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A pre-budget consultation, set for Monday, Feb. 29, will allow Neepawa taxpayers to have their say on what the spending priorities should be in the 2016 municipal budget. Councillor and chair of the Finance and Administration committee, Bill Stilwell, said this gathering has been arranged to allow the public an opportunity to say where their tax dollars are spent. “We want this to be the public’s chance to tell us what’s important to them,” said Stilwell. “There are several important projects that are under consideration. Some people want to see a new hospital or a recreation facility or they prefer the focus to be on infrastructure. These are all expensive projects that need to be prioritized,” said Stilwell. “The only way to know what the priorities of the ratepayers are is for them to tell us.” The evening is expected to have a similar structure as last year’s meeting, where a series of questions that were designed to help prioritize town spending were initially asked. The public was then allowed to voice their opinions on specific proposals already discussed or bring up new ideas for consideration. Stilwell said that last year’s public dialogue was well received and assisted council in its decision making. He added that it’s very important for people to take the time out and participate in this process, not only to assist with the 2016 budget, but with Neepawa’s long term vision. “This is more than just one year. You can help shape the extended vision of our community for the next five or 10 years. Where do people want to see our spending go? Is it roads? Quality of life improvements via facilities? What do you think should be the priorities to encourage growth and sustainability? If we don’t get public input on those important decisions, we, as Council, have to make the decisions on our own.” said Stilwell. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers room at the Neepawa Town Office on 275 Hamilton Street.

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NACI French class takes in the Voyageur life Submitted The Neepawa Banner On Thursday, Feb. 18, 30 Neepawa Area Collegiate (NACI) high school French students experienced the “Joie de Vivre” at the Festival du Voyageur – “the largest winter festival in western Canada”. The students attended a variety of fun and informative activities related to Manitoba’s history, with emphasis on Voyageur, Métis and First Nations histories. This was the first time that these students experienced the high school program at the Festival du Voyageur, which offers learning opportunities geared towards this older age group. The students began the day watching a historical play featuring two funny characters who dramatized the Red River Conflicts that led to the amalgamation of the two fur trade companies in the Red River region in the early 1800s. Students also enjoyed a brief history lesson in the Maison Bourgeoise (the big house) inside the reconstructed Fort Gibraltar. They then learned a FrenchCanadian folk dance with the Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge, which gave the students some insight into how people got together and amused themselves before the age of the Internet, cell phones and Netflix. Finally, students enjoyed their lunches while listening to “Nicolas Pellerin et les Grands hurleurs”, which is one of the most popular francophone traditional music groups on Canadian and European stages. Free time was also scheduled into the day so that students could enjoy traditional cuisine, sensational snow sculptures and interacting with the many volunteers dressed in traditional costumes.

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Yorkshire parkin Several weeks, ago I received a call from a lovely lady seeking a recipe that her mom made for her family when she was a child. I took out my early 1900s cookbook and soon found many recipes for “Parkin”. Parkin is a type of gingerbread cake from England that is traditionally eaten on “Bonfire Night”, Nov. 5, also known as Guy Fawkes Night. Different parkins are characterized by the region where they are made, and this Yorkshire Parkin - one of the most famous - is made using oatmeal. Parkin has a sticky texture and the treacle (molasses) and ginger give it a sweet flavour. You can use whatever type of molasses you have on hand. Fresh from the oven it tastes nice; but when wrapped and stored in a tin for a few days, it becomes stickier and more intense in flavor. It will keep for two weeks in an air tight container and freezes well. The old recipes were measured in ounces and pounds so I had to weigh first, then measure the amounts. Yorkshire parkin 1 cup of flour 2 cups oatmeal 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 2 teaspoons ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup corn syrup 1/3 cup molasses 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup milk

Pre-heat the oven to 300°F. Grease an 8x8 square pan or fairly deep baking dish. Combine the flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. With a pastry blender work in the butter until they resemble breadcrumbs. In a bowl combine the syrup and molasses, then add the eggs and milk and stir. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix well. Scrape into your prepared pan and bake for around one hour. It may need up to one and a half hours. Mine took 1 hour and 10 minutes. Bake until it is set in the middle.

Polonia to welcome L’il Andy Submitted The Neepawa Banner On Wednesday, March 2, the Polonia stop of the Home Routes concert series will welcome L’iL Andy from Quebec. Over the past eight years, Li’l Andy has earned a reputation as Canada’s foremost practitioner of country music for the thinking man. His song-cycle style combines country and folk traditions and

influences as diverse as Neil Young and 1920s German composer Kurt Weill to create a new breed of lyrically-based folk music. For more information, go to www.lilandy.net or www.facebook.com/ homeroutes. The concert will start at 7:30 pm and attendees can RSVP by calling 204-966-3532. A potluck supper will take place at 6:30 p.m.

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Something sweet coming to McCreary for fourth annual Maple Syrup Festival Submitted The Neepawa Banner The 2016 Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival celebrates its fourth anniversary by launching a festival website. We are proud of this investment in the future of the festival and thank Manitoba Tourism for supporting this project. The Festival celebrates the local producers, the culture and the land that dominates this region with a fun day of events geared to all ages that promote participation and active learning about maple syrup production. This year’s festival starts early, if you enter a team in the Maple Syrup Trivia night on Friday. The majority of events continue on Saturday, April 9. At the Manitoba Maple Syrup Festival, you can sample “Yummy Stuff” Maple Taffy on snow, enjoy a maple glazed donut and roast your own bannock at the sugar bush. Stomp your feet to the local musicians, Presidents Choice and Frontier Fiddlers, at the beautiful McCreary Golf club located at the base of RMNP. Ride in a horse drawn wagon to a working sugar bush and meet maple syrup producers from our area. The producers can show you how to tap a tree, explain the evaporator and tell their personal stories of what brought them into the world of Manitoba Maple Syrup. Join a Parks Canada interpreter for an educational walk in the park. Your pass

includes a fun treasure hunt, face painting and a small animal display. Spend some time at the Maple Syrup Market and stay for the performances and workshops provided by Christina the Crazy Hooper and Walking Wolf Dancers and Singers. The Festival is based out of McCreary Community Centre and McCreary Golf and Country Club in McCreary, MB on PTH. 5 north of Neepawa and south of Dauphin. Festival events begin on Friday, April 8 with the Maple Syrup Team Trivia Game and opens at 8 am Saturday with the pancake breakfast at Agassiz Park Lodge and Linda’s Diner and registration at the community centre. Activities continue all day until the end of the evening with a stunning performance by Walking Wolf Dancers starting at 7 pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.mbmaplesyrupfest.ca

The Abiding Word Lutheran Church

The Abiding Word Lutheran Church Welcomes you to 9:00 a.m. Sunday Services, held weekly at The St. James Anglican Church, 535 Mountain Ave. Neepawa, MB. “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” -Mark 16:15

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Neepawa, Minnedosa, we have a problem Y es, you read the headline correctly. WE have a problem. In 1995, the communities of Morden and Winkler were down in doctor numbers. I have been told there were as few as five or six in each community. The medical clinics were scattered and out of date. Today, I am told there are over 30-40 doctors in each community. Both towns have modern, community owned clinics. Both clinics are taking on new patients, both have extended hours walk-in clinics. You get the picture. Neepawa has a small community based clinic and an independent clinic with a total of seven doctors. According to news reports, Minnedosa has one doctor currently and a small privately owned clinic. Neither clinic does walk-in and neither are taking new clients. There are published blueprints for a community owned clinic in Minnedosa. Recruitment is ongoing in Neepawa with very slow but positive results. Recruitment in Minnedosa looks like it’s been left to the health region and the RHA efforts have pretty much emptied every clinic in western Manitoba. It may not be totally the fault of the RHA but the net result is the same and it’s deplorable. Neepawa and Minnedosa, along with all the surrounding towns and municipalities that are part of the two town catchment areas, certainly don’t have the population of Winkler and Morden, I get that, but the proportions don’t even come close. The combined population of Winkler and Morden is 18,842 with about 65 doctors. The combined population of Neepawa and Minnedosa is 6,216 with eight doctors. You get the picture. Neepawa and Minnedosa have not kept up. The blame lies in three places. One is with the

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Ken Waddell town and area councils. To say that the Neepawa and Minnedosa area councils have been slow to respond to almost everything, would be a huge understatement. The blame also lies with the RHA. Our regional health authority has centred on Brandon and thank God we have as much medical service as we do in Brandon. However, the RHA has not looked after the rural areas all that well. The third group to be blamed is all of us. We have allowed the councils and the RHA to be lethargic and lacking in imagination. For our area to be so far behind Winkler and Morden is unconscionable. When it takes Neepawa council 20 years to build a farm shed (sorry, firehall) and it takes Minnedosa 10 years to start building a medical clinic, we have a problem in our two towns. We have had mostly old people on our councils. (Full disclosure, I am 67 years old and have been mayor of Neepawa twice.) In spite of how progressive minded our councillors have been as individuals, when they form a council, they have been dead from the belt in both directions. Investment has come to Neepawa and Minnedosa because of location and accident and in spite of our councils, not because of them. Neepawa council has been sitting on borrowing capacity and on reserves for decades. If they had built the firehall when it was

needed 20 years ago, it would have been built for half a million dollars or less and it would have been paid for 10 years ago. Now they are talking $2 million and it’s still not even at the blueprint stage. To each town’s credit, there have been some bright spots, certainly, the Neepawa medical clinic has been a success, but it could be much more. Minnedosa’s ag grounds development is slowly coming along, but it too could be so much more. It grieves me to see the lost potential in both communities, but until we break the complacency and the lack of vision, the two towns are doomed to a passive mediocre decline. It’s time to turn off the televisions folks. It’s time to get involved in groups, organizations and local politics. It’s a call to action. I am tired of old and oldthinking councils. It’s time for some 25 or 35 year old councillors. We need the wisdom and we need the experience, yes, but we need some fresh vision and drive. As I said at the top of the page, WE have a problem. Just remember, younger people, it will likely be your problem a lot longer than it will be mine. It’s time for the 20 and 30 year olds to speak up and get involved to a much higher degree. Thankfully, some are, but there’s a lot more involvement needed in our two districts.

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igger is better, bigger is better. For centuries, that’s been the mantra and for the last 100 years, the chants have gotten louder. Almost anywhere you look, we are consistently told that things must get bigger. North America was built, after all, on the premise that we need to fill up all that empty space. In 1975, the average Canadian house covered 1,050 square feet. By 2010, it had almost doubled to an average of 1,950 square feet, despite a decrease in the average number of people living in a household. Looking MY at farms, it’s PERSPECTIVE the same story; in the 20 years since 1991, the average Canadian farm has increased in ate size from 598 ackman tkinson acres to 778 acres. Wherever you look, this holds true: from televisions, to appliances, to vehicles, to the food on your plate. Despite a brief trend towards downsizing, this even applies to cell phones– many people are now carrying around a phone that could easily be confused with a tablet. But bigger isn’t always better and we are starting to see the benefits of smaller things. In all areas, people are starting to question this long-held wisdom. In North America, and the US especially, there is an increasing trend towards smaller homes, at the extreme, some smaller than 200 sq ft. There are television shows, books, movies, magazines and blogs all dedicated to small house living. According to the most recent American Census Bureau data, in 2013, the average size of new houses built in the US increased to an all-time high of 2,679 square feet. These numbers have people asking, do 2.58 people, the average size of an American household, really need that much space? In the case of the tiny house, the move is driven by a combination of economics and sustainability. The housing bubble and subsequent crash have left people gun shy about borrowing large sums for their homes, this is combined with a desire to live in a more sustainable way. Not one single factor is driving the change. In some cases, like that of the tiny house, it’s an increasing concern over the efficient use of money and natural resources. Whether you’re concerned about saving money or saving resources, driving a smaller car uses less fuel. In some cases, it’s strictly a question of economics and diminishing returns. While adding resources will make a business more efficient and profitable, this is only true to a point. In every business, in every industry, there comes a point where adding more employees, or product lines, or land becomes less efficient. At a certain point, an entity just becomes too large to be efficient. Finally, there is the case to be made for quality of experience. Many people are choosing smaller because it offers a better experience; this is where our small towns and small businesses come in. Small towns offer a quality of service harder to find in larger centres; we offer staff who know your name and what you like, we offer staff and business owners who generally care. In some cases, we offer the same thing but at a better price. Over the holidays, many people left their couches and went to movie theatres, most of them to see the third highest grossing film of all time, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There, they paid between $10.50 and $18.50 for their tickets and somewhere around $40 for concession. In February, the same movie was playing at the Roxy Theatre in Neepawa, which has recently upgraded projection equipment and the ability to show films in 3D. There, adult viewers paid between $8 and $12 for their tickets and likely spent less than $10 on concession. I heard good reviews of the Roxy from people who had already seen the movie at the mega-plex. The intimate setting of the Roxy also makes it ideal for performances of live theatre or music. We in small communities have a lot to offer, and as people begin to further question whether bigger is in fact better, we need to promote the benefits of small. They are there and not insignificant, although we might just have to look at them with an outsider’s eye.

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What true charity is... E very so often, major newspapers will feature photos of corporate executives and their friends attending gala evenings in support of local charitable organizations (COs). Here’s how these evenings work. The CO books a banquet room and selects the menu (which could cost $50-75 a plate; or more when four bottles of fine wine are included). Representatives of the CO then contact major corporations and ask them to “sponsor a table (invite enough people to fill a 12 seat table and pay for their meals).” Those who do are recognized with a sign at their table that says: “This table is sponsored by XYZ Corporation.” Total cost to the corporation is around $1500, which is recorded in the financial statements as a sponsorship expense and thus reduces its taxable income. Then the glad handing and arm twisting begins. One of the company’s executives agrees to be the table host. He or she is joined by a spouse, partner

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Neil Strohschein or significant other. Their first job is to fill the table; so they call their friends and invite them to be their guests for the evening. “You will enjoy a great meal and some fine entertainment,” the prospective guests are told. “The meal is compliments of XYZ Corporation. The evening is in support of ABC Charity. So bring your chequebook.” It’s an invitation most people find hard to refuse. Tables fill up quite fast. The evening itself is first class all the way. In addition to increasing awareness of who they are and what they do, the executives of the CO often go home with enough donations to fund several months of programming. And, of course, photographers snap pictures of the prominent people who show up for this gala evening; some of which will be printed in the weekend

paper. To some in our society, this is what being charitable is all about; big events, good food and a sizable donation to a worthy cause. In return, donors receive a receipt for the amount of their donation; which entitles them to a credit against this year’s income tax. So they give and they get something in return— not as much as they gave, but more than a handshake and thank-you card. Now, I have no quarrel with those who participate in this form of charitable fundraising. I applaud them for their generosity. Most, I am sure, also donate to their local church and give time, talent and treasure to other organizations with whose aims and objectives they agree. What troubles me is the way our society seems to think that by giving money

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to a charitable organization or cause, we have fulfilled our charitable obligations and should not be asked to do anything else. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know some people who knit mitts, toques and afghans or make small baby quilts. They fill a shopping bag or two with these things and drop them off at the Salvation Army, Samaritan House or a women’s shelter and they are given to those who need them. Others give one bag of canned goods a month to their local food bank. Younger people clear the sidewalks of local seniors at no charge. Dozens of these acts of kindness are done every day in our communities. These acts of kindness are just as charitable as the donations made at a gala fund raiser. They are charitable because they are gifts of love, given to those in need by people who care. That’s what true charity is—serving others in love, expecting nothing in return.

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he past several weeks have been tough slugging with my studies. I feel a need for frivolity coming on. For starters, I decided to practice what I teach. I encourage people who feel alone or lonely to reach out. We are not mind readers and can’t know what someone else needs. I tried the exercise on for size for New Year’s Day. I called a family who loves me and has adopted me as a grandma figure and asked if the meal was being served at noon or five and to set another plate. They were delighted, as was I. This month was a milestone birthday for me, three score and ten, or sixty-ten, whichever you prefer. I called my sister and we debated if she and her family would come here, or would I drive down. There would be six

HOMEBODIES Rita Friesen of them and with all my downsizing, I was going to be short of seating. And I don’t prefer to spend my time in the kitchen! It was determined that I would head south and I made it abundantly clear that to mark just an auspicious event, the family recipe for boiling water chocolate cake was a necessity, and birthday girl would have the corner piece! (She made a round cake and so I simply needed two pieces to acquire the adequate amount of decadent icing!) So, if I was heading south, it was logical to fit in at least one other stop by. I called

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y heart is filled with music. Hymns keep coming back to me and I want to sing them. Each week, I play the piano in the care homes and we sing the “old-time” hymns. Each time, I am struck by the clarity of the words and how they speak to me. In “What a friend we have in Jesus” we read in the second verse: “Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?

up my sister-in-law, the one who has been my security blanket at countless family gatherings, and asked what was for lunch. Had a lovely time with both families! Two of my nieces, a nephew and a nephewto-be were present at the gathering with the cake. My niece waited until I was ready to leave before she quietly asked me if I would officiate at the wedding this summer. After a proper show of modesty and humbleness, I flung my arms around her and happily agreed! (I have been privileged to officiate at one other wedding. I think

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I will apply to be a commissioner rather than go for the one time permit to marry!) That’s exciting to me. I was humbled by the outpouring of birthday wishes, cards, calls and messages. The support enabled me to give ardent thanks for life. The choir’s offering of ‘Happy Birthday’ Sunday morning was another type of icing on the cake. I highly recommend three score and ten! This column is a collection of thoughts of the week past. A comment from a classmate set me thinking. When one is uncertain of a fact or bit of trivia, it has become commonplace to say - “google it!” We were debating a fairly deep theological point and someone used that phrase. Without batting an eye, my fellow student intoned, ‘God or Google?’ Think about that in theology!

We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.” How often we stumble and struggle and forget all about God? He is there waiting for us to talk to Him. He will continually guide us (Isaiah 58:11). The hymn “In the Garden” tells us over and over again “And He walks with me, and He talks with me...” Then there is the beautiful Psalm 23 set to music in “The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want... Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me.” All our needs are met if we know Jesus.

A note of appreciation After proudly serving Neepawa and area for over 30 years, United Way Neepawa and District will be closing its doors this April. While this was a very difficult decision for the Board of Directors, the decline of resources available at our small United Way has caused our annual campaign to be unsustainable. Your generosity, which we have so greatly appreciated at United Way, can continue to do great things in our community. While we will not be accepting donations past February 28, other amazing organizations will continue to improve lives throughout Neepawa and the surrounding area. By directly supporting these important programs and services, you can make a difference right here at home. Please consider donating directly to our granted agencies: Canadian Diabetes Association Arthritis Society Canadian Red Cross Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba CNIB Neepawa Disabled Persons (Handy Van) Kidney Foundation Neepawa Palliative Care Touchwood Park Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Home Assistance Neepawa and District (HAND) Westlake Employment Skills and Services The Salvation Army On behalf of everyone at United Way Neepawa and District, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation for the support we received from our community over the years. Together with our donors, our partner agencies and our volunteers, we are proud of the work we accomplished to make Neepawa stronger. Thank you. Jodie Byram Executive Director

Pipelines bring national benefits Lately, there has been much discussion around the Energy East Pipeline project. Mayors, Premiers and elected officials in Ottawa are all weighing into the discussion. What needs to be recognized at every level of government are the national benefits and job creation that pipelines bring. It goes without saying that all large infrastructure projects, including pipelines, need to pass through a rigorous environmental and community approval process. However, the Liberals have demonstrated that they do not understand this. There is no reason that pipelines cannot be supported in principle by federal leaders, just as they support essential agriculture, urban development or manufacturing infrastructure. During the construction of Energy East we would see 634 jobs created in Manitoba. Manitoba would also receive $466 million in tax revenue. Canada as a whole would stand to gain over 14,000 jobs during construction and over 3,300 during the first 20 years of operation. Federal leadership is needed to advance energy infrastructure. Prime Minister Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr should be federal champions for responsibly built pipelines. Pipelines create jobs and they are by far the safest and cleanest way to move oil. Sadly, the Liberals have demonstrated that they do not support Canadian jobs in the energy sector. They even went as far as to vote against showing that they support the sector at all. You can count on me and the Conservative Party to continue to stand up for Canada’s energy sector. Robert Sopuck, MP Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa

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Farmery to begin brewing in Neepawa this spring

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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson The Neepawa Banner Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk’s dream will come one step closer to reality this spring. In 2011, the brothers set out to build Canada’s first estate brewery, which they called Farmery, and at the end of April, they will take delivery of their new brewing equipment. Not only is Farmery a microbrewery, all of the inputs used to make the beer are grown on their Arden-area farm. The Farmery brewery will be established in their new building, which was formerly Mazergroup’s Neepawa location, on Highway 5 north. “We’re excited to just bring everything back to Manitoba and have more control over it,” said Lawrence. Lawrence said that once they receive their equipment, which was built in PEI, it’ll take them a couple of weeks to get it all installed. Their facility must then be approved by the government and then they can begin brewing their first batch of beer. Lawrence explains that they have to make some modifications to the back of the building, where the brewing equipment will be installed, such as refinishing the floors and walls and ensuring that all surfaces are washable, in order to meet government guidelines for food production. The beer is produced in small batches, each kept separately, from start to finish. Currently, Farmery has eight full time employees. With the opening of the

The primary emphasis of Farmery is to take a product that has really limited value at the farm gate and take it to new markets.

brewery, Lawrence said they plan to add a full time brewer and full time brewer’s helper. They also plan to hire a couple of part time staff to help with tasks like packaging the beer. He added that when they move to double batches a day in peak periods, they expect to need additional staff. There will also be staff needed once their front of house concept has been finalized.

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Filling excess capacity While the brewing facility is on target to begin operation this spring, Lawrence says that they haven’t finalized their plans for the front of the building. “Right now, we’re going to meet with the architects to find a concept of how we’re going to develop the front of the space… That won’t be ready on day one, what we’d like to do is create a space that would be exactly what people are expecting Farmery to represent.” This space will serve as a reception area and event space.

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Last September, Chris (left) and Lawrence (right) Warwaruk stood with Bob Mazer (centre) to announce the purchase of the former Mazergroup building in Neepawa. Brewing equipment will be installed in the building starting in April.

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As they’ve been working on getting their own brewery built, Lawrence explains that they’ve been working with partner brewers Muskoka, in Ontario, and Ribstone Creek, in Alberta, and using their excess capacity. “One thing that’s held us back is that we are filling up excess brewing capacity of our partner brewers,” said Lawrence. However, at this time, they plan to continue working with Ribstone, which will brew the new Farmery Ale for the Alberta market, while the Neepawa plant will concentrate on the lager and the needs of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan markets. Typically, each brew will take between four and eight hours, depending on the type of beer being made, and they plan to do one to two brews per day. In the summer, when demand is higher, Lawrence expects that they’ll be brewing more. A unique attraction Right from the beginning, the brothers wanted to be able to bring people to the fields where the

Last June, Chris and L a w r e n c e Wa r w a r u k built the Farmery’s hop yard on their Ardenarea farm. Here, Chris is seen stringing the cables across pole-tops. PHOTO BY JOHN DIETZ

hops and barley for the beer are grown. “People don’t really get a chance to get up close to a barley field. This is what I think is distinctive about Farmery, it’s so unique and different from any other microbrewery, which is typically in an urban setting,” explained Lawrence. They began offering tours last summer, Lawrence said, “because there was a need and a want to do tours out at the hop yard… [that] gave us a taste of what people wanted to see and what we wanted to showcase.” In addition to the tours, they plan to offer special events like lunch in the field or beer in the field. They hope to create an attraction that will tap into a thriving market for microbrewery tourism and draw people not just from Manitoba, but across North America. Lawrence added, “With Riding Mountain National Park in close proximity, we can be a stop on the drive or a day trip from Clear Lake.” While estate wineries are somewhat common, the estate brewery concept is unique. “So unique that there have been writers from Germany who have come to Canada and they’re taking the story of the Farmery estate brewery back to Germany,” explained Lawrence. The estate brewery concept ties in nicely with the province’s increased inter-

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est in promoting Made in Manitoba attractions. “It’s very timely in the fact that Manitoba wants to promote what Manitoba does best… We’re not trying to be something different. It’s where the buffalo roamed, it’s about where the Indigenous people came from, its about where the farmers and the settlers started growing fields of barley and wheat and oats. And really, this is just the evolution of all that. People from other countries really want to come and see all that stuff. It’s what we’re about too,” he said. Increasing value at the farm gate While Farmery is known for its beer, the company has started to expand into other products as well. They recently introduced their flour line, which is a line of mixes, such as pancake and cake. The mixes include flour made from their barley, stonemilled in Manitoba. Lawrence explained, “Farmery is more than just brewing beer, the primary emphasis of Farmery is to take a product that has really limited value at the farm gate and take it to new markets. Normally, what farmers do is take it to the elevator, then it goes to another secondary processor, which adds extra value to it away from the farm

gate… To extend that idea further, what other things can we do with our barley? [One thing] is to mill it, so that’s what we’ve done and crated flour mixes.” Another new product is the Farmery Ale, which was developed with a brewery in Florida. It came into the market just after Christmas. Lawrence explained that it’s a brew that they can easily make with the ingredients they produce locally and has a citrus flavour. The ale features Cascade hops, which are the primary variety of hops grown on their farm. Having their own decided brewing capacity will also allow them to expand their offering. Lawrence said, “When doing contract brewing with someone else, they’re controlling the process and for most of our use, it fits perfectly with what we needed, but as we grow, we would like to have extra things brewed, that’s where it gets restrictive.” He added, “Once we do have our own brewery, then we’ll be able to offer different products, different styles potentially and that’s going to be an exciting part for us.” Longer than expected The idea of Farmery Brewery was first announced in 2011. Lawrence said that at that time, they hadn’t planned to go public with the idea, but the Winnipeg Free Press found out and the announcement was made earlier than planned. At that time, it was still early in the project’s development. Continued on page 7

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‘We’re evolving’ Continued from page 6 While the Farmery concept hasn’t changed over time, they did ultimately change the planned location of the brewery. Initially, the brothers planned to build on their farm in Arden, but when the building in Neepawa became available, they changed their plan. It took about a year to actually secure the building. “I’m happy that the building in Neepawa came up for sale,” said Lawrence, adding that it suits their needs and is already serviced with municipal water, sewer and hydro, all of which would have had to have been built at their farm. He added, “That came at a cost, but that gave us the chance to move forward, probably a year ahead.” Lawrence said that the process has taken a little longer than expected, but during the last five years, they have been busy developing a recipe, working with other brewers to get their beer in the marketplace, establishing a market for their brand, establishing their hop yards, growing barley and understanding all the logistics. Lawrence said, “I expected to be brewing a year ago, it just took that much longer to get the building secured and work through all those details.” As the brothers prepare to take the next step with Farmery, they have decided to close their Winnipeg gastropub, Luxalune. They had their last day on Feb. 13, and while it’s sad to say good bye to staff who have been with them for up to eight years, Lawrence said, “Everyone has to eventually move on, we knew we had to move away from our pub concept in Winnipeg and concentrate full time on Farmery, which we are doing… Everyone wanted to see the evolution of Farmery, we’re evolving and moving forward and honing in on what we believe in.” It’s been a long road but Lawrence said, “Everything takes its time, but it’s really exciting to be at this stage where we can see everything coming together, at a point where now, we can actually show people what we’ve been working on over the last year and a half, two years…We really want to have the support of the town behind our concept. We know that a lot of people don’t understand what we’re really about.”

Hop to it Lawrence and Chris Warwaruk used reclaimed hydro poles to build the trellises for their hop yard at Arden. The hops grow up from the ground and they want to climb, so a tether is lowered from 20’ high and over the course of the summer, the hops grow up the trellis. By the first week of August, they generally begin to flower. The oil that’s produced in the flower is what flavours the beer. From one stem, they’ll produce roughly about 2 lbs of wet hops and about 1 lb dry hops. In the Farmery’s recipe, they use roughly 5 lbs of dry Cascade hops. Lawrence said, “Every hop has their own kinds of flavours. We grow 10 different types of hops on our farm, but primarily it’s Cascade hops. That is the hops variety that has taken this craft beer imagery and style to the next level in North America.” PHOTO BY JOHN DIETZ

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Submitted The Neepawa Banner The Plumas UCW met in the church office with four members present. They reported 15 visits made to those sick or shut in. The minutes of the November meeting were read and adopted/seconded by Laura. Thanks were expressed to Wendy for arranging our supper at Neepawa and our visit to Country Meadows. Thanks to Laurel for putting up and taking down our Christmas tree. Four hampers were prepared and taken to those in need in our area. The UCW contributed $150 and matched the church in this project. Thanks to Wendy for delivering our White Gifts to Portage; to Pat G. For sending our closing letter to our previous foster child in Haiti and a welcoming letter to our new child, nine-year-old Roalki from the Dominican Republic; to Norma and Allison and their group for preparing the funeral lunch for Allen Hogarth; to Koreen and Heather and youth members for preparing and serving the Pancake Supper.

Correspondence included news from the Counselling Centre, St. Andrews College, Lil Porosky (Gimli). Donations to Pollyanna were received from Ruby Walker, Irene Moore, Doreen Fischer, Lois Clarke and Lil Porosky. Thanks to these past UCW members for remembering this office. Laurel will look into the ordering of larger quantities of paper products for our use. The soup, bun and dessert supper will be held March 16 with our next meeting to be held March 17. The business meeting was adjourned by Laurel and closed with the Mizpah benediction. We then turned to the material for the World Day of Prayer which we will present on March 7 at our regular church time of 9:30 am. We will meet after church on Sunday (Feb. 21) to complete our preparations.

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Inside the 2016 Jeep Cherokee V6 Trailhawk 4WD model, you are presented with a well-laid out, high quality dashboard with comfortable seats and plenty of storage Cherokee will keep going when its rivals have long since given up. However, it does make Cherokee heavier than its rivals and means that fuel economy is slightly off pace. Nevertheless, the four cylinder engine and V6 are rated at a still respectable 8.3 litres per 100 kilometres and 9 litres per 100 kilometres highway respectively. The class-exclusive 9-speed automatic transmission should also help achieve good real-life highway fuel economy figures. Jeep recommends service intervals of 8,000 km; warranty is the standard three years 60,000 kilometres bumper-to-bumper and five years, 100,000 kilometres powertrain. The test model supplied by Brandon Chrysler Dodge Jeep was the V6 Trailhawk 4WD model and featured over $7,000 worth of options, weighing in at an eye-watering $41,470 before taxes. Cherokee’s styling is unmistakably Jeep and includes the signature seven bar radiator

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A group of NACI students and their exchange partners from Quebec experienced the Human Rights Museum earlier this month. Submitted The Neepawa Banner On Feb. 8 and 9, 17 Grade 9 NACI students and their 18 exchange partners from Quebec participated in workshops and tours at the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg. Sponsorship from Great West Life as well as a partnership between Experiences Canada (formerly “SEVEC”) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights made this opportunity possible. The students explored the idea of human rights through activities that helped them to see how rights are interconnected. Students then had the opportunity to explore galleries, where they learned about Canadians and others who fought for their rights. One of the galleries that the students explored gave them some insights into the lives of aboriginal children who were sent to residential schools. They were able to see a temporary exhibit called the “witness blanket”. Artifacts from former

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The museum features many interactive exhibits, getting the visitors more involved in their tour and giving them a better understanding of the importance of human rights. called Humankind International Inc. (HKI), based in Winnipeg, dedicated to building schools for refugee children in Ethiopia and Kenya. (To learn more about this project, go to: http://humankindintl. org/ ) As Manitobans, we should be very proud

to be able to have this world-class museum and learning experience so close to home. Likewise, as residents of Neepawa, we can be very proud of our students who showed such maturity and compassion as they learned about these sensitive issues.

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Skaters hit the ice to Skate the Lake

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The annual Skate the Lake took place near Minnedosa Beach on Saturday, Feb. 13. Hockey participants are pictured with ice fishing shacks in the background.

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Natives win in overtime against Selkirk Steelers By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner The Neepawa Natives have rebounded from an extremely disappointing weekend with a very important road win. After falling to Virden and Steinbach on consecutive nights, Neepawa returned to the ice on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to take on the Selkirk Steelers. Desperately needing a win to remain in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League playoff chase, the Natives came back from a two goal deficit late in the third period, to win in overtime 3-2. The game, like many others between the two teams this season, was a tightly contested battle with neither side able to gain an early advantage. It wouldn’t be until past the midway point of the game, that Selkirk would be able to open up the scoring, as Dallas Starodub secured his 21st goal of the season, to give the Steelers the 1-0 lead. Before the end of the second, Jake Dudar added another for Selkirk to give them a two goal advantage. In the third, Neepawa took over control of the game, outshooting the Steelers by a 12-6 margin. That ag-

gression paid off at the 11:27 mark, as Griffin Chwaliboga scored on a power play. The team continued to press for the equalizer and were able to find it late in regulation, as Brayden Atkinson secured his 14th goal and 37th point of the year, with barely two minutes remaining in the game. For the second straight time, these two teams would play in overtime to decide a winner. Unlike the last time however, Neepawa would not need to go to a shootout to secure the extra point in the standings, as Nolan Richards scored at the midpoint of the five-minute overtime and gave the team a very important win. The victory improved Neepawa’s record on the season to 12-42-2 for 26 points. As of Wednesday, Feb. 24, the club was six points behind Waywayseecappo in the standings for the final playoff spot. Earlier in the week, the Natives had played in Virden against the Oil Capitals and a home matchup versus the Steinbach Pistons. On Saturday, Feb. 20, Virden outlasted Neepawa 6-4, while on Saturday, the 21st, Steinbach shutout the Natives 9-0.

MJHL announces award winners and all-stars MJHL Media Release The Neepawa Banner The Portage Terriers were well represented in the 2015-2016 Manitoba Junior Hockey League regular season awards. Commissioner Kim Davis has announced that five of the top six prizes were claimed by members of the defending MJHL and RBC champions. Heading the award winners was Terriers’ power forward Brad Bowles, who was named the MJHL’s most valuable player. Currently, the 20-year-old from Elkhorn tops the league scoring race with 96 points (40-56) in 56 games. Other Terriers to win awards were Nick Henry, Brett Orr, Nathan Park and head coach Blake Spiller. Dan Taillefer of the Steinbach Pistons was the lone player not from Portage to receive an individual honour. “Every player should be commended for their outstanding performance over the regular season,” said Davis. “Coaches of the league vote and make the selections. These selections are extremely difficult to make. The talent level in our league is reflective in how difficult it was to select these respective teams.”

Local connections part of 2016 Curling Hall of Fame By Kira Paterson The Neepawa Banner The Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum (MCHFM) has announced its hall of fame inductees for this year. Three of the individuals lived, worked and curled in the Neepawa area for a number of years. Don Montgomery will be honoured as an inductee, along with his Franklin junior team that included Reg Freeman, Doug Kitson and Keith Sinclair. Montgomery’s team from Franklin, MB won the Manitoba School Boys and Canadian Junior Championship in 1947. The four boys were just 15 years old at the time. Kelly Robertson, a local resident who has been involved in Neepawa curling for many years and had been a neighbour of Montgomery’s, said 15 years old “would be awfully young” for that age group. That year was the first of both the Manitoba School Boys and Canadian Junior championships. Robertson said that winning those titles so young would have been quite a

feat. Montgomery lived in Franklin his whole life and his wife, Dona and two daughters live in the Neepawa area currently. Karen Dunbar (Anderson) of Souris has had many achievements in the curling world. She won the Manitoba Lassie Championship, which is now the Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in 1975 and in 1976. At that time, she was lead on Joan Mogt’s team. She has also won Manitoba Senior Women’s title as lead for Joyce MacDougall’s team three times, along with Manitoba and Canadian Masters Women’s championships twice and the Manitoba Championship once. Dunbar lived and taught school in Neepawa for many years. She was a part of the Neepawa Curling Club during that time, as well. Robertson said that the first time the Scotties (back then Lassie Championship) was held in Neepawa was in 1976, when Dunbar was a part of the winning team. Ron Westcott of Fort

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Rouge also has an impressive curling record. He has competed in Men’s, Senior Men’s, Masters Men’s and Mixed Manitoba Championships a total of 42 times. He skipped his own a team that won a Manitoba Senior Men’s title, four Manitoba Masters titles and a Canadian Masters title. He was also the replacement skip on a team that won silver in the World Seniors Championship in 2002. Like Dunbar, Robertson said Westcott was also a teacher in Neepawa for a number of years. And he also curled with the Neepawa club while he lived here. Competitively, he played on teams with players from across Manitoba. His Fort Rouge teammate, Bob Boughey, is also on the list of inductees this year. Robertson said that all three of these curlers are very much deserving of recognition. He said they were all great players and that it’s very neat to see some local people getting inducted. The induction banquet will be held May 1 at Canad Inns - Polo Park in Winnipeg.

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Varsity boys win Zone Seven Final

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RJ Cadelina (1) of the Neepawa Tigers saw his fair share of baskets during the game, putting a total of 23 points on the scoreboard. By Eoin Devereux The Neepawa Banner Another championship banner will be hanging from one of the walls of the NACI gymnasium, as the varsity boys basketball team has won the Zone Seven Championship. The Neepawa Tigers locked up the title with an 83-64 win over the William Morton Warriors on Tuesday, Feb. 23. For the majority of the first quarter in the championship game, the Warriors were able to keep pace with the Tigers’ offensive output, and trailed by just four points, at 23-19. In the second quarter however, Neepawa was able to take control of the ball

and offered many fewer quality scoring chances to its opposition. That allowed NACI to broaden its lead to 12 points at the half, 44-32. In the third, Jayvee Posadas completely took over, scoring 13 of Neepawa’s 17 points. He ended the game with an impressive 25 point performance, as the Tigers were able to hold on to the lead for the remainder of the fourth quarter and claim the Zone Seven title with an 83-64 win. RJ Cadelina contributed 23 points in the Tigers victory, while Jeremy Roe also added 19. With the win, the Neepawa Tigers will advance to the provincials scheduled in March.

FAN“STATS”TIC BOWLING Club 55+ Bowling League (Minnedosa) FEB. 19/16: Ladies’ High Single -- Pauline Hailstone 196. Ladies’ High Triple -- Vivian Oswald 526. Men’s High Single & Triple -- Norman Kendall 290 & 759. Other Scores to Note -- Len Pritchard 193, 233, 189; Joe Fraser 150; Barb Grumpelt 188; Ellen Grudeski 161; Lawrence Smith 152; Norman Kendall 247, 222; Janice Abstreiter 188, 154; Vivian Oswald 188, 181, 157; Frank Porada 172, 211, 218; Carol Walker 168; Myrnie Kroeker 182, 172; Wilfred Walker 156, 206; Eleanor Scott 172; Melvin Oswald 177, 165, 159; Bev Chapski 155; Jim King 196, 207, 182; Alan Tarn 180, 169; Debbie Tarn 168, 160.

Touchwood Bowling Ladies High Single and Double -- Penny Walker 128, 232. Mens High Single and Double -- Peter Wickstead 178, 300. Other Good Scores – Lenny MacDonald 137; Patty Hadley 124; Shelley Chubey 121.

Top scorer of the night, Jayvee Posadas, takes a shot during second quarter action. He scored a total of 25 points by the end of the game.

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Friday, February 26 7:00am Atom 3rd Roster 11:45am Nooners YELLOWHEAD 2:00pmCNatives ENTRE 5:00pm Female Bantam Provincials Saturday, February 27 9:00am Female Bantam Provincials 1:15pm Family Public Skate! 2:30pm Bantam Girls Provincials 7:30pm Natives vs Steinbach Sunday, February 28 10:00am Female Bantam Provincials 2:30pm Atom Natives 4:00pm Midget Girls vs Hamiota 6:30pm Farmers Game #5 Monday, February 29 2:30pm Blood Donor 3:45pm NFSC 6:30pm Jr Rec 7:30pm Public Skate 8:45pm NoStars Tuesday, March 1 7:00am NACI Tigers 9:00am Natives PreGame 11:00am Blood Donor 11:45am Nooners 4:00pm NFSC 5:15pm Novice 6:15pm Atom Girls 7:30pm Peewee Girls 8:45pm Bantam Boys Wednesday, March 2 7:00am Atom 3rd Roster 12:00pm HMK 2:00pm Natives 4:45pm Atom Hawks 5:45pm Peewee Boys 7:00pm Hold 9:30pm Big Valley Thursday, March 3 12:00pm HMK 2:00pm Natives Practice 3:45pm Tigers Practice 5:30pm Natives Awards Banquet 9:45pm Commercial visit our website for more upcoming event information www.yellowheadcentre.com

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Neepawa United Way to cease operations April 30

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By Kira Paterson The Neepawa Banner As of April 30, the Neepawa and District United Way will no longer be in operation. Over the past few years, the organization has seen a decrease in donations and an increase in operating costs, explained Jodie Byram, executive director of the Neepawa and District United Way. She said that the membership fees and administration costs, along with the lack of volunteers, have made the cost of operating in Neepawa too high. There are also a lot of other organizations in the community to which the area’s residents donate, which Byram said could be a contributing factor in the decrease in donations the United Way receives. In Neepawa, the United Way has contributed to many local organizations. Some received ongoing support, while others were given grants or support for special projects.

Every organization that applies receives a grant, but not always for the full amount requested. Some of the beneficiaries include Touchwood Park, Neepawa Palliative Care, Neepawa and District Handy Transit, the Salvation Army, Westlake Employment Skills and Services, Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services and Home Assistance Neepawa and District. Byram said that the United Way has not yet determined if these organizations will receive further support from a bigger United Way branch, such as Brandon and District. For now, the closure of the Neepawa branch will mean that these organizations will have one less grant or means of financial support, so they will likely have to apply for other grants or do more fundraising. The United Way has been operating in Neepawa

for over 30 years. Byram noted that it’s unfortunate that it’s had to come to closing down and it was a difficult decision for the board of directors to make, but they no longer see the longevity in staying here. They have done some fundraising, but because of the increased costs they’ve incurred, the money raised had to go to keeping them running rather than to the grants they dole out. The board of directors appreciates and thanks all who have donated to and supported Neepawa and District United Way over the years, Byram said, and hopefully, these donors will find another organization through which they can support the community. The Neepawa branch will officially stop accepting donations on Feb. 28.

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A First Nation and Metis beading demonstration was available at the Anishinabe Sharing Lodge, in Wasagaming on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event was part of the Friends of RMNP’s Louis Riel Day weekend. Laura Brandon, a resident of the community, is originally from Waywayseecappo and is employed by Parks Canada as a First Nation interpreter. She is pictured working on an “octopus bag” which would have been used by Metis and Anishinabe men, worn over the shoulder like a satchel, and containing their tobacco, pipes and flint. Laura’s skill in beading commenced with her great grandmother handing it down over four generations and now she is teaching her own daughter.

St. Patrick’s Day luncheon to benefit Victoria’s Quilts By Kira Paterson The Neepawa Banner Anyone wanting to get more into the Irish spirit this St. Patrick’s Day can do so while supporting a good cause this year. The Neepawa branch of Victoria’s Quilts is putting on an Irish stew luncheon fundraiser on St. Patrick’s Day. The Neepawa branch is the only Victoria’s Quilts branch in Manitoba and is made up of six committee members. Victoria’s Quilts is an organization that makes quilts for people in Canada who have been diagnosed with cancer. So far this year, the Neepawa branch has had 23 requests for quilts, so they have been kept pretty busy.

Women of Distinction to be recognized Mar. 3 By John Drinkwater The Neepawa Banner The YWCA Brandon will be hosting the 29th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala on March 3 in the UCT Pavilion, Keystone Centre. This event honours the achievements of women from the Brandon, Westman and Parkland regions and is a major fundraiser for the YWCA Brandon. From within the Banner coverage area, Emma Gray is a nominee in the Young Women 16-21 category. Emma is a Grade 12 student at Erickson Collegiate. She volunteers at the local curling club in the junior curling program and at bonspiels and community suppers. She is a member of the Gay Straight Alliance, Students Making a Difference and the student council, being president from 2013-2015. In 2014-2015, Emma participated in a three month exchange to France. This year, she was honoured to be chosen as a Future Influencer at the GrowCanada conference, and to receive the Premier's Healthy Living Award for Youth, recognizing her contributions to the school and the community.

Their St. Patrick’s Day luncheon will feature Irish stew, biscuits, dessert, tea and coffee. There will also be entertainment in the form of Irish music provided by Ron Nordstrom. The luncheon is on Thursday, March 17 at 11:30 at the Viscount Cultural Centre (VCC). The money raised will go towards more quilting supplies so they can keep up with requests. Being the only branch of the organization in Manitoba, the Neepawa chapter has delivered 134 quilts across the province to date. The cost to produce a quilt is estimated at about $100 and they anticipate the need for these quilts to continue to grow. Fundraising events help Victoria’s Quilts keep up with requests to provide support and comfort to cancer patients. They are also always open to donations, whether it be money, quilting supplies or time as a volunteer or committee member.

Tickets are available at the VCC, or can be reserved by contacting Dianne at 204-476-2122, Margaret at 204476-2482 or Audrey at 204-476-5294. They are hoping to pre-sell about 100 tickets and have only about 25 available at the door. Posters are up at Elks Manor, Yellowhead Manor and Kinsmen Kourts for residents to sign up to reserve tickets. Thirty tickets and counting have already been sold, so give one of the ladies a call or drop by the VCC before they’re all gone.

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Obituary JOSEPH DOUGLAS WOYCHYSHYN November 25, 1924 – February 13, 2016

With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Joseph Douglas Woychyshyn in Minnedosa Hospital at the age of 91 years. Joe was born in Harrison Municipality to Peter and Margaret Woychyshyn. After attending Fraser School, he briefly worked for local area farmers, logging at Kippen's Mill and mining at Picklecrow in Ontario. Agriculture was his passion and Joe started the existing family farm in Minto Municipality in 1948. He met Helen Choptuik shortly thereafter and they married on October 12, 1950. Joe and Helen remained on the farm until May 2008 when they moved to Minnedosa. Joe was a active community member and served on several local councils. For several years they travelled across Canada and the United States enjoying many bus tours and numerous road trips.In his retirement years Joe enjoyed berry picking, chopping wood, a social visit and countless games of cribbage. A family prayer vigil was held on February 17, 2016 with Father Mark Filips and Deacon Conrad Plante officiating. The celebration of Joe's life took place at St. Judes Roman Catholic Church in Erickson on February 18, 2016 with Father James Ahaneku and Deacon Conrad Plante officiating. Interment followed at Minnedosa Cemetery. Remaining to Cherish the memory of Joe are his loving wife of 65 years, Helen, two children, Terry Woychyshyn (Freda) and Linda Soltys (Jerry), five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Bert and Caeser and one sister, Sophie Allan (Ray). He was predeceased by a daughter, Jo-Anne Bell on November 18, 1986 and a brother, Frank on November 26, 2012. Donations in memory of Joe's may be made to Cancer Care Manitoba or the Lung Association of Manitoba.

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Obituary Joyce Loretta Scory It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Joyce Loretta Scory on Feb 9, 2016, at the age of 74. Joyce was predeceased by John William Scory. Dearest mother of Tim Scory. Loving grandmother of Chloe. She was a resident of Neepawa, MB. from 1981 until 2011. Joyce was a kind, generous and caring person. She had an unbridled love of animals, her own or the stray animals she took in. She will be remembered by the lives she touched as a hairdresser, yard sale entrepreneur, bingo aficionado and devoted wife. Joyce always had a real flair for fashion and prided herself on looking modern, youthful and chic. Her sense of humour, and gentle spirit will truly be missed. Cremation has already taken place and a Celebration of Life with be held in Innisfil, ON. in the near future. Condolences and any inquiries can be sent to timscory@hotmail.com

Ronald Richard Smith Ron Smith passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Neepawa Health Centre at the age of 69 years. Ron was born on January 7, 1947 in Gladstone, to Fred & Violet Smith. He was baptized on February 16, 1947 and confirmed on July 30, 1961. He attended Maitland school and then Plumas Collegiate. Ron worked for a short time in Winnipeg but soon returned to the Plumas area to farm. He married Marlene Whyman on November 17, 1984 in the United Church in Hamiota and they lived at Tenby for four years before settling on the farm north of Plumas Ron retired from farming in 2006. Ron loved curling and was an active member of the Plumas Curling Club and Plumas Game & Fish. Ron was predeceased by his parents Fred and Violet Smith; son Frederick William Cody on May 7, 1990; and father-in-law William Whyman. He is survived by his wife Marlene, mother-in-law Esther; siblings Ken, Darlene, Debbie, Murray and Audrey as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Funeral Service was held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Zion Lutheran Church, Plumas with Pastor James Vosper officiating. Interment followed at the Plumas Cemetery. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Zion Lutheran Church – Memorial Fund, Box 278, Plumas, MB R0J 1P0. Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

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Obituary Dorothy Anne Guillas (Bernardin) Mom passed away peacefully in her room at Country Meadows Personal Care Home on February 16, 2016 surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born in Toutes Aides on January 7, 1929, daughter of Agnes and Telesphore Bernardin. She was predeceased by her parents, husband Alban, sister Aileen and brother in law Joe Tardiff, sister Betty and brother in law Louis Novak, sister in law Albina. She is survived by her brother Gordon (Lorraine), sister Audrey (Gerald Tardiff), sisters in law Marie and Jeanne Guillas, daughters Diane (Bob Hockin), Velda Barron, Valerie Poole, Jackie Spicer, sons Danny (Kathleen), Yves, Christopher (Krissy), daughter in law Donna, 20 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Mom was raised on the farm near Laurier and that upbringing was the solid foundation on which she built her life. Her parents' simple faith, hard work, love of family and community was the model she used for everything she did. After attending Normal School in Winnipeg, Mom began teaching at Champlain School near McCreary at age 16. On August 16, 1950 she married Alban Guillas and after a brief time on the farm near Ste. Rose and a short stint in Winnipeg, Mom and Dad made Neepawa their home. With the birth of Diane in 1951 and six more arrivals in the next 12 years, along with 7 changes of residences, Mom was a full time homemaker. Providing for her growing family required all her resourcefulness. Huge gardens at home but also out in the country were necessary to feed her family. But gardening was also a labour of love she maintained throughout her life. She took great pride in her green thumb, winning yard of the week honours several times in later years. At Country Meadows, passing a potted plant would require Mom to stick her finger in the soil to check watering requirements. She loved her garden and she loved the sunshine. In summers she became very tanned and was the care home's first and possibly only sunbathing resident. Everything in its season was preserved, canned or frozen. Every kind of vegetable and fruit and berry as well as chicken and even suckers in the springtime found their way onto the groaning basement shelves. Even trips home from the hospital with newborn Jackie and later Chris involved detours to pick berries. And every sibling has heard the words “we can quit when your pail is full”. Bread making was a regular occurrence unless Polyann was 7 for a dollar that week. Most bake days included deliveries of fresh bread or buns to the neighbours as well. Mom loved music. Seldom did she work without singing at the same time. As a girl she and her sisters often entertained at dances while the band took its breaks. She passed this love on to the family as well. She enjoyed spring music festivals that involved her grandchildren. At Country Meadows when music was played Mom sang every song she recognized and tapped her toes to the rest. Mom's faith was strong and obvious in her daily life. Love of neighbour was the creed she lived by and no matter where she was, she soon had a new friend to take under her wing. All her family benefited from her love and example. Her last words were reciting the Lord's Prayer. Mom's physical stature diminished with age. The nurses in Brandon looked sceptical when they were told her height was 5'7”, so they would never believe how tall she stood in all our eyes. We would like to thank the staff of the Neepawa Hospital for their care and the staff of Country Meadows for the years of care and dignity they showed Mom throughout her stay and especially in her final days. Thank you to White's Funeral Home and Fr. Mark Filips for their compassion and guidance. Thanks also to friends and family for their thoughts and prayers. Donations in Mom's memory can be made to the St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church Raise the Roof Fund.

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Obituary Matthew Jonathan Teichrib Matthew Jonathan Teichrib was born in Brandon, Manitoba on March 14, 2001. Due to the effects of his mother's diabetes, Matthews’s lungs were not yet fully developed as well as other medical complications. The first 3 1/2 weeks of his life, Matt spent in the intensive care unit of St. Boniface Hospital. Many people prayed for Matthew during that time. God answered those prayers and despite many complications, Matt recovered and began growing and thriving bringing much joy to his family. Having three sisters so much older than himself was kind of like having 3 extra moms. Having a boy in the family certainly brought a new dynamic. Snakes, frogs, worms and wooden swords became much more common around our place. As a child Matt was an outgoing little guy who enjoyed relating to people young and old. Sundays at church were always the highlight of the week. He enjoyed the people, the singing and music, the Sunday school and junior church and interacting with other kids. A few years later Matt came to the realization that he was a sinner; someone who was repeatedly breaking God's commands and worthy of God's righteous judgment. Matt came to the place where he put his faith in Jesus' sacrifice on his behalf and accepted God’s forgiveness toward him. That was the day that Matt was adopted into the family of God. The change in Matt's young life was quite noticeable to his family. It was evident that Matt had a new desire to live in a way to please God, His Saviour. As Matt grew up and matured he continued to enjoy so much of life. He loved playing with his sisters at home. He enjoyed his friends at church immensely and he loved when he had opportunity to play with his cousins. The outdoors were usually where he liked to be in all seasons of the year. He enjoyed the pet animals; dogs and kittens, horses and cows. He liked to shoot squirrels and pigeons. He loved street and ice hockey, soccer and baseball, swimming, camping and fishing. He was really pleased to be a part of the Gladstone rec. hockey team in the winters and the Gladstone minor baseball team in the spring/summer seasons. Summers were marked by swimming lessons, Daily vacation Bible school, Bible Camp, family camping vacations, and more recently paintball at Joel's. Matt also had other interests. He quite enjoyed music; singing, playing the piano and harmonica. He would sing and play in Church, at the Third Crossing Manor, and play piano at the festival and even a talent show. His family benefited the most from hearing Matt practice and play and even compose some of his own pieces. Matt was also an avid coin collector. Matt was a gentle giant of a kid. Though he loved the rough and tumble, he was also very kind and compassionate. Matt loved his grandparents, his extended family, his friends, his siblings, his parents and his Lord. Matt always tried to live his life in a way that honored the Lord Jesus Christ. He very seldom got angry and never had a mean or harsh word for anyone. Matt was a kind and generous young man. Last Wednesday, Feb. 17, Matthew stepped over the threshold into eternal life. He had finished his earthly race much earlier than we expected. But from our perspective he ran that race well. His young life was such a good example of how a follower of Christ should lead his life in speech and conduct. Matt is enjoying his eternal reward today because by the grace of God he believed God's promise and then he lived out that faith for the glory of God and the good of others. Matt was predeceased by his Grandpa Mel Healey. He is survived by his parents Darrel and Pat Teichrib; sisters Elissa, Amy (Mark) Selke and Emily; grandma Catherine Healey; grandparents John and Agnes Teichrib, and many aunts and uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 2:00pm at the Gladstone Christian Fellowship with Pastor Randy Fehr officiating. Interment followed at the Gladstone Cemetery. Clarke’s Funeral Home, Gladstone~MacGregor www.clarkesfuneralhome.com

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Cargill is presently recruiting seasonal yard workers for the upcoming 2016 Spring season. Applicants must posses a Class 5 driver’s license. Class 3 with air would be an asset but not necessary. Contact Gary at 204-386-2075 or email resume to gary_rossnagel@cargill.com.

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Access 12 TV Beyond The Garden Gate FortWhyte Alive Giant Tiger Green Spot Herbs For Health Home Hardware International Peace Garden It’s Time McDonald’s Restaurants Meyers Auction & Appraisal Service Neepawa Banner Our Farm Garden Centre Patmore Nursery Sales Red Apple Safeway Shelmerdine Garden Centre Shop Easy Tim Horton’s A big thank you from the Beautiful Plains Horticultural Society to the above businesses! They donated generously to help make our provincial convention held in Neepawa such a success.

Obituary Edward Popien It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Edward Popien; husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Edward passed away at the age of 87 on February 15, 2016 at Minnedosa hospital with family by his side. Edward was born to Joseph and Elizabeth Popien on October 7, 1928. He was the third eldest of 6 children. Edward was predeceased by his dad and mom and his brother Anthony. Edward married Nora McAuley on November 19, 1951. They raised six children, David, Dianne, Agnes, Peter, Harvey and Lyle as well as fostering many other children over the years. In the early years of married life Ed worked as a mason for Ollie Ramstad of Neepawa. He would work through the summer and in the fall would move his family back to their home in McCreary where he would hunt and trap on his land throughout the winter. Ed would later work as a mason for Frank McLaughlin also of Neepawa. He worked on building the convent in Laurier and helped in the construction of the grotto in Polonia. Over the years he did a lot of stucco work for people in Neepawa and surrounding area. After his dad took ill Ed took over the family farm in Polonia. He farmed until his mid seventies but stayed on the farm until November 2015 at which time he was admitted to hospital due to failing health, first in Neepawa and then later to Minnedosa where he passed. Ed is survived by his brother Benn (Mary) Popien of Neepawa, three sisters, Margaret Smith of Neepawa, Katherine (Doug) Marr of Moose Jaw and Irene Doble of Neepawa. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held on February 19, 2016 at St. Alphonsus church with Father James officiating. Interment followed at Minnedosa Cemetery. Urn bearer was David Popien. Honorary pallbearers were all of Ed's grandchildren. Minnedosa Funeral Service was in care of arrangements. Thank you to Nathan and staff. If you so desire, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or charity of choice. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the doctors, nurses and health care aides at both hospitals for the excellent care Edward received especially to the staff at Minnedosa hospital for the care and compassion they showed to him and all our family during his final days. We would also like to say a special thank you to his "homecare girls." Because of their great care dad was able to stay at home for as long as he did.

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part time Educational Assistant at Twilight Colony School

(located east of Highway #5 between Neepawa & Carberry)

This Educational Assistant position is a half time position (mornings only) which will commence on a mutually agreed upon date. Successful candidates must complete a Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry check. Inquiries regarding position can be made to Rhonda Dickenson at 476-2388. Send application including references by NOON, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 to: Rhonda Dickenson Coordinator of Student Services Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 TEL: (204) 476-2387 FAX: (204) 476-3606 EMAIL: bpsd@bpsd.mb.ca Only those selected for a short list will be contacted. Others are thanked for their interest now.

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SEASONAL CLASS 1 CENTER DUMP DRIVER.

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trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/ tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-8733846 or www.treetime.ca.

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All prices exclude taxes SAWMILLS from only $4,397 Prices do not include 5% GS - MAKE MONEY & SAVE HEALTH MONEY with your own bandDocket Media Section Insertion Date Ad Size Price Do you have a DISABILCandidates with Gravel & Pay Loader experience will be mill -Cut lumber any dimenITY? Physical or mental. sion. In stock ready an advantage. 1602-056B Neepawa Banner Careers Feb 26, 2016 3 coltox ship. 7.19 We can help $0.00 you get up FREE Info & DVD: www.NorFOODS to $40,000$0.00 back from the You must be proficient with smart phone technology. woodSawmills.com/400OT Canadian Government. FOR Health and Safety Training, Development 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT Please forward your resume, copy of driver’s license DETAILS $0.00 check out our and Compliance Specialist and abstract to: website: disabilitygroupcanREFORESTATION NURS$0.00 ada.com or CALL us today Danny Jackson ERY SEEDLINGS of hardy HyLife Foods a division of the HyLife organization is engaged in the Toll-Free 1-888-875-4787. Box 64, Gladstone, Manitoba, R0J 0T0 $0.00 dressing and processing of hogs for both domestic and world marPhone: 204-385-2947 kets. To reach and sustain its position as a premier supplier of quality VACATION/ TOTAL PRICE $0.00 Cell: 204-870-1537 food products it strives to employ talented and motivated people TRAVEL Fax: 204-385-3465 who are capable of reaching the cutting edge of their discipline. SAVE 30% on our Heart Email: dannyjgtl@gmail.com This position is based at the operations in the vibrant community of the Arctic adventure. Visit Inuit communities in of Neepawa, Manitoba which has a reputation for its beauty and Greenland and Nunavut high quality of life. Aboard the comfortable YOU WANT TO BE PROUD OF YOUR WORK. 198-passenger Ocean EnThe successful candidate will work in cooperation with the H & S WE PROVIDE A REASON. deavour. CALL FOR DEManager in the on-going development and enhancement of the TAILS! 1-800-363-7566 or plant’s Occupational Health & Safety Program. This involves providvisit: www.adventurecanCargill is a respected leader in world agriculture with a network of 32 Farm Service ing technical support, training, implementation and maintenance of ada.com (TICO#04001400) Groups across Canada. Cargill has openings for a Seasonal Plant Operator and a

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the programs to and for all employees and visitors while complying with the food safety requirements of the plant. They will be required to work closely with Managers, Supervisors and individual employees to promote occupational health and safety at HyLife Foods. The more specific focus of this position is to manage the interactions with the contractors, suppliers and workers on the construction site(s) at the plant. Some of the major responsibilities would be: • Understanding the workings of the WCB and tracking our performance on claims and associated costs. • Assisting in the prevention of injuries through proactive reporting. • Becoming the lead in the management of all accommodations, modified or return to work situations. • Make assessments and provide opinions on appropriate medical treatments, the efficacy of work hardening programs, and the recovery prognosis. • Responsible for safety compliance and training for the outside yard and construction project.

The successful candidate should possess the following demonstrated qualifications and attributes: • Proficiency in the use of personal computers in a Windows environment including Word software. • Ability to obtain, assess and evaluate information from a variety of sources • Exceptional customer service and ability to maintain confidentiality • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines • Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload • Ability to work either independently or as part of a team. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation based on experience and knowledge. 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://www.hylife.com/currentopportunities.php Applicants who are not currently eligible to work in Canada will not be considered for this position. We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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Seasonal Truck Driver/Operator at our facility near Carberry, MB.

NOW HIRING: SEASONAL PLANT OPERATOR Duties Include: • Blending dry and liquid fertilizer. • Shipping and receiving products. • Inventory management. • Other customer service tasks assigned by the supervisor. • Opportunity for learning floater operation as well if an interest/job fit. Skills Required: • Strong customer service and teamwork skills. • Be able to handle the physical labour requirements of the job. • Be able to work extended hours including some weekends. • A Class 5 Drivers License is required.

NOW HIRING: SEASONAL TRUCK DRIVER/OPERATOR Duties Include: • Fertilizer tender truck operation. • Blending dry and liquid fertilizer. • Shipping and receiving products. • Inventory management. • All other customer service tasks assigned by the supervisor. • Opportunity to learn floater operation if it is an interest/job fit. Skills Required: • Strong customer service and teamwork skills. • Be able to handle the physical labour requirements of the job. • Be able to work extended hours including some weekends. • Must possess a current Class 3 Driver’s License with air endorsement. Positions begin April 4th, 2016 and end on or near June 1st, 2016. Computer skills and an Agriculture background are assets but not required as we will train the selected candidate. Cargill emphasizes integrity, safety and customer service in a team-based environment. Please drop off your application by March 11, 2016 at the facility. Attention: Amy Higgins 7 Miles North of the #1 and #5 Junction at Carberry Phone: (204) 834-3114 or (204) 573-1348 Fax: (204) 834-3322, Email: amy_higgins@Cargill.com We thank all those who apply but will only contact those selected for interviews. To learn more about Cargill please visit www.cargill.ca

Cargill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-athome positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep. ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! LIVE IN HOUSEKEEPER. Driver’s licence required. Dream job for the right person. For more information call 1-800-665-1992 or after 6:00 p.m. (204) 897-6333.

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Services Church Worship Times Prepared by the Neepawa Ministerial St. James Anglican 11:00 a.m. First Baptist 11:00 a.m. Calvary Chapel 10:30 a.m. Knox Presbyterian 11:00 a.m. Roman Catholic Sat. 7 p.m. Sun 11:00 a.m. Ukrainian Catholic 9:00 am every second Sunday Neepawa United Church 11:00 a.m. Brookdale United 9:30 a.m. Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m. Filipino Church 1:30 p.m. Waldersee Lutheran 11:00 winter 10:00 summer

Whitemud Watershed Conservation District EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Summer Seasonal Positions The Whitemud Watershed Conservation District is currently accepting applications for 2 summer positions: • Seasonal Foreman • Seasonal Employee Reporting to the District Manager, this position will require the successful candidates to complete assigned programs/projects including shelterbelt establishment and maintenance, drain seeding, abandoned well sealing, surveying, installation & maintenance of signage, equipment maintenance, and assisting with delivery of other WWCD programs. Summer seasonal positions are based out of Neepawa from May 2nd to August 26th, with possibility of extension, and salary based on qualifications ($13-$17/hr, 40 hour work week). Candidate Requirements: • Experience operating and maintaining farm machinery • Ability to communicate and associate with both rural and urban audiences of all ages • Understanding of issues relating to management of soil and water resources • Demonstrated leadership and/or supervisory experience • Preference will be given to applicants with experience in shelterbelt planting, surveying, and GIS • Valid driver’s license Please email your resume and cover letter stating salary expectations and 3 references to: Chris Reynolds at wwcdmanager@ mymts.net; or mail to Box 130, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0; or drop off at 41 Main Street E, Neepawa. Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2016 We thank all candidates for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Tender

Duties to Include: • Schedule and coordinating truck shipments from various locations within Canada • Engaging with customers/suppliers to understand shipment timing and constraints • Proactively engaging the marketing and trading terms to coordinate shipments • Provide accurate and efficient order management while addressing customer issues and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved • Updating and ensuring that our in house order management system is operating to our best ability Requirements: • Experience with computerized order management software • Strong communication skills to effectively communicate among staff, management and customers • Leadership skills to resolve conflicts as well as keep employees motivated and on track. • Critical thinking skills to devise plans of action and assess those plans regularly as things evolve or change. • Problem solving skills to resolve and anticipate problems. • Proficient computer skills including experience with Mac Software & Microsoft Office • Must be willing to undergo Log Book training. Qualifications: • Freight negotiation experience • Proven relationship building, interpersonal and communication skills • Ability to multi task, think strategically and be action oriented The Environment: • Availability for flexible hours based on job requirements Gladstone Transfer Ltd. offers a competitive salary with a benefits package in an environment that is committed to success! Gladstone Transfer Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Respectively, we can only acknowledge those under consideration. Training will be given to the successful applicant The successful candidate must have a passion for the industry Candidates that are interested can submit a resume to dannyjgtl@gmail.com

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TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 2016 / 2017 BUDGET The Turtle River School Division invites residents, Municipal Councilors, parents, parent council members to the following Budget Consultation meeting: McCreary School March 1, 2016 7:00 pm The purpose of this meeting will be to review the 2016/2017 Preliminary Budget and to have a discussion on alternatives being considered by the Board. Gwen McLean, Chairperson

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Feed & Seed

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WHEAT: Brandon, Elie, Elgin, Carberry BARLEY: Austenson, Desperado OATS: AC Summit, AAC Justice CANOLA: Invigor, Brett Young, Nexera CORN: Pickseed, Elite FORAGES: Brett Young, Pickseed OTHER: Millet, Seed Treating

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SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

Day Camp Coordinators (2 full‐time positions) Town of Neepawa Leisure Services Department Requirements: • University or College student enrolled in education or child care related program • Valid class 5 drivers license • Must have or be willing to complete emergency first aid/CPR and WHMIS training A full job description and application form can be found online at www.neepawaleisure.com or at the Town office. Interested applicants may submit a resume with three (3) references no later than Friday, March 11, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. to: Amanda Novak Leisure Services Manager Box 339, Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Fax 204‐476‐7624 Email: leisure@wcgwave.ca We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

PROPOSAL FOR GRAVEL ON MUNICIPAL ROADS Year 2016

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

A proposal is requested for a one-year period (2016) for the loading, hauling and spreading of crushed gravel for municipal purposes within the Rural Municipality of Rosedale.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2016 Fall Term

- Approximately 38,000 cubic yards - Start date to be determined by Council, as road conditions will allow - Work to be completed by July 25th or a penalty of $100.00 per day will apply. However, extensions may be granted subject to prior Council approval - Each bidder must provide Worker’s Compensation and G.S.T. registration numbers - All proposals must be submitted on proposal form, or they will not be considered. Any additional information may be attached to the proposal form. Proposal forms may be obtained by contacting the municipal office at (204) 476-5414. Deadline for proposals: March 10th at 4:00 p.m. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted. Submit Proposal to: R.M. of Rosedale – GRAVEL PROPOSAL 282 Hamilton Street, Box 100 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Email: rosedale@mts.net

will be held during the regular school hours between February 8 and March 24, 2016 at the following schools: Alonsa School Tele # 204-767-2168 Glenella School Tele # 204-352-4253 Ste. Rose School Tele # 204-447-2088 McCreary School Tele # 204-835-2083 We are once again proud to offer a Full-Time Kindergarten Program. All children born on or before December 31, 2011 are eligible to register. To register you will need to bring your child’s Birth Certificate and Manitoba Health PHIN#. If you have any questions, please feel free to call your school today.

TURTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Kindergarten Registration-Inscription à la maternelle École Laurier

L’inscription à la maternelle à plein temps aura lieu le 8 février au 24 mars.

Painting Tender at Carberry Collegiate

Sealed tenders will be received by Beautiful Plains School Division for painting at Carberry Collegiate in Carberry, MB. Specifications and drawings are available from the office of the undersigned, Construction Association of Rural Manitoba, Winnipeg Construction Association and Condata. A site visit is required. Tenders close at NOON, Friday, March 18, 2016. Tenders received by the undersigned must be clearly marked “Carberry Collegiate Painting Tender.” Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Submit to: Mark Hutton Maintenance Supervisor Beautiful Plains School Division Box 700 Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0 Phone:(204) 476-2388 Fax: (204) 476-3606 Email: mhutton@bpsd.mb.ca

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Nous invitons toutes les familles avec des enfants qui auront cinq ans avant le 31 décembre 2011 de venir inscrire leur enfant, s’il vous plaît amenez le certificat de naissance de votre enfant. Nous sommes une école française, maternelle à 8ième et nous offrons une excellente éducation dans les deux langues officielles. We are once again proud to offer a Full Time Kindergarten Program. All children born on or before December 31st, 2011 are eligible to register. To register you will need to bring in your child’s Birth Certificate and Manitoba Health PHIN#. We are a K-8 Français school and provide an excellent education in both official languages. École Laurier 204-447-2068

Public Notice Public Notice is hereby given that the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District intends to conduct a weed and brush control program on Watershed Drains in the Rural Municipalities of McCreary, Alonsa, Portage la Prairie, Rosedale, Glenella-Lansdowne, North CypressLangford, Minto-Odanah, WestLake-Gladstone, Elton, and North Norfolk. The projected dates of application will be from May 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016. The herbicides to be used include: n 2, 4-D Amine n Banvel n Roundup n 2, 4-D Ester n Garlon 4 n Dichlorprop n Estaprop n Princep Nine-T n Amitrol 240 n Tordon 22K n Vantage n Vanquish n Tordon 101 The public may send written submissions or objections within 15 days of the publication of this notice to the department below: Manitoba Conservation & Water Stewardship Pesticide & Hazardous Waste Section Suite 160, 123 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1A5

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY OF ALONSA

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 17th day of March, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the office of the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, 20 Railway Avenue, Alonsa, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

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LOT 5 BLK 1 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235206

LOT 6 BLK 1 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235210

LOT 1 BLK 2 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235211

LOT 2 BLK 2 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235212

LOT 3 BLK 2 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235213

LOT 4 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$21,100 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM - GREY GOOSE DRIVE

$4,801.30

235214

LOT 5 BLK 2 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

No Reserve Bid

235226

LOT 1 BLK 3 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$22,900 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$5,120.56

No Reserve Bid

235228

LOT 3 BLK 3 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,700 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,899.35

235241

LOT 1 BLK 4 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235244

LOT 4 BLK 4 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235245

LOT 5 BLK 4 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235246

LOT 6 BLOCK 4 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$21,100 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

235277

LOT 5 BLK 5 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$48,800 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$7,277.15

236200.101

LOT 1 BLK 1 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,400 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,690.98

No Reserve Bid

236200.120

LOT 20 BLK 1 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$25,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,153.51

AT ALONSA AND BEING LOT 28 BLOCK 1 PLAN 673 PLTO L -$300 IN NE 1/4 7-21-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND B -$2,100 SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

No Reserve Bid

236200.121

LOT 21 BLK 1 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$23,600 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,153.34

210560

LOT 1 PLAN 1522 PLTO IN NW 1/4 19-23-11 WPM EXC ALL L -$600 MINES, MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH IN B -$29,000 THE CROWN LANDS ACT

No Reserve Bid

236200.131

$3,984.48

218800

LOT 6 IN 23-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPE- L -$7,400 CIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL B -$52,300 GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$10,691.96

LOT 31 BLK 1 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$24,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

236200.132

$5,696.64

218900

LOT 7 IN 23-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPE- L -$6,200 CIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$2,330.98

LOT 32 BLOCK 1 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$26,300 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

236200.207

$3,871.10

219000

LOT 8 IN 23-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPE- L -$5,400 CIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$2,129.78

LOT 7 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

219100

LOT 9 IN 23-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPE- L -$3,900 CIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$1,849.61

236200.208

LOT 8 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

219700

NW 1/4 1-23-12 WPM, EXC FIRSTLY: NW 1/4 LEGAL SUBDI- L -$2,400 VISION 14 SECONDLY: ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL B -$150,300 RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN THIRDLY: ALL SAND AND GRAVEL AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1038455 PLTO

$17,292.19

236200.209

LOT 9 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

223850

LOT 1 BLOCK 2 PLAN 1782 PLTO IN NE 1/4 24 AND SE 1/4 L -$800 25-23-12 WPM AND THE CLOSED GOVERNMENT ROAD AL- B -$57,300 LOWANCE BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATIONS CONTAINED IN THE CROWN LANDS ACT 314 RIDGE BAY, BACON RIDGE

No Reserve Bid

236200.210

LOT 10 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

236200.211

LOT 1 BLK 1 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$22,400 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$6,291.33

LOT 11 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

235201 235204

LOT 4 BLK 1 PLAN 48614 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$21,100 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC NW 1/4 16-24-10 WPM

$4,801.30

236200.212

LOT 12 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

12400

PARCEL 1 PARCELS 4 AND 5 PLAN 1287 PLTO IN NE 1/4 26- L -$300 18-10 WPM, EXC FIRSTLY: OUT OF PARCEL 4, ALL MINES AND MINERALS SECONDLY: OUT OF PARCEL 5, ALL MINES, MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH IN THE CROWN LANDS ACT PARCEL 2 PARCEL 3 PLAN 1309 PLTO IN PART OF GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE EAST OF AND ADJOINING SECTION 26-18-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND OTHER MATTERS AS SET FORTH IN THE CROWN LANDS ACT

No Reserve Bid

AT AMARANTH AND BEING THAT PORTION OF NE 1/4 35- L -$500 18-10 WPM LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LIMIT OF LOT 2 B -$8,800 BLOCK 2 PLAN 465 PLTO AND ITS STRAIGHT PRODUCTIONS, WEST OF PARCEL A PLAN 23508 PLTO AND EAST OF ROAD PLAN 1046 PLTO EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

No Reserve Bid

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOT 1 BLOCK 1 PLAN 465 PLTO L -$300 IN NE 1/4 35-18-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN - 107 KINOSOTA RD S

No Reserve Bid

30600

AT AMARANTH AND BEING N 1/2 LOT 2 BLOCK 1 PLAN 465 L -$200 PLTO IN NE 1/4 35-18-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN - KINOSOTA RD S

No Reserve Bid

31400

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOT 2 BLOCK 2 PLAN 465 PLTO L -$700 IN NE 1/4 35-18-10 WPM EXC 1STLY: ROAD PLAN 1046 PLTO B -$16,200 2NDLY: ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

32000

PARCEL 1 PLAN 1157 PLTO IN NE 1/4 35

34500

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOTS 20 AND 21 BLOCK 1 PLAN L -$400 449 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS AS SET FORTH IN B -$17,000 THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN IN SW 1/4 1-19-10 WPM

No Reserve Bid

34700

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOTS 24 AND 25 BLOCK 1 PLAN L -$600 449 PLTO IN SW 1/4 1-19-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS B -$27,700 AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$3,149.38

34900

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOT 26 BLOCK 1 PLAN 449 PLTO L -$200 IN SW 1/4 1-19-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$1,339.78

39400

AT AMARANTH AND BEING LOTS 32 AND 33 BLOCK 2 PLAN L -$400 449 PLTO IN SW 1/4 1-19-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

No Reserve Bid

45200

LOT 5 PLAN 981 PLTO IN SE 1/4 2-19-10 WPM EXC ALL MINES L -$500 AND MINERALS

No Reserve Bid

95510

THE ELY 1200 FEET PERP OF THE SLY 300 FEET PERP OF SE 1/4 34-20-10 WPM SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATIONS CONTAINED IN THE CROWN LANDS ACT

No Reserve Bid

142410

THE ELY 300 FEET OF THE SLY 200 FEET OF THE SE 1/4 19- L -$500 21-11 WPM EXC ALL MINES, MINERALS AND SPECIAL RESERVATIONS AS RESERVED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT FROM THE CROWN

153300

30300

30500

L -$4,500

L -$2,400

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Description

Assessed Value

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

236200.213

LOT 13 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

236200.214

LOT 14 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

236200.215

LOT 15 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$15,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$3,871.10

236200.216

LOT 16 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$16,700 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,019.71

236200.217

LOT 17 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$17,800 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,219.52

236200.225

LOT 25 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,100 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,484.50

236200.236

LOT 36 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,100 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$5,176.09

236200.326

LOT 26 BLOCK 3 PLAN 48615 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$44,000 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC SE 1/4 21 AND FRAC SW 1/4 22-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,447.67

237100

LOT 1 BLOCK 1 PLAN 48616 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW L -$62,600 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 27-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$14,788.37

237101

LOT 2 BLOCK 1 PLAN 48616 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW L -$25,500 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 27-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237102

LOT 3 BLOCK 1 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237103

LOT 4 BLOCK 1 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,617.99

237114

LOT 1 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,617.99

237115

LOT 2 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,617.99

237119

LOT 6 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237120

LOT 7 BLOCK 2 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

LOT 9 BLOCK 3 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237134

LOT 1 BLOCK 4 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237135

LOT 2 BLOCK 4 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,373.68

237138

LOT 5 BLK 4 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MINER- L -$25,500 ALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 27-24-10 WPM & GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,617.99

237140

LOT 7 BLOCK 4 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,617.99

237146

LOT 13 BLOCK 4 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$24,200 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,108.34

237132

Roll Number

Description

Assessed Value

Amount of Arrears & Costs for Which Property May be Offered for Sale

237150

LOT 1 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$26,600 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,642.73

237153

LOT 4 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237154

LOT 5 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237155

LOT 6 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237156

LOT 7 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237157

LOT 8 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237158

LOT 9 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237159

LOT 10 BLOCK 5 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$19,400 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$4,801.30

237165

LOT 6 BLOCK 6 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,283.68

237173

LOT 14 BLOCK 6 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$25,500 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,283.68

237193

LOT 11 BLOCK 8 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$26,000 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$6,479.52

237196

LOT 14 BLOCK 8 PLAN 48616 PLTO EXC ALL MINES AND MIN- L -$29,900 ERALS AS SET FORTH IN TRANSFER 1124139 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 2724-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED)

$7,762.25

237214

LOT 1 BLOCK 10 PLAN 48616 PLTO IN FRAC N 1/2, FRAC SW L -$240,700 1/4 22, THE SW 1/4 AND FRAC SE 1/4 27-24-10 WPM AND GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE (NOW CLOSED) SUBJECT TO A RIGHT-OF-WAY AS APPURTENANT TO LOT 2 BLOCK 10 OF SAID PLAN OVER THAT PORTION OF THE LAND ABOVE DESCRIBED WHICH LIES SOUTH OF THE PRODUCTION ELY OF THE NLY LIMIT OF SAID LOT 2

$45,469.46

257000

ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 24-24-13 L -$3,900 WPM LYING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SE LIMIT OF ROAD PLAN 1491 DLTO EXC THE ELY 300 FEET PERP SUBJECT TO THE RESERVATIONS AND PROVISOES CONTAINED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN

No Reserve Bid

258600

THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 30-24-13 WPM SUBJECT TO THE L -$18,400 RESERVATIONS AND PROVISOES CONTAINED IN THE GRANT FROM THE CROWN

$3,588.23

The tax sale is subject to the following terms and conditions with respect to each property: • The purchaser will be responsible for any property taxes not yet due. • The Municipality has exercised its right to set a reserve bid on certain properties in the amount of the arrears and costs. • If the purchaser intends to bid by proxy, a letter of authorization form must be presented prior to the start of the auction. • The municipality makes no representations or warranties whatsoever concerning the property being sold. The property is sold “as is, where is”. • The successful purchaser must, at the time of the sale of each property, make payment to the (municipality) in cash, certified cheque or bank draft in the following amount: i) If the purchase price is $10,000 or less, the full purchase price; OR ii) If the purchase price is greater than $10,000, a non-refundable deposit of $10,000 and the balance of the purchase price within 20 days of the auction. If the certified cheque/bank draft exceeds the purchase price, the excess will be refunded to the purchaser the day following the auction. • The risk of the property lies with the purchaser immediately following the auction. • The purchaser is solely responsible for obtaining vacant possession. • If the property is non-residential property, the purchaser must pay GST to the municipality or, if a GST registrant, must provide a GST Declaration. • The purchaser will be responsible for registering the transfer of title in the land titles office, including the registration fees. Dated this 28th day of January, 2016. Managed by:

Pamela Sul Chief Administrative Officer Rural Municipality of Alonsa Phone: (204) 767-2054 Fax: (204) 767-2044

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF LANDS FOR ARREARS OF TAXES MUNICIPALITY OF WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

Pursuant to subsection 367(7) of The Municipal Act, notice is hereby given that unless the tax arrears for the designated year and costs in respect of the hereinafter described properties are paid in full to the Municipality prior to the commencement of the auction, the Municipality will on the 4th day of March, 2016, at the hour of 2:00 PM, at the office of the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, 14 Dennis Street East, Gladstone, Manitoba, proceed to sell by public auction the following described properties: Roll Number

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SW 1/4 16-15-11 WPM - 86039 ROAD 64W

L -$198,900 B -$32,400

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AT PLUMAS AND BEING: LOTS 11 AND 12 BLOCK G PLAN 250 PLTO IN NE 1/4 20-16-12 WPM 220 RICHMOND AVE S

L -$2,200 B -$26,600

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AT PLUMAS AND BEING LOTS 9 AND 10 BLOCK J PLAN 250 PLTO IN NE 1/4 20-16-12 WPM, EXC FIRSTLY: OUT OF LOT 9, NLY 40 FEET PERP SECONDLY: ALL MINES AND MINERALS VESTED IN THE CROWN (MANITOBA) BY THE REAL PROPERTY ACT

L -$300 B -$21,600

$3,682.96

AT LANGRUTH AND BEING LOTS 15 AND 16 BLOCK 6 PLAN 507 PLTO IN NW 1/4 20-16-9 WPM EXC ALL MINES AND MINERALS - 118 HELGASON AVE W

L -$700 B -$11,400

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