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Like everything else, Legion, Emerson Branch Hall and laying wreaths honour the veterans and year Legion member the cemetery easier. the annual celebration #99 honoured the at the Cenotaph. past members by placing Robyn Copeland As with other events, of Decoration Day has memory of past veterans This year the crosses and Canadian upgraded the crosses the Legion hopes to been cancelled due to marking graves, holding gatherings associated Flags on the graves of using improved material. hold a more traditional the ongoing Coronavirus a ceremony in the with Decoration Day former Legion Members. The placement was Decoration Day next pandemic. In past years, cemetery and another were cancelled, but the This has been done in changed where possible year. the Royal Canadian at the Cenotaph at Town Emerson Legion did past years as well. This to make maintenance of THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg.2 University of Manitoba to the outside of the Dominion City News this past week. Uptown Cafe & Bakery. HEAR YE! HEAR YE! By Shirley Berrington Due to Covid The flowers are starting to restrictions, it was a bloom in the boulevard Southeast Billboard Recent rains and heat were excellent. We will Sponsored by have sure brought on the miss you Dave. Rest easy virtual convocation. Yay planters, and work is gardens, flowers, trees my friend. Stacey! She even pulled hopefully starting soon Emerson Duty Free and crops. It is so nice to It’s so nice to see off straight “A’s” in her on the daycare center as Whats happening in your community. see greenery replace the some people take such last term. they cleaned up their lot Active Aging in Manitoba presents the Manitoba dry brown grass and the great pride in their yards. We have started this past week. 55+ Virtual Games. Games are from June 14 to July leaves on the trees spring There is something so part of our Uptown Covid restrictions 16. Choose from the available events, register, keep to life. My tomato plants rewarding to see flowers Beautification Project. have eased a little track of your activity and let us know. Registration were so droopy and in bloom, enjoy the smell of We planted 4 flowering in Manitoba as our is free. www.activeagingmb.ca danger of not making freshly mowed grass, and ming cherry trees, have numbers start to decline , July it until we got the rain. seeded gardens yielding 3 linden trees ready for and more people RVC/RVS 50th Anniversary/Homecoming 28- August 1, 2022, Join us on Facebook or email- Somehow Mother Nature fresh produce. It is very planting that are already become vaccinated. I’m [email protected] for info. always does a better job therapeutic during these paid for with personal excited to get my second of watering things and covid restrictions. donations, and will be one this week and Bev as *Alumni volunteers gratefully accepted ​* making them grow. The Hats off to our planting amur maple well as quite a few others summery temps have municipal workers, Hauk trees for the rest of them in town have already been lovely but those Edbom and Rick Rettaler, on the boulevards. Some been double vaccinated. terrific winds we could who did a super job will provide shade as well I’m hoping hairdressers certainly do without. mowing and trimming as beauty and colour to will be able to open soon, It is with heavy hearts up the local cemetery! our main street of town. otherwise I might have that we received news It was very impressive We can hardly wait to to go to a pet groomer, of the passing of David to walk through, with add the others to the as they are still able to Spence on Monday the Canadian flags boulevards. If you would operate. morning. Our heartfelt waving on the veteran’s like to make a donation Well, we still have The Municipality www.facebook.com/ sympathy goes out to his graves crosses, that were to this project, you can one team in the running of Emerson-Franklin redriverrec Check out wife Darlene, his sons placed there earlier this make a donation at the for the Stanley Cup, the Recreation & Wellness the latest zumba link and family members. spring. Many of the Municipal Office and Montreal Canadians, Department will every Wednesday June David was a quiet soft- grave sites have been receive a tax receipt. It so even though they be offering Free 2-23. spoken man with a very lovingly attended to and is a matching grant that beat our Winnipeg Jets, Virtual Courses & Have a great week generous heart and a maintained by family we have applied for and I guess we’ll have to Entertainment. Stay up everyone! Stay safe and very hard-working ethic. members. are impatiently waiting cheer for them, Price was to date on what we are enjoy the last few days He was so handy and It is with a great word on it. excellent in goal in their offering by checking of spring as we head into could turn his hand to deal of pride that our Other things are first meeting against out the Municipal summer. Happy Father’s any trade. When we were oldest granddaughter, happening to spruce up the Vegas Knights, but website: http://www. Day to all the fathers out neighbours, I would call Stacey Leigh Berrington, our main street of town. they were outscored and emersonfranklin.com there! on him often to help me graduated with a degree Todd & Liz Nichols have Vegas took the first game and follow us on out. His carpentry skills in Architecture from the done some landscaping rather handily. Facebook: https://

Inside the Dike last week in Red River mention of them after The Southeast South which consists of the treaties were signed, the Rural Municipality not much before that. By Don Piett of Montcalm and Residential schools Journal the Municipality of and the damage they Emerson-Franklin. have done to first nations 108 Church St, Emerson, Manitoba people and communities Ph: (204) 373-2493, Emerson The number of new active cases. Residential Schools Fax: (204) 272-3492, E-mail: [email protected] is disgraceful and cases of Covid-19 in In the Southern- are Canada’s shame. www.southeastjournal.ca criminal. The cover Manitoba is continuing Santè Sud Health Region History they say is Publisher: Brenda Piett Editor: Don Piett up of what happened to drop. Whether this is there were 28 new cases written by the winners. I Advertising: Don Piett, Brenda Piett in those schools is the result of the health and 329 active cases. 52 don’t know if that is true, Box 68, Emerson, MB, R0A 0L0 also disgraceful. The orders, more people people were in hospital but it is certainly written government of Canada getting vaccinated, or with 40 of them having by those in power. When The Publisher reserves the right to refuse any or all advertising for financed those schools any reason, stated or unstated. Advertisers requesting publication just the better weather active cases of covid. I was in school, I took for over 100 years and of either display or classified advertisements agree that should or a combination of The number of people in Canadian history a eventually took over the advertisement be omitted from the issue ordered for whatever all three, it is welcome Intensive Care from the number of times, even administration of the reason, The Southeast Journal shall not be held liable. It is also news. The number of virus was 8, with 7 having at the University level. agreed that in the vent of an error appearing in the published schools. Some people new cases in Manitoba active cases. Never, in any of those advertisement, The Southeast Journal accepts no liability beyond in government had to the amount paid for that portion of the advertisement in which the on June 15th was 116. In our local health courses back in the know what was going error appears or affects. Claims for adjustment are limited to errors The total number of districts, the number sixties was Residential on, or if they didn’t appearing in the first insertion only. Advertising copy deviating in active cases was 2972 of active cases were Schools ever mentioned. they were hopelessly any way from the regular classified style will be considered display with 1756 (59%) of them Altona- 20, Morris- 4. My memory may not be and charged on that rate scale. incompetent. I think being cases of variants of Red River South- 29, perfect, but the history Printed in USA concern. There were 266 and Rural East- 7. This we learned of the first Continued on Page 11 people in hospital, 186 is a big increase from people of North America was very limited. No Phone 1-204-373-2493 THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg. 3 y Emerson Seniors Corner In Memoriam By Cheryl Wiechern KNUTT- In loving memory of our dear brother Arthur who passed away June 15th, 1995 I will be getting my and possibly anxious Precious memories of our beloved brother second shot and be and/or depressed. Deep are the memories fully vaccinated this Southern Health-Santé No passing of time can take them away week. The numbers Sud has mental health Quietly today your memory we treasure seem to be dropping, resources available. If Missing you always finally. Hopefully, the you or someone you care Forgetting you never restrictions will continue about have concerns Lovingly remembered by Dorothy and Fred to loosen as people get about mental health, vaccinated and the call Mental Health Foundations is $45.00, Price for 45 min numbers continue to Access at 888-310-4593. sponsoring 5 Part Virtual massage: $65.00, Price drop. My garden seems You can self-refer or Movement Course, Free for 60 min massage: to be doing pretty be referred by a family Mindful Movement, $85.00. All prices include well. I noticed a small member, family doctor Mondays, May 31 – July GST. yellow zucchini on both or school counsellor 5, 2021 (no class on June Chair Exercises of my plants. One of on your behalf. If you 14) 7:00 p.m. CDT. To online. The Reh-Fit my tomato plants has or someone you know register, email admin@ Centre is offering free tomatoes set and most of is thinking of suicide, elizabeth-now.com. online exercise programs the other tomato plants call: 888-617-7715 or The Emerson Golf for people at home. have blossoms. Looking 877-435-7170 (Manitoba Course - In order to Programs are geared forward to fresh from the Suicide Line). https:// comply with Manitoba more so towards older Facebook: https:// distancing, but get out garden! www.southernhealth. Health Regulations and adults, but I assume www.facebook.com/ there into the sun for a Summer is ca/en/finding-care/ to closely monitor the anyone could benefit. redriverrec. few minutes every day. approaching! The first find-a-service/mental- number of people on the People will need to have Until next week, wear Be kind to yourself and session of Emerson health/. Disorders course, you are required internet connection to your mask, wash your those who share your Pool swimming lessonsl Association of Manitoba to book a tee time. The access. Please share with hands, practice social space. patio and restaurant anyone you feel may have been cancelled has a Friendly Caller y due to Covid and the program: For more are closed to sit down benefit. https://www. dining, but takeout is reh-fit.com/programs/ Woodmore News water shortage. Lessons information, or to sign By Sonya Johnson are still tentatively up, please call 204-560- available. Due to the reh-fit-at-home/ scheduled for July 5-16 1461 or Toll-Free: 1-800- Health orders, only Active Living Greetings from resulted in the decision – Levels 1 to 10. Again 263-1460, http://www. members of the same Facilitator Course is now Woodmore. Next Sunday to hold a Dinner and this is dependent on the mooddisordersmanito household are allowed free online. For more is the first official day Dance at Canad Inns covid situation and the ba.ca/services/ to share a golf cart. The information, contact of summer, not what I Polo Park on July 30, 2022 availablity of water to FriendlyCaller/. course is accepting tee your local Healthy Living wrote in my last column. and an all-day outdoor But it seems that it has event in Dominion City fill the pool. Links to Covid-19 Vaccine. time bookings from Facilitator Leah Finny at been summer for quite on August 1st, complete online registration are Beginning March 11, 8:00AM - 6:00PM daily. 204-392-3254 or finney@ Message Emerson Golf southernhealth.ca. awhile already. Those with ball tournaments, through the Municipality people that meet the beautiful rains we had beer gardens, live of Emerson-Franklin province’s eligibility Course on Facebook or The Municipality e-mail emersongolfmb@ of Emerson-Franklin have certainly improved entertainment by some website and Facebook criteria can call (Toll- things. Crops are of the classic bands pages. Register on- free) 1-844-626-8222 gmail.com Recreation & Wellness Massage Therapist Department will stretching up; gardens made up of RVC/RVS line at picktime.com/ (1-844-MAN-VACC) to alumni and much more. coming soon to be offering Free are flourishing and now emersonswimminglesso make an appointment lawns are nice and green. Individual classes Abbeyfield in Dominion Virtual Courses & ns or contact Colleen at for the Covid-19 vaccine. Summer in Manitoba is have the option of 204-373-2002. Second shots are being City. If you would Entertainment. Stay up upon us organizing smaller Resources of Interest: scheduled, many have like an appointment, to date on what they RVC/RVS 50th events on Friday July While there is hope on the had their second shot or please contact Lorri @ are offering by checking Anniversary and 29, 2022. For more horizon as the vaccine are scheduled for it. 427-2557 or Cell @ 712- out the Municipal Homecoming in 2022 information, please rolls out, there are The Emergency 3118. Prices for 15 min website at http://www. (School years 1972 to email rvsreunion2015@ certainly people that are Community Support massage: $30.00, Price emersonfranklin.com 2022) gmail,com or call 204- feeling isolated, lonely, Fund – Community for 30 min massage: and follow them on The Roseau Valley 871-6683. School/Collegiate The gremlins must 50th Anniversary have got into my last and Homecoming column because Committee would the birthdays and like to ensure that all anniversaries were Roseau Valley Alumni, really messed up. I could former teachers, and blame it on Covid, but I’ll Family Owned & Operated staff are aware that a try to do better next year. 50th Anniversary event From our house to Corey Wall and Homecoming are yours, we wish all of the planned for July 29 to dads a Happy Father’s August 1, 2022. A survey Day. of the RVS Reunion in Stay safe and look Call day or night: 204-746-2451 Facebook members page after each other. THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg. 4 clearly demonstrating to do so is, frankly, and those who choose other side of the world that he believes there ridiculous. If it is safe for not to should not face for chardonnay and a is one set of rules for the PM to travel, then I penalties, repercussions series of photo-ops. him and another one for see no reason why the or loss of privileges for Leaders who are more everyone else. general public shouldn’t that choice. interested in stroking While Mr. Trudeau— be allowed to do the Canadians have a their own egos than the despite his transparently same. Charter right (Section 6) plight of their citizens Trudeau Travels While disingenuous virtue Mr. Trudeau, along to freedom of movement, have forgotten what signalling to the with other leaders both internationally and leadership means— Canadians Stay Home contrary—has always continue to say, wait interprovincially. That’s and Canadians deserve Prime Minister Justin stay in an Ottawa hotel. led by the maxim, “do for Canadians to why I strongly oppose the better. Trudeau has wrapped up That should make as I say, not as I do”, this be vaccinated. Yet idea of vaccine passports For more information his G7 meetings in the Canadians sit up and ask shows a new level of thousands of Canadians or other restrictions on this or any issue please UK and a NATO summit a couple of questions. arrogance, even for this are already fully on travel for Canadian feel free to contact my in Brussels. One, given that, Prime Minister. vaccinated and their citizens. office toll free at 1-866- While it is important under current rules— A post by my friend lives have not changed. Government 333-1933 or at 204- for world leaders to meet put in place by Justin and colleague the Hon. The PM can go jetting responses to COVID-19 326-9889. Visit me on like this, the hypocrisy Trudeau—international Pierre Poilievre sums up off around the world have been divisive Facebook at: Facebook. of Mr. Trudeau jetting flights are only allowed the situation well: and they are still enough. We don’t need com/TedFalkMP. You all over Europe after a to fly into Montreal, “Trudeau’s regime stuck in their homes. further division caused may also write my office year and half of telling Toronto, Calgary, and is fining my constituent Moreover, vaccines are by those same leaders at 76 PTH 12N, Steinbach Canadians to stay home Vancouver, why will the $10,000 for crossing the not mandatory—nor creating two classes of MB, R5G 1T4 or visit my is a little hard to stomach. PM and his team be border for an hour to get should they be. They are citizens, allowing one website at www.tedfalk. Harder still, when landing in Ottawa? medicine. Yet this 1-dose a choice. Everyone who group to live their life ca. he returns to Canada, Two, if the PM and maskless hypocrite wants one should have and restricting another— the Prime Minister his team are flying into breaks all his own rules timely access to one, or by jetting off to the will not be staying in a Ottawa—where they to schmooze it up with “government-approved” all live—why waste the rich and famous. As hotel for his quarantine. thousands of taxpayer he would say: rules are After making Canadians dollars on hotel rooms for little people.” suffer in hotels where and food when they For Justin Trudeau to basic necessities like could all, just as easily, travel the world while his food, water and security quarantine at home? government continues are often not available, Once again, we have to try to convince the PM and his team will the Prime Minister Canadians it is unsafe

lost in this tragedy. The Legislative Building was MLA Report also lit orange to honour by Josh Guenter the 215 children whose MLA for Borderland lives were lost, and all survivors, their families and all those who never 21063gm0 Recently on May 28th, sites across Canada. So made it home. our nation learned of the much can and should We as a society have horrific discovery of the be said about this tragic a long road to travel on bodies of 215 children discovery, and there the path to reconciliation at the site of a former are also many days for with Indigenous residential school in listening and learning peoples. I believe it British Columbia. This ahead. While any words starts by acknowledging discovery reminds us I may have to offer here where governments and all of the tragedy of are wholly inadequate, institutions got it wrong, the residential school I want to express my and how non-indigenous system, and provides sorrow for beautiful and Indigenous people an opportunity to re- lives lost, sympathy for can work together to commit ourselves to the families scarred, foster a spirit of mutual achieving meaningful and determination to respect, understanding, reconciliation with never allow this terrible peace and love for one Indigenous peoples. chapter of our nation’s another. Sadly, while this history to be repeated Serving as your may be the first such ever again. representative in the discovery, it likely will not The flags at the Legislature is an honour, be the last. Researchers Manitoba Legislative and I welcome your Advertise in the believe they will uncover Building and Memorial comments and concerns the bodies of more Park were lowered to by contacting my office innocent children at half mast for four days at 204-324-8957 or info@ Southeast Journal other residential school to remember the lives joshguenter.ca. THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg. 5 I wasn’t even asked for uneventful. I left the masks weren’t tolerated I’m not ready to leave it. my test results that were airport and ventured in their city anymore. I’m wondering if there’s required to fly. (That was out into the reopened Nevertheless, when I was a way I can extend my “To the Point” $177 well spent.) city where practically in close contact, I stayed stay or even visit more The only noticeable nobody was wearing masked. American destinations By Jeremy Bradley difference during the masks. It didn’t take long for while I’m here. travel was the Winnipeg When I arrived at my me to forget that North It’s peculiar for a airport was practically hotel on a Monday at 9 America is still battling Canadian to feel but To my fellow been told – in these exact a ghost town. When I p.m., loud music could a pandemic, though that’s the reality given Manitobans: I am words – “now is not the checked in at the airline be heard thumping the one time I checked how our country has experiencing life as we time to travel?” To them, kiosks there were no from both sides of the Nashville’s prior-day fallen behind that we’re used to know it. I said (and still say), if other passengers around. street. The city was alive. COVID numbers there now on the world stage Prior to pandemic you’re from Manitoba, Ditto at the security The clubs were packed. was 19 reported cases as a political sideshow of shutdowns, how often now is definitely the time checkpoint. Other than There was no shortage in the city. Aside from cluster-F’s. did you find yourself to get out. that, it was business as of nightlife – a total hand sanitizer stations So, again, I disagree saying, “I can’t wait to Aside from the usual. 180 from what I left in everywhere, you with the prime minister. go to the U.S.?” Rarely? inconvenience of having Sure, the planes Manitoba. wouldn’t think anything Now is THE time to Never? to get COVID tested in were largely empty with Truthfully, I was was amiss in Nashville. It travel. I’m halfway through Winnipeg days before roughly 10 passengers uneasy seeing so many was weird, it was scary, it That’s my point. a work trip to Nashville. my departure, not much flying from Toronto people maskless in close was… eventually a nice What’s yours? Tell me at Truthfully, I was nervous was different about the to Chicago. I’m not proximity. When I wore change. www.speakfreewithjb. to travel because of the travel experience to the complaining because my mask, I was getting It’s weird for me to com. constant fearmongering U.S. In fact, when I went it ended up being a side glares and strange say that I don’t want to by our elected officials. through U.S. customs quiet and relaxing flight. looks from people. return to Canada. I got How many times have we at the Toronto airport, Arrival in Nashville was They made it clear that a taste of freedom and Open Letter To Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Dear Prime Minister sophisticated algorithms and repeatedly Trudeau: to divert 80% of all online committed to tabling The media outlets advertising revenue in legislation this spring. publishing this letter Canada. And they are But after months of are competitors. We distributing the work of promises, there is still no publish news in every professional journalists legislation. And with the region in Canada. In across the country summer parliamentary both languages. We don’t without compensation. recess approaching and always see eye-to-eye. This isn’t just a the strong possibility of So an open letter Canadian problem. a fall general election, to you – and the Google and Facebook words alone will not prominence we’re giving are using their monopoly sustain Canadian it in our publications powers in the same way journalists through the 21063gm1 – is unprecedented. throughout the world – long months of legislative But then so is the choking off journalism inaction and relentless threat to news media in from the financial power plays by Google Canada. And, frankly, so resources it needs to and Facebook. shocking is the inaction survive. Indeed, recently, of your government The difference is Facebook announced that it demands this that other countries are short-term commercial unprecedented step. putting their foot down. arrangements with a few For months, you Australia’s parliament Canadian media outlets. and the Minister of – with support from all Until all news media in Canadian Heritage, parties – has enacted this country can negotiate Steven Guilbeault, have comprehensive new collectively with Google promised action to legislation requiring and Facebook, the two rein in the predatory the two web giants to multinationals will monopoly practices of negotiate collectively continue to use their Google and Facebook with that country’s market dominance to against Canadian news media. And they’ve drive terms that are in media. But so far, all backed up these new their interests. freedom of speech. to break the Google/ it. In no small way, so we’ve gotten is talk. And rules with enforcement Let’s be clear: In fact, the health of Facebook stranglehold too does the fate of our with every passing week, teeth. Canadian news media our democracy depends on news before the democracy. that talk grows hollower Time and again, you are not looking for new on a vibrant and healthy summer recess. It’s Signed, Jamie Irving and hollower. and your government funding or new taxes, media. To put it bluntly, about political will – and Chair of News Media As you know, the two have committed to or user fees. We’re not that means that you, promised action. Your Canada web giants are using similar action. The calling for – and certainly Prime Minister, need government’s promise. their control of the Minister of Canadian don’t want – restrictions to keep your word: to The fate of news media Internet and their highly Heritage has specifically or regulations affecting introduce legislation in Canada depends on THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 6 y Morris: By Sean D Conway

Accurate name the widespread abuse spelling is important suffered in those schools in any story. It appears must continue to be B’s, D’s & T’s spoken acknowledged. through a COVID19 The Library has been mask does result in the receiving requests for misspelling of the name materials related to in a birthday celebration residential schools. “Part story. Apologies to of the reconciliation Madeleine Murray for process is to acknowledge the misspelling of her the past. People are first name in the June 10, interested in this part 2021 SouthEast Journal of Canadian history and Morris Column. want to learn about it. The staff at the Valley It is important that we Regional Library in have conversations with Morris are displaying our children about what a string of 215 orange happened.” said a library ribbons at the front of the spokesperson. building. They wish to If we promote pay respect and honour continued research and the memories of the learning on the legacy 215 children’s bodies of residential schools, found buried at former we honour the survivors Residential School in and foster reconciliation Kamloops, British and healing. Our Columbia communities are on “The Library is a Treaty One Territory I’m always looking for a public institution. We ancestral lands of the loonie to plug the grocery wanted to acknowledge Anishinaabe and the cart at big stores. what happened at Homeland of the Metis. There is a Facebook Residential Schools. It is Land acknowledgements video circulating in important we continue are also an opportunity Morris that was captured to educate people on to create awareness and on a drive way security what happened.” said a understanding regarding camera. It shows an library spokesperson. our commitment to individual casually Farm Retirement Auction walking up to a vehicle for Mark Treichel 204 373 2741 Emerson Manitoba Canada’s residential reconciliation. July 14 Timed online farm auction begins 10 am in the owner’s driveway, school system separated Lock your vehicle Large Farm Equipment Auction Aboriginal children from door! That is the opening the door and , their families in order to message residents of spending some time minimize and weaken Morris need to heed. inside the vehicle. The family ties and cultural This community reporter person who posted the linkages. They hoped to didn’t lock the doors video mentioned the indoctrinate children and discovered his car thief stole some items. into a new culture. rifled Thursday morning. I understand you took The culture of the Someone scattered the prescription sun glasses legally dominant Euro- contents of the glove from the car owner in the Christian Canadian box and console over the video. I see you examined society, led by Canada’s front seats. the sunglasses in my first Prime Minister, Sir It doesn’t appear that car. I rarely purchase John A. Macdonald. the low life thief made off trendy or name brand The schools existed with anything of value items. Maybe you left well over 100 years. from my vehicle. They the sunglasses because There was a profound failed to take the loose my prescription didn’t injustice inflicted on change that was in the match your needs or First Nations, Inuit, vehicle console. There your taste are more 2010 New Holland CR9070 COMBINE , loaded , 2227 engine hrs , Zero Hrs on and the Métis Nation. was enough to fund a discerning, the glasses preharvest green light The forced removal Slurpee. I appreciate you didn’t match logo 2009 Versatile 535 tractor, 2394 hrs, IHC 5288 MFWD, IHC 674 Diesel, Sunflower of children to attend leaving the change. The conscious taste for 50 ft air seeder model 9850, good tillage, trucks, and large collection of stationary residential schools and coins are there because expensive Oakley’s. engines. Check the Treichel Farm Auction at billklassen.com THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 7 George Martens, 75, of Riverside Rosenort News Steinbach, formerly a by Lorraine Loewen Rosenort resident, and brother to Herman Here we are into and family celebrated Martens. The funeral the middle of June. the 100th birthday for will be on Tuesday. The weather is so her husband, Prince It is getting to be unpredictable, but the Phillip on Thursday graduation time for the gardens and fields are remembering him by students, and many are growing by leaps and naming a new rose “The planning extra ordinary bounds. It is so good to Duke of Edinburgh Rose”. parties, a lot going for eat fresh garden produce He passed just shortly the drive by type so you once again. before the birthdate. All get to see many cars as We are excited proceeds will be donated well as balloons and loud to have great news in to a worthy cause. noise too. Maybe by the regards to the covid The funeral for end of June we will have restrictions and can Margie Kroeker was held more freedom so will once again have people on Wednesday at the just wait. visit albeit outdoors. Rosenort EMC at 2:30 it was good to hear Going to St Malo you pm with pastor Ward that Lorraine Flemming would have thought it Parkinson officiating. got to move to the Red was real party time. Oh It was so good to hear River Lodge and seems to yes, we stopped in at from family members, as be settling in nicely. Sara the Barefoot Cafe (Kerri well as beautiful singing. Loewen is a new resident nee Friesen) owner and It was noteworthy to at the Rosenort 24 -7. enjoyed Moose Track ice hear that the Kroekers This week the restrictions cream for the first time in had moved 54 times in are lifted there as well More damage from the strong winds last week th my life. It was delicious their married life. What with 5 visitors allowed. Happy 60 wedding the microburst storm readers, enjoy the sun, and certainly worth the a dedication! Frank read We are so thankful that anniversary wishes is still happening, but and thank God for th wait in a long covid rule a lovely poem he had covid has been kept out go out on June 18 to the community did a health and strength each lineup. Business seemed written for Margie. of there and most all Allan & Millie Reimer wonderful job helping day. Thankyou for the to be booming! News was received had their second vaccine of the Roselane Apts in out. encouraging remarks as Queen Elizabeth of the passing of quite quickly. Rosenort. Hopefully, it will be well as the helpful ones! More cleanup after a good week for all my THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 8 y Tkach, born 1867, died News from Tolstoi in 1923. It should read An Open Letter To All Manitobans By Helen Bially Tkach – Michael- 1866 Submitted by John Wiens – 1923 We, the undersigned, others’ initiatives and concerns, something This is a sad story, sight, I would imagine, - Frosina- 1885 call on the Government achievements as if they which has proved to be a tragic event that took to witness the clothing – 1923. (unfortunately, of Manitoba to were our own, and we prescient in light of the place almost a century of the couple scattered it was ill informed). Is reconsider its intention learned from each other. current pandemic. A ago. I have before some 20 feet away, both there anyone who could to pursue the passage of And we assumed that, first in North American me an article that was dead after the lightening add to their story? Bill 64 – The Education if an idea had merit in education. published in a Ukrainian struck. The people As Manitoba 150 Modernization Act for pursuit of education for Social Justice Issues paper, September 12, who came to help and continues in 2021, Fall the purpose of allowing all, all would support it The Manitoba 1923. extinguish the fire. The in love with Manitoba. greater public dialogue and each other. Not to Teachers’ Society (MTS), I also have memories report goes on to say the Tour 150 brings art to on the advisability of be taken for granted any in support of Manitoba of this tragedy as it was stack of sheaves did not you. A mobile exhibit the changes proposed more. children, families, told to me by Anna catch on fire. It goes on of stunning art from therein. As just a few examples and teachers, took the Bially, a neighbour to to say that two bulls were Qaumajuq, the new Until March 15, of Manitoba leadership lead, campaigning and where this happened killed. I presume it was Inuit Art Center at the 2021 the Manitoba in education: advocating for gender in Overstoneville, a yoke of oxen that was Winnipeg Art Gallery will education system was On Sustainability rights and racial justice, Manitoba. I am sharing used for domestic work travel the province this often the envy of other Education and supported teachers this newspaper story on the farm. The badly summer. Canadian provinces, our Our Deputy Minister working on other human thanks to Wayne Arseny burned bodies must If you are looking to American neighbours of the day, supported by rights and equality from the Manitoba have been a difficult get involved in Manitoba and our international all educational partners, issues. Genealogical Cemetery and overpowering task 150, the Love Letter friends, particularly took a Manitoba Inclusive Education Records. to prepare for funeral to Manitoba event those in the OECD sustainability education and Accessibility On Thursday August by the neighbours. The continues until August countries. As Manitoba agenda to the United Originated by 30, 1923 at 4:30 pm, funeral took place the 31. To share your reasons superintendents we took Nations and worldwide, Manitoba parents, and Mykhailo Tkach and his next day. for loving Manitoba our role as educational always acknowledging supported by community wife Frosyna were struck It was a large funeral, through stories, poems, leaders on the forefront that this was a organizations and the and killed by lightning. in attendance 27 wagons photos, and drawings, of educational collective enterprise faculties of education, Tkach, age 57, is from made the trip to the submit your entries to advancement seriously, in development and tremendous strides have the village of Pylypche, cemetery. The couple https://www.winnipeg- enthusiastically implementation. been made in inclusivity county Borshchiv, his was buried in the same freepress.com/love-lett embracing made-in- On Educational and accessibility in wife Frosyna age 38 is grave. A very touching erstoManitoba/#lovelet Manitoba solutions to Response to Child school and other public also from Pylypche. They quote from the story tells tersubform. social, economic and Poverty places. came to Canada 25 years us that Tkach and his Each love letter is political challenges, The Manitoba Indigenous Education earlier. wife left five children- an entry into weekly and carrying them to all Association of School Manitoba is the home On the day of the the oldest Maria age contests or a chance to corners of the earth in Trustees (MAST), now of the Manitoba First accident, it had started 16, the youngest a boy win the grand prize of leadership roles beyond the Manitoba School Nations School System to rain and Tkach had aged 5. Their daughter $2000 airfare from Calm Manitoba. We were often Boards Association (MFNSS), conceived just finished with a stack said that the day of the Air. Good for it and Good asked by our colleagues (MSBA), supported by the by the Manitoba First of grain. His wife was accident their father Luck! far and near, “how are Manitoba Association of Nations Resource Centre standing on the wagon. was extraordinarily On June 4, 2021, your new initiatives School Superintendents (MFNERC) in which She was passing sheaves affectionate with the Patricia Ladobruk Bilsky possible?” (MASS), initiated a over 10 First Nations and their daughter was children. (nee Scryba) passed Our response Canada-wide discussion combined their resources helping them. When How would I away at the Wetaskiwin inevitably included the on the educational to enhance education for the lightning struck, the remember hearing this Long Term Care Centre facts that we worked consequences of on-reserve children. It is little girl fell 3 ft from the story, the sadness and in Wetaskiwin Alberta. in a non-partisan child poverty. This another Manitoba first, wagon. When she was grief that the closely knit Patricia’s early years were environment, where conversation, which is the only one of its kind able to get up, she saw community suffered? spent on Caliento, where children and the continuing to this day, in Canada. It owes at her father lying dead The couple she lived with her parents public good were given has resulted in hundreds least some of its success on the ground. She headstone in the Tolstoi and siblings. Most of her primary consideration, of school projects, and to the supportive efforts ran to neighbour Vasyl Sacred Heart Ukrainian married life she lived and everyone – collaboration with of MSBA, MASS, MTS, Mykytiak and Vasylyshen Catholic Cemetery in Steinbach where she the government, the Social Planning and Manitoba Education who came to help. currently showing as and her husband Sam the ministry, Council, addressing the and the pioneering work It was not a pleasant “Tkach- Michael Frossy Bilsky raised their family. boards of trustees, needs of poor children of the Frontier School After his passing, God superintendents, and families at the Division, also a Manitoba granted her another principals, teachers, and community school level. first, supported by loving husband, Tom Remember to communities worked Mental Health governments of all Ladobruk. together on matters of Education and Supports stripes. One of the main To her family go common interest. We MASS initiated a features of Frontier is sincere condolences. did not care where study and focus on the the partnership between Funeral is planned for a recycle this ideas came from or relationship between the over 10 First Nations and later date. Arrangements whose ideas they were mental health of students a public school system entrusted to Crossing – they were ideas to and their educational with elected trustees. Funeral Care, Steinbach. be shared and agreed experiences addressing newspaper upon. We celebrated how schools might Continued on Page 9 and publicized each attend to mental health THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 9 For Father Southeast Journal Business Directory By Helen Bially Fathers are no novelty, every age has them Join our Business Men have dug and delved and toiled since the time of Adam. 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Accomplishments like this, of Kari Hamblin RNBN which there are too many to mention, Constituency Office Hours Mon and Tues, 9-4 pm [email protected] are only possible where people trust Friday 9-12 pm each other, value and nurture their 195 Main St S- Unit 2 Carman, MB relationships and are not jealous of [email protected] 204-612-2187 each others’ achievements –where www.blainepedersen.com they work together for something greater than themselves and their Join our Business organizations. Not caring who was recognized, or who got the credit, made Directory-$50 per these educational advancements as month provincial triumphs into local, national Ready mix concrete and international contributions to Call 204-373-2493 the education and well-being of our Septic tanks, parking curbs, barriers children, our communities and our Rosenort, MB [email protected] world. PH 204-746-8822 Among other inaccurate www.duracon.ca contentions, Bill 64 is based on false Nowhere in the world have the to local input. And nowhere in the schools. And the loss of the collective and divisive premises and promises solutions being advocated ended in world have they increased trust in “people” power which has resulted – of quality (test scores vs poverty); the results being proclaimed. And government. in a continuous improvement of a participation (individual parents everywhere in the world, extreme The loss is magnified, loss system considered among the best in vs school boards); collegiality and centralization has led to standard of confidence in government the world. professionalism (principals vs formula-driven prescriptions – one accompanied by a breakdown in Bill 64, now being implemented by teachers); and, efficiency (extreme size-fits-all answers – insensitive to mutually beneficial relationships Continued on Page 10 centralization vs local discretion). local differences and impervious among the guardians of public THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 10

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CN Police Want to Raise Awareness About Open Letter from Page 9 How to Operate Mobility Devices at Rail government even before Giavedoni, Brian it passes, places the Gouriluk, Don Hurton, Crossings Safely relationships which led Ken Klassen, Scott Manitoba, June tracks pose particular safe behaviour around crossings, where the to our working together Kwaznitza, Pauline 14, 2021 — CN Police challenges for people rail. It is our job to make tracks are most level with for better schools Lafond-Bouchard, officers are spreading using wheeled mobility sure that the citizens the ground. everywhere at risk. In Brett Lough, Lawrence a rail safety message devices. It is important of Manitoba know the Cross the tracks at a the process it jeopardizes Lussier, Ross Metcalfe, in Manitoba about the that mobility device risks associated with the 90-degree angle, or as public education itself. Paul Moreau, Dan use of mobility devices users only use designated use of mobility devices close to it as possible. For the sake of all Reagan, Strini Reddy, at rail crossings. Last railway crossings. They at railway crossings. If your mobility Manitobans, and the Vern Reimer, Jean-Yves year in North America, must also remember It is important for CN device is stuck, move future of Manitoba Rochon, Janet Schubert there were over 3,400 that some mobility Police officers to engage to a safe distance away education, some of ,Roy Seidler, Winston collisions with trains, devices struck by trains the population on the from the tracks. its provisions must be Smith, Jerry Storie, Dave resulting in over 2,200 at railway crossings are dangers related to a Remember that trains reconsidered. We urge Swanson, Don Wiebe, serious injuries or hit, not by the first train railway incident. We are wider than the tracks. all Manitobans to inform John Wiens, David Yeo fatalities. Rail safety is a approaching, but by the want everyone to Be They can extend on both themselves, and to let core value at CN and CN second train, which may Rail Smart: “Stop. Look. sides of the track by as our politicians know that Advertise Police wants to be a part be hidden by the first Listen. Live.“ much as one metre, so we expect better from of the effort to minimize train. If someone is in Michael Reid, keep your distance. them than this divisive in the the risk of accidents at need of assistance, it Constable, CN Police - Be rail-smart: “Stop. and destructive Bill. rail crossings. is important to notify Prairie Division Look. Listen. Live”. RECENTLY RETIRED Journal Whether people emergency responders How to stay safe at For additional safety SUPERINTENDENTS Reaching: are using a wheelchair, by calling 911. railway crossings with tips or other information Coralie Bryant, Bob Municipality of walker or a scooter, they “Safety is a core value mobility device for your regarding rail safety or Cesmystruck, Karen will most likely come at CN and we want to audience: CN Police, follow this Crozier, Paul Cuthbert, Emerson-Franklin across train tracks take every opportunity Only cross railway link: https://www.cn.ca/ Ray Derksen, Arnold RM of Montcalm at some point, and to raise awareness on tracks at designated en/safety/cn-police- Dysart, Catherine RM of Morris service/ Fidierchuk, Cam Town of Morris THE SOUTHEAST JOURNAL June 17, 2021 Pg 11 PLANNING FOR SUCCE$$ Wanted Inside the Dike from page 2 Help Wanted THIS SUMMER? What are you WANTED: 80-160 acres of waiting for? Advertise in our recreational/hunting land. 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Morris St. Jean Baptiste Letellier Emerson Offices in orris & [email protected] Altona Dominion City St. Malo St. Pierre Jolys Businesses Make Donations to Morris School Outdoor Courts Rebuild Project The three pictures are donations from Access credit Union, Morris Bigway and Valley Super Thrifty to the Outdoor Courts Rebuild project. The project aims to raise money through fundraising to rebuild the basketball court area next to the Morris School. The estimate of the project costs is at $200,000 and efforts are underway to complete it by November 2022. The Outdoor Court Access Credit Union donates to the project Rebuild project aims to rebuild the basketball court to expand the play area and accommodate more sports. Sports for all ages might include tennis, basketball, pickleball, and badminton. The ongoing pandemic has shown how important outdoor facilities are for recreation. The Town of Morris Bidway Foods makes a donation Morris has backed the proposal with promises to provide equipment and labour. You can donate to the project through the Morris School by cheque or online donation through the RRVSD link at bit.ly/3bWisPu. Choose the heading Gift information then select Morris School. A tax deductible receipt will be issued. Donations are also being accepted at Rempel Insurance office and the Town of Morris E-mail [email protected] office. Morris Super Thrifty donates as well