Serving the Areas of: Emerson, Morris, Dominion 204-746-5487 City, Lowe Farm, Rosenort, Ginew, St. Joseph, St. Jean Baptiste, Tolstoi, Rik Letellier, Ridgeville, Woodmore, Sperling, Aubigny, Dufrost,Carlowrie, Edel Greenridge, Arnaud, Riverbend Halbstadt, Rosa, Roseau River Realty VOLUME 30 NUMBER 47 ~ VERIFIED CIRCULATION ~ May 20, 2021 [email protected] Warm Weather Brings Out the Blooms

Beautiful Ornamental Trees alongside of Emerson Historic Town Hall The warm weather in the last week has brought out the blossoms on the flowering trees. This includes both ornamental trees and some fruit trees. It seems we have jumped into summer, but the weather forecast for the long weekend is for cooler weather and some much needed rain. People are ready to spend some time outdoors, gardening and landscaping and other endeavours. We have all been cooped up too much over the winter with the added pandemic restrictions as well as the normal increased indoor time due to cold weather. We have enjoyed this little taste of summer and if the rain actually comes this weekend, we will be cutting grass twice a week, just to keep up. THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg.2 again, forcing us into Hormann(427-2899) Dominion City News another lockdown. So or myself (427-2481). HEAR YE! HEAR YE! By Shirley Berrington many businesses will not We also are looking survive this lockdown. Southeast Billboard We got our heat in Legion Hall in Dominion for volunteers that are Sponsored by spades this week with City officially sold this Hopefully, we can all get interested in Franklin’s almost record breaking week, marking the end vaccinated and get back history, that could maybe Emerson Duty Free temps. Apparently, we of an era, It is sad to see to a normal life soon. work at the museum Whats happening in your community. haven’t had such a warm so many Legions closing Covid fatigue is definitely during the summer Zion Lutheran Church, Friedensthal day in May since back their doors during these settling in. Most of us season as a tour guide. May 23 Cancelled in the 1800’s when they trying times. have received at least We have not given June 6 10:00 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor A. Maier first starting recording Calderwood's our first vaccination up on the main street presiding. temperatures. We Country Store will be and it is hopeful with beautification project. All are Welcome to Worship Services. desperately need rain, closed until May 31st at younger people getting We have applied for a All Provincial Public Health Covid-19 guidelines and hopefully we receive least. They apologize for theirs. As we are going grant but it is a matching for faith-based worship services will be followed. some this weekend as the inconvenience on into the spring and then grant, so we would be summer months at least interested in sponsors promised. It would be such short notice. Emerson Pharmacy is taking appointments for an answer to our prayers. Get well wishes we can appreciate the or donations toward this great outdoors more. the Covid-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca. Call for your I guess it’s not want and a speedy recovery project if our application appointment if you are eligible are being sent Wilma Home renovations and is successful. Maybe campers want to hear MORRIS MUSEUM AGM (via Skype) heading out for the long Carlson’s way. Wilma yard improvements are consider making a definitely on the rise. memorial tree donation Monday, May 17, 2021 at 9:30am. Please contact weekend, but if it rains fell at her residence Museum Board Secretary, Leslie Poulin by email: you might be able to and broke her hip. She The Franklin in memory of a loved Museum is seeking one. We’re hoping this is [email protected] or cell phone: 204-799- have a campfire again. is presently in hospital 5629 to make arrangements for Skype connection. There is an up-side to following a successful pictures of landmarks, a project that can happen everything. surgery. We hope it won’t special attractions, this spring. We really I haven’t seen any be long before you’re up cairens or other items appreciate Jack Schnell’s hummingbirds at my and about again soon of interest throughout generous donation of 4 feeders yet but the Wilma. the municipality for beautiful trees toward orioles are sure enjoying It is so disappointing a display this year. If the project. you could help us out them. to see our Covid Continued on Page 10 The Roseau Valley numbers rise so high please contact June

Riverside Rosenort News of the world. ill to live alone and her Brenda was married to She is happy to be able Condolences go out children opened their Tim Dyck and they had 4 to go outside during the by Lorraine Loewen to the relatives of Betty home to her where children. The memorial nice weather. It is so (Siemens ) Martens, 87, she passed peacefully service will be held on good to hear from any of The lovely warm there. It is so upsetting Tuesday. Sympathy is you in regards to writing weather really makes not to be able to go out to who passed away on May after a relatively short 13th in Steinbach. Betty bout of cancer. I must extended to all! this column. Take care, a person want to be eat and if you have more Thankyou to those be sure to obey the rules, outdoors. Right now than 1 extra person in was born to the John U mention that Lorne Kornelsens , a 7th of 10 Kornelsen of Riverstone who call me these days. we might get to join our there is certainly the house you might get My sister Helen is still at American neighbors in enough work to do with reported and that could children and spent a lot Suites in Rosenort, of her growing up years John Kornelsen of Wpg, Boundary Trails getting their freedom. mowing, seeding, and be costly. Many of us along with her rehab. planting early plants are celebrating birthdays right here in Riverside, and Jake Kornelsen of outside. I have news this month and it was to attending school until BC are the remaining that the orioles and be a really special time she had to give it up to brothers. She is also The Southeast hummingbirds are of celebration but now help with the growing survived by 1 sister Elda back. So far, I have not has dwindled down to family. It was interesting Rempel of Steinbach as Journal seen them, but the trick 5 people in a park. I to note that she met her well as a sister in law Betty seems to be to put sliced will mention a few that first husband thru a pen (Delmar) of Riverton. 108 Church St, Emerson, Manitoba oranges outside, the I know about. Our great pal writing from Meade, The immediate family Ph: (204) 373-2493, Emerson Kansas. She married attended a burial Fax: (204) 272-3492, E-mail: [email protected] bright color is a huge granddaughter, Aria, www.southeastjournal.ca attraction. This year we turned 5. Others I must Elmer Siemens 1954 and service on Sunday with Publisher: Brenda Piett Editor: Don Piett have a lot of robins which mention are Alvina spent some time in the the memorial service Advertising: Don Piett, Brenda Piett USA where their first being held on Tuesday is kind of unusual, but Friesen, Annette Eidse, Box 68, Emerson, MB, R0A 0L0 very welcome. I think the Cam Cornelsen, my child was born. Later at Birchwood. they had 5 more children News was received wood ducks may have brother, Johnny Dueck, The Publisher reserves the right to refuse any or all advertising for left because we have as well as myself, we will in Canada. After the of the passing of Brenda any reason, stated or unstated. Advertisers requesting publication not seen them for some all have to make the best passing of Elmer in 2006 Dyck, 61, of Steinbach of either display or classified advertisements agree that should time. We hope they will of it enjoying the day she lived in Grunthal on May 12th. It is special the advertisement be omitted from the issue ordered for whatever be back next year. with our own family. until she remarried in to note that she was the reason, The Southeast Journal shall not be held liable. It is also 2011. Abe Martens and niece to Frank and Marge agreed that in the vent of an error appearing in the published Well, it was bound This month we will advertisement, The Southeast Journal accepts no liability beyond to happen! The school have a full flower moon Betty then moved to Kroeker of Rosenort. Her the amount paid for that portion of the advertisement in which the doors have once again on May 26th. It will be Kleefeld until he died parents were Elizabeth error appears or affects. Claims for adjustment are limited to errors been closed. We wonder very bright and sounds three years later. Later and Neil Dueck of appearing in the first insertion only. Advertising copy deviating in how this can happen with like there could even be Betty moved to Wood Kleefeld, her stepmother any way from the regular classified style will be considered display and charged on that rate scale. all the restrictions out an eclipse in some part Haven in Steinbach was Alice Dueck, all of until she became too whom have passed away. Printed in USA THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg. 3 yEmerson Seniors Corner By Cheryl Wiechern We may have had our Resources of Interest: last frost! Cautioning While there is hope on the myself to be patient and horizon as the vaccine plant after Victoria Day. I rolls out, there are visited two greenhouses. certainly people that are The first one, I purchased feeling isolated, lonely, some seeds that I’ve been and possibly anxious looking for. The second and/or depressed. one, I purchased three Southern Health-Santé ground cover plants that Sud has mental health smell like oregano, but is resources available. If not! I was assured they you or someone you care are an aggressive plant, about have concerns so they should take over about mental health, my bare patches in the call Mental Health Recreation & Wellness emersonfranklin.com lawn. I’m working on Access at 888-310-4593. Department is excited and follow them on converting my lawn to You can self-refer or to announce the “Love Facebook: https:// ground cover plants that be referred by a family My Community” event www.facebook.com/ don’t need to be mowed. member, family doctor that will take place over redriverrec to see how I will see how that works. or school counsellor on two days, May 27th, you can participate as 21054PR0 I will begin preparing your behalf. If you or and May 28th. The a community member. 21053PR0 my raised bed gardens someone you know is purpose of this event is They are currently for plants so I can go thinking of suicide, call: to spread joy, engage accepting video back to the greenhouses 888-617-7715 or 877- us in acts of kindness, submissions for the with a bit more abandon 435-7170 (Manitoba and celebrate our Virtual Raiderfest that to purchase tomatoes, Suicide Line). https:// communities. Students will be aired on those two squashes (both summer www.southernhealth.ca/ at Roseau Valley School days. They encourage and winter), cucumbers, en/finding-care/find-a- and Emerson School everyone to join them in and some flowers. I may service/mental-health/. will be participating in loving their community have more flowers than Disorders Association of the scheduled events. on these two days. vegetables. Echoes of Manitoba has a Friendly The Ginew Wellness The Emergency my Henry. Caller program: For more Centre will be carrying Community Support Summer is information, or to sign out the schedule for the Fund – Community approaching! Emerson up, please call 204-560- community of Roseau Foundations is Pool swimming lessons 1461 or Toll-Free: 1-800- River First Nation. sponsoring 5 Part Virtual will have two sessions. 263-1460, http://www. Lorri French, Senior Movement Course, Free Session 1 is June 14-25 mooddisordersmanitoba Services Coordinator Mindful Movement, – Levels 1 to 10, Session .ca/services/ for the Municipality of Mondays, May 31 – July 2 is July 5-16 – Levels 1 FriendlyCaller/. Emerson-Franklin will 5, 2021 (no class on June to 10. Links to online Covid-19 Vaccine. be carrying out specific 14) 7:00 p.m. CDT. To registration will be Beginning March 11, pieces of the schedule register, email admin@ shared on Monday, May people that meet the for the community elizabeth-now.com. 3rd through Municipality province’s eligibility of Dominion City & The Emerson Golf of Emerson-Franklin criteria can call (Toll- Emerson. They will be Course - In order to website and Facebook free) 1-844-626-8222 posting updates before comply with Manitoba pages. Register on- (1-844-MAN-VACC) to the date. Please check Health Regulations and line at picktime.com/ make an appointment for Stay up to date on what we to closely monitor the emersonswimmingles the Covid-19 vaccine. are offering by checking number of people on the sons or contact Colleen The Municipality out the Municipal at 204-373-2002. of Emerson-Franklin website: http://www. Continued on Page 5

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Call day or night: 204-746-2451 E-mail [email protected] THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg. 4 to environmental stewardship. It addresses a real problem and offers a tangible, achievable, commonsense solution to protect Canada’s waterways. Commonsense Legislation Would When we look at Canada’s past, we see Protect Canada’s Waterways the enormous role our Nine hundred the diluted sewage into waterways played in billion litres. That’s how the nearest waterway. the development of our much raw sewage was In other cases, raw nation. For Indigenous dumped into Canada’s sewage is released into peoples, they were waterways over a five- waterways to allow cities highways connecting year period. To put that or municipalities to their communities. For into perspective, that’s undertake repairs. early European explorers, the equivalent of filling In Canada, our cities waterways served to 355,000 Olympic-size and municipalities guide their paths and swimming pools with often lack the necessary help them map out our sewage. infrastructure to deal vast territory. For fur That’s why, earlier with waste—waste that traders, waterways were this week, I was pleased will continue to find trade routes – fostering to speak in support of Bill its way into our lakes economic activity. For C-269. and rivers unless we do settlers, the path to their Bill C-269 is a private something about the new home. The list goes member’s bill—put status quo. This bill does on. forward by former just that. Canadians have Conservative leader, the This bill builds on relied on our waterways Hon. Andrew Scheer— the work done by our for generations: that would prohibit the previous Conservative for transportation, dumping of raw sewage Government. We set commerce, food, into Canada’s waterways. new standards for resources, and Canada is steward of treating wastewater recreation. The past some 20% of the world’s and introduced the reminds us of the ways 21053gm1 freshwater resources. Wastewater Systems in which our waterways Our lakes and rivers are Effluent Regulations. have served us, and it vital to their communities This helped to improve is a reminder that we and each represents a water quality and protect must serve as stewards remarkable blessing marine wildlife, fish, of them, as well. and natural inheritance and their habitats from For more information worth protecting. toxins. on this or any issue please In Toronto, sewage Clearly, that was a feel free to contact my gets dumped into first step and there is office toll free at 1-866- beautiful Lake Ontario so more to be done. 333-1933 or at 204- often, city officials advise The Liberal 326-9889. Visit me on people to stay away from Government likes to Facebook at: Facebook. the city’s beaches for two talk a good game on com/TedFalkMP. You days after it rains. the environment— may also write my office Here in Manitoba, and for that matter at 76 PTH 12N, Steinbach some 185 million litres on infrastructure— MB, R5G 1T4 or visit my of raw sewage have been but they have done website at www.tedfalk. pumped into our rivers little of real substance ca. over the past 15 years. to address this major Much of this problem source of pollution. This can be attributed to antipathy for real action Canada’s antiquated on the environment was Advertise city and municipal typified by one of their water systems. In many very first decisions in in the communities, older office: to grant the city water systems carry both of Montreal permission Journal household waste and to dump 8 billion litres Reaching: stormwater through the of raw sewage into the St. M of Emerson- same pipes. Lawrence river. Franklin When these pipes are Bill C-269 isn’t RM of Montcalm overwhelmed, by rain or flashy or showy or as RM of Morris melting snow, they tend unrealistic as some Town of Morris to be designed to vent proposed approaches THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg. 5

Emerson Senior Corner from Page 3 Morris Fire Dept y News from Tolstoi course, you are required reh-fit-at-home/ By Helen Bially to book a tee time. The Active Living Permitted Fire Pits restaurant and patio are Facilitator Course is now Morris Fire Department On Thursday May with Manitoba at heart. closed to onsite food free online. For more The Town of Morris with openings less 13,2021 there was How swiftly time is service, but are open information, contact than 12 mm (1/2 in) breaking news that moving on, it’s the middle for take-out. The course your local Healthy Living Fire Department is An Approved Outdoor came through the air of the month and even is accepting tee time Facilitator Leah Finny at allowing fires in approved fire pits. This could Barbeque Must waves. This news came though it’s dry, planting bookings from 8:00AM 204-392-3254 or finney@ • be constructed of form the neighbouring and transplanting is all - 6:00PM daily. Due to southernhealth.ca. change depending on the weather conditions. masonry, concrete, United States of America. taking place. The vast Public Health Orders The Municipality heavy gauge metal ; Yes, the pandemic that hectares of the soil that’s golf carts are limited to of Emerson-Franklin Burning of grass clippings and leaves is prohibited. • be enclosed on all has had the world close seen today will be a lush one rider per cart unless Recreation & Wellness together in thought An Approved Outdoor sides, with openings green when crops start proof of residency is Department will and prayer for over a Fireplace Must: covered by spark growing. Not too much provided. Message be offering Free arrestor, with year. Announcement grass in the pastures with Emerson Golf Course Virtual Courses & • be constructed of masonry, concrete,or openings no larger that vaccinated people some rain that’s in the on Facebook or e-mail Entertainment. Stay up than 12 mm (1/2 in); can end the mask use, forecast, things will start emersongolfmb@gmail. to date on what they heavy gauge metal ; • have a chimney as • have a cooking social distancing a good happening. We need com are offering by checking surface more than day for the country. If rain. One sure thing Massage Therapist out the Municipal part of the fireplace • have chimney 75 cm (2.5 feet) and you’re fully vaccinated for all of us is to make coming soon to website at http://www. less than 120 cm (4 you can shake hands, sure no fires are started. Abbeyfield in Dominion emersonfranklin.com opening covered by a spark arrestor, with ft) above the ground give each other a hug. Sad to see fires that are City. If you would and follow them on level ; Yes, if you are fully burning out of control. like an appointment, Facebook: https:// openings less than 12 mm (1/2 in); • have a cooking surface vaccinated mask free Wishing a happy please contact Lorri @ www.facebook.com/ less than 75 cm (2.5 ft) inside or outside. Hope birthday to a special 427-2557 or Cell @ 712- redriverrec. • have a side opening to the fire chamber less in diameter or .56 m2 the next announcement friend Violet Krashy. 3118. Prices for 15 min It is a huge (6 ft2) in area will come for Canada, Hope you have a blessed massage: $30.00, Price accomplishment to than 0.56 m2 (6ft2) in for 30 min massage: be alive. It can be so area, or 75 cm (2.5 ft) $45.00, Price for 45 min hard to persist and to in width or length; massage: $65.00, Price continue putting one • have side opening for 60 min massage: foot in front of the other covered by a spark $85.00. All prices include after losing someone arrestor, with GST. you love. Yet somehow openings no larger Chair Exercises I am still here. It is this than 12mm (1/2 in); online. The Reh-Fit acknowledgement that Centre is offering free fills me with a sense of Warming Fire Must online exercise programs purpose, which in turn • must be a metal for people at home. gives me hope. - Dr. receptacle in good Programs are geared Eleora Han repair more so towards older Until next week, wear • maximum capacity of adults, but I assume your mask, wash your 225 litres (50 gallons) anyone could benefit. hands, practice social • all openings covered People will need to have distancing, but get out by spark arrestors, 210416m0 internet connection to there into the sun for a access. Please share with few minutes every day. anyone you feel may Be kind to yourself and benefit. https://www. those who share your reh-fit.com/programs/ space.

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Spring Car Wash Special $69.95 THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg 7 Emerson Health Center attend. It is a learning Inside the Dike (Personal Care Home) curve for both members Composting has resulted in 18 cases and organizations, but Submitted by Ruth Murray of covid-19 of which 11 in the end the online What is composting? Here’s a list of By Don Piett were among the staff. conference may increase It is a natural process organics to put in your Currently 12 people have attendance at meetings where organic material bin. recovered, 3 are still and conventions. If this Manitoba reached about. decomposes to become Vegetables & active, and unfortunately is the case, we may see a rich natural fertilizer. fruit(fresh, cooked, or a new milestone on In our Southern 3 have died. some part of the online Monday, but it wasn’t Health-Santé Sud region Why should I compost in canned),coffee grounds, All thirteen schools format remain after the my own yard or use the tea bags, garden waste, one to be proud of. Our there were 44 new cases in the Red River Valley travel and group meeting province on a per capita with 357 active cases. 43 green lid compost bins fresh grass, etc. Other School Division have restrictions are relaxed. supplied by the town? materials- egg shells, basis has the highest people are in the hospital gone to remote learning The same applies to active number of and 6 are in intensive Here is the answer. plain rice, plain pasta, as of May 18th. They join remote work. People Using the compost & bread. Also, dry covid-19 cases in North care units. Most of our schools in Winnipeg, have moved away from America. There were local health districts bins reduces the materials-dry leaves, Brandon, and the Garden the cities and businesses waste(garbage)going to straw, sawdust, twigs, 430 new cases reported have seen an increase in Valley School Division. have reduced the bringing the number cases over the last week. the landfill which has to wood chips(from The vaccine roll out in amount of office space. be maintained by staff untreated wood)dried of active cases to 4568, These are the numbers Manitoba is continuing When the pandemic of which 2407 or 53% reported for Monday and equipment. Our grass clippings, shredded and the age limits ends, will they all go landfill fees are costly paper, napkins, tissue were variant cases. Since May 17: Morris Health continue to go down. back to their “normal” only people showing District – 28, Altona- but since we started paper, etc. All of my children have office jobs or will work using the compost bins, Do Not Add - meat, symptoms or contacted 33, Red River South -16, now booked their shots remain remote with only by the health authorities and over in Winkler-103. the amounts sent to the fish, eggs, dairy products, within the next two occasional trips into the landfill have reduced. oily foods, bones, pet are encouraged to get There were no cases in weeks and the province office? Many experts are tested, there are likely the Rural East Health In 2018-reduced by waste, plastic products, is considering making betting on the latter. 27.8%, 2019-reduced metals, synthetic more cases out there in District. second doses available For another week, the wild than we know The outbreak at the by 24.4%,& in 2020 material, etc. to select people. stay home as much as reduced by 31%. We have I hope this info is Things we would have possible, wear your mask excellent service from useful and beneficial Notice of Environment Act Proposal considered very strange when required, and stay MWM Environmental to all. Let’s all try to before are becoming healthy. and they have been reduce the garbage to Manitoba Conservation and Climate has received a normal now. We are generous in supporting the landfill. proposal pursuant to The Environment Act regarding ordering way more items town projects. the following operation and invites public participation over the internet. We in the review process: have some birthdays in AGI WESTFIELD INDUSTRIES – AGRICULTURAL the family, unfortunately EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY - FILE no parties, but grandma NO. 6089.00 and grandpa still need An Environment Act Proposal has been filed by AGI to get birthday presents. Westfield Industries for the continued operation of an In the past we would agricultural equipment manufacturing facility at 74 have gone to Winkler or Main Street in the town of Rosenort, Rural Municipality Winnipeg on a shopping of Morris. AGI Westfield Industries manufactures trip for the gifts, now agricultural equipment such as portable grain augers, all are coming from belt conveyors, hoppers, and options and accessories. Amazon. The facility uses air pollution control system to capture All meetings and potential particulate emissions form the operation. conferences, even big Anyone likely to be affected by the above operation political conventions, are and who wishes to comment on the proposal should being done online using contact Eshetu Beshada, Environmental Engineer, tools like zoom. These in writing or by email at [email protected] virtual conferences do not later than June 20, 2021. Further information 21053mc0 is available from the Online Public Registry: not provide the personal www.gov.mb.ca/sd/eal/registries contact and socializing that has always been a big Information submitted in response to this proposal part of most conferences is considered public information and will be made and conventions, available to the proponent and placed on the public registry established in accordance with Section 17 of but do allow for the The Environment Act. needed business to be Environmental Approvals Branch conducted. In some Manitoba Conservation and Climate ways they increase the 1007 Century Street accessibility. Attending Winnipeg, MB R3H 0W4 an in-person conference Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069 requires time off work, Fax: 204-945-5229 travel costs, hotels, and Website: www.gov.mb.ca/sd/eal/registries other costs. Attending online requires internet access and time to THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg 8

“To the Point” By Jeremy Bradley

I might be one of a car and arrive at my those mandatory hotel house; or b) get into a quarantine travellers. Or hotel shuttle with other I might not be. Actually, passengers and a driver, I’m certain I won’t be. wait in a hotel lobby With the federal or conference room government’s with other guests and controversial hotel lock- interact with hotel staff, up for air passengers many of whom could extended to May 21, and be unvaccinated and at press time there’s no untested, while spending further information if days in isolation it will continue beyond where I’ll have plenty Friday, travellers don’t of time to read about know how to plan virus outbreaks in the accordingly. mandatory facilities. No matter what Prime Now, let me see: Minister Too-Little- Decisions, decisions. Too-Late decides, I’m Meanwhile, I confident that I won’t challenge our readers stay in a potentially virus- to research which hotels and hotel chains infected government- 21053gm6 mandated disease- are participating in plagued hotel. How and this program. These why? I’ll refuse. properties are knowingly I will be one of overcharging guests and the hundreds, if not treating them worse than thousands, of Canadians animals, and in some who will gladly take the cases blaming the federal $3,000 ticket and head government for how home from the airport this debacle is playing rather than check into a out. News flash: If you required hotel. don’t agree with how Am I thumbing my it’s working, pull your nose at public safety? Of participation. Simple. course not. Am I making Spare your reputation. an informed decision I realize the hotel about the personal risks industry is hurting right of staying there? Abso- now but sometimes there frickin-lutely. are bigger issues than My logic -- and I’ll money. If your multi- gladly present it to my million (or billion) dollar lawyer and subsequently brand is connected a judge: From the time with an outbreak that is my airplane lands to killing Canadians, shame the time I get home, I on you. The spotlight will have contact with shouldn’t solely be on fewer people than going the federal government through the process whose policy is of checking into a failing Canadians, government detainment it’s the companies centre and remaining going along with it. there for any length of the companies that What’s yours? Tell me at With my work travel time. have stuck with the www.speakfreewithjb. Email : [email protected] beginning in a couple I will cross paths with government’s price- com. airline and airport staff of weeks and my hotel fixed less-than-third- (there’s nothing I can stays increasing, I will world-treatment hotel Phone 1-204-373-2493 do to avoid that in either reference my list to ensure program. scenario), and a) go to I’m not supporting That’s my point. Fax SEJ 1-204-272-3492 THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg 9 Bill on Tax Southeast Journal Business Directory Treatment of Small Businesses Join our Business and Farmers Directory-$50 per Passes 3rd month Call 204-373-2493 Reading Ottawa, ON – A Conservative bill [email protected] seeking to achieve tax fairness for small business succession has passed 3rd Reading. Introduced by Conservative MP KEN’S CONSTRUCTION Larry Maguire, Bill C-208 amends the Income Tax Act to ensure small 1.204.781.7459 business owners receive the same tax treatment when selling their operation [email protected] to a family member as when selling to mini excavator/excavation/leveling a third party. concrete/flat work/grade beams “Current tax laws make it more basement repair and waterproofing financially advantageous for a parent Morris Manitoba to sell their farm or small business to an absolute stranger than to their own children,” said Falk. “This is not fair.” BORDER BOOKKEEPING MP Falk seconded Bill C-208 to Wiebe and ensure farms and small businesses can Funeral Home Altona Ltd. INCOME TAX PREPARATION For all your business/personal accounting, be transferred to the next generation Kindness and Compassion without having to worry about unfair bookkeeping, and income tax preparation Call: needs. Specializing “with over 25 yrs” in taxes. Your local equipment rental house. Specializing in aerial lift the transprort indutry. “Small business owners have 324-5404 Call Sue @ PH 204 373 2953 often built strong relationships with equipment, and mini excavators. We now also sell Ironbull trailers. Altona, MB Fax 204- 373- 2969 their customers, employees, and Visit www.tocrentals.com or call Email: [email protected] communities over the long term,” 204-921-0050 said Falk. “Handing their operation over to a stranger may not be the best Blaine Pedersen Red River Valley Foot Care situation for the business owners or MLA for Midland serving Morris and surrounding area their communities. This bill ensures owners aren’t forced to sell to a stranger Mobile Foot Care Service simply because they can’t afford higher tax rates.” Constituency Office Hours Kari Hamblin RNBN In total, 199 MPs voted in favour of Mon and Tues, 9-4 pm [email protected] Bill C-208 while 128 voted against it. Friday 9-12 pm Bill C-208 is now referred to the Senate 195 Main St S- Unit 2 Carman, MB for debate. [email protected] 204-612-2187 www.blainepedersen.com Join our Business Directory-$50 per month Ready mix concrete Call 204-373-2493 Septic tanks, parking curbs, barriers Rosenort, MB [email protected] PH 204-746-8822 www.duracon.ca Remember to recycle this newspaper THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg 10

Public Notice Dominion City News from Page 2 Prepare for Wildfires As of May 3rd, or Lorri 427-2850. It RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS the Congregate Meal would be very much with Tips from the PUBLIC NOTICE Program will be offering appreciated. REGARDING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN lunch 5 days a week The Municipality Canadian Red Cross. – NO. 2020-01R Monday - Friday at 11:30 of Emerson-Franklin With dry conditions expired medication FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WATER am at the new location: Recreation & Wellness across the province, the and food. Include items RESERVOIR Abbeyfield House Department will Canadian Red Cross has to avoid the spread of The council of the Rural Municipality of Morris Please call Maria to be offering Free some tips for keeping COVID-19 including has scheduled a public hearing at the Lowe Farm purchase a meal @ 204- Community Center (28 Main Street, Lowe Farm, Virtual Courses & your home safe and your masks, hand sanitizer, Manitoba) on June 9th, 2021 at 10:00 AM to present 427-3851 or 204-373- Entertainment. Stay up loved ones prepared. sanitizer wipes, and Local Improvement Plan 2020-01R (revised) which 2890. to date on what we are Know the risks in your gloves. provides for an increase in the scope of the new Due to Covid-19 - offering by checking community as conditions Go to redcross.ca/ Water Reservoir, and an increase in borrowing (Code-Red) meals will out the Municipal can change quickly. The ready to learn more authority - $690,000. be Pick-up and Delivery website: and follow us Government of Canada about assembling an Local Improvement Plan No. 2020-01 under By-law only until further notice. on Facebook: https:// has a fire management emergency preparedness No. 1757/2020 was presented on October 14th, 2020 Please wear a mask when www.facebook.com/ information system kit. and approved by The Municipal Board on November 5, you pick up your meal & redriverrec that monitors fire If an evacuation is 2020. By-law No. 1757/2020 estimated project costs please social distance. I’m sorry that I danger conditions imminent, back your car were $1,620,000 with borrowing authority of $710,000. Volunteers are don’t have much news across the country at into the driveway with It has since been determined that the new Water needed to help with these days but Covid is Canadian Wildland Fire the windows closed and Reservoir will cost more than originally estimated preparation and serving definitely keeping me Information System. valuables packed. If you in 2018. To fund this cost increase The Manitoba Monday – Friday from out of the loop, Enjoy Take steps to keep your have pets, keep them Water Services Board will contribute an additional 10am- 1pm. If you your long weekend house and surrounding close and under control. $590,000 and the Rural Municipality of Morris Council could help out, please is proposing to fund the cost increase of $690,000 everyone! area clear. Regularly Close all windows and by increasing borrowing authority from $710,000 to call Maria at 373-2890 clean roofs and gutters, doors in the house $1,400,000. and remove dried out to reduce smoke and Tolstoi News from Page 5 branches, leaves, and debris from entering The potential taxpayers remain the same, as the debris. It is good practice your home. Move all annual payments will be funded by the water rates day, and a year that will bring you joy, happiness, but that will be charged to utility customers. The current above all good health. to maintain a 1.5 metre combustibles away from water rate of $13.00/1,000 gallons of water for Rural Sincere sympathy is being sent to Linda Shewchuk non-combustible zone the house, including customers and $19.01/1,000 gallons of water for in the passing of her husband Anthony (Tony) and around the home by barbecues, firewood, Urban customers is sufficient to cover the annual debt his children Petrina, Larissa, and David and their raking down to soil, rock, and lawn furniture. repayment. No rate increase is being proposed. families. Memories Eternal- Rest in Peace. or concrete. Be certain to listen At the hearing, Council will hear any potential taxpayer Now for my rhyme for the week, “Yearning of My In case of wildfires, closely for updates on who wishes to make a presentation, ask questions, or Soul” keep a small household TV and radio including register an objection to the local improvement plan. A neighbour on the north of me item like a rake or road closures and All objections, written or verbal, must be filed prior Has windows full of flowers shovel handy to tamp evacuation routes. to the adjournment of the hearing and must include And lovingly she watches them down small fires before Follow instructions from the name, address and property description of the And works with them for hours emergency responders emergency officials and person filing the objection and the grounds of their A neighbour on the south of me arrive. Ensure that stay safe. objection. Written objections may be emailed to cao@ Embroiders day and night driveway entrances Wildfires are rmofmorris.ca and should be received by the Chief Each waking moment she can snatch and house numbers unpredictable and Administrative Officer prior to 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, She stitches with delight are clearly visible for evacuations are never June 8th, 2021 to ensure that they are included during the hearing process. Written objections may also be A neighbour on the east of me identification ease for easy but with some submitted during the hearing. Stirs beauty with a spoon firefighters. preparation you can give Her cakes are works of art her pies Keep an emergency yourself a little peace of Special COVID-19 Pre-Registration Requirement: Rival the golden moon kit on hand in case of mind. Members of the public must confirm if they plan to evacuation. A basic kit attend the Public Hearing within 2 days of the Hearing A neighbour on the west of me date by contacting [email protected] or calling the Sings and works all day should include supplies Advertise RM of Morris Administration Office at 204-746-7300. About the house till cleanliness for 72 hours after an This pre-registration process will ensure that staff Is beautiful and gay evacuation and include in the have time to ensure physical distancing is achieved As for me, I too have toiled non-perishable food, or to provide a link to view the Hearing via video At ways to create beauty cash, a first aid kit, keys, Journal conferencing. I would weave a cloth of gold from words medication, a change Reaching: Copies of Local Improvement Plan No. 2020-01R To deck easy drab, dull duty! of clothes, water, and Municipality of are available at the Municipal Office at 207 Main Street Perhaps it does not matter much important documents, Emerson-Franklin North, Box 518, Morris, Manitoba, R0G 1K0 and will When beauty is the goal such as home insurance also be made available on the Rural Municipality of What form it takes to satisfy information. RM of Montcalm Morris website at www.rmofmorris.com. This yearning of the soul Update your kit RM of Morris May 5, 2021 Good News! Border Vintage will open on regularly to discard Town of Morris Larry Driedger, CMMA Thursday June 17, 2021. Many will be delighted to Chief Administrative Officer hear this good news. Services Rural Municipality of Morris 207 Main Street North Box 518 See us on-line visit LAWN AERATION Morris, Manitoba R0G 1K0 Starting at $80 for an average size yard “www.southeastjournal.ca” Call or text Bruce at 204 771 0168 THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL May 20, 2021 Pg 11 Association and membership DURING RESTRICTIONS? C & Q Auto and Small Engine Service Help Wanted do not make any warranty as Why Struggle…? ADVERTISE 104 Dominion St Unit 3 to the accuracy, completeness, NOW AND GET SEEN IN truthfulness or reliability of such OUR 37 WEEKLY MANITOBA Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 advertisements. 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MCNA - Manitoba Community Yardman person required Though we cannot guarantee Newspapers Association (204) • Applicant must be physically fit and able to work publication, MCNA will get the 947-1691. www.mcna.com Notice To Creditors individually and within a group environment. information into the right hands for ONLY $35.00 + GST/HST. Announcements IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD • Position is a permanent full time day position Call MCNA (204) 947-1691 for WALTER HARDER late of the Town of Morris in consisting of loading and unloading trucks, more information. See www. Manitoba, Deceased. monitoring inventories in bins and sheds. Climbing mcna.com under the “Types of Advertising” tab or Email All Claims against the above estate, duly verified bins and confined space entries will be required. 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& Fries Students at Roseau If anyone would like to How many non-profit May 25, Chicken Stew Valley School and nominate a Volunteer or organizations would May 26, Fish Dinner Emerson School will organization this is your shut their doors? May 27, Shepard’s Pie be participating in the opportunity Every year, thousands May 28, Roast Turkey scheduled events. 38th Annual Virtual of volunteers across the Cost: $7.00 each The Ginew Wellness Volunteer Awards province dedicate their Everyone Welcome! Centre will be carrying Thursday, time to the many non- Volunteer’s are needed out the schedule for the September 23, 2021 profit and charitable for the Congregate Meal community of Roseau Virtual Celebration! organizations here in Lorri French 204-427-2557 Program River First Nation. Deadline for Manitoba. Without the Seniors Coordinator rwfacilitator@ The Municipality of Lorri French, Senior Nominations help of these tireless 204-427-2869 emersonfranklin.com Emerson-Franklin Services Coordinator Monday May 24, 2021 individuals and groups, srcoordinator@ Recreation & Wellness for the Municipality of Volunteer Manitoba many of our non-profits, emersonfranklin.com Department will be Emerson-Franklin will and Manitoba Liquor community groups and Covid-19 Vaccine Abbeyfield House offering Free Virtual be carrying out specific & Lotteries are thrilled charities would no Beginning March 11, Please call Maria to Courses & Entertainment pieces of the schedule to host the Annual longer be able to provide people that meet the purchase a meal @ 204- Stay up to date on for the community Volunteer Awards once supports and services province’s eligibility 427-3851 or 204-373- what we are offering by of Dominion City & again, which honour to thousands of people criteria can call (Toll- 2890 checking out the Emerson. the contributions that across the province. free) 1-844-626-8222 Due to Covid-19 - (Code- Municipal website: We will be posting individuals and groups For over 40 years, (1-844-MAN-VACC) to Red) meals will be Pick- http://www. updates before the date. have made to enrich the Volunteer Manitoba make an appointment up and Delivery only emersonfranklin.com Please check back to see lives of Manitobans. has proudly promoted, for the Covid-19 vaccine. until further notice. and follow us on how you can participate Volunteers have an supported, and If you need assistance, Please wear a mask when Facebook: https:// as a community member. enormous impact on the celebrated community please call Lorri @ 427- you pick up your meal & www.facebook.com/ We are currently health and well-being engagement in 2557 please social distance. redriverrec accepting video of communities here in Manitoba, and we are Congregate Meal May 20, Fried Chicken LOVE MY submissions for the Manitoba. Did you know thrilled to be able to Program Dinner COMMUNITY Virtual Raiderfest that that in 2013, 12.7 million recognize the hard work will be offering lunch May 21, Sweet & Sour We are excited to will be aired on those Canadians contributed and commitment of 5 days a week Monday Ribs announce the “Love My two days. over 2 billion hours Manitoba’s volunteers - Friday at 11:30 am at May 24, Cheeseburger Community” event that BIG THANKS to all our without receiving a at the 38th Annual will take place over two partners and Access penny for their time? Volunteer Awards days, May 27th, and May Credit Union for Imagine what our Celebration! Here is 28th. sponsoring this event. communities would look the link: nominating a The purpose of this event We encourage everyone like if people stopped volunteer, is to spread joy, engage to join us in loving their donating their time. Have a Wonderful Week! us in acts of kindness, community on these two How many resources Spread the Kindness! and celebrate our days. and services would no communities. Volunteer Awards longer be available to us?