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Vol. 13 No. 47 | Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Daly House Museum, located at 122-18th Street in Brandon. Journal photo by Lanny Stewart

Daly House dinner to include Nellie McClung presentation

The Daly House Mu-seum in Brandon will be holding its annual fund-raising dinner and annual general meeting early next month.

Trish Buri, chair of the fundraising commit-tee and board member, says the dinner, slated for Saturday, March 7, is always an important date on the calendar for those involved.

“It’s one of many events put on by the museum and one of our biggest ones,” she said. “We’re not fully funded for all of our oper-ations so we have to raise money on our own.

“We also see our man-date as preserving history and presenting history to the community,” she add-ed. “This event allows us to do that as well and it’s also because it’s followed by our AGM which is an opportunity for the mem-bership and other people to kind of get together and connect as a com-munity that’s interested in preserving Brandon’s history.”

She says the AGM will primarily be a presenta-tion of a report on activi-ties as well as a nomina-

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tion of board members for the 2015 year.

Some AGMs we’ve had particular issues come up such as whether or not to increase membership fees… we don’t have any-thing this year of that na-ture,” she noted.

The dinner, which takes place at the Ukrai-nian Reading Association Hall, will also include a presentation entitled, “Nellie McClung and the Women’s Parliament” which will feature well-known local actress Karen Chrest, the wife of current mayor Rick Chrest.

“I have actually worked with Karen on stage,” Buri said. “She’s an amaz-ing actress. She’s very talented and a wonderful person to work with. So I called her up right away because I thought she’d be wonderful in this. Let’s face it, she’s well known in the community, I think people will consider com-ing because she’s in it.”

Buri says the presen-tation revolves around a

play that took place 101 years ago and she’s hop-ing it’ll be of interest to locals.

“It’s a modified readers theatre presentation play and it’s based on a play that was performed on Jan. 28, 1914 at the Walk-er Theatre in Winnipeg. It was a mock parliament where all the members of the parliament were fe-

male.”She says the play ac-

tually came to Brandon, March 26, 1914 and took place at the city’s opera house. Nellie McClung herself played the role of premier at the time, Rod-man Roblin.

“I’ve added some of my own dialogue based on in-formation about what hap-pened and the style of the

way people spoke in those days,” Buri told the Jour-nal. “For example, one of the things the women in this mock parliament dis-cussed was banning scar-let ties for men. So, there’s a little debate about that issue that I invented and put into the play.”

Tickets to the dinner are $25 each and are available at Daly House Museum,

located at 122-18th Street in Brandon. You can also order tickets by calling the museum at 204-727-1722.

Upcoming events on the calendar at the Daly House Museum include the Mother’s Day Tea, slated to take place Satur-day, May 9 and the Straw-berry Social, tentatively scheduled for July 16.

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Journal Q and A with mayor Rick Chrest

Journal: Now that you’re settled in as mayor, how have the first few months in office been like for you?

Chrest: I’m very pleased. It was really hectic at first. I put myself on kind of a quick-start program to get around to every department and every facility that we had to re-acquaint myself with all city operations. I felt that was very important to lay that foundation right off the bat. So, it was fairly time consuming and it kind of filled up the calendar for the first few weeks. In the first week or 10 days, I met individually with every single councillor just so I could get to know them better and ascertain their goals and aspirations for the term. I said all along I like operating things on a team work basis. It was important that we knew where each other stood so we got that done very quickly. The bud-get was really high on our schedule. I think the budget day was 11 weeks after the election, so that comes really fast. We spent quite a bit of time on the budget so that ev-eryone in that short pe-riod of time could be as oriented as possible and we’re really pleased on how that went.

Journal: What’s your fo-cus now?

Chrest: We’ve got a lot of projects. In fact, as part of our budget, there

was capital spending of $41 million approved for this year. It’s prob-ably the most aggres-sive amount of capital work in a year maybe in the history of the city. So, that’s going to be a lot of coordination and a lot of capital work to be done. So it’s going to be a busy year that way. We also just received the greenspace master plan just last night. It’s a very big document. There’s a lot of meat in that. It’ll marry together with a lot of our recreation needs. My view is that we kind of back slid on the topic of recreation facilities and parks facilities partly due to Mother Nature and the significant flood-ing that we’ve had sev-eral times. Then also, I think it just became less of a priority in the city, so council will certainly have some work to do. I see that as a fairly big overarching project for the term of this council to kind of pull together all these recreation and parks needs and kind of get us back on track and come up with a plan and start to get some traction on this that’s suitable for the city our size that’s affordable. I think it can be done in stages in a responsible fashion. An-other factor that will set the tone for the balance of the term is we’re pull-ing together for a strate-gic planning session with council. We’ll take a cou-

ple of days in March and kind of get together and bring everybody’s pri-orities and ideas together and again, set a plan on things that we can get done in this term moving forward.

Journal: Your thoughts on snow removal this win-ter?

Chrest: We’ve certainly had worse winters. We had a couple of signifi-cant dumps (snowfall). It put our snow removal operations team into ac-tion. So far, it’s a very tricky proposition those people have to do. It’s certainly not easy and yet, we don’t always get a lot of compliments if you will about the snow removal operation, but I’m pleased to say that we’ve had quite a few (compliments) this year. Lots of people felt in the past that they would hardly see a snow plow all winter long and they’ve probably seen one on their street at least twice already. So we’re trying to stay on top of it as best we can. I think they’re doing an excel-lent job of that under the circumstances.

Journal: Spring flood-ing is always a concern in this city. What’s your take on the prospects of flooding this spring?

Chrest: So far the winter, throughout our winter basin, the winter condi-tions have been either normal or slightly below normal, so that’s kind of

Brandon mayor Rick Chrest has now been in office for several months after being elected last October. He spent a few minutes with the Journal’s Lanny Stewart discussing a variety of different topics.

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Governor’s Winter Festi-val last month was a big hit once again in the city. What are your thoughts on the popular event, which continues to get rave reviews from folks who attend year after year.

Chrest: I thought the fes-tival was fabulous. It’s a product of just a tremen-dous amount of work by a lot of volunteers who really put their heart and soul into it. It’s a cel-ebration of what I call an explosion of cultures that we’ve had come to Brandon. We’ve always been a rather cultural city. We’ve taken it to another level in the last

decade with so many new cultures. This festi-val really showcases that and allows cultures to share with one another. There’s kind of a com-mittee that’s ramping up its efforts, they’re more and more taking over and it’s becoming less and less under the auspice of sort of officially the city. It’ll eventually stand on its own two feet in terms of its governance and its organization. I know the new group has got a lot of great ideas and a lot of great energy, so we could see a lot of new and fan-tastic things coming for-ward with the festival in the future.

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— every single penny of investment in Assiniboine Community College.”

Caldwell has been mak-ing this form of attack against his opponents for more than a decade. It’s time to set the record straight.

What he is really say-ing is that, because the Tories voted against pro-vincial budgets that in-cluded spending on ACC, they were opposed to ACC. What he isn’t say-ing is that his government doesn’t give MLAs the opportunity to vote line-by-line, item-by-item, on budgets.

They can’t vote for the things they like and against the things they opposed. They can only vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the entire budget. If it con-tains an unjustifi ed tax increase and reckless spending in other areas, as it often has under this NDP government, who could blame them for vot-ing against it?

If Caldwell intends to continue his attacks, he might want to fi rst brush

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It’s the kind of at-tack that we have seen multiple times over the past several years from Brandon East NDP MLA Drew Caldwell.

Two weeks ago, Pro-gressive Conservative MLA Wayne Ewasko wrote a letter to the Bran-don Sun, complaining that the Selinger govern-ment is dragging its feet on completing the move of Assiniboine Commu-nity College to Brandon’s North Hill campus.

He wrote that “the job has been stuck in a hold-ing pattern for too long. The time has come for the NDP to release its plan, and allow ACC to con-tinue to grow and prosper in this province. Let’s get

the move on.”A letter from Caldwell

was published in the Brandon Sun the next day. It reads as follows:

“Brian Pallister’s edu-cation critic, Wayne Ewasko, would have a shred of credibility on Assiniboine Community College and its move to the North Hill if his party had actually ever once voted to support this out-standing educational ini-tiative.

“In fact, Ewasko’s party walked away from and slated for demolition the North Hill site when his leader, Brian Pallister, was in the Filmon cabi-net.

“Ewasko’s party has opposed — aggressively

up on local political his-tory.

He often talks about the ‘dark days’ of Gary Filmon’s Progressive Conservative government in the 1990s. What he for-gets to mention is that, during those years, the NDP voted against bud-gets that contained fund-ing for the construction of new schools in Brandon, as well as the restoration of historic buildings and the construction of new buildings at Brandon Uni-versity.

They voted against the expansion of services at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, expansion of the Keystone Centre along with funding for repairs, downtown revi-talization, wage increases for teachers and nurses, and funding for infra-structure repairs through-out Brandon.

That is just a partial list

of all the spending for Brandon that the NDP op-posed in the 1990s - at a time when Caldwell was the president of the pro-vincial NDP.

Taking this a step fur-ther, the federal NDP has voted against budgets al-located monies to keep CFB Shilo open, fund the expansion of the Brandon Regional Health Centre and the Keystone Centre, pay disaster assistance following two fl oods, and fund enhanced fl ood pro-tection for Brandon.

At this point, I could ask why the NDP hates Brandon so much that it would vote against all of those important initia-tives, but I would be play-ing Caldwell’s cynical game if I did.

When Caldwell makes the attacks like he did against Ewasko, he as-sumes that Brandon vot-ers don’t understand how

voting on the provincial budget actually works. He assumes that voters will believe that Tories and Liberals oppose any-thing good for Brandon simply because they hate Brandon.

He wants voters to be-lieve that he is the only politician who cares about Brandon, the only person who is ‘working hard’ for Brandon. That’s simply not true. Does he honestly believe that the fact Brian Pallister, Reg Helwer and Jon Gerrard each voted against the recent PST increase is proof that the Tories and Liberals don’t care about Brandon?

If he does, he needs to dial back the partisanship because it does not fl at-ter him. If he doesn’t, he should stop fi ghting and start working with other elected offi cials who also want the best for our city.

COMMENTARYCOMMENTARYCaldwell’s misleading attacks assume voters are stupid

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I was shocked to find out that in 2013 funding for the permanent elimination of extreme poverty rose 6.1 per cent worldwide while Canada’s contribution dropped a humiliating 11.4 per cent.

This year, the world will complete a global agreement called the SDGs (sustain-able development goals). This is an election year. Please tell your MP and then your candidates that this miserly penny pinching is not only disgusting and morally offensive, it is harming our international reputation with all of the repercussions that will arise.

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OPINIONOPINIONCraig: Manitoba – time for a ‘rethink’

Back in late December a supporter of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation de-scribed a thought-provok-ing story about the future of Manitoba.

He described riding in an elevator at a large office tower at Portage and Main and overhearing a high-ranking business execu-tive describe his Christmas plans to a colleague. The executive was particularly excited that a daughter in the United States and a son in Britain would be coming home for the holidays.

What was particularly interesting about the an-ecdote was our friend’s comment – “what hap-pens when the guy in the elevator and his spouse pass away? His two kids are likely going to receive the inheritance, spend the money somewhere else and probably won’t come back to Winnipeg… cer-tainly not nearly as often.”

The person retelling the story was making a good economic point. For too long, Manitoba has lost thousands of citizens to

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other provinces while pol-icy makers have shrugged their shoulders. Thousands have fled to Alberta, Brit-ish Columbia, Ontario and in recent years, Saskatch-ewan.

According to Statistics Canada, between 2003-04 and 2013-14, Manitoba lost 49,961 more people to other provinces than the number of people that moved to Manitoba from other provinces.

Some have tried to ex-cuse the problem by not-ing the provinces that are poaching Manitobans have a higher cost of living. In many cases that’s true, but incomes are higher outside of Manitoba and taxes are lower.

Private sector job oppor-tunities are also often more abundant; entrepreneurs in other provinces pay less in taxes so they have more money to expand their businesses.

Manitoba used to be able to boast about its low cost of living and affordability of cottage country. The lat-ter was a great selling fea-

ture – “move to Manitoba and you don’t have to be rich to own a nice cottage an hour away from Win-nipeg.” However, the ‘low cost of living’ and ‘af-fordable cottages’ selling points have lost their shine.

The government has been busy raising taxes and making it harder for fami-lies to get by; sales taxes, income taxes (see secre-tive tax increases known as ‘bracket creep’), alcohol taxes and fuel taxes have all gone up.

Not only have housing prices jumped substantial-ly, so too have costly land transfer tax bills.

Rising property and school taxes have led to middle income cottage owners telling the CTF that they can no longer af-ford to keep cottages that have been in their family for generations.

Fortunately, some data from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy sheds a light on one way the province can turn things around. The Frontier Cen-tre used Statistics Canada

data to show that if Mani-toba could merely get its bloated municipal and pro-vincial government em-ployment levels down to the national average, over $2 billion could be saved annually.

That’s enough to drop the PST down seven per cent, eliminate school taxes, reduce income taxes and pay down some debt.

Fortunately, the govern-ment could downsize in a pain free way; as thou-sands of government em-ployees retire in the years ahead, only to replace the truly necessary positions.

If the government ad-dresses such problems, then taxes subsequently go down and entrepreneurs are able to create more op-portunities.

Perhaps the guy in the elevator will have some-thing more positive to talk about.

Colin Craig is the outgo-ing Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Too many times we hear a homeowner is charged by the police after a criminal home invasion. The homeowner of-ten tries to defend himself with a weapon of his choice. After the home invasion, the homeowner is usually charged with assault, assault with intent to harm, assault with a deadly weapon, unsafe storage of a firearm, unsafe use with a firearm, or unlawful discharge with a firearm.

The lawful homeowner is victimized by both the crimi-nal and the criminal justice system. Why does the state pro-tect the criminal ahead of the lawful homeowner? The state implies that we all should succumb to the criminal and be the victim. In other words, the state wants you to call 911, give the criminals what they want, or run away if you can. The state will protect you 24/7.

The criminal code clearly recognizes that we have a right to defend ourselves providing we use reasonable force. This is in theory only, but not followed by our judi-cial system. In almost all cases the police are too eager to charge the victim, the homeowner. Why does the judicial system treat the victim like a criminal ?

Therefore, I propose that Canada needs a federal law that implicitly states that lawful Canadians have the right to de-fend their life and the lives of their family in their home without the fear of being charged under the criminal code. This principle is called the Castle Doctrine.

Stephen Harper has broken his promise to repeal C-68. Under the current law, all firearm owners are deemed poten-tial criminals upon the expiration of their paper possession licence. In 2013, over 600,000 possession firearm licences expired. These expired licence holders became felons im-mediately. This is simply an unjust law forced upon lawful citizens. Firearm owners support common sense gun con-trol but not the type that makes you a criminal for simply having a paper licence expire. All Canadians have a right to life as stated in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

It’s time to exercise this right so we don’t become vic-tims to the criminals in our own homes.

Inky Mark, former member of parliament

Letter to the editor


HUMOURHUMOURRandom musings from the keyboard

A recent headline caught my attention.

The headline simply stated, “How often do you let your inner child out?”

Even though, as of this writing, the temperature was minus -26 plus the windchill, I thought de-spite the cold, most peo-ple don’t ‘let their inner child out’ enough.

Sometimes adults are told to stop acting like a child, but what’s wrong with that? Acting young keeps you young. How-ever there are some stipu-lations that apply to in-dividuals. But we aren’t going to go there.

So when should you let your inner child out…

For some, that might be when visiting a new car lot and acting like a kid in a candy shop. Call-ing your mom and dad and asking if they’ll buy you a new vehicle – that would mean letting your inner child out as well.

Some let their inner child out on the job, and not necessarily those that work in a toy factory. You have probably seen an employee or two act like a child when the boss is around, doing what they can to get his approval (this is not to be confused with what some call brown nosing).

Some of the Westman Journals more elderly readers may let their in-

Next time you’re in the vicinity of a playground, try the swing and what the heck, check out the slide. Your inner child will feel a lot better knowing you still got it.

In the summer, if the neighbour has his sprin-kler soaking the lawn, why not take your inner child for a run through the sprinkler. If the neighbour says, “Act your age!” Tell him you are. Get the neighbour to join you. If there are no kids in the area, you can be them by

proxy.Another way to let out

your inner child is do something crazy – that is if your health allows it and the risk of breaking a limb is slim. Why not climb a tree? That would impress the real kids since most of them only climb trees when playing video games. You’ll have a new status in the neighbour-hood. You’ll be known as ‘the older guy/gal who is cool because they can climb a tree’. The only down side is if a cat gets

stuck in one of those leaf shedding environmental icons, you may be asked to climb up there and res-cue it. I have a chain saw handy for when the time comes.

The one time we wish adults wouldn’t act like children is during Ques-tion Period in Parlia-ment. That just looks like a bunch of unruly kids looking for someone to discipline them.

Thought for the week: You are never too old for ice cream and cake.

ner child out as they read this paper. They are wear-ing ‘big person’ diapers. This may not be volun-tary either.

Other times you may or may not let your inner child out…

When you’re at an ice cream shop and you want to say “^%*^$ the diet and being lactose intol-erant, I want to try 89 of those 90 fl avours avail-able.” Leaving one out reduces the adult guilt.

How about when you see a child’s toy that you used to have? Haven’t you ever wanted to just sit on the fl oor and play with that toy once again and just get lost in a world when you didn’t know anything about mortgage payments and making sure the insurance was paid?

When was the last time you were at a playground and eyed that swing, thinking to yourself, “I used to be pretty good on that.”

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Funds for Furry Friends are ‘Raising the Woof’

If you’re looking for a fun event full of laugher and all in support of a great cause we’ve found just what you’re looking for. For the third year in a row, the volunteer run Funds for Furry Friends dog and cat rescue organization is host-ing an event that is guaran-teed to leave you laughing.

Playing host to three comics throughout the eve-ning of Saturday, March 14 at The 40, the group is raising much needed funds to operate the non-profit organization.

“I assure you that it will be an awesome night and

everyone will be laugh-ing,” group president Dana Grove told the Journal.

Founded in 2001, Funds for Furry Friends is a foster home based rescue where pets are matched to fami-lies through a website. Be-tween 40-50 cats and 60-70 dogs are available for adoption at any given time. Last year Grove estimates approximately 200 dogs and 130 cats were adopted throughout the Westman region.

She says the organiza-tion is dedicated to find-ing the right home for the pets that come to them for adoption. Pets and their profiles can be found on the group’s website that contains details about their

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ping,” Grove said. “When we are contacted, we talk to the family and find out what type of pet would best fit their household. We want to match each pet with a home that will be successful.”

The adoption process includes full disclosure so potential adoptees know exactly what to expect with their new pet. The group also operates with a full re-turn policy where pets can be brought back soon after adoption or years later if things don’t work out.

Raise the WoofNow in its third year in

Brandon, the Raise the Woof event features com-

ics who are dedicated to helping animal adoption agencies. In the past Bran-don has hosted big names such as Lamont Ferguson and David Howie. This year’s entertainers include Mary Patterson-Broome, James Uloth and Ryan Pat-terson.

Promotional material for the event explains that Patterson-Broome, born and raised in Alabama, has performed all around the world from comedy clubs to colleges, casinos, cruise ships and American military bases. She has also performed at numer-ous festivals including the Moontower Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Festival and Bridgetown

Comedy Festival. Patter-son-Broome has also writ-ten for WE TV, the Com-edy Time network and afterpartychat.com and is the co-host of Homeo and Juliet, a podcast with fel-low comedian and writer Jason Romaine.

Meanwhile, Uloth has performed in comedy clubs world-wide, and has been featured at many comedy festivals, colleges and cor-porate events. He’s also considered quite versatile, and is known for always bringing ‘new life’ to his act.

Patterson is originally from Winnipeg and is now living in Vancouver. He has been featured on the CBC Radio program “So

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The Raise the Woof event takes place March 14 beginning at 7 p.m. The evening includes a steak sandwich buffet and Hap-py Hour until 9 p.m. Tick-ets are $35 each and can be purchased at Escape Day Spa, Janzen’s Paint and Decorating and Pet Valu.

For more details on the organization and to learn more about the pets avail-able for adoption find them on Facebook or visit their website at www.fundsfur-friends.com.

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Travel vaccines for going down southIt’s the fourth time this month that my

car won’t start on the first try. Not only that, it’s minus-30 and I’m wearing thin, wool gloves to scrape the windows of my car. I don’t have time to look for warmer mittens, so I tough it out and continue to scrape even though my hands are freezing. I just hope I can finish before I get frost bite.

I’m sure we’ve all been in a similar situation considering how long our win-ters are in the Canadian prairies. And I’m sure at one point we’ve all said, ‘we’ve had enough’ and would leave everything behind for a bit of sunshine. Well, before you make an adventurous trip down south, make sure you are fully protected from the diseases you could catch traveling over-seas or it may be more worthwhile just to stay at home.

This article will highlight the main vac-cines you need while being abroad so you can travel with a peace of mind. First and foremost, you should check with your doc-tor or pharmacist to ensure you have your routine immunizations up to date (they will be able to access the MIMS database that lists the shots you have received in the past). This includes vaccination against mumps, measles, rubella, tetanus, diph-theria, acellular pertussis, hepatitis B and poliomyelitis.

If you are traveling to a developed coun-try such as Western Europe, the United States or Australia, then lucky for you that is all you need. If you’re planning to go somewhere more exotic, then you should continue to read this article. First and fore-most, every traveler going to a develop-ing/underdeveloped country will need to be protected against hepatitis A which is a virus found in contaminated food and drinking water, typically caused by poor sanitation. It quickly leads to severe liver disease. Although it is treatable, it takes four – six weeks or even months for full recovery. Ask your doctor about Twinrix or Havrix, the available vaccines against hepatitis A.

The next vaccine to take into consider-ation is typhoid. Not all travelers need to be vaccinated against typhoid because it mainly occurs in rural areas in develop-ing/underdeveloped countries due to con-taminated food and water. Guidelines rec-ommend immunizing only those who will be staying in a country high-risk for dis-ease for more than four weeks, or for those traveling to small cities, villages or rural areas in these countries. If your vacation is short (less than four weeks) or you’re staying in resort hotels, it’s not routinely recommended. The only exception is if you’re taking medications or have condi-

tions that reduce your stomach acid (for example, if you take an antacid or medica-tion to treat heartburn and related symp-toms). Reduced acid in your gut puts you more at risk for severe disease if infected with typhoid.

Another common vaccine that you may have heard about is Dukoral, which pro-tects against cholera toxin and E.coli caus-ing traveler’s diarrhea. Dukoral is 86 per cent effective against cholera, although it is only 25 per cent effective against E.coli. As a result, it’s always recommended for those going to cholera-endemic areas, which are usually impoverished places not suitable for recreational travel (health professionals providing medical aid and military personnel are usually the only travelers). Because it’s not very effective against traveler’s diarrhea, it may be more cost-effective to carry something with you to treat against the disease instead. Ap-proximately 50 per cent of Canadians vis-iting developing countries develop travel-er’s disease, depending on the destination. Most of the time, it resolves on its own after one to three days. Its symptoms can be managed with over-the-counter loper-amide or bismuth subsalicylate. If there is blood in stools, a fever or diarrhea that lasts longer than three days, an antibiotic should be taken. You should ask for this

ahead of time from your doctor so you can take this with you on your trip for emer-gency. In addition, those who have chron-ic medical conditions, reduced stomach acid, inflammatory bowel disease, low immune function, are pregnant, are young (aged two-five years), or plan to ‘go off the beaten path’ should highly consider Dukoral to minimize the risk of develop-ing severe disease.

Lastly, other travel vaccines to take into consideration are Japanese Encephalitis and Yellow Fever. Protection against Yel-low Fever is recommended if traveling to most countries in South America. Japa-nese Encephalitis is a virus found in Asia, although the vaccine is usually not recom-mended because of its cost and rarity of the disease. Remember that these are just general recommendations. You should double check with a health care profes-sional or travel health specialist for most up-to-date immunizations for specific des-tinations. Also, even though you may be fully immunized, there are tons of com-municable diseases for which no vaccine is available. So remember to have fun but play safe!

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At this time of year there seems to be sales all over. Discounts on top of discounts for shoes, clothing, fridges, you name it. When it comes to wine signifi cant discounts are rare.

Who doesn’t want a bargain? What defi nes a bargain? Is a $12.00 wine a bargain because it is inexpensive even if you can barely choke it down? Is an $80.00 bottle a bargain? It could be when compared to counter-parts at $120.00. It is all relative. The big question? How do you identify a po-tential bargain wine? One that costs $15.00 and tastes like $25.00.

For the purpose of this article I have selected red wines under $15.00. In my opinion they go the extra mile, outpacing others at this price range. A number of the selections come from the Old World - essentially Europe. Many European countries, upon join-ing the European Union, saw an in-fl ux of resources, signifi cant funding was earmarked for agricultural use. Wineries were updated and new state of the art equipment was purchased. Innovation was encouraged and has

lead to change and thus to value. Identifying bargain wines is not

an easy task. It requires considerable sleuthing but ultimately is well worth the effort. Here are some, both Old and New World styled wines that I believe lie in the “bargain” price range, what I refer to as “go-to” wines or suitable “house wines”. Red wines that are both reliable and affordable and, in addition, are generally good food-pairing part-ners.

Chateau De Gourgazaud Minervois Tradition, 2011, $13.99 is a blend of Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan from the area of Minervois, France. Dry, with wild raspberries and bold notes of garrique (lavender and rosemary), leathery red fruit and warm spices. Me-dium acidity and sandy tannins give structure to this characterful wine.

Alamos Malbec, 2013, $14.99, pro-duced by Catena Zapata in Argentina, is made from 100% Malbec grapes grown in the high altitude sites of Men-doza. Alamos is named for the poplar trees surrounding the vineyards and the mountain range on the wines label depicts the Andes. Low yields, hand-harvested grapes and minimal aging in a mixture of French and American oak have resulted in this excellent example of a entry-level Malbec wine.

Beso de Vino Old Vine Garnacha, 2009, $12.99, from Spain is produced from 100% Garnacha (more commonly known as Grenache) grapes. Hand-picked from 40 year old bush vines – old vines produce more concentrated and fl avorful grapes - this wine is aged for 4 months in new French barrels. Complex and savory, with both fresh and dried red and black fruit, earth, dried herbs and leather.

Laya, 2012 $13.99. Another selec-tion from Spain, this dark garnet blend of Garnacha Tintorera and Monastrell is full-bodied, sturdy and dry with

dusty tannins, lots of black fruit, star an-ise, tobacco and red fi eld berries.

Gouguenheim Estaciones Del Valle Malbec, 2010, $12.42. These Malbec vineyards are located in the foothills in the Andes in the area of Mendoza, Ar-gentina. Forward, fl oral and fruity with subtle hickory and fl avours of cranberry, coffee and blueberry pie. Lush and round on the palate. Gouguenheim Estaciones Del Valle Cabernet Sauvignon $12.42 is also great value.

San José De Aguarón Monasterio De las Vinas Reserva, 2006, $14.99. From Spain, this red blend of Garnacha, Tem-pranillo and Cariñena spends 12 months in barrel. It is a fi ne example of an Old World wine. Lovely earthy, underbrush and leathery tones are accompanied by fi g, prune, cigar box, and red and black fruit, that is carried thru to the layered and lovely fi nish.

Juan Gil De Cepas Viejas Monastrell, 2012, $13.99. This single varietal Mon-

astrell spends 4 months (4 meses) in a mix of French and American barrels re-sulting in a nicely restrained touch of oak. A fragrant and full-bodied wine with nice complexity and good depth of fruit.

Mirassou Pinot Noir, $12.99 Pinot Noir is a notoriously diffi cult grape. Diffi cult to grow and diffi cult to work with. It is generally expensive and I have found that those priced beneath $20.00 are diffi cult to fi nd and often not worth the bother. This light-medium bodied wine is simple and fruity yet does refl ect the grape vari-ety in the lightest and simplest sense.

d’Arenberg Stump Jump Red, 2011, $12.99 a sweet-smelling, fresh and juicy red blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. This entry-level Austra-lian wine is named for the Stump Jump plough, the implement once used to clear crop land. This is a simple, easy-drinking and likeable New World wine.

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Margaret Ireland, co-ordinator for this year’s symposium, says the event provides students and adults the opportunity to visit different exhibits, booths and interactive dis-plays on different careers. They can also meet differ-ent business professionals as well as chit-chat with representatives from post-secondary institutions.

Ireland says the focus of the event for years has been primarily for stu-dents who are graduating from high school, however that’s slowly changing, adding that those who have dropped out of school in the past, can consider at-

tending the symposium.“I think there’s a huge

focus missing there. Sup-pose you didn’t gradu-ate and you just finished Grade 11 and you quit (school). You’re 25 years old and you’re still floun-dering, doing whatever it is you’re doing and you think it’s time to start settling into a career. This is the time to do it,” Ireland said.

She says the symposium is also worthy of attending if you’re already in a ca-reer, but seeking a change.

“The scenario is the 30-50 year-old who maybe was a roofer. He’s 45 years old now and he knows that he can’t do this for much longer. This is the time to come and talk to somebody

else,” she added.This year’s event will

mark the 30th anniversary and to help celebrate, the symposium has added a new feature to its reper-toire. The Westman Con-struction Expo, located in the Canada Room, allows students the chance to ex-perience different trades first-hand with industry

professionals. Ireland says 660 students have pre-registered for the expo and will receive a safety orien-tation before they try their hand with several different trades available.

“They can try their hand at plumbing, painting, shingling, roofing, steel welding,” Ireland said. “So if there’s a kid in Grade 10

who wants to be a painter for a living, he can come in and take part in the virtual painting booth.”

The Brandon Career Symposium takes place Monday March 2-4. For more information on the event or to register, go on-line at www.career-sympo-sium.ca.

Nominees unveiled for 2015 Women of Distinction awards

This year’s YWCA Women of Distinction nominees have been an-nounced.

The winners will be un-veiled at the annual awards gala next month, which honours women of Bran-don and the Westman and Parkland areas.

“This prestigious award recognizes women’s indi-vidual accomplishments, women who are inspira-tional role models and women who have made significant contributions to the community,” states the YWCA official website.

Proceeds from this event support the essential pro-grams and services provid-ed by the YWCA Brandon within the community.

The YWCA Brandon 28th annual Women of Distinction awards gala will be held on March 12 at the U.C.T. Pavilion.

The nominees:Excellence in education

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learner, of being a woman in a male dominated insti-tution and being a survi-vor of spousal and family abuse. These experiences have placed Lorraine in the unique position of a faculty member who understands, supports and encourages women in both education and personal strength.

Dr. Kathryn Hyndman Kathryn attributes her

work ethic and passion for helping others to her parents, Sophia and Har-old ‘Timer’ Hyndman. Kathryn began her career at the BGH School of Nursing and worked as a staff nurse. Her interest in lifelong learning resulted in the completion of three nursing degrees and her current position as an as-sociate professor and nurse educator at Brandon Uni-versity.

Julia K. Senchuk, BSc, MA, AAT

Julia was born and raised in England until immigrat-ing to Canada in her early teens to the Neepawa area. She is a lifelong learner with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in coun-selling psychology as well

as her certificate in animal assisted therapy. Julia cur-rently is a sessional in-structor at Brandon Uni-versity, instructor at ACC and also operates her own private counselling prac-tice focusing on individual, family and couple counsel-ling.

Social action and community service

Kirby SararasBorn in Hamiota, Kirby

Sararas, after completion of high school, moved to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Bach-elor of Arts. She joined the Brandon Police Service in August of 2000 and has worked in many areas in-cluding patrol, detectives, community policing and she is a trained crisis ne-gotiator. She has continued her volunteerism in Bran-don.

Jenna MacDonaldJenna MacDonald has

been part of the STAR FM sales team since 2010, and has been with the company since 2004. Jenna is the current chair of the United Way Brandon and District board of directors, and is completing her third year on the board. Healthy living, wellness

and recreationKim Booth

Kim’s passion for run-ning started when she joined the Optimist Sund-owners track club in 1972.

She spent her school years competing in 800-me-tre, 1500-metre and cross country races. Kim was the first female track athlete from Brandon to receive a full athletic scholarship to a U.S. university. To date, she has competed in over 30 triathlons.

Arts and cultureMaureen Stitt

Maureen Stitt has made Brandon her home for the past 29 years and is cur-rently the president of the Brandon Festival of the Arts, she has been a mem-ber of the board for 16 years and serves as chair of two committees.

Leadership in businessSandra Jones

Sandra Jones, of Car-

berry, is a truly inspiring woman. She is a dedicated wife and mother of two beautiful strong girls and one handsome kind son. She’s the chief administra-tive officer for Carberry and North Cypress-Lang-ford.

Tanya LabuickBorn in Winnipeg, Tan-

ya moved to Brandon af-ter her seventh birthday, remaining here until she was 18. She has been in-strumental in high profile, time-critical, extreme proj-ects such as the London 2012 Summer and Vancou-ver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, among others.

Dawn MeekDawn is co-owner of

Krave Salon, which she

established in 2010. She is a strong advocate for women’s and children’s rights, volunteering her time and expertise at com-munity events that lends to the well-being and support of others. Gail Freeman-CampbellGail is an entrepreneur

that strives to improve the lives of seniors. She found-ed her business, Daughter On Call, with the purpose of providing exceptional care to seniors in our com-munity. Her reputation for hiring excellent staff and providing a wide range of services has made her Brandon’s ‘home care ex-pert’.

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Magical Memories Learning Centre recently received a $1,500 welcomed contribution from the Rotary Club of Brandon.

MMLC is a non-profi t childcare centre and has space for up to 80 children be-tween the ages of three months to six years fostering an environment providing positive skills for all the children and their families.

MMLC was licensed as a childcare centre June 200 and in 2003 it became a provincial government funded centre, providing monies to cover operating costs, with the operating grant being based on the number of children MMLC is licensed for.

The centre has a signifi cant impact in the community and it touches directly and indirectly approximately 1,000 people in the area on a daily basis.

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Winter blooming houseplants

Christmas is long past as are the xmas trees, poinsettias, Christmas cacti and am-aryllis. It may only be late February, but it doesn’t mean you can’t brighten up the cool grey days and have beautiful indoor fl owering plants all winter.

Houseplants come in a large array of fl owering varieties that are easy to grow and keep growing year after year. Many fl owering houseplants are not fl owering at this time of year but many are blooming now and are available at greenhouses and garden centres.

African Violets are one of the easiest indoor fl owering plants and its one that’s been around a long time and adorned the windowsill of many homes. They bloom in almost every color – giving them bright light and avoiding any water on the leaves. Cyclamen have dramatic fl owers usually in bright colors. The introduction of hy-brids means this group of fl owering plants are easier to grow. Keep them in a cool spot with indirect light, don’t let them dry out but water from below until moist.

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Bromeliads, kalanchoe, peace lily, and gardenia provide winter fl owers also and a good addition to the indoor garden.

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Meaghan Robertson enjoyed her tenure with the Bobcats women’s volleyball team. Photo by Milana Paddock

Robertson successful on the court and in the classroom at BU

Meaghan Roberston certainly appreciated her decision to stay in her hometown to play volleyball and study at Brandon University.

“It’s a sense of community studying at BU as it’s small enough you begin to see the same people every day.”

Robertson, a former Crocus Plains standout, was one of seven players that were listed on the BU women’s volley-ball roster as being from Brandon. This was her last year with the team as the club wound up falling in a Canada West quarter-final series recently to Trinity Western, thus ending their season.

Homegrown players are also on the rosters of men’s basketball and volleyball as well as women’s basketball. All of these teams compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport – the highest level of post-secondary athletics in the country. Brandon student-athletes are also members of the BU men’s and women’s soccer teams that play in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference and the BU cheer team. Local athletes also suit up for the Assiniboine Community College teams.

In an interview last year, Bobcats women’s volleyball head coach Lee Carter explained that recruiting Bran-don athletes is a bit different. Usually the coaching staff has known them for three or four years before recruiting them. As well, the student-athletes have also spent time in the BU facilities and likely know the makeup of the team. For example, BU men’s basketball player Theo Farough attended BU basketball camps since he was 12 and served as a team manager.

When recruiting local athletes, Carter said, “We have to convince them they can get the university experience without having to move away. We’ve been lucky and have been able to keep a high number of our top local athletes.”

Robertson developed her game while growing up in Brandon under the tutelage of a variety of quality coaches. She certainly has not regretted her decision to stay home.

“It’s hard to believe five years can go by so quickly. I appreciate all my coaches throughout the years. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be playing this sport every day.

“I strongly encourage those playing volleyball in the Westman area to consider staying home when choosing a university to play at,” she added. “I can’t say enough about the program and coaching staff and the feeling of having your friends and family supporting you in the stands is the best feeling.”

Robertson was a key contributor for the Bobcats on the court this past season. The 6-foot-2 middle hitter aver-aged 2.45 points, 1.80 kills and 0.83 blocks. From her start in the sport to high school and club action to her five

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“I don’t think my mom has missed a game. She is my biggest supporter and, through my volleyball career, she has become my best friend,” Robertson said. “My dad has come to every game this season and always has a com-ment about the game after. They have supported me emo-tionally and, of course, financially.”

Robertson has also succeeded in the classroom. She has already achieved a bachelors degree with a major in ge-

ography and a minor in psychology. Robertson is now in her first year of BU’s Bachelor of Education after degree program. “I hope to become an elementary school teacher after I graduate and spend time teaching and coaching children,” Robertson told the Journal.

On the Bobcats women’s volleyball team this past sea-son were Brandon products Gillian Leech, Hope Schnei-der, Courtney Roberts, Jamie Campbell, Jodie Baker, Mary Thomson, and Robertson. The men’s volleyball team had Daven Pascal and Jared Friesen. For the BU hoops squads, Quinton Hunter and Farough suited up for the men’s team, while Kira Tuiffs and Stephanie Hunter played for the women. The BU rosters also include sever-al players from various Western Manitoba communities.

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Nash a scoring machine on broadwayRick Nash is impress-

ing his New York Rang-ers’ team-mates with his best NHL season ever and it’s likely his perfor-mance will have a simi-lar effect on voters for the league’s Most Valu-able Player award.

Nash, a two-time 40-goal scorer who was the No. 1 draft choice of Columbus Blue Jackets in 2002, is finally show-ing his super-duper-star skills that scouts had seen when he was Cana-da’s top junior.

Through 54 games this season, the 30-year-old Nash was virtually car-

rying the Rangers on his back, with a league-lead-ing 35 goals and on pace to score a career-best 53. Only five other Rangers had more than 10 goals, and No. 2 on the team be-hind Nash was Martin St. Louis, with 14.

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line-mate Mats Zucca-rello told the New York Times. “That’s what you expect. I don’t know how long he’s been in the league, but you’ve seen that every year. It’s not like it’s a surprise.”

Some hockey fans felt sorry for Nash when he

was stuck in Columbus for the first nine years of his career. The Jackets were perennial doormats in the NHL and the words ‘playoffs’ and ‘Nash’ were seldom combined, unless the word ‘missed’ was also in the mix. Sud-denly, however, he was thrust into the playoff spotlight when he was traded to the Rangers dur-ing the summer of 2012, just before the NHL lock-out. Unfortunately, he has been a playoff bust since then, with only four goals in 37 games over two playoff seasons. Nash had a mere three goals in 25 post-season games last year as the Rangers went all the way to the Stanley Cup final, losing in six games to the Los Angeles Kings.

Rangers fans are hop-ing for a different result this year. If Nash is able to carry his regular-

season scoring exploits into the post-season, it could be another long run for the Rangers, who are in the upper ranks of the Eastern Conference standings and a solid bet to make the playoffs.

“He’s a pretty quiet guy, but he leads the way he plays,” Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist told the Times. “He plays hard, but the work ethic is so impressive to see.”

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Ray, on Packers de-fensive tackle Letroy Guion getting arrested on pot and gun charges: “The NFL will follow its routine judicial pro-tocol — innocent until

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Francis explained that conservation lands hold the water and reduce the risk of flooding, some-thing that is of great con-cern recently with the amount of flooding in and around Brandon.

“We do a lot of work influencing policy in re-gard to drainage,” Francis said.

While breeding areas are not common within city limits, a number of designated areas are within 100 kilometres of Brandon and include areas in Minnedosa, Killarney and Virden. Ducks Unlimited works with private land owners

to conserve and restore breeding grounds and the natural habitat.

“The water in these ar-eas eventually drain into Brandon and conserva-tion is important,” he said. “We need to look at the big picture.”

Jason Blaine concertIn an effort to raise

funds for the organiza-tion, a dinner and concert with Jason Blaine is be-ing held Saturday, Feb. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Royal Oak Inn. This is the second year for the event according to Robin Hamilton, chair of the committee putting on the event.

“It was very successful last year when we hosted Charlie Major and we are expecting another great event with Jason Blaine

this year,” Hamilton add-ed.

Attendees will be treat-ed to an intimate evening

with the artists, including having the opportunity to win a chance to sit at the VIP table and dine with the artist.

“It’s a much different atmosphere in this venue. It’s far more personal and the artist gets an oppor-tunity to really connect with the audience and talk about his music.”

Jason Blaine has many top country songs the au-dience is sure to recog-nize and enjoy throughout the evening. The Brandon date is the third in a series Blaine will be doing for

Ducks Unlimited includ-ing concerts in Stonewall and Melita earlier in the week.

In addition to great mu-sic, a buffet dinner will be served along with a cash bar. Raffles for some great prizes and silent auction items will also be up for grabs in support of Ducks Unlimited.

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OBITUARIES

PRESTON: Margaret Ann Preston (née McKay) passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________DEAN: Grace Elizabeth Dean (nee Briggs) passed away peace-fully on Sunday, February 15, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________BELL: George David Bell passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________PRESTON: Margaret Ann Preston (nee McKay) passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________BRADSHAW: Joan Guthrie Brad-shaw passed away on Tuesday Feb-ruary 10, 2015. (Memories)

URICHEN: John Nicholas Urichen passed away on Wednesday Febru-ary 11, 2015. (Memories)

MILLER: Donna “Joyce” Miller passed away Friday February 13, 2015. (Memories)

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YUEL: Shirley Marlene Yuel passed away on Saturday February 14, 2015. (Memories)

JONES: Ethel Lillian Jones passed away on Sunday February 15, 2015.(Memories)

FALKOWSKI: Shirley Ann Falkowski passed away on Monday February 16, 2015. (Memories)

YONDA: Mildred Elizabeth Yonda passed away on Wednesday Febru-ary 18, 2015. (Memories)

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Women of Distinction nominees

Nominees from Page 1116-21 years

Marley MenziesMarley is a Grade 12 student from Shoal Lake who is a caring young woman who

is an advocate for social justice encouraging others in her school community and the world by her participation and leadership.

Mallory WorkmanMallory is a mature and moralistic young lady, who is responsible, kind, giving, and

genuine. She is a leader, and a ‘team player’ in every sense of the term. Racheal Wu

Racheal Wu was born in Calgary in 1995, the daughter of an immigrant from Hong Kong. After graduation from Killarney Collegiate Institute in 2013, she enrolled in Brandon University, majoring in gender and woman’s studies. Since coming to BU, Racheal has taken on a number of leadership roles, including secretary of Flora Cowan Hall residence hall and women’s director on the council of the BU students union.

Erin KnightErin Knight’s list of accomplishments include encouraging young girls in her com-

munity to get interested in STEM careers by generating workshops discussing gen-der roles, and giving them hands-on engineering and problem solving skill activities. Knight, 17, has designed and created a grey water filtration prototype, authored a water conservation blog and PSA video.

Young woman (22-29)Andrea Bertholet

Andrea Bertholet graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in animal science in 2009. She is currently working with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development as a farm production advisor.

Jillian DalbyJillian is an accomplished farrier. She’s completed the farrier science course at

Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2005, and has obtained her American Farrier As-sociation certified farrier level. She is working, successfully and independently in a trade that is predominantly pursued by men, with 90 per cent of farriers registered with the AFA being male, and only 10 per cent female.

AgricultureJohanne Ross

Johanne and her husband Barry live in Minnedosa. They have three grown boys who have all become ‘aggies’ themselves. Johanne enjoys the Winnipeg Jets and gets to games as often as she can.

Lifetime achievementDoris Pratt

Elder Doris Pratt, also known as Duzahan Mani Win (Walks Fast Woman), from Wipazoka Wakpa (Sioux Valley Dakota Nation), draws from the goodness of her heart and the compassion she holds for her Dakota people by retaining and revitalizing the language and culture. She earned her Bachelor of Teaching degree, Bachelor of Education degree and Masters in Education from Brandon University, and holds an Educational Specialist degree from the University of Arizona.

For the fi rst time ever, Assiniboine Community College, in collaboration with Enform, will be adding oilfi eld safety certifi cation courses this spring.

The courses will take place during spring break in June and will consist of blowout prevention, fl ammable sub-stances, safety management, among others – all of which are unavailable anywhere else in the province. The nearest courses available of this nature prior to ACC getting involved was Es-tevan or Calgary.

“They (courses) are required for many workers in the oil patch and are expected to attract both workers who are new to the industry as well as ex-perienced hands who need recertifi ca-tion,” states a release issued by ACC.

Tanis Hudson, ACC director for the centre of continuing studies, says the oil industry is starting to grow in the area and ACC, as part of its strategic direc-

tion, has identifi ed that they’re trying to provide quality programs responsive to Manitoba’s labour market.

“This was based on discussions that we’ve had with various different em-ployers who have given us some differ-ent direction on what type of things they need for their employees in the area,” Hudson said, regarding the connection with Enform, the safety association for Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry.

“Enform advised that this was some-thing that they thought would be a good fi t in this area based on the types of companies and activity that we had here,” she added.

Hudson says ACC can have up to 25 students registered for the courses and she expects the spots to fi ll up quickly.

“We’ve certainly spoken to a number of companies who have indicated that there’s a need for this and who are anx-ious to have it here in Brandon,” she continued.

ACC is also offering introductory oilfi eld safety courses to students in Dauphin beginning next month.

Making Light with Laughter

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to bringing light into the darkness associated with blindness. Through the Making Light with Laugh-ter event, the organization is raising funds to support orientation and mobil-ity for visually impaired citizens in the Westman region.

Don’t miss your chance to laugh along with come-dian Jon Ljundberg, for-mer Winnipeg morning TV personality and multiple winner of the Canadian campus comedian of the year award.

Now in its 20th year, Making Light with Laugh-ter will take place at the Victoria Inn on Wednes-day, March 11. The eve-ning begins at 6 p.m. with refreshments, followed by a served dinner at 7 p.m. after which Ljundberg takes the stage.

“The CNIB is a regis-tered charity, passionately providing community-based support, knowledge and a national voice to ensure Canadians who are blind or partially sighted have the confidence, skills

and opportunities to fully participate in life,” Wanda Mills, associate director of philanthropy, explained.

Funds raised at the com-edy event will be directed to the orientation and mo-bility program through the CNIB.

“Through this program, people are able to travel independently within their community through the use of a white cane,” Mills said.

CNIB staff work person-ally with clients to assist

them in going about their daily routine, empowering them to be independent. The program is tailored to the needs of the individual and could last anywhere from six months to a year.

“It could mean helping a student ride the bus and navigate the university as they attend class,” Mills said. “It could mean assist-ing a senior through town to get groceries.”

Last year, more than 400 clients in western Mani-toba were assisted by the

local CNIB orientation and mobility services at a cost of $255,000. Funds raised at the Making Light with Laughter event go directly to this program so the im-portant work can continue. During the past 20 years, the event has raised a to-tal of $600,000 and Mills said they hope to reach their goal of $30,000 at the event in March.

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