The Spirit Winter 2015

Serving the Communities of Whyte Ridge & Linden Ridge Winter Carnival! Light Ridge Whyte Ridge Community Centre Sunday, December 13th, 2015 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm Contest! • Skate with Santa (bring your skates) • Marshmallow Roast This holiday season, Whyte Ridge & • Sleigh Rides ($2 person - $5 family) • Tobogganing Linden Ridge will once again transform • Pizza • 50/50 Raffle for Canteen upgrades into Light Ridge! • Hot Chocolate & Cookies (1 ticket for $5 and 3 for $10) Judging for our annual holiday lights • Indoor Craft Table with a maximum prize of $415 competition will take place mid to late December, and prizes will be given out • Glitter Tattoos • Candy Cane Contest to the best decorated house! ($0.50 p. guess or 3 for $1.00) Nominate yourself, your friends and Thank you to our • Jets Ticket Raffle neighbours by emailing the house generous sponsors: (1 ticket for $5 or 3 for $10) address to [email protected] by December 20. Judging will take place between Dec 21 and 24.

Calendar of Events: Terry Duguid Movie Night December 11 Member of Parliament Winter Carnival December 13, 1-4 pm Winnipeg South Light Ridge Contest December 20 Movie Night January 8 M.A. Ironworks January - all children and adult Councillor programming begins Creighton, SK Marty Morantz Charleswood-Tuxedo Whyte Ridge Ward

this plan. Please take a few moments to contact them and let them know this is something our community wants and needs. One voice is small, but Run at the Ridge! many voices in unison will be heard! Run at the Ridge will take place As we enter the holiday season, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of our Executive, Directors and supporting volunteers who have been • Saturday May 7th, 2016 working tirelessly throughout the year, delivering a wide array of programs • 2km and 5km walk or run and working behind the scenes on the administration, operation and • 8:30am. development of our community centre. If you know any of these people, please take a moment to personally thank them for their amazing All levels, strollers are welcome! The race committee is contributions to our community. hard at work collecting sponsorships, prizes and donations. Finally, I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season and hope to If you or your business would like to be a part of this see many of you at our up-coming Winter Carnival! special community event, please email [email protected] Dan Rapinda President and House & Grounds Director WRCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS SITE DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING MEETINGS REPORT 1 All meetings will be held at Hey Whyte Ridge! Here’s the winter update on the site development 170 Fleetwood Road at 7:30 pm activities that occurred during the fall.

• Tuesday, December 8, 2015 In October we finally had the five interpretive signs installed. Other than some maintenance activities next spring, that pretty much concludes the two • Tuesday, January 12, 2016 projects I re-joined the Board two years ago to complete: the building • Tuesday, February 9, 2016 expansion feasibility study and the interpretive trail project. Woohoo! • Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Here’s a summary of both. Building Expansion Study As I’ve probably mentioned in previous articles, we’ve been discussing the concept of a bigger building at the community centre for at least 15 years, but the initial priority was the development of the grounds. About 10 years PRESIDENTS REPORT 1 ago our community centre participated in a city-wide study of community Welcome to winter! At the time of writing I have no idea when the snow centres and other sports and recreation facilities that was published in April is coming (especially with the warm year we have had so far), but hopefully 2009 as Plan 2025. Plan 2025 recognized that a community the size of it will be cold enough that our rinks will be ready for our upcoming Winter Whyte Ridge typically has a gymnasium and that there was a need to Carnival. address the changing demographics and increasing population in the City. The limited space for indoor programming was recognized, and In addition to the carnival, we are continuing our traditions of the Light gymnasiums for both Whyte Ridge and Linden Woods were identified in the Ridge competition and kid’s colouring contest. We also have regular family Development Proposals section of the Plan. In 2011 Linden Woods movie nights scheduled throughout the winter, and several new programs announced the completion of their gymnasium project. planned to start in January. Please continue to read on for more information from our Directors regarding the new and exciting things In August 2014 we retained an architectural consultant to assess our happening at our CC! existing community centre building and develop a conceptual plan for expansion. We got provincial funding to cover the majority of costs. The Our biggest goal is still the expansion of our facility. In order to make work included the development of a business plan demonstrating how a this happen, our city Councillor (Marty Morantz), MLA (Brian Pallister) bigger building would result in better serving the needs of the community and MP (Terry Duguid), need to hear that our citizens are strongly behind and generate sufficient revenue to hire full time staff to manage the facility.

Interpretive Trail Project Interpretive Trail Project Google Earth images 2002 Google Earth images 2015

2 The plans were developed in March of this year, based on community surveys and workshops where opportunities for input were provided. These have been discussed in previous issues of the Spirit and information can be found at our website (whyteridge.ca).

With the completion of our conceptual plan we’ve been working with the City to determine the next steps. This fall we had several meetings with the We are your Holistic City’s Community Services Department who provided us with some Pharmacies for Wellness feedback on our plan, and we’re in the process of updating it to strengthen the rationale for expansion. Part of this process has involved a closer We Specialize in Meeting Patients' Needs: examination of our operating costs and it has become even more apparent • Specialty compounding • Vegan friendly medications • Customized medication dosages • Veterinary medications that we need to be generating more revenue to address the growing costs of • Bio-identical hormones • Sterile products utilities and general maintenance, particularly in areas such as maintaining • Custom Flavoured medicine • Eye drops the ice rinks in the winter. We also heard that the City is developing a new • Dental preparations • Inhalation solutions sports and recreation master plan, and we want to make sure we don’t get • Dermatological preparations • Injectables lost in any reshuffling that occurs. At this stage it’s very important that we • Discontinued, unavailable medications • Nasal sprays • Dye free, sugar free, lactose free medications • Medication review try to get as much support for this project as we can - from our politicians • Hemorrhoid preparations • Comprehensive Metabolic Consultation services and from or community. As we’ve mentioned previously, if you’d like to • Ketogenic medications • Anti-Aging help us plan these next exciting steps, please contact us! •Medicated LipBalms • Chronic Health conditions • Medicated lozenges (Troches), Lollipops • Chronic Fatigue Interpretive Trail Project. • Medicated mouthwashes • Fibromyalgia • Oral suspensions • Functional Medicine It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 10 years since the concept of an • Oral & topical sprays • Nutritional consultation interpretive trail was developed, and the presence of the signage basically • Slowed release & regular capsules • Pain management now makes it fully functional. It’s part of a landscaping project that began • Suppositories & enemas • Weight management even earlier. I’ve included two Google Earth images (opposite page) - one • Topical anti-nausea gels • Cancer Care from 2002, and one from this past summer. It’s really interesting to see how • Topical pain gels • Diabetic Care & teaching centre • Topical creams, gels & ointments • INR testing & teaching centre things have changed! • Palliative Care • We carry professional grade supplements • Knowledgeable pharmacists to help you with the supplement selection While the property was purchased by the City of Winnipeg in 1986, by • Certified pharmacist to provide injection 2002 only the building, parking lot and a hockey pen had been built. There CD Whyte Ridge Pharmacy CinDen Pharmacy #1 CinDen Pharmacy #2 was no sod and some of you may recall that the north end was being used to 123G Scurfield Blvd. 1600 Pembina Hwy. 101-1020 Lorimer Blvd. dump fill during the development of our subdivision. 204-488-1819 204-452-7989 204-219-8461

Due in large part to the assistance of (the late) City Councillor Bill Clement, by 2007 a major landscaping project was in full swing, with more than $500,000 in funds being used in the development of the property, including two soccer pitches, a basketball court, a recreational skating rink, a play structure, and walking trails. Powell Property Group As part of this landscaping project, consideration was given to developing some interesting interpretive/educational features that might appeal to local schoolchildren and residents not participating in community sports, and it Commissions from 4% became apparent that community centre was well-positioned to offer this option. In addition to its proximity to the Fort Whyte Alive facility to the north, used regularly for visits by the two schools in the community, a segment of the TransCanada Trail runs through the site. When Fort Whyte Alive opened an entrance on its southern end in 2006, many Whyte Ridge residents began to access the Fort Whyte Trail network through the community centre property and the Whyte Ridge Interpretive Trail Project kicked into gear. The project fell by the wayside in 2009 as several community centre Board members moved on to other endeavours, but in 2013 the plan was updated and with the help of City Councillor Paula Havixbeck, and more recently councillor Marty Morantz, a new phase of implementation began. And now it’s pretty much complete! Here’s a brief summary of the various elements.

Native Prairie and Railways The first aspect of the interpretive trail seen when entering the site from its south east end on Fleetwood Road is a prairie wildflower trailhead garden. The community centre Board has been working closely with Native Plant Solutions to establish an area of tall grass prairie along the entire eastern side of the property. The southern portion was established in 2009, with the Liz Cale northern portion being prepared in 2014. The presence of the Canadian Pacific Railway spur line and existing prairie grassland habitat immediately Your Resident Realtor to the east of the property provides an interesting interpretive feature described in a sign next to the new bench in the centre of the property. Ph. 204.479.9480 When vast tracts of native prairie in North America were settled by [email protected] Europeans the land was used for farming and fires were prevented wherever possible. Wildfires are a natural part of the prairie ecology and reduce 3 continued on page 4 Butterfly Garden encroachment of trees and rejuvenate prairie soils. Over the past 100 years, One of the most recent aspects of the Interpretive Trail Project is the with the spread of agriculture and control of fires, areas of native prairie butterfly-shaped butterfly garden, where the final sign is located. With a have been drastically reduced. The tall-grass prairie (with species including bench and wheelchair accessibility, the butterfly garden contains numerous big bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass, little bluestem, Canada wild rye and butterfly host plants among an array of attractive species. Under the northern wheatgrass), is now one of the most endangered habitats in North leadership of Kelley Liebzeit, a total of almost 900 plants have been installed, America. One of the few types of areas where native prairie was sustained including species of sunflower, milkweed, aster, clover, blazing star, surrounded the railways, particularly as fire was often used as a means to coneflower and goldenrod. These provide habitat for butterflies, including nectar sources, larval food plants, and shelter when they arrive in June to early fall when they begin to migrate south. Species such as the monarch butterfly have experienced substantial population declines across the continent, due to urban sprawl and drought in the US, loss of overwintering habitat in Mexico, and record rainfalls and cold periods in Canada. They overwinter in only a few small specific sites in Mexico, which makes them vulnerable to logging and herbicides. In addition, there are several butterfly species associated with native prairie habitat, and the association with this rare habitat has resulted in several species receiving protection under the Manitoba Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act. The community centre Board is hoping that the butterfly garden will attract some of these rare control vegetation on railway tracks. and/or interesting butterfly species.

Historic Events As indicated, a widening of the path with a bench has been established in the middle of the site with signage in place that describes several important historic events that occurred in the area. Whyte Ridge is named after William Whyte, who led a “bloodless battle” over railway rights in 1888 on land that is adjacent to the WRCC site. Nineteen years earlier the WRCC area was where Louis Riel, with a mounted patrol of unarmed Métis, led the Stopping of the Survey when they forced I’m quite proud of the interpretive trail project, and it was great to see a Canadian government surveyors to halt their work until negotiations had few families already wandering around the signs soon after they were taken place between the inhabitants of Red River Settlement and the installed. Hopefully it gives residents a reason to come to the community Canadian Government, in the first public act of the Red River Resistance centre for something besides playing sports. We’re hoping that it will be that led ultimately to the creation of the new province of Manitoba. enjoyed by local residents and schoolchildren, and travellers of the TransCanada Trail for many years to come. We’re just considering the possibility of having some type of grand opening in the spring, with maybe another sign at the trail head, and maybe an event or two to bring out the school kids!

Nick Barnes Site Development Director HOUSE & GROUNDS REPORT 1

Native Trees We have been working steadily since April to make some significant In addition to adding some topography to break up the linear shape of the improvements to the building, grounds, amenities and rinks. Hopefully, property, efforts have been made to “soften” the site using native trees as many of you have noticed some of the differences. visual and acoustic barriers to adjacent residential and commercial property. An attempt has been made to use largely native species reflective of Aspen Our Multi-Purpose Room ceiling and window covering upgrades are now Parkland, such as Saskatoon, willow, chokecherry, aspen, pincherry, complete, which have dramatically improved the aesthetic appearance of the cottonwood, basswood, and maple. The northern portions of the property space. I encourage you to check out the renovated space and consider will be left to naturalize over time. In addition, a line of elm trees along the renting our facility for both personal celebrations and business events. linear western pathway serve as a tribute to their historic relationship with We have put a significant amount of resources into repairing and painting Winnipeg streets, and a sign has been installed to describe this issue. While the rinks, and should have replacement of the protective window coverings the effort has been to use native species, in this case a hybrid species finished by the start of rink season. We hope our efforts will improve resistant to Dutch Elm Disease was used. experiences for both participants and spectators. Many thanks to FGNHA, who provided us with financial support, and the volunteers who assisted in completing this work!

One of our next goals is to get a permanent skate railing installed between the back of the building and the pleasure rink to assist children and less experienced skaters with safely commuting between the two. In order to accomplish this, we will require some financial support from members of our Communities. Please contact me by email if you can provide finances, resources or time to this project.

4 We are also planning several other short-term and longer-term upgrades to the facility to improve the comfort and use of the space. If you have suggestions or feedback on things you would like to see done, please contact me at [email protected]. We would also welcome help from anyone who is able to assist with planning and managing these projects. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday period and winter season. I also encourage everyone to get outside and enjoy some of the unique activities and experiences that this time of the year has to offer!

Dan Rapinda President and House & Grounds Director

COMMUNICATIONS REPORT 1

Hello! Hope you had a happy fall season!

As Communications Director, these past few months I’ve been involved with contacting the board and members of the community, updating our community centre website and Facebook page, and helping put together this newsletter.

As mentioned elsewhere in the newsletter, we are looking for more volunteers at the Community Centre. If you would like to volunteer, check the back page of the newsletter or our website for available positions!

Our site, whyteridge.ca, is a source of information for the community. It’s updated to keep you informed on areas such as: Upcoming events (stay updated on our Winter Carnival, Light Ridge Competition, and skating rink times!); Registration for classes for both adults and children (check out our new winter programming!); Information on how to rent our Community Centre; and Contact information for the board (feel free to email with inquiries about volunteering)

We also have a Facebook page, which is linked on our website and can also be found at www.facebook.com/WhyteRidge. Head over there and give it a like to stay updated! You can also follow our twitter @WhyteRidgeCC.

I’d like to once again thank board members and other members of our community for taking the time to write their own articles to help keep you interested and informed about what’s going on in Whyte Ridge.

With that, I’d like to wish you a happy holiday season, and all the best in 2016!

Anissa Barnes Communications Director

SPECIAL EVENTS REPORT 1

Hello Friends ...what an amazing summer we had at the community centre. As mentioned in the last edition of The Spirit, this summer we had events such as the Nature Manitoba Garden Tour, Summer Camps, and the Summer Carnival. We truly had a wonderful summer.

Well it doesn’t stop there...winter is coming and so is the cold. Are you looking to watch a great movie with friends and neighbours? Our winter Discover the world of Cork movie nights continue in December(doors open 6:30, movie starts at 7). For the month of December, we will be collecting canned goods and non- Ph. 204-989-1042 perishable items for our less fortunate families of Winnipeg. There is still Unit 5 - 1455 Waverley Street no cost to attend these movie nights, and we plan on having our canteen Mon-Wed & Fri 9am - 5pm • Thurs 9am - 7pm open for snacks, so check our calendar for the dates and the website for the Open Saturdays 10am - 2pm movie playing that night. Would you like to choose the movie? Send in your requests to me at [email protected]. Made for any Room in the House continued on page 6 5 SPECIAL EVENTS REPORT continued

Our annual Light Ridge competition will also be taking place this skating with Santa, marshmallow roasting, raffles, hot beverages, pizza and December, and prizes will be awarded to the best-decorated house! Judging crafts. Keep visiting our website for more fun activities for the whole family will take place between December 21st -24th, and the due date to enter is and I hope to see you at our Winter Carnival. December 20th. Sincerely, Kevin Pickle The fun doesn’t stop there. For those who like the cold we have our Special Events Director Winter Carnival December 13th from 1-4 pm. There will be sleigh rides,

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There are a variety of classes, educational programs and recreational opportunities offered that may interest you, including: Yoga, Zumba, Weight Resistance, Line dance, Fitness classes, and Mixed Media Painting. As well, the Gardening Club is always popular and often has interesting guest speakers. We also have drop in programs such as Five Pin Bowling, Bridge and Cribbage, Men’s Casual Breakfast Group, Movie PALs and Lunch PALs.

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8 SOCCER REPORT 1     The 2015 outdoor soccer ended with a lovely fall season this year.     Congratulations to our league champions: U15 Girls (Coach Tavares), U17   !  ! Girls (Coach Aiello) and U16 Boys (Coach Aiello), and to the U13 Girls " #$%&''(' (Coach Colasuonno) who finally won gold at the Cambrian Cup. Thank you to our coaches and other volunteers for another successful season. And thanks to Mother Nature for that spectacular September weather!

U13 Champs! Whyte Ridge is hosting 7 indoor teams this year. The indoor soccer facilities at the universities of Manitoba and Winnipeg are busy places as soccer has become a popular year round sport. Our teams enjoy playing at these beautiful new indoor fields.

Thank you to our indoor sponsors, Linden Ridge Orthodontics and Ranger Insurance, for their continued support. Please support these businesses whenever possible to show your appreciation as their financial support helps to keep our fees down! Thank you to the conveners and equipment managers who keep this program running year round. A special    thank you to Hernan Popper who is stepping down as U13 to U18 boys convener after a number of years in that role.    If you would like to be part of a great group of soccer volunteers, we are looking to fill the following position of U13 to U18 boys convener.    Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in either of these positions. Our soccer program is operated entirely by     volunteers, so please consider volunteering your time as convenor, Director, coach or assistant coach.     New for this upcoming 2016 Mini-soccer season will be Boys only U7/U8    combined teams and Girls only U7/U8 combined teams. Please check the nights that these teams will play (www.wrsoccer.com). Please watch for     outdoor registration signs this winter; registration for mini-soccer to U18 outdoor soccer will open in February 2016.     Pablo Szajt, Soccer Director    BASKETBALL REPORT 1           Winter basketball in Whyte Ridge is well under way. This season we have a total of 6 teams and 70 players participating, including 33 eight to eleven     year old boys and 12 ten/eleven year old girls. It’s great to see such high numbers for our younger kids, as this bodes well for the future of basketball    in Whyte Ridge.

Although registration is closed for the winter session, spring session will        be starting in mid March. If you’d like to see what basketball is all about at     the community club level, check out Lindenwoods community center on any given Saturday or Sunday. Come out and cheer on your classmates and see if basketball is something you might want to try! The full Winnipeg  !   Minor Basketball League schedule can be found www.wmba.ca

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Children’s Programming Adult Programming Family Zumba Family Zumba Sunday morning Zumba® is a family friendly class to help encourage Sunday morning Zumba® is a family friendly class to help encourage families achieve fitness goals together. This is an entry-level class for families achieve fitness goals together. This is an entry-level class for those who might be new to fitness or unfamiliar with cardio dance those who might be new to fitness or unfamiliar with cardio dance programs. We will mix effective body sculpting movements with programs. We will mix effective body sculpting movements with easy-to-follow, fun dance steps. People seem to forget about working easy-to-follow, fun dance steps. People seem to forget about working out during a Zumba® session, allowing them to exercise longer, and out during a Zumba® session, allowing them to exercise longer, and burn even more calories. Using upbeat Latin music together with burn even more calories. Using upbeat Latin music together with cardiovascular exercise, Zumba® is aerobic dancing that is lots of fun cardiovascular exercise, Zumba® is aerobic dancing that is lots of fun and easy to learn for people of all ages. and easy to learn for people of all ages. Sundays - 10:00-10:45 am Sundays - 10:00-10:45 am January 31 – April 10, 2016 (no class on March 27) January 31 – April 10, 2016 (no class on March 27) Cost: $60.00/individual and $75.00/family Cost: $60.00/individual and $75.00/family

Recreational Cheerleading for Kids (Ages 5+) BellyFit (Women Only) Cheerleading focuses on strength, balance and flexibility, all of which Bellyfit is the holistic fitness experience for women that blends the skills will be coached and advanced though this program. This power and wisdom of ancient cultures with the research, technology recreational Cheerleading team will be mainly learning how to stunt. and trends of the modern world. Designed exclusively for the female Cheerleading dance and jumps will come after but minimum body, mind and spirit, Bellyfit offers a full body, full of spirit, tumbling will be taught. Stunts, in this age group, range from basic extraordinary exercise experience in a safe, effective, intelligent two-legged stunts to two-legged extended stunts and tosses. There group fitness format guaranteed to satisfy women’s desire to feel are numerous variations of each stunt. At the end of this program beautiful, strong and healthy. participants will take part in a fun team performance that involves In the first half hour of the class, burn mega calories, relieve stress everything they had learned. Maximum of 20 students. and get the sweat flowing with fun, easy to learn cardio moves Wednesdays - 6:00-7:30 pm infused with the ancient and beautiful fundamentals of Belly Dance, January 13 – March 16, 2016 Bollywood and African Dance. During the second half of the class, Cost: $65.00 enjoy sculpting, toning and tightening with Pilates inspired core work, a deep yet relaxing Yoga inspired stretch and mindful Mudra (NEW!) Teen Muay Thai Kickboxing Meditation (12-15 years of age) Sundays - 11:00 am- 12:00 pm A class focusing on cardiovascular health using the basic techniques January 31 – April 10, 2016 (no class on March 27) of Muay Thai. This class is geared toward a teen age group where Cost: $66.00 basic Muay Thai techniques are applied in a fun and energetic 45 Mondays - 7:30- 8:30 pm min class. All skill levels are welcome and no equipment necessary! February 1 – April 11, 2016 (no class on March 28) Attendance at first class is required in order to learn proper Cost: $66.00 technique in preparation for remainder of classes. Thursdays - 7:30 – 8:15 pm (45 min class) Zumba B1 and B2 January 14 – March 17, 2016 Students will learn the steps to four basic rhythms (merengue, salsa, Cost: $95 cumbia, reggaeton). Also, learning six more rhythms (belly dance, flamenco, tango, samba, plus two new high-intensity rhythms, soca H.E.A.D.S.U.P. Kidz Yoga (ages 7-12) and quebradita). Also incorporated is Zumba Core, which will help Yoga with a spin, infuses creative movement, song, imagination and strengthening core muscles, enhances balance and stability, and interpretation with Yoga poses. Weave through the grass like snakes, improves posture and alignment to help amp up every move. swing on the vines like monkeys, stand like a strong warrior, etc… A Mondays - 6:15-7:15 pm great class for both the relaxed child – who needs more activity, and February 1 – April 11, 2016 (no class on March 28) also for the busy child that requires more centering and focus. Cost: $66.00 Thursdays - 4:30-5:30 pm January 14- March 17, 2016 Muay Thai Cardio Kickboxing (ages 16+) Cost: $75.00 A high intensity class focusing on cardiovascular health using the basic techniques of Muay Thai. This class will have you sweating and burning lots of calories. We take basic Muay Thai techniques and apply them to this fun, energetic and fast paced hour of power. All skill levels are welcome (bring your own wraps or purchase for

12 (register online at www.whyteridge.ca) Ashtanga Yoga Ashtanga yoga is an energetic class, linking breath with movement as you flow through a set sequence of poses. This class will improve your strength and flexibility and release you of stress. Great for all $10+tax at first class, also bring towel or mat). Attendance at first levels. class is required in order to learn proper technique in preparation January 14 - March 17, 2016 for remainder of classes. Time: 6:30-7:30 pm / Cost: $110 Thursdays - 8:15-9:15 pm Drop in: $13 January 14 – March 17, 2016 Register or questions contact: [email protected] Fusion with Gloria Programming for all Ages This workout combines yoga, pilates and resistance training to improve the body’s strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. It’s a Filipino Martial Arts (BAAD) great total body workout! (ages 6+ to 95+, families welcome!) Wednesdays, January 13 to March 6 (10 weeks) Arnis de Mano (a.k.a. Kali or Eskrima) has been seen in movies such 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm as Bourne Identity. Weapons are taught initially, to program proper Cost: $80 / Drop-in: $10 movement. Arnis training consists of Sticks, Blades, Panantukan, Bring weights, mat and water Dumog, Panandyakan and Flexible/Projectile weapons. Graded To register contact Gloria at [email protected] or curriculum will be based on Burokil Alambra Arnis de Mano 204-254-5403 (BAAD), with additional elements and drills from other Eskrima- Kali systems incorporated into training. Saturday - 10:00-11:00am Game Night- families welcome! January 16-March 19 All ages welcome; bring your friends. Bring a board game or deck of Cost: $75.00 cards, or play one of ours. Trading card games welcome too. Casual, drop-in; no pre-registration required. $2/person, cash only at the door. Gymnastics Acro: AcroYoga/AcroDance Tuesdays, January 5 – March 22, 2016 (ages 9+ to 95) 7:30-9:00pm Acrobatic concepts with a yogic consciousness. It is the movement $2/person fusion of acrobatics, dance and yoga. Bandhas (internal locks), Dristi (gaze) Ujiay (breath) and Vinyasa Flow (movement with breath) to a partner acrobatic practice. Incorporating aesthetics from various DANCE: B-Boying, Modern, Ballet, Improvisation & Mask. Saturday - 11:00am-12:00pm January 16-March 19 Cost: $75.00 2014 FU Cost: $125.00 LL-T PA IME, A RT-T ND IME CASU A AL C VAIL ARE Fitness Classes, Mind and Body ABLE Awareness WRCC 2016 Yoga Class Bev Campbell - Certified Yoga Instructor I offer a balanced Yoga Class that emphasizes detail, precision and proper alignment. Props are provided to help you to adapt the poses you learn to your individual ability. Emphasis is placed on developing correct poses, strength and stability at a pace that works for you. Yoga is a journey that you can start at any age. Join us for an hour of personal development in a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by others who will help you achieve your goal. Smiling is encouraged. Tuesdays, January 19th - March 22nd 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Option 1 10 week Session $ 80.00 Option 2 Drop In $ 10.00 per class References available upon request* - 5 Bright Classrooms & Early Learning Centre - Large Indoor Gym To Register: Text or Call: 204 898 9022 or E-Mail me at: - Direct Access to a Beautifully Landscaped Natural Play Space [email protected] - Water Play Areas - Outdoor Classroom 13 WINTER CAMP BRICKS 4 KIDZ WINTER BREAK LEGO CAMP Join us as we learn, play & build together with LEGO bricks! We'll do a variety of LEGO builds each day, including our ever-popular motorized builds. There will be lots of time for imagination and creativity, games and challenges and some recreational opportunities too. December 29-31 at Whyte Ridge CC Full Day Option: 9am to 4pm, Cost: $135 Half Day Option: 9am to noon or 1pm to 4pm, Cost: $90 To register please visit: www.bricks4kidz.com/388

• the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second • the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years • a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel Did you Know? • the average hen lays 228 eggs a year • Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old • the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days • hot water freezes quicker than cold water • a snail can sleep for 3 years • tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food • the moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days • on average you blink 25,000 a day • you shed a complete layer of skin every 4 weeks • the US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year • wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times • the longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years • the average bank teller loses $250 every year • the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds • the movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks • all of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20 • rubber bands last longer when kept refrigerated • Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062) CChhrriissttmmaass BBaarrkk CCooookkiiee CCrruunncchh This Christmas Candy will be a hit at all your parties! Send it to school with the kids and take it to work for friends to enjoy. This is a favourite at Christmas.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 lb. white chocolate - use Ghirardelli white chocolate chips 14 Oreos, broken into pieces - use the plain 1 and 1/2 cups pretzels, broken- use the thin straight ones 1 cup peanut butter chips 1/2 cup peanuts 1/2 cup miniature Reese’s cups 1/2 cup Peanut M&Ms - Christmas Colors Christmas sprinkles

Directions:

Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper or foil. Spread the broken pretzels, broken cookies & peanuts on the prepared cookie sheet. Melt the white chocolate in microwave until smooth (1 minute to 1 ½ minutes, make sure to add a little canola oil). Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the pretzel mixture, spreading with a spatula if needed. Before it sets, sprinkle on M&Ms, Miniature Reese’s, Peanut Butter Chips and sprinkles. Place the tray into the refrigerator until set. Break into pieces and enjoy!

14 SCHOOL NEWS We invite the community to join us for our monthly assemblies where we work to capture the focus of our school plan – Belonging, Active Starts, Passion Projects and Inquiry, Authentic Numeracy, Social Action and Rights of the Child. The next two assemblies are scheduled for Whyte Ridge School November 26 and December 18, 2015. With the increase in families new to our community, we are hosting EAL parent nights at HGI to Happy fall, everyone! The school year has settled in invite and assist parents’ involvement in and understanding of our growing community. These nicely at Whyte Ridge. Our current enrollment is 433 evenings will be held in the HGI Library from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on January 20 and March 9, 2015. students, which is very similar to last year, and we Parent contributions to our school are valued. If you do have some time to assist at the school, welcomed 50 new students to our learning community assistant coach or volunteer on field trips, please let us know. in the fall. One of the areas that we have decided to focus on as a Wishes for a nice start to winter. Hope to see you soon at HGI. staff over the coming year is increasing our students’ ability to think critically and solve problems skillfully Mike Pizzi and Peggy Hobson and confidently. We want students to embrace Vice-Principal and Principal, Henry G. Izatt Middle School challenges and the possibility of making a “mistake” as a chance for deeper thinking and learning. As the weather turns colder and more of our activities are confined to indoors, we encourage you to enjoy family time centered around a good book or a board game. Often parents think that as soon as children can read independently, their job of reading to them is over. Not only is snuggling around an interesting story a great way to bond and strengthen relationships with your children, it is also a powerful way to support your child as a reader by talking about the events and characters in the story. We have already begun discussions regarding our winter concerts, which will be held December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Kindergarten registration will be in February. Please let anyone know who may have a school-aged child at home. We hope that you take a moment to observe the season’s transition from summer, to fall, to winter and find much to be thankful for.

Ruthanne Dyck Principal, Whyte Ridge School

Henry G. Izatt Middle School

Hello Whyte Ridge Community, Henry G. Izatt has started the school year in an energetic way. We have welcomed many new families to our school and we are settling in to a positive routine with many varied opportunities and activities. In the last while, we have hosted the “Meet the Teacher BBQ” and posted short videos on our website introducing our staff. The grade 9 students have learned FREE a great deal about the Canadian election process and Home Evaluation this culminated in a project that was completed on the day after the election. HGI was a polling station, and a few of our students were selected to work on the campaign after the candidates met at our school and each presented their perspective. Our grade 9 students are anticipating their experience at “Take Our Kids to Work” day on November 4, 2015. Our winter band concert will be held in the school gymnasium on December 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. We are continuing our intergenerational project in cooperation with Riverwood Square and celebrate the positive partnerships. Our website continues to be a wealth of information (http://www.pembinatrails.ca/henrygizatt/). Please check the website to keep up to date with news, student Dec. 31, 2015 opportunity/work and videos demonstrating growing skill at the editing process. 15 Winter Geocaching

‘Geo’—- of or relating to the Earth (Those without that attribute are likely at ground level, and will be hidden ‘Cache’ ——-a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or under snow until spring). Many geocaches in the Whyte Ridge and South inaccessible place. Winnipeg area are indeed winter friendly. Assiniboine Forest is a wonderful place to take a hike in the winter and find geocaches! 15 years ago in the year 2000, a new sport/pastime was started when in Oregon, a fellow by the name of Dave Ulmer hid a container of ‘stuff’ in the Believe it or not, there is a sort of a bonus when geocaching in the winter. wilderness and posted coordinates on the Internet. Within a few days, others You can often find a geocache by simply following the footprints in the found the container using hand held GPS devices, and Geocaching was snow left by the geocachers who found the cache before you! born! No extra equipment is generally needed for winter geocaching, other than It’s a simple premise, a high tech treasure hunt- one geocacher hides a the old adage “There is no such thing as bad weather.....just bad clothing....”. container with a log book and items to trade, and other geocachers, using a Dress for the conditions; good boots, winter ski pants, a parka and a winter handheld GPS device or smart phone, go looking for it! Although it sounds hat are a must! Add hand warmers and you are good to go! simple, it’s amazing how clever people can be hiding things, often in plain sight! As pointed out, a logbook is inside every geocache; once a geocache is found, the geocacher must sign the logbook. For winter geocaching the My adventures in geocaching began in August 2007 with my family. By challenge here is the windchill. Fingers get very cold, very fast; sometimes I December of that first year, we had backed off looking for geocaches; who go inside the car to sign the logbook, sometimes I tough it out! Also, pens would go looking for these things in the winter in Manitoba! Well, in fact, freeze in the cold, so carrying a pencil is helpful! geocaching in the winter is fun and a great way to do something outdoors all year round! For those interested in geocaching, please checkout Geocaching.com and the Manitoba Geocaching Association at http://www.mbgeocaching.ca Geocaches can be hidden in all sorts of ways, and generally a geocache will be considered ‘Winter Friendly” if it’s maintained 2-3 feet above ground Good luck and Happy Caching! so that it doesn’t become buried in snow. Thus, pine trees, fence posts, walls, lampposts, and benches are all possible places to find geocaches in the Greg Torossi winter. (torossi on geocaching.com)

Geocaching.com is the main place to find geocaches placed in your area, ps. There are three geocaches hidden at the Whyte Ridge Community and in Winnipeg and other areas in Manitoba, many will be marked with a Centre; can you find them all? Winter Friendly Attribute. This lets us know that it is findable in the winter.

Birthday Parties and NEW TO THE AREA? other Rental Opportunities Relocating to Winnipeg? Rental of the Community Centre is available for all types of group events, including but For information on Winnipeg and area try this website! not limited to wedding receptions, meetings, http://www.relocatecanada.com/winnipeg/ reunions & birthday parties. index.html Zumba instructor offers Need information on Whyte Ridge? Try here. Children’s Zumba Birthday Parties! www.whyteridge.ca Address: 170 Fleetwood Road, Whyte Ridge Capacity: Multipurpose room - 96 people Community Centre Information: Fee: $30 / hour | Deposit Required : $100 for rentals www.whyteridge.ca ending before 6 pm or $150 for all other rentals **PLEASE NOTE** You MUST be 18 years of age or older to book the Community Centre. NOTICE You will be required to sign a Hall Rental Agreement outlining your responsibilities. Submissions for the March 2016 edition of the Spirit are due February 5 . We encourage anyone especially youth to submit articles or stories. Let us know what you want to see in the Spirit. If you have ideas please contact us at: [email protected] Check the rental calendar online at www.whyteridge.ca for available dates! 16 Holiday Cooking With Candied Yams For 6-8 people 2-3 medium sized yams Tradition & Change • Approximately ¼ pound of butter • Garlic powder • Pepper • Brown Sugar With the holidays around the corner are you starting • Paprika • Fresh squeezed lemon juice of 2-3 lemons to find yourself on Pinterest pinning away fresh and interesting new recipes for your turkey dinner? Maybe Great make ahead dish! Boil your yams skin on until cooked, but don’t overcook, as they start to you’re more old school like myself and are physically fall apart. Depending on how large they are, look at anywhere from 25-40 minutes to boil. Cool ripping these clever ideas out of your Chatelaine then peel off the skin and slice ½ inch pieces (they’ll look like little pancakes). Place in a large magazine and watching them pile up in your “recipe baking dish. Drizzle your lemon juice first. Sprinkle with pepper, garlic powder and paprika then ideas binder”, only to never be used? put a small cube of butter onto each yam. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Cook at 350 for 20-25 minutes. I love tradition, but every December I try and talk myself into trying something different. Truth is, I never Tracy Klassen do. Our turkey dinner is sacred. I’ve been using the same recipes my Grandmother and Mother have since I can remember and I look forward to the familiarity every year. What I’m asking you to do, however, is what I don’t and step outside your comfort zone and try my stuffing and candied yam dishes when you cook your holiday meal. Make sure you stop into the Winehouse and pick up a bottle of Ned to serve with dinner. It’s our favourite Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand! Most of all enjoy eating with your family and friends, whether you stick with tradition or choose to borrow some of mine.

Stuffing • I loaf of sliced plain white bread (I buy Sobey’s fresh baked) CHRISTMAS • 2 cups of finely diced celery (one stalk does the trick with leftovers for broth!) • 2 cups of finely diced onion (please don’t buy white onion, it has no taste) • ½ a pound of butter (yes, half a pound) FRAME & • 15 dried apricots chopped small (get them at Bulk Barn) • 1 cup of golden raisins (don’t substitute!) • 4 cups of finely diced macintosh apples (peel the skin first) • 1 ¼ cup of homemade turkey or chicken broth SUNGLASS SALE! (if not homemade, a low sodium chicken broth is fine) • 1 ½ tsp. of sage & savory, 2 ½ tsp. of thyme, 2 tsp. of garlic powder, pepper to taste, 2 tablespoons of poultry seasoning. all December

The night before you make your dinner, dice up into cubes your loaf of bread and put in a large, wide bowl to sit overnight. Every once in a while toss it around. You need the bread to be a bit stale in the morning.

Sauté your onion and celery in the butter until Eyecare Centres translucent; it’ll smell great and be very runny, don’t overcook! In the meantime, spice up your bread. Add 204.489.2146 your onion & celery mixture and stir. This is a good time to test your seasoning…maybe you’ll need more Kenaston Common • 130-1570 Kenaston Blvd. poultry seasoning or thyme? You decide. Add the rest of your ingredients, toss, and voila. We don’t stuff our turkey so I put it all into a large corningware dish and store in the fridge until I’m ready to bake it. When it’s time for dinner we cook at 350 for 30 minutes with the lid on. If you like to stuff your turkey, add half of the turkey broth, stuff then add the remaining broth to what is leftover to bake.

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19 WHYTE RIDGE COMMUNITY CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015

President Dan Rapinda ...... [email protected] Past President Vacant Vice-President Volunteer needed [email protected] Treasurer Volunteer needed [email protected] Secretary Beverly Rapinda [email protected] Communications Director ...... Kirill Pirgalin ...... [email protected] Site Development Director Nick Barnes [email protected] Fundraising Director Volunteer needed Special Events Director Kevin Pickle [email protected] Soccer Director Pablo Szajt [email protected] Basketball Director John Mathieson [email protected] Hockey Director Volunteer needed House & Grounds Director Dan Rapinda [email protected] Rentals/Programming Director Volunteer needed [email protected] Director at Large Kimberley O’Hara [email protected] Director at Large Jonathan Steinfeld [email protected] Canteen Director James Kleiner ...... [email protected]

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