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Beth Paleczny never thoughtshed see her six-year-old son,Noah, ski down a slope.

Diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism, he lacksthe co-ordination and musclecontrol required for downhillskiing.

Ski programhelps local boy

It took a lot of hard workand many hours of organizing by the members of the Emoand District Lions Club.

In the end, however, theirinaugural Farmers Night din-ner on Friday was deemed

a huge success by both theirmembers and most people onhand.

Farmers Nightroaring success

The Fort Frances Lakerswere hoping to be gettingready for a rematch with theWisconsin Wilderness in theSIJHL final later this week.

Instead, theyre spendingthe next couple of days pack-ing up their bags and sayingtheir good-byes.

Lakers left toponder what if?

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By Duane HicksStaff writer

The Fort Frances Canadian BassChampionship is getting ready forthis years tournament, and so far

has 81 teams registered.But FFCBC chair Gord Watson

would like to see more local teamscome aboard.

We still dont have the localsupport were looking for, Watsontold council at its regular meetingMonday night.

The prize [board] was struc-tured to intrigue more local anglersand it hasnt done so yet.

We hope it will in the nearfuture, he noted, adding about10 percent of the teams registeredso far are local while other suchtournaments typically sport a 60percent local representation.

Watson said the prize structurewas changed so it gives anglers achance to win money every day,regardless of what position theyresitting in.

If theyre sitting last on the final

day, they still have a chance towin decent money, he explained,adding that in the past, some teams had no incentive to fish Day 3 ifthey were too far behind in thestandings.

Wed like to see more local an-gler participation so we see morelocal fans, Watson reasoned.

The field is capped at 120teams, with the entry fee remain-ing $1,000 per team.

Anglers can check out the re-vised FFCBC prize board on thetournament website at www.cana-dianbass.com

They also can find entry forms

and other tourney informationthere.

Meanwhile, FFCBC directors held several meetings with towncommittees last week to discuss re-quests regarding this years tourna-

ment, and will be putting togethera rental agreement for the arena.

Watson emphasized the FFCBCis working hard to make the 2011event, scheduled for July 17-23,happen with a limited budget.

One thing weve stressed allyear is we wont be able to cut nextyear, he remarked.

There wont be a next year ifwe come with a $31,000 debt, hewarned. Thats not in our plans atall.

I believe everybody knowswhere we sit financially this year,Watson added.

We have a lot of support, we

have a lot of good people onour board this year, and with your financial support this year, I believe we can look forward to agreat community event for years tocome.

As previously reported, theFFCBC has offered a list of re-quests to the town, ranging fromcommitting $5,000 to the oper-ating budget of the FFCBC towaiving launch fees to discuss-ing the possibility of permittingthe consumption of alcohol in theentire Ice For Kids Arena in theafternoon during weigh-ins.

These requests were referred tothe various town executive commit-tees for their recommendations.

Council will be hearing backfrom these committees in the nearfuture.

FFCBC hoping to draw more local teams


Town council will stand by itsdecision to go with an OPP contractfor 2011-16 that will reduce thenumber of constables here from 18to 16.

Council had agreed to ink thecontract back in December, butthen re-opened discussions Mondayevening after receiving a presenta-tion from the OPP last Wednesdayregarding the differences betweenkeeping police staffing status quo orreducing officers by 1.95 (hereafterreferred to as Option 1 and Option2).

However, talk Monday nightmade it clear the town feels it cantafford to maintain 18 constables.

According to a report from Com-munity Services manager GeorgeBell, the town estimates an increaseof $94,975 in costs over the 2010police budget with Option 2.

But if council were to go withOption 1 and remain status quo, itwould increase by $259,177.

In 2012, the first full year underthe new contract, this variancewould increase to $362,820 (or a3.7 percent tax increase).

Bell noted the cost per hour ofservice has increased to $99.97from $77.70 in the 2006 OPP con-tract, adding the cost of emergencyservices is escalating far beyond themunicipalitys ability to pay.

We had requested a reduction incosts for OPP due to the substantialincrease in the last eight or nine years, and its the OPP contract

policing . . . that came forward withOption 2, noted Coun. Rick Wie-denhoeft.

This is something that cameforward from the OPP, it wasntsomething we invented locally, hestressed.

Given that we received this re-duction of 1.95 from contract po-licing, it still must meet the . . .effectiveness standards of the OPP,Coun. Wiedenhoeft added.

I dont think we have to beconcerned about the reduction of1.95 officers, he remarked. Were


It seems the Town of Fort Fran-ces is right.

Having felt for some time thatit and other district municipalitieshave not been getting the full ben-efit of uploading by the province,town council and administrationasked the province for answersand just yesterday heard backfrom the Ministry of Finance.

Reading over the responses tothe towns questions, the ministry has indicated the estimated totalbenefit of 2011 provincial uploadsfor the Town of Fort Frances is$420,400, just like the town hasbeen saying.

The response from the Minis-try of Finance I am not surprisedabout at all, said Coun. Ken Perry,the Fort Frances rep on the Rainy

River District Social Services Ad-ministration Board.Its exactly as I knew it was

anyway.He added the town gets On-

tario Municipal Partnership Fund(OMPF) allocation sheets every year, which to him are self-ex-planatory, and all the Ministry ofFinance did was verify the fact thatwe get $420,400 back this year.

Those are all verifiable facts because we had the information.I dont know why the administra-

tion of DSSAB wanted to turn a blind eye to that, noted Coun.Perry, adding he still doesnt knowexactly how DSSAB arrived at thefigures it has.

I think the DSSAB administra-tion has to take a good look atthis, he stressed. I think theyare taking a good look at it to seewhere they may have gone astray,or they may have led the boardastray, or maybe where the boardled them astray.

I wasnt on the board thenIcant say what happened last yearbecause I dont really know, saidCoun. Perry.

But I just know it has to befixed.

The DSSAB did not return aphone call yesterday seeking com-ment.

Meanwhile, Coun. Perry feelsthat once this is done, every mu-

nicipality in the Rainy River Dis-trict is going to pay less becausethe uploading is going to give ussome freed-up dollars.

One of the towns questionswas: What was the provincesintended or expected benefits di-rectly for municipalities resultingfrom the Provincial Municipal Fis-cal and Service Delivery Reviewand the phased-in social assistanceuploads?

Was it the provinces

Local candidates get campaigns rollingBy Peggy RevellStaff writer

Local candidates have hit thecampaign trail following Friday af-ternoons historic vote that toppledthe minority Conservative govern-ment.

With voters heading to the pollsMay 2, incumbent NDP MP JohnRafferty is looking to hold ontothe seat he won in 2008, usurpingtwo-time Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff,who also is back on the campaigntrail.

Were ready in this campaign,as ready as weve ever been in anycampaign, said Rafferty.

I dont think any of us really

wanted to have an election, butsometimes those things happenand sometimes theyre necessary,he added.

Less than a week into the campaign, Rafferty said much of hisday-to-day happenings hasnt

changed with the election call hes still meeting as many people,attending as many events, andknocking on as many doors as hecould as an MP.

Its interesting that theres areal hope that were going to endup with a progressive governmentat the end of this, Rafferty re-marked.

And that a lot of people who have said, Oh, we dont need anelection now, are going to say,Well, maybe this is a good thingthat we did this.

Lets hope thats what the out-come is.

Boshcoff, meanwhile, will tryto turn Thunder Bay-Rainy River

back to Liberal red following hisdefeat in 2008.People have been extremely

supportive and very positive, henoted. I have not been so encour-aged in years.

I think that Canadians appreci-

ate a balanced, responsible approach to government and theresonly one party that is offeringthat, Boshcoff added.

But while Rafferty and Boshcoffare seasoned veterans in the riding,both the Conservatives and GreenParty have put forward new facesthis election.

I appreciate that my opponents have experience, but neither ofthem have ever had a seat at thetable, noted Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann, who is running for theConservative and also followingin the footsteps of her unclelongtime Thunder Bay politicianJoe Comuzzi.

Im running because for the first

time in my life, I can stand behinda man and the government that he representsand thats StephenHarperand be proud to be partof his team, said Comuzzi-Steh-mann.

[Harper] has done a fabulous

job, he has focused on Northwest-ern Ontario, Thunder Bay-RainyRiver, including Superior North,and he and his team have focusedon our region, which has never,ever had this sort of this focusever, she stressed.

Comuzzi-Stehmann added thecommunity has been very, verykind to her family after threegenerations, and she wants to nowgive back.

[Rafferty and Boshcoff have]had their opportunity, theyve hadtheir opportunity many times tomake a difference in this com-munity and I think its time for achange, she reasoned.

If you want the same old, same

old, then youre going to vote forwhat you always have voted.But if voters want a change

and you want to make a differencelike Greg Rickford, my friend andcolleague has done in Kenorathen youre going to vote Conser-

vative and youre going to vote forMo Comuzzi,

Rounding out the ballot is new-comer Ed Shields for the Greens,a medical geneticist and retiredMcGill University professor withtwo doctoral degrees, who returned back to the Thunder Bay regionfor retirement after 30 years ofteaching.

We drastically need new blood,Shields said about Canadian poli-tics, noting the Green Partys plat-form is much broader than just theenvironment.

Weve had four elections in thelast seven years, and we keep get-ting the same sort of people.

We just need new ideas, and the

Green Party is filled with new peo-ple and new ideas and their ideasare really excellent, he enthused.

Since moving back to the region,Shields said hes been pretty mucha hermit living in his log cabin in

Ministry backstowns positionin uploadingspat with DSSAB

Townopts toreduce

policeofficers

Fourth-grader Cameron Bowles used a popsicle stick to roll upmaple syrup that had been boiled and poured onto snow as Frenchstudents at Robert Moore School created Les sucettes au siropdrable. The sweet treat has been one of many French-Canadiantraditions students have been learning throughout the year in Na-thalie von Niebelschutzs classes. Peggy Revell photo

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still going to be well-serviced inthis area.

They [the OPP] would never have given that proposal to us ifit didnt meet their standards,agreed Coun. Paul Ryan.

I suggest that we stay with Op-tion 2, said Coun. Paul Ryan.

Maybe over time, it will hap-pen, he conceded. But right now,it would be a [3.7] percent . . .increase in taxes [next year] just forpolicing.

If Option 2 is adequate, then Isuggest we go with that.I am also in favour of Option

2, said Coun. Andrew Hallikas.I havent heard anything at themeeting that we attended that gaveme any reason that I would changemy mind from Option 2.

I think thats the only option,personally, that we can afford rightnow, he stressed.

I am convinced that we will getgood policing with that option.

In regards to councils questionsabout being able to change an OPPcontract which has been agreedupon, CAO Mark McCaig notedhe and Bell spoke to the OPP andfound out that if the town wentwith Option 1 (status quo), staff-ing levels could not be decreasedpart-way through the contract (i.e.,the town would be bound by thecontract for five years).

However, if the town went with

Option 2 and were not happy withthe impact of the staffing reduc-tion, they could enhance thecontract at any time and increasestaffing levels.

The background of the new con-tract goes back to last Aug. 23,when council sent a letter to OPPcontract services advising them ofthe concern over escalating po-licing costs and asking them toprovide options to reduce levels ofservice for councils consideration.

A committee was struck to ne-gotiate with the OPP contract ser-vices and bring a recommendationback to council.

On Nov. 4, Insp. Rod Case and

local detachment commander, In-sp. John Kendrick, presented two proposalsto remain status quoor reduce staff by twoand didnot provide any information onany significant negative impact onpolicing services if the town wentwith the second option.

On Dec. 20, the proposals werepresented to the committee of thewhole, which directed Bell to ad-vise OPP contract services that thetown would go with Option 2.

He contacted Insp. Case on Jan.

12, and is awaiting the completecontract documentation for a by-law to be prepared.

The new contract is up for re-newal this June.

But as reported in last Thurs-days Daily Bulletin, council re-ceived a presentation from Insp.Kendrick last week outlining howa reduction to 16 constables couldimpact service, including that therewill be one patrol officer on daysand two on nights, instead of thecurrent two on days and two onnights.

And when operational require-ments within the district exceedthe availability of on-duty officers,there will be times when FortFrances will not have an officer intown.

This could result in the creationof some two-officer response issuesand an expected increase in over-time.

Under Option 2, Insp. Kendrickalso noted:

reactive responses to calls forservices will take a priority overproactive responses;

hours associated to proactiveassignments (such as communityservices, Community Drug ActionTeam, and administration), will bereduced;

there will be a reduction in the provincial component of OPP ser-vice (such as marine patrols, ATV,and traffic enforcement); and

non-essential community polic-ing measures (i.e., grant applica-tions, committee/task force repre-sentation, etc.) will be reduced.

Town opts to reducenumber of cops here More from A1

Neebing.I find it kind of ironic that now

Im finding myself giving televisionand radio interviews, he chuck-led. It just doesnt seem quite tofitbut Im learning.

Its so far turned out to be awonderful experience.

Shields said he decided to runfor Parliament for two reasons.

I have a son who is a major inthe Canadian infantry, and hesspent two tours in Afghanistanand may have to go back again,and his old man spent his life

doing research, travelling aroundthe world and working on lep-rosy and congenital malformationsand stuff, but I never really didsomething for Canada, I felt, heexplained.

So I felt it was time for me topull my weight.

As well, Shields noted that outof 308 MPs, none hold a PhD inscience.

We have all these science-relat-ed issues, and these people just donot have the background to un-derstand these issues, he argued,adding this leads the governmentto relying on special interest lobbygroups for information.

Who in government can makewell-informed decisions aboutscience-related issues? Shieldsasked. [Also] nuclear energy, safedrinking water, safe food supplies,[and] health care?

I wonder if business peopleand lawyers can do thatI thinknot.

I think [other backgrounds are]important, but we need to havesomeone like me and other scien-tists to confront the misinforma-tion thats given by special interest

lobbyists, he stressed.And with jobs, jobs, jobs as

one of the top issues for the re-gion, Shields pointed to his back-ground in science as one of thesolutions.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River is awonderful, beautiful area wheresmall companies in biotech, ge-nomics, and pluripotent stem cellswould fit well into the fold, henoted.

You dont need to ship big products out, you can ship thelittle test tubes out, he said. Soinstead of it being done in Van-

couver or Toronto, these sort ofjobs can be done here.

And we have a wonderful life-style that should be able to bringsmall entrepreneurs and businessto our areas.

The future is biotech and newtechnology, Shields stressed, say-ing the economic problems are go-ing to be solved with a new econ-omy that includes biotech, solar,and green energy businessesallwhich can be done in the region.

Jobs are also the main issuefor Comuzzi-Stehmann during thiscampaign, as well.

Its very important that westimulate our economy and try toencourage people to relocate toThunder Bay a). for lifestyle andb). to help out with our economy,she said, citing the example of one young entrepreneur who will belaunching a biotech company thisweekend.

She encouraged young peopleto take a chance and use thegovernment support and dollarsout there to create jobs.

Another important issue is ouraging population, said Comuzzi-Stehmann, pointing to the experi-

ence of her own family, includingher husband who is a senior citi-zen and who has been able accessboth the pension-splitting programand Guaranteed Income Supple-ment.

I think that its going to be ahuge, huge issue, she remarked.

Im here to fight for my momand for my husband, and for allthose who have worked all theirlife and dont have secure pen-sions and just depend on Old AgeSecurity.

For this election and the region,Boshcoff sees effective representa-

tion, seizing the opportunities inthe new economy, and protectingthose things that are importantto Canadians, such as health careand pensions, as being the top is-sues.

A good member of Parliamentworks hard, delivers, listens topeople, and I know that I can doan excellent job at that, he said.

This is our time, he stressed.The northwest is really poised togrow and I think that you need theright member federally to makesure that things happen.

Theres a narrow window,Boshcoff warned. We can eithermake sure that all these things happen in the mining sector, inthe research, or we can miss theboat.

Also important is the protectionof pensions, he said.

Basically, what weve seen interms of the Harper governmentis that were all vulnerable, Bosh-coff charged.

No matter what age you are, you want to make sure that you have some kind of income secu-rity.

For Rafferty, the priorities with

this election are affordability, re-tirement security, and health careissues that always have been topof his agenda, the NDPs agenda,and also the biggest concerns con-stituents brought up during the phone-in town hall meeting heheld just prior to the election be-ing called.

This recession has been very hard on folks and continues to be, were not out of it yet, hestressed.

Lots of people in NorthwesternOntario are having trouble puttingfood on the table, particularly se-

niors but others, too.Everything that Ive done in the

last two-and-a-half years, Ive triedto always gear towards making lifeaffordable for northerners, Raf-ferty added.

Things like fighting the har-monized sales tax, my bill, C-501,severance and pension security.

Rafferty said health care also isa big issue, citing the rising coststhat will be seen over the nextdecade.

We need to have a really gooddialogue about health care andhow we can make it betterwithall the related things with healthcare: lack of family doctors, andso forth, he said.

Its a big top issue of mine andpeoples, too.

Fort Frances-based campaign of-fices still are being set up by thecandidates.

In related news, the ElectionsCanada returning office in FortFrances is located at 130 SecondSt. E., Suite 2 (the Senic Rivermall).

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District voters have a variety ofways to cast their ballots in thelead up to Canadas 41st federalelection on May 2.

Special ballotThose wanting to vote early can

take advantage of the special ballotoption available for voters.

This option will be available upuntil Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m.at the Elections Canada office inFort Frances (located in the SenicRiver Mall on Second Street East),as well as other Elections Canadareturning offices across the coun-try.

The special ballot can be used by both local voters and thosefrom other ridings who wont beable to vote on the day of theelection, noted Ruby Douglas, theAnother Additional Returning Of-ficer for the Thunder Bay-RainyRiver riding.

For example, if someone livesin Vancouver but will be in FortFrances for the election, they candrop by the Elections Canada of-fice here to cast a vote for theircandidate of choice in Vancouver,Douglas explained.

Advanced pollsAdvanced polls will be open

April 22, 23, and 25 from noon-8 p.m. in two locations for RainyRiver District.

For those in polling areas 601and 602, advanced polls will be

held at Elections Canada office inFort Frances.For voters located who fall un-

der Poll 600, advanced polling willtake place at the Rainy River reccentre.

Election dayOn Monday, May 2, the polls

will open at 8:30 a.m. and close at8:30 p.m.

With 44 voting locations in theregion, voters can find where they

will be voting by looking on theirvoter ID card if they have receivedone by mail, by visiting the Elec-tions Canada website at www.elec-tions.ca and searching their postalcode, or by contacting the localreturning office at 274-4135.

This office will also be open allday on election day for any ques-tions or problems, Douglas said,noting voters can register before-hand or the day of to vote.

Required ID Voters must bring identificationto prove both their identity andaddress.

One option is to bring an originalpiece of government-issued ID thathas your photo name and addresson itsuch as a drivers licence orthe newest Ontario Health Cards.

The other option is to have twooriginal pieces of authorized iden-tification, with both pieces having your name and one having youraddress.

This could be a passport or health card paired with docu-ments such as a utility bill, bank/credit card statement, governmentcheque/stub, etc.

Voter ID cards can be broughtwith you to the polling station, butare not required to vote.

Elections Canada also allows fora third option for those withoutID, with the voter taking an oathand having an elector with ID, andfrom the same polling division (i.e.,neighbour, roommate), vouch for

them. Workers needed With May 2 fast approaching,there are varying positions avail-able with Elections Canada for polling stations from Rainy Riverto Fort Frances, noted Douglas.

Training will be provided for thepositions, which are paying.

Anyone interested in workingon election day can call our officeat [274-0559], said Douglas.

You could say politics runs inMaureen Comuzzi-Stehmannsblood.

Although hers happens to beConservative blueunlike her un-cle and longtime Liberal politician,Joe Comuzzi, whose footsteps shesfollowing in.

Known to many as Moe, Co-muzzi-Stehmann grew up in Thun-der Bay and holds a B.A. in po-litical science, with a minor inwomens studies, from LakeheadUniversity, alongside a DealershipManagement Certification fromDetroit, Mich.

A longtime business professionalin the region, Comuzzi-Stehmanncurrently works at Lakehead Mo-tors, with past experience as man-aging various other businesses inThunder Bay.

This is her first foray into federalpolitics.

The Government of Canadaled by Stephen Harper introducedthe Economic Action Plan, notedComuzzi-Stehmann.

And when he is back into Par-liament under a majority govern-ment, he will then implement theEconomic Action Plan Phase II.

Both are plans to reduce taxesand provide jobs, improve finan-cial security, and ensure a futureof hope and opportunity for ourchildren and grandchildren, shestressed.

If elected, Comuzzi-Stehmannlisted her priorities on policies thatwill benefit residents in Northwest-ern Ontario as:

keeping taxes low;

encouraging new businesses tolocate to the area for lifestyle andemployment;

ccontinuing senior programs;abolishing the long-gun regis-

try;funding for municipal infra-

structure;helping at-risk youth avoid

gangs and criminal activity; andincreasing doctors and nurses

for rural communities.Comuzzi-Stehmann also pointed

to the need to continue with the

ongoing support for forest andmining industries in the northwestregion.

For forestry, it means building oninnovation, diversification, marketdevelopment, and increased com- petitiveness, she noted, throughthe Conservatives current forestinnovation and market develop-ment programs.

For mining, its focusing on pro-moting mineral exploration and to help protect mining communitiesaffected by long-term challenges.

As well, the Conservatives willreintroduce and extend the Min-eral Exploration Tax Credit, Co-muzzi-Stehmann said.

She also stressed the importanceof providing ongoing support to-wards education to stem youthout-migration here.

This includes supporting theCanada Youth Business Founda-tion, enhancing the Canada Stu-dent Loans program for part-timestudents, and doubling the workexemption for Canada Student

Loans.Comuzzi-Stehmann pointed to

the Conservative platform of es-tablishing 30 Industrial ResearchChairs at colleges and polytech-nics, and support for research part-nerships between college and uni-versity researchers and studentsthrough Canadas research grant-ing councils.

She, too, affirmed she wouldvote against party line as long asthe majority of constituents werein favour of the issue.

Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoffis no stranger to Parliament Hill.

Boshcoff first represented theThunder Bay-Rainy River riding inOttawa following both the 2004and 2006 elections.

Hes also a familiar face in re-gional politics, having served onThunder Bay city council for 16years, including two terms as may-or from 1997-2003.

He also served as president ofthree major municipal organiza-tions, returning to sit on Thunder

Bay city council following last fallsmunicipal election.Born and raised in Fort Wil-

liam (now Thunder Bay), Boshcoff holds degrees in political scienceand economics from LakeheadUniversity, as well as a masters ofenvironmental studies in systemsplanning from York University.

During his time in Parliament,Boshcoff served under Prime Min-ister Paul Martin and then as the of-ficial opposition critic for FedNorfocusing on rural, agricultural, andforestry issues.

With the goal of heading backto Ottawa to represent the region,Boshcoff said he has three spe-cific policy areas he would work toimplement that will benefit North-western Ontario.

These include:working on a federal contribu-

tion plan for assisted-living resi-dences;

capping the federal portion ofthe gas tax after $1 to address thefact we need autos/trucks due tothe long distances; and

getting the federal governmentto work with tourist groups to promote regions such as SunsetCountry.

My skills are in bringing peopletogether, Boshcoff said about what he, as an MP, plans to do to helplocal industries.

Forestry is ready for its re- bound and mining will be huge,so it is vital that we elect someonewho understands business, govern-ment, and community issues, hestressed.

The top priorities for govern-ment spending should be invest-ment in training and economicdevelopment that sees real jobscreated, Boshcoff added.

Its a solution hes also toutingas a way to end the youth out-migration being seen across thenorthwest.

There is a solution and it is qual-ity careers, Boshcoff explained.The northwest is poised for aneconomic boom and we should have the training to ensure ouryoung people get placed.

When it comes to toeing the

party line, Boshcoff said he wouldvote against his party if thats whathis constituents wanted.

[I] did so many times as an MPand even was identified as a topmaverick MP, he remarked.

As for voter apathy, Boshcoffsaid the right to be vote must bemade more significant to people ofall ages, noting he will become anadvocate for democratic apprecia-tion.

NDP candidate John Raffertyvows to keep fighting for North-western Ontario if re-elected onMay 2.

I will continue the fight to makelife more affordable for Northwest-ern Ontario families, said Rafferty,a teacher and small business ownerwho was elected MP for Thunder

Bay-Rainy River riding in 2008.I will continue to fight for pen-sion fairness, he stressed. I willcontinue the fight to remove theHST off heat because thats justunfair for northern families.

With a $56-billion deficit, Raf-ferty said Canada cannot afford a$2-billion dollar tax giveaway toalready-profitable corporations.

Instead of blanket tax cuts,whats needed to sustain and grow jobs are targeted investments andlowering small business tax rates,he argued.

Targeted investment to [the for-est] industry could have stemmeddevastating job losses, that would have been re-paid over the yearsthrough increased spending, Raf-ferty remarked.

Wouldnt it have made moresense to invest in keeping peopleworking rather than using thatmoney to pay EI benefits?

But instead, the Harper Con-servatives and provincial Liberalswere just not there for us, Raf-ferty charged, saying the federalTories spent more on fake lakesand gazebos for the G8 and G20summits than theyve spent on for-estry in five years.

Rafferty also stressed the needto fight U.S. black liquor subsidiesthat put Canadian mills at a disad-vantage.

As well, he said FedNor needsto be made a stand-alone agency,and its funding doubled to $100million per year.

Good jobsmade through thesetargeted investment in the north,FedNor reforms, and getting busi-nesses to hireare the solution foryouth out-migration in the region,Rafferty added, citing to the NDPs proposed job creation tax creditand promise to reduce the smallbusiness tax rate to nine percent.

Secondly, we need to invest in

colleges and universities so youthcan get training in our regionrather than being forced to studyelsewhere, he continued.

Rafferty said government priori-ties also should be on sustainable pensions so seniors dont live in poverty, and hiring more doctorsand nurses.

As to whether or not he toes party line when voting in Ottawa,

Rafferty pointed to his own votetowards abolishing the long-gunregistrythe direction constituentshad given him.

My record is clear. My constitu-ents come first, he stressed.

Meanwhile, when it comes torestoring public faith in politicians,Rafferty said the Senate repre-sents everything that is wrong withOttawa and should be scrapped.

This is something Harper said he would dobut instead has ap- pointed his own supporters, likepast governments, said Rafferty.

On a local level, Rafferty citedthe importance of MPs staying intouch with constituents.

Being accessible, and hearingand acting on peoples concerns,is the best way to restore faith inelected representatives, he argued, pointing to how he tries to get toeach community regularly, sendsout riding surveys, and holds townhall-style meetings.

Ed Shields is hoping ThunderBay-Rainy River will make Cana-dian history on May 2 by electinga Green Party MP, as well as theonly Ph.D. scientist in Parliament.

Im a new kind of candidatewith new 21st-century knowledgeand ideas, and not the same old

thing, vowed Shields, a now-re-tired medical geneticist and McGillUniversity professor with two doc-toral degrees, who returned backto the Thunder Bay region after30 years of teaching.

As a scientist, Shields said hisfocus for helping NorthwesternOntario constituents would be onopening up jobs in the bio-techindustry (i.e., genomics and nano-technology), as well as greenbusiness and manufacturing.

All of these jobs can be donein Northwest Ontario, he stressed,adding policies also should be in place to allow local residents totake advantage and profit fromgreen energy.

With proper management, for-estry is a sustainable industry andexcellent carbon sink, Shieldsnoted, alongside value-added prod-ucts, such as bio-tech generated biofuels and cellulose recomposi-tion products.

Mining, on the other hand, is notsustainable, he said, arguing it hasa tendency for big companies toprofit instead of local people.

But as it creates local jobs, Shieldsstressed the need for strong envi-ronmental controls.

Health care, including elder careand home care, should be a prior-ity for government spending, notedShields, but added there are cre-ative means to address many ofour health-care problems withoutgreat expenditures.

Merely throwing money at a problem isnt always the best so-lution, he reasoned, pointing toideas such as physicians receivinga salary versus being paid by pro-cedure and patient, increasing thenumber of physician assistants andnurse practitioners, and preven-tion.

Quality education for the so-called new economy jobs for all

Northwestern Ontarians and FirstNation people also should be a priority, Shields said, emphasizingthe need for start-up grants for bio-tech and green entrepreneurs,environment stewardship funds forlocal green energy research, de-velopment, and production, andfarmers markets and local food.

Education and jobs also arewhat is needed to turn the tideson youth out-migration from theregion, he agreed.

We must ensure that our youthare well-educated to adapt to the jobs in bio-tech and green busi-ness and manufacturing in North-western Ontario, he said.

Good jobs and a clean, green,

and beautiful environment will bea magnet to keep our youth athome, he argued.

As a scientist, Shields pointed tohis own role to help restore publictrust in democracysaying he canhelp dampen the corrosive effectsof special-interest lobbyists on sci-entific issues before Parliament.

Special-interest political cloutfrequently trumps the public willthis is non-democratic, he re-marked, adding he can help clearthe fog of misinformation.

Noting that the Green Party isnot monolithic, Shields said hewould vote against the party line ifits what his constituents wanted.

But he also stressed he wouldwork very hard to clearly explain,and to likewise understand, all pa-rameters of the problem in orderto develop greater depth of under-standing and information for boththe constituents and the party.

Are you dreaming about thesparkling freedom of an openlake?

Nature certainly is workingtowards making this happen, al-though at a much slower pace thanlast year when all the lakes in thedistrict were free of ice by April10.

This year, theres still as muchas 20 inches of ice in placeseventhough the tributaries gush withrun-off.

However, this makes for an ex-citing time to observe animals.Many areas close to the shorelineare exploding with life.

This past week, I perched myselfby a shallow bay and within a fewminutes watched a mink slitherand slide, beavers mew and chew, bald eagles soar, and mallardsflap.

Then on my way home, I spotteda wolf sauntering slowly on the ice,far off in the distance.

What a glorious time.But even with all this condensed

animal activity, Im still really look-

ing forward to break-up. Also,Im following the Fort FrancesTimes weekly poll about when itwill happen.

As of press time, 61% of 365responders predicted Rainy Lakewill open between May 1 and May15. And looking at ClearwaterLake (which tends to clear aroundthe same time as Rainy), this seemsreasonable.

My husband and I have a betgoing on, as well. Ive chosen May7 as my ice-out date while hespredicting April 29.

If Im right, this years ice-outstill will be far from the record lat-est time (May 22 for Rainy Lakeback in 1950).

My prediction isnt a popularone, especially since it requirescool weather, but I like winning.In fact, I even did a little research

before placing my guess.What I learned is that ice

melts from the bottom up. Thisdetail, added to what we all know(that snow blocks the light neededto warm the water), tells me thatwere behind the average May 3break-up date.

In other words, the transfer oflight is really important, which isnt happening right now because ofthe recent snow. Plus, the ice isntcreating the optimal greenhouseeffect of trapping heat.

But its not just this little bit ofreading that helped me to placemy bet. I also augured some holes(and froze my arm) in the guise ofresearch. What I discovered is thatthe ice (not including air pockets)is still hard in most places.

Theres two-three inches of softice on the top (above a small layerof water) and then 12-17 inches of harder ice below. The underbellyof the ice has holes due to a fewwarm spells, but it is firm.

So, I think it will be at least aweek before the ice really startsto form those really long, verti-cal candles needed for the heavytransfer of heat, light, and liquid.

But, when this does happen, thefinale is near. Miles and miles ofdelicate crystals will shift in thewind, and animals will spread outin the distance.

The sounds will change, too.Depending on the waves, the tin-sels will sing and whistle, or theywill clatter like mountains of tinytambourines.

Either way, the last stage is brief,and will be followed by a sparklingblue freedom once again.

Dear editor:Coach: A trainer of sports play-

ers and athletes.To me, Dave Bondett was much

more than that. For the last five years, Dave not only has beenmoulding me and my curling team-mates into the club champions we have become, but he has helpedme become the young woman I amtoday.

Not only did Dave spend hun-dreds of hours perfecting our de-liveries and brushing techniques, but he taught us how to set andachieve our goals.

Most importantly, he taught ushow to be a team.

Dave always has emphasized theimportance of healthy communica-

tion and teamwork. He used tosay that it wasnt one person whomakes the shot, but that it is a teamwho makes a shot.

It was with his many quotes,team meetings, and words of wis-dom that our team has been ableto reach the skill level that we are

at today.Dave has been a leader to many

at the Fort Frances Curling Club.The Muskie curling program wasextremely lucky to have had acoach with the patience and dedi-cation that Dave has provided.

I would also like to thank Daveswife, Mary Lynn. She has alwayssupported us and has been veryunderstanding of the time thatDave has spent with the team. Wewill miss us both as we go our sepa-rate ways in the fall.

Daveyou have inspired me likenone other. Thanks to you, some-day I will reach the top of themountain.

And when I do, you can beguaranteed that I will smile and

remember the man who changedmy life.Signed,

Samantha Mueller,Fort Frances, Ont.(on behalf of the

Muskie girlscurling team)

I was looking at my calendar ofevents that I look forward to.

Last year, I made my first tripto the cabin on April 15. It wasthe earliest I have ever venturedthere.

Another year it was this comingweekend.

As Ive discovered, the annualspring lawn raking, the first tripto the cabin, and the planting of perennials can vary as much as amonth. Spring, alas, is so unpredict-able.

Normally by the last weekend inApril, my yard is fully raked and allthe debris and branches that havedropped in the yard are pickedup.

Im not so sure this will all hap-pen by the end of April this year.Winter seems slow to end, as ev-eryone is agreeing with.

Winter played a cruel trickacross Canada last weekendandMother Nature clearly has told us

she is going to make us wait for thesummer boating and cabin season.

In the district, there is a legendthat winter will end after the fourthsnowfall following the return of theseagulls. Last weekends snowfall,if the legend is correct, marks theend of winter.

When the snow was piling upthrough December and January,we all were complaining abouthow much water we would be fac-ing in the spring and that the lakeswould be high.

With the slow melt and run-off,

more water has been filling up thewater table. That has been goodfor the district.

As I walked around my yard yes-terday, the tulips were up and onebunch already had a flower bud onit.

The day lilies that make up mostof my flower garden, meanwhile, had pushed their way into thesnow and early last week werestarting to shoot upwards.

Yesterday, the yellow greencolour that announces their com-ing looked shockingly pale. They,too, cant fathom the cruel jokeMother Nature has played.

The maple trees that were get-ting ready to burst into leaf aroundmy yard a year ago still lie dor-mant waiting for warmer weatherto arrive. Any green grass that wasvisible last week seems to haveslipped back into tawny brown.

The only plants that seem to bethriving are the weeds Im trying to

eliminate.When goutweed first started ap-

pearing along my hedge line, Ithought it was wonderful. Over thenext decade, though, it managed tochoke out some flowering shrubs.

And in the past few years, it hastried to invade my lawn. It is nolonger welcome.

I had hoped that mowing thegoutweed last year would cause itto perish. Not so. The leaves aregrowing and the seed that I threwdown last fall does not appearready to sprout.

Trying to dig the goutweed outand removing all the roots hasbeen a futile exercise.

Im told the solution to my prob-lem involves putting wet layersof newspaper down over top thegoutweed and then covering itwith topsoil.

I hope this works for me. It is myproject for the spring.

Letter to the editor

Blueberry

IslandBy Joanna Loney

Late ice-outlikely this year

How to vote

Getting rid of goutweed my spring projectFrom the

PublishersPen

John RaffertyEd Shields

Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann

Ken Boshcoff

Meet the candidates

Great inspiration


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011$1.19 plus 6 HST, $1.25 U.S. Printed in Canada Volume 117 Number 52

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Aiming to win the heartsand votes of local residents,the four candidates vyingfor the Thunder Bay-RainyRiver seat squared off herelast Wednesday evening at aforum organized by the FortFrances Chamber of Com-merce.

Candidates tacklelocal issues

Dawn Sharpe never knew her biological father. In fact,Donald Keith Nelson died dur-ing World War II before shewas born.

But the Edmonton residentnow has a piece of the fathershe never knew after receiv-ing some of his war medals,trinkets, and old letters, whichwere discovered here in FortFrances last month.

Daughter treasureswar memorabilia

Its been a little bit longerof a wait than he would haveliked, but Fort Frances na-tive Mitch Cain now is gettingready for the next part of his hockey career after signinghis official letter of intent withBemidji State two weeks ago.

Cain lookingforward to NCAA

See story on C1

See story on A5

See story on B1

Candidates upbeat heading into final daysBy Peggy RevellStaff writer

Local candidates are riding awave of optimism as the May 2federal election draws near.

Ill just keep knocking on doorsIll keep on knocking on doorsright til the election, incumbent John Rafferty, the NDP candidate,said yesterday morning.

Ill be knocking on doors andtalking to people, listening to theirconcerns, he vowed.

Its what hes been doing, notonly during this campaign but over

the last two-and-a-half years asMP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River,which he says has included lis-tening and talking to people, andgetting his directions from constitu-ents for what needs to be done inParliament.

In talking to people, Raffertysaid whats at the top of his list of prioritiesaffordability, retirementsecurity, and health careare whatother people are concerned about,as well.

Mr. Harper [said] just before theelection that as far as the economyis concerned, its mission accom-

plished, Rafferty noted.Well, its not mission accom-

plished in Northern Ontario andI suspect in many other areas ofCanada.

So that spurs me on to continuethe work that Im doing becauseits at almost every door step thatsa big concern, he added.

And while he doesnt know ifstatistics will bear him out, Raf-ferty said in talking to people,it seems that more are engagedin this election compared to pastones.

I dont know if thats going to be

the end result if more people comeout and vote. I hope they do, heremarked.

[But] thats the overwhelmingsense that I getthat people areinterested, and people are going tobe going out to vote.

As well, he said that almost ev-ery young person he has talked tois planning to cast a ballot, particu-larly first-time voters.

So theyre engaged and I thinkthat thats a good sign, too.

The momentum for us is grow-ing, said Liberal candidate KenBoshcoff.

The support seems to be in-creasing and everybody here isvery, very upbeat, he noted.

Boshcoff, who represented theriding following the 2004 and2006 elections, is hoping to re-gain the seat he lost to Rafferty in2008.

And with a close race between himself and Rafferty this timearound, it means that everythingcounts, Boshcoff stressed.

So here we go.Theres no shutouts in any po-

litical process, but I have to say

Local wait liststill growingfor adultswith disabilities

By Peggy RevellStaff writer

Local families and advocates arecalling on the province to take ac-tion as the wait lists for support ser-vices for adults with developmentaldisabilities have hit an all-time high both in Fort Frances and acrossOntario.

Provincial funding announcedin last months budget for supportsand services for people with devel-opmental disabilities is welcome,but its not enough to ensure exist-ing programs are stabilized and theneeds of families on wait lists aremet, warned Alanna Barr, execu-tive director with Community Liv-ing Fort Frances and District, whichserves the region from Rainy Rivereast to Lac La Croix First Nationand north to Nestor Falls.

There currently are 53 peopleon the local agencys wait list, Barrnoted, and nine of those are wait-ing for 24-hour support.

Its the highest number their wait

list has ever reached.Meanwhile across the province,

some 23,000 people with a devel-opmental disability are on wait listsfor services, with 12,000 of thosewaiting for residential supports,Barr said.

But while these numbers con-tinue to climb, funding has stalled.

For several years now, the prov-ince has asked agencies that support individuals with a develop-mental disability to do more withlittle new funding investment in thesector, Barr explained.

In 2008/09, the province re-quired that supports and servicesdelivered by the sector be in-creased without providing any newfunding.

Then last year, Barr said morethan $20 million in funding thatthe province had committed toCommunity Living agencies wasredirected to pay for changes re-quired under new provincial legis-lation.


Looking to curb the ever-expand-ing budget of the Rainy River Dis-trict Social Services AdministrationBoard, municipal reps approved amotion last Thursday to proceedwith a complete operations and ef-ficiency review of the board.

This all started right back whenwe first started doing the budgetand we talked about cutting jobs,cutting this, cutting that, MorleyReeve Moe Henry said during lastThursday nights meeting.

My point was that there weresome of us who had no idea what peoples jobs were, what they did,what they didnt do, or anythinglike that, Reeve Henry noted, re-ferring to the hesitation various

reps expressed during the 2011-12budget process over simply makingcutsand the ensuing discussionfrom that to hire an outside firm tolook at the boards efficiency andoperations.

It wont only include the em- ployees, it will also include theoperations of the board becauseI think the board has to have areviewthe whole [organization],he stressed.

There also is the possibility oflooking to the province to fund theoperational efficiency review givenmoney saved also will benefit theprovince.

The board approved the motion put forward by Reeve Henry thatwill see it seek proposals from anoutside consultant to review theentire operations of the [RainyRiver] DSSAB and bring forwardrecommendations to increase theefficiencies of the entire organiza-tion, as well as petition variousministries to fund this review.

In other business at last Thurs-days meeting, concerns wereraised over the vote held at thespecial board meeting held March25 to amend the DSSABs 2011-12 budget.

In the initial budget approvedearlier in March, $11,350 in ma-terials for social housing acciden-tally had been removed as altera-tions were made to the budget inthe hours leading up to it being

passed.A special meeting then was heldto reinstate this amount into the budget. But following RobertsRules of Order, as laid out byDSSAB chair and La Vallee ReeveRoss Donaldson, a two-thirds ma-jority was not achieved to make theamendment.

[For] Roberts Rules of Order,the number-one thing is that themajority should speak, said Chap- ple Coun. Rick Neilson, who wasconcerned over the notificationprior to the meeting and the inter-pretation of Roberts Rules.

DSSAB to undergo

operational review

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The president of the UnitedStates will not be attending the in-ternational tug-of-war between FortFrances and International Falls onJuly 2.

While the City of InternationalFalls had invited President BarackObama to the event, which thisyear will coincide with the dedica-tion of the new James Oberstar Riv-

erfront Complex across the river,White House staff officially haveinformed Mayor Shawn Mason hewill not be attending, Falls CAORod Otterness noted yesterday.

However, the tug-of-war taskforce has plenty of invitations outto various politicians and athletesfrom both sides of the border, andare hopeful a good number of ce-lebrities will make appearances.

We have confirmations from

Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Fran-ken. We do not have confirmations yet from our new representative,Chip Cravaack, said Otterness,adding they also are hopeful thatMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton canmake it.

I am very hopeful were goingto get some good names, Otter-ness added, noting that task forcemember Robin Bjorkquist has been

Obama wont be at tug-of-war

Local Sparks Tatum Kielczewski-Ronmarkand Joelle Bruyere, along with other localGirl Guides, did their part to help keep FortFrances clean by picking up litter along the

waterfront last Wednesday evening in thelead-up to Earth Day, which fell on GoodFriday this year.

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Candidates tackle local issues during forum hereBy Peggy RevellStaff writer

Aiming to win the hearts andvotes of local residents, the fourcandidates vying for the ThunderBay-Rainy River seat squared offhere last Wednesday evening at aforum organized by the Fort Fran-ces Chamber of Commerce.

About 50 people turned outto the Civic Centre to hear thecandidates answer questions fromlocal media and organizations ontopics which had been pre-selected by the Chamber, including the

international border crossing here,pension reform, the forest industry,maintaining Canadas economic position, and economic develop-ment.

Citing the recent case of celeb-rity Charlie Sheen being allowedinto the country for a pair of showsin Toronto, Wayne Helliar of theNorth Western Ontario TourismAssociation asked how there can be this difference in treatmentwhen tourists coming into North-western Ontario are refused entryat the Fort Frances and RainyRiver border crossings for minoroffensesand how to correct thisunfair situation.

First to answer the question wasGreen Party candidate Ed Shields,who admitted he is not as knowl-edgeable about border issues butstressed those crossing the bordershould all be treated equally.

Tourism is an important area ofour economy, especially here, and[if] we dont have free and openborders and welcoming borders, Ithink it hurts our economy drasti-cally, he remarked.

I think the government has toaddress that aggressively, Shieldsadded.

Conservative hopeful MaureenMoe Comuzzi-Stehmann alsostressed the importance tourism has on the local economyandcalled Charlie Sheen unusual is-sue that should have never hap-pened.

She said the government has astrong role to play in alleviating thered tape when it comes to bordercrossing, and vowed to work verydiligently to make sure this redtape is removed.

We need to take away the re-sponsibility from the Customs offi-cers because apparently its at their

discretion as to who is allowed inand whatever Customs officer is onduty depends on who gets across,noted Comuzzi-Stehmann, adding

this is what she has been told whentalking with the border agency.

Preferential treatment for starstells me that these kinds of prec-edents can only help make ourcase, replied Liberal candidateKen Boschoff, saying there havebeen improvements but that morework has to be done to regain lostvisitors.

When he was MP for ThunderBay-Rainy River from 2004-08,Boshcoff noted he and variousstakeholders came together toidentify issues where each couldhammer out solutions, adding hewould continue to do this sort of

thing if elected.Awareness is the key, hestressed, so that any issues can bedealt with before a person reaches

the borderand stop the bad pub-licity.

Boshcoff also said the same rulesthat apply to airports should applyto land crossings.

Our response must be to dowhatever we can to reduce theimpact and improve accessibility,he remarked.

NDP incumbent John Raffertyalso reiterated the impact borderissues have had on local tour-ism industry, calling it a doublewhammy as tourism also have been dinged by the implementa-tion of the HST.

Rafferty noted that to get a

clearer picture of what has beenhappening, he had filed a Freedomof Information request about all border crossings across Canada

something which hasnt been givento him yet.

As well, hes requested a meet-ing in Ottawa with the CBSA chiefand Thunder Bay headneither ofwhich has happened.

Rafferty pledged that he willcontinue to work on the issue ifre-elected as MP.

ForestryForestry still has a great future,

Boshcoff said in response to aquestion on what the candidateswould do to help the forest indus-try in the region.

He pointed to the work he didas MP with the Natural Resources

committee on a report on fed-eral solutions for forestry thatwas unanimously adopted by theHouse of Commons, although was

ultimately never implemented bythe last Parliament.

Citing the launch of the biomassboiler in Fort Frances, and new in-novative forest product companiesthat are in development, Boshcoffstressed the industry can be revital-ized.

The reality is this in the lasttwo years, Mr. Harper spent morein 48 hours at the G20 summit inToronto on fake lakes, on gazebos,on a whole host of other thingsthan he spent on forestry in five years, charged Rafferty, who hasbeen the NDPs forestry critic.

With American companies put-ting in subsidies for their ownforestry companies, Rafferty said he has spent the past two-and-a- half years fighting to match theU.S. subsidieslike the black liquorsubsidyor convince the Ameri-cans to drop that subsidy.

Its not at an end, though, as theAmericans have introduced a cropbiomass subsidy worth $12 billionover 12 years that Canadians willhave to compete with, he warned.

Funding also needs to comethrough to fight the pine beetle,said Rafferty, also raising the alarmover the provinces new allocationrules will mean no, or virtually no,secondary wood industry in On-tario.

Shields, meanwhile, touted theforest industry as a sustainable onewith proper management, and anexcellent carbon sink.

With 30 percent of the worlds boreal forest, the management ofthis resource in a sustainable mat-ter is important, he said, stress-ing the need to protect it frompine beetle incursions and climatechange.

Areas such as value-added man-ufacturing and biotech also need to be encouraged with the industry,Shields stressed.

Innovation, diversification, mar-ket developments, and increasedcompetitiveness all can help for-estry, said Comuzzi-Stehmann.

Conservative plans include ex-tending the current forest inno-vation and market developmentprograms, she noted.

These programs will help for-estry companies to diversify andto expand their markets throughthe value for wood program, theCanadian wood export program,and North American wood first

initiative, she argued, stressing theneed for the industry to changewith the future to remain viable.

We all have had family mem-

bers affected by the forest in-dustry, Comuzzi-Stehmann said,reiterating the importance the in-dustry has in all the communities.

I will work very diligently withall stakeholders and our federalgovernment to ensure that we will have a place in our future in theforest industry, she pledged.

Eliciting some chuckles, and toget candidates to think on theirtoes, the Fort Frances Times askedthe four candidates what theirfavourite type of pizza wasandhow it relates to their partys plat-form as well as Canadas economic

prosperity and place in the world.It would have to be a Canadian pizza, seems to meand the an-swer is because its all our own,replied Rafferty, who was first totackle the question.

If were going to have economicstability, if were going to moveforward, its going to be Canadaschoice, he stressed.

Its not going to be forces fromoutside of Canada that determinewhat we doand there are ways todo it.

What Canada has an advantageover almost any other country thatIve lived in, and Ive lived in many,is creativity, replied Shields, talk-ing about a green pizza.

Local entrepreneurs in Canadacan use this new pizza the GreenParty has come up with to outdothe big box pizza stores, he added,stressing the importance of thegovernment supporting these newideas, like biotechnology.

Im a supreme and I think ourgovernment is a supreme govern-ment, answered Comuzzi-Steh-mann as she focused on the Toryplatform of creating jobs, training,trade, low taxes and family taxcredits, plans to eliminate the defi-cit through cutting spending andeliminating waste, making streetssafer, and supporting the militarythrough new jets.

Boshcoff, meanwhile, said hispreferred pizza of choice is a triedand true recipeciting the eco-nomic management of past Liberalgovernments under Jean Chrtienand Paul Martin.

He noted their debt reductionprogram made us able to afford a pizza by creating a safe bankingsystem and balanced budgets.

He added the current Conserva-tive government turned a $13-bil-

lion surplus into a $56-billion defi-cit, and put us in a position wherewe cant afford any more pizza.

Local Liberal hopeful Ken Boshcoff gave his opening remarks during last Wednesday nightsall-candidates debate held at the Civic Centre here while NDP incumbent John Rafferty andmoderator Tannis Drysdale looked on. Also taking part were Conservative candidate Mau-reen Moe Comuzzi-Stehmann and Ed Shields of the Green Party. The debate, organized bythe Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, drew about 50 residents. Peggy Revell photo

More from A1that people have been extraor-dinarily receptive, Boshcoff saidabout the hitting the campaign trailand meeting with voters over thepast several weeks.

He said hes seeing an appre-ciation of experience, and people have now made their decisionbased on the fact that they know Ican do the job.

I am so encouraged and in-spired by the support, Boshcoffenthused. Its been way more positive than any candidate could

hope for.Just looking at our blue signsall over, Im pretty optimistic, Imfeeling good, Conservative can-didate Maureen Moe Comuzzi-Stehmann said Monday with oneweek of campaigning to go.

Were working hard and wereknocking on doors, and people areready for change, she noted.

Thats a positive thing.And although shes a new face

this election, Comuzzi-Stehmannsaid shes gotten good coachingand good mentoring from both her uncle, Joe Comuzzi, and hus-band, Tony Stehmann, having beeninvolved in regional politics.

Its time for change, and thatsour message. Its clear and simple,she said about the message shesconsistently been touting through-out the campaign.

We have gotten nothing up to

this point and people are realizingthat we need to be sitting at thesame side of the governing partyin order to get things done, shestressed.

Its time for Thunder Bay-RainyRiver to go to the next level [and]people are ready for that.

Its all about changing and be-ing a strong voice for our commu-nities, Comuzzi-Stehmann noted,citing the importance of lookingafter seniors and giving future gen-erations opportunities in their owncommunities.

Meanwhile, the campaign has been a learning curve for rookieGreen Party candidate Ed Shields,a medical geneticist and formerMcGill University professor who

retired back to the region fiveyears ago.It think the campaign has fo rced

me to get out of my hermitage andmeet more people, he chuckled, praising the so many fantastic people hes met over the pastweeks.

This area, Thunder Bay-RainyRiver, has some phenomenal hu-man resources and I just wasntexpecting that, he admitted, laud-ing the universities, technical col-leges, physicians, business people,neighbours, and the new librariesin both Thunder Bay and FortFrances he has met and visitedon the campaign trailpeople andplaces that are why hes optimisticabout the future of the region.

Its been a learning experience,as well, he said about being a new-comer to the political scene, notinghis first debate ever was last Tues-

day in Stratton and the second thefollowing night in Fort Frances.And with election day fast ap-

proaching, Shields said theyre try-ing everything we can to get their

message out.One of the things theyre doing

okay with, but thought would help reach voters, is social net-working, Shields reflected.

But I think not as many peopleare reading those things as wethought they would, he remarked,noting people seem to be lookingfor more simplistic yes or noanswers compared to some of themore detailed thoughts and discus-sion he has written about online.

Still, hes hoping people can taketime to read the Green Partys

platformstressing that theyre notjust a one-issue party.We are a full party that has

many different issue, he stressed.Sometimes we go right on issues,sometimes we go left.

We just offer a total new envi-ronment, with totally new people.

And while people have beenreceptive to this new message,Shields conceded that doesnt nec-essarily translate into votes.

Ive had a lot of people say,Wed love to vote for you, but. . .,he noted.

Theyre the people that areafraid to have the Conservativesback in.

And I think thats kind of a signthat theres something wrong withour democracythat we have to beso afraid to vote for someone, thatyou have to vote for someone youdont really want to vote for, he

remarked, calling the experiencean eye-opener and somethingthat should be changed for thefuture.

Candidates upbeat in final days

More from A1working very, very diligently tocontact pro athletes.

For example, Philadelphia Fly-ers Chris Pronger was contactedbut unfortunately had to decline.

But former Minnesota Vikingslinebacker Matt Blair, who was inthe Falls for its Pennies for Playfundraiser back in January, mightjust come back.

Meanwhile, the internationaltug-of-war now has a slogan: Pull-

ing for Peace.Otterness said this slogan mightbe branded and used in marketingthis year and in future.

As well, organizers hope to havean international tug-of-war websiteup and running very soon.

As reported earlier this month,

the event will consist of two tugs.The first will be between Fort

Frances town council and Inter-national Falls city council, each ofwhich will be joined by celebrities(i.e., politicians, athletes, or other-wise).

The teams will consist of 20participants.

The second tug will be betweenCanadian and U.S. teams, eachconsisting of 50 men and women.

A brand new trophy will be pre-

sented to the winning team in thissecond tug.The international tug-of-war will

coincide with various other eventson both sides of the border.

For example, there may be acharity barbecue on this side ofthe border in conjunction with the

event.Other activities also may take

place on this side of the border.On the U.S. side will be the

dedication of the new James Ober-star Riverfront Complex across theriver, a $11.3-million project whichis owned by the Falls EconomicDevelopment Administration andleased to the U.S. government.

The complex includes a fishingpier, boat launch, a seaplane base,a picnic area, and hiking and bik-

ing trails, as well as the Irvin N.Anderson Amphitheater.Canadian classic rockers, Lov-

erboy, along with several otherbands, will play the inaugural con-cert at the amphitheater later onJuly 2.

Obama wont be at tug-of-war

By Heather LatterStaff writer

Former district resident Douglas Judson has held a unique job forthe past four weeksacting as anadvance to Liberal leader MichaelIgnatieffs national tour.

In short, my team and I travelto locations ahead of Mr. Ignatieffscampaign delegation and confirmvenue, logistical, technical, and ac-commodation details, explained Judson, noting each of the major parties has a group that does ad-vance work.

Judson and his colleagues have been on-hand to greet the cam-paign plane when it arrives. Thenthey accompany the leader, hisstaff, and national media travellingwith them to each venue that has been confirmed prior to their ar-rival.

But Judson noted travelling witha potential prime minister isntyour typical road trip.

Like the other parties cam-paigns, the buses are accompanied by an RCMP motorcade, and itsdefinitely not every day that you board a private 737 jet, he re-marked.

Most of all, though, it is wonder-

ful to see people engaged in thedemocratic process at every stopalong the way as volunteers, candi-dates, and simply undecided voters[come] out to see what Mr. Ignatieffis all about, in comparison to theother leaders, he added.

Its inspiring to see people so

enthusiastic for change.Judson also said working on an

election campaign probably is oneof the most exhausting, yet exhila-rating, things someone could signup for.

It is a spontaneous and con-stantly changing job with Draco-nian hours so, naturally, I am in myelement, he joked.

In all seriousness, though, thereward is the energetic, creative,and capable individuals you meetalong the way, and Im sure thatthose involved with the other par-ties would say likewise, Judsonstressed.

Its a splendid hiatus from yourrun-of-the-mill, nine-to-five [job].

This is not Judsons first politi-cal job, having worked for formerThunder Bay-Rainy River MP KenBoshcoff as well as MP Bob Raepreviously.

In 2008, he worked on the localLiberal campaign, which providedhim an opportunity to take part atthe national level this time.

During my time working forKen [Boshcoff], there was never aday I did not look forward to goinginto the office or where I felt thatsomething I was working on wasntimportant for the places and people

I cared about, Judson remarked.These are the occupationalqualities I continue to look for inmy career development, and havebeen fortunate to find in my morerecent career pursuits, he added.

Its about feeling that theres afinite opportunity to make a dif-

ference, to learn from experiencedleaders, and to give back to thepeople who helped you get there.

Judson believes growing up inNorthwestern Ontario has shapedhis interested in politics.

I think living in NorthwesternOntario, you need to take an in-terest in your politics if youregoing to have any appreciation forthe forces at play in shaping thechallenges and opportunities fac-ing your community, he reasoned,noting people cant take for grantedthe quality of life they share here inRainy River District.

Given the few voices we haverelative to larger centres, I believethat demonstrating leadership, be-ing involved in our communities,and communicating our unique perspective to others is vital tomaintaining and building upon thatquality of life, he argued.

At a certain point, you cantdo any of those things without becoming politicalits practicallyaccidental.

Judson will continue his job withIgnatieff until Mondays election.

Then hes slated to enrol in thejoint law/MBA program offered bythe Osgoode Hall Law School andthe Schulich School of Business in

Toronto.I am very excited about theprogram, and look forward to whatnew opportunity or adventure itmay bring my way, Judson en-thused.

Douglas Judson waved from aboard the Liberals 737 jet during the recent campaign effortsby the party. The former district resident has been travelling around with Liberal leader Mi-chael Ignatieff while on his national tour. Submitted photo

Judson seeing campaign trail up close


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With the big names like Ser-ena Ryder and the Crash TestDummies booked, Tour deFort organizers are bullishabout the 2011-12 concertseason.

Tour de Fortbooks big names

Traffic at the MemorialSports Centre remained fairlysteady Friday and Saturdayduring the 23rd-annual Home& Leisure Show, sponsored bythe Fort Frances Chamber of

Commerce and TBayTel.

Home showdraws crowd

After all of the months ofanxious waiting, Fort Francesnative Steve Arpin finally canget to do what he loves most:go racing.

In an announcement broad-cast on the Speed Channel yesterday evening, Arpin will be joining forces with theTurner Motorsports CampingWorld Truck Series team ina five-race program for the2011 season.

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New Democrats werent the onlyones celebrating in Thunder Bay-Rainy River on Monday night aslocal Conservatives heralded in amuch sought after majority gov-ernment under Stephen Harper.

More than two dozen partysupporters came out to Maureen(Moe) Comuzzi-Stehmanns campaign office at the Arthur StreetMarketplace in Thunder Bay towatch the election results roll infrom across the country.

Cheers erupted as the Conser-vatives surpassed the 155 seatsneeded to secure a majority.

And applause followed whenConservative candidates were con-firmed to be heading to Ottawa,including Greg Rickford in Kenoraridingone of the few blue seats ina sea of NDP orange across

LocalToriescheermajority

Dressed up for the occasion, Olive Eisen-hauer, right, offered her husband, Irvin (Ike),another biscuit during Friday afternoonsRoyal Tea at the Fort Frances Pubic Li- brary Technology Centre. About 100 people

got dressed in style to attend the event andcelebrate the marriage of Prince William toCatherine Middleton. The tea was put on bythe Friends of the Library.

Duane Hicks photo

Royal tea


Two third-year students from theNorthern Ontario School of Medi-cine wrapped up their comprehen-sive community clerkships (CCC) here last month after spendingabout 30 weeks learning on thejob from local physicians and otherhealth-care professionals.

The fourth set of medical stu-

dents who have come through heresince 2007, Jacqueline Edwardsand Brienne Lowey-Bodkin spentthe 30-week period working withphysicians at La Verendrye Hospi-tal and the Fort Frances Commu-nity Clinic.

They also observed specialistsand various local allied health-care professionals (i.e., chiropractors,dentists, speech pathologists, phar-macists, home care workers, etc.)thanks to an affiliation agreement between the NOSM and RiversideHealth Care Facilities, Inc. thatallows students to gain valuable hands-on practical experience inthe Fort Frances area.

In terms of clinical learning, youreally cant top the way CCC is or-ganized, said Edwards, who hailsfrom Thunder Bay.

Having the chance to work inthe ER, OR, follow patients in hos-pital, and work in the clinic makesfor excellent learning.

All of the family physicians, gen-eral surgeons, visiting specialists,and nurse practitioners are excel-lent teachers and I am grateful tohave worked with each and everyone, Edwards added.

It makes for a busy year as wealso have a school curriculum tocover, but it was still an excep-tional year in my opinion, sheremarked.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time inFort Frances. We had great physi-cians, nurse practitioners, nurses,and allied health-care professionalsto work with.

I would definitely recommendFort Frances to other NOSM stu-dents, Edwards stressed.

The experience exceeded herexpectations, noted Lowey-Bodkin,who also hails from Thunder Bay but has local roots, being related

to Donna and Blair Lowey (heraunt and uncle) and Chris and JimLowey (her grandparents) here inRainy River District.

The last 30 weeks has been a phenomenal learning experience,she enthused. The physicians wereextremely supportive in helping meto meet my learning objectives.

The hospital and clinic staff wasalways welcoming, and definitely helped to make my experience apositive one.

The hospital is small enoughthat you dont feel overwhelmed,but you are able get diverse

Medicalstudentsenjoyedtime here

By Heather LatterStaff writer

The local Celebrating DiversityCommittee is moving forward with plans to implement a RespectCampaign hereand now is look-ing for people to vote for their

cause in the Pepsi Refresh Project.Were hoping that through

spreading the word throughout thedistrict, and our friends beyondthe district, that we can get enoughvotes to do two things, noted com-mittee chair Trudy McCormick.

One, it would be wonderfulto get the funding to help us getthe campaign off the ground, shesaid.

The other is to raise awarenessof what were doing.

The Respect Campaign willbe comprised of a number of pro-grams and strategies meant to raiseawareness of how people should

treat one another.The committee plans to provide

training to district businesses andorganizations on respect. These, inturn, will be given visible identi-fiers (i.e., buttons, lanyards, post-ers, and door signs) so that anyonegoing into these organizations im-mediately will know that they canexpect to be treated with respect.

McCormick said the committeegot the idea and basis of the cam-paign from a very successful proj-ect which Confederation Collegehad started back in 2006.

It started with the realizationthat something was needed to in-

form people, and educate people,about respect and everything thatgoes with it, explained Anne Re-naud, manager of the local Confed-eration College campus.

Weve had a lot of success withit, and its really helped both staffand students understand what re-spect means and how it can beused in everyday life, she noted,adding they were happy to sharetheir information with the Cel-ebrating Diversity Committee.

One of the things ConfederationCollege did that was so successfulwas a lot of branding of their cam-paign, McCormick said.

When you go into a classroomand you see the respect logo, hope-fully it brings to mind some of theideals and qualities of the respectproject, she reasoned.

Renaud, meanwhile, thinks itsgreat that the Celebrating DiversityCommittee is interested in expand-ing the campaign into the generalpublic.

Respect means respect no mat-ter what, she stressed. Its some-thing that impacts every person,business, and organization.

The committee is developing itsown campaign so that when people

Respect Campaign being developed here

Jessica Whalen, playing Dorothy, enacted a scene from FortFrances High Schools rendition of the Wizard of Oz during dressrehearsal Monday night at the Townshend Theatre. The musicalopens tonight and runs through Saturday, with the curtain rising at7:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults and $7 for studentsand seniors, are available in advance at Northwoods Gallery &

Gifts. See story on A5. Heather Latter photo

Over the rainbow


Incumbent NDP MP John Raf-ferty said hes ready to hit theground running after voters inThunder Bay-Rainy River returnedhim to Parliament in Mondays fed-eral election.

Im humbled that the peopleof Thunder Bay-Rainy River haveconfidence in me to move forwardand to continue the work that Ive

been doing for the last two-and-a- half years, Rafferty remarked assupporters savoured his victory atthe Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay.

With 18,039 of the votes, Raf-ferty leapt ahead in the polls thistime aroundup from the 14,478votes which sent him to Ottawa forthe first time in 2008.

Conservative candidate MaureenComuzzi-Stehmann came secondwith 10,096 votes, followed byformer Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff(8,066) and Green Party hopefulEd Shields (909).

Raffertys win came along withthe historic NDP orange wavewhich saw the party claim OfficialOpposition status for the first timein its 50-year with 105 seats acrossthe country.

I dont know if 36, 37 days agowe would have imagined that thiswould happen, but its not a totalsurprise I have to say, Rafferty

noted about this upswing in NDPsupport.

But its the same message thatweve had for a long time, headded. Its all about affordabilityand retirement security and healthcare, and the issues that weve al-ways fought for.

I suppose if theres a sadnesstonight, its that there is a [Con-servative] majority government,Rafferty said.

I think well continue doing a

couple of things that weve alwaysbeen doing, noted Rafferty, refer-ring to the approach hell be takingin Ottawa now that hes facing amajority government.

The first is to continue work-ing with anyone willing to workwith him to further the agendaof Canadian families, Rafferty re-marked, noting hell continue towork with MPs from all the par-ties.

He pledged to hit the groundrunning to get his private mem-bers bills on pension security andseverance pay that died with theelection call, and get ready to tablethem again in Parliament.

Theyre good bills and theyrewhat needs to be done for Cana-da, he reasoned.

And Im hoping that that sortof co-operation that Ive fosteredover the last two-and-a-half years

Rafferty vowsto keep workingfor Canadians

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