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Charlene Dysart, recrea-tion and wellness develop-ment consultant with the department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs, and a certifi ed fi tness instructor with the Manitoba Fitness Council, has won the Mani-toba Fitness Leader for this year. This is the fi rst time the award has ever been won by a northern resident.

To win this award nom-inees have to meet certain criteria. The criteria in-cludes exhibiting leader-ship, displaying instruc-tional methods, seeking further education, having networking skills, making a positive impact in the fi tness world, promoting community involvement in fi tness, and serves as an inspiration.

Dysart said she was blown away, when she found out she won. “It feels pretty awesome, and exciting. I knew I was nom-inated, but going into it I didn’t really expect to be given the award. There are so many people in the province who are doing such amazing things, and I didn’t think it would come up here, and this far north.

I was very surprised and honoured.”

Nominations were sub-mitted to the Manitoba Fitness Council offi ce, and a committee then picked Dysart as a winner, along with another winner from Winnipeg. This year was the fi rst year where there was a tie for the award. Dysart was presented with her plaque and award on Oct. 5, during the Manitoba Fitness Council’s momen-tum conference.

The award presented by

Stephanie Jeffrey, executive director for the Manitoba Fitness Council, has given Dysart the motivation to continue. “This has defi n-itely inspired me to con-tinue what I am doing. I want to expand what I am doing, and I am taking some new courses. Right now I am taking a yoga certifi cation course and in November I am taking a personal training course. The whole experience has just shown me what I am doing is really benefi cial

to the people I am working with in the community. It’s had a huge impact on my-self personally, and I think I have grown a lot physically and mentally over the past four years.”

Dysart started down this fi tness path to be a better resource for community members, and completely fell in love with the prac-tice. She says this award wouldn’t have been pos-sible without the help of a few people. “I want to thank the Department of

Aboriginal and Northern Affairs. They have been very supportive of me tak-ing the fi tness training, and allowing us to support the community becoming fi t-ness leaders. I want to thank my family. I am out of the house a lot, and they are very supportive. Thanks to the community organizations, and the lo-cal fi tness instructors that have helped me organ-ize fundraisers. The sup-port has been really awe-some, and if didn’t have it I wouldn’t be able to do a lot of these things. And then the people who take the courses, and come to the classes. Just hearing their stories and their feed-back, is really rewarding and that gives me the extra push too.”

Dysart also received the Soaring Eagle award this year at National Aborig-inal Day in Thompson. That award recognizes and acknowledges ab-original citizens who play an important role within the community. The YWCA board of Directors nomin-ated Dysart for her dedica-tion in making Thompson and surrounding areas healthier places to live.

2014 Manitoba Fitness Leader award travels past the 55th parallel

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Kristie Crate

Charlene Dysart has won the 2014 Fitness Leader award. Dysart says she is honoured,

and excited for her fi tness future.

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Last Wednesday on his 90th birthday Red Sangster was bestowed an amazing honour as Mayor Tim John-ston presented him with a key to the city. Engraved on his key are the words, “In recognition of your

outstanding commitment and dedication to the ad-vancement of Recreation and Sport in the City of Thompson.”

Over Red’s 90 years he’s received many hon-ours. From hockey awards

to the Citizen of the Year Award by the Thompson Lions Club and his all-time favourite baseball awards. Red Sangster was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. He also won a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and an Order of Thompson Award. His accomplish-ments are many.

I don’t even remember when I fi rst met Red. Seems I just always knew him. If you’ve lived in Thompson a long time you’re bound to know a Sangster or two. I got to know Red much better during my media days. Mr. Baseball, as he’s known to many, always has something to say. I love getting his phone calls that always start out with “Donna, how’s it go-ing?” and end in, “Let’s get together for lunch.” From sharing chicken fi ngers and many stories I am so proud to call him my friend. The one phone call I will never forget is the day he called to tell me he lost Mary and asked me to do her eu-logy. He could barely get the words out and that is a pain he forever holds in his heart. As I sit here and write these words I remem-ber the beautiful Christmas card with a photo of he and Mary on a bicycle built for two.

I hope to have the honour of wheeling him around again this year at the Relay For Life in April. Red has always made me feel like a part of his family and I look forward to many more visits. What an hon-our to be friends with such an amazing man that not only holds a key to the city, but holds a key to many of our hearts.

Recipient of keyhimself is the treasure

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson

Long-time Thompson resident and local sports icon Red Sangster, seated, receives the

key to the city from Coun. Stella Locker, left, on Oct. 15 with, left to right, city manager

Gary Ceppetelli, Mayor Tim Johnston and Deputy Mayor Dennis Fenske looking on.

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ALEX SALAMANDYKPeacefully in his sleep, Alex Salamandyk, at the age of 77,passed away on October 16th at the Thompson GeneralHospital surrounded by his family.Alex is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Florence; his children Shirley and Conrad; Dennis and Brenda; Ken and Marlene; Ted and Joyce; Brad and Kelly; grandchildren Jared, Kaitlen, Daniel and Vanessa, Ben, Nicole, Joshua, Amy and Dave, Gord, Kristian, Kailan; and great-grandchildren Ethan and Macy. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 2:00pm, at the St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Thompson, MB with the service concluding at the Church. Immediately following the service, please join the family at Lutheran-United Church of Thompson, for lunch and sharing of memories and stories.In lieu of owers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundationor to Northern Spirit Manor. Arrangements entrusted to Boardman/Northland Funeral Home.

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Manitoba Hydro employ-ees have been evicted from the staff housing complex at the Jenpeg Generating Sta-tion on the Nelson River, ac-cording to an Oct. 17 press release from Pimicikamak Okimawin, the Cree nation whose main settlement is at Cross Lake.

Manitoba Hydro staff reamin inside the dam it-self, about 500 kilometres north of Winnipeg by air, to monitor the facility and Pimicikamak said it will guarantee the safety of the staff and that Manitoba Hydro facilities will not be damaged.

Several hundred Pimi-cikamak citizens carried out the eviction with the sup-port of the four traditional councils that comprise the elected government of Pimi-cikamak.

“This is our home; we will not let it be trampled,” said Cross Lake First Na-tion Chief Cathy Merrick. “This dam has been great for the south but for us it is a man-made catastrophe. Hydro needs to clean up the mess it has created in our homeland. Hydro needs to treat us fairly.”

“We’re just doing what we normally do in the last 2,000 years which is hang around in our lands,” said Tommy Monias, one of the Pimicikamak members at the generating station site. “Hydro is occupying our lands. The game is on their side. They have to serve the ping pong ball. We just served already. We want to wait to see what they have to say. We’ll stay wherever we are as what we always do for thousands of years. This is traditional territory of Pimicikamak people. We were always here. It’s Hy-dro that showed up here 31 years ago and occupied our lands. This is where my ancestors have travelled for thousands of years.”

Stan Struthers, minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro, as well as Manitoba Hydro CEO Scott Thomson and Premier Greg Selinger were set to meet with the people at the generating sta-tion on Friday, according to the press release, which said that Manitoba Hydro pro-duces an average of $3.8 million worth of power on its fi ve Nelson River dams

every day. “The situation is quite

fl uid,” Manitoba Hydro pub-lic affairs division manager Scott Powell told the Thomp-son Citizen. “RCMP are on site. Our staff are safe at the power house. Our ongoing concern obviously is for the safety of our employees, members of the public and the protesters themselves as that is an operating electrical facility. The factors under-lying that protest are fairly complex, have got a long history and in some cases involve parties other than Manitoba Hydro and Cross Lake. We have been and will continue to be willing to work with Cross Lake to address their concerns with Manitoba Hydro and will continue to hope that we can get the situation resolved as quickly as possible to safe-guard not only the safety of the people but also the reliability of our electrical supply in the area.”

Pimicikamak is seeking a public apology from the premier for the past and present damages suffered by hydro-affected people and land, as well as a com-mitment from the province and Manitoba Hydro to fulfi ll promises in the 1977 Northern Flood Agreement related to community de-velopment, environmental mitigation and employment opportunities. A revenue-sharing agreement and/or water rental agreement with Pimicikamak and a commit-ment from the province and Manitoba Hydro to complete a comprehensive review of how the hydroelectric power generating system in the province’s north intended to help minimize environ-mental damages are also being sought.

“We will wait to see what the province will do because they know now we mean business,” Merrick said in a speech to Pimicikamak members at the site Oct. 16.

Pimickamak sent a letter and eviction notice to the Manitoba Hydro CEO on Oct. 6, saying that unless the Crown corporation paid for land occupancy and use of Pimicikamak traditional territory, water rental and fundamental break of the NFA by Oct. 13, “your service(s) will be subject to further collection or ac-tion which may include full eviction.”

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Hydro employees evicted from Jenpeg by Pimicikamak First Nation members

News

Cross Lake Chief Cathy

Merrick addresses Pimi-

cikamak members at

Manitoba Hydro’s Jenpeg

Generating Station on Oct.

16 in a screenshot from a

video posted on YouTube by

Dean Garrioch.

There’s a popular opinion regarding elections which

holds that, “If you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to complain.” We disagree and so does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which says, under section 2, Funda-mental Freedoms, subsec-tion (b) that everybody has “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expres-sion, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;”

On the other hand, the sentiment is sound. If you don’t care enough to ex-press your preference on election day, when it mat-ters, why would you do so at any other time? So, without limiting your right to complain at any time no matter what you decide, we encourage you to exercise your civic right – and, dare we say, duty – and head to the polls today to have your say in who will lead the City of Thompson and the School District of Mys-tery Lake over the next four years And let them know later if they don’t live up to your expectations.

So much of politics is reduced to the pocketbook that politicians routinely refer to the people they work for not as citizens or constituents but instead as taxpayers, as if the role of the people in a democracy is to do nothing more than foot the bills. But they can, in fact, actively shape the direction their cities, school districts, provinces and country, but only if they make their voices heard and follow up that talk with action, by voting in – or out – those politicians with whom they agree or disagree, or who show more ability to get the poli-

cies that voters want put in place.

Thompsonites should count themselves lucky for the fact that, unlike sev-eral other municipalities in Manitoba, there are more than enough candidates to go around and those candidates have had to do more than simply complete the nomination process in order to capture the prizes, while other communities see elected offi ces handed out through acclamation because only one person wants the job.

If you’ve read the pro-fi les of 30 of the 31 can-didates for mayor, council and school board trust-ee that appeared in the Thompson Citizen and Nickel Belt News over the past few weeks, you’ve probably realized that there are plenty of people in this city who truly care about the community and are willing to step forward and put their money where their mouth is and try to change ideas to action. We can’t say there’s no way that any choice could be wrong, because no one knows who will form the next council or school board and whether they’ll work together effectively or not, let alone the exter-nal events that will impact upon them, like the current council faced when Vale announced its plans to shut the smelter and refi n-ery shortly after the 2010 election. But if you take the time to go to the nearest elementary school and cast your ballot today, you’ll know that you made your choice and you’ll be able to tell those candidates you did vote for that you might not do so the next time if they don’t live up to their promises.


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To the Editor:

I would like to thank the Thompson Citizen for this opportunity to state my opinion on the up-coming municipal elec-tion. I will just comment on a couple of issues.

Since Thompson is considered to be the Hub of the North, I think we should expand services, not cut back services for Thompson. Luke Robin-son states he would like to lower city taxes. How-ever, when he was asked in an earlier two-hour debate what services will have to be cut in order to lower taxes, Mr. Robin-son answered by saying, “No comment.” Since Mr. Robinson stated he is a man of his word he should have explained to voters how he is going to achieve this so voters can make an informed decision.

“No comment” just doesn’t cut it as that comment shows poor leadership and open-ness. I hope he doesn’t have a hidden agenda

towards lowering taxes. Dennis Fenske actually answered that question by stating he will keep city taxes as they are as he believes in main-taining services and infrastructure. No can-didate wants to increase taxes. The federal gov-ernment lowered taxes and what Thompson got is no home delivery of mail in Thompson within five years, old age pen-sion benefits raised from age 65 to 67, etc. I be-lieve the city workers de-serve good wages also. When dealing with the provincial and federal governments for infra-structure grants, etc. it takes negotiating skills and leadership. I believe Dennis Fenske has these skills. You need to keep a level head. Anyway, I prefer good services and growth instead of cut-ting back services for cheap political points.

Gordon BorkThompson

Letters to the Editor

Speak up now when it

matters

Decision timeRecognition for doctor

well-deservedTo the Editor:

I would like to say thanks to Mayor Tim Johnston for presenting Dr. Alan Rich with the key to the city. He is one

doctor that deserved it. For the past 43 years he has been our doctor.

Larry KormanThompson

In my own

words: Needles

of painTo the Editor:

Isn’t it ironic that we ig-nore the one who adore us, loves us and hurts us. Do we hurt the ones we love? Often we have to let go of materialistic things we love, so we can make room for better things to come into our lives. It is not true to be strong and feel no pain. In

reality, the strongest people are the ones who feel it, understand it and accept it. Waking up with your heart fi lled with “Needles of Pain” will encumber your capabil-ities of loving yourself at the present time.

Ken RossThompson


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Election day is near – what do you need to cast a vote?


They only come around once every four years and they feature underdogs overcoming the odds, tears on the faces of winners and losers and previous top dogs being knocked off the podium by the next genera-tion of competitors.

No, not the Olympics. Municipal elections.

Thompson will vote in a new mayor, at least fi ve new city councillors and at least three new School District of Mystery Lake school board trustees on Wednesday from among two mayoral candidates, 18 council candidates and 11 school board trustee

candidates.To vote in this election,

you must be a Canadian cit-izen, at least 18 years old on Oct. 22 and have been a resident of Thompson for at least six months. Non-resident owners of property in the city are also eligible to cast a ballot for the mayor and council but not the school board trustees, with a maximum of two co-owners per property voting. You do not have to have a fi xed address in the city so, for example, people who have been staying at the Thompson Homeless Shel-ter may be eligible to cast a vote. You do not have to be on the voters list to vote but can register on election day.

Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the six elementary schools in Thompson. There will also be a mobile voting station at Rotary Place from 10 a.m. to noon, at Thompson General Hospital from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and at Northern Spirit Manor from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for people who are qualifi ed to vote but reside in those health care facilities. Voters may be required to provide identifi cation before being allowed to vote, including either one piece of govern-ment issued photo ID like a drivers’ licence or a pass-port, or at least two other documents that provide proof of identity.

Accidentally spoiled ballots can be replaced and voters with a physical disability may ask voting offi cials to allow another person to assist with the marking of the ballot. Those with vision problems can use a template to as-sist them in marking their ballots or have an election offi cial or friend assist them in the process.

Thompson voters can vote for one mayoral can-didate, up to seven school board trustee candidates and up to eight councillor candidates.

For more information on the voting process, contact senior election offi cial Dave Turpie at 204-679-1000.

BY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

With 17 of the 18 can-didates on stage, Ron Matechuk was the sole candidate not in attendance during the fi nal council election forum on Oct. 15.

Racism in Thompson was one of the fi rst major topics brought forward. Although everyone agreed that there is racism in Thompson, opinions differed on how to end it. Erika McCarthy says it’s about education. “We need to educate the people that protect us, and we need to have conver-sations. If we are angry or afraid, we can’t help each other and work together.” David Erickson agreed with McCarthy, but says the city should focus on the chil-dren. “The reality I think is education. We have to talk to our children, edu-cate our children, not only at home, but at the schools too. I hope there could be more programs and educa-tion at the schools start-ing from kindergarten and grade one. That is where it starts.”

Incumbent councillor Penny Byer says policies and bylaws will not end ra-cism. “You can not create bylaws to end racism, and I am sorry to say that. What you can do is try to set the examples. We are working on a policy for our repre-sentative workforce within the city of Thompson, and we have our Thompson aboriginal accord, which brings stakeholders togeth-er to try and take those actions that will promote working harmony.”

Julyda Lagimodiere says racism is about power. “Ra-cism is something I’ve lived

with all my life. It is very much alive in Thompson, and in Manitoba. However racism is about power. We need to address that in-equality. We need to have empowerment. That is the answer. The voice has to be there for the oppressed. We need to continue to work, and not allow it to be some-thing people are afraid to talk about.”

Thompson has a $28 mil-lion budget, so one resi-dent thought it would be fi t to fi nd out what experi-ence the candidates have with multi-million dollar budgets.

Malanie Bercier Cutler says she has worked with budgets previously. “I ran two offi ces that were dealing with developers. I was reading the budgets, knowing where to advo-cate money to and where to allow it. Right now I am the property manger for fi ve apartment buildings. It’s budgeting on what needs to be fi xed, repaired, the importance of it, and real-izing one thing has to come before another.”

Paullette Simkins thinks she is well-versed in the world of fi nances. “I started off as a fi nancial advisor, and did that for 17 plus years, and in the last fi ve years I’ve moved into the non-profi t sector. Currently I’m running two separ-ate entities, the homeless shelter, and the Canadian Mental Health Association. I deal with grants, funding proposals, and all three lev-els of government.”

Current councillor Brad Evenson gave credit to city administration. “Admin-istration helps you. They

walk you through it, and show you slide after slide, presentation after presen-tation how it works. They break it down to you, as you go through the budget process. These past four years on council have helped, but also the admin-istration in place right now has helped too.”

Although Audrey Dufour doesn’t have experience in budgets, she says she has experience through being a student. “I’ve never done a million dollar budget. But I did some courses in univer-sity. I know what is a prior-ity, and I am sure about it. It doesn’t matter how big the million is, if you put the money in the right place, that is the principle.”

A question that was brought up had all the can-didates agreeing that there must be more done for the Thompson Cemetery. Val-entino says there is now a sub-committee in charge of the cemetery, and all can-didates said they’ve seen improvements, and they want to continue them if elected.

Since the completion of the Thompson Regional Community Centre, the Norplex Pool has made its way into candidates’ plat-forms, and discussions. It was again brought up during this forum. All 17 people think that the pool needs to become the next step the city takes for re-creation, but getting to that point is when opinions were voiced.

Incumbent councillor Judy Kolada says every year the city puts money towards the pool, but that money doesn’t always

come through. “Every year we have put refurbishing in the budget and every year it has been deleted, because we prioritize. Our recrea-tion department has been looking for a grant, but if we don’t fi nd one, we have to bite the bullet and put that as one of our priority items.”

Blake Ellis wants the pool upgraded, but also wants the city to look at other facilities that need upgrading too. “The pool is the next thing, after the money spent on the TRCC. The other infrastructure we need to look at is the fi re hall. We don’t have enough room in our hall to fi t all the equipment we have.”

Dennis Foley says it’s about comparing costs. “We have the opportunity to put the effort towards the Norplex Pool. With the weight room being moved, there’s a possibility of ex-pansion, and I would like to see an indoor splash pad of some sort. We need to look at the costs of repair, and do the comparison to repair or replace.”

Bringing the pool to safety standards needs to be the priority before ex-pansion, says Byer. “The study for the pool is just to bring it up to, not 2015 standards, but to bring it up to safety standards, that we can live with. To bring it up to 2015 standards, that is another study. We have to make sure the pool is safe for current usage, and then we can look at upgrading and expanding it.”

Having programs avail-able in the evening free of cost for children got the candidates talking. Christa

Herkert works for the Boys & Girls Club. “Our average that we see for participants daily is 40 to 60 kids. We have a late night program for 13-year-old kids, and older. On average we see 13 to 40 kids an evening. I believe that we need to look at more ways to generate more youth activities, that have a lower cost.”

Lydia Blais wants a bor-rowing program. “I’d like to see a loan program where there is somewhere where a basketball, volleyball, tennis rackets, and other sports equipment can be loaned out.”

Colleen Smook thinks adult mentors could help. “What we have to do sort some mentors out for these kids. Get them talking to each other, and get them talking to members of the community. It’s about mak-ing them feel wanted.”

Bringing the debate to a close, a question about youth and politics was asked. One resident wanted to know how if elected the candidates would engage youth in politics and caring about the city.

Kolada spoke fi rst about a program already in place.”We have a protégé program, which is excel-lent. We want to continue it, and continue to see the value of it. The program sees the council mentor a young person.”

Byer also spoke of the protégé program, but said the city can do more. “The protégé program is ac-tually to encourage young women to get involved, I believe our intent would be to open that up to young men as well. There are

some other things we can try, that would be different. Maybe we need to have a council meeting out in the forum, instead of at City Hall. Maybe we invite stu-dent council to have their meetings at city hall once in awhile. The other thing we could encourage is to fi nd a youth voice, and make sure youth feel welcome to sit on committee meeting.”

Foley says it’s about engaging young adults. “We need to get involved with the R.D. Parker stu-dent council body and get them more engaged into what the future of politics holds. Show them what the process is, and for the council to go to their meet-ings, and invite them to the city council meetings. We need to offer mentorship programming. It will be a great way for them to grow, and understand what goes on within city council at an early age.”

Robert Chuckrey agreed. “Our youth can mentor us. We don’t do a lot of listen-ing to them and they are our future. Let them teach us a few things. Youth are a lot more into Internet, com-puters, and we need to en-courage them to come to us, so we can listen to them.”

And Evenson believes it all comes down to voting. “I believe we all have a privil-ege to vote. I wanted to vote when I was 18, because I was taught that way. Forty-four per cent turned out last election, and that is not enough. We need more people to turn out and get out and vote. Don’t forget your democratic right to vote.”

Election day is Oct. 22.

Final debate lets council candidates voice platforms one last time

A ballot similar to this is what Thompson and School Dis-

trict of Mystery Lake voters will see on election day Oct.

22.


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Cleanup on the Burnt-wood River is coming to an end this week. Since Sept. 23, men from Men Are Part of the Solution

(MAPS) have been clean-ing up around the river, from Minawsin Falls to Apussigama Lake. Clint Saulteaux, house man-ager for the Phoenix house within MAPS says they’ve

collected a lot of debris. “Most of the cleanup are the trees. Dead trees, trees that have fallen, and ones that are about to roll in the river. We are pulling them out of the mud. We have collected 200 piles of wood, and typically a pile is 10feet by 10 feet, and about eight feet high.”

Oswald Sawh, board chair for MAPS, says this three-year project is a tri-partnership. “The City of Thompson was the one that contacted us. The reason why they contacted us was because of good feed-back from when guys from MAPS did some work for Nickel Days. We got a call from administration from city hall. We met with Mark Sweeny from Manitoba Hy-dro, Gary Ceppetelli, Tim Johnston, and Gord Dumas to talk about a contract.”

As part of the partner-ship, Manitoba Hydro sends funds to the City of Thompson, and the City of Thompson forwards the funds to MAPS where they then pay the workers.

Mark Sweeny, manager of community relations for Manitoba Hydro said in a press release this partner-ship helps strengthen rela-tionships between the sig-natories of the Thompson Aboriginal Accord. “The Thompson Aboriginal Ac-cord is an important re-source for us to increase our visibility and engage-ment with northern com-munities. This partnership is a win-win for everyone.”

Michele Nichol, director and clinician for MAPS, says this partnership gives the men more options and opportunities. “The hope is this work for the guys will give them options. Being in a transitional house and starting over, and deciding to have a sober life, some of the guys felt they didn’t have the options to fi nd employment. I think this opportunity gives them that ability, and it helps them therapeutically. It’s work-ing well.”

There have been four men from the transitional house, and two other men

that are connected with MAPS working every day, collecting wood, using chainsaws, and making piles. After the wood is collected and piled, it is be-ing burnt; In future years, they’re hoping the wood collected can be cut and sold as fi rewood.

Sawh says this clean up not only makes the city look better, but it’s giving the men something to be proud of. “Having the abil-ity for them to go out there, and do some work, and earn some money I think is all part of this overall thing we here at MAPS are doing. This included with counsel-ling, and the in-house work we do, all goes towards get-ting these guys back into a position where they can go get their own place, a job, and they won’t need us anymore.”

During the city council meeting on Sept. 8, Tim Johnston spoke about this partnership. “This is good news. I want to specifi cally acknowledge Mark Sweeny and Gord

Dumas from Manitoba Hydro because they are the guys that really made this happen. I think this is the start of a new rela-tionship, and I think it’s partially because of local leadership on behalf of Manitoba Hydro. I also want to acknowledge Mi-chele Nichol and Oswald Sawh who came together and sat with us.”

Sawh says since this contract fi nishes this week and won’t start back up again until next fall, the men are always ready to do more work. “Some of these guys are the hardest-working guys in the city. They’ve had a rough life, and they’ve had to fi ght for every penny they’ve gotten. Their work ethic is really good. I would ask the community as a whole, if they have any work needing to be done, give our guys a chance. They are at our housing, they are committed to so-ber living, and they are trying on their end to get back on their feet.”

Burntwood River cleanup the result of a three-way partnership

NOTICE of MEETINGThe Annual Meeting of the Northern Health

Region will take place on Tues. Oct. 28 at the St. Joseph’s Hall, 340 Juniper Dr, Thompson, MB

from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.The Board of Directors extends a warm invitation to

the public to attend.

For the full garbage schedule,visit: http://goo.gl/bVx4E

226 Mystery Lake RoadThompson, MB R8N 1S6

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it is Westwood’s Garbage/Recycle day there is to be no parking on the

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both the residents of Thompson as well as City crews. Vehicles found

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It’s been over two-and-a-half years in the making, but on Oct. 14, the Thomp-son Regional Community Centre opened the doors of the new fi tness area. The area includes 33 pieces of equipment and is the result of a partnership between the TRCC and the Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA).

“We have an agreement, whereby the NRHA provided $165,000 to be put towards the purchase of equipment to house the fi tness area. In return the City of Thompson will provide the NRHA with programming space, access to the fi tness area, and a

couple offi ce spaces,” says John Burrows, director of recreation, parks and culture for the City of Thompson.

Burrows says the NRHA will be working within the TRCC. “They’ll be offer-ing programs in the multi-purpose room, along with different areas. It might be physical therapy, rehabilita-tion in the fi tness area, but in the end they will be running programs that will benefi t the whole community. These programs are open to every-one, not just patients.”

The fi tness centre follows what The Pas has opened. “We’ve festered over what The Pas has. We’ve gone down to see what their facil-ity has, what they’re char-

ging, and we’ve gone out and looked at other facilities prices. We’re right in line with all of them.”

He says the opening of this gym, is not to take prof-its away from locally owned gyms. “Our prices are pretty comparable to the two other gyms in town. We’re not out to compete against anybody. This is a low impact, low visible area that individuals may want to use. Our job is not to put anyone out of business but to provide a health and wellness area for residents of the City of Thompson.”

Memberships are avail-able at the reception centre at the TRCC. Burrows say there is a bit of everything,

for all members. “Member-ships are available for all age groups, and prices are very comparable to every-one else. Along with our prices, members get access to public skating, public swim, lane swim, and adult swim, and family swim.”

It’s a step in the right direction for the TRCC, Burrows comments. “It’s amazing. This is a project that has been in place since the inception of the whole TRCC. The equipment is in, it is open, people are enjoy-ing it and that is what we want to see.”

Kathryn Thera, a resident of Thompson, says this fi t-ness area is a go in her books. “It’s very affordable,

the equipment is new, and it’s very spacious. I love it.”

Thera says she will con-

tinue to use this gym, now that it is open to the public.

TRCC fi nally opens fi tness area

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

John Burrows,director of recreation, parks and culture for

the City of Thompson shows off the new, open fi tness cen-

tre within the TRCC.


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Best Western Thomp-son was one only 44 ho-tels out of Best Western International’s 2,100 properties in the U.S. and Canada to receive both the M.K. Guertin Award and the Champion Customer Care Award at Best West-ern International’s 2014 convention in Toronto earlier this month.

The M.K. Guertin Award is presented to Best West-ern hotels that best exem-plify the vision of the com-pany’s founder through exceptional service, qual-ity, value and commitment to the brand. The Cham-

pion Customer Care Award is for those hotels that demonstrate exceptional levels of service and care to guests while meeting quality and service stan-dards and other member-ship requirements.

“How we achieved this is by delivering services to our guests that exceed expectations,” said Ethel Timbang, previously the manager of fi nance and ad-ministration for Best West-ern Thompson who was named the hotel’s general manager on Sept. 25. “We are always striving for a perfect guest experience. It’s a team effort. We thank the team for this from top

to bottom.”Best Western Thompson

is one of only six in Canada, along with two in B.C., tow in Ontario and one in Nova Scotia, to win both awards.

Timbang attended the Toronto convention along with Shannon Rothlander, Best Western Thompson’s manager for product and service excellence, as well as Tony Chang and Elaine Grundy, the co-owners and presidents of T.E. Holdings, which also owns the Grey Wolf Bay townhouses, Polar Laun-dry and the Nickel Apart-ments along with other businesses in Yellowknife and Prince Edward Island and the Kivalliq Inuit Cen-tre, a boarding house in Winnipeg for people from Canada’s northern terri-tories who are in the city for medical treatment.

The 80-room Best Western Thompson had an overall score of 98 per cent on 160 guest satis-faction surveys in the past 12 months and was in the top fi ve per cent of Best Western International’s properties in its most re-cent assessment.

“We’re very proud of the culture that we have at Best Western,” said Tim-bang, with a philosophy

of management taking care of employees so they can take care of guests.

“The M.K. Guertin Award is given to our most engaged members whose hotels are our top scorers

in quality and overall ser-vice and are leaders in our brand,” said Dilipkumar Patel, chairman of Best Western International’s board of directors, in a press release. “The Best

Western Thompson also received the Champion Customer Care Award be-cause of its dedication and focus on providing mem-orable experiences for guests.”

Best Western Thompson one of six Canadian hotels to win two company awards

Thompson Citizen s photo courtesy of Best Western International

From left to right, David Kong, CEO of Best Western International, Elaine Grundy, co-owner

of T.E. Holdings, Ethel Timbang, general manager of Best Western Thompson, Shannon

Rothlander, Best Western Thompson manager for product service and excellence, Tony

Chang, co-owner of T.E. Holdings, Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, and Dilipkumar

(Danny) Patel, chairman of Best Western International’s board of directors, at the hotel

company’s convention in Toronto.


Earth Rangers stopped by the Juniper School on Oct. 17 for a presentation on saving wild animals. Earth Ranger Veronick Fournier says this organization is kid oriented. “Earth Rangers is a kids conservation organization. We are dedicated to teaching students and their families about the importance of bio-diversity and conservation.”

During the presentation Fournier and Krystal White, another Earth Ranger, brought in some animals to show the students. White and Fournier showed off Spike the sulcata tortoise,

Echo the barn owl, Blue the peregrine falcon, and Timber the pine marten.

Students had the chance to watch Blue and Echo fl y overhead, Timber practise some impressive jumps, and even got to watch how Spike eats lettuce close up.

Earth Rangers gets their animals at a young age from a breeding program, says Fournier. “We get all our animals from a captive breeding program. This is similar to where zoos would get their animals. A captive breeding program is where they breed animals in cap-tivity. All our animals we get at a fairly young age, about maybe a week old. This way they get accustom to be with their trainers.”

This year the organiza-tion is travelling across cen-tral Canada and western Canada to showcase four animals they are trying to save. “We have the Swift Fox, the Western screech owl, the bobolink, and the eastern wolf. Every year we choose four new animals, and a new year for us is in September. Around Christ-mas time we bring in a fi fth animal, something like the woodland caribou,” says White.

This year the plan is for Earth Rangers to visit 600 schools during the 2014/2015 school year. The next stops for this team are in Nelson House, Brandon, Portage la Prairie, and Win-

nipeg.The presentations in

Thompson were sponsored by Vale. In a press release, Ryan Land, manager of cooperate affairs and organ-izational development, says the Earth Rangers message goes along well with Vale’s. “Vale is proud to support Earth Rangers as their edu-cational message aligns with our values, the presenta-tions are engaging, and the call to action for children in our communities will fur-ther ensure that the future is even brighter not only for the people on our planet, but also for animals at risk.”

White says getting kids in-volved is simple. “They can go on our website at www.

earthrangers.com and can sign up to be a free member. When they do this, they can get all those free things we were talking about today. Like wallpapers, games, and prizes like book bags and awards.”

Even if you’re not a mem-ber, but still want to help save animals and their habi-tats there are ways to do that too. ”It’s little things they can do at home also. Collecting batteries to recycle, making birdfeeders for songbirds, community cleanups, and using bikes instead of cars. They’re all small things, but if we all do them they have a huge impact on our environ-ment,” says White.

Juniper students get a close-up

look at live animals

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Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

Six Juniper School students had the chance to meet

Spike the Sulcata Tortoise and Echo the Barn Owl one

on one. Pictured left to right are Earth Ranger Veronick

Fournier, Alexis Ferriss, Abbi St. Pierre, Ryan Monias, Cole

Estabrooks, Nathan M’Lot, Brooke Graham and Earth Ran-

ger Krystal White.

Th ese two amazing people got married in Morden MB on

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Recently, they have made their way back to Morden and they are enjoying their beautiful castle home on 12th street. It was always Sandra’s dream home and Adam made sure she had it!Th ey are greatly loved by their daughter Julianna and their two granddaughters Ashley & Suzanne.

Most important is their two precious great grandsons Tayden Adam Don & Lukas Adam, they have come into their lives and made everything complete.

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Three junior varsity vol-leyball teams from R.D. Parker Collegiate – two girls and one boys – com-peted in their home vol-leyball tournament Oct. 18-19, all fi nishing in the top fi ve with the RDPC

traveling girls’ team tak-ing on Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute from The Pas in the fi nal and winning 25-17, 25-23 after defeating the Mel Johnson School Eagles from Wabowden in the semifi nals 25-14, 25-21.

The travelling girls’

team was fi rst in its pool in the round robin, win-ning all six sets they played, while the RDPC home girls’ team was third in their pool, winning two sets and dropping the others. They played off against a second team from Margaret Barbour

Collegiate Institute for fi fth place, winning the match 25-22, 13-25, 15-13.

The Trojan boys lost a playoff semifi nal to the Mel Johnson Eagles, who went on to win the tour-nament by defeating Mar-garet Barbour Collegiate Institute.


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Senior volleyball teams compete in Swan RiverBY IAN [email protected]

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s varsity volleyball teams were in Swan River on Thanksgiving weekend for the 2014 Doug Oberlin tournament and the girls returned as runners-up after losing 22-25, 25-21, 11-15 to the host Swan Valley Tigers in the fi nal.

The Trojan girls quali-fi ed for the fi nal by beat-ing the Hapnot Kopper Kweens from Flin Flon 25-19, 18-25, 15-11 in the semifi nal round after win-ning their opening playoff match 25-10, 25-16 over the Winnipegosis Lakers.

The girls were almost

perfect in the round robin, winning 25-18, 25-20 over Hapnot, 25-22, 25-21 over the Gilbert Plains Trojans and splitting a match 25-24, 23-25 with the Melita Marauders.

The Trojan boys fell just short of qualifying for the fi nal, fi nishing third in the round robin. The won both sets (25-24, 25-19) against Swan Valley and Winnipegosis (25-19, 25-22), split with Gilbert Plains (18-25, 25-23), Melita (16-25, 25-24) and Margaret Barbour Collegi-ate Institute of The Pas (19-25, 25-20), while los-ing 23-25, 21-25 to Hap-not.

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Dolores Proulx

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s varsity girls’ volleyball team lost in the fi nal to the host team at the 2014 Doug Oberlin tourna-

ment in Swan River while the boys were third in the round robin after winning seven of 12 sets.

Three RDPC teams compete in

junior volleyball tournament

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

The Norman Wild’s Kendra Hanson (white jersey) battles

for a loose puck in front of the Pembina Valley Hawks net

Oct. 18. The Wild won the game 4-2.

Wild earn fi rst

win over HawksBY IAN [email protected]

The midget AAA Nor-man Wild hosted their first Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League games of the season in Thompson Oct. 18-19, picking up their first win over the Pembina Valley Hawks on Saturday be-fore dropping the second match of the series on Sunday morning.

Alyssa Bertholet, Ken-dra Hanson and Chris-tine Sheppard each had a goal for the Wild Oct. 18, while Kali Cummings has a goal and two assists. Sheppard opened the scoring in the game five minutes into the second period. Pembina Valley got goals from Abbey Bridges and Brooklyn Platt in the loss, while their goaltender Taylor Reimer made 21 saves, about half as many as Wild netminder Kerrigan Dowhy, who made 40 stops for the win, which came after Wild lost their first three games on the road in the first weekend of play Oct. 3-5.

The Wild found them-selves behind in the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s games, as goals by Sage McElroy-Scott and Lind-say Michiels staked the Hawks to an early two-goal lead. The Wild drew within one early in the third period, when Shep-pard jammed a loose puck in after Carlin Ham-ilton carried the puck to the goalmouth, but Brooklyn Major restored the two-goal cushion for Pembina Valley with 8:40 to play, slipping the puck between a Wild de-fender’s legs and then roofing it over Dowhy after picking it up on the other side.

The Wild goaltender made 50 stops in the game as her team was outshot 53-14.

The Wild are currently sixth in the seven-team league with a 1-4 rec-ord in regular-season games. The team was winless in three games at an exhibition tour-nament in Morden on Thanksgiving weekend.

RDPC’s junior varsity

boys’ volleyball team lost

a playoff to the Mel John-

son School Eagles from

Wabowden while one of

two RDPC girls’ teams won

a playoff against Margaret

Barbour Collegiate Institute

from The Pas.

Thompson Citizen photos

by Ian Graham


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Northstars pick up season’s fi rst win


The Norman North-stars picked up their first win of the Mani-toba AAA Midget Hock-ey League season in Steinbach Oct. 18, de-feating the Southwest Cougars 4-1.

Bryce Horning got the game-winner in the first period after Anthony Keeper Jr. opened the scoring with a power play marker. Michael Markus put the North-stars up by three mid-way through the second period. The Cougars reduced that margin to two on a goal by Brade Billaney in the third period. Evan Lutz closed the scoring for the Northstars into an emp-ty net with 10 seconds left in the game.

Mark Steeves got the victory in net, mak-ing 31 saves, while the Northstars beat Jay Pringle three times on just 13 shots.

The Northstars fol-lowed that effort up with another close game Oct. 19, falling 3-2 to the Parkland Rangers. Daylon Campbell and Taylor Ritchie had the goals for the Northstars,

who traded one goal apiece with the Rangers in the first two periods before Parkland’s Riley McKay got the game-winner on a power play late in the third period. Steeves made 34 saves in the loss, which saw the Northstars outshot 37-24.

The weekend opened with the Northstars fa-cing the Winnipeg Wild, who scored seven times in the opening period en route to a 13-1 victory. Four Winnipeg players had a pair of goals in the game while Keeper had the only goal for the

Northstars, breaking goaltender Mitchel Ada-myk’s shutout bid five minutes into the third period.

Shots in the game were 63-19 for the Wild.

The Northstars are on the road again this weekend, facing the Kenora Thistles on Tursday and Friday then meeting the Eastman Selects on Saturday and the Interlake Lightning on Sunday.

The Northstars’ next home games are Nov. 1-2, when they take on Parkland at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Bryce Horning, seen here in the Norman Northstars home

opener Oct. 11 against the Interlake Lightning, had the

winning goal in the Northstars’ fi rst win of the season.

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• Accounts payable and receivable• Generally accepted accounting principles• Preparation of fi nancial statements and reports• Administration of employee benefi ts• Payroll systems and reporting• Offi ce administration Demonstrable skill in:

Time management and organizationStress managementEssential Duties and ResponsibilitiesEnsure the duties of the position are met in an accurate and timely mannerMaintain the accounts payable and accounts receivable systems in order to ensure complete and accurate records of all moneysSupport effi cient and effective offi ce managementReport to the Financial Offi cer and prepare monthly reports on fi nancial areas for the board of directorsAssist in agency fundraisingWorking collaboratively within the CBA Perform all other duties as assigned my management

Salary Range

Salary range will be dependent on applicant’s qualifi cations and experience.

The Juniper Centre offers a competitive benefi ts package.

Start Date

TBD

Please submit resume to Rachel Templeton, Executive Director or Cathy Pelley, Financial Offi cer: Juniper Centre Inc, 108 Nelson Rd. by October 24, 2014 at 4:00 pm.

Full time HOUSEKEEPING POSITIONS available.

Candidates must be able to work varied day shifts

and should be friendly, effi cient, team players. Detail

oriented and enjoy a fast paced environment. Please

submit resumes with work related references to:

70 Thompson Drive, North

Thompson, MB R8N 1Y8

SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY

Only candidates selected for an interview will be

contacted.

General Manager RequiredFor 2015 Golf Season

April 15 - October 15, 2015The Thompson golf club is seeking applications

for the position of General Manager

The Thompson Golf Club is seeking an energetic and professional General Manager who will plan, direct and control the operation of the Thompson Golf Club Pro Shop, Fairways Restaurant, Bucky’s, driving range, club storage, and beverage cart. The General Manager will be responsible for the day to day operation of the golf course including supervision of staff . Duties will also include responsibility for building maintenance for pro shop, kitchen, club storage and other areas. Position is the fi rst point of contact for issues with operation of the building. The General Manager will work under the supervision of the Executive Committee of the Thompson Golf club.

Applications will be accepted in confi dence until November 15, 2014.

Detailed Job Description, outlining full duties,is available upon request.

Please Submit to:

Thompson Golf ClubBox 1205

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1P1Attention Dennis Fenske, President

For questions or clarifi cation contact: [email protected]


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Manager - Thompson Clinic

The Clinic Manager provides direction and supervision to the Primary Care Clinic staff. This position is responsible for the effective delivery of clinic services to clients, the maintenance of accurate health records according to legislation and physician billing processes (physician billing in Thompson is done by a separate department). The incumbent must fulfill the requirements of the Criminal Records/Vulnerable Person, Child Abuse Registry check, and Adult Abuse Registry check and adhere to all Northern Health Region policies and procedures.Qualifications:

combinations of skills and education may be considered.

For complete list of qualifications please visit our website www.nrha.ca.Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumés.Full job description is available upon request.Please submit resumés by October 29, 2014 to: 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.caThompson (866) 677.6450


GENERAL STUDIES INSTRUCTORS Classification: Instructor Full-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to July 31, 2015York Landing, ManitobaCompetition No. 14-086Closing Date: November 2, 2014 or until filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Atlas Copco is looking for Heavy Duty Mechanics

Atlas Copco’s Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area provides equipment for drilling and rock excavation, a complete range of related consumables and service through a global network. The business area innovates for sustainable productivity in surface and underground mining, infrastructure, civil works, well drilling and geotechnical applications. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in Sweden, the United States, Canada, China and India.

For additional information please visit our website at www.atlascopoc.com

Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Canada requires licensed Heavy Duty Mechanics who want to take their career to the next level. There are positions currently available in Thompson Manitoba and surrounding area. The ideal candidate:

• Licensed Heavy Equipment Technician • 2-3 years of experience • Experience in electrical and hydraulic control

systems. • Good communication and problem solving skills • Proven and motivated self starter and is able to

work with minimal supervision, but can take direction

• Strong team player • Able to travel to customer site to repair

equipment and promote Atlas Copco products in the field

If you believe you are the right person to fulfill this position, please forward your resume in confidence to:

[email protected] with a copy to [email protected].

For more information relating to this job, please contact Joe Benoit, Service Manager at (306) 688-2053.

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EDUCATION & TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

KTC is seeking to secure a full time Administrative Assistant to provide

comprehensive administrative and bookkeeping support to the KTC

Education Services & Technical Services situated in Thompson, MB.

Qualifi cations:

1. Must graduate from a recognized Financial & Administrative

Assistant program and/or equivalent training program.

2. General knowledge of the structure and purpose of KTC Student

Services and Technical Services Programs.

3. Knowledge of a variety of computer programs and software,

including word perfect, excel, internet and e-mail experience.

4. Knowledge of data entry and compiling statistical data.

5. Knowledge of various fi ling systems.

6. Familiarity and/or experience in working with the public.

7. Ability to set work/program priorities in an effi cient manner.

8. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

9. Ability to communicate in Cree or Dene is an asset.

10. Valid driver’s license an asset.

11. Background experience of Basic Accounting, Invoicing and Budgeting

A written application with detailed resume, including at least three

references, with written permission to contact the references and your

latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to:

Lisa Beardy, Offi ce Manager

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4

Fax No.: 204-677-0256

Email address: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

Under no circumstances will late applications be considered.

For further information or a full job description, contact Aggie Weenusk

or Lisa Beardy. We would like to thank those that apply but only those

selected for interviews will be contacted.

Full Time Youth Care PractitionerKisewatisiwin Services – Thompson MB

Competition No. 2302.10.14

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: A Full Time Youth Care Practitioner (YCP) is required for the Kisewatisiwin Service Area in Thompson Manitoba. The successful candidate will be required to work 40 hours per week that is a combination of afternoons and awake overnights. As part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for male and female adolescents in a residential or independent living setting, the YCP must display the ability to understand and support treatment goals and to develop and maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral diffi culties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Minimum 18 years of age; Current First Aid/CPR/AED certifi cate or a willingness to obtain as per MYS policy; Valid Driver’s License is mandatory; Demonstrated ability to work independently with youth in the community; Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training and Applied Suicide Skills Intervention training or a willingness to obtain; Possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) and Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 to $43,633.31 d.o.q. per annum plus 5% Northern Allowance and a competitive benefi ts plan.

Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, [email protected], or delivered 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 p.m. December 4, 2014. Visit us at www.mys.ca for complete information on this and other employment and volunteer opportunities.

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

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

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

Must be able to pass a criminal background check.

Please drop off resume and cover letter in person to:

Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect Thompson16-50 Selkirk Avenue,

Thompson, MB R8N0M7Attention: Vincent W. Shumka

No phone calls please.

Director of MinesRegular/Full-Time Mineral Resources, Winnipeg MB Advertisement Number: 29326 Closing Date: November 3, 2014 Salary Range: $87,908 - $105,100 per annum

The Manitoba government offers you opportunity, diversity and a rewarding career.

Your search is over.

People. Purpose. Progress.

Qualifications:

planning and budget management

a high level of political acumen

Manitoba and across Canada (desired)

Conditions of employment:

Duties:The Director of Mines is directly accountable for management of the Mines Branch and statutory responsibilities under The Mines and Minerals Act and is part of the department’s senior management committee.

The Mines and Minerals Act and regulations provide

the rehabilitation of mining lands, access to mineral resources, and the collection of royalties, rentals and other revenue due to the province.

Apply to: Advertisement No. 29326 Manitoba Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services 300-305 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J7

Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

selected for further consideration will be contacted.

are requested to indicate in their covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with a disability.

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If you’re looking for something to read, check out some local writers and their stories. On Oct. 18, the Thompson Writers’ Guild released their very fi rst anthology. The pages are full of spooky stories, with a few even based in Thompson.

An Unkindness of Ravens features 18 pieces by 14 different members of the guild. Starting after the front cover are the youth entries, which in-cludes poems, short stor-ies, and even a graphic novel. Moving through the paperback, the stories get more and more grue-some with the most ma-ture featured on the last few pages.

The Thompson Writers’ Guild has over 73 mem-bers, and meetings hap-pen every other Saturday at the Thompson Public Library. During the book launch, one member says a big thank you has to be given to Amanda Holts. “This would not have happened without the or-ganization, the idea, the perseverance, the con-stant writing extensions, and deadlines of our Thompson Writers’ Guild president Amanda. This would not have happened without you, so thank you.”

Holts says there are other people that deserve a thank you as well. “The Thompson Writers’ Guild would like to thank the Thompson Public Library, for providing us with a meeting space, reference materials, and an assort-ment of other supports including advertising this book launch. A very heartfelt thanks goes out to Angela Wolfe. She was a contributor, co-editor, grammar ninja, and in-terim secretary. Words alone can’t really convey our gratitude for all that she has done to inspire us. Robin Foley and Penny Byer helped co-edit this book as well so thank you for that. They invested a lot of time and energy to get these stories polished and ready for print. And Yawhann Chong who spent 14 hours fi nalizing our e-book, and helped put together the side and back cover of the book.”

A special shout-out went out to local artist Jasmine Blair for her work on the front cover. Blair took a photo Angela Wolfe snapped, of Wolf Street meeting Wolf Street. Blair then turned the picture into the artwork for An Unkindness of Ravens.

The anthology will soon be sold in stores through-out northern Manitoba, but for now copies can be bought at the Thompson Public Library for $15. E-books are available online for just over one dollar. A limited amount of copies will also be available to borrow from the library, so get your library cards ready.

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