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Vol. 13 No. 32 | Thursday, November 13, 2014

The local community is helping support a family after their home was destroyed from a fi re late last month. The family has no insurance and are left with having to start over. The home is located in the Glendale Trailer Court.

Journal photo by Lanny Stewart

Community continues to rally around victims of mobile home fi re

A fire that destroyed a home in the Glendale Trailer Court last month has resulted in the lo-cal community rallying around the victims in a big way.

Two dogs and one cat per-ished in the house fire, which took place on the evening of Oct. 10 and it left the two peo-ple who were living the home needing support. The family, who weren’t home at the time of the fire, has no insurance and are left with having to start over.

Lynda Arndt is a neighbour of the woman and stepson who lived in the home and is doing what she can to help. Her hus-band works for Cancade Res-toration and was on call during the fire.

“They [Cancade] had to fence the area and board up what was left of the building,” she said. “I was there taking him coffee and I was saying there were all these people wondering where

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“It just so happened that our park manager came along and I was telling her this and she said, ‘Well if you’d like to do it that would be great’. I didn’t know it would turn out to be as big of thing as it did, but I don’t mind at all. So, I just took on the task,” she continued.

Arndt says she spoke with the family who lived in the home soon afterwards and asked if it was OK if the community start-ed a campaign to raise money and donations for them.

“She was so grateful that people would even care to take that on. She told me of the most important things that we needed and went from there.

“I was so happy to be able to take this on and be able to do this for them,” she continued. “I would hope that if some-thing like that happened to me, somebody would do something to spearhead something to help us out.”

Arndt says over the past few weeks, she’s received a large portion of donations from the community – such as non-per-ishable food items and cloth-ing - all of which are stored in the trailer court office for the family to pick up at their con-venience.

Arndt says she’s also set up a trust account for the family at

the Westoba Credit Union for folks who would like to make monetary donations.

Meanwhile, the Brandon Firefighter and Paramedics charity foundation recently put on a food drive and wound up raising more than $3,000 for the family in need.

“The community was ex-tremely generous and very giv-

ing. It was so nice to see the support of everyone come to this family’s aid.”

Anyone wishing to help out the family, can do so by mak-ing a donation to the Glendale Fire Trust Fund at any of the Westoba Credit Union branches in town. For more information, contact Arndt at 204-570-2624.

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Assiniboine Community College Culinary Arts students served up a big win at this year’s Taste Canada Cooks the Books competition in To-ronto, bringing home a bronze medal for their dish.

Nicholas Ewasiuk from Brandon, Whitney Glasgow of Minnedosa and Jill Kerr of Hamiota took part in the annual two-day competition, which brings culinary students together to create dishes from Canadian cook-books.

Teams are assigned a cookbook and its author selects the recipe to be used. Meals are prepared in front of a live audience at the Delicious Food Show with each of the cookbook authors mentoring student chefs on stage.

“Going to Toronto was a really great experience and winning is the icing on the cake,” said Whitney Glasgow in a release. “I’m proud of our team.”

Team ACC cooked Bibimbap, a signature Korean dish from the To-ronto Star cookbook by Jennifer Bain.

Students were applauded for their knowledge of ingredients, stage pres-ence and teamwork skills. Judges at

this year’s competition included industry professionals Alexa Clark, Konrad Ejbich, John Placko and Signe Langford.

ACC Culinary Arts instructor chef Joanne Canada-Somers ac-companied the students to Toronto and provided support from the crowd as they went head-to-head with nine other teams.

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participating in the competition, this is the fi rst time ACC has placed inside the medal count.

Cooks the Books is an event leading up to the wTaste Canada food writing awards, an event that celebrates and honours exceptional Canadian culinary writing and pub-lishing.

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In photo left to right: chef Joanne Canada-Somers, Nicholas Ewa-siuk, Jill Kerr and Whitney Glasgow.

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A look inside Fun Time Pottery studio, located at 535 34th Street in Brandon.

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The creation of ‘Fun Time Pottery’

Milly McKenna was on vacation when she came across a paint-your-own pottery studio. What started as an afternoon activity sparked a busi-ness idea and Fun Time Pottery in Brandon was created.

McKenna explained that the business offers several different creative options including ‘hand and slab’ building where items are created from a lump of clay. However, the primary focus of the business is pottery that is already formed and ready to paint.

“We have a lot of dif-ferent items for people to choose from including functional items such as mugs, bowls, plates, chip and dip sets and wine goblets,” she said.

Paint your own pottery is the perfect option for a group of people looking for a fun night out.

“We had a group of ladies in last week who had so much fun they’ve booked a night next week too,” said McKenna.

The appeal of a break from the usual routine, together with a fun craft, draws people of all ages to the studio located at 535 34th Street.

McKenna said that while some people are drawn to the function pottery, there are other creative options available too.

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As the name suggests, Fun Time Pottery offers a fun experience for peo-ple of all ages. The busi-ness is the perfect option for birthday parties for the young and young at heart. McKenna also of-fers summer day camps and programs for home-schooled children.

“We have movie days where the children watch a movie and then create a piece with that theme,” she said. For example, af-ter watching Despicable Me, the children painted chip and dip sets where the dip bowl was the Min-ion’s eye. Last Christmas, the group watched “The Polar Express” and then painted a hot chocolate mug. During the holiday season, Santa Claus him-self visits the shop and adds his own personal touch to the pieces cre-ated.

Storytimes are also held every two weeks where pre-school and kindergar-ten children read a story and then are able to paint an item that lends itself to the story.

“We have a lot of fun creating unique items,” said McKenna.

She says one of the big-gest misconceptions for people is the idea that you have to be creative in or-der to come up with some-thing you’ll be proud of.

“You don’t have to be artsy at all,” assured McKenna. “We have stamps, stencils, pens and

lots of creative ideas to help you out.”

While creating your own special piece is ap-pealing, McKenna said there are many people who paint a piece to give as a gift.

“Mugs are the perfect gift for grandparents who have everything,” she said. Many people opt to visit the shop often to cre-ate an entire set of dishes or to get several pieces for gift giving.

“There are so many items to choose from, de-ciding is the hardest part,” McKenna added.

Unlike ceramics of days gone by, the items at Fun Time Pottery are already cleaned of rough edges and ready to paint. Af-ter the items are painted, they are fired in a kiln to give them a hard surface which makes them more durable and food safe. The firing process takes approximately one week, at which time the artist can pick up their work.

“Each time I open the kiln, it’s like Christmas,” said McKenna, her voice filled with excitement. “I can’t wait to open it up and see everyone’s cre-ations.

While being creative is enjoyable for McKenna, she said the people she deals with are the favou-rite part of her business.

“I don’t think I have a job,” she said. “There are people who are no longer customers but are now friends and I just love that part of my business.”

As children are settling into the new school year, the Manitoba Association of Optometrists (MAO) would like to remind parents and caregivers of the importance of regular eye examina-tions. To do well in school, children need to see well in school.

One in four children has a vision problem that can interfere with learning and development. Since 80 per cent of learning is visual, early detection and intervention of vision and eye health problems is critical to maximizing a child’s learning potential.

“An eye exam is a vital part of your child’s overall health” said Dr. Erin Loewen, Chair of Manitoba Associa-tion of Optometrists’ children’s vision committee, in a release.

“We know Manitoba families want the best for their children and for them to be ready to learn in school. Nothing is more important than ensuring Mani-

toba students are prepared to learn, checking their eye sight, addressing and correcting any vision problems plays huge part in preparing students for school. Our government recognizes and supports this important service by ensuring that children under the age of 19 receive one free eye examination every two years, and in addition, cover-ing the cost for additional exams if it is medically necessary,” said Health Min-ister Erin Selby.

Many vision and eye health problems have no symptoms and can only be de-tected through the course of a compre-hensive eye examination. Early detec-tion is the key, that’s why Manitoba Doctors of Optometry recommend that all children have a comprehensive eye examination by age three.

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On Friday, Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister will deliver his party’s alternative throne speech. Though it won’t be his party’s election plat-form, he says it will be “our vision of where we believe the province needs to go.”

With a civil war cur-rently being waged within the Selinger government’s cabinet and caucus, more Manitobans are willing to consider a change in their provincial government than at any time in the past 15 years. They want to know what that change would look like with Pal-lister as premier, and are prepared to listen.

This is an opportunity that seldom presents itself to an opposition leader, and cannot be squandered. The NDP’s leadership issues will likely be resolved well before the next election, so the next few weeks may represent Pallister’s best chance to gain the trust of enough Manitobans to elect a PC government.

In order to accomplish that objective, he has to go beyond repeating the anti-PST, fiscal responsibility rhetoric he has relied upon for the past 18 months. He must convince Manitobans, Winnipeggers in particular, that the province’s finan-cial condition isn’t the only issue he cares about.

Directing his audience to the woeful condition of Manitoba’s health, educa-tion and child welfare sys-tems would be a good start.

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Over 10,000 of Manitoba’s children are currently under the care of child welfare agencies. Almost 1,000 of those kids are be-ing housed in hotels where they are barely supervised and, according to media reports, are vulnerable to pimps, johns and drug dealers. Only a fraction are attending school on a regu-lar basis.

A number of children in care have suffered hor-rific deaths over the past 15 years and, almost three months after Tina Fon-taine’s body was recovered from the Red River, kids in care are still regularly re-ported as missing.

Manitoba has one of the highest child poverty rates in Canada. Too many chil-dren receive their break-fast and lunch at schools and soup kitchens because they are not fed at home. They seldom see a doc-tor, dentist or optometrist regularly, relying instead upon walk-in clinics and emergency rooms for their health care.

Winnipeg has four of the lowest-ranked ERs in the country, while the number of ERs in rural Manitoba has shrunk over the past decade. Others are regular-ly closed for extended pe-riods. Wait times for some surgical procedures vastly exceed national averages.

A few months ago, for-mer health minister Erin Selby blamed taxi drivers for the deaths of patients who had been sent home

from hospital. With pa-tients being kept in am-bulances for increasingly longer times while waiting to be offloaded, Manitoba has both “taxi cab medi-cine” and “parking lot medicine”.

In recent national and international standardized tests, Manitoba’s children scored the lowest in the na-tion in reading, mathemat-ics and science. Just last week, Maclean’s Magazine once again placed our three universities near the bot-tom of national rankings in several categories.

Manitoba’s New Demo-crats promote themselves as the party that cares about families, but the bulk of the problems facing the prov-ince’s children and fami-lies are the consequences of decisions made by the Doer and Selinger govern-ments. Instead of working to address those very seri-ous issues, however, our NDP MLAs have locked the legislature while they engage in a selfish fight for control of the government.

Manitobans need some-body to fight for their health, their education and

their future. It is a task Pal-lister should seize upon, beginning with next week’s alternative speech from the throne.

For years, the NDP has successfully depicted the Tories as fiscally-obsessed ideologues who care more about balanced budgets than ensuring Manitobans receive quality health care and education. This is an opportunity for Pallister to disprove that accusation, by identifying the crises the NDP have created and laying out the first steps of a plan to improve the situ-

ation. More clearly, this is the moment for Pallister to remind Manitobans that being fiscally responsible and having compassion for those in need are not mu-tually exclusive concepts, and to pledge that his gov-ernment would be guided by both.

It is the approach ad-opted by Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman during his successful mayoral cam-paign. It represents the To-ries’ best chance to win the next election.

OPINIONOPINIONLetter: Jim Flaherty was right

Dear editor,

Middle class families should not have to pay more to give wealthier families, like those of MPs and cabinet ministers, a $2,000 tax break.

But that’s exactly what’s happening with Stephen Harper’s new “income splitting” scheme. In fami-lies where the parents are

in different tax brackets, it allows the higher-income spouse to claim a tax credit of up to $2,000 per year (as if a portion of his or her income were being taxed at the other parent’s lower rate).

Former Finance Minis-ter Jim Flaherty was con-cerned that such a policy would be expensive and unfair to most Canadians.

“It benefits some parts of the Canadian population a lot, and other parts of the Canadian population virtu-ally not at all,” he said.

And he was right.The vast majority of Ca-

nadian families will receive no benefit from income splitting. Single mothers get nothing. Families in which both parents are in the same income bracket

get nothing. The most needy and lowest income families get nothing.

In fact, fewer than 15 per cent of Canadian house-holds will benefit; 85 per cent will not. And for the few who do, the biggest gains will go to the wealth-iest.

At a cost of $2 billion a year, Mr. Harper is spend-ing an awful lot of money

to help a small and select group. Those who have been left out will ques-tion both the cost and the fairness of it all. Like the late Mr. Flaherty, they will wonder why Mr. Harper is re-distributing income to the more affluent.

Canadians need a plan for jobs and growth. Mr. Harper’s income splitting plan does nothing to en-

courage economic growth or strengthen the middle class. Liberals oppose this policy, and we will contin-ue to put forward positive solutions that will help our economy grow and give all Canadians a real and fair chance at success.

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Letter: When cabinet fi ghts, Manitobans lose

During the 2011 elec-tion, the NDP promised to remove education prop-erty taxes from seniors age 65-plus. This com-mitment was reiterated again in the 2013 Budget, that “by 2015, seniors in Manitoba will no lon-ger pay this tax.” Come 2015, seniors will still be paying this tax, and NDP mismanagement and in-fi ghting has made this yet another broken promise.

Rather than eliminating

the tax, the NDP capped the ‘Seniors School Tax Rebate’ at $235. This rebate can be applied for upon receiving your property tax statements (beginning in mid-May in some municipalities), and is stated to be received in 8-10 weeks.

This would mean that Winnipeg residents, who applied for the rebate by the municipal tax deadline of June 30, should expect their rebate by mid-Sep-

tember. However, many are left waiting 16-plus weeks later.

A simple rebate that se-niors are entitled to should not take twice as long to deliver as was promised. When government opera-tions are jeopardized by mismanagement and NDP infi ghting, all Manitobans lose.

Cliff GraydonProgressive Conserva-tive critic for Healthy

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Random musings from the keyboard

A recent TV commer-cial featuring hair dye left me wondering about things that you don’t nor-mally think about - or even care about for that matter.

I’m not typing about how natural the dye job looks. The ad mentioned the product had an ‘extra shot of prismatic dyes’ whatever that is. Are we to be impressed or should we worry about all those chemicals you’ll be put-

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ting in your hair? At least it hides the grey.

I was cooking the other day and noticed that the lining in my non-stick frying pan was missing in spots and pretty scratched up. Does this mean the pan is no longer useable? The food isn’t sticking to it. What if the lining got mixed in with the scrambled eggs and hash browns? Will you feel the effects a few years down the road? Kind of like

cooking with lead pots years ago?

To some, this might seem silly, but I know a few people who have been holding on to their favourite cooking pot for years. They say food tastes better when cooked in it. Some have passed on cooking utensils from one generation to another - in some cases, the pot was grandma’s favourite when she used it to club grandpa after a night of carousing with the boys. Some traditions are worth passing on.

Let’s rehash that age-old question now that another superhero has his own show on television. Is the Flash faster than Superman?

Points to ponder: when you are approached in a

restaurant by a waiter/waitress and they say, “I will be serving you to-night” wouldn’t you like to say, “That’s nice. Don’t you get paid for that?”

Or when they ask, “Can I take your order?” Don’t you feel like saying, “No. We’ll go talk to the chef in the kitchen and get our own food. But thanks for asking.”

Remember the ads that had gas station attendants ‘running to the pumps to

serve you’. Now they run to the pumps to change the prices.

Remember when some TV shows weren’t po-litically correct but they were funny, now we laugh at some shows because they’re so bad.

A political question: five NDP cabinet ministers re-sign because they don’t like their leaders style. However they’re still staying on as MLAs col-lecting their paycheques

and still following party lines (as of this writing). So basically, they are still following the leader they want replaced.

If you asked your boss to quit because you didn’t like his style, chances are you could be fired. A pay-cheque is a strong incen-tive!

Thought for the week: 40 years from now, today will be referred to as the ‘good old days’.

Students from Vincent Massey posed for a photo at the Manitoba Student Leadership Conference, which took place in Neepawa last month. There were students from all three Brandon high schools that attended the event, which provided students the opportunity to learn leadership skills and make new connections from across the province.

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High school students attend leadership conference

Students from all three high schools in Brandon recently attended a Mani-toba Student Leadership Conference in Neepawa.

The annual conference provides students the op-portunity to learn leader-ship skills and activities, make new connections from across the province, exchange ideas and have fun, says Lindsay Wood, student council advisor at Vincent Massey high school.

The conference, which took place Oct. 16-17, con-sists of a theme every year and this time it was no dif-ferent.

“This year’s theme, ‘Ordinary people can do extraordinary things’ gave the idea that we can all be a superhero to someone individually, our schools, or our communities,” said Wood. “Students were en-couraged to bring gear or costumes to dress up like a superhero. The confer-ence left the students feel-ing encouraged, and with new ideas on how they can make their schools and

communities a better place through the support they can give.”

Students were split up into groups at the confer-ence and participated in various bonding activities and games. Wood says throughout the event, stu-dents attended a series of workshops to further develop their leadership skills and also listened to keynote speakers, such as daredevil and Guiness World record holder Scott Hammell, who has been seen on Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, representatives from the Siloam Mission and motivational expert Rob Nash.

“The inspiration they [students] receive from both motivational speakers and peers from through-out the province leave the students feeling as though they can make a differ-ence,” added Wood.

Chantel Lim, a mem-ber of the Vincent Massey student council, says the conference was inspiring and that it provided unique ways for students to come together in a positive way.

“We were basically a mashup of students from all different schools. We

ate all of our meals togeth-er, and had all our keynote sessions with the same spirit group so by the end of the couple days we got pretty close,” she said. “A lot of the time we were also competing against the oth-er teams for things, such as in a scavenger hunt, a trip to Dairy Queen or a ‘cheer off’ to see who was the loudest. There was one point where my group and I were marching down the street belting Bohemian Rhapsody if that counts as a bonding event.”

She says at one point during one of the presenta-tions, the power in the town cut out leaving everyone in attendance in a pitch black gym. It provided the stu-dents with an opportunity to step up and help out.

“One by one, without being told, students be-gan shining their phone flashlights on the speaker creating a sort of make-shift spotlight so he could be seen. I thought it was amazing how we all came together in the spur of the moment.”

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Recently I attended the Annual Rotary Wine Festival in Brandon. Once again, a broad selection of wines from a number of different countries were featured, and many wine styles and grape varietals were represented. Some newly released vintages of old favorites as well as newly listed products were present-ed. Price ranges varied, so there was wine available to suit every budget. The following are just a few of the gems I discovered.

Lionel Osmin & Cie Villa La Vie En Rose, 2013, is a petal pink rosé made from the dark red grape vari-ety Négrette, grown in south-west France near the area of Toulouse. A 100% varietal wine, this rose is dry and refreshing and relatively low in alcohol (12.5%). The delicate fl oral perfume is supported by fresh tropi-cal fruit, peach and strawberry. At $13.31 it offers great value, holding

up extremely well to other roses that fall in a far higher price range. Re-member rose when stocking up for the fast-approaching holiday season. Some experts believe it is the most versatile pairing wine.

The full-bodied Estampa Gold, 2009, comes from Chile and is priced at $24.05. This multi-blend is com-posed of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec. The decadent nose is loaded with dark berries, lush red fruit preserves, plum, cranberry and herbs. It has fi ne dusty tannins and a fl avorful, lengthy fi nish.

Masi Brolo Di Campofi orin Oro, 2009, at $26.99, is the deeper richer and more concentrated “big brother” of Masi Campofi orin. This is a blend of Corvina Rondinella and Oseleta, grape varieties native to North-east-ern Italy. Dark ruby in color with bal-samic, fi g, raisin, prune, and leather aromas that are mirrored on the pal-ate. Velvety tannins enhance the fl eshy quality of this wine. It exhib-its nice depth and balance and is ap-proachable now but also has the abil-ity to improve with age.

The Masi company is respon-sible for the revival of the Oseleta grape. They claim that it’s “tannic structure, minerality, and dark berry notes” compliment other, less tannic local varieties. Currently it is used as a blending partner with Valpoli-cella grapes. Since 1990 Masi has included 10 % Oseleta in the Brolo Di Campofi orin Oro. Beginning with the 2009 vintage, the Campofi orin range of wines are made using “ a twist on the traditional rippasso tech-nique”, resulting in a richer, denser, fruitier series of wines. Essential-

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the top rookie fundraiser for all of Manitoba, raising $2,710. Erich Stumme and Murray Cook, both of the Westman region, were also recognized for their com-mitment as volunteers to the MS Society.

Honoured guest for the evening was Jared Funk, three-time Paralympic medalist. Funk was intro-duced to wheelchair rugby in 1993 after a car accident left him a C6 quadriple-gic at the age of 18. Since then, he has gone on to win a silver medal in Athens in 2004, bronze in Beijing in 2008 and silver in London in 2012 wearing the Maple Leaf. Funk was on hand as the IMPACT team coordi-nator making a special pre-sentation to Jan-Ole Hel-lebakken. The IMPACT award is given to someone who represents the ideals of: Inspire, Motivate, Par-ticipate, Achieve, Cham-pion and Team.

“Hellebakken was an outstanding ambassador for our 2014 MS Walk,” said Mayes. “He was the captain for his team, Hell Racers, which raised more than $4,000. He is also a member of the Westman MS Society Board.”

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of the Westman board, Matt Bolley, and president of the Manitoba division, Donna Boyd, addressed the crowd, thanking them for their dedication to the cause.

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Endow Manitoba 24-hour giving challenge set to goThe Brandon Area Community Founda-

tion is encouraging residents to donate a gift on Saturday as part of the Endow Manitoba 24-hour giving challenge. On that day only, for every $5 contributed, the Winnipeg Foundation will add $1 to the community fund (up to a maximum of $2,000 per foun-dation).

Gifts donated that day will help grow the Brandon Area Community Foundation’s capacity to support a wide range of chari-table projects in Brandon and Southwestern Manitoba for generations to come.

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Wheat City Vape Shop preparing for an evening of ‘electric fog’

Brandon has another E-cigarette store and it’s about to have its grand opening this weekend.

After opening its doors for the public on Oct. 4, the Wheat City Vape Shop, located at 1037 Rosser Av-enue, will be hosting an “evening of electric fog” at the City Centre on Sat-urday night.

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There are plenty of folks who remain skeptical when it comes to vaping (E-cigarette products have not received approval from Health Canada), however Harcus, who also owns a store in Winnipeg and is in the process of beginning a shop in Regina, believes it’s a much better alterna-tive to the regular ciga-rette.

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Sam Tuivai's interesting journey to BU

For many who follow the Brandon Bobcats, surely are aware of Sam Tuivai’s tal-ents and ability on the vol-leyball court. However what many folks don’t know is Tuivai’s journey to Brandon – which is a unique one to say the least.

Born in the Kingdom of Tonga, an archipelago lo-cated in the South Pacifi c in the region of western Poly-nesia, Tuivai, the youngest of 10 children in his fam-ily, moved to New Zealand when he was nine years old.

“The reason why I moved to New Zealand was for a better life,” said the 25-year-old. “My parents accepted my uncle’s offer to go live with him and go to school there.”

A few years later, while living in the city of Auck-land, Tuivai was introduced to the sport of volleyball. A friend of his told him about a tryout for a travelling team which, he says, included perks if he were to attend.

“The reason why he showed me was because you get a week off school,”

he said with a laugh. “So, I said, count me in. I’ll be there for the fi rst practice. After that, I made the tour-nament team and I think that’s what has driven me to play volleyball.”

At 16 years of age, Tuivai wound up getting recruited to play for a New Zealand beach volleyball program, which saw him spend time in different parts of the world playing the game. This is where Tuivai really got no-ticed and at 18 he went on to play high level club volley-ball in China for two years. He also spent time playing the game for a club team in Australia prior to coming to the Wheat City.

Tuivai initially found out about the Bobcat’s interest to recruit him back in 2010 when he was in China. He credits former Bobcats Ben Glue and Luke Reynolds for bringing him to Brandon.

“The following year [2011], I decided that I want-ed to study and I wanted to get a degree. Luke gave me the opportunity and called me again and asked me if I had wanted to come to Can-ada. I said yeah, I haven’t been to Canada. I guess I’ll

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try it,” he said with a smile.“The snow is OK but the

cold I don’t like,” he added. “When I fi rst got here, I didn’t know there was such a thing called wind chill.

“I didn’t know about it until I stepped outside,” he contin-ued with a laugh.

Throughout all of his suc-cess on the court, Tuivai rare-ly found time or the resources to return to Tonga to see his family.

“It’s hard to describe how much you miss your par-ents, especially being around your friends when they’re with their parents. It’s pretty tough,” he said. “The phone doesn’t cut it. It’s good to talk to them, but it’s not the same as being there.”

Tuivai was able to fi nd a way to get back home to Tonga to see his family last year. It was the fi rst time he’d been home since he arrived at BU in 2011. The trip felt like a family reunion of sorts for him as all of his brothers and sisters were there to greet him when he arrived.

“It was good to eat island Tonga food,” he said with a smile. “I got to travel around and see family and cousins. I also got to swim in the sea which was something I used to do as a kid.

“Being here in Brandon, you can’t really do that. Swimming pools aren’t the same as being out in the sea,” he continued.

Tuivai, a left-side hitter

listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, has had a lot of success on the court as a member of the Bobcats. Among the accolades was the 2013 BU male athlete of the year award – an accomplishment he says is because of the team around him.

“The guys that I played with… those guys push me. The coaches, players, those are the people that I needed to thank for that award. The guys continue to push me every day in practice and even in class to do better. That’s how I’m here and I’m thankful

for that.”As a member of the

Bobcats, Tuivai and the team has had success – this includes a national bronze medal fi nish two seasons ago and a Canada West fi nal four appear-ance this past year. This season however, Tuivai isn’t looking too far ahead.

“We just need to focus on what we need to do right now,” he concluded.

For Tuivai and the ’Cats, that’s this weekend when they host the Uni-versity of Manitoba at the Healthy Living Centre.

Sam Tuivai in action on the court with the Bobcats. Tuivai and his mother Amanita in Tonga.


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Baker credits family for helping her become a Bobcat

For Jodie Baker, sports has been a big part of her life for a very long time.

“I’ve been doing this [playing sports] for as long as I can remember,” reflects the 20-year-old Brandon product. “It’s been such a big part of my life. I don’t know what I’d do without it.”

The sports background comes from Baker’s mom Debbie who was a former basketball player with Bran-don University and a former softball standout in the province.

“I just remember when I was really small, we would be in the backyard and she’d be teaching me how to throw a ball and stuff like that,” said Baker. “She played a really big part in why I became an athlete.”

Baker was a three-sport athlete (softball, basketball and volleyball) during her high school years at Crocus Plains. She wound up excel-ling in volleyball and it was during this time, her older sister Kellie would also focus on the sport, eventual-ly signing on with the Bob-

cats. Baker saw the chance to play with her sister as an opportunity of a lifetime and it was something she couldn’t pass up. So in Feb-ruary, 2012 when Baker had to make a decision on where she was going to continue her volleyball career, the choice was clear.

“Playing with Kellie was something I really wanted to do. I think it’s a really big part of why I chose volley-ball and why I chose BU.

“My cous in Ash ley Creighton played here for a couple years and that was a big part of it too,” she con-tinued. “We came and watched her games and came and watched Kel’s games and I just liked the atmosphere and the small school feel.”

Baker enjoyed two sea-sons with her sister Kellie, who has since graduated from the program and is now an assistant coach with the club.

“I think Kellie and I have a pretty good relationship. We obviously get into little arguments and stuff, but for the most part, we get along and look out for each other,” said Baker with a smile. “It’s definitely different

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“I try to take what she tells me and apply it to my game as much as I can because she has a lot of experience playing too so she knows what she’s talk-ing about,” she added.

Now in her third year with the Bobcats, Baker, a 6-foot-1 middle, has helped the ’Cats become one of the more successful programs in the Canada West. Last season was considered the most successful in the club’s history as the team was ranked second in the country for the majority of the year, finishing with a

17-5 conference record. Although the club wound up falling in the Canada West quarter-finals, Baker is hoping the program can take the next step in its development this t ime around.

“I think we’ve come a long way from when the program started,” she said. “Getting a taste of playoffs last year and doing as well as we did, I think everyone on the team – we only grad-uated two and they’re both assistant coaching – that they want it for us just as bad as we want it for our-selves. We want to kind of redeem ourselves and try and go as far as we can.”

Jodie Baker (right) in action with the 'Cats.Jodie (far right) with her mom Debbie and her sister Kellie.

Baker will be a part of the BU squad that will be host-ing the CIS national cham-pionships next year. It’ll be the first time BU will be hosting an event of this magnitude.

“That will probably be like coming full circle - from just joining the league a number of years ago to becoming big enough and respected enough in the CIS where we can host a nation-al championship,” said Bak-er. “It’s going to be a pretty cool experience.”

Baker says she’s open to the idea of playing profes-sionally after her time at BU.

“Even if it’s just for a

couple of years so I can see the world a little bit more I guess and travel,” said a smiling Baker. “If need be I could always come back and finish my degree after I do that or I can stay here and finish school and get a job and go from there. I haven’t really looked too far into it yet.”

Baker says she still plays softball during the summer months. Her mom Debbie meanwhile, helps out as coach.

Baker and the Bobcats will play their next home games on Nov. 14 and 15 when they host the Univer-sity of Manitoba.


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One of the key losses is standout defenceman Rick Nicholson, who is now playing for the Bran-don Midget AAA Wheat Kings.

“We are excited about our overall potential,” McLeod said. “All of our new players coming up from the bantam program are great additions. They are all ‘hockey smart’ and all work very hard.

“Combined with the skill of our returning vet-

erans and the leadership we have, we expect to go a long way this season,” he continued. “With [Brody] Palmer in net and our solid defence expecting to be extra stingy, we know that defence wins champion-ships, so that’s our goal.”

As a Grade 10 student, Palmer earned the team’s confidence and half the starts last season.

“He is an amazingly technically sound goal-tender,” McLeod said. “In fact, his technique makes the tough saves look easy, as his positioning and foot-work are absolutely solid.

So this year we expect him to be the starter and to lead our team and league throughout the season long campaign.”

Liam Shamray will also protect the net for Vin-cent Massey. McLeod said Shamray has improved his game from last season and earned his spot.

“Liam is also a techni-cally sound goalie who we hope for big things and a solid contribution this sea-son.”

On defence, the Vikings are pleased to have Keesin Richard back. The talented blueliner had 12 assists in league play last season.

“His skating and stick-handling abilities are prob-ably the best in the league, so we are looking for big things and great leadership from Keesin,” McLeod said.

Another important re-turning player on defence is Jackson Stephens. McLeod said the veteran makes his presence known with bruising hits.

The remaining defence-men meanwhile, are rook-ies.

“We expect that to be the main strength of our team and we feel that with our skill level back there, teams will have a hard time scor-ing on us,” McLeod said.

Up front Vincent Massey is thrilled to have Landon Wilson back. The skilled forward was leading the league in scoring last sea-son before a broken ankle ended his season. He had seven goals and 11 points for the Vikings. Carson Ransom and Austin Do-brescu also return up front.

“They are both very skilled players who bring a lot of offence to our club, and their commitment to defending is improving,” said McLeod. “So in large part, our team will only go as far as these three skilled players take us.”

He says Grade 12 vet-eran forwards Kirk Dechka and Wyatt Garden bring speed and big hitting abil-ity, respectively, to the Vi-

kings.The Vincent Massey

program is led by Garden, who played major junior with the Brandon Wheat Kings, minor pro in the United States, and pro hockey overseas. McLeod helps out as does assistant coach Derek Sobkow, who has Junior A playing ex-perience, and Kolby Day. Manager Quinton Grindle and athletic therapist Sha-ron Shepherd also play im-portant roles.

In December, the Vin-cent Massey team is head-ed to Montreal, Que. for an exhibition tournament. Vi-kings coaches believe it’ll be a great way for the club to bond.

“There is nothing that brings a team together faster than spending time on the road in rinks, ho-tels, buses and restaurants together. It just helps ev-eryone get to know each other better, so the group is looking forward to that,” McLeod said.

Jaycee Castle of the Brandon Uni-versity women’s soccer team and Earl Thompson Jr. of the Bobcats men’s basketball team have been named the BU athletes of the month for October.

Castle had an outstanding month and season for that matter as a striker and captain of the team in what was their fi rst campaign in the Manitoba Col-leges Athletic Conference.

It was the Brandon product’s second season as a leader with the Bobcats, after helping get the program off the

ground in its fi rst season as a club team last year.

The 5-foot-8 striker scored four goals in October, leading the ‘Cats to a 4-2-2 record. In the fi nal two games of the regular season, Castle had both goals in a 2-1 victory over the ACC Cougars, helping to secure the inaugu-ral Prowler Cup.

Castle and the ‘Cats concluded the season with a 2-1 loss in the MCAC league semi-fi nal to Red River Col-lege. Thompson Jr. showcased smooth

fi nish, amazing touch as well as ability to shoot the ball from downtown. Add to that his tremendous play on defense and ability to rebound, Thompson is quickly showing why he was a highly sought-after college transfer.

Thompson, a Shoreline College transfer who came into his fi rst sea-son as a Bobcat (third year of eligibil-ity) was impressive in October in fi ve home preseason exhibition games in which he recorded fi ve-straight dou-ble-doubles.

All fi ve of those non-conference home games were wins for BU, and Thompson showed his versatility and ability to fi nish on offense, averag-ing 18.2 points per game and 14.4 re-bounds per game in that stretch.

The next home basketball action for BU comes on Nov. 21 and 22 in a weekend series against the Trinity Western Spartans.

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‘Bum’ has a series to rememberWhen World Series lore

is recounted 100 years from now, Madison Bum-garner’s name will be part of the conversation, along with the likes of Bill Ma-zeroski, Joe Carter, Sandy Koufax and Jack Morris.

Bumgarner, one of the best bargains in Major League Baseball, dis-played one of the most dominating pitching per-formances in World Series history late last month as his San Francisco Giants took their third title in five years.

While Reggie Jackson might be known as Mr. October for his home run exploits in the post-season, Bumgarner is the pitching equivalent. In three World Series, Bumgarner’s stats are otherworldly: a 4-0 record, a 0.25 earned run average (one earned run allowed in 36 innings); 31 strikeouts and only five walks.

Absolutely the best — when it counts the most.

Bumgarner won this year’s Series opener, 7-1, giving up a solo homer to Salvador Perez. That was it for offence against the 25-year-old. He then tossed a complete-game 7-0 victory in Game 5, and pitched five shutout

innings in the Game 7 clincher on only two days rest, to cement his repu-tation as one of the most dominating post-season pitchers ever.

And the paragraph two reference to Bumgarner being a bargain? The Gi-ants in 2012 signed him to a five-year extension running through the 2017 season for a total of $37.5 million. Considering the game’s best pitchers these days are signing free-agent contracts for $25 to $30 million per season, Giants’ GM Brian Sabean should get the Scrooge McDuck award for contract astute-ness. This year, Bumgar-ner pitched for relative peanuts — $3.75 million. He’ll earn $6.75 million in 2015, $9.75 million in 2016 and $11.5 million in 2017. Free agency — where he would easily command $200 million or thereabouts over eight

years if he were eligible today – will have to wait.

Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers is working on a seven-year deal for $215 million ($30.7 mil-lion average) and Justin Verlander’s Detroit con-tract is $180 million for seven years ($25.7 mil-lion per). Bumgarner’s agent, were free agency a reality, wouldn’t even an-swer an email if the offer didn’t start at $30 million per season.

That’s ridiculous mon-ey. Mad money. But in this day and age for the guy they call Mad Bum, it would be money well deserved.• Not SportsCenter, on

Twitter: “Madison Bum-garner named World Se-ries MVP, NL MVP, NL Cy Young, AL MVP, AL Cy Young, MLB com-missioner, Governor of California, Pope.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami

Herald: “Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are on a Ryder Cup Task Force probing recent U.S. failures vs. Europe. Initial finding: Inability to transport Woods and Mickelson back to their primes.”

• Cote again: “The Mar-lins have interest in free agent-to-be Pablo “Kung Fu Panda” San-doval, the hefty Giants third baseman. Miami likes his bat. Sandoval likes the Marlins’ ‘All You Can Eat Mondays’ promotion.”

• Bears QB Jay Cutler, to ChicagoBears.com, when asked if his team prepares any differently for a home game than one on the road: “We don’t get on a plane.”

• Late-night funnyman David Letterman of CBS: “In the movie ‘Ouija,’ they use the board to contact the dead. In the opening scene, they’re talking to the (NY) Jets.”

• Bruce Murdock of Port-land’s KKCW Radio, after ex-slugger Jose Canseco shot off the middle finger on his

right hand while clean-ing his gun: “Doctors say he’ll recover, but he’ll never be able to drive in New York City again.”

• Ed Tait of the Winnipeg Free Press, on Twitter during the Jets game at New Jersey Devils: “Announced crowd here at Prudential Cen-ter: 12,897. It’s almost Halloween; apparently a popular costume here is an empty seat.”

• Comedy writer Alan Ray, after Rockets cen-ter Dwight Howard pro-duced a double-double in the NBA opener: “10 rebounds, 15 com-plaints.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald; “A Philadelphia Eagles fan has been reunited with his prosthetic leg after another Eagles fan stole it. Even Philly fans who pelted Santa with snowballs are going, ‘You did what?’ ”

• Dickson again, on Dallas Cowboys’ decision not to suspend receiver Jo-seph Randle, a suspect-ed shoplifter: “Instead, they chose to think of

him as this week’s team leader in takeaways.”

• Comedy writer Jim Ba-rach: “The New York Yankees have reinstated Alex Rodriguez after his 162-game suspension for using PEDs. Ap-parently it’s part of the league’s new 12 strikes and you’re out policy.”

• Janice Hough of left-coastsportsbabe.com: “The San Francisco Gi-ants used pictures from their last World Series parade to advertise this year’s parade. If new manager Joe Maddon leads the Cubs to a ti-tle, they’ll need to find someone who’s an ex-pert in reproducing cave paintings.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, the day af-ter the Giants won the World Series: “In San Francisco’s Castro dis-trict last night, men were ripping off their clothes, swilling cham-pagne and dancing in the street. When asked how long they would celebrate the Giants win, they said; ‘What Giants win?’ ”

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Brandon Wheat Kings: Road trip recap

The following is a quick look at the Brandon Wheat Kings seven game, two week road trip through Western Canada.

Red Hot: An extended time away from the West-man didn’t stop the Wheat Kings from continuing to be one of the most domi-nant teams in the WHL during the first half of the 2014/15 season. Head coach Kelly McCrimmon will be satisfied with 12 out of a potential 14 points in Alberta and B.C. to end October and open up No-vember before an extended

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Goals Galore: The road trip featured plenty of scoring for the Kings, who averaged 4.7 goals on the trip, putting up seven and eight goal nights as their hot sticks travelled with them. With those type of numbers it is no surprise that Rihards Bukarts (nine goals, 16 assists) and Jayce Hawryluk (11 goals, 12 as-

sists) finished the road trip amongst the top 10 in scor-ing in the ‘Dub as things keep rolling on for Bran-don.

East’s Elite: The road trip also saw the Wheat Kings firmly distance themselves from the pack in the East Division as their 6-1 mark furthered themselves from the sec-ond place Swift Current Broncos. At 14-3-1 at the end of the road trip the Wheat Kings were seven points up on the Broncos with two games at hand, something that should have fans optimistic about the chances of Brandon lock-ing up home ice advantage in the Eastern Conference

come playoff time. Romped by Rockets:

The one team that the Wheat Kings could not best on their road trip was the WHL leading Kelowna Rockets, who haven’t lost many games in the first half of the season and Brandon’s trip to the Oka-nagan was no exception. Kelowna blew the doors off Brandon 6-1 in their lone loss of the road trip, giving the Wheat Kings a loss in the only scheduled regular season meeting be-tween the two teams.

Bukarts named player of the month: Latvian for-ward Rihard Bukarts was named Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries IMPACT

player of the month for September and October for his hot start to the season where he is fourth in WHL scoring.

Provorov named to Rus-sian roster for Super Se-ries: Provorov, a 17-year-old Wheat Kings blueliner Ivan Provorov was reward-ed for his hot start as one of the best two-way defence-man in the WHL when he was named to the Russian team for the Subway Super Series. Provorov, the 30th overall pick in last year’s Import Draft, is tied for rookie scoring with eight goals and 11 assists. This will be the Yaroslav, Rus-sia product’s second time representing his country

after being a member of the World Under 18 Hock-ey Championship roster last April.

Hawryluk and Quenn-eville named to WHL roster for Super Series: Provorov will have com-pany in the Super Series as two Wheat Kings were named to the WHL roster to give Wheat Kings fans something to watch when Canada’s WHL stars take on the Russians. Hawry-luk is second on the Wheat Kings in scoring with 23 points while Quenneville has been an outstanding two way centreman all season as both players are more than deserving to be on the Super Series roster.

Memory Lanes Classic Car Club gives to BRHC pediatrics ward

The Memory Lanes Classic Car Club has once again helped out the Brandon Regional Health Centre pediatrics ward by purchasing a new recliner chair for the playroom area.

The car club has teamed up once again with Heritage Coop on Richmond Ave-nue by volunteering to run its Members Equity Days barbecue recently. Heritage Coop donated all the money from the

BBQ to Memory Lanes for their vol-unteer time in running the event. That money has since been donated to the BRHC pediatric ward.

The car club has been giving to the BRHC pediatrics ward for the past six years, donating a DVD player, a televi-sion, and donations totaling more than $4,000.

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In photo: Claude Chretien, Memory Lanes Classic Car Club member and Tammy Turner, ma-ternal-child care team manager.

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The ‘Literature of Prescription’ is at the Daly House Museum in Brandon.Photo submitted

Exhibit melds mental health, women’s rights and literature From now until Nov. 29,

the Daly House Museum in Brandon will be featur-ing the Charlotte Perkins Gilman exhibit enitiled “Literature of Prescription” on loan from the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.

Gilman was a writer and early American feminist. Her most famous story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” published in 1892, is con-sidered a classic. The main character is confined to a single room and controlled by her husband, obsessing over the room’s wallpaper

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On Oct. 24, in what was their fi rst year hosting the Shelter Invitational Golf Tournament by the Brandon Area REALTORS®, $8,000 was raised and donated to the Manitoba Real Estate Association’s Shelter Foundation in support of shelter-related charities.

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as her condition deterio-rates. The story is semi-au-tobiographical. Following the birth of her daughter, Gilman felt “despondent” and was prescribed a “rest cure” confined to a domes-tic life with reading and writing strictly limited. Gilman eventually rebelled against the regime, changed her life, and became a tire-less advocate for women’s rights.

The exhibit provides more details about her life, the famous story, and the mental health prescriptions of the day on a series of

banners. Visitors can tour the rest of the museum as well, either in a self-guided tour or a tour facilitated by curator Eileen Trott. Ad-mission is free for members and annual memberships start at $15. Alternatively, single admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors.

The Daly House Museum is located at 122-18th Street and is open Tuesday to Sat-urday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.


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Jann Arden was such an honour,” said Robins.

They met and shot the video for the song at Ar-den’s home which was an ”incredible experience” for the up and coming group. When Robins got the call asking if Autumn Hill would be interested in performing with Arden he said the answer was easy.

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with her.” With Jann Ar-den there are no pretenses and that shone through to Robins.

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The heart-felt honesty of the legendary perform-er is true to the nature of Autumn Hill. Robins ex-presses a raw, genuine appreciate for everything that is happening in his career right now that can only be described as au-thentic.

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what is happening,” he said. “We are going across this great country, play-ing music and meeting so many great people. It’s amazing.”

“The fact that anyone would listen to something we write is a huge compli-ment,” he says, true to his humble nature.

“We are living the dream and we will keep making music as long as people will keep listening.”

Judging by the high quality of product Autumn Hill has put out so far, people will be listening for a long.

Autumn Hill will be performing at Great West-ern Roadhouse in Brandon on Thursday, Nov. 13.

GamerGate - righteous riot or misogynist movement?If you’ve been paying

attention to media the last few weeks, you’ve prob-ably heard of something called #GamerGate. Un-fortunately, you’ve prob-ably been confused about what the entire point of it was. Even as someone relatively connected to the gaming news world, I’ve found myself getting lost.

So to get to the bottom of the GamerGate, we’ll need to start from the beginning. Please note that there’s just not enough room to discuss everything involved, so the following series of events isn’t completely compre-hensive. It will, however, give you more than an idea about what the root of this ‘movement’ is.

GamerGate essentially began when an ex-boy-friend an independent game developer claimed that said developer had cheated on him numerous times – in-cluding once with Nathan Grayson, a writer for gam-ing blog Kotaku.

Accusations were al-most immediately thrown around that the developer – Zoe Quinn, creator of De-pression Quest – had slept with Grayson in order to get better coverage of her game. Sites like Reddit and 4Chan blew up, demand-ing that the “scandal” be covered by other gaming outlets.

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Since then, Grayson has not written a word about Quinn for any of the out-lets he works for – and has especially not written a “review” of her game, as some ignorantly claim.

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As the harassment con-

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tinued, B-list celebrity Adam Baldwin got whiff of it and tweeted links to the Zoe Quinn “conspir-acy,” adding the hashtag #GamerGate to the mix.

Once such a banner was given for people to rally be-hind, the harassment only got worse. They attacked people like Anita Sarkee-sian, a feminist critic of gaming, and Brianna Wu, another game developer. The accusations were that they were manipulating game journalists into giv-ing them favourable cov-erage. Again, there is zero evidence for this.

Also notice that those named are all women.

After a time, others joined in the movement, claiming that GamerGate was about “ethics in game journalism.” It’s a twisted

warping of the move-ment’s beginnings, which were based entirely around invading a developer’s private life, harassing her, and making false accusa-tions about a journalist. In fact, no journalists to this point were actually target-ed. Pretty odd, don’t you think?

It was about this time that 4chan banned the discussion of GamerGate from the site. That’s right, GamerGate was too despi-cable for 4chan, the cess-pool of the internet. Most who were still wanting to discuss the topic moved on to 8chan, a site where the owner refuses to keep any logs of those who visit it. Essentially, it’s a safe haven for those looking to coordinate attacks on people.

But, even after all of this, there are still people who cling to GamerGate, saying that it’s really about “ethics in game journal-ism.” They point to things like a mailing list called “GameJournoPros” where gaming journalists speak with each other about go-ings on in the industry, and sometimes ask their col-leagues for advice. This was twisted to make a claim that they were con-spiring, despite there be-ing no actual evidence of this. Last time I checked, it wasn’t a “conspiracy” to ask others in your line of work for advice. I do it all the time, actually.

They also point to a se-ries of editorials by dif-ferent writers that claimed “gamers are over,” starting with an article by freelance writer Leigh Alexander for Gamasutra. GamerGaters claim this is more proof of the conspiracy, and that they were trying to shout down their audience. Of course, this is more balo-ney.

For one, the original ar-ticle by Alexander, entitled “‘Gamers’ don’t have to be your audience. ‘Gamers’ are over.” wasn’t targeted at players; it was meant for

developers. And the entire point of the article wasn’t to shun “gamers.” On the contrary, it was to say that the era of having to cater to a specific type of “gamer” in order to be successful was over – that everyone plays games now, so the title isn’t necessary.

And the articles that fol-lowed were either respons-es to or inspired by Alex-ander, something pretty common when it comes to editorials and the zeitgeist of any industry. Again, no

wrong doing on the jour-nalists’ parts.

Look, there are issues that can be brought up in gaming journalism. And if people want to start a campaign to have them ad-dressed, that’s fine. But it doesn’t need to be attached to a movement and hashtag with such vile beginnings.

As is, the root of Gamer-Gate is black, so any fruit that may come from it will always be rotten at the core.

Hockey Tour wants you to ‘cheer like never before’

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All 25 stops on the tour are participating in the contest. Teams in the

Westman area can enter the event by simply click-ing on the ‘Brandon stop’ on the Hometown Hockey website. Folks can vote on their favourite cheer online with the finalists getting recognized at the actual Brandon event later this month where their cheers will be shown on a big screen for all to see. Local celebrities will then pick the region winner

who will then advance to a national competition for a shot at winning the grand prize.

“Obviously, we want it to stay pretty regional so we want teams in the Westman region and all our surrounding commu-nities to enter,” said Jackie Keyes, executive director of Brandon First and lead-er of the local organizing committee.

She says the ‘Cheer Like Never Before’ Brandon contest runs until Nov. 23, which means teams can enter a video and folks can vote online for their favou-rite cheer until that time. She says at this point, no local team has submitted a video.

“I’ve seen very simple to very elaborate,” she said when it comes to the types of cheers. “They can do whatever they like and be as creative as they so choose.”

The grand prize winning team will receive tickets

and transportation to an NHL game in either Van-couver or Toronto. The team will also get an arena tour and a chance to meet and greet at least one hock-ey celebrity. Keyes added that the team that does win the national competition will get to perform their

cheer in an NHL dressing room as part of the grand prize win.

“We’re hoping for a ton of entries because it just makes it more exciting,” she concluded.

For more information, go online to www.home-townhockey.com.

Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference coming to Brandon

Farm women from across the province will be motivated and inspired during this the 28th annual Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference. Scheduled to take place Nov. 16-18 at the Keystone Centre and Canad Inns, the event draws women of all ages with a background in the agricultural industry.

The event was originally started when two women approached home econo-mists asking questions and looking for answers. Since then, a group of volunteer farm women from around the province, together with support from the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Ru-ral Initiatives, have put on an event that encompasses a wide range of topics of interest.

Carol Dalgarno of Newdale is the chair of this year’s event, which will at-tract more than 100 women to Brandon.

“It’s a great way to bring farm women together,” she explained. “The education aspect is a big part of the event but the networking is huge.”

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“Jolene Brown is a walk-ing-talking spokesperson and champion for the peo-ple of agriculture. She’s a farmer, author and profes-sional speaker from West Branch, Iowa on a mission to share leading-edge best practices, appreciation, laughter and celebration to increase productivity, profitability and peace of mind. As co-owner and ac-tive partner on their East-ern Iowa corn and soybean farm, her practical experi-ence includes plugging a grain auger, hypnotizing chickens and entertaining folks behind the equipment parts counter,” according to information on the event website.

During lunch on Mon-day, Diane Stadnyk will teach the group how to manage the never-ending stacks of papers, lists, emails and the like.

“Learn how to create a family command centre for busy families. When organization waits, so too does your success,” said Stadnyk.

Event participants have the option to choose be-tween three speakers

on Monday afternoon – whether it’s Jolene Brown, who talks about family business; Shannon Kohler, who touches on the topic of caregiver readiness and Jacqueline Gerrard, who elaborates on the ques-tion: where do we go from here?

The event will wrap up with cocktails, a banquet and lots of laughs with co-median Mark Humphries.

The theme for this year’s event is “Family Farm Diva’s Celebrating Inter-national Year of the Fam-ily Farm.” Dalgarno said that the event committee is doing away with the tra-ditional definition of the word ‘diva’.

“We are putting our own rural spin on that word and giving it a new definition to mean someone who is a capable, competent per-son,” said Dalgarno.

With that in mind, the keynote presentation on Tuesday is entitled, “Your Agriculture Diva Awak-ened.”

“During this fun and entertaining session, Agri-culture in the Classroom, Johanne Ross and Ellen Pruden will help you re-lease your inner Ag educa-tion diva to capture the joys of sharing your agriculture passion in this interactive

learning adventure. You will ‘learn by doing’ and leave with skills needed to take your inner farm diva out into your community,” describes the official web-site.

Following the presen-tation, a panel discus-sion will take place with participants being given insight into what it’s like to immigrate to a family farm in Manitoba. Women from Germany, Scotland and Ireland, who now call Manitoba home, will share their experiences.

During lunch on Tues-day, Myrna Grahn of the MAFRD, food commer-cialization and marketing, will present, “Local Foods for Healthy Living.”

For the afternoon ses-sion, attendees have the choice of three topics: Har-ness the Power of Words with Reena Nerbas; A Farm Diva’s Journey with Grief and Wills by Beth Connery; and Traceability for Livestock and Poultry with Heather Martens.

The event will wrap up with professional home

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“Mairlyn is very funny and her presentation is go-ing to be a great way to wrap up the event,” said Dalgarno.

Cost to attend the event ranges from $50 for ban-quet tickets alone to $160 for the full event. A break-down of costs and regis-tration information can be found online at www.manitobafarmwomenscon-ference.ca.

Brandon mayor Rick Chrest (far right) along with a Grade 1-3 class from Green Acres school were among the winners of the Waste Reduction School Challenge.

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15 classrooms take part in Waste Reduction School ChallengeThe City of Brandon’s

fourth annual Waste Re-duction School Challenge ran from Oct. 13 to 29, marking the first time the fall educational event has spanned three weeks.

There were 15 class-rooms across the Brandon School Division partici-pating in the challenge this year, during which students competed to di-vert as much garbage as possible from the city’s landfill, gaining ‘waste reduction points’ for their activities.

During the challenge, students made recycled

art projects, cleaned up their school yard, and made waste reduction pledges that they would work on for the remainder of the school year. They were also treated to a tour of the Eastview Landfill.

The winners of the chal-lenge were:

Category 1 (Grades 1-3): Mrs. Wright’s Grade 1 class from Green Acres School – 1151 waste re-duction points;

Category 2 (Grades 4-6): Mrs. Sambrook’s Grade 6 class from Lin-den Lanes School - 1605 waste reduction points;

The winning class-rooms had their picture taken with Brandon Mayor Rick Chrest and received pop bottle bird feeders and passes to Brandon’s Community Sportsplex. All students received water bottles, reusable lunch kits, and t-shirts, along with entry into the grand prize draw of a bike from A & L Get Active. The lucky winner of the bike was Hunter, a student from Mrs. Don-nelly’s Grade 3/4 class at Valleyview School.


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Jolly ol’ Saint Nick will be mak-ing his annual appearance at the Shoppers Mall in Brandon.

Santa will arrive in Kia Court on Friday Nov. 14 at 6:00 pm. This year, Santa will be arriving to a brand new display and interac-tive area.

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She says the interactive area is a brand new feature of the Shoppers Mall “Holiday experience.” This includes two electronic games and coloring stations as well as a mail box that children can use to send their letters to Santa (the mail box is emptied daily and can be accessed inside and outside of Santa’s daily hours).

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“No hints available, the chil-dren must wait to see what kind of surprise will be waiting for them,” added McKenzie.

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There are other varieties on the market of hydran-gea arborescens and they should be treated the same way.

Hydrangea paniculata is another species of hardy hydrangea, which have many varieties (new and outstanding) within the species. This plant is also somewhat shade tolerant and produces large white-to-pink conical flowers.

It is similar to the ‘Anna-belle’ but shaped more like a cone than a pompom.

Fall and winter care of Hydrangea paniculata is the same as ‘Annabelle’ but do not require regu-lar pruning. This species can grow up to six feet tall or kept small if that is the desire. If you want a compact plant, then prune to size in November or in March/April.

You should fertilize well in spring – as hydrangeas are heavy feeders and whatever you do, do not prune hardy hydrangeas in late spring or summer or you will prune off the spectacular flowers for that season. And no one wants that.

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POSITION SUMMARY:Positions include slaughtering livestock and removing viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses, cutting pork for further cutting, processing and packaging. Positions are available in a variety of departments including Barn, Dressing, Cut, and Packaging areas.One hundred percent company paid Benefits package provided including Major Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, as well as enrollment in the Maple Leaf Pension Plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES:Participate as part of a team in the processing of hogs to produce fresh and frozen productAssist with various tasks in the department assignedKeep up to production line speedMost jobs in the Barn, Dressing, Cut and Packaging floors include assembly line workKnife and other equipment use may be required

REQUIRED SKILLS:Previous industrial / manufacturing plant experience is considered an assetAbility to work in a wide range of environmental conditions from cool to warm and wet to dryAbility to perform repetitive physical tasks and stand for long periods of timeExperience working with and committed to Good Manufacturing Practices is considered an assetExperience in food manufacturing within a fast paced environment is an assetComfortable being part of a multi-cultural, unionized environmentMust be committed to safe work practicesMust have good communication and interpersonal skills and be focused on continuous improvementUse knives and other equipment to disassemble hog product for further processingEnsure safe and hygienic practices are applied to all tasks performed as per Company policies

APPLICATION PROCESS:If you’re willing to step into a new and exciting career, please complete an application and submit via:

Mail: Maple Leaf Foods Human Resources 6355 Richmond Avenue East Brandon, Manitoba R7A 7M5

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Maple Leaf FoodsEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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POSITIONS: Production Worker (Permanent Full Time)

LOCATION: 6355 Richmond Avenue East Brandon, Manitoba

STARTING WAGE: $12.40-$18.60/hour Plus Production Bonus of up to $1.00/hour and Attendance Bonus of $1.00/hour. Further increases as per Collective Agreement. Relocation Assistance of up to $5,000 available.

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading Canadian food processing company committed to delivering quality food products to consumers around the world. We are looking for Industrial Meat Cutters to join us at our Brandon, Manitoba plant.

POSITION SUMMARY:Entry-level production work starts with packaging/wrapping non-knife type work.The employee’s primary tasks include receiving live hogs, and or kill (evisceration, hide removal, by-product processing) trimming, de-boning and other cut related activities/ packaging and/ or visual inspection, sorting, grading, scale weighing, truck loading, cleaning, operating equipment as related to above process.One hundred percent company paid Benefits package provided including Major Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, as well as enrollment in the Maple Leaf Pension Plan.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participate as part of a team in the processing of hogs to produce fresh and frozen productAssist with various tasks in the dept. assignedKeep up to production line speedMost jobs in the Barn, Dressing, Cut and Packaging floors include assembly line work

Be willing to adhere to all hygienic and food safety requirements in the plant

REQUIRED SKILLS:Previous industrial / manufacturing plant experience is considered an assetAbility to work in a wide range of environmental conditions from cool to warm and wet to dryPhysically fit and able to lift, push, and/or pull, weight of up to 27kg (60 lbs)Experience working with and committed to Good Manufacturing Practices is considered an assetExperience in food manufacturing within a fast paced environment is an assetComfortable being part of a multi-cultural, unionized environmentMust be committed to safe work practicesMust have good communication and interpersonal skills and be focused on continuous improvementEnsure safe and hygienic practices are applied to all tasks performed as per Company policies

APPLICATION PROCESS:If you’re willing to step into a new and exciting career, please complete an application and submit via:

Mail: Maple Leaf Foods Human Resources 6355 Richmond Avenue East Brandon, Manitoba R7A 7M5

Fax: (204) 571-2655

Email: [email protected]

Online: www.mapleleafcareers.com

Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.


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Annual Santa Claus Parade taking place on SaturdayAvenue and 6th Street acts as a start and end point for the parade. The entire route involves Rosser Ave-nue from 6th Street to 17th Street, and then Princess Avenue from 17th Street back to 6th Street where the parade disperses at the corner of 6th Street and Rosser Avenue. Volunteer organizers and members of the Citizens On Patrol will be closing streets along the route beginning at 5 p.m. although vehicles are al-lowed to park right up to

the route. “We get an av-erage of about 45 entries each year including deco-rated vehicles and floats of all shapes and sizes,” said co-chair of the event Caro-line Phillips.

“Since we moved to an evening parade the crowds have been phenomenal,” she said estimating that more than 4,000 people line the streets to see the parade each year.

The change in timing was made after several re-quests to organizers by the

general public. They have also found that the evening parade is less disruptive to area businesses when the parking is prohibited.

“Plus, there is nothing more magical than the lights during the evening,” she added.

There is no entry fee for participants in the parade which includes awards for best parade theme, best decorated vehicle, best commercial float, people’s choice, best community spirit and most original.

Following the parade, those participating in the event are treated to hotdogs and hot chocolate at the staging area when the winners are announced.

“We prefer that all the entries come back to the staging area so anyone rid-ing on a float can get off safely,” explained Phillips.

At press time, moder-ate winter weather was expected for the Nov. 15 event which would also add to the enjoyment of the evening.

Communi ty -minded businesses interested in sponsoring the annual pa-rade are encouraged to contact committee mem-bers.

“It’s a great event to be involved in and really gets everyone into the holiday spirit,” said Phillips.

Full details on the pa-rade, complete with entry information can be found at www.brandonsantapa-rade.com

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