Wednesday, March 23, 2011

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ers will raise a younger animal to a point, then sell it to Western Canada, Manitoba, down east, or elsewherewhere someone else would do the finishing on it so it will be ready for slaughter before going into the retail market. Major renovations, including adding a cooler and freezer, have been done at the new Emo facility, said Loshaw. The goal is to be able to process 10 beef a week, with pork also to be processed. Once up and running, the plant will be looking to hire a minimum of two full-time and some part-time employees, he added. Its going to be fantasticweve been working at it for a long time, echoed co-owner Marg Irvine. [Were] just looking forward to the challenge and being able to keep more beef within the district, and get people eating local, she enthused. Having local beef more readily available also is something Deb Zimmerman, another co-owner, is looking forward to, along with supporting local farmers and keeping revenue in the district. We definitely see that people want [local food], its the way of the future, she reasoned. Everybody wants everything localfrom vegetables straight through to their meat. So thats our goal to supply as much as we can, Zimmerman said, also encouraging district residents to support locally-produced food. Loshaw said the processing plant has three primary objectives, with the first being wholesale products. The reason for the wholesale is to get the local products dis-

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tributed further in the region, he explained, noting most retailers no longer are equipped with the rail system to hang beef and buy products that are broken down into primal cuts. A primal would be like a hip of beef that youd cut a number of roasts off, or you would take a loin of beef and you would cut a dozen steaks off it, or something like thatand thats the way the retailers are getting their product now, Loshaw noted. If a retailer is selling a lot of Please see New, B6

New meat processing plant opening in Emo

By Peggy Revell Staff writer A new meat processing plant in Emo is aiming to put local beef on store shelves and menus across the district. Located at 56 Front St. in Emo (the old post office), Rainy River Meats Inc. is being established due to the demand for increased processing capacity to distribute more local meat products, explained Steve Loshaw, one of the co-owners and local investors who have started up the business. While there are other local processing facilities, Rainy River Meats Inc. is a category one licensed premise by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, noted Loshaw, which allows them to sell wholesale to retailers, tourist camps and restaurants, and third parties. Were hoping to provide an alternative marketing opportunity for producers to finish products for the retail market as opposed to shipping them out of the district, he remarked. Otherwise, many local produc-

Book pays tribute to life dedicated to peacemaking

By Peggy Revell Staff writer One mans dedication to peace, anti-violence, and social justice is the topic of a new book created in memory of the late Gene Stoltzfus, who called Fort Frances home during his final years. Create Space for Peace is a compilation of Stoltzfus articles, speeches, and lettersas well as tributes from family and friends which highlight the decades of his life spent as a peace activist around the globe. I knew from the very beginning that there needed to be a book, Dorothy Friesen reflected on why she put together a book filled with her late husbands writing since he passed away last March. But every time I would take out Genes blogs, I just sort of dissolved in tears, she admitted. Eventually, a team assembled themselves, explained Friesen, including their colleague from the Philippines, Marilen Abesamis, who helped edit, a friend from Singapore who helped create the digital platform to promote the book, and Madeleine Enns and Harold Neufeld of Winnipeg who helped with proofreading. Its been a really amazing experience that is sort of meant to be because everything dovetailed, she added. The book isnt biographical but instead includes stories, thoughts, and reflections of Stoltzfus life his memories of being born during World War II, reflections on working in more than 30 countries in 40 years, how he and others created space for peace in the midst of violence and conflict, and his Christian faith which led him on this path through life. Choosing what exactly to use was difficult, Friesen noted. Although Stoltzfus didnt write very much until his retirement in 2004, from then onwards he had a weekly blog, as well as speeches, personal correspondence, and other miscellaneous writings. We maybe used a 20th of what there was, Friesen said. We had to just keep reminding ourselves this is just a flavour just so people can sense the spirit of Gene. Stoltzfus was born in a Mennonite community in Aurora, Ohio in 1940. During the Vietnam War, he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector and ended up working with the International Voluntary Services in Vietnam until resigning in protest against the war. Following that, he worked with various social justice and antiviolence organizations, such as the Mennonite Central Committee program in the Philippines and Please see Book, B6

Chess warm-up
Taylor Perrault, left, and Whitney Tuesday challenged each other in a chess game during lunch yesterday at Fort Frances High School. The pair are gearing up for the district-wide chess tournament, being hosted by the FFHS Chess Club, which will see more than 70 students from Grade 7 and up going head-to-head there Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Heather Latter photo

Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong lauds accomplishments

By Heather Latter Staff writer Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong held its annual recognition banquet at Onigaming First Nation earlier this month, lauding the accomplishments of those who benefit from its programs. Based in Kenora, Shooniyaa WaBiitong is the training and employment delivery agency whose purpose is to assist Treaty #3 communities and individuals address their training needs in order to meet employment goals. The agency offers programs for individual and community-based training, a self-employment program, youth programs, and programs for the disabled. This years recognition banquet was held at the Mikinaak Onigaming School gym (near Nestor Falls), with Gary Smith acting as emcee. We try to recognize individuals who have gone through our programming in the past year and have been able to accomplish, first of all, what they set out to when they first approached us for assistance and then, in some cases, have even gone further, explained Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong executive director Marie Seymour.

A lot of people certainly dont feel comfortable being recognized but once the event is over, you can certainly see [the pride] on their face and the faces of their family and friends. Marie Seymour
She added part of the evening was dedicated to the bursary winners, as well. I think its a big thing for anyone to be recognized, Seymour reasoned. A lot of people certainly dont feel comfortable being recognized but once the event is over, you can certainly see [the pride] on their face and the faces of their family and friends. And the rest of the community, for example in Onigaming, they could see what some other communities are doing and what other individuals are working towards, Seymour added. Those who received recognition certificates included Megan Bob, Estelle Simard, and James Cameron. Meanwhile, Michelle Botham, Kelly Major, Stephanie Perrault, Pat Yerxa, Maybelline Loon, Roxanne Necanepenace, and Irene Skead received Ozhiitaag To Prepare awards. Our goal, as mandated by Service Canada, is that we have to create training opportunities that lead to employment and I think weve done a very good job of that, Seymour said. And we really do want to focus on our youth to make sure they stay in school and follow that career path that they want to, she stressed. The Youth Achievers Bursary Awards saw 15 youth recognized for their achievements. John Binguis, Megan Cowley, Wade Johnson, Chelsea CapayKwandibens, Tehya Handorgan, and Brent Joseph earned awards

for Best Overall Combines Academics and Attendance. Also honoured were Cheyanne Pahpasay (Best Attendance), Damon Perrault, Alina Skead (Excellence in Combined Academics and Sports), Keira Allan, Riel Councillor (Excellence in Combined Academics and Cultural Preservation), Megan Allan (Excellence in Combined Academics and Community Volunteer/Involvement), and Elizabeth Morrisseau (High School Award for Excellence). Keisha Seymour-Miller (Grade 9-10) and Jordan White (Grade 11-12) were saluted as winners of an essay and speech competition. You had to write about the certain things you overcame to get where you are now, White said of the essay contest. She wrote about having a oneyear-old son who was born with a cleft lip and palate. And even with having to spend some time with him in a Winnipeg hospital, she now will be graduating from Seven Generations High School in June. I was excited to hear Id won, White enthused. I think its a big achievement to win something like this and to just get my story out there. Please see Shooniyaa, B6

Appointments slow for blood donor clinic

Staff While still several weeks away, appointments have been a little slow for the upcoming spring blood donor clinic here. As such, the Canadian Blood Services is encouraging people to make an appointment today. The two-day clinic will run Tuesday, April 12 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and again on Wednesday, April 13 from noon-3 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m. at Fort Frances High School. Harvey Heather, community development co-ordinator for CBS, said yesterday that the clinics goal is 300 units of blood, which equals to almost 400 donors (the number of donors usually does not equal the number of units). Its been very slow so far, Heather admitted. Until we do the phoning, which is still a little over three weeks away, a lot of people dont book. But it does help if people can book earlier, he stressed. For people who have donated before, we actually know their blood types, so we can look at that list and say, Okay, weve got this many type Os, this many type As booked, Heather added. We can focus our calling on the ones were not sure were going to have enough of for blood types, he explained. It helps us focus our calling a little better and make sure we have the right type of blood on hand. Last April, the spring blood donor clinic here saw a two-day total of 358 donors, who gave 307 units of blood to help up to 929 patients in hospitals in Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba. Interested donors can make an appointment by calling 1-8882DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or by visiting www.blood.ca If prospective donors, or active ones for that matter, want to know why its so important to donate blood, they should check out www. thankyourdonor.ca This is a website where people who have received blood, either themselves or family members, have posted stories about how much they appreciate blood donors and why it was so important that blood was there for them when they needed it. Heres some interesting facts about blood donations: One in every two Canadians either will need blood, or knows someone who will, yet only one Canadian in 60 currently donates blood. CBS looks after 91 hospitals in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. Its estimated that 75,000 new donors are needed this year in Canada.

Acting as emcee for the local launch of Create Space for Peace on Sunday at St. Johns Anglican Church, Al Hunter spoke about his memories and time spent with the late Gene Stoltzfus, who passed away here last March. Stoltzfus, who made Fort Frances his home during his retirement years, was a peace activist for decades and founding director of the Christian Peacemakers Teams.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Book pays tribute to life of peacemaking

More from B1 the Urban Life Centre. Then in the mid-1980s, Stoltzfus become the founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams, an organization centered around the question: What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war? Since its formation, CPT members have been present in conflict zones around the worldsuch as Haiti, Colombia, Bosnia, Iraq, and the West Bankto work with local peacemaking organizations, serve as non-violent witnesses, and support the peace process. While Stoltzfus and Friesen retired to the Fort Frances area in 2004, he still devoted his time to promoting peace through nonviolence activism, including local issues and speaking engagements and activities around the world. Meeting Stoltzfus was a blessing and pleasure, said Al Hunter of Manitou Rapids, who emceed the local launch for the book held Sunday afternoon at St. Johns Anglican Church here. More than 40 people came out to celebrate Stoltzfus memory and work as a peacemaker, and to hear excerpts read from the book. Together, Stoltzfus and Hunter shared many laughs and talks over the years, Hunter told those on hand, recalling how when he first started the Oshki Aa-yaaaag Mino Bimaadiziiwin (Good Life for Young People) Foundation, Stoltzfus was with them as they made their annual summer walks through the Treaty #3 areaalthough his bike was put away in the back of the truck. He was such a wonderful human being, said Hunter. Gene was one of those people, like all of us, who travelled, walked, prayed, lived this creed, this way of life that for him was about creating peace, and bringing love and happiness and understanding wherever he went, he recalled. Thats what he brought to me, thats how he touched me. For Friesen, her favourite part of putting together the book was discussing with other people the deeper meaning of Stoltzfus life and what they wanted to put forward with the book. Because I think the first year after a death, a partner of 35 years, youre going back and re-looking at things, she explained. And this was a way to do that with other peoples perspectives also involved. The project also was a way that Friesen could work through her own griefand a way for her to work with other people so she

New meat processing plant set to open in Emo

More from B1 steaks, they would buy perhaps a dozen loins for the week, cut them up, and sell the steaks. Or if theyre looking to sell a number of roasts, they might buy a number of larger primals of the hindquarter. This allows the retailers to be more specific in what theyre purchasing, instead of buying half or a whole animal and having to use up the rest of the cuts. So our goal is to be able to provide primal cuts, but of local products, he said, adding that theyre hoping that more retail outlets will then take advantage of the local product. The second objective of the plant is to do custom-cut and wrap, said Loshaw. That would appeal to producers who are selling their beef to you, he reasoned. Youre going to buy half-a-beef from somebody, so youll need to have it cut and wrapped some place, so it would be custom-cut and wrapped. Theyre already taking orders for custom-cut and wrap. Thirdly, Loshaw said the new plant eventually will be doing some retail selling out of the location, as well.
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Lori Cress had her copy of Create Space for Peace signed by Dorothy Friesen on Sunday afternoon at St. Johns Anglican Church as part of the books local launch.
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wasnt isolated for the past year. She also hopes the book can help explain why Stoltzfus and others who believe in non-violence activism, social justice, and peacemaking believe what they believe. I think for people that really care about whats happening on the planetand were all in our small space doing our little thing sometimes we dont have the words to say what we care about, or we cant get it across to our friends and relatives and neighbours, she reasoned. And I think this book can help

people do that. Friesen recalled how a frienda peace guygave this book to his son-in-law, who thinks he is nuts. But [the son-in-law] read the book, and he called me up and he said, You know, this is easy to read, I understand it. I couldnt put it down, I finished it in three sittings, Friesen remarked. He said, I think I understand a little bit more about what my father-in-law is trying to do. The most important thing Friesen hopes people will take from

the book is an inspiration to live their own lives fully, deeply, and engage whats at their core. Thats what Gene did, thats why he enjoyed life because he found what his core was and then he just worked at it, she reasoned. And if the book can inspire people just to do that, I would be very happy. Locally, the book is available at Bettys here in Fort Frances and Cloverleaf in Emo. A websitewww.createspaceforpeace.infoalso has been created.

Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong lauds its participants

More from B1 Both White and Seymour-Miller read their essays at the recognition banquet. I was very nervous, White admitted. It is a big step for some who are not entirely comfortable with public speaking, noted Seymour. But afterwards, you could tell they were proud. White, a Couchiching resident, plans to attend college in the fall to study social work, and would like to live and work in the Fort Frances area down the road. I was honoured to be recognized, echoed Megan Allan, a Grade 9 student at Fort Frances High School. It makes me want to keep trying hard. Allan earned her award for excellence in academics and community involvement, which means along with her good grades, she also has helped with volleyball at Mine Centre School, has cleaned up her community of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, and offered assistance with March Break activities. During high school, Allan wants to play Muskie volleyball and hockey, and her career goal is to become a dentist. I want to continue to work to my goal, she stressed, saying that earning the bursary during the recognition banquet is a great incentive. The banquet also featured a performance by 2010 Juno Award nominee and Aboriginal Peoples Choice winner, Inez Jasper, and the drum group, Lynx Soldier. It was an excellent evening, Seymour said. Its great to be able to recognize those who have worked so hard.

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