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Greg Nesbitt RIDING MOUNTAIN By JEFF PEARSON

Shortly after he learned to walk and while other

kids were afraid of their tri-cycles, Ryder McNabb was kicking up dirt and grab-bing air with horsepower on a motocross bike. He competed in his fi rst mo-tocross competition when he was only three-years-old. Ryder, who is now 10, and his siblings are home schooled by their par-ents, Brad and Megan and spend most of the winter months in the southern United States where Ryder can practice and compete in motocross competi-tions. Th is provides the young rider a competitive advantage here in Canada, where most youngsters only get to practice in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Now riding a Kawasaki, Ryder recently earned top honours from Kawasaki Canada in the Amateur Support Program. Motocross riders who competed on Kawasaki bikes during past season were eligible for the Team Green Regional Support Program. Points were ac-cumulated throughout the season, based on results in each class competed in. Ryder competed in three classes this past season; Th e 65 cc ages seven to nine, 85cc ages seven to eleven, and the 85cc open age’s nine to sixteen class. He won the champion-ships in all three classes. As a result of this success,

McNabb was presented with the Manitoba Mo-tocross Association High Point Rider Award for the 2015 season at the MMA awards banquet last fall. With such an outstanding year and being presented with the MMA High Point Rider award, he earned a fi rst place Kawasaki con-tingency award for Manito-ba in the amount of $3,000 from Kawasaki Canada. Currently, Ryder and his family are in California training for another prom-ising season. Ryder and his family are extremely grate-ful for the outstanding support they have received in his quest to reach pro-fessional level in competi-tive motocross. With the weather quickly turning to spring the McNabb Valley Mo-tocross park west of Minnedosa will be open-ing mid to late April and the fi rst competition will be hosted in early May fol-lowed by another in June.

Ryder McNabb Motocross Superstar

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Above, Minnedosa’s Ryder McNabb.At left, Ryder’s grandfather, Clark accepts a $3,000 cheque from Scott Harland, owner/operator of Trans Canada Motorsports inBrandon, on behalf of Kawasaki Canada.

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Standing (L-R): Mac Davidson, Earl Th ompson, Elliott Horner, Warner Buck, Max Schatx and Roy Johnson.

Seated: Ernie Hladun, Chairman Jack Douglas and Mel Taylor.

By JEFF PEARSON

Organizers for one of Minnedosa’s larg-

est summer events have announced some of the headliner bands for the 2016 August long weekend festival, Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa. Friday night will see Juno award winning and highly requested Kenny Shields and Streetheart take the stage, and closing the evening will be one of the most respected Cana-dian bands ever 54-40. Alternative pop icons

and fan favourite Sloan will perform Saturday eve-ning, and closing the night is Loverboy, a band who has sold more than 10 mil-lion albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling album Get Lucky, and a trio of double-plati-num releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s Keep it Up and 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It. Closing the long week-end rock festival is a band that has sold millions of al-bums, winner of four Juno Awards, and ten Much Mu-

sic Video Awards. Rockin’ the Fields is proud to bring you one of Canada’s most popular bands, Our Lady Peace. Get your tickets and experience what has made this such a successful and anticipated festival, join thousands of others who love nothing more than listening to and watching some of the best music to be found in the country and remember Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa, It’s a beautiful thing!

By COURTNEY NEWTONPublicity Director

Loosely based on the fairy tale, Th e Princess

and the Pea , Strathclair Drama Club’s upcoming production is Once Upon a Mattress. It is sure to tickle your funny bone and en-tertain both the young and young at heart! Th is year’s cast of 36 is one of the smaller ones in recent memory, but they are making up for their size in talent and enthu-siasm. Andrea Playter of Minnedosa has taken on the role of Queen Ag-gravian, an overbearing and controlling woman in search of a suitable bride for her son, Prince Daunt-less. Her husband King Sextimus, played by Car-dale’s Terry Radcliff e, is a man of few words, but if you watch closely you will understand what he is trying to get across. Th eir simple minded son Prince Dauntless, played by Josh Butler of Minnedosa, des-perately wants to get mar-ried. Th e Queen has de-creed that no one in the kingdom may marry until her son does.

Dauntless’ best friend Sir Harry, portrayed by Dylan Woodcock of Minnedosa, is a macho, slightly egotistical, brave, romantic knight who de-cides to leave the kingdom to search for a princess. He fi nds Winnifred the Woe-begone, portrayed by Oak River resident Erin Brown, who becomes one of the many young women that the Queen tests to see if she is fi t to marry Daunt-less. She is an indepen-dent and spirited girl with a fondness for water. Sir Harry’s sweetheart, Brit-tany MacDonald of Shoal Lake plays a sweet, ener-getic girl, who enjoys long walks on the greensward, picnics, and watching the sun go down. Eric Menzies charac-ter, the Jester, acts as King Sextimus’ interpreter with energy to spare. He and Minstrel, brought to life by Rivers resident Stan Run-ions, work together to foil the Queen’s plans. Min-strel also acts as the nar-rator of the story, and has an eye for Lady Larken. What fairy tale would be complete without a little magic? Cardale’s Connor

Radcliff e plays a Wizard, an egotistical performer whose duties now include acting as a punching bag and acting as a scapegoat.Rounding out this talent-ed cast are Beccy Ardiel-Voth, Daniel Kang, Karen Gamey Koscielny, Emma-Jean Koscielny, Kennedy Moff at, Dan Voth, Lacey Winstone, and Lindsay Winstone from Strathclair, Isobel Basso, Tricia Hunt-er, Donalea McKay, Owen Kominko, Sam Reister of Shoal Lake, Mitch Bukarz, James Comrie, Mary Dal-ton, and Louise McInnes of Minnedosa, Kelsey Michaudville, Peppe Mi-chaudville of Hamiota, along with Sheila Runions from Rivers, Kerry Fast, Dana Outhwaite, Rebecca Porteous, Joanna Tolton, Onanole’s Abbey Kingdon, Virden’s Murray Hagyard, Portage la Prairie’s Greg Kirk. At the helm of the pro-duction is Director Janice Dalton of Minnedosa, Mu-sic Director Dylan Wood-cock, Producer Sheila Runions, and Choreogra-phers Brittany MacDon-ald and Dana Outhwaite. Once Upon a Mattress will run from April 18th to 23rd at the Bend Th eatre in Strathclair. Watch for post-ers across Westman and for advertisements in this publication.

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First Round of Bands

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By JEFF PEARSON

Another truly magnifi -cent evening of musi-

cal entertainment hosted by the Expressions Con-cert Series as they pre-sented western Canadian Music Award Winners,

Sweet Alibi on the evening of Saturday, March 5th at the Minnedosa United Church Sanctuary. Per-forming to a packed house the Winnipeg-based folk / pop trio entertained the captive audience with hits off their three CD releases.

Playing a variety of dif-ferent instruments their music has a unique sound blending soulful and pow-erful vocal harmonies with the sincerity of folk and the foot stomping en-ergy of roots. Jess Rae Ayre, Amber

Rose and Michelle Ander-son make up Sweet Alibi and since 2009 have been captivating audiences all across Canada. With three albums of original songs, over 360 shows across Canada, 33 plus Festival performances and countless interviews, this trio is fast becoming a well-known roots/pop group. Th e talented ladies are not only amazing vo-calists, but also versatile musicians switching in-struments between songs playing electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, ukulele and harmonica. Th e group had the audi-ence singing, clapping and stomping along to many of their songs, and for their encore perfor-mance the crowd partici-pated in their signature dance move coined the ‘Shady Garden’. Everyone in the au-dience was impressed with the music and many lined up to purchase CD’s and get autographs. Al-ice Peckel, Minnedosa Rotary Club’s Exchange

student from Belgium, ex-claimed, “I really enjoyed the concert! Th e music was good and I liked that they played so many in-struments. It was awe-some!” Mindy Dobreen commented “Th e sweet, sometimes haunting mel-odies and array of accom-paniment combined with the excellent acoustics of the United Church made the fi nal concert of the Ex-pressions concert season a truly enjoyable evening.” Mindy is a regular fan of the Expressions Concert Series performances and is looking forward to the upcoming season. Sweet Alibi was the fi nal event for the Ex-pressions Concert Series

2015-2016 and those who attended them were im-pressed with the variety of family entertainment they hosted. Minnedosa is very lucky to have such award winning shows in the com-munity. One of the event organizers, Lori Harri-son, mentioned the ticket sales do not cover the cost of the performances, if it were not for the generous support of local sponsors and help from the govern-ment, Minnedosa would never be able to have per-formances of this scale in the community. Stay tuned for another exciting season of performances which will be announced later in the year.

By Cpl. DAVID TAGGART

In the past several months there have been

a number of thefts in the Minnedosa and Spruce Plains Area. Th e thefts are occurring most often at night. Th e items being stolen are vehicles, quads, skidoo’s, gas and a few fi rearms. Th e Spruce Plains of-fi cers don’t always work the same shift and are out at odd hours of the night. We’ve been work-ing on these investigations with other RCMP De-

tachments, RCMP Major Crimes Unit, and Dakota Ojibway Police Service. We’ve recovered some of the stolen property in var-ious communities. A few weeks ago a snowmobile was stolen from Minnedo-sa. We used a combina-tion of vehicles and snow-mobiles and tracked the stolen snowmobile to an-other community where we recovered it. We’re working with Dakota Ojib-way Police Service on that investigation. Th ere are things in the community that can be

done to secure your prop-erty better. Often garages and sheds are being left unlocked. Also, keys are being left in snowmobiles, and in unlocked vehicles. Th ere are always better ways to secure your prop-erty ensuring you lock it up well in a well lit area or having security cameras. If you observe suspicious activity, don’t be afraid to call and report it. When reporting please be de-scriptive as possible on what you observed and on why you believe the activ-ity is suspicious.

Sweet Alibi Performs “Sweet, Haunting Melodies”

Photo by Jeff Pearson

Sweet Alibi performs to a full house in Minnedosa as this year’s fi nal Expressions Concert Series performance.

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By AARON WUDRICKCanadian Taxpayers Federation

Last December, a secretive Parliamentary com-mittee known as the Board of Internal Economy

voted to give all 338 MPs a 20% increase in their of-fi ce budgets. Th e total cost to taxpayers: a cool $25 million. Oddly enough, even though the decision was made in December, news of the Board’s decision didn’t seep out publicly until late February, on a Fri-day afternoon right before Parliament shut down for a week. Doesn’t exactly scream “transparency,” does it? Twenty-fi ve million dollars might not sound like a lot in a budget of billions, but when rookie Finance Minister Bill Morneau brings down his fi rst budget on March 22nd, Canadians will be bracing for a mas-sive defi cit – with some speculation it could be triple the size of the Liberals own self-imposed “modest” limit of $10 billion. With so much red ink, MPs help-ing themselves to a 20% boost to their own staff , travel and other expense budgets is sure to have more than a few Canadians also seeing red. After all, if MPs feel they have such a strong case for this new money, why didn’t they just come out and make it? Keeping the decision secret, only to leak it out two months later right before the week-end smacks of a classic attempt to bury controversial news and hope that no one notices. A more trans-parent approach would have been to announce the decision at the time it was made – and justify it to a skeptical public. No doubt many MPs will argue they spend their existing offi ce budgets prudently, and need the extra money to better serve their constituents. Th at’s pos-

sible – but there’s currently no way for Canadians to judge that claim since we know little about how MPs spend their budgets. Until 2009 MP offi ce budgets were not even pub-licly broken down beyond broad categories such as “Travel” or “Other Expenses.” By 2014, more detail was provided – including itemized costs for hospi-tality expenses. But details for many big expenses are still vague. For example, what about some MP spending $1,000 in the “Gifts” category? What kind of gifts? We can’t say. A few thousand spent on “ma-terials and supplies?” Again, Canadians are left in the dark. Th e Canadian Taxpayers Federation has pro-posed an easy solution to all of this: simply have all MPs (and Senators for that matter) post scanned re-ceipts of their expenses online. It’s a system already in place for councillors in Toronto and for senior politicians and civil servants in Alberta – and since MPs already have to submit scanned receipts to ad-ministrators in Parliament, there would be little red tape. With a few clicks of a button, those scanned documents could easily be put on the internet for all Canadians to see. If politicians know every receipt they submit will be available for the whole world to see, they are far more likely to be prudent in their use of taxpayer dollars than if they can assure themselves that “no-body will ever know.” It’s time for our politicians to be more transpar-ent with their spending – and they should start by posting their expense receipts, and show Canadians the money. But until then, Canadians should right-fully question the need for a 20% hike to their offi ce budgets.

Community Promotion… Th is weekend, Winnipeg will host a combined, gi-ant golf expo and RV show. Minnedosa will be in atten-dance on display at this event, which runs from March 10th to 13th. With a large attendance expected for this combined golf and RV showcase, this is expected to be a great promotional opportunity to attract visitors to our golf course, campground and community.

Tribute to Tourism… It is the time of year once again for Westman resi-dents to begin thinking about worthy nominees for the Tribute to Tourism Awards. Th is year’s awards, the thir-teenth annual, will be handed out in Carberry on June 1st. Minnedosa and Area CDC hopes to nominate a full slate of candidates in the six categories but additional nominations are always welcome. Nomination forms can be found online at www.tourismwestman.ca

Daylight Saving Time… We return to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, March 13th. 2 a.m. is the offi cial time that clocks should be sprung ahead by one hour. In today’s tech savy world, most digital devises such as computers, cellphones, etc will automatically adjust their time leaving only a few “traditional” devices in need of a manual, hands-on time change.

Worst Roads… On Wednesday, CAA Manitoba launched its fi fth annual Worst Roads campaign in front of the Manitoba Legislature. You can nominate a road you feel is worthy of being recognized as one of the worst in the province by visiting the CAA Manitoba website.

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1886 – Five teams with over two hundred sacks of fl our from the Plum Creek Mill arrived at A.C. Sewell’s last eve-ning.

1896 – Horses and other animals presently running the town’s streets are a nuisance that should be abated. Chil-dren and ladies are afraid to walk on some of the streets.

1916 – It is said there are only 18 inches of water in the lake above the dam which means Minnedosa will be in darkness shortly, unless a kind providence favours us with an early spring.

1916 – A public notice has been put up in the new Post Offi ce which forbids smoking, spitting or loitering in the building. Very often when going in for your mail, you would think the new Post Offi ce was built to accommo-date smokers and bummers, which Minnedosa has had more than her fair share of the latter as of late.

1936 – Members of Town Council will receive $3.50 indemnity for each meeting attended to a maximum of $100. Last year, indemnity was $4.00 and members of council who attended all sessions received $84 for their services.

1956 – Minnedosa Safeway advertises baby beef steaks, sirloin round and t-bone for 47 cents per pound. Friday only - when you spend $2.99 or more you could purchase a grouping of three coff ee mugs for 19 cents.

1976 – Mayor Jim Burgess and Minto Reeve Russell Cook cut the ribbon to offi cially open the brand new Credit Union premises on Saturday. Th e cost of the new building, located directly south of the United Church is $175,000 including construction and furnishings.

1986 – Stan’s IGA is hosting a grand opening at its new Minnedosa location on March 11th. Store owner is Stan Phillips with Murray Mauws as store manager and Allen Ripley as meat manager.

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The Minnedosa Foundation granted funds to cover the cost of the banquet for the MHSAA provincial A/AA hockey championship playing in our local arena this

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Have you ever tried to explain your job to a

four-year-old? For many of us, I am hopeful that you have a simpler time of it than I do. It’s hard to ar-ticulate in simple language that my son can under-stand what it is that I spend my days (and an astonish-ing number of evenings as well) doing in order to sim-ply “make the money to buy toys”. I share this with the readers this week, as it is rooted in this conversa-tion with this inquisitive youngster that my focus on the task at hand is forged. Yes, we can discuss the challenges that face pro-fessionals engaged in rural economic development. We can easily slough off

the lack of results to a short-sighted vision on the part of council, the lack of political will to move the economic development agenda forward, or any other hurdle that arises when we try to create pro-gressive change. However, that’s a cop out today and it sure as hell isn’t going to be worth anything later as well. You see, in our work, we are not measured by what we ASPIRE to do. Th e community doesn’t levy any points for what we TRY to do, or projects that we STARTED to do. Quite simply, the meaningful success of anyone in their role is measured solely in what they completed --

what got done. Even then, sometimes the commu-nity memory can be short. Down the road, your peers and contemporaries will remember you in one of two ways – either you were someone that got things done, or that you were not eff ective in your role, no matter what obtsacles you were up against behind the scenes. On the frustrating days when it seems a challenge to make the wheels turn forward at all, I remind myself of my assignment based on what projects and initiatives I have been able to complete so far. Th en I look down the paths toward a destination that I see as achievable and drive forward. At the end of my tenure in this position, there must be a list of com-pleted projects to stand as the tally of my eff ective-ness here. Quite simply, what is the legacy that I leave behind for the salary that I have been paid? Will I be able to represent my work in Minnedosa to my children and grandchil-dren as having value? Did I DO something? Recently, I was on the receiving end of criticism for comments that I made publicly in a letter to the editor. Quite frankly, I’m

not surprised to hear it. However, the function of rural economic develop-ment does not rest solely with one paid employee. It requires the active par-ticipation, vision and ac-tion by Boards, Councils, the Planning District, the Province, and even at a Federal level. While we charge forward locally and make recommendations to achieve those objectives, any roadblock set upon the path at any stage can side-track all progress. To that end, I will hold those of-fi cials and partners to the same standard and chal-lenge them to articulate their successes in these key areas. After all, we’re all paid by the same public dollars, and our account-ability to the communities that we serve must never be cause for doubt. And you can bet that I will also ask them: what is it that you do? Please show me what you’ve done. Manitoba’s Valley Par-adise is created by its peo-ple and we need to talk. You can fi nd me under the Discover Minnedosa ban-ner on Main Street, reach me by e-mail at [email protected], call me at 204-867-3885, or keep up with the action on Face-book.

But What Do You DO?!Living in Paradise

By

VERN MAY EDO, Minnedosa & Area CDC

Dear Editor,

With the Co-op tak-ing over a portion

of Main Street I was won-dering why they could not keep the old stone building and renovate it to accom-modate the new adminis-trative offi ces? Too many old buildings are being torn down. Remember the

Tremont? If the “Heritage” Co-op calls themselves this they should stand by it. I see nothing wrong with a complete revamp and still maintain the old style charm.

Rod Cook,Minnedosa, MB

Where’s The

“Heritage” In Co-op?


SCHEDULE Monday, March 14, 2016 – Minnedosa United Church

9:30 a.m. Speech Arts Solos Vocal Solos, beginner & 10 years & under 1:00 p.m. Vocal Solos 12 years & under and 14 years & under incl. Musical Theatre7:00 p.m. Adult Speech Arts, Vocal 16 years & under, 18 years & under and Adult

Tuesday, March 15, 2016 – Minnedosa Community Conference Centre

9:30 a.m. School Choirs & Speech ChoirsWednesday, March 16, 2016 –

Minnedosa United Church

9:00 a.m. Piano Solo Beginner 1:00 p.m. Piano Solo Grade 5 & 9 Flute, Violin, Guitar Solos, Family Music & Chamber Group7:00 p.m. Piano Solo Grades 10 & Adult

Thursday, March 17, 2016 – Minnedosa United Church

9:00 a.m. Piano Solo, Grades 1,2 & 31:00 p.m. Piano Solo Grades 6 & 8

Friday, March 18, 2016 – Minnedosa Community Conference Centre

9:00 a.m. Dance1:00 p.m. Dance 6:00 p.m. Dance

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Bantam

By LAURA GOOD

The weekend of March 4th was the week-

end of Bantam Provin-cials. Th e Minnedosa Bantam Bombers played in Boissevain in the ‘B’ Provincials. First match up was on Friday against Souris Elks. Carter Hed-ley delivered a beauty pass to Josh Good in front of net and his shot found the back of the net. Souris responded minutes later and the fi rst period ended tied at one. Th e Bombers racked up three goals in the second period unas-sisted goal to both Lucas Parrott and Tyson Kaw-chuk. Josh Kindon fed a pass to Erik Barrett who scored our fourth goal in the third period. Bombers held on to win 4-3. Game Two of the tour-nament was on Saturday against the host team, the Boissevain Border Kings. Th e game was evenly matched in the fi rst period and went scoreless. Th e second period Boissevain

scored four goals and the Bombers were not able to catch up. Th ey added one more in the third and the Bombers lost 5-0. Th is placed the Bombers in the Consolation Final after getting the fi fth place bye. Bombers had to face the Souris Elks once again. Th is time, the game went to Souris’s favour and the Bombers came up short, losing 3-0. Th is will be the fi nal season of Bantam hockey for four of the players Josh Good, Andy Peckover, Josh Kingdon and Devon Beatty.

Pee Wee

By GARY TOPHAM

Th e Minnedosa Mi-nor Pee Wee team played in the Brandon Pee Wee League over the ‘15-’16 winter. Teams were from Brandon, Shilo, Souris, Virden, and Minnedosa. Th is league was very com-petitive and many of the teams evenly matched. Any team could beat any team on any given night.

At the end of league play, the Minnedosa record was 12 wins, three losses, and one tie. Our record meant we were tied for fi rst place with Shilo. Shilo was awarded fi rst due to head to head games. For playoff s, teams were grouped into two pools based on their re-cords. Virden, Brandon Leafs, Brandon Avalanche and Minnedosa were placed into the same pool. Each team played each other and the top two teams in each pool moved onto the semi fi nals. Minnedosa’s fi rst game was against Virden. Th is game was played at Westman Communica-tions Place and was the fi rst time for many of the players to play on the same ice as the Wheat Kings. Th e Minnedosa Bombers took this energy into the game and played a great game. Final score was 9 to 1 for the Bombers. Scoring goals were Cole Topham with six, Austin Taylor, Luke Gugin and Vic Lamb with one goal each. Assists going to Callie Maguire, Payton Burton and Cole Topham.

Minnedosa’s second game was against the Brandon Avalanche team. As luck would have it many of the Minnedosa players were under the weather with the nasty fl u bug that has been going around all winter. Minnedosa played their hardest but could not fi nd the energy to keep up with the Avalanche. Final score 9-4 in favour of the Brandon team. Scoring for Minnedosa was Cole Topham with four goals. Assists going to Austin Taylor and Brooklyn Hed-ley. A one and one record meant the Pee Wee’s need-ed to win their last game to move onto the playoff round. Minnedosa played the Brandon Leafs in this game. Hockey Gods were on our side on this game as Cole Topham scored in the opening minute of the game with a long shot that hit the goalie’s glove and bounced in. Congrats to Daylan Hunter (our goalie) and Vic Lamb as-sisting on the goal. Th e team used this extra en-ergy to play one of their best games of the year. Minnedosa and the Leafs

exchanged chances back and forth. Cole Topham scored his second late in the second, assisted by Vic Lamb and Austin Tay-lor. Leafs replied quickly and the second ended 2-1 for the Bombers. After many nail biting moments Ryan Donohoe was able to score twice on breakaways in the third to secure the win. Th is meant the Bomb-ers made the league semi fi nals this past Sunday and would play against the Shilo Centennials. Th e Shilo team reminded everyone of the mid 70’s Philadelphia Flyers - big, fast, and bruising in an age group where there isn’t supposed to be any body contact. Th e Shilo team used their size to build a 3-0 lead half way through the second period. Th e Bomber team did not give up, dug deep, and after many great saves from their goalie, Daylan Hunt-er, the Bombers were able to get on the score board with 1.8 seconds left in the second. Vic Lamb scored, assisted by Cole Topham and Austin Taylor. Half way through the third period, Callie Magu-ire scored on a great pass-ing play between Austin Taylor and Cole Topham to make it 3-2. For the next fi ve minutes the Bombers threw everything possible at the Shilo team, includ-ing blocking shots from the point with their bod-ies. Many of the Bombers have the bruises to show for it. Th e Bombers were awarded with their hard work as Vic Lamb placed a seeing eye wrist shot over the Shilo goalie shoulder with just over two minutes to go. Goal assisted by

Cole Topham and Payton Burton. Both teams had chances to win the game in regulation time but pucks seemed to squeak by the posts. Game ended in a 3-3 tie, which meant a fi ve minute sudden death period. Both teams had power play chances in the overtime and both goal-ies stood on their heads. Teams were still tied at the end of sudden death, which meant a three play-er shoot out. Shilo was able to score once on the penalty shots and Bomb-ers could not fi nd the back of the net. Congrats to Daylan Hunter in net as he played a superb game, stopping many slap shots from the Shilo defence. Shilo advances to play in the league fi nals. Bomber team was giv-en a standing ovation from the Minnedosa cheering section at the end of the game, as they played their hearts out and did not give up. We could not ask for a better game to end the year. Four players and their families from Hamiota en-dured extra travelling time all year. Th e four are: Kyle Johns, Cole Gunnarson, Ryan Donohoe, and Da-vid McConnell. Th e rest of the Minnedosa Minor Pee Wee Team are: Dylan Hunter, Brooklyn Hedley, Owen Kingdon, Austin Taylor, Luke Gugin, Vic Lamb, Brady Ewasiuk, Cole Topham, Payton Bur-ton and Callie Maguire. Enjoy the spring and summer, keep busy with other sporting activities and here’s hoping all will be back for hockey this fall. Only 200 days till con-ditioning camp!

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By JEFF PEARSON

The Minnedosa Bomb-ers defeated the Glad-

stone Lakers on February 26th in an exciting over-time game to win the quar-terfi nals in the Tiger Hills Hockey Leaque (THHL)! Th e deciding game was played in Gladstone with the Bombers #21 Russell Huyghe scoring the win-ning goal four minutes into the overtime period

moving the Bombers into the Semifi nals with a score of 4 to 3. Th is is the Bombers fi rst year in the more com-petitive THHL and they are fl ying high now battling the Carberry Plainsmen in the Semifi nal round of playoff s. Currently the two teams are tied with a game each. Th e Bombers showed their league dominance taking the fi rst game

March 4th by hammering the Plainsmen with a score of 5 to 2 on their home ice. Th e Saturday, March 5th matchup was in Minnedo-

sa with an unfortunate up-set seeing the Plainsmen scrape by in overtime with a score of 5 to 4. Th e battle for supremacy will contin-

ue tonight, Friday, March 11th in Carberry and re-turn to Minnedosa tomor-row night, Saturday, March 12th. Mark your calendars

hockey fans for what will prove to be a real battle on our home ice for the Semi-fi nal series.

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This Sunday’s time change marks a wonderful mile-stone for 2016. Canadians everywhere can begin to

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Peter and Muriel Sol-onyczny along with

daughter Sylvia and son-in-law Blake of Shilo re-turned home from a nice holiday in Mexico. Gloria Campbell ac-companied Sadie Rys-tephanuk to Winnipeg on Th ursday where Sadie had a medical check up at the St. Boniface hospital. Congratulations to Karen Boles and Ian Drul who were married on Leap Year day Monday, Febru-

ary 29th. Sylvester and Elsie Kristalovich attended the funeral of Joan Mills of Russell, MB on Saturday. Joan is the mother-in-law of their son Keith of Cal-gary. Keith, Margie and son Miles also visited with Sylvester and Elsie while here. Happy 91st birthday to Helen Maluk on March 2nd and to Sophie Nech-weduik on her 92nd March 6th. Sophie had all her family home for the week-end to help her celebrate.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Val Weir who had the misfor-tune of falling and fractur-ing her leg. Happy 91st birthday to Paul Stasiuk who treated everyone at the Drop-in Centre to coff ee and birth-day cake. Also, his daugh-ter Elsie and Walter Scuten of Nokomis, SK were in for the birthday and spent the weekend her with dad. Th ere have been geese spotted already this past week, so spring is just around the corner.

Bea Fraser returned home after spending a week in Winnipeg with daughter and her fam-ily helping out while her daughter was ill. John Domaschuk, Steve Dmyterko, Sadie Rystephanuk and Francis Kuzmak took in the Se-niors Western Regional Shuffl e Board competition at Rivers on Th ursday. Sa-die and Francis came in third, so the women were better players then John and Steve. Speedy recovery to

Jean Hawkins of Brandon, a long time summer resi-dent here who had fallen and fractured her shoulder and is in the Brandon As-siniboine Hospital. Happy retirement to Ernie Koltasky who has re-tired from the local land fi ll site. Richard Prosken has taken the job over. A good turnout was on hand at the Rec. Centre on Sunday evening for their annual Ukrainian supper hosted by the museum committee.

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ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION 2016/2017 BUDGET

The focus of the school division budget is to maintain quality educational programs that develop 21st century learning skills for all students in a safe and positive environment.

After careful review of instructional programs, staffing levels, technology needs, building maintenance priorities and pupil transportation needs, the Board of Trustees are proposing a budget that maintains current programs.

REVENUE Budget

2015-2016 Budget

2016-2017 % Increase (Decrease)

Provincial Education $10,180,015 $10,230,950 0.5% Other Provincial (net EPTC) $485,260 $488,280 0.6% Ed. Prop. Tax Credit (EPTC) $2,078,662 $2,116,568

5.4% Tax Incentive Grant (TIG) $761,424 $761,422 Special Requirement $8,189,719 $8,747,865 Other Sources $1,685,500 $1,719,250 2.0%

Total Revenue $23,380,580 $24.065,155 2.9%

EXPENDITURE Budget

2015-2016 Budget

2016-2017 % Increase (Decrease)

Regular Instructional $13,539,115 $14,077,275 4.0% Student Services $3,134,550 $3,116,485 -0.6% Community Education $59,385 $61,195 3.0% Business Administration $931,685 $958,025 2.8% Pupil Support $787,675 $814,320 3.4% Transportation $1,597,250 $1,650,920 3.4% Maintenance $2,760,920 $2,908,580 5.3% Fiscal Capital $425,000 $428,355 0.8% Transfer to Capital $145,000 $50,000 -65.5%

Total Expenditure $23,380,580 $24.065,155 2.9%

2% Fiscal & Capital

59% Instructional

13% Student Services

4% Admin.

3% Pupil Support

7% Transportation

12% Maintenance

Expenses by Function

Expenses by Object

Sources of Revenue

74% Salaries

2% Fiscal & Capital

10% Services

8% Supplies

6% Benefits

7% Other Sources

36% RRSD Special

Requirement (net EPTC and TIG)

43% Prov.

School, Finance Branch

2% Other Prov. (net EPTC and TIG)

12% Education Property Tax Credit

(EPTC) & Tax Incentive Grant (TIG)

In 2016, property values were reassessed by the Province of Manitoba. In 2016, municipalities, towns and school divisions use these reassessed values as the

basis for determining property taxes. Rolling River School Division portioned assessment increased overall by 25.4% with

specific percentage increases over the 2015 assessment as follows: Residential 19.4% Farm 55.5% Commercial 9.1%

PRIORITIES

Excellence in Education Healthy Living Sustainable Future Community Partnerships

REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS Provincial Education funding level maintained. Increase in Rolling River First Nations revenue. Decrease in Other Revenue due to change in lease arrangement of

Minnedosa Provincial Building. EXPENDITURE HIGHLIGHTS

0.38 full time equivalent (FTE) increase in teachers from 2015/ 2016 Budget (includes 0.5 FTE Divisional Numeracy Coach position).

Adjust student services contingency Educational Assistant (EA) supports based on 2015/2016 experience. Maintain Pre-Kindergarten program at Douglas Elementary School. Maintain Outdoor Education program. Maintain Hockey Academy program in Rivers. Increase in Band budget to eliminate parent cost for instrumen t rentals. Continue to upgrade computer technology equipment. Maintain Professional Development budget for instructional staf f. Maintain Maintenance and Transportation services and supplies b udgets.

SCHOOL DIVISION PROPERTY TAXES, SPECIAL LEVY AND MILL RATE

Property Tax 2015 Proposed 2016 % Change

RRSD Special Levy $9,957,197 $10,540,127 5.5%

Portioned Assessment $743,805,430 $932,897,500 25.4%

RRSD Mill (Tax) Rate 13.4 11.3 -15.6%

The Education Property Tax

Credit (EPTC) of $700 is deducted

from an individual’s primary

property’s residential school

division taxes and reduces the property owner`s

taxes prior to payment.

Seniors are eligible for the Education Property Tax Credit of $700

plus a Seniors Education Property Tax Credit of $400 plus the Seniors School Tax

Rebate of up to $2,300.

Farmland property owners are eligible for the Farmland Tax Rebate equal to 80% of the school property taxes paid, to a

maximum of $5000.

Formula to calculate your school taxes A X B X C / D where

A = the assessed value of the property C = the mill rate B = the portion of the assessed value that is taxed D = 1000

Due to the provincial reassessment of property values, in 2016 there is a reduction in the mill rate and a shift in local taxes to more reliance on farmland and farm building assessment. Farmland and buildings will see a greater increase in taxes when the special levy mill rate for 2016 is applied to the re-assessed property values. Farm assessment in Manitoba increased significantly across the Province so most farmland and rural school divisions will be affected in a similar way.

The portion of the assessed value of a property that is taxed depends on the category of property.

The percentage of the property’s assessed value that is taxed is: Residential 45% Farmland 26% Commercial 65%

Year Enrollment Total 10 year Average

30-Sep-00 2306

-578.00 -34.00 30-Sep-05 2041 -265.00 30-Sep-10 1835 -206.00 30-Sep-15 1701 -134.00

September 30, 2016 (Est) 1728 27.00

% Increased in assessed value of

property since 2015 by

Property Category

Approximate Annual RRSD School Tax Increase or (-Decrease)

$100,000 Assessed Property Value

Residential Farmland Commercial

0.0% -$93.99 -$54.31 -$135.76

25.4% $35.15 $20.31 $50.77

19.4% $4.64

55.5% $108.73

9.1% -$68.93

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Parks Canada is taking precautions against

zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species at Riding Mountain National Park by consolidating boat launches around Clear Lake. Boats can launch from the Clear Lake Boat Cove and East End (at the Clear Lake Golf Course en-trance), while launches at Frith Beach and Spruces day-use area will be closed. Riding Mountain Na-tional Park will continue mandatory watercraft in-spections for aquatic inva-sive species in 2016. Since spring 2015, all motorized and non-motorized wa-tercraft entering park wa-ters have been required to undergo a free inspection by Parks Canada water-craft inspectors who have received specialized train-ing from Manitoba Con-servation and Water Stew-ardship (CWS) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In 2015, Parks Canada inspectors

conducted over 2,300 wa-tercraft inspections on boats, canoes, kayaks, sail-boats and paddleboards, and 45 vessels were decon-taminated. Permits and decals issued in 2015 are not valid for 2016.

“Th e consolidation of boat launches and contin-ued watercraft inspections are measures that Parks Canada is using to ensure the ecological integrity of Clear Lake and other park waters. Th ese measures will safeguard the health and recreational potential of our lakes for visitors.” stated Michaela Kent, Superintendent, Riding Mountain National Park Parks Canada is a rec-ognized world leader in conservation. As part of a pilot project with the De-partment of Fisheries and Oceans to monitor the spread of zebra mussels in Manitoba, inspectors took water samples from high-risk watercraft to test for zebra mussel environ-mental DNA (eDNA). Re-source Management Offi -

cers also conducted eDNA sampling on lakes in the park, and received permis-sion from Manitoba CWS to obtain samples from surrounding lakes. Th e samples processed to date have tested negatively for zebra mussels.

Quick Facts

Zebra mussels were fi rst confi rmed in Mani-toba in Lake Winnipeg in 2013, and there is a high threat that they will spread to other lakes in the prov-ince. By working closely with visitors to keep this destructive invasive spe-cies out of park waters, Parks Canada is ensuring both the ecological integ-rity of our treasured spaces and their enjoyment by present and future genera-tions. Riding Mountain Na-tional Park is working with the four western provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Colum-bia) to prevent the spread of zebra mussels, and with

Manitoba CWS on general aquatic invasive speciesconcerns. Investments in visitor infrastructure will ensure the quality and reliability of visitor facilities and con-tinue to allow Canadians to connect with nature.

Th e Clear Lake Boat Cove recently received several upgrades, including ex-panded parking, a new accessible canoe/kayak launch and improved traf-fi c fl ow for launching. Future improvements in-clude new boat launches,

silt and sand control for launches, and re-routing of the Clear Lake walking trail. High risk shoreline areas will be re-vegetated to prevent erosion and to keep nutrients from get-ting into Clear Lake.

RMNP Takes Precautions Against Zebra Mussels

Photo submitted

An example of the damage Zebra Mussels can cause.

By ZELDA FIRBY

Andy and Stacie Cardy, accompanied by Sta-

cie’s sister and husband of Mitchell, MB have returned home from an enjoyable holiday to Cuba. Deepest sympathy is extended to Gordon and Carol McManus and family of Minnedosa and relatives on the passing of Marion McManus at the Minnedo-sa Personal Care Home. Deepest sympathy is extended to Max McNabb, Darwin and Maureen De-Backere and girls on the passing of their aunt Au-drey Briese at the Minnedo-sa Personal Care Home. Pleased to report that Elaine Th omson is home from the hospital follow-ing back surgery. Get well wishes Elaine. Mark, Sylvia, Ryan and Jordyn Firby have returned home from a one week Norwegian Escape Cruise and a few days in Orlando, Florida. Mark’s family were part of a group of 35 rela-tives and friends who en-joyed the cruise.

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The long-anticipated report of the Canada

Transportation Act Re-view, tabled in Parliament recently, falls short in sev-eral key areas, said Dan Mazier, president of Key-stone Agricultural Pro-ducers. Th e report recom-mends the Maximum Revenue Entitlement be phased out in seven years. It was put in place in 2000 to ensure the railways re-ceive a fair rate of return for hauling grain, and at the same time to control any unjustifi ed increases

on that rate. “I was on a sub-com-mittee of the Crop Lo-gistics Working Group, a national committee of stakeholders that devel-oped a submission for the review, and we strongly recommended the MRE be maintained because it’s working just as it’s sup-posed to,” said Mazier. “It’s based on a com-plicated formula, but the bottom line is railways are penalized if they charge more than allowed to ship our grain – and the money from the penalty goes into grains research.” Th e report also rec-

ommends that the 160-ki-lometre inter-switching provision, created by Bill C-30 during the 2014 grain-shipping crisis, be phased out. “Th is provision al-lows that CN and CP can use one another’s tracks for 160 kilometres, so that if one railway can’t get rail cars to an elevator or terminal for pick-up, the grain shipper can use the services of the other rail-way,” said Mazier. “We’re disappointed the review panel did not listen closely enough to farmers when we stressed the need for these tools to

help maintain railway ac-countability and support price competition – which can drastically impact our bottom lines, especially now as commodity prices continue to fall.” On the positive side, Mazier said the report has met requests for protec-tion for producers want-ing to ship their own grain, and funding and support for groups want-ing to purchase short lines no longer used by CN and CP. “We had hoped it would go further and rec-ommend short line opera-tors be allowed more op-

portunities to haul grain on branch lines owned by the major railways, but this is a good start to encouraging the develop-ment of short line railways that can better serve pro-ducers’ needs.” Producers also asked that the Canadian Trans-portation Agency receive more power over dispute resolution between ship-pers and railways, and that it get more support for drafting and mediating service contracts between shippers and the railways – and the report includes these recommendations. “I understand Trans-

port Minister Marc Gar-neau will be consulting with producers on this re-port, and we have already had a preliminary meet-ing with Agriculture Min-ister Lawrence MacAulay,” said Mazier. “More work needs to be done to address the lack of competition in grain transportation. Th e report doesn’t address this at all, and this is the fundamental thing those in the grain industry be-lieve lies at the heart of all of our problems.”

Bad And Good News In Canada Transportation Act Review

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Bowlers of the week are Debbie Tarn 266, 221 (+166T) and Dan Motuz 199, 161 (+66T).

Other good games: Clay Searle 213; Gladys Murray 188; Marjorie McNabb 156; Bud Amy 197; Garry Mac-Dowall 165; Donna MacDonald 125; Vicky Bugg 129, 131; Vivian Cullen 238; Jim Clark 172, 163; Shirley Davies 170, 187; Bev Chapski 176; Doug Pettigrew 219; Fred Stone-house 136, 132; Pat Delbridge 147; Robert Hendry 208; Dorothy Moller 178; Bernice Evenson 169 and Phyllis Mauthe 143, 156.

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Expressive Dance with Crystal’s Highland

dancers and families cel-ebrated their third Clan Gathering on Saturday, February 27th. Th e event was held in the 50+ Activ-ity Centre in Minnedosa and was well attended by 26 Highland dancers and approximately 60 family

members. $10 was collect-ed from adults and went towards the hall rental. Th e afternoon started with professional photos taken by Nadine Dmy-triw. Th en two 45-min-ute dance sets with the highlight of a guest piper, Douglas Caldwell from Kenton, MB, originally from Scotland. Dancers who participated in the

November 2015 dance ex-ams were then presented with Highland Medals Tests Awards. Medal Tests were held on Wednesday, Febru-ary 24th at Dance Images Studio in Brandon. Exam-iner was Lynn Hamilton from Scotland. 24 dancers completed a total of 52 ex-ams. Some exams include four dances and many dancers completed 2 to 6 exams each. Th ere were Highland Dance exams, Scottish Nationals, Irish Jig, Sailor’s Hornpipe, Theory exams, Group performance Choreog-raphies and an Associ-ate (teacher’s) exam. Th e marking system is as fol-lows: Tiny Tots up to Pre-liminary receive a Pass, Pre-Bronze up to Award Five receive Pass, Pass Plus, Commended, Com-

mended Plus, and Highly Commended. Several EDWC dancers received Commended, Commend-ed Plus and Highly Com-mended. Th ese Awards will be handed out at a later date once they arrive

from Scotland. Th e Clan Gathering continued with a fabulous potluck supper followed by family games (three legged race, tug-o-war, etc). A fun family dance fi nished off the evening

with a re-kindling of “Fyre in the Byre” band; Tom Crook, Barb Dowsett, Fred and Crystal Scott. It was a memorable fun-fi lled family event.

Clan Gathering 2016

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includes a pint of Guin-ness Beer, a delicious black stout from Dublin, Ireland. Th is full-bodied beer has a considerably smooth fi nish despite its bold characteristics, and is delightful to drink any-time of the year. Although there are many fans of this traditional ale, there are just as many cynics due to its dominant taste. I have determined however that even people who don’t drink beer or alcohol, can

appreciate the unique taste of Guinness when used in cooking. I always question a recipe when it calls for water to be added. Why not add wine, broth, juice, or even beer? How much fl avour does water have? Zero. If you want a dish to taste wonderful, and full of fl avour, could you not add something that has more distinction than water? I have always ad-dressed this topic to my past culinary students and preached creativity

and improvisation when it comes to preparing a meal. Guinness beer is a very clever way to add fl a-vour intricacy to a dish, especially when the recipe involves red meat. Th e hearty fl avour of red meat holds up nicely when married with the boldness of Guinness, whereas the taste of fi sh would most likely be lost. A beef stew, for ex-ample, made with a com-bination of beef broth and Guinness beer is incred-ible. Th e full-fl avoured dark, almost black, broth will not only have them guessing, but it will also have them requesting a second helping! With this knowledge in hand, think of the endless possibili-ties of recipe modifi ca-tions you can now carry out. Try Guinness in beef gravy, Sheppard’s pie, cas-

seroles, soups, stroganoff , or even your next beef and tomato spaghetti sauce, to name a few. You can even try marinating an inex-pensive, tough cut of beef in Guinness. You will be amazed at the results. Th e fl avour and dark-ness of this beer comes from the selected hops and roasting of malt bar-ley, similar to the way coff ee beans are roasted. Although Guinness rep-resentatives claim that the colour of their beer is actually a deep ruby red, black is most popularly used to describe the ob-

scurity of this beer here in Canada. Th e smoothness is supposedly from the pure water obtained from natural springs fed by the St. James well. In modern day Ire-land, St. Patrick’s Day has traditionally been celebrated as a religious holiday. It was up until the 1970’s that Irish law banned the opening of pubs on the 17th of March. So this St. Patrick’s Day, one may fi nd it more fi t-ting to raise your fork or spoon (instead of a glass) in a toast to St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland.

However, let’s also make a point of remembering Ar-thur Guinness, who set up his brewery in Dublin, Ire-land in 1759, by signing a nine-thousand-year lease. Th ank you Arthur! If you are interested in travelling to Ireland (or other destinations) with Chef Dez, you can now do so through his exclusive Chef Dez Culinary Tours. Chef Dez is travelling to Ireland and Scotland in the summer of 2017, as well as Savannah, GA this October, and Atlantic Canada in 2018.

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Sympathy is extended to Maxwell McNabb

and Maureen, Darwin De-Bakere and family on the passing of Aunt Audrey Breise. Faith Northam has re-

turned from a two month trip. She spent January in Houston, Texas and Feb-ruary in San Francisco. She enjoyed herself very much but on return found our very mild winter cold. Glen and Loreen Jack-son visited on Saturday

with Dennis, Susan and Sid Dueck of Boissevain. Most of the snow is gone in the area. Get well wishes to Cathy Gijsbers, who is home after having surgery in Brandon.

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We’d like to send sym-pathy to Daryl and

Karen Mitchell, Josh and Lindy on the passing of Daryl’s father Ken Mitch-ell last week. He leaves his wife Muriel and sister, Au-drey and her family. Th e funeral service will be held March 11th in Carberry Presbyterian Church. Da-ryl was the United Grain

Growers elevator manager in town for many years before their move to Elie where they still reside. Gwen Lee returned to her home in Shoal Lake last week from her winter get-away. Daughter Car-olynne and John Nickel also holidayed down south and will be driving home soon. Debbie Lee holidayed recently with them and fl ew home with

Gwen. Welcome back! Th e women of New-dale celebrated World Day of Prayer on Th ursday, March 3rd at the United Church. Th is year’s pro-gram was developed by the women of Cuba and was a welcome to the children and how we must nurture them so they grow healthy in body and soul. Th e Cu-ban population is only be-ginning to feel the eff ects

of their country opening up to the world again. Th e collection taken goes to-ward supporting women’s organizations around the world. A short fi lm was shown that highlights the beautiful island nation, its products, markets and ge-ography, along with those immaculately kept 1950’s cars. Th ey are very proud of their free education and health systems. Tourism

is their main source of outside dollars. Th e af-ternoon closed over lunch and a social time. Th e Hall Board met last week to hold their AGM with most members present. A new sound sys-tem is on order and hope-fully this will allow sound to be available in the base-ment from the upstairs. Do you think spring is arriving this early? Th e

roads have lots of horned larks fl itting along them and the geese are already looking for open water. We’ll have goslings by the end of June this year! We’ll have to check for pussy willows later this week too. Hope everyone is managing to miss the fl u bug and this wicked cold that’s making the rounds!

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With fl ooding across the province in re-

cent years, there is a lot of discussion at provincial, municipal and federal lev-els on how to manage the fl ow of water to minimize the destruction of land and infrastructure during high water events. As a landowner, there’s a role you can play in this plan as well, espe-cially with the help of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC). Th e Corporation is in the middle of a signifi cant wetland restoration proj-ect and they are looking for

landowners to help them meet the project objec-tives. Th ere are a number of advantages to restoring wetlands, but the main benefi t that landowners are often most interested in is the actual retention of water. Deloraine landown-er, Gord Weidenhamer, recently added a 10-year wetland restoration agree-ment to enhance a wetland already under an existing conservation agreement with MHHC. “Nature took a lifetime to create it and to try to get it back takes a lot of steps and a lot of work. Th ese conservation projects

help to restore the natural lands and I think people should take advantage of them and really look at the big picture. Th e land was drained by previous own-ers, but it didn’t provide any benefi t as far as the grazing goes, the wetlands were still there especially during high water years,” said Weidenhamer. Th e 32 acre wetland restoration on Gord Wei-denhamer’s and Glen Scott’s properties is just one example of the many projects, big and small, that have been funded through MHHC with sup-port from Environment and Climate Change Can-

ada and its Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund. Research and land surveys are always com-pleted in co-operation with the landowners to determine what the water level should be at and to provide direction on the best means of restoring the natural landscape. Since Weidenhamer’s land is in the headwaters, he’s hoping the reclama-tion of this wetland will help to alleviate some problems downstream. “If every municipal-ity could look at these pro-grams and utilize them, I think there would be real benefi ts to storing

some water and slowing down water that’s heading downstream,” said Wei-denhamer. Th e Manitoba Habi-tat Heritage Corporation is a non-profi t, Crown corporation with a man-date to conserve, restore and enhance fi sh and wildlife habitat in Mani-toba through conservation initiatives that promote healthy ecosystems and biodiversity. If you’re interested in participating in the Wet-land Restoration project, contact Tom Moran (204-305-0276) or Scott Beaton (204-471-9663)

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Minnedosa Annual Eas-ter Ham Bingo’s to be held on Saturday, March 5th and Sat-urday, March 19th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Legion Club Room. (License #1269). (50-4) x

Minnedosa United Church St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Bake Sale Saturday, March 12th, 2016 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome!! (51-2) x

Trivia Nite Friday, April 22nd, 2016 at the Clanwil-liam Hall. Hosted by the Clanwilliam Community Hall and the Clanwilliam Curling Club. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Questions begin at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets only, $10.00 each lunch included. To enter a team and purchase tickets contact Liz Davies 204-865-2429 or 204-867-4235. Any reserved tickets not paid for prior to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 18th, 2016 will be re-sold. “Please Drink Respon-sibly” (51-2/3-2) x

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Trivia Night Saturday, March 12th. Doors open 7:00 p.m. Games start 7:30 p.m. Sandy Lake Community Hall. Come out and support the Shevchenko Dance En-semble. Show us your smarts and maybe win a pot of gold! Teams have to pre-register before the event. $10.00 per person. Shevchenko Dance Ensemble fundraiser. To reg-ister call Shauna at 204-867-3843 or 204-868-5722. NO MINORS ALLOWED. Lunch provided – Cash Bar. X

Th e 20th Annual Mani-toba Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Induction Dinner will be held in Morden on June 4, 2016. Tickets may be obtained by contacting Jack Hrehirchuk at 204-638-6923/204-648-6395 or [email protected], David Olsen at 204-284-8728 or [email protected], or Joe Wiwchar at 204-822-4636 or [email protected]. Dead-line for ticket sales is May 15, 2016.

Minnedosa United Church invites you take part in our Easter Celebrations. Every-one is welcome. March 20th: Passion (Palm) Sunday at 11:00 a.m. March 24th: Maundy Th ursday at 5:30 p.m. cold pot-luck supper and Service. March 27th: Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 a.m. March 27th: Easter Service at 11:00 a.m. (52-2) x

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We would like to ex-press our deepest gratitude to all family and friends for the many acts of kindness and messages of sympathy shown to us during the loss of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Ella Boyd (formerly of Forrest/Brandon). Th ank you for the beautiful fl oral arrangements, the food, visits, and the char-itable donations made in her memory. Sharon and Cal Goetz and family, Jim and Joanne Boyd and family. x

Th e Bantam Bombers would like to thank our AP players Sam Wilman, Mitch Collyer, Tyson Kawchuk and Tanner Hanson for helping us out on the weekend. Ga-ron Blanchard played a solid three games over the week-end. Th e Bombers would like to say a “HUGE thank you” to the Blanchard’s for com-mitting to our team for the 2015/2016 season. Th e Bomb-ers would also like to extend their thanks to our head coach Tyler Jury, assistant coaches Lawrence Parrott, Dan Bai-ley, Barry Good and Manager Wes Barrett. Last but not least thank you to the parents and fans for their support over this past season! Dh

We, the family of Marion McManus would like to ex-tend our sincere thanks to all the acts of kindness and ex-pressions of sympathy shown to us at the time of our dear mother and grandmother’s passing. To family and friends we would like to thank you for the cards, fl owers, food trays and visits. We would like to thank the Personal Care Home for the care Mom re-ceived over the years. Also thank you to Reverend Nata-sha Pearen for the special ser-vice and comforting words. Th ank you to the organist, choir and United Church La-dies (for the lovely lunch). Also thank you to Minnedosa Funeral Services staff for their guidance and compassion. Marion McManus family.

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OBITUARIES

DEATH NOTICE

ELLA LOUISA BOYDJUNE 26TH, 1923 -

FEBRUARY 21ST, 2016

With her family by her side, Ella Louisa Boyd passed away at the Assiniboine Center in Bran-don. Predeceased by her hus-band, Alex, in 2007, she leaves to mourn her daughter, Sharon

(Cal) Goetz; son Jim (Joanne); grandchildren Trevor (Michelle)

Goetz, Shannon (Jon) Hood, Janelle Boyd, Ryan (Sarah)

Boyd; great grandchildren Courtney, Breanna, and Justin Goetz,

Callie and Kaitlyn Hood, Piper Boyd; brother–in–law Jack (Margaret) Boyd, sister-in-law Marjorie Young and numerous nephews, nieces and many friends. Ella, the youngest daughter of Donald and Ida Cleaver, grew up in the Moore Park area. She married Alex Boyd on March 7th, 1945 and moved to a farm in the Glanton District where they resided until 2005 when they made the move to Brandon. Most of Ella’s life was spent on the farm where she was always by Alex’s side. She always grew a big garden and loved her fl owers. Ella enjoyed curling, bowl-ing, playing cards, attending dances, visiting, and the Saturday night trips to Minnedosa. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, and going to bingo. Family was important to Ella and she followed each member’s activities, quietly encouraging and overfl owing with pride. A visit from any of her “little ones” would always bring a smile to her face. Th e funeral service was held at Memories Chapel, Brandon, on Monday, February 29th, 2016 with Rev. Barb Jar-dine offi ciating. Heather Grobb was soloist. Pallbearers were Lyle Grobb, Bill Grobb, Don Grobb, Ken Grobb, Brian Cleaver and Gregg Phillips. Donations in memory of Ella may be made to the Forrest United Church, Box 48, Forrest, MB R0K 0W0. Ex-pressions of sympathy may be made at www.memorieschapel.com. Arrangements with Memories Chapel, Brandon, 1-855-727-0330.

MARGARET HARRIOT PEARSONMARCH 1ST, 1921 –

FEBRUARY 26TH, 2016

Margaret Harriot Pearson passed away peacefully with family by her side. Margaret was born in Hilltop, the fourth daughter of Anne and Glad-stone Davies. She attended

school there before moving into Minnedosa to work at the

Lady Minto Hospital. In 1944, Margaret married her sweetheart

Harry Pearson. Th ey lived on the family farm, south of Minnedosa, until

moving to Brandon in 1972, spending their winters in Florida. Th ey returned to Minnedosa in 1979, living in a cabin at Minne-dosa Beach. Margaret was a dedicated wife and mother, off er-ing unconditional love, support and guidance to her family. Family and friends were everything to Margaret and she loved having them in her home where laughter was always the main course. She was very active in her church and several hospitals, feeling no one should be alone. Margaret also enjoyed the Red Hat Society, especially parades in her “Little Red Convertible”. Margaret was predeceased by husband Harry in 1986, daughter Judy in 2001 and son Bruce in 2013. She is lovingly remembered by her children Warren, Peggy and Tom, her many grandchildren and great grandchildren, and her sister Florence. Th e family extends a special thank you to Dr. Onyshko and all the staff at Minnedosa Personal Care Home for their care and compassion. A celebration of Margaret’s life was held March 3rd, 2016, at the Minnedosa Covenant Church with Pastor Jeff Loewen and Pastor Murray Carter presiding. Minnedosa Fu-neral Service in care of arrangements.

Dear Reena,I have a big

problem with excessive foot odour. Th e odour overwhelmed my cubicle and I am in an embarrassing situation each time someone comes to my cubicle. I wash my feet twice a day every day, before bed and before going to work, sometimes I soak my feet with baking soda, or tea, or salt. I use foot powder which temporarily stops the odour and I also tried deodorant/antiperspirant on the bottoms of my feet. I sprinkled some baking soda in my shoes overnight but the odour returns as soon as my feet sweat. Not sure if this has something to do with blood circulation or my body lacks some kind of nutrition. I am desperate; how I can get rid of the foot odour? J.J.

Dear J.J.,You have obviously worked hard to combat this frustration by using many tried and true solutions. Your absolute best bet, make an appointment

with a physician and seek medical advice, the solution might be simpler than you ever imagined! In the meantime, head over to a store such as Marks Work Warehouse or a sporting goods store and purchase the best moisture wicking socks that you can fi nd.

Dear Reena,I hear a lot of people talking about composite decking; what is it? Manny

Dear Manny,Composite decks are made from wood fi bers and recycled plastics. Th ey come in a wide variety of colours. Th ey are often recommended for cooler climates because the textile can get very hot. Th ey are durable and quick to install. Composite doesn’t rot and is very durable, but costs about three times more money than some wood varieties. Composite decking doesn’t require stripping, sanding, staining or painting.

Dear Reena,Is there a way to clean pewter items? Mine have

a dark hue to them and I hesitate to try to clean them with the wrong stuff . Margaret

Dear Margaret,Th ere are commercial polishes on the market formulated specifi cally for pewter and other soft metals. If you prefer to clean pewter using products from your home; many people had great results cleaning pewter by gently rubbing it with olive oil and cabbage leaves or a very soft cloth. After pewter is clean, consider purchasing a neutral wax polish to protect your pieces from future oxidization.

Flattening Rice Krispie Treats

Dear Reena,I butter the fl at end of my potato masher, and then press down on the Rice Krispies. Any other fl at surface will do. Works like a charm. Desiree

Dear Reena,After dumping the mixture from the pot into a rectangular container, I use a rubber spatula that I have rubbed with margarine. I might have to re-apply the margarine a couple times, but it then slides eff ortlessly over the sticky mess. Darlene

Dear Reena,Flatten Rice Krispie squares in a 9x13 plastic container instead of a baking dish. Th at way you have a lid and don’t need to fuss with foil and plastic wrap. Darren

Fridge Maintenance Tips C l e a n i n g

u n d e r n e a t h the fridge can be challenging unless you own a yardstick and a pair of nylon pantyhose. Use a rubber band to attach the nylons to the end of the yardstick. Run the stick under the fridge to pull our lingering dust bunnies.

Here is a tip for fridges that are not typically kept full. In order for your fridge to run effi ciently; store a gallon of water inside the fridge at all times.

Clean your fridge before you shop. Th is makes the task easier since there are fewer items to move around.

Store an open jar of fresh coff ee grounds inside the fridge to absorb food odours.

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213 2nd St NE - Box 385 T: 867-3884 C: 867-0190 Email: [email protected] www.catharinecpa.ca

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Ryan Marnock204-868-5980 or 204-867-5544

BDO Chartered Accountants

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Minnedosa, MBMonday - Friday

9 a.m. to 12 noon & 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Phone 867-3816

LEGAL

Alexander

Jackson

Law Office

B-116 Main St SMinnedosa, MB

867-3981http://www.ajaxlaw.ca

SIMS & COMPA N YL a w O ffi c e

Norman H. Sims, Q.C.

76 Main Street SouthMINNEDOSA 867-2717

REAL ESTATE

Burgess Law

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51 Main Street SMinnedosa867-2935

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GAS FITTINGAIR CONDITIONING204-867-3121

or

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867-3401 MinnedosaMtg. Times: 8:00 pm Tuesdays

A.D.A.M.Anxiety Disorders

Association of Manitoba

Support Group

Meetings are held at Neepawa Library 3rd Tuesday of

the month 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.For more info call:

Debbie Fisch (204) 725-8550

LEONA’SStudio Of Image

204-867-228767 Main St.

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

142 4th St, NW.Minnedosa, MB 867-3831

Mass Sunday 9:00 a.m.

142 4th St, NW.

Minnedosa, MB 867-3831

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Bryon Gaiser867-2416

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PETER HARRISONPhone/Text 867-5444

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Cory Johnston Minnedosa (204) 476-4705

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RAINKE'SSewage Service

JIM BEAUMONT476-2483

Owner/OperatorCell: 476-6591

Dennis: 476-2766

23 Hour Service

RAINKIES

Phone (204) 857-6100Fax (204) 857-8389

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SEPTICPLUMBING

MLA

LEANNE ROWAT, M.L.A.

Minnedosa114 Main St. S.

Office Hours

ConstituencyPh: (204) 867-2297Fax: (204) 867-3641

WinnipegPh: (204) 945-0258Fax: (204) 945-5921

Mon. - Fri.9:00 - 5:00

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Russell, MB

(204) 773-36181-888-548-7499

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SELF-HELP

Brian HornerGrain & Fertilizer

Hauling

204-867-7182

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GG ORDORD K K EE LL LLYYPlumbing & Heating

Gas Fittingph: 867-2084cell: 867-0346

Drivers Licenses, AutopacGeneral Insurance

867-3946

MINNEDOSA INSURANCE SERVICES

Bruce McNabb – broker

Plumbing & Heating• Construction •

MAIN OFFICE204-867-5458

[email protected] & HEATING

Russ Huyghe204-868-6376

CONSTRUCTIONCody Huyghe

204-210-0502OFFICE MANAGER

Matt Saler204-868-6886

KINGDONELECTRIC

Electrical ContractorCall Gregg867-7153 TFN

PAINTING

TEETH AND DENTURE

CLEANINGIN PERSONAL CARE HOMES

BY A REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST

ANDREA ADAMSON, RDHMINNEDOSA BASED

[email protected]

ELECTRICAL

Book This Spot for

only $11.07 per

week!

Heating

Ventilation/Air quality

Air Conditioning

Refrigeration

Kitchen Equipment

Commercial Gas Fitter

Commercial & Residential

service specialist

Kent Brown1-204-867-7346

• Interior homes etc.• Exterior houses, trims, shops etc.• Reasonable Rates• Good rates for seniors on interior homes

Call James Bart

204-759-2212Shoal Lake, MB


16032gm2

For more details, or to use our online heating calculator visit

hydro.mb.ca/heating

The cost to buy, install and operate indicated above is an average and will vary depending on your home, specific heating needs, and other conditions. Cost to run is based on a February 1, 2016 natural gas rate of $0.2660/m3 and an electricity rate of $0.07672/kWh.

Natural GasSave over $12,000 on home heating.

$1,15010-YEAR

COST TO RUN

TOTAL INVESTMENT:

$25,000 OR LESS

ASK YOUR CONTRACTOR: If you’re installing a natural gas heating system for the first time, there may be extra charges for running the gas line within your home. $15,800

25-YEAR COST TO RUN

Cost to buy & install

$3,500 TO

$5,500NATURAL GAS FURNACE


$1,700 TO

$1,900POWER-VENTED NATURAL GAS WATER HEATER

NATURAL GAS

$2,90010-YEAR

COST TO RUN

TOTAL INVESTMENT:

$37,500 OR MORE

ASK YOUR CONTRACTOR:

If you’re installing an electric heating system for the first

time, there may be extra charges to upgrade your electrical

service and panel to handle the extra load.

$31,85025-YEAR

COST TO RUN


$2,000 TO

$3,000ELECTRIC FURNACE


$800 TO

$1,200

60 GALLON ELECTRIC WATER HEATER

ELECTRICITY

PLAN TODAY AND AVOID UNEXPECTED COSTS:

An emergency furnace or hot water tank replacement may end

up costing you hundreds of dollars more than a planned installation.

Explore your heating options now so you have time to get quotes and

advice from multiple contractors.

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