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Vol. 14 No. 10 | Thursday, June 11, 2015

The local Friendship Force hosted 16 Australians from Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia recently. Top: everyone gathered together for a group picture. Left inset: Archie Londry speaks to Australian visitors at the War Memorial at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum. Right inset: the Australians enjoy a tour at the Brandon City Fire Department.

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Friendship Force hosts 16 Australians in Wheat City

The Friendship Force Brandon and Area hosted 16 resi-dents of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia late last month for seven days, which included stops in Boissevain, Clear Lake, the International Peace Gardens and the Wheat City.

“They were a great group of people,” Marie Wotton, president of the local organization, told the Journal. “Even when you’ve never met these people, you spend a week basically together.

“There was lots of connection, lots of closeness and sharing that happens.”

Members of the exchange program from Brandon, which consists of approximately 25 people to date, hosted the Australians in their homes, cooked meals for them and took part in several activities with them with visits to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, the Brandon Fire Hall and the mayor’s office among the highlights.

“A lot of people ask in our group, ‘why are people com-ing to Brandon?’” Wotton said. “We’re not really a big tourist destination, but when you think of it, we do have lots to share here and a lot of it is just the socializing and learning about each other’s lives.

“A lot of them were very interested in learning how we do the day-to-day stuff, how we do things here, how they operate,” she added. “Lots of questions were asked.”

She says this experience, as well as every other ex-change, results in personal friendships which are devel-oped and continue on for many years.

“A lot of the time, for most of us, people who come and stay with us continue email contact with us afterwards.”

Wotton has been a member of the local Friendship Force for several years now and has travelled to other parts of the world during her time with the organization, including trips to Belgium, Brazil, Germany and Chile.

“Those who are free to travel and do these types of things tend to be people who are either done raising kids or are in early retirement,” Wotton said. “We aren’t lim-ited to that. We have had a few younger people but obvi-ously people’s lives are different.”

The Friendship Force of Brandon and Area was founded in 2009 and is a chapter of Friendship Force International.

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The local group is part of a world-wide network that pro-vides opportunities for folks to explore new countries and cultures by bringing people together at the personal level.

Membership is open to anyone who is interested in meeting new people and is interested in learning about new cultures.

“The Brandon club is still relatively new so I don’t think it’s as well-known. We probably are a fairly well-kept secret,” she said.

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Murray to receive honorary diploma from ACCAssiniboine Community College is recognizing a Brandonite

for her lifelong community involvement and volunteerism.Mildred Murray will receive an honorary diploma in social

and community service on Thursday, June 11 at the college’s Brandon graduation ceremony.

“It is a great honour to me to be considered for a diploma from Assiniboine Community College. This school is such an impor-tant part of the services available to the people of Brandon and surrounding communities,” Murray said in a release. “I look for-ward to seeing hundreds of young people receive their diplomas as they prepare to take their new skills to the workplace. What a great resource for us.”

Murray has lived in or near Brandon for nearly her entire life. Growing up on a grain farm, she completed the first eight years of her schooling in a one-room country school. She went on to graduate from the University of Manitoba at the age of 20 and secured a job with the province of Manitoba in 1952.

At the age of 33, she obtained her private pilots license and became a charter member of the Ninety-Nines of Brandon, an association of women pilots. She served one year as their presi-dent. Murray spent many years alongside her husband, Clair, while mentoring her four sons who now operate more than 30 automotive dealerships across Canada.

Her contributions to the community over the years are sig-nificant, having volunteered her time to serve on many local and provincial boards including the Brandon School Division and the Brandon Area Community Foundation.

“Mrs. Murray has demonstrated a deep compassion for others while working to make our community better over the decades,” ACC president Mark Frison said. “She’s a remarkable individual and our hope is that graduating students are inspired by her ef-forts and encouraged to spark positive change in their own com-munities as they move forward in their lives and careers.”

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Mildred Murray will receive an honor-ary diploma from ACC in social and community service on Thursday, June 11.

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The luminaries are a yearly tradition at the annual Relay For Life event in Brandon.

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Relay For Life provides hope and an opportunity for remembrance

As the sun sets, lights from luminaries dedicated to loved ones fill the dark-ness, lighting a path of hope for cancer survivors. The Relay For Life is much more than a fundraiser. It’s a reunion of old friends and a chance to make new ones. It’s an opportunity to honour a memory. It’s a celebration of survival. It gives hope a place to grow.

For cancer survivor Anne Brolund, the Relay For Life is a celebration.

“It’s like a birthday par-ty,” she said. “It’s a chance to remember and to fight back. Each year is a cel-ebration that I’ve made it another year.”

When Brolund was diag-nosed with ovarian cancer in 1996, doctors removed a mass the size of a bas-ketball. She was told she’d have a 50/50 chance of sur-vival if she went through chemotherapy treatments.

“If I didn’t take the treatments, the doctor just shrugged.”

But Brolund beat the odds and has been par-ticipating in the local relay since 2000, including be-ing the chair of survivors for the past six years.

“The remembering cer-emony at Relay for Life gets me every time,” she said. “It helps me remem-ber how blessed and fortu-nate I am to come through. There were a lot of times I thought, ‘I’m not going to

make it.’ But I did.”During the event, sur-

vivors put on their special yellow T-shirts and join together in the Survivor Walk.

“It’s a very emotionally charged moment,” said Brolund. “The teams line the track and support us. It’s a great feeling.”

This is the first year Mi-chelle Campbell will be participating in the relay. Having lost her common-law spouse, Dustin, in March, joining the cause was something she felt compelled to do.

“It just feels right,” she said. “By walking and rais-ing money we are remem-bering Dustin.”

Campbell’s team con-sists of numerous friends and family who are show-ing their support and look-ing forward to the event.

“Everyone is there for a different reason,” she said.

For Kendra Elliott, that reason became personal this year. Elliott and her friends and fellow students had participated in the walk for a couple of years, always being supported by their mentor, professor and friend, Dr. Patrick Jackson, a biomedical professor at Brandon University. In January, Jackson was di-agnosed with cancer and passed away in February.

“When he found out he had cancer he knew he didn’t have much of a chance,” said Elliott, explaining the advanced stage of his cancer. Jack-son suggested an auction

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“He was always support-ive of our group and this year he will be donating more than $3,000.”

The team name has been changed to Jackson’s Army in memory of the late professor.

“As science students, we are in support of the sci-ence research being done,” said Elliott, but the catch in her voice as she remem-bers her friend makes it clear that the event means much more. “The relay is a reminder to celebrate life.

It’s a good way to honour the memory of those we’ve lost.”

The event will be held at the Brandon Community Sportsplex from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 13. A shorter timeframe for the walk this year is designed to encourage more partici-pation. Organizers report that registration for the event has been dropping in recent years.

“We are hoping that the shorter night will get more people involved,” said Lindsay Cowling, fund-raising coordinator with Relay for Life.

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“It’s a great time and we are always looking for new people to come out. Come on your own, join a team or just come to see what it’s all about,” Brolund said.

“It’s really a family friendly event with lots of kids’ activities, face paint-ing, trivia contest and scav-enger hunt,” said Cowling. “We encourage people who have never been part of the event to come out.”

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ment determined to build a monument to victims of communism outside of Canada, how can it defend not erecting a reminder of the genocide that occurred within our borders?

In all, the Prime Minis-ter could have easily em-braced more than 20 rec-ommendations. He could have announced the study of several others and placed the remainder in abeyance pending receipt of the Commission’s final report in the fall.

If he had done that, he would have been praised by many for moving the nation toward reconcili-ation with its indigenous peoples. By stubbornly refusing to take even the smallest step, however, he has reinforced many of the worst perceptions of

In a country with a four-century history of making bad decisions in its rela-tionship with its indig-enous peoples, is it really surprising that Canada’s leaders would squander the opportunity to finally make a good one?

Last week, the Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission released a sum-mary of its findings fol-lowing a six-year study of the nation’s residen-tial school program. The Commission concluded the schools were a key component of a national policy of cultural geno-cide, and made 94 recom-mendations aimed at both repairing the damage and putting Canada on a path toward reconciliation.

Among the Commis-sion’s recommendations are calls for improved health care, education and child welfare systems, protection of languages, justice reforms includ-ing changes in sentencing policy, a public inquiry into missing and mur-dered indigenous women, adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as the re-pudiation of controversial legal concepts.

Many demands are weighty and potentially costly, but there are also calls for funding for mu-seums and archives, res-toration of funding for the CBC, and improved edu-cation of lawyers, journal-ists and other professions regarding aboriginal is-sues.

Of the 94 recommen-dations, 70 can be imple-mented quickly if the political will exists. They are clear in both their lan-guage and objective, and would not be outrageous-ly expensive to carry out compared to the cost of inaction.

Of the remaining 24 recommendations, 8 de-mand action by organiza-tions other than govern-ments, while the other 16, which include the adop-tion of the UN Declara-tion and repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, re-quire clarification and ad-ditional study as to their ramifications.

With that reality in mind, what are Canadians to make of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s refusal to implement any of the recommendations?

Six recommendations are aimed at locating the unmarked graves of children who died while attending residential schools. What possible justification is there for obstructing those efforts?

Two recommendations call for improved pro-grams to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disor-der and better treatment for those suffering from FASD, while another three recommend culturally rel-evant programming for aboriginal inmates and those on parole. Is any of that objectionable?

Recommendation no. 81 calls for the erection of a residential schools monument in Ottawa. With the Harper govern-

him and, incredibly, fur-ther poisoned his govern-ment’s relationship with aboriginals.

For someone who boasts of his leadership skills and prowess as a maker of good decisions in chal-lenging circumstances, it is a stunning blunder that could have consequences extending far beyond this fall’s election.

The Prime Minister is not alone in mistake-making, however. Just hours after the release of the TRC’s recommenda-tions, Liberal leader Jus-tin Trudeau announced his party’s “unwavering support” for all 94 recom-mendations, and called on the government “to take

immediate action to im-plement them.”

Trudeau was appar-ently unaware that, as explained above, several of the recommendations cannot even be imple-mented by government. Others are too vague in their language, or their consequences too unpre-dictable, to be adopted without risk of yielding results that would cause more harm than good.

While Trudeau tried to score political points by impulsively endors-ing all 94 recommenda-tions, NDP leader Mulcair sought to benefit without specifically supporting any of them. He says his party “will consult with

Indigenous people and establish which of the recommendations require the most pressing atten-tion”, but he must know that forcing aboriginals to choose which recommen-dations they would settle for implicitly undermines the credibility of the Com-mission’s findings and makes reconciliation more difficult to attain.

Last week was a time that called for compassion, generosity and honesty. Most of all, it required principled, thoughtful leadership. We didn’t get it. The reconciliation pro-cess cannot begin until we do.

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about the most vulner-able and poorest Canadi-ans. Thanks to the exist-ing CPP, combined with Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Sup-plement, widespread de-privation among seniors has been largely elimi-nated in Canada. Rather, what most analysis sug-gest is that at current rates of saving, many Canadi-ans will not have as high an income stream upon retirement as they do dur-ing their working years.

This of course begs the question: so what? Many Canadians may reason-ably prefer to spend more now, and less later. Many people, for example, may prefer to spend more while raising a family – with a bigger house and family vacations – while downsizing to a smaller home and more modest lifestyle in their twilight years. The notion that

many people are willing and ready to adjust their spending habits seems to have been lost in the dis-cussion, and a mandatory expansion of CPP merely amounts to the govern-ment saying: we’re in a better position to tell you when to spend your mon-ey than you are.

Even more telling is that most of the same people supporting man-datory CPP expansion are the same ones who’ve been insisting that ex-panded Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) are of no use to most Canadians because they can’t afford to use them. Which begs the question: then how could they afford the ad-ditional hit to their bud-get imposed by increased CPP premiums? And this is without even getting into the consequences to businesses of CPP pre-mium hikes: as with all

increased costs, it’s hard to see how there wouldn’t be at least some detrimen-tal impacts on the viabil-ity or at least the ability to employ more Canadians for some businesses.

At the very least, a voluntary scheme – both for Canadians and their employers – would do less harm than a manda-tory premium hike. But forcing them into an ex-pensive, one-size-fits-all option would certainly be ill-advised. Whatever the good intentions of such a scheme, Cana-dians and their families are better placed than the government to make the planning and investment decisions that are best for their unique circum-stances.

In short, CPP expansion is a solution in search of a problem – and consider-ing the sobering record of most governments across

Canada when it comes to debt and spending – per-haps they should get their houses in order before proclaiming themselves to be experts at planning

for our financial future.

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It’s the sixth month of

the year.

The start of summer for

all. We can finalize those

summer vacation plans

and for some it’s the start

of somethng even more

grand.

They will be start-

ing their journey on the

highway of life. The

old familiar refrain says

‘they’ll be finding their

way.’

It’s graduation time.

We always hear about

the prom dress, the fancy

limo, the guys in their

tuxes.

What most grads don’t

hear about is the fact that

school is over. You’re

now like your parents,

aunts and uncles and

maybe even grandpa and

grandma.

That’s right. School

is out and you’re now

on the highway of life...

Maybe the slow lane to

start, but chances are

there’s no more dad, mom

or annoying alarm clock

waking you up to get

ready for class.

No sir/ma’am.

You now have that

piece of paper from uni-

versity, college or high

school that says you have

an education and are

ready to become a pro-

ductive member of soci-

ety (it’s at this point that

parents look to the heav-

ens and mutter a certain

phrase (it’s worth noting

some have dropped subtle

hints at grad time about a

cute little apartment that’s

available...)

For some, the first

speed bump on the high-

way of life is when one

realizes that that piece

of paper he or she spent

four years of their life

and thousands of dollars

to obtain, it doesn’t mean

much. That Bachelor of

Arts in Freudian Philo-

syschology (whatever

that is) with a minor in

Ancient Greek Art Histo-

ry really doesn’t impress

the human resources de-

partment when applying

for a job as a barista at

your favourite coffee em-

porium because the mar-

ket for analysts who can

explain old greeks has

kind of dried up.

But that’s OK. While

pouring java you can

work on your masters de-

gree. There may not be

a market for that regular

degree, but somewhere

in the universe, there’s a

job opening for a gradu-

ate with a masters degree

in Greek Art History who

can explain why they

wore togas, ate figs and

used columns in their

buildings.

For high school grads,

the decision has been

made usually in consulta-

tion with guardians. On-

ward to university to get

a degree that will make

the highway of life a lit-

tle easier to handle. Some

will take a year off school,

undecided if further edu-

cation is what they want

or need. (There’s nothing

like paying for tuition,

residence fees and books

and then six weeks into it,

decide you want to quit.)

Won’t mom and dad be

happy I made a decision

on my own? I wonder if I

get a refund and can keep

the money?

Some high school grads

will get a full-time job,

maybe line up an appren-

ticeship and in three or

four years, get their trades

papers. (Note how they’re

being paid while working

towards their papers un-

like some with their BA

in Art History during the

French fried revolution of

1742 who are paid to get

theirs?)

Question: which of

the two previously men-

tioned papers is better to

persue?

Let the debate begin.

To all grads, no matter

what level, congratula-

tions.

Now for one of those

life debates some will dis-

cuss ad nauseum, while

most of us could care less.

Now that Bruce Jenner

is Caitlyn, will she have

to give back the Olym-

pic medals Bruce won as

a man since he has said

he always felt he was a

woman inside a man’s

body?

As Frank Sinatra would

have said, “To win those

medals, he was one hellu-

va strong broad.”

On a side note, how

good was Bruce in the

broad jump event?

Canada Day will soon

be upon us and it falls

on a Wednesday. Start

thinking about how we

can make it a super long

weekend without burn-

ing vacation time or sick

days.

Thought for the week:

Why are vacations usual-

ly more tiring than work?

Time to pull out the BBQ for grilling season

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Now that summer-like conditions have fi nally ar-rived, most have dusted off the patio furniture and pulled out the barbecue for the grilling season!

The grilling season is awesome for many reasons. It generally means more time outdoors, more time with friends and even bet-ter - less dishes to wash. It’s quite possible to do al-most all of your meals on the ‘barbi’. What could be better?

If the thought of bar-becue season makes your mouth water and it’s a regular part of your sum-mer routine, then it’s even more important that you grill safely. You may not realize there is a potential danger to your health when it comes to barbecuing and it does not just come from the possible explosion of a propane tank.

When we barbecue, there are two compounds that are created if we’re not careful.

Both of these are known as carcinogens, which are can-cer causing agents. The fi rst danger comes as meat burns (charrs). As it burns, it cre-ates heterocyclic amines (HCAs) which can poten-tially damage your DNA. Thus HCAs are placed in the ‘reasonably antici-pated to be a carcinogen’ category. Diets with high exposures to HCAs are cor-related with higher rates of cancers of the pancreas, colon and digestive tract. Four factors infl uence the formation of HCAs: type of food, how it’s cooked, temperature and how long it’s cooked. HCAs begin to form at 100C, but the very nasty type begin to be made in large quantities at approximately 300C and beyond. In order to sear a steak, temperatures can soar to 650C for example.

The second danger hap-pens when there is a fl are up from fats and sauces which drip onto the heat

source below. This creates a polycyclic aromatic hydro-carbons (PAHs) which are carried in the smoke that rises up and coats the food. Exposure to PAHs are cor-related with increased rates of stomach cancer.

At this point you may be wondering if anything is safe to eat anymore? The good news is that with a few tweaks and tricks you can not only make barbecu-ing safe for you and your family – but even healthy. Here are eight tips to help you do that.

No. 1 Marinate your meat to reduce carcinogens. Many studies have shown that marinated meat con-tains 50 to 80 per cent less carcinogens. The reason it works is not so clear. In may be the marinade may create a protective barrier between the meat’s pro-teins and the heat of the grill. Or the antioxidants in the marinade may combat the carcinogens head-on.

Marinades containing herbs such as thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil, garlic, mint as well as Vitamin C appear to be the most effective in lowering the formation of carcinogens. Try adding these spices right into your homemade burger recipe.

No. 2 Keep your grill clean by scrubbing with a brush before and after grill-ing food. Scrubbing keeps the buildup of carcinogens left on the grill grates to a minimum and makes your food taste much better.

No. 3 Go Lean. Leaner cuts of meat have less fat so there is less chance of the fat dripping to cause a fl are up. Lean cuts of meat include loin, round, fl ank, boneless and skinless. Trim meat of visible fat and cut away any skin from chicken which is where the majority of fat is found. Cut away and do not eat any part that is charred.

No. 4 Lower the tem-perature and use a drip tray. The drip tray will catch fat

drippings and decrease fl are ups. Place aluminum foil on the grill to reduce fl are ups even more. Try cooking your meat in tin foil pack-ets containing veggies for added moisture and fl avour.

No. 5 Keep thick, heavy sauces to a minimum. In lab testing, thick heavy barbecue sauces tripled the amounts of HCAs pres-ent. Instead stick with a marinade or keep sauce to a minimum.

No. 6 Precook your meat. Sounds counterintuitive, but according to Harvard Health Publications, mi-crowaving your meat for as little as two minutes prior to grilling can reduce your HCA’s by 90 per cent. This may be due to the reduction in total amount of grilling time required to cook the meat.

No. 7 Grill up veggies and fruit. Fruits and veg-gies do not create the harm-ful chemicals when cooked, so grill away. Veggies and

fruits contain antioxidants which fi ght free radical damage. This means they can help in counter balanc-ing the damage we may do to meat when grilling.

No. 8 Drink up some an-tioxidant tea. A fl avoured green tea over ice in the summer makes a perfect compliment to a barbecue meal.

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Late last month, Moth-ers Against Drunk Driv-ing executed a mock car crash for Grade 12 stu-dents at Crocus Plains high school so they could see firsthand what could happen if you make the wrong choice after a night of drinking.

“It’s going into grad season in summer and we wanted to draw that extra attention to the im-portance of making sure that you’re making good choices,” Nikki Boggs, president of MADD Brandon chapter, told the Journal. “This means not drinking and driving and not getting into a vehicle

with somebody who has been drinking.

“That was kind of the thought behind it. That’s why we chose this time of year.”

This was the first time MADD Brandon decided to do a mock crash and they made sure it looked as real as possible. The mock crash ‘scene’ in-volved an impaired driver who had a passenger in a car driving to school. The car T-boned a vehicle full of students who were coming out of the Crocus Plains parking lot. The fake incident happened near Crocus Plains with Grade 11 students from the school participating in the mock crash. Makeup artists spent time working on each student that was involved and the scene

included the Brandon Police Service, Brandon Fire and Emergency as well as Full Tilt Towing and Memories Chapel.

“The students that par-ticipated were really im-pacted by it,” Boggs said. “We had one girl that ac-tually was zipped up in a body bag and put in the back of a Memories Cha-pel hurst. We had another girl that was actually ex-tracted from the vehicle, so the EMS actually used the Jaws of Life on her, took her out on a stretch-er, put her in an ambu-lance so she was really emotional when she was in that car and they were trying to get her out.”

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“It’s the ‘I know I’m going to go out and have some drinks, but I’m not going to drive’ way of thinking, but it’s getting into the vehicle with somebody else who has been drinking – that seems to be what they took away from it. It’s not always a choice you’re making to drive, but if you’re getting into a vehicle with somebody else that’s been drink-ing, you’re just as likely to have something hap-pen to you if you were getting behind the wheel yourself. I think that was extremely impactful for them.

“Our point of view is if we can get one kid to not do it, then it was a suc-

cess,” she added.She says part of the

discussion relayed to students by members of MADD at the event was to make sure you have a plan before you go out for a night of drinking.

“It’s so you’re not put into that tough spot to make a good decision when you’ve already been out partying,” she said. “I think that’s some-thing that kind of sunk in

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Fenton, who was named general man-ager of the BFC in April 2014 and later appointed CEO, was nearing the end of a term position.

Parsonage says the BFC has been strug-gling fi nancially and that cutting costs played a key role in the Centre going in another direction.

“With our fi nancial situation, we needed to make some adjust-ments,” Parsonage told the Journal.

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For more than 80 years, people have headed to the Clear Lake Golf Course to experience what it has to offer.

Whether its the unique design or scenic beauty, the 18-hole course offers golfers, young and old, a challenge that’s worth taking if you like swinging the clubs.

“It’s a great course,” head pro Matt Nylen said.

He says the course wintered well, opening its doors on April 29, which is a little earlier than usual.

“It’s nice to get started early this year. It’s been fairly good weather, so hopefully we keep it going.”

Nylen spoke glowingly about the course, which is considered by many to be one of ‘Manito-ba’s best kept secrets’ and says he enjoys working with all kinds of people who come from far and wide to check out a course that was a finalist for the Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism award a few years back.

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good time. I really enjoy it.”Among the notable promo-

tions at the course nowadays is the ‘family night special’ which sees kids under the age of 18 in the family golf for free every Sunday, Monday, and Thurs-days.

“It’s a great price point if you have two or more young kids,” Nylen added. “This gives fami-lies the opportunity, for a reason-able rate, to go out with a cart with the kids and have a good time.”

The course has also been a popular spot for tournaments over the years. Whether it’s the longstanding Grey Owl or Tama-rack, you can expect every event will be go smoothly because tournament coordinator Jack Matheson is taking care of it.

“He’s got a great relationship with all of our tournament orga-nizers which is a big reason as to why they keep coming back,” Nylen said. “He does a very good job organizing them.”

Matheson, 75, is a former school teacher in the area who also works in the pro shop. He’s now in his 16th year at the course and is considered one the longest serving staff mem-bers. An avid golfer himself, Matheson used to play in the Tamarack and Grey Owl tour-naments years ago.

“He’s definitely well-known around Clear Lake,” Nylen said. “He’s taught golf but doesn’t do it as much anymore, but if anyone asks him, he’ll gladly go out and give lessons.

“A lot of the people who come out to golf, he’s taught them over the years,” Nylen concluded.

For more on the course and to book a tee time, go online to www.clearlakegolfcourse.com. If you’re interested in planning a tournament at the course, contact Matheson at 204-848-4653.

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The Terry Fox Run in Brandon is in danger of be-ing cancelled.

Unless an organizer is found to spearhead the event in the local commu-nity, the run, which has taken place in Brandon for 24 years, will be cancelled this year, according to the Terry Fox Foundation.

“Being part of the run is a lot of fun and doesn’t

have to be a lot of work,” said community develop-ment offi cer Debbie Dun-lop.

It is expected that the lead organizer in the local community would put in two to four hours a week leading up to the run, which is scheduled for Sept. 20.

“There are a number of volunteers who have helped in the past who are willing to support whom-ever takes on the role,” she said.

In addition, the founda-tion staff would be avail-able to assist and support the individual in charge locally.

“We provide all the pa-perwork and support the organizer,” Dunlop said.

While having experience with a run would be an asset, it’s not completely necessary with the support system in place. The vol-unteer who had been spear-heading the local event is still in the community but

unable to organize the run this year due to personal reasons.

“The previous organizer is willing to connect with the new volunteer to give assistance and explain what has been done in the past so they would not be going into this blind,” Dunlop added.

There are no stipulations on how large or small the event is in any given com-munity. Dunlop explained that some runs tend to be

very simple with people gathering in a park and heading out on a set route. Other runs include ad-ditional events such as a barbeque, silent auction, sponsorship and entertain-ment.

“Some communities have a committee that works with them get-ting donations from busi-nesses,” Dunlop said. “It’s completely up to the orga-nizer how big they want to make it.”

According to the posi-tion posting, “The volun-teer organizer must pos-sess exceptional leadership qualities and have the abil-ity to motivate and mobi-lize a volunteer team and their community. The Or-ganizer’s responsibilities include: recruiting com-

mittee members; facilitat-ing committee planning meetings; set and confi rm the 2015 Brandon Terry Fox Run route; seek re-freshment donations; pro-mote the Run and oversee Run Day activities.”

Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope 35 years ago, inspiring Canadians and bringing attention to the necessity of research in the fi ght against cancer. To date the run has raised more than $650 million to support cancer research.

Anyone interested in becoming involved with the local run is asked to contact Debbie Dunlop at 204-231-5282 or by email at [email protected] in the Mani-toba Terry Fox Foundation Offi ce.

Ron Kristjansson, general manager of the Provincial Exhibition, speaks at a press conference last week regarding the $100,000 contribution to the Dome Building by the federal government, through Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program.

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Historic Dome Building receives $100,000 contribution

The Dome Building res-toration project received a significant boost in funding recently.

The Federal government, through Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Cost-Sharing Program, contributed $100,000 for restoration work to the ex-terior of the building.

“This announcement will allow us to essentially com-plete the historic renovation parts and get the ends of the building done, the domes that give the building its name which are the char-acter defining elements of this building, and the final touches,” Ron Kristjans-son, general manager of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, told a scrum of reporters at a press confer-ence last week. “So we’re very excited and appreci-ate the support from Parks Canada.”

He says there are a lot of heritage sites across the country, so in order to re-ceive contributions of this nature, there’s much work to be done.

“There’s an application process to go through to provide the details of the work. We’ve got a great team from our architects to our construction crews to all our contractors who have worked on parts of it till now and that’s a big part of it,” Kristjansson said. “We’ve got a great group of volunteers and the people that started this process a few years ago laid the ground work and made sure things were done right and we continue to do it right so that qualifies us for the support on these types of programs.”

Larry Maguire, member of parliament for Brandon-Souris, says he’s unsure if there will be additional funding from the federal government in the future

regarding this project.“I think the organization

itself has been very respon-sible with managing the funds that they’ve got and not moving forward until they have those funds and I think they’re going to con-tinue to do that,” he said.

Work on the interior of the building remains and when completed, will see office space for Provincial Ex employees as well as other non-profit organiza-tions, as well as an agricul-tural learning centre.

Kristjansson estimates that the entire project, when complete, will cost slightly more than $7 million.

The Dome Building was constructed for the host-ing of the Dominion Fair in Brandon in 1913, and is considered the only sur-viving building in Canada constructed for this series of fairs.


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The event will include a pedal tractor pull, lawn tractor driving

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Cool temperatures keep mosquito population low

There is nothing like a pesky mosquito to ruin an enjoyable evening outdoors. For many years, the City of Brandon has been following a mosquito abatement program to monitor and control the insects.

“The control of mosquitoes is important because it reduces the nuisance effect of mosquitoes on the residents of Brandon and reduces the possibility of mosqui-toes serving as vectors for diseases such as Western Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus,” states information on the City of Brandon website.

In partnership with Brandon University, 264 square kilometres surrounding the city are monitored regularly. The area’s board-ers run west to the boundary of Kemnay, south to the Brandon Gun club, east to 49th Street East and north to the Brandon Municipal Airport.

“The City of Brandon puts out traps to monitor the mosquito population,” said Perry Roque, director of community ser-vices. “Four summer field staff check the traps in standing water and will treat that water to control the adult mosquito popu-lation if necessary.”

Traps are set out at five locations around the city and are closely monitored.

“A larvicide is used based on an average of samples in a particular area of standing water,” according the website information.

Currently the mosquito trap counts re-main very low with an average of three mosquitoes reported on Sunday, May 31. This data does not surprise Roque who said cooler temperatures are keeping the

population low for the time being.“The weather needs to be 15C or higher

through the night for mosquitoes and it’s been dropping below that which is keep-ing the numbers where they are,” he said.

With the wet conditions, mosquito pop-ulations are expected to rise as the over-night temperatures increase throughout the month ahead.

While not common, fogging for mosqui-toes is used under special circumstances.

The website states that ultra low vol-ume adult mosquito control (fogging) is provided for if the City of Brandon’s adul-ticiding factor analysis guidelines value falls into and remains in the high category for two consecutive trap counts; or the av-erage of any daily mosquito trap count is more than 1,000 nuisance mosquitoes; or if any individual trap count is more than 2,000 nuisance mosquitoes.

In the meantime, there are a number of things home owners can do to reduce the breeding ground for the pests.

“Be sure to remove all standing water from your property,” Roque said. “Empty containers such as kiddy pools, old tires or anything that could hold water. Stand-ing water is a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.”

“Be sure your eavestroughing is drain-ing well and there is no standing water in-side,” he said.

In addition, homeowners are encour-aged to cover all rain water collection containers, fill in low-lying areas and treat problem areas with biological larvicide. The use of repellants and wearing light-coloured clothing is also known to keep the pests away.

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Aiden Simard from Ecole La Source in Shilo wound up winning a bronze medal recently at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, NB.

Simard’s project – along with two others from the area – were the top projects at the Western Manitoba Sci-ence Fair earlier this year and all three moved on to represent western Mani-toba at the national event, May 11-16.

Simard’s project was about whether hearing or seeing will raise someone’s heart rate the most.

“I showed my test subjects three pop-up videos. On one I took away their eyesight, on the second I took away their hearing, and on another I left both. I monitored their heart rate with a heart monitor. It was hearing that raised a person’s heart rate the most,” Simard stated in a release.

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tion of our farm towns.

In the era of the family

farm, there was enough

work and plenty of land

to ensure homes and a

suitable living for one’s

entire clan. A family

could afford for some of

their children to marry

and move from the farm

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and still ensure business

succession for the family

homestead.

As farms grew and

modern equipment as-

sisted greatly in tend-

ing to larger acreages,

the smaller family farms

have almost all been

phased out in favor of

larger commercial op-

erations. This, combined

with fewer children per

household and the lure of

greener pastures for our

youth beyond our com-

munity has created sig-

nificant changes to the

composition of our local

populations.

Yes, there are still ru-

ral towns that can boast

a five generation legacy

in their community dat-

ing back to the earliest

settlement in the region.

However, while we can

appreciate the firmly en-

trenched roots of a multi-

generational bloodline in

the community, the status

of those family regimes

doesn’t hold the same

lofty laurels as they were

once perceived.

In fact, with our up-

coming generation leav-

ing for larger centres and

the variety of personal

and professional oppor-

tunities that await them,

the most important seg-

ment of our population

are the new faces in the

community. Specifically,

young families who cre-

ate another generation of

engagement and the use

of our services and ame-

nities – this new blood is

keeping us alive.

In fact, recent polls of

residents living in some

communities have shown

that multi-generational

standing does not rate

highly among citizens in

terms of topics important

to their sense of commu-

nity.

A swell of international

immigration to our rural

centres is breathing new

life into our declining

populations. Ensuring in-

clusiveness and fostering

a strong sense of ‘home’

for these new residents

now holds a higher prior-

ity than appeasing long-

held family power cen-

tres. One’s status, based

solely on their surname

seldom carries weight

anymore.

There was a time

when one’s orientation

to a small town required

identification of the fam-

ily names that carried

the most power and in-

fluence. While that may

still be the case in some

places, it’s eroding great-

ly as new families are be-

ing introduced to the mix.

Families that have arrived

in the community by

choice, not by chance, are

eager to make the most of

their new residence.

While it is important

that we don’t forget the

lifetime contributions

of families to our local

causes and activities, we

need to differentiate the

past from the present.

All citizens are on even

ground, their value to the

community measured by

their active and ongoing

engagement and partici-

pation in our current slate

of offerings to ensure our

continued livelihood.

Vern May spent 20 years in the school of ‘hard knocks’ as a touring pro-

fessional wrestler across Canada. Now retired from the ring, Vern grap-ples with the challenges of economic growth and resilience in rural Mani-toba, serving as the Eco-nomic Development Of-ficer for the Minnedosa and Area Community De-velopment Corporation. He aspires to engage his generation to take leader-ship of the steps our com-munities take next.

Higher volume of EMS calls in 2014The Brandon Fire and Emergency Ser-

vices released its 2014 report recently.The release states that there were 3,951

EMS calls in total for 2014, which was 251 more calls than in 2013. It also made up 79 per cent of the total type of incidents.

Fire Chief Brent Dane states in the re-port that 2014 was a very busy year for the department with some significant changes within the EMS services.

“Due to changes in Manitoba Health procedures, we have started to respond to calls further outside of Brandon as well as transfer patients to and from more rural hospitals.”

Fires in the Wheat City accounted for $1.8 million in damages. The high number was in large part due to a few large struc-ture fires, one of which was a total loss of

a restaurant which was struck by lightning in the middle of a big storm.

“Our department was called to a struc-ture fire at Wei Na Restaurant on 10th Street,” states the release. “The fire started in the basement and after firefighters did an initial interior attack of the building, they had to evacuate due to the unsafe conditions. It was later discovered that the building was struck by lightning which ran through the ground wire to the base-ment, igniting the fire.

“After five and a half hours battling the blaze and the defensive attack taken by firefighters, there was a total loss esti-mated at more than $500,000. Both struc-tures on either side of the restaurant were saved.”

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Brandon University held its fourth annual All Nations Graduation Pow Wow on the front yard of Clark Hall late last month in honour of all 2015 First Nation, status, non-status, Metis and Inuit graduates. The full-day event was an opportunity for friends and families to share in the accomplishments and a chance for different cultures to join together in celebration.

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Farmboys Raceway, located south of Brandon, will host the fourth round of the Manitoba Motocross Association season on June 21.

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When Brandon’s Ryan Linto is asked what he enjoys about motocross, he has to ponder for a few moments before answer-ing.

“That’s a tough ques-tion,” he said. “There are so many reasons that I cannot put it into words. People always ask why do you do it? Why do you put yourself through the pain and hard work? You really just have to love the sport. It’s always fun compet-ing against all the riders. There is no better feel-ing than accomplishment or success. In this sport, there is never a dull mo-ment and you never stop learning.

“It’s just a great, fun sport that anyone is wel-come to come to watch or compete,” he continued.

On June 21, the Bran-don area will host the top motocross riders from around the province and further afield. Farmboys Raceway, located south of the city, will host the fourth round of the Mani-toba Motocross Associa-tion season. Between 300-350 riders or more are expected to compete with approximately 1,500 fans looking on.

This year’s race takes on added importance for riders looking to com-pete at Canada’s Grand National Championship motocross in Walton, Ont. The Farmboys race, along with races already held in

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“It’s just an added bo-nus,” said Craig Harg-reaves, the owner and promoter of Farmboys Raceways. “They are already competing for something early in the year.”

Family funFive Hargreaves family

members, and two neigh-bours, were involved with establishing Farmboys Raceways in 1998. That kind of family involve-ment and sense of com-munity is definitely a part of motocross.

“I love competing in the MMA because it re-ally is a family sport,” Linto said. “Everyone brings their campers the night before and has one big camp-out. Everyone is there for the same reason, for the love of the sport. The MMA does a great job. They make amazing improvements every year and I’m proud to say I’m a Manitoba motocross racer.”

Motocross competitors range from four to six year olds in the peewee class to riders competing in their 60s in the over-40 division. There are classes for female riders and most divisions are broken down into A, B, and C. Divi-sion A is for the top riders, while Division C features riders often new to the sport.

“It allows them a chance to win a trophy in their class,” Hargreaves said.

Each year, Hargreaves sees new riders competing in the MMA. Sometimes life commitments and oth-er things take them away, but many return.

“It’s a pretty hard sport to quit,” Hargreaves said.

Brady Breemersch of Melita enjoys the atmo-sphere at the MMA races, which he described as very laid back and stress free. He says mostly everyone knows each other and that it’s enjoyable to catch up with people. Breemersch enjoys the challenges mo-tocross offers.

“You never stop learn-ing or trying to improve,” he said. “It’s a very ad-dicting sport, and even though it can be cruel with injuries, most people can’t wait to get back out on the track. It’s not a team sport so you just rely on your-self and the effort you put in is what you get out.”

The trackFarmboys Raceways

can be reached by going about six miles south of Brandon on Highway 10 and following the signs. It was originally con-structed as a place for the Hargreaves family and their friends to practice. Since it started hosting races in 1999, Farmboys Raceways has become the highlight of the season for many riders.

“Hands down one of the most fun tracks on the Manitoba circuit,” Linto said. “They always do

an amazing job getting it ready rain or shine. This track has been around since the day I started rac-ing and more or less where it all began. A few point-ers from local riders and, of course the Hargreaves, and I was hooked.”

MMA past president Elwood Wiebe says that Farmboys Raceways is a favourite of many Mani-toba motocross racers because of its layout and flow. It features a diversi-

ty of obstacles, including a sand section and long table top jumps.

“I like the jumps on the track and the way the ruts form in the corners,” Breemersch said. “The way the track is laid out it provides lots of pass-ing opportunities, which makes for good racing.”

A lot of work goes into making Farmboys Race-ways the respected track it is.

“The soil at Farmboys is

excellent and the track is always superbly groomed every year by Craig and his volunteers,” Wiebe added, who noted that Hargreaves is vice-pres-ident of the MMA board of directors. “He knows first-hand how much work goes into running a successful event and is al-ways deflecting any com-pliments to others.”

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Toews the leader of Hawks’ dynastyMaybe it’s time for

the hockey world to stop its idolization of Sidney Crosby and install Jona-than Toews of the Chi-cago Black Hawks on that pedestal.

Crosby, the Pittsburgh flash whose individual flair, two scoring titles and ‘Golden goal’ have made him hockey’s god in Can-ada, has but one Stanley Cup to his credit. Toews, who came into the league two years later than Sid the Kid, has fewer indi-vidual achievements than Crosby but is the epitome of skill and leadership. In fact, it has been the Toews-led Blackhawks who are on the brink of becoming the NHL’s new-est dynasty.

No one was using the ‘d’ word when the Hawks won their first Stanley Cup since 1961 back in 2010. A few eyebrows were raised when Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith et al won their sec-ond Cup in a four-year span in 2013. Now, with Chicago battling with Tampa Bay Lightning in this spring’s Stanley Cup final, it’s time to consider the Hawks in the same light as other dynastic teams — the 1980s Oilers and Islanders or the Cana-diens of the 1950s. In this

age of 30 teams and par-ity created by salary caps, it’s miraculous that a team could possibly win three Cups in five years.

But the Hawks have ridden Toews’ leadership to prove anything’s pos-sible. The Winnipegger’s international record is outstanding — world ju-nior titles, Olympic gold, for example — and while he may not score the most goals nor lead the team in points, one only has to watch the Hawks in action to see Toews pulling the team along, and the rest of the squad following.

Take Game 7 of the Western Conference final, for instance. The under-dog Hawks, playing in enemy Anaheim Ducks territory, essentially took control of things with a quick 2-0 lead on a pair of goals from Toews, and coasted to a 5-3 win. “(Toews) played great. Johnny’s a big-time play-

er,” Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf told the To-ronto Star.

Chicago coach Joel Quenneville could hardly get past the word amazing when describing Toews and his big-game perfor-mance. “He’s an amazing person. He’s an amaz-ing hockey player,” said Quenneville to The Star. “The bigger the stage, the bigger the setup, he just seems to excel in big mo-ments, big stages. Shows he’s as good a leader as there is in any sport.”

Steven Stamkos, Ty-ler Johnson, Victor Hed-man and Ben Bishop of the Lightning may have something to say about this ‘Blackhawks –dy-nasty’ talk, but there’s no denying that when the game’s top players are listed, Jonathan Toews is near, or at, the top.• Brad Dickson of the

Omaha World-Herald: “At the Geneva Open

tennis tournament, a player named Joao Sousa from Portugal defeated another play-er named Joao Souza, from Brazil. Everything went well, except for the play-by-play guy tearing out his own hair during the second set.” Said Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Where will they play the rematch? Walla Walla, Wash.?

• Headline in the Ham-ilton (Ont.) Spectator, on the latest sports-memorabilia auction news: “Roger Bannis-ter’s shoes expected to go fast.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “First openly

gay NFL player Mi-chael Sam has signed with CFL’s Montreal Alouettes. Are we going to follow this poor guy his whole life? Media report, 2041: ‘Michael Sam dines at Denny’s’.”

• Brad Dickson again: “There was an embar-rassing incident at the Indianapolis 500. One driver hired a pit crew from AAA, and after he pulled in for a tire change nobody showed up for two hours.”

• And to kick off the CFL season, we’ll give RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com one more cheap shot at Manitoba’s fa-vourite football team: “The CFL voted in April

to add 20 yards to the point after touchdowns. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were quick to respond: ‘Touch-downs?’”

• Todd Dewey of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, after Gokul Venkatacha-lam and Vanya Shiva-hankar were declared spelling bee co-champi-ons: “Luckily, the kids didn’t have to spell each other’s last names.”

• Blogger Ryan Duca. “Breaking news. Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.”

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All references in this arti-cle to common-law couples will include both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.

Tax planningIf you meet the defi-

nition of “common-law partner” under the federal Income Tax Act, you will effectively be taxed in the same manner as a married spouse. The definition of “common-law partner” means a person who cohab-its with another person in a conjugal relationship, for either: • A period of 12 months;

or• A shorter period of time,

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sufficient to be consid-ered to be living com-mon-law – you must also be living in a conjugal relationship. Also, the child either has to be the natural or adopted child of both partners, or if one partner is not a parent, then the non-parent must be providing support to the child).If you meet either of the

above two tests, you must indicate that you are living common-law on your tax return. If you have filed a fraudulent tax return, you may be denied CPP or other pension survivor benefits, or alternatively, you may be reassessed for unpaid taxes, interest and penalties.

There are a number of advantages and disadvan-tages to being considered a couple under the Income Tax Act, depending upon your situation. Some of the advantages include the ability to allocate certain types of pension income to a lower income-earning spouse, and the ability to transfer certain types of personal tax credits in or-der to ensure that none of them go unused. However, some of the disadvantages include the loss of the eligi-ble dependant credit, which one or both partners may be claiming if they are raising

a child, as well as the po-tential loss of some social assistance benefits, as the income for both partners must be pooled for the pur-poses of determining eligi-bility for certain amounts, including the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Allowance (offered un-der the Old Age Security program), the GST credit and the Canada Child Tax Credit. If both partners are earning an income, the abil-ity to receive these amounts or claim these credits will decrease more quickly.

Family law issuesMany common-law cou-

ples assume that since they are treated the same as mar-ried couples under the In-come Tax Act, they will be treated the same as married couples for all purposes. However, that is not the case. The ability to make certain family law claims against a former common-law partner is determined by provincial legislation, not the federal Income Tax Act.

Family PropertyIn Manitoba, common-

law couples will be sub-ject to the same rules as married couples regard-ing the division of family property if they have reg-istered their relationship

under The Vital Statistics Act, or if they have lived with their partner in a con-jugal relationship for a pe-riod of at least three years. Otherwise, common- law couples will only have to divide their property if they have agreed to a division of property in a domestic con-tract, or if they can pursue an alternative legal remedy as discussed below.

Unjust enrichmentIf you have not lived to-

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sets at the time of relation-ship breakdown, this does not mean that you will not be entitled to any of your partner’s property under any circumstance. You may be able to file a lawsuit ar-guing that there has been an “unjust enrichment” on your partner’s part, and therefore you should either be awarded damages, or a part of the property, us-ing the argument that your partner is holding the prop-erty for you under what the courts refer to as the “con-structive trust” doctrine. For example, you may be able to rely on this prin-

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27.____ thin air29.Dally30.Cee’s follower31.Weeder33.Love seat36.Passing

fashion37.Ball39.Barker and

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songs7. Run off to

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34.____ StateBuilding

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missile40.Carbonated

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PUZZLE NO. 773

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vestment or property will generally make the property shareable upon separation, which may or may not be what you intended. In some cases, a couple may decide to take title to real property or financial investments in joint names simply to save probate fees at the time of death. However, probate fees in Manitoba are relatively small and generally should not be a major consideration in your financial plan.

Spousal SupportIn Manitoba, individu-

als who are involved in a common-law relation-ship may be entitled to receive spousal support, although the amount or-dered will vary depend-ing upon the facts of the case. For the purposes of spousal support, you will be considered a common-law couple either if you have registered your rela-tionship under The Vital Statistics Act, or if you have lived together in a

conjugal relationship ei-ther for a period of three years, or for a period of only one year, but while raising a child together. Speak to your lawyer if you feel you are entitled to apply for spousal sup-port, or would like to pro-tect yourself from having to pay spousal support.

Child supportIndividuals who enter

into a common-law re-lationship with a person who has a dependent child must be prepared

for the possibility that they may be required to provide ongoing support to that child (even if they are not the biological or adoptive parents of the child). Even if the child has two natural or adop-tive parents who provide support to the child, it may still be possible for a former common-law part-ner to have a child support order registered against him or her. Common-law partners must be prepared for this responsibility, as

in some cases, the obliga-tion can extend into the child’s adulthood.Cohabitation agreements

The above discussion illustrates the reasons why individuals in com-mon-law relationships are well-advised to enter into a cohabitation agree-ment with their partners to ensure that disputes are minimized in the event the relation-ship breaks down. However, you may not be able to contract out of all of these obligations, particularly child sup-port, as a court is likely to overlook any contract which is not in the best interests of the child. In-dividuals should seek the advice of a licensed pro-fessional with experience in the area, and in all cas-es, each partner should receive independent legal advice.

Tim Rowan is the re-gional director for In-vestors Group Financial Services

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