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St. Edward School’s Raising the RoofFor Japan

Pupils and families at St. Edward Separate School are "Raising the Roof" of this littlehouse as the Grade 3 class sells bricks to raise the roof. All week the class accepts donationsof $2 per brick or change dropped into the Wishing Japan Well. By last Friday over 100bricks had been sold at school. The Grade 4 class set out small containers around the com-munity to allow shoppers to drop in change.This Thursday Kyoko Oyakawa will be visiting the school to speak to the pupils about thedevastation in Japan and her family connections to the recovery. It is still not too late tomake a donation to the Well or to buy a brick.Ethan Mannila drops change into the well, Emma Desjardins puts up the brick sign andAlly Willan signs her name to a brick she just purchased. Glena Clearwater - Photo

Nipigon Council NotesComplaints About Smoking.....Glena ClearwaterStaff

The Nipigon Recreationhas been hearing com-plaints about smoking atthe doors of the communitycenter, around the swim-ming pool and around theyouth soccer. Even thoughthere is a large sign at thefront entrance to the arenaand by the swimming pool,the signs are by and largeignored. If a smoker is spo-ken to, some will move,others will just shrug andkeep smoking.

Now the RecreationCommittee would like tosee No Smoking on theRecreation Field and anyrecreation/youth venue.Acting Mayor Dupuis wasfrowning as soon as shewas reading the recommen-dation and commenting “Isthis going a bit far?” Yes,she did agree that walkingthrough the smokers at thedoor of the arena is veryunpleasant. She and 2councillors, Mackenzie andFoulds, also wonderedabout the enforcement of it.The Committee would alsolike it to include the Curl-ing Club property, Paddleto the Sea Park and someareas of the Marina. ActingMayor Dupuis commentedthat although she is not asmoker and does not agreewith smoking around oth-ers, especially youth, shewondered if the idea isgoing a bit too far. Shewondered if it is almostlabeling smokers as “sec-ond class citizens”.

Would a smoker out on

the field at an adult ballgame bother anyone?Would a tennis player ’ssmoke affect another play-er? Would the smoke froma smoker leaning on thefence at the ball diamondbe offensive? It was agreedthat often smokers on thebenches in the playgroundor seated on the bleacherswhere the children are run-ning and playing can beoffensive and should not betolerated.

Recreation DirectorMannila was asked if anyother town has such abylaw and the answer wasno, but that there have beenmany complaints aboutsmoking in the bleachers atsports events or in crowdsat the outdoor concerts.Mannila also commentedthat the item had been sentto Council over a year agowhen it looked like theProvincial Governmentmight bring in such a law.

It was agreed to send theitem back to the Recreationand have the members sug-gest some specific areas ofthe very large spaces thatmight work.

Two other recommenda-tions were approved; thatthe bi-annual inspection ofthe arena beams be doneand swimming rate increas-es go forward. On this itemCouncilor Mackenzie stat-ed that he did not like to seethe cost of a swim for achild going to $3 and askedif loonie swims have beentried and if so, did theybring out any more swim-mers? Mannila stated that a

variety of cheap and freeswims have been tried, butit seems only the regularscontinue to come. Any rateincrease must now be doneby bylaw and an ad put inthe local paper stating atwhich Council meeting thebylaw will be dealt with,giving the public an oppor-tunity to comment.

Approval was given forvouchers in the amounts of$456,289 and $32,231.

Nipigon will receive

$15,600 from ProvincialOffences Fines and $2700from the 2009 OMPF Rec-onciliation.

Approval was passed tohire D. Bain-Smith, at acost of $1600 to prepare thedrinking water financialstatement for the final partof full accreditation for themunicipal drinking watersystem. This firm was cho-sen because it is willing tocome to Nipigon to workwith the administration in

preparing the statement.Information about new

legislation to have fire-fighters retire at age 60 willbe taken to the next FireDepartment meeting. Suchlegislation could have a bigimpact on many small vol-unteer departments.

The minutes of theCemetery meeting wereread and the recommendedchanges to the bylaw wereapproved. These now go on

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‘KNOCK , AND IT WILL BE OPENED TOYOU…Matt. 7:7

‘WE ARE ALL SINNERS…Rom. 3:23‘THERE IS A PRICE FOR OUR SIN…Rom. 6:23‘WE NEED TO REPENT…Rom. 10:9‘GOD LOVES YOU…John 3:16‘CHRIST PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR

SINS…Rom. 5:8‘WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL BE

SAVED….Rom. 10:9…New King James VersionThe Cross of Calvary bridges the gap from earth to

heaven.Prayer: Dear Jesus:I acknowledge that I have sinned and have come

short of the glory of God. Please forgive me of my sinsand come and live within my heart. Thank you for shed-ding your blood for the remission of my sins at Calvary.I know you are THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THELIFE. I ask this in Jesus Name . Amen

Chaplain Lenora Rowsell

Plan of Salvation Nipigon Council Notes contin-Continued from Page 1

to Toronto for finalapproval.

Minutes of the MuseumBoard were accepted withthe recommendation, topay museum curator BettyBrill a wage, to be forward-ed to the finance commit-tee. In the past the curatorwas more of a volunteerposition with a honourari-um paid at the end of theyear. The Museum is basi-cally open for 3 months andupon request the rest of theyear. The request for pettycash will be clarified sinceall local stores allow sup-plies to be charged.

The Bylaw Enforcementreport was accepted and it

was noted that stray catsare still a serious problem.

At a previous Councilmeeting MTO applied topurchase 2 small pieces ofsurplus property along thehighway by the NipigonBridge. Approval wasgiven to sell the 2 piecesfor a suggested price fromthe MTO of $1900 each.

A request to purchase alot on John St. Will be dis-cussed by CAO Mannilawith the applicant to nego-tiate a purchase price thatthe Councillors fell is a fairamount.

Approval was also givento finalize the sale of the loton Greenmantle drive toRyan Traintinger.

A meeting was set upwith several partners whomight be interested infinancially supporting theoperating of the Handi Van.This project is also anopportunity for local resi-dents, who would like tosee it continue, to makedonations and receive anincome tax receipt.

An opportunity wasgiven to John Susin andCindy Crowe to present toCouncil a slide show show-ing why the Grey Wolf Tra-ditional Teaching Lodgewould like to be part of theproposed Lake SuperiorDiscovery Place project inNipigon. It is hoped to havea place in Thunder Bay, butit is also important to havea presence in Nipigon toshowcase the spiritual,educational and culturalhistory of the First Nationspeople. They asked that aMOU or Expression ofInterest be drawn up andsigned by both groups.

Council accepted theminutes from the ThunderBay District Health Unitand noted Darquise Robin-son, Red Rock, is the arearep.

A letter from Hoss Pel-letier expressed concernthat a public meeting isNOT being held by theMNR re the removal of thedam on the Black SturgeonRiver, north of the TransCanada highway. The oneconcern, as expressed byCouncilor Mackenzie, isthat invasive species couldhave easier access to BlackSturgeon Lake. A letter willbe sent to the MNR withcopies to members of theQuad Council.

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Continued from Page 2Council will ask for a

formal presentation byTBDSSAB CAO rep whowill speak about her newjob and some of her plansfor the future. Councilorsalso suggested she visitsome of the local socialservices sites in Nipigon.

A resolution from Ter-race Bay was supported,asking the government todo a feasibility study onupgrading the Sultan Road,a short cut from Chapleauthrough to Sudbury, savingup to 2 hours travel time.

CEO Sarah Lewisreported that after somediscussions with IanAngus, NOSTA, the repre-sentation of the Board willremain staus quo for nowand a council rep will notbe added at this time.

Approval was given forCEO Lewis to apply toNCIR for a grant of $8000($2000 would be Nipigon’sshare) to have a study doneon the available wood sup-ply in this area. Due to theway the government hasthe wood supply tied up inlicences many small andmedium businesses get theimpression there is nowood when there really is.In order to attract suchbusiness Nipigon needs tobe able to show what mightbe available.

In order to prepare forthe development of a newwebsite, photo shoots aregoing to be held in andaround the community ofresidents, activities andplaces. Winter ones wereto be done last week beforethe snow is gone.

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Dance Nipigon: “The Rhythm of Life” RecitalGlena ClearwaterStaff

Last week the gymnasi-um at George O’Neill Pub-lic School was packed withfriends and relatives of thelocal dancers. Dance Nip-igon presented “TheRhythm of Life” 2011spring recital for thedancers, age 3 to teens,taught by instructor/chore-ographer Suzanne Kukko.

To quote Pamela Brown“A child sings before itspeaks, dances almostbefore it walks. Music is inour hearts from the begin-ning.”

The 3 year olds danced a

jazz number Bananas inPajamas- Brooklyn Rat-cliffe, Reagan Williamson,Elli Rivard, Morgana Bol-zonella, Jaela Dupuis andAshleigh Rich.

The 4-5 year olds tapdanced to Singin’ in theRain, compete withumbrellas – JacquelineNyman, Abigail Clowes,Camryn Dumonski, Isabel-la Bolton, Mallory Guil-bault, Ella Mannila andKya Zechner.

The 4-6 year old boysCreative Crash dancers, dida hip hop/jazz number –Troy Nicol, Chaz Paakku-nainen, Peter Penner and

Jack Barber.The 6-7 year old tapped

a Hoedown Throwdown –Julia Ross, Emily Mangoff,Sydney Nyman, KaylaWillan, Angleina Macken-zie, Ellan Langevin, VioletDavies, Tayna Thompson,Kailey Dampier- Puittine-nen and Dancica DeCicco-MacNeil.

The senior class age 8+did a hip hop/jazz numberto One Tribe – DrewDumonski, AddisonDumonski, Ally Willan,Taria Tuuri, Rory Thomp-son, Kirsten Turner, Bren-na Nicol, Razlyn Sigurd-son, Hailey McFadden andSerena Mickelson.

These 4-5 year olds did a tap dance number to Singin’ in the Rain – from the left, AbigailClowes, Jacqeline Nyman, Ella Mannila, Kya Zechner and Isabella Bolton.

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editorial...We are almost half way

through the month ofApril--this astounds me. Idon’t know how timeflies, but it manages to doso in the most sneakyfashion. One minute, it’smorning and you’reenjoying that first cup ofjava, and the next minute,you are tucking yourselfinto bed! This comingfrom a person who makesit her job not to have abusy life style. If mydaily agenda doesn’tinclude a nap, that is aheavy workload day and Imake a conscious choicenot to have too many ofthose! If time is going tofly by at a pace rivalingthe Indy 500, than I willmake sure it is qualitytime doing those things Ienjoy. The present federalelection isn’t one of them.Listening to the variousplatforms of the parties isa yawn. Hearing themthrow out insults abouteach other is boring. Ifeel no passion about anyparty, any leader, any plat-form. There was a time, Ithought, when peoplewere much more verbalabout who they support-ed. Now most do notknow who to vote for,even those who havestuck with a certain partyfor years. Possibly wehave seen too many gov-ernment mess ups, heardabout too many govern-ment cover ups or aretired of broken electionpromises. The partyleaders do not inspire me,they do not give me hopefor the future and theirpromises of a better gov-ernment for Canada cer-tainly do not impress me.I want to be knocked offmy feet by someone whohas a new vision, oozespositive energy, and has atrue connection with thepeople. His or her ralliesshould resemble a JustinBieber concert and theirword as believable as theDalai Lama’s. Someonewho would be a breath offresh air in a stagnantpolitical pond. A girl candream!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Letter to the Editor: Disappointed at SelectionDear Editor,I was very disappointed

to learn that Ball Bus Linesof Dorion, Ontario (servingthe Dorion, Nipigon, RedRock area), contract withthe Greenstone DistrictSchool Board was notrenewed, it was awarded toIron Bus Lines of ThunderBay, Ontario (with the gasprices, how is it that Thun-

der Bay can offer a betterbid to the area coming froma further distance?).

Ball Bus Lines hasserved this area with reli-able service for manyyears. This will close yetanother small business inthe North. This takes awaythe jobs of our manyLOCAL safe bus drivers,who know the many back

roads where the students ofthe area live, they know thespecial students needs sowell and these studentsneed to be comfortablewith a routine, will they beable to cope with thechanges?

September could beinteresting!!!

Sincerely,Miriam Nykanen-Price

Municipalities Support Ontario Early Years CentresAt a meeting in Thunder

Bay on March 28, 2011,local municipal govern-ment officials met withOntario Ministry of Chil-dren and Youth Services(MCYS) representativesabout the role of munici-palities and the delivery ofservices for children frombirth to age six.

In attendance for Nip-igon- Councilors Collins,Dupuis, Foulds, Macken-zie; for Dorion- CouncilorDumonski; and for Green-stone- Councilor Giguere.They were assisted byJanet McKay, ExecutiveDirector, Dorion Brass BellFamily Resource Centreand Nancy Proteau, SocialServices Director forGreenstone.

Ministry officialsincluded Cynthia Abel,Manager Early YearsStrategic Policy, SandraRussell, Northern RegionProgram Supervisor, andCharles Pascal, SpecialAdvisor on Early Learning,who reports directly to thePremier and who authoredthe study “With Our Futurein Mind” containing rec-ommendations such as fullday junior kindergarten.

Municipalities stressedhow the results of a popula-tion based measure, the

Early Development Instru-ment (EDI), for seniorkindergarten students inour region Thunder BaySuperior North, showlower scores in four out offive domains as comparedwith the provincial aver-age. This is a less thanfavourable indicator of ourchildren’s readiness tolearn when entering theschool system. Optimaldevelopment would sug-gest that children come toschool appropriatelydressed, nourished andrested; able to hold a pen,climb stairs and use thewashroom independently;able to follow instructionsand get along with peers;know at least 10 letters ofthe alphabet; write simplewords; and be able to tell astory. More than 25 per-cent of Canadian childrenarrive at kindergartenstruggling. Best Start cen-tres which incorporateearly learning, family, andprenatal programs, have a

significant influence onEDI results. Simply put, a 1% reduction in children’svulnerability provincewide at an early age wouldtranslate into billions ofdollars saved over a lifetime.

With the District ofThunder Bay Social Ser-vices AdministrationBoard, Provincial, andMunicipal budgets beingfinalized, we emphasizedthe need for continued sup-port for these services toyoung children and theirfamilies. Thankfully, thedown-loading of servicesfrom the province to themunicipalities and associ-ated fiscal challenges doesnot appear to be an issue.Actually, the reduction infragmentation of govern-ment services for childrenis to be addressed.

Respectfully submittedby, Nipigon Councilor,Gordon Mackenzie, April3, 2011

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My World...And Welcome To It Paulette L. ForsythI will confess, I do not

like ice fishing. Yes, Iknow it is one of the mostenjoyed winter activitiesnortherners do, but not me.Until last weekend. Thehusband decided that weshould do a trial run on thesnowmachine to see if weboth fit on it. Laugh if youwill, but it has been manyyears and many poundssince we doubled (in moreways than one!) on themachine. It was a beauti-ful, sunny day and I could-n’t think of an excuse whynot, so I agreed. Half wayto the lake, I noticed Icouldn’t feel my right foot--actually, I couldn’t feel myentire right leg. Being incomplete denial, I didn’tmention the fact until wereached our destination andhe had to roll me off theseat. “Why didn’t you tellme sooner that your leg hadfallen asleep?” heimplored. “Because I’dhave to admit that the fitwas a tad too snug...wewere closer than a pair ofSiamese twins! It musthave been the bloat from

the water retention,” I con-cluded.

While I flopped aroundon the ice, he went aboutsetting the lines. “Don’t setlines for me, “ I instructed,“I’d rather just jig at onehole.” “But you’re missingthe fun of running to get afish when the lines bob,” henoted. “ Fun? You thinkrunning across an icy sur-face as fast as a snowsuitwill allow, skidding onyour knees until you reachthe hole and yanking up anempty line because youwere too late is fun? I’lljust sit here on my bench,right over the hole, and eatmy licorice and sip hot teauntil supper tugs on myline,” I reported.

It wasn’t long after that Ifelt the slight tugging of afish nibbling at the bait.The resistance broughtexcitement as I hawked thesucker right out of the hole.“What is that?” I ques-tioned in surprise. “Youcaught a smelt,” he chuck-led. My ice fishing dayswere slowly closing in onme, and I remembered why

I didn’t like it--too cold,and no fish! Once again,the line gave a tug and Iscreamed with excitementat the possibility of catch-ing something largeenough to fry. With amighty pull, I began to yardthe line up to the opening.I could see the fish comingup, a beautiful specimen ofperch that would fit nicelyin a frying pan. I was justabout to give the final pullwhen the hook flew up andout and the fish fell off.There he was, a keeper nodoubt, swimming aroundthe rim of the ice hole like agoldfish in a fish bowl.The husband and I stoodover watching, until Ismacked his arm anddemanded, “Get it!” Justas he motioned to grab it, itswam down the hole neverto be seen again. But theday did not end in despair--I would catch many moreand, the best and mostimportant thing of all--outfish the husband!

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Dreaded PotholesNipigon is no different that thousands of other towns oncespring weather begins - potholes everywhere and as soonas some are filled more open up. But - the town crew aremaking an effort to fill them with cold mix to make thedrive a little less holey! Here Leroy and Frankie patch upa few on Bell St. Glena Clearwater - Photo

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Dorion Council Notes.............Paulette Lalonde ForsythStaff

Reeve Harris was absentfrom the April 6th councilmeeting; Councillor Modinwas acting Reeve.

Disbursements in theamount of $60,167.10 werereviewed and accepted bycouncil.

In the public worksexpenditure report summa-ry, it was noted that thecontract with Kabi Lakewas up as of April 1st.

Council will wait untilReeve Harris returns to setup a meeting to review andhave questions answeredwith regards to the OfficialPlan.

Council is still waitingfor draft documents fromthe lawyer for SouthCrooked Creek Lake. Thedocuments will establish aportion as highway and reg-ister a portion to the town-ship of Dorion. A by-lawwill then be drawn.

The township has beenadvised by the Ministry toappoint a person to eradi-cate obnoxious weeds (suchas thistles and purple loosestrife), especially near landsdeemed agricultural (shouldthere be a complaintissued). Shuniah uses theservices of Allan Cooke,and council thought thatthey could inquire aboutusing his services to do thesame thing. If someone isnot appointed, the Ministrywill hire a person and thetownship will be expectedto pay their wages, whatev-

er that may be.Council is waiting for

gas rates from Gillies town-ship before they decide toraise the rate, due to risingas prices. The present rateis 41 cents per kilometer.

A letter was receivedfrom the Black Bay Friend-ship Club requesting sup-port in their effort to rentspace at the Dorion PublicSchool for a Drop In centre.The Club is actively seek-ing other avenues besidesthe present CentennialBuilding, in case a futuredecision by council causesthe building to be closed.The Club would like toexplore, with the schoolboard, the possibility ofacquiring space in one ofthe classrooms. However,it was noted that a letterfrom Maintenance andDevelopment had statedthat no classrooms wereavailable at this time.Council has no issue withthis pursuit as the BlackBay Friendship Club is anindependent group and notan arm of council.

MNR has requested aForest Fire Link on thetownship’s website thatwould give the public infor-mation on current firesburning in the area. Coun-cil has given consent forthis link.

Councillor’s CommentsCouncillor Ed Chambers

noted that a new brochurefor the Birding Festival iscomplete and available for

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Continued from Page 8public information aboutthe event.

Councillor Dumonskibrought the issue of BallBus Lines, a local business,losing the bussing contractand that council couldpossibly give support. Sheexplained that a consortium(Thunder BayT r a n s p o r t a t i o nconsortium), and not theschool board, decides whogets the contract, based ona point system. There have

been meetings betweenIron Range (the successfulbid) and local drivers, but itis still not clear what willhappen. Council agreedthat it’s sad to see a localbusiness go down, butthere wasn’t reallyanything they can do tohelp in this situation.

Councillor Poulinrequested clarification onthe MOE funding forhazardous waste productsfor one non-profitorganization.

Dorion Council Notes continued.......

Welcome Red Rock’s New Year’s BabyRed Rock has been blessed with a New Year’s Baby in themonth of January. Ashlee Jean Marie Eisner was bornJanuary 1st, 2011 @ 9:23 am weighing in at 8 lbs 14ounces. Proud mother Wanda Landry and father BruceEisner are over joyed with Ashlee. Ashlee will be loved byher big sisters Larissa and Sommer with brothers Jaredand Robert. In the picture are brother Jared, sistersSommer and Larissa. Parents Wanda and Bruce. Familydog Sandy. Missing is older brother Robert.

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social networks tend toshrink and we may findourselves interacting lessand less with others, andlosing our connections tothe community. A risingconcern in Canadiansociety today is that ofsocial isolation amongseniors. Contributingfactors include the risingnumber of seniors who livealone, the death of aspouse, poor health,disabilities, andtransportation issues.According to the WorldHealth Organization(2003), social isolation isassociated with prematuredeath, lower general well-being, depression, anxietyand a higher level ofdisability from chronicdiseases.

In order to helpreconnect seniors with thecommunity, and to reducethe impacts of socialisolation, North of SuperiorCounselling Programs

offers a “Friendly Visiting”program which matchesseniors with a volunteer forregular at-home visits.Volunteers providecompanionship andsupport, and are oftenwilling to assist clients withtheir regular errands (e.g.take them groceryshopping, etc).

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