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Westlake-Gladstone Media Release The council and staff of the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone would like to inform you that the Municipality of WestlakeGladstone was the target of a malicious cyber security breach, in which a significant amount of money was electronically stolen from the Municipality’s operating bank account. During the period of late December 2019 through the Christmas Holiday seasons, electronic withdrawals in the amount of approximately $9,950 were made from our account at Stride Credit Union. The Municipality of WestlakeGladstone does not utilize online banking for the transfer or withdrawal of funds at any time. The total loss over this period was approximately $447,000. The discovery of the missing funds was acted upon immediately by the CAO, who contacted Stride Credit Union, the RCMP and council to report the theft. The municipality has a secure server and

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network monitored by Kelty iManagement. Kelty monitors for viruses and malware, also making sure there is a business continuity strategy that is located in Canada. Our IT specialists, Kelty Management Systems, have been unable to detect any suspicious activity on the administrative office server and network and are confident that the

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server and networks in our office are secure. The Municipality has been trying to work with Stride Credit Union to assist them in determining how the money was accessed, but so far, co-operation has been very limited. Stride Credit Union has been working with their legal team in Saskatoon to address our concerns

for fund security and our request for the replacement of funds. We have made a claim through our insurance company to cover this loss. However, to date, they have denied the claim even though the Association of Manitoba Municipalities have worked with the insurance provider (Western Financial) to ensure that all

municipalities in Manitoba have extensive coverage for cyber fraud. We have hired a national computer security expert to review both the computer logs of the Municipality and Stride Credit Union to determine how the bank account was accessed, and to follow the trail to determine where the money was sent. Initial investigations show

it was sent to Toronto and then out of Canada immediately. We have also engaged our own legal counsel to obtain the following information: 1. Why did Stride Credit Union not notify the Municipality of that many repetitive, out of the ordinary transactions that were occurring on the account, using a method that nobody at the Municipality has the authority to do? 2. Why is our insurance claim being denied, even though AMM claims we had extensive coverage for cyber fraud? 3. Work with Stride Credit Union to obtain its computer logs during that period of time for review by our security expert. Your local government has been carefully working with experts that will lead us to a recovery of taxpayer’s money. AMM has offered the municipality assistance with legal fees through the utilization of their legal fund. We are confident that their involvement will greatly assist in our cause. Continued on Page 16

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New staff sergeant settling in with Spruce Plains RCMP By Kira Paterson Neepawa Banner & Press

The Spruce Plains RCMP detachment now has a permanent staff sergeant area commander after six years with only a temporary one. As of Sept. 21, S/Sgt. Colby Argue has taken over the role from former Acting S/Sgt. Mark Morehouse, who is going back to full time at his former position, the Operations NCO for Spruce Plains. Argue has been with the RCMP for 17 years and transferred here from the Westman detachment, in the Virden, Reston, Melita area. “I was area commander there, so similar position to what it is here. But before that, I was a staff sergeant up in Thompson,” Argue explained. He noted that he was in Thompson for four years. Before he was staff sergeant there, he was also involved in general investigations, which dealt with major crimes. Originally, Argue is from Cartwright, MB, so he is familiar with the southwestern Manitoba region. “I love the area,” he said. “So when I saw this position was potentially coming up, I requested Neepawa. I guess

luck worked out and I was able to get here.” detachment running fantastic and it’s very, Because Morehouse is staying on at the de- very helpful for me [to know] a little bit of tachment, he has been able to help Argue get the history of how things have been.” settled into his new position. “Colby and I are Argue noted that his first impressions of working very Neepawa have close together been good so and running far. “It seems ideas off of each like there’s good other and so it’s police visibility, all working out we’re really tryvery, very well,” ing to get out to Morehouse exall of our areas pressed. and not just “This is a Neepawa, but huge benefit, we have a large because t he area. But very RCMP, a lot impressed with of times, with the way Mark the way our has things set SUBMITTED PHOTO transfers work S/Sgt. Colby Argue is the new area commander up,” he said. out, you end up for the Spruce Plains RCMP detachment. Morehouse going to a spot explained that sometimes and the person who was filling the Spruce Plains detachment covers about in for that spot leaves either before you get 3,000 square kilometres of southwestern there or shortly thereafter, so it’s been great Manitoba, from north of Kelwood, to as working with Mark and continuing to work far southeast as Katrime, to as far west as with Mark,” Argue stated. “He’s got the Newdale, down to Rapid City.

Argue and Morehouse both stressed that to be effective in such a large area, they really need the public to report anything and everything so they can keep track of patterns of activity in the different areas. “I just want us to be approachable. I want people to not be afraid to call in, even if they think it’s a minor complaint. It’s very important for us that people report crimes. I think sometimes, in small communities, people think it might be a bother, ‘Oh, it’s too minor, I don’t need to report it,’ but it is important to us. We use a lot of things like crime analyst tools and intelligence-led policing to figure out, tailor our patrols to certain areas. So if we have an idea of certain areas where there’s been crime, like break and enters or thefts, we can put more resources in place,” Argue explained. Morehouse echoed the sentiment, saying, “Report, report, report, because with that crime analysis, it really shows the areas... And I know people have called in and said that it’s only been a battery or camera that’s stolen, but it sets a trend and we have some place to start and go to. So call everything in, that’s what we want.”

Road ahead uncertain for Neepawa’s ArtsForward

By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

Last year, in an article published in the Jan. 18 Neepawa Banner & Press, it was revealed that ArtsForward was in dire straits. President Ron Nordstrom, at the time, noted that when unexpected costs arose, ArtsFoward was in trouble, stating, “we’re barely keeping it together.” This year, particularly with COVID-19, readers may be wondering how the Neepawa arts centre is doing now. The organization’s previous budget ArtsForward’s annual budget in the past has typically been around $109,000 per year. Sixty-two per cent of this funding came from the centre’s programs, fundraising and facility rentals; seven per cent from non-government support and donations; and the remaining 31 per cent from government sources, mostly provincial. Revenue from municipal governments covered a total of six per cent of the total yearly budget. Since 2014, funding from

the Town of Neepawa to ArtsForward went down from $12,000 per year to $6,500 and was granted a tax exemption. In the 2019 article mentioned previously, it was noted that ArtsForward asked the town to consider a grant of $23,045, which would equal to about $5 per town resident, according to 2016 Stats Can census numbers.

2020 status Though the final numbers aren’t ready as of yet, Nordstrom was able to provide some insight into the art centre’s situation for the 2020 fiscal year. All in all, it’s a mixture of ups and downs. “After significant losses the past few years, this year’s budget was trimmed wherever possible. We had cut costs considerably in areas like garbage removal, facility cleaning costs, operating expenses and advertising,” Nordstrom explained. “At the same time, we lobbied to increase our Private Donation and Business Sponsorship programs to add to our regular grant revenue from

the town, municipalities and province.” The Town of Neepawa did not go forward with the $23,045 grant following the 2019 proposal. However, the gallery’s concerns were still heard. The town increased funding towards ArtsForward to a total of $15,000 while also allowing the property tax exemption. Nordstrom reports that private individuals and businesses also answered the centre’s call for financial help. “Prior to ArtsForward shutting down in March because of the pandemic, we were on a financial track to balance the budget or make a small profit,” Nordstrom relayed. “Since March, ArtsForward has had few opportunities to hold programming or events to raise funds.” Fortunately, however,

their rental income since reopening has been higher than anticipated. Additionally, ArtsForward has been able to take advantage of federal wage subsidy programs for regular employees, which Nordstrom says saved the gallery a lot of money. ArtsFoward administrator and director of programming Rrain Prior also took on the role of bookkeeper, after the previous individual stepped down earlier this year. “All these factors, combined with a federal grant for a summer student, put us in a comfortable financial situation this fiscal year,” said Nordstrom. Future concerns Though ArtsForward is in a more comfortable position this year, it isn’t without its concerns. The gallery’s man-

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date is to offer programming such as painting and dance classes. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, this has proven quite challenging. “Without being able to generate much income at this time and federal wage subsidies coming to an end, we will have to rely on government funding more than ever,” Nordstrom noted. Rrain Prior also provided comment on this matter, stating, “It’s hard to say what’s going to happen [next year, or even a month from now]– that’s the hardest part, really. How do you plan your programming when you have no idea if you’re even going to be able to have it?” Prior added, “We’ve tried new things this year– like the creative kits for at home, where everyone takes a kit home and watches the video

on how to do [the craft]. We did that throughout the summer, so that’s one of the adaptations we’ve made, but financially– I mean, it’s so hard to plan for it. We’re trying to put a budget together, but how do you do that?” The director of programming believes that their regular operating funding from the province will remain fairly stable. However, in these uncertain circumstances, she does not wish to count on anything 100 per cent. “We’re in a space, which I think everyone is in, of just trying to adapt,” Prior confided. ArtsForward is currently planning its annual general meeting for Nov. 10. At the meeting, members of the board will be able to take full stock of the details.

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Green light for 2020 Neepawa Rotary Auction Annual TV auction fundraiser changing to online format

Submitted Neepawa Rotary Club The Rotary Television Auction has been the major fundraising event each year for the Neepawa Rotary Club. Approximately 30 volunteers in close proximity are needed to run this televised event. Auction chair Pam Miller states, “With the current health restrictions and precautions due to the pandemic, it would be difficult to run this auction as we have in the past. Our club has examined different ways to adapt our current format and has decided to run an online auction instead.” Providing a safe environment for auction volunteers and the public was a number one priority for the club. They believe that by offering an online auction, interaction between volunteers can be kept to a minimum. Safety measures will also be in place when successful bidders come to pick up their items. Many events being run by non-profit organizations are being cancelled or organizers are having to become more inventive with their fundraising efforts due to COVID-19. Rotary considered canceling their event, however, they

felt the need for local community support may be greater than ever. Miller says, “Despite the challenges created by the pandemic, Neepawa Rotary Club has committed to running its annual auction as our community need may be greater this year and the auction is our biggest annual fundraising event.” This year’s auction proceeds will support a primary project, helping Neepawa and area schools upgrade remote learning technologies. There will also be support for other community and international projects. Last year, support from community businesses allowed Neepawa Rotary to invest $19,000 in local organizations and nearly $5,000 in international projects, such as education programs in Guatemala, disaster relief and polio eradication. Auction committee member Ron Nordstrom says, “The event will look and feel much different from past years. All items will be online on our auction site with a picture, description, value, bidding increments and possibly a starting bid. The auction will start on Dec. 3 and the final items will close on Dec. 10. Bidders will need to sign up in advance or during the auction to bid.

‘Singin’ in the Grain’ virtual concert to raise money for Foodgrains Bank Submitted Foodgrains Bank You are invited to a virtual “Singin’ in the Grain” fundraising concert. The link to this concert will be on the Canadian Foodgrains Bank website on Friday, Oct. 16 from 8:00 p.m. CST. Appropriately, Oct. 16 is World Food Day. The “Sing in’ in the Grain” committee has organized annual fundraising concerts to support Canadian Foodgrains Bank since 2011. COVID-19 has meant that we have had to regretfully cancel our concerts with high school choirs from Steinbach and Winnipeg, previously planned for this fall. The pandemic is also a global hardship that recognizes no borders. In countries where

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of outstanding music: the Quonset Brothers from Winkler, sister-brother duo Kristel Peters and Korey Peters from Steinbach, and Steve Bell from Winnipeg. Jim Cornelius, outgoing executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, will also offer a short update. All proceeds will go toward COVID-19 response programs of MCC through the Foodgrains Bank. The link to the virtual concert will be on the website, at www.foodgrainsbank.ca/singing. This link will be activated at 8:00 pm (CST) on Friday, Oct. 16,

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fter a nearly eight month battle with COVID-19 in Manitoba, it’s time to reevaluate where we have been, where we are now and how to proceed. At the outset, the province of Manitoba reacted fairly quickly. Nobody really knew where we were headed. There were some very scary predictions and accordingly, some strong measures were implemented. A lot of businesses suffered and some may not survive, in spite of help from both senior levels of government. Most would agree that a major shutdown for one or two infection cycles was a good idea to slow the spread, to flatten the curve, as they say. This week, the World Health Organization has said it doesn’t recommend shutdowns except in emergency situations to f latten the curve and avoid overloading hospitals. One of the worst hit places in North America was the state of New York, where deaths peaked at over 1,000 per day. However, since mid-July, deaths have ranged from zero to 15 per day. It has become increasingly apparent that there are a number of factors at play in controlling C-19. The common sense stuff, such as hand washing, staying at home when you are sick, get a test if you have symptoms, socially distance whenever possible, stay in your bubble as much as you can– all those steps seem to help keep C-19 at bay. I think in New York, the shutdown and all the common sense stuff helped out, but I also believe, and I hate to use the phrase, the disease may have “run its course” in that particular state. With the benefit of eight months of experience and statistics, it would appear that it’s time to re-evaluate the processes. The common sense stuff is what many people used to neepawa

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Ken Waddell teach and follow. If my dad or mom had a bad cold, they wouldn’t come and visit. My mother knew about all the hand washing and other sanitary stuff, as she was a Typhoid survivor. So, yes, as boring as it all sounds, the little practical steps make sense. We should not, indeed must not, do another economic shutdown. Even large gatherings should be allowed to open up again. We must protect our elderly and vulnerable, but not at the expense of letting our elderly die from loneliness, but that is a whole other topic. Some people have died of C-19 and likely more will die from it, but let’s examine the context. In 201617, 10,764 people died in Manitoba. Every death is sad, but we must understand that not all deaths are tragic. When a community loses a young person, it is tragic. When someone my age, or older, dies, it is sad. There is a difference! Of the 10,764 people who died in 2016-17, 2,874 died of circulatory issues, 2,820 of cancer, 904 from mental/behaviour issues, 893 of respiratory causes, 753 from injuries, 624 from ill-defined signs and symptoms, 571 from other, 463 from endocrine and metabolism issues, 431 from digestive issues and 431 from nervous issues. If we take the C-19 death rate and extrapolate the current death rate over 12 months, it comes to 43 (as of Oct. 12, 2020). Again, every death is

sad, but we are making a huge deal out of a disease that has a very low infection rate (only three per cent of symptomatic people test positive) and the recovery rate of those who do test positive is very high. So far, C-19 has claimed only 10 per cent of the deaths that the ninth and 10th leading cause of deaths in 2016-17 in Manitoba claimed. Dr. Roussin has said, over and over again, that we should not fear C-19, but we have to learn how to live with it. He has been right on just about every point throughout this ordeal and he’s right on this one. The schools have been open in Manitoba, with precautions, for two infection cycles now and there aren’t many cases. Most retail places are open, with precautions. Care and caution is the key, fear is not. Another shutdown could well result in more deaths from desperation and all its manifestations than C-19 will cause. My mom was right, wash your hands, stay at home when you are sick, stay away from people who are sick whenever possible, cover your sneezes and coughs. Dr. Roussin would have been proud of mom. Disclaimer: The writer serves as a volunteer chair of the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association. The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the MCNA board or Banner & Press staff.

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entor: n. a wise and trusted advisor. The World Book Dictionary. The word has become common, the actions ordinary. People helping people become who and what they are designed to be. It may be used in a job related discussion, in a faithg r o w i n g HOMEBODIES env ironment, or by one worki n g w it h folks seek- Rita Friesen ing direction. The word, for me, brings forth a host of individuals, an army of supporters. Some were aware that the discussion and time together was significant to my development, others have never known the impact that their life has made upon mine. People watching is one of my favourite pastimes. In public spaces, yes, most often in small group gatherings. Noting how one reacts to conflict, to new ideas, to new norms, indicates a great deal about the person, their true values and creeds. Most of us know that what we say and how we behave do not always add up. Sadly. Many of my life lessons I learned the hard way– experience! Thankfully, there have been insightful people who saw my potential, accepted me at the place I was and walked with me. Many of these folks from whom I gleaned wisdom have been seniors. Often, the youth have moved me with their insight and wisdom as well. One example that comes to mind are words from a young woman, spoken more than 45 years ago. We were part of a young adult study group, I was the oldest and a single mother of two young children. Seen as strong and independent. As we reflected on what we wished for one another, my young friend expressed the desire that I would continue to have the strength to stay strong. Exactly what I needed at the time. Words that I cherish. Mr. Pete was a one of my mentors, and again, he would not have been aware of how his quiet, steadfast, humour and integrity-filled life allowed me to trust his words and recognise him as wise. Life example here: this gentleman asked me to be teach vacation Bible school at a time when the local church did not know what to do with a divorcee. Years later, as my sister and I spent time with him, he was able to hug us and simply say he loved us. My eyes still smart at the memory. A wise and trusted mentor. So many people have influenced who I am. Members of the LGBTQ community who accept and care for me. No boundaries, no awkwardness, simply acceptance and appreciation for one another. Members of my faith families– three very differing faith families–Mennonite, Pentecostal and United– all who have walked with me at one particular stage of my journey. Seniors, ah, I have learned so much from them. Resiliency, tenacity, ingenuity, determination and their wisdom, hard gained and freely shared. I watch the elderly strive for independence for as long as possible, and then, with regret and dignity, accept the next stage. I was asked by a delightful 90-plus senior if I had a new companion. “Indeed I do”. “Is he a boy toy?” Imagine my amazement at the unexpected question. When I mentioned that my companion is 90, a pithy– “Well, he’s no boy toy!” made me realise I want to be just like Iris when I’m old! A true mentor.

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Letters In memory of our pioneers Response to Mr. Paramor

he first European explorers came to Manitoba in the early 1600s. But it would be over 200 years before the first European settlers arrived in this province. They set up farms, built homes for themselves and their families and, as more settlers arrived, they worked together to build villages and towns with schools, churches and community halls. Their pioneer spir it spread to their children who bought land of their own and built farms, homes and towns in the communities they helped establish. Many of their children (the grandkids of the first settlers) did the same. My father was one of those people and as a result, during my early years, I got to experience a little bit of pioneer life first hand. In late 1946, my father bought three quarter sections of bare land from a retiring farmer. He began by selecting a site for a farmyard and building a summer house. His first vehicle was a 1947 Mercury 2-ton truck. His first tractor was a Mas-

sey Harris 55, which served him well for many years. Over the next few years, he built a barn for a small herd of dairy cattle, corrals for beef cattle, pastures and pens for hogs, granaries for storing grain and a covered and enclosed pole shed for storing machinery and a family car. In 1950, he married my mom. They moved into a three room house that had all the modern conveniences (the ‘50s versions, that is). It had central heating (a coal stove that was also used for cooking and heating water); running water (whenever the water pail was kicked over) and a root cellar for vegetables and preserves. Two rooms were added to the house in 1954 and a modern home was built in 1960. When my father died, the farm was passed to

By Addy Oberlin

or a full music program are available. University is not any better. Most schooling is done at home and no social gatherings can be held. It all has a terrible effect emotionally. Anxiety and depression might set in, or others might seek answers or peace of mind in drugs or alcohol. I believe that the only way

to find peace and contentment is when we turn our lives over to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, our Creator. In Ephesians 6, it tells us to put on the armour of God to fight of the evil of today, like depression, anxiety, drugs and alcohol. After we make our life right with God, we can be assured that He will take care of us in any circumstance.

Neil Strohschein

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my youngest brother, who, together with his son, has made significant upgrades to the farm and its buildings. Whenever I visit the farm, I see the evidence of my brother’s commitment to carrying on the vision that my father had when he built his first summer shack on that property. I have great admiration for our pioneers. They were made of tougher stuff than most people I know (including me). They believed in working hard and looking after their families. They grew their own food. Every farm had a huge vegetable garden. Meat (beef, pork and poultry), milk and eggs were produced on site. If one family had too much of one commodity, it was shared with a neighbour. Haying and harvesting were community events. We worked together, we

laughed and cried together, we celebrated achievements together and we rode out hard times together. Our communities are what they are today because of three generations of pioneers who built them for us. Our pioneers weren’t perfect people— nobody is. They did some things which, in hindsight, should never have been done. They often allowed quarrels over politics and religion to build barriers between neighbours instead of bridges. We are still dealing with the after effects of an unhealthy relationship between the first settlers and the original inhabitants of this land— the people of Canada’s first nations. But let’s not be too critical of our pioneers. They did the best they could with what they had. Their mistakes can be forgiven. We, their descendants, can learn from those mistakes and so ensure that we do not repeat them. That can and should be our gift to those whose vision and determination helped to build this country that we call our home.

FAITHFULLY YOURS

might be in jeopardy. Some can not even attend classes and if you get a sniffle, you have to stay home. Others are still waiting for their online study program or teacher. No school sports

Thumbs up, thumbs down A huge thumbs up to all of the super supporters of our Terry Fox Run in Gladstone. It would not have been possible without all of our generous donors, especially our local businesses, who keep our community events possible. Despite the obstacles, we were able to meet and exceed our totals from last year, raising over $8,000! Cancer continues to impact our community considerably. It is wonderful to see this money go towards research to battle back against this horrible disease. Our small but dedicated committee would like to send out a special thanks to Ernie Tester and Loretta Hopkins for their amazing 50/50 fundraising efforts. See you next year! Gladstone Terry Fox Run Committee

Thumbs up to Debbie and Alan Tarn, of Minnedosa Bowl, for doing an excellent job of keeping this facility in immaculate condition and making it an enjoyable venue. Thank you for your very hard work in these challenging times. Vivian Oswald & The Club 55 Bowlers Neepawa, MB Would you like to send a thumbs up or thumbs down to an individual or group in the community? Please send it our way. Submissions must include a name and must be under 100 words. We want to hear from you! In person: 423 Mountain Ave. Neepawa By fax: 204-476-5073 By email: news@neepawabanner.com

I love numbers. When Mr. Paramor touted some fictional figures in his letter to the Banner, Oct. 2 edition, his gross errors ignited my ire. He is gravely mistaken, not only in his calculations, but also his definitions. First off, let’s tackle his improper use of terminology. Canada’s national “debt” refers to ALL its borrowing debts to all agencies, carried forward year to year. The “deficit” is the amount it cannot even manage to pay on the interest accumulating on this massive unpaid debt. “Gross Domestic Product” is defined as “the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders,” for each year individually. Go to: www.statista.com. This site shows Canada’s Debtto-Gross Domestic Product ratio for the past five years. In 2014, it was 85.7 per cent and in 2019 it was 87.5 per cent. Factually speaking, a “low debt-to-GDP ratio indicates an economy that produces and sells goods and services sufficient to pay back debts without incurring further debt.” (And just to be clear, anything above 50 per cent is not low.) Unfortunately, government reasoning goes like this: as long as politicians pay at least part of the deficit and can optimistically predict an increase in GDP, then the ratio will be advertised as going down. The propaganda will be positive. Whether the national debt was incurred mostly by Liberals or mostly by Conservatives is not the issue people should quibble over. The problem is when most of the public thinks that massive debt is just dandy. The problem is when the bank prints money to pay for government debt, utterly removed from any value-based product or service. This type of socialist management of the public purse leads to a devaluation of currency and drastically erodes the country’s ability to attract investors, pay its bills, or procure further loans. One need look no further than the USSR’s monetary collapse in 1991 for an example of the end result (Google “USSR bread lines”). The fiduciary role of Canada’s government is to manage taxpayer dollars (and debt) with responsible, cautious measures, but this only happens when the public demands respect for sensible limits. In other words, federal/provincial/municipal governments are not supposed to pay for everything, everywhere, all the time. Which brings me to Mr. Paramor’s comments on COVID-19. His final statement, that Conservatives value money over the sanctity of life is a lie, and extremely offensive. It was liberals in New York who cheered the new law allowing a “pro-choice” mother the right to leave her full-term, newborn, healthy baby to die— starved and abandoned (in New York City, one in three babies are aborted). Rather than go into a list of left-or-right examples of insufficient care for elderly, infirm or impoverished people, I’ll stick with more numbers. So, COVID-19 case numbers: almost all of them are NOT in hospital and usually aren’t even seriously ill, so they are of scant relevance (by the way, the PCR test cycles are of zero use in telling whether a person has had C-19, or more importantly, how long ago; it only indicates if their sample has dead fragments of the flu RNA— look this up, it is easily available on any scientific site). So instead, I will focus on fatalities. In the US: 213,000 deaths over 331 million population equals 0.064 per cent. In Canada, 9,500 deaths over 38 million equals 0.025 per cent. This is the truth about the flu situation. The United States, with nine times the population, has less than three times the number of deaths! Yet… I must point out that in 2018, there were 8,694 deaths in Canada from influenza/ pneumonia, but a staggering 13,570 deaths by “accident,” and nearly 83,000 cancer deaths! Again, easy to look up. Canada is saddled with an inept, thieving and lying Prime Minister and yet you are using faulty numbers to slam our good neighbours to the south, where many of us have friends and family. Mr. Paramor, due to your ignorance, you are part of the problem. You are bad at math and very bad at analysis, but quite good at causing offense. Before making any more absurd claims, please find a math tutor. Lenora Buffi Neepawa, MB

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Helen Drysdale out of helen’s kitchen

The Dust Bowl

The depression of the 1930s is often referred to as the 10 lost years and the prairies as the Dust Bowl. We have all seen the pictures of dust clouds, hobos on box cars and the lineups at the soup kitchens. Depression was, for the most part, worldwide. For Canada, all provinces were hit hard, but the prairies were truly the epicentre of the devastation. It began with the stock market crash for all of the country, but on the prairies, a severe and prolonged drought hit. In the previous years, the prairie farms had been taking on larger debt loads by buying more land and purchasing newer machinery. Manitoba was reliant on the wheat crop, but the price of wheat fell below the cost of seed. The land turned to dust and millions of acres of top soil just blew away. The now not-so-friendly bankers foreclosed on the farmers and evicted many who left their farms and moved to the cities to search for new jobs that were not there. In Manitoba, the areas of Neepawa and Portage and further north did not suffer like the southern portion of Manitoba, with their lighter soil and lack of trees. Those who farmed in southern Manitoba during the drought faced a nightmare. Dust storms blew their seed away, the grasshoppers ate all that did grow and more, such as the paint from the buildings, varnish off the handles of farm tools and the clothes hanging on clotheslines. Swarms of grasshoppers blacked out the sun and when the poultry ate the grasshoppers, the eggs and meat had a foul taste. Russian thistle thrived in the dry condition and collected along the fence lines and buildings. There was no grass in the pastures and no hay to cut, thus, nothing to feed to their livestock. The livestock prices were so low that when you shipped cattle, you might get a bill back, as the cattle cost more to ship the price of the animal. Gophers were plentiful and for some, gophers were an essential food source, with gopher pie being a favourite. The recipe I found took eight gophers to make a pie. Between 1929 and 1932, per capita incomes fell by 49 per cent in Manitoba. Winnipeg’s population was hit hard, as thousands lost their jobs. Winnipeg’s unemployment rate was the second highest in Canada in 1932. The employed people took drastic pay cuts and the city was plunging into debt due to businesses closing and overwhelming demands for welfare. The welfare of the poor had always been left to the churches and charities. For the churches, the multitudes needing help was overwhelming and with little money coming in, the governments had to step in to help. Winnipeg cooked up a scheme that if any unemployed “aliens” wanted repatriation to their home countries, help was available for them. Immigration was almost completely halted during the depression. Proud family men sometimes refused handouts. They considered it a disgrace and truthfully, many who applied were treated very harshly and very poorly. Many families lacked shoes and clothes for the children, so they never went to school. Many ate boiled wheat or oatmeal porridge day after day, as it was their only food source.  The lucky prime minister during the first years of the depression was R.B. Bennett and many things were named after him, such as a Bennet yard, the name for a farm that had been abandoned, or Bennet coffee, the name used for roasted wheat coffee, or the Bennet buggy, cars that had been made into buggies when the money for gas was no longer available. I don’t think you will be interested in the gopher pie recipe, so here is a chicken pot pie recipe to try instead. Enjoy! Chicken pot pie Pastry: 2 cups flour 1 tsp. celery seed 1 tsp. salt 3/4 cup lard 5-7 Tbsp. water Filling: 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup diced celery 1/3 cup flour 1 3/4 cup chicken broth 2/3 cup milk 2-3 cups cooked chicken 1-2 cups frozen carrots and peas, thawed 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. salt or less to taste 1 Tbsp. dried parsley leaves 1/2 tsp. poultry spice

For the crust: In a bowl, combine the flour, celery seed and salt. With a pastry blender, cut in the lard until the crumbs are the size of peas. Sprinkle in the water a little at a time and gently stir until the flour mix is just moist. Make the dough into two balls and roll out for the two crusts. For the filling: Melt the butter and add the onion and celery and sauté for several minutes. Add the flour in and cook for several minutes, stirring. Add the broth and milk and cook, stirring all the while, until broth thickens. Stir in the remaining ingredients and pour into the bottom pie crust. Top with remaining pastry crust, fluting the edges and cutting top vents. Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes or until filling is hot and bubbly and crust is golden brown.

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Infrastructure minister returns to Neepawa MLA Ron Schuler visits Park Lake By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press Town of Neepawa officials were more than pleased to welcome an unexpected visitor to the community recently. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Ron Schuler, the provincial minister of infrastructure, made an impromptu stop in Neepawa. On that day, the MLA was visiting Rivers and Rapid City to provide updates on the rehabilitation of a pair of dams that were damaged from massive storms in late June and early July. Neepawa’s Park Lake and other parts of the community were also impacted from that same weather event. Neepawa’s CAO Colleen Synchyshyn noted that while the visit from the minister was unexpected, it was still appreciated. “We received a call that said that [Minister Schuler] was headed [to Rivers and Rapid City] and, because he was heading down Highway 16, they thought it was reasonable to stop at some of the other communities along the way. So, we were like ‘Great, we’ll squeeze you in.’ He kept

apologizing for the short notice, but we didn’t care. Short notice, whatever, that’s perfect. We’ll fit you in,” said Synchyshyn “The visit really was simply an opportunity to see how each community is starting to recover. We were able to provide Minister Schuler and his entourage some information on what happened and how we’re formulating our plan for recovery and repair. It was a good discussion about moving forward.” Synchyshyn also added that the Town is being very careful to take a regional approach to this repair effort. She said that they understand that anything that is done to Neepawa’s portion to the waterway will have ramifications for nearby rural municipalities, as well. As for information from the provincial side of the discussion, Synchyshyn said that they mainly talked about the submission process for the Disaster Financial Assistance program, which was announced in September. As well, concerns on the flooding’s effect upon Highway 16 were also reviewed.

Fatal ATV accident claims life of former Neepawa youth By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press A pa ir of communities are mourning upon learning of the recent passing of a youth due to an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. On Saturday, Oct. 10, at around 1:00 pm, Pembina Valley RCMP received a call related to an ATV rollover just north of Stephenfield Provincial Park in the R.M. of Dufferin. The initial investigation suggests that the vehicle was coming down a hill into a sandpit when it rolled. The driver and lone rider

of the ATV, a 14-year-old male was pinned by the vehicle. The youth was pronounced deceased on scene. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. RCMP have not publicly named the youth, but several community groups in Neepawa and Winkler have acknowledged the young man on social media as Keegan Airey. Organization such as the Neepawa Natives Junior “A” Hockey Club and the Winkler Minor Hockey Association have publicly expressed their heartfelt condolences to

the family for their loss. The Banner & Press also sends its condolences to everyone affected by this tragic accident.

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1980: Wellwood grain elevator expands to dry storage By Casper Wehrhahn Neepawa Banner & Press

110 years ago, Friday, October 14, 1910 Two yea r s ago t he Register “borrowed” the type from this office and published the Kelwood fair prize list a week later than the Press. Three years ago it published the prize list two weeks after the fair. It had the same opportunities this year, and last year, too, but neglected them. There is no use blaming anybody but itself for this retrogression. Nobody expects it to keep up with the Press, but that is not saying it should not maintain its record. 100 years ago, Friday, October 15, 1920 Unfavorable weather has delayed the trans-Canada aeroplane flight. Five masked and heavily armed men took $19,000 from the Union bank at Winkler on Tuesday night, shot one resident who tried to give an alarm, cut all telephone and telegraph wires, and decamped in two automobiles. 90 years ago, Friday, October 17, 1930 Threat of dictatorship hangs over republican Germany as a result of present labor and political unrest. 80 years ago, Tuesday, October 15, 1940 Germany is conscripting Poles for military service. Mussolini’s newspaper says the axis powers are geared for war in 1941 and are not concerned with the length of the war, but only of victory. 70 years ago, Thursday, October 12, 1950 A ubr e y Po o le , 19 , youngest son of Mr. an Mrs. Melvin Poole, has passed all tests and now is classed as a telegraph operator with the CPR. For the past three months, he

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was employed as assistant agent at Marathon, Ont., and trained with the chief dispatcher at Schreiber. 60 years ago, Tuesday, October 11, 1960 All citizens are invited to attend the open house at the Neepawa fire station T hursday and Fr iday evening, fire chief Gerald Parrott reports. Firemen will be on duty from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to answer any queries on fire prevention this week, Fire Prevention Week. 50 years ago, Thursday, October 15, 1970 Norma Barber and Jean Jackson tied for the highest mark in English on the Board Examination. Miss Faryon, of Winnipeg, former principal of Neepawa’s elementary school, was present to make the award. 40 years ago, Thursday, October 16, 1980 Arden– Congratulations to Sandra and Roland Unger on the birth of a wee daughter, born Sunday, Oct. 12. Arden sky-line continues to change. The two new garages at the north end of town are well on their way to completion. The new Pool elevator annex is coming along nicely as well. 30 years ago, Tuesday, October 16, 1990 Gladstone’s struggling agriculture-based economy seemed to have taken another broadside last Wed nesday when a fire causing as much a s $50 0,0 0 0 d a ma ge destroyed a downtown business, but good news came a day later. “ We’r e s t ay i n g i n business in Gladstone,” Elvin Toews, manager of the Neepawa-Gladstone

Co-op, said Thursday. Wednesday’s fire, which broke out at approximately 5:30 a.m., gutted the Coop’s Agro Centre on Morris Ave. To e w s s a i d t h e 4,000-square foot building was insured against fire and that the Co-op “will know within a month or two where and to what extent we’re going to rebuild in Gladstone.” 20 years ago, Monday, October 16, 2000 Edward Hall, 50, was arrested in March and charged with thefts of trailers from a Home Depot in Albuquerque. According to police, Hall took a trailer home from the store’s lot early in the morning, hitched it to his truck and drove it a few miles until it came loose and crashed. He returned to the store, hitched up another and drove it the same route, but it, too, came loose and crashed at the site of the first crash. He returned, hitched up a third trailer and drove it on the same route. A police officer had stopped at the previous crash site to investigate, and as Hall drove by, he accidentally bumped the squad car, provoking the officer to chase Hall down, after which he discovered the thefts.

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Wellwood saw a major change in its old United Grain Growers elevator in 1980. The elevator was modified to also provide dry storage for the grain drying system in the foreground. When set up the previous fall, it was western Canada’s largest dry grain operation, according to a company spokesperson at the time.

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Spotlight – Lian Flett

Here and there

By Gladwyn Scott Neepawa Banner & Press

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From lef t: Landon Allen, Kendrah Smith, Mia Amundsen and Jasmine Downey raking leaves for Helen Downey.

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• The Life-Work Planning course is taken by Grade 10 students with teacher Raegan Dyck. They have been involved recently in raking leaves and garden clean up around the community. Keegan Drysdale, Mallory Lockhart, Teegan Anderson and Kolby Wiebe did an excellent job of our garden clean up and returned to school with a dozen chocolate chip cookies and a donation to the Student Council. • After 22 years of service as a fire fighter, captain and trainer, Jim Brereton will no longer be with the local fire department, as he is leaving the area. McCain’s recently donated $50,000 for the new extension of the Fire Hall, which had a total cost of $785,000. Total donations have amounted to $198,220 which left $300,000 for each of the Town and RM. • The Armed Forces from Shilo and the local cadets will not be available for the Carberry Remembrance Day Service. •On Oct. 1, Minister of Education Kelvin Goertzen announced that Grade 12 provincial exams in January have been cancelled for this year, due to learning disruptions casued by COVID-19. • Due to the fear of

COVID-19, home schooling in Manitoba has increased from 3,500 to 6,500 students this year. • Hats off to Diane Fast Scherfling and her friends who raised over $750 through a successful bake sale for the Art Sear Park playground equipment. For the newcomers, Art Sear was a former Carberry mayor, a Master Mason, a sportsman and member of the Carberry Minor Hockey Wall of Fame and a respected citizen. Diane is a new mother and former popular arena canteen manager. • The Westman High School Hockey League held its second fall meeting Friday, Oct. 9, with eight teams committing for the 2020-21 season. They were divided into two divisions, who will play within their own area until the New Year. The schedule will be made Oct. 15. The South Division will include teams in DeloraineHartney, Boissevain-Souris, Reston-Elkhorn-MelitaPierson and KillarneyWawanesa, The North includes Dauphin, McCreary, Vincent Massey and Crocus Plains. Corey Forbes will serve as co-chairman and commissioner for the League. The Carberry-GlenboroBaldur student-athletes plan to form a U18 hockey team and play in a league.

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Lian Flett (17) is a member of the 2021 Carberry Collegiate graduating class with a strong academic and athletic background. Currently studying Biology, English and Law, she is on the school’s honour roll with an average of 89 per cent. Lian is happy to hear that provincial exams will not be held in January, however, they have already been practising for an English provincial exam. In hockey, Lian is starting her fifth season with the bantam and midget Central Plains Capitals, who play out of Portage la Prairie. A right handed shooting defenseman, she is usually first into the corners and relishes the body contact. One of her role

models is former national team member, Sami Jo Small, whom she met at a hockey camp. During the past two summers, she has played with the Westman Magic in the Manitoba Women’s Super Softball League as a catcher and first baseman. In 2019, the Magic won the Western Canada U16 championship in Biggar, SK. This season, the Magic played in the five team U19 Super League. She was a catcher with the high school Cougars in Grade 9 when they won the Zone 4 banner and attended the provincials in Winkler with pitcher Cassie Crerar leading the way. If the Cougars get a chance to play in 2021, they are loaded with talent. Inbadminton,sheteamed up with Ethan Bjarnason to win the Zone 4 junior var-

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Carberry Collegiate Grade 12 student Lian Flett.

sity mixed doubles banner and attended provincials in Winkler. They played well, but a scoring miscue sent them home Saturday, missing playoffs. With a very active sched-

ule, Lian was still able to work at the Summer Shack this summer. Future plans would have Lian continuing her studies and playing hockey, possibly at the University of Regina.

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The Carberry Collegiate cross country team was able to practice this year, despite the COVID-19 situation. Congrats to the cross country runners who showed up for race day on Thursday, Oct. 8. Pictured, from left: Cyro Oliver, Jaxon Mueller, Averey Robertson and Alex Bushie completed the 4km route.

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Winkler win in overtime spoils Neepawa’s home opener

MJHL Standings Northwest Division

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Swan Valley Stampeders 2

Dauphin Kings

Wayway Wolverines

OCN Blizzard

Interior Division

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Winkler Flyer

Virden Oil Capitals

Portage Terriers

Neepawa Junior ‘A’ Club 2

Southeast Division

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Steinbach Pistons

Winnipeg Blues

Selkirk Steelers

Winnipeg Freeze

Game results Friday, Oct. 9

First Period 15:28 WKR D. Wiebe (1) ASST: K. Lamoureux (1) Second Period 02:07 WKR C. Mackenzie (1) ASST: J. Arpin (1) 13:29 NPA C. Sawchuk (1) 10:02 NPA J. Lapointe (1) ASST: Cooper Morris (1), C. Shearer (1) Third Period 17:59 NPA Cooper Morris (1) ASST: J. Lapointe (1), E. Lieffers (1) Overtime 01:24 WKR. I. Tookenay (1) ASST: t. Sambrook (1) Scoring 1 2 3 OT Total PP NPA 0 1 1 0 5 0/6 WKR 1 1 0 1 4 0/7 Goaltenders NPA - D. Green 22/25 saves WKR - R. Dyck 24/26 saves Attendance 308 at Yellowhead Centre

Saturday, Oct. 10

Winkler 4-1 Neepawa

First Period 09:23 WKR J. McCarthy (1) ASST: S. Shortreed (1), T. Andrew (1) 10:42 WKR I. Tookenay (2) ASST: M. Svenson (1) 18:54 WKR L. Davis (1) ASST: K. Shindle (1), I. Tookenay (1) Second Period 03:26 NPA B. Wood (1) ASST: E. Lieffers (2) PP 19:46 WKR M. Svenson (1) UNASSISTED Third Period No scoring Scoring 1 2 3 Total PP WKR 3 1 0 4 1/6 NPA 0 1 0 1 0/4 Goaltenders WKR - R. Dyck 35/36 saves NPA - T. Phinney 27/31 saves Attendance: 358 at Winkler Rec Complex

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MJHL Scoreboard Friday, Oct. 9

Winkler 3-2 OT Neepawa

Swan Valley 6-3 OCN Virden 4-2 Portage Wpg Blues 5-2 Selkirk Steinbach 2-0 Wpg Freeze

Saturday, Oct. 10

Swan Valley 6-2 OCN Wpg Blues 6-1 Selkirk Steinbach 8-0 Wpg Freeze

Sunday, Oct. 11

Portage 2-1 OT Virden

Points MJHL leaders

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T. Naayken Steinbach

J. Vanderhooft Wpg Blues

E. Hersant Wpg Blues

K. Morrisseau Dauphin

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E. Lieffers 0 Cooper Morris 1 C. Sawchuk 1

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Club 55 Bowling

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Ladies’ High Single & Triple Vivian Oswald 193 & 493. Men’s High Single & Triple Len Pritchard 173 & 487. Other Scores to Note Eleanor S c ot t 165; V i v ian Oswald 159; Len Pritchard 166; L awrence Smi th 153; Carole LeBoutillier 163, 164; Muriel Porada 150.

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Reid Dyck of the Winkler Flyers ended up spoiling the party for Neepawa at its MJHL regular season home opener on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Yellowhead Arena. The 16-year-old goaltender made 24 saves, including several potential goal saving snags with his glove hand, to help lift Winkler to a 3-2 victory in overtime. Dyck would end up doing the same again the following night in Winkler, as the Flyers defeated Neepawa on that occasion, by the score of 4-1. In total, Dyck, who was selected by the Swift Current Broncos in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft, made a combined 59 saves in the pair of wins over the weekend. As for Neepawa, the team played a strong 60 plus minutes in its home opener, but were unable to register the goals they needed to come

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A tremendous effort on opening night from Neepawa was stymied on multiple occasions by Winkler goaltender Reid Dyck. The 16-year-old, who was selected by the Swift Current Broncos in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft, made a combined 59 saves in Winkler’s pair of wins over the weekend over Neepawa.

away with the win. These two teams will square off once again this weekend. First, Neepawa will go to Winkler for a game on Friday, Oct. 16. Those same clubs will then be back on the ice at the Yellowhead Arena for Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

2020-2021 leadership group The team captain and assistants for the Neepawa Natives have been unveiled. Veteran Eli Lieffers will wear the C on his sweater for the season, while Carter Sawchuk and Austin Clyne will be the alternates.

For Lieffers, this is his third season with Neepawa. Last year, the 20-year-old Saskatoon native accumulated 43 points (19 goals - 24 assists) in 51 games and was the team’s leading scorer.

Tiger Hills Hockey League will go forward By Gladwyn Scott

Neepawa Banner & Press

The Tiger Hills Hockey League (THHL) held its fall meeting in Souris on Tuesday, Oct. 6 with all 14 teams present. There will be two divisions of seven and each team will play a home and home series for 12 games. All teams will make the playoffs. There will be no interlocking games until the league finals. The East Division this year will include the Neepawa Farmers, Minnedosa Bombers, Gladstone Lakers, MacGregor Wild, Pilot Mound Pilots, Cartwright Clippers and Wawanesa Jets. As for the West Division, it will include the Boissevain Border Kings, Killarney

Shamrocks, Deloraine Royals, Melita Bisons, Hartney Blues, Souris Elks and Virden Oil Kings, who have moved to the THHL, after being a member club in the North Central Hockey League. League officers are president, Brian Franklin (Deloraine), vice-president,

Rodney White (Neepawa), referee-in-chief, Brad Graham (Brandon), and statistician, Tyler Mitchell (Elkhorn).

The Tiger Hills Hockey League is expected to start its regular season schedule on either the weekend of Oct. 31 or Nov. 7.

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Coming Events Neepawa Calvary Chapel

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_For sale - East half section of 32-17-11- in the R.M. of Westlake Gladstone- 320 acres. Northwest quarter of 34-17-11 in the R.M. of Westlake Gladstone -160 acres. Howard Besser at 204386-2164 or 204-841-8440

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Birth Colin and Cheryl Bialkoski, along with big sister Lila Marie, are proud to announce the birth of Nicholas Reid, born May 9, 2020 in Kelowna at 3:38am, weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. Proud grandparents are Robert & Catherine Elphick, of Winnipeg, along with Joe & Marie Bialkoski, of Polonia, MB. Nicholas is full of smiles and giggles and loves his mommy to bits.

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Notice UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

On the date and at the time and location shown below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any persons who wish to make them in respect to the following matter: NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT BY-LAW NO. 114 being an AMENDMENT to the NEEPAWA AND AREA PLANNING DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY-LAW NO. 108, as amended. HEARING LOCATION: Town of Neepawa Municipal Office, 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB DATE & TIME: October 26, 2020 @ 7:35 P.M. GENERAL INTENT OF BY-LAW No. 114 A Map Amendment intended to change the designation to formalize the existing use and allow for residential development. AREA AFFECTED: An area of land described as Lots 1, 2, & 3, Plan 7124, in the Town of Neeepawa as shown on the map below. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeff Braun, Development Officer Neepawa & Area Planning District Office 275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB Phone: 1-204-476-3277 • Email: jeff@neepawaareaplanning.com

Love, Len, Ann & family

Dennis McGhie

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Dennis is predeceased by his parents Lewis and June (Montgomery) McGhie, his parents-in-law Jack & Vivian Rittinger and his brother-in-law Tim McNaughton. He is survived by his wife Leslie (Rittinger)McGhie, his children Trina (daughter Rachel) McGhie and son Jason McGhie, as well as his stepchildren Christine Fitzgerald (Roddy Schultz), and Craig Fitzgerald(Tamara Glass and children Kyle and Katie). Dennis is also survived by his siblings Lionel and Sandra (Hoath)McGhie and Peter and Lorna (McGhie)Wirt; and his siblings-in-law Jan McNaughton and Gary (Marlene)Rittinger. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Dennis was born and raised in Arden, Manitoba, along with siblings Lionel and Lorna. He began his career working for New Holland Winnipeg, followed by Regina, until settling down and purchasing a New Holland dealership in Grenfell. In later years, Dennis worked on a pipeline in Alberta and dedicated his time helping local farmers.

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Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. With great sadness, after a courageous battle with cancer, family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Dennis James McGhie (of Grenfell, Saskatchewan), who passed away at the age of 70 on September 29, 2020.

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THE SURVEYS ACT

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 11 of the above act notice is hereby given that the original monuments establishing the NE, ¼E, ¼N Section 22 and the ¼ E Section 27 Township 15 Range 15 WPM have been lost. New monuments to perpetuate the original locations have been planted by Timothy Longstaff, Manitoba Land Surveyor between August 6th and August 20th, 2020. Any person wishing particulars about the re-establishment of these monuments are advised to contact the following: Timothy Longstaff Manitoba Land Surveyor 100-158 11th Street Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 4J4 Phone 204.727.0651

Examiner of Surveys The Property Registry 276 Portage Ave Winnipeg Manitoba, R3C 0B6 Phone 204-619-2120 Tim.Cassan@teranet.ca

Any person having an objection to or having any evidence which he desires to give against the confirmation of the re-establishment of these lost corners are to submit any such objection or evidence in writing verified by affidavit to the Registrar-General within thirty days from the publication of this notice in the Neepawa Banner. Where no objection to or evidence against the confirmation of the re-establishment of these lost corners are received by the Registrar-General within thirty days after publication of this notice, or where any such objection is subsequently withdrawn in writing, the RegistrarGeneral shall confirm the re-establishment of these lost corners. Office of the Registrar General Registrar-General 1203-155 Carlton Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3H8 Reference: GeoVerra File #221878

A copy of the above proposal and supporting material may be inspected at the location noted above during normal office hours, Monday to Friday. Copies may be made and extracts taken therefrom, upon request. Please note that the hearing will be open to the public, however will conducted in a manner to ensure safe physical distancing, and the use of masks will be required as per Public Health Orders. It is recommended that interested persons call ahead and register their attendance, or respond to the application in written format. In addition, those wishing to participate via phone can do so by way of teleconferencing. Connection can be made by calling 204-956-1134 and when requested to do so, enter conference ID 3667569#. The line will be open from 7:35 p.m. until the close of the hearing

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Invites Applications for the following position:

Transportation/ Maintenance Supervisor Full-Time -Permanent The Transportation/Maintenance Supervisor shall be responsible for the organization of the Division’s transportation and building maintenance system. Qualification: • Valid Class 5 drivers license • Experience in a Supervisory and Managerial Capacity • Red Seal Trade Certification as a Truck/Transport or Bus Mechanic would be an asset For further information on this position, please contact Shannon Desjardins, Secretary Treasurer at shannon@trsd.ca or (204) 835-2067 x 203 Applications close when position is filled. Forward Applications complete with 3 references to: Mrs. Shannon Desjardins, Secretary-Treasurer Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0 Phone: 835-2067 or Fax: 835-2426 Email: shannon@trsd.ca Although all applications are appreciated, a selection process will apply. Candidates that have been selected will be contacted.

FOODS Meat Cutters/Production Personnel Our people, perseverance, integrity, and exceptional partnerships have led HyLife to becoming Canada’s leading pork producer and global exporter of high quality pork products. The growing demand for our pork in Japan and China means we need exceptional people to help deliver our company vision. We have expanded our Neepawa facility to increase our overall production by 15% and in turn created new jobs throughout the company. 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 slaughter production floor to shipping the final packaged product, with everything in between! With our wide variety of jobs, excellent people, and our drive for innovation you will certainly find a job that suits you! 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 processing of meat for shipping to customers or storage • Sanitation People who will succeed as members of our team will: • Enjoy working in a fast paced, stable long term work environment • 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 $15.15/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive! Wage scale extends to $22.10 per hour We believe that our success is founded on the strength of our team. As such, we place a great deal of emphasis on attracting, developing and retaining good people, and consider every one of our employees to be a highly-valued member of the HyLife family. To that end, we are committed to providing a working environment that not only fosters personal growth, but also recognizes our employees’ contributions towards the common goal of our company’s success because of this HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies. If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential. 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 thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Join our team!! We are hiring!! We are currently recruiting for the following positions in all schools within Turtle River School Division … Alonsa Community School, Glenella School, Ecole Laurier, Grass River Colony School, McCreary School, Parkview Colony School and Ste. Rose School Full-Time & Part-Time Term Positions Educational Assistants Librarians Custodians School Bus Drivers Substitute Positions Substitute Teachers Substitute Educational Assistants Substitute Custodians Spare Bus Drivers If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume along with a cover letter indicating your intent. Submit resumes to: Bev Szymesko, Superintendent Turtle River School Division Box 309 McCreary, MB R0J 1B0 Phone: (204) 835-2067 Fax (204) 835-2426 email bevs@trsd.ca “Learning today for tomorrow”

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Congratulations to the brother and sister tandem of Byron and Lorna French, of Kelwood, who were the winners of the 2020 Neepawa Farm & Leisure Lotto early bird prize. The siblings, pictured here with lottery chairperson Mary Ellen Clark, decided to select the cheque for $10,000, as opposed to the new John Deere Gator. Tickets for the annual Farm & Leisure Lotto remain on sale until Oct. 31.

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United States and Canada with 1,062 members. Originally, they raised money for UCT’s Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund. In 1958, Tisdale helped to develop and presented the concept of a scholarship fund to benefit the children and grandchildren of UCT members; it was approved in 1960, beginning with just $17.50 in contributions. The fund grew thanks to generous contributions, gifts, and memorials, and has been administered by each successive Auxiliary Past Supreme Counselor. From a single recipient of $50 in 1961 to this year’s 46 recipients of $2,800 each (for a total of $128,800), over the past six decades, the Tisdale Scholarship Fund has awarded almost $700,000 to more than 1,200 university

and college students. The Supreme Auxiliary merged with UCT’s Supreme Council in 1994, and now in 2020 celebrates the 60th and, sadly, final anniversary of the May E. Tisdale Scholarship Fund. Neepawa UCT #924 proudly congratulates its seven local recipients: Matthew Archambault of Ste. Rose du Lac (grandson of Russ and Eileen Newton); Erica and Sadie McIntosh of Neepawa (granddaughters of Terry and Melrose McIntosh); Kamryn Moorehead, of Virden (daughter of Marcy Moorehead); Brooke Roeges, of Baldur (daughter of Doug and Debbie Roeges); and Nicole and Reanna Turner, of Neepawa (daughters of Sandra Turner).

Neepawa’s #924 Council of the United Commercial Travelers (UCT) has a wealth of good news to share this fall. Seven local post-secondary students have each been named the recipient of a $2,800 scholarship, courtesy of UCT’s May E. Tisdale Scholarship Fund. The story of May Tisdale and the fund established in her name is also the story of UCT’s Supreme Auxiliary or “Ladies’ Auxiliary”, as it was more commonly known. UCT was founded in 1888 as a fraternal organization, specifically for male “commercial travelers” (traveling salesmen). Eventually, the members’ wives, widows, mothers, sisters and daughters wished to become involved, thus creating a temporary Auxiliary in Dr. Perkins Greg Perkins 1933 at a session in UCT’s Dr. Greg headquarters in Columbus, Dr. Derek Papegnies Dr. Derek Papegnies Ohio, with Tisdale of the Optometrists Minnesota-North Dakota Optometrists Grand Council elected as Supreme Chairman. The Supreme Auxiliary (Neepawa & District Wellness Centre) Beautiful Plains Community Medical Inc. & District Wellness Centre) Beautiful(Neepawa Plains Community Medical Clinic Inc.Clinic was officially recognized by UCT three years later and For appointment please please call: call: Tisdale became its first Aux-For appointment iliary Past Supreme Counselor. By that time, there were 28 local auxiliaries across the

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Spruce Plains RCMP report By Cpl. Jacob Stanton Spruce Plains RCMP During the week of Oct. 5 – Oct. 11, Spruce Plains RCMP dealt with 50 police activities. •Oct. 5: RCMP responded to a string of Break and Enters in the Municipality of WestlakeGladstone and the RM of North Cypress-Langford, the matter is still under investigation. Police also responded to an uttering threats complaint, a suspicious person, a neighbor dispute and an emotionally disturbed person. •Oct. 6: RCMP responded to a missing child complaint in the town of Neepawa. After an extensive investigation, the child was located the following morning without incident. Police also responded to a mischief complaint where a vehicle was damaged, as well as a lost firearms licence which was located by the complainant. • Oct. 7: RCMP received a report of a sexual assault, the matter is under investigation. Police responded to a fraud complaint in the

town of Neepawa, a hit and run in the Municipality of Westlake-Gladstone, a COVID compliance check, and a well-being check. •Oct. 8: RCMP responded to a sudden death in the town of Riding Mountain, as well as two complaints of harassment. •Oct. 9: RCMP responded to a complaint of an unknown substance located in a parking lot in the town of Neepawa. The substance was believed to be an elicit drug and was seized by police. •Oct. 10: RCMP received a complaint of an out of countr y vehicle travelling in the RM of Minto-Odanah, the complainant was concerned the occupant(s) may not have been following the COVID quarantine regulations. Police also dealt with a barking dog complaint and an Arson in the town of Riding Mountain which is still under investigation. •Oct. 11: RCMP responded to a domestic disturbance in the town of Minnedosa, as well as an unwanted person who was causing a disturbance at

a business in the town of Gladstone. RCMP conducted 18 traff ic enforcement actions during this reporting period. If you have any information about these crimes or any other crimes, please contact your local RCMP Office or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Due to the on-going COVID-19 Pandemic, the Neepawa and Minnedosa RCMP detachments advise they will be limiting front counter services at the detachments until further notice. We request that you contact each detachment at 204-476-7340 (Neepawa) or 204-867-2916 (Minnedosa) to inquire about criminal record checks or to file a report. Leave a message if needed and it will be checked the following business day. Do not leave a message if you require immediate police assistance. You must dial 204-476-7338 (Neepawa), 204-867-2751 (Minnedosa) or 911 to have a police officer respond to you promptly.

Welcome back hockey, we missed you

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RCMP officer Cst. Haley Van De Poele presided over the ceremonial puck drop for the Neepawa Natives’ home opener on Friday, Oct. 9 against the Winkler Flyers. Team captains Eli Lieffers of Neepawa and Jayden McCarthy of Winkler participated in the ceremonial puck drop, signifying the start of the MJHL regular season.

Beautiful Plains Community Foundation, Big Grass Community Foundation and Carberry and Area Community Foundation are accepting grant applications for the Emergency Community Support Fund. Each Community Foundation has $30,000 to distribute to eligible non-profit organizations supporting those vulnerable persons affected by Covid-19. ESCF recipients may apply but only for a new project.

For more information contact:

Beautiful Plains Community Foundation (204) 476-2681 or info@beautifulplainscf.ca Big Grass Community Foundation 204-385-2456

Carberry and Area Community Foundation (204) 476-0075 or carberrycommunityfoundation@outlook.com To apply online:

https://cfc-fcc.smapply.ca/

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Cannabis store to open in Neepawa Retailers can order the varieties they want from the Manitoba selection, so Prairie Trichomes’ product will be able to be found at retailers all over Manitoba. To be able to sell cannabis at their own retail store, Prairie Trichomes needs a retail license, which they are in the process of acquiring. Carritt explained that it’s a two-step process to get

By Kira Paterson

Neepawa Banner & Press

A totally different type of retail business will be opening in Neepawa and it could be as soon as November. Prairie Trichomes, a licensed cannabis producer, has leased the former McLaughlin GM dealership building on Mountain Ave. and is turning it into a recreational cannabis retail store. Dell Carritt, president and CEO of Prairie Trichomes, noted that they chose Neepawa for a store because he wanted to serve rural Manitoba and this town has the right population and a central location to cater to many surrounding communities. Almost ready to open The hope is to be able to open as soon as early November, but Carritt explained that they can’t set a definite date because they are still waiting on the licensing. The lease on the building started in mid-August and Carritt said that it’s almost ready for use. There’s just some shelving and display pieces to install, plus the security system.

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the license, having to go through both MBLL and the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA) of Manitoba. They have been approved by MBLL and are now just waiting on the LGCA for final approval. They also have permission from the Town of Neepawa to be able to operate in the community.

Cyber fraud investigation ongoing

Plans are moving ahead on the establishment of a cannabis distributor in Neepawa. Prairie Trichomes, based out of Carberry, is setting up a retail store at 361 Mountain Avenue.

Carritt added that once they’ve been open for a while, they will know whether there is a good market for it in the area and will consider purchasing the building. Originally, he stated that they were staying quiet about bringing Prairie Trichomes to Neepawa, because he wasn’t sure what the reaction would be. But he’s heard some second-hand feedback that suggests many locals are excited about something new coming into the community.

Starting with production Prairie Trichomes is a fairly new company, about a year old now. Recently, Carritt explained that Prairie Trichomes received their micro-cultivation license, allowing them to grow cannabis. They are operating out of Carberry in a 6,000 sq. ft. building, growing at about half capacity, as that is all the micro-cultivation license allows for. Carritt said that in

order to use the whole building, they would have to get a standard cultivation license, which is a much longer process, so they got the micro license to get started and will be working on getting a standard license to expand in the future. Carritt explained that the product they are growing will be distributed to retailers through Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries ( MBLL), along with all other cannabis produced in the province.

Gladstone Elks Lodge supports Happy Rock Children’s Centre

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Left: Mayor Scott Kinley. Right: CAO Coralie Smith.

Continued from Page 1 We had wanted to release this information to the public sooner rather than later, however, under direction of our legal team, we were advised to wait until there was more information available. Unfortunately, the time has come for a release to meet our obligations to our financial audit, and we have no resolution to the issue to date. Updates on the issue will be made available as we receive them. Note: The Neepawa Banner & Press contacted Stride Credit Union CEO, Brent Budz who said, “I haven’t seen the press release yet, so I can’t comment. But, as soon as I have seen it, I will be available to discuss it.” The Westlake-Gladstone press conference was at 1 p.m. Wednesday, and The Neepawa Banner & Press’s print deadline is 2 p.m., so a follow-up story is planned for next week’s paper.

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Several members of the Gladstone Elks Lodge #317 recently made two presentations to Happy Rock Children’s Centre director, Jennifer Meloney. A grant of $2,000 was presented as support from the Manitoba Elks Foundation and a cheque of $10,000 was presented from the local Elks Lodge. These donations were made towards the equipment and playground development at their new centre. Front row, from left: Allan Stewart, Louis Bokor, Dick Graham, Dan Novak. Back row, from left: Guy Small, Doug McBride, Ed Sklar, Jennifer Meloney, Herman Hofer.

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