THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 VOLUME 7 EDITION 16 SERVING SELKIRK, LOCKPORT, ST. ANDREWS, ST. CLEMENTS, WEST ST. PAUL, CLANDEBOYE, PETERSFIELD, WINNIPEG BEACH, GARSON, DUNNOTTAR & TYNDALL Change comes to Selkirk RECORD PHOTO BY DAVE BAXTER Manitoba PC candidate Alan Lagimodiere, pictured centre, alongside his wife Judy and some of his supporters celebrate at the Selkirk Golf and Country Club after Lagimodiere won the MLA seat in Selkirk, beating long-time NDP MLA Greg Dewar and Liberal candidate Stefan Jones. For a story, see page 2. news > sports > opinion > community > people > entertainment > events > classifi eds > careers > everything you need to know A 100% Canadian Owned Company that gives back to the local Community 326A Main St., Selkirk 204-482-8558 cooperators.ca/krut-agencies Home | Life | Investments | Group | Business | Farm | Travel 2 The Selkirk Record Thursday, April 21, 2016 ‘You just can’t stop the winds of change’ Selkirk’s longest standing MLA loses seat to PC candidate By Lindsey Enns and Dave Baxter Selkirk’s longest-standing MLA was unable to withstand the winds of change that whipped through Mani- toba on Tuesday night. After 26 years, NDP MLA Greg Dewar lost his seat to Manitoba PC candidate Alan Lagimodiere who also beat out Liberal candidate Stefan Jones to come out on top during Tues- day night’s provincial election. Lagimodiere got a total of 3,587 votes, while Dewar had 1,803, and Jones took 1,085, according to poll re- RECORD PHOTOS BY LINDSEY ENNS AND DAVE BAXTER sults late Tuesday night. “I’m excited, ecstatic and honoured,” ABOVE: A teary-eyed Greg Dewar hugs a supporter Lagimodiere said while surrounded inside his campaign headquarters along Manitoba by family members and supporters at Avenue in Selkirk on Tuesday night. Dewar, Selkirk’s the Selkirk Golf and Country Club on longest standing MLA, lost his seat to Manitoba PC Tuesday night. “I am very proud of my candidate Alan Lagimodiere on Tuesday night. RIGHT: campaign and my team because they Dewar congratulates Lagimodiere on his victory at helped pull it together for me.” the Selkirk Golf and Country Club on Tuesday night. It was a huge night for the Manitoba PCs, taking a majority government, to represent the Selkirk riding for 26 and ending 16 years of NDP rule in years. Manitoba. Dewar said “it’s too early to say” During his “door knocking” Lagimo- what he has planned now. diere said he had heard from many in “Right now I’m just going to sort of the Selkirk constituency that “Mani- take some time off and we all need to toba was ready for change.” decompress from the campaign.” “Now we’re going for a brighter fu- Dewar said although he heard at the ture for Selkirk,” he said. door that the NDP’s PST increase hurt Dewar, who has served as Selkirk’s the party, he said he still supports it. MLA since 1990, said he was proud “It was the right thing to do, it al- of his campaign team and is looking lowed us to invest in infrastructure,” forward to starting a new chapter in he said. his life. “We have a great record of accom- “We thought we would do better, plishment and I’m proud of that re- we thought we ran a good campaign,” cord,” he said. RECORD PHOTO BY LINDSEY ENNS Dewar said shortly after thanking his Dewar said he will miss all of the Manitoba Liberal candidate Stefan jones watches alongside supporters family members and supporters at his people he has met and worked with as provincial election results started to roll in on Tuesday night at his campaign headquarters along Sel- over the years and said he was “glad campaign headquarters along Selkirk’s Manitoba Avenue. Jones lost to kirk’s Manitoba Avenue on Tuesday that he ran.” PC candidate Alan Lagimodiere. night. “Ultimately there’s a wind of “I certainly enjoyed the position ... change happening across the prov- most of all I’ll miss the people I met election, but in November of 2014 Lagimodiere spent 30 years running ince and we were captured in that. along the way.” the so-called ‘rebel fi ve’ ministers a veterinary practice in Selkirk, and “Sometimes you just can’t stop the Now, at the age of 60, Dewar con- demanded Premier Greg Selinger re- said his skills and the reputation he winds of change.” fi rmed he has no plans to run again. sign, after saying they had lost confi - built up during his career are what he Dewar congratulated Lagimodiere “It’s certainly not my intention to dence in his ability to lead. can “carry over into the politic arena.” and said it’s “been a great honour” run again, no.” Later all fi ve of those ministers re- Incumbent PC candidate Ron Schul- Dewar won his signed after Selinger refused to step er, who has sat as a provincial MLA fi rst race in 1990, down, and Dewar was named fi nance since 1999, won another term as MLA TRUE NORTH MOTORS at the age of 35 minister, replacing Jennifer Howard. for St. Paul Tuesday night, beating out • SALES • FINANCING • WARRANTIES and then went on Dewar showed up at Lagimodiere’s NDP candidate Andrew Podolecki, 13 Dodge Ram 1500 to win another headquarters to personally congratu- and Liberal candidate Pete Sander- fi ve elections in late him on his victory on Tuesday son. SLT Crew Cab 4x4 Selkirk. night. Roughly 109,000 Manitobans cast Clean CarProof This Western Canadian The NDP held Lagimodiere was named PC candi- their ballots during the eight days of pickup loaded up with all options a strong majority date for Selkirk back in February, fol- advance voting for the 2016 provincial including 5.7L Hemi Engine, power in the Manitoba lowing the party’s ousting of David election, according to Elections Mani- driver’s seat, Nav Ready, Bluetooth. $ 27,943 Legislature, after Horbas, who originally defeated Lagi- toba. This compares to approximately 43 Main St., Selkirk taking 37 of 57 modiere for the Selkirk nomination in 78,000 votes cast during advance vot- www.truenorthmotors.ca 204-785-8000 seats in the 2011 November of 2014. ing in the 2011 election. The Selkirk Record Thursday, April 21, 2016 3 Marking a milestone Community gears up to celebrate Knox Presbyterian Church’s 140th anniversary By Lindsey Enns historical fashion review from a Win- Nestled behind a large evergreen nipeg church’s anniversary celebra- tree along Eveline Street stands Sel- tion. kirk’s oldest church. “I was just really impressed,” Mool- Knox Presbyterian Church members chan said. “The organizers of that along with their friends and family fashion show were able to touch on members are gearing up to celebrate periods of time when that church was the church’s 140th anniversary next active … and show how ladies would month. come to church dressed on Easter RECORD PHOTOS BY LINDSEY ENNS The church’s minister Anthon Bouw Sunday.” ABOVE: Knox Presbyterian Church committee members fl ip through a and his wife Jaime were married at The three-day celebration will wrap scrapbook of the historic church while sitting on its front steps facing the historic site at 341 Eveline St. in up on Sunday, May 8 with a worship Eveline Street last Thursday afternoon. Members of the church are 1979 and are looking forward to mark- service at the church beginning at gearing up to celebrate its 140th anniversary next month. Events are ing this milestone. 10:30 a.m. Special music and memo- scheduled for May 6 to May 8. BELOW: Church members look at an old “I think we’re alive and kicking,” Jai- ries of the church will be shared dur- me said, adding the church continues ing the service and after the service photo of Knox Presbyterian Church last Thursday afternoon. to be involved with various events and lunch will be served at the Gilbart Re- picts a choir of angels to symbolize his organizations within the community. ception Centre and will be catered by love for singing in the choir. Both win- “The church still has a place in Selkirk Mary-Jane Feeke of Benjamin’s Gour- dows were installed on Apr. 29, 1962. and it’s committed to putting things met Foods. The windows, which line the hall- out there … and I think that just says Don Gowryluk, Knox member and way to the minister’s offi ce, are from we’re alive and kicking and up to the the anniversary ticket chair, said they the original 1880 church. The church’s challenge.” have members from across western interior woodwork, pews, bell tower Knox will celebrate its big anniver- Canada attending the events and and spire are also all original. sary over a three-day period start- some rooms have been set aside at the Along with some upgrades to the ing on Friday, May 6 with a wine and Canalta Hotel. building, Anthon said since 2008, the cheese gathering at Knox Centre from “Now we’re opening it up to the church has made some changes to its 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. public,” Gowryluk said. “The fashion erected on the west side of the prop- traditional worship style. On Saturday, May 7 there will be show will interest a lot of people in erty, according to the Manitoba His- “We’re using overhead projectors an anniversary high tea and vintage town here as well as the Sunday ser- torical Society. now and the minister comes to church fashion show put on by the Costume vice.” In 1903, architect Samuel Hooper in blue jeans,” he said with a smile.