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Vol. 14 No. 44 | Thursday, February 4, 2016

‘Bell Let’s Talk’ just one aspect of

mental healthpromotion in

Westman

It’s a campaign that’s had people calling, texting, shar-ing and tweeting for years – and it’s all for a good cause.

Bell Let’s Talk raised a record breaking $6.2 million for mental health initiatives in Canada on Jan. 27. There was a plethora of folks in the Westman community displaying their support for the campaign – which saw Bell donate five cents per interaction – and it’s designed to break the silence around mental illness and support mental health.

Tracy Ridgen, a community health nurse with Prairie Mountain Health, has spent the past 15 years in mental health promotion. She’s helped those that suffer from a wide range of conditions including depression, bipolar disorder and post traumatic stress. She says although the Bell campaign is a popular one, there are several other mental health campaigns that continue to increase in pop-ularity all over the globe.

“There is so much going on throughout the year and there are so many spokespeople now associated with it,” she said. “People are more comfortable nowadays identi-fying with it and relating to it I think. It just helps strike up some of the conversations.”

“People want to get on board when they hear someone else speak about it in the media,” she added. “It’s made a big difference that way.”

Ridgen says from a PMH perspective, the promotion of mental health initiatives continues to grow. She says nowadays more PMH employees dedicate time to men-tal health promotion, even those that technically aren’t housed under the umbrella of mental health.

“The person working in emergency or the person work-ing in dialysis, they’re all doing mental health promotion – but not everybody realizes that they are,” she added.

“Do we do everything we could? No. I think more em-phasis needs to be put on helping people internally who work in health understand that no matter what area they

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work in, they’re doing a form of mental health promotion everyday. I think maybe that’s where we’re lacking and we need to put more emphasis.”

So where do we go from here? What else can be done to help end the stigma around mental illness?

“I know we have a long ways to go still. Yes, our ser-vices (at PMH) are always busy and there are always more people wanting to come in and wanting to come forward, but I know there are still lots out there that aren’t getting the help they need,” she said.

“So I don’t want to say we’ve conquered it yet.”Ridgen says educating yourself about the facts of men-

tal illness will go a long way towards a better understand-ing of what someone close to you may be dealing with on a day-to-day basis.

“You need to know how common some of this stuff is and how many supports and resources are actually out there.”

She says be supportive, listen and to not turn a blind eye. Ask the question that needs to be asked.

“You put a conversation on the table and it helps open

the door for someone who didn’t know how to bring it up themselves,” she said. “The more confident we feel about mental health and mental illness information, then some-one who needs help is going to come forward.”

Ridgen says programs and services are wide-ranging at PMH when it comes to mental health. She pointed out the mental health first-aid program, which is a regular session offered two to three times a month to community groups and the public.

“It gives people kind of the basics, how to address men-tal health crisis when you see them, when you enter them, when you are confronted with one.

“It’s the same as having physical first aid,” she contin-ued. “When someone is having a heart attack in a public place, you call 911 and you give them medical attention they need until the ambulance arrives. Mental health first aid is the same thing.”

For more on the programs and services dedicated to mental health, go online to prairiemountainhealth.ca.

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The First Presbyterian Church in Brandon recently held a care home fundraising concert. The choirs were under the direction of Elizabeth Grant and Corey Francis as they joined forces with several Brandon University students and community musicians for an evening of music. All of the proceeds went to weekly therapeutic concerts to Hillcrest Place, Dinsdale, Valleyview Care Centre, Rideau Park and Fair View Home.

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The Citizens on Patrol Pro-gram, which began in 2006, is in need of some new mem-bers, says Brandon chairper-son Ralph Warman. Top left: a member helps out with school patrol in the city. Top right: members keep track of speeds and remind drivers to slow down with a Speed-Watch board. Bottom: local COPP members set up shop at an establishment in Bran-don looking to recruit new members.

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Citizens on Patrol Program in need of new members

Ralph Warman, chairperson of the local Citizens on Pa-trol Program was blunt and to the point when describing the current state of the organization in Brandon.

“It’s time for some new blood,” he said. “We’re in des-perate need of new members because most of us are se-niors.”

The volunteer-led crime prevention initiative, which began in Brandon in 2006, currently consists of 29 mem-bers – that number is down considerably since 2009 when more than 45 members were involved in the organization.

“We’re looking for people from any age from 18-99.”The local COPP is just one of more than 60 chapters

across the province and is considered to be the eyes and ears of the Brandon Police Service, says Warman.

“You have no authority to do anything other than to watch and listen,” he said. “The first thing that you do if you see trouble is call the police and tell them what’s going on.”

Those involved in COPP are required to patrol the streets four hours a month, which Warman says, can un-fortunately be a hinderance when trying to recruit new members.

“Four hours doesn’t seem to be very much but a lot of them get tired because when they’re driving around and they don’t see anything, they don’t do anything,” he said. “We try and tell them that the police drive around for sev-eral hours a day patrolling the city.

“That’s all that we request is four hours a month to keep our communities safe and to watch what’s going on,” he continued. “You might not see anything but they may see our signs on our cars, so we may stop something before it starts.”

Warman and the rest of the local COPP have been pro-active in their attempts at gaining more members, wheth-er it’s handing out pamphlets at Brandon University or setting up a booth at several local businesses. He says the perception in the community is that the COPP just patrols the streets. There’s a lot more to it, he says.

“It’s amazing how many people in this city do not know what the Citizens on Patrol Program is and what we all do.”

Local members of COPP help out with a variety of events in the city, putting in many volunteer hours at events such as the Sun of a Beach volleyball tournament, Santa Claus Parade, Terry Fox Run, Traveller’s Day Pa-rade and the CIBC Run for the Cure to name a few. The COPP also helps out with school patrol across the city and continues to keep track of speeds of cars in Brandon with its SpeedWatch boards, reminding drivers to slow down, and in the process, aid local police find problem areas in the city where folks are driving too fast.

“We keep busy that’s for sure,” he said. “Maybe not as busy in the winter time because there’s not as much going on, but we do have many tasks.”

Brandon Police Service Staff Sgt. Rick Semler, who is the liaison officer for the local COPP, says the organiza-


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tion doesn’t get enough credit for the work it does on a day-to-day basis.

“They did a lot of work at Princess Park over the last three years in that downtown area,” Semler told the Jour-nal. “I think they helped a lot in terms of changing the landscape down there.

“They’re proud of that and they should be,” he contin-ued.

“I’ve spent two years trying to clean up Princess Park and trying to keep the alcohol and drugs away from it,” Warman added. “It’s been hard but we finally got what we wanted and the police chief appreciates what we did by cleaning up the park.”

Warman, who retired from the military years ago, joined the local COPP in 2009. He says he enjoys the pro-gram and there’s a reason he stays on board.

“I love doing it. I care about my community.”Warman says signing up for the COPP is easy. It in-

volves a simple security check and there’s no charge to come on board.

“If you care about your community, come and join COPP,” Warman concluded.

If you or anyone you know may be interested in join-ing the local COPP, contact Warman at 204-726-4770 or Semler at 204-729-2385.


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combined to amount to a 3.7 percent tax increase, which was double the local inflation rate.

The city’s garbage fee was also increased by 10 per cent and the water and sewer utility was raided for $30 million. It means that Winnipeg’s water bills are increasingly becoming an indirect property tax -- this despite the fact those dollars are desperately needed to upgrade Winnipeg’s crumbling sewer system.

Some claim larger tax increases are necessary because the challenges facing Winnipeg are so much greater and more complex than those faced by Brandon. It could be just as easily argued,

As Winnipeg’s home and business owners brace for another higher-than-inflation increase in their property taxes, frontage levies and other fees, they can’t be blamed for wondering why things are so different in Brandon.

Brandon city council has unanimously approved a draft 2016 budget that calls for a property tax increase of just 0.59 percent. For the average homeowner with a property assessed at $251,000, it means the municipal tax bill will increase by $10.54, or less than a loonie per month.

This year’s small increase is not an anomaly. Last year’s hike was even lower -- just 0.53 percent.

While such small increases in municipal spending often come at the expense of vital services or infrastructure, that hasn’t happened in Brandon. There have been no layoffs and no cuts in city services or programs under the past two budgets. In fact, contributions for the Keystone Centre, the Brandon Regional Health Centre, downtown revitalization and other important projects have actually increased.

Brandon’s tax rate restraint isn’t being supplemented by increases in other areas either. The city does not have a frontage levy, a business tax, an amusement tax, nor a garbage fee. City

council didn’t raid the water and sewer utility in order to lessen the size of the property tax increase, and the various reserve accounts are adequately funded.

“I feel especially good that we were able to accommodate all of those things and continue to maintain the city -- no service cuts, program cuts. In fact, if anything, enhancements in many cases,” Mayor Rick Chrest told the Brandon Sun. “And then still come in with. . .a very affordable result for the taxpayers of Brandon.”

How has Brandon managed to cover increasing costs of providing various services without the need for large tax hikes? The simple answer is that Chrest made a campaign commitment to keep annual tax increases at or below the rate of inflation, and to finance additional spending through the annual growth in the city’s assessment base. He has delivered on that promise in both of his budgets without impairing core city services.

Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman made the same promise as Chrest during the 2014 election campaign, but the city’s 2015 budget included a 2.3 percent mill rate increase and a 16 percent increase in the frontage levy. Those two items

however, that Winnipeg should be cheaper to run, based on its comparative size and economies of scale.

It has also been argued that Winnipeg has been chronically starved of the revenues it needs to run the city, but in reality it has received enormous amounts of funding from senior levels of government over the past several decades -- far higher per capita than Brandon.

The more plausible explanation for Winnipeg’s inability to follow Brandon’s lead

on taxes is that Winnipeg is still paying the price for years of property tax freezes and, unlike Brandon, Winnipeg has a long and expensive history of huge cost overruns on capital projects.

In other words, Winnipeggers are paying now for years of opportunistic political leadership, combined with inept management of city resources -- and the tax bills will continue to rise until the political will exists to tackle those problems.

That will have financial consequences for

Winnipeg’s home and business owners, and for the city’s ability to compete against places like Regina, Brandon, Steinbach and Winkler to retain and attract businesses and residents.

If Winnipeg doesn’t get its finances in order -- and quickly -- it is only a matter of time before business and home owners start considering more affordable alternatives. That is, if they aren’t already.

Deveryn Ross is a political commentator living in Brandon.

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OPINIONDon’t fear the voter

Manitoba’s civil service is clearly worried. A no-layoff clause is the most prominent provision in a tentative deal between the Manitoba government and the 14,000 members of the Manitoba Government Em-ployees’ Union. The deal is clearly meant to put minds at rest regardless of the next election’s outcome.

But it is not the result of the next election that should be keeping civil servants awake at night. The math-ematical reality of Mani-toba’s financial situation should be much more con-cerning. And there’s reason for hope: hard work now can avert eventual disaster.

First, let’s usher the par-

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Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and Ontario Premier Mike Harris are the names often associated with bud-get trimming. And yes, they were both Conservatives. But they were not the only ones who made difficult budgetary decisions.

As Finance Minister, Paul Martin tackled a spi-raling deficit and soaring debt by making deep cuts. He reduced government spending by more than $25 billion and shrank the fed-eral civil service by 45,000 positions. And he was a Liberal.

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more striking example. From 1982 to 1991, Sas-katchewan’s provincial debt went from zero to nearly $15 billion. Bond rating agencies knocked its credit rating down to BBB which meant there was a signifi-cant risk that the province couldn’t pay its bills. Ro-manow cut spending to the point that he closed 1,200 hospital beds. And, of course, he was a New Democrat.

Political philosophy of Martin and Romanow ulti-mately mattered little – they had to cut spending or risk financial ruin. Math is abso-lutely nonpartisan.

This has important impli-cations for Manitoba. The province’s financial trajec-tory is well known and it’s

not good. The government is spending half a billion dollars more than it has. Its debt is nearly $36 billion. Interest payments on the debt will total $842 million this year. Moody’s, an inter-national bond rating agency, recently downgraded Mani-toba’s credit rating.

If Manitoba continues on its current path, cuts will come regardless of which party is in power. Whether it’s a Conservative like Mike Harris or a New Dem-ocrat like Roy Romanow, financial necessity will ne-gate partisan philosophy. A no-layoff clause that pro-vides false security today could force deep cuts in the future.

This is not, however, a reason for civil servants or

anyone else to panic. Mani-toba’s trajectory is bad, but its ultimate destination is not yet determined. We have a choice.

According to the Frontier Centre, Manitoba has one of Canada’s largest bureau-cracies. Its financial weight is simply unsustainable. But if growth is curtailed through hiring freezes and reductions are implemented through retirements and other gradual steps, the situ-ation will significantly im-prove. Realistically, some job loses will be unavoid-able, but early action is the best way to prevent a future blizzard of pink slips.

The Progressive Conser-vatives and Liberals have both called for the govern-ment to get its budget under

control, while the NDP has promised to keep its foot on the gas with spending. Vot-ers will make an important choice in the coming elec-tion. But the result of that choice should not be the primary concern for Mani-toba’s civil servants.

It’s the math that should worry Manitoba’s civil ser-vants – either Manitoba will gradually shrink its govern-ment to an affordable size now or the harsh economic realities of soaring inter-est costs will impose much deeper cuts in the future.

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HUMOURHUMOURUnless you live in Nuna-

vut, you know that an elec-tion is coming in Mani-toba.

You may still be unde-cided as to what party, if any, will get your support or if you’ll even decide to vote for that matter. How you vote is a decision you should make based on what politicians say and promise and whether or not you like them…

In my opinion, I do feel you should vote.

So here, in no particular order, are reasons why you should vote:

No. 1 - It’s a chance to walk into an elementary school where a polling sta-tion is located and not have staff call police.

No. 2 - There may not be someone to vote for but there may be someone to vote against.

No. 3 - Going out to vote will give you a break from watching clothes tumble around in the dryer.

No. 4 - You can reac-quaint yourself with poll-ing booth staff.

Random musings from the keyboard

No. 5 - Where else can you make an ‘X’ and not be wrong?

No. 6 - You can write your own name on the bal-lot as a protest.

No. 7 - Your tax dollars have already paid for the election, so you may as well head to the polling booth and get your ‘mon-ey’s worth’.

No. 8 - You told a can-didate who came to your door that you would vote on election day and break-ing that promise would make you a politician.

No. 9 - One of the candi-dates promised you a ride to the polling station and that’s the closest you’ve come to having a date in years.

No. 10 - Can you really think of anything better to do on election day?

On the subject of cam-paign promises, when a

politician breaks one of their spending promises, are they not actually sav-ing us money?

You have probably read or heard the disclaimer that comes with all those polls we’re bombarded with...

This poll is accurate to within three or four per cent – nine out of 10 times. So, does the polling com-pany fire the guy who does the 10th poll?

It’s not unusual for the federal wing of political parties to send their star candidates to help the pro-vincial wing during cam-paigns.

Who will the Conser-vatives and NDP send to Manitoba? It might be a safe bet Stephen Harper won’t be around.

With the warmer-than-normal winter we’ve been having, do you feel sorry for snowbirds who head to warmer climates? It may not have been the best way to spend money…

The X Files has been revived and now there is a rumour circulating in the

entertainment world that a Canadian version is about to be filmed.

My uninformed sources says the theme is ‘They are really out there’ and will focus on aliens who have taken human form and will try to take over the coun-try the Canadian way – by ‘running in an election and making promises that seem out of this world’…

Come to think of it, they may already be here

if you use the Manitoba campaign as an example. We’ve been promised ev-erything except the moon and stars.

Think about it: We vote with an ‘X’.

Conspiracy theorists: start the debate.

Why won’t a politician cross the street? First off, he needs a committee re-port to determine if cross-ing the street can be done safely and then a consul-

tant has to be hired to de-termine the best route to get to the other side. Once that report is ready, it must be studied and then a poll must be taken to see if re-action would be favourable to crossing the street.

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But heart disease does not have to be an accepted byproduct of aging.

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In addition to increasing physical activity as they age, older men and women who understand heart dis-ease and learn to recog-nize its symptoms have a greater chance of minimiz-ing its affects and lowering

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As of Feb. 1, all codeine containing products will require a prescription in Manitoba. Previously, exempted codeine products, such as Tylenol 1, Robaxacet-8 and Calmylin could be purchased from a pharmacist in a pharmacy without a prescription.

Codeine is a narcotic used as an opioid remedy for the relief of mild to moderate pain and treatment of coughs. The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (College) has implemented this public safety and public awareness initiative to address the serious side effects which can occur when the drug is not used properly or overused.

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Approximately 200 dogs will soon be com-peting at the Keystone Centre for top honours.

The annual Dog Shows and Trials hosted by Cro-cus Obedience and Ken-nel Club is an opportunity for dogs and their owners to stand out among the competition.

“Traditionally dog shows were designed to determine the best speci-men in each breed,” ex-plained Gail Carroll, one of the show organizers.

“Judges are looking for the best stock; the closest to the ideal of what that breed is.”

The Canadian Kennel Club has a written stan-dard on approximately 200 breeds, 80 of which will be part of the Bran-don show. While specta-tors may assume that the dogs in the ring are com-peting against each other, Carroll explained that it’s more about competing against the ideal dog.

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“They are taught from the time they are young puppies on how to stand and move,” she said. “They are put on a groom-ing table and taught how to behave for handlers and judges.”

In addition to the all-breed championship shows taking place in Brandon, there will also be obedience trials and rally trials during the three-day event.

The rally event is often a good place to start for those who are just get-ting into competitions with their dogs. These events are not as tightly scored and offer the han-dler the opportunity to

speak to and praise their dog throughout the com-petition. As the team makes its way through the course, signs direct their next action such as getting the dog to sit. The timed event is much like an obstacle course for the dog to complete.

Obedience trials mean-while, are events where the dogs are judged against a standard. Where a perfect score is 200 points, a passing grade is 170 points, so the compe-tition is tough.

“Obedience is much like school where the dogs start in Kinder-garten, then go to grade school, high school and then university with the levels getting progres-sively harder,” said Car-roll.

Many of the tasks in the obedience competi-tion stem from practical things such as tracking and hunting.

The Dog Shows and Trials will take place in the Canada Room of the Keystone Centre on Feb. 13-15. Two shows take place each day beginning at approximately 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Spectators are invited to attend for a cost of $2 per individual or $5 for the family with chil-dren five and under ad-mitted for free. Only dogs entered in the show are allowed on the premises.

Carroll explained that while the dogs are very well behaved and used to the attention and excite-ment of the show, anyone wishing to touch a dog, whether it’s inside a ken-nel or on a leash, should always ask permission first.

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Brian Carney, national executive director for Sa-maritan House Ministries Inc., Carmen Perret-Smith, local event coordinator and Thea Dennis, executive director of Brandon’s Samaritan House, smile for the camera.

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‘Coldest Night of the Year’ set to hit the Wheat City

It’s an event aimed at helping locals better un-derstand what it’s like to be on the street during the cold winter months with no home and nowhere to turn.

The “Coldest Night of the Year” will be tak-ing place once again in the Wheat City later this month. This will be the second time the annual Sa-maritan House Ministries fundraiser will be taking

place in Brandon. Approxi-mately $12,000 was raised last year and event coordi-nator Carmen Perret-Smith is hoping for a better turn-out this time around.

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She says so far, she’s noticed a huge response from people looking to get involved at a grassroots level.

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“Stop telling me about the wonderful quality of life in your commu-nity,” Marc Beauchamp pleaded with a room full

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Competing for Canada at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Hockey Championship in St. Catharines, Ont., was a huge honour and a great accomplishment for Brandon product Jalyn Elmes.

“I grew up with one goal in mind since I was a little girl and that was to represent my country,” the Crocus Plains Grade 12 student said. “We all put our jerseys on at the same time before our first game and it’s a pretty special moment.”

Elmes helped Team Canada win a silver medal at the prestigious event. Canada lost 3-2 to the U.S. in overtime in the gold medal game. Elmes was joined on the squad by fellow Westman product Ashton Bell of Deloraine and Sheridan Oswald of MacGregor.

“I think they gave their heart and soul,” Team Canada head coach Lisa Haley said. “Lots to be proud of in how they played the game.”

“The best part about playing at the World Champion-ships was being able to play for Team Canada on home ice,” Bell said. “The support we had from Canadians for every single game was very overwhelming and motivat-ing.”

The event set an attendance record and the final was televised on live TV for the first time. Haley said it rein-forces the growth of the women’s game.

“What I really enjoyed the most about the world cham-pionship was the arena and the energy in the atmosphere,” Elmes said.

Elmes grew up in a hockey family with older broth-ers Joshawa and Jaxon playing junior hockey. “I grew up watching my brothers play in front of big crowds and I was always excited for them. This time, I had the chance to play in front of 3,500 people each game. I had no idea until I stepped out for warm up my first game. That’s something I will never forget.”

“The pace and style of play was quite a bit different than what I had encountered before as the players have so much skill and speed that it makes for a totally different game; very fast pace and high intensity,” Bell said.

The Westman trio were pleased to be teammates, however, in the winter, they’re usually opponents in the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League. Elmes suits up for the Yellowhead Chiefs, Bell plays for the Westman Wildcats and Oswald is a member of the Central Plains Capitals.

“The three of us are quite close friends so that’s always special to have bonds like that on any team you’re a part of,” Elmes said.

At the World Championships, Elmes was counted on for solid two-way play on the blue line.

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Elmes has already committed to play at the University of Minnesota-Duluth for next season.

“My parents and I had gone to other schools and toured although I wasn’t very convinced with being so far away,” she added. “I had then made contact with UMD through my assistant coach on Yellowhead. I then went down for a tour and fell in love with everything they had to offer and the distance was very convenient for my family.”

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“Playing boys hockey definitely impacted my game and gave me a great foundation. I had Dave Lewis as a coach a couple years in a row while I was playing on a higher level boys team, and I still believe he strongly im-pacted how I developed as a young player and gave me a great understanding of the game.”

Elmes is pleased to play for the Chiefs and proud of how the team has come a long ways in four years.

“(Former Saskatoon Blade) Derek Tibbatts has really put in a huge effort to make an impact for the Yellowhead Chiefs organization,” Elmes said. “I owe a ton of my im-provement to him as a coach. He has been on the bench the four years I have been here and has gone the extra mile whenever possible to improve the hockey club.”

Bell, a forward, had three goals and two assists in the tournament. She lit the lamp twice in a 4-0 win over Rus-sia. Haley says Bell is a “very poised player with an ex-cellent skill set. She is a great power forward.”

As well as the on-ice experience, Bell enjoyed the op-portunities presented to Team Canada away from the arena.

“One off-ice experience that I’ll always remember was our trip to Niagra Falls,” she said. “We went there on the Thursday night for the opening ceremonies and it was in-credible. I have never seen anything like it. We took a lot of photos as we were all really amazed by it all.”

Oswald meanwhile, was a forward for Team Canada, scoring in a victory over the Czech Republic.

“She just has a real nose for the net,” Haley said. “She likes to play in the dirty areas of the ice.”

Oswald has committed to play next season for the Uni-versity of Manitoba.

The 47th annual Tournament of Champions will be held Feb. 5-7 and 12-14 in Brandon.

“This tournament has been a great destination for minor hockey teams for many years,” tourna-ment chairman Darren Galatiuk said. “It’s made up of teams from near and far, which makes for great competition and lots of fun for the participants. We strive to make it more than just a weekend of hockey - it is an experience that the players will remember for many years. This keeps teams coming back year after year, and generation after genera-tion.”

This year’s event will draw 66

teams – ranging from atom to ban-tam – in six categories over two weekends. Seven Brandon teams will compete. Their opponents will hail from Dryden, Ont., to Calgary – and many places in between. The Tournament of Champions will take place at four Brandon rinks as well as arenas in Rivers, Wawanesa, Shi-lo and Oak Lake.

“The tournament is a huge event for Brandon, from a sporting and economic perspective,” Galatiuk said. “The public is encouraged to come out and watch a game or two. Admission to all games is free - making it a great way to get the family out of the house. There will

be hundreds of guests to our city supporting our local hotels, restau-rants, etc., and I know that Brandon residents will make them feel wel-come the entire time they’re here.”

About 60 volunteers will provide the needed help for the event to op-erate.

“They’re the most important part of the entire tournament,” Galatiuk said. “Without the volunteers, we simply do not have a tournament. They’re passionate people who keep things moving in the right di-rection. This starts with planning meetings in the summer, and con-tinues into the tournament week-ends.”

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Stop the funeral: Manning’s not dead yetEither Peyton Manning’s career

is not dead, or there will be a ghost wearing No. 18 for the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 at Santa Clara, Calif., this Sunday.

At quarterback, it will be the old man and the C, as in Cam — Cam Newton, the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player — in the Super Bowl and if you’re planning to put down a 10 spot in Vegas, here’s some advice from someone who was a non-believer but is having a change of heart: You’d be foolish to bet against the Broncos.

Manning, with one Super Bowl title to his credit in three starts, will be the oldest quarterback to take his team to the season’s ultimate game. Broncos’ GM and executive vice-president John Elway, who had the ‘oldest’ record until Manning came along, made a great decision four years ago to sign the NFL legend. Four seasons, two Super Bowl appearances. The fi rst one (a 43-8 loss to Seattle) was forgettable. Manning is hoping the 2016 version is unforgettable.

That he’s playing in this year’s Super Bowl is a bit of a shock. As he turned 39, his age started showing. Manning was given up for dead midway through the regular season. His arm strength rivalled that of a 12-year-old Pop Warner QB and his interception total of 17 in nine games was by far the league’s worst. But because the Broncos have

the league’s best defence, by a country mile, the victories kept on coming.

Then Manning got hurt. Was this the end of a great career for the 39-year-old? Most observers thought it was. When 6-foot-5 stud backup quarterback Brock Osweiler rallied the Broncos to three straight victories, including a Sunday nighter in the snow against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, the whispers about the fi ve-time MVP being fi nished became louder.

But no one told Manning. Osweiler’s star faded quickly and when Manning’s health allowed him to return to action, the Broncos started to roll again. Manning still couldn’t throw with much velocity, but that outstanding defence, and Manning’s ability to manage a game was a great combination in playoff victories over Pittsburgh and then New England in the AFC championship game.

Carolina will likely be the betting favourite to win Sunday in the aftermath of their 15-1 regular season, their triumph over Seattle

in the division playoff game and the evisceration of Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game. Newton has had a spectacular season and seems unstoppable, but there’s an aura around Manning and the Broncos that is unexplainable, but powerful. It could be the best way possible to end a Hall of Fame career.

• NOT SportsCentre, on Twitter: “New Eagles coach Doug Pederson: ‘Our trophy case is emptier than the liquor bottles at Johnny Manziel’s house, and I’m here to change that.’”

• RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, on Mike Tyson endorsing Donald Trump: “Maybe Iron Mike is hoping to one day have the president’s ear.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Sho Darvish, brother of Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, has been arrested in Japan for operating an illegal gambling ring that took bets on MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball games. Say it ain’t so, Sho!”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Alabama wins national championship. Nick Saban cracks brief, inadvertent smile.”

• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com, Hampton, Va., on Twitter: “Idle thought: When Peyton Manning

retires, he’ll fi nally have time to make a few commercials.”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on placekicker Blair Walsh’s season-ending miss for the Vikings: “Blair Walsh gets all the blame for shanking that 27-yard fi eld-goal attempt, but what about the holder, who failed to spin the laces away from Walsh? ‘It’s not easy being a placekick holder. A lot of odd and crazy things can happen in the heat of the moment,’ said former kick-holder Lucy van Pelt.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “The St. Louis Rams organization bashed the city of St. Louis in its application to move. The only way this gets worse is if the team writes graffi ti on the Gateway Arch.”

• Late-night funnyman Conan O’Brien: “Today, the Dow ended down 249 points. I’m sorry, did I say the Dow? I meant the Lakers.”

• Ian Hamilton of the Regina Leader Post: The ECHL’s Toledo Walleye are to wear jerseys that are based on one of Don Cherry’s suits in a recent game. To further honour Cherry, Toledo is expected to scratch all of its European players that night.”

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Square-foot gardening class coming to Wheat City

Growing your own veg-etables is no longer viewed as a trend.

“About five years ago, vegetable gardens were considered a trend but it’s become much more than that,” explained Gwen Beam, a member of the Brandon Garden Club.

“With the rising cost of food and people’s desire to know where their food

is coming from, they’re growing their own.”

While there is increasing interest in producing food for personal consumption, the logistics of living in urban settings and having limited garden space avail-able can pose a problem. However, a new way of gardening is solving the is-sue of space constraints.

The Brandon Garden Club will be hosting Mick Manfield as he presents

“Square-Foot Gardening: no weeding, no thinning, no digging, no kidding!”

Manfield completed his square-foot gardening teacher certification in Oc-tober 2011 in Austin, Texas and completed his master gardener and master com-poster in 2012.

“Mick is passionate about teaching this gar-dening method and show-ing people how easy it is to grow their own food in

a small space,” states a re-lease.

Beam explained that the evening in-service will in-clude information on how to garden in a small space both horizontally and ver-tically.

“A lot of people live in small properties,” she said. “Even the community beds have limited space and he will show us how to use that in the most effective way.”

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The workshop will cover the 10 basic principles of square-foot gardening and also show some different square foot garden layouts. It’s also expected to feature some different styles of vertical and container gar-dening and show how you can grow a large amount of food in a small space.

“Square-foot gardening is a simple, unique and versatile system that adapts to all levels of experience, physical ability and geo-graphical location. Grow all that you want and need in 20 per cent of the space of a conventional row garden. Save time, water, work and money,” states the release.

The Brandon Garden Club is the oldest club of its kind in Brandon and has been meeting for 123 years. Each month, the group brings in speakers or offers hands-on projects. Membership to the club is

only $20 for the year for individuals or $30 for two family members. Visitors wishing to attend individu-al meetings are charged $5.

“We have workshops on safe garden herbs, con-tainer gardening and other interesting topics,” Beam said. The group also of-fers trips and tours related to gardening and works to promote horticulture in the community.

“Our meetings are very interesting and each offers a different thing to learn.”

Square-foot gardening will take place at the Don Glen Hall in the Park Av-enue Activity Centre (also known as Seniors for Se-niors) located at 311 Park Avenue East on Wednes-day, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. For more information please contact the Brandon Gar-den Club via email at: [email protected] .

Sherlock Holmes warms up winter

Sherlock Holmes is coming to Brandon. On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre will bring “The Hound of the Baskervilles” to the Wheat City. Local theatre group 7 Ages Productions will host the play at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium.

Three actors play 17 characters in this lively adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic story. Though a lingering curse has been picking off members of the Baskerville line, Sir Henry Baskerville is intent on claiming his inheritance and enlists Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to get to the bottom of the mystery. Funny and wildly theatrical, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a zany, madcap retelling of the classic tale.

“We saw the show in Winnipeg last year and just laughed all through it,” said George Buri of 7 Ages Productions in a release. “Once we saw it, we were anxious to bring it to Brandon. I believe it will turn out to be one of the most enjoyable touring shows in years.”

The show is in Brandon for one day only, Sunday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. at the WMCA. Tickets can be purchased at the WMCA box offi ce by calling 204-728-9510 or by ordering online at www.wmca.ca.

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