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Time for Real Change,Not JustTalk

Time for Real Change,Not JustTalk

By Kelly Goodman

ost people who know GraceSchedler know her as a soft-

spoken, petite, Indigenous woman witha zest for life and a ferocious appetitefor change for fairness.

She simply wants to see respectgiven where respect is due, an ideathat stems from how the First Peoplesof Canada have been treated in manyinstances since colonization occurred.

To know Grace, is to know that shewill work tirelessly for the bettermentof the Indigenous people, not only inManitoba, but nationwide on bothsides of the Canada/U.S. border.

Grace comes from God’s LakeNarrows, a fly-in community 500miles (approx. 805 kms) northeastof Winnipeg. Her parents, Joe andMargaret Anderson, taught their kidsto read and write at home with theeducation they had received them-selves growing up. Her father achievedgrade 8 at a Residential day school,and her mom, grade 2.

Her parents, moved the familyto a non-Indigenous community insouthern Manitoba to learn in a reg-ular school setting opposed to in aResidential school or home-school

setting. Grace was 11 then. Her moth-er knew that children being raisedby family is crucial to their valueslater in life. Two of Grace’s oldestbrothers attended school in CranberryPortage for a couple of years, andthe thought of strangers raisingthem 10 months of the year in anon-loving, non-nurturing environ-ment was unacceptable to their par-ents. However, the experience of mov-ing to this community where theywere the only Indigenous familyproved to be a harsh one as well.They had never lived outside of their

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“I see a time of SevenGenerations when all thecolors of mankind willgather under the SacredTree of Life and thewhole earth will becomeOne Circle again.”

~ Crazy Horse: a revered Lakota war leaderof the Oglala band in the 19th centurywho fought against the United Statesfederal government to defend their landsand preserve their traditional way of life.He led a war party to victory at the Battleof Little Bighorn in 1876. Shortly after, heshared his last vision with Sitting Bullduring a ceremony with a Sacred Pipe,and was then assassinated in 1877.

Grace Schedler is hopefull she’ll witness Reconciliation in her lifetime.

i n s t o nChurchill is

remembered for manygreat quotes, includ-ing “Democracy ist h e worst form ofGovernment, exceptfor a l l those otherforms that have beentried from time totime”. It seems verytimely for Canadians

to keep that thought in mind as westruggle through our third federalvote in six years.

When the campaign began inAugust Prime Minister Justin Trudeauof the Liberals was the only partyleader who seemed to want the voteas he was determined to get a major-ity mandate. With less than twoweeks left until election day, manypolls have been strongly suggestingthat the Liberals will lose, andCanada's new Prime Minister will beErin O'Toole who is leading theConservatives for the first time.

Campaign 2021 reminds me a lotof the first federal campaign which Icovered as a working journalist backin 1972. I was 25, and workingthrough the first of my three lives inthe CJOB newsroom in Winnipeg.

Just like now, the Liberals wereled by a man named Trudeau,Justin's father Pierre. After beingchosen by the party to replace LesterPearson in 1968, Pierre was a swing-ing bachelor PM whose impressivemajority victory was part of whatbecame known as 'Trudeaumania'.The leader of the party that wasknown then as the 'ProgressiveConservatives' was former NovaScotia Premier Robert Stanfield. Hewas clearly no match for Trudeauwhen it came to charisma, but in theyears that followed many haveargued that Bob Stanfield may wellhave been 'The Best Prime Ministerthat Canada Never Had'.

Manitoba is the geographic middleof Canada, and we have tended toelect MP's from all the major parties.There have also often been a widerange of 'fringe' candidates includingmembers of the Communist Party ofCanada. None of those have everbeen elected in this province.

Half a century ago there were nowomen elected to parliament fromManitoba. Anne Steen ran for theProgressive Conservatives in WinnipegNorth. She was the only woman to

run under a major party label.Manitoba's lone representative in

Pierre Trudeau's cabinet was JamesRichardson in Winnipeg South. Hewas minister of Supply and Services,and six months before the 72 electionhe brought the Royal Canadian Mintto Winnipeg. Richardson later servedas Minister of National Defense, butbefore leaving politics in 1979, he hadbroken completely with the TrudeauLiberals over language policy.

Author and historian E.B. Oslerwho scored a major upset for theLiberals in the 1968 election, defeatingformer Manitoba Premier Duff Roblinof the Conservatives, went down todefeat in 72, losing to ConservativeDan McKenzie, a rookie member ofWinnipeg City Council. McKenziewould later champion the idea thatCanada should expand its boundariesto include the Turks and Caicosislands in the Carribean. It hasn't hap-pened yet, and probably never will.

Other notables who won Manitobaseats in 1972 included StanleyKnowles of the NDP who wasundoubtedly the strongest voice everon behalf of seniors. When he wasfinished as an elected MP, Stanleybecame a permanent fixture in the

house. In 1984, one of PierreTrudeau's last acts as Prime Ministerwas to name Knowles “an HonoraryOfficer of the Commons”.

In the riding of Provencher, JakeEpp was first elected as a ProgressiveConservative in 1972. He would laterbecome a senior cabinet memberWhen Brian Mulroney was PrimeMinister.

Undoubtedly the most importantthing to remember about the electionof 1972 was the fact that, unlikemany elections before and since, theoutcome was not decided until bal-lots were counted late in the night inBritish Columbia. Even then, theresult was almost a dead heatbetween Pierre Trudeau's Liberals andStanfield's Progressive Conservatives.Trudeau held onto the reigns ofpower thanks to the support of DavidLewis and the NDP. It was a coalitionthat lasted until the summer of 1974when the Liberals finally got theirmajority back.

Might history repeat itself in2021? We will find out on Sept. 20th.

Roger Currie is a regular contributor to Senior Scope. He has just voted bymail for the first time ever.

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I asked my client, NatalieDaniels, what the motivation wasbehind having this portrait painted.It was beautiful. Her response was:

“We were living in Transconawhen this photo was taken (1982). I recently came across it a fewmonths back and thought, ‘maaan…isn’t this such a beautiful pic?’ (notin a vain way). It reminded me ofhow sacred and innocent childrenare…so to me it represents a time inmy life where my happiness as achild showed the ‘glow’. Childrenexude this energy and frequencywhen in a safe and happy envi-ronment and I wanted to share anartist’s rendition that could cap-ture this moment of me as a child.It’s more than childhood memoriesfor me, it was a time in life wherethe pivotal life choice my mothermade was a definite positive path-way which lead to even moremoments of happiness. Many otherindigenous children who were this

age left homeand never re-turned to theirmothers orhome commu-nities.

I guess onecan say thatthis was whenthe intergen-e r a t i o n a lcycles and impacts of traumastopped in my family.” ■

What’s behind a painting?- Kelly Lewis, local artist | [email protected] | 204-513-0593

Left: A child-hood portrait ofNatalie Daniels, painted by Kelly Lewis.Below: Mom Linda Marshallreceives the portrait as a gift from her daughter,Natalie.

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SPOTLIGHT - Grace Schedler, cont’d from front page

Grandparents Day is September12th. I have three grandparents.Two of my grandparents live here inCanada, and my grandmother livesoverseas in a tiny country by Germanycalled Luxembourg - one of theworld’s smallest countries.

My grandparents in Canada movedhere from the UK and have workedhard to build a name and brand fortheir businesses and family. Manypeople’s grandparents have donethe same.

The times that we live in now arevery different from the times thatour grandparents lived in. It can bedifficult to connect with our grand-parents due to the difference ofopinions or thoughts. Those yearsthat grandparents spent growing upand soaking in the world aroundthem can have a very large impacton opinions. Many believe that fam-ily trumps all. However, I believethat it is your choice whether youwould like to have someone in yourlife. The world is filled with millionsof different opinions and that is partof what makes our world so interest-ing. With that being said, some opinions

have more of an emotional impactthan others. It is up to you to decidewhether or not you choose to be closewith someone but keep in mind thatthey are your family and being sepa-rated from them could change manythings about your life.

For countless people, the mentionof grandparent’s day could be a moresensitive subject. Some have losttheir grandparents and some havedifficult or non-existent relationshipswith them. However, regardless of thenature of your relationship, I believeit is important to think and spendsome time on Grandparents Day toconsider the impact of grandparents.In many ways, grandparents can be asource of joy. They can provide a wel-coming space and become a comfort-ing sense. In others, they can chal-lenge you to think outside of the box,and finally, in perhaps one of themost obvious impacts of grandpar-ents is that they connect us with ourhistory. Whether good or bad our his-tory is a part of us and it can be inter-esting to learn about. So thisGrandparents Day, take the time tolearn about your history. ■

The Manitoba government isrecognizing the National Day forTruth and Reconciliation as a dayof observance to encourage reflectionand meaningful discussions aboutthe impacts of residential schools,Indigenous Reconciliation and NorthernRelations Minister Alan Lagimodiereannounced on Sept. 3rd.

Schools will be closed and noclasses will be held on that day.Manitoba’s public servants will alsoobserve the National Day for Truthand Reconciliation and non-essen-tial government services and officeswill be closed for the day.

“We all have a role to play in rec-onciliation. We can all listen, learn,and support the healing needed toaddress the intergenerational trau-ma caused by the residential schoolsystem,” said Lagimodiere. “Reflectingon our tragic history by recognizingthe National Day for Truth andReconciliation provides an opportu-nity for Manitobans to learn about

the ongoing legacy of residential schools.This shared understanding of ourhistory is essential to reconciliation.”

In June, the House of Commonsunanimously passed legislation tomake Sept. 30 a National Day forTruth and Reconciliation to com-memorate the history and ongoingtrauma caused by residential schoolsand to honour the survivors, familiesand communities who continue togrieve for those who were lost.

Several Indigenous-led events willbe supported by the province duringthe month of September to provideIndigenous and non-Indigenouspeople an important opportunity toadvance reconciliation and to listenand learn about Indigenous storiesand experiences, noted Lagimodiere.

Sept. 30 will also see flags on allprovincial government buildingslowered to half-mast in observanceof National Day for Truth andReconciliation. ■

Grandparents Day - September 12th, 2021

- Daisy S. Uhres-Todd, 9th grade ESCS

PROVINCE ACKNOWLEDGESDAY FOR TRUTH ANDRECONCILIATION ON SEPT. 30Day of Observation Advances Reconciliation, Allows Manitobans to Reflect on Residential School Experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit: Lagimodiere

Amendments to the PensionBenefits Act (PBA) through bill 8 andaccompanying regulations will mod-ernize the legislation and create aframework that protects individualsin times of financial hardship andprovides greater and easier access tolocked-in funds, Finance MinisterScott Fielding announced Aug. 17.

“Manitobans work hard for theirpensions and we want to ensurethose funds are protected while atthe same time giving them greaterflexibility to meet their needs,”said Fielding. “The amendments giveManitobans more access to theirown money including in times ofsevere financial hardship.”

The changes are based on recom-mendations from the PensionCommission of Manitoba and feed-back from online consultations, aswell as being informed by develop-ments in other provinces. Bill 8 – thePension Benefits Amendment Actwill permit individuals, regardless oftheir age, with funds in Manitobalocked-in accounts with a financialinstitution to unlock funds undercertain financial hardships, such aslow expected income, eviction forrental arrears, mortgage foreclosureand medical/dental expenses notcovered by other insurance/govern-ment programs. Individuals will beable to work with their financialinstitutions to access their locked-infunds in these circumstances.

Individuals aged 65 and over willhave the option to unlock funds fullyin Manitoba locked-in accountssuch as a locked-in retirementaccount (LIRA) or life income fund(LIF) with a financial institution togive them greater flexibility to finan-cially manage their own retirement.

Also, in the event of a relationshipbreakdown, the parties will now bein a position to split pension assetsbased on their shared circum-stances, rather than the currentlymandated 50-50 split or no division.

Fielding noted since the Manitobagovernment introduced this legis-lation, it has received hundreds ofinquiries from Manitobans aboutpartially unlocking pension fundsto meet medical and other needs.He noted the changes better alignManitoba’s pension rules withthe federal government and otherprovinces.

“As part o f our p ledge toManitobans, we are reducing redtape by removing the requirementfor government to approve requestsfor one-time 50 per cent unlockingof a person's pension funds, avail-able to individuals who are at leastage 55, and we have introducedmodernization measures to reduceadministrative inefficiencies for indi-viduals, financial institutions andgovernment,” said Fielding.

The changes are effective Oct. 1. ■

PROVINCE CREATES ASTRONG PENSION FRAME-WORK THAT GUARANTEESPROTECTED, SECURE ANDSTABLE RETIREMENTINCOME FOR MANITOBANSBill 8 Modernizes the Pension Benefits Act to Create a Strong PensionFramework: Fielding

First Nation community before. Herfather was always employed livingup north, but finding and keepingemployment was difficult in this newsouthern home, so he ended upgoing back up north to work. He’dsend money home to his family, butsometimes there wasn’t enough tosurvive on between paycheques, andthey weren’t allowed to set up acredit account with local merchants.Those were hard times indeed.

Racism immediately became a fac-tor upon moving there and it affect-ed their schooling, and more impor-tantly, their morale and self-esteem.That eventually turned to bitterness.The indignity of it all made Gracewant to prove that she and her fam-ily were every bit worthy of beingrespected for who they were andwhere they came from.

Grace’s mom had wise advice.She told her kids, “Get to know thecommunity we are living in. Knowthe people, their habits, customs,food...” And eventually, Grace becamefriends with a local non-Indigenousclassmate and learned about thisnew society. And, with her new friend,she decided to not let anyone stopher from participating in and havingfun at local school dances, socials,or other events.

Grace and her siblings speak Creefluently, but they didn’t dare revealthat among the English-only-speak-ing people at school, or elsewhere, fear-ing repercussions. They were alreadybeing treated poorly for being differ-ent from them and they didn’t wantto offer up any more reasons to makethings worse.

Taking the experience and knowl-edge of the new society that she wasnow a part of, Grace vowed to oneday help Indigenous people main-tain their culture, language and mostof all their dignity.

Some progress has been madethrough the many efforts of variousIndigenous groups and supporters,however, she fears she may neversee actual Reconciliation in her life-time at the hands of all the federal,provincial and Indigenous leaders ofCanada, and society in general. Sofar it mostly seems like all talk andno action. Sure, immigrants acknowl-edge the treaty rights of First Nations,Inuit and Métis peoples when they

take the Oath of Canadian Citizen-ship, and in every opening speech it isacknowledged that we are all Treatypeople on Treaty One Territory, butmore needs to be done. Indigenouspeople still are not being respected inmany ways. Real issues such as com-munity health and racism still are notbeing addressed.

Crazy Horse said that it wouldtake seven generations for all ofmankind to come together to makethe whole earth become ‘One Circle’again. That was in 1866-67. Sevengenerations later from then is nowand mankind seems to be dividedmore than they are together.

Grace was in her late teens whenshe moved with her family to Selkirk,MB. There she met her husband-to-be, Ernest ‘Ernie’ Schedler. Theythen lived in his home community ofStonewall where his family had movedto from Moosehorn, MB when hewas young.

Soon after, she invested in hereducation with her own money andattended Herzing College and stud-ied to be a Doctor’s Office Assistant.She worked in a Winnipeg clinic anda Stonewall medical facility for a totalof about 10 years.

She then invested in more educationat Red River Community College, tak-ing the Aboriginal Language Program.This opened up many doors for Graceincluding a nearly 20-year careerwith Manitoba Justice. Here she madesure that Indigenous people goingthrough the court system under-stood the court process and whattheir options were, and she couldcommunicate with her clients in theirfirst language. Other opportunitiesincluded translating lines for a movie,and doing voice-overs for televisionand radio public announcements,and more.

Grace always wanted to fly eversince she saw the pontoon planes flyin to her community in God's Lake.She realized that dream when shejoined the Civil Air Search and RescueAssociation (CASARA) in 2005 andtrained to be a spotter. CASARAassists the RCMP and CanadianMilitary with spotters to search formissing people in the wildernesswhen needed. CASARA volunteerssearch mainly with Cessna 4-seaterplanes and on occasion, search from

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On Aug 3rd (TUE) 2021 atAssiniboine Park next to the DuckPond we called the fifth AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) of the SriLankan Seniors Group at 11.00 am.

The main events of the agendawere: (1) Progress of Funding Project(2) Annual Financial Update (3)Website (4) Liaison With: PembinaActive Living and Chinese Seniors(5) Introduce Wellness Project (6)Establish Seniors Home (7) Electionof Office Bearers

Elected new Board Members arenoted as follows:Office Bearers(1) Senaka Samarasinghe -

President (2) Indra Dissanayake - President

Elect (3) Sam Wjewardena - Vice

President

(4) Felix Mendis - Treasurer(5) Elian Joseph - Secretary

Board Members (6) Perter Bastian - 1st President

2016/2018 (7) Daya Perera - 2nd President

2018/2020(8) Mohamed Ismath - Funding

Project Implementation(9) Sumana Hearth - Food &

Beverages (10) Shirma Bastions - Represent

Sri Lankan Association ofManitoba

(11) Upali Dassanayake -Community Activity Planner

(12) Charlotte Gunawardena -Programme Coordinator

(13) Upali Nilmalgoda - NewMember

(14) Chandra Jayawardena - NewMember


SPOTLIGHT Feature - Grace Schedler, cont’d

Sri Lankan Seniors -Conducted Fifth-AnnualGeneral Meeting By Senaka Samarasinghe, President - Sri Lankan 55+ Seniors Group

A dementia diagnosis brings withit many emotions, and one of themis quite likely to be grief... somethingfelt not only by the person affectedbut by their caregivers.

Dr. Genevieve Thompson, a regis-tered nurse and associate professorin the College of Nursing at theUniversity of Manitoba, will bespeaking on the topic of grief at theAlzheimer Society’s Care4u FamilyConference to be held virtually onOctober 16.

As a professional, her focus is onresearch and on teaching ways tosupport older adults living withdementia and their caregivers.

As a daughter, she is someonewho helped her father care for hermother, who had dementia andpassed away six years ago.

Genevieve stresses that a diagno-sis of dementia can mean the loss ofan imagined future together withyour spouse, or as an adult child, animagined future with your agingparent. If you are the one with thediagnosis, then you may grieve foryour future self.

“We all have certain roles andexpectations,” says Genevieve. “Weneed to recognize that we may expe-rience feelings, thoughts or evenphysical reactions to the loss ofthose roles after a diagnosis ofdementia and during the trajectoryof the illness.”

The grief felt by caregivers or a per-son with dementia can manifest itselfas aches and pains, insomnia, loss ofappetite, anxiety, and even chest pains

or shortness of breath. Most of all,explains Genevieve, it could simplybe a sensation of “feeling off” – andit’s normal to feel that way.

At the Care4u conference, Genevievewill also explore ways to cope withthe grief. “There are going to be gooddays and bad days, and there will bedays when you feel more grief andmore anger,” she says. “You need tobe gentle with yourself and with theperson with dementia regarding theemotions you’re feeling.”

Genevieve will talk about refram-ing what hope looks like, which maybe as simple as deciding upon whatconstitutes a “good day.” But it’salso about “acknowledging whenwe’re sad – because this is not howwe wanted it to be – and looking athow we can find meaning, purposeand goodness in what we have.”

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the Hercules aircraft when required.Grace has been volunteering withCASARA for 16 years and plans tocontinue for as long as she can.

Grace was involved with and com-mitted to several organizations, sit-ting on a variety of boards, workingon several projects and supportingcauses in various stages in her life.Some organizations she was involvedwith were Macdonald Youth Services,Palliative Care Manitoba, the inquiryinto Murdered and Missing IndigenousWomen, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIApeople where she compiled infor-mation from victim’s families on howVictim Services, Crown Attorneys,and the Police could better assistthese families. She volunteers withCASARA, supports the ‘Every ChildMatters’ movement, IndigenousLanguages of Manitoba, and Truthand Reconciliation. She was trainedas a facilitator for Circles for Reconcil-iation in 2018 prior to becoming theAmbassador for the Circles in July,2020. Alongside Raymond Currie,the Project Coordinator and facilita-tor, they train other facilitators toconduct the Circles across Canadausing the online Zoom platform fornow because of the Covid-19 pan-demic. Each week for 10 weeks, twofacilitators, and a group of fiveIndigenous and five non-Indigenousparticipants join together to listen,learn and share stories. Some thingsthey discuss are the true history ofthe Indigenous people, their cultureand language, and injustices theyexperienced. It also serves to estab-lish trusting relationships as part ofthe 94 Calls to Action. With this, allleaders of Canada and the generalpopulation are prompted to take action

and address the issues called for. The Circles are free, and in-per-

son gatherings will be held againwhen public health orders allow.To join or for more information onthe Circles for Reconciliation, visit https://circlesforreconciliation.ca.

Truth and Reconciliation Weekis Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2021.

The National Day for Truth andReconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)- Sept. 30, 2021, is a new nationalholiday for employees in federally reg-ulated workplaces to ‘serve as a dayof reflection so that people can recog-nize the harmful legacy of the resi-dential school system in Canada.’

The Every Child Matters move-ment began when news headlinesrevealed that 215 unmarked graveswere located and recovered at theKamloops Residential School in BritishColumbia, which lead to an estimat-ed 6000 buried children located atother residential schools across ourcountry. Indigenous people were wellaware of this black mark in historyand it was finally coming to lightaround the world. Canadians andcitizens worldwide were shocked tolearn of the many injustices andabuses that were experienced bymany of the children at these schools.

Prior to the Truth and ReconciliationCommission report, developed sev-eral years ago, Grace was an inter-preter for the adjudicators and res-idential school survivors for thesurvivors’ payout process.

To read every call to action go to:http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf.

Read the full report of the Truthand Reconciliation Commission, athttps://nctr.ca/records/reports/.

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SPOTLIGHT - Grace Schedler, cont’d from page 7

Grace retired from ManitobaJustice in July of 2020 just after theCovid-19 Pandemic established itselfaround the world. She now dedi-cates her time mainly to the Circlesfor Reconciliation, Manitoba IndigenousLanguages, and CASARA, but stillmanages to partake in many activitiesand enjoys leisure time with her hus-band, family and friends. She enjoysher casino trips and often plays pick-leball. And when time and weatherallow for it, she’ll take in kayaking,golf, disc golf, and in winter - crosscountry skiing. When travel is permit-ted safely again, she surely will be on

her way to some sunny destination inthe winter or a Casino bus tour, oranywhere the wind blows her. But fornow, she’s staying close to home andenjoying what Manitoba has to offer,and she continues to stay true to herculture and heritage wherever she is.

Oh, and did we mention that Graceis also a marriage commissioner? Sheprovides traditional and non-tradition-al ceremonies so if you have any plansto tie the knot, you know who to call.

Grace has an extremely active life-style and she is grateful that her hus-band Ernie is very proud and sup-portive of all that she endeavours. ■

Grace is ready to fly. Photo is at the homebase of CASARA - St. Andrews Airport.

Grace (right) plays pickleball regularlyat the Selkirk Community Church.

Kayaking on Shoal Lake in theInterlake.

A new disc golf course is set up inStonewall Quarry Park.

You’ve probably never heard ofNorbert Ross, so here is a briefintroduction:

Norbert Ross, a man who callshimself “an old-style coach.”

And, perhaps the finest coach inManitoba that the media doesn’tknow, 73-year-old Norbert Ross is anenigma. Nobody works harder at hispassion than Ross does at coachingsports and yet nobody worries lessabout being thanked for his efforts.

“There was a time when Norbertcoached four Indigenous kids intrack and field and they were four ofthe best kids in the province,” saidthe former Director of Coaching forSport Manitoba, Greg Guenther. “Healso coached an East Side Eaglesfootball team and on top of that, hewas the Indigenous coaches repre-sentative on the provincial CoachingAdvisory Council.

“He’s really a great guy. He’s alwaystaking coaching courses, always get-ting better. He really is phenomenal.”

That’s a small part of a section Iwrote, along with my colleaguesCarreira Lamoureux and JaniceForsyth in the new book, A Historyof Excellence. The Untold Storiesof Manitoba’s Indigenous Sport.

It’s a tremendous book, if I do sayso myself, and it’s one of four greatreads that will be available inSeptember. I think they’re greatreads because during the pandemic,I had the opportunity to collaboratewith a dozen of the smartest, mostpassionate people I have ever met toproduce all four books that will bereleased this month.

Glen Daman, a brilliant salesmanand business executive, asked me tohelp him produce, Master Your Lifeto the 10th Degree. We did the orig-inal version nearly a decade ago andthis is the brand-new re-workingand re-printing of Glen’s tried andtrue method of dealing with every-thing – good or bad -- that is thrownat you every single day.

Glen will get “you ‘All Geeked Up’and ready to make the best of eachand every day, just by following hiseasy five step program to what hecalls, the 10th Degree Life.” This is aread that’s definitely worth the time.

I also got a call from my long-timefriend, Jeff McWhinney, the “Keeper”of the Grey Cup, the man in thewhite gloves who makes sure theCup gets to wherever it needs to be.

This month, Jeff’s wonderfulchildren’s book, Not Without MyTeammates, will become availableand while I say “children’s book,” it’sreach is much greater than that.

Written with local author GwenSmid, it’s a story of perseveranceagainst any and often all odds and itshows adults and kids alike that nomatter where you start, you canalways finish at the top. And there’squite a bit of football thrown in, too.Jeff asked me to write the biogra-phies of the six stars of the show, hislate father, Keeper McWhinney,Keepers’ pals Cal Jones, NormieKwong and Jackie Parker, the excep-tional Metis football, star, JedRoberts, and Winnipeg’s own DaynaSpiring, the first woman to have hername engraved on the Grey Cup.

Here’s an excerpt:Glenn “Keeper” McWhinney was

an exceptional and gifted athlete whohad a huge heart, cat-like quickness,passion, desire and intelligence, traitsthat just seemed to make him playbigger than he actually was.

Glenn grew up in Winnipeg andwas accomplished at all sports, buthe really excelled at football. Heplayed junior ball with the oldWeston Wildcats and was invited tojoin the Edmonton pro team in 1952.It was during that ‘52 season thatGlenn McWhinney became “Keeper”McWhinney.

Let’s allow the late Mr. McWhinneyto tell the story himself:

“I was a quarterback in Edmontonin ‘52,” he recalled. “We were downabout the three-yard-line againstSaskatchewan and we ran a coupleof plays and we didn't get into the endzone, but I’d seen something andthought I'm going to call this play. So, Imade the call and when I got the snap,I expected everybody to go right, butthey all went left. There I was, allalone. So, I just tucked the ball undermy arm and took it in for a touchdown.

“When I came off the field, Frankstarted calling me 'The Keeper' andit just stuck. It's just one of thosethings.”

If you didn’t know the wonderfulKeeper McWhinney before, you willdefinitely know him after you readthis book.

The fourth book on my personal“great reads,” list is the fifth and finalvolume in the series, IllustratedStories of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers,entitled, Good Years, Lean Years,The Cup Returns 1991-2019.

This is actually Vol. 4. My co-author, the passionate Blue Bombersresearcher Roy Rosmus, doesn’t liketo include the first book, QuietHero: The Ken Ploen Story, inwhat is now a four-volume encyclo-pedia of all things Blue Bombers. Hehas his reasons and I will not arguewith him.

Anyway, that’s all just semantics.For me it’s the fifth book and it’sbeen quite a journey. We started adecade ago on the kitchen table ofthe home of Janet and Ken Ploen,speaking openly about the greatestseasons in Blue Bombers history.The journey has finished with theBombers first Grey Cup since 1991.Talk about a ride.

Here’s a look:Dave Ritchie was slow-talking,

laid back, whip-smart and funny. Hekept a framed quote on his desk thatfaced the beat writers when he heldhis impromptu news conferences thatread: “If reincarnation is true, I wantto come back as a sportswriter. Thatway I’ll know that the brain hasnever been used.”

In return, the writers called himEeyore, after the forlorn Winnie thePooh character. He had a RodneyDangerfield-schtick. “We just don’tget no respect.” Just about every dayhe’d lament, “The refs don’t like ourguys, the broadcasters don’t like ourguys, the writers don’t like our guys.But we’ll be OK, I guess.”

In the meantime, he was a tremen-dous coach, loved by his playersand in three seasons, he had theBombers back in the Grey Cup game.They lost of course, 27-19 to Calgary,but Ritchie had given Winnipeg itsfootball team back.

It was a joy to be part of all of thesebooks. OK, not every day was a joy.Some days were nothing but a long,hard grind. Many of the disagree-ments – and there were many – werehandled at exceedingly loud decibellevels. Still, we all got through it. Notnecessarily unscathed, of course,but certainly proud of each and everyone of the finished products.

It was a privilege to be part ofthese incredible projects. I can’tthank Mel Whitesell and CarrieraLamoureux at the MASRC and myold pals Roy Rosmus, Glen Damanand Jeff McWhinney enough, forinviting me along for the ride.

Oh, and a second edition of AHistory of Excellence. The UntoldStories of Manitoba’s IndigenousSport, will be released next year. ■


THEBUZZ FOUR GOOD WINTER READS…IF I DO SAY SO MYSELFBy Scott Taylor / Photos courtesy Roy Rosmus, Jeff McWhinney, Glen Daman and the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports & Recreation Council

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August 19, 2021 – As an RCMPtrailblazer, it seemed a perfect fit forMorden’s now retired Corporal LoisDudgeon, one of the first 100 femaleofficers to serve in the RCMP, todonate her maternal Grandmother’snearly century-old wedding gown toanother organization dedicated totrailblazing Manitoba women.

While organizing a Bollenbachfamily tour of the “I DO” exhibit atthe Nellie McClung Heritage Site inManitou, Dudgeon knew she hadfound the perfect place to make thedonation, which was presented as asurprise to her mother and otherfamily members this past Sunday.

“We’re proud of our family heritagethat is rooted in the Darlingford-

Thornhill-Morden areas,” saidDudgeon, “and delighted to be able tohave my maternal Grandmother’svintage gown stand alongside thegowns of Nellie McClung and so manyother strong women.”


WOW! Here we are in the finalstages for the Pros Knows Expos inOctober. What can we say? It’s beena journey, hasn’t it? So after 21months, a ton of upheaval in our col-lective world with Covid, here we are.Getting ready to open the doors.

As we have stated from the verystart, these four mini-expos coming toyour neighbourhood next month, arethe result of hundreds of hours ofplanning, research and so muchmore. The people you’ll see at eachlocation are folks with the passionsand convictions needed to help others,especially you, our 55+ communities.

We have strived to put together agood collection of services, organiza-tions and companies dedicated toyour wellbeing and general qualityof life. When you come by to one orall of these in October, you will finda welcoming, flea-market styleatmosphere designed to be low-keyand inviting. The people you meetare genuine and most eager to listenand provide their recommendationsto help you in only the way they can.This will be an opportunity for all ofus to forge a new and better future

for our older adult community.To protect you and everyone

involved, we are indeed requiringand sticking with the currentCovid-19 gathering protocols. Theseinclude; capacity limits, masking,proof of vaccination and handsanitizing stations. So we ask you ofcourse to please be respectful ofthese protocols. We are the mostvulnerable segment of our societyand as such, we need to do the lit-

tle extras so these events are safeand enjoyable for everyone at thistime and in the future.

If you’re wanting to have a ganderat who will be at each show, pleasego to our On-Line Information Hub;www.prosknowexpos.ca. Here you’llfind the show locations, dates andthe lists of Exhibitors. Here you’llalso find many free and importantresources for your collective wellbe-ing, lots of cool things to check out.

It’s important to know that theseExpos would not have happenedwithout the leadership of all of thesegreat humans. The last couple ofmonths we’ve had the pleasure oflisting the names of just a few of our‘Guardians of Excellence’. These aresome of the most dedicated to ourcommunity’s health and welfare.This month, the beginning of ourExpos, we need to acknowledge twovery, very special ladies. The Exposowe them the greatest amount ofgratitude, for they are the enginesbehind who we are and what we do.They are our principle sponsors.

Connie Newman is the ExecutiveDirector of the Manitoba Association

of Senior Centres. Her passion andconviction for the betterment of lifefor fifty-five plusers is unmatched.Many of the advances in our com-munity in the past number of yearsfor older adults is directly attributedto her commitment to change. Shehas helped us set the bar for us toachieve over time. Her wisdom andknowledge has been instrumental.

Kelly Goodman, Editor / Publisherof the Senior Scope newspaper is cel-ebrating 19 years this year for SeniorScope, outstanding! Kelly graciouslygave us this podium to bring younews and messages to help you eachmonth. We’re celebrating a full yearof writing here in this column. Herlove of community and the peopleshe serves is her driving force andshe has so inspired us to make theseexpos work. Thank you Kelly, thankyou Connie. You both have made thisa wonderful journey.

Inclosing, we hope to meet you atthe shows. Bring your questions,needs and smiles. We are all lookingforward to help you live better.

~ Trish & Rick

of The Pros Know Expos

It’s Show Time: Pros Know Expos are a Go!

MORDEN TRAILBLAZER DONATES VINTAGE WEDDING GOWNNellie McClung's Homes of Manitou Grateful RecipientBy Barbara Biggar

See ‘Nellie McClung House’ cont’d page 19

Now retired RCMP CorporalLois Dudgeon in 2012.

Lois' Dudgeon’s grandmother, Mathilde"Tilly" (Tempel) on the day she marriedGustav Bollenbach - October 24, 1922in Morden, Manitoba. Her mid calfgown was made of delicate silk withexquisite bugle beading accenting thesheer overlay. This is the vintage gown Lois donated to Nellie McClung'sHomes of Manitou that is now on dis-play in McClung House as part of the Manitoba 150 "I DO" exhibit.

This spring, evenwith COVID-19 rag-ing in most coun-tries, we got to seethe greatest showon Earth – TheOlympics. A tradi-tion which was bornthousands of years ago in the Greekcity of Olympia in 776 BC. This com-petition was held in honour of theGreek God Zeus.

Nowadays, in this competition,athletes from all over the world cometogether to compete. The summerOlympics showcase sports such assoccer, swimming, rowing, baseball,basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, andtrack. In February 2022, the winterOlympics are to be held in BeijingChina, which include good shows towatch such as skating, skiing, hock-ey, curling, and many more.

The larger countries send a lot ofathletes, where some of the smallercountries spend a lot of their wealthbacking some of their athletes tocompete. The difference between win-ning and coming second can be1/100th of a second. Many times,there’s a 1 second difference betweenthe top 5 athletes. Once qualifying foran event, there is no matter how youdo as I consider you a winner. Thereis no great monetary value in themedals that are given out comparedto the years of training and getting tothe Olympics. There are winners, yes,but there are no losers. These ath-letes are so good that they can beateach other at different meets contin-ually. It gives me a real sense of

pride when some-one gives their alland loses by 1/100thof a second.

I would love tosomeday go to theOlympics as a spec-tator, but time seems

to not be available and the resourcesneeded are quite substantial. But Ido have bronze and silver Olympicmedals from the Montreal Olympicswhich I purchased (not won) but Itreasure them greatly.

My fears are that the Olympics aregetting so large and expensive toshowcase that many countries willnever be able to host them. The costis in the billions, and they are notalways profitable, even though somevenues built are for future genera-tions use. The cost of the 2014 SochiUSSR Olympics was $51 billion U.S.dollars. A lot of the costs were infra-structure and transportation sys-tems. The cost of the 2008 Beijingsummer Olympics was $43 billionU.S. dollars. Athens summer Olympicsin 2004 was $18.2 billion U.S. dol-lars. Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympicswas $13.1 billion U.S. dollars. Anevent such as COVID will cost theJapanese billions of U.S. dollarsbecause they could not have fans topay to watch the games live, or payfor hotel rooms, food and beverages,and souvenirs.

Maybe in the future, the Olympicswill have to be split between severalcountries each with certain sports. I am sure a solution will be found.

~ Metro

Montreal Olympics bronze and silver medals.

The greatest show on Earth– The Olympics By Metro Hnytka


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SPORTS & FITNESSYoga Sessions - Deer Lodge CommunityCentre, 323 Bruce Ave. E. With with DoreenWuckert, Certified Yoga Instructor -Mondays, 7-8 pm, Sep. 27-Dec. 13, 11Sessions - $100. Drop-in $12 per class.Doreen: 204-837-9613 [email protected] 55 Plus Men’s CurlingLeague - Registration Session for individualcurlers. Curl at the Pembina Curling Club,1341 Pembina Hwy. Season consists of 4rounds with each round consisting of 10games. Two games are played/wk, alternat-ing btw Mon. Wed. and Fri. at 1 pm, Oct-Mar. Teams established by random selectionbefore start of each round. Various options:play only one, two, three, or all four Rounds.Or, you can start by sparing. Info at 55pluscurling.com or email [email protected]

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PROGRAMS/SERVICESPembina Active Living (PAL) 55+ (newlocation – Whyte Ridge Community Centre,170 Fleetwood Rd.) - Fall 10-wk classesbegin Sep. 14 with a combination of in-per-son and online classes: yoga, fitness, resist-ance training, Zumba, Tai Chi, Let’s dance,painting and writing. Call the office to see

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Tilly's extended families - the Dudgeon-Bollenbach-Andrew families with Lois Dudgeon on the far right, front row.

Nellie McClung House... cont’d from page 17

Deepal visited South Asian coun-tries such as Singapore andCambodia. In East Asia he visitedJapan. About three decades ago heimmigrated to North America and set-tled down in Winnipeg, Canada. Withhis global experiences and seeing theliving standards of the other countrieshe selected Canada to be his secondhome. He canvassed all of us tomigrate to Canada saying, “InCanada, the Sky is the Limit”. He tookthe initiative to arrange PermanentResidence (PR) under ManitobaProvincial Nominee Program for mydaughter and her family. Subsequently,my daughter and her family arrangedfor my wife (Chandani) and me tobecome Canadian Citizens. If not forhis sincere generosity, we would nothave been able to live in Canadatoday. We are extremely fortunate tobe citizens of this country and we callCanada as our second home.

According to the Birth Certificatehis name was Deepa PiyatissaWijerathna Jayasundera (D.P.W.Jayasundera) but close relativescalled him DP, and in the University,he was known as Deepal.

Deepal was born in Kalagedihena,Sri Lanka. His father JayasenaJayasundera was the Sub-PostMaster in Kalagedihena. His lovingmother Alice Jayasundera was aTeacher in Kalagedihena GovernmentSchool. Deepal completed his highschool education at Royal College,

Colombo. In 1961, Deepalwas selected on anisland-wide competitive“ R u p a s i n g h eScholarship” examina-tion and entered RoyalCollege. Even today hisname appears as D.P.W.Jayasundera in theR u p a s i n g h eScholarship Panel in themain hall of RoyalCollege. He was anactive member of the Royal Collegeboxing team.

When I entered University of Ceylon,Colombo Campus (now University ofColombo), my father found a boardingplace for me with one of his friends (E.R. Eratne) in Barnes Place, Colombo7. At this boarding house I metDeepal. He became both my room-mate and my university batch mate. Iobserved that he was not only stu-dious but also keen to maintain phys-ical and mental fitness as a boxer andweightlifter. His routine was 'early tobed and early to rise' and a nap afterlunch. He showed me the books thathe possessed for his university stud-ies and told me of his dietary habits tomaintain his body weight. Further, heshowed me a string of 108 beads fre-quently used when meditating. I gotfrightened to get as roommate a per-son with straightjacket type of lifestylewith whom I had to spend my entireuniversity life. With my friends, I used

to go for movies, espe-cially the 9.30 p.m.shows, and came back toour rooms past-mid-night. Due to this habitof mine Deepal called me'the Midnight Man'. Afterfew months, he advisedme that if we can do wellat the first-year exami-nation we can apply foran honours course. As aresult, I emulated some

of his textbook oriented lifestylehabits and as a result I was able to dowell at my examinations. He obtainedUniversity Colors for weightlifting.

Pending University Examinationresults he got an appointment as aJunior Executive at Ceylon GlassCompany, Ratmalana. He started hisgovernment career as a ValuationOfficer at the Department of Valuation.Later, due to his sports backgroundhe was able to get recruited to the SriLanka Air Force (SLAF) as FlyingOfficer (Gazetted Officer).

Deepal married my second sisterThilaka. His best man was TonyOpatha (Sri Lanka Cricket Team/Flying Officer, SLAF) and his grooms-man was Wijaya de Mel (Dept. ofValuation). Both of them were his co-workers. As Valuation Officers Deepaland Wijaya were doing field workin the Divisional Secretariat ofHabaraduwa and both of them occu-pied the front room of Guna Nivesa on

Galle Road, Unawatuna. They latercame to know that the owners of thehouse (Wijetillake's) are related to me.The end result was that I got marriedto Chandani from the Wijetillake fam-ily and Deepal was the attesting wit-ness at our marriage. As he was veryclose to my parents, he arrangedWijaya (his co-worker/groomsman) tomarry my elder sister, Yamuna.Because of this intimacy with my fam-ily, Deepal was like a brother to me.

During his stay in Winnipeg,Deepal used to associate with manyTamil Sri Lankan families and Tamilcommunity leaders. They were veryhelpful for me during my tenure(2016/2017) as the President of theSri Lankan Association of Manitoba.Even today, I am maintaining myclose contact with them. Deepalworked at Western Glove Works inWinnipeg. After retirement, hemoved to Medicine Hat, Alberta tolive with his eldest daughter Nipunieand her family. Second daughterYosha and her family are in Winnipegand his son Asitha and his family arein St. Rose du Lac, Manitoba.

His Motto was, More work moretrouble. No work no trouble. Thisshows his simple lifestyle.

May he attain the Supreme Blissof Nibbana!

Senaka SamarasingheWinnipeg, Canada Aug 16th 2021

Deepal Jayasundera

AppreciationDeepal Jayasundera

In Canada: The Sky is the Limit

The 1922 gown, on display now inMcClung House, was worn by Mathilde“Tilly” (Tempel) when she marriedGustav Bollenbach in Morden onOctober 24. The mid-calf gown is madeof delicate silk with exquisite buglebeading accenting the sheer overlay.

"We're honoured to accept Lois'sgift," said Barbara Biggar, NMHS co-chair, "and thank the now retiredCorporal for her years of service inthe RCMP. Grandma Tilly, as shewas well known, was proud of Loisand the entire Dudgeon-Bollenbach-Andrew families. We are pleased toadd this important vintage gown toour ever-growing collection.”

Due to popular demand and withrecord crowds attending from all overManitoba, the “I DO” exhibit willremain open through Septemberwith walk-ins and larger groups wel-come. Admission is $10.00 for adults

with no charge for young people 17and under. To arrange a tour, [email protected]. ■

Tilly's dresson displayin McClungHouse.


Participants from all over Manitobaengaged in 18 different activities out-lined in the Manitoba 55+ VirtualGames, presented by PlayNow.com,and others of their choice, this sum-mer from June 14th to August 31st.

Although the competitive aspectwas removed from this year’s 55+Games, that didn’t stop the athletesfrom competing among themselvesin their groups. The reward was achance to win one of 30 various

prizes (tote bags, sets of urbanpoles, t-shirts, water bottles, etc.) inrandom draws. But the real rewardwas to be a part of the Games againafter the cancellation of them inSelkirk in 2020. The real hope isthat they will be able to happenthere in 2022 as initially plannedbefore the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here are ten "first-round" winnersthis year. More draws will be madeas more submissions come in.1. Ida Theodore2. Suzanne Jacques3. John Janzen4. Sharon Leckie5. Tanis Carter6. Ubie Fisette

7. Clemus Laurila8. Doug Graham9. Norma Jones

10. Sandi CannParticipants submitted some

photos to share.

The 2021 Manitoba 55+ Virtual Games - reinvented foractively engaging in sport and play safely together but apartPhotos submitted by athletes to Karyn Heidrick, Manitoba 55+ Games Coordinator

Patrick Simoens, Senior Activity Manager at Gateway Resources Inc. and his group in Winkler kept busy all summer participatingin a variety of activities and games.

Gerald Warkentin completed his impressive cycling trip from Winnipeg to Thompson which he says was a total distance of 801 km’s. It was done in 7 cycling days, with two days off in the middle due to smoke and wind. Visit this blog for more details of the trip: https://www.geraldbicycletravels.wordpress.com.

Caboto Centre Seniors bocce ball group played all summer longand really got into the fun of the Games (photo was taken atwind-up dinner on August 23).

Lynn Sandercock kept active this summer walking, completing chores on her farm, gardening, working out in her home gym, and riding herChampion show horse.

Doug Graham (centre) enjoyed bothhitting the golf greens and bowling this summer in Steinbach.

Doris Kenny-Lodewyks says shereally enjoyed participating in theManitoba 55+ Virtual Games. Shejoined the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money for Kids Cancer, cycling 926.05kms in 2 months.

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Sandy Lake is a community northeast ofShoal Lake in the Rural Municipality ofHarrison Park. The first settlers arrivedthere at the beginning of the last centuryfrom the Chortkiv region of westernUkraine. Later settlers came fromKudrentsiv and Borshchiv, and the dis-tricts of Husiatyn and Terebovlia.Sandy Lake was registered as a villagein 1905. Its first church was built in1909. The first Divine Liturgy was cele-brated on December 19, 1911 by Rev.Henry Boels. The parish then had 80members. The small gabled rectangular church hadan ornate dome at the centre. It washeated with a wood-burning stove and lit by candles. Jacob Prokopchuk wasclosely involved in its construction.Bishop Nicetas Budka visited in 1913and 1921. Metropolitan AndreySheptytski also visited in 1921.Eparchial dignitaries who came to theparish include Bishop Basil Ladyka (June 19, 1940), Metropolitan MaximHerrnaiuk (October 19, 1960; August10, 1969; September 12, 1976); andBishop Myron Daciuk (September 4,1983).This second church was built across the street when the first church wasdemolished in 1937. The pastor at thetime was Rev. M. Hryhorichuk.Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church is a cruci-form wooden structure with a large opencross-topped dome at the intercept ofthe nave. There are domes at each end

of the gable roof, and two larger ones onthe towers that flank the front entrance.Sofron Snihurowich of Winnipegsheathed the domes with metal."At the intersection of the arched ceilingin the nave is an octagonal dome… The dome rests on four arches which aresupported by four pilasters. Above thefour pendentives…is a cornice on whichrests a band of eight protruding split-columns. These continue on to the drum

and divide it into eight sections, thus giving support to the ceiling of thedome.” (Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy - Anna MariaKowcz-Baran)Along the walls are stained glass windows topped by semi-circular panes.Semi-circular windows are also abovethe three vestibule entrance doors.Higher up are stained glass rosette windows.

The icons inside were painted by P. Lypynsky in 1944. Decoration is continuous throughout the interior. Eightpainted angels are on each of the ceil-ings of dome and sanctuary, and paintedevangelists on the pendentives. Amongthe larger framed paintings is Descent ofthe Holy Ghost on the apsidal wall of thesanctuary, identified with a plaque thatreads “Donated by the Rev. Father M.Hryhorichuk”. Other large paintings aresimilarly identified.The belfry is set away from the church. It was built in 1951 when Rev. I.Iwanchuk was the parish priest. It houses three bells. One of two cemeteries in the parish - onland donated by Tom Warwaryk in 1908- has not been used since 1967. Theother, on two acres purchased in 1920,is a quarter mile south. Its ornate gateswere donated by Fred Wasylenko andfamily in 1980.The Ukrainian Catholic parish of SandyLake with the Holy Ghost Church is theseat of the pastoral district that includesHorod, Ozerna, Elphinstone, Rackham,Somack, Newdale and Erickson. In 1990it had 130 members.

Photographed in 1990

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World Alzheimer's Month - #GoBLUEforAlz

Every three seconds, someone inthe world develops Alzheimer’s dis-ease. September is World Alzheimer’sMonth, an opportunity to talk aboutdementia, help others understandand let families impacted know thatthe Alzheimer Society is here to help.

Let’s all GO BLUE FOR ALZ onSeptember 21 for World Alzheimer’sDay to show support for families liv-ing with dementia. We hope you willjoin us by helping us light up thecity. If you choose to go blue, youwill be joining other landmarks inManitoba and across Canada to helpcreate awareness about this diseaseand let families affected know thatthe Alzheimer Society is here to help.

“We are excited about the supportwe’ve received from our community,”says Erin Crawford, Program Director,Alzheimer Society of Manitoba. “It’s agreat example of how we can cometogether to create positive change.”

Worldwide, an astounding 50 mil-lion are diagnosed. In Manitoba,there are over 23,000 people with

dementia and 62% are directly impact-ed because they have a family mem-ber or close friend with the disease.Having a globally coordinated WorldAlzheimer’s Month sends a strongmessage to governments and policymakers, alerting them to the fact thatdementia is a serious health issuethat will have overwhelming implica-tions on services and health systemsaround the world as the populationgrows older.

“There are many things happen-ing during the month including anonline research forum that will helpyou decipher the headlines you seein the media, online family educa-tion sessions, a fun trivia event andmore,” says Crawford. “Follow us onsocial media to keep on top of it all!”

You can help us by participatingand showing support by wearingblue. Please consider asking every-one you know to put on their bestblue outfit on September 21!

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Acquired over 50 years. Everything in good condition.

Includes collector’s items: autographed copies, first issues.Books (300+): Coffee table, hardcover, paperback.

Subjects: Art. Architecture.Archaeology. History. Travel. Nature.Religion. Gardening. Cooking.Handicrafts. Sewing. Photography.Health. Literature. Trivia. Reference.Supernatural. etc. etc.

Periodicals, catalogues, magazines (200+): travel, geography, photography, Manitoba.CDs (100+): various travel, music,entertainment.Cassettes (300+): various music.VHS videotapes (100+): various reference, travel, performance.Adjustable wood shelving units (3),(72" x 30" x 9"), wheeled metal cart,media storage units.

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