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N A C I h e l d t h e i r D a y o f P i n k b u l l y i n g a w a r e n e s s d a y o n F r i d a y, A p r i l 1 0 . G r a d e 9 s t u d e n t s l e a r n e d a b o u t s t r e n g t h in numbers when it comes to helping a victim and standing up to a bully. While a bully (played by Logan Enns, far right) can easily overpower one victim, when other people stand behind the victim and help them, the bully is no longer powerful. See more about the event on page 2.

Day of Pink raises awareness about bullying

On April 15, the committee organizing Neepawa’s new summer festival, the Land of Plenty Celebration, announced that there will be no event in 2015. The group had planned to organize an event on what had been Lily Festival weekend after the dissolution of the Lily Festival board last year.

In a brief press release, the group said, “The Land of Plenty Celebration committee has chosen to abandon plans for this summer’s event. The small committee rallied around the important social and economic advantages of a summer event to showcase Neepawa.”

Plans for the new, non-Lily themed festival began last December and the committee planned to stage the event on the weekend of July 25-26. It would appear that a lack of financial support led to the cancellation. In their release, the committee said, “There was insufficient time to not only begin a new festival from the ground up but establish a sponsorship plan as well. This left little time to access funding beyond the Town of Neepawa grant, which was insufficient to cover projected budget costs. Many programs require at least one year’s financial state-ments in order to be eligible for other grants.”

The Committee asked not to be contacted for further comment.

Committee Sheri Grant said, “It is unfortunate that the community will not have the Land of Plenty Celebration in 2015. An event of this size is dependent on funding and volunteers to create the kind of memorable experience associated with the Lily Festival for the last 18 years. We would like to thank those who had already committed to participate in this year’s Land of Plenty Celebration.”

Former Lily Festival chair Brent Hunter was sad to see that there won’t be a summer festival this year in Neepawa. “I think it’s too bad something isn’t going to happen, it’s an economic blow to the community,” he said. He was hopeful that the town might see a festival in 2016, when organizers have more time to put some-thing together. “It doesn’t happen overnight,” he said.

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On April 10, students at NACI partici-pating in a bullying awareness day. Most students sporting pink shirts in support of the Red Cross’ “Day of Pink” national bullying awareness campaign. The events and activities were put on by the school’s Peer Helpers.

The day began with a cyber bullying presentation for students in grades 6 to 8. Teacher Dale Swanton said that the stu-dents really listened to the presentation.

Throughout the day, students in grades six and seven made friendship bracelets with different colours of yarn symbolizing the their most values attributes in a friend.

At the end of the day, students in grade nine went to the gym for a presentation highlighting the power of numbers using a tug-of-war rope. While a bully can easily overpower their victim one-on-one, with the help of others, the victim becomes powerful.


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The date for a municipal by-election in Neepawa has been set and will see voters return to the polls on Wednesday, June 17.

The by-election is needed to fill a council seat recently vacated by Jodi Baker, who stepped down in order to take over the position of Municipal Clerk in the town office.

Nomination papers can be dropped off at the muni-cipal office starting on Wednesday, May. 6 at 9:00 am. The deadline to deliver those papers has been scheduled for Tuesday, May. 12 at 4:00 pm.

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On the evening of April 13, the Neepawa Fire Department attended the scene of a brush fire about 5 kilometres east of Neepawa.

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On a pleasant, warm day, the third annual Maple Syrup Festival took place in McCreary last Saturday. The festival included the opportunity to see the tapping of Maple trees for syrup, wagon rides, entertainment as well as children’s activities such as face painting and a petting zoo. Solita Desrosiers (pictured) made the ever popular Maple syrup taffy for adults and kids alike.

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Mon Apr. 206:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 Fine Arts Music Festival - 4/1411:30 Calgary Stampede Fireworks #212:00 Travel - Sunday Wood - Belize12:30 ..........Land of Peace - Part #21:00 ......... Brothers of the Road - #22:30 ............ Harry’s Classic Theatre 4:00 ...........McConnell Irish Dancers4:30 Neepawa United Church Service5:45 ........................Disabled Sailing6:00 .....Cdn Juvenile Broomball #107:00 ...............................Coffee Chat8:00 .‘Fraud Update’ - April 17, 20159:00 .. Fine Arts Music Festival- 4/14

Tues Apr. 216:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 ...Cdn Juvenile Broomball #1011:00 ‘Fraud Update’ - April 17, 201512:00 Old Time Fiddlers Competition2:30 ... St. Dominic’s Church Service3:45 ..... Doctors Without Residency4:00 ............The Twilighters - Souris5:30 ...... Thistle Celtic Fury - July 25...................................................Filler7:00 .............NAC TV BINGO - LIVE...................................................Filler8:30 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre

Wed Apr. 226:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 ... Choraliers at VCC - April 1911:30 ..........NFB - Freshwater World12:00 .............................Coffee Chat1:00 ...Travel - Maritime Holiday - #12:30 ..Neepawa First Baptist Church 3:45 ................Hobbies - Flowers #24:00 .....Cdn Juvenile Broomball #105:00 Stomperfest ‘14 - Square Dance6:00 .Travel - Sunday Wood - Belize6:30 .................................Herb Dock7:00 ....................... News and Views8:00 Neepawa Town Council -April 219:30 ..........................Wrestling #12410:00 ...Cdn Juvenile Broomball #11

Thurs Apr. 236:00 .....Community Announcements10:00 ....... NAC TV Reads the News 11:00 ..Instrumental Ensembles Gala12:00 .............................Coffee Chat1:00 ............Discovering the Past #32:00 .......... Selkirk Aboriginal Centre4:00 .....Cdn Juvenile Broomball #115:00 ......Malanka at Sandy Lake -#26:00 ......... NAC TV Reads the News 7:00 ...........................News & Views8:00 Neepawa Town Council -April 219:30 ............Land of Peace - Part #210:00 .. Folklorama 2009 - Philippine

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The Pine Creek Players, a community based theatre group based in Gladstone, Manitoba, are searching for treasure and they invite you to join in the fun as they perform The Treasure of Shiver Riveron their 2015 spring tour set to hit Westbourne, Plumas, and Gladstone.

This is the freshest old-fashioned mellerdramer we’ve seen, and it’s laugh out loud funny, to boot! All the traditional plot elements are here. From the nasty scoundrel Rod Enreel, who will soon take over the Shiver River Ranch and find the hidden treasure if Colonel Sanders can’t sell his cattle to come up with the mort-gage money, to heroic Marshal Marshall Law, who would love to propose to Heidi Claire, the colonel’s daughter, yet he can’t. And yes, there’s always the vile option for Heidi to marry the black-hearted villain, though he only plans to do her in and abscond with the treasure and his romance novel-loving partner-in-crime, Paige Turner. Ah, but did we mention that our villain doesn’t have a good evil laugh and has to appoint an Evil Laugher from the audience? Or that Marshal and Heidi wonder curiously why they hear romantic music every time they’re in a scene together? Both your cast and your audience will love all the show-stealing roles, such as a pirate queen, a semi-reformed female gambler and an

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“We're kicking off our 2015 season with a little trip down memory lane”, said group president, Kelvin Bue-ckert. “Our audiences have always appreciated when we've performed melodrama in the past, so we'll be returning to that genre with The Treasure of Shiver River. We've got scheming villains, a damsel in distress and all the other characters you'd expect in a melodrama, and maybe a few more that you wouldn't expect! All these characters will be brought to life by a talented cast of characters from Gladstone, Plumas and Somerset. I'd like to note that while this is a comedy show we do have a larger purpose in mind, as proceeds from this tour will help to support each of the community centres we visit. With that said, bring the family and check out the show. It'll be fun!”

They’ll be performing at the Westbourne Commun-ity Center on April 30, Plumas Community Center on May 1, and, The Gladstone Community Center on May 2 . Tickets are available at Gladstone Businesses, at the door on the day of the show, or through their website, pinecreekplayers.webs.com.

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Next week, the federal government will unveil the 2015 budget. New finance minister Joe Oliver is expected to release a balanced budget that also includes tax breaks, particularly ones for families, and no cuts to the services currently used by Canadians. For many Canadians, there is lots to be opti-mistic about in the coming months.

But that doesn't seem to be the case for Manitoba's busi-nesses owners.

L a s t month, the C a n a d i a n Federat ion of Independ-ent Business (CF IB ) r e -leased their latest Busi-ness Barom-eter Index. Scored between 0 and 100, the index measures optimism among the nation's small business owners. An index level over 50 means that business owners expecting their company's performance in the coming year to be stronger than in the last year outnumber those expecting a weaker performance. When the economy is growing at its potential, index levels generally fall between 65 and 70.

In March, Manitoba's index was 54.6, virtually unchanged from February and well below the national average of 61.5. In fact, only Albert and Saskatchewan, both deeply impacted by declining oil prices, had lower index levels. This is Manitoba's lowest level since 2010.

After adjusting for seasonality, only 14 per cent of Mani-toba business owners are expecting to add full-time staff in the next few months, 11 per cent are planning to cut back. There isn't a lot of optimism there.

According to the respondents, the biggest limitations faced by Manitoba businesses were insufficient domestic demand, a shortage of skilled labour and constraints on management skills and time. These seem to be common issues faced by Canadian businesses.

When it comes to cost constraints, by far the most preva-lent among respondents was tax and regulatory costs. This was cited by 69 per cent of respondents. It was followed by wage costs, cited by 50 per cent of respondents. Insurance costs came third, cited by 48 per cent of business owners.

What stands out about these cost constraints is the ob-vious role the government plays in creating them. Business owners weren't concerned about input costs, or the cost of getting their goods to market; their profitability was most impacted by the high cost of taxes and regulations. We may suspect that high taxes make our province less competitive, but business owners know this to be true.

In some ways, the lack of optimism is surprising. Manitoba's economy is heavily dependant on exports and the sagging Canadian dollar helps to make us more competitive in the world market. In 2012, Manitoba exported $11.4 billion worth of products and over $7.6 billion of that was headed to the United States. In that year, on average, the Canadian dollar traded at par with the US dollar. In 2013, our exports climbed to $12.7 billion and $8.4 billion of that was headed south. In that year, our dollar had lost some of its value, trading just below par.

Recently, we have seen the value of the Canadian dollar slide and in March of this year, it took on average $1.26 Canadian to buy $1 US. This change makes our exports, the major ones being agricultural crops, predominantly oilseeds and cereals, and energy, much cheaper for international buy-ers. Manitoba's exporters should be expecting a good year.

This lack of optimism among Manitoba's small businesses should be cause for concern among all of us. And while many of the factors that determine the success or failure of a busi-ness are out of our control, many factors, it would appear, are within the control of our governments. The health of our province's businesses is vital to our success and it's time governments recognized the key role they play.

If individuals and governments at all levels would adopt the title of this column as a one of their pillars of life, the world would be a better place. Individuals and governments at all levels are continually saying they are short of money. In many cases, they aren’t short of money, they are long on spending.

On an individual basis, many people say they are short of money. At the same time they may be spending up to $600 a month on cigarettes. Illegal drugs can suck up way more than that. People may say they are short of money but spend $5 a day or more on coffee or more than that on alcohol. Nobody has to have a tattoo or body piercing

The answer is simply, you don’t have to do that.

In more subtle, but just as damaging ways, people may say they are short of money but they have a big screen TV, facial jewelry and a number of other things that are certainly non-essentials and in some cases may be harmful. Some of us are pretty fat. I, along with a lot of other people, could save some money on food intake. As an interesting side note, fat people apparently suffer significantly less from age related dementia. Woohoo! Good news!

People should never say they are short of money if there are things that they spend money on that could be avoided. Drive a smaller car or maybe you don’t need a car. Live in a smaller or cheaper house. Efficiency and thriftiness are life skills that seem to escape today’s people of all ages.

Governments can do the same thing. They could, but won’t, look

at ways to save money. They could simply stop doing some things that are not essential. For a country or a province, some things are deemed essential. We need roads and infrastructure but should roads and infrastruc-ture be moved towards a user pay system. If gas taxes all went to infrastructure, especially roads and bridges, would that not make more sense? Countries need a strong military and good police forces. Unfortunately, we need some jails.

The government “elephant in the room” is health care. We spend 40 per cent of our tax dol-lars on health care. That doesn’t count all the health foundation lotteries, the suppers, the dances, the telethons, etc. that funnel even more funds into health care. Health care is a huge expense. In health care, not only are there things we don’t have to do, there are also more things we could do.

The major thing we should stop doing is spending tax money on anti-drinking, anti-smoking and anti-eating programs. If people are so stupid that they don’t have those ideas figured out yet, no amount of tax dollars is going to change that.

There are several things that could be done to generate more

funds for health care. Around 1972, Manitoba stopped the health care premium. That was a mistake. We used to pay a small premium on every pay cheque and that was an appropriate tax as everybody uses or will use health care. Every visit to the doctor should have a small premium attached to it. The visits to the chiropractor and the physiotherapist all have fees attached so why not the doctor. The third thing that needs to be done is to allow private diagnos-tic clinics in Manitoba like other provinces have. Let the demand be met by the private sector. Governments should also get out of the capital side of health care. Hospitals, care homes and clinics should be built with community and private money. Neepawa’s medical clinic is a prime example. Even though some communities are getting provincial money for clinics, Neepawa didn’t, but they also didn’t wait on government to invest and as a result have way more doctors than communities that waited on the government.

When it comes to the normal, accepted way of doing things, you don’t have to do that. There is another way and often it’s the better way.

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to be strategically draped to prevent acid discoloration of tractor hoods, so be it. Now that shed is empty and so there should be no problem with pigeon poop. Except that the lovely grey/blue birds don’t want to live in an abandoned building. They want to live in the attic of ‘the shop’. Above the cars. Now the call of the birds has become a dreaded drone! So I enlisted the assistance of able bod-ied youth and the attic is, please dear God, pigeon proof. I saw several swoop-ing around the coal barn.

That building is utilised for some extra storage space, and so, technically, not abandoned. May they live well and multiply.

With the warmer weather has come the desire to work at cleaning up the yard. The evergreens in the low lands have always been a pet. Last year we cut back on mow-ing as much, and then the weeds took hold. Travellers on sixteen may note a lone individual, well, lone save the three dogs rambling nearby, hacking at towering ragweeds and thistles. Axe in hand, I hew and stack,

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read as follows: “Effect-ive immediately, we are eliminating the use of disposable cups and plates for church activities. This includes coffee times, church suppers and events catered in our building. As a congregation and as residents of Prince George, we want to do our part to prolong the life of our city’s land fill and to protect our earth’s environment.”

I thought of this story as I was reflecting on the importance of Earth Day; which we will observe next Wednesday, April 22. No, it isn’t a statutory holiday. But it is a day when each of us should pause to evaluate (or reevaluate) our stewardship of the resources over which we have control.

Unfortunately, much of what we hear and see next

Wednesday will deal with high profile issues like global warming, the tar sands, etc. These are the issues that get sound bites and sell papers.

National media outlets aren’t likely to talk about urban residents who find ways to reduce, reuse and recycle; who use public transit; who bike or walk to work or who upgrade their heating, cleaning and plumbing systems to ensure that they use the least possible amount of water, gas or electricity. Nor are they likely to tell the stories of local farmers who preserve wetlands, collect methane gas and use it to heat out buildings or use modern technology to enable efficient use of chemical fertilizers and weed sprays. But these are the stories that need to be told.

Governments can talk

I spent the first four months of 1990 as “Minister in Residence”

at St. Giles’ Presbyterian Church of Prince George, BC. Their minister was away on medical leave; and I was asked to fill in for him. My duties were to staff the Minister’s office four mornings a week, visit congregants who were in hospital and preach at the Sunday morning services (they had two).

One Sunday, as I was preparing for the first service, the Chair of the Sunday Coffee Commit-tee pulled me aside and said: “Neil, here is an an-nouncement we would like you to make. It’s not earth shattering; but it’s import-ant.” Earth shattering—no. Earth saving—definitely.

Earlier that year, the City of Prince George had released a statement warn-ing residents that the city’s land fill site was filling up rapidly. A new site would take several years and mil-lions of dollars to develop. So residents and busi-nesses were being asked to do what they could to reduce the amount of waste being sent to the land fill. St. Giles took that

There is a new canine on the block! Meeka is a retriever/lab cross. She is all puppy. When Meeka joined the household she was smaller than my fur people. Now, not so much! The play time is becoming more aggressive, provoked by any or all dogs. The growling is fierce, and the melee of moving energy astounding. So far no dam-age has been inflicted on anything or anyone. I rue the day when Meeka be-comes too big for all four of us to cuddle on the sleep-ing chair. Right now, with a careful arrangement of limbs, Hoover, Miss Daisy, Meeka and I can all relax on the recliner and rest. I no longer need a blanket!

The gentle sound of the coo of the pigeons has always been welcome. They have lived in the old gran-ary, and so if tarps needed

about environmental stew-ardship all they want. They can pass legislation, devise programs and increase taxes to pay for their initia-tives. But no initiative will ever succeed without the cooperation of ordinary people like you and me. And when the people feel that they are being “talked down to” by politicians and educators, they will be very reluctant to buy into an initiative that will reduce the already slim profits being realized by many Canadian farmers.

We need a new approach when drafting a plan that will enable every Canadian to feel that he or she can have a part in the respon-sible and sustainable man-agement of our country’s resources.

Step One is for our lead-ers (politicians, educators, bankers, etc.) to listen to and learn from each other, ordinary people and those who have forgotten more about environmental stew-ardship than the rest of us have learned (namely the citizens of our First Nations).

Earth Day is a good day to start doing this. I hope we will.

then travois bunches to the burning pile. It is slow going, twenty minutes at a time, but I see progress. At least from the dining room window! I am tackling the unsightly mess that can be seen from my viewing point. Should the good Lord tarry, I may complete the task!

It is with a sense of re-luctance that I have stowed my quilting projects. The hopes and plans had been to complete at least three. One finished, one ready to be filled – that means I have the top and bottom ready!, and for one fairly large blanket, the squares are fully finished but I need to border them. Back in the box for the lot of them. Sum-mer is too short for me to dwell indoors!

Enjoy the season, take time to note the changes, and embrace change!

This National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the Heart and Stroke Foundation wishes to express heart-felt thanks to all of our volunteers across Canada who give their time and diverse talents to our cause.

Like most not-for-profit organizations, volunteers are our vital partners, spearheading fundraising, ad-vocacy and health education efforts that help create more survivors of heart disease and stroke. I continue to be inspired by the extraordinary dedication and passion our volunteers have for our mission. They are the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and together we’re in a vital race to save lives.

More than 66,000 Canadians die each year from heart disease or stroke – one every seven minutes. Life-saving research starts with our volunteers, whose passion and energy enables us to do the work we do, including funding the best medical minds in the world. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers who give so generously of their time, the Foundation has helped achieve some of the most significant research breakthroughs in Canadian history, includ-ing a revolutionary treatment in stroke care just this year. Completed at several sites around the world, the ESCAPE trial has shown that a clot retrieval procedure known as endovascular treatment (ET), in conjunction with a new model of care, can cut the overall death rate from major ischemic stroke in half and significantly reduce disability

This ground-breaking advancement would not have been possible without the unstoppable sup-port of volunteers across the country. In whatever way they contribute – by canvassing, serving on our provincial boards of directors and event planning committees, answering phones in our offices, acting as spokespeople on our behalf – they are helping save more lives.

I would like to recognize all those who volunteer with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, as well as those who give their time to so many other causes. Large or small, the contributions of volunteers are a testament to the capacity of each and every one of us to make a positive difference in our communities.

Debbie Brown, CEOHeart and Stroke Foundation, Manitoba

In 2006, Manitoba had the distinction of being the #1 hog producer in Canada with over 9 million animals….then in 2009 there were too many hogs, and barns were shut down, herds were culled, feed prices were high, and South Korea no longer imported hogs from Canada, and governments subsidized this meat exporting industry (at taxpayers $$). Now the complaints are not enough hogs? (Staying off the hog production roller coaster: Co-operator, Mar. 5)

“What’s next?” One has to ask. The answer is “Our waters”.

Manitoba is a province recognized has having more than 100,000 lakes, and with so much water,we dis-gracefully neglect to look after these finite sources as we know we should.

One situation here is the hog factories hide under the skirts of farming, and are not industry regulated.

Excess,untreated waste manure eventually finds it’s way into water sources and Manitoban’s can shamefully boast that they live in a province that has the distinction of having Lake Winnipeg, the World’s most polluted lake in the world.

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The Big Grass Community Foundationis accepting applications from area community organizations

for 2015 Grants. Please forward applications to:Box 497 Gladstone, MB R0J 0T0

by April 30, 2015

Big Grass Community Foundation 2014 Grant RecipientsBig Grass Bursary Fund - $250.00 to WMCI Grad Student BursaryLangruth Bursary Fund - $300.00 to WMCI Grad Student Bursary

Plumas Fund - $200.00 to Plumas Pirates - $200.00 to Plumas Skating Rink - $100.00 to Plumas Curling Club

Westbourne & General Fund - $100.00 to Westbourne - Longburn Community Club

Langruth & General Fund - $300.00 to Langruth School Parent Advisory Playground Fund

Langruth Legion Fund - Langruth Legion Scholarship $200.00 - Langruth Community Hall $143.00 - Langruth Cemeteries $287.00

Murray McClure Fund - $500.00 to Gladstone District Museum - $1000.00 to Happy Rock Children’s Centre

Patty Ferguson & Murray McClure Funds - $500.00 to Gladstone Golf & Country Club

Cemetery Fund - $245.00 to Gladstone Cemetery


By Kay De’AthNeepawa GuidiNG uNiT

On Saturday, April 11, the Neepawa Pathfinders attended the Crocus West Area Awards Banquet in Brandon. This event is an annual awards night to recognize our Guiding members and volunteers within our area. This year, area Rangers and Path-finders were included in this event to receive their Program Awards; Rangers received the Gold Chief Commissioner Award and Pathfinders the Canada Cord.

There were eight path-finders from the area, in which our five Neepawa girls were involved, Da-sha Chekhovskaya, Vicky Elgert, Miranda Hall, Taryn McConechy and Katelyn McKay. The Canada Cord consists of six core require-ments: program modules, camping/leadership roles, community service, bridg-

Neepawa Pathfinders achieve their Canada Cord Awards

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Neepawa Pathfinders (from left): Miranda Hall, Dasha Chekhovskaya, K a t e l y n M c K a y a n d V i c k y E l g e r t . M i s s i n g : Ta r y n M c C o n e c h y

ing activities, first aid and citizenship.

The girls have worked on these elements over the past three to four years, completing various com-munity service projects; from helping at the Cookie Walk, Country Meadows PCH, our Salvation Army Food Bank and hamper drives, garbage clean-up events and assisting with the beautification of our

town by helping to plant lily beds and pots. They have organized Town wide cookie selling events, sev-eral times and bridged with the Sparks, Brownies and Guides during our town-wide clean up events. The

girls have had wonderful parental support through the years, and for that I am truly grateful.

We have enjoyed several camps and experienced all of our wonderful cli-mate elements, some were

fortunate to go on the Churchill 2012 Trip. The girls have always enjoyed the outdoors, whether it be hiking, outdoor cooking, skiing or snowshoeing/skating. They earned their Emergency First Aid and

CPR certifications. They have assisted with the Sparks and Brownie meet-ings and camps, bonding well with the younger girls, sharing stories, games and crafts.

I have been fortunate to have had the pleasure of their company and friendship over the past 7 – 11 years, some of them beginning in Sparks and continuing through the ranks. I was extremely proud as their leader to present their awards; equally it was wonderful to see such great family sup-port at the banquet, and to see the pride on their faces as each daughter stepped up to receive their award.

Kay McKay and I [Kay De’Ath] were also pre-sented with awards for outstanding service and dedication to Guiding, with the Silver Unit Guider and Gold Unit Guider pins.

Detail of the Canada Cord

Earlier this year, the Town of Neepawa Economic Development officer Marilyn Crewe partnered with the Neepawa Chamber of Commerce on a business survey. A total of 22 surveys were completed and Crewe presented the results at the April 7 Neepawa council meeting.

Crewe said that 22 responses equates to about 20 per cent of the Neepawa Chamber of Commerce’s member-ship, a good response considering that surveys usually have a 10 to 20 per cent response rate. “I was pleased with the response,” she said.

Crewe was pleased so see overall optimism among the respondents. About 75 per cent of businesses planed to keep staffing levels stable and 20 per cent planned to hire additional staff. Additionally, just under half are planning to expand in the coming year. “It shows Neepawa is strong,” she said.

With the surveys completed, Crewe said that the next step will be followup; using the responses to better meet the needs of area businesses.

According to survey respondents, the two biggest issues facing Neepawa businesses are human resources and succession planning. Crewe said that these aren’t problems unique to Neepawa, but common with busi-nesses across the country. These are two areas in which

The Town of Neepawa no longer wants to be a landlord for the Re-source Centre building. Council passed a motion on Tuesday, Apr. 7, to divest itself from the owner-ship of the building, located at 290 Davidson Street.

The town has owned the facility since the mid’90s, but has decided that it is no longer financially feas-ible to maintain its stake, due to increasing costs to keep the struc-ture up to code. Around $300,000 in capital improvements are required to bring the building up to the current standard.

Councillor and Community De-velopment Committee chair Murray Parrott noted that severing ties with

she hopes to be able to provide some assistance. When it comes to succession planning, Crewe said

that business owners must first decide whether to sell the business or close it. If they decide to sell, they must then determine the business’ value. Crewe hopes to help connect business owners planning on exiting their busi-ness with resources, including those who have already successfully exited a business.

Human resources, especially training and retention are also an area of concern for local businesses. Crew said that there is an opportunity to provide training around areas of hiring, customer service, staff training, marketing and social media. She added that business owners want to ensure that their staff are effective, but they also want to make sure that they stay.

The final question on the survey asked whether business owners would be interested in showcasing their business at a Chamber networking event. Five businesses said that they would and another seven said “maybe”. Crewe hopes that they can host some informal networking events that will help strengthen ties within the business community.

Crewe plans to use the information gathered to tailor upcoming training and programming to the current needs of the business community. She plans for this to be an ongoing project and will conduct another survey in the future.

Business survey sheds light on area needs

Neepawa to divest itself of Resource Centrethe Resource Centre would serve the best interests of the Town.

“This has been something that was brought to our committee,” said Parrott during the council meeting. “Town staff brought information regarding the history and viability of the building, all of which have indi-cated that it is not financially feasible to continue with this ownership.”

Neepawa’s chief administrative officer Colleen Synchyshyn said the Town is preparing the building for sale, but noted that there are sev-eral property issues that need to be cleared up first before that process can formally begin.

“After doing extended research, it’s been noted that there are four land titles that need to be amalgam-ated. One wrench in the process might be the back lane that runs

east to west right beside the Re-source Centre. The land title has not been registered with land titles. So that has to be sorted out and then must be registered properly,” said Synchyshyn. “It’s not going to be short term. It’s going to be a lengthy process. I’d suggest that the [current] tenants have no big fear [for needing to relocate] in the immediate future.”

The current tenants of the Re-source Centre include NACTV, West-lake Employment Skills and Services Centre, the constituency office of Agassiz MLA Stu Briese, Neepawa Area Development Corporation, the Wheatbelt Community Futures Development Corporation and Ser-vice Canada.

A specific timeline for the resolu-tion of the land title issues and sub-sequent sale is currently unknown.

The man who founded the service club Rotary, over a century ago, will be honoured in Neepawa again later this month. And so will several local people. It’s the an-nual Paul Harris Night, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Neepawa. Pins and broaches will be presented to those recognized for their special contributions to the Neepawa community, whether through Rotary, Inner Wheel (its companion organization), or not. For each person recognized in this way, a $1,000 donation will be made on their behalf to the Paul Harris Foundation. It is recognized globally for the work it does in various fields, including the campaign to eradicate polio.

The donations come from a local fund established several years ago by the late Tony Otten, a long-time, dedicated Rotarian in Neepawa.

Paul Harris founded Rotary in Chicago in 1905. The club, the first of its kind anywhere, now has more than a million members, worldwide.

The local dinner event begins at 6pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Neepawa on Thursday, April 23. For more information, please contact Dave at 476-5686.

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NOT SO SILENT EIn my 10 plus years as a member of the media, I can honestly say I’ve sat through some really boring municipal meetings in my time. If I had a dollar

for every time I’ve nearly dozed off during a school board or city council meeting in Brandon and Portage la Prairie, or even during town council meetings in Neepawa, well..I’d have enough money to buy a comfy pillow to rest my head on at these meetings and get some solid Z’s.

Fortunately, the Apr. 7 edition of Neepawa Town Council was not one of them snoozers….Well, actually it was for the majority of its two hour and 37 minute run time. But for three minutes and 17 seconds, it went from mundane municipal deliberations to the verbal equivalent of a heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and Smokin Joe Fraser.

To properly paint the picture however, allow me to provide a little bit of background first. On Mar. 13, Mayor Adrian de Groot and councillor Jim Cockburn attended a meeting in Minnedosa regarding a joint health centre. The main reason for this session, hosted by Prairie Mountain Health, was to enable newly elected officials from the original municipalities and the newly amalgamated municipalities to get an overview of the planning process to date as outlined in the Memoran-dum of Understanding (MOU) originally adopted in 2010. The deal was signed by 11 municipalities, but was completed before the mandated amalgamation of R.M.s across the province.

During the council meeting in Neepawa on Apr. 7, de Groot provided an update to the councillors on that Minnedosa session as part of the mayor’s report. De Groot noted that he asked a few questions during the meeting and then after it had concluded, directly contacted Manitoba Health and Healthy Living and Seniors for some clarification. It’s at that point where things took an interesting turn.

It all started innocently enough, with Councillor Cockburn questioning why de Groot had these discus-sions with Manitoba Health and Healthy Living and Seniors, wondering why it was not brought forward for council consent. De Groot noted that he did not think that he needed council approval to talk to someone or to basically ask a question. From there….well, I’ll

Can’t we all just get along?…No. Okay then. Let’s fight!!!

just let the combatants speak for themselves.

Cockburn - “No disrespect intended. You made the phone call. Did you identify yourself as Mayor of Nee-pawa?”

De Groot - “Yes.”Cockburn - “Therefore, you are speaking on behalf

of council. Because you are our chair. You are our rep-resentative.

De Groot - “Right.”Cockburn - “So, therefore the questions coming for-

ward, in fairness,..(Unable to clearly decipher comment from DVD.) because I’m the one who brought it forward. Some of those questions I may disagree with because they’re already planted in stone for there, of the ques-tions I may agree with, either way I wasn’t subject to that that was going forward. And I don’t think it was in it’s intended state for you to act outside the perimeters. I could be wrong, help me out with this?”

De Groot - “I also remind council that I am also a representative for the residents of this community. They have empowered me though the virtue of being elected to this position, to act on their behalf. This is not outside of the perimeters of the MOU [Memorandum of Under-standing]. This is part of the,…basically the request, or getting information to validate certain things that were expressed, at the meeting. Some concerns, three basic questions were asked and I did not provide the answers, the answers were given to me. The three questions, one of the questions was the state of the current facility. One of the questions was where is it in the process and the third…I don’t have it, it’s in my notes. My notes aren’t here.”

Cockburn - Well, let me draw you a parallel, if I may.

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Important: Make 2 slits on top of each pocket so the steam can escape. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, let rise for 15 minutes. Bake at 350° oven for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.

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I had 25 people also sign my form to ask me to run as their representative of council. If I was to take the same approach to which you outlined to me, here in the last few minutes, I would suggest to you mister mayor that you would reel me in.”

De Groot - I doubt that, but that is you impression…Cockburn - (Interrupting) Oh no, just think about it.

Because, it is mayor and council of the town of Neepawa..De Groot - I understand that…Cockburn - (Interrupting) Not councillor of the town

of Neepawa. Not mayor of the town of Neepawa, but mayor and council and under the process to which we govern and guide ourselves, it is a collective; collective approach. Not one but a collective. I’m just bringing that forward because I’m a little taken aback by the fact that you went out on your own and ask (sic) ques-tions, because do you not think that we still all have some concerns?

De Groot - If that is the case, we can bring a resolu-tion forward for council direction based on the infor-mation I provided.”

Cockburn - “…Another day, another time.”

Text does not do this exchange justice. I watched it live and then viewed it again several times via DVD and I’m not going to lie, it just gets more and more entertaining every single time I see it. It’s now my third favourite movie ever, just behind the Shawkshank Redemption and just ahead of Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.

To be clear, I am not taking sides in this debate. Jim Cockburn had concerns he wished to bring to the table and did so in a dramatic way, while Adrian de Groot countered with his perspective, which was a reasonable reply. An exchange like this is the way politics is sometimes, be it municipal, provincial or federal. Sometimes you speak softly while carrying a big stick and sometimes you have to take off your shoe and slam it against the table like you’re Nikita Khrushchev.

But at the same time, did I really just witness a three minute and 17 second conversation on whether or not it’s okay for the mayor to ask questions? I guess that’s a discussion for another day, another time.

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Steers3-400 lbs. $3.45 - $3.714-500 lbs. $3.40 - $3.625-600 lbs. $3.20 - $3.516-700 lbs. $2.70 - $3.167-800 lbs. $2.40 - $2.908-900 lbs. $2.15 - $2.505900+ lbs. $2.10 - $2.315

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On Monday, Feb. 2, the Neepawa and Area 4-H Beef Club held their Communication evening, and what an event it was! All 4-H members should be very proud of the job they did. It takes a lot of work to come up with a topic, write your thoughts out, and then present it to not only judges but a room full of friends, par-ents, and family members. Each member continues

GET MOVING WITH PHYSIOTHERAPYWendy Marlatt

The welcomed warm weather and the anticipa-tion of spring has many of us lacing up the shoes and heading outdoors. It is a common occurrence to see people out walking now that the snow is gone and the streets and roads are dry.

Walking is one of the safest and easiest forms of exercise. It is easier on the joints than many high impact activities, but is not a guaranteed pain free form of exercise. Certain muscles tend to be over-used while others are min-

imally used while walking. A new injury can arise or an old chronic problem can resurface when starting out with a walking program.

Here are some common injuries that can occur.

Plantar fasciitis is a condition that occurs when the fibrous tissue along the bottom of the foot (plantar fascia) becomes inflamed. The tissue runs from the heel to the ball of the foot and stiffens as a protective response to injury and presents as heel pain that may radiate into the arch. The pain is commonly most

severe upon rising from bed in the morning or after periods of inactivity.

After returning home from a walk, stretch out the arch by crossing one ankle on the opposite knee while sitting. Place your hand over the ball of the foot and pull the forefoot for-ward until a stretch is felt in the arch. Hold for 15 to 20 seconds, repeating three to four times on each foot.

Black toe occurs with injury to the tissue under the toe nail. It can occur with high mileage walking or hiking and walking down

hills. Bleeding and fluid build-up triggers bruising under the toe nail from the toe repetitively hitting the end of the shoe. To avoid injury to the nail bed, wear proper fitting shoes and shoes that are appropriate for the type of activity.

Shin splints is an over-use injury of the muscle on the front of the leg below the knee. It can cause ach-ing and tenderness from the knee to the ankle and generally resolves with self-care measures of rest, ice and elevation. Pain is often worse in the morning

and at the beginning of walking improving as the muscle loosens with mo-tion. Between walks, try doing toe taps or walking on your heels to strengthen the muscle along the shin.

Achilles tendinitis is an inflammation of the Achil-les tendon at the back of the heel which connects the calf muscle to the heel. It can start as a dull ache pro-gressing to a more intense pain. Inflammation of the tendon can be the result of excessive walking up and down steep hills, walking on uneven ground or wear-

What’s up there?, second Claire Beaumont with Jelly Belly

Intermediate Speeches: first Max Baker with 4-H Beef

Intermediate Visual: first Broddi Bjarnarson with The Big One, second Josie Pedersen with What Rocks Your House, third

Brett Madsen with The Life of a Rabbit Farmer

Senior Speeches: first Dylan Oshanyk with “Strokes-What You Need to Know”, second Sydney deKoning with The Hu-man-Animal Connection, third Holly Madsen with Pain and Glory

ing worn out shoes. If pain develops at the back of the heel, reduce the amount of walking, stay on flat terrain and apply ice to the area. The walking program may need to be replaced with cycling or swimming until the pain subsides.

Watch next time for more common walking injuries and methods to prevent and treat the onset of injuries. Wendy can be contacted at 476-3742 or [email protected].

Stay on your toes about common walking injuries

Beef club hosts communication eveningto prove the club moto, “Learn to do by doing”.

We would like to thank our judges: Karen Sig-urdson, Raymond Dyck, Winnie Ferguson, Marvin Beaumont, Brian Bailey, Dallas Robertson, Sandi Wetherill, Bob Durston, and Brianna Marohn. We would also like to thank the United Church for letting us use the CEC building. Here are your results from this year’s event:

Cloverbud Speeches: first Carson Baker with

Montreal, second Regan Teichroebe with My Favor-ite Books and third Jason Schultz with My Kitten Sparkle

Cloverbud Visual: first Sveinna Bjarnarson with Round Up

Junior Speeches: first Madison Teichroebe with Let the Snow Begin, second Dean Rosling with My Calf, third Tristinn Bjarnarson with Member of the Canine Family

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This weekend, Grade 8 NACI student Kaylyn Roe will be taking part in the Miss Teenage Canada Pageant Regional com-petition at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg. Roe, who signed with the Swish modelling agency last Sep-tember, decided to do the pageant for fun and for the experience.

Roe said that in early March, the pageant showed up on her Facebook feed and she and her mom talked about it. They de-cided she should try and sent in an application. Following they applica-tion, Roe took part in a Skype interview and the next day, she got an email confirming that she would be a participant.

On Saturday, Roe will take part in workshops as well as her interview. The evening wear and bathing suit competition will take place on Sunday evening. The participants’ overall score will calculated based on their interview (25 per cent), their photographs (20 per cent), the evening wear competition (25 per cent), the bathing suit competition (25 per cent) and their attitude (five per cent).

As part of the pageant, all participants must have a platform– a charitable cause which they support. Roe chose Cardiac Kids, a charity that supports children with congenital heart defects. For Roe, the cause hits close to home; her father collapsed while playing basketball due to an defective heart valve. He had this defect from birth, but didn’t know. Through her platform, Roe also hopes to raise awareness about dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a heart problem experienced by local child Beckham

Roe to compete in Miss Teenage CanadaKoscienly. While Koscienly wasn’t born with DCM, the two-year-old’s reduced heart function will have an impact on his entire life. Roe says that she hopes to bring awareness in the community to Koscienly’s battle as well the battles faced by other children suffering with heart con-ditions.

The Sunday evening competition will start at 7p.m. and is open to all. Roe hoping to have friends and family out to support her. The regional competition will attract participants from across the province and the over-all winner will advance to the national competition, held in Toronto.

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Viscount Cultural Centre was abuzz as Tangled Threads Quilt Guild held their annual spring workshop. The group meets from September to June, but every April there is a special time of learning. This year Betty Kozak (pictured), PHEc., spent April 10 and 11 teaching about colour theory. Lessons on hue and value, colour families plus hands-on exercises kept the attendees very busy. Kozak, displayed many of her works as examples of those theories. The monochromatic quilt she created and quilted was the back drop that helped hold everyone’s attention.Another tradition that will continue is the annual quilt show. Venue and date changes were necessary with the cancellation of the 2015 Neepawa and Area Lily Festival. VCC will be the location of the 2015 Tangled Threads Quilt show. It will be held May 29, Friday from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. and May 30, Saturday 10:00 to 4:00. Although the venue is smaller, the guild is excited about other opportunities that arise. Two vendors are booked thus far and the guild hopes to promote some of the great places to shop and eat in Neepawa for those who travel a distance to enjoy the fruits of their labour.

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On April 9, 33 students from NACI volunteered at Winnipeg Harvest. The students, in Grades 9 to 12 were all part of the school’s social justice group, HOPE. They were accompanied by HOPE teacher advisors Mi-chelle Young and Charlene Vandenbosch

The NACI group was split into smaller groups and did a variety of jobs to prepare food and items of clothing for distribution to those in need.

Young said that the stu-dents spent a lot of time sorting food. This work included sorting a delivery of potatoes and onions and boxing 11,200 lbs of potatoes, enough for over 200 families, and peeling onions. They also sorted the organization’s deliv-ery of bread and pastries according to expiry date.

With the good weather, Young said that another group was able to clean the Winnipeg Harvest’s garden and help prepare it for spring planting.

The students also got to help prepare T-shirt rolls, which provide a person with a shirt, a pair of under-

wear, a pair of socks and some basic toiletries in one easy to handle package. The packages are made for men and women and in a variety of clothing sizes. Young said this was new for the students and something they are look-ing at doing themselves in the future. Young added that they were surprised

to learn that Winnipeg Harvest handles more than just food donations.

It was a busy day and Young praised the stu-dents, “They worked hard and nobody complained… The kids were busy and they felt valued.”

The school’s HOPE com-mittee has a couple addi-tional events planned

NACI students help out at Winnipeg Harvest

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHELLE YOUNG

Above: From left, Samantha Nickart, Nikki Tomoniko, Josh Jackson a n d M o r g a n G r a h a m s o r t i n g p o t a t o e s a t W i n n i p e g H a r v e s t .R i g h t : K a s s i a H o l l i e r , S y d n e y M c L a u g h l i n , J e s s i c a G i b s o n , Bain de Koning and Landon Young putt ing together t -shir t rol ls.

before they wrap up for the year. They will be doing a cake walk as well as a clean up of the town’s highways and parks. Young said they are on target to achieve their goal of raising $5,000 as part of an ongoing com-mitment to build a school in Kenya.



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Preparations are under-way for baseball and softball season in western Manitoba. Neepawa Minor ball prepared itself for the first pitch by holding its annual general meeting on Thursday, Apr. 9 at Hazel M Kellington School.

President Toni Kuharski updated parents on the local numbers for players who are signed up for the Midwest Baseball League and Westman Softball As-sociation.

“Our girls numbers are up significantly for the Westman Association,” said Kuharski. “But our boys numbers are down a little bit, but it appears they are down regionally throughout the Midwest League for all the age groups as well. Currently, we have about 55, 60 girls in total signed up for the season and for the boys, we have about 30 partici-pating at this time.”

Kuharski also apprised parents on a change that’s been made to minor youth baseball on a national level that will have an impact close to home. Baseball Canada has created a new program known as Grand Slam, which is a pared down version of the

Neepawa Minor Ball holds AGM

The new running club started at Hazel M Kellington School is hoping to inspire a lifelong love of physical activity in Neepawa’s youth.

About 120 students in grades two through five par-ticipated in the group’s initial run, which was held on Friday, Apr. 10 and began at the HMK gymnasium. The youth, along with a few teachers and parents, ran a pre-determined course near the school over the lunch hour.

Jennifer Byram, who organized the club, along with Jody Byram and Myrna Denbow, said that its creation is a means of promoting a healthy living lifestyle to students at a young age.

“We know that running can promote better academic performance, mood. It’s something you can do individ-ually. It’s not something that has to be competitive. It can just be something for personal goal setting,” said Byram.

Byram noted that the early response to the running

New running club started at HMKclub has been very positive and even a little surprising. She said they were not expecting that many students to be interested, but are very pleased to see it’s something that has generated this type of reaction.

“We’re amazed with the initial response. Originally, we thought that we’d end up with maybe 40 kids coming out and participating, so we’re all really happy with this outcome,” said Byram. “It’s been supported so well by parents and staff as well and that’s good because it indi-cates there is a desire for this type of club in Neepawa.”

Byram added that the group will continue to meet on a weekly basis throughout the spring and hopes to grow into a long term option for the students.

“This being the first year for the club, what we’d like to do is maybe have a cumulative run, perhaps at Riverbend Park, but really that’s not really in the works yet. We’re still just getting everything put together,” said Byram. “The club will met once a week in school [at HMK]. We’ll send them home with a little run schedule that maybe they can do at home themselves. Hopefully this is something that we can continue in subsequent years.”

game for children between eight and nine years old. It consists of a six player infield instead of having outfielders. Kuharski said it’ll be a bit of a change from what’s been done in the past.

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Parents and coaches gathered at HMK School on Thursday, Apr. 9, to discuss the upcoming minor bal l season in communities across the country and it’s gone well, so we’re hoping that it will also be successful here,” said Kuharski.

Several events of note on the upcoming schedule include a baseball clinic at the Yellowhead Centre from Apr. 24-26. The boys

leagues for Midwest Base-ball will begin on May. 4 and will conclude by the July long weekend. The schedule for Westman Softball Association has not yet been released, but is expected to be finalized shortly and a regional skills camp is set for Oak

River on May. 30. Kuharski noted that

Neepawa Minor Ball is in a very good position heading into the upcom-ing season, the baseball diamonds are in very good conditions and the yearly upgrades to the fields are already in place. She added

that everyone is looking forward to getting back out onto the diamond to play ball.

“We just love ball sea-son. For us, this is the big start,” said Kuharski. “All the kids, the parents, everyone is just so excited to get things going.”

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From Apr. 10-12, three Yellowhead regional de-velopment teams partici-pated in Hockey Mani-toba’s Future Stars Peewee Development program with tournaments held in Warren, Killarney and Gilbert Plains.

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Y e l l o w h e a d F u t u r e S t a r s - T e a m W h i t e(L to R)Back Row: Kevin Bachewich(Mgr/Asst Coach), Jim Kryzaniak(Head Coach), Jamie Waddell(Strathclair), Kayden Sutherland(Minnedosa), Foster Tolton(Hamiota), Cole Allan(Hamiota), Bray Rookes(Elkhorn), Brody Wilson(Birtle), Carter Hedley(Rapid City), Scott Gibson and Darcy Boersma(Assistant Coaches) Front Row: Tyler Gibson(Neepawa), Colby Joseph(Elkhorn), Liam Bachewich(Onanole), Wesley Webber(Birtle), Garret Rainke(Neepawa), Tristan Boersma(Neepawa)

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Team White went on to battle teams from the Parkland region and won with scores of 10-2 and 6-3 along with a 14-5 vic-tory over the Norman team composed of players from Thompson, The Pas, Flin Flon.

Jim Krzyzaniak of Nee-pawa served as head coach for the team, with Kevin Bachewich, Scott Gibson and Darcy Boersma as-sisting. Bachewich said it was great to have Jim as part of the program.

“To have a non parent coach and volunteer like

Jim commit to developing our players within our re-gion was extraordinary and benefical to the kids. Jim has played and coached at the junior hockey level, continues to put on various hockey clinics where he has helped many with the success of their hockey de-velopment and we saw the success of having someone like this come in and help out,” said Bachewich. “It was great to watch this team come together in such a short time where they were able to develop new skills, make new friends and compete at a new level with just a few practices and a tournament.”

A recent member of the Neepawa Natives will continue his hockey career with a national championship team.

Goaltender Alex Henry has announced his commitment to the University of Central Oklahoma and will play for the UCO Bronchos in the 2015-2016 season.

UCO is a coeducational public university located in Ed-mond, Oklahoma and currently competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association as an independent team at the ACHA Division I level. Last season, the Bronchos had a 29-5-1 regular season record and recently won the ACHA National Championship.

Henry, who played 48 games this season for Neepawa, said he’s looking forward to the opportunity at UCO. He

Henry commits to University of Central Oklahoma

also thanked the Natives organization and his former teammates for assisting with his development as a player.

“I would like to thank all my teammates throughout my junior career. I would also like to thank the coaching staff and everyone that puts in endless hours within the Neepawa Natives organization,” said Henry. “I chose UCO so I can experience hockey in a different environment and play with an exceptional organization. I am very excited to join the Bronchos next season.”

In a press release, the Neepawa Natives organization congratulated Henry on his recent commitment to UCO and commended him for his leadership and athletic skill while with the MJHL club.

General manager Myles Cathcart added that Henry was always a very skilled player who was able to lead by example.

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Former Neepawa Natives forward Steven Phillips has secured a commitment with St. Norbert Green Knights. St. Norbert College is a private Catholic liberal arts col-lege in De Pere, Wisconsin, which currently enrolls about 2,160 students. Throughout the Green Knights history they have had an abundance of success. St Norbert is amongst the most successful NCAA Division III colleges, having appeared in 15 NCAA Division III Tournaments since 1997, highlighted by nine Frozen Four appearances – and winning the national championship in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014 while placing as national runner-up in

2004, 2006 and 2010.Phillips, a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was a key

leader who provided an abundance of offense and physicality last year for the Natives. He was second on the club with 22 goals in 58 games and was one of two import players to break the 20 goal mark in our league.

Phillips said he chose St. Norbert because it is close to home and has a long tradition of winning. “I am excited to be a part of their club next season,” said Phillips.

The Natives organization would like to wish Steven and St. Norbert Green Knights success next season. The club feels that Phillip’s character and offensive skill will contribute to the success of the Green Knights for the years to come.

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We just want to send a big thank you to: the firefighters who worked hard to put out the Home Hardware fire; those who donated clothes, blan-kets, etc right after the fire; the people who put together the fundraiser socials and to those who donated, spon-sored and/or attended. The support and encouragement from everyone has been greatly appreciated! We can't say thank you enough! Sarah and Matthew Gagnon_____________________We would like to thank every-one who attended my bridal shower and gave us so many beautiful gifts. Also, a huge thank you to those who sup-ported us at our social and a special thanks to those who donated such wonder-ful gifts for the prize table. Your generosity was truly overwhelming. Thank you as well to those who planned the shower and social and made everything run so smoothly. We will always remember that day, made so special by family and friends. We were truly blessed. Kristen Smith and Justin Sawchuk

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Please join us for a 90th Birth-day Celebration honouring Ray Smith on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church hall from 2 - 4 p.m.––––––––––

Coming Events

Expressive Dance with Crys-tal, Toys to the Rescue, which features dancing and acting. 26th Dance Show 2014-2015. Fri., May 8, 7pm; Sat., May 9, 1 pm, Strathclair Bend Theatre. Advance tickets sales begin Friday, April 24. Call 204-867-2446._____________________Neepawa Legion Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a Giant In-Door Yard Sale on Saturday, April 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Neepawa Legion Hall. Girl Guides will be selling lunch as a fundraiser. No ad-mission...everyone welcome._____________________Rummage sale: Neepawa United Church, CEC Building, Fri. Apr 17, 1-5 p.m., Sat. Apr 18, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Extra savings Saturday.

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Arden Hall, cap. 255. Park, camping and sports facilities, rink, curling ice, kitchen and lounge. Call Leah 368-2403 or 841-4766 Drug problem? Narcotics An-onymous can help. Meetings on Sat at 7 p.m. and Tues at 7 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa––––––––––

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Bay Hill Inn & Suites, 160 Main St W, P.O. Box 2250, Neepa-wa, MB, R0J 1H0, is seeking a hotel manager with at least 3 years hospitality experience. Job duties include budget preparation, monitoring of revenues, recruitment and supervision of staff. $20-25/hr plus bonuses. Also seeking cleaning supervisor with hotel cleaning experience. Job dut-ies include recruitment and supervision of cleaning staff, assistance with cleaning as required. $18-20/hr. Please apply with references by mail or email to [email protected]

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Wanted North Shore Outfitters Clear Lake: Now hiring for the 2015 season. Full Time and Part Time sales associate positions available. Duties include, but are not limited to: Assisting all customers during their shopping experi-ence, maintaining the sales floor, receiving of inventory/merchandising and general cleaning. Interested appli-cants can apply in person to the Shoppers Mall Brandon location or email, [email protected]_____________________Westway Inn at 153 Main St W, P.O. Box 816, Neepawa, MB, R0J1H0, is seeking a hotel manager with at least 3 years hospitality experience. Job duties include budget preparation, monitoring of revenues, recruitment and supervision of staff. $20-25/hr plus bonuses. Also seeking cleaning supervisor with hotel cleaning experience. Job duties include recuitment and supervision of cleaning staff, assistance with cleaning as required. $18-20/hr. Please apply with references by mail or email to [email protected]––––––––––

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Tenders for caretaker of the Plumas Community Hall will be received until May 1, 2015. For a full list of duties, contact Todd at 204-386-2206 or Gail at 204-386-2071. Please submit tenders to Box 325, Plumas. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.––––––––––

For Sale 4 bedroom, 1 1/2 story (1136 sq. ft.) country home to be sold and moved, with many upgrades. Windows 2003, vinyl siding 2000, shingles, 2005, kitchen 2009 with oak cupboards and new counter-tops with tiled back splash, under lighting on cabinets. Remodeled bathroom-utility room 2009. Electric base-boards. Appliances include: fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer, dryer. Ideal cottage or starter home. Contact Plumas 386-2223._____________________Burial Niche for sale, Niche 13, south columbarium, west presentation. Riverside Cem-etery, Town of Neepawa. Call 476-2183 $800_____________________Hay for sale: big round, alfalfa grass mixed. Call 204-476-6426_____________________ROUGH LUMBER, FULL DIMENSION 2x8, 2x6, 2x4, windbreak boards. Firewood slabs - 1 cord bundle $60. We buy standing spruce & poplar timber. Tri-J Industries. "Your Local Sawmill" 476-6798 or 476-6349––––––––––

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House for rent: Neepawa Renovated, 3 lge bdrms- 1 1/2 bath, all apl incl, 204-212-0205_____________________TRAILER RENTALS: cargo, dump, equipment, auto, livestock/horse. FORK LIFT TELEPORT 729-8989––––––––––

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Storage vans (semi trailers) for rent or sale. Anderson's 204-385-2685, 204-385-2997 Gladstone.––––––––––

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NuVision Commodities St. Jean, MB buying feed grains, wheat, barley, peas, oats, off grades grain and custom hauling back to the Red River area. Phone 1(204)758-3401 or 1(204)746-4028.––––––––––

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Custom bush clearing. Call Vic Klassen 204-476-0090_____________________MAJOR APPLIANCE and TV Service in home. Call 476-4077_____________________Odd jobs to be done? Paint-ing, siding, tinning. Call Leo 204-872-1358

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ElizabethPassed away on April 8, 2015 at the age of 94 years. She was predeceased by husband Reinhard. Survived by children Charlene, Randy and Lori as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. A private family servicewill take place at a later date at the Edrans Cemetery. Donations to charity of choice.

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TENDERThe RM of North Cypress-Langford are accepting tenders for the following Water Pipeline Extension.

To supply and install approximately 435 metres of 75 mm 0 pressure pipeline, six service connections to curb stop and related appurtenances all located in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.

Scope of work and project specifications are available from the office of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford.

All bidders shall submit the completed tender form in an envelope marked on the outside with "Municipality of North Cypress-Langford - Water Pipeline Extension 2015" to the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, Box 130, 316 4th Avenue, Carberry, MB ROK OHO no later that April 24, 2015 at 12 noon.

CouncilRM of North Cypress-Langford

[email protected]. 204-834-6600

Farm experience is anasset, but not required.

You must be willing to workflexible extended hours

in the spring and fall as well as operate farmequipment as needed.Salary is negotiable.

Court Seeds is a family-owned agricultural business

in the Plumas area.

[email protected]

Seasonal FarmEmployee

CourtSeeds

DRIVERS WANTEDAZ, DZ, 5, 3 OR 1 W/Airbrake

• Guaranteed 40 hr. Work Week & Overtime

• Paid Travel & Lodging• Meal Allowance• 4 Week Vacation• Excellent Benefits Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have a valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 OR 1 with airbrake licence and have previous commercial driving experience.

Apply at: www.sperryrail.com,careers and then choose the

FastTRACK Application.

Help Wanted

We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all the family and friends for their acts of kindness, cards, thoughts and prayers at the time of passing of our Dear Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, Mabel Welbourne. Special thanks to all the staff at Country Meadows, White's Funeral Home, Beyond the Garden Gate and Dan Jardine. Special thanks to Beth McDonald for the heart touching service and Calvary Chapel Ladies for the lovely lunch. Your kindness will always be remembered. The Welbourne family


Notice

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

R & S Farms Ltd.Seasonal Farm Employment

- Willing to work extended flexible hours

- Operate farm equipment

- Valid drivers license

[email protected]

Elk Ranch Livestock Services

Seasonal, full time class 1 driver is needed for the spring pasture cattle hauling in May/June. This position will be part-time through July/August/September. Full-time position will be needed again in October/November/December and will include flexible extended hours. Shorter commitments will be considered. Driver must be active and will-ing to work responsibly with cattle. Previous live-stock experience is an asset. All applications will be considered. Only successful applicants will be contacted.Please submit resume to:

Fax: (204) 966-3464Email: [email protected]

The Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowneis accepting applications for a seasonal

TRACTOR/MOWEROPERATOR

Duties include tractor/mower operation and maintenance, roadside mowing and general road maintenance duties. Applicants must be mechanically inclined and have a valid driver’s license. Duties to commence in early June.For more information on the job description, please contact the municipal office. Submit an application listing all qualifications to the Municipality of Glenella - Lansdowne office by noon on Friday, May 8, 2015.Wendy Wutzke, C.M.M.A.Chief Administrative OfficerMunicipality of Glenella-LansdowneBox 10Glenella, ManitobaR0J 0V0Phone: 352-4281Fax: 352-4100Email: [email protected]: www.glenella.ca

RM of North Cypress-Langford (NCL)Offer of Seasonal Employment

Looking for an individual who is a self starter and who has: - Current Pesticide applicators license - Mower experience - Mechanical experienceMajority of the work will be done in the Northern part of the Municipality and the candidate would report to the NCL shop in Neepawa.Wage to be set according to the Union agreement.Resumes with 3 reference to be mailed to:RM of North Cypress-LangfordAttention: Sandra JonesBox 130Carberry MBR0K 0H0Or email: [email protected] for applications is May 1, 2015

For more information please call 204-834-6600

NEEPAWA & AREA IMMIGRANT SETTLEMENT SERVICES

IS SEEKING A HIGHLY SKILLED AND MOTIVATED SETTLEMENT WORKER

Full Time – 40 Hours/WeekAs a dynamic, customer-focused professional you will provide a wide range of support to the Refugee and

Permanent Resident immigrants to Neepawa and the surrounding area including but not limited to their

Integration and Settlement to their new community. Qualifications should include: a post-secondary degree or experience equal to a post-secondary degree, a valid

driver’s license, prior experience in human services and knowledge of the surrounding area’s community services, excellent computer skills, have the ability to work cross-culturally, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to manage changing priorities and new situations; be able to prioritize and

complete work with minimal supervision. Please submit your resume and cover letter to:

Cheryl Campbell, Settlement Services CoordinatorBox 598

Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Or e-mail to: [email protected] must be received by 4:00 pm April 24th, 2015 We thank all who apply but only those selected for an

interview will be contacted This position is supported and funded by the

Government of Canada

The Yellowhead Region Minor Hockey Association is accepting applications for the position of Head Coach for the following regional teams for the 2015-16 season. Head Coaches for the midget programs must have High Performance 1 Certification. Bantam Head Coaches must have Development 1 Certification. Interested applicants should include Compensation expectations in application process.

Male AAA Midget • Female AAA MidgetMale AAA Bantam • Female AAA Bantam (Double Rostered)Individuals interested in being an assistant coach, trainer, or equipment manager should also contact the person below.

Interested individuals should download an application form from the regional website,

www.yellowheadhockey.caand submit it with a resume to:

Dan JohnsonYellowhead Regional Director

PO Box 1478Minnedosa, MB

R0J [email protected]

204-867-7047Deadline for application is May 15, 2015.

Elkhorn Resort is looking to fill the following positions: Front Desk Agent

Prep CooksLine CooksDishwasher

ServersCocktailers

Hosts

These are seasonal OR year-round positions. Full-time and part-time available.

Full job descriptions can be found on www.elkhornresort.mb.ca

Interested applicants may fax their cover letter & resume to 204.848.2109 or email Stephanie Picard

([email protected]) Deadline to apply is April 30, 2015

We thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Meat Cutter/Production PersonnelHyLife Foods a division of the HyLife organization is engaged in the dressing and processing of hogs for both domestic and world markets. To reach and sustain its position as a premier supplier of quality food products it strives to employ talented and motivated people who are capable of reaching the cutting edge of their discipline.

This position is based at the operations is in the vibrant community of Neepawa, Manitoba which has a reputation for its beauty and high quality of life. Due to rapid growth we are looking for Meat Cutters/Production Personnel.

Responsibilities / Duties include but are not limited to: • Slaughter, eviscerate and mark hogs for further processing • Cut pork carcasses into primal cuts for further specific specifications intended for commercial, industrial, institutional or wholesale use • To de-bone edible part and remove inedible organs or parts

The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications: • Be able to work in a culturally diverse workplace • Have a good work ethic • Focus on treating people with dignity and respect • Appreciate a stable long term work environment • Experience as an Industrial Butcher or trimmer is required • Completion of secondary school may be required

Current starting wage is $12.95/hour plus $1.00 per hour perfect attendance incentive!

We offer a comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation based on experience and knowledge. HyLife has been recognized as a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best-Managed Companies. If you have the qualifications and the passion to meet this challenge then we would like to explore your potential.

Please apply online at http://www.hylife.com/current-opportunities/

FOODS

LansdowneRecreation

CommissionAnnual Meeting

WednesdayApril 22nd

7:30 p.m.Arden Hall

Refreshments served.Everyone welcome!

Municipality of Ste. RoseApplications

ForFinancial Officer

The Municipality of Ste. Rose is accepting applica-tions for the position of Financial Officer.Written applications including resume and salary expected, will be accepted by the undersigned up to and including April 29, 2015, at 12:00 noon.Marlene M. Bouchard, CMMAMunicipality of Ste. RoseP.O. Box 30722 Central AvenueSte. Rose du Lac, ManitobaR0L 1S0Telephone Number: 204-447-2229Fax Number: 204-447-2875

Rolling River School Division

PUBLIC NOTICEPublic Notice is hereby given that Rolling River School Division intends to conduct the follow-ing Pesticide Control Programs during the 2015 school year.To control noxious weeds and rodent control on all school division properties and in buildings, herbicides such as Roundup, 2-4 D Amine will be used. Dragnet, Ant and Roach Pyrodust, Dr. Doom Residual, Pro Aerosol, ATTACK Hornet and Wasp Killer, Fican D, Sevin, Rodent Doom, Gopher Doom, Final Blox and Contrac Blox will be used to control insect pests and rodents.The public may send written submissions or rejec-tions within 15 days of the publication of the Notice to the department below.Manitoba ConservationWater StewardshipPesticide and Hazardous Waste SectionSuite 160, 123 Main StreetWinnipeg, ManitobaR3C 1A5

MUNICIPALITY OF McCREARYNOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE FOR

MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONProspective municipal by - election candidates must register with the Senior Election Official (SEO) during the registration period before they may begin to accept contributions, incur expenses, fundraise or borrow money for their campaign. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will be receiving candidate registrations:

For the office of Councillor for the Rural Ward: Between April 15, 2015 and May 12, 2015.

at the Municipality of McCreary office, 432 First Avenue, McCreary, Manitoba, during the regular hours of business which are between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. To obtain a registration form contact Reba Keele, the SEO by telephone at 204-835-2309.

NOTICE OF VOTERS LISTNotice is hereby given that a copy of the VOTERS LIST may be revised at:

Municipality of McCreary, Administration Office432 First Avenue, McCreary, Manitoba

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.At this time the SEO will be available to update the voters list by: a) Adding the names of voters who are entitled to have their names on the list; b) Deleting the names of persons who are not entitled to have their names on the list; and c) Making such other correction of errors to the list as required.VOTER ELIGIBILITY:A person is eligible to have his or her name added to the Voters List if he or she is: 1) A Canadian citizen and at least 18 years of age on election day; and 2) A resident of the local authority for at least six months prior to Election Day, OR a registered owner of land in the municipality for at least six months prior to Election Day.

APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL SECURITY PROTECTIONA voter may apply in writing to the SEO (at the address/fax number below) no later than May 12, 2015 to have his/her name and other personal information omitted or obscured from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. The application may be submitted in person, by mail or fax and must include your name, address and include proof of identity.All changes to the voters list must be completed on or before May 12, 2015. Dated at McCreary, in the Province of Manitoba, on April 13, 2015

MUNICIPALITY of McCREARYREBA KEELE, Senior Election Official

P. O. Box 338 – 432 First AvenueMcCreary, Manitoba R0J 1B0

Telephone: 204-835-2309Facsimile: 204-835-2649

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SERVICES GUIDEYard Care PersonalProfessional

Construction

Notice

Auction Sales

Church Worship TimesPrepared by the Neepawa Ministerial

St. James Anglican 11:00 a.m.First Baptist 11:00 a.m.Calvary Chapel 10:30 a.m.Knox Presbyterian 11:00 a.m.Roman Catholic Sat. 7 p.m. Sun 11:00 a.m.Ukrainian Catholic 9:00 am every second SundayNeepawa United Church 11:00 a.m.Brookdale United 9:30 a.m.Christ Lutheran 9:00 a.m.Filipino Church 1:30 p.m.Waldersee Lutheran 11:00 winter 10:00 summer

B - 116 Main St SMinnedosa

(across from the main entrance to the

Co-op Food Store)

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

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CLEANING!Chester WohlgemuthCell: 204-476-0595

Home: 204-966-3481

Corral Cleaning

GarbageBin Rentals

We buy Scrap!

Phone 476-0002 for more

information

TACVentures Inc.

Trenching • Ditching • Water & Sewer Dugouts • Demolition • Brushing

Trucking • Sand & Gravel Snow Removal • Winter Parking Lot Sanding

Contact Pat Baker at 204-476-0712

[email protected]

P. BAKERBACKHOE SERVICE

Matt RempelBirnie, MBCell: (204) 841-0988 [email protected]

• Excavations • Bale Hauling • Trenching • Landscaping • Gravel • Topsoil • Shale• Certifi ed Installer for Holding Tanks, Septic Tanks and Drain Fields• Laser Ditching• Construction Site Prep• Dozer work • Brush Clearing

Certified Batch Plant and Cement TrucksConcrete • Gravel Sales • Rebar Sales

Custom HaulingIrvin 204-476-6236

Rolling Acreseady MixRolling Acreseady Mix

Sarah’s Mobile Hair Care

Can’t get out to have your hair done?Call for your home appointment...

Ph: 1-204-476-2452Neepawa, MB

or1-204-841-3056

Brown’s ConstruCtion“When quality and experience matters”

Travis Brown204-648-6616

[email protected]/travisbrownconstruction

Specializing in roofing, soffit and fasciaAll types of siding

Decks & much much more!

With over 8 years of experience in the industry

K-9 Country Dog RetreatDay care and boarding. Located on Hwy. 10

between Brandon and Minnedosa. Call or e-mail for rates and information.

Phone 204-826-2849 [email protected]

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HILLSIDE ACCOUNTING

INCOME TAXAND

ACCOUNTINGGlenn WohlgemuthPhone: 204-841-0098

41 Main StreetManitoba Ag Building

[email protected]

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

MEDICAL TRANSCRIP-TION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Powell Concrete Construction Specialists NOW HIRING- Foreman, Carpenters, Skilled Labourers. Resumes to: [email protected] www.powellconstruction.ca

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

HIGH CASH PRODUCING Vending Machines. $1 vend = 70¢ profit. All on Lo-cation In Your Area. Sell-ing Due to relocation. Call 1-866-668-6629 For Details.

COMING EVENTS

Join the fight against Prostate Cancer. The 7th annual Mani-toba Motorcycle Ride for Dad happens Saturday May 30, 10:00 AM, Earl’ s Polo Park Shopping Centre. You can register or make a pledge by visiting www.ridefordad.ca/manitoba Proceeds stay in Manitoba for Prostate Cancer research and education.

FEED AND SEEDSelling organic/conventional Sweet Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Tim-othy, Sainfoin, Milk Vetch. Free Delivery on larger or-ders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose Acres Ltd. Star City, SK. Ph: 306-863-2900. [email protected]

FOR SALEAdvertisements and state-ments contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the ad; Manitoba Community

Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such ads. For greater information on adver-tising conditions, please con-sult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.mcna.com.

BATTERIES FOR EVERY-THING. Auto, farm, con-struction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, com-puters etc. Reconditioned, obsolete and hard-to-find batteries. SOLAR equip-ment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 w w w . b a t t e r y m a n . c a

PROVINCE-WIDE CLAS-SIFIEDS. Reach over 400,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or emai l c lassi f [email protected] for detai ls.

REFORESTATION NURS-ERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping.

Full boxes as low as $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replace-ment guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca.

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own band-mill - Cut lumber any dimen-sion. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.Nor-woodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

SAVE! NEW! WRAPPED! Queen Pillow-Top Bed Set $395 (Double set $375)! 8-piece solid wood Bedroom Suite including Queen bed, dresser, mirror, chest & 2 night stands $2,295. 12 Drawer Queen Storage Bed $595! 5 piece 42” round drop leaf set $595. 3 piece 36” drop leaf table set $299 (expresso or maple). Power Reclining, black, leather set including sofa, love-seat, center console & chair $2,295. Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 & Sun 12-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971. 660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon.

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$2,000 Yearly Tax Credit

$20,000 Lump Sum Refund

For Assistance Call:204-453-5372

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FARM AUCTION FORDOUG & LYNNE LOVE

Saturday, April 25 at 12:00 noon10 miles north of Portage on Hwy 240

1 mile west of Junct 240 & 227

Dave Nickel, AuctioneerPh: 204-637-3393 cell: 204-856-6900

email: [email protected]

Sale Conducted By NICKEL AUCTIONS LTD

Member of MMA & AA of C

2010 - 6430 John Deere mfwd & Ldr, 706 INT, 97 - Ford F250 diesel, 20ft Stock Trailer24ft Flatdeck Trailer, Cattle & Haying equip, and more

For complete listing check our websitewww.nickelauctions.com

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the following days:

MAY 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12, 2015

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town of Neepawa Civic Administration Office,275 Hamilton Street, Neepawa, MB, I will receive nominations for the office of COUNCILLOR ofthe aforesaid Local Authority.

The nomination deadline is Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Nominations cannot be accepted after this day.

All nominations shall be made in writing and shall be signed by at least twenty-five voters. Eachnomination shall also be accompanied by the candidate’s declaration of qualification.

Nominations papers must be filed IN PERSON at the above location, on the date and hours specified, by the candidate or an official agent. To obtain a nomination paper, and/or candidate’sdeclaration of qualification, contact the S.E.O. at the telephone number or email address listedbelow.

Nomination papers not accompanied by the required documents and not properly filed shall berejected.

Election date, if required - June 17, 2015.

Dated at Town of Neepawa on April 10, 2015

NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS - TOWN OF NEEPAWA

Colleen Synchyshyn – Senior Election OfficialBox 339, 275 Hamilton St. ~ Neepawa, MB R0J 1H0

Ph (204) 476-7603~ Fax (204) [email protected] ~ www.neepawa.ca

By Nora HeschukSubmitted


Bradley Meyers Auctioneer 204-368-2333 or 204-476-6262 sellDetailed List & Pictures at meyersauctions.com

Meyers AuctionCollector Signs & Antiques10 a.m. Saturday, April 25

431 Lansdowne Ave, Arden, MB Collector coins & money • COLLECTOR SIGNS: Westinghouse Lamps• Hoppe Quality Tools • Mohawk • Clearfield • Wix • General Tires • Coke Serving Trays • Coke Framed Pictures • Pepsi Mirror Clock • Pictures • Brass Items • Copper • Silver Ware • Stoneware Crocks & Finger Jugs • Graniteware & other Kettles • Gingerbread Clock • Collector Wall Clocks • Cuckoo Clocks • Sealers • Milk Bottles • Bottle Openers • Robin Hood mix-ade Stand • Mickey & Minnie Mouse Figurines • Buzz Light Year • Toy Army Tanks & Trucks • Coal Oil Lanterns • DVD Movies • Railway Switch Lanterns • Licence Plates • CPR Insulators • Brass Hame Toppers • Cow Bells • Collector Tools • Car Emblems • Wood Packing Boxes • Ash Tray Stands w/ Marble Bases • Bobble Head Hockey Figurines • Scale Model Die Cast Trucks & Cars • Lincoln Toys Tin Cement Truck • Tin Cars & Trucks • Electric train Sets • Marx Diesel Type Train Set • Massey Ferguson Toy Van & Jeep • Cowboy Joe’s Musical Chuck Wagon • Cast Toys • Cigarette Paper Tins: Vogue; Zig Zag; Chantecler • Cigarette Tins: Winchester; Sweet Caporal; Players; Black Kat • Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Lunch Box • Butter Press • Wood Cheese Boxes • Cap Guns • Milk Glass Covered Hens • Child’s Sewing Machine • China Tea Sets • Collector Plates • Figurines • Dolls • Colt

45 Beer • Bees Wax Cylinder Gramophone • MUCH, MUCH, MORE – LUNCH AVAILABLE • Subject to Additions & Deletions

Auction Sales

On March 25, 21 NACI students, three teachers and three parent chap-erones headed to France for a 9-day EF Education First trip encompassing Paris, the Loire Valley and Normandy.

After flying from Winni-peg to Toronto, the group was treated to a bus tour, giving the group glimpses of some of the highlights of Toronto. That evening, at 9:35 p.m., the group boarded their flight for Paris, arriving at 9:50 Thursday morning. Their tour director met them at the airport and the group began their marathon of sightseeing.

After checking into their hotel, the group had their first experience on the Paris metro system. It

l’Opéra, le Louvre, and of course, the Eiffel Tower. One of the highlights of Paris was taking a boat tour on the Seine River at night so they could see all of the monuments lit up.

After two days in Paris, the group was off to the French countryside. They climbed to the bell tower of the Chartres Cathedral for a spectacular view of the city and the sound of the bells ringing at the top of the hour. They also enjoyed visiting a quaint French market where they purchased fresh fruits, cheese and baked goods.

‘City of lights’ highlight of NACI students’ trip to France

In the Loire Valley, the students and chaperones visited castles dating back to the 1500s. They visited the castles of Chambord, Amboise, Chenonceau, Azay-le-Rideau. They were also able to visit Leonardo da Vinci’s residence in Amboise and see his gar-dens and inventions. The final day of the Normandy portion of the French tour

was spent visiting the Juno Beach memorial which fo-cused on the Canadian sol-diers who gave their lives in the D-day landings at the end of World War II. They also visited the Canadian cemetery at Beny-Sur-Mer and the Caen Memorial.

The final day in France of the tour was spent in Paris. The majority of the group visited the Louvre

while some visited the Catacombs. The group also had some “free time” for visiting their favorite sites and navigating the Paris metro. The group also spent some time in the area by the Sacré Cœur Cathedral at the top of Monmartre, over-looking the city of Paris. It was a perfect ending to a won-derful trip!

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Students f rom NACI used the Par is Metro to navigate the city of over two million people.

The students visi ted Le Mont-Saint-Michel, an is land commune in Normandy. The famous landmark is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

didn’t take them long to see that this was, in fact, the quickest and easiest way to navigate the city of over two million people. Their sightseeing of Paris included the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Seine River, l’Arc de Triomphe, les Inva-lides, les Champs-Élysées,

PHOTO BY JOHN DRINKWATER

On April 8 a total of $39,000 in grants was distributed amongst 13 organizations at a presentation meeting held at the Resource Centre. Grant recipients (from left): John Loregio (Canadian Diabetes Association), Susan Cable (Child & Family Services of Western MB (CFSW)), Kathy Jasienczyk (Neepawa Disabled Persons (Handi-Van)), Genie Barnaby (Home Assistance Neepawa & District (HAND)), Lori Apps (Arthritis Society), Jodie Byram (Executive Director of Neepawa & District United Way), Holly Pankratz (Touchwood Park), Mary Ellen Clark (Neepawa Palliative Care), Nikki Harper (CNIB), Karen Peto (YWCA), Barb Bohn (Westlake Employment Skills & Services). Back row: Arthur Heathcote (Salvation Army (Divisional Grant Writer)), Amanda Naughton-Gale (Neepawa Salvation Army) and Lisa Edwardson (Kidney Foundation). Missing: Rep from Canadian Red Cross.

Neepawa United Way distributes annual grants

Auction Sales

ONLINE ONLY: “Unreserved”

Closing-Out AUCTION

• Wincrief Forestry Products,

Kenora, Ontario

Bidding Closes: Thursday, April 23

• Forestry Related Transport Equipment

Visit www.asset-sales.ca

or Call 902-852-5331



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A little bit of spring cleaning is underway at the Neepawa Fire Hall, as several upgrades are being done to the facility. The improvements were recommended by a recent inspection by Workplace Health and Safety.

On Tuesday, Apr. 7, Col-leen Synchyshyn, the Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Neepawa, pro-vided an update to council on the building inspection, which occurred on Mar. 10.

Synchyshyn informed council that Workplace Health and Safety sug-gested several improve-ments, including the patching of the roof, instal-lation of light covers and the relocation of a propane cylinder to the exterior of the building.

Health and Safety also noted that there was in-adequate space within the firehall’s garage section. A request was made to improve the space re-quirements by relocating items to maximize the space available. The prime scenario for a building of this designation is that it should have six to eight feet of space for equip-ment. The Neepawa Fire Hall does not have that type of space available, but Synchyshyn noted that Health and Safety informed them to work best with what they have.

Other suggestions in-cluded the hardwiring of a CO2 system into the building and the patching of some exterior holes. As well, the town has been informed it should obtain the services of an asbestos consulting company to do an evaluation of any hazardous materials that might be present in the structure. The suggestion was made based on the age of the building and the time of construction. A company has already been contacted and the evaluation done.

A complete report will be presented to council in the future. Synchyshyn closed the report by noting that while several improve-ments were suggested, the overall report from Work-place Health and Safety noted that there was no indication that the build-ing was unsafe.

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