WHAT’S UP WITH WATER TREATMENT PLANT TRANSFER NEWS- PAGE 5 HOME BASED CONCERT COMING JUNE 26 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - PAGE 8 RDPC HANDS OUT ATHLETIC AWARDS SPORTS - PAGE 10 WAPANOHK’S GOT TALENT NEWS/OPINION - PAGES 3&4 Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Serving the Hub of the North since 1960 Volume 55 • Issue 24 FREE 40 Station Road TOLL FREE 1 (800) 268-2312 www.twinmotors.ca 2015 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4 Crew Cab, White # 15192 Save up to $ 14,400* DEMO SPECIAL Just $ 288 BW Just $ 261 BW Just $ 334 BW Payments on 96 months BW OAC. See dealer for full details. PROUD SPONSOR OF NICKEL DAYS AND THE MILLION DOLLAR HOLE IN ONE!!! 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited “Willys Edition” 2015 Dodge Durango Limited AWD Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Jeff Lychuk A bald eagle swooped down and snatched up a fish right under the nose of Jeff Lychuk while he was fishing at Paint Lake on June 11. BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY [email protected]A resolution to increase the cost of travelling summer day camps from $2 to $5 was voted down by council at its June 8 meeting. In a memo, John Burrows, dir- ector of recreation for the City of Thompson, told council fees have not increased in the past four years, and they’re currently running at a loss. The current set-up, with two camp counsellors being paid $12.85 per hour for seven hours, costs the city $179.90 a day, which does not in- clude staff benefits or the cost of craft materials. With 20 participants, at $2 a session for two sessions a day, the city is bringing in $80 a day. Increasing the fees would help the recreation department break even with 20 participants, but council- lors did not support the idea. Coun. Judy Kolada wanted to know why such a big increase, and Coun. Col- leen Smook said this would take away the camp experience for a lot of children. “If we have an average of families with three children their costs will go from $12 a day to $30 a day. Some of the disadvantaged kids, or the lower-income families, I think this is going to put it out of their realm of being able to bring the kids to camp.” Coun. Ron Matechuk, Smook and Kolada opposed the fee increase, while Coun. Duncan Wong and deputy mayor Penny Byer voted in favour. Mayor Dennis Fenske, Coun. Blake Ellis, Coun. Dennis Foley, and Coun. Kathy Valentino were not at the meeting. The resolution is now off the table, and will go back to the recreation and community services committee for continued discussions and a new plan of action. BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY [email protected]There will officially be more policing happening in Thompson with the be- ginning of the commun- ity safety officer (CSO) program, which started in Thompson on June 12. During a presentation at City Hall, Mayor Dennis Fenske congratulated the eight CSO officers that re- cently competed training, and are now serving the community. “It’s part of the bigger picture of the downtown strategy that we talked about for many years, modelling under the strat- egy of the Main Street pro- ject in Winnipeg. This is part of that, to deal with the situations and the issues in the downtown area.” Fenske also noted that this pilot program with the province of Manitoba was started with the help of the previous council and for- mer mayor Tim Johnston. The new officers, dressed in grey uniforms with a red stripe on their black trousers, will have authority to enforce dif- ferent legislation, like the Liquor and Gaming Control Act, the Intoxi- cated Persons Detention Act, the Child and Family Services Act, the Mental Health Act, and the High- way Traffic Act. Thompson RCMP Insp. Will Tewnion congratu- lated the graduates and wished them luck in their careers. “The CSO program has now become a reality, and it’s going to be a huge benefit to the community.” During the launch each officer received a diploma from Coun. Judy Kolada. Council shuts down increased costs for summer camps Community safety officers now patrolling Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby Eight new faces have joined the crime prevention team of Thompson with the start of the Community Safety Officer program. The eight are now serving the city of Thompson to create a safer city and downtown. Bold eagle
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WHAT’S UP WITH WATER
TREATMENT PLANT
TRANSFER
NEWS- PAGE 5
HOME BASED CONCERT
COMING JUNE 26
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -
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RDPC HANDS OUT ATHLETIC
AWARDS
SPORTS - PAGE 10
WAPANOHK’S GOT TALENT
NEWS/OPINION - PAGES 3&4
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A bald eagle swooped down and snatched up a fi sh right under the nose of Jeff Lychuk while he was fi shing at Paint Lake on June 11.
A resolution to increase the cost of travelling summer day camps from $2 to $5 was voted down by council at its June 8 meeting.
In a memo, John Burrows, dir-ector of recreation for the City of Thompson, told council fees have not increased in the past four years, and they’re currently running at a loss.
The current set-up, with two camp
counsellors being paid $12.85 per hour for seven hours, costs the city $179.90 a day, which does not in-clude staff benefi ts or the cost of craft materials. With 20 participants, at $2 a session for two sessions a day, the city is bringing in $80 a day.
Increasing the fees would help the recreation department break even with 20 participants, but council-lors did not support the idea. Coun. Judy Kolada wanted to know why
such a big increase, and Coun. Col-leen Smook said this would take away the camp experience for a lot of children. “If we have an average of families with three children their costs will go from $12 a day to $30 a day. Some of the disadvantaged kids, or the lower-income families, I think this is going to put it out of their realm of being able to bring the kids to camp.”
Coun. Ron Matechuk, Smook and
Kolada opposed the fee increase, while Coun. Duncan Wong and deputy mayor Penny Byer voted in favour. Mayor Dennis Fenske, Coun. Blake Ellis, Coun. Dennis Foley, and Coun. Kathy Valentino were not at the meeting.
The resolution is now off the table, and will go back to the recreation and community services committee for continued discussions and a new plan of action.
There will offi cially be more policing happening in Thompson with the be-ginning of the commun-ity safety offi cer (CSO) program, which started in Thompson on June 12.
During a presentation at City Hall, Mayor Dennis Fenske congratulated the eight CSO offi cers that re-cently competed training, and are now serving the community.
“It’s part of the bigger picture of the downtown strategy that we talked about for many years, modelling under the strat-egy of the Main Street pro-ject in Winnipeg. This is part of that, to deal with
the situations and the issues in the downtown area.”
Fenske also noted that this pilot program with the province of Manitoba was started with the help of the previous council and for-mer mayor Tim Johnston.
The new officers, dressed in grey uniforms with a red stripe on their black trousers, will have authority to enforce dif-ferent legislation, like the Liquor and Gaming Control Act, the Intoxi-cated Persons Detention Act, the Child and Family Services Act, the Mental Health Act, and the High-way Traffi c Act.
Thompson RCMP Insp. Will Tewnion congratu-
lated the graduates and wished them luck in their careers. “The CSO program
has now become a reality, and it’s going to be a huge benefi t to the community.”
During the launch each offi cer received a diploma from Coun. Judy Kolada.
Council shuts down increased costs for summer camps
Community safety offi cers now patrolling
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson KirbyEight new faces have joined the crime prevention team of Thompson with the start of the Community Safety Offi cer program. The eight are now serving the city of Thompson to create a safer city and downtown.
Bold eagle
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OBITUARIES
DONALD DOUGLAS McDONALDPeacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2015, Donald Douglas McDonald, 78 years of age of Birtle, MB.
Don was born in Birtle and grew up in Wattsview in the Assiniboine Valley. In 1960, Don met and married Joan McCall and began their life together. In 1969 Don moved his family to Thompson, MB where he worked as a miner for 26 years.
Don and Joan loved to camp and fi sh at Paint Lake and proud of the fact that they were able to do that for 42 years in a row.
For their retirement, Don and Joan moved back to Birtle to be closer to the farm in the Assiniboine Valley. Don’s favourite thing to do was to go to the valley with his family; gardening, hunting and fi shing.
Don leaves to mourn his beloved wife of 55 years, Joan; his sons Wayne (Gwen), David (Sherrie), Murray (Graeme), Mike (Rhonda); his eight grandchildren and his seven great-grandchildren. As well, his brothers Dave (Jackie) of Thunder Bay, ON, Bill (Sharon) of Winnipeg, MB and his sisters Jean (Ad) of Richmond, BC, Shirley (Herb) of Dacotah, MB, Arla (Ray) of Langley, BC and their families.
Don was predeceased by his father Edward, his mother Myrtle, Father-in-law Sidney McCall, Mother-in-law Verna McCall and grandson Tayson.
As per Don’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a private family remembrance will occur at a later date.
He will always be remembered and greatly missed.
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Roads in fi ve Northern Manitoba communities will receive a facelift with prov-incial government funding through the Municipal Road and Bridge Program, Muni-cipal Government Minister Drew Caldwell announced June 11.
Churchill will see 12.3 kilometres of roads im-proved, including Cul de sac, Cape Merry Road and phase two of Thanadelthur Way, while 10 kilometres of Pumphouse Road in Leaf Rapids is also being re-paired through the program. Flin Flon and Grand Rapids will see improvements made to two kilometers of road each, on McKay Road in Grand Rapids and as part of 21 road resurfacing pro-
jects in Flin Flon. Improve-ments to one kilometre of Thompson’s Cree Road are also funded by the program.
The total bill for the work on 27.3 kilometres of mu-nicipal roads in Northern Manitoba is $805,000, while an additional $250,000 is being spent to upgrade 16 kilometres of roads in Manitoba Aborig-inal and Northern Affairs (ANA) communities like Nelson House, Seymourville and Cross Lake.
“The northern region has experienced healthy growth in past years, thanks in part to major investments in roads that serve the resi-dents, businesses and des-tinations that support our tourist industries,” said Caldwell in a press release. “This announcement builds
on our plan to keep the province moving forward and on the right track. These municipal road projects will ensure we have safe, effi -cient travel routes and roads that will keep communities connected, improve patient transportation safety and create good jobs.”
The road and bridge pro-gram is delivered in partner-ship with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). A total of $90 mil-lion will be spent by 2018 to repair and renew roads and bridges in the province.
“The AMM is pleased to be part of the selection process because these infra-structure investments will have a direct impact on the lives of citizens throughout the northern region,” said AMM president Doug Do-
browolski. “Also, it allows municipal governments to plan ahead and begin work-ing on additional infrastruc-ture projects.”
The province is spending $12.8 million to improve over 500 kilometres of roads in 107 municipalities and up to 50 ANA commun-ities this year.
27 kilometres of northern municipalroadwork funded by provincial government
Municipal Government
Minister Drew Caldwell
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
R.D Parker Collegiate soon-to-be-graduates enjoyed a barbecue on the front lawn of the school June 11. During the
barbecue the students had some time to sign each other’s RDPC Grad 15 t-shirts.
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This summer children six and up are welcome to at-tend the Boreal Discovery Centre summer program-ming. The programming has an educational focus on the boreal forest, says Keith MacDonald, chair-person for the centre. “We talk about birch bark, we build a teepee, and we talk about herbal medicines, like teas and how to pre-pare that, as well as other plant life that we can use for food. It’s all based on the cultural aboriginal way of life.”
The sessions are being held from Wednesday to Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. MacDonald says the cost of the sessions are $5 a day, or for all weekdays it’s $10, and the program-ming runs until Aug. 21.
Last year was the fi rst year of holding these work-
shops, and the turnout was great, noted MacDonald. “We had some good turn-outs, a lot of children came last year. We had about 15-20 people every day. We even have some people re-peat, so this is why we’re doing it again.” MacDonald says they’re trying to teach children important infor-mation that they might not learn in school, in a fun and inclusive environment.
Along with the cultural workshops the centre has a petting zoo, which is open on Saturday and Sundays. The petting zoo includes rabbits, and MacDonald says they try to incorpor-ate some information about the animal as well. Children have the chance to pet and feed the domestic bunnies.
There’s also a sturgeon presentation and viewing area. “We have about 10 baby sturgeon there, and we take on in the spring.
We mature them in our tanks, and release them back into the wild in the fall. We have a whole Power Point presentation on that showing the biggest one ever caught; I think it was 400 pounds, in 1903. We talk about how they spawn, since it’s not every year, and that they’re a pro-tected species,” explained MacDonald.
The community gardens have opened, but are full to capacity. Gardeners are welcome to work on their areas from Wednesday to Sunday.
MacDonald says work-shops will continue and only grow following the development of the Bor-eal Discovery Centre. The centre will be holding a gala night on September 25 to raise money for the building. Chris Smith from Ducks Unlimited will be the guest speaker.
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Wapanohk Community School hosted its fourth annual Wapanohk’s Got Talent competition last week spearheaded by Mr. Alex White. There were 15 performances such as jigging, singing, poetry and a violinist. Many community members came out to support these amazing and courageous young people. Every year Danny Morris from Mystery Lake Body Shop donates a bike for the talent show. Mark Fortin was the top winner! Paige and Hannah came in second and third. The talent gets more impressive every year.
Danny has also donated jerseys for our sports team! He is a big supporter of Wapanohk. We want to give Danny a great big THANK YOU! Your kind-ness and generosity does not go unnoticed!
Alex White and Jackie LafreniereThompson
System not giving NCN people the tools to prosper
To the Editor:
The federal govern-ment is politically and financially obligated to the economic and social realities of our First Na-tion community. Once federal monies trickle filter down through Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Develop-ment Canada, last but not least, our Nisicha-wayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) community is left with a budget unable to address the lack of housing for our people. Blaming the NCN leader-ship, as everyone is now aware, may be actually the main hindrance and is unfortunately a suc-cessful tactic, to actually stop us as a people from addressing the hous-ing situation. Listen-ing, communicating and working together in unity is by far an en-lightening and sacred
way of empowering a people. Continuous shunning, displaying lateral behaviour at band meetings, dis-criminating against those who speak out, those who ask questions and are within their rights to be concerned about their commun-ity are constantly being “bullied.” Violation of human rights by those who stand in political righteousness may very well result consequently in just cause for remov-al by a people who will eventually no longer tol-erate authoritarian be-haviour.
One cannot say, “She did this to herself.” Ab-solutely unfair and self-ish to say such a thing to a person who is home-less. There are many fac-tors to consider. There are a handful of people in our NCN community who have ventured, who
have lived outside and know the realities of liv-ing and surviving in the outside world. Many of our people do not even know the beginning of paying rent, taxes, water bills and many everyday responsibilities. If any-one dares to say, “Get them off welfare,” be prepared to take them on a process of learn-ing, and this takes years. Do not expect a people to shift from as-similation, colonization, government control, educational control; do not expect a people to survive from a reserve to a municipality within a short period of time. Just because a handful of us experienced and lived out there does not give those few the right to inflict this upon our people. Show some com-passion. Set up a stra-tegic plan, prepare edu-cation and independent
living without prejudice, without giving up on those who fall through the cracks, without only selecting those who are “favoured.” Provide day care for young women. Leadership must listen to the people. Our people are “conditioned” to liv-ing day-to-day. Being homeless is not a fault, it’s a cry out for help. How can one budget on a supplement of less than $400 monthly? At times this is all one has to look forward to. This reality was not “chosen,” it was all part of a plan not created by our own. Our people do not play victims either, how dare anyone imply that. NCN people are a vibrant and intelligent people. Give them the tools to live, trust that they will prosper.
Carol KobliskiNelson House
In my own words: right
or wrongTo the Editor:
“Right or Wrong.” Do we listen to others when we speak to them or do we only take information we want to hear? Are we planning what to say be-fore they ever finish? The conversation is not about you. Does that make us feel that the other person is wrong? Our “ego” and “needs” do not have to be “right” or “wrong.” Things are just fine the way they are. Take a step back and let’s not feel the need constantly of making things about ourselves “right or wrong.” Compassion, kindness and open-mind-edness can shine to make us right or wrong.
Ken RossThompson
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OPEN HOUSEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TRANSFERThe City of Thompson invites all members of the public to attend
an open house to view a presentation regarding the transfer of the Water Treatment Plant from Vale to the City of Thompson.
A question and answer period will follow the presentation.
The City of Thompson and Vale’s Manitoba Oper-ations held an open house at St. Joseph’s Hall June 10 to speak about the trans-fer of the water treatment plant from the company to the city. Both Lovro Paul-ic, vice-president of Vale’s Manitoba Operations, and Mayor Dennis Fenske pre-sented information about the transfer, and the up-grades within the plant.
Vale has invested $14.5 million into upgrading the plant, which includes new piping, computer upgrades, monitors, a new oil storage container, a new fi lter sys-tem, and a chlorine scrub-ber system. The value of the plant is $23 million, the company says.
After the presentation, residents had the chance to ask questions about the letter of understanding, and the transfer, which doesn’t have a set date, though Paulic hopes it will be done by Jan. 1 of next year.
In response to a ques-tion about how much input council members had re-garding the deal, Coun. Kathy Valentino explained that there have been over 20 meetings, as well as briefi ng for the other coun-
cillors during in-camera meetings. “I think that the input from council was very strong to want to bring it to the public. This council wanted you guys to have a voice.”
Paulic also mentioned that Vale doesn’t need to have these open houses, or talks with the city, but they choose to do so. “There are two options. The fi rst one is to do what we’ve done, and option two is to not do that and just hand over the keys. That is Vale’s legal right to do that, but that’s not who we are. That’s not who we are as a company and that’s not who we are as a council. It was impera-tive for us to get together and do what was best for the community.”
When asked why it’s taken so long to make this transfer, Paulic explained that Vale used to consume a lot more water, especially potable water, which is a vital component of running the refi nery. “We wanted to retain that asset until we were at the point that the refi nery is going to close. We can time out when we walk away, and when the city is comfortable of taking care of it, and then we don’t have to worry about that.”
Paulic was asked about
the pump house, which Vale will be keeping since they need raw water, and the city just needs potable water. Paulic noted, how-ever, that some day – no specifi c date was given - Vale will upgrade the pump house, and hand those keys over to the city as well.
With the transfer of ownership, Fenske ex-plained that water rates will
go up but isn’t sure how much the fi nal decision is up to the Public Utility Board (PUB).
In response to a question about why the transfer is even happening, when Vale in Sudbury, Ont. is produ-cing water instead of the city, Paulic explained that in Sudbury Vale uses 70 per centre of the water, and the city uses 30 per cent.
In Thompson, it’s the op-posite with the city using two-thirds of the water and Vale using the other third. Paulic says the liability risk is too high for them to continue to produce it, and it doesn’t make sense for them to when the city uses more. In Sudbury, he said, Vale also charges the city for water, but Manitoba Operation do not.
Paulic hopes the govern-ment will understand why this transfer is happening and will allow the deal to go through with the provincial sales tax and land transfer tax waived.
A second open house is happening tonight at 7 p.m. Residents are encouraged to attend to learn more about the transfer as well as the plant itself.
Open house brings in questionsregarding water treatment plant
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
Vale’s vice-president of Manitoba Operations Lovro Paulic, left, presents a Power Point about the transfer of the water
treatment plant from the company to the city with Thompson Mayor Dennis Fenske. A second open house takes place
tonight at 7 p.m.
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Thompson dropped 56 places from last year’s ranking in the 2015 MoneySense magazine Can-ada’s Best Places to Live survey, winding up 177th after being ranked 121st last year.
As usual, crime and the weather are two of the major factors in Thompson’s low ranking (209 cities were included in this year’s survey). The city also gets low marks for the fact that only one per cent of residents get to work by bicycle and transit, though over 10 per cent of commuters do so by foot.
While Thompson can hardly be expected to do well on a survey in which weather accounts for 10 per cent of the ranking – warmer is better, in case you were wonder-ing – the survey does provide an interesting statistical snapshot of the city.
MoneySense calculated Thomp-son’s fi ve-year population growth rate at 1.4 per cent and estimated the unemployment rate in the city to stand at 6.56 per cent. In income terms, Thompson has a median household income of $84,576, the magazine says, and the average household discretion-ary income - the amount of income available for spending after the essentials, such as food, clothing, and shelter is taken care of - is $50,663.88, down from seven or eight years ago when the fi gured was approaching $70,000 and was among the highest or even the highest of all the cities included in the survey. Average household net worth in Thompson was pegged at $131,530, while 56.9 per cent of residents owned their own homes with 43.1 per cent living in rentals.
The average housing price re-mained essentially unchanged since fi ve years ago at $204,792 (it was $206,454 in 2010) and the average time to buy a house was calculated to be two years. For homeowners, property taxes are 2.29 per cent, with the average
amount paid annually at $2,174, which works out to about 2.1 per cent of the average household income.
Thompson can’t do anything about the overall sales tax resi-dents’ purchases are subject to, which is 13 per cent, in case you didn’t know, or the average income tax a person making $50,000 a years pays, which is $10,956, or about 22 per cent.
MoneySense estimates that 27.1 per cent of vehicles in Thompson are model year 2012 or newer, but only 0.4 per cent are luxury cars from the 2012 model year or later.
On the weather front, Thomp-son receives a little over 340 milli-metres of rain per year and there are 144.3 days with precipitation
greater than or equal to 0.2 mm, including 74.9 days with 0.2 mm or more of rain. The city was cal-culated to have 126.7 days with a daily minimum temperature above freezing and 66.9 days with a maximum temperature of greater than 20 degrees Celsius, though apparently only an average of 1.25 days over 24 degrees.
Three per cent of residents are employed in health care, with 2.8 doctors and 0.22 doctors’ offi ces per 1,000 people. Only 0.5 per cent of Thompson residents are employed in arts and recreation, according to the survey.
The crime rate was estimated to have risen 5.4 per cent in fi ve years and the crime rate was 44,906.2 per 100,000 people with
a Crime Severity Index of 253.6 and a Violent Crime Severity Index of 247.4.
By comparison, Canmore, Al-berta, which was ranked 22nd, up from 54th place last year, is comparable in size to Thompson with a population of 13,439, with growth of 4.3 per cent over the past fi ve years. Canmore residents had a lower median household in-come ($72,172) and lower average household discretionary income ($45,867.99) than Thompson, but a much higher average house-hold net worth of $1,099,001, due mainly to a much higher average house price of $753,354, which it would take an average of 6.7 years to buy. Property taxes (2.69 per cent) are higher than Thompson,
as are the average annual property tax bill ($2,565) and the average property tax as a percentage of average income (2.3 per cent). In Canmore’s favour are the sales tax of only fi ve per cent, since Alberta does not have a provincial sales tax, and an average income tax total of $9,350 for someone earn-ing $50,000, or about 19 per cent.
There are fewer vehicles 2012 or newer in Canmore (16.5 per cent) but more 2012 or later model year luxury cars (1.7 per cent). More people walk (13.2 per cent), bike (5.5 per cent) or take transit (1.2 per cent) to work.
Precipitation numbers are very similar to Thompson’s, with Can-more receiving 322.49 millimetres of annual rainfall, with 140.6 days in which precipitation total-ling 0.2 mm or greater falls, and 86.8 days with at least 0.2 mm of rain. Canmore has more days with a minimum temperature above freezing than Thompson (159.1) and about the same number with a maximum temperature over 20 degrees (64.2) and, apparently, zero days above 24 degrees, ac-cording to MoneySense.
Crime in the Albertan city has dropped 17.6 per cent in the past fi ve years and the crime rate is 7,285.7 per 100,000 residents, while the Crime Severity Index is 57.9 and the Violent Crime Sever-ity Index 32.1.
A greater proportion of Canmore residents (72.8 per cent) own their homes and 5.1 per cent are em-ployed in health care, with 3.07 doctors and 2.08 doctors’ offi ces per 1,000 people. Just under four per cent or people in Canmore are employed in arts and recreation.
Overall, MoneySense weights wealth and affordability as 28 per cent of its ranking, with demo-graphics 17 per cent, the com-mute 11 per cent, weather and health care 10 per cent each, crime and taxation each seven per cent, amenities six per cent and culture fi ve per cent (which totals 101 per cent).
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The Tale of a Town stopped by Thompson on June 8-9 to collect audio history and stories from local residents. Yawhann Chong, a lifetime Thompsonite, dropped in to share the his-
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Alex White’s Grade 6 class from Wapanohk Community School donated a star quilt they helped a staff member make as
part of their geometry unit and some other items to the Thompson Homeless Shelter June 5.
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
The Thompson Golf Club held their fi rst monthly dinner special, which was a roasted pig, on June 1. The pig was roasted
An eight-year-old boy in St. Theresa Point has died after falling into the water while playing on a rope swing, police say.
Island Lake RCMP re-sponded to a report of a possible child drowning around 6:30 p.m. on June 4. By the time police ar-rived, the band constable, a trained searched and rescue
diver, had already entered the water and brought a child’s body to the surface.
Police say a group of children around seven and eight years old were play-ing on a rope swing when
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This summer, such a place will exist. Introducing Ag in Motion, Western Canada’s newest and only outdoor farm expo. Debuting July 21 to 23, on a half-section (320 acres) near Saskatoon, SK, it’s the only show that provides an outdoor venue for progressive farmers in Western Canada that want to see and experience the latest agricultural innovation, all in one place. Ag in Motion will feature field equipment demonstrations, live crop plots and interactive exhibits such as “ride and drives” and smaller equipment demos.
“Ag in Motion will offer farmers a unique opportunity to compare crop plots and machinery, in action, and ultimately help them make decisions about the best products for their operations,” says Show Director Rob O’Connor. “There’s nowhere else in Western Canada where farmers can actually see multiple pieces of farm equipment in operation, take a test drive, or compare different crop varieties all in one place.”
What does an outdoor show look like?The Ag in Motion team brings together the expertise of seasoned farm show organizers.
The Expo is operated by Glacier FarmMedia, who owns Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, the country’s largest outdoor farm show held annually near Woodstock, Ontario. Also part of Glacier FarmMedia are Western Producer, Manitoba Co-operator, Grainews, Country Guide, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer Express and AgDealer. The team knows what’s involved in delivering an outdoor show, and the potential such a venue provides.
Now in its 22nd year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show delivers 750 exhibitors and 42,000 visitors each year. Most attendees come to see the newest technologies in agriculture. Its success is based on the fact that active farmers attend to do business – make decisions – and the show is dedicated solely to agricultural products, equipment and services.
Ag in Motion is applying the same model and will become a must-see event by showcasing cutting-edge agricultural advancements that empower Canadian farmers to help meet their goals in producing high quality, safe food in a competitive marketplace.
To learn more about how an outdoor show looks and operates, view the videos on the Ag in Motion website, www.aginmotion.ca.
Live Demos and Interactive ExhibitsThe number of Ag in Motion exhibitors is growing steadily each week and includes seed and crop protection companies, field equipment and livestock handling manufacturers, financial services, nutrition, baling products, tires, fertilizers and much more.
Home Routes concerts may have stopped for the season, but there’s another home-based concert coming to town. Alan Gerber, who has been involved in music since age 15 will be stopping in Thompson during his independent western tour.
Originally from Chi-cago, Gerber recorded an album at Chess Records as a teenager, which started his path of great collaborations. “I’ve ap-peared with Bob Dylan, I’ve been with B.B. King, Janice Joplin, Van Mor-rison, tons of people,” noted the musician. Ger-ber went on to work with Paul Rothchild, and was part of the band Rin-
oceros. Gerber now lives in Quebec, and is enjoy-ing touring as a solo artist, connecting with the audience without a microphone, but with a lot of different instru-ments.
Gerber is affiliated with the Home Routes agency in Winnipeg, which books solo home-based concerts through-out the western prov-inces. Things have gone so well for Gerber, he explained how he now books follow-up con-certs himself, after he’s been to the location with Home Routes. “Home Routes is just amazing. It’s been wonderful for me, and I hope I’ve been able to promote Home Routes with what I do.”
The concert will be
taking place on June 26 starting at 7:30. Gerber says it will be a spe-cial concert because his daughter Hannah Gerber will be accompanying him, and she’ll sing dur-ing the concert as well.
After Thompson, Ger-ber and his daughter and son Eli will be playing the Montreal Jazz Festi-val with their band, as well as travelling to Al-berta in the fall.
For tickets or more in-formation about the con-cert, call Linda Toews at 204-677-9112.
Musician Alan Gerber will play for Thompson
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The Thompson Bell Ringers were among the performers at Northern Spirit Manor’s 2015 Spring Fling May 25, which also
included a clarinet solo, a piano duet and a trio featuring fl ute French horn and piano. The spring fl ing generated $100
in donations for Spirit Manor’s new Java Music Club, which is run by a music therapist and supported by residents to
reduce loneliness and boredom through the use of singing and making music, which also promotes memory therapy.
Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson
The Quality Inn & Suites Thompson was the recipient of a
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The R.D. Parker Collegi-ate Trojans athletic awards were handed out June 8 and included three Ultimate Awards, presented to the provincial champion var-sity girls’ basketball team, the track and fi eld team that won the banner at the high school track provin-cials June 4-6 and to Jack Kennedy, who won gold in the junior varsity boys’ 100 and 400 metres at the same
tournament.Kennedy was also the
winner of the dedication and leadership award in track and fi eld. Other mul-tiple award winners in-cluded Adrianna Proulx, winner of the varsity girls volleyball leadership award as well as the senior female athlete of the year award and the track and fi eld rookie of the year award, along with Cody Hopkins, who was senior male ath-lete of the year and varsity
boys’ basketball’s most valuable player. Finleigh Tucker-Titanich received a leadership award in girls’ soccer and a commitment and dedication award in varsity girls’ basketball. Jashan Sandhu was most improved in boys’ soccer and won the Top 56 award in track and fi eld. Hannah Murdy was the rookie of the year in junior varsity girls’ basketball and vol-leyball. Matthew Kaspick was the junior varsity boys’ basketball and vol-leyball rookie of the year, while David Saunders won a leadership award in jun-ior varsity boys’ volleyball and was named the fi eld lacrosse team’s most dedi-cated player. Paige Krentz won the consistent serv-ing award in varsity girls’ volleyball and outstanding player in varsity badmin-ton. Justice Jackson won for consistent blocking in
varsity girls’ volleyball and the varsity girls’ basketball tenacity award. Tyler Braun was the senior boys’ vol-leyball top rookie and the junior varsity boys’ basket-ball defensive player of the year. Chad Muswagon won outstanding player in senior boys’ volleyball and the double-double award in varsity boys’ basketball. Kali Cummings won the outstanding junior varsity badminton player award and the Swiss Army award in track and fi eld.
Individual award win-ners included Kennedy Murray and Kendall Plante, who won the Spirit of Sport award, Chloe Verhaeghe (girls’ soccer most valuable player), Brittany Johnston (girls’ soccer rookie of the year), Austin McKerracher (boys’ soccer leadership), Seongyeon Wi (boys’ soc-cer tenacity), Jared Brown (boys’ soccer dark horse),
Kaitlyn Van De Kerckhove (junior girls’ volleyball coach’s award), Jamie Ver-haeghe (junior girls’ volley-ball leadership), Keyanna Boyko-Ouellette (junior girls’ volleyball spunk and spirit), Theresa Stadlbauer (junior girls’ volleyball best spiker), Emily Cam-eron (junior girls’ volley-ball most dedicated), Kruz Mitchell (junior boys’ vol-leyball spunk and spirit), Hailey McKay (junior girls’ basketball most valuable player), Alyssa St. Jacques (junior girls’ basketball most improved), Dale Cook (junior boys’ basketball de-fensive player of the year), Erik Sinclair (junior boys’ basketball most valuable player), Victoria Hollett (varsity girls’ basketball most improved player), Tyler Thompson (varsity boys’ basketball leader-ship), Querwin Campecino (“ball is life” award), Geri
Darechuk (junior badmin-ton spirit of sport award), Blair Bodie (junior bad-minton outstanding play-er), Logan Bobesko (junior badminton rookie of the year), Armandeep Singh (varisty badminton most improved player), Kendra Hanson (varsity badminton most outstanding player), Noman Khawar (“baddy” is life award), Brayden Hitch (curling silent lead-er), Taylor Ritchie (fi eld la-crosse most valuable play-er), Matthew Rempel (fi eld lacrosse most improved), Karly Kraychuk (track and fi eld baskcbone award), Jonna McDonald (track and fi eld big chucker award), Zoe O’Callaghan (track and fi eld sneaky fast award), Aubrey Queen (track and fi eld dedication), Brandon Eveleigh (track and fi eld most improved) and Nick Convery (track and fi eld senior boys’ award).
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Alyssa Campbell (top left) won junior girls athlete of the year. Campbell played soccer, senior volleyball, senior basketball and badminton. Campbell beat out Hannah Murdy, Victoria
Hollett, Blair Bodie and Jamie Verhaeghe. The junior boys athlete of the year was Jack Kennedy, (bottom right) who played volleyball, track and fi eld, and badminton. Kennedy also
brought home two golds during the track and fi eld provincials. He was up against Erik Sinclair, Dale Cook, Kendall Plante and David Saunders. Adrianna Proulx, (top right) who played
senior basketball, volleyball, and track and fi eld, won senior varsity girls athlete of the year. Proulx beat out Justice Jackson, Caitlin Fennell, Paige Krentz and Savannah Szocs. Cody
Hopkins (bottom left) is senior varsity boys’ athlete of the year. Hopkins, who was up against Jared Brown for the award, played basketball, volleyball and badminton.
Athletes of the year
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Freecycle DayThe Thompson Recycling Centre is pleased to announce
that Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th, 2015are Freecycle Days in the City of Thompson.
Residents are encouraged to place their re-usable,unwanted items out on the curbside in front of their homes,
labelled FREE, to give them a second chance at life.
Items are to be placed outside your curbno earlier than 8 AM on Saturday,
and all remaining items must be removedno later than 6 PM on Sunday .
Date will move to the following weekend in the event of rain.CHTM will announce any changes.
Acceptable items include:• Small appliances (co ee makers, microwaves, etc.)• Sports equipment and toys• Tools• Yard/Gardening equipment • Clothing• Electronics• Dishes, cutlery, pots and pans• Books, CD’s and DVD’s
Please clean items that have been collected thoroughly.
Items not permitted:• Hazardous material• Broken items• Mattresses• Large appliances (fridges, stoves, etc.)• Furniture
For further information please contact the
Thompson Recycling Centre at (204)-677-7991There will be no special waste pick-up by the City of Thompson for this event.
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The Thompson Men’s Open Golf Committee would like to thank the
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Trojans top AAA track teamThompson Citizen photo courtesy of Coral Thompson
R.D. Parker Collegiate’s 30-member track team took the banner as the AAA school with
the most points at the high school track and fi eld provincials in Winnipeg June 4-6, win-
ning four medals and claiming nine other top 10 fi nishes. Apart from the athletes named
in the June 10 Thompson Citizen, other top 10 fi nishes included Karly Krayhuk’s ninth
place in the junior varsity girls’ 400 metres, the varsity girls’ 4x400-metre relay team
of Aubrey Queen, Carly Paterson, Kerri-Ann Sweeny and Harmony McKenzie Sinclair,
who were eighth, and the junior varsity boys’ 4x100-metre relay team of Jack Kennedy,
Jashan Sandhu, Tyson Mosiondz and Bayden Dudley, who came in ninth.
One, two, three strikes, you’re out!
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
Jaime Valentino hits one for his team, Westwood Elementary School, in a softball game
against Wabowden. Different elementary schools throughout the north competed in the
tournament on June 10.
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
Canyon Sparkes defends the ball for the brown team during their evening game against
the blue team on June 11.
Let the games begin: soccer season underway
COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry cleaners for sale. Coverall and mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. Interested parties con-tact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb
PIONEER SOUND SYSTEM asking $250.00 Call 204-778-8775. 24-2-d
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RAPID CLEANERS is looking for a summer student - July/August. Gen-eral help. Will train. Driver’s license preferred but not essential. Phone 204-778-8393. 23-3-nb WESTWOOD PARENT COUNCIL is hir-ing two lunch monitors for the 2015-16 school year, M-F 12:00-1:00, $20/hr. Please call Westwood School if inter-ested, 204-677-6190. 24-1-nb
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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
126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday School
9:45 am, Church 11:00 am
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN
249 Thompson Dr. 204-677-2799
Pastor Murat Kuntel
11 am Church Service
CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Ted Goossen
328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457
Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ps Peter Elias 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
Pastor Dave Cook
35 Station Road 204-679-9000
Sunday School 10:00
AM Service 11:00, PM Service 7:00
Prayer Meeting- Wednesday 7 PM
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
111 GOLDEYE CRESCENT
Service Schedule
Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service
3:00 pm Sunday School
7:00 pm Evening service
Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study
followed by prayer time. Contact us at
204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003
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For more information, church tours or
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HOUSE FOR SALE -R2000 bi-level in Th ompson, one of the newest houses in Th ompson. Open concept LR/kitchen, oak laminate fl oors, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2210 sq ft on two levels, fenced yard, central air, HRV. Great price at $289,000! A must see. Call 204-677-8075 for more info or appt to view. Private sale.
TRANSPORTATIONSeparate sealed tenders will be received by:
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on the specifi ed day up to 12:00 noon prevailing local time for the following work:
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Report shines light on post-secondary education in Northern Manitoba
Post-secondary stu-dents enrolled in Thomp-son are often female and measure success in dif-ferent ways than just the traditional metrics of re-tention and degree com-pletion, says a report by University College of the North (UCN) associate professor Maureen Sim-pkins and University of Manitoba assistant pro-fessor Marleny Bonny-castle.
Entitled “It’s Home: Listening to Female Post-Secondary Students in Northern Manitoba, Can-ada,” the report was pub-lished by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alterna-tives and supported by the Social Sciences and Research Council of Can-ada though the Manitoba Research Alliance grant Partnering for Change – Community based solu-tions for Aboriginal and inner-city poverty.
The report was based on one-on-one interviews with 27 volunteer female post-secondary students or graduates of UCN and the University of Manitoba Northern Social Work Pro-gram using appreciative questions to explore par-ticipants’ best experien-ces. Subjects ranged from 22 to 53 years old and had an average (mean) age of 36. A majority had children and 56 per cent were single. Nearly two-thirds – 63 per cent – came from communities outside of Thompson. Overall, at UCN in 2010-11 74 per cent of graduates identi-fi ed themselves as ab-original and, in 2012, 80 per cent of students in the school’s faculty of arts were female. Northern social work program stu-dents are usually aborig-inal and 87 per cent are female.
The report notes that, since many northern stu-dents are the fi rst people in their families to pursue post-secondary educa-tion, they do not have a the same reference points for success as some other students and so, to them, their accomplishment is not just about creating better future employment opportunities for them-selves, but also about set-ting an example for their children and people from their communities and learning more about their own cultural history and traditions. Many of the interviewees also said that having the ability to pur-sue their education closer to home in an institution with smaller classes and aboriginal course content made attaining a post-sec-ondary education easier.
“Participants also asso-ciate success to the avail-ability of post-secondary education in northern communities as they can then stay immersed in their own culture and
northern milieu as well as to keep connected with their families who con-tinue to provide support to the students and their chil-dren,” wrote the report’s authors in the discussion section of the document. “This way, there is not the disruption or disconnec-tion between themselves and their communities and this helps them to continue strengthening themselves as individuals and community members. When students defi ned what success meant to them, they consistently talked in terms of their own personal successes and this was very much connected to their family, children and community. Participants highlighted their contribution to a better life for themselves and their community.”
Looking at other indi-cators of success is im-portant, the report says, because students who are single mothers and may have responsibil-ities for looking after ex-tended family may have
to complete their educa-tion with interruptions, which means they are less likely than childless students to complete a four-year degree within
four years, which is the general method by which colleges and universi-ties gauge the success of their students and pro-grams.
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University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.
LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES SUPERVISORS Classification: Educational Assistant 3 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas and Thompson, MB Competition No. 15-053 Closing Date: June 26, 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.
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University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.
SMALL MOTOR REPAIR INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Full Time Term Position: August 17, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Cross Lake, Manitoba Competition No. 15-044 Closing Date: July 3, 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.
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University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.
KENANOW ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Classification: Instructor (2) Full Time Regular Positions The Pas, MB Competition No. 15-054, 15-055 Closing Date: June 29, 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.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
United Steelworkers, Local 6166 is looking for an energetic Summer Student, who will be continuing his/her post-secondary education in September 2015.
Job will entail a combination of yard work and general offi ce duties. Employment period is estimated to be for 7 weeks beginning Thursday, July 2, 2015.
Please drop off your Resume at the United Steelworkers, Local 6166, 19 Elizabeth Drive, Thompson, MB. Deadline to apply is Friday, June 26, 2015.
Thompson’s rental apartment vacancy rate increased slightly from April 2014 to April of this year, as did the rate in the province’s cities of 10,000 ore more people as a whole, says the Can-ada Mortgage and Hous-ing Corporation (CMHC) spring rental market re-port released June 2015.
The vacancy rate in Thompson as of April
2105 was 2.6 per cent compared to 1.7 per cent a year earlier. For Mani-toba overall, it was up to 2.3 per cent from 2.1 per cent in the spring of 2014.
Thompson continues to be among the most ex-pensive places to rent an apartment in the prov-ince, with the average rent for a two-bedroom unit rising $70 from last year – from $803 per month to $873 per
month in April 2015. That represents a rise of 3.7 per cent, higher than the provincial guideline of 2.4 per cent, though there exceptions which allow landlords to in-crease rent by more than the guideline percentage. Average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apart-ment in Winnipeg was $1,003 in April of this year, and in Brandon it was $847. Winkler has the lowest average two-
bedroom apartment rent at $681 per month.
“A higher level of mi-gration, mostly from international sources, continues to support de-mand for rental units in Manitoba. Contributing to an uptick in the va-cancy rate, the universe
of rental apartment units increased by 1,586 from April 2014 to April 2015, the result of additions outpacing the loss of units due to renovation or conversion to condo-minium”, noted Dianne Himbeault, CMHC senior market analyst for Win-
nipeg, in a press release about the rental report.
The average rents CMHC uses for the year-over-year comparison are from privately initiated apartment structures with three units or more that were included in the previous year’s survey.
Vacancy rate up nearly a percentage point from last spring
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Administrative Assistant Regular/Full-Time Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs, Local Government Development, Thompson, MB Advertisement Number: 30391 Closing Date: June 22, 2015 Salary Range: $37,996 - $43,424 per year
Preference will be given to Aboriginal people.
An eligibility list may be established for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months
Qualifications and Duties:The successful incumbent will provide timely and accurate administrative and clerical support to the Director and staff of the Northern Region in Thompson. Duties include but are not limited to: Acting as the first point of contact by providing friendly and professional service to internal and external clients, drafting and editing various correspondence, processing mail, scheduling and coordinating staff travel and meetings, responding to public inquiries, archiving documents, maintaining paper and electronic filing systems, working with confidential information, and performing timekeeper functions.
For the full list of required qualifications and conditions of employment, please visit our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs/
Apply to: Advertisement No. 30391 Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resources Services 300-305 Broadway Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3J7 Phone: 204-945-2608 Fax: 204-948-2193 Email: [email protected]
WHEN APPLYING TO THIS POSITION, PLEASE INDICATE THE ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER AND POSITION TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND/OR BODY OF YOUR EMAIL.
Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.
We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants 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.
Find out about other current job opportunities — click on the Jobs button at manitoba.ca.
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Position: Regional Child & Family Services Worker
One (1) Full-Time Permanent Position
Reporting to a Unit Supervisor the Regional Child & Family Services
Worker is responsible to implement the policies, procedures and specifi c
directions/directives of the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba when
working with families and children in the fi eld of child protection. The
duties would include managing a case load, conducting interviews
and assessments, compiling case particulars for Court, investigating/
follow up on allegations of child protection issues, maintaining regular
visits, ensuring accurate and timely documentation, developing long/
short term case plans, developing/facilitating workshops, community
education/networking with collateral resources/services.
The Regional Child & Family Services Worker will be working with
the Shamattawa Unit out of the Thompson Central Offi ce and will be
required to travel to the community at the request of the supervisor.
Qualifi cations:• BSW Degree with experience in child welfare
• Combination of experience in a related fi eld along with the
completion of 2 years in the BSW program may be considered
• Knowledge of CFS legislation, issues and standards
• Knowledge of Child & Family Services Information System (CFSIS)
• Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counselling skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated crisis intervention and confl ict resolution skills
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
• Profi ciency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as
well as a team setting
• Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture and
values
• Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree language would be
considered an asset
Working Conditions:• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment
• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable
• Must be able to travel
• Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check
and Criminal Record Check
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle
Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume
For further information, please consult the Club’s website at: www.
bgcthompson.ca
Macdonald Youth Services requires casual Youth Care Practitioners in our Community Based Healing Homes in Thompson, MB. These positions work with high-need adolescents with multiple treatment issues.
Qualifi cations Necessary To Do The Job: Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent; Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR Certifi cation; possess a current (within 3 Months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) and Child Abuse Registry Check; A valid driver’s license is preferred.
If you have an interest in joining our Agency please forward a covering letter and resume to: Macdonald Youth Services, 102-83 Churchill Drive, Thompson, MB R8N 0L6. E-mail: [email protected] or fax 1 204-778-7778. Please visit our website, www.mys.ca for other employment and volunteer opportunities.
Administrative Assistant – LegalThompson Community Law Centre, an independent offi ce of Legal Aid Manitoba is seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking individual to join our team as an Administrative Assistant. Th is is a contract position with long term potential for the successful candidate.Quali cations:Successful completion of a recognized secretarial program or equivalent experience. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment. Candidate must be personable, demonstrate confi dence in responding to public enquiries and work on own initiative under a demanding work load. Good time management skill is essential. Th e position requires excellent typing skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and skill in working with computers. A valid Manitoba driver’s licence would be an asset.Duties:Th is position is to provide administrative support for one or more lawyers, for law students and to all offi ce staff . Th e candidate will assist the offi ce supervisor with the successful operation of the offi ce. Th is will include processing legal aid applications, processing and distributing incoming/outgoing mail, maintaining fi le archives, managing lawyer schedules and fi les, reception and other duties as assigned. Th ere may be minor accounting and purchasing duties. Th e candidate should be familiar with diff erent types of offi ce equipment, including computers, digital dictation and transcription devices, phones, copiers, fax and postage meter.Contact:If you are interested please forward your resume with cover letter and 3 references to Howard Pitts, Supervising Attorney, Th ompson Community Law Offi ce, 3 Station Road, Th ompson, Manitoba, R8N 0N3.Tel: 204-677-1211; Fax: 204-677-1220Deadline: Friday: June 26, 2015
Mayer Dearman & Pellizzaro is currently looking for:
Legal Assistant – Family Law
Legal Assistant required for law fi rm in Thompson. Ideal candidate would be self-motivated, have a positive attitude, excellent attention to detail and work well in a team orientated environment. Excellent spelling, grammar and proofreading is essential.
All candidates must be fl uent in English and have basic computer skills including being familiar with Microsoft Word & Excel and able to type 60 wpm. Position to commence immediately.
This is a full-time (40 hours per week) permanent position with Benefi ts. We would prefer a candidate with legal assistant or related experience but we will consider a candidate with exceptional organization skills, great attitude and a willingness to learn.
Competitive salary: will be based on Experience.
Please drop off resumes at 202-7 Selkirk Avenue or e-mail resumes to [email protected] and please provide 3 references.
The successful candidate will also pass a criminal record and child abuse registry check.
Closing date: June 30, 2015
M D & P lli i l l ki f Mayer Dearman & Pellizzaro is currently looking for:
Legal Assistant – Real Estate
Legal Assistant required for law fi rm in Thompson. Ideal candidate would be self-motivated, have a positive attitude, excellent attention to detail and work well in a team orientated environment. Excellent spelling, grammar and proofreading is essential.
All candidates must be fl uent in English and have basic computer skills including being familiar with Microsoft Word & Excel and able to type 40 wpm. Position to commence immediately.
This is a full-time (40 hours per week) permanent position with Benefi ts. We would prefer a candidate with legal assistant or related experience but we will consider a candidate with exceptional organization skills, great attitude and a willingness to learn.
Competitive salary: will be based on Experience.
Please drop off resumes at 202-7 Selkirk Avenue or e-mail resumes to [email protected] and please provide 3 references.
The successful candidate will also pass a criminal record and child abuse registry check.
Closing date: June 30, 2015
M D & P lli i l l ki f
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