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TRIBUNE PHOTO BY LANA MEIERPictured left to right: Colby Zamrykut, Callissa Deprez, Danika Zamrykut and Cruze Walton roasted marshmallows on New Year’s Eve at Quarry Park after sledding on Jimm’s Hill and taking in the fi reworks display.

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News Year’s Eve festivities at Quarry Park

TRIBUNE PHOTOS BY LANA MEIERHundreds came out New Year’s Eve to celebrate the end of 2019 and to welcome 2020 at Stone-wall’s Quarry Park Heritage Arts Centre on Dec. 31. Many enjoyed outdoor skating on the pond, sledding, roasting marshmallows and lots of indoor activities.

TRIBUNE PHOTO FROM TWITTER The Interlake Lightning Female U18 AAA girls hockey team were spreading Christmas cheer before the holidays at Stonewall Lion’s Manor. The team held choir practice before their hockey practic-es in preparation for their carolling. Following carolling, the team served coffee and dainties to those in attendance.

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Stonewall’s Alan McLeod featured in new book By Jo-Anne Procter

A keen interest in aviation, history and a fascination for airplanes and First World War pilots is what led author Roger Gunn of Edmonton to put pen to paper and eventually publish two books.

Last Sunday, Gunn and his wife Diane were at McLeod House Tearoom and Giftshop in Stonewall to launch his second book titled Masters of the Air.

The book tells the story of three daring and talented pilots: Alan McLeod, Andrew McKeever and Donald MacLaren. Although decidedly different from one another in personality, in the planes they fl ew and in their contribution to the war effort, they shared a passion for fl ying and a strong sense of duty. One hundred years after they fl ew and fought for king and country, Masters of the Air brings these three men to life, detailing their development as pilots, their battles in the air, and their near-death experiences.

Gunn told the Tribune that writing Masters of the Air was a real labour of love that took about seven years from

start to publication. The Gunns travelled to London,

England, to scour national archives, to Ottawa’s Canadian Archives and the war museum and made a trip to Stonewall to McLeod House to collect data and research for the book.

“What is amazing about these guys that I have written about is that the fi rst fl ight in Canada was 1909 in Cape Breton, Alexander Graham Bell being the sponsor of the plane. And just fi ve years later, people were trying to kill each other in World War I,” Gunn said.

“The advances of aviation during the war were incredible, and men like Alan McLeod showed intense bravery and courage going up and risking their lives every day,” he explained.

“Every time they fl ew a plane, they were risking their lives and he (McLeod) was only 18 when he joined and only 19 when he received the Victoria Cross, which is just incredible, and Canadians need to know more about their heroes from both wars.”

Roger Gunn was a human resources professional for almost 30 years and is currently a labour arbitrator and workplace mediator.

His writing has been more of a hobby. His fi rst book was Raymond Collishaw and the Black Flight.

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one of Gunn’s books, log on to www.rogergunn.ca or visit McLeod House Tearoom and Giftshop.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JO-ANNE PROCTERAuthor Roger Gunn, left, and wife Diane spent last Sunday at McLeod House Tearoom and Giftshop in Stonewall promoting his latest book Masters of the Air. Bev Wynne of Stonewall had a copy of the book signed for her grandson Justin Baryliski, a new air recruit who has been transferred to Greenwood, N.S., to continue training.

Warren waning after Christmas crime spreeBy Evan Matthews

Thieves don’t take holidays, appar-ently, as Warren experienced a Christ-mas crime spree.

At least seven residents from Warren reported — all on Facebook’s public domain — incidents of “petty” crime between Dec. 21 and Dec. 25, with the alleged crimes including stolen licence plates, personal effects being stolen out of vehicles, vehicle thefts, and attempted break and enters.

RCMP confi rmed those reports, adding an additional report of a break and enter at the (Grosse Isle) infra-structure yard on Dec. 24, one mile west of Grosse Isle, with one resident citing a stolen quad and several com-puters.

In the instances of stolen vehicles, RCMP confi rmed the doors had been left unlocked and keys were inside.

RCMP would not confi rm the total number of calls they received over the timeframe; however, an anonymous source said the number of reports was higher than what was reported on so-cial media.

No victim of the crime spree was willing to go on record out of fear of further targeting, according to one anonymous source, with the source

adding some residents were fearful to leave their respective homes on New Year’s Eve as a result of the recent crime spree.

Many residents anonymously ques-tioned the Tribune regarding how many incidents had actually taken place due to a lack of communication with RCMP, with one source going as far as to ask, “Why don’t (RCMP) come when they’re called?”

Furthering that notion, the RM of Woodlands’ Council confi rmed to the Tribune RCMP had not responded to their communication request by the

Tribune’s press time. With more reports than what was

offered on social media, an anony-mous source told the Tribune locals are banding together for more effect, as the old adage “power in numbers,” rings true.

When asked if the community was looking to start a neighbourhood patrol or neighbourhood watch, or whether the community was banding togeth-er to lobby RCMP for more patrol and resource, the anonymous source would not confi rm the community’s

plans. RCMP reported there are currently

no suspects relating to the reported crimes, but investigations into the aforementioned property crimes are ongoing.

RCMP also advised residents to lock their vehicles, to avoid leaving keys and/or high value items inside ve-hicles, to put high value items (ATVs, Ski-Doos, etc.) away in a garage or shed, and to call in any suspicious ac-tivity or people to police.


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Balmoral celebrates its 57th Christmas Bird CountSubmitted by Jim Duncan

On Dec. 21, 2019, 20 intrepid vol-unteers, also known as citizen scien-tists, woke up at the crack of dawn to a relatively balmy -9 C. and excitedly grabbed binoculars and cameras to spend the day counting birds.

The Christmas Bird Count is a North American tradition that started 120 years ago. Long-term results from the count are recorded at https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count.

The Balmoral count yielded an im-pressive 1,441 birds including 723 Snow Buntings, 172 Common Ravens, 149 Black-capped Chickadees, 97 House Sparrows, 81 Pine Siskins, 52 Blue Jays, 42 Black-billed Magpies, 36 White-breasted Nuthatches, 33 Sharp-tailed Grouse, 17 Hairy Woodpeckers, 11 Bohemian Waxwings, 11 Downy Woodpeckers, four Bald Eagles, four Red-breasted Nuthatches, two Pileat-ed Woodpeckers, two Ruffed Grouse, one Barred Owl, one Northern Flicker, one Great Horned Owl, one Horned Lark and one Snowy Owl.

Additional species detected dur-

ing the offi cial count week included a Cooper’s Hawk, Gray Partridge, Eve-ning Grosbeaks and reportedly some Cedar Waxwings. Other critters seen includes deer, fi eld mice and a mink!

This year’s volunteers included Di-ana Mae Boychuk, Susan Cosens, Jim and Patsy Duncan, Heather Hinam, Pat Jeffrey, Nicole MacPherson, Carol and John Morgan, Doyle, Malachi, Quinn and Shawna Nugent, Andrew

Robert. Jim and Johanna Rodger, Don Sexton, Merlin Shoesmith, Helen Sla-vuta and Allan Webb.

Please note that my wife Patsy and I (Jim Duncan) welcome all winter sightings of Great Gray Owls, Barred Owls and Northern Hawk Owls,

which we catch and band as part of our research on these northern forest owl species.

Please share your observations with us at [email protected] or 204-404-7063.

TRIBUNE PHOTOS SUBMITTEDA mink was spotted during the 57th annual christmas bird count in Balmoral.

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Rockwood council news in briefBy Jennifer McFee

At the Dec. 18 committee of the whole meeting, Rockwood council

heard from Ryan Hagemeister about a proposed business he would like to launch in the municipality.

He is planning to buy a 10-acre property on North Road, where he hopes to live in the home and use the land and shop to store trucks and equipment when not in use.

He operates businesses called Hagemeister Hauling Ltd. and WinBins. They have fi ve trucks and six employees, and they conduct most of their business in Winnipeg and sur-rounding areas.

In other council news, the RM of Rockwood will host a public hearing on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. regarding a bylaw to regulate and control the use and development of land and buildings within municipal limits.


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Venus dominates January evening skyBy Ted BronsonAs we bring in the New Year stargazers are greeted by a brilliant “star” dominating the southwestern sky just after the sun has gone down. Shining at magni-tude -4.0, this is not a star but the planet Venus. You will notice it will move much higher above the hori-zon after sunset over the next few months. A small telescope will show the gibbous phase of Venus as it grows in angular size throughout January. Observ-ing Venus over the next few months will reveal it morphing from a gibbous phase to a thin crescent by May. As its orbit is closer to the sun (an inferior planet) than the Earth’s, Venus goes through phases similar to that of our moon. Being even closer to the sun Mercury is the only other planet to exhibit these phases. It was this phenomenon that helped prove that the planets revolved around the sun (heliocen-tric system) as proposed by Copernicus in 1543 AD rather than the sun and planets revolving around the earth (geocentric system) as believed since the time of Ptolemy in 150 AD. Galileo confi rmed the heliocentric system proposed by Copernicus when he was the fi rst to observe Venus as it went through its phases using his telescope in 1610 AD.

A good opportunity comes on Jan. 27 to capture a nice photo of Venus and the slender crescent moon. Look to the southwest a half hour after sunset to

fi nd the moon just below Venus. Capture this scene with some attractive foreground objects to enhance your photo. The next night the moon will have moved to a point just to the left of Venus. This ar-rangement offers another chance at a nice picture of these two celestial bodies.

In mid-January, an hour before sunrise, look low to the southeast for reddish coloured Mars. It can be found just above the star Antares in Scorpius. It will be slightly fainter than Antares. The colour of the planet is very similar to that of Antares. For this reason “Antares” roughly translated from the Greek language means “Rival of Mars” in English.

The Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit so we are farthest from the sun at one point and closest six months later at the opposite point. On January 5, 2020 the Earth was at its closest to the sun (perihelion) at a distance of 147,091,144 km (91,402,437 miles). Since the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun this time of year we re-ceive fewer hours of sunlight each day (winter sea-son). The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun giving them the summer season now. It is the Earth’s tilt towards and away from the sun that af-fects our seasons rather than the relatively small variation (3.3 percent) in the earth to sun distances over the year. The Earth will be at its farthest point

from the sun (aphelion) on July 4, 2020 six months from now.

As a community service I am available to do talks on astronomy or related subjects to teachers, stu-dents, scouts, guides or any community groups who would be interested. I can be contacted at e-mail: [email protected] to schedule a presentation.

Have a Happy New Year and look forward to those clear and dark nights in 2020…Clear Skies! Ted Bronson ([email protected])

Ted Bronson is an avid local astronomer who has been observing the skies since 1964.

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDJan. 27 is a great day to capture a nice photo of Venus and the slender crescent moon.

Communities build hockey and hockey builds communities Submitted by Kraft Heinz CanadaKraft Heinz Canada, in partnership

with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), opened nominations for Kraft Hock-eyville 2020. Nominations will close Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

In its 14th year, Kraft Hockeyville en-ables communities across the coun-try to rally together to upgrade local hockey arenas in need of repair and refurbishment. To date, Kraft Hock-eyville has awarded $3.5 million to 81 deserving communities across Canada and has celebrated 13 NHL® pre-season games in eight different provinces.

The 2020 grand prize winner will have an opportunity to host an NHL® pre-season game and receive $250,000 for arena upgrades and the coveted ti-tle of Kraft Hockeyville 2020. Three ad-ditional community fi nalists will also be awarded $25,000 each for arena up-

grades and both the winner and each of the three runner-up communities will receive $10,000 to purchase brand new hockey equipment for their mi-nor hockey programs, courtesy of the NHLPA Goals & Dreams Fund.

In order to win the coveted title of Kraft Hockeyville 2020, communi-ties need to have a compelling story that shows their passion and spirit for hockey.

“Every year, we are astonished at the impact that hockey has at the local level all across the country. The stories we hear are emotional, powerful, and connect us all. It’s clear that commu-nities build hockey and hockey builds communities. We want to shine a light on stories that have truly brought communities and people together from all walks of life,” says Matt Bruce, senior brand manager of Kraft Heinz Canada.

“We believe that sports and culture are the foundation of healthy com-

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people behind the concession booth, or fans in the stands gives Canadians community pride and deepens their love for the game.”

While hockey brings together many

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There is no reason to suffer aloneBy Evan Matthews

My family lost its patriarch over the holidays.

On Dec. 31, Wilfred Harold Mat-thews passed away after suffering a stroke and subsequent brain hemor-rhaging.

Born on July 4, 1923, he passed away surrounded by our family at the age of 96. He was a Second World War pilot and veteran, a pioneer for the Mani-toba Telecom Services (MTS), and an integral part of my family’s lineage and legacy.

This is not an appeal for pity or sym-pathy. Au contraire.

I feel so privileged, honoured and blessed to have known my great-grandfather. In fact, I also knew his father, my great-great-grandfather; at that point I was six years old. My sister and I are one of the only sets of siblings I have ever come across to have known so many generations of their family.

This isn’t to brush off my great-grandfather’s death or to say the fam-ily isn’t suffering.

But I look around, and I’m so thank-ful for the supports I have in my life; it’s a strong network.

But this isn’t the case for everyone. This week, in our paper, you can

read about the IERHA starting classes called Get Better Together. The work-shops are aimed at folks who struggle day-to-day with chronic pain and ill-ness. This isn’t necessarily limited to the physical realm.

The workshops are designed to get people together, to discuss and em-phasize self-management skills, to talk about commonly faced issues, and to motivate participants with so-lutions and techniques.

It’s worth noting, the workshops are free and run for six weeks. Transporta-tion can even be arranged if someone faces those types of barriers, too. Con-tact your local IERHA wellness facili-tator if you have interest or feel alone. The point is that talking about these topics is of the utmost importance to our social fabric. What’s important in these discussions is an acknowledge-

ment: no matter how things may seem or feel, we aren’t alone.

Chronic conditions like arthri-tis, multiple sclerosis, depression, asthma, stroke, chronic pain, diabe-tes, anxiety, cancer, fi bromyalgia and heart disease can often leave people feeling isolated, thus creating com-pounding social and mental health issues.

Maybe a person doesn’t have close family, friends or loved ones.

But there are resources available.There is no shame in feeling pain,

suffering. We all do at various points within our lives.

The real shame is to think there is someone out there who is feeling it all by his or her self.

Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a chronic mental or physical ail-ment, or really anything at all, don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself and look for resources and help.

If you don’t have anyone else, send me an email or give me a call.

But our world, and our communities, need more compassion. It starts with conversations like this one.

Snoman/MASC partnership to protect unharvested fi eldsSubmitted by Snoman

Snoman (Snowmobilers of Manito-ba) Inc. has partnered with Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) to help producers protect unharvested fi elds from snowmobile traffi c.

As weather, snow and volunteer time permits, Snoman Inc.’s clubs will put up signs along the Snopass trail system where crops are left on the fi eld, urging snowmobilers to stay on the trail and not to trespass.

“It was a diffi cult harvest for many producers in Manitoba,” said Yvonne Rideout, Executive Director of Sno-man Inc. “We want to make sure that riders are staying on designated trails,

respecting private property and crops that have yet to be harvested.”

With 53 clubs throughout Manitoba, Snoman Inc. has in excess of 12,000 kilometers of well-groomed trails for snowmobilers to use. In the past, close to 19,000 riders purchased a Snopass giving them access to the trail system.

“The trail system throughout rural and northern Manitoba provides a safe environment for snowmobile rid-ers and helps to reduce trespassing on private property. The trails link com-munities and promote winter tour-ism, which boosts the local economy,” said Rideout.

In addition to the new signs being posted along the trails, MASC will

also have limited quantities avail-able at all 26 offi ces for producers to pick-up and display on fi elds that are unharvested and generally have a lot of snowmobile traffi c. MASC insures producers against crop losses caused by weather-related perils through a variety of insurance programs.

Snoman Inc., a non-profi t organiza-tion, is dedicated to providing strong leadership and support to its mem-ber clubs to develop safe and envi-ronmentally responsible snowmobile trails to further the enjoyment of or-ganized recreational snowmobiling in Manitoba.


Province announces more provincial tax relief for ManitobansSubmitted by Manitoba government

The provincial government is ringing in the new year with more tax relief for Manitobans, Finance Minister Scott Fielding announced recently.

“The 2020 Tax Rollback Guarantee will bring sig-nifi cant savings to Manitobans,” said Fielding. “Our plan will save Manitobans an average of $2,020 over the next four years by removing unnecessary taxes and fees so people can keep more of their hard-earned money.”

The provincial government continues to roll out its 2020 Tax Rollback Guarantee, which will be fully implemented over the next four years. Further mea-sures will include eliminating the sales tax on home insurance, on personal services such as haircuts, and on professional personal income tax return prepara-tion, as well as phasing out education property taxes once the budget is in balance.

The 2020 Tax Rollback Guarantee includes previ-ously implemented measures, such as reducing the provincial sales tax rate to seven per cent from eight per cent and indexing the Basic Personal Amount and personal income tax brackets.

Since implementing indexation, approximately 7,600 Manitobans have been removed from the tax roll and Manitobans have saved more than $75 mil-lion. In 2020, the province estimates another 3,300 Manitobans will be removed from the tax roll, with additional tax savings of $34 million.

As previously announced, Manitobans will no lon-

ger have to pay provincial sales tax on the preparation of wills as of Jan. 1, 2020. Sales tax will be eliminated from the preparation of wills, health-care directives and powers of attorney. This measure is estimated to save taxpayers nearly $1 million per year, Fielding noted. The province will also eliminate probate fees as of July 1, 2020.

To assist Manitoba businesses, the province com-mitted to reducing the interest rate on provincial tax debts from the current prime plus six per cent. The interest rate would decrease by one per cent over the next three years as follows:

• prime plus fi ve per cent on Jan. 1, 2020;• prime plus four per cent on Jan. 1, 2021; and • prime plus three per cent on Jan. 1, 2022.“We are committed to making Manitoba’s tax envi-

ronment more affordable and fair for taxpayers,” said Fielding. “By making changes to the interest rate we charge on provincial tax debts, we are bringing Man-itoba more in line with other jurisdictions.”

Manitoba Finance requires taxpayers to pay inter-est on outstanding debts for various provincially administered taxes, such as the retail sales tax, the health and post-secondary education tax levy, the insurance corporations tax, the corporation capital tax, the tobacco tax, the fuel tax and the mining tax. The province does not collect personal and corporate income taxes, which are administered on Manitoba’s behalf by the Canada Revenue Agency.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JO-ANNE PROCTERMother Nature has made the transition into the new year very pleasant with unseasonably warm weather. Last Friday the Stonewall Blues A1 girls team held their fi rst practice of 2020 at the outdoor rink in Grosse Isle.

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Woodlands RM begins Manitoba 150 prep

By Evan MatthewsThough the celebration won’t begin until this

summer, representatives in the RM of Wood-lands are encouraging people to book their holidays now.

As the province celebrates its 150th birthday, Woodlands is trying to get as many current and former residents involved in the celebra-tion’s planning, as it will be a reunion of sorts.

“The number of funerals and families in our community over the last number of years has been staggering. We want to take the oppor-tunity to get everyone together for something happy this go around,” said Orval Procter, chairperson for the Woodlands RM Manitoba 150 celebration committee.

He added that the next committee meeting takes place on Jan. 12 and is open to whomever wants to attend. Meetings, so far, have attract-ed about 15 people on average.

“The RM has put $30,000 away for this cel-ebration, and we’ve applied to provincial grant programs, which has up to $70,000 available for RMs. … But we want this to be a homecom-ing event,” he said.

The dates for the homecoming event are set, according to Procter, as the celebration will be hosted in Woodlands on July 10, 11 and 12.

However, Procter said the committee extend-ed an invitation to Warren’s Arena Board to see if they’d have interest in hosting a dance at the arena as a way to kick things off, as well as raising additional funds for the arena.

Procter said he’s hoping to have committee members fi nalized after the Jan. 12 meeting and the specifi cs of the events will start to take shape.

However, Procter said he has some concept of the types of events taking places during the festivities.

The celebration itself will be made up of four parts:

1. Discovering our beauty: highlighting Man-itoba as the centre of Canada through land-scape and vegetation

2. Meet our people: Highlighting the history of the people in Woodlands; hence the home-coming theme for current and former resi-dents

3. Experience our culture: A parade high-lighting culture, followed by local entertain-ment and fi reworks

4. Explore our history: Exploring and high-lighting the unique historical background of the community, such as Woodlands being the eighth ever incorporated in Manitoba, as well as its school being part of one of the oldest school divisions in the province

Specifi c events over the three days are yet to be defi ned, according to Procter, but will be-come clearer as more community members hop on board and more meetings take place.

More details will follow as planning contin-ues.

For more information, call the Rural Munici-pality of Woodlands.

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Warming heaters melt more than snowWith our most enjoyable festive season break now over,

welcome back, my good friends. Just before Christmas on a clear sunny day, I made my

way along the snow-packed trails well out on the ice of Lake Winnipeg’s south basin. I urged Old Red, my trusty (if not slightly rusting) truck, far out from shore into a col-lection of portable and hard wall ice shacks. The excep-tionally warm afternoon had drawn many of the anglers from their shelters to sit on chairs and pails in the open jigging short fi shing rods in their ice holes.

The bright yellow jacket of a young chap tailgating with his friend caught my eye. I pulled over to them just as his friend sprang from his seat lifting a wiggling forearm’s-length pickerel from his hole. The men’s excited chatter fi lled the air as I left my truck. I took care to step on the snow covered ice so I would not fall. Little did I know that safety measure would soon have relevance.

“Is that the fi rst one today?” I called out. “No, we got more,” the offered the yellow jacketed chap,

seemingly more talkative of the two. I watched the darker-clothed fellow unhook the fi sh as I asked if they had a fi sh-ing story for us.

“Yeah, I barbecued my butt out here last week,” the yel-low jacketed chap snapped back, causing his buddy to throw his head back laughing.

“Do tell,” I said as I pulled out my recorder. “I’m Anthony Ezekich and this is Andrew Harms,” he

said as he jerked his thumb toward his buddy. “We were fi shing and I had to go outside for a call of nature.”

Early that morning they had been fi shing inside the shack and later outside with one of their heaters just by the door. As Anthony stepped back into the shack, the snow by the door had melted and he slipped, falling backward and

landing on the heater, which instantly burned through his clothes to his butt.

“Later I went to the doctor,” Anthony exclaimed, “and was told the branded impression of the heater burn will be with me for the rest of my life!”

Last week I got over to Balsam Bay and as I drove down the slope to the harbour I could see 100 or more shacks spread over the ice as far out as the eye could see. I ma-noeuvred my truck past the harbour north to the vast, smooth, lightly snow-covered ice fi elds. It didn’t take long to get a few miles out and I soon came upon a big hard wall ice shack. I pulled up to it and, leaving my truck for the shack’s door, I called out, “Is anybody home?”

“Yeah, come on in,” a voice replied from inside.Opening the door, I saw four people jigging fi shing rods

in ice holes accessed from fl oor cutouts. Once inside, I could see the wall panels were fastened together with hooks.

“I’ll bet this shack comes apart quickly.” I remarked to a thin grey-haired chap in the corner.

“Yeah, we can have it collapsed and on the truck in 20 minutes,” he responded, adding his name was Richard Yarenus. A tall muscular chap closest to me with long

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straight dark hair, who gave his name as Glen Koblun, soon became eager to tell a summer fi shing story of his youth.

Years ago, he lived in Arborg and he with friends would catch crayfi sh at the “rapids” in the Icelandic River in town. Then they would bike over to Lake Winnipeg and use the crayfi sh to catch whitefi sh. One time they caught a huge whitefi sh and had put it on a thin chain. When they weren’t look-ing, the fi sh took a notion to just leave, taking the unanchored chain with it! Richard, purely by refl ex, surprised himself by casting out and snagging the chain recapturing the whitefi sh.

The next day on the Red River ice, I happened upon a young fellow by the name of Rob Bbiekrahn, who remem-bered a day of fi shing he would rather forget. A few years ago he and his dad wanted to go fi shing on the Red. They loaded up his dad’s car and his Gram-ma’s, who was in Florida and had given instructions not to touch her car. On the Red it was a fi ne fi shing January day. Suddenly the darken-ing afternoon was joined by a vicious blowing snow storm. They quickly broke camp.

When driving off the river to the road, Rob thought he saw a spot with not much snow. He gunned Gramma’s car, and instead of bouncing onto the road, it dropped into an ice pocket with deep snow. Dad, coming behind, tried time after time to pull him back-wards. Finally Rob got frustrated and put the car in reverse, slamming down on the accelerator only to hear a sick-ening grinding. Gram’s transmission was wrecked! The fi nal bill turned out to be $1,500 and, yes, Gramma did fi nd out about it!

Till next week. So-long fellow an-glers.


Stonewall mayor refl ects on 2019, looks ahead to 2020By Jennifer McFee

For the Town of Stonewall, 2019 was a busy year with plenty of initiatives to look forward to in 2020.

Mayor Clive Hinds said the No. 1 priority was to ensure that economic growth and development played a greater role in the town’s decision-making process.

“It was the council’s desire to ‘move the needle’ to ensure everyone knows Stonewall is open for business and open to businesses,” Hinds said in a 2019 year-end report.

“This was important because eco-nomic development activity is a key to the future of our community.”

To start off the town’s economic de-velopment initiatives, in early 2019 council approved the Stonewall Pro-gram for Rental Unit Construction and Expansion (SPRUCE), which en-courages the development of rental units. Later in the year, council re-ceived an application for the program, which has resulted in the Renaissance rental suite project moving forward at 3rd Avenue South.

Another project that focuses on fi -bre optic and high-speed internet has brought both optimism and frustra-tion in 2019, Hinds said. The Town of Stonewall has been working with the Winnipeg Metro Region municipali-ties — particularly with the RMs of Headingley, MacDonald and Portage — for the fi rst phase to roll out en-hanced fi bre optic services to the area.

“There has been less progress in the fi bre optic initiative than had been hoped, caused mainly by delays in grant funding from the province and federal government due to back-to-back elections during the summer of 2019,” Hinds said.

“The Stonewall council remains con-fi dent in the opportunity provided by a municipal-driven fi bre optic instal-lation and, in fact, the town passed a loan bylaw in August in an attempt to attract private investment. Regardless of the ebbs and fl ows of the project, the town is still extremely optimistic about fi bre installation occurring in Stonewall in 2020.”

In addition, the town also continued working towards securing a new per-sonal care home for the region. The town acquired land from CP rail for the care home, which would include a Age-In-Place Campus concept called a Continuing Care Retirement Com-munity.

Also in 2019, the town launched a re-view of the Quarry Park campground to determine potential service im-provements and expansion. The study also looked at the need for an expand-ed review of the entire Quarry Park

operation, including Kinsmen Lake, Fines Fields, the kilns and the Heri-tage Arts Centre.

The town also hosted two commu-nity meetings in 2019 to share infor-mation about economic development opportunities and challenges, along with the Chamber of Commerce. These meetings will continue to en-courage transparency and dialogue, with the next one coming up in early 2020.

Adding to the efforts, the town has also worked on multiple internal poli-cies and operational programs. The town applied for COR certifi cation, which is a safety standard that pro-vides accreditation to entities with a comprehensive workplace health and safety plan.

“A strong workplace safety program is benefi cial to all — town employees, the public and the entire community,” Hinds said.

“The town council is very proud of the efforts made by administration and staff in their attempts to attain this very high standard in workplace safety that is recognized across Can-ada.”

In partnership with the RM of Rock-wood, the Town of Stonewall also cre-ated a new position and hired Laine Wilson as the Stonewall-Rockwood recreation facilitator.

In the spring of 2019, council passed a bylaw that provides a new bench-mark for the upkeep of the cemetery, Hinds added.

“This year, staff began removing overgrown trees, broken curbing and concrete in the fi rst section of the fa-cility with levelling and planting of grass also being completed in this area,” Hinds said.

“Although there have been some challenges, progress is being made and it will continue for 2020. Ultimate-ly, it is the town’s goal to ensure our cemetery is well maintained and the

appearance of the entire facility meets a standard that honours the level of respect deserved by those who are in-terred at the Stonewall cemetery.”

During the 2018 election campaign, one topic of discussion was the need for reduced speed zones around schools. After embarking on exten-sive consultations, the town created three reduced speed zones around its schools as well as one additional re-duced speed zone.

Stonewall’s old post offi ce building continues to attract attention from the fi lm industry, which is bolstered by the province’s tax credit program. In September, council passed a fi lm pol-icy that outlines the rules of engage-ment for fi lm work in Stonewall.

Two years ahead of schedule, the Town of Stonewall has also completed its Assets Management Plan, required by the federal government to partici-pate in gas tax funding. This plan is expected to be adopted in early 2020.

Looking ahead to the new year, council plans to visit any businesses that invite them for a tour of their operation as a way to improve knowl-edge and expand communication.

“By better understanding the chal-lenges and opportunities faced by lo-cal businesses,” Hinds said, “council may be in a better position to help the businesses prosper in Stonewall.”

The town started its strategic plan-ning process in December and will be looking for community input as part of the process.

In addition, the heritage designation process for the kilns will continue into 2020.

For 2020 and beyond, the focus will be on Stonewall’s continued growth as a regional hub and a tourism des-tination.

To celebrate Manitoba 150, S t o n e w a l l

launched its festivities in December. This year, residents can look forward to a neighbourhood block party pro-gram, a community volunteer thank-you event and a Manitoba 150 year-end celebration in December 2020.

Town council extends its thanks to all residents of the community, Hinds said.

“Your words of encouragement and direction motivate us every day to do better for Stonewall,” he said.

“It isn’t always easy and we don’t always get things right, but know that our motivation is to improve the community and make it stronger. We all want a Stonewall that we can be proud of and lives up to the moniker ‘A Great Place to Call Home.’”

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Stonewall council news in briefBy Jennifer McFee

At the Dec. 18 regular meeting, Stonewall council passed second and third readings of a bylaw regarding council indemnities. During the four-year term, indemnities are being re-viewed annually at the fi rst meeting of December to refl ect cost of living, calculated using the Consumer Price Index of Manitoba from the previous October to the current October.

The yearly consumer price index as of Oct. 31, 2019, was 2.2 per cent. The mayor’s 2020 indemnity is $20,590, up from $20,150 in 2019 and $19,600 in 2018.

The deputy mayor’s 2020 indemnity is $18,280, up from $17,890 in 2019 and $17,400 in 2018.

Councillors’ 2020 indemnities are $15,140, up from $14,810 in 2019 and $14,400 in 2018.

The 2020 per diem amount for mu-nicipal work undertaken beyond town limits is $170, up from $165 in 2019 and $160 in 2018, while the 2020 half-day per diem is $85, up from $82.50 in 2019 and $80 in 2018. Citizen mem-bers’ hourly rate for 2020 is $21.25, up from $20.63 in 2019 and $20 in 2018.

For authorized municipal work be-yond town limits, the mayor and council members, well as citizen

members, can also be paid for the actual expenses they incur while en-gaged in the business, as well as 50 cents per kilometre travelled for busi-ness purposes.

In other council news:• Council approved a policy regard-

ing neighbourhood block parties.• Council approved a revised acces-

sibility plan, which is posted on the town’s website at www.stonewall.ca.

• The Town of Stonewall has applied for a grant for a Manitoba 150 celebra-tion.

• Council approved a 2020 emer-gency plan for the Town of Stonewall, which is also posted on the town’s website.

• Council approved a conditional use application by Dale Ciupak to convert a single-family dwelling into a two-family dwelling on Montgom-ery Avenue. He plans to renovate his basement into a separate rental unit that would include a separate entry, two bedrooms, kitchen, laundry, full bathroom and off-street parking. The conditions include that the owner will need to ensure that each unit has separate sanitary and water servicing connections.

• Council approved a request from

Lawn ‘n Order Custom Landscape to vary the minimum rear yard setback to fi ve feet from the required 25 feet to allow for the proposed construction of an attached deck and above-ground pool at a client’s property.

• Representatives from the Stone-wall Jets Major Junior Hockey Club spoke to council about the possibil-ity of applying for a liquor licence for VMSC through Liquor and Gam-ing Authority of Manitoba. They said that a major brewery has reached out to them to help develop a plan to sell

beer. As a non-profi t organization, they aim to create a proud organiza-tion that can generate revenue and become self-suffi cient while also providing Stonewall residents with a high-quality product that will build community spirit and support. At the same time, they aim to create a safe and competitive environment for young adults aged 17 to 21 to develop their hockey career while being em-ployed or pursuing post-secondary education.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JENNIFER MCFEE Representatives from the Stonewall Jets spoke to council about thier plans to apply for a liquor licence.

Rosser reeve offers New Year refl ections By Jennifer McFee

For Rosser Reeve Frances Smee, it’s hard to believe that it’s already time to look back on the past year and look forward to the new year.

In 2019, one of Rosser’s major suc-cesses stems from partnering with the RMs of St. Francois Xavier and Wood-lands to get a commitment from the province to do much-needed work on Second Creek, she said.

The municipality also launched its

new public communication platform CONNECT. “We can now quickly provide important updates to our res-idents on issues ranging from munici-pal notices to upcoming recreational opportunities to emergency alerts and everything in between,” Smee said.

“Updates are available through email, text messages or phone mes-sages so everyone can choose the for-mat that they prefer.”

In addition, Rosser is experiencing a building boom in CentrePort that is unprecedented in rural municipali-ties in the province. Water and sewer servicing to the existing businesses in the CentrePort area is 90 per cent complete.

As well, the Rosser Central Commu-nity Club reopened this year. Its board and volunteers continue to make up-grades to this important community space, Smee said.

“Of course, with growth come chal-lenges and we have had our share in Rosser. Our dedicated staff is main-taining all our services while accom-modating the incredible growth we are experiencing — no small feat!” Smee said.

“As with everyone else, this past year also brought us extreme weather events —drought, fall fl ooding and an unseasonal storm that knocked out power throughout the Interlake. This affected some of our public works projects, which will now be com-pleted in 2020. An unfortunate fl ood at our municipal offi ce has given us the opportunity to update our council chamber to which we are all looking forward.”

In the upcoming year, council will be busy reviewing and updating Rosser’s zoning bylaw, as well as embarking on a formal strategic planning exercise that will create a solid plan for our fu-ture.

“In 2020, we are looking forward to another successful year in Rosser. Ag-riculture is a major economic driver for Manitoba and it is the foundation of our community,” Smee said.

“Ag roots can be found in many of our CentrePort businesses and we are very fortunate to have these two thriving sectors. We will continue to support the diversity that makes our municipality great. We wish everyone a healthy, happy and safe 2020.” Rosser Reeve Frances Smee


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Crop summary report for 2019 notes cattle feed shortage, herd downsizingBy Patricia Barrett

Manitoba Agriculture released its 2019 crop report summary last month, and it will come as no surprise to read that cattle producers in the Interlake experienced a feed shortage in 2019 because of dry conditions and that some will be “downsizing” their herds.

The department’s seasonal sum-mary, which covers spring through to Nov. 12, 2019, notes dry conditions across most of the province until the fall when an extended period of wet weather and a snowstorm in early Oc-tober left fi elds wet and frozen before harvest wound up.

Crops were sown quickly last spring in the Interlake despite persisting dry conditions that arose in 2018, and dust fl ying behind seeders was a common sight, notes the report. But the north-ern Interlake was drier than other ar-eas, and that meant delays in seeding and in crop and forage germination and growth.

Annual crops had a “stagey emer-gence due to dry seedbeds and lim-ited precipitation following to aid germination,” and crops that were seeded late “sat in dry soil for extend-ed periods,” states the report. Peren-nial crops, hay and pasture were slow to emerge and green up.

As a result, farmers had to provide supplemental feed to their cattle until pastures were able to support grazing.

The report doesn’t mention that 12 municipalities in the Interlake and Parkland regions declared a state of agricultural disaster last August due to drought. The RMs stated in a press release that the “severity” of the feed shortage had been compounded by a depleted inventory of carryover feed in 2018 when conditions then were dry as well.

The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association created a Hay Relief page on its website to help livestock pro-ducers fi nd sources of feed. The as-sociation had noted in its Hay Relief Report of Oct. 21, 2019, that there were “indicators of more animals going to market due to low feed supplies.”

Manitoba Agriculture recognized that moisture stress was “common” throughout the Interlake in 2019.

“Rainfall was inadequate for the most part, particularly in areas with lighter textured soils, and premature ripening of crops was common,” states the report. “Most crops were shorter and thinner than normal.”

As far as harvesting went in the re-gion, 90 per cent had been completed by November. But the report notes

that farmers experienced challenges such as poor crop drying weather, high grain moisture levels and dryers at full capacity.

“As expected, crop yields were lower on average due to lack of precipita-tion,” states the report, and a “few” fi elds of canola, soybeans, sunfl ower and corn had yet to be harvested.

Unsurprisingly, overall hay yields were “signifi cantly lower than aver-age” in 2019 because of cool, dry con-ditions in the spring, lack of rain in the summer and cool, near-freezing overnight temperatures in early Au-gust, states the report. This stunted the crop and limited re-growth for

subsequent cuts.“Considerable acres” of native hay

— rushes, sedges, woody species and “old bottom” (areas not hayed in re-cent years) — were cut to deal with the hay shortage.

Manitoba Agriculture does not pro-vide an estimate of how many acres of this material was cut but notes that its energy and protein content is “less than the nutritional requirements of cattle during the coldest months.”

“Some cattle producers will down-size their herds due to feed shortage,” the report concludes.

The crop report is available on Mani-toba Agriculture’s website.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY PATRICIA BARRETTBales along Highway 8 in September.

Rockwood reeve refl ects on new year

By Jennifer McFeeHappy New Year from the RM of

Rockwood!For Rockwood Reeve Wes Taplin,

2019 brought many successes to the municipality.

“We had our new fi re hall jointly opening with the Town of Teulon. That was our crowning glory,” he said.

“We also have a municipal bylaw for implementing speed zones on munic-ipal roads. That is now under our con-trol and has been passed down from the province. Now we can control what’s going on in our community.”

Other achievements include inland rezoning for the quarry, embarking on a collaborative initiative with the

southern chiefs and passing 15 bylaws in 2019.

Along with these successes, Rock-wood faced some challenges.

“The rec commission was a chal-lenge because of what went on in Teu-lon. It was hard to be a partner and move forward when you’re only part of a team. Now we’re looking forward to working with the new council and moving forward as a community,” Ta-plin said.

“Another challenge is growth. Sus-tainable growth is needed within the municipality, both commercially and residentially.”

Looking ahead to 2020, Rockwood’s zoning bylaw will undergo fi rst read-ing in January. In Stony Mountain, excitement is building for the second phase of the industrial park and the proposed 274-lot development.

The RM is also working on establish-ing a municipal bylaw for the Provin-cial Offences Act.

“That way, we would have true de-terrents when we have to issue a fi ne,” Taplin said. “It really didn’t have any teeth before. With this, we get an ac-tual ticket book from the province. If someone doesn’t want to pay, then

they’re taken to task. It gives us a little bit more clout for being able to en-force the bylaw that we have.”

On the horizon, Rockwood will con-tinue to work with the Winnipeg Met-ro Region on getting fi bre optic con-nectivity for the community.

“We also have to look for sustain-able growth and development to keep the municipality moving forward and

working regionally with our neigh-bours,” Taplin said.

“We’re trying to move forward and make everybody’s community bet-ter. What’s good for us is good for everyone, so the regional approach is something that everybody needs to look at. We’ll all benefi t if everybody works together.”

Rockwood Reeve Wes Taplin


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Interlake rapper drops new singleBy Evan Matthews

A rapper from Teulon — now living in Calgary — has dropped his newest single, and it’s hitting close to home for many of his fans.

Dustin Nelson, 27, released his newest single ”Why?” on Dec. 20, with the video being released on Dec. 27. “Why?” talks about the loss of Nel-son’s uncle and the ripple effect the loss created throughout his family.

“My mom lost her twin brother. He was 21 at the time and died in a snowmobiling accident. It’ll be 25 years since his passing on Jan. 21. The song is about how because of her loss, she had turned to drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism,” said Nelson, adding his relationship with his mother had been turbulent over his formative years.

“The song jumps back and forth between my perspective and her perspective, and me seeing her go through this for most of my life, and seeing her battle with the pain and addiction as a result of losing her brother.”

In his rap career, Nelson said he’s produced three mix tapes, three EPs and one album to date. But he’s worked on an array of projects outside of those, with his next album release scheduled in March 2020.

The working title of Nelson’s upcoming album, tentatively, is Moving On, with “Why?” being the fi rst single released.

“I’ve always been a guy who isn’t the greatest (communicator) when it comes to talking about deep, important and personal things,” said Nel-

son. “At a young age, I started writing lyrics. I found

it to be a way to get out my feelings, getting it out on paper. It was a release.

“It helped me to understand why I felt certain things and helped me to understand myself bet-ter.”

Nelson began writing songs when he was nine years old, starting with pop songs, but evolving into other genres like rock, country, eventually fi nding his niche in rap music.

He fi rst recorded and performed his music nine years ago, at the age of 18.

Many people, fans, have expressed their love for Nelson’s music via online comments, many say-ing they can relate to his lyrics and they’re thank-ful for his art.

That support from fans is something Nelson is thankful for, as he said it’s a way to connect with people and have them fi nd comfort in extremely diffi cult situations within their own lives.

“I didn’t always have someone to go and talk to. … I tried counselling in high school, but I never felt a full trust there,” said Nelson.

“When I have strangers telling how much they’ve connected on a personal level with my music, and how much it means to them, I still just fi nd it mind-blowing.”

Find Nelson on Facebook, Spotify, Bandcamp or visit his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/dustinnelsonmusic.

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDDustin Nelson’s single “Why?” was released on Dec. 20, 2019. Look for the Teulon local’s newest album in March 2020.

Rosser council news in briefBy Jennifer McFee

• At the Dec. 10 meeting, Rosser council adopted an interim operating budget from Jan. 1 to May 15.

• Council agreed to issue an aggregate mining

and transportation licence to James Minaker of Dorsey Road Gravel.

• Council approved a culvert crossing onto Harvest Drive and an-other one onto Bergen Cutoff Road. The applicant is responsible for the cost of supplies and installation.

• Rosser approved a request from Manitoba Hydro for temporary electric service on Vervain Drive and for the BrookPort Business Park.

• Council approved a request from BellMTS to in-stall facilities on municipal rights-of-way for Klimpke Road.

• Danica and Abby’s Village requested a letter of support form the RM of Rosser so that they can apply for a Building Sustainable Communities grant, which would provide funds towards their initiatives to benefi t Manito-ban children. Council agreed to provide the letter.

• Council provided the CAO with feedback as part of a scheduled performance appraisal, indicating that they are content with the CAO’s performance. Retroactive to the fi rst pay period of 2019, the CAO’s annual salary will be adjusted to include the general staff increase of 2019. Also, effective the fi rst pay period of 2020, the CAO’s an-nual salary will increase by $10,000.

• Council gave fi rst reading of a bylaw to set the capital lot levy for CentrePort lands.


Stonewall Jets giving back

TRIBUNE PHOTOS SUBMITTEDThe Stonewall Jets gave up their time — and some blood — at a blood donor clinic on Dec. 24. Roughly 10 individuals attached to the team took part for the worthwhile cause.

Bradley’s memory lives on

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JO-ANNE PROCTERBradley Jackson’s family, including mother Rose Walder and sister Shay-Lee Jackson, made a donation of $800.79 to The Firefi ghters Burn Fund on Dec. 21 at the Warren-Woodlands Fire Hall in Warren. Firefi ghters Burn Fund chairman Jim Abram accepted the funds collected from coin donation cans that Jackson’s mother and sister distributed throughout the south Interlake. The funds are donated in memory of Jackson, who succumbed to severe burn injuries four days after being involved in a single-vehicle crash in September 2018 in North Dakota. The Firefi ghters Burn Fund helps burn survivors in Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. For more fundraising information in memory of Bradley Jackson, check out the Facebook page “Bradley Jackson Memorial Fundraising.”

Bus safety contest winners

TRIBUNE PHOTOS SUBMITTEDIn an effort to increase School Bus Safety, each year MASBO puts on a poster contest for the province. This year’s theme was “Red Light Means Stop.” The contest is kicked off during the school bus safety week and each school division is responsible for collecting post-ers and picking a divisional winner from each category to send in to be judged at the provincial level. There were so many great posters that picking a winner was extremely diffi cult. Each winner received a scooter that has wheels and skis with a helmet. Left photo: Grades K-3 winner Xavier Lamb (Grade 3 at RWBB); Right photo: Grades 4-6 winner Danielle Park (Grade 4 at Stony Mountain).


Couple will match $150,000 in Kidney Foundation donationsBy Jennifer McFee

A philanthropic couple with ties to the local community hopes to help people impacted by kidney disease — and they’ve initiated a matching grant to encourage others to do the same.

Yvonne and Conrad Desender will match $150,000 in donations to the Kidney Foundation’s campaign called Challenging Limits, Changing Lives, which aims to raise $1 million in Manitoba for research, patient and family ser-vices, and prevention initiatives.

“I’m on dialysis and the disease is not a nice one,” Conrad said. “If I can help 10 people not to get that disease, the money is worth it.”

Val Dunphy, executive director of the Kidney Founda-tion’s Manitoba branch, said the Desenders are highlight-

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDYvonne and Conrad Desender will match $150,000 in donations to the Kidney Founda-tion’s campaign called Challenging Limits, Changing Lives, which aims to raise $1 million in Manitoba for research, patient and family services, and prevention initiatives.

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“With their match, we hope that people will donate today to help families affected by kidney disease. Donations will count twice,” she said.

“This is tremendous support and we are very grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Desender, who hope that this new funding will truly change lives.”

One in nine Manitobans is affected by kidney disease, which is the highest per-capita rate in Canada.

“There is no cure for kidney disease — only two treatments: dialysis and transplantation. While new cases are levelling off in other provinces, this is not the case in Manitoba, where many of our friends, neighbours and family members are being diagnosed with End Stage Renal (Kidney) Disease each week and need to start dialysis to stay alive,” Dunphy said.

“The leading causes of kidney disease in Mani-toba are diabetes and high blood pressure. It is very important that people with these condi-tions follow their medical advice carefully and take medications as prescribed. Also, Manitoba has the youngest people affected; patients in Manitoba are 10 years younger than the national average.”

Part of the funds raised through the campaign will be used for research, since improved dialy-sis treatments and kidney transplantations are needed.

“Years ago, a dialysis treatment took about 12 hours. Today, thanks to advancements made through research projects, these treatments take four to fi ve hours, on average,” Dunphy said.

“We also need one kidney transplant to last a lifetime. Research provides hope for these im-provements.”

Campaign funds will also go towards patient programs, Dunphy added.

“Last year, the Kidney Foundation conducted a nation-wide survey of patients and confi rmed that the fi nancial burden associated with kidney disease is substantial. For example, we know that when on dialysis treatments, many people can no longer work on a full-time basis. At this time of reduced income, additional travel is required to and from dialysis treatments, which may or

may not be in their local town. These new and additional gas and/or parking costs are borne by the family,” she said.

“There will also likely be increased expenses for medications, which can result, very often, in families being unable to afford basic necessities. People with a transplanted kidney must also fol-low an extensive regime of medications for the rest of their lives to combat the body’s natural instinct to reject a ‘foreign’ organ. The Kidney Foundation is pleased to offer fi nancial assis-tance to many families in need; however, addi-tional funding is required to address the grow-ing need.”

Another area that will receive funds is preven-tion.

“Prevention initiatives to educate and heighten awareness regarding the links between diabetes and hypertension and kidney disease, especial-ly for populations at high risk, are desperately needed,” Dunphy said.

Kidneys are master chemists in our body, Dun-phy explains.

“Most of us are born with two kidneys, located in our lower back area. People can live normal lives with only one kidney. Dialysis treatments try to replicate the cleaning of the blood of tox-ins, that kidneys normally manage. For those of us who can, we encourage people to drink an ex-tra glass of water, for their kidneys. They love to be fl ushed,” she said.

“Thirty per cent of patients with kidney failure need emergency treatment because they were not aware they had kidney disease. Kidney func-tion can decline gradually, over a long period of time. It is important to ensure that your health-care provider monitors your kidney function. Just ask ‘How are my kidneys?’ It takes a simple test using blood and urine samples to determine this.”

The Kidney Foundation of Canada encourages people to visit signupforlife.ca and speak to their family about their wishes regarding organ dona-tions. Manitoba has the longest wait for a trans-plant in Canada at 5.5 years.

To make a donation, which will be matched by the Desenders, call 204-989-0800 or donation on-line at https://kidney.akaraisin.com/hopehero/CLCLDonate.


New ride in town

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JO-ANNE PROCTERThe Stonewall & District Handivan committee received the keys to their new Ram ProMaster Handivan on Dec. 19. The $65,000 van is equipped to hold two wheelchairs and has six seats for passengers.The Stonewall & District Handivan provides transportation to seniors and persons with disabilities who live in Stonewall, the RM of Rockwood (south half), the RM of Woodlands, and the RM of Rosser. Service is provided on an equitable basis to all eligible persons. Requests for transportation are handled on a fi rst call, fi rst served basis. The Stonewall & District Handivan is jointly funded by the Ministry of Rural Development, the Province of Manitoba, the Town of Stonewall, the RM of Rockwood, the RM of Woodlands and the RM of Rosser.For more information or to arrange transport, call 204-467-9441 or log on to www.stonewall.ca. Pictured left to right: RM of Woodlands Deputy Reeve Lorna Broadfoot receives the keys from Move Mobility special projects manager Stan Mathers, Handivan commitee representatives Stonewall Coun. Blair Good, handivan driver Joanna Hemsley and Rockwood Coun. Curtis McClintock.

Stonewall enters Jets Town Takeover contestBy Jennifer McFee

Stonewall is vying for a chance to be taken over for a day by the Winnipeg Jets.

The Stonewall Jets have teamed up with the Town of Stonewall to submit an entry in the Jets Town Takeover contest, which would have the Winni-peg Jets take over the winning town’s community on Tuesday, March 24.

On Friday, Dec. 20, Stonewall Jets players, along with Stonewall Jets alumni Brett Meilleur and recreation facilitator Laine Wilson, visited Ecole RW Bobby Bend School, Ecole Stone-wall Centennial School, Something Beautiful and Home Hardware.

Meilleur created a video for the submission process, showcasing the enthusiasm of local students and the talents of local hockey players.

“It was lots of fun and a good atmo-sphere. All the little ones were chant-ing ‘Go Jets Go.’ They seemed to be very happy with that,” Meilleur said.

“It gave me chills. It gave me goose-bumps. It was a great experience. We collectively made a pretty cool video for the town.”

The public will have the chance to vote for the Top 3 videos from Jan. 10 to 21 to determine the winner.

The winning community can look forward to a pizza lunch at a local el-ementary school and Winnipeg Jets alumni on-ice participation with a lo-cal hockey team on March 24. There will also be Project 11 mental wellness programming for local students. That evening, the entire community can join together for a viewing party of the Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators game, complete with in-person hosts, an appearance by Mick E. Moose and prize give-aways. The approximate value of the grand prize is $15,000.

If Stonewall wins the Jets Town Take-over contest, the positive ripple effect would be profound.

“To win this contest would be anoth-er thing to put Stonewall on the map. I really feel like that it would commend all the people that have been putting in the work for the last few years. It came to fruition that we could do something in the hockey world when we won the league,” said Meilleur, who played with the Stonewall Jets

when they won the championship. That was amazing for the town. I felt

like all of the community surrounded the arena. I feel like this is something else that branches off of what we did as a team. Always keeping your com-munity involved — that’s what hock-ey is all about.”

For anyone who would like to check

out the video, it’s posted on Facebook on the page called “Meilleur Media,” which is the name of the video pro-duction business that Meilleur started about a year ago.

For more information about the contest and to keep tabs on whether Stonewall makes it to the Top 3, visit WinnipegJets.com/JetsTownTakeover.

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Team Walter and Thomas Dunlop win U21 junior provincialsBy Ty Dilello

Brett Walter of the Assiniboine Me-morial and Mackenzie Zacharias of the Altona Curling Club captured the 2020 Telus U21 Curling Provincials this past Sunday afternoon in Dau-phin at Credit Union Place.

Thomas Dunlop of Stonewall throws third stones for Walter so the Inter-lake will have their horse in the race at the upcoming National Junior Curling Championships in Langley, British Columbia in two weeks time. Rounding out the Walter rink is sec-ond Zachary Wasylik, lead Lawson Yates and coach Calvin Edie.

Team Walter was strong all week go-ing 6-1 in the round robin and defeat-ing top seed Ryan Wiebe (St. Vital) in the process to book their place in the 1v1 game. They would lose the 1v1 game to Jacques Gauthier (Assini-boine Memorial) but bounced back to defeat Wiebe in the semi-fi nal and setting up a rematch with Gauthier in the championship fi nal.

“This year’s provincials defi nitely had a different feel to it considering two men’s teams got to qualify for Na-tionals,” said Dunlop. “So throughout the week you’re looking at the 1vs1 game and the semifi nals as a fi nals game, as you book your ticket into Nationals by making the fi nals. After losing the 1v1game on Saturday night we knew that we still had another shot to get in. I’d say that there were more nerves heading into that semis game as we all knew what was on the line. We were fortunate enough to get some breaks and take advantage of them to win that one.”

In the fi nal, Walter started off as good as you can without hammer in a big game, leading 4-0 after four ends of play. Gauthier would get back into the game with a couple of deuces and a three-spot in the ninth end but it wasn’t enough as Walter held on for an 8-7 victory. For Team Walter it’s the fi rst U21 Provincial Championship for all four players.

“Heading into the fi nals with know-ing we were already off to Nationals gave us a little less pressure,” relayed Dunlop, “and I feel we were able to go out there and play loose which is exactly what we needed. We came out fi ring and had the pressure on the whole game.”

Team Walter is planning on having a send-off party for the Nationals this Sunday at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club.

“Getting to win a Buffalo is a huge honour as it’s one of, if not the hard-est province to qualify through,” said Dunlop. “I’m ready to head out to Langley and leave it all out there for Manitoba and I know the rest of the guys are going to be ready too.”

Mackenzie Zacharias of Altona cap-tured her second straight junior pro-vincials by defeating Granite’s Serena Gray-Withers 10-4. The top seeded Zacharias was the dominant force all week long in Dauphin going unde-feated with nine wins and zero losses. She will join Team Walter at the Na-tional Championship.

There were multiple Interlake squads competing on the boys and girls’ side in Dauphin that had great tournaments but just fell short of the playoffs.

Emerson Klimpke of Stonewall had a great week for the most part, but fell short in a couple of games, fi nish-

ing the round robin with a 5-2 record, missing the playoffs by a win.

Emerson was also awarded the Su-san Gailbraith sportsmanship award.

Susan Gailbraith Sportsmanship awards are presented to an ath-lete from both the Junior Men’s and Women’s divisions who demonstrates the attributes of good sportsmanship while competing as selected by the players.

Other Interlake teams competing on the boys’ side were Winnipeg Beach’s Josh Maisey who went 3-4 while Stonewall’s Matt Bijl went 3-4 in their pool.

On the girls’ side, Katy Lukowich of East St. Paul was the upstart rink of the week going 6-1 in the round robin before falling in the 2v2 game to Mor-ris’ Hayley Bergman.

Talyia Tober from Moosehorn had an up-and-down week and found them-selves on the outside looking in going 4-3. Meghan Walter of East St. Paul also missed the playoffs with a 4-3 re-cord.

In other curling news, this past

weekend Winnipeg Beach’s Colton Lott and Kadriana Sahaidak com-peted in Banff, Alberta at the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic. The pair went 4-1 in their pool, won a playoff game and then lost in the quarterfi nals to Matt Wozniak and Marlene Albrecht by an 8-7 scoreline.

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDBrett Walter’s team, including Stonewall’s Thomas Dunlop, won the 2020 Telus Junior Men’s Provincial Championship in Dauphin this past weekend. Pictured left to right: coach Calvin Edie, skip Brett Walter, third Thomas Dunlop, second Zach Wasylik and lead Lawson Yates.


Hofer captures gold with Team Canada at world juniorsBy Ty Dilello

Millions of Canadians from across the nation tuned in on Sunday after-noon to witness Team Canada’s im-probable third period comeback to dispatch Russia 4-3 in the gold medal game of the 2020 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic.

Team Canada featured a pair of Manitobans: Joel Hofer, whose par-ents originate from the Keystone and New Haven Hutterite Colonies, and defenceman Calen Addison of Bran-don.

Canada trailed Russia by a 3-1 count at one point in the third period before rallying to tie the game with around fi ve minutes left in the fi rst period. A few minutes later, Canada’s Akil Thomas chased down a loose puck and backhanded the puck in the far side of the net, breaking the tie and giving Canada a dramatic come-from-behind victory in another classic Can-ada-Russia encounter at the World Juniors, this time for a gold medal.

Hofer stopped 35 of 38 shots in the gold medal game as Canada beat Russia 4-3 on Sunday and was per-haps the biggest reason why Canada was able to win. He constantly made big saves when called upon and kept his team in it throughout the game.

“It’s a dream come true. I’ve been watching this tournament my whole life and to win gold is unbelievable,” said Hofer.

“I always had goals of being in this moment so I worked hard and be-lieved in myself and good things hap-pened. It’s a storybook ending being down a couple of goals in the third pe-riod and coming back to win. It’s just incredible.”

After the fi nal, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced the winners of the individual awards and the tournament all-star team. Hofer

was awarded the IIHF’s Top Goalten-der of the tournament and was also recognized by the media as a tourna-ment All-Star along with Canadian teammates Barrett Hayton and Alexis Lafreniere.

Hofer took over the starting job in net for Team Canada midway through the event and never looked back en route to the gold medal. He went 5-0, including one shutout, and boasted a .939 save percentage and 1.60 goals against average.

Dale Hunter and the Canadian coaching staff made a change in net for Monday’s game against Germany, giving Joel Hofer his fi rst start of the tournament. Hofer responded with an incredible performance, stopping 21 of 22 shots and nearly recording a shutout of the Germans until allowing a 5-on-3 goal with about a minute to go in the game.

For his efforts in the 3-1 win, Hofer was named Canada’s player of the game. Hofer was then named Can-ada’s player of the game in their 5-0 semi-fi nal win against Finland.

Hofer picked up his fourth straight win and fi rst international shutout with a 32-save performance

Hofer is a prospect of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and the big club was no doubt keeping tabs on his perfor-mance at the World Juniors and will likely be getting a chance to prove himself at the pro level sooner than later once he ages out of junior hock-ey.

Hofer, who is the top goaltender in the Western Hockey League, will now return to his WHL Portland Winter-hawks club where he currently has a 20-4-2 record this season and will be hoping to win a league championship and Memorial Cup at season’s end.

The Portland Winterhawks currently sit in fi rst place in the U.S. Division and leads the WHL with 27 wins.

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDJoel Hofer, left, and Jamie Drysdale of Team Canada won the gold medal at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY AP PHOTO/PETR DAVID JOSEKRussia’s Vasili Podkolzin, left, fails to score past Canada’s goaltender Joel Hofer, during the U20 Ice Hockey Worlds gold medal match between Canada and Russia in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Jan. 5, 2020.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY RYAN REMIORZ/CPTeam Canada celebrates after defeating Russia in the gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championships.


Golden PeeWee girls

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDThe Stonewall Blues PeeWee A1 girls defeated the Rockets 6-1 in the fi nal of the Winnipeg Jets Challenge Cup on Dec. 31 at the Bell MTS Iceplex.Pictured back row, left to right: Jason Sugimoto (coach), Bree Windross, Sierra Slatcher, Brooke Darragh (coach), Scarlett Dowsett, Kenzi Porter, Rhea Myers, Jeff Mordon (coach), Jadyn Baldwin, Mia Cassils, Michelle Myers (coach). Front row: Ruby Harrisko, Colby Darragh, Jordan Hudon, Reese Farmer, Kaelyn Morden and Jane Sugimoto. Missing from the photo is Samantha Boonstra.

Tourney champs

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY CHARMIN CHRUSCHThe Warren Mercurys PeeWee A3 team defeated the WJHA Blues 3-2 in the fi nal of the Winnipeg Jets Challenge Cup on Dec. 30 at the Bell MTS Iceplex.Pictured back row, left to right: Phil Bruce (coach), Logan Rayner, Cayden Ingimundson, Liam Boonstra, Drew Cassidy, Chance Joynt, Daniel Koss, Scott Corbett (coach) and Sawyer Park; Front row: Rhet King, Conaly Chrusch, Landon Tully and Dallas Shaver. Missing from the photo is Kasey Riddell (coach).

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The last-place River East Royal Knights gave the Stonewall Jets quite the battle on Sunday.

Garrett Maly scored the game win-ner early in the third period to lift the Jets to a 3-2 home victory in Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League action.

Brendan Labossiere and Keevan Daniels-Webb scored fi rst-period goals for Stonewall.

River East’s Brandon McDonald an-

swered with a fi rst-period marker and then Austin Thorarinson tallied in the second.

Adam Swan made 27 saves for the victory.

Last Friday, Stonewall lost 3-2 to the Transcona Railer Express.

James Maxwell and Daniels-Webb scored power-play goals for the Jets.

Devon Matsumoto, Conner Gfun-sten and Jason Kotchon replied for Transcona.

Jets’ goaltender Curtis Beck made 25 saves.

The Jets closed out 2019 with a 3-2 shootout loss to the St. James Canucks on Dec. 22.

Graeme Shingleton scored the lone goal in the fi ve-round shootout.

Carson Ouellette scored both Stone-wall goals while Trent Halfdanson and Kurtis Luke replied for the Canucks.

Beck made 36 saves in the loss.Stonewall was slated to host St. Vital

on Dec. 20 but that game was post-poned after one of the Victorias’ play-ers was seriously injured in a game against the Raiders Jr. Hockey Club the previous evening.

The Jets, now 14-12-1, will host the Ft. Garry/Ft. Rouge Twins on Saturday and then will visit the St. Boniface Ri-els Monday. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m.

Lightning teams struggling in new yearStaff

Goal scoring has been a problem for the Interlake Lightning Bantam boys’ hockey team this season.

And those struggles have continued in the new year.

Interlake lost 5-1 to the Monarchs last Thursday and then was shut out

5-0 by the Warriors on Sunday.Hayden Wheddon scored the Light-

ning’s lone goal in the third period.The Lightning were scheduled to

play the Warriors on Saturday in Stonewall but no score was listed on the league website at press time.

On Dec. 22, the Lightning were beat-


U18 Interlake Lightning lose pair of games to begin 2020Staff

The new year hasn’t been too kind so far to the Interlake Lightning.

Interlake dropped a pair of games to begin 2020 after a 5-2 loss to the Park-land Rangers in Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League action on Sunday in Teulon.

Steven Arp and Rylan Gibbs gave Parkland a 2-0 lead just 1:06 into the game.

Interlake’s Matthew Vandel and Arp traded second-period power-play goals before Gibbs put Parkland up 4-1 after 40 minutes.

Vandel struck on the power play at 19:51 of the third with his team-lead-ing 16th goal of the season and then Brayden Kohlman added an empty-net goal seven seconds later.

Interlake resumed play in the new year with an 8-1 loss against the Win-nipeg Bruins on Friday in Teulon.

Ethan Johnson scored the Light-ning’s lone goal in the second period while the home side trailed 5-0.

Jack Kaiser (three), Joey Bielik, Ash-

ton Romaniuk, Mathieu Catellier, Ben Howika and Aidan Hyra replied for Winnipeg.

On Dec. 22, the Lightning lost 8-2 to the Pembina Valley Hawks in Teulon.

Lyle Murdock and Kaydyn McMa-hon scored third-period goals for the Lightning.

Trent Penner (three), Derek Wiebe (three), Daniel Isaak and Michael Hla-dy had the Hawks’ goals.

Jacobson and Fines made 34 saves in the loss.

The evening previous, Interlake was defeated 5-1 by the Eastman Selects in Beausejour.

Murdock potted a second-period power-play goal for the Lightning.

Denton Mateychuk (three), Bryce Warkentine and Drayden Kurbatoff replied for Eastman.

Interlake, now 12-19-0-1-0 and in 10th place with 25 points, will host the Central Plains Capitals on Wednes-day (8 p.m.) and will visit Parkland on Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and the Brandon Wheat Kings Sunday (1:30 p.m.).

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY LANA MEIER The Lightning’s Kaden Stewart takes a shot on net against the Winnipeg Bruins last Friday.

Heading south for hockey

TRIBUNE PHOTO SUBMITTEDThe Rink Hockey Academy’s Brenna Barylski has committed to the Mi-not State Beavers’ women’s hockey team. The Arborg forward will be-gin her collegiate career at Minot State during the 2020-21 season.

en 5-3 by the Brandon Wheat Kings.Brandon trailed 3-2 in the second pe-

riod but Owen Wallace tied the score with a second-period power-play goal and then Carter Dittmer and Jackson Aldcroft tallied in the third.

Calder Crossin, on the power play, and Dittmer gave Brandon a 2-0 fi rst-period lead.

Interlake came right back, though, with a pair of goals from Wheddon (one with the man advantage) and a single by Reid Byle.

Interlake also lost 3-1 to the Winni-peg Sharks on Dec. 21.

Wheddon sniped a power-play goal in the third period.

Liam Urciuoli, Hayden Chaloner (on the power play) and Nathan Leclerc replied for the Sharks. Leclerc’s goal came with a second remaining in the game with Interlake goalie Dawson Cowan pulled for an extra attacker.

Interlake will host the Norman Wolves this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Stonewall.

In U17 Prep play, Interlake suffered 7-1 losses to the Eastman Selects on Saturday and then to the Winnipeg Wild Sunday.

Evan Calder scored both Lightning goals.

On Dec. 22, Interlake picked up its fi rst point of the season after playing

to a 5-5 tie against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

The Lightning had fi rst-period goals from Kai Tymchak, Joel Kingsland, Nathan Vigfusson, and Calder. Tym-chak, on the power play, then scored his second goal of the game in the third.

Reid Wells (two), Colton Stone, Braden Mackay and Callum Halls re-plied for Brandon.

Interlake lost 6-1 to the Eastman Se-lects on Dec. 21. Kingsland netted a third-period power-play goal.

Reece Belot (two), Trey Sellen, Cole Gratton, Rialey Lawless, and Tanner Amos scored for Eastman.

Interlake will host the Winnipeg Bruins in Stonewall on Thursday (7:30 p.m.) and then will play the Winni-peg Thrashers Sunday (12:45 p.m.) at Gateway Arena.



AWAY GAMESAWAY GAMESThurs. Jan 9 - 8:00 pm in MordenThurs. Jan 9 - 8:00 pm in Morden

Warren Mercs vs Morden RedskinsWarren Mercs vs Morden RedskinsSat. Jan 11 - 8:00 pm in CarmanSat. Jan 11 - 8:00 pm in Carman

Warren Mercs vs Carman BeaversWarren Mercs vs Carman Beavers

Come Out and Support The Warren MercsCome Out and Support The Warren Mercs

NEXT HOME GAME NEXT HOME GAME Tues. Jan 14 8:00 pm in WarrenTues. Jan 14 8:00 pm in Warren

Winkler Royals vs Warren MercsWinkler Royals vs Warren Mercs

Hockey Canada announces change to age-division names

By Hockey CanadaAt its Winter Congress on Nov. 18 in

Montreal, the Hockey Canada mem-bership approved a regulation change proposed by the board of directors to revise the naming of the age divisions used in minor hockey across Canada.

Following the recommendations of a task team, the age divisions will be-come U7, U9, U11 through to U21, im-pacting all minor and female hockey programs under the Hockey Canada umbrella. The change was initiated by Hockey Canada and its 13 provincial and territorial members and will be implemented nationally with their in-put and support for the 2020-21 sea-son.

“We believe everyone should feel

welcome in the game and in our on-going effort to make hockey more inclusive, the members at the Hock-ey Canada annual meeting deter-mined that the names of our age di-visions will change,” said Michael Brind’Amour, chair of the Hockey Canada board of directors. “Following a comprehensive review, we believe this change will simplify the system for families who may be new to the game. The new age division names will be implemented for next season.”

For more information on Hockey Canada and its minor hockey pro-grams, please visit HockeyCanada.ca or HockeyCanada.ca/MinorHockey.

The Minor Hockey age division chart | 2020-21 season.

Changes to simplify the minor hockey system to go into effect next season

Mercs lose shootout to Notre Dame HawksStaff

The Warren Mercs lost 4-3 on Sat-urday to the Notre Dame Hawks on Saturday in South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League action.

Warren’s Travis Bobbee had tied the score at 3-3 at 19:45 of the third period.

Braydon MacDonald and Wes Paw-luk scored second-period goals for the Mercs.

Justin Dalebozik, Chris Prejet and Jeff Michiels replied for Notre Dame.

Bryce Spittal made 38 saves in the losing cause.

On Dec. 21, the Mercs defeated the Portage Islanders 6-4.

MacDonald scored the game winner at 11:45 of the third period. Brent Ge-

nyk added an insurance marker just over four minutes later. It was his sec-ond goal of the game.

Warren’s other goals were scored by Johnny Lazo, Wade Duncan and Kyle Luschinski.

Portage’s Derrick Brooks netted a natural hat trick in the second period and then Jared Roy tallied in the third.

Spittal made 32 saves for the victory.Warren, now with 18 points to occu-

py second place, will visit the Morden Redskins this Thursday (8 p.m.) and then the fi rst-place Carman Beavers on Saturday (7:30 p.m.).

The Mercs will then host the Win-kler Royals Tuesday (8 p.m.).

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JO-ANNE PROCTER The Mercs’ Braydon MacDonald opened the scoring in the 4-3 shoot out loss against the Notre Dame Hawks last Saturday in Warren.


Fishermen knock off fi rst-place WarriorsStaff

The race for fi rst place in the Capital Region Junior Hockey League stand-ings got a little tighter on Sunday.

The Selkirk Fishermen knocked off the fi rst-place St. Malo Warriors 5-2 at the Rec Complex.

Reece Tessier led Selkirk with two goals while Evan Bedard, Travis Spratt and Braeden Hummel also tallied.

Kyle Melo, Jordan Donald, and Jor-dan Simko each had two assists in the game.

Alex Murray and Brendan Spence replied for St. Malo.

Riley Bannerman stopped 25 St. Malo shots for the win.

On Friday, Selkirk started the new year with a 3-1 loss to the Arborg Ice Dawgs at the Rec Complex.

Nico Morrow-Litke scored Selkirk’s lone goal in the second period.

Jayden Roche and Josh Roche scored for Arborg in the middle frame and

then Josh Roche added an empty-net goal with 17 seconds remaining in the game.

Bannerman made 22 saves in the losing cause.

With the split last weekend, the Fish-ermen now have 48 points, four back of St. Malo.

The Fishermen wrapped up 2019 with a 6-2 home win over the North Winnipeg Satelites.

Simko led Selkirk with a goal and two assists while Spratt had a goal and an assist.

Bedard Tyson Parker, Evan Leeson, and Melo also scored for Selkirk. An-gel Gjorgievski and Eli Caparros re-plied for North Winnipeg.

Bannerman made 24 saves in the win.

Selkirk will host Arborg again this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY BRETT MITCHELLThe Selkirk Fishermen’s Braeden Hummel battles Arborg’s Logan Clarke for the puck during CRJHL action Friday in Selkirk. The Ice Dawgs won the game 3-1.

Scott crowned Canadian Junior Long Track Female Champion once againBy Brian Bowman

Clandeboye’s Alexa Scott and Cal-gary’s Frank Roth were crowned Ca-nadian Junior Long Track Champions this past weekend in Calgary at the national championship. The overall titles earned them each a spot on the ISU World Junior Championships team where they will be joined by a minimum of three additional skaters per gender.

“I had a really good weekend,” said Scott Tuesday afternoon. “I’m really happy with it.”

For the second year in a row, Scott skated to gold medals in all four dis-tances that contributed to the over-all title – the 500m (39.54), 1000m (1:16.75), 1500m (1:58.39) and 3000m (4:15.40) – defeating the fi eld of 30 fe-male skaters by a signifi cant margin in each race.

It was quite a performance for Scott, who has been battling a nagging back injury for the past eight weeks.

“It’s been off and on but I was able to skate this weekend and it was the fi rst weekend where it hasn’t affected me as much,” Scott said.

The 18 year old earned 159.945 to-tal samalog points in Calgary, over 10 points ahead of her closest com-

petitor, and will return to the World Junior Championships for a third straight time.

In three of her races, Scott achieved a personal best time.

“I bettered myself from last year and I’m really happy with that,” she said. “I’m getting more consistent at a fast-er speed and that’s what the name of the game is pretty much. I’m happy with that.”

The results from the 2020 Canadian Junior long Track Championships will be used to select the team that will compete at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland from Feb. 21-23.

Scott will also be skating in Minsk, Belarus next month at the World Cup fi nal.

She is really looking forward to skat-ing in both countries.

“I have never been to either country and it’s not very often that you get to go to Belarus so I’m pretty excited,” she said.

Scott is going right back on the ice to train hard before she races at the Four Continents Championship in Milwaukee at the end of this month.

RECORD PHOTO SUBMITTEDClandeboye’s Alexa Scott, right, was the overall female winner at the 2020 Canadian Junior Long Track Speed Skating Championship in Calgary last weekend. For the second consecutive year, Scott skated to gold medals in all four distances that contributed to the overall title.



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The Rural Municipality of Woodlands invites tender bids for the contract for Janitorial Services for the RM of WoodlandsThe successful candidate will be responsible for the regular and seasonal cleaning services for the RM of Woodlands Offi ce, Public Works Shop Offi ce space and the Multi-Purpose building in Warren.Please contact the Rural Municipality of Woodlands Administration Offi ce at 204-383-5679 for further information.Persons applying are welcome to review the proposed contract available at the RM of Woodlands Offi ce at 57 Railway Avenue in Woodlands. Sealed tender bids will be accepted until January 22, 2020 by mail, to:R.M. of Woodlands, P.O. Box 10, Woodlands, MB R0C 3H0Fax: (204) 383-5169Phone: (204) 383-5679We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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The Municipal Emergency Coordinator will be responsible for • Preparation, maintenance, and testing of the municipal

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The job will require a time commitment during normal times of an average of 7 hours per week. During emergencies the Municipal Emergency Coordinator must be available for full workdays, including overtime, for as long as is required.

The Municipal Emergency Coordinator will hold a contract position reporting to the Chief Administrative Offi cer.

The successful applicant must have good knowledge of community emergency preparedness. He or she must have a demonstrated ability to manage volunteers; to provide training to volunteers, staff and members of council; to maintain the emergency plan; and to coordinate emergency response within the community. Training in emergency response management is an asset. A basic level of ability with Microsoft Offi ce is essential. A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is essential.

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Resumes, references, and salary expectations addressed to the undersigned will be received by mail, fax, email or in person until noon on January 24th, 2020.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. We will contact only those selected for an interview.

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AND ORGANIZATIONSThis is a friendly reminder that the deadline for all 2020 budget and grant requests are due January 31st, 2020 as per the Recreation Policy. Please visit www.rockwood.ca for the grant applications. For organizations needing a hand with the applications or to attend the grant writing workshop, held January 8th, 2020 (RSVP mandatory as there is limited seating), please contact Laine Wilson at [email protected] or by phone at 204-461-3163.

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In accordance with Section 36 of The Municipal Councils and School Boards Election Act (MCSBEA), the Rural Municipality of Woodlands Voters List is open for changes or revisions.

• Any person who is eligible to vote in municipal elections in the Local Authority of Rural Municipality of Woodlands can have his or her name added to the Voters List, or have any information about the voter on the Voters List corrected.

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A person whose name has been obscured will receive a Personal Security Certificate and identification number. That person may only vote by Sealed Envelope Ballot and cannot vote in person at the regular or advance voting places.

To implement the above, a written request must be submitted to the Senior Election Official, in person, by e-mail, fax or mail to:

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Catherine McCullaghSeptember 3, 1966 – December 12, 2018

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since you left us, honey.It’s hard to believe because some days it seems like yesterday and some days feel like we’ve been without you for a very long time.The boys and I want you to know that we love you and we love that you are still looking out for us and looking after us. We feel you. You are still helping us make wise decisions and you are certainly in our thoughts.As per your instructions, the boys are still working hard and playing hard. The family is still on the run every day, just like you wanted. We are fi lling our lives with friends and activi-ties. Thanks for instilling a drive in us that keeps us busy and keeps life interesting.The holiday season involved getting everyone together at the house, just like you would want us to do. Thanks for the push to do this dear.We miss you every day and hope that you feel well and are at peace.

-Kurt, Brennan and Kieran

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Beverly Ann GardnerFebruary 28, 1939 – January 3, 2011

If fl owers grow in Heaven,Lord please pick a bunch for me;Place them in my mother’s arms,And tell her they’re from me.Tell her I love her and miss her,And when she turns to smile;Place a kiss upon her cheek,And hold her for awhile.

-Love forever, your family

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Edward John KowalchukAugust 13, 1945 - January 8, 2013

We have only your memory, To last our whole life through;But the sweetness will linger forever,As we remember you.So watch over us, with Dad and Tom,And hug all who have gone on before;And know that when you were with us,We could not have asked for more.Breathe Easy.

-With love from your whole family that misses you every day.

Hug Dad and Tom for us

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In Loving Memory ofAbby Lee Anne Margetts

December 2, 2015 – January 3, 2019I love you forever,I like you for always,As long as I’m living,My baby you’ll be.Love you to the moon and back.

-Mommy, Daddy and Andrew

~�~In Loving Memory of

Our wee AbbyDecember 2, 2015 – January 3, 2019

We thought of you with love today,But that is nothing new;We thought about you yesterday,And all the days before that too.We think of you in silence,And often speak your name;All we have are memories,And your picture in a frame.Your memory is our keepsake,With which we will never part;God has you in His keeping,We have you in our hearts.

-Gramma and Poppa,Aunty Sandy,

Uncle Derek and Aunt JaimeCousins Kaycie and Maiti

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The family of Arnold Abrahams wishes to ex-press a most sincere thank you to everyone for their kindness and concern at this time of sadness. The caring words of those who sent cards, phone calls, letters, fl owers, goodies, hugs and handshakes was all so unbelievably helpful. Thank you also to the professional care teams, Palliative Care, Home Care, Stonewall Hospital, the paramedics, funeral director and the pastor and members of Schoenfelder Men-nonite Church.-The Abrahams andLatta families

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We sincerely thank all of Walter’s and our friends and family for their wonderful kind-ness and visits before and after Walter’s recent death. Cancer Care, Palliative Care staff, Home Care, nurses, doctors and staff at Stonewall were phenomenal during Walter’s journey to death. In particular, we thank all of you who were able to join us at the reception at Mead-ows Hall to honor his life. Our wonderful friends who helped with the lunch and details at the reception are truly appreciated. Walter enjoyed his life, friends and family. He died with no re-grets. Thank you all!-Isla, Robert and Bonnie,and families

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Thank you for your prayers and thoughts dur-ing the passing of our husband, father, grand-father and great-grandfather, Ross McRae. We would like to thank you for the baking, meals and the many phone calls that we all received. Your thoughtfulness will always be appreciated and cherished.-Donalda, Debbie,Murray, Charlene and family,Bonny, Wayne and familyTerry, Susan and family

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Teulon Elementary Parent Advisory Council would like to extend heartfelt thanks to parents, families, friends, staff and community members who support fundraisers and attend events. Thanks to you, our kids have had amazing ex-periences like the school-wide turkey dinner, sports and arts clinics, updated classrooms and so much more. As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child and with your help the children will grow up and keep the village strong. Thank you!!

Chris ThievinApril 19, 1974 – January 1, 2007

To raise a child, to loveAnd then to tear apart,Is the greatest sorrow,Of a parent’s heart.The moment you left us Chris,Our hearts broke in two;One side fi lled with memories,The other side fi lled with you.There will always be a heartache,And silent tears;A broken heart does not heal,It remains forever shattered.

-Mom, Dad and family

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Walter Harry HagborgJuly 8, 1939 – December 23, 2019

Walter wanted me to let you know that he heard there was some need for wheelchair ramps and stairs elsewhere, so he volun-teered to go.

He was born July 8, 1939 and departed on December 23, 2019, in Stonewall Hospital at peace. Cancer fi nally won, even though he largely ignored it and lived his life on his terms.

He was predeceased by his parents Harry and May Hagborg and brother-in-law Clive Campbell. Surviving to remember his impact on them are his wife Isla (57 years), son Robert (Renee), grandsons Alex (Claire), Marshall (Natalie); daughter Bonnie and granddaugh-ter Jasper; sisters Edie (Carl) Simonson, Elaine (Larry) Gusta and sisters-in-law Lorna (Doug) McDonell and Jean Campbell as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Home was Meadows, Manitoba - fi rst with his family and then his wife Isla after their marriage on May 5, 1962. They spent 30 years building their farm “Mallard Acres Ltd”, and he loved every moment he was on the farm. He was happy to be part of the Meadows group who rebuilt the Meadows Hall in 1972. They had two children Robert and Bonnie - a mixed curling team! Walter was extremely proud of them both and was happy to see them achieve success in their profes-sional careers.

In 1990 the decision was made to liquidate the assets and retire. Since his children had grown up and left home, he decided to join the Big Brothers of Winnipeg. During the next 15 years he mentored two wonderful young boys. He enjoyed every minute he spent with them and was proud to attend their high school graduations. With the arrival of two grandsons he turned his attention to them, sharing his love of the outdoors, fi shing, hunting and making projects in his woodwork-ing shop. The arrival of granddaughter Jasper completed the family. He enjoyed her participation in highland dancing and was proud of her academic success. All three of them were special to him - his wish is for them to be contributing citizens and to enjoy successful careers.

In 1996 he and Isla moved to their dream retirement home in Warren. Being retired gave him the opportunity to volunteer full time as well as enjoy some travelling - he spent 25 years enjoy-ing winter sunshine in Arizona where he quickly made new friends and was loosely called “Mr. Home Depot” because it did not take him long to gather up some tools and materials to “fi x” most anything.

The move to Warren included joining the Warren & District Lions Club. He took the Lions Motto “we serve” to heart and was pleased to be part of the Warren Park Development and felt huge satisfaction when he watched the children enjoying the playground and skate park area.

The next big project was getting involved with the Heritage Site at Grosse Isle. This was his last project and he told Jim Harris that if he could have had one more summer, he would have had the station completed too. He took great pride in being part of this development. His wish was to have an Amur Maple planted in his memory at the site. To make sure this happened he planted it himself in July 2019 and had his picture taken.

Walter also liked to play - hunting and fi shing, camping, playing cards with friends, watching the Jets and Blue Bombers, any sport in season, curling - an 8 ender, golfi ng - a hole in one, and cribbage - a 29 hand. He enjoyed the Warren Golf Course and when you see the Purple Martins fl ying to the bird houses he erected on the course think of him swinging the clubs.

He was recognized for his volunteering by being awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal in 2012, and received recognition from the Warren and District Lions Club. These were meaningful events for him.

Due to declining health, Walter decided to make the move to Lions Manor in Stonewall in May 2018. This was also a happy move and he seamlessly made new friends and settled in.

He felt blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family. He always enjoyed the parties and visits.

Remember him kindly!Cremation has taken place. There will be no service. A Come and Go reception was held in

Walter’s honor at the Meadows Hall on Friday, December 27th.If so desired you may make a donation to Warren and District Lions

Club or charity of your choice, in his memory.We wish to thank the palliative care staff, home care nurses, the medi-

cal staff at Stonewall Hospital and all our family and friends for their compassion and care during his illness.

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Dieter BlumhagenSuddenly on Monday, December 30, 2019, Dieter Blumhagen

aged 60 years of St. Laurent, MB., passed away at the Health Sci-ences Centre in Winnipeg.

He is survived by his mother Hildegard Blumhagen; brother Ro-land (Margit) and their children Melanie (Timo) child Joshua; Ve-ronika (Waldi) and children Mia and Tilda; sister Evi (Frank Bruce) and their family Jennifer (Travis); Samantha and her children Riley, Raine, Robin. Also survived by many cousins, friends and “bud-dies.”

Dieter was predeceased by his Dad, Gustav in 2001 and special aunt and uncle Emanuel and Berta Schon.

Dieter worked as an apprentice electrician earlier on eventu-ally changing careers and working at Burns for many years, then Maple Leaf Foods. The last few years he worked for the I.R.H.A. in Eriksdale. He had a deep passion for soccer, and enjoyed going to his place in the Whiteshell; Nutimik. Dieter also worked with his brother-in-law, for Lakeside Decorating for years, bringing his al-ready close friendship with Frank to a more brotherly relationship.

Dieter is fondly remembered as a big hearted, kind person, that was always willing to lend a helping hand.

Cremation has taken place and Celebration of Life will be held in the summer of 2020. The announcement of date and time will be made closer to the date.

The family would like to thank the doc-tors, nurses and staff at the Health Sci-ences Centre for their care.

Wenn liebe hätte dich retten können, würdest du für immer leben.

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Tina WernerIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina

Werner (nee Loeppky) on January 2, 2020.She will be lovingly remembered by her children, grandchildren,

brother, sisters, nieces and nephews.Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 1:30

p.m. at MacKenzie Funeral Chapel, Stonewall.

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Margaret GoertzenAfter a lengthy illness, Margaret Goertzen (nee Friesen), formerly

from St. Laurent, MB, passed away quietly at Rosewood Lodge in Stonewall, MB, on January 4th, 2020, with family by her side.

Margaret was born on September 19th, 1931, and received her education in Osler, SK. She married Ben Goertzen on August 19th, 1951. In 1956, she moved with her husband and three oldest chil-dren to St. Laurent. Upon their retirement from farming and school bus driving in 1995, she and Ben moved to Stonewall, MB.

Margaret is survived by her husband Ben; six children: Henry, Andy, Laurie, Wes, Evie Davis, and Lynn Backman; 15 grandchil-dren; 32 great-grandchildren; and most of her siblings. She was predeceased by her parents, two brothers, two sisters, and several great-grandchildren.

Viewing will take place on Thursday, Jan 9th, from 7 to 8 p.m. at New Life Church in Stonewall, MB. Interment will be at Stonewall Cemetery on Friday, Janu-ary 10th, at 11 a.m., followed by the memorial service in her honour at 1 p.m. at New Life Church. Honourary pallbearers will be Margaret’s 15 grandchildren.

In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to Rosewood Lodge.Thanks to Dr. Graham as well as the staff at Rosewood Lodge who

patiently cared for Margaret for the last 4½ years.

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Eva Pearl OlsonPeacefully on Monday, January 6, 2020, Pearl Olson of Stonewall, for-

merly of Warren, MB passed away at Selkirk Regional Health Centre.A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring.Longer obituary to follow in next week’s Tribune.

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Trevor J. MollardFebruary 6, 1967 - December 17, 2019

It is with broken hearts that we sadly announce the passing of Trevor J. Mollard, age 52 years at Selkirk Regional Health Center on December 17, 2019.

Trevor was born and raised in Stonewall, MB. on February 6, 1967, son of Lillian and Kenneth Mollard. He attended Stonewall Collegiate and graduated from the masonry program at Red River College. Trevor was a hard worker and enjoyed working in con-struction with companies like First on Site, Thorwin and most re-cently NextGen Builders. Family and friends meant the world to Trevor. He had such fond memories of their family camping trips to St. Ambrose and Winnipeg Beach. Trevor’s dream came true four years ago when he met the love of his life, Lisa. Not only did he fi nd his soul mate but a ready made family of his own. One of his

wishes was to be married and on December 14th, 2019 that wish came true. Trevor was so happy and proud. He looked forward to his FaceTime chats with Eastyn, his grandson. He would have the biggest smile after he heard, ‘’Love you Papa T.” Trevor had many friends and was always there to help. Many weekends you would fi nd Trevor at Tim Hortons enjoying a tea with friends, but not before he washed and polished his beloved truck.

Trevor leaves to mourn his passing, his wife Lisa; children Rae-Lynne and Robbie; grandson Eastyn; mother Lillian; brothers Bryon (Sammy), Tim; nieces Nicole, Brittany; nephews Austin and Jake and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family would like to thank Andrew Skene RN-Np, the nursing staff at the Selkirk Cancer Care, Dr Maksymiuk, Dr. Buduhan and Dr. Bashire.

A special thank you to Dr. Alexander and nurses Josie and Danielle for the gentle care and keeping Trevor comfortable during his fi nal days. Also to Uncle John and Aunt Jeanette, Aunty Cathy, Devon and Shaun, and Wendy and Kim, for all the continuous support and always being avail-able for those last minute rides, much appreciated.

In lieu of fl owers donations may be made to CancerCare Manitoba.

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Orville JonesNovember 23, 1927 – January 5, 2020

It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Or-ville Jones at Stonewall Hospital on January 5, 2020 into his 93rd year with family by his side.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 67 years, Anita; children Dave (Chris), Larry (Gina), Shelley (Gordon); grandchil-dren, Crystal, Michael (Anna), Aimee, Curtis, Dennis (Lil), Bryce; great-grandchildren, Anna, David; his siblings, Dellamae, Arlene, Dale and many nieces and nephews.

Orville was a hard worker who wore many hats in his lifetime, the main one as a dairy farmer. His passion was family, music and bowling, where he won many trophies, and made many friends. He loved to make people laugh and he always had to have the last word. He will be greatly missed.

As per his wishes, cremation has taken place and a private interment will be in the spring.

In lieu of fl owers, donations in his memory can be made to Diabetes Canada or a charity of your choice.

The family expresses their appreciation to the team at Stonewall Hospi-tal who provided care and comfort in his fi nal days, as well as emergency personnel.

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Elza May Taplin (nee Ryden)Born February 2, 1934.

Passed away in Goodwin Lodge on December 29, 2019.Mum is survived by her three daughters Janice, Sandy (Stuart)

Hallam and Judy Delannoy (Murray Fordham); grand and great-grandchildren: Sara (Derri) Tory and Tannum; David Hallam; Lynn (Lyle) Flinta; Colby and Morgan; Melanie (Craig) MacCarthy, Hayden and Kiersten; Pam (Danny) Galatiuk, Lathen and Lochlan. Brother John (Sandra) Ryden, and in-laws Mary Ryden; Shirl Tap-lin; Don and Muriel Taplin; Fred and Elaine Taplin; Audrey Taplin; Ken and Sharon Taplin; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also lovingly remembered by Marcel Delannoy.

Mum was predeceased by parents Clifford and Jean Ryden, husband Ray, brother Frank and his wife Marjorie, brother Edwin, brothers-in-law Orv and Lloyd Taplin, niece Marlene Olson and

nephew Keith Taplin.Mum was raised on the family farm west of Eriksdale, the second of four children. She com-

pleted basic education in Clydebank school, and went on to graduate St. Mary’s Academy in Winnipeg to achieve her teaching certifi cate. Mum met dad while teaching school in Argyle. They were married in July 1956. She left teaching when they began their family. They moved to the farm northwest of Balmoral in the early 60’s, and mum returned to teaching in 1965. She taught grades 1 & 2 in Balmoral until she retired in 1994. Mum was devoted to her school kids, always ensuring she had additional supplies should one need, sewing concert costumes, and spend-ing weekends or evenings decorating the school room. Mum was active in the Teulon Hospital Women’s Auxiliary, and worked with the wives of the Balmoral Hall Board members preparing meals for numerous functions. She often said some of the best times of her life were the dances in Balmoral; where everyone got up to romp to country or rock music, or dance to square dances called by Tom Watts or Bob Appleyard. Mum worked hard. Apart from teaching, she kept a large garden, looked after home and yard and did all of the extras farm women did then. Mum always made sure everyone was fed, and seemed able to put an impromptu meal together for as many people who showed up or dropped in. It was mum who sacrifi ced to ensure we kids had what we needed. She always taught us ‘be able to look after yourself’, and she exemplifi ed a ‘can do’ attitude. Mum’s pleasures in life were the grandchildren. She kept a large garden, and loved her fl owers, the dogs and the cats. Though she often despaired over dad’s collection of horses, she cried when some family favorites were sold. Mum was a woman of strong faith, and did serve for a time as secretary with the St. John Vianney church lady’s group in Teulon. Mum was capable of speaking her mind, even more so when dementia freed her from the usual social constraints. In 2010, Mum and dad moved to Cedar Lodge in Teulon, where she enjoyed socializing in the com-mon room and especially winning at bingo.

A memorial service will be held at a future date.Thank you to Ken Loehmer Funeral Services, Teulon, for their support and arrangements.In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to Goodwin Lodge P.C.H.,

please make cheques payable to Teulon Healthcare Foundation Inc., Box 312, Teulon, Manitoba, R0C 3B0.

Thank you to those involved in mum’s care in Teulon Hunter Memorial Hospital, and especially to the staff in Goodwin Lodge for the compas-sion and respect shown mum in the last chapter of her life. The angels have welcomed her.

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