VOLUME 38 NUMBER 4 PUBLISHED BY THE WHITESHELL COTTAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. WWW.WHITESHELLCOTTAGERS.COM AUGUST 2019

President’s Report

By Alan Roberts, WCA President

e are now passed the middle of summer – and it has Wbeen glorious – even compared to our normal beauti- ful weather. A HOT fi rst half of July to warm up the deeper lakes, with a nice mid-summer break to the mid 20s in the la� er half – delightful. Even some good rainfall (fi nally) to keep the lake levels where they should be. Rainfall in July and August is critical to maintaining the water levels, as we lose almost three-eighths of an inch of water a day to evaporation during this period (even more on shallower, warmer lakes). This leads me into the few issues that I wish to address: Fun in the Sun Betula Lake Water Level Survey While I’m on the water levels thing, congratulations to the here’s still lots of fun to come in the summer sun. Our Lake TReports on pages 10 to 12 and 20 to 28 are all about what your dedicated group who led the survey of all the co� agers on Whiteshell neighbours have been up to, and the many events still Betula Lake in June and July. This was a diffi cult survey, get- ahead in the second half of summer. Meanwhile, the Whiteshell ting useful feedback from a large number of people on a sub- Cottagers Association raffle of a Ford EcoSport SUV is heading to the finish line, with proceeds going to some great causes. See ject that is very diffi cult for most people to relate to in defi ni- page 14 to find out where you can get your ticket. Thanks to Kerri tive terms. We owe a debt of gratitude to Neil McMillan, Tom Pleskach, Nutimik Lake, for the above photo. Cu� s, Dave Bell, Kerry Davies and Angela Hogan for making this a powerful tool in our eff orts to improve the water qual- ity on Betula. Well done! My hat also goes off to all those who Whiteshell on our website at www.whiteshellco� agers.com added such well wri� en comments in their responses. I think and for the North Whiteshell contact [email protected].) that I read them all, and there wasn’t a negative one in the This program has been developed with the objective of re- group. They had varying degrees of diffi culty in ge� ing their ducing the amount of labour, maintenance and infrastructure points across, but they all managed to do so, in a constructive required to manage the garbage and recycling programs in and positive manner. Thank you to all those who responded. the Whiteshell. It is also expected to reduce the abuse of the We will use your strong vote of support to advance your system where some co� agers (and others) expect it to handle water quality interests as quickly as we can. refuse of all kinds, including construction waste, used furni- Garbage & Recycling System Improvements ture, appliances, etc., rather than hauling (and paying for) its The ill-fated upgrading of the garbage and recycling system disposal at sites designed to handle this sort of refuse. has been put on hold, due largely to a failure to communicate The WCA has been in general support of the program since eff ectively, or involve co� agers (including the WCA) in what being advised of it in February of this year, because it con- we still believe, is a very worthwhile eff ort. The hiatus is in- forms with the principals of good materials handling systems tended to provide the time necessary to: A) Avoid embarrass- design, and off ers substantial savings in resources and costs. ing the government during the lead up to the next provincial However, there was precious li� le detail of the proposed sys- election; and B) To allow time for more eff ective liaison be- tem available at the time and there has been no discussion tween co� agers and Parks’ administration. Now is the time since. Detailed discussions on the design of the new system to express your opinion regarding the changes that have been are now expected to get underway in late September. proposed. (See the graphic description available for the South Continued on page 5

IN THIS ISSUE ...

MPPCOA UPDATE 5 LAST CHANCE AT SUV 14

DR. OFFICE NEWS 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 16

16 ENVIRO REPORT 6 WHAT’S COOKING? 22-23 CLIMATE DISCUSSION 7 FREEDOM ROAD OPENS 29

TRASH TALK 8-9 PHOTO CONTEST INFO 30

Publication Agreement No. 40009463 2 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

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President’s Report from page 1

Operating and Lease Fees must be reduced, regardless of very creative people. This Deborah Seguin who taught As you may be aware, discus- whether it gets paid out of gov- past winter and current sum- us the meaning of the word sions to develop a new basis for ernment coffers, or whether it, mer are showing this to be salesmanship. calculation of the annual Op- as we hope to achieve, gets paid true in spades. The fund rais- Cheryl Bryant who gave us erating and Lease Fees for cot- out of the lease fees we pay an- ing car raffle (see pages 6-8) is a presence at many of the lo- tages in Parks throughout the nually. our way of making the WCA cal lake events throughout the province have been underway We are advised that this sys- a more important, more rel- Park. for some time. This effort has tem reconfiguration will re- evant and more recognizable Stacey Erlendson who gave also included an increase in the duce the annual cost to some- component of the Whiteshell our team a recognizable face transparency of costs to operate thing in the order of 25 per community, and is due in and showed us what market- the parks. From the informa- cent of the total lease fee rev- large part to the efforts of a ing is all about. tion we’ve received thus far, the enue stream. few individuals: Obviously I’ve not listed garbage and recycling program Key Supporters of the WCA Kerry Davies who devel- many other major and minor consumes approximately half As you can tell from this oped and sold the concept to contributors, without whom of the total revenues from lease and my past status reports, the rest of the Board, then led our success this year would fees. This level of expenditure the WCA is made up of a the effort to sell it to the co�ag- have been much less notable. is grossly out of line with the number of hard working, and ers and public at large. Our Team DID WELL! benefit we get, and one which

The Whiteshell Echo Manitoba Provincial Parks is published by the Whiteshell Cottagers Association Incorporated Cabin Owners Association (MPPCOA) Update

President Alan Roberts

President Elect

Past President Ronald S Smith

Vice President Ian Baragar

Treasurer Jill McGavin

Send address changes to 1975 Corydon Ave. Suite 2D Winnipeg, MB R3P 0R1 Phone/Fax 1 (204) 487-0556 Email [email protected]

Echo Committee Bruce Wagg Co-chair Sharon Philp Co-chair Glenda Peacock From left to right are Nick Eliuk, President, Beresford Lake COA, Jack Elliott, MPPCOA Past Chair, Duck Mountain Teresa Lopata COA, Nichola Wigle, MPPCOA Secretary, Moose Lake COA, Rob Loiselle, Secretary, Beresford Lake COA, David Karen Kaplen Martin, President, Hecla North Shore COA, Ronald Smith, MPPCOA Treasurer, Whiteshell Cottagers Association; Dawne Kepron Dean Amundson, MPPCOA Chair, President, Hecla Historic Village COA (HHVCOA); Brian Gudmundson, MPPCOA Tom Walker Vice President, Long Lake COA and his dog, Elska. Sandra Kline Pat Love COA President), David Mar- By Dean Amundson, tin (Hecla North Shore COA Articles in the Echo are not Chairman, Hecla Historic Village Association President) and Robert Lo- official statements of the WCA Chairman, Manitoba Provincial Parks iselle (Beresford Lake COA), unless indicated. Cabin Owners Association The Echo is published five times a year and Dean Amundson (Hecla and mailed in the first week of Historic Village Association). February, April, June, Iris Griffin was in a�endance August and October. he writ has been service fees for co�age own- dropped. Politicians are ers? This is an opportunity representing the MPPCOA Next Issue T Advisory Commi�ee. In ad- October 2019 in election mode and will be to get their commitment. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2019 contacting us to try to con- The MPPCOA Annual dition, Nick Eliuk, Beresford vince us to give them our General Meeting was held in Lake COA President, a�end- Editor ed as an observer. Repre- James Buchok vote. Emails, phone calls, Hecla Village June 8. Seven Phone: (204) 831-7274 snail mail, summer festivals, co�age owners associations sentatives from Grindstone Email: [email protected] parades, we cannot avoid the were represented: Jack Ellio� COA, Wallace Lake COA Website: and Booster Lake COA were www.whiteshellcottagers.com politicians. So let’s put them (Duck Lake COA Director), Publication Agreement on the spot. Where do they Ron Smith (Whiteshell COA unable to a�end. During the 40009463 stand on a policy for the res- Past President), Brian Gud- meeting Brian Gudmundson olution of the issue of collec- mundson (Long Lake COA), tion of Crown land rent and Nichola Wigle (Moose Lake Continued on page 6 6 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

Environment Committee Report

Compiled By lake down to the midpoint of Neil McMillan the range. Betula Water Quality Survey July 12, 2019 The Betula Lake water quality Falcon Lake Level survey has been sent out to all e contacted the Minis- co�agers on the lake. Surveys Wtry of Infrastructure and are coming in steadily with ap- Transportation regarding the proximately 49 returned as of persistent high level of Falcon July 10. To those who have not Lake which had reached 1066.25 completed the survey there is (feet above sea level) on several still time. More responses mean occasions. They have continued be�er information for the Prov- to monitor the situation, and in ince to review. consultation with fisheries and Due to the abnormally low concerns over late spawning in rainfall this spring the lakes are, levels. Last weeks’ heavy rain- situation since higher tempera- early June, began to bring the in most cases, below the target fall is a welcome relief to this tures were forecast later in July.

Movie Nights At Falcon For the third year running Corley Sweeting and his wife Lyndsay, own- ers of the Laughing Loon and Sandcastle in Falcon Lake, are hosting movie night every Saturday in the summer at 9 p.m. This is an outdoor movie played on a large blow up screen held in the green space across from the Falcon Lake Shopping Centre. Movies in August are: Aug. 3, Shazam; Aug. 10, Ralph Breaks the In- ternet; Aug. 17, Pets 2; Aug. 24, Aladdin (2019); Aug. 31, Avengers End- game. Movie night is free to attend, but not to put on. Donations are greatly appreciated and get you a free bag of popcorn! Donations can also be made at the Laughing Loon, the Sandcastle or the go fund me page: Go Fund Me Falcon Lake - Corley Sweeting. The WCA is proud to support the community and the Falcon Beach Movie Night. Come and experience a movie outside under the stars!

— Contributed by Cheryl Bryant

MPPCOA Continued from P.5 Changes At was elected Vice Chairman to design our new website Medical Centre for a one year term, filling or be our webmaster please a position that was vacant. contact one of the MPPCOA Dr. Clare Jaeger, who took Nichola Wigle was elected executive. There is a small By Ronald S. Smith over the Centre from Dr. Rich- secretary for an additional amount of money available WCA Director, ard Duval who retired after two year term. for this project. Falcon Lake many years of loyal and out- One of the items dis- The next MPPCOA exec- and Theresa Young, standing service to the Com- cussed at the AGM was the utive meeting will be held Falcon Beach Medical munity, unfortunately is no need for an MPPCOA web- Sept. 11, 2019 in Winnipeg. Centre Board Member longer able to see patients at site. If anyone can suggest the Medical Centre, although a person who would like any co�age owners in it is hoped she will return in Mthe Whiteshell Provin- time. Very generously, Dr. The Manitoba Provincial Parks Cabin Owners cial Park (WPP) may not be Duval has agreed to come Association Guiding Principle aware of the medical facility back temporarily. Thank you, located in Falcon Beach town- Dr. Duval! he Manitoba Provincial Park Cabin Owners Association (Cabin TOwners) and Manitoba Parks and Protected Spaces Branch site along the north side of Dr. Duval will be at the (Parks Branch) have established a working relationship based on South Shore Road in a location clinic from 10 to two on Tues- trust, respect and transparency and are to work positively and next to the Firehall at 1 Main- day, Wednesdays and Fridays collaboratively in defining an approach to managing the admin- istration of matters affecting cottagers within provincial parks, tenance Yard Road. It is critical starting July 16th. including the collection of service fees and Crown land rent from to be aware of the availability The Medical Centre is still provincial park cottagers, in a way that is fair and sustainable for of medical support services. looking for a doctor to allow all Manitobans and provincial park stakeholders. Manitoba Provincial Parks Cabin Owners The South Whiteshell Medical Dr. Duval to return to his Association Members Centre is a registered charity. well-earned retirement, and Whiteshell Cottagers Association Its mission is to provide a lo- to help Dr. Jaegar when she Beresford Lake Cottage Owners Association Booster Lake Cottage Owners Association cation for medical services to returns. Duck Mountain Cottage Owners Association the South Whiteshell and sur- Therese Lazreq also pro- Grindstone Cottage Owners Association rounding areas. It is run by a vides massage therapyon Hecla North Shore Cottage Owners Association Hecla Historic Village Cottage Owners Association volunteer board. The Medi- weekends at the Medical Cen- Long Lake Cottage Owners Association cal Centre was built about 10 tre by appointment. She can Moose Lake Cottage Owners Association years ago when the need for be reached at 204 963-8381. Wallace Lake Cottage Owners Association a year-round location became apparent. AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 7

Dialogue on Climate

By Ron Harman best at 1200 ppm; which is why greenhouses inject that level. West Hawk Lake The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Then there is Bill Nye, the Sci- ence Guy. Everyone needs to he opinion piece by Dave Whiteshell Cottagers Association, view his scientific approach as Bell, entitled Global Warm- T reported on YouTube. His use ing and the Whiteshell Park, however the WCA encourages debate of foul language and pyrotech- (Whiteshell Echo, June, 2019) on issues of wide public interest nic showmanship is not useful caught my a�ention because he in promoting any meaningful used the phrase Global Warm- and invites all to express their opinion. debate; and a far cry from the ing. Hats off to him! Recently Please email your letters to scientific method. the scientific community has [email protected] Dr. Tim Ball, a Climatologist had difficulty in determining retired from the University of if there has been any actual Winnipeg has some informed “warming”. Some argue that bone of the scientific method. to elicit emotional reactions and views on this topic; as does the we are simply exiting the Li�le Most scientists would con- are not part of any scientific Climatologist Dr.Patrick J. Mi- Ice Age (1300 - 1900) and return- clude: if the real life data doesn’t process; physics or otherwise. chaels who was involved with ing to the temperatures of the fit your model, then the under- For the record, I have a MSc in the IPCC in its early years. To Medieval Warm Period (1000 lying assumptions (hypothesis) biology and a MBA; University overcome any “confirmation - 1300). They adopted the term of your model are wrong and of Manitoba. bias” people should read some Climate Change. need to be adjusted (modified). A decade ago (2009), it was ex- of their stuff, or view them on Anyone who has been to the Mr. Bell points out that various posed, through leaked e-mails, YouTube. Royal Tyrell Museum in the weather related phenomena have that the Climate Research Unit Given the policy implications Alberta badlands (or anyone wreaked havoc in the Park. As a at the University of East Anglia of human-made global warm- who understands the genesis co�ager on West Hawk Lake, I had fudged IPCC data in order ing, we need more frank discus- of Lake Winnipeg) appreciates too am upset by these events. It to falsely support the notion sion, honest debate and honest that the climate has changed would be nice to know if these that CO2 was the cause of glob- transparency. Everyone needs and it will continue to change. were the result of short term al warming. It became known to be concerned about the en- The real focus needs to be on weather or longer term climate as Climategate. vironment and be willing to do human-made climate change. change. Ross McKitrick, profes- There are a lot of “agendas” their part to achieve a definable We need to know what amount sor of economics at the University out there; and one wonders if goal. Governments are impos- of ‘change’ is due to our activi- of Guelph, wrote about this in the they are all focused on protect- ing taxes, enacting regulations ties and how much belongs to June 7, 2019 National Post: Dis- ing the environment. and applying restrictions; all to Mother Nature, who has been cussing the Weather Gets Extreme. Mr. Bell noted it is important achieve something that has not working at this since the begin- I agree that there seems to be a for us to listen carefully to sci- been defined. What does suc- ning. Without this distinction lot of “alternative facts” floating entists that we respect. I agree, cess look like? Is our aim to limit we will not know if our correc- around out there. Is the annual but David Suzuki is not one temperature increases or reduce tive actions are positively im- CO2 output from the world’s of these. His credibility disap- CO2 emissions? The IPPC mod- pacting our portion. It is not an- volcanoes 10x the amount of peared, years ago, when his els suggest these are not related. ticipated that Mother Nature’s CO2 produced by humans? organization was financially Personally, I like Diana Beres- portion of Climate Change (i.e. The Media Agenda is com- underwri�en by the Tides ford’s idea of planting trees. sun spots) will be influenced by pounding bias. In April 2019 Foundation and other American We need information on all our efforts. there was an article in the Na- businessmen whose agenda is sides of the argument. Without The Intergovernmental Panel tional Post by Susan Crock- to create chaos in the Canadian that, a single-minded approach on Climate Change (IPCC) es- ford, PhD from University of economy; certainly not concern begins to look more like indoc- tablished by the United Na- Victoria (a zoologist special- for the environment. His idea trination, not education. tions Framework Convention izing in mammals) concerning that the CO2 has spiked to 400 Thanks to Dave Bell for get- on Climate Change (UNFCCC), walrus falling off a cliff. BBC ppm needs some context. This ting this discussion started. by mandate, only monitors broadcaster, David A�enbor- 400 ppm is lower than it was “change of climate which is at- ough had wri�en an article centuries ago. Plants function tributed ... to human activity”. blaming these deaths (from fall- Some 100 IPCC computerized ing) squarely on the lack of ice climate models were devel- due to human-caused climate oped to forecast the changes in change. She noted that this claim You can write for the temperature over the next few was not true; and that the video decades. All these computer had been purposely doctored in Whiteshell Echo generated predictions, when order to shock the viewers. The compared to actual results, US Fish and Wildlife Services showed dramatically higher determined that the walrus have We welcome contributors temperatures. Every prediction not been harmed by recent sea- since 1990 has been wrong. ice loss. from across The Scientific Method is de- Crockford went on to say that fined as: a method of procedure Netflix (which admi�ed to al- Whiteshell Park, that has characterized natural tering the video) and the WWF students to seniors. science since the 17th century, are lying to the public; just as consisting in systematic obser- National Geographic did when Contact the editor at: vation, measurement and ex- it falsely claimed its video of periment and the formulation, an emaciated polar bear was [email protected] testing and modification of hy- “what climate change looks pothesis. Criticism is the back- like”. Lies like these are aimed 8 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

Trash Talk — North Whiteshell

West Hawk Lake Yacht Club tager Paul Albrechtsen. Paul By Paul Krestanowich has always been a generous supporter of local community ith a cool dry spring the projects. He was one of our Wclub was able to com- Platinum Sponsors last year plete the new stairs and deck helping us cross the finish line a�aching our floating dock with the fundraising to make to our storage garage. This our new sailing centre a real- finished the two-year capital ity. Our sincere condolences to project to have our new West Mary Lou and children. Hawk Lake Sailing Centre 2020 Manitoba Games ready for the summer of 2019. The 2020 Manitoba Games Plans are in the works for prop- qualifiers for sailing were held er signage and some finishing July 20-21 at the Falcon Yacht touches on the building includ- Club and four of our local Above, the new stairs and deck, and ing railings. All West Hawkers sailors took part in the double at right, Owen Ryan and Noah Hayden and surrounding co�agers are handed boats: Cole Anseeuw in a Laser. welcome to come check us out, and Aaron Krestanowich and watch for the announcement of Madeline Krestanowich and Annual Race Series the grand opening party! Sydney Odowichuk (Pelican The West Hawk Lake Yacht Learn To Sail Lake). Club Annual Race Series start- he Learn to Sail lessons ed July 27 and concludes Aug. Opti Champonships Do not compost meat, fish, fruit, vegetable, grease, oil, or dairy running July 22-26 were The WHLYC Opti Champi- 10. Races are open to all dinghy Brush Disposal T All brush and debris from cottage lots must be taken to the ap- products outdoors. fully booked online in June onships ran July 25-26 at Big Is- classes and sailors from begin- propriate transfer station. Do not store brush and debris on your ● Garbage/Recycling: Store all garbage and recycling cans in a this season so plans for ex- land Landing with 24 local kids ner to veteran. July 27 was at lot. Brush piles left on cottage lots, on block roads or in the buffer secure garage or shed and dispose of your garbage in a Garbage panded weeks of lessons are aged 7-14 participating! Big Island Landing and August or Recycling Cage as soon as possible. in the works for next summer. 10 will be at Crescent Main zone are unsightly and are a fire hazard. Laser Masters Cottagers are reminded that burning permits are required from ● Barbecues: Clean barbecue pits and grills thoroughly and The club is also looking at add- Beach. Registration starts at 12 The Canadian Laser Masters April 1 to November 15. store them inside a secured garage or shed when not in use ing yoga, boot camp, paddle Championships are Aug.16-18 p.m., races are 1-3:30 p.m., fol- For more information in the North Whiteshell please boarding and kayaking to the at the Royal Lake of the Woods lowed by Après Sail at the club. Be Bear Smart contact Sustainable Development in Rennie (204-369- Avoid potential wildlife conflicts on your lot by remembering a fitness schedule to fully utilize Yacht Club in Kenora,good luck Please email [email protected] 3153) or Seven Sisters (204-348-4004). few simple tips: our new facility and dock. to Paul Krestanowich from our for more information or go to For more information in the South Whiteshell please ● Composting: Do not compost unless you can be certain it will Condolences club participating with the help www.whlyc.ca contact Sustainable Development in Falcon Lake On a sad note we learned of See you all on the water! not act as an attractant. Remember—anything with a smell could of Brennan Agar’s race ready attract bears and other wildlife. (204-349-2201). the recent passing of local cot- Laser. AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 9 Trash Talk — South Whiteshell

Recycle Everywhere troleum, a non-renewable resource. By recycling plastic bottles you are saving 3.8 barrels of oil for every tonne used. ave you ever wondered what happens to the aluminum cans, ● Milk cartons contain up to three different materials; paper, Hplastic bottles and milk cartons after you place them in the aluminum and plastic. After using a machine called a hydrapulper blue recycling cages? The answer is quite remarkable. By dis- to separate the materials, a variety of different products can be covering the uses of recycled materials we can better appreciate made. The paper fibre is used to make tissues and office paper. why recycling is so important for our future. The aluminum and plastic can be used to create lumber materi- ● Aluminum cans are recycled into pie plates, foil wrap and new als. During this process, 80% of the carton is reused. aluminum cans. It is because of this that 75% of the aluminum Recycling our various beverage containers is important to our produced since 1888 is still in use today. environment for future generations. If we become aware of the ● Recycled plastic bottles can be turned into polyester fleece used many uses of recycled materials, the importance of recycling be- in jackets, carpets and upholstery. Plastic bottles are made with pe- comes clearer. While in the Whiteshell, please remember to re- cycle everywhere. 10 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019 Falcon Lake

By Blair Mineault

ay and June are tra- Mditionally very busy months for me. My job in edu- cation is at its busiest as I wrap up things at the end of the term. I also continue to volun- teer on the board of my local community club in the city, and I moved during this time. Lastly, I was recruited for an- other organization to hone my grilling skills at a community event where I cooked up over 1,500 hot dogs. Whew! That was a feat. It sure has made At left, local piper Wayne Lucas. At right, a lone golfer on the driving range as a fire burns in the background behind grilling at the cabin for my the riding stables. family seem like a cakewalk. Going back to the May long to many of the club’s facilities weekend, (which was after the including a well equipped fit- deadline for the June Echo) the ness room, gymnasium, and weather turned out nice and curling rink. Membership gave us co�agers plenty of helps the viability of the club opportunity to get things up and keeps programs running. and running for the summer. Volunteers are needed for bin- Not surprisingly we had a few go, the flea market, a coordi- usual glitches around here nator for the canteen and bar, ge�ing the water running for and a website developer and another season. However, that social media writer. was an easy task to conquer New Events compared to what suddenly A few new events have been happened Monday afternoon added this year like the First across the lake. Annual Falcon Fun Run and In the mid afternoon as cot- Walk that took place in June. tagers started to head back to Twenty five participants either the city, a fire broke out be- Jordan and Kevin of the Falcon Lake Ambulance Service visit with walked or ran 5km to Faloma hind the Falcon Beach Riding Henry, Hannah and Mike. or 10k to West Hawk in sup- Stables. It was a good thing port of the Whiteshell Com- the winds were calm or things There was only one down- Smith of Parks and Sustain- munity Club. A barbecue was could have easily turned nasty side to the day and that was able Development has re- held after the event for all par- in a very short time. Thank- the blanket of smoke com- tired. All the best as you en- ticipants. The Farmers Market you to the quick response ing from the Red Lake fires. joy the things you love and is also a new addition and will and hard work of Sustainable The smoke was so thick that thank you for being a big part continue every Tuesday until Development, the Southeast at times you could not see the of making this such a great Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whiteshell Fire Department cabins across the lake. community. at the club. and the water bombers fly- The popular Summer Mov- Falcon Lake Ambulance Freedom Road Is Open ing above for bringing the fire ie night featured Dumbo the Members of the Falcon Lake Co�agers and WCA mem- under control in a very short Elephant on Sunday and the Ambulance Service are always bers Angela, Kerry, James and time. Quite alarming when weekend wrapped up with prepared to answer calls in the Warren all a�ended the histor- this happens so close to our another spectacular fireworks South Whiteshell. The year- ic official opening of Freedom community. Let’s be careful show on the main beach on round crew consists of up to Road on June 6. This road con- out there. Monday night. seven members in the busier nects Shoal Lake 40 First Na- Early July Christmas in July summer months. Kevin, Jor- tion to the Trans Canada High- The July long weekend The following week was a dan, Sco�, Mandi, Carter, Jes- way just west of Falcon Lake. rolled in and it was finally time chance for me to spend time se and Lindsey work shifts in The newly constructed gravel to head to the lake for summer with family at the cabin to en- rotation, and are on call 24/7 to road winds through twenty- holidays to enjoy some relax- joy our traditional Christmas service the community. four kilometers of forest and ation. Fun Fest was back and in July with turkey and all the Whiteshell Community Club rocky Canadian Shield. the perfect weather drew fam- trimmings. The kids decorat- Become a member of The Shoal Lake 40 First ilies from all over to make for ed the Christmas tree, opened our local community club. Nation hosted events dur- an enjoyable day. Whiteshell gifts and we cranked the Whiteshell residents, co�ag- ing the day to celebrate this Co�agers Association volun- Christmas tunes to keep us all ers and visitors are invited to milestone. Many dignitaries teers were selling raffle tickets in the festive spirit. Hope the support and participate in the were on hand. Honourable for a Ford EcoSport in support neighbors didn’t mind. great things the club has to Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Camp Quality. Tickets are Well-Deserved Retirement offer. Yearly family member- still available at various busi- After twenty five years of ships and fitness passes are af- nesses around town. Continued Next Page service local resident Wendy fordable and give you access AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 11

falcon Lake (Continued From Page 10) of Indigenous Services of Canada; Honorable Dennis Smook, MLA for LaVeren- drye; Deputy Mayor Markus Chambers, City of Winni- peg; and Grand Chief Erwin Redsky were all in a�en- dance to commemorate the event. Coffee and a commu- nity lunch were provided for those in a�endance. Supper, an outdoor musical concert and fireworks concluded this historic day. New South Shore Recycling Depot As a south shore co�ager, it was nice to see the removal of the recycling depot across from the boat launch on the South Shore to be moved to A 1956 Free Press photo shows my mom Barbara Mineault water skiiing with ing most fish and biggest fish Heather Schell on Falcon Lake. How times have changed as, at right, my an area that is less congested daughter’s partner Austin Chabidon tests his skills on a wake surfboard that caught. and has be�er access. Co�ag- has become very popular today. Falcon Entrepeneurs ers are reminded that this is Eight years ago, Corley and for household garbage only. Lindsay stepped in and took All other waste must be taken over the reins of the Laugh- to the South East Whiteshell ing Loon in Falcon Lake. Then Transfer Station. within a few years they opened Sounds Around the Lake the Sandcastle Shop next door. One thing I love about being Like other area businesses, their out at the cabin is the sound warm smiles and willingness of the birds in the morning, to take time out to chat with kids laughing as they play in visitors is one of the greatest the water in the afternoon, and things I love about these shops. the different mix of music qui- Doesn’t ma�er if you’re a local etly playing around the neigh- resident, co�ager or visiting for bourhood while families enjoy the first time, they always make an evening campfire together. you feel welcome. Wayne Lucas a local co�ager Corley, who is also the Presi- Corley and Lindsay of the Laughing Loon in Falcon Lake and the adds to these sounds when Sandcastle Shop dent of the South Whiteshell on occasion you can hear him Chamber, and Lindsay have playing familiar tunes on his lom ski for an early morning these beaches for the benefit been organizing events for bagpipes. The sounds can be run on calm waters. Today of us all. The greatest benefit the last four years on Falcon heard across the lake and often our kids love tubing the most, of having so many beaches Lake Canada Day weekend draws a crowd to their docks. and jumping off the dock to- around the lake is the fact that including the Fun Fest and The sound of applause at the gether to see who can make you can always find calm wa- the popular fireworks show. conclusion of his last tune the biggest splash. I still love ters out of the wind. Have fun The events over the weekend seems to indicate the enjoy- that too! For today’s genera- and enjoy! have become quite success- ment of something different. tion, it’s all about wakeboards Upcoming Events ful thanks to the many kind Lake Time and wakesurfers. Pre�y cool Summer Movie Nights host- donations of the community. There’s nothing like being I might add! Not sure if I’m ed by Corley Sweeting of the Donations can still be made by the water in the summer- going to try either out. Looks Sand Castle Shop continue ev- by stopping by The Laughing time. As generations progress tough. Looking forward to ery Saturday at 9 p.m. across Loon or visit the Go Fund Me so do the activities that take what comes out next out on from the shopping centre. The page at h�ps://www.gofund- place out on the lake as we the waters of Falcon. Flea Market is on Sat. Aug. 3 me.com/f/falcon-lake-canada- enjoy these wonderful waters. Beaches at the Whiteshell Communi- day-weekend-2019 I still remember seeing an old Falcon Lake boasts over ty Club from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Doctor Is In family newspaper clipping seven natural sandy beaches The annual Swim and Paddle I heard that Dr. Duval is back from the Winnipeg Free Press with names like Mokahon event happens Aug. 4. Meet for the summer at the Falcon from the summer of 1956 and Faloma. Family traditions by car or boat in Blk 12 of the Lake Medical Centre. His hours showing my mom and her around the lake have also giv- South Shore. Bingo continues are Tuesday, Wednesday and good friend Heather Schell en favourite names to these at the club every Wednesday Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. water skiing together. For my beaches. Our family grew up at 7 p.m. until Aug. 21. Send Me Your News generation it started with a calling our li�le beach in Block The Annual Kids Fishing Enjoy the remainder of the plywood sur�oard made by 11 simply The Sandy Beach. Derby held in Faloma for kids summer. Keep sending your my grandfather, which was Sustainable Development has 15 and under starts at 10:30 stories, pictures and news to be great fun but made for some done a great job over the years a.m. on Sun. Aug. 12. There posted in my Falcon Lake Re- painful landings. As I got adding sand and maintaining are prizes for the kids includ- port to [email protected] older I loved to get on the sla- 12 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

Caddy Lake Plus: Late Summer Mystery Read Reviews Meanwhile, it’s not necessar- By Nick Martin ily a bad thing that Caddy gen- erally lacks the wifi necessary onspiracy theories abound for Netflix. Get a cool beverage, Cin this most beautiful cor- se�le in on your screened-in ner of the Whiteshell, where cot- porch, and enjoy a murder mys- tagers conjure up cabals of West tery. Here are synopses of some Hawk Lakers skulking under of the best whodunits from my darkness to fiddle with the taps, packages of reviews published to flood us with unwanted wa- on the second Saturday of ev- ter, or deny us the essential ele- ery month in the Winnipeg Free ment to even be called a lake. Press: In Green Bay, my wife and I The Hiding Place track water levels by how far by C.J. Tudor into the season paddling old Fleeing loan sharks, teacher Joe people can get our kayaks up Thorne unearths spooky secrets the Whiteshell River and back at his town’s abandoned mine, towards the fish hatchery and from which people return…dif- West Hawk Lake. ferent We keep the mouth of the A Steep Price river hidden behind the weeds by Robert Dugoni at the top end of Green Bay be- Whiteshell River off Green Bay. This year the water seemed low from the time Ace Sea�le copper Tracy yond which fishing boats dare of ice-gone, at best a few inches under our kayaks. Photo by Lyn Ferguson. Crosswhite sleuths a gang- not travel --- a good 1.5K paddle banger drive-by shooting of a to the footbridge on the Mantar- community activist, searches for io Trail. underneath the bridge and make What’s significantly different it almost to the hatchery. this year, and environmentally a disappeared medical student It’s a tranquil, rock-and- who refused her parents’ plans woods bounded li�le patch of Surprisingly, we still made it scary, is that the river is still open to the footbridge this July 1. This water. Where is the underwater for an arranged marriage, and paradise teeming with wildlife, ba�les dinosaur male bosses . the river twisting and turning year the water seemed low from vegetation that normally clogs the time of ice-gone, at best a the channel and throws up im- Dark Tide Rising and almost immediately out of by Anne Perry sight of co�ages and sound of few inches under our boats, our penetrable walls? paddles almost horizontal rath- As we segue seamlessly into Ransoming the kidnapped personal watercraft. heiress wife of the slimiest rich We almost always see a pair er than dipping down with the another environmental change, dynamic strokes that had kept no less worrying for being wel- real estate developer in 1850s of bald eagles glaring from the London goes horribly wrong highest branches; and other Adam van Koeverden (Cana- come is the cacophony of frogs dian Olympic gold winner and every evening and into the for River Thames police Cmdr. birds galore, deer, the occa- William Monk. sional fox, recently what we past world champion kayaker) darkness, a relentless choir that sleepless so many nights. seems to come from all direc- River Bodies took for a raccoon running on by Karen Katchur the far shore, sometimes a bear, But it’s still navigable --- tions on our piece of shoreline, though you can see the sedi- continuing for absolute hours. Veterinarian Becca Kingsley for a couple of years what our reluctantly goes home to the bird book identified as a pair of ment building up, rocks break It’s so much louder and pro- the surface, and we can get hung longed than we’ve ever before death bed of her estranged fa- tundra swans who should have ther, the former small-town po- been somewhere else. up on a log that wasn’t there the enjoyed. Why this year? last time. By the way, could someone lice chief. Could deadly secrets, Alas, a few years ago a tree both past and present, rear their crashed down next to the foot- This may be a rare year in please invent a boat motor not which we still make it to the foot- powered by loud pounding ugly heads in this brilliant de- bridge, channelling water into but novel? narrow rapids --- before then the bridge at Thanksgiving, when music? But we digress. the river is so quiet that you can Caddy Lake co�agers, it goes The Night Stalker flow was high and slow enough by Robert Bryndza for kayaks and canoes to pass hear the leaves turning colour. without saying, set fashion trends and never merely follow The London police old boys’ them as do denizens of other club reckon it’s gay sex gone Next Echo Deadline lakes with considerably less wrong when prominent men personal sartorial flair, and this are found dead, naked and tied is September 7, 2019 year we have not one but two to beds --- not so grieving cop- flamboyant fashion lines. per Erika Foster for October 2019 issue The Caddy Lake Resort is fea- The Mechanical Devil turing a wide array of t-shirts, by Kate Ellis Last issue of 2019 hoodies, long and short sleeves, A very disagreeable woman sporting crossed paddles and and an elderly hiker get gunned the names of both the resort and down in an idyllic rural English The Echo returns in 2020 of Whiteshell Provincial Park. farm field --- somehow linked with issues in February, April, June, At Green Bay Resort, the store to a praying device hidden from August and October is offering t-shirts and fleecies Henry VIII. with the words Caddy Lake em- You can reach me at blazoned next to a topographi- [email protected], though, Contact The Editor at cal map of --- right, Caddy Lake of course, only in certain isolat- --- and also South Cross Lake. A ed spots at Caddy Lake. [email protected] fine example of tunnel vision. AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 13 14 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

Get Your Ticket! — Car Raffle Heads For A Big Finish

con Fun Fest and Meteor Fest By Kerry Davies Ticket sales close Sept. 15. Get your ticket at: at West Hawk to name a few. Barrier Bay Resort ● Betula Lake Resort ● Brereton By the time you read this we’ll hat an adventure it has Lake Resort ● Falcon Trails Resort ● Inverness Falls have just been at Betula Sports Wbeen! (And we’re not Resort ● Lumber One ● Nutimik Lodge ● O�er Falls days. And there’s more events upcoming — and we’ll be done yet). Resort ● White Lake Resort ● And from your Lake Late in 2018 we at the there Directors, see page 16. Whiteshell Co�agers Associa- Every resort we approached tion were discussing ways to to sell our raffle tickets for us ed by cancer. 2. The endow- Next up was the Falcon Fish- increase membership beyond not only accepted, but wel- ment of a scholarship for an Off and for that event we had continuing the work we have comed us with open arms. Environmental Sciences stu- the opposite problem. The always done which is to bring O�er Falls Resort, Pinewood dent. 3. To start a program to unseasonably warm tempera- your concerns to government, Lodge at Dorothy, Barrier Bay eradicate purple loosestrife in tures and the snow from the be it lease and service fees, wa- Resort, Nutimik Lodge, Betula the park. day before turned the lake into ter levels, road repairs, dredg- Lake Resort, Whiteshell Re- We couldn’t have foreseen slush preventing us from get- ing channels, invasive species, sort, Big Whiteshell Lodge, what a rough start we would ting the EcoSport out to where environmental stewardship, White Lake Resort, Inverness get off to with our raffle roll- the action was. But again our water quality and so much Falls Resort, Brereton Lake Re- out. Beaver Days, in February volunteers soldiered on. As more. One quirky idea that sort, Caddy Lake Resort and at Falcon Lake, was first up the year progressed the vol- came up was “why don’t we Falcon Trails Resort all joined on the agenda to introduce unteers invested hundreds of give away a car?”And away the cause. our prize car and our raffle hours a�ending events, sell- we went. Merchants that instantly to the Whiteshell community. ing raffle tickets, gathering The raffle that could win jumped on board include Fal- The night before the event the memberships and moving the you a Ford EcoSport SUV con Beach Shell, Lumber One, temperature plunged to -36C prize car from lake to lake ev- evolved into making a con- Falcon Ridge Ski Hill, and (before wind chill). However, ery weekend. (See pictures on nection, and a difference, in Falcon’s Nest Diner. And the our volunteers never hesi- next page and page 7). our Whiteshell Community. Whiteshell Community Club tated, they just sucked it up, We were at the Co�age Show All proceeds from sale of the assisted us numerous times. bundled up, and headed out. and the WCA Annual General raffle tickets go to: 1. Camp The EcoSport started right up Meeting in Winnipeg, the Fal- Quality, a summer camp in Continued on page 15 that morning despite not be- con Lake Fun Trail Run, Big the Whiteshell for kids affect- ing plugged in! Whiteshell Family Day, Fal-

Whiteshell Cottagers Association Is Giving Away A Ford EcoSport SUV. Buy a Ticket and Support Some GreAT Causes. Here Are Some of The Places We Visited This Year!

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Car Raffle Cont’d From p. 14

I have zero doubt that ev- cation proper- ery resort and every business ties. Seasonal in Whiteshell Provincial Park campers and would have supported us if weekend asked. campers share Which brings me to an unex- our same pected, but very pleasant re- hopes and alization. We know we get to goals and are experience Mother Nature at valued mem- her greatest – calm, peaceful bers of this lakes most mornings, breath special com- taking scenery, forests, star munity we gazing like no other place, have in the trails, birds chirping, spec- Whiteshell. Where to buy your ticket to ride! tacular sunsets and yes even So the raffle spectacular lightning storms, indeed had ing forest with its wonders to If you haven’t bought a tick- and abundant wildlife. But wonderful, unintended con- explore. A community that is et ($10) please do so. If you’ve there is more – much more. As sequences. Never has the welcoming, a lifestyle that our already bought a ticket find it we travel the park we’ve come Whiteshell Co�agers Asso- children, grandchildren and in your heart to buy another to appreciate that we also have ciation been so visible and great grandchildren will ap- and double your chances. an outstanding community — interactive with the commu- preciate. So what started as a slightly many of the resort owners we nity, and met so many new To help us protect this piece crazy notion to give away a consider friends. They are pas- friends, strengthened relation- of paradise please become a car to increase WCA member- sionate about what they do to ships with old friends, shared member of the Whiteshell Cot- ships turned into much, much make the Whiteshell an expe- stories, shared thoughts and tagers Association. (See page more than that. So thank you rience to be enjoyed and trea- shared goals. 14). Show the WCA volunteers Whiteshell and all of you that sured by all. The merchants Wherever we went North or you appreciate their efforts call it your home, or home have the same objectives, the South Whiteshell, large lakes and that you encourage them away from home, we’ve made be�erment of the community, or smaller lakes, the goals were to continue. many new friends. Now help a pleasant experience, provid- the same, a lake life that was And then help us share this us finish the job. The volun- ing the services we need while affordable, water that is clean, experience with those that oth- teers are willing and able to do at the same time appreciating lakes that are healthy, wildlife erwise might not be able to. their part – we just need you. that ours is a community of va- that is abundant, and a thriv- 16 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

Board of Directors Whiteshell Cottagers Association Inc. 2019-2020

Barren Lake Brereton Lake (cont’d) Falcon Lake (cont’d) Nutimik Lake West Hawk Lake Patrick Finley Sharon Philp Cheryl Bryant Angela Kelsch Doug Edmond 204-349-2670 Cell 204-771-7297 [email protected] Home 204-334-3906 204-771-7920 204-226-8661 [email protected] 204-588-7007 Cell 204-799-1683 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lorna Spencer Randall Kinley Daniel Klass Don Sleeva Home 204-254-8137 Cell 204-228-6507 Sandra Kline Lake 204-349-2606 Home 204-237-3081 Lake 204-369-5702 [email protected] Cell 204-479-2025 [email protected] Lake 204-349-8982 [email protected] Caddy Lake Ronald Smith David Maes Barrier Bay Joel Kettner [email protected] Brenda Trach [email protected] Suzanne Remillard Home 204-691-2063 Lake 204-349-8804 Cell 204-510-3911 [email protected] Cell 204-805-5551 [email protected] Dan Myk [email protected] Ken Pickering Home 204-889-4561 Betula Lake 204-371-9272 Pointe du Bois Lake 204-349-8320 David Bell Robert Stalker [email protected] Maureen Taylor [email protected] [email protected] Lake 204-349-8676 [email protected] Florence Lake Alan Roberts Kerry Davies Dorothy Lake Ian Baragar Red Rock Lake Home 204-888-9578 204-663-6313 Stan Pogorzelec 204-782-4580 Rick Emslie Lake 204-349-2361 Home 204-668-8153 204-256-0881 Home 204-227-4694 [email protected] Gaeline Delmarque Lake 204-348-3282 [email protected] Home 204-489-3016 David McNeil White Lake Lake 204-348-7796 Eleanor Lake Nora Lake Home 204-489-3508 Ed Enns Angela Hogan Lake 204-348-7510 Deborah Seguin Big Whiteshell Lake 204-334-8318 Home 204-866-4398 204-772-0647 Tannis Fries [email protected] [email protected] Shirley Rempel [email protected] 204-348-3880 Cell 204-688-1164 HONOURARY DIRECTORS [email protected] Falcon Lake Jessica Lake Home 204-895-1164 Warren Barnard Al Bezak Pat Love shirleyrempel415 John Biglow [email protected] 204-348-7488 @hotmail.com Brereton Lake Harry Meneer Cell 204-226-1888 [email protected] Greg Meade Tom Walker Star Lake [email protected] Ed Wilson Alison Bonneteau Neil McMillan Jon Sigurdson Doug Moberg Alison.Bonneteau@rana- 204-896-0584 Cell 204-805-3960 Cell 204-801-9437 caregroup.com [email protected] [email protected] AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 17

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WCA WCA Membership Nearly 2,000 Member Discounts By Deborah Seguin or consider a multi-year For full membership WCA MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WCA Membership Chair membership and save and associate member- DISCOUNTS AT AN INCREASING yourself money and time. ship, register online at NUMBER OF MERCHANTS s of July 15, mem- Please encourage family www.whiteshellcottag- You may need to show your WCA Membership Card Abership in your members to purchase as- ers.com or print and mail Whiteshell Co�agers As- sociate memberships — it in the form on the web- sociation is at 1,860 which strengthens your asso- site or use the one below. ciation and cost only $20/ THERE IS STRENGTH ABC FIRE & SAFETY is ahead of last year’s Receive 20% discount. pace! year. Associate members IN NUMBERS FOR ALL If you haven’t already, will receive news and ex- THE INITIATIVES YOUR now is the time to BE- clusive website content in- WCA IS PURSUING ON COME A MEMBER. More cluding the electronic ver- YOUR BEHALF. members means a stron- sion of the Whiteshell Echo, Win A New Car! ACE BOATER ger voice with Parks and and THEY ALSO QUALI- Your WCA is giving 50% off boater Government and more FY FOR THE WCA MEM- away a brand new Ford licenses. action on behalf of co�age BER DISCOUNTS listed EcoSport SUV! Proceeds owners. at left. One discounted will go to three great BOATSMART Please take out your purchase from our lineup causes. See the full story 50% off boater full WCA membership of participating retailers on page 14. licenses. today for only $35/year can more than pay for a membership fee! CABELA’S $20 off on a purchase of $150 or more. Why join the WCA? Coupon will be mailed • Join a forum where you can raise your concerns related to your cottage and lake. with your WCA • Gain access to the WCA website that contains key cottager information and resources. membership card. • Receive the Whiteshell Echo, published five times per year. • Members are eligible for discounts at an increasing number of businesses, see CDC COMPUTERS current list at left or at www.whiteshellcottagers.com Receive V.I.P. Pricing up to 20% off.

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Nutimik lake

will be featured on their new By Kerri Pleskach website! Submit your photos to [email protected], by Aug. 31 hat a great feeling, sum- for a chance to win some great Wmer is here. My kids and prizes. There will be two win- their friends have been swim- ners for the best scenic landscape ming since May 19, (brrrrr!) I ac- or wildlife picture and one win- tually went in the water before ner for the best ‘fun in the sun’ July 1, it was June 28 to be exact. picture (floating, wakeboard- We have been having some hot ing, swimming, canoeing, etc). days and the only way to cool All pictures submi�ed must be off is to go for a dip. Cabins have in landscape layout, not portrait been opened for the season, layout. Get out there and get campers have returned and the snapping! beach is full. I love it! Judy Parnell Turned 70 Bake Sale Judy Parnell turned 70, and On the May long weekend the what a party that was! Her girls and I held a bake sale in birthday was in February, but support of the Alzheimer’s Soci- due to the cold weather, they ety of Manitoba. Many families decided to celebrate it in June. and friends baked and donated Judy’s husband, Bob, and son items. My niece made ‘slime’ to and daughter- in-law, Ryan and sell and the girls’ friend, Brody, Laura, put on a party for close to set up his drink stand again. We 100 people. A tent was set up in had lots of help se�ing up and their back yard at the lake, sup- Above, Brody’s lemonade stand at our bake sale for the Alzheimer’s Society of had a last minute site change per was catered by Blue Haze Manitoba. Below, friends and neighbours scooped up all the baked goods within due to the wind coming off the BBQ and the Heartbreakers kept 20 minutes, raising more than $700. lake. Our sale was supposed to us dancing well into the night. be open for two hours, but af- Judy was definitely the Queen of ter 20 minutes of being set up, the party and looked amazing, we were sold out of baking and as always. had a very long line of people Lemonade Stand For Charity waiting to pay. Our family and Pat and Ross McBey’s grand- friends have been walking in the children; Liam, Brayden and IG Wealth Management Walk Peyton McFee and Erica and for Alzheimer’s for the past three Ryan McBey set up a lemonade years. We walk for my dad, who stand in Block 1 to raise money was diagnosed with Early On- for The Manitoba Riding for set Alzheimer’s in 2016. My dad the Disabled Association. They was able to walk with us in the raised $118! Way to go! first walk, but for the past two Condolences years has not been able to join us, Condolences go out to the Ka- therefore we walk for him. The minsky family. Long time Block bake sale raised over $700 to- 4 co�ager, Lena Kaminsky, wards this cause, which is amaz- of ‘Kaminsky Korner’ passed ing and heartwarming. Thank away on June 15 at the age of 88. you to everyone who came out Lena enjoyed the co�age for the to support this cause. past 47-plus years and she will Dewey’s at Creekside be missed by many of her lake There is a new cook in the friends at Nutimik. kitchen at Creekside this sum- Kevin Howie Day mer. Dewey’s at Creekside Take- The 3rd Annual Kevin How- out is open Saturday and Sunday ie Memorial Search and Res- all summer long (and Mondays cue Fundraiser is happening on long weekends). Chef Tim again. Nutimik Lodge is put- and his assistant Kim are cook- ting on a day of fun on Aug. ing up pizzas, burgers, poutine, 10 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dog fries and more. They also serve House and Lorraine Brackston ice cream on those hot days (OK, will be performing, there will who am I kidding? It doesn’t be hot dogs and chips for sale have to be hot to have ice cream!) and a 50/50 draw. Bring a lawn Check out the hours and menu chair and dancing shoes for a at www.nutimik.mb.ca day of fun! Nutimik Lodge Photo Contest Send Me Your News Nutimik Lodge is looking for As always, if you have stories or pictures to share, please send pictures that you have taken at Judy Parnell’s 70th birthday was in February but was celebrated in June with Nutimik this summer. If your them to me at kerrilaw@mymts. Judy’s husband Bob, and son and daughter-in-law, Ryan and Laura, throwing a photo is chosen as a winner, it net or stop by Block 4, Lot 15. party for close to 100 well wishers. See more Nutimik pictures on next page. See you on the beach! AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 21 Big Whiteshell Lake

with sand! That can’t be it. By Pat Fulcher Surely there will be more. ell, at the time of this Let’s be hopeful. So on a Wwriting in late June, cautionary note, the road is at last we are getting the still pot-hole riddled. Driv- warmer weather that we er’s and cyclists take care. deserve after a less than Animal sightings galore! stellar spring. Bears, bears and more As the anglers anxious- bears! First sighting of a ly awaited the opening large bear was at Block 4 of fishing season, it was a in the third week of May. nail-biter as the ice did not A trap was set with unsuc- come off the lake until May cessful results and later re- 6 (for those who are keep- moved. ing records). And yes, with On June 22 a healthy black boats and gear ready, off bear came onto my front they launched to find the deck for a look around. On ‘catch of the day’. June 25, a bear was lumber- By all accounts the fishing ing down our path to the this spring was less than water. Meanwhile, a lone great, with live wells wait- wolf was spotted very close ing with circulating water to the garbage cages. (See to be filled. Of course there pictures on page 31). were the few intermittent As we all know the for- Amy Shymko takes a Mothers’ Day plunge. days that saw fishers head- est really belongs to the ing home with stringers for animals. It seems that they the fish fry! are getting braver, as they fish gone? My husband did Amy Takes The Plunge Firefighters venture closer to our cab- say that fishing did pick up The frigid water didn’t de- Fishing Derby ins. Please remember not a bit afterwards. But here is ter Amy Shymko from her The cooler temperatures to leave food or garbage an invitation to you to give first dip in Big Whiteshell did not keep the Win- outside and keep an eye me some feedback about Lake on Mothers’ Day May nipeg firefighters away. on your pets. As more and spring fishing. (Call me, 12. Brave or crazy? You de- Once again they held an- more people come out to en- I am at the cabin 204 348- cide! other successful Firefight- joy cottage season, spend- 7076). Road Repairs Budgeted ers Fishing Derby at Big ing time outdoors, walking, Whither The Blueberry? As reported last edition, Whiteshell Lake. Many biking, etc., it is advisable Those cooler temperatures the government has bud- volunteers worked tire- to have a leash handy for also made us wonder about geted for road repairs to lessly to plan this event in your pet. the status of the blueberry the south shore road. As we support of the Firefighters I am your advocate and growth. I am sure it will be headed out to the lake on the Burn Fund. Not many fish reminder of safety. So many a later picking season this weekend of June 9, we were were caught this year, but a wonderful family times at year. And for the straw- encouraged to see signs that fun and collegial time was the lake. berry pickers, Whiteshell indicated road work. Ahhh, had by all. So, it makes you Strawberry farm is a week at last, big truck, workers, wonder, where have all the Continued on Page 31 behind. sign (bump), ... filling holes

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Pat and Ross McBey’s grandchildren; Liam, Brayden and Peyton McFee and Erica and Ryan McBey set up a lemonade stand in Block 1 to raise money for The Heartbreakers entertained at Judy Parnell’s 70th birthday party. The Manitoba Riding for the Disabled Association. They raised $118. 22 WHITESHELL ECHO • AUGUST 2019 WHAT’S COOKING? — BEST BURGER RECIPES

Gourmet Grilling Burgers Onion Ranch Burgers

Servings: 8 Servings: 8

Ingredients Ingredients 2 pounds lean ground beef 2 pounds ground beef 1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage 3/4 cup water 1/2 large red onion, chopped 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix 2 Anaheim chile peppers, chopped 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix 3 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 pound Muenster cheese, shredded Directions 1 egg 1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce grate. 1 teaspoon chili powder 2. Mix beef, water, ranch dressing mix, and onion soup mix togeth- Salt and pepper to taste er in a bowl; shape into 8 patties. 3. Cook the burgers until they are very firm, hot, and grey in the Directions center, about 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer in- 1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the serted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). grate. 2. Mix the ground beef, sausage, onion, chile pepper, garlic, Muenster cheese, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder in a mixing bowl until evenly combined. Season to taste with salt and Touchdown Tailgating Burgers pepper and mix again. Form the meat mixture into 8 patties. 3. Cook on the preheated grill until the burgers are no longer pink in Servings: 8 the center, about 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Ingredients 2 pounds ground beef 1/4 cup garlic and herb seasoned dry bread crumbs 1/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese 1/4 cup barbeque sauce 1/4 cup lager beer 1 egg 1/2 cup chopped green onion 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons minced garlic Salt and pepper to taste

Directions 1. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. 2. Combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, Romano cheese, barbeque sauce, beer, egg, green onion, basil, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix lightly using your hands, then form into 8 patties. 3. Lightly brush the grill grate with oil and place patties on the grill. Cook until no longer pink in the center, 7 to 8 minutes per side for well done.

Beer Burgers Raisin The Stakes Burgers Servings: 6 Servings: 4 Ingredients Ingredients 3 pounds ground beef 1 pound ground beef 1 cup raisins 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 hamburger buns 1/4 cup beer Directions Directions 1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the 1. Preheat a grill for medium heat. grate. 2. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, raisins, onion, gar- 2. Mix the ground beef, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, lic, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Mix lightly using your and pepper in a bowl. Mix in the beer until absorbed by the meat hands, then divide into 6 portions. Flatten each portion into a patty. mixture. Form into patties. 3. Place burgers on the grill and cook for about 7 minutes per side, 3. Cook on the preheated grill until the burgers are cooked to your or until well done. If you do not wish to grill, fry patties in a skillet desired degree of doneness, about 5 minutes per side for well over medium heat. Serve on buns with your favourite toppings. done. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). AUGUST 2019 • WHITESHELL ECHO 23

WHAT’S COOKING? — GRILLED VEGETABLES

Easy Cajun Grilled Veggies Grilled Vegetable Salad

Servings: 8 Servings: 6

Ingredients Ingredients 1/4 cup light olive oil 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 2 zucchini, ends trimmed and halved lengthwise 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 yellow squash, ends trimmed and halved lengthwise 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 large red onion, sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 red bell peppers, halved and seeded 2 zucchinis, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 large white onions, sliced into 1/2-inch wedges 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 yellow squash, cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic, minced Directions Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1. In a small bowl, mix together light olive oil, Cajun seasoning, salt, cayenne pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Place zucchinis, Directions white onions, and yellow squash in a bowl, and cover with the ol- ive oil mixture. Cover bowl, and marinate vegetables in the refrig- 1. Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. erator at least 30 minutes. 2. Arrange asparagus, zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and red 2. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. bell peppers on preheated grill; cook until vegetables are tender 3. Place marinated vegetable pieces on skewers or directly on the and slightly charred, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove vegetables from grill. Cook 5 minutes, or to desired doneness. grill and cut into bite-sized pieces. 3. Whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl to make the dressing. Toss veg- Simple Grilled Vegetables etables with dressing in a bowl. Serve warm or at room tempera- ture. Servings: 6

Ingredients DESSERT 2 zucchinis, cut into 1/2-inch slices 2 green bell peppers, cut into chunks 1/2 pound whole button mushrooms Sweet Summer Berry Dessert 1/2 pound cherry tomatoes 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices If you need to use up a lot of extra strawberries, 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil blueberries, or raspberries try this. Perfect for large kosher salt to taste gatherings or picnics. And it’s ready in 15 minutes. freshly ground black pepper to taste Servings: 6 Directions 1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the Ingredients grate. 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 2. Combine zucchinis, green bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, 1 (5 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk and onion in a large bowl. Pour olive oil over vegetables and toss 2 cups fresh blueberries to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper. 2 cups chopped fresh strawberries 3. Grill vegetables on preheated grill until lightly charred, 3 to 5 2 cups fresh raspberries minutes per side. fresh mint leaves for garnish

Directions 1. In a bowl, mix the frozen whipped toping and sweetened con- Smoky Grilled Vegetables densed milk. Gently fold in 1 3/4 cup blueberries, 1 3/4 cup straw- berries, and 1 3/4 cup raspberries. Top with remaining blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries. Garnish with mint, and chill until Servings: 4 ready to serve Ingredients 1 eggplant, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds 2 red bell peppers, halved and seeded 2 yellow bell peppers, halved and seeded Send Us 2 zucchini, sliced 2 large onions, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds 4 tablespoons vegetable oil Your 1 cup teriyaki sauce Directions Favourite 1. Brush vegetables with oil to coat. 2. Prepare smoker using manufacturers’ instructions using either alder or apple chips. Place veggies in single layers on smoker Cottage Recipes racks. Smoke for about 30 minutes. 3. Preheat grill for high heat. 4. Brush grate with oil. Arrange vegetables on grill, with the pep- Email pers away from the center. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, turning [email protected] once. Baste with teriyaki sauce frequently. Vegetables will cook at different rates; remove tender pieces from the grill, and continue cooking until all are done. 24 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019 Dorothy Lake

By Inge Scholte

ith a late spring I won- Wdered whether we’d ever see any marsh-mari- golds this year. We checked the stagnant water along the Canada trail and the run- off ending at Dorothy Lake beach most every day and were rewarded. One day they were suddenly there all over in bright yellow clumps of bu�ercup-like blooms, brightening up the still dor- mant grasses. Weeks later we founds the elegant yellow lady’s slip- pers in a different habitat. Kiteboarding in the Whiteshell. Lyle Koop on his twin tip board. These orchids can grow only in the presence of special well planned and executed fungi in the soil.This growth event. requirement, their rarity and To share your story with their special beauty are good our readers, please call Inge reasons to leave them undis- at 204-348-7240. turbed for the next visitor to enjoy. The Kiteboarding Fire Hazard Koop Family As the Pearsons had fin- By Al Koop ished dinner on the May e are the Koop family long weekend, Dave made Wfrom Barrier Bay. We his way to the porch and have been kiteboarding the looked across the driveway past seven years, first learn- to the road and found himself ing the sport in Aruba on a looking at flames. He shout- winter vacation. We have ed “fire!” Rick grabbed a fire progressed to the stage that extinguisher and yelled out we can now confidently kite to the neighbours as Tracy surf and foil around our cot- The kite is getting pumped up and ready to catch the wind. phoned the park office. Buck- tage depending on wind ets and neighbours appeared direction between Dorothy as Shelley Pearson filled her beach and Nutimik Lake. with a wing a�ached to it. of the block road by Barrier large supply of empty cat lit- Kiting involves a lot of risks Think of flying underneath Resort. This is our favourite ter containers at the tap, two as you are subjected to the the water. The beauty of us- wind direction as it is the vehicles trucked them uphill power of the wind, and the ing foil boards is you need least gusty as the wind has to the bucket brigade. When Whiteshell has many more less wind and smaller kites travelled from Pinawa all the park staff showed up the fire elements of risk which in- which lends itself to having way down the Winnipeg Riv- had been properly doused clude very gusty winds, lots safer sessions out on the wa- er before it reaches our spot. and extinguished. Check- of trees, very small launch ter as the smaller the kite the If it’s too windy for boating ing the area the next day a sites, and then add in rocks less wind power needed and you’ll see big smiles on our Cigarillo stub was found. If and reefs. Beginners should less can go wrong. faces because that means it’s it was the culprit, it would never try learning without We like to visit Dorothy windy enough for kiting. be hard to believe anyone lessons and a qualified in- Beach when wind direction There is no be�er feeling could thoughtlessly pitch it structor. Most lessons in is from northwest to north- than being powered by the into the woods. Winnipeg and surround- east. We launch our kites in wind, kite a�ached to your Canada Day Block Party ing area are given by Boost Barrier Bay using a screw harness pulling you along. The Tro�ers invited all res- Kiteboarding run by Dan- pile anchor a few metres It’s early Saturday morn- idents of Block 4 and other iel, Mark and Stefan Koenig. into the water so the kite ing June 22 as I write this at guests for a barbecue on the Winter and summer lessons doesn’t blow into the trees. 6 a.m. The wind is blowing Canada Day long weekend. are available, usually at Lake On a southeast wind direc- and the lake is calling. Time They got an enthusiastic re- Winnipeg because of shal- tion you’ll find us in Nu- to pack up the gear into the sponse. It was a very hot Sat- low water and large beaches timik Lake. A few tracks in small tin fishing boat and urday but their well-treed for increased safety. In win- Barrier takes us upwind and head over to the Barrier and lot and a gentle breeze from ter you will see them giving into Nutimik where there are launch a kite into the sky! the lake provided some re- lessons at the floodway near some very big wind channels See you on the water! lief. There was plenty of food Birds Hill park. blowing into Barrier. and a great time was had by My son Lyle and I have On a steady west-south- See more kiteboarding all. Many thanks to the Trot- learned to foil these past few west wind we launch from pictures on next page ter family for hosting this years which is having a board the small beach at the end AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECH0 25

Dorothy Lake continued from page 24

At left, early spring in the cold water at Dorothy Beach, with twin tip and foil board shown. At right, Lyle foiling behind a wakeboard boat.

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Regular Sunday Worship from the May Long Weekend to Thanksgiving 11:00 am

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The Whiteshell Echo Accepts Obituaries and In Memoriams Rates Available Upon Request Contact the Editor By email At [email protected] 26 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019 Betula Lake

By Dave Bell

he Canada Day long Tweekend brought spring to an end and sum- mer activities to a start. Spring time is a time of re- newal and May and June at Betula was a wonderful time to witness the birth of many new critters. Two loon families nested suc- Two loon families nested successfully. Two adult geese couples also brought goslings into cessfully and the two adult the world. geese couples also brought goslings into the world. I Lake Levels was fortunate enough to The Betula Lake water get photos of the Block 7 level survey is still in the (inlet) loon mom with her process of completion as I two chicks, as well as the write this but early results combined geese families indicate many of us are in who regularly patrolled the favour of slightly higher whole lake together. Addi- and much more stable wa- tionally many of us came ter levels with an improve- across both snapper and ment of outflow control. painted turtle babies wan- Many thanks to Tom Cutts, On Canada day, above, Brent Beatie performs a patriotic waterskiing dering the back roads and Kerry Davies, Al Moon and slalom. Below Mike and Jodi Unger enjoy paddle boarding. several were given a help- Pat Silver for their contribu- ing hand to the shoreline. tions to this most important Block 2’s Heather Bradley issue. More will be forth- shared some of her turtle coming on this topic when photos seen here. the survey is complete. Raptor Pie Passages The Toronto Raptors con- Our condolences go out to cluded a successful march Al Moon of Block 5 on the to the NBA championship passing of his wife Barbara and cheering crowds were in April and to Elli DeGraff not limited to the big cit- and family of Block 2 on the ies as my cabin was host to passing of Derek in June. several neighborhood gath- Condolences also go out to erings. Raptor themed pies Block 6’s Phyllis Hrynko were a special treat ! and family on the passing Canada Day of Bill Hrynko in April. The Canada Day weekend They will all be missed. was sunny and hot and was enjoyed by all. Brent Beatie More Betula Lake pictures of Block 2 impressed us all on next page with a slalom water skiing display including a Cana- dian flag in tow. I also had an opportunity to visit with Block 1‘s Carol Betula’s own Jurrasic Park, note the Raptor Pie. Turner who was celebrating a significant birthday. The original Turner cabin was built in the early 50s along with the Birch, Keedian, Brown and Pound cabins to name just a few. Carol told me her faithful dog, Mandy, had recently passed away. There is nothing to equal a new puppy to brighten a household and Carol will be adopting a new Golden puppy named Myah about the time you read this is- Carol Turner’s dog Molly. At sue. right the Turner cabin Block 1 (circa 1954). AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECH0 27

Falcon Yacht Club

From the Falcon Yacht Club

fter a bit of a slow start on Aaccount of weather, sailing activities kicked into high gear at the Falcon Yacht Club (FYC). Members participate in week- end recreational dinghy races and several events were held to challenge the club’s small fleet of keel boat sailors. Several ‘go fast’ clinics kept members informed and on top of their The Falcon Yacht Club Regatta was held July 20 and 21. game. FYC has a very active, mixed gender adult sailing Manitoba Games Regional Masters Rega�a. We anticipate Come on over and find out group. In addition to on-water Qualifier (south region) on a possible podium finishes! how you can get involved in activity, the club members en- busy July weekend. FYC was Summer’s not over yet! Drop sailing. Remember, it’s a life- joy barbecues and socializing well represented on the water. by the club on any weekend long sport. after weekend races. In mid-August, a group of around 12:30 p.m. and you’re Be sure to check out our web- In mid-July, Sail Manitoba’s Falcon sailors will be off to the likely to catch members rig- site for more information about mobile sailing school was on- Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht ging their boats for a ‘round FYC activities and programs: site to conduct the club’s week Club for the Canadian Laser the buoys’ race. www.falconyachtclub.ca. long learn-to-sail program for young sailors. Over its fifty- plus year history, FYC’s learn West Hawk Lake Yacht Club to sail program has produced many succesful competitive club took part sailors. By Paul Krestanowich in the double The Manitoba Sailing Team handed boats, trained at the club for several ith a cool dry spring the they are: Cole days in advance of a weekend Wclub was able to com- Anseeuw and rega�a. The club hosted the plete the new stairs and deck Aaron Kres- District 4 Laser Championship, a�aching our floating dock tanowich and Summer of Sailing Rega�a and to our storage garage. This Madeline finished the two-year capital Krestanowich Betula continued project to have our new West and Sydney from page 26 Hawk Lake Sailing Centre Odowichuk ready for the summer of 2019. (Pelican Lake). Plans are in the works for prop- More Events Above, our er signage and some finishing new stairs and The WHLYC touches on the building includ- deck; at left, Opti Champi- ing railings. All West Hawkers Owen Ryan onships were and surrounding co�agers are and Noah Hayden in a July 25-26 at welcome to come check us out, Laser Big Island watch for the announcement of Landing with the grand opening party. 24 kids aged 7-14 participating! Learn To Sail The Canadian Laser Masters The Learn to Sail lessons Championships are Aug.16-18 July 22-26 were fully booked at the Royal Lake of the Woods online in June so plans for ex- Yacht Club in Kenora. Good panded weeks of lessons are luck to Paul Krestanowich par- in the works for next summer. ticipating with the help of Bren- The club is also looking at add- nan Agar’s race ready Laser. A baby turtle gets a lift to the ing yoga, boot camp, paddle The West Hawk Lake Yacht lake. Below, a mother snap- boarding and kayaking to the Club Annual Race Series start- ping turtle. fitness schedule to fully utilize ed July 27 and continues Aug. our new facility and dock. 10, open to all dinghy classes with the fundraising to make Condolences and sailors. July 27 was at Big our new sailing centre a real- On a sad note we learned of Island Landing and Aug. 10 is ity. Our sincere condolences to the recent passing of local cot- at Crescent Main Beach. Regis- Mary Lou and children. tager Paul Albrechtsen, Paul tration starts at 12 p.m, races are Manitoba Games has always been a generous 1 to 3:30 with après sail at the The 2020 Manitoba Games supporter of local community club. Please email info@whlyc. qualifiers for sailing were held projects. He was one of our ca for more information or see July 20-21 at the Falcon Yacht Platinum sponsors last year our website www.whlyc.ca Club and two teams from our helping us cross the finish line See you all on the water! 28 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

West Hawk Lake

reached over $30,000. Maybe we By John Bell will be able to curl next winter! Funds are still being sought in ello everyone, welcome to the form of 50/50 draws and oth- Hthe August West Hawk er functions. Donations may be Lake report. It is early July and mailed to the Whiteshell Commu- the last three weeks have been nity Club, Box 190, Falcon Lake, warm and mostly dry. It has ROE ONO. All this will end at an warmed the lake so swimming is Aug. 24 social. Prizes are also be- enjoyable but as the countryside ing sought to be auctioned at the dries the hazard of forest fires in- social. The government unfortu- creases. In early May there was a nately has cancelled the issuance fire near Falcon close to the rid- of charitable receipts by commu- ing stables and another at Ingolf. nity clubs. Neither were serious. Lately there Hunt Lake Trail Concerns was a lightning strike near the The residents of Li�le Indian Water from West Hawk Lake pours over the dam into the Whiteshell fish hatchery which caused a fire River. Bay are concerned about the use but it was soon extinguished. of the Hunt Lake Trail around New Neighbours West Hawk Lake. Apparently Late May saw the return of hikers are building fires, staying neighbours Dr. Cliff Leach and overnight at the trail end and con- wife Gail from White Bear Lake, tinuing on into the bush which Minnesota. I was pleased to have are not permi�ed. It seems a sign dinner with them several days is required at the trail end advis- later to catch up on their news. ing of this and that it also advise Their residence in Sanibel, Florida that this is the trail end. Note that was severely damaged in the last years ago the trail did continue hurricane but all is fine now. Cliff east and south to I don’t know noted that this is his 70th continu- where. Natural Resources have ous year to be down at their camp! not responded to sign requests (I am on my 62nd). Gail informed yet. If you are a�empting to walk me they would soon have 22 peo- Ice cream is served at CBC Cabins’ ‘Garage.’ this long and difficult trail please ple at the camp, all relations! be aware of these facts. Also, be Welcome Back certain to depart in time to allow grates are in good shape and the All my neighbours were back as time to return back before dark. pit is safe to use. She also noted of the July 1 weekend. One found Sasquatch Sighting? that anyone performing extensive that beavers had built a home at I understand from a fellow ra- landscape projects obtain a per- the foot of his dock. It contained dio amateur, Joe ve4ai, who lives mit to ensure Natural Resources a family of two adults and several at the south end of Lake Win- guidelines are met. small offspring. It is a problem nipeg that the Sasquatch really Fish Hatchery News for them as to what to do as the does exist. He is a very reliable Bill at the Fish Hatchery gave lodge has to be removed. It seems person and stated over the radio me the following information. the beavers came from deeper in last week that he saw Sasquatch The trout raised at the hatchery, Li�le Indian Bay which is large briefly at sunset. I am glad it was about eight million, have been and I expect contains many bea- not seen around here! transferred to many Manitoba vers, muskrats and water fowl. Reminders lakes and the 12 million wall- Mysteries Of The Bay The South East Whiteshell Fire eye eggs collected from Falcon On the subject of Li�le Indian Department Open House is Aug. Creek this spring have hatched. My granddaughter Lllian Bell at Bay my neighbour Dave Grant 17. More information at www. Water levels in West Hawk are her grade 12 graduation. said he canoed back in there last sewfire.ca now normal and enough water fall. Upon starting his return trip The South Transfer Station is is going over the dam to have the he was saluted with a numbers garage in front of the store. It is open to Sept. 4, Mon. to Thurs. 10 Whiteshell River flowing again, of rifle shots from an unknown called CBC Garage. Ice cream is a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fri., Sat., and Sun. but not quite at normal levels. It source — similar to what hap- the specialty, says Jeane�e, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. has been a slightly dry spring in pened to me several years ago. they will be offering soft, hard, Graduation Manitoba (also dry in Saskatch- We suppose that there is a hermit smooth and eventually yogurt I a�ended my grandaughter ewan and Alberta) and Caddy or recluse living somewhere in ice cream. It will be operated by Lillian Bell’s grade 12 graduation Lake is a li�le low All brood trout that area. More mysteries of Li�le her children Bree, Josh and Calee from St Thomas Aquinas High have been moved outside to grow Indian Bay. with assistance/supervision by School in Kenora. There were 88 for this fall planting. Condolences her mother Wendy. It will be in the graduating class. Meteor Mike’s It is with great sadness that I open to 10 p.m. weekends and 9 I also a�ended a performance I have been informed that Me- must state that neighbour Bob p.m. weekdays. by the Winnipeg Symphony Or- teor Mike’s has new owners, Mi- Challis passed away June 19. He Movie Mania chestra with my daughter Gay- chelle and Jay Auger. Good luck leaves behind his wife Leslie (sis- Many are aware that movie ac- leen June 29 in the Kenora White to you both. ter to Dave Grant) and two sons. tor Sean Penn is making a movie Tent. Baby News All of us will certainly miss him in the Falcon area this summer Send Me Your News I have also been informed that and wish the best to his family. and accommodations will be Please send me any West Hawk Bill and Linda Benson’s daughter Lot and Block Numbers required for all the crew. If you Lake information you may have Danielle and husband Kevin have Sheryl Mason of Natural Re- have space for rent call local to [email protected] (the o and l are had a baby – congratulations! souces asks that everyone ensure stores as I do not have the con- lower case le�ers) or phone 204- Ice Cream! that their lot and block numbers tact number yet. 349-2994 or 807-464-0512. Kevin at CBC Cabins informed are visible from the lake and road. Curling Rink Fundraising Good swimming to you all! me that they have an ice cream She also asks that everyone check Word is that funds to repair John Bell stand and a gift shop in the old their fire pits to ensure that the the curling rink ice machine have Lot 5 Block 11. AUGUST 2019 WHITESHELL ECHO 29

Canada Day At Dorothy Lake

he Trotters of Doro- Tthy Lake invited residents of Block 4 and their guests to to a barbecue to cel- e- brate Canada Day. The afternoon was hot, the food plentiful and a great time was had by all. There is more news from Dorothy Lake on pages 24 and 25 and from around the Whiteshell on pages 10 to 12 and 20 to 28.

— Contributed by Inge Scholte Photos from Len Trotter

Freedom Road Is Finally A Reality

reedom Road was Fofficially opened on June 6, 2019. This road connects Shoal Lake 40 First Nation to the Trans Canada Highway near Falcon Lake. The gravel double-laned road is 24 km in length and winds its way through forested areas and rock cut outs and over 2 single lane bridges. It was a scenic pleasant drive. The community held special events from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. to celebrate the opening. Many dignitaries were on hand. Chief Erwin Redsky introduced Hon. Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services of Canada, Hon. Dennis Smook, MLA for LaVerendrye and Deputy Mayor Markus Chambers, City of Winnipeg . Coffee and a community lunch were provided for all and later a supper and an outdoor musical concert and fireworks. It was a history-making day!

— Contributed by Warren Barnard

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Big Whiteshell continued from p. 21

At left, a wolf near the garbage cages. At right, a black bear having a look around on my front deck.

So many awesome outdoor activities. Whether you are out on the Don’t forget to call, text, email or drop by if you have a story to lake or on the road or hiking in the forest, remember to be respectful share! as we share nature’s beautiful space with the ani- mals and each other. Condolences On a sad note, this spring Alice Duek passed away. Folks will remember Alice for her smile and kind- ness at Whiteshell Lake Resort. I will remember Alice with her ice cream pail full of blueberries walking down the road heading home. We offer Da- vid, Liberty and their family sincerest condolences. Many fond memories will keep Alice alive in their hearts. Housekeeping Have you got your park pass? Have you got your fishing licence? All set! Great! Time to head out to the lake... memory-making family times await you! Enjoy! 32 WHITESHELL ECHO AUGUST 2019

2019 Photo Contest Photo above by Lorne Bellan of Caddy Lake was the Second Prize winner in the Nature Category of the 2018 Whiteshell Cottagers As- sociation Photo Contest. For details and entry form for this year’s contest, with more than $700 in prizes, see page 30.