THOMPSON SPENDING TOO HIGH, SAYS REPORT NEWS - PAGE 2 STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST DISTRACTED DRIVING NEWS - PAGE 7 SECURE YOUR CLOUD FILES FROM SNOOPS NEWS - PAGE 8 MINERS WIN TWICE TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED SPORTS - PAGE 9 Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Serving the Hub of the North since 1960 Volume 55 • Issue 45 FREE THOMPSON 40 Station Road, Thompson, MB 1-800-268-2312 • 204-677-2312 FLIN FLON 110 PTH 10A, Flin Flon MB 1-888-778-3686 • 204-687-3686 THE PAS Highway #10 South & 17th St. The Pas, MB • 1-888-623-6401 DAUPHIN 1212 Main St., South Dauphin Dauphin, MB • 1-888-270-6804 www.twinmotors.ca BUY A RAM BUY A RAM BUY A RAM TWO FOR ONE! GET A SLED GET A FREE SLED! GET A FREE SLED! FROM NOW UNTIL NOV 30TH! SEE DETAILER FOR DETAILS KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI [email protected]Wapanohk Community School hosted a ceremony to commemorate National Aboriginal Veterans Day on Nov. 6, honouring the role which aboriginal soldiers have played in Canada’s military history. Ron Cook, master of ceremonies, introduced the ceremony, and those present to represent the community. “We are as- sembled here today to hon- our the veterans, the oki- hcihtâw, the great hearts, who gave up themselves for our people, the men and the women who gave their present for our future.” The ceremony featured Cree and English renditions of “In Flanders Fields” by Ms. Alcock’s, Mrs. Dumas’s, and Ms. Moose’s class, as well as a Cree singing of “Amazing Grace” sung by Mr. White’s Grade 6 class. The highlight of the cere- mony was a video presenta- tion prepared by Wapanohk students, recognizing the contribution of aboriginal soldiers in the conflicts over the past two centuries. The video recognized the role of First Nations not only in the world wars, but in conflicts often forgotten in Canadian memory, such as the 19th century Mahdist and Boer Wars. “The thou- sands of miles travelled by aboriginal soldiers make up a thousand memories, so many of which have been ignored or lost. Yet these are the details of our hist- ory, which we must remem- ber.” The presentation was followed by a list of North- ern Manitoban aboriginal veterans, accompanied by the anonymous poem “The Drum Beat.” For some present, the ceremonies took on a more personal meaning, such as Jack Robinson, repre- senting the Ma-Mow-We- Tak Friendship Centre: “I just want to say to you young people, to learn and remember the past wars, because chances are, you have someone in your family tree who fought in one.” Robinson’s grand- father was among those honoured by the presen- tation’s list of servicemen. “It touched me when I saw his name come up.” Rob- inson’s grandson had also returned last year from a tour in Afghanistan. City councillor Penny Byer also spoke of a long family history in the armed forces, including a niece. “When I look at this room, and I look at the names scrolled up on that pres- entation, those are people who gave their lives so that all of us, everyone here, can keep what we have, and make things better.” Riel Beardy spoke for Niki Ashton: “A record 30 per cent of First Nations men eligible fought in World War I and II; many didn’t come back. Many returned to have their treaty rights revoked, and have fought for basic recognition with the Canadian government.” At the time, First Nations members were required to surrender their treaty rights to serve in the military, a sacrifice many First Nations men readily made. Victoria Goden also spoke to thank those present on behalf of the Manitoba Metis Federation. Also present to pay their respects were Special Con- st. Rob Cleveland, school board chairperson Leslie Tucker and School District of Mystery Lake super- intendent Jolene Brown, school board trustee Janet Braidy, and city manager Gary Ceppetelli. Wapanohk ceremony commemorates National Aboriginal Veterans Day BY IAN GRAHAM [email protected]Vale’s Manitoba Operations and the City of Thompson co-hosted a luncheon for partners in the Thompson Economic Diversifica- tion Working Group (TEDWG) to share Vale’s 2015 Towards Sus- tainable Mining community en- gagement award with them. The company won the award for working with government and other organizations to support and encourage community development programs related to the TEDWG process. “While the TSM Award was pre- sented to Vale’s Manitoba Oper- ations, it would not have been pos- sible without the contributions of each of the organizations engaged in the process for over two years,” said vice-president of Vale’s Mani- toba Operations Lovro Paulic in a press release. “This luncheon was our opportunity to present each of the TEDWG partners with a replica of the award and acknowledge the good work that has been done to date, while reinforcing our shared commitment to the implementation of the action plans. Vale is proud of the process and the outcomes, and we are thankful for the opportunity to continue to listen to and learn from one another as we build an even stronger future for Thompson and the region.” Other partners in the TEDWG process besides Vale and the city included the provincial govern- ment, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC), the Mani- toba Metis Federation (MMF), the Northern Association of Commun- ity Councils, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Thompson Unlimited and the Thompson Chamber of Com- merce, with organizational as- sistance from rePlan, a planning organization that works with resource-based communities in Canada and abroad. “It’s encouraging to see that organizations are still engaged and supportive of the plans,” said Mayor Dennis Fenske. “Moving forward, the City of Thompson will continue leading the implementa- tion of the plans, with the support of our partners. It is important we continue to breathe life into the implementation plans and shape Thompson and our region for the benefit of the people who live here.” TEDWG plans can be seen on the city’s website at www.thompson.ca. Vale and city host luncheon to share award withTEDWG partners Jack Robinson speaks at Wapanohk Community Schools’ National Aboriginal Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6.
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THOMPSON SPENDING TOO
HIGH, SAYS REPORT
NEWS - PAGE 2
STUDENTS SPEAK OUT
AGAINST DISTRACTED
DRIVING
NEWS - PAGE 7
SECURE YOUR CLOUD FILES
FROM SNOOPS
NEWS - PAGE 8
MINERS WIN TWICE TO
REMAIN UNDEFEATED
SPORTS - PAGE 9
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Wapanohk Community School hosted a ceremony to commemorate National Aboriginal Veterans Day on Nov. 6, honouring the role which aboriginal soldiers have played in Canada’s military history.
Ron Cook, master of ceremonies, introduced the ceremony, and those present to represent the community. “We are as-sembled here today to hon-our the veterans, the oki-hcihtâw, the great hearts, who gave up themselves for our people, the men and the women who gave their present for our future.” The ceremony featured Cree and English renditions of “In Flanders Fields” by Ms. Alcock’s, Mrs. Dumas’s, and Ms. Moose’s class, as well as a Cree singing of “Amazing Grace” sung by Mr. White’s Grade 6 class.
The highlight of the cere-mony was a video presenta-tion prepared by Wapanohk students, recognizing the contribution of aboriginal soldiers in the confl icts over the past two centuries. The video recognized the role
of First Nations not only in the world wars, but in confl icts often forgotten in Canadian memory, such as the 19th century Mahdist and Boer Wars. “The thou-sands of miles travelled by aboriginal soldiers make up a thousand memories, so many of which have been ignored or lost. Yet these are the details of our hist-ory, which we must remem-ber.” The presentation was followed by a list of North-ern Manitoban aboriginal veterans, accompanied by the anonymous poem “The Drum Beat.”
For some present, the ceremonies took on a more personal meaning, such as Jack Robinson, repre-senting the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre: “I just want to say to you young people, to learn and remember the past wars, because chances are, you have someone in your family tree who fought in one.” Robinson’s grand-father was among those honoured by the presen-tation’s list of servicemen. “It touched me when I saw his name come up.” Rob-inson’s grandson had also
returned last year from a tour in Afghanistan.
City councillor Penny Byer also spoke of a long family history in the armed forces, including a niece. “When I look at this room, and I look at the names scrolled up on that pres-entation, those are people who gave their lives so that all of us, everyone here, can keep what we have, and make things better.”
Riel Beardy spoke for Niki Ashton: “A record 30 per cent of First Nations men eligible fought in World War I and II; many didn’t come back. Many returned to have their treaty rights revoked, and have fought for basic recognition with the Canadian government.” At the time, First Nations members were required to surrender their treaty rights to serve in the military, a sacrifi ce many First Nations men readily made.
Victoria Goden also spoke to thank those present on behalf of the Manitoba Metis Federation. Also present to pay their respects were Special Con-st. Rob Cleveland, school board chairperson Leslie
Tucker and School District of Mystery Lake super-intendent Jolene Brown,
school board trustee Janet Braidy, and city manager Gary Ceppetelli.
Wapanohk ceremony commemoratesNational Aboriginal Veterans Day
Vale’s Manitoba Operations and the City of Thompson co-hosted a luncheon for partners in the Thompson Economic Diversifi ca-tion Working Group (TEDWG) to share Vale’s 2015 Towards Sus-tainable Mining community en-gagement award with them.
The company won the award for working with government and other organizations to support and encourage community development programs related to the TEDWG process.
“While the TSM Award was pre-
sented to Vale’s Manitoba Oper-ations, it would not have been pos-sible without the contributions of each of the organizations engaged in the process for over two years,” said vice-president of Vale’s Mani-toba Operations Lovro Paulic in a press release. “This luncheon was our opportunity to present each of the TEDWG partners with a replica of the award and acknowledge the good work that has been done to date, while reinforcing our shared commitment to the implementation of the action plans. Vale is proud of the process and the outcomes, and we are thankful for the opportunity
to continue to listen to and learn from one another as we build an even stronger future for Thompson and the region.”
Other partners in the TEDWG process besides Vale and the city included the provincial govern-ment, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO), Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC), the Mani-toba Metis Federation (MMF), the Northern Association of Commun-ity Councils, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Thompson Unlimited and the Thompson Chamber of Com-merce, with organizational as-sistance from rePlan, a planning
organization that works with resource-based communities in Canada and abroad.
“It’s encouraging to see that organizations are still engaged and supportive of the plans,” said Mayor Dennis Fenske. “Moving forward, the City of Thompson will continue leading the implementa-tion of the plans, with the support of our partners. It is important we continue to breathe life into the implementation plans and shape Thompson and our region for the benefi t of the people who live here.”
TEDWG plans can be seen on the city’s website at www.thompson.ca.
Vale and city host luncheon to share award with TEDWG partners
Jack Robinson speaks at Wapanohk Community Schools’
National Aboriginal Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6.
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IN MEMORY
In Loving Memory
Kelley Ray Sumner December 28, 1960- July 21, 2014
Shaen SumnerJanuary 29, 1960-November 11, 2013
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Thompson’s municipal government spending in-creases from 2008 to 2013 outpaced the benchmark of infl ation and population over the same period, leav-ing the city ranked eighth among the province’s other towns and cities with more than 5,000 residents in a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
The second annual Mani-toba Municipal Spending Watch says Thompson’s infl ation-adjusted spend-ing rose 10 per cent over the six years covered by the report, while the city’s population decreased by one per cent over the same time period. That means the city has spent $11.8 million more than necessary over those six years, based on the CFIB’s calculation of sustainable spending growth. That equates to $875 per resi-dent or $3,500 for a family of four.
The only two cities and towns in the top 10 list below Thompson were Flin Flon and The Pas. Flin Flon’s operating spending actually only increased two per cent from 2008 to 2013, but the city spent $2,302 per resident, compared to $1,577 in Thompson and $1,292 in Dauphin, which was ranked number one. Per capita spending in The Pas was $1,949 in 2013 but operating spending growth increased 18 per cent over the six-year timeframe.
CFIB Manitoba director Elliot Sims said Thomp-son’s ranking was based on its infl ation-adjusted spending growth and over-all level of spending per resident being above the average for cities (exclud-ing Winnipeg) and towns as a whole, which were eight per cent and $1,484.
“With every year this trend is sustained, the tougher it will be for entre-preneurs to start business-es in Thompson and keep them based there,” Sims told the Thompson Cit-izen. “To stop this trend, Thompson city council must get its labour costs under control.”
Thompson ranked 20th
among the 26 largest mu-nicipalities in the province overall, a list that includes rural municipalities and the City of Winnipeg.
Mayor Dennis Fenske has some issues with the study’s approach.
“The issue that I have with their criteria is they’re cherry picking off the [con-solidated fi nancial] state-ments and they’re not understanding each com-munity that they’re evalu-ating,” said Fenske.
The biggest driver of increased spending in Thompson, as in other comparable cities and towns, was labour costs, which account for 51 per cent of the municipal oper-ating budget.
“Unfortunately for resi-dents and small business owners, the city’s infl a-tion-adjusted labour costs have grown more than 25 times faster than the popu-lation,” Sims said. “This growth rate is more than double that of the city’s overall operating spend-ing. The only way to get labour costs under control is to reduce the 14 per cent pay and benefi ts advantage municipal workers make compared to someone in the private sector doing the same job.”
From 2008 through 2013, according to the city’s consolidated fi nan-cial statements, infl ation adjusted labour costs went up 25 per cent. The CFIB says Manitoba municipal employees receive about 2.1 per cent more in wages compared to a private sec-tor worker in the same occupation and that the advantage is 14.1 per cent when employer contribu-tions to benefi t plans are included. Across Canada, the CFIB says, full-time municipal employees work an average of 34.5 hours per week compared to 37.9 hours for private sector workers, which adds up to four work weeks per year.
But focusing only on the difference in costs misses the reasons for the in-crease, Fenske says.
“If you look at the line item of labour costs that’s gone up but that doesn’t mean that wages have gone up to the same amount. We’ve settled a number of contracts over the same timeframe that they looked at and the raises were two to three per cent,” said Fenske. “We’ve increased people because the com-munity wants safety offi -cers, because the commun-ity wants more people to run the TRCC. It’s not in the hourly wage. The increase is in the head count and the community is accept-able to that because they’ve received a top-notch facility in return for the tax.”
Also, says Fenske, the labour market in Thomp-son is competitive and the city must pay skilled work-ers wages close to those of the private sector in order
to avoid high turnover“We compete with Vale,
MTS, Manitoba Hydro, the school district and the health authority as major employers in our com-munity,” he said. “If our wages were substantially less we would not attract skilled workers to the City of Thompson. They would be going where the high-er-paying jobs are in other areas.”
For the municipalities included in the report as a whole, spending exceeded the sustainable benchmark of infl ation and population growth by $606 million – or $635 per resident – over six years. Spending grew 20 per cent over those six years, while the population growth was only seven per cent. Across the province, labour costs increased 19 per cent over the six-year timeframe and accounted for 57 per cent of total mu-nicipal operating spending and 53 per cent of the non-sustainable spending.
Fenske says that many of the areas of spending that the CFIB report focuses on – such as recreation and protective services – do not take into account Thomp-son’s situation.
“Traditionally in our community we subsidize recreation for the quality of life that we want our resi-dents to have in Northern Manitoba and taxpayers are accepting that from that perspective,” the mayor says.
As far as protective services are concerned, Thompson spends $4.6 million of a $29 million operating budget for RCMP services but has no say in how much it rises.
“It’s a fl ow-through cost
from a contract that was negotiated between Pub-lic Safety Canada and the provinces which is passed onto the municipalities to receive the services and pay the bills,” Fenske says. “We aren’t part of the ne-gotiation of the contracts. We just get the bill.”
The CFIB says local gov-ernments should limit their annual spending growth to no more than the rate of infl ation and population growth and adopt com-pensation systems that are more sustainable and align with those of the pri-vate sector. It also wants the provincial government to freeze funding to muni-cipalities at current levels and move toward imple-menting no-strike legisla-tion for a larger proportion of government workers to reduce a major bargaining lever that results in higher wage levels.
Fenske says limiting spending growth to popu-lation and infl ation would mean cuts in Thompson’s case.
“We already start in the negative with uncontrol-lable costs that are passed on to us above the rate of infl ation so we have to re-cover those uncontrollable costs plus add in any pro-grams or services that want to be added by either the residents or council,” said Fenske.
The only way to achieve no increase in spending from year to year would be to reduce the costs that are within the city’s control.
“We would be cutting services and people,” Fens-ke says. “If we went to that level that’s not sustainable for this community as it is today.”
Thompson ranks near bottom in
Manitoba municipal spending report
Boris Tauruswho passed away
11 November 2000
Today will be 15 years sincemy husband passed away.
Time cannot erase the memories and the love we had for you.
Loving you forever,missing you always.
Your wife Lenka,family & friends
The CFIB’s second annual Manitoba Municipal Spending
Watch says Thompson’s infl ation-adjusted spending rose
10 per cent over the six years covered by the report, while
the city’s population decreased by one per cent over the
same time period.
From 2008 through 2013, according to Thompson’s con-
solidated fi nancial statements, infl ation adjusted labour
costs went up 25 per cent, the CFIB says.
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City of Thompson - 226 Mystery Lake Road,Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 - www.thompson.ca
PURCHASING AGENTThe City of Thompson invites qualifi ed applicants to submit a resume for consideration:
Under the direction of the Chief Financial Offi cer, the incumbent will be responsible for all aspects of procurement for
the City of Thompson. The successful candidate will have a University Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in business
administration, commerce or a related discipline, Professional Designation from a recognized supply chain organization
(or enrolled in at least the second level of a supply chain organization program), and a minimum of 3 years of progressive
procurement experience and a valid Class 5 driver’s licence. This position requires demonstrated working knowledge of
computer software, including MS Word and Excel and supervisory or management experience. The successful candidate must
possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent public relation skills, have an ability to establish
effective working relations with client groups and vendors. The incumbent will have strong analytical and organizational
skills, be able to work accurately under pressure and within tight deadlines and adapt to quickly changing situations. The
successful candidate must have thorough knowledge of inventory control, purchasing and production management systems,
and demonstrated knowledge and experience in tenders, RFP’s and evaluation criteria.
The duties for this position include negotiating prices, terms of contracts and bulk purchases to procure the best price,
anticipating organizational needs, analyzing written quotations and tenders and making recommendations, purchasing
and contracting for supplies, equipment and services, ensuring proper purchasing procedures are followed, developing
and reviewing of specifi cations for quotations and tenders, preparation and maintenance of fi les, obtaining fl eet licencing
requirements, handling liability issues and Autopac claims, including interpretation of insurance coverage, working with legal
counsel, organizing, supervising and fi nalizing an annual physical inventory, and supervising employees.
The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefi ts package for this full-time position, with a starting rate of $30.65 per hour.
Qualifi ed candidates will be required to write and pass an internal test.
Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifi cations and references by Friday, November 20, 2015
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The City of Thompson is committed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportunities.
We are dedicated to supporting healthy growth and our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residents with high
quality municipal services and facilities.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGUNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT
On the date and at the time and location described below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any person(s) who wish to make them in respect to the following matter:
THE CITY OF THOMPSON
ZONING BY-LAW NO. 1934-2015
BEING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF THOMPSON
ZONING BY-LAW NO. 1891-2012
HEARING: City of Thompson
Council Chambers
LOCATION: 226 Mystery Lake Road
Thompson MB R8N 1S6
DATE & TIME: November 30, 2015; 7:00 p.m.
GENERAL INTENT: To add “Social Services Facility” to Figure 9 (pg.14) of By-law
1891-2012, Permitted/Conditional Uses in the R2 Zone
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Boscariol,
Director of Planning and Community Development
City of Thompson
Phone: (204) 677-7922
A copy of the above proposal and supporting material may be inspected at the
location noted above during normal offi ce hours, Monday to Friday. Copies may
be made and extracts taken there from, upon request.
People employed in organizations that work with youth will have the opportunity to hear from respected speakers in the youth engagement fi eld and take part in workshops on how to deliver effective programming during the 2015 Northern Crime Pre-vention and After School Network Event in Thomp-son Nov. 24-25.
The conference is being organized by Manitoba’s Children and Youth Oppor-tunities crime prevention branch and MB4Youth.
One of the keynote speakers will be Stephen Leafl oor, a social worker with 27 years of experi-ence in the fi eld and the founder of BluePrintFor Life, which uses hip hop to deliver programs rooted in traditional culture and based on community needs to First Nations and Inuit youth as well as youth at risk and newly immigrated families in Canada’s inner cities.
“He’s really exciting,” said Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities Melanie Wight. “He’s
speaking and he’s then going to do a workshop so we’re really looking for takeaways from these, things that people can come in and learn and be able to use.”
Larry Brendtro, who served on the Co-ordin-ating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention during three presidential administra-tions in the U.S., is the other keynote speaker.
“He is part of the folks that came up with the Circle of Courage model,” says Wight. “It talks about the four things youth need or kids need to be suc-cessful in life. Those four things are mastery, gen-erosity, independence and belonging.”
Crime prevention branch executive director Todd Clarke says the confer-ence is aimed at anyone who deals with youth as part of their job, such as school employees, law enforcement and criminal justice workers, as well as those employed by youth-serving agencies like Mac-Donald Youth Services or the Boys & Girls Club.
“We have quite a few
youth programs in the north that could benefi t from having additional skill sets to work with at-risk populations,” said Clarke. “That’s really what my branch focuses on is signifi cantly at-risk popu-lations. We’re hoping to help agencies in the north get additional skills to be more successful than they already are.”
And while the title of the conference emphasizes crime prevention, Wight says it’s more about giv-ing people who work with youth the opportunity to provide their clients with programs and strategies that open doors for youth.
“This does help people not get involved in crime but it also does much more than that,” said Wight. “These things open doors for them to see what’s pos-sible for them and to give a vision that they may never have had before. Depending on the world that’s around you, you may not be aware of what’s out there and what your options are and I think it gives hope.”
Clarke says that while recreation programming
often emphasizes organ-ized activities like sports to channel youth energies away from crime, that’s not going to reach some of the most vulnerable people.
“Often at-risk popula-tions don’t go to those types of programs so we have to create other op-portunities for them and make sure that they’re en-gaged so that’s why there’s a wide variety of things that we’re talking about,” said Clarke.
And while the confer-ence is held every year, Wight says it’s a special opportunity for northern youth workers when it’s held in Thompson.
“A lot of conferences cost a lot of money for folks to go and so the people that you want to come can’t afford to go,” said Wight. “We have real-ly worked to make this one so that that is not a barrier for people.”
Registration for the two-day conference is $50 and registration is open until Nov. 13.
“It’s incredibly afford-able,” said Wight. “We’re really hoping people will take advantage of it.”
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Letters to the Editor
Why Stephen Harper self-destructedTo the Editor:
The loud voice of the Canadian public spoke at the polls on Oct. 19. I would guess that some of the most jubilant citizens are the tens of thousands of Conserva-tives who switched allegiances and supported Justin Trudeau.
For those who wonder what possibly could have caused such a landslide, consider these few points:
About three years ago, when the new government in Quebec tabled laws that were discriminatory, Mr. Harp-er challenged the laws and asserted that the Supreme Court of Canada would strike it down. During this fed-
eral election the same man (Harper) challenged the Su-preme Court’s decision on the exact issue – saying when I’m re-elected, I’ll pass a law to restrict religious expres-sion. That’s a complete about-face, hypocrite!
Raising the eligibility date for seniors to collect pen-sion benefi ts could have angered those people who are working and hoping for some reward when they turn 65.
Or perhaps it was his decision to sneak $177 mil-lion earmarked for our military veterans back into the treasury to fi nance his blunder in Iraq – again without consultation.
All things being equal, watching Stephen Harper at
his rally in Etobicoke (Toronto) with Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum Ford really put the icing on the cake. What about your strong position on legalizing marijuana? Sit-ting in a rally with a disgraced (crack cocaine) former mayor – what kind of signal did that send to the voting public?
Like has often been said, you can fool some people all of the time and fool all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.
Angus CampbellThompson
To the Editor:
Our government under-stands the tremendous economic impact that the mining industry brings to our provincial economy. The mining and petroleum sector directly employs over 5,800 people across Manitoba, which accounts for seven per cent of prov-incial GDP and approxi-mately 8.7 per cent of all provincial exports. In fact, last year Manitoba opened not one, but two mines in our province, creat-ing over 900 jobs for our young people in the com-
munities they grew up in. This shows growth in the industry not seen in any other province across Canada.
We have strengthened our mineral exploration incentive programs to be the best in Canada and ex-tended the Manitoba Geo-science Advantage Pro-gram to support the work of the Manitoba Geological Survey. Our hydro rates, the cheapest in Canada, make mining in Manitoba less expensive than in the neighbouring provinces of Saskatchewan and On-tario. A 2014 Annual Sur-
vey of Mining Companies has Manitoba number two in Canada, and fourth in the world for our open for business policies. Invest-ors consider this survey a bellwether indicator for companies who are seek-ing exploration opportun-ities and we are already seeing signs of increased interest. It seems every week a new announce-ment is made about in-dustry investments in advanced exploration ac-tivities here in Manitoba.
This industry brings economic prosperity and opportunities to thou-
sands of Northern Mani-tobans and employs a wide variety of people in their own communities. While in government, the opposition showed little consideration for the well-being of Northern Mani-toba. Our government has made signifi cant invest-ments across a variety of sectors in Northern Mani-toba to support economic development and the results speak for them-selves.
Dave Chomiak
Minister of Mineral Resources
Government investments in Northern
Manitoba bring economic prosperity
More than 100 years have now passed since Canadian Army Medical Corps offi cer John McCrae wrote the poem memorized by count-
less Canadian schoolchildren over the years and recited at Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada and in other places where the sacrifi ces of Canadians are re-membered.
He wrote “In Flanders Field” in May of 1915 near Ypres, the site of the battle that some historians say helped to establish Canada’s identity as a nation, in which more than 6,500 Canadians were killed, captured or wounded.
And while McCrae’s famous poem can be read as a la-ment about the senselessness of war or a rallying cry for those who lived to fi ght another day or perhaps a little bit of both, it is most of all a reminder of what ordin-ary Canadians – not professional soldiers – were willing to do in the name of their country, as participants in a war that their country entered not because of its own politicians but because, as a dominion of the United Kingdom, Britain’s decision to declare war on Germany meant Canada was automatically inolved
The First Canadian Division, which bore the brunt of a chlorine gas attack on April 24, 1915, ultimate-ly lost more than 2,000 soldiers in the battle of Ypres but, along with British soldiers and other allied forces, achieved their objective of preventing Ypres, the site of important road and rail links, from falling into German hands. A battalion of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry worked in concert with mostly British troops to regain control of the area around the last major Belgian centre that the Germans had yet to capture.
It has been more than fi ve years since Canada’s last veteran of the First World War – John Babcock – died at the age of 109 and although Canada’s Second World War veterans numbered around 75,000 as of March of this year, according to Veterans Affairs, their average age is 91 and it will not be long before Remembrance Day ceremonies no longer include those who served in the two most important confl icts of the 20th century.
They don’t ask much for those who never made it back home, just a moment of silence. It’s a small price to pay for living in a world in which about 70 per cent of countries are at least partially democratic.
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BY CHRIS & MITCH BYRNEA workout injury can
happen to anyone, no mat-ter your experience or fi t-ness level. Even walking can cause an injury. Here are common training faults you need to avoid. Incorrect technique
The most common weight-training injuries are those related to the use of poor exercise tech-nique. Incorrect technique can pull, rip or wrench a muscle. Arms and legs can only move in certain ways, particularly if you are stress-loading a limb with weight. No twist-ing, turning or contorting while pushing a weight. Either make the rep using perfect technique or miss the weight. Learn how to miss a rep safely. We say to many of our clients to imagine themselves being photographed as a fi tness model, then they immedi-ately fi x their posture. Know your limits
One of the best ways to avoid fitness injur-ies is to know your body’s l imitat ions.This isn’t just about avoid-ing certain fi tness activ-ities until you’re in better shape, though that’s part of it. It’s also about know-ing what your weak areas
are and then avoiding the type of activities that are going to push hard on that weakened area.For example, if you know you have knee problems, you don’t want to use a stepper, run on a tread-mill, or do leg presses, all of which can aggravate an already weakened knee. Instead, you want to try a stationary bike or even an elliptical machine, which does not cause any pound-ing on the knee joints (proper running form is a whole other article in itself). If you have a bad back, you should avoid high impact sports and exercises, but don’t stop moving. For hip problems, be sure to com-municate with your fi tness instructor so that they can demonstrate a modifi ed motion for you. If you ex-perience sharp pain, stop the movement immediately and address it accordingly.For those of you that have had an opportunity to see a physiotherapist or an oc-cupational therapist about any weaknesses in your muscles or joints, they usu-ally send you home with a list of exercises to perform. Listen to them and do the exercises! You will heal yourself quicker and get that troubled area stronger.
Warm upIt is imperative to warm
up before each workout to ensure that the muscles and surrounding tissue receive enough blood and nutrients to perform any required tasks during the actual exercises. Skipping the warm up can result in painful muscle tears that take time and rest to heal. About 10 minutes of light cardio routines like jump-ing, running, or using an elliptical will get your circu-lation going and qualify as adequate warm up. Stretching (pre- and post-workout)
Stretching your muscles after your warm-up in-creases your fl exibility for the task ahead. The key is to do dynamic stretch-ing (moving stretches like arm rotations, hip rotation, etc.) related to your main workout. The increased fl exibility will allow you to perform better during your main workout and minimize the risk of in-jury. Remember, bad form can still result in tearing of ligaments.
After your workout, your body should be well warmed up and the blood fl owing well throughout. This is the opportune time for you to do deeper static
stretching (holding the stretch, like reaching your toes, child’s pose, etc.), targetting the muscles you just worked and allowing for more effi cient healing. Hydration
Trying to work out with-out drinking water before and during your workout is the equivalent of at-tempting to drive your car with an empty tank of gas. Before you know it your system will shut down with minor or major collateral damage in the form of in-juries. Nutrition
Naturally, nutrition fol-lows the same principle as hydration. Although your body might access your fat cells as energy reserves
eventually, you might suf-fer an injury way before then if you don’t have any readily accessible glycogen available for your muscles to use during your workout. Muscle failure in the middle of an exercise will lead to painful tears in the tissue that notoriously take for-ever to heal. Feeding your body the necessary protein post-workout to repair any muscle fi bre damage is of course equally important as the pre-workout carb consumption. Rest
Avoid over-training and take at least one day off from your fi tness regime each week. You should also take a break if you feel ex-tremely sore and exhausted
or if you experience intense physical discomfort. Con-sult with a physician to rule out any serious conditions or injuries. Keep in mind that your body runs like a perfect machine, but on the same side of the coin it needs diligent mainten-ance in the form of proper nutrition, stretching and rest. Too much of a good thing is always bad and leads to negative results.Know your limits and listen to your body.
Chris and Mitch Byrne of LABAN Fitness are strong believers in wholesome and healthy cooking, drinking water, an active lifestyle and helping others on their road to fi tness.
The Road to FitnessTips to avoid workout injuries and get back to your fi tness routine
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PC suggestions of police probe are false political grandstanding, says Ashton
Claims that there is a police investigation into any aspect of the prov-incial government’s pur-chase of flood-fighting equipment from a busi-ness owned by one of Steve Ashton’s leadership campaign contributors is political grandstanding by the Progressive Con-servative party, says the Thompson MLA, who also serves as minister of infrastructure and emer-gency measures.
PC and Opposition lead-er Brian Pallister said Oct. 27 that the RCMP’s ser-ious and organized crime unit was looking into the purchase of Tiger Dam flood-fighting equipment, an assertion that Ashton called “misleading and untrue.”
“There is no RCMP in-vestigation,” Ashton told the Thompson Citizen in an email. “The RCMP made it clear that Pallister called them not the other way around. He then held a press conference show-ing clearly that this was a publicity stunt. I am dis-appointed that the Oppos-ition leader has continued to make reckless accusa-
tions not based on fact. I am also disappointed he hasn’t corrected the rec-ord when he has proven to be wrong.”
The PCs asked Premier Greg Selinger in June to demand Ashton’s re-signation for what they termed an “undeclared conflict,” saying that Winnipeg restaurateur Peter Ginakes is the sole distributor of Tiger Dams flood-fighting equipment and that Manitoba Infra-structure and Transporta-tion attempted to award a sole-sourced contract for $5 million of flood-fighting equipment to Ginakes. That was the subject of a complaint made last year to the Manitoba ombudsman under the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblow-er Protection) Act.
Ashton said at the time of those allegations that the contract Pallister re-ferred to has gone to ten-der and that no contract has been awarded.
“The only contract that has been awarded was with funding from the federal government,” Ashton said June 25. “The Ombudsman looked at this matter in Novem-
ber and did not find any-thing at that time. I have already indicated that I welcome the Ombudsman revisiting the issue.”
Following the resig-nation demand, Ashton asked Manitoba Conflict of Interest Commissioner Ron Perozzo for a written ruling on whether a con-tribution to a campaign would constitute a con-flict of interest.
“I am of the opinion that a contribution to a leadership campaign, made in accordance with the Election Financing Act would not, in and of itself, give rise to a pecu-niary interest under The Legislative Assembly and Executive Government Conflict of Interest Act,” wrote Perozzo in his July 2015 decision.
As for the fact that the provincial government had previously bought flood-fighting equipment from Tiger Dams in the 2009-10 and 2011-12 fiscal years, about the time of Ashton’s first run for leadership of the NDP in 2009 and a prov-incial election in 2011, campaigns that Ginakes contributed to, Ashton says the purchases were
made because the equip-ment works and could be delivered in at the time it was needed. He provided the Citizen with emails showing the Tiger Dam tubes were purchased in 2010 because, out of three suppliers the gov-ernment contacted, they were as cheap or cheaper than equivalent equip-ment that the other sup-pliers offered and could be delivered immediately, as opposed to three months from one supplier and 18 months from another.
“The Tiger Dams are only one of the products used in Manitoba and they work,” said Ashton. “An independent analysis by engineering firm KGS made it clear that they are a useful tool for flood-fighting. We purchased a number of different types of equipment going into and during floods. The criticism of the purchase of flood equipment in 2010 was unfounded. The Tiger Tubes were the lowest price and the only equipment that was avail-able in time for the poten-tial flood from amongst the three suppliers con-tacted by the department. As minister of infrastruc-
ture I have worked with Manitobans to fight three major floods. We had to make numerous tough decisions and had to do whatever we could to pro-tect Manitobans including purchasing flood-fighting equipment.”
Ashton also reiterated that an initial investiga-tion into the proposed 2014 purchase of the flood-fighting equipment by Manitoba’s ombuds-man found that there was no wrongdoing.
“The ombudsman back in November [2014] didn’t proceed beyond that because they ob-viously didn’t see any-thing that was untoward,” said Ashton in a Nov. 4 interview. “Now they’re doing a bit broader inves-tigation. I welcome it. I look forward to it. I’ll be meeting with them soon and for me that’s the way you deal with it. You go to independent officers because they can cut through all the politics and they can deal with the facts.”
Manitoba Ombudsman Charlene Paquin an-nounced July 7 that her office would investigate if the process the Manitoba
civil service followed in funding and purchasing flood-fighting equipment between July 2014 and January 2015 followed legislative and policy regulations.
Ashton says the PCs’ accusations have crossed a line.
“All he did was contact that RCMP,” said Ash-ton. “Even the RCMP’s spokesperson said there’s no investigation. They haven’t contacted me. What he’s done is he’s created or tried to create a whole additional level of accusation here mostly because the conflict of in-terest accusation that he levelled to begin with no longer applies.”
And while Ashton says his years in politics and government have accus-tomed him to being ac-countable for his actions, the PCs’ accusations are a political weapon deployed without regard of the con-sequences.
“They’re hyper-parti-san,” he says. “All the years I’ve been in politics I’ve never seen this level of reckless accusation be-ing made not just against me but people outside of political life.”
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On Oct. 20, R.D. Parker Collegiate’s S.O.S (Stu-dents Offering Support) group hosted a small event to raise awareness within our student body around the dangers of texting and driving. Mem-bers from the S.O.S, the RCMP and the Northern Regional Health Author-ity helped to promote this safety campaign within our school community.
National Teen Driver Safety Week, organized by Parachute Canada, was from Oct. 19-25. Al-though close to 90 per cent of teens are aware of the dangers of “distracted driving,” more than half of them admit they use their smartphones while driving.
For this activity, stu-dents were asked to have a “selfi e” taken with their best friend(s) inside the picture frames provided in the toolkit and pledge with the person(s) involved to keep each other safe from distractions while driv-ing. After their picture was taken, students were asked to post their pic-tures on Instagram and/or Twitter with the hashtags #BFF, #RDPC, #RDPCpride and #PracticeSafeText.
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If you’ve been read-ing all these tech articles, you’ll notice a trend with the cloud, security, and data backup. There’s a huge importance placed on each one of these topics, and for good reason.
With the increasing size of fi les and Internet speed combined, we’re fi nd-ing traditional mainstays such as emailing fi les to
each other outdated. Thus came the advent of cloud storage. Cloud storage providers such as Drop-box, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive and Apple iCloud, to name a few, have all claimed a portion of this space.
However, not all of them are very secure. These companies claim they encrypt the data on their end, but the biggest caveats with this model are that they have access
to your data because they control the encryption, and they’re susceptible to data inspections as re-quested by the law. After the notorious data security controversy with the NSA (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/the-nsa-fi les), it’s hard to feel like anyone can trust their government these days.
With that said, how can you secure your cloud storage from the prying eyes of a nation’s leader-ship, many of whom have been proven time and time again in recent years to take liberties with the law when it comes to personal security versus national security?
The fi rst thing you can do is use a cloud storage provider with a feature called zero knowledge. What that means is they still encrypt the data on their servers, but you are the one who holds the encryption keys. With-out the keys, all they see is encrypted data, which would take years to de-crypt even if they used the most powerful computers in the world. The caveat with this is if you forget your password, you (and everybody else, thankful-ly) are essentially locked out of your account and your data.
There are two very ex-cellent providers on the market as of this writing. SpiderOak (spideroak.com) is a very popular
choice. They provide zero knowledge encryption and 2 GB of free storage. Plans start at $7/month for 30 GB and their 1 TB plan is only $12/month. I tested their solution out for a few months, and the only issues I had with their ser-vice were clunky desktop and mobile apps. It’s also diffi cult to share fi les to people, but convenience is something one has to relinquish in order to gain this level of security.
Sync.com is a newcomer to zero knowledge cloud storage, and it may be of interest to you that they are Canadian owned and operated. You start with 5 GB of free storage with the ability to earn an ex-tra 1 GB of extra space for each new person you refer who signs up for a free or pro account. They of-fer 500 GB a year for only $49, and a whopping 2 TB for $98 a year. They tout themselves as a “secure Dropbox replacement”, and while it’s not perfect, they come quite close. An added feature to note is 2FA (two-factor authen-tication), which means you have to provide a 60-second code from your phone when you log in, which means you don’t have to worry too much about making a super se-cure password.
That said, it’s still very highly recommended that you create strong pass-words as per the previous
article, “Your personal se-curity is based on habits, not software.” Once that’s done, make sure to follow the best practices and en-able 2FA as well.
Our digital lives are a huge part of our physical lives, whether we want it to be or not. It’s not just about technology and the Internet, but the relation-ship between them and how they complement our lives. We are more inter-connected today than ever before, and we all need to take steps to protect our digital footprint just as much as our tangible im-pact on the world around us.
For example, a celebrity used to be perceived by fans based on what they said or did in public, but now they’re adored or per-
secuted for what they post on Twitter. This is the cur-rent reality in which we live.
What’s keeping you from taking the necessary steps to make your cloud storage for your eyes only?
Yawhann Chong is a born and raised Thomp-son resident with various skills in media arts and technology. He worked for a decade in corpor-ate IT and acts as a technology evangelist to friends and family. Most of his free time is spent as a freelance copywriter, photographer, fi lmmaker, and author. You can check out his blogs at YawhannChong.com and ChickenBall.com, and his portfolio at ZhangYao-han.com.
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The Multiculture Centre of Thompson held its annual general meeting Oct. 26, electing Esther Latchman as president and Dr. Peter Aarinola as vice-president of the 2015-16 board of directors. The Thompson Citizen spoke with Aarinola, who provided an update on the centre’s past operations and plans for the future.
Earlier this year, the Multiculture Cen-ter put out an urgent call for donations and funding in order to pay a back-log of property taxes owed to the City of Thompson. Payments for the April deadline were ultimately met, however the Center isn’t out of the red yet: “We still owe about $11, 000 in taxes,” says Aarinola. For 2016, the centre has estab-lished a rental corporation, and will be renting its basement facilities to help al-leviate the organization’s defi cits.
The organization also hosted Flor Marcelino, Manitoba’s minister of multi-
culturalism and literacy, on Aug. 5, and she has pledged her support for the or-ganization. “She spoke very highly of the Multiculture Center, and was really impressed with our social organizers.” Marcelino has promised to support the centre in its upcoming grant applications, which will be supporting both the reno-vation of the group’s facilities, as well as the hiring of much-needed additional staff.
Despite its obstacles, however, the Multiculture Center’s board of directors continues to look towards expansion: 2016 will see the construction of a new greenhouse at the centre to develop the organization’s gardening efforts. Plans also continue to develop for the new Boys & Girls Club of Thompson Eastwood lo-cation, opening in conjunction with the Multiculture Center. “This is almost cer-tain at this point. Right now we’re just waiting for offi cial re-zoning, which we’ll hopefully have by the end of the year.”
Multiculture Centre continues to
look forward, despite obstacles
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The Thompson King Miners re-corded back-to-back victories at home against the Cross Lake Islanders 2 Nov. 6-7 to run their season-starting unbeaten streak to six games in the Norman Minor Hockey Association midget AA league.
Alex Murray’s fi rst goal of the game, a power play marker with 11 minutes left in the second period, proved to be the winner Dec. 6, giving Thompson a 3-2 lead that they added to in the fi nal frame when Murray got his second with 2:25 to play after Evan Ritchie, who scored the Miners’ fi rst goal of the game, notched his second to make it a 4-2 game.
Ritchie had staked Thompson to a 1-0 lead less than four minutes into the game, skating into the slot to pick up a backhand fl ip pass from Mur-
ray at the side boards and putting it between the pads of Cross Lake goal-tender Christopher Robinson. The lead stood for less than two minutes before Damian Ross got the puck in the King Miners’ crease and buried it to tie the game. Barely a minute later, Ross got his second of the game to make it 2-1 for the Islanders. That score stood for exactly two minutes until a broken play in the slot ended with the puck in front of the King Miners’ Chase Gurn-iak, who put it into the open side to tie the game 2-2 and prompt a Cross Lake goaltender change, with Robinson replaced after allowing two goals on nine shots. Peter Ross played the rest of the game, stopping 36 of 39 shots as the King Miners outshot Cross Lake 46-31. Kenton Brass made 29 saves in net for Thompson’s third win of the season.
Trent North had four of Thompson’s
seven fi rst period goals Nov. 7, includ-ing a pair just 25 seconds apart, as the King Miners cruised to a sweep of the series with an 11-0 shutout. Murray, who fi nished the game with two goals, also scored in the opening frame, along with Justin Spence and Holden Flett, the latter in the fi nal minute after Robinson came in to relieve Ross.
Kendall Anderson and Ritchie added goals in the second period and Gurniak made it a double-digit lead in the third before Murray closed the scoring with 1:24 left to play. Shots in the game were 51-25 for Thompson, with Kruz Mitchell recording the shut-out in goal.
The King Miners have a 4-0-2 rec-ord for 10 points so far, putting them fi ve ahead of the second-place Norway House North Stars. Thompson is back in action Nov. 20-21 when they host Cross Lake Islanders 1 at home.
The Norman Wild re-corded their fi rst home ice win of the season in The Pas Nov. 7, edging the Winnipeg Avros in a one-goal game to double their season win total and move within one point of the sixth-place Eastman Selects in the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League standings.
Kali Cummings of Thompson had the game’s only goal in the fi rst 20 minutes and the Wild held the Avros scoreless, with Tori Ellers making 42 saves for her fi rst shutout of the season and the team’s second in its last four
games.It was the league-
leading Avros who got the shutout Nov. 6, with Lauren Taraschuk mak-ing 18 saves as her team scored once in each per-iod for a 3-0 win. Ains-ley Dubowec, with a pair, and Nicole Adamyk were the goal-scorers for Win-nipeg, which peppered Thompson’s Shayna Moore with 32 shots in Norman’s net.
The Wild are now 2-10 in league play for four points, while the 2-5-1 Selects have fi ve points. The Wild are back in ac-tion Nov. 14-15 when they host the Westman Wildcats for a pair of games in The Pas.
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
Tori Ellers, seen here against the Central Plains Capitals in
Thompson on Oct. 18, recorded her fi rst win and shutout
as a member of the Norman Wild with 42 saves in a 1-0
victory over the Winnipeg Avros in The Pas Nov. 7.
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Lutheran-United Church
Bake SaleSaturday, November 14, 10-4
52 Caribou Road
(Donations are welcome and may be dropped off from 5 - 8 P.M. the evening before.)
Village Café OpenFriday, Nov. 6, 4-8
(Hearty homemade soup & buns)
Saturday, Nov. 14, 10-4(Coffee & light snack)
with Ten Thousand Villages Craft Sale,November 6-14
(closed Remembrance Day)
Northstars just miss the mark against Southwest Cougars
Despite a promising start, the Norman North-stars were unable to muster a repeat victory against the Southwest Cougars Nov. 7 during Vale night, where the Thompson Mine Rescue Team was honoured for their victory at the prov-incial mine rescue Com-petition in Flin Flon.
Saturday’s game opened with a cere-monial puck drop by Kelly Edwards, captain of the Vale mine rescue team in the company of his teammates. The Northstars took an early lead in the first period, with goals scored by Micheal Markus, Justin Nachbaur, and Tristan Galarneau, with a single
goal from the Cougars by Jared McCorrister.
The second period was preceded by a fun match pitting the young Timbits hockey team against iconic Thomp-son mascots such as Rudy the Raven, the RDPC Trojan, which preceded a dramatic turnaround in the main event. The Cougars tal-lied three goals by 3:36 (Dexter Dalgleish, Mich-eal Tilbury and Carson Boyechko were the scor-ers) and 14 shots in total, against five shots taken by the North-stars. The third period saw Keith Monias score one more goal for the Northstars, but it was offset by a goal by Brian Harris for the Cougars, leaving the score 6-4 for
the Cougars.Game two began
with a goal from Grady Hobbs for the Cougars, on one of 18 shots fired on the Northstars net against seven for the home team. Two more goals in the second per-iod scored by Garrett Sambrook and Dalgleish kept the Cougars ahead, despite a goal for the Northstars’ Galarneau. Yet the air became elec-tric in the third period when two goals by Keith Monias and Tramiane Trout placed the North-stars in a dead heat with the Cougars for the second half of the per-iod; however, a goal by Sambrook for the Cou-gars at 17:19 sealed the final score at 4.3 for Southwest.
The Northstars will be playing their next game in Portage la Prai-
rie against the Central Plains Capitals on Nov. 13 and returning Nov.
R.D. Parker Collegiate’s junior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams fell one step short of a shot at a provincials berth at the Zone 11 junior varsity volleyball championships in Norway House Nov. 6-7, falling to their rivals from Flin Flon’s Hapnot Collegiate Institute in their respective semi-fi nal matches.
The girls tied for the best record through the round robin, winning two matches and losing one while winning fi ve of eight sets overall. That sent them to the semifi nals against the Hapnot Kopper Kweens, the only team that won both sets from the Trojans in the round robin. Hapnot came out on top once again in the playoffs, winning 25-22, 25-10 to move on to the fi nal, which saw them beat the Otter Nelson River School Nikiks from Cross Lake 25-20, 26-24 to move on to provincials.
The Trojan boys lost two matches outright and split the other two in the round robin portion of their tournament, pitting them against the Hapnot Kopper Kings, who had won all eight round-robin matches to fi nish fi rst overall, in the semifi nals, where RDPC fell 14-25, 18-25. Hapnot qualifi ed for provincials by beating the Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute Spartans from The Pas 25-13, 27-25 in the fi nal.
Junior volleyball
squads fall in
semis at Zone 11
championships
Bantam AA King Miners come home from
Killarney with silverBY BRUCE KRENTZSPECIAL TO THE
THOMPSON CITIZEN
The maiden voyage for the 2015 – 2016 bantam AA King Miners was a journey due south to Killarney. The black and orange set sail long before dawn for a sun set battle with the Russell Raiders. A mere 10-hour jaunt (just another day for a team from the north) didn’t seem to faze the Miners who met the Raiders step for step. Chris Pynn started the ad-venture with a one –timer chance more glorious than a Paint Lake sunset but he couldn’t quite crack the goose egg. The puck time stayed even through the second period; un-fortunately for the Miners the score didn’t and they found themselves down two. Teams traded goals in the third for a 3-1 fi nal. Armando Evans was the lone goal scorer for Thompson on a bouncing shot from the just inside the blue.
First-game jitters and a sleep at the Erin Inn behind them, the Min-ers arrived at the Shamrock Center ready to do battle. Evans kept it roll-ing like the Brother Bear bus down from Thompson, scoring on a honey sweet breakaway pass from Murphy Krentz. Nathan M’Lot, Jadyn Paul, Jordi Pachakowsi and Matt Lamon-tagne set the tone for the game, delivering more hits than Adele’s new album. Pachakowski hit the scoreboard as the opposition deliv-ering a shorthanded blow. With the Souris Elks on the defensive T-town controlled the play but didn’t put a lock on the score until much later than coach Shane MacDonald would have liked. It was awful close to the fi nal buzzer when Aaron Haase neatly tucked one under the bar for a 3-2 fi nal. Curtis Shymanski and Kale Mayor could both have been in Haase’s shoes, barely missing on doorstep chances better than any kid with a pillowcase on Halloween
night. Defence coach Darren King sounded like he was hopped up on sugar describing the solid play of Nathan M’lot tirelessly dumping the puck in during the last minutes, effectively crushing the hopes of Souris like those chips under all the other candy in your Halloween bag.
The third chapter in the voyage to Killarney could be titled the Ar-mando Evans/Ryan Monias chron-icles with the two of them factoring into three of the four goals, al-though the most spectacular of the day came from the stick of Aaron Haase. He slid across the front of the net like it was the winning run in the World Series as he tipped an Evans pass high up in the cage. Jacob Enns fi nally unleashed his booming shot on a beauty feed from Evans for another of the Miners’ markers. The fi nal two goals were a case of “second verse same as the fi rst” with Ryan Monias stealing the puck to spring Evans on both. Net-minder Skyler Szocs’s toe save to end the fi rst and breakaway save in the second put an exclamation point on what was a near perfect perform-ance. He turned the Boissevain Bor-der Kings away like a rock wall does the incoming waves. The speed of blue liner Sam MacDonald relent-lessly tracking down the opposition and forward Dylan Cripps pushing the puck back down ice with equal speed was like a super ball off that same rock wall, paving the road to a gold medal game.
The fi nal chapter cast the King Miners in the role of villain, dressed in black, facing off against the home town Killarney Raiders. The mighty Miners wore it well, getting nastier as the game went on. A two-man advantage early proved fruitless as did a breathtaking breakaway for Pynn but soon after Evans har-vested a goal on a scramble in front of the net. The Raiders, in turn,
quickly took advantage of a powe play and the teams were back to square after the fi rst frame. Early in the second Kill-town fl ashed some speed that the Miners struggled to keep up with, scoring two quick goals. Robert Dudas, a bolt of light-ning, showed some electricity, char-ging up his team with a shot that was pure cheddar. Like a D.J. see-ing the party start to get going Paul, Pachakowski and Haaws turned up the volume on some physical play. That got the dance fl oor moving with all the Miners following suit, includ-ing goaltender Tommy King who not only used his glove to stymie the Raiders but also to send a mes-sage to anyone who cared to dance in his crease. The speed versus-muscle dance boogied on in to the third when Evans showed his best moves, throwing one down to make it 4-3. In the blink of an eye, things went from a teen dance party to a metal mosh pit when Pachakowski took an unnoticed cross check to the neck and Chris Pynn was acci-dentally tackled by Stripes during a spirited discussion with the Raiders. That dance-off distracted the Miners long enough for Killarney to slip a couple past them including an empty net goal. The men in black put the sideshow behind them in time for Evans to tip in a Krentz point shot but by then the lights were on and the party was over. Killarney cele-brated at home with a 6-4 fi nal.
Head coach MacDonald along with King and Lucas Hanlon would have enjoyed wearing some gold but overall for a maiden voyage, the good ship bantam AA performed very well, handling most every gust that came from the other side of the ice. With no grain elevators to at-tract their attention or that of the local RCMP, the sails will be set for gold at the Don MacLean Tourna-ment in Thompson Dec .11-14.
Thomson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski
The Norman Northstars’ Keith Monias (#7) rushes towards the Southwest Cougars net.
Monias scored two goals this weekend against the Cougars, split between two games.
CHICKEN CHEF is looking for a prep cook and full time cook, as well as a delivery driver with their own vehicle and valid driver’s license. Interested candidates can drop off their resume at Chicken Chef or call 204-677-2331. 45nb-1-nbTHUMPER AUTO SERVICE is looking for a mechanic/mechanic’s helper. Must have experience. Drop resume off to Derek at 3-33 Severn Cres. 43-TFN-nb
COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry clean-ers for sale. Coverall and mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. Interested parties con-tact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb NEED TO ADVERTISE?
2004 NISSAN QUEST 134000 km, safetied, good tires, new battery, CD/video, DVD colour burgundy, non smoker, 7 passenger, price negotiable. Phone 204-677-5950. 45-gcd-50-d
FINISHED BASEMENT for rent in the Westwood area, near school and Giant Tiger. Shared laundry room and kitchen. Available as soon as possible. Income proof and ID is required. Contact 204-679-7145 or 204-679-2759. 44-2-d
KILLARNEY, MB 2 storey, brick, character home. Upgrades include furnace, win-dows, electrical, fl ooring and bathroom. Large lot featuring veranda and side deck. Town has lake, beach, championship golf course and all medical amenities. Phone 204-523-7754. 41-gcd-46-nb
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ft available. Cameron/Hoe building 83 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto. 204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306-477-5668. 20-tfn-nb
JUNIPER CENTRE Annual Craft And Bake Sale Saturday, Nov 28 10am-4pm 108 Nelson Road. Admission: $5 for adults (including light lunch), $3 seniors, children 5 under free. Come purchase Leta’s famous homemade bread and Christmas baking! FMI- 204-677-2970. We are also taking donations of bak-ing ingredients and volunteers always welcome! 45-1-nb
Doug Burkman, found-er of the Thompson Au-rora Borealis Enthusiasts (TABE) says that a special aurora meeting and photo-graph show will take place
at Pub 55 between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 14.
Approximately 50 never-before-published photos by local photog-raphers will be digitally displayed on the large fl at screen televisions throughout Pub 55 giv-ing diners amazing views with their meals.
“We are very apprecia-tive of Pub 55 managing partner Kathy Cruz and her civic-minded support,” said Burkman. “Pub 55 has allowed us to display photos on two previous occasions and the public has seemed to really enjoy themselves. Pub 55 has excellent service and good food and its entertainment system makes it very easy to provide large displays of the beautiful aurora photographs.”
Darryl Bourget, owner of Wireman Technologies, designed Pub 55’s enter-tainment network.
Pub 55 is the offi cial restaurant of the TABE and future shows are planned. Each photo show will display never-before-published or displayed photos taken locally by lo-cal artists.
Burkman and his wife are missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They are coming to the end of their missionary assign-
ment here in Thompson and this will be the last time that they will be able to participate in a show.
“It will be very dif-fi cult to say farewell to this beautiful area and the great people who live here,” Burkman says. “When we arrived in Thompson, we were stuck by the beauty of the area and felt that it was underappreciated. This is an area in which tour-ism could be year-round. The photo opportunities of the aurora are as good as anywhere else in the world. As the aurora can only be predicted a day or two in advance, Thomp-son is really an ideal loca-tion for this tourist indus-try. For example, people who live in Texas can get here by vehicle and for a lot less expense than air-fare to Iceland or Norway for aurora viewing. Since we’ve begun this group, we’ve had one visitor from Iowa come up exclu-sively for the local aurora. But we’ve also had a vis-itor from Spain and have people from around the world now monitoring the Thompson skies.”
After Burkman’s depar-ture, Angel Anderson will assume the helm and en-sure the continuation of the group and promotion of local photographers.
Aurora enthusiasts photo
show at Pub 55 on Saturday
OPEN HOUSE – RESCHEDULED
Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation will be hosting an Open House to present the recommended route for an all-weather road connecting Ilford to York Landing and Aiken Point and to recommend a future corridor to PR280. Come learn about the study’s early findings and provide your feedback.
The open houses have been rescheduled due to poor weather and will now be held at the following locations and times:
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Ilford, Laliberty Memorial Centre 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 York Landing, George Saunders Memorial School 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Tataskweyak (Split Lake) Band Hall 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For more information, please contactDavid Duncan, P.Eng at 204-945-3646 or email: [email protected] Tim Stevens, P.Eng at 604-662-3555 or email: [email protected]
All-Weather Road from Ilford to York Landing and future connection to PR 280
You’re Invited!
No ce of 2016 Board of Revision
Pursuant to Sec on 41 of the Municipal Assessment Act, NOTICE is hereby given that the 2016 Assessment Rolls for the City of Thompson will be open for inspec on star ng on October 28, 2015 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba during normal o ce hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The public is also advised that the Board of Revision will sit to hear applica ons for revision on:
DATE: December 3, 2015.TIME: 7:00 pmPLACE: Council Chambers,
City Hall 2nd Floor, 226 Mystery Lake RoadThompson, Manitoba
A person in whose name property has been assessed, a mortgagee in possession of property under subsec on 114(1) of The Real Property Act, an occupier of premises who is required under the terms of a lease to pay the taxes on the property, or the assessor may make applica on for the revision of an assessment roll with respect to a) liability to taxa on; b) amount of assessed value; c) classi ca on of property; or d) refusal by an assessor to amend the assessment roll under subsec on 13 (2).
An applica on for revision must:a) Be in wri ng; b) Set out the roll number and legal descrip on of the assessable property for which a revision is sought;c) Set out which of the ma ers referred to in subsec on 42(1) are at issue, and the grounds for each of those ma ers; d) Be led by delivering it or causing it to be delivered to the o ce above or by serving it upon the secretary, at least 15 days before the scheduled si ng date of the board (By November 17, 2015).
Gary CeppetelliCity ManagerOctober 21, 2015
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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 PROFESSOR/INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Full-Time Term: January 5, 2016 to December 31, 2016 The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-114 Closing Date: November 20, 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.
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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Classification: Educational Assistant 3 Full-Time Regular Position Thompson or The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-115 Closing Date: November 13, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
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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.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INSTRUCTOR Classification: InstructorPart-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to June 30, 2016The Pas, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-116Closing Date: November 16, 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.
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.
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, FINANCE AND RESOURCES Classification: Administrative Officer 1 Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-117 Closing Date: November 13, 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.
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RECEPTIONIST Classification: Administrative Assistant 2 Full-Time Regular Position Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 15-118 Closing Date: November 19, 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.
Carpenter Departmental/Full-Time Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Thompson, MB, or WinnipegAdvertisement Number: 31086 Closing Date: November 23, 2015 Salary Range: $1,879.20-$2,148.00 bi-weekly plus remoteness allowance if applicable
The Manitoba government has a comprehensive benefits package which includes extended health, health spending, dental, vision, long term disability, supportive employment program, maternity and parental leave and a defined pension plan (some pension plans allow for portability between the Civil Service Superannuation Board and employers).
An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.
Candidates who do not meet all essential criteria may be considered on an underfill basis at a commensurate rate of pay.
Conditions of Employment:
Must have a valid Interprovincial Journeyman Carpenters licence. Must possess and maintain a valid Class 5 driver’s licence; physically able to perform duties of position; must be able to travel within the province.
Qualifications:
Extensive experience in building carpentry maintenance and the carpentry construction environment. Experience working with other trades (electrical, plumbing) with the ability to oversee contractors. Experience working in northern and remote sites is considered an asset. Experience with Microsoft Office.
For a full list of required qualifications and conditions of employment, please go to our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs.
Duties:
Under the direction of the Maintenance Coordinator, the incumbent will be responsible for performing duties at a journeyman level in the carpentry trade. Specifically responsible for the maintenance and repair of building structures, foundations, roofs, walls, windows, doors, locks, flooring, woodwork, cabinetry, furniture, and fencing at 23 remote and northern airports including 5 marine sites throughout the province of Manitoba.
Please include advertisement number and position title in the subject line 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.
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Full-Time Truck DriverLa Furlane Construction
Thompson, Manitoba
Well established company in the construction industryis accepting applications for a
FULL-TIME TRUCK DRIVERClass 1 or Class 3 driver’s license required.
Successful candidate must be very responsible and be able to work with minimal supervision. This position offers a benefi t package as well as competitive wages.
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KENANOW ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (2) Full-Time Regular Tenure Track Positions Full-Time Regular Positions The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-107 Closing Date: November 27, 2015 or until positions are filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
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CO-OP COORDINATORClassification: Economic Development Consultant 2Full-Time Regular PositionThe Pas or Thompson, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-119Closing Date: November 25, 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.
Family-owned B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. is a leading Western Canadian distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, and lighting products. Today, the company serves customers in the construction industry and retail home improvement markets through a network of 25 distribution warehouses and showrooms in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. B. A. Robinson’s reputation as a growing company with a customer-service oriented culture continues to attract and retain top quality people and has earned it Platinum status among Canada’s Best Managed Companies.
BRANCH MANAGER Job Posting: THOP-15-100Thompson, MBSpecific responsibilities include: Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. Organizing and operating the warehouse. Managing inventories. Developing and managing sales and operating budgets for the branch. Implementing and maintaining internal and external customer service standards.
Implementing price, credit and delivery policies. Providing direction, training and coaching to employees. Recruiting and orienting new staff to the branch and company. Implementing company policies and procedures. Managing programs to drive sales and improve margins. Establishing strong customer relationships.
Qualifications: Minimum of five (5) years industry experience. Demonstrated ability to build, lead and motivate a team. Previous branch management experience preferred. Strong decision-making, analytical, communication and networking skills. High level of commitment to delivering exceptional customer service. Willingness to participate in additional training (i.e. First aid, health and safety, leadership).
To explore this opportunity further, please send your resume quoting Job Posting: THOP-15-100 in complete confidence by November 20, 2015.
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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E HEALTH TECHNICIAN
Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Director of Health, and the Tribal Nursing Offi cer, the E Health Technician is a member of the Health Services Team. They will work in collaboration with the KTC Health Team and the KTC Computer Services Technician to provide support, education and computer services to the KTC health services department and member communities. They will represent KTC on the Regional Tele Health, E health, Panorama and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Advisory Committees and ensure KTC management and leadership are informed of Regional and National program developments. E-Health staff provide technological support and operational troubleshooting to the KTC staff and member communities.
Qualifi cations:
• Computer technician education and/or an equivalent of education and experience;
• Excellent technical knowledge and application experience;• The ability to trouble shoot and resolve technological challenges
with minimal assistance;• Experience in facilitation and teaching;• Knowledge and experience of social media and web site applications;• Excellent interpersonal skills, communications skills;• Knowledge of E Health applications is an asset;• The ability to work with others or independently with minimum
supervision.• Knowledge and respect for the customs, traditions and practises
of the KTC member First Nation communities;• The ability to work fl exible hours, be on call and travel;• Ability to speak Cree and or Dene is an asset;• Ability to travel to Winnipeg and the KTC communities if required.
A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, and written permission to contact the references and latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to:
Under the direction of the Director of Health, the Tobacco Reduction Strategy Coordinator will provide advisory, support services, and program planning in the area of tobacco control strategies for the 10 KTC communities. The primary goal of the Coordinator is to provide training and awareness that will ultimately reduce the rate of non-traditional tobacco consumption and its effects, in the region served by the Keewatin Tribal Council directly, and through the delivery of future programs and content creation, contribute to other region’s efforts to reduce tobacco consumption as well.
Other roles and responsibilities are to provide resources and training to community health resource workers. To promote awareness and prevention, and identify training needs of the communities. Deliver training of trainer programs and support of any and all community based programs that addresses the following but not limited to cessation clinics, interactive information sessions utilizing any and/or recently distributed resources, lifestyle coaching, etc.
Qualifi cations:
• University degree in relevant area to the position or a combination and experience may be considered.
• Must be a non-smoker.• Knowledge and demonstrated skills in specifi c areas such as,
community assessments, health promotion and wellness, harm reduction, behavior change and community capacity development and team development.
• Experience in delivering adult education styled workshops.• Knowledge of the principals of statistics, collection and research
projects and the role they play in identifying best practices.• Experience in completing reports.• Familiar with addiction prevention, intervention and cessation models.• Ability to prioritize tasks and excellent organizational skills• Aware of tobacco control strategies and resources.• Aware of Aboriginal traditional use of tobacco.• Ability to work as a team member and independently.• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.• Ability to prepare PowerPoint presentations.• Ability to speak an Aboriginal language (Cree or Dene) is an asset.• Willing to travel extensively.
A written application with a detailed resume, including at least two references with written permission to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor, should be submitted to:
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 13, 2015.
We wish to thank those that apply for this positionbut only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYFIRE SAFETY OFFICER
Under the general direction of the Director of Technical Services, the Fire Safety Offi cer located in Thompson, Manitoba, will be promoting all aspects of Fire Safety with emphasis on fi re prevention to the Keewatin Tribal Council and associated First Nations.
OBJECTIVES:
• Plan, develop and deliver fi re equipment training programs in the use and maintenance of fi re extinguishers, smoke detectors, pumps and auxiliary equipment and the coordination of courses affecting volunteer fi re department’s training and effectiveness.
• Conduct inspections in homes and all KTC’s First Nation’s owned assets.
• Conduct inventories of existing fi re equipment and identify future requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Knowledge of fi re department organizations, fi re prevention and inspection program
• Knowledge of community Emergency Response Plan Development.• Knowledge of all Fire equipment and safety rules and regulations.• Certifi cation - Fire Fighting Practices• Certifi cation - Fire Services Instructor• First Aid,CPR and Automated External Defi brillator (AED).• Have awareness of the customs, traditions and practices of local
member First Nation communities.• Ability to speak Cree or Dene an asset.
A written application with detailed resume, including at least two 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
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 12, 2015. We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. For further information or a full job description, contact Harvey Weenusk - Director of Technical Services or Lisa Beardy – Offi ce Manager.
Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is a nitrogen-based fertilizer production facility located in Brandon, Manitoba, a growing city of close to 60,000 residents with a trading area of about 150,000 people, just 200km west of Winnipeg and 100km north of the United States border. Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba and offers sporting, arts and outdoor attractions, a variety of shopping amenities, university and college, and boasts a high quality of life and a diverse population, ranking 26th on the MoneySense top best cities to live in Canada.
We are a leading manufacturer with a team of approximately 300 employees, offering nationally competitive salaries, full extended benefi ts packages, pension and subsidized investment options, and performance-based bonuses in an environment committed to success! Relocation assistance is also available for selected roles.
We’re looking for top performers who can embrace our guiding principles and want to make a difference as part of a winning team. If you have the qualifi cations that put you above the rest, apply for a rewarding career with us today!
We are seeking candidates for roles including:
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• 1st Class Power Engineer
• 2nd Class Power Engineers
• Production Supervisors
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• Operations Trainer
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• Buyer
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Careers
Position: Maintenance Clerk, Finance Department
Full Time Permanent position
Summary of Position:
Reporting to the Director of Finance the Maintenance Clerk performs
accounting support functions and is a team player in the Finance
Department at Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba. Responsibilities
include processing and issuing payments to caregivers, data entry and
maintaining an accurate fi ling system etc., responsible for maintaining
confi dentiality in accordance with the Agency Policy & Procedure
Manual. The incumbent must demonstrate excellent attention to detail
and be able to locate inadequacies and discrepancies in the system.
Time management skills are essential that will ensure work deadlines
are met; payments are administered and job responsibilities are
performed in a timely manner.
Qualifi cations:
• Business Administration Diploma and accounting experience or
a related post secondary certifi cate and accounting experience
will be considered
• Knowledge of Child and Family Services legislation and standards
is an asset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent assessment skills
• Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills
• Profi ciency in MS Offi ce applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and
in a team setting
• Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture and
values
• Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree or Dene language
would be considered an asset
Working Conditions:
• Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check
and Criminal Record Check
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment
• Minimal travel required
Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
A covering letter indicating the position applying for, updated resume
Awasis Agency provides continuous training and a great benefi ts
package to employees.
We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBA
MAINTENANCE CLERKLOCATION: THOMPSON, MB
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY II Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) is recruiting the position of Administrative Secretary II, for our Thompson, MB offi ce.
This is a full time position providing administrative secretarial support to both our Business Loans and Fisheries Loans programs including general reception and other clerical services.
Applicants should have secretarial training, strong English grammar and writing skills, accurate keyboarding skills, experience with Microsoft Word and Excel computer applications, and familiarity with general offi ce equipment. Applicants should have good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with other staff and clients, in person and by telephone. Knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices will be an asset.
CEDF is a Manitoba Crown Corporation. It offers a competitive compensation and benefi t package. The salary scale for this position ranges from $36,550.25 to $42,015.10 annually plus Remoteness Allowance.
We thank all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted
MANITOBA METIS FEDERATION INC.
The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) is the self-government representative that promotes the political, social, cultural, and economic interests and rights of the Metis Nation’s Manitoba Metis Community. In addition, the MMF delivers programs and services to our community including: child and family services; justice; housing; youth; education; human resources; economic development and natural resources.The Metis Employment & Training Department (MET) seeks to fi ll a full-time Employment & Training Counselor position located at the Thompson
Regional Offi ce in Thompson, MB; remuneration is $27,080 - $39,159 per annum, depending on qualifi cations and experience.
Employment and Training Counselor - Thompson
Under the supervision and direction of the MET Regional Coordinator, the Employment & Training Counselor conducts assessments of clients to determine employment needs and eligibility for MET programs and services; determines client training/employment readiness; counsels, develops action plans and negotiates fi nancial support with clients; and provides clients with job search assistance, referrals to counseling or community services, and labor market information; and provides ongoing counseling support to clients during employment and training activities.
Skills and Qualifi cations:
• Post-secondary degree, certifi cate or diploma in the Social Sciences fi eld or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience and/or prepared to undertake training to fully meet the requirements of the position
• Relevant Employment/Career/Education Counseling experience• Demonstrated Case Management experience• Experience establishing and maintaining good working
relationships with a diverse array of partners, clients,• and co-workers• Profi cient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
and Internet Explorer• Sound judgment, problem solving and decision making skills• Effective interpersonal and communication skills that convey
ideas clearly, concisely and in a timely manner including respectful listening, writing and speaking
• Ability to use judgment and initiative in dealing with client caseload & workfl ow
• Experience working with not-for-profi t organizations, volunteer boards & committees & with the Aboriginal community
• Valid Driver’s License and able to travel
Preference will be given to qualifi ed Metis applicants.Qualifi ed applicants are encouraged to apply and self-identify on their resume. The MMF appreciates the interest of all applicants; however, only those individuals considered for an interview will be contacted.
We offer a competitive benefi ts package which includesbut not limited to: health and dental insurance, life insurance,
accidental death and dismemberment, short term and long termdisability and a retirement savings plan.
skills and sound knowledge of separation and attachment
issues;
• Excellent communication, grammar, organizational, problem
solving, computer and evaluation skills;
• Knowledge of current Provincial Legislation and Standards;
• Knowledge of the Child & Family Services Act and Regulations;
• Must be available to work after hours;
• Ability to take direction;
• Willing to train;
• Ability to work as a team member;
• Self motivated;
• Knowledge and understanding of First Nation traditional values
and beliefs pertaining to families and children;
• Ability to speak and Understand Cree will be considered an
asset;
• Knowledge of resources and collateral services available in the
city of Winnipeg;
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities:
• Management of case loads as assigned by supervisor;
• On-going assessment and evaluation of families serviced for
special needs;
• Empowers children and families to develop to their fullest
potential;
• Provide training and support for foster families fostering
special needs children;
• Complete new and renewals of special needs forms prior to
their expiry dates;
• Court preparation;
• Advocate for families and children;
• Referrals to other resources as needed;
• Network with external/internal collaterals
Your cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifi cations. Please submit three references at time of application.
Salary: Based on qualifi cations
Deadline for Applications: Thursday, November 12, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m.
Apply to: Advertisement # NAA76Attention: Hiring Committee Nikan Awasisak Agency IncP.O. Box 388Cross Lake, MB. R0B 0J0
Or for more information contact:Noelle Halcrow, HR CoordinatorFax: 204-676-3251Email: [email protected]: 204-676-3902 ext. 104
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 or resume if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.
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Those with experience in customer service, account executive, financial services, or mortgage and restaurant industries have proven to be very successful when switching careers to Auto Sales. Women and men are both encouraged to apply! If you are driven to succeed, and want to work in a motivational, high-energy environment that is customer centric, this could be the career for you.
Qualified applicants should have a professional appearance, a high school (or equivalent) degree, and a valid driver’s license. Positive, out-going individuals with strong communication skills will succeed as an Auto Sales Representative.
There are even more reasons to love it here: • Excellent pay plan with big bonuses & great incentives!• $60,000 to $70,000 average annual earning, with top producers
earning well over $100,000 per year!• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and paid vacations!• Ongoing training and development!• Room for advancement into management!
* Scope of the Position *Responsible for generating sales with existing customers and developing opportunities with new customers within assigned territory.
* Responsibilities include *• Scheduling appointments and visiting existing customers to
review product needs and determining other opportunities.• Providing product quotes as required.• Organizing and attending joint sales calls with Vendors.• Opening new accounts.• Liaising between customers and the company for up-to-date
status of service, pricing and new product release launches.• Preparing reports for marketing and sales and keeping expense
accounts.• Performing maintenance and updating of customers’ accounts
including contact names for future sales.• Keeping up to date on new products, services, procedures and
tools by attending training and departmental meetings• Other duties as assigned.
* Education, Training and Experience *• High School Diploma required.• Minimum 5-7 years of related experience, preferable in a Sales/
Distribution environment.
Vallen is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity in our workforce. We welcome applications from qualifi ed persons in underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups and from people with disabilities.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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On Nov. 4, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Founda-tion appealed to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce to tighten municipal regulations surrounding the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), a signifi cant con-tributing factor to several health problems which plague Northern Manitoba.
Dr. Micheal Isaac, public health physician, described the risks associated with SSBs, which currently repre-sent the biggest source of sugar for Canadians. He cited a study which compared individuals which drank 1-2 SSBs a day with those who drank none. “The group
which drank sugar-sweet-ened beverages had a 26 per cent increased risk of diabetes, 20 per cent in-crease in the rate of meta-bolic syndrome, a precur-sor to heart disease and stroke.” SSBs are also linked to an increase in coronary heart disease, gout, and kidney disease.
Chamber members were presented with numbers that highlighted the disparity between the north’s SSB consumption habits and health issues, compared to those living in Manitoba’s south. Oral surgery rates (major pro-cedures requiring general anaesthetic/sedation) for children up to fi ve years old in the north are seven times that of Winnipeg-ers, and four times that of the region with the next highest rates, the Eastern-Interlake area. Another survey sug-gested that 90 per cent of youth in Northern Mani-toba consume at least one sugary beverage a day, with 70 per cent consum-ing three such beverages every day. By compari-son, the national average sits closer to 33 per cent.
Amanda Nash, north-ern outreach manager with the heart and stroke foundation, fol-lowed the numbers with a number of proposals for managing and and regulating SSBs on a municipal level, many of which were similar to those placed on alcohol, revolving around avail-ability and price controls. The most strongly rec-ommended action was to create a maximum quan-tity a customer can order at a time, coupled with a no-free-refills policy. Whereas Nash notes that standard portions for fountain drinks in the new millenium have approached a full litre, it was suggested that individual quantities be limited to half that. Nash cites several successes with such programs, both from governments
Causes and solutions for these disparities were discussed, such as food security issues such as price, access, and educa-tion, though no formal decisions were made. Volker Beckmann noted that many of the busi-nesses which serve such beverages are franchises with diminished control over their portion sizes. “I think that message needs to reach a wider audience”.
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say no to sugar
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