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Newly opened francophone schools holds coming out party

BY KACPER [email protected]

Though students had been attending classes there since Jan. 4, École La Voie du Nord hosted its offi cial grand opening Jan. 11, opening its doors to parents, offi cial representa-tives and the general public to tour the new facilities.

Among those present were Minister of Educa-tion James Allum, Thomp-son MLA and Minister of Transportation Steve Ashton, Churchill Kee-watinook-Aski MP Niki Ashton, and Mayor Dennis Fenske. Also present were several representatives from the Division Sco-laire Franco-Manitobaine, including DSFM general director Alain Laberge, his predecessor Denis Ferré, north and western region director Bernard Lesage, and the school’s former principal, Roger Gagnon, among others.

For many, the presenta-tion was unique in Thomp-son: mainly, the majority of the presentation was in French. Nonetheless, La Voie de Nord’s princi-pal Daniel Couture offered heartfelt thanks for the English-speaking parents who did choose to attend: “I commend you for being here. If you’re at this open-ing, and you don’t speak French, it’s a very powerful message for your children; it shows that you really want to support them 100 per cent.”

The DFSM’s Lesage thanked local government offi cials for their efforts in making the project a real-ity, as well as the School District of Mystery Lake,

who helped fi nd a place for the school within the Burntwood Elementary School building: “Overthe past few years, the govern-ment of the day has really helped with the evolution of the DSFM. To the School Division of Mystery Lake, we truly appreciate you sharing spaces with us over these many years. It was very helpful with us to start off our program in French, and the shared spaces you offered us were truly appreciated.”

Allum and Steve Ashton, both of whom raised their children to speak mul-tiple languages, French or otherwise, were present to express their congratula-tions to the school. Allum

spoke to the indispensible role French has played in the opportunities his own children have gained from the experience: “All three of my kids were educated in French, by virtue of be-ing able to speak French, the world has opened up to them. They have the ability to do many, many more things by being able to communicate in French. And that, my friends, is the future that awaits all of you children. It’s an honour to be here in a school with such energy, such vibrancy, and such beautiful surroundings, that’s so energy effi cient and sustainable for future generations to come, and not just for you folks in

front of me, but a childcare centre as well. Everyone in the community has a stake here.”

Steve Ashton echoed his sentiment, and emphasized the contribution a French-language school makes to the cultural diversity with-in the community: “This is a very important day for Thompson; we have 60 years as a community, and thousands of years of aboriginal history. Today, the message we send with the opening of this school, we send a very clear mes-sage: while we don’t have a historically French popu-lation in Thompson, the French language is also alive and well in Northern Manitoba.”

Fenske presented a cer-tifi cate of appreciation to the school, and empha-sized the role La Voie de Nord will play in ensuring the continuing relevance of Thompson as a north-ern centre for excellence: “We’ve had growth at the University College of the North, with the announce-ment of the industrial trades centre; with this, we add to the pillar of educa-tion in this community, one that we will grow on, as pillars of education, health, government services, and industry, to ensure that our community is sustainable for many years to come, and that all of these kids have a future in the north, as we have had.”

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski

École La Voie de Nord principal Daniel Couture stands with government and community representatives after the unveil-

ing of a plaque commemorating the school’s grand opening ceremony Jan. 11. See related story on Page 3.

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Ombudsman Charlene Paquin says that Manitoba Infrastructure and Transpor-tation (MIT) did not have suffi cient reason to try to purchase $5 million worth of Tiger Dams fl ood-fi ghting equipment in 2014 without going to tender.

Her report into the at-tempted purchase – which didn’t go through and was then sent to tender in De-cember 2014 but was sub-sequently not awarded – was released Jan. 7 and also found that MIT did not do enough research and analysis into whether the particular type of fl ood-fi ghting equipment that the Interlake Reserves Tribal Council (IRTC) wanted was the best way to fi ght fl ooding.

“No MIT staff we inter-viewed knew of research the department had conducted or considered regarding the fl ood protection needs for First Nation communities in the Interlake region of the province or for the pur-chase of $5 million of Tiger Dams, despite the guidance in the PAM [Procurement Administration Manual] to do ‘research and analysis’ in the fi rst stage of the procure-ment cycle,” Paquin’s report states. “Our understanding is that the department did not conduct this research and analysis because IRTC had already stated to the depart-ment that it wanted a specifi c

brand of water-fi lled barriers and because it was directed to prepare a submission accord-ingly. We are not satisfi ed that IRTC requesting specifi c equipment is suffi cient justi-fi cation for the department not to follow the guidance in the PAM that encourages de-partments to provide research and analysis regarding what goods or services should be purchased.”

The department’s submis-sion to the Treasury Board proposed waiving a competi-tive bidding process because it felt the sole source excep-tion – one of four acceptable circumstances under which untendered purchases for more than $50,000 can be made – applied.

“Individuals we spoke with at MIT indicated that de-partmental staff did not agree with waiving a competitive procurement process,” wrote Paquin. “However, as noted previously, the department was directed by the minis-ter of MIT [Thompson MLA Steve Ashton] to draft a submission that proposed an untendered contract for Tiger Dams. The department indicates that the direction supported IRTC’s request for this equipment because IRTC had this equipment in its in-ventory and had experience using it.”

Paquin also said that MIT had purchased two emer-gency response trailers equipped with Tiger Dams

and the equipment needed for their deployment from International Flood Control for a signifi cantly lower price per trailer on July 4, 2014 than the price the company indicated it could provide them for in a July 30, 2014

document sent to IRTC.“We were not provided

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Untendered Tiger Dam purchase attempt not justifi ed or supported by research, says ombudsman

Manitoba Ombudsman Report Page 35

APPENDIX: THE TIMELINE

Manitoba ombudsman Charlene Paquin’s report into the

attempted purchase of $5 million worth of Tiger Dams

fl ood-fi ghting through an untendered contract by the

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation depart-

ment, which started with an announcement in July 2014

and was withdrawn in November of that year, said there

wasn’t justifi cation for not going to tender.

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Manitoba took one more step in connecting two soli-tudes this January as École La Voie du Nord opened its doors for classes Jan. 4. La Voie du Nord, or Voice of the North, is Northern Manitoba’s first franco-phone community school, currently servicing 75 stu-dents through kindergarten to Grade 9, with plans for both physical and program expansion on a yearly basis. With its opening, of course, comes the new school zone, limiting traffi c speed to 30 km/h Monday to Friday, be-tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

La Voie de Nord princi-pal Daniel Couture notes that the student population is expected to grow every year, with concrete pads for additional classrooms al-ready poured in anticipation: “Its going to be one year at a time; we’re not expecting high school students to sud-denly show up. We’re going to work on the students we have now, and every year, as they grow older, we’re going to expand one more grade.” Ideally, Couture says, the school would hold between 15 and 20 students per class from kindergarten to Grade 12 or 200 to 240 in total.

The contemporary archi-tecture features wider class-rooms, maximizing inter-action between students and instructors, and features a dedicated room for students with special needs to be com-fortably taken care of.

“Back before the 1930s, there was a law passed in Manitoba that banned edu-cation in French, and a lot of French families were es-sentially assimilated as Eng-lish-speakers,” said Couture. “The DFSM’s mission is to get back that lost genera-tion. So even if your parents spoke French, and you want your kids to get their culture back, this might be the place to go. We go above and be-yond learning in French, and teaching our kids to live in French.”

Students from anglo-phone families are welcome to enroll in the francophone school as well, and the school already has a few such students. However, Couture stresses that par-ents must be prepared for the additional engagement: “We have to maintain the French environment; reports cards are in French, emails are in French, which might be more diffi cult for parents. But, of course, there are always tools to help parents with that. If there’s something

important that they’d like to speak about, then we will try to speak in the parent’s language. We’ll always try to accommodate when the situation is more serious.”

While the school looks for-ward to taking on more stu-dents in the years to come, fi lling up classrooms is only one part of the school’s suc-

cess. “We need parents, even if they don’t speak French,” says Couture. “They may feel like they can’t help, but they can help in many ways. Even if there was, say, a francophone musi-cian who may need a bit of work, they could come to the school, and we could arrange a part-time program.”

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To the Editor:

“Puzzle of Confi dence.” What does confi dence mean to us? Do any of us know? It is the state of being, how our clothes fi t, how we speak to others and how we feel about ourselves and more. Keep in mind that there may be mo-ments when that puzzle of confi dence is present and some-times not. Either way, it comes from within. The normal mind works with the connection to the heart and we can feel it in our gut and intuition. By starting today, that puzzle of confi dence can lead to any direction. We think positivity, we get relaxed and we try to choose where we can add some of that puzzle of confi dence to our daily way of living. We are all worthy of it.

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Local Viewpoint

Upcoming election keeping

Thompson awash in infrastructure

projects and other spending

Thompson could be forgiven for thinking that

Christmas came a little late this year, given that the city recently received news that the province will be investing in edu-cation, new health care facilities and new afford-able housing units.

And that’s just the past week.

Other recent spend-ing has included the an-nouncement of a new trades training facility for use by the School Dis-trict of Mystery Lake and University College of the North, as well as the fa-cility for youth in mental health crises being con-structed at the southern end of Princeton Drive, adjacent to the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Eaglewood treatment cen-tre.

With all these new fa-cilities being completed, built or announced, it’s hard to remember that

the outlook was much grimmer fi ve years ago, when Vale announced its plans to shut down the refi nery and smelter, something that’s going to happen about three years from now, give or take, depending upon when the company’s other facilities are ready to accept ore from the Manitoba Oper-ations.

Thompson also saw the grand opening École La Voie du Nord this week, one week after students actually began attending the new francophone school on Weir Road near the Norplex Pool.

To paraphrase a sup-porting character from a long-running animated TV series, “Everything’s coming up Thompson.”

Unfortunately, the situ-ation may not be as rosy as it appears.

At the same time that the provincial govern-ment is investing heav-ily in new infrastructure

in Thompson – which is certainly welcomed by almost every resident – it isn’t diffi cult to see that the local economy is not as booming as residents would like it to be. There are still empty storefronts in local malls, some fairly recent.

In the bigger picture, the Canadian dollar, well, isn’t a dollar in inter-national currency trading and, while that may be welcome news for manu-facturers who are export-ing their goods to other markets, particularly the United States, it’s not as good for those who are importing products from other countries and sell-ing them here, since it’s usually the consumers who end paying the dif-ference.

And, of course, there’s an election coming up, which explains why so much provincial spend-ing is being announced now. It won’t be long be-

fore that well runs dry, at least until the campaign is over. And barring, say, a signifi cant uptick in the worldwide price of nickel, which forecasters don’t seem to think is on its way, at least in the short term, it doesn’t seem like-ly the local economy will improve dramatically by the end of 2016.

The good news is that it isn’t doing as badly as some people feared it might be not that long ago and capital projects spending will be spread out over the course of weeks and months and years, so it probably won’t falter too badly either.

As the famous fable of the rabbit and the hare points out, slow and steady can get results. Right now, Thompson can be thankful that, for whatever the reason, the province is in the mood to spend on us. But good things like that don’t usu-ally last forever.

I got a call last week at the offi ce from someone wanting

to talk about health-care workers and I was prepared to hear a rant about a long emergency room wait or something similar because a lot of people who call up the newspaper do so to com-plain.

This caller, it turned out, was not one of those. A relative of hers had been in a car crash and she wanted to say how pleased she was with the care that was given. The hospital, she said, was sometimes like a war zone, but the nurses, aides and other work-ers there were providing the best care they could while working long hours and dealing with clients who are sometimes ungrateful, which is understandable, given that they are dealing with their own problems and per-haps not feeling as thankful as they normally would.

Overall, as someone who’s had a lot of experience with Manitoba’s health care system lately, I have to agree with the caller. Health care workers are doing diffi cult and sometimes unpleasant jobs in a system that is often under-staffed. Like every system run by people, it isn’t perfect, but the people who make it go do deserve our thanks sometimes, especially when they’re working through the holiday season, while many of us are spending more time relaxing with family and friends.

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The School District of Mystery Lake is the big-gest single benefi ciary of the province’s recently announced $32.5 million hike in Manitoba’s educa-tion budget, receiving more than 10 per cent of the total amount, says Thompson MLA Steve Ashton.

“Thompson is receiving a 12.34 per cent increase or $3,428,797,” Ashton said in an email Jan. 5, the day the provincial announce-ment was made. “This is the highest increase in the province and is absolutely unprecedented.”

The reasons for the in-crease include a small in-crease in enrolment and also the province devoting targeted funding in specif-ic areas, including $13.9 million provincewide to support literacy and num-eracy programming – a 5.9 per cent increase from last year – and $1.8 mil-lion to support the Student Achievement Fund to sup-port innovative programs to help individual students succeed – a 124.7 per cent increase – and $200,000 for low-income students in Manitoba to pay for college and university applications.

“We’re particularly fo-cusing on some of the

specifi c needs and I think that’s the most important aspect of this increase,” said Ashton. “It really re-fl ects some of the specifi c situations we’re facing in the north.”

Other programs receiv-ing funding across the province include a web-site designed to help high school students and young adults learn what education and training they need for their dream job, the incor-poration of more paid and unpaid employment and co-operative education placements for high school credits, and resources for indigenous and immigrant students as well as under-privileged youth.

“Virtually all of those factors are here in Thomp-son,” Ashton says. “Other school districts may have one or two or three of those specifi c focuses but if you look at the list there’s been a real focus on enhance-ment. That’s one of the reasons why Thompson is doing as well as it is. It’s because we refl ect a lot of those specifi c needs and that’s why the funding announcement’s such a good news announcement for Thompson.”

Historically, says Ash-ton, the School District of Mystery Lake has had

disadvantages including not having a northern allowance factored into funding and having the lowest assessment base, outside of the Frontier School Division, compared to the number of students it serves, as well as the fact that many students from outlying communities come to Thompson for school.

“I’ve always argued that it’s not one size fi ts all in the province when it comes to education,” Ashton says. “We are the youngest re-gion in the province and Thompson’s the young-est city in the province, so those factors create particular programming and funding challenges. That’s the key element here. The overall amount, obvously not every school district in the province is receiving it. We’re the only one with that sig-nificant increase.”

Ashton says that the in-creased funding and other recent announcements like the establishment of a trades and training fa-cility for secondary and post-secondary students make this a good time for education in Thompson.

“All in all, a very good last few weeks for educa-tion in Thompson and the north,” he says.

Mystery Lake getting big provincial funding boost


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NDP MP Niki Ashton’s campaign team fi led a for-mal complaint with Elections Canada following the Oct. 19 federal election, alleging that a polling station in Fairford reported more people vot-ing than were on the elec-tors’ list and that elections offi cials made comments that revealed bias and also may have targeted certain people in order to prevent them from voting.

A Nov. 19 letter from Ash-ton’s campaign manager

Blair Hudson to Elections Canada identifi ed fi ve con-cerns about how the elec-tion for the Churchill-Kee-watinook Aski riding was conducted at polling station number 90.

“1. Our campaign has been told that 558 and 561 voters voted in Fairford, as shown on the copy of state-ments of the vote for can-didates & representatives,” said the letter. “Our records indicate this is approximate-ly 300 more people than we identifi ed on the electors’ list. While we recognize many

people living in First Nations are not registered voters we have cause for concern that people voting were ineligible to vote in this poll.

2. Our campaign was also informed that the number 558 includes the advanced poll numbers for Lake St. Martin, Dauphin River and Little Saskatch-ewan. However this should not be the case as Lake St. Martin and Dauphin River voted in different polls in Winnipeg. Knowing that Little Saskatchewan had a poll #89 on the reserve we

have no records to show that there was a poll in Winnipeg, however the numbers from our voters list shows a dis-crepancy of 50+ on the fi nal tally sheet.

3. Our scrutineer in Fair-ford overheard an Election Day worker tell the local Re-turning Offi cer ‘Be careful. The NDP is here watching.’ I am sure you will agree that this statement is cause for concern.

4. We have been notifi ed by at least one person in Fairford that prior to walking to the booth to fi ll in her bal-lot, they were encouraged to vote Liberal. The person in turn reported it to our scru-tineering offi cer. The person who heard this felt it was likely that the same message was given to others too.

5. We have been notifi ed that Elections Canada repre-sentatives in Fairford were not consistent in asking for correct ID from people. It is feared that certain people were targeted and were told that they couldn’t vote even though they brought the right ID.”

Ashton says some of the

allegations are serious ethic-al and legal breaches, if true.

“It really is a question of ethical conduct and ob-viously there’s also the law in terms of the conduct of federal elections,” Ashton told the Thompson Citizen. “That kind of a statement [telling someone to vote Lib-eral] is entirely inappropriate and would contravene the Elections Act. This was an offi cial. This wasn’t some-body in the polling station.”

She also points out that the concerns were brought to her team by people in Fairford.

“It’s about a community that expressed real concern about the way the election was conducted in their own community, a federal elec-tion that was conducted in their own community,” said Ashton. “The kinds of things that we heard happened simply can’t happen again and obviously we hope to fi nd out exactly what is be-hind this discrepancy in the numbers.”

Ashton says she know people who worked on the regional elections team in

the riding and knows that they work hard and that Elections Canada could do more to support training for elections workers in the lead-up to a campaign. And while there were other issues like insuffi cient ballots re-ported at some other polling stations in the riding, she says Fairford is the only one she heard allegations like this about.

“It’s pretty shocking,” Ashton said. “This is not a case where it’s a lack of capacity or lack of aware-ness. Everybody knows that that kind of conduct is unacceptable when you’re an elections offi cial. It is unheard of. I’ve never heard of this happening in an election in our region.”

“We all trust that [the election]’s going to be done properly and people there are obviously very concerned that it wasn’t and are troubled, as are we, by some of the things that took place on that day,” Ashton says. “They’re keen to see a comprehensive review and so are we.”

Niki Ashton campaign team fi led complaint over conduct of federal election in Fairford

Notice of Public HearingTO REVIEW MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CHARGES

AND FEES FOR PAYDAY LOANSPURSUANT to The Consumer Protection Act (Act) (C.C.S.M.2006 c.2006 c.200) the Manitoba Public Utilities Board (Board) will conduct a public hearing to review charges and fees for payday loans and consider the impacts of possibly reducing the maximum allowable rate from $17 per $100 borrowed to $15 per $100 borrowed. Additionally, the Board will consider the impacts of reducing the proportion of a borrowers net pay, which is used to determine the maximum loan amount, from 30 percent to 25 percent. These considerations, and other related matters, will be included in the Board’s report to the Minister.

SPECIFICALLY SEC. 164 OF THE ACT PROVIDES:164(2) Within three years after the first regulation

under clause 163(1)(f.1) (maximum cost of credit) comes into force, the board must commence a review of

(a) the meaning of «cost of credit» for the purposes of this Part;

(b) the maximum cost of credit — or any rate, tariff or formula for determining the maximum cost of credit — that may be charged, required or accepted in respect of a payday loan; and

(c) the maximum amounts, or the rates, tariffs or formulas for determining the maximum amounts, that may be charged, required or accepted

(i) in respect of any component of the cost of credit for a payday loan,

(ii) in respect of the extension or renewal of a payday loan,

(iii) in respect of a replacement loan, or

(iv) in respect of a default by the borrower under a payday loan.

Further, the Board will submit its report to the Minister which will include

(i) a description of the board’s consultation and the results of the consultation, and

(ii) the board’s recommendations about the matters reviewed under subsection (2); and

(b) may include any other recommendations about the regulation of payday lenders or payday loans.

HEARING DATES AND LOCATIONS: A Public Hearing will be held on the following days:

Date: Tuesday, April 12 to Monday, April 18, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

Location: Board’s Hearing Room – 4th floor, 330 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba

PARTICIPATION AND SCOPE OF HEARING:

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS AN INTERVENER The public may participate in this review as an Intervener. Interveners provide evidence to the Board and are subject to cross-examination. Those seeking Intervener status should file their application with the Board by February 29, 2016. Intervener Application Forms are available on the Board’s website at: http://www.pub.gov.mb.ca/faq.html

Interveners must identify their reasons for intervention and be prepared to cooperate with other interveners to avoid duplication of interventions.

The Board may determine whether an intervener is entitled to costs for participating in the hearing and may fix the amount of those costs. Criteria defining the award of costs are described in the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedures which are also available on the website.

The Board will issue a procedural order dealing with scope, process and intervener status following the February 29, 2016 filing deadline.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS A PRESENTER The Public is welcome to provide written submissions to the Board. Written submissions should be received by March 11, 2016.

The public may also present their views orally to the Board during the Hearing. Anyone wishing to present oral submissions to the PUB should contact the Board Secretary by March 11, 2016.

Persons wishing to address the Hearing in French are required to notify the Board’s Secretary prior to March 11, 2016.

SCOPE OF REVIEWInterveners may also wish to make written submissions regarding the scope of the review and to address any specific issues, beyond the mandatory review requirements that they seek to have the Board consider.

FILING OF INFORMATIONThe Board will set out a timetable for the orderly filing of information and confirm the hearing dates in its Procedural Order.

All material filed by approved Interveners, as well as public presentations, will be provided on the Board’s website.

PROCEDUREThe Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure will apply to the conduct of these hearings. All Interveners must familiarize themselves with the Board’s requirements. This document is viewable on the Board’s website or is available upon request to the Secretary of the Board at 400 - 330 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0C4 or by calling (204) 945-2638 or 1-866-854-3698 (toll free). The Board’s email address is [email protected].

The Manitoba Ombudsman has recently issued privacy guidelines for administrative tribunals. The Board is mindful of its obligations under those guidelines. Its decisions in respect of the Application being considered will be sensitive to the guidelines. Personal information will not be disclosed unless it is appropriate and necessary to do so. However, the Board advises participants that these proceedings are public and that as a result personal information protections are reduced. The proceedings before the Board are transcribed and the transcript is posted on the Board’s website. Names of Presenters and their written or oral presentations are included in the publicly available transcripts.

DATED this 14th day of October, 2015.

Darren Christle Secretary, Public Utilities Board


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The Treasury Board re-viewed MIT’s submission on Oct. 6, 2014 and approved the spending but not the unten-dered purchase and directed the department to develop a detailed proposal with specifi c requirements and a plan to tender for the equipment and to provide a plan for custody, dare and use of the equip-ment, which – because MIT planned to pay for it from its capital budget – would be property of the province but

in the possession of the IRTC. Two days later, the Treasury Board minute regarding the submission was held by cab-inet, and the premier told the then-clerk of the executive council to work with MIT and the Treasury Board to ensure proper procurement procedures were followed. The submission proposing an untendered contract was withdrawn by the MIT deputy minister on Nov. 13, 2014.

“The ombudsman’s fi nd-ings show the minister was determined to award this contract to a specifi c vendor and through an untendered contract,” said Progressive Conservative Opposition house leader Kelvin Goertzen

in a news release. “This was done with complete disregard to the advice of senior civil servants who were fulfi lling their duty to provide expert advice and do what is right for all Manitobans.”

Ashton said in an email that the report concluded that “proper administrative pro-cedures had been followed” and that the government has accepted the recommen-dations, which have either been implemented or are in progress.

The proposed untendered purchase was the subject of a 2014 complaint to the Manitoba ombudsman under the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection)

Act. The former acting om-budsman referred the matter to the clerk of the executive council and was informed that the contract for the equipment would be tendered, so the om-budsman’s offi ce deemed that issue resolved. The clerk of the executive council wrote the ombudsman June 23, 2015 and said Premier Greg Selinger wanted the ombuds-man to “consider conducting a fulsome review of the con-cerns raised by the whistle-blower on the matter, includ-ing the commitment to and procurement of fl ood-fi ghting equipment for the Emergency Operations Centre, to ensure that all appropriate processes had been followed.”

The Progressive Conserva-tives had asked the premier that day to demand Ashton’s resignation for what they called an undeclared confl ict because the owner of Inter-national Flood Control had previously donated to Ash-ton’s election and leadership campaigns.

Following the resignation demand, Ashton asked Mani-toba Confl ict of Interest Com-missioner Ron Perozzo for a written ruling on whether a contribution to a campaign would constitute a confl ict of interest.

“I am of the opinion that a contribution to a leadership campaign, made in accord-ance with the Election Finan-

cing Act would not, in and of itself, give rise to a pecuniary interest under The Legislative Assembly and Executive Gov-ernment Confl ict of Interest Act,” wrote Perozzo in his July 2015 decision.

This investigation was under section 15(a) of the Ombudsman Act, which empowers the ombudsman to investigate recommenda-tions made regarding admin-istrative matters “whereby any person is or may be aggrieved.”

To read the full report go to: https://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/uploads/document/fi les/ombudsman-report-on-fl ood-fi ghting-equipment-en.pdf

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The Boys & Girls Club of Thompson is hosting the grand opening of its new Eastwood satellite location today and to-morrow, having quietly opened its doors Jan. 6. Regularly scheduled pro-gramming will be put on hold for the two-day per-iod as the club opens its doors to the community at large, providing residents with the opportunity to enjoy food and music while meeting the new

staff and asking ques-tions about the facility.

Speaking to city council Jan. 4, executive director Regina DaSilva-Gibbons outlined the goals of the new satellite loca-tion: “The mission of the Boys & Girls Club is to provide a safe support place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive re-lationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. What we hope to ac-complish in this location

is to provide that place for kids, as well as commun-ity engagement by way of our community events, and continue to try to im-prove by our mission and core values.”

DaSilva-Gibbons says the new club, like the current location, will not only provide a safe place for children to go to after school, but enrich-ing and active programs to keep them busy: “The after-school program we’d like to run there is a Monday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; we will have staff there for eight hours a day. All of our programs are very structured; as a matter of fact, when I left the club today, the kids were being dragged away from on-line learning to engage in some active play, to make sure they move around and get a well-rounded after-school program.” The new location will also offer relief to the current location on Thompson Drive, whose clientele can occasionally exceed the capabilities of staff to effectively control the

space. DaSilva-Gibbons noted one week in Nov-ember where the club saw a steady stream of 65 kids every night, a stressful situation for the limited and often young staff to handle. With the new location, it’s hoped that number will become the average attendance be-tween the two locations, with the current facility averaging roughly 50 a day.

The property isn’t much to look at for the moment; DaSilva-Gibbons assures that while the club plans to bring the new location up to similar standards as that on Thompson Drive, a functioning, essential facility is required to en-sure funding will be avail-able in the future: “To be a club in good standing, we do get peer reviews to adhere to national standards for beautifica-tion of the property. The Boys & Girls Club relies on positive partnerships, and that area needs some beautification in order for us to bring in the type of activities we’ve been able to do over at

our primary location. But the key here is to first get that club open and prove that it needs to be there, in order for us to ask for grants and continue to get funding for that location.”

To help get the Club started, the Thompson Boys and Girls Club has received $92,500 to help support the club’s basic operations for the first year, such as staffing, groceries (the kids are fed five times a week), as well as general program sup-plies. RBC contributed the bulk of the money, as well as the Manitoba Com-munity Services Coun-cil, Thomas Hill, and TD bank.

DaSilva-Gibbons ad-mits that the Eastwood area is considered a less-than-ideal area for chil-dren to play. Yet children live and go to school there regardless of the exist-ence of the club, and she stresses that this is exact-ly why the new location is so critical: “Our main concern is to increase our services as many kids in the community as pos-sible. Our current loca-

tion is too far of a dis-tance for five-year-olds to walk, whether it’s the summer or the middle of the winter. We under-stand there’s areas in Eastwood that have some unsavoury elements, but it takes a bit of guts and faith to go in there and effect some change.” The new satellite location will have additional security measures, such as re-inforced locks and door-bell, in order to keep bet-ter track of those moving in and out of the facility.“I’m a resident of the Eastwood area, and if I could, I would take any of those dilapidated old houses and turn it into the Boys & Girls Club. I wouldn’t mind it in the least, having one next door. I would much prefer for kids to have a place to go, rather than meander around the streets with precious little to do, and with little supervision, wandering around the area. We have every confidence in our abil-ity to make sure that the children who cross our threshold will be safe.”

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The Thompson King Miners scored four times in each of the second and third periods to

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The Thompson King Miners exploded offensively after a slow start to win the final of the Prince-Berscheid peewee hockey tournament 9-4 over the Flin Flon Bombers Jan. 10.

The host team scored four times in both of the last two periods to win the game going away after being ahead by only a single goal at the first intermission.

The win capped off a nearly perfect tournament for the King Miners, who beat The Pas Huskies 10-3 on Jan. 8 and

then edged Rankin Inlet 3-2 the follow-ing day before finishing the round robin with a 3-3 draw against the Bombers.

The female Thompson Tigers were runners up on the B-side, losing 5-4 to Split Lake in the B final. The Tigers beat Split Lake 4-3 in their tourna-ment opener and then knocked off the Wabowden Warriors 9-2 on Saturday before beating Norway House 7-3 to finish first in their pool.

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The Norman Wild picked up their third win of the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League season in their third game of 2016 after starting off the new year with a pair of shutout losses.

Thompson’s Kerri Ann Sweeny led the Wild with a pair of goals in a 5-3 win over the Eastman Selects in Ste. Anne Jan. 10 while Kali Cummings, also of Thomp-son, was another one of the goal-scorers, along with Carlin Hamilton and Jilaina Castel, both of Cross Lake. Cummings and Hamilton each added one assist. Tori Ellers made 31 saves for the win, allowing two goals by Samantha Christensen and one by Robyn Matula.

The Wild were goalless in their two previous games on the three-game road trip, losing 4-0 to the Winnipeg Avros Jan. 9 and 3-0 to the Central Plains Capitals Jan. 8.

Brooke Anderson, with a pair, and Cara DiMarco and Leah Hibbert, with one tally each, were the goal-scorers for the Avros on Saturday. Winnipeg outshot Norman 49-13, with Shayna Moore stopping 45 shots in net for the Wild.

Ellers was bombarded with 42 shots the previous evening, making 39 saves and allowing goals by Makaela Fisher, Chelsea Hallson and Emily Upgang.

The Wild are seventh in the standings in the eight-team league right now, with a 3-15-1 record for seven points, seven ahead of the last place – and pointless – Interlake Lightning, and eight behind the sixth-place Selects.

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The Northstars are off to a rocky start in the second half of the season, suffering dual losses Saturday and Sunday night on their fi rst weekend back after the holidays.

While the Northstars failed to notch any goals on Saturday night, it was un-doubtedly a good night for the Central Plains Capitals’ Drew Anderson, who not only managed to score a hat trick, but the only three goals on the night. The game got off to a decidedly sleepy start with a single goal from the Capitals, and despite doubling down their efforts in the second period, the Northstars could not prevent the Capitals from sneaking one more goal within 30 seconds of the buzzer. The frus-tration was palpable by the third period, the penalty score saying it all: while the Central Plains Capitals accumulated only four minutes in the penalty box, the North-stars racked up a whopping 14. The fi nal score was 3-0 for the Capitals, who out-shot the home side 37-28.

The Northstars did manage to score two goals Sunday afternoon; yet despite the wakeup call, the score in the second game was no less devastating. While Lance Lay-

cock got the Northstars on the board at 12:44, his tally was fl anked on either side by a goal from Capitals player Tyler Van Deynze and two from Anderson, leaving the score 3-1 at the end of the period fi rst period.

By second period, the teams had be-come notably more aggressive: two goals from the Capitals’ Brody Moffatt and Jared Hulme, scored 25 seconds apart, outpaced one goal from the Northstars’ Braden Paulic. While the period saw few outright fi ghts, it seemed that the play-ers were always on the verge of one, and the aggressive atmosphere culminated in a particularly nasty blow to Michael Markus of the Northstars, removing him from play shortly into the third period. With the second period ending at 5-2, the third period would see two more goals for Central Plains, scored 30 seconds apart by Brody Moffatt and Marco Mazza, leaving Sunday’s fi nal at 7-2 with shots 33-18 for the Capitals.

The Northstars will be travelling south next weekend to challenge Brandon, Southwest, and Yellowhead and will re-turn to the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Jan. 23 to face the Winnipeg Thrashers.

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The Thompson King Miners and Cross Lake Islanders 1 split a pair of games in the Norman Minor Hockey Association midget AA league in Cross Lake Jan. 9-10, with Thompson win-ning the opener 8-6 and the Islanders responding with a 6-3 win on Sunday.

Alex Murray led the offence for Thompson with a hat trick Jan. 9, while five of his teammates – Kendall An-derson, Holden Flett, Chase Gurniak, Emerald Spence and Matthew Tretiak – had one goal each. Kruz Mitchell made 37 saves, allowing two goals by Justin Dorion and one apiece by Brenston Dorion, Julien Monias, Theo Osborne and Keenan Thomas. The King Miners

outshot their opponents 53-43, scoring three goals on Jamie Anderson in 20 minutes and five goals on Trent Halcrow in the other 40 minutes.

Durell Rots had two goals for the Islanders Jan. 10 while Justin Dorion, Brenston Dorion, Derian Garrioch and Quinton Scatch had singles. Kenton Brass made 64 saves in the loss as his team was outshot 70-57. Murray, Ethan Nepitabo and Trent North each had a goal for the King Miners. Halcrow made 54 saves to get the win for Cross Lake.

The King Miners are still in top spot in the league with an 11-3-2 record for 24 points, four more than Cross Lake 1, which is 10-6 and tied in points with The Pas Huskies, who have a 10-2 record.

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The bantam Thompson King Miners are still on top of the Norman Min-or Hockey Association league standings after two losses, a win and a tie in four games Jan. 9-10, but they are now only three points ahead of the Split Lake Eagles.

Thompson started its weekend with an 8-5 loss to the Norway House North Stars. Drayden Spence had a hat trick for the King Miners, with Armando Evans and Aaron Haase also scor-ing, while Norway House had three from Richard Ducharme and one apiece from Theorin Folster, Tim Folster, Henry Muchikek-wanape, Troy Muswagon and Alex Walker. Shots in the game were 30-30 and Thomas King al-

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Later that day, it was the Cross Lake Island-ers 1 beating Thompson 7-4 on the strength of four goals from Dredyn Robinson and a pair from Julius Scribe with Creigh-ton Sinclair scoring the other. Murphy Krentz, Kale Mayor, Curtis Shy-manski and Spence were the scorers for the King Miners, who got 17 saves on 24 shots from King, while Arlo Mus-kego stopped 21 for the Islanders.

Thompson’s sole win of the weekend was a 16-4 thrashing of the Cross Lake Islanders 2. Mayor had four goals and Jacob Enns and Evans each had hat tricks for the King Miners.

The weekend finished with a 6-6 tie against the Eagles. Evans had an-other hat trick, Robert Dudas scored twice and Mayor had the other for the King Miners, while Jaden Osborne scored four times for Split Lake, with Zachery Kitchek-eesik and Albert Sinclair each getting one goal.

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The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown Agency that contributes to the health and resilience of Manitobans by providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviours.

Reporting to the Director, the Secretary is responsible for the provision of secretarial and administrative support to the Northern Area. The Secretary is expected to handle a variety of work assignments in a professional and effi cient manner which will include such duties as correspondence, reports, mail duties, compilation of statistics, fi le systems set up and management, and reception. The incumbent is expected to carry out assignments with limited direction following normal offi ce routines and AFM guidelines and to seek direction on matters that are not of a routine nature. The Secretary may be required to orient and train staff and to serve as ‘back up’ for other administrative support positions.

The incumbent will support the designated leadership team, primarily providing administrative support for the Director and will demonstrate

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• Ability to communicate respectfully and positively with clients and staff and presents self in an approachable and friendly manner.• Ability to provide a welcoming, safe and supportive atmosphere to all individuals inquiring about our services.• Ability to take initiative in handling routine matters and inquiries, demonstrating analysis of information, common sense and use of past experience

to develop possible solutions.• Ensures that the privacy and confi dentiality of staff information and client information and relationships are maintained. • Adjusts priorities and work goals as necessary when working under changing or unclear conditions. • Is able to balance multiple duties and tasks effectively and effi ciently. • Works collaboratively in the context of a provincial organization, with numerous colleagues, to ensure a consistent “One AFM” approach.

Responsibilities:

• Provides secretarial and administrative support as assigned in a professional manner. This includes responsibility for the formatting and lay out of work, accuracy, proofreading and editing. Handles assigned area job postings.

• Compose routine correspondence on own initiative as well as compose non-routine correspondence by direction or within realm of knowledge of work unit.

• Develop offi ce procedures to provide effi cient services to assigned area.• Ensures that duties are conducted to refl ect good communication to staff, clients and the general public.• Be responsible for mail services including the sorting, sending, and maintenance of postage machine.• Participate in special projects as assigned.• Design and maintain fi ling systems, database record management.• Compile statistics for monthly and annual reports.• Provide reception services for staff, clients and general public including scheduling of client appointments. • Participates in regular offi ce procedures including photocopying, faxing information, answering information requests.• Participate on committees, team or work groups at a local, regional or provincial level. • Abides by the AFM’s Code of Professional Practice and maintains professional conduct at all times.• Responsible for fully cooperating in efforts to improve client safety and eliminating potential risks.• Responsible for supporting and following established Workplace Safety and Health policies and procedures.• Responsible for protecting the health and wellbeing of staff, clients, visitors and community by following established infection prevention and control

policies and procedures. • Ability to attend to multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.• Works collaboratively in the context of a provincial organization, with numerous colleagues, to ensure a consistent “One AFM” approach.• Demonstrates a strong commitment to personal and professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.• Maintaining Outlook Calendar for meeting room bookings • Schedules and sets up for MB Telehealth sessions• Collects program fees• Monitors and orders offi ces supplies as needed.• Provides secretarial and administrative support services to all program areas in the North.• May Keep record of employee attendance. • May Be responsible for handling area employees’ leave reports.• May Prepare accounts payable information• May Maintain Outlook Calendar for Director.

QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of a recognized business or community college course in the secretarial/offi ce administration area and three (3) years experience and/or a suitable combination of education and experience. Ability to handle a varied workload in an organized and effi cient manner. Excellent communication skills including ability to prepare written information for reports and projects. Ability to work in a team environment and to work independently with general direction. Ability to handle reception duties and to deal effectively with staff, clients and the general public. Demonstrated knowledge and profi ciency using Microsoft Offi ce (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint). Ability to handle confi dential material. Demonstrated understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations. Knowledge of addictions and mental health an asset. Fluency in English (French verbal and written an asset).

The Competencies for the Administrative Support opportunity are:• Effective communication• Adaptability/Flexibility• Attention to Detail• Analytical Thinking and Decision Making.• Client Service Orientation• Continuous Learning• Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness• Ethical Conduct and Professionalism• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to foster collaboration and partnership• Planning and Organizing

It is AFM practice to request a criminal record check and conduct a child abuse registry check prior to fi nalizing the appointment of successful candidates

Competition #: 2015-063

Salary Range: $36,994 – $42,498 / annum ($19.56- $22.47/ hour) Under Review

Closing Date: October 5, 2015

Apply in writing to: Director, Northern Area 90 Princeton Drive Thompson, MB R8N 0L3 Fax: 204-677-7328 E-mail: [email protected]

We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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Church ServicesST. 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

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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

CHRISTIAN COUNCIL DIRECTORY

CareersWednesday, January 13, 2016 www.thompsoncitizen.net

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]

Community Service Worker 2 Regular/Full-Time Manitoba Family Services, Rural and Northern Services, Northern Region, Thompson, MB Advertisement Number: 31485 Closing Date: February 2, 2016 Salary Range: $51,765 to $71,794 per year plus remoteness allowance, if applicable

Relocation allowance may be considered.

An eligibility list may be created to fill similar part-time and full-time, term and regular positions within Thompson, The Pas and Flin Flon and will remain in effect for 12 months.

Conditions of Employment:

Qualifications: Essential:

Desired:

For more information please visit our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs

Apply to:

Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services300-305 Broadway

WHEN APPLYING TO THIS POSITION, PLEASE INDICATE THE ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER AND POSITION TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND/OR BODY OF YOUR EMAIL.

Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the

covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups:

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The province announced Jan. 8 that it is spending $8.4 million to build 24 affordable housing units totalling 24,506 square feet on Cambridge Street.

There will be fi ve town-house-style wood-frame buildings with two-, three- and four-bedroom units, including three main-fl oor units accessible to families with disabled members.

“We know housing costs in the north can make it diffi cult for families with lower or moderate incomes to fi nd safe, secure hous-ing,” said Housing and Community Development Minister Mohinder Saran in news release. “This in-vestment will make a real difference for families in Thompson, while help-ing meet our commitment to add new affordable housing units across the

province.”The units will be built to

Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart standard and be operated by Keewatin Housing Association Inc (KHAI), which currently operates 79 rental units in Thompson. Some of the new housing will have rent geared to the income of its residents while some will be rented at market rates.

“Through this partner-

ship, the biggest benefi t for our organization is the ability to provide de-cent, safe and affordable housing to the Indigen-ous and non-Indigenous population in Thompson and surrounding com-munities,” said Manto SipiFirst Nation Chief Mi-chael Yellowback, chair of KHAI.

Construction is expected to be complete as early as this summer.

Province funding construction of Cambridge Street housing units


Careers

Thompson (866) 677.6450

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.

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK Classification: Accounting Clerk 1Full-Time Regular PositionThe Pas, ManitobaCompetition No. 16-009Closing Date: January 15, 2016Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FACULTY OF ARTS, BUSINESS AND SCIENCE Full-Time Regular Position The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 16-010 Closing Date: February 8, 2016 or until 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

THOMPSON NEWCOMERSETTLEMENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Full-Time Term Position – Ending March 31, 2017(possible opportunity for extension)

JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Thompson Newcomer Settlement Services (TNSS) Coordinator will work in the City of Thompson to support refugees and immigrants with the challenges newcomers face as they enter the community. The coordinator will be based out of Community Futures North Central Development and receive direction from the CF North Central Development’s Management and Board of Directors, as well as a community advisory committee.

Duties include:• Work directly with clients to support newcomer challenges• Provide orientation, information and referral to other community

program and services• Assist in proposal and report writing as required• Provide ongoing, culturally sensitive advocacy,

outreach and support• Connect with service providers, agencies, schools, and other

stakeholders on and ongoing basis to determine current resources, programs, and available services for newcomers

• Coordinate culturally sensitive workshops, welcome events in the community on various topics

• Promote the Settlement Services Program among newcomers and community service providers

• Maintain records, statistics and reports• Participate in organizational staff and TNSS Advisory

Committee meetings• Organize, communicate and minute taking

of the Advisory Committee• Other duties and specifi c tasks delegated

by the manager or organization

Salary Range: $38,827 - $45,115 per year pro-rated, based on 40 hours/week, Term Position.

Forward all resumes no later than January 14, 2016 to:Community Futures North Central DevelopmentAttn: Tamy Burton, Human ResourcesPO Box 1208, Thompson MB R8N 1P1 Phone 204-677-1490 Fax: 204-778-5672Email: [email protected]

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JOB VACANCYReferral Clerks (Part time/Casuals)

Under the general supervision of the Referral Supervisor, the clerk provides patient services for patients in transit by; local transportation, repatriation of patients upon medical clearance; arranging accommodation/boarding, any other special services required while in transit; maintain patient medical records; provide information regarding Non Insured Health Benefi ts; maintain medical confi dentiality at all time and perform other duties.

Qualifi cations:

• The incumbent should have completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.• Must be available for shiftwork• Must have knowledge of medical terminology.• Must have current CPR and First Aid Certifi cation.• Should have good communications and organizational skills.• Should have a thorough knowledge of transportation systems within

the Province of Manitoba.• Should have a thorough knowledge of health care facilities within

the Province of Manitoba.• Should be aware of native culture, lifestyles and spiritual beliefs.• Ability to speak Cree or Dene an asset.• Knowledge and proven profi ciency in computers and various software

programs (i.e. Database, Wordprocessing, etc.)• work well under pressure – fast pace environment

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, with written permission to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to:

Beverly Brightnose

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0L6

Fax No.: 204-677-0258

Email address: [email protected]

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday January 15, 2016. We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. For further information or a full job description, contact Beverly Brightnose, Referral Supervisor.

Manitoba First NationsEducation Resource Centre Inc.,invites quali ied candidates to

apply for the following position:

IT TECHNICIANThompson (northern allowanceoffered for Thompson position)

For complete listing of quali ications & job description please refer to our website at

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Human ResourcesManitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc.2-1100 Waverley Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 3X9

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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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Counci l approved Thompson fi rst increases in tax rates since 2007 at its Jan. 4 meeting.

The fl at rate charged at the beginning of all trips is increasing 10 cents from $4.25 to $4.35, the rate per 100 metres is going up fi ve cents to 20 cents and the rate per 10-second wait time is rising two cents to 17 cents.

City licence inspector Frank Sharpe said in an Oct. 30 memo that he and public safety manager So-nya Wiseman had contacted Centrodyne, the company that makes the meters used in Thompson taxis. Under the new rates, the waiting rate applies at speeds below 31.2 km/h and the driving rate at speeds above that.

“On Oct. 19, 2015, some estimated taxi fare rides were done,” said Sharpe’s memo. “I broke the seal on the meter, changed the rate from the current rate of $0.15 to $0.20 per 100 metres. On an average trip from [City Centre] Mall to Laval that currently costs $7.55, would now cost $8.45. A trip from the hospital to Wawatay Inn that currently costs $7.70, would now cost $9.20. These are all approximates, depending on wait times such as stopping at stop lights or having to drive slowly through school zones. The cost of a fare from the Westwood area to the airport (with no lights or waiting time), was $22.70.”

Those estimated fares may be slightly different from actual fares because

the meters were not ad-justed to refl ect the 17-cent waiting time rate because that increase wasn’t pro-posed until after the sample trips were taken. Wiseman said in a Dec. 29 memo that because the amount of waiting time per trip depends on traffi c lights, pedestrian crossings and other variable factors, new sample trips with the in-creased waiting rate were considered unnecessary.

A meeting was held with eight taxi owner/operators Oct. 20 to discuss the rates and Sharpe said that they agreed that the most recent suggested increases would be reasonable to them and also to people who rely on taxis for transportation. The taxi industry also re-quested a freeze on all fees for taxi licences and per-mits for 2016.

The public safety com-mittee was told last Feb-ruary that taxi rates had not been increased since 2007. The average cost to operate a taxi in Thomp-son, according to owner/operators, averages $135 per day and drivers need to make about 18 trips a day to break even.

Previous proposals in-cluded one that would have seen the fl at rate stay at $4.25, the cost per 100 metres go up eight cents from 15 to 23 cents and the waiting time rate rise from 15 to 20 cents. Prior to that, council was considering a rate increase that would have seen the fl at rate stay the same, the waiting time rate go from 15 to 20 cents and the driving rate go up from 15 to 30 cents per 100 metres.

Increased taxi rates approved

by council


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Health Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) are encouraging Mani-tobans, along with the rest of Canadians, to have their homes tested for radon, a radioactive gas found natur-ally across Canada and much of the rest of the world. Af-fordable testing devices are at most hardware stores, as well as from CCS community representative Judy Kolada.

Radon is created by the decay of uranium, another element that naturally oc-curs in stone and soil in trace amounts. In the open air, the concentrations of these ele-ments are typically negligible; this miniscule background radiation has been a part of life on earth since humans fi rst took shelter in caves and animal skins. Yet as homes become increasingly insulat-ed and sealed away from the elements, radon build-up has

become an increasing con-cern. Radon build-up is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, esti-mated to be responsible for 14 per cent of cases, and the second leading cause among smokers. Among those who both smoke and suffer long-term exposure from radon, lung cancer rates jump to a staggering one-in-three.

In Canada, radon levels are measures in bequerels per cubic meter (Bq/m3), where

one bequerel represents one atomic disintegration per second. Reference levels for radon concentration vary internationally: the World Health Organization recom-mends a level of 100Bq/m3, with an upper threshold of 300Bq/m3. Health Canada’s guidelines recommend a concentration of 200Bq/m3 or less, directly between the WHO’s upper and lower limits, while reference levels in the United States indicate

150Bq/m3. While short-term tests are

available, airfl ow and venti-lation can vary signifi cantly from one point in time to another, and therefore con-centrations of radon. Rather, Health Canada and the CCS recommend a long-term testing kit, which measures concentration across three months. Tests should be con-ducted on the lowest level of the building (closest to the soil) in the least-used room.

Judy Kolada, city councillor and community representa-tive for the Canadian Cancer Society, says that the best time to start testing is right now: “We prefer to test in the wintertime, when the home is mostly closed. When we sell these kits, we recommend starting testing in Novem-ber, but it’s just January, we have three cold months left, and your screen door isn’t going to be open much at the beginning of April.”

By testing in the winter, the detector is able to regis-ter radon concentration at it’s most severe, when homes are sealed up and ventilation is at a minimum. For the north’s long winters, this is also like-ly the most frequent level of reading. Once the tests are complete, detectors are sent into a lab for analysis, and the tester will be contacted by phone.

Kolada notes that while the onus of home testing rests with the homeowner, the CCS is applying for a grant to test all daycares and home day-cares in Thompson. “We still don’t have the packages for the grant applications, but I’m expecting them any day now. We’re expecting that testing to begin in November.”

Should your home be af-fected, radon remediation services are available from contractors certifi ed in radon remediation. Health Canada’s Radon FAQ suggests a re-mediation can run anywhere from $1,500 to $3,000, though the cost may be low-er if passive protection like sealed piping and brickwork are already in place.

Is your home affected? Due to the composition of much of Manitoba’s topsoil, the CCA has identifi ed Manitoba as a hotspot for radon presence. While homes constructed after 2011 have incorpor-ated building guidelines for the prevention of radon contamination, many north-ern homes were constructed throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and cannot be as-sumed to effectively mini-mize seepage. But before you start booking contractors and CT scans, Kolada notes that north’s geology offers some comfort, as topsoil in the Canadian Shield can be considerably shallower than southern areas. Granite, too, can contain trace amounts of radon-producing uranium, sparking concern for not only our own bedrock, but gran-ite countertops in bathrooms and kitchens as well. How-ever, the concentrations and radon release are typically much lower than that of soil gas and tests conducted by Health Canada of 33 types of consumer granite com-monly available in Canada found that radon emissions were negligible.

Preliminary tests con-ducted by Health Canada have not yielded any homes exceeding recommended lev-els of radon in Thompson. However, despite these pre-liminary fi ndings, extensive testing by homeowners is lacking in the area.

For more information, or to purchase a radon detec-tor, homeowners may contact Kolada at 204-677-3464.

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Max. towing of 12,200 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost V6 4x2 Max. payloads of 3,300 lbs/3,270 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8/3.5L V6 EcoBoost 4x2 engines. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2014 competitors. ‡ Class is Fullsize Pickups under 8500 lbs (3856 kg) excluding Diesel versus 2015 Competitors’ 5-cycle ratings. 2015 F-150 4x2 equipped with the 2.7L V6 EcoBoost® and 6-Speed SelectShift ® Automatic Transmission, estimated fuel consumption ratings are 12.2L/100km city, 9.2L/100km hwy, 10.9L/100km combined, based on Government of Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary. + Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ^ Until February 1, 2016, lease a new 2016 Ford [Escape S FWD 2.5L/Escape S 4WD 1.6L EcoBoost®] for up to 60 months and get 0.99% APR on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease [Escape S FWD 2.5L/Escape S 4WD 1.6L EcoBoost®] with a value of [$24,549/$28,049] (aft er $2,000 down payment or equivalent trade in and including freight and air tax charges of $1,790) at 0.99% APR for up to 60 months with an optional buyout of [$8,921.15/$10,436.04], monthly payment is [$240/$275] (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of [$111/$127]), total lease obligation is [$16,400/$18,500], interest cost of leasing is [$772.15/$887.04] or 0.99% APR. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Lease offer excludes options, AC Tax, Green Levy (if applicable), license, fuel fi ll charge, insurance, dealer PDI, PPSA (if fi nanced or leased), administration fees, and any other applicable environmental charges/fees and taxes. Some conditions and mileage restriction of 80,000km for 60 months applies. Excess kilometrage charges are 12¢ per km for Focus and Escape, plus applicable taxes. Excess kilometrage charges subject to change, see your local dealer for details. All prices are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. ̂ ^ Until February 1, 2016, purchase a new [2016 Escape S FWD 2.5L/2015 F-150 Platinum SuperCrew 4X4] for [$24,549/$61,399] (aft er Manufacturer Rebates of [$500/$3,750] and Non-Stackable Cash of [$0/$4,250] deducted). Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price aft er Manufacturer Rebates and Non-Stackable Cash have been deducted. Offer includes charges for freight and air tax [$1,790/$1,800] but excludes options, AC Tax, Green Levy (if applicable), license, fuel fi ll charge, insurance, dealer PDI, PPSA (if fi nanced or leased), administration fees, and any other applicable environmental charges/fees and taxes. 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