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RCMP “D” Division, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) and the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba teamed up to get toys and tuques to children in Northern Manitoba communities by Christmas through the Toys for the North project.

Toys were delivered to three of the province’s northernmost communities – Brochet, Lac Brochet and

Tadoule Lake – as well as to Bloodvein, Poplar River. Berens River, Little Grand Rapids, Portage la Prairie, Shoal Lake, Dauphin and Swan River.

Thompson resident Del-phine Bodnarchuk added handmade extras to the Christmas deliveries, knit-ting hundreds of scarves, tuques and mitts to be dis-tributed by the RCMP.

Poor weather delayed the shipping of toys to the iso-lated northern communities

chosen to receive toys this year, but RCMP and vol-unteers worked together to ensure the gifts would be in children’s hands by Christmas.

RCMP “D” Division teamed up with varius part-ners, including the Can-adian Forces, the Canadian Toy Association, Thom-son Terminals, Gardewine Transport and Perimeter Air to deliver Christmas cheer in the form of 1,000 toys for children throughout

Manitoba.The RCMP received the

toys, which were shipped from Toronto on a Royal Canadian Air Force plane, in Winnipeg and distrib-uted them throughout the province via its detach-ments and in cooperation with MKO and Perimeter Air. The RCMP participates in Toys for the North to help give back to the commun-ities in which its members live and work

“Being involved in Toys

for the North is something I look forward to every year,” said Chief Supt. Scott Kolody, offi cer in charge of criminal operations for the RCMP in Manitoba, earlier in December. “To know that we are able to provide a child with a toy, with some holiday cheer, is a great feeling. So often we, as the police, are dealing with moments of crisis, so it is truly rewarding to be able to help put a smile on the face of a child.”

Isolated northern communities among Toys for the North recipients

Thompson RCMP members unloading toys at the Thompson offi ce of Manitoba Keeewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), which teamed up with the police force and other organizations to deliver toys to some of the prov-ince’s isolated northern communities.

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of RCMPThompson RCMP detachment’s Sgt. Joe Frizzley, left, with Delphine Bod-narchuk, who knitted hundreds of scarves, tuques and mitts for distribu-tion to recipients of toys through the RCMP Toys for the North project.

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OBITUARIES

IN MEMORY

In Loving Memory of

Lillian “Nan” WattJune 25, 1934 - January 3, 2014

Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma

I thought I saw her face today In the sparkle of the morning sun.

And then I heard the angel say “Her work on earth is done.”

I thought I heard her voice today Then laugh her hearty laugh.

And then I heard the angel say “There’s peace little one at last.”I thought I felt her touch today In the breeze that rustled by.

And then I heard the angel say “The spirit never dies.”

I thought that she had left me For the stars so far above.

And then I heard the angel say “She left you with her love.”

I thought that I would miss her And never fi nd my way.

And then I heard the angel say “She’s with you every day.”

“In memory of a heart so deeply loved.As long as we live, they too will live,

For they are now a part of usAs we remember them.”

Love always and deeply missedYour children, grandchildren and great-grandson

MACPHEE, NEIL GERARD, QCPassed away peacefully on December 18, 2014 in Victoria, BC at the age of 96. Neil was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba on October 26, 1918.Neil had a distinguished military and legal career. He served his country during World War II as a Lancaster bomber Navigator, ying 34 ops over Europe. His legal career spanned 36 years, as a lawyer, judge, and coroner (Manitoba). He was a member of the Knights of Columbus (life). District Governor for Rotary in 1981-82, the Royal Canadian Legion (70 years), the Air Force Of cers of Vancouver Island, and the Caterpillar Club. A devout Catholic, he served the church in various capacities over the years. He married his soul mate, Fernande Pelletier in 1959 and they enjoyed playing bridge, golf, and travelling, and spent 15 years as winter Texans in McAllen. His other interests included history, politics, sports and the arts.Predeceased by his parents, brothers, sister, and loving wife Fernande, Neil leaves nieces Jamie Macphee, Gisele McMillan, Francine Noel, nephew Claude Grandmaison, and several other nieces, nephews, and their families in Canada and the US, as well as many friends. He will be dearly missed, and remembered as an intelligent, kind, and peaceful man with many interesting stories to tell.Thanks to Dr. Govender and the nursing staff at Parkwood Court for their excellent care.A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, 2060 Haultain Street, Victoria, on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 2:00 PM with cremation to follow. Interment will take place at Hatley Memorial Gardens next to Fernande at a later date.Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.sandsfuneral.com/colwood under Obituaries and Tributes.In lieu of owers, donations may be made in Neil’s memory to a charity of one’s choice.

PAUL ANTHONY WAJDA1953-2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul on Saturday, Dec 20th in Moncton, NBPaul grew up with his family in Thompson. He met is wife there and they raised their two children there. Paul worked for Inco for many years. The family spent many fun summers at Paint Lake. He loved his motorcycle and he loved to cook. He also loved shing for and eating as much pickerel as he could get. He also loved playing harmonica.He will be sadly missed by his wife Flo, son Cole and daughter Jolene. He was predeceased by his parents Steve and Helen Wajda and brother Larry. He is survived by his sister Sharon and brothers Jim and Mark.Rest in peace Paul, you will be forever loved and missed.

BY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

The 2014 Thompson fur tables have come and gone, and the numbers show a tougher year for trappers. A total of 5,246 furs came through the door, generating total sales of $239,421. Last year’s fur tables saw $618,852 change hands.

Fred Fitzner from Wabowden says trap-ping has been hard this

season. “It’s been slow. The people I’ve talked to in different communities say it’s not as good as its been in the past. There’s one good reason it’s like-ly that it’s the snow last year. It was very cold, so a lot of animals prob-ably died out.” Fitzner has been a member of the Manitoba Trappers Association (MTA) for the past 35 years. This year he just hopes the

trappers can make some money. “Everyone hopes for the best, to get the best price they can get. Like I’ve said though, the economy is down, every-thing is down, and there are not too many people buying fur. I just hope the best for all the trap-pers here.”

This year 211 trap-pers made the trek to St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church hall on Dec. 19-20. Marten, like last year, was the most trapped animal with 3,712 pelts coming to the tables. Mink came in second with 297, beaver was third with 285, and fourth went to muskrat with 232 brought to the tables to be sold.

Money-wise, marten made up the bulk of the sales. Each fur sold for an average of $50, bring-ing in $185,600. Lynx was second, selling at an average of $120 for a total of $17,520. Wolf pelts sold for an average of $160 each and there were 34 sold for a total of $5,440.

Lane Boles, director-at-large for MTA, says the fur tables have changed over the years. “The last 18 years have seen little changes, but 25 years ago it used to be a huge thing. It used to be held in the Elks Hall, the fur part was upstairs. Down-stairs it was crafters, all the ladies through the north brought in slippers, and gauntlets, beautiful fur and leather goods.”

Boles says it’s get-ting tougher for a lot of

crafters because they make the items, then sit on them for awhile, and then don’t get enough money to buy more fur and materials. “The art of crafting and beadwork is slowly dying out.”

During this year’s fur tables, two or three craft-ers set up to sell their items.

Boles wants the trap-pers and buyers to be happy with this year’s fur tables. “There isn’t really a goal. We aren’t looking at numbers, the num-bers are important to the business community. The numbers for us are, did people enjoy themselves, did they get a fair price, and are they happy the fur tables are continu-ing? That’s the numbers or the goal we look for.”

Boles does have one personal goal for the fur tables. “My personal goal is to keep it in Thomp-son. Things are progress-ing with the businesses. The city may be able to get us some help fi nan-cially. We did get an email through the Chamber of Commerce, via MKO [Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak], that the Nuclear Waste Manage-ment Organization has given us a donation to help us pay for expenses. It’s a one-time shot of $2,500.”

The City of Thompson, the Thompson Chamber of Commerce, the Thomp-son Regional Airport Au-thority and Thompson Unlimited split the cost of coffee and tea for the two-day event.

Fur table sales lessthan half of 2013 total

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

One trapper demonstrates how to properly skin a coyote paw during the 2014 Thompson fur tables.

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After a year’s hiatus, the annual Snow Lake commun-ity Christmas concert was back … and if you listen to the buzz around the com-munity, it was better than ever. Without a doubt, it was jam-packed with en-tertainment and featured several acts that have never before graced the stage of the Lawrie Marsh. Having said that, there are many who can barely wait for their return engagement.

After going a year without this long-standing seasonal staple, the 2014 concert was resurrected by a local book club, made up of Joanne Bradley, Cathy Stabback, Bernadine Fourier, Mary Ann Otto and Leone Jack-son. It came into being after Stabback brought it up for discussion one night during a book club meeting. All the ladies agreed that it war-ranted further discussion and as a result it became a topic each time they met and a goal that would bear fruit on the night of Friday, Dec. 5.

The evening began with emcee Joanne Bradley wel-coming an audience that looked to be close to 250 souls; she wasted little time in introducing the fi rst per-formance of the 2014 Christ-mas concert’s lineup. They were the children of the Northern Tykes Day Care, singing ‘I saw Mommy Kiss-ing Santa Claus’ and ‘Jingle Bells.’ It was a cute way to start off the event and you could tell by the sparkle in their little eyes and excite-ment in their voices that

Christmas was closer than we all think.

The act that followed was comprised of the Joseph H. Kerr fi ddlers who were ac-companied by Denis Yates; they played ‘Boil Them Cab-bage Down’ and ‘Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.’ Young, Christian Fisher led the ensemble in teacher Ryan D’aoust’s absence and did a fi ne job. But collectively, this group really shone! They have come a long way in a short time and proved once again what a great program this is for our school … or any school for that matter.

Doing a reprise of his performance from the 2012 Christmas concert, Vaughn Deduke performed ‘The Huron Carol’ with accom-paniment on guitar by Den-nis Yates. Deduke’s pleasant baritone lends itself well to this selection. Tom Jackson would be proud of the way he sang it!

Next up were Tara and Ricki Lee Semanuik singing ‘Deck the Halls.’ The voices of this mother and daughter melded well together and it was sweet to see wee Ricki Lee’s feet banging together in time with her fa-la-la-la-las.

Semanuik was right back up on the stage, this time ac-companied by Marc Beaulieu and singing Leonard Co-hen’s ‘Hallelujah.’ The two sounded amazing together and this song is very well suited to Ms. Semanuik’s voice. Her pitch and tone were perfect!

Prior to the next per-formance Bradley gave the

history of how their book club came to organize the Christmas concert (noted above). She also thanked the evening’s performers and the community for sup-porting the concert, before explaining that the proceeds from the event would be donated, in their entirety, to the Snow Lake Community Library. This amount came in at $989.20; the club made it an even $1,000. With that, the next group of perform-ers took to the stage. They were school librarian Tammy Sass and the JHK actors per-forming a skit entitled: ‘Pete the Cat saves Christmas.’ The piece was humorous and engaging, and proved that the lead, a young and precocious Morgan Hiebert, defi nitely has a career in acting ahead of her!

At this point, there was a 15-minute intermission, after which Bradley was back onstage to draw the winners of the evening’s twin door prizes. These were comprised of two box sets of

books, generously donated by former Snow Laker Jim Wooley. One set of books was for children; the other for adults. Paul Hawman’s name was drawn fi rst and being the fi ne grandpa he is, he picked the children’s books for his grandkids. The second set went to a Snow Lake newcomer, Tay-lor Brown.

Peter Roberts was on-stage following the draw and after noting that it was tough playing without his ‘support group’ (Peter nor-mally plays in a band), he delved into the beginning notes of ‘Thank God for Kids.’ Pete is a well-known performer around the area ‘campfi re circuit,’ and it was nice for everyone else in town to hear what those who regularly attend such events have enjoyed for years. After the conclud-ing notes of this tune, Pete’s son Zak joined him on stage and Pete introduced their next selection, crediting his

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With 2015 closing in on us I realize I didn’t get everything done that I wanted to. My scrap-booking room is still a mess and I didn’t quit eating chocolate. I’m not going to make any New Year’s resolutions this year because I won’t stick to it and who wants to quit eating chocolate anyways! All in all, it’s been a pretty good year. There have been tough times and fun times. Some friends have moved away and I miss them.

I know lots of people complain about Face-book because too many people put too much per-sonal stuff up, but I love Facebook for communi-cating with my friends across the miles, child-hood friends, family and past co-workers. Thanks to email and Facebook I communicate with co-workers from my radio days like Corrine Moody, Gary Lelond, Brad Rus-nak, and I watch Gina

Snooks that worked for me at the Citizen photo-graphing Newfoundland. I keep in touch with friends from my school days here in Thompson like Rod Hicks (some of you will remember him as Junior) and my best friends Cindy Ha-rasymiw and Karen Andresen. I know we pick up the phone now and then but seeing their family photos going up at Christmas time and just knowing Karen is about to go on stage for her fi rst performance in a play is

something I wouldn’t ex-perience without today’s cyber world we live in.

My parents came up from Newfoundland to spend Christmas with us and on their way spent a night in Winnipeg with my nieces and I got to see photos of them on

Facebook as they trav-elled towards us. First thing we did when my parents arrived was hang scarves across the street from the post offi ce to help people warm up that needed them. As soon as we got home we saw plenty of photos up on

Facebook already thanks to Stacy Ellingson and Marie Lambe who made scarves all year long for the Warm Your Heart - Make a Scarf project. Thank you to all those that dropped off scarves at the Quality Inn & Suites and thanks to all

that donated wool!Wishing you all a

Happy New Year, and may those that are cold fi nd warmth. Let’s all send positive vibes for a prosperous and great year for Thompson and all the wonderful fam-ilies living here.


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Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor

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To the Editor:

“Family of Branch-es.” Togetherness are we! Yes! We never walk alone; look around as there is a treasure of love, respect and kind-ness. Families are never far away. Often we plan our lives in a way of sur-prising everyone with our own unexpected visits. Why not make it more grateful than ori-ginally planned like this time of the year? We laugh together, we suf-

fer together, we exist together and forever we will recreate each other. Difficulties do exist and we know today that chal-lenges are not to destroy us (but to increase) and strengthen us a family. Our “family of branch-es” is a circle of kind-ness and love with every birth. Every crisis faced together makes this cir-cle even stronger.

Ken RossThompson

In my own

words: Family

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A group of Thompson-ites have been busy these past few months knitting and crocheting scarves. The scarves, part of the Warm Your Heart – Make a Scarf movement were hung by the Canadian Tire parking lot Dec. 23. Any-

one feeling a little chilly was free to take a scarf, and wear is this winter. A total of 115 scarves, nine hats and nine pairs of mitts were knitted or donated for this Thompson-based pro-ject. Last year, a total of 71 scarves were donated.

Stacy Ellingson, one of the knitters, says it’s great

seeing the people take the scarves that need them. “We will be continuing it again for next year, around the same time. Just being out there for those 45 min-utes we were getting very cold. It really puts into perspective the people that don’t have a warm place to go. So if we can provide

even just a bit of warmth for them then it is a good thing.”


Scarves were hung on Dec. 23 for anyone with a cold neck to pick up this winter.

Need a scarf, take a scarf

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CALL FOR PROPOSAL ADVERTISEMENTThe City of Thompson – Community Entity is currently accepting

applications for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy Funding

(Designated Community – Thompson funding stream) to meet

the needs of homeless and at-risk people living in Thompson.

Consideration will be given only to projects that meet the objectives

of this Call For Proposal and demonstrate they can complete the

project by any or all of the following completion dates:

1) Year One – completion date: March 31, 2015

2) Year Two – completion date: March 31, 2016

3) Year Three – completion date: March 31, 2017

Multi-year project may be considered. If the entire project cannot

be completed by the above completion dates, consideration will be

given to fund a component of the project, however the component

funded by HPS must be completed by the applicable deadline.

The deadline for proposals is January 30, 2015 @ 4:30pm local

time. In order to be accepted for consideration application must

be received in both formats:

1) Electronically on or before deadline, and

2) Through the mail or hand-delivered with appropriate

signatures, and post stamped on or before deadline.

Please contact the Community Entity for Applications and program

information and criteria. Be advised that only this application

will be used by the Community Advisory Board to assess your

submission for HPS funding.

Please forward this Call for Proposals to your organization’s

contacts.

For more info please: Leanne Grenier

City of Thompson – Community Entity

c/o Thompson Housing Agency

101 – 55 Selkirk Avenue

Thompson, MB R8N 0M5

[email protected]

CALL FOR PROPOSAL ADVERTISEMENTThe City of Thompson – Community Entity is currently accepting

applications for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy Funding

(from the 2014-2015 Designated Community – Thompson funding

stream) for $9,340.00 specifi cally for Point-In-Time Count in

Thompson, Manitoba. Consideration will be given only to projects

that meet the objectives of this Call For Proposal and demonstrate

they can complete the project by March 31, 2015.

The deadline for proposals is January 15, 2015 @ 4:30pm local

time. In order to be accepted for consideration application must

be received in both formats:

1) Electronically on or before deadline, and

2) Through the mail or hand-delivered with appropriate

signatures, and post stamped (if mailed) on or before

deadline.

Please contact the Community Entity for information and

application package. Be advised that only this application and

ability to demonstrate the organizations capacity to carry out

the Point-In-Time Count will be used by the Community Advisory

Board to assess your submission for HPS funding.

Please forward this Call for Proposals to your organization’s

contacts.

For more info please: Leanne Grenier

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c/o Thompson Housing Agency

101 – 55 Selkirk Avenue

Thompson, MB R8N 0M5

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONSTO THE THOMPSON RECYCLING CENTER

BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe Thompson Recycling Center is inviting applications for its

Board of Directors

The TRC operates as a northern regional material recovery facility.

The TRC receives a grant from the City of Thompson and will be

directed by a volunteer Board.

The Board’s role is to direct/support management in executing

the mandate and strategy of the corporation.

Applicants must be residents of Thompson, or surrounding areas

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The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed an ap-peal in September from Sean Heickert, who was tried in 2012 and con-victed in 2013 of first-degree murder for the December 2007 killing of Bekim Zeneli in Thomp-son.

Heickert, who was sentenced to life in pris-on with no eligibility for parole for 25 years by Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Justice

Brenda Keyser in Win-nipeg in May 2103, ap-pealed the conviction on the grounds that Keyser erred by admitting his jacket and shoes into evi-dence because the arrest when they were seized was unlawful, and also for accepting the evi-dence of “unsavoury” witnesses, for finding that gunshot residue on the jacket and glass frag-ments on the shoes were of evidentiary value, for improperly relying on hearsay evidence for

the truth of its contents and improperly linking Heickert to the type of gun that killed the victim.

The Sept. 5 appeals court decision, written by Justice Barbara Hamilton, ruled that police had rea-sonable grounds to arrest Heickert though they re-leased him the next day without charge, which meant that the seizure of his jacket and shoes was lawful. It also said that Keyser had found the gunshot residue and glass-fragment evidence

of low evidentiary value but that she was not re-quired to fi nd that it was of no evidentiary value and also that the trial judge was “entitled to fi nd that the accused had access to a gun similar to that used to murder the victim.” Keyser also understood the import-ance of fi nding evidence that confi rmed the testi-mony of unsavoury wit-nesses, wrote Hamilton.

The appeals court agreed that the trial judge should not have con-

sidered hearsay evidence about a $3,000 drug debt that Heickert owed Zeneli, which she considered as a motive for the killing.

“However, we are of the view that this error is of no moment, given the evidence before her of the rivalry and animosity be-tween the two that the trial judge detailed in her rea-sons,” read the decision.

“In the end, on the to-tality of evidence that she accepted, she was satis-fi ed that the Crown had proven the guilt of the ac-

cused beyond a reason-able doubt on the charge of fi rst degree murder,” Hamilton concluded. “[Keyser] explained that ‘this is a case where the evidence points conclu-sively [to the accused] as the perpetrator of the crime and excludes any reasonable hypothesis of innocence.’”

Heickert is eligible for parole in 2033 as he re-ceived credit for time served from the time of his arrest in October 2008 until the sentencing.

Heickert appeal of murder conviction dismissed


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Above, Norman Northstars’ head coach Doug Korman, centre, prepares to drop the puck

for a faceoff between Brayden McMurdo, left, and Rick Korman, right, at the start of the

Norman Northstars alumni game at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Dec. 27. Steven Goran scores

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Stapleton scores a hat trick as

Northstars alumni honour coach

KormanBY IAN [email protected]

Paul Stapleton scored three times to capture the offensive player of the game award and bragging rights for the white team, who were 8-3 winners of the Norman Northstars alumni game Dec. 27 at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.

The white team came back from a 2-0 first period deficit to earn the win, scoring seven unanswered goals be-fore the blue squad finally got on the board again in the last few minutes of the third period.

Recent members of the Northstars roster got the blue team ahead early in the first period, with Myles Ben-nett opening the scoring from the slot less than six minutes into the game. The lead doubled under a minute later when Tanner Hepp got in alone on a breakaway and beat goaltender Tyler Davis high with a between-the-the-legs shot from the edge of the crease.

Stapleton got his first near the mid-way mark of the opening period, bat-ting a rebound out of the air to make it 2-1. Steven Goran tied things up with about five minutes to go before the

first intermission.The white team took the lead on a

goal from Greg Long in the second period and quickly doubled their lead when Stapleton set up Jeff Lapointe, who fired a high shot past goaltender Raymond Correia’s glove from the slot. The final goal of the middle frame went to Dylan Hykawy, who poke checked the puck away from an opponent on the boards before carrying the puck into the middle of the ice and shooting it past the screened netminder.

Stapleton made it 6-2 with his second goal of the game early in the third and Goran got his second as well, getting in alone on goal and scoring with a deke to the backhand. Hepp cut the white team’s lead to four with three minutes to play and Stapleton con-cluded the scoring in the final minute.

The game opened with the North-stars’ current head coach Doug Kor-man dropping the puck for a ceremon-ial faceoff. Korman was recognized for his 20 years as a coach with the Northstars at a reception following the game.

Trojans’ fi rst tournament an exceptional start to

ambitious high school basketball seasonBY IAN [email protected]

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior varsity girls’ basket-ball team got their season off to a good start in Winni-peg earlier this month, says their coach Sara Gillis, not-ing that the team will play a tough schedule to prepare for what she hopes is a championship season.

“Overall, it was an ex-ceptional start for the RDPC team who will be setting the bar high as they work their way through a competitive tournament schedule this season, aiming for top spot in the end,” said Gillis.

The Trojans – an AAA team – started the Pembina Trails Classic tournament against an AAAA oppon-ent with a loss before win-ning the rest of their games to emerge as winners of the consolation side of the bracket.

“Miles Macdonell came

out very strong against the Trojans, who were slow to start their fi rst game of the season,” said Gillis, whose team trailed 21-5 at the end of the fi rst quarter. “The Trojans managed to recover and play a more competitive game through the remain-der of the game, outscor-ing Miles Mac in the next three quarters, but could not make up the whole 16-point defi cit they started with, ending in a 47-58 loss, sending RDPC to the consolation side of the tour-nament.”

Adrianna Proulx had 18 points for the Trojans in the game while Caitlin Fennell added 12 points and hauled in 10 rebounds.

The next two games were one-sided affairs, with RDPC beating Dakota Col-legiate 59-32 and the Lord Selkirk Royals 71-48.

“Proulx and Fennell shone again for the Trojans

in the Dakota game netting 15 and 17 points respect-ively and Justice Jackson controlled the paint with 16 rebounds and 10 points in the game,” Gillis said. “In the Selkirk game, Fen-nell and Proulx were sharp again with 16 and 15 points respectively, while starter Brianna Bourguignon came on strong with 11 points and some sound defensive play on Selkirk’s big posts. Finleigh Tucker-Titanich also had big contributions with eight points and 11 re-bounds.”

The wins booked the Trojans a spot in the con-solation fi nal against the Kildonan East Collegiate Reivers, another AAAA school from Winnipeg.

“The teams seemed worthy of each other, play-ing competitively to 27-27 halftime score,” said Gillis. “At halftime, the Trojans refocused to make defence

their primary focus, holding Kildonan East to only eight points in the second half and breaking open their own offensive opportunities

to roar to a 67-35 victory. Proulx was in fi ne form, dropping 27 points, while Jackson netted 12 points and again dominated the

boards with 15 rebounds. Fennell was also geared for a good fi nal game with 11 points and 12 re-bounds.”

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Dolores Proulx

The R.D. Parker Collegiate varsity girls’ basketball team beat Kildonan East Collegiate

67-35 in the consolation fi nal of the Pembina Trails Classic tournament in Winnipeg Dec.

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The multi-use pathways around the city of Thomp-son now come complete with guidelines to help resi-dents know what is allowed on these walkways. Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) health promotion co-ordinator Bruce Krentz and Michael Isaac, medical officer of health in Winnipeg, spoke about active transportation during the Dec. 15 coun-cil meeting.

“I firmly believe we need to write the good news story that we want to read someday. So I’ve written a news story that I hope to read in the Thompson Citizen on Dec. 15, 2024, 10 years from now.” Says Isaac.

In the make-believe article, Isaac touched on areas that Thompson currently, in 2014, is succeeding at. This included the first health summit. “What the community told us that we needed to work together to create a community where making the healthy choice is the easy choice and create opportunities for every resident to be healthy.”

Isaac says Thompson was one of the first com-munities in the region to recognize the importance of active transportation, such as the multi-use path-ways. Since then, active transportation has become the number one recommendation in the master parks plan, and it’s one of the key themes in the sustain-able community plan. “These active transportation networks allow people to use their own power to get around, decreasing the amount of time they are sit-ting. They also separate car and truck traffic from cyclists and pedestrians, reducing the chance of in-jury.” These pathways, Isaac says, are well-connect-ed, well-maintained, easily navigated and lead to all major sites in the city.

The newly approved guidelines say active trans-portation uses human power. This includes anything without a motor, with the exception of motorized wheelchairs, such as walking, cycling, in-line skat-ing, skateboarding and skiing.

All users should keep to the right while using the path, and pass on the left, just like a road. There is a speed limit of 20 kilometres an hour, and cyclists must have front and rear reflectors, and warn ped-estrians when approaching. A cyclist can do this by using a bell, a horn or the use of a vocal warning.

Krentz said about a year-and-a-half ago, active transportation became a talking point in Thomp-son. After presentations to the recreation and public works committee, a citizens committee was formed that helped guide it into what it stands for today. “We started to look at our active transportation network on a bigger scale. We were seeing what pieces were maybe missing, what could we change, and stuff like that. We spent a fair bit of time talking about that, and we have since met with the committees. What we’re committed to now is working together to make a five-year plan for the city, so if funding becomes available through the budget process, it’s easy to see where we get from Point A to Point B.”

Isaac says it’s about changing the trajectory of health in the region, all by working together to pre-vent disease. “We want people to wear out the soles of their shoes, the chains on their bikes, and the wheels on their rollerblades. Thompson is giving the residents every chance to do that with their active transportation networks and commitment to healthy city planning.”

Krentz finished the presentation by saying the active transportation committee wants to work on two major areas - snow clearing and creating bike lanes for this upcoming summer.

Council approves multi-use path guidelines


Bruce Krentz, Northern Regional Health Authority health promotion co-ordinator, seen using the multi-use paths. City

council recently passed guidelines for these routes throughout the city.

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About Lake Winnipeg RegulationThe Manitoba Clean Environment Commission is holding a public hearing and invites groups and individuals to share your experiences at public sessions to be held in various communities around Lake Winnipeg.

Project OverviewManitoba Hydro has applied for a Final Licence for Lake Winnipeg Regulation under The Water Power Act and the Water Power Regulation 25/88R. Under the regulation, the term of a “final” licence is 50 years, calculated from when the project is fully operational, which in this case is 1976. The final licence requested will expire in 2026. Another application must be made to continue operating after that date.

The Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship requested that the Commission consider the broader public policy rational regarding regulation of the lake; hear evidence regarding the effects and impacts; review the success and failures of the implementation of the broader public policy; and provide advice regarding future monitoring and research.

To access supporting documents regarding the licence application go to www.cecmanitoba.ca.

Public Sessions will take place at locations around the lake and in Winnipeg, as follows:

Thompson January 12 3:30 pm – 5 pm Juniper Centre 108 Nelson Road 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Wabowden January 13 3:30 pm – 5 pm Wabowden Arena 306 Fleming Drive 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Pine Dock January 27 6:30 pm – 8 pm Pine Dock Community Hall

Ashern January 29 3:30 pm – 5 pm Royal Canadian 3 Main Street E 6:30 pm – 8 pm Legion

Grand Marais February 2 3:30 pm – 5pm Grand Marais 424 Matilda 6:30 pm – 8 pm Recreation Centre

Selkirk February 4 3:30 pm – 5 pm Selkirk Inn and 162 Main Street 6:30 pm – 8 pm Conference Centre

Gimli February 5 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Waterfront Centre 94 First Avenue 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Manigotagan February 9 6:30 pm – 8 pm Manigotagan Community Hall

Cross Lake TBD

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Winnipeg March 9 OPEN HOUSE 3 pm – 5 pm RBC Convention Centre 375 York Avenue 7 pm – 9 pm

March 10 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

March 11 1 pm - 5 pm 7 pm – 9 pm

March 12 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

March 16-17 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Fort Garry Spa and 222 Broadway

March 18 1 pm – 5 pm Conference Centre 7 pm – 9 pm

March 19 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

March 23 -26 9:30 am – 4:30 pm RBC Convention Centre 375 York Avenue

Additional days may be added as necessary. Schedule changes will be posted at www.cecmanitoba.ca, on the mobile site and announced at appropriate sessions.

Register TodayIf you, or your group or organization is interested in making a presentation at one of these hearing sessions, please register at least seven (7) days before the session. All presentations will be limited to 15 minutes unless prior arrangements have been made with the Commission office. To register please complete the presenter registration form available at www.cecmanitoba.ca or from the mobile site on your cell phone, and submit to the Commission office or contact them directly.

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Northern Regional Health Authority embraces Sinclair inquest recommendations


Recommendations are being implemented by the Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) fol-lowing an inquest into the death of Brian Sin-clair. Sinclair, a double-amputee, was waiting in a Winnipeg hospital emer-gency room in September 2008. No staff members ever assisted him as he waited in the emergency room for 34 hours, which lead to the 45-year-old’s death.

Provincial court judge Tim Preston wrote a 195-page judicial inquest report. This report con-tained 63 recommenda-tions for regional health authorities to consider. Helga Bryant, CEO of the NRHA, received these recommendations Dec. 12. “There were lots that caught my eye, many of them make very good sense. None of them came as a surprise, and as a region we welcome all of them.”

Bryant says certain things within the NRHA changed immediately after Sinclair’s death. “Now that we have the actual recommenda-tions we can really move forward with full haste

and organization. Some changes were keeping a much better eye on the waiting room. That was really a key gap in the system, and in Mr. Sin-clair’s case.” Keeping a better eye on the patients meant turning the chairs towards the triage nurs-es. Bryant explained pre-viously the chairs were facing televisions so the nurses and cameras could not see a patient’s face.

Many of the recommen-dations apply to health regions throughout the province. Bryant is spear-heading an implemen-tation team within the NRHA. She says follow-ing what the other health regions do is important. “Many of those recom-mendations apply to all of the RHAs and many of them require fund-ing and resources. We want to stay in step in the province so we do things similarly and in a co-ordinated fashion.” The implementation team will include nurses, phys-icians and all of the ap-propriate representation, Bryant says.

The recommendations include that all vulnerable persons, including those with mobility issues, be assisted by staff, patients

be woken up at regular intervals, and staff must intervene when a person is vomiting in the ER.

All patient information must be entered electron-ically so each citizen only has one single electronic health record. This way it can be accessible to all health care facilities.

Many recommendations also include First Nations and aboriginal needs. The regional health au-thorities must plan with Manitoba First Nations to review the feasibility of the establishment of rural indigenous personal care homes, where deemed appropriate. Other rec-ommendations include reviewing the feasibility of hiring and retention of aboriginal discharge planners, and recruiting an indigenous elder for emergency departments.

Byrant wants to make these recommendations and changes in the name of Sinclair. “We’ve waited a long time for this in-quest to be over. Judge Preston wrote the report very speedily. We wel-come it, we embrace the recommendations, and I’m really excited about how we can turn this tragedy into a legacy for Brian and for the north.”

RCMP seeking tips on gift theft


Thompson RCMP is appealing to the public for information about the theft of Christmas gifts and groceries from the City Centre Mall on Dec. 23.

The victim left a cart full of approximately $400 worth of Christmas presents and groceries unattended and two sus-pects absconded with it.

The male suspect is aboriginal in appear-ance and was wearing all black clothing as well as a black hat. The second suspect was female and aboriginal in appearance with a heavy build and was wearing a black coat and beige pants.

Anyone with informa-tion on this theft can call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909 or CrimeStop-pers anonymously at 1-800-822-8477. Tips can also be submitted securely online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or by texting “TIP-MAN” plus a message to CRIMES (274637).

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Thompson RCMP is appealing to the public for information

about the theft of Christmas gifts and groceries from the

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Continued from Page 3cousin Cathy (Stabback) for the suggestion. Zak played guitar and sang Garth Brook’s ‘Belleau Wood,’ while his dad accompanied on guitar and vocals. Pete defi nitely has some competi-tion on the ‘campfi re circuit!’

Next Zak Roberts played and sang solo and, in doing so, easily stole the show. He performed ‘What Child is This’ and it sent shivers right through you listening to this young man’s voice. It is strong and pure and will no doubt only get better as the years progress. They looked to be signing him up for next year’s concert as he left the stage to a thunder-ous applause.

Succeeding the Roberts, J.H. Kerr teacher Marc Beaulieu and Skyler Ful-more settled in and sang an original composition that the duo was debuting

at the concert: ‘Black Bear in the Shadows.’ Mr. ‘B’ gave fair warning that although they practised, they weren’t tight and as they got into the chorus of the tune, it appeared the audience was helping them write it right there! Beaulieu proved to be quite the showman though and glossed over a couple of false starts quite hand-ily. He even brought a few props to the stage, playing an electric guitar with the fuzz on and a hat that he placed on his ‘bear’ head. The piece almost became a stand-up act! Nevertheless, ‘Black Bear in the Shadows’ is a fi ne tune and both gents were a hard act to follow.

However, they were fol-lowed by a ‘thrown together’ group made up of Tyson Cor-man (guitar), Tegan Arms-worthy, Scott Booth and Morrissa Boerchers (vocals), and Ken Medwid (on what

looked and sounded like a large mandolin). They sang two selections: Joni Mitch-ell’s ‘River’ (some nice har-monies) and ‘Baby its Cold Outside.’ Tegan and Scotty proved they both have pipes; and this was particularly evident with the back and forth between them on the second selection.

While the stage was being set up for the fi nal acts, from behind the closed curtain, Cathy Stabback recited a Re-membrance Day poem writ-ten by an Afghan soldier. The effect of hearing, but not seeing, her compounded the poignancy of the words. Well done!

The second-to-last per-formance of the evening was a collaborative effort between Tony Butt, Bev Krul, Elissa Bogdan and Dennis Yates. One wondered how Tony would have the wind to sing after manag-

ing the stage and sound all evening, but sing he did and wonderfully well. The group did two songs: ‘Mary Did You Know’, which featured the not-often-heard but much-enjoyed vocals of Denis Yates and ‘This is Christmas,’ which reminded everyone that Elissa and Bev have two of the fi nest voices in Snow Lake. High notes are never a problem for these two!

Finally, the ‘book club’ hosts of the event closed the show with ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’ with accompaniment by Marc Beaulieu on guitar. It wasn’t half bad, but perhaps their talents lie elsewhere … like read-ing books, or organizing Christmas concerts. It was an enjoyable evening and one most everyone in at-tendance looks forward to repeating itself next year.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYManitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Incorporated is seeking a highly motivated individual that will perform the functions of Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will facilitate and support the coordination and development of ASETS initiatives with its MKO First Nation communities.

ASETS Program Coordinator (Full time Position)Reporting to the Program Manager, this positon requires excellent analytical, fi nancial reporting, planning, organizing, interpersonal, and communication skills. Knowledge of First Nations culture and understanding of the challenges faced by First Nations communities is essential.

Qualifi cations:

• Formal training in the area of business administration and/or a minimum two to three years’ related experience or equivalent combination of education related to the duties and responsibilities specifi ed;

• Experience in analyzing and reconciling monthly, quarterly, or annual fi nancial reports;

• Knowledge of the guidelines and reporting requirements of the ASETS Program;

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders;

• Strong organizational and problem-solving ability with a demonstrated commitment to deadlines, accountability, and details;

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• Must be computer literate and have a good knowledge of MS Offi ce (specifi cally Word and Excel profi ciency)

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Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer 867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4 Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: [email protected]

Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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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.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Classification: Administrative Assistant 3 Full-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to June 15, 2016 The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 14-103 Closing Date: January 13, 2015Please 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.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - HUMAN RESOURCES Classification: Clerk 3 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 14-092 Closing Date: January 13, 2015Please 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.

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK Classification: Accounting Clerk 1 Full-Time Regular Position Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 14-104 Closing Date: January 13, 2015Please 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.

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BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ADVISOR

Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Director of Health, the BF/BHC Advisor will assist member First Nations in planning, development, coordination and evaluation of the Brighter Futures Initiative (BFI) and Building Healthy Communities (BHC) community-based programs. The BF/BHC Advisor shall provide assistance to all KTC member bands as requested by the KTC Chiefs and community-based staff, to ensure programs within the Brighter Futures Initiative and Building Healthy Communities are meeting the needs of its First Nations communities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post Secondary education / training in the Social Services fi eld. Should have demonstrated ability with the First Nation’s community development, community health planning, policy development and able to facilitate the transfer of skills to community based resources.

• Knowledgeable of government agencies and various organizations.

• Should have good communication and organizational skills.• Computer skills are needed for various input of reporting

requirements.• Ability to speak Cree/Dene would be an asset.• A valid Driver’s license would be an asset.• Must be prepared to travel extensively.

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two (2) 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

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba

R8N 0Y4

Fax No: 204-677-0256

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm, January 9, 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 John Spence, Director of Health or Lisa Beardy.

Yard Manager (Full Time)Thompson, Manitoba

Reporting to the Store Manager, the Yard Manager will be responsible to oversee the effective and effi cient operation of the yard operations. These duties include coordinating receiving, supervision of safe work practices and forklift operation, merchandise loading and delivery, merchandise storage, staff supervision and customer service.The successful candidate must be able to lift a minimum of 50lbs and have strong organizational skills. A valid Class 5 driver’s license is required but a Class 3 license would be preferred. Forklift certifi cation is also preferred, but if required training can be provided. Knowledge of building materials is an asset but not required. The ability to work in a team environment is essential.If you would like to build your career with our company, please forward your resume in confi dence to:

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Administrative & Client Service AssistantWe are looking for an energetic, self-motivated individual to support the administrative needs of an independent insurance and fi nancial services offi ce. He or she will be a proven self-starter with a high level of professional business practices, strong communication skills (verbal and written), be extremely organized and committed to providing outstanding customer service.

Formal administrative training, general offi ce experience, excellent interpersonal skills, mastery of MS Offi ce Suite, and experience in the fi nancial services industry will be distinct advantages to the successful candidate.

Please send your resume to [email protected]

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salesperson/Management TraineeSeeking a highly motivated, permanent, full-time salesperson for busy expanding retail store.

Successful applicant will be well groomed, outgoing and personable, and able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and procedures. Applicants should possess a positive attitude, and be professional in appearance and demeanor. A high degree of proficiency with new and emerging technologies is required.

Wireless Solutions offers an above industry average performance based compensation package with benefits. Applicants must be available to work during store hours which are from 9 AM to 6 PM weekdays, and 9:30 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check.

Please drop off resume and cover letter in person to:

Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect Thompson16-50 Selkirk Avenue,

Thompson, MB R8N0M7Attention: Vincent W. Shumka

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