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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 4, 2009, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page b1 perspective editor Buzz Currie 697 7577 Buzz. Currie free press. My. Ca i Winnipeg repress. Com sunday january 4, 2009 b 1 Send news tips and photos to tips free press. My. Ca for breaking news go to Winnipeg repress. Com depots Are open from december 27 to january 20 free Wood chips available while quantities last at All depots in Early january. Bring your own Container. For depot locations Call 986 8888, code 9813 or Contact our customer service Centre by phone at 986 5858 or by email at recycling Winnipeg. Ca water an waste department wow. Winnipeg. Ca Recycle your Christ Astree at one of the nine lets Chip in depots. Manitoban a legacy a better province i t was a year that saw the loss of a Champion of aboriginal people two volunteers who helped make the City what it is today a broadcaster and a creator of Flowers. We also lost a person whose most Public act was his death along with one of our bes known symbols of Christmas. Oscar Lathlin was born on a tramline but later walked the Halls of provincial Power. Lathlin 61, began his political career As chief of the Pas Indian band in 1985. He was elected la for the Pas in 1990 and served first As minister of conservation and later As aboriginal and Northern affairs minister. Lathlin was known As a Champion of the North and of first nations. Oscar was a very Humble but a very important Manitoban attorney general David Chomiak said after lath links death on nov. 2. In Cabinet he did not talk that often but when he did everyone listened. Cam Maclean was a lawyer who helped his Community in numerous ways. Maclean who died March 22 at 87, was president and chairman of several organizations including the Forks renewal corp., Rainbow stage the st. Boniface Hospital research foundation and the progressive conservative association of Manitoba. He also served with Many other organizations. The research centres building at the st. Boniface general Hospital was renamed the g. Campbell Maclean building in his honour. Harold Buchwald 80, was a lawyer Community Leader and contributor to the Winnipeg free press. Buchwald who died april 17, spent years arguing that the Cit yes arts organizations needed stable funding sources. He later became the first executive director of arts stabilization Manitoba inc. Buchwald was chairman of the Winnipeg symphony orchestra after it was bailed out by the province. His most recent work was helping save the area around the upper fort Garry Gate and assisting the Canadian museum of human rights. He was awarded the order of Canada in 1993. For Many canadians Don Wittman who died Jan. 19 at 71, was the voice of Canadian sport. With the Csc Wittman covered 18 summer and Winter olympic games As Well As Many other sporting events in this country and around the world. Jerry Twomey was More than just one of the to in to t seeds he was a Plant genetic specialist. Twomey who was born in 1915 and died in april was Only 24 when he created a pure White Gladiola with a Scarlet Blotch. It won the worlds most Beautiful glad award at the 1939 worlds fair. Twomey worked at Mcfayden seed company and the Federal department of agriculture where he helped develop Dwarf wheat varieties in Russia and Asia. As an Amateur Rose breeder he received two All american awards two years consecutively for sheer elegance and All that jazz and a european award for his Audrey Hepburn Rose. In his private life Twomey assembled a huge collection of inuit Art which he donated to the Winnipeg Art gallery. Samuel Golubchyk was a religious Man who spent his working life running a grocery store in Portage la Prairie then worked for Dominion electric and Ackland in Winnipeg before retiring. But it was Golub Chukes death not his life that propelled him to Public prominence. Before Golubchyk died june 24 at 85, he was at the Centre of a fight Between his family and the medical Community Over who determines when someone Dies. His son and daughter won an injunction that prevented doctors at Grace general Hospital from removing their father from life support. The Legal question was never decided because Golubchyk died before the Case went to trial. For Many Winni Eggers Byrdye Beckel came to personify the True meaning of Christmas. Beckel executive director of the Christmas cheer Board for 21 years was the Public face of the organization which helps the Cit yes needy celebrate Christmas with food and presents. For her volunteerism Beckel who died May 12 at 80, received the premieres Volunteer service award and was inducted into the order of the Buffalo Hunt. Kevin. Rollason free press. My. Ca sportscaster Flower breeder among those who died in 08 Kevin Rollason notable Jan. 2 Stefan Stefanson. He worked his Way up through the ranks to become the first non lawyer appointed As the provinces chief sheriff but he will also be remembered for what he did for the local icelandic population. With another couple he and his wife started a charter service to Iceland to promote ties Between Manitoba and that country and he was president of the icelandic National league of North America. He was also Reeve of the pm of Gimli and president of the Manitoba Farmers Union. He was honoured with the order of the Falcon from the icelandic government and made an honorary life member of the icelandic National league of North America and the icelandic National league of Iceland. Continued please see notable b 2 born on a tramline Oscar Lathlin Rose to become Manitoba ass Well respected minister of aboriginal and Northern affairs. Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg free press archives a 01_ Jan 04 09_ Smyk. Ind 1 1 / 3/ 09 7 07 33 pm ;