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Rally protests chemotherapy facility construction delays

BY KACPER [email protected]

A rally was held in front of the Northern Regional Health Author-ity (NRHA) offi ces Dec. 11 to protest the slow progress in bringing a new chemotherapy centre to the Thompson General Hospital.

Talks surrounding a new chemotherapy facility began in earnest in 2006, when requests were sent to Manitoba Health for a budget of $300,000 (the NRHA cannot proceed with funding unless ap-proved by the provincial authority). Requests were consistently rejected until 2009, when $104,000 was approved to renovate the existing space.

However, it soon be-came clear that profes-sional involvement would be required to meet Canc-erCare standards, and by 2014, the expected costs had risen to $835,150. Resultant bids from the construction tender, re-leased on June 11 of this year, exceeded the re-quested provincial funds. The NRHA now awaits the approval of funds, while the tender has been extended until March 30 of next year.

For those present for the rally, the delay was unacceptable, and they had no intention of min-cing words on that day. Signs lined the road with slogans like “Premier Sel-inger – We’re dying for you.”

Shelley Carey, a ter-minal patient who has been receiving treatment at the facility, spoke with media about the issues surrounding the facility:

“You have people with blood pressures of over 160 over 90 … at times, you can see people lit-erally shaking, and in fact, some people have had to take their treat-ments in the hallway. It’s a room that’s about 12 by 14 [feet], and there’s four of us in there. In Winni-peg, each person would get a space that’s roughly nine by 12 [feet], separ-ated by a curtain, with room for at least two or three people to stand by you while you’re receiv-ing their treatment. Often, here, there’s no one to even watch the three or four people receiving treatment there.”

Equally frustrating has been the lack of in-formation provided to those concerned, said Carey: “Today, for the fi rst time in four years, we received a fact sheet. We’ve been asking for that information for four years. Offi cials, includ-ing Steve Ashton here, have ignored us for over fi ve years. Suddenly, we’re doing this rally, and now they’re paying attention. The minister of health, for two years, didn’t even know where this project was. It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease, and we de-cided, if they want us to be a squeaky wheel, then that’s what we’ll be.”

Thompson MLA Steve Ashton was present to respond to comments. He assured residents that the wheels were spinning: “The technical issues are worked out, we have a contractor lined up. I know that until construc-tion starts, people are go-

ing to keep applying pres-sure, and they should. It’s the only way things get done.” In response to comments made previ-ously, Ashton notes “I do

think there’s a legitimate concern with the lack of communication here, and wherever people are left out of the loop, there’s a problem. I myself, all I

know was that a tender was sent out, and that it came in over budget. The end result, when the facil-ity gets built, I think that’s what really matters.”

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski

Protesters hold signs demonstrating against the delays that have plagued the construc-

tion of Thompson General Hospital’s upgraded chemotherapy unit. Heading up the line is

Shelly Carey, who spoke with media about the public’s concerns.

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Crafty seniors used their collective infl uence to help get the city to reduce the hobbyists and artisans licences from $33 to $10 in the 2016 fee and fi ne schedule approved by council Nov. 30.

The licence fee for those who make and sell crafts as a hobby and are under 60 years old was reduced to $20, while for those who do this as their primary source of income, the licence costs $211, the same as for a home-based business.

More than 40 people signed a letter to mayor and council requesting the fee reduction, many of them seniors,

says Rose Ross.“We are happy that council recog-

nizes our contribution to the commun-ity,” said Ross.

Pet licence fees were also reduced in the 2016 fee and fi ne schedule, which has an overall increase of 3.4 per cent, the same amount as last year’s muni-cipal tax increase.

Not every fee rose by that amount, however; business licences, ambu-lance fees, winter and summer stor-age of boats and recreational vehicles, bylaw infractions and commercial gar-bage pickup fees remained the same.

“Using the rate of the prior year’s tax increase to determine the amount of increase for our fees and fi nes has

been the practice for the last fi ve years,” said Coun. Kathy Valentino, chair of the fi nance and administration committee, in a press release. “Al-though some fees may have increased more than 3.4 per cent and some less than that, overall, the average increase does not exceed the amount of the tax increase.”

Fees that increased more than 3.4 per cent include harbouring a pitbull (now $1,000), animals running at large (now $200 for the fi rst offence, $400 for the second offence and $800 for the third offence), travelling sum-mer day camp fees (now $3 for a half day and $6 for a full-day, up from $2 and $4 previously), Thompson

Regional Community Centre locker rentals (now $1 per day) and mattress and ap-pliance disposal (now $20 and $40 respectively).

New fees in the 2016 schedule include one for cemetery perpetual care, one for a columbarium (a structure for holding urns of cremated remains) and one for fence permits.

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Red Cloth Campaign honours women lost to

violenceBY KACPER [email protected]

You may have noticed more than a few strips of red cloth hanging from Thompson’s trees, both downtown, and outside of the YWCA.

The strips, hung up on Dec. 6, are part of the YWCA’s Red Cloth Cam-paign, and are yet another reminder of what is often described as a national tra-gedy, that of Canada’s mis-sing and murdered aborig-inal women. Nina Cordell, women’s program co-or-dinator or the YWCA, ex-plains what the campaign represents: “We chose red to coincide with the RE-Dress Project for missing and murdered aboriginal women, but of course, we’re also honouring the women of the Montreal Massacre, and all women who’ve died in the last year, since Dec. 6 of last year.” The REDress Project gathering also paid mention to the Montreal Massacre this year, where 14 women were murdered, explicitly, for studying what were considered male-dom-inated fi elds (in particular, engineering, which remains largely male-dominated to this day).

Each cloth carries a laminated tag, bearing the name of one missing or murdered woman, along with an explanation of

what the cloth is, and why it is there. The cloths are a time-honoured tradition of Manitoba’s First Nations, though they are not so often seen within the dense urban centre.

Cordell explained the role the cloths play: “The cloths are a ceremony. Each cloth that we hung, we said the woman’s name, when she died, and offered tobacco and a prayer. All of those intentions, we put into this physical representation. In the spirit world, it’s like a blip on their radar: our an-cestors see them, and they deliver those messages to the other side.” The cloths can be of many colours, each representing their own messages and meanings. Traditionally, the cloths are hung from poplar trees, which Cordell explained are recognized as the source of the most powerful of medi-cines.

The practice has its ana-logues in faiths across the world, comparable to can-dles lit in a cathedral, or the prayer fl ags found in Bud-dhist communities in the Himalayas.

The cloths are not there simply to be read, however: “We want to encourage people to participate; if they have experienced a loss, to violence or in general, they’re welcome to hang a cloth on their own tree.”


A red cloth hangs from a tree by the YWCA building on

Thompson Drive. The tag bears the name of one indigen-

ous woman who has been declared missing or murdered

in the last year.

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NEW 2016 FEE AND FINE SCHEDULE Council approved the 2016 Fee and Fine Schedule for 2016 at the November 30th Regular Meeting of Council. The average increase was 3.4%. Other highlights include:

REDUCED Hobbyist/Artisian License

(Plus Special Discounted Seniors Rate)Pet License

NO CHANGE Business LicenseAmbulance Fees

Winter & Summer StorageBy-law Infractions

Commercial Garbage Pick-up

INCREASED Animals Running at LargeTravelling Summer Camps

Appliance & Mattress DisposalTRCC Lockers

ADDEDCemetary Perpetual Care Fee

Fence PermitColumbarium Fees

Harbouring a Pitbull

NEW RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016

To view the full Fee and Fine Schedule, visit thompson.ca

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Council is considering a taxi rate increase for 2016 that would see the fl at rate charged at the beginning of all trips in-crease 10 cents, the rate per 100 metres increase fi ve cents and the rate per 10-second wait time increase two cents.

Previous proposals included one that would see the fl at rate stay at $4.25, the cost per 100 metres go up eight cents from 15 to 23 cents and the wait-ing time rate rise from 15 to 20 cents. Prior to that, council was considering a rate increase that would have seen the fl at rate stay the same, the waiting time rate go from 15 to 20 cents and the driving rate go up from 15 to 30 cents per 100 metres.

City licence inspector Frank Sharpe said in an Oct. 30 memo that he and public safety man-

ager Sonya Wiseman had con-tacted Centrodyne, the company that makes the meters used in Thompson taxis. The company said that under the current the fare is calculated by charging 15 cents every 10 seconds if the vehicle is travelling under 36 kilometres per hour and 15 cents every 100 metres when the speed is greater than 36 km/h, which is known as the crossover speed. The meters never charge both the waiting rate and driv-ing rate at the same time. If the rates are changed from 15 to 20 cents per 100 metres for driv-ing and 15 cents to 17 cents for waiting, the waiting rate would apply at speeds below 31.2 km/h and the driving rate at speeds above that.

“On Oct. 19, 2015, some estimated taxi fare rides were done,” said Sharpe’s memo. “I broke the seal on the me-

ter, changed the rate from the current rate of $0.15 to $0.20 per 100 metres. On an average trip from [City Centre] Mall to Laval that currently costs $7.55, would now cost $8.45. A trip from the hospital to Wawatay Inn that currently costs $7.70, would now cost $9.20. These are all approximates, depending on wait times such as stopping at stop lights or having to drive slowly through school zones. The cost of a fare from the West-wood area to the airport (with no lights or waiting time), was $22.70.”

A meeting was held with eight taxi owner/operators Oct. 20 to discuss the rates and Sharpe said that they agreed that the most recent suggested increases would be reasonable to them and also to people who rely on taxis for transportation. The taxi industry also requested a freeze

on all fees for taxi licences and permits for 2016.

The public safety committee was told last February that taxi rates had not been increased since 2007. The average cost to operate a taxi in Thompson, according to owner/operators, averages $135 per day and driv-ers need to make about 18 trips a day to break even.

Council was set to give fi rst reading to an amendment to the taxicab bylaw at their Dec. 14 meeting that would see changes to the English Language Assess-ment (ELA) that applicants for taxi licences have been required to complete with a percentage of 80 per cent or higher since the taxicab bylaw was updated by council in April 2014.

A Dec. 1 memo to the public safety committee from Wiseman said that the 80 per cent passing grade is unrealistic.

“These scores have proven to be too high for our candidates, not only for those who indicate that English is not their fi rst lan-guage, but also for those who indicate that English is their fi rst language,” said the memo.

The amendment would re-duce the listening benchmark score from 70 to 60, the read-ing benchmark from 80 to 50 and the sentence benchmark score from 80 to 50. It would also give the licence inspector the discretion to waive the ELA test requirement if it is deemed unnecessary after initial assess-ment of a taxi licence applicant. Under the amended bylaw, ap-plicants will still have to com-plete a course on the city’s taxi bylaw if they have never held a taxi licence or if they previous-ly held a taxi licence but have never taken the course, which was established in 2014.

Third set of increased taxi rates being considered

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To the Editor:

“Sparkles of Gratitude.” Our lives are fi lled with ups and downs, whether it is to the left or to the right or whether we are rich or poor. We have to remind ourselves that no mat-ter what, we are putting another brick on our sparkles of gratitude. We do have a life of struggles, illnesses and un-known circumstances. This does not mean that the bricks of gratitude we build are going away. Sparkles of gratitude become cemented together and do intensify when we tackle pain and sadness along with prayer, gratitude and thank-fulness. Our sparkles of gratitude will always be there. No one can take them away, only we can. It’s a unique way to live in happiness and with our own supply of Higher Power.

Ken RossThompson

Out & About

In my own

words: sparkles

of gratitude

Concert donations going

to family in need

There are many dif-ferent faiths and many colours

of skin. Wouldn’t it be a beautiful world if we could have world peace? I mean, we hear it all the time on beauty pageants seen on TV, the glamorous beautiful woman saying she wants world peace. I had never given it so much thought until recently. There is so much hatred in today’s world. We can’t turn on the TV without seeing horrible, disturbing events.

For many, there will be different holidays and cele-brations coming up around

the world. Here in Thomp-son, we have many nation-alities celebrating different cultures. One such event I enjoy organizing every year is the Old Fashioned Christmas Concert, which will take place tomorrow, Dec. 17 at 6:30 pm in the Letkemann Theatre. It is a true Christmas concert with Christmas music and entertainment. I invite you to come enjoy an evening of old-fashioned fun and entertainment showcas-ing local talent. It’s open to anyone and free of charge. There will be a donation box at the entrance and if you are able to, I would ask that you donate any amount that you can to help those in need.

One such family in need is the family of Scott Flight, who was born and raised in Thompson. He is 22 years old fi ghting brain cancer and his family is in fi nan-cial distress. His mom Carol and brother Will are dis-abled and not able to work and are barely making ends meet. With Scott getting

so sick it has added more fi nancial burden and the family is in great need of basic necessities.

In previous years do-nations from this concert have helped many in need including the Thompson Crisis Centre, the Boys & Girls Club, Our Home Kiki-naw, A Port in the Storm, the community Christmas dinner, and many more. We used to charge for this con-cert and gave the proceeds to charity, but I thought about some families not be-ing able to afford to attend and decided to make it a free event paying for the in-

surance for the theatre my-self, with the School District of Mystery Lake donating the use of the theatre.

In the spirit of giving, Thompson Gas Bar Co-op has kindly sponsored the concert by covering the cost of insurance, and once again the School District of Mystery Lake is donating the use of the Letkemann Theatre. Danny and Char-maine Morris graciously give and Music Makers donates the sound. If any other businesses would like to help please call me at the Quality Inn at 204-677-5600.

Donna Wilson

Editorial

The federal government’s announcement last week that it is calling a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women in

Canada, a move that the previous government resisted, is the right call, but it is only one step in a much longer and more diffi cult process.

The fact is that indigenous women were over-repre-sented compared to their share of Canada’s female population as a whole among women who were mur-dered or went missing from 1980 to 2012. And while the previous government was content to point out that the majority of those killed died at the hands of First Nations perpetrators (a statistic that holds true no mat-ter which ethnic group you belong to), that isn’t good enough. The fact that aboriginal women are dying like this is not just a problem for First Nations but for all of Canada. And while the inquiry won’t necessarily fi nd the answers that satisfy everyone, or prevent this situ-ation from continuing into the future, one of the fi rst steps in solving a problem is admitting that it exists.

That racism and its attendant ills are alive and well in Canada should not be a surprise to anyone who has ever been to an online comments section. The CBC re-cently decided to disable commenting on all online stor-ies related to indigenous Canadians as a result of the large number of hateful and offensive comments they receive. The attitudes behind this problem are not go-ing to be eliminated within the mandate of this federal government, in a single generation, or possibly ever. There will always be racists among us. But the problem of racism is deeper. It’s so subtle that those who aren’t the targets of it often don’t realize it exists, or that they are perpetuating it. But if we ever want Canada to get to their point where none of its citizens live in Third World conditions like they do now, getting to the root of the problem is important.

Inquiry part of a

long process


Letter to the Editor

Request For ProposalsFlin Flon Leased Accommodations

The Northern Health Region is requesting proposals to enter into a Master Lease Agreement with one or more parties to obtain residential accommodations for the purpose of housing itinerant staff of NRHA in Flin Flon, Manitoba (the “Staff Accommodations”). This is a result of the upcoming Flin Flon Emergency Department Redevelopment.

A copy of the RFP will be available on www.merx.com. The deadline for submission is December 18, 2015.

To obtain a copy of this Request For Proposal (RFP) please contact: Kayla Kemp Phone: (204) 681-3052 Email: [email protected]

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The Request for Expressions of Interest is focused on the development of new multi-unit rental or co-operative housing that is affordable for low- to moderate income households.

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To the Editor:

Do you remember your walk to school? Weathering the storm, complaining at a young age that your parents ought to drive you because ... you’re tired, sleepy, sick, or your legs hurt? Do you remember walking through that 10 feet of snow, up-hill, backwards, in your father’s pyjamas? I know most Thompsonites will certainly agree, despite the jovial lines above, that they can relate to this.

More recently, this con-versation about walking to school at a young age has become more import-ant than ever. Walking is an indicator of health: the health of a city’s popu-lace, and the health of a city itself. According to NC Macdonald’s data analysis completed in 2007, 12 per cent of the population was driven to school in 1969. The odds are in 2009 your child was driven to school, with a more recent measure indicating that 12 per cent of the population in 2009 walked to school. This is a completely inverted rela-tionship within one gen-eration – it highlights that we have overturned the way we move about. Ac-cording to a University of Toronto study, on average across Canada, 22 per cent of all rush-hour traffi c is generated by driving kids to school. I would suspect Thompson is circumnavi-gating that average. It is also important to note that as walking to school has decreased, childhood obes-ity has increased.

Many of the initiatives

that the City of Thompson will undertake – and is cur-rently attempting to work with Thompson’s Active Transportation group moving forward on – is to address this more critical problem. Being an indica-tor of health is one thing, but developing a child’s cognitive ability to be au-tonomous is something to consider for all parents.

This is not to say that we should all let our children walk to school alone as soon as they enter kinder-garten. Teaching children age-old lessons regarding interaction with strangers is essential, as well as ped-estrian traffi c etiquette to ensure the safety of our young ones. Street smarts is one thing, but it is com-pletely unfair for rushing drivers to scare off a child’s ability to develop auton-omy; as children have a right to the city just as much as anyone else. It is a sad testament to this mess that has developed if children are not safe to walk on our streets. Being independent, able to crit-ically analyze and process situations, and being able to work in a professional setting has all stemmed from those fi rst footsteps and from the time when you were able to independ-ently set out on those nat-ural journeys to-and-from school.

Recently, the city has heard concerns regarding the amount of space avail-able for parents to drop off, and pick up, their children. In addition to the spatial concerns, there rests fretful notions of our city being

unsafe for children to walk to and from school. More recently, the City of Thomp-son has received accolades for its policing and cohesive community involvement in enforcement operations, as well as a sharp reduction in crime-related incidents – these previously involv-ing little to no situations pertaining to youth. And it should also be noted that when our schools were con-structed and established decades ago, they were de-signed for the baby boomer family: the father worked, the mother stayed at home, and auto ownership was more often than not limited to a single vehicle. This is why we see limited spaces for parking and more greenspace – which is, in fact, a benefi t to the com-munity in the long run.

Instead of putting im-mediate blame on public institutions, we should look at creative ways to change the trend I have outlined above. Walk or cycle (when you can) with your kids to school at the beginning of their journeys – creating that “eyes on the street” safety net; drive and drop off well before you get to the school so that they can continue the journey on their own or with friends – ensuring they experience a semblance of independ-

ence; or create a parents group to ensure that there is an adult accompanying younger children on their commute. Block parent groups are also a great way to ensure that the “eyes on the street” model is avail-able for children to utilize if they feel unsafe.

Rite of passage assumes there is some kind of sig-nifi cant change taking place in an individual’s life. Mov-ing from one place to the next, I would argue, is a signifi cant rite of passage. It enables you to under-stand who you are in your neighbourhood, your com-munity, and who are in the world. Those struggles outlined at the beginning of this article are struggles that allow youth to hone in those autonomous though processes. Be creative and allow yourself to advocate that this commute is an important part for your child’s mental and physical well-being. To suggest that city restrictions are nega-tive and that there must be an overhaul in certain civic practices can be short-sighted keeping in mind the signifi cance of this import-ant commute in a child’s life.

Matt M. BoscariolDirector of Planning and

Community DevelopmentCity of Thompson

The walk to school: A rite of passage

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Artist’s rendering of the long, uphill walk to school.

Sharks have been known to attack boats before, but they

rarely, if ever, try for a second bite -- regardless of what

Hollywood would have you believe. When a shark goes for

a boat, it’s a case of mistaken identity: electrical impulses

from the metal of a ship’s hull make the shark think that

the boat is another animal (that is to say: dinner).


News


Former Thompson resi-dent and lifelong volunteer Phyllis Wiscombe has been awarded the Canadian Red Cross’s highest honour – the Order of the Red Cross – for her 26 years of service and leadership within the organization.

Wiscombe joined the Red Cross at a critical mo-ment in their Manitoba operations in 1989, when rampant forest fi res forced the Manitoba government to declare a state of emer-gency in the province. For Wiscombe, it was “the year the North burned down:” over 13 communities were entirely evacuated, fl ooding south towards Thompson and communities beyond. But while over 4,000 evacuees were sheltered in Thompson after fl eeing their homes, the town was still far from safe harbour for many. Asthmatic and allergic individuals had to be evacuated further south as a thick blanket of smoke fell over the area, and the city was placed on standby for general evacuation. Fires were barely visible

through the smoke itself, and radar equipment had to be trucked in from the south to aid pilots in land-ing through the haze. “It was hot there that sum-mer, let me tell you. We had people who came in from Leaf Rapids who drove through the fi res, fi re on both sides of the road. In some cases, paint was peel-ing off of their cars.”

The Red Cross helped manage the fl ood of evac-uees fl ooding into Thomp-son and communities fur-ther south. Wiscombe’s role was that of registration and inquiry: “Everyone who was evacuated from com-munities into Thompson, we had to register them: who they were, who their families were, where they came from, where they were going to be staying, things like that.” Part of the purpose for these registra-tions were to help reunite friends and family frag-mented by the scramble to fl ee the fi res: “You’re regis-tered in there but your wife and family, say, didn’t ar-rive at the same time as you did, and you don’t know where they are. So now,

we’re helping you get back together with your family.”

Wiscombe remained active with the Red Cross since her fi ery debut in 1989, eventually becom-ing the president of the Manitoba Regional Coun-cil and chairperson of the Manitoba Regional Ward’s Committee. Wiscombe successfully petitioned the organization to hire a permanent staff worker in Thompson, a position which was maintained for several years despite problems with turnover, as well as petitioning for The Pas and Flin Flon as well. Wiscombe also continued to aid in both disaster re-sponse and co-ordination: every year, she’s involved in the response to fl oods in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan to British Columbia, and was on standby to volunteer when New Orleans was devas-tated by Hurricane Katrina. Today, she’s a learning and development co-ordinator for the Red Cross’s national offi ce in Ottawa, working remotely to co-ordinate supervisor and manager training across the country

from her home in Arnes, Manitoba. “The thing with Red Cross is, it’s a lifetime thing.”

Yet her most memorable moment, she says, were not these dramatic scenarios, but rather a seemingly in-nocuous woman, whom she had shared a neigh-bourhood with for years: “I had a call from Red Cross when I lived in Thompson, and they asked me, ‘Do you know such-and-such-a-person?’’’ As it turned out, that person lived just down the street from her, and after confi rming the identity was told that the woman’s family, from “an-other country” had been looking for her for years. “They said they had writ-ten letters to her, and the family wanted the letters delivered to her without the husband knowing. We made an arrangement, and I was able to deliver those letters to her, from family that she hadn’t heard from in some 20 years. I felt, ‘Oh my gosh, I was just part of putting this person back in touch with their family.’ It makes us realize how good we have it, and how bad

things can get in other parts of the world.”

Though it wasn’t her fi rst interview since receiving the award, Wiscombe was still emotional about the honour. “When I got the phone call, I cried. When

you’re volunteering, you don’t think you’re worthy of something so presti-gious. It’s pretty humbling to be getting all of this attention, because as a volunteer, you don’t really look for it.”

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One suspect at large after Grand Rapids shootingBY IAN [email protected]

One suspect is in cus-tody and charged with attempted murder and another still at large after a Dec. 11 shooting in Grand Rapids that re-sulted in a gunshot injury to one man while another suffered stab wounds.

The victims received medical attention for

their injuries, which were not life-threatening.

The Winnipeg Police Service received a tip Dec. 13 that 26-year-old Charles Kelsey Ballan-tyne of Selkirk, one of two men sought in con-nection with the shoot-ing, was in an establish-ment on Keewatin Street in Winnipeg and mem-bers of the Winnipeg Po-

lice Service Tactical Unit took him into custody in the parking lot.

Ballantyne was trans-ferred to RCMP custody and is charged with ag-gravated assault, at-tempted murder without a firearm, possession of a weapon for a danger-ous purpose and failure to comply with a proba-tion order.

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Kindness, community, and social media came together last week, re-placing the money lost by one deserving young girl.

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put out a simple plea: “If you picked it up, please return it to the customer counter.” Nothing more, nothing less.

Andrea Pochinco lives by the motto “pay it for-ward”: you may have seen her, among other things, collecting jackets for Oper-ation HNC: Homeless Need Clothes. Pochinco came across Eva’s post, and didn’t hesitate to take mat-ters into her own hands: She put out her own mes-sage on Facebook, to friends and neighbours, asking for small dona-tions to help make a little girl’s Christmas a little brighter. The response was better than she could have hoped for: her call in fact raised well over $300, which Pochinco and Van-essa Stratton presented to Eva last week, along with a purse and wallet to help her keep it safe.

The reward was well-deserved for Eva, a young Riverside student who had just received an award for her kindness and hospital-ity towards her fellow stu-dents. Nor was she about to stop there: shortly after we left, I found out that Eva would select the name of one boy and one girl, plucked from a Christmas tree in Wal-Mart, to pur-chase gifts for with the extra money she received.

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Kayaking courses a way for instructors to pass on

their passionBY IAN [email protected]

Nearly 50 students from R.D. Parker Collegi-ate and Wapanohk Com-munity School had the opportunity to leap out of their comfort zone and into the deep end with whitewater kayaking les-sons from Ben Sewell and Paul Whissel at the Nor-plex Pool this semester.

“Our goals for the pro-gram are simple, and we provide all of the equip-ment,” said Sewell, who took up kayaking grow-ing up in the Yukon. “We want the students to ar-rive for class ready to get wet, we expect them to learn safely, show a positive attitude, we challenge them to try new skills, and we want them to have fun! No fun equals no learning, so we strive to keep students motivated. Kayak ‘ball tag’ is a huge hit with the students; where they put the skills they have been taught to navigate their kayaks into good use.”

One of the fundamen-tal skills for a whitewater kayaker is the ability to right himself or herself when the kayak rolls or to get out of an upside-down boat.

“The most complex skill we challenge the students to attempt is the kayak roll (historically referred to as the Eskimo roll), where a kayaker capsizes

and then uses the pad-dle and body motions to bring the kayak back up-right,” Sewell says. “This requires a lot of focus, and a lot of practice. And it isn’t easy.”

Conrad Wood can attest to that. The Grade 11 stu-dent, who also took kay-aking in RDPC’s outdoor education elective course last year, said it was def-initely diffi cult.

“When you put the paddle up, you have to try to lift yourself up and turn over, it’s impossible sometimes,” he said. “I tried it the fi rst time and then I failed yesterday. I tried again today and did good.”

And while most of the students ranging in age from 11 to 17 years old who took the course this fall probably won’t end up as lifelong kayakers, the opportunity to try something new is some-thing many of them can’t resist.

“Maybe they will get an opportunity later on and they’ll know what to do or it’s just something for their pride, something else that they can put on their resume and say I can do this,” says the outdoor education teacher Blair Fortune. “The ones who choose to stay in this course, they love it.”

The Wapanohk stu-dents who took kayaking lessons are chosen from

among participants in the afterschool Lighthouse program, says Wapanohk teacher Rob Zoller, and it’s a highlight of the school day for them.

“They’re excited and always asking in the mor-ning who’s kayaking,” he says.

What’s more, they’re developing the determin-ation and perseverance that they’ll require to be successful in other areas of life and giving their self-esteem a boost.

“One of them, he was scared one day because he got kind of trapped underneath,” says Zoller.

“He came back the next day and didn’t quit.”

For Sewell and Whis-sel, certifi ed instructors with CanoeKayak Can-ada who offer whitewater kayaking instruction at the pool throughout the winter for anyone aged six and up, the classes provide a way for them to pass on their passion for a sport they’ve both been involved in for more than 20 years.

“Paul and I are great instructional team,” says Sewell. “Together, we combine our passion for the sport and volunteer to pass it on to others.”

School District of Mystery Lake

The schools will be closed from 2:30 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015 and will re-open on Monday, January 4th, 2016.All students will return to school on January 4th, 2016.

The School Board Offi ce will also be closed during this time for the holiday season and will re-open on Monday, January 4th, 2016.

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The Thompson King Miners got off to a per-fect start in the season-opening Norman Bantam Hockey League Don Mac-Lean tournament at home Dec. 11-13, winning all four games to sit fi rst in the league standings.

The King Miners opened the tournament and their season with a 5-4 win over the Split Lake Eagles Dec. 11, coming back from an early 2-0 defi cit and then getting the game-winner from Kale Mayor on a power play with less than six minutes left in the third period.

Ryan Monias had a pair of goals for Thompson, scoring on a low shot in the fi rst period to get his team on the board after Keenan Keeper and Gab-riel Storli scored for the Eagles in the fi rst three minutes of the game. Monias’s second goal of the game off the opening faceoff of the third period

made it a 3-3 game. Jaden Osborne put Split Lake back on top briefl y less than three minutes later before Curtis Shymanski tied the game 4-4 barely more than a minute after-wards.

Armando Evans had a second period goal for the King Miners to tie the game at two after deking around the Eagles’ last defender and roofi ng a shot past Split Lake goal-tender Winston Beardy. Keeper’s second of the game gave the Eagles a 3-2 lead 44 seconds later.

Monias had a hat trick against the Norway House North Stars in a 9-4 win Dec. 12. He got his fi rst with a little over half of the third period left to play, skating into the slot and beating goal-ie Edward McLeod with a wrist shot to make it a 5-3 Thompson lead. His second came when he converted a pass in the slot just 17 seconds later, and he completed his hat trick with 4:24 to play in

the game, making it an 8-4 King Miners lead. Evans had the fi nal goal of the game with 2:25 to play and scored earlier in the third period to restore Thompson’s three-goal lead after Trent Hudson scored for Norway House to make it a 6-4 game. The North Stars had drawn within one early in the fi nal frame on a bank shot off Thompson goal-ie Thomas King’s skate from behind the net by Tim Folster.

Shymanski had the only goal of the second period to give Thompson a 4-2 lead. The King Min-ers opened the game with three goals in a little less than three minutes by Christopher Pynn, Robert Dudas and Jacob Enns before Therin Folster and Henry Muchikekwanape got Norway House on the scoreboard in the period’s last 66 seconds.

Thompson continued its winning ways in its second game Dec. 12, a 15-2 decision over the

Cross Lake Islanders 2. Evans led the team with six goals, while Monias and Pynn had a pair each, with Dylan Cripps, Dudas, Enns, Mayor and Shy-manski adding singles. King made fi ve saves to get the win, with Charl-ton Beardy scoring both Islanders goals. Marcus Ross stopped 27 King Miners shots in a losing effort.

The King Miners con-cluded the weekend with a 13-2 victory over Cross Lake Islanders 1. Shy-manski had a hat trick, while Dudas and Mayor added two goals each. Enns, Aaron Haase, Mur-phy Krentz, Sam Mac-Donald, Monias and Pynn were the other goal scor-ers for Thompson, which got 11 saves from King. Derek Beardy stopped

32 shots for Cross Lake, with Drayden Garrick and Kadin Ross scoring the Islanders’ goals.

Thompson is at the top of league standings with eight points, two ahead of the 3-1 Eagles. Cross Lake 1 has a 1-2-1 rec-ord and three points to sit third, with Norway House one point behind them and Cross Lake 2 in fi fth with a single point.

Bantam King Miners perfect in fi rst Norman league tournament of the season


Ryan Monias had three multiple-goal games for the Thompson King Miners in the Nor-

man bantam hockey league Don MacLean tournament in Thompson Dec. 11-13.


The Thompson King Miners suffered their second loss of the Norman Minor Hockey Association midget AA league season in The Pas Dec. 12 before getting back into the win column against Cranberry Portage in Creighton on Sunday.

Jerome Linklater, Trent North and Evan Ritchie had the goals for the Min-ers in a 5-3 loss to The Pas Huskies on Saturday, which saw Thompson outshot 45-23.

Kenton Brass made 40 saves in the loss, allowing two goals by Bryson Werbicki-Mallet, and one

apiece by Logan Hiebert, Seth Constant and Messier Constant.

Brandon Sawchyn made 20 saves to get the win for The Pas, which is now third in league standings with a 7-2 record.

The King Miners picked up their eighth win in 12 games with a 14-1 romp over the Cranberry Por-tage Winterhawks Dec. 13. Alex Murray had fi ve goals to lead Thompson, who also got a hat trick from North, two goals from Logan Evans and one tally apiece from Ken-dall Anderson, Linklater, Matthew Rempel and Dal-las Spence.

Shots in the game were

57-29 for the King Min-ers, with Brass picking up the win.

The King Miners are 8-2-2 for 18 points, which leaves them second in league standings behind the Cross Lake Island-ers 1, who also have 18 points on the strength of a

9-4 record.

Miners suffer second loss of midget AA season in The Pas

Alex Murray, right, seen

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son Nov. 28, had fi ve goals

in the midget AA Thomp-

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The Norman North-stars had a rough week-end here at home Dec. 12-13, suffering an 8-1 loss against the Winnipeg Wild on Saturday, before following up with an 8-5 loss on Sunday afternoon.

Saturday night’s game opened with a decid-edly one-sided perform-ance: four goals from the Wild by Brendan Ar-nold, Rylan Bettens and Brett Namaka outpaced the Northstar’s sole goal for the game, scored by Tristan Galarneau in the second half of the period. Normally, one wouldn’t despair just yet; it’s not unusual for the Northstars to catch up after a rough beginning. But with four shots at the Wild net and 12 against their own, the team was feeling a pres-sure they would struggle to fend off. The second per-iod smelled of a recovery; the Wild’s Brendan Keane squeezed in the only goal of the period (shorthanded no less), and an 8-15 shot count saw the Northstars picking up steam and bringing the fi ght back to the Wild side. But what-

ever momentum the team picked up in the second period was spent by the third: the Northstars failed to rack up a single shot on the net, against eight shots and three goals fi red by the Wild, leaving the fi nal score at 8-1 against, shots 38-12 in Winnipeg’s favour.

It’s unusual that the Northstars hit their week-end peak on Sunday; then

again, a loss like Saturday doesn’t come around every day either. The Wild came for a fi ght, and like gra-cious hosts, the Northstars weren’t about to let them leave without one.

Sunday’s game started much like the last; the Wild dominated the fi rst period with 12 shots and three goals, scored by Ben Cop-pinger, Rylan Bettens, and Jesse Gibbons, against fi ve

shots from home. It was in the second period, how-ever, that the Northstars’ fortunes turned around in the sort of comeback game that we’ve seen in the last few months: after a diffi cult goal scored by the Wild’s Riley Stotts, two goals from Northstar Lance Laycock and one by Drew Tait-Reaume pushed the home team back into a competitive headspace,

and a goal from Justin Nachbaur within the fi rst minute of the third period pushed the team into a tie game. The Wild answered with three more goals to boot within the fi rst half, scored by Stotts and a pair Griffi n Leonard, off-set slightly by a Northstar goal by Galarneau. The Northstars undoubtedly pushed hard to turn the game back around. But 13

shots failed to materialize into a goal, and one more goal from the Wild in the last two minutes sealed the game at a respectable 8-5, shots 32-30 for the Wild.

The Northstars return to C.A. Nesbitt on Dec. 19-20 to play the Parkland Rangers before the holiday hiatus, and resume the season on Jan. 9 against Central Plains.

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Lance Laycock ducks out of a sticky situation near the end of the third period. Laycock scored two goals in the second period on Sunday’s game.


R.D. Parker Collegiate’s varsity girls’ basketball team continued their tough season-opening schedule at their second AAAA tournament in as many weekends Dec. 11-12, competing in the Pembina Trails Classic in Winnipeg and fi nishing 11th overall.

The Trojans began the weekend against eventual tournament fi nalists the Garden City Fighting Go-

phers, losing 79-55 and receiving 25 points from Adrianna Proulx.

That loss sent RDPC to the consolation side of the tournament, where they beat Sturgeon Heights Collegiate 61-58 and then lost 52-48 to the Kildonan East Reivers be-fore fi nishing the tourna-ment on a high note with a 59-41 win over the Lord Selkirk Royals in their fi -nal game.

The AAA Trojan girls are playing against AAAA

schools in their next tour-nament as well in January as coach Sara Gillis seeks to give them a challenge as they try to repeat as AAA provincial girls’ champions in the spring. They will be in Europe in February before returning to play in one AAA tour-nament heading into the Zone 11 championships where they will seek to secure a berth in provin-cials and a shot at RDPC’s second senior basketball championship.

Senior girls win twice in second straight tournament against

higher-tier competition

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Dolores Proulx

Sturgeon Heights Collegiate were one of two teams R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior girls

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10-12.

LOST WALLET lost wallet while working in Thompson at Vale for Settarc Welding. Contains Welding certifi cates needed for employment. If found please call Alexan-der at 204-720-6243. 49nbn-1-d

THUMPER AUTO SERVICE is looking for a mechanic/mechanic’s helper. Must have experience. Drop resume off to Derek at 3-33 Severn Cres. 43-TFN-nb

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry clean-ers for sale. Coverall and mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. Interested parties con-tact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb

301 • HELP WANTED

201 • SERVICES

STRUGGLING WITH DEBT?LET OUR FAMILY

HELP YOUR FAMILYUnderstand the options

available to assist with

your financial situation

(Arrangements with

Creditors or Bankruptcy)

FREE CONSULTATION

KEITH G. COLLINS LTD.Trustee in Bankruptcy

Phone 944-01871-800-263-0070

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401 • VEHICLES

302 • BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

CHRISTIAN COUNCIL DIRECTORYST. JAMES ANGLICAN

Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan

10 Caribou 677-4652

11 am Sundays

also 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays

ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

340 Juniper Drive 778-7547

ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC

Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar

114 Cree R. 677-0160

Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am

THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL

Pastor Dan Murphy

Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton

Children’s Pastor Miranda Murphy

126 Goldeye 677-3435

Service at 10:30 am

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799

Pastor Murat Kuntel

Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service

CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Ted Goossen

328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457

Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

456 Westwood Dr. S.

Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am

LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH OF

THOMPSON congregations worship at

52 Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.

Phone 204-677-4495

GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Dave Cook

159 Cree Rd 204-679-9000

Sunday School 10:00

AM Service 11:00, PM Service 7:00

Prayer Meeting- Wednesday 7 PM

THE SALVATION ARMY,

Thompson Corps (Church)

305 Thompson Dr.

Worship services every Sunday at

11:00 am

204-677-3658

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF

LATTER-DAY SAINTS

EVERYONE WELCOME SUNDAYS

AT 10 AM 83 COPPER RD

For more information, church tours or

home visits call the Missionaries at

204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org

APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH

111 GOLDEYE CRESCENT

Service Schedule

Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service

3:00 pm Sunday School

7:00 pm Evening service

Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study

followed by prayer time. Contact us at

204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003

LIVING WATER CHURCHPastor Archie McKay

Ph: 677-2469

Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

Light of the North Church

32 Nelson Road

ChurchServices

[email protected]

2004 NISSAN QUEST 134000 km, safetied, good tires, new battery, CD/video, DVD colour burgundy, non smoker, 7 passenger, price negotiable. Phone 204-677-5950. 45-gcd-50-d

LARGE HOUSE for rent in the Juniper area. 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, large backyard. No garage. Near school and hospital. $1700 per month plus utilities. References required. Call 204-677-9779. 50-2-d

OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ft available. Cameron/Hoe building 83 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto. 204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306-477-5668. 20-tfn-nb

1 & 2 bedroom apartments available immediately

9 - 35 Ashberry PlaceFor applications

phone 204-677-5758or fax 204-677-5803

510 • RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

502 • APT/TOWN-HOUSE FOR RENT

McKay GM is adding 2 salespeople to their vehicle

sales division. For your personal interview

contact Rick [email protected]

204-778-708145-TFN-nb

McKayBachelor suites, 1 & 2 bedroom

suites available immediately.1 & 2 bedroom furnished executive

suites available January 2016.Please contact the

Property Manager for applications and further information.

12-132 Nickel Road,Ph 204-778-6485 Fax 877-678-4927,

[email protected]

CorayanaEnterprises

48-3-nb

107 • LOST

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R.D. Parker Collegiate’s junior boys’ basketball team compiled a 2-1 record at the Swan Valley junior

boys’ invitational Dec. 11-12, beat-ing the Dauphin Clippers and the Hapnot Kopper Kings from Flin Flon while dropping a close decision to the host Swan Valley Tigers.

The Trojans were 51-24 victors over Dauphin and shut down the Kopper Kings’ offence in a 34-13 win while falling 40-36 to the Tigers in their other match.


R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior boys’ basketball team recorded two wins in fi ve games at the Brandon Sun Spartan Invitational basket-ball tournament in Brandon Dec. 10-12.

The Trojans were 1-2 in the round robin, opening

with a 67-46 loss to Glen-boro School, then beating the junior varsity team from Brandon’s Vincent Massey High school 70-57 before closing the round robin with a 56-53 loss to the Neelin Spartans. Erik Sinclair led RDPC with 19 points against Glenboro and 22 against Vincent Massey, a game

in which Dale Cook also chipped in 18 points and a whopping 20 rebounds, 14 off the defensive glass. Sinclair had 17 points in the fi nal round-robin match, while Cook had 12 and John Castillo added 10 points.

The Trojans opened the playoffs with a 74-37 vic-tory over the Vincent Massey

Vikings senior squad, led by Cook with 28 points and 19 rebounds and Sinclair with 25 points and 13 rebounds.

RDPC closed the tourna-ment with a 61-54 loss to the Steinbach Sabres, in which Cook had 22 points and 19 rebounds and Sin-clair 17 points and nine rebounds.


Sam Antila’s rink from the Burntwood Curling Club qualified for the Manitoba Credit Unions master’s men’s provincials by winning the B side at the Norman

regional tournament in The Pas Dec. 12-13.

Antila’s team secured one of the two available provincials berths with a 6-1 victory over the Wes Jones rink from The Pas in the B side final Dec. 13. Don Holmes’s

team from Flin Flon beat Antila’s squad 5-4 the previous day to win the A side.

The Thompson team opened the tournament with a 7-6 win over Terry Needham’s team from The Pas on Dec. 12.

Junior boys win two of three in

Swan Valley hoops tournament

Senior basketball boys win

two games in Brandon

Thompson curlers book spot

in master’s men’s provincials

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THOMPSON?

THE NRHA PROVIDES FREE EVENING PRENATAL CLASSES throughout the year. Please do not miss out on this opportunity to learn about labor, breastfeeding, newborn care and tour our hospital. Classes are facilitated by a public health nurse. All pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy and a support person are welcome to attend. Please telephone Michelle at (204) 677-5382 or PHN Angela at (204) 778-1550 to register or for more information.ARE YOU PREGNANT? STRUGGLING WITH USE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR DRUGS? InSight Mentoring can help. This is a free service available to women that are pregnant or may have given birth in the past year. InSight Mentoring can help you identify your goals and help you achieve them. Please call 204-677-5372 or 204-778-1521 between 8:30-4:30 pm for more information.THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY is promoting Radon testing in your home. Radon is an invisible, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that occurs when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down. For information on Radon, visit the Health Canada website: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/radon or call Judy your local Canadian Cancer Society rep at 204-677-3464.IF YOUR LOVED ONE or friend has a problem with alcohol, and you need help, join the Alanon group meeting at 1079 Cree Rd at the Nickel Group trailer, across from Co-op Gas, Wed at 8 pm. Call Barb at 204-778-6494 for information.SUFFER FROM ANXIETY/DEPRESSION? A support group will be starting again, can you give an hour or two of your time to get some help? Learning and helping each other does work. Let’s join together and get back our health. Phone Barbara at 204-778-6306 at Anxiety Disorders of Manitoba.

Submit your own community events to [email protected] visit thompsoncitizen.net/events-calendar

Old Fashioned Christmas ConcertBills/Silver collection will be taken to support people in need,

including Scott Flight, a 22-year-old fighting brain cancer.

Letkemann Theatre6:30 pm Thursday, December 17

FeaturingThompson Community Band, Aurora Dance Academy,

Diamond Dance Academy, Tawipisim School of Aboriginal Dance, Tony Whalen & Jen, Serena Puranen, Lilly Curran,

Nadine Murphy, and more (including Santa)!

For more info contact Donna Wilson at 204-677-5600

Careers

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


Position: Accounting Clerk IIFull-Time Permanent

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Accounting Clerk II is

responsible for assessing, processing, preparing and completing

accounts payable and receivable documents, journal entries, and

sharing with the Accounting Clerk III & Maintenance Clerk the posting

functions on a daily basis into the Accounts Payable system.

There is a requirement for thorough knowledge of the policies,

procedures and regulations of the agency. The position involves public

contact which requires explaining or defending relatively complex

or controversial regulations or procedures. There is a requirement

to demonstrate initiative by offering solutions when problems or

discrepancies are identifi ed in the system. There is a requirement to

be a team player.

Qualifi cations:

• Post-secondary education in fi nance, accounting or related fi eld

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working in accounts payable

/ receivable

• Experience with accounting software

• Exceptional attention to detail and assessment skills

• Experience with data entry

• Ability to adhere to confi dentiality when working with sensitive

information

• Analytical problem solving and conceptual skills

• Must have good verbal and written communication skills

Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience

Awasis Agency must conduct a Criminal Record Search, Prior Contact

and Child Abuse Registry Check prior to fi nalizing the appointment of

the successful candidate.

Closing Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015

A cover letter indicating the position applying for, updated resume and

three references can be sent to:

Human Resources Department

Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba

100-701 Thompson Drive

Thompson, MB R8N 2A2

Fax: (204) 778-8428

Email: [email protected]

Awasis Agency provides continuous training and a great benefi ts package to employees.

We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBALOCATION: THOMPSON CENTRAL OFFICE,

THOMPSON, MB.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYFIRE SAFETY OFFICER

Under the general direction of the Director of Technical Services, the Fire Safety Offi cer located in Thompson, Manitoba, will be promoting all aspects of Fire Safety with emphasis on fi re prevention to the Keewatin Tribal Council and associated First Nations.

OBJECTIVES:

• Plan, develop and deliver fi re equipment training programs in the use and maintenance of fi re extinguishers, smoke detectors, pumps and auxiliary equipment and the coordination of courses affecting volunteer fi re department’s training and effectiveness.

• Conduct inspections in homes and all KTC’s First Nation’s owned assets.

• Conduct inventories of existing fi re equipment and identify future requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of fi re department organizations, fi re prevention and inspection program

• Knowledge of community Emergency Response Plan Development.• Knowledge of all Fire equipment and safety rules and regulations.• Certifi cation - Fire Fighting Practices• Certifi cation - Fire Services Instructor• First Aid,CPR and Automated External Defi brillator (AED).• Have awareness of the customs, traditions and practices of local

member First Nation communities.• Ability to speak Cree or Dene an asset.

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, with written permission to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to:

Lisa Beardy - Offi ce Manager

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba

R8N 0Y4

Fax No.: 204-677-0256


Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2015. We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. For further information or a full job description, contact Harvey Weenusk - Director of Technical Services or Lisa Beardy – Offi ce Manager.

Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is a nitrogen-based fertilizer production facility located in Brandon, Manitoba, a growing city of close to 60,000 residents with a trading area of about 150,000 people, just 200km west of Winnipeg and 100km north of the United States border. Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba and offers sporting, arts and outdoor attractions, a variety of shopping amenities, university and college, and boasts a high quality of life and a diverse population, ranking 26th on the MoneySense top best cities to live in Canada.

We are a leading manufacturer with a team of approximately 300 employees, offering nationally competitive salaries, full extended benefi ts packages, pension and subsidized investment options, and performance-based bonuses in an environment committed to success! Relocation assistance is also available for selected roles.

We’re looking for top performers who can embrace our guiding principles and want to make a difference as part of a winning team. If you have the qualifi cations that put you above the rest, apply for a rewarding career with us today!

We are seeking candidates for roles including:

• Reliability Engineering Manager

• 1st and 2nd Class Power Engineers

• Production and Transportation Supervisors

• Red Seal Millwrights

• Instrument and Electrical Coordinator

• Buyer

• Field Safety Lead

• Industrial Electrical Specialist

• Logistics Scheduler

• Operations Trainer

If you have the qualifi cations that put you above the rest, please apply via www.kochcareers.com/kaes, forward your resume to [email protected] or fax to (204) 729-2944

Visit www.kochagenergy.com to learn more!

Please note that third party submissions will be treated as if submitted by the candidate.

Louisiana Pacifi c - Swan ValleyCertifi ed Industrial Millwright/HD

Mechanic3rd & 4th Level Apprentices will also be

consideredLouisiana-Pacifi c, Employer of Choice, a leader in the forest products industry known for the development of innovative, aff ordable, environmentally friendly building products and for excellence in Safety and Quality is currently seeking a full time Licensed Industrial Millwrights/HD Mechanics in preparation for the planned production of our LP SmartSide® siding product at our Swan Valley, Minitonas operation.

Qualifi cations:

Th e successful candidate must possess the following qualifi cations;

• Inter-provincial Certifi cation or 3rd or 4th Level as an Industrial Millwright or Heavy Duty Mechanics

• Demonstrated strength in troubleshooting problems with mechanical equipment

Th e successful candidates will join a dynamic team in providing Mechanical service/support to the facility, located in the beautiful Swan River Valley as it embarks on a new and exciting journey of producing siding for a growing market.

Louisiana-Pacifi c off ers a competitive wage and benefi t package in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Louisiana-Pacifi c is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates will be subject to successful completion of comprehensive background screening and health checks.

Please forward your cover letter and resume to:

Shelby RobbHuman Resource Generalist 11Louisiana-Pacifi c Canada Ltd.

P.O. Box 189Minitonas, MB R0L 1G0Phone: (204) 525-2479

Fax: (866) 678-5969e-mail – [email protected]

Full-Time and Part-Time Youth Care PractitionerKisewatisiwin Services-Thompson

COMPETITION NUMBER: 2479.12.15

Macdonald Youth Services requires two Youth Care Practitioners, one full-time and one part-time, to work within the Kisewatisiwin Services in Northern Manitoba, working with high-needs adolescents with multiple treatment issues. Will include a variety of days, evenings, weekends and split shifts. Days and hours will depend on the specifi c position.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: The successful applicants will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for adolescents in a residential setting and must display the ability to understand and support treatment goals and to develop and maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral diffi culties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required. As team members, duties may include, but are not limited to: administrative responsibilities, crisis management, maintaining health standards as directed by residential licensing requirements, budgeting, and contributing to treatment programming. Sound judgment, stress management, and good role modeling skills are required. Valid driver’s license is mandatory, willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR Certifi cation, minimum of 18 years of age, possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 - $43,622.31 d.o.q per annum, plus competitive benefi ts plan. This position is also entitled to a Northern allowance equal to an additional fi ve percent (5%) of the salary. Salary will be prorated to the part-time position.

Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, [email protected], or delivered to 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon December 28, 2015.

MYS is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. All successful applicants may also be required to apply for a Prior Contact Check. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information about our other employment and volunteer opportunities please visit our website www.mys.ca.

THOMPSON REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITYHelp Wanted

Full Time & Part Time PositionsSecurity Guards

For the Thompson Regional Airport AuthorityQualifi cations:Must have valid Manitoba Security Guard Training or be willing to obtain it. Must have computer skills and experience working with Microsoft applications including word, excel, outlook and simply accounting. Incumbent must have sound and independent judgment, reasoning and discretion. Must have the ability to interpret and adhere to company policies and procedures. General mathematical and bookkeeping skills would be an asset. Applicants must have a valid class 5 driver’s license. Must be able to manage and prioritize his/her workload. Effective interpersonal skills, communication skills and proven ability to work co-operatively in a team environment are essential. Applicants must be bondable, have a clear criminal record and provide a child abuse registry check.

Duties:Reporting to the Airport Security Manager or designate the incumbents will carry out all aspects of the security requirements at the Thompson Airport including watchperson, traffi c / parking patrols, cash collection and daily reconciliation, assist in emergency situations, as required. Applicants must present a positive and professional image to all customers, inquiries and other interactions.

Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume how they meet the qualifi cations of the position. The Thompson Regional Airport Authority offers a competitive benefi ts package. Starting wage is $20.00 per hour. Closing date is December 18, 2015.

Apply to:Thompson Regional Airport Authority

Box 112Thompson MB R8N 1M9

Melissa.Lounsbury@fl y-yth.caFax: 204-778-6477

Thompson RCMPDrug Tip Line

677-6995


Careers

THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Thompson (866) 677.6450

University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

DATA ANALYST Classification: Planning & Program Analyst 1Full-Time Regular PositionThompson, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-125Closing Date: December 23, 2015 or until position is filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

LIBRARY CLERK Classification: Clerk 1 Part-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to June 30, 2016 Pukatawagan, Manitoba Competition No. 15-127 Closing Date: January 6, 2016 or until the position is filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Thompson (866) 677.6450

Position: Regional Child & Family Services Worker

One (1) Full-Time Permanent Position

Reporting to a Unit Supervisor the Regional Child & Family Services

Worker is responsible to implement the policies, procedures and specifi c

directions/directives of the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba when

working with families and children in the fi eld of child protection. The

duties would include managing a case load, conducting interviews

and assessments, compiling case particulars for Court, investigating/

follow up on allegations of child protection issues, maintaining regular

visits, ensuring accurate and timely documentation, developing long/

short term case plans, developing/facilitating workshops, community

education/networking with collateral resources/services.

The Regional Child & Family Services Worker will be working with

the Shamattawa Unit out of the Thompson Central Offi ce and will be

required to travel to the community at the request of the supervisor.

Qualifi cations:

• BSW Degree with experience in child welfare

• Combination of experience in a related fi eld along with the

completion of 2 years in the BSW program may be considered

• Knowledge of CFS legislation, issues and standards

• Knowledge of Child & Family Services Information System (CFSIS)

• Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counselling skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated crisis intervention and confl ict resolution skills

• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines

• Profi ciency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as

well as a team setting

• Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture and

values

• Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree language would be

considered an asset

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment

• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable

• Must be able to travel

• Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check

and Criminal Record Check

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle


Closing date: Open until fi lled

A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume

and three references can be sent to:

Human Resources




Fax: (204) 778-8428




EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBA

REGIONAL CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES WORKER-SHAMATTAWA UNIT

LOCATION: THOMPSON CENTRAL OFFICE, THOMPSON, MB

Position: Family Enhancement Worker – Thompson Service Delivery Unit (TSDO)One (1) Full-Time Permanent Position

The Family Enhancement Worker is responsible to provide children

and families with support services to keep them from entering the

child and family services protection system by creating preventive

services, creating awareness and education, advocacy and counseling.

The Family Enhancement Worker will utilize a continuum of services,

develop service plans, coordinate the services needed and arrange

linkages/connections to other community resources. The Family

Enhancement Worker will ensure that services are being delivered in

accordance with Provincial Legislation, Provincial Standards, Awasis

Agency Policies & Procedures and specifi c directives. The incumbent

is required to have good interpersonal skills to work with children,

families, colleagues and community collaterals.

The Family Enhancement Worker will be working with the Thompson

Service Delivery Offi ce (TSDO) and will be required to travel at the

request of the supervisor.

Qualifi cations:

• BSW Degree with experience in child welfare or

• Combination of experience in a related fi eld along with the

completion of 2 years and working towards a BSW Degree will

be considered

• Must be professionally registered or already be in the process of

acquiring registration

• Knowledge of CFS legislation, issues and standards

• Knowledge of Child & Family Services Information System (CFSIS)

is an asset

• Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counselling skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated crisis intervention and confl ict resolution skills

• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines

• Profi ciency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as

well as a team setting

• Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture and

values

• Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree language would be

considered an asset

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment

• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable

• Must be willing to travel

• Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check

and Criminal Record Check

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle


Closing Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015

A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume

and three references can be sent to:

Human Resources




Fax: (204) 778-8428




PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBA

LOCATION: THOMPSON SERVICE DELIVERY (TSDO), THOMPSON, MB

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School District of Mystery Lake

Family Outreach Coordinator

Out of Scope Term Contract Position

Start Date: January 4, 2016 End Date: August 30, 2016

Job Posting # AD 112615001001

Major Emphasis of Position The Family Outreach Coordinator

would serve a cluster of schools as assigned. The Coordinator

would work with the Community Connector, school and divisional

staff and community agencies to identify coordinate and establish

a menu of resources, learning opportunities and workshops that

help build capacity in ways that address family-school-community

assets and needs.

Facilitate programs and services that would be aligned with school

and divisional goals, connect families to teaching and learning

goals for students and help them assume greater involvement in

their children’s’ healthy development and learning.

Develop programs and services that would draw upon natural

support systems and existing organizations and resources in our

community.

Duties and Responsibilities• Facilitate home visits particularly for those families least

connected to the school and whose children are struggling academically, socially and emotionally. Visits are not designed to be assessment of families rather they are relational in nature and specifi cally designed to be respectful of families’ assets and strengths and to build the home capacity of the family to support the overall well-being and academic and social success of every student.

• Identifying, establishing and coordinating the delivery of workshops, training, academies that support family well-being and capabilities for parental involvement. This can include sessions on child enrichment activities, physical and mental health development, nutrition, supporting school transition, adult learning, foster parent support groups and working with families with children in care.

• Assist school staff, new teachers and guidance counsellor better understands family dynamics and backgrounds to better support student learning as well as help/advocate for families at IEP meetings and making arrangements for speech/physiotherapy referrals for children in the 0-4 age group.

• Develop partnership and connections in the community with agencies, service providers and community supports.

• Support volunteer/work placement requirements for students on probation.

• Work cooperatively with school and divisional administrators to help identify capacity training opportunities for school staff in the areas of culturally and socially responsive practices.

• Identify and establish, coordinate supplemental after school, evening and summer educational programming for underperforming students and to help address summer learning.

• Building networks of volunteers.• Provide summary reports due in March and July 2016.• Maintain a close liaison and effective working relationship

with district personnel such as the central offi ce administrators, principals, classroom teachers and district personnel.

• A knowledge and sensibility to the traditions and aspirations of students with diverse abilities and backgrounds.

• The coordinator will maintain a trusting and caring relationship with students, parents and families and support them with school and community based opportunities.

Qualifi cations: A Bachelor of Social Work Degree, Bachelor of

Education Degree or equivalent.

Term/Salary of Position: This is a term contract position salary

will be based upon qualifi cations and experience. The start

date for position is January 4th with end date of August 30,

2016. For further information please contact Lorie Henderson,

Superintendent of Educational Services at 677-6130.

Please direct applications stating qualifi cations, experience, at

least 3 references by

Friday, December 18, 2015 to:

Lorie Henderson, Superintendent of Educational Services

School District of Mystery Lake 408 Thompson Drive North,

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0X7

Please apply online at

www.mysterynet.mb.ca and select Job Centre

We thank you for your application however only applicants

shortlisted will be contacted.


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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE GMC DEALERS. PRAIRIEGMC.COM 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the finance of a 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD, 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD, 2015 Sierra 2500HD 1SA Double Cab 4X2. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. * No purchase necessary. Open to Canadian residents with a valid driver’s licence who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence. Contest closes January 4, 2016. Credit Awards up to $10,000 include applicable taxes and must be applied to the purchase or lease of a new 2015 or 2016 MY GMC vehicle delivered on or before January 4, 2016. Thirty Vehicle Awards available to be won, each consisting of winner’s choice of a vehicle with an MSRP of $35,000 CAD or less. The customer is responsible for any other taxes, license, insurance, registration, or other fees. Vehicle Awards are not transferable and no cash substitutes are permitted. Not all awards have the same odds of winning. For full rules and program details, visit your GM dealer or gm.ca. Correct answer to mathematical skill-testing question required. See your GM dealer or gm.ca for full contest rules and program details. Vehicles shown 2015 Terrain SLE-2 AWD model [$34,695 MSRP] CDN, including freight and a/c tax. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between December 4th, 2015 and January 4th, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2015 GMC vehicles excluding Yukon, Yukon XL, Sierra 2500 HD Diesel, Savana, Canyon 2SA and Canyon 4x4. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. **Lease based on a purchase price of $31,430, including $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), for a new eligible 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD. Bi-weekly payment is $179 for 48 months at 0.9% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $750 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $19,326, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $12,926. Price and total obligation exclude licence, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. †Lease based on a purchase price of $40,160, including $1,000 Connect & Win bonus (tax inclusive) for a new eligible 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD. Bi-weekly payment is $199 for 48 months at 0.9% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $1,200 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $21,888, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $19,341. Price and total obligation exclude licence, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † $11,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $10,000 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra HD Gas models (excluding HD Gas Double Cab 1SA 4x2), $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $10,000 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model.

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2015 SIERRA 2500HD 1SA DOUBLE CAB 4X2

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the entertainment for diners at the school’s annual Christ-

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