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Vol. 15 No. 7 | Thursday, May 19, 2016
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Wheat Kings captain Macoy Erkamps smiles as he comes off the bus with the WHL championship trophy at the team rally that was held at the Keystone Centre last Saturday. The Wheat Kings defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds in Game 5 last Friday night to clinch the title. More Wheat Kings coverage on pg. 3.
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Recognizing trauma in children means looking
past bad behaviour
Educating people on how to recognize trauma and how to move forward in a positive direction with the children they serve is the motive behind a conference held in Brandon earlier this month.
Put on by Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba, the conference brought together 170 professionals who work with children as social workers, counsellors, foster parents and educators.
“Understanding what happens to children who have experienced trauma and the psychological impacts of those events is critical to being able to work with these kids in a way that promotes compassion and healing,” said Dave McGregor, CEO with Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba.
“We want to strengthen the skills and tools we have for working with traumatized children, youth and families.”
The conference was facilitated by international speakers and consultants in child welfare Amelia Franck Meyer, CEO of Anu Family Services in Minnesota and Mechele Pitt, executive director of Anu Family Services in Wisconsin.
“Anu Family Services is an award-winning child welfare agency which is producing nationally-recognized child performance and placement stability outcomes for children and is on the leading edge of promoting and measuring well-being,” McGregor said.
Throughout the workshop, professionals were given tools to recognize trauma in
children and look past bad behaviour to the underlying source of the problem.
“We want to ensure our staff has a trauma informed lens and that they learn new skills to intervene and deal with trauma,” he said.
McGregor explained that when a child acts out the bad behaviour may only be a way of seeking help. Rather than becoming upset with a child who misbehaves and asking ‘What’s wrong with you?’ the workshop focused on asking ‘What has happened to you?’
McGregor also spoke of inter-generational trauma and the effects residential schools had on the people, as well as the children of these former students.
“The trauma of the experience of residential schools has come down through the generations. It has affected their parenting and how they cope with stress,” he said.
Today, children continue to experience trauma in a number of different ways and it can have varied effects on them.
“Trauma can impact their development and how they create attachments to caregivers,” said McGregor. “It can affect their schooling and lead to self-harming or addictions.”
The workshop covered ways to recognize behaviour associated with trauma as well as how to deal with it in a positive way.
“Part of the time was spent understanding and recognizing trauma and part of the time was spent on how to be effective in moving forward,” McGregor concluded.
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The JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group (JWN) and its parent company, Glacier Media, which owns Westman Journal, are donating $50,000 toward Red Cross efforts in Fort McMurray.
The donation is also on behalf of other individual Glacier business units, which will undertake their own awareness and fundraising efforts to help the city and its residents rebuild their community and their lives, said Bill Whitelaw, JWN president and Glacier executive vice-president.
Glacier, as one of Canada’s leading media and informa-tion services companies, has also created an integrated crowdfunding campaign, with all proceeds going to Red Cross efforts. (Located at www.fundaid.ca/fortmac)
Glacier is deeply involved in communities across West-ern Canada with community newspapers and business information services, noted Tim Shoults, Glacier’s vice-president of content and audience development.
“This way, we can rally our readers, our customers and our communities to get behind the Red Cross efforts in a way that allows contributions of all sizes,” explained Shoults.
From an energy perspective, it’s important for Canadi-ans from coast to coast to have a sense beyond the head-lines of how important Fort McMurray is to the overall Canadian economy, Whitelaw said.
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Clockwise from top: The Wheat Kings celebrate a goal in Game 2 of the WHL fi nal; Macoy Erkamps hoists the WHL championship trophy; the Wheat Kings bring the cup into the Key-stone Centre during the fan rally; Wheat Kings billets, friends and family pose for a picture in Seattle.
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Peak Performance to host boxing event in Brandon
The world of boxing is ex-panding to include top fighters right in Brandon. As part of the boxing circuit this year, Peak Performance and Athletics Cen-tre of Brandon will be hosting a junior and adult event as part of a doubleheader competition.
The CanadInns Roadhouse will be transformed into a box-ing ring on June 25 beginning at 6 p.m.
“It’s really two events in one night,” explained Peak Perfor-mance owner and boxer Rodman Batson.
The junior event will feature under 18 fighters who are rela-tively new to the sport. The ex-hibition matches will consist of
rounds lasting a maximum of one minute in length and it’ll give the athletes an opportunity to devel-op their skills in the ring.
The adult event meanwhile, begins at 9 p.m. and will feature fighters from Brandon as well as those from across Man., Sask., Alta., and parts of the U.S.
Organizers have already sched-uled 12 fights for the event and are working to bring that number up to 20 for an evening of intense action.
“If you’ve never seen boxing I encourage you to come for the younger matches to expe-rience what the sport has to of-fer.”
A boxer himself, Batson has had the opportunity to travel around the world with the sport.
“It’s opened a lot of doors for
me throughout my life.”Sharing that experience with
others has been a motivating factor in operating Peak Per-formance and Athletics Centre located at 10th Street and Park Avenue in Brandon. The facil-ity is designed to train athletes of all skill levels in a number of different disciplines. Specialized classes have been developed to increase strength and fitness for hockey, boxing, wrestling and
many other sports. Fitness class-es such as TRX and yoga are also offered. Boot camps and muscle specific classes such as Butt Busters and Beach Body are also popular.
“If athletes are wanting to get in better shape or pick up a new sport, we can help them develop the skills they need,” Batson said.
Wrestling clinic introduces new sport to Bran-
donBrandonites were taken to
the matt during an Olympic-style wrestling clinic earlier this month. Thanks to efforts by Peak Performance and Athletic Centre, The Manitoba Amateur Wres-tling Association had the oppor-tunity to introduce the city to a new sport.
“We wanted to increase aware-
ness and bring wrestling to Bran-don,” said Batson.
With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts and boxing in the city, Batson sees the move to wrestling as a good fit.
“There are no official clubs in the city but wrestling is really big in other provinces.”
The sport has been an impor-tant part of the life of Batson’s brother Ryker who wrestled while attending school at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Sask.
Ryker has had a lot of oppor-tunities with the sport and is on the verge of going to the national level with his eye on the Cana-dian Olympic Team according to his brother.
“Both wrestling and boxing can open a lot of doors for peo-ple,” he said.
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The WHL champion Brandon Wheat Kings were welcomed home this past weekend to a fan rally at the Keystone Centre.
Approximately 2,500 people cheered on the team as they returned from Seattle after defeating the Thunderbirds in fi ve games, clinching the Ed Chynoweth Cup last Friday night.
After taking a 3-1 lead early in the second period in Game 5, the Thunderbirds battled back, eventually taking a 4-3 lead before Brandon tied the contest late in the second on a tally from Jayce Hawryluk – his fi rst of three goals on the night.
Nolan Patrick, eventually named the MVP of the playoffs, scored early in the third for the Wheat Kings, as the club wound up netting four goals in the period en route to an 8-4 win.
“Our fans have been unbelievable as you know,” Wheat Kings head coach and GM Kelly McCrimmon told WHL.ca moments after the team clinched the title. “I’m happy for them. They were a big part of us standing here tonight with the support that they gave us in Games
1 and 2. They were unbelievable all through the playoffs.
“You’re always happy for the people in your organization who does so much work – the scouts, our offi ce staff, the players,” McCrimmon continued. “You’re happy for the players. It’s a great thrill for them. It’s a great accomplishment by the organization and really a special night to win it here and get the series wrapped up and be champions of the league.”
With the win, the Wheat Kings have punched their ticket to the Memorial Cup in Red Deer, which begins later this week.
Billets, family and friends maketrip to Seattle
Approximately 30 billets, family and friends of the Wheat Kings made the trip to Seattle this past week to witness the club win the WHL title.
Chad Wallin and his wife Michelle, billets of Wheat Kings netminder Jordan Papirny, were among those that made the trip.
“It turns out that Seattle was a city that we’ve always wanted to go to and it just kind of worked out,” Chad said. “It was a pretty cool experience.”
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My wife and I are expecting our first child in September.
After making the obligatory societal duty of announcing the news on Facebook a couple of months ago, we were thankful of having so many great family and friends who congratulated us.
I’m sure my wife will be posting some photos of our baby from time to time on Facebook and over the years, it’ll be great to witness our baby grow up in front of our very eyes.
However, remind me to tell my soon-to-be son or daughter to please not sue Mommy and Daddy when they get older.
According to the guardian, French authorities have begun warning parents in France that they could face fines and even a year in prison for publishing intimate photos of their children on social media without permission as part of the country’s strict privacy laws.
In other words: when the child grows up and doesn’t like that photo where he or she is wearing that ‘onesie’ and sitting on the potty on their first birthday, well… it’s time to take legal action against Mom and Dad.
Oh come on. You’ve got to be kidding me, right?
“Parents have to work out what’s right for them, but be aware that this is another person, another human being, who may not thank them for it in 15 years to come,” Nicola Whitton of Manchester Metropolitan University, told the guardian.
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pictures online until they’re of an age where it’s appropriate to discuss it with them,” Whitton added.
OK. I’m all for privacy laws. I get it. I understand laws need to be in place especially in today’s society where social media is so prevalent. I also believe people need to be aware of privacy settings on social media sites. It’s also worth noting that, over the years, parents have gotten smarter on what to post when it comes to pictures of their children.
But a couple of intimate baby pictures posted by Mommy and Daddy means they could be fined in the
future – or even face jail time? Is is just me or is that not a bit much?
I’ll be the first to admit my Mom has some old photos of me that she’s scanned and has since posted on Facebook over the years – all in an effort to get a few laughs. My aunts, uncles, friends and others get a kick out of it.
They poke fun. It’s light-hearted.
Am I going to take legal action?
Well…only if my Mom agreed to make my favourite home-cooked meal once a week.
On second thought, I want two meals a week.
…I tip my cap to the Brandon
community for its efforts on helping support those in need in Fort McMurray.
Everywhere I look, I notice
another community member, organization or business step up to the plate, helping the thousands who have been evacuated from their homes after the devastating wildfires.
Whether it was the Canadian Red Cross that hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Victoria Inn, which saw upwards of $2,200 raised, a bake sale and BBQ at the Prairie Firehouse, or the numerous bank branches in the area that saw so many people come and donate funds, I was taken aback by the countless amounts of people coming forward to help out.
I give credit to Brandon, and the Westman area for that matter, for showcasing its community spirit and providing a lending hand. I couldn’t be more proud to call myself a Brandonite.
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I spent 30 hours at Pacific and Ninth Street on four different days to find out how long it would be closed if there was a low-level crossing out there.
A total of 13 trains went through dur-ing this 30-hour period. The crossing would’ve been closed for three hours and 26 minutes or approximately one hour out of every 10.
All traffic was on the three south tracks and I saw a single engine on track No. 4 and nothing on track No. 5. That engine would close the crossing for less than one minute.
Lisa Bryson, assistant superintendent of Canadian Pacific Railway, told me there is a federal law that states there cannot be a level crossing where there are five or more tracks.
I went to Larry Maguire’s office to see if this was correct. The office staff told me they didn’t know but they’d find out when this law was passed through par-liament. They would contact the C.P.R. with this information. So far, neither the
C.P.R. or Maguire’s office is able to tell me when this law came into effect. If it was during the ‘horse and buggy days’ it’s time this law was looked at again.
Of the 200-plus people I saw walking over the bridge, 96 per cent of them did so when there was no train on the tracks. Ten to 12 people walked over the tracks during every six-hour shift I spent ob-serving.
I cross CPR tracks at 50th Street West four to six times a day and there’s only a stop sign there. At 17th Street East, there’s a crossing with three tracks and there’s only a stop sign there.
I would highly suggest that the City of Brandon, with the cooperation of the CPR, look at the development of a low-level crossing on Eighth Street.
Sincerely,Ross MitchellBrandon
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HUMOUR
Priorities.While a lot of people
around the world were fo-cussed on the wildfires of Fort McMurray, there was one headline that grabbed my attention.
It read “Kardashians dislike Cuba.” Apparently the Cuban media had no in-terest in covering the pub-licity-crazed Kardashian’s every move and they were virtually ignored except for the American media, who buy into the Kardashian proverbial substance.
I’m waiting for the Kar-dashians to pop up in the Fort McMurray area to help with relief efforts. Transla-tion: what better place to get publicity world wide?
Maybe one of the Kar-dashians will pose beside a burnt building wearing a firemen’s uniform. Any-thing for fame.
Have you ever wanted to be a party leader?
Not the all-night party where the toughest decision is should there be three or four ice cubes in the glass. Would you like to lead a provincial political party? Both the NDP and Lib-
Random musings from the keyboard
eral brands are looking for someone to take them out of the political wilder-ness. Although for the new Liberal leader, that will be quite a feat, kind of like swimming the Assiniboine River while towing a barge full of fertilizer from the Shellmouth Reservoir to Brandon in spring when the river level is high. In other words, you’d prob-ably have better odds con-vincing Stephen Harper to loosen his tie and smoke a joint while attending an Ozzy Osbourne concert…
As for the NDP, the once mighty, the new leader will be in the shadows of Greg Selinger and his tax hike, which according to sources, the province needed but didn’t know it. We do know what happened when Mani-tobans found out…
As party leader, which-ever you choose, you get to travel around the province on someone else’s dime, criticize opposing politi-
cians for everything they do and collect a decent sal-ary. Job security isn’t great unless you get elected pre-mier, and even then, just ask Greg what could hap-pen. You must be able to deal with egos of other par-ty members and be able to smile in an instant – albeit with babies or selfies with ‘fans’.
Contact the party of your choosing to see if you have the qualifications.
Donald Trump verses Hillary Clinton.
According to some American pundits, these are the two most hated presi-dential candidates ever. Just think: Fear Factor, the TV show, is becoming a reality.
When it comes to educa-tion, they spare no expense in Texas. Not the class-room. Don’t be silly.
In Texas, football is greater than the sum of math, science and english, ‘pardner.
In Mckinney, Texas, the school division is build-ing the biggest high school football stadium in the country. The 12,000 seat facility will cost $62.8 mil-
lion.After all, isn’t it important
a small select group of ath-letes have a place to prac-tice and play? Some might get full athletic scholarships to universities where they might get noticed by pro scouts and drafted into the NFL or CFL. Some might even get a degree and know their multiplication tables when their football days are
over.To show that football
rules, four miles away in a place called Allen, there is a $60 million high school sta-dium, while in Katy, Texas, a $62.5 million dollar stadi-um for the high school team is under construction.
No word on who helps the athletes. They’re read-ing their playbooks.
We just had Mother’s
Day. Father’s Day is com-ing. Then there’s Grandpar-ent’s Day, Secretary’s day, In-law’s day.
If the card companies want to make an extra buck or three, try an ‘EX day’ for girlfriends, wives, hus-bands partners etc.
Thought for the week: Have you gotten used to hearing ‘Premier Pallister’ yet?
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Manitoba author Carl H. Harrison has recently released his new novel “White Rhino and The Tanqueray Crew.” It’s a comic misadventure involving five Mani-toba childhood friends who venture to the island paradise of Hawaii to search for and recapture something missing from their lives. Being no longer young, they try mightily to live up to what they thought they once were. The caper is about friendship, adventure, and the ways we all change without recognizing it. It’s at once sardonic, satirical, and just plain funny. White Rhino and the Tanqueray Crew is the perfect read for an afternoon on a beach – or in an arm chair in your own living room.
The book is now available at Coles, lo-cated at Shoppers Mall in Brandon. The local store will be hosting a book signing for Harrison on Saturday June 4 between noon and 4:00 p.m. In addition to the new work, Harrison’s three lighthearted ‘Har-ri’s on Tour’ travel books – A Tramp in England, A Tramp on the Line and A Gar-rulous Tramp – will also be featured.
All of the author’s works are available for order at any book store or online in paperback or eBook format. Harrison’s website www.harrisontour.com includes more details, news and a chapter from each of his books.
‘The Magical Journey’ coming to WMCA
A magical holiday musical adventure in the heart of the fairy-tale world, featuring the most famous characters of all time is on its way to Brandon.
The Magical Journey will hit the stage at the Western Manitoba Centennial Au-ditorium, July 13. Along with Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine, Aladin and Peter Pan, the whole family will travel to an imaginary and enchanted world of song and dance.
The six characters will perform hits such as Hakuna Matata, Beauty And The Beast, A Whole New World, and many others.
Tickets are $28 (there is a group dis-count of 25-plus) and are available at the WMCA box office, online or by calling 728-9510.
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The band is known for hits like “We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)”, “Raise a Little Hell”, “The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar” and “Two For the Show.”
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Set among towering oak trees and along the waters of Oak Lake itself, Oak Island Golf Course is a golfer’s para-dise. The 18-hole, champion-ship course was designed by Les Furber, one of Canada’s premier course designers.
“The front nine holes have an open view of the lake and the back nine are lined with oak trees,” said Oak Island direc-tor of golf Mike Martin. “Each area offers a completely differ-ent golfi ng experience. It’s re-ally a beautiful course to play.”
The course is designed to challenge avid golfers while fostering a love of the game for those just starting out.
“It’s both challenging and playable for everyone,” Martin said.
With four tee deck options, golfers can chose the box that suits their style and ability, in-creasing the challenge as their
play improves. Water hazards, sand traps and trees add to the beauty and diversity of the course that stretches more than 6,600 yards.
The course offers a fully stocked pro-shop, cart rentals and lessons by request. The driving range gives players an opportunity to warm up before their next round and the fully licenced restaurant and lounge offer a place to unwind follow-ing the game.
Adding to the draw of the area is the opportunity for stay and play packages. Oak Is-land Resort offers camp sites and modern cabins which can be booked by golf enthusiasts looking for an escape from the city. Together with the public beach, heated pools, marina, mini golf, walking trails, Riel’s Restaurant and Creemee is something for the entire family.
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Sparkling wine: a feast for your taste budsSparkling wine is well known for its tiny bubbles that
race to the surface. Sparkling wine is one of the most ex-otic, yet refreshing types of wine, providing memories and happiness once the cork is released into the air. For many years, this exotic wine has proven to be among the most popular types of wine for celebrations and special achievements.
By looking at sparkling wine, you’ll find it to be a complete mystery. When tasting the wine, friends and lovers choose to discuss the refreshing, nutty aroma. Even though this type of wine is very popular, it can be hard to describe. Although the taste and aroma can be right there, lingering in the air – it’s still something that is nearly impossible to find the words for.
When you first open a bottle of sparkling wine, the carbon dioxide aroma that instantly fills the air is an ex-perience that you have to smell to believe. A true feast for all of your senses, sparkling wine can instantly put you at ease. Drinking this wine is a feast for your taste buds, bringing several different flavors to rest on your tongue at the same time.
Even though the nature of sparkling wine is really unknown, society as a whole has really accepted it. Al-though many don’t realize it, the crisp and delicate taste of this wine isn’t what made it what it is today. Similar to the shine and splendor of the finest diamonds, spar-kling wine emits a truly elegant aura and romance that makes it easy to distinguish from other types of wine.
Sparkling wine was first discovered in France by Dom Perignon, who was a monk in the Champagne re-gion. He actually stumbled upon this fine wine while performing his duties as a cellar master in the Benedic-tine Abbey. Dom would hide his discovery for many years, as the public didn’t really respond in the way that he had been hoping.
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The formula and techniques that Dom used to pro-duce his sparkling wine eventually become known as the traditional way of making Champagne. The process is still used throughout the world today, producing some of the best sparkling wines. Even though sparkling wine is made in various locations, many agree that the best place is the Champagne region of France - which is where sparkling wine first began and was first intro-duced to the world.
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Healthy water committee: prevention of zebra mussels
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Although there are no zebra mussels in Pelican Lake as of yet, it doesn’t mean Trev-or Maguire isn’t doing his best to inform the public on the issue.
Since their initial introduction to North America in the 1980s, zebra mussels have steadily invaded south-eastern Canada and the majority of the eastern half of the United States, says Maguire, chair of the Pelican Lake healthy water and fish committee. In 2010, zebra mussels were found for the first time in the Red River, and in 2013 they were found in Lake Winnipeg. Zebra Mussels are now located in Lake Winnipeg, Cedar Lake, several locations along the Red River, and The Channel of Lake Winnipeg south of Grindstone Point.
“They’ve infested the Laurentian Great Lakes, and the Hudson and the Mississippi drainage areas,” he told the Journal.
So what are zebra mussels? “They’re a highly invasive small aquatic
animal resembling freshwater clams,” Ma-guire said. “They multiply rapidly causing devastating environmental and economic damage.”
He says this small mussel only grows to 1.5 inches long at most and each zebra mus-sel can produce up to a million microscopic larvae, called veligers. He says zebra mus-sels pose an immediate and major risk to Pelican Lake and other Manitoba bodies of water.
“If introduced they will negatively im-pact the lake and those who enjoy it in many ways,” he said. “Zebra mussels colonize on any hard surface and damage boat hulls, motors, docks, and boat launches. They dev-
astate the recreational fishery by depleting fish food sources and fouling the water.”
He says dead mussels wash up on shore, create foul odours, and can cut feet if stepped on, rendering beaches unusable. Clean up is expensive and ongoing once a lake is infested, costing property owners and municipalities.
Maguire says they’re spread by boaters or other recreational water users who do not clean, drain, and dry their boats and equip-ment before traveling from an infested lake. Once introduced, he says, they’re impos-sible to control and can multiply rapidly.
“Adult zebra mussels hide in crevices and intakes, so they’re difficult to spot and easily missed,” Maguire added. “If your boat has been in an infested lake you should assume it has zebra mussels attached and carefully follow the de-contamination procedures.”
Even when cleaned properly, a boat com-ing from an infested lake is highly likely to introduce zebra mussels into a non-infested lake, Maguire added.
“Adult zebra mussels can survive out of water, in moist cool conditions, for up to 30 days,” he said. “They attach to watercraft or other water-related equipment being trans-ported from one body of water to another unless the proper steps are taken to avoid moving them to new areas.”
Maguire says the goal and focus of the Pelican Lake healthy water and fish com-mittee is simple: prevention.
“It’s the only way to keep Pelican Lake free of zebra mussels,” he said. “We’re fo-cusing on putting signage around the lake to warn boaters, and distributing brochures and getting the word out on social media that our only hope is to prevent zebra mus-sels from entering the lake.”
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The aboriginal population is growing in the Wheat City.
Jason Gobeil, community coordinator for the Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peo-ples’ Council, says the projections indicate that within the next 10-20 years, there will be one aboriginal person for every three people living in the city.
“That tells us the (aboriginal) popula-tion is growing and that we need to be supporting them,” Gobeil told the Journal.
“If we look at Brandon and the average size of 50,000 people, we’re a staple in this community of about 14-16 per cent of the population,” Gobeil added.
As more aboriginals enter the workforce in the community, the BUAPC is doing its best to engage with the community – and in the process, provide a platform for those looking to start their own business.
“There’s no reason why you can’t look at Brandon as a destination centre for start-ing a business and being your own boss,” Gobeil said.
Gobeil and the BUAPC will be hosting a business planning workshop and luncheon later this month for aboriginals, called “Shaping The Future” which offers tools and resources for those interested in for-mulating a business plan. The luncheon, which takes place May 24, will include keynote speaker Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band in B.C.
“Chief Louie is not a political body or politician by no means,” Gobeil said. “He’s not afraid to say something that sometimes we’re often too scared to say.”
Gobeil says the aboriginal business fu-ture is about creating better relationships with the local Chamber of Commerce, working with the business community.
“Indigenous business doesn’t look any different than everyday business,” he said. “We’ve got to start breaking down those misconceptions of what aboriginal busi-ness looks and feels like.”
There are several aboriginals who have paved the way for business success in Brandon. In April, several business own-ers were recognized at Westman’s Cham-pion of Aboriginal Employment awards, including Jason Hayden, owner of J&R Excavating, who was honoured for his leadership and commitment to hiring First Nations employees in the area.
“Jason (Hayden) is a gentleman in the aboriginal community who has purchased into business and now owns 100 per cent of that business but employs up to 80 per cent of aboriginal people as his employee base,” Gobeil said. “That says something. It’s not that he’s doing something for him-self, but he’s doing it for your people at the same time and offering opportunity.”
Gobeil says Hayden will be speaking at the luncheon as well, offering his thoughts on the challenges of owning your own business.
“There are struggles, but the success waits for you at the end of the game,” Go-beil concluded.
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The Westman Softball Association has drawn more players to the diamond this season.
President Kevin McLennan states the league has approximately 360 players on 32 teams in Brandon and 16 teams from three rural commu-nities. The number of players marks an increase of 50 over last year’s numbers.
“We’ve seen this in the past with younger players moving back from soccer but not to the numbers this year,” McLennan said. “We’ve seen a few more under-16 and under-18 players this year.”
Westman Softball Association believes the sport can be enjoyed by participants of all ages.
“For young kids, it’s a good social game that develops teamwork, leadership, self-esteem and fitness,” McLennan said. “It’s a sport for life. I know people are playing the sport into their 70s and still enjoy the game.”
In addition to Brandon, the Westman Softball Association also has teams in Carberry, Hamio-ta and Neepawa. The group has squads in sev-eral age categories and soon hopes to also field an under-21 squad.
One of the highlights this season will be the under-14 provincial championship in Brandon in mid-July. As well as house league teams,
the WSA also consists of higher-level West-man Magic regional squads. Last summer, the Brandon-based Westman Magic under-16 team won the Western Canadian softball champion-ship. This year, the Magic will be attending an international tournament in B.C.
Work continues on Ashley Neufeld complex Meanwhile, work continues on the Ashley
Neufeld Softball Complex. The facility, lo-cated on Parker Blvd, between 8th and 11th Street North, provides an upgrade in quality and number of diamonds as well as replacing aging facilities. Phase two is underway and includes the construction of diamonds three and four. McLennan emphasized that corporate sponsor-ship is still being sought.
Phase one was completed last year and in-cluded two full-size diamonds and four mini diamonds, which will serve young players ages four to 12. The hope is to be able to use these in the fall.
The complex is named after the late Ashley Neufeld, who starred at Dickinson State Univer-sity. The WSA, the Orthodox Leagues, Brandon Slo-Pitch League and the Westman Old-Timers are working together with the cooperation of the City of Brandon on the complex. In addition to diamonds, the complex will include washrooms and a canteen.
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Brandon pro boxer Noel Harding is heading back to Mexico.
After scoring a second round TKO over Rosendo Maldonado late April, Harding will return to Jamay, Jalisco, Mexico on May 28 to battle an opponent yet to be named.
“I know I’ll be in for another tough exciting fi ght,” Harding told the Journal.
Harding has recently been working with Eric De Guzman, a promoter with Teofi sta Boxing in Calgary, who has played a key role in sanctioning the last bout and the upcoming fi ght for Harding.
“They want to keep me as active as possible and that’s the most important thing right now,” Harding said.
Harding, who is also the owner of the Brandon Boxing Club, is 7-1 as a professional with six knockouts.
Harding started boxing in high school as a fi tness alternative. Now in his mid-30s, he still has a passion for the sport.
“It’s exhilarating,” he told the Journal earlier this year. “It is the greatest adrenaline rush of anything – going toe-to-toe with someone.”
Harding feels he has many more good years ahead of him.
“I’ll be doing this as long as my body lets me. I’m 36 now and I feel like I’m 18.”
Brandon’s Noel Harding defeated Rosendo Maldonado in Mexico earlier this month. The owner of the Brandon Boxing Club is set to have another bout on May 28.
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Big John Daly has a new golf home, which offers vast opportunities. The golf world is hoping a new John Daly shows up to take advantage.
One of the most popular fi gures on the professional golf circuit for the past 25 years, Daly — famous for his prodigious drives and his living-on-the-edge lifestyle — turned 50 in early May and became eligible for PGA Tour Champions, the no-cut circuit that still offers pretty good money as older fans fl ock to see their heroes of yesterday. Daly fi nished in a tie for 17th in his fi rst tournament, shooting two under par for three rounds.
And yes, those old guys can still play. The over-50 guys play on courses that aren’t quite as challenging as they faced in their younger days, but still require shotmaking skills the vast majority of amateurs can only dream of having.
So it’s the perfect scenario for Daly, who can still hit it a mile and, if he’s on, can score with the best of them. Now, if he can only tone down his off-course antics and concentrate on golf, he could have a lucrative few years on the senior circuit.
Daly’s off-course tales are legion. His four divorces. His gambling (he claims to have lost $90 million in his lifetime), his run-ins with the police, primarily due to assault- or drunk-related activities.
Many golf fans can relate to the ‘everyman’ persona that Daly projects. He’s not a buttoned-down, corporate type who always does and says the right things to please the masses. He goes his own way and well, sometimes, it’s not always politically correct.
Daly rose to prominence in 1991 when he got into the PGA at Crooked Stick
on a fl uke. He was the tourney’s ninth alternate, but nine people ahead of him dropped out for various reasons. The unknown Daly went on to win — one of golf’s biggest upsets ever — and then he validated that triumph with another major at the British Open at St. Andrew’s in 1995.
Since then there have been more personal woes than golf titles, more police mug shots than championship trophy posing. Word around the world of golf, however, is that the 50-year-old Daly has slowed down. Perhaps some late-age maturity has set in. He’s ready to take on the old guys and grab some of that cash.
Daly might just dominate on the PGA Tour Champions because the courses are short, which is right up a long-hitter’s alley. Controlling the ball won’t be the biggest challenge, though. Controlling John Daly will be the most important thing.• Josh Peter of USA Today,
on fun-loving John Daly set to join the Champions Tour after turning 50: “He will be the only tour member with two major championships, three children, four ex-wives and, seemingly, nine lives.”
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People with breathingissues need to stay alert
As of Journal deadline, emergency crews continued to work on forrest fi res in the eastern region of the province.
Gail Campbell, area coordinator for the Manitoba Lung Association, says that although the fi res have been contained, the wind current can spread the smoke a long distance. She says it’s best for people with breathing problems to be on their toes.
“People should always be paying attention and those that have breathing issues need to keep a close eye,” she told the Journal.
“The smoke from the wildfi res in Fort McMurray travelled all the way to Florida on the wind current,” she added. “It shows you how far it can happen.”
She says every year in Manitoba there’s wildfi res and invariably there’s a few days every summer where people have to deal with haze from forrest fi re smoke.
“That’s when it can change quickly.”Sheila McIntosh, director of health
initiatives for the Manitoba Lung Association, says if people with breathing issues notice a haze in the sky during the summer, it’s always good for people to check for public announcements regarding air quality.
“People should also close their windows
and either avoid trying to go outside as much as possible or take steps to cover their nose and mouth when they do go outside,” she said.
She says it’s also smart for folks to be aware if there are any changes in their breathing symptoms.
“Are they having more diffi culty breathing? Are their eyes irritated? Is their nose running? Are they getting headaches? Quite often, people with asthma have allergies, so maybe their allergy symptoms are increasing or they’re developing allergy symptoms,” McIntosh continued.
For those unsure of the current air quality, can head online to the Environment Canada website. The air quality health index consists of a table showing a summary of the most recent values of air quality for most Canadian cities.
Canvassing has begun Volunteers from the Manitoba Lung
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The Branstone Financial Strategies team. From left to right: Laura Peel, Tanice Taylor, Jena Ratz, Kevin Martin, Kristie Miller.
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What is the Veteran Family Program (VFP) pilot project?
As of October 1, 2015, the Shilo MFRC was one of seven MFRCs to launch a Veteran’s Family Pilot Program. This four-year pilot program will assist medically releasing CAF members and their families
How can the MFRC help my family?
The VFP can assist CAF families with the transi�on to civilian life by providing ser-vices in the following areas: Specialized In-forma�on Services, Transi�on and Preven-
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Take me through the name of the business. It’s an interesting one. Why the name ‘Branstone’?
Branstone Financial Strategies was something that we wanted to have out in the community that meant something and would be here for a long time in our community. So with Branstone, we started with ‘Bran’ as in Brandon, so it recognizes us region-ally, and ‘stone’ is from the keystone province. So put-ting those two together kind of recognizes us nationally and regionally and it sounds good. We like it.
The logo has a unique design and it represents what you do, doesn’t it?
There are four pillars to financial planning that we use actually, which are liquidity, retirement, dis-ability and family security. Those pillars are represent-
Journal interview: Kevin Martin of Branstone Financial Strategies
ed in the logo. There’s a dot in the left hand corner of the logo. That dot represents southwestern Manitoba be-cause if you step back and look at our logo, it has a loose outline of Manitoba. The colour choice was im-portant as well, so we chose a harvest gold because it reflects our farming com-munity.
On the Branstone web-site, a tab named ‘Our Values’ lists fortitude, ex-cellence, focus, gratitude and philanthropy, which is a bit interesting. Take
the readers through the decision as to why you have philanthropy listed?
Philanthropy is probably one of the best parts of what we do. Branstone Financial Strategies has our own fi-nancial strategy that we’re trademarking. Legacy Life-guard is that strategy, which at the end of that strategy, is about setting up charitable foundations. We, here, can provide a personal private foundation for clients. Our Legacy Lifeguard strategy uses a guaranteed invest-ment, life insurance and charitable foundations to create legacies for families.
You recently earned a certified executor advisor designation. How impor-tant is that to you and to Branstone?
The designation is rather new and has been around for the last two years. There are currently about 10 peo-ple in Manitoba who have the designation. Kristie Miller, one of our associate advisors, has the designa-tion as well. The designa-tion is designed to help Ca-nadians in settling estates. About 99 per cent of people have identified their family members as their executor. That’s really what that’s all about. As far as Branstone is concerned, we’re really focused on being able to help capture that when that happens. Obviously there are lawyers and accountants absolutely that need to be involved. It’s not like we’re the only people who know what to do, that’s not it at all. What we’re saying is we want to make sure that we have a network of peo-ple that understand what it takes to be an executor – we are just one part of that. The statistics are crazy when you talk about the amount of people – 1019 people are turning 65 this year every day, according to Statistics Canada – and that’s just the start of the so-called ‘tsu-nami’ of this baby boomer generation. The tsunami is referring to the approxi-mately $1.5 Trillion in as-sets that expect to transfer to the next generation over the next 20 years – as noted by STEP Canada in 2011. That is pretty significant.
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Staff of Memories Chapel were at the Brandon Cemetery on Mother’s Day, offering roses to the peo-ple who came to remember their mothers.
The annual event was well-received by the many people who stopped to receive a rose.
“The people that visited were very appreciative to receive a rose and that tells us that we’re doing the right thing in caring for our community,” Hayward said.
“It’s important to cherish the memories and to hon-our and remember our mothers. We want to do what we can to help people remember.”
Memories Chapel is located in Brandon on 18th Street North.
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PHOTO SUBMITTED Memories Chapel Funeral directors Craig Hayward, left, and Greg Hildebrand.
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Pianist Matt Poon came away the winner of the 2016 E-Gre National Music Competition, which took place at Brandon University.
Poon received a fi rst prize award, which included a cash prize of $10,000, a three-week residency and debut recital in Italy at the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival, and a 10-15 cross-Canada winner’s tour in November.
The City of Brandon Prize of $1,000 for the best performance of the 2016 commissioned piece, Mirari by Jeffery Ryan, was awarded to Poon as well.
As a pianist, Poon specializes in music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including repertoire requiring extended tech-niques. As a former member of Tactus and gamUT, Poon performed chamber works by living composers, including Paul Moravec, Bill Ryan, Paula Matthusen, Joseph Schwantner, and the Bang-On-A-Can composers, and worked under the direction of Jeff Milarsky, Gary Kulesha, Wallace Halladay,
and Norbert Palej. Poon has given a lecture-
performance on Ligeti Etudes at the Manhattan School of Music. As a composer, his music has been performed by the American String Quartet, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Manhattan School of Music Orchestra.
Poon holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance and a Master of Music in Composition from the Manhattan School of Music. His major mentors include Anthony Demare, Carol Ann Aicher, Midori Koga, Brian Current, Roger Bergs, and Chan Ka Nin.
Second prize winner Naomi Woo received a cash prize of $5,000 and third prize winner Jesse Plessis received a cash prize of $3,000.
“The only reason to commit to a project like this is if you really, really love new music.” Poon said in a release. “ I truly love this repertoire and I care about it so much. I feel so honoured to be part of this group of pianists. This has been a very emotional journey and I’m so grateful.”
“It was so interesting to get a new perspective on this competition, by moving from the composer’s chair to the jury panel,” juror David L. McIntyre said. “The competitors did so much of the work, and we were able to really enjoy it.”
“The best part of fi nishing second is that I get to do this all over again,” said Woo. “It’s a huge undertaking, but the opportunity to meet everyone and perform like this makes it all worthwhile.”
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