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Students of the Douglas Kuhl School of Music set up shop at the Co-op grocery stores last weekend to raise funds for their Cadenza Summer Music Week day camp taking place in July. At left: Chalise and Shayla Thiessen delighted shoppers in Winkler Friday morning. Below: Aiden Losch picked up a busking shift in Morden that evening. For more photos and to ﬁ nd out how much the kids raised, see Pg. 7.

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By Ashleigh Viveiros chance to enjoy a Winnipeg Jets home game last week was such a treat for What’s more Canadian than a hock- a group of southern Manitoba new- ey game? comers. Not much, which is why getting the Thanks to the generosity of Sport

SUBMITTED PHOTO A group of seven recent immigrants to Canada—including fi ve Syrian refugees and two youth from Columbia—got the chance to take in a Winnipeg Jets game last week thanks to the generosity of Sport Chek, which supplied box seats, and other community groups that helped cover the costs of transportation. Chek, Jumpstart, Build a Village, and been running in Altona the last few Altona Youth for Christ, Regional weeks, Sager explained. Connections was able to bring seven The program, sponsored by Cana- immigrant children to the MTS Cen- dian Tire in Winkler, gives immigrant tre to watch the Jets take on the Nash- kids the chance to learn one of our ville Predators March 8. nation’s favourite pastimes by equip- Winnipeg lost the game 4-2, but ping them with free skating gear and that didn’t stop the kids from having getting them out onto the ice every a blast, says Carina Sager, volunteer week. and integration coordinator at the “They meet with the coaches and Winkler Regional Connections of- other kids and get to practice those fi ces. skills,” Sager said. “It just helps them “They were super, super excited the integrate into the community and whole time,” she said. “Some of them learn about a sport that is so impor- have seen the Altona Maroons play, tant to Manitoba culture and Cana- but never an NHL game like this. da.” “They got to experience the Winni- I Love to Skate sessions have also peg Jets like some people can’t ever been held in Winkler in the past. This afford to, in a box,” she added. “They current Altona session attracted 35 got to share a little bit of their culture participants originally hailing from with us, and then we got to share a all over the world. little bit of ours with them.” It was tough deciding which of the The group included fi ve recent Syr- new skaters to take to the Jets game, ian refugees and two Columbian im- but Sager said they targeted the ones migrants, ranging in age from 14-18. for whom the program made the big- They’re all participants in the Jump- gest impact. start I Love to Skate program that’s Continued on page 7

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PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE Nearly 200 bowlers came out Saturday to take part in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morden-Winkler’s Bowl for Kids Sake. Above: The ﬁ rst game of the day had bowlers doing some crazy things out on the Bowlers raise $34K lanes. Left: Several teams had members dress up for the Star Wars themed event, including this group from Red River College.

“Our mentoring programs wouldn’t challenges have a trophy they play for be able to grow like they are. We each year. “It’s kind of fun to see that for Big Brothers would have to cut back, so it’s really healthy competition.” good to see the support that we have The top individual fundraiser for and the belief that the communities the Bowl for Kids Sake this year was By Lorne Stelmach which was really neat to see that level have in what we do.” Phyllis Rempel, who brought in over of participation. I couldn’t be happier He added Bowl for Kids Sake is the $1,300 in pledges. Just as important as raising funds at with how it all turned out.” organization’s biggest fundraiser of Bowl for Kids Sake was that people In all, 48 teams of four registered for the year, so it makes quite an impact. were having a good time doing it. the Star Wars themed event, which “It counts for a signifi cant portion of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morden- raised $34,500 for the mentoring our budget each year, so we’re just re- Winkler executive director Michael agency. ally happy that the support is there.” Penner believes they succeeded on “That’s up a bit from last year, so At the event, the fi rst game of the both counts. that’s a super place to be,” Penner day in each two-hour slot featured “It was a wonderful, fun, great day. said, thanking all the bowlers who crazy bowling, which had participants Everyone who was there looked like came out as well as the many corpo- bowling a different goofy way each they were really enjoying them- rate sponsors who made the day pos- frame, including backwards and with selves,” Penner said of the March 12 sible. “We just have such an incred- their non-dominant hands. event held at Valley Bowling Lanes in ible amount of community support The second game counted for the Winkler. “Some of the teams dressed and sponsorship. Without them, we scores, which mattered especially for up in some elaborate costumes, wouldn’t be able to do what we do. bragging rights in some instances. There were several team challenges, including those between manage- Darth Vader made an ap- ment and staff at Monarch Industries pearance at Bowl for Kids as well as internal challenges at Gran- Sake, reminding every- deur Housing, Meridian, and Winkler one that the agency’s Canvas. mentoring work keeps “A new one for this year was Choice at-risk youth from turn- Real Estate put out a challenge to oth- ing to the “dark side.” er local realty offi ces, and Crocus [Re- alty] did answer the call,” said Penner, noting some of the long-standing

“WE JUST HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP.” 4 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Tanguay honoured by Curling Canada

By Ashleigh Viveiros success. “At the end of the day, there were Louis Tanguay stepped into the na- over 300 volunteers,” he stressed. “I tional spotlight during the Tim Hor- beneﬁ ted from a great volunteer base tons Brier in Ottawa last weekend to and excellent sponsorship and all the accept Curling Canada’s Volunteer of people of Winkler who showed up to the Year award. attend.” And though he’s humbled to have Winkler’s Scotties proved to be one been singled out as our nation’s top of the most successful ones ever, at- CURL CANADA PHOTO BY MICHAEL BURNS volunteer for his work in organiz- tracting sold out crowds and produc- Winkler’s own Louis Tangauy (centre) received the Volunteer of the ing the 2015 Scotties Tournament of ing a proﬁ t of over $100,000. Year Award from Curling Canada at the Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa Hearts in Winkler, Tanguay is quick over the weekend for his work organizing the 2015 Scotties. to point out it was a team effort that Continued on page 5 MCKAY CHAROLAIS made the event such a resounding

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By Ashleigh Viveiros before Christmas and also included the addition of a new 8,000 sq. ft. Winkler Co-op proudly showed warehouse on the Main St. building’s off its Co-op@Home expansion last western side. week. Feedback toward the expansion has The store celebrated the grand been very positive thus far, Ruttan opening of two fl oors of new sales said. space for furniture and decor with a “We’re looking forward to a very ribbon cutting March 10, wrapping successful year in sales in here,” he the ceremony up with donation to said. Katie’s Cottage. One of their fi rst big customers was PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE “We’ve got just over 9,000 square Katie’s Cares, who recently went on a From left: Winkler Co-op’s Evan Toews, Harv Giesbrecht, Al Ruttan, feet of furniture showroom here, from shopping spree to furnish the Katie’s and George Klassen were joined by Mayor Martin Harder and Co-op@ mattresses, carrying the top brands, Cottage respite home going up across Home staff in cutting the ribbon on the store’s new furniture expan- into furniture, carrying about four the road from the Boundary Trails sion, which includes two fl oors of sales space and a new warehouse. different brands ... very successful Health Centre this spring. lines, very good quality product,” said At last week’s ceremony, Co-op board to help Katie’s Cares out. was amazing,” she said. “The most manager Al Ruttan, noting these new presented the charity with $10,000 Whirlpool discounted some of its ap- important thing for me was that we additions round out the store’s offer- towards those purchases, many of pliances, as did Sealy Canada, who stay local. All our stuff that we have ings, which also include appliances, which were made at steep discounts. also donated a free bed to the cause. purchased, whether it is furnishings electronics, and computer services. “Obviously it’s incredibly near and Katie Cares’ Ruth Reimer says Co- or decorative, we have stayed right “Co-op@Home has really become the dear to a lot of people’s hearts in our op’s support in furnishing Katie’s here within our communities so that one-stop shop to take care of your en- community, so this is our way of sup- Cottage is much appreciated. we can give back that way to support tire home.” porting it,” Ruttan said. “Working with this group of people southern Manitoba.” The expansion was completed just Co-op’s suppliers also came on

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“I thought it would be good, but I this, people like Louis, who pour didn’t think it was going to be that their heart and soul into the sport good,” Tanguay said. “I certainly of curling, wouldn’t be recognized thought we’d make some money, for their efforts, which is why we but I didn’t think we’d make that take such delight in this annual much money.” honour,” he said. “Volunteers are The excess funds went right back the foundation that keep our sport into the community, supporting alive. They are selfl ess and dedi- numerous sporting groups and cated, and without them, curling community programs. would not have such a spirit of fel- As for Tanguay, this is the latest lowship and giving.” in a long list of accolades he’s re- Tanguay said his week at the Brier ceived in connection with his work alongside his wife, Elaine, was “a with the Scotties, including both fantastic experience.” At the Co-op@Home ribbon cutting last week, Winkler Co-op gave the Curl Manitoba Volunteer of the The couple got the chance to at- back to Katie Cares with a $10,000 donation toward the furniture Year award and the Winkler Citizen tend all the curling draws as well of the Year award. as the Hall of Fame banquet where and appliances they recently purchased from the store to outfi t the “I’ve said it before: I didn’t do this Ina Forrest, Darryl Neighbour, Ear- Katie’s Cottage respite home. to get any awards,” Tanguay em- le Morris, Bob Weeks, and Pierre phasized, adding that he’s been an Charette were inducted. avid curler his entire life—includ- Tanguay was then presented his ing several stints on the Winkler award on the ice in between the Curling Club executive—and so sixth and seventh ends at a match co-chairing the Scotties organizing on Saturday. Correction committee was a fun way to be able “The ceremony was short as the to give back. curlers needed to get back to the In the March 3 edition of the The correct number is 2,418 fol- Tanguay’s commitment to both his game,” he said in an email on Mon- Voice, a story on the social media lowers, as of press time. WPD also community and the sport of curl- day. “They mentioned Winkler and efforts of the Winkler Police Ser- has about 1,000 Twitter followers. ing is why Curling Canada chose our successful Scotties in 2015 ... all vice included an incorrect number We apologize for the mix-up and him for this year’s honour, said volunteers were also acknowledged for how many Facebook followers any confusion it may have caused. Scott Comfort, chair of the national and they were truly appreciated by the department has. awards committee. the crowd.” “If it weren’t for awards such as 6 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 TheVVoiceoiceWinkler Morden gettEDITORIALheard > VIEWPOINTS > LETTERS City square could be a great addition to downtown I am writing this letter to endorse are busy every day. As for moving it to Morden Park, the City of Morden and Chamber To address the parking issue, there you missed the point that they are of Commerce on the possible City ADMINISTRATION are a lot of open properties in the trying to bring business downtown. PUBLISHER Square. What a great idea. You are on Rick Reimer Lana Meier downtown that could be accessed by The latest letter to the editor claims the right track on helping to promote talking to the owners. For example, that the city and chamber are not list- and bring businesses and customers the Arlington, old Shell bulk lot, old ing to the people. Well, they sent out a to our city. Texaco bulk lot, and the Anglican survey asking for their thoughts and My sister owns a number of Tim Church and Lutheran Church park- input if this were to go ahead. Hortons in Dayton, Ohio. When ing lots. Let’s start looking at ideas in a posi- Walmart build a new store down the For the handicapped, we could have tive note and not always shooting road from Beavercreek, a suburb of designated spots downtown for them down ideas and calling them stupid. Dayton, it slowed down the area, so to park in, but we need to address Would it not be great to see all our EDITOR REPORTER they built a city square that brought some of our buildings that people stores full and lots of people down- Ashleigh Viveiros Lorne Stelmach life back to the area. For those of you with disabilities cannot access. town shopping again like it once was? that want to look it up on the internet Also, maybe some of the business you can see what they have done, only owners could fi nd parking spots else- Gord Maddock, in a far bigger scale than what Mor- where, not in front of their own stores. Brew N Sip, Morden den is proposing. To have a stage downtown that on various days you can provide enter- Shopper grateful for locals’ honesty tainment for kids and adults as well as SALES AGRICULTURE REPORTER food, craft and vegetable vendors, to There are still good people in Win- around noon. Everything was intact. Gwen Keller Harry Siemens mention a few—wouldn’t it be great to kler/Morden. What a relief to have my purse and go downtown on an afternoon to have On Saturday, March 5, I dropped my everything in it back. lunch with all our ethnic citizens in purse in the parking lot as I was put- Thank you again. the area to try their food? And, while ting my bags in the van. Thank you so downtown, why don’t I go shopping! much to the person who turned in my Mary Anne What does this do? Well, more busi- purse to Walmart Customer Service Schmidt ness means more stores and fi lls the ones that are empty as well possibly hiring more people. Let’s not forget Thank you for arts coverage PRODUCTION PRODUCTION that they are not knocking down the Tara Gionet Nicole Kapusta doors to set up shop in Morden. Let’s Congratulations to the Winkler Mor- The March 10th issue has two pages The Winkler Morden Voice is published try some new ideas. Thursdays and distributed as a free publica- den Voice in giving arts and culture a devoted to arts and culture. Thank tion through Canada Post to 15,000 homes We could set this city square up on prominent place in your paper. you for supporting this important is- by BigandColourful Printing and Publishing. a trial basis and if it does not work in I recall having a conversation with sue. The newspaper is supported solely by ad- one to two years then remove it. I look your editor about looking forward to vertising dollars. If you enjoy the paper and around and see city squares all over a time when arts and culture would Jake Bergman, would like to see it grow and prosper, visit in major centers like Winnipeg and in any of the advertisers and businesses in our get the press it deserves. Winkler rural communities. Keep your dollars work- third world countries like Mexico that ing at home and shop local. Notices, classifi eds, and advertisements can be purchased by calling 204-325-6888 or Wake up before someone gets hurt: lower speed limit needed e-mailing [email protected]. Our editorial staff is available in Winkler at In the last six months as a business/ idea this is. It does not appear to be have noticed that there is very little 204-332-3456, in Morden at 204-823-2655, or retailer, we have been involved in two the Chamber or the Corn and Apple respect for speed limit or lack there via e-mail at [email protected]. Our commitment to you: we want to help different discussion periods. Festival. Or is it the city planner, city of, in fact someone will get hurt if we build stronger communities through ar- 1. Parking downtown. After a num- manager or city council? Leave it rest. do nothing about it. Slowing down ticles that both inform and entertain you ber of meetings and surveys done, I The Corn and Apple festival does a to 30 km/h will help our traffi c fl ow about what’s going on throughout the think we have come to the conclusion splendid job of setting up the stage through the business section in a Pembina Valley. This is your community that we have ample parking provid- for the festival! positive way, people can walk at their newspaper—let us know what you want to see in it. ing that the retailers/business own- 3. I would like you to take a few min- leisure, and no more intersection Printed in Canada by Prolifi c Printing. Re- ers and employees look at their own utes to ponder the heading “Wake up concerns. publishing without permission is strictly parking habits and move away from before someone get hurt!” I’ve been a I expect I have created a problem as prohibited. the store fronts, which has been a business man for some 30-plus years the City will say Stephen St is pro- positive move. in the Stephen St. strip. Had the privi- vincial jurisdiction.So then talk to the > Get in touch with us 2. The discussion of the city square. lege of walking or running and sitting province! Do it now! General inquiries: 325-6888 I am not sure whose ill-preconceived on the benches on the sidewalks. I Ron Wiebe, Morden News tips: 332-3456, 823-2655 Winkler Morden Voice > Got something you want to get off your chest? Box 185, Winkler, MB Send your letters to the editor at [email protected]. Please include your name, address, and phone num- R6W 4A5 ber for confi rmation purposes. Anonymous letters will not be published. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 7 Music for the masses Winkler and Morden Co-op shoppers were generous to the busk- ers from the Douglas Kuhl School of Music as they performed at the stores March 11-12. The kids received $1,000 from public donations ($600 in Winkler and $400 in Morden) and another $2,450 from several local businesses who matched a portion of the funds raised. At right: One big sponsor of both the busking event and the music school is the Kuhl Family from Southern Potato, represented here by Keith Kuhl. The Kuhls’ donation brings the school about a third of the way to their $25,000 goal, covering the costs of the honorarium for fi ve of their 13 teachers. Below: Ian Fehrmoore tickles the ivories at the Winkler Co-op store Friday evening.

> NEWCOMERS, FROM PG. 2 “We did the ones that were older and really, really enjoyed the skating, were really invested in the program,” she said. The Winkler-Morden-Altona area has been welcoming a lot of newcomers in recent months, especially Syrian refugees. All told, seven families have moved here from the war- torn country—17 adults and 29 kids—and the region has pulled together to help them settle in, Sager said. “The community has been very welcoming,”she said. 16033gmb Helping newcomers integrate into their new communities is a big part of what Regional Connections does, but they need your help. The agency is currently looking for volunteers for a number of programs, including men’s group leaders in Winkler, community tour guides in Morden, and the Lan- guage Buddies program in Morden. To ﬁ nd out more about the volunteer opportunities available, email Sager at [email protected].

The kids pose with Mick E. Moose, the Jets mascot, in their box at the MTS Centre last week. 8 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Pregnancy centre hosts winter picnic By Lorne Stelmach rural areas and minorities living in China were not subject to the law. She came to Canada to have a fam- It was estimated in 2007 that 36 per ily life she could not have back home cent of China’s population was sub- in China. ject to the restriction, with an addi- China’s one child policy established tional 53 per cent being allowed to under leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979 have a second child if the fi rst child to limit the communist country’s was a girl. population growth was originally The only option seen for someone going to be a temporary measure. like Xu was to leave China so they It continued, however, into the new could have the kind of family they century, only having been lifted in wanted. the past year. “In China, my husband and I PHOTO BY LORNE STELMACH/VOICE It may have succeeded in reducing worked in a state-run organizations Pembina Valley Pregnancy Care Centre executive director Linda population growth in the country of ... under the policy, it was impossible Marek (right) with winter picnic guest speaker Bessie Xu on Saturday. 1.3 billion by as much as an estimat- for us to have more than one child,” Their desire to have another child “There was an international per- ed 300 million people over its fi rst 20 she said. also led to her connection with the spective to what’s happening for years, but it also led people like Bes- Winkler became their choice to start Pembina Valley Pregnancy Care Cen- women and families around the sie Xu to abandon their homeland. a new life since they had a sister al- tre. world,” said Marek, but there was the “It drove me to move to Canada,” ready living here. Xu and her hus- “That year I came here, I was preg- local perspective as well of someone said Xu, who spoke at the March 12 band settled in the Pembina Valley in nant, and I heard from my sister who benefi tted from the centre. winter picnic fundraiser for the Pem- 2011. that I could get help from the care Noting that Xu heard about the cen- bina Valley Pregnancy Care Centre. It was a decision they have not re- centre,” she explained. “During my tre from her sister, who found out Over 140 people attended the event, gretted, she said, noting that here pregnancy, I got a lot of help from the about it through Regional Connec- which raised upwards of $8,000 for they have also been able to enjoy a organization ... so I appreciate the as- tions, Marek observed it was also a the agency. quality of life here that was not pos- sistance and the care from the com- good example of co-operation among As guest speaker, Xu outlined how sible in China. munity. I really appreciate it ... based different organizations. the one-child rule worked and the “I decided to move to Canada be- on my own experience of getting help “We are connected ... they send impact it had on millions of families, cause here I could breathe cleaner from the centre.” people to us ... and when we’ve need- including her own. air, and here the living environment Centre executive director Linda ed help with language issues, we’ve The policy limited couples to one is not that crowded,” said Xu. Marek said they appreciated Xu shar- been able to get in touch with them,” child, though it was not an all-en- “And I think my daughter can en- ing her story, and she was encour- she said. “I think we work well with a compassing rule because it had been joy less high stress academic system. aged by the full house on hand for the lot of other community organizations restricted to ethnic Han Chinese liv- And, what’s more important is that I fundraiser at the Westside Church in and groups because we are often ing in urban areas. Citizens living in could have one more child.” Morden. serving the same people.” Garden Valley approves $47.7M operating budget

By Ashleigh Viveiros $17.2 million to $17.9 million. ering about 31 per cent. nator, and professional development “We were happy to shave down that Dyck said the trustees always strive for teachers. The Garden Valley School Division mill rate a bit ... we can’t control as- to be responsible with the tax dollars Another $98,500 is being set aside board of trustees approved a 2016- sessments, but we can control that,” the division receives. to focus on starting up the division’s 2017 budget that’s pretty much on said board chair Laurie Dyck. “We don’t want to frivolously just new numeracy initiative, including par with what they presented to the As a result, the average Winkler make up projects to spend money the hiring of a coordinator. community during consultations last homeowner will see their education on,” she said, stressing the budget is The division will also be spend- month. taxes drop, as will business owners. in line with the division’s fi ve-year ing about $100,000 to revitalize the Trustees gave fi nal approval to a A home assessed at just over $278,000 strategic plan. “The strategic plan oldest hallways in Winkler Elemen- $47.7 million operating budget at will pay about $28 less in taxes this and the budget have to work hand in tary School, $10,000 for a work room their meeting March 8. year, while a business of $500,000 will hand. There’s no point to a strategic renovation at Parkland School, and Rising assessments across the see a drop of just over $51. plan if you don’t support it.” $12,000 to renovate the J.R. Walkof GVSD catchment area—including It’s a different story out on the farm, The 2016-17 goals from that plan School staff room. jumps of 14 per cent (Winkler), 19 per however. Skyrocketing assessments (which were also approved at last Beyond these projects, the budget cent (RM of Stanley), 25 per cent (RM there means landowners will see ed- week’s meeting) include focusing on also includes $180,000 for informa- of Rhineland), and 64 per cent (RM of ucation taxes on a $1.5 million prop- student literacy, numeracy, and fur- tion technology equipment upgrades; Roland)—meant the division is able erty jump over $1,000, while a proper- ther developing professional learning $500,000 for new buses; $150,000 to to take in what it needs from taxpay- ty worth closer to $6 million will pay communities for teachers. maintenance services for new vehi- ers without raising the mill rate. over $4,200 more in taxes. As such, the budget calls for $179,100 cles, a fi re alarm upgrade at W.E.S., In fact, the board opted to lower the Funding from the province covers to be spend on literacy initiatives, in- rate 11.41 per cent to 15.99 mills. The about 67 per cent of Garden Valley’s cluding expanding classroom librar- Continued on page 10 special levy increases from just over operating costs, with local taxes cov- ies, hiring a literacy program coordi- The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 9 • WINKLER CITY COUNCIL Winkler freezes spending in 2016 budget

By Lorne Stelmach back a little.” and fi nes and recreational services. The plan calls for the city’s general operat- The largest area of expenditure comes under The City of Winkler’s fi nancial plan for 2016 is virtually ing budget to stay at just over $15.1 million fol- protective services, which represents 24 per unchanged from last year. lowing increases that had ranged from four to cent of the budget. It increases seven per cent Council introduced a new budget that freezes spend- eight per cent in the last fi ve years. to $3,672,047. ing and will not take any more in municipal taxes from A key factor allowing the budget freeze was About 15 per cent is money transferred to re- residents. reassessment drove up property value about serve funds, which decreases by 11 per cent to “Spending will remain 12 per cent in the city, while another additional $2,367,818. Recreation and cultural services ac- fl at, and the mill rate comes two per cent growth in total assessment came count for close to 14 per cent of the budget with down, so I think it’s a good from new development. a 13 per cent increase to $2,092,854. place to be,” Mayor Martin “SPENDING That allowed Winkler’s mill rate used to set Transportation services represent 12 per cent Harder said after the fi nan- municipal taxes to remain one of the lowest with a one per cent decrease to $1,901,840. An- cial plan got fi rst reading WILL REMAIN among Manitoba’s major urban centres, de- other 12 per cent is for fi scal services, which has at the March 8 city council FLAT, AND clining 11 per cent this year from 16.03 to 14.26. a six per cent decrease to $1,859,650. General meeting. For the average taxpayer, that means a government services take up nine per cent with Harder said he believes THE MILL RATE $200,000 residential property reassessed at a four per cent increase to $1,432,790. recent councils have always $224,800 in 2016 (using the average increase of Other lesser areas of spending include envi- done a good job of achieving COMES DOWN, 12.4 per cent) will see the municipal portion of ronmental health at $874,000, economic devel- a balanced budget, but add- SO I THINK its tax bill at $1,442.70 compared to $1,442.74. opment at $437,094, environmental planning ed “the biggest accomplish- A $300,000 commercial property reassessed at at $364,900, and public health and welfare at ment this year is the fact that THAT’S A GOOD $335,700 in 2016 (using the average increase of $131,497. we don’t need to increase PLACE TO BE.” 11.9 per cent) will see the municipal portion of Council also approved a capital budget of the taxes either.” its tax bill decline from $3,125.85 to $3,112.04. $9,089,624, with half of those funds coming from He suggested they aimed About 64 per cent of the city’s revenue comes general reserves and the remainder divided for a hold-the-line fi nancial from the municipal tax levy ($9,620,947), with 36 among other reserves and revenue sources. plan because their perception was that the local econo- per cent from other sources ($5,528,543). Major capital expenses for the year begin with my has not been as robust as in past years. Other revenue includes 18 per cent from other $1.8 million (less grants) for road work, includ- “We’ve seen some of those declines over the last year sources at $2,675,188, 12 per cent from provin- ing the Clover Creek industrial development, ... businesses who have had to go to work share or else cial tax sharing at $1,852,155, and about three had to lay some people off ... and generally the economy per cent each from areas like protective fees Continued on page 10 is a little bit tighter right now,” said Harder. “We felt that it wasn’t fair for us to just simply throw caution to the wind ... say we’re going to do all these projects and add this expense when the rest of the community has to pull Council approves funding for WA+C

By Lorne Stelmach

Winkler city council will help the Winkler Arts and Cul- ture Centre meet a budget shortfall in its fi rst partial year of operation. Council approved a request at its March 8 meeting to provide a $15,000 grant to Winkler Arts and Culture. 16033gmf President Ray Derksen said preliminary estimates had their 2016 budget short that amount for the operation of the building for the last half of the current year. Work is well underway on renovation of the former Winkler utilities building. The fi rst phase of transforming the 6,000 sq. ft. facility into an arts centre comes at a cost of over $600,000 and should be completed by summer. Meanwhile, city council also fi nalized its support for the Winkler Business Improvement Area committee for 2016. The committee will receive a levy of $71,210 for the year with a $70,000 grant then in turn going to the Winkler Chamber of Commerce. An additional $5,000 one time grant was also approved to assist the chamber with developing more communica- tion initiatives with its membership. 10 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 PVCD tackling erosion along Dead Horse Creek

By Lorne Stelmach including near Livingston Nature Park and at Stanley Park. It’s one of Morden’s features that The banks were re-graded and rock help earn its reputation as one of rip rap were placed along the shore- the most beautiful communities in line. Willow stringer poles were also southern Manitoba. planted at two meander bends along The Deadhorse Creek, however, the creek. also presents challenges which the All of this is aimed at addressing Pembina Valley Conservation District stream bank erosion caused by the is helping to address. forces of water, wind and ice that “It’s a beautiful thing to have a creek over time wear away or move the soil. in your backyard, but it’s also a tre- Having a diverse plant community mendous liability and can be a source along the banks is the best defense of real concern,” said Cliff Greenfi eld, against erosion, as the roots below PVCD PHOTO manager of the PVCD, which is work- the ground and the stems, leaves and Rocks installed on the banks of Dead Horse Creek in Stanley Park ing with the City of Morden and the branches slow down the erosive force (above) and in Morden will help stop erosion and improve bank sta- RM of Stanley on bank stabilization of the water. blization. More work is slated to be done on the creek this summer. projects. Even without human infl uence, residents living along the creek. tial cost may be. There are a range of issues related streams may meander and in the pro- That has been made easier now “If you want to stabilize this creek to “having a fairly good sized creek cess cause banks to erode. Although with newer developments, he said, as ... and basically you do now because going right through the middle of a stream channel may appear to be the city has kept ensuring access to the houses are really so close in the town ... and it goes through private stable, over a period of time most will the creek area in mind. developments taking place ... there areas as well as public areas ... so that adjust or shift location. “With some of the new subdivisions, isn’t any room to allow the creek to presents some concerns. Randy Dow, an engineering tech- the city changed their policy, which I meander like it naturally would want. “We’re trying to help the city and nologist with the PVCD, said the dis- think was really positive, that they’re “So it has to be fi xed, and it has to be the residents with these issues. We’ve trict has established a good working now saying there’s a right of way be- armoured ... and we’re trying to de- got some expertise in stabilization relationship with the City of Morden side this creek. So it takes away a lot termine how much that may cost over and water management and those and RM of Stanley to tackle these on- of the risks from private residents, the next 20, 40 years. kinds of things.” going issues along the creek. which makes a lot of sense,” he said. “We’re trying to be proactive and The district has completed a num- “More work is planned for this up- Greenfi eld also noted they are work with the city on identifying ber of projects to date including coming year,” he noted. working on a study to determine those spots that are starting to move modifying portions of the creek at Greenfi eld added they are also try- what more needs to be addressed in more.” Brookside Way and the footbridges ing to work with a number of private the years ahead and what the poten- Industrial park development a priority: mayor

the industrial park area. waste water treatment and disposal In the end, Harder said he believes From Pg. 9 “In order to get the expansion and to take to the provincial and federal the city has shown a strong track re- industrial development, we need to governments for funding assistance. cord of good fi nancial management. Hwy. 32 and Pembina Ave. inter- make sure that property is ready to be “And of course our recreation ex- “We haven’t really gone out and section improvements, Northlands occupied. We’re anticipating some of pansion is still on the radar as well,” spent money unnecessarily. This Parkway West, and Circle K Drive. our growth will defi nitely come from Harder said. “Even though the fund- council is no different ... I’ve been on Other key projects include $500,000 there.” ing may not come from this year, three councils and all of them have for land for the recreation multiplex He added they are also still working there’s a lot of work that we still need been pretty prudent, and councils be- project, $172,000 for new equip- towards having a longer term plan for to do in order to be ready for it.” fore have been in the past.” ment including a police vehicle, and $100,000 for development of the skate park area including a basketball court, though that project is de- pendent on fundraising supporting > GVSD BUDGET, FROM PG. 8 it. There are also funds targeted for and doorway accessibility improve- parent advisory council budget con- said, adding that each school will other projects, including playground ments; and $32,000 in support of the sultation meeting, where attendees be taking a look at the programs equipment, an outdoor rink, and Winkler Family Resource Centre, stressed the importance of address- and services it provides along those walkways. the Imagination Library program, ing student mental health/anxiety lines. “We know that it is being ad- There is also a separate water and and the division’s Community Con- issues and the need for additional dressed by our schools. They’re very sewer utilities budget of $4,219,135. nections program. clinical services and guidance coun- aware of, for example, student anxi- sellors. ety.” PRIORITIES PAC FEEDBACK “We defi nitely heard things about A full break-down of the budget is Harder said one key priority for student wellness ... that’s one of the available online at gvsd.ca. Dyck noted that they received the things we defi nitely have to keep a council in the year ahead is to con- most public feedback from their tinue to progress on development of pulse on, see how that’s doing,” she The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 11 Senior centre hosts brainstorming session

By Lorne Stelmach

What do the people who use it most want from the Morden 55 Plus Activ- ity Centre? “IT’S THEIR CENTRE AND That was the question at the heart of a brainstorming session held there THEY SHOULD HAVE A last Friday afternoon. VOICE.” “Basically, it’s about how the centre can grow,” said executive director PHOTO BY LORNE STELMACH/VOICE Yvonne Kroeker, who hoped the in- tre, including having an Internet café Morden 55+ Activity Centre executive director Yvonne Kroeker formal session would provide them area and getting better sound and (standing, left) and facilitator Lynda MacLean led discussion at a with some short and long term direc- projection systems. brainstorming session held last week. tion. Other ideas ranged from having a The event was led by Lynda Ma- television viewing lounge to having a for the members to be involved and membership meeting, but it doesn’t cLean of the Morden Area Founda- reading area or even a book club, as to have a say in the centre’s aims, pro- always get as many people out as they tion, with Cheryl Link offering some well as more arts and crafts offerings. grams, and services. would like. perspective on the history and devel- All of those in attendance also “They need to have a voice, have She said they hope the members will opment of the centre. stressed that there should be more some input because they are the see this as something that is impor- Link stressed the idea of the centre partnerships and networking with members ... this is their centre, so let’s tant enough to want to get involved. playing an important role in improv- other centres in the region and prov- have feedback from them,” she said. “We’re trying to raise the level of ing the health and quality of life of its ince. “We can take a good look at what we awareness ... to be more aware of members. In leading the discussion, In the end, the hope was that these are going to do ... where do they want what’s all going on at the centre.” MacLean encouraged participants to kinds of ideas could get more people to see our centre go ... do they want Kroeker said they will take into con- think big. interested and involved. to see us do more fundraising for sideration what they heard at the fo- The session attracted close to two “We should have more people com- anything ... are there new projects in rum as they make plans now for the dozen people, with many of the ideas ing in through the door,” suggested mind. year ahead. based on the possibility of expanding Fred Mayor. “We need to get the people involved. Find out more about the senior cen- the current facility. Kroeker said the idea for the brain- At the end of the day, it’s their centre tre at www.mordenseniors.ca. A number of people commented on storming session came about because and they should have a voice.” improving the technology at the cen- they recognized it is very important Kroeker noted they have an annual Western SD students scoring above average

By Lorne Stelmach tions. ting it?” expectations compared to just 65 per Kutzner said those students need- The results break down as follows cent of English students. Morden early years students are ing ongoing help or way below ex- for students who are approaching or “That has always been the trend,” learning to read as well or at a level pectations are usually a very small meeting expectations: said Kutzner, who also noted that even slightly better than the provin- percentage—maybe one to three per • Gr. 3 reading in English for Eng- English students come in at 66 per cial average. cent in general. lish program: 90.2 per cent; provincial cent for numeracy while 58 per cent That is the general result of an an- “Those approaching expectations average of 83.4 per cent. of French Immersion students met nual assessment done last fall with are kids that are probably going to • Gr. 3 reading in English for French expectations. Gr. 3 students in reading and numer- get there before the end of the year,” Immersion program: 93.3 per cent; “Generally, every year we’re quite acy in both the English and French she said. provincial average of 93.6 per cent. happy with the results,” she said, Immersion programs. It also assessed “When we report to the board, we’ll • Gr. 4 reading in French for French though they have “noticed a little bit Gr. 4 French Immersion students for say we’re happy if the kids are within Immersion program: 97.7 per cent; of a trend in our French Immersion reading in French. range of approaching or meeting. The provincial average of 89.3 per cent. ... where the numeracy is slipping a “It gives us a good snapshot of how ones that we want to put interven- • Gr. 3 numeracy in English: 91.68 little bit. we are doing in relationship to the tions into place for are the ones that per cent; provincial average of 86.58 “They are learning the same math,” province ... and how we are doing are outside of that. per cent. she said. “So we are looking into that. from year to year. You can see the “The kids that are meeting expecta- • Gr. 3 numeracy in French Immer- We would like all of our kids to be trends,” said Cyndy Kutzner, assistant tions, we don’t need to put any inter- sion: 93 per cent; provincial average learning at the same level. superintendent with Western School ventions in place. The kids that are of 94.63 per cent. “We’re still above the provincial av- Division. approaching expectations, the teach- Western still compares well—above erage, so we’re not worried that our The assessment gauges how stu- ers are not worried about in terms of the provincial average—when you kids are struggling too much, but we dents are progressing and uses four their progression or growth, but they look at just those students meeting would like the results to be a little categories: those who are signiﬁ - may need to make some adaptations,” expectations, though some dispari- closer to what our English results cantly below their grade, those who Kutzner continued. “So are they pro- ties emerge. are.” need ongoing help, those who are gressing the way we want them to or For example, when looking at Grade approaching the expectations, and are they going to be at risk of ﬂ ipping 3 reading in English, 80 per cent of those who are meeting the expecta- down into the ones who aren’t get- the French Immersion students met 12 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 A helping massage

Massage therapy students Kendal Funk, Eric Olfert, Heidi Brodland, Viktor Bauer, and Betty Redecop were offering $5 massages in support of the Morden Healthy Minds breakfast program at the Home & Life Show March 4-5. The college students, supervised by Linda Menzies of Morden Massage Therapy, gave nearly 60 massages, which adds up to an awful lot of cereal and milk to help local kids start off their days right with a healthy meal. The students will continue their practicum hours at MMTC, offering $29 massages, all funds from which go to local charitable organizations and projects.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Youth charged in faked delivery driver hold-up

By Ashleigh Viveiros the purpose of producing the mari- of the store with two shopping carts ises to Appear for court in Morden. juana resin, a concentrated and more full of merchandise without paying. • March 11: Shortly after a family in Last week’s gunpoint robbery in potent form of the drug. The suspects were seen leaving the crisis reported their father for serious Winkler turned out to be a hoax. All three of the accused have been parking lot in a Dodge Caravan and domestic violence against their moth- The police investigation into the released pending their court dates. travelling down P.R. 428. They were er, offi cers attended the home and ar- apparent robbery of a pizza delivery Other items in the Winkler Police arrested by Carman RCMP within rested the man without incident. driver at the Parkland hill revealed Service’s weekly report include: the hour. He is now facing several assault that the caller, who is a youth, fab- • March 7: A resident of Southview Recovered from the vehicle was charges for a series of incidents that ricated the story in collusion with a Drive reported culprits entered his merchandise valued at more than began earlier in the year. friend before staging the event in or- yard sometime during the weekend $2,100 belonging to Walmart and Su- The accused has been released on der to keep the money. and cut down his fruit trees. There perstore in Winkler. a Promise to Appear with an Under- Police say the youth has taken re- are currently no suspects in this of- Charged with the thefts are one taking bearing the usual conditions sponsibility for his actions and is fence. adult female from Bacon Ridge and in these circumstances to protect the charged with public mischief for • March 7: Shortly before 10 p.m., of- an adult male and female from Ebb victim and witnesses. leading police into a false investiga- fi cers received a call from Walmart re- and Flow. His fi rst court appearance is sched- tion and with fraud and theft under porting that three people walked out All three were released on a Prom- uled for May 10 in Morden. $5,000. The second youth is charged with robbery, wearing a disguise with in- tent to commit a robbery, use of an imitation fi rearm in commission of an offence, possession of weapon for Last chance to nominate Outstanding Volunteer dangerous purpose, and carrying a concealed weapon. By Lorne Stelmach In addition, a search warrant was somebody who walks around pick- All nominees must reside in the executed at a residence on Gemstone ing up the litter. It doesn’t have to City of Morden or the immediate Bay, where it was believed offi cers This may be your chance to say be a big thing ... just something that surrounding area in the RM of Stan- would fi nd a fi rearm used in the of- to thank you to someone you know makes an impact in some way. ley. fence. who goes above and beyond to help “Lots of people fl y under the ra- The nominations will reviewed by Three imitation weapons were out in the community. dar. You don’t know that there’s all a committee of former Volunteer of seized at the home, all hand guns, The deadline for the Morden Area these volunteers doing these things. the Year recipients. The winner is as well as a quantity of marijuana, a Foundation’s Outstanding Volunteer Those are the ones I would love to chosen based on length of service, quantity of marijuana resin, a num- of the Year Award is fast approach- get nominated.” legacy created, impact on the com- ber of items used to facilitate the ing. Nominations are due in by The nominees can be any individ- munity or organization and the production of cannabis marijuana March 31. uals who have exemplifi ed volun- breadth of the impact. resin, and a prohibited weapon (nun- Executive director Lynda MacLean teerism, and their contribution must The award will be presented at a chucks). said nominees can be anyone whose have been made as a result of a per- reception in April. A 20-year-old male along with the exemplary volunteer efforts have sonal, voluntary commitment and The nomination form is online second youth mentioned above are demonstrated dedication, leader- not part of their employment. at www.mordenfoundation.ca. For now facing several drug and weap- ship and citizenship in any way. Their service to the community or more information, call MacLean at ons charges. “It can be anybody. It doesn’t have to one or more community organi- 204-822-5614 or e-mail at info@mor- Police say they believe that the pro- to be somebody who leads the big- zations will have occurred over a denfoundation.ca, or stop by MAF ceeds from the robbery were ear- gest organization and has the big- period of time and not focused on a offi ces at 100 – 379 Stephen St. marked to purchase marijuana for gest position,” she said. “It can be single event or activity. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 13 arts&culture 24th Street Wailers to perform in Morden By Lorne Stelmach beyond. “They really are ... they’re getting Music fans enjoying the shows quite a bit of recognition, not just in brought to the area by Dead Horse Canada but places like the southern Entertainment owe a debt of grati- states where blues is very popular,” tude to the 24th Street Wailers. he said. Darren Klassen met the band at the “They’re a great group of young SUPPLIED PHOTO Brandon Folk Festival and they are a musicians writing a lot of their own The 24th Street Wailers perform at the Morden Legion March 31. big part of the reason why he started material. It is really exciting. I’m a big DHE when he brought them to Mor- fan of music, and I’m a big fan of the Jesse Whiteley on piano, and Jonny The show at the Morden Legion den in the fall of 2013. style of music they make.” Wong on wailing sax. March 31 gets underway at 8 p.m. “There’s a reason why they were my Having originally met in music The Wailers have been touring non- Tickets are available for $20 online or fi rst show to have in town, and I’m school, the members of the 24th stop recently, playing over 650 shows at Computer Remedies in Morden. very honoured to keep having them Street Wailers were infl uenced by the across the United States, France, and Other upcoming shows for Dead back,” said Klassen in advance of the sounds from the freewheeling period Canada in the past four years and Horse Entertainment include Doc group’s March 31 show at the Mor- in the ‘40s and ‘50s when the blues sharing stages with legends like Jim- Walker in support of Donate Love den Legion. gave birth to rock and roll. mie Vaughan. April 8 at the Access Event Centre, Klassen said it is also exciting to get Led by frontwoman and singing Their 2014 album Wicked, was nomi- Martyn Joseph April 19 at the Ken- them back at a time when the band is drummer Lindsay Beaver, the band nated for the Canadian Juno Award. mor Theatre, and Ben Caplan July 6. really making a name for themselves is fi lled out by Michael Archer on The group has since released Where not only close to home but further upright bass, Marc Doucet on guitar, Evil Grows to rave reviews.

• AN ARTIST’S LIFE How AMAF helps keep community festivals going s the festival sea- vals alive around the province. winds, and from spoken theatre to Recommendation to provincial Local festivals are given valuable musical theatre, AMAF showcases a fi nals is considered a signifi cant son continues support through AMAF, which in wide variety of artistic activities each achievement for the local festival around Manito- turn then also provides artistic sup- year. student! port across the province to a large Twenty-nine member festivals (in- The cost of entering your local festi- ba, the organi- network of organizations. cluding both the Winkler and Mor- val is kept as low as possible through zation known as According to its website, the As- den festival of the arts) reach thou- sponsorships and donations from A sociated Manitoba Arts Festivals is a sands of budding artists across the organizations across the province Associated Manitoba Arts “non-profi t organization that repre- province by providing opportuni- who care about investing in the arts sents amateur community arts festi- ties for workshops and adjudication and keeping opportunities such as Festivals (AMAF) will be vals across the province. Its purpose from qualifi ed professionals. local and provincial festivals alive heavily involved in each is to promote and encourage partici- Each year, students whose per- for future students. pation in, growth and development formances evidence a high level of Take the time to thank the disci- of the local festivals. of, and appreciation for the creative preparation and skill are recom- pline coordinators and committee Families who have students rec- and performing arts in partnership mended from each festival to repre- members from your community arts ommended to provincial fi nals will with local festivals.” sent their region at the AMAF pro- festival who volunteer many hours be the most AMAF provides support to each vincial fi nals in late May. to keep these events running. likely to hear of its member festivals with a stan- The venue for this competition If your students are recommended the name in dardized set of rules and regula- currently alternates between Bran- to provincial fi nals, give a special their lessons, tions, opportunities for province- don and Winnipeg. Participating thank you to AMAF, which plays but AMAF is wide competition, and opportunities students receive adjudication from such a large part in keeping festivals an organiza- such as recommendation to national highly skilled artists, an opportunity alive and well. tion deserv- festivals, composition competitions, to win scholarships and other prizes, For more information, please visit ing of more and choral workshops that are not and for some, an opportunity to be amaf.mb.ca. recognition available at the local level. recommended for the national fes- as it strives By Candace With disciplines ranging from pi- tival held each year in varying loca- Reach Candace Hamm to keep festi- Hamm ano to organ, from dance to wood- tions across the country. at [email protected] 14 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Diveritas talks modern parallels to the past platform for education and discus- Discussion series screens Chaplin’s ‘The Great Dictator’ sion around a belief that the diversity of humanity makes us stronger, not By Lorne Stelmach of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, fas- “The feedback I heard was very pos- weaker. cism, anti-semitism and the Nazis at a itive. I think it connected well with The series’ next event features Jona- The Diversitas series of speakers time when the United States was not people,” Cantelon said. than Niemczak, president of Pride and events continued Saturday in yet formally at war with Nazi Ger- He noted one person who is an Winnipeg, speaking May 14 on the Morden with the presentation of the many. American currently living in Morden LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans fi lm The Great Dictator. It was a much smaller crowd than had an interesting perspective on it. or questioning) community. Organizer Peter Cantelon said close the 160 on hand for Dr. Idris Elbakri “She mentioned how very much the Other subjects tentatively include to 40 people were on hand for the of the Manitoba Islamic Association fi lm and the subject matter remind- First Nations in July, mental illness in fi lm, which is an American political late last year, but those in attendance ed her of what’s going on in Ameri- September, and feminism and wom- satire written, directed, and starring enjoyed the chance to see the paral- can politics right now ... with Donald en in November. Charlie Chaplin. lels between Chaplin’s concerns in Trump and the rhetoric.” It offered a stirring condemnation the 1940s and today’s political climate. The point of Diversitas is to be a Festival of the Arts continues CAA launches Worst Roads campaign years; I shudder to think of what the last two years running, clinching Hwy. 32 already road conditions have cost Manitoba the number two spot in 2014 (losing with piano, motorists and businesses.” only to Winnipeg’s St. James St.) and high on the list Over 20,000 votes have been cast taking fi fth place last year. By Ashleigh Viveiros in previous Worst Road campaigns, When the campaign launched last sacred music and CAA Manitoba works with mu- week, Hwy. 32 quickly cracked the CAA Manitoba is once again on the nicipalities and the province to en- top ten list, coming in at eighth place By Lorne Stelmach hunt for our province’s worst road. sure roads nominated each year are behind roads in Winnipeg, Brook- CAA launched its annual month- on government’s priority lists. dale, and Carman (Main St. South). The 41st Morden Festival of the Arts long Worst Roads campaign last “This campaign isn’t about com- As of press time, though, several continues next week with a busy pia- week, inviting Manitobans to nomi- plaining—it’s about making a posi- more Winnipeg streets had knocked no session. nate the roadways they think de- tive difference,” says Mager. “Who- it further down the list. The piano entries increased to 190 serve the dubious title. ever is in government in weeks from You can vote for the Worst Road this year from 158 a year ago. “Our roads are more than a way now will be faced with the reality online at caamanitoba.com/Wor- Featuring all levels from beginner to to get from A to B—they drive our that our roads need a lot of work. stRoads, the CAA Manitoba Face- Grade 10, there will also be a variety economy,” says CAA Manitoba pres- We’re here to help give the public book page, or through the CAA app. of classes including Canadian com- ident and CEO Mike Mager. “We a voice, and provide recommenda- Voters are able to pinpoint specifi c posers, Baroque composers, popu- rely on our streets and highways for tions and collaboration to improve stretches of the road they feel is the lar, 20th and 21st century composers, trade and tourism, yet many routes the infrastructure that we rely on worst and identify the infrastruc- classical sonata, romantic composers, are riddled with potholes and poor every day.” ture issue, such as traffi c congestion, sonata, French composers, Classical lane markings. Hwy. 32 through Winkler—which potholes/crumbling infrastructure, composers, baroque sonata and sa- “A recent AAA survey that said the city has been lobbying to have pedestrian/cycling safety, and poor cred. pothole damage has cost U.S. driv- four-laned for over a decade—has traffi c light synchronization or lane They take place March 21-23 at the ers $15 billion over the last fi ve made the campaign’s top fi ve list markings. Christ Lutheran Church. Morning sessions begin at 9 a.m., afternoons at 1:15 p.m. and evening sessions on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. The sessions will be adjudicated by Corn & Apple social raises $5K April Gibson, an active workshop and master class clinician who has taught By Lorne Stelmach There were discussions about do- extra large group photo. piano, composition, and piano peda- ing a pancake breakfast in conjunc- The idea was to gather the group gogy for decades. The Corn and Apple Festival got a tion with the Block Party in June in on Eighth St. and have a photog- Also coming up is the festival’s sa- good fi nancial boost for its 50th an- addition to selling a special edition rapher capture the image from the cred evening on Sunday, March 20 niversary celebration this year. Pandora apple charm and Corn and roof of the Pembina Hills art gallery. at 7 p.m. also at the Christ Lutheran The Feb. 27 fundraising social Apple watercolor prints by local art- “We would like to put it into the Church featuring piano, vocal and brought in about $5,000 for this sum- ist Diana Persson. memories book then if possible,” she strings with sacred selections includ- mer’s festival. Planning is also underway for a said. ing solos, duets and ensembles. At the March 9 festival planning special festival history book, with Meanwhile, anyone interested in The festival pauses for Easter and meeting, chairperson Lynda Ma- the committee calling on the com- helping out with the festival can spring break and then continues mid- cLean said they were very happy munity to submit their festival consider fi lling one of the committee April with vocal and choral sessions with the response from the event, memories. positions that remain vacant: stage before wrapping up with the Hi-Lites but also stressed they are still look- Meanwhile, MacLean noted they and canopy setup, youth stage, and Concert on May 1. ing to raise more to give the festival were hoping to gather festival vol- fl oat driver co-ordination. 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‘A night at the movies’

PHOTOS BY ASHLEIGH VIVEIROS/VOICE The Winkler Skating Club hosted its annual spring carnival on Saturday, giving its skaters the chance to show off what they’ve Fossilized Fence Roadblocks Evolutionary Dating learned this winter. The kids dressed up to ﬁ t the theme of “Night from Creation Moments Radio Program at the Movies,” including routines revolving around the Pink Panther ﬁ lms (top), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (above), and Luke 19:40 Annie (above, left), to name just a few. The evening also featured a “And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold performance from skater Deidra Russell (top, left). The 21-year-old is their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.” the top Senior Ladies skater in Manitoba.

Here at Creation Moments we have mentioned a few examples of fossils that, without argument, were formed recently. We have been trying to show that when you see a fossil or hear the word, you should not automatically think millions of years. In an attempt to maintain the illusion that fossils automatically must be millions of years old, evolution- ists dismiss the examples of young fossils as freaks of nature. However, there are many examples of recent fossils. It was low tide when a circular rock was discovered on a western Australian beach. A little over two feet in diameter, the wheel-shaped rock weighed 165 pounds. It was hard and solid,

even ringing like a bell when struck. Examination proved that the rock was a dense high-calcium sandstone. Even before it was cut open for study, the rock seemed unusual. Once it was cut open it became clear that this was fossilized fence wire. Further analysis identiﬁed the wire as “Number 8” fence wire that was used at a nearby sheep station between 1920 and 1970. It was standard practice that after 10 years, old fence wires were replaced. The old wire was coiled and often thrown into the sea. This fossil could have been only about 30 years old and not more than 80 years old! The existence of fossils does not disprove the Bible’s account of history that dates the Earth at only about 6,000 years old. If fossils can form in a relatively few number of years, 6,000 years are more than enough time to form all the millions of fossils discovered. Prayer: Lord, protect me from being misled by those who doubt Your Word. Amen. Remember Your Loved Ones For further info. contact Creation Science of Saskatchewan Inc., with an Announcement in the Box 26, Kenaston, SK. S0G 2N0 or call 204-325-5244. Call 325-6888 Email Copyright@2012 by Creation Moments, Inc. P.O. Box 839, Foley, MN. 56329 or www.creationmoments.com [email protected] The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 23

Doreen Sliworsky in front of the bullet MWF seeks to put an hole her family found in their home after hunters were hunting at end to spotlighting night near their property. By Lorne Stelmach SUBMITTED A campaign aiming to get the prov- PHOTO BY FRED ince to ban a dangerous hunting GREENSLADE, MWF practice has been gaining momen- “HOW MANY MORE tum. TRAGIC ACCIDENTS HAVE The Manitoba Wildlife Federation has taken the lead in calling for the TO HAPPEN BEFORE ban on spotlighting in the populated GOVERNMENT WILL portions of Manitoba to protect people, pets, farm animals and property ACT?” in the wake of an incident last fall. Current Manitoba hunting regula- tions state night hunting is legal for aboriginal hunters only, however, family spokesperson Wayne Lytwyn they are not permitted to discharge a said the incident has adversely affect- fi rearm in areas “where it is danger- ed everyone in the family. ous to do so.” Night hunting or spot- “Spotlighting, or night hunting, is an lighting is banned for non-aborigi- all too common occurrence in rural nals. Manitoba,” he said. “Not only does it The MWF has emphasized the pose a signifi cant risk to public safety, spotlighting ban is critical, especially the damage done by poachers and in agricultural regions of Manitoba night hunters is costly and disturb- near people, farms and livestock. ing.” Since initiating a public relations MWF board member and hunter campaign against the practice of education instructor Fred Tait agreed hunters using a spotlight at night to it’s time for the Manitoba government shoot wild game, the MWF has re- to stop spotlighting once and for all. ceived a huge response both from “Allowing anyone to hunt at night in within the hunting community and the built-up areas of the province fl ies Manitobans in general. in the face of universally accepted “It’s generated a lot of feedback, a safe hunting practices and puts peo- lot of comments ... and it’s been over- ple in danger,” he said. “How many whelmingly positive,” said managing more tragic incidents have to happen director Rob Olson. before government will act?” roster of about 120 offi cers, so a com- of your target at night?” said Olson, Noting that there has been “quite a Joining the MWF in the call to ban mitment is needed from the province who noted there has been encourag- few comments from aboriginal hunt- spotlighting are the Association of to more adequately and properly ing feedback from both the NDP and ers as well,” Olson suggested “there’s Manitoba Municipalities, Manitoba support conservation offi cers so they Conservatives in the lead up to this a general groundswell of support Beef Producers and Manitoba Natu- can provide more enforcement. spring’s election. that spotlighting, in this day and age ral Resource Offi cers Association. Olson added there needs to be con- “We’re quite hopeful. There’s been ... especially in the southern part of At least 19 rural municipalities had tinued emphasis as well on safe prac- a ton of interest ... I think that bodes the province ... doesn’t work, doesn’t passed anti-spotlighting resolutions. tices and training as the key to safe well for change.” make a lot of sense to people. Another issue, according to the Man- hunting. For more information on the Night- “We had a few First Nation hunters itoba Natural Resource Offi cers Asso- “One of the fundamental principles Watch campaign, check out mwf. ... a bit upset I guess that we hadn’t ciation, is that there were at least 13 of safe hunting is knowing your tar- mb.ca/nightwatch. consulted with more aboriginal peo- vacancies on the conservation offi cer get, but how can you possibly be sure ple before forming our position on this,” he added. “Part of the point of us pushing this right now is to make those consulta- Living with Alzheimer’s workshop Sat. tions happen because we were frus- trated the province wasn’t consulting The Alzheimer Society of Mani- tions from local professionals on the lunch and resources. ... we’re trying to create that conver- toba’s annual Living with Alzheimer’s disease process from a medical, fam- Regional coordinator Kathy Fehr sation.” Disease or Related Dementias takes place ily, and individual perspective, legal says she can sign people up for the at the Boundary Trails Health Centre and fi nancial considerations, helpful event as late as Friday. this Saturday. community resources, caregiver tips, You can reach her at 204-325-5634 or ‘ALL TOO COMMON’ The workshop, which runs from and home safety. [email protected]. Victor and Doreen Sliworsky of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., features presenta- Registration is $20, which includes Winnipegosis were abruptly awak- ened Sept. 10 when a rifl e bullet came fl ying through their window The Winkler Morden Send news items to: [email protected] frame, missing Doreen’s head by a VVoiceoice mere two feet. Advertising inquiries to: [email protected] The Sliworsky’s son-in-law and 24 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 gettinformedNEWS > VIEWS > WINKLER > MORDEN > SURROUNDING AREAS New chair for Winkler Jumpstart chapter Last year, 195 young people across Penner, who has sat on the Winkler the Pembina Valley were given a Jumpstart board for three years. He is sporting chance thanks to the local the executive director of Big Brothers chapter of Canadian Tire Jumpstart. Big Sisters of Morden-Winkler. Since the program came to Winkler “It is a good fi t for me in my role in 2006, more than 1,350 kids have with Big Brothers Big Sisters as I am received fi nancial assistance from close to many who need the help and the community to take part in sport, encouragement to get into sport and dance, or other organized physical recreation,” Penner said. “The ben- activities. efi ts of sport are more than physical. This kind of success is in no small There are a host of things that devel- way part of the reason the local chap- op in a person when they are part of ter will miss the leadership of Rick a something bigger ... like teamwork, Denison, but is excited to be led go- sportsmanship, getting along with ing forward by Michael Penner. others and listening skills. And, just Denison decided to step down from realizing that in this world things his role as chair late last year after fi ll- work better when you work with oth- ing the position for seven years. ers and don’t always go it alone.” In his time heading up the program, Other chapter members include Jor- Denison oversaw the increase in the dan Driedger, City of Winkler parks local budget and fundraising so that and recreation, Stephanie Dueck, the chapter is today helping three City of Morden parks and recreation, times the number of kids it was when Carina Sager, Regional Connections, he fi rst took over. Leanne Traynor, Sport Manitoba, “Seeing the need can be heart- David Dunseath, Canadian Tire, and SUBMITTED PHOTO breaking,” he said, “but knowing you Carol Enns, Mark’s Work Wearhouse. are helping in a small way to get kids For more information about the Rick Denison (right) recently passed the Canadian Tire Jumpstart ball active and feel a part of something Jumpstart program, visit jumpstart. on to incoming Winkler chapter chair Michael Penner after seven bigger is very rewarding.” canadiantire.ca or call 1-844-Yes-Play. years in the role. Picking up where Denison left off is Helping children deal with loss, grief

By Lorne Stelmach palliative care for Southern Health. response to past camps has all been every year,” Wiebe noted. That’s done through a variety of very positive and encouraging. The camp relies on donations to al- It’s a chance for youth who have suf- activities designed to help the kids “Coming to the realization that they low campers to attend at no cost. fered a loss to realize that they are not share grief and honour memories in a are not alone in their experiences ... “Our camp is run solely on dona- alone. caring community environment. has been incredibly valuable and has tions,” Wiebe said. “We volunteer our Southern Health and Prairie Moun- One activity, for example, might in- helped them move forward in a really time to provide the camp, and we do tain Health are again teaming up for volve kids tying a memory about a positive way,” said Wiebe. ask for donations to run the camp. If the 11th annual Camp Bridges Week- lost loved one to a balloon and then “I think a lot of children who experi- we didn’t get the donations, we could end for bereaved children and teens collectively releasing them. ence death of someone who has been not provide the camp for these chil- this spring. “The focus of the camp is to do some signiﬁ cant to them do feel alienated dren.” Camp Bridges 2016 will be held at guided memory activities for the chil- and isolated. Anyone wishing to make a donation the Pembina Valley Bible Camp May dren while allowing them opportu- “They might see other children at or wanting more information may 27-29. nities to connect in an informal, fun hockey games with their moms and contact their regional palliative care “The goal is to provide a place kind of way,” Wiebe said. dads ... maybe they are there with representative or Wiebe at 1-204-388- for children who have experienced Camp Bridges is intended to com- only a mom or dad.” 2038 or [email protected] the death of someone signiﬁ cant to plement existing bereavement servic- Camp Bridges 2015 was held last Camper applications are available come together and realize they are es for children and teens by providing year at Camp Wannakumbac and through regional palliative care rep- not alone in their grief, that they are a weekend of caring and sharing, she hosted 50 youth between the ages of resentatives and are due in by May 2. not alone in their experiences,” said added. seven and 17. More information can also be found Heide Wiebe, regional director for The feedback they have received in “We have 50 spots and they are full at www.southernhealth.ca. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 25

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By Ashleigh Viveiros

The Winkler Flyers were on track to knock the OCN Blizzard out of the playoffs earlier this week after taking the fi rst three games in the MJHL series. Game four Tuesday up north was do or die for OCN. Results were not available at press time, but if they managed a win, game fi ve is slated to take place back in Winkler this Fri- day. The Flyers kicked off the post-season with a victory on home ice March 10. Winkler had a fi rm hold of the game throughout, scoring three un- answered goals in the fi rst courtesy PHOTO BY RICK HIEBERT of Nolan McGuire, Tristan Keck, and Lawson McDonald. Winkler Flyers forward Tristan Keck scored a shorthanded goal early in last Thursday’s playoff game In net, Nathan Warren slapped against the OCN Blizzard, but not on this attempt on OCN’s Emelien Boily. Winkler took the game 3-1, fol- away 10 shots in what proved to be lowing on the heels of a 4-1 victory the night before. The Flyers also won game three 5-2 on Monday. a scoreless second period for both sides. Shots were much closer this game, through the fi rst frame, but OCN yanked their goalie in a fruitless last- In the third, Jordan Williamson with Winkler eking out ahead 37-33 found a chink in his armour six min- ditch effort to close the gap. That gave scored on the power play 58 seconds and Warren going the distance in net, utes into the second and again four Winkler the win 5-2 and a 3-0 lead in in to make it 4-0 for Winkler. making 32 saves. minutes later. In between, Cam Whyte the best-of-seven series. OCN upped their game somewhat Monday was the fi rst time OCN scored, giving the Flyers the lead 3-2 Elsewhere in the league, the Portage in the fi nal frame, getting 13 shots to had home ice advantage, but it didn’t heading into period three. Terriers lead their series with the Sel- Winkler’s 14 after trailing the Flyers seem to do them much good at all. There, it was all Winkler, with kirk Steelers 2-0, the Steinbach Pis- 22-38 in shots through the fi rst two Keck had a two-goal fi rst period, Scott Gall bolstering the lead by one tons were up 2-0 over the Swan Val- periods, and fi nally made good on scoring 18 seconds in and then again more off a power play at 10:29, and ley Stampeders, and the Winnipeg one about eight minutes in. short-handed at 15:47. then Connor Harmonic scoring on Blues/Virden Oil Capitals series was That was all she wrote, though, for Connor Slipp was a wall in net the Blizzard’s empty-net after they tied at one each. both sides, giving Winkler a decisive 4-1 victory to start off the series. It was a similar sort of game the very next night in front of a home- town crowd once again. This time around, Zak Hicks and Scott Gall got Winkler on the board Thunder, Zodiacs fall at provincials in the fi rst period. Warren, having denied all eight of The local teams worked hard but The Centurions downed the Zodi- the AAAA Provincial High School OCN’s fi rst period shots, went on unfortunately didn’t fi nd much suc- acs 72-34 in the fi rst round of match- Hockey Championships. to slap away the 15 they sent in the cess at the provincials this weekend. es at the 2016 Milk Provincial AAAA The Thunder were eliminated af- scoreless second. The Garden Valley Collegiate Zodi- Basketball Championships, which ter falling to the Oak Park Raiders The Blizzard lit up the net midway acs varsity basketball boys team saw took place in Winnipeg March 11-12. 7-2 and St. Paul’s Crusaders 4-2. The through the third period, but a goal their banner hopes come to an end Also in Winnipeg last weekend Raiders went on to clinch the title by from Keck two minutes later kept at the hands of the Fort Richmond was the Morden Thunder boys hock- defeating the Vincent Massey Tro- them at bay for the 3-1 Winkler win. Centurions. ey team, who were competing in jans 3-2 in the fi nal. The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 27 Team Zacharias wins U18 championships

The Central Region’s Team Zacharias won the U18 Curling Champi- onship in East St. Paul March 6 after downing Team Friesen 4-3 in the fi nals. The ladies fi nished second in their pool with a 2-1 record before beating Team Jensen from Parkland 6-2 to make it to the fi nal round. Team Zacharias is made up of (from left) coach Sheldon Zacha- rias, skip Mackenzie Zacharias from Altona, third Morgan Reimer from Morden, second Emily Zacharias from Altona, and lead Jenessa Rutter from Carman. The team will now represent Manitoba in the U18 Opti- mist International Championship in Edmonton March 30 to April 3. SUBMITTED PHOTO Lady Hawks’ season comes to an end

By Lorne Stelmach “The puck was bouncing lots. It man Wild in three straight in their losses. In her four games, she allowed seemed like every time it was on our quarter-fi nal with wins of 7-2, 4-0, only four goals for a goals against History repeated itself for the sticks, it was on its side.” and 6-1. average of just under one and a .964 Pembina Valley Hawks, though they He said the team now can only try to For the second straight year, how- save percentage. Taylor Reimer won would rather not be reliving it. focus on the positives from not only ever, the league fi nal will pit Central two of her three games with a 2.00 The Hawks’ title hopes in the Mani- this series but the entire season. Plains against the goals against average toba Female Midget Hockey League “It defi nitely wasn’t the end result fi rst place Yellowhead and .878 save percent- came to an end in the semi-fi nals at we were looking for, but for me, for Chiefs, who advanced age. the hands of the Central Plains Capi- the coaching staff, there was a lot of over the fourth place Bell hopes to be back tals for a second year in a row. positives there all year for us,” he Westman Wildcats “WE HAVE A GOOD for next season, which In the end, the second place Hawks stressed. in a four game semi- will be special with the didn’t generate enough offence as “We were in it right through the fi nal after sweeping CROP OF FEMALE Hawks being the host they were blanked 1-0 March 9 in whole series. You’re looking at one the Interlake Light- ATHLETES HERE, team for the Esso Cup Portage to lose the series 3-1 to the goal games really except for game ning in the quarter- national championship third place Capitals. two,” he added of the Hawks lone se- fi nal. AND I SEE GOOD in Morden. “It was tough. You walk into that ries win of 5-1. “It could have gone Sage McElroy-Scott As for the roster, eight dressing room after ... for me, I had either way. You had goaltending on led Pembina Valley in THINGS FOR girls are graduating nothing prepared for losing that both ends that was great.” playoff scoring with THE TEAM NEXT and will not return, but game. My next speech was about Sat- Bell noted they had set a lot of goals four goals and 10 there could be a core urday’s game and how we were go- for the year, including excelling on points, while Chelsea YEAR.” group of 11 who could ing to carry on,” said coach Dana Bell. the powerplay and penalty kill, and Dearsley contributed be back and give Pem- “The emotion was really high. It was the team had a lot of success on those four goals and eight bina Valley a strong a tough evening all around.” fronts. points. Katelyn Hep- base to build on. A fi rst period goal by Chelsea Hall- “We fi nished off with a 98.2 per cent pner had two goals and seven points, “That’s one thing ... we’re not lack- son only eight seconds into the game on the penalty kill ... that’s huge for a while Makenzie McCallum also had ing,” Bell said. “We have a good crop was all the Capitals needed to take it team.” seven points, including four goals. of female athletes here, and I see and the series. The playoffs had started promising Oswald had a strong playoff de- good things for the team next year.” Capitals goaltender McKenna Wild for the Hawks in eliminating the Nor- spite fi nishing with two wins and two stopped all 21 Pembina Valley shots for the game four shutout, while Halle Oswald faced 17 shots in the Hawks’ net. “You lose a game 1-0, and the only Redskins facing Beavers in fi nals goal is scored on the fi rst shift of the game ... and you battle the next 59 minutes hoping you’re going to get By Ashleigh Viveiros Redskins, who had previously ousted ing fi rst place with a 17-3 record and one back, and it just wasn’t there,” the Altona Maroons four games to 34 points—well up on the third place Bell observed. “We couldn’t get a Carman and Morden face off this one. Redskins, who were 11-8-0-1 for 23 bounce if our life depended on it last week for the South Eastern Manitoba Game one of the fi nal series took points. night. We had opportunities, it just Hockey League title. place in Carman on Tuesday. Game The two teams faced each other didn’t happen.” Last week, the Beavers knocked the two is in Morden this Thursday, three times this year, with the Bea- Bell suggested the girls “played Portage Islanders out of the semi-fi - March 17, at 8 p.m. vers coming out ahead with wins of with some nerves ... and it showed nals four games to two to earn a spot Carman beat out Morden in the reg- 6-3, 4-2, and 7-3. the fi rst couple of shifts. up against the defending champion ular season standings this winter, tak- 28 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Winning to be inducted into Softball Hall of Fame

By Lorne Stelmach tion, and passion for the game was immense. A former Mordenite who built a suc- Early on, she spent one year as cessful career in softball is receiving catcher with the Morden Fighting the ultimate honour from her sport. Saints in the Southern Manitoba La- Melissa Winning will be among the dies Softball League and then anoth- 2016 inductees into the Manitoba er with Smitty’s Obsession in Winni- Softball Hall of Fame this spring. peg. Now living and working in Win- From there, she had a successful nipeg, Winning said her individual run, starting with winning national success was entirely attributable to gold with the Smitty’s seniors in 1996 being part of some amazing teams and then silver medals with the Smit- over the years. ty’s juniors in 1997 and 1998. SUBMITTED PHOTO “I’ve been very fortunate to be able Overall, she was part of Smitty’s se- Morden native Melissa Winning will be inducted into the Manitoba to play with some amazing and tal- niors winning a silver and fi ve gold in Softball Hall of Fame this spring. ented softball players ... both in Mani- 1996 and 1999-2003, as well as three toba and also in Edmonton,” she said. silvers and one bronze with Edmon- “It’s an honour. Anytime you’re ton’s Calahoo Erins between 2005- traordinary teams. There is much about it that she miss- being rewarded for something, it’s 2008. “I’ve been lucky to be able to catch es, she said. an honour,” continued Winning. “I Winning said having opportuni- for some great pitchers,” said Win- “Now that I’ve been away from it for wouldn’t be here without my team- ties to go to national championships ning. “I would always get a thrill when about fi ve years, I’ve kind of missed mates though. It’s an individual hon- and being part of winning titles were I was able to catch and call pitches ... the people. Seeing your teammates our, but my teammates defi nitely highlights of her time on the fi eld. at the same time, you’re taking con- on a regular basis ... I defi nitely miss made me look good out there during “Any time you get to play at the lev- trol of the game.” that part of the game.” the years I played.” el of the nationals is always exciting,” Winning added she has taken some Winning will be among those hon- Winning was cited in her nomina- she said. important life lessons from her time oured at the 15th annual induction tion as a dominant catcher and hitter But again, she stressed it was her in the game, including the impor- banquet in Winnipeg May 7. whose softball intelligence, dedica- good fortune to be part of some ex- tance of working together as a team. New head, assistant coach for Winkler Storm

By Ashleigh Viveiros team. went to the Premier, but we weren’t Some team members have been The men’s soccer squad announced able to stay. It was a tough league. keeping sharp this winter by com- The Winkler Storm are welcoming a last week that Reinaldo Oliveira has And in 2014, it also happened—we peting in an indoor soccer league in new head coach this season, though taken on the role. He’ll be joined on played Premier, but we only won two Steinbach, but Oliveira says the real he’s by no means a newcomer to the the coaching bench by newcomer games,” he said. “I really hope we can work begins when they can take it Randy Dueck as assistant coach. move up, but we have to sustain it, we outside as soon as the fi elds are dry. Oliveira was coach of the South have to be able to stay there ... we’re “We want to get out there as soon as Central Hurricanes ladies team last going to have to work hard.” we can,” he said, noting practice and summer and had played upwards of Oliveira says he’s going tryout information a decade with the Storm through the to put what he learned will be posted on 2000s. under the tutelage of the the team’s Facebook And while he doesn’t take to the three Storm coaches he page soon. fi eld anymore, he’s eager to lead the played under to good Oliveira expects a team from the sidelines. use this summer. “WE’RE GOING TO lot of veteran play- “I think we have good players and “From Henry [Enns], HAVE TO WORK ers to return, but we can make that effort and bring he’s the kind of guy who there will be space them to the Premier [division],” [created] unity with the HARD.” for some new talent, Oliveira said. guys. So that’s the kind as well. Last season the Storm fi nished of thing I want bring as “Pretty much we’re fourth in the Manitoba Major Soccer well. And the hustle. going to have lots of League’s 1st Division with an 8-2-5 He’d push us hard. players from last year. We have a base record—not nearly enough to move “From Wes [Hamm], he was very team already. It’s not something new up to Premier. strategic and very big on commit- we have to start,” he said. “But we will Winkler has made it to the top ment,” Oliveira said. “And from Wer- have a few spots. There’s always room MMSL division before, but hasn’t ner [Dyck], he has a passion for soccer for new players. We’ll be looking at been able to survive there, consistent- and he made sure the guys put in the their attitude and their skills and how Reinaldo Oliveira is the Winkler ly ranking at the bottom of the stand- effort. they can help the team grow.” Storm’s new head coach. He’ll be ings and having to move back down “All these things I want to pull to- The Storm will start their season in joined on the bench by assistant to 1st Division. gether ... and apply on the Storm this late May. coach Randy Dueck. “Looking back in 2007, 2008, we year.” The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 29 Getting in sync

By Lorne Stelmach prove and try to get as far as I can in this sport,” she said. Most people likely see skating as Remple had been at a national com- an individual or maybe a two-person petition once before with the Pizzazz sport. and says it’s been exciting to get back For two skaters from the Winkler to that level again with the Intrepid, and Morden area, however, they have who this season scored a national been drawn to it as a true team sport. best at Winterfest in Toronto and Winkler’s Ashley Martens and Sar- qualifi ed to compete at the national ah Remple of Morden are now fi nd- championships in Waterloo. ing success on the ice as part of the But it takes a lot of work to get there, University of Manitoba’s Ice Intrepid she noted. synchronized skating team. Also on As one of 16 team members, an on- the team is Carman’s Katie Vank- ice routine that usually goes four to oughnet. fi ve minutes has a lot go into it, so it “It’s a great environment,” said Mar- requires a good degree of dedication SUBMITTED PHOTO tens. “I like being able to skate with and training. Winkler’s Ashley Martens and Morden’s Sarah Remple are fi nding suc- a group ... it’s a great group of girls. “We practice three times a week at cess on the Ice Intrepid synchronized skating team this season. I’ve heard stories about synchronized 6:30 in the morning,” said Remple, skating teams ... some of the drama who commutes from Morden to Win- to a singles competition, it’s just you long line or even a circle,” Martens that goes on ... but I feel like our nipeg the night before. and your coach. said. team is very committed, and we draw Martens has been skating since Gr. “So you feel the support from ev- “So you have those formations while strength from each other a lot.” 1 and has been with the Ice Intrepid erybody. If you make a mistake out doing different steps with your feet. “I used to be just a single competi- for three years. She skated individu- on the ice, they won’t hold it against Those steps can be applied to singles, tive skater,” said Remple, adding she ally growing up, but also spent some you. It happens ... you just feel the but the way it’s done here is different enjoys “the aspect of a team, because time with the Pembina Pizzazz. pressure is lifted a lot more, and it’s a and a lot more intricate.” it is so different. You don’t have to be She says she’s just always had a pas- group effort.” “You have to trust everyone else ... just relying on yourself ... you rely on sion for skating. There are some technical differenc- you just have to get to your spot,” she others as well.” “I tried not skating one year but I es as well. said. “You have to trust completely in Remple previously skated with the went back ... I could not say no.” “In singles, you do lots of jumps and the people around you.” Pembina Pizzazz from age eight to The draw for her with synchronized spins. In synchronized skating, we The Ice Intrepid will next take to the 16 and came to the Ice Intrepid look- skating is having that support going do a lot more formations, like a block ice at the Crocus Competition this ing for a new challenge. She wants to into competition. where you have lines of four people weekend in Portage la Prairie. skate with the team at least one more “It’s the support. Going into a com- in four lines. Or you have just a really year yet. petition, you are with a group of 16 “I just want to see how much I im- other people, whereas when you go Twisters take fi rst three The Winkler Morden By Lorne Stelmach The Canucks, though, scored three within three minutes midway It wasn’t pretty and especially not a through the frame to take the lead VVoiceoice sparkling defensive display, but the before Bryce Dusik evened it at four Pembina Valley Twisters still got it after two. done. The dramatic fi nish then started A wide open game three in their with St. James scoring a pair at 14:38 Manitoba Major Junior Hockey and 17:30 of the third to seemingly What’s story? League quarter-fi nal against the St. take control of the game with two and James Canucks ended with Justin a half minutes left. Fernando’s winning goal at 7:23 of the Grenier, however, notched his sec- fi rst overtime Sunday in Morris. ond of the game at 18:44 and then Call 325-6888 The 7-6 win gave the Twisters a com- Matt Mazinke tied it up again with 30 manding 3-0 lead in the series with seconds remaining in regulation. their fi rst chance to end the quarter- Shots ended 32-31 in favor of the Do you have a suggestion fi nal coming in game four Tuesday in Twisters with both teams yanking for our news team? Winnipeg. Results were not available their starting goaltenders. For Pem- at press time. bina Valley, Morgan Wall was lifted Is there someone you would Pembina Valley opened the series after allowing four goals on 15 shots, with a tight 2-1 victory in game one and then Gavin Klassen earned the like to see recognized in the March 8 followed by a 4-1 win in win in stopping 14 of 16 shots. game two March 10. Special teams made the difference newspaper for their The momentum swung back and in the fi rst two games of the best of forth Sunday as Alex Tetrault, David seven series. accomplishments - athletic, academic Remi and Colin Grenier had Pembi- The Twisters connected twice on the or community service. na Valley leading 3-1 early in the second period. Continued on page 31 30 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Agriculture

John E. Bachyn- ski of EPM Con- sulting spoke Dangerous dust about the dan- gers of dust during his pre- Workshop speaker talks dust and explosions senation at the By Harry Siemens of dust, hits a fl ame, the pressure Biomass Work- wave from that small amount of dust shop in Morden John E. Bachynski of EPM Consult- will then be the force that dislodges last week. ing says every three days there is a all the other dust,” he says. “First, the dust explosion in North America. primary explosion, and then the cata- PHOTO BY The more dust there is, the more fuel strophic and a secondary explosion.” HARRY SIEMENS/ there is, and the greater chance of Manual cleaning is by far the big- VOICE a catastrophic secondary explosion gest cost effective method of keeping causing major damage and injuries. a place clean, Bachynski stresses. Presenting as a keynote speaker at “Because with manual cleaning, if the ninth annual Biomass Workshop we used the 1/8 of an inch where un- hosted by Manitoba’s Bioenergy and derneath 1/8 we’re safe,” says Bachyn- Bioproducts Team in Morden last Fri- ski. “Using that as a starting point, go- day, Bachynski says all that damage ing into a facility and it is three inches comes mostly because of the process. thick, the 1/8 of an inch could cause a “Processes that deal with the dust fi re ball, which we’ve all been around, that inherently have sparks and but not a secondary explosion. If fl ames from overheated bearings you have three inches of dust laying to sparks generated through a cir- around, no doubt there will be a sec- cuit or a saw,” he says. “So when you ondary explosion. We clean that three talk about the explosions, if they are inches down to nothing, and then we controlled explosion with the proper continue to operate, as time goes by, safety devices, it doesn’t become a 1/8 becomes one inch, becomes two tragedy. We only have the tragedies inches, and becomes three again.” when the explosion occurs where One of the things Bachynski encour- there is not the facility does not have ages people to do is to place a com- safety precautionary equipment.” mon pie plate on a fl at surface in the so we do more cleaning in these ar- making a difference. There will al- In his message to a full house at the different areas of the facility to deter- eas,” he says. “If the current dust ex- ways be a fi ne layer of dust, but when Access Event Centre, Bachynski told mine the rate of dust accumulation traction equipment isn’t working, or we started this, we had two to three people equipment costs money, but for 24 or 48 hours . you want to put in a new one, what inches of dust per 24 hours, now we manual cleaning doesn’t. “Now we know the rate of accumu- you do is run the test again and dem- “If we can tell people to eliminate lation in these more dangerous areas, onstrate to people you’re actually Continued on page 31 the fuel, and that is what we call collected dust, if we eliminate as much as we can through manual cleaning, while we’re waiting for new dust ex- traction to be installed or modify the existing one, and put the proper explosion protection devices on, then It’s spring seeding time for some we’ll be that much safer.” If a company’s facility has an explo- By Harry Siemens he says. “While fi ne right now, there development, the farmer has a sec- sion risk, it is not practical for most was some snow cover and not a cra- ond chance of re-seeding it in the production facilities to shut down Coming home from Winnipeg on zy cold winter but a lot of freeze/ spring. It has cost him the seed, time because a loss of production means Saturday I noticed some winter ce- thaw cycle now would hurt.” and fuel, but he does get a second a loss of money. They have to look at real fi elds not greening up. On this That means if it gets warm and chance. the risks and take special precautions ride home taking No. 3, I presume then drops down and freezes with If it works for him, then he has win- as an interim measure before they most if not all, is winter wheat. I put some of that crop in water and no ter wheat coming off a week or two stop operation. out the message on Twitter asking snow cover , it would do damage. earlier than the spring wheat, and Walking into a granary as a farmer whether the brown patches were The number of acres seeded to win- spreads out his harvesting workload. and seeing two inches of dust collect- normal. ter wheat in Manitoba fell to about Farming is getting easier in some ed on the top of two by fours is never Scott Perkin, grain, oilseed, sun- 200,000 last fall and held steady in cases, but it isn’t for the faint of a good thing, Bachynski says. fl ower, soybean and cattle producer Saskatchewan at about 240,000. heart, or the one who thinks it is still “If that was to become disturbed from Elgin says it’s not a problem yet The advantage of seeding win- just a lifestyle. through any, whether a large wind, “Not yet ... the longer it stays dor- ter wheat and of course doing it in I have no problem thinking of it something hits the building, any- mant the better. Most critical time fall is that should the conditions thing disturbing even a small amount is next six weeks for winter wheat,” not be right for good winter wheat Continued on page 31 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 31 Former Ag Minister stands by CWB dismantling

By Harry Siemens prised anybody. That said, Ritz said the Liberals are Ritz says it didn’t matter who they “I think it is a good piece of work. known for letting reports gather dust talked to that had a agreements with Former Canadian Ag Minister Ger- I’ve read through it once, highlighted and moving onto other things. CN and CP—those agreements really ry Ritz, now trade critic for the Op- some of the recommendations,” he “I’m not ashamed to tell you, PM weren’t worth the paper they were position, stands behind the work he said. “I’m still concerned the Liber- Harper gave us the lead on this be- written on because they couldn’t get did in helping to dismantle the old als won’t take it seriously. There is the cause the bureaucrats at the depart- engines with crews to move their cars. Canadian Wheat Board monopoly basis for some fairly sweeping regula- ment at transport were less than “There was just a sad, sad lack of and the single desk selling system. tory changes, legislative changes that helpful,” he said. “There were some data that would allow everyone to “Yes, doing away with the former will need making, when it comes to good people over there, but the bulk plan and being able to look forward CWB was a real team effort,” he said logistics we’ll need in this 21 century of them seemed to think the railways to what the needs were going to be,” in a candid interview recently. “We to move the required grain to feed the were being picked on, and that is defi - said Ritz. “The knowledge, knowing had several provinces involved on- people.” nitely not true. what is going to be required, by the side with it, plus all of the major farm Ritz says it still boils down to defi ni- “Everything we’ve seen, the crop lo- grain companies, on any given week, groups on side. There are still some tions of adequate and suitable, com- gistics, working groups that I put to- and that knowledge getting back to people looking back who want to mercial agreements with the typical gether and the whole shippers group the railways, the railways getting back farm like it’s the 1950s, Fortunately penalties, and how you actually put that had all of the bulk commodities to the grain companies whether it was 99.999 per cent have moved on and all of that into play so that the whole at the table, that actually got the rail- 80 per cent need and people would are doing really well marketing their system, the whole value chain, in- ways attention and the attention of actually gear up to 80 per cent and get own product at the time, place and cluding the railways become a stron- Transport Canada, that there actually ready to bring in that amount.” price of their own choosing.” ger chain. was a problem.” When federal NDP leader Tom Mul- cair, asked in the House of Commons last month what the Liberal government was going to do to save the Ca- > DUST, FROM PG. 30 nadian Wheat Board, it shocked Ritz because basically the Liberals said it have a half an inch per 24 hours, “Some people will put a fan up in those bearings clean, he urges. is time to move on. we’re safer longer, and that is really the rafters that rotates and blows “If you can get there to grease “I think we were all a bit shocked what has to happen with people.” the dust off those rafters so it can them, you can get there to clean because the Liberals kind of piled He says the most dangerous dust never accumulate. Others build a them,” says Bachynski. “By keep- on at one point as well, but I think is the dust at high elevation, 500 mi- triangular-pointed cover, so not a ing dust off your bearings, you will farmers across Canada have proven cron size. fl at surface, and again costs more, eliminate the most common emis- that they have the ability and exper- “It is the driest, the lightest, and but dust can’t collect.” sion source for a lot of the fi res and tise to market their own product,” he the easiest to dislodge and also the Hot bearings have a high num- explosions.” said. “They don’t need a mandatory hardest to clean,” says Bachynski. ber of causes of explosions, so keep marketing agency which was actually holding them back. We were also getting calls from buyers around the > SIEMENS SAYS, FROM PG. 30 world saying we need to buy what we want, not what you have at times, and that way because there are many “If we get 10-12 above for a day and cover is gone. that is all the CWB would sell them is that still appreciate the fact that the snow melts and then it drops to Just as I was wrapping up this col- No. 1 Hard Red Spring Wheat.” farming in part can still be a life- 15 below and then warms up again umn, I get word that some farmers Ritz said even the major buyers style, and their children can grow and we the heat, cool, heat, cool, we in Alberta are planting wheat, the around the world were threatening up on an acreage, if you like. lose our top cover of the snow on the air seeders are rolling. I’m not sure to move to other commodities, to oth- Getting back to winter wheat, Jake surface, the fi rst inch of the ground whether that is the best timing or er countries, because the CWB didn’t Davidson, the executive director of warms up in the sun in the day, it’s not, because when we went through have what they needed and wanted. Winter Cereals Canada, agrees the wet. then it freezes at night, the there in January, no snow whatso- “Including Warburtons, who were fall seeded cereal crops have en- crown of the winter wheat or any of ever. Seeding in mid-March means always the poster child for the CWB tered the period where they are at the winter crops, fall rye, triticale, they need to put it in the ground as to how wonderful a job they did,” their greatest risk of winter kill. it’s only an inch below the ground when they feel there is still mois- he said. “I sat down with Warburtons “Starting in March, going through and if it’s subject to too much of this ture. when they fi rst heard we were going thaw, it depends on the spring we freeze thaw freeze thaw freeze thaw, As I said, farming may not be for to do this, they said, if you are going have,” he says. “If we have a slow that’s when we get winter kill.” the faint of heart, but we have the to make these changes, and we have thaw and things run off and it’s kind Well, heading into Winnipeg on best of the best in Canada, feeding the ability to come in and contract, of nice and peaceful we’ll be all March 6, the snow cover was great. people the world over. come in and buy utility type wheats right. Heading in a week later, the snow that are available and so on, we’ll stick with Canada.” > TWISTERS, FROM PG. 29 Warburtons has actually tripled their buying since the CWB was dis- man advantage March 10 as they In game one a few days earlier, the third led to the winning goal by mantled. scored twice in the fi rst and second Pembina Valley connected on both of Chad Millar at 2:13. “It is a good news story regardless periods after giving up the opening their powerplay opportunities while Wall was called on to make 26 saves of the few disgruntled people that score to the Canucks. blanking St. James on two man ad- as Pembina Valley had a 38-27 edge want to bring the past back,” stressed Fraser Mirrlees, Bryce Dusik, Matt vantages. in shots on goal. Ritz. and Corey Mazinke all picked up Alex Tetrault tied the game at one If the series was extended, game Moving on to the David Emerson their fi rst goals of the playoffs, while at 13:29 of the second period with fi ve will be back in Morris Friday. If transportation review that came out Morgan Wall earned the win in net one of the Canucks off for holding, it goes even further, game six is in St. in early March, Ritz says there is with 20 saves as Pembina Valley out- then a St. James goaltender inter- James Sunday and game seven Tues- nothing in that report that really sur- shot St. James 37-21. ference penalty one minute into day in Morris. 32 The Winkler Morden Voice Thursday, March 17, 2016 Classifi eds Book Your Classifi ed Ad Today - Call 325-6888 or Email [email protected]

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OBITUARY OBITUARY Gordon Elmer Klein Tina Hildebrand (nee Penner) 1941 – 2016 1928 – 2016 On Saturday, March 5th 2016, at Boundary Trails Health Centre, On Tuesday March 8, 2016 at Boundary Trails Health Centre, Tina Gordon Klein, of Morden, MB passed away following a lengthy Hildebrand aged 87 years of Winkler, MB formerly of Morden went battle with cancer. to her eternal rest. Gordon was born December 10th, 1941 in La Riviere, Manitoba, She leaves to mourn her passing three daughters and two sons: to Frank and Alma Klein. Gordon worked at the Agriculture Cana- Ruth (Ed) Enns, (Jason and Jolene), Margaret (Frank) Reimer (Reu- da, Morden Research Station for over 34 years, starting in general ben, Philip, Melita), Susan Medina, Ronald (Brenda) Hildebrand labour and retiring as Grounds Supervisor in 1994, to focus on his (Nicole, Kari-Lynn), Randy (Karen) Hildebrand (Isla, Isaac) as well landscape business fulltime. Like many Canadians, Gordon loved as great grandchildren, Nicholas, Jayden, Emma, Madison, Lo- the game of hockey. He volunteered numerous seasons, coach- gan, Abigail, Chloe and Braxton, one brother, one sister and ﬁ ve ing many teams within the Morden, (and later on) Winkler Minor sisters-in-law. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernhard hockey programs. Gordon enjoyed simple things; quiet time on (December 20, 1980), her daughter, Linda (December 31, 2015), the weekends, washing a vehicle in the driveway, watching a good one grandson (stillborn), four brothers and four sisters. hockey game and taking Cody for a long walk. Memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday March 12, 2016 at the Morden Sommerfeld Gordon was predeceased by his wife, Carol in 2013 and by his sister, Edna. Left to mourn Gor- Mennonite Church with a private interment prior at Southside Cemetery. don’s passing are his sons; Robert (Arlene), Steve (Brenda), grandchildren; Shaedyn, Lexington, Tegan, Reid and Mckenna, mother-in-law, Kay Gunn, all from Morden and his dog, Cody (now in the care of Gina Bowen). Gordon is also survived by sisters; Darlene (Wayne Hosea) of Morden, Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden Jean (George Thys) of Brandon, brothers; Ken (Maureen) of Tyndall, Larry (Terry) of Darlingford. In care of arrangements Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday March 11, 2016 at Wiebe Funeral Chapel in wiebefuneralhomes.com Morden. Cremation to follow with ash interment at Chapel Cemetery Columbarium at a later date. Both Gordon and Carol are missed. May they rest in peace. OBITUARY Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden In care of arrangements Leona Verna Friesen (nee Fehr) wiebefuneralhomes.com 1939 – 2016

On Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Tabor Home in Morden, MB, Leona OBITUARY Friesen aged 77 years went to her eternal rest. She leaves to mourn her passing four sons, Gerald and Arlene, William Clark Endall Jack and Debbie, Duane and Karen, Dan and Diana as well as eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren and one sister, Ruth 1921 – 2016 (Melvin) Friesen. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin in (2012) and her brother Isaac Fehr. On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Tabor Home in Morden, MB, Bill Memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday March 6, 2016 Endall, aged 94 years went to his eternal rest. at the Morden Mennonite Church with a private interment prior at Bill was born on a farm south of Minnedosa, the eldest of three Southside Cemetery. If friends so desire, donations may be made children and farming remained in his blood for the rest of his life. in Leona’s memory to the Parkinson’s Society of Manitoba. His father had to go to the sanitarium in Ninette for treatment of tu- berculosis when Bill was eight years old so he grew up very quickly and took very seriously his role as the man of the family. The twin Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden ethics of hard work and responsibility were driving forces in his life In care of arrangements but he also learned to have fun. He played baseball, loved curling wiebefuneralhomes.com and later, golf. Bill grew up with music and met Florence Baker at a dance. They were married on December 20, 1947 (he was fond of telling people it was the longest night of the year) and worked together on the farm while raising their children until they moved to Brandon in 1957. Bill worked at the Hydro Generating Station in Brandon for over thirty years and Florence resumed teaching when their youngest child began attending school. The Endall home was known for its hospitality and generosity. Bill and Florence had many good friends and enjoyed countless games of bridge, dominoes and aggravation over the course of their marriage of fi fty-seven years. After raising their children, they unhesitatingly Don’t Forget took on the task of raising two grandchildren, Teena and Heather. Bill also served on several community boards and organizations over the years and was active in the Anglican Church. Following Florence’s death in 2005, Bill moved to Ruth and Brian’s home in Morden then sub- sequently to Homestead South assisted living and a year ago to Tabor Personal Care Home. He retained his ability to make friends and his sense of humor until the end. Bill was predeceased by his parents, William and Della, his sisters, Kathleen and Alma, his Your Loved Ones wife, Florence and his great grandson, Ethan. Left to remember him with gratitude and happy memories are: Ruth (Brian Minaker), Jack, (Linda), George (Jeanne) and Alan (Celine Pitre). There are eleven grandchildren: Teena, Heather, Chris, Karen, Katie, Becky, Cathy, Sadie, Della, Clay- WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE ton and Crystal and twenty-three great grandchildren to miss him and recall his strong, positive infl uence. The family would like to thank the many caregivers who helped him in his later years, especially Dr. Kevin Earl, Mary Benson and her indefatigable bank of Home Care workers, especially, Myrna and Linda and the loving, compassionate staff at Tabor Home. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held in the summer complete with a family picnic, as he wished. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Bill’s memory to either the CNIB, Tabor Home or to the charity of one’s choice. We can all learn from Bill’s personal motto: If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well. Rest in peace, Bill; job well done.

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