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Brandon Friendship Centre offi cials receiving the Cultural
Awareness Award at the Brandon Neighbour-hood Renewal Corporation
annual general meeting. Left to right: Frank Tachens Sr., cultural
worker at BFC; Roberta McKinnon, board secretary/treasurer at BFC;
John Scott, vice chair of the BNRC board and Jim Steward, executive
director of Neighbourhoods Alive!
Journal photo submitted
BNRC adopts five-year plan focusing on 23 priorities
The Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation re-cently unveiled
its new five-year community plan which focuses on community
development.
The plan, outlined in detail and facilitated by the BNRC,
Neighbourhoods Alive!, Lorch and Associates and a steering
committee, was adopted at the non-profit organizations annual
general meeting on Nov. 25. The plan is part of a mandate given to
the BNRC which in-volves ideas on how to revitalize the
community.
Approximately 300 surveys distributed to the Brandon
neighbourhood core were returned to the steering com-mittee
providing information on a plethora of priorities. Of those
priorities, 23 were eventually part of the five-year plan and
approximately 70 strategies were added in an effort to address the
priorities in the community.
The plan calls on the community to identify poten-tial
strategies that will move the priorities forward and partners that
can work together to achieve results, states Neighbourhoods Alive!
in the community plan report is-sued to the Journal. The objectives
of the plan involve improving neighbourhood capacity/empowerment,
im-proving housing conditions, increasing economic devel-opment
activity, improving safety conditions and increas-ing access to
recreation and wellness opportunities.
Among the priorities include enhancing food security in central
Brandon, celebrating neighbourhood identities and fostering a sense
of community amongst neighbours and ensuring training opportunities
that are available to build the capacity of community members.
Awards doled out by BNRCThe BNRC doled out seven awards at its
AGM last
month. This year, the BNRC is celebrating 15 years in operation
and because of this, the organization decided to change things up a
bit.
Typically in the past, weve given out awards for par-ticular
projects, but this year, because the BNRC is cel-ebrating 15 years,
weve decided to give out longstanding awards, said incoming BNRC
general manager Carly Gasparini.
Four BNRC Westman Premier Homes Ltd. Housing awards were
presented at the AGM. The Canadian Mental Health Association
received an award for its service over the past 15 years.
Through the dedicated and excellent work of staff
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and volunteers, CMHA provides housing and supportive services to
over 300 individuals with restricted financial resources and has
made an immeasurable impact on the lives of many people who were at
continuous risk of be-ing homeless, states the BNRC in a
release.
Another award went to Youth for Christ, which has been offering
housing and life supports to youth as young as 15 years for over 15
years, states BNRC.
Seventy per cent of their clients transition into inde-pendent
living situations and have had their lives changed forever by the
work Youth for Christ continues to do in the Brandon community.
See BNRC on Page 2
Is the joint business school a plan recently an-nounced by both
ACC and BU to be located in downtown Brandon?
Journal columnist Deveryn Ross writes that its a very real
possibility.
Turn to Page 4 for more details.
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Marty Snelling talks to folks in attendance at the BNRC AGM.
Photo submitted
The Brandon YWCA Westman Womens Shelter also received an award
for its dedication and service which in-cludes transitional
hous-ing in the community for 108 years. Another award went to the
Reimer fami-ly, who received a builder award for their continued
commitment in providing rental housing at afford-able rates.
Three community awards were also present-ed. The Brandon
Friend-ship Centre received the Cultural Awareness Award; Neelin
Off Cam-pus received the Youth Engagement Award, while the
Community Impact Award was given to the Community Gar-den
Network.
Snelling set to retireMarty Snelling, long-
time general manager of the BNRC, will be retir-ing at the end
of the year.
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He spent eight years in the chair and will be re-placed
officially in Janu-ary by Gasparini, who had nothing but fond words
to say about a man who has helped her the past few months prepare
for the position.
Hes had a huge im-pact on the community, she told the Journal.
Marty has had this vi-sion as to what the BNRC could be from Day 1
and has worked tirelessly to get it to where it is and its expanded
and diversi-fied.
A lot of these organiza-tions that do good work in our community
is in some way partnered with the BNRC and that really is because
of Marty, she added. He works hard to help people out and he sees
merit in every good project and helps them achieve their goals.
Hes been a wealth of knowledge for me to learn from over these
last
few months as I prepare to take over, she added.
Snelling is well known in the community for his efforts with the
BNRC, including taking on chal-lenges such as the Bran-don Energy
Efficiency Program and the Home-
lessness Partnering Strat-egy.
Gasparini, from Sud-bury, Ont., has a sociol-ogy degree and a
masters of public service from the University of Waterloo.
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Bower on location, producing/directing a docu-mentary for MTS
Stories From Home.
Ill start this interview by saying hello to my for-mer colleague
at CKX Television. For those Journal readers that dont know, I
began my media career at the now defunct TV station as a creative
writer several years ago. Nate was my boss at the time. What do you
remember about that time and how much did you en-joy working at
CKX?
CKX was a great place to work. There were wonderful people and
getting to know all the businesses in Westman was the best
experience. It still pays off today to know many of the owners
around Brandon now that Im run-ning my own company.
Things just werent the same after I left CKX though, right?
(Enter sarcastic response here.)
After Lanny left, CKX just wasnt the same. It was an odd feeling
- things ran smoothly, commercials were de-livered on time and my
hair started growing back. Thats exaggerating though, my hair was
the same. Seriously though, its cool to see all these ex-CKXers
that Id like to think I had a hand in getting them where they are
today - you at the Journal, Derek Jory with the Canucks, and Shaun
Cameron who is doing a lot of documentary and video work here in
town.
Your work with MTS Stories From Home how did that all start and
what do you enjoy about it?
Graham Street at ACC was the first Brandon filmmaker to get in
touch with Cam and Kim from MTS who are the two guys we deal with
for Stories From Home. He put us in touch with Cam and Kim and then
a few of us started pitching ideas and making docs. The best part
of filmmaking is the collaboration between the team of people that
it takes to make a film. I was just the DOP for Tom Mitchells
latest doc and I believe he said by the end that 23 people had
worked on his film - each person does a part to make the final
product. Thats the best part. Working with other people that love
making movies.
Talk about your latest work for MTS - what can you tell readers
who enjoy your work?
The most recent doc I completed for MTS was I Came Back - Glen
Kirklands Story. Hes an Afghan vet who survived a rocket attack
that killed three of the guys in his
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Journal Q & A with Nate BowerLocal filmmaker Nate Bower has
an interesting story to tell. Known in the area for his figure
skating prowess, Bower spent time touring with Walt Disney On
Ice before attending film
school in 1996. After years of hard work and determination,
Bower, 42, is now an owner of a
video production company in Brandon and is also a contract
producer for MTS Stories From
Home. Bower spent a few minutes chatting with Journal editor
Lanny Stewart, discussing a
variety of topics. Enjoy!
LAV. Its a docudrama that deals with, through dramatic
reenactments, the story of his life before the attack, the attack
itself and how hes been able to grow since the in-cident - instead
of having it control his life. The doc has had great response - its
aired on MTS since the spring, had a festival screening in LA in
September and CBC picked it up for next summer. With the MTS
broadcast licence, as a producer I still own the production so,
after the MTS window, Im able to whatever Id like with the doc. I
cant say enough good things about working with MTS. Theyre
incredibly supportive of local filmmaking.
Any advice to aspiring filmmakers who are looking to make a name
for themselves?
Do as much as you can before life gets in the way. I didnt start
until my mid 20s. With technology today, anyone with a smartphone
and a computer can make movies - so make as many of them as you
can.
A quick glance on your Facebook wall shows that youre a proud
dad. Your daughter Olivia Bower per-formed in the Mecca Productions
A Christmas Sto-ry recently. It looks like shes following in her
dads footsteps considering youre a former member of Dis-ney On Ice.
. .
Her dream is to be a performer - singer/songwriter. Ill take a
bit of credit for making sure she gets driven to all of her
lessons, but shes the one that loves doing it. Skating with Disney
was among the most rewarding experiences ever. The show was fun and
getting paid to travel around the world is a journey I wish
everyone had a chance to do. Im trying to make sure my kids get
that opportunity - if they want - before getting wrapped up in
life.
You spent years as a figure skater. Do you still enjoy skating
and why did you start?
I dont skate often anymore. My daughter and I will go out during
the winter but thats about it. I just dont have enough free time
anymore to make it work often. I cant remember exactly why I
started skating. I did the very basic learn to skate when I was
five or six, and then when I was 10 I started the more serious
skating.
Youre the president and CEO of the video produc-
tion company called Collective Mind Entertainment. When did you
start the company and what exactly does it offer customers?
On a local level, Collective Mind makes video - web, corporate,
weddings - anything really. The reason it can do anything is that
at the heart of any video is story. So I talk with clients about
what the story of their wedding is, or what they want their company
to say, and I figure out a style to tell their story in. Its
awesome. On a larger level, Collective Mind does producing and
development of docs and larger feature-driven movies. I have
another doc that I just signed with MTS on that Ill start producing
soon. I cant say much about it yet as its a music tour that hasnt
been officially announced yet - but its going to be fan-tastic. Im
also working with a couple of producers from LA, and in the spring
were bringing a full-on feature film to Brandon - the first (that I
know of) to be produced from Brandon. Its a PG action-adventure
which is a nice tran-sition into your next question...
Lastly, after hundreds of movie conversations in the office back
in the day at CKX, I learned that youre a big Steven Spielberg fan.
Was he a big inspiration to you growing up?
Like any kid growing up with Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T.,
Spielberg is a huge influence. Its been great to see him evolve
through Saving Private Ryan and Bridge of Spies too - hes really a
great filmmaker.
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downtown. Under Key Messages, it says, Co-locating a new joint
busi-ness school downtown could help Brandon build a vibrant
central core, aiding efforts to attract and retain youth to the
city and region.
In a section devoted to media strategy, the plan says, News
hooks in-clude Downtown invest-ment: Bringing people downtown;
possible stu-dent residences improves neighbourhood vibran-cy.
Finally, the document contemplates beginning presentations to
external constituencies (e.g. busi-ness groups, downtown groups,
service clubs) one to two weeks after the initial announcement.
As I write this, those
There were two an-nouncements, made more interesting by the
absence of a third.
On Nov. 19, Assini-boine Community Col-lege president Mark
Frison and Brandon Uni-versity president Gervan Fearon told a
Brandon Chamber of Commerce audience that the two in-stitutions
plan to create a hybrid business program and, eventually, a joint
school of business. They plan to explore offering new degree majors
such as human resources, mar-keting, tourism and hos-pitality.
News reports follow-ing that announcement indicated the location
for the business school has not been selected, but Fri-son told the
Brandon Sun that we think co-location would make sense. BU
vice-president Steven Robinson told the Sun the two institutions
wanted to find somewhere in town where both of them could go
together. But where that might be, thats an open question and so
were just going to have to wait and see what the possibilities
are.
Six days later, it was announced that Resland Development Group
will not be proceeding with its much-anticipated McK-enzie Towers
project in downtown Brandon. That news was described as a setback
by Brandon East MLA Drew Caldwell, who told the Sun, Its a
critically important proj-ect to Brandon. . .Its go-
ing to be transformational and thats why the city and province
have placed such a priority in getting the project done.
Caldwells disappoint-ment and surprise was echoed by Mayor Rick
Chrest, Renaissance Brandon CEO Elisabeth Anning and Sandy Tru-del,
the citys director of economic development.
Its obviously very disappointing, Anning said. In Phase 1 alone,
that would have added 40 residential rental units, which were going
to be very important for Bran-don. Not only would that bring new
people into downtown. . . it would have added 2,500 square feet of
commercial space.
If the connection be-tween the two announce-ments one positive,
the other negative is not readily apparent, that is only because
there is something the public was not told regarding the BU/ACC
joint venture.
According to sources familiar with that plan, there is a
significant like-lihood the joint business school would be located
in downtown Brandon. That is confirmed by a nine-page
Communica-tions Plan dated Oct. 16, which was provided to BU and
ACC stakehold-ers in late October.
Under the heading Concept, the docu-ment states A further
opportunity is to house the hybrid program in a new location,
preferably
external presentations have not commenced. That means the public
doesnt know about a plan that could be a major turning point in
breathing new life into downtown Brandon.
What about Caldwell, Chrest, Anning and Tru-del? Have they also
been kept in the dark?
That would be surpris-ing, given their role as leaders of
downtown re-vitalization efforts, but it appears to be the case.
Otherwise, at least one of them would have almost certainly
referred to the BU/ACC plan in order to soften the dispiriting
im-pact of the failure of the
McKenzie Towers proj-ect.
Why would BU and ACC representatives say no location has been
cho-sen for the new school when their own commu-nications strategy
says downtown is the pre-ferred destination?
A new business school building on the vacant land at Ninth
Street and Princess Avenue, owned by Renaissance Brandon, would be
a huge econom-ic and confidence boost for downtown. Given that
fact, why would BU and ACC embark on a downtown revitalization plan
without involving the people responsible
for revitalization? What-ever the answers to those questions may
be, it was a mistake to not reveal the downtown component of the
plan when the origi-nal announcement was made. Doing so would have
generated additional publicity and would have amplified Brandonites
support for the proposal.
Now that the plan has been disclosed to Bran-donites, however,
the support will follow. The question will remain, however: What
purpose is served by withholding good news?
COMMENTARYCOMMENTARYWhy keep good news secret?
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OPINIONOPINIONManitoba political parties need to come clean on
CPP
Manitobans have heard a lot from political parties in recent
weeks about their vision for the future of the province. All
par-ties have set ambitious goals of one kind or another, but no
party has staked a clear position on the most important
federal-provin-cial issue affecting small busi-ness owners and
working Mani-tobans: a devastating increase to Canada Pension Plan
(CPP) pay-roll tax premiums.
Since 1965, the CPP has been a fundamental part of the
retire-ment savings system in Canada. Currently, working Manitobans
and their employers both contrib-ute 4.95 per cent of the workers
salary to CPP through a payroll tax. In return, an average
em-ployee receives 25 per cent of their pre-retirement salary after
age 64 in monthly CPP benefits.
Over the last several years, many provincial governments most
notably Ontario have actively pushed to increase CPP benefits and
to pay for these changes with higher CPP payroll
taxes. While there are several dif-ferent ideas about what a
bigger CPP looks like, Prime Minister Trudeaus positive comments
about Ontarios plan suggests hes considering a 40 per cent
increase. This would require in-creasing the CPP payroll tax to
nearly seven per cent of salary for both the worker and their
em-ployer.
While this may not sound like a large change, it would result in
a tax increase of up to $900 per year for every working Mani-toban.
For employers, the bill would be up to $900 annually for each
employee.
Given the significant provin-cial tax increases in recent years
(PST, income taxes, gas taxes etc.), Manitobans simply cannot
afford yet another tax hike with-out having to cut back on
essen-tial goods and services spending. In fact, a recent
Ipsos-Reid poll of working Manitobans indicates 54 per cent cannot
afford to save more than they already do for re-tirement.
Many CPP expansion advo-cates also overlook the fact that all
working Manitobans will see the large mandatory premium hike, but
few will see all the promised benefits. Thats be-cause there is a
40-year phase-in period for any change to pension benefits. Under
the Ontario mod-el, the complete CPP premium hike would be
introduced in very short order, but only those still working after
2055 would see the full benefits. For most of todays working
Manitobans, it will be an immediate large tax increase with minimal
future benefits.
This type of fine print is why Manitobans prefer to save for
re-tirement through methods other than an expanded CPP system.
According to that same Ipsos-Reid poll, if Manitobans had
ad-ditional resources to set aside for retirement, they would
prefer to put that money into more flex-ible TFSA and RRSP programs
(52 per cent and 45 per cent, re-spectively) rather than the CPP
system (23 per cent). This is not
surprising given that any unused money in a TFSA or RRSP
ac-count can be passed on to future generations upon ones death.
With CPP, other than a small spousal pension, the money
dis-appears.
Fortunately, the proposed di-sastrous mandatory CPP payroll tax
increase on Manitobans is not yet etched in stone. To implement the
proposal, the federal govern-ment and two-thirds of the prov-inces
representing two-thirds of the population must agree to the
changes. With the new federal government supporting a CPP increase,
provincial governments control the fate of CPP.
It is very possible that the Manitoba government could be the
deciding vote on whether the CPP tax hike proposal is ap-proved
when it comes up for dis-cussion amongst premiers and finance
ministers and the im-pact of that vote will be felt for
decades.
Despite the importance of this decision, Manitobas political
parties are silent on their specific CPP intentions. While the
pro-vincial government has said they generally support the concept
of CPP expansion, they are not clear on the size of premium
increase they desire. Other parties have been silent
altogether.
Small business owners and working Manitobans are clear in their
opposition to a CPP tax hike. With a provincial election less than
six months away, its time provincial political parties outline
their CPP positions. Man-itobans deserve to know.
Elliot Sims is the Manitoba di-rector of provincial affairs with
the Canadian Federation of In-dependent Business (CFIB). He can be
reached at [email protected] or you can also follow Elliot on twitter
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HUMOURHUMOURRandom musings from the keyboard
There are dozens of TV shows that will provide you with tips on
how to reno-vate your home.
The shows will give you decorating ideas and even sell your home
for you.
But despite all this pro-gramming and tips for the
do-it-yourselfer, an inter-esting point was recently brought up by
one of the guys at the poker table.
When it comes to reno-vating, arguably, the most important room
in the house there is an item that is overlooked about 99 per cent
of the time.
How much thought is given to where the toilet paper holder
should be placed?
In some bathrooms, you have to be a contortionist to get to the
toilet paper (sometimes called TP) as its placed to the side and
behind where youre seat-ed.
In some cases, its so far behind, you might actually have to
stand up and turn-around to get to the TP.
In some homes, the TP is placed in front of the por-celain
throne, but the room is small and this leads to
other problems.One do-it-yourselfer
says the TP should be placed to the side of the throne and
slightly ahead. He says its for comfort and will make the visit
more en-joyable.
The magazine rack can be placed anywhere in the bathroom as long
as its within easy reach of those sitting down.
One of the disadvantages of living alone is youre the first
person to discover there is no more toilet paper in the house.
While on the subject of bathroom etiquette
When using the facility at a friends place, do you check to make
sure there is a sufficient supply of TP before you do your
busi-ness? And if there isnt, do you start checking in draw-ers or
the linen closet for a fresh roll?
Or do you go ahead and do your thing without checking and then
call out
in embarrassment for help when you realize there is no more
TP?
At this point, youre won-dering why would anyone want to write
about this. Lets face it. Chances are you or someone has been in
one the situations listed above or know someone who has been and
thought it was funny when they told you.
If this can prevent a host from stopping a potentially
embarrassing (no pun in-tended) moment for them-selves or their
guest, then its worth it.
Now that my editor has somewhat flushed cheeks from reading
this, another question that does not beg to be asked is, How much
of yourself should you leave behind?
(Once again no pun in-tended.)
In other words, if you cant find the air freshener, should you
warn potential users after you that Envi-ronment Canada has issued
an air quality alert for the bathroom? This could lead the host to
never invite you back, but the alternative means pain for you
until
you get home or to the near-est public restroom.
Holiday season is upon us, or at least some of us.
That means parties, both with friends and co-work-ers. With
friends, you might be able to get away with a bit more nonsense
because they may have seen you at your finest during other
occasions and not really cared.
However, at staff func-tions, being at your finest could haunt
you as long as you stay with the company.
So try behaving yourself at staff functions this holi-
day season or at least just mildly embarrass yourself. If you
must, try the old it was my twin who came to the party while I was
at home not feeling well routine. You can add some-thing like, I
knew that you all wanted me at the party, so I convinced my sibling
to go.
Chances are they wont fall for it, but what have you got to
lose? The alter-native is to be on your best behaviour, but for
some, that is not an option es-pecially if the refreshment table is
being picked up by
the company.What is more popular:
writing an old fashioned letter to Santa Claus? Or sending an
e-mail or a text message?
Arent you glad you can finally get that gift wrap you bought
last Boxing Day and the gift packs of coffee and other assorted
food items out of storage and wrap them for friends and office gift
exchanges?
Thought for the week:Does Santa punish naughty elves by making
them clean out the reindeer stables?
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Jesse Peters is coming to Brandon. Photo courtesy of WMCA
Where to go and what to do . . .The holiday season is
here Westman. Many of us are very busy this time of year, but it
doesnt mean we cant enjoy a little entertainment from time to
time.
Here are a few things to do if you have the time
The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium presents Jesse Peters
Vintage Christmas with Chris Funk, the Wonderl-ist.
The WMCA writes that Peters is a singer/pianist who creates an
inclusive environment that invites listeners into the musi-cal
experience, making retro-influenced pop mu-sic with a big,
old-school sound.
In the world of mu-sic, there are two types
of performers, those who play for themselves, and those who play
for their audience. Jesse is defi-nitely the latter, states the
WMCA. A fearless original, Jesse puts his blood, sweat and tears
into a passionate piano-driven pop sound. He follows inspiration
wher-ever it leads him and both audiences and his bandmates can
testify to that. Blessed with a natural ability to convey both
brilliant musicality, and true emotion with his voice, Jesse draws
on life and tradition to craft the future.
Meanwhile, Funk, as the WMCA states, has re-ally mastered the
integral elements such as engag-ing, connecting and cre-ating
moments that really stick out and really put-
ting on a Magic Show. This can only be done
with the right personality. One that Chris Funk defi-nitely has.
Chris has been performing on the stage since the age of seven.
First as a musician, then later, as a Winnipeg ma-gician and now as
a bril-liant, witty performer. He combines Intuition, Influ-ence
and Illusion with hi-larious comedy to create moments that will
leave the audience thoroughly entertained.
The show, which takes place Sunday, Dec. 13, is a fundraiser for
the WMCA. All proceeds will go towards upkeep and maintenance of
the facility.
For more information and to purchase tickets to the show, go
online to www.wmca.ca.
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The Brandon General Museum and Archives and the Brandon Hills
Model Railway Club would like to invite folks to an open house on
Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The event will include a special exhibition en-titled, The Flats
- Sa-luting the history of the north end of Brandon. The Brandon
Hills Model Railway Club will show three different model-train
layouts and many more displays and ac-tivities. Visitors can bring
their own trains to run on the clubs layout. Mem-bers of the club
will of-fer to check and maintain your model-train engines and will
answer your questions about model railroading.
Meanwhile, the Bran-
don and Area Astronomi-cal Society will present some of their
equipment and activities as well.
Admission to the event is free. For more infor-mation, call the
BGMA at 204-717-1514 or Er-ich Stumme at 204-761-
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For more on the BGMA, turn to pg. 10.
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Wait a minute, I thought this was the health article page?
Now, that I have you reading, Ill explain my misleading header.
Yes, we Canadians associate the fall/winter with hockey season, but
its also a good time to start thinking about Vitamin D, since we
certainly dont get enough sunlight this time of year (and not just
because some of us spend all winter in an indoor rink.)
Manitobans are at a higher risk for Vitamin D defi ciency due to
our distance from the equator and relative lack of sunlight this
time of year. I know this becuase its dark by the time I leave work
every day.
Now, what do we do about it and what is the right dose of
Vitamin D for you? Thats where the question can get tricky.
First, the benefi ts of Vitamin D are numerous and the levels of
evidence to support each rationale for use vary quite widely.
Vitamin D has been studied to treat everything from
Vitamin D defi ciency to psoriasis to cavity prevention, cancer
prevention, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, memory impairment, high
blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and infl ammatory bowel
disease. Many of the latter studies show promise, but do not yet
have clear enough evidence to make a strong recommendation at this
time. However there still are many situations where Vitamin D can
play a clear role.
It is essential that our bodies get enough Vitamin D that much
is without a doubt. If someone is not clearly defi cient in Vitamin
D (as determined by blood testing), they should likely get at least
400-600 International Units (IU) per day. The Canadian Pediatric
Society suggests infants (breast fed) get 400 IU per day until
theyre getting it from other sources.
For older children and adolescents, this means those who are
consuming less than one litre of milk per day. The U.S.
Institute for medicine recommends 600 IU per day for those from
one to 70 years of age. Typically, this supplementation would be
with Vitamin D3. Its the most common supplement form, and at higher
doses, about twice as active as Vitamin D2 (a plant-based
form).
One of the situations where Vitamin D seems to show clear benefi
t is in fall prevention.
Approximately 800 IU daily seems to reduce incidence of falls
and risk of fracture when it comes to the elderly. It may also have
a role in preventing muscle weakness as well. The Canadian Cancer
society is recommending 1,000 IU of Vitamin D daily in the winter
months. Health Canada has not yet recommended routine
supplementation with 1,000 IU of Vitamin D daily.
Treating Vitamin D defi ciency is different than dosing for
supplementation. When accompanied by blood testing indicating defi
ciency, higher doses of Vitamin D are needed to
replenish our bodies reserves of Vitamin D, which are stored in
our fatty tissues. Often we will see doses of 5,000-6,000 IU of
Vitamin D daily for a month or two to restock or reserves then
1,000-2,000 IU daily thereafter to prevent low Vitamin D levels
from recurring.
Sometimes we will see similar dosing for people at high risk for
defi ciency, but this is where I feel testing is key to have clear
data to make a judgment.
In summary, its clearly important to establish the role for
Vitamin D in anyones particular situation, whether it be daily
maintenance for health promotion or disease prevention due to defi
ciency. Now whether or not were cheering on our favourite team, we
should all remember these reasons to D up.
Rob Jaska is a pharmacist/manager with Super Thrifty Medical
Centre Pharmacy
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A look at the manequins dressed in traditional Ukrainian
costumes at the Brandon General Museum and Archives.
Photo submitted
A look back at those who settled in The FlatsThe story begins in
the
1870s when the federal government was giving away land to
attract im-migrants. The offer saw immigrants form Poland, Russia
and the Ukraine find their way to western Canada, with some folks
stopping in the Brandon area.
The Brandon General Museum and Archives has put together a
dis-play chronicling some of those who settled in what became known
as The Flats which is an area of present day Brandon that covers
the area from the railway tracks to the As-siniboine River. Today
its
commonly called, The Flood Plain.
Living conditions at the time for immigrants who settled in that
area were de-scribed as disadvantaged. There was less access to
services such as water, sewer, garbage collection and later on,
phone service.
With the threat of higher taxes, very few, if any, resi-dents
complained.
One other item to note about living conditions in The Flats was
that there were no dikes for protec-tion from possible
flood-ing.
Despite that, local stores flourished as did industry in the
area.
While the railway pro-vided employment, there was a local market
garden and the Brandon Brewery and Bottling Company. On Assiniboine
Avenue, there was Meter Woollen Mills which employed up to 70
people, usually immi-grants. Probably the largest employer in The
Flats was Brandon Packers, which eventually came to be known as
Burns Packers.
The plant, at peak pro-duction, employed about 200 people (ball
diamonds are now being built on the site).
The Flats even had its own school, called the David Livingstone
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School. It opened in the early 1900s and was torn down in 1988.
However, some classes continued at the Sokol Manor well into the
1990s.
One of the more fa-mous people who called The Flats home was a
kid nicknamed Turkey Egg who tried out for the David Livingstone
hockey team and went on to become a goaltender for the Toronto
Maple Leafs and was bet-ter known as Turk Broda.
Fred Mansoff was the first florist in Brandon and
his American Beauty Ros-es were shipped to markets as far away
as New York City.
The display at the museum features man-nequins dressed in
tradi-tional Ukrainian costumes. Museum board member Roberta
Baskier was in-strumental in putting the display together. She
gath-ered material from various sources including Brandon history
books and by inter-viewing residents of The Flats. Material that
you will see on display was
provided by area church-es, Sokol Hall and various individuals
of Polish and Ukrainian descent who still have ties to the area.
Their names are listed in the exhibit.
A book has been placed in the exhibit where visi-tors can share
their family stories about life in The Flats.
The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. until 4
p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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The holidays bring friends and fam-ily together for gatherings,
reunions and celebrations, casual and formal get-togethers. Tis the
season the of- cial season to overindulge. The time of year to
embrace not only tradition but to celebrate the diversity of
differ-ent cultures and build an appreciation for various cultural
cuisines. Sushi, In-dian, Chinese, Hunan, Caribbean, Thai and many
others. This article is all about helping you
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Stock up with these versatile wines and youll be be prepared for
any culinary adventure that may arise. The wines are exible,
food-friendly and are sure to impress even the most pretentious
wine snob. There is no disputing the best all-
around food-pairing wines are Ries-ling, Ross and Sparkling
wines. Most are light-to-medium bodied with sub-tle, delicate
aromatics complimented by high acidity. All are produced in a broad
selection of sweetness levels, further boosting their
potential.
Wines for the holiday seasonSparkling wines such as Cava,
Pro-
secco, Champagne and other wines produced using sparkling
wine-making techniques are often made in a brut (dry) style. Brut
wines compliment fried foods, sushi, seafood, cream sauces,
appetizers, spicy Asian food, smoked salmon and salty food. They
elevate potato chips and popcorn to a whole other level. (Sileni
Cellar Selection Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, $16.99.) Consider a red
sparkling wine. Gancia Bracetto DAcqui, $16.49 is an off-dry and
light-bodied red with gentle bubbles and fresh red berries on the
nose and palate. It is lovely paired with a traditional Christmas
dinner. When selecting Ros, its important
to consider whether the wine is sweet or dry. The vast majority
of pink wines from Europe are dry. New World wines are a mix of
dry, off-dry, and sweet. Pair dry wines with foods from ancho-vies
to charcuterie to grilled sh or pat. Mexican food, paella and
grilled pork are great partners as well. Marqus De Caceres Rosado,
a blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha ($14.99) is dry, medium-bodied
and avourful. If serving Ros with dessert a slightly sweet or
medium-sweet version is suitable. Mateus Fabu-lously Fruity Ros
($11.99) made from the Aragones grape is slightly sweet and
delightful.Riesling is the most versatile of all
white wines and many believe it to be the most versatile wine of
all. It is light-bod-ied with the exception of very sweet wine
delicate and often low in alco-hol. The varying degrees of
sweetness in these wines ensure a broad range of options. Pair
Riesling with blue cheese, spicy Chinese dishes, Thai, mild curry,
poached salmon, roast duck and turkey. Try Armand Riesling at
$19.80. Not a Riesling fan? Ironstone Obsession Sym-phony ($14.95)
is made from the Sym-phony grape, a cross between Muscat
Pinot Noir from France, and those made to emulate such wines, is
earthy, with mush-room, fall leaves, game and barnyard-like
aromatics. It pairs beautifully with braised beef, beef
bourguignon, game, poultry and earthy- avored foods. King Estate
Acrobat Pinot Noir ($25.99) is a good example of well-made Pinot
Noir. Marziano Abbona Casaret Barbera ($24.99) is an interest-ing
option as is the earthy, grapey and light-bodied Henry of Pelham
Baco Noir ($14.95). Cheers. All the best this holiday season!
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and Grenache Gris. This off-dry, aromatic and avorful white
pairs nicely with the above foods as well. Gewurztraminer, (Willm
Reserve
Gewurztraminer, $17.99) Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay (Trivento
Golden Reserve, $19.99) are broadly appealing and remain popular.
As an alternative to Chardonnay, dArenbergs The Money Spider
Roussane, ($21.73) is equally medium-full-bodied, lush and round.
Babich Sauvignon Blanc is consistently high quality. The current
vintage is unusually tropical with its man-go, pineapple, and
honeydew melon notes. Flavours and aromas of jalapeno, fresh cut
grass and gooseberry are present but take a back seat to the
tropical character. Try Ci-tra Pecorino ($13.96) in place of
Sauvignon Blanc. Its made from the pecorino grape variety. This
bright, high-acid and zesty wine pairs perfectly with manchego and
pecorino cheese. Red wines are much more dif cult to pair
with food than white. Tannins, responsible for the astringent
quality in red wines, often clash with food, so high-tannin wines
such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Barolo, and youthful Bordeaux
are best avoided. In their place, pick high acid,
light-to-medium-bod-ied red wine with relatively low tannins. Red
Burgundy, Beaujolais, Barbera, Cab-ernet Franc and Gamay are
suitable, as is Spanish Rioja, and Italian wines made from the
sangiovese grape the most famous of which is Chianti.
Beaujolais-Villages is a light-bodied and fresh red wine with red
berries strawberry, raspberry and gen-tle acidity. Beaujolais
Nouveau is the less-complex younger sibling. Barbera is typi-cally
medium-bodied, high acid and fruity.
Kate Wagner Zeke, CSW, CWE, FWS, Sommelier (ISG), Certi ed
Specialist of Wine (CSW), Certi ed WineEducator (CWE) and French
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United Way looking for help to reach goal
The need for funding is on the rise and a drop in workplace
campaigns has the United Way appealing to the community.
In a press conference last week, 2015 campaign chair Tara
Ashcroft an-nounced that the United Way has brought in a little
more than one third of the campaign goal at the half way point of
the campaign.
We are seeing an in-crease in some areas of
the campaign; we have also suffered some losses in a few of our
workplace campaigns this year. This is not due to the fact that
theyre less dedicated than past years, Ashcroft said. Job
restructuring, personal situations or changes in the workplace can
contribute to a decline in employee donations.
Chief executive offi-cer Cynamon Mychasiw echoed Ashcrofts
state-ments.
Weve had some large losses this year with in-dividual and
workplace
donations. We have some making up to do, Mycha-siw said.
All local donations are put back into the com-munity with United
Way operating costs being covered by grant fund-ing. Donors can be
rest assured that the money they donate is going to programs that
are seeing a rise in enrolment.
Ashcroft explained that one in three Brandonites are impacted by
programs or services funded by United Way.
It could be a fam-
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ily member, a friend, a co-worker, she said. I remind myself
often that each and every one of us is only one unfortunate event
away from needing the very same help from the same United Way
funded programs that we work to support today.
Before donations are allocated to specific pro-grams, the United
Way board of directors reviews the applications to ensure the
request meets the mandate of the organiza-tion. Programs are funded
based on a list of criteria including From Poverty to Possibility
where pro-grams help those in need take the first steps out of
poverty and ensure basic human needs are met. The Strong
Communi-ties program meanwhile
improves the accessibil-ity of social and health related
services and All That Kids Can Be which improves accessibility to
early childhood learn-ing and development programs, helping kids
succeed academically and helping with healthy transitions into
adulthood and post-secondary edu-cation.
It is with a sincere heart and a humble spirit that I ask for
Brandons help, Ashcroft said. Weve had great support thus far and I
say thank you to all the corporate and individual donors.
The next major event during this years cam-paign is the
Christmas Tree Auction scheduled for Dec. 4 at Houstons Country
Roadhouse. A
total of 13 corporate do-nors have sponsored trees which they
will decorate and put on display. These trees will be purchased in
exchange for a tax receipt and will then be delivered to families
in need within the community.
Mychasiw says the Christmas Tree Auction is a major source of
funding during the campaign.
Despite the increased need and loss in work-place donations,
Mycha-siw is hopeful that this years campaign goal will be met.
The community of Brandon has been gener-ous in its support in
the past and we are hoping they will get behind the United Way and
support us again this year.
PROCLAMATION
Evelyn Pomfrey, Myrna Lane, Linda Gillis, Bob Walberg, Cyril
Fox, Mieke Bartlette, Mayor Rick Chrest
WHEREAS The Brandon Council of Women saw a need, and in November
1955, established the Central Christmas Cheer Registry, which later
became known as the Brandon/Westman Christmas
Cheer Registry Inc.; and,
WHEREAS the mission statement is "to provide dinner and gifts
for the children and for families in the Brandon/Westman
area who would otherwise go without"; and,
WHEREAS the contents of each hamper comes from donations of
gifts, food and money received from the generosity of the good
folks and businesses of the Brandon/Westman area; and,
WHEREAS without the time and skills provided by approximately
150 volunteers, this program would not be the success it continues
to be.
NOW THEREFORE, I, RICK CHREST, Mayor of the City of Brandon in
the
Province of Manitoba, DO HEREBY proclaim December 7, 2015, to
be
"CHRISTMAS CHEER DAY"
in the City of Brandon.
EERR DDDDDAAY
Rick ChrestMayor
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The fi rst provincial leaders debate took place last week at the
Association of Manitoba Municipalities annual convention.
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Saunders on debate: It was lively, although it was
respectful
Premier Greg Selinger was on the hot seat during the first
provincial leaders debate, says Brandon University po-litical
scientist Kelly Saunders, who of-fered up her thoughts as an
analyst for the television broadcast on WCG-TV.
It was lively, although it was respect-ful and there werent sort
of any knock-out punches, Saunders told the Journal. It wasnt a
bloodbath or anything like that which is a good thing.
The debate, which was held at the Keystone Centre last week as
part of the Association of Manitoba Municipali-ties annual
convention, involved the in-cumbent Selinger as well as Progressive
Conservative leader Brian Pallister and Liberal leader Rana
Bokhari. Saunders says it was an odd debate for Selinger,
suggesting that he might have felt un-der the weather.
He was defensive but he also seemed kind of flat. Ive seen him
where hes much more volatile or more angry and more visibly upset
particularly in de-bates with the Conservatives. He seemed to be
quite different.
She says Selinger stuck to talking points such as the NDP
record, but felt he was a little unconvincing in some of his
approaches.
I sat there and thought its almost like hes going through the
motions a
bit, she said. I dont know if he wasnt feeling well or maybe he
doesnt want to come across as being too aggressive in the very
first debate heading into the campaign. Im not really sure what was
at play there but Ive certainly seen him more fiery in the
past.
Meanwhile, Pallisters strategy in-volved less attacks on Bokhari
and more shots directed towards the premier, Saunders says.
Pallister seemed to go relatively easy on Bokhari, she said.
Which makes sense from a strategic point of view. It helps the
Conservatives to have a strong Liberal party to sort of eat away
support from the NDP.
His messaging was where we expect-ed it to be, really focusing
on Selinger and about the lack of accountability, the broken
promises on the PST, Saunders continued. He got in some shots on
is-sues in which the NDP is vulnerable on, as we expected, and he
certainly was playing to the crowd as well.
Bokhari, on the other hand, was quite feisty, she says.
She probably needed to be to sort of show that she can compete
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politicians in the sense that they have more experience in their
roles. So she needed to sort of set her mark a little bit, which I
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She sort of showed that not only does she have a command of the
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but that, in situations that come up in a debate, that she can
rise to the occasion and she can think quick on her feet and
certainly she did that, she added.
One area in which the Premier re-ceived intense heat from the
crowd in attendance was when Bokhari asked Selinger if he, in fact,
consulted with the municipalities before going ahead with forced
amalgamation.
She got quite an automatic spontane-ous round of applause for
that, Saun-ders said. So good for her. She was able to quickly
think on her feet and embar-rass the government on something that
they are especially in that audience very vulnerable on.
The provincial election is slated to take place April 19.
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womens hockey team.
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Brandons Ashleigh Brykaliuk was a bit stunned when she was
informed she had been chosen as the captain of the Universi-ty of
Minnesota-Duluth womens hockey team.
I was taken aback that my teammates had chosen me, but so
honoured and excit-ed at the opportunity to lead the team this
season, the daughter of Perry and Janice Brykaliuk said.
For Minnesota-Duluth head coach Mau-ra Crowell and the Bulldogs,
the decision makes sense.
Bryk, as we like to call her, embodies the characteristics of a
captain, Crowell said. Shes one of the hardest workers on the team,
she has a quiet confidence, she holds herself to the highest
standards and everyone respects her.
When asked about being a leader, Brykaliuk says she feels she
leads best when shes on the ice and playing the game.
Im more of a quiet leader, but I try to work hard and lead by
example every time I step on the ice.
Her game speaks for itself. The third-year student-athlete led
the Bulldogs with a team-high 12 points through 14 games this
season. She paced the squad with eight assists and also had four
goals.
Shes an unbelievably fast and quick skater, Crowell said. She
can make things happen for herself or for those around her by
getting around opponents or cutting into open lanes. She is
extremely crafty with the puck, too and has the pa-tience and
vision to slow the play down when needed or ramp it up, depending
on whats open. She can shoot the puck well, so to me, she has the
tools to put the puck in the net or help others do it.
In addition to her physical gifts, Bryka-liuk also has a strong
mental approach to the game. Crowell emphasized that Bryka-liuk
possesses a quiet confidence that al-lows her to play at a high
level every day.
She knows that shes good, she wants to be in the pressure
situations, and she de-livers, Crowell said. She has a number of
game-winning goals in her career and this year, had a huge OT
winner for us in our opening game. As a coach, I look for
players with this can do attitude. She ab-solutely has it.
As well as on the ice, Brykaliuk sets an example for her team in
the classroom. She is a biology major who enjoys the re-search side
of science and might go on to grad school.
Shes a great student, Crowell said. She takes one of the hardest
workloads of all our players and she thrives. Shes a great
representative of what it means to be a student athlete.
Brykaliuk says shes greatly enjoyed her time at
Minnesota-Duluth.
What I enjoy most about playing for the Bulldogs is the highly
competitive hockey that we play every weekend and gaining a second
family of teammates and friends from playing in Duluth.
Brykaliuk got her start in hockey in Brandon at a young age. Her
older brother, Matt, was playing Timbits hockey and she wanted to
be just like him.
I think the biggest influence on my hockey career growing up was
my older brother, said Brykaliuk, who also has a younger brother
named Zach. I loved going to watch his games when we were growing
up to watch him play and I ad-mired the way he played.
Her parents also had a great influence on her hockey career.
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During her hockey career, Brykaliuk has played on a wide variety
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Before joining the Bulldogs, the Vincent Massey grad suited up for
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Sadly, Mannings great career on last legsTheres a sense of
sad-
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not because of the teams record (7-2 through the first nine games
of the National Football League season). Its because its obvious
the end is near for legend-ary quarterback Peyton Manning who,
unfortu-nately, has aged quickly right before our eyes. For 15
years, he was Peyton (The Man!) Manning. Now hes Old Man
Man-ning.
This is Willie Mays stumbling around in cen-trefold about two
years after the Say Hey kid should have retired. This is Gordie
Howe playing at age 51 with his sons, get-ting lots of headlines
and no-contact sympathetic shifts. This is Muhammad Ali at the end
of his ca-reer, looking not at all like The Greatest and losing to
slugs like Trevor Berbick.
Manning started showed signs of aging two years ago when he and
the Broncos got blitzed in the Super Bowl by Seattle, 43-8.
Stastistically, he had a great year in 2014, with 39 TD passes
(third high-est of his career) and 15 interceptions, near his
ca-reer average. But his mo-bility was reduced, as was his arm
strength, and it
was the latter deficiency that became such a stark reality in
2015.
Through nine games this year, he had nine TDs, far below his
aver-age. But he had 17 picks, which led the NFL, and led coach
Gary Kubiak to yank the certain Hall of Famer midway through a
troubling 29-13 loss to Kansas City a game in which Manning, who
has thrown more TD passes than anyone, broke the NFL record for
career passing yards, but threw a career-high four first-half
interceptions. His replacement, Brock Os-weiler, salvaged a decent
result with a couple of second-half TD passes.
After the game, it was reported Manning had a torn ligament in
his foot but even after that heals, his arm strength has to be of
grave concern to Ku-biak. Most of his throws have been wobbly or
in-accurate, very unMan-ning-like.
Go easy on Peyton, says Jets receiver Bran-don Marshall, a
former Bronco and Bear. Its disrespectful the way
were talking about it. Hes older, hes had some injuries and his
time is near. To me it seems very disrespectful when you look at
what this guy has done for this league
After being pulled from the Chiefs game, Man-ning spent the
second half on the bench. It was quite a change from his normal
throne. @NOTSportsCenter, on
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excess water all over his body, something doctors are calling
be-ing washed up.
Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: Denver Bronco Peyton Man-ning sets
the NFL all-time passing yards re-cord and then is yanked from the
Kansas City Chiefs game for four interceptions. Worst day involving
a slow white Bronco since OJ.
Headline at SportsPick-le.com: Alabama gov-ernor agrees to allow
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Seattle reader Bob Mo-liter: Who better to be vice captain for
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Alex Kaseberg again:
After a 10-year battle with the NCAA, the University of North
Dakota has changed its name from the Fighting Sioux to the Fighting
Hawks. The Audubon Society, however, finds the name the Fighting
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Another one from Kas-eberg: Now that Holly Holm has decisively
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is. Please, please let it be Dal-las Cowboy domestic abuser, Greg
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TC in BC: The Patriots injury woes continue
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Coach Belichick should seriously consider get-ting Aaron Hernandez
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Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: Amid claims of
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The top female volleyball play-ers in the country will converge
in Brandon next spring. Brandon University is set to host the CIS
Womens Volleyball Nationals, March 11-13 at the Healthy Liv-ing
Centre on campus. Tickets for the event went on sale last week.
We are preparing to host 1,200-plus people for the open-ing game
with the home team, said Russ Paddock, BU athletic director.
The excitement for the event
is growing every day. There has been considerable interest in
vol-unteering and finding out more information for the event. We
are happy to be able to roll out the tickets and get people
officially attending, he added.
The best eight teams in the country will be in the Wheat City to
contend for the national title, including the host Bobcats. Each of
the four regions Can West, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic will send
its top team of the year. Medal winners from last years event will
also be eligible to at-tend including two additional teams from Can
West and one
from Quebec. As the host team, the BU Bobcats will also be in
the schedule, hoping for more than just hosting status.
We put the bid in for the championship believing our team would
be competitive, said Pad-dock.
Injuries early in the season have made for a slow start for the
team. The team sits with a 3-7 conference record (as of Journal
deadline).
Our record is not as good as we hoped right now, but we hope the
injuries are in the past and well be able to build momentum in the
second semester.
In addition to the team on the court, putting on the event will
take a team of volunteers work-ing behind the scenes. Organizers
have put out a call for volunteers to assist with a number of
tasks. The host club is responsible for the transportation needs
associ-ated w