Rural Roundup for Jan. 25, 2024
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This article was published 25/01/2024 (603 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
GLADSTONE
Sheldon Gould, owner of Sonic Sladen Music Productions and S & N Custom Lawn Care, rang in the new year with a pair of national honours.
He won the 2024 Canadian Choice Award for DJ services in Manitoba, and the landscapers award for the Gladstone category.
Sheldon Gould, a Gladstone-area entrepreneur, won two accolades from the Canadian Choice Awards recently. (The Neepawa Banner & Press)
The Canadian Choice Awards highlights small to mid-sized businesses that provide exceptional products and services and enrich the communities in which they are based.
“I’d like to thank everyone for all their votes, and I look forward to many more years of service,” Gould said. “I’m hoping to expand both companies and be bigger and better and continue to grow.”
Gould operated Sonic Sladen for around 23 years, and his lawn care business for around 17. Both businesses got their start in Virden, before Gould and his family moved to Gladstone six years ago.
» The Neepawa Banner & Press
DAUPHIN
A hallmark of Dauphin’s history will soon be no more.
Troy Angus of The Den was recently on site at the Lieutenant Colonel W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport, dismantling one of the hangars originally erected as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan’s #10 Air Service Training School, which operated from 1941 to 1945. The hangar had partially collapsed and needed to come down.
The Den, based in Pierson, Man., is a supplier of authentic barnwood sourced from rural resources. The business sprang from Angus’ reverence for old structures, their stories, and the resources they provide.
“Authentic barnwood, that’s my business,” he said. “We’re just into sourcing, salvaging and reclaiming antique wood.”
Angus uses those resources to supply the DIY market. The wood used in the hangar originally came from the now closed Youbou Sawmill on the shores of Lake Cowichan in B.C., which Angus was able to decipher from milling marks on the wood.
Troy Angus of The Den has been dismantling a hangar at the Lieutenant Colonel W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport in Dauphin that was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan’s #10 Air Service Training School, which operated from 1941 to 1945. (The Dauphin Herald)
» The Dauphin Herald
CFB SHILO
The Quilts of Valour Canada Society program recently gave out hand-sewn quilts to veterans Brett Mandryk and Floyd Weatherbie in recognition of their contribution to the Canadian Armed Forces.
Each quilt — given to past and present military members who are ill or injured from their service — represents a hug to a veteran from grateful Canadians, said Bernie Verreault, the organization’s Manitoba volunteer. He was on-hand to present the quilts last month to the two veterans. Working in her position since last November, Verreault has already presented more than 44 veterans with quilts, with another 28 requests pending.
The national program has distributed more than 20,000 quilts since its inception in 2006, he said. Honourably discharged veterans can be nominated to receive a Quilt of Valour, which is an award for service, not a gift.
» The Shilo Stag
ERICKSON
Several Westman schools have received $12,000 in funding for school-driven initiatives within Westman Communications Group (WCG) communities.
A total of $26,000 was awarded to 10 schools through the WCG Connecting Westman Funding Program (CWFP).
“We were quite surprised by the good news and honoured that our school was selected for this grant,” said École St. Lazare Principal Richard Fiola, whose school received $25,000. “Technology is everywhere around us and definitely within our classrooms. We would like to update our iPads for students in Pre-K to Grade 6, since most of our iPads are eight to 10 years old.”
Bernie Verreault of the Quilts of Valour Canada Society wraps veteran Brett Mandryk with a comfort quilt, an award for service and commitment to the Canadian Armed Forces. (The Shilo Stag)
» The Minnedosa Tribune
TURTLE MOUNTAIN
Snowfall during the week of Jan. 8 was welcome for many outdoor enthusiasts, but it wasn’t quite enough for snowmobile clubs to start up their groomers for trail maintenance.
“To be quite honest, on the Prairies, we’re still lacking,” said president Gord Weidenhamer, president of Southwest Sno Trackers, a group that has groomed sled trails in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park for a few years. “I’ve talked to some of our other communities that we associate with and they’re saying 10 to 15 more centimetres of snow would be great.”
Turtle Mountain was close to getting enough snow recently, Weidenhamer said, and with just a little bit more, the trails there might be able to be groomed soon.
Westman isn’t the only region with a lack of snow, however the cooler temperatures of late are ideal to keep the snow that has fallen as a base to fill in ditches and creeks.
» Discover Westman