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Sampson burger. “It was a pretty intense, crazy week Jodi Winkler of the Carman & Com- for me and my brother at the shop,” munity Chamber of Commerce said he said. the voting was very close, but Big Wil- Lubkiwski and his brother were a ly’s ultimately came out on top. She two-man team for the busy week with said each participating business was a delivery driver on the weekend. He overwhelmed with the community’s said he’s thankful his brother put up response. with him for those fi ve days. “What an amazing week,” said Win- Lubkiwski said he’s also thankful kler. “It was incredible.” to the town for supporting not just Chad Lubkiwski is the owner of his business, but the others who par- Big Willy’s Pizza — he crafted the ticipated. He is a certifi ed chef and Smoked Sampson. in cooking school, Lubkiwski said he STANDARD PHOTO SUBMITTED He sells mostly pizzas, but Lubkiws- was taught to put everything into ev- The Smoked Sampson from Big Willy’s won burger week. ki said he added wraps to his menu erything he makes — which is exactly during the winter when truckers what he did for burger week. smoked burger. He said he hopes next year there’ll would come in and not have time to “You never really enter something “Sometimes you don’t always need be a few more guidelines for restau- wait for a pizza. One of the wraps on not wanting to win,” he said. “But to a lot of things on your burger to make rants, pricing being one of them as his menu is a burger wrap and that’s fi nally fi nd out your hard work paid it good,” said Lubkiwski. “It’s just if people are more likely to buy a cheap- where he got the idea for his burger off and you did win…I was very ex- its fresh and showing people a new er burger fi rst. He wants all business- week dish. cited for the most part.” taste.” es to have a fair chance. The Smoked Sampson was a smoked Winkler said there will defi nitely bacon cheeseburger loaded with let- be a burger week next year and she’s tuce, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and hoping more businesses participate. a secret sauce. Because Big Willy’s Lubkiwski already has his idea for Conservation group encourages people Pizza is closed on Sunday and Mon- next year and all he’s saying about day, Lubkiwski was only open for fi ve it is it’s cooked differently than his to leave their leaves on the ground Submitted by Nature Conservancy of ture fl uctuations during the winter.” Canada Another benefi t of not raking your The changing colour of leaves is one leaves is soil improvement. Kraus of the most beautiful aspects of the points out that as leaves break down, fall season, but it comes with an oner- they also provide a natural mulch, ous task: raking them up once they’ve which helps enrich the soil. Thick Reminder masks are mandatory fallen. The Nature Conservancy of piles of leaves can impact the growth Canada (NCC), however, has some of grass and other plants come spring, in the Carman Dufferin Arena. green advice for people wishing to but leaving a light covering can im- avoid back-breaking yard work: leave prove the health of our gardens and the rake in the shed and the leaves on lawns. the ground. And if someone accuses As the leaves break down, some of Information on arena Covid-19 you of being lazy, you can say you are their carbon also gets stored in the helping the environment and being a soil. “While it’s great for cities to pro- regulations and facility conservationist! vide collection programs to compost The not-for-profi t land conserva- leaves, the most energy-effi cient so- schedules are available at tion organization says leaving fallen lution is to allow nature to do its thing leaves in your yard is a small act of and for the leaves to naturally break www.carmandufferinrecreation.com nature conservation that can sup- down in your yard,” says Kraus. port backyard biodiversity in many And it’s not just leaves that are im- ways. While some butterfl ies travel to portant for backyard wildlife during warmer destinations, many native in- the winter. “Plant stalks and dead sects, including pollinators, and other branches also provide habitat for backyard wildlife hibernate over the many species of insects,” says Kraus. winter and can use a little neighbour- “By cleaning up our yards and gar- ly help. dens entirely, we may be removing Dan Kraus, NCC’s senior conserva- important wintering habitats for na- tion biologist, says leaves can provide tive wildlife in our communities. important habitat for many species. “Migratory and resident birds can “Backyard animals, such as toads, also benefi t from your garden during frogs and many pollinators, once the winter. Fruits and seeds left on lived in forests and have adapted to fl owers and shrubs are a crucial food hibernate under leaves,” says Kraus. source that sustains many songbirds “The leaves provide an insulating during the winter, including gold- carmanmanitoba.ca blanket that can help protect these animals from the cold and tempera- Continued on page 3 The Carman-Duff erin Standard Thursday, October 15, 2020 3 Sperling Industries helps the Back Door reach almost 50 per cent of fundraising goal By Becca Myskiw The centre sent our information on their expan- The Back Door Youth Centre recently received sion project to businesses in and around Carman. $2,500 from Sperling Industries to go towards their Friesen said they made it clear they weren’t ask- expansion fund. ing for money at the time — it was simply a way to The Back Door Youth Centre has been raising make them aware of the youth centre’s “hopes and money since 2016 for a 4,000 square foot addition to dreams.” their current centre. Director Tyler Friesen said the As a result of their awareness campaign, Friesen centre started the project over fi ve years ago after said they’ve had a few people and businesses come realizing they needed more space, better washroom forward with donations, the most recent and largest facilities, more offi ce space, and more accessibility being $2,500 from Sperling Industries. for those with disabilities. “That’s just a testament to how supportive our “The least exciting part about it is we need more community is,” said Friesen. “Even in the face of space,” said Friesen. “But that’s the truth.” PHOTO SUBMITTED uncertainty, people are coming forward with funds The Back Door Youth Centre purchased the lot Sperling Industries donated$2,500 to the Back to make this project a reality and to make sure stu- next to theirs which holds the Piston Ring build- Door’s expansions project. dents are cared for, for years to come.” ing. Friesen said they plan to demolish or move that As of now, the Back Door Youth Centre has raised building and build their addition there where it will over $495,000 for their expansion project. Friesen connect to the existing building. expansion for years now, when COVID-19 hit in said that’s almost 50 per cent of their goal — one He said the expansion will also include a 40 x 60 March, Friesen said they stopped. million dollars — which they hope to have by the foot multipurpose room with a 20 foot high ceiling “We changed our approach to an awareness cam- end of 2021. that’ll withstand fl oor hockey and basketball. paign instead of fundraising to be respectful to To donate to the youth centre’s project, call the Though they’ve been “quietly fundraising” for this businesses in an unknown economic climate,” said centre at (204) 745-6186.