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Best Fall Parade of Homes Relocate or Renovate?

Western Manitoba Design Your Home magazine is a Brandon, MB based company created to promote and feature all the great trades in our local area. With the limited amount of media in Brandon and area, this magazine will assist you and your company with great exposure.

Design Your Home magazine will help local companies feature their business and the special work they do.

Design Your Home magazine will focus on the home and proper ty. Each issue you may see ar ticles on Home and Building, Real Estate, Design and Decorating, Landscaping, and a special featured Home and Business.

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• Local Home Magazine • 15,000 Magazines published each issue • Published 4x per year: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring • Timeless, often kept and referred to again and again • We have articles that feature tips and advice from home owners and experts Contact us at: Email: dyh@designyourhome.ca Phone: (204) 573-3790 View Us at: Website: www.designyourhome.ca Images: Simply Rosie Photography, Kara Mathews - Sterling Images, and Sandy Black Photography

Contents

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Fall Parade of Homes 2015

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4 . . . . . . . . Letter from Editor 8 . . . . . . . . Feature: Home Is Best 12 . . . . . . . Feature: Fall Parade of Homes 2015 26 . . . . . . . Did You Know

Home Improvements 5 . . . . . . . . Relocate or Renovate?

My Idiah! - Wood Projects

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Home is Best

Lifestyle 16 . . . . . . . Westman Women’s Expo 18 . . . . . . . Safety First!!

20. . . . . . . Wine Advice:Beyond the Grape – Fruit Wine 22. . . . . . . Brandon Suites Apartment Investment Opportunity

Design & Decorative 14 . . . . . . . The Best Kept Secrets In Kitchen Designs 24 . . . . . . . My IDIAH: Wood Projects

Disclaimer Reasonable care is taken to ensure that Design Your Home Magazine ar ticles and other information on the web site are up-to-date and accurate as possible, as of the time of publication, but no responsibility can be taken by Design Your Home magazine for any errors or omissions contained herein. Fur thermore, responsibility for any losses, damages or distress resulting from adherence to any information made available through Design Your Home magazine or website is not the responsibility of Design Your Home magazine. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Design Your Home magazine.

All interior and exterior home improvements/repairs should be consulted by a professional, prior to the star t of the project.

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Letter from the Editor 5 Tips For Balancing Work And Home

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ost people understand how difficult it can be to balance their work and home lives once they get married and have children. Somehow it seems that work life or home life is always encroaching on the other and causing problems at work, at home, and many times both. However the following five tips are great options to help with balancing work and home.

Make a Schedule

The best thing to do when trying to balance work and home is to make a schedule. Know how much time you have and schedule your work time and your home time.

Then, you will know when you need to schedule work and home events. This will make your life significantly easier and you will know which activities fit into which time frame. Just make sure you stick to your schedule.

and home then you will always leave work at work and keep home a sacred place for family and home activities.

If you work out of your home, make it a practice to close your door at the end of the work day.

Dedicate Weekends to Home Activities A great way to keep home and work separate is to always focus on home activities during weekends, or at least on days off from work if you happen to work on weekends.

When cer tain days are home days and other days are work days then it makes balancing work and home considerably easier.

Share Responsibilities

Plan

Many times work and home responsibilities can become overwhelming because one spouse is handling more of the responsibilities than the other. So, learn to share responsibilities at home and each spouse can be responsible for their work. Also, older children should have some home responsibilities as well to help parents balance work and home.

The best way to balance work and home is to always make a plan. There are tons of tips that will help you, but there is nothing like making a plan and then following the plan to really balance work and home. It might be difficult, but if you have it planned out and follow the plan you will be surprised how easy you can find a balance.

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Balancing home and work can be difficult because it is so easy to take work home. If you really want to balance work

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Relocate r o Renovate?

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ost homeowners are forced to ask themselves if they should renovate or relocate at some point in time.

The decision to sell their house and move away or to stay in their home and remodel can be very tough indeed. Many factors cer tainly influence whether you decide to move or whether you stay and remodel your home.

Should I stay or should I go? Inevitably, most homeowners are forced to ask this question at some point in time. The decision to sell their house and move away or to stay in their home and remodel can be very tough indeed. Many factors cer tainly influence whether you decide to move or whether you stay and remodel your home.

MOVE OR REMODEL? Location, location, location. It’s usually the mantra of real estate agents, but it applies here as well. Where your home is located is usually the most impor tant factor because a

home improvement project will never change the location of your house. You may be forced to under take a move because of external forces you cannot change, such as: • You may not like the quality of your local school system.

• You may not have many local options for shopping or lifestyle choices.

• The size of your current lot or piece of land may not handle an increase in size or expansion.

• A neighborhood association may prevent additions or expansions because it changes the look of the area or subdivision.

• Legal or zoning restrictions in your city might prevent any changes.

• Your subdivision may only have identical housing plans (“cookie-cutter houses”) and adding a second story or home addition could make it less valuable than the others in the neighborhood.

• It may cost too much to renovate.

Because you cannot change these factors, you and your family may find that a move to a new location is absolutely necessary. Take a look at your home location and decide if it meets your needs, if it can be improved, whether or not it is too old, and whether or not you can deal with the stress of a remodeling project.

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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? Another factor in your “relocate or renovate” decision could be that your house is already the nicest in the area.

An extensive renovation or improvement of the best house in the neighborhood might be fine if you’re planning on living there for an extremely long period of time. However, if you have plans of selling in the future, such a renovation might prevent you from getting a decent return on your investment. If your house is already the nicest, spending more on it won’t make the value go up even higher.

TAKING THE PLUNGE? If you’ve decided to stay put, you may have made the best choice. If you ask people to list the costs involved with moving, most will only talk about the price for a moving company to come pick up their furniture. It can actually cost more to move than to take on cer tain remodeling work. There are costs associated with selling your house, buying a new house (realtor fees, closing costs), cleaning services, transpor ting your family (hotels, meals, gas), repairs and renovations needed to sell the old house, and many, many more.

If you’re going to renovate, keep these tips in mind to make sure your home improvement projects will go a lot smoother: • Decide whether you’re improving your home for you or for a future sale - If you want to remodel your bathroom or paint your interior walls, the choices you make can affect the value of your home. You might love the colour red or a modern sink design in your master bath. However, home buyers are not always fond of exotic designs and it may do more harm than good when you’re ready to sell your home.

• Decide whether you’ll move out during construction You and your family may not be able to deal with the noise, debris, dust, and extra workers in your home.

You might need to temporarily relocate to a hotel, apar tment, or house. However, it might be a good idea to stay. Some like to be close to the action and be able to oversee the work being done. It’s also impor tant for someone to be there to receive deliveries. If you stay, it’s impor tant to make sure you ask workers to clean up at the end of each and every day. Make arrangements to replace the room being worked on (for example, set up your kitchen appliances in a spare bedroom during a kitchen remodel.)

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• Arrange for sufficient financing to be able to cope during any project - There could be many hidden costs in a home improvement project, so it’s good to budget for surprises. Plan for problems that a contractor might discover during the renovation. Plan for extra time (which increases your budget), beyond your projected completion date. Plan for changes you might decide on, too - it might look good on paper, but you could change your mind during the remodeling job and those changes cost extra. Think about adding at least 15% to 25% to your expected budget... for emergencies.

Consider the little things, as well - other hidden costs could include: ordering more takeout food during a kitchen remodel, paying for coin laundry services when your water is shut off for extended periods, or even hotel stays during heavy construction.

• Plan to do it all-at-once or project-by-project - Many homeowners decide to remodel a kitchen and, while that job is underway, will then decide to add on a bathroom renovation. This can cause delays and extra expense. While it’s true that there are already construction workers on the job site, it takes careful planning to arrange for permits, materials, designs, and the subcontractors’ schedules to complete a project on time and on budget. It’s best to plan for your kitchen

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MAKE IT HAPPEN As the real estate market continues to slow down, and in some areas drop dramatically, it is an impor tant time to consider staying put and remodeling your home. Housing prices may continue to level out so one sure way to improve proper ty value is a proper renovation. Consult a designer or architect in your area to determine which changes will be best for your home in your neighborhood.

If you’re planning to stay in your current house for a long period of time, make sure that any renovations you do are truly for you. It’s your home and you’ve got to live in it and be comfortable. Whether you convert your basement into a recreation room or you want a spa tub installed in your master bathroom, go with the products and designs that work with your lifestyle. If your tastes are more exotic, you can always remodel or renovate again when you’re ready to sell.

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By Gail Freeman-Campbell, LPN CEO, Daughter On Call

Home Is Best A s we age, Canadian’s have a lot of things to consider.

One of the most impor tant is where we see ourselves living for the remainder of our lives. For the majority of people that is an easy answer – ‘my own home’! After all, isn’t that where we are the happiest, the most content, orientated? Where every corner holds a memory, the yard our children played in and the neighborhood full of friends….that sounds like home to me!

changes that are often hard to recognize in ourselves, but may be easily seen by our family and friends. These changes may include decreasing memory, poor decision making, inability to manage own finances, poor nutrition or failure to turn off the stove. These psychological changes can impact a person’s or a families decision as to whether we can stay in our own homes safely.

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I am a firm believer in ‘where there’s a will – there is a way’.

I believe every person can remain in their own home if they have insight, or their family does, to their needs and limitations. We accommodate small children’s needs in the homes all the time, whether it is by putting locks on the cabinets, or baby gates on the stairs, the same safety approaches can be taken for the elderly.

Suggestions to promote safety in the home include: • Floors – remove all throw rugs, ensure all bath mats and area rugs have non-slip backings and lay flat on the floor. Look for tripping hazards such as extension cords, piles of newspapers, household clutter. Ensure that there is no rolling or cracking in linoleum that can cause tripping.

• Bathrooms – keep free of clutter and unnecessary objects. Raised toilet seats, properly placed grab bars, bath/shower chairs, hand-held showers, and lowering the temperature on the hot water heater are all great things to consider. Did you know that most falls occur in the bathroom?

• Bedrooms – Keep a clear path from the hall to bed.

Remove any extra furniture that is not necessary. Have a lamp, cordless phone and a flashlight for emergency’s at your bedside. Ensure the bed is at a proper height to allow ease of getting in and out. If it is too high, have it taken off the bedframe, if it is too low you can purchase bed risers to adjust the height. When sitting on the edge of your bed, you should be able to plant both feet flatly on the floor.

• Kitchen – Keep items that you use on a regular basis in a place that is easy to reach. Use a kitchen timer when you turn the stove or oven on to remind you to turn them off again. Always keep pathways clear of clutter.

Other things to consider are having your family physician refer you to an Occupational Therapist (OT) to ensure all your mobility and safety needs are being met. An OT may recommend floor to ceiling poles to help you up and down from your bed or chairs. They can also instruct you on the type of raised toilet seats, shower/bath chairs, reaching/grabbing devices, aids to help you dress yourself, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.

Often as we age, we find ourselves no longer able to do everything on our own. Daily tasks like housecleaning,

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going to the doctor, shopping, and bathing can become bothersome, physically hard, can create a safety risk and sometimes they are easy to forget. Keeping track of our medications, when to take them, with or without food, can

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also create problems for the elderly. If you find yourself, or your loved ones, in this situation then it is time to look for outside help.

Outside help could come from the RHA Home Care depar tment, or you could call a private home care company that specializes in elder care. A reputable private home care company should have a Nurse at the helm, be able to show you their employee’s credentials (cer tification, CPR, special training, etc), as well as provide you with several references and their phone numbers. Sometimes private care is thought to be expensive, but the nice thing about it

Public Insurance (if you have been in an accident and they authorize it); Veteran’s Affairs (depending on the type of service you did for our country); or Self/Family Managed Care, which is a program offered by the RHA Home Care depar tment which has eligibility criteria.

If living your life in your own home means making accommodations which take into account your physical surroundings and your personal needs, then I say Go For It! Check out your options, discuss it with your friends and family, consult your family doctor and a home care exper t.

Take all the necessary steps to ensure many more happy, but safe, years in your home!

is you get individualized personal care that fits your needs.

I firmly believe you get what you pay for. You could hire a company that charges $18/hour or you could hire one that charges $25/hour. They may both claim to provide the same services, however, remember the old adage – ‘you get what you pay for’? The costs associated with a private company may also be covered by your personal health insurance (Blue Cross, Great West Life, Manulife, etc). Other avenues to have it paid for include: Manitoba

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Choosing the right light bulb More lighting options exist now than ever before allowing you to customize your living space.

ENERGY STAR® certified LED bulbs are available for just about every application and are the most energy efficient type of lighting available.

LEDs will save you money on your electricity bill as they use up to 80 per cent less electricity and last up to 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs.

LEDs are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.

These bulbs perform well in cold temperatures and are suitable for outdoor use.

To help choose the light bulb that’s right for your next purchase, on the left is some information you should know.

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The Manitoba Home Builders Association is proud to present the finest variety of new homes. With 131 new homes by 33 different builders in 36 unique neighbourhoods, ours remains the largest Parade of Homes offered anywhere in Canada. Nowhere else is there more variety for you, the viewing public.

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The design and construction exper tise that goes into each new home is unparalleled. Take time when visiting to appreciate outstanding Manitoba craftsmanship. It might seem impossible, but there are unique innovations and ideas to be found in every single show home. Talk to the representatives showing the homes about those features and what makes that par ticular home special. With such a wide selection available, we’re confident that the perfect new home is waiting right now for you to visit. There is definitely something for everyone.

MHBA builder members appreciate the impor tance of your decision to purchase a new home. That is why they

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encourage Parade visitors to look carefully at each detail, talk to the sales agents and return for additional visits.

After all, show homes are open after the Parade, too. Our builders want to ensure that you are matched with the home that is perfect for your life situation and family for years to come. We believe that this year’s selection of new homes offers the right design and the right location for everyone. Be sure to visit as many homes as possible to take full advantage of the Parade. The more homes you visit, the more new and exciting ideas you will get.

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Manitoba’s new home construction industry is strong and vibrant. MHBA member builders and suppliers keep abreast of the latest technology, trends and techniques to ensure that your new home offers affordability, quality and choice.

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The Best Kept Secrets In Kitchen Designs

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t has often been said that the heart of the home is the kitchen.

If that is really true, then why is it that some kitchen designs just don’t seem to support more than one cook or guest at a time? You can turn your kitchen into a functional and beautiful workspace and gathering place for the entire family. Even if you have limited square footage, there just may be more room for expansion, storage, and oh yeah, cooking in your kitchen than you think.

Counters & Cabinets Storage is definitely a consideration in designing a functional kitchen. If you are limited by floor space, just look up. There is often a great deal of space between the counter tops and ceiling that just isn’t being used in a kitchen. Look at the space above the refrigerator. Is yours just collecting dust or take out menus? If so, add a cabinet and you’ve got a great place to store seldom used platters or treats you want to keep hidden from the children.

Kitchen cabinets also don’t have to be limited to one side of the counter top. If your kitchen design has a peninsula or island, you can use the ends and back side for more cabinet storage space.

Kitchen cabinets come in more styles and finishes that you can imagine. However, if your budget is limited then you don’t need to replace them for an entirely new look.

Cabinet refacing lets you select cabinet patterns that are up to date and beautiful.

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New counter tops don’t always need to be included in this home improvement project either. Laminate counter tops come with repair strips that will give new life to a worn surface.

Laying Out Completely New Kitchen Designs If your budget calls for a complete renovation, then now is the time to really think about layouts and maybe calling in some specialist. The basic theor y is that there should be no more than 2 steps between work stations. That means you should be able to go from the sink to stove in 2 steps; from the range to the refrigerator in 2 steps and so on. However, with today’s extra large sized kitchens that’s not the case any more. You still should choose layouts that consider how much time it takes to accomplish the normal tasks of putting dishes away from the dishwasher or getting foods from the refrigerator to the stove.

The newest gadgets in these mega kitchens make timesaving and energy efficiency into an ar t form.

There are refrigerator drawers right next to the range and microwaves that brew your coffee while making your toast!

and even the cabinet hardware can make kitchens into real living rooms. Look for task lighting that can highlight work spaces and then radiant lighting for atmosphere. You can even turn the legs of old furniture or newel posts into bases for centre islands

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eople come up with great ideas all the time. It’s when you put the right people together that the ideas blossom into reality. That’s how the firstever Westman Women’s Expo came to be.

While it was founded by Robin Chant and Julia Sotas, Sue Swarbrick quickly came on board to form a three-way partnership to create an amazing one-day event for women.

The idea of the Westman Women’s Expo grew from the concept of the successful Westman Wellness Show, which is held in January and was also created by Robin and Julia.

“We believe in the impor tance of women’s empowerment, business networking, pampering and fun,” Sue said. “We’re just thrilled by how we’ve come together as co-producers with three very different backgrounds to pull this off!”

Robin is the founder and owner of Inspire You Studio, as well as a Reiki and BodyTalk practitioner and instructor.

Julia is a cer tified facilitator in Access Consciousness and Sue is the owner of Budget Blinds.

The inaugural event, to be held on September 27 in Brandon at the Victoria Inn, is about bringing women together for everything from wellness to home decor and design. The fall trade show will host more than 60 exhibitors from a broad spectrum, plus feature a Speaker’s Showcase.

“Basically, anything that women would want to shop for or learn about, we’re tr ying to bring it in,” said Sue. “We want to bring women together to trade, explore and be pampered.”

The expo is intended for women of all ages from every background. A highlight of the event will feature wellknown designer and lifestyle speaker, Jackie Morra. Jackie will inspire you to make your home, your sanctuary and to make your spaces a reflection of you and what inspires you most. She will demonstrate décor and design ideas to show you how your style is directly connected to your mind, body and spirit.

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Speaker’s Showcase Schedule 10:15 Robin Chant

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11:00 Julia Sotas “Happiness is Just a Choice” 12:00 Jackie Morra “Make Your Home Your Sanctuary” 1:00 K im Standeven “Empowerment...Living True to Who You Are” 2:00 T racey Ray of Bloom Financial “Money Mindset”

Designer and Lifestyle Speaker, Jackie Morra Jackie has been featured in various TV, print and online media such as Breakfast Television, Global TV, City TV, CTV News, The Toronto Star, Reno & Décor Magazine, Style at Home, House and Home and houzz.co.

In addition, the Speaker’s Showcase will feature local motivational speakers covering a range of topics. Robin and Julia inform and delight the audience with their perspectives on wellness and you can look forward to more inspiration and guidance from mentors, Kim Standeven and Ruby Toad.

In terms of exhibitors, you’ll find a variety of businesses showcasing the latest in hair, make-up, nails and fashion, plus there will be information on yoga, meditation and holistic living. A number of home-based businesses will be in attendance, as well as a variety of other businesses on home decor, investment, retirement living and everything in between.

“What I love is face-to-face connections with people. In the spring, there are many events to showcase our business and our team. We felt that the fall was the perfect time to re-connect with Southwest Manitoba,” said Sue. “We are thrilled with the excitement that is being generated by this event and so grateful to our presenting sponsors.”

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Safety

First!

S

afety first should be a priority when planning or repairing outdoor projects.

If you are planning a project that involves excavation, such as digging postholes for a fence, planting a shrub, installing a sprinkler system, or even putting in a new garden or flower bed, make sure you call Manitoba Hydro to locate underground lines.

Before you star t your project, call Manitoba Hydro to arrange an appointment where they will check and mark your proper ty for buried electrical and natural gas lines. The service to locate Manitoba Hydro-owned underground facilities is free. Manitoba Hydro’s trained personnel will mark the locations of underground power lines and gas lines and buried installations such as vaults containing transformers or electrical switchgear.

Manitoba Hydro personnel use marker flags and/or paint to indicate where lines are located. Be safe. Give yourself one meter of clearance on either side of the flag. When digging within the line locate range, dig manually. Don’t risk using mechanical equipment when you’re close to

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the lines. Remind children and curious spectators that marker flags are not toys and should not be removed until excavating is complete. Yellow marker flags indicate an underground natural gas line; red marker flags indicate an electrical cable.

Calling before you dig can prevent: •

Service outages;

•

Equipment damage;

•

Costly repairs;

•

Environmental pollution;

•

Personal injury or even death.

Know what to do if you smell natural gas In its natural state, natural gas is colourless and odourless, so in order for it to be easily detected an odourant called Mercaptan is added to give it a rotten egg smell. Leaks from gas pipelines, although rare, can be a fire hazard.

When it comes to natural gas safety, it is impor tant to know how to recognize the warning signs of a natural gas leak both outside and inside your home and then take the necessary steps to ensure safety. Learn the three ‘R’s of Natural Gas safety: Recognize; React: Repor t.

Recognize the smell of natural gas and other warning signs outside including: • a hissing sound; • dir t being blown into the air ; • continual bubbling in a ditch, pond or waterway; • patches of dead vegetation among healthy plants.

If you think there may be a natural gas leak, do not use any electrical switches, appliances, telephones, motor vehicles or any other source of ignition such as lighters or matches.

React by evacuating the area immediately. If at home, leave the door open as you exit. Stay away from the area until safety officials say it is safe to return.

Remember that overhead power lines also need to be respected on any job site. If you are planting trees, look up!

Will the tree you plant today become tangled in a power line in the future? Always think ahead when planning your home landscape.

In new developments, the

lines

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Good luck with your outdoor projects and remember Safety First!

- Information in this article attained from Manitoba Hydro and Bill White. Bill has been associated with work place safety committees for 25 years in the government and the private sectors

common trench, but in older areas and rural areas, they may have their own trench.

In

rural areas, please call your

local

office

for

Municipal locates

of

water lines.

Most utilities need 3-5 working days notice to come mark the lines for you and once you have a clearance, there is roughly only 2 weeks that the clearance is valid or it must be redone.

Impor tant numbers to contact when planning projects in your yard: -M anitoba Hydro 1-888-624-9376 or in Winnipeg 204-480-1212 -M TS www.clickbeforeyoudigmb.com or 1-800-940-3447 - Westman Communications 204-717-DIGG(3444)

Remember to call other underground services.

- City of Brandon (water/sewer lines) 204-729-2214

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Wine Advice Wine Words

Beyond the Grape â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fruit Wine

W

ine is made from grapes.

Yes, the majority of wine is made from grapes.

Wine is also made from a number of other fruits and these â&#x20AC;&#x153;fruit winesâ&#x20AC;? are an option well wor th exploring.

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Pineapple, coconut, persimmon, lemon, kumquat, apples, pears, strawberries, and plums are just a few of the many fruits suitable for fruit wine production. Some fruit wine is made exclusively from one type of fruit, others are made from a blend of different fruits and some wines include grapes in the blend. Grapes are the most common fruit for wine making because of their natural balance between sugar, acidity and tannin. Other fruits lack such balance, although sugar (which is conver ted to alcohol during

fermentation), acid and tannins can be adjusted during wine-making in order to obtain a balanced wine.

Fruit wines may be produced by a number of different methods and are made in different styles. Wine styles include dry, sweet, still, sparkling, Ice wine, and for tified

(dry and desser t), cherry aperitif, and haskap berry wines are some of the products produced by Rigby Orchard Estate. Other locally available fruit wines are saskatoon, black currant, plum and a wild blueberry and lingonberry blend made in Newfoundland.

fruit wine. Most fruit wines, regardless of their style or

Kate Wagner Zeke, Sommelier(ISG)

method of production, are best consumed when young

Certified Specialist of Wine, Certified Wine Educator(SWE) wineadviser@wcgwave.ca

and fresh.

The alcohol level in fruit wine varies and these wines are often sweeter than wine produced from grapes. In Canada, the minimum alcohol requirement for fruit wine is 7.1%, light wines are considered 9% or less, and if the alcohol

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level exceeds 14.9% the wine must be labeled “desser t” wine or “aperitif ”.

There are more than 160 fruit wineries in Canada and the number of wineries and wines increases annually. Fruit wine is produced in every province although much of the commercially produced fruit wine comes from areas that do not have growing conditions suitable for grape vines.

The quality and consumption of fruit wine is rising annually.

Canada has regulations in place governing production.

Fruit wine must be made from either the juice of ripe fruit, fruit juice or concentrate, although the majority of wine is made from the juice of ripe fruit. Wine made from fruit other than grapes is labeled “fruit wine”, and the wine label often names the specific fruit used in wine production.

A recent study conducted by E&J Gallo noted that wine consumers between 25-40 years of age are not as “traditional” as others when selecting wine. This group is very suppor tive of the fruit wine industry, at times using these products as a component in cocktails.

Fruit wines offer extremely good food and wine pairing possibilities. Sweet fruit wines or sparkling fruit wines are wonderful served alongside fruit-based desser ts, apple wine is lovely with aged cheddar, cherry wine pairs well with brie cheese, and pear wine compliments both blue and goat cheese.

Manitoba’s commercial fruit winery, Rigby Orchard Estate

Fruit wines are kept in the “flavored or for tified wine” section.

Look for these Fruit Wines at your local liquor store today!

• Rigby Orchards Borealis Diner and Desser t Haskap Berry Wine • Gekkeikan Japanese Plum Wine • Kermode Saskatoon Berry Wine • Rodrigues Black Currant and the Exotique Barrens Blend

Winery, is located in Killarney, Manitoba. Red raspberry

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Brandon Suites Apartment

B

Real Estate Investment Opportunity

randon Suites Apar tment Real Estate Investment Oppor tunity or the BSA Real Estate is a trust which provides an oppor tunity for individual and institutional investors to invest in a por tfolio of rental apar tments in Brandon, Manitoba and par ticipate in the profits derived from them.

• You may be able to invest via registered plans like RRSP’s, RRIF’s and TFSA’s

KEY ADVANTAGES OF OUR BSA REAL ESTATE FOR INVESTORS:

BSA Real Estate is an unincorporated open-end investment trust with the objectives of:

• We invest only in income producing apar tments - the most stable and consistent sector of real estate.

• Provide investors with stable and growing cash distributions, payable monthly and, to the extent reasonably possible, tax deferred, from investments in a diversified por tfolio of income-producing multi-unit residential proper ties located in Brandon Manitoba.

• We distribute tax efficient cash flow to you from your investment monthly • Our Investment has long term growth potential

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• It is a way to own real estate without the hassles of management • Investment is secured with land and units • The minimum investment is $10,000 • returns as high as 10% are possible Brandon Suites Apartment Real Estate is only open to investment from qualified investors via our Offering Memorandum.

Qualified Investors may purchase unit shares in the trust.

BRANDON SUITES APARTMENT REAL ESTATE OBJECTIVES:

• Maximize BSA Real Estate Unit value through the ongoing management of BSA assets and through the future acquisition and development of additional multi-unit residential proper ties.

• Leverage the strategic relationships within Brandon Suites Asset Management’s network to increase investment oppor tunities and manage risk.

THREE FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIES WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOUR INVESTMENT Focus on Apar tments. Apar tments have proven to be the least risky asset class of real estate investments. Apar tments are a basic needs industry and tend not to be as impacted by anchor tenant risk as other real estate investments.

Focus on Canada’s economy and our stable and fiscally responsible govern-ment. Combined with strong banking and resource sectors this all equals a stable and growing environment to invest in.

A private investment has stable, rational pricing of the shares with much lower volatility and lower correlation to major equity markets.

For more information or to apply to invest in the Brandon Suites please register and we will contact you right away with more information.

Invest in One of Brandon’s Newest Developments

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By Jaime-Lynn Dyck

M

aking decorative or functional pieces out of pallets and old barn wood seem to be all the rage right now, so I thought I would share some projects to help get your creative juices flowing for your own project.

3 years ago we picked up some pallets to make a rustic, functional coffee table for our patio. The materials needed are: 1 pallet, approximately 4 feet of 4x4 wood, at least 8

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long wood screws, 4 caster wheels and stain. Direction: Cut the 4x4 wood into 4-1 foot pieces to use for the legs of the table. Attach each leg under a corner of the pallet, you may want to check the length before you attach them with the screws to make sure you are happy with the height.

After the legs are attached, screw in the caster wheels to the bottom of each leg to make the table easy to move around on a hard surface. Your table is basically complete now! Feel free to finish it with a stain of your colour choice. Now put up your feet on your new table and enjoy!

This next project I created with a piece of old barn wood.

I wanted to make a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcomeâ&#x20AC;? sign for my front door, so for materials I got: 1 piece of old wood, sander, pencil or pen, paint, thin paint brush, stencil for lettering. I star ted off by sanding the surface and the edges to make sure it was smooth to star t with. Then, on a computer, find the font/size you want and print out the word you are using. I printed out the W a few times first, until I was satisfied with its size. Then I printed out the whole word. I cut them into individual letters and laid them out on the board, the way I wanted it to look. I took my pen/pencil and pressing firmly, I traced out the letters to form an indented impression of the letters on the sign. Now take your thin paint brush

and trace out the letters in paint; the indent will help keep the paint from leaking outside the line and will give you a beautiful, crisp copy of the font/letter you chose. This can take some time, so make sure you have some patience!

After tracing the letters, fill the remaining letter in with paint. After you have painted all the letters on your sign, feel free to add some embellishments to it. I took some twine and wrapped it around the top several times and finished it in a bow. Make it your own!

A reader of ours shared with us a picture of an outdoor sectional she made for her deck out of old pallets. Great Job! She finished the project by staining the sectional and adding cushions.

Check out our Pinterest page for more ideas and instructions on making your own pallet or barn wood projects. We put together an album full of tutorials, pictures and inspiration to help get you star ted on your ver y own project. Search for Design Your Home on Pinterest to find us!

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