September 30, 2022 Neepawa Banner & Press

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Neepawa’s next mayor ready for the challenge

Brian Hedley looking forward to serving community in a new role

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Over the last 25 years, Brian Hedley has seen a lot of great things happen in Neepawa. Over the next four years, he hopes to be part of the group that ensures great things continue to happen for our community.

As municipal elections across Manitoba begin to take shape, one high pro file race has already been decided, with Hedley set to be acclaimed as mayor of Neepawa. Hedley, who was first elected to the Town Council in 2018, is the lone individual who has submitted his name for the job. The position of mayor is open due to Blake McCutcheon deciding not to run for a second term.

Along with his tenure as councillor, Hedley has also served as deputy mayor. Speaking with the Banner & Press earlier this week, he said that that ex perience has been a great learning opportunity.

“I’ve really enjoyed the

last four years. It has been nice serving as deputy mayor and working with Blake McCutcheon. I’ve learned a lot of stuff from him and I thought [in de ciding to run for mayor], here’s an opportunity to continue to work with the community and for them. There are a lot of tremendous projects that are on the go right now I’d like to see finished,” stated Hedley.

Hedley noted that the last several councils for the Town of Neepawa have done an amazing job in advancing the com munity. From the work on improvements to our water and sewer lines, to the planned swimming pool upgrades and cre ation of the HyLife Back Forty Bike Trail Park, there has been tremendous momentum over the last eight years. Hedley said it will be very important for him and the new council to keep that momentum going.

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Brian Hedley, who has served as a councillor for the Town of Neepawa for the last four years, will be acclaimed as the new mayor for the community later this year.

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‘Neepawa is the perfect place to be’

Beautiful Plains Medical Clinic welcomes new staff member, Dr. Jawed

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Another fresh face can be seen at the Beautiful Plains Community Med ical Clinic in Neepawa. An ever improving facility in a manner of respects, the clinic has added Dr. Sidra Jawed to its staff. Dr. Jawed specializes in family medicine, with an interest in the palliative care side, as well. Offi cially making her home here just last week, Dr. Jawed told the Banner & Press that she was right on time for her first day on the job on Sept. 21.

“So I’m quite literally brand new,” Dr. Jawed laughed. “Before coming here I lived in Winnipeg. I got my schooling in Pakistan, where I lived previously, then came to Winnipeg in 2013. So about nine years ago now.”

Dr. Jawed added, “I did my training in Winnipeg while I lived there. Then, after my residency in family medicine, I moved here.”

‘Lucky to be here’

Favouring rural set tings, Dr. Jawed noted that the move felt like a natural progression for her career. What’s more, she’s actually stopped in the community before.

“I visited Neepawa before coming here and I love the people here. Everyone has been so kind,” said Dr. Jawed.

In addition to the people, Dr. Jawed made note of a few additional

factors that are big draws for her.

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Dr. Jawed is eager to explore all the commun ity and area has to offer.

“Neepawa is the perfect place to be. I really enjoy that the national park is so close and you’re not too far from Brandon, too,” Dr. Jawed expressed. “And you can have really nice vacation spots here. That’s why I tell my colleagues that I’m very lucky to be placed in Neepawa.”

However, for now, she wished to extend a word of gratitude.

“I’d really like to thank everyone in general for being so welcoming,” said Dr. Jawed. “I only just started the Wednesday

after having moved the week prior and gener ally, they’ve just been so nice. From my daughter’s daycare to her school, my colleagues here… They’ve all been so welcoming and understanding.”

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Dr. Sidra Jawed (pictured) was welcomed as a new member of the team of doctors at the Beautiful Plains Community Medical Clinic in Neepawa last week. She is eager to provide the care her patients need, further explore the area and meet more residents of the community.

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Local music studio up for ‘Studio of the Year’ Smile Cookie sales skyrocket since last year

By Destiny Maki Neepawa Banner & Press

Frozen Fire Studios is one of two Manitoban music studios that has been nominated for ‘Studio of the Year’ at the Manitoba Loud Music Awards for 2022. An artist-focused studio, Frozen Fire Stu dios is owned and operated by Neepawa local, Jeff Desender. Desender is pas sionate about music, mental health, and supporting lo cal and he tries to incorporate all three into what he does through Frozen Fire.

Manitoba Loud Music Awards is an annual event put on by Badlands Pro motions Inc. and other Manitoba sponsors and or ganizations. Badlands is a promotion company based out of Portage la Prairie that promotes live shows in Portage, Winnipeg and Brandon, as well as sup ports musicians, whether they are trying to start up or already established. Their goal is to support and bring awareness of local talent of the less popular genres of rock and

metal to the public eye and give credit where it’s due.

Frozen Fire Studios has partnered with Badlands Promotions Inc. because they share a mutual goal. They’re both focused on the local music scene and mental health initiatives. The voting process for the Loud Music Awards was

Manitoba and the other is in Saskatchewan.

Desender said it felt surreal when he received notification that his studio had been nominated. He said it was a great feeling to be recognized by some one who feels that what they do is worth doing. “I guess I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing and the fight is worth it that much more,” added Desender. He’s very happy that even just one person loves what they do.

held online from Sept. 8 to Sept. 30. The live awards event will then be hosted in Winnipeg in November.

Frozen Fire Studios is a local recording studio located just south of Nee pawa. Being a Canadianbased company, their sole focus is supporting Canadian artists through out the country to help get them started and get their music heard. The company itself is artist ori ented, being run by a local musician himself. Aside from Desender’s band, they have two other main artists that they work with regularly. One is based in

Desender has always been passionate about music and it’s an important part of his life. The studio’s main focus is the music. He said he is not concerned with fame and fortune, but with the fact that music is a type of safe place for many people and it’s im portant for there to be a place where like-minded individuals can have that sense of community. To sum up what Desender said about his studio and the people he works with, he said, “We do what we do, because we love what we do.”

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

The Neepawa commun ity really showed up to bring smiles to some local students. The local Tim Hortons’ Smile Cookie campaign sold more cook ies than ever this year, with 100 per cent of pro ceeds going towards the

Neepawa Middle School playground fund.

In total, $11,873 was brought in from the sale of smile cookies, which were sold for $1 each. Neeepawa Tim Hortons franchisee Greg Crisanti said that those numbers put Neepawa’s store in the top 10 in Manitoba for cookie sales.

“It was successful this year, for sure,” he ex pressed. “It’ll be great to get that playground closer to completion, I think this will really help.”

Not only was Neepawa’s store high up in the prov ince’s rankings, it also beat out its own record set last year by nearly $2,000.

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Perspectives

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By Chad Carpenter

Vision and planning should yield success

Thedie is cast. Municipal and School board election candidate lists are now final ized and the election date is Oct. 26. But there are exceptions, as a large number of councils and boards only got enough candidates to fill the seats and not enough to trigger a contest. That tells a couple of stories or more. Obviously, voters are satisfied with past performance in many cases and sitting or incumbent councillors, mayors and trustees have done a good job. Or it could mean that there isn’t enough interest in being elected. Perhaps the job doesn’t pay enough. Perhaps the job isn’t worth the hassle and, unfortu nately, elected officials are hassled. They shouldn’t be, unless there is a real issue, but sometimes voters will “go off” on an official when it really isn’t justified.

I served twice as Mayor of Neepawa and it might be helpful to revisit those terms to give today’s councillors and trustees some insight into how import ant it is to “play a part” in a project.

In my first term as mayor back 20 years ago I tried my hardest to get the CNR property for the Town of Nee pawa. It was finally purchased in my second term 10 years ago and now that piece of land is filling up with apart ment blocks, houses, a fire hall and a police station. It took a long time. Like many other projects, it came to fruition because of the little pieces being done by many people. My part was small, but it was a good project, it just took too long. Like a lot of delayed projects, this project’s costs went way up.

In my first term as mayor I had a small part to play in establishing telehealth for western Manitoba. I chaired the Manitba Smart Network and out

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of that grew the tele-health program we have in Manitoba. Both my wife and I have seen the benefits as at least eight trips to Winnipeg have been avoided due to our specialists being able to communicate with us by phone or conference video call.

I played another big part in the upgrading of Neepawa’s Yellowhead Centre with the new lights, boards, in sulation and score clock. Still a long way to go, but it was a major improvement.

I relate all these stories to illustrate that mayors, councillors and trustees all play a part in equipping their com munities to survive and thrive. It’s a lot of work. Communities definitely need to grow and they need good leader ship. It has to start locally or it won’t happen at all.

The question that begs an answer is why do so many communities grow and so many fade away? Sometimes it’s location. Without a large surrounding area to service, it’s difficult to be a service centre. Every community that has thrived has had good location, an area to serve, and most of all, a plan. If you don’t have a plan, then failure is on the horizon. Sometimes the plan has to be adjusted but “If you fail to plan you plan to fail.”

And that brings us back to mayors, councillors and trustees. They need

a vision. Vision leads to a plan and a plan leads to success. The leading ex ample of vision, planning and success in Manitoba can be found in Winkler and Steinbach. If someone wants a blueprint for success, look at these two towns, lots to learn from their experience.

Oh yes, it takes a lot of money –corporate, private, and government. Check out any success story, in any town and you will find that the money had to come from somewhere and in a timely fashion. Many good ideas have withered in the scorching heat of not having enough money to start, or more dangerously, not enough money to finish. Many will remember how promising it sounded when beef plants were so badly needed in Manitoba.

They never amounted to a successful effort. A lot of money and manpower was expended in the process.

So, it all comes back to local elections.

If every official digs in and helps from their spot, the vision will be a success. If not there will be failures. The prairie landscape is dotted with success stor ies, but it is littered with the failures, especially leadership failures.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

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More phone philosophy

Many are the topics covered in the morning call with my grandson. Some are deep and heavy, some remembering. We try to help each other be accountable for getting done the things we hope and plan to do. We try to be open to new and sometimes uncomfortable ideas and ideals. So, warn ing, some of you may become uncomfortable with new ideas, and some of you may be prompted to get delayed goals done.

Topic one was a reminder that I had started many plans and not completed them. I have determined those who are to be my power of attorney, asked them, and upon receiving their support, had the lawyer draw up the document. In the course of business at my finan cial centre, the gentle advisor inquired who would be a trusted contact if it would ever be necessary. I assured her that I had power of attorney in place, and she wondered if it would be possible for them to have a copy on file. How simple! Done in a phone call and a walk up town. I have an inkling of what chaos can ensue if there is no legal document for what happens when I can’t!

The other plan I had begun, begun well, I might add, was/is the arrangements for my graduation from this life to the next. I have my urn at home, with a copy of the will and the scripture and music I want for my farewell service. My power of attorneys know where this package is. My power of attorneys are not my executors, so it would be so much simpler for all concerned if the funeral home has a copy as well. After a quick review of the service, I added one reading to accompany the interment portion. Filling out the vital stats form took but a minute, and I dropped that package off at the funeral home. I know that family/executors do not have to follow my wishes, but I am confident that they will! I think they may be a little afraid not to! (Please, for the sake of your loved ones, look after these essential details– wills, power of attorney and funeral arrange ments– you will be loved even more!)

The second topic was/is a natural continuation–death and dying. More individuals are embracing MAID, Medical Assistance In Dying, simply dying with dignity. I have no idea what I will choose, and can support anyone with and in their own personal decision. I have not been faced with the diagnosis of a terminal illness. I do know that people I have loved and trusted would have chosen this option if it had been available at the time of their death. For me, the decision has nothing to do with financial costs, home care, hospital care, medications, support systems or treatments. It has to do with quality of life, and care for loved ones. A relatively new idea.

These conversations were accompanied by much laughter and anecdotes. Giving space for grief and quiet reflection. For each of us, for all of us, there is indeed a time to be born and a time to die. Life.

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Perspectives

Twelve MVLs— Part 5

It was one of those things that could only happen to my Grade 9 class. We were seated in our new home room, eagerly waiting to see who our new home room teacher would be, when the door opened and, to our shock and dis may, in walked tour home room teacher from Grade 8. We were disappointed–and I actually heard a few of my classmates say (quietly, of course): “Oh no, not her!”

Now, I will be the first to admit that Grade 9 students aren’t the easiest people to get along with. But this teacher had some habits that we found increasingly annoying as the year went on. I won’t go into detail about what they were for reasons that you will dis cover shortly. And, to be fair, there were a few of us who had some habits that she found annoying. Her annoyance with us was revealed when we least expected it– but in a way with which we became all too familiar.

She was prone to sudden

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verbal outbursts. Without warning, she would begin shouting at one of us– usu ally for a very good reason. She would speak her mind and then, just as quickly, she’d stop. Peace, order and good government had been restored in her classroom and learning could continue. To her credit, she only addressed bad behavior, and always with high respect for us as individuals.

This story does not have a happy ending. Our Grade 9 year was this teacher’s last year in the classroom. She did not leave because she wanted to. She left be cause she had to. Visits to her doctor and specialists confirmed that she was terminally ill. For the two years she was my home

Observation

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room teacher, she suffered from severe headaches. By the time their cause was diagnosed, it was too late. She died a few months later. I was saddened to hear that news, a sadness I retain to this day.

This experience taught me the fifth Most Valu able Lesson I learned during my years in public school– “In this life, you don’t always get what you want, and sometimes, there is a very good reason why you don’t.” Instead of complaining about what we don’t get, we need to adapt to things as they are and make the best of them.

I often wonder what would have happened if my Grade 9 class had given this teacher the benefit of the doubt. We knew she didn’t

have an easy life. Had we thought, for even a moment, that she might have had a medical problem– some thing she didn’t even know about– we might have cut her a little slack instead of being so hard to get along with. Sadly, those years are gone and so is she. The best any of us can do (and I am sure most of us have done) is remember those years and not repeat those mistakes.

I am glad I learned this lesson in public school. It helped me cope with those times later in life when the disappointments were far greater and the hurt I felt was far worse. My public school experience helped me face those painful times with dignity, courage, faith and optimism.

The regrets from my Grade 9 year are still with me. I would not wish some of the above experiences on my worst enemy. But I would not trade them for anything. Today, I welcome them as friends. They have helped make me the person I am.

Letters

I will retain my trust in our public health care

The Banner & Press, Sept. 2 op-ed by John Feldsted promotes the total “privatization of” Canada’s “Health care delivery, all of it including hospitals and clinics.”

“The public system is dead and unworthy of rejuvena tion.” “Privatized health care delivery does not preclude provincial governments from overseeing payments made for services rendered.”

Due to our close proximity to the USA and our inability to restrict foreign investment, privatization of Canada’s health care system would result in American Health Care Corporations buying up most of Canada’s health care infrastructure, extending the American style health care into Canada. The American health care system is widely recognized for providing some of the finest health care in the world for this affluent enough to gain access. Those of lower income requiring access to health care become spectators and clients of a lower quality publicly subsid ized system.

The private sector willingly provides the profitable ser vices while the taxpayers fund the unprofitable elements of US health care, “overseeing payments made for servi ces rendered” (ObamaCare). Patient inability to service health care billings remain the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the USA. If we, as a nation, are unable to collectively fund our public health care system, how then, as individuals, do we fund a far more expensive American style health care system?

I would suggest Mr. Feldsted turn his immediate attention to the many reports of neglect and abuse that have occurred in Manitoba’s privately owned personal care homes. His goal would be to create a positive example of personal care that he could promote as an alternative to our public health care system. The problem he will be confronted with is private personal care homes must generate profit for the owner-investors. Profits that have been generated at the expense of substandard patient care, in one example requiring the intervention of the Canadian Military.

A man that just wanted to answer questions

In 1731, Thomas Ridgley published his last four volumes of his works “A body of Divinity”. While some Presbyterians may be familiar with his works, everyone can benefit from his insights and clarity on some of the oldest questions man-kind has asked.

Ridgley had a quest for answers, written in plain English and distributed by hand to the common man. The evidence for this is the letters written to him and books that mention him. As well, surviving original copies are so worn from public readings and from the interchange of hands, they’re almost unreadable.

The copy that I am reading is a republishing of the first American version in 1889 and, even then, there are pages that are lost to time.

But I digress, THE QUESTS! Thomas Ridgley would ask not his

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fellow peers at universities or reverends in the area, but farmers, seamstresses and sailors, what questions they had about the Bible and God. For six years he studied and asked questions in the London, England area.

After each and every question in his books he gives a short and to the point summary of the explanation that is easily understood. And only after that does he go into further detail. For example in “A Body of Divinity, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ridgley, Thomas, 1731” it says on page 68: “Quest. IV: How doth it appear that

the scriptures are the word of God?

Answ: The scriptures manifest themselves to be the word of God by their majesty and purity; by the consent of all the parts, and the scope of the whole, which is to give all glory to God; by their light and power to convince and convert sinners, to comfort and build up believers to salvation: but the Spirit of God bearing witness by and with the scriptures in the heart of man, is alone able fully to persuade it, that they are the word of God.”

Thomas then goes on for the next 49 pages to defend

and uphold this statement, and I have to admit I like old theology books like Keil and Delitzsch, Mathew Henry and the atheist that shaped modern Protestant ism Isaac Asimov. But all of them read like a textbook or a lecture. Thomas has wit and, in some places a little bit of crass comedy, that reflects his interactions with the common man rather than his “Holier than thou” peers.

In summary, if Thomas was a physicist, he wouldn’t just tell you gravity is 9.81m squared, he would explain why it is.

Joel Asselstine is a resident of Neepawa who is passionate about old books and theology. In the words of Mike Winger, “I’m charismatic with a seatbelt”. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner & Press staff.

In a more recent incident, criminal assault charges have been brought against two employees of the privately owned Winnipeg personal care home, Oakview Place. While he endeavours to create a workable model of privately owned personal care home, providing high quality care that is safe, profitable, affordable and universally available, I will retain my trust in our public funded health care system.

Fred Tait Rossendale, MB

Thumbs up, thumbs down

A big thumbs up to our outgoing Mayor Blake McCutcheon for the great job you have done in the past four years and a thumbs up for incoming Mayor Brian Hedley. Your council has done a great job over the past four years with our growing town. We are sure that new Mayor Brian will do a great job for our growing into the future.

Terry and Donna Smith Neepawa, MB

Big thumbs up to everyone who was donating their garden vegetables to KK1 and especially to Velma, Joe and Wendy Speiss.

Janice Abstreiter Neepawa, MB

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Addy Oberlin is taking a break from writing her Observation articles for the time being.

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Pork chops

From Manitoba Pork Producers website, “Manitoba pork producers are proud to provide consumers at home and abroad with some of the best tasting and highest quality pork in the world.” HyLife is now selling their pork products in our local grocery store, Fresh Mart. Today’s recipes showcase this affordable and delicious, locally produced meat.

1 Tbsp. butter

4 pork loin chops

3 potatoes, cut into small wedges

3 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices

1 medium onion, cut into wedges

1 clove garlic, minced

1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted 1/2 cup water

2 tsp. Mrs. Dash

1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper

1 can mushroom pieces, drained

In a large, heavy frying pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Brown pork chops on both sides; remove from pan.

In same pan, add the potatoes, carrots, onion and garlic. Whisk together soup, water, Mrs. Dash, salt and pepper; stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer, just until vegetables are tender crisp, 15-20 minutes.

Add chops and mushrooms. Cover and cook until chops are fully cooked and vege tables are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and supper is ready.

PPD: The dark side of motherhood

Anew baby brings many emotions, but what if what follows is not what you expected it to be? The traditional picture of new motherhood is her cud dling her infant close with a smile of joy, saying how she has been in love since birth. This is not the case for many mothers, more than you would expect. It’s not uncommon to ex perience sadness, anxiety and uncertainty after the birth of a baby (The Baby Blues). These symptoms usually pass within days to a few weeks, but when they don’t, Post Partum De pression (PPD) becomes a reality.

4-6 pork chops

salt and pepper

1 Tbsp. oil

2 medium carrots, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds

1/2 red bell pepper, cut into chunks

Sauce: 1/2 cup vinegar

1 cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp. soy sauce 1/2 cup ketchup

1 tsp. fresh minced ginger

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/3 cup cold water

1 can pineapple tidbits

Place the oil in a frying pan, add the chops and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until they are nicely browned.

Place the chops in a casserole dish. Add the carrot coins and red pepper pieces on top.

In a small pot, add the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, ginger, and the juice from the can of pineapple. Bring to a slow boil. Add the cornstarch and water together and add to the sauce, stirring all the while. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until the sauce is thick ened, add the pineapple pieces and pour over the pork chops.

Cover and bake in a 350°F oven for one hour. Serve with rice.

What does it feel like? Imagine your worst flu, imagine the full body ex haustion that comes with that. Take that exhaustion and pair it with com plete vacant numbness interspersed with intense feelings of sadness. Next, take all the previous things and add to these feelings of guilt and thoughts of, “I should be happy right now,” or “why am I so weak?”

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change depending on the day.

There are many reasons for PPD and they vary from person to person. There are genetic risks, you are at a higher risk if you have struggled with mental health problems before pregnancy, hor monal imbalances and environmental factors.

No matter the reason, if you struggle with this, it isn’t your fault and you need to battle this with an army of support. A whol istic model is important in treating PPD by target ing the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional components of the human.

self in this article, please seek out help. Physicians can nourish your physical self by prescribing medi cations and counselors and support groups can nourish your emotional self through therapy. The last thing you will feel like doing is asking for help, but I promise you that what is going on for you is real, you are loved, and you are worth it.

Here is contact informa tion for support:

• Mood Disorder Associa tion of Manitoba texting service for PPD: (204) 391-5983;

At some point in life, most of us participated in a race, whether it was at school, college or community event. And we watch competitions in track-and-field where the first three runners receive the rewards – gold, silver and bronze medals.

How about the spiritual aspect of our life long race? How well do you run your spiritual race?

1 Corinthians 9:24, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win”.

According to the Bible, grace and grace alone saves us from God’s judgement. And the way we obtain grace is through repentance and faith in God of the Bible. We must repent of our sins be cause we have offended God, and then we must trust alone

in Jesus as our substitute who paid the ultimate price on the cross at Calvary.

In this passage of Scrip ture, Apostle Paul is not saying that we run the race to earn eternal life, but that we live a life of sanctification/ spiritual growth.

God has forgiven and cleansed us through the blood of Jesus Christ, and we need to stay spiritually clean. In other words, we no longer serve sin in our life.

If we continue in sin, that

would mean that we play the hypocrite, and in doing so, we deceive ourselves.

So run your race well. Finish well to stand in the presence of your Savior and worship Him forever and ever and ever.

If you are not a Christian yet, repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Time is short. Jesus is coming soon! Come, Lord Jesus!

Pastor Vlad Makyeyev First Baptist Church

Mothers are expected to be in love with their babies from birth, which isn’t the case for everyone. Some mothers have an intense bond with their babies from birth, and some take time to build love with their babies. Family pres sures to visit, raise your children a certain way or maybe you don’t have a supportive partner add to this.

Other symptoms in clude change in appetite (eating less or more), change in sleep (sleeping less or more), irritability, loss of interest in activities and thoughts of dying. Symptoms can vary from person to person and

From the physical quad rant, it’s important to eat regularly during the day; this seems like such a trivial thing, but it’s really difficult to do as a new parent. You don’t have to add a massive workout into your day to make a differ ence, just beginning to go for walks is enough.

From the spiritual quad rant, engage with your spiritual self in whatever ways work for you. Some suggestions are to attend a church service, smudge, paint or be in nature.

From the mental quad rant, you can nourish your brain by reading, listening to a podcast or having a conversation with an elder.

Finally, from the emo tional quadrant, you could confide in a friend, con nect with your intimate partner, or spend time with your pet.

If you recognize your

• Manitoba Suicide Pre vention and Support Line: 1-877-435-7170;

• Visit your family doc tor to ask for a referral for counseling services through Prairie Mountain Health.

Delsie Martin (BA, BSW RSW, MSW candidate) is a masters of social work student with the University of Calgary.

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Looking Back

1962: Osborne Home housekeeping units dedicated

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, September 27, 1912

Arden: Amos Butler arrived home from the west on Wednesday.

The first injurious frost of the 1912 crop season came on the night of Sept. 23, when there was not much injury to be done. It is hoped that this ends the rain for the year.

100 years ago, Tuesday, September 26, 1922

Ferg. Irwin went to the city on Monday to purchase more cows for his dairy, which is ever increasing in volume of business. Mr. Irwin cannot find suitable animals locally, hence the endeavor to secure them in Winnipeg.

90 years ago, Friday, September 30, 1932

The stable and hen house belonging to Geo. Pede were totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Fortunately, there was no stock in the buildings at the time. They were partially covered by insurance.

80 years ago, Thursday, October 1, 1942

Arden: Three potatoes which grew in the shape of “V’s” are on display in the window of the Red and White Store. The potatoes were dug from the garden of the Hutterian Riverside Colony.

70 years ago, Thursday, October 2, 1952

Attended by the largest crowd for a single night in the nine-year history of the event, the Neepawa Lions Club’s Country Fair had an auspicious start Saturday night at the Sports Arena. The Fair was favored by ideal weather and hundreds of district residents and visitors passed through the Arena doors to fill the spacious building to capacity.

It has been announced that R. T. Robinson, Neepawa, a member of the Brandon sales force of The Mutual Life of Canada, has been awarded the degree of

Chartered Life Underwriter of Canada.

60 years ago, Tuesday, September 25, 1962

A smashed windshield and a dead horned owl tell the story of a harrowing experience for Jim Nicol one night recently. The bird flew into his windshield while he was returning to Neepawa from his home in Carberry. On the same trip, his car also struck a rabbit and a sparrow.

Church officials and lay persons came from many parts of the province Friday for the dedication service held on the lawn in front of the new Bourke St. housekeeping units of the Osborne Home.

Officiating at the formal dedication was Rev. G. B. Mather, assistant secretary of the Board of Evangelism and Social Service. It was estimated that about 150 people particpated...

The new facilities raises to 54 the number of senior citizens that can be accommodated by the Osborne Home– 25 in the residence and 19 in the various housekeeping suites.

The original housekeeping units on Hospital Street were opened and dedicated in August, 1958. Now fully paid for and in such popular demand that there is a waiting list of applicants for admission, the facilities were expanded during the past year with the addition of the Bourke Street units.

Actually occupied since the start of the year, the new units contain six double suites.

Freshie king and queen Wayne Cameron and Lynn Stewart rode in style in the back of a convertible in Friday’s parade.

50 years ago, Thursday, September 28, 1972

A surprise supper and gathering was held Friday, Sept. 22, at the Glen Cafe to honor Fred and Rose Dayholos on their 25th wedding anniversary.

40 years ago, Thursday, September 30, 1982

Sixty-nine people enjoyed plane rides over the area and 140 sampled the tasty pancakes at the Neepawa

Flying Club’s first annual open house, Sunday. Club members have deemed the day a huge success.

30 years ago, Tuesday, September 29, 1992

The Western Manitoba Regional Library System will celebrate its 25th anniversary Sept. 25 to Oct. 25…

The Western Manitoba Regional Library system was established in 1967 when the City of Brandon and the Town of Carberry joined forces to provide public library service to their residents. In the past 25 years, the system has grown to include a total of

eight municipal members.

20 years ago, Monday, September 30, 2002

After failing in its bid to sign up producers,

Arden’s Canadian Organic Marketing Commodity Coop (COCMC) is turning to private investors.

COCMC chairman Brad Meyers said in addition to private investors, the

organic co-op is in talks with a major grain company– he wouldn’t say which one–in the hopes of forming a partnership.

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About 150 attended the open air dedication service for the Bourke St. units of the Osborne Home (pictured at the extreme left) in 1962. Program chairman was R. J. Drysdale, who is pictured at the microphone with other participants in the ceremonies seated behind him.

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Rural Outlook

Topigs Norsvin opens new swine breeding facility near Plumas

By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

An international swine genetics company has re cently unveiled a new breed ing facility just northeast of Plumas. Topigs Norsvin Canada, headquartered in Oak Bluff, MB, held the official opening of the site, called Innova Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 21.

This new facility will be the fifth location for the company in Canada, all of which are within Manitoba. Innova Canada will be a breeding facility, to further develop Topigs Norsvin’s genetic products.

“Innova Canada is going to be a genetic nucleus for one of the genetic lines we have in Canada, the Z line. It will be part of the Delta Canada program and will provide boars to our Delta Canada boar testing facility in Woodlands, Manitoba,”

explained Mike Shaw, director of genetic services for Topigs Norsvin.

He added that the work done at Innova Canada will benefit their customers not only in Manitoba, but worldwide. “Be ing a genetic nucleus, we are breeding the best females to the best males to get the best genetics into the next generation. So we are continu ously making the breed better; more productive, more ef ficient, more sustain able.”

The new location will also be implementing new practices for the health of the animals. “Our focus will be on welfare and sustainability, focusing on new welfare concepts such as free farrowing, while

well as improving efficiencies through tools like lactation feed intake recording equipment,” Shaw said.

The development of Innova Canada has been in the works for a couple years now. Shaw noted that Topigs Nors vin began looking for locations in the summer of 2020.

Construction on In nova Canada began just this year, with the aim to complete Site 1 of the facility by the end of the year.

Shaw noted that the open ing event on Wednesday was a success, with a turnout of

about 600 people, including locals, Manitoba and Can ada agricultural representa tives, as well as clients and prospects from as far away as the U.S., Brazil, Europe and Scandinavia.

“The opening went very well, despite the weather. We had people touring the barn, asking questions and dis cussing the different areas in the facility,” he shared.

“[Visitors] were inter ested in seeing the new high welfare areas in the barn, from group gestation to free farrowing, as well as some of the new technolo gies, such as farrowing feed intake recording equipment, and some new biosecurity concepts, such as the new loadout design.”

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During the grand opening on Sept. 21, visitors had the chance to take a tour of the new Innova Canada facility.

Creating a vision for the valley

Town of Minnedosa hosts Strategic Town Hall meeting

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

The Town of Minnedosa is looking to shape its vision for the community over the next five years, and is ask ing its residents for advise on that vision. On Sept. 21, about 65 local ratepay ers attended a Town Hall meeting at the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre.

The purpose for the gathering was to hear the citizen’s perspective where the priorities for building the community should be. After some extended discussion on both the posi tives and challenges that Minnedosa faces, the con sensus was made on what the four priorities should be. Those priorities were, in no particular order:

• Road and Infrastructure upgrades

• Effort to attract more industry

•Housing expansion •Flood mitigation Cathy Snelgrove, who is a senior partner with Siere Consulting, con ducted the meeting.

She said this type of interaction with community mem bers is extremely valuable in the pro cess.

“Everyone comes with a different set of knowledge and experiences. Differ ent ideas as to what could help. The real ity is there is no one answer. It’s going to take a whole lot of different little answers to solve [a community’s] problems. So, when we can get a group of people like this together to collectively talk about a community, it shows how interested they are in the community and how they want to see

it grow,” said Snelgrove.

“What we accomplished here tonight, the insights that they shared, it’s going to be valuable in the next steps of formulating a plan for Minnedosa.”

Minnedosa CAO Jim

Doppler was also on hand for the meeting, serving as the Town’s representa tive. After the meeting, he told the Banner & Press

that arranging a session like this is something the Town has wanted to do for several months. Doppler said the informa tion collected from it is going to prove to be significant.

“Right now, we’re getting input from staff, outgoing council and from the com munity. So, [for the new council] having this type of knowledge at the start of their term is very positive,” Doppler stated. “A lot of the points are very good and now we’ll be able to formalize our priorities, and that’s going to be our next step.”

Over the next few

months, the Town of Minnedosa and Siere will review the details from the meeting, as well as information gathered from an online survey that’ll be posted on the Town’s web site. From that, a specific strategic growth plan for the Town of Minnedosa for the next five years will be established. A finalized concept should be com pleted by early in 2023, at the latest.

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Residents of Minnedosa got together on Sept. 21 to share their perspectives for community development. Pros and cons of the community’s current situtation were all considered to determine what areas needed improvement. Cathy Snelgrove led the meeting.

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Cathy Snelgrove of Siere Consulting led the strategic Town Hall meeting, which analysed the strengths and challenges for the Town of Minnedosa and discussed what the priorities for the community should be over the next five years.

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Preparing to pour $11 million into Park Lake restoration

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

A significant step for ward has been made in the effort to return Park Lake to its former glory.

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Neepawa Town Council unanimously approved the selection of Tri-Core Pro jects Ltd. for the proposed $11 million restoration.

Tri-Core is a Winni peg based environmental infrastructure company which will oversee the replacement of the dam structure, the spillway and remediation of flood damage to all areas which were impacted. This work is needed due to a storm that passed through the region in July 2020 that caused the lake to breach, generating major damage to the north east and southeast parts of the community.

While reviewing the details of the selection process for council, chief administrative officer Col leen Synchyshyn noted that

the restoration cost of just over $11 million will be a bit more than the original esti mates had been expecting. She indicated that she has been in communications with Manitoba Emergency Measures to ensure that all the costs would be covered by the Disaster Assistance program.

“With Manitoba Emer gency Measures online [and] agreeing that this will all be covered under Disaster Assistance at no cost to Neepawa,” said Synchyshyn.

While the money for the Park Lake repairs will be distributed through a prov incial program, it’s being dispensed by the Federal Government.

Mayor Blake Mc Cutcheon asked for clari fication on just how handson representatives with the Town could be with the restoration. Manager of operations Denis Saquet stated that Town officials can attend all the construc tion meeting and advise

Tri-Core, but for the most part, the final decisions on the work and how it proceeds would be under the control of the general contractor.

The completion date for the restoration is not formally finalized due to potential of outside factors such as weather or con tractor scheduling.

As for the other progress at the Lake, the construc tion of the new bridge has been completed and is now open. The removal of the old culvert system, mean while, is still being reviewed by the federal Department of Transport.

Council reports

• Councillor Marijka Kos tenchuk provided an update related to the Handy-Van program. She noted that they had sent out a request for proposal (RFP) for a contractor, which closed on Sept. 12. They received three proposals for the job, with the one submitted by Justin Cicholski selected.

The contract will be for five years and no financials were discussed at the Coun cil meeting.

• Murray Parrott informed council of the ongoing upgrades at work at the Beautiful Plains Commun ity Medical Clinic. Tenders are being accepted for the improvements to the original west side of the clinic, as well as a canopy over the south entrance doors. As well, the Farm & Leisure Lottery is coming up soon. The dates have not been announced yet, as final preparations for its launch are ongoing. Parrott expanded upon the local efforts to attract an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) program to Neepawa.

While it is still very early in the deliberation process, Parrott felt optimistic about the town’s chances for being selected. The LPN program would begin in Sept. 23, 2023 and would be a two year commitment.

Manager of Operations

Denis Saquet offered an update on road work in Neepawa. The paving planned for Commerce Street West has been com pleted. Mountain Avenue and Davidson Street are started. The work that has been done needed to be cured before the next stage was started.

Street lights on the for mer CN Property are being

installed and the planned extension of Isabel, through the old East View Lodge site may need to be put on hold for the season. It will be dependant on how the annual budget for road repair and improvement aligns with the other work being done.

The construction of the new RCMP building is close to an end. The Town will be in touch with the RCMP to see if they will hit their targeted comple tion date.

Misc.

The Town of Neepawa will purchase a hanger at the Municipal Airport, owned by Bruce Cook for a cost of $12,500.

Hog farmers leading the way on sustainability

For generations, Manitoba farmers have depended on the land for their livelihoods. As farms have grown, technological advances have helped them increase yields while protecting the land and its natural resources. Hog farming is no different — Manitoba’s hog farmers have continuously invested in technology and data to reduce their carbon footprint.

The Canadian pork sector is a global leader when it comes to reducing emis sions. A 2017 study by the Food and

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Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) found that the industry produces far less carbon than other parts of the world. The sector’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by about 35% in the last five decades thanks to its commitment to sustainability.

Manitoba hog farmers are helping to lead the way when it comes to sustainable pork production. Through innovation, continuous improvement, and a keen eye toward the future, Manitoba’s hog sector will be at the cutting edge of sustainability for years to come.

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Technological advances have helped farmers increase their yields while the hog sector reduces its carbon footprint.

Suffolk horses doing what they do best

PHOTO BY CHRISTA MCKEE OF CLEARVIEW STOCK FARM SUFFOLK DRAFTS

Bruce Gilmore, of Kelwood, plowing with his team of registered Suffolk geldings. This is what these horses do best, as Suffolk horses also known as “The Farmer’s Horse”, were bred for the furrow.

CanSkate program is much more than you expect

Submitted Neepawa Figure Skating Club

Are you new to Canada? Are you interested in learning one of Canada’s favourite pastimes for our long winters? Canadians love to skate, both indoors and outdoors in the winter time! Neepawa is very lucky to have a wonderful facility, the Yellowhead Centre, where you can learn to skate! The Neepawa Figure Skating Club organizes and runs a program called CanSkate.

The CanSkate program is Can ada’s best and longest running Learn-to-Skate program. The well-organized and extensive cur riculum as laid out by Skate Canada introduces a healthy, lifelong sport to kids at any age whether you want to start at 3 or 12 or whether you just want to just learn to skate or improve your skating skills. The curriculum for this program is based on Sport Canada’s long term athlete develop ment (LTAD) principles and was designed with all ice sports in mind.

Contrary to popular belief, CanSkate is not a figure skating pro gram, it is a learn-to-skate program. CanSkate teaches the foundation

skills that all types of skaters need to be successful in their sport. Whether you want to be a hockey player, a ringette star, a speed skater, a figure skater or you just want to learn to skate, the CanSkate program teaches the basic skills one needs to learn in order to be able to skate. You learn to balance on your skates by falling down and getting up, doing slalom around pylons or learning proper forward and backward crossovers. You learn how to be in control on your skates by skating backward, gliding on one or two feet and how to stop a variety of different ways. You also learn how to be agile on your feet! Whether you are doing a quick turn, a step turn, turning forward or backward or glide turns, any type of turn is vital in ice sports particularly hockey!

If you are interested in giving CanSkate a try, come on out for a free session on Friday, Oct. 7 from 6:00 to 6:45 at the Yellowhead Cen tre. If you already know you want to join our CanSkate program, head over to the Neepawa Figure Skating Club’s Facebook page and register your child today! Deadline to register is Oct. 28.

Infrastruture, generational planning priorities for Neepawa’s next mayor

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As he has spoken with people about what their wants and needs are for the future, Hedley indicated that infra structure still appeared to be where they hoped to see the most progress.

“People want the streets and sidewalks improved. And then from that, there are spinoffs as the community continues to grow. We need more housing. There has been a lot of work done on that over the past few years, but it’s something we’d need to continue working on,” Hedley stated. “Along with housing, we have growth initiatives we want to look at. We’ve had the [community] recreational study done and I would like to see some of those ideas pursued. There does need to be generational planning for recreation for the future.”

Hedley elaborated by saying that there are al ready plans advancing on the improvements to the swimming pool and creation of more pickle ball and basketball courts, which is a positive for Neepawa. Along with that, he noted that he’d like to see some examination into ensuring the viability of both the curling rink and hockey arena. Both those entities are volunteer run, but do receive grants each year from the Town’s budget that cover a portion of their overall budgets.

“When I first came to the community, there were plenty of good reasons why the curl ing rink is a separate holding and skating rink and that, but I’d like us to look into the future. Generational [plan ning] for 30 or 40 years and try to come up with a plan that says ‘Hey, here’s something

we’re going to work towards as a community’,”

Working with the new council

As for Neepawa Town Council, there are nine people who will be vying for the six available positions. While Hedley does not yet know exactly who he will be work ing with on council, he’s very optimistic about all the names he sees on the ballot.

“I know everyone person ally, except for one. But, I still know that person well enough to feel positive about their pursuit of a seat at the council table. We have a lot of good people looking to step up and I think the community is going to be happy with the council that we end up with,”

Neepawa’s general muni cipal election is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26.

All candidate names and municipal election information courtesy of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). Beautiful Plains School Division information courtesy of www.beautifulplainssd.ca. Manitoba municipal and school board elections are held every four years with the next election to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022.

Brian Hedley (Mayor) Town of Neepawa

Candidates

Dean Dietrich

Brian Elgert

Darryl Gerrard Marijka Kostenchuk

Mary Ann Marquez-Hunstad

Jason Nadeau

Murray Parrott

Lisa Pottinger

Yvonne Sisley (Doble)

WestlakeGladstone

Darcy Meloney

Daryl Shipman

Council Candidates Mayoral Candidates

Randy Bjarnarson

Kelvin Bueckert

Richard Callander

Tyler Douglas

Jeff Fehr

Mark Ferguson

Chas Lambert

Robert McKinley

Doug Poschenrieder

Frank Pubben

Nicole Sellers

Darrin Stanley

Amy Waldner-Redekopp

Melanie Wilson

Mayoral Candidates

Stuart Olmstead

Ray Muirhead

Debbie Rea

Ken Cameron (Mayor) Town of Minnedosa

Candidates (Acclaimed)

Mark Blais

Grant Butler

Tom Dowsett

Marc Landry

Robert Marks

Frank Taylor

Doug Dowsett (Reeve) MintoOdanah

Candidates (Acclaimed)

Ward 1

Barry Cook

Bill Hopkins Jr.

Brion Pollon

Ward 2

Ron Carr Dennis Pearson Craig Pearson

Ward 1: Carberry & Area

Lavern Biehn

Richard Manns

John McNeily

All Ward 1 and 2 trustees elected by acclamation

Town of Carberry

John Anderson

Emma Denton

Micheal Hamilton

At Large Candidates

Cindy Hafner

Billy Letain

Grant Levandoski

Joseph Poncsak Jr. Douglas Wood

Ward 1

Ernie Schure Karl Snezyk (Reeve) R.M. of Rosedale

Robert Scott Ward 2

VACANT Ward 3

Ward 4

Ron Kostenchuk

Andrew Somers Ward 5 David Todoruk

Earl Burton Ward 6 David Schultz

Ward 2: Neepawa & Area

Garth Hunter

Kathleen Guillas

Susan Kohinski Reynold Toews

At Large Candidates

William Kalinowich

Michael Sudak

Samantha Van Damme

Reeve Candidates

Kevin Paramor

Ward 1

Greg McConnell Richard Funk GlenellaLansdowne

Ward 2

Jayce Muir

Don Boxall

Ward 3

Bryan McCutchin Ward 4 James Paramor

Damian Dempsey Ward 5

Ward 6

John Pottinger

Reeve Candidates

Ray Drayson North CypressLangford

Jimmie M. Krzyzaniak

Clyde McCallum

Ward 1

Robert G. Vankommer

Harold Tolton Ward 2

J “Grant” Jardine Ward 3

Ward 4

Dallis Olmstead

Gerond R. Davidson Ward 5

Ward 6

Donald C. Hockin

Malcolm Murray

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William “Neville” John Skanderbeg October 16, 1943 – September 24, 2022

Neville passed away at his home in Gladstone, Manitoba following a battle with esophageal cancer.

He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter – Lori and Darwin Gork of Birnie, Mb (Elise and Konur), and his sons – Larry and Darilyn of Denver, Colorado (Tyson and Tiana) and Brian and Sarah of Saskatoon, SK (Olivia, Eve, and William).He will also be missed by his sister – Rosemary and Bob Dishaw and his step son – Ken and Jamie Chalmers (Madden and Logan) and step-daughter – Angela Chalmers. He leaves many nieces and nephews to mourn his loss.

Neville was born to John and Ione Skanderbeg (nee Mayers) in the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. He spent his childhood in the Grass River marsh area, where he learned to swim at a young age in the marsh. The family moved into Gladstone so the kids could attend school.

Neville married Sharon Hyndman on March 6, 1966. They had three children – Lori, Larry and Brian. In 1977, Neville moved his family to the farm just off the Lone Spruce road near Waldersee, MB. Neville kept busy with raising pigs, chickens, cows and grain farming. He made many life-long friends in the area. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed curling and playing cards with the neighbours and friends. He served on the municipal Council in the RM of Glenella. Unfortunately, Sharon passed away in a car accident in February of 1997.

Neville remarried Mary Chalmers on March 17, 2001. Retirement was enjoyable for him. He was an active member of the Legion. Neville and Mary travelled to Mexico for many years. Neville never failed to meet a new friend on all of his trips. They got Zoey and later Nika, their special fur buddies, and relocated to Winnipeg. Then they moved to Gimli to spend more time with Mary’s Dad. Neville formed a special bond with Henry over the years and they all travelled together to France.

Mary became sick with cancer in the fall of 2016 and Neville became her loving caregiver until she passed away in February of 2017. Neville spoke with much gratitude of his partners in life. He always felt lucky and blessed for having two special wives.

Many thanks to the Home Care staff for their support to Neville over the years. With your support and care, Neville was able to remain in his home until his passing. He enjoyed every one of your visits. He cherished the company of his neighbours at Centennial Apartments.

Special thanks to Dr. Poettcker for his years of respect and friendship to Neville. Thanks to Dr. Wareham for her medical support in his final days. Hugs to the Palliative Care Team - Krista and Gisele - for their support and guidance. Special hugs to Shawna and Steph for their loving care and support during Neville’s final days.

Funeral Service to be held at 11AM on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Gladstone United Church. All welcome.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

“But I’ve come to understandThere was always love in Daddy’s hands” Clarke’s Funeral Home Gladstone – MacGregor in care of arrangements.

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Come & Go Tea Honouring Norman West’s 90th Birthday

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Thank You

The family of Wilma Gill would like to thank all those who attended her memorial service and/or offered messages of sympathy. Thank you to Rev Chad McCharles, White’s Funeral Home and Brian Bailey for a special service to celebrate Wilma’s life. Special thanks to all the staff at Country Meadows PCH who assisted her in her final years; your compassionate and kind care was appreciated.

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Peter Leslie Clark was born 11 May, 1946 in Southampton, England. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 with his parents and brother. Once in Canada, the family settled in the Toronto area, where Peter finished his education.

He joined the Air Cadet League in Toronto at a young age and realized that there could be a future for him in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1964, he joined the military, became a Safety Systems Technician and worked on jet and rotary wing aircraft in Trenton, Ottawa, ON, Cold Lake, AB. and Churchill, MB.

He met Elizabeth (Libbi) Kozak (CAF), while back in Trenton and they married on 20 January, 1976. On 26 January, 1976, he left to attend the Para Rescue Course, which still to date, is considered to be one of the most difficult courses in the Canadian Military. On 23 July 1976, Peter swore, “Without regard for my personal comfort or self advancement, to the best of my ability and to the limitations of my physical and psychological endurance, I solemnly pledge to make every effort to return to safety, those victims of disaster entrusted to my care by the assignment of the mission to which I have consented. These things I shall do: “That others may live” and received his Red Beret along with 18 other “CRES 15” graduates. Peter was then posted to 424 Transport and Rescue (T&R) Squadron Trenton.

In 1977, the Federal government decided there was a need for a search and rescue unit in Gander, NFLD. After both volunteering to start up the unit, little did they know, exactly one month after the reactivation of 103 Rescue Unit that at 21:43 hours, 02 June, 1977, the first “Mayday” from MV William Carson (a CN Marine ferry) would come and she would sink 3 hours later. Pete and his crew left on the first chopper (#301). They landed on an ice floe and took 20 of the 128 survivors to St Mary’s Harbour, Labrador. There were many, many other risky jobs, but that is what he trained for. Peter loved NFLD, the job, wonderful people, their music, fishing and diving for lobsters or scallops. This encouraged him to get his Guide Licence, registered with the Department of Tourism, just in case he decided to come back and pursue that career at a later date.

In 1979, he was posted to 413 (T&R) Sqn, Summerside, PEI and in 1984, posted 440 (T&R) Sqn, Edmonton, AB. While in Edmonton, he joined the Western Walleye Council, and became a very active member. On numerous occasions, he drove/owned one of the official patrol boats that took part in the “Walleye Classic Fishing Tournaments”. He met many Canadian and American champions and learned from the best, on how to catch these wonderful fish.

In 1990, he took an early release and accompanied

his wife on her posting to the Canadian Liaison Staff Washington, D.C. He drove her from Springfield, VA to Washington and back daily. As luck would have it, he was offered a job as a security guard at the Embassy for two years. There he met the Ambassadors driver, who kindly taught Pete some “driving tips” that could come in handy on certain occasions! Never dreaming that they would rent a home and become friends with someone in a high level position, who worked in the White House, Pete and Libbi were invited to “the People’s House” on many occasions. As Canadians, that was an honour and a privilege that many Americans would never have, especially today. They returned to Canada in 1994 to Moose Jaw, SK.

In 1996, after Libbi took her release, Pete thought RVing would be fun, so they headed for the open road. While travelling across Canada and the United States for two and one half years, their home was a truck and a 26-foot travel trailer. In 1998, they visited Neepawa and purchased “the Old Deveson place”. In 1999, Peter began the daunting task of renovating and bringing the house up to code. If that wasn’t enough, he thought having a RV Park might be fun, so the “Olde House RV Park” was opened as a free safe haven for RV travellers. Peter being Peter was a trusting soul and looked for the good in people. He didn’t care what colour you were, what language you spoke or what your faith was. If you needed help, he would help you and expected nothing in return.

Peter passed away at the Country Meadows PCH on 31 August with his wife of 46 years at his side. He will be missed by his daughter, Stacy Ohlsson, (by previous marriage), son-in-law Claudio Bandiara, grandsons Christopher and Taylor of Surrey, BC, nephew Dr Derek Clark VM, his wife Elaine and daughters Coleen and Brenna of Scarborough, ON, sister-in-law Vicki Glena of Thunder Bay, ON as well as other relatives in Great Britain, the Para Rescue Association of Canada and very special friends.

Peter was predeceased by his parents Peggy and Robert Clark, his brother Christopher and sister-in-law Karen.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Neepawa Hospital (02 June - 24 August), the Brandon Hospital (24 August) Country Meadows Care Home (25 - 31 August), EMTs and anyone who had a hand in Peter’s care for your compassion, patience, kindness and professionalism.

Cremation has taken place and interment will take place at the Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa at a later date. White’s Funeral Home is entrusted in care.

If you so desire, donations in Peter’s memory may be made to the Neepawa District Palliative Care Service, Diabetes Canada - Manitoba Division or your choice. White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa, Manitoba in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

Lena married John McPherson in June, 1950. They began their life together farming on the former Dunc McIntyre place. After her husband’s death in 1985, Lena, her son Donald and daughter Elsie kept the farm running. As Donald’s health began to decline, he asked Jonathan to come home and help out on the farm. Since Donald’s passing, Elsie and Jonathan have been running the farm. But Lena never lost interest in it. To the end of her life, she was asking about the crops, the cattle “and” what Jonathan was doing.

To help support her family, Lena worked out of the home for many years. Some of her jobs included helping with potato farming in the Holland area and housekeeping in the Carberry Hospital and Care Home. She enjoyed traveling, taking trips to the USA and bus tours to Alaska and Eastern Canada with McPhail’s Travel. While at home, she enjoyed cooking, baking, making preserves and spending time with her family—especially her great-grandchildren. Taking the girls for ice cream (her favourite treat) and hosting wiener roasts at the farm were among her many favourite activities.

A few months ago, Lena’s health began to decline. Thanks to the help she received from Elsie and Home Care workers, she was able to remain in her home until roughly a year before her passing. Her final days were spent in the Carberry and Glenboro Personal Care Homes. She passed away on Sept. 22, 2022 at the age of 93.

Lena was pre-deceased by her parents, her husband John (1985), her son Donald (2017), her sisters Jessie, Anne and Helen, and brothers Frank and Bill.

She is survived by her son Douglas (Margaret); daughters Irene (Murray) Wasilka and Elsie; four grandchildren (Natascha, Aliescha, Jonathan and Leanne), five great grandchildren (Kain, Nixon, Taryn, Brooklyn and Bailey) and one brother, Steve.

“With tears of sorrow we cry each day.

In angel’s arms you were carried away. Our memories of love and laughter shall not fade, For inside our hearts you will always stay.”

White’s Funeral Home, Neepawa, Manitoba in care of arrangements. www.whitesfh.ca

Lena Ella McPherson Lena was born in Oak Lake, MB on June 2, 1929; one of 7 children born to John and Adele Kufflick. Lena’s father worked for the CNR. So, in 1944, the family moved to the Arizona Section House and Lena attended the Arizona Junior School.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Municipality of North Cypress - Langford

Notice is hereby given that a vote of Municipality of North Cypress - Langford will be taken to elect Reeve and Ward 6 Councillor from the following duly nominated candidates:

For the offices of Ward 6 Councillor:

1. Don Hockin

2. Malcolm Murray

For the office of Reeve:

1. Clyde McCallum

2. Jimmie M. Krzyzaniak

3. Ray Drayson

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday the 26th day of October, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. At the following locations: Ward 1 and 2

Reeve – Carberry Community Hall 224 Second Avenue, Carberry, MB Ward 3

Reeve – Brookdale Drop-in Centre

415 McNaughton Ave, Brookdale, MB Ward 4

Reeve – Wellwood Community Hall 30 Main Street, Wellwood, MB Ward 5 & 6

Reeve – Yellowhead Community Rec Centre

175 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa, MB Ward 6

Councillor – Yellowhead Community Rec Centre 175 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa, MB

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at the municipal office in Carberry at 316 Fourth Avenue and will be open during each of the following days October 12, 13, 14, 17, 18,20 and 21st between 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 and 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Advance voting will also be available at the municipal office October 19th from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person to the senior election official at 316 Fourth Avenue, in writing to Box 220, Carberry, MB R0K0H0, or by email to acao@rmofnorthcypress.ca

If applying in person*, a voter may apply between September 28, 2022 and October 23, 2022.

*A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

If applying by mail or email**, a voter may apply between September 28, 2022 and October 15, 2022.

** A voter applying by mail or email will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official.

Teresa Parker, SEO

Municipality of North Cypress - Langford Ph: 204-834-6601

Email: acao@rmofnorthcypress.ca

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Notice

NOTICE OF ELECTION MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARY

Notice is hereby given that a vote of the MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARY will be taken to elect a Head of Council and four Councillors from the following duly nominated candidates:

For the office of Head of Council:

• Sonnenberg, Rick

• Buchanan, Shawn

For the offices of Councillor:

• Duggan, Donna

• Janzen, Curt

• Conrad, Carey

• Thomson, Dave

• McLauchlan, Larry

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM at the McCreary Community Centre, 445 Broderick Street, McCreary.

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government-issued photo identification (for example - driver’s licence or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend the voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at the McCreary Council Chambers, 432 First Avenue, McCreary, and will be open Monday, October 17, 2022, between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM.

MOBILE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but reside at a health care facility, a mobile voting station will be set up at the following locations on Tuesday, October 18, 2022:

McCreary Alpine Manor 435 Broderick Street - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

McCreary / Alonsa Health Centre 613 PTH 50 - 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by email to the Senior Election Official or designate at 432 First Avenue, Box 338, McCreary, MB R0J 1B0.

If applying in person, a voter may apply between September 27 and October 23, 2022. A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

If applying by mail or email, a voter may apply between September 27 and October 23, 2022. A voter applying by mail or email will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the Senior Election Official. If applying in writing, you must enclose a photocopy of ID that contains your name, address and photograph.

Dated at McCreary, Manitoba, on September 22, 2022.

Wendy Wolfe, Senior Election Official

Municipality of McCreary Box 338, McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 (204) 573-1244 wewolfe17@gmail.com

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Rural Municipality Of Minto-Odanah

ELECTION 2022

ACCLAIMED CANDIDATES

Further to the Municipal Councils and School Boards

Election Act – C.C.S.M. c.M257, Section 48(1), I,

Aaren Robertson, Senior Election Official, of the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah hereby declare the following candidates duly elected to the following offices:

• Reeve

• Doug Dowsett

• Councillors – Ward 1

• Bill Hopkins Jr.

• Barry A. Cook

• Brion Pollon

• Councillors - Ward 2

• Ron Carr

• Dennis Pearson

• Craig Pearson

Dated at The Town of Minnedosa, MB, this 21st day of September, 2022.

Aaren Robertson, Senior Election Official

Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah

Phone: (204) 867-3282

Email: mintoodanah@wcgwave.ca

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Town Of Carberry

Notice is hereby given that a vote of the TOWN OF CARBERRY will be taken to elect MAYOR and COUNCIL from the following duly nominated candidates:

For the offices of Councillor:

1. DENTON, Emma

2. HAMILTON, Micheal

3. KALINOWICH, William

4. SUDAK, Michael

5. ANDERSON, John

6. VANDAMME, Samantha

For the office of Mayor:

1. OLMSTEAD, Stuart

2. MUIRHEAD, Ray

3. REA, Debbie

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on WEDNESDAY the 26th day of OCTOBER, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at:

CARBERRY COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HALL, 224 SECOND AVENUE, CARBERRY, MANITOBA

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at:

CARBERRY COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HALL, 224 SECOND AVENUE, CARBERRY, MANITOBA and will be open SUNDAY the 23rd day of OCTOBER between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

MOBILE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but reside at a health care facility, a mobile voting station will be set up at the following health care facilities on election day:

1.Carberry Health Center between 09:00 and 11:00

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by email to the senior election official at 44 MAIN STREET, BOX 130, CARBERRY, MB R0K 0H0 or cao@ townofcarberry.ca.

If applying in person*, a voter may apply between SEPTEMBER 28th, 2022 and OCTOBER 23rd.

*A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

If applying by mail or email**, a voter may apply between September 28th and October 15th.

** A voter applying by mail or email will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official.

Grady Stephenson, SEO Town of Carberry cao@townofcarberry.ca 204-834-6628

Rural Municipality Of Alonsa ELECTION 2022

ACCLAIMED CANDIDATES

Further to the Municipal Councils and School Boards

Election Act – C.C.S.M. c.M257, Section 48(1), I, Tami Dumanske, Senior Election Official, of the Rural Municipality of Alonsa hereby declare the following candidates duly elected to the following offices:

Reeve: Tom Anderson

Ward 1: Vacant

Ward 2: Tim Stott

Ward 3: Travis Turko

Ward 4: Mike Brown

Ward 5: Terry Dayholos

Ward 6: Logan Dumanske

Local Urban Distract of Amaranth

Member 1: Shirley Merke

Local Urban District of Alonsa

Member 1: Harry Harris

Member 2: William Cabak

Dated at the RM of Alonsa in Alonsa, MB, this 21st day of September, 2022.

Tami Dumanske, Senior Election Official

Rural Municipality of Alonsa Phone: 204-767-2054

Email: rmalonsa@inetlink.ca

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne

Notice is hereby given that a vote of the Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne will be taken to elect Reeve and Councillor for Ward Four from the following duly nominated candidates:

For the Office of Reeve: Paramor, Kevin Funk, Richard

For the Office of Councillor for Ward Four: McCutchin, Bryan Paramor, James

Please note the following candidates were acclaimed: Greg McConnell as Councillor for Ward One Jayce Muir as Councillor for Ward Two Don Boxall as Councillor for Ward Three Damian Dempsey as Councillor for Ward Five John Pottinger as Councillor for Ward Six

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday, the 26th day of October, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Poll #1

Glenella Community Hall 100 Ray Street, Glenella, MB

Electors from Wards 1, 2 and 3 vote here for Reeve Poll #2

Arden Community Centre 411 Saskatchewan Avenue, Arden, MB Electors from Wards 4, 5 and 6 vote here for Reeve and Ward Four Councillor.

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at the Arden Municipal Office and will be open on Monday, the 17th day of October, 2022, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

Any voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by email to the senior election official at Box 10, Glenella, MB, R0J 0V0, Email: rmofglen@inetlink.ca . If applying in person*, a voter may apply between September 28th, 2022 and October 23rd, 2022.

*A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

If applying by mail or email**, a voter may apply between September 28th, 2022 and October 23rd, 2022.

**a voter applying by mail or email will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the Senior Election Official.

Wendy Wutzke, Senior Election Official

Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne Box 10 Glenella, Manitoba R0J 0V0 Phone: 204-352-4281 Email: rmofglen@inetlink.ca

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NOMINATION RESULTS

SCHOOL TRUSTEES

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NOMINATION RESULTS FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE OF BEAUTIFUL PLAINS SCHOOL DIVISION

Ward 1 – Carberry & Area (3 Trustees – all ELECTED by Acclamation)

Lavern Biehn

Richard Manns

John McNeily

Ward 2 – Neepawa and Area (4 Trustees – all ELECTED by Acclamation)

Garth Hunter

Kathleen Guillas

Susan Kohinski

Reynold Toews

Dated at the Town of Neepawa this 21st, day of September 2022.

Shannon Bayes Senior Election Official Beautiful Plains School Division

NOTICE OF ELECTION

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEDALE

Notice is hereby given that the voters of the Rural Municipality of Rosedale will be taken to elect Councillors

– Wards 5 and 6 and L.U.D Committee Members from the following duly nominated candidates:

Councillor - Ward 5:

David Todoruk

Andrew Somers

Councillor – Ward 6:

David Schultz

Earl Burton

Kelwood L.U.D. Committee Member: (3 members)

Douglas Wood Grant Levandoski

Billy Letain Cindy Hafner

Joseph Poncsak Jr.

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday the 26th day of October, 2022 between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at:

- Ward 5 and 6 – Yellowhead Centre, Neepawa, MB

- Ward 5 – Birnie Community Club, Birnie, MB

- Ward 6 & Kelwood L.U.D. Committee Members –Kelwood Hall, Kelwood, MB

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example – driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity will be located at the RM of Rosedale Municipal Office, 282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, Manitoba and will be open October 17th, 2022 between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by fax to the Senior Official at Box 100, Neepawa, Manitoba R0J 1H0 or Fax at 204-476-5431.

If applying in person, by mail or fax, a voter may apply between September 26th to October 23, 2022. A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

A voter applying by mail or fax will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the Senior Election Official.

Kara Sylvester

Senior Election Official

Rural Municipality of Rosedale

Email: rosedale@mymts.net Phone: 204-476-5414

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

Invites Applications for the following position: Cleaner at McCreary School Starting immediately

Applications close at noon on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

This is a permanent position at 7 hours per day. The starting salary for this position is $15.44 per hour.

Further information regarding duties and qualifications may be obtained by contacting the Maintenance Supervisor.

All employees of the Division must provide a satisfactory Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry check.

Please forward all applications complete with 3 references to the undersigned.

Stephen Oversby Maintenance Supervisor

Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0

Phone: 835-2067 or Fax: 835-2426 soversby@trsd.ca

Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for a personal interview will be contacted.

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

Invites Applications for the following positions: School Bus Driver (Temporary)

To start immediately – End date to be determined Glenella, Mb Route #20

Applicants require a current Manitoba Class 2 driver’s license and School Bus Operator’s Endorsement or willing to obtain through a Division provided training course.

Further information regarding duties and qualifications may be obtained by contacting the Transportation Supervisor.

Applications including 3 references will be received by the undersigned. Closing date for this position is September 30, 2022.

Michael Johnson Transportation Supervisor

Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0

Phone: 835-2067 or Fax: 835-2426 mjohnson@trsd.ca

Although all applications are appreciated, only candidates who are selected for a personal interview will be contacted.

Notice

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Rolling River School Division Province of Manitoba

Notice is hereby given that a vote of electors of Rolling River School Division will be taken to elect School Trustees from the following duly nominated candidates:

WARD # NOMINATED CANDIDATES

5

GEOGRAPHIC AREA POLLS TRUSTEE

ACCLAIMED 1

1Don GreenTowns of Forrest, Douglas and Rapid City including property in the RM’s of Cornwallis, Elton and Oakview

2Richard BrownTowns of Rivers, Oak River, and Cardale including property in the RM’s of Riverdale and Oakview

3Colleen CookTown of Minnedosa and area including the RM’s of Minto-Odanah, Oakview and Harrison-Park

4Crystal Erickson

Kevin Tyschinski

Towns of Erickson, Sandy Lake, and Onanole including property in the RM’s of Harrison-Park, Yellowhead and ClanwilliamErickson

ACCLAIMED 1

1 ACCLAIMED and 1 APPOINTEE (to be determined) 2

Neepawa/Minnedosa RCMP is currently looking for candidates to fill the position for Guard(s).

Must be flexible with hours and work weekends and evenings. Hours are on-call basis. Call the Neepawa Detachment at 204-476-7340 or come to the Neepawa RCMP office for more details.

The pay rates are listed below:

Regular Time - $17.25 • Overtime - $25.88 Stat Holiday pay – $43.13

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We will train the successful person for Autopac and Insurance.

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• Group RRSP Plan

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HyLife is a global leader in food processing. Our mission is to be the best food company in the world. To achieve this, we need talented people to join our HyLife team as the company continues to grow.

HyLife is committed to our employees and we have an exciting new career opportunity in the beautiful town of Neepawa, MB for you to explore!

As a Meat Cutter/Production Personnel you will be a critical member of our team in the creation of our world-class product. Our positions range from working on our production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between!

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

• Slaughter and eviscerate hogs for further processing

• Harvest and package edible offal

• Process pork carcasses into primal cuts

• Butcher and package pork primal cuts into value-added specifications for local, national, and international premium markets

• Carry out other tasks related to the processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage

• Sanitation

Poll - 1 Newdale Municipal Office

Poll - 2 Sandy Lake Drop in Centre

Poll - 3 Legion Hall Erickson

Poll - 4 Onanole Recreation Center Poll - 5 Horod Hall 1

Rolling River First NationAPPOINTEE (to be determined)1

VOTING PLACES

Voting places will be open for voting on Wednesday the 26th day of October 2022 between 8:00am and 8:00pm.

IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO VOTE. A person may be required to produce one piece of government issued photo identification (for example - driver’s license or passport) or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

ADVANCE POLL

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but who have reason to believe that they will be absent or otherwise unable to attend their proper voting place on election day, an advance voting opportunity, from 8:00am to 8:00pm, will be located at:

Ward 4 Sandy Lake Drop in Centre, 100 Main Street, Sandy Lake, MB October 8th, 2022

Ward 4 Harrison Park Municipal Office, 43 Gateway Street, Onanole, MB October 9th, 2022

Ward 4 Clanwilliam-Erickson Municipal Office, 45 Main Street, Erickson, MB October 19th, 2022

MOBILE VOTING

For the purpose of accommodating persons who are qualified to vote, but reside at a health care facility, a mobile voting station will be set up at the following health care facilities on election day.

1. Erickson Health Centre, 60 Queen Elizabeth Ave - 2pm to 3pm

2. Sandy Lake Personal Care Home, 106 1st St W - 10am to 11am

APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE

A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by fax to the senior election official at Rolling River School Division 36 Armitage Ave Minnedosa or fax 867-2037.

If applying in person*, a voter may apply between September 28th to October 23rd, 2022.

* A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at the time of application.

A voter applying by mail or fax will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official.

Jean Garbolinsky 204-868-0104

Senior Election Official

People who will succeed as members of our team will:

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• Appreciate working in a culturally diverse workplace. We employ people from all over the world!

• Treat people with dignity and respect

• Open to working in colder/warmer environments

• Physically Fit

• Experience as an industrial butcher or trimmer is an asset Current starting wage is $15.75/hour plus a $1.00/hour perfect attendance bonus! Wage scale extends to $23.55 per hour

In addition to HyLife’s benefits, vacation time, and competitive salary our company also offers a $500 dollar employee referral bonus program!

HyLife is here to support you in building an exciting career with our team!

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Please apply online at http://hylife.com/current-opportunities/ or email to jobs@hylife.com or mail to PO Box 10,000, 623 Main St E, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0.

We want it to be YOU! Come join our HyLife team. We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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All offers to be forwarded to Sandy Donald at Royal LePage Martin Liberty, 633 18th Street, Brandon R7A 5B3 by email or sealed envelope.

All offers to be received by 1pm on October 21, 2021.

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Fertilizer Bins for sale by Tender

Friesen FR1620 Fertilizer Bins (2 available: Bin #1 and #6)

Friesen FR1630 Fertilizer Bins (4 available: Bin #2, #3, #4, and #5)

All bins were new in 2008.

All bins have the following installed options:

- 3 View Glasses.

- Bottom and top manways.

- 2 Poke holes.

- Vented

- Ladder Cages

All bins are located at #290 Highway #5 North, in Neepawa, MB.

All purchases will have both GST and PST added to the tendered price.

Removal of the bins, are the responsibility of the purchaser.

All bins must be removed by November 10th, 2022.

Tenders Close on October 10th, 2022 at 4:00PM

Please mail your tender bids to: Neepawa/Gladstone Co-op Box 879 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Attn: Rob Melnyk

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Heat, water and lights are included in the rent and free laundry facilities on each floor. Outdoor parking available with plug in for the winter. Meals can be ordered from the Yellowhead Manor and are delivered to the building. The building offers a large Multipurpose room for social gatherings with a full kitchen, pool table, shuffle board, piano and exercise equipment for tenants to use. The building is a smoke free building. All suites have balconies and mail is delivered to the building.

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MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ROSE REQUIRES AN OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE STE. ROSE RECREATION COMMISSION

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Agricultural Sales Representative

T.I.C. Parts & Service in Neepawa is accepting applications for the position of Agricultural Sales Representative. We are committed to providing our community and the surrounding area with the best service and expertise available. We are looking for a Sales Representative that can add value to our Team and is as passionate about customer relations and customer support as our company is.

Responsibilities

• Promote Sales of machinery to existing customers and solicit new potential customers.

• Consult with customers and identify products to suit their needs.

• Invest in customer relationships through regular planned calls and visits.

• Consistently achieve sales and profitability targets.

• Provide after sales support.

• Be familiar with competitive brands and the differences.

• Complete all sales documentation required and follow sales processes.

• Maintain current incentive and financing programs.

• Coordinate and conduct new equipment field demos.

• Estimate costs of maintaining equipment and evaluate equipment trades.

Requirements

• Sales Experience in the Agricultural Field

• Agricultural Equipment/Farming Experience

• Well organized and self-motivated.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Computer knowledge.

• Valid drivers license.

• Able to work flexible hours.

We Offer

• Competitive Salary.

• Dental and Medical package.

• Company RRSP

• Product related training and development.

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Co-op does business differently. As a co-operative, we believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and how you can help bring our brand to life, visit us at www.neepawagladstoneco-op.crs

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An individual with the following qualifications:

- Excellent customer service skills

- Highly motivated and ability to multitask

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills

- Must be mechanically inclined and be able to perform heavy lifting

- Class 3 Driver’s license with Air Endorsement required

- Petroleum knowledge would be an asset but not required

Reporting directly to the Petroleum Division Manager, duties will include, but not limited to; customer service, processing customer transactions, product knowledge, maintaining and finding new farm contacts, petroleum acquisition in the trading area, inventory control, merchandising, perform direct sales calls and general Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities.

W e offer career advancement opportunities, competitive compensation, benefits package, company matched pension plan and learning/ development opportunities.

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Agricultural Technician

T.I.C. Parts & Service is expanding our operations and now accepting applications for the position of Agricultural Technician.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic and complex agricultural equipment diagnostics and determine what repairs are needed.

• Prepare reports and forms required with work assignments.

• Complete set up and pre-delivery inspections of equipment.

Requirements

• Agricultural mechanic experience (Level 2-4)

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Computer knowledge.

• Valid drivers license.

We Offer

• Competitive hourly wages.

• Dental and Medical package.

• Company RRSP

• Product related training and development.

• New facility to work in.

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50 years of service honoured at Ladies Auxiliary milestone

Pictured, from left: 50year Auxiliary member Leanne Harding and lifetime member Norma Reid help with the commemoration of the Neepawa Ladies Auxiliary’s 90th anniversery celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 13. On the night, Harding was presented with her pin for 50 years of service within the Auxiliary. Over the years, she has assisted in multiple ways, from baking for and organizing special events to playing piano from 2008 to 2015, or at any time she was asked to entertain. The presentation came as a surprise for Harding, who was humbled by this special acknowledgement.

Correction

In the Sept 23 edi tion of the Neepawa Banner & Press, the story connected to the Ladies Auxiliary’s 90th anniversary erred in the identification of Leanne Harding. The Banner & Press apologize for the error.

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Proud to Call Neepawa Home

Tyler Lazaruk, HyLife’s Executive Director of Sales & Business Operations, has recently taken on an exciting role at our Neepawa plant. His HyLife journey started in Steinbach, Manitoba, and eventually led to an opportunity to move to Neepawa in 2015.

“I feel honored to take on this leadership on the management side. Our operations, QA, shipping, and supporting our strong workforce at the plant is a top priority, ensuring that our product is produced safely, each and every day.”

He brings years of experience and truly believes in our premium product. “We focus on at HyLife is delivering high-quality products that our customers love. It’s fun to take that mindset and strive to make exceptional products.”

Lazaruk believes in being a active community member and is proud of HyLife’s ongoing local efforts.

"It always feels good to give back through company initiatives such as HyLife Holiday Helpers (a food drive that supports our neighbours) and recent Fun Days event where $40,000 was donated to the Neepawa Kin Club.”

“All our big personal milestones have all happened here in Neepawa - my wife teaches at the Hazel M. Kellington elementary school here in town, we built our first house, and we have a little one that attends our local daycare.”

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Farming Simulator comes to MB

By Destiny Maki Neepawa Banner & Press

Exciting things are hap pening in a few rural areas of Manitoba and at the Manitoba Agricultural

Museum(MAM), located in Austin, MB. The popu lar video game, Farming Simulator, has come here to collect scans and resources of vintage Versatile tractor models to add to the game.

The Farming Simulator franchise has a partnership with the Canadian agricul tural machinery manufac turer, Versatile. The com pany contacted Versatile about adding a collection of

their products to the game for their users to experience in their gameplay, including some of the unique and rare older models. Since all the new models were designed on the computer, they were

able to supply files for their tillage tools and the current tractors to the game’s team of designers. Erron Leafloor, of Brunkild, MB, is the prod uct manager for Versatile and had the opportunity to be one of the auditors of those models, meaning he was there to make sure that everything was coloured right and sized correctly for Farming Simulator.

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Pictured: Jan Pfitzner (Special Projects Manager, Giants Software); Kris Caprani (Lead Audio Designer, Giants Software), Erron Leafloor (Product Manager, Versatile, Winnipeg head office) sit atop Big Roy after completing the scanning and audio process to incorporate the tractor into Farming Simulator.

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Madisyn Robertson was getting low to snap some photos of the cows at the Robertson farm, located west of Neepawa.

Popular video game to feature Big Roy

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The team from Giants Software was here to collect resources and archiving it for when it will be needed. To complete this, they needed to scan many of the historical models because, as Leafloor explained, all of these older machines were designed on pencil and paper, so it’s not as easy to recreate those models as there are no real blueprints available for them to work off of.

This project and trip had been in the works for about four months before they arrived here, but discussions have been ongoing since the beginning of the year.

Giants Software

Giants Software is the franchise that develops Farming Simulator. The company does the entire process of creating the game, including producing, releasing, and publish ing it. They created a few other games back in the day, such as a ski resort simulator and a demolition company simulator, but now Farming Simulator is their main focus.

The team on location included lead audio designer Kris Caprani and special projects manager Jan Pfitzner, who came here from Europe. The pair flew into Chicago and immediately hit their first bump in their travels when they realized that the airline didn’t bring their personal luggage and all their equipment. They had to wait two days for it to come in before they drove up to Manitoba for their first location to work.

A big part of Pfitzner and Caprani’s specific job positions are based ‘on location,’ meaning they travel to wherever the machines are. Caprani said that when he moved to Germany and started working with the company about two and a half years ago, not much happened due to COVID-19 and the restrictions that came with the pandemic. This year, he said a lot has happened and so far they’ve travelled to Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and now the US and Canada. While it’s usually focused within Europe, Caprani stated that this is his first time having to travel for work overseas, and his first time in Canada. Whether or not a particular brand is German, it’s likely they will usually have a distributor or manufacturer located in Germany so they will just go to those locations. Caprani mentioned that a previous audio designer had travelled to the States a number of years ago to record the Big Bud tractor. The unique and older models are the reasons why they need to travel out of Germany every so often.

They weren’t sure how many pieces of machinery they were going to scan in the area, but when they were at MAM, they knew they were doing three at the museum and approximately six at other farms in the area. Coming to Manitoba was the main reason for their trip, but they were making the most of it. Caprani explained that after they finished up here, they would be travelling to Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin to try to find other sites and distributors, including Steiger, as they make their way back to Chicago.

The time it takes to complete one tractor from the scan ning stage to when it would be completed and integrated

into the archive is around four to five months for just one piece of equipment. This all includes 3D artists, imitation, integration and audio. What the team did here is strictly references, which they will send off to the team of 3D artists that are based in their Czech Republic office location, where they will do a complete new model. The team specializes in converting the scans and images into the Farming Simula tor game engine version. They would use the information provided by this technology as a reference of scale. The 3D artists need to do a lot of rebuilding using both the scans and the pictures they take of the intricate details in order to recreate the machinery.

The team here was strictly collecting resources for the archive for the franchise to select from later. They did not have any estimate of how soon people could see this machinery in the game, adding, they’re not the ones who decide which pieces make it into the game.

What do they think of Canada?

They said they have seen a lot of interesting personalities. Caprani said that everyone they’ve meet has been super friendly, approachable and warm.

When asked how he felt about travelling to the MAM of all places in Canada, Caprani said that it felt special, because while places like the distributors and manufacturers are cool, it’s just as you would expect – a big factory and it’s got that corporation front of a normal business. Whereas at the museum, there’s heritage. It feels special.

While they do work with private owners of rare and old vehicles and machines and have recorded in museums in Germany, they’ve never seen anything to this scale. “It feels like a special introduction to Canada,” Caprani said. He added that while you could come here as a tourist and just go for the sights, being here you’re immediately immersed in a community you’ve never heard about and it gives you a deeper insight into the country. He mentioned that while talking to Leafloor in the last few days, they’ve also learned about the infrastructure and the resources of the country that they had no idea about and never would have, had they just visited a city.

Versatile and volunteers

Leafloor is not only a Verstaile employee and collector, but

is also a volunteer member at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. Being the contact between Versatile and Giants Software, he was the one who suggested coming to the museum for multiple reasons, but the main one being that Big Roy is here.

Leafloor said he is super excited about this project because his farm was going to be one of the host sites for the scanning. All of their larger horsepower tractors are Ver satile so after they finished at the museum they would be heading to Brunkild, MB, where he farms with his in-laws, to scan their 976 Versatile, 276 bidirectional, 2360 4-wheel drive Buhler Versatile to hopefully be included into the game. Leafloor has been volunteering at the museum for 28 years and is usually working with tractors a little older than the ones being scanned, adding that he’s also excited to share the museum with people from around the world and to personally be a part of the game.

Thank you

Leafloor said, “Thank you to everybody that has helped make this possible. It’s an initiative of Farming Simulator and Versatile, but it’s been amazing to see all the volunteers come out and get excited about this.” They’ve helped get Big Roy running, as well as their personal Versatile tractors. Working long days and crazy hours of early mornings and late nights to try to make this happen because they believe in it as much as they do.

“It just shows how much emotion is tied to the Versatile brand. How many people believe in the brand,” expressed Leafloor. When it comes to social media, they hope to try to get all the traction they can by using this opportunity to get the name of the museum out there and attract more visitors.

Farming Simulator is quite popular with younger indi viduals, whether they are associated with agriculture or not, especially in Europe. This game provides an opportunity for them to learn about a lot of products and other brands and types of equipment from around the world through the game. Leafloor feels hopeful that with the amount of younger people that play this game, they will see Big Roy and that it will hopefully peak their interest and they will discover the Manitoba Agricultural Museum.

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Kris Caprani sets up the audio recording equipment on Big Roy.

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Brent Wilcox, a local and long-time museum volunteer, stands with his Versatile D118 that was scanned for the game archive.

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Jan Pfitzner begins the scanning process of the exterior of the Versatile D118.

Redfern Farm Services celebrating 50 years in Rivers and Westman

By Sarah Plosker Farmers’ Advocate

Redfern has been sup plying farmers in West man with crop products, services, equipment and expertise since 1972, when Ray and Bev Redfern started the company out of a 14x24 foot office in Rivers. They’ve certainly seen a lot of change over the 50 years in business.

The company got started because Ray had previous experience working for Esso in Manitoba as an agrono mist and then Alberta as a marketing business man ager. He wanted to create and build a crop inputs business in addition to an existing fuels operation.

Ray had grown up near Harding/Kenton on a dairy-grain crops farm with four brothers and two sisters, until his parents sold the farm when he was about to leave for University to study Agriculture, so Ray has always had local roots.

The Riv ers airbase had closed in September of 1971, which was a huge blow to the lo cal economy.

Friends were understand ably worried about Ray’s new business venture, but he had deter mined he’d try it for five years and then see what came next. Fifty years later, he says he loves the business and people in ag, and he “forgot about moving on!” Ray was 25 years old at the time he started what became Redfern and, to this day, he’s always up for a challenge.

Redfern sells seed, fer tilizers, crop protection, equipment rentals, logistics, custom ag services, soil

testing programs with agro nomic advice and program services to help growers maximize margin on every acre. Redfern has grown over the years and now com prises 11 offices, first start ing in Rivers, then adding Hamiota, Kenton, Minne dosa, Brandon, Carberry, Neepawa, Souris, Hartney, Shoal Lake and Virden over

the years. The company has about 100 regular staff in total, with up to 30 to 40 additional staff during the busy season (April to July).

Many years of experience

with Red fern offices to support the youngsters and the local clubs. Red fern has sup ported jersey programs to team players for local hock ey and soccer. They lend out their water trucks for ex tra support in fighting fires. They support school pro grams and bursaries.

Redfern is a big supporter of Brandon University and Assiniboine Commun ity College (ACC), with program sponsorship and programs to introduce high school students to the life op portunities provided there.

agronomist, explains that advancements in wheat, canola and other grains combined with changes in farming practices have generated greater resili ency on the farm. A more optimistic future brings an influx of younger people into the industry.

All 11 offices celebrated Redfern’s 50th anniversary at the Riverdale Com munity Centre in Rivers on Aug. 11. It’s estimated that nearly 500 people at tended, including former and current employees, customers and suppliers.

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There are many em ployees with 30+ years at Redfern under their belt. Administrative support Sheila Smith was their first employee and has 49 and a half years of service; Don Montague had close to 40 years; Lloyd Fehr has 32 years; Harold Roberds and Clive Sanderson both had over 30 years each. That’s close to 200 years of com bined experience working for Redfern between the five of them. It certainly says something about a company when so many people want to stick around; it’s like a big family. (In fact, this reporter notes that after meeting with repre sentatives of Redfern to get information for this article, they tried sending me home with zucchini from one of their gardens—now that’s hospitality!)

Lloyd Fehr, sales co ordinator, says the work is challenging and expecta tions are high, but the pas sion that employees bring to the job is evident.

Supporting local Staff are encouraged to be involved in the com munity and there are employees who volunteer for the fire department, town council, the Lion’s club and more.

Redfern makes an effort to buy a steer at local 4-H sales in the communities

Ray has been a long-time advisory board participant and now serves on a fundraising program for a major expansion of ag programs at ACC, and Redfern is about to make their largest contri bution ever to the program. Ray also strongly promotes and believes in continuing education and training for all staff members, as well.

The challenges of farm life

The life of a farmer can be tough, and Ray knows all about it. In 1999-2000, Westman received 22 inch es of rain during seeding month, and Ray was flying above the fields with mem bers of parliament, which became two years of some frustration in the effort to advocate for farmers, who were, as they always are, at the mercy of the weather.

There were the challen ges and stress created from horrific interest rates that reached over 20 per cent in the 1980s for farmers and Agribusiness’, including Redfern, which was the demise of many farmers and their ag-retail suppliers.

There were other wet years in the early 2000s, as well as 2015, and dry years in 1988 and the early 1990s. With drought and wind, many farmers had to completely write off their crops those years.

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The event was a great cele bration of 50 years of true partnerships, which have enabled Redfern to grow and endure for these 50 years. The event included a slide show of their history in ag, and presentations by management and industry partners, which empha sized Redfern’s gratitude for these relationships.

Ray, who is surprised to find himself at 75 years of age, is still fully engaged with energy and enthusi asm for the future of ag and rural communities. He and his wife, Bev have two children– a son, Dustin, who is active in the business, and daughter, Jordana, they also have two grand children.

A continually evolving industry

There have been many changes in farming over the past 50 years. Numerous in novations and technological advancements have taken place and Redfern and Ray have always embraced these changes. Fifty years ago, there were smaller-scale farms and farmers were buying one bag of fertil izer per acre of farmland. Nowadays, it’s common for huge semi-trucks to load up full of fertilizer for their fields. Larger-scale farming has evolved, with farmers having more parcels of farmland, and Redfern takes great pride in evolving with those farmers over the years and to be identified by them as their partner.

The demand for nonmeat protein is a major shift in recent years.

PHOTO BY SARAH PLOSKER

Redfern Farm Services celebrated their 50th year in business at the Riverdale Community Centre on Aug. 11.

‘A testament to our credibility and resilience as a

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The global supply chain means that diets in countries across the world have an impact on what we grow here in Mani toba. Immigration is also affecting what we grow and sell locally. Just a simple trip to the grocery store and you’ll see types of meat and produce that weren’t available in the region 50 years ago. There’s opportunity in this broader influence, Lloyd explains, and farmers can gain significant advantage by asking themselves, “Can I grow that?” instead of sticking to what they’ve always grown. Canada exports 70 per cent of what we grow. This is rather unusual; most countries keep at least 50 per cent. So we need to be adaptable to the global market.

Ray is a forward-thinker and was the first to bring in anhydrous ammonia to the re gion, a less expensive form of nitrogen. Right now, Ray is leading an effort to attempt to bring a soybean/canola processing plan to Manitoba and hopefully the Westman area, specifically. With so many farmers in the region growing these crops, it makes sense

to process it right here at home, rather than sending it else where. This will translate to more profit for crop producers, along with an opportunity for a significant increase to the domestic market.

There is a surpris ing number of retail ag businesses in the Westman area, which translates into a lot of competition. “To survive in a retail ag business in this area is huge,” Lloyd says. “It’s really a testament to our credibility and resilience as a business.”

Rob McGill, branch manager in Rivers, adds, “It’s certainly a delicate balance in cultivating working relationships with both growers and suppliers.” They credit Ray for always looking at the bigger picture, and for bringing in innovation and opportunities to support local farmers. A Redfern mantra is to provide integrity and fairness in all that they do with customers and suppliers– and that the trust of their customers and suppli ers means everything to them!

Farmers’ Advocate staff wish Redfern Farm Services a happy 50th anniversary and many more years to come!

A good oldfashioned harvest

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Thousands of sheaves have been placed into stooks along the Plumas highway. Harvesting grain this way is old-fashioned, but was very common until the 1950s. Placing the sheaves is back-breaking work, but is necessary to get the grain off the ground so they can finish ripening and dry down (cure). These sheaves will likely be gathered and put through a threshing machine to separate out the grain for sale or for livestock feed.

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Field report: A critical period for farmers

By Shawn Cabak Manitoba Agriculture

Manitoba’s ag weather program measures a nd records data year round from over 100 weather stations across agro-Mani toba. The stations monitor air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pres sure, precipitation, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, soil temperature, and soil moisture. The latest weather conditions from each station are made available every 15 minutes throughout the growing season and every hour dur ing the winter months.

Per cent normal accumulated corn heat units (May 1 - Sept. 11)

Most regions of agroManitoba have accumu lated between 100 to 110 per cent of the historical accumulated CHU. Arborg has accumulated the highest per cent normal accumu lated CHU at 111. Portage has accumulated 107 per cent CHU, while Gladstone, Holland and Lakeland are

all at105 per cent compared to the 30-year average.

Per cent of normal accumulated precipitation

Areas west of Lake Win nipeg around Arborg and east of the Riding Moun tain National Park around Alonsa have received at least 150 percent of normal precipitation. Some loca tions in the northwest region (San Clara, Minitonas) and southwest (Pierson, Melita) have mostly received only 70 to 90 per cent of normal pre cipitation. Riverton (167 per cent), Alonsa (162 per cent), and Fisherton (155 per cent) are the top three locations with the highest percent of normal precipitation. Por tage has received 129 per cent normal precipitation and Gladstone sits at 112 per cent.

Critical fall period for alfalfa

Alfalfa must store ad equate levels of energy in its roots prior to freeze-up to survive the winter and begin growth next spring. If alfalfa is cut during the

critical fall period, which is four to five weeks prior to a killing frost, energy reserves in the roots may be depleted and winterkill may result.

As a general guideline, alfalfa should be one foot tall or in the bud stage to accumulate adequate root reserves. The worst case scenario is when alfalfa is cut or grazed in late August or early September, re-grows just enough to deplete root reserves, and goes into win ter on an empty tank of gas. Alfalfa can also suffer winter injury from a lack of snow cover, improper harvest timing, or harsh winter con ditions. Winter thaws can cause significant damage to alfalfa fields if they become iced over or if the insulating snow layer is lost.

If alfalfa can’t be cut prior to the critical fall period, producers should plan to harvest after, or close to, a killing frost. The plants will be going dormant, little regrowth will occur, and winter survivability should be improved. Uncut strips left in the field will help catch snow and insulate the crop from cold temperatures. A

fall fertilizer application can also benefit future alfalfa productivity and longevity. Phosphorus and potassium are particularly important, as they support root and nod ule health and overwinter ing capability. Both of these nutrients can be applied in the fall, as they are relatively immobile and will not leach into the soil or volatilize into the atmosphere, like nitro gen. The most cost-effective way to maintain adequate soil fertility is to do a fall soil test before fertilizing.

Producers who want to harvest during the critical fall period must consider the benefits of additional forage harvested against the potential for winterkill and early spring yield losses.

Watch for nitrates and prussic acid in annual forage crops

Late seeded annual crops that do not mature prior to a fall frost could be at risk for nitrates to accumulate when harvested for green feed or silage. Annual for ages, including oats, barley, millet and sorghum, are susceptible to high nitrates if

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immature and stressed prior to harvest.

This stress can be from a variety of factors such as drought, frost or hail and depends on the severity. High soil nitrate levels can result in higher nitrate ac cumulation in the plant. A light frost that doesn’t kill the plant shouldn’t increase nitrate levels if plants resume growth in a day or two. As long as plant leaves can continue to photosynthesize, the nitrates will be used up by the plant.

A killing frost can cause nitrates to build up and re quires immediate cutting of the plant to prevent nitrate accumulation. Ensiling the forage or rain on a swath will lower the level of ni trates in the feed. Perennial forages such as alfalfa are at a low risk of high nitrates building up. If producers are concerned about high nitrates, a feed sample should be taken and submitted to a lab for testing.

All plants in the sorghum family can cause prussic acid poisoning in livestock. Prussic acid is also called hydrocyanic acid, otherwise known as cyanide.

Frosted sorghum forages are usually safe to harvest as hay, silage, or baleage. Cyanide gas dissipates dur ing the hay curing phase and during handling and feed-out of silage. Sorghum and sudangrass hays are safer to feed once bales are completely cured, which takes about three weeks. Silage and baleage are safer to feed after fermentation is complete, which takes about 6 to 8 weeks after ensiling. Because of the concentration of cyanide in new leaves, sorghum forages should never be grazed or fed as green chop until plants are at least 18 to 24 inches tall.

For more information contact the Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development office in Portage at (204) 239-3352.

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A mare and one of her foals are standing in a field at Clearview Stock Farms. There are a dozen registered mares that are producing foals for Clearview right now. Suffolk horses are a heritage breed in Canada that are considered internationally rare.  Clearview Stock Farm is the only breeder of Suffolk horses in Manitoba.

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Bison return to regenerate soils

By Wayne Hildebrand Farmers’ Advocate

Each year, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corpora tion invites Conservation Trust grant applications for on-the-ground con servation projects across Manitoba that benefit water quantity and quality, wildlife habitat, soil health and nature.

The Conservation Trust received a project applica tion in 2020 from the Mani toba Forage and Grass lands Association (MFGA) to convert 160 acres of grainland to a grazing system. The project goals were to demonstrate re generative agriculture to improve economic returns to the farm while providing water storage, improved soil health, and increased wildlife habitat.

Brooks and Jen White were identified as the farm ers who would implement the project. They are the fifth generation owner/ operators of Borderland Agriculture, a grain farm and bison ranch located in the far south-west corner of Manitoba.

In 1882, Richard and Lorinda White home steaded in Treaty 2 ter ritory, near Lyleton, the driest part of the province dominated by sandy soils, and at the time, a sea of mixed grass prairie with roaming bison herds.

Only 12 years prior (1870), Manitoba had joined confederation with the Great Plains Bison on the provincial seal. By 1888, no wild bison were left in Canada. Their slaughter removed the keystone species that sup ported indigenous com munities and the Great Plains grasslands eco system.

Brooks and Jen White are regenerative farm ers. “Our approach to regenerative agriculture focuses on integrating poly cropping and graz ing to build soil organic matter and soil biodivers ity, grow better crops and produce healthier bison,” said Brooks.

“Through this project, we seeded 160 acres to a perennial pasture, which we fenced and added a watering system,” Brooks said. “We installed struc tures to back-flood areas

in the spring to encourage water infiltration and re duce field runoff to prevent downstream flooding.”

“Bison are the key to building soil and improv ing plant health,” said Brooks. “We rotate bison and our domestic livestock across the farm. We graze a variety of forages, peren nial pasture, cover crops, crop residue and corn. In doing so, the animals get all the nutrients they need, and we build soil.”

Bison are physically adapted to winter grazing.

“Our rotational system al lows us to graze fields 365 days a year,” said Brooks.

“The bison manure and herd trampling helps to spread nutrients, reducing our fertilizer costs by 75 per cent. By maintaining plant cover and moving them through the farm year round, we are essentially mimicking the ecological system when the bison

roamed the Great Plains.”

Through regenerative agriculture, Brooks and Jen have come to see changes in their soil. “In fields where we have transitioned from annual cropping to grazed perennial pastures, we see significant changes in dung beetles and earthworms in our soil, and we see in creased plant production and better water infiltra tion,” said Jen.

“We believe in ecological systems and providing eco logical goods and services from our farm,” Jen said.

“This includes increased biodiversity, flood mitiga tion, carbon sequestration, improved water quality, and enhanced wildlife habi tat. One thing we know for sure, the deer and moose love our farm.”

“Bringing home the bison is a bit like a step back in time, when farm ing was based more on biology than chemistry,”

said Brooks. “That said, regenerative agriculture addresses current issues like climate change and removing carbon from the atmosphere, as well as healthy food production and supporting a cleaner environment to meet the

demands of today’s consum ers. Better for your food and better for the planet is a common theme with regenerative agriculture.”

In addition to Conserva tion Trust funding, the MFGA Borderland Agri culture project was also sup

ported by Ducks Unlimited (Canada), the Souris River Watershed District, and Manitoba Agriculture-Ag Action along with signifi cant cash and in-kind con tributions from the Whites.

“Brooks and I strive to promote positive change in the agriculture industry by being innovative in our management practices, and we appreciate the support as we undertake this journey,” said Jen.

Since 2018, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corpora tion has approved over $9.7 million in grant funding for 110 Conservation Trust projects in partnership with 45 organizations.

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Bison on a summer pasture are obviously happy with their summer grazing, but are also well adapted to winter grazing.

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