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LEFT: Sarah Farthings started the evening with a performance
alongside her father Frank at the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Parish fundraiser.
Church Fundraiser
Rocks Martensville
Tyler Janzen,
Martensville Messenger
The
North
Ridge
Community Center was
rockin’
on
Saturday
night when they hosted a
fundraiser for Immaculate
Heart of Mary Parish.
Doors opened at six when
eight lucky people who had
won an earlier contest were
treated to supper and seated
front and center. There
was an abundance of silent
auction items including
signed sports memorabilia,
gift cards and much more.
The opening act was
musical performances by
the father daughter duo of
Sarah Farthings and her
dad Frank. They were both
very energetic and got the
crowd singing and dancing.
Next up was the main
act, Stephen Maguire and
Memory Lane. Stephen was
very funny and got very
interactive with the crowd
by talking to them, making
jokes, and even throwing
out a few competitions
to win some of his
merchandise.
Memory
Lane was throwing it way
back and playing hits from
the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s.
They had the dance floor
jammed full of people
ABOVE: A large number of prizes were available at the
fundraiser.
Veterans Fund
Running Out Of
Money
Lacie Munholland, Martensville Messenger
The emergency fund for
of becoming homeless, as
Canadian veterans has run
well as facing addiction
out of money. The fund
issues. An independent
was created for military
review of Veterans Affairs
veterans in crisis, whether
has found that there’s
that be sustainable housing
“little evidence” as to how
or crisis relief counseling.
the department actually
Veterans in need were
reacts or deals with
eligible to receive up to
soldiers being let go due to
$1,200 a year.
medial reasons. The former
Conservative government
For what's believed to
closed down nine regional
be the first time, the
veterans offices, citing
federal government has
‘under-utilization’;
the
estimated how many of
Liberals have promised to
Canada's homeless are
reopen the offices.
former soldiers — but the
department that compiled
The fund does not contain
the report warns the data
government money, but
is far from complete. It is
was rather kept alive by
estimated that over 2000
donations from Canadians.
veterans are homeless
As the money was not
in Canada. Employment
tied up in governmental
and Social Development
legality, the funds were
Canada
conducted
a
quick to access when a
2015 study, releasing
veteran was in a crisis
information on former
situation: putting food
soldiers that use shelters on
in the fridge, setting up
a regular basis. The report
housing, etc. Officials
noted that the average age
at Veterans Affairs have
of a homeless veteran is
made it clear that veterans
52, a stark comparison to
will not be turned away
the general population of
when in need, just that it
age 37. Many homeless
will be harder to support
veterans cite addiction and
immediate crisis services.
mental health issues for
There are other funds
their circumstances.
that exist for veterans,
but the money in them is
It is important to note
often only allowed to be
the lack of resources
dispensed under certain
for numerous soldiers
conditions. This narrow
suffering
from
postfocus allows for money
traumatic stress, who are
given to be used, but not in
among the most vulnerable
the most effective way.
dancing like it was 1957.
After Stephen Maguire and
Memory Lane’s first set the
audience was treated to a
night lunch consisting of
perogies, sausage, and buns.
When the food had settled, the
live auction began with some
very rare lots including signed
Gordie Howe and Wendel
Clark hockey