FREECanada Post Agreement Number 40069240

Vol. 14 No. 18 | Thursday, August 6, 2015

Brandon’s own Doug MacNaughton began his singing career at the age of 20 when he made his operatic debut with the Edmonto Opera. He’ll be perform-ing at Augustfest.

Journal photo submitted

Homecoming of sorts for talented stable of musicians

David Wilson didn’t mince words when asked about Augustfest, a homecoming concert series which he played a key role in bringing to Brandon several years ago.

“These are people who are making their mark around the world and we need to take a lot more pride in them than we do,” he said confidently.

Wilson’s appreciation for the local music scene dates back to when he was a high school teacher at Vincent Massey. Wil-son, now retired, recalls a music festival called “Mosaic Massey” an event that he and his stu-dents helped organize – and it helped plant the seed in his head for Au-gustfest, which is slated to take place Aug. 12-16 at Brandon University.

“When I retired in 2002 I thought I would like to continue some kind of work in the community that would create a fes-tival, especially one that would get people who were travelling across the

Lanny StewartEditorlstewart@westmanjournal.com

NOW 2.69%

*Limited time offer. Some conditions apply. Rates are subject to change. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is equivalent to the Annual Interest Rate, and assumesthat no fee(s) apply. If fee(s) are required as part of the application processing, any fee(s) would increase your APR.

sunrisecu.mb.ca

Mortgage special

Savona Wood-Burning

Firebowl

Greenworks 40V Li-Ion Brushless 2-in-1 String

Trimmer and Brush Cutter

Master ChefS480 Propane BBQ

$50SAVE

$160SAVE

$30SAVE

50%

SAVEUP TO

Body Glove Hydrohex

2-Person TowableSALE 299.99

79-7140-8

BRING IT ON

SUMMER SALE 199.9985-3064-8

SALE 299.9960-2332-4

SALE 69.9985-1005-2

country in the summer a reason to stop in Brandon overnight or something to do in Brandon when they were stopping here,” he told the Journal.

This will be the sixth annual Augustfest which Wilson says is built on the premise of bringing musical talent – many of whom have Westman ties – back to where they got their start in the industry.

“We don’t very of-ten get to hear perform-ers who have learned or have been educated or are somehow connected to western Manitoba and have gone on to national and international ca-reers,” Wilson, the execu-tive director of August-fest. “They don’t always get back to perform for the community that gave them their start.

“They’re coming home, that’s why we call it a homecoming series,” he added.

Wilson describes the music performed at the event as light classical and it involves perform-ers who are now show-casing their abilities in places such as Moscow, Hong Kong, Chicago, Florida and Toronto. Per-

formers include Edward Bach, a trumpet professor at the University of North Carolina with degrees from BU and the Univer-sity of British Columbia; Brandon’s own Doug MacNaughton, a bari-tone artist who regularly performs in Canada, U.S. and Europe, and Sergei Saratovsky, an interna-tionally renowned pianist who recently toured B.C. with his brother as a four-hand piano duo.

“It gives us a reason to stick our chests out with pride because we have churned out world class musicians and we tend to lose sight of that fact,” Wilson said.

The event kicks off on Wednesday, Aug. 12 with a luncheon honouring Dr. Lawrence Jones for his contributions to music in Canada. The luncheon will also include a world premiere by composer Mark Marinic, a Winni-peg native who is current-ly attending BU, who has put together a brand new 15-minute cello quartet piece.

For further information and for tickets, go online to www.augustfest.ca.

Open: 11am - 9pm, Seven Days a Week1405 1ST Street 204-728-2889

Valid for up to 2 SplitsExpires August 16, 2015

Banana Split$4

Plus Tax

For Reservations in Brandon contact 204-578-3205 136 12th Street, Brandon, MBPh. 204-717-4554 | Fax. 204-717-4417

• Complete Automotive Services• MPI Vehicle Safety• Oil Change (Includes FREE inspections and

complimentary washer fl uid top up)• Air Conditioning Services• Front End Inspections

SUMMER

SPECIALS!

CALL TO

DAY

HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM - 5PM • SATURDAY 8AM - 2PM

FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED

SALES, PARTS & SERVICE

TOLL FREE 1-888-877-7623

5.0L-260Hp. Full Black Hull, Black Folding Forward Facing Tower, Premier Stereo, Snap in Carpet

RETAIL $65,972 CLEARANCE CASH PRICE $44,900

YOUR AUTHORIZED AREA DEALER FOR:

Serving the SW Manitoba Region

KNOX UNITEDCHURCH18th St. & Victoria Ave. 727-6975 | knoxchurch@wcgwave.ca

www.knoxunitedbrandon.ca

REV. CRAIG MILLER

WELCOME ONE AND ALL!Worship Time 10:30 AM with Spirit Kid’s Club

An Affirming Ministry of The United Church of Canada

Embracing the uniqueness of the military lifestyle, we provide individuals, families and community with a strong foundation

while fostering growth, belonging and resilience.

Contact us at 765-3000 ext 3352 or by email at doris.fi nn@forces.gc.ca

Check out our website for up to date programing and events

Shilo Military Family Resource Centre

WWW.FAMILYFORCE.CA

Page 2 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

The Brandon Remington’s Snipers of the Westman Women’s Soccer League won the Kenora Invitational Tournament, which took place July 17-19. Nikki Ragush scored the game winning goal against the Winnipeg Titans in the championship fi nal. Goalkeeper Kira Tuffs also had a great tourney, not allowing a single goal the entire weekend.

Photo submitted

Snipers take home gold

Anna Dumas poses for a photo in front of the Central Fire Station, which is the future home of the Prairie Firehouse, a gastropub slated to open in September.

Photo submitted

First off, elaborate if you could on the idea behind the restaurant and why the decision to restore the old firehall?

The old firehall is a monument in Brandon’s history and should be shared with the people. It’s an important part of Brandon’s heritage and I think turning the building into something that can involve the community in its future is a wonderful opportunity.

Fill readers in on the design of the restaurant. What’s it going to look like?

The restaurant is going to pay homage to the building itself. Our design plan is to keep as much of the original materials as possible. We have re-used some of the Douglas fir we found in the walls to build our bar shelves and we were able to keep the original red brick for the walls. All fix-tures chosen were to highlight the era that the firehall was built in and the industrial feel of the building.

What’s the menu going to look like? What will the restaurant spe-cialize in?

We will be specializing in Canadian cui-sine. What that means to us is to have an ecclectic menu that will focus on all dif-ferent types and styles of food. We will have a static menu of our specialty dishes as well as seasonal and monthly features to bring new and exciting foods to bran-don.

You’re working alongside Samson

Engineering, a local firm that pur-chased the heritage building from the City of Brandon. What’s the process been like in recreating the firehall to look the way you want it to?

The process has been wonderful so far. Samson Engineering has a group of very talented people on their team who have been invaluable to this process. The cre-ativity of the owner and his design team has brought the building to where we feel the people of Brandon would like it to be.

What’s the best way to describe the restaurant? It’s going to be con-sidered a ‘gastropub’ correct? Will it be open late on weekends with entertainment?

The word ‘gastropub’ comes from the word gastronomy which is the study of food. So we felt this would be the best way to describe the restaurant because we hope to have the warm welcoming feel of a pub, with a menu that will be unique and creative using all different types of food and ingredients. We will be having live entertainment weekly with local bands and artists to showcase the talent of mani-toba. The plan is to be open until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday evenings.

What other highlights to the res-taurant can you fill readers in on? What will make this restaurant stick out from the rest of the pack in the area in your eyes?

The one hope I have as the owner is to make dining an experience again. North

INDepth

www.westmanjournal.com August 6, 2015 • Page 3

“THE SPECIALISTS FOR ALL YOUR

TRANSMISSION NEEDS”

All OUR WORK IS FULLY GUARANTEED

With over 31 years of Experience18th Street South, Brandon, MB

204-725-1313

BUILD YOURSELF A BETTER RATE.Relationship pricing built for you. What’s your rate look like?

Building Community. One Relationship at a time. westoba.com | 1-877-WESTOBA

CREDIT CARDS

SAVINGSRESP

MORTGAGELOANS

FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUR LIFE

Journal Q & A with Anna DumasDumas is the restaurant owner of Prairie Firehouse gastropub, which is slated to open later this year at the former Central Fire Station in Brandon. Dumas has been in the restaurant industry for 11 years and also has a catering company called Prairie Gourmet, which she is currently putting on hold in an effort to focus on the restaurant.

American dining has become rushed and people do not take the time to enjoy the atmosphere. I hope to have the type of res-taurant where my guests can come in for a quick bite to eat or to stay for hours and enjoy not only their meals but their sur-roundings and company as well.

When is the restaurant slated to open? 

The restaurant is slated to open in Sep-tember. Our teams have been hard at work to make that happen.

For more information, go online to www.prairiefirehouse.com.

Page 4 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

Care to comment? Email deverynrossletters@gmail.com

some sectors, they will be lost in others. At the top of the list of those most vulnerable are Canada’s egg, milk, cheese and poultry producers, who are currently protected by the national supply man-agement system.

According to multiple reports, Canada’s mem-bership in the TPP would be conditional on its will-ingness to abandon sup-ply management, and it was reported last week that the Harper govern-ment was prepared to make that concession in order to push the deal over the finish line.

In a response that of-fers little comfort to those whose livelihoods de-pend upon supply man-

The Harper govern-ment is about to sign a massive trade treaty that could cost thousands of Canadians their jobs, drives thousands of farm families and business-es into bankruptcy and deepen the recession, but three-quarters of Canadi-ans don’t even see it com-ing.

The Trans-Pacific Part-nership (TPP) is a pro-posed trade arrangement between Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam. Collectively, those 12 Pacific Rim na-tions have a population of almost 800 million citi-zens and an annual GDP of more than $28 trillion.

Though the text of the draft TPP agreement has not been released to the public, multiple reports indicate it is a compre-hensive deal that will cover a wide range of issues, including labor standards, intellectual property rights, environ-mental protection, auto-mobile manufacturing, forestry and agriculture.

Given the sweeping scope of the agreement and enormous barrier-free market that would be created, TPP would dwarf NAFTA and potentially impact every segment of the Canadian economy. Despite that fact, a poll of more than 1,000 Canadi-

ans conducted in June by Environics found that 75 per cent of respondents knew nothing about the TPP.

That’s not surprising, give that the treaty nego-tiations have been con-ducted under a blanket of secrecy. What is surpris-ing, however, is the scant attention politicians and the media have given the TPP up to now. That is about to change.

Last Wednesday, the Canadian Press reported that “The Conservatives are anxiously hoping to sign off on [the TPP] deal before kicking off an election campaign. . .the governing Tories want to launch the campaign with the deal in hand — an agreement they could brandish as evidence of their economic steward-ship.”

If an agreement is reached as expected (as I write this, it has not yet been completed) , the terms of that agreement could be made public shortly thereafter. When that happens, it will cre-ate both an opportunity and a danger for the gov-erning Conservatives.

The TPP treaty would be the greatest achieve-ment of Stephen Harper’s tenure as Prime Minis-ter, but it will arbitrarily create winners and los-ers within the Canadian economy. While jobs may eventually emerge in

agement, Harper said the government will protect the interests of every Ca-nadian industry “as best we can”, but added that Canada “cannot be left out of this kind of trade arrangement.”

That underscores one risk of the TPP agree-ment for the Harper To-ries. Thousands of fam-ily farms and hundreds of thousands of Canadians’ jobs exist because of sup-ply management. A deal that ends decades of pro-tection for Canada’s dairy and poultry industry will put all those jobs and all those families in jeopardy.

In Quebec, the majority

of those families reside in ridings represented by NDP MPs. Outside of Quebec, however, most have Conservative MPs. That explains why the Liberals and NDP oppose a TPP agreement that abandons supply manage-ment. They aren’t as will-ing as Harper to turn their backs on so many voters.

Factor in other poten-tially controversial areas of the agreement -- Will it cost jobs in the forestry, auto, manufacturing and energy sectors? Will it make prescription drugs more expensive? Will it impair Canadians’ priva-cy rights? Will Canada’s

freshwater become avail-able for bulk export? -- and the Tories could find themselves on the defen-sive throughout the elec-tion campaign.

Canadians may not know what the TPP is to-day, but they will in the coming days and weeks. When that happens, they will have some tough questions for Conser-vative candidates. The outcome of the election could hinge on whether those candidates’ answers assuage nervous voters’ concerns.

COMMENTARYCOMMENTARYTPP deal could help or hurt Conservatives

PUBLISHERBrent Fitzpatrick

ADVERTISINGRick Thomson - Sales ManagerBob Bruce – Account ExecutiveJudy Cluff - Classifi eds

EDITORLanny Stewart

GRAPHIC DESIGNLorraine DillaboughAlida Grelowski

REPORTERS/PHOTOGRAPHERSRobin Wark, Terri EgerDannielle Morrisseau

ADMINISTRATIONJudy Cluff

CIRCULATIONLeon Cluff

CONTRIBUTORSBruce Penton – SportsJohn LoRegio – HumourDeveryn Ross – CommentaryKate Wagner-Zeke – Wine ColumnKim Harbicht-Sczesny – Food ColumnVern May - Rural

LETTERS POLICY: The Westman Journal welcomes your letters to the editor on any subject of in-terest to our readers. Letters must contain the writer’s full name, signature, address and telephone number. Addresses and telephone numbers will be used only for verifi cation purposes and will not be published. Names will not be withheld. This newspaper reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contribution for brevity or le-gal purposes. Letters may be submitted by fax, email or delivery to our offi ce at the Unit D, 315 College Avenue., Brandon, MB, R7A 1E7.

READ THE JOURNAL ON-LINE ATwww.westmanjournal.com

We’d love to see you at our offi ce at 315 College AvenueOr by E-mail: info@wheatcityjournal.ca

In Person

Journal Offi ce:(204) 725-0209Distribution Offi ce:(204) 726-4022

By Fax(204)725-3021

By Mail315 College Ave. Unit DBrandon, Man.R7A 1E7

The Westman Journal, a member of the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association and the Canadian Community Newspa-pers Association, is published every Thursday by Glacier Ventures International Corp. The contents of the newspaper are protected by copyright and may be used only for personal non-commercial purposes. For information on use of this material, please call the editor at 204-725-0209.

Subscriptions:Canadian destinations: Manitoba - $54.88; Outside Manitoba

$51.45; U.S.: $110 per year inc. tax

Canada Post Publications Mail Account Number: 7091942

Letter: Harper announces moratorium on SenateI’m sharing my feelings on our

present Senate situation. I’m not doing this to start a ‘new contro-versy’, just expressing the way that I feel about its existence and why Canadians should be very careful about getting rid of some-thing that once had a purpose and role in protecting Canada and Ca-nadians from the ‘democratic ele-ment’.

Regardless of the colour of the stripe that one might wear or represent, I believe we still need a Senate, so before anyone goes ahead to actually make the abol-ishing of the Senate a reality, it might be prudent to do some background research to investi-gate why the Senate was estab-lished in the first place.

The Senate was created under the Constitution Act in 1867, pri-

marily to protect regional inter-ests, but also to provide what the real driver of Confederation, Sir George-Etienne Cartier, called a “power of resistance to impede and oppose the democratic ele-ment.”

Hence, the Senate in Canada is based on the House of Lords con-cept in England and was explicitly designed to frustrate the actions of parliament (the democratic ele-ment). In this regard, the biggest nightmare scenario was the dem-ocratic election of a government that would nationalize resources, redistribute income, property, etc.

Yes, it’s time to make a change, not to abolish the Senate institu-tion, but purge those within the upper Chamber and begin anew.

Who or what will take the place of what many are now campaign-

ing to scuttle? No one knows. That’s the question and that ques-tion needs an answer.

Why are the people of Canada paying for and accepting the Sen-ate to continue? Many might ask for it seems to have no role to play in today’s evolution and ideals of a majority government.

At one time, the Senate was the inner conscience and a refuge for sober second thoughts and com-passion. Sadly of late, those prin-ciples have been put aside and abandoned. The integrity of what was once a respected and morale component of the Parliament of Canada has all but disappeared. Government dominance in the lower House and spending scan-dals have resulted in contaminat-ing a once honourable place.

The present system of appoint-

ing individuals (selected by the prime ministers) has only resulted in ‘stacking the deck’. Canadians find themselves paying for two of the same.

The authoritative tentacles are intertwined and commands are directed from the majority gov-ernment in the lower House.Yes, maintaining this regime is costly. However, when I look at the costs (surpassing $1 billion for hosting the 2010 G20 Summit which last-ed about 72 hours) a comparison tells me the Senate institution is a fair bargain.

The Red Chamber has fallen from grace. However, for the benefit and protection of Cana-dians, a phoenix must be reborn with a procedure to implement an elected Senate.What is needed is a bold and necessary method to

renovate what Canadians, at one time, had for their safety shield.

Members would have no politi-cal affiliation to adulterate their wisdom and decisions. As I see it, politics only complicate and un-dermine the obligations and true purpose of the Senate’s original existence. In essence, this would be the most difficult order and challenge to fulfil, as partisan af-filiations are often disguised.

Or is this the conclusion that Canadians are seeking?

Through the power ambi-tions of the majority in the lower House, the ‘real’ purpose and re-sponsibilities of the Red Chamber have become morphed, and now it’s destined to evolve as a relic of history.

John FefchakVirden

Media Scene set to once again help Brandon Crime StoppersLanny StewartEditorlstewart@westmanjournal.com

www.peacegarden.com | 1-888-432-6733

Peace GardenE R I E N C E T H E B E

JOIN IN THE SUMMER FESTIVITIES AT THE

Quilt Show & Button Trading, Display & Sales

August 15 & 16 from 10 am - 4 pm

YOUR ONE DAY STOP OR VACATION SPOT! RESERVATIONS FOR CAMPING 1-888-432-6733

(14 MINUTES SOUTH OF BOISSEVAIN)

11th Annual International Country Gospel

SATURDAY 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

SUNDAY Church Service: 10:30 am Festival: 11 am - 6:30 pm

Call us today Toll Free 1 (866) 783-9945for a free estimate on Windows & Doors!Call us today Toll Free 1 (866) 783-9945

for a free estimate on Windows & Doors!

f b k /

www.facebook.com/hitechwindows

www.twitter.com/hitechwindows

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 5

The Brandon Crime Stoppers program will once again begin its coupon book fundraiser campaign this week.

The booklets are put together by Media Scene, a marketing company based out of Winnipeg, and the campaign has raised millions of dollars for Crime Stopper programs all over Manitoba.

“We’ve enjoyed working with many Crime Stoppers programs across Canada over the years, however Brandon stands out above all for it’s exceptional corporate and community support of their local program,” said Todd Dube of Media Scene.

The popular booklets cost $25 each and include deals on several businesses in Brandon and area. Dube says the program works well for all parties involved.

“This fundraising campaign works so well because everybody

wins,” he said. “The program receives needed funds for TIP awards, locals buyers receive $300 of totally free products and services and our sponsors enjoy the redemption business all in support of a valuable community program.”

“As far as we’re concerned, Media Scene is probably our No. 1 fundraiser and we’re happy to have them back for another year in the city of Brandon,” said Brandon Crime Stoppers chair Rick Thomson.

Canvassers will begin going door-to-door on Thursday, Aug. 6. Each canvasser will be wearing red jackets signifying they’re from Crime Stoppers and they will have proper identifi cation.

If you would like to order a coupon book, you can contact Todd at Media Scene at 1-800-586-5537.

A portion of the proceeds from the coupon booklets go to Brandon Crime Stoppers to help the fi ght against crime.

People who have information

about a crime are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 204-727-TIPS (727-8477), visit www.brandoncrimestoppers.com, or text message bcstip and your message to CRIMES (274637). Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display. Calls are not recorded and the identity of the person calling is guaranteed to remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2,000 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime. -

SAND HILLS CASINOR0011049777

Page 6 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

HUMOURRandom musings from the keyboard

A good political cam-paign usually has a catchy tune. It’s something that sticks in people’s minds given the short attention span in this day and age to most issues.

Voters identify that tune with the party, much like theme songs for TV shows. Some politicians have gone on to use songs as a theme. Whenever a candidate came on stage, the song played, usually with permission of the songwriter and group that made it famous.

So with both a federal and provincial election tak-ing place within the next year, will our parties adopt catchy and bouncy tunes to sway voters?

On the federal side, the obvious choice for Eliza-beth May and the Green Party would be “It’s Not Easy Being Green” by Ker-mit the Frog.

For Stephen Harper and the Conservatives, there’s “Money” by Pink Floyd since they’ve made some major announcements that put a few more loonies in bank accounts if you have children and money to in-vest in an RRSP or other tax shelter.

And when Harper walks on stage, a Beatles tune would be playing since he has a penchant for sitting at a piano and belting out songs.

For the Justin Trudeau-led Liberals there’s that 70s classic “Why Can’t We Be Friends” since there’s a line in the song that says “some-times I know what

I’m talking about” and he definitely wants to be, not only our friend, but prime minister as well.

When Trudeau walks on stage, the party could play any song from that clas-sic Canadian band Blood Sweat and Tears (remember Spinning Wheel).

For The NDP and Thom-as Mulcair there’s “I’ll Take You There” by the Staple Singers. The title says it all.

When Mulcair walks on

stage you may hear the tune “Dream Weaver” blasting through the speakers.

Ian Tyson’s “Four Strong Winds” could be used as a general theme for any elec-tion considering one of the lines in the song goes “the answer my friend is blow-ing in the wind.” It’s not a stretch to say some politi-cians like to know which direction the wind is blow-ing before they say any-thing.

On that note, a sugges-tion for the soon-to-be pro-vincial campaign…

The governing NDP have had a rough time of late so some of the more political astute boys from the poker table brainstormed (which in itself can be dangerous) and came up with a not bad suggestion (once again, de-pending on your political

stripe).One is actually kind of

catchy and is specific to Brandon when it comes to the NDP.

The slogan “Brandon, We Give A Dam” refers to recent flooding and all the dike work recently and still underway.

There was also talk about whether the NDP will be able to ‘bridge’ the popu-larity gap in Brandon and Westman by promising to build or refurbish struc-tures that were damaged during past years flooding. We’ll have to wait and see if voters cross the popular-ity divide.

On the subject of dikes and dams, here’s another thought from the boys who were on a rare roll coming up with two of them in one night.

Brandon, despite having the Dome Building, is not a tourist destination, but we do have what could become a tourist attraction. Think Holland. That country’s system of dikes has become world famous and attracts thousands of tourists annu-ally who want their picture taken at the dike.

So why not here in the Wheat City make the dikes a tourist attraction? Spruce them up with natural veg-etation, a walking path and plaques that show photos of what the floods of 2011 and 2014 looked like. Instead of windmills, there could be mini-grain elevators placed at key points as markers?

Anyone who wants to proceed with this idea, feel free. Just give the boys at the poker table their due recognition (and any royal-ties that may be forthcom-ing).

Thought for the week: what songs would be the soundtrack of your life?

The Westman Journal is giving readers a chance

to win prizes!

WHEN ENTERING THE CONTEST, PLEASE PROVIDE FIRST AND LAST NAME AND

PHONE NUMBER

The Westman Journal is giving readers a chance to win prizes! Journal readers have the opportunity to look for a certain item in an advertisement in the newspaper, and if found, are encouraged to email:

newsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca You can also phone the Journal office (204-725-

0209). Readers are expected to name the business and page number where the item was found. When entering for the contest, please provide first and last name and a phone number. You are then en-tered into a monthly contest where you’ll have a chance to win!

This week’s clue: Find the words “100 per cent pure beef.”

HUMOUR

1645 - 18TH ST STREET BRANDON, MB • 204-726-5255

Lean GroundBeef

Long English Cucumbers

Ground Fresh Daily From Western Canadian Beef, Super Saver Size,8.80/kg

No. 1. Hot House Grown or Beefsteak Tomatoes, No. 1 Grade. Western Canadian Grown, 2.20/kg, 1.00 lb

© 2

015

A&W

Tra

de M

arks

Lim

ited

Part

ners

hip

1260 18th StreetBrandon Shoppers Mall

1550 Highland Avenue(Trans Canada Highway)

Try theSRIRACHATEEN

®

BURGERSTEEN®

BURGERS

We take a seasoned patty made of 100% pure beef – raised without the use of hormones or steroids – and load it with your favourite Teen Burger fixin’s. Then, we top it off with sriracha mayo and fire-roasted red peppers for an extra little kick.

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 7

FOODINSPIREDCAN YOU TASTE IT?

Sippin’ summertime bliss

Ahh summer... It’s the season to hydrate. Sunny days and sultry nights cul-minate to produce record-pace body water loss and while this could prove to be trouble for those who chose to rehydrate with water only (boring), sum-mer harvests provide am-ple opportunity to indulge

in a world of seasonal fl avours that satiate your thirst as well as satisfy your palate. (The addition of alcohol is, of course, optional...)

My husband, kids and I recently spent some time at the family cabin in southern Manitoba. This property has been in the family for over half a century and while my grandparents are no lon-ger the primary residents there, once we arrived, we seamlessly transi-tioned into the habits my grandparents instilled in us. The most important of these habits was ‘drinky-poo time’. While at the lake, it was tradition to stop working (yes work because there’s always plenty to do) for the day Photo by Kim Harbicht-Sczesny

Kim Harbicht-Sczesny is a writer and foodie devoted to fi nding healthy, delicious recipes that the whole family can enjoy. Her award-winning blog, Turning Ground, features stories and recipes that will keep you inspired all year long.

Kim Harbicht-Sczesny

at around 4:30 p.m. and gather together as a fam-ily to rehydrate before supper. Aunts and uncles, kids and cousins all con-gregated on the deck and sipped on bevies, visited and generally enjoyed each other’s company in paradise. Rehydrating ev-ery day meant there was ample opportunity to in-dulge in seasonal fl avours and ‘drinky-poo time’ was never boring. Here are a few of my favou-rites.

Strawberry lemon splash

This treat is a little bit like lemonade. The sweetener comes not from honey or sugar but from strawberry jam (which in this case, were made from

FOODINSPIREDCAN YOU TASTE IT?

local strawberries picked the day before.)

Serves 24 c. soda water2 Tbsp lemon juice2-4 Tbsp strawberry

jam to taste(2 oz. vodka optional)Shake or stir until well

blended.

Lakeside SangriaServes 2

2 c. red wine1 c. orange juice1 c. soda water(2 tsp honey optional if

you like it sweeter.)

Stir until blended and serve with a few slices or orange.

Try not to look at the scale a lot each dayLosing weight and eat-

ing healthy is tough work and nothing can be more discouraging than getting on the scale and seeing a disappointing number flash across that screen. Generally, we have a deep (sometimes very emo-tional) connection to that number on the scale. As a result, it’s not easy to ‘let the number go’ and be free of the anxiety it often in-vokes.

Truthfully, when you’re watching your weight, daily weighing is unnec-essary and even detrimen-tal. When a client weighs in everyday, it creates a form of anxiety which, in turn, creates a stress in the body. This stressor invokes a hormonal re-sponse which will actually slow weight loss endeav-ours creating even more frustration. It’s a vicious cycle. I recommend tuck-ing the scale in the back of the closet, or even better,

1100 Richmond Ave., Brandon, Manitoba Tel: (204) 728-5730

Talk to one of our team members today!Super Thrifty Pharmacy has pharmacists that are certified in the administration of injections.

Book your appointment today!* Some restrictions may apply - talk to your Super Thrifty

pharmacist for more details.

Do You Need an Injection or a Vaccine*?

20-1015 26th Street, Brandon MB | Tel: 204-727-4753

Keeping Westman Moving• Massage Therapy• Physiotherapy• Pre and Post Concussion

Testing with ImPACT (TM)• Running Analysis• Post Surgery Treatment• Orthotics/Footmaxx• Work or Accident Rehab• Home Exercise Programs• Acupuncture

Physiotherapy& Sports Injury Clinic

Health Matters

BRANDON’S ONLY VETERINARY CLINIC CARING EXCLUSIVELY FOR PETSDr. Sandy Barclay, Owner and Director | Dr. Tracy Radcliffe, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

Veterinary services focused on all aspects

of your pets’ care

To arrange an appointment call 204-728-9140 or visit www.brandonanimalclinic.ca

2015-A Brandon Avenue, Brandon, MB R7B 4E5Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Saturday 9:00 am - Noon

CUSTOM CRESTING LTD.

BIG BEAR CUSTOM CRESTING is your complete Screenprinting and Embroidery destination.

L O C A L LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D

Our expert staff will assist you in the options that will be best suited to your unique needs.

All our Designing, Digitizing, Screen Printing and Embroidery is completed in-house, which gives you the best expert advice, quality art and exceptional product.

SEE US AT OUR NEW EXPANDED LOCATION!636 Rosser Avenue, Brandon, MB (Near Brandon Public Library)

P: 204.728.1195 F: 204.725.4743www.bigbearcustomcresting.com

Page 8 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

placing it in an inconve-nient location such as the garage.

If you’re one of those who can’t resist the urge to get on that scale, it’s important that you be-come familiar with factors that can influence your daily readings. Hopefully, once you understand how these factors influence your weight, you can free yourself from the daily battle with the bathroom scale!

The first two factors which can affect that scale number are water and so-dium. Water consumption and salt intake are two factors that significantly influence our bodies’ re-tention of water. Water makes up about 60 per cent of our total body mass and normal fluctuations in the body’s water content can send scale-watchers into a frenzied state if you don’t understand what’s happening. If you’re de-

hydrated (even slightly), your body will hang onto its water supply. Although it may sound strange, the less water we drink the more of it we retain. It is the body’s way of deal-ing with dehydration. So, if you’re actually dehy-drated, the body will hang onto water and you’ll see that number reflected in the scale. When you feel ‘bloaty’ the last thing you will want to do is drink more water as it sounds counterintuitive. The truly easy solution which al-lows your body to release water (and reduce your scale number) is to drink plenty of water.

Likewise, excess so-dium (i.e. salt) can also play a big role in water retention. A single tea-spoon of salt contains over 2,000 mg of sodium. Did you know that we should only eat between 1,000 and 3,000 mg of sodium a day? Sodium overload is a

pitfall for many of us liv-ing in today’s food jungle. Not only can sodium be found in salty nuts and crackers but also in other less obvious snack foods. Essentially, a food doesn’t have to taste salty to be loaded with sodium. A half cup of instant pudding, for example, contains four times as much sodium as an ounce of salted nuts.

To understand why eat-ing high sodium foods makes you retain water remember that your body is always working to keep itself in balance or homeo-stasis. For example, when you eat very sugary foods, insulin will kick in to keep blood sugars at their opti-mum balance or when we are very hot, we begin to sweat in order to main-tain our optimal internal temperature. The same thing goes for our sodium content. Our body actu-ally needs a certain level of sodium and potassium,

particularly at the cellular level. When one of these (in this case, sodium) is high, the body reacts as it would to a dehydration situation and it will retain water. Once again, if you weigh yourself, the scale would show a higher num-ber. Does that means that you have actually gained pounds of fat?

No, but you will not the like the number that comes up on the scale. So what to do? Remember, highly processed foods are more likely to have high sodium content than unprocessed foods. Therefore, switch-ing to a diet consisting of more whole and real foods rather than boxed foods will help immensely with this area. When in doubt, snack on fruits, veg-etables, and whole grains and always remember to read the labels on canned foods, boxed mixes, and frozen dinners.

If you’re on a lifestyle

journey that includes weight loss, my hope is that you will be empow-ered by how these two areas can sabotage your numbers. Do not let a fluc-tuation in the scale derail your efforts. Realize that it is a blip in the graph of your weight loss and high-ly likely not a gain in fat.

Renee Hunt is the owner of Lustre Fitness and Lifestyle which provides fi tness classes and personalized nutrition plans to Brandon and surrounding area.

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 9

2014 Toyota 4 Runner SR5 Upgrade Pack

Stock #153171 Stock #151191

Stock # 152041 Stock # 152781 Stock # 154201

2011 Toyota Tacoma ACC Cab 4x456,125 kms $21,995 $97.12 WEEKLY

2013 Dodge Dart56,422 kms $13,995 $57.00 WEEKLY

2008 Jeep Wrangler90,244 kms $16,995 $90.31 WEEKLY

2013 Toyota Sienna LE V6 8 Pass28,135 kms $26,995 $104.67 WEEKLY

Stock #152591

2013 Toyota Tacoma ACC Cab 4x468,483 kms $25,995 $100 BI-WEEKLY

Stock #154162

2010 Toyota 4Runner Trial Edition98,253 kms $27,995 $123.05 WEEKLY

2012 Camry LE Upgrade Package62,684 kms $19,995 $78.05 WEEKLY

Stock #152661

2011 Ford F-350 6.7L Diesel 4x4164,122 kms $31,995 $40.31WEEKLY

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited29,473 kms $23,995 $105.88 WEEKLY

2012 Hyyundai Santa Fe Limitted

Stock #151902

2013 Ford Explorer Sport AWD42,815 kms $38,995 $150.29 WEEKLY

22013 Foorrrdddd Exploreeerrr SSSppportt AAAWD

Stock #151481 Stock #153881

Stock #151912

Dealer Permit #1604

Dealer Permit #15971-888-684-5820 • sales@precisiontoyota.ca www.precision toyota.ca

PPPPeeerDDeaDeDeaDeaaDealllerller PPPP

2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE40,710 kms $25,995 $100.86 WEEKLY

404 - 18th Street North • Brandon 204-725-0508 0 18 h S N h B d 20 2 0 08

15,123 kms $41,995 $161.70 WEEKLY

ALL PAYMENTS ARE BI-WEEKLYTAXES INCLUDED

Dealer Permit #1604

204-727-6418Toll-free 1-800-862-6339

3620 Victoria Avenue, Brandon, Manitoba

www.houseofnissan.ca

ALL PAYMENTS ARE BI-WEEKLYTAXES INCLUDED

Monday - Friday 1am - 6pm, Saturday 9am - 5pm | After hours by appointment.

ALL PAYMMEENTS ARE BI-WWEEKLYS

SUMMER LOVIN’ EVENT – FIND YOUR NEW SUMMER LOVE!

2009 Nissan Sentra 2.0

ONLY $9,500 $162 Bi-weekly for 36 mo. @ 6.99%

99,409 kms 4cyl, PW, PL, CC2014 Kia Rondo

ONLY $18,500 $142 Bi-weekly for84 mo. @ 5.24%

16,323 kms, Bluetooth, heated seats PW, PL, CC

2011 Chevrolet Silverado

ONLY $22,900 $239 Bi-weekly for 60 mo. @ 4.99%

22,900 kms, 4WD Crew Cab, V8, PW, PL, CC 2010 Chevrolet Impala LT 2010 Nissan Maxima SV 2012 Nissan Juke SV

ONLY $11,900 ONLY $17,500 ONLY $19,999$123 Bi-weekly for 60 mo. @ 4.99%

$178 Bi-weekly for 60 mo. @ 4.99%

$174 Bi-weekly for 72mo. @ 5.24%

60,517 kms, 3.5L V6, Cloth interior, CC, PW, PL 79,323 kms, 3.5L V6, Leather, heated seats, navigation, moon roof 30,212 kms, Bluetooth, cloth interior, PW, PL, CC

2008 Buick Enclave CXL 2009 Toyota Vensa

$290 Bi-weekly for 36 mo. @ 6.99%

$207 Bi-weekly for 48 mo. @ 6.99%

150,248 kms, Heated seats, leather, moonroof164,364 kms, backup camera, cloth interior, CC, PW, PL

ONLY $17,199 ONLY $15,999

ONLY $38,1013.5L V6 engine, NissanConnect with Navigation, Mobile Apps, and 8” colour display, 18” Machine-fi nished aluminum alloy wheels,

Leather heated front zero-gravity seats

2016 NISSAN MAXIMA SV

Stock #M116002

Evolution not revolution: History happened herePeople pass right by it

every day and have no ideas of the significance of that site. It’s the same route that I travelled by school bus throughout ju-nior high and high school and had no clue what I was missing. Quite sim-ply, it’s a piece of our past that time forgot.

There’s an acreage, situated just south of the Souris town limits that was once owned by Wil-liam Hull. Born in Ont., Hull was a farmer and pi-oneering horticulturalist by trade when he relocat-ed to Souris with his fam-

DATE:

TIME:

LOCATION:

© 2

014

GLOC

K, In

c.

AUGUST 8

10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

BRANDON WILDLIFEOUTDOOR RANGE

HOSTED BY

For more information call Jo-Brook 204-727-3552or email sales@jobrookoutdoors.com

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC•

PROCEEDSTO CHARITY

JO BROOK OUTDOORS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 204-729-2281 OR VISIT WWW.BRANDON.CA

Recycle DepotsRECYCLING LOCATIONSCapital Theatre34th and Victoria AvenueSportsplexEastview Landfill Sites

YARD WASTE LOCATIONS34th and Victoria Avenue1st and RichmondEastview Landfill SitesSportsplex

Curbside collection refuse is for household refuse only. Items like building material, concrete, shingles MUST be brought to Eastview Landfill site for proper disposal. No charge for residents unless the weight is over 500 kg.

All items in black refuse bin must be bagged.

All Freon devised must be brought to the Eastview Landfill site for proper disposal.

REMINDERS

Page 10 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

ily not long after the town was first founded. While here, Hull cemented his legacy as an inventor, registering Canadian pat-ents for a cultivator/seed-er device, a home heating system and a self-setting mouse trap. Even greater than that, Hull is reported to have registered a pat-ent in the United States in 1906 for what would later be recognized as the first blueprint for the vertical flying helicopter. Unfortunately, Hull died while on a trip to the U.S. to seek out financiers for his invention and was re-

turned to Souris where he is interred at the Souris-Glenwood cemetery.

Visit any number of rural communities across Manitoba’s landscape and you’ll unearth more stories like this. Pier-son’s Norman Breakey invented the paint roller – an achievement not commemorated or im-mortalized anywhere in his home town. Though, Norman did get a spe-cial shout out during the last season of the popu-lar sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” It’s im-portant that we remem-

ber to more pro-actively promote the significant people and events that have shaped our history and create opportunities to engage our residents and visitors alike to con-nect with a legacy that is forever ours.

On the prairies, we’re often very nonchalant about our past – a time-line which is coloured by visionaries, divided by conflict and ultimately carved by politics in the name of progress. But those snapshots left by generations long ago are vitally important to cel-ebrating our community identity as well as op-portunities for tourism

development. By mar-keting these highlights to new audiences – one that would otherwise pass by that parcel of dirt without ever knowing the discov-eries and developments that took place right where they stood a cen-tury or more earlier.

Let’s share our history, build on it, and keep it relevant for coming gen-erations. This is an evo-lution, not revolution.

Vern May spent 20 years in the school of ‘hard knocks’ as a touring pro-fessional wrestler across Canada. Now retired from the ring, Vern grap-ples with the challenges of economic growth and

resilience in rural Mani-toba, serving as the Eco-nomic Development Of-ficer for the Minnedosa and Area Community De-velopment Corporation. He aspires to engage his generation to take leader-ship of the steps our com-munities take next.

The Western Regional Ball Hockey Championships took place late last month at the Enns Brothers and Kinsmen arenas. The top teams ended up qualifying for the national championships, slated for Aug. 10-15 in Ottawa. The event saw players from B.C., Alta., Sask., and Man. In pho-to: the Wheat City Wildcats battle the Manitoba Grasshoppers.

Photo by Dannielle Morrisseau

Time for some ball hockey

A look at the massive tornado that forced its way through southwestern Manitoba last week.

Photo submitted

Tornado rips through southwestern Manitoba

A rather significant storm ripped through southwestern Manitoba last week.

The massive storm, which took place on Mon-day, July 27, involved a tornado that touched down south of Tilston at approxi-mately 8:30 p.m. that eve-ning. The storm lasted up-wards of three hours before finally dissipating.

“We’ve seen this set up in the United States in the past but it’s relatively rare for Manitoba to have all of the ingredients come to-gether in such a way that we have a storm that lasts for that amount of time,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Natalie Ha-sell.

Environment Canada rated the tornado that hit Tilston and surrounding area as a high end EF2 with maximum winds in the neighbourhood of 200 kilometres an hour. Dam-

age included a hydro pole snapping in half, displace-ment of heavy farm equip-ment, total destruction of farm outbuildings and an-chored grain bins toppled. Properties along provin-cial road 256 received the worst damage.

“Had the storm actu-ally gone through a more populated area, it would’ve caused more significant damage,” Hasell said.

Although there were tor-nado sightings as far north as Virden, it’s unlikely the tornado was in contact with the ground for the en-tire time in which radar de-tection indicated a strong rotation of a tornado.

“The rotation in the storm continues to exist but there’s no guarantee there’s a tornado on the ground,” Hasell told the Journal. “There were pe-riods of time where you couldn’t actually see the tornado. A part of the time, there were trees in the way, part of the time the storm was rain-wrapped, so you

couldn’t really tell if there was a tornado in there or something touching the ground.

“But it’s typical for these supercell storms to be of a cyclical nature or cyclical characteristic,” she contin-ued. “So a tornado forms, it dissipates, a tornado forms again, it dissipates. It might happen several times.”

During the day of the storm, severe thunder-storm watches were issued to several Westman com-munities, including Killar-ney, Melita, Brandon and Minnedosa.

As of press time, Envi-ronment Canada meteorol-ogists were still gathering information on the storm.

Environment Canada would like to remind West-man residents to take cov-er when severe weather threatens. Severe thun-derstorms can produce frequent lightening, large hail, torrential downpours, strong straight-line winds and occasionally a tornado.

Lanny StewartEditorlstewart@westmanjournal.com

Terri EgerWestman Journalnewsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

BRANDON – 2626 VICTORIA AVENUE | NEEPAWA - 300 MOUNTAIN AVENUE | STORE HOURS: 8AM-10PM MON.-SAT. • 9AM-6PM SUNDAY

ALSO AVAILABLE

IN PLUS SIZE

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 11

Open dialogue between city developers and the general public had positive outcomes recently. The City of Brandon hosted a series of four public engagement meetings to discuss development in existing neighbourhoods. With the fourth meeting held last week, organizers are pleased with the number of attendees and the information brought forth.

“Whenever there is an opportunity for citizens at large and the development committee to interact outside of a public hearing and in a friendly way it’s a positive, healthy thing,” said City of Brandon community planner Waleed Albakry.

During the discussions, both sides had the opportunity to learn from one another and better understand the situations that arise when new structures are put up in existing neighbourhoods. The open meetings and additional online surveys gave the public the chance to express their concerns regarding such developments.

“We want to adopt new standards for infi ll housing based on community feedback and best examples of what has been done elsewhere in Canada,” Albakry said.

Eight main categories were discussed at the meetings including more housing options in residential single family zones, housing on narrower lots, increased height in specifi c zones, reduced side yards, more units on corner lots, parking requirements to refl ect number of bedrooms and existence of on-street parking, and smaller dwelling units.

The categories were developed for a number of reasons including input from different departments within the city which Albakry says work closely together. Information from a survey done by the economic development department identifi ed a need for more affordable housing and made the suggestion for smaller dwelling units as an example.

All of the information gathered will be used to amend the existing urban landscape design standards manual bylaw which will then go before council for fi rst reading potentially by Sept. There are several steps to go through before the bylaw goes into effect including public hearings and the opportunity for citizens to express objections.

“It’s meant to be a long process to leave room for input and changes,” Albakry said.

Should the new bylaw go forward without objections, it may be in place as early as the end of the current year.

Growing existing neighbourhoods together

A look at last year’s Heritage Festival in Carberry.

History comes to life in Carberry

The Heritage Festival in Carberry celebrates the community’s cultural heri-tage as well as the historic buildings that fill Manito-ba’s first designated Heri-tage District. Now in its third year, the festival will take place Aug. 7-8.

“From wool spinners to roller derby girls, from en-dangered sheep to camp-fire donuts, from a retro fashion show with live models, music and danc-ers to a pie baking contest and auction, Carberry’s Heritage Festival has pumped up the fun and the diversity this year,” said festival president Cathy Drayson.

“To celebrate our hu-man heritage the Carberry Heritage Festival provides local heritage performers,

Terri EgerWestman Journalnewsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

DOWNTOWN BRANDON’S ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION838 Pacifi c Avenue | 204-727-1232

www.crystalhotelandpub.ca

Crystal HOTEL

ALL DAY EVERYDAY!

Summer Hours ONLY

Vendor open 8am - 2am7 days a week

CRYSTAL CAFE•

Amazing food, top notch service!

COMPLEMENTARY ICE WITH PURCHASE

V

2510B Park Avenue, Brandon 204.727.7717 600 Centennial Street, Winkler 204.325.8387

243 Main Street, Steinbach 204.326.8387

Visit us online at www.paint4u.ca

Janzen’s Paint & Decorating Ltd.

© 2015 Benjamin Moore & Co. Aura, Benjamin Moore and the triangle “M” symbol are registered trademarks and Only this can. and Paint like no other. are trademarks licensed to Benjamin Moore & Co.

BRANDON – 204-728-2230

#5527-292Reg. $8.99

$447

#84380Reg. $9.99

$497

#84420Reg. $8.99

$297

#5032-430Reg. $14.99

$747

JOBMASTER LADYFINGER CATCAT

Page 12 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

artists and artisans an op-portunity to share their arts and interests with festival goers,” reads in-formation on the commu-nity group’s website. “We prominently feature local singers, dancers and other performers who demon-strate an aspect of our hu-man heritage.”

“To show off our rich built heritage, the Car-berry Heritage Festival offers guided horse-drawn carriage rides through the town’s historic core, guided walking tours of the buildings on Main Street by the Carberry Plains archivist along with tours inside select heritage buildings includ-ing our 1900 Gingerbread House.”

Guided tours of the Carberry cemetery and of the 28 designated heri-tage buildings are held throughout the weekend.

“Carberry bucked the typical raze-and-build trend of most small towns and proudly retains most of its original brick and mortar architecture from its formative years in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Because of this, Carberry has the distinc-tion of having Manitoba’s first and, so far, only Heri-tage District,” said Dray-son.

The Seton Centre and the Carberry Plains Mu-seum will also be open to visitors throughout the event. The fun kicks off Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. with the old fashioned strawberry social at the Drop-In Centre for a $5 charge.

Don’t miss the old time dance with fiddler Mark Morisseau and his band in the Community Hall from 7 – 11 p.m. Lunch will be included for a $15 charge.

Entertainment for the entire family will take place on Main Street be-ginning at 10 a.m. on Sat-urday when the street is blocked off between 3rd and 4th. Main Street will be lined with vendors sell-ing home baking, hand-made soaps and lotions, books of local interest, lo-cal honey, crystals, unique jewelry, lily bulbs, fabric art, homemade dog treats and much more in the large flea market. The kids are sure to be entertained with a bouncy castle and mural painting on site.

Throughout the week-end visitors can check out a display of rare and en-dangered breeds of farm animals, buskers, vintage cars, trucks and farm implements, an antique quilt show, demos and workshops on fermented foods, wool spinning, sad-dle making, rug hooking, rope making, campfire

donuts, arborist, IODE antique quilt raffle, BBQ, pie baking contest and auction, a hands-on work-shop featuring Ukrainian egg decorating and much more.

A hand-writing analyses machine called the Tel-Vac 101 will analyse your ordinary signature and tell you what your personal-ity traits are. According to the community website, there’s also a romantic nature analysis based on your signature that people will want to check out.

On Saturday, horse-drawn carriage rides around historic Carberry will transport you back in time. Don’t miss the Gang Green Roller Derby Girls demo, or Singer-yodeller Tillie Harpelle.

“The newest feature of this year’s Carberry Heri-tage Festival is a vintage fashion show featuring costumes spanning most

of the 20th century,” reads the website. “Expect to see molls in flapper dress-es and long pearls hanging on the arms of gangsters in double-breasted suits and wide ties from the 1920s; pin-up girls and house-wives from the 1950s; sleek suits and tight dress-es a la Mad Men contrast-ing with hippy styles from the 1960s and an array of prom dresses from the 1980s.”

The Seton Centre birth-day party will pay homage to the centre’s namesake Ernest Thompson Seton on his 155th birthday. Se-ton spent 10 years in the local area and wrote a book, “Trail of the Sand-hill Stag’ documenting his experiences. Seton was a dedicated naturalist, me-ticulous artist and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.

Photo submitted

Minister Kellie Leitch spent some time recently with local women in the agricultural industry Melissa McRae, Lois McRae, Dianne Fraser, Diane Rourke, Val Tufts, Trisha Ev-ans and Brandon-Souris MP Larry Maguire.

Photo submitted

Federal minister spends time in familar surroundings

Kellie Leitch, the federal min-ister for labour and status of women, recently spent some time in the Westman area following an invitation from Brandon-Souris Conservative MP Larry Maguire.

It was a homecoming of sorts for Leitch who spent the first four years of her childhood in the Wheat City. Her parents grew up in Brandon before moving to Fort McMurray, Alta.

“Because of a lot of my extend-ed family being in Brandon, I’ve spent a lot of time driving the Yel-lowhead Highway,” Leitch said with a smile. “I sort of know the turf.”

As part of her agenda during her time in the area was a roundtable discussion with local women in the agricultural industry, which she says was extremely informa-tive.

“I’m trying to encourage as many women as possible to enter

into fields that they can have great jobs at.”

Leitch says one of the issues that was brought forward during the discussion was making sure that young Canadians, whether its men or women, had access and exposure to farming. She touched on a government mentorship pro-gram called, ‘It Starts With One’ which asks leaders in communi-ties to mentor a young Canadian.

“We know that farming is a business. We know that when young Canadians, particularly young women, have a mentor, 88 per cent of their businesses, including farms, are successful at the three-year mark,” Leitch said. “If they don’t have a mentor, 50 per cent of them actually fail. We’re pushing forward this men-torship program and encouraging leadership across the country to step up and champion a young Canadian.”

Leitch, who currently resides in Creemore, Ont., represents the Simcoe-Grey riding which has

its own strong agricultural base. She says technological advances in the industry have changed the employment landscape when it comes to agriculture.

“It’s not what it used to be or how people maybe thought it was several decades ago. Farms are really sophisticated businesses,” she said. “They require people that are well educated, that under-stand technology. Farms have be-come very technologically driven and that was something that these local farmers relayed to me sub-stantially.

“I think it’s incumbent upon all of us Canadians to educate our-selves about what farming and particularly the broader agricul-tural sector provides to Canadians and to the world,” she added.

Leitch’s visit, which took place on Friday, July 17, also included stops at the Prairie Oasis Senior Centre as well as the YWCA women’s shelter.

Lanny StewartEditorlstewart@westmanjournal.com

www.westmanjournal.com

Brandon Police AssociationBrandon Crime Stoppers

Golf Tournament

4TH ANNUAL

SHILO GOLF COURSESeptember 9, 201511am Shotgun Start

ROUND TRIP BUS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FOR $10 DEPARTS FROM CANAD INNS PARKING LOT AT 9:30AM

MONEY MUST COME WITH ENTRY AND DROPPED OFF AT BRANDON POLICE STATION

(Cheques to be made payable to Brandon Police Association)

ENTER YOUR TEAM!

Ladies - Men’s and Mixed (Scramble)

Cost of event is

$90.00Includes green fees, 1/2 golf cart & dinner

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________

Fun ‘Fore’ Everyone!1506 PARK AVE., BRANDON, MANITOBA R7A 1J4 HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY, 8 AM - 5:30 PM

PARTS: 204-571-3533 | SERVICE: 204-571-3550 EMAIL: ADMIN@AUTOAG.CA

MANITOBA SAFETYPECTION STATION

MAPP

10% CAA Members Discount

Windshield and Chip Repair

Get Frosty with Us…

With Our Chilly July Special!

Freon not included. Does not include shop supplies.

See store for details.

*Includes most domestic & import vehicles.

A/C CHECK SPECIAL$4750

GST & PST EXTRAExpires

August 8, 2015

FREE WIPER BLADES

with the purchase of an alignment*

See store for details.

GORILLA ROOFINGR0020971169

BRANDON, MB • 204-720-9475 • www.gorillaroofi ngsolutions.ca

RENOVATIONSAND

CONTRACTING

* Professional Roofi ng*

*Complete Exteriors*

*Soffi t & Fascia*

*Eavestroughs*

*Siding*

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 13

Flood recovery continues at Wheat

City Golf CourseThe City of Brandon community services de-

partment recently announced the opening of four more flood-restored holes at the Wheat City Golf Course in Brandon.

In addition to the back-nine, golfing enthu-siasts can now play holes 1-3 and nine at the Wheat City Golf Course, which is located at 3500 McDonald Avenue. The remaining holes will be opened as soon as on-site staff feel the turf is in good enough condition where damage from play won’t occur.

Golfers of all skill levels are invited to check out this year’s rates and fees and also book tee times by visiting the Wheat City Golf Course website at www.wheatcitygolfcourse.ca or by calling the pro shop at 204-729-2177. Beverage/snack cart services provided in partnership with the Keystone Centre are also available during se-lected course hours.

With files from release

www.westmanjournal.com

CALL US AT 204-578-5500 OR VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.BRANSTONE.CA

Life Insurance

Investments

Estate Planning

Tanice Taylor, Kevin Martin & Kristie Miller

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”WINSTON CHURCHILL

Specializing in:

2000 HIGHLAND AVE. BDN • 204.727.3911 www.albertsbistro.com

HIGHLAND MINI GOLF

Albert’sBistro

After all the fun come in and enjoy the specials

on the Patio!

Basketball Hoops Driving Range

$4 Bucket

SPECIAL 2 FOR 1

RockClimbing

MiniGolf

RockMi i

MUST PRESENT COUPON FOR SPECIAL

✁

Page 14 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

Wendy’s Summer Hockey League continues to roll

Now in its 24th sea-son, the Wendy’s Summer Hockey League provides a unique experience for players looking to hit the ice when the temperature heats up.

“The thing I enjoy most about it is that it’s compet-itive, but at the same time there’s no pressure and you can just go out there and have some fun with your buddies,” said Brett Willows, a goalie who plays for the defending WSHL Division I cham-pion Houstons Scramblers and the University of To-ronto.

The WSHL features 30 teams and about 500 players. With its four di-visions, the league has a

Former ’Cats superstar signs pro deal in his home country

Robin WarkWestman Journalnewsroom@wheatcityjournal.ca

320 Park Ave. East, Brandon, MB

204-727-0019

T H E L E A D E R I N T H E F I E L DF A R M T I R E S

SEE US!

“TIRE SERVICE BY PEOPLE WHO CARE”

COME SEE JAMIE KRIESER– YOUR TIRE ADVISOR

WESTMAN JOURNALR001943399

Brandon YOUR GOLF SUPPLYSTORE

GOLF EQUIPMENT APPAREL

2025 Brandon Ave., Bdn. 727-0756

SPORTSCENTRAL AUTO BODY SHOP CENTRAL AUTO BODY SHOP

AUTOPAC ACCREDITEDWINDSHIELDSREFINISHING

FREE ESTIMATES

1517 Princess AvenueBrandon, Manitoba R7A 0R7

Res: 725-4774

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 15

spot for players of all skill levels.

WSHL commissioner Darryl Wolski says it’s great seeing guys not only in the NHL, AHL and KHL like Ryan White, Matt Calvert, Mike Fer-land, Cody McLeod and Brock Trotter, make the WSHL part of their sum-mer training but also the younger AA bantam and AAA midget guys.

“They’re trying to make it to the next level and they look forward to the com-petition in the WSHL,” he said.

The WSHL certainly draws good players into the league. Matt Lowry has been playing in the league for about a dozen summers. The Neepawa product got his start in the WSHL when his older

brother got his driver’s license and could drive them in to play. Lowry, a former Brandon Wheat King, spent last season in the professional ECHL, which is considered two steps below the NHL.

“I always am impressed with the amount of talent that comes out each year from the Westman area to make the games competi-tive,” Lowry said. “You have guys that play in the NHL and some guys that used to play junior A or midget AAA. Everyone still seems to have the drive to play an intense game of hockey, which makes it fun.”

All of that talent can make summer hockey an interesting challenge for the men in the crease.

“As a goalie, it prob-

ably hurts your confidence more than anything as a good game is letting in five goals or less, but it helps in that you have elite shooters out there coming down on a regular basis,” Willows said.

While the competition is good, fun and camara-derie are also important elements of the WSHL.

“The league is a nice relaxing way to keep on our skates throughout the summer. Fun and friends is definitely one of the best parts of the league,” Jaycee Magwood said.

The Kilarney prod-uct plays on a Division 3 squad that includes both female and male friends. Playing for the West-man Wildcats, Magwood has been the MVP of the Manitoba Female Midget

Hockey League the past two seasons. She is skat-ing in the WSHL to help prepare for her first sea-son with the University of Regina women’s hockey team.

Lowry has spent parts of four seasons at the pro level. After what can be a grueling pro season, the former University of Man-itoba player still returns to play in the WSHL.

“The draw for me to come back and play af-ter each hockey season is the group of guys I grew up playing with,” Lowry said. “I rarely get to play with them so it’s nice we can all get back together to play some good old hock-ey like we used to.”

Wolski and his team have put an emphasis on enhancing the WSHL ex-

perience. Technology is a big part of the league. The league is active on so-cial media. There is also a WSHL app featuring real-time statistics and stand-ings.

“Our timekeepers re-cord the games on iPads and parents at home can follow the games on our website without being at the rink,” said Wolski, a professional hockey agent who runs other ventures, such as the Wendy’s Win-ter Hockey League.

Throughout the league’s history, its sponsors have stood behind it.

“They have been amaz-ing throughout the years and the league wouldn’t be possible without Wen-dy’s, Source for Sports, Smitty’s, and others,” Wolski added.

Former Brandon University men’s volleyball star Sebastien Steigmeier is set to start a new venture in a familiar territory.

The ‘Swiss Superman’ has signed a professional contract to play in his home country for the upcoming season with Volley Amriswil.

“To sign pro is big of course. It’s something I wanted to do since I started playing competitive volleyball, so it’s really exciting,” said Steigmeier in a release.

Steigmeier concluded his senior year by helping the Bobcats capture a bronze medal at the conference championship, while fi nishing the regular season with a best-ever record of 19-and-5.

Canada West and the CIS took notice of Steigmeier’s skills as he was selected as a fi rst-team conference all-star and a second-team all-Canadian.

He was second in the country in total points, placed third in service aces and

fi nished fourth in kills.“My time at BU defi nitely helped me

grow in different areas of the game,” added Steigmeier. “I used to play with more experienced players that would teach me a lot in practice. At BU I probably became a better teammate as it was my turn to share my experience and give others a few pieces of advice. I gained a lot of experience playing in so many tough league games, so it was really something I’m glad I did.”

Steigmeier stood tall when Brandon University Athletics dished out their year-end awards as he was named BU’s male athlete of the year and MVP of the men’s volleyball team.

“He had many offers and so for him to sign in his home country is a great opportunity for himself, his friends and his family,” BU coach Grant Wilson said.

“There was no doubt in my mind he was going to sign to play, it was just a matter of where. To see him receive many

offers and to select what is best for him, I couldn’t be more pleased and proud for him.”

Steigmeier continued to shine on the international stage as he represented his Swiss squad at the World University Games and helped them to a 10th place showing in July.

He fi nished the games with 78 kills, 10 blocks and six aces over the course of seven matches at the tournament.

“I’m excited to play for Amriswil because it is an organization that grew in the past few years to become one of the best in Switzerland. The club’s structure is amazing and I’m looking forward to being a part of such a team,” Steigmeier said.

Steigmeier is the third Bobcats’ grad to go pro recently, joining former women’s volleyball star Alexis Loewen and ex-men’s basketball standout Emerick Ravier.

With fi les from BU release Sebastien SteigmeierPhoto courtesy of BU Bobcats

Crime Stoppers

Saturday, August 29th

Sunnyside Golf Club 4-Person Fun Scramble

12:00 Shotgun start

Registra�on: Please Register by August 20th To Register, call Gladden 204-570-3557 To Reserve Carts, call Sunnyside 204-728-2374

�� $60 per Player *Please bring cash or cheque for Registra�on Fees

�� Includes Meal at 5:00 pm (Catered by Old Style Butcher Shop)

�� Draws for Cash Prizes �� Proceeds support Opera�on Red

Nose

Vehicles for Rides Supplied by

$5,000 Hole-in-One Contest

Hole #11 Sponsored by

$5,000 Hole-in-One Contest

Hole #2 Sponsored by

$10,000 Hole-in-One Contest

Hole #12 Sponsored by

Posters Sponsored by UPS

727-8477

On April 25, at 12:15 a.m., it was reported that a vehicle struck a pedes-trian in the 1000 block of 18th Street and fl ed from the scene. The victim suffered from extensive injuries and was life-fl ighted to Winnipeg in criti-cal condition for emergency surgery. Further investigation indicates that the truck was a dark colour 4 door crew cab either a Sierra or Silverado between 2007-2013 body style pickup with after market exhaust and had three hunting decals in the rear window. Written on the sidewall of the tires was FIERCE in white lettering and ATTITUDE in white outlining. It is believed four people were in the truck at the time of the incident when the truck briefl y came to a stop, drove around the victim and fl ed from the scene over curbing, eastbound on Park Avenue. No suspects have been arrested.

Frank Edward FLEURY 46, is charged with Public Mischief, Fail to attend for Fingerprints, Fail toAttend Court and Drive while Dis-qualifi ed. Police report that on Aug. 30, 2014, a male allegedly provided a false name to police during a traf-fi c stop. The male was arrested and released, however; failed to attend court. A warrant of arrest has been issued for Frank Edward FLEURY.

AUTO BODY AND GLASS• Complete repairs of all

makes and models• Courtesy cars availabl

by appointment• Free estimates

1807 Pacifi c AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 0C1

204-727-8585

WE’RE YOUR FULL-SERVICECOLLISION CENTRE

• Large or small, we can fi x them all• Truck accessories and installation• Glass repair and replacement• MPIC, SGI, fl eet and private

insurance repairs• Expert colour matching

Getting you

Back on the Road QUICKLY Is what we do!

WANTED BY POLICE

VEHICLE/PEDESTRIAN HIT AND RUN

Page 16 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

NHL should return to Quebec CityWhen the National Hock-

ey League returns to Que-bec City, in some fashion — either by transferring a downtrodden team or NHL owners accepting $400 mil-lion in Quebec cash for an expansion team — people of La Belle Province can thank the Winnipeg Jets.

Only the most ardent op-timists ever dreamed the NHL would return to Win-nipeg after the Jets left for Phoenix after the 1996 sea-son. Ditto for Quebec City after the Nordiques aban-doned Canada for Denver in 1995.

But the Jets did, indeed, return and have become one of the NHL’s wildest success stories. And with Quebecor’s money and the recent construction of an 18,259-seat arena in Que-bec City, it’s just a matter of time before the Province of

Quebec adds a second team.In mid-July, Quebecor

made its interest in an NHL franchise official by “sub-mitting its candidacy for the NHL expansion process,” according to an Associated Press story. NHL Commis-sioner Gary Bettman and league governors recently announced it was opening its expansion process. Las Vegas, with a new building almost completed behind the New York New York casino, is expected to be a

front-runner for a new team via expansion, which won’t happen until 2017.

Seattle and Quebec City are the other leading can-didates, but while Quebec City isn’t geographically perfect (two new western-based teams would give the NHL two 16-team di-visions), it has history on its side. And with the Jets success in Winnipeg, NHL governors have a pretty good idea that a Quebec City franchise would flour-

ish, too.It could be costly to NHL

owners if Quebec City does not get an expansion team. That $400 million expan-sion fee would land in the coffers of the other 30 teams, a cool $13 million each. If Quebec gets ignored via expansion, however, and winds up enticing a strug-gling Florida Panthers or Arizona Coyotes to move north, there might be some transfer fees paid, but noth-ing close to the $400 million expansion fee.

Quebec City has a rich hockey background and there’s little doubt those 18,259 seats would fill up quickly. But another Cana-dian team replacing a Mi-ami or Arizona franchise is small-town news to the big-ger-thinking Bettman. The Commish gritted his teeth and offered a forced smile when the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, and losing an-other American franchise to a once-rejected Canadian city might hurt the image-conscious NHL.

Bringing the NHL back to Quebec City is the right thing to do. Sooner the bet-ter.

• Steve Schrader of the De-troit Free Press, on LeB-ron James portraying himself in “Trainwreck”: “Of course, coach David Blatt and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers have their own movie out, too: ‘Minions.’ ”

• Greg Cote of The Miami Herald, on baseball’s Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown, N.Y.: “Of-ficials warn visitors that prohibited items include weapons, coolers and Pete Rose.”

• Dwight Perry of the Se-attle Times: “Minnesota outfielder Torii Hunter turned 40 on July 18, and his fellow Twins marked the occasion by giving him a walker and adult diapers. Probably not what he had in mind when teammates lauded him as “Mr. Dependable.”

• A list by Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press, on Twitter: “Jesus Christ, Dalai Lama, L. Ron Hub-bard, Charlie Manson [People with more con-verts than Lirim Hajrul-lahu] #Bombers.”

• Janice Hough, from left-coastsportsbabe.com: “In

2014, the NFL gave each team $226.4 million as part of national revenue sharing. But all the league could afford was a $765 million settlement over concussion-related brain injuries for all its 18,000 retired players. I wish this were a joke.”

• Brad Dickson of the Oma-ha World Herald: “On Friday, the Angels passed out life-size Mike Trout bobbleheads. The Phil-lies’ GM grabbed one, and Monday it’s starting in centre field.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “After round one at the Canadian Open, Emil-iano Grillo was the name atop the leader board. No wait, that might be the name on my barbecue.”

• Another quip from Cur-rie: “Defections were a big story during the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Two Cubans left the base-ball team during tune-up games in the U.S., and this week four Phillies asked for asylum with the Blue Jays.”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

DEADLINE: Thursday 3pm

1-20 words $6 each for the fi rst and second issue with 20¢ for

each additional word.3 issues and over $3 each and 10¢

for each additional word.204-725-0209

jcluff@wheatcityjournal.ca

VIEW WESTMAN JOURNAL ONLINE

INTERVIEWS ON FACEBOOK OR

WESTMANJOURNAL.COM

FARM SERVICES

Diquash Dessiccant

306.477.4007 info@gng.ag www.GNG.ag

OBITUARIES

TRYHUK: Dale Cecilia Tryhuk passed away on Tuesday July 21, 2015 (Memories)___________________________

BOBYK: Albert Bobyk passed away on Thursday July 23, 2015 (Memories)____________________________BURTON: Violet Julia Burton passed away on Friday July 24, 2015 (Memories)____________________________HABOK: John Habok passed away on Monday July 27, 2015 (Memories)____________________________LEVINS-McLENNAN: Christopher Robert Levins-McLennan passed away on Wednesday July 22, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________BUCKMIRE: Marquerite Emma Buckmire passed away on Sunday July 26, 2015 (Brockie Donovan)___________________________

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CRIMINAL RECORD?Canadian Record Suspension (Criminal pardon) seals record.

American waiver allows legal entry.

Why risk employment, business, travel, licensing,

deportation, peace of mind? Free consultation: 1-800-347-2540

PERSONAL MESSAGES

LOCAL HOOKUPSBROWSE4FREE

1-888-628-6790 or #7878 Mobile

Meet singles right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now 1-800-590-8215.

ADULT PERSONAL MESSAGES

WHERE HOT MEN HOOK UP! Try free. Call now: 1-800-922-4738 or 1-800-777-8000.

CAREER TRAINING

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with Canada’ s top Medical Transcrip-tion school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1.800.466.1535 www.can-scribe.com. info@canscribe.com.

DOMESTIC HELP WANTED

Job Title: Child Care Provider-pri-vate home (NOC : 4411) Salary: Hourly: min $12.10 for 40.0 hours per week. Benefit: 4% of gross salary paid vacation. Others: Should be legally eligible to work. Terms of Employment: Perma-nent-Full-Time. Employer: J. Hutchinson. Location: Work in employer’s/client’s home. Creden-tials(certificates, licences, mem-berships, courses, etc.): Not appli-cable. Education: Secondary(high)school graduation certificate. Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years. Vacancy: 1. Specific Skills: Bathe, dress and feed infants and children, Disci-pline children according to the methods requested by the par-ents. Keep records of daily ac-tivities and health information re-garding children. Children’s Ages: 3 years old. Work Setting: Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is NOT a condition of employment How to Apply: Mail to 7 Wexford Bay, Brandon MB. R7B 3K4 By e-mail: hutchima-ma@hotmail.com

CLASSES & COURSES

THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO FIREARM SAFETY. Instruc-tor/Examiner Greg Steele 204-725-1608 or ggs57@wcg.wave.ca Courses held regularly. Challeng-es by appointment

AUCTIONS

Farm Equipment AUCTION

SHELLBROOK, SASKATCHEWAN

On behalf of J&W Northwest Services Ltd. & Warren Muller, who are discontinuing

their farming operations.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12

INSPECTION: TUESDAY, Aug. 11

applies to all onsite purchases.

For more information,go to www.asset.sales.ca

or call

FOR SALE - MISC

Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole re-sponsibility of the persons or en-tities that post the advertisement, and the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association and mem-bership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater infor-mation on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.mcna.com.

BATTERIES FOR EVERYTHING. Automotive, farm, construction, ATV, marine, motorcycle, golf carts, phones, tools, radios, com-puters etc. Reconditioned, obso-lete and hard-to-find batteries. SO-LAR equipment. The Battery Man. Winnipeg. 1.877.775.8271 www.batteryman.ca

BUILDING MATERIALS at the BUILDING REFIT STORE formally CMHA ReStore. 22-11th Street in downtown Brandon. Good selec-tion of doors, windows, sinks, light fixtures, cabinets and so much more. Free pick-up of good used building materials. Call 728 - 2227

Garden Vegetables located South of Patricia Avenue on First Street/Brandon. Watch for the signs. Open:1-5pm, Tues.-Fri., 11-4pm, Sat-Sun.

Peoples Market Place. We buy and sell good used furniture and appliances. Estates a specialty. Coins and coin supplies available and a variety of new household furniture and beds. 32-13th Street, Brandon. 204-727-4708 or visit us on FaceBook

FOR SALE - MISC

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 400,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or email classifieds@mcna.com for details.

SPECIAL SUMMER WHOLE-SALE PRICING! Queen Pillow-Top Mattress Set $395, Beautyr-est pocket-coil set $649 (King sets available). 6-piece Bedroom Suite including Pillow-Top Bed set $900. 12 Drawer Queen Storage Bed $625! 5 piece 40” round drop leaf set, 4 chairs $399. SOLID RUSTIC OAK Table Set 60” to 96” (No Veneer), 6 high back padded chairs $2,650 ($4,600 value)! 3 piece Durablend black Leather Power Reclining set including re-clining Sofa, reclining Love Seat with centre console & reclining Chair $2295 ($3,950 value). Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-6 & Sun 12-5. Call KDL Furniture at 204-571-1971. 660 Highland Ave., South side of #1 Hwy., Brandon.

GARAGE SALES

SOUTHVIEW FLEA MARKET IS BACK 17th St E at 110 Bypass-Brandon. Vendor spots available at $30.00. All dates May-Septem-ber. Details and Bookings. Phone:204-717-4405. Email: s o u t h v i e w f l e a m a r k e t @ h o t -mail.com

WANTED TO BUY

CASH for unwanted rifles, shot-guns, ammunition and hunting equipment. 204-747-4434

FARM IMPLEMENTS

ROME DISK RENTAL, 11 ft. Wide, 32” Disks, Hyd Trans, 636LB/Disk, $500/Day or $4000/Month, Delivery and Pickup Available, www.hirdequipment.com, 204-256-2098, Winnipeg, MB.

TRAVEL

Dry Cleaning centre in Medicine Hat Alberta voted #1 in the city 2 years running. 2 locations. Turn key business for sale includes building, equipment, land & phone number. Excellent experienced staff in place. Land has clean phase 3 environmental assess-ment report. In business for 65 successful years. Owner is retiring and will train new owners for 6 weeks. $950,000 all in share sale. Call Gerry 403-548-0757.

VACATION RENTALS

CANCEL YOUR TIMESHARENO RISK program. STOPMortgage & MaintenancePayments Today. 100%Money Back Guarantee

FREE ConsultationCall us NOW. We can Help!

1-888-356-5248

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

5 quarters, 4 deeded, 1 lease. Large mature yard. 1600 sq.ft home. Double garage, fully finished basement. 50x100 shop partly heated. Barns, corrals, 90 acre foot dam. 12 miles south of Seven Persons AB $1,300,000 Call Marvin 403-548-9896

BUSINESS SERVICES

ARE YOU AN URBANMINER?

Get The Top TipsTo maximize the value

of your scrap metal

GO TO:www.AreYouAnUrbanminer.ca

Tip #6 can earn you 10% more on your scrap!

Tip #9 helps you get more value!

72 Rothwell RoadWinnipeg, MB

The trusted name inmetal recycling

Hip or Knee Replacement?

Problems with Mobility?

The Disability Tax Credit

$2,000 Yearly Tax Credit

$20,000 Lump Sum Refund

For Assistance Call:204-453-5372

CRIMINAL RECORD?Don’t let your past limit your career

plans! Since 1989 Confidential, Fast Affordable-A+ BBB Rating

EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM

Call for FREE INFO BOOKLET1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366)

www.RemoveYourRecord.com

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED

2-1100 sq. ft. bungalow homes. Complete to drywall stage, exterior vinyl siding, 200 amp service. Lo-cated at Swan River. Can arrange moving. Call Scott 204-734-0210 or Ron 204-773-0584. Priced at $40,000-$62,000.

DON’T OVERPAY! rtmi-homes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution” Canada’s Largest provid-er of manufactured housing. Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ Homes on Sale Now!

APARTMENTS/CONDOS

BU and ACC students:

BU Residence has space available

Single and Double Occupancy

for 2015-16 year.

Call 204-727-9761

or 204-727-7394.

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Affordable lake living. Sand beach Lake lots $44,900. Lake view lots $15,900. Titled lots. Only 17 choice lake lots. www.beckville-beach.com Warren 204-856-3076 Royal Le Page

STEEL BUILDINGS / GRANARIES

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS

UP TO 60% OFF! 30x40, 40x60, 50x80,

60x100, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call: 1-800-457-2206

www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

STEEL BUILDINGS... “OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE!” 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449. 32X36 $8427. 40X46 $12140 One end Wall In-cluded. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

Looking for an online business? I can help! You will receive free training and after support. Go to www.123haveitall.com and check it out. Requires a computer and telephone and 5-15 hours weekly.

MAKE $1000 Weekly!! Mailing Brochures From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity. No Experience Required. Start Immediately. www.newmailers.com

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Is your Company looking to recruit

Aboriginal job seekers?

Our Canadian wide Aboriginal recruitment

website www.

firstnationsjobsonline.com

is now affiliated with 130 newspapers.

By advertising on our website we can get your job posting and location to 950,000

circulated newspapers throughout

Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Email: danbsully@sasktel.net

for more information

First Nations Jobs nline

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

DO YOU HAVE 10 HRS/WK to turn into $1500/mth using your PC and phone? Free info:www.BossFree123.com

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Vis-it: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

15081NN1

SOUTH END LUMBERR001943459

LOANS AVAILABLE

UP TO $7500

UPGRADE YOUR…

ABLE

WINDOWS SIDING

INSTALLATION AVAILABLE

Payments made on your monthly

utility bill

SOUTH END LUMBER1 block South of Richmond on 13th • southendlumber@gmail.com

1550 - 13th Street South • 728-1570

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 17

What’s Your Story?

Email us at:newsroom@

wheatcityjournal.ca

WANTED TO BUY

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES-OLD AND UNUSUAL ITEMS WANTED-furniture, railroad items, Royal Albert China. Sherman Jewelry, old tools, military items, coke items, oil items, pocket watches, license plates, metal toys, various collectibles and estate items. Phone:204-728-0972

CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT:www.westmanjournal.com

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

STORY IDEAS?•

LET US KNOW HOW WE’RE DOING.

Federal funding announced for Manitoba Wetlands

The federal government is investing more than $260,000 to restore 45 hectares of wetlands in key areas of wetland loss in the Westman area.

“Restoring wetlands can have a direct effect on preventing future floods,” said Brandon-Souris MP Larry Maguire in a release. “While major investments have been made to build permanent dikes and im-prove flood protection systems in Westman, it’s important we turn to pre-ventative measures rather than reactive. Restoring wetlands will not only hold back water during floods but they will be there in times of drought.”

The focus of the project is wetlands that vary from being seasonal to perma-nent. In many instances, the shallow seasonal wet-lands are the ones most likely to have been drained and need to be restored to be fully functional. When restored, they provide im-portant ecological benefits for wildlife and vegetation.

PUZZLES

ACROSS1. Flat bread5. Competent8. Hide12.Eager13.Regard14.Type of cone15.Mistake in

print16.Attendance18.Student

transport20.____ up

(tense)21.Hawker24.In a group of26.That fellow27.Log29.Sunnyside-up

part

33.European peak34.Farm towers36.Appropriate37.Relaxation39.Grassy area40.Hen output41.Light beams43.Beasts of

burden45.Wander away48.Make a choice49.Garment

ticket: 2 wds.52.At any point56.____-de-camp57.Hole punch58.Well-ventilated59.Like some

stockings

60.Honeyproducer

61.Insignificant

DOWN1. Dab2. Building

vine3. Bit of advice4. Kind of

brick5. Poisonous

serpents6. ____ your

request7. Golf gadget8. Quick9. Little10.“____ in a

Lifetime”

11.Gardener’snemesis

17.Snow runner19.Coffeepots21.Burn22.Enrage23.Naughty kids24.World

supporter25.Cat’s sound28.Greasy30.Songs of

praise31.Winter

Olympicsevent

32.Drums

35.Cinch38.Copied42.Sailor’s yes44.Hot vapor45.Tiff46.The Kingston

____47.Fair feature48.Eye rudely50.Label51.Respectful

fear53.Contest54.Blunder55.Canadian

whiskey

PUZZLE NO. 781

Copyright © 2015, Penny Press

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 781

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERSUSE AMERICAN SPELLING

HOW TO PLAY :Fill in the grid so that every row, every column andevery 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. Youalready have a few numbers to get you started.Remember: You must not repeat the numbers1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 517

PUZZLE NO. 517

Page 18 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com

MJ Roofi ng is seeking a self-motivated, energetic individual to comple-ment our team in Brandon, Manitoba. We are looking for a talented BranchManager to assign and direct all work performed in the branch and to super-vise all areas of operation. You will manage staff, foster a positive environ-ment and ensure customer satisfaction and proper branch operation. The successful candidate will have a hands-on approach and will be commit-ted to the expansion and success of the business by implementing strategies that increase productivity and enable sales targets achievement. RESPONSIBILITIES:• Direct all operational aspects including distribution operations, customer

service, human resources, administration and sales.• Assess local market conditions and identify current and prospective sales

opportunities• Develop forecasts, fi nancial objectives and business plans Meets goals

and metrics• Manage budget and allocate funds appropriately• Provide training, coaching development and motivation• Identify areas of improvement and propose corrective actions that meet

challenges and leverage growth opportunities• Address customer and employee satisfaction issues promptly• Adhere to high ethical standards, and comply with all regulations, policies

and applicable laws• Network to improve the presence and reputation of the branch and

company• Assess local market conditions, identify and exploit current and prospec-

tive sales opportunities

REQUIREMENT:• 2+ years of demonstrated management and leadership skills• Solid prospecting abilities & excellent customer relationship skills Enthusiastic drive to succeed with obvious confi dence and

competitive nature• Determination to get results• Demonstrated ability to meet goals and overcome obstacles• Ability to work autonomously with minimal management direction• Strong verbal and written communication skills• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple

projects at once• Effective and creative problem solving skills• Must work effectively in a team environment with co-workers and

management contacted.

BRANCH MANAGER – MJ ROOFING (Brandon)

Please email your resume to careers@mjroofi ng.net or fax it to 204-589-6114, we thank all candidates but only individuals selected will be contacted.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

They will also store excess water during rain events thus reducing flooding downstream. Furthermore, wetlands retain nutrients and other agricultural chemicals that are then broken down or stored in-stead of being transported downstream.

“Restoring previously drained wetlands in West-man will go a long way to further protect com-munities and farms from the impacts of flooding and drought events,” said Rick Andrews, manager of provincial operations for Ducks Unlimited Canada in Manitoba. “Wetlands also combat the effects of climate change and are natural solutions to our water quality issues. This new partnership will dem-onstrate the importance of keeping water on the land to all Manitobans.”

The government is fund-ing this project and oth-ers like it across Canada through the National Wet-land Conservation Fund, which includes $50 mil-

lion for investments that support the goals of the national conservation plan, which was announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in May 2014.

More than 200 bird spe-cies and over 50 species of mammals depend on Cana-dian wetlands for food and habitat. Canadian wetlands provide enormous ben-efits by protecting against floods, improving water quality and water supply, controlling erosion and supporting a host of rec-reational activities. These benefits translate into bil-lions of dollars in econom-ic benefits for Canadians each year.

Funding announced for YMCA

The YMCA in Brandon is receiving $14,958 from the federal government to renovate the family change room and to install a show-er and change lift system.

“I am committed to en-suring all Westman resi-dents, especially those with disabilities can access

the programs and services offered at the YMCA,” said Maguire in a release. “I will always stand up for Westman families and it is a great honour to work alongside the YMCA’s dedicated staff and vol-unteers who contribute so much to our community.”

“We want to ensure that we are accessible to all in-dividuals in the Brandon and Westman area,” said Lon Cullen, CEO of the YMCA of Brandon. “The addition of a shower and change lift in our family change room will allow any user of our pool who uses a wheelchair or re-quires an attendant to ac-cess the YMCA more com-fortably. This grant will ensure that the Dood Cris-tall Family YMCA is able to serve all members of the community in the develop-ment of Spirit, Mind and Body.”

With files from releases

BUSINESSDirectory

CALL THEEXPERTS

Professional Duct Cleaning

1051 26th Street Brandon, MB

R7B 2B9

essional Duct Cleaning

Ph: 725-2886P

BARRIE WOODCARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • TILE

Professional Technicians

725-28781-877-727-3456

NOW BOOKINGGLENBORO

A DIVISION OF BRANDON EAVESTROUGHING & EXTERIORS

Serving Brandon and Winnipeg

204-726-5888 | 204-799-9646

RICK THOMSON Sales Managerrthomson@wheatcityjournal.ca www.westmanjournal.com

Tel: (204) 725-0209Fax: (204) 725-3021

Unit D 315 College Avenue Brandon, MB R7A 1E7

636 10th Street ~ Brandon, MBPhone: 725-0459

Westman.com

41 years selling Residential and Commercial Property in Brandon and Westman

Cell: 1-204-729-7289bill@century21westman.com

Bill CrossmanBroker/Sales Consultant

Home and Offi ce Specialist inDistilled and Reverse Osmosis Water

Phone 571-1562 Shayne SebreeSales Consultant

3620 Victoria AvenueBrandon, MB R7B 2Z5

Toll Free 1-800-862-6339Business 204-727-6418

shayne@houseofnissan.cawww.houseofnissan.ca

WHY A DUCTLESS AIR CONDITIONER?

Napoleon Ductless air conditioner will cool, heat or dehumidify your home WITHOUT the use

of duct work and are very efficient & quiet.

945 - 24th St., Brandon tel: 204-728-5900www.raysfireplaces.com

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: THURSDAY 3 P.M.

CALL: 204 725-0209

204-728-4777800 Rosser Avenue, Brandon, MB R7A 6N5

#1 101 Industrial Drive, Brandon, MB R7A 7S5

Certain messages need to be repeated several times

The more often a consumer sees your advertising message, the better your chances are that they will remember you when they’re ready to buy!

fatpanda™

www.fatpanda.ca

KICK IT! fat panda™www.caamanitoba.com

305 - 18th Street N. Brandon, MB R7A 6Z2

P 204.571.4107 F 204.727.6701

TF 1.877.222.1321gayles@caamanitoba.com

Gayle Stead, CTCTravel Consultant

www.westmanjournal.com • August 6, 2015 • Page 19

Page 20 • August 6, 2015 • www.westmanjournal.com