SHHAUNA DRAM | Licenced REALTOR® SiS nncce bbecoming a REALTOR® and joining The Greg Michie Team 16 years ago, SShauna has been a dynamo in the industry. She is well respected by clients and agents alike and is known for her high energy, her relationship building skills and excellent communication. Shauna has a wealth of knowledge and is great at providing sound advice. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 VOLUME 9 EDITION 6 SERVING SELKIRK, LOCKPORT, ST. ANDREWS, ST. CLEMENTS, WEST ST. PAUL, CLANDEBOYE, PETERSFIELD, LIBAU, GARSON, DUNNOTTAR & TYNDALL Putting the pieces together RECORD PHOTO BY LINDSEY ENNS Grade 5 École Bonaventure student Jolie Hanslip puts the fi nal touches on her version of Selkirk’s famous catfi sh on her school’s Lego wall last Wednesday afternoon. A group of French immersion students at the local school are building the community of Selkirk out of Lego while strengthening their French language skills. For a story and more photos, see Page 5. news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know Chad Krut Want the best for your kids? Financial Advisor Start an RESP today. Krut Agencies Ltd 326 Main St | Selkirk 204-482-8558 www.cooperators.ca/Krut-Agencies Home Autopac Life Investments Group Business Farm Travel 2 The Selkirk Record Thursday, February 8, 2018 Manitoba Merv predicts early spring Oak Hammock Marsh unveils new By Justin Luschinski Manitoba’s famous weather fore- casting groundhogs made two very exhibit to mark World Wetlands Day different predictions on how long By Justin Luschinski This year, the centre celebrated winter’s going to last this year. Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive World Wetlands Day with activities Manitoba Merv, the stuffed ground- Centre celebrated World Wetlands such as snowshoe tours in the marsh, hog at Oak Hammock Marsh Inter- Day with some new activities and ex- a special game of shuffl e duck, and a pretive Centre, popped out of his hibits this year. new exhibit. Attendees can now inter- den last Friday morning to make World Wetlands Day marks the day act with an augmented reality sand his Groundhog Day prediction. He when world leaders signed a docu- exhibit, which allows the user to cre- looked around briefl y, and didn’t see ment in Ramsar, Iran, to ensure the ate their own topographical map with his shadow, which means that Mani- conservation of wetlands around the sand and see how water would inter- tobans are in for an early spring. globe. The document was signed on act with their creation. “It’s his 24th prediction, and he’s Feb. 2, 1977, and it recognizes the large Nine-year-old Eva Wasserman from been right every single time, except role that wetlands play in the ecosys- Winnipeg stopped by the centre with for once,” said Jacques Bourgeois, the tem. her grandmother last Friday. As she interpretive centre’s marketing and Jacques Bourgeois, the centre’s mar- was playing with the augmented real- promotions co-ordinator. “So I’d say RECORD PHOTO BY keting and promotions co-ordinator, ity exhibit, Wasserman said that the that’s a pretty good track record.” JUSTIN LUSCHINSKI said people need to know how impor- wetlands are very important. However, over at FortWhyte Alive, Manitoba Merv popped out of his tant the marsh is to the environment “I love this (exhibit) … I think the Winnipeg Wyn predicted six more den at Oak Hammock Marsh last in Manitoba. wetlands are really important, they weeks of winter. Despite the unfa- Friday morning and didn’t see his “When the snow melts, the water help clean the water … I really like vourable prediction, the staff gave shadow, which means Manitobans has to go somewhere. If there are no coming (to Oak Hammock Marsh),” him a nice snack afterwords. are in for an early spring. more wetlands, it goes into rivers, into Wasserman said. Bourgeois said that while there is no the waterways, and causes big prob- Wasserman’s grandmother said her direct scientifi c evidence backing up last longer,” he explained. “Whereas if lems,” Bourgeois said. “When there’s a granddaughter loves talking to her these predictions, there is some truth there’s an overcast, it might mean that few wetlands in the landscape, there classmates about the centre, and that to the tradition. there’s a low front coming in, and it’ll are huge benefi ts. That water will re- she’s always excited to stop by. “I actually spoke with some weather get warmer.” plenish the groundwater, it’ll provide For more information about the cen- specialists, and there might be some- Oak Hammock Marsh is also cel- a place for the fauna, among other tre, visit oakhammockmarsh.ca. thing to the predictions. If there’s a ebrating its 25th anniversary this year. things.” clear sky around this time in Febru- The centre’s offi cial opening took ary, that usually means that there’s place on May 1, 1993, with construc- an arctic cold front, and winter will tion beginning in 1991. RECORD PHOTOS BY JUSTIN LUSCHINSKI Nine-year-old Eva Wasserman of Winnipeg plays with a new augmented reality sand exhibit at Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre on World Wetlands Day last Friday. 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The Selkirk Record Thursday, February 8, 2018 3 Former Selkirk resident launches How to Interlake video series By Lindsey Enns “With the videos I am trying to do In an effort to rediscover and recon- them with a range of people and dif- nect with the region she grew up in, a ferent experiences,” Muir said. former Selkirk resident is putting her- Muir started the project in Septem- self through the paces to learn more ber 2017 as her Independent Profes- about what it means to be from the sional Project for the Creative Com- heart of Manitoba. munications program at Red River Kit Muir is the creator and host be- College in Winnipeg. hind an online video series about the “I just wanted to showcase what Interlake and its people entitled How the Interlake has to offer. I wanted to to Interlake. share that with other people,” she said. In each episode, which she uploads “I grew up in Selkirk, I grew up in the to her Facebook page “How to Inter- Interlake ... so really the project came lake,” an Interlake community mem- from my love of the Interlake and the ber teaches Muir something represen- communities I grew up in and also to tative of the region they call home. promote the Interlake to both people So far the episodes have included outside the Interlake as well as people how to make vinarterta in Gimli, how who may not realize all the incredible to band birds at Oak Hammock Marsh, things that we have to offer.” and how to blacksmith with Clover- Muir added she plans to upload SUBMITTED PHOTO dale Forge. In her latest episode, which two more episodes before the end of launched last week, she spends time March. Kit Muir, pictured right, spent some time with Selkirk resident Marlena with Selkirk resident Marlena Muir To check out episodes she’s upload- Muir, pictured left, learning about the importance of a traditional hand learning about the importance of a tra- ed so far, visit the “How to Interlake” drum and how to play it for an episode of her online video series, How ditional hand drum and how to play it. page on Facebook. to Interlake. Selkirk homeless shelter forced to close due to lack of volunteers By Justin Luschinski but we only got fi ve volunteers out of Francis drive, will be distributed to due to lack of volunteers … There Selkirk’s only homeless shelter has the nine that we needed. local organizations. If they aren’t able are not enough volunteers out there, been forced to shut its doors for good “I don’t want to bring anyone’s to donate all of the clothing, they will I think you’ll see more charitable or- due to a lack of volunteers. hopes up, and then we have to close give it to an organization in Winnipeg. ganizations close because there’s not St. Francis Place Shelter has been again because of no volunteers.” Gauthier said the lack of volunteers enough support.” closed since Jan. 1 due to a lack of Gauthier said that any funds raised could affect other organizations in According to Gauthier, the amount volunteers and recently the board of for the shelter will go towards sup- Selkirk. of homeless people who have used directors for Our Daily Bread Soup porting the Our Daily Bread Soup “We started with a team of 20, most the shelter has gone down signifi cant- Kitchen, which runs the shelter, made Kitchen. Any clothing donations, such of whom worked long hours outside ly over the last few years. the decision to close it. as the socks from the Socks for St. of their own jobs. We had to close The shelter, which opened in 2014, has six beds and previously served as 250 MANITOBA AVE 50 YEAR the emergency shelter for the city’s 204-482-4359 • gwenfoxgallery.com PUBLIC NOTICE CELEBRATION WEEKEND homeless. TO ALL PREVIOUS FEB 10 - 11 Rene Gauthier, Our Daily Bread Gwen FOX Soup Kitchen chairperson, said it’s a MEMBERS OF THE shame the shelter had to close.