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NOT EVERYONE A FAN OF
WOLF CAPITAL CONCEPT
NEWS - PAGE 2
RCMP UPDATES CHAMBER
NEWS - PAGE 3
WILD WIN LAST TWO HOME
GAMES
SPORTS - PAGE 7
CROSSWALK DECISION
UPHELD
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Aboriginal students in Manitoba graduate from high school at a much low-er rate than non-aboriginal students and – despite pub-lic commitments from the province to address this disparity – the gap has wid-ened since 201, according to a report from the auditor general released in January.
Province-wide, only 55 per cent of aboriginal stu-dents are graduating from high school compared to 96 per cent of non-aboriginal students, according to the report, Improving Educa-tional Outcomes for Kin-dergarten to Grade 12 Ab-original Students. That gap widened from 2010, when the difference between the two was 34.8 per cent.
“This is especially con-cerning because Manitoba has a relatively large Ab-original population, which is signifi cantly younger and growing much more rapid-ly than its non-Aboriginal population,” said the report. “It is further concerning be-cause the Department [of Education and Advanced Learning]’s data indicates that the gap is widening.”
The Thompson Citizen requested data on the lo-cal graduation rates of aboriginal students versus non-aboriginal students or the student population as a whole from the School District of Mystery Lake (SDML) but did not receive any hard numbers. How-ever, the community report for 2014-15 indicated that the graduation rate for the district as a whole was 54.6 per cent last school year, down slightly from 2013-14, when it was 55.9 per cent and comparable to the 2012-13 rate of 54.1 per cent. In the fi ve years previous to that, the rate
was below 50 per cent, with the lowest point com-ing in 2009-10, when the graduation rate was 39.3 per cent. Graduation rates in Manitoba have been calculated using the proxy-cohort method since 2002, which measures the number of students who graduate in a given year against the number of Grade 9 students who were registered in the same school or division four years earlier.
SDML outperforms the province as a whole when it comes to the number of ab-original teachers it employs. For Manitoba as a whole, the percentage of teachers in provincial schools who self-declared as aboriginal increased from six per cent in 2009 to nine per cent in 2013. In Thompson, there
are about 45 aboriginal teachers in a total staff of 256, says superintendent of educational services and programming Lorie Hender-son, which approaches 18 per cent. As in the rest of the province, the percentage of aboriginal teachers trails the percentage of aboriginal students, which is about 50 per cent in Thompson.
Henderson points out that SDML is making ef-forts to improve how the educational system works for aboriginal students, not-ing how much things have changed since she went to school. Henderson, who is aboriginal herself, still has a copy of her Grade 5 social studies textbook, which, in the section dealing with Indians, as they were com-monly called, has photos of
First Nations people accom-panied by questions such as, “Do you think the father has a job?” or “Do they look lazy?”
“I think we’ve come a long way from that,” Henderson says, recalling how reading such material made her feel as the only aboriginal stu-dent in her class and how educators now are seeking to acknowledge previous biases in the school system. “The corrective history is something that’s really im-portant for us.”
Among the programs and initiatives to support a more inclusive educational environment in place in the SDML include cultural profi -ciency training for students and staff, which has been in place since 2010, as well as the Cree language education program at Wapanohk Com-munity School, the Thomp-son Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee, land-based education programs that teach traditional skills like hunting and fi shing, the Youth Aboriginal Council, Aboriginal Awareness Week in May, and high school courses like aboriginal edu-cation for students in Grades 9 to 11, Cree for Grade 9 to 12 students, a Grade 12 course in aboriginal law and a Grade 11 traditional knowledge course. Equally important, says Hender-son, is integrating aborig-inal themes and teachings throughout the academic courses, something that is done with elementary stu-dents studying Cree.
“We do embed the lan-guage into the curriculum,” she says, while also com-bining concepts from math, for example, with traditional teachings by having stu-dents calculate how many furs would be needed to create a particular piece of clothing. The auditor gener-
al noted that the integration of aboriginal perspectives in the province had been most successful in the area of social studies but less so in other subjects.
The auditor general’s report also noted that the provincial government tar-gets specifi ed funding to-wards aboriginal students in addition to the approxi-mately $1 billion spent on education as a whole. This comes in the form of Ab-original Academic Achieve-ment (AAA) and Building Student Success with Ab-original Parents (BSSAP) grants, of which SDML re-ceived $267,000 combined in 2014-15. Total provincial funding through these two grants in 2015-16 equalled about $290 per self-identi-fi ed aboriginal student, as compared to per-pupil fund-ing of $1,195 per aboriginal student in B.C. and $1,142 in Alberta.
The auditor general noted that in order to accurately track the graduation rate and other academic indica-tors of aboriginal students, school districts need to know how many there are and that three of the four districts surveyed in com-piling the report, which did not include SDML, thought that there was consider-able under-reporting. This can be rectifi ed by offering students and parents the opportunity to self-identify annually, rather than just at the time of kindergarten or initial registration and when changing schools, as in many districts. Henderson says SDML allows parents to identify their children as aboriginal at any time they wish, but that parents are sometimes suspicious about why they want this infor-mation, something she says is probably a legacy of the residential school system.
Aboriginal graduation gap growingManitoba s Proxy Cohort High School Graduation Rate
Non-Aboriginal and Self-Declared Aboriginal Students, 2010-2014
The gap between graduation rates for aboriginal and non-
aboriginal students in Manitoba grew from 34.8 per cent
in 2010 to 41.7 per cent in 2014, said a report by the aud-
itor general.
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ERIC TORSTEN NILSSONFebruary 27, 1929 – January 31, 2016
It is with great sorrow that the children announce the passing of their dad Eric Torsten Nilsson on January 31, 2016 at 11:07 pm at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Eric is survived by his best friend and partner Emma Monias, his siblings Margaret (Robert) Karklin, Nils Nilsson, Harry Nilsson, Diane (Bill) Neal, Dagmar (Harvey) Zechel, Herman (Elaine) Nilsson, Albert (Carol) Nilsson, sister in law Virginia(Walter) Nachbaur, his children Robert Nilsson, Sherry (Donnie) Price, Marlene (Dennis) Melquist, Kevin (May) Nilsson, Norman (Lillian) Monias, Melissa (Joseph) Monias, Arvel(Raymond) Monias, Carmell (Ivan) Monias, Kelly (Amanda) Monias, and by his twenty- ve grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.Eric was predeceased by his parents Sven and Anna Nilsson, parents in-law Joseph and Bella Monias, brother Oscar Nilsson, brothers in-law Wilfred, Clarence, Joseph, Henry Monias, Peter Braun and Willie Chubb, sisters in-law Helen Nilsson, MaryChubb, Emma-Jane Braun, Lorna Monias, and grandson Quentin Boyd.
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Attempts to make Thomp-son the self-declared wolf capital of Canada and/or the world are not universally supported, and some city residents who oppose the plan – or parts of it – have recently begun speaking up publicly in hopes that their side of the story will be heard.
One of those opponents is Brock Weir, who made his feelings known with a post on Instagram in De-cember. Chief among the reasons he does not support the campaign is a belief in animal rights and the ac-companying opposition to keeping wolves in captivity in an enclosure at the site of what is intended to become the Boreal Discovery Centre on the old grounds of the Thompson Zoo.
“From what we’ve heard it doesn’t sound like they’re going to treat these animals with the care and respect that we would like to see,” Weir told the Thompson Cit-izen, adding that the idea of going out and buying wolf pups bred in captivity is a far cry from the phil-osophy of the old Thomp-son Zoo. “They’re going to now buy wolves from a place that bred them on purpose for captivity. I think most people, and myself in-cluded, really liked the fact that the Thompson Zoo used to be a rescue facility. They cared for animals that couldn’t care for themselves anymore. That’s the sort of facility I can get behind and you have to enclose those animals, I get that sort of thing, but if they’re going to be euthanized otherwise it is better to have them caged. They’re going to go buy these things. I think if people knew that there cer-tainly wouldn’t be the same level of support or maybe there would be more people outspoken against it.”
Weir also points out that importing wolves confl icts with the idea that Thomp-son is a major centre for all things wolf.
“If we’re such a great place for wolves and such a good fi t for that moniker why do we have to go buy them from somewhere else that has their own wolf population?” asks Weir.
Another opponent of the wolf capital campaign is Blake Ellis, a former jour-nalist with the Citizen and Nickel Belt News and now a city councillor. To him, the issue isn’t necessarily about keeping wolves in captivity as much as it is about con-fl icting with the way that Thompson is trying to brand itself and not capitalizing on what is truly unique about Thompson.
“We need to celebrate who we are,” said Ellis.
“The wolf capital thing, I would have to say, it’s manufactured.”
Ellis says his views – which he stresses do not represent those of other councillors or of the body as a whole – shouldn’t come as any surprise, as he was vocal about them during his campaign leading up to the October 2014 election and they haven’t changed since then. Thompson, he says, is many things – the Nickel City, the Hub of the North, Northern Manitoba’s service centre and a part of the trad-itional territory of Nisicha-wayasihk Cree Nation.
“We have a market,” says Ellis. “Let’s build on that. I think that if we can do that, Thompson will be healthy.”
Weir echoes those ideas, pointing out that the major-ity of visitors to Thompson come from within the Nor-man region.
“They’re not the inter-national travellers coming to take photos of wildlife,” said Weir. “They’re the folks coming from the remote communities that get winter road access and come and drop thousands of dollars in our stores and hotels and restaurants. I think Spirit Way’s targeting a fairly small portion of a portion of tourism when we have a big audience who does come and does spend money and does repeat visits.”
He questioned members of Spirit Way on that topic when he was a volunteer board member with Thomp-son Unlimited, a post which he has since resigned.
“I asked some pointed questions when it came time for them and they didn’t get any answers,” he says. “My questions were about sus-tainability and the business plan. I think I mentioned
that I might have had a moral objection to caging animals. My line of ques-tioning was that and they didn’t really have a plan or couldn’t explain a plan to be sustainable or to be profi table or to do it without donations.”
For Hilda Rose Fitzner, using captive wolves as a tourist attraction ignores the importance of the animal to First Nations people.
“This plan is defi nitely not the wishes of the In-digenous Peoples in North-ern Manitoba,” she wrote in a Dec. 3 Facebook post. “Wolves are meant to be left alone free and wild in the bush; they are a huge and important part of our ecosystem and do not need to be managed by humans. They have been successfully managing themselves since the beginning of time.”
Fitzner addressed the topic again Feb. 4.
“Another sad thing about trying to brand Thompson, Manitoba, ‘The Wolf Capital of the World’ is that in our culture, the wolf represents humility and the meaning
behind our Sacred Teach-ing of Humility is: Recog-nizing and acknowledging that there is a higher power than man and it is known as the Creator is to be deemed truly humble,” wrote Fitz-ner. “To express deference or submission to the Cre-ator through the acceptance that all beings are equal is to capture the spirit of hu-mility. The expression of this humility is manifested through the consideration of others before ourselves. In this way, the Wolf be-came the teacher of this lesson. He bows his head in the presence of others out of deference, and once hunted, will not take of the food until it can be shared with the pack. His lack of arrogance and respect for his community is a hard lesson, but integral in the Indigenous way.”
“It is time for the City and Spirit Way to rethink what they are promoting and sup-porting,” Fitzner concluded. “And this goes for Travel Manitoba and any govern-ment that is backing what they are doing.”
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TENDER INVITATIONThe City of Thompson will be accepting Sealed Tenders as follows:
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Street ReconstructionsType of Work (e.g., Pavement Reconstruction, Crack & Seating, Pavement Rehabilitation,
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Cree Road from STA 0+90 to STA 2+25
Selkirk Avenue from Cree Road to STA 3+75
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Tender documents may be obtained through download from the City of Thompson website (www.thompson.
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Thompson, Manitoba, telephone (204)677-7974, email [email protected].
Tenders will accepted at City Hall until 11:00 a.m. February 19, 2016.
The City shall have the right TO DISQUALIFY the Contractor from the tender/proposal process if they have
failed to complete their obligations under any prior contract with the City of Thompson or has entered into/
or been involved in a legal dispute.
Any tender/proposal need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate
competing bids in accordance with its own criteria for evaluation applied to the specifi c item or work being
tendered, whether or not such criteria has been expressly related to the Bidders. The City of Thompson reserves
the right to award the Tender/Proposal that it deems to be in the best interest of the City.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL INVITATIONProposals will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Wednesday, February 17, 2016
at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6.
RFP #10716 Plumbing Work for Washroom Renovation at TFES.
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litigation with the City.
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RCMP Staff Sgt. Kevin Lewis spoke as a guest at at the Thompson Chamber of Commerce Feb. 3, up-dating members on RCMP initiatives over the last year. Lewis is currently the detachment’s interim in-spector, overseeing Thomp-son operations until the role can be formally fi lled.
Lewis spoke highly of the of the continuing success of the Community Safety Officer program, which has recruited eight offi cers under the city’s payroll. The offi cers focus on issues within Thompson’s down-town core, responding to minor disturbances and intoxicated persons and delivering them to RCMP holding cells or the home-less shelter as is appropri-ate. “The real benefi t of the CSOs is that they take a lot of the nuisance work off of the RCMP,” said Lewis. “Instead of responding to numerous intoxicated per-sons, the CSOs now take care of that, which puts us back doing real police work, working on actual crime. It’s a real pioneer program that I hope to see in other areas of Mani-toba.” Mayor Dennis Fens-ke also spoke highly of the program during his January review of the previous city council’s accomplishments. In dealing with issues sur-rounding the downtown area, Lewis also described
success in Project Northern Doorway: “It’s been a suc-cess for us: We’re seeing a signifi cant reduction in the amount of problems we deal with.”
Thompson RCMP have also trained and deployed several offi cers in drug im-pairment recognition, with a particular focus on im-paired drivers: “The Crim-inal Code was updated just few years ago where you can now charge people for being impaired by drugs; we now have members that can assess them and deter-mine if they’re impaired. The states has really de-veloped the program for determining impairment, and that’s where we receive our training.” Offi cers de-termine impairment based on physical and behav-ioural symptoms, and will bring in suspected impaired drivers to the station for a urine sample. Cocaine and marijuana, Lewis notes, re-main the most commonly apprehended substances.
But the effectiveness of the program is less certain. Laws surrounding alcohol function under two limits: a state of impairment, and the blood alcohol content indicator. But a DUI under drug impairment requires just that: impairment, pot-entially placing subjective limitations on an offi cer’s testimony. A December article in the Winnipeg Free Press reported that, in at least one case, a judge had
dismissed impaired driv-ing charges against a driver in Steinbach, noting that while urine tests returned a positive result, it was not suffi ciently clear that these tests, and the offi cer’s testi-mony, suffi ciently indicated impairment: “I am satisfi ed he consumed marijuana, I am even satisfi ed that he felt the effects of the ma-rijuana at some point, But I am not satisfi ed beyond a reasonable doubt that his ability to drive was impaired, even to a slight degree.”
When asked about the rate of conviction sur-rounding drug impairment charges, Lewis said the data was just not there yet: “The legislation is so new, and the amount of cases that have gone through the courts are not signifi cant enough what the trend is going to be in regards to case law. It’s going to take a few years for the court system to fi gure it out. It all comes down to the lab technician’s testimony.” Urine samples have thus far proved inconclusive in determining point-in-time impairment, posing a sig-nifi cant challenge for the proposed legalization of marijuana, and the ability to enforce impaired driv-ing laws while permitting recreational use.
There is a well-estab-lished correlation between hot weather and crime rates within a given area, and
it would stand to reason that with the particularly warm winter, the RCMP might be a bit busier than normal. But Lewis noted that Thompson’s activity depends on too many fac-tors to seasonally predict: “We get a lot of visitors. Thompson is the mini-Vegas of the North: we get a lot of visitors from neighbouring communities that use this as the party place. So it really just de-pends on what’s going on in the community, and in the other communities. We usually see a reduc-tion when it gets colder, and then out of the blue, it sparks up and we’ll be busy again, so there’s no clear pattern.”
“You’ll see some go up, and some go down; I’ll be interested to see where we stand when the national crime statistics come out for 2015. But really, I think it’s not too far off from last year. We’re not see-ing the same level of ex-treme violence we were in 2007. In 2014, we had no homicides, and we had one last year.” Lewis ascribes the decline in violence to decreased gang activity over the last decade: “We don’t have the same gang activity, which is good. The gangs that we see in the north here aren’t as struc-tured as bigger organized crime groups, and they dis-band a lot easier. A lot of people went to jail.”
RCMP updates Chamber of Commerce on 2015 activities
Northern Social Work ProgramTh e University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work at Th ompson is now accepting applications for the Northern Social Work Program. Th e deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 2016. Th e program is scheduled to begin September 2016. Students may complete the Northern Social Work Program as a full-time or part-time student.
Th e program provides post-secondary education for Residents of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas. Relocation to Th ompson will be required. Individuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL categories. Th e ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 years or over, who have under 30 credit hours of university level courses. Th e EXTERNAL category is for regular students who have 30 credit hours or more of university level courses and are in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must have resided in Northern Manitoba for 6 months or more prior to the application deadline or have been a long term resident of the North.
For information or applications contact the Faculty of Social Work at Th ompson at 204-677-1450 or No Charge Dial 1-866-237-5509 or visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/programs/northern/591.html
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921 Assaults 16 Break-and-Enters (Businesses) 80 Break-and-Enters (Residences) 359 Theft Complaints 2402 Intoxicated Persons 174 Drug Complaints
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To the Editor:
“Quest for Perfection.” We find ourselves chasing the idea of perfection constantly. Here’s the thing! There is no such thing as perfection. Once we start to accept the fact that we will never reach perfec-tion of ourselves, we can then start accepting more within. Our lives are filled imperfections, flaws and failures not only in ourselves, but in others as well. We have to realize that we are in an imperfect world of unknowns. There is beauty in the vast world of unknowns, so let’s stop the mirrors of imagination in the quest for perfection. We all can trudge our journey with some perfection to learn new dividends from one another.
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Just because money’s available doesn’t mean it has to be spent
City council’s decision at its latest meeting
to once again vote in favour – by a margin of 5-4 – of a plan to divert funding avail-able for installing a crosswalk at the intersection of Nel-son Road and Mystery Lake Road to the con-struction of a paved pathway along the west side of Mystery Lake Road from Sel-kirk Avenue to Nelson Road clearly refl ects their will – they’ve voted in support of it twice.
That said, the deci-sion still doesn’t make much sense.
The idea of in-stalling a crosswalk at the intersection came about because there
were concerns about people crossing Mys-tery Lake Road there – a legitimate worry since the speed limit is still 70 kilometres per hour at that point. The solution, such as it is – a path in an area where where very few people walk – will not do anything to change this.
Informal paths – which active trans-portation advocate Anders Swanson of Winnipeg, who’s been to Thompson a few times, calls “desire lines” – develop for a very good reason: they’re the most effi -cient way to go from point A to point B. If you want to dis-courage people from using them, you need
to make it ineffi cient, which can be done by installing a barrier like a fence or a wall that prevents people from passing through. An example of this is the fence at the corner of Mystery Lake Road and Thompson Drive opposite City Hall. If the barrier is large enough, it will do the job – unless someone kicks a hole in it or decides that it’s low enough to make clam-bering over a possibil-ity.
Unfortunately, the west side of Mystery Lake Road is not a suitable location for such a barrier. With nothing to stop people to the north or the south, all anyone de-termined to cross the
road there would have to do it make a little detour. It isn’t feasible to erect an eight-foot high barrier from Sel-kirk Avenue to Spruce Road.
Does this mean that the only option for council was to vote in favour of a cross-walk? No. They could simply have opted to stick with the status quo. While it isn’t ideal to have pedes-trians cross at an un-controlled intersection with a higher speed limit than in the rest of the city, it isn’t something that needs to be stopped at all costs. No pedestrians have been killed at the intersection in recent memory, while some have been struck and
killed in areas with crosswalks. Obvious-ly, lines on a road do not afford any real protection to anyone from a fast-moving vehicle.
Still, one could argue, where’s the harm? Thompsonites get a new path that was already in future plans and it doesn’t cost local taxpay-ers any money that wasn’t earmarked for such work already, albeit not in the cur-rent year. The prob-lem is, this path could conceivably increase the number of people crossing at Nelson Road. Someone walk-ing towards Eastwood along Selkirk Avenue might decide, if the path is constructed, to
turn right if the light is red and then cross when they reach Nel-son Road. That’s the problem with people. They do what makes sense for them, not what somebody de-cides they should do.
People are cross-ing Mystery Lake Road there because it makes sense to them. They will continue to do so whether there’s a crosswalk or not. Perhaps, like these pedestrians, the city could opt for the path of least resistance and let the situation re-main as it is. It might not make anyone safer, but neither does building a path in that area. At least doing nothing has the virtue of being free.
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The Norman Wild closed the home portion of the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League in style Feb. 6-7, winning back-to-back games in Thompson over the Interlake Lightning, the only team trailing them in the league standings.
It took extra time for the Wild to get the W on Satur-day, but they prevailed in the shootout for a 4-3 win. The home team had two goals from Kali Cummings in regulation time and a sin-gle from Kerri Ann Sweeny, with goaltender Shayna Moore making 19 saves in the game and stopping two of three attempts by the Lightning in the shootout.
The second game of the series saw the Wild erupt for four goals in the middle frame en route to a 6-1 win, their fourth regulation time victory of the season.
Carlin Hamilton got the second period surge started with a power play goal just 51 seconds after play re-sumed. It was her second power play goal of the game, as she had scored on a goalmouth feed just over four minutes into the game. Jilaina Castel made it a 3-0 lead for the Wild less than 90 seconds after Hamilton’s second, putting the rebound of a point shot into the Lightning’s net. The next two goals came off the stick of Sweeny, who redirected a point shot by
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Interlake got one back before the second intermis-sion and Salisbury had the only goal of the third per-iod. Hamilton fi nished the game with four points while Cummings had a pair of as-sists. Moore made 13 saves to get the win for the Wild.
With three games left to play on the road this weekend, including the last regular season game against the Lightning on Feb. 14, the Wild are four points back of the sixth-place Eastman Selects, who play twice this weekend, in the league standings.
Wild win twice in fi nal home games of the season in Thompson
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
Jilaina Castel had one goal for the Norman Wild in a 6-1 win over the Interlake Lightning
in Thompson Jan. 7.
BY IAN [email protected]
The shorthanded Nor-man Northstars played their fi nal road trip of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League season with a new hand on the helm, losing three straight games against the Pembina Valley Hawks and Winnipeg Wild.
James Buchanan, an assistant coach up until now, was the head coach on the trip following Doug Korman’s resignation from the position last week. On top of that, the Northstars were also unable to dress several key players who were classifi ed as affi liated players rather than regular roster members and had al-ready played the maximum number of games that AP-designated players can play, leaving the team to dress just 15 or 16 skaters for each of the contests.
Stephane Nukapiak stepped up in the fi rst game of the road trip, scoring two power play goals in the fi rst period against Pem-bina Valley Feb. 5 to leave the teams tied 2-2 at the
end of the fi rst period, with Brendan Keck and Spen-cer Kaminsky tallying for the Hawks. The last two periods were all Hawks, however, as the home team got two second period goals from Kaminsky and third period tallies from Wyatt Sabourin and Caleb Unrau for a 6-2 victory. Connor Faulkner made 32 saves in the Northstars’ net as his team was outshot 38-28.
Things started off worse for the Northstars in the Saturday rematch, as they fell behind 3-0 in the fi rst period, surrendering goals to Sabourin, Everett Bestland and Keck. Unrau made it 4-0 Hawks in the second period before the Northstars’ Keith Monias, on the power play, and Hunter Halcrow, at even strength, cut the lead in half. That seemed to ener-gize Pembina Valley, which responded with a second goal by Unrau and further tallies by Travis Penner, Daniel Nychuk and Gar-rett Szeremley before the second intermission for an 8-2 lead. Monias added the
Northstars’ third in the fi nal frame before Szeremley and Kaminsky wrapped up the scoring for a 10-3 Pembina Valley win. Jeremy Dutcaw-ich made 37 saves in net for the Northstars, who were outshot 47-27.
The Northstars struck fi rst in their fi nal road game of the season Feb. 7, with Charles Monger scoring on a power play before Riley Stotts, with a pair, and Ian Briscoe replied for the Wild.
Briscoe, Noah King and Caiden Dailey had goals for the Wild in the middle frame before Monias and Evan Ritchie responded to cut the lead to three in the third period. Kelton Suth-erland notched the fi nal goal of the game to give the Wild a 7-3 win. Shots in the game were 45-15 in Winnipeg’s favour and Faulkner made 38 saves.
The Northstars close the season with four straight games in Thompson, facing the 37-0 Eastman Selects Feb. 13-14 and the 8-31 Interlake Lightning in the fi nal two games on Feb. 20-21.
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R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior boys’ basketball team won two of three games to fi nish second overall at the Hoops for Hope tournament
at Linden Christian School in Winnipeg Feb. 5-6.
The Trojan boys recorded an 84-60 win over the San-ford Sabres and split a pair of close games, falling 73-70 to the Swan Valley Ti-
gers for their only loss of the tournament whil edefeating the host Linden Christian Wings 96-92.
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The junior girls’ basket-ball team from R.D. Parker Collegiate won all three of their games and the cham-pionship at the Dauphin
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The Trojans opened the tournament with a 51-18 win over the Goose Lake High Angels and then
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Council’s fi rst contentious issue of 2016 was resolved during its Feb. 1 meeting, when a motion to rescind the decision to forgo the instal-lation of a crosswalk at the intersection of Mystery Lake Road and Nelson Road was defeated by a 5-4 margin. The resolution prescribes the installation of a jersey bar-rier in front of the path con-necting Mystery Lake Road to the Juniper area, and the prioritization of construction of the multi-use path within the area.
Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT) had previously conducted a study to determine the best solution to control pedes-trian and automotive traffi c the intersection, an area that Coun. Dennis Foley noted had previously included a painted crosswalk, which had been allowed to fade over time. The report had recommended an illuminated crosswalk, including an allo-cation of roughly $23,000 in provincial funds to construct the crossing. Foley noted that MIT does not intend to re-allocate these funds towards sponsoring the multi-use path. “My question,” he said, “is where are we going to get the money for this path?”
Coun. Ron Matechuk re-sponded by noting that the city will not be spending any more money than it already
intends to. “The thing with this resolution is that it’s asking no other money other than what’s already planned, because this sidewalk that we’re putting in place is part of active transportation’s multi-use pathway, that will be built earlier than other-wise.” While Foley noted that the stretch in question is not currently slotted for 2016, city manager Gary Cep-petelli reminded councillors that plans can be changed, and funds can be reallocated.
Objections to the cross-walk revolved largely around the high levels of heavy haul-ing which travels through the corridor, large trucks which carry more momen-tum and require more space to slow down. Both Coun. Colleen Smook and Coun. Judy Kolada suggested that individuals crossing on the crosswalk are less atten-tive, and demand a reaction time heavy haulers cannot manage. Smook noted, “I’m not against crosswalks. But at night, at the pedestrian crosswalk at Wal-Mart where people can let drivers know they’re there, nobody does. Nobody knows how to push a button in this town. The other day, out of 57 people in a two-hour period, there were three people who pushed that button, and there were a lot of times where cars did have to stop. Maybe the 50 zone should be moved back, but when you have big trucks
coming into town from the south, and people just walk out in front of them, they don’t have that capability to stop.”
Kolada agreed. “I believe that one of the reasons there haven’t been accidents there is because people don’t have a false sense of safety be-cause there isn’t a sanctioned crosswalk there, and they make sure there isn’t going to be a truck bearing down on them before they cross. With Keeyask just begin-ning, there’s numerous big trucks that come through there daily.”
Foley, on the other hand, noted that the attitude to-wards empty crossings can go both ways: “We can take the removal of the crosswalk in front of the post offi ce, and what that has done is create a more aggressive driving habit. I’ve sat in the Canadian
Tire parking lot, and I’ve seen people hammer the throttle when they see someone try to cross at that crosswalk. Motorists know that cross-walk won’t be there, and the general attitude becomes, ‘I’m going to get there before you, so you better not step on that road.’ By passing this, we’re going to create that exact same situation.”
But for Coun. Penny Byer, the installation of a crosswalk is entirely beside the point. In previous discussions, she had suggested moving the slower speed limit further south, a suggestion which she felt was blown out of proportion and dismissed: “My suggestion was that we move the speed limit back a couple of hundred feet, so that you’re doing 50 well before you reach that intersection, rather than after you pass it. I have no idea
what happened to that part of my request. When I raised it, the issue suddenly went from dealing with that cor-ner, to dealing with the whole stretch all the way down to the hospital, and got totally pushed to the side.” Byer noted that a shifted speed limit may in fact increase the safety of truckers as well as pedestrians, as at least one heavy hauling driver noted that he was regularly cut off by lighter, faster-moving traf-fi c as he began to slow his vehicle farther from the inter-section. A slower speed, she noted, would provide a more unifi ed traffi c fl ow among smaller and larger vehicles on the road.
But crosswalk or not, Byer felt the installation of a bar-rier was unacceptable. “I feel that asking people, who have been using that path and crosswalk for decades,
to now have to go around or over a barrier is one of the least respectable things I can imagine. Nowhere in our sustainable plan does it say we should start putting up barriers for our residents.”
Mayor Dennis Fenske himself supported rescinding the resolution and recon-sidering the crosswalk: “We asked MIT to complete a study for us, and they came back with the recommenda-tion that there should be a crosswalk. For me, that says, we put one in. We have to follow our mandate to make this community a safer com-munity, and I don’t believe that the actions being taken by this resolution are mak-ing the community safer.” He noted, as well, that foot traf-fi c had increased in the area since the erection of the new Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre
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Little opposition to water and sewer
line levy at public hearing
Council to go ahead with barrier at intersection
BY IAN [email protected]
Most of the six city resi-dents who offi cially regis-tered their views on a special water, storm and sewer line maintenance levy at a public hearing in council chambers Feb. 3 were in favour of the proposal, which will see each residential household pay up to $123.46 this year if it passes, depending how much the city spent to repair such break in 2015.
The fi ve-year levy will have a maximum of $129.63 in 2017, $135.80 in 2018, $141.98 in 2019 and $148.15 in 2020.
If the levy isn’t passed, council will look at alterna-tives, such as charging the actual cost of digs to the own-er of the property on which they occur. Mayor Dennis Fenske told attendees at the public hearing that such re-pairs cost $5,000 to $10,000 each and that in recent years the city has done 40 to 50
such repairs annually.Service line breaks that
occur within one metre of a structure’s foundation will remain the responsibility of the property owner regard-less of whether the levy passes or not. City manager Gary Ceppetelli said part of the reason for this distance is that the city does not want to assume liability for any damage caused to properties for breaks less than a meter from the foundation.
The new levy would re-place the previous fi ve-year levy, fi rst instituted in 2010, to spread the cost of repair-ing such line breaks amongst the city’s residential taxpay-er base rather than put the burden on individual home-owners. Commercial property owners remain responsible for the cost of repairing ser-vice line breaks on their own property.
Over the past fi ve years, the total cost to the city for re-pairing breaks on residential
properties more than one me-ter from the foundation was approximately $1,475,039 and the total amount of col-lected from levies – which are adjusted to refl ect the actual cost of the previous year’s service line breaks up to the maximum amount – was $1,350,098, for a total shortfall of $124,941.
“We’re only recovering costs,” said Fenske in a pre-sentation prior to opening up the fl oor for residents to speak in favour of or against the levy, adding that without it, residents would be mak-ing a several thousand dollar gamble on their property not getting a service line break.
Although he was in fa-vour of the levy as an insur-ance policy against a large bill that might force some homeowners into selling their homes, Wayne Hall questioned why the cost of repairing breaks was so high. “We own the equipment, we pay the men anyway, where
does the extra cost come to the taxpayer?” he asked. Hall also questioned why the en-tire cost of a dig was charged to homeowners when the line breaks within a metre of the foundation instead of only the difference in cost between than and a break more than one metre away.
Although the total cost of repairing these line breaks in 2015 is not yet known, Fen-ske said that based on the in-formation they have now the levy on the 2016 tax bill will probably around $95 to $100 for each of the approximately 3,240 residential propertites in the city.
Council gave fi rst reading of the special service bylaw at its Feb. 1 meeting. Second and third reading will take place at subsequent meet-ings. Council can choose to proceed with both second and third reading at the same meeting or to divide them up among two meetings.
LEO’S HOME DECORATING LTD. is look-ing to hire a permanent full time fl oor installer/Trainer. Must be able to install a wide range of fl oor coverings including Tarkett, sheet vinyl, vinyl click and glue down, hardwood, laminate and carpet. Must have valid driver’s licence. Duties include removing and replacing fl oor-ing such as commercial Tarkett, and all types of residential fl ooring. Floor installer wage is $27.00/hr plus ben-efi ts package. A minimum 5 years of experience as a fl oor covering installer is mandatory. Please E-mail resume to [email protected], or drop off resume at 137 Hayes Rd. Thompson, MB. Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm or Saturday between 11:00am-5:00pm. 6-4-nbNEW RESTAURANT needs waitresses, delivery drivers, kitchen helper. Expe-rience preferred but willing to train. Knowledge of East indian and Asian food will be an asset. Call 204-939-1432 or email [email protected]. 6-2-d THUMPER 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-nbFULL TIME IN HOME NANNY for 2 chil-dren in Thompson. Evenings, weekends and shift work required. $11.00/hour. First aid, CPR and experience are an as-set. Apply by email:[email protected]. 2-12-d
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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
68 FOX BAY has a two bedroom suite available as of March 1, 2016 for $1,190 a month. The rent is all inclusive and includes unit hydro, water, cable, and internet. 68 Fox Bay is a non-smoking, quiet building with recently repainted and renovated suites with new fl ooring and rug. If you are interested in picking up an application form please phone (204) 677-3031.
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Church Services
ST. JAMES ANGLICAN
Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan
10 Caribou 677-4652
11 am Sundays
also 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays
ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC
340 Juniper Drive 778-7547
ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC
Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar
114 Cree R. 677-0160
Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am
THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL
Pastor Dan Murphy
Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton
Children’s Pastor Miranda Murphy
126 Goldeye 677-3435
Service at 10:30 am
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN
249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799
Pastor Murat Kuntel
Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service
CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP
328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457
Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
456 Westwood Dr. S.
Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am
LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH
OF THOMPSON
Congregations worship at 52 Caribou
Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays. Phone 204-
677-4495
LIVING WATER CHURCH
Pastor Archie McKay
Ph: 677-2469
Sunday services @ 7:00pm.
LIGHT OF THE NORTH CHURCH
32 Nelson Road
GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Dave Cook
159 Cree Rd 204-679-9000
Sunday School 10:00 am
AM Service at 11, PM Service at 7
Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 7 pm
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
everyone welcome sundays
at 10 AM 83 Copper Rd
For more information, church tours or
home visits call the Missionaries at
204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org
THE SALVATION ARMY
Thompson Corps (Church)
305 Thompson Dr.
Worship services every Sunday at 11 am
204-677-3658
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
111 Goldeye Crescent
Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service
3:00 pm Sunday School
7:00 pm Evening service
Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study
followed by prayer time. Contact us at
204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003
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Bachelors, one and two bedrooms for rent.
For more information please call:
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BY IAN [email protected]
Council meetings are going high-tech, with each of the city’s nine councillors receiving an IPad to reduce the need for the printing and dis-tribution of paper agen-das, which are are usually more than 10 pages in-cluding memos and other materials.
The tablets will be city property and councillors will be responsible for the cost of lost, damaged or unreturned IPads as well as for the cost of Internet connectivity when they are not on city property. Although use of the tab-lets for personal reasons will be allowed under the usage policy, councillors will not be allowed to use them for personal profi t or
non-profi t purposes such as advertising or buying and selling items, nor for illegal activities such as transmission or storage of copyrighted materials. Modifi cation of the oper-ating system to allow in-stallation of applications not approved by Apple is also prohibited.
The decision to go with IPads rather than other tablets was likely based on a recommenda-tion from Vern Sabeski of All-Net, which provides meeting agenda software and other products to the city and other municipal-ities.
Sabeski told the city in an Oct. 7 email that the company had had over 200 councillors open new accounts with All-Net Meetings over the pre-
vious year and that all but seven had gone with IPads, while the others opted for Windows tab-lets.
“We have had noth-ing but good experience reviews from users on IPads from both the ad-ministrators and coun-cillors,” wrote Sabeski, noting that All-Net’s average councillor client is over 60 years old and on the lower end of the technology profi ciency scale. “The reviews range from simplicity to easy to manage for administra-tors who are not very tech savvy. The reviews from the Windows users were not as positive as they continually experienced situations where coun-cilors would adjust the settings, get viruses and
had diffi culty fi guring out the difference between the start screen and desk-top views in Windows 8. While I personally think Windows tablets are great, they seem to be a little too advanced for our average councilor as they still have the ability to make a lot of adjust-ments to their settings and staff are left to re-store their devices for them and deal with tech-nical questions.”
Sabeski said the ad-vantages of IPads in-cluded cost (around $500 apiece), the fact that there are no settings that users need to adjust and that they can eas-ily be restored if prob-lems occur and remotely locked or wiped clean if lost or stolen.
Council goes post-paper with IPads for meeting agendas and documents
City of Thompson increases
water utility rates for 2016BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKIKACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN
The City of Thompson has revised its water util-ity rates for 2016, once again marking a signifi -cant increase in quarterly rates. Residents with the minimum 15mm water line can expect to pay a total base rate $121.06 per quarter, a 14.6 per cent in-crease over the 2015 rate. The customer water charge has increased minimally by two per cent, from $76.27 in 2015 to $77.80 in 2016. The bulk of the increase comes from the wastew-ater charge, jumping from a base rate of $9.80 to $22.96 for a 15mm line. Commodity rates for water usage beyond the includ-ed 14 cubic metres have risen to $1.45, a 3 per cent increase over last year’s $1.40. Additional waste-water usage has risen by 134 per cent to $1.64 per cubic metre, from the previous rate of $0.70. The increase in wastew-ater rates was planned in anticipation of payments related to the construction of the wastewater treat-ment plant, though con-struction has not begun as expected.
Associated fees have increased for 2016, with water meter installation running $500, sched-uled and unscheduled
disconnections run-ning $320 and $480 re-spectively, and recon-nections running $320.The continued increase in rates comes as the result of a 30 per cent decrease in water usage since the installation of water me-ters in 2010, so as to avoid defi cits related to water treatment. Order 146/14, submitted to the PUB on Dec. 24, 2014, reads “While the board commends the ratepay-er’s conservation efforts, this means rates were set using overestimated
volume of water. The City also indicated to the board that an interim rate increase would allow the City to issue tenders for capital projects early in the year. This results in a more competitive bidding and potential cost sav-ings to the city.” As water usage declines, rates must increase to accommodate maintenance and staff costs, which do not shrink due to reduced usage.All rates are expressed according to the min-imal meter size of 15mm. While the service charge
remains constant, com-modity charges will vary with line size, as addi-tional water is included by default. Residents and business owners using larger lines may consult Order 146/14, available www.pub.gov.mb.ca.
Despite the spikes in rates over the last two years, rates are expected to stabilize for 2017: services charges will in-crease by 1.55 per cent to $79.35, while the total quarterly bill will in-crease by 1.6 per cent, to $123.03.
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BE A TRAILBLAZER.
The University of Manitoba is a place where you can define your future and your career. Our commitment to discovery and community encompasses everything we do, from the education we offer students to the workplace we create for staff.
The University of Manitoba offers excellent benefits, world-class facilities and an inspirational environment where you can shape your career and make a positive impact every day.
For more information on this and other opportunities, please visit: umanitoba.ca/employment
Assistant Professor or Instructor II Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba Northern Social Work ProgramThe University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor OR Instructor II positions (Position Numbers: 21414 and 21512), beginning July 1, 2016. The Northern Social Work Program is a University of Manitoba ACCESS Program designed for mature undergraduate students who face significant social, academic and financial barriers (e.g. Indigenous peoples, newcomers to Canada, others facing significant economic and social challenges). The Program is located in Thompson, Manitoba, a city of 13,000 located in the northern part of the province. Thompson has many outdoor recreational opportunities and good road and air access to Winnipeg and other parts of the country (www.thompson.ca). The city is called the “Hub of the North” and is a centre for health, educational, and government services for Northern Manitoba.
For these positions, desirable areas of knowledge and professional experience are social work policy and practice related to Indigenous peoples, northern/rural social work, child welfare, and social work with newcomers.
Candidates applying for appointment as an Assistant Professor must have a social work degree and hold or be near completion of a Ph.D. in social work or a cognate discipline. Primary duties include teaching in the B.S.W. Program, conducting research, and other duties may include graduate supervision.
Candidates applying for appointment as an Instructor II position must have at least one social work degree from an accredited program and hold a minimum of a Master’s degree in social work or a cognate discipline. Duties include teaching in the B.S.W. Program and engaging in service to the University and community.
The University of Manitoba is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of “The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act” (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process.
Applications, referencing position number, must include a curriculum vitae, a letter stating relevant qualifications and expertise, and the names and contact information of three referees. Applications will be considered beginning February 29, 2016 and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Further information about the University and the Faculty can be found at: umanitoba.ca and umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/
Applications should be submitted to: Chair, Recruitment and Hiring Committee, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, 521 Tier Building, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2, Email: [email protected]
BE A TRAILBLAZER.
The University of Manitoba is a place where you can define your future and your career. Our commitment to discovery and community encompasses everything we do, from the education we offer students to the workplace we create for staff.
The University of Manitoba offers excellent benefits, world-class facilities and an inspirational environment where you can shape your career and make a positive impact every day.
For more information on this and other opportunities, please visit: umanitoba.ca/employment
Receptionist Northern Social Work ProgramThe University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work in Thompson, invites applications for the position of Receptionist (Office Assistant 2 Level). This position is primarily responsible for reception duties and office assistance to program staff.
Applicants must have completed a formal training program in a related discipline from a recognized institution plus have one year of directly related experience. An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. We are looking for candidates with excellent keyboarding skills and a proficiency in introductory applications – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Desktop Publishing are essential. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to prioritize work and handle a varied workload as well as be self-motivated and able to work independently.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills, particularly by communicating professionally and diplomatically while guarding confidentiality at all times. Applicants are also required to demonstrate good judgement in serving the needs of the program and its customers. Knowledge of, contact with, or a certain understanding of Aboriginal culture and issues would certainly be considered an asset when applying for this position.
This position is part-time, 17.5 hours per week to start as soon as possible. Further information on this available position, as well as detailed instructions on setting up an account and submitting an application may be found on our Employment Opportunities site, www.umanitoba.ca/employment.ca under Requisition Number: 1040.CTA4. This position will close on February 19, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.
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A UNIQUE AND FRIENDLY PLACETO SHOP AND DISCOVER
Then this opportunity is for you!
POSITION: Assistant Store ManagerLOCATION: Thompson, MB
OVERVIEW:We are looking for an individual with a passion for retail who wishes to build their management skills. Your strong people skills in motivating, leading and engaging store associates will lead the store and team to success and bring our brand essence of FUN, SMART, SAVINGS to life!
• 3 years store management experience in retail
POSITION: Fashion ManagerLOCATION: Thompson, MB
OVERVIEW:Our Fashion Managers are involved in the selection of exciting new fashions and accessories for ladies, men and children as well as the latest styles for today’s junior customer. This is an ideal career opportunity for someone with a strong fashion sense and a passion for merchandising.
• 2 years supervisory experience, preferably within a fashion retail environment
A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. This offer is complimented by an equal opportunity work environment.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Who to contact about the job: Nadia HarrisonContact phone number: 1-204-934-1225Contact email address: [email protected]
Thompson Seniors Community Resource Council
Currently has an opening for a part time cook.1 day a week - Tuesdays
The duties include:
Preparing home cooked meals, keeping a clean, organized kitchen while in and after production.
Qualifi cations:
Previous related cooking experience, good communication skills, ability to work in a professional organized atmosphere, must have or be willing to obtain a Food Safe Handling Certifi cate
Salary: To be be discussed at time of interview
Please mail resume toThompson Seniors Community Resource CouncilC/O Pam Antila131 Centennial Drive WestThompson MBR8N 1K7
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Patient Care Manager - OBS
As a member of the management team, the Patient Care Manager’s primary responsibilities relate to patient care, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, policy development and professional standards, program planning, quality management, equipment/supplies/space management, in-service education, professional development, research, environmental management, committee participation, and communication.Qualifications:
combinations of skills and education may be considered.
Patient Care Manager - Operating Room, Chemotherapy, Dialysis
As a member of the management team, the Patient Care Manager’s primary responsibilities relate to patient care, Human Resources Management, Financial Management, policy development and professional standards, program planning, quality management, equipment/supplies/space management, in-service education, professional development, research, environmental management, committee participation, and communication.Qualifications:
combinations of skills and education may be considered.
Vulnerable Person, Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry
Relocation Assistance, Interim Accommodations, Isolation/Retention
www.nrha.ca.Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumés.Full job descriptions are available upon request. Positions will remain open until filled.For more information, please contact:Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: [email protected]
Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.
www.nrha.ca
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.
LIBRARY EVENTS CLERK Part-Time Term Position: 9 hours per week A.S.A.P. to July 22, 2016 Norway House, Manitoba Competition No. 16-012 Closing Date: February 19, 2016; or until the position is filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
Position: Statistics Clerk – Shamattawa Unit
One (1) Maternity Leave, Term-Position
Reporting to the Unit Supervisor the Statistics Clerk is responsible for
coordinating and recording the receipt of month end statistics reports
on Agency case categories. The incumbent must possess excellent
computer skills and be adaptable to software applications used by
Awasis Agency. There is a requirement for thorough knowledge of
policies, procedures and regulations of the Agency. There is also a
requirement to demonstrate initiative by offering solutions when
problems or discrepancies are identifi ed in the system.
Qualifi cations:
• Grade 12
• Certifi cate in an administrative training program with CFS
statistics experience is preferred or
• A combination of education and experience in a similar work
setting can be considered
• Ability to adhere to confi dentiality when working with sensitive
information
• Fast and accurate keyboarding skills
• Analytical problem solving and conceptual skills
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
• Profi cient using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of Child and Family Services Information System
(CFSIS)
Working Conditions:
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment
• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable
• Must be willing to travel, if requested
• Must have satisfactory Prior Contact Check, Child Abuse Registry
Check and Criminal Record Check
• Ability to adhere to confi dentiality when working with sensitive
information
• Fast and accurate keyboarding
Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date: Friday, February 12, 2016
A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume
and three references can be sent to:
Human Resources
Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba
100-701 Thompson Drive
Thompson, MB R8N 2A2
Fax: (204) 778-8428
Email: [email protected]
Awasis Agency provides continuous trainingand a great benefi ts package to employees.
We thank all applicants who apply, however,only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBALOCATION: THOMPSON CENTRAL OFFICE,
THOMPSON, MB
KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCILSTUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Is looking for house parents in the Thompson area for the 2016 School Year
House parent(s) must be willing to accept responsibility in supporting the student(s) success in high school and must also encourage the student to participate in activities that may be benefi cial for the student both academically and socially.
The prospective houseparent(s) should be culturally sensitive and be willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with the student and parents.
All houseparent(s) must complete a Criminal Record and Child Abuse
Registry check, these forms are available at our offi ce.
23 Nickel Road
Thompson, MB R8N 0Y4
For applications and more information please contact
Janelle Spence-Laliberty PHP Education Counselor,
(204) 677-0398 Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Town Administrator / Chief Administrative Offi cer
Th e beautiful Town of Leaf Rapids, Manitoba centered in the Northern Boreal Forest, off ers a unique place to live and work. Th e Council of Leaf Rapids is looking for an enthusiastic team player to help guide the work of the Town as it seeks to reach its full potential.
Th e position of Town Administrator/Chief Administrative Offi cer is a full time, permanent position with some evening and weekend hours necessary.
Responsibilities:• Provide exceptional leadership and strategic direction to the
municipal organization. • Inspire excellence in the delivery of public services to residents
and businesses.• Continue to develop collaborative relationships with the
community and with other levels of government. • Consult with Council, Directors, Local boards and Committees
to assist in determining eff ective programs and ensuring effi cient operation within approved budgets and with other levels of government.
• Make policy, program and business planning recommendations.• Monitor the fi scal and legislative requirements of the Corporation. • Foster positive employee / employer relations and a productive
workplace environment.
Qualifi cations:• 3 to 5 years proven experience as a senior government
administrative leader, preferably within municipal government.• University degree in public administration, business or a directly
related fi eld would be an asset. Certifi cation in Local Government Administration or the ability and willingness to take the necessary university courses. Mentor will be provided.
• Superior ability to lead, motivate and manage a unionized team of employees.
• Strong organizational, supervisory and time management skills.
Salary negotiable and dependent on municipal experience.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter explaining how your skills and experience fi t the position until fi lled in confi dence to:
Mayor Leslie BakerTown of Leaf RapidsBox 340Leaf Rapids, MB, R0B 1W0
Youth Care Practitioner
Kisewatisiwin Services-Thompson
COMPETITION NUMBER: 2491.01.16
Macdonald Youth Services requires Youth Care Practitioners, two full-time, one part-time, one full-time term to work within the Kisewatisiwin Services, working with high-need adolescents with multiple treatment issues. The successful applicant will be required to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings, and weekends.
QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for youth in a residential setting and must display the ability to understand and support treatment goals and to develop and maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral diffi culties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required. As team members, duties may include, but are not limited to: administrative responsibilities, crisis management, maintaining health standards as directed by residential licensing requirements, budgeting, and contributing to treatment programming. Sound judgment, stress management, and good role modeling skills are required. Valid driver’s license is mandatory, willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR Certifi cation, minimum of 18 years of age, possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Child Abuse Registry Check.
SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 - $43,622.31 d.o.q per annum, plus competitive benefi ts plan. Term positions are not eligible for benefi ts. Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, [email protected], or delivered to 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon February 15, 2016.
MYS is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. All successful applicants may also be required to apply for a Prior Contact Check. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information about our other employment and volunteer opportunities please visit our website www.mys.ca.
Weber Supply
Position: Warehouse/delivery driver
Duties: receiving, put away, picking, shipping, deliveries.
Qualifi cations: Grade 12 diploma or equivalent. Class 5 driver’s licence, computer skills (Microsoft Offi ce, Microsoft Word, Excel)Forklift certifi cate (but can train) general knowledge of MRO, safety and janitorial products an asset.
Please drop off resume with driver’s abstract to 7 Station road.
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The Royal Manitoba Theatre Society is back on it’s 2016 regional tour, performing a madcap re-telling of the quintessential Sherklock Holmes tale, The Hound of the Baskervilles. The tour will be making three stops in Northern Manitoba, visiting Flin Flon
Feb. 21, Snow Lake Feb. 23 and Thompson Feb. 24.
The play is a parody of Arthur Conan Doyle’s more straight-faced novel. Atten-dees can expect an engaging experience, with plenty of self-awareness and audi-ence engagement. But at the heart of the play’s comical telling is the cast: the play stars Arne MacPherson
as Sherlock Holmes, Toby Hughes as John Watson, and Aaron Pridham as Sir Henry Baskerville. But the actors won’t be limited to just one role: in fact, the three cast members will play all 17 characters, making for a wild night of concerted chaos for audience and ac-tors alike. Touring and Pro-duction co-ordinator Laura
Enns noted that the team regularly spends up to an hour planning their move-ments around every stage, co-ordinating costume changes, character place-ments, etc.
With 17 characters and running two hours, one expects that preparation would require consider-able rehearsal. However,
Enns notes that the ac-tors required only two weeks of rehearsal time, as opposed to the usually three-and-a-half: “Two of the actors had already performed the play with the Prairie Theatre Exch-age, but our lead, Arne MacPherson, had not, so he had the biggest challenge in learning his
lines. “He did a fantastic job,” Enns says, “We’re all pretty blown away.”
In Flin Flon, tickets can be found at Northern Rainbow’s End. In Snow Lake, they’re available at Cornerview Family Foods, while in Thomp-son, tickets are available at the Thompson Regional Community Centre.
Royal Manitoba Theatre Society brings Sherlock Holmes to Northern Manitoba