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Retiring Pastor Ted Goossen of the Chris-tian Centre Fellowship in Thompson will take many memories south with him when he moves to Saska-toon to be closer to family in August, but one that sticks with him was an en-counter with a man who’d attempted suicide that he visited in the psych ward of the Thompson General Hospital.

Goossen had dropped by the hospital to deliver a card from his wife Mary thanking the man for a gift he had purchased for the Goossens. The man was out on a pass at the time Goossen ran into him on the way out of the hospi-tal as the man was coming back.

“He had struggled through faith issues and stuff like that and he had re-committed his life to Christ and I said, can I pray for you?” Goossen recalls. “We just kind of moved off in a corner somewhere. I fi nished my prayer and then he prayed and he moved me to tears. He thanked God, he says thank you for bringing my new pastor Ted into my life at a very dark period in my life, he said, when I saw the light and you used him to bring light and hope into my life and that for me was a thing I’ll never forget. I think when I look back on my years that’s probably one of those tro-phies that you sort of look up and say God, there’s just the right touch, one individual that someone might make a difference at least in [the man’s] life.”

That Goossen was able and willing to connect with this man is something he credits to a painful part

of his own life, when his youngest son Josh com-mitted suicide.

“He was diagnosed with schizophrenia since 2001,” said Goossen, describing his late son as a brilliant musician who went into decline while the family was living in Winkler after having moved south from Cranberry Portage and Simonhouse Bible Camp. “He did well for a while but then he had to go back and had to be re-admitted. At that point he lost hope.”

Josh Goossen jumped to his death from a building in Winkler. That tragedy, his father feels, gave him the tools to minister more

effectively to those with mental illness.

“I said to the psych ward staff one year after being here about three, four years, I fi nd some of my greatest joys have been just coming in to visit those who are struggling with mental health issues and they’ve appreciated me coming in and I just said 10 years before this I would have been petrifi ed.

Following his son’s death, however, Goossen was able to use his own experience to let people know he understands a bit about what they’re going through.

“That in itself just sort

of breaks the ice,” Goossen says. “Had we not had that experience with our son, I don’t think I would have been able to minister the way I have been.”

Goossen was born on a farm near Manitou and attended university and seminary in Winnipeg be-fore he and Mary moved to Winkler to run a bible camp. In 1985, the couple moved north for the fi rst time, to Cranberry Portage.

“That was kind of a dual role of pastor of the Grace Church and director of Simonhouse Bible Camp,” says Goossen. “I did that dual thing for 10-and-a-half years until 1996 and

then I went full-time with Simonhouse Bible Camp because the camp kept growing and needed the full attention of the camp director so then I went full-time with the camp until 1999.”

After moving back to Winkler and serving as associate pastor at a church for three years, Goossen found the road calling him and began a two-year stint as a long-haul truck driver, during which he defi ed people’s expectations of what be-ing behind the wheel for hours at a stretch can do to one’s body.

Bubble-blowing pastor bidding farewell to Northern Manitoba a second time

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Pastor Ted Goossen will preach for the last time at Christian Centre Fellowship in Thompson Aug. 9 before moving to

Saskatoon after 10 years in the Nickel City. He previously served as pastor in Cranberry Portage and director of Simon-

house Bible Camp from 1985 until 1999.

Continued on Page 9

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CHRISTINE ELIZABETH LAMONTAGNE (Nee Molloy)

November 5, 1970 – July 11, 2015

Christine passed away peacefully on July 11, 2015, with her family by her side.She leaves to mourn her loving husband Terry, and children Brian and Isaiah. She also leaves to mourn her brother Richard (Jodi) and her father Paul, many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins and God-Children.Christine is predeceased by mother Elizabeth (nee Mahoney).Christine was born November 5, 1970 in St John’s Newfound-land. She moved to Thompson with her family in 1974.She attended Eastwood Elementary School and graduated RD Parker Collegiate.She met her husband, Terry in 1989. Together, they raised two wonderful children, Christine’s pride and joy.Christine worked at several places in Thompson including Home Hardware, Walmart and the Hospital before starting with Vale. Christine loved being active. She trained hard for her 3 half marathons and two triathlons. She also loved fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, biking and going for long walks with her family, including her dogs. Christine loved a good cup of tea and a fine glass of wine. She also loved camping, music, books, movies, but most of all she loved to crochet and knit. Blankets, toques, scarves, mitts, gifts for babies, were everywhere in her house. There was always a ball of wool nearby, and always another project on the go. Her family would like to thank everyone at the Thompson Gen-eral Hospital, including the staff in Cancer Care and all nurses, doctors and aids who gave Christine the most loving, quality care anyone could ever have.Christine will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Cremation has taken place and a Funeral Service will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 at 1 pm at the St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, 114 Cree Road, with Father Guna officiating.Donations can be made to the charity of choice, or the Canadian Cancer Society.Boardman Funeral Home in care of arrangements, call 204-778-7982. An online book of memories is available to sign at www.boardmanfh.com

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To kick off summer holidays WISE Kid-Netic Energy held two summer camps, which are supported by Ac-tua, a national charity that focuses on inspiring youth through science, technology, engineering, and mathemat-ics (STEM). The camps in Thompson were sponsored by Vale and they took place July 6-10. The two camps were held at the Ma-Mow-We-Take Friendship Centre, and R.D Parker Collegiate.

Each day had a different theme and was based around

STEM. The 16 kids who took part enjoyed a how-it’s-made day, where they made sunscreen and built lava lamps, a chemistry day, a natural disaster camp where they created volcanoes and tornados, and a computer science day, as well as an agriculture day.

Participants were from Grade 4-6, and Kristin Herr-mann, a counsellor for the camp said it worked out well for the city. “It’s sometimes very diffi cult when we have Grade 6 kids who know a lot more than Grade 4 students interacting, but we try to keep the activities to base knowledge level, so everyone can participate. This year in Thompson it’s been really fun.”

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Door-to-door mail deliv-ery in Thompson will begin the process of conversion to a community mailbox system next year, Canada Post announced July 20.

“Today, we informed municipal officials as well as affected employ-ees that neighbourhoods in Thompson – postal code starting with R8N – will be converted from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2016,” said John Caines of Canada Posts’ media relations department in an email. “This represents 3,394 addresses. This is part of a fi ve-year initia-tive to convert one-third of Canadian addresses who still have delivery at the door to community mail-boxes in an effort to se-cure postal service for the future. Since the program began in 2014, more than one million addresses have been or are in the various stages of the conversion process.”

The fi rst stage of the pro-cess will see affected resi-dents receive an informa-tion package with a mail-in survey from Canada Post.

“The package will tell them how they can express their priorities and pref-erences about their new delivery method,” Caines said. “This is a process we have used since the begin-ning of the initiative and so far, more than 260,000

Canadians have shared their insights through this survey, which proved very helpful in choosing safe, suitable locations.”

There will also be a phone number set up for people with concerns about their ability to access to a community mailbox to express those concerns. Caines said no regular full- or part-time employ-ees will lose their jobs as a result of the conversion and that Canada Post aims to reduce its workforce by not replacing workers who retire.

Canada Post says the service change is a result of less mail being sent.

“With mail volumes continuing to decline, the changes we are making are necessary to secure postal service for all Can-adians,” said Caines. “We are proceeding in commun-ities across the country as we have for years - in a thoughtful, consultative manner and in accordance with the laws that govern how postal service is pro-vided in Canada.”

The announcement of the scheduled end to door-to-door mail deliv-ery in Thompson comes less than a week after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a cross-country road trip to protest cuts to postal servi-ces and urge voters to vote the Conservatives out of power in the fall election.

CUPW national president

Mike Palecek told the Thompson Citizen that the conversion to a com-munity mailbox system is completely unnecessary, since Canada Post is a prof-itable Crown corporation that made $200 million last year and doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime.

“It seems to be ideologic-ally driven,” said Palecek, noting that other countries faced the same challenges as Canada but have opted to expand services to bring in revenue rather than cut home delivery. Postal banking is an example of the kind of services Canada Post should be looking at getting into, he said. Pale-cek was in Quebec City and says nearly 600 municipal-ities have passed resolu-tions or sent letters asking that door-to-door mail de-livery continue, while op-position parties are calling for the plans to be halted or scrapped altogether.

“We’ve had an outpour-ing of support so far [on the tour] and this is no sur-prise,” said Palecek. “Can-adians are facing a clear choice on Oct. 19. They can change this if they want and they can do that in 90 days when we go to the polls.”

Gord Fischer, the Can-adian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) national director for the prairie re-gion, said during a meeting in Thompson to protest the cuts to door-to-door ser-vice last September that the

plan isn’t written in stone, recalling that Brian Mul-roney’s Progressive Con-servative government had a plan to close public post offi ces in 1986-87.

“It’ll be a slow conver-sion process,” said Fischer. “They stopped that pro-gram. Fight like hell to keep it is the message.”

At the same meeting, Kristopher Blake, president of People First Thompson Chapter and People First Manitoba, self-advocacy organizations for people with intellectual disabil-ities, said the loss of home delivery would be a blow for people with disabilities. Also speaking out against Canada Post’s planned service changes last Sep-tember were Thompson MLA Steve Ashton, who said that the city is not designed to accommodate community mailboxes, and Churchill MP Niki Ashton, who said it was a myth that Canada Post is not profi t-able or sustainable as it is now.

CUPW, seniors’ groups and organizations for people with disabilities launched a legal challenge to the attempt to phase out home delivery last October, aiming to fi le in the Federal Court of Canada under Can-ada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, arguing that the decision exceeds Canada Post’s authority and should be made via Parliament.

Door-to-door mail delivery

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next year, says Canada Post

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Gord Fischer, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) national director for the prairie region, said last September

in Thompson that he believes public pressure can convince Canada Post to abandon its plans to phase out door-to-door

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We’ve all been told that spend-ing time out in

nature is good for our souls, but does everyone make going outside a priority?

I didn’t. I would get outside from

time to time, and though I loved the feeling it gave me, I never thought I had the time. I was busy with work, I had other plans, and I would say I didn’t have the chance to do something fun other than walk around the trail in Thompson. These were all excuses my mind was coming up with.

Recently on Facebook I saw a poster about kayak rentals from a company called Akâmihk Adven-tures here in Thompson. I automatically contacted the

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on how beautiful Earth really was.

After that trip I’ve been making the outdoors a pri-ority, and technology an option. Northern Manitoba has a lot of beautiful scen-ery to take in, and the only questions I have is where do I go next!

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Letter to the Editor


Local Viewpoint

To the Editor:

“Do we need advice?” Maybe sometimes? All we need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen and a heart to under-stand us. We have to let go of things that emotionally hurt us so we can open avenues of better things to come into our lives. Many times advice did hurt us, and once we realized that, we found out many individuals were just as hurt as we were. The best advice we can give is to continue to move forward. Do not be hurt at what everyone says and “do we need advice” constantly or just do what we have to do?

Ken RossThompson

In my own words:

do we need advice?

Molly Gibson Kirby

Paddling away the worries


Reporter Molly Gibson Kirby has another Manitoba fi rst, and this time it was seeing Osp-

wagan Lake and paddling on the water.

Home mail delivery

fate in others’ hands

Two-thirds of Canadians no longer receive mail delivery to their doorstep, says Canada Post, and Thompson will begin its journey

towards belonging to that majority beginning next year, the Crown corporation announced Monday.

This news won’t sit too well with a lot of people, including the union that represents postal workers, the MP and MLA who represent Thompson, groups representing seniors and people with disabilities and, down the road, most likely anyone whose street gets picked as the site of a community mailbox.

That said, it’s hard to deny that the service isn’t as essential as it used to be, before e-bills and on-line payment and courier services that do the same job as fast or faster, though often at a higher price.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is on a coast-to-coast tour to convince Canadians who still have door-to-door mail delivery and want to retain it to take their frustration to the ballot box and defeat the reigning Conservatives, noting that the Liberals and NDP would either suspend the drive to end home mail delivery in a five-year span or re-verse the process entirely.

But in Thompson, no matter where you stand on the issue, the fate of door-to-door mail deliv-ery rests in other people’s hands. Those who feel strongly about it don’t have a Conservative MP to turf out in frustration and the large number of Can-adians who’ve already adapted to using community mailboxes probably don’t care that much if we keep it or not, or maybe even if they get it back. But if Canada Post is turning a profit, as opponents of the conversion to community mailbox delivery attest, there’s little reason to press on with this plan so urgently.

It’s hard to imagine this issue playing a pivotal role in knocking the Conservative party of the ped-estal of power it has stood on for about a decade. But if enough people are fed up with the federal government for any reason at all, it’s possible that Thompson won’t have to say goodbye to the mail carrier on the doorstep as soon as it seems we will now.


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Lovers turned business partners Jasyn Lucas and Nikki Brightnose have opened the doors to a new des-tination in Thompson. The Gift of Art is a locally owned and operated art gallery as well as a tattoo parlour.

Lucas says although another tat-too shop isn’t exactly a necessity, it’s something he wanted to try out on his own, as he was previously working under Insparation Day Spa. The needed thing was the art space. “We thought now would be the time to do it. We don’t really have that, and we’ve always wanted to share our collection, and the kind of stuff we wanted to show, so we said let’s do it.”

The couple, who’ve been together for six years, say it was just automatic

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the two have collected over time and travels, as well as original pieces by Lucas. These pieces can be viewed in the open environment, and they’re also for sale. “A lot of it is more fi ne art and is expensive, but we are also hoping to have that gift market so people can walk away with something if they choose,” noted Lucas.

The storefront named The Gift of Art came together because they wanted an welcoming title. Lucas says they see it as a gallery, but also as a gift shop. “You don’t have to take the serious gallery approach when you come here.”

Brightnose hopes to contribute to the store in her own creative way. “I’m really excited because I’m going to have the time to let my creativity

go. I haven’t been doing anything in the last little while, so I’m excited to start back up.”

Lucas had to give up his previous studio to have this space, and says there’s a small area in the back where he will create, as well as inside the store, and outside when the weather cooperates.

The tattoo parlour area of the studio is up to all codes, and Lucas says he created a safe and comfortable place for people during their tattoo experience.

The shop is now open at 402-79 Selkirk Avenue, and Brightnose says she’s happy to be helping grow local businesses. “I’m just excited to have it here in Thompson because we love our community. There needs to be more because there is so much more talent that we’re not getting to see.”

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Jasyn Lucas and Nikki Brightnose have opened a gallery and tattoo parlour called The Gift of Art.


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Dancers from both Diamond Dance Academy and Aurora Dance Academy joined forces for a dance workshop put on by Marquis Dance Academy in Winnipeg.

The workshop brought in dif-ferent instructors to teach bal-let, hip-hop, contemporary and jazz. This is the second time the workshop has been offered in Thompson, the fi rst being during spring break in March.

Wayne Santos, the hip-hop in-structor, says in the few months since they were here last, he’s noticed an improvement. “The people that are here this time are the people that are really hungry and want to learn. We really want to establish a presence here and try to offer a service they don’t usually get, like these work-shops.”

The attendance this time around was lower and they be-lieve it’s because it’s summertime

in Thompson.The workshop took place at

Juniper School from July 9-12, and dancers were separated be-tween younger and older dan-cers.

Kaleah Crump, another chor-

eographer, said even the younger kids have improved and are pick-ing up moves better this time around. “They’ve grown a lot. They pick up choreography bet-ter. They were really good be-fore, but now they know how to

execute it better. They listen to their music more. We focused on musicality, too.”

The dancers from Thompson were encouraged to try all the different genres of workshops, but were allowed to stick to just

one if that’s what they wished to focus on.

Santos says he’s happy he was asked to come teach new faces, and to see what people in the north are capable of. “That’s the most rewarding thing as a teacher. Seeing the people that are actually taking what you’re giving them, applying it, and then using it.” He continued by saying dancers in Thompson have what it takes to make it big. “There were people that you throw cer-tain moves at and it didn’t fl y over their heads. I totally think anyone can do it, and that’s why I like coming here. If you want to do it all you have to do is put your mind to it and work.”

Therese Santos, the director for the dance workshop, hopes for better attendance next time they travel to Thompson, and hopes parents continue to push and en-courage their children to dance. “When they dance, that’s all they think about. They’re present, and it can be a good stress release.”

Dance studios dance together during workshop


Dancers from both Thompson dance studios danced together during a dance workshop put on by Marquis

Dance Academy from Winnipeg.

Blazers’ nine-run rally propels them to title

in slo-pitch northern co-ed provincialsBY IAN [email protected]

The Blazers erupted for 11 runs in a two-in-ning span to emerge as the A division winners of the Slo-Pitch Nation-al (SPN) northern co-ed provincial tournament in Thompson July 17-19, breaking away from the Storm en route to a 20-8 victory to claim the tournament title.

Both teams in the finals were from Thompson.

The Blazers were leading 8-6 through three innings went they scored the at-bat max-imum of six runs in the top of the fourth inning and five more in the top of the fifth to lead 19-6. The Storm scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning to make it 19-8 and the teams played a scoreless sixth before the Blazers won it by driving in their 20th run of the game in the top of the seventh.

The B side final saw VAM from Norway

House beat the Yankees from Thompson 14-2.

The Outlaws from Thompson beat Bomb Squad in for third place on the A side while the Tataskweyak Cree Na-tion Sluggers from Split Lake beat Balls and Dolls of Thompson 16-13 to finish third on the B side.

This marked the first time that the northern co-ed provincial tour-nament was held out-side of Winnipeg and 14 teams were regis-tered.

Tournament organiz-ers thanked the umpires who came up from Win-nipeg and local spon-sors who helped make the event a success.

The beer gardens during the tournament at the recreation cen-tre ball diamonds were run by the Thompson women’s Va-Jay Jays slo-pitch team to raise money for a trip to a national tournament in Newfoundland next week.


The Blazers (white uniform) erupted for 11 runs in a two-inning span to emerge as the A division winners of the Slo-

Pitch National northern co-ed provincial tournament in Thompson July 17-19, beating the Storm 20-8.

Saunders wins fi rst singles match at Pan Am GamesBY IAN [email protected]

Former Thompsonite Jennifer Saunders bat-tled back from behind to win her first singles racquetball match of the 2015 Pan Am Games in

Toronto July 19.Saunders opened the

tournament with a 15-10, 15-13 win over Caro-line Gomez of Colom-bia, leading all the way through the first game before falling behind in

the second one before re-covering for the victory.

“I’ve played in three Pan Am Games but this is by far the best,” said Saunders in a Racquet-ball Canada press re-lease. “I’m looking for-

ward to the rest of the week.”

Round-robin play con-tinued on Monday and Tuesday with the single elimination round begin-ning July 22.

This is the third time

in her career that Saun-ders has represented Canada in the Pan Am Games. This is the fifth time that racquetball has been a Pan Am Games sport after making its debut in 1995. Canada

has won 13 medals – six silver and seven bronze – in racquetball in past Pan Am Games, but has never captured a gold.

Saunders has won eight national women’s singles championships.


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PROPERTY STANDARDSProperty standards protect the safety & welfare of the community by preventing

deterioration in our neighborhoods while fostering community pride.

HOW DO I MAINTAIN MY PROPERTY?

Ensure your buildings/fences are in good repair & up to code

Keep your yard free & clear of rubbish, garbage, debris, wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled vehicles, trailers & other machinery

Keep your lawn free of all noxious weeds & noxious weed seedsgrowing or located within your yard

Keep your lawn cut & maintained

Still have questions? Call Public Safety at 204-677-7908 or visit our website at thompson.ca

CITY OF THOMPSONBY-LAW NUMBER 1482-94

A Proud Northern City

CALL FOR ARTISTSThe City of Thompson Recreation, Parks and Culture department is looking for local artists for our 2016 Visual Art Exhibitions. Artists are

encouraged to submit a brief portfolio of their work. Exhibits are displayed monthly at the Heritage North Museum.

How to Apply:

Submit an exhibition proposal in a document or digital Word fi le, in 500 words or less. Please include:

• Contact information

• Project Title and description, concept, and physical details

• Images. Maximum of 15 digital images in jpg format, PC compatible, maximum 2MG total. Video samples may be submitted on

DVD or CD, maximum 10 minutes. Printed images will also be accepted.

• Corresponding numbered list of submitted images and/or videos as a document or digital Word fi le.

The Recreation department supports local artists by providing artist’s fees and exhibition promotion. Fees will vary-display only or

available for sale. Shipping and installation is the responsibility of the artist. For more information, call Darlene at 204-677-7969 or

email [email protected]. Only those selected will be notifi ed. Deadline for submissions is Monday August 24th, 2015.

Proposals may be mailed to:

Attn. 2016 Art Exhibition - Darlene Dick, Events Coordinator

City of Thompson: Recreation, Parks & Culture, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6

Cree Road - Temporary Road / Lane ClosurePlease be advised that a section of Cree Road will be partially and/or temporarily closed

August 4th – September 25th (weather dependent) to complete the reconstruction of Cree Road.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The affected area is adjacent to Fox Bay North & Thompson Drive North

Please see corresponding map for detailsCLOSED is PATTERNED

ACCESS is drawn in BLACK

Local access to and fromyour properties will be available:

Thompson Drive North Caribou Road,Selkirk Ave., Quartz and Public Lane

Thompson Drive South Deerwood Drive, Juniper Drive, Ash Street

These streets will be openas two lane during construction

Should you have any further inquiriesin relation to the matter please contact

Cory Stainthorpe – Assets & Infrastructure at (204) 677-7907


The movie Mean Girls coined the term “That’s so fetch,” but Thomp-sonite Dominick Ropson is making it his own by naming his new com-pany after the pop culture saying.

His new company called Fetch Hair will be located at 235 Cree Rd. Fetch stands for “Fashion shades, extensions, treatments, colours, and haircuts.” Other stylists are located in the same building as Ropson, but he noted his business is completely separate.

Ropson graduated from the R.D Parker Collegiate hairdressing pro-gram in 2012, and has been work-ing on hair ever since. He noted he remembers being a young boy at

day care or at a babysitter’s, and all he would do was play with Bar-bie dolls’ hair.

Being the only male stylist in the city, Ropson says he became more popular, and he found it hard having someone else book his ap-pointments. “I decided to open my own business not only to accom-modate more for my clients, and get them in more often, but I also get to have more opportunities personally as a stylist.” Ropson has gained new clientele by the use of social media platforms like Instagram. He encourages people who have their hair cut by him to hashtag #thatssofetch and #fetch-hair to start a movement for his company.

The 20-year-old hopes to even-tually grow his business and have other stylists work with him, but for now he’ll fi rst master working alone. “I didn’t save $10,000, and I’m not in my late 30s, and I don’t have a backup. I’m starting fresh, as my own independent company, and I hope to grow immensely in the next few years. All my eggs are in the Fetch basket.”

Fetch Hair opens August 1.

Fetch has become a thing, as Thompson business Fetch Hair is set to open

20-year-old Dominick Ropson is

opening his own hair studio in

Thompson called Fetch Hair.

Thompson Citizen photo

courtesy of Dominick Ropson


Two men are charged with possessing drugs for the purpose of traffi ck-ing and possessing the proceeds of crime after Thompson RCMP seized

small quantity of crack co-caine and some cash in a raid in the Eastwood area July 18.

Police executed a Con-trolled Drugs and Sub-stances Act search war-rant at an Eastwood

apartment Sunday, where they arrested 29-year-old Justin Ducharme and 26-year-old Christopher Robinson.

Both were held in cus-tody for a court appear-ance in Thompson July 20.

Cops confi scate

crack and cash

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CHRISTIAN COUNCIL DIRECTORYST. JAMES ANGLICAN

Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan

10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am

ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

340 Juniper Drive 778-7547

ST. LAWRENCE

ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

Fr Joseph Subhash and Fr Guna Sekhar

114 Cree R. 677-0160

Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am

THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL

Pastor Dan Murphy

Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton

Children’s Pastor Miranda Mercy

126 Goldeye 677-3435 Service 10:30 am

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

249 Thompson Dr. 204-677-2799

Pastor Murat Kuntel, 11 am Service

CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Ted Goossen

328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457

Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

456 Westwood Dr. S.

Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am

LUTHERAN-UNITED CHURCH OF THOMPSON

congregations worship at 52 Caribou

Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.

Phone 204-677-4495

LIVING WATER CHURCHPastor Archie McKay

Ph: 677-2469

Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

Light of the North Church

32 Nelson Road

GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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204-679-9000

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For more information, church tours or

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We thank everyone who submits a resume but only

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RECEPTIONISTrequired to start mid-August

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Continued from Page 1“It was the gym on the

road, people always re-marked, because I lost 17 pounds took three inch-es off my waist,” says Goossen, who attributes the slimming effect to the fact that he was driving flatbed trucks. “You’re constantly chaining stuff and tarping. The good part was when you fi nally got everything loaded down then you had probably a two- or three-day drive to get to where you’re deliv-ering stuff.”

Upon his return from a trip, the conference min-ister approached Goossen and asked if he would consider going back into the ministry.

“At that point I said, ‘I’m open to having cof-fee and talking about it,’” Goossen says. “Next thing I know I’m in Chicago, I

get a call from Keith Derk-sen, the moderator of the church here, and he says, ‘I hear you’re coming back into ministry.’ Well, I said I was interested in having coffee. So that’s where it started, the conversation and we came up in Feb-ruary to candidate at the church and submitted an application and the church accepted us so we began Sept. 1 in 2005.”

Goossen had thought when he left Cranberry Portage and Simonhouse that he was done with the north, but says there are things about the northern way of life that attracted him back.

“Thompson has all the amenities of a large city but it’s still a small-town feel to it and that’s one thing that we really felt comfortable with,” Goossen says. “There’s a closeness that comes in terms of people open to talking about you, you talk to your neighbours. We were just amazed at some people [down south] who had lived for years still they didn’t know their neighbours’ names, had never met them. In Cranberry Por-tage people come to visit us and say, ‘Do you know everybody in this town?’ I said, well, there’s 900 people here, there’s no way I knew them all. I know quite a few of them but it’s just that kind of thing and the same way here in Thompson. It’s got a hometown feel to it. It operates as a city but the relationships are much

more open.”Among the accomplish-

ments he takes pride in having been a part of in Thompson are working through the Thompson Christian Council to get churches of different denominations working together on initiatives like preaching in each other’s churches during services in the week leading up to Easter, a practice that a youth pastor from the U.S. who came to Thomp-son could hardly believe.

“He came from a Baptist church in North Carolina,” Goossen says. “Where I live, he says, there’s 60 churches from my de-nomination alone, my branch of Baptist, there’s 60 of us in a 60-mile ra-dius, he says, and none of us work together.”

Goossen said he’d al-ways intended to work until he was 74 and he’s only approaching 67 now but that health concerns of his own – he had lung cancer five years ago and his vocal cords were damaged during surgery, while last year he had six stents put into his heart – and of his wife, who had hip replacement surgery and osteoporosis that leave her with pain and mobility issues, prompt-ed an earlier retirement then planned. His offi-cial end date is Aug. 31, which marked the end of 10 years of ministry in Thompson, but his final day of preaching will be Aug. 9 because he has vacation time to use to pack up and move south.

He and Mary have two children who live in Sas-katchewan and another in Calgary, and 13 grand-children overall. Goossen, who was the only one of his siblings to remain in Manitoba, will live out-side of the province for the first time in his life.

But no matter where he goes, he is known to many who’ve never seen Thompson nor had ever heard of it for his 2009 video of himself and Mary blowing bubbles in -45 Celsius weather that found its way onto the so-cial news and entertain-ment website Reddit and briefly launched him into viral video superstardom in 2013. The year before, a missionary friend of his from Snow Lake who was serving in Turkey said she saw Goossen in a CNN story about what people in North America could do during a cold snap. That propelled his YouTube video to about 20,000 hits. The next winter, the attention for his antics exploded.

“So everybody’s talk-ing about me [being on Reddit], that was a Fri-day,” said Goossen, who had no idea what Reddit was at the time. “By Sun-day it had half-a-million [hits] and it just blew us away. My daughter phoned me from Calgary, my daughter-in-law. She said, ‘Dad, did you know you’re on CBC page one, your video?’ I said, ‘What?’ I just kind of got catapulted into this kind of notoriety.”

4 RENTAL PROPERTIES for sale in Birch River MB. Asking $32500 for all. All rented. Contact 204-236-4837. 26-gcd-31-d

ACREAGE FOR SALE only minutes away from Killarney MB, character home, 1.5 story home approx 2150 sq ft, 4 br, 3 baths, lots of custom built-ins and woodwork, 3200 sq ft out building with insulated shop in part of it. Large patio, above ground swimming pool and deck, bocce ball courts, small greenhouse, ma-ture shelter belt, approx 10 acres. $279,900 more land may be negoti-ated. Call 204-523-7450. 28-2-d

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: $399,000. Fifteen room motel and residence in Swan River, Manitoba. Excellent loca-tion, very good condition and good in-come. Good starter motel or for semi retirement at a low price. Phone 306-783-1777 or email [email protected]. 29-3-nb

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

COME ON DOWN and support the Early Learning Childhood centre indoor sale located at 289 Thompson Drive on July 25 from 8 am - 12 noon. Hot dogs, pop-corn, pop and desserts will be served. The money will go towards new outdoor equipment for the centre. 29-1-d

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER

Glacier Media Group is growing. Check our job board regularly for the latest openings:www.glaciermedia.ca/careers

Award Winning Quality Inn & Suites

Accepting resumes for our growing team of

Front Desk Attendants and

Housekeeping

Resumes can be dropped off in person to Donna Wilson at 45 Moak Cres, or emailed to:

[email protected]

The interest of all applicants is appreciated, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Goossen became a viral video sensation in the

winter of 2013


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.

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Classification: Educational Assistant 3 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas or Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 15-062 Closing Date: July 28, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Thompson (866) 677.6450


LIBRARY TECHNICIAN Classification: Library Technician 3 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-066 Closing Date: August 4, 2015 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

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Manager-Northern Consultation Clinic/ Regional Respiratory Therapy

Responsible to the VP Medical Services and Chief Medical Office (CMO), the Manager of the Northern Consultation Centre (NCC) & Regional Respiratory Therapy (RT) Program is responsible for the overall leadership of the NCC and RT. He/She shall plan, organize, direct, and control all activities of the NCC and RT, including selection, hiring, and performance management of all non-medical staff in NCC within the Region’s policies and procedures and directions from the VP Medical Services and CMO. The Manager will ensure that the Values, Vision, and Mission of the Northern Health Region (NHR) are exemplified in the day-to-day operation of the NCC and RT.The incumbent must fulfill the requirements of the Criminal Records/Vulnerable Person, Child Abuse Registry checks, and Adult Abuse Registry check and adhere to all NHR policies and procedures.Qualifications:

or science area may be considered.

as an alternative to the above.

willingness to travel the Region and province year round.

financial management.

processing, and e-mail applications.For complete list of qualifications please visit our website www.nrha.ca.Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumés.Successful applicants may be eligible for: Northern Living Allowance,

Allowance and Academic Allowance.Full job description is available upon request. Position will remain open until filled.For more information, please contact:Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: [email protected]

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

www.nrha.ca


STUDENT SUCCESS COACH Classification: Guidance Officer 1 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-069 Closing Date: August 3, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Thompson (866) 677.6450

FRONTIER SCHOOL DIVISION

SUPPORT STAFF JOB POSTING

POSITION: Administrative Secretary 2

LOCATION: Area One Offi ce - Thompson

HOURS/DAY/MONTHS: August 10, 2015

FTE: Term to September 23, 2015 or until

incumbent returns

SALARY: $20.03/hour to $22.75/hour

UNIONIZED/NON-UNIONIZED: Non-unionized

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 31, 2015

QUALIFICATIONS

• One year post-secondary secretarial and/or business training

from a recognized educational institution.

• Two years administrative experience.

• Profi ciency in a variety of computer applications in a

network environment requiring the use of word processing

functions, spreadsheets, presentation software and databases

applications.

• Knowledge of Divisional policies and procedures.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer relations skills.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

with Division staff and the general public.

• Ability to exercise initiative and judgment to determine work

priorities and to work with minimal direct supervision.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in a

participative environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support to Area Superintendent and staff in the Area

offi ce.

• Processes and maintains and enters information on computer

related to various administrative records.

• Orders supplies and processes purchase requisitions utilizing an

on-line system.

• Maintains Area offi ce fi les.

• Arranges meetings, travel and accommodations for Area staff.

• Arranges for daily mail delivery.

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and customer relations

skills.

• Processes monthly corporate card statements for Area staff.

• Provides support with incoming/outgoing mail for Area offi ce.

• Provides switchboard and receptionist duties for the Area One

offi ce.

• Provides support to the Administrative Secretary 3 regarding

the reporting of employee absences in the Human Resources

Information System.

• Provides support to other Area school secretaries regarding

administrative matters.

• Provides assistance of organizing/scheduling Area transportation

needs, when applicable.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applications should include a cover letter, current resume and a list of

three professional references including contact numbers. Consent to

contact references is also required. Forward application package to:

Mr. Don McCaskill

Area 1 Superintendent

Frontier School Division

16 Kelsey Bay

Thompson, MB R8N 0L7

Phone: (204) 677-6744 Fax: (204) 677-6878

Email: [email protected]

All applicants are thanked for their interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Employment is contingent upon the provision of clear Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry checks. For further information on the Division, visit the website at

www.frontiersd.mb.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Gilbert Plains Municipality invites applications for the following

position:

Community Development Offi cer

Under the leadership of Council and CAO, the CDO will be responsible

for the coordination of community development and recreational

activities with the intent of attracting new businesses, encouraging

investment opportunities, increasing job opportunities and identifying

opportunities for sustainable growth and development by promoting

and marketing Gilbert Plains as a great place to live, visit and do

business.

Qualifi cations:

1. Post-secondary education (example: Business

Administration, Commerce, Economics or Community

Economic Development).

2. Exposure to a government environment or public sector.

3. Highly developed communication skills including creative

writing skills.

4. Proven ability to design and prepare promotional material.

5. Profi cient in Windows and Microsoft Offi ce environment

utilizing word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation,

website, Internet and database software related to GIS and

mapping applications.

6. Ability to deal effectively and courteously with the general

public, contractors and professionals.

7. Valid Class 5 driver’s licence in good standing.

8. Availability to attend evening and/or weekend meetings or

other events as required.

This is a full time position that offers a competitive salary and

benefi ts package. Salary range $45,000-$65,000, negotiable

depending on qualifi cations and experience. Detailed job description

available upon request. Resumes shall include qualifi cations, work

experience and references and may be forwarded to:

Gilbert Plains Municipal Offi ce

201 Main Street North, Box 220,

Gilbert Plains, MB, R0L 0X0

PH: (204) 548-2326

Fax: (204) 548-2564

Email: [email protected]

Application deadline is Friday, July 31, 2015.

Susan Boyachek, Chief Administrative Offi cer

Requires 1 full-time Factory-Certifi ed Small Engine &

Equipment Mechanic to repair, test, and service gas powered small engines and equipment.

You offer

• 3-5 years of experience in repairing and testing small engines (inboard-outboard) of motor boats, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) snowmobiles, and other equipment.

• Must be familiar with Mercury G3, CDS, Polaris digital wrench, Yamaha YDS diagnostics system

• Duties include diagnostic, rigging testing & repair of gas-powered units

• Factory (Mercury, Yamaha, or Polaris) certifi cation required

• Must be willing & able to work on all our product lines• Must have your own tools• Valid driver’s license

We offer

• Wage starts at $30.00-$40.00 per hour depending experience

• Disability, medical & dental benefi ts.

Please apply at: 3 Nelson Road, Thompson, MB, R8N 0B3 or call 204-677-2952 for more info.

Due to our rapidly growing business Twin Motors Thompson requires the addition of one Customer Service Representative. Automotive experience an asset but not required. Long term career position with one of northern Manitoba’s fastest growing companies. Great wages, benefi ts and a friendly work environment.

Please apply to Nick Jewell, [email protected] or drop a resume off at Twin Motors Thompson 40 Station Road.


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2nd Floor North Centre Mall - 677-4415Nick Di Virgilio, Proprietor

N.C. Crossroad Lanes10 Pin & 5 Pin Bowling • Glow Bowling

Sports Bar • Strikers LoungeHomemade Pizza • VLTs • Video GamesComputerized Scoring • Birthday Parties

Twoonie Tuesdays • Closed Sundays + Holidays

NORTH CENTRE MALL3 Station Road

Thompson, MB R8N 0N3Phone 677-3642 Fax: 778-6557

Office Rentals

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D.R. Knight Law Of ce202-900 Harrow St. E.Winnipeg, ManitobaR3M 3Y7

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Providing legal services in the North for more than years.

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The Thompson Citizen’s Amy Caldwell, left, and 102.9 CHTM’s

Josh Cain, right, played a sizzling set in the hot hot heat for the

City of Thompson’s second noon-hour Friday concert of the sum-

mer at MacLean Park July 17.


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