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Early life and private career
Gerrard was born in Birmingham, England, and grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Saskatchewan (1967), a Doctor of Medicine degree from McGill University (1971), a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (1976), and a Certificate in Pediatrics from the American Academy of Pediatrics (1976). He worked at several prominent American institutions in the 1970s, and returned to Canada in 1980 to accept a position as pediatrician at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital. Gerrard served as head of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at this hospital from 1985 to 1992, and taught at the University of Manitoba from 1980 to 1993. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications, and became known during the 1980s as an expert on the research and treatment of children's cancer. Gerrard has also been interested in bald eagles since his teenaged years, and co-authored a book entitled The Bald Eagle: Haunts and Habits of a Wilderness Monarch in 1988.
Gerrard became active with the Liberal Party of Canada while working on his undergraduate degree, impressed with Prime Minister Lester Pearson's positions on social and international issues. He was a delegate to the Liberal Party's 1968 leadership convention, supporting John Turner. He later volunteered for the "Non" side in the 1980 Quebec Referendum, and became Liberal riding president for Lisgar in 1984. In 1990, he was Manitoba co-chair of Jean Chrtien's successful bid for the Liberal Party leadership. employee punch clock
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Gerrard was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 federal election, defeating two-term Progressive Conservative incumbent Felix Holtmann in the riding of Portagenterlake. On November 4, 1993, he was appointed as Secretary of State for Science, Research and Development. This was not a full cabinet portfolio, but was instead affiliated with Industry Canada. Gerrard worked closely with Industry Minister John Manley, and oversaw the development of such programs as Technology Partnerships Canada, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, and the Canada Research Chairs. fingerprint time clock
Internet and communications strategies
Gerrard outlined the Chrtien government's strategy for the burgeoning information highway in February 1994, as internet use increased throughout the country. One of this strategy's goals was to "[put] Canada in cyberspace", by creating a "national network of networks" within the new media. Gerrard indicated that his plan would be targeted toward creating jobs, reinforcing Canada's cultural identity, and ensuring universal internet access at affordable rates. He officially launched an $80 million action plan on January 30, 1995, providing funding for online applications in the fields of business, research, health care and education.
In March 1994, Gerrard described the internet as "very much a Liberal technology in the sense that it is much more individual than collective". Speaking to an interviewer in 2007, he said that the highlight of his political career was convincing the Chrtien government to include a reference to the information highway in its first throne speech.
Gerrard's 1994 strategic statement on the information highway also addressed the subject of industry mergers in the communications sector. He indicated that the Chrtien government would "apply pro-competition policies wherever [...] they make sense"., and added:
Traditionally, firms in telecommunications, broadcasting, cable and information industries have operated in separate markets enjoying neither competition nor collaboration. We now know this lack of competition has caused us to fall behind the U.S. in the provision and price of advanced telecommunications services.
Science and technology strategies
In June 1994, Manley and Gerrard ordered a full review of federal science and technology policy. This process had three aspects: an internal review, an independent assessment from the National Advisory Board on Science and Technology, and a series of consultations with interested Canadians. Gerrard personally supervised the review's consultative sessions, and was appointed as vice-chairman of the National Advisory Board. The government's new strategy was issued in March 1996, outlining new plans for funding and tax credits.
The Chrtien government's approach to funding the science and technology sectors was given mixed reviews. Some criticized the government for cutting a number of research and science positions during the recession of the early 1990s, although at least one technological journal credited it with maintaining research and development incentives in the austerity budget of 1995. Gerrard himself was described a "passionate advocate" of research investment, and as the driving force behind the government's National Technology Investment Program of 1996.
Additional duties
Gerrard was given additional responsibilities as Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification on January 25, 1996. He oversaw the expansion of the Community Futures Development Corporation Network throughout Western Canada, and worked with Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy to ensure a secure transition of the Port of Churchill rail line from Canadian National to OmniTRAX.
Other
Gerrard voted in favour of the Chrtien government's national gun registry program in late 1994, despite some personal reservations. The registry was unpopular with many rural Manitobans, and Gerrard remarked to John Manley soon after the vote that it would likely cost him his seat in the next election.
1997 election
The Portagenterlake riding disappeared with redistribution before the 1997 election. Gerrard ran in the new riding of Selkirknterlake, and lost to Reform Party candidate Howard Hilstrom by 66 votes in a very close three-way contest.
Gerrard returned to his work at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital after his defeat. He also became a Medical Research Council of Canada scholar in residence at the University of Manitoba's medical school and applied to become Dean of Medicine, as well as returning to his research work on bald eagles.
Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
Gerrard returned to active political life in 1998, as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.
After winning only three seats in the 1995 provincial election and losing its official status in the legislature, the provincial Liberal Party had nearly disintegrated in 1997 under the leadership of Ginny Hasselfield. She resigned in February 1998, and Gerrard declared his candidacy to succeed her. Supported by former leader Sharon Carstairs, he defeated the only other candidate, former Sagkeeng First Nation chief Jerry Fontaine.
Elections
1999
Gerrard set modest goals for his party in the 1999 provincial election, saying that the Liberals could win between ten and fifteen seats to hold the balance of power in a minority government. He focused his attention on health care, and pledged that he would serve as his own Minister of Health if elected as Premier. He also promised to appoint a health ombudsman, commit $25 million toward repairing provincial infrastructure, provide $20 million for post-secondary education, end provincial clawbacks of federal tax credits for welfare recipients, and create a new Ministry of Digital Economy and the Information Highway.
The Liberal Party was unable to run a full electoral slate, fielding candidates in only 50 of 57 divisions. Gerrard tried to deflect criticism by joking that he would "put his 50 Liberal candidates up against 57 Tory and NDP candidates any day", but the failure to run a full slate unquestionably damaged his party's prospects.
On election day, Gerrard personally defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Mike Radcliffe in the upscale Winnipeg division of River Heights, but the Liberals did not win any other seats. The party's popular vote fell from 23% to 13%, as many former Liberal voters shifted to the victorious New Democratic Party under Gary Doer.
Gerrard was the only Liberal member of the Manitoba legislature between 1999 and 2003. He was not personally blamed for the party's loss, and was reaffirmed as party leader in 2000.
2003
Popular support for the Liberal Party increased after the 1999 election, reaching 24% in July 2001 and remaining in the low twenties throughout 2002 and 2003. The party entered the 2003 election in a much improved position from four years earlier: their divisions were largely resolved and their financial situation more secure, and they were able to field a candidate in every division.
Gerrard promised tax cuts for Manitobans under thirty and the elimination of the province's payroll tax, and committed to a "health-care guarantee" wherein the government would fund out-of-province health care if services could not be provided within Manitoba. He also promised to create an organization that would integrate health services from different fields, and to establish community health centres for seniors.
Liberal support declined in the final stage of the campaign, and the party ultimately polled a slightly lower percentage of votes relative to its 1999 result. Gerrard was nevertheless returned without difficulty in River Heights, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Kevin Lamoureux gave the party a second seat by retaking his old division of Inkster.
2007
The Liberal Party's 2007 campaign was centred around five issues: health care waiting lists, threatened emergency room closures in Winnipeg, university funding, urban sprawl, and the environmental state of Lake Winnipeg. The Liberals also pledged to provide immediate funding for rapid-transit in Winnipeg, phase out the provincial payroll tax while reducing property taxes by as much as 30%, and introduce a new police unit to protect children from sexual exploitation. The party also stressed an environmentally conscious image, purchasing carbon credits to run a carbon-neutral campaign.
Gerrard and Lamoureux were again returned to the legislature, but no other Liberals were elected and the party's popular vote slipped again to just under 12.5%.
Issues
Health care
Gerrard has remained involved with health issues throughout his time in the legislature. In 2001, he protested the Doer government's decision to close an outpatient pharmacy at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre by bringing several families of child cancer patients to the legislature to confront the health minister. He later called for changes to Manitoba's adult heart surgery program, after figures obtained through a freedom of information request showed an increasing number of fatalities.
Gerrard wrote a Winnipeg Free Press column criticizing the Doer government for health-care delays in 2005, and later argued that personal health information should be made more easily accessible to patients and their families. He released a detailed document promoting change in Manitoba's health system in September 2007, highlighted by a call to make regional health authorities more accountable to citizens.
Agriculture and environment
Shortly after the 1999 election, Gerrard took part in an all-party delegation to Ottawa to lobby the federal government for a cash bailout for struggling western farmers.
In early 2004, Gerrard wrote a guest column in the Winnipeg Free Press calling on the federal government to test every beef and dairy cow over thirty months for Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This recommendation was made during a significant decline in the Canadian cattle market, after the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in Alberta caused the United States of America to block all Canadian cattle.
Also in 2004, Gerrard accused the Doer government of undermining its water-quality legislation by reducing funds for key programs.
Social issues
Gerrard holds liberal views on social issues. He pressured the Doer government to legalize adoption rights for same-sex couples in 2001, one year before a comprehensive bill including adoption rights was passed by the legislature.
Gerrard took part in the Winnipeg Harvest Poverty Challenge in late 2002, and attempted to live for a full week on only $20. The challenge was meant to draw attention to the difficulties faced by Manitoba's lowest-income residents, living on social assistance.
In 2003, Gerrard supported calls for a provincial smoking ban in workplaces and enclosed public spaces.
Other
In early 2005, Gerrard wrote that the Doer government had not taken proper steps to regulate the province's burgeoning internet pharmaceutical industry. This industry was popular with American customers, and Gerrard's column was written at a time when the federal government was seeking to impose greater control over the sector.
In April 2007, Gerrard introduced a private member's bill entitled the Apology Act, to make apologies inadmissible in court as proof of liability or guilt. The bill was modeled after similar legislation in British Columbia, and was intended to allow medical professionals to apologize to patients without risking legal charges. It was passed into law with government support in November 2007, and formally took effect in February 2008.
Gerrard has also called for a public inquiry into the New Democratic Party government's alleged role in failing to prevent the financial collapse of the Crocus Investment Fund. Following the 2007 election, he took part in an all-party delegation to Ottawa to argue for increased penalties against gang-related criminals and young car thieves. He has also called for a public review of appointees to the Manitoba Hydro Board, and has requested a plebiscite on the location of a power line from northern to southern Manitoba.
In October 2007, he introduced a bill to ban retailers from using plastic bags by 2009. He also criticized the Doer government's decision to build a Manitoba Hydro Power line on the west side of Lake Winnipeg, and called for the public to be directly consulted on the issue through non-binding referenda.
He called for a provincial moratorium on taser use in 2007, following increased concerns about its safety.
Other
Despite his background as a Chrtien supporter, Gerrard was reported to have endorsed Paul Martin's bid for the federal Liberal Party leadership in 2003. He supported Gerard Kennedy's bid in 2006.
Gerrard released a history of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 2006, entitled Battling for a Better Manitoba. A Winnipeg Free Press reviewer described the book as "a generally readablehough sloppyccount of one of the three provincial parties", adding that the book "perhaps should not have been published in its current state".
External links
Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
Jon Gerrard's blog
Table of offices held
26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrtien
Government Posts (2)
Predecessor
Title
Successor
position created in 1996
Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification)
(19961997)
Ron Duhamel
position created in 1993
Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)
(19931997)
Ron Duhamel
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ginny Hasselfield
Neil Gaudry (acting)
Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
1998-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Preceded by
Mike Radcliffe
Member of the Manitoba Legislature for River Heights
1999-
Succeeded by
incumbent
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
Felix Holtmann
Member of Parliament for Portagenterlake
1993-1997
Succeeded by
riding abolished in 1997
Electoral record
2007 Manitoba provincial election : River Heights edit
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
+/-
Expenditures
Liberal
(x)Jon Gerrard
4,760
51.06
+2.36
Progressive Conservative
Ashley Burner
2,341
25.11
-3.84
New Democratic Party
Fiona Shiells
1,843
19.77
+0.03
Green
Christine Bennet-Clark
378
4.05
+1.79
Total valid votes
9,322
100.00
Rejected and declined votes
22
Turnout
9,344
69.34
+1.91
Electors on the lists
13,475
2003 Manitoba provincial election : River Heights edit
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
+/-
Expenditures
Liberal
(x)Jon Gerrard
4,500
48.70
+3.70
$29,690.35
Progressive Conservative
Mike Radcliffe
2,675
28.95
-12.00
$24,419.68
New Democratic Party
Kristin Bingeman
1,824
19.74
+6.76
$4,053.34
Green
Linda Goossen
209
2.26
+1.46
$49.68
Libertarian
Clancy Smith
32
0.35
+0.08
$0.00
Total valid votes
9,240
100.00
Rejected and declined votes
31
Turnout
9,271
67.43
-6.24
Electors on the lists
13,749
1999 Manitoba provincial election : River Heights edit
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
+/-
Expenditures
Liberal
Jon Gerrard
5,173
45.00
$30,877.93
Progressive Conservative
(x)Mike Radcliffe
4,708
40.95
$28,010.25
New Democratic Party
Peter Reimer
1,492
12.98
$3,101.00
Green
Chris Billows
92
0.80
$55.40
Libertarian
Clancy Smith
31
0.27
$443.82
Total valid votes
11,496
100.00
Rejected and declined votes
41
Turnout
11,537
83.67
Electors on the lists
13,788
1997 federal election : Selkirknterlake edit
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
+/-
Expenditures
Reform
Howard Hilstrom
10,937
28.30
$23,194
Liberal
(x)Jon Gerrard
10,871
28.13
$59,732
New Democratic Party
Kathleen McCallum
10,749
27.81
$46,587
Progressive Conservative
Reid Kelner
5,730
14.83
$32,267
Christian Heritage
Paul Kalyniuk
363
0.94
$1,578
Total valid votes
38,650
100.00
Total rejected ballots
258
Turnout
38,908
65.48
Electors on the lists
59,422
1993 federal election : Portagenterlake edit
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
+/-
Expenditures
Liberal
Jon Gerrard
14,506
40.68
$48,438
Reform
Don Sawatsky
9,801
27.48
$40,040
Progressive Conservative
(x)Felix Holtmann
7,036
19.73
$67,866
New Democratic Party
Connie Gretsinger
3,029
8.49
$6,976
National
Mel Christian
935
2.62
$2,756
Natural Law
Gary Schwartz
179
0.50
$0
Libertarian
Dennis Rice
92
0.26
$275
Canada Party
Hans C. Kjear
83
0.23
$0
Total valid votes
35,661
100.00
Total rejected ballots
119
Turnout
35,780
69.10
Electors on the lists
51,779
All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada and Elections Manitoba. Provincial expenditures refer to candidate expenses.
Footnotes
^ David Kuxhaus, "Grits pick Gerrard as their saviour", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1998, A1.
^ Girard, p. 169.
^ William Neville, "A voice in the Grit wilderness", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 August 1998, A10.
^ Joan Bryden, "Chrtien revives politics of joy", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 24 July 1993, A9.
^ "About Jon Gerrard", Manitoba Liberal Party online document, accessed 25 July 2007.
^ "Researcher works to secure future of Canada's bald eagles", Toronto Star, 20 November 1988, C11.
^ Gary Girard, "Jon Gerrard: The Building Continues", in Jon Gerrard, Battling For A Better Manitoba, (Winnipeg: Heartland Associates, Inc.), 2006, p. 147. See also Alison Mayes, "Bringing the brain to bear", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2007, B4.
^ Girard, p. 168. Gerrard believed that Turner best understand the concerns of Western Canada.
^ "Agriculture a priority", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 1993; Daniel Lett, "Plenty of plums at Grit picnic", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 September 2002, A12; Girard, p. 171.
^ The Liberal Party's nomination contest was closely contested among Gerrard and two other candidates. He was selected on the third ballot. See Girard, p. 175.
^ Alan Toulin, "Cabinet likely to impress business", Financial Post, 5 November 1993, 9.
^ Girard, p. 177.
^ Jonathan Chevreau, "Ottawa to push 'open' highway", Financial Post, 3 February 1994, p. 3.
^ Carlton Student, "$80 million paves highway to future", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 January 1995; "CANARIE launches new technology and applications development program" [press release], Canada NewsWire, 30 January 1995, 17:00. Previously, in August 1994, Gerrard had indicated an interest in developing a national system of electronic libraries. See Jim Bronskill, "Council ponders electronic libraries", Hamilton Spectator, 20 August 1994, B7. In 1997, he indicated that his government was working to make the internet available for all Canadians. See Grant Buckler, "Internet Access A Canadian Concern", Newsbytes News Network, 8 January 1997.
^ Lynne Stefanchuk, "Ottawa takes ride on superhighway", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 March 1994.
^ Alison Mayes, "Bringing the brain to bear", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2007, B4.
^ Jonathan Chevreau, "Ottawa to push 'open' highway", Financial Post, 3 February 1994, p. 3; Monta Kerr, "Delegates call for joint effort in development of 'highway.'", Computing Canada, 16 February 1994, Vol. 20 No. 4, p. 1.
^ Geoffrey Rowan, "Rogers in a high-tech chess game", Globe and Mail, 4 February 1994, B20.
^ Alan Toulin, "Liberals reinventing science and technology policy", Financial Post, 12 July 1994, p. 9.
^ Agnes Bongers, "Industry, research must work together, Ottawa told", Hamilton Spectator, 10 August 1994, D6; Neville Nankivell, "Inventing a new science policy", Financial Post, 3 August 1995, 9.
^ Neville Nankivell, "National strategy sees potential for job growth", Financial Post, 12 March 1996, 15; David Crane, "At last a plan for tech spending", Toronto Star, 12 March 1996, D2.
^ Paul Gessell, "Ottawa 'tragically short-sighted' in science cuts", Hamilton Spectator, 8 June 1995, A13.
^ Gerrard indicated that the government wanted to have "the best tax regime in the world for science and technology". See Andy Shaw, "High-technology industry escapes federal budget axe", Computing Canada, 15 March 1995, p. 5.
^ Dennis Bueckert, "Ottawa plans fund to aid high-tech firms", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 January 1996, B7. See also John Douglas Kevin Rollason, "City poised to cash in on fund", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 January 1996, B4. He also played a role in preserving the federal government's funding for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, during a period of cutbacks to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. See "Neutrino project ducks federal axe", Globe and Mail, 26 March 1996, A4.
^ a b Girard, p. 179.
^ There were a number of recounts before the result was finalized. See Carlton Student, "Gerrard appeals ruling during judicial recount", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 1997, A4; "Gerrard bows to Reform win", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 June 1997, A7.
^ Bud Robertson, "Gerrard considers return to politics", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 1998, A8.
^ In late 1997, he argued there was evidence northern bald eagles have the ability to produce more female offspring in food-rich regions, and more male offspring in areas where food is scarce. See Manfred Jager, "Ex-MP finds eagles' gender based on food", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 November 1997, A6.
^ Some party members spoke of Gerrard as a possible successor to Hasselfield as early as December 1997. See Melanie Verhaege, "Does anyone want Liberals' top job?", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 December 1997, A6.
^ "Gerrard's leadership bid backed by Carstairs", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1998, A4.
^ Kim Guttormson, "Low-key Liberal leader sets sights on 10-15 seats", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 August 1999, A6.
^ David Roberts, "Manitoba Grits plan return from wilderness", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1999, A4. He argued that the New Democratic Party's plan for health care would "throw money" at the provincial health system without a comprehensive plan for improvement. See David Kuxhaus, "Doer touts $15-M plan to repair health care", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 August 1999, A1.
^ Kim Guttormson, "Liberal leader recycles '95 pledge on health care", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 August 1999, A5 [ombudsman]; "Ruling Tories promise new grads a 25 per cent tax cut in Manitoba", Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 25 August 1999, A5 [information]; Scott Edmonds, "Liberal candidate pledges to rebuild crumbling highways, sewerage"; Linda Rosborough, "Grits pledge $20M for learning", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 September 1999, A8 [education]; "Manitoba Grits run on antipoverty platform", Globe and Mail, 1 September 1999, A5 [clawbacks]; Kim Guttormson, "Gerrard reveals high-tech strategy", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 December 1999, A9.
^ Duncan Morrison, "198 candidates in race as nominations close", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 September 1999, A9.
^ Kim Guttormson, "Liberals fail to field full slate of hopefuls", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1999, A8; David Kuxhaus, "Gerrard asks Manitoba Grits", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 March 2000, A3.
^ Douglas Nairne, "It's Premier Doer! Collapse of Liberal vote swings province to NDP", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 September 1999, A1. See also Kim Guttormson, "Gerrard the last Liberal standing", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 September 1999, A1; Kim Guttormson, "Lonely Grit: Gerrard says party is not dead", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1999, B7. As his party did not regain official party status in the legislature, Gerrard did not receive funding to hire researchers. See David Kuxhaus, "Life at legislature no party as Gerrard faces 'challenge'", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 October 1999, A11.
^ David Kuxhaus, "Grits back Gerrard, reject leadership race", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 March 2000, A3. Gerrard won 74% support from party delegates.
^ Aldo Santin, "Growing Liberal support hits 24%", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 July 2001, A4; Helen Fallding, "Doer? I don't even know her!", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 March 2002, A1 [note: actual article title]; Mia Rabson, "Election fever Raging at Legislature", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 March 2003, A9. Gerrard voted for the Doer government's budget shortly before the 2003 election was called, citing a significant expansion in health-care revenues from the federal government. See "Gerrard backs budget despite concerns", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 2003, A4.
^ Mia Rabson, "Enthusiastic Liberals set vote sights high", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 April 2003, B3.
^ Mia Rabson, "Gerrard would slash taxes for Manitobans under 30", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 2003, A6; Mia Rabson, "Tories, Liberals spell out tax cuts", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 2003, A1.
^ Scott Edmonds, "Manitoba New Democrats seek new mandate, call election for June 3", Canadian Press, 2 May 2003, 15:54.
^ Daniel Lett, "Doer touts 5-point plan", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 May 2003, A1.
^ Leah Janzen, "Liberals offer seniors community health centres", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 May 2003, A4.
^ Gerrard also promised to increase the province's share of public education funding from 57.5% to 80% over a period of five years, with a $222 million cash infusion. See Nick Martin, "Liberal policies best of bad lot: trustees", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 May 2003, A5. On infrastructure, he promised that over $200 million of Manitoba's fuel tax revenues would be put directly into building and improving the province's roads and highways system. See Leah Janzen, "Gerrard wants fuel taxes spent on roads, highways", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2003, A8.
^ Leah Janzen, "Gerrard changes tack in last days", Winnipeg Free Press, 31 May 2003, A12. Shortly before the election, Liberal support had fallen to 13%.
^ Support for the Liberal Party returned to 21% by the end of the year, fell to 14% in March 2006, and rose again to 18% in October of the same year. See "Nearly half of electorate backs Doer government", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 December 2003, A7; Mia Rabson, "Tories strong again: poll", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 2006, A5; Mia Rabson, "Manitoba NDP, Tories in dead heat for voters", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2006, A1.
^ Joe Paraskevas, "'Underdog' Liberals have ideas, high hopes", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 April 2007, A1; Joe Paraskevas, "Gerrard sets sights on saving Lake Winnipeg", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 2007, A3; Joe Paraskevas, "Liberals promise wait-free visits to family doctors", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 2007, A4; Mia Rabson, "Mental health services 'failing' Gerrard says system needs an overhaul", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 2007, A4.
^ Mary Agnes Welch, "Gerrard favours rapid transit", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 April 2007, web extra.
^ Joe Paraskevas, "Liberals pledge to wipe out payroll tax, boost research", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 2007, A7; Joe Paraskevas, "Gerrard promises 80/20 ratio for education funding", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 April 2007, A4; Joe Paraskevas, "Liberals envision bone care network", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 2007, A6.
^ Joe Paraskevas, "Liberals want special police unit for kids", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 2007, A5.
^ Mia Rabson, "Gerrard to go green with carbon-neutral campaign", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 March 2007, B7.
^ Mia Rabson, "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... Everywhere Man", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 2002, A12.
^ Mia Rabson, "Heart surgery mortality rate raises concern", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 July 2002, A3; "Manitoba Liberal leader says something must be done to stop cardiac deaths", Canadian Press, 15 July 2002, 20:18. In April 2004, Gerrard published a favourable review of Michael Rachlis's "Prescription for Excellence", a book on reforming Canada's health care system. See Jon Gerrard, "A new prescription for health care", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 April 2004, B9.
^ "Manitoba must provide timely access to health care", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 July 2005, A11.
^ Leah Janzen, "Speed access to info on patients: Gerrard", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 February 2006, A5.
^ Gerrard has also argued that the Minister of Health should report on the performance of individual surgeons. See Mia Rabson, "Gerrard calls for cardiac report cards", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 December 2001, A4.
^ "Liberal's dose" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 September 2007, A10.
^ David Kuxhaus, "Prairie politicians band together to plead farmers' case", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 1999, A3.
^ "A BSE-Free Guarantee Contingency plan needed for beef industry", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 2004, A9.
^ "Budget cut may affect water quality: Gerrard", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 2004, A5.
^ Mia Rabson, "PCs back gay adoption?", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 2001, A3.
^ Mia Rabson, "Tories flip-flop, vote against adoption rights for gay couples", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 August 2002, A2.
^ Lindor Reynolds, "Trying to eat on $20 a week", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 2002, A1; Rob Knodel, "Harvest hosts a real survivor challenge", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 December 2002, 1.
^ Mia Rabson, "Manitoba to butt out", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 2003, A1.
^ Jon Gerrard, "Laws needed for delivery of distance health care", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 January 2005, A11.
^ Mary Agnes Welch, "Saying sorry to be made less costly?", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 April 2007, A7.
^ Mia Rabson, [untitled article], Canadian Press, 8 November 2007, 22:13; Bruce Owen, "Say sorry without fear of legal action", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 2008, A6.
^ Jon Gerrard, "Premier should call inquiry into Crocus", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 August 2005, A11.
^ Mary Agnes Welch, "Manitoba posse hits Ottawa", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 2007, A9.
^ Jon Gerrard, "Hydro board needs overhaul", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 2007, A19; Jon Gerrard, "Plebiscites should guide where power line is built", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 November 2007, A15.
^ Mary Agnes Welch, "Liberal bill would ban plastic bags at checkouts", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 October 2007, A4.
^ Jon Gerrard, "Plebiscites should guide where power line is built", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 November 2007, A15.
^ Aldo Santin, "Portage man seeking $20M in Tasering", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 November 2007, A1.
^ David O'Brien, "Manitoba Liberals embrace Martin's push for leadership", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 May 2003, A3.
^ "Gerrard endorses Kennedy", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 2006, B10.
^ Mia Rabson, "Book tells history of Manitoba Liberal party", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 2006, web extra.
^ Chris Adams, "Liberal history doesn't address party's decline", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 May 2006, B8.
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Eighteenth century surveys indicate that crops grown in Gower, included corn, hay flax, hemp, hops and fruit. Livestock kept included sheep, cattle, pigs, geese, fowl and bees. Many Gower villages were self-sufficient in food, and a yearly rent would be paid to the lord of the manor for fishing rights. In south and west Gower a feudal, or manorial, system of open fields, and related areas of common land for the grazing of livestock had developed after the Norman invasion. The land remained linked to this feudal pattern for many centuries afterwards, and tithes were paid in kind, comprising one lamb out of ten, a tenth of the wool shorn and a tenth part of the grain crop. Later, the Enclosure Acts consolidated the arable land holding but fortunately, Gower common lands were left untouched. North and east Gower, however, retained the traditional Welsh landholding pattern, based on a family group and located around the wely, or homestead, from which all rights of grazing, common pasture, and arable allocations stemmed. The Norman and Welsh areas of Gower were roughly divided by the common lands of Clyne, Fairwood, Pengwern and Cefn Bryn.
The geology of Gower is made up of limestone, coal measures and old red sandstone. The Board of Agriculture report for South Wales of 1814 comments that: he soil in this limestone is excellent for both the tillage and pasture, being a brownish marly loam, of good tenacity in some places; in others, on a few degrees of declivity, light and somewhat sandy, so as to be occasionally damaged by the larvae of the cock-chaffer. It produces with good management, plenty of all kinds of grain, and swards naturally with the sweetest grasses. christmas tablecloth
The area has a mild climate and this is due to the Gulf Stream, which means a mainly frost free winter in the south-west of the peninsula. oval tablecloth
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The combination of geology and climate means that Gower is well known for its root, and other, vegetables. These include potatoes, cauliflower, and swedes. In the case of the cauliflower, a frost-free climate is required when the curd is developing. This makes the area around Rhossili an important supply area. Thousands of cases of cauliflowers are transported from here to shops nationwide during the winter months. Local farmers markets and Swansea Market sell fresh Gower vegetables, so do farms like Nicholaston Farm, owned by the Beynon family, which supplies asparagus, beans, and peas.
Meat and game
Gower is well known for the quality of its lamb. On the sandstone areas, such as Cefn Bryn, Davies comments: he sheep feeding thereon are noted for fineness of wool and well-flavoured mutton.2] Of particular note is the quality of the lamb grazing on the salt marshes of the Burry Inlet. The animals spend their life grazing on a diet of salt marsh grasses, samphire, sea lavender, sorrel and thrift, which gives the meat a fine flavour.
Welsh Black cattle are raised for beef, and these can be found on the Penrice Estate, near Oxwich. The beef is supplied locally to restaurants, such as the Fairy Hill Hotel Welsh black beef is currently experiencing a renaissance and is believed to be one of the most ancient breeds in Britain, resembling cattle existing in the country before the Roman invasion.
Rabbits are plentiful around the coast of Gower. A dish that Colin Pressdee created, while living at Rhossili, is abbit Casserole with Faggots. The faggots give the dish the bulk needed for hard working locals.
Meat and game can be bought at a number of local butchers shops. Howells is a Penclawdd butcher, and supplies salt marsh lamb from the marshes at Llanrhidian. Weobly Castle Farm sells Gower salt-marsh lamb. In Swansea, The Gower Butcher, at Portland Street, which is located at the old Percy Watts butcher shop, sells locally sourced salt-marsh lamb, as well as black beef, poultry and sausages, including a ork, Leek and Laverbread Sausage7] Hugh Philips trades under the title of Gower Butcher, and has had a stall at Swansea Market since 1878, when his grandfather started the business. Meat is sourced from their farm in Gower and neighbouring farms. They specialise in Welsh lamb, seasonal salt-marsh lamb, and traditional beef breeds, such as the Welsh Black. They also make home-made sausages.
Fish and Seafood
Laverbread, or bara lawr in Welsh, is made from the seaweed porphyra umbilicalis. The seaweed is purplish-black and found strewn throughout the intertidal area of Gower, particularly the upper levels. It is commoner in the winter period, from late autumn onwards, where the rocks are near, or overlain with, sand. This seaweed can be found on most of the rocky beaches of Gower and appears to have become commoner, probably because it is less frequently collected for laverbread than before. Traditionally, it is boiled for hours to render it into a thick puree. It is sold in Swansea Market but, if gathered fresh, it can be deep-fried into tasty crisps. Other recipes include laverbread breakfast cake, laverbread and cockle pate, laverbread with streaky bacon, and laverbread with mashed potato. There are still some small producers of Gower laverbread, but larger quantities are sourced from the west coast of Scotland. A Gower breakfast can comprise griddled bacon with cockles, laverbread and baked eggs.
Crabbing (which also collectively includes lobstering) was a traditional Gower craft. The true crabber used only his hands to pull out crabs from holes that he knew so well that he could find them at night. A hook, traditionally made from the back of a worn out scythe, was only used for difficult and deep seated crabs. Each crabber used to have their own area of rocks to work from and knowledge was handed down through the family, with youngsters learning the crab holes by carrying the sacks for an elder. Legendary Gower crabbers, working before the Second World War, included Margaret Ann Bevan, of High Priest, and Johnny rab Beynon, of Fernhill. Margaret Ann wore hob-nailed boots without laces, a long skirt, which she threw over her shoulder to keep it out of the water, and no knickers. She waded out to the crab holes before they were fully uncovered by the tide to save time. Gower is washed by the Bristol Channel, which has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world, this exposes large expanses of rocks and sand at low tide, and the layered strata of the limestone rock provides many holes and ledges where crabs and lobster hide. However, the best crabs are caught under ledges. Welsh lobster fishermen often catch crabs as a by-catch, but a hen crab can have delicately flavoured dark meat. When buying crabs, it is best to select a smaller specimen which is heavy for its size, and has a solid, firm shell. Crab makes a good soup, especially in season, when they are relatively cheap. They also make fish cakes, croustade and stew. Crabs and lobsters can be bought at Swansea Market. The cock lobster is best used for salads, as it has large claws containing succulent meat. Hen lobster is better for dishes with sauces, as the roe inside gives great depth to the flavour of sauces.
North Gower is famous for cockles. Families from the villages of Crofty and Penclawdd have been working the cockle beds of the Burry Inlet for generations. The cooked cockles are then sold in Swansea and are one of the specialities of Swansea Market Cockles are removed from the sand when the beds are exposed at low tide. The cockle gatherers follow the receding tide and, while the mud is covered by a very shallow layer of water, they gather the cockles by hand, raking them out of the sand assisted by a crape. This is a curved metal blade with a handle. This is used for breaking the surface of the sand. The work is done in all weathers, with starts as early as 3am in the summer. Originally, the cockles were collected by a donkey pulling a flat cart, this was replaced by pony and flat cart, and nowadays a Land Rover is used. Gathering cockles is regulated by he Burry Inlet Cockle Fishery Order, 1965. Two grades of cockles are gathered: oiling cockles are smaller and cooked locally before being taken to market, hell cockles are larger and obtained by more intensive sieving, using larger meshed sieves on the cockle beds. Cockles need to be thoroughly washed clean, and cooked, so it is best to buy them from a cockle producer. Fresh cockles should be soaked in a bowl of lightly salted water for 24 hours so that they clean themselves naturally. A spoonful of wholemeal flour or oatmeal in the water assists the purging process. Traditionally, cockles formed part of a breakfast with Welsh bacon and eggs. However, as the cockle is a small clam, it can be adapted to a wide range of cooking styles from Mediterranean to American, and they make a particularly good chowder. Every year Swansea holds a Cockle Festival at the end of September, and local chefs demonstrate a wide range of dishes, using fresh Penclawdd cockles.
Oyster fisheries have been in existence in South Wales since the reign of Elizabeth I Two of the most important beds were located at Swansea Bay, between Mumbles Head and Port Eynon. At one time, Mumbles had one of the largest oyster fisheries in Europe, exporting millions of oysters every year to be eaten by the urban poor. Fishing usually occurred only during the winter months of December, January and February. During years of peak production, oysters were almost the basic food of many Mumbles households and often the first food of Mumbles-born youngsters. They were often fried in an omelette, or in breadcrumbs. They could also be eaten in a arpet bag, this is a steak one inch, or an inch and a half, thick, sliced inwards, filled with oysters and grilled. This classic Victorian dish was heavy on oysters and light on beef, because oysters were so cheap. It delivered a double punch, with a rich oyster sauce as an accompaniment William Ewart Galdstone visited Mumbles on many occasions and always ate a dish of oysters. He gave his name to he Old Gladstone Restaurant in Mumbles, which was once renowned for its arpetbag steaks. The most usual oyster combination was oysters fried with bacon. Oysters would be eaten this way on the oyster dredging skiffs. They would be fried on a small stove set-up in the forecastle. In 1871 there were 188 Mumbles boats licensed to dredge for oysters, but by 1934 only two remained. Over-fishing and pollution ended the industry in the 1930s, but stocks now seem to be regenerating, and it is hoped that native Gower oysters will make it back on the local menu. A modern oyster starter is ratin of Oysters with Herb Crust3]
Prawns can be caught in summer and autumn in gullies and rock pools all around the Welsh coast, including Gower. They can be caught with a ush net when the tide recedes. One of the most famous local shrimpers was a blind fisherman from Mumbles. He was very accomplished at netting prawns and his portrait hangs in the Glyn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea.
Swansea still has a considerable fishing fleet of small boats and these have replaced the city original deep-water fishery. The vessels go out on short, one-day, voyages and return with fresh fish which can be found on the fish slabs of Swansea Market and at the Swansea fish docks. Mackerel is a summer and autumn visitor and is eaten fresh. It can be smoked, marinated or made into a pate. It can be caught around the coast of Gower and, in August, shoals of harvest mackerel can be found chaffing the sea in pursuit of their own fry. Sea Bass is one of Gower most beautiful sea fish, it thrives in rough weather and can be caught in the rock gullies of the Gower headlands as it searches for crabs. Trawlers often land big quantities of squid and cuttlefish in the summer and this can be inexpensive. They can be eaten with charred vegetables grilled on the traditional flat bakestone, or stuffed.
A great variety of fishmongers can be found in Swansea Market including oakley-Green, which opened in 1856, and was originally at No. 1 Goat Street, Swansea. while Tucker Fresh and Frozen Seafood has been at Swansea Market for three generations.
Fruit
Gower farms and smallholdings produce soft fruit during the summer. This can be bought at farmers markets and can also be picked on the farm.. At Scurlage Farm, Penmaen visitors can pick their own strawberries. At Nicholaston Farm, Penmaen, visitors can pick their own raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries and redcurrants. Nicholaston Farm has been in the ownership of the Beynon family for five generations.
Cakes and desserts
Maddocks Cakes, run by Anthony and Pat Maddocks, both brought up on Gower, are the main producer of Welsh Cakes in Gower. They have opened a tea shop at Southgate, Pennard, which sells hand-made, and bakestone cooked, Welsh cakes using local ingredients. These are also available by mail order. Kate Jenkins, of Gower Cottage Brownies, uses fresh Gower free range eggs in her brownies. These won a True Taste of Wales award in 2007. So Cocoa is the only independent chocolate shop in the area, it is located in Mumbles, in the former house of Captain Dunn. It specialises in gourmet and luxury chocolates, including those made in Wales. Ice cream can be eaten at Joe Ice Cream Parlour, which has been producing ice cream locally for 100 years. However, Fortes Ice Cream parlour, at Bracelet Bay is the oldest ice cream parlour in Swansea and Gower. Other ice cream parlours include Verdi Ice Cream Parlour on Mumbles Promenade.
Farmers Markets and Farms
Farmers markets can be found at Llangennith (last Saturday of each month, April to September), Loughor (last Friday of each month), Mumbles (second Saturday of each month), Penclawdd (third Saturday of each month), Pennard (second Sunday of each month) and Sketty (first Saturday of each month). Crickton Farm, Llanrhidian has a farm shop selling farm grown vegetables and other produce. and he Gower Wildflower and Local Produce Centre, run by Rachel and David Holland, an ecologist, has a cafe and sells local produce.
Places to Eat
The Fairyhill Hotel is a Georgian mansion set in its own grounds near Reynoldston in Gower. Its restaurant uses vegetables from its own walled garden and eggs from its own ducks. It serves sea bass, sewin, laverbread, samphire, cockles, salt-marsh lamb and Welsh black beef, all locally sourced. The restaurant policy is to source all its ingredients within a 10 mile radius of the hotel. The Greyhound Inn, at Llanrhidian, sells home-cooked and, where possible, locally sourced food. Specialities include Gower sea bass and Gower salt-marsh lamb. Patricks with Rooms, in Mumbles, also sources its food locally and the menu changes frequently to reflect what is freshly available. They collect their own seaweed for laverbread and use wild sloe berries as a local ingredient.
Local produce strategy
Gower and Swansea are the subject of the ural Swansea Action: Local Food for Local Markets. This project aims to analyse the capacity and needs of local agriculture and food sectors and engage the wider community using the leader approach. The plan is to support the diversification of the rural economy, enhance prosperity at a local level and develop the area identity as a high quality food producing area able to supply local markets.
Tradition
On Mabsant, or Saint Day, various Gower villages celebrated their patron saint. Each village had a traditional Mabsant dish. At Llangennydd it was 'whitepot', a mixture of flour, milk and currants blended together and baked in a brick oven. 'Whitepot' was said to commemorate the milk that flowed from St Cennydd's Titty Bell. Rhossili's speciality was a kind of plum pudding called a 'bonny clobby', and Llanmadog's speciality was a pie made from chopped mutton and currants. The Methodist minister William Griffiths said, in 1819, of the Mabsant festivities: 'It was an ungodly gathering and a meeting of the devil for drinking and dancing.'
Traditional Gower weddings were known as Bidding Weddings, because a 'bidder' would sing a formal invitation at the homes of those invited. On the eve of the wedding relatives would visit and bring gifts of currant loaves. These were cut into slices and sold at the wedding supper to the young men, who would present them to maidens of their choice. The girls would display their collection of currant slices later in the evening, and the girl with the largest number of slices would then be declared the 'Belle of the Ball'. After the wedding, the wedding supper consisted of 'tin-meat'. This was a traditional dish of mutton placed in a large shallow tin, covered with a layer of pastry, and baked in a brick oven. The guests attending the wedding supper would buy their 'tin-meat' at the table, one tin costing five shillings and being sufficient for four. No one in the village was forgotten, and 'tin-meat' portions were distributed to anyone unable to attend.
Souly Day was celebrated on 12 November. On 1 November most Gower wives would bake Souly cakes in readiness for the day. On the evening of 12 November, village youngsters would visit their neighbours and sing:
Souly Souly, Christendom
Every good lady give me some
Give me some or give me none
Give me an answer and I'll be gone
If you haven't got a penny
a ha'penny will do.
If you haven't got a ha'penny
God bless you.
The 'Souler' would be rewarded with a Souly cake, or money. The custom probably derives from All Soul's Day. 12 November originally would have been 1 November, prior to the calendar change made in the eighteenth century.
Until the 1880s, Oystermouth would celebrate 1 September with a Bread and Cheese Fair. By tradition, the oyster skiff owners would treat their crews to bread, cheese and beer, and there would be entertainment: punt races, diving, swimming, and greasy pole competitions. Children would collect oyster shells from visitors buying oysters from stalls on the sea front, and these would be used to build a grotto which would be decorated with sea weed and lit from inside with a candle.
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Commercial/Contemporary Pop - "Breathe" - Cassie Swinney, Alistair Watson & Escher
Country - "Dirty Liar" - Rob Findlay & Haley Mason
Electronic/Dance Category - "Hit '5'" - Tim Macnamara & Diego Bosco
Hard Rock/Metal - "Bay of Martyrs" - Mike Sukys
Indie Rock/Punk Category - "Tread Easy" - James Crombie & The Bank Holidays
Jazz - "West Bank Moon" - Michael Pigneguy & Sian Brown
Roots - "Slipping With the Blues" - Gerard Maunick
Urban - "Wait a Minute" - Bjorn Berlinger & Nathan Jamieson
Love - "Blame Me" - Frans Bisschops, Jasmine Yee & Michael Miller
Gospel - "Take Over" - Chad Blondel
ASME Upper Secondary (Years 11-12) "Radio Play" - Melissa Erpen
ASME Lower Secondary (Years 8-10) "Home Sweet Home" - Danni Stefanetti
ASME Primary Category "Sidewalk Surfer" - The Flairz
Indigenous - "Hardway" - The Hill (John Bullen, Jarred Wall)
Outstanding Regional Song - "Time For You To Go" - Lauren Brede
2005
The WAM Song of the Year for 2005 was announced at the Fly By Night Club in Fremantle on Thursday October 27, 2005. The evening featured performances from past winners including Andrew Horabin and Lynn Hazelton, as well as finalists for the 2005 competition. Performing on the night were The Bank Holidays, Lake of Bass, New Rules For Boats, Peter Brandy, The Flairz and the 2004 Song of the Year winner, Lauren Brede. The WAM Song of the Year was presented by the Minister for the Arts the Hon. Sheila McHale. There were close to 1,500 songs entered in the competition with 86 works nominated by the industry panels as finalists in the 17 genre categories.
The individual category award winners were:
Pop - "Sleepy Little Death Toll Town" - Damian Crosbie (The Panda Band)
Mixed Bag - "Then You Appear" - Damian Crosbie (The Panda Band)
Blues & Roots - "4 Men Dead" - Kevin Smith
Country - "Lord I Want An Exit" - Emily Barker
Electronic/Dance - "We Gave Colour Away" - Harvey Rae and Hiro? (Thread)
Love - "Drunkard's Wife" - Pete Stone
Rock - "Information" - Sascha Ion, Ronan Charles, Stuart Leach (One Horse Town)
Urban - "Take 5" - Bjorn Berlinger (Tsunami)
World and Folk - "Long Time Ago" - Peter Brandy
Jazz - "Storm" - Marnie Kent and Grant Windsor (Ginger Blu Collective)
Heavy Rock/Metal - "Falling" - Shannon de Bie
Gospel - "Learning to Say" - Mark Cullen
Indigenous Song of the Year - "Long Time Ago" - Peter Brandy
Regional Song of the Year - "Lord I Want An Exit" - Emily Barker
Primary School Aged - "Holey Cheeses" - Oliver Bradley, Albert Loss
Lower Secondary School Aged - "Memory Lane" - Wesley Fuller
Upper Secondary School Aged - "The Best is Yet to Come" - Ben Blondel
2006
The WAM Song of the Year for 2006 was announced on Thursday October 19, 2006 at the Fly By Night Club in Fremantle with awards in 17 different categories. Performing on the night were Kavyen Temperly from Eskimo Joe, The Panda Band, Abbe May and The Rockin' Pneumonia, One Horse Town, the Catherine Noblet Quartet and The Watts. Presenters from Xpress Magazine, The West Australian, RTRFM, ABC Radio, Nova 93.7, Drum Media, Network 10, APRA, Perth International Arts Festival and Minister for the Arts, the Honorable Sheila McHale announced the winners. The winners of most categories were awarded $1,000 cash and 1 day of recording time in a leading Perth studio. The winner of the Grand Prize received an additional 3 days recording time with producer Rob Grant at Poons Head Studios and the pressing of 500 promotional singles/EPs through Westlink Multimedia/MGM.
The individual category award winners were:
Pop - "City Walls and Empires" - Erik Hecht (Institut Polaire)
Blues/Roots - "Sidewindin'" - Abbe May
Gospel - "Flowers In the Desert" - Jeremy Dixon
Electronic/Dance - "These Times" - David McKinney, Rachel Claudio
Heavy Rock/Metal - "Drag In Drag Out" - Kevin Curran, Todd Fishwick
Primary - Free - "Matt Larsen"
Rock - "Red Means Go" - B. Mulvena-Trinder, I. Berney, J. Sher, C. Palmer
Jazz - "Wanderer" - Catherine Noblet
Lower Secondary - "Shadows Of A City" - E. Hamilton, G. Hutchings, M. Mackintosh, L. Osborn
Urban - "Lose Control" - Sundeep Barman-Roy
World/Folk - "Mon Ankor Anmourer" - Grace Barbe, James Searle
Love - "Old Folks, Drunks and Babies" - Sascha Ion
Upper Secondary - "Happy Birthday Dave" - Matthew Beau Gresham
Regional - "Call Of The Wild" - Xavier Brown
Country - "Live On Love" - Polly (Kylie) Medlen
Indigenous - "Our Song" - Jason Bartlett and Phillip Bartlett
Mixed Bag - "It's a PC 21st Century New Millennium Romantic Arrangement..." - Andrew Horabin
2007
The 2007 WAM Song of the Year was announced at the Fly By Night in Fremantle, on Wednesday October 31, 2007. There were eighteen category winners and included for the first year a Professional category where published Western Australian based songwriters are given the chance to enter their works in WA premier song writing Awards. The Grand Prize for the WAM Song of the Year in 2007 includes a 3 day recording session and a pressing of 500 CDs.
The individual category award winners were:
Gospel - "My Hallelujah" Paul Morrison
Jazz - "Curious Yellow" Adrian Kelly
Country - "Take Me With You" Polly Medlen
Urban - "Get By" Glen Foreman, Scott Griffiths & Alex Plant
Electronic / Dance - "Hot Property" Hayley McLennan and Simon Sieradzki
Indigenous - "Kick the Monkey" Jason Bartlett & Phillip Bartlett
World and Folk - "Moodjebing" Jessie Lloyd & Della Rae Morrison
Regional - "Two Months" Polly Medlen
Love - "There is a Room on Hold" James Crombie & Wibekke Reczek (The Bank Holidays)
Blues 'n' Roots - "Lara Clare" Craig Sinclair
Primary - "Valley of Flowers" by Madi MacDougall & Erika McKay
Lower Secondary - "Wishing on a Star" Jordi Davieson
Upper Secondary - "Overcast Day" Timothy Nelson
Mixed Bag - "Bring Out Your Dead" Rachael Dease, Tristen Parr, Ant Gray, Tara John & Greg Hosking (Schvendes)
Rock - "The World or Nothing" Scott Tomlinson, Greg Sanders, Brenton Bell & Dayvid Clark
Heavy Rock/Metal - "Broken Eyes" Brett Jones, Johnny Kyi & Nigel Watts
Pop - "Holidayz" Josh Fontaine
Professional - "Sun Dirt Water" by Vikki Thorn (The Waifs)
2008
The 2008 WAM Song of the Year was announced at the Fly By Night in Fremantle, on Thursday 9 October 2008. The 85 nominees in 17 categories were announced on Monday 22 September. The Grand Prize for the WAM Song of the Year 2008 included a cash prize of $5,000, together with a 3 day recording session at Poons Head Recording Studio and 500 CDs by DiskBank.
For the first time, the public were invited to listen to and vote for a nominee in the Most Popular Song category. Public voting was later cancelled after claims of technical issues allowing multiple votes, it was replaced by judging by Sunday Times and PerthNOW entertainment staff. The professional category was also cancelled due to lack of numbers.
Over 400 songwriters from throughout Western Australia submitted 1640 songs, the second highest number of entries received in the competition's 19 year history.
The 18 award winners were:
Blues & Roots - "Howl And Moan" by Abbe May
Caf - "Revien" by Cloud Kollektiv
Country - "Place Where I Belong" by Phyllis Bennell (Warangka Band)
Electronic/Dance - "Realizing" by Cloud Kollektiv
Gospel - "Light" by Lindsay Hamminga
Heavy Rock/Metal - "Refuse The Sickness" by R Felton, S Mitchell, D Anderton, M Kruit & C Mitchell (Chaos Divine)
Indigenous - "Gundulla - We Dance" by D Stokes, B Stokes, J Masters & R Martinez (The Yabu Band)
Jazz - "Til Death Does Me Part" by Johannes Luebbers
Mixed Bag - "The Land" by Abraham Dunovits (Funkalleros)
Pop - "Feel" by Roly Skender and The Tonics
Regional - "Kaya" by Charmaine Bennell (Warangka Band), from Bunbury WA
Rock - "Howl And Moan" by Abbe May
School, Primary - "Shadows" by Josephine Langford
School, Secondary Lower - "Smile" by Mike Nutt
School, Secondary Upper - "The Pony And The Ark" by Lyndon Blue
Urban - "Behind The Curtain" by Emcee Able
World & Folk - "Kaya" by Charmaine Bennell (Warangka Band)
2008 GRAND PRIZE
As judged by an independent industry panel from all category winners.
"Feel" by Roly Skender and The Tonics
2008 MOST POPULAR SONG
As judged by The Sunday Times and PerthNOW entertainment staff from all nominated songs.
"Give Up Money For Music" by Robert Sazdov (BSYDE)
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