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Once in a Lifetime opportunity to be a part of Souris’ revitalization By Darci Semeschuk Not since Squire Sowden hung the swinging bridge has there been such a monumental event as the reconstruction of Crescent Avenue. The Council for the Municipality of Souris Glenwood wants to know exactly what the residents of Souris expect to see once the dust has settled on the revitalization project. The Souris Glenwood Chamber of Commerce and the Community Development Corporation have banded together to compile a list of designs for the aesthetics of Crescent Avenue. The committee that was struck by the Chamber and the CDC has met and arranged two community consultation meetings. They are being held at the Souris Community Hall Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. and Monday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. Chamber representative and communications officer for the committee, Glen Kirby hopes to see a lot of people come out to the public consultations and bring with them lots of ideas for Crescent Avenue. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of something that will last another hundred years,” remarked Kirby. “It’s very exciting that people will have the opportunity to share their ideas but we need to get people out to the meetings to do that.” Kirby explained that the project, which is going ahead thanks to a grant of $1 million from the Provincial and Federal governments, and thanks to another $500,000 in the RM reserve fund, would see an entire overhaul of Crescent Avenue. The sewer and water lines on much of the street are over a century old and in dire need of replacement. Once that project is completed, the work to upgrade the south side of the Crescent will begin. The RM council has hired an engineering firm and they are putting together a plan for the Crescent upgrades and as yet there is no final cost assigned to those upgrades. It is also unknown how much if any money will be left over to beautify the Crescent, something that will be addressed in the near future. “This is an important opportunity for residents,” explained Kirby. “There are three main components that we are addressing: safety, usability, and the look of the Crescent. We want to know what residents want to see.” Crescent Avenue has always been the hub of Souris. Since the community was founded, Crescent Avenue was the focal point, the meeting point of the community. “Crescent Avenue makes Souris unique. It’s beautiful with the view overlooking the park and it’s just one of the things that bring tourists to town. The more people that come to town, the better it is for our businesses. The Chamber wants to hear how the residents want it enhanced,” stated Kirby. “It’s too important not to have community input on the future of what Crescent Avenue will look like.” Chamber president, Bonnie Radcliffe is pleased that the meetings are going forward and that the committee is going to be putting together a plan to present to council. Continued on Page 3
Santa visits Souris As Christmas draws closer, children everywhere want to share their hopes and wishes with the guy in the red suit. Santa made an early visit to Souris when he attended the Souris Glenwood Chamber of Commerce Santa’s Workshop on November 29. Little Kennedy Filewich was in attendance, along with his grandma, Barb Falloon and they were able to put in a special order with Santa and get a candy cane while they were PHOTO/ DEBBIE BUTLER at it! Merry Christmas!
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By Darci Semeschuk A new option for burial is now available at the Souris Glenwood Cemetery. A columbaria has been installed and is now available the public storage of cinerary urns. According to assistant CAO for Souris Glenwood, Lisa Greig, the Souris-Glenwood Cemetery Board recognized that cremation is ever increasing and is desirable. Columbaria, have become a popular option over the past couple of decades and are an attractive above ground option for the respectful placement of non-biodegradable urns in an individual niche, which led the Souris-Glenwood Cemetery Board to providing our community with an alternative means of cremation committal. “Families now have the option of placing urns within one of our two elegant Canadian Mahogany coloured
granite columbaria located in the west area of the SourisGlenwood Cemetery.” explained Greig. “And the bronze plaque wreath and inscription program will provide individual memorialization while maintaining uniformity on each columbarium.” The new columbaria each hold 48 urns so there are now 96 spots available for urn storage. The cost of both units combined was $22,500. Landscaping and other costs associated with the installation will be dealt with in 2018. Columbarium niches may be purchased at the Municipality of Souris-Glenwood office, and may be pre-purchased. The price for each niche is $3,200 which includes the following: one niche for one or two urns; perpetual care for one or two urns; opening & closing for one or two urns; and bronze plaque with inscription.
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New burial options available at Souris Cemetery Two new columbaria have been erected in the Souris Glenwood Cemetery. They are used for the respectful storage of cinerary urns and can be purchased for use now or in the future from the Municipality of Souris Glenwood. Pictured above are the work crews who installed the two columbaria accompanied by Councillor PHOTO/DARCI SEMESCHUK Gerry Williams and Assistant CAO, Lisa Greig, both standing on each side of the unit.
Farm Credit Canada seeks applications for Expression Fund submitted Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will once again donate $50,000 from the FCC Expression Fund to encourage the use of Canada’s official languages in communities across the country. Successful projects receive between $2,000 and $10,000 to fund initiatives that could include community centres, libraries, day-care centres, art galleries and projects, such as workshops and festivals. Community and volunteer groups located in English and French linguistic minority communities are encouraged to view the eligibility criteria and apply online at www.fcc.ca/expressionfund. Applications for the FCC Expression Fund will be accepted until
December 31, 2017. FCC will announce the selected projects in spring 2018. For a project to be considered for funding, the organization must be a registered charity or a registered non-profit. “As a federal Crown corporation, FCC is committed to communicating with customers and employees in their preferred official language,” said Greg Honey, executive vice-president and chief human resources officer at FCC. “Our bilingual heritage is unique and FCC is pleased to support it by offering funding to worthy projects that promote both official languages.” Last year, the FCC Expression Fund donated $50,000 to eight linguistic minority communities.
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Community meetings on the biggest Crescent Avenue project since Sowden! Bring your ideas, family and friends! Sunday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. Souris-Glenwood Community Hall Presented by: Souris Glenwood Chamber of Commerce and Souris Glenwood Community Development Association
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Victoria Park Crescent will ‘pleasing to the eye’ Continued from Front Page “This is an awesome opportunity for the community to voice their opinions on the Crescent but even more so that our business community is represented,” said Radcliffe. “If we have a beautiful Crescent and that fronts many of our businesses, it’s going to bring traffic and foot traffic to them. If it’s pleasing, those people will stay and perhaps shop in our businesses. It’s so important that the Crescent be pleasing to the eye so that it attracts people to our community. Maybe they even stay and realize what a beautiful town this is to raise a family. I know I did when I visited here twenty-five years ago. It was beautiful and I knew I could live here.” The people attending the meetings on Sunday and Monday will arrive and hear a short presentation on the project. Then they will break up into groups and share their ideas. Those ideas will be compiled and presented to the RM council and the engineer. A final draft is expected to be ready for council by mid-January. The Crescent upgrades are slated to begin in the spring of 2018.
Cougars have a tough start in December By Grant Moffatt The Cougars came into December with a four game winning streak. The Pembina Valley Hawks and Winnipeg Thrashers put an end to the streak with 3-2 wins in Souris. Friday night the Hawks scored a goal in the first and second period for the lead. The Cougars had the man advantage at the end of the second period and the Hawks broke out on a two-man rush on Riley Wallace only to miss the net. The Cougars came right back and Landon Roberts broke the goose egg with Leighton Holstein and Tyson Kozak picking up the helpers with seven seconds left on the clock. Cory King tied the score at the 12-minute mark with a shot from the high slot. Tanner Andrew, in his first game back from the Oil Caps, set the goal up. Tyson Allison bounced a shot in three minutes later as the Hawks skated away with the 3-2 win. Both teams went zero for three with the man advantage. Riley Wallace turned aside 22 shots while the Cougars fired 36 at the Hawks net. Over half of the Cougar shots hit the goalie right in the breadbasket making the saves very easy. Sunday afternoon the Cougars went on an early power play. Callum Fortin made the Thrashers pay when he converted a set up from Tyson Kozak and Cory King for the one goal lead. The Cougars held the lead until the Thrashers banged in a couple of rebounds to take the lead and then scored a third goal in the period as time expired. Callum Fortin then got the Cougars back into the game when he raced down his off wing and went in all alone and roofed it past Dawson Rattie in the Thrashers net who turned aside 29 saves for the win. Randy Cooke turned aside 17 shots in the Cougars net. The weekend saw the return of Tanner Andrew. Jordan Chudley continues to recover from an upper body injury. The Cougars have a three game week this week before hosting Interlake in Virden on December 16 and then the Winnipeg Wild the following afternoon in Wawanesa.
View over looking Victoria Park is about to change The view over looking Victoria Park in Souris is about to change. Exactly what it will look like after Crescent Avenue upgrades are done will be up to the residents of Souris. Two Public Meetings are being held this weekend, December 10 & 11 for residents to have their say on the project. Don’t miss this “once in a lifePHOTO/DARCI SEMESCHUK time” opportunity to forge the future of Souris.
Maguire to host Christmas Open House submitted Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for BrandonSouris, will welcome all constituents to his Christmas Open House to be held at the constituency office located at 658 10th street in Brandon on Friday, December 15th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Everyone is welcome to come and share in the holiday spirit,” said Maguire. “The Christmas Open House will provide everyone from our community to come together and reflect on 2017 and discuss our region’s priorities for 2018.”
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There will be homemade Christmas baking and treats available and Maguire will be there to answer any questions from local constituents. This is the second year Maguire has hosted a Christmas Open House in the new constituency office and looks forward to seeing many old friends and meeting new ones. Maguire concluded, “It will be a time to share in fellowship and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the season. As always, my staff and I are here to stand up for the people of Westman and ensure that your voice is heard in Parliament.”
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IS CELEBRITY GOSSIP LOCAL NEWS? Bob Cox Chair of the board of News Media Canada
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ockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, retirement strategies, updates on Celine Dion – all of this information now constitutes local media -- at least according to federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly. Last week marked a black spot in the history of Canadian newspapers with the closure of three dozen papers, taking out of circulation three million copies of printed newspapers each week and eliminating more than 300 jobs. Joly’s response in Ottawa was a refrain that she has been using more and more lately, saying the federal government is already helping news providers. “We value the importance of journalism and that’s why we invest up to $75-million per year in local media,” she said. This is true only if you use a definition of “local media” unlike any other ever attempted. The minister was referring to the Aid to Publishers program, through which the federal government provides annual grants to printed publications – magazines and non-daily newspapers -- primarily to help with distribution costs. Many Canadians will be surprised by who is getting this support for “local media.” Figures from the 201415 fiscal year show: The Hockey News, which primarily covers the NHL, got $1.3 million. TVHebdo got $1.5 million. It provides TV listings in French and is owned by the same company as the TVA television network in Quebec. TV Week, which provides TV listings in British Columbia, got $1 million. Allo Vedettes, which provides Quebec celebrity news and often features Celine Dion on the cover, got $218,721. Good Times, a magazine aimed at retirees, got $588,531. Flare magazine got $408,236; Chatelaine got $1.5 million for its English edition and $848,428 for its French one. Movie Entertainment got $1.5 million. It is produced for subscribers to the paid TV channel The Movie Network, owned by Bell Media. This is a snapshot of one year. The same publications get large grants year after year. Publications such as Macleans get the maximum $1.5 million annually. Chatelaine, which gets money for both its English and French editions, has received $19.3 million in the past eight years. Movie Entertainment has received $11.3 million in the same period. The list goes on and on to hundreds of magazines that get federal funding. It raises all sorts of questions. Why does a TV book distributed by a broadcaster qualify for funding when a TV guide distributed in a daily news-
paper does not? And how on earth does giving a subsidy to a promotional magazine for a TV channel qualify as support for local media? The simple fact is that the Aid to Publishers program mostly supports magazines, an industry that for the most part does not have a viable business model without public subsidies. Many community newspapers get money, but relatively little. Those affiliated with NewsMedia Canada got between $3,301 and $124,252 in 2014-15, and averaged $25,831, less than two per cent of what The Hockey News received. Daily newspapers are not eligible. Overall these community papers got about $7.8 million of the $68.9 million handed out. Some went to ethnic, farm and religious publications. The Catholic Register got $403,355; The Western Producer got $1.2 million. The bulk -- $53.4 million -- went to magazines. Some individual magazine companies get more per year than all community newspapers combined. TVA Publications got about $7.5 million this year, as did Transcontinental Media. Rogers Media, publisher of Chatelaine , Macleans and other magazines, got $8.9 million in 2016. Readers Digest got $3 million this year for its related publications. The Aid to Publishers program is being revamped. It’s unclear what the new qualification criteria will be or whether the program will get any more money. However, the review is doomed to failure unless the federal government understands that it is not currently supporting local news media in any meaningful way and that the current funding, even if redistributed, will do little to help reporting in local communities across Canada. We have not heard this from Joly. In fact, her Tweeted response to this week’s closures suggested she still does not understand what is happening in local media, where collapsing revenues are forcing cuts in reporting across all traditional news outlets. “We know Canadians care about their local media and we will continue to support it,” Joly Tweeted. “The decision to swap and shut down these community papers on the same day is cynical and disappointing. Our thoughts are with the hundreds of workers and their families affected by these closures.” The closures this week were not cynical. There were inevitable in a challenged business in which print newspaper revenues have fallen dramatically. We will see more of them. What they mean for many communities is less reporting about what is happening in people’s back yards. It’s unlikely that people in those communities will be comforted by Joly’s claim that her government supports local media.
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Finding the perfect gift The annual Chamber of Commerce Santa’s Workshop was held at the Fellowship Club November 29. Although numbers were down from previous years, the shoppers in attendance were pleased with their purchases. All had a good time. Pictured here, Laura Remillard donned her Santa hat to assist the young shoppers. PHOTO/DEBBIE BUTLER
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Kelowna Rockets, Saturday, December 9, 7:30 p.m. vs Kamloops Blazers,Tuesday, December 12, 7:00 p.m. vs Lethbridge Broncos, Friday, December 15, 7:30 p.m. Next action, December 27 - Westman Place
Christmas at Hillcrest Hillcrest Museum was the site for the third annual Christmas at Hillcrest. The museum was transformed into a winter wonderland and entertainment and refreshments were provided. The tickets were $25 a person with proceeds to the balcony restoration project. Pictured here, Glenda McConnell performs on the piano while Keven Bowie accompanies her on clarinet. Brandon’s own Diane Nelson provided the entertainment PHOTO/DEBBIE BUTLER for the night.
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G TCHA HUNT Robert Arthur (Bob), July 17, 1932 - October 5, 2015
It is with deep sadness that our family announces the passing of Bob. He leaves Catch to mournYour his love and partner Classified Eye! Sylvia Plawucki of over 25 years. Also left to mourn are This Space for You! Sylviaʼs children: son WadeReserved (Jocelyn) Plawucki, daughter Tara, son Darren204-483-2070 (Dino) (Linda) Plawucki and their children Ryan and Jamie. Granddaughter Kelly Capp and her family. Bob treated Sylviaʼs children as if they BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. were his own. Also left to mourn is Bobʼs only sister Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf Doreen (James) Logeot, sisters-in-law Irene (Bill) Hunt carts, phones, tools, radios, com- and Mary (Bert) Hunt; Aunt Alice Ardagh and Uncle puters etc. Reconditioned, obsoGeorge and Aunt Elva Hunt; and many nieces and lete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equipment. The Battery Man. nephews, and countless cousins, all of which Bob was Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 so proud. www.batteryman.ca Bob was a person who kept the family connected no matter how far away. COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE: Bob was predeceased $0.99/each for a box of by 180 his parents, Robert and Kathleen Hunt, and by his three brothers,Also William (Bill), (Bert) and Brian. ($178.20). full range of Albert tree, shrub, and berry Forbes seedlings. School Free Bob attended (Glenwood Municipality) and one year in Hartney. In shipping most of Canada. Growth 1953 to 1956 he bused children to Hartney by car when Forbes School did not have guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or TreeTime.ca. enough students enrolled to keep it open, during those three years he worked part NEW MANUFACTURED time at2017 Atkinson Electric, C.C.I.L. Equipment and the Hartney Post Office. In the fall HOMES Here starting under of 1956 he started to work with the Manitoba Hydro Commission as a timekeeper. $90,000 DELIVERED! Best Buy He spentWinnipeg/Brandon fourteen years in- Boissevain as area clerk then moved to Winnipeg 1972 Homes WWW.BESTBUYHOUSING.COM working as a clerk. In 1975 Bob moved to Jenpeg as a camp clerk. In 1979 he - Canada’s largest in-stock home moved to St. James, as a caretaker and then to Gillam in 1985. After 35 selection, liquidation pricing,Winnipeg custom factory Text/call 204- he retired in 1991. years withorders! Manitoba Hydro 813-9023. Bob loved all sports, and coached baseball while in Boissevain. When he was no Parts & able full trailer repair, the trailergames in person or on television he continued to enjoy longer to watch safeties & Autopac Trailer Repair. listening to them on the radio. Sales, Leasing & Financing of flatdeck, dump box, cargo, He had a great love gooseof horses, especially Belgians, and was thrilled neck & utility trailers & truck beds. when one geldings made it to the Royal Fair in Toronto. Kaldeck Truckof&his Trailer, Hwy #1 MacGregor, 1-888-685-3127. Funeral Mb. service was held at the Hartney Centennial Centre with interment in the Hartney Riverside Cemetery. Powertec Solar, Consumer Choice Award winner, “Top forever. Solar Compa“To Sylvia my love I came to the end. The sun has set for me. Why cry for a soul ny,” contact us for a free estimate set free. me, but on with life. Remember the love we shared. Remember and let usMiss explain the go - Powertec advantage: www.powertecsolar.ca the good times we had together. On this journey I must go alone. Miss me but (204) 809-8703 let me go. Forever holding your hand. Love Bob.” PrairieSky RoyaltyofLtd. is a publicIn memory Bob, donations may be made to the Polio ly-traded company in Calgary that Survivors Association orroyto the Hartney Rink Fund c/o Town of acquires oil & gas fee title and alty interestsHartney, at fair market value. R0M 0X0. Hartney, Manitoba To receive a cash offer, call 587Kowalchukʼs Home, Souris, in care of 293-4055 or visitFuneral www.prairiesky.com/Selling-Your-Royalties. arrangements. Expression of sympathy may be made at PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 400,000 readers www.kowalchuks.net
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Pillow-top set; Pillow-top King set $695; $459 5 piece 48î table set; Floor Model sofa and chairs sets $1195 (La-zboy Co.); $449 5 piece Youth bedroom suite (2 colors). Come in and see our friendly and experienced staff. You wonʼt be disappointed. Sale Hours: Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 & Sun 12-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971. 660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon. MOBILE HOMES 5 New 16 x 80, 3 Bed, 2 Bath. Starting at $83,000. Altona Mobile Homes, 1-800-5824036, 1-204-324-6776 Email: amhl@mymts.net -----------------------------------CLEARANCE of in-stock SRI mobile homes. Only 3 homes
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Senior’s Organized Services Events by Mary Ann Carlisle SOS (Senior’s Organized Services) is located in Victoria Park Lodge 135 3rd St. South, Souris. Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., phone 204-483-3106. Resource Coordinators Mary Ann Carlisle and Teenie Carlisle are happy to get your calls and will do our best to get you the help you need as soon as we can. Mary Ann Carlisle is in on Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays. Teenie is in the office on Monday and Wednesday. Our Handi Van is going to Brandon for its monthly trip on Friday, December 15, a change from the usual Wednesdays. Please call our office if you would like to go to do some shopping. Winter is here to stay, so please be very careful when getting out of your vehicle and walking on the streets. There is a lot of ice out there. Cancer Care Patients Registrations and Rides are now being booked through the Winnipeg office from now on please call 1-800-263-6750, and give them three days notice, when possible, Our Office can no longer book rides. But please do not hesitate to call us at 204-483-3106 if you need the Cancer Care number again, or any other way we may be able to help you. We just cannot do the bookings any longer for the Cancer Care Rides as they have a new automative system set up to it all now. Please take note; we do need some drivers who don’t mind driving to Winnipeg for doctor appointments. Please come and see us if you would be able to help us out in this way. It’s never very often, but it usually pretty last minute we get the calls, so if you could come in and register with us, we’d be all set to call you as needed. If you are younger and would like to do housecleaning and yard work we can always use more workers too. Remember we can also help you out with car rides if the Handi-Van is booked we have drivers to get you to and from your appointments or errands. SOS also hooks up the Victoria Lifeline, which is a service that you can use by just pushing a button to get you help 24 hours a day seven days a week. Call us for more details. It will give you and your families reassurance that if they can’t be there all the time, that help is only a push of your button away! Peace of Mind for you and your loved ones. Congregate Meals are held at Crescent Manor five days a week, call 204-483-3990 for more information. For $10 you get a great home cooked meal and a chance to visit with others. Remember you do not have to live in Crescent Manor to come and enjoy these meals, just call to let them know to add another place setting and you are good to go!
Things To Do at Victoria Park Lodge: Monday and Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Fun exercises Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Fun Bingo Thursdays at 10 00 a.m. we have fun chair exercises at Crescent Manor, everyone is welcome from inside the building or drop in from wherever you are and have some fun with us! Thursday – please note time change - 11:00 - 12:00 Lara Masson on the piano and a sing-a-long too. Friday 1:30 p.m. scrabble, cards, other games as well if you want to come and join us, you are most
BUSINESS DIRECTORY ROXANNE SCRABA RMT, DHMS
Partnership of Chartered Professonal Accountants Virden - 275 Nelson Street W • 204-748-3135 Brandon - 929 24th Street • 204-727-5577
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Boulanger Construction Felix Boulanger
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ST. LUKE’S ANGLICAN WORSHIP 1:00 p.m.
� � � ST. PAUL’S UNITED WORSHIP & SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00 a.m.
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Souris Dental Centre Family Dentistry Appointments Available Monday - Friday
Successful ENDOW campaign is held submitted Souris Glenwood Foundation received very good support for the ENDOW campaign in November. Donations totalled $10,275. For every $5 gift, the Winnipeg Foundation and the Province of Manitoba contributed an additional $2. That was limited to a maximum of $4000, and with such great local support, Souris Glenwood Foundation received the full $4000. Therefore this years’ contributions came to a total of $14,275. The pool of the Foundations’ funds is permanently invested and only the interest generated is granted to community projects each year. We had many more people making donations during the ENDOW campaign this year. Souris Glenwood Foundation appreciates the support of community people that make general and In Memoriam donations and donations through ENDOW Manitoba and Donors Choice. “Your gift goes on giving forever in our community”
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Fellowship news By Margaret Greaves Bridge results for November 28 are as follows: First: Don and Alva Doherty; Second: Loreen Brown and Marge Edgerton; Third: Mona Canning and Bob Arbuckle. Floor Shuffle results from November 29 are as follows: First: Ron Ramsey and Mary Peterson; Second: Eugene Kowalchuk and Lucy Ramsey; Third: Don Doherty and Iola Stocks. “500” results for November 30 are as follows: First: Bob Arbuckle and Don Doherty; Second: Ralph Jewell and Norval More; Third: Alex Hardy and Mona Canning. Our annual meeting is on December 15 at 10:00 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch. Please attend.
welcome, call us at the office for more information. Call the office for more details and please come and join in the fun, we would be happy to have anyone form out of the building to come join us too.Everyone Welcome whether you live at VPL or not, come and join in the fun here too! Come join in the fun! That’s all for this week so take care and we hope to hear from you soon! Give us a call at the office, or drop in for a visit, if you would like us to come and see you in the hospital or at your home, just let us know and we will come as soon as we can.
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Sunday School Gr. 5 - Adult 10:00 a.m. Worship & Junior Church 11:00 a.m.
� � � ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC Mass Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.
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Crescent Manor donates to groups Submitted The Crescent Manor Tenants Association donated $600 to various local organizations. First on the list was a donation of $200 to Prairie Mountain Health towards the portable ultrasound machine. Secondly, was a $200 donation to the Christmas Cheer Board and finally, $200 towards the Souris and Area Foodbank. On hand to receive the donations were Sheila Hollyoake, Marg Bond and Muriel Gray respectively
Souris District Arts Council is hosting ‘A Christmas Carol’ Crescent Manor receives $200 Crescent Manor representative, Muriel Gray presents a cheque for $200 to Souris PHOTO/DEBBIE BUTLER and Area Foodbank representative, Elisa Ariss.
The Souris District Arts Council is hosting “A Christmas Carol” at the Avalon Theatre on December 7. This one-man show is sure to be a hit. The performance will feature Rod Beattie playing all the characters in the show. If you haven’t got you tickets, there still may be time. The show is schedule for Friday at 7:30 p.m. Pictured here, four members of the Souris District Arts Council donned period attire and were out on the snowy streets of Souris December 4 to promote the event. Pictured (L_R): Heather Williams, Florence Phillips, Brenda Wiebe and PHOTO/DARCI SEMESCHUK Sharon Dunn.
MUNICIPALITY OF SOURIS-GLENWOOD Ph: 204-483-5200 • Fax 204-483-5203 MUNICIPAL OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. & closed noon - 1 p.m.
NExT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: Tues,December 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. • 100 - 2nd Street South
WEBSITE INFORMATION: Send event details to events@sourismanitoba.com
VISIT us at: www.sourismanitoba.com or facebook.com/townofsouris handi-tranSit: To book your ride call 204-741-0202 Monday - Friday In-town trip: $5.00 one way or $10.00 round trip • $50.00 Pre-paid pass (10 rides + 1 free) Group trips are also available upon request – advanced booking required
Donations to the Handi-Transit may be made through the Municipal Office BUILDING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED for renovations, new construction, additions, fences, and accessory buildings. Contact the Municipal office for information - 483-5200.
TRANSFER SITE: WINTER HOURS now in effect: Wednesday & Friday 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dispose your used oil,
filters, antifreeze and containers at the Eco-Centre at the Transfer Site
Souris Health Auxiliary receives $200 Marg Bond, representing The Christmas Cheer Board accepts a cheque for $200 PHOTO/DEBBIE BUTLER from a Crescent Manor representative, Mrs. Douglas
Make Every Drop Count: Mun. of Souris-Glenwood in partnership with MB Assoc. of Recovery Resource Corp. is pleased to announce the Used Oil & Antifreeze Recycling Program. Bring your used Oil & Antifreeze to the Eco-Centre at the Municipal Transfer Site to receive a Certificate for a Jug of New Oil or Antifreeze. For a limited time while quantities last. For more info. about this program, contact 204-483-5200.
GARBAGE & RECYCLE PICKUP: Put your garbage/recycling out by 7:00 a.m. • RECYCLING CENTRE: 24 hour drop off at 20 Pine Ave E (west side). • E-WASTE is accepted, large items may be dropped off at the Recycling Depot. • Please avoid putting household garbage in recycling.
Souris Valley Recreation Programs: Call: 204 483-5214 or Visit: facebook.com/sourisrecreation
AVALON THEATRE
Friday – Sunday Showtime: 7:30 p.m. Phone 204-483-5215
wonder December 8-10 Rated: G • 114 min • Drama
Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic Based on the NY Times best seller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring & heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters 5th grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
thor: ragnarok December 15-17
Rated: PG13 • 130 min • Action/Adventure/Comedy
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Middleston, Cate Blanchett Imprisoned, Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against Hulk, his former ally. Thor fights for survival & race against time to prevent Hela from destroying his home & the Asgardian civilization.
WARNING -- THIN ICE -- BEWARE PLEASE STAY OFF SOURIS RIVER AND PLUM CREEK!!
Keep our environment looking
Souris Health Auxiliary receives $200 Sheila Hollyoake (left), representing the Souris Health Auxiliary, receives a cheque for $200 from Crescent Manor Tenants Association representative, Dolly PHOTO/DEBBIE BUTLER Wilson.
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