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Volume 133 Issue 33

Friday, October 30, 2015

Richard Lemoing:
A Distinguished
Gentleman

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Monsters In The Abyss

Photo by Jeff Pearson

By JEFF PEARSON

ast week I had the pleasure of meeting a truly distinguished gentleman. A well-liked member of our local farming community, Richard Lemoing, was recently
honoured with a top award in Winnipeg during Co-op
Week.
On Th ursday, October 15th at the Norwood Hotel,
Mr Lemoing was awarded the Distinguished Co-operator Award. This award recognizes and honours Manitobans who have made significant contributions to the
development and success of the co-operative movement
through long, varied and meritorious services in volunteer, elected or employed positions within co-operatives
and credit unions.
Richard has had a long engagement with co-operatives which began with his farming career. He was raised
on a farm in south central Manitoba, attended University
in Winnipeg and began his first career as a school teacher. But after eight years of teaching, his farming roots
pulled him back to the fields.
Moving to a farm near Minnedosa Richard quickly
became involved in the local Pool Elevator committee.
He was elected as a delegate for the district in the Manitoba Pool Elevator democratic structure and that became
a 15 year engagement. He served as a member of a number of committees and chaired annual and special meetings of the company for a number of years.

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Photos by Jeff Pearson

By JEFF PEARSON

f you have passed by the spillway in the last week

or so you may have noticed some interesting activity in the water. Bubbles rush to the surface of
the water in all directions as divers work to move
three large submerged anchors.
Each anchor weighs approximately 46,000
pounds on land, but only 27,000 pounds when displaced by water. The immense anchors are used to
secure large safety buoys in an effort to keep everyone a safe distance from the current of the dam and
protect our fish ladder. Colin Bloor of Dominion
Divers said the anchors were originally placed in
too shallow of water, so now they are attempting to
relocate them further out. The divers must attach
multiple cables to the submerged cement anchors
and secure the other end to lift bags, which are
continually being inflated with a large compressor.
Each lift bag can safely float approximately 4,000
pounds, so the divers must connect eight bags to
each of these massive cement blocks. Who knows
what else they might stir up in the dark depths of
MinnedosaLake!

inside

this week

Sports Dinner Highlights:

Craig Cameron Honoured
See Page 2