Dawson Trail Dispatch August 2022

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Pioneer Days Returns to Excited Crowds

After a couple of years idle, Pioneer Days returned to Steinbach with their giant parade. The Mennonite Heritage Village float featured their iconic windmill and period costume participants.

Photo courtesy of Mennonite Heritage Village

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Bilingual Communities Receive Financial Support for Projects The bilingual RMs of Ritchot and De Salaberry are receiving almost $350,000 to use towards projects in their respective municipalities.

The Province of Manitoba Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) program has allotted approximately $250,000 to the RM of De Salaberry in support of their St. Malo Arena renovation project. The RM of Ritchot is receiving up to $75,000 in support for their St. Adolphe civic site project.

“Supporting sustainable projects in bilingual municipalities stimulates economic growth both within the local communities and throughout the province as a whole, while also enhancing the quality of life of Manitoba residents,” said Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke and Families Minister Rochelle Squires, the minister responsible for francophone affairs. “These investments support community efforts to rebuild and further develop resilience following the COVID-19 pandemic.”

According to the Province, the BSC program’s goal is to help build thriving sustainable communities that provide a high quality of life for Manitobans by supporting planning activities, community and regional initiatives and capital infrastructure projects that build, extend, improve or enhance public-use facilities.

Formerly known as the Gas Tax Fund, the Canada Community-Building Fund is a permanent, indexed fund provided directly to municipalities, flowing through provinces and territories to support strategic infrastructure investments. It provides over $2 billion annually for local priorities. Last year approximately $2.2 billion was distributed to over 3,600 communities.

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Pineland Forest Nursery Site in Limbo Until Legal Issues Settled

By Dan Guetre The facility had run for about 65 years employing 25 people from the surrounding area.

Source: MGEU

With the Province of Manitoba involved in legal issues and trying to resolve a failed agreement with a potential purchaser, the defunct “Pineland Forest Nursery” site in the RM of Reynolds near Hadashville will continue to remain closed, and along with that, a potential for added local employment is off the table.

The 300 acres forest nursery was shuttered in 2018. Pineland was a Special Operating Agency under the Province and they felt they could not justify the financial loss the facility incurred. The facility had run for about 65 years employing 25 people from the surrounding area.

“The province was losing approximately $500,000 per year through the operations of the Pineland nursery

when it was operational,” explained MLA Wayne Ewasko.

At a recent RM of Reynolds event to celebrate the opening of their new municipal office, Reeve Trudy Turchyn expressed some frustration in the lack of details of what is planned for the site after a failed 2019 agreement between the Province and Botanist Organic Growers Corp (BOGC).

BOGC, an investor-owned company struck a deal with the Province for the multi-million dollar Pineland facility with the promise to lease the Crown land for $240,000 per year in order to grow and process hemp into CBD biomass, a non-intoxicating substance.

To date, the site remains abandoned.

“With many matters still before the courts, the province’s ability to respond in detail is limited at this time,”

said Ewasko. “Manitoba owns the land and is proceeding to resolve its dealings with Botanist Organic Growers Corp.

(BOGC) and their responsibility for the infrastructure on the land. Upon completion of these dealings, Manitoba will explore new options for the site.”

“Until the legal issues are settled, BOGC maintains tenure of the site’s infrastructure and is responsible for its maintenance and upkeep” added Ewasko. “Manitoba government staff make regular [monthly]) visits to the site and have done inspections to monitor the infrastructure.”

“As we move forward I will continue to work with the municipality to ensure they are kept apprised of any updates and information we receive with regards to the future of the Pineland Forest Nursery site,” concluded Ewasko.

RM of Piney Readies for Fall Hunting Leases

As of August 15, you can purchase a Fall Hunting Lease that will allow you to hunt on RM of Piney land from September 1 to November 30, 2022. Leases are for hunting purposes only, recreational use will not be allowed. No permanent structures may be erected on municipal land; only temporary structures will be allowed and must be removed before the end of the lease. No trees are to be removed and no trails are to be made on RM land. Vehicles are only permitted on land during the retrieval of harvested game. The cost of a Fall Hunting Lease is $500 for one permit that allows up to five individuals permission to access one parcel of RM land during one regular season.

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Is it Time for a Tree Trim?

Trees add beauty, shade and value to our homes but it’s important for homeowners to keep their trees from growing too close to power lines and other electrical equipment.

Here’s why: - Tree branches that come down during storms or high winds can bring energized power lines down with them, creating a severe safety hazard.

-• Fires, disrupted electrical service, and risk of severe shock by touching a tree can also result from trees growing into power lines.

Before trimming or removing a tree: - Check the area for power lines. Keep yourself, your equipment and all parts of the tree at least 3 metres away from the power line.

- If you have a tree in your yard that is touching a power line, don’t attempt to prune or remove it yourself. Trees are conductors of electricity and a shock

could be fatal.

- Only qualified arborists are permitted to trim trees near power lines. They use specialized tools and bucket trucks that do not conduct electricity.

- If any part of the tree or hedge is within 3 metres of a power line, call Manitoba Hydro.

Before planting a tree or shrub: Tree trimming safety should begin during the planning stages of your landscaping. Before you plant, look up. If it appears that your tree will eventually grow into or touch an overhead power line, find a location that will not cause problems in the future.

See Right Tree – Right Place at hydro.mb.ca to help choose the right plants and make good long-term landscaping decisions. If you see a tree that is too close to a power line, report it to Manitoba Hydro at 204-4805900 or 1-888-MB-HYDRO (1-888-624-9376). Visit hydro.mb.ca/safety for more information.

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Richert Survives Heat and Technical Issues for Double Podium Finish Niverville area race car driver, David Richert, finished 2nd and 3rd in the recent Drexler Automotive Formula 3 Cup event at Vallelunga in Italy.

Drivers were faced with a suffocating 38 degree heat throughout the weekend at the Autodromo Vallelunga located just north of Rome, Italy.

After a promising 2nd place finish in Race 1 on Saturday, it was Race 2 on Sunday that caused the drama as a technical issue with the paddle shifting system on Richert’s Formula 3 car, discovered just minutes before the race start, meant it needed to be run in emergency mode. Although this mode significantly reduced performance, it al-

Richert is currently 2nd overall in the championship standings.

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lowed Richert to start the race and fortunately scramble to save a 3rd place podium result.

“I am very happy with the progress we made throughout the weekend,” explained Richert. “The technical issue was a bit disappointing

as we couldn’t fight at the front of the field, but I’m satisfied we were able to salvage a podium and minimize the points damage in the championship.”

Richert is currently 2nd overall in the championship standings.

Niverville area race car driver, David Richert, finished 2nd and 3rd at Vallelunga in Italy.

First Round NHL Draft Pick Results in Excitement for St. Adolphe The big night for Manitoba players left-shot defence man had nine goals continued when the Pittsburgh Pen- and 24 assists in 62 games for the guins selected St. Adolphe’s Owen Swift Current Broncos last season.

A St. Adolphe man is now on his Pickering with the 21st pick. The

The Pittsburgh Penguins selected St. Adolphe’s Owen Pickering with the 21st pick.

way to the big show as the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the 21st of the first round of the NHL Draft.

Photo Credit: NHL.com

Pistol Range Approved

By Dan Guetre The Steinbach Game and Fish Range located in the southern area of the RM of Ste. Anne applied and received approval to add a pistol range to their facility.

At a recent RM of Ste. Anne Council meeting a public hearing was held and, according to council, no one opposed the addition.

In the minutes, the CAO confirmed that no submissions were received regarding the proposal.

Two representatives from the Steinbach Game and Fish Range

attended the hearing and submitted presentations in favour of their application. Yves Rosset and Don Reimer were on hand to answer any questions council or the public had about the pistol range.

“The application was to simply re-arrange the shooting benches so that the rifle shooters would not bother the pistol range and vise versa,” said Reeve Paul Saindon.

“The dirt back stops were also adjusted but nothing new really added as they have had both for many years.”

The Steinbach Game and Fish Range received approval to add a pistol range.

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The RM felt that approving the request would not affect the neighbours in the area.

Eighteen year-old Owen Pickering, a defence man with the Swift Current Broncos earned the first round selection with the stats of 9 goals and 24 assists in 62 games in the WHL. The 6’ 4” Pickering was flown down to Pittsburgh the following day in time to take the ice for this year’s Prospect Development Camp at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and to meet members of the organization.

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Agriculture Must be a Priority When I talk to farmers, there is It should come as no surprise to anyone that the current government a consistent refrain: This Liberal has demonstrated very little inter- Government has made life more est in Canada’s agriculture sector. expensive and made it more difficult for Canadian farmers to put food on the tables of Canadian families.

The recent war in Ukraine, the collapse of global supply chains and the current Liberal inflation have shone a light on just how important food security is, and how much we take it for granted—how vital it is for Ottawa to make agriculture a priority.

I wrote, recently, on the need for the government to ensure food security for Canadians.

Other countries are already seeing food crises come their way.

Many developing nations, who rely on Ukrainian grain for survival, are struggling to find food.

In the Netherlands there have been mass protests for two years against government policies that hurt farmers—something we could easily see happen here if this government continues to ignore farmers.

There are some simple, commonsense steps the government could take to ease the burden on farmers and, by extension, lower the cost of food for Canadian families.

The first is an obvious one— though, sadly, not to Mr. Trudeau and his team—and that is listen to farmers.

Hard as it may be for this government to believe, farmers better understand their own needs than bureaucrats in Ottawa. Rather than ignore farmers, the government should be listening.

When I’m out and about in the riding, or in my capacity as a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agrifoods, here is what I’m hearing from farmers: One: Get rid of the carbon tax or, at the very least, provide a full exemption for farm fuels.

The Liberal carbon tax doesn’t just take more money out of farmers’ pockets–and it does (exponentially more so than the paltry rebate the government’s ineffectual and deluded climate plan provides).

It also puts Canadian farmers at a significant disadvantage on the global market and (in some cases) makes the cost of farming prohibitive. The average farmer is paying between $10,000-14,000 more per year, just in carbon tax (and it keeps going up). My Conservative colleague Ben Lobb has introduced a bill to exempt farm fuels from the carbon tax. It has support from all opposition parties. The government should fast track this bill to ensure farmers can afford to stay in business.

Two: Exempt farmers from sanctions against Russian fertilizer.

Here’s another one farmers and Conservatives have been calling

for. While we strongly support sanctions against Russia, we also cautioned that the government needed to take the effects of those sanctions on Canadian businesses into account. They failed to do so.

One area of particular concern is fertilizer. Roughly 90% of the fertilizer used by farmers in Eastern Canada is imported from Russia.

Many had ordered this year’s fertilizer prior to the outbreak of war and now face a 35% tariff. Canada is the only G7 country to put tariffs on Russian fertilizer, once again, putting Canada’s agriculture sector at a competitive disadvantage and driving up the cost of doing business for farmers. Though they have announced they have no plans to do so, the government should exempt farmers from this tariff.

Three: Work to tamp down inflation.

The government’s economic policies have led to massive inflation at record rates. Farmers and farm families are not exempt to these price increases. When the price of growing/raising, processing, and transporting food goes up, so does the price at the grocery store. Here too the government’s carbon tax only serves to exacerbate the situation. This government must take responsibility for their failures, change course, and take concrete steps to address inflation.

Four: Fully re-open the Canada US border.

Many farmers in the south cross regularly into the US to purchase machine parts, livestock and supplies that are either unavailable in their communities or just too expensive with all the taxes this government has levied. Having to fill out the ArriveCan app, test, or, for those who have chosen not to be vaccinated, travel long distances to buy on the Canadian side does not make sense and is not sustainable for many farmers.

By taking these four simple steps, the government could make a huge difference for farmers and, by extension, Canadian families who rely on the food they produce.

Canada’s Conservatives understand the plight of farmers.

We’re connected to rural Canadians.

We’re listening.

We will continue to stand up for farmers and propose commonsense legislation to protect farmers and make life more affordable for Canadian families.

Boosting Funds for Better Education Outcomes With the summer in full swing, I have been taking advantage of the warm weather and longer days and am attending many of the wonderful events Dawson Trail has to offer. I’m excited to be attending the Richer Roughstock Rodeo, as well as the Landmark Friendship Festival. Both are fun, family-friendly events filled with lots of activities to bring the community together. I look forward to getting out and joining in the festivities and spending time with constituents.

I’m happy to highlight that our government has recently provided the Bibliothèque Taché Library with some additional funding. The library is receiving $83,774.24 to support their facility and activities during the current fiscal year.

Last March, our government launched the five-year, $25 mil-

lion Teachers’ Idea Fund, which provides funding for innovative solutions created by educators.

These initiatives enhance classroom support and improve student learning outcomes and well-being.

Our government recently announced that an additional $1.8 million has been invested into new projects, bringing the total funding for approved projects to just over $7.8 million. Of the most recent approved projects, three of them affect schools in the Dawson Trail constituency. Richer School is receiving $18,280 to improve their students’ oral language and literacy skills; Dawson Trail School is receiving $14,700 to help engage the families and parents of their students, and Collège Lorette Collegiate is receiving

$5,000 to help create connections through E-sports.

I’m proud to be part of a government that recognizes the importance and value of supporting its rural communities.

For more updates and information, visit my website at boblagasse.com. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact my constituency office at ca.lagasse@outlook.com or 204807-4663.

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Eliminating Property Tax and Municipal Improvement Program Funds Available Our government is continuing to make life more affordable for Manitobans by continuing to phase out education property taxes by implementing the Education Property Tax Rebate. Property owners will receive an Education Property Tax Rebate cheque to offset a portion of their education property taxes, allowing them to retain more of their hard-earned money. No application is required.

For 2022, approximately 455,000 owners of residential and farm properties will receive a 37.5 per cent rebate, the largest tax break in Manitoba history, of the school division special levy payable. Residential properties include single dwelling units, condos and multiple unit dwellings. The Education Property Tax Rebate will be based on the school division special levy before the Education Property Tax Credit Advance. Also, as part of Budget 22, Education Property Taxes is projected to increase by $52 million reflecting the change to replace the renters’ component of the Education Property Tax Credit with a new

Renters’ Tax Credit.

On July 15 the Manitoba government launched the second intake of the Municipal Service Delivery Improvement Program, which provides funding for municipalities and planning districts to find ways to improve services and find efficiencies. Municipalities and planning districts can apply for provincial funding through the program to conduct service delivery reviews to identify opportunities for savings.

Service delivery programs in the areas of transportation, protection, water and sewer, recreation and culture, waste management, planning and general government administration, and other core services can be reviewed. The deadline to apply is September 5. For more information about the Municipal Service Delivery Improvement Program and how to apply, visit gov.mb.ca/mr/mfas/ msdip On July 21, I was pleased to participate alongside the Minister of Infrastructure, Doyle Piwniuk, and Ray Schirle, Mayor of Beausejour to announce that the Manitoba gov-

Southeast Schools Receive Funds for New Projects Under Teachers’ Idea Fund

By Dan Guetre A few schools in southeast Manitoba are testing the waters with some new program ideas and are receiving some financial support from the Province’s Teachers’ Idea Fund.

Launched in March 2021, the five-year, $25-million Teachers’ Idea Fund provides funding for innovative solutions that educators have created. These initiatives enhance classroom supports and improve student learning outcomes and well-being.

“Every day across Manitoba, skilled and dedicated teachers, education staff and school leaders support high-quality education and improve student outcomes through innovation,” said Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko. “The additional innovative projects recently approved demonstrate the creativity, originality and sheer variety of the ideas our educators have put forward and are ready to work on to ensure the best education possible for Manitoba students.”

The minister noted the most recent intake of the Teachers’ Idea Fund applications in June focused on projects that promote mental health and well-being for students and educators.

Additional applications are currently being reviewed and projects will be announced later this year.

Included in this round of approvals are projects that focus on oral language and literacy skills – inquiry learning at Richer School in Seine River School Division; engaging families and parents at Dawson Trail School in Seine River School Division; recovery learning model at Roseau Valley School in Border Land School Division; creating connection through e-sports at Collège Lorette Collegiate in Seine River School Division; and implementation of land-based learning at Woodlawn School in Hanover School Division.

“I was thrilled to see the significant number of applications through the most recent intake,” said Ewasko. “I want to thank all the educators and school staff who applied. Their commitment to fostering innovation in our education system and improving student outcomes is so encouraging for the future of education in this province.”

Further details on the Teachers’ Idea Fund are available at edu.gov. mb.ca/k12/teachers_idea_fund.

ernment will be commissioning a functional design study as the next step in its capital plan project for infrastructure improvements on Provincial Road 215 (Park Avenue) in Beausejour.

On a final note, community events are back this summer and happening in the Lac Du Bonnet Constituency!

I encourage all Manitobans to explore the many events and support our local communities. I wish everyone a happy and safe summer!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me at wayne@wayneewasko.com, or call me at 204-268-3282. Also, you can follow me on Twitter @wayneewaskomla and friend me on Facebook.

Wayne Ewasko is the MLA for Lac du Bonnet and Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning.

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Cannabis Stores on the Rise in Rural Manitoba

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Species at Risk Spotlight:

Eastern Whip-poor-will

By Angelique Forest Ile des Chenes has a new store in town and it isn’t just another food joint. Happy Valleys Cannabis Inc. has opened its second location to provide knowledge and access to the small town and area.

“Ile des Chenes was chosen because it is a rapidly growing community with warm and inviting people,” said Bobby Loewen, the supervisor at Happy Valleys Ile des Chenes location. “[It’s] an option for those who don’t want, or can’t make their way to another town or to Winnipeg.”

Happy Valleys Cannabis Inc. began their journey at their Winnipeg location in November of 2021 and always had intentions of growing and adding new locations in Manitoba.

Even with cannabis retail locations opening up in dozens of rural communities, Bobby Loewen isn’t worried about it.

“In our eyes we are all one big cannabis community and we’re all here to support each other and cheer each other on,” she explained.

In rural communities, cannabis has become a hot topic since legalization in October 2018.

With some research spouting the benefits, and others less flattering for the mysterious plant, many are still undecided about the presence of a community based business in their backyard.

Even so, that was never an obstacle for Happy Valleys.

“Despite so called ‘negative’ research being released we haven’t had any push back at all. In fact, it’s been the total opposite” added Loewen. “We have been welcomed with open

arms and open minds. We don’t mind having those conversations with those who still see cannabis as a negative thing.”

There are some challenges when entering the retail cannabis industry, and that would be restricted marketing. Loewen clarified that there are ways around that.

“Marketing can be a little challenging in the cannabis world with not being able to use certain words or graphics,” said Loewen.

“But word of mouth is great in small communities. That, along with building relationships with our clients and neighbours, is some of the best marketing we can have!”

Loewen believes education is the key to success at any new location.

“We must always be learning and evolving with the industry, and willing to educate as well as listen, to help people find the most enjoyable experience possible, cater to their wants and needs, and help set aside the negative stigma that surrounded cannabis for decades.”

She believes staff at outlets in the communities must be willing to help all levels of consumers from those who are curious about cannabis, to the most seasoned cannabis enthusiasts.

During the weekend of August 19 - 21, Happy Valleys is hosting an open house where visitors can meet the staff and some cannabis reps, to learn about the products and culture.

Happy Valleys Cannabis is located at 4597 Meadowlark Blvd in Ile des Chenes.

Eastern whip-poor-will are nocturnal birds, so they are seldom seen, but more commonly heard calling out their name “whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will!”

Photo by Tom Murray

By Norm Gregoire Sometimes you don’t know what makes a home, a home, until you leave. For me, after leaving Manitoba for nearly a decade, I didn’t realize how much I could miss a particular sound I now associate with hot, southeastern Manitoba evenings. I think everyone can identify when an Eastern whip-poor-will is calling, if not, look it up!

The call is really like nothing else you can hear in our province and is a sound I really enjoy.

Eastern whip-poor-will are nocturnal birds, so they are seldom seen, but more commonly heard calling out their name “whippoor-will, whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will!”

At night they search the sky for insect prey, using their large mouth and long bristles around the mouth to funnel prey in. During daylight hours they mostly rest, relying on their mottled brown camouflage to blend in with their surroundings.

When I became aware of a volunteer-based survey for Eastern whip-poor-will and another species at risk, the common nighthawk, I knew I would like to take part. The survey is overseen by Birds Canada and focuses on the nightjar family. Relatively little is known about the nightjar family due to their nocturnal/crepuscular (mostly active at night/mostly active at dawn and dusk) ways.

What we do know is populations are declining. Breeding Bird Survey data dating back to 1968 estimates the Canadian population of Eastern whip-poor-will have declined by at least 75%.

Nightjars are part of a larger group of birds called aerial insectivores. Species that belong to this group hunt their insect prey

while in flight. The decline in aerial insectivore numbers coincide with the decline, or at the very least the shifting patterns of insect prey. Habitat loss also plays a key role in these species’ declines.

My survey route took me in and around the Lonesand area. Shortly before sunset I started taking notes on if I saw or more likely heard, either nightjar. It is recommended to survey when it is a full moon, as this is when Eastern whip-poor-will tends to be most active. Pair this full moon activity with the noisy call of the Eastern-whippoor-will, and it is no wonder why they are considered the werewolves of the birding world! The surveying was done for a period of six minutes; after that time I would travel 1.6km and start the process over again for the next hour and a half. In total I was able to record one common nighthawk and four Eastern whip poor-will. Also observed were one black bear, many white-tail deer, and approximately one million mosquitoes. Not a bad night! These recordings, along with GPS coordinates are sent to program advisors and added to the data bank.

These sort of volunteer-based surveys are crucial for the science community, as a major reason for a lack of data on certain species is due to a lack of people collecting the data. If you are interested in a program such as this, please be in contact with me at sarcommunityliaison@gmail.com.

As I continue to partake in these surveys throughout the years, I am hopeful that we will see an increase in nighthawk populations. These unique birds are a part of this wonderful tall-grass prairie landscape and a part of what makes home, home.

Landmark East Development Purchases New Playground as Tache Improves Recreation

By Angelique Forest The RM of Tache has approved the purchase of new playground equipment for the Landmark East Development. The total approved amount is $57,000 with the combined share of 50% coming from the Municipality from the Province of Manitoba’s Building Sustainable Communities Fund.

“We are anticipating completion in September/October, which is when we anticipate delivery,” said Christine Hutlet, CAO for the RM of Tache. “This year we are putting the playground equipment in Land-

mark East, building a dog park in Lorette, replacing swings in Greg Smith Park with other general upgrades. The Monominto Trail system is having benches and picnic tables added with some trail improvements (around) the RM.” The RM of Tache has been busy with all the new improvements and has added that future projects will take place when they see the need for them. “We are always looking to where improvements and upgrades should take place when funding becomes available,” said Hutlet.

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Putting Métis Culture on the Radar for Manitoba Tourists

By Myriam Dyck Melanie Gamache, a local entrepreneur from Ste. Genevieve, is working to raise awareness of the Métis culture by providing a destination experience for tourists to Manitoba, as well as those within the province who want to learn something new.

I recently attended one of Melanie’s cultural experiences titled “Perlage: a Métis voyage into the world of the Flower Beadwork People.” Now, being francophone from Quebec and having lived in Manitoba for 30 years, I thought I had some idea what this was about, but I rapidly realised that I knew very little about the Metis culture itself!

Historically, when the fur traders came to Manitoba to work in the trading posts, they were not just French but also from many European backgrounds. These traders established familial ties with the First Nations people, and a whole new culture was born which was instrumental in developing Manitoba’s vibrant multicultural landscape.

Being Métis status is defined as practicing the traditions, not just blood genealogy.

Some Métis people were trappers, hunters and fishermen, but they were also freighters transporting settlers and military expeditions into Manitoba with their Red River Carts. They were farmers, loggers, labourers and craftsmen. Unfortunately, they were often disadvantaged in not qualifying to attend school because of not owning land or having fixed addresses, so literacy was often an issue. Because of this fact, the culture itself became somewhat lost after several generations as there was very little written history, and oral history was kept alive only within the familial pockets that embraced traditions. Many others preferred to forget them.

Some of the traditions such as music and dance stayed alive more easily than others.

Language was more a phonetic dialect than a written language. Skills such as decorative beadwork became rare and were almost lost.

“When I started beading in 2014, it was a challenge to find others who knew how to bead. It was a small community and hard to find,” Melanie explained. “It was a lady from northern Manitoba that started me on my beading journey.”

During a short walk on the property she shared the stories connecting native vegeta-

Sitting ‘around the kitchen table’, the place where almost everything happened in Melanie Gamache’s family experience growing up Metis.

tion to the everyday life of the Métis which is reflected in their beadwork patterns.

Melanie shares stories of the Métis culture and history and her own family while we sit casually around the “kitchen table” under the gazebo where we completed a small beading project, with fiddle music playing in the background.

More tidbits included the fact that the beadwork itself was the main form of art of the people, and that a man was recognized as someone with status and wealth if his wife or female relatives were able to provide him with beaded clothing and items for daily use.

When he went courting for a wife he depended on the beading provided by his mother, aunts and sisters, thus showing that his family supported his search and were welcoming of a new wife joining the family.

After the beading project and tour of Melanie’s workshop were completed, local foods including bannock, bison jerky and homemade dandelion jelly were served to finish off the sights, sounds, textures and tastes of the experience. At the end of the afternoon, I felt peaceful and like I had travelled a long way even though I was still only a few miles from home!

With the help of Travel Manitoba and Eastman Tourism, Melanie is working to make learning about the Metis culture an experience that tourists should not miss when planning their Manitoba vacation.

Fines Possible When Dumping Garbage at Recycling Sites While the RM of Ste. Anne is in the process of accepting bids for a new recycling contractor, the Reeve would like to remind residents that the facilities are not the place to drop off their garbage.

“There is a lot of garbage being dropped off,” explained Reeve Paul Saindon. “Recycling is not garbage and it has to be in

clear bags.”

Saindon is hopeful people will take heed and be responsible to keep the service in the municipality.

“We have used cameras before and given out $500 fines,” added Saindon. “We will do it again at both the Paradise Road and Husky sites if it continues.”

“No Whistle” Zone Not Going to Happen According to discussions held recently at the Town of Ste. Anne council the “no whistle” zone request to CN will not be moving forward.

The Town had asked the RM of Ste. Anne Council if they would be willing to reach out to CN to create a buffer area where trains would refrain from using their whistles. The CN track where the whistle is initiated is in

the RM jurisdiction.

The RM denied the request at a recent council meeting citing a safety concern if the approaching trains could not announce themselves and the potential for someone to get hurt or worse.

In response to the RM’s denial, the Town of Ste. Anne Council has decided to take no further action.

The setup for the cultural experience outdoors in the shade, with tea and historical materials available for perusal. The peace of the forest surrounded us as we talked and enjoyed a snack (inset) at the end.

Photos by Myriam Dyck

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A Few Bad Apples Spoiling Reynolds Ponds Experience

By Dan Guetre A popular outdoor activity spot in the RM of Reynolds which attracts thousands of people each year is not without its problems, according to an ad-hoc group who got together recently to air out the concerns.

This is the second time the group has gotten together having met initially about a year ago.

Reynolds Ponds is located just east of Richer in the RM of Reynolds and features stocked ponds and trails. Over the years it has been utilized as a casual camping area, an off road vehicle refuge, a motorized and non-motorized boating oasis and a picnic area.

While the Province has leased out the mineral rights on the Crown Lands, the lessee has minimal responsibility for the property. According to Pam Fultan-Regula, Acting Chief Geologist with the Province, the lessee only has the rights to the minerals for extraction and is therefore not responsible for the land and can not regulate or prevent people from entering.

Issues of concern over the years were the major topic of discussion for the group with included provincial representatives, municipal council members, RCMP and concerned citizens. In the discussion between those attending the meeting, the group recounted how 8-10 RCMP and Natural Resource officers (NRO) were called to the area only to be confronted by hundreds of people.

In 2020, a woman died when her ATV collided with a barricade and in 2021, a

resident of Steinbach drowned in one of the man-made ponds.

Other concerned were the amount of garbage being left behind, lack of washroom facilities which lead to some inappropriate moments and public intoxication or unruly visitors.

According the RM of Reynolds Reeve Trudy Turchyn, as the property is designated as Crown Land, to find a solution should not be placed solely on the municipal taxpayers.

“Our meetings are an attempt to keep everyone in the loop,” said Turchyn. “The subject of the ponds has many players.”

She added that it is difficult to pinpoint who is ultimately responsible for the site.

“Nobody seems to have control of it.”

Reynolds Councilor De-Ann Holmes brought up a concern for the number of motorized boats on the stocked trout ponds. “…the number of campers going into there, it’s treated like a park but it is like the wild west,” she added.

NRO Cam Hurst admitted their department is aware of the safety issues but added that his department doesn’t have any land plans or strategic plans for the area.

He explained that NROs don’t have the influence to make changes to the Enforcement Act. Justin Paille, the Environment Enforcement officer for the RM of Reynolds explained how he has gone out there after littering complaints but unless they can discover a name in the garbage, there is little he can do.

Reynolds Ponds.

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At the conclusion of the meeting, the group decided to set up a meeting with the minister responsible, Jeff Wharton and local MLA Wayne Ewasko. Discussion could include an idea to privatize the area as an option so someone could take on the responsibility for what Turchyn called an area with the potential to become a park and resort.

“We would like to see it turned into a resort or Provincial campground; something that has some controls in place.”

She admitted it would take some major investment commitment.

The group hopes to get advice from the Province on how to move forward in order to create a safe and fun space for visitors.

Ste. Genevieve Student Recognized with Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship In a recent ceremony a Ste. Genevieve student was recognized by the Lieutenant Governor with the 2022 Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship A young woman from Ste. Genevieve, Lainey Abraham is one of a handful of students who stood out due to her achievements and goals and one of the 10 recipients of the 2022 Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship. She and others were recognized at a ceremony and reception hosted by Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba Janice Filmon at Government House recently.

These awards are presented to female Manitoba students considering careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), business, fine arts or underrepresented trades.

(Left to right top row) Delaney Peebles, Julia Sanchez Bonilla, Emily Robb, Brittan Yaschyshyn, Hanaa Bakr, Ella Ihozo, Lainey Abraham and Aliya Penner (2022 Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarship recipients). (Left to right bottom row) Dana Driedger (Executive Director, The Nellie McClung Foundation), Her Honour the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, C.M., O.M. (Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba), Diane Sparrow (Board Chair, The Nellie McClung Foundation) and Judith Chambers (Vice Chair, The Nellie McClung Foundation).

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Lorette Métis Local Represented in the Community

Master cart builder, Armand Jerome delivered a historically accurate Red River Cart to be displayed in Lorette.

Photo Credit: Lorette Métis Local/Facebook

The Lorette Métis Local with the help of the Manitoba Métis Federation now has a symbol of their culture and history proudly displayed in Lorette. A new Red River Cart, built by traditional builder Armand Jerome, has been installed at the local Coop. This heritage point location will be featured on the Dawson Trail Heritage Tour with additional interpretive panels coming soon, giving more information on its significance in Manitoba’s history.

August 2022

Private Well and Cistern Owners Eligible for Free Water Testing In response to widespread flooding, the Manitoba government is providing additional support to private well and cistern owners by fully subsidizing costs associated with water supply testing.

Free water testing for private well and cistern owners will be available at Horizon Lab. Costs will be waived for private well and cistern owners for drinking water tested until August 31.

Individuals who previously paid for their water tests at Horizon Lab in Winnipeg are eligible for reimbursement.

Manitobans are reminded to test their private water supply at least once a year and after flooding, noted the minister. Homeowners who suspect their well or cistern might be compromised by flooding should have their water tested for bacteria once floodwaters recede and boil their drinking water until testing confirms it is safe to use.

Indicators that a water well may have been affected by flooding include: - A change in the taste, odour or appearance of the well water; - Laboratory tests show bacteria in the well water or other wells nearby; and - Water lying around the well head or collecting in the well pit or around other wells nearby.

In order to be eligible for this subsidy, samples must be sent to Horizon Lab at 4055 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3K 2E8. For information on reimbursement of prior testing, as well as sample collection, shipping and test results, contact the laboratory directly at 204488-2035.

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You Are Not Alone Have you ever felt inadequate for the challenges of life? Many times we are overwhelmed and don’t have the physical or emotional strength to face and solve the problems of everyday life. If you feel this way, take courage, you are not alone; and there is hope.

The Psalmist, David, was in this situation many times and in Psalm 70:5, he said to God, “But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God, thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.” In other words David said, “Hurry up, God, and help me because I can’t handle any more on my own.” Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Fishermen of France’s Brittany peninsula would often say this prayer as they set out to sea, “Keep us, our God, for Your ocean is so wide and our boat is so small.”

On the sea of life our difficulties threaten to shipwreck our vessel.

We often sense our weakness and inability to overcome. But we can always turn to God for help. Proverbs 3:5,6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

If you are feeling weary and distraught today, why not turn to God. There is complete and perfect access to Him through His Son Jesus Christ. When you have asked God to forgive all your sin and put them on His Son, Jesus Christ; then they are all taken away and you can now do what Matthew 11:28 says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Then you can claim the promise of Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Don’t let the storms of life discourage you, but rather view them as a challenge that God will help you though and draw you closer to Him through the process. You will be better at the end than you were at the beginning.

God bless you as you sail along life’s journey, hand in hand with your God, your Saviour, your Redeemer and your Friend.

Dawson Trail Dispatch

Clean Water is a National Concern - Not a Mining Concern

By Monica Guetre

It’s time to redefine who has jurisdiction to our clean water. Clean water really should be designated a “national concern” because it’s both an inter-provincial and international concern. Water has no boundary around, across or below our land.

Our laws are a mish-mash when it comes to water rights. Does the myriad of provincial water regulations trump federal law? Do either one trump our individual right to clean water?

What happens when a Minister or regulator doesn’t do their due diligence?

What happens when a mining company is given an extraction licence without proper provincial and federal oversight?

We know that our political legislators can sometimes be near sighted and self serving.

Many of them believe a few jobs added may serve them well in the election cycle.

What happens when these mining companies abandon their operation and we’re left with cleaning up their mess for years and water quality is further exacerbated by floods and droughts?

Eastern Manitoba is not immune to clean water woes. In the recent past, RM of Piney residents stood up for their clean water rights. In the small community of St. Rita residents for years dealt with boil water advisories. Altona proposed to pipe water from the east because of water quality issues. RM of Ritchot residents face, especially during a drought, clean water issues. Our First Nations in Manitoba, under federal jurisdic-

tion have dealt with decades of boil water advisories.

Sio Silica Corporation also known as CanWhite Sands Corp. should never have been allowed to put a drill into our aquifer until proper oversight and study was performed.

Manitoba’s aquifers are highly sensitive groundwater areas leaching and filtering through natural fissures and cracks, and flows below within limestone, shale and sandstone layers deposited over thousands and thousands of years. Its unique geology should not be confused with Precambrian shield rock.

Granting of any mining licenses in Manitoba above our aquifer should always take into account the protection of our aquifers, rivers and lakes catchment area. Now we have to deal with a mining company that has drilled below the surface into the aquifer.

We should be aware that Manitoba’s Ministers have no actual expertise to allow Sio Silica to experimentally and commercially bore holes, frack, siphon off our water or introduce contaminants over an area larger than the City of Winnipeg.

Water knows no political boundaries.

The entire handling of silica extraction issue saw the Province putting the cart before the horse.

We should not have to pay for erroneous Ministers’ decisions when our own experts have already provided years of evidence of our geology and aquifer on our behalf. We should also not have to pay for a 3rd party to review a mining permit before or after the fact. We already pay for in-house expertise.

“The Canada Water Act” allows the federal government to take unilateral action in instances where water quality has become a matter of “national concern.” I am not suggesting a full out turf war but if both levels of government work together, more knowledge could be shared

and educated decisions are more likely.

Even if the Province wants to keep the decisions all to themselves, Manitoba’s “The Water Rights Act” and “The Groundwater and Water Well Act “legislation prioritizes our domestic purposes, such as drinking potable water. This is followed for use by municipalities; agricultural purposes; industrial purposes; irrigation purposes; and other purposes.

It doesn’t say that a mining company can drill a well or test hole into our aquifer or frack into our aquifer and introduce contaminants that were once geologically bound.

It does state in “The Groundwater and Water Well Act” that no one can construct or seal a well or test hole in a manner that contaminates or adversely affect the quality of water in the well or test hole; or groundwater in the area. There is also a prohibition to depositing contaminants by discharging or placing near a well or test hole any material, substance or other thing that contaminates or adversely affects water in the well or test hole or groundwater in the area of the well or test hole.

Our Provincial Ministers should not be allowed to potentially jeopardize our health and well being, waste our time and tax dollars or require us to dig into our own household budget to bring back some common sense when it comes to clean water.

The Federal and Provincial governments need to fix the laws when it comes to protecting our water since it is a national concern. Clean water is not only a common right it is a necessary right.

Want to know more about the silica sand mine ramifications on our aquifer visit the Government of Canada website iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/ evaluations/proj/80974; the provincial government website gov.mb.ca/ sd/eal/registries/6119/index.html or the Save Our Water organizemanitoba.org/saveourwater.

Fall Classes Registration Opens at SAC

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The Steinbach Arts Council is now taking registrations for their 2022 Fall Classes which are open to the public of all ages.

They believe the curriculum they have prepared will help the community be productive and creative in the fall with classics like Backyard Theatre Company, BOSS Dance, Steinbach Youth Chorus, FUSION Musical Theatre and a variety of visual arts classes to choose from.

Their classes are divided into ageappropriate categories so it’s easy to find the right class for anyone. Kids and adults can try pottery, watercolour, digital photography and even

Pilates to focus on creative wellness. Their lineup of instructors are all experts in their field to help reach your full potential in these areas.

“Another season of classes is here and that means so many opportunities to learn, create and make new friends,” said Roxie Heide, Arts Instructions Coordinator at the Steinbach Arts Council. “It is always so exciting to welcome new and returning students into our centre. Come learn and grow with us in the Fall!”

The Steinbach Arts Council is optimistic to operate in what looks like a normal year, and so it’s expecting to see a successful amount of new

and old students back in their centre.

To add on that, the organization is always looking to add new instructors who would like to share their skills through a class or a new workshop. Anyone who has experience in any creative area can contact the Steinbach Arts Council to explore what they can offer.

Visual arts, creative wellness classes, and workshops registrations can be made online through their website at steinbacharts.ca. Please note that they only take BTC, SYC, and FUSION registrations over the phone or in person. Call them at 204-346-1077.

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CAI Rural Supplement; Shared Custody Climate Action Incentive The Climate Action Incentive has been around since 2018, but this year is the first time it is being paid as a quarterly benefit payment instead of part of the income tax refund (or reduces taxes payable).

The first payment was made on July 15, 2022, by direct deposit or by cheque. The payment was for two quarterly payments for April and July.

The next payments will be made October 2022 and January 2023.

10% Rural Supplement If you are married or common-law and are entitled to the 10% rural supplement, check the notice you received July 15 to confirm if you did receive the 10% rural supplement.

It appears that there is a glitch with CRA and not all CAI payments with the rural supplement are correct; in particular for couples (married or common-law).

If you live in Winnipeg or surrounding municipalities like Ritchot, Tache, and Springfield, then you do NOT get the extra 10%; all other rural municipalities in Manitoba that do not border on Winnipeg, do qualify for the extra 10% rural supplement.

There seems to be an error with CRA. Depending on which spouse the CRA processed first, they may or may not have included the extra 10%.

The CAI notices were mailed on or about July 15; or you may be receiving the notices digitally. If you or your spouse did not receive it by mail, then you need to sign in to your CRA My Account to view the notice.

If you did not receive the extra 10% that you think you were entitled to receive, you can request CRA to adjust the benefit.

Contact the firm that filed your taxes for you to have any adjustments made.

We have been contacting our clients

by email to ask them to check their notices and we will adjust any of our clients that did not get the 10% rural supplement that they were entitled to.

If you filed your own taxes, we do have adjustment forms available for you to complete and send in to CRA. You can drop by our office to pick up the form.

Shared Custody If you are a single parent, your CAI payment is based on the custody on file with CRA, much like your CCB (Canada Child Benefit) and GST Credit. If you have shared custody; your CCB information regarding custody will be used to determine the amount for CAI. The CAI for the children will be 50% of the normal amount if you have shared custody.

Marital Status change or Moving The Climate Action Incentive is based on where you are living and your marital status on the day the payment is made. So when either of these change, it’s important to contact CRA immediately so benefits are paid correctly.

Contact CRA Benefits immediately (1800-387-1193) if: - You move - Your marital status changes or you change your name - The number of children in your care changes - You start or end sharing custody of one or more children - Your banking information changes - The recipient of the notice has died You can also update your information online if you have signed up for CRA My Account.

OAS extra 10% In July, Service Canada sent letters to seniors 75+ to advise their basic OAS will be increased to $733.51. The amount stated in the letter did not include any information about the Guaranteed Income Supplement; so it was misleading and some seniors thought

their OAS and GIS was lower than the previous month. All seniors eligible for the GIS will receive letters later in July notifying them of their combined amount of OAS and GIS. The GIS is added to the basic OAS. Death Café Our last Death Café was in 2019 and we look forward starting them up again. We have chosen two dates in September to host Death Cafés. If you are interested in attending, give us a call to reserve your spot: 204-4226631. If you do not know what a Death Café is, call us, or check out their website: Deathcafe.com. Death Café is an international movement founded in 2011.

A Death Café is where people gather to discuss death and other end of life topics with other people that are open to this discussion. There is no particular agenda other than sharing and awareness. At a Death Café, we gather to eat a snack, drink coffee or tea or juice, and discuss death. It is a discussion group of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes; and there is no cost to attend. The goal is in helping to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.

Anni Markmann is a Personal Income Tax Professional and Certified Financial Planner; living, working, and volunteering in our community. Contact Ste Anne Tax Service at 204-422-6631 or 36 Dawson Road in Ste Anne (near Co-op) or info@sataxes.ca.

Richer Author Launches First Book in Young Adult Fiction Novel Series

By Angelique Forest A Richer woman recently decided to change things in her life and start writing a series of novels for young readers everywhere.

Violet Bauer transitioned from office work with the government to redefine herself as a creative author, motivated by her time off while adding a new facet in her life, parenting. She currently is on maternity leave from the Government of Canada and looks after her ten month old baby girl while completing her writ-

Violet Bauer.

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ten journey through the magical world of Lacadia.

“While I was in my final trimester of pregnancy, I decided to finish the novel once and for all,” she explained. “I started writing them in 2018 and mapping out all of those little details. After it was completely finished, I decided why wait? I got it professionally edited and published them.”

Violet is excited to take readers on an adventure through a whole new world with her character, Holden Ledwell.

“I hope my readers find themselves laughing, crying, relating, and loving every step of his adventure to find his father’s hidden secrets in the world of Lacadia,” said Bauer.

Creating a whole new world was no easy task, explained Bauer.

“The process of creating the characters and the plot wasn’t a one day project,” she recalled. “It took me years, and it took a lot of editing and re-jigging. I believe my story was inspired from a lot of different things, dreams, imagination, friends, and family. I started out writing about a boy in a sandy, kind of dune setting, which I decided to then turn into Arizona.”

Bauer also attempted to create a little free library in her small town of Richer,

but unfortunately the plan was set back.

“My love of reading inspired a free little library. I had created one myself. Apart from being a writer I think I have carpentry skills,” she said. “But it was getting wet in the rain and my poor books were getting ruined so that project is now ‘to be determined’.”

Currently, her first book of the series, Lacadia: The Lost Legacy, is available on Amazon, as well as Barnes and Noble. It will also be available at Chapters (now Indigo) in the very near future. The books are available both in physical form and ebook format.

Readers interested in following series, Violet plans to have the following books in the series available each year, adding she hopes to complete the series with four books, or perhaps even five depending on how far she is inspired to go.

EBook Lacadia

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Does Love and Judgment Affect You and Me? John 3:16-18… 16) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. (NIV) This month’s discussion paper brings us face to face with both love and judgement. It is much easier for us to talk about the love of God. But here you and I face the love of God as well as His judgment. First, the apostle John writes that God so loved the world that He sent His Son to save the world. But then John also writes that Jesus said He came into the world to pronounce judgment on those who reject His message. Can both be true?

Those who refuse to believe that Christ died for the sins of all of humanity stand judged. Condemned by their refusal to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and died to save humanity from their sin. They and they only have decided their own fate.

This is how judgment works. Judgment is the separation between our wantonness, shamelessness and lack of remorse and the love that Christ brought into the world.

The love that Christ was talking about proved to be a great dividing influence in the world because people are so emotionally involved in a way of life that in the eyes of Christ is evil. Those who do evil things hate what Scripture teaches because it reveals their evil deeds. When we make the choice to remain embroiled, trapped and spellbound in sinful behaviour and refuse to come to Christ, we pass judgment on ourselves in our own denial of the choices you and I have made. When people throughout the world listened to what Jesus taught countless respond in an incredibly positive way by accepting Christ as their Lord and Savior who removes that future judgment.

What about Believers/Christians: How does love and judgment affect the way we live our daily lives? The first thing we must remember is that Christ has died for all past and future sin in our lives. Having said that, I do not believe that we have the right to sin willfully; when we do sin, we can humbly come to Jesus to repent of our sin knowing that He will forgive us.

But we do not always come to Christ because we might be involved in, let us say, “A secret sin.” It is in times like that, that the Holy Spirit wants to bring to our attention that what we participate in is sinful. That attention might come from none other than Satan but conceived by God. Often the insults and buffeting we suffer will be of a spiritual nature as we struggle with holiness and even spiritual pride. Countless times, we can hurt on various levels, not all which are noticeable or in plain sight for others to see, we should never be surprised at how the thorn in our side will be noticeable because God wants us to understand that His love for us endures forever.

When we Christians/believers find our faith challenged with a spiritual pain, and that spiritual pain lingers in our life, we should not be depressed. Rather, we should think of it as God continuing to be at work in our lives. His desire is for us to change whatever it is we are involved in. We may never know all the reasons why we have had to suffer all the thorns in our side. Remember the apostle Paul asked God 3 times for his thorn to be removed… (2 Corinthians. 12:7-10). However, God said that His grace was sufficient for Paul. That same grace is sufficient for you and me... To God Be the Glory Great Things He Has Done.

Would you pray this prayer with me? “Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Forgive my sins. I want my life to change. My thoughts and my attitude need to change. I do not have the peace in my heart that I yearn for. I want that peace, joy and happiness that fulfills my heart’s desire.

Please let the Holy Spirit help me be the kind of Christian that will honour Your Name. Amen.”

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Class Instructors Wanted With Fall classes coming up in September, the Steinbach Arts Council is already thinking ahead.

While the Steinbach Arts Council has an exceptional lineup of instructors who teach kids and adult programming every year, they are always looking for additional creative and talented people to join their organization. If you have skills in any creative area including cooking, language, fitness, art and more, they would love to get to know you better. Visit steinbacharts.ca/employment-opportunities to learn more.

Dawson Trail Dispatch

Preserving the Harvest

By Leah Bouchard It’s the time of year those of us who’ve attempted to garden, or stick solely to local fare, realise if we don’t eat wheelbarrow loads of one kind of veggie for a week at a time, it goes to waste quickly, and then we won’t see the same variety until next year at the same time.

Thankfully a variety of ways exist to preserve the harvest so we can enjoy our hard work throughout the year. Canning, drying, fermenting, freezing and/or preserving as-is in a fridge or root cellar are options. It may take a couple years to figure out what works best for you and the mouths that you feed, but meantime, let me give you a Canning, drying, fermenting, freezing and/or preserving as-is in a fridge or root cellar are options. quick overview of the options.

Ball and Bernadine, both common brands vegetables and fruits at their peak. Most Drying I find drying most helpful for herbs and for home canning supplies, provide excel- vegetables need to be blanched before teas, but really anything can be dried, from lent online and print resources, recipes freezing. Basically, that means they need vegetables to fruits to meat. Drying is easy and safety tips. You can also find canning to be submerged in boiling water for a and economical. Drying offers great ben- safety information from the Health Canada minute or so, cooled off quickly in cold efits such as taking very little space to website. water, drained, and then can be frozen in store the finished product. Also, by keep- Fermenting single layer on a large cookie sheet. From Fermenting offers another option. Many there, scoop into reusable storage bags or ing the finished product in jars or reusable containers, you completely avoid plastic people ferment for health benefits, but I containers and most vegetables stay quite waste. Dried products require a cool, dark, enjoy fermenting for the simplicity. Veg- well in the freezer for six to 12 months. and dry storage location and their storage gies submerged in salt brine at room tem- Storing as-is perature transform into a pleasant and is not dependent upon any hydro.

Some produce needs no special storTo get started, a rack or screen in a dry tangy ‘pickle’ after a week or so, then can age techniques. Potatoes can store until spot with a fan is all you need. You can be transferred to a fridge to keep up to the next spring in a dark cool area in a also use the oven at a very low tempera- eight months longer. Easy ferments to be- box or burlap sack. Pumpkins and squash ture. Or make an investment into a dehy- gin with are pickles and sauerkraut. Other can store for about four months at room vegetables that shine as ferments are green temperature. Carrots, purple cabbage and drator and even more options open up. beans, hot peppers, carrots, and garlic.

Canning beets can all be stored in the fridge into Fermentation weights help keeps veg- the winter. Just make sure you check and Canning takes some time, a little practice, and a lot of jars. If your ingredients are etables submerged. A starter culture with remove spoilage occasionally, so one bad acidic, like pickles, tomatoes, or tart jam, active bacteria, such as whey, may also veggie doesn’t spoil the rest. you can use traditional water-bath canning be used, but it’s not absolutely necessary.

Taking extra time in summer when the techniques. All you need is a large pot to And before starting to ferment, you’ll need harvests are plentiful will keep you satisact as a canner and a tried-and-true recipe to make sure you have a ton of non-iodized fied long into the winter. If it’s new to you, salt on hand as you will most likely go it may be helpful to start off slowly, and that follows current safety protocol.

Plenty of other produce can be canned through a lot of it! increase the percentage of home preservaFermenting is not really as intimidating tion every year. A great local resource to as well, but you may need to use a pressure canner. Pressure canning provides as it seems. Friends and neighbours with delve into local food preservation is: geta perfect way to preserve meats, broths, experience can provide guidance. There tystewart.com. The Woodmore Women’s legumes, pumpkin, beets, and really any- are also great online resources to help nav- Institute is offering a Preservation workthing. Pressure canners generally range in igate the process. shop on August 17 at the Roseau Valley price from $200 to $800. Sharing a pres- Freezing School. To register and get directions Freezing provides an incredibly easy and email Deb meloskydebbie@gmail.com. sure canner with friends or family may common way to store an abundance of or call 204-427-2036. make the purchase more worthwhile.

CWD Detection in Mule Deer Affects Local Hunters On November 1, 2021, Manitoba announced the discovery of the first case of CWD in the province in a mule deer.

Since then, four additional cases of CWD have been found in western Manitoba, all of which have occurred in mule deer.

CWD is an incurable fatal disease that affects members of the deer (cervid) family, which includes white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose and caribou. While there is currently no direct evidence CWD can spread to humans, meat from an infected animal is not recommended for consumption.

CWD has implications for many Manitobans, given that in areas where CWD becomes established, the disease poses a significant concern to the health of deer family populations.

In efforts to effectively monitor CWD, help prevent the spread and protect deer family populations in other areas of the province, Manitoba is announcing the following management actions: 1. Expansion of the mandatory CWD surveillance zone 2. Establishment of a licenced mule deer hunting season The expanded mandatory surveillance zone and a resident-only mule deer hunt-

ing season will be implemented in defined areas along the south-western and southern boundaries of Manitoba for all licenced hunters. These areas will include Game Hunting Areas (GHA) 5, 6, 6A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 18, 18A, 18B, 18C, 22, 23, 23A, 27, 28, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 33, 35, and 35A. For the fall 2022 hunting season, licenced hunters harvesting mule deer, white-tailed deer or elk in the area will be required to submit the complete head and upper neck to a drop-off depot for CWD testing in these areas. GHAs 23 and 23A will continue to have additional sample submission requirements for the lungs and trachea (windpipe) of deer or elk harvested in these areas in order to test for Bovine Tuberculosis. Depot locations can be found at www.manitoba.ca/cwd.

In addition, the department is working to establish a strictly regulated and managed resident-only mule deer hunting season in these same areas. This season will include a bag limit of one mule deer, as well as a second and third mule deer licence with a one antlerless mule deer bag limit. All licences will have a $5.50 fee and the season dates and equipment types will be the same as for white-tailed deer.

The province is asking all hunters in these

areas to play a key role in preventing the spread of CWD by submitting samples from their harvest for testing. Working collaboratively with local landowners, Indigenous communities, key stakeholders and hunters on a CWD response effort is a priority and will continue to be important to support the long-term sustainability of deer family populations in Manitoba.

For more information about CWD, Manitoba’s response or more information on submitting samples for CWD testing, please visit the CWD website at www. manitoba.ca/cwd, email cwd@gov.mb.ca or call 1-800-214-6497.

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C ommunity E vents Carrick 28th Annual Carrick Days – Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7 on Main St. Gates open at 11 am Saturday and 10 am Sunday, admission $5. Parade, Legendary Horseshoe Tournament, Bean Bag competition, Carrick Got Talent competition, Kids activities, dunk tank, 50/50 draw, silent auction, continuous entertainment and music, prizes, Saturday night fireworks and much more.

Falcon Beach Farmers’ Market – Tuesdays, from 9 am – 2pm at the Whiteshell Community Club 20 301 Pr, Falcon Beach. Contact 204-3492293.

Bingo – Wednesdays at 7: 30 pm, early bird games at 7 pm at the Whiteshell Community Club 20 301 Pr, Falcon Beach. Contact 204-349-2293.

Grunthal Farm to Table Market – Tuesdays until August 9, at 4 - 6 pm at the Hanover Ag Exhibition Park. Farmers & Artisans Market with amazing local vendors, food trucks and live music come together for a perfect summer evening.

Hanover Ag Fair - Begins Thursday, August 18 at 5 pm at the Hanover Ag Exhibition Park. A 4-day festival with family fun. Hanover Ag’s Bull Riders Canada Invitational, motorsports, live concerts and more...including food trucks and a licensed patio, you can stay all weekend! Contact Tamara office@hanoverag.com.

Hadashville Grow a Row & Vegetable Drop off - Plant a row now, grow a row this summer, and drop off extra veggies in fall. Fall drop off will be Saturday, September 10, 10 am – 12 noon, two locations at Whitemouth Lions Park and Hadashville Rec Centre. Proceeds will be taken to local food banks to help residents in your area. For more info call Marilyn 204-348-7191 ext. 4240.

Ile des Chenes Foot care clinic – Tuesday, September 20th and Wednesday, September 21with certified foot care nurse. Contact Janice 204883-2880 Ritchot Senior Services.

Middlebro Family Fun Day Fundraiser – Saturday, August 27 at the park.

Family friendly fun for all.

Niverville Family Fun Day - Saturday, August 20 at Hespeler Park, 3 to 8 pm. free entry. Include lots of fun activities for all ages including bouncy castles, face painting, balloon sculpting and a foam party!

Pack a picnic lunch and join us!

Pansy Pansy Hall Fall Supper – Sunday, September 11 at the Pansy Hall. Supper served from 3 - 6 pm. Ukrainian Smorgasbord.

Adults $20, Children 7-13 $8, 6 and under free. Cash Only, First Come, First Served. No reservations. Everyone Welcome! Contact Leanne Germain 204-434-6080, germainleanne@gmail.com.

Richer Richer Rough Stock Rodeo - Friday, August 5–to Sunday, August 7 at the Dawson Trail Park. Award winning annual rodeo and country fair. A giant Trading Post with unique vendors, social, concert/dance, beer gardens, 2 stages of entertainment, family fun zone, and more. Friday free entry until 5 pm. Noon Gymkhana registration open, 7 pm Bullnanza starts and 9 pm Giant Rodeo Social. Saturday, 8 am Pancake Breakfast at the Young at Heart Club, parade, 1:30 pm Opening Ceremonies, 2 pm Petting Zoo, Family Fun Zone, Mechanical Bull, HRA Rodeo, mutton busting and 8 pm Live Concert/Social on Main Stage with the Ricky Smits.

Sunday, 8 am Pancake Breakfast in the Park, 9:30 am Gymkhana. Friday, Adult $ 20, youth $10 and under 5 free. Saturday and Sunday 2-day pass adults $15, youth $10, under 5 free.

Dawson Trail Beading Circle – Wednesdays August 3, 17, and 31, September 14 and 28, at 6 pm at the Musee Dawson Trail Museum. Would you like to work on your beading with other beading artists? Join us. No pre-registration required. Cost non-members $10 per person per day, free for museum members. Memberships can be purchased from yfontaine52@gmail.com.

RM of Ritchot Heart to Home Meals - To place your order please call 1-204816-8659 or 1-888-216-1067 Menus can be sent or available to pick up at Ritchot Senior Services. After placing order please call or email Ritchot Senior Services and let us know you have placed an order. This will assist us in organizing volunteers for delivery of meals to you.

Order your meals by: Wednesday August 3, meals are ready for pick up or delivery on August 4 and Wednesday, August 17 meals are ready for pick up or delivery on August 18. Service available to all areas of the Ritchot Community including St. Adolphe, Ste Agathe, Ile des Chenes, Grande Pointe, Howden and Glenlea.

There are no contracts, no minimum orders.

RM of Stuartburn Services to Seniors - Access Credit Union sponsored Free Shuttle for residents of the RM of Stuartburn, the first Friday of each month. Call to book a ride and do your banking and shopping locally or book your doctor’s appointment and we will get you to your appointment. Next Access Free Shuttle is June 3. Call 204-425-3701.

Summer Movie Nights - Bring family and friends and join us for an evening of fun and popcorn and being in the Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. after hours. Admission and popcorn are free but be sure to bring a pillow to sit on. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Regular library services will not be available during movie nights. Schedule August 5, 7 pm Encanto (rated PG), August 19 Double Feature, 6:30 pm Home (rated G) and 8:30 pm Cruella (rated PG-13).

Creative Writers Club - Second Wednesday every month at 7 pm. next one April 13 at the Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. This is not a class but rather a writing share group where we hope to foster and encourage our participants’ love of writing. Feel free to bring 5 pages of writing (single sided, double spaced) to share with the group. Our evening will begin with an ice breaker and then move into share time. Coffee and tea will be served. Contact Madison Redekopp email mredekopp@jakeepplibrary.com.

Services to Seniors Steinbach Shuttle - Subsidized cost $15/person. The next shuttle is Tuesday, June 7. Minimum of 8 participants required for the trip to take place. Departure from Shady Oaks at 9:30 am. Call 204-425-3701 to book a seat.

Steinbach Professional Development Toastmasters Club – On Thursdays at 9:46 am, Eastman Education Centre, 385 Loewen Blvd. How can a person get the message across well, keep meeting participants engaged, and fully use the capabilities of videoconferencing platforms? What works? What doesn’t? What is the etiquette expected? Join us in person or by zoom on 12 pm every Wednesday. All guests are welcome! Contact Mark Hiebert 204371-5197, email mhiebert@barkmanconcrete.com.

South Junction Southeast Farmers’ Market – Fridays from 3 - 8 pm until September 2. If you can’t make it, bake it or grow it, you can buy it at the Farmer’s Market at the Pine Grove Seniors facility rain or shine.

Contact Jen at 204-423-2223 or Shawny 204-437-2600.

Craft Night - Wednesdays at 7 pm, Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. Ages 16 years and up join us for a free event, with coffee and crafting. Our craft for the evening will be a beaded spring wreath.

There is limited space available. To sign up, email mredekopp@ jakeepplibrary.com.

Sprague Sprague Fest – Fundraiser, Saturday, August 13 at the community centre. Free entry for day events. Pancake breakfast at 10:30 am, parade, free children’s activities including face painting, 3on-3 Baseball tournament, rainbow auction, farmers’ market (10 am – 3 pm), wood carving demo, horseshoe tournament, bingo, social from 8 pm to 1 am with DJ music, tickets $10 at the door.

Book Club - Meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 7 - 8:30 pm Jake Epp Library, 255 Elmdale St. Books are available at the circ desk as well as on our Libby App (free with your library card). Please sign up by email mredekopp@jakeepplibrary.com.

Limited space available.

St. Adolphe Coffee with Friends on the Deck - Men’s coffee time Thursday, August 4 and 18, Ladies’ coffee time Thursday, August 11 and 25 from 10 – 11:30 am. Cost $2 for bottomless coffee & a treat at Ritchot Senior Services, 457 Main Street.

Foot care clinic – Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23 with certified foot care nurse. Contact Janice 204-883-2880 Ritchot Senior Services.

Ste. Agathe Foot care clinic – Wednesday, August 17 with certified foot care nurse. Contact Janice 204-883-2880 Ritchot Senior Services.

Steinbach Guardians of the Children Canada Empowerment Ride– Saturday, August 6. Come and join us for a great motorcycle ride starting at Headingly sports ending at Big Smoke in Steinbach. Cost is $25 which includes an amazing meal. A silent auction with some amazing prices including grand prizes like helicopter rides and a custom made bonfire pit. A great family event to come check out. All bikes will be rolling into Big Smoke between 1pm - 2 PM. Come check it out. The mission of Guardians of the Children Canada (GOC) is to Empower and Protect Abused Children.

Teddy Bear Fun Day – Saturday, September 10 at E.A. Friesen Park, 10 am – 1 pm presented by Agape House. Free family event features a “clinic”, stuffy adoption station, arts and crafts, the SAYZOONS REC Wagon, face painting, story time as well as presentations from Wildlife Haven and local community safety ambassadors.

Steinbach & Area Garden Club – Garden Walkabouts in August, between 6:30 – 8pm. Informally touring local gardens on specific Wednesday evenings during the summer to learn from each other and enjoy each other’s company. Big or small, vegetable or flower, let’s share, encourage and be proud of the gardens we have created! Guests do not need to RSVP or commit, but please respect the time line. Contact email sagcnewsletter@gmail.com.

Sundown 18th Annual Sundown Gymkhana – Saturday and Sunday, August 2 7and 28, road 53E, watch for the signs. Family fun fundraising event. Enter you and your horse competitions, registration at 2 pm on Saturday with Five event combined time and dress code long sleeves, cowboy boots and hat. Live music. Sunday registration at 11 am for the open event, no dress code. Pancake breakfast (Sunday), canteen, vendor market, perogy supper, children corner with bouncy inflatable’s, silent auction, live music at 8 pm. Contact Tammy 204-381-0455 for the Gymkhana and vendor market Bobbie Lee at 204-381-2278.

Vassar Ball Tournament - from Friday, August 19 to Sunday, August 21at the community centre. Saturday Slo-pitch mixed team, cost $250 per team. Competitive division 1st place win $1,000 with 16 teams and Rec division win is per game. Sunday Fastball entry $200 per team. Must have 6 teams registered by August 6. Sunday Cornhole Tournament, $20 per team. Friday night dance, live music. Cost $10. Weekend camping, tent/RV, $20. Gate fee $5, chilren under 12 free. Sunday breakfast, silent auction, outdoor pool, canteen. To register a team call Jeremy 204-437-3168.

Vita Summer Day Camp – Open to ages 5 to 14. Activities, crafts, games and much more. 10 spots per session available. Cost $50.

Session 2 on August 15 – 19, hosted at the Arena. To Register contact RM office 204-425-3218 or rmstuartburn.rec@gmail. com.

Woodmore Preservation Workshop – Wednesday, August 17 sponsored by the Woodmore Women’s Institute at the Roseau Valley School.

To register and get directions email Deb meloskydebbie@gmail. com. or call 204-427-2036.

Please email us your events each month for inclusion to editor@dawsontrail.ca

Apply to Be a Part of the RCMP National Youth Advisory Committee Canadian residents ages 13 to 21 can now apply to become a part of the RCMP’s National Youth Advisory Committee (NYAC)! Applications must be received by September 12.

This is an online opportunity for youth to connect, have their say and make a difference. NYAC members interact with participants from all over the country and discuss important issues they face in their respective communities.

They share their thoughts about youth crime and victimization topics, and help shape RCMP programs and initiatives.

NYAC members can also receive refer-

ence letters and volunteer hours in recognition of their contributions.

Last year, nine Manitobans were a part of the National Youth Advisory Committee.

“Being a part of the Youth Advisory Committee challenged me to expand my thinking and really pushed me to think more deeply about things that happen every day right in front of me,” said Colby, 15, from Grosse Isle.

Twenty-year-old Grayson from Winnipeg agrees.

“I joined the committee to broaden my horizons. I was able to connect with youth and RCMP officers across

Canada, and talk about the issues and concerns I see on a daily basis,” said Grayson. “Because of my involvement on this committee, I learned about different grants I could apply for and I was able to hold a drum making workshop with police, the Bear Clan, and youth from the inner city to help foster reconciliation and stronger community relationships.”

Youth voices matter. The deadline to apply for the 2022-23 NYAC is September 12. To request an application form, contact RCMP.Youth-Jeunesse.

GRC@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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Rain, Sun and Hiking Trails This year for our family summer vacation, we went to the wonderful land of Falcon Lake.

Only two and a half hours away, our car fairly flew as we left our flat lands behind and journeyed into the rolling mountainous hills of eastern Manitoba. Okay, so I’m being a bit overly dramatic about it, but hey, it still is very different from our home.

While packing up the car, an ordeal that found me wondering how we can pack so much stuff for only a week’s stay, we did have to jettison a few items that just would not work in the cramped confines of the car. Each of the children, and my wife, either held something on their laps or had some things tucked between their feet for the duration of the ride. What’s really fun is when we arrived at the cabin we had rented and began to unpack the car, wow can things move fast when everybody helps and space is not an issue!

The first couple of nights without AC wasn’t too much of an issue as we were blessed with several thunderstorms that kept the breezes coming through the windows nice and cool. We also had the opportunity to experience what it is like when the roof leaks. With a large bowl on the kitchen/dining room floor to catch the drips there, we could do nothing for the spots where the water dribbled down the walls. We were able to contact the owner to let her know of the issues and she came down to take a look. There really wasn’t much to do about it but live with it.

One day of our vacation we headed out with the intent of hiking the Falcon Creek Trail, a very short, very easy trail.

On the drive over it began to rain. By the time we arrived at the trailhead, the rain was coming down in a downpour!

With courage in our hearts and a sense of reckless abandon, my eleven year old son and I jumped out of the car and plunged down the trail. With areas where the water was flowing, the trail became very muddy and slippery. Any area of bare rock required extra attention to avoid slippage.

Nearly halfway done the rapid hike, the sky lit up and was quickly followed by a deafening boom of nearby thunder.

I do believe that my son and I cleared that 2.3 Km hike in record time.

On a later day, my daughter and I hiked the Top of the World Trail. This beautiful trail is a bit longer and is a bit more challenging than some others but not too difficult.

The beauty of this trail is that near the mid-point there is a stunning view overlooking Falcon Lake. The view alone was well worth our efforts. The only part of this adventure was when we were hiking down the back half of the trail that the mosquitoes really got aggressive and nearly carried me away; thankfully, my daughter was there to rescue me from those winged vampires.

We also tried our hand at fishing but, like the years before, no fish were caught by us. Still, it is relaxing to just be sitting there staring out at the water and not worrying about anything. Just enjoying the moment.

Each day but one, found us in the water. Splashing, swimming and floating on our tubes was the best way to cool off and relax. While the first few days were rainy, the rest of the week more than made up for it.

Also, as is part of our ongoing tradition, we have one meal at the Falcon’s Nest Café, often near the beginning of our stay and we play a round of mini-golf at the nearby golf course later in the week. All in all, we had a great summer vacation and feel recharged to tackle the rest of the summer and whatever it shall bring.

Until next time, take care and keep your world spinning.

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RCMP FILES If you have any information in regards to any item here you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP Detachment at 204-326-4452 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com or text “TIPMAN” plus your message to Crimes (274637).

Steinbach RCMP Investigate Fatal Collision On July 8, at approximately 5:25 pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 52, between Road 38 East and Road 39 East in the RM of La Broquerie. When officers arrived on scene, two vehicles were on their roofs on both the north and south sides of the highway, and EMS was attending to several people.

Initial investigation has determined that a minivan was travelling eastbound on Highway 52 when a westbound SUV crossed the centre line and collided head-on with the minivan.

The 61-year-old male driver of the minivan, from the RM of La Broquerie, was pronounced deceased on scene. The passengers in the minivan, a 54-year-old female and a 12-year-old male, were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The 38-year-old male driver of the SUV, from Steinbach, was also transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He has since been released from hospital and charges are pending.

Stolen Property Recovered as RCMP Execute Search Warrant On June 22 Steinbach RCMP executed a Search Warrant at a residence in Richer.

As a result of locating stolen property, Steinbach RCMP were able to link the property to three separate break-ins and thefts that were reported earlier to police.

Timothy Jaques of Richer was arrested for Break and Enter x 3 (Golden West Broadcasting, Canada Post La Broquerie, Golden Memories Jewellery); Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 x 4; and Possession of Schedule 1 Substance.

He was remanded into custody for further court appearance.

Multiple Motorcycles Stolen in Steinbach On July 1 around 4 pm Steinbach RCMP received a report of a stolen motorcycle overnight on June 30 to the early morning hours on July 1from a residence on 1st Street in Steinbach.

The motorcycle is described as 2015 Honda CVR orange, grey, white and black in colour. The tires have orange rims. Manitoba License plate is 5GD25.

A little over a week later, on July 9, Steinbach RCMP received report of another stolen motorcycle that was parked between Clearspring Centre Mall and Walmart. The motorcycle had a full tank of gas and handlebars were locked.

The theft occurred between the hours of 4 pm and 6 pm on July 9. The motorcycle is described as a grey and black 2016 Yamaha R3 with Manitoba plate 9GF18.

Steinbach RCMP is requesting the public’s help in locating the stolen motorcycles. If you have any information in regards to the above matter, you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP Detachment at 204-326-4452 or Crime Stoppers at 1800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers. com.

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Steinbach RCMP Arrest Teacher for Sexual Offences

Pair of Women Sought After Fuel Theft

On June 17, RCMP received several reports of sexual assault involving an employee of the Steinbach Regional Secondary School (SRSS) in Steinbach.

Six female students between the ages of 15 and 18 reported they were assaulted by the male between February 1, 2022 and May 31, 2022, on school property.

Additional female students came forward as well to provide information that assisted with the investigation.

On July 4, Steinbach RCMP arrested 41-year-old David Bueti of Winnipeg. He has been charged with five counts of Sexual Assault and three counts of Sexual Interference.

He was released from custody on a release order with a number of conditions.

David Bueti was employed by SRSS from February, 2022, until June, 2022, where he worked as a teacher and a coach.

Previous to this, he was employed at several different schools in Winnipeg. This includes River East Collegiate for a six-month period in 2021 and Holy Cross School for a four-month period in 2020. Additionally, he taught at Holy Ghost School from 2006 to 2007 and St. John Brebeuf school from 2007 to 2018.

The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information or wish to speak to an investigator, please call Steinbach RCMP at 204-3261234.

At approximately 9:36 am on July 3, Steinbach RCMP received a call that a silver/white Dodge Durango with Manitoba plate R13987 drove away without paying from the Esso gas station in Richer after purchasing fuel. Both occupants of the vehicle were females. The driver was described as having brown hair and thin built. The female passenger was described as having tattoos on arms and chest.

If you have any information in regards to the above matter, you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP Detachment at 204-326-4452 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Important Information for Survivors of Sexual Assault There’s no time limit to report a sexual assault to police. Even if you were assaulted years ago, you can still report it to police. Many survivors do not report right away, and choose to do so later in their lives.

Reporting a sexual assault can help you seek justice and start the healing process.

If you wish to report a sexual assault, you can contact your local police to make a report. If you chose not to report sexual assault to the police directly, you can report the crime through a third party. Third party reporting is when someone else reports the crime to police. It allows survivors who do not want to report the crime directly to ensure police receive a report about the crime.

Klinic Community Health is able to receive third party reports from survivors of sexual assault who are 16-years and older anywhere in Manitoba. In this process, the survivor completes a form with the support of a Sexual Assault Crisis Program worker, and this information is sent to police without the survivor’s identifying information.

For more information on third party reporting please contact Klinic’s 24/7 Sexual Assault Crisis Line at 204-786-8631 or toll free at 1-888292-7565.

Keep Eye Out for Stolen Dodge Ram On July 25 at around 7:30 am a Black 2011 Dodge Ram was stolen from the Wilson Street area. Police are looking for the publics’ assistance in gathering any information pertaining to this theft.

If you have any information regarding this matter, please contact the Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1800-222-8477, or secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Suspicious Fire Investigated On July 24 at 4:15 am, Steinbach RCMP and Steinbach Fire attended 84 McKenzie Avenue for a structure fire. The shed was completely engulfed in flames on arrival of emergency services. While the fire was extinguished by the fire department, the shed was completely destroyed.

The police are asking the public if they have any information related to this incident to please call Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452 or Crime stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Thief Walks Out with E-Bike On July 14 at 4:30 pm a male entered Steinbach Canadian Tire and stole a Raleigh Electric Bicycle.

RCMP are hoping the public can identify the suspect.

If you have information regarding this matter, please call Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-8477, or secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

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Car Stolen from Side of Highway On July 22 at 6:15 pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of theft of motor vehicle. The vehicle broke down and was left locked on the side of the road on Hwy 302 and 303 on July 20 at 8 pm and when the owner returned on July 22 at 5:30 am the vehicle was gone. The vehicle is described as a 1989 white Chevrolet Capris, Manitoba licence plate HDV907.

If you have information regarding this matter, please call Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-2228477, or secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

RCMP Seek Jeep Thief On July 10, Steinbach RCMP received report of a stolen 2009 Cherokee Jeep, grey in color with Manitoba plate JBS106. The vehicle was stolen from Donald Street in Steinbach and occurred on July 10 between 1:30 am and 11 am.

If you have any information in regards to the above matter, you are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP Detachment at (204) 326-4452 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Trailer Stolen from Yard at Business On July 18 Steinbach RCMP responded to a report of a theft of trailer from a local business. Investigation has revealed that sometime between May 1 and July 18 a blue tri-axle dump trailer was stolen.

Steinbach RCMP requests assistance from the public to help locate and recover the trailer and identify any suspect(s). Anyone with information please contact Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-4452 or Crimestoppers.

On July 25, at approximately 7:15 pm, Lac du Bonnet RCMP received a report of a hiker in distress on the Mantario Trail in Whiteshell Provincial Park.

It was reported that a 34-year-old female was hiking alone and had contacted a friend earlier in the day advising that she was not feeling well, but was going to continue on to the next campsite. Several hours later her friend received an SOS message from her satellite device. Her location was determined, however it was not accessible by vehicle, and no one was able to contact her due to lack of cell coverage.

At 6 am the following morning, RCMP officers were flown by helicopter to the hiker’s last known location where she was found. She was taken to hospital but is expected to make a full recovery.

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Truck Stolen While Owner Was at Work

Fatality at Deacon’s Corner Under Investigation

On July 23 at approximately 7:18 pm, Steinbach RCMP received report of a stolen truck. The truck was parked at a business in Blumenort while the owner was out for work from July 13 to July 22. The truck is described as a 2018 white Ford F150 Platinum Supercrew with Manitoba licence plate J41611.

If you have information regarding this matter, please call Steinbach RCMP at 204326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

On July 27, 2022, at approximately 3:30 am, Oakbank RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 1, near Provincial Road 207, known as Deacon’s Corner. When officers arrived on scene, a 32-year-old male from Winnipeg was receiving medical attention and a SUV was resting on its roof in the westbound lane of the divided highway. The male was later pronounced deceased on scene.

Initial investigation has determined a SUV was travelling eastbound when it entered the ditch and rolled several times, landing on its roof facing west in the westbound lane of Highway 1.

The investigation is continuing with the assistance of a RCMP Forensic Collision Reconstructionist.

Stolen Motorcyle Recovered, RCMP Still Trying to Identify Suspect On July 20 at approximately 10:30 am, Steinbach RCMP received report of a stolen motorcycle from 547 Main Street in Steinbach. The theft occurred between July 19 at 8 pm and July 20 at 10 am.

While the motorcycle was recovered later in the evening, RCMP are still trying to identify a suspect.

The motorcycle was a 2020 Honda Rebel 300 with Manitoba licence plate 9FX68. If you have information regarding this matter, please call Steinbach RCMP at 204326-4452, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Steinbach RCMP Respond to Homicide

RCMP Rescue Hiker in Whiteshell

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On July 29 at 3 pm, Steinbach RCMP received a report of a deceased male inside a residence on Whitby Crescent in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Officers responded immediately and located the 69-year-old male. His death has been determined to be a homicide.

A 34-year-old female was in the residence when officers arrived. She was arrested for the homicide and remains in police custody. The deceased and the female were known to each other.

Savannah Dueck has been charged with Second Degree Murder and will appear in a Winnipeg court on August 2.

RCMP Major Crime Services is leading the ongoing investigation and the Forensic Identification Section is assisting.

Be aware of happenings in your neighbourhood and report suspicious activity to the Authorities.

Check on your neighbours.

Call 911 if you suspect a crime is in progress or has occured!

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