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Zoe Bettess, a Grade 3 teacher, and Monique Rindall, the teacher of the Grade 2/3 split class have joined their two Westwood School classes together for a good cause. “One of the outcomes in our social studies is human rights and helping others. The basic needs people need to survive. What we dis-covered is we could meet some of those needs of our community and then it also ties into one of our school outcome planning goals,” explained Rindall.

The school’s outcome planning goal is becoming a sustainable school.

This year the two classes bought scarves from the Ladybug Foundation in Winnipeg, to donate to the Thompson Homeless Shel-ter. The foundation started by a woman named Han-nah Taylor. When Taylor was eight she started this foundation to help the homeless in Winnipeg.

Bettess said they asked their Student Action Leadership Team (SALT) for help financially to buy the scarves, and they

agreed. The total amount for the scarves was $710. The money was received by the Ladybug Founda-tion and was used towards scarves, as well as spread-ing the rest of the funds around Winnipeg, the prov-ince, and all of Canada.

SALT donated around $330 of that $710 and ad-ministration paid for the

rest, but asked Bettess and Rindall to pay them back.

On Feb. 6, the two class-es held a bake sale where enough money was raised to pay back administration, as well as donate an ex-tra $220 to the Thompson Homeless Shelter.

Daylin, a student that helped out, says he was excited for the opportun-

ity, and it feels good to be able to help the homeless.

Cole Stuart, a student in Bettess’s class, agreed. “It feels good that I would kind of know that I did something good for all the other people that don’t have much to have.”

The two classes also came together on Feb. 19, and held a movie night.

Funds raised from that night will go towards buy-ing something for both classes to have. “PLAN Canada is basically a web-site where you can go and buy a goat, or a cow, or help third world countries. So we’re going to decide based on how much money we make, the kids will decide what they want.”


The debate is over and the school zone in front of R.D Parker Collegiate has reverted to 50 kilometres an hour.

During council’s Feb. 17 meeting, school board trustees made a presenta-tion about why they want-ed the school zone to stay at 30 kilometres an hour, arguing it’s safer for stu-dents and noting council had involved the School District of Mystery Lake during initial talks about

school zones almost six months ago, but did not include them during the talks to change it back to 50 kilometres per hour.

The council also re-ceived a letter from the grand council of RDPC explaining what they are still concerned about, and what they would like to see done.

But for six of the nine councillors, those presen-tations weren’t enough to change their minds, and in the end only Mayor Den-nis Fenske, deputy mayor

Penny Byer, and Coun. Blake Ellis opposed third reading of the new school zone bylaw.

Byer tried unsuccessfully to amend the bylaw as she did at the previous reading.

Ellis voted in favour of the amendment, his main concern being drivers. “My concern is the motorists. We need to reduce speed, and if we had reduced speed the chance of fatal-ity is reduced, the chance of injury is reduced. It’s safety over convenience.”

Fenske thought the

compromise to have 30 kilometres an hour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. worked well. “You’re going sur-vive a lot better at 30 kilometres compared to 50 kilometres.”

Coun. Ron Matechuk has been a front-runner in wanting the speed limit back to 50 kilometres an hour. “Myself, as I stated before, I attended fi ve of the seven schools that are in the School District of Mystery Lake and I never saw a crossing problem for myself.”

Coun. Colleen Smook said there needs to be more education for walkers and students.

“I am not voting for a matter of convenience. I believe with the four lanes there it isn’t safer because when one car stops another one continues. I think we’re giving teenagers a false sense of security. There is merit on both sides, and it’s a very diffi cult decision for councillors to make,” stated Coun. Judy Kolada.

The new bylaw takes ef-fect immediately.

Primary students help out the homeless

It’s back to 50 kilometres for Thompson Drive

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

Christine Moody, Thompson Homeless Shelter co-ordinator, pictured back right, stands with Zoe Bettess’s and Monique

Rindall’s class, while accepting scarves for the Thompson Homeless Shelter.

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BY IAN [email protected]

Greyhound is reducing service on four Northern Manitoba routes, includ-ing three going to and from Thompson.

Daytime buses between Thompson and Winnipeg will no longer be running effective March 8, though the 10 p.m. bus from Thompson and the 10:45 p.m. bus from Winnipeg will continue operating daily.

The Thompson-Cross Lake route, which current-ly runs every day except Saturday, will no longer run in either direction on Fridays and Sundays.

Service between Thomp-son and Gillam, currently running every day except Saturday, will no longer be offered on Sundays.

The daily bus from Flin Flon to Winnipeg and vice-versa will no longer oper-ate in either direction on Saturdays.

“These cancellations and reductions are be-ing implemented because of low ridership at these times,” said Ashley Sears, a Greyhound communica-tions specialist based in Dallas, Texas, in an email to the Thompson Citizen.

The service reductions

come a little less than three years after Greyhound eliminated four bus routes in Northern Manitoba and reduced service on two others July 1, 2012.

Greyhound announced in April of that year that it would no longer oper-ate buses from Thompson to Flin Flon and Thomp-son to Lynn Lake and that the Cross Lake to Norway House portion of the Thompson-Cross Lake route and the Gillam to Split Lake portion of the Thompson-Gillam route would also be cut. Trips between Flin Flon and Winnipeg were also cut to once daily at that time. Greyhound also eliminated eight routes in the south-ern part of the province. The cuts and changes to service were made possible by March 2012 changes to provincial regulations on intercity bus service that allowed companies to al-ter schedules or abandon routes simply by providing 90 days’ notice.

The provincial govern-ment also announced at that time that it had entered a fi nal service maintenance agreement with the com-pany that would expire at the end of June. Manitoba’s government has been sub-

sidizing Greyhound’s oper-ations in the province since 2009, when the company announced it would cease offering bus service in the province unless regula-tions were changed to make continuing service economically viable. In-formation the Greyhound provided the province at that time indicated that 15 of its 18 routes originat-ing or ending in Manitoba lost money between April 2008 and March 2009. The route from Winnipeg to Thompson was one of the three that operated at a profi t, although all of the company’s routes starting or ending in Thompson lost money on passenger services, while its freight services were profi table. The Thompson-Lynn Lake route, which aver-aged 8.9 passengers per trip, lost $216,821 during that time period, while the Thompson-Flin Flon route, which the company fi rst applied to discontinue in the spring of 2009, lost $175,490 with an aver-age of 10 riders per trip. The Thompson-Gillam and Thompson-Norway House routes, with 13.4 and 14 passengers per trip, on average, lost $290,094 and $321,511 respectively.

DIRECTOR OF PLANNINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The City of Thompson invites qualifi ed applicants to submit a resume for consideration:

The successful candidate will develop, co-ordinate and implement the City’s Planning and Development Strategy

and any amendments thereto in accordance with City policy and with guidance from the Development Review

Committee, and reports to the City Manager. The candidate will manage the resources of the development

function and utilize external resources to achieve objectives and to market the City as a place to establish and

expand business. In addition, they will oversee the coordination of the City’s capital projects and administer

and supervise the Building, Inspections and Assets and Infrastructure personnel with the City.

The incumbent shall have a relevant post-secondary education with a minimum of fi ve years of administrative

experience in a senior management position in a local government setting. This experience shall include some

related aspects of budget control, personnel management, and effective communication skills. The Director

shall have the ability to organize personnel and provide leadership in the achievement of goals and objectives

and be skillful in fi nding solutions, solving problems and resolving confl ict. The incumbent will have a working

knowledge of Land Management, the Planning Act, Municipal Act and Municipal procedures and possess a

valid driver’s licence.

The salary starts at $79,872 and the right candidate can expect a salary that refl ects their level of experience.

The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefi ts package for this position.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifi cations and references by Wednesday,

March 4 , 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to:

Deanna Kondakor, HR ManagerCity of Thompson

226 Mystery Lake RoadThompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6

FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: [email protected]

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.

226 Mystery Lake Road,Thompson, MB R8N 1S6

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Winterfest March 7 & 8, 2015

Opera Mouse

Thompson Regional Community Centre

Saturday March 7

Noon-6 Aboriginal Arts Centre Market

Noon/2pm/4pm The Bubbleman Deluxe Kids Show

1pm/3pm Tawipisim School of Aboriginal Dance and Music:

Children’s Jigging Demo

5:00 Thompson Community Band

6:00pm Bonfire

7:00pm Fire Works

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Noon/2pm/4pm Opera Mouse

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Bus service to Winnipeg will bereduced to one trip daily March 8

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Despite the recent bit-terly cold weather, with overnight temperatures and wind chill reaching the -35 Celsius threshold that brings the city’s cold weather policy into ef-fect, far fewer people have stayed overnight in the warmup buildings at the city’s outdoor rinks this winter than last.

From Nov. 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, a total of 759 people spent the night in the warmup buildings, an average of 10.45 per night that the cold weather policy was in effect, says Paullette Simkins, executive director of the Thompson Homeless Shelter and the Canadian Mental Health Associa-tion (CMHA) Thompson branch. From Nov. 1 of last year until Feb. 16 of this year, 43 clients had stayed in the warmup building on cold nights, an average of 3.91 per night that the

cold weather policy was in effect.

“The cold weather city facility has had a decrease in usage due to less home-less individuals (overfl ow) at the shelter,” Simkins said.

Part of the reason is that the Project Northern Doorway initiative has got nearly 30 people off the street and into permanent housing, 16 of them at the so-called “damp house” at 95 Cree Rd. and the others in their own apartments.

“Because we’ve housed not only the 16 but other

participants in Project Northern Doorway, we haven’t had the need to use the cold weather facility,” Simkins says. “It obviously has met a need.”

Thompson RCMP detach-ment Insp. Will Tewnion echoed those comments at the city’s Feb. 12 public safety committee meeting, saying Project Northern Doorway has freed up spots in the homeless shelter and reduced the need for ex-tra space under the cold weather policy.

Thompson Fire & Emer-gency Services Chief John Maskerine said fi refi ghter/paramedics drive past areas where homeless people are known to congregate on their way back from calls to ensure no one is stuck outside on bitterly cold nights. Recently, says Maskerine, they found one person outside on a cold night and transported him to the homeless shelter to spend the night safely.


At the beginning of April Brett O’Meara will have been the owner of the Thompson McDonald’s for the past fi ve years. O’Meara loves the north, and likes being in business in the city, but wants to see some changes if McDonald’s is going to stick around.

In the last fi ve years McDonald’s has seen a growth of over 200,000 more customers served a year. O’Meara says the lo-cation has employed over 500 people, paid out over $5 million in wages, spent over $200,000 in local ad-vertisement promotions, bought $1.2 million in ser-vices from local businesses and donated over $150,000 to charity.

O’Meara spoke to council on Feb. 17 about the future of his business staying in the city. “Today I fi nd my-self in a critical crossroad. Due to years of water damage affecting physical mechanical plants we’re looking at rebuilding our restaurant. This will be a considerable investment in the millions of dollars. The new building will be our most modern design refl ecting our brand and local northern infl uences.”

This is great news for Thompson and McDonalds, if O’Meara chooses to stay in Thompson. “Every day I lose customers and staff to an environment cre-ated by social issues that directly affects our image and our brand.” O’Meara went on to explain. “I fi nd myself pausing to refl ect

the daily hardships facing our staff, customers, and the risk to associate with this type of investment if change doesn’t happen im-mediately.”

The types of issues be-ing spoken about are social issues like public intoxica-tion and vandalism, along with many more O’Meara mentioned to councillors. “Our town has made it so-cially acceptable or at very least appear to be accept-able to publicly consume alcohol, defecate, fornicate, litter, trespass, vandalize, and this could go on and on and on.”

It even happens inside the restaurant says O’Meara. “Every day, every hour, we face dozens of people in our restaurant that are doing these things. It’s not what we view outside, it’s what happens inside the restaurant from people that essentially come in to sometimes warm up, but more of the time they’re in-toxicated, they’re publicly drinking, they’re damaging the restaurant.”

It’s been only a year-and-a-half since the popular business did renovations and in O’Meara’s words it looks like it was 10 years ago. “Customers don’t want to come in after 8 p.m. Families don’t want to come in, seniors don’t want to come in, and this is a big part of our business.”

O’Meara knows this is not an overnight fi x, and said he wants to be part of the solution, and is happy with the improvements be-ing made so far like hous-ing and the rebranding of

the city, but says that isn’t the fi x. “But the reality is, you can call Thompson Disneyland, and put the magic kingdom as the logo, it’s not going to encourage investment here. It’s not going to encourage more residents to move here. That is the reality right now because when we Google Thompson the fi rst thing that comes up is crime.”

So, the question O’Meara is asking the council is this. “Are you going to be the fi rst council that says we’re moving to a zero tolerance?” He went on to say he wants to stay in this city, but can only do that if change happens now. “I want to stay here, but the one thing that will drive me out of town is how we deal with social issues and how we’re showing that we have too much tolerance with what is going on every single day. I’m not proud to bring people here. I’m not proud to bring family and friends here because what we see every day on the streets. There has to be a change right now.”

Mayor Dennis Fenske replied to the presentation by saying the city is making baby steps towards a zero tolerance by working with the provincial government and starting the safety of-fi cer program. “It’s a social issue that we have to deal with. There are a number of problems and direc-tions to go with, so I am glad to hear your words. Come back to check up on us, and let us know if it’s working, or if we need to go in another direction.”

McDonald’s owner wantsto see social changes in the city

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Brett O’Meara speaks to city council on Feb. 17 about changes he wants to see in Thomp-

son.

I love working and love the feeling of accomplishment at

the end of the day when you get so much done. Even though that feel-ing is great, sometimes it can be very tiring and it’s nice to relax. My fa-vourite relaxation time is directing theatre. Whether it be writing, acting or directing just throwing yourself into another character in an-other place can make you forget all the stress of the day.

When hearing of a lo-cal 15-year-old, Key-anna Boyko-Ouellette,

writing a play for a playwriting competition and it being selected as one the top five plays I thought that was pretty awesome! The rest of the Thompson Playhouse board were also very excited for this student and wanted to help her out with a donation to help pay her expenses. Our $250 donation will help Keyanna get to her workshops in March and April. She could use the help of more donations if anyone so desires.

Keyanna’s parents are very proud of her and look forward to seeing her play performed in the finals in May. It’s great to see youth inter-ested in theatre and es-pecially in writing.

As for me, I better get back to reality and get ready for Trouble at the Tropicana for our din-ner theatre coming up in the spring. I’ve always wanted to do an I Love Lucy spoof ... can you hear the “waaaaa” al-ready?

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Out & About


Whatever the

cause, lower crime

is welcome

Statistics are slippery things and many times the same set of numbers can be interpreted in more than way. Take, for instance, the statistics the

RCMP provided to the city’s public safety committee at its most recent meeting on Feb. 12. Taken one way, the sta-tistics from January show that 11 of 20 crime categories were down from the same month in 2014. Taken another, they show that the number of incidents in nearly half the categories was equal to or higher than the number in January 2014. Essentially, it’s just two ways of looking at the same information, much like an optimist or pessimist holding two opposing views on whether half a glass of water is half-full or half-empty.

Looking over the longer term, RCMP statistics show that crime in Thompson, overall and in many individual categories, was down considerably in 2014 from where it was in 2010, and it is likely that many people would agree that the city seems safer now than it did a few years ago, though there’s no reason to believe that Thompson won’t still be high on the Crime Severity Index this sum-mer, given that crime is dropping in other communities as well. Still, the drop in the number of assaults in Thomp-son from 2010 to 2014 – from 999 to 742 – is nearly a 25 per cent decrease. In comparison, the overall crime rate in Canada dropped about 16 per cent from 2010 to 2013, part of a long-term downward trend that began in the early 1990s and continued through 2013, with police-reported crime dropping about 33 per cent from 2003 to 2013, when Canada had its lowest recorded crime rate since 1969.

We know that crime is dropping. What we can’t say for sure is why. RCMP Thompson detachment Insp. Will Tewnion has credited programs such as Project Northern Doorway and the deployment of city bylaw enforcement offi cers with reducing crime in our city and they certain-ly have played a role. By dealing with situations before they rise to the level of a criminal offence, proactive en-forcement frees up police to concentrate on more serious crimes. But crime is going down everywhere, and the reasons given for the drop over the past 25 years or so, which has also been seen in the United States, include law enforcement-related factors like more imprisonment of criminals, more police on the streets and broken win-dows policing, as well as demographic reasons like a generally aging population, medical reasons like better treatment of psychiatric problems and less alcohol con-sumption, and more outlandish-seeming explanations like legal abortion and the removal of lead from paint and gasoline.

Whatever the reason, it’s important to remember that people don’t just want improvement. As Brett O’Meara, the owner of Thompson’s McDonald’s franchise ex-pressed to council last week, there are still plenty of be-haviours on Thompson’s streets that would be shocking elsewhere but have become expected if not accepted here. When your crime problem is bad to begin with, it’s easy to make big improvements as you pluck the low-hanging fruit. It gets harder over time. The goal is not just to have less crime than the previous year. It’s to create an en-vironment where people feel safe. Thompson has come a long way over the past few years, but in many people’s perception, there’s still a long way to go. They don’t just want the decreasing crime rate trend to continue. They want it to accelerate. Let’s hope that it does.

Balancing work and plays

Donna Wilson

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson

Keyanna Boyko-Oullette, left, and her mother Melanie

Ouellette, right.


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HENRY TURRIFFIt is with love and sadness that we announce the passing of Henry Turriff.Born in 1945 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Henry was the youngest of eight children born to Gertrude and Alexander Stewart Turriff. From the time he was young, he loved wildlife and the outdoors. Henry had a strong work ethic, great commitment to his family, and never hesitated to help others.Henry came to Thompson in the 1960s, and worked underground at INCO for almost 32 years. Following his retirement, he enjoyed hunting and shing, spending time at the cabin at Paint Lake, whistling while he drove around in his old white truck, and “ ddle farting.” In later years, he was thrilled to spend time with his four granddaughters and was an amazing grandpa. Henry is survived by his wife Cheryl; his son Brent (Lisa) and daughter Shelley (Robert); granddaughters Rachel, Zoe, Leah and Abby; and extended family members. He will also be missed by his coffee buddies and many friends. Henry’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the friends and neighbours, both in town and at the lake, who were always willing to lend a helping hand over the years. As well, special thanks are extended to the Thompson General Hospital and CancerCare for the great care and compassion provided to Henry over the years.He will be fondly remembered as a strong man with a tender heart.In lieu of owers, donations may be made to Children’s Wish Foundation (www.childrenswish.ca), a charity that grants wishes for children with a life-threatening illness, or the Thompson Wildlife Association.

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The Thompson Trail-breakers will be hosting an event to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer on March. 8.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed men’s cancer in Canada, and affects an alarming number of men and their families every year.

Kelly Martens, president of the Thompson Trail-breakers, says the idea came from a yearly ride in Winnipeg called Ride for Dad. Martens spoke to a Trailbreaker member that always travels south for the event, and decided a snow-mobile ride in Thompson

would be benefi cial. “So what we’re doing

is not a full ride with that organization just because we only got going now, and it’s a little bit late. So we’re doing a third party ride. They’re lending their name, and the rest we’re doing all ourselves.”

All money raised from this event will be going to the closest research centre, which is the Health Sci-ences Centre in Winnipeg. Martens says next year if they partner with the Telus Ride for Dad, a portion of the money will go to the or-ganization for promotions.

This year the snow-mobilers will be travelling to Sasagiu Rapids. “We’re

just going to go to Sasagiu Rapids. The thought is that it’s along the highway for most of it, and across the highway at Mid Lake. So if anyone doesn’t want to go that far they can stop and hopefully there will be someone with a trailer that we can just load them up. We also hope there’s a trailer at Sasagiu to load up more machines,” Martens explains.

The trip will start at the Quality Inn & Suites, a sponsor for the event around 10 a.m. on March 8. All registration and pledge forms can be found at the front desk of the hotel. Martens says anyone with a snowmobile is welcome

to ride, even if they’re not a part of the Trailbreakers.

If you do not have a snowmobile but wish to donate Martens is ask-ing residents to go donate $20. His hope is to reach $10,000 but realizes that is an ambitious target.

For more information on the event visit the Face-book event page “Thomp-son Trailbreakers Cancer Awareness Ride.”

The moral of the story, Martens says, is to get tested, and be aware of the possibility of pros-tate cancer. Males can get tested two ways, a prostate-specific antigen blood test, or a digital rectal exam.

Snowmobile ride to raise money for cancer

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Kelly Martens

The Thompson Trailbreakers are welcoming snowmobilers for a daylong event to help raise money for prostate cancer.


Many categories of crime tracked by the RCMP were down in the fi rst month of 2015 as compared to a year ear-lier, according to the re-port provided to the city’s public safety committee by Thompson RCMP detach-ment Insp. Will Tewnion Feb. 12.

January 2015 saw fewer traffi c collisions, incidents of mischief, disturbing the peace, drug offences, theft under $5,000, assaults, assaults on police offi -cers, assaults with weap-ons and assaults causing bodily harm, sexual as-saults and other Criminal Code offences than the same period in 2014.

Missing persons and re-quests to locate, provin-cial traffi c offences, liquor offences, Intoxicated Per-sons Detention Act (IPDA) arrests, frauds, residen-tial break and enters and

business break and en-ters were up over January 2014.

There were no homi-cides in January of either year, while theft over $5,000 and Criminal Code traffi c offences were the same in the fi rst month of both years.

The biggest drop this year from last was the number of mischief inci-dents, which went from 107 in January 2014 to 61 in the first month of this year. Missing person and request to locate re-ports went up from 19 in January 2014 to 91 this January, while there were also 33 more people taken to cells under the IPDA in January 2015 than in the same month last year.

Tewnion said part of the reason for drops in 10 of the 21 crime cat-egories tracked by RCMP are initiatives like Project Northern Doorway, which help prevent crime from occurring in the first place.

“This is a huge part of the reason why there’s a reduction in crime,” Tewnion said at the public safety committee meeting.

Thompson Fire & Emer-gency Services (TFES) re-sponded to 43 fire calls causing $63,000 in dam-age and 479 ambulance calls in January. TFES Chief John Maskerine said that was not a particularly busy month for fires and about average for ambu-lance responses.

Many categories of crime down

in fi rst month of year

RCMP Insp. Will Tewnion


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Increased taxi rates will be coming before council in the near future, the result of meetings between the city licence inspector and cab owner-operators, who recently agreed to upgrade in-car camera systems to a new model at a cost of about $1,200 per car.

Council approved a resolu-tion requiring the new cam-era systems on Feb. 17.

The proposed new rates were discussed at the meet-ing of the city’s public safety

committee Feb. 12.The new rates, which

must be approved by coun-cil before coming into effect, would see the starting rate remain at $4.25 per ride, the waiting time rate increase 33 per cent from 15 to 20 cents per 10 seconds, and the driv-ing rate double from 15 cents per 100 metres to 30 cents per 100 metres.

Previously, owner-oper-ators had been seeking to see the start rate increase to $4.40 and have the driving rate changed from 15 cents per 100 metres to 15 cents

per 50 metres. “The industry was happy

with that compromise,” said city licence inspector Michelle Robichaud.

Based on the proposed new rates, the cost of a taxi trip from the Mystery Lake Hotel to the airport would rise about $3.45 from $16.55 to $20, while trip from Giant Tiger to Walmart would go up about 35 cents, from about $8.90 to about $9.25.

Robichaud says rates have not increased since 2007.

Council will consider taxi

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Daily cost to operate a cab about $135“Everything has gone up but their rate has not gone up,” she said.

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At the same time, she

said, the city and the taxi in-dustry also have to take into account that many users of cabs are low-income and they don’t want to raise rates so high that people can no longer afford to take taxis.

“I think what we’re rec-ommending is pretty fair,” said Robichaud.

Part of the problem facing taxi operators in Thomp-son is the fact that the city has nearly two-and-a-half

times more cabs per capita than the Canadian average, which is 17 cabs per 10,000 people.

“Right now our industry is struggling because we have 42 operator licences for 14,000 people,” Robichaud said.

She also noted that it was diffi cult to get all owner-operators at any of the four meetings she held with them between the end of October

and the fi rst week of Febru-ary, noting that only eight of 33 owner-operators were at the most recent meeting Feb. 3.

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individual notices to owner-operators from one dispatch-er because four of them had approached her confi dential-ly and said they weren’t be-ing notifi ed. Robichaud said she would try to ensure that all drivers learn about meet-ings in the future by sending notices by registered mail to owner-operators associated with that company.

Robichaud said the in-car camera systems currently

in use are about eight years old and only have the abil-ity to provide footage for the past 48 hours, whereas the newer model will have 14 days’ worth of memory. The total cost for the taxi owners will depend upon how much installers charge for their labour to put the new system in. The new camera will rec-ord what is outside in front of the taxi as well as a wider-angle view of the interior.

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Local female basket-ball players from Juniper School had the chance to travel to Winnipeg recently for a weekend tournament. Coach Kristin Donovan says the tournament was in partnership with Pam Danis, Westgate Collegiate and the Pride basketball club.

Donovan says they sent 10 girls from Grades 3 to

6, who played together and had four games. “Out fi rst game was rocky as the girls worked out the kinks of their fi rst tour-nament together and by the end of Saturday’s clin-ics and games they were a new team and defeated the Grade 7-8 team from Westgate Collegiate. All girls thrived throughout the weekend, learned new skills and developed their ability to work as a team.”

While at the tournament the girls learned how to play defence, as it was a hard lesson to teach while in Thompson because the girls don’t get a lot of game experience. Donovan says everyone was impressed with their skills. “Our girls rose to the challenge and really stepped up their ef-fort to play tough defence against older and faster girls. All coaches were very happy with be effort

and learning that went on throughout the weekend.”

The girls also had a chance to take part in a basketball camp in Thomp-son, with coach Pam Danis, former University of Mani-toba head coach. Over 100 young girls attended the 20-plus hour clinic.

Adedah Amadu took part in the camp, saying it taught her how to be a better ball handler and to be more confi dent when

dribbling down the court against another team.

Margaret Hart thinks basketball helps her be-come a better athlete, something that is important to her. The most important lesson she learned dur-ing the camp was how to stay on the balls of her feet while running.

Danis mentored Juni-per School girls on Jan. 30, and then Grade 7 and 8 girls from Burntwood,

Westwood, and Deerwood took part Friday afternoon. “Some girls were hesitant to join in the challenges that were presented to them but by the end of the clinics coach Pam had them smil-ing and enjoying participat-ing, learning new skills and working as a team,” Don-ovan says.

The club welcomed close to 10 new players because of this camp, and is always looking for more members.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Kristin Donovan

One group of girls pose with coach Pam Danis during the basketball training camp at the end of January. Girls from all elementary schools had the chance to learn some new

basketball skills.

Athletes credit teammates and coaches for successBY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

For Erik Sinclair, and Hannah Murdy, basketball runs through their veins, and they have been honoured as January’s athletes of the month at R.D. Parker Col-legiate.

“Basketball is my passion, so I don’t know what else I would be doing,” said Grade 9 student Murdy, when asked why she plays. Grade 10 Sinclair, who has been playing all his life, says it’s a way to switch up the normal routine of day-to-day life. “It’s a relief of stress from all of the high school life and work.”

Two students are picked every month to be athlete of the month. They are chosen by their coaches, and normally are stu-dents with great leadership, enthusiasm about the sport, and have good grades.

The basketball season is going well for both teams. “As a team we’re doing pretty well. We’ve gotten fi rst, third and fourth in our tournaments so far,” mentioned

Murdy. Without the help of great coaches, and

a good team they wouldn’t have the suc-cess they’ve been having on the road. The highlight tournament for the men’s team was in Brandon, says Sinclair.

“Our highlight tournament was when we went down to Brandon. We played a lot of teams, we didn’t win but it nice to see how we matched up against the southern teams.”

For the females it was when they trav-elled to The Pas. “Our fi rst tournament was our highlight tournament because we got fi rst place. We also played very well.”

Both players have learned a lot this sea-son. “In order to win we need to work as a team, and we are working on it,” Murdy explained. Sinclair went on to say it’s about the mind, too, not just the game. “We’re never the best. Sometimes it can get to our heads, and we just have to remind our-selves there’s another team working just as hard.”


Erik Sinclair and Hannah Murdy are RDPC’s athletes of the month for January. They play

junior varsity basketball.


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LABAN Fitness donates lifesaving equipment and lifesaving training mannequins to the Norplex Pool

Chris Byrne, owner of LABAN fitness and one of the Lifesaving Soci-ety’s newest lifeguards, has donated a pair of throw balls, a couple of rescue tubes, and a pair of lifesaving man-nequins to the Norplex Pool.

“I simply saw a need and decided to fill it,” said Byrne. “Knowing full-well the devastation and sadness involved when a tragic incident occurs, we lifeguards need the tools and the practice to save lives at a moment’s notice. Life-guards have a huge re-sponsibility and they should have the equip-ment they need to do an efficient job. They also need the ability to train effectively with equip-ment that will help them get those in trouble out of the water and to safe-ty fast. I am proud to do-nate these items to the

pool and its lifeguards. Hopefully this will in-spire some of them to form a team and start training and competing with other lifeguards in the nation. The 2015 Canadian Pool Lifesav-ing Championships in Brampton, Ontario is this June. This is a goal I know some of the city’s lifeguards can certainly aim for!”

Sam Scibak, Norplex Pool manager, accepted the donation with great enthusiasm, saying that, “The staff are already so excited about this. They heard that these items were coming. This will give the staff an added boost of morale and will help them immensely with their skill and speed development. Thank you so much to Chris and Mitch of LABAN Fit-ness, for their generosity and for their care of the Thompson community!”

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The Norman Northstars completed their 30th season in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League at home Feb. 14-15 against the Brandon Wheat Kings, dropping the fi rst game 6-3 and then keeping it close in their last game of the season, a 3-2 loss.

The Northstars and Wheat Kings traded goals in each of the fi rst two periods in the Feb. 15 contest, with Evan Lutz giv-ing the home team a 1-0 fi rst period lead in the opening before Hunter Goodon tied it up for Brandon in the fi nal minute of the opening frame. A power play marker by Coltyn Bates made it 2-1 Wheat Kings in the second but Daylon Campbell re-sponded on a Northstars power play late in the period before Chipper Osiname got the game winner just 16 seconds before the second intermission.

Connor Faulkner made 41 saves for the Northstars in the loss.

Michel Markus had a pair of goals for the Northstars on Valentine’s Day, notch-ing a power play marker in the fi rst per-iod after Jordan McCausland gave Bran-don an early 1-0 lead. His second of the game came in the third period, and drew the Northstars to within a goal at 4-3 before Brendan Kokorudz and Osiname added insurance markers in the latter half of the period. Bates had scored the Wheat Kings’ fourth goal earlier in the period before Markus cut the lead.

Anthony Keeper Jr. had a second per-iod goal to cut Brandon’s lead to one after they went ahead 3-1 on goals by Bradley Schoonbaert and Rich Nicholson.

Mark Steeves made 38 saves in the game as his team was outshot 44-21.

The Northstars fi nished the season in last place with a 5-38-1 record, nine points behind the Central Plains Capitals and 33 back of the Kenora Thistles, who claimed the eighth and fi nal playoff spot with a 21-22-1 record.

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Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Daylon Campbell had the fi nal goal for the Norman Northstars in the 2014-15 season.

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R.D. Parker Collegi-ate’s varsity girls basket-ball team suffered its fi rst losses of the season play-ing shorthanded in Winni-peg at the Hoops for Hope tournament hosted by Linden Christian School Feb. 12-14.

Playing without Grade 11 star Adrianna Proulx, who has been an all-star or MVP at every tourna-ment this season and was named the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Asso-ciation rural athlete of the week Feb. 10, the Trojans opened the tournament with a 45-40 loss to the host team.

“We had some defen-sive strategies to contain their best player which were very effective. It was a close game all the way, even when we lost Justice Jackson to a rolled ankle at the beginning of the second half. Her rebound-ing strength was really missed and I’m sure not having her in there af-fected the outcome. Cait-lin Fennell and Brianna Bourguignon were really solid, scoring in the teens

and Victoria Hollett and Finleigh Tucker-Titanich confi dently got us out of many tight back court pressure situations,” said coach Sara Gillis, noting that Hollett, a tenth-grad-er, frequently performed like a seasoned veteran. “Our three rookies, Zoe O’Callaghan, Jamie Ver-haeghe and Alyssa Camp-bell came off the bench and did a very good job, netting a few points each and just playing really solid defense. I believe the girls really wanted to win that game, but our vet-eran players didn’t seize enough offensive oppor-tunities in the last min-utes of the game. No one seemed to want to take a risk, which is what we needed in the end.”

The game that fol-lowed – a 48-42 loss to the Westgate Wings, left a sour taste in the coach’s mouth.

“It was a slow game, suited to their style and we just couldn’t seem to speed things up,” Gil-lis said. “When we did, we had diffi cult fi nish-ing. They are also a big-ger team and not having

Justice 100 per cent left us weaker defending under the hoop. With a short bench and three travel weekends in a row of tour-nament play, fatigue was starting to show. Regard-less, we should not have lost that game. I was dis-appointed in the lack drive to win that game; no one was really mad about los-ing. I thought we lacked spark and drive, not what you want to see heading towards provincials.”

RDPC closed the tourna-ment by soaring past the Sanford Sabres by a 59-30 margin.

The losses hurt RPDC in the AAA school prov-incial rankings released Feb. 19, which saw them drop to third –their lowest ranking this season – after being number one for the past few weeks. But Gillis says losses aren’t neces-sarily negative.

“Losses are always good for learning and building character,” she said. “I was actually quite curious to see how the team would do without Adrianna. I suspected our scoring punch would be down as Adrianna’s

22-point average is hard to make up for, and that is not counting the points added from her assists and her ability to initi-ate the team’s fast break. Our goal was to play great defense and try to keep teams under 50 points. I thought if we could do that we should be able to score 50-plus points. We just about pulled off the defensive plan, but strug-gled to score 50 points ourselves.”

The games were the last for the Trojan girls until the zones at home March 6-7.

“We will practise hard and maybe play our junior boys’ team to keep sharp until zones,” Gillis said. “Adrianna and Justice will be back practising this week and hopefully we will be full force, healthy and hungry for a zone championship.”

The varsity boys were also on the court at the Hoops for Hope tourna-ment, where they were winless in three games. The boys lost 79-42 to Sanford, 65-48 to West-gate and 88-38 to Linden Christian.

Shorthanded Trojan girls lose for fi rst time this season

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY,[email protected]

For some gym class was or is currently their fa-vourite class of the day, and for others it was and could still be their most dreaded. R.D Parker Col-legiate wants that to change, and has brought in another course to help bring back the love for physical education.

Blair Fortune teaches the course. Fortune says it’s a mixture of all things outdoors. “The program consists of everything from survival in the winter to activities students may not experience on their own outside of school. We have programs like cross country skiing, archery, swimming, wilderness

fi rst aid, orienteering, winter camping, and we’re hoping to include soon kayaking and winter cyc-ling and canoeing.”

The course credit equals out to a Grade 10 elective credit, which counts to-wards a students gradua-tion.

Instead of running laps, or playing dodge ball between four walls, these students are get-ting the physical educa-tion they need, as well as learning a new skill. A skill maybe they couldn’t have learned outside of school. Whether that is because of other time commitments or fi-nances. Fortune says his students look forward to the one-hour class.

“It is nice to see them looking forward to some-thing a little different. We get a lot of students who like the outdoors and just want to be out-side for a section of the day.”

Other schools in Thompson take part in similar activities For-tune says. ”A lot of them take sections from this like cross country ski-ing, and swimming, and they do their own in their physical education program.” But no other school in the area has offered an outdoor edu-cation class.

Recently their hockey and curling activities finished, and Fortune hopes to be expanding

the program in the near future. “We’re hoping to expand it a little more. There are a lot of resour-ces and outdoor adven-tures in the Thompson area, so we’re hoping to be able to take advan-tage of that as much as we can in the future. We want to expand to more of a broad outdoor ed.”

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TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Term to April 6, 2016

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 6, 2015

Grand Rapids School is located in the community of Grand Rapids, approximately fi ve hours north of Winnipeg on Highway 6. The school has a student population of 350 Nursery to Grade 12 students (plus Adult Education) with 25 teaching staff and 28 support staff members

Qualifi cations:

• A valid Manitoba teaching certifi cate (or eligibility for)

• A sound knowledge of provincial Middle Years curricula

• Previous Grades 5-8 teaching experience

• Successful experience working with Aboriginal students

• A wide variety of strategies working with students who have

specifi c needs

• A sound knowledge and experience with school-based

technology

• Strong classroom management skills

• Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities.

Applicants are requested to submit a comprehensive resume and

the names of three references including contact numbers, all of

whom must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in

the applicant’s current or recent assignment. Consent to contact

references is also required. Please submit applications to:

Ms. Annie Ballantyne

Principal

Grand Rapids School

Grand Rapids, MB R0C 1E0

Phone: (204 639-2451 Fax: (204) 639-2605

Email: [email protected]

FRONTIER SCHOOL DIVISION

TEACHING JOB POSTING

POSITION: Middle Years Teacher

LOCATION: Grand Rapids School

START DATE: As Soon As Possible

FTE: 1.00 FTE

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Term to June 30, 2015

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 6, 2015

Grand Rapids School is located in the community of Grand Rapids, approximately fi ve hours north of Winnipeg on Highway 6. The school has a student population of 350 Nursery to Grade 12 students (plus Adult Education) with 25 teaching staff and 28 support staff members.

Qualifi cations:

• A valid Manitoba teaching certifi cate (or eligibility for)

• A sound knowledge of provincial Middle Years curricula

• Previous Grades 5-8 teaching experience

• Successful experience working with Aboriginal students

• A wide variety of strategies working with students who have

specifi c needs

• A sound knowledge and experience with school-based

technology

• Strong classroom management skills

• Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities.

Applicants are requested to submit a comprehensive resume and

the names of three references including contact numbers, all of

whom must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in

the applicant’s current or recent assignment. Consent to contact

references is also required. Please submit applications to:

Ms. Annie Ballantyne

Principal

Grand Rapids School

Grand Rapids, MB R0C 1E0

Phone: (204 639-2451 Fax: (204) 639-2605

Email: [email protected]

Alarm Room A endantThompson Fire and Emergency Services

The City of Thompson invites quali ed applicants to submit a resume for considera on:

The successful candidate will have a minimum Grade 12 educa on or equivalent, and a minimum of one year o ce experience. This posi on requires experience opera ng a variety of o ce equipment, and knowledge of computers and computer applica ons including word processing, spreadsheets and databases. The Alarm Room A endant (Dispatcher) will have su cient knowledge of the Fire Department’s organiza on, personnel, func ons, policies and regula ons to provide informa on of a general nature. The candidate will have the ability to work independently and with a team, have excellent oral and wri en communica on skills, and have the ability to work shi work. Previous experience in dispatch, with par cular emphasis on receiving 911 or emergency calls, would be considered an asset.

The du es for this posi on include receiving and transmi ng all informa on rela ng to the ac vi es of the department, and inpu ng informa on into the computer system.

The salary starts at $48,641 for this full- me posi on and includes an extensive bene ts package.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, educa on, quali ca ons and references by Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to:

Deanna Kondakor, HR ManagerCity of Thompson

226 Mystery Lake RoadThompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6

FAX: (204) 677-7981E-Mail: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is commi ed to providing asuperior quality of life and unlimited opportuni es.We are dedicated to suppor ng healthy growth and

our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residentswith high quality municipal services and facili es.

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY [email protected]

Winterfest is in for a bit of change this year. In-stead of the festival hap-pening in February it has been switched to happen in March, to coincide with Rogers Hometown Hock-ey.

Darlene Dick, cultural events co-ordinator for the City of Thompson, says it will be a weekend jammed full of different events. “Some stuff will be outdoors. We will have the bonfi re, the fi reworks, and we’re just going to be do-ing events in-between the Hometown Hockey event that is going on. We’re two separate events, but we’re trying to run together.”

This year children will have the opportun-ity to watch live acts in the lobby of the Thomp-son Regional Commun-ity Centre (TRCC), where the event is taking place. “We will be having chil-dren’s events inside, so

we’ll be having an act or two coming, and there will be other family acts hap-pening on a stage inside,” continued Dick.

There will be food vend-ors, the Thompson Minor Hockey Association will be organizing a hockey festival, the Burntwood Curling Club will be host-ing a men’s bonspiel, the Thompson Tumblers are hosting a gymnastics meet and R.D. Parker Collegiate will be hosting basketball zones.

In the past Winterfest was during the month of February but due to Rog-ers Hometown Hockey picking Thompson as one of their stops, the recrea-tion and community ser-vices committee decided to combine the two events on the same weekend in March.

Sebastian Gatica, com-munications lead for Rog-ers’ Hometown Hockey, says Thompson was the perfect northern area for

this event. “While remote, Thompson has a rich hockey history, one that we wanted to share with Canadians through our storytelling in the broad-cast. We also wanted to continue to build on these traditions by celebrating the game with the city it-self.”

Residents can expect a two-day hockey celebra-tion like no other. There will be all-ages entertain-ment, meet and greets with NHL alumni, games, and some ball hockey. To end the weekend event on Sunday night, Canadian icon Ron Maclean will be hosting the pregame show live from outside the TRCC.

Due to the possible in-crease of visitors at the TRCC, Mayor Dennis Fenske says added park-ing will be available. “The local organizing commit-tee is working with the City of Thompson around the issues regarding park-

ing. The city will be of-fering free bus rides that weekend to try alleviat-ing some of issues. The fi eld on the east side of the arena will be plowed for parking as well with signage for proper traffi c routes identifi ed.”

The hope for this double event is to connect Can-adians and Thompsonites to hockey. “This is great opportunity to showcase that we are a diverse and proud northern city. We have new and modern services and amenities, especially for recreation and quality of life. Over the years, Thompson has been steadily developing its sports tourism mar-ket and we want to build upon that. We want to be known as the place you can host your sporting event, travel here and take in a game while you are visiting family and friends and get your shopping done.”

Fenske says this is a

huge collaboration for this city. “This is a big deal for Thompson and not only for the hockey commun-ity, but for the whole com-munity. We expect to at-tract people from all over the region to come check it out. We expect to see an increase in traffi c at our local business, like hotels, restaurants, shops, etc. And also to put us on the map as a great place to host events of all sizes and attract more of them.”

Keith Burak, co-chair for Rogers Hometown Hock-ey in Thompson, spoke

to the Chamber of Com-merce about the event on Feb. 11. Volunteers are needed for the weekend, and if anyone is inter-ested in helping out they can call Dayna Waring at 204-679-2973. There are also paid positions for the weekend, and anyone interested in those are to contact Burak or Claude Hykawy.

The free weekend of events kicks off on March 6, with Rogers Hometown Hockey com-ing to town on March 7.

Thompson will host Hometown Hockey and Winterfest on same weekend

Assistant CoordinatorKisewatisiwin Services-The Pas, MB

Competition No. 2346.02.15

Macdonald Youth Services requires an Assistant Coordinator for the Kisewatisiwin Services Area located in The Pas Manitoba. The Assistant Coordinator provides overall clinical and administrative leadership to the service area of Kisewatisiwin operations serving families in The Pas/OCN.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Post-secondary degree/training (BSW or equivalent), several years’ experience in managing/supervising staff, experience in a clinical environment, ability to operate from a systemic framework, good communication and team skills, valid driver’s license, 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: $55,000 - $68,340 d.o.q. per annum plus northern allowance and a competitive benefi ts and pension plan.

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 March 5, 2015.

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.

VLT/Accounting ClerkThe Mystery Lake Hotel, Thompson’s largest and finest full service hotel, is seeking a full time VLT/Accounting Clerk.

Responsible for all aspects of VLT accounting, this vital position also supports the accounting department in a variety of tasks including: sales

and inventory reconciliation, bank reconciliations and accounts receivable.

We offer a competitive salary with benefits and a fun and supportive workplace. Related training and experience is definitely an asset but we will happily train the right candidate.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to hear from you. Please either drop off your cover letter and resume to the hotel front desk, mail it to the attention of the General Manager or email in confidence to [email protected].

www.thompsoncitizen.net Wednesday,February 25, 2015

Careers

NEED TO [email protected]

PHONE 204-677-4534

BE A TRAILBLAZER.

The University of Manitoba is a place where you can defi ne your future and your career. Our commitment to discovery and community encompasses everything we do, from the education we off er students to the workplace we create for staff .

The University of Manitoba off ers excellent benefi ts, 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

ReceptionistNorthern Social Work ProgramThe University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work in Thompson, invites applications for the position of Receptionist (Offi ce Assistant 2 Level). This position is primarily responsible for reception duties and offi ce 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 profi ciency 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 eff ective communication skills, particularly by communicating professionally and diplomatically while guarding confi dentiality 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 a part-time leave replacement with an expected end date approximately 1 year after start date, 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 under Requisition Number: 1040.CSTS. This position will close on March 9, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

Atlas Copco is looking for Journeymen

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

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

Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Canada requires licensed or experiencedJourneymen who want to take their career to the nextlevel. There are positions currently available in Thompson Manitoba and surrounding area.

The ideal candidate:Licensed Journeyman, and/or3-5 years of experienceExperience in electrical and hydraulic control systems.Good communication and problem solving skillsProven and motivated self starter and is able to work with minimal supervision, but can take direction Strong team playerAble to travel to customer site to repair equipment and promote Atlas Copco products in the field

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

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

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

WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER

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

Automotive Detailer/Lot Person RequiredBusy Collision Repair shop needs a Detailer/Lot Person. Must have general knowledge of vehicles and a driver’s licence. This is an entry level position into the Auto Body eld.Email [email protected] or drop resume at:

Hayes Auto Body & Glass33 Hayes Rd, Thompson, MB R8N 1M3

Employment opportunityJuniper Centre Inc.

Position (Term): Residential House Manager (non-union) Hours of work: To be determined based on resident needs. Days, afternoons and alternating weekends.Rate of pay: As per house manager contract.

Qualifi cations:• Must have Grade 12 Diploma.• A valid Class 5 Drivers license.• At least two years experience in the human services fi eld.• Basic computer skills (Word, excel, outlook, smart phone etc.)• Good team leader with exceptional communication and

organization skills.• The ability to direct a workforce in an effi cient and

professional manner.• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.• The use of own vehicle for work purposes with third party

liability insurance of at least fi ve million dollars.• First Aid Certifi cation• Completion of “Foundations in Disability and Community

Support” from Red River College or a similar program, is a benefi t, but not required. The successful candidate must be willing to obtain the “Foundations” certifi cation within a year of their date of hire.

The qualifi ed candidate will be a team leader responsible for:• Scheduling, organizing, training, directing, and disciplining

staff.• All areas of resident care and supervision in a high needs

residential house.• On-call duties in rotation and short notice coverage of all fi ll-in

shifts for all houses.• Maintenance of house records.• Assisting residents with medical appointments and

medications.• Assisting residents with person centered planning and

development of relationships within the community.• Assisting with, reviewing, and reconciling resident and house

fi nances.• General care and cleanliness of Juniper Centre Inc. property

(owned or leased).• Assisting with meal preparation and meal planning.• All other duties as assigned by senior management or their

designate(s).

Please forward resume to:Rachel [email protected]

Juniper Centre Inc.108 Nelson Rd.

Thompson, MB R8N 0B6

Application deadline is : Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 16:00

Counter Clerk - Full TimeJoin the Canadian leader in the distribution and marketing of automobile replacement parts and accessories. At NAPA, you will work with committed people in a professional environment with opportunity for career growth.

Why work with us?• Supportive team mates who are passionate about

providing exceptional service• “The Perks” including employee pricing on automotive

parts/products, and incentive bonuses• Flexible benefi ts program including health, medical,

dental and life• Access to personal development and technical training

programs• Learn and collaborate with the best in the industry

Duties & Responsibilities• Addressing customer sales/service questions and

problems quickly• Helping team members when working with customers or

fi nding auto parts• Navigating computers and paper catalog systems• Working towards continuous improvement with our in

store processes and procedures• Building long term relationship with customers• Lift ing merchandise over 50lbs for deliveries• Assist with restocking and other shop duties as necessary

Requirements: • Automotive aft ermarket and parts supply background

and/or knowledge preferred• Capable of recognizing parts numbers• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight

deadlines• Strong attention to detail with a knowledge of computers,

cataloging• Agility to bend to fl oor-level shelves and reach upper

shelves with use of a stool or ladder when necessary• Clearly speaking and attentive listening skills

If you are looking to grow your career with a successful, continuously growing company, we want to hear from you!

Please email your resume [email protected]

or drop off at 27 Hayes Rd204-677-4518

Our team has an opening for a full time customer service representative. Duties to be performed both in the dealership and at our airport location. They will include greeting and directing customers, answering telephones, coordinating and renting vehicles, computer duties, cashiering, fi ling and other various tasks.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, an outgoing personality, professional image, computer knowledge and excellent organizational skills. Customer service experience would be an asset. Wage will be determined based on experience and skills.

If this is you, please bring your resume to:Twin Motors

40 Station Road, Atten: Brettemail:[email protected]

We thank you in advance for your interest, however, only

those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

has an immediate openingCUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE


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

Twoonie Tuesdays • Closed Sundays + Holidays

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Direct: (204) 948-0406Bus: (204) 948-0400Fax: (204) 948-0401

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Providing legal services in the North for more than years.

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Ph: 677-4574 • Fax: 778-6622

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BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY [email protected]

Relay for Life is a 12-hour overnight fundrais-ing event that brings people together to cele-brate life and to help fi ght cancer. Anyone is welcome to attend the event that is held at the Thompson Regional Community Centre, and registration forms are now available.

During a kickoff event at the Thompson Qual-ity Inn & Suites on Feb. 21, interested people were able to chat about

the event and pick up a form. Chaisperson Donna Wilson and Wally Itson also spoke to mayor and council Feb. 17.

Acknowledged by Wil-son was deputy mayor Penny Byer, as she was the fi rst chairperson for the Thompson Relay for Life. “I think one of the things that excites me more than anything is when I’m part of some-thing that starts and I can see that people are there to carry it forward,” said Byer.

Wilson also mentioned

Coun. Judy Kolada as be-ing an honourary cancer survivor who takes part in the event every year.

This year the walk will be taking place from April 18-19. “For the thousands of Canadians fi ghting cancer right now their journey is long and hard. From the shock of initial diagnosis to days of treatment, and long nights that follow, for them cancer never sleeps. At Relay for Life each step we take is our way of showing them that they’re not alone,”

explained Wilson. This year Wilson will be walk-ing for her mother, uncle, close friends, and long-time resident Red Sang-ster who recently passed away.

Forms will be avail-able at the Quality Inn & Suites up until the event. It will start off at 5 p.m. with opening ceremonies and a survivor’s victory lap. At 9 p.m. candles will be lit in honour of loved ones who lost their battles with cancer or are still fi ghting. During this time there will be a mo-

ment of remembrance.Following that there

will be costume parades, a spelling bee, a head shave, and performances from the local dance studios, the community band, martial arts and Zumba.

Coun. Colleen Smook says she will be walk-ing this year in support of her daughter who is battling breast cancer, and hopes the city will put in a team. “I actual-ly approached council two weeks ago to see if we can put in a team as

a whole, so we will be working on that. Cancer does touch everybody.”

All money raised in Thompson will go to-wards cancer research, Itson says. “Every dollar we raise at Relay for Life helps the Canadian Can-cer Society to fund life saving cancer research. More people are surviv-ing cancer than ever be-fore. Today 60 per cent of people dignosed with cancer will survive, com-pared to only 25 per cent in the 1940s when we began funding research.”

Registration is open for Relay for Life

february 25 2015

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