A generous gift from one of the most important industries in Boissevain is helping to inch the assisted living project up closer to its $2 million fundraising goal.

Southwest Seniors Housing received $40,000 from Western Archrib on December 23. According to General Manager Sid Braybrook, he contacted the head office in Edmonton and discussed the possibility of a donation, getting the go ahead fairly easy.

“Certainly Western Archrib wants to be involved in the community,” Braybrook explained. “There are not actually that many community projects that come along that we’re able to be involved in. We felt this project warrants this support. Western Archrib has been in this community since 1987. This project was something that inspired me to go to ownership and say we should get involved in it.”

Although Premier Brian Pallister may be a little coy about when he will drop the writ, he is certainly not shy about getting ready for the next Manitoba election.

Pallister was in Boissevain on January 16 at the Bordertown Restaurant to kick off the start of the new Turtle Mountain Constituency Progressive Conservative Riding Association. As the Electoral Boundaries Commission created new constituency boundaries for the 2020 election, the old Turtle Mountain constituency was reborn, with Boissevain back in with Killarney. There was a large crowd of local Tories on hand, who also chose Arthur-Virden MLA Doyle Piwniuk as their candidate.

Although the election is formally slated for October 2020, the party is starting to get candidates in place for the running now. Pallister said it is good to get going.

For those involved in planning or coaching activities, keeping youth and adults active is a very important endeavor.

It can be difficult to stay off the couch and get moving at the best of times in this busy world. It is harder when the temperatures are freezing and the snow is piled high. But there are activities for all ages to keep one’s joints moving in Boissevain and area, and people need to think of it as a priority.

Manitobans headed to the polls October 24, 2018 to elect representatives for municipal councils and School Board. We will be updating results in our readership area as they become available.

MUNICIPALITY OF BOISSEVAIN-MORTON

Mayor
Acclaimed  Judy Swanson

Councillor - Six Seats
ELECTED George Heide VOTES 600
ELECTED David Stead (incumbent) VOTES 572
ELECTED Doug Troke VOTES 568
ELECTED Rhonda Coupland (incumbent) VOTES 538
ELECTED Eric Reichert (incumbent) VOTES 537
ELECTED Rob Adams (incumbent) VOTES 461
Doug Robertson (incumbent) VOTES 440
Lonnie Graham (incumbent) VOTES 403
Elmer McCallum (incumbent) VOTES 359
Amanda Racine VOTES 297
Lloyd Leganchuk VOTES 244

Duane Latimer of Boissevain proved his mettle in Whistler, British Columbia on July 29. He participated in the Ironman Canada race, starting at 6:20 am and not finishing until 10:51 pm. The race included swimming, biking and running, and it was a challenge to say the least. The temperature was a burning 34 degrees and many people did not finish due to heat exhaustion. There were 2,000 people signed up and only 1,190 completing the race, with Latimer saying he saw many people passed out on the side of the road for the bike/run portion.

If keeping the EMS services in the community is a battle that must be fought, the Municipality of Boissevain-Morton has assembled a pretty impressive arsenal of facts, with enough ammunition to keep going until the end of hostilities.