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The Prairie Oasis Senior Centre has undergone a signifi cant facelift over the past few months. Top left: a glimpse at the new-look lobby; (bottom left) executive director Barbara Blake; (far right) a view at the revamped Prairie Oasis logo.

Journal photos by Lanny Stewart

A new look for Prairie Oasis

Over the past several months, the Prairie Oasis Senior Centre in Brandon has received a rather significant facelift.

Since May of last year, the non-profit agency has re-ceived a new paint job, office desks and chairs, shelving units and supplies, among other upgrades in an effort to provide a fresh look and help showcase what the centre has to offer.

Barbara Blake, the centre’s executive director who has played a key role in the changes, has seen firsthand what the improvements have meant to the facility, which pro-vides recreational activities, education, meals and services to those aged 50 and older in the Westman area.

“It needed a clean up,” she told the Journal. “It made us look a little more professional.”

Among the changes was the addition of new signage at the front of the agency building.

“The logo was very faded and I think it was time for a change,” Blake said. “We wanted something that can still represent the prairies and I think we did that.”

The upgrades were provided through various grants – which come from organizations such as Prairie Mountain Health, Brandon Area Community Foundation and Royal Bank of Canada, among others – as well as funding from the federal government and donations from the public.

“One person recently told me that we brought it (Prai-rie Oasis) back to life,” Blake said with a smile. “I can’t thank the public and everyone enough who have provided us with grants and donations.”

Not only has there been changes to the look of the facil-ity as of late, but also several of the programs have been revamped as well. One notable addition is a ‘skit night’, which Blake says, is for baby boomers in the area.

“I want to attract the baby boomers because that’s my generation,” she said. “We’re the younger seniors and we have a hard time admitting we’re a senior. I don’t want people to picture a senior as a little white haired lady hold-ing a bingo dabber. That’s not happening here.”

She says the skit night will hopefully encourage local organizations to participate.

“The community members would come in and do their skit – we have a stage here as well – and the crowd would vote on who did the best skit. Yes, it’s a fundraiser, but it’s also good for younger seniors.”

There are several other programs as well that make up

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the events calendar for the Prairie Oasis Senior Centre – those include bridge, bingo, paint and exercise classes and casino travel days to Winnipeg.

However, a mainstay that is very important to Prairie Oasis is the Meals on Wheels program, which has been offered in Brandon for more than 40 years.

The program provides anywhere between 60-100 meals every weekday to residents in the area. The meals are cooked by Prairie Oasis kitchen workers and there are more than 250 volunteer drivers who participate in help-ing make the program run successfully.

Some of the volunteer groups and committees who help with the program include the Assiniboine Kiwanis Club, MTS, Manitoba Hydro and the Knights of Columbus.

“The help we receive from the public in order to make this program work is remarkable,” Blake concluded.

For more information on the programs and services the centre provides, contact the Prairie Oasis Senior Centre at 204-727-6641.

Blake honouredIt’s worth noting that Blake, who took over as the execu-

tive director of Prairie Oasis in May, 2014, was honoured by the Manitoba Association of Senior Centres over the summer.

Blake received the award of commitment, which pays tribute to a community group or person for an outstanding contribution to the health and well-being of older adults in his or her community.

The Prairie Oasis Senior Centre is a part of the MASC, which represents more than 40 senior centres across the province.

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What is your current gameplan when it comes to campaigning? What is it and why are you going about it this way? Does it involve a lot of door knocking at this time of year?

Maguire: I have been putting in 15 hour days on the campaign trail while sharing our positive vision to create new high-paying jobs in Westman. I have already vis-ited every community and almost every neighbourhood in Brandon. There is a noticeable shift in folks coming our way as many voters are turned off of the Liberal and NDP tax hike promises. Many voters are very angry with the Liberals as they want to clawback people’s tax free savings accounts and run unnecessary deficits while our economy is growing.

Wyman: It sounds very simple, but basically I’ve been trying to talk to as many people in Brandon-Souris as pos-sible from mayors and reeves, non-profit groups and busi-nesses, farmers. I’m doing a lot of old-fashioned door-to-door in Brandon and the smaller communities as well.

Neufeld: My plan is to offer calm assurance by meeting as many individuals as possible before Oct. 19. Every per-son is encouraged to recognize me as a credible, engaging representative - and of course to bring out the vote. I’m making day trips to towns and villages where I drop in on coffee shops and into businesses. Small business owners tend to be the movers and shakers in our communities and I want to hear their concerns and ideas. I’m knocking on doors in Brandon every chance I get. People everywhere are keen to help choose the best person to represent them. Sometimes it’s only eye contact, other times it’s a full-on debate, but it’s always mutual appreciation that’s com-municated at the door.

At this point in time, as we move closer to election day, what is the No. 1 point you’d like to get across to the Brandon-Souris electorate?

Maguire: The Conservatives are the only party that will not raise people’s taxes. We are the only party that has laid out a vision to grow Westman’s economy and create new jobs. We have put forward affordable campaign plat-form commitments such as introducing a home renova-tion tax credit, a single/widow tax credit, an apprentice-ship tax credit, and continuing to keep taxes low.

Wyman: I’d like to ask them to demand better. I feel

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Journal Q & A with Maguire, Wyman and NeufeldBrandon-Souris candidates Larry Maguire (Conservative) Jodi Wyman (Liberal) and David Neufeld (Green Party) spent a few minutes recently with Journal editor Lanny Stewart to discuss the upcoming federal election. (NDP candidate Melissa Wastasecoot was unavailable for comment.)

that we can do better in this riding in terms of infrastruc-ture, climate change and the economy, as well as our ag-ing population. I feel like they need to understand that the status quo isn’t working for us and we should demand better.

Neufeld: We deserve better and I’m offering it. Our big-gest problem in Canada is that our members of parliament no longer represent us. The party leaders control the MPs. Elizabeth May is identifying this as a crisis for us as a democracy. As Canadians, we want to work for a pros-perous, secure life for our children by addressing climate change and the transition to a renewable energy economy. But we’re only in charge of our future if we have control over how decisions are made. As the MP for Brandon-Souris, I’m free to vote according to our collective best interests.

Why do you believe your the right person to serve the constituents of Brandon-Souris?

Maguire: As promised, I hit the ground running right after I was elected in the by-election of 2013. We have se-cured federal funding for countless infrastructure projects across Westman and have a proven track record of stand-ing up for families, veterans, seniors, small businesses owners, and taxpayers. We have accomplished a lot in the very short time since I was elected and I have the energy and experience to get things done.

Wyman: The No. 1 thing would be probably continu-ing the conversations I’ve had as well as taking a look at the list of priorities. With the infrastructure crisis that we have here – there are so many projects that need a seri-ous investment, so I’d like to continue travelling around and talking to people and figuring out what is possible in terms of infrastructure priorities so that we can get some necessary funding.

Neufeld: We’re heading into a minority government. Green MPs can have significant positive influence over how decisions are made. Hard work is my friend. It mesh-es well with the love I have for this region. I have experi-ence internationally and locally, I bring people together to improve life. I’ll stand up and speak truth to power when necessary. I’ll get into the middle of any discussion if it involves negotiating for what’s best for our communities. I’m offering a fresh voice with the energy to engage our youth.

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do not know about the TPP agreement’s terms. For example, how will it impact environmental standards and the cost of prescription drugs? Does it call for bulk water ex-ports? How will Cana-dian workers be impacted by lower wages paid in other member countries?

Though the public re-mains largely oblivious to the TPP’s specific pro-visions, that fact has not stopped politicians from using the deal to win votes. Shortly after an-nouncing the agreement, Harper told an Ontario audience that “Opening markets for Canadian trade is just one part of our economic action plan for jobs and growth, it is the

Perhaps we are get-ting ahead of ourselves. Perhaps we ought to read the fine print before we pass judgment on a deal that could have sweep-ing ramifications for the Canadian economy for decades to come.

Shortly before the current federal election campaign was initiated, it was suggested in this space that the Trans-Pa-cific Partnership negotia-tions could have a game-changing impact on the course and outcome of the election.

The TPP was a pro-posed trade arrangement between Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam -- a collec-tive population of almost 800 million citizens and an annual GDP of more than $28 trillion. It would address a wide range of issues, including labour standards, intellectual property rights, environ-mental protection, auto-mobile manufacturing, forestry and agriculture.

A Canadian Press re-port suggested at the time that “The governing To-ries want to launch the campaign with the deal in hand -- an agreement they could brandish as evi-dence of their economic stewardship.” Contrary to those expectations, however, the deal was not concluded and it is argu-

able that failure was at least partially responsible for the lethargic, unfo-cused flow of the Con-servative campaign in August. They expected a deal to coincide with the election call and, when that did not materialize, they were caught flat-footed.

Last week, Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper an-nounced the TPP negotia-tions had been completed and an agreement is in place. He has promised to release the full details of the agreement, but the text of the deal is still undergoing intensive le-gal review. It is unlikely it will be made available to Canadians before they vote on October 19.

Almost everything we know about the TPP agreement comes from the Harper government or experts who received their information from the Harper government. In exchange for increased exports of Canadian pork, beef, canola, forestry, minerals, machinery and many other products, we have been told we only surrendered a miniscule increase in foreign dairy and poultry imports and reductions in Canadian parts content in imported cars and trucks.

Given past trade deals, it’s a claim that sounds too good to be true, and that may, in fact, be the case this time. Indeed, there is much we still

plan that Canada needs to keep moving forward. . .It is going to make a big ma-terial difference to your lives, what the choice is on Oct. 19.”

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has taken the op-posite approach. Despite having never seen the agreement, he told a To-ronto audience the TPP will hurt Canadian fami-lies. Playing up fears of job losses, he promised to scrap the deal if his party forms the next govern-ment.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau claims Harper hasn’t done a good job of explaining to Canadians

specifically how they will benefit from the deal -- an assertion supported by two polls released yester-day -- and says he would consult with both Parlia-ment and the provincial premiers before ratifying the deal.

Trudeau’s plan is the most reasonable in the circumstances. The is-sue isn’t whether a deal has been achieved, but whether it is a good deal for Canada. Given Ca-nadians’ unawareness of the TPP agreement’s specific provisions and its long-term impact on the various regions of the country, it is both reckless

and irresponsible to either endorse or condemn the agreement.

It would be just as reck-less to allow our incom-plete knowledge of the TPP to impact which par-ty’s candidate we vote for. It is far wiser to withhold our judgment until we see the entire agreement and are in a better position to weigh all of its conse-quences.

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OPINIONOPINIONLetter: Canadians should be concerned with TPP

Here we are in the mid-dle of an official election period. This is a period in which all important deci-sions are supposed to be delayed until after the elec-tion.

And yet, Harper again flouts rules and traditions and is preceding full speed ahead with the Trans-Pa-cific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations. Why?

Canadians have several reasons to be concerned. For example, all negotia-tions are taking place be-hind closed doors.

Another concern is that 80 per cent of Canadian exports to these countries are raw or semi-processed goods, while 80 per cent of imports are high value-added goods. A good way to export good paying Ca-nadian jobs wouldn’t you say?

As well, leaked informa-tion confirms that the TPP includes an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism similar to NAFTA chapter 11, which allows rich countries to sue governments when policy

decisions interfere with their investments. Canada is already the most sued developed country in the world because of NAFTA’s ISDS process and TPP will significantly increase the number of foreign inves-tors eligible to sue.

Seniors (and others) are going to suffer too. The in-tellectual property chapter of the TPP could prove a disaster for efforts to con-trol drug costs in Canada, which are already the sec-ond highest in the world.

Farmers are next. Sup-

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ply management is square-ly in TPP’s crosshairs. In July, again behind closed doors, negotiators gave the European Union an additional five per cent of our high-end cheese mar-ket and Harper weakened Canada’s bargaining posi-tion by indicating willing-ness to reduce dairy tariffs and increase the tariff-free imports of milk. Since the GATT and the Uru-guay round of the WTO, Canadian farmer’s share of our own dairy market has been nibbled away bit by bit through various trade deals. Isn’t the loss of 17,000 tonnes of cheese

production to Europe with CETA and the potential loss of 10 per cent of our market to the USA under TPP enough for Harper?

Unlike the USA, Canada does not allow the growth hormone rBGH which is used in the U.S. to increase dairy cows’ milk produc-tion and our dairy farmers are not subsidized by the taxpayer. Supply manage-ment provides a fair return to farmers and a reason-ably priced supply of fresh milk, eggs and poultry to consumers.

Unionized auto work-ers aren’t going to escape either. U.S. negotiators

have reportedly agreed to lower the domestic-content requirement to 30 per cent for auto parts and 45 per cent for vehicles. Present-ly, NAFTA says domestic content for auto parts and vehicles must be more than 60 per cent.

In any case, 26,000 Ca-nadian jobs are expected to be lost.

It appears that under the Harper government, every-thing Canadian is up for sale at fire sale prices.

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Some good things will happen to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Under their new head coach, players are given a grace period by die hard fans. However by De-cember, if the team hasn’t locked up first place things will change and everything from team jer-seys to real bags of maple leafs will be thrown on ice as a protest...

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out of commission. Play-ers take off their skates and decide to continue the game in the three-inch deep lake that has formed. An impromptu hockey ballet on ice, mimicking synchronized swimming, breaks out and the resulting video goes viral, getting more hits than actual televised games in the United States...

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In today’s politically correct world, looking at another kid the wrong way could see a child staying home while educators de-

cide what punishment to hand out. It would be nice to let kids be kids, but do they even know what that is anymore?

As of this writing, the federal election campaign was winding down. Prom-ises to break were made, opponents slammed and in some instances, voter intelligence was ques-tioned.

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Perhaps because of their popularity and relative ease of purchase, herbal remedies are surrounded in misinformation. Many people believe that, be-cause herbs are not chemi-cal drugs, this makes them completely safe. Yet, some herbal remedies do have adverse effects, as do vi-tamin and mineral supple-ments. In order to be treat-ed by both alternative and conventional medicines, individuals need to edu-cate themselves about the truths and myths surround-ing herbal products.

* Herbal compounds vary in strength.

While many convention-al medicines are carefully produced and tested to ensure consistent potency, some herbal remedies are not. The strength of one herbal product may not be consistent from pill to pill or between brands. It can be difficult to maintain consistency with products that come from nature. Just as grapes may produce a different tasting wine year after year, herbs may not always produce the same potency.

* There are side effects. Natural doesn’t always mean safe. Keep in mind that illegal drugs like mari-juana and opium come from natural sources, and those drugs are far from completely safe. Even the tobacco in cigarettes is from a naturally growing plant, and smoking is re-sponsible for the majority of lung cancer cases every year. Ginseng, ginkgo bilo-ba and even garlic supple-

ments can thin the blood and make one bleed more freely. Certain vitamins in high levels can be toxic. Kava kava, taken for anxi-ety, can sometimes cause liver damage.

* Herbs are not always regulated. In the United States, herbs are not regu-lated by the Food and Drug Administration. They don’t oversee the produc-tion, sale and use of herbal products. That means that the safety and usefulness of these remedies may not be adequately documented.

* Herbs and convention-al medicines are not always compatible. While herbal treatment can be used in combination with tradi-tional medicines, a medical doctor should be consulted before taking medications in tandem. Complications can arise from the interac-tion between conventional medicines and herbal med-ications. Herbs may reduce or increase the effects of

certain medications that can result in organ dam-age or even fatality. St. John’s Wort, for example, which is used to improve mood, may reduce the ef-fectiveness of oral contra-ceptives and also changes the plasma concentrations of omeprazole, a GERD medication.

* Herbal remedies may delay doctor visits, putting men and women at risk. Thanks to the relative ease with which herbal rem-edies can be purchased,

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sured by how formidable their challenge. The more despised the an-tagonist, the greater their achievement. Yes, we celebrate our courageous champions – but in doing so we often dismiss the importance of the villain in the context of the tale.

Terry Fox is one of the greatest and most iconic heroes of our lifetime. Anyone who can, has tied his name to their organi-zation – parks, schools, monuments, com-memorative coins, post-age stamps. His battle, though ultimately lost, has created a movement that has generated bil-lions of dollars to carry on his fight to vanquish the ominous threat of the villain that is cancer.

Sometimes organiza-tionally we forget about the villain – the obstacle which spurs strategic planning to rise above our vulnerabilities. Yes, we point to our progress and achievements – but often we lose sight of the catalyst for pursuing that change.

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Ultimately though, it is the villain who drives change by creating an unbearable circumstance which requires to be rem-edied. Maybe some of us need to don the black heat in order to be at the wheel to drive meaning-ful change.

Emergency planners quietly hope for disas-ter to make headlines (in another jurisdiction of course) to open a window of opportunity to rally citizens against a slate of unknown and over-whelming threats. Natu-ral disasters are great villains – unpredictable, powerful and requiring a calculated response to en-

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find themselves cast in the undesirable role of the bad guy – held indi-vidually accountable for the nebulous movements of government. When funding isn’t available to support community projects, when services and programs change, or when constituents don’t feel well represented, they wave an angry fist at government, assign-ing blame to any number of public servants up and down the line. It often seems that our elected of-ficials are only celebrated upon their retirement, but we must admit that our perception of political villainy at the top tier of-ten stimulates grass roots community collaboration to make the wheels turn.

While we find our-selves seeking a cham-pion to lead the charge on our cause, maybe what we require most is to find a villain who will kick over the dominoes and rile the masses to stimu-late the growth we want and need in our commu-nities. In the short term,

the furor that results in-spires purpose among the masses and we achieve success that we’ll remem-ber for years to come, long after we’ve forgot-ten the individuals who poked us with a stick to get us there.

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Leeks are the onion’s conservative and highly underrated cousin. They look like giant green on-ions, and despite their merger and marketability on this side of the pond, leeks have been widely cultivated in Europe for centuries where every-day staples like cock-a-leekie-soup and vichys-soise claim the modest leek as their star ingredi-ent. There’s something

seductive about the leek (phallic shape aside) that makes them irresistible; their fl avour is smooth and pungent, aromatic and soulful. It’s hard to fi nd an adjective that de-scribes them perfectly – except perhaps ‘deli-cious’. When you eat leeks you feel both satis-fi ed and clean. A com-bination that is entirely gratifying. For this reci-pe, I paired seasonal leeks with garlic, cream cheese and bacon to create a rib-sticking fall pizza that is positively loaded with fl avour.

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Youth Revolution making a difference

Empowering students leads to great things.

The Youth Revolution, which includes more than 500 Grade 5-12 students from across Brandon, are making positive changes in themselves, their community and around the world.

“The student-led leadership program has been developed to promote healthy lifestyle choices to reduce risk-related be-haviour, bullying, discrimination, social injustice, ethical citizenship and global awareness within their schools and the wider community in Brandon, Shilo and Alexander,” said Angela McGuire-Hold-er, coordinator of the Brandon commu-nity drug and alcohol education coalition and Youth Revolution program coordina-tor.

Learning leadership skills and develop-ing a sense of belonging, the students are in charge of organizing events on small and large scales that will benefit their fel-low students and others in their own com-munity as well as in other countries.

The groups volunteer at local events such as the Jingle Bell Walk and teacher conferences held in Brandon as well as raising funds for projects such as devel-oping wells in third-world nations.

“The students are at the forefront of the

group,” McGuire-Holder said. “They’re making a difference in our schools and our community.”

As part of the events being planned this year, the entire group will be meet-ing at Vincent Massey on Friday, Oct. 16. A full day has been scheduled to include healthy activities such as Zumba, jug-gling and dancing. Special guests making presentations will be Red Cross, MADD Canada, Samaritan House, a Brazilian group known as “Capoeira Group” and a student band called, “The 204.”

“It’s really going to be an inspirational day of learning about health, well-being and global citizenship,” McGuire-Holder added.

The students will learn and experi-ence a great deal at the event and they’re encouraged to volunteer at their own schools.

“They might put on a wellness day in their own school or even a small event for their own class,” McGuire-Holder added. “The lifestyle skills they’re learning will benefit them personally and they’ll have the opportunity to spread it forward in their communities.”

Youth Revolution is made up of stu-dents of all walks of life who are coming together to learn quality skills that they will benefit from today and in the future.

“These students are going to do great things, McGuire-Holder said. “Just wait and see.”

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Neepawa is looking into ways to ex-pand, says town mayor Adrian Degroot.

He says the town has “started the con-versation” on what it would take to expand boundary lines and says recent amalgama-tion, provision of services and land use are the main reasons as to why the town has decided to start the process.

“Since amalgamation has changed our boundaries within our planning district and also the membership, we’re into a re-view of the development plan,” Degroot told the Journal. “It’s an opportunity I guess to take a look at what can be done.”

He says because of amalgamation, there has been a bit of a shortfall when it comes to lots for development in the Neepawa area.

“The argument has been made that Neepawa has all kinds of land, why do

they need more? Once you start taking a look at your actual land use – and within our boundaries we’ve got some prime ag-ricultural land. Do we want to change that into residential? I don’t think so. We’ve got a lot of low-land which is flood-prone. You can’t put that into your land inventory for development.”

He says a growing population as well as recent expansion to the agricultural ser-vice sector in the area has also played a role in the decision.

“I can see more of that happening as it becomes a larger centre,” Degroot said.

He says the town also continues to have a housing shortage – which has improved in recent years – but is still a problem in the area.

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Oktoberfest celebrating German heritage

An evening of danc-ing, entertainment and traditional food is being planned to celebrate Ger-man heritage as part of the first Oktoberfest, held in Brandon.

“Oktoberfest is a tradi-tional event held in Mu-nich, Germany to cheer everyone up,” explained organizer Erich Stumme. “We will be doing the same here - having a good time with dancing and food.”

In an effort to replicate the event held each year in Germany, organizers are shipping in authentic door prizes including col-lector beer mugs, Bavar-ian style hats and aprons with a humorous Bavar-ian twist.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a traditional meal including Bavarian bratwurst, Bavarian-style meat loaf, pork roast, sauerkraut and mashed



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Watch out for deer ticksLyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection that people can get from the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick.

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The fun and festivi-ties will continue with Oktoberfest music and entertainment going until 12:30 a.m.

Oktoberfest is a 16-day festival running from late September to early Octo-ber each year in Munich, Germany. With more than six million people attend-ing from around the world each year, it is one of the largest funfair events held around the world. To lo-cals, it is often simply called Wiesn, after the

colloquial name of the fairgrounds (Theresien-wiese) where the event has been held since 1810.

“This is the first time we have held the event in Brandon and we’re trying to recreate the same party atmosphere as you have in Munich. It’s really a fun event with everyone having a good time,” Stumme said.

Planned for the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, the event is being put on by the Royal Canadian Le-gion, located at 560 13th Street East. Tickets are $20 each and include a full meal. To reserve your ticket please contact the Legion at 204-728-2881.

Brandon Blaze Dragonboat, a mixed recreational team, competed in the FMG Dragonboat festival on Sept 11-13 at the Forks in Winnipeg. The team won their fi rst two races and wound up placing eighth out of a total of 58 mixed recreational teams. If you are interested in trying this sport, please contact: [email protected].

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Grim Acres scaring away cancer

A haunted Halloween is coming to life at Grim Acres. Prepare yourself and gather your friends for a scary night that’s sure to keep you looking over your shoulder. In the spirit of the creepiest of holidays, Brian and Am-ber Sutherland have trans-formed an abandoned farm house into Grim Acres.

“Each room in the house has a theme with witches, horror scenes, movies, you name it,” Brian said.

The couple has been hosting the event for the past several years and re-cently purchased an acre-age at Kemnay where the event can be expanded to meet their imagination.

“We want it to be the biggest Halloween event people have ever seen,” Brian added.

While the haunted house includes mature themes, actors have been coached to be on the look-out for younger visitors and to gear their performance to the audience at hand. If the house itself is too scary for some, a laser tag area set up outside has been de-veloped to accommodate younger visitors.

Hotdogs, hot chocolate, popcorn and other treats will be available for sale.

While the scary theme centers around Hallow-een, the couple is donating their time, effort and per-sonal money to develop a fundraiser to scare away


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It costs the couple ap-proximately $5,000 out of their own pockets to host the event which keeps growing each year. There is no admission to attend and 100 per cent of all do-nations collected are given to the Canadian Cancer Society. In addition, the Canadian Blood Services and Transplant Manitoba will also be on hand at the event to raise aware-ness. To date the event has raised $20,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society with $10,000 being raised last year alone.

Grim Acres is located 10 minutes west of Bran-don near Kemnay. Taking Highway 1A west out of the city toward Kemnay, turn south on Road 117W (Stanley Road) just before the bridge. Travel south for 4.5 miles (about seven kilometres) and event will be on your right.

Grim Acres is open to the public free of charge Oct. 28-30 from 6-9 p.m. and Halloween Night, Oct. 31 from 5-10 p.m.

“We can’t just stop fighting cancer. We need to come together and keep fighting,” Brian said. “A cure is just around the cor-ner. We have to set things up so the next generation doesn’t have to fight it.”

“We really want to give people reason to hope.”

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“Over the last decade, auto thefts in the City of Winnipeg have declined by nearly 85 per cent. Howev-er, there’s still work to be done if we want to achieve further reductions in the auto theft numbers.”

With the goal of raising awareness about protect-

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“Stolen vehicles are typically driven danger-ously, potentially endan-gering the lives of innocent motorist, pedestrians and cyclists,” said Ward Keith, vice-president of business development and commu-nications and chief product officer for MPI. “For pub-lic safety, it’s important to eliminate the opportunity for these crimes and help to keep Manitoba road-ways safe.”

CAA Manitoba is also urging Manitobans to pro-

tect their vehicles from auto thieves.

“Our weather will soon be turning colder, but even in extreme winter condi-tions, vehicles only need a couple of minutes to warm up,” said Mike Mager, president and chief execu-tive officer, CAA Mani-toba.

“There is no reason to leave your keys in the ig-nition. To reduce warm up time, plug your vehicle in when it’s colder than -18 C.”

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Dr. Jay Winburn of Winburn Orthodontics was named this year’s ‘best boss’.

The award, which is sponsored by Prairie Mountain Health, Mental Health Services and the Brandon Chamber of Commerce and is an initiative which involves a call to the community for nominations for ‘Brandon’s best boss’ from both private and public sector businesses and organizations in Brandon and area.

The award, which is now in its 18th year, is presented during Mental Illness Awareness Week, and it encourages employees to elaborate on what specifi cally their boss does

to promote mental health in the workplace.

Winburn was presented with the award earlier this month at his business.

Other bosses from the area who received special recognition this year were Jennifer Woodbury, executive director at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba; Murray Turner, director of operations at NetSet Communications; Dolores McGregor, manager at Prairie Mountain Health; and Scott Kirk, manager of Western Manitoba Cancer Centre.

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A look at the BU Bobcats wom-en’s basketball team. Top: the Bobcats celebrate the team’s 81-67 pre-season victory over the Manitoba Bisons on Oct. 4. The Bobcats feature a new-look line-up as they look to continue to improve in the Canada West standings. Right: Fifth-year for-ward Kaela Cranston passes to a teammate in a Bobcats pre-season game.

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BU Bobcats basketball preview

The Brandon University Bobcats bas-ketball teams are shooting for success in different ways this season.

The men’s squad, which went 2-18 in Canada West last season, has 11 new players. Meanwhile, the women’s squad, which posted a 3-17 record, has 12 play-ers back. Both the men’s and women’s teams open the Canada West season on Nov. 6 at the BU’s Healthy Living Cen-ter against the University of Regina.

Men’s teamThe BU men’s hoops squad has just

four players back from last season. That group does include two of its top three scorers from last season – D.J. Jordan (15.1 points per game) and Earl Thomas Jr. (14.5 points-per-game and a team-high 8.7 rebounds per contest). Ryan Hawlet and Denham Buchanan are also back.

“Bringing in 11 new guys to any pro-gram is a challenge, but we feel very strongly about the student-athletes that we have recruited and they’ve done a great job thus far,” BU men’s basket-ball head coach Gil Cheung said. “I‘ve been pleased with how they have com-municated and developed so far on the defensive end of the court and I know the offensive end will come. I’m very happy with how they’ve begun to form and come together as a team, and that is not easy with so many new faces from all over North America.”

The Bobcats added a pair of experi-enced recruits in point guard Troy Grant and guard Chris Stanhope. Grant trans-ferred from Thompson Rivers Univer-sity, while Stanhope was an all-star at Fanshawe College. Cheung says they’ve both looked good in training camp.

“Two high school recruits – Aidan Saunders from Calgary and Tyler An-

derson from B.C. – both have done a great job of adapting to the CIS level, and do not look like freshmen at all,” Cheung said.

The new additions to the Bobcats look to be athletic and versatile, the head coach says.

“We can play the game a variety of ways and have the depth and personnel to get out and go in transition.”

Off the court, the new recruits are get-ting settled in the Wheat City.

“All of our athletes are very excited about their opportunity to come to Bran-don University and be a part of this com-munity,” Cheung added. “They all can’t believe how welcoming everyone has been on campus an in the city, and look forward to the season ahead.”

Women’s teamThe BU women’s basketball team also

looks to be able to play the game in dif-ferent ways this season.

“I like our depth and our versatility,” Bobcats head women’s basketball coach Novell Thomas said. “With the team this year, we can go with a taller lineup or a faster lineup.”

Among the dozen players back for the Bobcats are last season’s leading scorer and rebounder in Alyssa Mont-gomery, who averaged 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Also back is point guard Aleah Bridges, who paced the team with 3.6 assists per game and chipped in with 5.0 points per outing. Amy Williams returns from a strong sophomore season in which she was second on the team in points (8.8) and rebounds (6.6).

Due to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s regulations on American im-ports, BU’s third leading scorer from last season, Mikaela Stanton, will red-shirt this season. She helped recruit her friend Keisha Cox to BU. Cox led California’s Palomar College in points (18.5), rebounds (7.8), assists (5.2) and

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“We expect them to have an immedi-ate impact for us,” Thomas added.

Overall, the head coach likes his team’s height and feels the Bobcats will be able to play “inside-out.”

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mous sports executive in Canada, and thanks to the wheeling and deal-ing done in the past 11 months by Alex Antho-poulos, the Toronto Blue Jays are in baseball’s post season for the first time in 22 years.

Whether or not he pre-sides over a 2015 World Series title, the Jays’ An-thopoulos will undoubt-edly win Major League Baseball’s executive-of-the-year award as the Blue Jays celebrate their best season since 1993.

The first piece of the championship puzzle came early last winter when somehow, A.A. pried third baseman Josh Donaldson out of the

Oakland A’s in exchange for hotheaded Brett Law-rie, a journeyman at best, and three of the Jays’ best young prospects. Around the same time, he signed free agent all-star catcher Russell Martin, a Cana-dian, to a five-year con-tract.

Donaldson came with a great reputation, hav-ing hit 29 home runs in 2014, and went on to put together an offensive sea-son that had Jays’ fans chanting “MVP!, MVP!” since July. Donaldson is almost sure to win the American League MVP

title, in a tight vote over California’s Mike Trout, after slamming 41 home runs, driving in 123 and leading the Jays to a runs-scored total of just under 900, more than 130 high-er than the No. 2 team, the Yankees.

But even with Don-aldson’s red-hot bat, the Jays were mediocre through mid-season. On July 28, Toronto had a 50-51 record. But A.A. found a phone, dealt Jose Reyes and a couple of prospects to Colorado to acquire shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, generally ac-knowledged as one of the game’s top 10 players, and then went to the Jays’ vault where the prospects are kept, found a couple

more gold-plated prizes, and sent them to Detroit for left-handed starter David Price, an all-star, a Cy Young winner, an ace. Adding Ben Revere from Philadelphia, a virtual hit-ting machine (.313 in the last two months), was the final piece of the A.A. work of art.

Jays’ fans went crazy as the Jays played .735 ball since Aug. 1, as Jose Bau-tista and Edwin Encarna-cion joined Donaldson in an unprecedented slug-fest. They ran away with the A.L. East as Price went 9-1 since his acqui-sition, and Marcus Stro-man emerged as the No. 2 starter after coming back from spring-training ACL surgery to go 4-0 and a 1.67 E.R.A. it was a great time to be a Jays’ fan in September. All of Canada is hoping October and the first few days of Novem-ber is even more fun.• Graham Kelly in the

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league punishment for the officiating error in the Winnipeg-Calgary game, which the CFL acknowledged the next morning: “The ref will be locked in the mos-quito lab at the U of M.”

• Scott Feschuk in Sportsnet Magazine, on Montreal Canadiens not winning a Stanley Cup for 23 years: “Any car designed by the Habs would be all rear-view mirror.”

• Feschuk, again, on the Leafs’ trade of Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh: “The departure of Phil Kessel leaves a void on the wing and in front of the waffle maker.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, on the Jets-Dol-phins game at Wembley Stadium in London: “British people don’t actually say cheerio or blimey. But they do say, ‘We wish the States had sent us a better game!’”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “The Hot New Thing every quarterback has to have: eye discipline. How do QBs develop that? I don’t know. Take their wives to the beach?”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Her-ald: “A University of Alabama professor cancelled class so his students could write a two-page paper on the football team’s game that weekend. This dashes any hope of Alabama ever being anointed ‘The Harvard of the South.’”

• RJ Currie of sports-deke.com: “What’s the big deal about pitcher Jonathan Papelbon try-ing to wring teammate Bryce Harper’s neck? The Nationals have spent the last three years choking.”

Ag Ex raising awareness of industry

As more and more people move away from the family farm, the Manitoba Agriculture Exhibition is putting a focus on teaching young people about the beef industry. Scheduled for Oct. 28-31 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, the event includes two specialized programs aimed at students in Grade 3-5 and those in high school.

“We are one more generation removed from the farm. Kids now say their grandparents have a farm or even their great grand-parents had a farm,” explained exhibition general manager Ron Kristjansson. “These programs are a way to introduce students to the cattle industry and give them a chance to see what all is involved.”

Moo Mania will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28 while exhib-itors are in the barns preparing for the show and sale. There are 400 students in Grades 3-5 who are registered for the event and will each spend half a day be-

hind the scenes of the show. The learning opportunity includes 10 different stations where stu-dents will get to experience the different aspects of the business include the preparation that goes into the show and caring for the animals. Participants will also have the chance to take part in a mock show and auction to give them a real feel for the business.

“We’ve had a lot of interest in this program and are pleased to offer it to the students,” Krist-jansson said.

High school students will also have an opportunity to learn through hands on experience during the Agriculture in the Classroom program. Held in partnership with the Manitoba Beef Producers, the program is geared toward Grade 10 and 11 students and will take place on Thursday, Oct. 29. Students will work through several interactive stations with information on the ag industry, specifically the live-stock business, including career opportunities available.

“People are becoming more and more concerned about

where their food comes from and yet the distance between them and the family farm is increasing,” Kristjansson said. “These programs provide an opportunity for students to talk directly to producers and learn from them.”

The cattle show itself will take place Oct. 29-31 with more than 500 head of cattle going through the ring. Breed shows will include Angus, Simmental, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Limousin, Shorthorn, Herford and Mixed Breed classes. Commercial, Ju-nior, Prospect, Jackpot Bull and Heifer, Little Lady Classic, Su-preme Breed Extravaganza and Pick of the Barn classes will also take place during this, the largest cattle show in the prov-ince. Additional prize money is up for grabs in the Junior Pros-pect Steer Futurity class for par-ticipants who show their steer at the Ag Ex and bring it back to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. Kristjansson also explained that prizes increase for youth who show their animal as part of a 4-H project.

“The youth component is the future of the industry,” he said. “This is where our industry is going and we like to focus on that.”

In addition to the cattle show, there will be 100 exhibitors on site throughout the event. Beef on a bun and site canteens will be open and the public is in-vited to attend the show free of charge.

Attracting attention at this year’s show will be the Mani-toba Stock Dog trials which will take place Thursday at 11 a.m.

“This is your chance to see the dogs at work,” Kristjansson said. “It’s really interesting to watch.”

The annual Taste of Beef lunch will take place at the Great Western Roadhouse lo-cated at the Canad Inns Desti-nation Centre on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11:30 a.m. Guest speaker Marshall McDonald will ad-dress the group. McDonald grew up on a purebred Charo-lais farm in Brookdale and has been involved in cattle shows throughout his life. He is just

finishing his doctor of veterinar-ian medicine at Western College of Veterinarian Medicine and has accepted a two year contract in Assiniboia, SK at a majority large animal clinic.

“This is a great opportunity to hear how this young man, who has grown up in the cattle indus-try, is now becoming a vet, and has made his way through the business,” said Kristjansson.

Tickets for the lunch are $25 and can be reserved by calling 204-726-3590.

The show will wrap up with the Wheat City Wild bull rid-ing event Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to attend this part of the show are $20 for adults and $10 for youth 12 and under. Sanctioned by Bull Riders Can-ada, the event will include some fast paced action and is sure to be entertaining for the entire family.

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The 2015 season has come to a close at the Wheat City Golf Course.

The season has been an extremely busy one at the course, with staff focused on course restoration following record-setting river fl ooding in the summer of 2014. Dedicated work by all staff at the course resulted in the opening of partial course play in late-April and the successful return of 18-hole play at the course in mid-August.

To the end of September, more than 9,000 rounds of golf had been played this year at the course.

Focus for course staff will now turn to ensuring the course can be prepared properly for the winter and open successfully in 2016. As such, the public is reminded that use of the course (hitting of balls anywhere on the course surface) is strictly prohibited to ensure the safety of course staff and the public.

Information about the course, pro shop and other seasonal amenities available at the Wheat City Golf Course and Recreation Centre can be found at www.wheatcitygolfcourse.ca.


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Sunday, Oct.25-’Thanks be to God!’11:00amWorship with the Brandon University Brass Ensemble

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-Check out the historical displays-3:00pm— Enjoy a good old—fashioned hymn sing

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Pelican Lake improvements nearly complete

The Pelican Lake aeration project is well on its way to completion, says spokesperson Trevor Maguire.

After receiving $46,500 in federal funding in July – which covered approximately half the cost of the project – along with an estimated $30,000 raised via donations and $26,000 in volunteer labour, another aerator has since been installed which continues to improves water quality and fish habitat for the lake.

“We’ve had lots of support from the locals,” said Maguire, who is the chair of the Pelican Lake healthy water and fish committee. “We’ve had donations from the public with our fundraisers and we’ve been frugal with our spending.”

He says the additional aerator has been up and running for a while now and he is pleased overall with the progress of the project, which began in 2012.

“There is one temporary compressor that we’re running down there, so we’re going to be buying another one of those,” he said.

Running at full capacity in the winter months, the aeration system will add much needed oxygen to the water to prevent fish die-offs.

Pelican Lake is a 17.5 kilometre long by two kilometre wide shallow body of water with an average depth of three metres. It suffers from heavy eutrophication (enriched with nutrients causing algae blooms).

In 2013, the Healthy Lake Committee, a group of dedi-cated volunteers in the Ninette area, raised funds to install a small 90-cfm lake bottom micro-bubbler aeration system at the north end of the lake to test whether aeration could help clean up the lake. Since that time, the committee has seen significant de-stratification of the water column and a significant reduction in the suspended organic layer on the lake bottom.

Anyone interested in donating to the project, you can do so by contacting the Healthy Lake Committee at [email protected].

Pelican Lake is located approximately 50 minutes south-east of Brandon.


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U.C.T. James B Chrisp Council No. 448 makes a donation of $10,000 to the Ashley Neufeld softball complex. Receiving the cheque on behalf of the park is Brent Turner (left) andmaking the presentation is Bill Sowiak.

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A look at the students from BU who participated in the battle on the border event.

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An imaginary line between countries served as a starting point as 70 students ran full force to grab one of the precious dodge-balls that lie in wait. The fourth annual Battle on the Border pitted students from Brandon University against Minot State University in an afternoon of friendly dodge-ball last month at the International Peace Garden.

“This event is all about fun, tradition and team-building,” said Katie

Gross, BU’s director of student recruitment and retention, in a release. “We come together annually for the games and proudly wear our colours, but there are other opportunities for students to mingle including the bus ride, free time to explore the Peace Gardens, and the barbeque.”

Both universities fi elded teams of 35 players, with some international students coming from as far away as Norway, Russia and

China. Recently identifi ed as one of Canada’s best campus traditions by University Affairs, Battle on the Border has become an anticipated highlight of BU’s return-to-classes fall orientation activities.

For the fi rst time in four years, BU was victorious. With the last dodge-ball thrown, the BU team erupted with joyous yells as they ran onto the fi eld with the trophy in hand while raising Bailey the Bobcat (BU’s mascot) onto

their shoulders. “It’s about the smiles,

new friends and memories we take home with us, but it was also nice to be on the fi rst BU team to win,” said BU archaeology student Kristin Smart.


Folks participating in the Kairos Maternity fi ve kilometre walk-a-thon event earlier this month at the Sportsplex in Brandon. The event raised funds for the Kairos maternity home.

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