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Chartier and her two-year-old son Colton and four-year-old daughter Melaina are receiving help from the community after their home (an apartment at Victoria Woods) caught on fi re earlier this month.

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Store in Brandon helping mother, kids after apartment fi re

After a devastating fire earlier this month that left a mom and her two kids without a home, the local community has stepped up and is helping the family get back on its feet.

Giant Tiger, a store in Brandon, recently al-lowed the mother, Jessica Chartier, to purchase $800 worth of food, clothes and other items to help offset the loss of items that were destroyed in the Oct. 1 fire at her apartment at Victoria Woods.

“Her [Chartier’s] land-lord actually came to see me and asked if there was anything we could do,” said Curtis Keber, manager of the Giant Tiger store. “I gave her landlord a $50 gift card as a donation and I said to have Jessica write down some stuff that she needs and we’ll see what

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we can do. We got a fairly extensive list of what she needed because she needed a lot. She lost pretty much everything.”

It was shortly thereafter when Keber and staff at Gi-ant Tiger decided to begin a ‘roundup campaign’ at the store, asking customers at the till for a small con-tribution in order to help Chartier and her kids.

“If your total comes to like $25.50, we’ll ask if you would you like to round up your total to $26 and the extra 50 cents is going to go to Jessica and her kids,” explained Keber.

“I have faith in the com-munity, so I had her [Jes-sica] come in and pick out a whole bunch of stuff al-ready and we just charged it through. We’re going to use the money that we raised to pay for it,” he contin-ued. “If there is money left over, she’ll get the money. If we come up short, then

we’ll just take care of it at the store level.”

Keber says the goal is to raise more than $1,000 – and it looks as though Gi-ant Tiger is well on their way to surpassing the goal. Approximately $500 was raised when this article was written (Oct. 16).

Chartier, originally from Winnipeg, says she’s also received several donations from community members during this trying time and appreciates the support her family has received from the community.

“It’s been incredible. I can’t believe how blessed I am and how amazing Brandon is,” said Chartier. “Even though I don’t have a house, Brandon has made it a home.”

It’s been reported that the fire started from a ceil-ing fan in the second floor bathroom of the apartment. The estimated damage to the apartment was approx-

imately $250,000. Chartier and her kids were not in the house when the fire broke out. She was on her way to pick up her four-year-old daughter Melaina from Riverheights School for lunch Her two-year-old son Colton was in the back seat of the car.

Chartier and her chil-dren are currently staying with her ex in Wawanesa. She says they have taken possession of a condo re-cently and have begun the process of moving back to Brandon.

“It’s been chaos but we have been very blessed by the people in the commu-nity of Brandon. Receiv-ing all the love and support and everything Giant Tiger has done for me has made the most of a terrible situa-tion,” she added.

If anyone wishes to help the family, they can do so by leaving donations at Heritage Salon.

Pilling tenders resignation as downtown development specialist

Braden Pilling has tendered his resignation as downtown development specialist for Re-naissance Brandon.

Pilling has accepted the ex-ecutive director position at

Riverheights Terrace, an Atria Retirement Canada commu-nity, newly operated by Atria Senior Living, a leading pro-vider of independent living, supportive living, assisted living and memory care com-munities in 179 locations in 28 U.S. states and seven Canadi-an provinces.

“The decision to leave was extremely difficult and by no means came lightly”, stated Pilling in a release. “I have poured my heart and soul into the revitalization of the Downtown HUB for six years and I will always be a strong supporter and advocate for its success.”

“We hate to see him go after all he’s done for Downtown Brandon over the past six years”, said Steve McMillan, chairman of Renaissance Brandon. “Braden has worked incredibly hard for the better-ment of Downtown Brandon and his efforts will be missed.

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continue its efforts on revital-izing downtown Brandon,” McMillan added. “We remain focused on developing a three-year strategic plan and an op-erating model that will enable our vision for downtown to be realized with full support of the City of Brandon.”

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The power of positivity: the Triple P program

There is no instruction manual when it comes to parenting, but there are seminars that can help parents learn several ef-fective ways to deal with the challenges of raising children.

The Triple P program, or in other words, the pos-itive parenting program, in association with Prairie Mountain Health, will be making its presence felt next month in Brandon. The program, which con-sists of three seminars, is considered an introduc-tion to the principles of positive parenting.

“The Triple P is de-signed to support parents by giving them skills to raise confident, healthy children and it also helps family relationships,” said Koch. “It helps parents manage misbehaviours and to hopefully prevent problems that occur in the first place.”

The first seminar, enti-tled, “The Power of Posi-tive Parenting” promotes child development by managing the behaviour and emotions of children in constructive and non-hurtful ways.

“It’s based on strong nurturing relationships and good communication skills,” added Koch. “It basically helps parents fo-cus on the positive - what is the child doing right as opposed to always focus-ing on the negative be-haviour.”

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“It’s about spending time with your child, tak-ing an interest in the things that they do and an inter-est in the things that they like,” continued Koch. “So, if they’re showing you something, to kind of stop what you’re doing and focus on what they’re talking about and show an interest and to encour-age them.”

Koch noted two exam-ples of how better com-munication between par-ent and child is a key part of the program.

“If your child is running through the house, you tell them, ‘we don’t run in the house, we walk’. So when they [kids] are doing something parents don’t’ want them to do, you don’t just say, ‘don’t do it’, but add, ‘what should you do instead?’

“Because maybe the child doesn’t know what to do,” Koch continued.

“When you’re going out to a restaurant and that can be big for children who have never been… They don’t know what to do. So prepare them. Tell them this is what’s going to happen and this is what to expect, so they have an idea ahead of time of what’s expected of them. Hopefully that can pre-vent some of the behav-iours you see in restau-rants.”

The second seminar is called, “Raising Con-

fident, Competent Chil-dren.” Koch says if kids are more confident, they get along with other kids better and that they do better in school because they’re not afraid to step out and take a bit of a risk or try new things.

“Being respectful of others, being considerate, having good communi-cation skills with their friends and other people - it can all help them have a healthy self-esteem and to feel good about them-selves, which helps them as they move along in the world,” explained Koch.

The third seminar meanwhile, which is called, “Raising Resil-ient Children” refers to the ability of having your child manage feelings and what to do with them.

“We talk about why it’s important and we go over what we call build-ing blocks – so how to help your kids recognize and understand their feel-ings,” Koch said. “If a child is lashing out, give them the words for it so they’re not hitting some-thing and they have the words to say, ‘OK, I’m feeling angry’ and the ability to talk about it - the ability to express their feelings in words in an appropriate manner.”

Koch says the seminars should not be viewed as a ‘this is what you do’ ap-proach to parenting.

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what works for your child may not work for another child.”

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run. That leads to even greater frustration with the democratic process and even lower participa-tion, in the form of both candidate numbers and voter turnout. It’s a down-ward spiral that makes things worse, not better.

During the his campaign for mayor, Mark Kovatch put forward a number of ideas to increase citizens’ participation in the politi-cal process. While some panned his ideas as un-realistic and unworkable, nobody should attack Ko-vatch’s desire to increase

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As I write this, I have no idea what the results of Brandon’s mayoral, city council and school board elections will be. I’m writing before elec-tion day, but the Journal will in most cases be delivered to your homes and businesses after the elections are over.

With that reality in mind, I have a few thoughts to share with you about this year’s process and the path for-ward for those who are elected.

We should be con-cerned that six of the ten city council wards were won by acclamation. That’s not a comment on the quality of those six candidates. Rather, the reality is that voters in the Assiniboine, Green Acres, Linden Lanes, Meadows, University and Victoria wards were denied the opportunity to hear what their council-lors’ plans and priorities are and, most importantly, the opportunity to choose from among several can-didates.

Residents in those wards can only hope that their new council-lors (many of whom were incumbents) will share their values and act in the interests of their constitu-ents. It is a leap of faith that far too many Bran-donites have been forced to make this year.

The story is the same

with the school board, where just nine candi-dates were running to fi ll the eight available seats. Voters had a choice, but just barely.

Do we honestly believe that those nine candi-dates, and those six ac-claimed city councillors, were the very best this city could offer? If not, we need to think and talk about what is happening in our local democracy.

I wrote about this a couple of weeks ago, but it needs to be repeated -- When so few citizens are willing to run for city council and school board, we are taking a big risk. City councils and school boards have a huge amount of power to impact our lives, with property taxes being the most obvious example. To a great extent, that power has been handed to candidates who expended little effort to earn it.

We can hope that ev-erything works out to our satisfaction, but the like-lihood is that it won’t, for this reason: When you don’t have a serious elec-tion campaign, in which candidates are forced to expose and express their agendas, we really don’t know what their priorities are. We don’t know what they will do over the next four years.

Instead, we make as-sumptions that are almost always wrong in the long

voter turnout and the number of citizens run-ning for election.

This is an issue that requires great thought and even greater effort, and both need to be be-gin now. Brandonites feel more disconnected from city hall and the school board than at any other time in our city’s history. That needs to change, starting with an honest, ongoing effort to re-en-gage citizens.

It can’t wait two or three years. If we want voters to have viable, credible

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choices in 2018, we (and that absolutely includes the media) need to get to work right away.

* * * * * * * * * * On a related point, we

need to look at the rea-sons why talented people who care about this city refuse to run. While many have cited the impact that serving on city council or the school board would have on their family, jobs or businesses, others have also talked about an un-willingness to subject themselves to media scru-tiny.

That is another issue that I and others in the lo-cal media need to refl ect upon. Did we scare good candidates away? Can we do things differently, in a way that encourages and motivates more citizens to run for mayor, city coun-cil and school board?

Once again, it is an is-sue that I and others will be refl ecting upon over the coming months.

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ployees volunteered in the community for more than 17,000 hours.

By their very nature, every credit union has a vested interest in giving back to the communities they serve.

Now, credit unions need your support. Credit unions are paying higher taxes as a result of a budget 2013 decision to phase out

a 40 year-old tax measure that was created because credit unions are different than banks. These higher taxes affect our bottom line, meaning there are fewer resources available for lending to small busi-nesses and families and to support important commu-nity work.

We are asking the fed-eral government to create

a new tax measure that we estimate will gener-ate $700 million in addi-tional lending to business-es, farmers and families across this country and in our communities. We urge you to contact your local member of Parliament and tell them my credit union matters and it should mat-ter to you! You can support your community and credit

union by visitingwww.my-CUmatters.ca.

Sincerely,

Leona Asham, GM, Amaranth Credit UnionTerry Parker, CEO, Austin Credit UnionGord Sylvester, GM, Beau-tiful Plains Credit UnionRon Hedley, CEO, Catalyst Credit UnionArnie Guist, CEO, Crocus Credit Union

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Letter: Harper’s refusal to attend summit unacceptableDear editor,As world leaders gath-

ered at the recent United Nations Climate Summit, one absence was especial-ly galling: Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Despite being in New York when the sum-mit was held, Stephen Harper was one the very few world leaders invited who refused to attend. It underscored how little environmental steward-ship factors into his gov-ernment’s agenda.

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ernment has failed to advance strong environ-mental policy—including transparent oversight, tougher penalties and a price on carbon pollu-tion—and this inaction has had serious conse-quences for our environ-ment, our international reputation and our econ-omy.

Our greenhouse gas emissions are growing, not slowing. Canada will miss its agreed-to 2020 emission reduction tar-gets. Canada has earned

an unfortunate interna-tional reputation for inac-tion and obstruction on climate change.

It’s all par for the course under Mr. Harper, who manages to go to the Arc-tic every summer without ever uttering the phrase “climate change”—de-spite that being where its effects are most abun-dantly clear. Since 2008, his government has been promising regulations for industrial emissions—and we’re still waiting. Even American Presi-

dent Barrack Obama has said that Canada could be doing more, and that his concern impacts the deci-sion on the Keystone XL pipeline.

Climate change is a global problem that re-quires a global solution. We need determined leadership to make prog-ress, but that can’t hap-pen if our Prime Minister can’t even be bothered to show up.

As well, if Canada does not demonstrate to the world that we as a

country are serious about GHG emissions, we will fi nd it harder and harder to export our resources to global markets. That is why Liberals are com-mitted to responsible resource development, while promoting clean energy and reducing car-bon emissions.

As Prime Minister, Mr. Harper continues to get the big things wrong. After nearly a decade in power he has failed to take any meaningful ac-tion on Canada’s GHG

emissions. His legacy will leave our children with an environment that is ever more threatened.

Yours sincerely,John McKay, MPLiberal Party of Canada Environment Critic

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The provincial govern-ment is looking at ways to control water flow and levels on the Assiniboine River to help prevent fu-ture flooding. You could say it really gives a dam.

If you cross a federal member of parliament with a provincial member of the legislative assembly would you get a politician who can talk about twice as many issues and still not have an answer?

Have you looked at the classified ads lately? Some of the job headings could be rather deceptive. A re-cent ad was looking for a ‘Crude Quality Techni-cian’. An acquaintance known for having a foul mouth applied for the job thinking his ‘crude lan-

guage skills’ would qualify. How was he to know it was an oil patch job?

Another recent job post-ing was for a human re-sources specialist and it had one of the guys at the poker table thinking of ap-plying. He’s a bartender. Who gets better practical skill at handling HR issues than a friendly neighbour-hood barkeep?

Who would be better qualified to fill a vacancy for a ‘financial consultant’ than a mom? After all, they usually handle the house-hold budget, and in some cases, can make one dollar perform as if it was $1 mil-lion.

A recent ad for a heavy-duty mechanic got some people wondering what is

HUMOURHUMOURthe difference between that and a light-duty mechanic? The answer: a light-duty mechanic pops the hood, listens to the engine and says, “Yup, it doesn’t sound right.” He calls for another opinion. That’s when the heavy-duty mechanic steps in and says “You’re right. We have to put the car on the hoist and take a better look.”

Another recent ad had a major retailer looking to hire a service assistant. I’ve been in that store and would recommend they get existing employees to pro-vide service before hiring a service assistant.

Thanksgiving has come and gone and you know what that means: the on-slaught of Christmas ads. You are about to find out what you need to make your life and everyone else’s better by getting one of these and those for your-self and for people you know and feel obligated – because let’s be honest, giving them these items shows that you care.

That 25-speed juicer-blender you got the signifi-

cant other last year doesn’t cut it anymore because the newer version not only has 30 speeds but it comes with a reverse gear in case you change your mind. It hasn’t been revealed if the reverse gear will put the fruit or whatever you blended back to its original state.

Some folks are already dropping not-so-subtle hints as to what they want, or expect, this Christmas. I like to take the direct, sub-tle approach which I will share with the readers of this column and my editor because I don’t want him losing sleep over what to get me this year.

“The gift doesn’t have to be big - just expensive.”

As we eagerly await the first permanent snowfall of the season, a question comes to mind and it’s my thought of the week: If you don’t have snow tires on your vehicle, can you use that as an excuse to not go to work?

By Terri EgerThere has been a murder in the sands

of Spruce Woods Provincial Park and park interpreters are asking for the public’s as-sistance.

Stewie the Skink was found deceased along the Spirit Sands trail and a guided hike is planned to determine who the mur-derer is. For the second year in a row, park staff have decided to organize a guided hike for Halloween with a murder mys-tery theme.

“The Northern Prairie Skink has been found deceased,” explained Senior Park interpreter Maxime LeGal. “The skink is one of our endangered species so we take this very seriously.”

The three-kilometre guided hike will take the public into the park to explore the possibilities of what happened to the skink, a relatively small lizard with stubby legs. LeGal explained that the premise of

the murder mystery and the proximity to Halloween adds to the atmosphere of the event that is considered fun for the entire family.

“Through the process of elimination, we will look at who may have murdered Stewie the Skink,” he said. “During the hike, we will look at how our actions af-fect the animals and their environment.”

While last year’s hike took place in the evening, LeGal said he is hoping to take advantage of the warmth of the sunshine for an afternoon hike next week.

This year’s hike will take place on Sat-urday, Oct. 25 from 1-3 p.m. The hike will begin at the Spirit Sands Trailhead. Hik-ers are reminded to wear proper hiking shoes and bring water. Anyone interested in participating is invited to come to the trailhead for a 1 p.m. start or contact the Spruce Woods interpretive centre at 204-827-8850 for more information.

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Leafl ess trees are now devoid of their summer fruit, a chill wind blows and pumpkins are pop-ping up as the bright or-ange harbingers of fall.

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Fall may not be as care-free as its vernal neigh-bour. The seasons have changed and summer’s bounty is still every-where for us to enjoy in it’s autumnal preserved forms - frozen spinach, dehydrated zucchini and

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What are the horrors of Halloween? Many might say encountering a gruesome ghoul or a blood-sucking vampire is the most horrifi c part of Halloween. However, an allergic reaction can be just as scary as ghosts and goblins.

The candy a child eats, the makeup kids use as part of their costumes or even the costume itself can cause an allergic re-action. Parents and kids need to be careful and ex-ercise their due diligence to avoid possible aller-gens.

MakeupAccording to the Amer-

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ogy, Halloween makeup can trigger an allergic reaction or symptoms of asthma. Inexpensive makeup may contain pre-servatives that can cause a rash and swelling of the skin. Formaldehyde is a very common preserva-tive used in many of these products, but some prod-ucts labeled “formalde-hyde-free” can still cause allergic reactions. Certain makeup is not advisable to use around the mouth or eyes, so be certain to check all packaging for any warnings. High-qual-ity theater makeup may be a better option than the cheap crayon sticks sold at costume stores. In any event, always test make-up on a small area of the

skin well in advance of Halloween. If a rash or any abnormality occurs, do not use the makeup.

CostumesCostumes can induce

an allergic reaction as well. If costumes are old-er and packed away in a basement or attic, trapped dust and dust mites can make it diffi cult for those with allergies or asthma to breathe. Accessories used for many common Halloween costumes also may cause reactions. Crowns, magic wands and faux jewelry that uses metals like nickel may cause rashes and irrita-tion. Beware of nickel and cobalt, which can trigger allergic reactions.

DecorationsThose who want to cre-

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Edible treatsFood allergies abound

in children and adults. Many commercially pro-duced candy and choco-late bars are manufac-tured in factories that also process peanuts and other tree nuts, so exer-cise caution with treats. Baked goods may contain wheat, gluten, eggs, soy, and any number of other

food allergens. It’s wise to have a variety of ined-ible treats available for trick-or-treaters or party-goers, including stickers, pencils and small toys.

Halloween should be

an enjoyable day for the young and the young at heart. This beloved holi-day can be made safer by avoiding common allergy triggers.

Holiday season not lacking for unique games to check outAs promised in last

week’s editorial, I will be focusing this column on games that are coming out soon. These are games that I obviously haven’t had a chance to try out myself but, from the early cov-erage, seem to be on the right track.

Bayonetta 2 (Oct. 24 – Wii U) – Releasing today is the much-anticipated se-quel to 2009’s somewhat-underappreciated Bayonet-ta. The original was loved for its smooth, responsive action and over-the-top story, so expectation for the sequel have been very high. For all intents and purposes, it seems to have lived up to those expecta-tions.

The story is set in the worlds of Inferno and Par-adiso, as made famous by 13th-century poet Dante Alighieri. It is in these leg-endary places that the titu-lar Bayonetta must save the soul of her best friend, Jeanne, by battling various demonic and angelic foes.

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However, those looking to purchase a game for a young loved one may want to proceed with caution on this title, as it features a lot of sexual content that, while presented in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, may be inappropriate for younger players.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nov. 21 – Wii U) – Well, it seems that Nin-tendo is trying to make me look bad! Last week, I said that this title was likely coming out in early 2015, as many believed that the pushing back of the 3DS

version also meant a likely delay of its Wii U coun-terpart. This is not so, as Nintendo announced re-cently that the (still horri-bly named) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will re-lease in late November.

Like its smaller counter-part, the Wii U entry of the Smash series pits 49 clas-sic characters against each other in a battle for mascot domination. While most of the roster is comprised of classic Nintendo charac-ters like Mario, Link, Sam-us, Kirby and Pikachu, the game also has a few guest fighters from other game companies – namely Mega Man, Pac Man and Sonic the Hedgehog.

But unlike the 3DS

title, the Wii U edition can be played on the big screen. In addition, there will be many controller options available, includ-ing support for the Pro Controller and the soon-to-be-released Gamecube controller adapter.

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth (Oct. 24 – PC) – Also coming out to-day is the newest entry in the addictive Civilization series. Where other titles in the series are set on a historical earth setting and allow players to create a civilization from early set-tlers to launching aircraft into space, Beyond Earth starts players in the next logical location: a whole new planet.

Players will be able to choose one of eight sepa-rate “expedition spon-sors” – the game’s take on the previous world lead-ers – each with their own unique abilities and ad-vantages. The goal of the game is to help mankind repopulate after a vague event known only as “The Great Mistake.” How you go about accomplishing

this task is entirely up to you. You can try to win the game by destroying all other factions attempt-ing to populate the planet, by becoming the most technologically advanced, by creating alliances, and more. Just like every other entry in the series, this one will be played in turns, al-lowing the player to take their time while building up their empire and engag-ing other civilizations.

And just like other Civ games, it looks like it will get its one-more-turn ad-diction into me, inevita-bly ending in the surprise of seeing the sun come up after a multi-hour play ses-sion.

Sunset Overdrive (Oct. 28 – Xbox One) – This title, releasing early next week, looks to be one of the “killer apps” for Mi-crosoft’s Xbox One con-sole. Sunset Overdrive is a colourful open world ac-tion-adventure game with a major focus on “parkour” and co-operative online gameplay – think Border-lands meets Jet Set Radio.

The game is largely fo-

cused on locomotion, as players take control of a created character looking to survive (and even thrive) in a world filled with mon-sters that were created when people overdosed on a popular new energy drink. Utilizing many ab-surd weapons – such as the TNTeddy, a weapon that combines a Teddy Bears with sticks of dynamite – players must rid the world of the monsters and bring a level of sanity back to a clearly insane world.

What makes Sunset Overdrive especially sig-nificant is its develop-ment pedigree. Its cre-ators, Insomniac Games, were previously known for huge PlayStation fran-chises such as Ratchet and Clank, Spyro, and Resis-tance. While 2013’s un-derwhelming Fuse was the first Insomniac title avail-able on an Xbox platform, Sunset Overdrive looks to succeed where that title failed.

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Constant Companions holding online auctionAn online organization

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The interactive Face-book group, which con-sists of people who post lost and found pets, will soon be holding an on-line auction with proceeds going to Spirit of Hope Rescue, Brandon Humane Society and Strays That Can’t Pay. The auction will consist of bidding on items that have been do-nated.

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Bids will be accepted between 9 a.m. on Oct. 30 and will continue until noon on Nov. 3. Winners at the end of the auction are to contact Constant Companions for arrange-ments for item pick up and payment. Items up for bid include board games, a digital photo frame, baked goods, photography sessions, gift cards, gift baskets and dog sweaters. Constant Companions, which began in May, also provides search tips for

folks who are searching for a missing pet.

“If you have a cat that is strictly an indoor cat that has never been out-side, the cat will always be within a three-house radius,” said Jones. “Be-cause they’re so terrified and they’ve never been outside before – they’re out of their element. It’s really important to get a flashlight and look under every single deck, vehicle, neighbour’s yard, every type of nook and cranny. Cats are great hiders.”

Jones says she decided to begin the lost and found Facebook page as a way to add to the already grow-ing list of organizations who help find lost pets in the area. “I believe if your

pet goes missing or you find a lost pet, the more resources available to get the word out there, the better,” she added. “I just want to get the word out because if one of my pets went missing, I’d want to use every resource pos-sible.”

Jones would like to re-mind folks that if you do lose a pet, to not only post details to all available re-sources, but to also report it to animal control and to check with local pounds and rural municipalities.

To make a donation and to bid on the items, visit the Constant Companions first online auction Face-book page, call 204-724-5504 or email [email protected].

Needle drop of evergreens in Westman: a normal occurrenceEach fall brings new colours, varied

shades of red, orange, and yellow. As the sun rises every day, we expect the foli-age of maple, ash, linden and oak to lose their leaves in fall.

What many people are not prepared for is the fall change in their evergreens. We receive the worried calls one after another at this time of year where cus-tomers invariably think their evergreens are dying. The concern is needle drop of evergreens in which an abundance of

needles of an evergreen suddenly turn brown or yellow. These needles are al-ways older needles towards the interior of the tree.

It’s neither insects nor disease; yellow-ing and browning of needles in the fall is a normal occurrence on pines, spruce, junipers, and cedars.

The browning occurs on the needles closest to the trunk as they are the oldest. Why does this fall needle shed occur? Evergreens do not keep their needles

forever. Just as a deciduous tree loses its leaves in fall, the same happens for evergreens. Needles will live longer on spruce than on pine, and after about sev-en years these needles will change color and fall off in fall.

Evergreens such as cedar and pine do not hold their needles for as long, some-times three year old needles will drop ev-ery year. This is why needle browning in the fall is more noticeable on pines and cedars.

Any environmental condition that puts the tree under stress will result in greater needle loss. Stressors include drought, flooding, insect attack and winter dam-age.

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Wyman announces intentions to seek Federal Liberal nominationBrandon lawyer Jodi

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Wyman is a partner in the law firm Paterson Pat-terson Wyman and Abel. She is originally from Thunder Bay, but moved to Manitoba to attend law school, and in 1998 came to Brandon to work as a lawyer. She became a partner at her firm in 2006, and practices pri-

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She is the board chair of The Women’s Resource

Centre, is past president of the YWCA and West-ern Manitoba Bar As-sociation, and was on the Brandon Chamber of Commerce board and col-laborative practice Mani-toba board of directors.

“The last 16 years of doing legal and volunteer work have helped me see first-hand the many chal-lenges faced by families, farmers, small business, First Nations, the crimi-nal justice system, the disabled and the mar-ginalized,” she said in a

release. “I would love to have the opportunity to be an advocate for our com-munity on a larger scale in federal politics.”

Although she was ap-pointed by the Liberal government to be a chair of the Canada Pension Plan review tribunal from 2000 – 2006, this is her first major foray into pol-itics.

“My interest in becom-ing involved in federal politics is large part be-cause of the current gov-ernment and my concern

about the direction our country is headed, but I’ve also become truly inspired by the positions and attitude taken by the Liberal party under Jus-tin Trudeau. I believe our federal government needs to have transparency and respect for its citizens. I would be really proud to be chosen to run in Oc-tober 2015 as part of the team.”

Wyman has owned a home in Alexander, just outside of Brandon, since 2001. She and her hus-

band also own cottage property at Oak Lake Beach. Her firm has of-fices in Brandon, Virden and Neepawa, and will shortly be opening an of-fice in Killarney.

“We’ve been able to build a pretty great life in this corner of Manitoba, and I would be honoured to have this opportunity to be the Liberal candi-date for my community.”

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“We have exercise classes such as yoga, line dancing and resis-tance training,” she said. Games like shuffleboard, cribbage and cards are appealing to many par-ticipants while creative individuals may like the stitch and chat group or the painting group.

The drama group puts on productions a couple of times each year and day-long bus trips run five times a year. Birth-day teas are held each month for those celebrat-ing a birthday and many other special events are held throughout the year including a New Year’s

Eve Gala, Christmas Tea, Harvest supper, Ladies’ nights with speakers and much more.

With such a wide vari-ety of activities scheduled regularly, there is sure to be something to catch your interest.

“We are always looking for new things to try,” said Rempel who encourages anyone with an interest or idea in a certain area to come forward and work with the centre to imple-ment a new program.

The centre provides a number of services such as teaching computer classes, income tax ser-vices, footcare and the

life line program. “We facilitate transpor-

tation for those in need of a ride to doctor’s appoint-ments in Winnipeg,” said Rempel. “For a fee, the people are driven right from their door, to the appointment and brought home again.”

Each Thursday, at lunch, the centre, offers a full course meal for $8.

“We have between 65 and 80 people come each week,” said Rem-pel, adding that the early Thanksgiving turkey din-ner complete with all the

trimmings was especially popular.

In addition to the meals held at the centre, Seniors for Seniors also takes two meals to seniors’ com-plexes in the city.

Seniors for Seniors has approximately 350 mem-bers who pay a yearly fee and get a discount on the programs offered. Drop-in visitors are welcome to attend programs for a small fee and are encour-aged to check out the cen-tre to see if it would be a good fit for them.

In addition to the many

programs offered to se-niors, the building also provides rental space for banquets and meet-ings throughout the 9800 square foot space.

“It’s a fun place to come,” said Rempel who is a senior herself. “It gives us an opportunity to look out for each other, visit and stay active.”

If you are interested in details about the programs offered, you are encour-aged to visit the centre at 311 Park Avenue East, or call 204-571-2050.

Top: A look inside at what the historic Dome Building looks like today. There will soon be approximately $3.5 million in improvements made to the inte-rior. Left: A look at the outside of the building.

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The ‘Restoring the Glory’ campaign continues

Now that the exterior is, in large part, complete, the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba has shifted its focus to restoring the inside of the historic Dome Building, located on the grounds of the Keystone Centre.

At a press conference last Thursday afternoon, it was announced that funds, which have been raised via the continued fundraising project called Restoring the Glory, will be going towards the in-stallation of new double pane windows, utilities, insulation, a geothermal heating system and con-struction of the upper floor.

“It’s obviously a big project. We’re essentially halfway through [the proj-ect] and we have commit-ments from a lot of our donors,” said Ron Krist-jansson, general manager of Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “I’ve been involved with the Provin-cial Ex for a number of years and I’ve only been manager for a few weeks, but this building – to all the people involved with the Provincial Ex – is spe-cial.”

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expected to take approxi-mately two years to com-plete and is estimated to cost approximately $3.5 million.

The finished product will include all Provincial Ex offices as well as other non-profit organizations. It will also include an ag-ricultural museum, which will consist of interactive displays and activities.

“It’s going to recognize the contributions of agri-culture and agriculture-type events,” Kristjans-son said in regards to the museum. “Exactly what the museum looks like is going to be a work in progress over the next little bit. We hope that it can be changeable – that it won’t be a static mu-seum. We hope to have different displays that come and go. It’ll fit in perfectly with the events that we have here.”

“It’s going to be nice to have a spot where people can come in and when the Fair is on, that we’ve got this building, we’ve got all our offices and equip-ment here,” said Stan

Cochrane, chair of the building committee and past president of Provin-cial Ex.

The fundraising cam-paign for the project began in 2009. To date, some of the contributions include $950,000 which has been given by the provincial government, while the federal government has contributed $925,000. New donors include CN Railway who committed $50,000, while Koch Fer-tilizer LLC contributed $20,000 to the project.

The Provincial Ex states via its official web-site that the restoration and redevelopment of the building “will pre-serve an important part of the agricultural history of our community and our country.”

The Dome Building was constructed for the hosting of the Dominion Fair in Brandon in 1913, and is considered the only surviving building in Canada constructed for this series of Fairs.

Youth Revolution pays it forward: family, school and communityEarlier this month, hun-

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With close to 500 stu-dents and adults, the fo-rum, which took place Oct. 2, started with a tra-ditional welcome from Brandon School Division elder Kevin Tacan, who, with the assistance of two Youth Revolution mem-bers, started a day which consisted of motivational speakers and youth-pow-ered musical entertain-ment.

The forum was a day-long event that highlighted the benefits of choosing to be a YR leadership mem-ber. The theme for the fo-rum this year was “Pay it Forward: Family, School and Community” which fits in with the overall fo-cus of reducing harmful behaviours and encourag-ing healthy lifestyle choic-es to reduce drug and alco-hol use among our youth.

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Mark Sefton, local chair of the Brandon School Di-vision board of trustees, says the powerful strate-gies can help reduce self-harm behaviours.

Crystal Hamm, the teacher leader for the Earl Oxford Youth Revolution group said her students

were excited to take on the challenge of “Paying it Forward” a concept she says her students have re-ally taken to heart.

“These Youth Revolu-tion students are a passion-ate group who are ready to help their community be a better place to live as well as help their peers make good choices.”

There are more than 480 students in 19 different schools that have regis-tered for Youth Revolution (YR) groups.

“This year’s participa-tion in the YR Forum was spectacular,” said An-gela McGuire-Holder, the Brandon Community Drug and Alcohol Coalition Education Coordinator. “The excitement, support and level of commitment of these students to the YR program is inspiring. I couldn’t be more pleased with how many local or-ganizations are looking to these young people to be leaders today but are also looking to support them

as our future leaders as well.”

Many of the activities at the forum prepared the students to start imple-menting projects in their schools and their commu-nities. First, the students heard some inspirational words from Mayor Shari Decter Hirst which dem-onstrated how the City of Brandon supports this revolutionary program. Chief Ian Grant from the Brandon Police Service and Sefton both gave ad-vice and encouragement to the students to continue the good work the Youth Revolution members do.

Micayla Krahn, a third year Brandon University student, has been a mem-ber of the Youth Revo-lution since she was in grade 10. She sent her video greetings where she talked about how the Youth Revolution pro-gram has benefited her. In her story, she explained how being involved in the Youth Revolution group helped her ‘find her voice’ after years of bullying.

Micayla has been named a youth ambassador for the Youth Revolution and plans to continue to be in-volved and help support the younger members. In her video Micayla said, “I want to be here to help. If there is something you think we should be talking about, thinking about, do-ing something about I want to help be your voice.”

Guest speaker Pam Rob-erts, an investigator from the Human Rights Com-mission, applauded the work that the Youth Revo-lution members are doing in their communities and their own lives.

The Youth Revolution is an initiative of the Bran-don Community Drug and Alcohol Education Coali-tion. For more information about the Youth Revolu-tion, the endeavors of the Brandon Community Drug and Alcohol Education Coalition, and the list of Youth Revolution partners and sponsors, please visit the website: daeducation.wordpress.com.

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Hundreds of students taking part in the Youth Revolution forum at JR Reid School in Brandon earlier this month.

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‘Shameless Propoganda’ coming to Brandon Library

Brandon Public Library is offering the public the chance to see fi lms from the National Film Board that they may not other-wise have the opportunity to see.

Assistant librarian Rob Kowaluk explained that the library started showing the fi lms last year and has continued the series this fall.

“We show newer offer-ings that are not yet re-leased for purchase,” he said.

The fi rst fi lm of the sea-son is titled “Shameless Propaganda” and looks at the history of the National Film Board itself.

“It’s sort of like turn-ing the cameras on them-selves,” said Kowaluk.

Set from 1939 to 1945, fi lmmaker Robert Lower looks at the fi lms released by the National Film Board at the time.

Promotional material for the fi lm states, “All 500 of the fi lms produced by the NFB until 1945 are dis-tilled here for the essence of their message to Cana-dians. Using only these fi lms and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they

gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he fi nds is by turns enlightening, entertaining and unexpectedly disturb-ing.”

Kowaluk explained that

the documentary “grabs people and convinces them of the great people they are.”

Kowaluk said a number of fi lms are scheduled for the upcoming year includ-

ing a fi lm on people with mental illness and the violent crimes they have committed which will be aired in November. The fi lm slated for December is titled “Forbidden Love.”

Each fi lm runs for ap-proximately an hour and a half and is free of charge to the public with popcorn adding to the movie-going experience. While the fi lms are open to everyone, the

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The Doobie Brothers, an American rock band, rolled into Westman Place last Thursday and entertained those in attendance. The four-time Gram-my award winners performed many of their hits including “Listen To The Music,” “Takin’ It To The Streets,” “What A Fool Believes” and “Long Train Runnin.”

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A proclamation was signed last week signifying Oct. 24 to be “World Polio Day” in the city of Brandon. In photo (left to right): Jeanne Gitzel, Pat Bowslaugh, Alf Hackenschmidt, Mayor Shari Decter Hirst (seated), Susan Spring and Marty Snelling.

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Samaritan House recently received a donation from the Knights of Columbus Brandon branch. In photo: Bob Cey, on behalf of the Knights ofColumbus, presents a cheque to Samaritan House executive director Marla Somersall.

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Increase in food hamper numbers at Samaritan House

Each month, Samaritan House hands out 1,600 food hampers to resi-dences in Brandon. Each hamper consists of two to three days worth of food and recipients are limited to one hamper every two weeks. The number of hampers handed out has doubled in the past 10 years and the organiza-tion’s food supply is de-scribed as day-to-day.

“The hampers are meant to be a supplement,” ex-plained executive direc-tor Marla Somersall. “But it’s a little frightening how little people are liv-ing on.”

Somersall explained that while a major part of the organizations’ time and resources goes into the food bank, the non-profit is hopeful that it’s a service that will one day not be needed.

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Samaritan House provides a wide range of services to the community. The orga-nization provides literacy programs where individu-als can get their Grade 12 diploma or GED, or work on literacy skills that will help them in a trade posi-tion. Programs are also offered to assist with basic reading and math. Somersall explained that, often, individuals have a learning disability which meant they struggled in school. Programs offered at Samaritan House help them work through these challenges and past par-ticipants have been suc-cessful in completing col-lege degrees with the help of the program. Skill de-velopment is also a major focus with employment readiness components be-ing tied into the instruc-tion. Samaritan House offers additional training in computer skills where people can learn every-thing from basic concepts to accounting programs such as QuickBooks. The

organization also offers first-aid training and a food-safe course, to as-sist individuals in becom-ing more employable. Samaritan House assists 100 people each year in its literacy programs.

“They’re able to get the literacy skills and training here and then they’re also able to help with the food bank, gaining hands-on work experience,” said Somersall. The end goal, she says, is to make them self-sufficient.

Samaritan House offers community garden plots where people can grow their own food. Somersall said people are encour-aged to use the plots as a business and become market gardeners.

Samaritan House puts a big focus on the over-all health of an individual and works toward a holis-tic way of life.

“Everyone has emo-tional needs,” said Som-ersall. “People need to be part of a community and Samaritan House pro-vides that for them.”

The organization also

provides crisis counsel-ling services and assists with referrals pointing people to services in the community which would best suit their needs. Somersall explained that housing is one of the group’s biggest issues. They currently run four units in undisclosed loca-tions as transition housing for victims of domestic abuse. Additional servic-es are provided for these women and their children in the form of anger man-agement groups, sexual abuse counselling and self-esteem building ses-sions.

While the list of servic-es currently provided is quite lengthy, Samaritan House continues to work on new initiatives.

“We don’t want to du-plicate services already available in the commu-nity but we are working on providing services as a men’s resource cen-tre,” she said, adding that anger management pro-grams for men are being looked into.

Samaritan House also offers overnight shelter in inclement weather to those in need of a warm, dry place to sleep.

As Samaritan House continues to help people in the community, the non-profit organization is in need of assistance too.

“If anyone is interest-ed in volunteering, they just need to contact us and we’ll find something that works for them,” she said.

Donations of household items and food are always

needed and Somersall ex-plained that many gro-cery stores have bins that make donating easy. With colder weather on the ho-rizon, warm winter wear is needed.

“Food, money and time – we need it all,” said Somersall.

Samaritan House is lo-cated at 820 Pacific Av-enue and is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with extend-ed hours until 6 p.m.

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Brandon products Connor Ketchen, Dylan Minshull, Michael Bright and Brandon Williams of the Regina Rams.

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When Connor Ketchen lines up as the University of Regina’s middle line-backer on Saturday after-noons, he’ll notice former Neelin high school team-mate Dylan Minshull also ready for the snap as one of the Rams’ other starting linebackers.

“It’s pretty crazy that we have two guys from Brandon starting right be-side each other,” said Paul Dawson, U of R defensive coordinator.

While Ketchen and Minshull have established themselves as defensive starters for the Rams, two other Brandon products help the Canadian Inter-university Sport squad in reserve roles. Brandon Williams, a fellow Neelin product, is an offensive lineman, while Michael Bright, who graduated from Vincent Massey high school, is another member of the linebacking corps.

“It’s always good to have representation from Brandon,” Ketchen said. “It gives credit to the coaches, the youth league, and high school football.”

Ketchen noted that all four were teammates at one time at Neelin. While each player contributes in their own way.

Dawson noted they do share some qualities.

“They are humble guys and just really nice guys. ... They are real standup kids,” he noted.

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is pleased to have an op-portunity to be on the gridiron.

“It’s always just a blessing to be able to play football,” he said.

He noted that one of the best parts of playing for the Rams is that, unlike some CIS squads, they don’t have a massive ros-ter. This means more reps in practice and a smaller lockerroom.

“It helps the tightness of the team,” Ketchen said. “You get to know the guys a lot better, the coaches a lot better.”

A 2010 Neelin grad, Ketchen was kept off the field by an injury his first season out of high school. The next year he joined the Rams and saw ac-tion in all eight Canada West conference games as a rookie. Last season, Ketchen grabbed a start-ing role. In Canada West play, he was second on the team in tackles with 41.5. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound-er also returned an inter-ception 59 yards, which is the fifth longest return in school history.

“He is pretty big, physi-cal and pretty fast. ... He is close to 230 pounds and he is one of the fastest guys,” Dawson said.

This season, Ketchen has 13 tackles in five games. Dawson noted that Ketchen has shown toughness, a strong under-standing of the game, and leadership during his time with the Rams.

“He brings a lot of lead-ership to the team. … He is a real team guy.”

Off the field, Ketchen is

studying kinesiology. It is not always easy to juggle football and academics, but he said it can be done.

“It definitely takes some effort. … It’s easy to be distracted so you have to hold yourself respon-sible.”

Dylan Minshull

At Neelin, Minshull was used to racking up yards. Minshull set a Winnipeg High School Football League record with 1,456 rushing yards in 2012. With the Rams, Minshull finds himself on the other side of the ball. Last sea-son Minshull redshirted with the team. He played in practice and saw action in one game. This season Minshull has earned a spot on the field. The best part?

“Getting a chance to start, getting into action, just playing and going from there,” Minshull said.

Due to his talents and hard work, as well as such factors as the team switch-ing defences, Minshull has found himself playing a big role.

“It happens a lot in sports,” Dawson said. “An

opportunity presented it-self and Dylan took full advantage of it.”

As of Oct. 16, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Minshull is third on the Rams in tackles with 23.5 in five games. He has a team-high 3.5 tackles for loss.

“Dylan is very athletic, very quick, good speed, and is a pretty physical guy,” Dawson said. “He runs around and knocks people down out there.”

Minshull said that size and speed are the biggest differences between the CIS and high school foot-ball. He also noted that a big factor in him coming to the Rams was Ketch-en. When Minshull was switched from running back to lienbacker, a posi-tion he had some familiar-ity with, he reached out to his older teammate.

“I texted Connor. I was like, ‘Man, I need to know what is going on.’”

Now Minshull is help-ing the Rams and has come to appreciate the quality of the CIS and the Canada West conference.

“In the Can West, the competition is unreal,” said Minshull, who is cur-

rently focused in school on police studies. “There is no one team that can sweep everyone. ... Every time you go into a Can West game, you know it is not going to be easy.”

Michael Bright

Bright was also a red-shirt last year and saw ac-tion in one game. At Vin-cent Massey, the athletic 6-foot-2, 205-pounder earned attention at wide receiver and was his high school squad’s MVP. Now Bright is working his way up the ladder on defence. Dawson said Bright is a big guy who looks like a defensive lineman but has the skills to play at line-backer.

“Michael is a pretty strong character guy,” the U of R defensive coordi-nator said. “He always has a smile on his face. He is working hard.”

Brandon WilliamsOn offence, Williams is

a 6-foot-5, 275-pound of-fensive lineman. Last sea-son, in his rookie year, he earned the right to dress for three games. Dawson sees Williams’ potential.

“He is a big guy. He is a

strong guy,” the defensive coordinator said. “He is in the gym all the time. … He has come a long way.”

Brandon FootballDawson said the Rams

have certainly been pleased with the Brandon football players they have had, including the current crew and past standouts such as former Canadian Football League receiver Chris Bauman.

“It has been a little bit of a pipeline and we cer-tainly hope it continues that way,” Dawson said.

Ketchen believes Bran-don is underrated when it comes to football.

“It is a competitive foot-ball city. There is a lot of talent out there.”

Ketchen pointed to the efforts of the Westman Youth Football Associa-tion, Neelin head coach Robert Cullen, and Vin-cent Massey head coach Mike Steeves in helping grow the game locally.

As well, Ketchen noted that the Westman Wol-verines of the Manitoba Major Football league has given former high school players an opportunity to keep playing the game.

Flames fans have Gaudreau feverHe may or may not win

the Calder Trophy as the National Hockey League’s best rookie, but Calgary Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau will easily rank among the league’s most exciting freshmen this year.

Gaudreau is one of the smallest players in the league. But he’s also one of the quickest, one of the slickest with the puck and one of the most offensively gifted players to come into the league since . . . well, at least since last year when Nathan MacKinnon joined Colorado and racked up 63 points. He also has the best nickname, the unforget-table Johnny Hockey.

Flames’ fans are hoping Gaudreau’s sizzle equals his steak because that’s a meaty comparison Calgary fans can sink their teeth into. He arrives with news-paper clippings stacked higher than his 5-foot-9 frame and a statistical his-tory far heavier than his 160 pounds.

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was the best college hockey player in the U.S. last year, winning the Hobie Baker award after an 80-point season, in only 40 games. He led Boston College to the final four, where they lost in the semi-finals, but Gaudreau signed an April contract with the Flames and scored once in his only game in the NHL. In the world junior last year, he scored seven goals in seven games and when he went to the men’s world cham-pionships in April with the U.S. team, he racked up 10 points in seven games.

Critics say he’s too small and will never withstand the rigors of the NHL, that his high-scoring ex-ploits in college hockey will mean nothing in the rough-and-tumble NHL. But the Flames once had

a guy named Theo Fleury, smaller than Gaudreau, who did pretty well, and there’s a constituency that says Gaudreau could be as good as, if not better than Fleury.

Flames’ coach Bob Hart-ley likes Gaudreau’s chanc-es at a great NHL career.

“He’s a tough player to get a good comparison,” Hartley told Wes Gilbert-son of the Calgary Sun. “Because Johnny is spe-cial. All his life, he proved people wrong. The people that believed in him, he proved them right.

“You can always learn from other people, but you have to be yourself. Johnny Gaudreau is here because all of his young career, he’s been playing like Johnny Gaudreau.

“And it’s been working. So why change?”

In his first two regular-season games, Gaudreau was given plenty of ice time, and although he earned a lot of style points, he had none of the goals or

assists variety.Flames fans are con-

vinced, though, that by the end of the season, Johnny Hockey will have a new well-earned nickname: Johnny Be Good.• Dwight Perry of the

Seattle Times: “GM is coming out with a self-driving Cadillac. ‘So where were you when I needed you five years ago?’ moaned Tiger Woods.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Johnny Man-ziel says he might offer to counsel Jameis Win-ston. No, seriously.” Added Dwight Perry: “So what’s next, John Daly taking Tiger Woods under his wing?”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “The landslide of bad news on domestic abuse, and concussions, is kill-ing the NFL. The league just signed a contract extension for DirecTV’s “Sunday Ticket,” $12 billion (with a “b”) over

eight years. If not for all that mess and trouble, the NFL might have re-ally cashed in.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “A toast to Nova Scotia’s Esther Chute, 101, who received an in-ternational award for 53 years of square dancing. And here’s to the Chica-go Cubs for their 106th year of going in circles.”

• Currie again: “The gov-erning body for bobsleigh has approved teams of four being mixed-gender. It’s believed most sleds will have one female pi-lot with three men telling her how to drive.”

• Jaime Diaz, in Golf-worldmonday.com, on Phil Mickelson’s history of commentary: “Fire, ready, aim.”

• Headline at SportsPick-le.com: “MLB honors Paul Konerko’s career by mailing him a $20 Amazon gift card.”

• TBS’s Conan O’Brien, after the NFL filmed a public-service ad warn-ing women about breast cancer: “Then they filmed a PSA warning women about the NFL.”

• Headline from Today.com, on the North American Wife Carrying Championship in Newry, Maine: “She ain’t heavy, she’s my lover.”

• Hall of Famer Mark Messier, speaking at a 30-year gathering of the 1984 Stanley Cup-cham-pion Edmonton Oilers: “I never finished high school, so this is my first actual reunion.”

• RJ Currie to finish up: “An ESPN poll of fan satisfaction rates To-ronto’s NHL club last of 122 professional sports teams. That’s the Leafs for ya: when they finally finish first, it’s for being worst.”

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Manitoba Showcase coming to Brandon

The Manitoba Show-case is coming to the Wheat City this week-end.

The annual event high-lights artists from across Canada with a focus on connecting local and na-tional performers, giving those on the stage the opportunity to showcase their talents, secure book-ings and tour across the province. The event is put on by the Manitoba Arts Network, which is a membership-based non-profit organization, which represents more than 35 community arts groups throughout the province.

This is the first time the showcase has come to Brandon and it includes delegates representing



NOVEMBER 6, 2014

TASTE OF BEEF

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014Doors Open: 11:30am Speaker: 12:30pm

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Cost: $25 per ticket

Lunch features four beef dishes, sides, tea/coffee and dessert.

To purchase tickets contact us at 204-726-3590 ext 0 or email us at [email protected].

The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba invites you to attend Taste of Beef to kick off the Manitoba Livestock Expo.

Join us for a lunch featuring a variety of beef dishes and a special guest speaker. Dave Solverson, President, Canadian’s Cattlemen’s Association will be addressing Canadian cattle and beef production and the economic contribution of industry.

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many of Manitoba’s com-munity arts and cultural organizations, says Rose-Anne Harder, executive director of the Manitoba Arts Network.

“The purpose is to see these artists perform and they [delegates] actually make their decision as to which artist will come and tour their community for the following touring season,” said Harder.

The event, which takes place at the Western Manitoba Centennial Au-ditorium, will have three showcases beginning on Friday night and continu-ing on Saturday afternoon and evening. There are 14 acts in total and the per-formers differ in genres to musical talents to comedy funnymen.

The acts were chosen via an open application

process which had 92 ap-plications. From those ap-plications, a jury, which consisted of industry rep-resentatives, coordinators from arts and cultural or-ganizations selected the performers for the show-case.

“We try and include a variety during the selec-tion process,” said Hard-er.

Last year’s event in Gimli, which saw some-where in the neighbour-hood of 300 people in at-tendance, resulted in the performers receiving 54 bookings and Harder is hoping for a similar result this time around.

“It’s a chance for the general audience to see some great new acts, but it’s also an opportunity for rural communities to book artists as well.”

Artists who will per-form at the showcase consist of Royal Wood, Sierra Noble, Find the Others, Fubuki Daiko, Elizabeth Shepherd, Lucas Chaisson, Fortu-nate Ones, Terry Barber, Buzz, Duo Rendevous,

Jaron Freeman Fox, Jesse Peters, Leaf Rapids and Chris Funk. After regis-tration and a launch pre-view on Thursday, the first showcase is slated for Friday at 7:30 p.m., while the Saturday afternoon showcase is at 2:00 p.m.

followed by the evening event at 7:30 p.m. Tick-ets are available through the WMCA website. For more information on the Manitoba Arts Network or the showcase itself, go online to www.manito-baartsnetwork.ca.

Popular ‘Read to Succeed’ program returnsThe Brandon Wheat

Kings, in partnership with CIBC, recently announced the return of the popular ‘Read to Succeed’ program for the 2014-15 Western Hockey League season.

The program, which was introduced by the Wheat Kings, CIBC and Bran-don School Division in 2004, was designed after a pilot project developed by the WHL’s Vancouver Giants eight years ago. It

features several members of the hockey club visiting schools throughout Bran-don and surrounding area.

Student participation during the fi rst few years of the local program has come in at virtually 100 per cent, with many of the students exceeding the programs required by the participating schools.

The 2013-14 program involved close to 70 class-rooms, 30 schools and

more than 1,000 tickets. The Read to Succeed pro-gram encourages students in Grades 2-5 to spend ex-tra time reading - both at home and in school.

As in past years, several Wheat King players will visit schools this season, talking to students about the importance of reading and education. In all cases, the players will read to the students and upon success-fully completing a literacy

challenge - introduced by each classroom teacher - the players will reward them with bookmarks and complimentary tickets to an upcoming game at Westman Communications

Group Place. Six veterans, including newly acquired Macoy Erkamps, make up this year’s Read to Suc-ceed team. Erkamps will be joined by defencemen Eric Roy and Colton Waltz

as well as forwards Peter Quenneville, Tim McGau-ley and Quintin Lisoway of Neepawa.

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A look at last year’s Holiday Magic event, which took place at the Shoppers Mall in Brandon.

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Looking for some Holiday Magic?

Who doesn’t want to get in on a good deal and support a worthy cause?

Shoppers Mall in Bran-don is giving you the opportunity to do both of these things through the third annual Holiday Magic event taking place Nov. 7 from 7-10 p.m.

“Holiday Magic is a charitable night of shop-ping,” explained Candace McKenzie, marketing director for the Shoppers Mall.

“Shoppers can purchase a ticket for $5 to support local charities and at the event they will be able to enjoy one-night only spe-cials, amazing prizes and much more.”

There are 44 non-profit organizations participat-ing in the event by selling advance tickets. Full pro-ceeds from the ticket sales goes back to the charity



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Maple Leaf FoodsEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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.

POSITIONS: Industrial Meat Cutter (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: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

Fax: (204) 571-2655

Email: [email protected]

Online: www.mapleleafcareers.com

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

Maple Leaf FoodsEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY


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from which it was pur-chased, supporting each organization’s work.

A full list of participat-ing charities can be found at www.shoppersmall-brandon.com and while shoppers are encouraged to purchase tickets in ad-vance, there will be non-profit organizations sell-ing a limited number of tickets at the door as well. Tickets are also avail-able at Guest Services in the mall leading up to the event with proceeds going to the Women’s Resource Centre.

“In the first two years, we raised approximately $45,000 for local non-profit organizations,” said McKenzie.

There are a number of special offers and prizes to be had throughout the evening.

“When entering the event, attendees will re-ceive a scratch ticket for the chance to win a $100

Shoppers Mall gift card,” she said.

In addition, major priz-es include a $3,000 Shop-pers Mall shopping spree courtesy of Planet Kia, a Canad Inns prize package valued at $525 courtesy of Canad Inns Destina-tion Centre Brandon, a $500 Charm Diamond Centres gift card, a $500 credit for any Alterna-tive Landscaping retail product or Alternative Garden Centre Purchase and a Brandon Wheat Kings Flex Pack contain-ing 36 home game passes courtesy of the Brandon Wheat Kings.

In addition to all the great prizes and deals available, the event is a great way to support local organizations.

“It’s a great way to kick off your Christmas shop-ping and to give back to the community at the same time,” said McK-enna.

Waste reduction weekin Brandon

The City of Brandon has, once again, joined environmentally progressive communities across Canada in cel-ebrating National Waste Reduction Week, which is currently ongoing until Oct. 26.

National Waste Reduction Week’s ‘take action’ message calls on all Cana-dians to adopt more environmentally-conscious choices, focusing on simple initiatives like reducing the amount of environmental waste produced in their daily lives.

As part of its continuing efforts to engage and empower Brandon’s young citizens to reduce, reuse and recycle, the City of Brandon’s Environmental Ini-tiatives Section is currently running its fourth annual Waste Reduction School Challenge in 15 classrooms across the Brandon School Division. During the challenge, students will collect their

classroom recycling, learn about com-posting, and take part in waste reduc-tion activities to earn points towards the challenge. Among the waste-reducing initiatives students are undertaking as part of the challenge are cleaning their playgrounds, making art projects from recycled items, having litter-less lunch-es and learning about water conserva-tion. This year, students will also be taken on a tour of the Eastview Landfi ll so they can see exactly where their gar-bage and recycling ends up.

The winning classrooms receive prizes and bragging rights. All students are also entered into a grand prize draw of a new bike from A & L Get Active.

For more information about Waste Reduction Week in Brandon, visit www.brandonenvironment.ca.

With fi les from City of Brandon release

Dr. Gervan Albert Fearon was offi cially installed as the 15th president of Brandon University late last week.

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Dr. Fearon offi cially unveiled as BU prezDr. Gervan Albert Fearon

was officially installed as the 15th president of Bran-don University before a crowd including students, staff, provincial and fed-eral politicians, Aboriginal leaders, and academics and University administrators from across Canada late last week.

Cloaked in the grey and blue robes of office, presi-dent and vice chancellor Fearon thanked the audi-ence for the opportunity to serve and to lead, noting, “We are all here with the sense of a brighter future for the University, and that spirit binds us.”

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Michael Decter introduced Dr. Fearon as someone “who can move people in the direction of positive and constructive change”, a theme repeated by the province’s Minister of Education and Advanced Learning.

“You are the instiga-tor of a renaissance at this University that will flow through the city and the region,” said James Allum.

Dr. Fearon first joined BU in 2013 as vice-presi-dent (Academic and Pro-vost), before becoming president in August, 2014, following what was a cross-Canada search.

Dr. Fearon holds a Ph.D.

in Economics from the University of Western On-tario, and degrees in Agri-cultural Economics from the University of Guelph. He served as a dean at Ry-erson University in Toron-to, associate dean at York University, senior analyst at the Ontario Ministry of Finance (treasury board), and executive assistant to the deputy minister at the Ontario Ministry of Ag-riculture, Food and Rural Affairs. A well-published scholar, he is also the recip-ient of awards for teaching excellence and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Ju-bilee Medal.

University Board of

Governors chair Derrick Stewart said he believes that Dr. Fearon is the transformational leader needed by the University at a critical time of trans-formational change. Fac-ulty Association President Meir Serfaty spoke of “a significant new beginning for Brandon University; a new era of co-operation and goodwill, which bodes well for the University and the community.”

Dr. Fearon has been ap-pointed to a five-year term as president, ending July 31, 2019.

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