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We acknowledge the
financial support of the
Government of Canada
through the
Canada Periodical Fund
of the Department of
Canadian Heritage.

Volume 133 Issue 30

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Friday, October 9, 2015

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By JEFF PEARSON

nside the picturesque St.

Marks Anglican Church
you would never know a
major roof renovation was
underway. The congregation enjoyed another
inspirational service last
Sunday morning under
the guidance of Rev. Don
Thompson, meanwhile,
high above; large tarps
cover the steep, slippery
roof to keep the misty rain

from entering.
In speaking with
Lynne Tolton, a prominent
member of the Church,
I learned they were initially just planning on replacing the shingles, but
upon further investigation they discovered there
was no insulation in the
roof. This revelation drastically changed the budget and projected start
date. Named after the first
resident Clergy Rev. Mark

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Jukes (1882-1889), St.

Marks Anglican Church
began construction in the
summer of 1903 at an astounding estimated cost
of $5,000, thats right, just
$5,000 big ones! A stark
contrast to the over $90,000
its estimated to cost for
the roof renovations in
todays dollar. After a few
years of planning, grants
from Community Places
and the Anglican Foundation, and other fundraising

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activities, the renovation

project became a reality.
Lansard Brothers Roofing
of Winnipeg started the
work on the steep heritage roof September 24th
and they estimate completion within a couple more
weeks, as long as the rain
and, dare I say it snow
stay away. In speaking
with the workers last week,
while they waited for the
rain to end, they mentioned the blistering wind

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also makes it challenging

when working with the
large tarps and this is one
of the steepest roofs they
have ever worked on. All
in all the guys were in great
spirits and the project is on
schedule.
Our community is
very fortunate to have such
a beautiful town full of rich
history and renovating this
Heritage Church will be a
treasure for generations to
come.

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