The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
The Snow Lake Art Gallery, and local store Sweet Nothings, recently sponsored a one-woman art exhibition and demonstration between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2004. The star of the show, Snow Lake artist Alice Shipowich, displayed her amazing art work and sizeable talent during this well attended show. Shipowich creates work within several different mediums and a number of oil and watercolour paintings from these groupings were on display. In addition to the Alice Shipowich display and demonstration, there was another exhibition taking place at the gallery. For close to the entire month of November, the Snow Lake Art Gallery will be home to an amazing exhibition of contemporary art quilts. The quilt display, titled "Breaking Tradition" was presented by the Manitoba Arts Network and sponsored by the local Aurora Borealis Arts Council. I mentioned the tree on Snow Lake's Main Street several weeks back. Although it was originally intended to be a Christmas tree, school children had decorated it for Halloween. Taking a page out of that book, last week S4 students decorated the tree for Veteran's Week. Adorned with white crosses and poppies displaying the names of the relatives of students who are/were veterans, the tree made the transition between the two observances with all the dignity and reverence one would expect. No doubt next month, this tree will be decked out to acknowledge the holiday it was erected for. On to a local policing matter, during the first week in November, the Snow Lake RCMP had to respond to three abandoned 911 calls, all of which were determined to be false. "In each of these instances, the person(s) responsible are believed to have been youths," said Corporal Bob MacKnight of the Snow Lake RCMP Detachment. "These young people may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions. What some may perceive as being a 'harmless joke' is most certainly not to the emergency services personnel who are required to respond to these calls." MacKnight advised that the origin of all 911 calls is identified, upon being received at the 911 dispatch centre in Brandon. "The RCMP is immediately advised of and responds to all 911 calls, which are considered as being abandoned, regardless of whether the calls are believed to be false. As required, the appropriate action, be it enforcement or otherwise, is taken," said the officer. "Making a false 911 call constitutes the Criminal Code of Canada offence of Conveying False Messages, and this could result in a court appearance and criminal record." MacKnight explained that the benefits and conveniences of being a part of the 911 system are immeasurable and that intentionally abusing 911 could quite easily result in the delay of an emergency services response to someone who truly is in need of medical or other help. "The RCMP requests that all parents and guardians clearly explain the significance of the 911 system to their children and that any abuse of 911 will not be tolerated by them or the RCMP," said the Corporal.
