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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Serving the Hub of the North since 1960 Volume 56 • Issue 19

BY KACPER [email protected]

Harlan Cordell made an unexpected con-nection with the past on May 1, when he stumbled upon that oldest and subtlest of memes: a message in a bottle.

Cordell found the bottle in the back-woods along the Grass River, where he was duck hunting with his son Scott, and his son’s girlfriend, Peyton Chuckrey. Har-lan Cordell spotted the clear glass bottle when he went to retrieve a stick from the shoreline, but it was his son who managed to pry the rusted cap from the bottle and retrieve the note.

“Don’t open it,” Harlan Cordell warned. “It smells.”

The note is a typewritten one: “Dear Finder: Thanks for fi nding my bottle. If you will please let me know in a letter the place and time of your fi nd and the number of this note, I’ll be able to send you exact data on where & when it was set afl eat [sic]. Perhaps you could resend it in water with both our names and ad-dresses? Thanks Again!”

Harlan Cordell estimated the bottle to be from the early 1980s; he’s found a few such bottles, though none with a note inside so far. If the estimate is correct, it means the bottle is roughly 30 years old, making it anyone’s guess whether the ad-dress is still valid. But Cordell says they’ll be sending a letter anyway. In fact, they’ve already written one out.

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Local Red Cross disaster response volunteer Tammy Leslie was preaching the message of preparedness during Emergency Prepared-ness Week May 1-7 and couldn’t have had a more attentive audience due to the massive evacuation of Fort McMurray in Alberta, which was overrun by a fi re that reached the city limits within days of igniting.

“It’s incredibly fresh in everybody’s minds right now with what is happen-ing in Fort Mac,” said Leslie, particularly given the paral-lels between that commun-ity and Thompson. “It’s a similar community. They’re a resource-based community so very similar to Thompson on a much larger scale. Fort

Mac residents had only 30 minutes to get everything they could think of and get out.”

Thompson has plenty of experience with evacuations due to forest fi res, though thankfully as a destination for evacuees rather than a source of them to this point.

“We’ve done that as re-cently as last summer,” said Leslie. “We’ve evacu-ated community members to Thompson.”

Being prepared doesn’t ne-cessarily have to be a mas-sive undertaking, she says.

“In the preparedness kit you want to have things such as food, clothing, informa-tion on medical histories, health card numbers, water, any extras that you might require and something that can sustain you for up to 72

hours,” Leslie says, as well as extras such as diapers if you have babies and medi-cations. A full tank of gas is a good idean in case you have to evacuate. “If there was a mass evacuation out of Thompson there’s only one highway in, one highway out so you have to consider the resources that might be avail-able along the highway lead-ing into and out of town.”

Planning is just as im-portant as having needed supplies.

“A really good thing to do is to plan a meeting place if you have to leave your home or if you have to leave your community so if you become separated from your family members you might have al-ready had a predetermined place to meet up,” Leslie said.

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Week is also a time when the Red Cross evaluates its own preparedness and trains vol-unteers to be more effective.

“What they like to do is a whole lot of training with each of their individual vol-unteers and then practise together as groups as well,” Leslie said. “Their mandate for the volunteers is to train us in how to assist people in actual disasters. So many times our jobs might include assisting people in fi nding accommodations, assisting people in getting the basic necessities of life like their accommodations, clothing, food, water, anything that they might need for personal hygiene.”

There are currently about 6,000 Red Cross volunteers involved in disaster response across Canada, but the roster

is by no means full. “They’re always looking

for more,” Leslie says. “We all have jobs, we all have per-sonal lives so the more people that we can have, defi nitely the better. No prior training or experience is necessary. It’s just a simple application on the Red Cross.ca website. You’ll be contacted for an interview and all training is provided by the Red Cross.”

Given the scale of the Fort McMurray evacuation, dona-tions to the effort are wel-come and can be made via the Red Cross.ca website or by calling 1-800-418-1111. Money is the best thing to donate because it’s easily moved to where it’s needed.

“Donating specifi c items, whether it’s food, clothing or whatever, is a little bit more

Fort McMurray evacuation underlines the importance of preparing for emergencies

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NICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER BROPHYIt is with deep regret that Nicholas Christopher Brophy was senselessly taken away from us on September 8th 2015.At the young age 18 years, Nicholas is survived by his Mother Tammy (Glenn), Father Darcy Graham, Sister Ashleigh (RJ), Brother Landon, His loving Nieces Chloe and Hadlee, Grandparents Wayne and Patricia Brophy, Auntie Danielle Brophy(Rob), Aunt Sylvia & Melvin Fillier, Uncle Murdock Fillier, Aunts Stephanie Bennett, Trudy & Dayna(Dean) Fillier, Uncle Shawn Fillier, Cousins Cassandra, Denika, Bessie, Matthew, Kayla, Arieona & Stuart, as well as many Aunts, Uncles & cousins in Newfoundland.Nicholas was born in Thompson on September 11th 1996. Growing up he always enjoyed riding around on Quads and dirt bikes. Throughout his school years he enjoyed running track and playing soccer which he excelled at. Aside from school he spent a lot of time snowboarding, going to the skate park and hanging out with friends. There were many memories made at his Nanny and Poppy’s cabin at Setting Lake.Nicholas was always kind and put other people rst. He was always pleasant to be around and willing to lend a hand when needed. He spent a lot of time at his sister’s home helping her with his two nieces which he admired and was very proud of. He was thoughtful of others and very protective over his family. We will miss his witty charm and practical jokes. Nicholas touched the hearts of many and will be truly missed. No words can describe the loss of such a gentle young man with so much potential.

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Grassroots Daycare of-fi cially opened its doors on April 19 at the site of the former Ukrainian Greek Orthodox church on Thompson Drive. Act-ing director Sandra Gagne and Keewatinowi Awasisak Opi-Ki-Wak (KAO) Daycare vice-chair Barb Carlson had

invited parents and organ-izers alike to witness the ribbon cutting and meet the staff who would host their children throughout the day.

The opening is the cul-mination of eight years of fundraising and organiz-ing, beginning with efforts under the Thompson Com-munity Childcare Commit-

tee of Liz Sousa, Angela Hause and Rhonda McDon-ald to replace the Juniper Daycare shortly after it closed, the fruits of which later passed on to KAO. After a failed appeal to the city to receive funding for additional spaces, Univer-sity College of the North (UCN) purchased the cur-rent space and approached KAO with the opportunity to renovate and utilize the building, and currently lease the building to KAO at minimal cost. UCN early childhood education (ECE) students helped set up the childcare space.

The daycare was funded largely through provincial capital funding provided by Manitoba Early Learning and Childcare, as well as a $75,000 contribution from Vale.

Carlson, an ECE in-structor, also thanked several other contributors, including A&B Builders, the Thompson Commun-ity Foundation, Community Futures North Central De-

velopment, the YWCA, the Northern Regional Health Authority, the School Dis-trict of Mystery Lake, the Society of Manitobans with Disabilities, the City of Thompson, the prov-incial government, the Rotary Club, McDonald’s, the Thompson Chamber of Commerce and Safeway. She also thanked Terri Tret-jak, who put in consider-able time and energy into renovations, including late-night calls due to break-ins. Tretjak was also involved early in the process, joining the Community Child Care Committee shortly before it evolved into the KAO Daycare Expansion Com-mittee responsible for the fi nal opening.

Carlson and Gagne were joined by KAO board mem-bers Nicole Marques and Andrea Robinson, KAO staff Lindsay Horton and Melissa Harris, as well as contributor Liz Sousa. Also present were UCN ECE students who helped put together the space.

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EILEEN MACDONALD (ALLEN)August 13, 1917 – May 6, 2016

Our hearts are saddened by the loss of our dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Eileen was born in Southhampton, England, she immigrated to Canada with her parents at the age of three months. She married Don MacDonald on September 17, 1935. Eileen and Donald arrived in Thompson, Manitoba in 1959 where she began her position as Director of Housekeeping at the Thompson General Hospital (Which at that time was four beds in a house on Juniper Drive), as the hospital expanded so did her role, she continued with her career until she retired in 1983 at the age of 67 years.Eileen was predeceased by her husband in 1977, and her son in-law Ron Stoker in 2014.She is survived by her daughters, Dorothy Stoker and Sharon (Dennis) Johnson. Grandchildren, Tracy Danyluk (Ed), Terry, Tim (Sandra), Tonya Muska, Duane (Georgette), Jeff (Margo) Dawn and Steven (Mareo). 20 Great-Grandchildren (hence the name GG), Kaitlyn, Allysa, Tanner, Tim, Jack, Danika, Casper, Chase, Colby, Josh, Tayler, Dylan, Austin, Rachel, Cydney, Thomas, Kennedy, Jay, Marrin and Libby. Two Great Great-Grandchildren, Mason and Khalli, and 3 Sisters, Betty, Joan and Barbara.Cremation has taken place and there will be a Family Gathering at a later date.If friends desire, donations may be made in memory of Mom to the Northern Spirit Manor in Thompson where she was so wonderfully cared for.Boardman Funeral Home in care of arrangements, call 204-778-7982.

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May 4 was McHappy Day, Mc-Donald’s annual local charity drive, and this year’s benefi ciary is the Hope North fl ag football camp taking place on the fi rst weekend of June. Along with the proceeds of over $10,000 in silent auction prizes, McDonald’s contributes $1 from every Happy Meal, Big Mac and hot beverage purchased that day, as well as the red shoe dona-tions being collected throughout the month.

The record amount collected on this year’s McHappy Day high-lights just how much the issue of mental health has touched Thompsonites: McDonald’s raised $10,630 for Hope North, twice the $5,000 that the outlet raises in an average year. By 1:30 p.m. that day, the restaurant had already raised $4,000.

“We’ve had a phenomenal community response,” owner Brett O’Meara said. “Suicide in the north has really been high-lighted recently, and if we can put on an event that helps celebrate life, that’s really critical for the community.”


Industry and city lead-ers gathered in the Univer-sity College of the North’s (UCN) main lobby May 3 to kick off North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, led by Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) Worksafely chair Peter Paulic.

Throughout the week, NAOSH partners organized workplace programs in or-der to “focus the attention of employers, employees, the general public and all workers in occupational safety and health, of the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace,” said Paulic, who was joined by guest speakers Mayor Dennis

Fenske, Wescan Mech-anical’s Chris Henry, Vale Manitoba Operations vice-president Mark Scott, and UCN’s Dan Smith.

Paulic recalled how safety culture has changed rapidly in recent years. “I can remember back in ‘96, Ted Smook talking to us saying that we’re going to start a safety program. There were six or seven of us, and of those seven I was the only one that was not injured at the time. And yet we were questioning Ted over why we were do-ing this.” Henry had simi-lar sentiments: “We relied on a lot of luck back then.”

Paulic noted proudly that Smook Contractors today carries the lowest Work-ers Compensation Board (WCB) costs in its indus-

try, and has not experi-enced a lost-time accident in over a year. “One of the most gratifying feelings as someone running a busi-ness is that everyone gets to get home, with their families, without issues.”

Fenske remarked on the City of Thompson’s Safe-Operations framework, based on Vale’s own Safe-Production program. In February, the city credited the program with a two-thirds reduction in the city’s WCB costs. “It’s im-portant topic in the city of Thompson, as an employer, and as a mayor as well.”

But for Henry and Scott, it was critical to remember that safety wasn’t about the savings. “The amount of money somebody’s life is worth immeasurable. I’m

sure an insurance company could tell you what that value is, but seeing some-one not go home to their family is something that would hurt me forever,” said Henry. Scott agreed: “Safety is a moral impera-tive, not a fi nancial one.”

Smith acknowledged the role of education in fostering a culture of workplace safety. “Ensur-ing safe work is a critical managerial responsibility at UCN, and it’s a critical curriculum outcome for UCN as an educational institution.”

Several speakers also re-minded Thompsonites of the ongoing spring clean-ing in the city, which will mean machinery and re-duced visibility in working areas.

UCN hosts North AmericanOccupational Safety and Health Week kickoff


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struction Association in a very safe high-visibility vest.


Thompson McDonald’s owner Brett O’Meara (second from left) stands with

fl ag football camp co-ordinator Kurtis Stolth (left), Claudius Dimeji (right), and

O’Meara’s son Tristan, dressed as Grimace.

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Audience entertained, volunteers honouredBY DONNA WILSON

Lights, camera, action! Slight exaggeration, but there was lots of action at the Juniper Centre April 30 during Thompson Play-house’s performance of Polter-Heist. Between a nagging wife (Delsie Jack) chasing around her hen-pecked husband (Anthony Wake), two secret service agents (Shannon Ethier and Amanda Fulton), a so -called paranormalist in-spector (Kevin Hopton), a wacky DJ (Darlene Tsit-sos) that doesn’t know her CD from a … well, let’s not go there …The hilari-ous Madam Zelda (Coral Bennett) invited ghosts to run around the centre, one named Olivia showed up in her wedding dress. A fake ghost hiding under a fl ow-ered sheets scared some guests enough to scream, but the face on the im-personator was priceless as Madam Zelda ripped off the fl owered sheet. The play heard many laughs from the audience who in fact all had a role in the play as they wore nametags as guests of the “Boo” convention.

The play ended in tragedy as Madam Zelda tippy-toe

danced across the room in a long drawn-out death scene which had the audi-ence laughing when she hit the stage legs up. The audi-ence were then challenged to guess “who done it.” There were few guesses for other characters, even I, the director, was suspected, but most Boo guests hit the nail on the head with the wacky DJ taking the blame.

The night was not over with the end of the play.

Rachel Templeton, execu-tive director of the Juniper Centre, and board member Jennifer Dyke, announced the winner of the Juniper Centre Volunteer of the Year. This year the award went to three people: long-time volunteers Lorraine and Gord Rogerson, and Delores Kern who has volunteered for the centre for more than 30 years! All very deserving winners. But they weren’t the only winners that even-

ing. Guests of the dinner theatre ended up taking home some great prizes, too.

It was a great evening with delicious food, catered by Amanda with help from the Juniper Centre staff and we had over 30 volunteers! Great food, great service, great entertainment, great big laughs and great prizes: can it get any greater?

Thank you to everyone from the Thompson Play-house cast to all of the Juni-per Centre volunteers, and to our great sponsors for making our dinner theatre another great success. This year our dinner theatre was sold out within one week of printing tickets and maybe next year, if all goes well, we will consider having it held over two nights in an effort to allow more people to enjoy the fun evening. A lot of work goes in to pre-paring for a one-time play but thanks to a great audi-ence we felt it was worth the effort. And it’s always worth the effort to help raise funds for a great cause such as the Juniper Centre.

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ing Thompson Playhouse’s performance of Polter-Heist.

Act on lessons

learned quickly

The Boy Scouts’ motto is well-known to most of us: be prepared.

Unfortunately, however, there is often a gap between what we as individuals and citizens know we should do and what we actually follow through on.

And while last week’s events in Fort McMurray, Alberta – where 80,000-plus people had to evacuate the city as parts of it were overrun by wildfi re – were undoubtedly a tragedy for those forced to fl ee their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs, and particularly for those who lost their lives, and others who lost their homes, if any good can come of it, it will be the realization it forces upon the rest of us, who so far have not been so unlucky, of how underprepared we are for disasters large and small.

If you can assess your current disaster readiness and say with confi dence that you have water and food and clothes for three days, maybe a fl ashlight and some cash, and originals or copies of important docu-ments like passports, birth certifi cates and insurance policies, you may be in the minority.

The situation in Fort McMurray is analogous to what Thompson would face in the event of a wild-fi re threatening the city: there are only two ways out by land, and only one direction in which you can be sure of eventually fi nding services needed to sur-vive, whether accommodations or fuel or food, and of not running out of road. Ironically, what makes Thompson, for many residents, the ideal place to live – namely, the reality of being surrounded by so much wilderness to enjoy and explore – also makes it vul-nerable to the sort of situation that unfolded in Fort McMurray. From the perspective of a forest fi re, we are surrounded by thousands of hectares of fuel.

What’s more, large-scale natural disasters are not the only threat we face. Many of us can probably not state with certainty that all the smoke detectors in our homes are fully functional, or even that we have a well-thought-out escape plan, despite the fact that students in local elementary schools come up with such plans every year during Fire Prevention Week. If forced to fl ee our homes in the middle of the night because of a fi re, there’s no guarantee we’d have a chance to grab the things that it’s almost impossible to function without in our modern technological soci-ety: ATM cards, cell phones, photo identifi cation and the like.

Another unpleasant truth is that people frequently dismiss unpleasant truths from their minds nearly as quickly as they enter them. This is not always an undesirable thing: the ability to move on from bad experiences is part of what helps us keep going in the face of tragedies. But this trait also makes it more likely that we will think of the lessons taught to us by Fort McMurray only as long as the enormity of the situation is fresh in our minds. As it fades when the daily updates from that community dwindle to come only every other day, and then once a week, and eventually not at all, unless we know someone affected and are actively keeping tabs on occurrences two provinces away, the likelihood that it will spur anyone to action will also fade. So if you plan to use the Fort McMurray fi re as a springboard to jumpstart becoming better prepared for an emergency, do it now. By this time next week, we may already be forgetting the reminders it provided of how underprepared so many of us are.


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Let the bull looseTo the Editor:

Since most rational North Americans are appalled by the appearance of Donald Trump as a candidate for president, why not give a little thought to what empowers him?

Starting with Republican Ronald Reagan, the American economy was cut loose from legitimate rules and regulations, much to the delight of the super-greedy. The attack on working people began when he fi red all the air traffi c controllers during a labour dispute. Mr. Reagan sold American arms to Iran to fi nance CIA insurrections in Latin America – and the blame was placed on the shoulders of Oliver North. The inquiry into his shady deals as president were labelled “the Reagan I forgot to remember tapes!”

Then, former CIA director George H. W. Bush promptly declared his old ally Saddam Hussein another Hitler and invaded Iraq. They killed tens of thousands fl eeing back from Kuwait after the Gulf War and left Sad-dam in power to justify a heavy American presence in the Middle East. Not a bit of attention was paid to domestic problems in the United States.

Next, Democrat Bill Clinton, whose for-eign policies (Somalia, Yugoslavia) were anything but a success story. But his fl ing with Monica made him shudder; but the electorate loved Bill and his sexual indis-cretions weren’t a big concern for them. Returned to offi ce for a second term and left offi ce with the treasury in a surplus situation in Washington.

Then, by God, came George W. Bush. His brother (governor of Florida Jeb Bush)

rigged the presidential election, so even though George W. lost Florida he became commander-in-chief without the votes re-quired. The reign of this cowboy is plagued with foreign policy blunders and so much corruption, it would take a hundred books to document.

With the assistance of Cheney and Rum-sefl d, George started a war in Iraq, the con-sequences of which are still being felt today. Because of the criminal neglect of the Bush administration, the American banking sys-tem crashed and trillions of tax dollars were given to “bail out” the corrupt bankers.

Big change when Obama came to power: all the men who orchestrated the near-collapse of the world banking system were hired by Obama and took high-profi le jobs in the fi nance and treasury departments; not one person prosecuted!

Trump is capitalizing on thorny stupid issues, making outrageous statements that would “make a sailor blush,” yet he appeals to a shocking amount of people who feel betrayed by the traditional Democrats and Republicans. People get the exact type of representation they vote for – and if any person has suffered in the United States, it is the millions of working people who lost their jobs and homes recently. Tell them that Clinton has something to offer the people; four more years of deception and half-truths. So much for “trickle-down” economics and all of the benefi ts of wealth for middle-class Americans.

Angus CampbellThompson

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Libraries. They’re all about reading quietly, books and getting shushed, right?

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people can obtain more read-ing material than they could ever possibly get through without getting off the sofa, libraries can’t be only about books if they want to keep attracting patrons. So the Thompson Public Library is redoubling its efforts and trying to transform itself into a venue for arts and cultural events as well.

“We’re trying to branch out because that’s what li-braries have to do now,” says library assistant Amanda Sanders. “They can’t just be centres for books and read-ing and all that. You have to be a community centre that does more than just reading because people don’t have to come to the library to ac-cess their reading material. So we’re trying to convince them to come in for other reasons.”

The library recently held its fi rst paid registration event in a long time – an evening of learning and practising henna designs.

“It was very well-attended and we had a lot of fun,” says Sanders. “We had almost 20 people at it and we had a lot of fun and we were there for three hours and we were not planning to be, that’s how much fun we were having.”

Other paid events coming up include a kids’ gardening workshop on May 14 and an

evening of wine and paint-ing on May 20.

“The gardening workshop is getting put on by the re-tired teachers who do our planters outside so we asked if they would also teach the kids how to do plants be-cause usually they come in and they teach the kids about plants once they’re already bloomed,” Sanders says.

There are also plenty of free events that aren’t book-related, including a weekly exercise session and craft times a couple of months for kids, as well as crochet workshops for adults and feather painting and dream-catcher making coming up, along with a movie night for teens, who are one of the hardest groups to get out to the library.

Don’t get the wrong idea: the library isn’t giving up on books and will have two authors visiting in June as the Thompson Public Li-brary celebrates its 50th anniversary.

“On June 4 we’re going to be having a barbecue from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,” says Sand-ers. “We will be joined that day by author Ruth Ohi. She is a children’s author. She’s

going to be doing story time in the morning just before the barbecue.”

Two days later, on June 6, another author – Beatrice Mosionier, author of The Search for April Raintree – will be the special guest.

“She’s going to be joining us in the library and doing sessions during the day for classes and then doing an open session for the public in the evening,” Sanders says.

Special events will be tak-ing place every Saturday in June, including a kids’ rock painting workshop on June 11, and dream-catcher workshops (at 2 p.m. for kids and 4 p.m. for adults) on June 18, and staff will participate in the Nickel Days parade June 25. On the literary side, a junior book club will be meeting every Saturday in June to read and discuss Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach.

“It’s going to be super-busy at the library,” Sand-ers says, noting that some events have already gotten some new faces through the library’s doors.

“We’ve had quite a few people who don’t use the library coming to our work-

shops and hopefully they decide after they’ve come to our workshops that they want to use the library be-cause we are a great free resource,” Sanders says. “We’re trying to make the library somewhere where we can consistently bring in artists and people who can share their culture.”

The library doesn’t re-ceive any money from the events with paid registra-tion – those fees go towards the cost of supplies and to the people running the workshops.

“I have just started pes-tering everybody in town to come do things at the library and some of them have said yes,” says Sanders.

Despite this, and despite the poster that warns li-brary users, “This is not your parents’ shushing li-brary,” there’s still plenty of time and space for peaceful reading.

“We like to make the li-brary as comfortable as pos-sible and if people need a quiet space we try to make it quiet for them,” Sanders says. “Sometimes we’ll put them in the basement if there’s nothing booked in the basement.”

Library a lively place as50th anniversary approaches

Ashton asks Liberals for public

study of proposed MTS takeover

Tolko Industries Ltd. intends to establish long term

road decommissioning measures on the North

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The May 2 announcement that BCE, the parent com-pany of telecommunications fi rm Bell Canada, intends to purchase MTS in a $4 billion acquisition has Churchill-Keewatinook Aski NDP MP Niki Ashton concerned that decreased telecommunica-tions competition will lead to higher phone and Internet prices for Manitobans.

“Canadians already pay some of the highest wire-less prices in the world,” Ashton said in the House of Commons May 5. “Greater competition in Manitoba means that we pay lower prices than other parts of the country but the pro-posed takeover of MTS by Bell could erase this advan-tage, lead to job losses and sharply increase the prices that we pay. Will the Liber-als commit to a public study of this potential takeover or will they rubber stamp this deal and stand with well-connected business interests instead of standing up for

Manitoba jobs and Manitoba consumers?”

“Our number one concern is to ensure competition for Manitobans and continued investment in rural service,” replied Liberal Minister of Economic Development Navdeep Bains. “While the government does not com-ment on individual compan-ies’ plans, such transactions would be subject to all rel-evant regulatory approvals. We’ll be looking carefully to make sure the concerns of Manitobans are addressed. The government supports competition, choice, avail-ability of service. We want to make sure we have a climate that it is good not only for businesses but for consum-ers as well.”

The proposed sale, which would see Bell purchase all common shares of MTS for a total of approximately $3.1 billion and assume about $800,000 of MTS’s outstand-ing net debt, is expected to close by the end of 2016 or early 2017, subject to court, regulatory and shareholder

approval. MTS shareholders are expected to vote on the agreement in June.

The deal is subject to re-view by the federal govern-ment under the Competition Act and the Broadcasting Act. The Competition Act stipulates that mergers of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy are subject to review by the Commissioner of Competition to determine if they are likely to result in substantial lessening or prevention of competition. The commissioner must be pre-notified of proposed mergers with a transaction size of $87 million or higher. Approval by the Canadian Radio-Television and Tele-communications Commis-sion (CRTC) is required for changes of control or owner-ship of licensed undertakings under the Broadcasting Act. CRTC review is not restricted solely to competitive effects but also considers the effect on broadcasters’ ability to fulfi ll the objectives of the Broadcasting Act.

The same day that the proposed sale of MTS to BCE was announced, MTS announced upcoming price increase for residential and business customers that will take effect July 1. Call-ing features like call display, call forwarding, call waiting and teen ring will increase by $1 each, MTS TV channel and channel group prices will increase $4 or $6 per month and business phone services will increase by as much as $5.65 per month outside of Winnipeg, Brandon and Por-tage la Prairie.

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The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) hosted its annual health circus May 6, providing a fun and friendly environ-ment for children to receive their check-ups prior to en-tering kindergarten in fall of 2016.

Children could receive immunizations, vision and hearing tests, and dental screening, while the whole family could learn from a variety of educational dis-plays for topics such as head lice, healthy eating, bicycle safety and others. In between tests, kids could get their faces painted, do a little bowling, or fi sh for facts at the fi sh pond.

Thompson Fire & Emer-gency Services were also present to give kids tours of the fi re truck and ambu-lance. Unfortunately, rain and hail made Friday a poor afternoon for outdoor activities.

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Tim Johnston spoke to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce May 4 on be-half of Community Futures North Central Development (CFNCD) to encourage it to become a signatory to the Declaration of Common Values for the Sustainable Development of the Bor-eal in Northern Manitoba (now more briefl y known as Northern Values).

Northern Values was born out of the 2015 Bor-eal Summit hosted in The Pas where Johnston met Mathew Jacobson of Pew Charitable Trusts’ Inter-national Boreal Conserva-tion Campaign. With the fi nancial support of Pew, CFNCD spearheaded the formulation of a unifi ed vision for a development and conservation plan for Northern Manitoba among stakeholders and rights-holders on all levels.

The document outlines eight cardinal values for Manitoban boreal stake-holders, each seeking to maximize benefits to northern commun-ities hosting any future development, whether indigenous or non-in-digenous, to ensure all development is feasible in the long term and that communities are earnestly consulted in order to cre-ate regionally meaningful policies.

Jacobson presented the declaration to North-ern Manitoban chiefs at a Thompson conference in January. For Jacobson and Pew, conservation is the primary priority. But Johnston’s priority was development. Johnston stressed what he saw as the subordinate role that northern communities have played under south-ern-dominated govern-ments: “I always quote [Thompson city manager] Gary Ceppetelli, he told

me this long ago: despite whatever political persua-sion has been in govern-ment, there’s fundamen-tally been a philosophy of limited development in Northern Manitoba. Northern Manitoba has undersold itself, and has languished in development because of that concept of limited development.”

Johnston cited the de facto ghost towns of Leaf Rapids and Lynn Lake, single-industry towns viewed as disposable once their mining operations be-came inactive. Johnston also compared Brandon’s development to Thomp-son’s since the 1970s to highlight the prioritization of southern development. “[In] 1974, the population of Brandon was 29,000. The population of Thomp-son was 24,000. If you ever want to see the impact of a limited development philosophy, there’s one.”

Consultation, accord-ing to Johnston, has been a key element lacking in northern policy-making. “We had political parties coming up with documents about Northern Manitoba – Northern Manitoba wasn’t saying, ‘This is critical, this is important.’ So our goal is to take this document, put it in front of government and say, ‘Understand, North-ern Manitoba has grown up and matured. Everyone’s at the table together, and you’re going to have to lis-ten to what’s important to the north.’”

Pew’s boreal conserva-tion campaign was instru-mental in the formulation of Quebec’s Plan Nord, a unifi ed vision for economic development in Quebec’s north that prioritized ecological and economic sustainability, local con-sultation and respect for aboriginal rights. John-ston pointed out that Plan Nord had been outlined as a model document for

the Thompson Economic Diversification Working Gropup (TEDWG) process. The Northern Values dec-laration’s goal is a compar-able economic development plan that prioritizes local consultation and region-specifi c policies.

Johnston praised the TEDWG process, but noted that a process is just a pro-cess without a mechanism for action, but believed that the new Northern Values coalition was a critical next step to accelerate commun-ity development.

Current signatories to the document includes munici-palities such as Thompson, Churchill, Snow Lake and Flin Flon, industry repre-sentatives like Tolko and the Manitoba Mining Asso-ciation, First Nations coun-cils such as those of Norway House and Grand Rapids, and conservation groups like Ducks Unlimited. “We think we have enough of a cross-section of Northern Manitoba to push for that meeting with government,” Johnston noted, “But we had to make sure we had that critical mass.”

CFNCD intends to ap-proach the provincial government with the declaration, supported by a delegation of repre-sentatives from all sig-natory parties. Following preliminary discussions, Johnston believes the or-ganization should push for an institute of north-ern development, much like Brandon’s Institute of Rural Development.

“The first step is to get the signatories,” Johnston stated. “Then, let’s have a discussion with the new government about where we can take this, and I truly believe that institute of northern development is the key.”

Chamber president Os-wald Sawh asked if the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC) would

be lending its support to the document. Johnston assured that the MCC had expressed their support, but could not say with full certainty that they would be signatories to the document. Coun. Colleen Smook, from her under-standing, stated that MCC intended to be a signa-tory, but did not want to appear to be the first sig-natory to the document.

Rodney Frost expressed concerns that parties may find ways to exploit the agreement, and that fears of misuse may generate animosity between stake-holders. “You touched base on one of the land-mines there, that not everyone will use that document with the same intent.”

Johnston was confident in the signatories’ ability to work towards a com-mon goal: “Even when we go to specific companies in the industry, there’s a tremendous reluctance to be first in. No matter what happens, you’re in the game. The basis for success is a relationship of trust and honesty, and you have to build that with success. But what I was amazed at in The Pas is that those relationships are way further along than we think.”

Johnston cited initia-tives like Vale’s POinT (Process Operators in Training) program as an example of northern and indigenous communities entering into fruitful working relationships with industry. “These guys as industry stake-holders are so far ahead of what the public is do-ing, because they know that if they’re not having that dialogue, they’re not going anywhere.”

Sawh said the cham-ber board would consider the document at its next meeting.

Chamber hears Northern Values appeal

RCMP are reminding Thompsonites to be careful about what they leave in their cars after numerous reports of theft from vehicles.

“These incidents are occurring when vehicles are not be-ing locked overnight and valuables that have been left in the vehicles have been stolen,” Thompson RCMP said in a news release. “Please en-sure your vehicles are

locked at all times, and that valuables are not left inside. These include vehicle and house keys, wallets with I.D, cash, cell pones and other elec-tronic devices, bags, and change.”

If you do have something stolen or suspect that someone has gained access to your vehicle, RCMP are asking that you report these incidents to them.

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The stark reminder provided by the Fort Mc-Murray fi re of just how quickly disaster can strike has prompted Northern Manitoba communities to stress emergency prepared-ness, especially as forest fi re season is underway, though there have only been fi ve fi res in the northwest and northeast regions so far this year, with only one of those actively burning May 9. The Town of Snow Lake will be holding an emergency oper-ations exercise on May 13 involving the emergency operations centre, fi re de-partment, RCMP, school, Manitoba Conservation and the Snow Lake Clinic.

“The exercise will be to practise the town’s organ-ization in the event of a

major emergency, such as a forest fi re, requiring a potential evacuation of the town,” said a notice on the Town of Snow Lake Face-book page.

Lynn Lake Mayor James Lindsay posted a message on the Town of Lynn Lake’s Facebook page May 7 re-minding residents that al-though the community is currently not in danger from any wildfi res, the scenario is very possible.

“As we have seen in Fort McMurray this week, a wildfi re event can strike any community of any size, and preparation in advance of such an event is critical to ensure that both people and property remain as safe as possible,” wrote Lind-say, encouraging residents to review evacuation in-formation provided by the provincial government and the Town of Lynn Lake’s emergency plan.

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When we were done putting our stuff away we grabbed shovels and walked through the for-est and into a clearing. We were about to build a quinzee. Being able to build one is another sur-vival tip we learned. Mr. Elmore walked around in a big circle. This showed us where to make the hu-mongous snow pile! There were kids digging like puppies and using shov-els to scoop up and dump it onto the huge snow pile. The pile had to be

as tall as Mr. Elmore, not his smart car. We patted it and left it for an hour to harden. After an hour we dug out the inside. Ms. McCartney took pictures of all of us. After that Mr. Elmore started to stack kids on top of the quinzee. It broke with only eight people on top because the snow was crystallized and Ms. McCartney “accident-ly” put a hole in the side of our structure. A strong structure is a solid struc-ture. Poor Ainsley and Ed-die ended up on the bot-tom of the snow pile. They were laughing but chilly.

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In the warm up shack, we got to have our lunch.

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Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Karen McCartney

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If you’d asked kayak in-structors Ben Sewell and Paul Whissel when they held their fi rst student kay-aking sessions in 2008 after fi rst holding adult classes the previous year if they expected to have over 100 participants eight years later, they might not have believed you, though Sewell points out that the amount of preparation is the same regardless of the numbers.

“I can’t believe we went through all the work to do that back then,” says Sewell, noting that whether you’re doing one class of 15 people or back-to-back classes of 20 or more, you’ve still got to get all the kayaks out be-fore you begin and put them all away afterwards. “The City of Thompson makes it all work because we’re able to leave the kayaks out. They make the time slots back to back.”

The adult classes, which are held weekly, have gone from 13 participants in 2006-07 to a high of 34 in 2014-15 and 23 in 2015-16. The in-school program, however, has expanded nearly eightfold, from 13 students when it started in 2007-08 to 103 this year, including 48 in the fall se-mester and a record-high 55 in the spring session that recently concluded.

“That’s almost every boat in the pool,” Sewell said. “The number we had was a perfect prime num-ber where everybody gets good instruction and good practice time.”

Another highlight of the in-school spring session, which included outdoor education class students from R.D. Parker Collegi-ate and students from Wapanohk Community School, was seeing five students successfully com-pleting the kayak roll, a complicated maneuver in which they capsize the boat and then right themselves without any assistance.

“There were people that, they were going to get that kayak roll before they left and that was their determin-ation,” said Sewell. “Some did it and some didn’t do it and the ones that didn’t build that skill. It’s not be-cause they won’t, it’s that realistically you need more time to get that skill. It’s a complex maneuver and you’re upside down in a non-oxygen environment and we’re making you try to do this. I have no doubt that almost all of the students would get it, it just comes down to more time in the pool and more time in the boats. When you’re upside down, it tends to trip people up and the only thing that helps is more practice and more practice.”

After years of teaching together, Sewell says it’s also possible that he and Whissel have honed their craft as well.

“Maybe Paul and I are just getting better and bet-ter at teaching it that we were able to get fi ve in this group,” Sewell said. “This group was, we found, more enthusiastic than some of the previous years we’ve

had.”Sewell and Whissel fi rst

met years before teaming up in Thompson, prior to Sewell joining the RCMP. Sewell and his wife were living in Leisure Falls, Manitoba, near Lac du Bonnet, and Sewell sent an email to a paddling club in Winnipeg, asking if anyone wanted to come up and paddle the area’s rapids with him.

“Paul and a buddy were the fi rst two to take me up on that offer and drove up from Winnipeg and we met and paddled with each other for the day,” says Sewell.

After Sewell joined the RCMP, he was posted in Yukon, where he started a kayaking program in “a tiny little pool in a tiny town.”

When he was posted to Thompson in 2006, he found Whissel was also here and they began offer-ing kayaking classes.

“Paul is a very technical instructor, and I think his job as a crew chief with Calm Air is the reason for this,” says Sewell. “I can always rely on Paul to use the correct terms such as ‘active blade’ when describ-ing a paddle stroke, the Duffek when describing a bow draw.”

Sewell says both he and his teaching partner are organized people who love kayaking and that his own background as an investi-gator involves similar pro-cesses to those he employs in kayak instruction.

“I function systematically and break things down in parts,” Sewell says. “The

kayak roll is a series of ac-tions that we break down into six parts.”

Their differences also make them a good team.

“His kayaking and white-water skills all came from Ontario and mine all came from the Yukon, so you come from a different back-ground and you put it all together and we have a lot of patience and that’s really what it takes with kayak-ing,” he says.

Sewell thinks the stu-dents who take the kayak-ing course – Thompson’s is currently the only in-school kayak program in Manitoba – have some advantages over those who take it up as adults.

“The biggest thing we see

is their willingness to learn and their resilience,” says Sewell. “We fi nd it easier to teach the kids.”

They also have some physical advantages.

“I would say in general they’re in better shape,” he adds.

But perhaps the big-gest advantage of all is the schedule, with daily class-es every weekday for two weeks, as opposed to once a week in the adult sessions.

“The skills being taught are consecutive and you’re building on them and you’re not forgetting them and I think that’s a benefi t as well is having the instruction daily,” Sewell says.

Sewell, whose fi rst job was as a whitewater guide

and who also worked as a lifeguard previously and takes part in ice rescue training through his work with the RCMP, says water is his life and that he and Whissel teach students to respect the power of Mother Nature.

“Nobody has a PFD (per-sonal fl otation device) or a helmet on [during instruc-tion] because we’re in a controlled environment inside but we talk about it at the beginning and at the end that outside of that pool environment, if kids are going to hit Paint Lake and jump in a kayak, that the PFD is mandatory and if you’re going to go into mov-ing water, then the helmet’s mandatory,” said Sewell.

Kayak program reaches most students ever

Thompson Citizen photographs courtesy of Ben Sewell

Over 100 students from R.D. Parker Collegiate and Wapanohk Community School partici-

pated in the in-school kayaking program put on by instructors Paul Whissel (top photo,

right) and Ben Sewell (top photo, left) at the Norplex Pool in the fall and spring semesters

this year.


Sports

• 1 Westwood • 2 Burntwood • 3 Riverside/Deerwood• 4 Eastwood • 5 Juniper/Southwood/BTC

AUTOMATED COLLECTION

MAY/JUNE 2016MON TUE WED THU FRI

95 101 112 123 134165 171 182 193 20423x 245 251 262 273304 315 11 22 33

The automated carts must be placed along your curb no later than 8 am on the day of scheduled pickup AT LEAST one metre apart from other cart/objects. No Parking on residential streets between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm during Garbage/Recycle days for that area. Example: if it is Westwood’s Garbage/Recycle day there is to be no parking on the residential streets in the Westwood Area. This is to aid in the safety for both the residents of Thompson as well as City crews. Vehicles found parked on the streets will be ticketed.

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL INVITATION

Sealed Tenders will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Friday, May 20, 2016 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 and will be opened for the public at that time and date.

RFP #11716 Purchase of One (1) Single Axle Dump

Truck.

RFP documents may be obtained from the offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, 120 Seal Road, Thompson, MB.

Phone (204) 677-7974, email aadeyemi@thompson.

ca between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, or

downloaded from the City website at www.thompson.

ca.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the Proponents from the bidding process if they have failed to complete their obligations under any prior contract with the City of Thompson or have been involved in litigation with the City.

The lowest or any RFP need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing RFPs in accordance with its own criteria for evaluation applied to the work being Proposed, whether or not such criteria has been expressly related to the Proponents. The City of Thompson reserves the right to award the work to the Proponent which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

Proposals will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Friday, May 13, 2016 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6.

RFP #11616 for Rental of Asphalite Truck.

RFP documents may be obtained from the offi ce of the

Purchasing Agent, 120 Seal Road, Thompson, MB.

phone (204)677-7974, email aadeyemi@thompson.

ca between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, or

downloaded from the City website at www.thompson.

ca.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the Proponents from the bidding process if they have failed to complete their obligations under any prior contract with the City of Thompson or have been involved in litigation with the City.

The lowest or any RFP need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing RFPs in accordance with its own criteria for evaluation applied to the work being Proposed, whether or not such criteria has been expressly related to the Proponents. The City of Thompson reserves the right to award the work to the Proponent which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

FULL-TIME INSTRUCTOR/GUARDNorplex Pool - Indefi nite Term Position

The City of Thompson invites qualifi ed applicants to submit a resume for

consideration:

The successful candidate will be 18 years of age or older and must possess

Lifesaving Society current National Lifeguards Service Award (NLS), Lifesaving

Society Instructor (LSI), Standard First Aid and Swim for Life. The candidate must

have effective public relation skills and good communication skills which prove

an ability to give and receive verbal & written instructions.

Preference will be given to those applicants who also possess Instructor Trainer

(IT) and National Lifeguard Service Award Instructor (NLSI).

Duties include preparing, teaching and evaluating lessons and classes; safeguarding

and supervising pool patrons; cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining the pool deck

and miscellaneous equipment. Ability to maintain fi tness level to perform duties

and participate in schedules. Effectively communicate with the public, supervisors,

part-time staff and participates in staff training sessions. Other related duties as

per the job description.

Applications will be accepted up to and including Friday, May 20, 2016. Those

interested may apply in confi dence to:

Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager

City of Thompson

226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6

FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest,

however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is committed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportunities.

We are dedicated to supporting healthy growth and our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residents with high quality municipal services and facilities.

Girls’ doubles badminton team makes it to B-side semifi nal in provincial

badminton playoffs


Girls’ doubles badmin-ton pair Savannah Szocs and Paige Krentz went 5-2 in the round robin and won one of three games in the champion-

ship playoffs to wind up in the 5/6 position at high school badminton provincials in Winkler May 6-7.

Szocs and Krentz lost their initial playoff match 12-21 to Claire Meier and

Olivia Meier of Balmoral Hall, who lost in the final to champions Cassandra Bosc and Julia Tan of Vin-cent Massey Collegiate. The RPDC duo then beat Lhyanne Soto and Venus Ramos of Garden City

Collegiate 21-15, 21-13 before losing 9-21, 21-23 to Haley Choma and Kristen Negrich of Gilbert Plains Collegiate in the B-side semifinals.

The Trojans were also represented at provincials

by Jack Kennedy and Blair Bodie, who finished third in mixed doubles at the Zone 11 cham-pionships but advanced to provincials when the second-place team of Kunj Patel and Ashon-

tae Clemons of Margaret Barbour Collegiate Insti-tute in The Pas couldn’t make the trip. RDPC’s mixed doubles team won three of seven games in the round robin to finish fifth in their pool.

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Savannah Szocs, left, and Paige Krentz, right, of R.D. Parker Collegiate, seen here during

the Zone 11 championships in Thompson April 30, fi nished in the 5/6 position in the girls’

doubles championship playoffs at the high school badminton provincials in Winkler May

6-7.

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Blair Bodie, left, and Jack Kennedy, right, seen April 30 at the Zone 11 badminton cham-

pionships in Thompson, won three of four round-robin matches in the mixed doubles

category at high school badminton provincials in Winkler May 6-7.


Columnists

BY DANIEL MCSWEENEYThere are countless

rather unsettling signs posted everywhere across the United Kingdom that catch your attention im-mediately. They greet you at front entrances of offi ce buildings; stores on High Streets; in back alleys and adorn gated brick walls fronting tidy vine-covered houses along quiet tree-lined British streets. They offer stern warnings that someone is watching and recording you on closed circuit television (CCTV).

Unlike Canada, CCTV is everywhere and it’s hard not to feel you have un-wittingly found yourself starring in a Trumanesque reality TV show – or have woken up to discover with 50 million or so other Britons that you actually do live in a 2016 Orwellian world of “Big Brother.”

In fact, Britain has more security cameras than any other country in the entire world; an estimated one for every 11 people. Some say you most likely get picked up by an average of 70 cameras on a “typical day.” And in a huge mega-city like London, it’s more like 300 times daily.

Such CCTV surveillance is touted as “the single most heavily funded crime pre-vention program” perhaps in the entire world. And it appears to be helping out in solving crimes, a claim supported by Scotland Yard using CCTV evidence in 95 per cent of murder cases.

Just recently, there were three drive-by shootings in London in a single week alone. And I bet the blokes down at the Yard are check-ing every CCTV camera in the vicinity. And in nearby-to-us Birmingham, there was a brazen street shoot-ing this week, captured on CCTV showing a suspect jumping on his bike and fl eeing the scene,

Critics insist it’s not all that effective; it’s costly to maintain and is yet another way for government (aka Big Brother) to monitor its citizenry. And while I understand this concern, it’s revealing to discov-er that the vast majority of CCTV systems are not oper-ated by government, but rather by private individ-uals and businesses.

In some places though, it would seem the use of CCTV has perhaps become a tad excessive. Con-

sider Scotland’s Shetland Islands, where in the cap-ital city of Lerwick, they’ve spent about $500,000 Can-adian on a camera network. That may sound reasonable – but the population of the Shetlands is only 23,000. San Francisco’s population is 35 times greater, and yet the police department there had the same number of cameras.

So why is the UK so mar-ried to CCTV? We certainly aren’t in Canada to the same degree, and yet we have shootings, burglar-

ies, crimes of all ilk every single day. Just read of inci-dents in places like Toronto, Vancouver or even in my hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. We have more than our fair share of bad guys out on the streets and yet CCTV is not nearly as wide-spread as in British society.

At first, I attributed CCTV’s overwhelming UK presence to an incredibly high population density. Then I speculated it was the legacy of World War II; a time when Britain be-came a pioneer in surveil-

lance and “spying” in the face of threats from nearby enemies. It would appear, though, to be something else: the horrific 1993 Liverpool murder of two-year old James Bulger by two 10-year-old boys.

That abduction image was captured on CCTV and was instrumental in police tracking down the culprits. And from the solving of that crime, the British government was in-spired to funnel huge sums of money to local author-ities to set up such camera surveillance systems in local communities.

I am not against CCTV – I believe it helps solve crime. In fact, we have cameras set up at our home in Can-ada as part of a monitored security system. I am sad-dened, though, that such measures are needed. We have been, however, the victims of crime – a home invasion that could have been prevented had our se-curity measures not been turned off.

This incident of 20 years ago made me realize that by making ourselves un-attractive to the criminal element in society, the less chance we have of becom-ing victims. It would seem that the majority of Britons support such thinking – in-cluding support for the use of CCTV. This was demon-strated in a 2013 survey revealing more than two-thirds of UK citizens are OK with CCTV – and 81 per cent recognize its crime-fi ghting

value.With that said, I heard

an airplane fl ying several thousand feet above So-lihull last week. I glinted into the sun and saw it was about the size of single engine Cessna. And yet, it fl ew unlike any nor-mal small aircraft; making unusual turns and fl ying in circles for almost the en-tire afternoon. I concluded it was not a piloted craft; rather a large unmanned drone. I have no idea about its mission – most likely less than clandestine aerial survey work.

I have to admit though feeling a little uncomfort-able because I didn’t know why it was up there. I even mused that what if the CCTV cameras on nearby buildings and street cor-ners were watching me watching the drone. I de-cided that was indeed silly thinking. It was, though, the kind of suspicions that grow out of a society con-stantly under such heavy surveillance.

Dan McSweeney, a Hali-fax native, fi rst worked as a reporter at the old Halifax Herald, then got a taste of public relations work at Canadian Nation-al Railway in Moncton, before coming to Thomp-son in 1980 to work for Inco. He retired back home to Bridgewater on Nova Scotia’s south shore in June 2007 after 27½ years with Inco here. He blogs at mcsweeneysdi-version.wordpress.com.

Someone is watching

Daniel McSweeney

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The Thompson Humane Society is pleased to annouce its upcoming Annual General Meeting:

Date: Tuesday May 31, 2016

Time: 12 noon to 1 pm

Place: Meridian Hotel Boardroom

Please come out join us for a light lunch and tohear about the operations of the Thompson Regional Humane Society!!! We will also be recognizing some

of our volunters and supporters.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank everyone who came out to support the

Mother’s Day Tea on Saturday, May 7. Special thanks to all who donated or helped in any

way in making the tea a success.Thanks to the scouts & leaders also to Skate

Thompson group for serving the tea tables and clean up. All was greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Thanks again

Door prize winners:Adults- Emily JacobsJuniors- James Pelland

J.B HOME IMPROVEMENTS Residen-tial & commercial renovations. Phone 204-679-1970. email: [email protected] OBEDIENCE classes starting May 12, 6:30 pm at the Baffi n Cres dog park. 18-2-d

TREE SUNS IS LOOKING for a me-chanic. Fax resume to 204-778-4168 or contact Jason 204-677-4801 19-1-nbLEO’S HOME DECORATING LTD is look-ing to hire a permanent full time fl oor installer/trainer. Must be able to install a wide range of fl oor coverings including Tarkett, sheet vinyl, vinyl click and glue down, hardwood, laminate and carpet, Must have valid driver’s licence. Duties include removing and replacing fl ooring such as commercial Tarkett, and all types of residential fl ooring. Floor installer wage is $27.00/hr plus benefi ts package. A minimum of 5 years experience as a fl oor covering installer is mandatory. Please email resume to [email protected], or drop off resume at 137 Hayes Rd. Thompson, MB. Monday- Friday 9:00 am- 5:00 pm or Saturday between 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. 19-4-22nb FULL TIME IN HOME NANNY for 2 chil-dren in Thompson. Evenings, weekends and shift work required. $11.50/hour. First aid, CPR and experience are an as-set. Apply by email:[email protected]. 13-12-dPARTICIPATE IN A CUSTOMER experi-ence improvement program. Evaluate your experience at a local dealership and provide feedback. Receive reim-bursement on auto service + $60 for your review! Visit Shop.Bestmark.com to apply or call 800-969-8477. 18-3-d

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LICENSED FAMILY RESTAURANT and lounge. Established in 1985. Restau-rant seats 92, lounge seats 40. Pres-ently has 22 VLTs. Call 204-307-0119. 15-gcd-20-dCOMMERCIAL 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

3 BEDROOM BUNGALOW on Eider Bay. No pets/non smoking home. Must have references. Available June 15 $1500 per month plus utilities. Call 204-677-9113. 19-2-dTOWNHOUSE FOR RENT 3 bedrooms, stove, refrigerator, large deck and shed. $1270/ per month, plus utilities. No pets, references required. Available June 1. Call 204-239-0152. 18-2-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

LUTHERAN-UNITED CHURCH of Thomp-son Spring Garage Sale 52 Caribou Road Saturday, May 14 from 9 am to 1 p.m.. Household, Garden, Camping, Furniture, Clothes Donations will be accepted on Friday evening from 5 - 7.

ADVERTISEwith us

call 204-677-4534

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JOB?

ST. JAMES ANGLICAN

Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan10 Caribou 677-4652

11 am Sundaysalso 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays

ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

340 Juniper Drive 778-7547

ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC

Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar114 Cree R. 677-0160

Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am

THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL

Pastor Dan MurphyYouth Pastor Lawrence StrattonChildren’s Pastor Karen O’Gilvie

126 Goldeye 677-3435Sunday Service at 11:00 am

Sunday School 9:45 am

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799Pastor Murat Kuntel

Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service

CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP

328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457Sun. 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

LIVING WATER CHURCH

Pastor Archie McKay Ph: 677-2469Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

LIGHT OF THE NORTH CHURCH

32 Nelson Road

GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Dave Cook159 Cree Rd 204-677-3000Sunday School 10:00 am

AM Service at 11, PM Service at 7Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 7 pm

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

everyone welcome sundays at 10 AM 83 Copper Rd

For more information, church toursor home visits

call the Missionaries at 204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org

THE SALVATION ARMY

Thompson Corps (Church) 305 Thompson Dr. - 204-677-3658

Worship services every Sunday at 11 am

APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH

111 Goldeye CrescentSunday 11:00 am Worship Service

3:00 pm Sunday School7:00 pm Evening service

Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study followed by prayer time.

Contact us at 204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003

302 • BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

603 • TENDERS

502 • APT/TOWN-HOUSE FOR RENT

510 • RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

1 & 2 bedroom apartments available immediately

9 - 35 Ashberry PlaceFor applications

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

Church Services

GARAGE SALES

Non-Bonded Tender (Construction Order)

No.X05948Mowing Various Locations

Grand Rapids, The Pas,Cranberry Portage, and

Snow Lake AreaThe work involves mowingof grade slopes and ditchesalong various PTHs and PRs

in the Grand Rapids, The Pas,Cranberry Portage and

Snow Lake area.

TENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED AT:

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation

Region 511 Nelson Road

Thompson MB R8N 0B3(204) 677-6540

BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE:12:00 Noon

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016

Public bid opening will be held at the Bid Submission Location immediately after

the Bid Submission Deadline.

The lowest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

NOTICE OF TENDER

Non-Bonded Tender (Construction Order)

No.X05955

Loading, Hauling, and Depositing Traffi c GravelPR 493 South Indian Lake

Access

The work involves loading, hauling, and depositing traffi c gravel on PR 493 South Indian

Lake Access.

TENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED AT:

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation

Region 511 Nelson Road

Thompson MB R8N 0B3(204) 677-6540

BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE:12:00 Noon

FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016

Public bid opening will be held at the Bid Submission Location immediately after

the Bid Submission Deadline.

The lowest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

NOTICE OF TENDER

Looking for Summer studentsMust be over 18 years of age, with clear criminal

record check and returning to school in fall of 2016

Please forward resume to Sabrina Norman ([email protected]) 108 Nelson Road

204-677-2970

Juniper Centre Inc.

THOMPSON REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY

Help Wanted

Casual (possibility of leading to Part-Time)

Security Guards

For the Thompson Regional Airport Authority

Qualifi cations:

Must have valid Manitoba Security Guard Training/License. Must have computer skills and experience working with Microsoft applications including word, excel, outlook and quick books. 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 and work in a fast paced environment. 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, attending to the ATB as required including cleaning and garbage removal, 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. Starting wage is $20.00 per hour. Closing date is May 18, 2016.

Apply to:Thompson Regional Airport Authority

Box 112

Thompson MB R8N 1M9

Melissa.Lounsbury@fl y-yth.ca

Fax: 204-778-6477

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Careers

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.

FIELD PLACEMENT INSTRUCTOR Kenanow Faculty of Education Classification: Instructor Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 16-048 Closing Date: May 24, 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

JOB POSTINGREHABILITATION COUNSELLOR

Full Time-PermanentADDICTIONS FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA

Thompson, MBEaglewood Addictions Centre

90 Princeton Drive

The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown Agency that contributes to the health and

resilience of Manitobans by providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviors.

Reporting to the Residential Program Supervisor, the Rehabilitation Counsellor provides individual and group counselling to adult/males/females experiencing concerns related to alcohol and drug use. This position requires a commitment to a client-centred philosophy and approach to the development, provision and support of AFM programs and services.

The Rehabilitation Counsellor will work as a member of the Residential team and will demonstrate the

following:

• Ability to communicate respectfully and positively with clients and staff and presents self in an approachable and friendly manner.

• Demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for client-centred care and demonstrates empathy and compassion.• Exhibits the ability to respond to client requests and crises in a responsible, timely and fl exible manner.• Demonstrates the ability to balance the needs of clients, other staff persons and those of the organization.• Demonstrates enthusiasm for ongoing professional development activities, and engages in reciprocal

learning experiences with colleagues and supervisors.• Recognizes the importance of regular individual and team supervision meetings.• Demonstrates active listening abilities, is coachable and responds positively to supervision.• Works collaboratively in the context of a provincial organization, with numerous colleagues, to ensure a

consistent “One AFM” approach.• Demonstrates a strong commitment to personal and professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.• Ability to manage one’s own emotions and strong feelings; maintain a calm and tactful composure under a

broad range of challenging circumstances; think clearly and stay focused under pressure.• Awareness of the unique circumstances and needs of adults in addictions treatment.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated ability to conduct bio-psychosocial/spiritual assessments and collaborate with clients to design client-centred, strength-based treatment plans that refl ect evidence-based practices and clinical skill.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skill related to individual and group counselling services to adults whose primary concerns are alcohol and drugs.

• Ability to match treatment services to client’s unique circumstances.• Demonstrated ability to maintain current and accurate confi dential records of client fi les.• Demonstrates skill and knowledge related to Motivational Interviewing techniques and coaching skills.• Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team within the organization.• Participates on committees, teams or work groups at the local and provincial level as requested by

supervisor.• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships and regular communication with community

and other related organizations relevant to client’s needs.• Demonstrates the ability to operate Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.

Qualifi cations: A Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences or related fi eld with a minimum of one year supervised counseling experience (or volunteer experience); working in the addictions fi eld an asset or a Diploma in applied counseling with a minimum of two years supervised counseling experience (or volunteer experience); working in the addictions fi eld an asset. Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to assessment, individual and group counselling; excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral communication and documentation skills; knowledge of the addictions and mental health fi elds and demonstrated ability to work within a complex systems of services are required. Experience working from a client-centred perspective and training and/or experience in the utilization of Motivational Interviewing techniques is essential. Experience in planning, preparing and presenting educational material is an asset. Demonstrated ability working within and contributing to a positive team environment is required. Effective communication and problem solving skills are required. An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential. The ability to communicate in French will be considered an asset. The ability to communicate in Cree will also be considered an asset.

The Competencies for the Rehabilitation Counsellor opportunity are:

• Adaptability/Flexibility• Client Centred Change• Continuous Learning• Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness• Effective Communication• Ethical Conduct and Professionalism• Planning and Organizing

• Teamwork and Cooperation• Case Management• Counselling• Crisis Intervention• Understanding Substance Use, Abuse and

Dependency

This position may require the ability to work some evenings and varying hours.

From this competition a three month eligibility list will be established for term and casual positions within

the same program, work location and job classifi cation.

It is AFM practice to request a criminal record check and conduct and child abuse registry check prior to fi nalizing the appointment of successful candidates.

Competition No. 2016-030

Salary Range: $51,538 - $61,865 per annum ($27.25 - $32.71/hr) under review

(Potential to move to a maximum of $35.21 per hour with specifi c qualifi cations)

Closing Date: May 13, 2016

Apply in writing to: Director, Northern Area

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

90 Princeton Drive

Thompson, MB R8N 0L3

Fax: (204) 677-7328


We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.AFM VALUES DIVERSITY AND LIVED EXPERIENCE

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JOB POSTINGRESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER

PART-TIME WEEKEND POSITION(16 hours per weekend)

ADDICTIONS FOUNDATION OF MANITOBAEaglewood Addictions Centre

THOMPSON

The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown Agency that contributes to the health and

resilience of Manitobans by providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviors.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Residential Programs, Residential Care Workers provide client and facility support. These positions require a commitment to a client centred philosophy and approach to the development and support of AFM programs and client services.

The Residential Care Worker will demonstrate the following:

• Ability to communicate respectfully and positively with clients and staff and presents self in an approachable and friendly manner.

• Demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for client-centred care and demonstrates empathy and compassion.• Exhibits the ability to respond to client requests in a responsible, timely and fl exible manner.• Demonstrates the ability to consider the needs of clients, other staff persons and the organization when

making decisions within the role.• Demonstrates enthusiasm for ongoing professional development activities, and engages in reciprocal

learning experiences with colleagues and supervisors.• Recognizes the importance of regular supervision meetings.• Demonstrates active listening abilities, is coachable and responds positively to supervision.• Demonstrates a strong commitment to personal and professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.• Ability to manage own emotions and strong feelings; maintain a calm and tactful composure under a broad

range of challenging circumstances; think clearly and stay focused under pressure.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and be present where clients are.• Respond warmly, politely and helpfully to everyone, including all visitors to the building.• Respond appropriately to emergency crisis situations, modelling to clients how this is done in a positive

way.• Conduct facility orientations.• Facilitation of educational sessions and client house meetings.• Performing light housekeeping/maintenance.• Building security duties.• Coordination and distribution of client and program supplies.• Copying program materials.• Responding to telephone calls.• Documentation according to role requirements.• Demonstrates the ability to operate Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.

Qualifi cations:

• Grade 12 education.• Suitable combination of education and experience working in a residential facility, addictions related

employment experience and/or volunteer work.• Experience working from a client centred perspective.• Excellent interpersonal skills.• The ability to work within and contribute to a positive team environment.• An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential.• Valid CPR-C with AED training and First Aid certifi cation are required prior to beginning work.• Knowledge of the addictions fi eld is required.• Fluency in English (French verbal and written an asset).

The Competencies for the Residential Care Worker opportunity are:

• Adaptability/Flexibility• Client Centred Service• Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness• Effective Communication• Ethical Conduct and Professionalism

• Planning and Organizing• Teamwork and Cooperation• Crisis Intervention• Understanding Substance Use, Abuse and

Dependency

From this competition a three month eligibility list will be established for term and casual positions within

the same program, work location and job classifi cation.

It is AFM practice to request a criminal record check and conduct a child abuse registry check prior to fi nalizing the appointment of successful candidates.

Competition No. 2016-031

Salary Range: $15.91 - $19.91/hour (under review) plus remoteness allowance if applicable.

Closing Date: May 13, 2016

Apply in writing to: Director, Northern Area

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

90 Princeton Drive

Thompson, MB R8N 0L3

Fax: (204) 677-7328


We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.AFM VALUES DIVERSITY AND LIVED EXPERIENCE

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Resumes can be dropped off at Thompson Eye Care in the Westwood Mall or emailed to [email protected].

Royal Canadian LegionBurntwood River Branch #244,

Thompson, Manitoba

OPERATIONSMANAGER

The Royal Canadian Legion is now looking for a Operations Manager who will be responsible for data entry, accounts payable, payroll, managing HR, helping and creating organizational and program budgets in collaboration with the Executive, and other misc. tasks. This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the Legion’s nancial functions.A job description can be picked up at Royal Canadian Legion Monday – Friday 8am – 12pm or at the bar from Rhonda until 5pm Monday - ThursdayYour resume addressed to the attention of the hiring Committee/President can be dropped off at the Royal Canadian Legion, 244 Elizabeth Drive or faxed to (204) 677-1652.We thank everyone, in advance, for your interest but only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.


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Scouts volunteer recognized for his service

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Humaid Razool

Thompson Scout Trooper Humaid Razool was in Winnipeg April 28 to receive a Volunteer

Manitoba service award from outgoing Premier Greg Selinger.

Thompson Scout Trooper Humaid Razool was in Winnipeg April 28 to receive a Volunteer Manitoba service award from outgoing Premier Greg Selinger.

This year’s Volunteer Awards were the 33rd annual and for the past 10 years winners have received their awards from the Manitoba premier during National Volunteer Week. The awards were established in cooper-ation with Volunteer Manitoba to “honour the efforts and dedication of outstanding volunteers in Manitoba, and to recognize and encourage the valuable services performed by volunteers.”

Razool was one of five individuals among this year’s 10 winners, who were selected from a pool of 200 submitted nominations.

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