist it). This year promises to be equally as entertaining.

Here are a few important notes for your information.

• Sign-up sheets will be posted at the tennis courts on Thursday, August 8th by 5:00 p.m.

• Sheets will be taken down at 5:00 on Thursday, August 15th (or when the first 48 players have signed-up). Please sign up early to avoid disappointment.

• Teams and draws will be posted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16th.

• Players from all skill levels are encouraged to participate.

• Entry fee is $5.00. Please pay before you play.

• All entrants must be members of the V.B. Club and have their own shoe tags.

• The Match Committee will make up teams of 4 players. (Groups are highly encouraged to come up with a team name.) Prizes will be awarded for originality!

• Each entrant will play a total of 4 sets (2 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday) • First team to 9 games wins the set, with no ad deuce (tie breaker at 8 – 8).

• Winners will be decided by total games won. Losses will be subtracted in the event of a tie.

• The above format is subject to change due to inclement weather or number of entries.

If you have any questions feel free to give me a call, or see me at the courts!

Take care, Stino Siragusa 204-996-0121

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Special Events News Calling all VOLUNTEERS!!! Please drop by the Clubhouse on Friday, August 9th from 7-10 p.m. so that the VB Board may show their appreciation for all your hard work. A huge thank you to Wendy Derksen and Brenda Vielhaber for convening this important party.

On Saturday, August 10th, check out the Cross Country run and/or the Volleyball Tournament. Many thanks to the Johnson family and Sophie McGoey and Lisa Lucht for stepping up to the plate again this year. Sunday, August 11th brings the Lake Winnipeg Foundation Walk being organized by Susan and Matt Hall. Please consider participating in this great cause. The Hall family ROCKS!!!

Allen and Heather Willoughby round out our 2013 calendar by hosting the 55+ Golf Tournament & Dinner being held on September on Monday, September 9th. So Good!!!

As Carol and I are now at the end of our term we would once again like to thank all who were instrumental in helping us this year especially the VB Executive. We have enjoyed participating in this wonderful community and have met excellent people. Lastly….WE HAD A BALL!!!!!

We wish you all a safe and peaceful remainder of the summer of 2013.

Best, Carol Falkenberg Elly Black Special Events Coordinators

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Victoria Beach Ladies Golf Tournament What a great day we had at our annual tournament. There were 124 participants vying for the prizes and one had a real surprise.

Everyone was happy for Pauline Vincent who got a Hole in One.!!

Congratulations Pauline.

Heather Willougby won the Stelmack Members’ Trophy and the overall Open winner was Candace Bishoff.

The longest drive on #7 was Diane Eyford , closest to the line on #9 was Sharon Blanchard, and Pauline Vincent was closest to the pin on #3 with her hole in one. Following are the first four flight winners: Flight #1: Diane Eyford, Sandy Lebaron, shaunna Filuk, Joyce Sharp, Sue Swail, Sally Lawler Flight #2: Pauline Vincent, Laureen Johnstone, Dawn Kirbyson, Christine McGrady, Debbie Jordan-Paton, Linda Jeffrey Flight #3: Teresa Young, gloria Fillion, Val Jonsson, Jan Westmacott, Gail Henderson, Kathy Gagnon Flight #4: Louise Degagne, Diana Wilson, Jackie Desautele, Marlene Boyda, Anita Boriase, Joan Marshall.

Congratulations to you all !!

We all enjoyed a wine and cheese social hour while waiting for the results to come in. Special thanks to Laith Gagnon who donated the wine -- Leith has done this for a number of years and it is very much appreciated by the ladies.

Tickets were sold for a silent auction, with some great prizes and we are pleased to announce that we raised $1,672 for Breast Cancer.

We would sincerely like to thank the following: Presenting partners- Investors Group, Sheryl Saair, Subaru, Golf Canada and Molson Canadian.

And DONORS: Candace Bishoff of MTS Laith Gagnon — Industrial Truck Maggie Hanslip — Invisible Hands Massage Tom Betz — Grand Pines Golf course Glennis Wilkinson Joyce Powers — Moonlight Inn Karl & Carol Hutchison Lorne Anderson — Anderson Septic Jeanette Charbonneau Lise Bourassa — Saffies Casey Sandra Ateah — VB parking lot John & Anna Evans Brad Einfeld — VB bakery Ron & Sherill Zellis Wolf Kraft — Wayne’s Backhoe Bev Mackelson Carol Danwich — Carol’s on Leon Cindy Buss Nadine Parsley Margaret Zellis-Skiba Brian Bennett Glen Halgren — the Cottager Brian Enns Maura & Dave Enns East Kildonan Crew Tracy Sutherland — Encore Envelopes Thanks to all the volunteers who helped put this together, Joan Dawson, Bev Urschatz, Glennis Wilkinson, Shelley Saunders, Fay Morrison, Teresa Young, Rhett Thomas, Betty Hansford , and Marlene Boyda.

Thanks to the clubhouse staff: Karl, Ramona, Lisa, Keri, & Keira and also thanks to the maintenance staff for the beautiful golf course that we played on.

We welcome Nadine Parsley who will be our new convenor of the 2014 Ladies’ Tournament. Nadine is looking for someone who would like to work with her as a co-convenor so please feel free to volunteer.

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2013 Gran Fondo Gran Colazione

Sunday August 4, 2013 saw a gorgeous day for our annual “big ride, big breakfast”. Twenty-six riders turned out for the usual forty-five km ride. This year we added an option to challenge the keen riders by tacking on an extra five km for them at the start. Two keen riders, Bruce McKibbin and Marv Gossen, took the challenge and by serious effort, caught the group at the turn at Lester Beach. The whole group re-assembled at Bob and Joan’s for mimosas, VB blueberries and pancakes.

Our recreational road cycling group continues to expand, as we welcomed six new riders this season. We offer a safe introduction to the sport as well as challenging rides for those preparing for longer events. Rides will continue daily leaving from the gate at 08:00. For further information contact Bob Marshall, 204 756-8255, email <jmarsha@mymts.net>.

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Well, another fantastic day at Victoria Beach for the 2013 Bike Race. A total of 64 kids registered this year to brave the courses.

Before we get into reporting the results, we would like to thank all the folks who volunteered to mark the courses for our young riders, Rod Bollman for his craftsmanship for adding the next level to the ladies trophy, and to Todd Hyra and family who will be the coordinators for the bike race next year. Our family has coordinated the bike race for several years now it is time to pass the torch. Now to the important stuff.

Girls 4-5 1st Place: Ruby Helms 2nd Place: Annabella Sime-Surcon 3rd Place: Nikki Moore Boys 4-5 1st Place: Max Pollard 2nd Place: Noah Bueckert 3rd Place: Colby Bru Girls 6-7 1st Place: Kate Nechwediuk 2nd Place: Aleta Pollard 3rd Place: Ella Boyda Boys 6-7 1st Place: Bennett Sime-Surcon 2nd Place: Cameron Orloff 3rd Place: Addison Mawhinney Girls 8-9 1st Place: Ines Bedard 2nd Place: Jessica Preston 3rd Place: Caitlyn Willison Boys 8-9 1st Place: Austin Manaigre 2nd Place: Loring Roehr

Enjoy a Great Summer at the Beach!

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Boys 8-9 3rd Place: Jack Clement Girls 10-12 1st Place: Avery Edwards 2nd Place: Ashley Manaigre 3rd Place: Chris Oakley Boys 10-12 1st Place: Jared Siragusa 2nd Place: Ryland Nechwediuk 3rd Place: Ethan Boyda Girls 13-18 1st Place & winner of the Sam Clapham Memorial Trophy: Tess Poulton Boys 13-18 1st Place & winner of the Norman C Carriere Trophy: Cameron Russell 2nd Place: Ian Willison Thanks Andrea Plante & Roslyn Smyth

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POLICEMAN’S CORNER MUD RUN: I joined a team recently and was part of a mud run. What is that? you may ask. Well … normally sane people run a 5 or 6km race and along the way they encounter 14 to 16 obstacles. All of the obstacles are difficult and all of them involve mud. It is exhausting... dirty......challenging....and fun.

You meet the nicest people on a mud run. The nicest thing about it I think is when it is over. No more mud.

No more running. No more obstacles.

And then I thought.........is this not like life?

A race ... not that long when looking at the grand scheme of things (eternity). Some racers end before others but all are tired, covered with mud, but happy that they have run a good race and finished well. And at the finishing line there is someone waiting for them to greet them, hand them a fresh towel and show them to a shower.

Moral of the story -- run a good race, have fun, make friends along the way and know that there is something better waiting for you at the finish line.

And that is Stu’s View.

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PROGRAM Presented by Mike Bellhouse East Beaches H.E.L.P. Centre, 3 Ateah Rd. August 12, 14, 16 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1-3pm No cost to register! Open to all!

Optional manual $20.

Call Tanya 1-800-321-1433 or e-mail tmisseghers@mb.arthritis.ca The pain of arthritis can hold you back. The Arthritis SelfManagement Program helps you take control of your disease. Held in a series of two-hour sessions, this course helps you build confidence and play a more active role in reducing the impact of arthritis on your life.

This research-based program is run by trained instructors in your community, many of whom have arthritis themselves. They draw on their own experience to help you learn how to manage pain and fatigue, handle stress, eat healthy and exercise with arthritis.

The Arthritis Society provides a variety of programs and services.

For more information, please call 204-942-4892 or toll-free 1-800-321-1433.

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This summer, Beth, Abby and Mel [JONES] have collected over $350 and will be giving it to victims of the High River, Alberta flood victims. It is very encouraging to know that these 3 are thinking of the plight of others. Our future will be in good hands with young folk thinking like thoughts. Well done, girls.

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VB Swim Summer 2 “by the numbers” Countless pier jumps, dives, report cards, badges, and new friends, plus 190 swim kids and preschool swimmers registered session one, plus 140 swim kids and preschool swimmers registered session two , plus 50 different classes during the day, plus 24 bronze star, medallion, and cross candidates, plus

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Taking Steps to Save Our Lake Part 3 Who will you be walking for?

Walk for Water 2013, August 11th.

Victoria Beach Club House 5 km marked route and 2.5 km family loop (rain or shine) Registration opens at 9:15 am and the walk begins at 10:00 am Door prizes, refreshments, penny collection jar, Hillary Druxman necklace sales Bring a water bottle and bring your family Pledge forms are available: www.lakewinnipegfoundation.org, VB Parking, VB Store, VB Golf Club, Saffies, Moonlight Inn, Grand Pines Golf Course or at the registration table on the day of the walk.

The Lake Winnipeg Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following local business supporters: GBL Construction, Lakeside Surveillance, DMD Electric, Eastshore Realty, Bluewater Lawn Service, Grandpines Golf Course, The Tree Whisperer, VB Store, Moonlight Inn, Lockport T.V. and Appliance

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Where did it go? It is hard to believe that six weeks of tennis programming at VB is almost over for another year. It has been a great tennis season with all those screaming forehand winners, those crisp unreturnable volleys, and service aces that made your chest and head swell. Those are the shots that keep us coming back for more, that one in a hundred shots, that exquisite point where the ball and racquet collide at the perfect spot in space, where they make perfect contact and the ball flies effortlessly to where it is intended. All you need to hit is one and you are hooked for life. All you need to do is hit one and you desperately want to hit another. It is that perfect hit that makes us run around the court like crazy people trying to kill that yellow ball.

However for every one of those perfect shots, there are hundreds of shots that are not even close. There are hundreds of shots that frustrate us, depress us, make us feel inadequate, cause some to swear, stamp their feet, and even break racquets.

The solution… get better. To get better we take lessons, practice, and play as much as we can. But now there is one more resource that we can access, the internet. Tennis sites on the internet are plentiful.

These sites are usually built by entrepreneurial tennis coaches who are trying to expand their audience. Instead of giving a tennis lesson to a small group, they give a tennis lesson to the World Wide Web. These sites are very sophisticated with complete courses offered on anything you can think of related to tennis, strokes, strategies, exercises, footwork etc. All have extensive video libraries of the top pros performing in super slow motion, usually with commentary.

These sites are trying to convince you to buy their courses or video collections to improve your game. A forehand course will take students through the stroke, step by step, with practice drills. Some even offer free video analysis if you send in video of yourself.

You don’t have to buy the courses to benefit from these sites as most have free resources that demonstrate the basic tennis strokes.

To access these free resources or video libraries you are asked to subscribe by giving your email address. Once a subscriber, you then have access to their free material, which in some instances can be huge. They will also send free tips, lessons, videos and snippets of their programs to entice you to purchase their latest courses.

Some of the more popular tennis sites are FuzzyYellowBalls.com, founded by Will Hamilton. By subscribing to this site you get access to an extensive free basic strokes collection. Hamilton has studied all the top players and has assembled the common elements of each player’s stroke. By copying these elements you can have a perfect stroke, be it a forehand, backhand etc. Now in the middle of a winter night you can see Federer’s forehand in slow motion and practice it yourself in the privacy of your own basement. I have broken many a

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light bulb and lamp mimicking that exact forehand. Of all the sites I am familiar with, fuzzyyellowballs.com has the best basic strokes collection and the best thing is … it’s free.

Tennis One (tennisone.com) is a very large and popular tennis site.

Hosted by Jim McLennan, Doug King, and others, this site has free resources, but it is hard to navigate. Introduced in 1996, it is showing its age. Doug King’s approach to tennis is unique, almost Zen-like, but worth a look.

Onlinetennisinstruction.com is an up and coming tennis site.

Hosted by Florian Meier, a high ranking German and US coach, this site has some free resources, but the main benefit of subscribing is the free tips sent to your inbox. Florian’s videos are well orchestrated with side by side examples of proper and improper stroke technique.

Similar to Florian’s site is Jeff Salzenstein’s site (jeffsalzensteintennis. com). Jeff is a top ten professional from the late 90’s. Jeff ’s site does not have free material but again, he sends lengthy sample videos of the courses he offers.

These are but a few of the many tennis sites out there. Google or YouTube the area you are interested in and you will have plenty of options to choose from. I think seeing the stroke performed properly and then broken down to manageable pieces is an aid to any struggling tennis player with the desire to improve.

So in the middle of winter, when the tennis courts are but a distant memory, log onto one of these sites, practice your perfect swing and put a few dents in the ceiling. Imagine that perfect contact and be excited about tennis all over again.

By the way, if you enter a site that has a lot of pictures of Anna Kornikova, you are on the wrong site.

See you at the courts!

Bryan and Lisa

Thank you to Carol Forsyth for running another flawless Senior Open. And thank you for the 13 years of fabulous long weekend competition you have given us. You have left your mark; under your leadership players from far and wide return to our tournament because of the camaraderie and great tennis. During your time as convener you have grown the VB Senior Open into the largest tennis tournament in Manitoba. Well done, Carol!

Maureen Neuendorff, our outgoing president. Thank you for your hard work, attention to detail, and steadfast support to the tennis community.

Upcoming Events GVS will continue until August 15.

Starting on Sunday August 11, the court attendants will be on duty from 8am till noon. Please use the ball rack and chalk board for court rotation when the court attendants are not on duty.

The Novelty Tennis Tournament will take place on August 17 and 18.

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The photos are running this week because space did not permit them to run last issue.

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Remembering that Special Place called Victoria Beach

By Don Rayner, Jr. This summer marks 50 years since I hoisted my stocky little oneyear-old body up on the lawn furniture in the side yard at 401 Sunset and took my first steps. There was otherwise nothing unusual about this milestone taking place at the Lake. After all, untold numbers of summer babies from Winnipeg had experienced this same rite of passage at their family cottages. Except I was not from Winnipeg.

I journeyed all the way from Long Beach, Mississippi, a small beach town on the Gulf Coast, to take those first steps in VB. My two older siblings, Chris and Wendy, were both born in Winnipeg, but relocated to the Deep South with my mum in 1960 while they were still wee tots. Every few years or so during my childhood, we would load up in the family car and drive the 1,750 miles to that magical place an entire world away where I got to live a completely different life with a whole different set of friends.

Imagine Bob Sudermann and Jeff Swystun in early grade school, walking down the path on Sunset with some kid who had a Southern drawl and just showed up out of nowhere every few years. It was always fun to meet all those parents who grew up with my mom in Winnipeg.

We’re not talking about your typical family car vacations. These were epic road trips that took us three and a half days. The first stop was always in the city at my grandparents’ house on Cordova. Theirs was the first basement I had ever seen. After a brief visit there, we would hop back in the car make the short drive out to VB, unable to contain ourselves when we saw the big arching sign with the large white letters. I remember us all cramming ourselves and our luggage into those rickety old station wagons and being taxied out to the cottage. Then we’d run inside and fight over the bedrooms. “I call the front room!” “No, I have it!”

In 1941, my maternal grandparents, Lt. Col. & Mrs. Harold Hanson of Winnipeg, bought the small cottage at 401 Sunset overlooking King Edward Beach. They and their two young daughters, Judy and Daphne, began enjoying magical summers at the lake from that point forward. On Friday afternoons, all the mothers and kids would gather at the VB train station and anxiously wait for the fathers to arrive from the city on the “chair car.”

Initially, there was no electricity in the cottage. At night, light was provided by coal oil lamps. Early on, Granddad added more rooms onto the cottage, doing much of the work himself. I remember him

telling me the beautiful stone chimney was built by one of the Ateahs.

His sanctuary was the detached workshop out back, where he kept all his tools, scraps of lumber, lots of little jars of screws and nails, a variety of paints and varnishes—it was like a mini hardware store.

I still have a small wooden stool that I built in that workshop with my grandfather in 1974 at age 12. So many memories…all the usual ones that insiders would also have, from the beach days to hanging out at the Moonlight Inn, to the movies and dances at the Clubhouse.

The smell of the bakery, going to the grocery store, the sound of the wind rustling through the trees or hearing the waves crashing ashore at night from my bed. Riding home on a bike in the pitch black of night without being able to see a thing unless there was a moon. Lying on the beach at night watching Northern Lights. Those childhood memories left a lifelong imprint on my soul, and the vastly different social norms between Canada and Mississippi in the 1960s and ‘70s certainly broadened my young perspective and taught me some important life lessons.

One summer when I was probably 10 or 12, we were loading up the car to leave Long Beach for Victoria Beach, and I ran across the street to our white sandy beach and filled up a tennis ball can with sand to take with me. Once we arrived at the cottage, I took it down to King Edward Beach and poured it out into that sand to symbolize the deep connection I felt between these two very different places.

It’s now been a little over 10 years since my last visit to VB. When I attempt to describe it to somebody who has never been, no matter how hard I try to articulate its special uniqueness, and how it’s just different from any other place in the world, I always have the sense that I fell short. I think that’s because there really is no other place like it.

Sadly, none of my five kids have ever been. My mom sold the cottage in 1989 after my grandparents passed away. It was logistically challenging to maintain and perhaps rent it out while living in San Diego.

Some say you don’t realize what you have until you lose it or don’t have it any more. But I always knew as a kid that those trips to Victoria Beach were beyond special. And this helped me appreciate even more the few times I’ve been back there as an adult. I will cherish those memories and friendships forever.

Don Rayner, Jr. | drayner@san.rr.com

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VICTORIA BEACH CLUB RAFFLE The annual VB Club Raffle was held on Saturday, August 3. The weather was perfect, the prizes were plentiful, and the support for the raffle was outstanding! We are delighted to announce that we raised over $3,700.

In our first year of convening this wonderful fundraiser for the VB Club, there are SO many people who helped us who we would like to acknowledge with our sincere â&#x20AC;&#x153;THANKSâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;Ś - Peggy Ansons, Sally Lawler, and Sharon Kreutzer for all their work in prior years in making this such a well-anticipated event, and for passing on the ever-important â&#x20AC;&#x153;file.â&#x20AC;?

- Michelle Brownell, Dianne Boyce, Nicole Mulder, Maureen Stewart, and Jessica Stewart for all their creative efforts and hard work over MANY hours in helping us assemble all the prize packages and making them look great! We really know how to pick a talented team!

- Sharon Kreutzer for getting up early to deliver the prizes to the Village Green safely!

- Tam Scott, Bill Stewart, Tim Walker, Dianne Boyce, Sheila Grover, and Aynsley Walker with set up/take down.

- Cathy McInnes and Denise Deben for organizing our ticket sales.

- Our charming ticket sellers, Dianne Boyce, Jennifer Elliot, Mary MacIntosh, Melanie Tooley, Leslie Sarchuk, Susan Schimdt and Linda Connor.

- Doug and Jessica Stewart for all their â&#x20AC;&#x153;behind the scenesâ&#x20AC;? assistance.

- A very special thank you to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eight at the Gateâ&#x20AC;? riding group who once again this year contributed funds to purchase the bike, and Tim from Woodcock Cycle for giving them a great deal!

We were overwhelmed by the number of cottagers and businesses who gave so willingly and generously, both prizes and monetary donations. The raffle is an important fundraising event for the VB Club, with all the proceeds going to support club programs and activities. A list of our wonderful donors follows. A huge bouquet of â&#x20AC;&#x153;THANKSâ&#x20AC;? to each and everyone of you!

We had lots of fun convening this event for the first time.

Congratulations to all our winners, and to those who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win this year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always next year! We look forward to your continued support for the 2014 August long weekend VB RAFFLE! Arroll Stewart & Judy Walker

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Library News

Tennis Courts Update

August 9th was the last day the library was officially open. It has been a wonderful summer for the library and we were pleased and proud to be the librarians this summer.

This summer, we introduced Camp Read-A-Lot, a summer reading program and we were ecstatic with the great response and participation. Our wind-up was great fun as was all of our themed Story Times on Wednesdays. Approximately 75 eager readers participated in the Camp Read-A-lot VB Library Program! Thanks for your awesome participation! See you back next summer Recently, we’ve added Anne Mahon’s book “The Lucky Ones” to the library collection. All proceeds from the sale of her book will go back to the African community of Winnipeg through two local charities: micro-lending opportunities for business and community projects at SEED Winnipeg and entrance bursaries through the University of Winnipeg Opportunity Fund.

Our candy jar-guessing contest featured a jar of colourful candies.

There were jellybeans, sour watermelon slices, sour cherries and fuzzy peaches. Each childrens’ book taken out merited one guess.

A big thank you goes out to our AMAZING Library Volunteers: Thuraya Brennan, Lexi Opiola, Isabella Teixeira, Mandy Siragusa, Callum Coughlan, Mariel Roehr, Dana Poulton, Aidan Pattison, Maredith Loewen, Christina Duerksen, Tia Davison, Gillian Hyra, Avery Edwards, Zena Paige, Lily Tugwell, Arlynne Hyra, and Signe Roehr. We could not have made it through the summer without your help!

Please return all overdue library books through the slot in the library door as soon as possible and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Hi everyone! It is sad for me to say but the activities at the courts are quickly coming to a close. The Open commenced last weekend and the skill level was high as usual. It is always a great kickoff to the month of August so thanks for all the players who made it a great long weekend. While the main activities are officially wrapping up we are still going to be putting on a couple of events in the seventh week. On the Monday there will be a Junior Night in the evening and we will continue to do adult GVS on the Tuesday and Thursday.

So everyone please come out for that!

Here are the results from the last round robins: Adults July 29 1) Jon Falkenberg/ Val Hachey 1)Ab Hansford/ Arroll Stewart 2) Ken Mitchell/ Nancy Greer August 2 1)Peter Duke and Val Hachey 2)Ab Hansford and Nancy Greer Ben Drybrough

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V.B. Summer Reads The Gin & Chowder Club

by Nan Rossiter “The shrimp was on ice, and the cocktail sauce had the perfect amount of fresh horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire, and lemon. The Chowder was still simmering, and the fresh pepper grinder had been filled.

The old metal tub was stocked with beer, white wine, tonic, and sweet tea on ice. Merlot, Tanqueray, and other mixers were on the old side table.”

That mouthwatering extract is from Rossiter’s Cape Cod summer read dealing with issues of love, trust and secrets. The title of the book is the name given to the multi-generational social gatherings of two families at the centre of the story.

A tryst threatens to upend the longstanding relationship between the Coleman and Shepherd clans. The story is set in the early 60’s meaning to provide a backdrop of a simpler time. Most of us know

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Victoria Beach HERALD now that the stereotypical view of the 1950’s and 1960’s as more conservative and uncomplicated is simply not true. The television program, Mad Men, has recently challenged the era and John Cheever did so at the time in his amazing writing of the foibles and falsehoods of family life (I encourage everyone to read Cheever!).

Rossiter is to be commended for describing the angst, yearning and guilt of the affair between young Asa Coleman, soon off to college, and Mr. Shepherd’s second wife. The author also keeps us guessing on what will result with a solid twist or two.

The book is more novella clocking in at 288 pages so is a brisk read.

One aspect I had a hard time reconciling were references to the Bible and prayer because the Coleman’s are presented as very religious yet, at the same time, they love to drink. Perhaps Rossiter was attempting to establish more moral conflict especially given how Asa strays. I found it all a bit distracting. For me, the professional and avid reader reviewers have missed one implied theme in this book. That is, can traditions outlive their usefulness and retard progress? Do they cage participants in a rigid construct making the whole activity inauthentic? If you read the book from that angle it may be much more interesting. This was the final review for this season. Thanks for the opportunity to share these summer reads. If you have ideas for next season please send me an e-mail at jeff@jeffswystun.com.

Jeff Swystun

Victoria Beach HERALD

So it was a party! People arrived earlier than usual which was great to see! We were ready for the party goers with the BBQ’s Blazin’ and the drinks a chillin’. Chris Chipman and Company were waiting out on the beach for the arrival of all the dance attendees. The spread included: beef kabobs, pulled pork sandwiches, fish tacos and three different salads. The food was a huge hit and there was plenty of it to go around. Unfortunate were those who ate before arriving!

As the sun was making its way down to the horizon The Blackout City Kids were making their way up to the stage. The guys on stage sure put on a show! They had all of the VB dancers packed on the dance floor for hours of swinging and shaking it up.

Many thanks to all of the people who helped out and made this night possible. First off I’ll start with my four ladies who came Saturday morning to do the decorating: Suzy Hester, Audrey Benningen, Michelle Brownell and Diane Cameron -- the ladies did a great job to set the mood for a classy occasion, thanks so much.

Secondly to the Moonlight Inn for selling the majority of the tickets and providing a most crucial donation -- the ice for your beverages.

Thanks for keeping our bevy’s cool! Next to Scott and Matt -- The Blackout City Kids. Thanks for putting on a great show for us! It was a new experience that really pleased the VB crowd. Also thanks to Chris Chipman, the man that fed the crowd. We’ll do it again buddy!

Also to the Mitchell brothers, Rhys and Quentin who demonstrated professionalism and patience with the many thirsty repeat offenders behind the clubhouse canteen while they tended the bar. In no particular order I’d like to thank the many people who helped before, during and after the dance. I thank: Clarke Moore and Ryan Pollard (my sidekicks), Jevian Haywood and Dana Mcmurray (servers), Steven Dubienski, Natasha Peterson, AJ Tooley (food prep), Emily Quinton, Natalie Constable, Tess Constable and Madison Turk (front door), Gary Ullberg (beer cups, ticket printing), Marlene Scott (flower arrangements) Jason Quinton (MC), Suzy Hester (ticket sales, decor), Trevor Halgren (finder of the snow fence) and Tam Scott (pre event club clean up).

Finally, quote of the night: “Hey Dan, great party, just like the old days” -- Gerry Wilson.

Hope everyone enjoyed themselves and see you next year!

Dan Schott

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Hello beach people, I hope you had an enjoyable long weekend. We are into the so called dog days of summer so there can’t be a better time to rig up a boat, pull on a life jacket and hit the open water. If you have taken sailing lessons with us then come and take out a club boat or if you have a boat be sure that it gets on the water before the summer passes you by.

Hey did anyone notice an influx of keelboats in and around the V.B harbour/pier a couple of weekends back? The Gimli Yacht Club held a pursuit race from Gimli to V.B. The boats raced across the lake, anchored for the night, had a barbeque at the VBYC and then raced back to Gimli the next day. We were thrilled to have sailors and guests from GYC to the club and we hope to foster this sort of thing on an annual basis. Not only does it support sailing but allows us to hang out and find out what it’s really like on the “other” side of the lake.

A huge shout out to long-time VBYC member and sailor Jay Hawranik for his efforts to raise money for the Lake Winnipeg Foundation by Stand Up Paddling from Grand Beach to Gimli. This was an unprecedented feat so great accomplishment Jay and way to do your part for the lake.

Correction: in the July 26th Herald I mistakenly referred to Emma Williams as “Emma Stewart” my apologies Emma and good luck with your pursuits on the Manitoba Sailing Team -- you make the VBYC proud.

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Thank You from East Beaches Animal Services

OBITUARY

William Bell (Bill) Wilson

Thank you to all who supported the East Beaches Animal Services (EBAS) Auction Raffle and making it a very successful fundraiser.

Many will benefit from your on going generosity. The day was made more enjoyable with the presence of so many 4-legged, furry, tail-wagging members who accompanied their owners. Our community members sure love their pets. List of winners and the individuals and businesses that donated have been posted at VB Parking Lot, Saffies Store bulletin board and on our Facebook site.

With Thanks and appreciation, EBAS Board Members

Victoria Beach Community Church 2013

St. Michael’s Church, corner 8th & Pine Interdenominational Services 11 a.m. Sunday August 11, 2013 Rev. Robert Campbell - United Choir Practice 10:30 a.m. — Everybody Welcome!

William Bell (Bill) Wilson, a cottager for over 50 years and a Victoria Beach resident for the last 27 years, passed away in March 2013 at the age of 91. In addition to his many friends in Winnipeg and Victoria Beach, he is dreadfully missed by his children Laurie, Bill Jr., Bob (Diana, Richelle, Jacob, Noah) and David (Loretta, Hayden, Samarie). This poem, written by 14-year-old Samarie, describes Bill and began the celebration of life that was held for him at 471 Sunset on July 21st.

Dear Ladies and Menfolk Women and Gents You’re people of culture and true common sense You know what you know and you like what you like Like going golfing, or riding a bike Two hour symphonies, sports day, canoeing, Poetry, swimming or yellow snow shoeing He liked that stuff too, it’s the greatest You bet, and topping the list, watching the sunset.

Sublime in his scope, no man was more artful, He deserves honours and lauds by the cartful His life was quite perfect, little went wrong, And he lived for nine-one years - pretty long!

Yes, his years were great, but we need not pine them If you ever want memories you know where to find them Now don’t get us wrong, we miss him too But he wouldn’t have wanted us to stay blue In reverence we give him to sky and to sea But first let us all give his life to a tree.

With thanks, Laurie, Bill, Bob and David Wilson

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Happy Birthday On This Special Day Uncle Bill

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We live at Hillside Beach and last year, after the big windstorm, we discovered on our beach, among a number of things, a large red tube for towing behind a boat. We left it at the beach and then on our land by the beach for anyone who might be going along the shore to find it. For over a month no one came by to claim the tube. I stored it for the winter and wanted to try and get notice out for someone if they were looking for it, but did not know how to do it; perhaps the Herald can do the trick! I do not want to give to much information so that if a person lost the tube and called me, he could identify what make it is etc. and we can return it to its rightful owner!

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CLASSIFIEDS Looking for cottages to rent September 20-22nd: We are getting married at the clubhouse September 21st, 2013 and have family & friends coming to VB for the weekend looking to rent cottages. Please email Scott at scottyjemail@gmail.com or call (204) 294-7268 and leave a message THE HOME FRONT: Hopscotch and Heartache While Daddy was at War is an award-winning memoir by Margaret Dennis Owen. Available at 407-6th Avenue or the Victoria Beach Grocery or by phoning 1-204-756-2647.

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Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday Bill on this special day we hope that you have a great birthday.

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