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Minister Rondeau brought greetings and words on behalf of the Province of Manitoba and then the President of the Caregiver’s Council Bob Thompson Photo by Deborah Lorteau also spoke on the importance of the Julie Donaldson (left) of Home Instead Senior Care work that they do. www. and Syva-Lee Wildenmann of Rupert's Land Caregiver Services. Continued on page 2 Spotlight: Norm & Thelma Meade Seniors Lifestyles... By Scott Taylor By Michael van Lierop PG 5 “The world is a little short of Travel to Cuba- love, but PART III (The Final Chapter) we’ve By Rick Goodman and Beatrice Daigneault always tried PG 10 204-467-9000 www.seniorscope.com [email protected] to take our love into the What’s the real reward world.” for Quitting Smoking? Ask Roger Currie - Managing Thelma and Norman Meade PG 2 Your Own Health Care PG 11 Inside this issue... Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries 55 Plus Games Regional Playoffs . PG 4 Campbell Hartley Seniors Lifestyles Today... By Michael van Lierop . 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Thelma Meade: affects all families and she spoke For more information, please about the launch of the new web- contact 204-945-6565 or toll free site for CareAware Manitoba - at 1-800-665-6565. ■ A Manitoba Family www.careaware.ca. There were By Scott Taylor many booths and many visitors. Norm Meade remembers vividly Manitobans, but their work in this the day he asked Hollow Water’s province, along with the efforts of Chief George Barker for his youngest their two children, Loretta and daughter’s hand. Raymond, are a shining example of “I was 21 and Thelma was 22, what people with big hearts and a when we got married,” Norm re- sense of community can accomplish. called. “She was one of 18 children. Norman has spent his life in I grew up at Manigotagan, about government service, but is also an seven or eight miles away and we Anglican pastor and the founder of only met because in the early 1950s, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Curling they finally built a road between League and the Manitoba Aboriginal Manigotagan and Hollow Water. Mixed Curling Bonspiel, which will “Thelma’s dad wanted the road hold its 20th event this coming because there was the Brown & weekend. Thelma was a teacher at Harry Paine (left) a local advocate on Age & Opportunity - a long-time Rutherford Mill, in Manigotagan and Hollow Water who eventually got seniors’ issues and Bob Thompson, Support Services organization for that meant there was work. Once into adult training in Winnipeg. President of the Caregiver’s Council. older adults 55+. there was a road, the Chief Barker’s There are thousands of aboriginal people got work and we could all and immigrant men and women walk between Manigotagan and working throughout the country Hollow Water. who have benefited from Thelma’s “I remember that after we’d been programs. Later, she went on to found going out together for awhile, and still operates the Aboriginal I wanted to marry her, but it took Seniors Resource Centre at the me quite a long time to get up Friendship Centre on Robinson Ave. enough courage to ask Chief in Winnipeg. Barker for the hand of his “She has done some wonderful youngest daughter. When I did, things for people in her life,” Norm he asked me a lot of questions. He says proudly. “Many times, the The new Care Aware said, ‘I like you Norman, but can things she’s done have surprised. 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At age 68, he province,” Norm explained. “I’ve met believes he can still compete at the the Meades from Wabowden. There competitive seniors level of curling Personal Shopper/Concierge are Meades in Winnipeg. Meade St. and would like to spend some time in the North End was named for honing his game in order to take a Roland Price Meade. And there is my Thelma and Norman Meade run at a provincial crown. family in Manigotagan. Roland Price After all, curling has been a big Meade married a Metis woman Winnipeg and give her some extend- part of his life for a long time. named Mary Ashford. She kept the ed time off. We’ll rent the house to “I’ll never forget the year we started Meade name after my great grandfa- the new teacher and the rent will the Winnipeg Aboriginal Curling ther died, but remarried a man cover your mortgage payments.